CALLING TH4 OWaV
t shall never hoar her mora
By the reedy IJudis shore,
"C.uaha! Cuslia! Cupha!" callinc
Ere the carl dewa be failing;
I Khali never h ar her none,
"disha! Cueha!" all along.
Where the senuy Lindia floweth,
fjocth, l.oweth;
From the meads where melick crorct
When the v.nter winding down
Onward Iluuvlli to the town.
I shall never see her more
Where tin' rciiio ami runhea quiver,
Shiver. tiivcr;
rttninl lnuMe the wobhinR riTer,
Svhl.inc. tlir MiinK, I" it" fulling
T I he h.ijiiit. lonesome shore;
I sti:ill never hear her calling,
'Leave ur meadow granges melt"..,
Mell rx, mellow;
Quit your cowalipa. cowslips, come npju
I.ichtfoot;
Quit yoiir pipes of parsley hollow,
liol'nw, hollow;
Come upe. I.iehtfmt. rise and follow;
I.iirhtfnot. Whitefoof.
From your clovers lift the headj
f 'onie npie. Jetty, follow, follow4
.lotty. to the milking shed."
Joan luelow. "
THE BABY AND
THE WHARF RAT.
Tnn announcement In the dally
newspaper acveral years aj;n
thnt the 3-vear-olil daughter of
Millionaire George Alusley had been
kMn.ipped caused not oDly intense ex
citement, but wild consternation
throughout the city. Thousands of
parents were concerned for days aliout
their little ones, and elder brothers nud
sisters received strict Instructions to
keep wnt-hful eyes on the younger
members of he families, while nurse
ninids were sternly admonished to nev
er leave their charges for an Instant.
This state of affairs continued for a
few days; then Interest In the case
waned. N'o more children were stolen,
ntxl newspaper reporters were unable
to llini any further clews. The tollers
of the press labored strenuously wtoh
the police, but results were not satis
factory, and finally the men who bad
spent days nml nights endeavoring to
lind otne trace of the child were called
to other asit:rare!its. while all but one
of the directives, who had been in
structed to follow up the case, were or
dered to the Investigation of other
criminal matters.
Baby Alntley had been kidnapped it.
the public park. The nurse had taken
her for an outing on a plensaiit after
noon and had sauntered to a bower
iike retreat, where, beneath the shade
of spreading shrubbery, she had rested
for a time on a settee as she watched
the little ifirl. who, w ith childish uban
ri.oj, played amonj; the bushes and
flowers. An acquaintance happened
by. and in the conversation that en
sued the nurse forgot the baby for n
few minutes. When she thonglit of her
charge again there was no answer to
her call. A hasty search followed Im
mediately, but the little one could not
be found; and no one nbout the park
remembered having seen her. The
nurse hunted di-spairiugly for half nn
hour, ami then informed the policeman
whose beat was on the park. In twen
ty niinuTes dozens of dicers and detec
tives were searching the city, and by
supper time thousands of cltlzeus had
learned of the mysterious affair.
Iuring the week following It was a
pertained that a new-comer to the Ital
ian colony had been seen on the day of
- the kidnapping. In the district given up
to the sous and daughters of the sunny
peninsula, leading a little girl by the
hand, lie was unknown to the law
nbldlng residents of that section except
by the name of Giovanni. Where hv
came from, or with whom he lived,
could not le learned, as be had been
noticed atioirt the district only three or
four day, and was always alone. The
girl apparently went along with him
wlllliixly. and two of the iiersoiin who
called at police headquarters stated
that they heard snatches of Ills conver
sation. In substance that if she would
be a gexl girl he would take her to see
a lot of pretty birds and some mon
keys. Ho the baby blindly trusted him
The police became satisrted that the
child was hidden somewhere In the
Italian section of the city nud searched
every living place they could learn of,
but her whereabouts were not brought
to light, and even the reward offered
by tin? heart-broken father for her re
covery proved unavailing, although It
was afterward ascertained that (!io
vhihiI would have been glad to return
the child for that sum had he not been
In fear of Imprisonment for a long term
on account of the Intense feeling bis
deed had aroused.
So the father and mother suffered
waiting anxiously day by day for some
word of hope, in anguish lest news of
the baby's death reached them, yet
dnlly praying that she be taken from
arth rattier than be brought up In a
life of -sorrow and shame.
IVnnls O'Donnell, "12-year-old by de
grace o' od," first attracted my at
i tent Ion In a police station. Tie, with
five other street A rails, had been caught
playing "craps' In Ile alley ami had
rsen brought before the sergeant by
two officers. I was In the captain's of
fice, and we smiled as we saw be raga
mufllus arranged In line before the
desk aad heard them tearfully explain
lng thnt "wo wusn't doln' a t'lng." but
paid Utile further attention to them un
til we heard nn angry voice exclaim
"Yoiiae t'lnk becuz dcyse holes lu mo
clothes I don't lnv me mudder."
Bo original a remark from a street
Arab called tin at oueo Into the guard
room. We wanted to see what ninn-
ner of hoy It was who lived in the
street ntvd yet was proud of loving Ids
mother, and we found Dennis with his
lands clenched tightly and ready to
tight nt once with oue of the big blue
coated men who Ik-id arrested hlm. The
captain demanded an explanation from
the officers for the peculiar situation,
and was told that Dennis had tearfully
pteai'eil to I - aooucd to 1'iepHlt I.,
peace because his mother would fee!
badly to l-rn that he was In trouble,
when tin i.tlleer tauntingly replied
' You're a nice loy to talk about your
iuot her."
That stirred all the antagonism It.
the lad's nn lure and he iiiimcdiatelj
answered back and prepared to admin
lster punishment to the man who, hi
thought, had offered I mailt to Mrs
O'Donnell.
