HOTEL MORGUE AND ITS GUESTS
To Hotel Morgue the guest, cans ia
With a strangely silent air.
And however boia'troue, a man baa basil
He mnh"a no noi.-e and he makes no dia
Wban once he enters there.
Awl honvTrr poor, he rides in state.
8tret:h"l at bis eas, through the hotel
A bsrtb and a (fown and cool, coo! be1
Are ien to all wlw pome,
But nr.r a one in wined or fed.
And !. -r a w.r.l by one in mud,
I'or the jruts are always dumb.
Ami whatever ia dour, and however they
f.-l re.
They n!y he and stare and atare.
From Hotel Morsne the gnests pam on
TiiU i. ft at the break of daj.
And rh-y my n bill a forth at dawn
With .-jtarins eye- nml white Hps draws
They HfN-titiy away.
Ttu.iiirh .-!.! hf-I ami sheltered and aaked
no frii-
To H -t.-l Murjnp n caeet cornea twice.
- Kil:i Wlir.-'rr Wilrftl.
A SMUHT MISTAKE.
.!:irr-i.- is the Having of a yoong
tii:iM.' lii y Aunt Tabltha aerrteu-
tlon !y.
I .1- . for I find tt pay to Clre a
ri-n-l;. .i.'-. .i'-iMiee to abstract propo-
"'t -r i i in-'t mnn-T,
continued my
i I..-
.1. fr to r.seent to the con-
er-:.- -. i. !:! iliingerouH.
"I .n.i - r ill very young," I said.
ii.
My .i ' i tit turned to my mother,
W i . 1 1 1 -ii.-ill Alfred niarryr
M y 1 1 . 1 1 ,. r shook her head.
..iii.-ixHly nice," he volunteered,
t lo you say to Letitia Brown
. .-" :.'!ec my aunt.
"I w. .i.M jiri'for to any nothing to
l.--lM:i linmuliiw," I lutcrpoaed,
l,.-i, !,ly.
" .n.i-ll.-i Stafforth?"
Is she not rather" my mother
w.-i ..rii- liiuiil aud A If re ! ia so
t-iilu." .
l think she lias a very fine flfure,"
r,.-..,,l..,l y aunt. "Or there ia Gvr
ti !. W illiams; Hhj will have a for
tune if s!ie outlives her sisters.
'ri.ere nro ouly five of them," I said
hopefully.
r M.il.el Cordon?"
"Slu- Iiii.h taken a courae of cooking
lemons," olmprved my mother.
"No, none of these!" 1 cried, de
cisively. My :iunt looked offended.
"Very well, then, choose for your
self." she said, tartly.
'erli;ips that would help," I re-iiiiirk.-.l,
thoughtfully.
"V!i will rhoohe Bomelody nice,
won't you, Alfred '!" Bald uiy mother.
'With money." observed my aunt.
'Well connected," emphusized my
mother.
Not too youiiK." adileil my auut.
"Ami reliciou.s." leyi;ed my mother.
There in no objection to her being
frrMxl looking V" I askeil, a trifle timidly.
"No, 1 think not," said my aunt, "pro
viileil utie fully uuili-rstands Itcuiity fa
luit skin rlecp."
1 Mill tell her," I murmured.
Well," said my aunt, linimtieiitly,
after a short pause, whom do you buj;.
ir.-t ?"
I thought for a moment.
"What do you say to Winifred
KniserV"
"Tluit minx!" cried my mint.
"Oh. Alfred!" echoed my mother.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Such a dreadful family," said my
mother.
"So fast!" interji-ctod my aunt.
"Hut havu you never noticed the sun
on her h.-ilrV" I asked, innocently.
My aunt drew herself up.
"We have not noticed the sun on her
hair," .she paid, with much dignity;
"nor dc we wish to observe the sun oo
her hair."
1 wit justly annoyed. "I really think
it must le Wlnifivd KnisT." i said.
"Slm is very fond of mi- "
"How c ti you he so cruel to me!"
criitl my mother. "Have you no
ticed how gray my hair is fretting? You
will not have me on;." Hhe drew out
her ha udker-'liief.
"Ymi will iiiiue to a bad end." said
my aunt. "I alivays thought you were J
depraved. f ymi marry that painted
liiis "ii Miiist not expiM-t my couuten-
nuee."
"I'lider I in1 cin-umstances I will not
marry Winifred Kmser," I Raid, with
ft-re:if nriLru:ioiinity, for I did not par
1icul ir!y want my .unit's countenance.
.V ,- .-ii'iit -i. ited. "You had better
not."
i mi i i iy joked," I said, soothingly,
r 1 1 1 1 : : i i . . 1 1 ir she had not made her
will.
