4
tenBerness. t
Kot onto every heart is God's too A gift
Of simple tenderness allowed; we meet
tVith loTe in ninny fashions wben we lift
First to our lips life's waters, bitter
sweet. Lve comes upon o with resistless power
Of curbless passion, and with bead
strong will;
It plays around like April's breeze and
shower.
Or calmly flows, a tapid stream, and
till ,
It comes nith blessedness onto the heart
That welcome it aright, or bitter
fate!
It wrinss the bosom with so fierce a
smart,
That love, we cry, is cruder than hate.
And then, ah me! When love baa ceased
to bless.
Our broken hearts cry out for tenderneaa!
We Ions for tendernesa lilte that which
bung
About us. lyinit on our mother's breast;
A selfish fi-eling. that no pen or tongue
Can praise aright, since silence ainga It
best;
A love, as far removed from paaaion
heat
As from the chillness of It dying Bre;
A love to lean on when the falling feet
Bejin to totter, and the eyes to tire.
In youth's bright hey-day hottest lore w
ppek.
The reddest rose we rap but when It
dies.
God r-int that later blossoms, violet
May Y-,Tut tor us beneath life's antumn
skies;
Ood cr.int unnie lovinj one be near to
bs
Our weary way with simple tenderness!
WITHOUT DUE
AUTHORITY.
lie a:iol at the street corner, looklDg
drearily Into the growing foj.
A minute or two before be bad been
standing behind the railings la th
park, absorbed lu an effort, altogether
unavailing, to save tho souU of hl fel
low citizens in this metropolis of evils.
A few yards away ft revolutionary
brb kiayer out of work and with the
;rrrip.-st private objection to being In
it had hurled denunciations at the
lu!itiitr.us British constitution, to the
dellRhf of himself and the amusement
of hU audience, and of a couple of
jj!.-n-M!v nnit!lnj- policemen who stood
tt'-nr In that Impersonal yet protective
attitude characteristic of the force. A
little further on. a "lightning artist" of
tender yejirs furnished a quiet nntldota
to irrstlcu'a'wry niiarchy by the repro
duction o:i paper of -the "Duke of
lurk's baby." to a chorus of loyal ap
plause. On the preacher's other band,
n martyr, ulmse motives his; country
had tiii rantly tuistiuilerstood. per
haps, not without Just occasion, had
related with u:ie fcclliiK much abuse
of authorities, and more of that luck
less ei?!.:li letter of the alphabet,
which Is J!;e chosen victim of elo
quence in f,:-tiitn. the melancholy de
tails of an enforced retreat from public
life, which, to Judifo from appearances, j
lie had very ri -li!v deserved. When the '
preacher's nut!. nee tired of his dis
course, they had only to turn their
he.nl to l.niehc incipient anarchy and
dejected pafr!ot!m. or cultivate a
healthy admiration for Juvenile talent
and tli reitiirj house-a combination
of i uiif.iet iu' sentiments peculiar to
Hyde Park oa a Suuday afternoon.
The other orators, however, had
found compensation for tbelr wrongs
In the delight of airing them nt large.
They retired from the field of battle
hoarse, but triumphant. The preach
er's triumph "as a question which he
could only regard ns much more dubi
ous, moments of despair, which
sometimes f!' to his lot, he kne-. that
hi congregation merely regarded him
as an interlude between tho denuncia
tions of the political bricklayer and the
dlKninl rhetoile of the ex-thluf. But, to
do him justice, those moments were
few and far between. He had fought a
bnitl battle from a very early ni and
defeat had ceased to depress hi in have
at odd times when lie was. perhaps, a
little colder, .hungrier or sadder than it
wan Uls usual fate to be.
As he .sioorl at the corner a hand was
laid ou his shoulder, and lie turned to
Cud himself face to face with Dr. Jeff.
