Why
marrleS my wife, why?
Listen and I'll tell 70a;
Not because she make good pie,
Tho' sue cao, I tell 70a:
Not because she's wondrous wise.
Versed In Greek and Latin;
Not because she likes to dress
in fine silk or satin;
Not because she rides a wheel,
I still wear the bloomeraj
Not because in kindliness
All my crochets humors;
Not because on politics
She keeps always posted ;
Not because she knows how I
Like my meat when roasted;
Not because of beauty rare,
That is quickly over;
Not because while she works hard
I could live in clover;
Not because she does possess
Fortune that's Immense;
Simply just because she's got
Uood sound common sense.
-Charles W. Hird, in Boston Post
fHal
Yes, that's tho title of my story. "Oh,
we won't like that story at all," I
think I hear you exclaim, but please
begin It, and I think you will enjoy it.
It's true, every word, and happened
nineteen years ago in a country dis
trict about thirty-five miles north of
the city of San Diego.
THE STORY.
"Why, Miss Kate, I don't sea th
school-house."
"I think perhaps we're not near
enough yet," answered Miss Kate, rath
er doubtfully.
"Oh, yes, we are. Don't you remem
ber we could always see it when we
reached this treeV" said the little boy
again.
"Well, Willie, I do believe you are
right and that our own little school
hou.xe has been either swallowed up or
Mown away!'" exclaimed the young
teacher, as she stopped suddenly in
the path, gazing wifb a.Htoulwliiiieiit at
the place where the building should
Lave been.
"We weft It all wight yes'day af
noon, didn't we, Mith Kate?"
"Yes. l'aisy dear, but It's gone now;
let's go up to where It stood and see If
we can discover what has become of
It."
So up the steep hill they climbed;
when they arrived at the spot, which
was really a very barren, unsheltered
place, ihcy fuund that some mischief
worker had been very busy during
their absence.
One of the walls of the building Iaj
nt quite a distance, while the other
three were plied on top of each other
near at hand.
The hills and knolls around were
strewn with h medley of papers, clock,
stoves, pencils, chalk, desks and hooka.
Who or what had done the mischief?
How could it have happened?
After talking It over quite a while
they decided it must have been a sud
den squall of wind, purely local, which
had played havoc with their little tem
ple of learning while they had been
soundly sleepinjr the night before.
Dispatching one of the boys for the
trustee who lived in the neighborhood.
Miss Ka'e m.d the rest of the children
went to work to gather up those of the
f urnishings hlch had not beer, ruined.
The Kcho.-.lina'nm felt pretty blue; the
hot tens tilled her eyes as she bent
over her task. What was she to do?
Here he was far away from home.
Ah, the thought of her mother, broth
ers and sisters In that home, whom she
was tiding so hard to help, and now
she hud no k1 lhouse in which to
teach! Was It not disheartening?
It was a very lonely place; thinly set
tied. The trustees had been paying Her
high salary, and had even given her
an extra amount for teaching on Satur
days, because she was the very first
Instructor wiio had been willing to re
main during a whole term.
Thiixhoi 'thoughts ran, her face grow
ing more serious all the time.
"It was a good thing it happened at
night. Miss Kate," said one of the boys,
trying to c!:cer her.
Yes. r.eiiiiy."
"Jusii shin!,, Mith Kate, If It had
happ'u'd the day you forgotten to
bwiug the key. and we all had to cwlmb
In and out of the wiudo'! We'd been
all hurled lindwy wen, wouldn't.we?"
chimed in dear little Daisy Brownie.
!.. here comes Mr. Case!" they
shouted, running to meet the easy-going,
good natnrcd man.
W.-.H. I ilcelar'. Miss Kate," said he,
pulling and blowing after his climb,
"this Is too bad, recly! What are you
B-goiiig to do? '
"Mr. Case, I think I'll pack my trunk
and start for home to-morrow; I be
lieve a steamer sails from San Diego
for the north 10 morrow, does It not?"
raid she. with trembling Up and flash
ing eve.
"Thar, tli.ar, not so fast. Of course I
ran t say just what the other trustees
of tlie de. si ri. t will want to do, but I
swhii. we'd all hate to have you go.
"1 gu ss I d better hitch up the old
roan and jes' drive over and let Mr.
Jon. s an 1 Mr. Sykes know 'bout this
a -happeniir. and come sni tell you
h!s on niii' what we decide to do.
-.Vow. ynii go home, like a good girl,
and .i' -1 make up your mind that we'll
1 . ' ! y.1.1 get ' IT f.r such a little
fh'n2 n-; t!f sfhrH.Ihus's blowin down!
Will we. young mis?"
You li.-t your boots we won't," shout
ed the I . ;.
