CINCS VESTgflAY. n' "slnn. but yesterday -strain that thrilled through Autumn's dearth; Qe read the music of his lay Id light anil leaf, and heaven and earth; The tttudilout-rs by the wayside swung. Words of the music that was aung. In all bia sonf the shad asd ana '' Of earth nud heaven seemed to meet, tin joy j nil sorrow were as one. Its very sadDess was but sweef; Be sims of summers yet to be; s'ou listened to bis song with me. The heart makes sunshine in the rain, Or winter in the midst of May, 1ml tho'ish the maris sings again His telf-same song of yesterday, ( tind no gladness in his tone; To-day I listen here alone. , ,. i and even our sunniest moment takes Such shadows of the bliss we knew To-day his throbbing song awakes But wistful, haunting thoughts of yoi ; tts very sweetness is but sad, You gave it all the joy It bad. THRIFT. His mother bad Insisted on calling dim Thrift. No one knew why she had given him the quaint name. Then when he was barely 2 years old. she died. She left blm with a great wealth or nllcut love, but that, like bis name, could not help liiiu much, that U. not as far as oue cau judge things. Tbe ue!ghlors said it was a cough that bad "set tied" that carried her off. Proba bly the couch bad something to do with it, but a starved-out life of lack of af fection and bard work bad a good deal more. The neighbors also thought that Mrs. Wutsou uerer bad much spirit. It would seem as If tbey almost blamed her for dylug, and leaving a husband with a child barely 2 years old. They bud misgivings about the child, and there they were right. Thrift was deaf and duuib. His mother bad struggled against the kuowledge as long as she could. When she realized It, she kept the kimwleilge to herself with a fierce love. Hut the cough came and settled all the problems of ber life for ber. Thrift's father took her death as apa-thetii-ally as he bad tukeu ber all ber life. Only Thrift seemed to realize that fate was still against blm. He lay crying fur limit's alone lu the little cot ta;e, strapped Into his cot. It was a weird, pathetic cry. The neighbors were kind to him. They took liiiu In turn tn their cottages, but the element of teasing children and rough baudling was discordant to him. The women meant well, but It was a bard winter and money and tempers were short. liesMe. Thrift's baby nature was bard to understand. I'.rilitni ss came Into his life one day. It came in the guise of a little dress maker, Jean Lawrence. She brought him a black frock. She bad been busy, so had rmt olf the making till she had time. No one else thought of the little mark of respect. It was a tribute to custom, but It was the one tribute of Mrs Watson's life. I "u ir little Iambi" said Jean Law rence, as site came in. Her eyes tilled with quite unexpected tears as she s iv the louely baby. Thrift could not bear her, but some thing sympathetic touched his under standing, for he held out his bauds. ' 1'uir little thing," said Jean Latv reuce a;::iin and she caught him up and eovtivd him with kisses. Then she put Thrift back In bis cot and untied the little black frock . the turned to go, for she was lu a hurry. Thrift's mood changed. His blue eyes grew dark in the intensity of his las sien. He kicked and screamed. His iiuTy, fair hair was ruflled. He looked tie- picture of a little demon. "I'resairve us," said the little dress nker. It was the first time any exag geration of feeling bad come Into ber life. She was half fascinated and half terrn.sl by this unexpected burst. Tresirve us:" she repeated still more emphatically. She never could explain afterward what prompted her, but she stepped to the cot, wrapped a blanket round Thrift and did not stop to think till she bad deposited him safely In her owa house, n was characteristic of Jean Lawrence that she had never rea soned out why she had done this ac tion. Certainly she never regretted It. It was quite as easy a matter to settle the disiKjsal of Thrift with his father. He w as only too glad to be rid of the burden. The first clashing of tvllls occurred over the same little black frock. Thrift ungratefully refused to have anything to do with it. Miss Iu reu e was per plexed. It would never do to dress him In colors on a Sunday. She compro mised by making him white frock with a broad, black sash. It set off the child's fairness, but still more it satis fied her sense of fitness. Jean Lawrence always thought of that episode as an epoch la ber life. The uext epoch was the sudden resolve of Thrift's father to go to America. Jeau Lawrence lived In a state of ten slou till he had sailed. It seemed In credible to her that be could wliu to leave his boy behind. She only taw the extreme desirability of Thrift in any manner and way. Thrift's father did not. It