"In I. !!"
" i'!i,. iniMi is" I dropped my voice
"1 am in love with some one else."
Ai. i i on never told me!" said my
mother, reproachfully.
" I ll -ill I love is not free."
"M 1 1 i-i.-il i-rlcil my aunt.
"N.i married ItiK enftaged."
"Who is It?" akcd my mother,
peni ly.
I m i ; silent for a moment, and then I
Fished.
"It i-; 1'oiistniice Ilurloigh."
"It vm mlil have been a most suitable
inii'.-ii." iniiriiiureil my mother.
Very suitable," rifiHed my aunt.
I here was a momentary alienee,
brill,, u by my aunt.
"I did not know Constance waa es-
Ca;eil."
"It is a secret; you must not repeat
what I have told you."
"I don't like these secret engage
ments." said my aubt; brusquely.
"Wh. tolJ you?"
She told me herself."
"Who Is the man?"
"I do not think I should repeat Ma
name."
"I hoe (Viustance ia not throwing
herself aw.y."
( 4
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How Old
You need not answer the question, madam,
for in your case ago is not counted by years. It
will always be truo that "a woman is as old
aj she looks." Nothing nets the seal of age
go deeply upon woman's beauty as gray hair.
It is natural, therefore, tlu-t every woman is
anxious to preserve Lcr hz.'.r in all its original
abuudance and beauty; or, that being denied
tho crowning gift cf beautiful hair, she longs
to possess it. Nothing is oasier than to attain
to thij fjpft or to preserve it, if already
possessod. Ayer's Hair Vifror restores gray
or faded hair to its original color. It does this
by dimply aiding nature, by supplying tho
nutrition necessary to health and growth.
There i.i no better preparation for the hair
than
AYER'S HAIR VIGOR.
m
I aiMyok my head doutHluuyi
"You know the man ?"
I nodded.
"Is he quite quite '
Again I slwok my head donbrfuBr.
"What have yoa heard?" W aunt
sked. eagerly.
I don't think I softM to repeat thes.
hinps."
"You caa surely trust your mother,"
niirniorcd my mother.
"Ami my discretion." said any a sat.
"Well," I said. "I have been told he is
niel his mother."
really!" cried the two ladies in a
breath.
"Mrs mother told me so herself."
"How sad!" said my mother.
"And what else?" asked my annt
"Another relation of hOi told me he
was depraved.
Toor, vnor Constance!" whispered
my mother.
"And would proltably end badly.
"I expect be drinks," said my annt,
grimly.
"Does Constance know t!" ked
my mother.
"I don't Hiink as."
"You dM not tell hsr7
"Of course aL"
"I esneidor It your duty ta."
"I really cannot."
"Thes I will," said my aunt, reso
lutely. '"vtuat I have said has been in con
fidence." "I do not care."
"I beg you not to do so;-
"It is my duty. I am too fond of
Constance to allow her to throw herself
away on this worthless man."
I tihTiiRged my shoulders. "Do as you
pU-jse. but don't mention my name. By
the way, Constance said she would
probably call this afternoon."
At that moment the bell rang.
-That may le she," said my annt,
flying ts the window. "It is."
I got up slowly and sauntered into
the conservatory, which adjotaa the
drawing-room. From behind a Mcsd
ly inlm 1 could see without being seen.
I saw my aunt look toward my mother.
"If we open her eyes," I heard her
whimier, "it may pave the way for
Alfr.il."
My mother said nothing, but I saw
the same hope shine from her eyes.
The door oieiied and the servant an
nounced Constance. She came forward
with a little caper rush; rheu r .opped
abort, embarrassed by the want of re
ciprocity. "We are gUd to see you," said my
mother, and kissed her.
My aunt came forward. "We were
Just speaking of you," she said, solemn
ly. "Sit down."
Constance looked a Mttle crushed. "I
thought Alfred would have told you,"
she murmured.
"We have heard " began my aunt.
"Hush." interposed my mother.
"Come nearer me, Constance. Won't
you take off your hat?"
Constance came and sat by her side.
"I was anxious to come and tell you
that that "
"If you are alliidinK to your engage
ment," said my aunt, womewhat se
verely, "we have already heard of it."
"Vo'i have heard!" cried Constance.
"With the deepest sorrow."
Constance drew herself up.
"You do not approve?" she asked,
proudly.
"We love you too much," snid my
mother, gently.
Coustnm-c looked bewildered.
"You are too Rood for the wretch!"
cried my aunt. "What! Oh, what do
you mean?" exclaimed Constance.
