fHB HUNTER'S MOOIV
' A frosty presage fills the air, 1 "
The hills are lost in haze, and sooa .
High In the heavens, full and fair,
j Will rise the hunter's moon.
And with the moonrlse she will come
Down garden paths we knew of old
Where summer's fairest flowers lie aomi'
With withered red and gold j
All save tho flower of love confessed
The bloom that holds us most in thrali,
And this within her faithful breast
Doth spring perennial.
Then rise, oh hunter's moon, and grace y
The darlc earth with thy silvery boon
A dearer light thou bring'st hex faoe
To me, oh, hunter's moon
- Clinton Scollard, In Frank Leslie'
MISS lit LEX
OWDT! Tia n
word for it tot
genteel by bait
Wo were as wicked
a Bet at onr digt
pin s as Jew Souti
. Wales could ebon
I no alight thinr.
If the world's ket
tle bad been set oo
the boil we'd havt
corao to the top as prime scum truth,
and no lie, mate. Bat among us wai
a man dubbed "the Squire," because,
though bo fared like the rest of us,
toiled, lived and dressed just as vet
did, yet there was that in him which
(.tamped him as of quite a different
breed. Swells out of luck are to b
found by the bushol in Australia ; still,
I nover camo upon his double before
cr sinco. Bumor went that be was a
baronet at home in England, but had
been forced to cat and run ; so be tried
New South Wales and tho golddig
puV, bent on succeeding.
lie did not live alone ; his daughtex
was with him, though how and when
sho reached him nono know ; she hnd
reached him, nnd bore her strange life
as best she might. They dwelt in a
small shanty in the midst of many
pines, a poor, rough place, far apart
from the other huts; a queer frame
for such a stately picture of a woman
a lady, with the same superior bear
ing visible in her father. I'd walked
that way with the Squire once, and she
ran out to meet him. The sight of
her struck mo all of a heap, so unex
pected in the lonely spot, where there
was no other company than the bright
winged birds, no other sound than the
6tir of the windy trees. Sho was tall,
tho color of wild roses ia her cheeks,
hoaven's blue in hdr eyes. Her dress,
dark and close-lit ting, had none of the
flashy ornaments that women such as
we take up with cram on ; her hair,
roiled smooth about her head, shone
ike black satin.
"This is one of my chums, lay
dear," said "tho Squire," with his soft
oieo and his hard smile.
Sinco then, I had hung about the
log house often, labor ended. I
fetched water, got la sticks, cleaned
boots, or did such odd jobs which
were not fit for her, and said no word ;
but she found mo out ia a brace of
shakes, and grew used to and was
thankful for such help as I could give,
knowing that I mennt no harm, though
I startled her at first a great Orson
)f a chap in my rough gear.
One evening I camo on her watch
ing in tho gloaming. How eerie it
was underneath the trees ; tho wind
soughed throngh the branches, bring
ing a dash of rain ; a deluge was in the
black clouds sweeping across the sky.
"I am anxious about my father,"
sho said, looking like a tall white lily
that somehow had been shoved into
the wrong pert, and touching my big
earth-stained fngcrs with her fine,
slim hand. "I am always anxious
about him; though, since knowing
you, I have not felt so absolutely dis
tressed, for I am glad to recollect that
you are within his call. You would
stand between him and harm, I
hink."
"Why, yes, Miss; make your mind
easy on that score ; 'twould be done
with a will. But what harm ia like to
soino, that yon need flurry?"
"Xedl" she cried, stopping sud
denly, (her fathor always called me
60), "I had snch a curious dream last
night. I dreamed that I went down
into tho little valley beyond the wood,
and there I saw my father lying on
the grass sound asleep no sound that
I could not wake him ; while the clus
ters of wild flowers sprang up so high
that they hid him and I heard the
pines in tho distance chanting a sol
emn kind of litany. I was crying
vhen I woke.",
. 'Ton are too much alone. Miss, and
srow nervous."
"My father has been very fortunate
tnteiy, nas he not" 6h asked.
"He has had some crood finds, miss :
and to-dny he got hold of two jolly big
., . . t
"I am glad. Will he briny them
xiome 11113 evening? What s that?
nnd she sprang to the door, flinging it
opeD, tnc snina or the lamp behind
1. . t r i . . . 1 ... . . . ...
uer. je.ircni iainer i sue cried, "is
it yon?' But sho broke off, alarm in
her voice: "Xedl Xed I" for no father
was there, but two of tho worst of our
lot scamps for whom hemp wag grow
ing; me one a wacKgnard sailor; the
other a smartish, slimp chap, thin,
dark, lying. His name was Phi
Dawlish.
I remembered now, as I saw him bv
the flash of tho light, that he as well
as I, had been near when "the Squire"
held np tho two great nuggets ; and is
ftruck me I'm quick at conclusions
that both scoundrels had not intended
to come np to tho house, but were just
Wking round What for?
Miss Helen I only knew her by her
Christian namo then faced them
steadily, though she had called mo to
her, nnd asked what they wanted.
"Whv, nothin' in special, miss."
stammered Dawlish, lifting his ragged
straw hat with swellmob politeness an i
a leer which made me tinglo to kicl
him ; "on'y, is the old Boss at homel
I mean your pa, miss, " he translated
"Xo," she replied, nodding her heac
nigh, to show she was not frightened;
but I, beinj close to her, could hem
her heart thudding like a hammer,
while tho blood flamed to her browi
under the fonl gaze roving over her.
''Why do you ask?".,. . - .
' "Just this, mum. ' Will you bo a
food as tell him that me and my pal'i
off to Hul ton's Ranch for a short spell,
and if he'd like to tramp over why,
His a mighty "umlsome part o the
country, and he'd be welcome,' that'f
Ul."
, She shnt tho door npon them, draw
rog a stout bar across it, "Are those,
the men ho works with?" she cried,
flinging np her hands. "Heaven help
is!"
. I was easting ronnd for another job,
rhen she stayed me by asking if 1
Tould go to meet her father.
"But you"
; "Nay; I do not minL The littlt
iouso is secure. Why," with a wist
ful smile, "I am always alone from
daybreak until dark.
