MY BAD LITTLE BOY.
Mi yea ever see him, my bad little boy,
aowa on the Mtnea by the seal
That ia his picture my boy's own self
With his big eyes smiling at me!
tTNth his hands in his pockets, his hat
awry.
And his face all covered with tan;
Oh, he was a bad little boy my boy,
.Who never will be a maul
Be kept me busy from morn till nlghti
I llrcd in a Babel of noise!
Be would romp and play in the rwoghesv
way.
After the fashion of boya.
He spilled my ink and he broke my pen,
I had never a chance to write,
Till the mystical mnsic of winds and
waves
Had lulled him to sleep at night.
Bat once In a while he wonld come and
lay
His early head on my knee.
And watch the Snn King going down
To his kingdom under the sea.
And talk in his odd little way of things
Too deep for my duller ken
After the fashion of some little boys
Boys who will never be men.
Alas and alas for my bad little boy!
It happened one summer day
That the light went oat of the tired eyes
And the little feet lagged on the way.
And Just as the sun was going down
To his kingdom under the sea.
The angels came for my bud little boy
And took him away from me.
There is quiet now when I want to write,
There is never a toy on the floor.
Nobody teases the cross old cat.
Nobody pounds on the door.
Nobody loses or breaks my pens.
Nobody spills my ink;
I have plenty of time to read and work,
I have too much time to think.
And I think as I sit here alone to-night
In the shadowy silence and gloom
I would give the wealth of the world to
see
My bad little boy in the room.
To hear the rollicking ring of his laugh.
To see him among his toys.
Or playing at leap frog over the chairs
After the faxhion of boys.
I would give the world for I miss him
so
To have him with me again!
My boy who hns entered the silent ranks
Of the boys who will never be men.
And I think if an angel looked down to
see
His song wonld lose some of its joy.
For all that was dearest in life to me
Is gone with my bad little boy.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A PJIISONER IN ARMS.
riAXCITA sat on
the rose - covered
porch listening, but
with inattentive
ears, to the march
1 n g and counter
marching of the nil
Utla which was drill
ing In the block be
low. The troops were
hourly expecting a call to active serv
ice In the war with Spain, but ChancKa
was not thinking of war, but of love.
To-night Manuel would come for Ills
answer, and she had decided at last to
give him her promise. The reproach
ful eyes of Tom Kellley haunted her,
and her conscience remonstrated, but
Oham-lta shrugged her shoulders In dis
dain. It Is true she had encouraged
Tom. Had even gone so far as to con
template with pleasure the poKsiliillclea
of the three rooms over hi grocery, for
the home-making 1 tstinct was strong In
Oh incite, but Ton. yveaa so hopelessly
slow unresporLslve and as awkward
. aa a sdhoosboy when she was kind, and
when che openly scoffed at'hlm he had
never a word to say In reply, but stood
looking at hex with a pained, uncom
prehending look. Now Manuel the hot
blood rushed to her cheeks at the
thought of La Fiesta and the moonlight
walk In the park. She thrilled at the
memory of the way Manuel's arm had
stolen around her and his dark head
bent over hers until his mustache
brushed her cheek. She had resented
the kiss with a blow, and then Manuel,
seizing her hands, bad kissed her again
and again til she lay trembling and sub
dued In his arms.
But Ohaixita's thoughts were Inter
rupted by Lupe Valencia, who oajne
running down the street with a shawl
thrown over her head, Spanish fashion.
"Chanclta," she exclaimed, breath
leasly. as soon as she was within speak
ing distance. "Mrs. La Spada has been
arrested. She wrote a letter to the
Spanlah Premier "
"What folly," Interrupted Chaneita.
"Mrs. I Spada cannot so much as
scratch her name with a pen, and, as
fox writing a letter "
"But 'tis true. I was there when they
took her. She cautioned me to say noth
ing, for 'twas Manuel who wrote It,
and she would not betray him."
"And what then? Can we no longer
write to Spain without arrest?"
"O, the letter was opened at the
postolHce. It urged the Spaniards to
attack Santa Barbara; told how there
was only one gatllng gun on the coast
south of San Francisco, and that all the
troi were to be called away, leaving
us defenseless."
"The traitor," exclaimed Chanclta,
springing up. "The double-dyed trai
tor. To enjoy the good things of a coun
try and then a stab In the back."
"Manuel hoped great things from the
Spaniards perhaps even a rancbo In
CuIml"
"It was a regular Judos trick."
Iupe shrugged her shoulders and slip
ped away, saying: "Well, there was no
harm done. I Jiwrt come over to tell you
the news."
"Mother," catted Chanclta through
the pen door, "if Manuel comes tell him
he will And me near San Motto watch
In the drill."
Manuel did not follow Chanclta. He
felt that he hod received his answer,
and turned away with an angry light to
his eyes and a rurae on his Up, ill!
family was In too great disfavor foi
him to care to mingle In a crowd of loy
al citizens.
Tom Rellley, although a now recruit
was winning the approbation of the of
ficers by his military bearing and the
skill with which he executed the man
euvers of the drill, but his heart was
heavy, for to him enlisting had meant
more than the mere facing of danger.
It meant relinquishing the last hope of
winning the beautiful Spanish girl
whom he loved.
Suddenly he looked up and met Chan
ctta's gaze. Surely there was do angei
there. Admiration shone in her eyes,
and there was a wistful look In the
drooping corners of her scarlet lips
Never had he seen her face so soft and
tender. Forgetful of military discipline.
