GOLOeN-ftttX'
Wben tbe front of the totMt ra whit
ca the craw
And the leave of the forest were red,
'A lover went wooing a sweet little laja
Whose father forbade her te wed.
But he wrapped her about ia the eleak
that he wore
And bore her away oa his steed
From the cabia of logs with Its 1tt-bob
door
And its marigolds gois te sees.
The branches were low la the path that
they west;
Through the heart of the wood It was
worn;
And though down to the hora of the sad
dle she bent
The plume from her bonnet waa torn.
The brightest ef yellow, behind theaa
'twas blown.
And fluttered a clew en the trail.
For the father who followed e'er stabble
and stone
In his eagerness, breathless aad pale.
Bat whether the thrash was a wisard la
brown
Or the squirrel a fairy la for,
When he came to the path turalaf lata
the town
i There was only a cricket astir.
Where the feather had fallen a
arose
Like gold from the baehea aad
lid at-ill In (ha hannta a tha a.tar IS
blows
When the samae has Walled Ma area.
Moosey's Magazine.
WITCH AND I.
Witch and I bad a quarrel! Who la
It that says It takes two to make a
cuarrel? Whoever It Is makes a mis
take. It took only one to make our
ti'.iairel, and that was nfy precious
Aunt Betsy Jane. Witch has a temper;
tio have I. She wasn't christened
Witch. God fathers and mothers have
much to answer for, still I saver heard
o" their giving Witch as a baptismal
iume to a Christian child. No, her
name la Julia Felicia, wbl:h la simply
absurd. Fancy a little dark-eyed, be
witching five feet nothing having a
nniue like that.
My iiui:i- is John, and Jahn Tm al
ways called. Had I been christened
Robert or Thomas I should have been
called either of those plain, sensible
rruiucs. There is nothing for the Imag
ination to catch bold of la 07 face or
figure. I'm not six feet Is my stock
lrgs; I'm ouly five feet tea. 1 haven't
crisp, golden hair" and a "tawny
beard." So; my eyes, balr and beard
sie brown, and for the rest I have non
descript features and good teeth. More
over, as I said before, I have a temper,
a vile one, and U all things, apart from
my profession, am a born fool.
It was over a game of tennis that
Aunt Kesty Jane made us quarrel.
Witch diilu't play up and I "slated
iicr. I've "slated" Witch ever since
I've known her, and I've known her
since she was 10, so abe ought to have
tot used to it. For the matter of that,
elie wouldn't have bothered her bead
pbout It if It hadn't been for my be
ljveil aunt Wltcb slates me ferocious
ly sometimes, but it never makes any
clfTerence.
Weil. it. was at one of Mrs. Dougal's
"a t homes" that the row began. Witch,
M'.ss White, Dougal and I were playing
tenuis. Dougal and Miss White were
against us. As a rule Witcb licks the
oilier fi'i: into flta, but on this occasion,
for some reason or other, abe missed
reai ly every ball. I was annoyed, and
1 expressed myself perhaps a little
more strongly than I ought to have
clone, but I'm sure I said nothing one
whit stronger than I've said scores )f
time without auy offense being taken.
He that ns It may. Witch refused to
ploy any mure and went aad sat down
by Aum P.etcy Jane.
1 am a doctor, and soon afte.- that
someone fetched me away. It was a
bud ease, and 1 didn't get home till mid
night. In the dining-room some cold
meat and beer were waiting for me; so
was a note from Witch. I ate a moutb
lul ami rlrauk a glass of beer, then I
cpened the note. For a moment I felt
as If I had a knife In my heart. It was
such a cruel stab. Witch my little
Witch would have nothing more to do
with me. My conduct at Mrs. Dougal's
bad proved to her that she no longer
possessed my respect, and without re
tpect love was not likely te but long,
etc. She ended by saying that she
would have returned my ring, but could
not remove It from her finger, but that
she would get the Jeweler to cut It off
to-morrow. I smiled a grim smile at
the Inst sentence. I had no Intention of
bliowin? that ring to be cut off.
The lovely euusion puziled me alto
gether. It wasn't in Wltch'a usual
style. Naturally, a note of that kind
coming from her would have run In
this way: "John, I bate and detest you,
and hope you'll keep out of my sight
1c rever," or something like It Well, I
weut to bed. I was such an ass tbat
I never slept a wink all night, but I
made up my mind what I would do. I
gut up early and made a good break
fast; then I went Into the surgery, aaw
pjy assisant. talked ever the cases and
told him I should be away all day.
After that I went to town, straight to
Witch's father's office. He hadn't ar
rived, but his people knew me and
allowed me Into his private room. He
cud I are great friends always have
been. So It was quite natural for me
to go to him for advice, or, rather, to
talk over things. When be came in be
seemed rather surprised at seeing me,
but after he had shaken hands be
looked over his letters, gave some dl
lections and then, looking calmly a
me, said:
"Now, John."
Tan yon spare me half an hour, sir?
"So far as I know. Go ahead."
"Well, I'm making 5,000 a year and
my practice Is Increasing."
"That's good."
"Don't you think Wltcb and I might
marry on that'"
"Certainly."
I The Pill that Will. f
. mi
(!)
"The pjil that will." implies the pills that
won't. Their name ia legion. The name of "the
pill that will" ia Ayer's Cathartic Pill. It is a
rill to rely on. Properly used it will cure con
stipation, biliousness, sick headache, and the
other ills that result from torpid liver. Ayer's
pills are not designed to spur the liver into a
momentary activity, leaving it in yet more
incapable condition after the immediate effect
is. past. They are compounded with the pur
pose of toning up the entire system, removing
the obstructing conditions, and putting the
liver into proper relations with the rest of the
organs for natural co-operation. The record of
Ayer's Pills during the half century they have
been in public use establishes their great and
permanent value in all liver affections.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
(?)
