TETE-A-TETE ON THE STAIRS. t never did care for the lancers, . But lat nisat at the Vanderton'e ball When he led me aside from the d" m, ' To ait out a set In the hall, I did very wrong In permitting Such proceedings, for aunty declares A girl can sea goaslp by sitting - Through daucea with men on the stairs. Of course there is no harm In the practice, - Which, in truth, has made many a match; It depends w ho's the man, and the tact la ; Poor Jim's not exactly s catch. But nothing could really be nicer; Dear aunty had gone from our ken, WhUher supper is sure to entire her. With a lot of those horrid old men. Bo we sought out a spot on the landing Where the lights in the hallway bnrnea dim. And a plm with wide branches was standing, In its shadow I lingered with Jim; And the sound of the muaic came awelV ing From the door of the ball room below. And Jim for the tenth time was telling Me something too silly, yon know. It's so foolish for him to admire bm And yet he's so good and so wise That his ideals of women Inspire me With a wish to seem well In his eyea. Bince ever the first day he met me He nys he has loved me, although It were hotter, of conrse. to forget me. For I cannot accept him, you know. We nil hare our crosses to carry. And I. so dear aunty declares, Must make a great match when I marry. Hence her horror of Jim and the stairs. -Vanity. FLEECING A LAWYER, Elkanor Bunker was a lawyer, newly Hedged, and as yet without a client His shingle, with ? ELKANOR BTJNKKR, : Counselor and Attorney at Law. : In letters as bright as gold-leaf could make them, had gone up the day be fore, and his library, rather a scant pattern, had Just arrived, and Elkanor bad spent the last Cfteon minutes in putting that up, too; after which Elknuor seated himself again In bis old armchair, and musing, rested. "Oh, for a good, fat client P sighed Elkanor, after half an hour's solitary reflection. Sighing doesn't generally secure the object longed for, but In this esse the usual order of things seemed likely to be reversed. A heavy step xv n s heard in the passage, a rnp at tho door, and in stalked a gaunt, bony, six footer, with an nxgoad In one hand and on tmdrensed sheeikin In the other. Elkanor knew his customer, an old ac quaintance, "miserly as the day is Ion? when days are the longest" He coolly pushed out a chair to Mm, and then busied himself with some books and papers that lay before him, with an appearance of Industry docldedly great er than he manifested before his vis itor's entrance. "You seem to bo plaguy busy thla morning, squi.." said Mr. Tarbox, after a silent session of some fifteen minutes. "Kather busy, sir." "Well, then. I guess I won't Interrupt you, squire, seelu' ns you are busy." "It is my business, sir, to bo Inter rupted," remarked Elkanor. "Yes. I know It Is; but you sec I didn't exactly call on business. I only wanted to get a little advice; Just to find out what your opinion Is," "Well, sir. slate your case," laconic ally remarked Elkanor. "Why, you see, squire, we had a fclud of cuttle show down at our eend of the town, you know, last week a-Tuesday. Well, you see, I got Into n little bit of .1 scrape there. You know lilll Walker, I s'poseV" "I can't sny I do." said Elkanor. "Ihm't know Hill Walker! Heavens and airtli, squire! everybody knows Walker. 1 ruther guess you know him, squire. Jest think a minute." "I'erhaps so; but go on with your case. If you please, and let Bill Walker go." "Yes, but ranly, now I thought you knew Hill. Why, I swan, squire, you must know hint. Itill Walker's the iiiiiu that wears that old But we will not inflict on our readers Air. Tarbox's luminous description of Bill Walker's wearing apparel. Suffice It that he did describe the said Wall er's apparel In a discourse of about fif teen minutes, after which he spent half an hour in telling how he and Bill had had a fight together, and then eked out the rest of the morning by telling what they had fought together for. He was In the midst of this when Elkanor beard the distant dinner bell ring. Elkauor hadn't been In the profession Ions enough to know that lawyers are generally supposed not to need dinners. So be cut short bis client's tale with: "The amount of the whole matter, Mr. Tarbox, so far as I can see from your own story. Is that yon think Bill Walker stole one of your sheep and acknowledged that you have been and taken one of his." "That's It, squire; you've hit It 'dxaot ly" "But you have no business to take one of Bill Walker's sheep." "Why, Bill Walker took one of mine." 