"PA NEVER DOES.'!
I don' know why I bag to tote
In wood 'a' help ma round.
fix tVr sntp, V genr that horse.
V ni-i - l avi ofl' tht-r ground.
I don't jrM uuy time tor play;
It's pettlnit w.iss end won;
I wonder why I bna ter work?
Pa never does!
"Yl jes' sets 'round n' smokes V road
'X' kicks about ther noise,
N" I don't (ft-t ter holler nono tt
Like other people's boys.
Ma op she'll mnke a man of me: .
(irfl don't I wint I woi!
I cues men don't have much ter do,
Fa never does!
"D'lt ma ay I'm her chum n when
We Rft our work all done
Sii- r. a N ter ni-, 'a' tells me tales,
V we hiive lots er fun.
L' nit'-t I hugsm 'n kissed her good-
NoVi iy knowed bnt tir;
"V the.u ma crieil, 'n' I bet 'twas cans
Fa never doea!"
-Free I'ress.
(
Temptation to be co
. :: ;.t r lover they had part
v. is a .tiesr!oii which was
i -itmIiIc. Mary Perweiu-
. ,. rr:!l.
:. n.iu
I with his lov.. or
w:iiileriug abi-oaJ
: -iruhiess.
v. :: !' !:'.) uiMin the worl'!
.! a iiiisaurliropie mun.
. : v. i : In-red. his first
I I i ! vanished, he felt as
i - hi;! for him to live
i u His mind becisuj
!--!. He loathed society.
1 t-i ;he other exirenie
nfi, r excitement. 'He
i:i travel. Like tn' fa-
:.i i:i
r la
the ollen legeud. he
tii? vain search after
wli-w! waters are reserved
II- found it not
t.
. was changed. She
1.,
1 of sickness an 1
r li.i.l she known the
r affection until the
N.
1,
found herself des--t t-
, .. v almost killed her. and
,v,tc 1 after a lon and
it was to discard U
i: - ti-l to assume a ri'lieter,
"v far more beautiful de
,1 '-: i,i-r days of umniil-
:.. f.I' that Henry was
!- v,-r. y,-; sh-- der:"e,l a
,:. j.'i!v In living as if th
t.o.eut over was upon her.
! ; whole conduct so :is
;.(.!- ileitron. Alas! he was
. , had not heard from him
; i i;s. too. he uiiiht l
w hy this conrtt.mr refer
,!; I to his staudnrd of
It was her deep abiding
: ! it all.
i.t l passed when sh
'i n- lf again in America,
r. after iltnner, with, one of
', i:it- friends at the tsb!o
!io;, I. I',,r some time the
,1 in sll.-uce. At length uis
!
,t seen Mary Derwem-
' -vu"- Harry?" i
red calmly, with a fore-
' MC!f:Ul'e. j
'! !,
.,'1 1-
it i'"t positively delay it
,w li,.u- beautiful she has
!r.,;e be.mtiful than when
. iv. :i-!hiiu1i yon thought
::i-"v ,,'ly." He paused.
ii. i.-l from the family
s.t',1 A-!i;,.n at length, feel-
;.!uiu expected some
l I; ti , w notliln? of her -:
of the almonds why,
-V- Is Irresistible. But she
!': what she used to be;
n i
3v v. oznfeTO
. r. though not so Bhell and the precious stone; and not foot. nd a disi, of beans or greens al
ls she once would nnlv thesA minute ob1e-tji. but the :t.i .i,w.w,., ,v A .
t: !
u
1. only a little, for she
I ,:':' e of mine she now
- :.rin,e of til,- cold beauty.
like myself, cau speak
.ni.iy, you know, without
;wz his heart called lu as
if his head. And do you
A
' i '
1 ,"' r-tf'""itlon? - As1i -
m l u :.s almost thrown
i u iM'san lnifiiemme-
ly
t
: ;.;:i, ss that happened
? y.,ii Sillied." .
a !
!
.-..n.p:.
,' !'! the
tely bewildered.
.. . , , .
tirst time heard
f M
, hi , s. His eye wander
it i f his companion, and
' i k flushing In spite of
i -.nd his embarrass
., r. t,y rUiug. Ills com-:ki-.!
:
ll.i -v.v. let us stroll down
v. t" ;- iI the truth, I proin
liriiiy you home with
s. M iry is tliere, and I've
h
u riuued. no doubt,"
ui.irly, "you are dying
f answer, but he fol
i:i!, the street, con
and he must meet.
.MHiPr It was done
Ii:
mpiinion, during
, ra:i on his usual gay style,
bv.: i! i
was -il l.
his i'..;iVn
Co! ! r ;i
hl:vs.-:?
th,
an l !. "A
scarcely heard a word that
II! tii.iiights were full of
Hal she. Indeed, become
; c:::, -r men from love of
Strati- and yet delicious
wa r,.) through his mind
;. only from his abstraction
on i;!i;i, h: in self in the presence of
his ous.u, hi Seacourt' drawing
ri "t;i.
Miry w;m on a visit to Mrs. Sea-
ii-,! ,1,' lo' know of Asbron's In-
ten :ei c jni!:iir until a rew minutes Be
fore l.f male Lis appearance. De
vo'e iiy as .-iic l,,ved her cousin, she
wo::;,! have given worlds to escape the
interview; I t:: retreat wa Impossible
without cxjMsing tiie long-treasured se
cret of her heart She nerved herself
accord; :i!,-;y for the meeting, and suc-
cejiicJ in assiimlug a sufficiently com
p,"--.; ,l!i;iac,,V to greet her cousin
wnm he'rav;:ig her agitation. He
exchanged the commonplace compll
r;ie:;: of the occasion with her, and
tiu-ti : 'i a seat by Mrs. Seacourt,
who i.a I been one of bis old friends.
