)
It"'
LEFT ALONE.
ftV f? fonrwomest houne yon tpt w.w
TIj.h big jrray houw where I wtay
I don't call it liriog at all, at all
Sine my mother went away. ,
Four Iodk wwks ao, and It wmi a year;
"Gn; homo no the preacher said,
RvD I ab in my bronnt with wanting her,
An' my eyes are always d.
I ftoy out of door till I'm a.mont froze,
Taimp vry vornr and room
BcfriQH mj'ty t-nnuKh tf frlchten a boy.
And lilld to the H"ors with gloom.
t hat? thtm to rail mp In to my meals,
Smtimp I think I mn't bear
To awallitw a mmirhfnl of anything
An her not HinirV up there
A-pAiirin thi tn, an" pasnin' the things
An lrimrhlnir To m- tako
Two bin lump of HMjrur int.'nd of one.
An' more than my Hh:irv of cake.
i'm too biu to kissed. I npd to pay.
But -.o!uihow I fion't ff". right,
Orau lint; into bd n -,ti!l a a moaw
NwlvMiy" s:iy ins Af niht.
An tti' Iiinp th.- rloths up nndfr my chin
An' ftu-h:iitf my heir fca'k. m:
rbihTf a t-.-y mfltw fnn of before, hit
-L 'im
But tliii.i; that h likes, you know.
rhr'' no ono to po to when thlnpa gQ
wror.jj -
Sht- v, it :i I way r so snf and sur,
Why. n-'t h trouble i ni!H tickle a boy
That nil emilrlii't up an rur.
nfr-1 m rf- I'ltt of women, it soms to m.
TflMl V'i1lI'Ilt It III. !'". so much
tVuiiM-ii hoys ;ir' about all growi
nr..
An' l-i 11,,'iM .Trrit'f!, an' Riirh. - J!
f mn't mnhf :t mjt for tho lif of me
Why ;hi' si)- nli! have to
An h r t.ov i it hT in thii old graj
h-Ml..,
A -n'f 1 iiiij un wanting her po.
( t'J r..Ti th very I iiiotniint thing
In tin, r .ft bi w.'ii'j today
la u hie I t.y of !-u wL-m hrart ia broke
f;ti;t' hU i:i ith'-r is out away.
-'J ' i i p i, T i OV.h...
I'llK XKW RECRUIT.
Dr. i;i;iMi one font af-or tlr
"II.it, ns if In pain, Nathiin I'll.s
I.urv reached the end of the
n.::iu L ,'!. " ar and was In sight ol
I,. -inc. I:.; .-hud.'d hli eyes and loiikf.
i'-i-- ' thi' !:iftui. Uls but
!i -ai',.- 0!ny liitle struiture In
w!i':--!i ! su utu'h liapplns-
Hi I . A cltilij'n laugh cauit
fi'.in !. .:;i:ji; thii ajiotbt-r.
l',K!..i:y !i.i.jfe li In ht-ail thought
fu'b. ' I i . y -.oii't ml Itip oM holi'," he
ni'i-:. ..-. i-an't j;r.jw in iuui
liol.
I I I I.- . iv.-r'l rlsl-:lt that ho ha.1
tiii-n .arryiiis "Q liii urui was phn-i'!
li:. ! t ii.- -a-onaJ;Ji' f a v:l
low. I 'i Miry i-Tiirj in.-i yd tlimuKh hi-'
p. ..U.i , in . :,it. A sha.low l-iosmM
his lalilii. l'ii.-c.
CiiM't Hint 1 done- lost It," li.
pru::,t)l. !.
A :i.'i'..-:!l lat.T he smiled; thr-n he
lift.-1 :i l ask. i .'ivt-r and drew out a
bit -.f I-ii'i.'iI papt-r. I'llsbury hpn-Md
It iij'in a Imnij) 'f root.
"It's mighty t;u...l of tho roloncl," hi
nmifiT.-l. "to ;iu' in.' thN. (Jtii'sa ht
niii'-t l.'n-w so thin' of ?.iifti'rs."
I'tlnliiiry foldi-d thi' paper aealti ami
Rllpi'i.l it Into imp of lils -ont pofkets.
Tlw I'.isK.'t was oin o uiorp hnriiin;; on
his nrm. ntul the man movvd nlony
h1. . !-.. S.x.:i his foot tiun-hed tho nar
row plank that wont from tho love
crest to the door of his hut.
"It nin'f just riRht," ho snld hall
aloud, "tint when n man' olonn tired
f l-.nnr'ti 'ronn.l ho might na wo!l cloar
out. Von ran t do nothln' for yo'self
and ni1xly -lso when .von needs vict
uals." rilshury walked cnutiously alone the
Ilnnk.
' Ih any ladies and cent'mm hornoT'
the man i ri.-d out, knocking at th?
d.or.
"Yes, daddy." A hoy in kilts had
apoketi. It. iiiiid lilm in the ap.-rtui-p
was a hla.-k huired Blrl. who woul'l
have been hidden had she not moved
herself from right to left.
"It's a ni.-o way you folks meet com
jmny," said Pilshury. "Next time 1
oii't -'oin.i to see you."
"Zeh. daddy," said tho little jrfri. 'V'i
Rkearut and said you va.s a .g txjo;ii;
niaji."
'That's miarhty lad. my twiy," ro
mon.ti:iiiil the man. "Rockoo you'll
b skearnt when yon -row up."
Pllslutry sat In the only chair that
jrra.'ed the house. The children climb
ed on his knees. I
"I irot a whole lot of news for yon."
tho man said at lettKth. "It mightn't
tickle you. Lady Kmnu. but .-b will
be slail to t'ct away from these dig
(tins."
