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Down the meadow, down the meaaow.
See her where she foes!
Surely never lass in Yeddo
Tripped it open fleeter toes!
Hark! how jolly! "Mollie. Mollie,"
ComoK the call from far away;
And the answer girlie folly
"Mollies making hay."
Just the picture for a soaaet
To be writ npon
Rorniah face within bonnet.
Hidden from the ardent aoa.
Not a ahred of melancholy
In the whole aweet summer rlayj
Skies a Mar of bine, and Mellle
Mollie making hay 1
r.y my faith, ere long a farmer
Kvrry nwnin will be.
With so loiable a charmer,
doing in for husbandry.
Ere another lover trample
Where my eager heart would away,
(Mollie's set me an example!)
I'll be making hay.
-Detroit Free 1'rese.
AN OLD STORY.
"It Is of no user' Bald Mary desperate
ly. "I can't think of a tingle thing to
eay."
Slip sat and frowned gloomily, biting
The end of her penholder. Now and
then she ran her hand distractedly
through her hair. This was a trick of
hers when thinking hard, and, as a rule,
the result v:is more startling than
pleasing.
"It lit of no use!' she said again, but
tliis time with a different Inflection. "I
mustn't sit here and give way to lazi
ness like this. If I don't write a tale we
can't pay the grocer's bill! I must and
will begin, only what on earth am I
to say?"
Mary's t-rsin was fertile enough, and
her busy fancy generally delighted in
spinning love stones and the like. Jn
tte early flays of her scribbling she had
been greatly laughed at by her mother
end slaters, but when welcome little
checks began to come In return for
bulky envelopes sent through the post
tht tone of the family altered and Mary
Lad Tor some time been regarded as a
person of importance.
Perhaps they overrated her powers,
for tl:-y had come to the conclusion
that Mury could do almost anything.
Mary's iu ail was looked upon as a ban.
upon which an unlimited amount of
modest demands could be drawn, and
the girl now and then felt a trifle over
whelmed ns she realized what was ex
pected of her.
"Oh, Mary must write a tale!" her
mother would say easily, when au ad
ditional expense was suggested. So the
fancy of the moment would be indulged
In. and Mary would shut herself up in
the little room she culled her own.
whence in due time she would emerge
tlre-d but triumphant.
Ou this particular morning, however,
she nicked her drains In rain. She tried
tier hardest to think of some slender
framework upon which to hang the
usual mild love-making, hut the more
she tried to woo "the muse," the more
obstinately did the said muse refuse to
"-spoml to her advances.
"I feel exactly as if a wot sponge had
been passed over my brain," she
thought, despairingly. "There doesn't
seem a single Idea left."
Just then a gentle rap came at the
door. "
"Come In." sad Mary, impatiently.
Sheiieverhkedto be interrupted when
ehe was trying to work, and Just now
he f. It more than usually cross.
Her face . malaxed a little, however,
when she saw her visitor.
"You. John! I thought it waa Jenny.
I wondered whatever she wanted
BO."
"I'oor Jenuy," said the newcomer,
louyhlug.
"I'oor M.iry, I think," rejoined Mary.
lefully.
"Why. whstever Is the matter?" ask
yd John Itedmond. taking a aeat, and
evidently preparing to make himself
as comfortable as circumstances per
mitted. He looked very strong and ca
ps hie as he smiled down upon Mary,
and the girl was ronsi-iou of a distinct
fading of relief, though she hardly
knew Its source.
"Well." xnid Mary, "I feel worried
ml lHith"ii. You knew, John, bow
much all our folks have got In the
ay of looking to me for help In mon
y mutters?"
"Yes. I know," replied John, with a
rather curtoUM Inflection.
I like t.i do It." sold Mary quickly.
"It makes no- very glad and happy to
d- it. 1 -iliouhl not ssy a word about It
to unyl'ody but you. but you already
know these details You are such an in
timate friend of the family, aren't
ywuV"
"A v-ry Intimate friend of the fain
tly," ec!,e. the youug man grarely.
"And hi. .Hot has often told you how
sy It was for me to earn a few
k,i:n Is. Im-uit she?"
Very often." answered the young
ir.nn H-siii. with the same gravity.
"Well. John." km Id Mary, lifting a pair
of very earnest eys to lilt,, her accents
full of w.r row and d snmy, "I am some
times sfrHid 1 can't keep on doing H."
"TV ant mikes lull thluk so?" askeo
J l,n gently
"I .:!!'! think of anything." audi
Mary the tears brimming up Into et
ey es
to-erlv
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I have sat here this morning fe
hi hour, and not a single Idea
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ilii i . f if dropped ber head lute
...ii N end cried heartily.
.;. l: .i.iiriiid's face presented a cn
, t ,. . many were the emotiocf
.a.-.-l rapidly over It He made
,i. ...ii.:sr imiveoent toward tht
lltt:.- v. it pug figure, but the next roo
n e-, i . I..-. t. -.1 himself and waited
I r ii o- t l Mary hri-eelf spoke.
' I d n't knou whatever you will
tl.ii I. of ii.. ." site said rather sbaane
f. - I . fttie wiped ber eyes. "I dos't
know v ,ist made roe do It. Hot I an
a- ton. t oldiged to you for letting nv
hue It out.' 1 am better now."
"lw U ture jeu U," saM Joan, viU
a friendly snd rather tender laugh. "1
have always understood that a 'good
cry was a great luxury to young la
dies."
"Kor pity's sake don't call me I
'young lady. " cried Mary, with an as
sumption of her usually energetic man
ner. "I do hate that phrase.''
"Just as you please," returned John
easily. "What shall I call you? Novel
1st? Journalist?"
