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THE PICTURE BIBLE. "
Don't want no plctur Bible; Pre Under
cot m doubt
That them thar pictnr's Miter crowds the
ol' time gospel oat.
It don't encourage my beliefs ter Bx it op
like that.
With j-aller arku a-restin' on the top of
Ararat.
An' Moses in a goon o red tegTat
fancy "robe;"
'An ever' thing a-lookin' bine In twenty
mile o' Job!
An' Peter on a sea o' green longside
sperkled boat.
An' nuthin' left o' Joseph bat the color
in his coat!
They can't improve that Bible I don't
keer how they try.
An' I doubt if these Hew fixin's air approv.
ed of in 'he sky!
An' though they're mighty party, an
sorter make a show,
Ef the Lord hnd wnnted pietnr's He'd
made 'em long ago!
So in spite o' all the talkin. I've sorter
got a doubt
That pirtur's crowds the sweetness o" the
ol" time gospel out;
They don't encourage my beliefs wher
ever they may be
The plain ol family Bible Is good enough
fr me!
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Consti.
tution.
JACK'S RE-
GENERATION.
TS a shame for
such a nice girl ad
Mary Hallett to go
with a worthless
shiftless fellow like
Bert Hill!" Mrs.
Raymond was very
much in earnest.
"I'd say something
to ber, only girls
are such fools, it
might be worse than to keep mill. She
looks all tired out now, -with her work
and worry at home; how will she look
when she's married to a drunkard?"
"It's an awful pity." said her neigh
bor, and as Jack Raymond passed
through the. room she glanced curious
ly from mother to son. She thought,
"I guess Bert Hill ain't much worse
than your boy." What she said was,
"That's real pretty cloth you're work
ing on."
Jack went up the hlU behind the
bouse till he came to & spot where the
April sun shone warmly under piue
trees. He dropped upon the needle
covered ground, pulled his hat over bis
eyes, and cnliuly finished the nap
which his mother's indignant protest
bad disturbed.
The wind blew softly among the pine
branches, files and wasps crept into
the sunlight, bluebirds sang, and far
overhead a hawk sailing on steady
wings cried cruelly. At length Jack
I stirred, removed the hat from his eyes,
and snt up. lie hitched along on the
ground till he got his back- against a
tree trunk. He gazed out upon the
spring landscape meditatively. Then
his Hps began to move. He was talk
ing to himself, lnaudibly.
"It's a shame for such a nice girl as
Mary Ilallett to go with a worthless,
shiftless fellow like Bert Hill. Yes,
that's so. It ought to be stopped. Talk
ing won't do any good. Something's
got to be done. I suppose I might un
dertake the Job." He grinned slightly
at tbe thought. "It would be a good
' Idea to go into missionary work, and
I'm sure that Is a good cause to res
cue Mary Hallett from Bert. She's a
nice little girl, and It would be a pity
for her to marry him. Bert doesn't
even treat his mother well what would
he do to Mary?" He straightened up
almost energetically. "I vow I'll do
It," he said. . Then he meditated agnlu.
"Wonder If. 1 can 7" he mused, doubt
fully. He felt in a pocket and took
out a small, round mirror. He gazed
at It earnestly. He. took off his hat
and brushed his blonde hair back from
his forehead; then he gave a smile of
affectation which showed his white
teeth;' then he put the mirror back in
his pocket. There was a look of confi
dence In his blue eyes.
"Guess you'll do," he said. "Rather
against you, being light, though; but
where there's a will there's a way."
He got up and started down the hill.
Half way he paused. "Suppose- she
should fall in love with me, and then
I'd have to go back on her and break
her all upV It Isn't likely, to be sure,
but what if It should happen?" There
was a rueful pause then he said, "The
end justifies the means," and went on
down the hill.
Although Jack's friends maintained
that he would be all right If he only
kept out of bad company, the general
opinion was that be and Bert were
about evenly matched for wortbless
bess and shiftlessness. And when Jack
began to go to Hallett's, people said,
"O, dear! Two of them!" They con
tinued to be shiftless; but it was re
, marked that, unlike Bert, Jack had
gven UP drinking.
You'll have to stop that," Jack told
himself. "This Is going to be a sharp
game, and you can't afford to muddle
what brains you've got."
Some young men would hare begun
the campaign by going of tin evening to
call on Mary, but Jack's methods were
different.
It was a Monday morning, just as
Mary was carrying a basket of clothes
Into the yard, that Jack appeared on
the scene.