M'.i.v the neglect; she saw be did
!,-ve hi r. That nljht she wept
k -v.- tears of anguish.
-- . -, 'V. .1 come dally, aad although
vs i::-j:i was chiefly devoted
:-i a. utirt, he sesined avluier to
. ..,; avoid his cousin. New and
'.'.'.: !.e tVand Lhnseif la s cenrersa
.v!:h her. aad he thought of old
!is. Hut tne memory of their last
.ctj.T;!7 came across aim at such
.-. :: er.:s like a blight
ii a- W'j-uJerfur.y Ashton has Im-
i : r e bis tMrsls," said Mrs.
.-i.: juvt a ue morning as she and Mary
: t?je-a-tet, sewing; "and do yon
know," eoaSaned she, loo kino axekly
14 nor ii f i ! "TTnlf T if 1111 IlTMif
Indebted to yon for bis charming TZ
Mary felt the blood mounting to her
t.-ow. and shs stooped to pick up a
-on! yoa are always Jesting. Anne;
you know It Is not so." "
"We shall see. I prophesy
afternoon, when we go to tas exhlbl
fou. he will escort yon and leare Miss
Tliornonry to o"1""' '
Mary's heart beat so she could scarce
ly answer, but she managed to reply:
Don't, my dear Mrs. Seacourt! don't
tease one this way! You know. In
deed you know. Ash ton cares nothing
for me," nd she felt how great a re
lief would hare been a flood of tearj
could she hare Indulged in them.
Mrs. Seacourt smiled archly and said
no more.
The afternoon came. The 1'ttle com
pany were assembled in tbi drawing
room. Ash ton entered Just a: the last
n-oajont had come, eaC whet the la
c.ies were rl3im. to g.. T-day was al
most hiddei lu co cca-nr, ft t-vrful
was she of attraciicff tbe i-aDlery of
Mrs. Seacourt pliein- Q?ret near
the entrance and ii -Tsbtcc'e way.
Her rery sens:t!venes producer the
effect she wished to arsld. The gentle
men naturally sought partners near
them, and for a moment she was left
almost alone. She thought she would
hare fainted when she saw her cousin
cross the room and offer to be ber es
cort. They proceeded to the exhibition.
For the first time for years Ash ton's
arm upheld that of Mary. At first both
were, embarrassed; but each made an
effort, and they soon glided Into con
versation on different subjects. What
a relief It was to Mary that night to
ttiick she had been alone, as It were.
w;tl, hvr cousin without being treated
.ith Piriect.
From that day the visits of Ashton
to Mn Seaourt's Increased In fre
quency, yet there was nothing marked
in his attentions to Mary. Indeed, he
(still oontiBiied to converse chiefly with
his friend's wife, though he did not
openly avoid her guest. Mary grew
more aud more tremblingly aiire to
bis presence, and at time, when she
would detect bin eye bent on her, half
sadly, half abstractedly, ber heart
would fiutter wildly and a delicious
hope would momentarily shoot across
,. nltn,i. hut n,n to fade aa onlcklT.
One morning Ashton entered the
drawing-room and found, ber alone.
She was untangling a skein of silk.
She arose and said, with some embar
rassment: "Mrs. Seacourt Is upstairs; I will
ring for her."
"Not for the world. If she Is in any
way engaged. I can await her pleas
ure." There was silence of some minutes.
Mary could scarcely breathe, and
knew not what to say. Her fingers
refused to perform their duty, and the
skein of her silk became more aud
more entangled.
"Shall I help you?" said Ashton, ap
proaching her. "My patience used to
be a proverb with you."
Mary could" not trust herself to an
sjcr, for her fingers were actually
trembling with agitation. She felt
she could have suuk into the floor. She
pr.-ITered the silk without looking up.
Ashton took bold of one end while she ;
retained the other. Neither epoke; but I
Mary's bosom heaved tumultuously, f
while Ashton felt his heart in his
throat.
"Mary!" he said. i
She looked half-doubtingly, half-tlm
aly up J
-Mary, we love each other do we
not?..
Tliara n-91 no Hntwpr. hn ait hn
pressed the fingers lying passively In
his gra-sp, the pressure was gently re-
turned, and, bursting Into tears, hit
cousin fell upon his bosom.
A Taste for the Beautiful.
Beauty is an all-pervading presence.
It unfolds In the numberless flowers of
the spring; it waves in the branches of
the trees and the green blades of grass;
It haunt the depths of the earth and
sea, and gleams out In the hue of the
j , .
ocean, the mountain, the clouds, the
heavens, the stars, the rising and set-1
ting sun, all overflow with beauty. Te
universe Is Its temple; and those men1
who are alive to it cannot lift their eyes '
without feeling themselves encompass-
ed with it on every side. Now this besu-'
;ty Is so precious .the enjoyments It
!k1tp, ar(l go reflned an(,
J a, ,0 our t(,nJepegt noWest feel.