"If yon marry this man," continued
my aunt, vigorously, "you will re
ffret it."
My mother took her hand. "My sis
ter should not tell you this so sud
denly." "It is my duty to speak, and I will,"
cried my aunt. "I will not let Con
stance unite herself t this man with
her eyes closed."
"Wliat have you ajrainst him?" do-
jniinded Constance, a red Rpot begin
ning to burn in each cheek.
"He drinks." answered my aunt, al
most triilinphantly.
Constance sank luick In the cushions.
"1 don't lx-lieve it," s-he siild, faintly.
"He Ill-treats his mother beats her,
I believe," continued my aunt.
This cannot lie true," cried Con
stance. "Mrs. Craiiville, tell me."
My mother nodded Mdly.
"Alas! I cannot deny it."
Constance arose. "This is awful!"
she said, holding on to the back of the
sofa. "I could never have believed it."
She put her hand to her forehead. "It
Is like a bad drosm."
"My oor, dear Constance," mur
mured my mother,' rising and putting
her arms round her.
My aunt brought up her artillery.
"He is thoroughly depraved, and will
come to a bad end. His relations are
as c4io on this point."
Constance burled her ftjee In my
mother's bosom. "Oh, dear! oh, dear!
and I loved him so!" she sobbed.
In the adjoining room I was becom
ing uncomfortable.
"We thought it right to tell yon." said
my aunt, moved by her tears, "though
Alfred begged and implored us not to."
"I could nevi-r, never have beheved
it," sobbed Constauce. "Poor, poor
Mrs. Granville !"
My mother soothed her.
"Ilow ditlieult you must have felt it
to tell me this," exclaimed Constance,
drying her tears. "It was so good of
you. I will not give him another
thought. To treat his mother so cruel
ly! Oh, Mrs. Granville, I am so sorry
for youT
"It Is X who am sorry for you," said
my mother, doubtfully.
"And no one would have dreamed It
We always thought you were so fond
of htm and spoiled him utterly. And
aU the time you were hiding your sop
row. How noble of you!"
My mother looked at Aunt Tabtths,
who returned her stars.
are You?
ruu n" ""'' saiu jk'uut. xhu..
.hlspering. "Find out
-Waere did you meet him, dearest?
. btaaered my msther.
"Meet him? Why, here, ef course."
mid Con its nee, with opening eyes.
"Yes. yes, of coarse," said my mothe.
mystified.
"I thought yen wouh be pleased, ant.
I hurried across to tell you."
"Oaa Alfred have aaado a Mistake 7
uiirttored my aunt, hoarsely.
The two elder ladies stood still in Hi.
utmost embarrassment.
"I shall never be Lappy again," sail":
Constance, mournfully.
"Don't say that." implored mj
mother. "Perhaps there is a mistake.
"How can there he a mistake?" asked
Constance, raieing her head.
"There can be no mistake," said my
aunt hastily.
"How could he he cruel to yon?" cried
Csnstaace, kissing my mother.
"Cruel to me?" cried my mother.
"Yon said he was cruel ts you."
"Of whom are you speaking?" erleo
both ladles.
"Of Alfred, of course."
The two elder ladies sat down auo
denly. "You are not engaged to Alfred?"
they gasped simultaneously.
"To whom else?" said Constance, in
amazement.
"There is some misunderstanding," 1
observed, smoothly, coming tn at the
moment.
The three fell upon me together.
It took at least an hour to explain.
Yet I hud said nothing which waa not
strictly true.
"You will not allow these practical
Jokes when you are married, wiH you,
Conny?" said my mother, fondly.
"I will not," replied Constance, tight
ening her lips.
"Marriage la the saving of a young
man." repeated my aunt, grimly.-
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
VHIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT Or
THE PAPER.
Qaaint Bayiag sad Cats Dlas of th
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered
sad Printed Hers for All Other Lit
tle Osca to Bead.
A Blsa.
A boy came down by my gate to-day, and
a moment he angered there.
And he whistled, and then for a signal
rail hia hand shot up in the air;
And I, from the shade of my porch, look
ed up and over my paper's run.
And I saw two fingers in A' -form raised
and my heart went straight oat to
him.
And, oh, the way that the years sloughed
off Bt the sight of that upraised
hand.
As again I read that signal which no boy
faileth tn understand;
Sweet, sweet old summers of days gone
by spiiexred, and I half suspect
That moist were the eyes whit looked
and beheld those boyish fingers
erect.
Afar then there en me through the heated
air from the lot of my neighbor
limes.
