CAMPING OUT. flow tbat midsummer days sre here. And hours are loujj and skies arc clear, "fia time to leave the crowded atreet For distant wuodlanfa cool and weet; There pitch tire tent near by a brook Where trout swim binary for the book, There loaf and buut and read, and live In manner plain and primatiTe, Enjoying Nature aa a bird Enjoys her every aisn and word Interpreting, until the heart. Of Nature's own beconiea a part. Of nursed roeka an oven rude The hearthstone of your solitude PuMicea well to cook your fish And I'-nd a flavor to the dish; Or vet to send the fragrance up Of spicy coffee from the cup. Wli:it joy to waken with the aun And tiorl the fresh grass overspuu With webs of possaiuer, and aee The sunbeams steal from tree to tree, niri:n their Kold along the way. To guide the shining feet of Day! Then when the breakfast hour la o'er. To Liier down along the shore With rod ami line, and tempt the trout From his retreat to venture outl IVr. -hanre a book would beat beguile Then lie down where the aun can amila I pon you reading, prose or rhyme. ",'& wood stream singing all the time, A bore -,. Sirds. around you flowera llee.l!e l;e now the flying hours! (): dtant mountain heights may jrge V.. in- fe. t to find the dizzy verge Whence. linking forth, the world yuO. know I.iet ou'stretehed in God's hand below. And yon. the master of it all, A speek infinitesimal! Ah. it it pind just once to aee '1 'he finite with Infinity To see iit. f. el und comprehend A little the All loving Friend! Now bii'-k Hxuin the tires are lit And round the blaze the comrades ait Kx''baiiit stories, weaving tales, I titil Invention flags and fails. Then S miiber calls them to recline On fr i-rant pillows of the pine 'J i sleep and dream and wske to be t : i K-i nl t.. Cod who made tbern frre' -Fr.ink l'emp-ter Sherman, in Youth' CotHjianion. THE MOONSHINER. Two liorseiiien were trotting BlowlJ adown a narrow path that wound ulniii; the Kentucky ridge of the Cum berland mountains. Their horses were ridden out. and the men had but little lo say. One of thein hailed from New York. His face la-spoke energy and a strops will, but the rugged features Inspired little contideuee. His rimi J aniou. us could le boeli nt n glance. ai an Englishman. The fair, ruddy ro;nieii,,n. the iiualntly shaped travel ing cap. the loni; yellow gol shes were nut lout; from old England. The 7 I. JS "o.'.MTI.EJIKN, LET M K INTRODUCE YOU TO JIT WINCHKSTER." Linn had uiut by "Ueiit at a crossing - of country roads, and being both bound for (JIace t'lty. in Virginia, they agreed to make the journey together. The conversation, anything but lively at auy tiniH. had ceassi altogether. The New Yorker answere-d bis compauiou'a quest ions curtly, and lapsed into sl-leu'- before they bad traveled a lulle tugel her. "There Is a housa at last! It's as far as we cau go today," suddenly ex claimed the American. "An old negro ahuuty. nr doubt," pointing at a little ramshackle house, the roof of which peeped out of u corufleld. "Hardly de cent enough to give shelter to a borse. but tLcre'.s nothing else to le done!" The two riilers turned their horses Into the narrow lane that led toward the house. When tbey were within 20 feet of It the door was suddenly thrown open ail on the porch in front of it ap peared tiie tall, gaunt form of an old man. with flowing beard and snow white hair. His right hand clutched the stock of a Winchester rifle. Gentlemen." he cried and tbere was a threat hi his voice "let me In troduce you to my Winchester! The first who makes a motion toward his hip pocket will li n J himself with a bole In his ribs large enough to give pas sage to a yoke of oxen!" The Englishman laughed heartily at this reception. "What queer people you Americans are!" he cried. "We're tiD desire to enter Into an unfriendly jrcuiuent with you!" tia, you're a Britisher!" my good old friend, Just oyer ,ioiu old England." "Your mate there looks like a tax collector In disguise." The Enc'lshrnan shrugged bis shoul ders, while the New 1 orker introduced !iluii If to the owner of the Winches ter. "My ame Is tleorge Headroore.' he said. "I'm u land agent from New Y'ork. Other people's business doesn't concern me In the least. I wouldn't know a uiuonsbluer still If you held It under my very nose." The old man made an angry motion ami was about to send the Intruders away, when Kentucky hospitality pre vailed. "Well, geutlemeu. what can I do for you?" "Show us the way to Olace City, that's nil w e ant." (.lace lity is .".(I miles from here. I wouldn't dare to travel over tbat da epttve pal'.i :ll i he Head ot lllgllt. You'll have to stay bete till morning." The quests .listnounted and the hosts caught tin- reins of the horses and led them to the little shed in the rear of t!io liouo. There he unsaddled and fed tin to. h-n he came back be con ducted his gsi.-.s: Into the bouse, and l'ivi!.