Iiil'S. and so akin to worshin. that It Is
painful to think of -the multitude of
.., II. -Inn- In rv, 1,1-, ,.t It anA ll.-l,i
. . , . . .. ,,...
almost as blind to It as If, Instead of
, , . ,
tins imr eariu huh gionuus n&y, uiey
were tenants of a dungeon. Suppose I
were to visit a cottage and see Its walls
lined with the choicest pictures of
Raphael, and every spare nook filled
with statues of the most exquisite
workmanship, and that I were to learn
that no man. woman, or child, ever cast
an eye at these miracles of art, how
should I feel their privation how
should I want to open their eyes, and
to help them to comprehend and feel
the loveliness and grandeur which In
. - o i
vain courtd their notice! But every!
man is living in sight cf tbe works of a
Divine Artist; and how much would
hrs existence be elevated could he see
tne glory which shines forth In their
forms, hues, proportions, ana moral
expression!
Selecting Pictures.
"The value of a picture depends upon
what there Is In It for its possessor,1
writes William Martin Johnsou In the
Indies' Home Journal, on the "Selec
tion and Framing of Pictures." "A
painting by an amateur may be more
precious In your eyes than one of Ka,
phaei's cartoons. Therefore, sell your
cartoon to the highest bidder, and when
you outgrow the little painting buy
back the cartoon if you have learned to
see Its beauty.
"No one can tell you bow to under
stand art without your seeing It, study
ing It. living with It, any more than any
one can tell you how to tell good cloth
from bad; you must tirst have bad ex
perience with cloth. Learn a language
before you try to converse. But do not
go so far as to Imagine that you must
learn drawing and painting before yoa
can appreciate pictures. Tbe less yon
know about technique tbe more capable
you will be of looking at a painting with
an unprejudiced eye. Get at the art
ist's intention. Does he express an Idea
to you? Is he Interesting in the way ha
tells his story? Does be convince yon
of a truth? If the picture la that of a
head does it impress yon as having the
characteristics of aa Individual? Doea
It look like a human being? Suppose a
landscape Is under discussion do the
trees sway, the oloads float? 1m there
any atmosphere in the painting? These
are tbe tests of a painter's facility with
language. But more than this Is re
quiredit is the intellectuality behind
tbe brush. Herein lies the dlCsrenee
between sublime art and the nasn
plSC." ' - - v -
r.i stVb skylark. .
A Little l wko Con,d Imitate the
Carrolline of the t'trds.
Tliere was a will b'rj s'uging In a
tub there, and as be trotted down
the slope it hushed its wandering tune.
Nick took the sound up softly, and
stood by the wet stones a little while,
imitating the bird's trilling note, and
laughing to bear it answer timidly, as
If it took him for some great new bird
without wings. Cocking Its shy bead,
and watching him shrewdly with its
beady eye. It sat almost persuaded that
It was only size which made them dif
ferent, until Nick clapped bia cap
upon his head and strolled back, sing
ing as be went.
It was only the thread of an old
fashioned madrigal which be bad often
heard bis mother sing, with quaint
words long since gone out of style
and hardly to be understood, and be
tween the stares a warbling, word
less refrain which be bad learned out
on the bills and in the fields, picked up
from a bird's glad-throated morning
song.
He bad always sung t'.ie plain-tunes
In chnrcb without taking any partic
ular thought about it: aoi sang easily,
with a. clear, young roice which bad a
full, flute-like note In it like -the high,
sweet song of a thrush singing In deep
woods.
Oason Carew, the master-player, was
sitting with bis back against an oak,
plac'dly munching the last of the
cheese, when Nick began to sing. He
started, atraightening up as if some
one bad called him suddenly out of a
sound sleep, and turning bis bead, lis
tened eagerly.
k-k mocked the wild bird, called
again with a mellow, warbling trill,
and then struck up the quaint old
madrigal with the bird's song ' run
ning through It. Carew leaped to hid
feet, with a flash In his dark eye. "My
soul! My soul!" be exclaimed In an
excited undertone. "It is not nay. It
cannot be why, 'tis it Is the boy!
Fpon my heart, be hath a skylark pris
oned in bis throat! Well sung, well
sung. Master Skylark!" he cried, clap
ping his bands In real delight, as Nick
came singing up the bank. "Why, lad.
I row I thought thou wert up In the
sky somewhere, with wings to thy
back! Where didst thou learn that
wonder-song?"
Nick colored up, quite taken aback.
"I do na know, sir," said he; "mother
learned me part, and the rest Just
came, I think, eir."
The master-player, his whole face
alive and eager, now stared at Nicho
las At wood as fixedly as Nick had
stared at him.
It was a hearty little English lad he
saw, about 11 years of age, tall, slen
der, trimly built, and fair. A gray
cloth cap clung to the side of his curly
yellow bead, and he wore a sleeveless
jerkin of dark-blue serge, gray home
spun hose, and heelless shoes of rus
set leather. The white sleeves of his
linen shirt were open to the elbow, and
his arms were lithe and brown. His
eye were frankly clear and blue, and
his red mouth had a trick of smiling
that went straight to a body's heart
"Why, lad, lad," cried Carew breath
lessly, "thou hast a very fortune la
thy throat!" St. Nicholas.
Washing-ton's Camp Dinner.
The following pleasant letter was
written by General Washington to Dr.
Cochrane, a surgeon general in the Con-
Unental army. It is dated West Point,
Aug. 16, 1779, and is printed in the
Philadelphia Saturday Review:
Dear Doctor I. have asked Mrs.