Iar- . J
tha fact; SO. blddinll
i I knew it was
or "the Squire" whistle, I started ci
my errand.
. Not very far had I to go, for I me
Jim in that same little ravine of whicl
his daughter had dreamed ; it "skirted
the pinewood. His piok was over hit
shoulder, his right hand in his pocket
feeling the nuggets, perhaps. H
cas singing a song in some foreigi
lingo, Italian or Spanish. .Ha looked
xtore content than I bad seen him
more at rest, nodding to me in hit
patronizing fashion. After a fewstraj
words, I related what had happened,
advising him to be on his guard.
"Thanks, I will,"he replied, haugbl
iy, amu3ed at the. scamps asking hin
to pay a visit in their company. "But
I've a eecret to tell you, Ned," he
added. "I have done with Green Yah
Iey Creek, and shaken off its crew,
juck has favored me beyond my hopes.
can afford to turn my back npon it.
shoH take my daughter to Mel
bourne. I have thought of settling
ihere." ,
As he spoke, the little tie of com
radeship between us shattered; in a
moment we were sundered as the poles,
to quietly he brushed it away.
"lou were always an hoDest fellow,
jied a trusty creature I Be sure that
rem come to-morrow; my daughter
irill like to shake hands with you bo
lore she leaves ;" and he went on gay
ly through the rich, thick grass.
No rest was mine that night ; ev
jras in the air. So, as I could no',
deep, I got up and went out. Not
being a fool I knew I must keep my
misery to myself ! but my life was
smpty I empty I You soe, I was hard
iit, mate, like the donkeys. What
s-as Miss Helen to me? What could
he ever have been to me? a lumber
ing, vagabond chap, not worthy to
kiss the dust she trod on.
But I must go back and watch th.
louse that covered her for this last
aight, so I returned to the ravine. In
it wera many little dells swarming
tvith the wild flowers of the grand
Australian spring. Now, ia one of
these same dells what do you think I
taw? a dead man's face. Yes, I knew
it once that he was dead ; but so eas
ily "the Squire" rested on the wet moss
that the song I had heard him singing
might still have been on his lips. Hi!
pockets, turned lining outward, were
empty. Snatching up hia fallen pick,
tore on to the log house, knowing
well whom I should find there. My
long, sharp knife was in my belt. J
raced rouud to tho back; the little
liteheu door was undone ; the fiends
in possession had small fear of inter
ruption. They were in "the Squire's"
bedroom, making free witii some whis
ky which he had kept in a cupboard.
Vhere was Miss Helen?
I found her in the sitting room, tied
n her chair, her lips bleeding over
aer white teeth ; the cursed hounds
had struck her.
. "There are three of '
.hispered; "those two '
tnem, she
who camo nnd another man. Thev
watched for my father, and murdered
him they told me so. Hark ! the
are coming. ed, they have pistols,
nd will shoot you whero you stand.
3o away this instant only kill me
Irst ;" and she lifted her white pillar
f a throat.
' 'Xow, my beanty, " roared a drnnkei
soice through the thin partition,
"we're bringin you a cup o whisky
to drink onr 'ealths in. Ain't you
ongin' for us to make love to ye J
We'll stow away the rhino first, and
then you shall have your turn.
.r. - t X 1 1 l ,
ie quiet, wnisperea dbcil h
ler, hacking at the cords with mj
knife ; and in a few seconds I had her
out of the chair, and we dashed out
of the house together.
On and on and on nntu the last tro
ir &s at our backs. Thon we made for
i lane which led to Johnson's tavern,
leaving the yells faint in the distance ;
thero we stopped, and tlic.ro biio told
her tale.
News spread quickly at the digging
ind Judgo Lynch is for immediate
action. Before noon tho stolen gold
including the two big nuggets had
been recovered, and a couple of
ures dangled from an oak by the way
ido.
As soon as it was possible Miss ITclc.
Parted for Melbourne, whence she wai
10 set sail ipr x.ngianu, wnere sue
would join her mother's relatives
very heavy swells indeed, I believe.
And I followed her in secret every
inch of the way, thongh she knew it
lot until I stood by her on the dock
.i ii.. x r T i i i i i.
I v ' ,V pt ,V i
towhr,boxe.a 6a.fel7 .ln. tho lJ-
. ,, T w i Ilopea.8n,i
"would not be offended at my coming,
iU..v,t , S,hnt..?P x- a
"Ned! sho ened "brave ,ed.
lear, kind, good Ned! There ar
rtebts which can never no repaid, ana ;
I au your debtor always always, !
Ned 1 and holding out her hands to !
me, he bowed her lovely head upoa o far gained by tho "plate procesi
ny big, brown fists and sobbed. Indicate a product of ten and five
"Yon ore very welcome, . Mis eighths tons of ico from a single tot
Helen. " I spoke with a quiet voice, ' of coal where ortlflclal heat is de
"I wih I could have been a gentle manded In supplying power for thf
nan for inst a little while, so that J ,
night have served you better."
ier face, and looking full at me. ana
then she raised these hard fists of mini
to her soft lips and kissed them. Yc.
Hho kissed them and I ! how was 1
to help it? tho touch of those sofl
lips broke mo down smash. Yet shi
was not angry not offended. Shi
put out her little hands to me again,
neaning I knew it both to silence
ind to comfort me. She did not
pcak for what could she have said
ffhat could any stately lady such as
he have said? besides, the steamer's
engines were puffing, and time wai
np. Sho laid her head down on mj
arm a moment, and then loft me wit!)
rain of pitying tears.
hen tho vessel had passed cor,
pletely out of sight, and its lona
smoke line had died out from the sky,
I hurried back to Green Valley Creek,
and took np my work again. Hard j
work is the best friend lifo has for us, '
sometimes. 1
But I have never forgotten Mis. J
delen I never shall forget her ; and ;
t vo trudged to the old spot often and 1
. p,r- ,
That's my story, old chappie ; we'v
ch our own. of one sort or another,
'Chambers's Magazine.
The Biggest
Cask is the new tun at Munich.