I11biiry passed ids rumors through
his beard. !
"Well, why don't you sny smotliln', '
Lady LthiiiaV" i
"Is ou U"in" to take us bye-bye, dad
fly?" The fill's eyes were luoist with;
expectation. ;
"Vi-.: I done fixed for a new ma for j
you two." 1
Z. b ii.i-.cod in ids place; then placed
Lis arms about the man's k.
"Is she Hue us other mm daddy?" th '
little feiloW ll-ked. j
A t.-ar stole down Pllsliury's check.
"V s." he aiis. .-li d ; "'ceptin' she
ain't the same. Hut she's very, very;
g... ..). :;p..l liv. s in a li'.jj lion-." j
"And we in Iiw with her, daddy ?" j
In. 1 . : not I .i ! v Lnuna.
"e.si-., .-.lid -le-'.l l:!ie you an, glv, j
y.-u a v.h.-i.- I"! of niee things, and:
.. b i- .-':i' to . ..me In for plenty oi
fun."
IVN'.ury pta.-od the children on thf
, '!,-'ii opened the basket. Wrap
j.. ! it. i! '-wivii paper was a china doll
"I'i- : - r ! you. Lii.ly Knim.i." h. I
!! i;ivT!: it oer to ti c eaer titlTo1
bands.
''!';. .-:'- -..melhin' for yon, 7.cb;" :
and 1..- roti.-d a rubber hall to the boy.
"1 'li!- Itua us ii. 'U- ma?" ln.pilred
i .a.;-- k- a. I
"i .. r. ; ncd the man with a faint j
an 'ih-
I..- e..r fee! rhat he hnd told a ;
do! ' '.'.' I also!: 1. tliotlKh he had j
M .. -" T - le-I !".-'.'. terit- he Jiossessed !
It, .. i : .. : 'he por.-ins.- In the little !
! "I !.. ; t "ii would help tc
lead ti .. .!! ! :. .;-;. r.
"i::.- :- i ;di." !,.- put In. "I'rc
(:' ! oi p'tid. r .'.ind.v, to be 'Tided
tuix' '.-ii t'.'.n. r.eller eat It Wllctl
Jon ;-.i ! . t: . new place. Lady Lnima.
I';i: ':' io !i i "li up first; ladies conic
ftr-t alv .' -. '!"
I':; ; ie to..:; ti e t;irl. and when hi
h.id s .-ri'.bbe.i !-r li'th- face with an
oi l ra -i I tier liands. Then
he I. ... i- v. l, p.- frock from the old
... 1.. n. at:i ;!:. . i nch and siijiped it :i
I.a.iy i:: ,n. a.
" i : . r I ! m i.iimed. wb.on he !ind
f::-'-c:..i t',. b'.iilou at the neck,
"..i'i.- ji'ii.v a 1-ahy as a man
cei. i'i h i. Lady Lmma."
The c;ii ;,i oti the ml;e of the couch.
J"C"o-ue on. ilr. Z.b; no screwln' your
head 'round ao' 1 can't aemb yoo."
"Yea, daddy r and Zeb turned up hli
face to be wushed.
"You know, I must fix you two uj.
nlre." aaid Pllsbury. as he covered a
finger with the Tag and ran It areand
In one of the boy'e ear. "Your new
nia wants you clean. Just Ilka youi
other ma."
The man alghed. If the other moth
er was with him he, perhaps, would
not be fussing with the children than
the old home would be bright with
hope.
"I want a doll carriage, daddy, fo
my baby," aald Lady Emmy.
"Oh, you'll have a nice one," waa th
laughing answer.
"And I want a gun," demanded tin
boy.
"You'll git It, Zeb, and mor'n that
You'll git a sojar cap; then yon might
play shootln' Splnyards. I'm through
with yon. Mr. Zeb."
The boy sat next to his Bister.
rilsbury looked at this and that box;
ho found nothing worth disturbing.
From the plank wall close to the couch
he pulled out the few tacks that held
a small photograph. He kissed It.
"Goose you'll wutch over us. Belle,"
be muttered. "God ain't icoing to mind
you wstln' a little time lookln' out
for Kniir.a, Zeb and me."
The photograph 'as lost In the man's
Inner coat pocket.
"I'm ready fur you," he aald. lifting
tho boy and girl from the couch.
"Daddy, give us the plniler candy?"
urced Zth.
"Not yet." The man had reached th
door and turned the lock. "If you havf
it now," he added, "you'll apile youi
dothes, Zeb."
"Yes, Indeed r," assured Lady Emma.
I'Ushiiry crouched low.
"You sit on my back, Zeb; and you.
Lady Emma, will be toted In my arms.
Can't let you cross the plank by yo'
self." The children were In their plaeea,
ami l'ilsbury walked on the plank with
measured step. When he reached the
levee the boy and girl were told to
siaud for a moment or so, while he
lixed a spread of paper In the wheel
barrow. Lady Emma gripped the little
h isket in which the candy, the doll and
tin- rubber ball were stored.
"Are you all rlKht?" he asked when
both children were, seated In the tmr
row.
"Yes, daddy," answered Zeb.
"Thi n we'll go to your new ma;" and
with that l'ilsbury pushed the wheel
b.urow along the levee top, then down
a grade and Into tho main highway.
"Z'-h, you must foe kecrful with your
fe. t," he said. "First thing you know
luii'il he mcssln' Lady Emma's frock.
1 If you do that your new ma mightn't
like hi r. You must be nice anil clean
to i;o in that Rieat, big house."
Lady Emma stared; Zeb pouted a lit
tle at the corriition.
