0 THEY WERE NOT MARRIED.
here was i young maid in Fiji,
;.ud in number ber lovers were three;
J Bat which she loved beat
1 She needed a teat
'a tell her, so doubtful wan aha.
a she stirred up a cannibal war,
"ill the whole land was reddened w.
i gore.
And young man No. 1
Got slain with a gun;
Jut her heart waa aa light aa L-i-r.
to she knew that ahe didn't lore him,
That her faucy was only a whim;
, But atill there were two.
Both eager to woo,
nd still her love's eyesight was dim.
But youth No. 2 in a fight
Was captured one terrible night.
And they made hini the meat '
At a cannibal treat;
And she found that her heart was still
light.
jto she didn't love that one, she knew.
Bat she was atill in doubt what to do.
; For young man Xo. 3,
' For ail ahe could see,
Vas no dearer than youth No. 2.
but her fears in due time were allayed.
For the enemy made a fierce raid.
And, with arrow points filled,
Her last lover waa killed;
And she lived and ahe died an old maid,
sSomervllla Journal.
THIEF ON THE SHIP.
"Mrs. Melhurst's compliments. sir,
and would you please come down to her
stateroom Immediately?"
I had Just shut myself Into my llttl.
office on deck, having run through the
hip's accounts before turning lu that
nighL It is quite a mistake, by tue nuetuy suspicious cnnrucier.
way. to think that we pursers have uo Now. we L.tppened to have a passen
iiitti tf nerform when I rer on board a Brazilian named De
at sea than to watch over the passtu-
gers' comfort, read papers on Sunday
and keep a store of nautical lnforma-
tlon at our finger-ends for the benefit
of every curious voyager. Nowaoaya
the purser of a crack American liner
making, perhaps, a record passage of
six days or so baa his work pretty well
cut out for him during the entire voy-
, age.
j On the present occasion I bad scarce
j ly got my accounts fairly In hand when
f I was Interrupted by a slight tap at the
door. I arose at once and opened It,
and there stood Mrs. Melhurst's Cann
dian maid, with Bushed face and nerv.
ous. agitated manner.
"Is there anything wrong?" I asked,
. with some surprise, when she hud de
livered her message.
"There Is, sir," she replied, hastily.
"All I know "
She was about to make some other
statement, but pulled herself up sud
denly, and tripped along the deck with
out another word.
I switched off the electric light, loch
d the door and hurried away after her.
WLcu I got to Mrs. Melhurst's state
room I saw at once that something had
. occurred to cause her serious anxiety.
The betths, the couch and eveu thu
floors were Uttered with the contents of
cabiu trunks and hand bags. In the
midst of the confusion stood the lady
aervelf, looking decidedly perplexed and
annoyed.
"This Is very singular, Mr. Morse
ihe said, pointing to an empty Jewel
case which lay open on the upper iterth.
"My diamond ornaments are missing."
'You don't say so?" I exclaimed io
sheer astonishment.
"I do say so!" she replied, sharply.
-You cau see for yourself that they an j
gone
"How did it happen?"
"I cannot ossibly tell you. At din
ner this evening I happened to men
tion to Mrs. Latimer that I had picked
up a certain crescent-shaped brooch ot
the continent. She expressed a wish to
lee it. When the tables were cleared j
T f-Mipo in ht-re took nut the hrooch ami 1
left t he Jewel case lying on the berth,
but when I got back the case wa
tinpty."
How Ions were you absent?"
"Not more than half nu hour."
"You are sure you hud the key Is
our possession nil the time?"
"Positive. I never let it out of mj
Jand while I was In the saloon."
I was totally staggered. I examined
.lie lock carefully, but there was abso
lutely nothing to show that It had been
tampered with. I could hit upon uo bet
ter suvjrestlon that that Mrs. Melhurst
mibt possibly have mislaid the Jewell
somewhere. This had the sole effect
of exasperating the lady to such a de
gree for It seems that she bad already
searched every nook and corner In the
cabin that I wns glad to beat a retreat
in order to lay the matter before th
captain.
I bad Just got to the head of the sa
loon stairs when I heard some one
bounding up after me, three or four
steps at a time. I turned and saw Mr.
Carter who, by the way, had made
several voyages with us on previous oc
casions. "I say, Mr. Morse," he said, taking mv
confidentially by the arm, "you've got
some queer customers on board this
trip."
"How so?"
"Why, some one's gone and walked
off with my silver cigarette case, a cou
ple of rings and a pair of gold "
"The deuce!"
"Well, it looks uncommonly like as
if the individual you refer to had a
hand in the business, for I don't see
how any ordinary mortal could get
into oDe's cabin, with the door bolted
on the Inside, unless he managed to
iqueeze through the porthole."
"Tell me exactly what has happened.
"My dear fellow, how can I? It's
enough to puzzle a Philadelph'a lawyerl
You see. I went to my stateroom after
dinner I can swear to that and I
remember slinging my cigarette case,
rings and a pair of gold sleeve links
on the upper berth. Then I put on my
dressing gown, stretched myself upon
the couch and had a downright good
snooze. When I got up, about five min-
Sarsaparilla Sense. I
Any sarsaparilla is sarsaparilla. True. So any 9ff
tea is tea. So anv flour is flour. But omrlM rl?tTir 01
Q You want the best. It's so
are grades. You want the
sarsaparilla as well as
would be easy to determine. But you don't. How
should you ?
