WtHWHRSWA --m"v-. rrfrrr-- -iT "---"-yf- - tr , if --mT- i -i... - i , ..,..iin ,iTirrnir-wr-rrf"r;r-niy JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE. If for the little while " J" "' That life has left to me, fair fortsne's amile Could rest opon me; If taj cleotae; dare Could be like t bin October, all blame With jculd aud scarlet: if 1 only micht Hare ha;..l both of silvery delight. ad all that wealth can buy, er wealth Could be at n7 command at wish of mine. Hint for a Utile while! H; child, take what ht piven to-day-is. little luuDey for a little wij. If for the little while ?bal hfe haa left te aie. fhe Mnae'a amile Could rail gp.n me; If my closing days Could be like thia glad nwrnln(. all ablaaa With aunlit field aad mountaia tops of thought. fly a-reiua be In every lan-aaa;e soaght, If all that noNeaf Reolna can combine Deaid come together at wo word of mice, Joel for a little while! My chili, take what la jrlven to-day A Hi Liu kcvwietfse for a little way. li for the Ifctie while That !rfe h left to me. full maay On lad or aea, to east or weat or nertb, Arreea the world. I eoald at lset ao fort a; If I might auuot the beignts of Greece or Hooae. Instead of cllmbine; little hill at home; If I inlKht all the Alpine moontWoe view. Instead of watching ahadnwa on ML Blue, Just for a little while! My child, take what ia glr-en to-day A little climbing fur a little If for a littJe while I could be riuh; if pile oa pile Of R..;d or irma could be at laat my own. To take ami keen, or to be let alone; If I ro ill J liuve enough to give sms? To every sulTerer, bid the wanderer atay And eat and drink hia nil; if every eye Ixtoked u v. iih gratitude aa I pasaed by. Just for a l:ti!e while'! My child, tuke what ia given to-day A little help for a little way. If fi.r rhe little while That life h.-is left to me, (TertioD's amile (.'uld r-Ti ui'i.u Lie; if my dt.aiog days Could b. i ke starry ereuiugs. ail alilsce With L.i . dntrs; if l:pa I love could y "If Is m. r.i.ul to be with yon to-day." If all ti.Mt heart i-au hold of bap)ii; .l Could le my emu, uiiiathuiued, nieaaure- Ir8. Just for a little while! My child, t:i!:- what i given Jea today A little li.v.iiu" fur a little way. Julia II. May. . - , GOOD WEIGHT. Lllliun Pncll, teacher of the firxt traUt; lu bui'dlng No. ;i. public u-Ihh: of VLuiioir, turned quickly from the black lxxrl wliercvii hhe bail bf-ij dniwiujt 11 i crt wivii swlnln o: si spray of clover. "Who Id i-rylitj?" file uat-l, III t sweet, firm vidce. "It U little AfriiHs Gregory," rolun "d a l!ui;le-:';ir-d buy who aa s Stiell crosm! tlie pxm and bi-iit over tlie cliIM. 'Ague, little fcnn-h!r!e la.v?ic. t hat la It'; ('.hi you tut tell me ail nl- .a' nr Sobs were A'H.'s" only reply. IT Is. Kuell k:stl ln-r gently, then went l).-:k to ber v.rk. Ueti it v. ns tiiihel and th clr.l'lreii nil i:rnviletl with work, the lifted tin- Eoti'dti? i-IitM r.Bl tender ly oi.rrietl lier to tlie teacher's d"k. He-re, soiufv.-hat reiiioveij from Uie cuiioit-s little ones, Lilian Bet abjut soo4bUii; her iuill. Apues wan a pr"tty fiiir-faced child of 6. IS tie liul Kiiuiiy blue eyes and l.er hair, a golden chmtimt, curled about her f;U mid T'.v clottiTu ti-nfc - I , J t' T ' , lrtjii, -n-Lit "Well Avopjeflu-YCaX-Piio- - ticed the gaping hole la the tiny sheet as well as the thinness of the faded drew). Noticed it with a sympathetic thrill of tbe heart that throbbed v, 1th somelhiug of the divine spirit of inoth vrbood toward the cblldreu in her care. Agues' atory was soon told. Her widowed mother had had no breakfast for her little ones. "I don't care so tnucb about myself, alios Suell," tbe child went on artless ly, " 'cause I'm mamma's brave girl, but when llttlo brother Royce wakoa up be will be o hungry, and be Is euiy 8 years old. He does not knew bo murui't cry." A little more questioning and Lilian laaimed that some one owed Mrs. Ore-gory for sewing, also that she hoped to have dinner ready when Agnes came borne. Lilian looked out Into the driving storm of a January forenoon. 8 be know Mra. Gregory, and her heart aaked for the pale young mother. ML Snell was Quick of thought and aotlou. Ten minutoo later Agnea was la a warm cloak room feasting In the dainty luach Mrs. Snell had prepared for her daughter's midday meal. The young teacher bad written a note and a list of articles of food and was at tbt door of the room across the hall. . The ttaclver, Florence fox. listened sympathetically to Lilian's story and to the suggestion that ber own 12-year- old brother be called from tbe ulxtfc grade to deltver the note. "Of course, Kred can go," she cried, "and, Lilian, you say you have writ ten to Mr. Ihivla tbe circumstances and aakod him for good weight. I'll send an order to Cousin Hugh for a half cord of wood, tell htm tbe story, auf? a&k him for good weight." A faint crimson flush stained Illlan's cheek, but she warmly tbaxked he) friend and hurried back to her work. Mark