"Sny, Zeb," Pllsbury continued,
"there'll he lumps of fun for you. I
seel a lot of rockiu' horses and uiar
blis for you to play with. AH your,
if you wants them. And you. Lady
Emma, can have a party every day,
i.-uise there's dishes and a little stove
and all them things."
They had reached an avenue.
" I hat's the horse right yonder," said
l'ilsbury. motioning with his head.
The children clapped their hands
gh ei'ully.
"You must look your prettiest," Pils
biuy suggested when he lifted the lxy
and girl from the barrow and gave
Lady Emma tier basket.
Iiis big hand jerked the gong knob
A minute later a sister of the convent
np i eared at the gate.
"Tills lady Is your new ma," Bale
rilsbury, as he kissed the boy and glrL
The sister smiled.
"By by, daddy,' shouted Lady Emma
and Zeb; then the gate slammed.
l'ilsbury grabbed the barrow handles
.and moved slowly. Ho pushed the
wheel through many streets, and when
:lie sun was going down he waa In the
volunteers' camp.
"Well, what do you want?" demand
ed a lieutenant.
"I Just brought this barrow," replied
Piisbury, "thinkin" I might need It In
camp. I A my paper," and he drew
'ho bit of not. -head that he had studied
mi often during the morning.
The lieutenant read it.
"WeliV" questioned the officer.
"The colonel told me to come here,"
I'iisbury went on. "and said I could get
a soldier suit, a heap of rations and
eiin. so as I might kill some Spin
yards." New Orleans Picayune.
THE DRESS OF QUAKERS
Orla-ln of the Peculiar Garb of ThU
Peaceful Feet.
The dress of Quakerism that Is tc
say. the garb and speech which have
always boon traditionally associated
with tho sict- may well be treated
first, though not of tho highest order ol
Importance, because these go to form
the fust (often the only) Impressions o!
those whose knowledge la confined to
what has been seen only. The use ol
th-. quietest styles, as was common In
Fox's day, and of garments -differing
widely from the fashions of later times,
was a part of the strong protest which
the early Friends felt called upon to
make against the scandalous and crim
inal license of tho R.ntoratlon period Id
England, when the whole of "polite"
society, following the lead of the buf
foon King Charles II., seemed deter
mined to turn Into contempt all that fot
which Puritanism had stood, Its politics
and government. Its morals and relig
ion. In those days It will bo admitted
by most of the adherents of the sect i
that tho protest or "testimony" as to
plainness of apparel Is to be viewed
In tho light of its higher meaning.
Not long ago a man In New
York published a hook descriptive of
t hat he called "Society," In which he
attempted to show that It was neces
sary for "fashionable" people. In order
to malnraln their "position" fully, to
spend annually a sum more than
enough to support the families of two
hundred skilled worklngtnen for tho
same length of time, and that the mis
tress of such an establishment was ex
pected that Is, compelled to pay $10,
O.KI for dress alone in a twelvemonth.
Hero are rich opportunities for the ex
orcise of tho "Friendly" spirit; not nec
ss irily the old idea that persons should
near a severely plain, unfashionable,
nnd very conspicuous dress, or even
that thorn Is any especial merit In so
doing, but that expenditures upon the
"Tiiingi which perish" should be direct
ed by Justice, delicacy, good taste and
common sense. Popular Monthly.
flower for Patriots.
A novel flower lias been found at the
Isthmus of Tehuaiitepec. It has a fac
ility of changing Its color during the
day. In the moiuiug It is white, when
the sun is at its zenith It Is red and at
night It Is blue. The red. white and
Hue (lower grows on n tree about the
htc of a guava tree, and only at noon
does It gtve out any perfume.
OUR BOYS AND GIKLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.
Quaint ftarlBK mn Cute Dla
LittU Folks Krerjwliere, Gathered
d Prl.U Here for All tke
tlm One to Head.
Tor Out of Old Cork.
A doll's house can be completely fur
nished with cork furniture for girls,
and all the toy animals a boy could
wish for can be made for boya. All
the materials needod are sumo corks,
yarn, sins, toothpicks, paste-board and
a sharp knife and matches. To maat
chair take cork and stick ve pl
around the edge pretty close together.
Fasten tho yarn uatJl you cover th
pins to tho top. Fasten the yarn on
the first pin. Then weave In and out,
back and forth, and you have made th
back of your chair. To make the legs
tick four pins at equal distances from
one another In the other end of the
cork. Begin winding the yarn at the
top of the pins and wind round and
round otus pin at a time till you reach
the head of the pin, then over and back
again. Then cross over the next pin,
and do the same till all are covered and
your chair Is made. A sof Is made
In the aame way by using a lurgel
cork. Yon can make a table by using
large flat cork.
Did I ever look like this, mother.
With ruffles and starched things and
skirts?
Did my hair curl down on my shouldersl
1'id I cry like a girl at hurts?
Wns this truly my picture, mother.
When I was a boy of throe?
I say, illd I look like this, mother?
Was this little chap truly me?
Because if it was I would like It
To he locked in a box Tery tight:
I really don't want all the fellows
To know I wus once such a sight!
My hair is cut now Just as theirs la,
I've trousers that come to my kioe.
And wear now a jacket with pockets
Say, where can that boy's pockets be?
I wear a big "It" on my sweater.
That means I belong to the nlue;
He looks as if he conld never
Make base hits or throw on a line.
t ran swim, too, and row a whole boa
load.
Just feel when I put np my arm!
It's good I'm so strong, because no one
Shall ever do you any harm.
But that little fellow that baby
Couldn't even scare oft a big bee.
'"m glad boys don't stay little babies.
Say. wouldn't you rather hare me?