When yo.i are going to buy a commodity
whose value you don't know, you pick out an aid
established house to trade with, and trust thtlr
experience and reputation. Do so when buying
sarsaparilla. "
Ayer's Sarsaparilla has been on the n.nrk.M
fifty years. Your grandfather used Ayer's. li .. a
6
reputable medicine. There are many sarsui.n .dt.;.
But only one Ayer's. IT CURES.
ores ago, I found my trinket bad ran,
toned.'
'Pon my word, things were beginning
ja look serious and no mistake! I lost
no time In hunting tip the captain and
made hlni acquainted with the state of
affairs. He waa Juat as much puzzled
s I was myself. The first thing next
morning he sent a message to Mrs. Mel
hurst, requesting a private interview
In his cabin on deck. He also signified
his wish that I should be present. We
both questioned the lady closely, but
her replies did not tend to throw any
lght upon the singular occurrence.
Nevertheless we determined to keep
t close watch upon the stateroom Id
future. It was pretty evident we had a
"black sheep" on board probably an
Did hand at the business. For the next
few days we had no further complaints.
The thief was evidently "lying low."
waiting until tranquility was restored
before making a fresh attempt. Mean
while I kept my eyes open. I observed
the little peculiarities of the different
passengers, and took particular note
of the manner In which they occupied
their time.
e
On board ship when you And a man
who shows a marked preference for his
own society above that of the loungers
on deck or habitues of the smokeroom,
one Is Inclined to Jump at the conclu
sion that he lias some solid reasons tor
his delusiveness. If, lu addition to
this, he happens to be of an uncom
municative disposition, with blnck hair
ind swarthy complexion, given to wear
lug a slouch hat and long coat rightly
or wrongly, you put him down as a de-
! Caatro who tallied In every way with
j this description. But for the fact that
1 I had conclusive evidence to show he
I could not have been directly concerned
In the robberies for inquiries proved
he Lad remained on deck the whole
evening he certainly would have been
treated to a private interview in the
captain's cabin. As It was, I was fore-
ed to conclude that black hair, swarthy
complexion, slouch hat and cloak were
quite compatible with a man's luno
cence.
Nothing further occurred to excitt
suspicion until the last day or two of
the voyage. Then, one evening after
dinner, word was brought to me that
three other staterooms bad been rilled
In the same mysterious manner.
Watches, Jewelry and even money had
disappeared, though In all three ensot
the passengers stoutly declared they
aad left their doors locked.
When the alarm reached me I hap
pened to be standing In my desk office
I had in my hand twenty sovereigns,
which I had just taken in exchange for
American money to accommodate one
f our passengers. I didu't wait to luck
up the gold; I simply placed it on my
1 desk, switched off the light and hurried
away. I had no fear for the safety of
the sovereigns, my door having a par
ticularly intricate lock, in which I took
good care to turn the key before lea v.
lug.
I remained below for an hour or so, U
vestlgatiug these fresh complaints, but,
as In the other cases, I was utterly un
able to make bead or tall of them. Vex
ed and bewildered, I weut back to my
atlice. unlocked the door, turned ol
'.be light, and mechanically stretched
,ut Uly Uand t(J take tbe 8overelj;u
froiu my desk. My band closed ujhjl
nothing more solid than thin air my
little pile of gold bad vanished!
for a minute or two I stood there gnz
lug blankly before me, so utterly con
fused aud dismayed that I could scarce
ly bring my wits to bear upon the mys-
lerjolis affair.
Tben I managed to pull
aiyself together, and took a look around
my little cabiu. In the course of my
observations my eye happened to rest
upon the porthole, which stood wide
spen, the weather being oppressively
lot.
I regarded the innocent looking port-
lole with the air of a veritable Sher
.ock Holmes. I went outside and
thrust my arm in through the opening,
but iny hand did not reach within fully
two yards of the desk. Still, It struck
me as being the only way by which the
thief could have got at the money, and
L determined to put my theory to a prac-
ucal test.
I hurried down Into the saloon,
where most of the passengers were con
gregated. As yet few of them were
i ware of the robberies, for we bad kept
the matter as secret as possible,
went straight up to a young Americas
gentleman who I knew had a great
many trinkets In his stateroom and
was rather careless, too. In the way he
left them lying about.
"Don't show any surprise," I whis
pered, glancing around at the other toe
rupants of the saloon, "but might I ask
whether your stateroom 1 locked?"
"It is."
"And the porthole open?"
"I should say sot I don't want to find
the place as stuffy a th engine room
when I go to turn in.'
"Well, Just pass me your key; I warr".
to try a little experiment. Wait till
I'm gone and then stroll up on deck.
Let yourself be seen on the lower deck
particularly but don't pay too close at.
tentlon to anyone you may notice lolt
tring there."
He fell In readily with my scheme.
I went and shut myself In hi state
room, crouching down so that I could
lust keep an ey on th porthole over
the top of the lower berth. I remained
In that cramped position until my limbs
ached, and I Was half inclined to give U
up as a bad Job.
But, auddenly, aa I glanced up at th
porthole, my blood ran cold, and In all
toy life I never had such difficulty to
keep down a yell. In the dim light I
saw a long, thin, hairy arm thrust In
through the opening. The next moment
a amall black hand had fastened upon
sssssssssasjssassys
with sarsaparilla. There
best. If you understood 3
you do tea and flour it
i leather cut lying do to th Tin
low and withdraw It as quick at
thought almost.