was soon after this that Jean I.nwreuce's old lover returned to bis native village. This caused more thought In the village than Jean her self gave to It. It was ten years since John Forbes aud she had been going to be married, and ten years Is a long time In a woman's life! Since Thrift had entered her life she was utterly obliv ions of anything except her work. The n'ore money she made the more she could do for little Thrift. Jean Lawrence had always kept to herself, and no one kuew why she and John Forbes had never married. Her old mother was alive then, nud every one knew she would have liked the match. John Forbes bad come back grayer and older than he bad gone away, but be was richer and even more able to ufford a wife. Time bad uo Knt' iry well with Jean. Si" was thin aiel small always, she hud li;i I u haul life of work. Her t: - !:! Lair whs beginning to ! -i I with gray. She looked o' ' ' -.ii she really was. The vil- came to the conclusion that John 1' oi bes would go by her and rek a younger and Vonnier woman. Tl.e two moot coucerned gave no cause for gos lp. John Forbes would Sometimes stop as he was passing the llttlo cottage and say a few word There was never any allusion to pust times between 'hem. -rhey called each other Mr. Forbes and Miss Iiwrence studiously. T hat was the only clew either of 'hem ha. I ih:it there was a mutual past be tween them. "ii the Sundays that Jean went to church her thoughts were always divid ed between the bairn at home and the lliiis. To her great discomfiture ion a Forbes would sometimes overtake ber. They talked of the sermon, then the crops and the weather. Bf de grees these subjects gained an "easy familiarity, and only varied with tha seasons. No one was more surprised than Jean wben Jobn Forbes asked ber to marry him. Se sta red at blm In emotionless clu "Ye must gle me time," she said. Jobn Forbes agreed to this quits pla cidly. It was bard to understand what be saw In his first love In her faded and aged old maldlsm. Possibly a ten acity of affection and the same Instinct of faithfulness that brought blm back to the little village the Uttle village witb no pretensions to beauty or plc turesquenesa kept him true to Jean. One was the home, tbe ctbe the wom an be bad loved. He saw no reason to change because he had seen many fair er homes and younger, pruttler women. Jean did not analyse her sentiments. It was not her way. Besides, love nev er entered ber bead as far as It concern ed John Forbes. She merely reviewed the advantages as they concerned Thrift. The rumor that a new and more modern dressmaker was going to set up finally settled It, and .she said to John "Yes." Tbe day was fixed for the second time In their lives. Jean bad given up her bouse. She was waiting with tranquil ity for this new step in ber Ufe. 8he had quite come to the conclusion that she could not do better for Thrift. Oue evening John Forbes arrived. Thrift lay contentedly on the hearth rug looting at him. The last tune John had been at the cottage Thrift had been In one of bis passionate fits. This bad set him pondering. After this there had been several well-meant efforts at kindness on tbe part of his friends. They happened to coincide with his own views. Tbey ad vised him to send Thrift away. Jean, they said, would neglect every one and everything for tbe boy. She would wear herself out for Thrift, but not bother with anything that did not con cern him. How far be believed this, or how far a man's dislike to scenes or a natural desire to have his wife's affection cen tered In himself had to do with his resolve, be could not have told. He be stirred himself, and with Infinite trou ble and by some outlay be secured an admission for the child to a deaf and dumb Institution. It was this fact be had come to tell Jean. He rather wished Thrift would help blm to lend up to it by a scene. Thrift gave him no help. He lay smil ing impenetrably. Jean was not quick at reading signs. "Jean." he said at last, helplessly, "we'll be nierrit Tuesday." "Ay," assented Jean, cheerfully. Her eyes fell naturally on Thrift, and she smiled at the boy. "Aud Thrift?" he added, with a sus piciously clear note of Interrogation In his voice. "Ay, Thrift," she repeated. Then finding this even did not prog ress matters, he said desperately, with a snatch of humor: "Ye ken I'm no merrying Thrift?" The old clock ticked through tbe room. The peats spluttered ou the low hearth. In front of which on a curiously woven rug Thrift lay. There was absolute silence for a bit. Then Jean's voice broke It. "Then, John Forbes, ye're no marry ing me." Again there was silence. Jobn said In a quiet voice: ' "I hae made a' tbe arrangements for blm, Jean. He will gang to a schule fa they'll teach him to read