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LITTLE MAID-0'-DREAM3
Little Maid-O'-Dreama, with joa
Eerie eye so clear and pure
(lazing, where we fain would aa
Into far futurity
Tell ua what you there behold.
Id your vision manifold! -What
is on beyond our sight,
liidding till the morrow's light.
Fairer than we see to-day,
Aa our dull eyea only may?
Little Maid-O'-Dreame, with face
Like as in some woodland place
Lifts a lily, chaste and white.
From the shadow to the light:
Tell us, by your subtler glance,
What strange sorcery enchants
You as now, here, yet afar
As the realms of moon and start
Have you magic lamp and line
And genii for vassalingl
Little Maid-O'-Dreams, confess
You're divine and nothing less,
For with mortal palms, we fear, -Yet
must pet you, dreaming here-
Yearning! too, to lift the tip
Of your fingers to our lipa:
Fearful still you may rebel.
High and Hear'nly oracle!
Thus, though all unmeet oar kiss.
Pardon this! and this! and thii
Little Maid-'O-Dreama. ws call
Truce and faror, knowing all I
All your magic la. In truth.
Pure foresight and faith of youth
You're a child, yet eTen so.
You're a sage in embryo
Prescient poet artist great
As your dreams anticipate
Trusting God and man, you da
Just as Heaven inspire 70a to.
Ladies' Home Journal.
A FANCY FAIK.
"Couldn't we get up a subscripUo
r something for the widow?"
f a ...
one's own hotel it ta too dreadful!" and
Mrs. Wildover shuddered and her com-
. m. i f.r th. hni.
Hotel de Flandres had had Its withers
a. r-i. k-j h.-i i. -itw.'
wrung and Its nerves shaken In a sin
gularly ghastly fashion. One of the
waiters, while handing around a dish
at the dejeuner, had suddenly turned
white, reeled, and then. In sight of all
the guests, fallen down In a heap upou
the polished floor.
"Yes, we must undoubtedly do some
thing," continued Mrs. Wildover; "but
It's a pity It can't be something 11101 e
general than a subscription among our
selves. Couldn't we organize some,
kind of a beneflt of entertainment T' 1
"A fancy fair!" exclaimed two o'
three ladies In a breath.
"It would be a splendid Idea!
put
who Is to organize It?"
"Oh, you you, Mrs. Wildover! Ob.
flo!"
Mrs. Wildover smiled modestly.
"Oh. but I'm afraid I shouldn't be
able I "
"Yes. yes. you would."
"But you'll all help, won't you?"
asked the lady, looking around. "I
think we'll keep It strictly among our
selves; only the English ladies of the
hotel must be allowed to take an active
part in the bazaar."
IltT audience gave a rapid assent,
and Mrs. Wildover Immediately plung
ed into plans and projects. Mrs. Wild
over was fat, 40. and, thanks to True
titt. also fair; but had there not existed
a meek, timid-eyed little creature
known as Mrs. Wlldover's husband. It
Is certain that she could have had as
many suitors as sbe wished, for Mrs.
Wildover was ridiculously, fabulously
rich. The fact had come upon her as
rather a surprise some half dozen
years earlier, when she had faiuted
on her drawing-room sofa in the little
house at I'eckhani after reading a law
yer's letter which Informed her that an
almost forgotten uncle in America had
died, leaving her not only his whole
fortune, but his share In some petro
leum springs down country.
From that moment it had been Mrs.
Wildover's not unnatural desire to soar
above the musical evenings and card
parties of I'eckhani and New Cross.
Mie went everywhere, was Indefatiga
ble in all charitable undertakings, her
shrewdness telling her that they often
proved the thin edge of the society
weile. Now, at the Hotel de Flan
dres. there was staying at this particu
lar moment a singularly beautiful dowager-countess,
a lady most popular in
London society, and one whose broad
wing could, and they would, help poor
Mrs. Wildover In her flight
"Do you suppose I.ady Lotbalr would
help usV" she asked, tentatively. No
body seemed quite sure, but everyone
thought that Mrs. Wildover would ask
her.
I.aily I.othair was cordial and sympa
thetic, promised to attend the fair, and
even volunteered to allow some of her
photographs to be sold there. In fact,
plump Mrs. Wildover, who was usually
very sure of the ground sbe trod on,
scarcely felt her feet as she left Lady
Lothair's room. It was the beginning
of her success, she thought, and think
ing so. she collided heavily with some
one coming in the opposite direction.
"I beg your pardon."
"Indeed, it was my fault."
An.l both passed on lu their several
directions.
The person who had gone to the wall
in the collision was a slight girl dressed
lu deep uiouruiug. She turned into a
door to her left, and, closing It behind
her. tossed her hat petulantly on to the
table.
"Is that you, Nell?" called a voice
from the balcony.
"Yes; come in, I want to talk to yon."
The other woman entered. Sbe also
was dressed in deep mourning.
"What's the matter?" she asked,
glancing at her companion.
"Nothing more than usuaL Why will
you insist on staying here, and like
this? it's awful."
"You are always so impatient, Nell.
I tell you that "
A sharp knock at the door Interrupt
ed her. "Entrez!" called the girl curt
ly, and then, to both women's astonish
ment, t':e big form of Mrs. Wildover
unused upon them.
"Can you spare me Ave minutes, Mrs.