He greeted her cheerfully, then went
and took the clothes line from her.
"I'll put this up," he said, and he pull
ed it tight and fastened It firmly.
"Now, you give me the big things to
hang np," he said. "I can't do any
thing with handkerchiefs and such
like, but I'm great on sheets and table
cloths." Mfi.ry laughed. She was too surprised
to object, and In a short time the
clotbes were all bung on the line and
Jack bad put the clothes pole under
it."
"Now, If you've got any troublesome
young brother or sisters yotl'd like to
get rid of, tr nrarlly, why, Just send
'em along, yf take charge of them
and delive iieto safely over to you at
noon."
"O, if you would," said Mary. "They
are so fretful this morning and in my
way all the time."
It was with a sigh of relief that a
few minutes later she saw Jack and
the two boys and one girl passing down
the road. She got her work along
bravely, and Just as dinner was ready
and hor father had come in. Jack, true
to his promise, left the three children
at the door and went home without
stopping to speak.
The children gave glowing accounts
of their walk. "And Jack s going to
make us a kite and fly it the nest
windy day," they ended.
Nearly every day after that Jack
took the children off to the woods and
fields, giving Mary a vacation from
their noise. When he went to get
them, or when he brought them back,
be always found some little thing to do
to help ber.
7 Then one Snnday fee
nsoal care, looua remarta wy iirma
and clean, toe, and went to caordk and
Sunday scheeL Axterwmsi k walked
borne with Mary, koidlnf ber naade
Ter ber carefully all tbe way.
Mr. Hallett stayed at none with the
children Sundays, and It was rather
tiresome for Mm. So irfcca he sew
Jack coming be brightened up aad ask
ed him to stay for dinner. Jack con
sented, much to Mr. HaUetfa eattafac
Uon, and tbe children's bolster ns de
light. Mary's father deart lored to
talk, and Jack appeared to enjoy lis
tening equally well.
After dinner Mr. Hallett went Into
the sitting room and fell asleep IB ala
chair, while Jack insisted on wiping the
dishes for Mary. The children swarm
ed about him and got In his way. tin
be declared that they were as bad as
cats, and be'd baTe to sprinkle them,
and see If they would eleor out then.
When tbe dishes were done aad Mary
had taken off ber apron Jack began to
notice signs of uneaslaeaa in ber man
ner. "About time for Bert," be said to
himself; then aloud: "I should think
you'd go craay with these noisy young
sters around all the time. I'm going
to take them away and yon can rest.
Instead of working as you usually do."
Down the road they went, and were
hardly out of sight In one direction be
fore Bert Hill appeared from the oth
er. He, too, was dressed with particu
lar care, but though there was no de
nying that be was handsomer thaa
Jack, there was a certain set to his
Jaw and a kind of fierceness in his dark
eyes which were not prepossessing.
These softened when he greeted Mary,
and he became very agreeable.
But Mary for some reason felt nn
easy and hoped he would not aek ber
where the children were. She also
dreaded their return. Wbat wonld Bert
say when he saw Jack?
After he bad gone she sighed wearily.
She felt dissatisfied with herself; ami
the children, as she pot them to bed,
Irritated ber by their constant repeti
tion of Jack's name. Later eke sat in
her own room and cried, because she
was tired, she told herself.
She had not reached that state of
mind, which came only a few wwka
later, when she cried from perplexity
and indecision as to the coots she
should take. She had honestly sup
posed herself In love wtrh Bert, and it
took ber some time to find out ber mis
take. When Bert learned what was 1,-oing
on between tbe Halletts and Jack he
was In a towering rage. He met Jack
one night and stopped short before
him, blocking the way.
"What do you mean fooling around
Mary Hallett, then?" Bert raised his
voice.
"Have I ever interfered w!th you'i
Have I ever been in your way?" de
manded Jack.
"No. and you'd better no, Berl
threatened.
"You'll b the one to suffer," retort
ed Jack, "unless you are more sober
than you are now."
That night Jack held earnest consul
tation with himself up In tbe darkness
ef tbe pines. He applied many uncom
plimentary epithets to himself, "now
could I be so base as to start this thing?
To go to work deliberately to get a girl
away from another fellow, with the
Tirm Intention of giving her up wheu
I'd done it! It was vile. And bow ba;
it come out? It has come to this that
If she refuses to marry me I shall bt
the most miserable man alive, and will
richly deserve It, too, for being so con
temptibly mean."
For a long time he sat meditating,
then he stood up, and there was a look
of determination on his face as hf
raised it to the troubled sky, such at
had never been there before.
