5
o sewt odob bit Ian.
Wetrr .xXnDeat. kit idle Dunn lie:
The needle Is "too hear for ray Band,
I (old ti f.aj dress aad pnt It by.
The litt maid so weary ( her play.
Must vtu her faded frock another day.
Hera, cloie meside mo, liea my dainty
book.
With quaint, bright fancies 'mid It
flowing rhyme,
WaJtiov throneh aM ska sa and busy
hours
Vor one short space of free, untrammel
ed time.
t touch ita covers with a tender hand
My braia Is dnll; I canaet understand.
1 am too tired to pray, oh, pitying Lord!
I only know the day's hard tasks are
done.
I hriiis my hardens Thou canst count
them o'er:
I lay tbem down before Thee, every one;
I only long for sleep, to still my pain,
Aad strength to take my hardens op
again.
FERN COTTAGE.
NO Fern Cottage
la leased for two
years to a widow
lady, Mrs. Raynor.
She brought good
letters from New
York, Md sup
ports herself by
coloring fashion
plates for a maga
zine tbero."
This was the last statement my law
yer wade upon the long-winded rental
of the state of my affairs -when I re-
tuj-ued from a seven years' absence to
take iin my abode in my ewn ! ome.
. " He had by uiy directions renovated and
jmt luio good order the large, linnd-V-o:ue
bou.e that was my Inheritance
rrom father, grandfather and great
fcrujidfatocr. pausing In each genera
tion throuitb a course of modernizing
that still left the statuly, old-fashioned
frralis anj extensive grounds intact. We
Ililtons were vc;- fond of Hilton place
sud uaii auip!e means wherewith to
inalntaln its beauty.
But beside my own borne I also pos
sessed several houses In the village of
prawforJ and one cottage Just at the
oounuary line of my garden, a pretty
place that my mother had christened
i'ern Cottage, from the number of rare
ferns that nestled In the little garden
Tinder fanciful miniature grottos and
piles of ro. k placed there.
It was after twilight on a warm April
(evening that, passing the cottage, I saw
through open windows my new tenant.
jihv was bending ever a small table, ap
parently drawing, while the circle of
light from a student Iamb fell full upon
her. I had fancied a vulgar, common
place woman. This was what I saw:
A figure slender and graceful, with
hands as white and perfect as If carved
In marble. A face purely oval, color
less and fair, with regular features and
shnded by hair of midnight black.
Twice while I looked she lifted her
iv yes, lurse, lustrous and dark, full of
suppressed pain. A face that covered
i heart full of bitter anguish, a brain
lensltlve and cultivated.
I am a physician, though I b."v
. 'al!I- -rl-r-, to wTlte for the
t;nn jiirer students; but I love my
and cannot quite keep Its
1,;Miet when I study a new
ol: all these instincts warned
ut re was a woman burning a
o war ady flickering at both ends.
a' ts. It re forgotten that mine was
to tak;.T honorable position, thus
btuioes- Itary woman's privacy.
,1 tli hio-hlery Ionian, seemingly an
tt ami wel'11 of bttter T, came into
,-llv of f rip
-' . . never cease working?" she
T . u "Whea the daylight Is
jui wui.,,, cannot sort your colors,
e desire , tj,at drawing that Is ruin-
g luvesu.-t-s. Rest, chlldl'
1 up to 1 voice I knew must belong
oot by .-. full, rich, melodious, but
, and 'th sadness, answered her:
BecondiD know I cannot rest!"
Station. Do anything but strain
as sent1"" longer over that fine
d seems
,liaaat-r rose then, sweeping hei
, ; draperies across the room
. xrjlhere she played. Surely,
LC "-""atlon, it was a pltlfnl
e military minor music fnll
n tuo.iain. Heavy chords melt
10 ill refrains. A master touch.
teo liter In the long, slender An
War lulled out strains of heart
, eTel'hos.
atBO in drove me home, but I
y 't, ana aeepiy over my tenant,
arbii"ral times, and received
eieome, was entertained by
l aa
-., if
nventlonal conversation.
J . ano in some fashionable,
: and found the surface so
. Raynor, a gentle, refined
for tbo . n(j agreeable no
aaiages lu-
?se Oil Iw'acoptod this for the
' I had a habit of Iin-
R J" garden, and as the
the bif yera cottage com-thl-rvr,
my neighbors
l the windows as the
Hi summer. Paler, more
3C added sadness In the
Mrs. Raynor became
al as the warm weather
in each day from her
1 1 was. not surprised one
e o'd Susan coming hasti
..llawy.
:iton," she said, "she has
ose horrid pictures! Will
ftice, finding my patieni
'.ist, and gently submls
:" commands but one, the
ive.
!;." she said, "as long a
brush."
i dUV' I said, bluntly, "11
. a few weeks of entire
said, quietly, not as I:
terror in the thought,
as a new possibility !:
of life. "No, I must not
'iiiust obey me!" I nu
1 send a carriage every
a careful driver, and
'ith Susaii for a drive.
