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CEXTONS' SUPPER.
Ttc Plitsiip. hi blac k hand lifted.
Was Hi:!ti:ie iluvvo tbe Rhine,
I!U l.:irk a si ft IummI tilth n
lOn xitlt irrew tbe viu;
Hp strut k iii milia-r lit bis Hbrel.
The wtMt'iiitHii h,v his tree;
Reftm liim ruse t!i- prayer and byuia,
l'rhiuil, tbe I)iri;;e.
lie fuiinil them spinning tveililiog-robea.
He lei! lUem iIIkkiki: graves;
uvt fiii-en p:ile ami wrung
'l'lie earth heaped up it wavra.
He sir.iek tbe Ij.iron at his pate.
!-e tifimit St the plow.
' ! f .'-Mi lii sn!!t- li:imier shook
iaikuess all every brow.
At this time in belfry-room
Five sextons drained tbe wine,
lied fm:n the toil that brought the fee
Anil made their old eyes shine.
Their seats were cedar cotfin-plankaY
All velvet-triiuuied and soft;
The i-hnliee-cups by them defiled,
vVere tilled and emptied oft.
They drank "A loDg reign to Kin
Phtlltie"
"A wet year and a foul!"
As luTeamini; through tbe open loo pa
Flew in and out tbe o'L
Their shirts were made of dead men's
vests
fTV.nl men are meet and dumb),
A I..I ea.-h one wore a dead kuife-bt'e rin
I li.in Lis thievish thumb.
Invn fnm the him rded floor above
The heavy hell-re swings.
It cusls armiuil the bowls and flasks.
Tin- iiis and drinking things.
The i r.'sM'i throws a gloom of black
I'lHin the red-tiled tloor
Three f:ui dark on two tbe lights
Their gulden lustres pour.
IV ..".'e the table sink the steps
That lead into a vault
A treasure-house no thieves Dot five
Pared ever yet assault.
A lid t ti rii-li the darkness to the lef
Winds up the belfry stair
l"p to the old bell chamber
L'p to the cooler air.
The nail was hung with coffin-pistes.
Tin- dates rubbed duly out
(Dead men are very dull and slow
lu limiiii t lii-He things out).
They twist "The Doctors of Cologne.
Who keep 'he church-spades bright!"
S i. Ii toasts as these, such feast as that.
Were tit for such a night.
Far. far above among the bella
The wind blew devil tierce.
The sleet upon the buggar fell.
Ami stabbed him carle and tierce.
There was a pother in the roofs.
Anil such a clah of tiles.
That dying creatures' subs and groana
'Vere heard around for miles.
They drink to "Peter and to TaalF
And "All men underground!
Then with n laui.-li. and wink, and nudg.
The rassing-bell tiny sound.
They drink to the tree that gives th
plank.
And the tree that guards the dead
Tlie i oal -black tree with the blood drof
trirt,
50 p i;snnous. soft and red.
I tlod. then, sleeping? No! See there.
How i:iu' te.irs at his throat.
And baring neck and shoulder,
i;.is all his fellows note.
A plajMe-sT!.!?, blue and swollen,
51 oes ghastly on the skill.
Ami mi his knees he prays to Christ
J o et forgive his siu.
D.a.l! And the eldest, tolling
The n.pe that o'er them hung.
Called, with a curse, "Lads, till your cups
Let another song be sung!
Thi-u reels his white face sickens,
And as he staggers down.
Another drags at the heavy bell
Stamped with the cross and crown.
So every time a toper fell
Anorher roe to toll.
And all the rest screamed ont a dirge
" For the sinner's passing soul.
And round they stirred the gallon jug.
And high they Hung the cup;
Willi hall' a song mid half u prayer
They tossed it, lining up.
Now but one left, and he, though faint,
Staggers towards the rope.
And tolls first draining cup and bowL
Half dead, without a hope
Tolls, til! the old tower rocks again
Tolls, with a hand of lead
Then falls upon the wine-drenched flooi
I 'pon his fellows dead!
-Walter Thorubury, iu San Francises
Argonaut.
EVA'S AMBITION.
Eva Norrington inserted her latch
key Into the keyhole of a Bedford
square boarding house, and entered.
