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OVER THE BAB.
BHndly the awkward sea
Comes stumbling over the bar,
And the soldier ship I see
On the field of the ocean war;
But the signals gleam and the dancers
seem
Idle and faint and far.
Blindly the awkward waves
Come stumbling into the bay,
(And the old, old sea behaves
Like a babe of yesterday;
Bat the lighthouse stands by the drifting
sands
And the Bhips are saved to-day.
Blindly the awkward thought
Conies stumbling Into my heart.
And old bosom battles fought
Are as play to this new art;
For a wilder sea hatb Imprisoned me,
And the love I cannot Impart.
Blindly the awkward words
Keep settling In from afar.
Till they join, like autumn birds.
In a song that ends the war;
And the words break out in a gentle rout
And my love is over the bar.
Collier's Weekly.
THE EAHRLGS
OF THE COUNTESS,
IT was in the palmiest days of the
Second Empire. It was an even
ing In mid winter. The Paris sea
son was at its height, and a brilliant
audience had assembled at tne Theatre
Fraucais to witness the performance of
Jules Raudi'au's delightful play, "Made
moiselle de la Seigliere."
The Empress was present, graceful
and beautiful; the Emperor at her side,
wrapped In his favorite air of gloomy
abstraction, which, like Lord Burleigh's
celebrated nod, was supposed to mean
so much, yet which, viewed by the Im
partial light of subsequent veracious
history, stems to have signified so little.
Several officers In glittering uniforms
were In attendance, sparkling with dec
orations showered upon them by a
grateful sovereign; and among these
gallant warriors, conspicuous by reason
of his attire, was a solitary, humble,
black-coated civilian, in ordinary even
ing dress, with the inevitable speck of
red at his buttonhole.
In a box, immediately opposite that
occupied by their Imperial Majesties,
was a young and exceedingly handsome
Russian lady. Countess Ivanoff, con
cerning whose manifold fascinntions
the great world of I'aris elected to in
terest itself considerably.
The beauty and wit of this fair north
ern enchantress were the theme of ev
ery masculine tongue, and her magnif
icent diamonds the envy of all feminine
beholders. The Countess was accom
panied by her husband, a man of dis
tinguished appearance.
The curtain fell after the first act.
The Emperor and Empress withdrew
during the intermission. Many hum
bler mortals followed their example;
among them Count Ivanoff, apparently
in nowise disturbed by the fact that the
"gilded youth" In the stalls were bring
ing a small battery of opera-glasses to
bear upon the dazzling charms of his
beautiful wife. The Countess leaned
back In her luxurious chair, fanning
herself, serenely indifferent to the in
terest she was exciting. In the dim
light of her curtain-shaded box, the glit
ter of her splendid diamonds seemed to
form a sort of luminous halo round her
graceful head; a myriad starry bril
liants gleamed among the masses of her
gold-brown hair, and two priceless
stones flashed and twinkled In her little
shell-tinted ears.
The Count had been gone but a few i
minutes when there was a gentle knock !
at the door, and. In answer to the
Countess' "Enter," the usher appeared,
and said, deferentially:
"Pardon, Mme. la Conit wse; a gentle
mau charged with a message from Her
Majesty the Empress waits In the cor
ridor, and desires to know 1 madame
will have the goodness to receive him."
"Certainly. Enter, I beg of you,
monsieur," replied the Countess, as she
recognized the dlstlngulshed-looklug
civilian she had already noticed In close
proximity to the Emperor In the Im
perial box.
The visitor advanced a few steps, and,
standing In deep shadow, said wliu
grave dignity:
"I trust my Intrusion may be par
floned. I am desired by Her Majesty to
ask a favor of Mme. le Comtesse, and,
at the same time, to beg that she will
have the goodness to excuse a some
what unusual request."
"The obligation will be mine If I can
fulfill even the least of Her Majesty's
wishes," replied the Countess.
"The case Is this," explained the gen
tleman. "An argument has arisen con
cerning the Plze of the diamonds in your
earrings and those of the Countess
vyoronaoff. The Empress begs that you
wty Intrust one of your pendants to her
care for a few moments, as the only
satisfactory method of disposing of the
vexed question. I will myself return it
the iustant Her Majesty gives it back
Into my keeping."
"With the greatest pleasure," agreed
the Countess, detaching the precious '
Jewel forthwith, and depositing it, with
out misgiving, in the outstretched palm
of the Imperial messenger. The Count
ess bestowed a smile and gracious bow
of dismissal upon rier Majesty's dis
tinguished ambassador.
i
Shortly afterward Count Ivanoff re
turned. "I have been talking to Du
mont," he remarked, as he seated him- j
self. "Clever fellow, Dumont I am
not surprised at the Emperor's partial- i
lty for him: he must And him useful j
when he Is in want of an idea.
"Who is Dumont?" Inquired the
Countess, with languid Interest.