The argmn.-nt proved effectual will
the captain, and Dennis was granted r
prlvllegB not extended to the olhi
boys. They were Bent to cells for i
few hours, where they might repent,
but he was asked In to the captain's of
fii-e to tell why he plnysd "crapa" li.
Pie alley if he loved his mother.
And his explanation was that hi
did It to get a few more cents than he
could earn by selling papers because
they needed money to live.
"Bill," asked the captata, "don't you
lise us much as you make?"
"Iiid.ide I d.m't," answered the lad
proudly, "becuz I know how to cheat
de oder loys."
No, he did not believe this to b j
vrouz. and I am sure ha was honest
KJH Of'u'o", Tfc theory of th edu
cation racefcred by bay U tha Mr
la not baaed on the principle that it is
wrong to aln, but that It la to be
caught. They are brought up to obey
ha law through fear of it, not because
they are benefited by lla ODeervauce.
80 Dennis aaw do barm in cheating
at "craps" so long as the other boys
were not aware of bis methods; and I
am quit certain that If be did bare
any moral doubta on this point, the
t hixie ht that his mother needed money
u aide a virtue of it.
During the half hour in the captain 'a
office, Dennla gave us some Informa
tion about Ms mother and hia life. Mrs.
O'Donnell and Dennis lived alone in
one room on the top door of a tenement
house In Stone alley, which led from
Foot street court, that, in turn, branch
ing from Foot street, one of the princi
pal nvennes In the district of the poor.
The captain nrildly lectured the youth
and allowed him to depart, and H was
several day liefore I could gratify the
curiosity I felt In regard to the pecu
liar hid; but In Hie week following,
when I had gained "Dinny's" confi
dence, and become his friend, as well
as, I hope. In some respects his bene
factor, he told me much of hia life.
Mrs. O'Donncl'j found It difficult to
get bread enough for "Dinny" a'nd her
self. She was a good woman, but hard
work, seasoned plentifully with sor
row, had calloused lier heart against
mankind, and in time she came to care
only for her loy.
As for "Dinny," he recognised no per
son on earth worthy of consideration
except his mother. His companions on
the street were only for fun, rough or
tender, as they would stand It; the
priest was good to him, but was to be
shunned If possllhle; the police were his
natural enemies, and school teachers
he regarded as parts of the penance
the priest imposed at every opportu
nity. Blaine not the boy. His mother"
arind was so taken up with the strug
gle for existence that her moral sense
was unquestionably blunted, and if. In
the hnrd life Imposed on her, she could
even remember the love for ber chld.
It was nn tmlooked-for virtue. She
found no time and little opportunity
for torching the good In life, even If
she thought there was any. His les
sons of existence were learned from
the hoys on the streets, yet down In the
heart of the bid there was good, and It
only needed opportunity to show itself,
lie and his mother were creatures of
circumstances; they were neither bad
not malicious. He would do anything
his mother desired, and she felt that
she only lived for him.
Dennis sold newspapers for a living.
Between editions he Hacked shoe On
rainy days he turned his hand to any
thing that came along; It mattered lit
tle what. If there were a few cents for
lit in ; either "craps," or holding horses,
or running errands. With nothing to
do. he "traveled with his gang," and
"vor'sn t'ihk mrvz devse uoi.rs is"
IK C'l.oTIIKS I DON'T MTV UK MUDDER."
evenings were spent with a crowd of
laiya, sometimes not as the police al
lowed. Summer evenings generally
found them about the wharves, not in
frequently enjoying the fruits of carefully-planned
raids in the little dens
which they appropriated and arranged
heuenth the piers among the piling.
These dens were mode pimply, rough
shacks being covered with a few
lionrds which were fastened to the cup
ports of the wharves.
"Dinny's" favorite hang-out was the
quarters of the Toung Cosmopolitan
Associates; or, as it was indicated in
rude letters on a bonrd In the den,
"Yung KostuepoHtens AsBoshntes."
This was a most select organization,
composed of boys ranging in age from
0 to 15 years. To become a member
each one must have shown himself a
hero, as they termed it. This waa not
by rescuing a person from death, or
doing any other brave net, but by de
fying the police or doing some deed ( f
a peculiarly dare-devil character.
Stealing enough cigars, cigarettes,
candy or fruit to supidy all the meni
iii entitled a boy to enrollment on
1 he list of membership.
The quarters of the "assoahntes
were situated about six feet below tht
level of an avenue running along the
water front. One side of the den was
formed by a heavy retarding wall,
which prevented the water of the bar
hor from undermining the street, while
the others were made from drift wood
and plana stolen from convenient
'.umber yards. The roof waa the floor
f a small ahed occupied by an Italian
fruit dealer, located at the street end
of the wharf, which was one of the
largest In the city, where clipper ships
to and from the East Indies and Aus
tralia were wont to load and discharge
cargoes. The den was fitted with a
few kegs and boxes for seats, and was
stored with relics of past raids.
To the difficulty In entering the dea
vns due principally its iniuiuuity from
discovery. The boys, after getting on
the wharf property through a hole In
the high fence, where they had remov
ed a board, has to go to one aide of the
pier and climb down the retaining wall
of the street, swinging underneath the
wooden flooring as they descended. To
go straight down would result In Im
mersion in the dock, where the water
was deep enough to allow the big ships
to lie towed almost to the street wall,
but the channel did not exteud beneath
the wharf, and aliout ten feet from
the water the oozy mud was encoun
tered. Climbing down these stones,
and clinging like flies to n wall, was
not without nn element of danger, but
the lada became accustomed to it, and
the fact that it ren,uir'd practice to ac
complish the feat successfully gave an
added senc of security to the retreat.