They had met before, lu slums aud by
ways, and each man knew enough of
Hie other's life to respect It. I cannot
assert that .IcIT Is the little doctor's real
siatn. and perhaps he has a story or
rjsH.Tj', or both a skeleton which lie
hides lu the cupboard nt his shabby
lodgings, with the stale bread and high
ly unprofessional cheese which that re
ceptacle, contains but I am sure that
there Is no kinder soul In all Loudon,
despite his snarls, his sarcasms and the
Inexpressibly unorthodox opinions
which be scatters broadcast In this
way. All men have their hypocrisies,
and he has his. It Is his delight to
hock people, to pose as something very
Httie better than the archfiend himself,
t hare seen him succeed admirably In
tils deception with strangers. Those
Who know the food little man know
also that he would not willingly bruise
a butterfly's w'.ng nor ofTcnd the dlr
tlefit and most melodious tabby that
aerenr.des his hard earned slumbers.
Kven now, as the preached turned his
white face and lired eyes upon him and
forced a smile, there was a charitable
Kcheme brewing In Jeffs mind.
"Finished spouting?" he asked, gruf
fly. "Walk mv way, will you? Abom
inable weather!''
He spoke with a sava; air,
aa
though the weather end he were oo
terms of violent hostility. Jeffs man
ner generally suggested the feud-brief
and stiletto ami other pharaphernalia
of mediaeval murder.
They walked for some time Id b!
leuce, during which the doctor eyed his
companion with a bloodthirsty expres
sion of countenance.
"Ketter give it up." he said at last.
Wearing yourself out for nothing. A
bosh!"
"I It?" ast;,.,i the preacher, ball
sarttv. sometimes I I almost wtsn
my profession allowed me to think SO,
loo. doctor. Kut It doesn't."
"Ilan your profession!" Jerked out
JefT. "Vou're not a parson':"
"No."
"I-ver ! en one?"
"No."
"Then, why in the name of common
sense don't you g i and enru some
money? My goorl fellow, you're "
"What's the good of preaching?" be
went on. changing hfs sentence. "The
-eyld went very well for a great many
Vturlcs before you were born; It'll go
.Ay well for many more after you're
bur!!. Let it go!"
The preacher's deep eyes flashed.
"I'll i!ver !o that." he said, quietly.
Tiiey h.vj walked a considerable
ivar, and Jcft' looked up .tli a well
assumed start of surprise.
, "Hanged if fhis isn't my place!
j'vever meant to In !us J
, j Vine in and rest."
Ihe p: e.ielier Pcslta'
I vih to give offei
ant to lulus you all this way.
Itated. but b did
ensa and finally
iev tramped up the narrow stairs to
efT sanctum a little glttlng-room
itb hideous cheap furniture, a flaring
' ar f .lil a Uiboi inured with' okJ.
it wu n rerr cBeeriMi, very atnjrjr.
bat Jff waved bla guest to a cbaJf
with a certain .dignity foreign to bla
Bsual manner a survival, perhaps, of
other way of Ufe and of other visi
tants than street preacher. After alL
It la the man who make bis surround
ings. A parvenu can be vulgar In a
palace: onr little doctor, desplto his
bluster, might hav been a prince In
disguise.
Po the preacher thought as he sat
dowu lu the arm chair black horse
hair covered, and deficient In the mat
ter of springs and glanced round the
room at the well-worn books, at th
oil-store, which smelled abominably, at
the cupboard where the skeleton clat
tered Its empty Jaw among dry croata
and ancient cheese.
"Not much of a place, la It?" said
Jeff. "We've known better, bath of us.
But It doe anything doe. Excuse
me, but I want my supper. Do you
mind my getting It? Coin don't run to
many course. But perhaps you'll help
me? Hate solitary meals always did;
bad for the digestion. Pah! how that
Infernal thing does smell, to be sure!"
Of course the preacher saw through
the device, and Its clumsy, kindly deli
cacy touched him as few things had
done of late. He murmured some com
monplace reply and proceeded to take
a tender Interest lu the retrlmmlng of
the stove. I fancy there were tears In
his tired rye as be fumbled with the
matches, and that he blessed Jeffs
grumpy hospitality with a fervor
which would have agreeably astonish
ed the doctor, who had received so lit
tle gratitude in his time that he had
outgrown the usual habit of expect
ing It.