and write and understand talk of a kind." "Will tbey teacb him to talk like Ither fowk?" Her tone was expressionless. "No, they canna dae that." ."Then why should the bairn be both ered wi' learning tbat'll never dae him or any oue else ouy gude? Tell me that, John Forbes."' "It will give him employment. Jean, aud beside " Here John Forbes, with a mau's tactlessness undid every bit of good bis arguments might have ef fected He added, "Fowk tell me ye just mak' an Idol o' him, and that ye line nae ither idea but him. A man could ua be expeck'd to stan' that, I nd ither people kenning it." Jean had been passing through a cri sis aud she was but a woman. "And if fowk care to gossip over my affairs, Johu Forbes, and you care to heed them, let them," she returned vehemently. "If Thrift dlana gang wi' me, nae poo'rs will tak' me to your boose." John was annoyed by ber tone. "And suppose I say I wtnna hae Thrift?" Tbey sat on In a strained silence, lohn was too angry to move or speak. Jean had no wish, either, to break tha silence. "Ye ken this is the second time your obstinacy has come in tbe way." said John, finally. "I mind," said Jean, briefly. "But I didna mean ye to tak' it as ye did yon time," she responded. "I didna ken,' replied John. It struck neither of them thst there was any pathos in tbe sentence a pathos of a ten years' mistaken silence. "Are ye sure ye mean It noo?" be asked, getting up. "I certainly dae," said Jean, firmly, "Then gude-by, Jean." Gude-by." Tbe Instant the door was shut Jean almost strangled Thrift with kisses. Unfortunately the practical things could not be settled so summarily, Jean bad given up her house and she fraud it was let to the new dress milter. She was not accustomed to coupllcatlons in her life. Alternatives seemed to crop up, and they worried tier. At the same time Thrift was ber one object. Everything was directed to this aim. After some few weeks she got a tum bledown tittle c ttage about a mile frou -he straggly village. It proved too far, or the "taan." of the new dress maker's skirts prov nl too much fot Jean's old customers. Work and pay lKt-ame scant The little dressmaker bore up proudly and bravely. She stinted and starved herself, but Thrift grew and flourished. There loomed be fore her always a t'uar . t the charity" where her boy might be taught and no one knew at what expense of unklnd ness. If the worst came to the worst, she would ask John Forbes to get hiiu In, and she would beeomj a servant. One wintry evening the child w fretful and ailing. A knock came to V Ver and John Forbes entered. He T4 art appear to notice the extreme poverty of tbe cottage, nor the miserable attetapt at a fire. This fact brought a rush if gratitude to Jean's heart. It was to see if these things were as bad as report said, that he had come. He took Thrift upon bis knee and he talked occasionally to Jean. "Can I dae onythlng for ye?" he said suddenly. "For the boy, ye ken." A little flush came in Jean's cheeks. She faltered her a-vr No Idea that she Might work on ber old lever's pity crossed her mind. She bea-an timid! v nHn. him If he T manage to lend Thr'.f t to the home be had mentioned. "Why, noo, when ye were so ae? against It?" asked John, with a te veri ty that was not reassuring, "It's circumstances," salt Jean, brltf ly. She felt that she would rather die than 1st Jah Forbes know there was nothing to eat In the house and no mon ey. She would have risked everything bnt for the fear of Thrift falling UL "WeeL" said John, slowly, "I'll see boot It. But boo wnU ye pay me, Jean?" Tbe Uttle dressmaker drew herself up. "There'll be no fear tf that, John Forbes." "But ye hlvna tell't me la fat wye, Jean?" "In honest money by honest wark. The pink flush had deepened Into a deep crimson on her cheek. "But I dlnna want your money, and as for wark, suppose you come and wark for me." "Na, na," said Jean, Involuntarily. She bad bad her chance of being mis tress at the farm. She could not stoop to work for another, as she supposed he meant. "WeeL come wl'oot doing ony wark." Jean looked at him In utter bewilder ment. "The difference a-tween us lay In Thrift. If he gaes awa' there's naeth lng nede hinder your coming to the farm." "I didna expec ye'd think I meant you," said the Uttle woman. She was thoroughly hurt. "I'll thank ye a' the days o' my Ufe If ye'll dae for Thrift, but I'm no seeking to be beholden to yoa for myself." "Ye'U be gey lonely wl'oot Thrift." "Ay." Jean nearly smiled because she was so near to tears at the thought. "I'll be lonely at the farm." , : "Ye can tnatrry," said Jean. She suddenly felt that she bad CO) herself off from every possibility by her suggestion. She had done It fot Thrift all along; she would have mar ried him for Thrift's sake, she