"That Is rather a difficult question."
replied the Count, smiling; "there aro
several editions of his biography all
different, probably none of them true.
Look, he has Just entered the Emperors
box-the man in the black coat."
"Is that M. Dumont?" exclaimed the
Countess; "if so, he has been here while
you were away. He came, on the part
of the Empress, nnd carried off one of
my earrings which Her Majesty wished
to compare with one of the Countess
WoronzofTs."
"Dumont!. Impossible! I was talk
ing to him the whole time I was ab
sent." "Nevertheless, dear, he has been here,
and has tuken my earring. See! it is
gone."
"Effectively," agreed the Count, with
a grim smile; "but Dumont has not
taken It. It is to the last degree un
likely that the Empress would make
such a request. Depend upon It, you
have been the victim of a tuiof mailt'
up as I Miniont."
Impossible:'.' cried tue Countess in
bar tuin. "Thn affair is absolutely as I
tell you. It was the veritable M. Du
mont who came into this box and tool;
way "iy diamond. Only wait a little,
and he will bring it back Intact." v
"To wait a little Is to lessen th"
chance of its recovery. I will go and
Inquire of Dumont, if I can get at him,
whether he has been seized with a audi
den attack or kleptomania; because taa
Idea of the Empress having aent him
roaming about the theater borrowing a
lady's jewels I regard as preposterous,
Ah, these Parisian thieves!"
With this the Count departed, and the
second act was nearly at an end before
he returned. In the meantime the
Countess perceived that she was an ob
ject of Interest to the occupants of th
Imperial box.
"I was right," whispered the Count,
re-entering and bending over his wife's
chair. "D umont knows nothing of 700c
earring, and, needless to say, tha Em
press never sent him upon sveh an
errand. I have put the matter Into the
bands of the police, and they will do all
that Is possible to recover If
The Countess was duly commiserated
by sympathizing friends,, bat nothing
more was heard of the Jewel until tbo
following clay.
Early In the afternoon the Countess
was about to start for her dally drive In
the Bols. The frozen snow lay deep
upon the ground, and her sleigh, with
Its two Jet-black Russian horses jing
ling their bells merrily in the frosty air,
stood waiting In the courtyard while
the Countess donned her furs.
A servant entering announced that
in officer of the police In plain clothes
asked permission to speak with Mme.
la Comtesse concerning the lost dia
mond. "Certainly," said madame, gracious
ly; "let the officer be shown Into tbo
boudoir."
Into the boudoir presently came the
Countess, stately, beautiful, fur-clad.
buttoning her little gloves. Near the
door stood a short, wiry-looking man,
with keen, black eyes, closely cropped
hair, and compact, erect, military fig
ure. The small man bowed nrofoutdly
while he said, with the utmost respect,
at the same time laying a letter upon
he table:
"I am sent by order of the chief of
police to Inform Mme. la Comlesse that
the stolen diamond has been satisfac
torily traced, but there Is, unfortunate
ly, some little difficulty connected with
Its identification. I am chartred, there
fore, to beg that Mme. la Comtesse will
have the goodness to Intrust the fellow
earring to the police, for a short period,
In order that It may be compared with
the one found In the possession of the
suspected thief. Madame will find that
the letter I bring corroborates my state-uent-
The Countess glanced hastily through
(he letter, and, ringing the bell, desired
that her maid might be told to bring the
remaining earring immediately; this
was done, and the dapper little man,
bowing deferentially, departed with the
precious duplicate.
The Countess descended to her sleigh
and drove to the club to call for her
husband. Crossing the Place de la
Concorde, she related to him the latest
Incident.
"You never were Induced to give up
the other."" cried Count Ivanoff, Incred
ulously. "But I tell you, dear, an officer of the
police came himself to fetch It, bring
ing a letter from his superiors vouching
for the truth of his statement."
"If the prefect himself had come, I
.ion't think I should have been cajoled
into letting him have It after last
night's experience," laughed her hus
band. "However, for the second time,
we will Inquire."
The coachman turned and drove, as
directed, to the Bureau of Police, at
which the Count had lodged his coni
plalct the night before. After a some
what protracted delay, the Count re
joined his wife with a semi-grim look
of amusement on his handsome face.
"The police know nothing of your de
fective or his epistolary efforts," he
said, drawing the fur rug up to his chin
as the impatient horses sped away over
the frozen snow; "your second earring
has been netted by another member of
the light-fingered fraternity, and, upon
my honor, I think he was the more ac
complished artist of the two!"
And from that unlucky day to this the
Countess Ivanoff's diamond earrings
knew her pretty ears no more. The
Argonaut.
TO SPREAD CRIME,
The Purpose of a Basslaa Organize tfo
Just Formed.
Russia, according to the latest ad
vices received in this country, does
not seem a particularly enviable place.
