BALLADE OF THE NEW WOMAN.
Of the New Woman now ta sing, -
You bid me. Prince, whose janf led rrm.
Whose wrinkled muse, of weary wins,
Han lost her early mifrht and fir.
Alore readily your fond desire
Would I concede and chant for yoa
If the fair being yon admire.
If the New Woman were but New I
6be is. alas! no novel thing.
For history herself might tire,
Alight faint and fall In following
Where the Old Woman did aspire!
fWhat stellar space, what mortal mire.
Has not the fair sex ventured through?
Indeed, we men folk might admire.
If the Mew Woman were but New.
She vexes now with questioning.
Most lute, experience, inquire.
Fur cariosity's the spring
That sends her soaring higher and
higher.
That baU ber with the snake re aspire
And to the snake alone be true.
(Who brought ou as that heavy ire. I
If the A'ew Woman were but Newl
KNYOY.
'Prince, old as Adam, la ear aire.
As old as Eve, whom Adam knew;
IWe might not labor and perspire.
If the New Woman were but New.
Andrew Lang.
!A PERILOUS WOOING.
At one time of my life I was govern
ed iu the family of Sir William Mor
tlutinL My only pupil was his little
daughter May, and both Sir William
a i.d Lady Mordaunt were the kindest
aod most generous of employers. My
linpil was a sweet, docile child of about
U years old at the time the event I am
about to relate took place.
Then the Inevitable "he" .appeared
:pou the scene in the person of Frank
(Dudley, a young brother of Lady Mor
fiaunt. Frank was in tbe army and had
bten in India for some time with his
jcgiineot, but was invalided home for
six mouths. Before that six months
twas concluded Frank bad fallen des
perately In love with the pretty gov
erness I am a staid old married wom
an now, so this is not conceit but
:Viien it came to tbe croclal point 1
could not Tind it in my heart to say the
little word that would make him happy.
For one reason, though I liked him and
iwus pleased with bis attention, I was
not sure euough of my own heart to
Marry blm; and for another, kind as
Sir William and I.aly Mordaunt were,
J did not feel by any means certain that
the marriage of their young brother to
a penniless governess would be alto-K-'tlier
to their mind, and I was too
rroud to enter any family where I
should only be received on suffrance.
Ie went up to London for a few weeks,
anil thi iicf to go to Ireland with the
vcginieiit into which he bad exchanged.
When Frank had left, of course, after
the fashion of my tn-x, I wished him
bick ajfain. Life seemed very flat with
put his siiiuiy Mnile and cneerful, kindly
ways. Hut it was too late then, so I
tried hard to persuade myself thrt it
v:is "aTl for the lxst," and devoted my
self with exemplary assiduity to tbe
iMerests of my pupil.
Our next visitor was Jasper Mor
ilniinf. a brother of Sir William. Mr.
Jas;,rr had In-en ill. suffering from
nfvcr.' nu-ntul strnin nnd lirrvnn ifi-
pr.-ssioii. He was not happy in bis I
i.inrried lire, and It was thought the
comjilcti rest and change in tbe brac
ing air anil lovely scenery of our Welsh
homo would be ln'iielklal in restoring
ti'.m to health. Sir William and Lady
Mordaunt went to town, but the former
only returned with his brother, I.ndy
Moivlatint having gone to Brighton for
week or two with Mrs. Jasper.
It was late in tiie evening when Sir
William and liis brother arrived, but I
own I felt somewhat seared as I caught
a passing glimpse of our new visitor's
Gallow, cadaverous face and wild, dark
tyrx. His appearance the next morning
did not tend to reassure me, more espe
cially os he immediately singled me out
cs the object of his especial attention,
mid kept tixing his eyes upon me as I
sat at the head of the table dispensing
I be tea and ifl'ee In a manner which
was, to say the least, slightly embar
rassing. He addressed nearly all his
icmarks to me, and kept paying me
S'jch broad nnd unnecessary compli
ments that I felt myself getting crim
son, partly with vexation and partly
with amusement. Sir William looked
on laughingly, and ut last said:
"Come, come, Jasper; this won't do;
If you say so many pretty things to
Miss Monroe I shall have to send for
Susan (Mrs. Jasper) to keep you in or
der. And. by the way, you have not
to!. I me how you slept last night. I
hope you were comfortable."
That set him off.
Slept!" he cried excitedly; "why, I
never slept .1 wink all night not one
llessed wink. Miss Monroe.
I expressed my regret, and Sir Wil-1
Ham inquired the cause of Mr. Jasper's
jisoiiinln. )
"Well. Ml tell you all about It," he j
sii'.il; "but lirst of all, do you believe
In the transmigration of souls?"
"Certainly not,'
with conviction.
replied Sir William,
"It is an exploded
superstition.
oil, is it, then 7' answered Mr. Jas
per. "Well, I can tell you it is nothing
of the sort, but a real, certain fact, and
I'll prove it to you, and tell you why
1 could not sleep last night. Some
j ears ago I knew a lawyer; be lived !
next door to me aud was reckoned a
very respectable member of the profes
sion. Now this man was an awful
rcotiiidrel and swindler; used to get peo
ple to intrust liiin with their money :o
invest, and then make away with it.
V.'hv. I knew three sisters for whom
ii.' was trustee, and whom he complete-!
ly ruined. Well, nt last this man failed j
for I don't know bow ninny thousands, I
and numbers were involved In his ruin, '
f-mong others the three sisters 1 bavo
told voti of. Then the mau shot him-
Pistols and Pestles.