-d t hi in to a frugal meal, con sisting of corn bread, bacon and a glass if whisky. Next morning the Englishman awoke to tiud himself alone. His companion l.ad departed 1 efoi e daylight. "I didn't like to keep him." said the f.ld urn u. "f ir I don't trust hltn: but I 1, o-ie you will remain with me for uwhile. My name Is Walker. Col. vl Walker, and I haven't always lived In atjtioverty. A Uautiful country home Now'!. :,n !"i,t of tu,s olJ tunjuu- . uowu cabin, and hundreds of negroes worked in my fields. But the war mejit a way my bouse, my lands and I iv slaves, und weds nre fc&twlae v: -n- tobacco and cotton nourished. I vas luckier than many, for I hell onto tiie land, and I have good reason for living In this wilderness. Tbat Yankee yesterday was no far out of the wj if it's unlawful w hat I am doing, the J Yankees are to blame 'for it. They mode me a beggar! But you, stay with uie Just a little while, you're no idea bow lonely it ia for an old man to be out off from everybody." The Invitation was siren so heartily that the young Englishman decided to accept it. He had come orer to this country to study the land and Its peo ple, and here was a good chance to see a phase of life and a kind of people of whom he had read in books. The days stretched Into weeks, the weeks into months, and still the En glishman tarried. His days were spent In riding about the country, bunting, THKBS, aHASTLT WBITB, LAI BIS OLD fishing and exploring the .beauties of the Cumberland hills. On one of these exploring tours he came upon a little distillery built close to the edge of a mountain brook. It was here the old man brewed his "moonshine" whisky. The arrangements were prlmltlre and quaint, but the Englishman nerer dis cussed his discovery with bis old friend. At night he and his friend ate their frugal meal, smoked their pipes and reveled In the loveliness of the southern night. The old warrior told of the days before the war when the country teemed with prosperity, and the Englishman listened in sympa thetic silence. Suddenly their peaceful seclusion was rudely disturbed. While the stranger strolled through the forest on the hills a fusillade of rifle shots rent the air. They came from the direction of the little cabin. He hastened down and soon reached the clearing in front of the house. In his absence the old man bad been surprised by tax collec. tors. Three of them lay dead In their blood at the edge of the corn field. Leaning against a tree stump the En glishman recognized his former travel ing companion from New Y'ork. Col. Walker's rifle had done effectire work The riderless horses feasted on the tender ears of the corn in the fields. Nothing was to be seen of the old man. The stranger, sick with fear over the terrible tragedy, stumbled Into the cabin. There, ghastly white and with disheveled hair, lay his old friend. Blood trickled from several wounds, and formed little puddles along the floor. The blue Jeans shirt rose and fell with the labored breathing of the dying man. He was unconscious. The Englishman kuelt besides blm. mois tening bis lips with drops of the burn lug liquid which was responsible for the tragedy. One bullet b:u) grazed the left temple, another had shattered the elbow, and the third had pene trated the abdomen. The wound was deadly, there was no recovery from it. The wounded man regained conscious ness and immediately recognized bis youug friend. "These scoundrels have poured more lead into me than is good for my health. The New Y'ork chap gave me away. He sent the tax collectors after me. Well, he is dead, and I'll soon follow, but before I go I want to exact a prom ise from you. All my old friends are dead. They were either killed in the war or died soon afterwards, and I am sorely troubled about my little girl.' "Your daughter?" "Yes, my daughter. I have never spoken about her to any one. I sect her away to a convent in Paris. This rough, inhospitable life would not suit her at all. I intended to have her come home wben the place was built up again. For her I stinted and saved and made 'moonshine' whisky. I nev er liked the business. It Isn't fit for a gentleman. Now my daughter has fin ished ber education and Is coming here to see her old father again. She will not find me alive; but she will come In to ber own. There Is $50,000 In the bank. And now, for the faror I'll ask of you. It's a dying man's request, will you fulfill ttr "Yes, aa far aa is In my power." "Then go to my daughter and make her your wife." The Englishman was dumfounded. He to marry the daughter of a mur derer. Had he forgotten that yonder in the grass lay three men whom he had killed? -tou are going to deny my request," cried the colonel. "I know what you are thinking. Have pity. In a few mo ments I'll be dead. Come, make baste. She is beautiful." he moaned, when the Englishman still hesitated. "Pure aa the snow and highly accompllahed. You need not be ashamed to call her your wife." "Stop," cried the Englishman, torn with contending emotion. "Do not make my answer more difficult than it is. I am no longer free to give lore. On my way orer from Harre I gave