BALLADE OF HYPERBOLE. When the Paat is bright with Ka golden glow. And yoar heart it (all of the days of old. Of the doughty deed of the long ago, And you thrill with awe aa the tale la told; Then knights In search of the dragon strolled And the monster slew with a single blow; Then maids were blessed with defenders remember this neTer was really so. There's the Princess fair, whom so well you knov (The one in the tales by romancers told), With the cheek of rone and the neck of enow And the sapphire eyes and the hair of gold. Who was Beauty's self set in Virtue's mold. E'er true to her Trince while every bean For her smile would sue till his heart grew cold Oh, remember she never was really sol When yon tirar Lore's word spoken soft and low. And the Mood in wares to your cheek ia rolled. While your heart beats glad with no thought of "no," And you're filled with joy almost uncon trolled: When yon hear your beauty and grace extolled With a warmth that Lore can alone be stow, When of days to come a fair tale is told Just remember it nerer ia wholly so. L'ENVOI. Princess, yonr fancies of life enfold A place, no 'doubt, for a dream chateau. But beware that you are not o'er-cajoled, And remember bow little Is really so. Life. LIEUTENANT CLOVER. uch d! T I 1HE Colonel seemed m turned. He walked to the win dow and gazed out at the empty parade. He walked to his desk, and Adjt. Caldwell Clover, who was sign ing orders, glanced ovrt of the corner of his eye and saw that the colonel was pulMng his mustache. Then the colonel sat down and said rather sharply, "Are you busy. Clover7" It was not customary for the colonel to address the offlcera by their names In this way. He was supposed to address Adjt. Clover as lieutenant, and to say that the young mnn was surprised would be placing It mildly. Of course he didn't object. In fnct It pleased him to have the colonel apeak to lilm CatnlHarly, only It was so unexpected. "I am not busy, colonej," said the ad jutant. "How old do you think I am, Clover?" asked the colonel. "Why, I don't know, colonel," stam mered the adjutant, "not any older than than you ought to be." The colonel was slicing a sheet of paper with the paper knife. "I want you to ao something for me. Clover. I have come to depend on you so entirely for everything that I am going to put this personal matter In your hands. I wsrt yon to write a proposal of mar riage to a young lady for me." The Colonel was much embarrassed. His faco was rod undr the tan. "A proposal of marriage!" echoed the adjutant "Yes. If any one had told me I was afraid of a woman, I would have laugh - ed at him. I tried to speak to her about it last night at the hop, and when sue looked at me with those steady brwn eyes of hers I couldn't say a word." "Then It's Miss Lacey?" said the ad- Jittant. "It la Miss Lacey." I "Very well, colonel" Adjutant Clover reonived the order Just as he would havereoelvedan order to appoint a sub stitute captain for the recruits or any trivial thing of that sort, and he turned to his desk as the colonel went out. There are those who think an adjn tant has nothing else to do save listen to thirty-seven bugle calls a day ami look his best fakin reveille to taps. It Is mistake. He has a thousand and one things to do. He oversees guard mount. He selects the colonel's orderly. He writes letters and signs papers, and now Adjutant Caldwell Clover of Troop X Is asked to write a proposal ?br his colonel to Agnes Lacey. When Captain Lester went east and returned with a golden-hnired young wife. Lieutenant Clover danced with the bride at the reception given them. "I am sure I shall not be lonely here," she said to him. "I find it all so new and Interesting, and then in the Bummer my Bister is coming to me." They were promenading then, and she looked up at the six feet of handsome manhood beside hor, and said: "Yon will like my sister. She is not at all like me. She Is almost as tall as you are and Inde pendent and brave." And from that night Lieutenant Clover looked for ward to the coming of Captain Lester's fair sister-in-law. Alice Lacey reached tne post In July. Mrs, Letser had been watching for the coach, and when it appeared on the brow of the hill Lieut. Clover handed her a pair of fleldglasscs, and when at last the rumble of the wheels was heard they walked across the parade, and It was