Thanking him for his encouraging
wolds Mis Kale ami her fuilliful little
iiock stai ie I for home a long walk of
a n.iie mi I a half before her.
it was in tin- lovely springtime of the
year ::Ti.l the air was so full of the
sc.ng.s of ! tr.is and the sweet fragrance
of flowers that they soon recovered
their goo.I s,-iriis and had not gone
very far when they had to stop and
have a good hearty laugh over the fun
ny misfort line.
One by one the boys and blrls bade
their teacher good-by as they reached
their homes, rushing with eagerness to
tell tin- exciting news to their parents,
w ho were tilled with wonder when they
uw their children returniug from
rhool so early in the dsy.
During the evening Miss Kate re
eel red the promised call from Mr. Case,
who brought the welcome news that
the srhoolhnuse was to be immediately
rebuilt, that the trustees had deter
mined to bu!M It much nearer her
boarding place, In a pretty, Uttle sJwl
tared ddju
trntil It was ready, which ha thought
would b io about a wmk, aha was to
bold her classes In his front wsm.
Again thanking him for bis kind
ness and bidding- Mm "good-night." she
want to bed with a Tory happy heart.
The next day the children met with
their teacher In Mr. Case's front room,
and every day after that until the
school building waa ready.
Mr. Case's bouM, by to way, con
sisted of two tiny rooms, the one In
which the lessons were recited being
the family sitting and bedroom.
And worst of all, there waa a teething
baby In the house, whose peevish cries
often drowned the voice of teacher and
pupils.
My! how glad a day It waa when the
little unpalnted schoolbouse waa ready
for Its occupants once more, even
though It bad no floor save the one
rurnishad by Mother Earth even
though Its stove and clock were warped
and rusty and Its books and maps tat
tered and torn. Then the kind trus
tees had placed It In auch a pretty spot
All during the days of the spring
term the one little window and the
door were thrown wide open to admit
the sweet scents and the sounds of the
tea son.
Mocking-birds sang in the canyons
close by.
The little squirrels were wont to come
and sit on the wood pile by the open
loor.
Humming-birds, oh, so brilliant, dart
ed hither and thither, and the flowers
were ao abundant and so gorgeous that
the dell seemed to have been deluged
with vari colored paint from the great
pots of the giants on the mountain
tops above.
So you see, my dears. It was not such
an ill wind, after all, that one night
blew down the little country school
bouse. Cade Sam's Menagerie,
The sovereign power of the govern
ment has won a victory in a legal con
troversy which is officially labeled "tb
United States vs. seventeen boxes of
snakes and twenty-three monkeys." It
was a peculiar case, and appears to
have been the outcome of the Jealousy
of a clique of importers of snakes and
monkeys In New York toward a rival.
The members of the clique made up
their minds that they would not toler
ate a new dealer, who might bec-oms
a formidable competitor In the mar
ket When they were called on as ex
perts to fix valuations they namtd
their estimates so high that the con
signee of the snakes and monkeys
could not afford to pay the duty assess
ed. The goods were detained by th
custom-house authorities and placed
in bond. Government officials did not
know how to take care of the goods.
Knakes should have a bath every day,
and these did not get proper treatment.
The monkeys, too, were not well cared
for. The result is that about all the
reptiles are now dead, and the deci
sion of the court is that the govern
ment need not make good the large losj
of the consignee. This may be good
law, but wherein the Justice of It con
sists it is impossible to se. Buffalo
Express.
COLOR LINE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
It Is as Strongly brawn There as ia
Any Fart of America.
It rarely, if ever, happens that a na
tive, whatever his rank, is received on
any social occasion iuside a white
bouse; indd, he wou.d seldom bo pi 1
uiltted, except as a domestic servant,
to enter a private house at all. When
Khama, the famous chief of the Ba
Maugwato, a Christian, and a man of
admittedly high character, who has
ruled his people with singular wisdom
and ability, was In Kuglund last au
tumn, and was there entertained at
lunch by the Duke.of Westminster and
other persons of social eminence, the
news excited general annoyance aud
disgust among the whites in South
Africa. A story was told me of a gar
den party given by the wife of a lead
ing white ecclesiastic, the appearance
at which of a native clergyman led
many of the white guests to withdraw
in dudgeon.
Once, when I was a guest at a mis
sion station In Basutoland, I was ask
ed by my host whether I had any ob
jection to bis bringing in to the family
meal the native pastor, who bad been
preaching to the native congregation.
When I expressed some surprise that
he should think it necessary to ask,
he explained that race feeling was so
strong among the colonists that it would
have been deemed improper and. In
deed, insulting to make a white guest
sit down at the same table with a black
man, unless special permission bad first
been given. Thus one may say that
there Is no social Intercourse whatever
between the races; their relations are
purely those of business. Now and
then the black man gets ahead of the
white, but the la tier's pride of race re
mains. I was told of a white who con
descended to be hired to work by a
Kafir, but stipulated that the Kafir
should address him as "Boss."