He did not look at bis guest as he
bunted in the cupboard and brought
out such modest provision as It con
tained, and presently the preacher rose
and began to set the table ready In
silence. As be lifted one .of the book
something on It faded cover caught
his eye. On the brown leather was
stamped a coat-of-arms. almost Indis
tinguishable by reason of It antiquity.
Jeff saw the glance directed toward
him, took the book from his compan
ion's hand and flung It roughly Into a
corner.
"Someliody's aristocratic vulgarity,"
he said, shortly. "What do they want
to scatter their stupid quarterlngs
about for? I picked It up second
hand." The preacher went on silently with
his task. He was quite aware that the
book had not been picked up second
hand, but he did not even look as If he
doubted Jeffs statement. Only I think
the skeleton sidled a little closer to the
ruplionrd door. It is a thing which all
skeletons will do at times.
The two meu sat down at the table
snd began their supper. They did not
talk much nt first, but presently Jeff
pushed back his chair and glanced
across at the preacher.
"I to!d you a lie Just now," he said.
Tho preacher looked up, and thu two
nen's eyes met.
"I T0 you did," be answered, slm
Plv. "I thought you c'ldn't know. Rather
pride myself on telling a lie neatly.
Learned it at school about the only
thing I did learn there. Ah, now I've
shocked you."
"No." answered the other, sadly. "I
I am not easily shocked."
"New sort of sulnt, eh? Well, we've
had about enough of the old."
There was silence for a moment and
then Jeff said:
"How do yon know?"
"Hy the way you flung the book."
"Ah! I saw you looking at the old
shield and It hurt. Odd bow small
things do hurt sometimes. Perhaps
you know that, too?"
"I know it very well," murmured the
preacher, with bis eyes cast down.
"Thought you did," said Jeff, with a
little smile which bad a touch of Irony
In It.
The little doctor could never be quite
serlous his retrospective melancholy
had a dash of amusement In It. U
dad grown used to the Idea of himself
and the rest of humanity squirming be
neath the dissectiug knife of malignant
destiny.
"Been preaching about here?" be
went on.
The preacher looked up, half nerv
ously. "No. Why do you ask?"
"Not staying long, are you?"
"No," said the preacher, with a quiet
pound in his voice. "No, I think I shall
uot stay very long."
Jeff sprang to his feet and then sat
down again. lie looked hard at the
man's white face, and It looked back at
him. There was no fear In it, and the
ad eyes met his steadily.
"You you must go away," said Jeff.
The preacher smiled a little.
"yes wrere to the south 1
France? My dear dot-tor, that's not foi
me at lenst uot now. Once" he
stopped, aad hi eyes grew dreamy,
"Not now," he said again.
Jeff did not speak at once.
"You must leave London, then."
"It Is hardly worth while."
"You're a fool, acd an enthusiast,"
aid Jeff, roughly, yet with ' ' sharp
catch In his voice, "but you're good
stuff. I've seen you when man, you'r
killing yourself!"
The preacher cever winced. The
smile still lingered on his Up, though
they were set tight.
"I can't run away, doctor," he re-
plied. I never did that, and I can't do
it now.
"You weren't meant for this work
do you think I have ao eye? Write to
yonr people and tell them "
"I have no people," answered the
preacher, and his face wu very stern.
Jeff tilted his chair, waiting. It came
at last. The preacher caugbt bla eye,
and bealtated for a moment.
"I told you a lie, then," be said.
"Go on."
"They threw me over. My father Is
a clprgyman. I was to have gone Into
the church. I wanted to you don't
know how much! But I could not ac
cept everything they told me. I sup
pose I was unorthodox " He stop
ped. Jeff nodded mute encourage
ment. "They rejected me," said the preach
er sio ly.
"Because you were honest. Yes.
this vrns "
"The only other way."
"You are a priest, all the same,"
And
said
Jeff, through his teeth.
The preacher stood up.
"Without due authority," he an
swered. as he held out bis hand.
Authority," said the little doctor,
wasplshly, "Is not always given to the
right man nor by the right man.''
I'.ut the preacher went away silent
ly. He was not one of those who speak
evil of authorities.