lavls woa a stout, genial-faced man of 3. lie sat in his ohlce, bia niorutug's work at bis book just fin lshed. Through the open door be could see brlk clerks stepping about In the grocery store from which the office opened. Titer was an odor of spices coffee, fruit and Dsb In the air. "Eight hundred dollars more profit this year than last," the grocer said to bliusclf. "Sn'iirfimv it don't do :i t" r. u any good to pile up money when he has no one to spend !t on." Here his reverie was cnt ahort by tbe eutn'i-e .if a clerk who banded hint ib envelope, saying: "A boy Just brought this." Two j,aj.oi-s dropped from the en velope as he tore It open. The first was a lUt, Lurlud.n; a losf of bread, pota toes, crackers, dried beef, and a few other articles. He glanced over It and opened die other. It was Lilian's note: "Dear Mr. Iavls: A little girl lu my rain Is crying because she has bad nu broakfaaf Her caute i Anes Greg ory, and her mother is a poor widow woo lives on the third floor of No. 4 Hampton street. I'leftse se-nd the tblugs ordered at once. 1 will come In after school and pay for them. And. Mr. lavls, please give good wlght. Truly yours, LILIAN S.NELL." Mr. Pavls hud been a friend of the Paetl family for years, and It was not tbe tlrst time that Lilian hud appealed to him for help Li her charitable work. Be tbtt wm not the reason that so strange a look came Into bis bones brown eyes. "Agnes Gregory, aad lives oa Hamp ton street," he ninnnnred. "It surely jpust bn Maryaret'a child. GodG4l Mar:arct and ber child wanting bread r A half hour later Mark Darts wai making hte war up tba stairs to tb flour upon which Mrs. Orefory'a rooou were situated. Ills knock at the Ural !or nu aiuwervd by a red-facet' aromau. "Utf Gregory, la rt yoa aar waat lu' r" she asked sharply. "And K's nc bad nens you air after brlugtn' bor, hope." "1 wanted to dellTor aomo grocoi a friend baa seot ber." Tbe clouded face cleared aa If by magic. "Heaven's blesain' be an youi bead, then! Vila' Gregory, abe'a gone out. but I've ber key here, and will un lock the door. That's ber by, and swate child be ia." Mark eagerly looked at tba pink and white face of tbe boy. He keld nt a great (roVden orange, and Uttie atojoa sprang for H, bia ebaldkih aweb adiofcag through tbe rootn. Tken fna. groeer foltowed lira. Doaavan to tna bout at Margarnt Gregory. It was a bare ylaoe, bat flea a and seat, llark signed aa be neted the signs of abject povorSy- WbUa the de livery man was bringing op tbe parcels, Mrs. Iutuvan Toiabky explained that Mrs, Gregory had gone Ve try te get moaey doe her. The warBi-noartel Irlsli woman bad annuls si tbax fertunc was at low ebb with ber neighbor, partly because of ItHle Royce's unuauul fretfulueaa, which had been quieted by a buce slice of bread and butter. "She's worked ber predous fingers 'most to the bone," she concluded, "but work' a acwrce, and I don't know what's evor ;oU' to become of her and bet ba Ules." The wood soon came. Florence's half cord bad been re-enforced by a whole cord, perutiis because she bad written bur cousin that the needy widow was s wi'olege of Miss Scull's. As to Lilian's order for groceries. Mr. Davis had added to It a sock of Cour. a haul, coffee, tea, sugar, apples, cookies, cheese, vanned fruits and incuts, ur.il a big b; of candy. Mia. Donovan vveut back to her own roo:u, and the wagons rolled away. Mark ha!lly built a fire, then sat down to think how best tu explain the Uburry be bad taken. Tiis bate room faded from his rUlon as be sat there. Iu Ua place camv au old couutry jrarden overgrowu with rcses and clematis. It was June, aud tlie air w heavy with the scent of umtiy liioMotus. Jty hLs side was a beautiful girl la trliiwe curls the sun shine Hut-iced eiitausieit. He bent low er, and the rose-red lips of his cotu paulou niurtuured, "I kive you, Mark." Still lower bis liend !snk until his lips touched the ones that had uttered the sweet words. A Ktart. and be sat upright, glancing around him. That was ten years ao. lie was poor then, ami Margaret, beau tiful Mara ret Ilenson, had been the oniy da us liter of a wealtliy home. So their enneuiont had beeu forbidden. "11. cy iii ied, vowlns eternal constancy. A year later Marsaret became the wife, of Vance Gregory, but It was not until tiioiitlis after lint Mark learned of the treachery and deceit that hud beer U'pIoyerl to ur-e ber to that step. It vcas too late then. There was uutle.ux to do but to endure. lie had known for some time that Margaret wits a widow and lived in tlie city. lie knew nothing of her poverty, supposing that her means were ample. To go to lu;r now with a story of love had never occurred to him. She knew nothing of what had parted them. He could not tlackea the memory of the man who had been ber husband, th f.ii tier cf her children. TT. .jmntn fit"," . r'" -. - -. , . need 'of an expianatton. He passed out, pausing fur a final word with Mrs Doaavan. "Tell Mrs. Gregory the things