Youth's Companion.
Pome Flower-Namra,
In the St. Nicholas there Is an article
an "Flower Xante," by Ella P. Mooby.
The author says: There la many a flow
er's name that gives us a quaint bit of
history or folk-lore, or flashes upon u
a charming glimpse of its haunts and
assoclauts. Saxifrage, for Instance, or
tone-breikeT. btinjrs up vividly a pic
ture of the places the gray clefts or
srevlces of the rocks where we And Its
modest white flower. Rosemary, named
from the Latin words meaning dew or
spray of sea, tells of salt sea-marshes
sprinkled with the pale purple blooms.
Most of our authorities derive the mari
gold from "Mary's gold," and It Is so
named In a herlial, or book abotrt
plants, of tho sixteenth century.
Other names give some striking cbaf
acferistJe of the plant Hself. as phlox,
signifying flame, from Its glowing mass
:f color; and the anemone Is the wlnd-flowi-r,
swaying, dancing, bending at
every breath of the wind. Pliny tells
pretty story that Its buds open at the
wind's call. The woodbine, or wood
bind, is named from Its clinging
growth. Shnkspenre seems fond of the
woodbine, and makes Beatrice hide hei
self in a "woodbine couvertnre." Plan
tain and plane-tree are from a word
meaning broad; and tulip Is derived
from the Eastern word for turban, its
silken texture nnd gayly colored strljies
suggesting the Oriental covering for
the head.
Tho gladiolus (little sword) Is so cal1
ed probably from its sharp, sword-
shaped leaves; and tho eglantine (di
minutive of tho French aiguille), from
its pier-Ing. needle-like thorns. Cocoa-
nut is from the Spanish caco, or bug
Im-ht. descriptive of the queer, lmplit
little face at the base of the hairy nut
Nusturtium, which means "nose-twist
er," gives a picture of the person smell
Ing the blossom and luvolutarlly con.
tortlu- hks features from the stinging
and pungent odor. Pink lntroducvs ua
to a group of words that at first sight
seem very oddly Ill-matched, for this
daintily edged flower gets Its name
pink from the Dutch verb pin ken, to
"ick out with a sharp Instrument, aa a
border Is pinked In notched scallops fo
decoration. Charming pictures are
given by the "sun-dew," with lis spar
kling leaves; "the Daisle, or else the
eye of the day," as Chaucer call It,
from Its habit of opening at dawn; and
the B-sters are the "stars" of the field.
The exquisite blue speedwell and the
beckoning sprays of traveler's Joy eoera
to fling us greetings from meadow and
hodge-row. The bright little heartsease
uroaohos content, and there Is a sort ol
noral in the rough brushwood and tan
;led vines (lubrudcn) and the kindred
uljectlve brusque. The old word teasen
lionnt to card wool, and hence we net
oth "tease," which Is a rubbing up the
'ur In a wrong direction, to speak flg
lrativcly. and teasel, a prickly, thlstle
ike plant whose flower heads, when
Iry, are sometimes used for raising the
;p on woolen cloth.
Ont of the Months of Babies.
"Mamma," said little Clara, as she
iield a flower to her mother's nose,
'does dls posy 'mell dood?" "Yes,
lear," was the reply; "can't you smell
.t "No, I tan't," answered the little
'iilss; "I dess my nose Is deaf."
Tommy, aged 5, was out walking
with his mother one day, when he saw
a can labeled "Dynamite." "Don't ge
near It, mamma, or you might get kill
ed," said he, with the air of one pos
sessing superior knowledge. "That's
what the miners use to blaspheme
rocks with."
"Mamma, why does big policemen
have nurses like little children?" asked
5-year-old Daisy. "They don't, my
dear," replied her mother. "What made
you think they did?" "Because," she
answered, nurse maid taking
them out for a walk In the park niosl
every day."
"Say. mamma," asked C-year-old Ma
bel, "who was our papa before he mar
ried Into our family?" "Why." replied
the astonished mother, "he was the
same man he' Is now, of course." "But."
continued the youthful Interrogator,
was he related to you, or was he Just
ene of your beaux?"
Little 4-year-old Nettle was playing
with a tin ean and a penny, putting
the latter Into the former, then shaking
Che can and dropping the penny on the
table. While her attention was attract
ed to something else for a moment her
mother dropped another penny Into the
can and when she again shook It, much
to her astonishment, two pennies rolled
out Instead of one. "Oh, look, mam
ma," she exclaimed; "I broked my
cent-
HOBSON AS A ROMEO.
Hero of the Merrlmac Was Once Tried
for Hoggins GlrL
Stories of Limit. Hobson are now la
trder, and the following one Is related
yy a lady In the city who attended
chool with the hero of the hour when
le was a pupil at Marlon, Ala., in the
alghties. Marlon, like most college
eowna, had two flourishing schools, one
for each sex the Jndsoii seminary for
o girls and the Marlon Military Insti
tute for their brothers. The la-st named
was where young Hobson aMiuded.
Phese schools were largely patronized
sy the States surrounding Alabama,
uid the students boarded In the college
buildings, where strict surveillance
-as kept over them, and anything Hke
t fltrtatlon between the boys and girls
waa prohibited In the most rigid man
ner. Once a month, however, the literary
oolety of the military school held an
apen session at the church, to which
the girls were invited, and to which
they came under the chaperoaage of
their teachers. They formed in a long
line In pairs, and, with two teachers In
front and two In the rear, they filed
from the Judson grounds across the
square to the church, which stood back
In the yard, and on each side of the
ierpentiuc pathway leading to the door
were rows of elm trees. The boys wer
accustomed at the close of the open
niett1ngs to rush from the church and
stand on each skio of the walk against
these elms and give a military salute to
the t"l as they filed past them on their
way back to the seminary.