Seymour?" asked she beamingly.
"oh. certainly! Do sit down," said
Irs. Seymour, while Nell drew for
aard a chair.
"I've come to ask you If yon would
rare t help us," continued Mrs. Wlld
ver, as she proceeded to unfold the
ichenie of the fair.
Mrs. Seymour and her daughter bad
een at the Hotel de Flandres for over
1 week, but somehow they seemed to
lave assimilated with none of the sets.
Perhaps their deep mourning isolated
iem. as It prevented their Joining the
tercle des etrangers, but Mrs. Wlld
ver felt that It would be sweet and
rondescending of ber to take them un
ler her protection and to patronise
them.
"And now, what will you both doT
toucliuteil the good lady, beaming on
then good-naturedly. "Will yon taka
t stall. Miss Seymour, or will you sing
bo the concert, or play, or what?"
Miss Seymour hesitated and glanced
it her mother. "I'm afraid my sing
ing and playing don't amount to much,"
he began, "but W -
"ITnt f?l "" TW, Mm. Wild
arer. If that la of any use you."
Sirs. Wildover gave a little trasp. and
then suddenly recollected that sUirt
lancinft was one of the recognizeV. aj
eonipllshnienta. "That will be charming!" she ex
Claimed. "And rou don't think you will
' be nervonsT
Nell shook her head rtocidedly.
"Then that' all right. Anil won't
fou help ns at all. Mrs. Seymour?"
"Oh. I'll sell programs, take tickers,
anything you like." replied the lady.
: laughing; "make myself generally use
fuL in fact."
j- "Well, anyway, that's something to
no!" exclaimed the girl when their vis
itor had departed.
j "Kxactly!"
I "But whether the game Is worth the
candle; whether It's worth while vege
tating here for a fortnight for the
pleasure of showing one's ankles at a
fancy fair, I'm sure I don't know."
I "Neither do I as yet. my dear. Walt
till the time comes. We'll soon see.
But you are certainly right In one
thing, Nell; black does not show you
Dff."
The girl gave something between
grant and a laugh and glanced at
. berself In the long mirror, the Invaria
ble adjunct to an apartment In a for
itign hotel.
I She waa tall and very slight, with a
'dear, colorless complexion and crisp
red hair; ber eyes were heavily lidded.
ind when sbe took the trouble to raise
them they were of a curious changeful
ft T 1 ft. 1 1,1
ioue. in uk u'nc. Buu uu uue for news of mademoiselle, tier meI-
have called her pretty: yet to an ob- ' coj attendant shook his head:
server there were great possibilities j "Don't jet anybody go bothering thert
about her. She recognised the fact bet- to the morning to inquire after her; eT
ter than most people, and therefore erytning depends on keeping her qnlet
there was some excuse for her petulant At mIdday nowever Mrs. WUdovel
luru iroftu iu
1 Mr- 8eyour; oa tn otbe hanf
WM Bnorl anu P""" uu couiior.ame
looking, neither plain nor pretty, and i
,lttle apPaLln' elpless
'tooA uer ia Ter
rood stead, Indeed.
"I wish you would not sit smiling
there like that!" ejaculated Nell, Im
patiently. "I can't see what you want
ed to come to Spa for."
"I am consumed with a desire to
nake Mrs. Wildover's acquaintance,"
quietly replied ber companion.
"Then why on earth "
"Hush!" said Mrs. Seymour. "Let
ns go down to the salon and talk about
the fancy fair."
1 For a week little else was spoken of .
among the English colony at pa. la
all likelihood Mrs. Wildover had never
been so happy in her life. She spent
her whole time In bustling and fussing
'among her helpers, and the name of
I Lady Lotbalr was scarcely ever off her
lips. Her constant companion and
right hand was little Mrs. Seymour.
"I really don't know what I could
do without you," she said on the even
ing preceding the eventful day. "You
seem to think of everything, dear Mrs.
Seymour "
"Oh, I am so pleased to be of use to
ou In anyway!" exclaimed her com
panion, eagerly, "and so Is Nellie "
"Has her dress arrived?" asked Mrs.
WHJover. 1
"Yes I fancy she is trying It on now
Would you care to see it?" if
With good-humored condescension
Mrs. Wildover agreed, but she started
back with a cry of genuine amazement
when Mrs. Seymour threw open her
sitting-room and she realized that it
was indeed "that Insignificant girl in
Mack" who stood before her.
She saw a vision of diaphanous dra
peries, a maze of flimsy silk and lace,
and a face pale as a lilly, but radiant
tinder a glory of bright hair.
"Why why, my dear girl, I never
realized how lovely you were before!"
exclaimed the good lady as she sank
Into a seat
Nell made some demure reply, and ex
few graceful steps.
"Your gown Is perfect my dear, per
fect" "Oh, no. it Isn't!" said Nell, with a
laugh. "It wants your diamonds, Mrs.
Wildover, to be that," she added, with
a glance at the beautiful stones lavish
ly displayed on the lady's ample bosom.
"Let i:s try the effect," said Mrs. Wild
o er, graciously.
In a second the girl's white throat
and arms were gleaming and Hashing.
"I will lend them to you. if you like.
and you must have some for
vour hair.
too; I'll send them to you to-morrow.
iorrow."