Not only are religious fanatics at large
In ever-increasing numbers, who are
t'ommiting extraordinary havoc among
the simple peasants, breaking up
homes and causing people to commit
suicide with the Idea of escaping tyr
anny, but a gigantic criminal associa
tion is also growing and spreading and
making eruptions between the peas
ants and nobles.
The association Is In reality a society
for perpetrating crime. Its avowed
object is a reign of terror, but It is
more fierce and more terrible In Its
purpose than the usual societies of an
archists. The ringleaders hope to
make law and order futile by filling
the land with criminals.
The doctrine is said to be spreading
with almost incredible rapidity among
the aarrow-mlnded natives of Russia.
The success of the society surpasses
that of any fanatical institution ever
before founded In the country. Al
ready the members of the criminal as
sociation are numbered In thousands.
A short time ago the bodies of three
workmen, good, honest, law-abiding
peasants, were discovered by the po
lice in a deep well near Palmero. The
most stringent investigations brought
to light no cause for the murders. The
police at length arrived at the conclu
sion that the men had been murdered
solely for the reason that they were
well known as honest laborers, who
feared the police and loved their Czar.
This set the minds of the astute Pe
tersburg detectives upon a new track.)
They followed up every clew that
might lead to the detection of a so-'
ciety whose object was the perpetra
tion of crime. Their efforts were whol
ly successful.
The reason of some forty murders,
for which hitherto no object had been
discovered, and which seemed to be
enveloped In an impenetrable mystery
was brought to light; the murders
were ascribed to the dangerous society!
which had risen. The authorities are
now In possession of much useful In
formation, and by means of this they
hope to capture fully 100 malefactora
including the ringleaders.
The Society for the Perpetration of
Crime, however, has already taken
deep root among the peasants, al
though there Is no doubt that In tima
the rising will be stamped out, as
many hundreds of other Russian ris
ings have been before. When the
malefactors sre punished as they de
serve, the fear of the law will again
assert Itself In the minds of these load
revolutionists.
More coffee is used in the Unite-
states than any other country, the annual
onsumpti'in being far from 4j0,000,0oo
poundi. for which American importers
pay about $90,900,000 to the growers.
. - .
j OUNG AT SIXTY.
Serene comfort and happiness In ad
vanced years are realized by compara
tively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to se
rious troubles on account of their pecu
liar organism and their profound igno
rance concerning themselves, all com
bine to shorten the period of usefulness
anil fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done much to make
women strong. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor
ous health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there Is constantly com
ing the most convinciug statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is a letter from Mrs. J. C. Onus, of 220
Horner St., Johnstown, Pa., which is
earnest and straight to the point :
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham: I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that I
biiti your remedies are wonderful. I
ad trouble with my head, dizzy spells
a id hot flashes. Feet and hands were
sold, was very nervous, could not sleep
well, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies I am better
every way My head trouble is all
g me, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured of womb trouble. I can eat and
sleep well and am gaining in flesh. I
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles."
The present Mrs. Pinkham's experi
ence in treating female ills is nnparal
idled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has hvl sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailing
women during a single year.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
War-ins; Note Calling; the Wicked ts
Kcoentance.
THE only sure
f o u n d a t ion is
Christ.
The darkest
hour Is only an
hour.
Doing wrong
never rights a
wrong.
Wherever there
is suffering, God
is sifting.
Merry chickens
let others do the fighting.
The ability to do good quarrels with
the will.
He Is far from home that has none
to go to.
A little sin has as mnch death In It
as a big one.
Fotluck may be poor luck. If taken
with a stranger.
If you can't swim, never wade In
unknown waters.
Few wear their characters like their
cloaks outside.
Truthful boys are the timber that
great men are made of.
When the saloon goes, the devil will
not have long to stay.
Take one step with the devil, and you
are In for a long walk.
In the church the kicker gets every
thing be wants except religion.
Measure your plans by a line that
will reach across the next world.
Satan baited his first pitfall with an
apple; his chief bait now Is gold.
"Penalty of violated law" would be
an appropriate epitaph for half the
dead.
Cultivation that will not permit the
conscience to stand erect Is unworthy
the name.
The dark cloud Is little dreaded when
we are sure there Is no tempest In
Waiting beyond the tomb.
The child will laugh and cry; the
youth will primp and sigh; the man
(U-ill twist and lie, and all will groan
and die.
Longevity Among Contemporaries.
The following are among the world's
eminent men and women born early In
the century who are still living: Gen.