my heart to a young girl. She gave me hers. I cannot break my word, for I love her passionately. The dying man clutched the English man's sleeve. "Then take my orphan girl aod let her lire with you and your wife. Shield bur from harm, and some day find a good husband for her." "That I will with all my heart," promised the Englishman. "But tell uie. where cau I find her?" "She does not bear her father's name. The stigma of the 'moonshine atlll' at taches to mine. She was called Josefa after her mother." "And what was her other name?" questioned vehemently the young man. "Turner Josefa Turner." "Josefa Turner, the girl who prom ised to be my wife. your JauphK-r!" Like a drunken man he staggered toward a chair and threw himself upon it. burying his face in Ms hands. The moments sped by and with them the life of the wounded man. When the young Englishman shook off the lethargy into which he had fallen be rose and went orer to the spot where the old man lay. He was dend. but orer his rugged. wrinkled face lay the sweet light of (.eace. Tbe Fighting Bella. One of the family of tbe "flghtlufc Hells ' of Augusta County, Va., has died at the homestead at Long Glade at the age of bO. He was Alexander R. Bell, .ne of av brothers who together had uineteen sous tbat fought In Capt. Cushlng'a company of the Fifth Vir ginia Regiment. Stonewall Brigade, and w ere nearly all killed la battle or died of wounds. A mi a or woman who read poetry, will flo&Ur attft t wetto it. Flat Levels. We live too much on bodies of low grade ores burled In Al the flat level of our live, and do not aslt. he says, are practically Inexhaus rise to tl j elevation of the beautiful , "hie. The most important Inforiua- thlngs about us. Rev. S. A. Eliot, Uni- j tartan, Brooklyn, N. T. The Faith Cure. It Is right and help ful to use prayer In the treatment of disease. But along with tbat and going before it natural means are to be used. If medicine is useless, why. was the earth made a vast pharmacy of "ma teria medlca?' Rev. Walker Lewis, Methodist, Atlanta, Ga. m Masks. We may mask for a season the Inner man, we may still the heart's struggle so effectually that the world hears it not, but by and by nature as serts herself, and all the world know what we have felt and thought and done, for with a legible band doea God Almighty write In each face a life's blstoiy. Rev. H. M. Cook, Baptist, Chi cago, in. Happy Workingmen. Abundanct doe not and cannot produce happiness. The worklngman who has a good Job and a fair wage, thrifty habits, a happy home and a conscience void of offense toward God and man Is the most inde pendent man In the community. Rer. W. II. Carwardlne, Methodist, Chicago, III. The Ministry. Tbe ministry Is not a profession at all, not for the natural man at all, not of natural, origin nor to ecure natural results. The ministry Is not one of any class of employment. It Is a class by Itself unique, peculiar, a sacred calling of dirlne appointment. Kev. W. F. Paddock, Episcopalian, Philadelphia, Ta. Klondike Visions. We look at the grr.lns of gold in Klondike with a mi croscope, and at treasures within our reach and those laid up in heaven with an Inverted telescope. Hold your posi tion, spend less than your Income, und some of your relatives will return from Klondike to share your bounty. Rev. J. II. O. Smith. Christian, Chicago, III. Mob Law. Do we wonder at lynch Ings and mob law? Were the people assured that tbe criminal would meet the penalty of the law and that Justice would not miscarry, they would be con-j tent to rest the matter with the courts. But Justice and judgment havrug fail ed, our hands are defiled with blood. Iter. Albion W. Knight, Episcopalian. Atlanta, Ga. Thoughts tbat Burn. A word is only a form, but It may contain a thought that burns. A number is only a form, but he who will not use the form will never weigh the stars and measure their orbits. A letter U only a form, but he who will not learn the alphabet will iever read tbe world's noblest and best literature Rer. C. F. Wiublgler, Baptist, Philadelphia, Pa. Quiet Forces. In this world It is the quiet forces that are the most power ful ones, and this Is trne in nil of the wonderful forces of nature. The morn ing sun Is uot heralded by any loud or forcible demonstration. Reformations that changed the forms of Christianity have bad their beginnings In the mind of a single person. Rev. A. S. Y'antes, Episcopalian, Brooklyn, N. Y. Men for Sale. In very truth, every man, unless the divine life abides lu him. bas his selfish price. The Word tells of only one who could bear all temptations, outward and inward, of the flesh, of the Intellect and of the heart, and even he continually ac knowledged tbat of himself, or by his nature, inherited from man, he could do nothing. Rev. John Oofldard, Swe denborglan, Cincinnati, Ohio. Rich and Poor. Sometimes strikes are not justified, but at other times 1 believe they are. All rich men are uot Christians, and it Is Just as true to-day as In tbe time of