I sprang to my feet and bolted out
tide Into the passage. I dashed up thi
taloou atalr and mad for the lowei
leek. There, juat about the spot when
( judged the stateroom to be situated
came face to face with the Braxillan j
9e Castro. In spite of the beat, he wai I
.. 1 i.w with th. i
and Lad Ms eternal cigarette be'
tweea his teeth. He looked at me wit
in air of frank surprise, and I looked
tt him with an air of profound auspl
"Ion.
Suddenly a happy thought flash
through my mind. I turned round anl
ip rang down the saloon stairs, runnlni
rull tilt against the chief steward,- whi
was standing at the bottom.
"Get me a handful of nut quIckP
Tied.
When he brought them I hurried bad
n deck. The Brazilian had movei
tway a little toward the stern. I wen
close up, stood right in front of him
ind then began deliberately to eracl
be nuts.
He regarded me with a pitying tor
of look, but I paid little attention ti
him. Fresently I saw a corner of thi
cape drawn aside and behind a pat
of small, gleaming eyes fixed greed! 1;
upon me.
It was enough. My suspicions wen
continued. I tlung th rest of the nuti
In the sea. and walking straight up ti
De Castro, said:
"I must ask you to accompany me t
lie cftptaln's cabin."
"Vot you mean?" he asked, drawlni
back. -
I was determined to stand no non
tense, and straightway took him by th
shoulders.
The moment 1 had mj
hand upon him I beard a vicious snnr
under his cape; it was pulled sudden!.'
aside and out flew a monkey
The little brute went at me. tooth an
nail. I saw the gleam of a knife, too
lu the Brazilian' hand, but I let bin
have my fist straight between the eyfl
before he could use It, and he measure!
his length upon the deck,
j The quartermaster came running u
and the rascal was dragged off to tb
captain's cabin. When searched ther
Mrs. Melhurst's diamonds, Mr. Cai
ter's cigarette case and rings and a mit
, cellaneous collection of other valuable
, were found upon him. In his state
j room we discovered a perforated bo
' apparently Intended for the use of tb
. monkey, who was evidently quite at
j accomplished as his master. Cassell'i
Saturday Journal.
ORIGIN OF THE HUMAN RACQ '
Some Teople ITold the Polar Rcgloni j
Were Once Inhabited.
Believers in the I.a place theory of tin
origin of the sun and the planets are ol
tiie opinion that the original stock o:
the human race first came Into exist
ence at the poles of the earth and grnl
ually moved out toward the equator
All believers In the nebular hypotlicsil
are fast conforming their Ideas to tht
belief that this earth was once a red
hot ball of fire, and that the bumai
race came luto existence as soon as
portion of the globe had cooled sufll
clently to admit of their living upon it
The portion most likely to cool flrst wai
the poles, and the evidence deduceC
from this speculation la that upot
which is founded the Idea of the polai
origin of the human family. On tht
above theory is explained the tnyste
rious finding of the remains of tropl
cai birds, beasts and plants far up it
the polar regions. If it is really trui
that the poles were the first habltabli
spots on the earth's surface .and thai
they were rendered so by the glotx
first cooling at the spots least affected
by sunshine, it must be true also th
the polar regions are gradually en
croaching upon the temperate and tor
rid zones. Who know but that th
centuries yet to come will fill the In
dian ocean and the Gulf of Mexlec
with Icebergs and keev the Nile and tht
Amazon frozen solidly throughout th
year? St. Louis Republic.
Puffed Vp with Conceit.
A very Interesting book might be writ
ten on "Historical Humbugs." Per
haps there Is such a book already. L
that be so, and if the book be com
plete, the compiler must at least hnvi
considered If he ought not to lncludi
In It a biography of Button, who li
commonly referred to as "the greai
French YaruBllet.',
Little more can be claimed for Buff oi
at th present day than that h tnadi
natural history popular, snd so direct
ed to the study the attention of many,
persona who wera much batter and
more truthful observer than he. Hli
great book on the subject Is not now
accepted a authority.
But how seriously h took hlmselt
and what a great man he thought
Button wasl He was, all writ
ers agree, a fins man In ap
pearance, and a- dandy of th
third degree. M. Herult de Sechellea
writing of him during hi lifetime, and
Influenced by th pre vailing Idea thai
he was a genius and an Indisputable
authority, repeats with admlraUonv
torn of Button's egotistic remarks:
"l told him that I was reading bit
'Epochs of Nature,' to which he calmly
replied, Ton will find It well worth
reading.' "
In reference to his own work he ob
served. In conversation with the same
writer:
-I improve every day la the art of
composition, I have my production
often read to me, and this occasionally
suggests Improvement; but some of
them cannot be improved."
In walking over his grounds at Mont-
oart, they came to a monumental pil
lar, bearing an inscription highly adu
latory to Burron, who fixed his eyes uo-
on It with evident delight, and said to
his son, who had erected It:
"This will do you credit with poster-
ty."
It seems to be true that all real gen
iuses In the observation of nature are
modest men, who are continually be-
ng impressed with th enormous num
ber of things they do not know. When
we find a man so self-conceited as Buf-
fon waa we may be pretty aur that
posterity will vote him a humbug.-
Youth's Companion.
In Memory of Ton Moltka.
A Moltke stone Is to be erected on th
banks of the Baltic canal, thlrty-thr
miles from the western entrance, on th
spot where the old field marshal In
spected the worka In 1801
Any man, no matter bow laay, can
get into the habit of work, by donning
a workman's attire.
hoixh Talk.
Miss Parvle-Xew And wouldn't It
be splendid If I should catch a lord?