"You've got' to try and be half good
enough for her now," he said. "And
you'll have to work harder to do It than
you ever dreamed of working before."
From that night It was noticed that a
.-hange had come over Jack Raymond.
As time went on he could no longer be
called shiftless. He was working hard,
and people began to speak of him as
"John." He continued to call at Hal
letts', but Bert's visits had suddenly
ceased.
It was In September that Jack asked
Mary an imjortant question as they
were walking home from church.
Mary answered with a "Yes," and
then Jack, with some hesitation and
confusion, confessed his original plot
"Do yon suppose you can ever for
give me?" he asked at the end.
"I should have been grateful to you
after awhile for saving me from
him, even if you had not come to care
anything for me yourself." Ex.
UNLUCKY NUMBER,
Sow Thirteen Pursued Comedian Bot
iface All Through a Journey.
George C. Boniface, Jr., Is one oi
the few comedians who are not super
stltious. He does not like the numbei
13, however. Boniface lives at Pleas
ure Bay, and since the trolley cars run
between that point and Asbnry Park
he spends a great deal of time on them.
A few days ago, while standing on the
platform of the car, he noticed the num
ber 13 painted on It. "Good Lord, num
ber 13!" exclaimed tbe corned Ian, and
hastily reaching into bis rest pocket, he
pulled out a rabbit's foot and robbed it
vigorously on the lapel of his coat. Tbe
ronducfor smiled ami said:
"You're a trifle supersltitloua, aren'i
rou?"
"Oh, not very," replied Boniface.
"I thought you'd like to know," com
dnued the conductor, carelessly, "that
you're the thirteenth fare I've had this
trip."
Boniface looked uneasy and made an
other dive for the rabbit's foot. On
reaching Asbury Iark the car encoun
tered a funeral. Half a dosen carriages
had passed when the mo Unman rang
his gong and started ahead. The driver
of the seventh carriage pulled up bis
horses. Boniface jumped about ex
citedly. "Stop the car!" he yelled.
"What for?" asked the conductor.
"What for?" shrieked tbe corned i&n.
"Why, well go right through the funer
al, and that is the most unlucky thrnf
rou can do."
But the car went on, and Boniface,
swearing loudly, jumped off before tbe
last of the funal bad crossed.
Trcity big funeral," said the con
i net or to aiiOiber passenger.
"Not very," waa the reply. "I only
xramed thirteen carrlagea."
Mo Highways In China.
Cyclists In China lead an untram
meled existence. There la no system
i of road regulations outside the towns
i whatever, for the simple reason that
! the roads are undefined, being neither
J bound-d by fenco nor hedge. While
I tbe farmer baa tbe rigbt to plougb up
! any road passing through bis land,
drivers of vehicles have an equal right,
and they exercise It, too, of averting
any portion of the ceuatrx
rEACH HI8TOWY FROM A TREE,
Truk 833 Year Old. Th
At tbe Natron! History llcscnm In
o. r.iiiitiii there Is a seet!on of I .
polished Douglaa pine larse enough,
lay, to make a round table to neat a
lose persons: Instead of makbxg It
in object-lease la botany, the nnnte
im aothorltiea haro tageally
chosea K as a median? for the teach
ing of history. The tree was cat dosn
in 1886, and as the age of a tree can ho
Inferred treat the number of rtags
which Hi cross section dladasea this
sue must hare been 53S yean oM. In
other words, ft waa born In 1352. and It
I rod through tbe most Interesting part
of English history from Edward ui.
lo Victoria.
It U therefore a simple matter to
mark direrent rings with their dates
nd the names of tbe errata that were
happening while they were being born.
This Is what has been done from the
center of tbe tree In two directions,
right away to the bark. Tbe marking,
which are neatly executed la white
paint, reveal some Interesting facts.
Thus, when this pine was four years
old, the battle of Polctlers was fought.
In 1356; when It was twenty-five Ed
ward III. died. It was 119 when Cax-
lumbus discovered America It was 140.
When Sbakspeare was born 212 rings
had already made their appearance;
when Raleigh settled lrginia, xw.
later SiT Isaac Newton
Fifty years
was born. When the great nre or ixm
don was raging this venerablo speci
men could boast 314 rings, and eighty
more when the battle of Culloden was
fougbt.
It had reached the remarkable age
of 424 when Ajnerlcan independence
was declared, and the yet more re
markable age of 485 when Queen Vic
toria ascended the throne. And even
then it had a long time yet to live. Evi
dently there Is something to be said
for the theory that the more we rege
tate the greater are our chances of
longevity. London Mall.