Diamond is the Jagersfontein gem
, . ,
Cable message ever sent from Afric
as King Behanzin's $1500 message. ;
Photograph was at the World's Fai ,
ten feet long, eighteen inches wide,
Lump of coal ever mined weighj
50,280 pounds, and was, of course, at
the Fair. ;
Bailroad loop in tha world is prob-
ble one on a Missouri road. It is
ieventy miles around. j
Cheok ever drawn was for $14,919,-
52.U0. and was written by tha P. B.
.wpjiorui8r.I ,
Other big things, perhaps notth.,'.
iggest of their kind : x lve men in
Curtis, Neb., who weigh as muoh as a
ton of coal, 1160 pounds; a bunch oi
mnMI from Waahinstnn wAiirhn sii
One day we went to town to visit
lanuf actory of Cat hmere shawls. After
terribly unattractive approach, waj
train clambered up some stairs and ' is
emerged into a large room, full uf
looms, with about forty men all hard
it work. One we especially watched.
He had in front of him nearly a thou
land shuttles of different shades, and
jnt of these he would select one
ind thread it through as many of the
Sne strands stretched tightly before
turn as his pattern directed, and after
10 doing he pulled toward him a heavy
bar, which pushed the last little cross
thread quite tight, before putting iy
he next.
In old days one man used to rea
,ut the pattern to all the rest, but
low each has his own design on a slip
f paper in front of him. It is said
ihat the wavy line, so often seen in
these shawls, was originally taken
trom the curves of the Jhelom. It
took four months, we were toM, tot
two men to do seven inches of this
rork, one yard wide, working from
t in the morning till 5 in tha evening
jvery day, so it was hardly to be
rondered at that two yards should
!ost nearly $500.
As we left the workroom, so glad tc
exchange its heated atmosphare for a
iooler breath of air, it was Impossible
So check the. obvious thought of the
iontrast such lives are to our own.
rYe mingled with the gayly-dressed
trowd gathered to see a polo tourna
nent, and our thoughts strayed back
U that stifling room, with its caaselsas
nonotony and perpetual grind, where
ten, more like machines, wove Hour
ifter hour varying hues of color Into
ne harmonious whole. And yet the
ld simile would also assert Itself,
that we too, in one sense, are hour by
Jour working in the tiny threads that
ro to make up the pattern and color
f our lives. The whole design, how
iver, does not lie open before us, but
s mercifully withheld Dy an aii-wibe
Master hand. The Cornhill Magazine,
A "Petrifying Spriny" In Georgia.
The recent accounts of the wonder
,nl properties of a certain creek in tha
Black Hills country, which is said to
transform plants, nuts, leaves, and
gven flesh, into solid stone, reminds
me that there is a spring in Brook
County, Georgia, which in a very short
time converts wood and several other
lubstances into hard rock. The peculiar
qualities of this Georgia fountain have
been known sinco early in the century,
rhen an old "b'r hunter" accidentally
lost his knife in the basin, which has
been hollowed out of the granite strata
by tha ceasoless bubbling of the water,
a month later the old trapper again
repaired to the spring and was agree
tblv surprised to find his favorite
tnife. The water had had no effect
pon the bright steel, not even to ths
kxtent of leaving a speck of rust, but
tith the wood of the knife's handle it
ras far different. The petrifying
particles with which tho water is so
lihly impregnated had entered every
Hire and sap-tube in the wood, and
rLat was but a few weeks before a
tiekory handle of "home-make" was
low two thin slabs of solid stone,
rood-like in appearance, bnt as hard
ind nnyielding as a chip from a granits
jowldur. To this day the place is
mown as "Old Moore's Petrifying
Spring. " St. Louis Republic
About Icemalttng.
A very novel combination of interest
.a now being consummated in some o
the Western cities In the union o
plants built for the production of ligli
with plants for tho manufacture of lc
the same companies Intending to op
rate the two plants as a Joint enter
prise. This Idea has also taken roo
near at homo, and tho plans for a gai
ond Ice plant in a nearby city are nl
ready in an advanced state of prepara
tlon, says a Chicago newspaper.
This new development of the artlt
dal ico business has been brough
about largely by tho improvement!
made in tho process of Its manufacture
which have not only materially Irn
proved the quality of the product, bu
reduced its cost to a Dolnt that seemi
to assure a very large profit even at t
price much below that possible to thosi
who got their supply- from nature')
ttock.
It is claimed that the "plate" proces.
nables the product to be made entire
free from Impurity of any sort, frees
Ing from a plate outward, tending h
expel all the impurities which by th,
UQ of freezln) from fom
"Ides of the cake, are lodged In the cen
, . . . .
ooviuira j oj me urasujr iui
raising the temperature of the watei
before It Is frozen and the best result!
nanuracture.
In the "can" process the results ar
of Ice to a ton of coal and the averaw
product has been much less thnn thli
proportion. The "plate process nece
sltates a heavier investment In the or
lglnal plant, but gives a higher per
centage of return upon Its cost wher
once in operation.
fTy w TOVS
'TW1. .f1 f .nlt. -A
J J CI
j Byrup of F gs u taken; it 18 pleasant
and refreshing to tho tarte, and acta j
s
Bendy yet promptly on the Kidneys, n, ot gooas h yft8t.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- &proted 0f lata year, through the en
tem effectually, dispe.s colds, Lead- ,rgy oi tha chemists of tha Department
.uca auu jevcrs anu cures oaouuaj
wrn til rn r inn a aj . mm m a i
constipation, o Svnm of Firm in flu
nly ,remed7 f ita kind ever pro-
duccd. tileasiner to tha tnstn nnA on.
a - j j- o " t
ceptable to tha stomach, nromnt in
its action and truly beneficial m ita
effects, prepared only from tho most
healthy and nErreeablo substances, iti
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and havo made it tho mosJ
popular remedy known.
byrup of Figs is for salo in 60
cent bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on band will pro-
turo u promptly lor any ono wna
Wishes to try it. Do cot accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SUN fHASClSCO, CAL.
wwsviiu, nr. .. iv tosg. r.