'Terhaps so; but can you prove that fact?" Trove It! Thunder and lightning! I ihouIJ hope so. I can prove that fast enough." "Who'll swear to It?" "Why, anybody will swear to ft." "And what might anybody's name be?'' inquired Elkanor. "Did you see BUI take the sheep or have anything to do with It?" "No, I didn't see him." "Well, do you know anybody win old?" "I can't say I do 'dzactly; but thun fl.-r nnd lightning, squire! Bill Walkei Is Just the sort of a fellow to steal fi'ocr. I'll swear to that" The Blue' and the Gray. Both men and women are apt to feel a little blue, when the eray hairs begin to show. It's a very natural feeling. In tho normal condition of things gray hairs belonjj to advanced age. Tliey have no business whitening the head of man or woman, who has not begun to go down tho slop of life. As a matter cf fact, tho hair turns gray regardless of age, or of life's seasons ; sometimes it is whitened by sickness, but more often from lack of care. When tho hair fades or turns gray there's no need to resort to hair dyes. Tho normal color cf tho hair is restored and retained by the use of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Ayer's Cnrcbook. "a story of cares told by the cared." loo pages, free. J. C A yer Co., Lowell, Mass. ( -. j V y -Tea, but that won't do. My opinio. Mr. Tarbox, la that yon bad batter glva Bill Walkar hla sheep and cat yours back whenever you can. It la your abort eat way oat of the scrape, air. "Do you really think so. squire TT I don't think anything about the matter. I know so." "Wai, that what's BIU aald Squire Ketcbnm, down to WalkerriUe, aald. Bat I didn't raaly believe him. How eoniever. If you both aay so I s'pose It moat be so. It's an all-fired bard case, though. I awan it Is." (Here Mr. Tar box pulled out hla watch.) "Hul lo! 'moat 2 o'clock 1 I mnst be goln', that's a fact" And Mr. Tarbox gathered to gether bis "fixings" and made for the door. "Look here. Mr. Tarbox." aald Elka nor, "yon haven't paid me yet Casb down' Is my motto." "Haven't p-a-l-d yon! Paid yon for what? I don't owe yon anything aa I know on. Do If "Certainly yon do." I should like to know what If a tor, then." "Very wen, I can tell yon. It la for professional advice given yon thla morning." "Hal ha! Well now. that Is a food enel And how much may yonr profes sional advice' be wothr "If yon follow It and I'm Inclined to think yon will, It will be worth to yon about ten times what I shall charge yoc for It My charge, air, la $1." "Oh, git eout, squire! Ton don"' mean to say yon want me to pay yon dollar for an hour or so sociable talk do yon?" "Indeed I do, air." "Well, look here, young man. Ton needn't think you are going to diddle me out of a dollar that way. I'm a little too knowing for that opo ration. So good morning to you; and as to that dollar, don't yon wish yon may get it? Good morning. One dollar I Hal baP "Let those laugh that win, Mr. Tar box," aald Elkanor; "you'll either pay me that dollar now, or before sunset I'll sue yon for five. Yon can take your choice." "Wh-e-ew, now! Yon are a screamer for a young one. But I'll tell yon what I'll do with you, squire. I'll give yon that dollar if you'll give mo a receipt for If "I'll give you a dozen If yon like, said Elkanor. "Very well; here'a your dollar, then. Now hand over the receipt. If yow please." Elkanor sat down and wrote: "Received of Hiram Tartwx. one dol lar In payment for professional advicr to him this day given. "ELKAXOR BUNKER, . "Attorney at Law. "Grizzle, Sept 9, JS42.' "There you have It" sild he, handing It over to Mr. Tarbox. "Yes, and lt'a where you'U have It too, or I'm mighty inhwaken. You swindled me, young man, out of a dol lar, and here I've got proof of It In black and white. That will be a dear dollar to you, my good faiiow." 'Terhaps so," replied Elkauor; "but If you are through, sir, you uoodu't wait any longer. There's tUj door." Mr. Tarbox went out He went out too, ns If be fancied be saw thj dem onstrations on the part of the young lawyer of an Intention to put hha out. Ho kept on, too, after be had got out, uutil he came to the house of Judc Hawson, who lived a few miles away. Here he stopped and rapped. The judge was not In. He had gone ovr to "the farm." So over to the farm after the judge, went Mr. Tarbox. It was a long three miles, and by the time he reached the spot he had about ma do up his mind that it would have been as well to have given up the dollar and said nothing further about It. How ever, he persevered, nnd at Inst found the judge in the fields with a hoe in hiv hand hoeing potatoes. The judge was a innn of few words and soon brought Mr. Tarbox to the point. "Why. the amount of it Is, Judge," said Mr. Tarbox; "you see this receipt the little rascal has given me. Well, I want you to take it and haul the fellow tip for me." "Until him up! Why, the receipt Is good enough. What more do you want, pray?" "I don't want anything