It was a month or two later, and
London was In the grip of black, bitter
frost. In a doorway In one of the
slums, behind the Salamander Music
ball, Jeff, haggard and anxious, stood
looking at the preacher with some
thing like despair In bis face.
"I'm stone broke," be said, "and tho
girl must bare oonxMhaient or she'll
one.- flood Gad! whit are wt to iaT'
He stamped desperately on the floor.
and then remembered his patient and
stopped. The preacher did not stamp,
"I'll get yon some money," he said.
"I think I can. Yes" he shivered
little In the cold draught "I'm sure I
can."
"In an hour?"
"Within an hour. I'll go now."
"You're a brick," said Jeff, as he
(nrned on his heel. Then the profes
sional element In htm asserted itself.
"Have something to eat before you
come out Into this cold again, mind,"
he commanded.
The preacher nodded and went away
with a dreary smile on his face. Per
haps there was a bidden Irony In the
situation which he alone could per
ceive, for he smiled more than once as
he hurried through the darkening
streets to the house where he had har
borage. Once, as he passed a lighted
church where the choir was practicing
for the morrow and his eyes fell on
the notice board, the smile very nearly
became a laugh. Yet there was noth
ing laughable In sight. The notice
board merely bore the sufficiently so
ber Information that Rev. John Alllng
ham Taylor would preach next day to
that church.
The preacher hurried on. and climb
ed to bis rooms with a white face and
fluttering breath. Arrived there, be eat
down on a broken chair and panted.
The room was almost as bare as those
cells wherein the hermits dwelt of old,
AH the little personal possessions
which bad adorned It once had vanish
ed In that dreadful winter. All the
little money which had been paid to the
preacher by the family which bad dis
carded him was gone. The only two
things which remained wese a large
and handsomely bound bible, lying on
the foot of the bed, and a little Ivory
crucifix hanging against the bare wall.
The preacher's eye fell on these and he
sighed. Then he got up resolutely,
took down the crucifix and opened the
bible. On the flyleaf was an inscrip
tion. Fie tore the page carefully out
and slipped It Into the breast pocket
of his tbln coat. Then be took up the
bible and crucifix and went out.
Not an hour later Jeff, In a wretched
attlo, bent over a shrunken figure und
forced brandy between Its Hps. At the
further end of the room two children
small, starved, wolfish-eyed sat over
the remnants of a meal like wild beast
over a lione. Presently the little doc
tor gave a muttered exclamation of
relief. The children glanced up aud
then returned ravenously to their food.
Tbelr mother's eyes opened for a mo
ment upon Jeffs face, and she whis
pered a word of thanks. And well she
might, for he had dragged her out of
the Jaws of death.
Meanwhile the preacher plodded
wearily back again to the shelter of
the four bare walls be called home. He
did not hurry this time. Very slowly
he climbed the creaking stairs, and al
most staggered Into the room. It was
growing dark and the cold was In
tense. The preacher sat down and his
eyes Involuntarily sought the nail
where the little crucifix had hung. In
voluntarily, too. his hand drew out the
page which he had torn from the bible.
He bent over it and read the Inscrip
tionwas It the twilight which made
the letters dance aud sway? It was
very cold and the darkness seemed to
come closer every moment. Perhaps
it was only bis weakness that made it
seem so dark nnd freezing. He thought
of Jiff and his work with a curious
gladness that shut out the falling
night. Then a great weariness seized
hhn and he rose and tried to cross the
room. rne aarKness was wlilrllns.
round bim now and he fell ou his
tuees beside the bed.
Jeff, coming In late that night to tell
him of his success, found bim there
kneeling beneath the nail where the
crucifix had hung. He did not answer
when the little doctor called to bim,
and a lighted match revealed the fact
that he bad Clipped from a world
which had rejected him aa a man of
no account. The bare room told a si
lent story that brought tears into Jeffs
eyes.
And In the dead preacher's hand was
a piece of crumpled poper, upon which
was written "John Allinghaiu Taylor''
and a date that was all.
In a certain church on the following
morning. Rev. John Alllngham Taylor
preached, te the great edification of his
audience and himself. It was a char
ity sermon, and It Is popularly sup
posed to bare been the finest thing
which tbat congregation bad sat out
for some time.