Of intermarriage there Is, of course,
no question. It is not forbidden by
law in the two British colonies, as It is
in most, if not all, of the Southern
States of America, but It is excessively
rare; nor dors It appear that there are
now other Irregular unions outside
marriage, as there constantly were In
the old days while slavery existed. In
this respect the case of South Africa
remarkably resembles that of the
Southern States, where also there is
now very little mixture of blood, though
there was a great deal fifty years ago.
Probably In both cases it Is better
that the races should not mingle their
blood; for the white race would be
likely to lose more than the black race
would gain. Century,
Lost Sword Returned.
Reno Tost, No. 0, O. A. R., was vis
ited by the National Staff Association
the other night in Armory Hall, at East
Greenwich, Conn. The regular meet
ing waa held with closed doors, after
which an open meeting was beid, with
a collation for guests. Speeches were
called for by I'ost Commander Samuel
F. Crompeon, and Dr. C. O. Ballou re
sponded for the visitors to the post.
The final address was delivered by
Junior Vice Commander B. W. K. Al
len. Mr. Allen touched upon the sub
ject of war relics. One had come Into
his hands a sword, whose scabbard
showed hard knocks. It was recently
forwarded to the commander by a relic
collector of Washington. D. C. It was
picked up on the field of Bull Run. and
when the rust was removed from the
blade the name of Lieutenant Stephen
P. Arnold, Second Regiment, Rhode
Island Infantry, was found Inscribed.
Colonel Arnoid was present, but knew
nothing of the recovery of his long-lost
sword nntil it was laid in his hands b
the speaker.
Albany, N. Y., claims the honor of
having made the first carriages man
ufactured entire in thia country. Sev
eral were built in the year 1814, and
the event was duly noted at the time
49 an evidence of the spread of United
States enterprise.
TRUMPET CALLS.
Saas'a Bora Swnnas a Warataat Mass
so Usn UaraaeaaaaaV .
THH devil works
the hardest oa
Snadav
Wnen tba oat
look Is not good
try the upiook.
- Whoever lias a
bad hsbit baa a
waster.
We best serve
ourselves when
we best serve
others. '
The man who
baa no god to worship worships him
self. A fault will attract mora attentlor
to ua than a virtue.
A prayer may b long, and yet not
tsk the Lord for much.
The man who haa the "big bead"
often weara a small hat
It la not the longest prayers that
ire answered quickest
The sermon falls that does not tell
somebody that Ood Is love.
The spots ws sea on others are near
ly always on our own glasses.
No man who Is trying to serve this
Lord doubts that there Is a devlL
Get In the habit of resting all yous
weight on the Everlasting Arms.
Every man..' -ho does wrong Is help
ing to lead a army of boys astray.
Wherever Jesus went, the devil took
fains to send some scribes and Phar
sees. There are people who never care for
nuslc except when they play the first
ddle.
The man who Is doing the thing God
aants blm to do Is engaged In a great
work.
The devil's presence in the heart Is
if ten shown by what comes out of the
mouth.
The man who Is sure that there Is no
pell will generally be found trying to
(nake one.
The man who works for the Lord by
be day will never be satisfied with the
pay he gets.
The man who Is trying to hide be
Jlnd a hypocrite now will not do It In
the judgment.
The man who Is willing to do God's
will will not long lie kept In doubt
about what is God's will.
Some people talk much about what a
lappy place heaven is, and do nothing
o make their homes resemble It
It will be time enough to talk about
;lviug up the Bible when we find
kimething better to take Its place.
When the devil knows that a man is
tinder to his mule than he is to his wife
he likes to hear him talk In church.
Men do not have to commit all known
rlnios to miss heaven. It Is lost by
baring nothing heavenly In the heart
It sometimes rakes a moderate drink
er a long while to find out that the dev
il's claws have been run through h'm.
The people who go to sleep under
the preaching, will be wide awake
when they watch the preacher's prac
tice. The Eskimo Character.
We found the Inuults very quick-witted
and intelligent; with unvarying
irood nature and a keen appreciation of
fun. they proved themselves compan
ionable in spite of their uucleanlluess.
Their skill manifested itself in many
ways during these long excursions.
1 41 tor in the year It showed Itself, on
one occasion, in a particularly interest
ing way. Having found It necessary
to cross a glacier on a hunting trip, our
' uiiiiits passed at the edge and hal
loed to ascertain the direction of the
echo. On the return a storm of snow
ind fog had obliterated all landmarks,
hut the Indians easily found the way
by means of the ecSo.
There waj always a charm In thelt
strange melodies, and particularly at
night, as they slowly rowed along the
black waters among ghostly, beautiful
icebergs, under the starless sky. Ana
such melodies! They were like the
sighing of the winds, low, contented,
full-breathed, yet with an undertone of
ladness. But at times their songs are
rehement with Joy and action. Ccxt
;ury. An AotreM Salary.