gave him up for Thrift's sake. Now Thrift by ber own act was to go away from her. And John Forbes was nothing to her. The unexpected touch of kindness had brought a rush of sympathy to ber heart. She did not know it, but It bad broken down the barrier that her love for Thrift had built up round ber wom an's heart. "Ay," answered John Forbes, slowly. "But ye maun ask me this time, Jean." "0) I couldna," faltered Jean. She felt confused and trembling. She looked down. "And I winna, nae a third time." "I'm no fit to be a leddy, noo," she murmured. Then she looked up. John caw In her eyes a look he had not seen for more than ten years. "Jean!" "John!" That was all the love-making that passed between them, but tbey under stood each other. When John went out Jean seized Thrift and kissed him as she had done oi.ee before. But she knew that for the first time since he bad come into hei Ufe be had only the second place. She thought she hid the fact In her Inmost heart, but Jobn Forbes guessed it. He had tbe tact to bide the knowledge from bis wife. For tbe tact that love brings Is often the highest wisdom. Waverly Magazine. Better a servant from love than a ruler from lust. Happiness is lost by being intemper ate in Its pursuit. Intelligence Is largely In knowing what we do not know. Reflection Is a key that unlocks the treasures of tbe memory. Better a Uttle understanding than much useless knowledge. Selfishness Is often so refilled that it Is deeply wounded at the least remon strance. Act without thought, and you are a fool; think without act, aud you are a visionary. No matter in what part of the world he lives, the man who loves Christ hates sin. Every one may be a co-worker with Christ who Is wlUlng to begin by doing small things. Courtesy and etiquette aro flowers; the one has Its roots in tbe heart; tbe other, In the Intellect. We can see one way with a Uttle thought, but It usually takes a second or third thought to see the best way. Bella-loss Poniards Used by Moo dr. It does not pay to get sour as you get old. Moody's heyday will never be In the past. He's a boy at 60. A He Is a Ue whether It Is a poUUcal Ue, a social lie or a business Ue. Many Christiana .have not enough grace to make them hold their tempers. I pity a man who Uvea. In the past. He lives on stale manna. He gets stunted. Some preachers get drier than Gid eon's fleece. Tbey need the dew of Ood upon them. Christ never preaches a funeral ser mon; he broke up every funeral that be attended. There are no hearses In heaven; there Is not a word In tbe Bible about celes tial graveyards. Don't you borrow trouble by thinking that there wlU be no good men on earth after you are dead. The man who refuses salvation flings back into the face of the Jehovah the promise of eternal Ufe. A Christian who Is a lazy man beats false witness in favor of himself by claiming be Is a Christian. Christ did not teU his congregations that they would be saved In return for building fine churches or endowing col leges. I bate balf-heartedness of any kind: If a man is going to come only half way into tbe church he had better stay entirety in tbe world. You never saw a shadow in the dark. There must be light near by or there is no shadow. Get out of the shadow; move over Into tbe light. Many Christians never get beyond the third chapter of John; others live and die on tbe fourth chapter; a few get as far as tbe seventh. A great many Christians keep men out of tbe church by their gloom and solemnity; they hang their heads down perpetually like bulrushes. - There are too many congregation that throw the sermons of tbe pastor buck into bis face like a rubber baU returning from a brick walL A man antaht as -well try to eat enough at breakfast to last him all his Ufe as to try to ct grace, -nrngh at nee last htm nntil be dies. 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Tha same "kaisooilna" has become so offensive) to property owners that mnuuiacturera ot cueao katsomme preparations aro now calling I hem by some otb'-r name, and attempting to sell on ttie Alabastiae company's reputation. Through extensive advertising and per gonal oae, the merit of ti durable Alabaa llne are so thoroughly known that the peo ple Insist on fcattlng these goods and will take no chance ot spoiling their wal a for a poesible saving ot at the most but a few oeuts. Thus it Is again demonstrated that merit win, and that manufacturers of BrsW ahus articles will beaupported by the people. Eggs to Treacle. In Jamaica and other West India Isl ands, tbey have a very curious way of preserving eggs fresh for a consider able time. A layer of eggs Is placed at the bottom of a barrel, and ordinary black treacle is poured over in sufficient quantity to cover them. Then another layer Is added, and more treacle, and so on till the barrel is full. 