TROUBLE BORROWERS
There's many a trouble
WeuM break Hka a bobble,
aVad into the water of Lethe depart,
Did ire not rehearse it,
Aad tenderly none it,
Kod gave it a permanent place in tht
heart.
There's many a sorrow
Would vanish to-morrow,
vVere we but willing to furnish the wings.
So sadly Intruding
Aiid quietly brooding,
U hatches out all lerU of horrible things)
Flow welcome the seeming
Of looks that are beaming.
Whether one's wealthy or whether one's
poor!
Eyes bright as a berry
Cheeks red as a cherry
The groan and the curse and the heart
ache can-enre.
Resolve to be merry.
All worry to ferry
across the famed waters that bid us for-
ft,
Aod, no longer fearful.
Be happy and cheerful
We feel life has much that's worth living
for yet.
Waverley Magazine.
THE SERGEANT'S
HARD LUCK.
TJLLDOO" Carney
had been at it
again. It was
horses this time;
and when horses
follow a man oif
without rhyme or
reason, there s of
ten shooting from
one side or thj
other.
And the owner of tiie horses that
had gone oSf with "Bulldog" Carney
lay In hospital iu Fort McLeod with a
plug of loud in his limit. He was a
"rustler" himself, and the general opin
ion was that Carney had only stolen
from a thief.
But the plug of lead that was a dif
ferent matter. A man has got to he
pretty toujrh before the shooting of hlui
counts for nothing.
So Sergeant Hetherlngton and Con
stable Wi.'ilams were sent out. with
three days' rations, to look Carney up
In one direction,, while a cou;ile of oth
er constables took the train in au
sther. Much riding and the viewing; of much
open plait! were the result of the frst
day's campniga.
On the second day they rode ngiiiu
but the plain was not quite so open.
There were several lakes and rniioti
other Interruptions of the vista.
"What's the sense of this?" said
Hotheriiigton to the other constable.
"You niijrUt ns well look for a needle
!n a haystack or a prayer-book In bar
racks as look for Carney in this ;od
forsaken hole. We'll never get a Biht
ot hlra."
So they camped where they were, be
aide a small lake, and smoked ihe pipe
of peace, and ate their rations, and
cursed the government that had cat
their pay down to 00 cents a day: how
belt the sergeant was getting more
than that now since hJs promotion. But
that was regulation form the routine;
and so they smoked long and swore
hard, and denounced the service any
way as being no good to a man, for It
made him lazy and unfitted blm for
anything else. And It was a wild
goose chase, and Carney was a hun
dred miles away, and they were a pair
of fools, as great an the man who had
sent them out.
And with the gray regulation blan
kets pulled over their heads, and their
feet warm against the blaze of the
smouldering camp Are they s!op;
slept ttie prairie sleep, which Is lo:.1
and deep and strong, and as unlike the
other as a stronjj growing bush Is un
like a hothouse plant. Slept anion?
the wild roses and great yellow mar
guerites, and the little, wondering sun
flowers slept on the dry, crisp grass,
that was as a gentle spring mattre.-i.
And as they slept a man came and
looked at them, and pulled his blonde
mustache a lirtie, reflectively, aud
then stepped back into the night again,
and all was still; only the raunchlm;
nd occasional stamp of a horse's hoof
over to one side, where the horses were
picketed, and the little sneezing !lo
of the nose of the feeding animals at
they cleared the dust out of rhelr n s
trils.
"There were ducks flying over a!'
last night," said the sergeant, ns !.e
pulled on his long boots. "They're
nesting here in these lakes, and I'm
golnj; to have a look for some eegs."
Soon a voice came up from the reeds
and cat-tails growing in the edge of tin
lake to the constable, as he busied him
self at the morning fire:
"Come down here, Williams. They're
klathera of eggs here."
The ducks there were as other ducks,
they pulled down the lance-like blades
of grass, and plaited them Into nests,
just out in the water a piece that was
Dame Nature's Insurance scheme; bul
she hadn't reckoned with the sergeant
and his merry constable. The long
boots and the gfay socks and the brown
trousers were off In a Jiffy, and with
Vnins tucked up under their arms tlit
twoVjarrlors were soon Ailing their
he! mitts with duck eggs.
"I've got me iiat full," said the - -
geant. "an' here's a nest with thir
teen etTs's in It- What'll I do?"
"Better leave It alone," said the con
stable. "Thirteen's an unlucky mini
ber."
"But I want the egjjs," pleaded the
'i;.-aiit. "It's unlucky to go on tin
ned tcef when you can get fresh egg?;
bes.;.i.-s. me luck couldn't change for
i'je :., anyway." he added, as ho
tii.jug.it of what the exile life Id that
loue laud meant.
"W.-:i. then." said the constable, "'l'
yon don't mia-1 the bad luck, wrip
them in your shirt, and I will bold your
chareu." and he waded over to the
ther and held the helmet.
"I'm a quare-l.jol.iiig bird now," sa'.d
-rhs s.f-goant. as he peeled the gray
Sano4 h!rt over his head, like strlp
!r.g an otter, and prveeedel"to transfer
:he eges from the watery nest to to-
iTr.pron.pm hag.