Once in the mud, the lioys had to walk
a distance of about 160 feet before
reaching the shack.
It happened on the 12th day after the
kidnaping of Millionaire Atnsley'a lit
tle girl, that a grand raid, which bad
been planned several days before, was
to occur. The object was the looting
of a small confectionery and tobacco
store situated on one of themainstreets
of the district of the poor, at the cor
ner of a small alley, lined with tene
ment houses. The building In which
the store was located waa an old one,
and there waa a window looking into
the alley about ten feet back from the
ctrect. The frame of this window was
very weak, and one of the boys hap
pened t discover that but Httle fore
w required to fj ft ifr . Bf OBk.
i
B4lted'!thU fact tfttliltaMaates."
atafl the re-td was arranged, a commit
tee ef eight being appointed by the
president to secure the goods contained
In the establHrtuneitt which were most
desired by the lads.
There was nothing for the eight raid
ers to fear except for the, presence of
a strolling policeman, so three of them
were selected to stand guard at the en
trance of the afley and see that none
came near and surprised the others at
their work. By 11 o'clock that night
the arrangements were completed and
a few minute after that hour the eight
met at the opening to the narrow way
and Ave proceeded to the window,
which gave way easily to rhcir com
bined efforts. Two of the number
were then hoisted over the sill and
commenced handing the goods ort to
their companions.
How H was I cannot tell, but from
some cause the keen eyes of the three
sentlneis failed to detect the form of a
policeman slowly approaching the alley
entrance In the shadow of the build
ings, uattl he was almost on them.
Perhaps the officer was suwpW-lou; per
haps not. At any rate, when the wild
cry, "Cheese H, de cop," rang out on
the night air he surmised that there
must be trouble in the alley, and has
tened to It Ten seconds later five
madly running boys rushed out Just
ahead of him, the two Inside the store
having been gotten out In safety, with
the assistance of their three compan
ions. Wildly the Ave scampered to
ward the wharf and their shelter, and
swiftly the pollcoman followed them.
"Dlnuy, who bad been in the store,
anil who was the speediest runucr,
was well In the lead, and the other foil
were bunched together. As 'the lmys
readied the water front avenue an
other officer heard his colleague's call
for assistance, and he, too. Joined In
the cbaoe. Down by the wharf the
pursued and pursuers swept, until the
hole in to fence which gave entrance
to the wharf was reached, and there
tlie young thieves Jumped through, the
officers close at band as they arrived,
and narrowly mLsslng the hist boy's
clothing when a speculative grab was
made. The policemen were balked
until they could pull another pk-ket
from the fence, thnt there might lie
sufllcinnt space for them to get through
after the scared pnrty of "o-ishates."
Five lively "wharf rats," however,
proved to bo more than two officers
could handle, especially as three of
them had crawled to the top of the
retaining wall. So the blue-coats de
ckled to take four of them to the
street, and, after calling the patrol
wagon, return for the fifth, who hap
pened to be "Dinny." An effort was
ai-cordlngly made to carry out this pro
gram. Now Dinny O'Donnell knew that
his fnte would be determined In a short
time, and that If lie was to escaie he
had but a few minutes to get away.
He thought quickly and decided that
Ids oiily hope lay In escaping over
head; otherwise he would soon be In
the police station.
From his perch on the wall be de
scried a piece of Iron on the floor of the
shack. IKvklently It was part of a
crowbar, and the edge was Just what
be needed to punch at the planking
aliove. This he did until he found a
portion rotten enough to give way to
his blows, and, although ho met with
little difficulty In tills, it was by no
slight labor that he succeeded in
"springing" the board upward enough
to allow entrance for bis wiry
hod v
The plank bad no sooner slipped back
into place than he beard the officers
.uter the shack and shout for biro to
some down, but "Dinny" felt secure,
ind kept quiet. The policemen searched
carefully about the den with a lan
:ern and gazed at every portion of the
etnVntng wall, but it did not occur to
ihem that the culprit wan above In the
Italian's fruit shed, and after a dis
couraging quest In the haunt of
:he "assohate," they went out In
die muddy reaches to search for
lini.
It was while crouching behind nn
wipty orange box In the fruit shed, as
he officers hunted through the shack,
Jiat "Dinny" heard a piping, childish
voice exclaim: "Desus luz dood cliil
en." This waa repeated twice at in
tervals of two minutes, and then there
was a pathetic sigh, as the voice re
peated: "Oh, where Is my good
uamma?"
To the trembling lad behind the box
In terror lest he be found and i-icked
up wishing, as he thought he never
Wished before, that he had been good,
and praying with what little knowl
edge he had of heavenly petitions the
voice seemed supernatural, and in his
half-dazed condition he Immediately
came to the conclusion that one of the
angels which the good priest had in
variably spoken of at the Infrequent
opportunities "Dinny" gave had been
sent to remind him of hie sins. Proba
bly under any other conditions he would
not have attributed to the mysterious
voice anything of the spiritual, but In
his fear and lonesomeness and In the
darkness bis mind was swept with
thoughts of his misdeeds, and It was
brought forcibly home to him that
while be might keep out of the way of
the police he could never hide himself
from his heavenly father, even In the
shack of the wharf rats. He dared in
a few minutes to lift his head and peer
into the darkness, hoping to catch a
glimpse of the Imaginary white-winged
form, but be attributed bis failure to
distinguish It to the darkness, still be
lieving that there was an angel in the
room. He heard nothing more of the
voice during the night beyond now and
then a pitiful little sob or a pathetical
ly tender whispering of the word
"mamma," but It was not in "Dinny's"
power during that time to terror to log
ically deduce that the sounds came
from a human being, and a small one
at that.