"Neither one nor the other," said
Mary, flushing a Uitle, a shade of hei
late despondency again falling upon
her. "1 am nothing In the world but
a writer of penny love stories, and los
tug even the small amount of capabil
ity required for that."
"That Is nonsense." exclaimed John
now speaking earnestly. "As I said
before, you are overworked. You bav
been doing too much. Your brain need
rest, and It ought to have one. Mary
"Weil. It cant. Just at present." said
Mary, shaking her head vary decided
ly. "There Is Jenny's new dress and
the grocer's bill. I shall knew no peace
until those two things are off nay mind."
John waa ailent for a minute, tut be
looked troubled.
"If I could just get an Idea." said
Mary, more hopefully, "I think I could
work It out I seem to have need up
everything! I have written about lost
heir and lost wills about the helrest
who pretended to be poor and the ad
venturess who pretended to be rich. 1
have told about the man who express
ed the utmost detestation of 'the new
woman' and ended by falling madly In
love with one. I have related the his
tory of the girl who determined to have
'career' and finally gave up all for
love. These things are all worn out,
Johu! They have become so feeble
that I am ashamed to press the poor
things Into further service."
John smiled.
"They are far from dying, Mary
They are full of vitality yet"
Well, somebody else may hav
them," said Mary, returning the smile.
"At least, for a while. I may be glad
to fall back on them some day, but
Just now I shouKl like something fresh.
All sorts of queer things are constant
ly happening In real life-if I could only
get to hear them. John, haven't you
au Idea of any klne? Or some little
thing that has come within your own
experience? Anything that holds a
tiny spice of romance, you know."
John looked at her a moment a in',
seemed inclined to speak. Then his
mind apparently altered and he shook
bis head.
"Oh!" cried Mary disappointedly,
"that Is too bad. You look exactly as
if you had an klea."
"Well." said John slowly, "a faini
glimmering did seem to come to me.
but I am afraid you will think it silly."
"Do tell me!" exclaimed Mary. "I
shall be so grateful."
"And I don't know that it is partic
ularly new," went ou John in the same
doubtful way.
"Well, never mind," said"Mary. In
a businesslike way. "A great deal de
pend on the treatment of a subject.
Sometimes a very hackneyed theme
ran be made to sound quite fresh. I
have noticed it in several instances
Go on. John."
She tlxed her eyes ou him expectant
ly, and a smile dawned In the youiiK
woman's eyes as he looked at her.
"Is It humorous?" asked Mary inn.,
cently, as she saw the smile.
"I don't know," answered John, re
lapsing into gravity. "That entirely
depends upon how they regard it.
Things appeal so differently to differ
ent minds, don't they?"
"They do." rejoined Mary promptly.
'Sometimes 1 have written thins
which 1 thought were funny, but other
people entirely failed to see the Joke,
and oa the other hand I have been
laughed at for sentences which were
penned with perfett seriousness. Hut
to proceed with the subject in hand. I
wish you would beln, John, for the
time Is getting on, and I shall be mis
jrable unless I succeed in making
good start this morning."
"There Is a lot in making a gooA
start, isn't there?" asked John, with
evident anxiety.
"Oh! a great deal," said Mary. "It
Is often the most difficult thing possible
to start. Once fairly begun the work
is comparatively easy, because one
thing seems to lead to another."
"I see!" replied John, reflectively.
Then a long silence fell between them
"Do go ou!" said Mary, Impatiently,
at last.
"Well, the fact is. Mary, I" with
considerable emphasis on the pronoun
"find a difficulty in starting. I think
I could go on if the subject were only
begun."
t.et me helo rm on f'1 M i
with an atr of resignation. "There Is
a girl In It, I suppose."
"Oh, yes!" returned John, very de
cidedly. "There is a girl in It; and an
uncommonly nice girl, too."
"Good gracious!" said Mary. "It is
all easy enough. Describe me her ap
pearance, character and surroundings.
Tell me what she did, and how she did
It Then explain where the man comes
In for there Is a man In It, I suppose T' ,
I "Oh, year said John, as decidedly as
i before. "There Is a man In It" !
Well, what about him?" asked Mary.
"Dear me. John! I might as well In-;
vent a thing myself, and have done ,
with it If yon can't tell me straight
"I'll tell your said John, with the
air of a man determined to make the'
Blunge. "Only-Mary-promlse me one
tadug. Don't laugh at my story."
"Can t I laugh if it Is funny r r
Joined Mary.
ii isu i, saia jonn. new, not ex
actly. Er in fact I don't know how It
will strike you. I meant don't laugh
at my clumsy way of telling It"
"Of course not" replied Mary, kind
iy. "And I'm sure I'm very much ob
liged to you, John, for taking all this '
trouble.
"Well," began John, "this girl tht
girl I sm thinking of, yon know lived
st home with her mother and sisters.
The father had died some years be
fore, leaving Just enough money te
supply their bare wants, but no more."
"1 quite understsnd," said Mary la a
tone which had a good deal of "fellow
feeling" In It
"9o. of course," went on John, "life
was more or lese of a struggle wttb
tbem. But happily, one of the girls
tale special girl 1 began to talk about
developed quite a talent for for "
"Fur what?" said Mary rather sharp
ly "For painting." returned John quick
ly. "She used to paint quite lovely
Utile things and sell taeoi to the shop.'
"Yes." said Mary, "out when dees
the rota&ace come in. Jehu?"
"I am coming to that." replied John.
"Give me Unas, Mary."
"Oh, of course," said Mary, amiably.
So after a pause John went oa again.
"Tears before, when these girts were
quite little, their father bad shewn a
great klsdseoa Is an ahoeet frfeadlesa
bey "
Mary started and a faint color crept
lute ber cewoka; bat Jsan took so heed
' and his voice became firmer nd clear
er.
