- • * THE PATHWAYS. A star went shooting down the west And left a streak of light That plowed a momiiit, stowing wher» The meteor had traveled ire For aye It passed from sight. Across Clod's wide eternity The little paths that mark ■U'!,. re rrn n have pa- 1 are like the light That briefly shows th< meteor's .Tighit Down, slanting, through the dark. -S. E. Klser. in Chicago it- cord-Herald. AMERICAN SCHOOLSHIPS. Muinluliteil for tlie Purpose ofTrnln- I inx Ilojs for Service in Our Merchant Marine. The St. Mary's autl the Saratoga are j two of the three American schoolsliips 1 on the Atlantic coast intended exclu- j sively for nautical schools to train boys j for the merchant marine. The Saratoga j is controlled by the state of Pennsyl- j vanla and the state of Massachusetts controls the Enterprise; but I lie St. Mary's is maintained by the board of education of the city of New York. The nautical school on the St. Mary's is un dcr the supervision of the United States —that is to say, the captain is a detailed ] officer of the United States navy. The , school is intended for boys who in- ! - _—_ SCHOOL SHIP ST. MARY'S. tend fo learn navigation and seaman ship.combined with a high school course of studies, so that they may be fitted to engage as officers in the merchant j marine service. After a student has j completed two cruises and passed his j examination he receives a certificate j cf graduation, which qualifies him to • fill the position of quartermaster or junior officer on the great transatlantic steamship lines. —St. Nicholas. IlooMter Killed l»y iiJnu. The popular idea that feathers are j nonconductor of electricity, laboring ; under which delusion many people ecary about lightning climb under feath- ! er beds, even in summer, was exploded in a very remarkable manner during ft heavy thunderstorm at Chambers burg, Pa. While the storm was at its worst a bolt of lightning struck the cen ter of the public square and landed on ' a rooster, which was running across the opening. It hit him square, on the j head, and, of course, killed him instant ly, and also burned all the feathers off Lis back and sides. Jf'itloUft. "Why did dayboy's handsome sten ographer leave him so suddenly?" "He says she found a number of let ters from his wife in his desk."— ! Town Topics. An 111 Wind That Blew Somebody Good. •( Nw: IKb. *.«oon JHF.N little Tom went out to sail, , - - j&AW He leaned too far across the rail, "\ ' , ' s P rec ' ous glasses I V\ tfj&k t- ' He " w ,hem "'"I 1 . b "* never knew * xxm jsr That, sitting far beneath the blue. Where wave the long sea-gratsea, There wept a little fish, because He clapped his little fins for glee He could not go to school, he was That so much better he could sea. So dreadfully near-sighted 1 ' Aud now, fulfilled his wishes, Wien, looking up, through tears that rose, His little heart is light and gay, He caught those glasses on bis not.. , f ; or olf he w?nt tIM very dty And wasn't he delighted I And |oin*.%>>»ANlON k-X. / A ' , iiyp:'i-'A'w J M> I- 4f '***' Msw Li- - -- 1 IHE RUDDY FLAMINGO. 1 Hen nil fill lliril Which Usually M NIT' i NEBRASKA SOD HOUSE, the virgin prairie is harnessed to its work of feeding the world, we think of lonely women, like the one who stands in front of that pitiful little sod house | in Nebraska, shown in the cut. Our friends tell us that a sod house or a dug- I out is often very comfortable, but the housekeeper has to renounce many things that she thought necessities in the tree-embowered home "back east." < We should like to visit awhile with that Nebraska housewife, who stands up so courageously by her front door; we have no doubt she has met many house keeping problems, and bravely sur mounted them, and we hope the rich sod beneath her feet will produce among its other crops a modern farmhouse that will make up for all the privations she J may first pass through.—Rural New Yorker. CUTTING AND FEEDING CORN. Hon n Farmer C"i*n Ohtnin Full Ilcut lit of Ills Crop K.