With the coming of light he was face
to face with the problem of escaping
from the fruit shed without discovery
by the police or the proprietor, and it
was while stumbling about the dingy
room In search of a convenient win
dow that he noticed with amazement
the form of a baby on a tumble-down
cot In one of the corners. Like most
12-year-old boys he felt a hearty con
tempt for toddling children, thethouglrt
of their weakness and the idea of their
uselessness helping, I suppose. In this
Instance. Beyond this feeling, how
ever, there was with him the thought
that he had been hoodwinked during
tlie long hours of his waiting Into the
Idea that an angel had visited him. So
in anger be gazed at the Infant who
had Inspired him with such fear and
remorse during the night. His steps
bad awakened the pale and exhausted
little child, and she looked up at him
with an expression of fear In her sor
rowful eyes, which, however, changed
to wonder when she saw a ragged boy
standing in front of her. Then tears
begun to flow and she said with affect
ing emphasis: "I want my nrntM."
"What?" asked "Dirmy."
"I want my mamma," she replied.
mors mournfully than at first. And,
as Dennla undeeaaoad a wme mt pity
vtBt over fktna. fatfka a
of lifbi In a (iuktfiM wom tM thought
oarac to hitu that he wds attach like
tke baby; he waoled hia mother, too.
r N'everrhaleaa, h did not wish to enow
?t he tenderness la bis mind to no small
.and weak a person and ha gruffly ask
ed: "Where is your mother V
"Way off," a sewered the- baby.
"Well. I cant betp that," he remark
ed, with more troth thaa symiathy,
and he started to aateaten the window
'which promised the shortest drop to
the wharf, but while at rambling to the
sill he was startled and stopped by a
wild cry, and be heard the baby's voice:
"Peas don't go and leave me alone."
Detrals' bean was not so hardened
that be could withstand snch a piteous
appeal, aad he turned and told the
baby that me must go, but If she didn't
want to stay In the dingy place he
wonld take her home with him. and
the child, desiring the ceanpanieaahlp
of the ragged boy. and release froai
her unpleasant surroundings, happily
assented.
Not without difficulty he rifted the
girl to the sill and dropped her fently
to the wharf. Then he guided her to
the hole In the fence, and ahowed her
how to reach the avenue. He steeped
out after her, and looked op rhe street.
Ten feet away there was a policeman
waiting for him.
It was at the station and the little
girl was Identified aa the kidnapped
laby, and when the story was told of
how she was recovered Dennis was
not punished for his part In the raid
on the candy store. The owner of the
fruit tfore went to prison because be
kept the girl In hiding, but the man
who took her from the garden was
never found.
The last time I saw "Dinny" he told
me he was about to study law, through
the help Riven hlm by Mr. Arnsley,
and he waa then as fine looking a aped,
men of young America aa one might
desire to see, no trace of the roughness
of his early life on the street having
been left In the refining Influence ef
money enough to live on and a good
home to go to. And his mother? Yes,
stie still finds happlnesa In her son,
and there I pleasure in Hfe for her,
too. Warren Billings, In the oBston
Herald.
6ICYCLINt3 IN DAKOTA.
Aa
Escltinai Fxperlenco with
In-
qnlaltlve Hteera.
While In South Dakota last summer
a book agent had occasion to cress one
of the great cattle range districts. He
was making the trip on a bicycle and
up to this time the Journey had been
very enjoyable. Now, however, he
was destined to meet with trials and
tribulations that would be worth tell
ing to his unborn grandchildren. lie
knew nothing of these untamed range
cattle, and, alas, the cattle were equal
ly as Ignorant of scorching bicyclers.
According to our correspondent a
veracious chronicler of South iHikota
happenings the agent was making
good time and lifting a free and easy
soul to heaven, without a single fear
of the trowsing herds upon the rolling
plains, when all at once the proverMul
change came over the spirit of his
dreams. One of the steers, more cu
rious and observant than the others,
spied the strange-looking vehicle, and
was tempted to follow It. By and by
other cattle Joined in the chase, and
then the entire herd became interested.
The agent began to grow nervous
and increased his speed, but this only
whetted the curiosity of the cattle, and
they pounded along after him at a rate
that was Incredible to the agent.
The situation grew decidedly alarm
ing. The mild inqirisltiveness of the
steers had changed to anger, and they
were going to run that peculiar species
of cowboy down if It took all summer.
Fortunately for the agent, the cowboys
on the range saw the peril, rode to his
rescue, and succeeded In diverting the
cattle from the hapless rider. It is
probable that he will not care to can
vass in that part of the country any
more not on his bicycle. Northwest
Magazine.
Camphor Prod net of Formosa.
Camphor Is now exclusively a
product of Japan, since the annexation
of Formosa to that country. The cam
phor tree thrives only Lu particular lo
calities, where the average yearly tem
perature Is above 15 degrees O. It is
found in Bhlkoku, KUasbiu and a por
tion of Izu and Kll provinces. A cam
phor tree grows at the rate of about
one and a half inches a year aad at
tains a great nlee, forty feet in circum
ference not being unusual. The quan
tity of camphor produced by a tree In-
crcoaes as the tree grows older, and
as much as eight pounds of camphor
has been obtained at one time from
trees between CO and 1R0 years old.
Crude camphor Is made by steaming
the thin chips of the wood In a woouVn
cask set over an iron pot. the camphor
In a gaseous state being conveyed
through a bamboo pipe to a set of two
rectangular wooden teoeptackss placed
one within the other. In these the
streajn Is condensed and the camphor
solidified. The chips are steamed for
twenty-four hours and them replaced
by fresh chips, this process continuing
for from ten to fifteen days. When
the receptacles become thoroughly
cooled the solid camphor deposited in
the lower comaartmente of the npper
receptacle Is scraped off and put into
a dripping tub, where It is left for three
lays to separate water and oils from the
crude camphor. According to informa
tion gathered by the National Associa
tion of . American Manufacturers, the
cultivation of camphor trees la con
sidered very profitable in Japan.