Lieutenant Clover's hand that opened the stage door and then fP'ached up to hulp the girl alight When he took off his cap to her and then escorted herself and sister to the cantain's auurters, Agnes Lacey felt that all her sister hail written about the courteous young oflieers of the post must bo true. The summer was a quiet one at the post There were a few dances; some rides over the prairie, a picnic or two, and long, quiet hours on the verandas, and then one day there came news of Captain Lester's transfer to another post It was on the day before the one set for his departure that the colonel gave his adjutant his peculiar order. When the colonel had gone. Lieuten ant Clover lenned back In his chair and Clasped bis hands behind his head. He was to propose to Agnes Lacey for the colonel. He thought over all the hours he spent ith Agnes, and his face grew j tender and his lips quivered a little as he remembered that to-morrow she was going away, then he said to himself: "What's the use of my feeling like a flog in the manger? Jhe wouldn't mar ry me. She'll nevr think of me again after she leaves here." He took up his pen, then hesitated as lie dipped it iu the Ink. My. but It will be lonesome when she is gone. Then he went on I writing, and when the letter was finish ed he forgot and signed his own name Instead of the colonel's, and then laugh ed as he saw his mistake. He had to write the letter all over again then. This time he signed the colonel's name and called the orderly and sent blm to Miss Lacey with the letter. And when tt was done he walked up and down the room, and all that evening he felt like a caged Hon. What wonld her answer be? Had the colonel received ft? Once er twice he took up his cap to walk 4wn past the captain's quarters, then bp t&rw K down again. Of course she would accept Tea, but, after an, mII she? The stage left In the early morning. Lieutenant Clever noted the stir of de parture about the c&ptatat'a quarters. Then he saw the captain and Mrs. Les ter appear, and be ran oat to speak to them. lie half expected to find the colo nel with them, bnt he was not here. A flush dashed up to his fae. Had she really refused the offer? If sa, why? There was no time for explanations. She carac cot ready fcr her Journey. She gare him her hand, and her eyes Voked level Into his. "I shall never forget kow mock you AM to make niy stay peasant," she said. "I hep I shall meet yoa again Lieutenant Clorer." The driver's whip circled eat orw the hearts of the forward mules, she) wared her band to him, and Lieutenant Clorer was ' standing alone with an aching heart with nothing In the world ts do but listen to thirty-seven bogle calls a day and follow the dreary routine of aa adjutant's life. Then there came a tine when tbt country called for troops. "Boots and Saddles" quickly followed, and Troon X started for the South. Army headquarters at Tampa, wau thronged with officers. Orderlies were speeding everywhere. Spars Jingled , across the floors, and the few army wives who followed their husbands I walked up and down the rose trellis ' paths in the evening snd talked of what the morrow might bring. Lieutenant Caldwell Clover was still adjutant to the colonel. A telegram, was banded the latter. The colonel frowned, pulled his mustache, then said: "lieutenant, I have a telegram from a friend now at Chlckatnangn. Ills slater arrives at this hotel to-ulght to Join the Red Cross forces at Key West Please meet her and see that she gets her train for Port Tampa In the morning. The lieutenant saluted. When the ! P"11"111 car backed into the spacious noiei rouuu mat uiui, a lew uaicera, i a newspaper man or two and one worn i an alighted. As she stepped forward I the waiting adjutant was startled at i first, then hurried toward her. "Miss Lacey! You here?" j "Ah. Lieutenant Clover) How glad 1 , am to see you again! It Is good to see , a face one knows. I felt rather lonely, for there wasn't another woman on the . car all day." ! "I was to look out for a nurse,'" said . the lieutenant, glancing around, "but it ! Bee ins she didn't come." I The girl stepped into the broader light. "Oh, then you didn't know," she . said and pointed to her tdeeve. An in- siguia honored the world over was sew , ed there the Jled Cross, i "Is It possible?" It seemed to him , that nothing but interjections came ' into his mouth. "You are really going , o the front?" i "tioing to the front," she repeated, with a smile in his face. "I shall prob a'nly meet yon there." 