But Jeff, who occasionally attended
that assembly, rose In the middle of
the discourse and went out with a
heart full of bitterness. Those studied
periods did not edify him. He remem
bered a finer sermon and its text was
a man's life. It was tbat of the priest
who bad preached without due author
ity. Belgravla.
A Bpellina-bee.
"I'm going to have a spelling bee to
night," said Uncle John, "and I'll give
a pair of skates to the boy who can best
spell 'man.' " The children turned and
stared into one another's eyes. "Beet
spell 'man," Uncle John? Why, there
Is only one way!" they cried. "There
are all sorts of ways," replied Uncle
John. "I leave you to think of It a
while." And he buttoned up his coat
and went away.
Time went slowly to the puzzled boys
for all their fun that day. It seemed a
If that after supper time would never
come; but It came at last, and Uncle
John came, too, with a ahlny skate-runner
peeping out of hi great-coat pock
et. Uncle John did not delay. He sat
down, and looked straight Into Harry'
eyes. "Been a good boy to-day, Hal 7"
"Yes no," said Harry, flushing. "I
did something Aunt Mag told me not to
do, because Ned Barnes dared me to. I
can't bear a "boy to dare me. What's
that to do with spelling 'man' T' he add
ed, half to himself.
But Uncle John turned to Bob. "Had
a good day, my boy?"
"Haven't bad fun enough," answered
Bob, stoutly. "It's all Jo's fault, too.
We boys wanted the pond to ourselves
for one day; and we made up our minds
that, when the girls came, we'd clear
them off. But Jo, he "
"I think this is Jo's to tell." Interrupt
ed Uncle John. "How was It, boy?'
"Why," said Jo, "I thought the girls
bad as much right on the pond as the
boys. So I spoke to one or two of the
bigger boys, and they thought so, too;
and we stopped It all. I thought it was
mean to treat girls that way." There
came a flash from Uncle John's pocket.
The next minute the skates were on
Jo's knee.
The spelling match Is over," said Un
cle John, "and Jo has won the prize."
Three bewildered faces mutely ques
tioned him. "Boys," he answered
gravely, "we've been spelling 'man,' not
In letters, but In acts. I told you there
were different ways, and we've proved
It here to-night Think over It, beys, and
sea," -, . . - -
roc impfetsefl.
President Kruger of the Transvaal It
A man not easily Impressed by rank,
title, or worldly splendor of any kind,
ana not In the least ashamed of hi
own plain origin and rough upbringing.
Sir James Slvewrlght, upon whom once
devolved the duty of taking an Import
ant and rather pompous English duke
to call upon the President, told an
American about the conversation
which ensued. It was. of course, car
ried on through an interpreter, and ran
about like this:
Duke Tell the President that I ata
the Duke of , and have come to pay
my respects to him.
Kruger gives a grunt, signifying th
welcome.
Duke (after a long pause) Ah! tell
him that I am a member of the English
Parliament.
Kruger gives another grunt and puffs
nls pipe.
Duke (after a atiU longer pause) And
you might tell him that I am er a
member of the House of Lords a lord
you know.
Kruger puffs as before, and noda bis
bend, with another grunt.
Duke (after a still more awkward
pause, during which his grace appears
to have entertained doubts aa to wheth
er he had as yet been sufficiently Identi
fied I Kr It might interest the Presi
dent to know that I was a viceroy.
Kruger Eh! What's that a viceroy 1
Duke Oh, a viceroy that is a sort
of a king, you know.
Kruger continued puffing In silence
for some moments, obviously weary of
this form of conversation. Then, turn
ing to the interpreter, he said, gruffly:
"Tell the Englishman that I waa a cattle-herder."
This closed the interview. , '
Peaalty for lrtloa.