An Overworked1 Vrmtn,
From the Record, Pierceton, Tnd.
Determined to rise In his chosen pro
fession as an educator, Ernest Kemper, of
Pierceton, Ind., overtaxed himself men
tally and physically. He was ambitious,
bis mind was" always on his work. From
early morn until late at night he contin
ually pored over bis books.
Few persons, even with the strongest
constitutions, can keep up under such a
train.
In addition to his studies, Mr. Kemper
was teaching a school some three mites
from his home. Finally, tils excessive study
and the ezpooare of Rolng to and from
ihnnl in &1I kin. Is of weather undermined
Dis nea.iu. .
He was taken to fcls oea witn pneumonia iy men -- -4, -
and his overworked brain almost collapsed, j ing day the cupbearer, as usual, prof
For several weeks he was seriously 111. f d the Enrl hls morning."
Catarrh had taken root tn his system ana n-nn-his
mind was in a delicate condition. He "Hold!" exclaimed WUlie, the page.
wassenttocoioradownerent j -and pray to the saints mat ineir oiess
spent three months without , ma attend the day's sports." The
ree e 1 v I n g
any benefit.
Then a not
ed specialist
from Clove,
land treated
him without avail,
and then a hospi
tal in Chicago wal
tried, but all abso
lutely without
benefit. Final 1
his physician r
commended Dr.
Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale Peo-
OrertHriu.
nle and from the first box he began to lm
prove. When he bad taken nine boxes lit
was completely cured. This famous IJooJ
and nerve medicine hail accomplished what
all his former expensive treatment failed
to accomplish. Mr. Kemper says bis cii
tarrh has entirely left blm; he Is strong
again and weiirns nine pounds more thaa
be ever did. He gives the pills the entir
credit. Be is starting teaching again and
(eels abundantly able to continue tbt
work. To prove tbnt the above is true is
every respect, Mr. Kemper made an affi
davit ns follows:
Subscribed and sworn to before me thil
the 10th day of September, 189T.
It. P. Watt, Notary Public.
We doubt if these pills have an equal In
all the range of medicine, tor bnilding up a
run down and debilitated system.
A Wonderful Task.
John Curzon, a Polish mechanic, who
was presented with a gold medal for
bis Inventions, performed a most extra
ordinary thing when he succeeded in
manufacturing a complete watch In
the space of eight hours, and from ma
terials on which another watchmakei
would have looked with contempt.
It appears that the Czar of Russia
hearing of the marvelous lnventlvi
genius of Curzon, determined to put
him to the test, and forwarded him a
box containing a few copper nails,
some wood chlppings, and piece of
broken glass, an old cracked china cup,
some wire and a few cribbage board
pegs, with a request that he should
transform them Into a timepiece.
Nothing daunted, and perceiving a
golden opportunity of winning favoi
at the court, Curzon set about bis task
with enthusiasm, and in the almost
Incredibly short space of eight hours,
had dispatched a wonderfully con
structed watch to the Czar, who was so
surprised and delighted at the work
that he sent for the maker, conferred
rpon him several distinctions and
ferantd him a pension.
The case of the watch was made
of china, while the works were simply
composed of the odds and ends accom
panying tbe old cup. Not only did It
keep good time, but only required wind
ing once every three or four days. This
remarkable watch is believed to be still
in the possession of the Russian royal
family.
The Sugar Gave Them Awny.
She was young, golden-haired, and
fpectacled. lie was young, smooth
shaven, and spectacled. Likewise his
cloches were brand-new, and his coal
of the frock variety. Their fellow
guests at the hotel suspected them of
being newly married, but there was s
difference of opinion, says Tit-Bits.
Obviously, they were too well-bred
to betray themselves to any open dem
onstration of affection. Still, there was
that brand-new look about them, and
that evident, if quiet, devotion.
"You bet your life," said the youth
with the now russet shoes to a friend
in the smoking-room, "she Isn't thai
chap's sister. If she was he wouldn't
have stuck to her all the afternoon
He'd have been out here with us fel
lows by this time."
"Yes, I guess they're man and wife,'
said the man who had Just arrived,
"but they don't behave as if they we
only Just married. Let's ask the wait
er. He'll know."
The waiter, on being appealed to
responded, promptly:
"Yea, sir; Just married this morn
Ing."
"IIow do you know, George?" asked
the aforementioned youth. "Did they
tell you?"