8he said It as j though It would be a pleasure. They , were crossing the wide veranda. Vladi mir PurishofTs orchestra was playing "The Serenade." "You will come for me by and by and bring me to hear the music," she said. "It will seem like old ' times when we danced to the mustc of the regimental band." j "Were you lonely after I left the post?" she asked. Xo one but a wom an could have nsked such a question. j "I never before knew what loneliness was, tie salu. I wonder ir yon would ' forgive me if I told you Just how lonely i I was but,)no." For a moment he ' thought onU of his lore for her. Then ! he remembered that she had refused ; the flower f the army that she had a ' mission In ji,fe. ' "Tell me." shc said softly. A man may spend the best of his life in the dreary confines of an army post two days' Journey from a railway sta tion. He may listen to thirty-seven bugle calls a day and attend to an adju tant's thousand and one duties for years, but the blossoms of his heart may remain eternally fresh and fra grant. There wore tears In the girl's eyes when he finished his story. "I am glad." she said as she put her band In his. j 'I thought you would tell me before I left the post. I should have stayed." "And now, Agnes now?" "After the war." she said. So you. who pray for the safety ol those who go into battle and for bless ings upon those who wear the Bed Cross, remember these two country first, self after, and then, with his will, long life nnd happiness. Buffalo News P7 .fJfU x w - w - What Is known as calloused skin caused by undue pressure, especially upon the feet, may be removed by fre quently soaking the parts affected In a solution of one teaspoouful of alum to a quurt of hot water. Use nightly nnd do not pare except when the callus is very painful. No kind of face wash removes freckles. When a skin Is healthy It Is far better to have the freckles remain than risk injuring the skin by bleach ing agents. Often these spots disap pear without treatment If not, em ploy such simple helps as buttermilk, soft water or mild lemon juice. In a sprain the ligaments are lajurec These are fibrous structures which can not be felt through the flesh as a bone, hence If Is never possible to tell by handling the part Just how fie liga ments are torn. Soak a sprained limb In hot water every day and occaslon- ally paint on iodine for swelling or pain. The popularity of milk as a drink and diet In many ailments is due to the fact that It Is enslly swallowed, Is at the same time food and drink, contains all necessary eli-iiictiis of nutriment Is ac tive In giving heat to the body and stimulates the kidney. Patients have subsisted entirely ou milk for years. It sometimes has a constipating effect. but this can be overcome by proper medication. A Model of Her Kiad. "Miss Doodle ought to be a pattern society woman." "Why! How so 7" "jtecause she has been eat ant by an the best people." Philadelphia Bul letin. When a horse carries a heary load a long distance the people demand that it be relieved, but a man, with tb mom f es to Qm tap tt ttm to. , RAM'S HORN BLASTa sTaralaa Jta Calllaj the Wicket Baawateaea. LOVE'S losses) art gains. crewn af peace. War la the high road to peace. In war, stern ness ti truest Undaeaav Here lain ean not be estimated by the dollar. Give no quarter to sin; R will give noae to yon. War turn the tyrant Inside aa, re feaMng the alave. The Prhjee af Peace la, fax tyranny, tie Prince of War. The fool Ashe for lattery, the rrtse nan works for wages. The Joys extracted by a corkscrew arc always transitory nee. Conscience, Re relation and Example are the a tree lamps of God. There are many valuable where the wayfarer lays down his load. Dandles with diamond and toughs with tatter, all to the same hell. The fire of atn will not be quench by the use of rose-water spray. So mo people would rather be Blare of the derll than servants of God. The question I not, who la able? God attends to that; but, who la willing? Neither In a woman's heart, nor In b raven, la there room for the coward. Wine may multiply the Bow of words, but t nerer Increases flfe purity of the thought. There ts hope for a nation while It can fight without