Tom would have left the ranks and
(one to her but for the sharp reprimand
of the Captain, which recalled him to
bis duty
However, the drill was soon over, and
Ohanctta, womanly wise, lingered.
Walking borne under tha shadowy
trees, Tom carried his first assanlt
againat the Spaa Into. Never was an at
tack more sodden Mr a surrender more
eeroplete. What was said is a secret
f7 7w . 4?
,au" s? arwru j nr..
est and baraetf yttiAe wMrln
fee barricade of Ms anna.
"And the banns shall be pobllahed
next Sunday," declared Tom,
"Why soch haste T
That X may have a wife to look after
my Interests at home," said Tom, gaa
lng tenderly at the sweat face natlag
agalnst hia shoulder.
And Chanclta, smlHog ountwnPsdly
back at him, consaated. Boatoa Boat
SCHLEY'S RESCUE OP OREELY.
Hia Darlaaj lad a Helios' In
tloa to tats maws Arena.
The most notable achievement In the
career of Commodore Schley previous
ts tha bombardment of Santiago was
the rescue of Lieut Oreely and hit
starring companions at Cape Babine,
in the Arctic regions, In the summer of
1S4.
Schley, tnen a commander, bad tires
little ships, the Thetis. Bear and Alert.
The Oreely expedition people had fal
len into a condition of extreme want.
In the fall aud winter of 1883 and IMA.
Utterly worn out and discouraged. In
the middle of September, 1883, Lieut
Greely concluded that rescue was lav
probable where they were, and be de
cided to break camp and proceed aontb-
arL where be hoped to establish him
self on s point on the open sea, where
be might be ablo to attract toe atten
tion of some passing whaler. The lit
tle party made Its way more than 100
miles over snow and hummocks, with
many distressing experiences, to Caps
Sabine, and it was here that Schley
and his little squadron found them.
Schley was delayed la getting started
from the Brooklyn aary yard, and this
delay came near defeating the object
of the expedition. His sains were
merest turn (debugs, barely able to get
out of their own way, much lee to get
anywhere with dispatch. By the time
they entered the Straits of Belle Isle
In the progress northward the season
was daagerously far advanced, but
Schley cracked on all the steam bis
boilers would carry and bowled along
with energy to the Ice-bound shores of
Greenland. Upon leaving Upernavlk
great bergs began making their ap
pearance. It is a pretty wide sea op
posite Upernavlk, yet the prospect was
very discouraging. One of the. Com
manders of Schley's squadron, Lieut
Bill Emory, of the Bear, advised stout-
' 1- against undertaking unusual hazard
in going against me Dangers oi ue vast
Ice field. In fact both commanders
were In favor of extreme caution, but
Schley was not of this mind. He said
In the conference with hla associate
commanders:
"We have been sent to find Oreely.
I will come back with Greely or we
wiU all stay here." He hoisted the
signal to advance north, and led out
boldly with his flagship, the Thetis.
It was by the merest accident that
he discovered the poor Greely fellows
at Cape Sabine. It was only the con
trast of a dirty, smoke-stslned tent
against a background of saow that at
tracted the attention of the lookout in
the crow's nisu It was at first thought
to be a great rock. It was a hundred
and odd miles south of where the ex
pedition was supposed to be, but
Schley thought It wise to miss no
chances, and when be found an open
ing through the mass of Icebergs with
which he was surrounded, he made a
drive direct for the usual object
When they were within two miles
of the capes they discerned question
able evidences of human habitation.
The ships came to anchor, and a boat
party went ashore to Investigate. To
their delight . they found Greely and
bis comrades. There was not one of
the eight who was still alive who bad
the strength to toss a cracker ten feet
Greely himself was prostrate, without
the power to raise his hand two Inches.
The others were little better off, al
though some were able to be up, and
to stagger about Just a little, utterly
helpless, utterly hopeless, waiting In
anguish and in dread for the Inevitable
end. The poor fellows were too hope
less even to smile when they saw res
cue In sight Greely himself was so
far gone that he could not realise thai
rescue was at hand.
Loyal to the Union.
Labor unions are perhaps a little
strict about their rules, but the inno
cent reader Is under no obligation ta
accept as literal truth the following
story printed by the Cleveland Leader.
The best newspapers will sometime!
exaggerate.
There was trouble at the Maglnnlset
night before last Mrs. Maglnnls bad
juiit made a fine batch of "ketchup,"
which she left In the kitchen.
When Mr. Maglnnls got home b
went into the kitchen for a drink ol
water, and presently several "dull
thuds" were heard in the back yard.
Loud talking between Mr. and Mrs.
Maglnnls followed, and at one time
the sounds indicated that something
like a fight was In progress.
When Mr. Maglnnls fared forth, next
morning, one of bis neighbors asked
him If he and his wife had been having
an engagement with burglars.
"Not a bit av it." said Mr. Magln
nls. "I trowed Mrs. Maglnnls' ketchup
out o' the house, so I did."
"Why did you do that 7" be was ask
ed. "Why did I do It? Say, I'm a onion
mon."
"Well, what has the union to do with
your wife's ketchup?"
"If I bad a' left that ketchup In me
house I would have been expelled,"
said Mr. Maglnnls.
"How so 7"
"Why, there it was 10 o'clock, and
the ketchup work In' over time. .The
union don't allow that Not a bit av
It!" '
Useless
15 inks was a good-hearted fellow, but
a hopeless Inebriate. When not In bis
cups he was a most exemplary citizen,
but at intervals of a few weeks be was
wont to Indulge In a prolonged "spree,"
during which he would squander bis
money, reel about the streets, and con
duct himself In a disgraceful manner
generally.