cam from the teacliers at No. 3." "To be sure, Mr. Pa via," responded the woman, who had recognised Mark, "I'll tell her all 'bout it. And many the blissui's of all the saints rest or your dear bead!" Mark hurried away, leaving a shin ing sliver dollar In Itoyce's band. It was only a few minutes after hit departuru that a thinly clad woman came tolling wearily up tbe stairs. It was Margaret Gregory. Tbe woman who owed ber was out of town. Tbe aeedy mother bad applied at several places for work, only to meet with re fusal. Then she bad gone to a stor nd begged for credit, but In rain. She bad reached the end. Tliere was, but one way open. She would ask M raj Donavan to give her children their din ner. When she had rested and con quered the bitter rebellion In be? heart she would go out again and apply to the city for charity - Margaret Gregory waa proud. Bb was already faint for the want of food, yet she turned In loathing from tht thought of a meal obtained In that way, It would be worse than death, but death does not come at one's call, and there were her babies. A dry sob burst from ber lips. Bha passed Mrs. Dona van's door in silence. Bhe must have a moment to herself before she could ask charity of one so poor aa ber kind neighbor. Hurrying on. she pushed open ber own door. A bright fire was biasing in the crack ed stove. Mrs. Donavan bad prepared potatoes for tbe oven and cut allces rendy for frying from the ham. Tha open door of the wood closet Ehowed a hags pile, while the table was beaperf high with food. For a moment she stood gaxing wild ly around her. Then she dropped on her knees, and with a shower of tear relieved her overwrought nerves. The next day's mall brought a lettea from Margaret to Mr. Davis. The writer had gone to Miss SueJl to thank her. From tne young teacher she had learned of Mark's connection with the affair. It was an earnest, grateful letter, uiotted bvi'e and there with tear stains. She accepted bis generosity; for her children's sake she could not refuse charity, fhe referred to the friendship that had existed between their parents, but J'.aik was gind that she was too womanly a woman to even hint at Uia relation they had once borne to each other. When he linlshed reading the letter his heart was light, for be un derstood that Margaret knew of tbe treachery that had blotted the sunshine out of his life. Mark went straight home and told his aunt, who was also bis housekeep er, all about It. Mrs. Evert was knit ting before the open coal nr. Bhe was s bright-faced old lady with Soft whit hair and a serene face. When ba had finished she laid dowa her work aad at for a long time, gulag Into the dauclng flames. "Tbe only daughter of my old friend, Rebecca Henson, in want of food," she said, a note of pain In her vole. "Mark, you and I both have plenty at money. There is room In this hotrae, and in our hearts, for Margaret and ber bablea. Bot .the Is proud. Oo aad aak hex to oafni xod sew for me. Tell bar I am lonely sad aak her to bring bar Uttie snes to brlg " up," V j Ledg t kasf ta pkckl fe. -Thank yoa, Annt Elsie. I see you un derstand," A few boors later b knocked at Margaret door. He saw that the years bad changed ber. Tbt wild rose bktom bad faded from bet bceka. tears bad washed tbe joyous iht from her blue eyes, yet It wn -ure!y tlie Margaret that be had loved that stood before him. SLe wot hkmi frankly and with undia gafeed pleasure. Hr Tote tsembled when she undertook to repress ber zratltod. Mark mad light of tbe whoto affair and Insisted on talking of their ohUdnood days. The fruit and not he brought proved aa open aes am to th hearts of a goes and Boyce, and they were soon on the best of naa with the caller. Mara wag very grateful for th offer x work. She hesitated a llttie over accepting Mra. E verts' kind Invi tation, fearing lest the children provs aa aoaoawoc. But when Mark drew a tooehlng platan of th loneliness of his aunt ah gladly consented to come. It was arranged that th carriage come for the Gregory a th following after- Oa norrring, two months later, r lore-ice Fos tripped across the ball of K. S aad entered Mia SaeU'a room. "Of coarse you ar going to the Wed ding reception Thursday evening," she began. "I think It la such a lovely mar. rfcvge, doat you T "Indeed, I do," Lilian replied warm ly. "Yes, I am to go ba the afternoon and help with the decorations. The whole bouse la to be In green and white, Dillax. ferns, roses and carnatlous. Mrs. Everts says Mr. DavJa cannot do too much for his bride, our dear Mar aret,' th sweet old lady calls ber." "And I believe It all came about from your begging bun to give her good weight," Florence cried, merrily. "He Is obeying your request In an extrava gant manner. Aad Lilian, is not that pretty pearl ring and the beatific ex pression on cousin Hugb'a face the re sult of my efforts along the same line of charitable work 7" The bell rang then, and the blushing Lilian was spared the necessity