New York Times.
An Eaa?te with a History.
In no section of New York StAte an
eagles so numerous as among the high
lands along the Hudson River. Dozem
of tbcin can be seen dally clrclln;
far np In tlie air or swooping dowi
after their prey. Probably the ploneei
of them all, certainly the most Inter
est lng, Ls one which waa wounded ovet
100 years ago. His home ls on Turk'i
Head, above Oarrison's. His habit ol
flying sideways and the peculiar drooj
of his rigbt wing makes him nn easilj
recognized object. This droop wot
caused by the shot of a British soldier
who, while passing up the Hudson oi
a man-of-war, was ordered by bis cap
tnln to shoot the eagle as it soarcc
quite a distance aloft. The eoidler'i
mnrktnanshlp was good, but It cos.
him hia life. A band of patriots, hlddei
In the rocks, saw the deed, and, as th
ship lay sveJl toward the shore, theli
volley killed the, sharpshooter. Th
wounded eagle was cared for by th
patriots and the bird still flies ove
Turk's Head.
A headline in a Philadelphia paper
reads: "Snake Tortured for Years. In
vestiKationdisclosesthat the snake was in
a woman's stomach and it was the woman
who was tortured.
A naturalist says he has seen in New
York on the hats of women the feathers
of 173 diftere kind of wild birds, in
eluding 40 spewies. ef which 92 are pro
tected by law uiuler a nne ol sJt.
A gold plate which Charles Bonapartt
ptwncd ia order to pay the traveling ex.
n 'nxea of hia ana Napvleea,to the militant
school at Briesae' has been placed in the
towa uatiaai at Ajaccie.
SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.
Pleasant tacideate Ocearriaa; tn
World Over Bartaaa that Are Cheer
fal tm al1 r Yesaai Faaav Balacs
sioaa that Everybody Will Kajej.
Williaar to Hek It,
, "They say," said the nervous man,
"that it's wrong to meet trouble half
way."
"Of course," replied bis friend.
"Well, I'd like to try the experiment.
Unless I'm wrong In my calculations,
getting half way to next Fourth of
July would land na somewhere in Jan
nary,' and that's Just about where I'd
like to be right now." Washington
Jtar.
Like His Father.
"I pay my child to be good," declared
the first good father.
"That's entirely wrong," replied the
second good father. "My child has to
lie good for nothing." Detroit Free
Press.
nearest Friend a.
Miss Elderly Mr. Suave always
treats me with much more deference
than he does any of the girls.
M iss Sprightly He has told me often
tlaut he has no use for a man who fails
to respect age. Detroit Free Press.
In the Air.
Old Lady Warm. Isn't It?
Mabel (mopping her face) Tea
There's so much humidity. In the air.
Old Ijidy That's so. Thiere, you've
Just missed one. It's right next to
your nose.
Mabel (Jabbing at the-point indicated)
-One what?
Old Lady Why, one of .those that
you said was In the air. l call 'em
coal soots. Cleveland Plain' Dealer.
A Klaa's Ham or. 1
"We have a long account j to settle
aith Turkey," said Prince IConstan
tlne, grimly. I
"Yes," said King George,wlth a
slight smile, "and It's a running ac
count at thai." Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Hia CoecluMon.
"What makes you think Mies Darling
would be willing to pose as a) model for
the altogether?"
"I Just saw her on the beach, in" her
bathing suit, before hundreds of peo
ple." Cleveland Leader.
Maklnar.
"Oh,
I've no use for him .now that
he has let that minx make; a fool of
him." - ;
"Why. Mabel f
"No, I'm not yet reduced to the neces
sity of making over." Detroit Jour
nal. Rakemup Say. Ruggles, did yer ever
think wat fine work nature does on
makln' wheat?
Kugglea Yes, and wot a bad Job some
women makes turuln' It Inter pies.
Detroit Free Press.
IHalodsted the Knrmr-
"We have at last succeeded In dis
lodging a portion of our enemy (from
their strouKhold!" exclaimed the al
most breathless Spanish officer. f
'now did you manage It?"
"My brave men and I went too'close
to where they were and they came out
and chased us." Washington Star.
Aa Fspeaelve Bona.
Cuinso You say that you bought this
delightful country home for a song?
Cawker Figuratively speaking, yes.
Its price approximated that of a song
by rattl. Detroit Free Press.
MerelT a Qneatloa of Time.
New York Girl It is too bad you
can't have ocean bathing in Chicago!
Chicago Girl Yes. We haven't any
suburbs on the sea coast, yet. Puck.
I.ITFRAKY
NOTE
TURY
FROM
TO.
THF. CEN
Miss F. It. Scidmore, the nuthor of a
nook on Julian entitled ".linrikisha
Days," has written two iinpers for The
lenlurv on nntroOilen tielils ol travel in
.lava. The final article appears in the
Septeinlicr nunilier, and is called ' Pris
oners of Slate at Itoro Koedor," Miss
Scidmore and two other American ladies
-e net rated to the interior of .lava ami
visited the vast and marvelous Huddhist
ruins at Bora ltoedor. The great temple,
which remains nearly intact, covers al
most the same area as the great pyramid
of ii.ch. it is ornamented wilh hun
dreds of life-size statues ami miles of lias-
ifliefs presentiiif; the highest examples of
liivco niKlunist art. miss cSciiliiiorn is
one of the very few visitors to Java who
have seen these ruins.
A Weakaeee Coafaaaad.
"I do my best not to be envious,"
said the nervous man, "but sometimes
I can't help It."
"Why, you never manifest much
covetousness."