That Tired Feeling
a certain indication of impure and
impoverished blood. If your uiooa
could always be rich and pure, full
of tho red corpuscles upon which its
vitality depends, you would never be
wjak, or
(ervous! Boils, pimples, scrofula, salt
rheum, would never trouble you.
But our mode of living, shut iu all
winter in poorly ventilated homes and
shops, depletes the blood and there
is loss of appetite and weakness.
Hood's SarsapariUa is the standard
remedy for this condition. It puri
fies, vitalizes and enriches the blood,
overcomes that tired feeling, builds
np tho nerves and gives perfect
health. Bead this:
Our daughter, Blanche, when four
years of age bad a humor break out
on her bands and faco, which our
physician pronounced eczema. If
the cold air reached her face or hands
they would swell up, look always
purple, and headed blisters would
form and break,
Hood's SarsapariUa
Is The Only
True Blood Purifier
FOOD ADULTERATIONS.
Not Nearly So Prevalent Sou as It
Once Was.
One of tha most beneficent of ser
rices being rendered mankind by th
rheiulcal laboratories through Stats
Boards of Health and the Agricultural
Department at Washington, Is the ex
position of fraudulent food prepara
tions. A grand effort has long been
made to get manufacturers to mark
packages with labels that tell no lies.
Cos instance If a man proposes to taka
"molasses, water and any odd tasting
herb," each separately, he should havo
that privilege, and also the ono of tak
ing sarsaparllla as he pleases. He
should not be obliged to use his fa'th
In man's honesty when he drinks tho
first concoction under guise of the sec
nd, for the iodide of potash It is likely
to contain may make his digestion more
cranky than before.
Nor should any of us be compelled to
iwallow sawdust under misrepresenta
tion. "A peck of sawdust." may now
well be said to be a man's limit. It Is
i greater favorite with the mixer thnn
"sticks and stones," barks, husks, char
coal, exhausted tea leaves, flour, paste,
etc. However, thanks to the energy of
tha various health departments, there
la much less pernicious adulteration
practiced than formerly. Laws and
regulations are enforced more careful
ly, the polarlscope and the microscope
bow strike terror to the soul of the con
ctor of beverages nnd foods.
It Is hard to believe that the best tea
can be Injurious. But It has been ths
most abused of all such goods, for
which thanks are due the wily Chinese,
It behooves us to make tests by exanv
Inlng the leaves after soaklug. A gen
ulne tea leaf will be firm and tough
when picked up with a pin. It Is long
and pointed, and with delicate veins
looped alone its edces. The latter Is
n Important means of Identification.
As many as thirty-two kinds of leaves
have been passed off as genuine. Ash,
plum, oleo, elder, hawthorn, willow,
thira, wisteria, camellia, and other
loaves, with graphite, Prussian bin
indigo, turmeric, gypsum, and Iron fil
ings, to add flavor and weight, nre
lome of the Ingredients which unsus
pecting purchasers buy, brew, and Im
tilx. Add to these recolored and rc
lavored exhausted leaves, and one doet
lot wonder nerves and digestion be
xime "cranky."
Coffee follows In the wake of tea,
frith the addition of various hard sub-
ttances, like sawdust and husks, rye,
peas, beans, carrots, acorns, roots, etc.
One ofthe most successful Imitations Is
Iho making from flour paste the actual
rounterfelt of the coffee bean. So per
fect Is tha little form turned out nnd
Pavorad that a very bright Inspector
iras completely befogged until he
rought his microscope to bear upon tt
A. good test Is to soak a pinch of ground
toffee In cold water. Adulterations will
fall to the bottom. The pure article
j'loats. Great opportunity for deception
Is afforded In all ground materials, so
that to nsa coffee In the bean may save
fomo trouble. Because It Is used ns an
antidote for certain poisons, adultera
Ions should be made a penal offense.
Chocolate, being a manufactured ar
ticle, affords excellent means of fraud.
Tha best article Is neither gravelly not
jasty wrhen mixed with water.
One danger In pura (?) whlto flour Is
tha alum used to whiten. Undoctored
tkrener would send a nurer hreail to
'the table If they were willing to forego
oral color. Alum Is likely to cause
dyspepsia and a general disorder of
the stomach. Carbonate of soda is
largely used to doctor a low grade of
flour. Obviously, the fewer chemical
?lcments administered to our stomachs
ihe better health we are likely to have,
and certainly the staff of life should
not be Overdosed with acids for the
take of a little difference In color.
Tha microscopic examination of sam
ples of spices shows as great a per
centage of sophistication as almost any
other product, unless It be certain
flrugs. Every conceivable substitute
Is used to make up a compound of
iplce, ostensibly pure, but alas! la real
ity scarce a third pure, tha rest any-
j thing from ground sawdust to pulver
itzefl brown bread. Here tha only re
tort for outwitting such practices Is to
supply tha kitchen with a spice mill,
purchase tha whole berries or beans.
. muu rciuitv IV avtcu iuo xcuiiiijr ou lnul-
tesUbla chips or husks. An authority
assures us that sugar Is generally pura
prCTento frauds ,o
-w "riT nraeticed.
f Agriculture, under Dr. Wiley. So
m.k . ji.Mti,. .i.
. . a .
'Used that every bulletin showed almost
hnivMni annhinHontinn pm.
uvu nuuuvt awvu euu t t AUK WCTS
lead tona Is now almost whollv avoMd.
while a purer tin la used for tha cans,
sulphurous and salicylic adds for
Insuring preservation are more care-
ful,y nsed at least, on this side of tha
Atlantic, Franca being tha greatest
Offender for many year.
The magnitude of the canning trade
stakes It imperative that housekeepers
ihould examine all such foods beforv
Wng consumed.
No can should hold Its contents after
onened. Tha air lmmedlatalv
begins tha chemical action upon tha tin.
ind fermentation and putrefaction
tat In Immediately. A good, pure fla
ror should alone be noticed npon opan
feifi. Tht canf fhfiullpot look dull and
fluid, and the
o o . i,r
nearly wild. Unle!w we encased her
little hands ehe would tear patches of
skin from her face and hands. We
tried many doctors and many reme- J
dies and at last gave me caao up
hopeless. But our daugnter w
tried Hood's SarsapariUa, to cure a
scrofulous lump near the left breast
which caused her much pain and
after taking 4 bottles it disappeared.
