6 RISE OF THE AWKWARD BOY. Ke longed to be great and he longed to rise, And they laughed at him; He studied books till he strained his eyes, And they laughed at him! His tongue Was thick, but his will was strong; Hta ears were big and his legs were long. In a hundred ways his plans went wrong, And they laughed at him; Ke held his course day after day, And they laughed at him; He packed his satchel aud went away, And they lausned at him! They heard of the blunders he made In town, la his awkward efforts to win renown— To them he was merely a fooli.sh clown, And they laughed at him. The papers began to mention his name, They were proud of him; He was getting up, he was winning fame, They were proud of him! Go down among them there to-day. And you'll hear his wise old neighbors say TUey "always knowed he'd make his way," And they're proud of him! —S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Times-Herald. King. irr In3 'w | Amy Lif-e in TVe (Copyright, 1899. by F. Tennyson Neely.J CHAPTER V. There had been a morning of jubilee In the camp of the Fifth Separate bri gade, and a row in the tents of the reg ulars. Up to within a fortnight such a state of affairs would have been con sidered abnormal, for the papers would have it that the former were on the verge of dissolution through plague, pestilence and famine due to the neg lect of officials vaguely referred to as "the military authorities," or "the staff," while up to the coming of Can ker to command sweet accord had reigned in the regular brigade, and the volunteers looked on with envy. Hut now a great martial magnate had praised the stalwart citizen soldiery whom he had passed in review early in the day, and set them to shouting by the announcement that, as reward for "fcheir hard work and assiduoufi drill, they should have their heart's desire suid be shipped across the seas to fat- Manila. It had all been settled before hand at headquarters. The "chief" had known for four days that that partic ular command would be selected for ■the next expedition, but it tickled "the iboys" to have it put that way, and the iomp papers would make so much of it. So there was singing and triumph and rejoicing all along the eastern rerge of a rock} - , roughly paved cross street, and rank blasphemy ucross the •way. To the scandal and sorrow of the teentli teentli infantry some of the recent •robberies had been traced to their very doors. A commissary sergeant had "weakened," a cartman had squealed, and one of the most popular at tractive young soldiers in the whole command was now a prisoner in the •guardhouse charged with criminal knowledge of the whole affair, and of •being a large recipient of the ill-gotten money —Morton, of the adjutant's of fice, a private in company IC. What made it worse was the allega tion that several others, non-commis sioned officers and "special duty men," were mixed up in the matter, and Can ker had rasped the whole commissioned force present for duty in his lecture upon the subject and had almost inti mated that officers were conniving at 'the concealment of the guilt of their sergeants rather than have it leak out that the felony was committed in a company of their commanding. He and Gordon had had what was described as a "red-hot" row, all be cause Gordon flatly declared that while something was queer about the case of the young clerk, he'd bet his bottom dollar he wasn't a thief. Canker said such language was a reflection on him self, as he had personally investigated the case, was convinced Morion's guilt could be established, and had so report ed to the brigade commander in recom mending trial by general court-martial. Indeed he had made out a case against the lad even before h* was arrested and returned 1o camp. Gordon asked if he had seen the boy and heard his story. Canker reddened aud said he hadn't, and he didn't mean to and didn't have to. Gordon said he had —he had talked with the lad fully and freely on his heing brought to camp toward nine o'clock, and was greatly impressed with his story —as would anyone else be who heard it. Canker reddened still more and said he wouldn't allow of ficers to interview prisoners without his authority. "I'll prefer charges against the next that does it," said he. And not three hours later, Mr. Hilly Gray, sprawling on his camp cot, striv ing to forget the sorrow of the earlier morning, and to memorize a page of paragraphs of army regulations, was suddenly accosted by an orderly who •tood at the front of the tent, scratch ing at Hie tent