George Sears Greene, late U. S. A.,
aged 95; Dr. James Martlneau, the
ologian (brother of Harriet Martlnean),
nd Hon. David Wark, "Father of the
Canadian Senate," 93; ex-Senator Brad
bury, of Maine, 95; Ernest Legouve
(French Academician), 91; W. E. Glad
itone, Cassius M. Clay, Admiral Sir
Henry Keppel, R. N., R. W. Trompson,
px-Secretary of the Navy (1S77), S!;
Pope Leo XIII., Lord Armstrong, In
ventor, and Senator J. S. Morrill, of
Vermont, 88; Samuel Smiles, author,
Charles L. Tiffany, New York Jeweler,
ii; Baroness Burdett Coutts and Gul
jeppe Verdi, composer, $4; Prince Bis
marck, Elizabeth Cndy Stanton, and
Adolph Menzel, German painter, 83; ex
Senator H. L. Dawes (Mass.), ex-Jus-tlce
S. J. Field (late Supreme Court),
Rev. Newman Hall, Philip James
Bailey, poet. Park Godwin, and Russell
Sage, 62; King Christian of Denmark,
Theodore Mommsen, German historian.
Sir Joseph Hooker, botanist, ex -Senator
J. M. Palmer (111.), and Bishop Williams
(Ct.), 81; ex-Senator W. M. Evarts (N.
Y.), Baron Beuter, ex-Senator George
6. Boutwell, ex-Senator Wade Hamp
ton (S. C), 80; Queen Victoria, ex-Pre-mler
Crlspl, John Ruskln, Lord Play
fair, Duke of Cambridge, Julia Ward
Howe, Bishop Huntington (N. Y.), and
ex-Senator Reagan (Tex.), 79; Herbert
Spencer, Florence Nightingale, Susan
B. Anthony, John Tenniel, "Punch"
cartoonist, Trof. Virchow, Rev. Dr.
Storrs, Bistori, the actress. Due de
Broglie, Sims Reeves and Sir W. H.
Russell, 77. Self-Culture.
The Length or the Day.
At London, England, and Bremen,
Prussia, the longest day has sixteen
and a half hours. At Stockholm, Swe
den, It Is eighteen and a half hours In
length. At Hamburg, In Germany,
and Dantzlc, in Prussia, the longest
day has seventeen hours. At St. Peters
burg, Russia, and Tobolsk, Siberia, the
longest Is nineteen hours, and the short
est five hours. At Tornea, Finland,
June 21 brings a day nearly twenty
two hours long, and Christmas one less
than three hours In length. At Ward
bury, Norway, the longest day lasts
from May 21 to July 22 without Inter
ruption, and In Spltzbergen the longest
day Is three and a half months. At St
Louis the longest day Is somewhat less
than fifteen hours, and at Montreal,
Canada, It Is sixteen. Saturday Even
ing Post.
Where Grass la a Cariosity
At the London county council meet
ing the chairman of the bridge com
mittee stated that about fifty vehicles
and COO passengers per hour passed
through the Black wall tunnel. He
Incidentally remarked that a pathetic
point waa that children passed through
to the south side of the river and car
ried back to the east tufts of grass as
though they were curiosities.
Tha prettier a girl's spring dress Is,
the leafar M may be knewa the her
tottaatftacaMsxtl
Austral 'an Contrivances.
Some men were handling a little
piece of wood about the shape of a
cigar boat, and four or five inches long,
with a long reed kind of tail to it, says
Outing.
"What odd thing Is that wooden rat?"
asked the guardsman.
"Wlchi-wlchi," replied WarrljuL
Just then a native whirled one over
his head at a dangerous gait and sent
It flying out along the level ground.
The little nose of It bobbed up and
down and the queer oblong thing
worked Its way along, with its tail as a
balance, at a fearful rate. It ran along
the ground for sixty or seventy yards.
Others competed at the game of wlchl
wichi, until the winner scored over 100
yards In the directest line to the target
Then they swung the hulawalla. This
Is a fish-shaped piece of thin wood tied
to a long string and swung around and
around by means of a long stick. The
noise of it much resembled the roar of
a giant bull enraged. The hulawalla Is
used by the tribesmen to warn off the
women during the week of the sacred
bora dance. It can be heard three or'
four milts away, according to the wind
and lay of tue country. During that
week the women must not come in
hearing of the dread instrument or
they suffer dire agony to a sure death.
Sayings of Little Folks.
Mamie asked for some horseradish
on her meat, and when it had been
given her she looked at it a moment
and exclaimed: "Oh, mamma, there'
a hair la it off the horse'"
Tommy, aged 5, was .teasing hii
mother for something to eat, but was
told that he must wait until dinner was
served. He was silent a few minutes
and then said: "I jest honestly believe,
mamma, that you are my stepmother.
An invitation to join a box party waa
given a little Chicago miss of 5 by a
near neighbor. In her delight she ran
home to announce that Bessie's mam
ma had invited her to go to the theater
that afternoon in a box.
Little 4-year-old Fannie had been
given a piece of bony shad for break
fast, but left It untouched upon her
plait e. "Why, Fannie," axked her moth
er, "what Is the reason you don't eat
your flsh?" "Because," was the reply,
"dls piece Is all full of splinters."
Nettie, aged 4, was sitting on the floor
crying. Suddenly she ceased and seem
ed lost in thought and a moment later
he asked: "Mamma, what was I cwy
in' about Jus' now?" "Because I
wouldn't give you any more candy," re
plied her mother. "Oh, yes, I 'member
now!" she exclaimed; and the tears
began to flow afresh.