An answering call, and a scrramed "Yon
lH-t!" iu the moot decisive of tones;
And straightway nh signal corps ad
journed and two happy buys set
forth
For the line of woods, where the clear
Pes i'laines streams down from the
distant north.
Oh, wonders they tell of the heliograph
and marvels the lightning does.
When Wio tdi-grnph ticks and the tele
phone mix words with their whir
and buzz;
But I think sometimes of the snnbnrnrd
boy and rhat credit is due to him
Who first transmitted by finger sign tht
inessajre: "Let's go and swim."
Chicago liecord.
Jnhanle'a l-na-lc.
Johnnie, an outs-token youth of 4
years, was permitted to be present at a
family tea party instead of liaviug his
supiMT In the nursery. His request for
some cake was refused by his mother.
"Itecause, dear, you know it's night
time and it wouldn't be good for you.'
"Hut," remonstrated Johnnie, "it's no
darker In my stummlck at night than
it is in the morning, so how's it going
to know?"
Yonngrst Telrarspher In the Wnr'A
The youngest telegrapher in the
world Is Miss Leah, Sullivan, of
Callao, Mo. Leah Is almost seven
years old. and she can handle the key
almost as well as her father, wtio Ls the
division sujerintendetit of the Western
Union Teligraph Company. She has a
little office fitted out In her home with
all requirements needed for telegraphy.
The wire connects with her father's of
fice some two or three miles distant.
She is very sweet and amhible. Lately
Ijcah's hoivse has been connected with
several others in the town and the
wire Ia made a first-class substitute for
the telephone.
An Old-Fashioned Spelling Problenk.
When our grandfathers were boys
and our grandmothers' girls nothing
deUrhted them so much as a spelling
bee. The person In thi; neighborhood,
be h; young or old, who could stand up
longest even In the face of such words
as "antediluvian," "separate," "kero
sene" and "hippopotamus" was looked
up to and honored. And spelling in
those days wasn't such a simple task
as H Is to-day. Take the word "Missis
sippi," for Instance. The speller puck
ered up his mouth and began.
"M mtafl, l--s, Iss, Missis, l-p-p,
lpp, MiAslHsipp, 1, 1, Mississippi," and
then he stopped. All out of breath.
There were somn famous old nnts to
crack In spelUnc, too. For '.nstance,
there was "abominable bumble bee
with his tail cat off." That was hard.
It took study and time to spell It, and If
the speller could keep her face straight
through it all ahe wo iudeed clever.
Perhaps you would like to know bow
co spell "abomiriablo bumMa bee wlt!
his tall cut off." You might learn It
and nse it for dome evening entertain
ment. It is a great mirth provoker.
Rood tt over to your friends in a mon
otonous tone of voice anil see if they
can keep their facos straight. Here ht
the whole story:
A and there's yonr a; b-o-m, .and
there's your bom and yonr ahom; 1, and
there's your 1 and yonr boinl aud your
bbomi; n-a, and tls-r.'8 yonr na and
your lna and jon botalna and join
alMNnina; b-l-e, and There's your bit
and your nablu and your Inside and
your bomlnuhlii and your abominable;
b-u-m, and there's your bum and your
ble bum and your nabl.) bum and your
InaMe bum nod your bonilntvblo hum
and your abominable bum; b l-o, and
there's your bjo and your bumble and
your hie bumble and your nahlo bumble
and your Inable bumbla and your boiu
umble bumble ami your abominable
bumble; b-e-e, and there's your bee and
our bla bee and your bumble bee
your ble bumble bee and your liable
bumble bee ant yonr inable bumble
bee and your bomiuable buiable lv
and your abominable bumble bee;
w-l-t-h, and there's your with and your
bee with and your ble bee wlUi and
inn bis bee with and your Inable bum
!e bumble bee with and your abouuuii
ia bumblo bee with: h-l-s, and there:!
our his and your with his and your be
A lth bis and your ble bee wtth bis and
our bumble bee with bis and your b!u
mmble bee with his and you.- nablu
tumble bee with bis and yonr inable
tumble bee with his and yonr bouiina
le bumble bee with his and your about
.liable bumble bee with" bia
Hore pauss and take a good brent
before you go on. Then at It again.