Cochrane and Mrs. Livingstone to dine
nrtth m tiwmnrrav. but I am not in
honor bound to apprise them of their
fare. As I hate deception, even where
the imagination only is concerned, I
will. It is needless to promise that my
table is large enough to bold the ladies;
of this they had ocular proof yester
day. To say how it is covered is rather
more essential, and this shall be tbe
purport of my letter.
Since onr arrival at this happy spot
we have bad a bam, sometimes a shou-
der of bacon, ro grace the head ef the
n,i. , ntP Af roast heef adorns the
ii htm I luiurivruLiuo unviam tuv v.-
ter.
when the cook has a mind to cut a
fj jure. which I presume will be the
t.age to-morrow, we have two beefsteak
,,ies or d8h of crabs in addition, one
on sije of center dish, dividing
the sip.V. reducing the distance be
tween dishes about six feet, which
without them would be nearly twelve
feet apart.
Of late be has had the surprising sa
gacity to discover that apples will
make pies, and it Is a question if. In the
violence of his efforts, we Co not get
one of apple, instead of both of. beef
steaks. If tbe ladies can put up with sucb en
tertainment, and will submit to partake
of it on plates, once tin, but now iron
(not become so by the labor of scour
ing), I shall be happy to see them, and
am. dear doctor, yours.
G. WASHINGTON.
His Good Liuck.
Tbe chief difference between a so
culled lucky and an unlucky person
.tuii.u m uv avj siuu au u t-i ui. n j ctouii
8eems to be, as a general thing, that
one is quick to see and take advantage
of circumstances and the other Is not.
In a rolume entitled "Suwanee River
Tales," by Sherwood Bonner, a certain
Frenchman thus tells tbe story of bis
"luck:"
Ib tbe year 1830 I was a hatter, but
tbe large concerns absorbed all the
custam, and I was on tbe brink of ruin.
For many months the sole display in
my show window bad been a huge
white felt bat, which I had made in
what It pleased me to call a freak of
genius, but which no one had noticed
except to laugh at.
One day my apprentice came run
ning in with tbe tidings that the king
was coming. I hastened to tbe door.
Tbe horses of tbe royal equipage, then
almost opposite tbe shop entrance, bad
become frightened, and the coach was
In imminent danger of being upset.
The king attempted to Jump out a
dangerous thing, considering his corpu
lency. I rushed forward and lifted him
to the sidewalk without Injury. His
bat, however, was pitched into the gut
ter. "Allow me, your majesty!" I cried.
and running Into the shop, seized tbe
white felt, and with a low bow pre
sented it to the king.
It fitted him nicely. With a gra
cious word of thanks Lot) Is Philippe
rs-entered bis coach, leaving me to re-
Joce erer the sudden promise of for
tune. Nor did ray heart deceive me.
That afternoon tbe king's adjutant call
ed to settle for tbe morning's purchase, :
sad to inform me that I-was appoint- i
ed "hatter te the klBg." ,
The tide had turned. Enough to say
that all Paris bad gone mad over the
bell-crown felt. Huge orders oured
In from the provinces. I could not
make hats fast enough. When at last
I eeold catch my breath, I found my i
self a rick man. I
FOR LITTLE FOLKS."
COLUMN CF PARTICULAR i:i
1 EREST TO THEM.
Something that Will Interest the Ju
venile Member ef Every Honeekeld
Quaint Action and Bright Baying
ef Many Cate aad Gauming Children,
Baby'a Loatlc
To-diy I ask my mamma if I could whit
tle
I Yes I did.
. "Oh, no, my girl," said she; "you're too
! little"
! So she did.
Cut Tom steied so hard right on my to
I cried, I did.
She said, "Oh, you're toe big a girl to cry
out so'' '
i That's what she did.
Why can't I cry if I am little?
Or if I'm big why can't I whittle?
St. Louis Republic
Jat c.
A teacher was taking a class in the
infant Sunday school room and waj
baring her scholars finish each sen
tence to shew that thpy understood l.er.
"The Idol had eyes," the isacbe; saiL
, "but it couldn't "
j "Seer cried the children.
"It had ears, but it couldn't
! "Hear." was the answer. .
I "It had lips." she said, but it couldn't
i "
I "Speak," once more repliel the chil
dren. 1 "It had a nose, but it couldn't "
"Wipe it," shouted the children.
I A nd then the lesson bad to stop a mo
ment for the teacher to recoscr her com.
porure. Scottish Leader.
A Small Hoy's Ievotioii,
There is a small boy in Kenwood whs
Is rery fond of tag and I spy. He is also
religious youngster and never goes to
sUep without a plea that bis dear little
soul may be kept throughout the long
watches of the night. The other eren
ing, however, he became a little mixed
about bed time. He is only 4 years old,
and, of course, the hope and pride of his
fond mnmma. After a day devoted to
: play when being put to bed he was so
tired be could hardly wait until bis
! clothes were off before falHnjr asleep.
I When In his snowy night gown he l'Uide
: a more toward his little cot, but was
reminded by "hi mother tbat be bad
i forgotten to say his prayer. He qulck
! ly knelt at brr side and laying bis small
I bead upon bis folded hands began:
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I I pray the Iord my soul to keep.
I But here bis drowsiness became too
much for him. His curly head went
down with a bump against his moth
er's knee, and she, hoping to help him
out. softly suggested:
"If," she said as she smoothed his
golden head.