Little 3-year-old Clara disliked very
much to have her hair combed and one
day when she was crying and fussing
as her nurse performed the disagreea
ble task her mother said: "Why, Clara,
yon ought not to act that way. I nev
er fuss and cry when my hair Is comb
ed." "Well, I dess ou would if 'ou
hair was hitched on 'ou bead wike
mine Is," replied the observing littls
miss.
Nature's Radiator.
"Over near the West Virginia border,
but on the Kentucky side of the line, is
an Immense stone which Is known as
the devil's rock because It is always
burning hot," says a correspondent
from Ripley, W. Vn. "I went over to
the 'hot rock,' as some of the moun
taineers call it, and must ndmit that It
Is the most unusual freak of nature I
i ever looked at. The stone is 10x14 feet,
! and looks like it is about 7 or 8 feet
thick, although there's no way of meas
uring the depth, only a few inches be
ing above grouud. The rock contained
so much beat on the day I visited it I
could hold my bare hand on it but a few
moments. Where the beat comes from
and why the monster 'radiator of na
ture' is not cooled by the blizzards and
zero weather of winter is more than I
can determine. The superstitious will
not go near It, as It is believed ly many
to be the very 'chimney corner of
hades. I took a picture of the great
natural pbenomeuon, but of course that
can give no adequate idea of its most
wonderful characteristic. Louisville
Post.
A Nation Without Nerves.
The Chinaman can write all day, he
ran work all day, he can stand for a
whole day in one position, weaving,
hammering gold, or cutting Ivory, with
out once being attacked by nervous
ness. This peculiarity makes Itself ap
parent In early youth. The Chinaman
can bear any kind of bodily exercise.
Sport and play are to him unnecessary
labor. He can sleep anywhere and in
any position amid thundering ma
chines, deafening noises, the cry of
children, or the wrangle of grown peo
ple: on the ground. In bed, or on a
chair. In his own innocent way tne
Chinaman Is almost a Sybarite. Satur
day Evening rost.
A sort of minim is oh'ainod from tin
common lettuce.
Most spiders have eight eyes, although
some Siecies huve only six.
in proportion lo lis size a liy walks .!
times as fast as a man can run.
There were in lniil only 21 towns in
Ktirope with a population of over ItHt.'tOO.
Hawaii has 6. '"hi square niil s. the cum
dined size of Connecticut and Delaware.
02t-$ BNIOYS
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 its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
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.
CALIFORNIA FI3 STROP CO,
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umuBu, a. mnm,aj.
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN.
TEREST TO THEM.
oansthlnz that Will Interest Jm
venile Messbera ot Every Household
-Quota. Actions aa Bright Bayiaajs
af Many Cat mn Cna-iasr Children.
Oram pa's Fans
O, yon don't know the fun en grampa'i
farm!
For granipe says, "Let 'em; I ain't w
harm;"
An' Cousin Bob leads us, and cries, "Hew
goes!"
An mamma she only says: "Sue!
clothes!"
We've a Crusoe Island, an' Robber'.
Cave,
An' Tower of London, an' don t yet
know, j
When one of ns wants to let on hei
bra ve.
He crawls under the sawmill, scared an"
slow ?
O, you don't know half the fun oul
there!
For graaiipa he never tells, us, "Taki
care!"
An'Couein Bob laughs, an' says to "ca
rouse;" An' mamma, you see, is off in thl
house.
We fish in the brooks an' play In thl
sands.
An try to catch tadpoles out of thi
springs;
We bide in the bushes,' like Ingut
bands.
An' fight with the hornets, an' get the:i
stings.
O, there's plenty of fun on granipa'i
place!
For granpa be says, "Now, scoot on I
racer
An' Cousin Bob grins an' says, "Then
she blows!"
An' mamma she only just says: "Surf
clothes!"
Pictures Drawn Without Hands.
We are usually Inclined to think thai
an artist without hands would be at
absurd and fiseless as a " watchman
without eyes. But an Englishman
Famed John Carter, who was a help
less paralytic, having only the use ol
his head, waa an artist of world-wld
reputation.
Fourteen years before his death Mr.
Carter's neck was dislocated by a faH,
and he retained only the use of his head
and shoulders. During all the long
years that he lay in this helpless con
dition Mr. Carter drew pictures with a
pencil that he clasped between bis lips,
his sketching board being propped up
close to his face. He finished many of
bis sketches In India Ink, using a fin
brush which he manipulated with hii
lips and tongue. John Carter died It
June, 1850, leaving behind a number of
pictures that ranked high as works oi
art.
Princes as Chimney Sweeps.