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The New York stock brokers are said to wear out tbe door of tbe stock exchange every five years. Cnre Guaranteed by DR. 4. B. MATER loll AHCH ST.. PHILA.. PA. Ease at once; no operation or delay Irom business. Consultation Iree. Endorsements of physicians, ladies and prominent cltuens. bend lor clrculac Olios hours V A. M. to 3 P. at As a gendarme on his way to jail with a prisoner in Mexico City was about to be run down by a train at a railroad crossing, tbe prisoner dragged him from the track, saving his life. Mra. Window's Soothing Srnn tor cblldrsa teething, softens the gums.rednclnglnllamma tion. allays pain, cores wind colic Jbca bottle "About the year B. C. 220 edible ser pents were sold at a penny each in the Egyptian markets. Tbey were shipped to "Koine. Italian vipers were cheaper, costing about a half penny each. If ailHctedwtth eoreeyaause IV-Isaac Th wrap ton's Kye-water.Dracgiats sell at 25c per bottler Watches are adjusted to heat and cold by being allowed to stuud first in a room heated with drv heat to 120 decreed and then in cold storage, being regulated af ter eacn treament. More fish have been shinned from Al.ee. deen, Wash., during the last few months than ever before, mora than $80,000 hav ing been paid for fish bv Aberdeen hav en since the beginning of last August. aafca lata Tear Mmm Allen's Foot-Base, a powder for tha feat. It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet, and In stantly take the sting out of corns and bun ions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Eaaa makea tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It ia a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach ing feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and eboe stores. By mail far age. in stamps. Trial packaare FRKk. Adttrsss. Allan 8. Olm- Le Boy. N. Y. According to a recent census the tjod- nlation of Greece is 2,418,000 souls, or an increase of 230,000 over the figures of 1889. Whea billons or eastjva, eat a Casoarat ttwii astaarsto; easa guaranteed; loo-, too. The worst thing that can happen to a maa ia Siam is to get into debt, owing to tae exoroiiant interest caargea Every maa ia oar neighbor, who needs it 00 niaT sains and ha lev our difference. Chronic ' Acttta.or Inflammatory Cne of tJje merrlellt of murry evening Karnes goes by the name of "mum mies.' AU the boys and girls, except ing four or live, leave the room. Two of those remaining act as dressers Tbey place the others In chairs and put over the head of each a tall newspaper cap, with boles cut In It through which the eyes may be seen. Cover the dresses or the three mummies with sheets, so that they will not reveal the owner. Now call In tbe other boys and girls and set them to trying to find out who each of the mummies Is by peep ing through the eye-boles. This causes great laughter and fun. After tbe par ty is all agreed as to who Is who re move the papers and see how many mistakes have been made. This game Is almost as much fun for grow le as it hi for children. How Fozea Ptar 'Preensa. A fox can play 'possum almost as well as a 'possum Itself. Two cases are on record of foxes being discover ed in ben houses. In each case the fox not only completely deceived the find er, but allowed himself to be dragged out by tbe brush and thrown down. In each instance the fox then Jumped up and ran away. Another example is that of a fox which dangled across a man's shoulder as it allowed itself to be carried along a road for more than a mile. At last it bit the man and was promptly dropped. A cat was observed to carry a weasel borne In Its mouth, the weasel dangling helplessly. The door of the house was closed, and the cat. In conformity with Its usual babif, mewed to gain admission. To mew, however, it had to set down the weasel, which jumped up and fastened on its nose. Thus animals show almost human shrewdness In protecting themselves. Most boys wjuld be too much frighten ed under similar circumstances to do anything. Anta that Were Ueefnl. In cold countries ants make very lit tle trouble, further than getting Into the cake-box or the sugar barrel. But In tbe tropics they are often an abso lute pest. They march In great armies and destroy everything in their way. And yet even these ants have their uses. An Australian explorer says In regard to them: "In justice to the ants, I am bound, however, to admit that I have found tbem useful In more ways than one. For Instance, I bought an opossum skla vug from a native. I soon became painfully aware of the fact that It lit erally swarmed with fleas and other vermin. In vain did I exhaust my stock of pepper. Even turpentine seemed to