He made another effort, yawned and,
as his mother prompted him the secoarf
time, he brightened up and finished:
If he hollers let bim go.
Ene, menl, mine mo.
.A
I H sr--.Tver
Two of our boys, who lire far np In
the northern part of North Dakota,
have written a letter telling about a
thrilling adventure which they had last
month. .
They were out with their father about
ten miles from heme watching a herd
of cattle, which was grazing on the
prairie. In the daytime they rode their
mustang ponies and helped to keep the
herd from separating, and at night they
slept In a little tent sheltered by the
edge of a shallow ravine.
They greatly enjoyed the first two
days of their stay, the weather being
clear and cool, with very little wind,
but late In the afternoon a dark cloud
grew out of tbe western horizon and
little gusts of wind bent the long brown
grass of the prairie.
The boys' father said he thought r
CC-VSRIXO CP THE TEST.
storm was coming up, and so every
thing was made safe and snug arount
the tent before the party went to bed.
Sometime in the night both the boy.
woke up quite suddenly.
I "Neither of us knew Just what tb'
i matter was," said tbe letter, "but wi
Gladness Comes
With, a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
iainny laxative, tsyrupoi r ljrs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, an. 'tis
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value goc health. Its beneficial
effects are due w the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. Itis therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you hare the genuine article,
which is manufactured by tbe California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
f in the enjoyment of good health,
and tbe system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but If in need of a laxative,
then one should hare the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
UN and gives most general satisfaction.
fir
iM,,AThumlcrew Torture
I SCIATICA
K tarns back the acarw. H aawtass
- NO nJK
were certain that something" bad fone
wrong. We heard a curious swishing
no'.se outside and we knew It must be
rery dark because the top and sides of
the tent were black."
The wind was roaring, too, and the
boys grew so alarmed that rhey awak
ened their father. The three went to
the doorway and opened the canraa
flap. As they did so a huge prickly
mass of something rolled inside, follow
ed by a gust of wind. Both of the boys
jumped back much frightened and their
father hurriedly lighted the lantern,
''here on the ground. Just Inside the
- hr Hevrl bnr" -tumble weed"
which bed rolled in when the Sap was
opened.
"Father tried to go out,"' continues
the letter, "but he found that the tum
ble weeds were heaped clear to the top
of the tent, covering It all over like a
fcuow unit. a uey were uui ciew-iy j
packed, but they were so rough and
prickly that It was bard to get through
them." ,
In the morning the two boys and their
father succeeded In forcing their .way
out. On reaching the edge of the prai
rie they found the whole ravine In
which their tent was pitched level full
of the tumble weeds and the tent en- .
tlrely covered up, o that the cowboys
who were helping with the herd could
not itnd It. - j
Tbe wind was still blowing and the
tumble weeds kept rolling across tbe
prairie, looking like great herds of buf-.
falo on tbe run. On reaching the ra
vine they would drift into it and stay
for a time, and then with the next hard
gust they leaped out and continued
their mad chase across the country. j
This was certainly a remarkable ad- '
venture. Probably It never happened ,
to any one before. For only within the
Inst few years has the terrible tumble
weed grown In great quantities on the
prairies.
The plant grows about the shape of
a bushel basket, and sometimes reaches
a height of four feet. It dies In Sep
tember after all its seeds are ripe, and
then the stem shrivels down, and the
first hard wind that comes along breaks
it off. Once free It goes bounding light
ly off over the prairie, scattering Its
seeds for the next year's growtb. It is
the way that nature has provided for
its wide distribution, and the farmers
of the Northwest are beginning to be
fearful lest It cover all the land. For
a single plant will sometimes bear 12,
5i)0 seed pods containing more than 1.
MW.OOO seeds, and that's enoush to
plant a good many acres of ground.
lie Forgot the Diamond.
The earliest authentic mention of
the matchless Kohinoor, the "mountain
of K,ihl. is by an Eastern monarch,
who refers to a "Jewel valued at one
half of the daily expenses of the whole '
world." A century or two biter, the
Persian conqueror of India, seeing the
diamond glitter in the turban of the un
fortunate Rujah, exclaimed with rough
aud somewhat costly humor, "Come,
let us change our turbans in pledge of
friendship!" and tbe exchange was
promptly made.
The Kohinoor fell into the hands of
the English, and pending its delivery
to the crown Sir John Lawrence, after
ward Lord Lawrence, was made its
ruardian. Ills biographer, Mr. Bos
worth Smith, relates a curious incident
f this custody.
Half-unconsclonsly, Sir John thrust
it. wrapped up in numerous folds of
cloth, into his waistcoat pocket, the
whole being contained in an insignifi
cant little box. He went on working
hard, as usual, and thought no more of
his precious treasure. He changed bis
clothes for dinner, and threw his waist
coat aside, still forgetting all about tb
box contained in It.
About six weeks afterward a mes
sage came from the viceroy, saying that
the queen bad ordered tbe Jewel to be
imiaedtately transmitted to her. Tbe
subject was mentionedxby Sir Henry
Lawrence at tbe board, when Sir John
said, quietly:
"Send for it at once."
"Why, you've got it!" said Sir Ilenry.
In a moment the fact of his careless
ness flashed across Sir John. lie was
horror-stricken, but with no external
sign of trepidation he said:
"Oh, yes, of course, I forgot about it."
and went on with the business of the
meeting. He soon made an opportunity
of slipping away to his private room,
and with his heart in his mouth tent
for bis old bearer, and said:
"Have you a small box which was In
my waistcoat pocket some time ago?"