"To the action of that good man th
boy owed whatever success came t
him in after life. He never forgot thh
and he often wondered how be coulr
best repay the debt he owed."
John paused, but Mary did not speak
"And as the time went ou he found
he debt increased rather than dimln
ished. Kor though his first bunefactoi
had passed away, he had left kindly
hearts behind him. And as the bo;
grew Into manhood he prized more and
more the welcome he ever received
from those good women and felt thai
In the whole world there was no spot
so dear to hiui as the one they callex
home."
Again John paused, but Mary mad
no effort to break the silence.
"He loved them all." said Johi.
"but" here a new tenderness crept
Into his voice "he learned at last that
for one of them he bad the love whict
a man only gives to one woman In the
world. She was not, I think, quit
understood by her mother and sisters
much as they cared for her. She hat
a talent which she was glad to turn tc
useful account but the others hardlj
realized that the task which was gen
erally a pleasure might at times be
come very hard and wearisome. They
thought It was play for her to sit dowr
and paint So sometimes her hear'
failed her a little."
Mary's face was very white now. bu
fhe color rushed suddenly back into !
as Johu gently took her hand Into kit
own.
This young man loved her, Mary-
loved her more dearly that I can quit)
tell you. But he waited a long timi
before be dared to speak to her. lit
knew how much depended upon her it
the home, and he felt he had no rlgh
to take her away until bis posUiot
would enable him to offer comfort t
her and to those dear to her. It oftet
seemed a' weary while, and his hear
often ached. But the time came at last
The time when he felt free to speak.'
He paused, and for a few minntet
there was between them a deep slleuce
Then his hand clasped hers more fee
vently, and he said "Mary!"
As if irresistibly compelled, she look
od Into his eyes. And In that moineu
s full knowledge of what she had nevei
before even guessed swept over her
ctlie knew the sweetest of all earthlj
things that she loved, and was be
loved.
"You were quite right, dearest." salf
John a while later. "The difficulty liei
In making a start. Everything conies
quite easily afterward."
"The story is very hackneyed," whit.
;.re.l Mary. "Hut. oh. John!" with i
half-mischievous, wholly tender loot-
"isn't It wonderful how anything st
old can be so interesting?" London So
cietr.
A WONDERFUL GUN.
I'nll tha Tricccr and It Fire. Kixlil
Fhot in nccion.
Wlint Is claimed to be a most re
fliarkahle weupon and one which Is at
great an . improvement over, the ordi
nary levolvcr for military purposes at
wits the revolver over the olJ-tlm
horsi'-pistol. has been brought out by t
Berlin film. The construction of thii
latest development In firearms tonuu
facture is upon entirely new lines. s
far as regards small arms. The cart
lld.zos, which are ei.ht in numlinr, art
ontaiued within a magazine in tht
;;rip. The action of the piece Is so rapic
that the eye cannot follow the move
ini-nts, and the whole eight shots car
lie tired before the lirst shell ejectet
has struck the mound.
The cartridges ure brought to th.
friut of the breech lock, when the lat
ter Is moved to the rear In opeulng tin
breech, and cloving the breech place;
the cartridge In Its proper position it
the tiring chamber. The recoil at Crlii
f!rivs the barrel and breech inachau
ls:n to the rear, the three friction roll
of the rear link strike against the curv
ed butt and are forced downward, tht
middle joint of toggle Is raised and th
breech block recedes, taking with it c
empty shell by means of the extractor
until th ejector strikes the shell from
belo-, nud throws It out, and the sur
plus momentum of the recoiling pirtn is
taken up by the recoil spring a a ins-'
which the friction rolls Impinge.
As soon as the recoil, which is s
eased as to bo scarcely noticeable t
the hsnd, is spent, the spring draws th
toggle link forward and downward, tht
breech block pushe the upper cartrldgt
Into the barrel and the firing bolt Is ar
rested and held cocked by the sera.
The safety piece prevents accident
when the arm Is not In action, otherwise
the pistol is always cocked and read;
for ci"viee.
The pistol weighs two and three
quarter pounds, with a six-inch barrel,
ti ud two and four-fifths with a sevei
and a half Inch barrel. The projectll
weighs eighty-five grains and Is pro
jected by the cartridge at about 1.20H
feet per second. Cincinnati Enquirer
Making; Bulling- Ships Go Faster.
The statement of an Italian sea cap
tain that he bad proved by experience
that a ship goes faster when her sails
are perforated with a nnnitpr nf h1.
lian when t,y t Boun(J WM
at flr,t look(vl npon as too rldlculoUfi
for consideration. Unbelievers, bow-
i ever, now find that the Italian has gone
a long way toward proving his case.
His theorv is that the foree of rhe wind
nnot fairiy take effect on an Inflated
sttl, because of the cushion of Immov
Lbl, Blr that fllIl! llp th. hoilow. Tc
I prevent thia cushion collecting he Iwred
a number of holes In the sail, which
let part of the wind blow right through
It and allowed the remainder to strike
aaralnst the canvas and exercise Its full
effect. Several trials have been made, j
and It looks as if this Is another of tho
paradoxical truths which appear so im
poftsible on the surfaue. The experi
ments were made In all weathers. In
a light wind a boat with ordinary aalis
made four knots, while with the per
forated sails she covered five and a
quarter knots; In a freeh breeze she did
ueven knots with ordinary sails, and
eight aail three-quarters knots with
the Improved sails: lu a strong wind
she did eight knots and ten knots re
spectively. If this augmented speed
were sustained throughout a loug voy
age it would increase the value of the
ship one fifth, us she would make the
same trip In four weeks that she did
efore In five weeks.
Some men are so shallow that every
time they scratch their beads 'h-y ex-
th-i " brains.
A Pathetic Ail-meat.