Jutduors as much as pos-i,-
during the heat of tin
!f possible, sleep."
aile confirmed my o;iln
.is a rare visitor at !:o:
iiil not sAy feo. Itidoei:
Hii-ihiint, evidently a.
iw solely out of regaro
nt turned at last foi
had come to my hous;
iuc I hod brought froi:
te not yet In use in thi
I pointed to a seat, say
I am past 00 years oh;
: see, seldom leaving m;
for foreign travel n
iliiuk you can trust m
-or's secret trouble. 1
c ure her."
i'ked startled for a mi
bursting Into tears, sb
4TIDC
mm
"Oh, air, ITs wlmMt7ukt wi
don't want tt to be ktm about barer
"TO not betray jom," I said, gently,
Toe. im, air, ah la .mC widow,
tar thinking htrMIf m for tent
years! He, Ur. Ray nor, afar, for abe'n
never hid her name, la a bad nau, a
maa who nearly kill ad hr with hU
drinking aad gatabling and- bad com
pauy. Ha spent all tba money hei
father left her, ha crippled bar boy wlti
a blow of his drunk a flats, aad the bt
left her poor and etck, aad the boy all
crushed. She worked day and nf;ht
for the child, little Harold, aad ha
grew to nine years eld, but always
ereoked aad posy. The Mr. Raynor
found ns ont, and ha weald have taken
the child, he would, the flend, because
she lored it. So wa atele Harold away
In the night and sent him to Oermany
with a friend. I'm telling my story all
wrong, air. We heard Mr. Raynor
was dead heard It from his own
brother, too, who believed it, and Mist
Edna Mrs. Raynor, I mean thought
herself free, when she let Mr. Dock sens
come to see her, and ah, well, doctor,
he was a true man; gentle, kind and
loving, and so good te Harold. She
thought she was a widow, and her
heart was sore, so sore you can never
guess, for she was one to take trouble
hard and what harm, if they loved
each other? They would hare been
married If Mr. Raynor had not come
back, pleased as "Punch to And he could
make a little more misery for his wife."
"But he Is not living now?"
"Yes, he Is, sir; the inore's the pity!
Mr. Duchesne is In Germany with Har
old, and my poor dear is working her
precious life away to pay for the baths
for the boy, and to keep Mr. Raynor
away. 8 be pays him so much a month
to leave her In pea.,"
"It !s a sad story," I said. "And
was too hasty in thinking I might help
Mrs. Raynor if I knew it
We have
no medicines, Snsan, for snch misery a
this."
But yet I was glad to have heard the
story. I sent books to the cottage, and
I went over frequently, trying to win
the heavy-hearted woman away from
her own troubled thoughts, and amaz
ed (t her rare patience and courage.
I had done but little in my efforts te
restore her health, when Susan came
hastily to summon me one heavy Au
gust day.
"Come, please," she urged. "He's
there, hurt!"
"Who?" I asked.
"Mr. Raynor! He came cursing and
swearing because hie raoaey was not
sent last month, and this morning he
went over to Crawford and got drunk.
He was coming home again, when he
stumbled somehow and fell under a
bay cart. He's badly hurt I think
the wheels went over his breast. I
suppose, bad as he is, we'll have to
nurse him."
And bad as be was, tyrant, tormentor
and traitor, the new patient" tbua
thrown upon my hands was nursed aa
tenderly as If he had beea both loving
and beloved. Ont of her heavy de
spondency, throwing self aside, Mrs.
Raynor developed her charitable, for
giving nature in the weeks of illness
that followed her husband's injuries,
fatal from the first. I believe she
would have kept him ln life. JJ-,V"
uad beea possible.
but she could only make smoother the
passage to the grave.
I had thought her own tenure of life
but frail, but in her devotion she grew
stronger. She gained Bleep by actual
physical exhaustion, and calmness by
the consciousness of duty performed.
Susan, by my advice, provided food
that was nourishing in small quanti
ties, and as the injured man passed to
ward the portals of eternity; we kept
his wife from throwing her own life
away by our united efforts.
I would like, for humanity's sake, to
write that the reprobate reformed, or
even showed common gratitude for the
care lavished upon him, but he died as
be had lived, sinking into stupor ' f ot
days before the end came, and never,
Susan assured me, bestowing one
word of thanks upon his gentle, tender
nurse.
It was a small funeral cortege that
left Fern Cottage to take the remains
of John Raynor to his New York home.
I Insisted upon escorting the widow,
and left her with an aunt, who was
sympathizing and kind, but evidently
spoke from her heart when she said
to me:
"Thank the Lord, be is dead this
time!"
I scarcely expected Fern Cottage te
be occupied soon again, but Mrs. Ray
nor returned In a few weeks, working
again busily, for her bey, she told me,
content to bear some further separa
tion, as he was gaining greatly by the
German treatment. But the desolate
yearning was gone from the large, dark
eyes, and health came back slowly In
the winter months, when my advice
was followed, and Susan guarded my
patient against overwork. Th piano
ceased to w ail and sob, and the slender
finders found tasks In weaving gladder
strains.
year passed, and one evening, Just
before the Christmas time, I opened
the cottage door. Upon my startled
ears fell the sounds of song. Never had
I heard Mrs. Raynor's rich, melodious
voice in song before, and I paused, as
tonished, as Susan whispered:
"Her boy Is coming home for Christ
mas. Mr. Duchesne Is bringing mm,
Tnd we expect them any day. And
Harold Is perfectly cured."
I C'i.1 jl go In. Such Joy as that I
felt should have no witness.