Then he would "sober up," suffer
tortures of remorse, promise better be
havior for the future, be a pattern of
industry and sobriety for another pe
riod, and In some unguarded moment
fall again from bis high estate, and
make a beast of himself in the old way.
On one occasion, when be was un
dergoing the sobering process and was
pouring his sorrows Into the sympa
thetic ear of a friend, the latter Inter
rupted him.
"Blnks," he said, "why don't yon end
aU this? The next time you feel that
Intolerable craving coming on, old fel
low, go and Jump off the pier."
"It wouldn't do any good," tearfnUy
answered Blnks. "I I can swim!"
Youth's Companion.
Some aoteae find the glare of the
headlights man annoying than that of
MULDREN'S COLUMN.
A OCPAIUMENT FOR - LITTLE
COYS AtiO GIRLS.
tesMtaias tka Will latere the J-
veatle ateaniern of Kvery aaeehoM
Qui at Actions aad Bright Sauriaaa
a ataayCate and CaaaOa Childrea.
Hold om Bay.
Hold oa to virtue it la above all
uric to yon at all times and places.
Hold on to your goon cnaraccer, ioc
t Is and ever wHl be your best wealth.
ITnM on tot trnttl. for It WlH seTTO TOO
ivell, and do you good throughout eter
nity. Hold on to your tongue when yon are
Inst ready to swear. He. or apeak
harshly.
Hold oa to your temper when yon are
ingry, excited, or Imposed upon, or oth
ers are angry with yon.
Hold on to your good name at au
timet, for It Is of more value than gold,
High places, or fashionable attire.
Hold on to your band when you art
mi tho fkolnt of BUBchlna. scratching,
stealing, qr doing any Improper act
Hold on to your Heart wnen eve aa-
oclates seek your company, and Invite
rou to Join ia their mirth, games aad
revelry.
tfaXA mm an roar toot when yon IN
an the point of kicking, running off
Xom study, or pursuing tne pain o or
rou ahame or crime.
The QaeoM Haaable-Bea.
The length of life of a queen bumble
bee la probably little more than a year
tt most Here Is one reason for this
belief. She hatches among the late
broods of summer, and soon after
leaves the nest leading a vagabond ex
istence, night and day, among tfoe au
lama flowers. The winter she passes
ta an earth-burrow dug by herself, and
unaided establishes a colony in the
soring. These combined periods of fall
and spring require the dally use of her
frail wings In the Held at least four
months. Now, we know that the wings
sf the worker honey-bee wear out In
lesa than half that tune; also that the
old queens who take to the field after
the nest breaks up In August frequent
ly hare tattered wings and soon disap
pear. Nature does not supply Insects
with new wing cells, as tt supplies
birds with new wing feathers. So the
loss of the power of flight at this sea
oa of the year to the queen bumble-be
means the loss of Ufa. St Nicholas.
The BMBirua
One of the most remarkable weapons
used by aavage races In war or In bunt
ing la the boomerang of the aborigines
of Australia. It la or nara wooo, oeni
la a curve, and la from two feet to two
rest nine laches long by from two to
three Inches broad. It has one side
convex, the other flat with a sharp
edge along the convexity of-the curve.
The aurve varies greatly In different
Instruments. When to be thrown, it Is
taken In the band by the handle (which
has cross cuts on It) and held up at
arm's length over the shoulder. With
the convex edge forward and the flat
side down, tt hi then thrown directly
onward with a strong quick fling, as if
to bit some one forty yards In advance.
The hand Is drawn back at the same
time, with a movement like that m the
"ecrww -fcack" stroke at billiards. The
mlnnttn slowly ascends In the air, whirl
ing round and round, and describing a
curved line of progress till it reaches
a considerable height when It begins
to retrograde, and finally, if thrown
with sufficient force, falls eight or ten
yards behind the thrower, or It msy
fall sear him. This surprising motion
is produced by the bulged side of the
missile. The air Impinging thereon
lifts the Instrument In the air, exactly
as by hitting the oblique bars In a
windmill, it forces it to go round. It
should be added that the path of the
boomerang can be varied by the will
of the thrower, and that the sweep of
no two boomerangs exactly agrees. The
force with which It files is great: the
Rev. J. O. Wood has seen a dog killed
on the spot and nearly cut in two by
the stroke. Family Herald.
Pase It Oa.
Once when I was a schoolboy, going
home for the holidays, 1 had a long
way to go to reach the far-away little
town In which I dwelt I arrived at
Bristol, and got on board the steamer
with Just enough money to pay my
fare; and, that being settled, I thought
In my innocence I had paid for every
thing In the way of meals. I had what
I wanted as long as we were In smooth
water. Then came the rough Atlantic,
aiid the need of nothing more. I had
been lying In my berth for hours,
wretchedly 111, and past caring for any
thing, when there came the steward,
aud stood beside me.
"Your bill, sir," said be, holding out
a piece of paper.
"I have no money," said I, In my
wretchedness.
"Then I shall keep your luggage.
What Is your name and address?" I
told him. Instantly he took off the cap
he wore, with the gilt band about It
and held out his hand. "I should like
to shake bands with you 7' he said.
I gave hhn my hand, and shook his
as well as I could. Then came the ex
planationbow that some years before
some little kindness had been shows
his mother b. my father In the sorrow
of her widowhood.
"I never thought the chance would
come for me to repay It," said be pleas
antly; "but I am glad It has."