One evening, after one of these enter
talnmentH, and Just as the procession
had started from the church, there was
piercing scream heard coming from
the center of the Hue, where the utmost
confusion was found to prevail. The
lady tiiachers from both ends hurried
forward to see what could le the trou
ble. The spectacli'd professors of the
soHege also hurried forward and de
manded what had hapix-nod. One of
the prettiest girls of the school was In
tears, and declared that "Dick" Hobson
had rushed out from the line of boys
iud bugged her. That was a very serl
3tis accusation Indeed, and shortly af
terward the teachers of the Judson
chool and several of the pupils were
isked to appear against Richmond P.
Hobson, who was to be tried by court
in art lal.
It was an Interesting trial, and much
Interesting testimony was brought out
The girl In the case said that while she
ould not see the face of the one who
hugged her she was sure It was "Dick,"
hii'anse he had been slipping notes to
her at Sunday school. Her companions
ilso agreod that they could nt see the
face of the hugger In the darkness, but
Trom the way "Dick" had looked at
them when they were in tha church
they were sure he was the guilty party.
Everything seemingly went to prove
the yoiwig man's guilt, and finally the
grave professor who was presiding over
the court asked tlie culprit If be hnd
anything to say In his own defense. The
future hero of Santiago Bay stood np
liofore the crowded room, and with
groat solemnity said: "Mr. rrofessor, I
have only one thing to say. and that Is
If the court will let me hug the young
lady now. and if she says It's the same
kind of a hug she received that evening,
then I am willing to tie expoUeil." and
he took his seat amidst a very audible
titter. It Is hardly necessary to say
that while he was not allowed the priv
ilege of the test. Mr nohson escaped
expulsion. Washington Post.
Scared the Negro Mourners.
George W. Arlierry, a motorman of
Montgomery, Ala., fell 111 of the yellow
fever, and, It was thought, died. The
lxdy was put Into a box which two ne
groes undertook to cart awny and bury
on a hill. The mule team ran away and
the box was overturned and broken.
When the negroes tried to fix things up
Arlierry came back to consciousness
and yelled to know what was being
done to him, which caused the negroes
to flee as fast as their legs would carry
them. Arberry managed to crawl to
the nearest house, and, although nearly
dead from exposure, he recovered
eventually.
For every dollar a woman spends on
her dress she gets about W) cents' worth
of show and 10 cents' worth of comfort.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fio Svbup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the Califokxia Via Sybup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The hijri, standing of the Cali
Fokxia Fio Svui p Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it docs not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAS rKAXCISCO, CM.
LeruviLu. k. new veju. , w.
SOLDIERS USED PLIERS.
Defore Them the Spaniards' Parbed
"A ires Vcncn I.oxt Their Terrors.
American Ingenuity co-operated with
American Ira wry In providing a
unique weapon by the nse of which the
much-feared barbed-wire fence, which
surrounded Santiago, lost the greater
part of its terrors.
This effective weapon Is known to the
mechanical world as pliers. Five thou
sand of these wire cutters were provid
ed tho American army before the bat
tle of Santiago, and when the time came
to attack the Spanish stronghold the
advance guard wielded 10-Inch nippers
m addition to Its ether arms. The plU
era were provided with three sets of
knives, any ene of which was capable
of severing several strands of wire nt
a time. The five thousand of them were
supplied Uncle Sam on rush orders by
five big New York firms.
Strange to say, the barbed wire with
Which the Spaniards constructed sup
posedly Invincible harriers around their
Cuban strongholds was originally pro
vided by I'nlted States mauufacturers,
and United States manufacturers af
terward provided Instruments with
which to destroy that same barbed
wire.
SITTING A HORSE CORRECTLY.
How the Rider Is Directed to Acquire
Graceful Kaee in the Saddle.
Tiie rider must bit lu the middle of the
saddle seat as fiat as possible; weight
at body evenly distributed between the
two points of the pelvis, or "sitting
bones," as the Oermnns call them. Head ;
nnd body erect and square to the front, j
chest out and back straight. The lejra
should be stretched by their weight
alone and allowed to fall nturally. The
StTTISO A HOTt BE COBBFOTLT.
Inner surface of the thighs and knees
is tightly pressed against the horse with
an equal pressure, and lies aa flat as
possible. The thigh should be turned
la the hip Joint to- widen the crotch.
The legs from the knees down fall natu
rally, the upper portion being eke to
the horse, but not clinging to him; the
grip Is taken from the hip to the knee.
Hla Former Occupation.
"I've Just found out," said the flag
lieutenant, "what that gunner's mate
yonder did before he enlisted."
"What?" asked the quartermaster.
"I happened to be standing near him
when he pulled the lanyard during the
bombardment this morning, and every
time he did It he yelled O a a-a-eh.'
Change In a minute.:"
The Summer EngagrneDt,
She (just after he has been Introduc
ed i It seems to me I have seen you
somewhere before.
He Probably; In fact, I am one of
the men you were engaged to last sum
mer. Benntr la Blood Deep
loan blond mean" a clean fkln. No
beauty without it. t'scurets,'sndy Cathar
tic clean your blood and kii'n it clean, bv
stirring up the liiry liver and driving all
iniimrities Imm the I ixiy. Itegin to-day to
1 'O li is li pimples, boils, blotches. black
Leads, and that sickly bilious complexion
iy taking Carcu rets beauty for ten i-enls.
All dnu; gists, atisfuctioon guaranteed,
luc, i6c. &uc.
Some people are forever putting their
feelings under other iH'iiple's feet ai.d
then crying Ix-cause they are hurt.