Mrs. Q. bad a severe headache, ant
ber complaints made Mr. Q. a triflt
croa, and by and by be said aomethini
whk-h made Mrs. J. cry. Whf rrupoi
her little boy also buret Into tears.
"Itesr aver arid bis father. "Now
what may be the matter ylth ynnT"
"I've got a headache In mamma 7
head."' said the child.
Talk in favor of Hood's Sarsaparilla as for ao
other medicine. It has the greatest record of
cure of any medicine in the world. In fact.
odTs
Sarsaparilla
Hood's Pills cure sick headache, indigestion.
TRUMPET CALLS.
Hero Moaaida a Wiraias Mate
to the Unredeemed
rn HE child of God
I is at safe aa his
Father's throne.
John the Bap.
tint reached the
masses by preach
ing Christ -
Where there la
growling there
cannot be much
grace.
-Mgr Some met
iW-- the Bible be
it la agaii
men bate
because
against r
hort vard stick. "
If you want your wife to be an angel
treat her like one.
When our enemies are God's enemies
we Shall always win the fight.
It Is uot so hard to do right when the
aiind Is fully made up to do It
If you don't know what else to do for
the Lord, become a cheerful giver.
When a man's tracks point toward
(he saloon his back Is toward heaven.
The first mile toward hell often looks
ts though It led straight to heaven.
Tou cannot always tell who Is In the
Crave by the size of the headstone.
Church members who never smile do
great deal of harm without know
ing It.
When Jesus said three times. "It Is
written," the devil thought It was time
lo go.
If sin of every kind could be seen In
fhe face the world would be full of red
noses.
It Is easy to lead a Christian life
only when it is made the first business
of life.
It is because there are so many highly
respectable sinners, that sin is so dan
geroufl. .
When a sinner is dying he finds no.
comfort In counting the hypocrites in
he church.
On th? day a man finds out that he Is
fool there Is hope that he may some
day become a Solomon. .
There Is one grave from which there
ena be no resurrection. It is one in
which we bury our talents.
The man who does not believe in
Christ takes a step toward God when be
begins to believe in some Christian.
Many a man is so busy in trying to
reform the world that he cannot find
lime to straighten up his own fence.
AN HISTORIC STEAMER.
It Has Had a Remarkable Career oa
the Hudson River.
The steamer Drew left Albany on het
lust trip Saturday night, amid the shriek
lug of tugs and steamers. If the noisy
demonstration was not so great as that
which heralded Its first arrival It le be
cause not so many vessels ply the
waters of the Hudson at Albany as
there did thirty years ago. Then the
river front of Albany was lively and
bustling. Now but for the tugs of the
Kouan line, the New York and New
luirg boats, and the few steamers that
carry freight and passengers to nearby
points, the waters of the river would
be uuvexed by passing craft
It is the day of the railroad, but,
vhile wind and water hold, the pleas
ure and profit of marine adventure
willl never lose their charm. And so,
though we speed the departing Drew,
the coming Adirondack Is cordially wel
comed. If at tho end of the first quar
ter of the twentieth century the boat
which comes so gay In bunting and
gleaming paint, so endowed with all
that makes marine achitecture of this
time wonderful and complete If, wc
say, this boat, then grown old and out
of date. Is retired with a record as hon
orable as that which the Drew takes
with it in retirement Its owners will
have reason to congratulate them
selves. Kor the Drew's history Is one
of great distinction and honor.
This notable steamer has been com
manded by Stephen J. Roe. new trans
ferred to the Adirondack, from the
day It went Intp commission. If Its
saloons and cabins could talk what a
history they would tell: for, In Its time,
the Drew carrlod as passengers nearly
every person of prominence on this
side of the Art Inn tie. and travelers
from the old world were bound to have
one trip on the Hudson River nlg'ut
boats, the fame of which bad peuotrat
ted wherever travelers go.
- There was nothing like them In the
world certainly nothing In Europe
which anywhere approached tbem for
space of accommodation, for appoint
ments, and for general comfort The
boats on the Rhine were small when
compared with them, while the channel
packets pro-lured hideous nlghtmatcs
when contrasted with the luxury of
travel on tha Hudson. Not cveu t'je
boats on the Mississippi, when travel
on that river was st Its height were to
be mentioned In the same breath. The
Hudson River steamers confessedly led
all lines of Inland travel nntll Colonel
James Flsk, Jr., took charge ef the
Fall River line of steamers. That
marked the beginning of another era
In American teamboatlng. and now
the Sound boats In many respects are
unapproachable. But the officers of the
Feople's lias sre resolved that the
glory of steamhoatlng on the Hudson
shall not be permitted to leM'aie. Al
bany Journal.
Ifow'a 'inter
We otter One Hundred D IUr-i Rewara rot
anyeneof '.ilrrh tUat cauuot cured by
Mail' auurrli 1'ur.
K. J. i iiasrv Co., Props.. Toledn. O.
!. I-. uuilrr- a"-d. Imve known K. J Che
nr.jr inr the ld IS ear, and lieiirve him i.er
fi-ctlv ieinorai.le in ell huMn-we tramwilnne
in I !tiiTic-.liv al.le to carry out any vOliga
ii i i m .-I Uy thi-ir timi.
v, im Ac Tai'ax, WuuleeaU Oruggiata, Toledo,
Otiio.
Wji.mno-. Kin ts Maavis, Wholesale
1i l uiM- 'I oledo, tdilo.
Il.iM t'Mnrru t.'i.re l tken Internally, act
i. it il.r.Tlly uis.it liie l.loo.t and mnenua aur
f .omf m).ni. I'rtre, t'r. per hoitle. bold
by nil lirnvi-ts. Tetimniai free
liaii'a f.mily 1'illa are the beau
There nev.?r waa a dewdrop
font filled a llower'e cap,
i2ut qm-k ttiuft came a eunMan
To dnuk Iuj dmrdrop up I
There never wit a dollar
That )ln--l."t in the nil. "
I;ut ipii.-k there csm a follow
Aud -oope i it with a Mil '
Atlanta Coiutuutiub.