Blanche, who is now eleven, had
spent seven years of suffering, so I
concluded to give her Hood's Sarsa
pariUa. She took 5 bottles and her
face is smooth and sort as a baby's,
the color of a roso petal. Her hands
are soft and white, where four
months ago they were blue and red
and calloused nearly like leather. I
cannot express my gratitude by pen
or mouth. It seems a miracle and
our friends are surprised." Mrs.
Ansa L. Clark, 401 E. 4th St., Du
luth, Minn.
leady. This would show a cheap arti
cle, more lead than the law allows.
Well cooked brands axe safest, as the
more cooking Is given a fruit or vegeta
ble the less likely salicylic acid has
been employed as a preservative.
Iu 1S92 the Board of Health destroy
ed over 1,000,000 pounds of unwhole
some food. The alternative against
such wholesale trickery Is to wait for
time to prove an article's worth, as
wait for a new book -to prove Its Im
portance before reading. Pura food
Is nature's demand. Adulterated and
unwholesome preparations quickly telj
their story by weakened, "cranky
stomachs. We must look out for tho
"honest little chip." Uncertainty can
be madt surety by reference to the
local health Inspector or to the Health
Board's secretary. Better still, buy
only the best
MEALTHY PEOPLE IN NO DANGEP
A. Pennsylvania Official's Opinion as
to Tuberculosis in Cows.
Secretary Edge, of the Pennsylvania
State Board of Agriculture, made, at
a farmers' Institute recently, a state
ment on the subjeot of tuberculosis in
cows which Is likely to excite surprise.
"In my practical experience of over fif
teen years," he said, "I have not yet
found a case of tubercular consumption
In the human race which I could, by
any means, trace to tuberculosis In the
animal. At the same time I do not wish
to be quoted as saying that it cannot
be so transmitted, but I will say that
if It is transmissible the danger Is so
slight and the opportunity so seldom
occurs that It Is worse than foolish to
get up a scare on account of It. In our
post-mortems. Dr. Bridge (State Vet
erinary Surgeon) and I have taken no
precautions against contracting the d!
case from the animal, and yet thus fat
we have entirely escaped the danger. If
any such exists. But our exemption
does not prove that persons, under pre
cisely the same conditions, but pre
disposed to the disease, might not have
been affected otherwise. In one case,
whore Dr. Bridge and I condemned fif
teen cows out of a herd of eighteen
for six or seven years one or more cows
In the herd had died each year with
precisely the same symptoms the true
character of the disease was not sus
pected until a local veterinarian called
In the State officers. The milk of this
dairy had all been sold for consump
tion ns milk In a small town of less than
r.ooo Inhabitants and there Is no tuber-
Discharging a watery
cular consumption In the town to-day." j bars, and, in tho course of conversa
Secretary Edge wishes It to be distinct- j tion. Warren could not help remarking
Iy understood that he does not take the that he was invited to dine with tin
view that tuberculosis In animals and ' Lord Chancellor that eveuin?.
tubercular consumption In human be
ings are not one and the same thing,
and therefore transmissible, "but." he
adds, "I do wish to bo very distinctly
understood as believing that there Is
no Just causa for any scare or excite
ment in relation to the matter." In fur
ther remarks on the subject Mr. Edge
expressed the opinion that, while a per
son in feeble health might be the vic
tim of tubercular consumption trans
mltted from the dairy cow, a person of
good constitution would be practically
exempt from It, although drinking th
same milk.
PUSSY ON A FLYING TRIP.
Clinging to a Fly Wheel and Travel
ing at a lialr-Bslslng Bat.
The machinists employed In the re
pair shops of tha New Jersey and New
York Bailroad have for tha past year
had for a pet a Maltese and white cat,
says the New York Sun. This cat gets
h'.s living by catching an occasional
mouse and watching for tha scraps
:hrown from the dinner palls of the men
In the shop. The men call him Tom.
What his real name is, as well as where
lie came from. Is a mystery which will
roh;illy never be solved. He was
four,! one morning when he was a kit
ton jy the foreman of the shop, B. W.
Jepson, rolled up In a bunch In a paste
board box on the foreman's bench, fast
asleep. He seemed to taka to the shop
naturally, and soon became one of the
boys. When ha was about six months
old he got In a fight one night with an
opossum on the floor of the shop and
came out ot tha battle with tha loss of
his right eye. The era healed no nice
ly and Tom had begun to enjoy Ufa over
again, when tha other morning he came
near Demg cauea to a final account
About 7:30 o clock tha employes were
nearly frightened out of their wits by a
noise which sounded Ilka the cry of a 1
child. John Post the engineer, looked '
all about but could see no child. Then,
attracted by the sound, he began to ex
amine his engine closely. At last he
saw Tom clinging for all his nine lives
to a spoke of the big fly wheel and rid
ing round and round at a rate that
almost made him Invisible. Ha evi
dently didn't get time to decide on a
place to Jump to. It Is supposed ha was
sitting on the spoke when the machin
ery was started, and. If so, he must
have been riding In the wheel for near
ly half an hour. Probably It was only
when he feared he could not hold fast
much longer that he cried for help. The
engine was stopped, and Tom sprang
from his perch. Then, as If ha were
ashamed of himself, he darted between
the legs of his shopmates and scudded
under the floor, where he remained tha
rest of the day.
Any human being who will have the
presence of mind to clasp the hands
benind tne bacic, and turn the face
toward the zenith, may float at ease. '
and in perfect safety, in tolerably still
water.
t Joys of CossTp.
J Hand What did you consider tha
most charming feature of the weddlnf
yesterday?
Clara There were several. xne
orlde's dress fitted Dadly ana i nearu
a number of unpleasant remarks about
the glfts.-T1t.Blts.
In the Air.