asking: "for how much?" The cry of "wolf as often emanate from the wolfs companion aa from the shepherd We generally find the new leaf we turn blotted through by the records pre ceding it Borne men count it gain to take dis honesty from their heart to put ir their pnrsea. Modern society casts out the women who axe lepers, and takes the men Into Its parlors. A fool Js always smart enough to find a by-path from the highway of truth to the bog of error. My son, make your efforts upward, I ml by the law of heaven's gravity lome return Is certain. The scholar sits, like Matthew, at the receipt of custom, demanding of each jasser-by bis toll of truth. The derll Is not worrying over the preacher who puts more rhetoric thar Christianity Into his sermons. You cannot stop being educated If you stop going to school. The most you can do Is to select your teachers. The Infant's first gesture Is Interroga tory. The peitpetual question of the ihlld Is "why." The characteristic re mark of the Yankee Is, "I want to know." A smooth pane transfers white light but broken pieces of glass refract to us ill the colors of the rainbow. So a faulty life may each us In the broken fragments of character what a perfect life could not. j The first Impulse of a new-born soul Is to speak to others of a Savior's love, and toWrsuade them to coin to nim. This Is a never-falling proof of the new life in the heart; and It Is the grand qualification, as It is our commission, for preaching tlie gospel. Tobacco, Man's Friend. Pr. Norman Kerr, an English physv -!an. says It would be Impossible for him. without disloyalty to science and to truth, to denounce the smoking of tobacco as always Injurious. There are some persons who find relief from the agony of their asthmatic paroxysms, as there are others who, inheritors or sub jects of the nareomanlaeal intoxication mania, are enabled to ward off these morbid nnd well-nigh overpowering Im pulsus by a amoke. There are occa sions, such as In the trenches during military operations, when, worn ou? with exposure and fatigue, or when ex hausted by slow starvation, with do food In prospect, a pipe or a cigar will be a welcome and valuable friend indeed, resting the weary limbs, cheering the fainting heart, allaying the gnawing hunger of the empty stomach. Tobacco Is somewhat of a dislnfeot unt. If he had to see patients in a yel low fever ward, long as it was since be last smoked, he should smoke ogalnJ as a prophylactic aguist tnls dire dis ease. Tolmcco smoke, ou being passed through the Interior of hollow bulbs lined with gelatine containing disease germs, had destroyed the microbes of cholera and pneumonia. Further, when iny father, utterly worn out and Irrita ble with the worries of the day. Is ready to find fault with everything, from the prattling of the children to the cooking of the dinner, if his wife is wise enough to persuade him to smoke, the bear becomes a lamb, and domestic peace la assured. Pall MaU Gazette. THE EXCELLENCE OF SY1LP 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 Svkup Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the Tennine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the Calivoknia Flu Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par tics. The high standing of the Cali fornia Fio Svkup 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 ia far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing' them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. sa rxAJiciaoav cm. CONSULTING A WOMAN. Mrs. Ptnkham'H Ad 7lce Inspires Confidence and Hope. Examination by a male physician ia a hard trial to a delicately organized woman. She puta it off as long as she dare, and ia only driven to it by fear of can cer, polypus, or some dreadful ilL Most frequently such a woman leaves a physician a office where she has un dergone a critical examination with an impression. more or less, of discour agement. This condi tion of the mind destroys the effect of advice; and she grows worse rather than better. In consulting Mrs. Pink ham no hesitation need be felt, the story is told to a woman and is wholly confidential. Mrs. Pinkham's address ia Lynn, Mass., she offers sick women her advice without charge. Her intimate knowledge of women's troubles makes her letter of advice a wellspring of hope, and her wide experi ence and skill