Miss Seymour's thanks can easilj be
imagined, and Mrs. Wildover felt more
like a beneficent fairy than ever. The
whole town would be raving about the
little English dancer to-morrow, and It
would be to Mrs. Wildover that all the
credit would come.
When sbe left mother and daughter
together, both sat for a moment silent
"Do you suppose she will really lend
them?" asked Nell, doubtfully.
"Whv not?"
Then
"Then, my dear child, I suppose yon
R-ill be a little reconciled to our vege
lation?" The girl laughed, and the mother be
ta a to turn over a "Bradshaw" in a
businesslike fashion.
The fancy hair was not to be opened
tntil the evening. A great number of
.ickets had been sold, and there was
luite an Imposing list of figures in the
iccount-book Mrs. Seymour carried, for
she had arranged to relieve Mrs. Wlld
ver of all the mere business part of
:he affair, and was really secretary and
treasurer rolled into one.
"Do you know that Harry Is here?"
xclalmed Nell, In a low voice, as she
Durst Into Mrs. Seymour's room on the
ifternoon of the great day.
"Of course he is. I sent for him "
"But "
"How silly you are, Nell! You are
lel'cate, I could not allow you to dance
aniess there were an efficient medical
aian on the spot Suppose you were to
faint?"
"But If Harry forms one of our
party "
"That would be absurd; no, be will
merely be there in case of an emer
gency." At that moment Mrs. Wildover's maid
ippeared at the door, with her mis
tresses' compliments and several mo
rocco cases, and a message that that
lady would like to see Miss Seymour
when she was quite ready.
"You are positively charming, my
Jpar!" ejaculated Mrs. Wildover, when
the girl stood before her dressed, "and
let me tell you that you look worth
more hundreds of pounds than you
have lived years."
It soon became apparent that the at
traction of the fair was In the little
yellow-curtained booth, where a stage
bad been erected, and where several
people were content to crowd together
and endure the efforts of several sing
ers In order to enjoy the sight of Miss
Seymour's dancing. Nothing was
spoken of but her grace, ber charm and
the magnificent diamonds which Mrs.
Wildover had lent her.
Mrs. Seymour had, however, been so
busy looking after other people, taking
charge of their stalls during their tem
porary absences, that it was late before
she was able to get near the place
where ber daughter was dancing for
the sixth or seventh time.
The mother stood just lnalde the door.
yonplcuons In the blnefc nwn whVt
ike ntlll wjri'l Nail was" il-tm1- - uroe.
the stage, her draK-ries weaving fan
tastic figures arouad her. when su.l
leniy her steps grew uncertain, ht
iruts droj a' limply to. lier siJe an.
lie fell like j log upou the stajre.
A cry ran through he littie booili;
Mrs. l.-eyuiour imsliid quk-&!y for
ward.
"She has faintedT she criej
ja
1 la rui. "A doctor! Is there no one who
will fetch a doctor?"
"I am at your service, madam." said
a young man. tual-iu,; his way rapidly
to the stage.
The next moment he had raised the
fainting girl in his arms and was carry
lug her to some quiet spot. Everyone
was lost in pity for the poor widow,
who was beside herself with grief aad
jlarnj.
In a very short time, however, a mel
incboly little procession left the bazaar
by a side entrance. The men carried
the still unconscious girl on a species
at improvised hammock, and Mrs. Sey
mour and the doctor walked sadly by
ber side. They all entered the hotel;
the servants placed her on the bed, and
then the doctor declared that they
;ouId do nothing more for their patient
They were. In fact, few hands to b
ipared, and the busy hotel-keeper was
iellghted when Mrs. Seymour declined
ill offers of help, and declared that sht
would nurse her daughter herself.
It was fully 2 o'clock In the morning
when the strange doctor left the hotel;
; jj,e nlght pone, wuo let him out asked
1 ...
would nQ further den,al and
slated on going to Inquire for her
frlen)j9. several time she knocked In-
effectually; at last, growing aiarmea,
he tried the door. It was locked.
After considerable delay the door had
to be forced open, and, white as death,
Mrs. Wildover rushed In before anyone
else. It was, indeed, her cry which
made the others follow her with a rush.
expecting they hardly knew what trag.
Ic spectacle. As a matter of fact, noth
ing met their eyes but a couple ol
mourning costumes, neatly folded on a
chair and the diaphanous dancing
dress lying in a heap on the floor. F01
the rest nothing nobody.
The astonishment was' so great that
It was fully a minute before anyon
grasped the situation.
"Oott In hinimel! My bill! They
tre swindlers!" gasped the hotel-keeper,
finding his wits first
"Swindlers!" ejaculated Mrs. Wild-
over. "Ah, my diamonds!"
Everyone gazed at her speechless; In
1 moment the whole thing was as cleat '
as noonday, and. In the confusion ol
the fair, their mourning garb doffed, .
they had escaped, and won a good
twelve hours' start
Mtv. Wildover startled everyone by
a peal of hearty laughter.
"She's mad!" screamed one In horror.
"The loss of ber diamonds has turned
her head."
"The diamonds," she gasped, after a
second. "That's Just It! I left them al
my banker's In London. Those the girl j
bad were paste.
No one ever quite knew what the
exact figure of the receipts of the fancy
fair amounted to. Mrs. Seymour might
have told, but sbe omitted to !ci ve her
account book and cash box behind.