Sarah Bernbardfs salary Is SI. 500 a
week. Yvette Gullbert received under
kt recent contract $7,000 a week, and
?alve earns $1,200 for each of her ap
pearances. Olga Nethersole earns $250
x week. What wltn his salary and per
centage of the receipts John Drew
uiakes in good times $."100 a week. A
comietent leading man or woman, like
Henry Miller or Herbert Kelcey, Viola
Allen or Isabel Irving, can be had for
$200 a week. The only player that has
ever received, even in thia prodigal
country, a salary equal to that of
Bernhardt was Mnie. Modjeska. Edwin
Booth, who knew nothing about the
value of money, once engaged the
Polish actress at a salary of $1,500 a
week. Mr. Urau's contract with Gull
bert lasted only two weeks, after which
he returned to the cheap prices of
Paris. Calve's contract lasted five
months, but during that time she sings
only twice or three times a week, after
which she returns to the moderate sal
aries of Kurope. Melba receives $1,
500 a night in thia country, but In Paris
is content with $300 a performance.
But Sarah Bernhardt's contract con
tinues through summer and winter, and
every Saturday night she pockets $1,
500. Taking one thing with another,
the actress is better off than the sing
ers. Averaging the entire Income of
each performance, we should say that
Calve earns $50,000 a year, Guilbert
about $35,000, while Bernhardt Is sure
of $78,000 annually for five years.
Footlights.
Oar Diplomatic Service.
The diplomatic service has sometimes
jeen assailed In Congress as a purely
iruamental one; and while the evident
necessity of maintaining the service Is
iuch as ought to save It from the de
ttructionists it is quite true that our
diplomatic relations with some of the
powers are more ceremonious than
practical. But we must be equipped
ind prepared for emergencies, and ev
iry now and then, even at the small
tut and most remote courts, there is
1 critical need of an American repre
lentative to protect American citisens
r American interests. Ladies Home
"ournaL
When a Western girl goes East, ehc
returns with at least five new waya of
sing ribbon.
The new Connecticut forest map
hows that over one-third of the state
a given up to woods. The area of
rood land has been increased by the
growing up of what were one pasture
and.
The bicycle haa received the indorse
nent of physicians as the best known
orrective of tendencies to mental and
tervous diseases.
LAST IMPERIAL VICTORY.
Rsselssa'S atettla Aaraiaat ttaa Allies
at Draaaaaw
On the 28th, as ba passed Baatsan.be
learned that Oudlnot bad been defaatad
at Luckau; but ha (are no bead to the
report, and next day ba reached Dres
den, at nine la the morning. An hour
later the guard earns on, having per
formed the almost incredible feat of
aarcadag savanty-alx anUes ia tare
days. Van lam me, with 40,000 men,
had reached Plrna, a few miles above
the city, and St Cyr was drawing In
behind the temporary fortifications of
Dresden. The head of Napoleon's defens
ive bne was to ba kept at any cost. Tbe-
neaiy, too, was at band, but they had
no plan. In a council or war bald by
theia the same morning there was a
protracted debate, and finally Moreau's
advice to advance in sevea columns
was taken. Ha refused to "light against
his. country," but explained that the
French could never ba conquered In
mass, and that If one assailing column
ware crushed the rest could still pusr
an.
Thia long deliberation cost the allies
their opportunity, for at feur In the
afternoon, when they attacked, the
mass of the French army had crossed
the Elbe and completed the garrison
of the city. For two hours the fighting
waa fierce and stubborn; from tare
different sides, Russians, Austrian
and Prussians, each made substantial
gains; at six Napoleon determined to
throw In his guard. With fine prompt
ness Mortier, with two divisions of the
young guard, sallied forth against the
Russians, and, fighting uutll midnight,
drove them beyond the hamlet of Strte
fen. St Cyr dislodged the Prussians
and pushed them to Strebla, while Ney,
with two divisions of the young guard,
threw a portion of the Austriana Into
Plauen, and Murat, with two divisions
of Infantry and Latour-Maubourgs cav
alry, cleared the auburb Frledrichatadt
of the rest Napoleon, alert and ubiqui
tous, then made his usual round, and
knew when he retired to rest that with
70,000 men or boys be had repulsed 160,
000 of his foe. His Inspiriting personal
work might be calculated aa worth 80,
000 of his opponents' beet men. That
night both Marmont and Victor, with
their corps, entered the city; and Van
damme In the early dawn began to
bombard Plrna, thus, drawing away
forces from the allies to hold that out
post The morning of the 27th opened In a
tempest of wind and rain, a fact which
Is considered as having been matt ad
vantageous to the French, since it ena
bled them to hide their movements,
and Interfered with their enemy's guns
and ammunition. In any case, the sec
ond day's fighting was more disastrous
to the allies than the first. At six both
sides were arrayed. On the French
right Victor and Latour-Maubourg;
then Marmont; then the old guard, and
Ney, with two divisions of the young
guard; next St. Cyr, with Mortier on
the left Opposite stood Russians, Prus
sians and Austriana, In the same rela
tive positions, on higher ground, encir
cling the French all the way westward
and around by the south to Plauen; be
tween their center and left was reserv
ed a gap for the Austrlans under Kle
nau, who were coming up from Thar
andt In the blinding storm, and were
overdue. At seven began the artillery
fire of the young guard, but before long
it ceased for an instant, since the gun
ners found the enemy's line too high
for the elevation of their guns. "Con
tinue, came swiftly the Emperor's or
der; "we must occupy the attention
tt the euemy on that spot"
The ruse succeeded: at ten Murat
dashed through the apparently unno
ticed gap, and, turning westward to
ward the Elbe, killed or captured ail
who composed, the enemy's extreme
left The garrison of Pirna stood firm
until afternoon, and then retreated to
ward Peterswald. Elsewhere there was
continuous fighting, but the French
merely held their own. Napoleon loung
ed all day in a curious apathy before
his camp-fire, his condition being ap
parently due to the Incipient stages of
a digestive disorder. Early In the after
noon Schwarxeoberg heard of Murat's
great charge, but he still held firm.