- "Yes, sahib," the man replled,"I found
t and put It in one of your boxes."
"Bring It here," said the sahib. "Open
I," he ordered, when the little box bad
'een produced, "and see wbat Is In-
ide."
He watched the man' with Intense
nxiety as fold after fold of the rags
ras taken off.
"There is nothing here, sahib," snld
he old man at last, in 'a disappointed
one, "but a bit of glass!"
A Bicycle for Twenty-flvo.
The bicycle "built for two" was' the
first departure from the sii;le-seated
wheel. Bicycles for four or six riders
are comparatively common. Now it is
announced that a bicycle for twenty
five, a duodeclplet. so to speak, is un
der construction for the Nynuke Club,
of Brooklyn.
Naturally the club had difficulty lu
finding any one willing to undertake
such a wheel. Some said that It could
not be made; others were willing to at
tempt it for two thousand dollars. Fi
nally a New York firm agreed to build
It at a cost of six hundred dollars.
The twenty-five-seated wheel will be
guaranteed for two years, barring punc
tures and injuries due to accidents.
The length will be twenty-five feet
No. 2 seamless tubing will be used. The
wheels will be thirty inches In diam
eter, with three-and-one-half-Inch hose
pipe tires. The front gear will be one
hundred and the rear gear sixty-eight.
On the rear wheel the indirect gear
will be used, the same as that adopted
for modern flre-trucks. Thus the twenty-fifth
man, who will occupy the rear
seat will be the steersman, and will
control the big flyer in the same fash
ion as tbe steersman on a book-and-ladder
truck.
The machine will be but two feet
wide, and rigged In the double tandem
styl-: that is, two riders side by side.
The total weight will be eighty pounds.
Enthusiastic members of the Nynuke
Club prophesy that fifty stout legs at
the pedals will ensure a speed of eighty
miles an hour.
- Make tbe lk tie sense you ha,Te com
moo sense.
He who thinks hid place below him
will certainly be below bis place.
to the BIGGEST NERVE Is
. St. Jacobs Oil t
the twist. IT SOOTHES IT CURES.
intK HAITI.
A Mlsslnc Dish.
The story Is told that certain spec
ulator, exceedingly unlearned, took a
fancy to tao entertainment of literary
peoata, whea be had made bis forrose
and set np a be use; aad eenrae be
wished ts kave and do all tbe fins
things that ether rich men had and did.
After dinner one day one ef his "liter
ary" guests chanced to remark:
"I dined at Xs, the poet's, the other
nbht, and he gave as a capital epigram
at dessert."
Tbe speculator was hamlliated. Ma
had no epigrams. After his guests were
gone he called his cook.
"Didn't I give you early blanchy fer
this dinner?" he demanded.
"Yes, sir, yoa did. sir." said tbe cook.
"And didn't I tell you to hare every
thing that anybody had?"
"Yes, sir: yoa did, sir."
"Yes. Well, now, It seems that at
X.'s they hare epigrams for dessert,
and good ones, too, and folks miss 'em
when they come here. Now I want to
know H you don't know bow to cook
epigrams?"
The unfortunate cook was compelled
to acknowledge that be could not cook
epigrams, and was discharged on tht
spot.
how io finu out.
Fill a bottle with urine and let It stand
twenty-lour hours; a sediment or settling
indloates a diseased condition of the kidneys.
When your urine stains your linen it is srl
dert you bare kidney trouble. Too Irsqnent
desire to urinate is convincing proof that
your kidneys and bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
j There is comfort In the knowl Igeso on
expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's wmD-Koot,
, the great kidney remedy, fulilU svsry wish
', In relieving pain In the back, kidnays, Hvar,
bladder and every part of the urlaary pas
sage. It corrects inability to hold arine
! and scalding pala In passing It, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of bainir
compelled to get up during the night to
urinate. The mild and extraordinary effect
of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands
the highest for its wonderful cures of tlis
' most distressing cases. Sold by druggists at
! fifty cents and one dollar. For a sample
bottle and book free, mention this paper
and send to Dr. Kilmer k Co., Binghamton,
N. I., six cents in stamps to cover cost of
postage.
It is said that tortoise shell combs,
chains and other objects when broken,
can be repaired by heating the oppos
ing surfaces, and preaifc tLssa to
gether. .
ITow's ThUT
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fot
any case ot Catarrh tiiat cauuot be curei by
Hall's Catarrn Cure.
f J. t'HUir Co., Toledo. O.
We, the nnderignel. Uave kuowu I'. J. Che
ney tor tbe iat 15 years, and belii-ve lum per
fectly honorable in all bu-ine8 trunwti, dj
and tinnncially able to carry out any obl ;a
tion maae by their tirm.
VVssi & t buax. Wholesale Dni,'gitts, To'.euo,
Ohio.
Wijno, Kiwsax Makvis, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hail's Catarrh Cure in tnkcn internally. ct
Ing directly upon tbe blood and imroui eur-rfm-ea
of the i-ystrm. 'ietimonia! nent free.
Pries, T.ic. per boltlp. Kohl by all Druggiels.
Mali's Family Pills a re "the best.
A cane worth $3000, a gift from
some friends, is carried by l)r. H. H.