And one thing la tolerably certain
that never again will Mrs. Wildover in
terest herself In widows or orphans at
a continental hotel. London World.
A HORSE ON THE YOUNG fVIAN.
The Innocent Girl with the SiSkj
Curl Suffered Too.
She the pretty girl with the silkj
furls nnd sweet blue eyes had ctaspcii
her hands together, pursed her moutli
up Into an expression of happines;
and declared that a sleigh ride was tin
acme of bliss. lie, poor man, had had
a cutter bequeathed to him by a rela
Uve who most generously died, but whe ,
iorgoi to inciuue a horse with his gift brmons, will, sooner or later, find him
And the poor man's purse was not :n (elf preaching to people who think.
...i . poise sometimes are; so ue fell :
quite downhearted.
Lut one day, when his heart was e
iDeclallv sad for nnlv tha niri,f i.r... .
ishe of the silky curls had again dilated'
on the Joys of the sleigh ride he heard
of a great bargain.
So the young man with a slim purs
immediately purchased the bargain,
hitched the bargain to the cutter aui?
drove away to the home of the lady ol
the silky curls. And of course the ladv
of the silky curls was delighted and she
and tbe young man bounded away like
a gust of north wind.
At least that's the way they went un
til they chanced to arrive at a street
whereon glided a meek and humbli
street car. Then the bareain In me.
diately lost his appearance of spvight
liness. His head became lowered and i
he took a place beside the two street-cn I
borse. And then what do you think J
uaijpcuru i neuever me conuuctoi
of that car would ring tbe bell the bar
gain would stop stone still and nevei
budge until the conductor gave the sig
nal to go ahead.
And the bargain had found old frlendi
In those street-car horses and was re
luctant to lose bis dear acquaintances
Perhaps the man wasn't Ill-tempered'
And the lady of the silky curls? Oh.
she didn't mind It as much as the young
man did. for it seemed very funny, in
deed, when she got a chance to laugt
without the young man knowing any,
thing about it Chicago Record.
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learned by experience that
some grains require far differ
ent soil than others. He
knows that a great deal de
pends on right planting at the
right time. No use complain
ing In summer that a mistake
was made in spring. Decide
before seed-time. The best
time to treat coughs and colds
Is before the seeds, or germs,
of consumption have begun
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neplect vour cold
SCOTT'S EMULSION hja bx rrAonmi. by th
awdical profession fortwenty yesra. (AtM ror doctor.)
Tha b txcauM it is alwjr fiUublt always wmtfrm l
always amuim Uufmrwd Mrsvfass Cod Htm OH
mmd Hrpopkotphitn,
Insist on Scott's FatalstiTa. with tmls ail of
Ban and fish.
Put up In as ent and txo stats. Tha saaaO .aa
aaay at enough to cars raw caaajb or saalsyowsaajt
sodtfi
ttaeK ta many different ways, tike
goitre, swellings, running sores, boils, salt
rheum and pimples aad other eropttooa.
Scarcely a man la woolly free from It, In some
form. It clings tenaciously until the mat vestige
at scrofulous notson Is araittcated fram tha hlood
! by Hood's Sarsaparilla, Thousands of voluntary
testimonials ten at sunsnng iron scroiuia, onea
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Mood?
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RAM'S HCtRN BLASTS.
Sfarmimar Notes CaUisw tat Wicked
ratauaoa.,
T7 BLTI8HN
BLFI8HNK8S il
self-destruction.
enemy treat-
friend.
will aeon become
a friend.
The religion
that bean no
cross Is not the
religion of Christ
Enmity cannot
live long when It
can And no enmi
ty to feed upon.
Wherever a good man lives, the devil
las to fight for all he gets.
No one can know Christ well, and be
gnorant of what he taught.
The value of the diamond la not In
jrhat It does, bnt In what It Is.
The man who would reform the world
teeds to begin with himself.
The man who would know God well
nust be willing to do His will.
That man wrongs tbe world who does
lot love his neighbor as-himself.
They that seek find only when they
leek a way that means something.
It Is not the clock that strikes th
oudest which keeps the best time.
Angels know by tbe way we treat the
oor Just how we are treating Christ
Bowing down to a golden calf would
loon transform an angel Into a beast
It Is because so many people see
vrong that so many things go wrong.
"I shall not want." Is always tbe
long or tbe soul In which there is uu
loubt.
Whoever gives his body to be burn
id, and has not love, throws away his
tshes.
Do good to them that hate yon an
rou will soon have them hating them
lelves. Say yes to a stubborn man where ho
ixpects no, and yon will soon wear
Urn out.
The man who makes a noise In church
in Sunday has no right to keep still on
Uonday,
If piling up dollars is all that
Ives for, his soul shrinks with every
loi la r be makes.
No greater mistake can be made than
o make the accumulation of riches the
lrst business of life.
Going two miles with the man who
lo ni pels us to go with Mm on tvli:
nake him very tired.
Unless we say "Our Father" In om
noney getting we cannot worship God
y saying It in church.