Christ tbat It Is bard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Rich men hare the power to oppress and to slay, and too often they use It. If a man becomes a luoney maklng machine, he will, as the Scrip tures say, grind the face of the poor. Rer. John Stephens, Methodist, Kan Francisco, Cal. The Family of Man. It 1 aa true of the vhole family of man aa of the Chuich of Christ that they bare com munity of Interests, oneness of life and a mutual Interdependence. We are un der tbe law of solidarity. We rise or fall together. Whatever affect tbe financial or moral or spiritual welfare of on? Is felt by all. If there be dis trust, tbe capitalist banks hi money and lebor is unemployed; thua capital ists, laborers and the community all suffer. Rer. O. W. Mead, Presbyterian New York City. . Manhood. No manhood can be truly beautiful which is not gentle. Y'et there is a tendency in many men to ward misanthropy. Tbey strive to harden themselves against the world's sorrows. They would deaden the nat ural sensitiveness of tbelr hearts. Tbey think tenderness and sentimental ism unworthy of a manly man. Such i haidenlng of feeling Is really the crushing In one's heart of that which is life's very radiancy and glory. The most dirlne thing In us Is love. Rev. t. R. Miller, Presbyterian, Philadelphia, I'a. nuinili that ! It Orw Tklrat How long would you be contented without a drop of water to drink? There are many different kinds of ani mals In the world that never In all their lire sip o much aa a drop of water. Among these are tbe 11a mo j of Patagonia and the gazelles of the far east. A parrot lired for fifty-two years In tbe "Zoo" at Loudon, England, without drinking a drop of water, and many naturalist believe tbe only moisture imbibed by wild rabbits is derived from green herbage, laden with dew. Many reptiles serpent, lizard and certain batrachlans live and thrive in places entirely devoid of wa ter, and sloths are also aid never -to drink. An arid district In France has tiroduced a race of non-drinking cows ind sheep, and from tbe milk of tbe former Roquefort cheese 1 made. There Is a species of mouse which bas established Itself on tbe waterless plains of western America, and which flourishes, notwithstanding tbe ab sence of moisture. Largest Dry Dock. Tbere is now in process of construc tion lu England, at tbe order of tbe Spauish Government, for tbe port ol Olougapo, In the Philippine Islands, the largest floating dock of Its kind In the vorld. It la over 450 feet-long, ill ,eet wide, and 88 ' daep. This lock, the sides of which are of steel, will test on six iron psataaaa, euch fourteen feet deep. FrMffnl pump iitg engine will lift a vaseel weighing 12.000 toss In two boor. Tks tfeck wiU 1 1.1 11 MiiaaaMITi a reavei nor nan av- -1 Chicago Eater Oetma. PRAISES THE COUNTRY. former Governor of Alaska Speak Kind Word for the Territory. James Sheakley, who bas returned from a ten years' residence -in Alaska, the last four of which he was governor of the territory, speak in terms of the highest praise of (he country and it great gold resources. He says tbat ' - ...- .... e.mtiiY) io (ifinmr? with gold for a century. Tne great tson brought back by tbe former gov ernor, however. Is to the effect that tbe American territory con-tains regions as rfc-h In gold as tbe British. He urges the necessity of an early start to the mines. "When the Yukon freezes up," said Mr. Sheakley, "it freezes to a depth of six and seven feet, and blocks of ice pile up so that no boat left in tbe liver could possibly be saved. Alaska's resources are ber mines and ber fisher ies. Tbe fur business is a passing In dustry tbat will disappear with all the seals In a few years unless the strict est protection be accorded tbe animals." Mr. Sheakley says that Alaska has no agricultural possibilities and will nev er have any. Tbere Is no soil, be adds. JAMES bVIAKUT. and no climate. It never gets warm auough for crops to mature. Wheat ind oats, even if they could be grown, would stay green until Christmas and would uot mature. At present there 'a hard'y any government in Alaska. There are no taxes, no Legislature, and at multiplicity of laws. There are a United tSate district court, a United States marshal, with seven deputies, i district attorney and seven coramls jiouers or judges. But, according to tbe recent governor, the territory's aiineral prospects are unlimited. New Economy. A Tennessee community, apparently founded on Institutes drawn from tbe precepts of Ruskin, has Just establish ed a college, to which they gare the name of that rhapsodist. at New-Econ-otuy, tbe town they have built up In tbe last three years. The community now numbers 213 and possesses property valued at JSO.OtM). When it started acli head of a family put in $5U0, and 'he Increment represents what they inve earned In the Interval beyond heir living exjienses. The settlement lives as a single fara y; its standard of value Is an hour's abor; in its home commerce it has no .louey and needs none