Miss May-Fair Yes, then you would
be a lady Plck-Me-TJp.
Old age has at least on advantage)
elderly people are hardly vr "talked
about."
The thirst for liquor Is not ruining at
oanv lvaa aa tMrat Cor tr1 Tt
London funerals cost over $5,000,000
mnually.
The commercial marina of Canada
Ifvaa .mnk.vm.nr tr. anrna 60.000 sail. !
! rra. " .
, A Japanese seal fishing company tau
' J
. 7 . .
o compete with foreign sealer, off the
wat of Japan.
An area of 6.000 auar mile soutl
ft 60 degree north latitude In Canada
suitable for the production of all
rop grown la England.
A Chesterville, Me,, couple recenflj
relebrated their golden wedding In the
rery house into which they moved on
telr wedding day fifty year before.
Almost the only monument of the Bo
nan dominion In Egypt, the fortre of
Babylon, at old Cairo, la being torn
Iowa to make way for modern build-
Kfldar and Wlcklow bar been Just
t termed the cardan of Inland, for no
after la nature mor profuse In hot
Usplay of the picturesque and the bear
SfuL
A footman In an Engllsm nobleman'i
louse testified recently that his regular
ay waa $250 a year. He also testified
tiat hi average "tips" amounted tt
(3,000 a year.
The Magna Charts, or great charter,
if English liberties la still preserved
n the British Museum. The Impress of
lie seal snd King John's name are both
rery distinct.
. A Kansas district has a written con
ract with a teacher to teach th school,
:hop the wood, make th Are, sweep
ind fin- ine matches for $30 a month,
The tescner la a woman.
A mass of eels weighing 800 pound
dogged the water wheel which runs
lie electric light plant of Rlverbead,
U I., the other night, and the town waa
n darkness for several hours.
Of the 4,014 seal skins brought lnt
?ort Townsend, Wash., during the ea
ton Juat closed 3,650 were of female
eals. an Indication of the rate at which
the aeal herds are being destroyed.
The persons of African descent In th
Cnited States are classified according
to the degrees of colored blood Into
1.337.0S0 blacks, 950,939 mulattoes, 105,
135 quadroons and 69,930 octoroons. I
A seaweed of the South Taclflc often
crows to be thlrtj- or forty Inches In
Jbimeterand T.500 to 2,000 feet lonR.you eet ihmd the salesman and look
tt has no root In the proper sense, the
nourishment being absorbed from th
water.
Down to the depth of 200 fathom.
a here daylight appears, the eyes of a
fish get b-gger and bigger. Beyond thai I
lepth small-eyed forms set In, with .
long feelers developed to supplement i
Ihe eyes. c i
Three times as many American horse,
nave been sold in England this year as
were called for in 1SB4, and their aver
ige price at the ports of shipment has
aeen $155. They are used chiefly for
Ira ft in London.
The Bank of England has 1.1'JO of
Jelals on its pay roll, which amount
:o about $1,5(10.000 a year, and l.OOO
:lerks. If a clerk is late three times he
receives a warning, the fourth time h i
a discharged at once. I
Thera la a woman contractor am i
(uarry operator in Buffalo, who has
lupplled stone for some of the most
important structures In the dry. She
a the only woman who Is an active
iiember of the Buffalo Builders' Ex
:hange. A novel document was filed in the
jfflce of the county recorder at Sedalia,
Uo.. a few days ago. It Is a paper
therein Mrs. Belle A9her apprentices
ler daughter, Letha Asher, 9 years old.
jo Mary Jane Love, "to learn the trade
ind art of housekeeping."
A thorough test Is to be made In Mari
n County, Florida, as to the adaptabll
.ty of the soil for the profitable cultiva
tion of tobacco. It is estimated that
1,000 acres will be planted with to
bacco seed from Cuba and- Sumatra
luring the present winter.
M. Lebeau has succeeded In obtaining
Mire gluclnum from the emerald by
seating rhe precious stone In an electric
furnace until the sillicon Is Volatilized.
The residue is combined with hydro?
Suorlc acid, and after a series of purl
Icatlons gives pure gluclnum.
Some people have been making a
:ount and find that not one of the State
governors in the United States is a
Roman Catholic. There are no Roman
Catholics la the Cabinet, none In the
Supreme Court, and there never has
been one In the Whlto House.
A Farislan had the remains of hL
brother cremated. The ashes were put
ji a leather bag, and sent by rail to his
jrother's home. The bag was mislaid,
ind a suit has been Instituted by the
brother ajtainst the railway company
for the value of the dead man's ashes.