"No. I don't covet. But whenever
the Fourth of July comes around I
can't see a deaf and dumb man with
out being Jealous." Washington Star.
Whenever a woman asks for safety
pins at a dry goods store, she says they
are for ber sister.
Of the 512 students at Geneva only 342
are Swiss.
The imputation of Rome, Italy, is, by
the census of last Si' litem tier. A.i.2,2.
" here are more than 2oo loliacco plan
tations nn the east const of .Sumatra.
There are in- France 1 ,302,4H unmarried
women iietween the ages of 2R ami 50, and,
l,37ti,ioO unmarried men aged over 3U
years.
- vine hundred and thirty miles of the
Beira lUllroail into Khodesla have hern
ennmleted. carrvim? the line lievnnd the
tsetse fly belt. It has taken five years to
built, ana for every miie ot rnau two Ku
elish lives have been sacrificed.
Out of about 1200 pictures exhibited
kia vear at the Roval Academv. ISM have
been sold for about $82,00(1. the highest
prices obtained were about (6000 each for
Mr. Houghtnn-s "Alter minnignt Mass
and Mr. Napier Henry's "Pilchards."
Probably the first car of canned salmon
ever imported into this conntrv. savs the
New York Journal of Commerce, is kov
on its way by rail from ISritian Colum
Colum-
t "wVoC
t lasting.
he aught.
bia.
A nost-iBce clock in Sydney. Anstra
lis, emits an electric flashlight lasting
nve secoDus every uarua ut algal,
thus enabling, tnose Knag aulas
taa
V'-'-l i rrollectiona.
BUCKINGHAM'S
DYE
For trie Whiskers;
Mustache, and Eyebrows.
In one preparai.on. Easy to
apply at home. Colois brown
or black. The Gentlemen's
favorite, because satisfactory.
n P. Baix a Cn Pmprictarm, Sfaasna, SL &
Kotdbr all DnuoKi.
She 7 otlier o ight Twins.
One of the most remarkable old wom
en In Pennsylvania Is Mrs. Mary Ann
Cassidy, of Coal port, Clearfield Coun
ty, who Is now 10B years of age. She
was the mother of thirteen boys and
Ave girls; nine are living and nine dead.
She gave birth to four pairs of twins.
Mrs. Cassidy was born In County Fer
managh, Ireland, in 1782, emigrating
with her husband and family to this
country in 1840. Her husband was
killed at Broad Top a few years after
coming to America by being canght In
a coal shaft.
Mrs. Cassidy was nerer known te be
sick, and never had a physician as
mother of her eighteen children. She
never went to a dance In her life. For
the last twenty-one years she has had
her "second sight," and now docs not
need to wear glasses. Though she U
toothless as the dny she was born, she
can cat heartily of the common fare.
She weighed 220 pouods when com
ing to this country, but during the
last fifteen years has dropped to about
200. About a year ago she kissed one
of her twin boys as be lay in his coffin,
having died at the age of 65 years.-i
Lynchburg Advance.
Florida's Haven for Criminals.
Tampa Is entitled to the distinction
of being the best place for criminals
In the United States. The cause of
this te tlie Inefficiency of our courts
of justice. Crimes are not punished.
Bad men are Imprisoned, but they live
better in jail than outside. As birds in
a cage sing and grow fat, so these me.n
play the fiddle and chew tobacco, and
have a good time at the people's ex
pense. Tampa News.
At Home.
A Frenchwoman has invented a home
bicycle exerciser consisting of a base
resting on the floor with two upright
posts, one for the handle bars and the
other for the pedals, the latter being
connected to a shaft carrying a sprock
et wheel, which Is geared to a brake
mechanism to make the work hnrd or
easy, as desired, a speed indicator be
ing attached to the handle bar.
A Just riatia.
"Miss GraJ'bs declares her girl
friends can't deny that her attachment
to that gentleman with a title was 8
case of love at first sight."
"That's very true," replied Miss Cay
enne. "She saw bim first." Washing
ton Star.
There Is always hope beyond; we are
bound to have colder weather next
winter.
Try Allen's Fuot-Kase,
A powder to he shaken into the shoes. At this
season your feet feel swo lien and hot, and pet
tired easily. If you have smnrtina feet or
tticut BUtieK. try Allen's Foot-Ease. It ro la
the fert and makes walking easy. Cm es ami
prevents swollen and sweating feet, blisters
and cailous spots. Relieves corns ai d bunio ns
or all pain and tnves re-t and comfort. Try :t
pmIuv. Solii oy nil draK-Jists and shoe store
for Scent. Trial package FH EE. Addi-csa,
Allbh S. Oi.mhtko, LeKny. N. Y.
.Tames Ferguson and Mrs." Kettle Car
rolton, bis sister, who claim to lie the old
est man and woman in Indiana, arc a-cd
respectively ln5 and lu! years.
IOO Reward. SlOO.
The readers of this paper will he pleased to
learn that tlierj is at feast one dreaded disease
that Bcleuee has been able to enre in all its
staices, and that Is atarrh. Hall s c atarrh
t iire is the only positive cure known to the
medical f raterulty. atarrh Mux a constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional trvnt-m.-nt.
H all's C"atrrh Cure Is tJikeii internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of tile system, thereby destroying tlie
foundation of the disease, nml Kivinx too pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In iloiii its work. The
nrotirieturs have so much fa th In its curative
twera that they otter One Hundred llollars
for any
v
case that It falls to cure, bend for list
of testimonials.
nonials. Address
K. J. Ohbnby l'o., Toledo, O.
Sold by IiruKirtsts, inc.
Hall's Family fills are the liest.
Italy is rich in mineral springs of med
icinal value, line of these, the Tuscan
Monte Caiitiiil, has ill recent years lie-
come known as the "Italian t'arlshad."