"1 ir.lsn my guess, or you'll run up
ig'.a h&rvl luck this trip. I wouldn't
:.uc2i a ncot with thirteen eggs in it
iriri a tea f.ot po." said ti e con-ts-as
tb'j made th-1r way out thro:: i
':. -r-i growth on the c.ge of the
"Hailne a bath. geetleniaeT" seki
cheery v.-e from the wtlderr.ee. as
.-y eujr1 I at the apen.
it was lur riiaa who had leaked it-..t
rs tae r ;u u ht as they lay
-;r
I hs ...j'in: was so astonished tli.;t
' e i of ' e 1 irt ! i !-.! f ;.::!
i-atil. -..! "tv Ijlrt.iu i;;s rolled !:.;
a lt?-r at Ins frsM.
Aud It was o.i iM'tr that he w a as.
luteal, for L was looking upon two
I its-snare.
Tle tfarr V-abaped stripes on ths,
right an of of lbia U apeak eo
showed that be was a sergeant. Borne,
thing about the clothes struck blm as
being strangely familiar. He could al
most swear to a spot or two on the
front of the ttght-flttlng brown jacket.
"Sorry to trouble you, gentlemen,"
said the same cheery voice, as the own
er of it toyed with the butt of a big
regulation revolver at bis side; "but my
partner here and myself took a notion
we'd like to Join the force; so we Just
slipped into your clothes till we'd see
how we'd look, and as the two suits
will hardly go round the four of us,
suppose you stack our duds they're
lust ever there by the eamp Are."
As he spoke ke absent-mindedly
drew forth the big rerolTer, and rub
bed his thumb reflectively over the
hammer, and waited for thorn to make
their toilet.
"Te're u to larks this mornlsg," said
the sergeant, thinking that the bad luck
of the thirteen eggs was already get
ting Its work In on him. He noticed
that their carbines and revolvers and
cartridge belts bad all been taken pos
session of by the strangers. He real
ized that himself and the constable
were in the hands of the strangers, and
he made a pretty shrewd guess that the
i,iu they were after bad turned the
tables and captured them.
"By George! I guess there's no help
for It," said the sergeant, good-humer-edly,
as he began to crawl into the oth
er man's clothes.
"What's you fellows' game, any
way?" he said, as be pulled on a pair
of deer skin riding breeches.
"Well, l"take'lt you're rather a tougn
lot," said the man with the stripes on
his arm, "an' we're going to arrest you
for hone-stalin'."
"Well, that's pretty rich for J
blood," said the sergeant, as he com
pleted his toilet with a broad-brimmed
cowboy hat.
"Now, I suppose you're not much ac
customed to wearing Jewelry," said the
other; "but I'll have to trouble you to
put these darbies on," and he tossed
the sergeant a pair of handcuffs. The
sergeant laughed, but made no move
ment to put them on.
"Put them on him, BUI." the stranger
said, "and If he moves I'll let daylight
through blm; now the other," he added,
as Bill clapped the handcuffs on the
sergeant, and in a twinkling they were
both handcuffed prisoners. Then they;
were mounted on the bronchos belongs
leg to the two men who had them in
charge, while the latter took their two.
good police horses and rode beside
them.
"You'll get Into a fine row orer this,"
said the sergeant to his captor.
The latter laughed good huinoredly.
"Not half so fine a row as I would
have got Into If It had been the otlici
way about. If yoti'd got the drop on
me first, and I was wearln' the brace
lets now, then I would think there was
trouble ahead."
"What're you going to do with us,
anyway?" said the sergeant. "You
can't eat us. Are you going to hold us
up an' make the government ransom
us out?"
"We're goln' to leave the constable
here with a friend who keeps a fashion
able hotel In a shack down at Dead
Man's Crossing on leep Cut Creek, an'
we're goln' to take you to Maple Creek
an' turn you over to the superintendent
there. You shouldn't have run off the.
horses, you know, an' then when the
man objected you plugged him."
"You seem to know all about it."
said the sergeant. "I suppose you are
Bull Dog' himself."
"You seem a bit mixed, my friend,''
replied the stranger, coolly. "You're
'Bull Dog' Carney, and I'm Sergeant
Iletherlngton, in charge of this outfit,"
and he pulled from his pocket the ser
geant's papers, neatly inclosed la a
blue government envelope, and smiled
derisively at Iletherlngton.
"You won't be able to work that
racket at the Itarracks at Maple Creek,
for some of the fellows'll be sure to
know me there."
"Well, if they do, you'll have a longet
ride, that's all," answered his captor,
"for I mean to get you put in this time
sure, for you've escaped often enough
before."
That afternoon they came to Dead
Man's Crossing, and Williams was left
there In charge of a man they found in
the shack. He had evidently been ex
pecting Carney, but he opened his eyes
with much wonder when he saw the
prisoner, and when he understood the
situation he went around with a broad
grin on tils face that was particularly
tantalizing.
Maple Creek was seventy miles from
Dead Man's Crossing. They stopped 'ill
night at Dead Mau's Crossing, aud
made sixty miles of the seventy next
dar-
In the morning the sergeant had an
other lesson in the deep diplomacy with
which Carney negotiated matters.