The more a man learns in ibis life,
the mure he discovers his ignorance;
life isn't long enough lo educate
man to the luil extent of hit abilities.
M the One
True Blood.
Purifier. SU
ILLITERACY AND SOLDIERS.
;-aestioo aa to W nether Edacatioa
Makes Vtsktor.
Military men, and especially military
men of s higher rank than common
toldlers and subalterns, do not agree
very much better on disputed points
than doctors or lawyers.- One point
f serious difference between soldiers
irises over the question whether, as a
.ule. well-educated soldiers make bet
vet fighters than those who are either
Jliterate or hare only the rudiments
f education. Recently some official
figures have been published by the
War Department la 8t Petersburg
showing that snore than 75 per cent, of
the Russian conscripts are Illiterate,
Out of 290,000 men drafted Into the
rmy each year 200,000 are unable to
road or write. On entering tbe army
they are taught to do both. Hence the
Russian War Minister claims for the
eenscrlptive system the credit of belli;
la adjunct to rudimentary public In
i traction.
Russia has always rsnked lowest
laaong the cosntrlea of Europe in re
ipect to the education of Its soldiers.
ind in the same category with Russia,
though a little above It, are the Dann
blan States. Serrla and Rouinanla.
Above Russia, but below the other Eu
ropean countries In which educational
advantages are most generally dif
fused, are Italy, Hungary, Fortugal,
Spain, and Greece, forming, so to speak.
an Intermediate group. Of the Italian
:onscr!pt8 of 18W5, before the Vene
tian provinces secured their Independ
ence or before the unification of Italy
was established, only 38 per cent were
able to read, and the standard of edu
cation was lower at that time anion
the soldiers than among the general
population of Italy, for 40 per cent of
the men who married were able at thai
time to sign the marriage register.
In 1871, the year following the estab
lishment of Rome as the political cap
ital of Italy, the number of conscripts
able to read had risen to 43 per cent
In 1381 It was 52 per cent. In 1887
It was 05 per cent, and In 1886 00 per
cent, the present average. In Hungary
the ratio of conscripts able to read and
write is the same as In Italy, 60 per
oent, but it varies very much through
out the Austrian Empire, being 20 per
oent. in Poland. 56 per cent In Tyrol,
kt per cent In Bohemia, and 90 per
eent In Austria proper. In Spain II
Is 50 per cent; in Greece it Is 55.
Above these figures of percentages
come those European countries where,
as in the United States, there Is an edu
cational test for admission to the army,
la Norway, Sweden and Denmark all
soldiers a full 100 per cent must be
able to read and write. In Germany
the percentage Is nearly as high. Oti
per cent. In Switzerland It fs 98, and
In Holland, France, England, and Scot
land It Is 90. In Belgium It is 85.
Some military authorities declare
that soldiers familiar with rending and
writing and Inspired by the ambition
which comes from education, make
alert and ambitious soldiers, and can
be depended upon for taking the Ini
tiative where illiterate soldiers would
not know, or might not know, what
to do.
.... . . , ,. i
Thats what some of the mil.-
tary authorities say, but there are
others, claiming to speak with similar
authority, who say that the observa
tions of Generals In modern warfare
prove the contrary of this proposition..
The first duty of a soldier. It is a
well-established proposition, is to com
ply with the regulations and conform
to the discipline of the service In
other words, to obey orders. Literary
accomplishments or even a rudiments)
knowledge of the requirements of edu
cation do not help a soldier In firing
a gun or aiming 'at an enemy or per
forming sentry duty or making a long
march. For officers, perhaps, writing,
and arithmetic may be a very good
thing, but for actual service on the
battle-field or in trenches, physical
strength and a willingness to obey Im
plicitly the orders of commanders are
much more Important than genera)
knowledge.
It In certainly a fact that Scandina
vian soldiers, with whom the standard
of education is now highest hsve not.
In modern times, shown ny superior
efficiency. In fact, they have kept out
of war as much ss possible, except
during the Danish-Prussian war of
1864, In which certainly the Danes did
not conscplcuously distinguish them
selves as formidable adversaries to the
better trained. If not better educated,
Germane.
According to the beliefs of the An
ton a Indians, the cliff dwellers built
along the bluffs because tbey feared
fenotner deluge.
The muscles of the mocking bird's
larynx are larger in proportion to the
fize of the bird than those of any
other creature.
Pobeins' Floating Korsx Soap being 100 rer
rent. ure. is, therefore, absolutely all aoap, antl
has nothing In it to turn vellow. lobbins' Soap
Ml'gt'o., I Mia., guarantee Its puritv. Every
one knows the value of Borax. Try It once. please
Threads of shredded steel are used
in Uermany as a substitute for sand
paper. It is said to work more quickly
and uniformly than sand paper, and
'!oes not clog.
I could not get along a ltuout Flso's Cure for
runauiunliuu It always cures. Mrs. K C
Mollton, Needham, Jlass. Oct. Tl. 'M.
Gas made from sawdust is used to
illuminate the streets and houses of
IK s iron to, Canada. The sawdust comes
from the lumber mills in the neighbor
hood. t-ereos-al.
ANY ONR wbo has be-n benefited by theme
of Hr. Williams' I'lnk tills, will receive Infor
mation oi much value and Iptereat by wrttlus lo
rtuk 1'llls. F. U. box KJ. 1'hlla . l a.