When, however, the flight from Plrna
was announced, he prepared to retreat,
and at five his columns were slowly
withdrawing from the conflict. By six
Napoleon was aware that the conflict
was over, and, mounting his horse, he
trotted listlessly to the palace, his old
gray overcoat and hood streaming witi
rain. Century.
Those Innocent Oradnatea,
She I have been shut up In a board
Aig school for such a long time that 1
hardly know what to do with my hands.
He Let me hold them for you.
Sensible Constance.
Mr. Crlmsonbeak When Constance
was younger she used to ride a wheel
and I tell you she'd take nobody's duet.
Mrs. Crlmsonbeak You don't say sol
"Yes, but now she has reached the
marrying age ahe'a willing to take al
most anybody's." Yonkera Statesman,
Perfectly Fiendish.
Husband Don't you think yon are
rather unreasonable to expect me to
take you to a ball, stay awake until 4
o'clock and then get up at 8 to go to
work?
Wife I may be a little unreasonable,
but it's perfectly brutal of you to men
tion it Odds and Ends.
A Freak.'
"Blyklns ia the moat modest man I
aver aawT said a friend of his.
"What makes you think so?"
"I never yet heard blm claim that the
bicycle he rides la the best on the mar
ket" Washington Star.
Admiration.
"What do you admire most
iltout
Snobbe's literary work 7"
"The compensation he manages to get
for it," replied the person who Is chron
ically envious. Washington Star.
So many men go through life looking
as if their wives had caught them at it
The devil would hare been whipped
long ago If be bad not always been
able to find something good to hid
behind.
Instead of praying for their daily
bread some men tell the Lord ajtta4
kind of weather is needed to snake a
wheat crop.
Ramie cloth is used aa machine
belting.
(B
M dlelaal value, mors skiiL ears, expanse, store
wonderful auras aad more euraUve power fea
Sarsaparilla
Than In any other. Be sura to get only Hood's.
Mood's Pill eurs bUiousness, ladigestloa.
0TJ11 BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OP
THE PAPER.
Qnaiat Sayisura aad Cats Detauxe af taa
Little Folks Kverjrwaare, Oatlaared
ana Prlatad Bare far All Other Lit
tle Oaas to Bead.
Puaay Willow.
The brook is brimmed with melted snow,
The maple sap Is running.
And on tba highest elm a crow
His big black wings is sunning.
A close green bud the May flower lies
Upon its mossy pillow;
And sweet and low the South Wind
blows,
Aad through the brown fields calling
goes,
"Come, Pnssy! Pussy Willow!
Within your close brown wrapper atlrj
Come out and ahow your ailver fur;
"Come, Pussy! Pussy Willow!"
doon red will bud the maple trees,
The bluebirds will be singing,
and yellow tassels in the breese
Be from the poplars swinging;
And rosy will the May flower lie
Upon its moaay pillow.
But you must come the first of all
"Come, Puaay! Puasy Willow!"
A fairy gift to children dear.
The downy firstling of the year
Come Pussy! Pussy Willow!
Fas for His Dor.
One day Bobby was eating grapes,
and after come boy fashion, swallow
ing skins, seeds and all.
"Don't do that, Bobby," cried his
mother, hastily. "You might get ap
pendlcltus." She told the little boy something of
the danger of swallowing seeds, and
showed him how to separate the seeds
from the pulp, so as to eat only the
best part The lesson made a deep im
pression on Bobby. A few days later
he sat in the garden, watching his lit
tle dog eating his dinner. Presideutly
Fido began on a small bone, taking It
Into his mouth with great appearance
of delight Bobby jumped up in a
great fright and pulled the bone away.
"Fido, stop, stop!" he exclaimed.
"Oo'll get 'pendiclUs!"
Ten baby owls roosting or a line.
One let go, and then there were nine.
Nine baby owls swinging on a gate.