\ pin i n t*(l liy an AKricnlturiMf. No farmer receives the full benefit from his crop unless he feeds both the fodder and grain, writes Kred H. Suhre, in Orange Judd Farmer. The best plan is to purchase a corn binder and cut the crop with it. My experience proves :hat it is cheaper than to have it cut by hand. One man with a machine can cut six to eight acres a day, and two men can shock it. Com cut this way and bound in bundles is easier handled, whether hauled to a shredder or husked by hand. I have a feed cutter and a four-horse sweep power, with which I used to cut my fodder, but I found that I can have this work done cheaper and better with a combined husker and shredder. My cattle waste less shredded fodder than they do good clover hay. I never plan to fatten my cattle on grain, but intend to feed enough to keep them in good growing condition, so they will fatten readily when turned on grass. I live three miles from a mill where I can have my corn ground on a corn and cob grinder for seven cents per 100 pounds. This mill will grind about 30 bushels an hour, therefore I never have to wait very long when getting a load of corn ground. This is much cheaper for e than to have a mill of my own, for 1 think that to do a good job of grind ing power should be had from e. steam or gasoline engine, the cost of which is too much for me, as I seldom have over 35 cattle, old and young. Every Intelligent farnu r knows it pays to feed some grain to cattle in winter, but about the first of January, when the corn gets hard and dry, some of nty cows will not eat It on cob, there fore I must have It ground. I believe If It Is ground with the cob It Is more easily digested than corn meal. Cattle not being fed heavily, rat their grain rapidly. If com Is fed on the cob, I think enough Is wasted to more titan pay for grinding. NOTES ON THE MULE. A nuile will pine away and die w ban rheumatism attacks his hlni feet Dlacaea is friendly to the driitkiui; fountain lined with gr • n slime. In kodaking a mule dou't futua its rear. ttnU < >ou havo a wheelbarrow •Krai'' i,'('lit handy A mule is i vet 11 triuri by nature and train in ami .tltho ti 1«< wilt ■ni tie will not, 'in in . 11. A wutonevtirUi criminate between* tramp Hint a pit uh' r. lie o ||, « ih« r tin gels the ill op ou t'.ul and fcooii alike. A mule has one gr. tii advantage met leas favored creatures; he Im» no de aceuddtttx to h-ave a good natut and fame so leaves neither A mule titiiiidliiK motlimit-** with ln,th eye.t half i limed Is no' dreaming ifwaet dreams. Hcienilsts »ay he Is either thinking of the man he kicked la»t or lbs one U« « ill kkk Brat. Rui .ii V. wild A l.lltl* Off. A lornl artist of note tells an amusing story of Ins visit to an insane asylum m tins state. Spending as much time as he could visiting an inmate, lie started down tin* stairs on his way to catch the train back to the city. At the foot of the stairs stood a large clock. Taking out his own watch to coin pare the time, he found there was a dif ference of several minutes. Turning to the doorkeeper, a young Irishman, he in quired if the clock was right. "Right!" said the doorkeeper. "Do you think it would be here if it was right?"—• Philadelphia Ledger. A tiernmn I'arnier'n Cane. Rich Fountain, Mo., Aug 17th.—Rev. Jos. Pope, of this place, is widely and favorably known as a clergyman who has done and is doing much for his people. He is very much beloved by everyone for the faithfulness of his pastoral work. Rev. Mr. I'ope has given fur publication a statement made to him by a German farmer, who is a member of liis congrega tion. The man's name is George lloel lerer, and he has given Rev. Mr. I'ope this letter: "Last winter 1 suffered very much with Rheumatism. I could neither walk nor ride on horse back nor do any farm work. "1 took medicine from different doctors, but they did not do me any good. Then I tried Dodd's Kidney Pills procured for me by a good friend. After I had taken the first box I felt already a heap better; 1 wi.s relieved of the pain and could walk and chop wood; ami the contraction of my fingers began to resolve. "Now since 1 have taken six more boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills 1 feel well again and am able to "do all the work on the farm." The I null Thliifc. "I would like to know," asked the parent, who l ad a «on in need of souiefurther educa tion. "what is the course at your college?" "The usual half mile course of cinders and si! that sort of thing, you know," absent mindedly replied the president of the great institution. Philadelphia Press. Merit Makes It tlic World's Tifender. Merit, greatest medicine ever put into convenient form for quick, easy, pleasant usr—ba< l.cil by the right kind of adver Using, has given (Jascarcts the great est sale in the world among laxative med icines. Over ten million boxes a year are now being bought by the American people. (>reat success always brings out imitators, and readers are warned that when it comes to buying medicine the best is none too good, and whenever a dealer offers to sell you something just as good, put it down as a worthless fake, put your money in your pocket, and goto a store where you will be treated fairly, and where when you ask for Cascarcts, you will get what you ask for. \V hen people marry for fun, the laugh is on them.