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THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET. 
NEWSPAPER WAIFS. 
-The Boston Transcript recently published a 
capital story entitled “What a Kiss Did.” Newspa¬ 
pers all over the country are copying it, and credit¬ 
ing it to the Transcript. As the story may he found 
in some of the old school readers published more 
than twenty-five years ago, the newspapers using it 
need not be so particular about crediting it to our 
Boston contemporary. Just scissor it out, and slap 
it in as original matter. The Boston papers are not 
entitled to all the original stories .—Atlanta Constitu¬ 
tion. 
-The Crow and the Hare—A crow and a hare 
met by chance one day, and were so well pleased with 
each other that it was agreed to form a partnership. 
“The first thing in order,” remarked the crow, “is 
to select a home, which will, of course, belong to 
both of us. Have you got your eye on any particu¬ 
lar tree?” “Tree!” echoed the hare; “why, we 
want a burrow, of course.” “Burrow ! But I can’t 
live in a hole I” “And I can’t climb a tree ! ” “If 
you didn’t intend to consult my wishes, why did you 
propose this partnership ! ” “ And if you weren’t 
ready to give way in these little matters, why ac¬ 
cept my proposals?” They;were hotly disputing 
and abusing each other when the fox came along, 
and being appealed to for his opinion, he said : 
Moral—” My friends, while you are both wrong, you 
have still exhibited rare judgment. The human 
family alone are fools enough to marry first and 
quarrel over their likes and dislikes and nature’s 
incongruities afterward.”— American Fables in De¬ 
troit Free Press. 
THE RIGHT SORT OF A JURY. 
There are juries and juries. In some there are 
thoughtful persons who carefully listen to and thor¬ 
oughly weigh all evidence laid before them. They 
then give their verdict, as a body or when polled 
separately, without any doubt or hesitation. Such a 
jury we have in the case of the great question, 
“ What is Compound Oxygen good for ? ” The 
foreman of the jury is no less a person than the 
celebrated Judge Kelley, called in Congress “the 
Father of the House of Representatives.” This name 
he bears because he has for some time been the one 
who has continued longest in uninterrupted service 
—having represented the Fourth Pennsylvania Dis¬ 
trict in the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, Thirty- 
ninth, Fortieth, Forty-first, Forty-second, Forty- 
third, Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, Forty- 
seventh, and been re-elected to the Forty-eighth, 
Congress. His title of Judge came before his elec, 
tion to Congress in ten years’ service as Judge of the 
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. He makes 
a first-class foreman. 
Second. A well-known Philadelphia editor. Rev. 
Victor L. Conrad, who is, and has for many years 
been, in charge of the editorial work of the widely 
circulated Lutheran Observer. 
Third. Rev. Charles W. Cushing, of Rochester, 
N. Y., the editor-in-chief of the new and vigorous 
paper, The American Reformer , published in New 
York city. 
Fourth. Hon. Wm. Penn Nixon, editor of the 
daily and weekly Inter-Ocean , of Chicago, Ill. 
Fifth. Judge Joseph R. Flanders, of Temple 
Court, in New York city, N. Y. 
Sixth. Mrs. M. A. Cator, the widow of an eminent 
physician, the late Dr. Harvey Cator, of Camden, 
N. J , formerly of Syracuse, N. Y. 
Seventh. Mrs. Mary A. Doughty, a well-known 
retired lady living at Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y. 
Eighth. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, the well-known 
lecturer, to whom more Americans have listened 
with pleasure than to any other lady upon the plat¬ 
form. Her residence is in Melrose, Mass. 
Ninth. Judge R. S. Voorhees, of New York city. 
Tenth. Mr. George W. Edwards, of Philadelphia, 
a merchant of wide acquaintance, and proprietor 
and owner of St. George Hotel. 
Eleventh. Mr. Frank Siddall, of Philadelphia, 
also a well-known merchant. 
Twelfth. Mr. W. H. Whiteley, of Philadelphia, 
also a well-known merchant and silk manufacturer. 
These twelve names—all of persons of intelligence 
and character, are of the class from whom juries at 
their origin were always formed—that is, the class 
familiar with the fact or question to be decided upon. 
They all have the quality inherent in “ a jury of the 
vicinage ” the personal knowledge necessary to a 
correct decision. Each one was sick and each one 
purchased and used Compound Oxygen and to each 
one health came ; each one has, as a polled juryman, 
verbally and in writing, expressed an opinion on the 
merits of Compound Oxygen. Their verdict is such 
that it will appeal to the judgment of every one 
seeking for some word on which they may depend. 
The jury is a remarkable one, composed of three 
judges, three editors, three intelligent and well- 
known ladies, and three business men. They are all 
of the class who may claim exemption from jury 
duty, but here they come gladly, and for the sake of 
others who may be seeking health, serve in this case 
with no thought of evasion. 
There are, as we said at our outstart, “ juries and 
juries.” Thoughtless persons, who have not looked 
into the merits of our new Treatment, occasionally 
say, “ Humbug ” or “There’s is nothing in it.” They 
remind us of the story of the talesman who, on being 
brought into court on the usual hasty summons and 
asked by the judge the pro forma question, “Have 
you formed an opinion on the question now on trial 
before the Court ? ” arose, and, without knowing 
anything of the evidence, after looking at the 
prisoner for a moment, turned to the judge and 
answered, “I’s agin him, jedge ; he’s guilty !” an 
answer which, of course, set him aside. 