0
"Ton have no abjection to our mu
rjlag next month, if she consents?
"None. I have a wish that aba
should marry at ail, bnt It aha moat
marry, I'd rather aha married 70 than
anyone else "
"Thank yon, air, far saying that.
Thank yen veer much," said I, grateful
ly, salving hla hand and wringing tt
hard.
"Just so," said he. removing It from
my grasp and looking anxiously at It.
"Bat why this fervorr
I pnt Witch's precious epistle la front
f him. He read it twice through at
tendvely, put It down, aad loo king
calmly at me said:
"Very Interesting! Bnt scarcely te
be regarded as a prelude to very
speedy matrimony, I should think."
"Ah, bnt it la, air. a girl doeant
write a note like that and have doae
with It No, ahe continues to write
them, I shall probably get a afmllar
note once a month now and that will be
very tiring. I give yon my word that I
did not aleep a wink laat night The
practice won't stand that aert ef thing'
long, yon know," said I earnestly.
"Tea eeem to have an accurate
knowledge of women aad their ways,"
he remarked dryly.
! allowed that speech te paaa wltbeat
eommeat Comment seemed uperfln
na. "If I might ask, I should Uke te know
whom yon would consider In fault In
thla little misunderstanding?" he
asked. "
"I am, air. It stands te reason; I
(hould not be so anxious If ahe were In
fault," and then I explained the whole
matter, finishing up with, "I can't re-j
member exactly what I called her, bat
whatever It waa I didn't mean It"
"I am not able to refresh your mem
ory to what you said on that occasion,
but I can tell you what I have heard
you call her myself," said Mr. Droit,
quietly. And then he told me.
His tone was a revelation te me. Not
that I'd call Witch anything worse
than a "little fool." But I realize what
!t must have sounded like to the beav
ers, and to him, her father! I don't
know bow I looked, hat I felt mean,
cheap, worthless. Utterly so, I began
to stumble out apologies. He waved
bla hand.
"All rlgbt." said be. "but you see your
language Is at all times forcible."
He Is a wise man, so he said no mere.
He showed his wisdom therein, for I
went at once to aee Witch In a very
contrite frame of mind. I waa ready
to make a mat of myself and let toy
darling trample on me If It should so
please her, or to do any other extrava
gant thing, such waa the depth ef my
bumtlity. Still, as I journeyed Putney
ward I wondered as to who could have
stirred up the strife between us. Sud
denly it flashed across my mind tbat
Witch bad seated herself beside Aunt
Betsy Jane, and that Aunt Betsy Jane
was her godmother and therefore li
censed to interfere. I am not going to
explain how Aunt Betsy Jane came te
be Witch's godmother. I am not a lady
novelist and therefore don't think It
necessary to explain everything. It has
nothing to do with thla story; besides,
1 was only 6 years old when ahe was
christened and wasn't consulted as to
ber sponsors. To be sure. It must have
been Aunt Betsy Jane who suggested
the letter.
When I arrived at the Cedars it waa
tbout 12 o'clock. If all went well peace
would reign between Wltcb and myself
In an hour. And if so I would take ber
off to Richmond, get a boat from Mea
sum's, row up the river, come to an
chor In a backwater I knew of between
Richmond and Hampton and then make
Ltr name the day. But things didn't
go well; they went exceedingly badly
instead. When Amelia (Amelia is the
Druitt' housemaid) opened the door
aid I Inquired for Witch ahe aald.
"Miss Druitt Is not well, air, but I'll
tell her you're here."
Then she showed me Into the dining
room. This was omlnousl In the
Drultts' menage it Is customary to see
people who come on business dress
makers, laundresses, servants seeking
places In the dining-room before lunch.
Amelia left me and went upstairs. I
rapidly diagnosed the situation. I took
cut my pocketbook and wrote: "My
darling, I shall wait In the old boat at
the end of the lawn till you can see me,"
tvd then I signed it "John."
Amelia came back. "If yon please,
sir. Miss Druitt does not feel equal to
seeing you to-day, but will write to yon
10 night."
"Exactly," said I, quietly. "Can yon
clve me an envelope? Thanks. Give
tbat te Miss Druitt please."
The maid left the room and I wenv
Into the garden. At the bottom ef the
garden ran the river; chained to a post
was an old boat It was seldom need,
as the spot was not picturesque, but It
was secluded, hidden both from the
bouse and from passing boats by thick.
drooping willows. It waa here that
Witch and I bad come to the conclu
sion that we could not live without each
ether. I aat down In the boat feeling
very wroth with Witch and bitter
against Aunt Betsy Jane. I would
have given much to know If she were
in the bouse at tbat moment I thought
out all I had heard of the days of her
youth. I felt mean and spiteful. I be
thought me of an old Incident In her
life wherein Aunt Betsy Jane bad
sailed very near the wind and had a
narrow escape of social wreck.
I ought to have forgotten It but I am
not heroic. Both morally and phyalc-
ally I am commonplace. That la to aay,
if I'm struck I hit back, or try to.