point the way to health. " I suffered with ovarian trouble for seven years, and no doctor knew what was the matter with me. I had spells which would last for two days or more. I thought I would try Lydia E. Pink ham ""Vegetable Compound. I hare taken seren bottles of it, and am en tirely cured." Mrs. Jon Foreman, 26 N. Wood berry Ave., Baltimore, Md.v The above letter from Mrs. Foreman is only one of thousands. BITS UP IN HIS GRAVE. WMIard Aldrich Haa Hla Coffin Made In an "L." William Aldrich, an eccentric bach elor who died at Mlshawaka, Ind.. re cently, ordered his own coliln built pre vloua to his death, and the casket was constructed in the shnpe of an "L," with the perpendicular line at a slight angle. Aldrich resided In Kerrlen County, Michigan, where he was one of the wealthy land owners and quite prominent as a Spiritualist, ru-lug stricken with consumption, he went to his mother's home to die. When the queer casket was bi.ilt ho had tt taken to bis home to test It. gave the undertaker Instructions as to glass front, hinges and inscriptions. At the funeral the coffin could not be placed In the funeral car, heneo several crews of pallbearers were secured to relieve each other. The reclining coffin was placed In a large vault covered with a monster slab. His mother was In structed to havb a similar casket built, that "he might converse with her and rest 'comfortably until both enter a new world," as be expressed It. Burled with him are many valuables, books, a revolver and a lamp. Hundreds came from neighboring cities to witness tho iutennent of the eccentric Individual. Doctor'e Rum. An envious young lady called a phy slclau for a slight ailment, which she magnified Into a serious one. "Hun," said the doctor to a servant, giving him a prescription, "to the nearest chemist and bring back the medicine as quick ly as you can." "Is there much dan ger?" replied the young lady in alarm. "Yes," said the doctor, "If your servant Is not quick It will be useless." "Ohl doctor, shall I die?" gasped the pa tient. "There Is up danger of that," snid the doctor, "but you may get well lefore Thomas returns." Golden Penny. Jewere of Ointments fhr Catarrh That v Contain Mercury, u mxrrnry will niirely destroy the ftenaa of ftmell and cow pietWydwrtiiiytf the whole pjrstem wliimeotiriug' it through tbo mucoiifmurfa'-eA. Such articles Hhould never bo used exrvpt on iiruscrlpttunft from repntulilo phy-iiolMna, aa the wnuiie tbey will do is ten fold to the good you wo r""illy derive fnm them. Ha'l's Catarrh Jure maun facta red by V. J. I heney Co Toledo, n.a contains no mercury, ani ts taken Internally, arunit directly upon the ulood and mucous gurfiueii of the aynteui. In bcytna H ill's aturrh I u re be mi re to net the genu ne. It in taken internally, and Ik runde In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. beuey 4io.T stlinonials tree. W Sold by UruguiKta; price, tic per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the bebk The world can lie divided inlo the good, bud and indifferent, and the inrlif lerentu are the most plentiful. fort Tobscco Spit sad Smoke Tour Life Away To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mug netic, full f life, nerre and vijror, tuke VT Bc, (he wonder worker, that make, weak men tnn. All druceina, Vic. or (1. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and simple free. Address Ster ling Kemedy Co., Chicago or New York. What men want Is not talent, it is lurose; in other words, not the power to achieve, but the will to labor. Flti permanently cured No flu or nervous. niiM alter tint riy u e of Dr. Klines Great Nerve Kesto' er. i trlnl bottle and treatise frea DK. K. IL Kline, I, HI.. !31 Arch St.. 1'hlla. Pa. True goodness is like the glowworm in this, that it shines mist when no eyes except those of Heaven lire uimn it. Kdneate Yonr Bowele with Caaearcta. fandy Cathartic, cure cnntliat on forever luc., 2'c. It C. CC tail, druggist- refund money. It is the little things that enable us to juli;e of a man's character; he don't try to hide them, and couldn't if he would. Cure ftiiRrant. ed by DR J. B. MAtKR.lOls ARCH ST., PHI LA.. I'A. Eae at once: no operation or delay from buslntn. Consultation free. Endorsements ot phydclana. ladles and f imminent citizens Send for circular. Oulce icurs 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. Many regard tliem-elves as moral, dis interested, truthful and gentle merely lieraiise they inexorably insist that others shall be so. Ti Care a Cold la one Day. Take Laxative Bromo Qutulne Tablets. All Drugg'sts refund ui..ney If It fal.s to cure. 25c. We may lie astonished that sneh and siieh things have takr ii place, but we ought not to be surprised that anything cin happen. 