In Australia horses and cattle are
now being branded by electricity from
storage batteries. The temperature is
uniform and the brand safe and artis
tic. Cure Guaranteed bv KB. J. R. MAVKK, I01J
arrliM., rHIU..l'A. rase at once: no opera
tion or dvlav from buslneM. Consullailou tree,
frndortenienla ol physicians, ladles and prowl-nt-nt
t-itiz:as. beud lor circular, otbee hours S
A M. lost'. U.
The 5,000 horsepower pumping en
gine in the mines at Friedensville,
I'eno., raises 17,500 gallons of water
at each revolution of the fly wheel.
l iv Wm.t. i Sootnmr syrup for children.
Ireibins. sniiens ihe gums, reduces mnamma
tlon. kIIht. pain, cures wind colls. Ale a oat us.
It is recommended that every life
boat carried by ships should be provid
ed with a bottle of citric scid, which
precipitates chloride of sodium, and it
is now claimed, converts sea water
into a pa stable drink.
riT stepped tree by Da. aTurs OatsT
Kcava I. otoaaa. No Ms alter fin day s use
aiaivtlouscures. 1 realise and TZ0U trial bo Ule
ntr. lr. Kims, tsi Aicto St. rail., r.
Manage all your actions and thoughts
in sucb a manner as if you were just
eoiu out of the world.
A coward never forgave
bis nature.
It it not in
Sunlight.
Soap
-1 is made la a twin bar (aa shown
' i above) for the soke of convenience ;
1 1 it is made of pure materials for tho
i ' sake of quality ; it is made by our
i ' peculiar processes for the sake of
' effectiveness (doing; its work easily);
, it is made at the largest soap works
in the world for the sake of supply.
' i ing; the largest demand in the world;
i it is used everywhere for the sales of
Less Labor
Greater Comfort
I teewBtoa, LKt. Hadiea Tltr-Mia Bta, KT.
He Saw It.
To appreciate thoroughly what H
jieana te play to an empty house (says
.he New York Evening Sun) one must
-ravel to Brooklyn to attend a Wednes
day matinee. At such a performance
f "John-a-Dreams." a school-girl sat in
in orchestra chair and there was a
roung man in the front row of the bal-
?ony. The scene is the deck of a yacht.
-v.d as Henry Miller emerged from the
a bin and gazed into the empty gulf be
fore him, he spoke his first line: "The
tea Is purple; have you, too, noticed
tT' An Instant later a voice came
from the balcony: "Well, I don't knew
i bout the lady down-stairs, but I can
i It all right"
LOUISIANA, MO., MOCKFORT, 1 1X4.
Visited by Sot. Oilman. Ex-Sec'- A -1-1.
aed the Hart. Ed.. Jurire Millar.
"Ob. how Insignificant all my fifty yean
of nursery busiueas aeems, all combined,
when compared with this stUDeadous estab
lishment, where they count by millions,"
said Judge Miller, that veteran horticultur
ist, as he, In company with the writer, war
being driven to the various departments ol
this vast nursery.
In an experience of over forty years we do
not remember to have paaaed tbrongb aa es
tablishment where so large a number ol
hands were employed wheee duties were so
thoroughly systeroleed, and wnere buainese
capacity of a higher order wa manifested.
It Is not In the soil ol every farm that one
flndfr qualities essential to the growth of tha
d'fferent kinds of Nursery stock, henee it has
devolved upon these gentlsmsn, who wera
uorc to toe Nursery Dusinsss. to select from
among the hilis and vallsys-of. the two Pike
such portions us .re adapted to thsir pur
poses. But in tnis very met or selection ol
soil we see their exceeding- care for tie fa
nitre success of their sto4k.
Missouri and Illinois have no mere worthy
institutions than the Stark Nurseries, and
surely no better or more representative men
tnitn the proprietors. The business Is crow
luir on t netr nan.fa as It deserves to grow.
Tnev have a system ot 40.000 acres of oom-
menMHl test orchards located la great fruit
growing regions.
'!!. . .......... .-J-... , ... l- 1. 1 1 1
iuri-.uTnnii lure im uiui( luuraumi:
0000 fiao0utnis ready. Htark Nurseries al
ways tinve room for more active workers be
cause they have millions ot Stark trees to
eil. I Colusa's fiural Worl-
Only abtut two minutes are re
quired for the blood to course through
the heart, thence to the lungs back to
the heart, and then through the entire
body, and return to the heart
ailit I'poat Hoori'a Samparllla, when you
need a medicine to purity our blood atrengthei
your nerves and give yon an appetite. The-f
can be no substitute fur Hood's.
load's Pllla are the best sf er dinner pill;
aslt digestion, prevent con sll atiou. 26c.
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Ituntie.
Bnntle was a tiny little black dot ot
a bantam ben, and Bertie was a tiny
rosy-cheeked dot of a boy.
Bantie belonged to Bertie, and slik
was so sure -of a few crumbs whenever
he came to the door that she would
leave Speckle and Brownie and all the
rest of her companions, even to old
Buff, the huge Cochin, whenever Ber
tie's little white head appeared at the
door.
One day, the last of April, Itertif
came Into the bouse crying bitterly.
"Bantle's gone," he sobbed, "an" won't
never come back no more!"
We cheered him up by telling him
that he would surely see her again, and
sure enough. In about three weeks Her
tle rushed Into the house as fast at his
two little feet would carry him, shout
ing, "Bantle's come, Bantle's come, an'
brought ten. little black bun ties with
her!"
Fnn for the Professor.
The late Prof. W. H. Harrison, wh
for many years was at the head of' a
popular boys' school In Amelia County.