Would you believe it? I sat In that
host except when I got up and stretch
ed mvself, until S o clock! It waa near
ly dark, and when I heard the clock
strike I swore to myself that if Wltcb
u'd not appear before the chiming of
tbe chiming of the quarter I would
row tbe old boat down to the bridge,
give a boy sixpence to bring It back,
id well, when Witch wanted me she
might aend for me. That was alll
tt matt bare beca very near the quar
ler when I aaw stealing down the gar
ten, her head and shoulders wrapped
up In a white cloud, my Witch. At
bant I thought ae at first. Bat I noon
saw It wasn't It waa someone more
kin aad leas kind. Nevertheless, as the
rorm drew near, peering about In tba
dusk, I sprang forward, caught her la
iiy anna and kissed her. She had no
breath with which to utter a sound.
She could eal? liatea te my ardent
far more ardent thaa I ever bestowed
en Witch expressions of affection.
"My darling r I went on. "I knew
yea would never have made auch a lit
tle fool of yourself If It hadn't been for
that mallei oas catamaran. Aunt Betsey
jane." The form within my arma
struggled. I waa holding her tightly
or my face might have suffered. "But
111 tell yon a tale, dear, about her. I'm
the only living soul that knows, now
old nurse la dead." Ton couldn't beat
the form breathe, so stlU It waa. I
went en: "Aunt Betsey Jane la 49
now" the form wriggled "abent
twenty-five years ago" I could hear
ler heart beat I relented "No, Witch,
1 will not tell yen that story! Ton have
tome te me aad I east afford te pity
A tint Betsey Jane. She waa badly need
when ahe waa young and ahe can't bear
to aee people happy new ahe Is eld."
The form mattered. I evened my
arma "Want to fetch something, dear.
You shall. Only come back at once, or
; shall feel Uke teUlng tbat old tale
about Aunt Betsy Jane."
She scuttled off to the house and In a
cilnute or two Witch came down tbe
garden In a very dignified manner. I
et her come right to the edge of the
water and peer about I knew sue
couldn't see me. Presently abe aald,
anxiously: "John!"
My heart jumped, but I didn't In
tend to give myself away, so I simply
said, "Well!" Bat she didn't Intend to
rfve herself away, either. She turned.
Then I aaw that I had my work cut out
for me.
-Stay. Witch; I'm In the boat" I ex
claimed In a tone of deepeat entreaty,
ae I scrambled on shore. She paused.
! caught bold of her hand. "Witch." I
f.i ed, reproachfully, "I've been waiting
hi re for nearly eight hours and I'm so
faint I can hardly apeak."
That fetched her! A woman will go
cheerfully for hours without a crumb,
do yards and yarda of ahopplng on a
halfpenny bun and think nothing of it,
but let a man only aay be missed his
lunch and they make as much fuss over
him as If he bad Buffered the martyr
dom of St Lawrence!
"You poor thing!" exclaimed my dar
ling. "Come In at once and have some
thing to eat."
"No, Witch," I aald, faintly, but firm
ly; "you must forgive me."
"Forgive you! Of course I forgive
you. I didn't know you had been here
all that time. Do come in at once or
you'U die. I know you will."
But I stuck to my guns and I didn't
go Indoors until I had made Witch
promise that we should be married that
day month. Then I consented to go in
tnd work mighty havoc among tbe eat
ables. Aunt Betsy Jane came to our wedding
and made us a handsome present Then
be went to live with some friends In
the North. I think the poor old soul
had had some suspicion I knew ber
story, and so had tried to part us. She
took my note from Amelia In the morn
ing and kept It for that reason. My
farling did not know I was In tbe boat j
until Aunt Betsy came In from the gar
den and told her.
But I have never told my wife n
word. It Isn't wise to tell your wife all
the little peccadilloes of yonr friends
and relatives. St Paul's.
Three Gentlemen from Illinois.
The difficulties under which business
la transacted In the House of Repre
sentatives at Washington are bappily-
or unhappily illustrated by an anec
itotP nrinted in the Washington Times.
The speaker of tbe House la commonly
supposed to have too much power, min
er than too little, but even ins nanus
are sometimes tied up In red tape.
The difficulty of securing recognition
for the attempted passage of any bill
cannot be exaggerated, ana air. uur-
reU of Illinois had realized tnis ract to
the full while trying to secure action
en a little private bill which be had In
tow for one of his constituents.
tt hd been to see tbe speaker a
nnmhor nf times beseeching him to let
the bill come np, and finally Mr. Beed
yielded, and told him to be on time tne
next morning, with hla bill In bis hand,
standing ready to catch the speaker's
eye.
Xfr Rnrrell seeded na urainx to be on
hand, and at the first opportunity he
waved the bill In tbe air. Tne apeaxer
had not forgotten his promise, and
when a suitable opening came, he said:
"Tbe gentleman from Illinois is rec
ognized." A page started frantically np the
aisle, but seeing Mr. Connolly of Illi
nois standing In his place, holding a
hill in hut hand, the Daxe rushed up to
him, took the Dill and hurried It to
the desk. Tbe speaker did not reiian
tta arrnr hut made the best of a bad
matter, and the measure waa allowed to
nui.
Mr Rami then looked over In the di
rection of Mr. Burrell, an.i again said:
"The gentleman from Illinois."
Another page started to follow the di
rection of the speaker's eye, but ran
into Mr. Graff, also of Illinois, who had
been haunting the first seat of the mid
file aisle for more than a month, wait
ing to bring up a biU, and thla waa
tatron tn the desk and read.
The apeaker looked annoyed, but per
sisted in his original Intention of see
ing that Mr. Burrell was given a chance
to slip his bill through, and for the
third time sa.d:
"The gentleman from Illinois."