Mr9. Sniffwell-Why, Bridget, yor
flaTe eating onionsl
Bridget Shure, mum, you're a molnd
reader. Syracuse Courier.
Served Her Bight.
Lady (In
fourth-story
window as
I believe I've
flower pot falls) Mercy!
killed that man.
Uncle Mose Dat serbes yo' Jes' rlgh'
Co' beln' so careless; I'm glad yo' flow
er pot is smashed.
Easily Perceived.
"I didn't know that very conversa
tional gentleman was a foreigner untf
a few minutes ago."
"Did he tell you so?"
"Xo. I gathered It from his conver
sation. He knows so many ways In
which the Institutions of this country
ould be improved." Washington Star
Tsklns AdTontace of Fceblc-Mlnded.
"It's a beastly shame," said Cholly
Cadklns. "It's a downright low
twlck."
"What's the mattah, deah boy?"
"I heard that the Trlnce of Wales al
ways pays his bills promptly. I discov
ered 'just nftah paying him that the
storwy was circulated by my wascal of
a tailor." Washington Star.
John's Kefusal.
John's Wife John, I wish you'd sav
jp some wood for the house.
John I wish you wouldn't ask me to
do such work, Maria. Sawing wood's a
thing that even the commonest tramp
refuses to stoop to and you know lt.
Soulh Boston Is'ew.s.
W hy She Did.
Husband For heaven's sake, wha'
jiakes you talk so much?
Wife (pleasantly) You do, love. 1
aave to keep talking so you will not
have so mony opportunities to 6ay rud
things. Detroit Free Press.
Oattinsr Ahead ofthe Game.
Ilangley Greened The pool room?
ire closed and there Is no place to gam
ble.
Ven Digger If It's a sure thing let's
gamble they won't open again. Phlla
delpbia Inquirer.
A Technical Term.
Slncero Church Member nave yon
leard that our pastor has got a call to
broader field where he will get a highe"
salary?
Worldly Church Member Instead of
t "call" I think that should bo coustd
ered a "raise." New York World.
At the Art Inhibition.
Mrs. nomespun I don't think this
ran be one of the Imported pictures
John.
Mr. Homespun Why not?
Airs. Homespun Why, anybody can
see at the very first gin-' e Just what it
represents. Som-r.jije Journal.
COSTTS1SO A LIAR.
Samuel Warren, the author of "Ten
Thousand a Year," desired to be sup
posed to be always on the most familiar
terms with peopla of eminence. One
day a brother barrister, who knew this
peculiarity of his, called at his cham-
That's capital." s.iid his friend.
"for so am I. Bo wo shall meet
there."
Warren looked a little put out. "Bui
I am sorry to say, I am not able togo,r
he said.
"Keally? I am sorry for that, ond
so will be chancellor. I'll tell hiir
how sorry you are."
After a little more talk tho visitor
roso to go. "Don't trouble," said
Yf arren, "to say anything about mo t(
hia iuir-.ili! to-.:!.."
Reached a Good Old Age.
The list of extremely old persons who
have died recently Is a long one. Greek
papers record the deaths of Mine.
Irene Soma, a Greek woman. In Smyr
na, who had celebrated her 112th birth
day. She was born In Sparta, and had
all her faculties to the last In Ham
burg, Frau Adelheld Wagner, who
died a few days ago, was 104 years old,
and was strong and active until her
list Illness.
Bore's Talent.
Agnes Great mimic, the Count
Gives wonderful Imitations.
Jack Yes; he gave one a year or
so ago that cost him three months Ir
Jail.
Agnes Impossible! What was it?
Jack Gave his landlord an imitation
of a $20 bill. New York Wcrld.
Respect for the Czar.
Russian Journals are still In mourn
ing for the Czar. They will continue
to surround their front page with a
border cf black until a year has elapsed
from the date of his death.
A new telephone invention will con
voy 2000 words a minute over the
wire.
z The Italians reckon-twenty-four
hours round, instead of two divisions
of twelve hours each, as we do.
.
l37
What an ordinary man eats
and the way he eats it would
be enough to give dyspepsia
to an ostrich unless the os
trich were wise enough to as-
bisi ins uigesuon
from time to time
with an efficient
combination of
vegetable ex
tracts, suca a
Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
They are the pills
- T a r excellence
rfor those who
sometimrs eat
the wrong things and too much. They
stimulate action in all of the digestive
organs. Thev stem wmr ctntmi-li wimlv
belchings, heartburn, flatulence and cure
J constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, in-
digestion, sick headache and kindred
aeralgementa.
Once used they are always in favor.
- 1
4 V M
For twentr years folks
rheumatism, neuralgia, and all other pains and aches by
usino St. Jacobs Oil. There must ho something in it,
for yon couldn't fool all tho people for bo many years.
gsSfe
The Pot Called the Kettle Black Because
the Housewife Didn't Use
SAPOLIO
Gracious Acts Pay.
And these things "pay." Let no glr'
entering life deceive herself into be
lieving that they do not If she even
does not want to be gracious and at
tentive to her fellow-kind, because of
nny moral beauty she may see In It lot
her be so because of the policy of it
She may contend successfully that II
does not "pay" In the short run. Othei
girls, just as popular, are self-absorbed,
cold, egotistical, Indifferent to othen
to the point of brutlshness, she maj
claim. But she cannot prove her cast
for the long run. -There the thoughtful
disposition tells Invariably. It Is nol
gush that makes the genuinely popular
woman. It is not beauty, nor money,
nor brains alone, nor even a good heart
and a sunny, good-tempered disposition
not as measured by tho long span.
It Is the woman who seems to know,
by a subtle Intuition, Just when a little
note, a few flowers, a message, will
strike the right chord, come at the mo
ment when, though quite unconsciously,
perhaps, the recipient was craving
something of the kind. It Is the wom
an whose delicacy Is never at fault
who Is there Just when she Is most
wanted, and not there when sho would
be' de trop, simply because, having
formed a habit of thinking of others,
she finds it perfectly easy to put her
self in their place, nnd to feel as they
feel at a given Instant It Is the wom
an who never disappoints. This Is the
genuinely popular woman.