more from him. But I should like to make him awing for It though, one while." "Make him swing! Swing for what?" "Why, for swindling me out of my money." "You stupid old jackass!" said the judge, "didn't you go to him and ask bis opinion?" "To be sure, I did, but " "And didn't be give It to yon V "Yes, certainly, but " "Don't bother me with your buts.' If you asked him for his advice, and be gave It to you, I should say that was enough." "Tee, but he didn't 'give' it to me. He made me pay $1 for it Now, that's what I call swindling." "You may call it what yon like, but It ia no more swindling than for you to charge $1 for a bushel of corn Is swindling." "Well, hang it all!" said Mr. Tarbox, rather testily, "do you mean to say. Judge, that this receipt la a good oneP "To be sure I do." "And that I can't get my dollar back again?" "Not by a long shot." "I suppose, then, I can't make the little rascal suffer for it?" "I should say not most decidedly." "Well, if that's the case," said Mr. Tarbox, looking rather crestfallen, "It Is high time I was going;" and off be started. But bis progress was sudden ly arrested: "Just one moment if yon please," said the Judge. "I believe you haven't paid me yet." "P-a-l-d yon! Paid you for what, I'u 11 Re to know." Tor professional aflvlee "Why, yon don't mean to aay, Jndsje, that you are going to make me pay foi yonr telling me that I can't prosecute that fellow, do yooT Tea don't mean that sure-ly." "Certainly, I do." "Well, all I bare got to say is 111 see yon to thunder first! How much do you charge for that eh T" "III teU yon what I charge for it -aid the Judge, slowly lifting bis hoe. "Either pay me my fee, or I'll give you such a mauling aa you never bare bad a yonr life. Take your choice, and b quick about it, too." Mr. Tarbox looked at the hoe, and then at the Judge. There was no mis taking either the determination of the Judge's eye, nor the strength of the judge's hoe handle. "Well, if I must I s'pose I must" said he, at length. "What is your charge T "Two dollars." "Two dollars! Thunder and llght aing. Judge! yon are too bad! too bad. that's a fact: I thought yon didn't charge anything for law business now adays." "That depends on circumstances. I no this time." "But, two dollars. Judge Isn't that rather high?" "Not a cent less," said the Judge; "either that or the hoe handle. Take your choice." "Well, blast yon! take It thenr said Mr. Tarbox, hauling out of an old dirty pocketbook a dirty "fire." "Very good," said the Judge, "Phoe nix bank, fire dollars. All right; here's yonr change. Yon may go now." And Mr. Tarbox did go. He stopped, though, after going a few steps, for he heard the Jndge calling after him. "Well what's wanting now, I'd like to know?" snarled be. "Oh, nothing rery particular," re plied the Judge, "only I thought, per haps, aa you bad let me hare the twe dollars, that perhaps you might like receipt" Mr. Tarbox ground his teeth audibly, and as he turned away something rery much like "I s-w-e-a-rl" found Its waj out Mr. Tarbox was a deacon in the church, though. So it couldn't have been that New York News. Showing Cents Instead of Eagles. Nearly all the money changers down town have stopped displaying gold In their show windows, and in place of it have great piles of new copper pen nies. Up to a year or so ago the changers vied with one another In displaying gold coin. Sometimes there would be as much as $7,000 or $8,000 In a win dow, and there was usually a crowd around looking at it About a year ago a thief In one -of these crowds smashed a window and made off with a double handful of gold. Then the police asked the money changers to take better means to protect their windows. Some of them put up wire screens. Others put up Iron bars. Both inter fered with the view of the gold. Who originated the new funny Idea a not known, but It has taken bold generally. The pennies, when the; come from the mint have about the color of an American gold coin. Tbty nre piled in the windows, Indian head up. There Is nothing on that side of a cent to tell what It is, and no doubt a great many foreign patrons of these places, who are not familiar with our coin, think them gold. Some of the changers have empty treasury iMigs In their windows besida the pennies. The bags are marked $15. 