"So am I." said I.
As soon as I got ashore. I told my
father what had happened. "Ah." said
he. "see how a bit of Kindness lives!
Now he has passed It on to you. Re
member. If you meet anybody that
needs a friendly hand, you must pass
It ou to them."
Years had gone by. I bad grown up
an J quite forgotten It all, until one day
I had gone to the station of one of our
main lines. I was Just going to take
my ticket when 1 saw a little lad cry
ing, a thorough gentlemen be was, try
ing to keep back the troublesome tears
-ts he pleaded with the booking clerk.
"What Is the matter, my lad?" 1
sked.
"If you please, sir. I haven't money
enough to pay my fare. I have all bin
a few pence, and I tell the clerk If he
will trust me I will be sure to pay
hiin."
Instantly It flashed upon me, the for
gotten story of long ago. Here, then
waa my chance to pass It on. I gari
him the sum needed, and then got Into
Try as or tk aoosramaire.
NEEVOUS DEPRESSION.
(A TALX WITH MRS. HKKHAU.
A woman with the blues is a very un
comfortable person. She is illogical.
unhappy and frequently hysterical.
The condition of the mind known aa
" the blues," nearly always, with wo
men, results from diseased organs of
generation.
It is a source of wonder that in this
age of advanced medical science, any
person should still believe that mere
force of will and determination wi3
overcome depressed spirits and nerv
ousness in women. These troubles are
indications of disease.
Every woman who doesn't under
stand her condition should write to
Lynn, Mass.. to Mrs. Pinkham for her
advice. Her advice is thorough com
mon sense, and is the counsel of a
learned woman of great experience.
Bead the story of Mrs. F. S. Uknsitt,
Westphalia, Kansas, as told in the fol
lowing letter:
" Dkab Mrs. Pinkham: I have suf
fered for over two years with falling,
enlargement and ulceration of the
womb, and this spring, being in such
a weakened condition, caused me to
flow for nearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by friends, I wrote to jou
for advice. After using the treatment
which you advised for a short time,
that terrible flow stopped.
"I am now gaining strength and
flesh, and have- better health than I
have had for the past ten years. I
wish to say to all distressed, suffer
ing women, do not suffer longer, when
there is one so kind and willing to
aid you."
Lydia E. Pinkham ' Vegetable Com
pound is a woman's remedy for wo
man's ills. More than a million wo
men have been benefited by it
the carriage with him. Then I told the
little fellow the story of long ago and
of the steward's kindness to me. "Now,
to-day," I said, "I pass tt on to you,
snd remember. If you meet with any
one who needs a kindly band, you
must pass It on to them."
"I win, blr. 1 will," cried the lad, as
be took my band, and bis eyes flashed
with earnestness.
"I am sure you will," I answered
I reached my destination, and left my
little friend. The hist sign I bad of him
was the handkerchief fluttering from
the window of the carriage, as If to
say: "It Is ail right, sir; I will pass tt
on." Home and School Visitor.
AN ISOLATED RACE.
Alnoa of Japan, Who Bad Never Bee a
a Foreigner.
Mrs. Mabel Loomls Todd writes fot
the Century, from personal observa
tlon, an article entitled "In Alno Land.'
Mrs. Todd says: In the summer of
18D8, as a lay member of the Amherst
College expedition wh'ch vls'ted north
ern Japan to view the total eclipse ot
the sue, I bad the rare opportunity of
seeing the absolutely prlnilt've "hairy
Alno" of that region. In the southern
portion of the island, near Hakodate
and Sapporo, and about Volcano Hay,
travelers have visited these shy and si
lent people. But several hundred mlloe
north are many Alnos who. until tin.
summer of 18SH5, were strangers to the
memliers of any race but their own ot
the few Japanese who are establishing
small fishing villages along the coast.
The dwellers in the province of Kltaml
are too distant to be sought by visit
ors; and a foreign woman, the Japan
ese officials Informed me, had never be
fore reached Kltaml.
Skirting the rough western coast by
steamer, and rounding Cape Soya, the
eclipse party located at Esashl, which
must not be confused with another
town of the same name near Hadodate.
The news of the arrival of strange
white foreigners spread quickly among
the neighboring villages. Walking with
stately tread, bushy-haired and beard
ed groups of Alnos often passed the ex
pedition headquarters, apparently look
ing for nothing unusual, and giving no
evidence of curiosity, yet never falling
to see every foreign figure within their
range. Humbly accompanying their
lords, women and children frequently
followed, far less imposing than the
men. Somewhat larger, and apparent
ly stronger, than the Japanese, al
though not taller, the older men are
actually patriarchal, with long beards,
and laasses of thick hair parted In the
middle. Many faces have a benign and
lofty expression.
Irlven gradually through ages from
the south to Hokkaido, the Alnos are
among the few races yet retaining. In
this over-civilized world of ours, an ut
terly u ue polled simplicity. Their origin
has never been satisfactorily traced,
but they were certainly In Japan long
before the present race of Japanese had
arrived, and names clearly originating
In the Aino tongue are still retained all
over the empire. Gentle and subserv
ient to the conquering race. It la evi
dent that they formerly held more ego
tistic views than now, even fancying
themselves the center of the universe,
as Is shown perhaps by an old national
song:
Gods of the sea, open your eyes divine,
Wherever your eyes turn, there echoes the
sound of the Aino speech.
England's Ancient Wheat Fields,
"The wheat fields of England are the
oldest national Industries In the coun
try," says a recent English writer. "A
wheat field a thousand years old Is
quite a common sight In this country.