C-T)
The duelling pistol now occupies its proper
place, in tho inusoum of the collector of relics
of barbarism. Tho pistol ought to have beside
it the peatlo that turned out pills like bullets,
to bo shot liko bullets at the target of tho
liver. But tho pestle is etill ia evidence, and
will bo, probably, until everybody has tested
the virtue of Ayer3 BUgar coated pills. They
treat the livor as a friend, not as an enemy.
Instead of driving it, they coax. it. They are
compounded oa the theory that the liver does
its 70vk thoroughly nnd faithfully under
ob-tructing conditions, and if the obstructions
are removed, the liver will do its daily duty.
Vhea your liver want3 help, get "tho pill
dit wiU,"
Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
fRS2w
tOt New that man had not tbe soul of
a wan at all; be bad the soul of rat,
a miserable, sneaking vermin of a rat,
and when be died his soul went Into a
rafs body. It was late one evening
when I saw a big black rat ran tbrengb
uy room, which waa on the other aide
ot the wall to this. It waa an enormous
rat, finite black, with long white whis
aers, and very bright eyes, and it ran
squeaking and shrieking through my
rtom. and then disappeared. I conld
Hut tee where it went to.
The next morning I beard the man
had shot himself. Then I knew It was
tbe man's soul which bad gone Into the
body of this black rat. Of coarse, they
had an Inquest, and brought In tbe ver
Cict. Temporary insanity, and they
had a big funeral and all hie relations
tame. They Invited me, and I went,
out of politeness), yon know, bat when
they came to that bit of the service
about the soul of oar dear brother
resting In peace,' why, I conld have
laughed la their faces, for I knew it
waa not resting In peace at all, bnt ca
reering away somewhere In the body of
that black rat."
Sir William, who had been looking
very grave doling this tirade, here
broke into a smile and observed: "Well,
old fellow, I dare aay yon are not far
out; it would be the fittest punishment
for each a scoundrel a 70a describe.
But did you never see the rat again?"
"Yea, many times; but the last time
of all was here, in this very house,"
cried Jasper, excitedly.
"Indeed!" aald Sir William. "Why,
then, you most have brought It with
you."
"No such thing," retorted Jasper,
scornfully. "A rat like that does not
v-ant to be "brought' anywhere. But,"
he continued, "I am confident it Is also
Identical with a little dark man who
ba taken tbe lawyer's bouse and goes
to business every day carrying a black.
sMny bag. I watch him every day as
he passes, and I always say 'Good
morning. Sir Rat,' nnder my breath.
You mark my words, though, and look
put for that rat. I got jip and chased
it all around the room and out Into thj
passage, and I am confident It dlsap
r eared In the drains. You have not
seen tbe last of it yet."
Before Jasper had been very long In
the bouse it became evident that hit
mental derangement was of a more se
r'oua character than had been Imagin
ed. At times be was quiet and lucid
enough, and then would suddenly
break out Into some Incoherent rodo
montade. His Inconvenient penchant
for me still continued and he would
haunt the schoolroom with gifts of
flowers and fruits, or sweets and mu
sic, or anything for which he beard m
express a liking.
One morning, soon after breakfast, I
was one the lawn with May, snipping
dead roses off the bushes and gathering
a fresh supply for the tables.
"Here comes Uncle Jasper; let's
bide." said May.
I turned and beheld Mr. Jasper ad
vancing in bis peculiar ambling fash
ion. Flight was Impossible, so I held
May's band and waited until he came
up with us. He held an enormous full
blown crimson picotes in his hand and
ame eagerly up to me.
4"Au, my princess, I have found you; I
h.ive been looking everywhere for you
lo -'lve 'ou tui8'
pressing the gaudy
td.tssoms Into my hand. "Don't yoa
t-einember the old rhyme. Miss Monroe:
The rose Is red the violets blue.
Carnation's sweet, aud so are you.
"You, you," he cried, "you are my
rose and my carnation and my morn
ing star alt rolled Into one. I" Where
this outburst of poetic eloquence would
lit.ve ended I know not. for this mo
ment Simpson, the butler, came up 10
Jasper.
"Mr. Jasper," he said, "will you please
eome and speak to Sir William in the
otudy? He wants to see you bn busi
ness vpry particular."
"Now, why do you come and talk to
me about business when you see me
conversing with Miss Monroe?" de
manded Jasjer, testily. "Go away! I
cannot attend to you or to business
Ua.W."
On my representing to Mr. Jasper,
huwever, that I mtist attend to mine,
and take May to do her lessons, he con-
stated to accompany Simpson to the
study, saying as he walked away:
"Well, I will go now, but I shall come
again; I have something very particu
.ar to say to you."
About a week after this Sir William
and Lady Mordaunt warned by the
doctor that though Mr. Jasper was not
dangerously violent at present, ne
might at any time become so went up
.o town to see Mrs. Jasper and arrang
ed with ber about having ber husband
placed under proper control, even if
only for a short time.
"Simpson has had experience In men
tal cases and will take charge of Jas-
Pr. 80 J0" need not nervous," said
idy Mordaunt to ma aa sne weni
away.
I resolved that I would spend the day
!n the schoolroom and give my eccentric
i lever a wide berth. In the afternoon.
however. May complained of a head
ache, and I sent her to ber nurse to lie
down. Then, tempted by the beauty of
the day, I took my book and went out,
.ntendlng to spend the afternoon on the
cMs. 1 walked through the Crowley
woods, now lovely lu their autumnal
tints, out on to tbe rabbit warren, and
over that to the cliffs. I made my way
to one much higher and steeper than
V:e rest, known as the Great Tor, and
climbed to its summit, a moss-covered
Lit of tableland Jutting out over the
beach and commanding a grand view of
the surrounding country. It was a dan
gerous spot, and one to which I never
rentured when 1 had my restless little
pupil with me.