flap—the camp substi tute for a ring at the bell. "A note for the lieutenant," said he, darting in and then darting out, pos sibly fearful of question. It was a queer note: "I am a total stranger to you. but I wore tn brighter days the badge of the same so ciety that was yours at the university. Three of the fraternity are in my com pany—one is on guard and he urged me to •write at once to you. They know me to be a torother Delt, even though I dare not tell my real name. What I have to say is that the charge against me is utterly false, as I can convince you, but could not con «/Snce a court. I am confined at the mo ment of al, others in my life when it is most vltafly important that I should be free. Grant me ten minutes' interview this aft ernoon arid if I do not prove myself guilt less I will ask no favor—but when, I do con vince you, do as you would be done by. "Yours in A 2 -X, "GEOnUK MORTON." "Well, I'll be blessed!" said Mr. Gray, as lie rolled out of liis gray blanket. "Here's a state of things! Listen to this, captain," he called to his company commander in the adjoining' tent. "Here's Morton, back from 4S hours' absence without leave, brought back by armed guard after sharp resist ance, charged with Lord knows what all, wants to tell me his story and prove his innocence." "You let him alone," growled his senior, "llemember what Canker said, or you'll go in arrest. What call has Morton on you, I'd like to know?" The lad flushed. Fraternity was a very sacred thing in the 3 A'. It was"the most exclusive crowd at the 'varsity." Its membership was pledged to one another by unusual ties. It was the hardest society for a fellow to get into in any one of the seven colleges whereat it flourished, and its mystic bonds were not shaken off with the silken gown and "mortar board" of .undergraduate days, but followed its through many a maturer year. It was a society most college men might ask to join in vain. Money, so cial station, influence were powerless. Not until a student had been under ob servation two whole years and was thoroughly known could he hope for a "bid" to become a "Delta Sig." Not until another six months of probation could he sport its cblors, and not until he formally withdrew from its fold, in post graduation years, could he con sider himself absolved from its mild obligations. But the boast of the "Del ta Sig" had ever been that no one of its membership bad ever turned a deaf ear to a fellow in need of aid. Who of its originators ever dreamed of such a thing as its drifting into and becoming a factor in the affairs of the regular army ? No wonder Gray stood for a moment, the paper still in his hands, irresolute, even disturbed. Not to answer the ap peal meant to run counter to all the ten ets of his fraternity. To answer might mean arrest and court-martial for de liberate disobedience of orders. Canker has no more mercy than an Indian. It was barely 48 hours since he had been publicly warned by an experienced old captain that he would find no "guard* ian angel" in Squeers. It would se riously mar his prospects to start now with Squeers "down 011 him," and as that lynx-eyed commander was ever on watch for infractions of orders, Billy well knew that be could not hope to see and talk with the prisoner and Canker not hear of it. To ask permission of Canker would only make matters worse —he wtLs sure to refuse and then re empliasize his orders and redouble his vigilance. To ask the consent of the officer of the day or the connivance of the officer of the guard was to invite them to court arrest and trial on their own account. He couldn't do that even to oblige a brother Delt. If only Ned Craven were officer of the guard some thing might) be done —he was a college man, too, and though not a "Delt," but rather of a rival set, he "would under stand" and possibly help. Guard mount was held toward dusk, and that was four hours away, at least. The prison er'snote and lone were urgent. An idea occurred to Billy: What if he could get Gordon to let him "goon" this very evening? It wasn't his tour. He had "marched oli" only two days be fore, as he well remembered, for Canker "had roughed" him up and down about that little error in copying the list of prisoners from the report of the pre vious day. Moreover, he had counted ongoing to town right after "retreat," dining at the Palace, an extravagance not to be thought of at other times, so as to be on hand when the Primes and Amy Lawrence came down to din» ner. lie had planned it all—even tolhe amount of surprise