Desertion in time of war I punlaT
able, in all armies, by death, usually in
flicted by shooting. In time of peace
it Is regarded by various governments
with different degrees of severity, ac
cording as the military system is mild
or severe. In France, Germany or Rua
t'la desertion, even in time of peace, 1
very harshly punished, but In the Uni
ted States It Is punishable by a term of
imprisonment at hard labor. A a
matter of fact this penalty Is rarely In
flicted. The desertions In our army
number from l.UOO to 1.20O annually.
aud few of the runaway arw ever
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Tl'e Ci-inian military authorities have
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t eneral I'.imth is enifated in iirepariiig
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I he llag carried by Cortez, the Span
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NEURALGIA
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Bosuctkias that Will later the Jw
vcnilc Member ef Kvtrv Haaaehold
QuaJt Acttoaw aatl Brisjkt Sarin;
of Mmlt Cat and Ciuuslasr Children.
A Boy Vacation.
Uttle Tommy Deodi and hi mother
spent a week
At Uran'pa Doodle's farm, where Tom
my tumbled In th creek -
And got hi lunc o full f wet he
couldn't ret hi breath
'Till poor old Graa'ma Doodle had bee
frightened moat t death.
He ate some poison berries that he fonn4
along the lane;
It took a doctor half the night to soothe
ay the pain.
He tried to ride a "kicky" colt a risky
thing; to do
'Twas auite a little while before they real
ly brought him to.
He stnek a stick into a hive of bees oh,
sorry day!
He couldn't see a thine ontil the swelling
went away.
He teased the goat to see if It was cross
as ha had heard;
They had to work with hba awhile before
he spake a word.
And then ha climbed cherry tree lust
like a hoy and fell
And broke his arm, and sake alivel you
ought 'a' heard him yell.
Hi mother took him back te town to get
a little rest.
But Tommy say of all hi Uf that week
waa far the beat.
A Tale of Two Bear.
Once upon a time two bears lived to
(ether In a hollow tree. It was a long
time before any white men came to this
country, and the beam were a great and
powerful rare. One 0 these bears was
a handsome fellow, snd be liked to go
visiting and to lie In the sun and to eat
dinner regularly. Tbe other bear was a
quiet fellow, and most of his friends
said that he was very stupid. Every
day while his brother lolled comforta
bly under a gooseberry bush he would
go out into the forest and find a huge
onk. Then lie would stand ap on his
liinil Ipg and scratch the rough bark
with his claws until they were as sharp
as needles. It was hard work, and the
other bear laughed at him for doing It.
"What's the use of shnrpenlng your
claws 7' lie asked, "flame's plenty ," and
then be would go bark to steep again.
That winter was long nnd cold, and
when the two bears came out of the
hollow tree in the spring they were
both tbln and hungry and cross. The
handsome follow went down to the
creek and tried to catch some fish for
dinner, but the Ice was so thick and
slippery that his dull claws made do
Impression on It. A little later hfs broth
er came down and dug a hole near the
waterfall and caught a great many fish
and ate thim. The handsome bear, who
was both cross and hungry, began to
grumble.
"I never have any luck." he said.
"You're the lucky one of the family."
"Luck," said the other, who was feel
ing comfortable after a full dinner. "It
wasn't luck at all. I sharpened my
claws last fall while you were sleeping
In the sunshine."
Deafness Cannot Its Cared
by local applications, as they cannot rearh the
iliMiaMd portion of tbe ear. There is ouly one
way to cure deaf nesa, and that is by constitu
tional remedies. D afness is caused by an n
lamed oonditlon of tiie mucous li nine of the
Knfttachlan Tube. When this tu!e Kfts in
fl . mftd you have a ramhlin sound or Imper
fect hearing, and when it is tirely closed
Deaf ness i the result, and unless the Inflam
mation nan be taken out and this tube re
stored to it normal condition, heariuft will be
destrey- d for. Ter. N i ne cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing butan in
lamed ondltion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One llund ed Dollars for any
ase of Deafness (caused bycatarrh) that can
not be oared by Hall's (. atarrh 1 ura. Send
for circular, free.
F. J. Chekkt A Co., Toledo, X,
Sold by Drnggistn, 76c.
Hall's family PUia are the best.
Tonosstera' Joke.
A minister who used to preach la
Somervllle bad a little boy. A few days
before his father left the city to go to
his new parish one of his neighbors
said to the little boy: "So your father Is
going to work In New Bedford, la he?"
The little boy looked up wondering.
"Oh, no," he said. "Only preach."