of a reply. Hope paring, ia Womankind. Why tbe Train M topped. He was a man of some social Im portance In bis town and well aware of the fact. One morning ke and his family were driven up to tbe railway station in great baste la two conches, while an express wagoa unloaded sev eral trunks. Having parehased tick et i for the party, the gentleman bus tled out upon the platform, and. ap proaching the station agent with the haughtlueEg of a railroad magnate, Laid: "I suppose you have received orders from the superintendent of the road to flag the S:.'iO train fur me?" The station agent looked at him meekly and replied: "No, sir; I have not received any or ders whatever." "Why, that's strange. The superin tendent told me positively that tha train would be stopped here for me." The smile that spread over tbe agent's face was Interpreted by the gentleman to Indicate doubt aa to his veracity, and he became property In dignant. The agent still Insisted that he lied received no orders regarding the flawing of the train. . "Well, the order must certainly havt been sent out," and may have miscar ried," said tbe gentleman. "Can you uot Cng the train, anyhow?" "No. sir; that Is out of the question. I would not flag that train for Cbaun cey Kcpew himself, unlets I bad orders from headquarters to do so. -It would casi me my job If I did." A? lhat.tPf.lJieJLUT'T;V-13C-w' it the dlstaV J-'-'.J gentleman be- an to pranX.6uhd tbe platform in a state of great excitement, tie pleaded, brgged and entreated tbe agent lo Cas the train, and finally threatened to re lort him to the superintendent, but all in rain. As the train drew near the station Its speed slackened and It final ly stopped. Tbe waiting family was dually bundled on board In a hurry, and as the gentleman climbed on the car steps Just aa tbe train started ke looked back at tbe agent triumphantly and shouted In a voice that waa audi ble to every one on tba station plat form: "Didn't I tell you this train was or dered to stop here for me?" The agent grinned and retorted In stentorian touts: "Why, this train baa been stopping here every morning for tbe laat fifteen years!" American Ships. Do you know that but one ated ship was ever built in America and that she was the last full-rigged ship c?er built here, and that her name la Dlrigo? That but two steel ships ever flew the American flag, and they are tbe Dlrigo and Kenllworth, the latter de nationalised? That th Clarence 8. Bement, May Flint and Tlllle E. Starbuck are the only Iron ships afloat flying our flag? That tbe Annie Johnson and Archer are the only iron barks having Ameri can rag inters and that both of them were built in England? That the Josephine la the only Iron schooner afloat that bas the right to ball from an American port? That but eleven steamers flying the American flag trade between America and Europe and that tbey are tbe BL Louis, St. Paul, New York. Paris, Penn sylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Cone maugh, Miami and Metteawan, aad that five of tbem were built In Eng land? That most all the beat steamships la onr merchant marine were built on the Delaware? That America baa not 8,000 vessels going to sea, and that all steamers, ships, barks, barkentlnes, brigs, schoon ers and sea-going coal barges are in cluded, and that this Includes the At lantic, gulf and Pacific coasts? Phila delphia Maritime Journal Fear of offending enslaves us to oth ers evils. If we have faith, sooner or later Goo will test It, The evils of our friends are more dan gerous than those of our enemies. Borne families have good home-made bread and bad home-made manners. The man who tries to be famous and religious will not be abl to succeed at both. It Is our business to do right, and 3od's business to see that wo come out right Justice and Love are Slamea twins, and we cannot nav one witheat th sther. When you raise your arm for God, it la counected with his shoulder and heart Tbe fellow wbo la always straining t be great wears himself smaller and Th man is a stranger te Oktrist who can so n thing but pssuj m to psalms. Th Wrd of 04. and rational thought frcn It, anlcka all tha aaytrter- a!8i - The Crypto Carrier. I entertain no doubt that w bar not as yet nearly exhausted th possibili ties of utilising machines driven by hu man agency. The carrier tricycle Is daily becoming a more common object In tbe streets of London and other large towas. and sooner or later it will become the recognised medium for the collection and delivery of th lighter kinds of merchandise. But there Is a greater future in store for It ss a passenger conveyance, and although I may be regarded as unduly sanguine I believe that before many years have passed we shall have tricy cles playing for passenger hire In the streets. Such a vehicle would be far more expeditious than a cab, and would pay well, even If tbe charges were half or one-third of tbe present cab fare. Motor ears will some day, perhaps, superaed