This time tbe page found his way to
the proper person, and Mr. Burrell's
bill was passed; but several members
smiled as they reflected on the fact that
two bills had received unexpected at
tention on the strength of the recogni
tion promised Mr Burrell.
Oom Paul Oonld PHI tt.
Here Is another characteristic story
about the president of tbe Transvaal.
In the days when Johannesburg was
merely Farreira's mining camp, Krue
ger was one day riding over the Wit
watersrand In ordinary burgher attire.
He off-saddled near a wagon owned
by a German. The Teuton did not rec
ognize the president, and held forth on
the many things he would do were he
ruler of the state. Suddenly Oom
Paul, to the great astonishment of the
German, who was a very small man.
took off his coat, and, holding It out
toward the stranger, said: "Put this
on." "But," replied the latter, "It's too
big." "Just so," replied his honor, with
a grim emile "I'm l'aol Krueger, and
it is not too big for me."
God has never been concerned about
tha size of the church, bnt he has al-
OCR BOYS AND GIELS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Qnalnt Sarins and Cat Dotna ef the
Little Folks ETcrywhere Gathered
aad Printed Hera far All Other Ur
tie Oace to Bead.
The Popnv tend United Sisrsssj
The first train leaves at 6 p. m.
For the land where the poppy blews;
The mother dear is the engineer.
And the passenger langhs and crews.
The palace ear la the mother's 'arsis;
The whistle, a low, sweet strain;
The passenger winks and nods and blinks,
And goes to aleep la the train!
At 8 p. m. the next train starts
Far the Poppy Land afar.
The summons clear falls on the ear
"All aboard for the aleeping earl"
Bat what Is the fare te Poppy Land!
I hope it is not too dear.
The fare ia this, a hug aad a kiss.
And it is paid to the engineerl
80 I ask of Him who children took
On his knee in kindness great.
Take charge, I pray, ef the trains seek
day
That leave at six and eight.
"Keep watch ef the passengers, thus I
pray.
For to me they are very dear.
And special ward, O graciona Lord,
O'er the gentle engineer."
-Edgar Wade Abbot.
No Larger than a Tax.
The little daughter of Israel Hnnten,
farmer of Orange County, Ohio,, has
one of the queerest pets ever aeea 'S
2-year-old horse that measures only
thirteen Inches high.
This strange midget pony la regarded
by many as one of the most remarkably
interesting bits of horse flesh In the
land; certainly the tiny horse Is the
smallest equine on earth.
Dot, as the midget Is called, has a re
markable history, for, unlike other
dwarfs of her race, ahe Is the offspring
of an ancestry of ordinary, every -day
horses. Both ber father and mother
were horses of tbe usual size and ap
pearance, and so far as Is known there
Is no reason for Dot's extremely small
stature.
When born Dot was not much larget
than a kitten, and had to be fed by her
owner from the beginning. Great care
wa3 given the tiny colt In the effort to
raise ber, and now she Is full grown,
almost perfectly formed and vigorous
in health, but only as big as a full
grown Newfoundland dog.
Offers of large sums have been made
Mr. Hunton by museum and circus
managers for Dot, who Is, of course,
much wanted for exhibition purposes.
These have all been refused, because
Mr. Flunton's daughter Is so much at
tached to the family pet that he baa
not been able to secure her consent.
Being wealthy himself, it Is probable
that those who wish to aee the tiniest
horse on the globe will have to aee It
on the farm of Its owner.
A Boy's Com position.
In a public school in New England the
teacher thought she would give out nat
ural history subjects as subjects for
compositions. In thla way ahe teaches
them English orthography and natural
history all at once. The commonplace
subject "Ants" waa given to a bright
boy who safd be knew all about It Thla
la the result of his efforts:
"Ants" There la many kinds of Ant
My ant Mary Jane la one of these kind.
She la genlly good natured and when
she comes to see My Mother she brings
me five cents worth of penute and tells
me Why James how you've g rowed bnt
when I go and see her and dont only
just wawlk on the Oarplt without
Oleenlng my boots she Is orfly mad.
Ants like to give you Advice and scold
at you like everything bnt their Hart
Is in the Wright Plaice and once I
found a Anteh nest In the woods I
poked It with a atlck and a Million Ants
run out after me and Crawled np Inside
my Pants and Bit me like Sixty.
Ante nests are good Things not to
Poke with a stick Ants are very Indus-
tryous In Steeling Shugar.
I forgot to say that my Ant Martha
lives in Main she has a boy of Just
about my Alge and He can stand en his
Hed Five mlnlts and how Do yon sup
pose he can Do It.
I Do not think of Anything mere
about Ants at present
Art of Maklns; Stlhomettea.
Even In these enlightened days,
when the art of photography baa ad
vanced so very near to perfection.
there are still some old-fashioned peo
ple who cling with fondness to these
silhouettes. One great thing In their
favor is that the least clever among
us may, with a little patience and a
steady hand, find In them a pleasing
recreation and soon become adroit u
their execution. But there may be
some of our young readers who scarce
ly knew what a silhouette is, and such
unenlightened persons we will en
deavor briefly to Instruct la the al
most forgotten art A few sheets of
drawing paper, a pencil and a lamp
pre all the essentials needed te com
mence operations.