I established myself aa close to the
edge as I dared venture and sat for
some minutes lazily enjoying the quiet
W-.tiitv of the scene. Before me lay
ftiree Cliffs bay, with the silver shim
tier of the water shining through the
rch of tbe first tall cliff, while on the
stber hand waa Ozwicb point, aloplng
down in a grand, richly wooded curve
to the water's edge, with the quaint
Utile square-towered church nestling
at its foot, and looking as though It rose
directly out of the sea. The wave
sparkled and rippled la the bright sun
shine, as they-gently kissed tbe long
stretch of golden sand lying between
Oxwich and PenarcL For a few min
utes I gave myself np to the luxury ol
enjoying the beauty of this fair scene
and to the dreamy Influences " of tin
surroundings, nor thought of danges
and peril so close at hand. Then I
opened my book, and waa soon absorb.
XI in its contents..
For a little while I read on undis
turbed. Tben a sudden shadow across
my book made me look op, and there,
with a wild glare In his eyea and a look
of savage frenzy on his face, stood Mr.
Jasper.
I started to my feet with a cry ot
horror. There waa no mistaking the
deadly light of insanity in his eyea. I
was on tbe edge of a dangerous cliff
with a madman.
"My gem, my princess, my tar," h
crfed, "I have found yoa at last. They
have been trying to keep us apart all
day, but now we have found each othar
and will never part any more."
Ills "gem, princess and star" though
I Imagined I must have resembled a
frightened thunder cloud more than
any of the above similes turned on
him indignantly and did the most fool
ish thing nnder tbe circumstances that
I could do. I forgot that I was dealing
with a lunatic, and spoke to him as he
were sane.
"Please go away at once, Mr. Jasper,
I came here to be alone, and do not
wish for company,
"Oh, now you are going to be cross.
Just like my wife; she is always scold
ing and nagging, never gives me a min
ute's peace. But I love my wife, I do,"
h? added, reflectively, as If by way of
afterthought, "I love my wife, do yoj
believe me?"
This, under the circumstances, wvl
a satisfactory assertion on Mr. Jasper',
part, and I hastened to assure him ot
ny perfect confidence in bis conjugal
fidelity, adding, "But she would not like
10 see you behaving in this way; loose
my hands, please, Mr. Jasper, and go
aay."
For answer he drew me closer to him,
I could feel his hot breath on my face,
and my terror was increasing every mo
ment. "I love my wife," reiterated Mr.
Jasper, "but I love the morning star,
and you, you are the morning star.
Come and let us jump over this preci
pice Into the glorious space, and we
will circle around the moon together,
and be happy ovenuore."
Then to my horror, Mr. Jasper plae
ed his anus around me and forcibly
lifted me to my feet. In another in
stant we should have started on that
aerial journey Mr. Josjht wished to
take. To struggle in that viselike grasp
was unavailing; there was not a human ,
being within reach to come to my as- j
.ut.nn.. ... m- a .iirt i
over the cliff and must inevitably be '
dashed to pieces on tbe rocks below. I
ould no longer control my terror. I
tittered one long, piercing scream. Then
l loud, clear voice rang in my ear:
"Jasper, Jasper, what are you about?
For heaven's sake loose this young
lady; do you want to kill both yourself
arid ber?"
Then I felt myself wrenched from tli
grasp of the madman and almost flung
to a safe distance on the grass.
Frank, Frank." I cried, "oh, how
thankful I am you have come."
For Frank Dudley Indeed It was,
though how he whom I supposed to lie
far away In Ireland should suddenly
OJ.pcar In Gower in time to rescue me
from a terrible fate I did not trouble
myself to inquire. It was enough for
me that be was there and that I was
safe.
"(!ood heavens," ejaculated Frank, "1
was only Just In time; another second
likI you both would have been over
the ciiff! Has he hurt you?"
No, I am not hurt, only terribly
frightened." And Indeed I was trem
bling in every limb and struggling hard
to repress an Inclination to go off into
u violent fit of hysterical crying. Frank
iiad barely time to place me ou a low
piece of rock and then turn his attcn-
t!on to Jasper, who now caine forwa-d
with very threatening gestures, cvi-
dently bent on battling it out with the
aiun who had come between himself
and his "morning star." Fortunately
Simpson also appeared at this junc
ture, otherwise, strong as Frank was,
he would have been no match for the
madman. Simpson hud but left his
charge for a short time, and on missing
him, after a fruitless search elsewhere,
had traced him to the warren. Eetwecu
them they overpowered Jasper aud
took him back to the house. I follow
ed, feeling still very shaky, but re
solved to "hold up" to the end. When
we reached the house of course I col
lapsed, and was glad to take shelter lu
my own room. Here, tinder the care of
one cf the maids and with the aid of a
g 'ass of Sir Wiliam's good port, 1 grad
ually recovered.
Later In the evening I was sitting In
the small drawing room, pale, but quite
recovered, when Frank Dudley came
in.
"Oh, Mr. Dudley," I said, "I can
never thank you enough you have sav
ed my life; but for you 1 should now be
lying crushed and lifeless at the foot of
the Great Tor."
" -Mr. Dudley, " he said, seating him
self on the couch beside me. "I was
Frank' this afternoon; please may 1
not stay so7
"Oh, I forgot then, I was so frightened
I did not think what I was saying,
I replied and I know I gut very red as
1 said it
"Well, It was very nice. I wish you
iwould always lie so frightened, and not
Know what you are saying when you
are talking to me. But you have not
asked me how it is I am here lusteaJ
Of far away In Ireland."