horse for cab work, but th man you moat bar to work the motor might Just as well work tbe machine. Th Crypto carrier Is gradually superseding the older and clumsier forms for parcels conveyance, London Sketch. Tbe Helpless Lord Chaaoellotv The responsible office of "chairman' ar president of a legislative body is one that generally carries wtth it both powers and privileges. There are, how ever, excepiiona to the rule. In the Itritisb House of Lords, says the Sun day Magazine, it Is not the lord chan cellor, but the whole House tha! Is ad dressed as "My lords." The Speaker Is the sole Judge of all questions of order in tbe House of Commons; In the House of Lords such matters, when there Is a conflict of opinion, are decided by the whole House, aud not by the lord chancellor. If several members of the Hons of Commons rise simultaneously to tak part In a debate, the Speaker decide who shall speak first; but If two or more peers rise together in th Hous of Lords, the lord chancellor cannot decide who shall first be beard. It I the Toice of the House that determines. Happily, etiquette Is so strong In th gilded chamber that It rarely happen when the House by cries expresses Its desire to biar one of the contend tug peers that the others do not give way. Hut soue years ago there waa a nota ble scene over tlie question whether a peer wbo bad risen from tbe front Tory bench should be heard In preference to a peer wbo bad risen from tbe front Liberal bench. Neither noble lord would gtve way, and to btin the curious situation to an end. Earl Granville moved that thy Liberal peer be heard. The House di vided on the question, and decided by a big majority iba.t the Tory peer shouM ie heard first. It is Uifllcult for the average man to understand why the lord chancellor should uot be uble to exercise authori ty which U vested in the chairman of every public meeting; but there Is a subtle constitutional point Involved In this apparently ridiculous procedure. All peers are equal as legislators in ilie House cf Ixrdi. No one of them can be vested with authority over the others. Therefore, when a point of ordtr is Involved, It Is tbe whole House, and not the lord chancellor, that must decide tbe issue. The First liallroad ia America. Grldley hryaat, a civil engiueer, In i:;.ii, projected the first railroad in tbe I uited Stiitt a. It was built for the pur pose of carrying granite from tbe quar ries of Qulury. Mass., to tbe nearest tidewater. Its length was four miles, lueludiii,; branches, and Its first cost $50,000. Tbe leny" -niytoue and jv6 laid 8crotsrfra'r,u,'ht feet apart. Upon rii'!1tu Inches thick, wrought-tron plntes, three Inches wide and a quarter of an inch thick, were spiked. At tbe crossings stone rails were used, and as tbe wooden mils became unserviceable they were replaced by others of stoue. Indies Home Journal. The trimmings on the summer bats tre so heavy that a woman now says she weighs so-and-so "with my hat on." He Wo Not a Fan! Man. Aunt Abbey Poor Mandy's husband IS dead. Aunt Prue Now I want to know sudden? Aunt Abley Yes, sudden for him. Twinkles. Scarecrow. Tourist Do tbese scarecrows sara four crops? Farmer They work firit-rate. You see, every tramp tbat comes along crosses the Held to see If th' clothes is wuth stealin', w'ich tbey ain't, an tbat scares th' crows iway. Louisville Courier-Journal Mr. Foszleton You make a mess of everything. Mrs. Fozzleton You are mistaken; there Is one thing I have never been able to make a me9s of yet. Mr. Fozzleton What is that? Mrs. Foz zleton The fish you catch when you gr fishing. Brooklyn Eagle. HALL'S Vegetable Sicilian HAIR REN EWER Beautifies and restores Gray Hair to its original color and vitality; prevents baldness; cures itching and dandruff. A fine hair dressing. B. P. Hall Si Co., IToi.. Nashua, N. H. - Isold by all Druggists. . Y of Hires Rootbeer on a sweltering hot day is highly essen tial to comfort and health. It cools tbe blood, reduces your temperature, tones the stomach. HIRES Rootbeer should be in every borne, in every office, in every work shop. A temperance drink, more health ful than ice water, more delightful and satisfying than any other beverage pro duced. lUd ! Ska Okwtea a Bio .FHfil Htfcj apacS- -lacEt 1 1 I Beat (awktVTaMaalbaa Cse (7 I 1 la Pan. Bote er QjKa. I 0ooocecooooocooooooooocoooc O SPRAINS o St. s and it and JJT a" PAINSjSi all, but " j all, but oooooooooocoooooocoooooGooooeg A HWSPAPCK PLAIT SOW-IED ZVTIKaXT PSOMCSBTKAL STATIOI MftVICk. Tbe new building owned and occupied by the New York tier-man "Herold. 