They came, these eagely expected
travelers. Just before the Chrwtmaa
bells rang out their Joyful peals. The
lender, handsome boy had his mother's
face, and was evidently cured and oa
the wav to a noble manhood.
And of his companion I can only say
that I have no truer or more veined
friend than Frank Duchesne, who
comes every summer with his beauti
ful wife and pretty children te apend
the hot months at Fera Cottage. New
York Ledger.
Italy Jealous of Its Art.
The Italians have a great reverence
of their art treasures. They lore them
better than we do ours, and regard with
jealous eyes the secrets of their handi
crafts. When the Council of Ten ruled
Venice it issued a decree regarding the
art of glassmaklng. It runs: "If a
workman carry his art beyond the lim
its of his country to the detriment of
.he republic he shall be desired to re
turn. If ho disobey his nearest rela
tives shall be Imprisoned. If, in spite
of their Imprisonment, he remain ob
stinate in bis wish to live abroad, an
emissary shall be told off to kill him."
The decree finishes with these consid
erate words: "After the workman's
death his relatives shall be aet at lib
erty." remaps it is the rapia revolution oi
its wheels that makes the locomotive's
head light.
A stupid man compliments a wom
an's pretty teeth, but a clever raaa
makes her laufh.
CHILDBEFS COLUim.
DEPARTMENT POn UTTLI
BOYS AND OlflL5.
that Win ZBsaree tke Jw
tsssairs ea arvesv
-Qmalsrt Aetfesw aad Bright
ad Mmmr Cats mm Csuaala OUldraa,
Mocker la Hue y Iautfaiace.
The relattoaahlB existing between
ilfferent Ung-uag-es la wen M narrated
by the word mother, says the Londoa
Echo, which la:
Em and Am la Hebrew end Arable,
and Mam la Welsh. Uedor hi
Anglo-Saxon.
Madr m Persian. Moder In Swedish.
Matr In Sanscrit. Moder fat Danish.
Metr In Greek. Moeder In Doteh.
Mater ha Latin. Matter In German
Madre In Italian. Mater In Russian.
Mere In French. Mathalr m Celtic.
A Monkey Bicycle Rider.
Not content with baring a dog, a cat.
white rata, rabbits, turtles and other !
pets, Aleck Munch weller purchased a i
monkey about two weeka ago, says the
Philadelphia. Record. Because of the
little animals penchant for drinking
water from a hydrant he has been
named Spigots. Spigots has developed
mania for cycling. Hla master has
arranged a little seat on the front of
the wheel, and there the monkey sits.
dressed In a pair of little red bloom
ers. The other day Spigots enjoyed
himself hugely, and looked with dis
dain on the dogs that barked as he
rode by. All went well until Spigots
attempted to stand up In his seat, get
ting frightened at two vicious koklug
dogs which were springing op at liiui.
The result was that he fell and had his
r,rlt fot run over. Aleck took him to
a drug Ftore and had the wounded part
bandaged with care. Spigots now pre
sents a queer sight, sitting on the front
rtrp with his aim In a sling, and at
the sight of a wheel runs into ths
house and cries plteously.
Hard to Decide.
Who is bigger, Dick or Nell?
Nobody can sny,
"Let us measure," Xellie cries.
"That's the quickest wsy."
As they stand there, Dickie thinks:
"I nn st have got smaller.
For I aiways used to be
ETer so much taller."
Suddenly he turns his head:
"Nellie, you're tiptoe-ing,
I was certain you were not
Quite so fast in growing."
A Romb Loaded with Men.
A new bomb has been Invented that
is nn extremely curious affair.
It is called a l'loneer bomb, and Is
nuid" to lie fired from a cannon like
i:i ordinary cannonball. The curious
pnrt of it Is that Instead of carrying
lead and explosives it is to have men
in-ide.
The Idea of the Invention, explains
the Croat Tlound World, Is to fire sol
lien Into the enemy's camp. The
lotnli oi eiis (be moment it touches the
,ro:;:i.i. the men spring out. and begin
o light the enemies within reach.
A shower of these bombs would verj
seriously Inconvenience an enemy. It Is
to be supposed, for they would not
qnlte kuow what to make of such
astounding canuonbnlls.
The bomb Is so arranged that then
Is no sudden Jar or shock to the men
Inside. It is covered with a number
of rubber tubes filled with air. like the
bicycle tires. These rubbers preveut
the men from any Injury which might
be causen sy reaching the ground so
suddenly. The bomb bounds along
like a rubber ball once or twice, and
the soldiers are said to be quite com
fortable inside.
Devotion of a Pi aeon.
A remarkable example of a pigeon's
devotion was Illustrated at Elwood,
Ind. There are many coops of carrier
pigeons in that city. Some days ago
a pet pigeon disappeared from Its ac
customed retreat. No trace of it could
be found. A few days later the old
pigeon was noticed acting strangely.
It began flying viciously against the
outside of the building and striking
the weather boarding with her bill and
head. She would fly to the Panhandle
car track and with a flying start dive
back against the side of the building,
always hitting the same spot. Sha
kept up bar queer actions until, It is
claimed by those who witnessed the
affair, she actually clipped a bole
through the siding.
She was later noticed carrying food
and dropping it through the small
opening. An investigation revealed the
fact that the missing bird bad got fas
tened between the weather lioardiuu
and the lath. It called on the old bird
and at last attracted her attention.