"No, 1 have not; but how is it?"
"Well, you see the regiment Is not to
sail for a week later than was at nrft
arranged so. having the time to spare, I
rame down here. They told me you had
gone on the cliffs, so I went out to fiu.l
you. Elsit, I came back to 6ee if yo.i
would reconsider what you said to me
if you would give me uuy hoje?"
I don't know who spoke next, nor
precisely what was said, but I know I
found Frank's strong arms around m.
nd felt his kisses pressed upon my
lips.
All this happened many years ago.
My husband Is colonel of his regiment
now, nnd my two little girls will leave
their play In the compound and come
and sit in the veranda while mother
jlla the story of how paor. mad I'ncle
Jasper tried to jump over the cliffs witli
her and father came and rescued her.
Household Words.
Fome of the lx)nilon theatres
warmed by elo. tric radiator.
an
. ' (den titled In Advance.
Notwithstanding she waa not a dame
f h!gh degree, she waa a woman of
character, and there was a peculiar ag
gressiveness In the freckle on her nose,
which made the police officers on duty
at the station house step around lively
when she called on a matter of busi
ness. "I understand." she said to the eer
ceant, "that there's the body of a man
waiting to be Identified here."
"It Is at the nljrgue. ma'am," re
.ponded the sergeant, but with morv
suavity than Is common.
"Well, my husband hasn't been at
borne for three days, and I thought It
might be blm. Can yon tell me what
ho looks like?"
."Yes; but you conld get a good deai
more satisfaction by going to the
morgue yourself, ma'am."
"I suppose I could," she alghed as
If she felt sure she would not Identify
the remains as those of her husband.
"Was he killed Y'
"Ob, no, ma'am," exclaimed the ser
geant "He died suddenly. The pa
trolman saw him fall on the street."
"Died sudden, did her" aha. asked
wl.h Interest "
".Yes. ma'am."
Her tone indicated that she thought
the police were to blame In some way.
"Well," she said, "there's no use in
tny going to the niorgne If that's the
case. It a!n't my husband. He nevsr
done anything sudden in bis life. He's
the slowest man on earth. Good-bye,"
and she walked out of the station house
as If, she were sorry about something.
V Tonle) of Moaqnltoasw
Mosquitoes carry enough different
Unds of tools around to give them the
right to belong to several trades. She
for the mosquito that does tbe stinging
a n:I blood-drawing is always the fe-
J-ttialo uses no less than six different In
struments to pierce the skin and auck
the blood of her victim.
They are the meet delicate tools Imag
inable, and they can only be seen in
their beauty under a strong magnifying
etas. When Mrs. Mosquito starts in
to draw blood she does It in a scientific
manner. First she takes a double-
headed spear and Jabs It deep in the
skin. Then tdie picks out one of her
two keen lancets and enlarges tbe
puncture made by tbe spear.
If the skill is very thick and tough
she probes deeper with a drill or
needle, and if the bole is stjll too small
she jabs a saw In the wound and pro
ceeds to rip out the side of the hole un
til It Is large enough and deep enough
Tor her to insert the tube of her pump.
Then she settles dowu for a feast, and
icon ber body U filled 'with the red
Sriuk.
Mosquitoes, in Eplte of their bad hab
its, are interesting insects. There are
about thirty varieties of the little pests
in tbe United States, and they are
found all over the earth. Tbe eggs are
long, oval objects, and are deposited on
.the water in masses which are stuck
together by a kind of glue.
When the eggs hatch the larva, which
Is something like a woim.' drops head
e ,rt luu
which Hi us back ou one side of the tail
iupplles
the larva with air until it
rhauges to a mosquito without wings.
! but supplied with a paddle tall which
i jermits it to skip over the water at a
! ively rate. In about a month wings
I row on the body, and at last Mrs. Mos
i quito rises in the air and begins to hunt
.for a nice, fat boy, with Iota or good
1 tlood In his reins.
rtiine.se Dislike of Being Pictured.
In attempting to paint pictures of
Chinatown, I found it almost iiupossl
le to gnin the consent of the parents
o have their children pose as models
or me. I tried In vain for a long time.
They always declared that some 111
jck would certainly overtake their lit
:le ones if their portraits were painted
5o strong Is this dread that a person
coming along the street with a camera
rreates a panic. Frightened mothers,
rushing about, seixe toelr children and
Jrag them indoors, out of harm's way.
This dislike to being pictured Is very
reneraL and does not apply only to
hildren, as wa 'jn pressed upon me
an one occasion when I saw one of the
most crowded streets In Chinatown sud
lenly cleared because of a photogra
iir who had placed his camera at
I nc end of the street to take a view.
This fear or evil consequences iuuo,
I o be so strong, that even the poorest
i would not w tempi oj me oner
jOiouey.
Cousequc- tly I had about giv-
tn up, wnen 1 iunuuinj -sne
exception (in my experience) In
Chinatown. This was a poor woman
with four little children and a sick
husband to support. She was in great
seed, and my Chinese servant, after
,nuch difficulty, persuaded her for a
large payment to let me paint her littlo
Elrl named Ah Yung. St. Nicholas.
Unconscious Humor.
It Is not always safe to resort to sei
phrasei when wishing to compliment.