T-ai-l, and there's your tail aud yout
tils tail and your with his tail aud yout
bee with his tail and your ble bee with
his tall and 'your bumble bee with his
tail and your ble bumble bee with his
tall and your nable bumble bee with
his tail and your inable bumble bee
with his tail and your bomuiable bum
ble bee with bis tail and your abomina
ble bumble bee with bis tall; c u t, and
there's your cut and your tall cut and
your his tail cut and your with bis toll
cut and your bee with his tall cut and
your ble bee with his tail cut and youi
humble bee with his toll cut and yout
ble bumble bee with his tail cut aud
your nable bumble bee with bis tail
out and your Inable bumble bee with
hia tall cut and your bominable bumble
bee with his tail cut and your abomina
ble bumble bee with bis tail cut; o-ff,
and there's your off and your rut ofl
and your tail cut off aud your his tail
cut off and your with his tail cut ofl
and your bee with Iris tall cut off ami
your ble bee with his tall rut off u;d
your bumble bee with bis tall cut off
and your ble bumble bee with his tail
cut off and your nable bumble bee
with his tail cut off and your Inable
bumble bee with his tail cut off and
yonr bom I mi hie. bumble bee with his
tall cut off ami your abominable bum
ble bee with his tall cut clear off.
And by the time you are finished you
are glad indeed that one bumble bee at
least hasn't any tail.
Failing Under the fra.
When Jules Verne wrote his story,
"Twenty Thousand leagues Under the
Sea," in which he describes how a cer
tain Captain Nemo navigated a sub
marine ship under the surface of the
ocean, few people dreamed that Jules
Verne's Imaginary marine wonder
would ever lx-come a reality. But a
sub-marine boat already has been built.
It waa launched on May 17 at Eliza
beth. N. J., and it bears the name "Hol
land," after Its inventor. It is 55 feet
lond and 11 feet in diameter, and it
can sail as well under water as on the
surface. In case of war it could be
loaded with torpedoes and mn under
water until it was iK-nenth the enemy's
biggest warship, when the torpedoes
could be placed and the great vesse-'
blown to atoms.
Just think of skimming along the bot
tom of the sen In such a liont and think
what a fight there would be if two such
boats belonging to hostile navies should
meet under water!
We should feel proud, too, that th
inventor of this ship is an Aiuericau.
Literary Note i From The Cenlury Co
General John M. Scliofiehl con
tributes another chspt-r of secret bi
t r to Ihe August number of 'lli
Ontury," the pr-sent psper Jealim
with -'Controversies in the War I)
imrtment," -villi special reference u
the impeachment of I'rcsid.-nt John
sou. This will treat particularly of the
jot trovcrsy, wh.ch finally led to tlx
iinpeacment of U e I'reM.lcut of th
United Stales.
General Porter's anecdotal reminis
ceiices, "Campaigning ith Grant," it
the August "Century," will deal wilt
the preparations for lhe lust campaign,
and describe the capture ol Fott Fisher
FELT HONORED.
Because He II ad Met a Risger Mat
than Uncle Ram.
An hour after midnight the othei
nifrht a patrolman found a man scntct:
on the steps of the postofllce with hit
elbows on his knees and his head in hit
hanri.4, says the Detroit Free Press, ant"
giving him a shake the officer said:
"Come, old man, this U no lodgir
house!"
"No, sir," replied the man, as h
roused up, "tills ls the pirstollhe. 1
knew It when I sat down here. It Is
seldom I mistake a postoiTipc for a lorig
lng house. Did you supiose I was la
boring under the Impression that I haii
turned into a cheap room on the fourll;
floor hack and left orders to be callet'
at 7 o'clock In the morning?"
"You'll have to move on," replied th
ofllcer.
"Isn't this a Government building?'
"Yes, sir."
"Owned and run by the Govcrnmen
of the United States?"
"Yes, sir."
"And has Uncle Ram ordered me tc
move on?"
"No, sir, but I have, and you don'
want to linger over an hour."
"Sly dear sir," said the night hawk,
as he looked up, "are you a bigger mar
than Uncle Sam?"
"I am, sir!" replied the officer, as he
dallied with is club.
"Then I bow to circumstances and
will move on. Could you spare me t
photographV
"No, sir."
"Will you give me your autograph?'
"No. sir."
"Then let me gaze at you for half a
minute to Indelibly Impress your fea
tures upon tho tablets of my memory.
That will do, and I thank you. I hav
met a bigger man than Uncle Sam, and
I shall be able to describe him to the
children gathered at my knee. Ofllcer
tap me over the head with your club."
"There it Is!" said the officer, as he
fetched him one on his battered old hat.
"I uanka thanks awfully I I hare not
only seen a bigger man than Unci'
Bam, but (?) 1 1 zz boom!
Gossip.