Blrs. Wlnslow's Soothing syrnp for ctuMrcn
teething, soften tho punt, reitucllifi uithimniii
tUin, allays palii, curi-s wind culic, 2. c. a bottle.
People who don't know what they want
are harder to please than those who do
know and can't have it.
To Cure Constipation Forever,
Take Carareu Candy Cathartic, 10c or 25c.
If C C. C. fail to cure, diuttttutt rvfuud money.
our own temptations should make us
sympathetic; our victories over them
niei-iciful.
Rev. H. P. Carson, Scotland, Oak., says:
" To bottles of H Ul'a Catarrh Care coiuplct.
Iv cured my little girl." 3oia py aras:MHi.oo.
Ti 111 pel -i.l'fe Mill h'bof llle tile Ittll lest
physii iatis of men: labor sharpens the
appetite, and temperance prevents him
from indulging in excesses.
Xo-To-Bse For Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobaeoo babit rare makes weak
atronf. blood para. 50c, tl. All druislsU.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices
or duties, hut of little things, in which
smiles and kindness, and small obliga
tions given habitually, are what preserve
tho heart and secure comfort.
Flta permanently eareH. Ko Gta ep nerreos.
neaa after firat day's wm at Dr. Kllne'a Great
Nerve Heaterer. f 2 trial bottle and treallet free.
tH. B H. KLINE. Ltd.. Ml Arch ttt.. rail, fa
Personal consciousness is perhaps, a
higher and more satisfying proof of a
life beyond the grave than any historical
or logical preef last can be ottered.
V
HOW IT WAS BOX.
XlmxG WITNESS
Mrs. Hoffman Describee Sow Sne
Wrote to Mrs. ST
Advice, and Is Now Well
Mrs. P,.NK.M-:-Befo sing
your Vegetable Co,nPud k for
creat sufferer. I have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
in both sides of abdomen sore f ehng
in iowci t" ,
els, also 6ui.'--
with dizziness,
headache, and
could not sleep.
I wrote you a
letter describ
ing my case and
asking J'ur
aduice. ion
replied tell
ing me jus
what to do. 1
rtinTred vour direc
tions, and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what it has done forme.
Many thanks to you for your adv.ee.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and I will recom
mend it to my f riends.-Mrs. Flohence:
E. Hoffman, 512 Roland St.. Canton, O-
The condition described by M rs. llon
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken by
actual collapse. ' - .
The present Mrs. Tinkham's experi
ence in treating female ills is unparal
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for
sometimes past has had 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.
CUBA'S INFANT WARRIORS.
Boya of Ten or Twelve Who Flht with
the leperallon of Men.
There are many children between the
igi s of 10 and 14 In the Cuban army,
mil they flxht with all the determlna
Jon and desperation of men. Wheu the
moment for action comes they are fore
most In the ranks to kill or le kllhxl.
Aa spies tJiey have proved of lnes
ilmable value to some of the Insurgent
jhlefs. One of Gen. Maeeo's most or
ient followers was a young mulatto,
barely 13 years old. lie was kisjed In
jhe butt charge of the great leader made
before he met his own death. It waa
Do hlm that Maceo intrusted some of
bis most Important comiuunlcatton-s for
Romee, and Invariably the boy suei-eea-firtly
eluded the Spanish troops, lie
knew every hill and dale, every plauta
tlou and shelter m the western prov-imx-s,
and there ft was that his perrli-es
were most largely called Into requisi
tion.
At Bayamo there were found on the
Bold of carnage at least a dozen of those
brave little fellows, each with the ma
Ihotte still firmly gripped, heroes
whose lives hnd hardly begun before
the bullet of the Spaniard ond"d them.
That the Spanish method of warfare
Is responsible for making soldiers out
f babes Is evidenced by the records of
epnln's Onrllst warn. A correspondent
recalling the story of the last of these
struggles writes:
"I have, om several occasions, seen
Sadist and Republican troops alike fir
ing Indiscriminately on women and
ahUdren in the coldest of cold blood In
many cases, while both were heroically
sngaged hi stanching the wounds of
those dearest to them; In fact, the de
scriptive power of pen or pencil would
fail to convey any Idea of some of the
atrocities I have seen committed In
Spain In the name of 'glorious war.'
"It Is as though another chapter were
being added to the fearful tale of Crom
well's FenclMea who. In tlie sack of be
leagured cities, pitched babiw tmo the
ilr and then ordered the soldiers to
Satoh them on their bayonet points."
European Burial Customs.
"Until I came to this country," said
an attache of a European Legation to
a Washington Btar reporter, "I never
knew or had never heard of the cus
tom which prevails In this country of
dressing the dead In the ordinary cfcth
Ing. The custom therefore strikes a
foreigner ns very peculiar. Through
out Europe the custom Is to dress the
dead in what is called the 'dead gown,'
a loose gown, or habit, as It Is called
in some places. This Is generally inex
pensive, though, of course, there are
some exceptions, and In these the
gowus are ofteu very costly. The com
paratively inexpensive gown, however,
prevails. Marie Teresa, the wife of
the King of Austria, according to the
legends, made with her own hands the
gown in which the King was Wirlel.
She also cut tiff her hair with her own
hands to show to the world that she
was a widow. In inuny Instances old
Inilies have their dead gowns made up
fnr years before they are called upon
to use them. I found the same custom
prevails In Ireland and elsewhere. It
is a mutter that no one should criticise,
from the nature and sacredness of It,
but I am sure the ordinary Europi-an
will never make any change in this re
spect, and the dead gown will always
rtimaln In use."
To tire a t old in One Day.