a certificate hat lalHr has been performed takes its lace. A pound of tea costs eleven ours' work; seventy hours pay for a i .iir of shoes; two and a half for a ound of crackers, and so on. Every --sly works and all men and women like receive the same wages. They ave heretofore worked ten hours a ay, but expect soon to reduce It fo :,,'ht. They have a kindergarten and lequate education machinery, music, inguages and a limited technology elng taught in addition to tbe regular rune hex. The majority of the communists are uostn-s. There Is no church, but lose who like can go to church out Me. Of the great number of similar oinmunitles first and last founded In his country few survive. The most do ot outlast a decade, and It woitd not e safe to predict a longer term for lis one. though its institution of a ollege shows that it has so far no ulsgivlngs on that score. New York t'ribune. tOO Baward. SIOO. Tns readers of this paper will b pleased to learn that tber ia at leant one dreaded dis ease that science has been able to care in all its staves, and that ts Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ts the ouly punitive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional dliM-ase, requirue a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken inter nally, actinic d-rectly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system, thereby deetroy iug the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strenirth by building up the con-r-tltution and assisting nature In doins ite work. The proprietors nave so much faith in ts curative powers that they offer One Hun dred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. .1. Chbnkt A Co, Toledo, O. Pold by Druggists. 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. T"- French lovers resolved to die together, and the man shot the woman an I men I soil'. They both recovered and are now married. Tli ere Is a Class mt Psspls Who are Injured by the use of coffee. K -cn lt tbere Ua been placed in all Us grocery -tores a new preparation called Grata-O. made ui pnre trains, tbat takes tbs place of ceflee. lie most delicate stomach receives It without distress, and but tew can tell It from coffee. It does not cost over one quarter as much, children may drink It with great benent. IS cts snd 25 eta. per package. Try it Ask lor (iratn-U. A band of twenty-fire men and women in Boston hare organized a club to abol ish marriage, and point to 8helley, George Sand and others aa their apostles. ' I cannot speak too bifhlr ft nonsnmptioa. Mrs. FaatrKMi He a Oars for LtUW.W oaa St, Nsw York. Oct. SB. U. A scientific expedition bas gone from Australia to the Ellice Islands, 70 miles north of Fiji, to teal Darwin's theory that coral reefs are constructed en grr-1-aally sinking islands. Tbe expedition ill make deep borings into the reefs. Fit permanently eared. Ws ttae nsrrwns Da. IL H. Kuan, L44, Sal aJsJs trnOa-.r A medical authority asserts that death caused by a fail from a great height absolutely painless. The mind acts very rapidly for a time, then unconsciousness ensues. ( nre Guaranteed by DR. J. . MAYER. lOlt AKCH ST.. I'HiLa I'A. Ease at ones: n o eratlon or delay tram business. Consultation lies, endorsements as physicians, ladles and I lomlneni citizens. Bend lor circular Oihcj l.buntl A. M. to I F. M. Cold was known much earlier than silver, and was St first the cheaper of the two metals, but the price of silver v-ts lowered by the discovery of silver mines in CUicia, Spain, and Laurinm. 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Tbe Lloyd?, la cetlruating tbe causes from which all klmls of ocean craft hare met tbelr rate In tbe last fifteen rears, assign 44 per cent of aucb causes to stranding, because of fog, dark ness, etc.. In unknown depths of wa ter, but at a time, of course, wben the craft's officer Imagined tbat their res- Aa BxaoTmio sorrirDiico outfit. set bad plasty of water nnder it keel. To place la tbe band of mariners an apparatus -wblch will enable them to asoertain with ease and certainty the depth eC water under tbelr reesels. Dr. J. F. Bibcock of Bangor, Me., baa re cently dsrrlaed tbe electric sounding outfit Illustrated la the accompanying sketch. An Iron ball, with a rod er standard attached, 1 suspended at tbe bottom of a cylinder by the rod peMing through a boss In the bottom of the cylinder. which la rendered watertight by a rubber cap tbat moves with the rod a It passes 1m and out, tbe rod connecting Lwlth a aplral spring inside the cylinder. When the baO la suspended there Is a space at about one-sixteenth of an Inch between tbe upper end of tbe rod and the ends of tbe conducting wire, and, wben tbe bail and red are pushed up thro ugh that space, tbe end of the wire are connected, completing an elec tric circuit and ringing an alarm bell on board the ship. Tbe Champion tat Frugality. Guy, the founder of Guy' hospital fa London, waa as parsimonious in private life as he was munificent in public, A good atory Illustrative of tail