A story Is told of a certain lawyer,
extremely btudious, but in conversation
notoriously dull, who was showing off
bis newly built house. The bookworm
p riled himself especially on a sanctum
he bad contrived for bis own use, so
secluded from tbe rest of the building
that he conld pore over his books In pri
vate, quite secure from disturbance.
. a ' . ..I- .1 .1...
"And this la capital," exclaimed the
visitor, with unconscious irony. "You
1 an read and study here all day, and no
buman being be one bit the wiser.
Of Course She Floated
Miss Barbara I can float beautifully.
Miss Wire Yes, I heard brother re
mark that yon were a "corker." . 1 .
Time Too Llsaitad.
"What was the cause of the trouble in
the woman's club?"
"The majority adopted a resolution
limiting the time of each woman for
speaking on any one question to three
hours." Judge. .
Kick aa stud.
"Tour friend Is a man of means, la he
not?"
"Man of means? Well, I should rath
er say he was keeps a safety, tandem
Mid a duplex." New York Herald.
Hie Ported
Measley What has beeesM ef Me
Ctnttigan, who stammered set
Brtaco He's giving dialect readings.
Making a big bit. Philadelphia Nerth
srrrfr1
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Blood b what gives strong nerves, vigor, vitality.
Good blood and good health coma by takiug
Sarsaparilla
Be sure to get Hood's and only HOOD'S.
1 Hood''S Pills are the favorite family cathartic.
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Qaaiat Ba Tinas and Cote Doing of the
Little Folka Everywhere, Uathered
and Printed Here for All Other Ut
Us Oaves to Bead.
Jlnda and Janvle.
Jingle and Jangle are two litle bells
Thnt jingle and jangle all day;
And Jingle rings sweet, with an accent
that tells
Of lightsoiueness. promise and May:
Sunshine and sugar and honey and bees,
Itainbows and buterllies' wings.
Bird-songs and brook-songs and wide
spreading trees
Of joy little Jingle-bell sings!
Jingle aod Jangle are two little Dells
That jingle and jangle ail day;
And Jangle rings harsh, with an accent
that tells
Of darkness, forboding, dismay;
Storm-cloud and vinegar, wormwood ana
gall.
Toads' tongnes and poisonons things.
Owlets and ravens, and dreams thai aj
pal
Of woe little Jangle-bell rings!
Yes, Jingle and Jangle are two little bells
That jingle and jangle all day;
And the one that you listen to strangely
compels
Beiiaviour that's sure to betray.
So listen to Jingle and be a good boy
To Jangle, oh, never give ear.
Aud your days will be merry and bubLls
with joy.
While sadness will never come near.
St. Nicholas.
He Was Crown Up.
A little fellow went into a shop some
days ago to buy a pair of gloves. The
shopman stared at the juvenile cus
tomer ,and asked blm what elze he
took. The youngster promptly informed
him. "Do you want kid gloves, my
boy?" asked the shopman. "Kid gloves,"
ejaculated bis customer; "I'm not a kid
now. I want 'grow-up' ones."
Vegetable- Toy and Dolls.
With some clean potatoes, some car
rots, parsnips and toothpicks a rainy
afternoon can be made so suort that
supper will come hours before it Is ex
pected. The potatoes sbou:d be small
taid as knobby and queer shaped as it
is possible to get them. The parsnips
aud carrots should be washeu clean and
the toothpicks should be of the cheap,
common wooden kind.
With these materials, all or part ot
them, and a couple of knives, a whole
menagerie of animals and a whole
roomful of dolls can be made. The
toothpicks are used to join the heads,
amis, legs, etc., to the body of the
animal or doll.
The pictures showing vegetable toys
are sketches of some actually made.
Of course, some of the originals of the
pictures were rather difficult to make,
but a little care will enable the young
animal maker to do wonders. Some
of tbe best of the toys illustrated were
made by a girl not over 10 years of age,
BOITC VKO STABLE TOTS.
but then she had spent three of her ten
years in a kindergarten, where she cut
ont all sorts of pretty designs in colored
paper and modeled dolls and doga and
cows in modeling clay.
Sometimes a funny doll can Toe made
with potatoes without cutting or shap
ing them at all, but It Is more fun cut
ting the "murphies" to shape.
The horse In the picture was made
with a carrot body and potato legs and
head, and the rider was made of po
tatoes. The trunk of the elephant was
made by slitting the tip of a carrot and
bending It up, and the curly tail of the
pig was made ont of a hairpin.
There are no rules to follow In mak
ing vegetable toys, for rules and regu
lations and directions spoil the fun.
Just collect the vegetables and tooth
picks snd go to work, and the dolls and
dogs and cats and elephants and pigs
and tar babies trill almost grow then
selvest looking Ahead,
tattle Clarence 1'a, when I grow to
be a man like yon do you s'pose I'll
nave a Little boy of my own, just as
you have now?
Mr. Callipers Very likely.
"And do you think he will ask me a
good many questions, just aa I ask 'em
of you now?"
"Ton will be deserving of sympathy
If he does."
"Maybe so, pa; bnt if he asks ques
tions, not for foolishness, bnt because
he really wants to know, just as I do
now, and I tell him to go to bed instead
of answering him, just as you often do,
will It be because my time is too valu
able to waste on my son, or just be
cause I don't know the answers to his
Questions myself, but want to make
Ulm think I aaa wteer than he is?"
Tewa Topics,
May Do you believe with Pythago
ras that we shall return to earth In
some animate form hereafter?
George Yes.
May What animal would you like
moat to be?
George Well, from all I can see, 1
think a British nobleman on a visit to
baa aa heiress baa about tbe softest
snap next to a blooded French poodle-
A SUNLIGHT EFFECT.