A Spanish illustrated comic weekly,
t. Toll i".,rt,la ("Tlio fnf Plnth" la
printed on cloth the siie of an ordinary l'5 SJftM I f ? i fYKI
handkerchief. After It has been read! WO V I VXX3SJ I lr
It can be rut In water, when the Ink I cA ,
will wash out and only a handkerchief . ' VOO-UVer Ull, Wltfl hypO-
remaln. The price of this novel Journal phosphites, Is pure COfJ-liVer
UBcent8' 'in a digested condition. So
-ryS'SS that when a person gains in
always possible to tell, however, wheth- Weight irom taking SCOtt'S
er the lower animals perceive by sight Emulsion, it is because of tWO
or hearing, or by the action air in mo- th, the fl fc
tlon has on their bodies. It is asserted t-i . j , r j
that mice are sensitive to motions of aCted aS a fat-producing food;
the air which to human ears create m , and, Second, it has restored
oond whatever- j to the body a healthy condi-
Honrs and iaes. tion. Such an improvement
-en
sre, as well as In England, a preat re- i
nere, as wen as in i-.ukuiiiu, a preai re- i
ductlon in the hours of labor. But this
was not accomplished for tbe pleasure
Of the wage earners; It was accomplish
ed because experience proved that after
u ct-i ia,u Hiuic or rutigue ca
reached labor was unprofitable. The
hours may still further be reduced. A
large volume of evidence has bean col
lected in the last few years to show that
production Is even more economical
w i an eight-hour than with a nine
hour or a ten-hour. day. Ezpcrimenti
In this direction are in progress. II
what ls claimed for the eight-hour day
be proved and It has been partially
proved the eight-hour day will coma
Jito general use. But otherwise no
iEsr:nt of ethics or philanthropy oi
Christianity will bring it In. Men are
ilways, everywhere, trying to get all
they can. If they can get more by work,
ing ten hours than by working eight
ten hours they will work.
Wages have been largely Increased U
(he past fifteen years, but this Is dm
purely to economic causes. The "prin
ciple of Christianity which attaches aa
ibsolute value, greater than that of all
earthly things, to a human being as
inch," has not Induced any employ i
to increase wages. It can bo shows
that this principle has led to th Im
proved condition of the laboring class
but it has done so In accordance
with economic lam, and not by sua
pending them, oirvlolatlng them, ot
substituting benevolent; for (elfish in-
s'tnets. rnventton and the extension of
the human control over the power of
nature have enormously Increased the
amount of product, of wealth, that can
be gotten by the labor of each individ
ual. This Increase has been distributed
and the laborer has got part of It; It Is
not material to this discussion whether
he has got his share, or less, or, as some
Dersons believe, more, xne material
Ct IS that ne UBS or ten oeen paiu ma
fe?
accumulated fund of altruism. No
" v " "V"-" ""l "CiOaiwaiai
amount of ethics or philanthropy would
e to pay hlm mcrease,
wares had not some one's inventive
skill enabled him to weave more yards
of cloth and roll more pound of Iron
In a week than his grandfather did.-
Upplncott'a Magazine. ,
A MAGICIAN'S FRAUD,
Tba Mystery of His Daaelas; Pap pats
la Cleared Up.
Of aU th fakir who make their 11
tag by preying upon th gullible fre
quenter of Fourteenth street, between
Broadway and Sixth avenue, perhaps
the most astute la th one who offer
tor sale a pair of little jumping jacks
Which he so arrange that they appear
to dance Incessantly without assUtanc
from anybody, says the New York
Tribune. The puppets look like clothes
pins deprived of their prongs and fin
ished with four loosely Joined card
board appendages to represent arnu
and legs.
The wily merchant, whose licena
.ramber Is 0927, If you should care to
Identify him. baits his trap so that he
had a dark background, such as an open
cellar window. Then he spreads a black
mat about a foot square upon the pave
ment Waiting until there are no spec
tators around, he carefully places the
grip containing his merchandise on one
lid of the mat, while he takes his
stand on the other side. Then the at
tenuated clothespins mysteriously ap
pear on the mat and begin their gyra
tions.. To the uninitiated passers-by
the puppets seem to receive their in
spiration from some mysterious source,
and, not being made of flesh and blood,
they never weary of their fun, but keep
It up by the hour. Women and chil
dren stand In astonishment before the
dancers, uncertain w.hether to attrib
ute their actions to physical or spiritual
"orces.
A close examination reveals the
fraud. The most Important element
of It Is a fine, black thread, one end
of which Is wound around the fndex
finger of the fakir's right hand. It Is
not so easy to find the other end, but If
carefully you will see that It is attach
ed to the side of the innocent looking
grip. In a line between the finger and
the point where the thread meets the
ktId are the lively clothespins. Tbo
increasing jerky movement of the fin
geT reveals the motive power, corn-
pietes the chain of evidence and clean
up the mystery.
The merchant la careful to keep bit
.ight hand well out of aight, but h
cannot conceal It entirely and the win
dow pane beside him serves aa an ex
cellent reflector and helps to give away
his secret. Only a few of his spectators,
however, can take their eyes off the
marionettes long enough to look for
; such a solution, if, Indeed, they suspect
trickery, and the purchasers, without
exception, walk away with their prizes,
highly pleased over their D-cent bar
ttlns.
No Error.
Dlzley Here's a bad typographical
irror In this item In the paper about
me.
Mozler What Is it?
Dlzley I told Smazkins, the reporter,
(hat I'd been summering at the beach
and he's got me Cown as 'simmering.'
1 guess he's got It about right, though.
uoxbury Gazette.
eaims
There is more than one food
which will cause the body to
Increase in weight. A free
supply of sugar will do this;
so will the starchy foods;
cream, and some other fats.
But to become fleshy, and yet
remain In poor health, is not
what you want. Cod-liver oil
increases the weight because
it is a'fat-producing food'. But
it does far more than this. It
alters, or changes, the pro
cesses of nutrition, restoring
the normal functions of the
various organs and tissues.
ls permanent: it comes to stay.
hCUTT-S EMULSION has been endorsed
by the medical profession for twenty years.
Ask your tjctor.) This is because it L
always fatataHe always uniform always
contains the purest Norwegian Cod-liver Oil
and lvpopiujspkitcs.
Put ttp in 5o-cent and St.oo sizes. Tlie sssfcU
ie may be enough to cure your cough or
Help your baby.