Of course It has not grown a crop of
corn every year In the ten centuries,
but during that long sequence of ages,
in the fixed and abiding order of this
ancient country, that particular area of
land has been cultivated, with the pro
duction of wheat as Its main object
and It has remained as part of the En
glish granary from the days of Edward
the Confessor until those of Victoria.
Many of the wheat fields are far more
ancient than this, but the record of
Doomsday Book is a practical Toucher
for a period of 1,000 years. The custom
of the Saxon cultivators, and the evi
dence of local names are proof of a
still greater antiquity of cultivation en
some of the best corn land; and beyond
the days of the Saxons lie the last two
centuries of Roman occupation, when
England was the great wheat growing
country of the west and supplied the
population of Borne with dally bread.
I'erhaps the most Interesting feature
of-our ancestral corn lands Is the small
degree In which their appearance can
have changed In coarse of ten or twelve
centuries. Their area Is much greater
than In the old times, when Tillages
were separated by wide woodlands, and
only grouped and contiguous In natur
ally open country. The early Saxon
times were not days In which men
cared to lay field to field. There was
plenty of ground available, and of this
the villagers cultivated and sowed with
corn as much as they needed for their
year's supply."
IVs surprising how much a womai.
can say about herself without telling
anything.
H PLOT FOB (A NOVEL.
Oae Offered Bendy- Blfide for the Des
perate Lleerator.
A novelist In Bostiiu do not laugh,
there are novelists to Boston, yes, and
actually living her eaid to us the
other day. "If I could only find a plot!"
Here la a plot for blm free of charge,
and the story Is a true one:
In 1739 a lady a real lady came
Into Birmingham, England, with a
handsome equipage, and desired the
landlord of the Inn to get her a bus
band, being determined to marry some
body or other before aha left the town.
The man bowed, and supposed her la
dyship to be In a facetious banter, bat
being made sensible how much she waa
In earnest, he went eat la search of a
man that would marry a fine lady
without asking questloaa. After many
repulses from poor fellows who were
not desperate enough for such a Ten
rare, be met with n excise man, who
said be "could not be In a worse condi
tion than he was," and accordingly
went with the Innkeeper and made a
tender of himself, which was all he
had to bestow on the lady, who Imme
diately went with blm to one who gave
them a license and made them man
and wife, on which the brlde-gare her
spouse 200, and without more delay
left the town and the bridegroom te
find out who she was or unriddle this
strange adventure. Soon after she was
gone two gentlemen came Into the
town in full pursuit of her; they bsd
traced her so far upon the road, and,
finding the Inn where she hsd put up,
they examined Into all the particulars
of her conduct and on hearing she was
married gave up their pursuit and turn
ed back. x
Truly a noble dame, one worthy of a
full length portrait In the gallery con
otroeted by Thomas Hardy.
Why did this noble dame offer her
self to the first comer? And why were
the respectable males of the town so
backward? There was no bint of scan
dal. Who were the pursuers! Did she
wish by one sudden marriage to escape
one deliberately contrived and repug
nant T Was the excise man a petty
fellow In spite of his abject condition?
Did abe ever see him again? Did she
ever regret that she had not braved
the world and lived with him? Per
haps the memory of her apparition
haunted him; perhaps It roused him to
doughty deeds. It's a pity that Mr.
Hardy baa not accounted for her action
and her fate with bis grim Irony. Bos
ton Journal.
Where Fingers Are Olnmsy.
The countries where the long finger
nail Is most affected are Slam, Assam,
Cochin China and China. The ap
proved length varies from three or four
to twenty-three Inches. A Siamese ex
quisite permits the nails on his fingers
to grow to such an extent that bis
hands are practically useless. The ar
istocrats who affect tbese nails can
not write, dress themselves or even
feed themselves.
The Siamese hold the long finger nail
in the same reverence we bold the
family tree. Many of them never have
their nails cut from the day of their
birth. On the first finger the nail Is of
moderate length three or four Inches
while on the other fingers the nails
;row occasionally to two feet The
thumb nail, which ts also allowed to
grow long, after reaching a certain
length curves around like a corkscrew.
In both China and Slam the owners
of long nails wear metal cases over
them to preserve them, made of gold
or silver, and Jeweled. While long
nails are not regarded aa singular In
China, they are rarely met with except
on fanatics and pedantic scholars.
Among the fakirs In Hlndoostan a
peculiar custom Is that of holding the
hand tightly clenched and In one posi
tion so long that at last the nails grow
through the palm, emerging at the
back of the hand and growing thence
almost to the wrist When the wasted
muscles refuse to support the arm sny
longer It Is bound In position with
cords.
In Nubia the long nail is regarded as
indicative of good breeding. The aris
tocrats constantly subject their finger
tips to cedar wood fire to Insure a good
growth.
The Inhabitants of the Marquesas
Islands are among the most expert tat
tooers on earth, and not even the crown
of the head, the fingers and the toes
are exempt from the needle. The
hands are ornamented with utmost
care, all the fingers having their own
pattern, so the hand would look aa
though Incased In a tight-fitting glove
were It not for the finger nails of enor
mous length which complete the hand
adornment of the wealthier natives.
Bcantr la Blood Dean
Clean Mood mean a clean nkln. No
iHTanly without it.CascareU.Candy Cathar
tic c lean your blood and- keep it clean, by
ftirring up the lar.y liver and driving all
impurities from the body, l'.epin to-day to
banish pimples, bulla, Motche. black
heads, and that nit-kly bilion complexion
by taking Carcarets beauty for ten cents.