Hale, of Detroit, Mich. It i oroa
men ted with gold and jifaj) iu
the head is a fine water '
:Ee-cr:ip:r-crEEE2
Cure fitiainntred hv DR. J. K. MATER iuis
AKCI1 ST.. l'HII.A.. PA. tlx at -nee: no
operation or delay ir m bnaineM cn-ii -mil n
free, -hndoniemetits of p'u '. ... ladiei- nrxA
imminent citizens. Sena 't2 circular. O ace
boura A. 31. lo i r. U
Tbe Eer. Father Peter Adair, of St
L uis. Mo., called upon all the young
men in bis congregation one morning
recently, who wpre rearing motto
tutlons to hand them to him.
FITSstoppert tree and permanent! rnrefl. No
flt- alter nrt dy u-e of 1k. Kim'j Oreat
Nervr Kestoickk. Free 8- trial bottle and treat-lie-
genu 10 Ut. Kline, y.il Arch bL, rnila fa.
For two hours some boys in New
York kicked a small bur lie about the
size cf a baseball around tbe streets
and played catch with It. Finally the
bundle was opened and 1780 in notes
was found within.
Mrs. Window's foothlny Syi up for fhil-lren
tf-ethtn;. Boften-t the gum-, reduce lnn,imma
tion, aliays pain, cum wind colic 2jc a bottle.
Teapots wera the invention of either
the Chinese or tbe Ind:ans, and are of
uncertain antiquity. They came to
fcuroiie with tea in 1610.
PIko s ' ure Is a wonderful Ccjogh medicine
Mrs. W. PicKutT, Vn Siclen aud Blalte Ave
Brooklyn, . Y., Oct. . .i-y4.
A Frontier Judge.
"Oneof the best 'classics' I ever knew,
James Iteilly, was through many years
dependent on his muscles, not his
brains," writes the author of "Here
and There Memories." When he grad
uated from Dublin University he found
himself a pauper his guardian having
robbed bim. He went to tbe United
States and served as trapper, navvy,
farm-hand and frontier judge.
He could break a leg, make a piano,
set a limb, grind an axe, splice a rope,
mend shoes, plait a sieve, quote from
the Greek poets, classify a bug, explain
the binomial theorem, or fix the rela
tion of two fossil fragments. His most
cherished accomplishment was being
able to lift a blacksmth's anvil by his
little finger booked in the "eye" of the
Iron; bis proudest recollection that he
had been an effective Judge. Of bis
judgeship he told this story:
"I had Just been elected Judge there.
A fellow up for horse-stealing, con
sented to be tried by six Jurors, as most
of the men were oft to a new gold
digging. Well, I summed up; the Jury
retired. I waited outside a long time,
but tbe Jury waited inside a long time,
too.
"The sheriff could not get In. I did
when I had lost patience. Five of them
for conviction, were bailed up by the
sixth for tbe acquittal of his friend.
He would not let the five Jurors out
He was a desperate chap, and they
were mean "white dirt. Well, I bad to
tackle him. When we commenced he
was the bully of Little Elk Creek;
when we ended, I wss. He volunteer
ed to bring In a verdict of guilty be
fore 1 let him up, but I lost those two
fingers of my left band by a bowie
knife amputation.
"Oh, I was very popular there! My
calm, firm administration of tbe law
oucbed them."
Yvben sound can go bat In only one
direction it trarela far. An old well at
Cerisbrook castle, Isle of Wfeht, is 182
feet deep. On a still day a pin can bs
heard to strike tbe water.
Not for thirty years baa the Birming
ham tlBplata trad besa in aa prosper
ous a state.
RAM'S HORN LAT
Met
Bepeataase
OUNO lions are
often rery lean.
Getting tbe bl4
head, shrinks the
heart.
There is no uf
ferins; Uk tho
c r nclflxlon o f
lore.
Nothing la so
destructible a a
the peace of
Christ.
The fear" we
borrow ate the hardest to drire away.
Whenerer the flesh is on the throne,
the devil la king.
Unless you want to be poor, dent try
to keep all you get.
Tbe man will always be busy whe
truly follows Christ.
The deril has no better helper than a
harmless looking lie.
It la harder to dine with some men
than it is to fast alone.
We are rich, not In wbat we hare, but
In what we cannot lose.
Is there anything the deril can't make
out of an envious man?
Lire to de good, and yon will nerer
tire of your employment.
When you pray for a revival, doa't go
to church with a long face.
The more men disappoint us, the more
we should have faith in God.
When a little man Is lifted up; every
body finds out that he Is little.
The man who thinks he knows others,
Is a great stranger to himself.
The man who would be considered
wise often turns out to be otherwise.
Do away with a personal devil, and
there is no need of a personal Christ.
It Is a mistake to call anything sue-'
cess that is not according to God's plan.
If you knew that to-morrow would
be your last day, how would you spend
this?
There are some very important les
sons whi- can only be learned from a
mistake.
It is doubtful If there is any man who
has not at some time in bis life been a
hypocrite.
The man who has lived only for him
self has wusted his time and robbed
the world.
There can be no true and abiding
comfort and peace that is not rooted
nnd irrnunded in faith.
The man who has never used his eye
to consider the mercies of God, has used '
them to small purpose. A
Turning a mad dog loose is a trilling
thiDg: compared to what the devil cau
do with a gossiping tongue.
In tbe very same breath with which
Jesus said, "Let not your heart be trou
bled," be also said, "Believe."