he was to exhibit when he should discover about when he had finished his own dinner that they were just beginning theirs, and the extent and degree of pleasurable emotion he might venture on showing as he hastened over to greet them, and accepted their offer to be seated with them, even if he had been so un kind as to dine beforehand, instead of with them. lie had set his heart on having a chat with Miss Lawrence as part recompense for all he had lost that morning, and all this he was think of while still fumbling over that dis turbing note. Time was getting short, too; there was no telling how much longer they might stay. Mr. Prime had brought his only daughter all that long journey across the continent on the assurance that the boy he loved, with whom he had quarreled, and whom, in his anger, he had sorely re buked, had enlisted there in San Fran cisco and was serving in a regiment at the great camp west of the city. He had come full of hepe and confidence; he had found the young soldier de scribed, and, in his bitter disappoint ment, he declared there was no re semblance to justify the report sent l:jm by the boy's own uncle, who vowed he had met him with comrades on the main street of the city, that the recog nition was mutual, for the boy had dart ed around the first corner and escaped. Ilis companions were scattered by the time Mr. Lawrence turned to the spot, after a brief, fruitless search, but pri vate detectives had taken it up and "lo cated" young Prime and telegraphed the father in the distant east. Now, Mr. Lawrence was away on business of his own. Written assur ances that he couldn't be mistaken lost weight, and Mr. Prime, disheartened, was merely waiting the report of an agent who thought he had traced the boy to Tampa. In 24 hours he might spirit his daughter away on another chase, and then there would be no fur ther warrant for Miss Lawrence's re maining in the city. She would return to her lovely home in one of the loveliest oj California valleys, miles away from the raw fogs and chills of the Golden Gitte, and would be no more seen among the camps. That, said Billy Gray to himself, would take every bit of sun shine from his life. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1900. All this detail, or mucli of it.he had learned from the fair lips of Miss Law rence herself, for Mr. Prime and his daughter seemed to shrink from speak ing of the matter. From the first Miss Amy hail bad to take the young gentle man under her personal wing, as it were. In her desire to aid her uncle aud cousins in every way, and know ing them to be strangers to the entire camp, she had eagerly sent for him as the first familiar or friendly object she saw. Then when he came and was pre sented, and proved to possess little in terest to the careworn man and his anxious and devoted child, it devolved upon Miss Lawrence to make much of Hilly in proportion as they made little of him, and for three days or so the blithe young fellow seemed fairly to walk 011 air. Moreover, she had taken him into family confidences in telling him of the missing son and brother, for both her uncle and cousin, she said, were so sensitive about it they could not talk to anyone except when actual ly necessary. They had leaned, as it were, on tlie general and on Col. Arm strong for a day, and then seemed to draw away from both. They even seemed to take it much amiss that her father had to be absent when they came, though they had sent no word, until late, of their coming. He was on his return, might arrive any hour, but so might they go. Now if Billy could only discover that missing son— Then came an inspiration! Pencil ing a brief note he gave it to a soldier of his company and bade him take it to the guard tents. It told Morton of the colonel's orders, issued that very day, and bade him be patient—he hoped and believed opportunity woidd be afforded for an interview that evening. Then he hunted up a subaltern of his own grade whom he knew would probably be the detail for officer-of-the-guard that evening. "Brooke," he said, "will you swap tours with me if Gordon's willing? I have—l'd like mightily to exchange if it's all the same to you." Brooke hesitated. He had social hopes and aspirations of his own. By "swapping" with Gray he might find himself doomed to a night in camp when lie had accepted for some pleas ant function in town. "Thought you were keen togo in to night—right after retreat," he hazard ed. "Well, T was," said Gray, pulling his drab campaign hat down over his eyes to shut