The clear morning sunlight brings
with it gladness and renewed en.
ertjy, and .'
Sunlight
Soap
drives Into the hsekffroimd, like a dark shadow,
iiint. ni.l bntrlMur Mwuh dav. sud does lis
work quickly, eiwilr, perfectly, t'se Sunlight J
oap. and you will realise Uiat"3uiiligut" lias
come Uito your we.
It Makes Hoass Brighter.
Im Bros. Ltd.. Hndm Harrison SU., Jt.Y.
IOOS
Pnblio Spirit in tbe West.
Probably nothing ever did more to
bring the East and the West together
in national sentiment than the Colum
bian Exposition at Chicago. The whole
country was Justly proud of that, and
eo section was more ungrudging in its
praise of it than the East. It was con
ceded frankly and heartily that Chi
cago had done what would not have
been possible in New York or any other
Eastern city, making not merely a
world's fair, but a world's wonder.
Western energy and dauntless daring
were combined with a loftiness and
l rcadth of artistic purpose to produce
results which would have been impos
sible in an older civilization. As an
experienced English observer said, "Not
only was it the most wonderfully beau
tiful thing of the kind the world had
ever seen, but it was likely to be the
most wonderfully beautiful that ever
would be seen; for no other nation
would ever have the audacious courage
to dj again what Chicago did." Yet
this fair was merely the sublime out
come of one of the chief elements. If not
the c hief element, of Western progress
the public spirit of the people. They
believe In their country, are proud of
Its wonderful growth and unbounded
resources, and are determined to do
everything In their power to add to its
fame. This spirit is particularly 6trong
iu Western cities, and appeals to it are
never made In vain. It makes possible
the establishment on a firm and endur
ing basis of educational and artistic
enterprises which find little cordial sup
port in Eastern cities, and which lead
there only ft etniggllns and precarious
existence. They are supported In West
ern ltles because they win be a credit
to the communities and will add to
their fame. It would be an unspeak
able boon to Eastern cities if this pub
lic spirit could be aroused in them.-
Centuiy.
The Arithmetic Waa Wronr.
Teacher Ten mills make one cent.
Johnnie But Top eays dat he knowi
ten mills dat hassent made a cent lr
six months.
Not Tet Named.
Melud Is it true that you are going
to marry an American?
'Is Grace Quite true, quite true
"What is her name?"
"Haven't the least idea, ma boy."
Indlanapolls Journal.
Nrcctoarr. s
She It Is a shame that the papers
should publish tips on horse races.
He Oh, well, people like to have
soma one else to blame when they loss
their money. Boston nerald.
The Ladios.
The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
Which ladies may use Syrnp ot Figs, under all
conditions, moke it their favorite retnedr.
To get the true au l genuine article, look tor
the name of the California Fig Syrup Com.
pany. printed ner the bottom ot the packaea.
For sals by all rodponsiule druggists.
No fewer than 16,000 persons die iu
Italy every year from malarial fever,
and there are 4,000 communes where
quinine is not to be had.
SKND TEN CENTS, Sliver, fur wimple box lr.
Bailey'a Celebrated Liver Pi.l-. Fitly Fills
fori;. Ageutinanteil. KiCEI.-iioa LUKMitiL
Co., Lock Box tios, Rochester, N. V.
A German chemical journal states
that it has been shown by experiment
that if a petroleum lamp is over
turned, the quickest and surest way
to put out the flames is to throw milk
on it.
ma Golria Relieved tn IO ta 00
Miuatea.
One ahnrt tmff nt 1 hr..rh ftirnn.1.
Blower. suuu:ied with each bottle of Dr.
Asnew's Catarrhal Powder, diffuse this Pow
der over the surface of the nasai pas.MVf-9.
Painleas and delightful to ue. It relieves In
stantly and permanently cure Catarrh, llay
Fevcr, CoMa, Headache, fore Throat, Ton
allitis and Deafness. If your dnu;il hadn't
it in stock, aak nlm to procure tt for roa..
One of Krupp's ISO-ton steel puns
has thrown a 2,600 pound shot fifteen
miles. An Armstrong gun, weighing
100 tons,-has impelled a shot of 1.&90
pounds a distance of fourteen miles.
Do Rot Kzperlnaent In so Important a trai
ler as your health, l'urlfy enrich snd vitalize
your blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla and thus
keep yourse'f stiong and healthy.
Head's pills are the best after-dinner pill;
assist dtgtioii, cure headache. 25 cents.
Some of the London theatres are
warmed by electric radiators.
Dobbins' Electric Sonp Is cheaper for yoa to
aw, it ron ftAtow tii-eetiona, ih-n any other
oai would be if given to you, for by Its use
co!uj are tit(f . lO'.nei cost more man soap.
Ask youx grocer lor uoddius'. lute no oilier.
By taking the current directly from
the rail tbe electric train on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road made a speed of eighty miles an
hour recently. This is reckoned a
triumph for the "third rail" system.
For Whooping Couch. Piso's Cure U a success
ful remedy.!. 1. imetfr, oi iniojp Avenue,
ureokiyn, a. i , nor. it, .
A dock was floating contentedly oa
a pond in Putnam, Conn, and a sports
man fired a dozen shots at it without
rufUling a feather. It waa a decoy duck
moved by strings fiom the shore, con
trolled by fun-loving boys.
7 lUM HOftN LATfc
trasvla Mot CUis tka Wlokast ta
. Ksswsituasa.
-1- OOKINQ often
I creates longing.
J 1 The Holy Spirit
Is not a friend to
Idleness.