Without consistent Christian life to
tack up tbe preacher there is no use in
Inglng the church belL
To forget the poor In their time of
aeed may save us money and lose us
he Pearl of Great Price,
The lantern that only shines when
be sun shines will never be of any ser-
ice to those who are lost
. The preacher who puts thought in bis
The mn wh wollM n,MHA ,a
I m "
I he wrong track when be shuts blm-
elf up In a cell and puts on a hair shirt
chr,8t d,d not come to make men
UULUiul mua careieso or consequences,
lut to teach them the true nobility of
lfe'
Umbrellas should be made In dry
aeather and corn should be ground be-
!ore the children begin to cry with hun
ter. The business of the Christian In this
irorld Is not simply to keep it from be
coming worse, but to help make It
letter.
The man who asks God for his dally
read will not get It with butter on it,
inless he will do bis best to honestly
It.
A Brave Maau
Tbe ordinary character of a French
luel Is Indicated by an Incident, de
uared by a Paris paper to be true. Twe
entlemen, one ef whom bad "lnsult
id" the other, had exchanged hostile
lommunlcatlons and had met on the
leld of "honor." Two shots bad been
ixchanged without result, and then the
tonor of both men had been declared
! latlafled, and they had gone home.
I Arrived there, the seconds ef Mon-
denr Beanmlnard, who was known by
ill the world to be aa arrant coward,
longratulated him on the coolness h
tad shown.
"Everybody said yon would flunk,"
laid one, ''but yon stood like a rock,
iough one of the bullets passed with
in a millimetre of your skull."
Monsieur Beanmlnard turned deadly
pale, and grasped a chair. Aa he was
ilalnly fainting, a glass of water was
lashed In his face and he revived.
"What!" he gasped, aa he was recov
Iring consciousness, "were the pistols
loaded, then?"
Monsieur Beanmlnard had relied on
the faithless seconds to see that the pis
tols' charges were drawn, and his mis
placed confidence in them had given
Urn the aspect of bravery that they
lad so much admired and marveled at
Gentle Reminder.
"Uncle" Peter Bates was a local ce
ebrity who kept tbe tavern In Ran
lolph, Vt, in the old staging days.
lie was noted for his dry humor, and
s-as never at a loss for a retort or for
t method of expressing his Ideas.
One morning, after breakfast, as a
it ranger was about to depart without
raying his bill. Uncle Peter walked np
Id him and blandlv aald:
"Mlstar, If you should lose your pock
'rtbook between ber. and Montpeller.
remember yon didn't take It out here-
70. make that match
ketweea Jack and Kitty r "Not much;
I never eacourage young people to mar-
iy: they alwaya expect me to glre them
1 pr as ant" Chicago Record.
Paper booses, for the ass of tra
velers la Africa and australia, bars
kaea manufactured by jsnghsh firms,
they are made in sections, andean be
put together or taken apart in a few
aoments,
I:
it s a ssrv m t aw
jaa. aa iaia AA A A. ik ,
1 n. iiiiu
CURE OVER ALL FOR
Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
sT.jAcoasS? I
oil
The forest reserve in Maine contain)
17,000,000 acres, and the special agents
to look after It number thirty.
i An albino partridge, tbe tips) of Its
white feathers tin tod with pink, la tbe
latest freak brought oat of the Maine
woods.
I There la aa historic well ta Rutland,
Vt It waa bnUt during the revolution
1
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W"UTLDy e.ornrVlS! U. fntnre. It simply screws itself to
VUF" nDOTed from Bo"ton to the air, a certain rate of reyolution
Al AIOO.
A writer in the Edinburgh Scotchman,
In dealing with the causes of intemper
ance, mentions as one of the principal
ones tbe "want of sympathy at home
end a scolding, sulking, nagging wife."
Two Russian battle ships, the Rurlk
and the Dlmrtrl Dooskol, have harbored
In Portsmouth on their way to the Med
iterranean. It Is the first time this
privilege has been granted for a quar
ter of a century.
Boblnson Crusoe's musket, "a fine old
specimen, with long barrel, flint lock.
and beautifully balanced," is offered
for sale In Edinburgh. It came Into
the possession of the present owner
through Alexander Selkirk's grand
niece.
It has been noted that serpent charm.
ers continually talk, sing or whistle,
or have an attendant to play upon some
shrill musical Instrument during the
time exhibitions are being given. That
these sounds bave their influence there
Is not the least doubt
A Philadelphia reporter who had
tip that a patient In a New Jersey
Insane asylum had died from punish
inent inflicted by his keepers secured
admission to the asylum as a lunatic
and gathered the evidence that has sent
two of the keepers to the penitentiary
for fourteen years.
Bert Clough, of Surry, Me., returning
home In the gloaming after an unsuc
cessful day's hunt, saw a buck and doe.
He fired, killing tbe buck. In the
morning he started on the trail of the
doe and had gone but a few rods when
he found her dead. One bullet had
killed both buck and doe.
Diphtheria of the skin, a very rare
disease, has been cured by the use of
antitoxin in a little 2-year-old Berlin
girl recently. She bad been badly scald
ed with boiling water, and as the skin
was healing she was kissed by her
mother on tbe wounded spot Tbe moth
er bad diphtheria, and thus communi
cated It to the baby's skin; the throat
was not affected.
George Ebers, the Egyptologist,' has
discovered that many of the queer med
ical recipes found In old English and
German books came from tbe ancient
Egyptians. They were not known to
the Greeks, but were spread from Sa
lerno, the great medical school of the
middle ages, to which they must have
come through the Coptic and Arabic
translations.