It was a dismal, windy, rainy Noveui
ber evening, iiml ever since lunch she
had been paddling about London,
climbing grimy stairs of newspaper
otiiccs, uiid talking to people who did
not seem espisdnlly pleased to see her.
Her skirts were wet, raid a wisp of
damp hair was tumbling over her eyes.
On tbe hull table, disclosed by tbe
flickering gas jet, were some letters
"A year ago to-day!" said Eva to her
self as she closed the door against the
wiml. "Has he written, or bas lie for
gotten?" He had not forgotten. Era picked
up the letter from the hall table, look
ed quickly round nt the closed hull
door, and nt the baize door that led to
the kitchen stairs and kissed It. Iheu
she went upstairs to ber bed-slttiug-rooin
with the letter in her baud and
Joy In her heart.
"Hateful little room!" she murtnuied
to herself, as she struck a match nod
lit the gas. "But It's the last time.
tfinnk God!"
The room was not really bad; a bed
In tbe corner, a wash-stand, a ward
robe, here ami there a picture on tne
walls, and a table by the window, rath
er rickety, on which lay a heap of man
uscript a half-finished story.
"I will burn that before I go to bed
to-night." said Eva, as the caught sight
of it.
Then she took off her hat and cloak,
drew the only easy chair under the gas
jet and sat down: titigeriug the letter
..te mo ut.i opeii it ai once. Now tun
happiness stretched ill front of her it
was pleasant to linger ol the routines
of misery, to look back OB the fife she
w as to leave.
"Ii is tioi every one. said Eva re
flectively, "who can make experiments
in life u ithout expense."
Eva Not rington bad been the pride o.
the jn.vii;ii:il town which gave ber
birth. At the high school no girl could
stand against her. Her form govern
ess, who now and then asked ber favor
ite pupils to tea, even said she might
be a bead mistress one day. To Eva
this seemed absurd. Hut when, at ihf
age of o. she gained a guinea prizt
for a story in a weekly paper she be
gan to think that nt least she might Is
n gnat novelist. At any rate she fel.
sure that somewhere ahead of her
stretched a career; and as ber 21st
birthday approached she announced to
her startled parents her Intention of go
ing to London in search of It. There
upon ensued a series of domestic scenes
such as have lieen common of late In
Cbe homes of England, wherein tbe par
ent play tbe part of the apprehensive
lion, the daughter that of the adventur
ous duckling. The duckling Invariably
gaiiis its point; and go it was with Eva
fforrington. Having refuted argument
I and resisted persuasion for a Cert i la
number of weeks Eva obtained a
grudgiug consent to ber departure. Tbe
townspeople knew not whether to ad
mire or disapprove. But tbey bad read
n novels of young ladies who took
heir lives and latchkeys Into tbelr own
hands, became famous, and married
res-MHtabiy after alL Bo during tbe
weeks of preparation for her campaign
Eva became something of a figure In
local society, and more than one dinner
party was given in ber honor, as well
ss plentiful advice as to tbe I
sary precautions against London guile,
mill n .-Miy recipes for guarding against
the colds Induced by tbe fogs that In
fest the metropolis.
Eva was almost happy; for she had
the hopefulness of youth and beauty,
and all tbe exhilaration of taking her
life Into her hands and fashioning It as
she would, with none to raise objec
tions to the process. She would have
been quite bappy but for Allan Craig.
For Allan Craig, whenever he heard
that Eva was bent on going to London
to make a name for herself, promptly
offered ber his own for a substitute. It
was a good enough name, and at the
foot of a check It was generally respect'
ed, as Allan Craig had lately stepped
Into his father's business as estats
agent and was prospering. Era was
disturbed, but she turned not aside
from her project. Eva bad mapped out
her life and Allan Craig was not includ
ed in tbe scheme.
As she snt Angering her letter In her
bed-room, she went over' the parting
scene In Iter mind. Tbe details of It
would only Increase the delight of the
letter. For Eva bad learned daring the
last year that happiness Is so rare that
it deserved to be rolled on tbe tongue
aud not swallowed in baste. It was at
a dunce on tbe night before ber de
parture ber last dance, so sbe thought,
before she started life lu earnest. They
were sitting out a dance together, for
Eva was not disposed to think nnkindly
of Allan, though she might resent bis
intrusion into ber scheme of life. Sbe
remembered how there bad beeu silence
between them for some moments, how
Allan had leaned his elbows on bis
knees and dug the heel of his dancing
shoes Into tbe carpet.