The operator first fixes a sheet of
paper to the wall by Inserting a pin
In each corner. Then the person whose
likeness, or "silhouette," la to be taken.
la seated In a chair close to the wall
In such a position as to throw a dis
tinct shadow of his profile (as near life
size as possible) on the center of the
paper. To secure steadiness a wins
glass or some suck support Is placed
between his head aad the wall, for the
slightest movement often causes fail
ure. Having arranged these matters
satisfactorily, the operator proceeds te
sketch with a pencil tbe head and pro
file of the "sitter," and thla requires a
steady hand and some dispatch, as It
Is ao easy matter to alt in an position
for a great length of rim perfectly mo
tion! esa. Whan the sketch la conclnd
ed llttl skill will be needed to brine
the task te aa end. The operator has
CARRIES IT IN HCB ABHS.
only with a sharp an knife to cat ont
Feed the oerres
on pure btooj
Serves
snd they will
be your faithful serrants and not tyrannies!
iastr : yon will not be uerrou. bat Krone-,
cheerful aad nappy. Thousand of tired, ur.
Touswoauoand oarewora mea bars found
health aad renewed happiness In Hood's Sap.
sanarilla, which makes
Pure Rich Blood
Tbs blood carries nourishment to every onran
of the body and upon the quality of tbat
nourishment depends the health of tbe ays
tea. When the blood Is Impure nervousness,
rhmisMttea, scrofula and ether troubles make
their appearance.
I bare taken Hood's Sarsaparllla at times
for tbe past four years, I have been troubled
wltb a tired sinking feeling, and waa not able
to get rid of it, until I began taking this nsedl
elne. I feel like another person since I began
Its use." A. J. WarrcssAOK, far Hills, H. J.
Sarsaparilla
Is the best in fact the One Trne Bl- od Porter.
HoOfJ'S Pi I Id artneonlfpllls to take
1 wu a I" II IS with Hood' Sarsaparllia.
4
1014.
The" center part Is then thrown aside
and the other paper laid on a piece of
black cloth, which throws out the fea
tures boldly, ana If sufficient care baa
been taken a striking likeness will be
the reward. Happy Momenta.
IOYCLE-PATH3.
As Ordinarily Hade They De Mot
Coat much Honey.
As commonly made, cycle-paths are
net expensive, and, the cost being gen
erally contrlbated by the wheelmen
themselves, no tax for this purpose la
placed upon the public at large.
Whether thla abould be so is a question
tliat will stand some discussion; but
thus far the cyclists have sought only
to Impose a a mall assessment noon ac
tual users of the wheel when money has
been needed to construct cycle-paths.
Two years ago Mr. Charles T. Ray
mond, of Lockport. New York, one of
the pioneers In cycle-path construction,
declared that "what la used by all, and
needed by alL should be paid for by
all," and this rule has commanded ap
proval among wheelmen who navf
taken up tbe work of cycle-path mak
ing. Under flavoring conditions, cycle-
paths cost from seventy-five to one
hundred and fifty dollars per mile, tm
surface width of the path should not be
less than four feet, and need not be
more than seven feet, except In rare
cases. Tbe paths are generally laid out
on the grass-grown roadside, parallel
with the wagonway. Tbe grass Is first
cut close to tbe ground, after which the
material (soft coal, cinders, or screened
gravel) la put on In a thin layer, and so
ebaped and packed as to elope down-
nard from tbe center to each side.
The grade In most cases follows
tloeely the original surface of the
ground. Material may generally do
had at lower cost, and named at tees
expense during the winter months; and
this Is an Important point to bear In
mind, since the item of haulage alone U
likely to constitute more than half the
expense of construction. Century.
Mgnallns; at Sea.
There Is a great diversity of opinion
In the British navy aa to the merits
and demerits of colored lights for sig
naling. Most of the young officers are
strongly In their favor. As they point
out, a signal on this system can be kept
showing as long as required, while any
amount of repetition of fiasb-slgnaiing
may not under some conditions, ren
der it Intelligible with any degree of
certainty.
The British naval authorities whe
have been Indefatigable In testing new
systems ef signaling, both for day and
aight purposes, have recently made a
trial at Portsmouth of the Sellner sys
tem. Invented by an officer In the Aus
trian aavy. This system consists of
two lanterns, each capable of produc
ing five classes of light namely, whit
and red. whit occulting, red occul
ting. Thirty different oomblnatloBS
are placed on the code. Electric lights
are used for tb lanUrns, aad though.
for the present separate batteries ar
ased for tbe lights and for tbe signal
ing apparatus by which th lights are
changed and obscured at will. It Is
Intended that eventually ens dyname
shall supply all of tha current required.
A record of signals sent by tb appa
ratus Is obtained by an attaobment
which printa th mesaage seat auto
matically. No difficulty was experi
enced la reading tbe signals at a dis
tance ef six miles or more. Tbe ob
jection raised to th ay stem la tbat
the mechanism is rar too ducat ana
complicated, though th rasnlta ob
tained with it rar exceed, tnos pos
sible with th present Morse flash sir-
nalmg. Philadelphia Press.
Oo-OperatlVe Job.
Ta, w preserved a lot of fruit last
summer," said Mr. Wlckwlre to th
visitor.
"Wr said Mrs, Wlckwlre In sur
prise. "I did avery bit of tb work my
self."
Tea, yon cooked and canned th
fruit my dear, but you must not forget
tbat I bad to pnt np tb sugar.'
dlanapolls Journal.
Mot In Any Cue.
He (angrily) Do yon take m for a
foolT
She No; I wouldn't take yon nnder
any circumstances. Hudson (N. Y.)
Register.
Consolation.
"Why, what's np, Chollyr
"Toothache, confound ltl I'm going
to have 'em all out If thla keep on
I'll be dead soon and It wont mat
ter "
"Oh, yea. It would. Ton'd need 'em
to gnash with." Life.