8In In dead Is
generally the re
sult of. sin ia
thought.
livery Chrh
lan's life Is a boutr.
some sinner has
to read.
II o w Strang
that good people should love to tell
bad news.
Nothing Is real success that is not
according to God's plan.
Too- many men praise their wives
most after they bury them.
If we give the devil our eyes, he will
soon have control of our feet.
God makes the most nse of those who
keep themselves ready for his nse.
If yon would know what keeps the
oak alive, look for Its smallest root.
If God puts us In the fire, tt is because
be sees dross he wants to purge ont.
The man who looks wtth pure eyes
can see the face of God in a dew drop.
The mar. who pleases God may ex
pect to have a good deal of trouble with
men.
Bemember the serpent's head is to be
bruised, no matter how big or black it
may look.
According to the way some folks talk,
the only people who have ever been good
are dead.
If our faults were all written on our
faces, the world would be full of bang
ing heads.
T&a devil can take a little rest when
Christians begin to quarrel among
themselves.
Every woman who has to live with a
drunken husband knows that the devil
is still loose.
Loving tne beautiful Is one of the
ways by which we may love God with
out knowing it.
If your pastor preaches too long for
you, it may be that your prayers ior ;
him are too short,
There are people who seem to think j
that because they have religion they I
have no need of brains. i
The devil often takes a child by the '
hands on tbe day it is told that it is too
young to join tbe church.
The preacher who receives the largest j
salary is not always the one who is
doing tbe most for Christ
We wrong God and cheat men. If we
refuse to let our light shine as it should,
because tallow is expensive. j
' The love that "suffereth long nnd Is
kind" is the kind that stays kind long ;
enough to melt a stony heart. '
We cannot do anything for the pur- j
pose of pleasing God without finding '
out that we have pleased him.
Before yon tell a child that It Is Sun- j
day all the time In heaven, be sure
that It Iovjj to see Sunday come. ;
As long as the devil can find men who
w'll make and sell whisky, there is no
reason why he should be discouraged.
When a man believes in his heart
what the Bible says about sin, he will
soon have a salvation that will save
him from It.
art Trlseasa Kalleved la SO nrinntaa.
Dr. Aenew'sCure for the Heart ?ivpx nprf. ri
relief in nil cases of Organic or Sympathetic
Heart Disease in 30 minutes, and speedily ef
fects a cure. It ia a peerless remedy lor Pal
pitation. Shortness of Ureal li, ."inutherlnif
r-pj-lls. Pain in Left Side ami all avniitonis of
a llseased Heart. One diM. n.t.vi..nM If
your druirnist hasn't it iu stork, ask him to
procure it for ion. It wiU aave lour hfe.
Ah Tye, a Chinese, who for thirty
years or more co ducted a store at
La Porte, Plumas county, t al., died a
tew days ago. lie raised a family of
seven children, ana gave tueni au
English education.
FITSstoTJtied free and permaneutlrcured. Vo
fits after first day's use of Dr. Klinb's Gheax
XeuvkRkstohbk. Free $3 trial bottleaud treat
ise, bend to ir. Kline, UI1 Arch U i'niia.. fa.
The word "Eurasian" is a combina
tion of European and Asian, and it is
used to designate an inhabitant of
Hindustan, one of whose parents is
European, and tbe other a native
of Asia. .
Beware
of Ointments for Catarrn
That
Contain Mercury,
aa mirenrv will aurelv destrov tha sense of
smell and completely derange the hole system
wueu entering it turouga tue inucoussunace.
Such articles should never be uaed except on
.reeonptions from reputable physicians, aa ti.s
anuwethev will do is ten fold to I he uoai you
can possibly derive from them. HalPs Cutarrh
Cure, manufactured by F J. Cheney & Co.,
lure, nit
oleuo, O
contains no mercury and is taken
Internally, aotiutt directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces ot the system, lu buyini;
Hall's Uatarru uure be sure to set me genuine.
It is taken internally, and ia made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. C'heney A Co. Testimonials free.
bold or uranism, price c per ootue.
ilaU . Tanuly fills are the best.
Camphor gum is made from the
leaves oi camphor trees. It is said 107
leaves of camphor are needed to make
a pound of gum, worth at present
about sixty-five cents.
Htm. Wlns.&Ws feootnln Syrnp for ehlldrea
teething, softens the gums, reduces loHainina
liou. allays pal a. cures wind coUo. :a)c a uottle.
Silk thread fabrics were brought from
Southern Persia and India to Greece,
as early as 325 B. C.
Core Guaranteed by UK. B. MATER, loia
arrbbt., rHll.A.,tA. Kase at once: no opera
tion or delay Irotn business. Consultation Iree.
Indorsement ol physicians, ladies and promi
nent citizens, scud lor circular, voice hours J
A M. lo Si M.
French matches are to be made
hereafter with red phosphorus instead
of white, the red being less injurious
to the operatives.
II afflicted with sore en
use Ir. Isaac Thorn p-
tuTanve-waUir. lmuEgisu sell at
,')o. per lamia
Last winter is aid to have been
tbe
coldest on record in Egypt.
Look Out
For Imitations of Walter Baker & Cos
Premium No. i Chocolate. Always
ask for, and see that you get, the arti
cle made by
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass.
"DON'T BORROW TROUBLE," BUY
SAPOLIO
'TIS CHEAPER IN THE END.