There is a choice given. Each one who cares to 
read what the fair-minded and intelligent jury whose 
names we have given above has to say on this ques¬ 
tion may have it mailed to him promptly, free of 
cost, on application by letter to Drs. Starkey & Palen, 
No. 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia. 
(On July 1 Drs. Starkey & Palen removed from 
Nos. 1109—1111 Girard Street) 
-“ None of your white-faced damsels for me,” 
said the Rev. John W. Scudder, of Minneapolis, in a 
recent sermon, “ nor one whose face is red with con¬ 
sumptive or hectic flush. Give me the nut brown 
girl who abandons her sun-bonnet, who can climb a 
tree with any boy, who prefers good bread to choco¬ 
late caramels, and baked beans to angel cake. The 
kind of an angel for me weighs 140 pounds, and has 
more call for crash towels than cosmetics. Her 
waist is more than nine inches in circumference. 
She is straight as an arrow, sleeps eight hours a day, 
has a clear head, a bright smile, and is a joy to those 
around her.” Is Mr. Scudder looking for a wife or a 
servant, or is he just preaching the gospel with vari¬ 
ations ? 
HOWTO REACH THE RESORTS 
OF COLORADO. 
Colorado has become famous for its marvelous 
gold and silver production, for its picturesque 
scenery and its delightful climate. Its mining 
towns and camps, its massive mountains, with their 
beautiful green-verdured valleys, lofty snow-capped 
peaks and awe-inspiring canons, together with its 
hot and cold mineral springs and baths, and its 
healthful climate, are attracting in greater numbers 
each year, tourists, invalids, pleasure and business 
seekers from all parts of the world. 
At each of the prominent Colorado resorts are 
spacious hotels, so completely appointed that every 
appreciable comfort and luxury are bestowed upon 
their patrons. 
The journey, from Chicago, Peoria or St. Louis to 
Denver (the great distributing point for Colorado), 
if made over the Burlington Route (C., B. & Q. 
R.R.). will be as pleasant and gratifying as it is 
possible for a railroad trip to be. It is the only line 
with its own track between the Great Lakes and the 
Rocky Mountains, and the only line running every 
day in the year through trains between Chicago, 
Peoria or St. Louis and Denver. It also runs through 
daily trains between Kansas City and Denver. These 
through trains are elegantly equipped with all the 
modern improvements, and ride you over a track 
that is as smooth and safe on a perfect roadbed, 
steel rails, iron bridges, interlocking switches and 
other devices, constructed in the most skillful and 
scientific manner, can make it. At all coupon ticket I 
offices in the United States and Canada will be found 
on sale, during the to mist season,round-trip tickets, 
via this popular route, at low rates to Denver, Colo¬ 
rado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado. When ready to 
start, call on your home ticket agent or address Per¬ 
ceval Lowell, General Passenger Agent Burlington 
Route, Chicago, Ill. 
-A gentleman met a boy and asked him what 
o’clock it was. Being told it was just twelve, he ex¬ 
pressed some surprise and said he thought it was 
more. “ It’s never any more in these parts, sir,” said 
the boy, simply, “ it begins again at one.” In order 
to explain in a clear and simple manner the necessity 
of regulating our conduct by some fixed standard, a 
schoolmaster asked a pupil what he ought to do with i 
his watch if it went sometimes too fast and some¬ 
times too slow. “Sell it,” was the immediate re¬ 
sponse' A child who had just mastered her cate- 
chism confessed herself disappointed, because, she 
said, “though I obey the fifth commandment and 
honor my papa and mamma, yet my days are not a 
bit longer in the land, because I am still put to bed 
at seven o’clock .—Times of India. 
A NOVEL ADVERTISING 
SCHEME. 
It has remained for Woolrich & Co., of Palmer, 
Mass., manufacturers of Ridge’s Food, to get up the 
latest and most striking advertising scheme, which 
they have just put on the road. It is in the shape of 
a Royal Salvo sociable Tricycle, on which Y. H. 
Woolrich and W. H. Higgins are to take and ex¬ 
tensive trip Westward. Attached to the machine is 
a wicker luggage carrier for their personal effects 
and a quantity of advertising material, which they 
will have shipped to them at different points along 
the road. A large umbrella has also been rigged to 
protect them from the sun on extra hot days. The 
riders have black jersey suits, and black helmets 
with “ Ridge’s Food Co.” in gilt letters on the front. 
The larger towns only will be visited, circulars, tin 
spoons, pamphlets, &c., bearing the advertisement i 
of the company distributed. This is the first thing 
of the kind to be put on the road, and cannot fail to 
attract attention. 
-“Gossiping,” says an exchange, “in some 
persons is nothing less than a disease.” Sort of 
rumortism, we suppose.—Boston, Courier. 
-A man residing on the line of a railroad has 
taught his dog to bark vociferously at every passing 
train. The impulse of the firemen is to watch for 
the barking dog and hurl pieces of coal at him in 
passing. The result to the owner is that he has de¬ 
livered at his door all the coal he requires for his own 
use, free of cost, and is now contemplating the open¬ 
ing of a coal yard for the supply of his neighbors. 
He thinks he can compete in price with the oldest 
coal dealers in the vicinity .—Troy Times. 