1 hy f""1 Cora for OonsnmnUnn an unfailing medicine. F. R- Lon. law Boats St, Covington, Ky, Oct. 1. liOi. T.ife is continually weighing us In sen sitive scales and telling every one of ug firecisely what bin real weight is, to the out grain of dust. Ta Ctare Cosutlpatton aVarever. Take Cascareta Candy Cathartic. lOe er tss. If C. C C fail to core, drncglsta refund money. Fire and sword are slow engines of destruction in comparison with the bab bler. Brooding over trouble is like sur rooting oate's aetf with a fog; it magnifies all tba object seen through it. Oceapa teJaigr iniVfiH S i 'acb a OOF V IS. SOU LITTLE FOLKS, COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN TEilEoT TO THEM. Sosaetataa; that Will Internet the Jo vaaile Meaabera of Bvery HaaaenoM -ftualat Actioaa sad Brisk Hartals AT Maar Cate and Cunning Children, Ted'e Inreattoa. Said little Ted. "When I'm a man It's very long to wait but tbea I'm going to buy a clock Without a half-past eight "I'd hare such good times right along From breakfast until late. If oar big clock went on and on And skipped that half-past eight. "Bnt almost every morning now I hear mamma, or Kate Gall Ted! it's nearly time for school, Make haste, it's half-past eight "And in the evening it's the same. Or worse. I know I hate To hare papa say. 'bedtime, Ted, Look there, it's half-past eight' "Now when I get te school to-day First think I'll take my slate And make a picture of a clock That has no half -past eight" Where Oar nrnshes Co nee From. A large proportion of the hog bristle that are made Into brushes of all aorta i nre obtained from China. Before Chl i nese ports were opened to foreigners the residents of China made no use of the bristles, but now they hare become one of the Important exports. The hog bristles used in making fine brushes are usually not less than three Inches long, but the black Tlen-Tsin bristles of North China are often more than twice that length, and are famous the world over. The animals from which the black bristles are taken closely re st-mhle the wild boar of Europe. Nerer Too Late to Learn. Do not worry If you do not get la early start In the pursuit of knowledge. Many of the world's most successful and useful men, as well as some of the moat noted scholars, got their schooling late in life. Benjamin Franklin was over 50 years old when he began the study of science and philosophy, but he became one of the world' great philosophers. fur Richard Arkwrtght, inventor of the spinning machine, was 50 years old when he began to learn English grammar and to Improve his writing and spelling. Home Dntiea of Indian Children, There are home duties as well as pleasures for the children. Boys are required to look after the ponies, to lend a hand In planting, to hejp in the harvest, and they are often made to do active duty as scare crows in the newly-planted field, where, like little Pc peep they fall fast asleep. The girls help to ga tlier wood, bring water, and look after the younger ones. As they grow oMer they are taught to cut, sew and make garments. In former days the old Omahas say, no girl was con sidered marriageable until she had j learned to tan skins, make tents ah.1 clothing, prepare meat for drying, and could cultivate corn and beans; while a young man who had not learned to make his own weapons and to be a skillful hunter was not considered fitted to take upon himself the respon sibilities of the provider of a family. Century. A Chapter on Crowns. From the earliest times the crown bits been an emblem of high honor and authority. Originally, it was simply a fillet of leaves, and was used by the ancients In the observance of religious rites and festivities. The ancient "royal diadem" was a head-band or fillet, worn by kings as a mark of regality. It was made of silk, of thread, or of wool, and was wound around the temples and the forehead, and tied behind, the ends falling on the neck. In ancient Rome the crown was usu