la told of him In connection with John Hopkins, one of his contempor aries, wh was nicknamed Vulture 11 op kl as en account of hi rapacious mod of acquiring hi immense wealth. On one occasion be paid a rlslt to Guy, who, oa Hepkln entering tbe room, lighted a farthing candle. Hopkins, on being asked tbe object of his rlslt, said: "I bare been told tbat you, sir, are better versed In tbe prudent and necessary art of sarins than any man tiring, and I therefore wait en you for a lesson In frugality. I bare always regarded myself a an adept In this matter, but I am told you excel uie, ' t "Oh," replied Ouy, "If that Is all you came to talk about, we can discuss the R fats-aa- In the dark," and thereupon he Mew oat tbe candle. Struck with tbia example ot economy, Hopkla acknowl edged tbat he bad met hi auperier la tbrift aadlcal Record. A man in New Jersey baa established an ostrich farm and has already received a consignment of the gigantic birda from bCalifornia. He has built a large steam Cheated inclosure la wtticn tao osiricni- will be atvelMrea anna is wmsstv j i VOX LITTLE FOLKS. A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN. TEREST TO THEM. asaaethlBbX that Will late rest tbs Jar remits Members of Krerx HeausehoM Qnalsit Actios and Bright Bsurinc of MaAvr Cat and Cum lag Childress, Ditty Cross Jarsnlle Towsu Tbere waa once a dear baby from Juven ile Town Jumped out of a cabbage leaf Ilia ears were like sheila, and hi hair waa brown, Tbe former of pink, the latter of down; But when be arrived he bad nary a gown Tbia imp from a cabbage leaf. Now I'm sorry to ay tbat in Jurenue Land Tbe babies wear only akin: But when they arrive on our ahoreo ot saud They must look aboot for a dress or a band That will bide them all orer the bead and the hand These imps with nothing but akin. And thia ia why Baby just bid in a petal (He told me tbe other day), For cabbages oftener are safer than nettle. Or dahlias, or squash leares, or things of such mettle, For b:ibies to hide in till we folk can settle On clothes tbat are built the right way. When We Go Fiabina;. When we pr fishing iu the brook, Joey and Cicely and I, A crooked pin's our only hook. That catches eui! Sometimes we tie The string titsht to a willow limb Just where the biggest minnows swim. Then we lie down there in the shade. And watch our bobs that tip and float; And once a bridge of rocks we made. And built a castle and a moat; But, just as sure as we begin. Why, Joey goes and tumbles In. Then all the frightened fish they hide Beneath the rocks and in tbe pool. There's not a minnow to be spied! The water settles clear and cool With bubbles 'tween the rocks, and foam; But then we must take Joey home. Of course he cries at mamma'a look. 1 She says: "Is this the only fish Tbat you can catch in Silver Brook?" She" knows, though, we'd get all sbe'd wish. With just our string and pail and pin If J jev wouldn't tumble int St. Nicholas. How Fire Kittens Cams te be Nausea There was tbe mother cat and fire kittens, and none of tbe kittens bad names. Somehow the children had buen so busy watching them tumble over each other and try to walk and then all go to sleep In a bunch, that they had not thought of naming them. The mother cat was gray and four ef the kittens were gray, but the fifth cat was black. Jet black, and so without any pluuninj; or forethought the fifth kitten came to be called Blackle. It was easy enough to distinguish ber from tbe others, but bow to tell apart tbe four gray ones was a question. At last It was dlstcorered tbat three of the gray ones had white feet and the fourth one wasgray all orer. So again, without a thoupbt of naming her, the children designated her us Gray Paw. And then there were the other three. One ot these had but oue eye, the chll dr.ai announced sorrowfully, after the kittens were old enough to prove that they had eyes at all, and then In all tenderness and with no thought of re proach, the afflicted kitten became One i Kye. I ...... . . A . . tl.. sun mere were two icii, tww iui looked almost exactly alike. Of course the children watched them every day -and It did not take them long to find out that one of these was a very punky kitten. She would spit at the others If tbey came near when she was eating, or If she was suddenly sur prised by any one, and wben this was discovered she was dubbed the Spit fire of the family. But the remaining kitten was the one who made the others "stand 'round." If they did not do as she saw fit shi boxed their ears. If tbe rest came around ber saucer of milk she cuffed them away, and so of course Bhe was tbe Boss. And no one was more surprised than tbe children when we discovered that the kittens were all named, for every one was sure be bad not named them. And such a funny lot of names ay It was: Blackle, Gray Paws, One Eye. Spitfire and Boss. But tbe names all fitted and some of them bad been earned, and tbe kittens didn't eem to mind them In the least. Youth' Com panion. Knllatiuc School Children. Miss