She began work getting to It and after
three er four days snceeded in making
a large enough opening te get food into
it.
Press and Palptt.
Is the power of the pulpit on the
wane? Has Its Influenae decreased as
that of the press haa increased? A
simple affirmative or negative reply to
this question would come far short of
a correct statement. Undoubtedly the
pulpit to-day Is not to the same extent
as at one time the exclusive source of
Information for the people. The press,
dally and weekly, now furnishes Infor
mation that formerly could be obtained
only through the pulpit, and to this ex- .
tent the Influence of the latter has
been restricted. But what has thus
been lost In extension has been gained
in Intension. The pulpit, relieved from
work extraneous to its proper sphere,,
haa devoted Itself with Increased ener-'
gy and effectiveness to Ita true calling,
the moral and spiritual elevation of the .
people. Aad la doing each Ita own '
proper work, there la no cea filet be-t '
tween a faithful pulpit and a high-!
toned moral preee. Montreal Herald. !
ssimff
, WHY THE CLUB DMBANDCOl
eMtary SndBetera AU Secret
ly Waaatagi e Be Married.
tba President of the "Seven
Solitary Spkaatars" oalled a meeting
of tba etab to order aha announced that
aba bad a bitter declaration to make. -
L "Ome of our number," aha said, "has
proved a renegade. Agnes, our Vice
President, baa confessed that she la
about to become engaged. Now, ladles.
what snail wa do? Shall wa expel her
Ignomlnloaaly, or "
A cborae of disapproval drowned her
voice.
"Make her an honorary member,"
said the remaining members.
"What's the matter with yeuT" she
asked, amazed. "I believe you are all
contemplating mischief of the same
kind. Mine. Secretary, please band me
the list of members. Each one will
please answer promptly aa her name la
called."
"Alloa Murray," she contlued, gag
ing searchingly at that young parson.
"are you engaged T"
"Perhaps," was the hesitating reply.
"Estelle Higgins," was the next call,
and "yee" came boldly in response.
"No." said Alicia, but so faintly that
the suspicions of the President were
aroused in full foroe.
"Are you going to be?" the President
4uestioned again, and "I think so," re
sponded the tortured one.
"Malvlna Emerson Stowe," the Pres
ident's voice had a hard ring by this
time and Malvina trembled as she ad
mitted that she, too, was contemplating
matrimony. The President made a
dramatic pause. Then: "There are
seven of us, or rather there were seven
of us, and Ave have admitted their
guilt. There remnlu only the secretary
and myself. Miss Secretary, how is it
with youT Are you eugaged, or are
you only going to le?"
"I rather think I'm going to be," Bale
the secretary, softly.
"Then, ladles." the President began,
rising with an Imprrssive air, "the only
. thing to be done Is to disband the club,
j Six of its seven members have un
; equivocally admitted their Intention of
; deserting, while the seventh member,
myself" again she paused dramatic
ally "wishes to announce that she is
; ahead of you nil. My wedding cards
are already In the engravers hands.
and I am to bo married two weeks from
Saturday." Chicago Tlnics-Hcrald.
An Arairiad Mother.
J'ron: '.he Timet, Pare Paw, ItL
A rsldnnt ot til is towu who has lost two
biiJr.-n duriug tba put six years, by vlo
Jnnt 1 natha lint ien utterty prostrated by
tha shook, anl sroniiy sink ai a result of
it. Oos ehlM (su l 9 us klilod by a cy
flmo in '90 whili-at school; another, thri
yours later was run over by a Iiiirlltixtou R.
B. trsln. That (r!fs nnA misfortunes may
so prey on tha mind as to lead to snrlous
physical dlsorJnrs has been wll demon
strated In tlii .. As a result of them,
her health wi sWtrril and sho has been
a eonstait sn-Torer vines 1S90. Hit princi
pal trotihls biu boii neuralgia of thnstom
ah which was very painful, and exhibited
an tne symptom ot ordinary nmirliria.
BTVonsness anil
dIJ ber no good whatever. She was riis-
eoaragoil and abnndonnj k hone of'ret-
iii'iiL'r.iiuii. i iivBioinna
tlnir well. Flna'.jy nowovr. a certain well
pill wns r-nmcnrted (Dr. Williams-
I'ink ri!l for r.ile People).
8ho snppllol hersaif with a qnanllty of
t!iTi nnd Ital not tVn them tiro weeks
when, she uotiood a marked Improvement
A Conittint Bvtfertr.
fn her eonJitlon. She eontinnnd tallnir
1 the pills nntll seven or elirht boxes had
b?eu consume 1 and she considered horaelt
entirely eurnj. Slis can now oat all kinds
of food, whi.?h is somot'.ilna s!io has not
bei'.i aiilo to do lor yc-trs. Sh is not trou
bled In theloait with nervousness as she was
du-ini tho time of hr stomach lroul!s.
8lie is nw weil and nil because of Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People a ao:n
ploto cure has been ma le.
If any one would lUe to hear moro of
tho detIU of liersufT-'rInsn'i I rollers: lined
ly tho use of Dr. Williams' Tlnk Tills for
l'ale People thy inny be oUtulned prob
aily, by writing the laly-lroct. She 1
one of our weil known rooldoiits, Mrs. Eileu
A. OJerkir, Paw Paw, III.
A Finland Line ntury.