How frequently Is the honesty ann
Integrity of man disposed of by a smile
or a shrug! How many good aud gen
erous actions have been shrunk Into
oblivion by a distrustful look or stamp
ed with the Imputation of proceeding
from bad motives, by a mysterious and
seasonable Whisper. Look Into compa
nies of those whose gentle natures
should disarm them, we shall find nc
better account How often docs the
reputation of a helpless creature bleed
by a report which the party who is
at the pains to propagate It beholds!
vmtfy much pity and fellow feeling
that she Is heartily sorry for It hopei
In God It la not true however, as Arch
bishop Tillotson wittily observes upon
It, Is resolved In the meantime to give
the report ber pass, that at least It may
have fair play to take its fortune In the
world to be believed or not, according
to the charity of those Into whose bandy
It shall happen to fall. Addison.
. Acme of Poltten
n. am,, nf Doltteness waa
by a mlnlwr superintendent who, ac
cording to Tlt-Blts, posted a placard
reading: Mriease do not tumble down
tbe shaft"
ENOUGH CHALK fOR ALL TIME.
' irmmt Block that Was Oset s Lars
imm tho Coati.rat of karaae.
I The small piece of chalk which la In
Constant use in the schoolroom, the
lecture-room, the billiard-room and the
workshop has a strange history, the
unraveling of which through all its
complexities Is one of the most dim
cult problems with which the science
of the present day Is called upon tc
deal. This piece Is In reality a chip
of an immense block of chslk that
once filled an area the size of the con
tinent of Europe, and of which even
' yet several gigantic fragments remain,
.each hundreds of square miles In ex
tent. Tnese patches are acanerea ovei
the region lying between Ireland on
the west and China on the east, and
extending in the other direction from
Swedeu in the north to Portugal in th
, south.
In the British Isles the chalk Is found
.n greatest perfection' and continuity
! In the east and southeast of England.
' A sheet of chalk more than 1,000 feet
in thickness underlies all that portion
of England which Is situated to the
. southeast of a line cresting the wand
j diagonally from the North Sea at
, Flamborough Head to the coast on the
English channel In Dorset This eaor-
' mous sheet of chalk ia tilted up slight
ly on the west, and Its depressed east
ern portions that dip toward the waters
of the North Sea are usually buried
from sight by means of overlying sands
and clays. Where the edges of the
chalk floor come upon the sea the cliff
scenery is strikingly grand and beau-
J tlful. Anyone who has once seen the
magnificent rocks of Flamborough and
Beechy Head, the Jaggied stacks of the
Needles or the dizzy mass of Sbak-
' speare's cliff, near Dorer, can under
stand why "the white cliffs of Al
bion" has grown Into a stork phrase.
I This massive sheet of chalk appears
again In France, In many other parts
of Europe as far east as the Crimea,
and even In Central Asia, beyond the
Sea of Aral now far It stretched
westward into what is now the Atlan
tic may never be known, but chalk
cliffs of at least 200 feet in thickness
are seen at Ant'i, in Ireland and less
conspicuous formations are found in
Scotland, in Argyle and Aberdeen.
There caa be little question that all
these now Isolated patches were once
connected in a continuous sheet, which
must, therefore, hare occupied a su
perficial area about 3,000 miles long by
nearly 1,000 broad, an extent larger
than that of the present continent of
Europe. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Procession of Wsrsaa Fifty Feet Loar.
In the deep pine forests of Norway
wood-cuttens sometimes find a serpent
like object nearly fitty feet long crawl
ing slowly over the ground. If they
did not know that it was made up of
millions of little worms they might he
frightened by its peculiar appearance.
These worms, called the sciara, gather
during July and August In large num
bers, preparatory to .migrating In
search of food or for change of condi
tion. When setting rut on this Journey
they stick themselves together and
form a huge serpent-like mass, often
'reaching a length of between forty and
ilifty feet, and several Inches I- Hdck
.noss. As the sciara ie only on nn aver
age about three thirty-seconds of an
inch in length, and hardy wider than a
fine needle, the number required to
compose a line of the sU-e above men
tioned is enormous. Their pace la very
slow, and upon meeting an obstacle,
such as a stick or stone, they will either
writhe over or around It, sometimes
breaking into two bodies for this pur
pose. M. Guoriu-Mf-eville, a celebrat
ed French naturalist, says that if the
rear portion of this wonderful snake
like protwsion be brought Into contact
with the front port, and a sbrt of ctrrle
formed, the insects will keep raoviug
round in that circle for hours without
apparently noticing that they are not
getting on in their Journey. If the pro
cession be broken In two, the portions
dill re-unite in a shr-t time. The Nor
vegian peasants, when they meet one
these trains, will lay some article of
their clothing, such as a belt or hiuid
1 erchief, on the ground In front of It.
I.' the procession pass ovt it it Is re
garded as a good sign, but If It makes
t way round the reverse Is liolleved.