The man who refuses to walk n tho
light as God gives It, has only himself
to blame for what happens in the dark.
Do good as often as you have oppor
tunity, and the Lord will see to it 4hat
your time aud talmts are well employ
ed. There was weeping at the grave f
Lazarus, but everybody threw a stone
at the place where Absalom was bur
led. The business of fault-finding would
soon some to an end, if every fault
finder could only be well Introduced to
himself.
Money is one of the levers that moves
J the world, and It always moves it In tlie j
right direction when a godly man con-
trols It.
The devil has - good grip on the man
or woman who never thinks of attend
ing church, no matter whether they live ;
in Fifth avenue or the slums. j
While the devil's messengers were
telling Job everything had been .'est,
the Lord's messengers were on the
way to say that bis gain bad been a
hundred per cent.
Jnles Mlmon's Modesty.
By his power of Intellect and nobility
of soul the late Jules Simon, the French
statesman and philanthropist, raised
himself to a high station, yet be re
mained to the close of bis life a sim
ple, modest mnn. This is wbat his
friend. Baron Pierre de Coubertin,
writes of him in the Review of Re
views: Jules Simon was as modest as be was
able. He had often expressed a wish
that there might not be too much lau
dation around his tomb. He bad offer
mentioned a desire to be told when
death was approaching. A friend ful
filled this sad duty. The philosopher
showed no signs of emotion or fright
on hearing the terrible news.
As he could speak no longer, he mo
tioned for a pencil and a sheet of pa
per, and with a steady hand wrote his
own epitaph:
JULES SIMON. 1S14-1S90.
Dieu. Patrie, Liberte.
Flis name, the year of bis birth and
the year of his death and the beauti
ful motto that bad commanded and
ruled his whole life: God, Country,
Liberty !
Too Awful to Contemplate.
French Milliner Oh, par blue! ze pa
pers are telling ze exact cost of making
a bicycle!
Assistant But. why your alarm, ma
dam? Milliner (tragically) Why! Why?
rrhy, suppose zey next tell ze. actual
cost of making a $40 bonnet! New
York Journal.
The odd thing about marriage Is that
a fool is just as likely to make a de
sirable one as the wise people.
Ohows you
J Candy
tor DOOKier
CANDY
I
Cure
It Was Before the Daj or
SAPOLIO
Tbij Dsed to Sty "Homii's Work ii Never Done."
K: tne fsoie tfiTreVV
Diu tor. I wlU flTe you a tip
About a sure way to crire grippe!
Buy some gresse at a dollar apiece.
And then bury your nose in the grease!
Melt sou.e butter in streaming hot rum
And drink till you hear your ears hum;
Mix some mustard and salt piping hot,
Aad sit with your fest in the pot;
Snugly under three coverlets creep.
And indulge la a long, dreamless sleep!
If all this the griPP'" "riP doesn't ahake,
Then fer Florida's brakes make a break!
The Doctor. - .
Blow of Cosa prehension.
Fog Henderson is a good enough
fellow, bat he Is terribly slow at seeing
a joke.
Bass TTto, h'm?
Fog He slipped an a banana peel
the other day and bad a fall. Erery
body laughed but Fenderson could not
see tbe point of the Joke.
Bass Not surprising.
Fog He saw it about twenty-four
hours later, however, when another fel
low did the same thing. Boston Tran
script. True to Bis Vow.
She-Come, dear, here are some nice
fresh biscuits I cooked myself. Put on
vour slippers and come to the tab to
He-Excuse me, dear; I don't think
I'll put on my slippers. I're always
made the boast that I'd- die with mj
boats on! Yonkers Statesman.
There are lots of men who hate min
isters for no other reason than that a
minister at one time married them.
Nobody
who is In love knows any
ion
THE CHANGE OF LIFE.
INTELLIGENT WOMEN PREPARE
FOR THE TRYING ORDEAL.
A Time When Women Are Susceptible
to Many Dread Diseases.
The anxiety felt by women as the
"change of life" draws near, is not
without reason.
When her system is in a deranged
condition, or she is predisposed to
apoplexy, or con
gestion of any or
gan, it is at this
period likely to
become active
and with
a host of
nervous
Irrita
tions, make
life a
at. v:StS3sV72rr?
-Z-wV y LT fl i-
bur-,- -
den.
often
shows
itself,
and
does its de-
i:--7 MB
i
- structive work.
Such warning1 symptoms as sense of
suffocation, headache, dread of impend
ing evil, timidity, sounds in the ears,
palpitation of the heart, sparks before
the eyes, irregularities, constipation,
variable appetite, weakness aud in
quietude, dizziness, etc., are promptly
heeded by intelligent women who are
approaching the period in life where ,
woman's great change may be expected.
Thousands at this critical time consult
Mrs. Pinkham, and conduct their habits
according to her advice,
and with the egeta-
ble Compound fro
through that dis- j
tressing time with
perfect safety and
comfort. Mrs. VP.
L. Day, of Betts-
rille, Ohio,
says : 1
" When
all else
failed, L-ydia
E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound saved my life.
It carried me through the change of
life all right, and I am now in good
health. It also cured my husband of
kidney trouble,"
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1.
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
ha br-m nw4 by million of mother for tbtr
children while Tet'thlnp for over Fifty Years.
It soothe the child, nortona the guma. aUhvk
all patn. ciTtw wind colic, and 1 the best
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