A peculiar Incident occurred In New
Tork. While a policeman of that city
was trying to see what was going on
In a "suspected" saloon he soiled his
hands; he noticed a sink in the ante
room of the saloon, and when he turned
on the faucet he was surprised to find
that he was washing his hands In beer.
The keeper of the saloon was, of course,
arrested.
The movement toward the municip
alization of quasi-public works seems
to be spreading. Before the Boston City
Council is a petition from the East Bos
ton Trade Association for the establish
ment of gas and electric light plants In
that section of the city to be maintained
by the municipality. It is supported by
many prominent citizens who think the
experiment worth trying.
New Orleans Is discussing the feasi
bility of commemorating the purchase
of Louisiana in 1803 by a grand expo
sition In 1903. At a recent meeting of
the New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce, called to consider the question,
resolutions were adopted urging tht
desirability of such an exposition, and
a committee of 100 was appointed tc
formulate and devise ways and means.
A method of silvering mirrors, pro
ducing mirrors of much greater brill
iancy than those made by ordinary
processes, has been discovered by Hen
Hans Boas, of Kiel. It is based on the
fact that when a heavy metal forms the
cathode of a vacuum tube containing
a trace of hydrogen, the electric current
volatilizes tbe metal, which Is deposit
ed as a firmly adherent and highly pol
ished layer on the walls of tbe tube.
! The fact that Egypt is going to be
more fashionable this winter than over
before is shown by the number of book
ings at the hotels. The hotelkeepers
ay that five years ago they had about
4,000 people In Cairo for the winter,
nine-tenths of them English. Last year
there were 8,000, one-half of them
Americans. This year the hotelkeepers
estimate that they will have at least
10,000, and the American Influx will be
larger than ever before.
A man who claimed to have seen
Washington, and really believed that
he had, no matter bow other folks
treated his assertion, died recently in
Baker County, Georgia. He was a ne
gro known as Jim Hall, and was reput
ed to be at least 125 years old. There
Is no doubt he was an exceedingly old
man. He used to declare that he had
driven his master to the polls to vote
lor General Washington on tbe occasion
at his first election as President He
was In every way honest, and worked.
supporting himself, up to the time of
his death.
Judge James F. Harvey, of the Mont
gomery Circuit Court, Crawfordsville,
Ind., Is about to establish a new court
rule which will practically do away
with the "professional juryman," who
has been such an annoying curse to all
courts la Indiana from time immemori
al. Judge Harvey proposes to guar
against this class oy raenng tne Jury j
SommissHoneTw lo unw wa regular
panel of twelve, and then either four ot
tlx additional talesmen who can b I
sailed in to take the places of those ol
the regular panel excused by the court
rhe sheriffs declare that the profession-1
al Jurymen become more numerous ev-
ery year, and are most annoying, ren-
tiering a Sheriffs position, especially in
tlectlon years, most embarrassing. 1
to a person, look
When you speak
him in the iaoe.
WALKING ON AIR.
Csalaeat AatkoriHeo Ink ta Its Tom-
1 eibiUty aa a B
J
Despite the Immense amount of writ
ing and talk on the subject of aeronauts,
the Question baa always been:. Will
serial navigation be practicable within
t time near enough to Justify us In In
teresting ourselves about It? asks a
writer. Tbe decided affirmative answer
ftf Professor Alexander Graham BelL
the creator of the Bell telephone, la
aorthy of consideration. Professor .
Bell aaya that human locomotion
rough the air win be achieved before
long, although the principle of gaa ex-1
pansion, which constitutes the lifting
'power In balloons, will bare no place
In the practicable flying machine. What
Is necessary for rising la the air, be
ns, la an m cumuerwnio usuwu, "
an unmanageable imitation of a bird's
mm lnaAM'a wtnM, Km ft. HIMllft tlftl 1
1 contrivance which can be operated by
ordinary motors,
Buoyancy of tbe flying machine must
be secured by moHoa of seme of Its
awn parts, aad not by tbe whole ma-i
chine baring a specific gravity less than
that of tbe air. A French machine
called tha heUkeptea, Professor Bell
thinks, approaches nearer la principle
than any others the flying machine of
of the screw causing It to rise, a lower
rate giving It more buoyancy, and a
till further decreased rate making it
Ink gently to the ground. This device,
It will be noticed secures only suspen
sion In the air, but little Is detracted
from its value on this account; as buoy
ancy is the only problem, it being
comparatively easy to obtain motion to
tnd fro,
Apropos of mechanics hi a different
Beld, Professor Bell says that the elec
tric roads, horseless carriages and bi
cycles will not relegate the horse to the
fields, bit will give him another and
more effective sphere of sctidty. "Man
bas Invented the bicycle," he says, "to
Increase his powers of propulsion, and
while I do not say that a horse could
ride a bicycle. I am confident that a
machine could be built whereby a
horse could be taken off the ground and
used as a motive power. With a prop
er system of gearing, great speed could
Ve obtained." Demorest's Magazine.
Tha Modern War
Commends Itself to the well-informed, to do
pleasantly and effectually what waa formerly
done In tha crudest manner and diaaaToeably
as welL To cleanse tha arstem and break up
cold , headaches and fevers without unpleas
ant after effects, use the delightful liquid lax
alive remedy. Syrup of Figa. Manufacture!1
by California Fig Syrup Company.