"Ride on. Bill," he beard him say ro
bis mate, "and inquire If Sergeant
Hetberington has come in yet with his
prisoner. You can tell them that you
were out on a little reconnoitre for Car
ney's mate, and that I expected to be
there at the barracks about ten o'clock.
If there is anybody there knows me
Sergei nt Hetberington Just hie the trail
back a piece, and we'll move on to the
next post. I want to give this man
Carney up to strangers, you see; I'm
afraid his friends mightn't treat him
well. Anyway, I think you'd better
ride back to meet me."
Bill galloped away on Ms errand, and
after putting an hour or so to give htm
a g'Kid start, Carney and his prisoner
struck camp and followed up.
Bill met them about five miles out of
Maple Creek, and reported that there
wasn't a soul in the troop stationed
there that knew Iletherlngton. "Bat
they're dead on to Carney's racket,
though," he said, "and when I told
them that we'd captured him, they
thought 'twas a pretty slick piece of
business. They say he's harder te
trap tliau a coyote."
"You see," r-ald Carney to "the ser
geant, "the ealer you take this thing,
and the lens racket you make, the bet
ter you'll get along. If you get rusty
and Insist that you're sergeant, some
of the follows'U round on you, and the
liad luck the thirteen eggs brought
you'll be nothing to the trouble you'll
get into then."
As soon as they got Into the fort,
Hetberington saw at once that Carney
must have been in the force at one
time.
He asked for the serge nt-inajor js
ooti as they rode Into the barracks
sy.iarc. and asked him to report to the
m:i-ei :r-?":d.-;it that he had brought In
tbe rlee-per-ado Carney, who w want
ed for fror stealing and abootlDg a
ear.
"I was afraid to take him back to
"art McLeod," he said, "for fear he'd
;lsy some trick and get away. He al
most made me believe he was some-l-,.ir
rle. until I found this letter 03
iI in sddrees'Ml to John Crney."
It M lu vain that the sergeant
swore that be was 8rgeaat Hetbrlaic
l.n himself; the more be swore against
the fate that had tangled blm up thV
more they laughed at him, aad told
Lira te draa It,
I
i
Carney's reputation for slipping etrl
of the tolls stretched from Winnipeg to
too highest point of the Rockies, but
he'd And that he couldn't do them up
at MapW Creek; they war oa to his lit
tle game.
"Are yon quite sure you're not Majot
Bteel almsolf, ( or Commissioner
Hackle? asked the aaperlnteadent,
looking at kirn with a knowing smile.
At this sally of wtt Caroey and th
rest of thera laughed so heartily that
the superintendent was so pleased with
almeelf that he told the prisoner h
might art down.
"Tour police duties moat make yon
tired." he said, with a wlak at Carney.
"Ail the earn, air," said the poor ser
geant, tears almost starting to his eyes
as be saw bow completely be was In
the other's clutches, "yoall bo sorry
for this when you find out what a mis
take you're making."
"Oh, bo doubt, no doubt," said ths
superintendent. "When they find out
that you're really a sergeant la the
force I'll be reduced to the ranks for
this and you'll be made 1 newer tor."
"At least, sir," said netherlngton,
"you might keep this man who claims
to be a sergeant bere until this matter
Is cleared up."
"Capital, capital!" said the superin
tendent "A capital Idea. We'll keep
him here so that your mate can get
clean away; then I shall got promotion
for that brilliant Idea. You're bagged,
but you'd rather that your mate got
away, eh? Sergeant Hetberington
here tells me that he was pretty hot
on your mate's trail, and one of ttw
objects for bringing you In here wai
that he might have his bands clear to
follow It up."
So the sergeant was put behind th
bars, and Carney and Bill were mads
free of the canteen, and the superin
tendent congratulated himself upon
the prospect of being able to forward
on "Bull Dog" Carney, who had been
wanted at headquarters for some time.
Then toward evening, when the fierce
heat of the noonday sun had sped it
self, Carney and Bill rode forth to hum
up the other man, 'the mate," and Ma
ple Creek never saw again the good po
lice horses that went with them, noi
the rifles, nor the revolvers, nod it took
a year's official correspondence to cleat
up the mystery as to who was to blame
for committing Sergeant Hetherington.
of the N. W. M. P., as "Bull Dog" Car
ney, horsetblef, and bandy man with
a gun.
There Is a legend that It merer was
cleared up. Temple Bar.
A Vigorous Battlo.
From tht JVeta Era, Greentburg, Tn1.
Ths following is a straightforward
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comrade will need further proof than
their friend's own words, as here given.
Squire John Castor, of Newpolnt, Ind.,
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citisen he is too. He said: "I have been
troubled with rheumatism In all my joints
ever slnoe I went to the war. It was
brought on by my exposure there. It came
on me gradually, aud kept getting worse
until I was nuable to do auy work. I tried
several physluians, but they did me no
good. They said ray trouble was rheuma
tism resulting in disease of the heart, and
that there was no care for it. Neverthe
less I had lived and fought tbe disease for
thirty years, and did not Intend to die,
simply because they said I most, so J
Want to Swear to That.
bunted up some remedies for myself, and
finally happened on Dr. Williams' Fink
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last fall, and finished taking the sixth box
a few months ago. I am not bothered
with the rheumatism now the medietas
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caught A Walking pish.