One fell off, and then there were eight
1 . ut,
Eight baby owls a good time bavin'.
One burst hia little self, aud then there
were seven.
Seven baby owls all in a mix.
One got out of it, and then there were six.
Six baby owls in for a dive.
One didn't coma up, and then there were
five.
live baby owls "sliding down our cellar
door,"
One got mad, and then there were four.
Four baby owls op in a tree.
Bang! went a big gun, and then then
were three.
Three baby owls a-winkln' at you.
One winked too hard, and then there were
two.
Two baby owls starting for a run.
One got left behind, and then there wai
one.
One baby owl crooning all alone,
4.U old hawk gobbled him up, and ther
there was none.
Borne' Love for His Wife.
"Burns haa been hotly assailed,"
writes Arthur Warren in presenting
The Other Side of Robert Burns" In
the Ladles' Home Journal, "because of
his alleged indifference to bis wife
(Jean Armour); but the fact ia he was
ardently fond of her. Jean waa true to
him, and hia true affection never
really turned from her. Jean worship
ped him literally worshiped him. And
when we study her devoted life we
must agree that there must have been
much that waa admirable In the char
acter ef a man who was adored by so
true a woman. Burns biographers
have paid too scanty attention to all
this. There is no use In apologising for
the defects of Bobble's life, but there Is
luoh a thing aa insisting too heavily
pan them. Too much haa
been made in the thousand stories of
Burns' life of the 'Highland Mary epi
sode, and too little of what he really
felt for Jean Armour, and of Jeaa'a In
tense loyalty to him and devoted care
f him. The real facta abeat Highland
HW.MfjrtolMWeV IMj OVSr
1
'arise the one episode of Burns life
.... .... . n . wtm
wblcn is veuea in mystery.
ran study the poet's life closely eneagb
to see that the persecution which in
the early days seemed to hopelessly
eiiarate him from love drove blm to
Highland Mary for solace, and that
Mary'a eudden death idealised that
Highland lassie in his memory. There
waa not much more to It, and Jean
sever troubled herself about It There
oaa been a aad waste of popular sym
pathy over Highland Mary. It
loyal Jean our thoughts should turn.
Burns' love for her and for his chOdrea
was very great That Is a pleasing pits
tore of him handed down by one who
aw him 'alttlng in the summer evening
at hia door with hia little daughter In
bis arms, dangling her, and singing to
ber, aad trying to elicit her mental fac
ulties.' The little girl died In the au
tumn of 1790, when her father's health
waa faillng.-
Tornseasa Klenhaaae as Death.
There exists a email reptile of which
elephants have a very peculiar dread,
and against which neither their aagao
l.y nor prowess can defend them. Tbii
diminutive creature gets Into the trunk
of the elephant and pursues Its eourst
uutll it finally flxea la Its head, and by
keeping him In constant agony, at
length torments the stupendous anlma'
to death.
He Oot It.
Tvir Vnn know that feller workln
in shaft 17 who waa always klckln tor
a raise?
Mick Yes.
Dick Well, he kicked over a can 01
dynamite to-day and got It Up-to
Date.
A man pursues bad luck oftener than
bad luck pursues a man.
Personal.
AKY OVE who has be-n benefited by the nse
of Dr. Williams' Fink Mil. wnl reclve Infor
DiHiion ol mucti value and Interest by willing to
Ptuk fiug, t. u. Box 15U-J, I'liila . I a.
The Medical and Surgical Benorter
records a number of remarkable cures
of diphtheria with calomel rubbed up
with sugar and placed dry on the tongue
Dr. Flick considers this a specific for
that disease.
rv tl.00 worm lloomns Tloatms-Borax Soap
nt' vnur fmi-r atiwl wtannera la IlobbiOII'
Soap Mi s Co., Philadelphia, l a. They will send
jou iree oi rnaiae, touge paiu, a Hurmiw
rocket Dlctlunarv. 'MS .Ke, bound In clolli,
proluaeiy illustrated. Oder good until Augtut
1st only.
In 1894 there were 223,725 convic
tions for crime in Ireland an increase
of five per cent over 18lJ3.
rnre Guitrnnteeti by 1K. J. IK. MATER, 1013
An li M. 1111 LA.. FA. frase atonce.no opera
tion or delay Horn bustiies.. Consultation tree.
imioienieuii 01 Dhysit-una, ladies and promt
m tut citizeiiat. beuU tor circular. Office hour 4
A ftl. to 31. M.
lu 13'J4 the United Slates exported
cheese to the value of ouly $7,180,000
-a decrease in fourteen years of forty
per cent
Feed I he Nerve upon pure, rich blood and
you 111 not be nervous. I ure blood comes by
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla which is thus the
greatest and best nerve tonic.
Hood's Pills cure names, slr-k headache, in
digestion, blliouaneu. All druggists. 15iC.
Book agents are supposed to die an
early and a violent death, but captain
Q. E. D. Diamond is still at the dau
gsrous trade in Sau Francisco, at the
ae of 1UU.