:e-ct:ettt:e2:e
Onrenarnnteed b:
by IlK. .1. i. nmr.n. ion
AKI'H ST.. I Hll.A.. I'A. Kaso al once; nn
d eration or delay Irum business. Consul latlon
free. Rndorsemenui of physicians, ladles and
Mcmlnent citizens, riend lor circular, uiuo
liouratf A. 11. lol I'. M.
There were fiO.SI.I tons of coal shipped
over the Tyrone and Clearfield Itailroad
last week, an increase of i7,'J!HI Ions over
shipments of the same week last year.
TJTI
rmanenUyenrerl
Wo fits or nervous.
neaa after Orat du
i l- u nee f
r'anao of Dr. Kline's Ureal
Nerve Keetorer. $2 trial tv.tue ana treause
Da, B. H- Kuan, IAL. MU Aran av.nuiawrav
A new bicvele hub has an oil chnmlier
in one side connected with the Imll races
by very fine tclss, through which the oil
Hows slowly to ken the bearings luiiri-
cated.
Mrs. WlnsleWa Bonthlna; Syrup for eJiTMrai
tetnln. softeBsibc sums, red uclni
narnnuniruv
i.JSc.a bottle
.
tloa. allays pain, cures wina coiio.
There is a great scarcity of cents
Toronto, caused by th 15,0(10 F.pworth
leaguers who were there carryinc off
almut 50,000 of the copper coins us soiive
nirs.
Thenls a Claaa ef People
Who are Inlured bv the nse of coffee. Ke-
cemlv there has been placed In all the arocery
stores a new preparation called (Irntu-O. made
ol pure erains. that takes the place ol entice.
The most delicate stomach receives It without
distress, and but lew can tell It Irom conee. It
does not cost over one-auarler as much.
Children may drink It with great benent. 16 cu
and 2S cts. per package. Try it. Ask for
U win-U
The Tyrone Shoe Company has received
an order for 10,000 cases of shoes, which
will keen the establishment ruuninc about
300 days.
Ifafrlk-tzdaitti
naniDr Jsaac Thomr-
son's Eye-wsBer.Di
abnarsscper norucr
In the town of i'assaic, N. J., two little
pirls have had fines and costs entered ii
ar.iinst Ihem to the amount of $f7.2f for
the crime of keeping pet robins in a
cage.
Plso'a Cnre jfor Consumption Is an A No. 1
Asthmaimedictne. W.K.W1U.IAM8, Aotlorh,
Ilia., April II, tm.
The German Kmiieror owns 359 car
riages for the use of himself anil his court.
i'.kitaho hkyokusatm Kwaliantu liona is
the .way the title of the ltook of Common
Prayer reads in the language ot I gamta.
Tlie Society for the Promotion of Chris
tian knowledge has just printed the trans
lation. The Question of an attenuate supply of
drinking; water for Paris ia now to befse.
riouslv considered by the authorities. M
de Selves, the Prefect of the Seine, has
appointed a technical commission for that
imriMise.
An advertsiemcnt in an English paper
reads: "Wanted, place as house parlor
maid, 24; good waiting and needle work
neat: no fringe; alislainer. Jhe "no
fringe"means that the maid is not a wear
er of curled bangs.
fsa
I fTSuKTantKfaU1
I iBaaCoaKaitjyrBB. Ti
I I taaaa ftrtd by
USi fAAS. I f
aaasSond. TJasI If
iOUR BOYS AND GIBLS
fHlS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OP
THE PAPER.
Qnalat Savtauja asst Cats Dolasa ef tne
Little Folks Everywkara, Gathered
ana Priatad Hera far All Other U
' --1 te Saad.
Growth.
I.
fes, . . .4 your dam as high as .. .. -u;
Vou think I'm small, bat I'll tell you all
I'll net over it over juat an,
and mike yonr wheel baax down below.
Sou can't stop me where water Hows;
' may be a river yet who hnows?
II.
See how the brown mold ever me siftst
Bury me deeper 'neath leave in drifts;
Forget I'm here, deep out of sicht.
vVhere it is dark as dark aa nicht.
Von can't hide me while acorns grow: j:
"II be aa oak tree the next you know.
III.
Keep me In dress s and p'.ay I'm a uirlf
Keep my long hair nicely in curl; ,
But I'm a boy doubt that who can? )
And some bright day I II be a man.
The woild will know me that's what I
said;
For I've a thinker in my head. '
-St. Nieholi s. 1
A M antral Iia
Four-year-old Robbie ran breathless
ly Into the house. Just as the sound of
bagpipes was beard coming up the
street.
"Oh, mamma V he said, "there's a
man out here with a dead pig that
sings; come quick!"
Preaideat I.lacwln'a Sentiment.
It Is said that Lincoln) thus replied to
a letter asking for a "entiment awl
his autograph: "Dear Madam: When
you ask from a stranger that which is
of interest only to yourself always in
close a stamp. There's your senti
ment and here's .your autograph: A.
Lincoln." Youth's Companion.
A Nest Eve.
A little boy and his sister were'nllow-
ed to collect eggs from the hen coops,
but were told thnt they must never
take away the nest egg. The UrtJoglrl,
however, did so, one mornlnglby mis
take, and her brother told herjshe must
take it riht buck, "because that was
what the old ben measured iry." Phil
adelphia Times. " A
A Ftnall Rny'a Question.
"rnpa, don't fishes have legs?'
"They do not," answered papa. 0.
"Why don't they, pnpa?"
"Because fishes swim and don't
re-
quire legs." '
The snioll boy was silent for a few
moments and papa forgot abotut the
questions. Then he said: 'Tapa,. ducks
ave legs, don't they?"