0(X or $10.01 ta or some other large amount New York Sun. -nay Von Forgive Me! A story Is told by the Independent about ths late ltev. William M. Taylja. of New York, which Illustrates bow heartily he oleyed the Master's words "Be reconciled to thy brother." It Is well kuown that he was a thor oughly conservative man in all his the ological views. At one of the meetings of the Manhattan Association a younger ministerial brother bad read a paper in which certain views of inspiration wera expressed that did not at all meet hla approval, and he Raid so In very em phatic and not wholly courteous la gnage. Immediately after the session cam to a close. Dr. Taylor was asked ta pray, which he did. As soon as be had finished his prayer he hurried as rap idly as he could to catch the brother whom be had criticised, and grasping him by the hand, said: "I beg your pardon for what I said; I beg your pardon for speaking aa harshly as I did." The brother was startled, perhaps a little confused, and began to say that he had taken no offense. "But say you forgive me! Say you forgive me!" said Dr. Taylor. The as surance was given, and Dr. Taylor's conscience and heart were relieved. A Disappointed Diplomat, An Interesting story is being told In Washington regarding M. Patenotre, the French ambassador. After Con gress passed the law empowering the President to send ambassadors to such countries as would raise the rank of their representatives. Sir Julian Pnuncefote was the first to Inform the President of the intention of his coun try to make him an ambassador. M. Patenotre conceived the ambition to be the dean of the ambassadors and communicated it to bis home govern ment and his commission arrived be fore Sir Julian's. He went to the State Department in the hope of Immediate recognition as the first ambassador to this country. He was told that Sir Julian had anticipated him by inform ing the department of the action of his government He was angry, and wrote to the President requesting his intervention. He received Instead a chilly letter from Mr. Gresbam. Tracheotomy in Horses. The horses which came In first seo ond and fourth for the selling steeple chase at the Manchester second Janu ary meeting carried, each of them, a sliver tube, called by the French a "rosslgnol," in the windpipe. In other words, they were rank "roarers," had undergone the operation of tracheoto my and had been provided with an artificial apparatus for breathing pur poses. We are not told how many more of the horses engaged in the steeple chase. If there were any more, were also "roarers," and had, or had not been treated In similar fashion. But three out of four are sufficient to show that the infirmity, which was rendered almost illustrious and even commend able, to judge from remarks printed In some of the sporting Journals, by the wonderful horse Ormonde, la rather on the Increase than the decrease among as. London Standard. There Is too much singing, "Take m) silver and my gold," and putting noUh Ing but copper and nickel In tho hu! TRUMPET CAUA, Kara Boaada a Waralaaj Mate o taa Uaraoeaaaad. TEMPTATION resisted, la a Uoa lain. .No man ever broke bis back: by trying to lift the load God gate him. ' Men who try to serve God for gain are willing to serve the devil for nothing. The world was plunged Into sin, because the first pair looked at the forbidden fruit; not be cause they climbed the tree.' Using the rod will do no good nnles the hand that holds it is moved by lore. Tho more an enemy hates ns, the hotter the fire kindness will kindle on his head, . There are too many people In the church who would rather be comets than suns. Many a procession that la marching straight toward the pit Is beaded by a moderate drinker. Skeptics may tear the Bible to pieces, but they can make no reply to a con sistent Christian life. There Is hope for the man who doesn't have to fall down more than once ta learn tow to stand op. The lessons we learn In the school of experience cost the most but they are remembered the longest The devil never wastes any powder on the" man who' only wants to be relig ious to make him feel good. A revival meeting Is sure to drag when the leading members feel most comfortable In the back seats. Whoever keeps clow to Christ will soon learn the meaning of being pene rated for righteousness sake. In bis wisdom God has ordained that ilie same golden opportunity shall nev ir knock at the same door twice. The devil Is not throwing any darts at the man who thinks he can be a Christian without going to church. She's an American Girt. Here's a bit of a story that comes from London and has the rare merit of truth. There was a certain young American girl In London who bad come over with only the courage of mouth and the point of a pen to keep the wolf away. She hadn't the easiest time in the world, let me tell you. One day she presented herself at tho since of an editor who had bought "stuff" cf her. The great man was busy, but as she Insisted on seeing him she was allowed to enter. She had a bundle of manuscript In her hand, and she begged the editor to read It at once. Oddly enough, he consented. It was a story. It was a story about a