Mrs. Alec Tweedie has recently
brought out a book eutitled "TniougU
Finland in Carts," full of racy chat of
travel. She speaks of Finland ns being
like Norway "riddled with telephones,"
and tells the following little story to
Illustrate the excessive use of the tele
phone by Finnish folk:
"I'ekka was mad In love with limn,
a wondrously beautiful maiden. He
heard rumors that she was trifling with
another. He could not stand the tor
ture, even for a few hours, and so rang
up the mansion of the family Ilelkkila.
"Joy. lie heard the voice of lima in
answer, and said: 'Is It you, dear one?
I, Fekka. am here.'
"A soft sigh replied:
"'Are you glad to hear Fckka? Po
you care for him Just a little?'
" 'Yes,' sighed the fair maid.
" 'Darling, It Is not true that you cars
for Armas Merikanto?'
" 'No, no, she cried.
" You like me you love me?
'Yes,' she softly murmured.
"Will you be my wife?
"'I will, Pekka.'
"Overjoyed, Pekka altr.ost hugged
, i, one hull.,., uiiiimuir...
1 the wooden box that brought blm such I
: glad tidings. f j
! " 'When may I come to see you, darl-
fng my little wire.' ,
Come. I'ekka. come for dinner at
3 o clock. '
"A few more sweet nothings, aud ;
' r.r.He enraptured, Pekka returned to his j
. office routine. At 3 o'clock, spick and I
span, with a golden ting In his pocket, I
he presented himself at the bouse of j
the Helkkllas.
1 ''In the salon stood the mother. He !
j went toward her to receive her mother
i ly congratulations. She rushed for-
j ward to meet him, as all good mothers
I In-law should, and, throwing herself
I into his arms, she cried:
i " 'Take me, Pekka, dearest Tekka; I
am yours till death.'
" 'Miner
, " 'Yes. I have loved you long, darl
, Ing Pekka, and I am ready whenever
! you can fix a day for our marriage.'
"Tablaeu. Moral: Beware of tele
phones." As there are, according to Mrs. Twee
die, some thirty-six thousand more
woman than men in Finland, the ac
tion of Pekka's intended motber-ln-law
la explainable.
No Wonder It Failed.
Quad I see that ladies' paper, the
New Woman, has proved a failure.
Hash That so? What was the trou
ble? Quad Well, as I understand jt, only
lady reporters were employed, aad, of
course, they told all they knew before
the paper came out, aad tbe as one
wanted to read k.
Paris sends 750,000 poaads worth ef teyt
to aTaglsad ac err yaaav -
Va c4-S n
TRUMPET CALLS,
ita aa1 Hora Sounds a Waratas Mese
to the Daradcesaoa.
rOLICT politi
cian never
aa leeue.
face
Truth Is a dead
certainty; yet It
Urea.
Ia tola universe
of puaalea, the
greatest la God's
love for aa.
What men can
results, are with
God only begin
nings.
The weakest saint on his knees la tot
strong for the devil.
God alone can change ns. Other
can only bring out what la In us.
No man hath seen God," but the
heart sees farther than the telescope.
We always know what a man Is when
we know what bis falai says God la
The orJy standard of measurement
to determine fitness for heaven it
Christ
BATTLE WITH A SNAKE
A Florida Story Belated by the Chlca
go Chronicle.
Mrs. Byron Brown, who lives over in
the West End settlement, five miles
from Ocala, Fla., had aa exciting set-to
with a huge snake the other day that
has made her a great reputation aa a
brave woman. She has a fine lot of
poultry. She never gives a chicken
away, kills one or sells one, much to
the disgust of her husband, who Is a
practical man, and wants to see some
money come In for the big outlay la get
ting the fowls.
The other day while Mrs. Brown was
In the house cooking some eggs for her
husband's dinner ahe heard a terrible
commotion in the hen yard. Running
outeheeaw a huge snake devouring one
of her pet chickens. She stood struck
dumb with horror and pain she was
rrom Boston and then her Yankee
blood was roused and she determined
that the "sarplnt" should pay for his
meal. Catching op a big stick, she
struck at the snake, but missed, and
the next moment the snake flew at her.
She nimbly Jumped aside and it missed
her dress by an Inch. Turning tail the
t,ptiU ,ougnt ,afety ,n fllgnt Gi,aing
down by the fence. It sought a big knot
hole and started to get out. As its folds
disappeared through the hole Mrs.
Brown was seized by a brilliant idea.
Jumping forward she seized its tall and
began polling back. The snake thrash
ed rigorously, but couldn't strike back
an account of the boards.
Mrs. Brown was struck by another
brilliant Idea. With an adroitness pe
culiar to women she tied the snake's
tall In a double bow knot. Then slip
ping a big wedge of wood right behind
It she drove a stake through the loops
s the bnake couldn't get back. Then
:o!ng up to the otberjsil she sought
to kill thtiJC'-irte. But his angry hiss
.- .... .
lBrwlieninK "0K were too much for
uer. She ran Into the house and came
out with the eggs that had been boiling
nil this time, and were sizzling with
heat. Getting the reptile excited she
threw an egg. The snake struck at it
in anger and madly swallowed It. Two
or three more followed In rapid succes
sion, the infuriated reptile swallowing
every one as It came along. At the
fourth one the snake seemed to think It
bad had enough of this rid-hot kind of
food and wildly thrashed about trying
to get free. Soon one of the eggs came
through Its under side, having burned
Its way through the snake's body. Then
another and another followed until all
were on the ground and a dying snake
lay there. Mrs. Brown then waxed
brave, and, gutting a pine wood knot,
pounded the reptile's head into bits. It
mciasurel 9 feet 5 Inches long and
was 10 Inches around the middle.