Virginia, was much loved and respect
ed by bis many pupils, and had a rare
faculty for managing them. "He was
n't forever nagging us, but as some of
us learned by experience, he let the
punishment fit the crime." So said one
of his former pupils, now a prominent
lawyer in Richmond; and then he re
lated the following story:
The professor was accustomed to
take a drive every sunny afternoon In a
heavy, old-rashioned coach drawn by
a large gray horse. One day, shortly
after he had returned from his drive,
half a dozen of the boys espied the
coach standing In the driveway, where
it had been left temporarily, and were
seized with the idea that it would be
great sport to secrete-lt.
Chuckling softly amoiig themselves,
they stole near to make sure that the
colored driver was busied with the
horses inside the stable. Then they
took bold of the thrills, three on one
side and three on the other, and drew
the coach out of the grounds and down
a long hill Into a pine grove.
Won't the 01d Goaf lie puzzled to
know where his coach Is?" said one fel
low, with a laugh. In whk-h the others
Joined.
"Old Coat'" was a terra of affection,
ate familiarity which the boys applied
to the professor behind bis back, and
whk-h really savored nothing of disre
spect. The roguish youths indulged In jk"
auJ merriment as they tugged the
coach Into a position out of which it
would be difficult to remove it. This
they bad Just accomplished when, to
their consternation. Professor Harri
son put his head out of the coach win
dow, his eyes twinkling, and said, lu
his dignified, slow way:
"Well, boys, you've bad the fun ot
hauling me down here, and now I mitst
request you to haul me back again."
Smiles fled, faces grew loUi. and t'u
Ikivs stood agbat.
"All right sir," stammered one.
The professor settled hack ou the
cushions, resumed the bock which U
.... -.iotl reartlnn Wfcn the
"fun" began, und the boys proceeded
to drag the coach back tc the grooimfc.
How they worked! The hill was
never before half so long nor half so
steep, but after almost an hour of pur
Qng and perspiration the Job was done.
Then Professor Harrison opened the
coach door, and descending, said, with
marked courtesy: "I thank you for
my ride; I hope you have enjoyed It
as much as I have."
"Yes, sir," snswered one of the boys,
who know not what else to say, and felt
that some answer was called for.
There the matter ended, so far as the
professor was concerned, for he never
alluded to It again. The culprits on
their part resolved never to mention
It bnt It was too good s story to keep.
Tea Trttth A boat Mr. Fra-.
If ever there la a happy creature It
Is Mr. Frog. A more comfortable look
ing fellow can hardly be found, as he
sits oa that log that lies partly In the
water of that swsmp. As you watch
him you see blm twinkle his bright
eyes, as though the little fly he has
Just eaten was a most delicious one.
Bnt let ns look Into Mr. Frog's his
tory and see bow be grew Into the pret
ty, blank-spotted, white-breasted green
hopper he Is now, for you may be sure
that he was not always so handsome.
At first you never would have known
him, for before he could move at all he
was a tiny black spot the size of a
small pea and was surrounded by a'
clear. Jelly-like substance to keep him
from being Injured by sharp stones or
sticks In the water. For many days
he lived thus, fastened with a cluster of
other such to the stem of a plant that
grew under the surface In the still part
of a brook. This bunch of eggs was
near the bank where the water was
shallow, and so the sun warmed them,
and by and by they had tails and were
so strong that they broke through the
white Jelly and began to wiggle about
For a week or two they were content
to rest In the soft mud, where they
lived peacefully and grew rapidly. But
one day tbey went further away from
their little pool into another one. Here
were more brown lumps with tails on,
and some were very sizable Indeed.
Our little frog was then called a polly
wog or tadpole, and he probably felt
proud to own two long and high-sounding
names. He played with his broth
ers and sisters and with the other polly
wogs; or hunted for his food In the
aiud, and enjoyed life as much as any
thing can that has plenty to eat, noth
ing to think about and lots of fun.
All this time our friend was grow
ing, and It was not long before a curi
ous thing happened. It was this a
pair of hind legs grew out of his body,
and though he did not use them at first
he knew he should later. Next a pair
of legs could be seen In front and now
be could crawl as well as swim. The
pollywog had gained these legs, but
be was losing bis tail not that It was
falling off, as many people believe,
ah no! his tall was being absorbed Into
his body, that is. It was becoming a
part of his body, and as he broadened
the tall was shortened until only the
stubby end was left His bead was
smaller, and more as It is now. Alto
gether, he was Improving wonderfully
In looks. He did not care to be lazy
any more, but Jumped and frisked
about In high glee.
Who would have thought that sa
many changes could possibly occur to
so tiny a creature! He had traded
his brown clothes for a pretty suit with
black spots, and wore a yellowish
white vest In fact, he looked as he
does now, but was smaller. When
the end of his tail had been all ab
sorbed he was no more a pollywog, and
spent half his time on the land travel
ing from pool to pool, or exploring the
Held for a soft, marshy place. Here he
loved dearly to sit in the moist grass,
and dart out his tongue at flies, and
various other insects.
After several weeks we find him a
full-grown frog. He has learned the
ways of the world, and knows how
to keep out ef danger's way. Tou shall
tee what he does when we poke at him
with this stick. Ah, there he goes to
the bottom of the pool! Look hard,
but yon will net see him, for he has
hidden himself In the mud or nnder
some atone and so, Mr. Frog, fare
well! The ConjtreaatioDalist
A Paraiart inventor is endeavnrino-
io perfect a phonographic watch. If
be is successful, the world will soon
see a watch which, by touching a
spring, will whisper the time iu your
sar.
Gladness Comes
With at better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed, s There is comfort in
the knowledge that bo many forms of
sickness are not due to anv 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 is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its benefic ial
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 yon 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 tothe most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the beat, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrupof
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
'VERY FARMER
CAN MAKE MOIC MONEY
Tea US! r2 fist "
CSy,"
IVaaj Be eaa make tote as isss-b. He eae sail hk Nar-.barn fsrtn and cot tl- as mat- ama aw ha.