"Yes."
"Then why don't fishes have legs If
ducks do? Or why don't ducts not
have legs if fiifhes don't?" Papa gnve
It up. Sunday Afternoon.
He'l a Penaloaer.
Billy is a pensioner, and isythe only
one that the corporation of iMaskegon,
Mich., tnnintnins at the exp-" of the
public. The administrators of the mu
nicipality's funds nre pondering over
grave nuanx-iul protaVcins and seeking
In every possible wny to alleviate the
distress of tho overburdened (taxpay
er, yet. In the face of all this adversity,
Billy, the pensioner,! dally reeeikes his
rations, and no onegrumbles or tninkty
of gTiimbllng.
Billy is a snialligray horec.who has
won his laurels iiethe city fire depart
ment, where he has served for! twenty
long years as faithfully nnd' honorably
as any horse could. Hcibecame n fire
horse in the year 167(land was six
years of ace when he wasenrr!led. lie
has now been n year on rcti-ement,
which makes his present age' approxi
mately 27 years.
Billy has Been some bi?iares. ITe
saw the great conflHgratkirvhich oc
currAl In the latter part of ';the '70s.
that left the banks of Muskffjren, Lake
almost destitute of any trace- of ,civill
Zflfilon. Billy raced and pmnjed'.to the
great fire which swept up PlTieistreet in
the early part of this decade i,nnd left
hundreds of people homeless nnd des
titute. 'Billy baa been to himdh-eds of
fires, big and little, and has uncsiviably
earned security and comfort ffor the
remainder of hia old age. lie reported
for (Tuty for tho last time on; January
0 of this year, when bis stifJPcned limbs
helped to carry the cart to an nlnrm
coining from Lakeshie nnd three miles
diKtant from the barn. Since then he
1ms had a life of comparative ease.
ad, having been given the freedom of
the city, he ambles leisurely about the
streets, venerated by all who see hlm.
He liven at barn No. 4,-where lie re
ports three times a day for his meals.
Billy still has remembrances of the ac
tivity and erdtemient of the post, for
when the great bell in the city hall
tower sounds a lire alarm he pricks
np hlseara and with as much alertness
ns his!senlHty will admit he scrambles
back ix the barn, where, with an ap
parent air of disappointment, he views
the younejer and. more spirited horses
who have taken' his place dash past,
the spring doors Into the harness and
out Into the street with a belter skel
ter, reminiscent of his more useful
days. Billy Is gentle and kind, and Is
a friend to everybody. Ho Is much
loved by the, fire laddies, who make a
great pet of Wjn. He enjoys a frolic
and goes through many laughable an
tics which the hoya have taught him.
Billy Is both well; known and popular,
and there ls not grouch fear that the
city pension commissioner will ever re
duce or dlscoirtlnrte hie allowance.
The nicest people In the world are
tboae who can treat'a aoHoitor with re.
ppect.
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A Substltnt for ApatAloli.
"A new and simple mode of we
ment has been introduced in
says the Medical Times, "by wbhrt lit
is claimed a large proportion of Jur
limbs now usually amputated can w
saved. The method, which
Dr. Beclus, was recently Jbd be
fore the French Oaarons ef 8urgery,
aad Is thus explained:
remains of what seeme to he a Rmaa
basilica, with volumes three feet in diam
eter, have been found in I'lrin"
shop in the centre of the city of Chester,
Kngland.
SUFFERING TYOMEN. ,
How Many of Them Have Quietly
Obtained. Advice That Made
Them WeD-
My sister. If you find that in spite of
following faithfully your family doc
tor's advice, you are not getting well,
why do you not try another course ?
Many and many a woman has quietly
written to Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn,. .
Mass., stating her symptoms plainly
and clearly, and taken her advice, whieh -;
was promptly received. The follow-
confirmationof
our claims :
" I had been
sick for six
months ;
one doctor
told roe I
would have
to go to a
hospital
before I
would pet well. ' I had female troubles
in their worst form, suffered untold
a ponies every month ; my womb tipped
back to my backbone, had headache,
hysteria, fainting spells, itching, leu
corrhoca. My feet and hands were cold all
the time, my limbs were so weak that
I could hardly walk around the house;
was troubled with numb spells. I
have taken four bottles of Lydla R
l'inkham's Vegetable Compound, one
bottle of her Blood Purifier, one pack
acre of her Sanative Wash, and am
cutirely cured. I have not had one
of those numb spells since. Can you .
wonder that I Kino; the praises of a
medicine that has cured me of all these
ills ?'Mrs. Louisa. Place, 650 Bel
mont St., Brockton, Mass.
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imlly put up f.-r the iri-o of mrctinu taa
tintv.-rs;.! m.-lTn uViimna for alow price.
IUICM'TIonh. Xjifc.i cine at mc&l or bed
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'J'h-yrtireall ttotiifu-h truuMtn t ItAnltih pain
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lvi.t Spring M.-dlcinn. K limtu-r wtiatv tne
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I 10 09 FartlM preferred who ean aire
uirpar tueir wllole lime to tlie hnsloeas.
PER WCtK cpr bourn, though. 111.J b. pe.-
llably enii'loyea. leed openings for town aaa
city wort a well as country an.trlrts
J E.OIFFOKD. 11 and Mala Btreeta . Rkhnv.pq.Va
CURE WD INVENTORS!
W Parent Apencirw rtYert.i.nn pn.
Don't WMt
mnDty oa
nrt1rft. "Ma
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it. Ltue ?.
Hollcltor of 1'airnra. iwa Y
OURF.D AT E0ME-, ".nit imp to.
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let BilllrUliK. flurllinaU, Oltlo.
MOW TO BUILD
Williams Mfe. Co. Kalanazea Mich
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