Every good American knows th
tory of little Ruth Cleveland, who re
marked to the daughter of the White
House grounds policeman: "So youi
father's a policeman! Oh, I wish mine
were!" Their little royal highnesses
of Saxony, I'riuce George and Prince
Christian, hold somewhat similar j
views on the subject of rank. To them '
of men. Consequently their favorite
came Is playing chimney sweep.
Paw a CharmlnK Snake.
W. R. Masou of Bakortield, Kern
County. Cal., tells the following story
of snake-charming to the Scientific
American: "I wns riding in California
and hud off-saddled to eat some lunch,
when I saw a gopher snake stretched
along the liinb of a tree in which was
a flock of excited sum 11 birds. About
eighteen inches distant from the
snake's head was a bird whose com
panions were making the noise. The
bird was perfectly motionless, and, to
all appearances, looked straight at the
snake, which was gradually creeping
toward It. When about eight Inches
away the snake struck and caught the
bird by the breast. The captured bird
and its companions struggled with the
make, but It lowered Itself to ' the
ground, carrying the bird in Its month."
Have you ever seen anything iiks
this?
Little Ll.hts.
Sometimes children think they are
too small to do any good; they must
wait until they are grown, or at least
until they are as big as the older broth
er or sister.
I read something the other day that
made me think the smallest might be
helpful.
Did you ever see a glow-worm? Per
Imps not, but It is a little worm, about
half an Inch long, which shines with a
light, as Are-flies do. I dare say you
have seen fire-flies some evening when
you have happened to be riding out
What I read the other day was abou
the good one of these little glow
worms did.
There had been a battle, and some ot
the men were fleeing from the enemy.
Tretty soon they lost their way. They
had with them a little Instrument call
ed a compass, which would have shown
them tbe way, only It waa ao dark they
could not see which way the needle
pointed. They did not dare carry a
light for fear the enemy would see It
and follow them. Just then one of the
men noticed a little glow-worm shining
In tbe grass. He picked it up and put
it on the compass, and there was Just
light enough to show which way the
needle pointed. Then the men knew
which way their home was. Thej
were very glad, and went on nntil thej
got home.
Don't you think these men thought
a little glow-worm could do good? And
cannot a little child do as much as a
glow-worm? Bright, snotty smiles,
pleasant words, and helpful deeds are
a child's way of shining, and they
make all the household happy. Th.
Orphanage Record.
gome men are so miserly that they
will saueese a silver dollar until the
fl gtt cramps la tat
THEIR rAVOUITK OAUK.
The womea ip-nd . gwat deal
time and money on fancy una-rwear
that no one ever sees.
The wisdom of a woman who Is
vain of her beauty is equal to that of a
ua who is vain of his brains.
When suddenly frightened " J?"
often drop tteir tails and scurry y
Tta dScharded member boudcnw
and down, attracts the attention of the
enemy and enable, an escape to be ef
fee ted.
Shake lnl Year Sheee
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It
enres painful, 9Wollen,nervou8,smartiog feet
and Instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes
tight or new shoos feel easy. It is s certain
on re for sweating, callous and hot, tired,
aching feet. Try it lo-dny. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package
VBEE. Address Allen S.01msted.Le Roy.N.Y.
There are no orphan asylums in Aus
tralia. Every child who i not supported
by parents becomes a ward of the Oovern
ment. and is paid a pension and placed in
a private family, where board and clothes
are provided.
Beanty la Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Caacarets, Candy Catbai
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
Stirring op the lazy liver and driving all im-
Euritiea from the body. Begin to-day to
anish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Caacarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
fists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c
It is said that Chinese cannot be le
graphed, but that fieures have to be used
which correspond with certain words.
ST. VITUS' DANCE. SPASMS and ali nerv
ens diseases permanently cured by tbe ne of
Pr. Kline' Great Nerve Kestorer. Send for
FRKE $1.00 trial bottle and treatise to Dr. R. H.
Kline, Ltd., .1t Arch Street. Phi la.. Pa.
No machine has yet taken the place of
nature's teasle in finishing various grades
of woolen cloths.
Ro w'a This f
We offer One Hundred Dull .r Reward for
uivra e of Catarrh that cannot b ; cared by
Hall's Catarrh Cms.
F. i. Chenbv Co., P.ops., Toledo, O.
We, the undcrei nd. have k nown F. J. Che
ney :ov the is t IS years, and believe h'm pei
fei tly honorable n all bnsiness t aa actions
and financially able to e.irry oat any ohUi;a
Mod ni de by thefr firm.
West & Tncx,Wholcta!e Dioggia a, Toledo,
Wai.oino. Kmsalt Marviw, Wholesale
Dmftirlstfi. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall 6t':.trrh tme istaken In'ernally, et-iua-dir
ctlv upon the blood and mncons ar
areaottu" svstem. P. ic , 76c. pe bottle. Sold
liy all D vij.'lte. Testimonials free.
Ball's Family Pills are the best.
A set of the works of Aristotle, the
Greek philosopher, printed on vellum
and of the date 1483. brought 800 pounds at
the Ashbiirnham sale.
oat Tosseee Spit a ad Sneka Tear Tint Away.