23 24 North William street, furnishes an ex cellent example of the increasing field for central station current supply, jnis building ia equipped with about IUU0 lights, two electric elevators, probably 1 1 SO hp in motors located at the present time on the different niors, and two 60-hp motors operating large perfecting presses used fur printing the paer, making an aggregate consum ption at the present time of nearly too borne ower. Thia will probably be increased to about twice this amount lu tne near luiure. Ian eniiic current sumdied for thia buildiuc is fur- ! nished by a double street service from tbe New York Heat, Light and Power Company's atation. The "Herohi" Build ing cuts through the block from North William to William street. A separate service ia brought in on each side and thence to the switchboard located cen trally in the basement. The system of distribution used bv the New York Heat, Light A Power Company is of the equal izer three-wire type, tlie service niaine being 221) volts, which is used direct on the various motors throughout the build ing, while for lighting purposes an equal izer dynamo is used with a centrally tupped neutral wire, giving 110 volts on each side thereof, for liglitiug purposes. In wiring the building the Brooklyn r.lec- ti'lcal l-.oui imeu t who had the matter in I hau.l, provided an ample carrying capac itv in all cables, and it is interesting to j note that the placing of the main feeders from the service to the switchboard re- t quired about fifteen men. From the "Electrical World." A natSF Tkeaekt Assistant Editor There's nothing to 411 th column, air. Editor Tell tba foreman to set a lot f typ at random and we'll call it a Scotch dialect story. Xjr York Trib une, Hia Mistake. "What became of that Samuela girl tbat Pottersby waa flirting witb last aummer?" "You mean th girl that Pottersby thought be waa flirting with! Sh married him." Tit-Bits. Brave Men. Alex McClure of the Philadelphia Timet Bays: "The two boldest men ho kuows are John Waunauiaker of Philadelphia and Tilly Haynes of Boston. Both went ta New '" nannamaaer 100 me Biewan I property, the finest dry goods store in the 1 worm, ana Air. uavnes tooa tne great Broadway Central Hotel, the largest in the city. But dry rot had crept into both of these magnificent properties and no one darc-d to grasp them, until John Wanna. maker took one and Tilly Haynes the other. A complete and unqualified success has crowned tbo efforts of both. Verily a good toputatiou is better than riches." A Possibility. "Last night I dreamed that I died. What do you suppose waked me up 7" "Was It the heat?" Ufa. Uolfl on a tnurvh Dome. The gold on the dome of the Cburew of Our Saviour at Moscow cost more than 11.000.000. Nine hundred pounds of gold were need. Over a Million Thump oa Ivory. It is computed tbat a well-known pianist In twelve hours' practice struck 1,050,500 notes. Tlie Oraln-U l aw Suit. 1 he damage suit ntaintt tbe Oenesse Pure Ti."l Co. ia at an end. They Mtttled it and took it oi.w ( court, and aa a practical result .rmitk.ll ia in ir renter lienittDQ luin . ttt 1TW- F'iAit1k omy jnt' c'implet"TCl(i- be d Von heated so that uot oulr the old trieuds of l. ('lici'Hia food diink which completely ta t ie uiace of coffee, bat the new friends it if 1.1-kmc every day, can be t-uppued. 9uita may -me and suite luay gu, but Urain-O yoea uu vr. Imitation slates, made of compressed wood pulp, are used for roofing in Chris tiania. Norway. They are made water proof by a secret process. When billons or costive, est a Casesret eandf cathartic; care guaranteed; 10c, 25a. If a man could jump as far, in propor tion to to his size aud weight, as a Ilea, he could at a single leap, pass from St. Louis to Chicago. Ka.To.aoe lor Ktrty Cones. Oreran.au cored. Why not let Ko-To-Bse reiruUte or remove your desire for tobacco? c.M mooev. makes health and isnnsod. 1JIIl cents and IM at all druggists. The scorpion is the most quarrelsome creature in the world. Two placed in the game box will always stiug each other to death. Hall s Catarrh Cure ia a liquid and is taken internally, and acts dl recti v on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Write for tes timonials, free. Manufactured by F. J. Ohbnbv a Co Toledo. O. The first mention of the pipe organ in kistorv is iu connection with Solomon's Temple, where there was an organ with IU piies. t-'ASOARRTS stimulate Uvea, Kid. save sat bowels. Never sickea, weaken or ripe: MIS. The oblest statue in the world is of the sheik of au Kgyptian village. It is be lieved to be not less than 6,000 years old. Mrs. Window's Sootulne- Hrrop for ah 11 dret teethinft, soften tho gtiirMuoioK Innarutua tiou, allay a pain, cures wind coUo. ate bottle The largest cut stones in the world are in the Temple of the Sun at Baal bee. Many are noire tliau 60 feet lung, 2o feet broad aud of unknown depth. Rt. Mrai.fiiint1aind. Nofltsor: ness after urst day 'a use 01 nr. auwi ureal Nerve Restorer. S3 trial Dotueanu twauae to Da H. H- Kxisa, Ltd.. u Arch &tfauPa It is calculated that on a bright som nier day there are raised into the air by evaporation from the surface of the Med iterranean 5,o,oti,tHiU tons of water. Piso'a Cure cured me of a Throat and I.Una trouble of throe years' standing. . CatiT, Huutiugtoo, ind Nov. 13, lews. An ostrlU will Its nest, but aiwa never go straight to s approaches it with many windings aud detours, in order, if possible, to conceal the locality from ob servation. 