It Hod No GUIs, bat Had Fonr Lea
and Knew How to Use Then.
Frank Davey, tbe photographer. Is
the possessor of a very strange fish,
which, after having exhibited to a num.
ber of friends while still alive, he put
into alcohol to keep. The fish Is known
to some people bere, but Is quite rare.
Its home is la tbe deep water, and II
the story told by tbe Chinaman who
procured it, namely, that tbe catch was
made In comparatively shallow water
Just outside of the harbor. It Is to b
depended on, tbe occurrence Is lndecV
unusual.
It Is about three Inches In length, an",
when alive was of a bright yellow hue,
with spots of black bere and there. Its
mouth is quite large, and the part of
the body nearest is correspondingly
large. It then tapers off to a small talL
But the peculiar part Is that there are
no gllla or what are popularly known
as such. Where these should be the
skin Is Just as it Is all over the body.
At a distance of about half an Inch and
protruding from the belly near the cen
tral part are what might be called arms
or legs. They are jointed and have
some ten very fine claws. These, to
gether with another pair further an
terior, the fish, when alive, used to
walk about with on the bottom of th
Jar in which It was contained.
It would show fight instantly when
approached, and gave every sign of be
ing endowed with the spirit of the evil
one, bristling up Its fins, snapping lt
sharp teeth, elevating a sharp, knife
like appendage on the top of tta nose,
and sending two currents of watei
from holes or false gills just back of
the large, arm-like appendages men
tioned above.
When the fish was killed and placed
In alcohol the bright yellow disappear
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The Dowager Empress of German
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Ijooktuir. Backward.
"Too must fed very happy la thli
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"How oaa I wheo I think of my fam
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of acres, with a castle and a whole reg
Iment of servants?"
"Why, when did they lose Itr
"During the svsTth cesttury.".
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Out of the Months af Ba
One cold morning 4-year-old Faanle's
mamma began washing her hands In
cold water, but she drew back, ex
claiming: "That water's too cold,
luiimma; please cook it some."
Ml tie Edgar, aged 3, was very fond
of lemon drops, and one .lay while he
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lent hailstorm came up. "Oh! oh."' he
exclaimed, with delight, "It's walnen'
tandy."
A 5-year-old city miss was visiting in
fhe country for the first tirre. and she
happened to notice the cattle enjoying
their cud. "Say, grandpaP' she ex
claimed, "does yon have to buy gum for
ill rhem cows to chew?"
Little Mamie had heard her Sunday
ichool teacher spenk of backsliders,
and one rainy Sunday morning, when
her mother thought It best for her not
lo attend Suuday school, she said: "I've
5ust got to go, for teacher says If we
don't come every Sunday our backs will
llde."
"You may spell 'smallpox,' Tommy."
said the teacher to one of the Juvenile
class. Tommy made several attempts
but failed. "Well." said the teacher,
"what do you think a boy ought to got
who fails on a simple work like 'small
pox?' " "He ought to get vaccinated,"
jnswered Tommy.
Little Johnny was saying bis prayers
tt bis mother's knee and she was help
Ing him out with her suggestions
''Bless and take care of the little Iambi
of tbe flock," said mamma. Johnnie
knew that he was Included among the '
lambs and he reasoned that parents
should not be forgotten. "Bless and
take care of tbe little Iambs of the.
flock," he repeated; then added: "And
I guess you had better look after the
"Id sheep, too."
KNEW ABOUT BASE-BALL.
Sha Understood the Gaaaa Thar
- oasrhly.
' "I wish' I could understand ua as
sail," said the girl with chiua-blue eyes
:o two of her friends as they were dis
missing a box of choice chocolates in
ler room.
"Oh, It's easy enough once you un
derstand the terms," said the girl who
bad a brother in a base-ball nine, as she
rrunched a delicious morsel between
ber pearly teeth.
"Of course It Is," chimed In the black
yed girl. "Frank has gone over every
:hing with me so often that I know all
about It. He says that -I must under
hand base-ball, and of course I want to
fit myself to be his wife In every way."
And she sighed contentedly.
"Qh, I wish I bad some one to ex
plain It to me," sighed the girl with
?hlna-blue eyes. "The other day I was
riding past a game. There were a lot
f men In horrid looking clorhes stand
ing about, and one of them was trotting
iround on the ground, and another was
standing with a stick in his band. All
of a sudden there was a great shout,
and those looking on seemed to go wild.
couldn't see anything to shout about,
though."
pf course you couldn't," tbe girl
with a brother returned. "I'll explain.
ou see, there's a bitter, that's the man
with the stick, which Is called a bat,
and he hits the ball."
"Y(s," chimed In the black-eyed girl,
"and there's a punter and a half-back
and a right grounder and a left ground
er, and when the ball goes over an arcn
the thrower Is out."
"No. he Isn't; that's the other side,"
remonstrated the girl with a brother.
"Well, perhaps you're right," assent
ed the black-eyed girl, doubtfully.
"Oh, yes, I know all about It," was
the cheerful answer. "Well, as I said,
there are all these, and they then get
In position, and the hitter throws the
ball and they all run for it."