W. IT. Orimn, Jackson, MIehlean, writes t
"Suifered with Catarrh tor nfteen rears.
IlalTs Catarrh Cure cured ine." Sold by Drug
gists, 7ac
AmKrirn.fi wkmIiIi pirfPflii that ii
Great Britain by 35 per cent, but the
ratio per inhabitant is ie?s.
We think l'io's Cure fur Consumption Is the
onlT uirUiciue lor l oughs. Jl.ui hl-stHiKU,
Sprlugtield. Ills.. Oct. 1, IS'..
A shne that ran Iia hauted hv moana
of an apparatus attached to the sole ia
among me latest curiosities at the
Washington Patent Office.
sire. Wlni6w's booming syrnp for children
teething, soften the gum, reduces lndaatme
tum. allays twin, cures wind col la Ma a bottle.
A Chinese firm baa commenced the
manufacture of wiae and champagne
ou a large scale with the grapes of
northern China, which are said to
yield an excellent quality. Hitherto
the grapes have been used only for
eating.
FITS stopped free by lit. Kl.lrs OasaT
Kkkvb Hbctosib. So fits after first day's use
ktarvelouscurea. 1 realise and f-U0 trial botlle
tree. lir. Klme. 981 Aich su. I'blla., i a.
fiArminv haa hesan trvintr her.l tn
establish a colony in Africa, but so far
only 700 have moved there, and 250 of
them are omciais.
Gladness Comes
With better understanding' of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ilia which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. .There ia comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That ia why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfactions
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your future husband or wife. Send 10c silver,
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AGENTS HU3TLKR3; general local special
tor an entirely new fluid automatic repairer
for i.U'-ctur- In BICYCLE II RKj.
. the WIZARD, Zjo67ih Ave.. New York City
south ArmoAiniuiM.
alMiaara at Zlastsabwa that Key
m Kiaai Sslssssa-s
It would seem that, at some far dis
tant date, a peeple mere civilised than
any ef the present Kafir tribes had
penetrated la to the region we now call
U..IU...I, ansl had maintained it- !
self there fer a considerable period. Re
mains of fold-worUngs are found in
many parts of that country, and even
aa far aa tho southwestern part of
Matabeleland remains which show
that mining must hsve been carried on,
y primitive methods, no doubt, but still
apon a scale larger than we can well
leem within the capabilities of the
Kafir tribes aa we now see them. There
are, moreover. In these regions, and
usually not fsr from some old gold
srerking. pieces of ancient building exe
rated with a neatness and finish, aa
well aa with an attempt at artistic ef
fect, which are entirely absent from the
rough walla, sometimes of loose stones,
sometimes plastered with mud, which
the Kafirs build to-day.
These eld buildings are, with one ei
lepttoa, bits ef waU Inclosing forts or
residences. They are constructed of
small blocks of the granite of the coun
try, carefully trimmed to be of one elze,
and are usually ornamented with a
lmnle pattern, auch aa the so-called
"herringbone" pattern. The one excep
tion is to be found In the ruins of Zim
babwe, In southern M ashonaland. Here
a wall thirty feet high, and from six to
twelve or fourteen feet thick. Incloses a
large elliptical space, filled with other
buildings, some of which apparently
were Intended for the purposes of wor
ship. There are no Inscriptions of any
kind, and few objects, except eome ,
rudely carved heads of birds, to supply
any Indication as to the ethnological
affinities of the people who erected this
building, or as to the nature of their
warship. Buch Indications as we have,
however, suggest that It was some form
ef nature worship. Including the wor
ship of the sun. We know from other
sources (Including the Egyptian monu
ments and the Old Testament) tnat
there was from very esrly times a trade
between the Red Sea and some part of
East Africa; and aa we know also that
the worship of natural forces and of the
sun prevailed among the early Semites,
the view that the builders of Zimbabwe
were of Arab or some other Semitic
stock. Is at least highly plausible.
Two things are quite clear to everj
jne who examines the ruins, and com
pares them with the smaller fragments
of ancient building already mentioned.
Those who built Zimbabwe were a race
much superior to the Bantu tribt-s,
whose mud huts are now to be found
not far from tbeste still strong and solid
walla; and those other remains scatter-
ed through the country were either the
work of that same superior race, or, at
any rate, were built in Imitation of their
style and under the Influence they had
left. But whether this race was driven
out or peaceably withdrew, or became
by degrees absorbed and lost lu the
surrounding Bantu population, we hare
no data for conjecture. If they came
from Arabia they must have come more
than twelve centuries ago, before the
days of Mohammed; for they were evi
dently not Mussulmans, and It Is Just
aa easy to suppose that they came In
the days of Solomon, fifteen centuries
earlier. Century.
Dan(er In Ezceea of Exercise.