George sniffed contemptuously.
"Didn't need to tell me, sir. Found
it out for myself. Served 'em with
tea Just now, and he didn't know how
many spoonfuls of sugar she took. Had
to ask nor."
TRUMPET CALL.
Waralas Note
to tho Uaawdcemcd.
A TUBE makes no
new laws.
The world 1
what you make K.
Thanksgiving Is
tho specific for
anxiety.
The covetous
maa finds It up
hill work to be hon
est. A bsw friend and
aa old enemy will
both bear watch-
ing.
rote without conscience back of it,
nerer represents manhood.
If Christ to to be the Bf e of your soul,
he must become the soul of your life.
Tho T"" who can hold his tongue
when he should, ha the devil at a dis
advantage. WITCH OF BEN-Y-OLOE.
Unearthly Being- Who Dellffktea la
Bvil Doing.
The most formidable, perhaps, of the
Unearthly beings who people the deer
forests, at all events In the central dis-
Itricts of Scotland, was the witch of
j Ben-y-Gloe, which is the highest peak
! In the forests of Athole. This amiable
' enchantress, whose diet consisted prin
cipally of live snakes, delighted in ev-
ery kind of evil doing .but .none more
than in assisting mortals in gratifying
the passion of revenge. Upon one oc
casion her aid was Invoked by the Earl
of Athole's cupbearer, whose son, a
robber, had been executed by the Earl.
The witch promised to abet his schemes
of vengeance in three days. She pre
sented him with certain herbs, which,
If given to his master's horse, would so
madden the animal that It wonld dash
out Its rider's brains. She further gave
him a deadly poison to put In the Earl's
cup, and lastly she undertook, falling
In these devices, to conceal the cup
bearer In the Earl's bedroom so that he
might stab blm in his sleep. She
clinched the matter by vowing the
most horrid vengeance upon any one
who, having heard her secret, should
venture to disclose It before St. An
drew's Day.
The Earl's page had happened to
overbear what was passing, and was
much puzzled bow to save his master
on the one hand and bow to elude the
witch on the other If he dared to di
vulge the plot King James V. and his
court. It should be said, were paying a
visit to the Earl at the time, who en
tertained them'wlth what Captain Cos
tigan called "prlncelee hospltalltees."
and. Indeed, had built a palace especial-
. ,, nw.
Earl accordingly fell on bis knees,
when, to bis great astonishment, the
goblet Instantly broke Into a thousand
pieces. But, the King being mounted,
there was no time for commentary or
delay. The Earl's fiery steed hi brought
rouud; he makes ready to mount, but
scarcely has he set foot In stirrup,
when the twang of a bowstring is
heard, and the horse falls dead, pierced
to the heart by tbe page's arrow. The
natural annoyance of the haughty no
plo at such an occurrence Is not sens
ibly diminished by Willie's somewhat
lame excuse that he had been shoot
ing at an eagle and missed his mark,
and It might have gone hard with the
bi y but for the timely Intervention of
tht Queen mother.
The cupbearer was now left, so to
speak, with but one string to his bow.
That night at tbe banquet, the King
was summoned to the south to meet
the English foe, and set out forthwith,
bidding bis host follow in tbe morning
with his "tall." The Earl was on the
point of retiring to his room, where tbe
I cupbearer and his friend, the wltcb.
were careruiiy concealed, wnen tne
page, at his wits' end how to avert the
dreaded catastrophe, made the brill
iant, though somewhat extravagant
suggestion that the palace should be
set on Are by way of providing the
King with a bonfire or beacon to guide
his steps through the darkness. Tbe
Earl, like a loyal vassal. Jumped at the
idea, which was promptly put Into ex
ecution. The cupbearer perished mis
erably In the flames; the witch escaped,
uttering loud execrations. In a column
of smoke; and the page, when St. An
drew's Day had come and gone, told
everything, and was suitably reward
ed with an estate and a bride. Tbe Inst
year In which the witch of Ben-y-Gloe
Is known to have held converse with
men was 1773, the very same In which
Dr. Samuel Johnson safely accomplish
ed his celebrated tour of the Hebrides.
Politeness of the Swedes.
In Sweden, if you address the poorest
person in the street, you must lift your
hat. The same courtesy Is insisted up
on If you pass a lady on the stairway.
To enter a reading room or a bank with
one's hat on is regarded as Impolite.
The men who used to start newspa
pers are now starting lodges.
s
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of ita kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in ita
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, ita
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CAUFCSNIA FI3 SYRV? CO.