out the glare of the westering sun. "I!ut I've fjot—a new wrinkle." "Some bid for Friday? That's jour tour, isn't it?" And Brooke began " Will uou swap tours with me if Gordon's willing? " counting on his fingers. "Wait till I look at my notebook. Friday? Why, that's the night of the Burton's card party —thought you didn't know them." "1 don't," said Gray, glad enough to escape the other question. "And you hate card parties, you know you do. It's a go, is it? I'll see Cordon at once." And off he went, leaving Brooke to won der why he should be so bent on the ar rangement. But Gordon proved an unexpected foe to the plan. "Can't be done, Billy," said he, sententiously. "Canker watch es those details like a hawk. He hasn't forgotten you only came off two days ago, and if I were to mount you to night he'd mount me—with both feet." "Think there's any use in asking him?" queried the boy, tossing a back ward glance toward Canker's tent. "Not unless you're suffering for an other snub. That man loves to say no as much as any girl I ever asked, and he doesn't do it to be coaxed, either. Best leave it alone, Billy." And then tht unexpected happened. Into the tent, with a quick, impetuous step, came the commanding officer Him self, and something had occurred to stir that gentleman to the core. His eyes were snapping and his head was high. "Mr. Gordon," said lie, "here's more of this pilfering business, and now they're beginning to find out it isn't all in my camp by a damned sight. I want that letter copied at once." Then with a glance at G raj', who had whipped off his cap and was standing in respect ful attitude, lie changed his tone trom the querulous, half treble of complaint. "What's this yoir'd best leave alone?" he suddenly demanded. "There are a dozen things you'd best lea\* alone and a dozen you would do well To cultivate and study. When I was—however, I never was a lieutenant except in war time, when they amounted to some thing. I got my professional knowl edge in front of the enemy—not at any damned charity school. You're here to ask some new indulgence, I suppose. Want to stay in towe over night and fritter away your money and the time the government pays for. No, sir; you can't have my consent. You will be back in camp at 12 o'clock, and stop and report your return to the officer of the guard, so that I may know the hour you come in. Who's officer of the guard to-night, Mr. Gordon?" "Mr. Brooke, sir." "Mr. Brooke! Why, I thought I told you he was to take those prisoners in town to-morrow. He has to testify be fore that court in the case of Sergt. Kelly and it saves my sending ana thei officer and having two of our lieuten ants away from drill »nd hanging around the Bohemian ciub. Detail somebody else!" "Ail right, sir," answered Gordop, imperturbably. "Make any odds if'r, who is detailed?" Canker had turned to his desk and was tossing over the papers with nerv ous hand. Gray impulsively stepped forward, his eyes kindling with hope. It was on t lie tip of his tongue to la unci into a proffer of liis own services foi the detail, but Gordon hastily warned him back with a sweep of tlie hand and a portentous scowl. "No. One's as bad as the other. Next thing I know some of 'em will be letting prisoners escape right under my nose, making us the laughing stock of these damned militia volunteers." (Canker entered service in 'Ol as n private in a city company that was mil itia to the tip of its spike-tailed coat*, but he had forgotten it.) "1 want these young idlers to understand distinctly, by George, that the first prisoner that gets away from this post takes some body's commisison with him. D'you hear that, Mr. Gray?" And Canker turned and glared at the bright blue eyes as though he would like to blast their clear fires with the breath of his disapprobation. "Has that young fel low, Morton, been putin irons yet?" he suddenly asked, whirling on Gordon again. "Think not, sir. Supplies limited. Officer of the day reported half an hour ago every set was in use. Sent over to division quartermaster and lie an swered we had a dozen more'n we were entitled to now. Wanted to know 'f we meant to iron the whole regiment—" "The hell he did!" raged Canker. "I'll settle that in short order. My horse there, orderly! I'll be back by four, Mr. Gordon. Fix that detail to suit yourself." Ar.d so saj'ing the irascible colonel flung himself out of the tent and into his saddle. "You young idiot," said Cordon, whirling 011 Billy the moment the coast was clear. "You came within an ace of