"They don't either," cried the black
eyed girl. "I guess I went to a game
the other day, and Just one of them
ran, so there."
"Well, your game was played by some
one who didn't know how, then, be
cause I tell you I know all about It.
When they fall down or hurt them
selves the empire says when they must
stop, and It's against the rule to bit be
low the belt."
"I see," murmured tbe girl with chl-nn-blue
eyes, nibbling at. a chocolate.
"But what makes thein wear wire
thtnga before their faces? They are
Just Ilka my pug's muzzle."
"Why, you see, they get so mad that
there has been a law passed that they
have to wear muzzles to keep them
from Injuring each other, and that'
why they wear gloves, too. Flghllnit
with bare hands Is forbidden," cried the
g!rl with tho brother.
The black-eyed girl gave a little sniff,
but as her mouth was full she did not
enter Into any protest, and the girl with
a brother continued:
"When they have beaten the others
the empire counts ten and then the
game's over. Oh. base-ball Is very In
teresting when one understand; ","
anil her smile wits so sweet that both
the other girls assented, snd the girl
with the china-blue eyes said grateful
"Yon glrrs have been awfully good
explain haae-ball to me. Not I
understand a game wbea I go to IU"
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EI-OTK SEED CJ-. iiesx Tails Ssath Bak.
W. B. Atewf4carstal farmers waste in
every state ts raise tar farm sec sfsclaltlessa
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
fssewalaat taat WIU Iaeres tho Ja
Tamils Maaabers) of Kvarjr wsolaela
Onatmt Actteas aad Brlt Saxinse
a Xssj Cats aad diamine Calldrea.
The Cradle Ship.
VThen baby goes a-saillng, and the breeae
' ' is fresh and free.
His ship Is just the eneerest craft that
ever sailed to sea!
Ten fingers true mske up the crew that
watch en deck must keep.
While all a-row ten toes below are pas
sengers snleep!
And mother is the pilot dear ah, none as
true as she.
When baby goes s-salling, and the breeze
is fresh and free!
Wheo mother rocks tbe cradle ship, the.
walls for chores slip past: ;
The breezes from the (tarden blow when
baby boy sails fast! '
So fast be flies that Dolly cries she fear
we'll run her down,
So hard a part! we're not the sort to se
a dolly drown: ,
And then, yon know, we've got the whole,
wide carpet for a sea
When baby goes a-salllng, snd the wind'
Is fresh snd free!
j When bsby lies becslmed in sleep. . and
all the crew H still. .
j When that wee ship's In port at last, all
I safe from sterm and ill'
Two eyes ef love shall shine above, two
j lips shall kiss his face,
I Until in deep aad tranquil sleep he'll (mile
at that embrace! '
For naether watches, too, at night; whil
I through his slumbers creep .
Dreara-memoriss of sailing ere the breezes
fell aslrep.
Bobbins for Caraswela.
Making taffy or any candy la. to be
.' sure, great fun, but eating It Is always
far better. In this game the difficulty
' is to get the candy. Buy some fresh
caramels. They must be quite soft.
Thread a stout needle with some fin
white sewing silk, tying a large knot In
one end. Draw the needle through the
CARAMEL BOBBDie.
center of the caramel until the knot
catches oa the other side. - Unthread -i
the needle, leaving the caramel attach
ed to'at least a yard of silk. Then tie -.
good knot In the free end. , :.--
Enough caramels should be prepared,
beforehand. When you wish to ply
the game gather tbe players In a circle,"
giving to ea--h a caramel hung to the
silk. i
The one who, after placing the knot
ted end between his teeth, with h!s
hands folded lhind him, first succeeds
In drawing the caramel Into -his month
wins the game.
Of course there is a trick about It,
but a very simple one. . Just work It
otf.' One little hint. Everything de-
fastened in the beginning between your ;
teeth. : " j
It Is really worth while to stop and
watch the monkey -like workings and;
twisting of the other faces. If you do j
get the "booby" prize yourself. Chi
cago Record. j
Polly Pntofr.
Her name was i'olly Putnam, but
everybody called her I'olly Putoff. Of
course, you can guess how she came I
to have such a name. It was because
she put off doing everything as long as
she could.
"Oh! you can depend on Polly for one
thing," Uncle Will would say. "You
can depend on her putting off every
thing, but that is all you can depend
on." And I am sorry to say he spoke
the truth.
"Polly, Polly!" mother would say in
despair, "bow shall I ever break you
of this dreadful habit?"
It was Just three days to Polly's birth
day, and she had been wondering very
much what ber mother and father ln-i
tended to give her. She thought a mu
sic box would be about the best thing,
but she was almost afraid to hope for
that. A man- who went about selling
them had brought some to tbe nousn.
and Polly had gone wild with delight
over their beautiful musical tinkle.
"Polly," mother said, that morning,
"here is a letter that I want you te pent
before school."
Tee, mother,' 'answered Polly, put
ting the letter in her pocket
As she reached the school house she
saw tbe girls playing and she stopped
"Just for a moment." Then the le.l
rang, so she could not post the lettr
then. She looked nt the address. It
was directed to a man In tbe next town.
"Oh, It hasn't got very far to go; I
will poet It after school."