A lady taking tea at a small corapauy,
being very fond of hot rolls, was asked
to have another. "Really, I cannot,"
she modestly replied. "I don't know
how many I'ye eaten already." "I dor
unexpectedly exclaimed a Juvenllo up
start, whose mother allowed him a cvat
at the table. "You've eaten eight. I've
been countin'."
Two little brothers, aped respectively
4 and 6 years old, fell In with a stray
kitten, which, suffering Vv the hands of
some cruel person, had of Its tall scarce
ly half an inch remaining. "Poor little
kitten," said the youngvr one. "Who
has cut off Its tall? I wonder If It wiil
grow again?" To which the eld-r
gravely remarked: "Of course tt Willi
Don't you see, the root Is there?"
There le a Class or People
Who sre Injured by the use of coffee. !!
cenilr there has been placed in all the grocery
stores a ev preparation cal'ed (Jraln-. made
ol pure grains, that takes the plsce of coltee.
1 he moef delicate stomacn receives It without
distress, and but lew can tell tt Irotn colfee. It
does not coal over ope quarter as much
rhlldren may drink it with ureal beneiit. 15 cts
and i eta. per package. Try it. Ask lur
Urain H
Samuel Andrew Gil. lions, an old Geor
gia llfLTO, t-luims to lie 130 Tears old ,and
says lie remembers the revolution and the
meteoric shower in 1833.
Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Srrnp for children
tecib nr. soitens llie tnms. reducing inflamma
tion, .l ays paiu, cures wind co.ic. zic. a bode.
A newspaper of Sherman county. Ore.,
says that it does not kaui of a farmer in
tho count v who will n.t be able to dis
charge all his indebtedness this fall.
I use Piso'a Cure for Consumption both In
my family and practice.- Dr. u. W. P&ttbk
som, Inkater, Mich., Nor. &, 1KH.
In the University of Paris there are
over ltl.litio medical students. At Vienna
there are almut l.iNMj more. In i'aiis
there are t,W students at the School of
Fine Ails.
Fits permanently en red. T7o (Its or nerrons.
ness after nntt day's nse of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer, f i trial bottle and treatise fre
Da. &. H. Kuiit, Ltd. Kll Arch tU.luilakX.
A drop of iHiilintr lard, spattered from
a frying-pan by accident, recently re
moved a cataract from the eye of a wom
an in Punxsutawney, Pa.
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ARCH ST., fHlLA.. PA. Kass at oncer, n..
operation or delay Irom business. Consultation
ires. Jsnnonemenu of physicians, ladles and
MotntBeat attueas. Head lor Circular. Uffica
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BY I
RAM'S HORN BLASTS,
Wauralas Koto Calling: th Wicked to
Kanoataac.
RH PENT ANCB
begins at th
cross.
Idleness Is dan
ger seed.
Wisdom li
short tongue.'
Unbelief Is Sa
tan's counsel
chamber.
Sinful pleasures
have a sweetened
ting.
He who honors
his rival, la of noble type..
Irtr ha a short life, unless given
away.
It Is doubtful honor to be fond'.ed by
curs.
Good humor makes youth bloom In
old age.
Be what you want others to think
you are. '
He that does nothing make but one
mistake.
Do not slight tbe man because be has
done wrong. -
Build higher, foolish man, earth Is too
low for safety.
Opposition la tbe mill tbat fans tbe
chaff out of us.
If the heart Is converted, the purse
wlK be in reach.
Scolding a child is like currying a colt
with a pitchfork.
Defeat In the right Is better than vic
tory in tbe wrong.
He that cannot control himself has a
bad master already.
The best quality of manhood blos
soms In tbe nursery.
When honor talks louder than habit
you have the right way-bill.
Bury your troubles and plant bloom
ing evergreens on tbe grave.
The Great Master never rocks his lit
tle children In downy cradles.
Putting our best foot foremost is
pushing a half counterfeit Into circula
tion. Many a sore-eyed man sets up for an
eye doctor, and does a thriving busi
ness at It.
An empty purse and a miser's heart
re two of th hardest things In the
world to fill.