"And so you are quite determined to
leave us?" said Allan.
"Of course." replied Eva. "My boxes
are all packed."
"Full of manuscript novels and othet
things?"
"One novel and several stories.
"I cannot understand why you want
to go when "
"1 want to well to live a larger life."
"You mean you wnut to live In a big
ger place?"
-Well, not exactly. I don't think you
quite underslaud."
"I quite understand that there is not
enough scope for you here, and that 1
niu a selfish brute for trying to keep
you from your ambition. Look here.
Eva. cau you honestly say that you
don't love tue a little bit?"
Allan Imd risen and was standing
ovei ber. Evil looked up at him. She
coi.l.l see lii in .standing there now big.
comely, with something iu bis eyes that
thrilled her, half with fear aud half
with pleasure. She rose aud faced him.
"1 shall be sorry to leave you very
sorry."
"Then why T
"Can't you see. Allan? I know I have
It in nie to do good work, and I must
be where good work is wanted. Here I
am hampered; in Ixiiidou "
"Yon may fail," said Allan, with a
note of hope in bis voice. Then Evr
spoke:
"I shall succeed I know 1 shalL"
Will you write to me?"
Eva hesitated. She was half In
clined to give in to that exteut- Alias
had mistaken her hesitation.
"No," lie said. "There shall be no
selfishness iu my love for you, I will
wait a year from to-night, and then,
if London is no go, you know there
will always be me. You cau't expect
uie to pray for your success, can you?"
Eva, placed on her mettle, looked blic
in the face.
"I am bound to succeed," she said,
and turned to go. The waltz bad ceas
ed iu the room below, and a rustle ol
skirts and a ripple of tongues bad taken
its place.
"Eva once the last time, perhaps."
She turned again, laughing.
"Quick!" she said; "some one will
ootue."
A woman may forget many things,
but no woman ever forgets the first
time a lover's arm was around hei
waist and a lover's lips upon ber own.
And as Eva sat In the corner of a third
class carriage in tbe London train next
morning, looking forward to tbe ca
reer before ber. the remembrance ot
die support of Allan's arm persisted la
obtruding Itself. Having got whst fiht
wauted she bad already begun to doubl
if she wanted what sbe bad got. Fot
a career, after all. Is rather a lonesoms
sort of a thing.
Such small success as may come to
the Inexperienced girl upon ber first
incursion Into literature came to Eva.
She lived sparingly, worked hard, and
never made the mistake of refusing
invitations on the ground of work. She
staid up a little later or got up a little
"arlier Instead. A weekly column on
"Health and Beauty" placed at her dis
posal by the youthful editor of a new
woman's paper, who bad met her at
die Writer's Club and thought ber pret
ly, paid her weekly bill at tbe boarding-house.
Her stoiies found frequent
leceptance and occasional welcome in
:he minor periodicals, and a bappy
meeting with an editor at a dinner par
ty paved the way to ber appearance
in r widely read magazine. By tbe
end of the year Eva Norrington had
jot so far toward tbe realization of ber
imbition that when people beard ber
name mentioned tbey wrinkled tbelr
lirows and tried to remember where
they had hoard It before. At home, of
ourse, her fame was great Tbe pa
ters in which she wrote circulated free
y iu the town, her stories were discuss-
-il at afternoon teas, and townsfolk
were glad to think that they participat
ed to some extent In the literary work
f the century.
All this time Eva was horribly lone
ly. She knew plenty of people and
iiked them: tbey were kind to ber, some
f them because they liked her for her
self, others because they saw that she
was marked for ultimate success. Hav
ing advanced a certain distance along
the road she had longed to travel, sbe
conM Judge better whitber It would
lead ber. It would lead her to a place
in the newspaper paragraphs, to a place
mi the bookstalls, to a place In tbe pho
tographer's wiudows. and to a place
at Bayswater or South Kensington.
I'hl. then, must be tbe end of the strug
gle and tbe turmoil of tbe light And
how sbe hated the fight! A light where
in victory would bring ber no nearer
to the actualities of life; for aba had
come to learn In tbe year's struggle that
onr social system by no means places
women on an equality with men, and
that whereas men can buy tbe coveted
fruit of tbe tree of knowledge of good
and evil by the pottle, women mast
bay the tree outright, and pay cash.