1 akc Laxative ltromo Quinine Tablets, All
Druggist refund nmio-r- if it failstocure. 2.V
Of that noble courtesy which make
true gentlehood .the finest grace is sensi
tiveness to gratitude.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life Away
To quit tnbarro easily and forever, be m.
netlc, full tif life, nerve and viRor, take No-To-liar,
the aondrr-aairker. tliat makea weak men
Mrenc. All druKsista, Sue or tl- Cure ruaran
tent. Hook let and .ample free. AddreM tiler
ling Remedy Co., lliu-aiEu or New York-
"A groat deal of tho unhnpplnoss, and
much of tho vico of the world, is owing
to weakness and in.lo, jsi,i of purpose
ill other words to lack of courage.
Cure Guaranteed by nil. j. It MATCH, lot.
A HI II M, IHII.A, PA. Kase at once; D
operation or delay from bu-incw. Consultation
free. Knilonwrnenu of phymclani. ladle anj
.rem In en l citizen, bend tor urculax oihr-n
lours H A. AI. lol I'. M. 08
The early and the latter part of human
life are the best, or at least the most
worthy of respect. The one is the age of
innocence, tho other of reason.
Rdneate Yonr Bowela With Caaearela.
Candy Catbartlc. cure ron.tipjtlnn forever
I Or, Sc H C. C C. fail, dmc;uu refund oiouey
Pluck out of sutTering the glory that is
shut up in it: and may it In- said of each
one of you, "Itc cause of the joy set before
him he ndiirHl the cross."
We have no hewn without P1so Oore for
Consumption for yean. Lixzrs Fbmhm
Coras 8V. HarriabtmPaatj4lMtML
The filling accompaniment of persona!
cleanliness is purity of surroundings- and
this includes house, soil, water, air and
food.
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IIIIWl tr-M
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Jer--r'.Band. of Tr-P
" 7 inlv brought to
A -cycle tour laj July Jro g
9ur notice a featu. e or P f
tion 1 Germany which S
he imitated '"J on the north
rivoncd.ytOoslar.ountaiijfl .rn edge of the Ba pre.
proprietor i - f ,xty boys.
arlng for the coming ot
They arrived the i next
tUBl, knapsacks, j on feo t- l0
panled by three or eheir bre.d
the large dlnl-g h-H. t0
nd beer, brief ddr"8" , BeTeral pa
hem and they sang .
triotlc and folk sougs Ihey we
lhe but orT J -TnXToi:
ancient hfstorlc
lll(erMt hlf1btaodtnJDire and other
were recounted to then, a
6ngs wereung JKj- ; tbonl In
Such companies of indents were
otTn met with In the
ruurlnglan fore J J aBt pRtt
TST The pup..sPcon.e some
tlme1 t rom small v.Uages, somet.mes
rthelarr towns. The propJ
route is laid out weeks or even months
beforehand. The pupils draw maps of
S " o through which they are to
L I" feature, of get m.
toric literary and geological Interest
' LLl out to them. They are told ,
what they may expect to see and bow
'Vsually each pupil makes a weekly
contribution toward the cost of the trip
Ull the amount needed Is secured Of
course strict economy Is practiced and
he expense Ismail. Often they Bleep
In barns or in large halls, covered r, ith
straw. Tbey are instructed as to their
outfits, and each boy carries what he
requires strapped on his shoulders.
They divide Into several groups-one
group marching as lenders, another
bringing up the rear, another acting aa
scouts, and so on. They study botany,
natural history, the roads and how
they were made, the raising and mov
ing of crops and many other things.
They visit the homes where men fa
mous In war, government or literature
have lived. They learu poems asso
ciated with places. From such a Jour
ney, lasting from three days to three
weeks, they return to their own com
munities with many new things of In
terest to talk about and much valuable
Information. They write essays on
their travels nnd observations. This ;
outdoor study In Certnnny is consider- 1
. . . . l . ..,,!., thn
ed important enougii io m- hi....- .....
subject of an extended report in a vol
ume Just issued by the English educa
tion olfice.
IRON HEATED IN COLD WATER.
Novel Operation in Which Old ; mithv
Theoriee Are Reversed.
Few operations look more like a mira
;le than heating a piece of iron to a
cherry hue, or an even more dazzling
Incandescent, by thrusting It into a
tank of cold water. None of Herr
mann's Illusions could be more sliirt
ling than this feat, which, as now per
formed. Is a practical reality, and not
merely an entertaining trick. Hitherto
the blacksmith h:m plunged a horseshoe
or other product of his art into a bath
beside his forge to lower the tempera
ture of a piece of metal which has al
ready been heated In the fire. It Is now
proposed to do away with the broad
hearth, the coals, the Mnze nnd the bel
lows, but to retain the tank and its eon
tents. Then, simply by Immersing the
Iron therein. It will be quickly brought
to the desired temperature.
Over In Newark the other day. when
tests of the device were being made, it
was bound that a railroad spike fully
an Inch In diameter acquired a cherry
tint fifty seconds after it was dipped
into the cold bath, while a half-inch
screw bolt came to a white heat in
eighteen seconds.
The general arrangement of this won
derful apparatus is as follows: The
tank Is about as big as a kitchen sink,
and stands on four legs. It Is a porta
ble affair. Two carefully Insulated
wires, proceeding either from a dyna
mo on the premises or from some gen
eral power and lighting circuit outside,
are led Into the room. The "positive"
wire Is connected with the metal lining
of the reservoir. The other wire Is se
cured, by welding or solder, or other
wise, to a pair of tongs, whose handle,
are covered with Insulating material.