In Chicago
Miff Is thla divorce good for all
other States?
Lawyer All but one.
Miff Which one is that and I'll keep
out of It?
Lawyer The married state.
Bachelor's Logic.
"Why don't you get married T said
X. to a friend of hla.
"Because, In the first place I detest
woman on principle; secondly and
chiefly, because marriage would Inter
fere with my literary work."
"What class of work?"
"I am writing lov stories." Tit
Bits.
IIirt a hnw naaaaa thranrh Ufa with
out bearing a kind word until some
1 1 ' si A
TRUMPET CALLS.
Kara
t the uireauasinn
rnnBB devu wastes
DO OKll WmVV
Faith m always
the basis of Joy
In religion.
Get a man te
think right and
God win get bla
to do right -
God send bis
witnesses where
they are seeded
the most
Tbe mere we leva Ood, th more w
will be willing te do for man.
Tb devil always goes to tb wedding
when people marry for money.
God sees keroei where mea see only
tbe convmenest kind of people.
W may he able to rid f God's
man, bat never of God's truth.
vary dollar asm men get lacreaaes
their ehance ef missing beavea.
Whom sneao people bar aothla to
say they seem to talk tbe most
The aim ef many serine ns is too low
for angels, and too high for mea.
A man may wear religion ns a eleak.
and yet frees bis soul to death.
Man'a blindest ey is on the side
where he thinks It will pay to siu.
The real chosen people of God are
those who know bis will and do It
A doubt la the beavleat burden the
devil can bind on a Christian's back.
No man praya In earnest who does
not expect to get Just what he asks.
Obscurity on earth will not keep any
body from becoming famous In heaven.
I The man who walks with God most
keep step with everytmng tnat is geoo.
It Is doubtful if we can truly own
anything for which we are not grate
fuL
The devil has not yet round out how
to make the man poor who loves to
give.
The Lord's army was never defeated
because the opposing army bad giants
in It
The first dart the devil alma at a
young convert is always pointed with
a doubt
Tbe devil baa no dart In bis quiver
that may not be quenched by the ahield
of faith.
Tbe more a mean man has to say In
church, tbe more It hurts the cause of
true religion.
The man who would have tb power
to move mountain must begin on
grains of sand.
Let a vote be taken to determln wbo
Is the wisest man, and every fool will
vote for himself.
We know exactly what kind of a man
Adam waa, when we become well ac
quainted wltb ourselves.
The devil Is often mad welcome la
a home where there la a handsome
Bible on tbe center table.
Ever since Eve ate the apple, one of
woman's greatest troubles has been
about something to wear.
There Is something wrong wltb a
Christian's life. If It never makes a aln
ner feel ashamed of himself.
You Can' I liny Happiness, but If 70a ars
nifhrtnir from drapepila, scrofula, salt tbeutn.
lmpure blood, you may be cured and made
happy by taking. Hood's Sar.-sparUla.
Hood's Fills are the best lamlly cathartic,
and llrer medicine. Harmlem, reliable, sure.
The North magnetic pole ia now
probably near the southeast angle of
the Arctic peninsula known ai Boothia
Felix; the south magnetic po'e is
eouth of Australia, seventeen degrees,
twenty-five minuter from the geo
grapical pole.
Jvse try a 10s. box of Csseareta. the floes
fiver ana bowl regulator evsr made.
The Rural New .Yoker printa letters
seeming to show that the odor of sweet
peaa is poisonous to common hoots
flies.
rr mint. it Miiti inraHMra Ttr t aaaa Thame
ton's Kye witcr. Srorciita tell at sSo. per bottle
A revolving state, worked by elec
tricity, hat been placed in Drury Lane
Theatre, London.
tm 1 topped trea snd permanently eared. Mo
t after first day's nas Of OB. EUKfl QaXAT
laava Rxstoreb. Free S2 trial bottle and Ireau
be. Send to Dr. KUne. Ml Arch St., Fails, fa.
A flowering plant is said to abstract
from the soil two hundred times its
own weight in water.
vere uuaraaieeu y . aaii ww
Area I'Hll.A., PA. Kaaa st once: no opsra-
uon Or delay IfUin malum, wpwiihww.
Indorsement 01 physicians, ladies and promt
nnt rttisaii. send lor circular: Omce bours
A M. to li: tt.
The laboratories, museums, insti
tutes, etc., connected with the Univer
sity of Berlin cost th stat f 590,000 a
yoar.
MM'a (Mr nrOoniomptton relieves tb most
ODsoaste wusua.
-k stock company has been formed
In Springfield, Mass., to aaannfaotnre
musical Instruments of aluminum.
lira. WbukOWs Bootauig Byrae aw ehlldrea
teetblnt. soltsns ttM (unu, reduce" tnOamms
Uoa. allar peia. cure wind eoUe, Js a betua
Tk. lata. tnlna in tha war at
invention is the phonendascope, by
meaus ui viuuu ju vaw J
wins
MKN and Ladies' in small towns wishing to
earn 118 a week easily, write ur, we will ex
plain. EXCBWIoa CBBHIOaa CO, Bocbsster, M.
V. Lock Box 80S.
A We All WOO Know.
Drummer Whatever Induced you
to put In tbat line of neckties? No
man east of tbe Rocky mountains
would wear such scarfs.
Haberdasher Why, those are Just
the kind women pica out ror preaents.
Llfe. Ka-rer Got Bo Far.