Absolutely Pure-Dclidious-Nutritious-
Better Werk V7I::ly Tfcia Ucrk Hard." Great Efforts
are Un:csmrf la Csbs Chasing if yen Us
SAPGLJO
Sarsaparilla has over snd over again
proved itself the best blood purifier medi
cs 1 science has ever produced. It cures
tk tnsriintnes uLterlv fall. It
record is unequalled in the history of
medicine. Its success is based upon its
s
The One True Blood Purifier, fl; 6 for f5.
Hood's Pills S3 VTu
POLITE SHERIFF.
A Hanging that Waa Conducted Un
der Rnlea of Society.
The most polite man I ever knew,"
aid J. D. Ewana, of Mississippi, to
Washington Star writer, "was a col
ored man down in my county. He be
longed before the war to CoL White,
one of the most cultivated and polished
gentlemen in the South. During re
construction day, Tom wa elected
herlff, and the first year he held the
office a white man was sentenced to be
hanged., I knew the doomed prisoner,
and at hi request was with him sev
eral hours a day for the last week of
his life.
"The sheriff came In the first time I
was there, and, adressing the prisoner,
said: 'Scuse me, Marster Bob. I Jest
come fur Jess a little advice. Yo' see,
we atn neither ob ns aa used ter cere
monious occasions ob dls kin' an' I jest
wants ter know how yo' would like tet
bab de gallows, facln de sun or de odei
way.
"The prisoner told him to have bis
face away from the sun.
" Thank yo', Mars Bob. I'll done hah
It dat way. We don' wan' to make nc
expositions ob oursefs by not doin'
what ls propah on slch events.'
"Upon the next occasion, the aherifl
came In:
" 'Mara Bob, scuse me one moment
gemman. I Jesa wants ter bab yo' shoa
me one mo' how you dona ti dat knot
Mos' curiosest knot I eber seed.' "
"Upon the morning of the fated day,
is I went In, the sheriff had the doomed
nan's foot thrown over a chair and wai
blacking hla boot, the other one having
il ready been polished. 'Mawnin', sab.'
Be aaid to me. 'Mars Bob Jess gittln'
ready. I done borred a suit an' neck
tie from the cunnel an' Jess sllckin' 'tin
up. Den I gets Inter my own dress suit
dat I bad made a puppus, an' Maree
Bob, an me, we gwiue ter be de bes'
dressed ob anybody.'
"Arrayed lu full evening dress, th
convicted man and the sheriff mounted
the scaffold when the time came. 'All
right now. Mars Bob,' said the sheriff,
is bo adjusted the cap. "Scuse me,
tali, Jesa a mlnuta.' and he touched the
fatal spring."
uearaesa caaaa le care fc
br local application , as they cannot reach, the
rii !) d portion f 1 tut ear. 1 here is only one
wiy to cure Deaiuea. and that it by cou.titu
t .mil reine-ii-9. J H-arne s is caused by an in
Llained c.mdi'lon of tne inui-ous lining ot thu
ujIiu b an lube. Worn this tuoe gets in
Jametl you have a rum l.n sound or itnper
f el li-arini;. and w..en it Is entirely tl
llt-afnm is the rerlt. and unlet the inrtaiu-
nniiiin can b. Ink 11 out and this tube r
tored t Hi nornm. condition, bearing will be
ie-.tr v--l forever; iftne ea-t-H out teu are
rau-ed by ratarru, which is nothini; bat an in-lla-ned
onil 1 1 1 f the mucous gurfai-e.
We wil. vi U.it- tiundre t i llar x.r an-.
ca--of li tti'iii'S- fcau-ed by catarrtii Ilia' can
not liet-ur 1 h HaU'sCAlurru Cure. Seud tor
c.riuiit , free.
F. J. fHsvrr -4 Co.. Toled.i, O.
t2fT"S..l.l br Dru.uii . 7:.
' Unfriended indeed is he who has 110
Mend bold enough to point out his
faults.
J 1. Kilmer' PnnMoi! cirn
HKMueT and HUdtler truiWai.
1 iniplel anil Constitution trej.
i kLotulotv UiuuauitoiL N i
There are several things worse than
disappointment in love. Rheumatism
is one.
Floating-Borax has not one ounce of a1n'tera
tton In It. It 100 H-r i-ent pure, f-ee tnnt
Dobbins' Snap Mfg to. r-hila." w on every
wrapper and cake- ly it once, be sure yi.u
get tbe genuine. Vour grocer na-It, or trill get
t for you.
It is to live twice when you can en
Joy the recollection of your former
life.
Floa cure for consumption haa saved me
manv a itoctor'a bill s. f. Hardy, Hopklna
fiacc, 1 altlmore, Md , Iec. 2, 'M.
It is a penalty of greatness to be
charged twice as much as other peo
ple. Jialnicted with fore ere use Lr. Imac Thomp.
icD'kave-uater. liruuiil-u aeUt.t 25c. perb.nUe
Compulsory rest is .not rest at all,
but simply the worst form of idle
ness. Wr. 'Window's H3otlnn7 svrnr tor ehlMrai
teetninx. tolten Ibe gum-, reduce Intia Dun
tlon. aiia I'am. cure wind colic 2 u-HU j.
Ko man wants to be a saint unless
be knows what it meant to be a sin
ner. FITS Mopned riee . th:. Ktr"j rfai
Nk'V-: HhtockR. Nn ilts alter I r-t ilavV -.