She Raved the eggs and her husband
remarked that day at dinner that she
had "allowed the eggs to get pretty
hard." whereat Mrs. Brown smiled.
The I'.re-fh Was S rlons.
The fair young jing bad only been
married a short time, and she was In
tears when she sought the home of her
parents aga'.u.
"It's all over," she told her mother.
"Harold and I have sepnrated forever.'
"Oh, it's not so bad as all that?"
"Yea, It Is," asserted the fair young
thing. "I think I know. It was all be
cause of a little question ef economy,
loo."
"Economy?"
"Yes. We lo;h asrerd th:it economy
was necessary, and ne were Just as
nice and generous to each other ss pos
sible, until until "
She burst Into K'.irs. and for a long
time refused to lie comforted.
"I'ntil what?" inquired her mother,
as soon as there was an opportunity.
"Until it came to the question as to
whose bicycle was to be sold, for we
were unanimous In the opinion that we
could only afford to keep one."
Then the mother realized that the
breach was Indeed a serious one.
Pork rtanxeroni Veal Unwholesome
"Pork Is the source of trichina; for
this reason it should be cooked thor
oughly. Hogs are almost aiways fat
tened so as to be actually diseased be-
fore kming, and we nn nere also a
common source of tuberculosis; tt Is
also generally believed that pork eat
ins: is a common source of scrofula."
writes Mrs. 8. T. Rorer In the Ladles'
Home Journal. "I certainly know that
person's who Indulge freely in pork
naTe Tery unhealthy, rough and easily
irritated skins. Veal (equally indljree-
tible with pork) may not contain the
dangerous germs of the mature ox;
the fibre, however. Is dense and dif
ficult of digestion. Unless It be thor
oughly boiled and chopped rather tine
it had better not be eaten at ail. It
should never, under any circumstances,
be given to children."
Raining Ferns.
It Is not generally known that our
native ferns can be readily raised from
the spores those little dust-like prod
ucts that are found In great abundance
on the under surface of many fronds.
A good method is to fill a pet with any
ordinary good garden soil, three-fourths
the depth, the remaining one-fourth to
be filled with brick broken to about
the size of peas or beans. This pot can)
be sunk In a vessel of water to about
one half the depth of the pot. On the
broken brick spors can then be sown,,
and the vessel placed In a comparative-)
ly shady spot. The brick will absorb
enough water to be continually moist,
while at the same time permitting the
air to circulate through the vessel. This
combination of moisture and damp a In
Is all that Is necessary to hare the fern,
spores germinate freely. Meeban't
Monthly.
A girl never begins to think much of
a maa rutH after be haa made her mad
Tha mm isJasiiilng foatejre ac a pwa
'PIGEONS SHOW THEIR TRAINING.
Urate Flocka of the Bird that Per
for as Woadcrinl 11 rotations
Remarkable as are the results of
training as exhibited in the speed of
modern pigeons, they do not compare
with the wonderful evolutions per
formed by these birds In the last cen
turies In Italy. There were at that
time men who devoted themselves to
pigeon training, and the art was sup-
petted to find Its perfection in certain
families, and to be handed down from
generation to generation. The aYt con
sisted in training large flocks of pigeons
to obey their owner and to perform cer
tain evolutions in the air. In the earli
est days In India birds were trained to
fight opposing bands. When a pigeon
tournament was In progress the own
ers ascended some lofty building and
conducted the performance by the aid
of flags; and In obedience to their sig
nals flecks of birds of different color
would wheel, rise, dive and Intermin
gle to separate again and go through
a number of interesting movements
that were remarkable for their beauty.
Prises were offered for the most beau
tiful and novel figures. Ia India, In
early times, where the sport of pigeon
flying originated, the object of the
flights waa often a sanguinary one, the
owners of the various flocks endeavor
ing te accomplish the destruction of the
others. Thus, the birds of one band
would carry bombs with a fuse hanging
te their claws, and at the command of
their masters would sweep down over
their opponents, and the bomb would
drop among them and explode. Others
bore sharp knives, two-edged, suspend
ed from their claws, and were made to
dash among their antagonists and en
deavor to cut them to pieces an easy
matter when birds were in rapid mo
tion. To-day the trlganlorl, as they
are called, of Modena, devote them
selves to harmless pursuits, and are
satisfied when watching the wonderful
evolutions of the birds through the air.
New York Evening Post.
No Klondike For Met
Thus says E. Walters, Le Raysville, Pa.
who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels Salzer's
corn er acre. That means a,2lK bushels
on 100 acres at 3c a bushel equals $7 Mil.
That is better than a prospective pold
mine. Salzer pays $400 in cold fvr liest
name for his 17-inch corn and outs prodigy
You can win. Seed potatoes $1.50 a Bid.