"Ton say that you have played Mac
beth?" said a New Tork theatrical man
ager to an applicant for a position,
"I have acted the role of Maebetk
fourteen times."
"Well, let me hear you repeat bis do
fiance of Macduff."
"Oh, I never got so far as that Th
audience always made me quit before
I got to that part" Tevea Sifting.
iLcmon Jnloe ta Us Bath.
fad, borrowed, tt la aald, from
West Indian bH, la a lsmoa bato,
which is supposed to b a great banri
fler aa well aa rfreabr. Tare or
four lemons ar Sliced Into tbe water
perhaps a half boar bfor It 1 used
and It cosmetic aad tenia Tlrtuna at
tbrbr ranch Increased.
not Extended,
girl" aald an Irate Uttle lestleaian
f about four feet eleven taebea to a
six-foot man, "I would have 70a know,
air, tbat I have been well brought up."
ToasibU, waa tbe answer, -bnt yo
BS EASY I
Use
ight
Soap
Soap ia th World.
It doe all th work; you
Don't have to Rub or Scrub.
Save yoar slothes woadsxfally- too.
It's So Pare.
atoohMilor Ignorance About Children.
Bachelors who have lived long alone,
r la hotels and clubs, acquire at range
Ignorance about children. One of these
was telling a friend how bl little
nephew enjoyed "The Jungle Book."
"How old ia he?" was asked.
"Oh, I don't know. Seven or eight
Maybe ten."
"Then he can read stories by him
self?" "Let me see. No, he can't He's too
young. He baa the book read to him."
"Then be must be leas than ten years
old."
Th uncle was puzzled.
That's SO," he said reflectively. "My
brother hasn't been married nearly so
long as that I don't believe If s more
than six years. No, tbe boy can't be
over four or five. 1 think he's Just
four."
"Can't you tell his age by looking at
him?" asked tbe friend.
"Why, no," answered the uncle, hope
lessly. "All children look the same ag
to me except Infants and those that are
about ready for college.
It was another bachelor who was vis
iting friends when a caller came wltb
hla young son. The boy was four or
live years old, and a manly little chap.
The bachelor was attracted by his ap
pearance, and, patting his cheek, aald
to tbe father:
"He's a sturdy boy, isn't he? He'll
be ready to go out and play ball In a
few years."
"1 can play ball already!" exclaimed
tbe child, proudly.
"Why, be can talk, can't her exclaim
ed the astonished bachelor. "I didn't
know children could talk at his age."
The company would have doubted tbe
sincerity of his Ignorance bad he not
been too evldent.y In ecrnest
What Next?
A man In London la making a lot of
money by lending out a 1,000 pound
Bank of England note for swell wed
dings, to be exhibited as the gift of the
bride's father. A man Is sent along to
watch tbe note, and can be made very
useful In exhibiting the presents.
she Did tbe Work.
DcKf,,i Bachelor Sav. didn't you
JUOUAWS - '
find it pretty hard work to pop the
question?
Bold Benedict Not at all: you see. 1
married a wldow.-New Tork Mining
Journal.
Tbat Joyful Feeling
With th exhilarating sense of renewed health
and strength and internal cleanliness, which
follows the use of Syrup of Figs, is unknown
to the tow who hare not proressed beyonl
the otd-ttme medicines and the cheap substi
tutes senwOmes offered but never accepted by
the waU-laformad.
rhinam'i nw o,itv directory contains
1,762,000 names. This gives the lie to
tbe 1890 census, or the compilers have
been padding out the book for
sffoct
llvbo,,,
A chemical dyeing-school for in
struction and research ha been built
at Crefeld under th auspices of the
German Government at a cost of about
$100,000.
Psanssss Caaaot be Wnrea
by local applications, as they cannot reach tha
diseased portion of the ear. There la only one
way to care deafness, and that Is by constitu
tional re an art lea Deafness is caused by an in
named coavdHlon of the mucous lining of tha
Eastaehtan Tube. When this tube sets If.
flamed yea hare a rombtins sound or imper
feet hearing, and when it ia entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the Inflam
mation ean be taken out and this tube re
stored te lie aorta al condition, hearing will be
destroyed fererer. Nine cases out of tea are
cam il br catarrh, which is nothing bnt an in
flamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will sire One Hundred Dollars for any
caae of Deafoessjeeused by catarrh) that cau
not be cured by Halt' Catarrh Cure, bend for
circular, free. .
r. 3. Oannrr A Co., Toledo, a
fmd br Draff riff ta Tic
HalT FasmUr FtUe are the
Anti-toxins serum was used for the
first time in a case of lockjaw the other
day at Fordham Hospital, New York.
The injections were given at intervals
of twelve hours. The patient re
covered. Taa't Tabaeee Spit aad
oka Tane life
If yon want to quit tobacco using easily and
furerer. regain lost mannood, be made weU,
strong, masnetio, full of new life and vteor,
take Me-To-Bao. the wonder-worker that
snakes weak men strong. Many gain ten
pounds la ten days. Orer 400.000 cared. Bay
fto-To-Bao from your own druggist. Under
absolute guarantee to cure. Book and sample
avwar.
fraa.
Adareas Sterling nomanr vah, vuuBago
or Kw Yotk.
The London hospitals treat about
87,000 in-patients and about 1,299,000
out-patients every year. This does not
include the large number of out
patients who are treated in the free
dispensaries.
3 rVrri JOR one
IA
iLai a V'QSjl
olate.