For his method of photographing
colors Professor Lippmann has re
reived the prize of $2400 awarded by
the French Government every six
vears to the author of the most useful
discovery to French industry.
Where Did Ton Get Tate Coffee T
Bad the Ladles' Aid Society of our Church
tut for tea, forty of them, aad all pro-
nounsed tho German Ooffeeberry equal to
Blot Salcer'a catalogue tells you all about
it! 85 packages Earliest vegetable aeeda S1.00.
Order to-day, -
Ir too wiix ctrr Tana out airo asas with
15c m h ups to John A. Salaer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wta., yon will get free a package of
above great coffee seed and our 148 page
catalogue! Catalogue alone 5a. postage. (A.)
The new type of passenger locomo
tives just turned out of the Altoona
(Penn.) shops of the Pennsylvania,
styled class L. are said to combine the
atest improvements both in design
and parts.
CALIFORNIA BONANZA
Pasa leiiirs beautiful c to 5-acre b ocks, loca
ted JU minutes ride to Vo Angeli-s Court Hou-p
new "klectnc Kast Line" m. being; built: 2TO
acres jataulHllv ded; are hsntalns cfTcred before
March loth; a!o orchard and acreage lu other
dextrable I catiom: th.ee that want to Inve-t. I
guarantee no mistake n this. AJdiej "Old Resi
dent" box 2H South l'asadeaa, Cal.
Chalk slabs are now converted into
marble in the workshop by an imita
tion of nature's processes coloring
with niiue-al stains, and hardening
and crystallizing in a suitable bath.
F o tin a; Borax Is tbe only flontlnv soap that
con ains i orax. For toilet or laundry use It Is
incompinsbltt. A ieiiect soap for all uses. Be
sure J.obblas foap alls- Co Phila. is on tbe
wrapper aud cake.
la tbe human subject the brain is
the one-twenty-eighth part of the
whole body's entire weight. In the
horse it is not more than one-four-bund
ret h part.
"BsovH'i Bronchial Tboch esm are oneqnaled
for clearing tbe voice, I'ublic speakers and sing
ers tne world over use them.
A Frenchman has invented an elec
trie plate washer, designed for hotels
and restaurants. The machine will
wash 2000 plates per hour and does its
work perfectly.
Avoid Psaeaimoala, diphtheria and typhoid.
fever, by keeping tbe blood pure, the appetite
good and tbe bodily health vigorous by tbe use
of Uood's Sarsaparilla.
Hood's Pills bave won high praise for their
prompt and efficient yet easy action.
The Grecian Government has issued
permits allowing the American School
of Archaeology to conduct excavations
at Corinth for historical and scientific
purposes.
Beware or Olntaaeate rar Catarrh That
t Centals: Oterearr. ,
ts mereury will surely destroy- tho sense of
imell and comDlete! vderminni the wholnavutAn,
when entering it tarouicn tbe mucous surface.
Such articles should never be used except on
Sreecri ptions Irom reputable phy-dclan, as the
amage they will do is ten fold totbegood you
cn possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh
ure manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mereury, and la taken
internally, acting directly upon tho blood an J
mucoussurfaces of the evtttem. In buying
t is taken internally, and is made In Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney Alio. Te-tiraonlali free.
loola by Drugxists. srice 75c. ser bottle.
ii.u a .l ii i ii i,uri n anra iam ma rrm nnina
The Burglar's Joke.
Burglar There goes a detective. Plclr
his pocket snd bring me his knife.
Pickpocket Wotd'yeh want his knife
fer?
Burglar The next time I'm attacked
I'll defend myself with it an' then leave
It behind fer him to find when he's
huntin' fer clews. New York Weekly.
Taking; Mo Chance.
Mamma Why is It that you never
play with your pretty toy trolley car
that goes Itself?
Small Son I think a lot of my tin
soldiers and I don't want 'em smashed.
Good News. . -
Minute of the Court.
"Have you got the timer asked the
prisoner of the Judge.
"I have," replied the Judge, "Si
months!" Atlanta Constitution,
Something Like It,
WIggs (quoting) "There's nothing
like leather," you know, old boy.
Waggs Isn't there, though! You.
never saw any of the pie crust that our
new hired girl turns out SomerrUls)
Journal.
Uuder tbe most farorable auspices
eleotr - .c ating is twice as expensive at
steam.
Rattlesnakes,
and.. . ?
Washington Irving said, he
-Rattlesnake Hill" because a
.rule.ofconb-1
"
rilla; except. pefW enougn
Avers. nas no un n -t ; --- Medical Com
nhvsidans. This formuia was examined by the .VIed,c?i Z. i
miSTt the World's Fair with the result that while every other
mof sapariUa wa, excluded from the Fair, Avert arpa
rittawas admitted and honored by awards. It was admuted be
cause it was the best sarsaparilla. It received the nicdal as the
best No other sarsaparilla has been so tested or so honored.
!Sd tnotto fo? STtonUy as well as the Fair: Admit the beat,
exclude the rest
An? doubt about it? Send for tba " Curebook."
It n"- doubts and cans doubters.
Address: J. C. Aysr Co, toU, Mass.
MAKING LAWS IN FRANCE.
President Has Mo Veto Power Who
Bills Have Passed Both Uoneeo.