All druggists, vatiafactiooa guaranteed,
10c, fic. 60c.
Most men rememljer obligations, but not
to he grateful; the proud are made sour
by the remembrance and the vain silent.
Five Coat.
Everybody known that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best in the world, and for 38 years
it has sold at the highest price. Its price ia
now -1 cents, same as common brown soap.
Hars full size and quality .Order of grocer. Ati
Talkativeness has another plague at
tached to it, even curiosity; for praters
wish to hear much that they may have
much to say.
W. H. Orlffla, Jankaon, Mlrhteaa, '
Suffered with Oatatrh for fifteen reaaa.
Bail's Catarrh Oara oared aW Bake, by Dras
tlat. 7&a.
A friend that you buy won't be worth
what you pay for him, no matter what
that may be.
To Can Conatlpotteai ntrmn
Tska Cawarets Candy Cathartic, Mo or SSc
HV.V.C. fall to cure, drag gists reload mammy.
Tt h not what be has, nor even what
he does, which expresses the worth of
man; but what he is.
Mrs. Window's Sootntng Byrop tor chillren
teething, softens the gums, reducing lnBaninia
tlou, allays pain, cures wind colic, bc. a bouts.
Reading and conversation may furnish
ns with many ideas of men and things,
yet it is our own meditation that must
form our judgment
Blo-To-Bafc For Ftftf Cemta.
eaaraatoad tobacco habit ear Basks weak
nata stroag, bleed pare. Me, tt. All droggisav
When ill news comes too late' to be
serviceable to your neighbor, keep it to
yourself.
To lure a Cold lu One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo (i Inine Tab'eta. AT
DmRaTiatererandmonRrif itfailetocure. 25-
If we could read the secret history of
our enemies, we should find in each man's
life, sorrow and suffering enough to dis
arm all hostility.
Pest Tabs cos Sf it aad Sauka Tear Ufa Away
To ejalt tebseea easily aad forever, be saag
aetle, fall oT life, serve aad vigor, lake Me-Te-Bee,
the wonder-worker, the wires week aaea
stroag; All dragglsts. Me or $1. Gore goal
teeo. aooaiet aaa eaaapbt tree, aoares
ling Besaedr Co- Chicago or Mew Xerk.
Do yonr doty and do not swerve front
it- Do that which yonr eonsclenee tells
yua to oerignt, ana leave tae
RAM'S HORN BLAST&
Waralsts Notes Colli- the Wicked to
Ilcpeataace.
-r IFE Is God's
I largest word.
J ' Health Is a re
ligious duty.
The proof ol
sincerity Is ser
vice. Every true man
la seeking truth.
Charity a a k a ,
"Ia he worthy T
Christ, "Art thou
weary T
He Is strong who never does wrong.
Half the troubles of Ufa are imagin
ary. Wounded pride uses dignity for a
salve.
What will the fault-finding Christian
do In heaven 1
When you let go the good work, tbe
devil takes hold.
Tbe ascent of man comes through the
descent of Christ
Don't Judge Christianity by tbe mis
tskes of Its friends.
Cheerfulness brightens the gift and
beautifies the giver.
Tbe brother's blood stains tha en
trance to every saloon.
You can't afford to take any chances
with God and eternity.
Don't sow your own opinions for tb
wheat seed of tbe gospel.
God's law for your soul Is as unvary
ing as His law for tbe sun.
The pure In heart see God because
they keep their eyes clean.
When ne said, "Follow Me," H
meant all tbe way to glory.
Falling on your knees la one way to
prevent falling from grace.
Judas Iscarlot bangs out a red light
to every man who has money.
Every, man you see on tbe street bat
a soul for either heaven or belt
Habits make ruts either for God's
chariots or for tbe devil's wagons.
When Christ shines, others are not
seen, like the stars In the daytime.
The poorest possible use for a man's
brains ts to think forever about him
self. It Is Just as much a sin to indulge
your eyes In Intoxicating pictures as to
Indulge your throat In whisky.
There Is no worse fate possible for a
man In this life than to be compelled
to live with a self that he does not re
spect - There Is that In a man which leads
blm to crave notice from his fellows,
even If it be only the compliment of an
obituary notice.
No man Is the sole architect of bis
own fortune. Even a prophet Noah
must have bis carpenters to help him
In his shlp-bulldlng. Even a Solomon
must hire help of Hiram.
In most lives the centripetal forces
abound over tbe centrifugal. Thought
and feeling revolve slavishly about the
self-center. Instead of generously tend
ing off on lines of sacrificing service.
Some people forget that they are bid
den to love tbe Lord with all their
mind. They are willing that their
hearts should be converted, but not
their wits. But God demands the
whole man.
'Bogs Save Lamber.
Prof. A. D. Hopkins, tbe entomolo
gist at the West Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station, la well pleased
with the result of his recent trip to tbe
Black Forests, In Germany, where he
studied tbe Insects to be found there,
and returned to West Virginia with mil
lions of little beetles, which he turned
loose In the pine forests to make war
on the plne-destroylng Insects which
are killing the trees;
By the Introduction or this tittle In
sect millions of feet of lumber were
saved and the destructive Insect was
almost exterminated. rittsburg Dis
patch. New TJse for Peanata.