After school she forgot all about lb
"IMd you pout my lettA, I'oIlyT"
asked mother, when Polly was study
ing her lessons that evening.
Polly's face grew very red, and she
put her hand In her pocket. "1 will
post It In the morning." she said faint
ly. "It ts too late," answered mother.
"The man to whom the letter Is direct
ed went away thin evening, snd I
haven't got his address, tt really only
matters to yourself, for It was sn order,
for a music-box for your birthday."
"Oh. mother!" exclaimed Polly. "Is
K really too Infer
"I don't know where he la now." m14
mother. "If yoti had aot put oft poet
Irr the Irllrr ha would have reef lvr1
It lwfare he started. ar1 wnt the mtilc
lw.. It la loo Iste now."
tVsen't thai a bard teaaon. Il rnM
Polly, thana. and she aaarty rl
Mr M aav-Wkl I
SEEDS
KATES ON STILTS.
f Aatan that WonldCaaee
Meat Poopla to Bhlvaiv
' J. K. MeOulloch, tbe speedy Canadian
kater, baa devised a new form of
amusement en skates that would send
cold shivers down the back of an or
dinary devotee of the Ice sport. TUn
Winnipeg lad uses stllts.-two foet In
height, to the end of which his skate
are attached, and with these danger
ous contrivances he attains great speed.
The idea suggested Itself to him a
year ago, and he at once put It Into
practice. At first he found great diffi
culty la maintaining bis balance, but
soon overcame this trouble. Now he
can perform almost any feat of trick
skating, including edge work and fig-.
ure eights, forward and backward.
SNUBBED BY SOCIETY.
Charlotte Crane, Who Wan the Subject,
of tlapleaaaat Notoriety.
- An unpleasant bit of notoriety has
fa Men to tbe lot of the young actress
Charlotte Crane. MUs Crane Is aa In
diana girl, and In the city which aha
call borne her parents are prominent
socially and otherwise. When, duriii
a recent visit of her company to Atlan
ta, she was Invited by. an army officer
to attend a ball of the swell vet with
him she gladly accepted. The patron
esses of .the ball were herrtfled when,
she presented herself. The Idea of an
actress mingling with theim was shock
In: to their refined sensibilities. The
CHARLOTTE CRAVE.
officer was asked to leave the haH and
take Miss Crane with h!m. lie com
plied with the request. The incident
created a sensation. Atlanta society
saw that it had done her an Injury and
apologlaed to a certain extent.
Conarrvmtlve Investors
Caa larvely increase their income by placing
their account In my hands. Twenty year of
Wall rHreet experience, in artditon to reliable
I.salDfc iNFuu.'iAT.o.-,-, enable me to adrlse
yon moirl sncres.fully. Write for partitular.
which are interetine ' te 1hoe having money
to invest. CH AfM.K.S HI GHE8. Investment
Broker, 63 Wall Street, New York City.
The numlK-r of vessels leaving the har
l.or of Hamburg increased from 8,lb5 in
to 11,2!3 in l.s7. -. r
'(.nre Guarantel hv Dtt. J. v. MATK.K ion
Ai II M-, rllll.A.. I A. hw ! once: nc
'OT-erallou-or delay irom busiutw. ConalUition.
tree. Lnd.it-ni.-nu of pl.y-,iciKii-. ladies an-J -
-imminent ciikci f-euOi lor circuit Wdio
bcmia A. 11. to 1 f. M.
It is calculated that the capital value
of the British navy at the present time ex
ceeds i)l,(MMi,t't-0. j..
tbew 8tar Tob.icco 1'bo ucaL
tmoka S.etiRe Cigarette. '
Bricks mado. of plaster of-paris and
cork are now used in tho construction of
jwjwder mills.
Mrs. Wlniiiow'n Soothing- Synin for children
leeib OK. softens theenms. red'iolnf liiflanma
liun. id as paici. cures win 1 colic 'Joe. a buiue.
Boston is to have a restaurant where
in rtnly vegetable productions will l o
S oked and served.
To Cure a Cold In Oa Day.
Take Laxative Bramo Voloine Tablets; i All
Druga-late refund money it it tails to care. XSo.
It is estimated that .J."i),00( worth of
furs are taken in Maine every year.
Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after nrsi days me ot lr. Kline's (irrat
Nerve K.-itorer. trial bottle and irettii-a tree.
i)K. K. li KUNt Ltd., !U1 Arch bt , l'mla. i'a.
Over l,W,o,(H.1 men work in the coa'
mines of the world.
Oh, Whit Splendid C.rTre.
Mr. Uondnian, Williams Co., 111., writes
"From one package Salter's (ir-rman Cof
fee Berry costing l"ic 1 grew 3t-i 11.?. of
letter coffee than 1 can buy in stores at
30 cents a lb. A. C. 4
A package of this coffee and big feed
and plant catalogue is sent you by. John
A. Salzer Seed Co., I.a ( rosse. Wis., upon
receipt of 15 cents slumps and this notice.
Xorway
travelers.
taxes foi-eign commercial
low TMm's Cure for Conwimritlon both in
my family and prnrt'ee. lr. U. W. VAT-rCR-tos,
Inksler. Mich., Nov. 6, l&li.