A largo Sponge.
The largest sponge ever sent to mar
ket was from the Mediterranean. It
was ten feet In clrcuiuferenco and
three In diameter.
"Such funny names out West," said she
"Yet 'twould have been much more
unique
If they had builded Wounded Knee
Upon the banks of Cripple Creek!"
Chicago Record.
Try Urala-O I Try Clrala-O I
auk your grocer to-day to 'how you a psck
.Ke ot Graln-O. the new lood drink tht tukra
the place of coflee. The children my drink It
without Injury well fl the silult. All who
try It like It- timtn-o bai ilmt rleti ial brown
ot Mocha or Java, hut it is made from pure
train, ami the mmt delleate stomach receive
it without dl8irin. One quarter tno pice of
coflee. 15 eta. and 2S cts. per package, iroid by
11 grocen.
Fifty years apo there were in India
nly 21 native ordained paston. There
ire now about 1,000.
Fits permsnenUyonred. No fits or
ism aftnr first day's use of Dr. Kline's Ureal
Ne JuIa
Do, R. B. Kijsb, Ltrt- Wl Arch btraUawHa-
More English women are married to
frerinans thau to memliers of any other
foreign nation.
Pirn's Cora ts the medicine to break op
-hildren's Oonsba and Colds. Mrs. la. Q.
HiAiHT. Sprasue. Wash.. March a ISM.
A lady has lost her life through the
iffects of sea-sickness during a passage
rrom Calais to Dover.
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AHCII ST.. I'UILA.. PA. Ease at once: no
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ivuhU A. M. lol P. M.
The Lord Mayor of London is only
sleeted for one year, but he may be re
flected for another term.
Conductor E. D. IonmiR, Detroit, Mich.,
sayo: 'The effect of Hall's Catarrh Cure ta
woudnrful." Write him about it. Bold by
Drugg-iKta, 75c
The proportion of people in Norway
ho sieak Euulish is farcer than in auy
ithcr country of the world.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Hymn forchuarei
."thing, soften- Uiesum,redinaami
iouTalKiyB pain. o" wlnd cuUo- - hotUs
At llelensliuri;, on the Firth of Clyde,
n,n nliuu tin raised anil disnoRed of
l,0O0,OM0 tuli this season.
Sbahe Into Tour Shoe
Ml n'i Foot Raw, a powiler lor the tect. It
rurea painful, saollen. sinartlne ieet. and In
Mantly lake the sting out of ihe corns anil lan
on, ll'athe greatest comfort it mcoyery of the
iae A lien' Foot-Ease make tlKlit-fmln or
new shoes leel ea y. It Is a certain i-uie Inr
.weallmc. callous and hot, Ureil achii c Iret
Try 11 to day. Sold by all drOKlrtits anil tnne
.lores. Rv mull lor 25c In stamps. Trial paak
ase FKKK. Adilrea. Allen 8. otmsleil, I Koy,
N. V.
No fewer than 28,3L'6 doors and win
i ....... ;n i nilnn have been found (men at
nit'ht by the police in one year.
The brewers of tJreat Britain consuem
jiiuuully about 7V,uuu tons ot sugar in to
TRUMPET CALLS.
aa'a Hon Soands a Waralasj Mats
to the Uaursdsaaaed.
jff3i A LAZY man's
i AX working time Is
I UX. to-morrow.
Tis only the
marble Image of
purity that la cold.
The poetry ol
nature is a Chris
da MOgM.
Prayer tha
mean nothing an
never heard la
heaven.
Oar weakness
-an be made strength by trust in tht
Lord.
Never follow any guide wbo does net
josely follow Christ
The admiration of moral besurty can
aot be got out of nbe soul. -
The surest way of getting a revtval Is
ro first get the Uoly Gbost '
To put off repenting until to-morrow
may be putting R oS forever.
The God who remembers the apar
row can never forget his Child.
The man who thinks he is almost re
cenerated has not yet begun.
A self-made man generally takes a
great deal of pride In his work.
A stereotyped prayer never takes the
chill ont of a cold prayer meeting.
If our faults were written on our
faces everybody would wear a veil.
The man who plows deep makes the
right kind of a prayer for a good crop.
The devil's cause gets a big lift when
ever whining Is mistaken for religion.
The God who makes the lily fair is
able to do the ,same for every sinful
heart
Nobody has ever starved by getting a
stone when he asked the Lord for
bread.
The child has the seeing eye; years
veil our virion with stupid things called
facta.
If God answered all prayers, the sky
would always be raining fire some
where. The weary and heavy laden have a
standing lnvitution to go to Christ and
find rest.