Send this notice and 10 t'ts. in Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis., and get free their seed ratalopiie,
and 11 farm seed samples, im luiline above
corn and oats, surely worth $10, to get a
start. A. 0. 4
One million three hundred thousand
pounds' worth of pickles and sauces are
exported from England to other countries
yearly.
tats of Ohio, Oitt of Toi.b, I
Lucas Corirr v. t
Fhask J. Chbmbv makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Hrssv
Co.. doing bulnewin the City of Toledo,Oonnty
and State afnrenairt, and that said nrm will pay
the sum of onr hckdhbti doi.i.ahs for each
and evervcA: cf c.T. that cannot be
cured by the nee of Hall's f f akrh una.
Frank J. hrnbv.
Sworn to before me and eubecribed la my
( i prewnn. this feth day of December,
f bbalV A D. lot. A. W. Glbasom.
J , S JV.iorv Wie.
Ttall'e rVttnrrh Cure le taken Internally, and
actedir etly on the blood and munonn nrfacee
of tne system, bend for testimonials, free.
F. J. I hbxbt L'o Toledo, O.
S ld by Drugglrta. "So.
Hall's family Pllle are the bcat.
A young Maryland widow set a benr
trap in front of her smoke-house door and
tha first catch was the man who was court
ing her-.
rnreCnaranteednvnK. J. 1. JlAtER toil
AltCH VI'. 1HII.A I A. Kasd at once: t
operation or delay Jrom boaineH. Consultation
tree, kndoiwments of phymdani. ladle and
rromlurnt citizen. .Send tor circuiab O.Uuj
bonieV A. U. lol P. SI.
In 1,000 cases of the morphhie habit
collected from all parts of the world, the
medical profession constitutes 40 per cent
of the number.
Chew Star Tobacee t he Best
Emoke Sledge Cigarette.
The richest princess in the world is
the Crown Princess Louise Josephine of
Sweden and Norway, married to tho
Crown Prince of Denmark.
Mrs. winnow Soothing Syrup for chltdran
teeibina. of(etis tne kuiu. reducing luttamma
Uin.hl as pain, cure win t colic. 2)C a bottle.
Osako has ben called tho New York
of Japan. With the manufacturing vil
lages that cluster around it, it has a pop
ulation of about l,:uu,Uti0.
To Cure a C Id In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo (quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund moaeyii it fails to cure. 16c.
The highest par given German rail
way engineers is $1.25 a day, while con
ductors receive only $1. Many of them
have to be on duty 15 to 18 hours a day.
Fits permanently cured. No flu or nrou
new after flit day's use of Dr. Kline" Or t
Nerve K. st.irer. tl trial bottle and ireati-e free.
1R. K. H Klinc. Ltd . 9:t Arch St., Piiil:u i'a.
Tho royal crown of Persia, which datrs
back to remote ages, is in the form of a
pot of flowers, surmounted by an uncut
ruby the size of a hen's egg.
I oannot speak too hiehlv of Pirn's Cure for
Consumption. Mr. Fkank MoBaa,3i5 W.SfcW
SC. New York, Oct. OI, 1WH.
Wise Beyond His Years.
Teacher (In geography class) John
ale, how Is the earth divided?
Johnnie (who reads the foreign news)
Don't know; I haven't read the papers
this morning.
Proof Poaltive.
Healer Now, there Is a parrot that
s a genuine society bird.
Customer What do you mean by
that?
Dealer It always talks when any
ine begins to sing.
A Mean Insinuation.
Miss Autumn I tried to get Mr. De
Auber to paint my portrait, but be re
fused. Said be was too busy.
Miss Young Oh, I guess that was
only a bluff. He told me the other
evening that he never copied old pal&t
Ing. Asking; Papa.
Society Item: A well-known Eng
lish lord is now In America with the j
Intention of taking back an American 1
heiress. Collier's Weekly.
GUttS lHtf
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mi h
In time. Sola by dnwrcyC
to
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THE BODY BEAUTIFUL.
Haw te Obtain a Oeod Figaro aad
Graceful Carrlaate.
A thoroughly practical article on
"Physical Culture for Girls," by Kath
arine Eggleston Junkerniann, in the
Woman's Home Companion, contains
these simple directions for home gym
nastics:
Systematic exercise can accomplish
so much that It is a marvel to one who
has enjoyed Its benefits that it is not
more generally practiced. It Is entire
ly unnecessary to be mistress of a sys
tem of physical culture. There are a
few exercises which, taken regularly
ind thoroughly, will accomplish all that
a system would. The tendency is,
however, to be unsystematic In tak
ing these exercises, and thus lose their
good effect. It Is best to take them at
night. In bedroom slippers and loose
gown, with no bands to blind, no collar
to rub, a girl Is ready for exercise that
will make her rest as tranquil and i
sweet as a baby s. Every muscle of
the body is free to stretch, to stiffen ;
with effort, or to rest Itsolf la complete
relaxation.
'Clubs, dunib-bclls and other gym
nastic paraphernalia are unnecessary.
and really are mora harmful than bene
ficial. Grasping the bells enlarges the
knuckles: the friction of the clubs har
dens the hands, and as it is quite as heart and character It must be remem
easy to do without them, they are bet- ; ered that gambling as a pastime for
ter unused. After all preparations for
bed are made, even to arranging the
rather flat and somewhat hard pillow,
stand before your glass and begin yonr
exercise. There Is a real
do.
light in watching the strong.
easy
movements of a healthful woman. And
this ease and strength Is within the
reach of nearly all women. The flat
chests, shapeless waists and badly
formed hips may be at least partially
remedied, and it requires only a littlo
effort and persistence to accomplish It.