The proposed Ktissian railway from
Merv to the Afghan frontier will be le
gun this month. Its leng h will be about
;00 miles, and the cost is set down nt 9,
(KiO 0 0 rubles. The line will not only con
nect the Afghan frontier with the Caspian
Sea. but also with the whole of the net
work of railways which it has lcen Bus
sia's ambition to build.
Haw's TritoT
We offer One Hundred Doll r- Resrsrd for
my ea e of I'e.tjsrrh that cannit b.- cured by
Tail's ratarrh Cuts.
V J. PsMRr At Ho.. P.oos.. Tolpdo. O.
We. the nnderln.-d. have known K.J. Che-
iev .or the la t It rears, and believe b m per-
ef tlr l.onor.ble In ell tiuninees an actf-vm
ind financially able to Surry out snr obliga
tion ru de by tliMr flrra.
Wr.T A Tuax,WhoI.-eale Drossis s. Toledo,
h o- . .
'.Vai.thso. Kt!Aw Mabvis, wtanlesnle
IlniaeiMta, Tol'-do. Ohio.
Hall o Cntarrh i -i-e is laken In'ernsllv. -rt-iitdlr
ctlv upon thr Mood and mi-mis enr
nrr. of til t t-m. I' f . TV pe bottle. Hold
ijrall II uv;Ui. Testimonials free.
Hall's family Pill are tlie ae-t.
Pari is to have a new hipwKlr-m on
tho H.ilevst.l Clirhy. The t-..i net ti-t -was
laid on January tfi, sn l it will le
ropt.r-.Ml bv No. eniM't'. 'Ihe b'liMini:
i ill have nn at-ea for i-rf-ii msnr r .f
-'t.v fis-v. r-u-fs. The trntug rpp-.i'y
ill s.-'-o't't'-lte s.d'0 M-ia.,n. wlii1 .
in. lt'linc tv xiandirs tr.. m. the I. ildn c
wtil.hol-l trt " t't '.ri.
' .' M 1 J
VI - e . h. . ) i UK 5,
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Bt'CULLOCH ON STILT SKATES.
THE HECORD3 SHOW CURES OF
Rheum
atisi
mr thc use or ST. Jacobs oil or chronic csupsM-ta and or BCO-moocN
INrXAMMATOetY CASC. THERC'S NO DENYING, IT CURES.
FOR 14 CENTS J
Wa wish te rata US.MS asw ens- tf
1 Pk. 1:1 U.t Radish. 10 1
1 Fkf . Earlr Sprint- Turnip, lea
1 " Earliest K.3 Best, loe I
1 jtianarclc uaenmber, joe I
1 M Uueea Victoria LsUoee, Uo t
I " Kloadrks at. Ion, Uc j
1 M Jumbo Giant Onion, le .
S - BrUliaat Viewer heeds, Ue
Werth St. SS, reel eaata.
Above IS pkra. worth 1 OS. we wfll i
mil jon free, toesthor with ear ,
Croat r-iant aad oeod (Jatalof as .
npoa receipt ef this aotice and 14c.
ioi
ot
postage, we invito vonr trade aad '
trv
eosdsyoa will novsr art r.toas with.
Bslsor'a '
ent them. Peteteee at S1.60 i
siLn uu ce.. La CSSMS. WIS. ,
HMtmiHI(wtj
TRUMPET CALLS.
taaa'a Horn Rounds a Warning Nota
to the Unredeemed. -
Tr$ E m ore yon
love, the more'
you live.'
a. T- tt- -j . i -
-SaVw Hon somewhere.
fllwWvT God will leave
n o t h in g b a lf
done. Love Is the
apes. Homlllry,
the foundation of
the Christ -like
life.
The city Is as
itrong for the poor ns It la for the rich.
A pstched-up friendship is apt to
break in a new place.
-There. Is a river within that Is ever
warring with its shores.
SOME WEATHER SIGNS,
l)ld Saying's that in Many Place Are
fotlli iielieved In.
Almost everyone has a theory about
the weather, though frequently these
itoriet) are inaccurate. 11 ere are a few
popular signs:
"Six weeks after you hear the first
katy-did look for a frost"
"Notice your cat when it washes Its
face. The paw It uses and the direc
tion It faces will show the iint''of
compass whence the wind Is blowing."
"Blow out a candle, and If the wick
continues long to smoulder, look for
bad weather. If it goes aut quickly,
the weather will be fair."
"The last Friday of each month la
the almanac index for the next month.
If the weather is fair, the month will
be likewise; if foul," so will the monih
be."
"If it storms the first Sunday in tht
month it will storm every Sunday in
the month."
"If the sun sets In a cloud, It will
rain on the morrow." -
"If you see sun-dogs, expect rain
soon."
"Three white frosts and then a
storm."
"When the smoke from a chlttnej
does not rise, but falls to the ground,
it is going to storm."
"Three foggy mornings and then a
rain."
"A ringing In the ears Is the sign of
i change of weather. Others say it is
a fcijrn that several people are talking
alout you."
"When the rooster crows at 0 o'clock
in the evening expect a change of
weather."