MM HUMUMOO. CM.
isajsjs.ii. sr.
vfZ? "NT
"CONSULTING A WOXIAtt-
fjtrm. pinkh&m's) Advioa Inspires
Confidence and. Hope.
Examination by a male physician is
a, hard trial to a delicately organized
woman. -
She pnta it off aa long aa she dare,
and is only driven to it by fear of can
cer, polypus, or some dreadful ilL
Most frequently sucn a wommu
a. physician omw
whew she has on
dergone a critical
examination with
an impression, more
or less, of discour
agement.
- This condi
tion of the
mind destroys
the effect of
advice;'' and
she grows
worse rather
than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink
ham no hesitation need be felt, the
story is told to a woman and is wholly
confidential. Mrs. Pinkbam's address
is Lynn, Mass., she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate knowledge of women's
troubles makes her letter of advice a
wellspring of hope, and ber wide experi
ence and skill point the way to health.
" I suffered with ovarian trouble for
seven years, and no doctor knew what
was the matter with me. I had spells
! which would last for two days or more,
j I thought I would try Lydia E. Pink
ham's'" Vegetable Compound. I have
taken seven bottles of it, and am en
i tirely cured." Mbs. John Fobemas, 26
' N. Woodberry Ave., Baltimore, Md.v
I The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
la only one of thousands.
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN.
TER EST TO THEM.
Something; that Will Interest the Ju
venile Members of Every Household
Qaalnt Actions and Briar lit 8arins
ml Many Cute and Cunning Children.
Some Day
Last night, my darling, as yon slept,
I thought I heard you sigh,
And to your little crib I crept
And watched a space thereby;
And then I stooped and kissed your brow,
For, oh! I love you so!
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know.
Some time, when in a darken'd place,
Where others come to weep.
Tour eyes shall look upon a face.
Calm in eternal sleep;
The voiceless lips, the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile shall show
You are too young to know it now.
But some time yon shall know.
Look backward, then, into tbe years
And see me here to-night
Bee, oh, my darling, how my tears
Are falling as I write
And feel once more upon your brow
The kisa of long ago
Ton are too young to know it now,
But some time yon shall know.
Eugene Field.
The Seven Wonder of Co re a.
1. The wonderful curative springs of
Bin Sbantana.
2 and 3. Tbe two bells at the extreme
of the peninsula; one bitter, the other
sweet.
4. A cold ware from which blows a
wind so strong that a man can not
stand against It.
6. An indestructible pine forest.
6. A stone on a hilltop which glows
with heat.
7. An Idol of Buddha which sweat
and which stands In a temple where
?rass will not grow.
A Baker's Supply.
Bread is one of the essentials of life,
nd we probably eat more of It than
of anything else. If all one person ate
I.OAF OP A 1.IFKTIME.
I In the course of a long life. Including
! Mscults and pastry, were In one huge
j loaf. It would appear In comparison
! with a man like this, and would re
'; quire 1,200 cubic feet to luclose It.
Why the F.lrds Sang;.
She came running In breathlessly, her
j poor little cross eyes more hopelessly
! tangled up than ever, the little fresh
' air child out from the city for her two
i weeks on the farm. Everything was
I new and strange. She had never seen a
j hog or but here is her story.
"Oh, but the little burrds are rawl
ing about and squeallnglikeeverythlng.
an' then they sings and sings. And
the ould burrd she came a-runnin' an
she squealed and singed too, and shook
her wings like everything an' then
they all rawled and singed, thim burrds
ye feed."
"Whatever can she mean?" we que
ried, and went to see. We found four
downy little ducks fast on a sheet of
sticky fly paper, that bad blown from
the porch. The old Plymouth Rock
hen, seeing tbe flies plentifully sprin
kled on it, bad Joyfully called her
brood and alas! they were In K, and left
downy reminders of their painful leave
taking.
Primitive Knowledge of Children.
Wbat a world of ingenuity la boxed
up In every healthy child! Some kln
dergartners were giving their experi
ences upon that subject, a short time
ago, and one of them Bald:
"A favorite pupil, a bright little boy,
rather astonished me not long ago by
putting down upon my desk wbat
seemed to be a small flower pot with
' many large-leaved plants growing
from it When I examined It I was
' amused and astonished.