A new use for peanut Is developing as
the peanut butter Industry become
better understood. The product of the
peanut answers In the place of ordi
nary butter for the table use, and la
said to be excellent for shortening pur
poses, and for gravies, sauces, etc. In
point of purity It Is well designed for
tbe use of vegetarians who strenuous
ly object to anything animal. There Is
already a considerable demand for this
butter substitute, and It Is very prob
able there will be an enlarged market
tor the nuts. At present the product
if tbe United States Is about 1300,000
bags annually, and that of the world
Is 000,000,000 pounds. West Coast
Trade.
Aa He Understood la,
"Benny," said the Sunday school
teacher, "what la your Idea of a hypo
crite T"
"A feller what pretends to think that
another feller's bike Is better than his,"
replied Benny Bloobumper. Judge.
Cure Guaranteed by DR. 3. n. alAXBK, ton
AKCH ST.. l-HILA, t-A. Ease at once no
operation or delay from business. ConaultaUon
fru Hnrinwminti of nhtsiclans. ladies ana
nromlnent el lucent. Kend tot cttculas Office
boon A. U. U1 T. M.
A man's own good breeding is the best
security against other people s ill man
ners.
Kdoeot Tear Bowole With Caaenrots.
Candy Cathartic, rare cenatlpatloa forever
tOc, 25c. If 0. 0. C. fall, drngriau rotund atoney
Never borrow trouble. If the evtl is
not to come, it is useless, and so much
waste; if it ia to come, best keep all your
strength to meet it.
"Santiago de Cub; the History of the
Beleaeue'red C'itv." is the title of an in
structive and entertaining article in
AI-NSMSE'S AlAUA.lAb lor Aupust,
which gives in brief the story of Santiago
from the building of the ci'.y to the time
of our advance upon this stronghold of
Spanish tyranny and oppression in Cuba.
The illustrations accompanying the text
are noteworthy.
Every man stamps his value on him
self. The price we challenge for our
selves is given us by others. Man is made
great or little by his own will.
Fits permanently cared. We Sts or aei
aeas after arst day's aaa of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Keaterer, S3 trial battle and treatise free.
DR. a H. K.L1MH. Ltd.. sn Area lU rhlla. fa
The way of truth is like a great road.
It is not difficult to know it The evil it
only that men will not seek it.
After six year ejiffetinc I was cared by Pt
so'e Cue. Mist Tnoauatav, WH Ohio Avaw
Aiteennny. Pa, atone la. IBav.
We are always on the forge or on the
anvil; by trials God is shaping us foi
higher things.
SO HOT
1 I P0" Byrao. Teaaaa 4oodV Doe I If
rraTTaTaTnnnnnrTnro
II hi I I A
, C! .1 a--. ft 3
" Doctor, what Is f recalkall 1 "
The alkali used In the manufacture of soap Is a strong chemical
and Is destructive of animal and vegetable tissue.
Pure soap is harmless, but when the soap is carelessly or dis
honestly made, alkali is left in it and it is then said to be ' free. Soap
containing free alkali.shouid not be used where.it may do damage.
" In the medical profession, in sickness, in surgery and in the
hospitals we use Ivory -Soap because it is pure and contains no
free alkali. .
" Ivory Soap is a powerful antiseptic, it is healing to a diseased
surface and stimulating to a neaiuiy
IVORY SOAP IS ooJK.
On High Groand.
Lately several clergymen. In compar.
lng notes of their work, were telling of
their Hi-success In preaching personal
sermons those which are supposed to
be general, but really are directed
against the known weakneses of mem
bers of their congregation. One of the
clergymen. In Illustration of his posi
tion, told a story of a rector who
thought some of his parishioners were
getting so wicked that be must tell
them what would become of them If
they did not mend their ways. He
preached a severe sermon on the eter
nal fate of the wicked, and afterward
sought to "Improve" the lesson by per
sonal admonition. Meeting one day an
old woman who was noted for her gos
siping disposition, he said to her:
"I hope my sermon has borne fruit
in your mind. You heard what I said
about that place where there shall be
walling and gnashing of teeth 7"
"Well, as to that." answered the
dome. "If I 'as anythlnk to say, It be
this let them gnash their teeth as 'as
em I ain't!"
A Chinese Typewriter. '
A missionary at Tung Obow has In
rented a Chinese typewriting machine.
Tbe characters number about four
thousand, and are on the edge of wheels
about a foot in diameter. Twenty or
thirty wheels arc required to carry nil
tbe chameters, and two keys must be
struck to make an Impression. The first
turns the wheel, and tbe second stops
It at the required letter, which Is then
brought down to the paper. The ma
chine Is complicated, but the Inventor
(Dr. Sheffield) hopes to make it more
simple. There are 18,000 characters ta
tbe Chinese language, each represent
ing a distinct word. The 4,000 In com
mon use have been selected for tbe new
machine.
Bearkattnar Enrly Poaoa.
To those who are unfamiliar with po
tato growing, the high prices which
early potatoes command might seem to
make H an object to dig a large part of
the crop and market It while the price
la up. Bat there are several drawbacks
In marketing potatoes early. The
weather la hot, and while the skins of
potatoes are tender, they will rub off
their Jackets If handled freely, and the
potatoes are then almost sure to rot.
Hence they are never sent far or In
large quantities. In digging potatoes
early there Is great waste, as only a
few of the largest are of marketable
size, and those that will sell would
grow still larger If left a few days
longer In the MIL
Tbe More Ladylike Method.
Edith Do you think It wrong to say
"darnr
Bertha Perhaps not, but whan one Is
vexed. Instead of saying "darn," I
think It more ladylike simply to knit
one's brow. Boston Transcript.