Ma' v-Wiui curw. Tretie and f-MH trial oo..
l. Ireu. lr. Klin-. il Ari-ii St.. I'liUa.. 1'ju
Electricians say that there is no
safer place during a thunder storm
than a trolley car. The wires and car
pole make the best kind of lightning
rods.
- A "ouoa. "ol on Soff HitOAT reqnlr. a Ini
mediHte attention. ' Rrnvn'a JBronchiul
Truchet" ill invarlablv give relieC
If the Atlantic O -ean would have a
layer of water 6000 feet deep removed
from its eurtace it would only reduce
Ihewid.bof that body ot water one
half. Blood and SrrTr, are very closely related.
Keep the blond rich, pure and healthy with
Hood's Sarsaparilla and you will hare no trouble
from nervousness
Ilood'a Pills are the best after-dinner pills.
There are m ny re ison in favor nf
the supposition that . Mars is more
likely to have been iuhabitpj in past
ages than at the present lime, in soite
' of its atmosphere or water or clouds.
' The Breakfast Cocoa
MADE BY
WAUfR Baker & Co. bJ
DORCHESTER. MASS.
COSTS LESS THAN ONE CENT A CUP.
NO CHEMICALS.
ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
Wauei Baker &cos.Breakfast Cocoa
made at dorchester.mass.it bears
their trade mark la beue ck0c01at1ere
ON EVERY CAN.
AY0ID IMITATIONS
"TrUMPET CALLS.
libra
Waning
w
INK open tbe
damper to wi
all tbe nrea oi
;evil In . a man
burn.
nl aenda dan-
gptr only where he
has flrst sent cour
aga. To love an ene
my 1 a sure way
to pleas Christ.
A brewer bora
I " far better man a
irnnkard'a child.
Bridget starts her flr with coal olL
f he devil uses alcohol.
Tbe man who doe not look ahead
alii soon hare to fall back.
There la no sin that a man Inflamed
a-ith drink may not commit.
Every moderate drinker to leadln an
trniy of boy toward th pit
Appetite for drink 1 tb deTlT Iron
main on tbo drunkard' neek.
Th easiest time to let drink alon to
oef ore the first drink 1 taken.
The sparkling- In the wine to mad by
ne of the devil' sharpest teeth.
It to when we are most helpless that
Christ ls most willing- to help us.
If we will not hear God to-day, be
nay refuse to bear u to-morrow.
It la a lone step toward heaven to be
oorn In a home where Christ to loved.
Many a man put hi family In th
Jark to help the saloon pay Its ga bill.
One of the hardest thing for aome
men to forgive to a difference In creed.
The man who aerves th devil ha to
Begin his day's work before breakfast.
Many a man has started out to re
form th world, and stopped at the flrst
bouse.
The derll haa gained hto point when
be convinces us that little sins work
no 111.
Ko man can grind down" another with
out first placing his own soul under th
millstone.
The man who begin by drinking
tome time may end by having to drink
all tbo time.
If you would teach children to hate
Irtnk, give them the first lesson before
they leave the cradle.
The Christian should sever complain
of his bard fortune while he know
that Christ ls bis friend.
When a man gets up early In tb,
norning to drink, he to apt to spend the
day In doing nothing else.
Our money ls not doing us the good
Sod would have It do us. If It ls not do
ing anybody else any good.
The man who has not decided that he
ivlll never drink, haa more than half
decided that he will drink.
If you are In the habit of going to
sleep in church, you do not help the
preacher any by occupying a front seat
0T THE PROPER QUESTION.
Mr. BoKira' Answer Waa Crlanlaatln
Under the Clrcaanatancea.
Old Boggs la very deaf so much s
ihat he relies more on watching tbo
speaker's lips In conversation than be
does on bis ears. He waa on his way
borne one night not long ago while the
wind was blowing very hard and a
loosened sign came down and cut quite
a gash In hla forehead. Tbe next morn
ing be started to walk down town, hla
thoughts running on the wind of the
night before, and, presuming that most
everyone else was thinking and talking
of the same subject. An an opposite
corner be saw a policeman with whom
be had a passing acquaintance and be
vent over to speak to him.
-His flrst salutation," thought Boggs,
will noturally be, 'Good morning;
then be will say: 'How to Mr. Boggs r
then probably apeak of th wind
.torm."
"Good morning, Mr. Boggs," said th
officer.
"Good morning," responded Boggs.
"How did th wind strike your ask
ed the policeman.
"Very well quite wall, thank you,
said Mr. Boggs.
"Wife well?" was th next query ot
the peace guardian.
"I should remark!" exclaimed Boggv
"Just look at that!" and he removed his
hat and exhibited hla forehead, crossed
with strips of sticking plaster.
"Well, she must be a la-la," though,
ie policeman, as he started down thu
sidewalk swinging his club. Washing
ton Star.
The Minister's Blander.
The New Yorkers are telling one ai
Mher of a good joke on Rev. John Wes
ley Brown, rector of St. Thomas'
Church, previously rector of St Paul's
In this city. His part In the ceremonial
of the Paget-Wbitney wedding was to
read the service. Eltner he bad mark
ed the wrong place in the praver book
or the slnglnf: disconcerted him; at any
rate the wedding party was amazed to
hear his rich, full voice utter the words:
"I am the resurrection and the life."
"Heavens and earth!" ejaculated Bish
op Potter In a whisper behind bim. Tbe
rector at once awoke to the fact thnt
he was reading the burial service, anil,
if ter one breathless second, he proceed
d with the proper ritual.