ruining the whole thing. Never ask Canker for anything, unless it's what you wish to be rid of. Tell Urooke you're for guard, and he's togo to town instead." "Hopping mad," as he himself after ward expressed it, Col. Canker had ridden over to"have it out" with the quartermaster who had ventured to comment on his methods, but the sight of the commanding general, standing alone at the entrance to his private tent, his pale face grayer than ever and a world of trouble in his eyes, compelled Canker to stop short. Two or three 'orderlies were on the run. Two aids de-camp, Capt. (iarrison and a com rade were searching through desks and boxes, their faces grave and concerned. The regimental commander was off his horse in a second. "Anything amiss, general?" he asked, with soldierly salute. The general turned slowly toward him. "Can our men sell letters,"he said, "as well as food and forage? Do people buy such things? A most im portant package lias been—stolen from my tent." [To Be Continued ] Certainly Worth Sumetnlng. Tn a rural community in one of the middle states dwelt a man who made a vow in 185G that he would wear his hair and beard untrimmed until JolinC. Fre mont should be elected president of the United States. He kept, the vow for 40 j'ears, at the end of which time he had nearlj' a half bushel of hair on his head and face. Then, corning to the conclu sion, toward which liis mind had been gradually working for a long time, that Gen. Fremont's death in the interval had practical])* absolved him from his vow, he decided to have his haircut and his beard shaved off clean. Oh his next visit to the count y-seat he went to a bar ber-shop and was soon relieved of the hirsute burden lie had carried for four decades. "llow much?" he asked. "Have to charge j'ou half a dollar for that job," said the barber looking at the mass that lay on the floor. "Half a dollar!" he gasped. "Don't I get anj'- tliing for the hair?" —Youth's Compan ion. Would Not Tell Her Nnme. She had just come up from Mississippi tA "hire out" in Memphis, and all of her friends at home promised to write to her. After the new of the citj' wore off and the ache of homesickness began to make itself felt she went to the "general delivery" at the post office to inquire for her mail. She still has her moss-grown suspicion of "town folks," and their dark and devious waj's, so she marched aggressively up to the general delivery window and demanded: "Any letters here for me?" "What is your name?" asked the clerk. " 'Tain't none of yo' business whut my name is!" she re sponded, indignantlj*, and without fur ther parley the left the post office an grily muttering to herself: "I ain't gwine to tell that white man whut my name is. Lak to know whut business 'tis o' hisn whut mj- name is." The cau tious old body didn't hear from home that day.—Memphis Scimitar. Another Convert. Miles—What do j'ou think of this faith-cure business? Giles —Oh, it's all right. I tried it once and was eompletelj" cured. Miles —Indeed! Of what were you cured ? Giles—Of mj' faith in it. Chicago Dailj' News. Snlllelent. Mrs. Ashley l —lsn't this new prayer rug of mine prettj'? Mr. Speakly—Yes, but isn't it verv small? "Well, it is large enough for ail my prayers."—N. Y. World'. A Corrpcf Gficin. Brown —What do you thir.k of the walking dresses ihe women have now? "They'll not wear them long."—De troit Free Press. ENDORSED DRYAN. Pennsylvania Democrats Hold a Convention. Candidate* lor state Office* are Nom inated and Ili e 64 Delegate!* to the National Convention are In structed to Vote a* a (Hit Tlie Platform. TTarrisburg, April 6.—The fit dele gates from Pennsylvania to the na tional democratic convention in Kan sas City were instructed by jester day's state convention to support, William .1. Bryan for president. They are bound bj- the unit rule and can not change to anj- other presidential aspirant unless it be so decided by a majority of the delegation. The plat form strongly endorses Bryan's can didacy; denounces the war policy of the McKinley administration and ad vocates numerous state reforms. Ex cept for a slight breeze over the con tests from Dauphin. Luzerne and Philadelphia, the convention was a quiet gathering. The committee on credentials reported in favor of the sitting delegates and its action was approved by the convention. The fol lowing ticket was nominated: Auditor General—P. Graj' Meek, of Centre county. Congressmen-at-Large Harry E. Grim, of Bucks county; N. M. Ed wards, of Williamsport. Electors-at-T.arge—Gen. A. 