have no effect beyond In creasing the reckless activity of these irritating settlers. "At last, in despair, I threw my rug down an ant hill. In less than half an hour every flea and objectionable para site was eaten, but the rug was full of ants. I therefore hung it on a mimosa bush, and as soon as the ants found they were suspended they haxtencd to leave the rug and descended by the bush as best they could. "Again, I bad killed a snake In Tas mania and wished to clean and bleach the skeleton, which I intended to have mounted as a necklace. I left the body near an ant's nest. In a few hours there was not a vestige of flesh on thr bones. The sun soon did tbe rest," How Tlsnmie Earned Nia Position. Whether this story of Jlmmle Brown Is true or not. It certainly ought to be true. You see, Jlmmle wanted a position very much. Indeed, for be not only needed wages, but be bad an ambi tious brain in bis head. One day bis eye lighted on an advertisement in one of the daily newspapers. It seemed to appeal to him more than any of the others, and he determined to make a desperate effort to secure the position; only the "Address lock box 441" was s very discouraging In the beginning, for Jlmmle had already cudgeled his poor Uttle brain and cramped bis stiff little fingers over many an answer to advertisements to say nothing of the precious stamps he had risked and til to no purpose. No! Plainly in bis ;ase some other method must be thought out. Tbe next morning Mr. Adams, a wealthy contractor, took a very fat mail from lock box 441, most of which, however, he was destined never to read, for close at his heels followed a sturdy boy who managed somehow to iUp Into the office with him. Said Jlmmle. for It was nose ether: "Will you give me a chance to try- to suit you as office boy T' "Why, how do you know that I want en office boy? asked Mr. Adams. "I read your advertisement In the paper, and ever since I have been watching box 441 to find out who you were and where you did business, so that I might get In my work before you had a c ha ace te read about the ither fellows. Will you give me a try, fir?" "Well," replied Mr. Adams, looking amused, "if you are smart enongh to io that I guess you are about the boy we want. Yes, you may stay and go right to work. First, sort out these letters and dump all the answers to that advertisement into the waste basket" This all happened many years ago, tad to-day Mr. James Brown is one of the leading partners In that very firm which he first served intelligently and conscientiously as office-boy. Deer Race with a Train. " A GloversrviUe (N. Y.) correspondent fends us this from his local Adirondack paper: "Deer are evidently becoming quite numerous in this vicinity, as two were recently seen near the Broadal- bln Railroad, and people on tbe train from Xorthvllle had an interesting ex perience with two of tbe animals on its trip to this city this afternoon. The train had reached a point about half a mile south of Cranberry Creek depot when the engineer saw two deer 1umD ( on the track. After waiting until the approaching train was within about 100 feet of tbem, the deer turned and ran down the track directly ahead of the locomotive and maintained that po sition for nearly three quarters of a mile, when tbey turned and passed In to a field through an open gate. The engineer kept the whistle tooting con stantly while the a aims Is were on the track, and several of the passengers, desire oa of learning the cause of the repeated alarms, saw the animals In their race with the train." Forest and Stream, Tha Portland Board of Health talks of quarantining grip patients. . Coal from Tarf. Another plan for turning to account forces of nature as yet dimly under stood is reported from Scandinavia, where a savant has discovered a meth od of converting turf into coal. The turf la placed in retorts aad gradually heated ta 3S0 degrees. Tha retortn are then closed and the temperature kept nn tar seven hours. The tar and gas products are thus retained In tbe coal mass to the extent of 80 per cent, and the resultant Is said to contain 65 per cent of carbon, 6 per cent of hydrogen, 3.7 water and 5 per cent of ashes. Turf coal gives about the same amount of neat as secondei, and has been tested both In Krupp's Iron foundry and for domestic purpose. One thousand kilos are sold for 7s, tbe cost of preparing 1 being about 3a. Taterestlaat to tha Clergy. A minister who used to preach In Somervllle bad a little boy. A few days before his father left the city to go to bia new parish one of bis neighbors said to the little boy: "So your father is going to work in New Bedford, is her The little boy looked up wonderingly. "Oh, no," he said. "Only preach." Somervllle Journal. - -ttt The Modern Method. "Has