Eaton, of Pittsburg, is visiting tbe various public schools organizing Bands of Mercy among the pupils. The work Is along the line of humane so ciety efforts, though adapted to the minds ef children, wbo are organised into societies with officers chosen from among themselves. Each member takes tbe following pledge: "I will try to be kind to all living creatures and to irotect them from cruel usage." The plan is to bold appropriate exer cises at stated periods, the literature for which is provided free of cost by Mr. Geo. T. Augell, a wealthy Boston gentleman, wbo is devoting a fortune to the work. The children are said to be enthusi astic over the work, and It will un doubtedly prove successful. The move ment already embraces bands aggre gating over 1,000.000 members In vari ous parts of the country. Alteona (PaJ Gazette. Things Worth Learning. Remember tbat It U a mark of good breeding to thank a person for a gift the day It arrives. Acknowledge an Invitation for din ner or luncheon tbe day It arrive. Thank yeur host for your visit tbe day you return borne. Either leave year card or write a note to A friend aa soon a yon hear that friend ia Ill- Keep uffleient paper and envelope en naad, so your nete can be written at oace, and remember that a dainty note la tka kal-aark at fod awsdlio. A Rsoiag (stable a Laxory. A retf in turfman. In peaking ot tbe expense of conducting a racing sta ble, gives some rather startling figures. One would want at least twelve horses, and these, If tbey are to be honest, fair racers, with some chance of success, would cost at least $75,000. This Is a very low estimate, as is seen by the following figures. It cost August Bel mont $92,500 for four horses Henry of Navarre, $27,000; Hastings, $37,500; Keenan, $18,000; and Dorian, $10,000. In the same year W. P. Thompson paid $26,000 for Requital. After the pur chase of tbe horses the next big Item of expense will be a trainer, who will want at least $5,000 a year, besides bis living, which will amount to fully $2,500. Tbe trainer will also expect a percentage of winnings. No Jockey worth tbe name can be secured for less tbat $7,500 per year, besides valuable presents and tip. In 1896 August Bel moat paid Griffin a salary of $17,500. This year Fred Taral receives from Marcus Daly $18,000; while "Tod" Sioane. who is riding for Pittsburg Phil, gets $15,000. Fred Llttlefleld gets $10,000 from the Morrises, while Thorpe draws $8,000 for piloting tbe Bromley string. India Rubber. Caoutchouc Is a milky juice, white aa It flows from the plant, but darkening with exposure to the weather. It is commonly called India rubber, and Is so useful and convenient an article that civilized people could hardly get -long comfortably without It. It forms an important article of commerce. Mex ico, Central and South America, and tbe Cast Indies are the principal places from which India rubber comes. The East India rubber Is the Juice of a species of fig tree. The South Ameri can product Is taken from the syringe tree, which Is sometimes a h.gh as an eight-story house. To erase pencil marks Is one of the uses of India rub ber which will occur to you first, and then you will think of water-proof cloaks and shoes, without wblcb you could not go out comfortably In stormy weather. But these only begin to be tbe list of articles which this obliging gum aids In constructing. Tubes, fire bose, elastic bands, mats, belts for ma chinery, door springs, etc., are made of It. Combined with sulphur it forms combs, canes, buttons, picture fraoien. brush backs and surgical Instruments, and combined with sulphur and coal tar and polished like jet It Is used to make beautiful ornamental Jewelry. Preserving; Hi Boots. A ww wrinkle may be learned from mi English soldier who was noted for keeiiiug bis boots in better condition ami making them last longer than uny of hli brother officers. When asked what he did to them to prevent the leather from cracking and keeping it soft and smooth bis reply was "Mut ton bone." When an explanation was demanded be said: "It Is nothing, I as sure you. My man asks tbe cook for a knuckle bone, which he cleans and then bakes. After rubbing the leather with cream, be then frotes them as hard as be can with tbe bone. Usually my boots lant me three years. New urieans Picayune. A peach 13 3 4 inches in circumerence was raised in AlcMiun county, Tenn., this season. NEGLECT - 1 1 Plcin V7erd3 From Mrs. Pinkhaiju Women to If you were drowning and friendly refused it, you would be committing Yet that is precisely what women almost dead with misery, yet refuse to It is uuiuidal to stant pain a1 uiuauu Shall 1 Commence the been cured by it- Keep your bowels and if you want further advice, write inir f reel 7 all your symptoms she the verv best advice. She bas given AaUiA i TT sufferinffjustlikeyourself.manyof whomiivedmilesaway from J physi cian. Her marvelous v rgeiuuie (.oiupouuu naa turtu many thousands of women. It can respectable drug- store. Mas. Charles Dusmoue 103 Fremont Ilill, Somerville, Mass., says: "I was in night; my doctor did not seem to help not seem to find any relief until 1 took bam's Vegetable Compound. I had the womb, a bearing-down pain, and tbe whites very badly. Yrhe pain was so intense that I could not sleep at nipbt. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for eight FVy months, and am now all right. Before that I was a trreat mistake, for the relief was am so thankful to be relieved of my thing terrible. I am, indeed, very grateful for the good Mrs. Pinkham' 1 dies have done me." .1 l.a-l'-'ts- CUT THE GEXtllKE ARTICLE! 1 Walter Baker & Co.'s Breakfast COCOA Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. Costs Leas than ONE CENT a cap. Be sure Iter 1.) Walter (Established 1780 Trade Milk. TO' PUBLISHERS and PRINTERS The Gentral Newspaper Union, Ltd 6i4 CHESTNUT ST., Philadelphia, Furnishes Machine Composition In English ana German. FOR NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES. . PAMPHLETS, LEGAL DOCUMENTS, ETC Alao rboto-EntraTing, Line and Half Tone work. Printing in Black and in Color, quickly at Seasonable Bates. It Vis Before tbe Dij of SAPOLIO Ibej Used to Su "Vibu'i foil is lenr tcx" Labor laws ta Russia. While Emperor Nicholas bas decline until now to endow his people with a constitutional form of government, yet It cannot be denied tbat be Is Introduc ing many reforms wblcb show that be la possessed of an enlightened and broad-minded sense of bis responsibili ties. Thus be bas Just promulgated a ukase prohibiting, under severe penal ties, any form of labor on Sunday, or on the fourteen principal Russian feast days of the Muscovite calendar. This practically assure the laboring popula tion slxty-slx legal days of rest In the year. Children are not permitted nnder any circumstances to work more thaa eight hours a day, while eleven are henceforth to constitute the maximum working day of grown men. On Satur day the working day Is limited to tea hours. Burled with HI Money Htna. Not long ago a miserly person, wh bad been teased almost to death by bis heirs, endeavored to cheat them oat of his money. Before he died be left positive Instructions that be should be burled In a certain suit of clothes. HI wish was carried out, but after the funeral his surviving relative could find no will and no money. Finally one of them suspected tbat the old man bad served them a shabby trick, and suggested that the body be ex humed and the clothing ei a mined. This was done, and the coat, waist coat and trousers were found to b ' lined with Bank of England no tea Chicago Record. Danger in the X Ray. Fine complexion, according to a re cent sensational announcement, can be made by an application of the X ray. Prof. Elihu Thomson, the electrician, says this Is not true, and that to pre vent serious physical Injury the ray must be used at some distance from ' the body, with an exposure of not more than from 15 to 30 minutes. Not long ago he tested tbe power of tbe ray en bis little finger, held close to the tube for 12 minutes. Redness and Irritation quickly followed, tbe nail fell off later, and the flesh looked like It bad bean scalded. The scar still remains, at the end of eight weeks. Enough 1 knewa of the ray to warrant tbe rule that It shall be bandied only by tbe expert. A Protection Against Lightning. "People living in cities are prone ta believe that the Increasing number of telephone, telegraph and trolley wire Increase the danger from electric storms," writes Edward W. Bok In the Ladies' Home Journal. "On the con-. trary, the maze of wires is a protec tion, and lessens tbe danger, since It Is shown that where the wires attract the electricity they hold It, and dis charge it only at tbe end of the wires in the central station. The fact Is tbat of tbe two hundred lightning accidents every year ouly an average of forty occur In tbe cities. The trees In the country are a far greater danger; they account for tbe proportion of four case tn tbe country to one In the city." An English tvphoid fever patient hai been lined fur leaving the hospital with' out leave while sick. uui i--at3 HU111: 311.1v. liming last nioiilh Baltimore exported 3..1w,U"0 bushi-U of corn, Philadelphia 2,9j,oov bushels and New York 2,7iu,0Wl bushels. his. ,0b 13 SUICIDE. 1 1 - roborate by MraTarle Their Senses. bauds shored a plank to you, and yolj suicide! I are doing- if they go about their bomea' grasp the kindly hand held out totheml ro day after day with that dull, con in the region of the womb and that iii-ai uuu icuucrueMi ui me siHlumes, tvlucli make the weight of your clothes an , almost intolerable burden to you. It is not natural to suffer so in merely emptying the bladder. Does not that special form of snf- fcrinrr tell you that there is inflammation somewhere? tell j-ou what it is? l it 13 lunammauon 01 tne womol If it goes on, polypus, or tumor, or cancer will set in. use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 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