Too many women lack persistence. In
stead of conscientiously taking their
exercise every day they skip a cay
when they are feeling tired or lazy;
then two or three days at a time; end j roulette and Is very fortunate In play
eventually they learn to forget It, or de- j Ing the red. More than J2,500 has beea
clde that the game is not worth the i added to the Prlncees exchequer in an
candle. I evening through the strange caprice of
To develop brendth of chest, place j the "wheel of fortune." The money
the bands on the walst-llne a little j 'von In this way goes Into the Princess'
back of the hips, the fingers pointing ' private charity fund, upon which the
forward. From this position move the demands are innumerable,
elbows slowly back toward each other, !
making tiieru come as nearly together
as possible. Jfio this several times,
counting four as the elbows approach
each other, a.id i vo to recover position.
By counting to these movements a har
mony Is attained which will develop
the muscles evenly."
"Perjury."
During a theatrical trial In Philadel
phia some thirty years ago, brought by
an actor named Sherry against the
management of the Chestnut Street
Theater, the court room was crowded
by players who were interested to see
how the salt would result. The coun
sel for the plaintiff was T. J. Worrell,
formerly a player, with a deep bass
voice; the theater management was
represented by Lucas Hirst, an eccen
tric lawyer, with a high, squeaky voice
of the Stuart Robson type, and Wor
rell's ponderous "I object," and the
other's high "We appeal," never failed
to produce a laugh.
Among other witnesses called was
Sam Hample, a pop-ilar low-comedian.
He took the witness stand, the oath
was administered, and after giving his
name, was asked his profession, to
which he replied boldly:
"An actor."
Instantly from tie group of actors
the word "Perjury! Perjury"' was
shouted so loudly that order had to be
called, while Hample was so discon
certed that It was with great difficulty
that he could testify.
The next witness was Ed Tarr of
"Evangeline" fame. Not willing to be
caught as Ilan.pla had been, he winked
at the Little knot of actors when asked
his profession, and answered slowly
and Unpreeslvly:
"Sir, I am striving to be an actor."
Even the judge Joined In the laugh
ter, which the court officers found it
Impossible to suppress.
An Kasy Method.
ISK.son That new cook of yours is t
ery handsome woman, isn't she?
Jilson You bet she is. Why, all she
has to do is to smile at the potatoes and
they are mashed.
A Presslnar , Invitation.
She said be was a great big bear,
And be It to his credit,
He hugged her awfully then and there
And she was glad she said it.
Very Appropriate.
Hlxon Blowett, the pugilist, Is to '
star In a new play. j
Dixon So! What's the name of It?
Hixon "Natural Gas."
Between Two Lover,
lie is not jealous of his wife,'
Although be knows the elf
Does fondly love another
For the other is herself.
A Prond Faihcr.
! "It Is perfectly natural tli.it nil rnte
should be proud of their children," said
the conductor, after he had finished
: taking up the tickets, "but that man In i
! the rear car la entitled to the champion- j
! ship medal." j
i "What's the matter with him?" askeo
I the brakeman.
"Why," replied the conductor, ' he's
so proud of that 6-months-old boy of
his that he Insisted on paying full fare
for him."
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ENGLAND'S IDOL A 0 AM BLEU
Prince of Wales a Hegralar Peietea
f Chance for Charity's Pake.
American admirers of the frlnsiaa afl
Wales will be surprised to learn that
she is a gambler, freely staking conakV
erable sums en horse races and other
forms of gaming. While this statement
will ceme as a shook to many who
know ef the Princess' goodness of
TBI PBINCB8 or WALES.
, "omen, nowever, is not regaraea in
, women.
- the same light as it is In America. Near
; ly every woman of leisure in England
' or European society Indulges In a quiet
. l:ttle game whenever an opportunity
i presents itself, and no one dreams of
! thinking her the worse lor It.
i To the intimate friends of the Piinc
' and Princess of Wales it is well known
that at bath Marlborough house, the
prince's town residence, and at Sand
ringham, their country place, there is
a reproduction on a miniature scale ef
the gaming outfit snch as one sees at
the Casino at Monte Carlo and at the
popular resort at Ostend. The Princess
Is partial to the fascinating game of
-Proof".
- -"Wfly 3(7you think old Getrocks is ar
rlcti ns he claims to be?"
"Because I saw him eating a 20-cent
lunch yesterday and he didn't try to
hide the waiter's check. Only a man
whose position is impregnable could af
ford io take snch a chance as that.
Orttinar In on a Sore Thins;.
"So you think times are really going
to be hotter, do yon?"
"Yes. they're going to be better for
me, anyway."
"What makes you so sure of it?"
"I've decided not to do any more
bucket-shop speculating."
The man with plenty of push Is us
ually successful, but be isn't in It wijb
the man who has a pulL
In the Bank of England there are many
silver ingots which have lain untouched
for nearly 200 years.
There are 1.759.000 volumes in the li
brary of the British Museuni and more
than 39 miles of shelving.
The number of marriage licenses Is
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it was nearly 2d per cent less than it had
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