Mr. De Broken proposed to you yet, Beatrice?" "No, but he has a lawyer looking Into papa's Scandal affairs." Detroit Free Press. GlTlaa-Hina a Lift. "I thought perhaps you would give me a lift, sir," he said, as he entered the office. "You will find the elevator in the front of tbe building," replied tbe bookkeeper. J udge. Peter and John didn't have a barrel of sermons to fall back on. They had something else to do besides preaching . MiA .1,1 .ti... on science, mua, armcum, j or geoiogy. A lot of people would deride Rebecca did she live to-day. They would cry aloud to wait and see. They would advise her not to say much until she saw whether the well was going to hold out or not. At tbe Top. I wonder," said the pal, blonde one, "if she really Is as high In society ns she claims." "I know she Is," said the brunette, w!rh the wealth of raven locks. "She Is ibt only woman In town who dares t. harp reporters received by the but ler." -Cincinnati Enquirer. ANDY CURE CONSTIPATION Hsuwife I DQAf nwrr W rniD IVPtrrt to care aav aUJUljU 1 Cilil UUnunJIlIiCiLr Hn-smriris or arrine.bst raae rssy aataralresatta. baas-h als sad sank let fr. Aa. STERI.IWW BKViKPT Good Farmland for Brautifhl L-rcalioB. Healthy Climate KailroaJ, Malls, Telegraph Depots. A so Land in Other States, Agents Wanted. -TERMS OF PAYriENT VERY EASY. For Intern! Aoa' F, Mfssler & Krimmert, ,06 Bankers and Brokers. Checks for A resident of Shawnee, Tennessee, 1 X received irom uicinf r- IRipams Sabylles. My stomach had got Into such a t?x I could not digest my victuals at all : everything I ate I threw up, with great pains in my chest and bowels. I tried several doctors, who did me no good. At last, alter spending about $75, a (riend advised me to try Ripans Tabules. I commenced taking them and soon I could eat almost anything, and I had the satisfaction of knowing that what 1 eat would stay with me." I am grateful for such a medicine, and I hope before many years it will have place in the bouse of every family ia eeihese United States. " REASONS Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast Cocoa. a cup. Be sure that yea get the genuine article Busts sr WALTBB BAKER a CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. Established 1 7 SO. Tl-A hITy CUU foQDdaVttOD. LI H HT-Waioha Hnr Mfc I Ha. im, i ? b w- s r" w M- wnfo flceitVorkinan. i-"- or o M W J O W S-VrC K H. W. JOHNS MFC. CO., I OO CHlQAao: s.as.,andoipbs. phhWlpui a Yoa Will Realize that "They Lire Well Who Lire (Seal j," if Yoa Use SAPOLIO Pmbsds, nut , ah n re created eauaL" Doubt. less this Is what the glria mean when they turn up their noses and say "tha men are all alIke."-Boton Tranar-Hn. . X HEALTHY WHfB of. Is a Husband's Inspiration. K siikly, half-dead-and-alive woman, especially when she is the mother of family, is a damper to all joyousneas in the home. 1 sometimes marvel at the patience of some hus bands. If a woman finds that her energies are flagging and that ' everything" her sleep isj by horrible dreams, and that she often wakes sud denly in the nicrrtt. with a feeling of suffocation and alarm, aha must at once regain her strength. It matters not where she lives, ah can write a letter. Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass., will reply promptly and without charge. The following shows the power of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, accom panied with a letter of advice: " Dear Mrs. Pinkham: I have suf fered for over two years with falling, enlargement and ulceration of tha womb, and this spring, being In such a weakened condition, caused me to flow for nearly six months. Some time ago, urged by friends, I wrote to yott for advice After using the treatment which you ad vised for a short time, that ter rible flow stopped. I am now gaining strength and flesh and have better health than I have had for the y Past ten T6" Iwishtosav to all distressed suffering women, do not suffer longer, when there is one so kind and willing to aid you." Mrs. F. 8. Besnbtt, Westr phali Kans. CATHARTIC ! issiaa ALL DRUGGISTS rawer cnnstipstlna. Casesrsts are the laeal Lasa-a rO..Oiiraro. Montreal, faa. . or Krm Term. S.ti Per Acre in Georgia liood Water. Woodland. Ms Bush " STREET. Europe. Collections 2tmeritaBca. says : 'I want to tell of the benefit FOR USING VlVTA 11 -v-M TO t X SBBwP Because it is absolutely pure. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in which chemicals are used. Because beans of the finest quality are used. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent cay ' ... i.i comnlAta. ith-tr-If Ire plfabflitT and t-ttM stntlla.. i!an Hah ImlA Ka u. a.si. trior expensive .ptu.. K'PTlVK PAMPHLET. WILLIAM st hcisi vnnv tl?J&Km!,iS&?J!'Jktm.
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