Cover an ass with a lion's skin, and
he will soon manage to poke bis ears
out somehow.
If some one would And a remedy for
the bad memories of debtors, be could
make a fortune.
It Is hard to believe that sin glided
with gold Is tbe same hideous thing
that It Is In common clay.
The man who blames himself for the
worst things that happen to htm will
put the blame at the right door.
The bost way to wait for the coming
of the Lord Is to be found trying to
make the world what he will make it
when he comes.
That the heart has longings which
the world cannot ratlsfy. Is one evi
dence that man Is greater than th
work In which be lives.
How to Laundry Fancy T.inen.
To wash embroidered linens so as not to
fade the colors. All a tab half full of warm
water, to which add a little Ivory Soap.
Wash each piece through tho suds care
fully, rinse in bine water, to which a llttls
thin starch is added. Hang in the shad
to dry. Iron on the wrong side, press-.
Ing down heavily t j bring out tha stitches,
thus restoring thtir original beauty.
Eliza. B. Paaaaa,
A Boy Should Icarn
To let cigarettes alone.
To be kind to all animals.
To be manly and courageous.
To ride, row, shoot and swim.
To build a fence sclentlflcally.
To fill the woodbox every night. '
To be gentle to his little sisters.
To shut doors without slamming.
To sew on a button and darn a stock
ing. To do errands promptly and cheer
fully. To shut the door In winter to keep tho
cold out.
To shut doors In summer to keep the
flies out.
To wash dishes and make his bed
when necessary.
To have a dog if possible and make a
rompanloa of him.
If a "flirted with sore ereanse Dr.Iaaae Thomp
son's Kye-water.Urussiists sell atiicper beetle
Kipling's "Captain C'oursgeous" hai
recently appeared in Russia in seria
form.
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Barrooms in Norway cannot net for
tunes to their owners, for by law no
person may siienrl mora than 6 cents at
one visit to a public house.
The bronze bust of the late John Boyle
O' lie illy has beea received at th Boston
Public Library, and has been placed
temporarily ia the trustee's room. The
bust was rdsirad by th City Council.
Th Answer Of Grayer.
The aiuTwer of prayer stands knock
Ing at the door1 of the prayer meeting In
Acts 12: 1?- That was too unexpected
an ocr urrence or the assembly of be-
' lievera. They avowed tbat tbe maid
I bearing the Information was either
crazy or had seen a ghost. - How sur
prised faithful Christian often are if a
prayer 1 really beard. Answer to
prayer are recounted with unending
exclamation marks, whereas answer of
true prayer ought to be considered th
moet natural experience In God's uni
verse. Much praying Is a mere per
formance. A farmer coming to town
read at a physician's door. "Please pull
tbe bell." He pulled until a bead was
poked out of the wludow Inquiring,
"Well?" "Oh, I've read th alga and
thought K no more than polite to pull,"
was his response. The only response
tbat could perhaps be given by many
who feel themselves called upon In the
Bible to pray. They do not read that
the young Pharisee transacted many a
prayer before heaven said of him, "Be
hold, ie prayeth." Their arrows shot
heavenward have plenty of feather but
no point. They do not spread the fleece,
like Gideon, for the dew to descend up
on. F. W. C. Meyer.
The Llkraena of Chrlat,
It is not merely by watching the life
A NECKLACE OF PEARLS
Is a beautiful possession. If a woman
one, and if a single pearl drops off the string,
she makes haste to Und and restore it.
Good health is a more valuable possession
than a necklace of the most beautiful pearls,
yet one by one the jewels of health slip away,
and women seem indifferent until it is almost
too late, and they cannot be restored.
To die before you are realty old is to suffer
premature death, and that is a sin. It is a sin
because it is the result of repeated violations
of nature's laws.
Pain, lassitude and weariness, inability to
sleep, dreadful dreams, starting violently from
sleep, are ail symptoms of nerve trouble.
You cannot have nerve trouble and
your health. In ninety-nine cases out of a
hundred the womb, the ovaries and the bladder
are affected. They are not vital organs, hence
they give out soonest.
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organism to its natural state, relieves all these trouble
some uterine symptoms. In confirmation of this we, by
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