In de Mawnln.
De good Lawd hide me out er sight,
Fer dey got a ship th'owa dynamite.
En blowa you up laik a streak er light;
En de war won't end in de mawnin'l
De good Lawd keep me day en night
Fum de ship dat come wid de dynamite.
Or I'll go ter glory on a streak er light.
En de war won't end in de mawnin'l
Atlanta Constitution,
Choice or K-vila.
"At dinner we have to keep
steady flow of conversation.'
up
wnyr
"If we don't Clara begins to recite
her graduating essay."
liove Changes His Plana.
Borchrevlnk, the Antarctic explorer
has Just got married to a young woman
in England and has put aside his plans
for reaching the south pole for a time.
Teacher I want each of you to make
a sentence, using the word "delight" In
It Small boy (colored) De wind come
In de winder an' blowed out de light.
Philadelphia Ledger,
He I wonder If that couple are mar
ried. She Certainly not. He How
can you tellT She Why, they're been
talking to each other for nearly half an
hour. New York World.
"Ia this a healthy portion of the
5!?" '8ked In Arkansas.
Wo", I should say It la. There lias
been nobody hung about here In three
months." Texas Sittings.
Mrs. Sweet Do you find It economt
cal to do your own cooking? Mrs.
Burnem Oh, yea; my husband doesn't
eat half aa much aa he did when we
had a cook. Boston Traveler.
-tEVff.i1 EVsvl ana fill
a vium a cum a imng
Don't
APOLlO
jTomrnmnonnii
. e It II f
II II . 3
wm.
PER CENT. PURE.
Go riled by a Snake.
There was a stampede among work
men engaged In cleaning the Canner
street sewer to-day. The sewer Is a
five-foot affair, and several men, under
the direction of Daniel I-awlor, were
Inside sweeping the accumulation of
sand and filth that covered the floor
of the conduit knee deep.
Mr. Lawlor was In advance of others,
laying out the work, when he heard a
prolonged hiss issuing from an "eye"
In the sewer, directly ahead of biin.
Turning his lantern In that direction he
Baw a huge snake of- the most venom
ous species coiled upon a pile of hard
ened sand. Its head swayed from side
to side, and Its forked tongue played
with lightning rapidity.
An alarm was given, and the work
men ran pell-mell for a manhole. Fi
nally two of them ventured back Into
the sewer and killed the reptile with
spades after an exciting fight. It was
three feet long, and as big around as a
man's wrist. New Haven Spec. New
lork World.
How Edlaon Proponed.
The idea of tbe great electrician Edi
son marrying was first suggested by
an Intimate friend, of whom Edison
timidly Inquired who he should marry.
The friend somewhat testily replied,
"Any one." But Edison was not with
out sentiment when the time came.
One day as he stood behind the chair
of a Miss Stlllwell, a telegraph opera
tor In his employ, he was not a little
surprised when she suddenly turned
round and said:
"Mr. Edison, I can always tell when
you are behind or near me." Edison
fronted the young lady, and, looking
st her fixedly, said:
"I've been thinking considerably
about you of late, and If you are will
ing to marry me I would like to marry
you."
The young lady said she would talk
the matter over with her mother. The
result was their iuarrlage, and a very
happy one It proved to be.
Devotional Oxen.
In many parts of Germany It Is be
lleved that oxen fall on their knees In
the stalls at the moment of Christ's
nativity.
PIC3PL
4Tfy wife bad pimples on her face, but
she has been taking; CASCARUTS and they
have aU disappeared. 1 had been troubled
with constipation for some time, but after taking-
the first Cascaret I have had no trouble
with this ailment. We cannot speak too high
ly of Cascarets." Fhed Wartman.
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SHrllet SaoaSf Caaaey. Caleata, MeaHral. let. Sit
MaTdaRlf! ,nd C,mn,eel by all droi-
I U'DAlj gtsu to ClJJaE Tobacco Uablu
FOR FIFTY YEARS I !
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
hasbt-eaased mr molloasof mothmfor ttielr
oulldrea while Teatclna for oer Vlftv Years.
it soetaes Uie child, eoftrna ih fams, aliara
all caln. cores wind euUc and la aaebaal
resiadv for dtarrV- a.
foIT.vi Cnll a Beflla.
MMaKavilwAluw.
VyANTED-Caaaof bad health that R-I P A-NH
Will not l.noHt ... . . .
, , - - -" - i- " l Illicit!
- ork,for i(J aiii,l.n,i untlmnnials.
FEN8ION?i
rHS5?" Prosecutes Claims.
Late Principal Kiau.mor U.B. I'l uhiuii bureau.
1 ralu leal aar. Uxliuui:atiii-cluiui., altv aluoe.
Base-Was that baby talk your wife
was talking as I came In? Fogg That
was mother talk; no baby I ever saw
indulged in such Bibberlsh.-Boston
Transcript.
The Chaperon Tou should never run
flown your friend, my dear. The Chap-eroned-No
danger of that; they can all
eat me at scorching. New York Even
ing Journal
L Doctor
I . .u w iiienr.j iou nave
1 alight touch of fever; your tongue
! has a think- . . . . . .
i -i. . Wl 1 aiient (ezcitea-
. h'd?ftor- o tell me how It flts.
1' act and Fiction.
Ml8tressXow you rnuBt a,
M.eep v,ci behind the doors, Mary.
Mary-ies'm, trust me for that; It's the
2?f5 one can et tbe dust out of
aml that he wi do
Use
. tbam and Us tmm. Mt GMaV
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