A late official report shows that, Cv
trary to common belter, cases of re
ligious mama are rare in the British
isles. It also discloses tbe strange fact
that more mental aberration U devel
oped among the tribe of peddlers than
among any other class, physicians and
iruggists coming next Melancholia
rerails most in Ireland.
"It Is always best to lie on the rim,
aide," remarked the stump speaker
when he heard of the election of the
man be had been advocating.
THE MOST PLEASANT WAY
Of preventing grippe, colds,' aeadachM,
and fevers is to use the liquiJ laxative
lomedy Syrup of I'igs, whenever the
system needs a gentle, yet effective
cleansing. To be benefited one must
get the true remedy manufactured by
the California F Syrup Co. onlv. For
sale by all druggists in 50c aicd 1
bottles.
It Mift-ht Have Been Red Ink.
A certain actor who wished to Intro
Ince innovations into "Hamlet," pro
,H6ed to play the nart of ih v.
prince in a red cloak, which 1nu-utlo
he communicated to 8ir Henry In ing
who said: "Very well; I do not see any.'
thing shocking lr. that." "Hut 1 it
right V inquired the Interlocutor -
dare say it is," replied Irving. Ke,i
was the color of mourning of the royal
house of Denmark." "But how do yon
get over this?' persisted the other '
(noting the words. Tis not alone my
Inky coat good mother." "Wen," re
ailed the Shakspearean, calmly. "I arm
poae there la such a thing a red Ink. la
"nerenotT
7er Is no help In the case nf a wom-
49
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1 jt
1 N.'''"'',r-',rf
the cancellation department P
to file them in their regular otdet v UJ
tag notice and keeping cl$. aP
sotes which have not been returned.
One of the curiosities of Mm depart
ment ls a twenty-flve pound not whleJ
was paid in after being out for 111
years. The bank note library to .W
here, with album containing old bast
notes of varioua large amount, wl
the name of the noblemen for whosi
they were Issued. There 1 also th
million-pound bank note.
which, in fta day, wa worth $5,000,000,
and wa issued for convenience la cloa
tag an undertaking of unusual moment.
The record of this department are of
invaluable assistance In checking : for-a-ery
and the canceled notes, which are
kept' for a period of about Ave year
before being burned, are constantly un
der examination by Scotland Yard de
.oAtiTM in search of stolen money, otf
i.nd. nniM have been
other neou: - - - .
lost The strange stories of single note
... .... . - tffln fnrnlfih are '
whlcn tnis uei"""" - ; .
many, and are ready-made plot for any
1 t Dt. but thev are to
a- ,AM In ttila T-tll
numerous i" -
McClure's Magazine.
Xotkiar so sadaenly aad completely
disables the ntaacles as
LUMBAGO,
LACIE BACK,
STIFF NECK,
and nothing so promptly
aad sarely CT IIPfiDQ fill
1 caret them as Oil JftUUUO Ulbi
114
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lays inflammation and cures ooHaeslion.wnetbW
ot Uie Lanvs.itomach, lioweia, or otber (lands
or mucous membranes.
RAD WAY'S PEADY PELIEF
CURES ASO PREVtSTS
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Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Eheuma
matism, Neuralgia, Headache,
Toothache, Asthma, Dif
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CURES THE WORST PAIN3 In from on to
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PA V ACHES AND PAINS.
For beadHche (whetber sick or nervous) tooth
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w aknesa lu tbe back, spine or kidneys, pains
around tl.e livr, pleurisy, swelling of tbe joints
ami pain of oil kimK Hie application of Had
way's Kadway's Heady Keltef will afford lmma.
dinte ease, atid lis continued use for a lew days
erlVct a permanent cure. ,
TAKEN I AKI'I.Y A half to a teaspoonlul
In hall a tumbler of water for atomanb troubles).
Colic, W lud lu the bowels. Cold C'hllls.Kei er and
Ague. Dutrrbuen, lck Ueadacbe, and all inter
nal pains.
Price gOc. per liottle.Sol J bjr all Druggist
A Valuable Medical Book Free
With over 150 receipts, for the cur
of all diseases. Send 10c for postage.
DR. C. H. DIRMITT,
19th and FEDERAL STS.. Fhila. Pa.
TTfTS AKRsiUTOR CO. Seat Half th orM
windmill busmasa, because It bas reduced tus cost at
Wind power to 1 .11 what Itwaa. 1c baa man braaek
nouses, and supplies lis goons ana repaiiw
tt jour door. 11 can auu acea luruisoa)
Deuer article ror leas monef uas
olbera. It makia Pamplng aa
Cleared. Steel OaiTamaad afta.
iMinnlettun Windmills. TilUna
Fixed Steel Towers. Steel Erasx Saw
Frames. Steel Feed Cutlers ar.it Fas
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or tliese articles that H will lurnisb onul
January 1st at 13 the umihI price. It also makes
Tanks and Pumps ot all kinds. 'Send for catatotuak
I 1.21a. BackwtU (ad flUmsrs atrasu. talus.
DROPSYi
Treated Kr,..
Pmliiveiy cuaica,
with V.-er a hla
Kcitiedlcs. IIaa
cur! ui.jiir Uiotl
Mild -u -u
nonnced bopeteas. I-'roiii lirs! Hom M ruptonui raw
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all yiupt'.miKre removed. HOOK ol us,i!niooUla
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Atl&uu. Ga. '
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l lt'e l'erfVct. 0: Michlwi e-itr.il. Is,trilt
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