It wit terribly unfair. And the most
unfair thing aJoa( ha whole buafaiaas
was that, whim
within ber grasp, success was a at what
aha wanted. Thara la taa faa hi liv
ing your own life wbea that la predao-
ly taa life yon do not want to lead.
It waa not aa though Allan Craig ha
never kissed Eva Norrington.
She opened the latter catting tbe en
velope with her nail scissors. For soma
distinction must be made between your
first love letter and your bootmaker's
Mil. Sha felt like one who baa held
his breath ta feel what suffocatloa la
like. The letter waa long. Eva read
quickly at first, then slowly, knitting
her brows as she turned tbe pages, and
came mt but to the signature, "fiver
yoar friend, Allan Craig."
The letter lay for some mlnatee In
Eva's lap. whila aha looked vagtsaiy
rooad her room.
"Ha la afraid of spoiling my career
my success haa pot an Insuperable
barrier between us," aba murmured.
The phrases of tbe letter bad burned
themselves Into her brain. "O, Allan!
I wish I could tali you or do you want
to hearr
Whoa the dinner bell rang aa aoui
afterward Eva rose wearily from her
writing table, where aha had been
tolling over her half-flniahod maau
script. She had not burned It.
five years passed before she saw Al
lan Craig again, and then the meeting
waa unexpected at tbe exit of the
theater where Eva had gone to sea tba
hoar! red tb performance of her play.
Allan was obviously proud of knowing
ber, and Introduced his wife, to whom
she gave graceful recognition. It waa
raining and Allan offered to see Eva
to a cab. Tbey stood for a moment on
the steps to the entrance.
"Yes." said Allan, In answer to Eva's
polite question, "all Is going welL Wt
have a little daughter Eva my wife's
name, curiously enough."
He stood by the bansom as ahe enter
ed, guarding her dress from the wheel.
Aa she turned to give the address, h
said:
"I ought to congratulate you on yout
success. It la very sweet to me. Tou
know you owe it ail to me. Are you
grateful?"
Yes; I owe it to you," she said, lean
ing forward as the apron closed upon
her, and the attendant constable grew
Impatient. "Come and aea me Tue
days."
I can't think why 1 should be so
silly," said Eva to herself, aa sbe stuff
ed ber handkerchief back Iota her pock
et and felt for her latch-key, when tbe
cab drew up before the hall door of bet
Oat at Kensington. Black and White.
A Hlat Too Late for Mary.
Whenever little Johnny, who la
aa ught y sometimes. Is afraid he is go
ing to get a whipping be bides under
the bed. He bas great confidence iu
this trick of bis.
One day he went to visit his auntie.
and lu looking around came to the pic
ture of Mary Queen of Scots being be
headed. "Oh, wbafs this. Auntie?" be asked.
"That." said auntie, "is Mary, Queen
of Scots, aud they're goiug to chop ber
head off."
'Oh. why does she let them do that?"
said Johnny. "Why doesn't sbe hide
under the bed?" Evening World.
tlii Version.
'Papa, what does this mean, 'It Is
better to give than to receiver" asked
a boy of bis fund parent
"It means, my sou, that your mother
finds more pleasure In lecturing me
than 1 do In hearing her." Tld-Bits.
Women Ootdnne.
Don't you dare to talk to me about
t woman's wanting tbe last word." said
Mr. Mcektou's wife.
'Henrietta," he expostulated, "I
baveu't thought of talking about It"
"This is simply a warning for the
future. I used to think that a woman
was persistent In wanting the last
word. But after bearing two men, who
stood nuder my window until 3 o'clock
in the morning arguing finance It
makes me ashamed of my aex to think
bow easily we get discouraged and
quit" Washington Star.
When a MiMm Known.
When a maiden koowa she ia dreaaed to
kill.
With a hat and a gown that fill the bill,
She wants to wear them all and show
Her perfect self to her meanest foe
When a maideu knowal
Cet a youth encased in his first swell auif
a the darndeat fool of a coy galoot,
But think of the ecstasy acute
When a maiden koowa!
-Pittsburg New.