IA H cassis MT-"m-t
LI Hung Chan came sf wsriF sen
ot distinguished parentage. His fatk-
. . . .H ih mrm rains
er successruiiy
tions, bnt held no official position, as
was possessed of no opportunity to se
cure his son's advancement beyona af
fording hlra an opportunity t pars
his studies and fit himself for tbt
lnations. These be successf ally pssMSSl
In all grades, and In the final contest at
Peking he came out with dlstinguishe
honors among 20,000 competitors. Lntsr
he was made a member of tbe Haalja
College, which corresponds somewhat
Eim11.11 Arademv.' He therefore
has reason to take pride In his acconv
plishmento and standing as a scholar,
though. Judged by the Western stand
ard of education, Chinese scholars
would hold a very low grade. Century.
Telegraphic Printing.
Two electricians of Grata, Austria,
claim to have invented an arrangement
by which a newspaper can be printed,
by telegraph In any number of places at
the same time.
HESITATE NO L0NGEB. .
Modesty in women is natural. It ia
one of women's chief charms.
No one cares for one who really
lacks this essentia' to womanliness. '
Women have suffered
fearfully because
of over-sensitive
ness in this direc
tion. They could
n't say to
the phy
sician -' what
they
ought
to say to
someone.
Mra.
Pink ham
has re-.
ceived
the con
fidence of thou-
i.av . sauas.
Women open
their hearts to
her. She understands their suffering,
and has the power to relieve and cure.
In nearly all cases the source of
women's suffering is iu the womb.
In many cases the ale physician does
not understand the case and treats the
patient for consumption indigestion
anything but the right thing'.
It is under such circumstances that
thousands of women have turned to
Mrs. Pinkham, nt Lynn, Mass., aad
opened their heart'and lives woman
to woman and received her help..
You ask how she can tell if the doctor
cannot ? Because no man living ever
treated so many cases and possesses
such vast expei ience.
Displacement, inflammation, torpid
action, stagnation, sends to all parts
of the body the pains that crush you.
Lydia E. I'inkham's "Vegetable
Compound" is the sure cure for this
trouble. For twenty years it lias done
its grand work CJi J cured thousands.
U4a. ft
For lieartact'e (wheilior sick or
t. fitlt.'ieliei. .iiein-;ili.i:i. i lieurnatilll. '
nan s :ui l nrjikiirssiii tliftLack. Milne or kid-
ii. s . . mis niouinl tlirt liver, pleurisy, swell
Inu'.'I tli.- Julius and pains of all kinds, the
npi iii-atiiin r Kautouy'ft Keady ltellef will af
loul iiiiniedia'e ease. . nd its continued asslov
a lew iias If cts a permanent cure.
A CURE FOR ALL
Summer Complaints,
CHOLERA MORBUS.
A half to a teaspoonrul of It'ady Kelief in a
hull thiiibU'r in water, repeated as olteu as
iir-liarizi s eiiuiiiitie. and a Annuel siuratad
with ifcadv Ueitef plai-ed over the stomach or
Mittel.v, will ll .ru nun. e. lis te relief aud soon
t Heel a enre.
internally A '-alf to a tea-; pooh fill la Half S
tumbler of water will. In a few minutes, ours
i lamps, Apauis .mr loniacu, iaiisea, , ww
ttlni!, Heartburn, .Nervuusness, Sleeple-BDeas.
Kick Headache. Flatulency and all intern
ail internal
pains.
Take2 drops of Itadway's Ready Relief u
lialt a tumliler of water on rising In tbe mora-.
iii lo strengthen and sweeleu tbe stomach
and avoid nil those feelings of lassitude.
Malaria in Its Various Forms Carta aaa
There Is not a remedial agent tn tbe world
that will cure fever and anue and all other
malarious, I. Hums and other fevers, sided by
KAHWA V'S l-l 1.1.3, so quickly as HAD WAV'S
l:E tlY KK1.IKF.
I'rlcu CO cents per bottle. Bold by all drug-
BISI3.
"My Profits Doubled
frrTn th dav T trtolr vonr srWIc aUl'1 botkftet 701
ADVAKCK' MACHINE!' I wMr I bad tska M
9ormrr f " On of the minct-Mfftl Wl DrfUfft wfco
as our TnarhlnTy tnl fool for Drflltft WMb tat
Ohio mmtr tbt remark ft fr dnvs ago. Beosiova?
9 r nO wsrlh "f IrlMins; In 10 months) Ititu
i.oo.iiis -fc nv.vian, - Tiryin, otaa
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOWS -SOOTHING
SYRUP
has been tisod by Millions t Mathers
Ttr tneir cunuren wcuo ireimna re- otw
Fifty Yeia. U soothes the child, softens taa
gums, allays all pain, cures wind Cnllo, Sal
la the btint remedy for dlarr.twa.
Twenrr-nio Cents av Hasten,
CARPLES' CORN CREAM, only reliable and
piisiilve i-ure for Corns, llelieves all pain. AU
DrueKHts. 10c per box, or suut by man on ra
ceiplol price
CAItr-I.KS Jt CO., 1W and los Fulton St., N.Y.
OPIUM
and WHISXT bsbtta c
na. a. a woeuar, awassa, Ss,
APOLLO xMct&
'iiicMf is more profit n it t all concaraed than on
any other inn. To tlm iiiakrfl, Dccauaa thar maka
morvrit. a. the sHIern. Im-iis tbr aall tuora
if th. Xo the workers, icaiiK it taken leas tuna fox
a k''. To th i.wimr Ifrause it uiakea a good job.
Al Ul.l.O IUOA AM) Si KKL JO.. ftttaburgh. Fm.
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nerv.ius)
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RtSWittii ALl iLStfalLS. i C"
uKht;rup. Tastes Good. Us I 14
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