I "The ltttle fellow had taken a large
' potato and, with a gimlet or some other
; tool, had carefully cut holes as long
: as the stems of a lot of leaves he had
secured In some garden or park,
i "These be inserted in the hole and
pushed the edges together so that each
stem was soon surrounded by the po
tato sap. There were maple leaves,
oak leaves, parsley, lily leaves, coleus
and canna and several others, arranged
with a crude feeling of harmony and
so closely together, or else so neaty su
perimposed, that they covered up near
ly all the brown skin of the base. The
moisture of 'the potato kept tbe leaves
. fresh for several days, and some for
nearly a week,
i "I asked him who taught him to do
it He looked very much disgusted at
me and said:
I " 'Nobody; I taught myself.' And
mhtm I wktf Mat jrftj hUttX .Wka
i inonrni - .
Waa lust the name aa putting
ter, an mother owe-, - -tt
might be better.' -
. amid: I bad
A aecona ninc - - . ,
. . .imiiar vet dlsmml-
kindwben . pretty little girl, whom
I have been teaching for two yeara,
. . a.w with a lot of
presenuiu '
leaves done up in a newspaper. I open
carefully and found that there
was some arrangement to tbe contehta.
Some of the leav , w .rthe gpe-
vine and some oi ue
handsomely colored and very trong.
-On closer serutlnr !
were nut together en about tae
principle as slates on a slate reel wm
Ing arranged in layers which IslfM
two-thirds of those under them, xaey
. MV ffmrawfu
Were fastened logeiner --'
light tendrils of the grape vines, "
also with the stronger stems ef seme
m.. Ulna MMTOlleU
sinuous creeper, im
Into a fabric about a yard aouare. "
was very pretty and would have maae
.1.1 . i, haii not bees se
a Deauuiui luai i&
perishable. I thanked the Bttto PP1'
and saia: 'wb a p"' -
"She said: That isn't a . -
... u m.Am for Adam
an apron iiav 4J - -
when-they chased them with torches
out of Eden.' "
Conundrum.
What Is the tree that grows nearest
the sea? The beech.
How many insects dees R take to
make a landlord? Ten-anta.
Why Is a kiss like a rumor? Because
H goes from mouth to mouth.
When does a policeman require a big
washing tub? When he scours the
country.
Why should one never tell a man to
take a back seat? Because he is sure
to take af -front
Why Is a chemist an awkward person
to bandy words wRh? Because he baa
always a retort handy.
Where can we find a woman's head
carrying many secrets, yet betraying
none? On a postage stamp.
Where Is the theater spoken of in th
Bible? Where Joseph was taken from
the family circle and cast into the pit
Why Is there some reason to doubt
the existence of the Giant's Causeway?
There are so many shamrocks in Ire
land that this may be one of them.
Home or tbe Cigarette.
Nearly every man, woman and chllfc
In Egypt is a smoker of cigarettes and a
pipe is hardly ever seen in tbe mouth
of a native.
One Thing.
He There is one thing I like about
you. Miss Daisy.
Mies Daisy And what Is that?
He My arm. Tit-Bits.
Some men who are always talking
about the treasures they are laying up
in heaven will come very near losing
them.
When people throw an elocutionary
note into their voices, it will not do to
bank on their sincerity. m
too ICewnrd. OlOO.
Tho nndera of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded die.
ease that science has been able to core in all
Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive care now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being' a een
stitntioual dlaoaae, require a oonstatuUunAl
treatment. HaU's Catarrh Care Is taken inter
nally, acting directlr npon tbe blood and as.
eous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors nave so much faith in
its curative powers that they effer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it falls to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F. i. Chess v A Co., Toledo, O.
Sold bv Dmsirl-te. 75c
HaU's Family Pills are the best.
There are 3.064 languages in the world,
and its inhabitants profess more than
1,000 religions.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Svrnp for children
teething, softens tbe gums, reducing inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 2ic a bottle
The owl looks wise because him eyes
are fixed immovably in their sockets,
undso when he looks from one object to
another be must move his head.
Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
nes after flrjt day's use ot Dr. Kline's Great
N crve Restorer. (2 trial boltle and treatise free.
Dr. K. U Klins. Ltd.. 931 Arch St, Falls. Fa.
A ship rap-ain has just been fined at
Liverpool for having common matches on
board his ship irs cad of safety matches,
hi cargo bcintf one of gunpowder.
Te Cure a Cold la One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. All
Drnggiata refund monarit it falls taenia, fas.
he most costly piece of railway line
in the world is that between the Mansion
house and Aldgate station, in Iondon,
which required the expenditure of near
ly $10,000,000 a mile.