The man with tbe largest mouth It
not always tbe one who talks the loud
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Mr. J. B. Millet describes the meteoro
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experiments at Governor's Island, in
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made in this' country, and William A.
Eddy writes of bis experiences in photo
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A modern philosopher says that if a
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man what he wants to eat, there's no rea
son, if married, why' they shouldn't al
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"I did not anticipate such marked at
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Not Fnllr r:e.ulppt.
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Sedhot Pete No money, hey?
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of the Muscles, Joints, and Bones
THE NINETY AND NINE,"
five Csuaavc Beartaala. of Baakey'a
Faanoua troaa
The other day Ira D. Sankey told a
reporter bow bla famous, soul-wlnniog
ttouK. Tbe Ninety and Nine," came In
to tbe world. It was In 1873. and
Moody and Sankey. who had been to
gether but a couple of months, were
traveling through Scotland and hold
ing meetings everywhere. On a train
one day, while Moody was busy In his
corner of the railway compartment,
Sankey picked np a paper. Tucked
away in the bottom of a column were
no DM verses which met bis eye.
There were ninety and nine that safely lay
la the abetter of the fold.
tto It began, and Mr. Sankey followed
down the Hues, while tbe express for
Bdluburgb rushed on at aizty miles aa
hour.
-Hurrah!" cried Mr. Sankey, bring
ing bis hind down on bin knee in char
actfristic enthusiasm. "I've found tbe
hvuiu I've been looking for Tor years."
"Yes," said Moody, "what is Itr
Mr. Sankey did read it. and be put
feeling Into bia words, for the beauty
of the verses Impressed blm. but when
be looked up he saw that Mr. Moody
had beard uothlng of tbe reading, be
Injr lost In his letters.
"All right," thought Mr. Sankey.
"he'll hear that hymn later on," and
cutting out tbe verses from tbe paper
be put them away carefully for future
ase.
A few days after this the evangelists
held a revival In Edinburgh. Mr. Moo-1
spoke moat eloquently on the "tiootl
Shepherd." Aa be finished there came
over the meeting tuat stillness which
Indicates deep spiritual feeling. Mend
ing down from his pulpit toward Mr.
Sankey. who sat by bis right at tbe
little nielodeon, Mr. Moody said:
"Mr. Siiukey, have you anything tv
sing ou Ibis subject as a solo f
Mr. Saukey hesitated. He coulo
tbluk of nothing directly on the sub
ject except the Twenty-third rsaltn,
which had already been sung three
times that day by tbe congregation.
They must have something else. Like
a dash It came to hint. "Slug tbe song
you found on the train." But bis sec
ond thought waa, "How can I slug a
byuin without a tuner" Meanwhile the
audience was waiting In silence. "Sing
the hymn you fouutl on tbe train,"
a uie the thought again. Mr. Sankey
opeued bis little scrap book of solos,
found the newspaper slip, laid It before
him on tbe rack of the uielodeou. and
then struck a Tutl chord and begau to
sins. What notes be sang be did not
kimw. nor what chords he played; lie
took no heed of harmony, uor of
how be got through the first stauza.
Ami then he paused and played some
chords on tbe uielodeou. waiting to be
Cin tbe second Ktanza. Tbe thought
came to him. "Cau I sing the second
stanza as I did the first; cau 1 remem
ber the uotesV" anj lie concentrated
his miud once more for the effort aud
begnu to sing. And so lie went through
the live stanzas, and the audleuce sal
still as death until be duislied.
Wheu it whs all over Mr. Moody
came dotfn from the pulpit, anil, rest
lug a hand ou Mr. Moody's shoulder,
looked with wouder at the newspaper
clipping. "My dear friend," be said,
"where did you get that song; 1 never
heard anything like it."
-That," said Sankey. "is the hymn I
read to you ou the train, tbe oue you
didn't hear."
Aud thus the tune of tbe "Ninety and
Niue" was boru Into the world. As It
was sung that day In Kdiuburgh by In
spiration, so It has been written down
In the hymn books, aud so It bas been
sung In the many languages, and ne
note or chord of It bas been changed.'
Ponder Over It.