young woman writer who purchased a typewriting machine on the installment plan. All went well till tho final payment of 1 was due. She hadn't the money and couldn't get it Twice the people who sold her the machine gave her addi tional time. At ber wit's end. the poor pirl begged him to wait Just two hours. She gave him something to read, and she wheedled him a little, nd he of fered to wait So she sat down at the machine and rattled off a pathetic story of her own struggles with fate and of her fruit less efforts to raise money to pay for the typewriter. When she finished she put on her bonnet and went to a news paper office, sold the story and brought back the money In time to save the ma chine. It was a prettily told story and a pathetic one. "By Jove," Laid the editor, as he fin shed reading It "I always said you could do fiction, but you never would. Cotno around next week, and I'll let rou know whether we'll publish It" The girl hesitated. "If yon please, sir," she said, "won't rou decide now V" "Why?" asked the editor. In surprise. "Well." said the girl, "you see, the man who came after the typewriter Is waiting for the money." Chicago Bee rd. Big Price for a Penny Book. Among the most valuable books in :he world are those few still extant which bear the name of John Gutten burg, a printer and publisher, who flourished soon after printing was dis covered 1450. The value In which the irorks are held is shown by the enor mous prices they fetch on the rare oc casions when any of them find their ivay to the auction mart At tike commencement of the present rentury, the house of a certain peer, who possessed the first book John Gut lenburg ever printed, was broken Into, :he thieves carrying off, among other treasures, thla book, which for years if tor was diligently sought for, with out success. One Saturday evening, some time jlnce, a blacksmith stopped In front tf a bookseller's barrow In High street, "amden Town. "He knew nothing of liooks, but descrying one looking older than the others, he planked down his penny, and, throwing It on a shelf when he got home, forgot all about It One of his lodgers, a porter In the Orlttah Museum, noticing that It was aated 1450, asked permission to show It to the museum authorities. A day br two later the blacksmith was asked to calL The secretary, who saw blm, then asked what he wanted for the book. Not knowing what to reply, thr Inan said; "What will you give?" "What do you say to 00?" was the answer. The astonishment which overspread the blacksmith's face was taken by the official for disgust so saying, "I Mil see If we can give any more," he lurried from the room, returning pres ently with an offer of 00, which, need ess to say, was accepted. Sooner than have lost the book the museum would bare paid 2,000, but In that case the transaction must have been sanctioned by the Purchasing Committee, 90 being the limit of thf librarian's powers. 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Crookes tubes, forme in taking X rar photographs, hare already ap peared on the bargain counter of a Chicago department store. They cost 16.95 each. Mia. Wtns,6wa hootntnr Syrap lor children Irethlng, soltens the sums, reduces Innamma Uon. allays pain, cures wind eolia ;Na a botUe. Crowley's Maiden Speech. "Did I teU you fellows how I come to make my maiden speech?" asked Congressman Crowley of Texas. "No? Well, It was this way. A gang of newspaper fellows was guying me at not making a speech. 'Speechmaklng's no sign of a man's usefulness In Con gress,' says I; "better men than me are not making speeches; bat If you're bettln' that I can't make a speech I'll Just go yon a ten.' "'It goes,' says one of the gang. You're afraid, and he shows the long green. " 'What a p In the House now 7 says L " "Cannon la flghtln' an Increase for a lighthouse keeper In yonr district,' says he. " rn go right new,' says I. And In I goes. Well, yon know what hap pened. I told Cannon he didn't know as much about keepln' a lighthouse as a porcupine does about ascension day, and Cannon spread himself an over me. If he'd known how I come to jump on tarn 111 bet he'd laoghed. Then I goes out, and the stakeholder hands me the stuff. That's hew It iirmsmri rtr'Ptiati t - 0UA E0YS AND 0IELS THIS W THEIR DEPARTMENT OF THE PAPER. traalsrt aaytsusw aad CwtaTbolaaBi f ta Uttle Velke KTwrvksrs, Oataarsd Printed Here Car All Otkaa- U Sara Pieatiluttoa. For aa antidote To every Joy -Mix a large tin horn And a small bad boy. The OHitaryBad Straaala, Lodge I like to see young folks bar ing a good time. Boya will be boys and girls win be girls. Hodge Not nowadays. Girls will be boya er they try their best to be. A TlrM IamesrlaaUoa. A Philadelphia family baa a girl of six. who