Chew 8 tar Tobacco -Tba Best.
Emoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Probably the largest nugget of silver
ever mined was a piece weighing 1,840
pounds, which, according to the Manu
facturer, was taken from the Smuggler
mine, at Aspen, Col., in IH'.H.
Tnre Guaranteed by DR. J. B. MATER. 1011
ARCH BT, HH1La FA. Kass at once: no
deration or delay Irum business. Conaultatlun
tiee. Endorsements of physicians, ladies and
prominent dttiena. bend lor circular Oinos
court A. 14. to 1 F. M.
It has been discovered that the native
African chiefs in the diamond regions
have great quantities of valuable diamonds
which were accumulated years ago. They
treasure them as charms ana are unwil
ling to sell them.
Oh. What Rplemdld Coflfee.
Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., 111., writes
"From one package Salzer's German Cof
fee Berry costing 15c I grew 300 lbs. of
better coffee than I can buy in stores at
30 cents a lb. A. C. 4
A package of this coffee and big seed
and plant cataloijtie is sent you by John
A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., npon
receipt of 15 cents stamps and this notice.
About 10,000 pounds of eiderdown are
collected annually in Iceland. 7.000 being
exported to foreign countries. Formerly
the peasants used to receive about 5 a
pound for it, but the price hat now fallen
to half that amount.
Ftso's Cure for CktnsumpSon has saved mm
many a doctor's bill. 8. F. Hardt. HoDkina
Place. Baltimore. Md Dec X. It. '
Near Durlach, in Baden, the torn list one
of a hundred-year-old Roman veteran
has been discovered. It was erected,
probably, in the third century after
Christ to Flavius Sternis by his son and
heir, Flavius Vehemens.
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MemprJ. Tenn-, lawyer, have
. -JL .,, m Weakler County for
Stages for defamation of character.
alleged to be coniameu i-
cut a tombstone. Such a cauae for
action la probably unheard of ta the
annals of the courts oi u u.u,.
laaa T. R. Gate was shot
and killed by one Bill PenVc. Penlc
was indicted and tried on ine cas-sv
h. waa defended by the same
UlUa waa
lawyers who are now acting for him
in this Civil suit, 'ine accu-
quitted on the plea of self-defense.
The parents of the deceased. U B. Cats,
thought to honor his memory by erect
ing a suitable tombstone over his
crave, and having cut In the marble a
legend setting forth some of the circum
stances of his taking off. The follow
ing was cut on the tombstone:
"L. B., son of J. C. and L. J. Cate.
Born April 10. 1870. Married Willie
Freeman December 21, 1887. Was shot
and killed by Bill Penic December 11,
1896; caused by Penic swearing to a
lie on Cate's wife. Aged 26 years 8
months and 1 day."
It Is alleged by Penic that this stone
was lettered by J. H. Hutchinson, of
Martin, and it Is alleged that the stone
waa exposed to public gase In the yard
of Hutchinson for quite a while before
it was erected at the head of the grave
containing the remains of the deceased
Cate. Since the vindication of Penic
by the trial jury in Weakley County be
baa sought reparation for the wording
of this tombstone. The complainant
seeks damages from the sculptor and
the father of tho deceased in tho sum
f (10,000.
Troploal Intoxicants.
Oenulne palm wine Is made from the
Palmyra palm, and is far superior to
jny potable product of the cocoanut.
Captain Burton, of Burton & Speke,
nays that the Juice of the oil palm
makes a drink that Is unapproached
'by the liquids of civilization. It is of
delicious color and flavor, and Its ef
fects are exhilaration unmixed with
the dread ef a headache next day. Liv
ingstone makes mention of an intoxi
cant, brewed by the Majenga tribe of
the Zambesi. It Is made from the
grain of the country, sun-dried and gen
tly boiled. The fermented liquor even
tuates late a palatable beer. It will
produce a superior brand of drunk,
which leaves no 1Q effect. Indeed, It
is aa antifebrile of remarkable power,
and It was when stricken with Jungle
fever that the good doctor was made ac
quainted with it Despite bis protests,
the kindly natives poured It down him
until he saw visions and dreamed
dreams and awoke a well man. The
introduction of the drink to this coun
try would cause a wonderful Increase
in the number of fever cases. Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Doctor's IHlenimsw
Smith Tbe doctor telle me that
young Boftlelgh has something like
brain trouble.
Jones Can't be afford him any re
lief? Smith No. He says It would be easy
enough to get rid of the trouble, but it
Is Impossible to locate the brain.
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