A prominent building owner, with years
oi experience, gave tne following instruc
tions to bla architect: "I bavo had my ex
perience with kalsomine and other goods
claimed to be just as good as Alabastine. I
want yoa to specify the durable Alabastino
on ail my wails; do not put on any other
manufacturers' dope, if they furnish it for
notning. AiaDasune is right, and when I
cease to use it I shall cease to have oonfl
eVanoe la myself or my own jadgmant,"
Must Have.
rrofessor You disturbed my lecture
yesterday by loud talking.
Student Impossible.
Professor But I beard yon.
Student Then I must have talked la
uy sleep. Fliegende Blaetter.
7 aero la a uaaa ar s-aeasa
Who are injured by the nm of coffee. Re
cently tnerebaa been placed In all tba a racer y
sturaa a new preparation called Uratn-O.mada
of pun grains, that takes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receive it without
din tress, and but few can tali it from coffee.
It does not cost over one-quarter aa much.
Children may drink It with great benefit. IS
cts. and 26 eta. per package. Try it. Aak for
Orain-O.
The average expense of an ocean steam
ship from New York to Liverpool and
return is (75,000.
Ijtplanders are the shortest people in
Europe, their average height being: males
59 inches, females 57.
When hfliooa or costive, eat a Caaeare
candy cathartic: core guarantied; iO&, Bo.
It is estimated that 75 per cent, of the
silks now worn by American women are
of American manufacture.
OrerWO.aoa cured. Why not .let No-To-Bao
rarulata or remove your desire for tobacco?
sTvmi money, makes health and. manhood.
Cure guaranteed, au cants ana sx.w
Cure cnaranti
druggists.
Tbe champion shearer of Australia for
the past season is a man named Pulley,
who has broken the record by shearing
33,825 sheep.
Hairs catarrh Cure is a liquid and ia taken
internally, and acts directly npoa the Mood
and mucous surfaces of ttie system. Send for
testimonials, free. Sold by Druggista, 75c-
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In Uie Russian village of Vjalova there
is a peasant named Satov who claims to
be 133 years old and that his father lived
150 years.
Fits permanently cared. Ko fits or nervous
ness after first day'a nse of Dr. Kline's Great
Xerve Restorer. i trial bottle and treatise fret
Ua. R. H. Kum, LtrL, KM Arch StPhUaw,Pa.
A Pt- Louis man claims to have been
shot by a spook. The bullet entered his
vitals anl creates as much pain as any
earthly missle.
Just try a Mc. box of Cases rets, tba flnes
liver and bowel regulator avar mada.
Of the 38 Sultans who have ruled the
Ottoman Empire since the conquest of
Constantinople by the Turks, 34 have
died violent deaths.
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tree. Endorsements of physlciana. ladles aad
prominent cltixena. Send lor circdsr Oae
tours A. M. lo 3 r. at
Sydney Smith, of Argo, Ga., insisted
udou hearing his own funeral sermon.
which was preached just a few days before
ataxia
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difference,
is cured by
Oaaas What
There la aa old woman, pray,
aneaa who 7
WUh such a had temper aiea
shrew.
She frets and ahe scolds, and aba
and she shrieks, t
And never old woman had as many treaaa.
Sbe'U smile and caress yon, ptrchanca tor
eft ?MTf
Than Mow yoa up reeasdTfo ahat la bar
And saaVrgoad peopU had rather lea-.
borne ,
Than stay when this early old woman will
cornel .
Her children behold her warn terror and
dread,
And hardly dare peap tress their warm
coxy bed.
Though brave little Golden-Lacks, hardy
and bright,
Somatimes ventures awt far a taate af
sunhgfatl
Tat such a rare housekeeper never was
known;
She sweep the wide earth, every corner
and sone;
And this queer old woman, ao hated aad
feared.
Most beautiful children has aartarad aad
reared.
She carefully hides than away ont ot
sight, . .
And keeps them by daytime, and gaaras
them by night;
She cradles them gently on earth's twader
breast,
Aad lulls them with breasea Irons sooth
and from vest.
Until their sweet beauty la ripe for dis
play. When two rhsrsaing maidens, yoang April
and May,
Call out tbe dear children to play ta tba
ati in
And then Halm the work the aid woman
haa done!
Youths' Companion. . ,
Tilery of a Fway Kitten.
A little girl la responsible for the fol
fowiug story:
7 a. m. Jot np and took a little ex
ercise before breakfast. Mistress
work-basket was on tbe mantelpiece.