—Philadelphia Press. Men and Women alike find pleasure in profitable invest ments. YVe have a number of interesting publications that tell of sections on the line of the M., K. & T., where the careful investor has an opportunity for placing capital profitably. Send two-cent stamp to prepay postage, to "KATY," .Suite 8., St. Louis, Mo. One secret of success is to keep your own secrets.—Chicago Daily News. To rare « folJ In One Ray. Take I.ax itive Promo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. Our duty to the present is paying o«j debt* to tL« Kaiu's Horn. An ?,'trc>-s doesn't always fare well on her »-.rewcll tour. Chicago Daily News. A man of integrity will never listen to any plea against conscience. Home. "Do your neighbors sing the latest »ings of the day?" asked the landlord. "I shouldn't object to that," answered the sad-eyed tenant; "their specialty is the latest songs of the night."—Commercial Appeal. First Workman "Wot's it say. Bill, on that old sundial?" Second Workman (reading deliberately) "It says- 'Do to day's work to day.'" First Workman — " 'Do two day's work to-day!' Wot O! Not me!" —Punch. Towne— "I le's very wealthy." Mrs. Towne "Yes, anil very stingy and eco nomical." Town on don t know that. \ ou mustn't judge a man by his clothes." Mrs. Towne "Certainly not; I'm judging hiin by his wife's clothes. '-—Philadelphia Press. —— No I'se for One. -New Yorker "Win are you looking so curiously at this map?" Strange! "liecnuse I can t lind my way without looking at it.' New Yorker "Not lind your way? i have lived in this city for 4<• \ears, and have never had jse for a map.' Judge. She —"Of course, he bores me awfully, ?>nt I don't think I showed it. Every time I yawned I just hid it with my hand." lie (trying to lie gallant) "Really, I don't see how a hand so small collid er hide er that is beastly weather we're having, isn't it?" Philadelphia Pl'C-S. Young Wife (rather nervously) "Oh, cool.. I must really speak to you. \ our C ISICI a'uvttN complaining. * hie day >t is the soup, the second day it .s tha fidi, the third day it is the joint- in fact, it'.. .il\\,i\ something or other." took wit ■ i Well, mui.i. I'm s. i'i \ for you. It mi st lie iprte haw nil to live uitU a ■: 'UtliiiiiiU ol that soil. —l'utuh. COMH I.LKU torsi: A CRUTCH » (>« Ktfilir WtI.M.IS. tiU Vi hliJNt * I'lLtS ClIKEI) MRS. I*. CON LIN. CARHOINOAIK. I*A. Mi P. CV»nUn, W O flcM Aveuu-*, C#ro< aula U\ I ii., Hti>H: " I Huff<*r»'«| wit It t».u ami, lb** USM ttf uit'iliciiiL'f, 1 could i»«»t ri*i o( it. /u nt (nmj » Uxl fij use it cruich for eiyht pomMAIM) iii ift <»f ito ll,ao was uttabie to wnlk at ull. I f'tirly hiT«*uiu»H| it"l utt«*ini>t«-(l t«» lilt my f««'t I nun ilttt lUrnr, tiiul, lltiali\ , 1 ioml ■:t• n \ . r Qi* liiuoj I In'. .i» f li ih»>« an ! C m lihcr I*>'ll > dru ll< ii'ti tilid \> .x .»r iH.u. > riu*. i mi i tM.-r i»t u f«*« diyti *"'l, « ...... . r1.., Ir.-I.ltu. I t I t 1 siS; SO CIMI. -1 Lt\f iw V/- HAM 8 P ~ STATE } , t-iftl l. ■ »t It*. • •u 112 . ! I i rui »»u,. I 11 Curt « ( <*, tY i » ■*, k ire Ti. > tt.Cr p, IliHii* ( i /J|, «•!.»!' t UMi !>>< iI. t.» tti I Aet It*. \ I. rU . . I I » , * 4 1 •' I fliwt A - 111 *.t- UMtil «i t W ift 'II Ks r. K «(ifl Jb > lit fltkl* W%+ NiJ Ivi 1 i t li II Ui'Ut'Wlklv I'ikv) Mtuik THE SALESWOMAN Compelled to He on Iler Feet tlie Larger Part of the Day Finds a Tonic In Pe-ru-na. MISS NELLIE CURTAIN, C 4« IVarl street, St. Paul, Minn., head sales woman iu a department store writes: *• I have charge of a department In a dry goods store, and after standing the larger part of the day, I would go home with a dull ache, generally through my entire body. I used Pe runa and feel so much hotter that ! walk to and from the store now. I j know Peruna to be the best medicine on the market for the diseases peculiar to women. " —Miss Nellie Curtain. Nothing is so weakeningtothchuman system as the constant loss of mucus. Catarrhal inflammation of the mucous