11. Coff roth, of Somerset; Otto Germer, of Erie; Francis Shunk ISrown, of Phila delphia; Andrew Kaul, of Elk. The following delegates-at-large to the national convention were chosen; Col. James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg; ex-Gov. Pattison, of Philadelphia; John B. Keenan, of Greensburg; Con gressman liufus K. Polk, of Danville; Charles ,T. Iteilly, of Williamsport; ex- Congressman James M. Kerr, of Clearfield; ex-State Chairman John M. (iarman. of Nanticoke; ex-Con gressman William It. Sowden, of Al lentown. The platform begins with a demand for a thorough revision of the tariff and declares in favor of such duties onlj- as are necessary for an econom ical administration of public affairs. Democratic congressmen are urged to secure the enactment of a law making it obligatory upon the secre tarj' of the treasury to place on the free list every article of raw material and manufactured product now used and manufactured by any trust, mo nopoly or combine. Faithful enforcement of the anti trust act of 1S!)() is demanded and op position to what is termed the impe rialism of the present administration is announced. Home rule for the Fili pinos under the protection of Ihe United States is favored. Tt is de manded that the armj* be withdrawn from Cuba and that congress observe the pledge made to that people. "We demand for the people of Por to Kico the right of freely importing and exporting to and from any part of the I'nited States; we denounce the sinister influences that have caused the president to depart from that which he termed a 'plain duty.' "We deplore the subserviency of the present administration to the be hests of England and English states men, whether the same be intention al or caused by the ignorance of our officials in the state department. We denounce the Ilaj r -Pauncefote treaty as a complete abandonment of the claims of our statesmen of our right to construct and control an inter oceanic canal, and as un-American and a base surrender of our inherent right of self-defense. "We denounce as at variance with our rights of citizenship and destruc tive of the rights of a free man the use of live armj* of the United States and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and declarations of martial law in times of peace, in or der that labor maj* be intimidated and labor organizations broken up. "We declare in favor of an inter oceanic canal controlled and protect ed by this countrj*; no further sur render of Alaskan territory; fortifi cation of strategic points on the Pa cific; no entangling alliance with England or other country, secret or open; free trade with Porto Kico; independence of Cuba; home rule for the Philippine islands; no subject people; no colonial dependencies; eternal opposition to trusts; a vigor ous foreign policy; and an income tax." The election of United States sen ators bj' a vote of the people is fa vored. Bimetallism Is favored as tending to make permanent the prosperity of the countrj* and "freeing us from the power of the money trust." Sympathy to the Boers is extended and it is declared "that the war of conquest now being carried on by the British empire in its greed for gold and power is a menace to ad vancing civilization. We favor united action on the part of all the repub lics of the world to maintain the in dependent existence of the two re publics in South Africa." Increase in our standing army is opposed as a menace to free govern ment and the supremaej' of the civil over the military authorities is in sisted upon. Trust are denounced and legislation to curb their power is favored. Mu nicipal ownership of public franchises is demanded. The appointment of M. S. Quay as United States senator by Gov. Stone is denounced. Naval Officer* Convicted of Fraud. Odessa, April 6.- —The military court nt Sebastopol has closed the hearing of the great naval scandal and has convicted officers and civil servants of criminally defrauding the govern ment in connection with the supply of coal and other commodities to the navj'. The sentences will be pro nounced to-day. Netlier*ole l» Acquitted. Xew York, April 6.