Didn't tbluk It was In proper order, so
tried to act it to right, but didn't euc
ceed somehow. The whole thing tum
bled to the floor and tbe thread got all
tangled around tbe chair legs. Gave
It up as a bad job.
9 a. m. Got hungry. Tired waiting
for the folka to come down, ao helped
myself to cream, which waa not ao
thick as usual.
10 a. m. Found my claws needed
sharpening. Tried to do it on lace cur
tains, but tbe flimsy stuff came to
pieces tbe moment I touched it.
11 a. m. Time for my nap. Found a
comfortable place on top of a large
clock. Moved tbe big vase that stood
ou top of it out of my way. It fell to
the floor and made a terrible racket.
Had a fine nap.
2 p. m. Slept till way past dinner
time. Tbey would not give ma a bite,
so had to ttud a mouse.
3 p. m. Succeeded; a lice, fat fellow
made nie feel good.
4 p. iu. Saw my mother asleep In
the sun. Climbed up in a tree and
jumped down on her just for fun. Sbe
didn't take it that way. Had to run
aud stay hidden for a long time.
ti p. m. Saw a bird in the cherry tree
that looked as if it bad been made on
purpose for my supper. Got blm.
8 p. in. Happy at last on this delight
ful roof. Shall sit here and sing all
night long. M-I-a-ow! San Francisco
Call.
Timid aa a Rabbit. ,
It Isn't always safe to count on tbe
timidity of a creature that Is prover
bially timit Jack, a big, white, lop
eared rabbit, with pink eyes, waa one
of these exceptions.
Jack was one of the biggest members
of his family, and when he didn't want
to oe picaea np ij ois toug ears on
would scold and kick and jerk until It
took a firm hold to keep him from get
ting away. At other times he waa aa
gentle as a kitten.
Above everything, Jck hated dogs,
and be bad a way of charging down
upon tbe biggest of them which often
sent them away howling.
When a Btrauge cur came nosing
about the place Jack would crouch
down In a sulk, with bla pink eyes
snapping. He would begla to grunt
out disapproval, stamping bla hind feet
hard on the ground.
"Hu-u-u-uhl Hu-u-n-ubt" be would
say. spitefully, thumping with bla feet
Then, when his anger waa worked up,
he would lay back bis long ears and
run in a white streak straight at the
prowler. Just before he reached the
dog be would spring off the ground and
land all four feet Into the dog's side.
No dog ever stood that charge. Doubt
less they thought that a rabbit wouldn't
do snch a courageous thing, and when
the rabbit did do It they most have
thought it some strange animal which
they didn't know bow to fight.
Jack couldn't have hurt them, of
course, but he wasn't afraid to try, and
It was just that which won him all his
battles. Some dogs In the neighbor
hood grew so afraid of him that they
could not be coaxed to come near him.
But Jack got Into bad habita aad had
to be killed. He had all tbe apples,
potatoes, turnips end carrots that he
coold possibly want to eat, bat he
wasn't satisfied. So he began to gnaw
tbe bark from trees and shrubs In tbe
front lawn. He waa whipped for It
time and again, but after he had ruined
a valuable pear tree In the garden he
waa shot for his disobedience.
Whoa tfca Blind Son.
.Supposing yoa had been born bllnA,
and after living many years shut out
from the beautiful tblnga of the world,
some skilled surgeon should grre back
to you your sight, wouldn't yoa have
some marvelous experiences T Aa old
man who bad been born blind had his
sight thus restored to him. At first he
started violently and waa afraid of the
i strange things around him, the huge
ness of his room and Its contents. One
of the first things he saw at the win
dow waa a ffock of sparrows. "What
are they?" asked tbe physician.
I "I think they are teacaps," waa the
. reply.
i A whtch was then shown to mm, and
he knew what it was, probably be
es use he heard it tick. Later, on seeing
tbe flame of a lamp, he tried to pick It
up. cot naviug toe suguiest iuea ot it
nature.
rvin't tell vour friend of tbe sail
things yoa hear; he bears enough for
hlmselT.
Cat as a Family Provider.
Samuel Bo vena of Bethel, Vt, haa a
trained cat that brings la partrtdgea
for family dtnaera.
ihe nanrest problema to aorve ai
provided cea of God.