Is possessed of a rlrld Imagin ation. The other day her mother asked her where the pet eat was at the time. "She's In the parlor chasing her bushy. black tall with her beady, black eyas, returned the child. A Otrl Preactser. Oaretta Avery, the 10-year-old negro girl, who Is converting so many whites and blacks In the South by ber mag netic preaching, has pretty eyes and a ready command of pure and elevated language. She cornea from Washing ton and her mother, who travels with her. says of her: "Olaretta baa been preaching for nearly two years now, and she Is just 10 years old. We had taught her to read, but beyond that she has had no advantages. She la a per fectly artless child at home, has a lot of dolls, and is running In and ont of the house all the time, singing. laugh ing and playing with other children." Ha Stood on His Dtcalty. nil Ciinici Alfonm XIII. Is "at i,nma tn tho iittWt anna and daughters of the Spanish court dignitaries. Part of the entertainment consists ox nine- Itif, Ona aftarnonn the 4-rear-old king. after dancing with a senorlta of his own age. tried to kiss the aamsei, ac-mrrftns- tn the cnjitnm at these Juvenile entertainments. The little one, how ever, retreated before the royal saiute. Next Sunday the two aancea logemer again, but when the lady tried to make up for her sins of omission of the pre vious dance and offered to klsa the mnnatvh th latter. Instead Of giving her his cheek, offered her the back of his baby hand, saying. I am tn king." All the Tear Round. A Cheeky Little Lank. Tier. Dr. Meredith, a well-known clergyman, tries to cultivate friendly relatione with the young members or his flock. In a recent talk to his Sun da r school he urged the children to speak to blm whenerer they met The next day a dirty-faced urchin. 80101(100- a elorarette and baring a gen erally disreputable appearance, accost ed him In the street with: "Hullo, doctor r The clergyman stopped and cordially Inquired: "And who are yon, sir?" "I'm one of your little lambs," re plied the boy, affably. "Fine day." And. tlltinc his hat on hla heaa. ne ar a-rora nffP leavlnff the WOrthV dl- vine peechlesa with amazement. How Tiptoes Carried a letter. Uttle Mary and ber kitten Tiptoes were rery fond of each other, and when Mary had to be sent to ber un cle's, four miles away from home, to attend school, one of the hardest things for her to do was to part with kitty. A few days sfter she had left home. as she wss walking slowly toward school one morning, what should she see in the road a few .feet from her but Tiptoes, trotting straight toward her uncle's house. She ran and caught her up In her arms, and laughed and almost cried at the same time. But this was not the strangest part of what Tiptoes did, for kittens often find their way over long distances. When Mary returned from school that night she wrote a letter to her mam ma, telling her of the kitten's adven ture, and then tied the letter with a ribbon around Tiptoes neck and told her that she must go back home and carry the letter to mamma. And what do you suppose, for this Is a true story i A few days later Mary received a letter through the mail from mamma, saying that Tiptoes had come home and delivered the letter safely. Now don't you think that Mary has reason to think Tiptoes a pretty smart cat? How Snip Vest, "Snip can't go." "Snip wants to." "Well, Snip can't" "Why can't he?" "Because hell be a nuisance. He grabs things to eat and chatters and makesafnsswhen folks are speaking." Johnny raised a howl of distress, but Rob, who was to make the speech at the tree-planting at the echoolhouse, was firm. The fanny little old-faced, long-tailed, mischievous monkey was not to hare any part In the arbor day frolic. In the morning a compact little bun dle of trees, glren by Rob's father, was placed on a spring wagon and driven the mile to the schoolhouse. "They're heavier than I'd hare sup gtosed," some one said as they were lifted eat "Hello I What's this?" And from out of the thick bunch of green at one end sprang Snip! He had hidden there and waa now ready for his share of the fun. To hla credit. It must be said that he behaved rery well He grarely crept up and took hold with the children aa they held a tree while It was planted. Bnt the next moment he stooped for a drink of water when It was poured on the roots, and made them all laugh. When the tree was planted he ran up and hung himself by the tall to one of the limbs. It waa agreed that Snip should be Invited to help eat arbor day next yean May Be Stanley's Pry sn lea. It is said that a young Phlladelphian named Donaldson Smith, who has been traveling in Africa, claims the discov ery of a race of pygmies previously un known. The brief description of