—The jury in the case of Olga Net-hersole. accused of maintaining a nuisance in perform ing the play "Sappho," jn'sterday re turned a verdict of not guiltj l . A SUCCESSFUL FARMER. Within three miles of the town go ing eastward is the farm of Mr. W. Creamer, one of the municipality's largest and most prosperous mixed farmers. Mr. Creamer came to this country in 1880 and settled on a por tion of the land which comprises his present enormous farm of 1,280 acres. In common with many others of a similar period he experienced all the hardships and difficulties common to | the absence of railway and market fa j cilities. In no wise daunted, by en | ergy, industry and indomitable will ! he has been able to surmount nil ob stacles and has achieved an unpar , alleled success, and is known through out the district as one of its preemi nent farmers. His operations extend over 1,280 acres, two sections (the thought alone of so much land makes the eastern farmer dizzy); 800 acres of this is broken and the remainder is excellent jiasture land and wood. This harvest he took off a crop of 500 acres of wheat and 200 of other grains. Four hundred acres are plowed and ready for wheat next spring. Mr. Creamer is, as has been stated, a mixed farmer of no mean proportions, having at the present time 40 horses, 60 head of cattle and 50 pigs. The most modern farm buildings are found on his premises, the main building being a barn 55 feet square on a stone foundation containing stabling for 16 horses and a large number of cattle. The loft is stored with 29 loads of sheaf oats for feed and tons of hay; there is also a cutting box. Another building of large dimensions is the granary, in which after teaming large quantities to market he still has stored 3,000 bushels of wheat. A crushing ma chine is in the building. There are a number of lesser buildings contain ing chicken house, pig pens and cattle sheds. The farm residence is a hand some frame structure of ample pro portions, in connection with it is a wood shed. The water supply is un excelled; besides house supply there is a well in the stables and a never failing spring situate in a bluff, which never freezes. Surrounded by a thick bluff of poplars, extending in a semi I circle to the west, north and east, the winter storms are broken and ac | cumulation of snow unknown. Added I to his farming operations, Mr. Cream er conducts a threshing outfit for the season. His success is only one in stance of what can be accomplished in Western Canada.—Baldur (Man.) Gazette, Nov. 16th, 1599. Thousands are going to Western Canada this year to take advantage of the free homestead laws that are be ing offered by the government. A Hit Uougb. In the course of the fearful march of the Irish fuaileers from Dundee to Ladysmith the men were much fa tigued, owing to the rouyh journey. One man in particular stumbled! along' as if walking in his sleep. An Ollieer passed. "Sir," asked Michael, "what country is this at all we're marching over?" "The Natal taible-latnd, my mum," was the reply. "Bedad, sir." said I'at, "I think the table's turned upside down and we're walking over the legs of it."—London Answers. Some of the delights of single blessedness were discovered by a British bachelor who was sewing a button on his overcoat without a thimble. When the needle was partly through the clot'h he would force it further by pressing the shank against the wall; then he would aid the movement by dragging the needle forward with his teeth, lie was engaged in the latter part of the perform ance when his teeth slipped from the needle and he fell backward from his chair to tiis floor, breaking his collar-bone. Dteceplion .lliiNic. "Shall I sing, <xr play, Mr. Bored hosit?" "08. it doesn't matter. Miss Bliimra —whichever you think you can do without interrupting the How of co-n --rcr-ation." —Detroit Free I'ress. In ■>>•'» Alley. "You's de inside of a bunghole!" yelled Jimmy. li "You's de center of a cruller!" retorted Micky.—Chicago livening News. A MOTHER'S STORY. Tells About Her Daughter's Illness and How She was Relieved— Two Letters to Mrs. Pink-ham. "Mrs. Pinkham :—I write to tell you about my daughter. She is nineteen years old and is flowing all the time, and has been for about tor does her but very want your advice YfjPjP great pleasure to tell V | r you of the benefit my daughter has received from the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com' pound. After beginning the use o: your medicine she began to mena rapidly and is now able to be at her work. Ller menses are regular and almost painless. I feel very thankful to you and expect to always keep your Vegetable Compound in my house. It is the best medicine I ever knew. You have my permission to publish this letter if you wish, it maybe the meana of doing others good."—Mus. Matilda A. Camp, Manchester Mill, Macou, ua., September 18,
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