To qntt tobacco easily and forever, be majr
Setie. fall of lire, nerve and vlror, take No-To-6
ao. the wonder-worker, that makes wesk mea
Strong. All druggists, S0c or tl. Cure a-uarati-feed.
Booklet and sample free. Address
6terliac Itemed Co., Cuicae or New York.
If a member of the Russian imperial
family lives outside the country for more
than a quarter of the year his income is
cut down very considerably.
To Cure a Csld In One Day.
Take l-axntlve Rromo Quinine Tablets All
Drugg sts telu id money if H fails to cure. 2 c
The broad -headed horses are the clev
erest. In the Household t'avalry the
horses with liroad foreheads learn their
drill more rapidly than the others.
Tsi Care Constipation Foreran
he Caacaiets Csndy Cathartic 10c or So.
B OL C. C fall u core, drugg iata refund money.
Piano leather, a siecies of buckskin
used on piano keys, is nearly all mude
by a family of tanners in Thuringia. The
process of tunning is a well-guarded se
cret. Fits permanently eared. No RM or nervoav
ne after first dar's use ot Dr. Kline's t.reat
Ntrve Kfstorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise tree.
I)u. It. U Klink. Ltd., 931 Arcb st . I'lnla. ra.
The lack of cheap coal is a serious im
pediment to Mexican progress, as, with
the extension of railroads and the
development of manufactures, the de
m ind i increasing rapidly.
Mrs. Win-low's Soothins Syrup tor t-hll Ireu
teething. !ofteus tbe gu.ns. redm:iutf tnu.iiiima
tion, allaya pain, cures wind colic, c- a buttia
A resilient of Quitman. Mo., owns 42.
000 acres of land, one of hi suns 4.(KI0 aer
anl another on 8.500. All th"ir farm-'
ure well held in hail. I by an extensive
system of telephones.
We think Pis.Vs Cnre for Coaamption is
the only nicitirln- for Cmiehs. .Tkmc Vljroa
AIID, SprinzS-id, Ills.. Oct. 1. ISM.
In order to induce the peasants from
hr Furojoan dominions to settle along
the new (invcrniiient railroad in Siberia,
R issi.i offers fares of $1.50 for 1,200 miles
; n I s'l.CO for niili-s.
Marat Tonr Bowsls With Cascarsts.
CoinIj Cathartic, cure coiiBtipatlon forever.
He, 25c. 1ICCO fall, druggists refund money.
The discovery has been made at Mc
fiill University that metal filings of any
kind can be compressel into bars which
will stand as severe tests as the original
bars which supplied the filings.
hew Star Tobacco The Best,
tmokc s:edge Cigarettes.
No fewer than 1.000,000 of men. women
and children die yearly in India from
starvation.
fs-Ts-sss for rifts' Cmta.
Guaranteed tobacco bahlt cure, makes weak
aseai s4roa, bsood pure- sUc,(L AUdrussUSi
The average walking pace of a healthy
man or woman is said to be 75 steps a
minute.
A Perfect Type of the Highest Order of
Excellence in manufacture."
VaiierBaker&Co:s
Breakfast
folia
Absolutely Pure,
Delicious,
Nutritions.
.costs Less nan que corn Cap..
Be sure that yon get the Genuine Ankle,
made at DORCHESTER, MASS. by
WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd.
Established 17R0.
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and Liquor Habit cored la
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SNAKES ON ICS.
K Good Story that Is Vo-ched For-
COttla HO omus
Th. following snake story Is different
1 1 . , 0 .v.. trumHniiA
from the usual oraer m. ' "
tales it can be voucnea . y
than a doaen residents of the Immedi
ate vicinity of Pleasant Lake. Benson
County, where the scene Is laid:
.i o w Mendenhall ana
,t Lt --1 1 1 1 . W. . ., .
Prank Hamman, while removm
from an Icehouse preparatory to again
filling It with ice, found on the bottom
of the building beneath the Ice a layer
of snakes nearly a foot In depth. The
snakes were colled togetaer m ad
mass, and on being disturbed began
... . t- . nil frln-ht-
squirming and hissing In a truly rrigni
ful manner. They emitted a nauseous
,l manner They emitteu n.
fUI manner, xucj .
odor. The snakes were rrom a r nently renio ,heir effect-, aweii as tho r
Ipnrth. and large around In ' and over-taied brain work, neurasthenit
BIX I eel. iu . animated or nervous exhaustion. No failure, no publicity,
proportion. The reptiles were animareu dBCei)tioo B0 apoiDtmeat. wkite io
bv being exposed to the air. and one of pat.
thearge fellows with a Quick move- STATE MEDICAL SANITARIUM
ment coiled himself around Mr. uam
man's ankle. With a wild scream of
"Oh my God!" Hamman leaped to tha
door of the Icehouse and ran down the
hill, and could not be persuaded to re
turn for some time.