3 Increases every year. Try it and you g
g will see why
Walter BaLtr
'Well Done Outlives Death.' Even Your
Memory Will Ghine if You Use
APOLIO
"What do you moan," said tbs suav
mer hotel man, "by publishing In 70W
aewspaper the statement that ass
serpent was seen near my plac?" ;
"I doa't see anything to get angry
about" was the reply. "I thought It
would be a splendid advertisement for
7 "An advertisement! Nothing of the
kind! Quite the contrary. Our strong
Doint Is tbat we keep strictly ta
parat resort"-Washlngtoa Star.
Cease for Basra.
-What Is that fellow raving so for?"
eaked tbe tourist ,
"Missed tbe midnight train last night
xplained Rubberneck B11L
"WeUt well! I have seen men swear
and cavort for five minute or so eve
missing a train, but he Is tbe first
1 ever knew to be at It tea hours after
tbe train had gene."
"He has mighty good reason, mj
friend. They was more'n gon.OOO fee
bullion. on tbat thar Tory train." lay
dlanapolta Journal.
- -1
Ten seldom bear of a man swearing
off nowadaysr the topers seem to b
waiting for th law to save them
Wans bilious or cord re, sat Casearel
candy cathartic, care guaranteed, loc, stc
There are about 100 grains of irta.
in the average human body, and yet
so important is this exceedingly small
quantity tbat its diminution ia atten
ded with very serious results.
The physiologists say that the sight
side of the brain is of more importano
to organic life than tbe left
fit. VitnV Danre. One bottle Dr. Km.
Specific cures. Circular, r redonla. N. Y.
It ia to live twioe when we enjoy th
recollections of our former life.
BRAVE SPIRITS BROKEN.
Bow often women wake up In. the
morning cheerful and happy, deter
mined to do so much before tb da
ends, and yet:
Before the morn
ing is very old, the
dreadful BACK
ACHE appears,
the brave spirit
sinks back in
affright; no
matter how
bard she strug-1
gles, the
"clutch" is
upon her,
she falls
upon the
couch, cry
ing:" Why
should I suf
fer so?
What can I
do?"
Lydla E.
Flnkham's
"Vegetable
Compound "
will stop the
torture and
restore courage, v"
All such pains come from a deranged
uterus. Trouble in the womb blots
out the light of the sun at midday to
a vast number of women.
Be advised do as many others have
done and are doing' procure Lydla E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at
once, and commence without delay to
realize the relief it is sure to bring yoav
olADWAY'S
PILLS
AlwaysReliabIe,PurelyVefetable
Perfectly tcsteless, elegantly coated, purge,
regulate, iiunfv, cleanseand strengthen. KsO
U AY'S FILLS for the cure of all disorders of tbe
Stomach, Bowels. Kidneys. Bladder, Msrvoas
Diseases, Dlzzinea. Vertigo. Coetlreneas, Miss,
Sick Headache
Female Complaints
Biliousness,
Indigestion
Dyspepsia
Constipation
AND
All Disorders of the Liver
Observe tbe following symp-oms, rajoltlag
from dlteves of ibe digestive organs: OOMtlpa
tion. Inward piles, lullnea of blood ia Ui Bead
acldltr of the stomach, nausea, heartburn, dkv
gust of food, fullness of welrbt ol the STneaana,
sour eructations, sinking or flattering of Me
heart, choking or suffocating sensation when la
s lying posture, dimness of vision, dots or webs
before the sight, fever and dull pain in the head,
deficiency of perspiration, ysllownessof tha akla
snd eves, pain la the side, chest, llmtn, end sud
den flashes of beat, burning In the flash.
A few dose of HAD WAY'S PILLS will rreethe
system ot all of the above-named disorders.
Price S cla. a box. Bold by droMtrsi seal
by mail.
Send to DR. KsD AT A CO., lock Do tSS,
New York, for book ot Advice.
ONE
Omir CTltTJrrernWaOtBi4 fft9A1,A
worm or aruung imw,v m w w
bo In (lard be
BOUGHT A MACHIKE Till
WOULD DO THE WORK iX'ZSSX'tfiSt
rtrilllag maealaerr, and that Is the ate CMsasjs
IMmr. LOOM 18 Ac It YMABT, Ttsja, Okisw
nBIIIAlsnd whisev itablu cured. Book seal
UrlU'vl free. Dr. B. M VlooLLit.AHatA.Oa
n a CUT tosaU JLettaeeUreaBi aad Ijsetsien
JIVCII I Creaat Mean to consnsMr. Mck
M seller. UsssatcomsMsio;. adBM.IsjtaaiBa
for samp!. LimiciCsmiCo.lU KhA,veW..
aa is assises' aa
FOR FIFTY YEAR9I
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
bats been namA br MIlflaM mt Mi
for their Osilirro while Thlng fof over
fixer 1 et-Tj. 11 aoomee tne cnua. aajiJsni
gums, all ays all pain, cart wind ceuV
' Is the bht remedy for dlaurofjaa.
1 Twenty-i. Cnt m MttftV
CUIUS WHtHE lit tisf (III 5-
yuugn syrup. Tastes Oooa. vm
in nme. woia by arutstat.
hundred and fifteen
TTr.t.. Tf O-
'ATA.
TM
iaWaL-
bfZZ
Dsel U
J4H
have made Cocoa and Choc-
and the demand for 'it r
!?
& CoLt(L- Dorchester. Miu. iCsr
' ' '
I ways been particular a boa. who should
ateksasl tm tk JbM f fadahMsma.
woman starts out to artr Ma for
hare ana bean braJM ay m