Housework, chores, gardening, walk
ing, climbing, cycling, running, swim
ming and many other sports give Just
the kind of exercise that Is Indicated In
certain conditions, due regard being
bad to the physiological effects of vary
ing dosage. Oertel has shown how the
simple exercise of walking may be
adapted to sufferers from cardiac de
bility by prescribing the distance aud
speed and the number and length of
the rests on definite paths graduated
according to their slope. Ills Interest
ing and original work has not only
given a new direction to the treatment
of certain cardiac affections, but is
destined to have an Important influ
ence In establishing accuracy In the
prescription of exercise. Whoever has
studied the map of the enviroua of
Relchenhall, Bavaria, prepared by
Oretel for the application of hia meth
od, will acquire a vivid Idea of what
precision of dosing In exercise means.
In this map the different patha suita
ble for the work are marked in four
different colors, to Indicate those that
are nearly level, those slightly sloping,
moderately sloping and steep, and fig
ures are placed along each route to
show the space that should be trav
ersed In each quarter hour.
The locality itself is prepared for its
remedial use by placing benches for
resting at suitable distances, and by
marking on certain trees near the path
circles, colored to correspond with the
map, to indicate the difficulty of that
particular section. By systematic prac
tice on the easier paths the heart and
system are progressively trained and
strengthened. Intelligent analysis
may do the same work for cycling,
horseback riding, and many other fa
miliar exercises. In this way the
dosage ia practically reduced to a def
inite number of kilogrammeters In a'
given time, and a step has been taken
In placing the prescription of exercise
upon a scientific basis. Appleton's
Science Moolbiz.
Not a Financier.
"Look here, said the city editor to
the new reporter, "you allud.j lu this
story to Mr. R ox well as a financier."
"Why, he handles a great deal of
money.
"I don't care If he does. I don't want
you to call him a financier. He hasn't
any side whiskers." Washington Star
There Is a certain kind of man that
no amount of effort will ever make a
man out of.
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FOR THE BLUES.
Doctor Fall to ITaderstand Symptom
Ihat Are Danger Signals.
I a m.rM trait in woman's character
is to place implicit confidence in her
physician.
A man must work entirely from the-
ory in u
treatment
of female
diseases,
for unfor
tunately facts based
upon actual
knowledge, belong
to the female sex
-alone. Many wo
men who peri
odically Buf
fer with at
tacks of
diz
ziness, extreme
lassitude.
"don't care
or want-to-be-left-tlone feeling, do
not at first realize that these are
the infallible symptoms of womb
trouble and the forerunners of great
suffering.
Soon they grow to feel that the
doctor does not understand their case.
Then they remember that "a woman
best understands a woman's ills," and
turn to Mrs. Pinkham.
The following letter is but one post
tive illustration of this fact :
" Four years ago I began to suffer
with great weak-
ness of the genera
tive organs. My
womb was pro
lapsed; I buffered
with continual
backache and all
flit nthtfr nutria
that accompany
. that weakness. I
tried doctor after
doctor, bad
operations. The
final operation f
after which 1
became a total
wreck, was
scraping of the
womb. A friend, one day, recom
mended to my husband your Com
pound, lie bought me a bottle. The
relief I experienced after taking it,
was wonderful. I coutinued its use,
and I am glad to say my recovery is a
perfect surprise to
everybody that
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knows me." Mrs. B.
Francisco Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. P. T. Barry, who has general
charge of the advertising contracts of
the Chicago Newspaper Union, is
compelled to pass a large portion of
bis time In journeying to and fro in
the interests he represents. Speak
ing of Ripans Tubulee, Mr. Barry
says that bo has carried them with
him iu his satchel on all his trips,
since he first became acquainted with
their excellent qualities. He uaea
four or Ave a week, being always
particular to take one after a hearty
or, more especially, after a hasty
meal. He never requires more than
one. Mr. Barry does not remember
how he was first induced to moke
trial of Ilipans Tabulae, but now he
buys them ol the nearest druggist
whenever his supply is exhausted.
"They are specially convenient," Ma
Carry says, "and a mighty nioe
thing just what a man needs when
traveling, if ho needs a medioine at
all."
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CUT PRICES ON PUUPS7
tn laraner twlta is low. Who
to Him P We navsreoeatedlTrefnaod
and. therefore, defeated windmill combs.
aod bavo, sine oo. reduced the cost of
wina -power to one-siitn wbat it il
We believe in low wires, hieh mdM
and laree sales. No on ksawt the
best pump er prices until he knows
h. we make snort hand and ong
power sirmce pumps, witn oest seanr
less braaa rnhe crvlinder. lower than
iron ones a2-Aix01ncnats2.il. 111
Toaraeaier uuv none other. Aermotor oriceaatrigl
mrm mi ways. oest. 1 nrongn gratitude, and
we are Torire ma sera, ami are uffMtt to
me world has Riven at snore than bail
oustness. we nave 20 brand twrasw
Wnm fw alifulty aitMtnttd etvcalar