"If the chickens come out while It
rains It Is a sign that the storm Is to be
a long one. If they '.stand -around un
der the shed, the storm will be short."
"If you see froth-along the shores of
the streams, you may know it. is going
to rain."
"When tbe farm animals are unusu
ally frisky it Is a sign -It Is going to
rain." -
: .''When- a night passes and no dew
falls, it Is a sign it Is going to rain."
"When yon hear an owl hoot it is
safe to conclude It is going to storm."
"If the rooster cfowron the fence it
Is a sign that the weather te --going to
change."
."If the water bolls oat o? the kettle.
It Is a sign that it Is going to storm."- .
"If the sun sets clear on Friday It
will storm before Monday night."
"If you see the cat or' dog eating
grass yon may look for rain soon.'' ".'
"If It rains while the' sun.' shines it
will rain on the" day following." .
"When the loaves of the poplars or
orher trees turn up their under sides,
look for rnin. rtnow, tod, that It Is
yrdlng to rflln when you -see fhe 'hens
'greasing' ttieniselves." -
"A curdfy s"ky ' is " the sign -of raln
within.- three days.
"If the sun slrirbBst-vcleat Inthe early
hiornlog and then the sky soon clouds
up it will rnin bcfo-nlght.".' ; '
. "Wheft you' see; the" frogs" Jnmpffig
around In the meadows with greater
activity than "common lookr for rain
60OT1."' - " ' : " '- ' " "-'; '?.
"Kill a beetle and it 'will be sure-to:
bring rain."
"When you see the pigs carry straws
In their mouths look for high winds."
"It's a "sign of rain when the file
bite."
"As long as the dogstar reigns ther
will be dry weather." ., . -
"There is going to be a change ot
weather when you hear the telegraph
poles buzz.' It ts going to be either
colder or wanner." '
Life would be a lot happier if the a-!-erase
woman knew as much about
what temperature is best for the family
as she does about what Is best for ber
cactus.
An amateur concert Is like a circus;
same old thing.
TO-
lift
V a jum.-. a. sau
'mm
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VSAPOLIO
A BOY CAPTAIN.
A. Slxteen-Tear-OId PHpssr Wl-wsel t
Fewer Stricken Ship. .
With death walking the deck by Ms
side, short-handed, officers dead or dis
abled with fever, for seven weeks 1
disaster, danger and fear, a boy of six
teen years of age performed an act re
quiring rare force of will and charac
ter In the South Seas recently. Hl
name Is WlUlsm Shotton, and he If
the son of an English sailor.
The Trafalgar, his ship, a four mast
ed bark of 1,700 tons, sailed from Ba
tavia, with a cargo of petroleum fot
Melbourne, Australia.
Fever broke out among the crew even
before the ship left port, and Captain
Hdirnr was invalid. The command de
volved upon the next In authority. Mr.
Roberta. But scarcely had the ship
weighed anchor, when he, too, wa
stricken, together with several other
able-bodied members of the crew. The
ship carpenter next succumbed to th
fever, and on the same day Officer
Roberts leaped overboard In delirium
The entire charge of the ship there
upon devolved upon Shotton. Iuckily
for ail concerned, he was born of a
race of sailors and had received some
instruction In navigation.
For a time the winds wia-e moderate,
but the fever still pursued Its dead
course, and on Dec. 7 the cook died, the
sixth victim of the disease. Fort Rairy,
Australia, was the first place sighted
for mainland, but t-Iiis was by no mean
the-end of the boy captain's troubles.
A few days later a fearful storm broke .
out, and Shotton was of the opinion that
nothing could be done but run before It,
since to attempt to wlrbstand It would,
almost certainly mean destruction In
the weakened state of the crew. All of
the crew who were half fit for duty
were ordered on deck and the neces
sary steps were taken to put the ship
In order to carry out the decision. Day
arid night the young captain was on the '
1 . . 1 ..i nrfrlnff fits nnlarfl a mid -trie AW.
ful tempest with a coolness' and calm
luiu wVileVi would have moved manv a
gray-haired skipper to envy. Finally
the wind moderated and tbe vessel was
nlile to-resume Its iournev to the Vic
toria coast. . .
Answers to Correspondents. '"
Freshman Certainly it Is Improper t
kiss a girl of 10 years; but even If' It
wasn't, what's the use7
1 lousekeeper We cavinot tell you
what Is good for mothswithout know
tiior what in tho m.ittprVvitb. theffl.
j Quaker You lose theXbet. A qu'II
pen was used in writinjAthe declara
tion of independence, ut William
Penn.
Piscatory Your idea of tiding a light
ning rod when fishing for eVctrlc eel
s good, but your Judgment Is imewhat
freckled. " 'v.
Kickapoo We have looked np and
down several authorities, but can find'
liolhing that relates to moccasins evei
having been made on the Last of the
Mohicans.
I'ennlbbs Yes, employ a stenograph
er by all m earns. Tou have discovered
how badly you write and a stenograph
er will enable you to learn how b.dly
you thln.lt. Chicago News. , j
A writer says that brains will tell.
Sometimes they do, and sometimes It In
brains that keeps a man from telling.
It Is often a hard matter to convince a
brass band that tt isn't the entire pro
fession, -i . -
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