After the removal of the chaff thers
was exposed to view a mass i e.,i..i-
. t.tlnar reotlles. But tbe Chilling
" j .t.m t,n a comtat
air seon rendered them hors oe comuai,
and their removal Began. jueasu ...
a bushel basket, there were twenty- .
three basketfuls. )
As the snakes were removed from the
building they were piled beside the road
In a long winrow, where they were
viewed with astonishment by the resl-.
dents of the place. On Saturday the
frozen snakes were hauled out oe me
prpJrie by E. E. Greene. They were
pitched Into the wagon with forks, and
It was necessnry to make two trips to
remove all of them. Jamestown (N. D.)
correspondence Minneapolis Journal.
The Aaoestry of Queen Vlotorla.
Vlctorla, Queen of Great Britain and
Empress of India, Is the niece of Will
lam IV, who was the brother of
George IV., who was the son of George
III., who was the grandson 01 ueorge
II., who was the son of George I., who
was the cousin of Queen Anne, who
was the sister-in-law of William III.,
who was the son-in-law of James II.,
who was the brother of Charles II.,
Vho was the son of Charles I., who
was the son of James I., who was tha
cousin of Elizabeth, who was the sister
of Mary, who was the sister of Edward
,VI., who was the son of Henry VIII..
who was the son of Henry VII., who
was the cousin of Richard III., who
In-as the uncle of Edward V., who was j
the son of Edward IV.. who was the ;
tousln of Henry VI., who was the son
"of Henry V., who was the cousin of
Richard II., who was the grandson of
(Edward II., who was the son of Ed-,
kvard I., who was the son of Henry III., ';
(who was the son of John, who was the '
brother of Richard I., who was the son
of Henrv II.. who was the cousin or
Stephen, who was the cousin or Henry
I., who was the brother of William Ru-
fus, who was the son or W llllnm trie
Conqueror. Thus Queen Victoria can
trace her ancestors back without a
break for about eight hundred years.
A New Orchestra Without Men.
Prof. J. B. Schalkenbach, formerly
the organist of the Polytechnic Insti
tute of London, has recently invented
and constructed an electrical orchestra.'
which is very effective. An organ with
two keyboards and a number of stops is
Zt'rSZ
which are distributed over the space
usually given up to the orchestra, and
kept In place by various stands. While
chair is located next to each instru
ment, the only man In the entire or
chestra Is Prof. Schalkenbach himself,
who takes a seat at his organ, from i
where he conducts, so to speak, bis
mysterious musicians. Although It Is
' advertised that the entire arrangement !
is mechanical, and that electricity is
the agent doing all the work In this or
I ehoatrs a sensation of tlmlditv. and
even awe, Is felt by many visitors. The
electrical orchestra Is now exhibited
In a Vienna concert hall, and surprises
even professional musicians through
the extraordinary combinations of
sound brought out by Prof. Schalken
bach. Saturday Evening Post.
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t nre Guaranteed by DR. 3. B. MATF.K ion
A It 1 11 si.. ruiLA.. t'A. r.asa at once-, in
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tree. Endorsements of physicians, ladies and
prominent cltltens. bend tor circuUc uinoa
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One of the most extraordinary stones
In the world Is found in England. It Is
a natural barometer, and actually fore
tells probable changes In the weather.
It turns black shortly before an ap
proaching shower of rain, while In fine
weather it Is mottled with spots of
white.
J t? toDacc smoked in the Brit
ish Empire last year were rolled into a
rope an inch in diameter, it would form
a snake-like roll, which, following the
line of the equator, would go 30 times
round the earth.
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CASCAKETS. Tola i am sure tias caused my
bad hesltn for tne three Tears. I am still
taking Caacarets, the only cathartic worthy of
nottoe by sensible people."
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I tood ft; II, snd tuad the steel windmill bui:
THE NEW BEATS THE OLD AS THE
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HEEL,
sot wheel R;j
ien to be
: On Kempt tit moint, revised motor (but n
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It is easy to obtain a pianc
our way. Where no dealer sells
mem, we win &cnu a. piano lur a
small cash payment, balance in
montnly pay
ments. Three
years' time to
complete pur
chase if desir
ed. We would
like to explain our method.
Will send piano guaranteeing
satisfaction, or piano may be
returned to us at our expense
for railway freights both ways,
Our CATALOGUE, FREE for the ask-
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and full information, if you write.
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Fine Slnflr.it Canaries, Mocking Klrde,
Talking I'arrom nnd all otbrr tmncy
Cata Bfrrfi. Finn Hrod Fowls, Fancy
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iriftt a-d best selected stock of first--Lisa
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Inpnes. Hirds can be delivered to all
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children while TeathlBs for over Flftr V&ra.
It soothes tbe o&ild. pclfm the gvms, aJlaya
p,a pa., cum " t wnw, niw o iss momm
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