them glren In the Philadelphia Times would Indicate that these are the same people described quite fully by Henry M. Stan ler. Am Intarearlaay wbjeaa, Mr. Gladstone missed a great oppor tunity when he i erased aa offer from an American magasino of a dollar a word for an article on any subject what ever. : He ought to hare written 10,000 words on "The Foolishness of Mags sine Editors." Boston Globe. Occasions Tly a tried without anes who H lone BACKACHE. A Yary I The back, "the mainspring of wo man's organism," quickly calls atten ton to trouble by aching. . It tells with other symptoms, such aa nervous- ache, pains in loins, and Lydla B. Pink- ham's Vege table Compound for twenty years has been the one and only effective remedy In such eases. It speedily removes the cause and effectually restores the organs to a healthy and normal condi tion. Mrs. Pinkham cheerfully answers all letters from ailing women who require advice, without charge. Thou sands of cases like this are recorded. " I hare taken one-half dozen bottles of Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, and it has relieved me from all pain. I cannot tell yon the agony I endured for years ; pains in my back (Oh, the backache was dreadful I) and bearing-down pains in the abdomen extending down into my limbs ; head ache and nausea, and rery painful menstruations. I had grown very thin, a mere shadow of my former aelf. Now I am without a single pain tint am gaming in flesh rapidly." Mattcs GlkhsT, 1661 Dudley St, Cincinnati. HIS PARENTS' FAULT. And, Ooaaa to Thlak of It, taa Own la of cralldrea Ia a eepoaalbUtty. The young man admitted that he had children, and the real estate mad frowned and shook his bead. "We are rery particular In regard to that building," he said at last "and I am afraid I cannot let you hare the flat" "I am rery sorry, returned the young man meekly, "and It seems rather hard that a man should be made to auffer for what la no fault of hla own, but I sup pose it can't be helped." The real estate man looked surprise.. "Tou see," explained the young maul "I wasn't glren a fair chance, for I nerer waa told In my younger days that It was wrong to have children, or tbnt there was any penalty attached. I sup posed It waa all perfectly natural and proper, but I presume the enormity of the offense is fully explained In all thf schools now." "Really, I " "Then I had a rery bad example set me right In the family," interrupted the young man, "for my parents had chil dren. It seems remarkable doesn't it? But It's a fact; and they were held to be very estimable people, too. I wss taught to revere them, and naturally I fell Into the error of supposing that there was nothing unlawful or opposed to public policy about It and so I mar ried, and now I find myself in such dis repute that I can't get the kind of flat I want I suppose It's all right but you muBt admit that it seems rather hard on a man who has always aimed to be a good citizen." "My dear sir, you " "Now I think of it" broke In Ibe youn man again, 1 suppose your parents were guilty of the same offense. I do not see how you can successfully deny It. Now, sir, I would like to nsk you If you think It is fair for a man to expect his tenants to be more accepta ble than his parents?" "I was about to say, when you inter rupted me," returned the agent ' that, under the circumstances, I am prepared to suspend the rule regarding childran and let you hare the flat" Cbicagu Post Hal Keeda asr'itr--ii It may be best to render It promptly, bat on ahoald reaaember to use vaa taa moat perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy si tho Syrup of figs, manufactured by the California 11a Bvrup Company. Tha ano-ffMtlon haa been made that the house of Rer. Dr. Samuel F. Smith tho anlhnr nt America." at Newton Centre Mass., be purchased and pre served as a memorial. v a , l m. kuI nf hnmnnhiMnflnilBI hT A .ui cuiucij --' . Ptso's Cure for Consumption. LoUHA LINDA HAM. Bethany. Ha, Jn. 8. M. The habit of turning around three or four times before lying down has survived in the domestic dog from his savage ancestry. It then served to break down the grass and make a tea. BM.iiiwHniMiNinni vi-llow sn 1 rancid . Dobbin-' Flostlne-Boras Soap does neither. The Borax In l blesches li with eg, and the odor I. 4AlihtA,l I n, It nnM. DM It AlwlTI. O. der a trial lot 01 your grocer. Insist on red wrapper-. The horn of the rhinoceroes does not stow from the bone, but it is a mere excrescence of the skin, like the hair and nails. It can be sepan t d from the akin by the use of a sharp knife. Heart Disease Kellemd la SO Klnntea, Or. Asaewa Cure for the Heart gives perfect relief In all oases of Orgmnie or Sympathetic Heart Dlasaaa In 80 minutes, and