"Oh, well. In the large things of lift
jo one wants to disappoint'' exclaims
one woman. "But in the little things"
Precisely. In the little things. It Is
;he little things that make up life. Did
one ever hear of great deeds, Isolated
heroic actions, making a woman popu
lar? By no means. The little things
count And well they may. They are
the hardest Chicago Mall.
W. R. MORRISON'S COOLNESS.
somehow Did Not Muke the Impres
ttlon on liid Wife lie Expected.
A gossiper In the Washington Post
tells a story on Col. William It Morri
son. The colonel believes thoroughly
In the ellicacy of discipline. He has
spent a great part of his eventful ca
reer In hotels, and one of his theories
has always been that the mind can bo
so trained that the biggest sort of a
hotel fire Is powerless to sidetrack the
reasoning faculties on occasions when
presence of mind Is needed. II Im
pressed this theory very strongly upon
Mrs. Morrison by conjuring up a va
riety of critical exigencies and Instruct
ing her how to act In given cases. Fate
would have it that the colonel should
be put to the test lie and his wife
were aroused from their slumbers one
night by an alarm of fire. The hotel
In which they had their rooms was afire
and great confusion and tumult ensued
among tho guests. "Now Is the time to
put Into practice what I have always
preached to you, my dear," said the
colonel. '"Don't get excited. Tut on
your Indispensable apparel and take
your time. Don't lose your head. JhsI
wntch me." He caluu-d Mrs. Morrlson'i
anxiety, handed her the various articles
necessary to her toilet, put on his collai
nnd cuffs, took his watch from under
his pillow and placed It In his vest
pocket put on hl3 hat packed a valise
of valuables, and, taking his cane,
walked with Mrs. Morrison out of the
burning building Into the street "Now,
my dear," he said when they were safe,
"don't you see what a grand thing It U
to keep cool and act with a deliberate
purpose In an emergency like thlsl
Here you are completely dressed as
though you were going out for a walk,
and over yonder are several ladles in
complete dishabille." Just then Mrs.
Morrison for the first time glanced at
her husband. "You are rlcht William,"
she said, "it Is a grand thing to keep
cool ami net deliberately, but If I had
been you I would have stayed in the
room long enough to put on my trous
ers."
new! Thla I
We offer One Hundred Dollnrs ttcwi .rd fn?
snrraeof Catarrh that cauuot bu cutud by
thill's ('atarrli Cure.
F. J.Chenkv & Co., Trops., Toledo, O.
We, the underwi(?ntHl, have known F. J. Che
ney fttr I he hi.-t 15 yeard, and believe hiin r
fectlv honorable in all business transactions
and financially ablo to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
West & Thuax, Wholesale Drueelats, Toledo,
Ohio.
Wai.i)Io, KtsvAW A Marvin, Wholesale
S) lrtiRfcists, Toledo, Ohio.
IlaTs Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
tutf directly upon the biootl an-1 mucous sur
taxes of the system. Pri-e. 7.1c. per bottle, s-ol-i
by all Druggists. Testimonials free. r
Trofessor Rowland, cf Johns Hop
kins University, has devised a very
sensitive electrometer, the working
part 8 of which are immersed in a non
conducting liquid.
rio't enre for Consnmptlon has saved mo
manv a doctor's bill S. F. IliKUT, llopkina
1 lace, lialtiinore, Md., Dec 2, "H.
An Oregon man has patented a can
making machine by which it it is said
that one man can with a single ma
chine, turn out over 30,000 completed
cans in a day.
the physical maehlne-mnst be In Rood rnnnlnst
order, a nine cure meoseoi Kipam TaDuics
will Rive you every rooming the feeling that
you are "glad to be alive."
superiority oi me eiectnc over tne
calcium light in lantern projection has
t.nnn ! t- not a 1-1 ioV- A
Pore Rich Blood is essential to gsod health,
because the blood Is tha vital fluid which sup
plies all the organs with life. Hood's Sarsapa
riUa Is the great blood purifier.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable, harmless,
effective, do not pain or gripe.
There are 105 bureaus or branch
postoffices in Taris, all of which, with
one exception, are equipped with
pneumatic tubes.
Mr". Wlnslowl Bootnlas; S; rap for ehlldm
teeth inc. softens the gums, redncee Inflamma
tion, aliaia sala. car wind colic, 26c a bottle
A method has been devised by which
aluminum may be substituted for
platinum for leading wires in incandes
cent lamps.
Br. Kllmcr'n Pw hp-Root cures
all Kidney and Hladder troubles,
l ampletaud Consultation free,
laboratory liinghamton, N. Y.
The banks of Newfoundland aro
formed by the Band, enrth and stones
brought from the North by the icebergs.
all over tho world have cured
re fur
nlsh steel
with covers.
'vanlzed after completion,!
'In nests of ten, 8 to 1 2 feet
"high and 30 to 36 Inches Inl
rdiameter, at z?o. per gallon.
I Tbey do not rust, shrink, leak, a-tvel
I taato to wator, nor allow foreign aub-l
tancaa to t In. Tney can be put!
In Barret or barn and thus) are protected!
Ifrom freezing. They taka no aattlnsil
tup, arst oneaiMr tnan wood. Tank!
.substructures of all sliss mad to i
order. 6nd for pries list and
designs forsubstruoturs and
namsntal water supply.
ACRMOTORCO.
CHICAGO.
. Dtd jvn vT Stop to think how corp,f tely U)t Ann etas
. mar Uu Modern wtnduull bosinassf How ft hat maZ
Lied ihw an tir Uu ( muuiictur bee a una of ft, h(3
iiaad Ihta an lira Uo Wan of act ura bacausa ot tt hm.