The negative wire Is long enough and
flexible enough to allow considerable
movement by the workman. The lat
ter merely grasps with these insulated
tongs the spike, bolt, horseshoe or other
object which Is to be heated nnd dips it
Into the liquid. That's all. When it is
hot enough he turns to his anvil and
hammers the thing, or drops it whore
another workman can pick It up and
then uses his magic tongs afresh to
handle something else. Xew York
Tribune.
m.lCrah" Are ngeror,s.
W hen one of the tubes on the Vest,
tins Is discharged." remarked the Ua
arid press censor, "it merely glves
slight cough." b'.s a
..nYr;i! r01,"ed h'8 distant gravely
1m b "it I1'6 '""nees
htch a slight cough Is a mighty daj
gorous symptom."
Another SrmnUh Atroclt.
"I never saw anyho.lv W.k
lard, like my wife." J th,! SWn-
"What makes her fool t..
"She got to readw ' W
other day and let a lot oV
Jam burn up." f rlberry
The value of a coiii...,
depends unon " "Piwtunlt,
Uialt ' " .uont of gold there
A Famous r:nEnsh i.,
New to t , k " 1 p'on.
' ' """"on, was dw
j ordinary prison. I, w (1 as
prison derives its n....'",- lssl- The
to which was nttac ' "' ,U'e K:,u
gradually e.ilarg ,1 L S'""n I,rl.
io: by thei bop or e,wu,,,
was used as a ,)rls "f Lon'n. U
as early n, 1210 ,for V"r"" of
bout two eemur os n""11: Tt
executors of sir RlrT.Brd by tn
whose statue with J Wl,i,tIBton.
niche till the time f ,, ,l ln the
the great lire 0, j ' " '"olitton by
was then r . J.! ""I"" iWO. 1.
an ncc,imu,atloil '' l" l"foininR
venlence. ws , ,u ' is,'r-v -n-1 iu.-on.
between 177- . 1 ''""n and rebmu
hy nre. ,, Ts l" OT was ""-troy-ored.
Inio67thT.lT re-
own. to be re-ercte nn fts I,ued
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Tfaough.li
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wsi4 j "'3i work, Bui D -'-v
Witted People U.;e ' JI
SAPOLiO
I
Ba
I
... Horn Sounds a W.rni., NoU
to the Unredeemed.
SILENCE Is gold
en; but not In ths
pulpit
Vice Is the only
thing not worth
knowing.
Neither passions
nor rosea are kill
ed by pruning.
There are as
mortgages where
there are many
mansions.
The true call to
prsavh is backed by the people's call t
hear.
The man who hasn't time to live for
Christ hasn't eternity to live with
Christ.
Our own temptations should make nt
sympathetic; our victories over them,
merciful.
The pulpit I the chair of heavenly
ethics, not of earthly economics.
preachers would be as well paid as
ball players. If religion were the nation
al enthusiasm.
The devil takes it for granted that
the sign "Walk In" Is on the door of ev
ery man's heart.
The height of art for the preacbor Li
to remcinter that he stands liefore
those who will stand beside him at tho
Judgment seat
WHAT THt LAW UtUIUtl
The pardon of one whose bail bond
h:.s been forfeited is rrNd. In liale vs.
Com. (Ky ) 38 L. It. A. 80S, insufficient
to relieve from forfeiture.
The right of a municipality to take
land as a trustee on the dedication of
i church lot or for religious purposes is
denied In Maysville vs. Wood (Ky.) 38
L. R. A. 03.
Discrimination In favor of non-resl-.lents
of a town or city by partial or en
tire exemption from penalties for al
lowing stock to run at large in the
streets. Is held, in P.roadfoot vs. Fay
ettevllle (N. C.) 09 L. R. A. 213. to be
constitutional.
An Implied Hen for unpaid" purchase
money ou a conveyance of Iiind which
loos not preserve any Hen is denied, in
Smith vs. Allen (Wash.) 39 L. It. A. S2.
on the ground that the common law on
this subject Is Inapplicable to the con
ditions existing under the recording
laws and laws permitting the sale of
land on execution.
The common law ns to riparian rights
Is held. In Iteiitoti vs. Johncox (Wash.)
I'.'.t L. It. A. Hi7. applicable to the estate
of settlers upon public lands who ac
quire title from the government, as
iigalnst subsequent appropriations of
the water, and it is held that the doc
trine of appropriation does not apply to
lands which have become private prop
erty. An agreement fixing the minimum
irico for harrows, made by the owner
of a patent with a corporation organ
ized by rival manufacturers to take
title to the patents and license the
former owners to operate under them
and sell only at the prices fixed. Is held,
In National Harrow Co. vs. Ilench iC.
C. App. .Id C.) 3D I.. It. A. 2!, to be an
unlawful restraint of competition
which Is not Justified by the patents.
A car labeled powder, allowed to
stand so near a warehouse as to deter
the city fire department from attempt
ing to extinguish a fire In the ware
house. Is held In Ilardman vs. Mon
tana Union R. Co. (O. C. App. fJth C.i 3fl
I.. R. A. Siio. to constitute a ground of
liability on the part of the railroad com
pany for the loss of goods in the ware
house which would havo been saved If
the car had not been there, although
there was in fact no powder In the car.
The Inclosure of lands which will re
quire a railroad through them to be
f ; -need under a statute is held. In Kim
ball vs. Carter (Va.), 8S L. It. A. 570. to
te sufficient if all tho lands In the pos
session of the same person nre Inclosed
by any lino of obstacle sufficient to shut
In the land and set It off as private
property, although the land Is leased
from different persons nnd the separate
parcels are not divided by fences and
the inclosure Is not sufficient at all
times to prevent stock passing through.
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