What the "crooked path" brother
needs is to make God's word a lamp
for his feet
Pointing to the hypocrites In the
church will not make your own sin
ning any safer.
It ls not God's purpose that any re
ligious meeting should ever be held
without results.
The flery furnace Is always a good
place to the man who gets into it by
following Christ.
Love among spirits Is what gravita
tion Ls to matiter. It binds the uni
verse to a common center God.
The main reason why some people
get so little good by going to prayer
meeting is because they expect so little.
tlaaaswersblf.
A man doesu't like to see his pet the
ories and favorite dogmas attacked and
evert nrncd in a mnuncr that leaves him
no opiHirtunity for successful reply.
Yet many men we see them every day,
ind read their vain and vapid tirades
will argue and dispute and vocifer
nifily declaim long after they know
they are beaten annihilated. One of
the best answers in view of this kind
of a defeat was that once made by
lames I. of England.
James had been reading a work en
tilled "Description of tho Tolicy of the
Church of England," written by the
historian Calderwood, which severely
handled a few of his pet theories.
James fancied himself a profound the
ologian. The King read until he be
came angry, ami then he threw the
book down, with a bitter anathema up
on it.
A prelate of the church who chanced
to lie standing near iuuuired of his
Majesty the cau.se of his trouble.
The King named the work, and an
wered that he had lieen reading 1L
"O!" said the prelate, with unhesi
tating confidence, "do not let the work
?ive your Majesty one moment's un
easiness. We will answer it."
"Answer it!" repeated James, in a
passion. "And wliat will you answer,
mnu? There Is nothing in It but Scrip
ture, honestly quoted, aud sound rea
son. It is unanswerable and that'
whnt troubles mc."
Kraponaibititjr in Tslkinsr.
The absolute lack of responsibility
which a good many well-meaning peo
ple show in the ma'.ter of talking
would be Incredible if one were con
stantly coming upon illustrations of
Its extent. Men and women give forth
impressions and repeat, without quali
fication or condemua.'ion, statements
regarding others which have absolute
ly no foundation In fact, and to ascer
tain the truth or falsity of which not
tlie Brightest effort has been made. The
same people would shrink from the
idea of burning down a man's house or
taking a ten-dollar bill out of his pock
et, but they do not hesitate to smirch
Ma character or destroy hie peace of
mind; calamities much more difficult
to bear than the results of arson or
theft. Society stands In great need of
sound education reganTIng personal re
sponsibility for talk which affects the
character or standing of othera. Chris,
tian Union.
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Womld Fellow the Cows.
Justin Sackstt, who recently died rn
princaeld, Mass., at the age of 83
ears, was a noted landscape gardener,
.nd laid out Forest Park in Spong
ioid. He had a most remarkably true
ye. always making sufficient '"offset"
r allowance to avoid stiffness in his
work. With it all he exercised his
hrewd Yankee wit and Inventiveness,
s this story shows: One day he was
irlvlng with a friend, who asked hisa
ut of curiosity how be would plan a
.ttad to the top of a certainhil that
,hey passed. "Well," said Mr. Sack
tt, with a twinkle in his eye, "I should
rura la some cows awhile and watch
how they gotup" N-w York Tribune.
'X Goat Eicase,
nsu I done anything to offend yon.
-tailing 7' he asked, brokenly. "To-day
ou paased me wttnout nowukg ana now
yon stt there with such an air of hau-
reur and pride that "
"George," interrupted tbe girl, with
m unbending air, but In ber voice a
a donee sweeter than music at night,
I have a still neck." Beaton Globe.
So Caaafortabte.
I always like to see that Senator get
up to make a speech," said the drowsy
looking man.
"lie isn't very Interesting."
"No. When he Is on his feet I'm al
ways sure that my nap will not be dis
turbed by any outburst of applause."
-Washington Star
Real Heat sad Comfort.
There ta a powder to be shaken into the
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Allen 8. Olmsted, La Boy, N. Y., which '
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best I
thing they have ever sold to cure sore and
tender or aching feet. Home dealers !aim
that tt makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
It certainly will cure corns and bunions and
relieve Instantly sweating, not or cuiBnuin
feet. It costs only a quarter, and the Invent
or will send a sample free to any addrees.
Tha Horrid BruteV
She I never expected to work like
Jiks when I married you.
He I didn't suppose yon cared. You
worked hard enough to get me, didn't
you? Indianapolis Journal.
He Kaear Hia Has.
Jack Let me hold your band when
we go to ask your father for bis bless
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Jack Unless I hold a good hand he
may try to bluff me out Truth.
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