apeedily ef fects a cure. It is a peerless remedy for PaJ- S I tat km, Shortness of Breath, Smothering Delia Pal a in Left Side and all armntoma of a Diseased Heart. One dose convinces. If your druginat hasat It In stock, ask him to procure U tot zoa. It will save rour life. Tn thA new edition of the British Pharmacnranaia. the metric system of weights and measures will be adopted. weight inJow er part T A"r2Fi-iCL body, bines jBJi HfiTrV " and "all Mk gone " fcl-Apy jV ) M t I 1 "Contains More Flesh Form ing Matter Than Beef.w That is what an eminent physician says of good cocoa. The Cocoa made by Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., is the best. See that Imitations are not palmed off on you. C) list Berks EtsHy Herts Successfully." 'Tia vsry Essy to Glsca Csass With APOLHO 0ruaJoi-ee IHaleaaaer. Era. the fair, with soft flaxen hair lid SeaTasure eyes, like her f.the. Said. K'aadkJw. with dimples sglowy "Mamma, will yos bring little gold ring From the town, when to-morrow yen tor But the grave mamma's eyes were solemn and wise; . Why, Eva, my dear, you are eary e child, . And should think of you books Instead of yonr looks;" Se, sagely, the grave mamma smiled. Of vain, foolisa things. Like Jewels snd rings, , Dea't think till you're older, my child. araadma, the fair, with soft silver hahy In her eyes a "long-ago" look. With a half-musing algh her glasses bus by. And dreamily turned from aer rtoea, "Rings did yon say? My thoughts were sway; t remember se weU the first that yea) wore! Ton often had coaxed me for tries1 before; ' And once, la the town of Hamburgh, ? bought A tiny gold ring, so quaintly wreog ht How yoneaaced and sang far Joy thaf day Do you remember K. daughter May! Ah, met ah, met So long ago! Tou scarcely were old as Bra, I knew. Eva shook down the ringlets bright To hide in her eyes the mischievous Ilghtr Mamma carefully guided ber aas Grandma-went back to her "lonf-aae' dreams. O I rare diplomacy. Quietly wrought In the town on the morrow the ting war bought! Lottie M, Rosa- Dishes are washed by electricity. rTTwWlrrW of peoyle r ts work ta th wrong way to care a Sprain, Soreness, Stiffness, ST. JACOBS OIL would care la the right way, right off. a-a7T ojADlHAY'S u PILLS AlwaysReliable.PurelyVegetablo Perfe.-fy tasteless, elegsntly eoatet. pure regulate, purify, cleanse sod strengthen. It i) WAY'S HI.I-N fur the core of albdiMrdar of thf Htomach. Bowels. Kidneys. Bladder, Aersoul Hi-eases, Dixsioess Vertigo, Custlveuuss, riles, Sick Headache Female Complaints Biliousness. Indigestion Dyspepsia Constipation All Disorders of the Liver Observe the fil:owtng symptoms, rrsultinf from diseases of i he dlKeatlve organs: Voostlpsl Item. Inward plies, lulint-ss or blood In the head, acidity of tbe stomach, ususea, heartburn, dl cust of food, lullness of weight ol the stomach, sour tiucuitl .us. tinting or fluttering of llif hrart. choking or suffocating st-nsatlons when 1 a lyina pMture. dimness of vision dots or wels i(orethe slslit. feeranl dull pain In tho head defl It-ncy of perplrat ou, yellowness of the as ni and eve, pain In the lUe. ehest. Mm- s, and suit den flUMhea of heat, bnrntna lu tbe lleah. A lew doses of KADWAVS MI.I-SwM Ireeth ty.-teiii l all of the above-nainod dlsnrdara, I rice 95 eta, a box. Sold by dtugtsts or ssnf by mall. Kenrt to DR. RADW AT a CO., lock boa Bo. New VorK, for b;ok ol Advice. A quarter spent in HIRES Rootbeer docs you dollars' worth of good. BUri, !, h? Th. Cbsrin K Sim Cs.. VMtalllpUa. ADVERTISING i If roo hsTwanythlngy-oo wih toaArertlM. , write me for ntrt. 1 inter adrert i menta in all fmiihrattnnslii the U.K., and I nj effort m to make jour Inveetment pay. Advertisements written and attractively rotintyp"- Lettemof adrioe written to In niin( advertisers. Cocrespondenoe in- t-ited. 0 ; D. Is CRAWS, Rldffewood, If. J WELL Drilling Machlnss for any depth. l.ae Isssirae'eaaeata. all Msmev Makers, LOO MIS a. rYMAM, Tiffin, Qhle, FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP Nws usl i by Mil I teas at Mathers for their children while Trettilnf fo.' omr Fifty Vrara. It soothes the ehilJTanftaiia n, Sums, allays all pain, cures wind coUo,aod i tbe beat remdr for dlarmaa. Tweatr-iiTO Cents a Baaiav S - p....- -- - RUPTURE "senAtoS.J.I! All who wtah to ret rid ef Snatni and tormentlne I ana 8 Ann Bt. Kaw York, fur tils boot cf fall lafaimatleu. fries nDIH H WHJ.8XT hsnnararMi. Honksrw wriMMwa, sw. a. a.1 , weetutT, atlas r a. ss sa OPIUMS Nsrpblue Ilablt Carra la If amym. .-sit pay iiiitam Mnpaai,UkaBaa, a. 1 irnaHi annuls apeotettst, ' moat In'arBsMnl by real', cia) 1 1 Beat Cough Sirup. Ta.a Good. TJss I I IV In time, gold by druggists. 9 I
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