The process of legislation In tho
f rench Chambers la renr simple, us
described by the Chautauquau. Each
Chamber may Initiate legislation upon
any subject except the finances; and a
bill upon any subject whatsoever must
be passed In all Its parts by a majority
rote in both chambers In order to be
come a law. This Is not only necessary,
but it Is also sufficient: L e., tbe Presi
dent of the republic has no veto power
upon the legislation of the chambers.
Fbe Constitution provides a period of
thirty dsys between the passage of the
law by the chambers and its necessary
promulgation by the President of the
republic, and reduces this period to
three days in case the Chamber should
vote that promulgation is urgent. With
in these respective periods the Presi
dent of the republic msy demand of the
:hambers a reconsideration of the meas
ure, and they are required by tbe Con
stitution to accord the request. If they
repass the measure by majority vote,
the President must yield and promul
gate the law.
The chambers can also initiate tho
call of the National Assembly for the
purpose of amending or revising the
Constitution. The chief question
which has arisen in the exercise of this
power is whether the chambers can lim
it the action of the National Assembly
by their agreement beforehand upon
the subjects In regard to which the
Constitution may be amended or re
vised. . Tbe atflrmntlve view of this
question would be a security to the
rights and powers of the smaller body,
the Senate, since the National Assem
bly Is composed of tbe members of the
two chambers in Joint assembly, but
the more numerous deputies have es
poused with great unanimity the nega
tive view; and it must be recognized
that they have the logic of the matter
with them. The National Assembly is
the sovereign power in the Constitution
and cannot be limited, therefore, by a
branch of the Government, or even by
the whole Government, In Its action.
The National Assembly may consider
any subject It will when once it Is or
ganized. The chambers In Joint as
sembly also elect-the President of the
republic
Orara la King! Hurrah !t
Bhout for joy. 1 ho green grass rules. It's
oiore valuable than oats, wheat an I corn to
gether. Luxuriant meadows a-e the farm
er's delight. A positive way to get them and
a very sure one we know is to sow Salzer's
Extra Grass Mixtures. No need of waiting
a life time either Snlzer has a mixture,
sown in April, producing hay ta Jane. The
editor learns that many farmers report
yields of six tons of magnifloent hay per
aoie. Over one hundred different kinds of
grasses, olovers, Teoainte, Band Vet oh, Giant,
Sparry and Fodder plants! S5 packages
earliest vegetables 9L0O. Order them to-day!
Ir too wiu. cut Taos out aso scan it with
10c postage to the John A. Salzer Seel Co..
La Croase, Wis., too will receive free ten
grass and grain samples and their mammoth
seed catalogue. Catalogue alone So, (A)
Folding wooden or wicker crates for
bicycle transportation can be purchased
in Paris for twenty cents.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamf-Root cures all
Kidney and Bladder troubles,
r'ampblet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Bingbauiton, N. Y.
Commercial travelers who do
reauire to carry many samples
not
are
using the bicycle out West, as they do
not have to wait for trains between
towns.
FIT3 stopped free by Da. Kline's Great
Xesvb Ke-toreb. No fits slier Srvt days' ue.
Marvelous cures Treatise aud riU) trial bottle
free. lr. Kline, 931 Aicb Su, Pblla., Fa.
MicroecnpieU and entomologists say
that the ilea's mouth is situated exact
ly between bis fore legs.
I ran recommend Plso's Cure for Consumption
to sufferers from Asthma. K. D. Towmknd, Ft.
Howard, Wis., Msy 4, 180.
Berlin sole '. tista are now trying to
make photographs of heat.
J (afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thorn p..
Itn'slLve-watex. Druggists sell at ijc. per bottle
Blood in its natural state contains
a snrprising amount ot ours air.
amonotinsr to nearly seven eights of
its entire bulk.
Mrs. IVtnslow-s (toothing Syrup for children,
leetblng. sottens tbe gums, reduces lnaamma
Uon. allays pain, caret wind colls. 20o a ootUe.
A lump of sntrar saturated with
vinegar is highly resominenden as a
remedy for hiooongh.
A rertect
TtA. t .
V 4 Tl 1fwm von Lkbi8 said
Bate & Co. s Cocoas aad Choco
lates arc good, ---the best, in fact.
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He doesn't toot upon the flute
As once be used to do; .
The other boarders were too cute
They filled it full of glue.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Police Magistrate (sternly) Tea
Mt this man, did you? HI fine you KB0
tn)l The Culprit (pleadingly) Tour
honor, he asked me If I had read Trfl-
h -you are discharged." Chicago
Bacard.
Don't report gossip even if it doss
interest a crowd.
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Tun VRm-rOTl CO. seas naif tats
snuumlll business, because It bas reduce lbs east at
SrUMl ixwr to 1 u nbu It wis. . It bas saaay traaeS
nouses, sua supplies ics rooas aae repairs
at yuur aoor. it can sou uoss furnisa o
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otbera It makes pumping sue
Seared, 8lel. Galvanised afur-
OomDletloo windmills. TUUaa
wt ,aT ana xueu sieei itnms, sceei csass saw
'Aif Frames, bteel reed Cutters and FesS
gfaa Grinders. On application It will name eas
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jannsrr 1st at 1 3 tbe usual pries. It alas saaksa
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