Habita are the rata won, ia a
balrtually tm-ralaaV
UtUmmatoryF fl IWl I
UtMT carious remedies have Been
,-caaamended for the cure of rheuma
Tbut aona more curious than a vesl
made af snake's sklu. Not long ago a
tnaiB waa arrested ia one of the streets
Parts. BDg waa found to be wearing
a daaaly-flttlag Jersey made of the
Twja- aaokaa. cleverly woven togeth
laa be dalmad that this odd gar
waa a apleadid cure for rheuma
tsaa aad other dlaeaaea that attack the
iuZL Ha aald that he had been in
tbTarmy aad wliile serving In Tonkin,
h-d contracted rheumatism by aleeplng
nnost the bare ground. A native made
Urn tba snake's akin jersey, and evei
-inoe that time he had slept upon th
ampest ground with Impunity.
THE "GEOWN-UP" DAUGHTER'S DUTY TO HER
MOTHER.
a.l- . Yiarfnrf Wlltfn KAP StCD 19 tTTOWintT saloaaw
Tam aan fialr . one mwwii ff , "
JLd arloomy with forebodings, and you can see that her whole
ai to BUM I"" .n KvatemisnDset. it is vonr flll.t
1. r-J Wf ?ri f V y-Ct
regularly, then write to Mrs. Pinkham, nt Lynn. Mass., gi ving all the symp
loma aud you will receiva a prompt reply telling mother what to do for her
aeUlR the meantime the Vegetable Compound will make life much easier
for her. It tonea np the nervous system, invigor
the body, and the - blues" vanish before it as dark
ness flees from the sunlight. You can get it at any
reliable druggist's.
Mrs. LocisSTBOa,HarrUHill,ErieCo.,N.Y.,says: "I
bnve been troubled with falling of the womb for years,
.j.; to toko Lvdia, E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. I took thirteen bottles and
Mnujiv..-.
..at "Nwiion the time for chancre of
fered a great deal with faintnesa and palpitation of
t..rt I trot one bottle of the Vegetable Com
pound and one of Blood Purifier and
enabled to pass through that serious
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A literary man, used to the niceties ol expression and fond also of the
pleasures of the tabic, in speaking of
RDPANS TABULES
says: "I couldn't recommend this remedy as heartily as I do if I didn't
believe in it. I am not much of a medicine taker. I am opposed to
medicine, on principle. There ought to Le no need of medicine just
as there ought to be no poverty but there is. If people lived right
they would be well. Sunshine, air, exercise, fun, good food plenty and
not too much are the best medicines, the natural ones; but men are tied
to their desks, anil women to their home cares, and both are tied to fash
ion. Civilized existence is artilicial and needs artificial regulators. I
recommend Kipans Tabules and take them myself. I know they are both
harmless and effective. (I know what they are made of.) They are the
best remedy I know anvthiu about for headaches, or indigestion, or
biliousness, or any sort of sluggishness in the system. And they are in
the handiest possible shape to carry in the pocket."
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WBllHINC HOUSE, 134 Leonard St., N. Y. City.
"1 HiBdfil ef Dirt Utj
lit Ycsr House Cleaa WRi
Grief la an outcast, and
grasps his hand cordially.
Heaven and bell are not ftr -sari
but tbe gulf between Is very ittp.
Tbe knack or easy travel is la taa
lag bow to keep ready au tbe tuhe.
Rome neoDle keep such a class i,i- .
for tbe devil, that they ever fail litti
uoa.
A thick tongue and a thin num.
likety to be the property of the
aiau.
The maa who gets up lo this vmU l
patting another man down, loses asara
than be galas.
There la nobody we like better than
the man who is willing to speak kb)
opinions, except tbe man who la wtUiag
to keep them to himself.
dnty and privilege to attend to her in
time I Mother is approaching the meat
critical period of her life.
Th chancre of life, that is what moths.
eadinff. and no wonder, for it is full
of peril to au out me strongest
women.
There are some special and very
wearing symptoms from which
mother suffers, but the will not
enpsk of them to anv one. Rein
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out; she doesn't know what to do
for herself 1
Shall I advise you? First, send to
the nearest drug store and get a bottle
of Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and see that mother takes it
received great
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period very comfortably."
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