1 nare ia a Class er reesie Km. retitly there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called Grain-0,niado l pure k rains, that takes tbe place of colfee. The mst delicate stomach receives it without il'slvesa. and but few coo tell it from colfee. It does not cost over one-quarter as much. Children may drink it with great beneUs. IS cts. aud 85 eta. per package. Try It. Aak for Urain-O. Tablets said to contain the "concen trated essence of wine" find a ready sale in France. Two of them cost about 3s., and will produce three quarts of so called claret. Cnre Guaranteed bv Da J. B. HAYEK toil ARCH ST.. l-Uil.A.. PA. Ease at once: no operation or delay Irm business. Conuliati-m tree, tndorsetnenu of physicians, ladies and IToniirieni cltiseus.- Send tor circular Ouiee tlUlil.il a. VI. lot P. . The Seraglio fc Constantinople is a froup of palaces belonging to tho Sultan. t is a triangle three miles round and contains more than 100 buildings, some of great splendor. Jaet try Me. boa of Ossoarota. the oaa bowel reawlatne eves ado. live Tha repeat in Ira (or dead aaibiren ia Spa la are Boris of pink, blaa, or gray tiat, which are oarried open to the. (rave. If SSSSSi lea's Kj sasseaaav ssetlo The wonderful Daataaoas blades, that eat bars of lroa in two, ware not superior So the Toledo blades of the araoaat doy. Jacobs Oil the foil Uso g promptly feel the cure. 1 bat s Car a y that is something sure. that is something sure , CHILDREN'S COLUMN. DEPARTMENT FOR UTTLC BOYS AND GIRLS, fcmetUat that Will later ta Jo veoilo Meaaber f Every Honschold Qnoimt Actions aad Bright Bartasa f Many Cat and Casual- Children. ' PIck-a-Baeav ' I am a solemn sort oi yoatk. i - I ve er felt (to tell tbe tratai v Sfy sides with laaghter crack! Bat I saost own that I kavo sBattod To see a Ilea with his child -playing plck-a-backl Whene'er I se aa ostrich play At gold, I look another way; To m tbe sight is painfoL And likewise, when a tiger feels j Compelled to turn bead over heels, ' I paaa him by dlsdaiafoL Sometimes s hippopotamns trios To fill with mirthful tears my eyrs, Fy dancing waltxes to me; And once, to make me lauch. mv cat r, the best Sunday hat; But, ah! she little knew ma For I'm a solemn sort of youth. But for one Ihiug (I tell the truth) I'd give a deal of money! And that's to see s lion wild Play pick-a-back with his little child, For that's what I call fsanyl 9 "tvC frv 1 wkJ-rt '.fofiOuft uytSdr My Pn1 Revere' WeattatrcoO. Ton remenrfier. of course, ail abont Paul Revere and bis wonderful ride "Liaten, my children, and yen shall heat Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere." Well, some workmen have Just been tabin, rfown n fnnnv nlil wont lier-wlt ""ting down a runny old weathercock B oi iw i.vi-jjic ui nu mucui juiwr 1st church In Watertown, Mass. It was over two feet high, witb a pewter body and a copper tail, and tradition says that it waa made by Paul Severe when be waa a young man. It will be pre served by the historical society of tbe town, and if you ever make a visit there you may pay your respects to Pan' Reveres weathercock. Carina a Trnant. A teacher la a public school at Peck ham haa recently been much annoyed by tbe persistency with which one of ber scholars plays truant, says a Scot tish paper. She waa on the poait of re porting his class, when she spoke to one of the lady supervisors. This lady believe In kindness rather than harsh er measure, and told the teacher to send tbe offender to her bo- the next time he Was trotTbIesoi'je, So one afternoon ttjere appeared at th lady boose a bcj-. xbe auperviscr was all aiui-and attention, and he to a "spread tne nan of """"'Hably bad never enjoyed patient Tran- Ar ifOmex "Now." thought the beneiactreaa, "la the time to preach my little "sermon.' " So she put before him the evils of play ing trnant and besought him to be model boy In the future. Imaftne ber surprise when be said tc ber: "I afn't tbe boy that runs away, ma'am. lie cave me a penny to come here In bis r'nec." ScenB th Elephant la 1821. BIr. W. 8. Brigss, of Uontpelier, Vt, sends to the Youth's Companion a New Hampshire elephant story. He was brought up in Keene, and there. In August, 1821, every boy waa excited by tbe sight of placards announcing tbe advent of "a great natural curiosity," nothing less than "a living female ele phant" admittance 12& cents, children half-price.'' The days of Barnnm had not yet come, and so far ss Mr. Briggs knows, this waa the first elephant that ever set foot In the flt..nite State. Of course every boy was bound to see it But hew? Nlnepences did not grow on ev ery bosh, and some scheming was nec essary. Tbe boys "got together in con vention," like a committee of ways and means, and not without result The elephant waa exhibited In the daytime, and waa driven from town to