Inventions. dsta"n, q tt-ajtt.ee mnd price, for red
a Iu l.tl m .A aarvila m t aJ on f VAT.. WN
wheel, tit back reared putuir, ! ,.tu krA.-M
frt'U, thm set owexe, fcaU and tiltujf, tL
mt work after auipletivn, tha mndr cetiU-.fuai fcl?
tba iM.nrt4 irTTfuUnf Ui other iu-nra, fee (l iTj
yni mw-mis at th tnaat popular 11,., w .VT rct "?
tha Bleat etefjfe an stock tanks. EtiyM,g h!Z
Vche4 we hsve bettered au4 (irnl. It M tlthimtZl
have ehttrd ia so l it hs paid. W her stafcltl4 t LZm
mt branch boeir. so as to have all thi f lt bw these ma
want tateta. Tha Arotetor Co. tiaa bt.t or. ior wb,uo
wtnU Ve bofld and fill one wore new buiM nr. It BM
of lest at Its praarnt loeatl"0 onaccej H br boiWinri. It as!
t-arta to ewrntBeare: to Jut. to Cover fht 1 acres. wu4 a rtJT
haJdiof. ' st-wlsa i.i.h. lfiii will give it It iier acres tmm
I-mol Iban whaa tha fiiUit dma,.d iaa w.r. iTc.
fc.n can be prvdured with tfa.t eiil.l e(c, tt nt refssa la
extend further, ar make any ff rt. It ha d,r ua aaara
t iiriL ruT tis k iTKipri rs r,i i,,r!v'i to Vfp7
Till! WO KID WITH THK fTtHIflt fmr fir 17 mnm
WMRri.4, TOWER., CRIVUKK-l, rcM I mil. PllH
ftTErxrutwc ftvz uri. hrwt.ui A vd rral i
T.s-, HjrKfcb Bi nvritnn Hi.-, Ir, irr
TiKizrn ArrrH ,iwiitiiii. ir pivninYI
wui- vr MurntM.v wmh Tiir- rr r.uc, rt
HIH1 AT A lH r-KI'K, AV Ha THE LHT IT UuttL
Fur 4itK nrHMtl riAI POtlPR aTi, w.nr. TirLl
UUl'ML Uf TH WOKrO. AlkliiTO Hi, tUICAGt).
lia SWALLOWS IT WHOLE.
Hotter than mineral waters I
"ell. I should smilo.
Three dozen in a box. and
Tou can curry six
In your vest pocket.
Take one every night.
After dinner, or at bcl t!m.
It beats Congress water all LoIIott,
Or Kissengen.
Tou alwavs hare ll.han.lr.-
The eftect la better, anil
When you travel it sates freljht,
I an old traveler
And I cet things down fine.
A Ripans a Tabulo
Is worth mors
Than any spring- la existence
except a door sarins -I
hate a draught 1
W. L. Douglas
53 SHOE
IS THE BEST.
riT FOR A KINS.
S. CORDOVAN".
rRENCHttNArifcataCALr". '
M3$? Fine CauiKangas:.
3.BPP0LICE.3SCL3.
LADIES'
3S W- L. D O U GLA3.
Over One Million People wear tha
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
AH our shoes aro equally satisfactory
They give the best value tor the monrv.
1 hey equal custom (hoes In style end fit.
Th?ir wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
The prices are uniform, -stamped on role.
From $l to $j saved over other makes,
11 your dealer cannot supply you w fcuu
EOG9 FOR ITATCrnSO frnrn i-rie -!oc.
single settings or by the Am.-rii .-in Wiitf
Wonders, lllark Lansshnng. Light Iimhir.M.
Harred l'lyniotuh Kocks, Hrown a'hi White 1 en
I'orns. etc, etc., s'nd for price-. MaijiewooJ
I'onltry Yards, Faulkner, Maiden, Mu.--.
Mention this pupcr.
VITAL, ISSUES
Ut perfection of mnv hirw" for Imrmtn off
I'OINT t SM
Simplicity of Construction
I'OINT Two
Working Qualftie
F'OlhT TllKkS
Tr.orou;hne of Workmansmf
The1? will f foil ml nnltrJ tn
DAVis mm zipmtors
l;iiatried .-a.inpfa.ot Mailed Frees
D&Tia tt KanklD Bitlg. A Uig U-.CUk
Kapha?!, Angf 1, KuLhh. Tstj
Tha 1,T?TT"V F strw ti Ttnat a.rt 1r.at YfBBCmA
rftl Col'ars and Culla worn; they are ui-vla
cioth, both linilini aliha, and br- nx rvnl
ciotn, Dorn miles ttmslied alil;. and tv nx rrrvm
ble, one roller Is equal to two or nny other kind. .
Theu tft trcil, trt.tr trell an I lmk tcell. A bof
Tod Collars or five Taura oi Culla for Twentf-FM
Cents.
a Hanipiw Collar ana rfrof Cnnn brtnail ler
xi amir aiyie ana size. Auaretit
Tt Frsttklln St., Kew York. 7 Kilby Bt.,
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has Nn twed by million of Mother)
for thlr chtMr.'n whii irethiiiR f.i ovr
Fifty Yerrs. It im it ho child. wfrf ns the
gums, allH.vfl all p.in.cdrtti wlnU collc,aoa
In the brat reinrnly fr diarr ws,
Tvrcatyt-is? o C'cntst a KottitK"
PATENTS
I-Ince Hook Free.
IIIMIDI- 4s. LMIKlEi
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VVrtL.L Olt tent FliKK to reft'lcrs ot triis
paper. Charles A. llatdtvlu Co., 4J V :1
Street, Kcw York.
Vuniiliiitn. W. -
Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
LAte Principal Examiner U.S. fenaion Bureau.
M 3vraiD last witr, U adj udlcaLiu ciaimw, atty uiica
SALESMEN WAHT" SSLsrss
' I Who:eal and retail iradrl
sell on fixht to crery bualniw man or firm; Ho
end salary, money advanrcsl for adrortuin an I
ezpenaPH; permanent pMitlon. Adrtroao, wl'R
SUtmp, KlAU SiFU. CO.. 1 tl. Chlcano. W.
Iini.u"i"" lun.j.u.MDVlR, iM
PHH.-.rA. RMralnnce; bo or.tU.o ir At Ur from boMC
OMiutti;1 Bo'tcrMiniiuorph.ilctuii.ladtMM.l rrJt?r
aaiuaitlMna. fljal tar tJiwlw. ODV-j . A-M. W r--
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