V-i assaae Seara bare. We aaSlasaa s 1 1 Harass fur Sm.sill aa acre. .-""' T I
s tbeaa Ss aj issbss. -tar tMStswi -ol.l rlin.-- ,u-. n-l.t Mnh-ra iumjiITTi, - -
s-iasjwessi. If - asehiiai s-saS sells far satKK paiat.btoi sua aa all lb a.u-aUons yam east se-TI
VTmjmM M-SMatSUMt mn fOMPiNT, K-.a.-rwile, Teas.
APOLIO
... . , n:l.
Waitintr " -
A small boy who had ereat A sHk
for school returned home for dinner
a little earlier than tibial. '
Tommy, you n:iuSl-l.v hoy yon ba
bcen playing truant." raid his ""tb
"a little dicky bird came In at the win
dow and told me so."
The next morales Tommy set out tor
school as usual. During the morning
his mother heard a noise from the fsr
end of the kitchen, and, looking romd
there, saw Tommy crouched under tk
table. .
Tommy, yon rascal, what are
doing there?" M .
Seeing that he was discovered M
crawled out and, holding np a brteat
which he had by him. said: '
"1 was waitin' to croak that dicky
bird." .".- ;
"WOMAN'S INFLUENCE.
The influence of women upon the
civilization of the world, could never
be measured.
Because of her, thrones hsve been
established and destroyed. Tho flash,
of her eye, the touch of her hand, and
we have the marvellous power ot
women, glorious in the possession of
perfect physical health..
Lydia E. Pinkham, by her wonder
ful discovery of tha
" Vegetable Com
pound," has done
much to place this
great power in
the hands of
women.
She has lifted
thousands and
thousands out
of the misery
brought by
displace
ment of the
womb, and
all the evils
that follow
diseases of
the uterus.
The " Vege
table Com
pound" re- '
stores natural
cheerfulness, de
stroys despondency, cures backache,
strengthens the muscles, restores the
womb to its normal condition, and you
are changed from a physical wreck to
the joy of your home and friends.
By the way the leading druggists
tell us that the demand for Lydia B.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
Bimply beyond their, power of under
standing, and what is best bf all, it
does the work and cures where the)
Lest physicians utterly fail,
Dtunkenncf CureJ b New Dlsctvrjr.
Imn kenned i ndis te ui-l should be irettttd
ew sue; , on areouui oi i... Alcoholic polton lm
Ihe f.yteiii: the victim nmiiot slop drlnklof
w thout treritmvnt. 1 have th receipt of t nevr
ftiitiiiif cure only a im-.r- lru obtal' able at
any t1ruLir!t. It it a erlectly liHrmlew Ingrtt
tilent '1 his reniedv expel the Alcoholic polton
tmtn the system, .t.-b'rov t lecrnviiitc lor liquor
i n 1 c rentes m de-tr lor fiod i intend of drlak, .
Ail r h f.-.v ln - n-e the victim will begin la
d-sllke the tatet uil i'lio ti-atinu liquor; It eaa
be K-V4 I1 ecret-y bv a f lend lti any ttilof tb V
victim druik withoit the r know .edge and f-
it cl a permanent cure. I will mill yon thU '
viiitmbte receipt h-M intruc ions (or 25c la 11
cr to hrlpi'Hv min rt inr ex .leuse-t, etc. Ad
dress V, C. Ml AW, Fjrt HrrtKg. CallfjruU.
Mr. William T. C ime, a groeer
ttnins busiuflBS at li22 NorrisBt.,
J'iiilai'-lphia, recently maJe the
folloTioi st-itomont concerning
l..p;iui Tubulns: ' I hail what the
dooiorno.illed Nervous Iadlgastlon,
from which I su (lured day and niffht.
I tried SHTeral doctors, took elect r.o
treatment, patent medicines, and.
In fact, everything that I oouid ,
of, but nothing done me any good
and I ma le op my mind there waa
no hi'lp for me, only to grin aad I
it, but one day I wai passing a drag
store nnd stopped to look at the dis
play in the window and I happened
to seo a enrd with 'Itipans Tabu lea
on it and I thought, woll, here's
another straw for a drowntag mas,
S3 I'll throw somo more money away,
so I went in and bought a box, aad,
seems to me, the first dose took
effect. I have been taking them erst
sinoe and they hare surely worked
wonders with me. When I look bask
on the past and then on my present
. condition, seems to ne I are a new
man. I am enjoying elegant health,
now. and I feel that I owe many
thanks to Bipanb Tabates. I hare
recommended them to several of my
friends who say they are wonderful,
and I must say they are a God mad
to any one suffering from a disorder
of this nature."
nipaasTabules se soli by drag'IstlL or Ly SMll
lthsilc5uoaBisa ix) H sens to Tie yjml
Chemical company, No. IV Saruej St., Sew Teak,
Sample rial, lu seat-.
CARPLES' CORN CREAM.
Guaranteed to remove C rns lu 2 applications.
No pain, iwriectly harmless. All Druggist
10c per box. or sent br mail oa recelit of pr ee.
t- AKI LhS' & CO., 1U2 aud lot rilllon St., N. T.
8trwbirbt Plant Fans. Abselulel,
c'uoicen Tarn-lies. Send a postal t AaaaicaS
Oahdemwo. P.O. Box ibOT.Xow York. lor facta.
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FOR FIFTY YEARS!
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
ban bns nsed by Mlllieae af M Sahara
Firry V.-. It soothes tea eblld. aorsaaa IBS
(:nia, alley all aain. cere wind Stilts, asal
la toe heat reaseor far dlai racsa.
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ENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
JOHN W. MORHIS, WASHIwnW.I 6.
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