town In the darkness of night The boys found out In some way tbat it would be driven Into Keene over a cer tain road Prison street On this road at a point about half a mile from the hotel, was a large common; and half a mile farther away was a bridge over Beaver Brook. The boys laid their plana to see the elephant at the expense of a wagon-load of shavings and a peck of potatoes, Tbese were deposited on tbe common. Then boys were stationed at short In tervals along the road, beginning at the bridge. Tbe moment the elephant arrived at the bridge the urst boy was to shout "Bullo!" at the top of hia voice, sad start on the run for the common. Tbe next boy, bearing the about, was to de like wise, and 00 on down tbt line. Wen, the nlgbt came, and with It tbe elephant. But when the first boy saw It be waa literally struck dumb wKh astonishment An he could not about, be waited to see the creature cross the bridge. When ahe pat her foot on It, however, ahe felt that It was not safe, and refused to proceed, aad tbe men in charge had to drive ber through the stream. ' By thia time the sentry had recovered bis voice, and witb a vigorous "Hullo!" started down the road. Before the ele phant reached tbe common the boys were all there and the shavings were la a blaze. By the light of the fire the elephant caught sight of tbe pile of po tatoes, and no persuasion could get ber past them till tbey were devoured. And there stood tbe boys looking on. with tbelr money, if tbey bad any, safe In their pockets. Mr. Briggs declares that thia line ot boys was the original telephone; and that the modern Instrument date back to thia nocturnal New Hampshire be ginning he proves by tlie fact tbat the word 'TO nil" la still, the telephonic signal tbe country overt . Ta nick Bootblack. The rich men who build hoapltala ar not the only benevolent one. The Hew lark ahoaMack of whom Dc Talmeg talk this eaary, showed a eaartt ef sweet 4 aejwrter eat dowa oa on of the oKy aedl ber-hea and waiatled te one of the atOaara. The bf eante up to his iMHattT TlsTT inrl T-1 ia bejrun when a laager boy shoved hint aside and began the work, and the rs porter reproved blaa aa being a bally, aad the boy replied: Oh, that' aH right I am galng to do It for 'lm. Ton see, he's aeea aiek la the hsewHal atare'a a month; so us boys tarn ba aad give 'tan a lift.' " 'Do all tbe beys harp Mat r asked the reporter. Tea. sir: when they ain't got no Job themselves and Jim goto on, tbey tnra In aad help In; for he ain't strong yet, yon aea, 'How morn percentage doea be give youf asked tha se porter. "The boy smiled: 1 don't keep none of it I ain't no soeh aaoak aa that. All tbe boy gtve np what obey get on hie Job. I'd like to catch any fetter sneak ing oa a sick bey, I would.' "Tho report gave hia a twenty-five seat piece, aad said. Ten keep tan cents for yourself, aad give the rest to Jim.' 'Oan't do It sir; ire his customer. Here, Jim.'" . The man who truly follows Christ will never have to go where be will not find It a Joy to go. "Showers of blessing" are most likely to fall upon the church when the pastor has an overflowing cup. Tbe devil soon gets a mortgage upon the man who drinks and be already owns the man wbo sells. ' When the Christian finds tbe lion's Jen In front of him, he will miss much If he tries to go around it There is an angel in every stone but only the one wbo knows what an an gel's face la like can get It out A better thing than "hitching your wagon to a star," is to put your hand In tbe hand tbat moves tbe star. When onr children go astray the atuse la outside of tbem; when the children of others go wrong, tbe cause ts inside of them. "Hath a dog msney?" Hath a drunk ard friends? Be rather "a dog and bay the moon" than a drinking man, and obey the devil. Imw ?toth Lnr. Clerk in eating-bouse fVadinR newspaper) Here's a new recipe for making chicken pie. Proprietor Let's hear it Clerk One chicken Proprietor That'll do. Ii's clear the fellow who wrote tbat doesn't know anything about cooking. Chef. NothtnK Per! one. Pr. Ende There's nothing serious the matter with Patsy, Mra. Mulcahey. I think a little soap and water will do him as much good as anything. Mrs. Mulcahey Yls. docther; an' will Ol give It f him befoor or afther his males? Judge. Skate lto Tear Mieee Allen's Foot-EABe, o powder far the feet. It cured iminxul, Bwulluu, smarting feet, anil in bUiudy Lakes tbe atiutr out of euros aud buu. iuiig. it's the groatefit comfort ilisci.very of tbe ae. Allen's Foot-Ewe makes tight-fit-ttug or new shoea feel easy. It is a certain cure tor sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach iuie feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggiata aud shoe stored. By mail for Sac. ia staruus. '1 rial package F RkE. Address, Allen 8. Olm sted. La Uor. M. V. No beer is allowed to leave the best i7e. insn breweries until after it haa been niaile thrfe mouths. 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