memhraneprodueesan excessive forma tion of mucus. Whether the mucous membmnA he located In the head or THE BULL BOG GERM j -. You know how a bull dog bites. ' 1 When he sets his jaw, hardly anything but death will cause him to • * - • let go his hold. * * 1 Same with a microbe; only more so. * <► Get rid of him, or he'll get rid of you. By degrees, as he continues ' I "; to live and multiply, he will so poison your blood, as to make you very - • - - sick indeed. '» "; The only way to drive out microbes, is to take some medicine which ; - -1- will go right into, and sterilize, the blood. " * * Nothing will do this like ; * It contains a germicide which is directly absorbed by the blood ves- .; *' sels, and which, while enriching the blood with vital particles, paralyzes «* - ► and destroys all germs, parasites and microbes. This done, the other ingredients of this great pharmaceutical prep- ; - aration, principally cod liver oil, glycerine and hypophosphites of lime . ► and soda, proceed quickly to build up the flesh and strength of " - ► the patient, and so make him well. < I ♦ Literally and actually, Ozomulsion will feed you ; * "► back to health. S jTI M <► " Do not hesitate or delay. If you ** -* are out of sorts, under the weather, lal \; weak, tired, irritable, anxious, or 453 * I [ suffer from pains, aches, stomach, fj Itfe. _ <- liver or kidney disorder, weak heart, ff"| "' lungs, consumption, or have other £ »"" ** indications of microbial poisoning IJvSw • 1 :: WRITE FOR FREE BOTTLE :: . of Ozomulsion Food (by postal card i _ "j or letter), which will at once be sent ] * - • you, on request Free By Mail Pre- —gr"~ < ► ; paid. It is the Food Physicians use J* • ■ and prescribe the year round, in their .'M— ■ ► *; own families and practice, and Deal- - )» - ■ ers sell in Large Bottles Weighing ' • - ; Over Two Pounds. Address ]' - OzomMiSion Food Co :: •; 9fl Pint Street • N£W YORK was poon ablo to walk. A*, tin* em! «»f two weeku tl.a i»aits in uiyloin* l«*ft. \\ n«*n 1 Ii ti tllO t nu t. I 1IA«1 not an »< !>•• HOP h pais, ami 1 Intvt* lw« u lu Uuit c iiuUtion over nlnce. Acliluff ttfii Hip, »'J<* U, atnl I«*i(l 1 win overeoiuo. Svscllii of;!.*§ limits aml dropsy \uni*li. They eorr»*ct urine with 1 t»t k dutft M !i " • i'li . ..|..i i. pain ii. , i .
  • t:.. 112 «.r \ i'i <» I.i I lUiit. rt'tttivc fricutlnor ■.n-lti-.i, th «. « Tr. ;i"■ f 1 \«'. 11 i -lv i•' • \ ?*• K t hk-l t.» ao IH toil l 112»». iiiv I I'l l Tlii AT MI N T »tMI tit |». ha* IM'KM' t'loi ; I»• r 1 k.u •• < ■ • i ' rin.l l>v ii• 1 IM' ii:ui»»\ Alii- 5 Oil ! I T M I-'I ••• . Ail col i* *• iru(t .itiu.lly I CwbtiUt ti 1 i.4 J. W. 11. MAY, M. D., rt4 Piu Sticvt, New York City. nil toi**. buiii 4-41. >-«W Iw4i pelvic organs, the discharge of mucus is sure to occur. This discharge of mucus constitutes a weakening drain; the system cannot long withstand the loss of mucus, hence it is that, women afflicted with catarrhal affections of the pelvic or gans feel tired and languid, with weak hack and throbbing brain. A course of Peruna is sure to restore health hj cutting ofr the weakening drain of the daily loss of mucus. Au Admirable Tonic. Congressman Mark 11. Dunn ell. Na tional I Intel, Washington, D. (\, w rites: "Your Peruna being used by myself and many of my friends and acquaint ances not only as a cure for catarrh but also a« on admirable tonicfor phys ical recuperation, I gladly recommend it to all persons requiring auch reme dies." —Mark 11. Dunnell. If you do not derive prompt and sa' is faetory results from the use of I'eruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your ease and he will bo pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O. "BETREE ! rT" TO WOMEN A Large Trial Package of A NEW SPECIAtT* FOH MMtfl. to woiiiftn'i lit* tli h hiul viwor. Illfl.l! rlilßl l<»U, S'M'lm v., lYlvtl) t'*urrh rAiiiH't exirt with It. I'MitUir »••• «: .)• it ilnitrhr li it r«*t (• ] i j I 'I liniiaitiiilo'tl'lt (irixllroMi womrn | I ItlM UUlil* JI-KU +> li tI ( I.l' M*'*** • •<»«•.* 112 I • voi dlMunr«M|. %V •• h*\%r t« !>«•*»• .* | I tin- iir«l • .*»* II I utt'il • • «?m «». \ I •• I .■••T-.th!- •A/fHtnifii iui unm.'ui, l> |V«*#. tJ.thl I •*"' I I At «lr M«iti• m i»«« « ii'i '»j m«« ] I *l«. Itirni Ihii. Hiif. i • 112 !«•*• nu irtiHi) i»l J I PAV Oi'OT CA'. < fOtt ssriANo warrants hIA .ii <1 un.ivii hiiii. it k I P4TFBITV"- 1 r; i In I kit IU i > i«u. u, w >l.l,gi:i,, it c. 7