ally made of laurel leaves, and was giv en as a reward for courageous deed-?. Among the Greeks, It was a symbol of office and a token of victory. It was bestowed upon victors In the Grecian games, and also upon citizens that bad rendered the country Important service. The "corona obsidipnnlis" was the crown most highly prized; It was be stowed by a besieged army, or town, upon the general that came to their rescue. The civic crown, made of oak leaves and acorns, was given to any soldier that saved the life of a citizen. It en titled the soldier to a seat next to the Senators on all public occasion, and he. hU father, and his graiidfatli.i were exempted from all public bur dens. The "corona muralls" was a circlet of gold surrounded by turrets, and was given as a reward to the first one enter ing a beleaguered city. The "corona trlumphalls" was the reward given to a triumphant general. At first the Papal crown was a plain, pointed cap. Pope Hormlsdas added the first crown, Boniface VIII. the sec ond, and John XXH. the third, thus making It a triple crown. A coronet Is a small crown worn by members of the nobility. The coronet of a duke Is adorned with eight straw berry leaves; that of a marquis with four strawberry leayea alternating with four pearl; that of an earl with eight strawberry leaves alternating with eight pearl raised on points; that of a Tiscormt wUb sixteen pearls, and that of baron wKh six pearl. The ciown mt England la supposed to be the flneat piece of regalia in the world. Ih value is variously estima ted, but it at commonly believed to be worth at laMt fl.600,000. On a! tb flneat collection of crown fewel la the world 1 owned by the Bntttn C Turkey. From time est ot BT7 gMjKttau bar gaaga poM Tld by the Sara-rant. From The Democrat, Or and Rapid. Jfic. At the Michigan HolJirrs' Home, la Grand Eapida, lives Kergeaot lUohard Dana, bale and hearty, although he carries the scars of sovcral wounds sustained la tome of the batt lea of the Civil War. In roeouating twi experlonae to a reporter, Mr. Dona said: "About a year and a half ago I began to hava trouble with my stomach. My suffer ing was so Intense that I triad different medicines and doctored with sereral pbysl oJaas, bat without permanent relief. "I read an aeeount of Dr. Williams' Fink Pills tor Pale People baring enrwl a casta much like mine, and I de elded to give them a trial, whloh 1 did. "After tak ing Are boxes I was cured. I nerer felt bet ter than I do now, evou to A Wounded Soldier. my younget day. I am naturally a robust man, bat thut stomach trouble, together with rheu matism, which afterward sot In, were mak ing fast Inroads upon my health and I am satianed that It would have been bat a short time beforo my comrades would bave been oonductlog tbo regulation funeral cere monies over my remains, bad I not chaneed to read of and taken Dr. Williams' Pink l'illfl for Pale People. "There are several others In the home who are taking these plll.i and are receiving great benefit." Richard Dcm. Babsorlbed and sworn to before me, this 1st day of Nov., 18W. Hesbt Gibson, Kotary Public. Sergeant Dunn is perfectly willing that anyone should write blm la reference to bts easA, provided stamp Is enclosed for the reply. All the elements necessary to give new Ufa aod rlcbmssa to the blood and restore shattered nervxs are contained la a con densed form in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They are also a specino for troubles peculiar to females, snch as sup pressions. Irregularities and all forms of weakness. In men they cure cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. of collecting jewels and selling hone. Thus the collection has become very great It Is a question whether Russia or Persia haa the greatest and most valua ble collection of crown-diamonds in the world, but the honor is supposed to be long t one of the two. Philadelphia Times. Chlldren'e Bright Saying. Little Barbara, on seeing a dish of lemon jelly placed unon the table, ex claimed: "O, mamma, see how nervous that Jelly Is!" Bobby, aged 4, was out playing In the yard when his father called him to I come to dinner. lie did not respond at I once, however, and when he came In I later his father asked: "Bobby, didn't you hear me when I called you a while ago?" "Yeth, sir," answered the little fellow, "but I touldn't hear you very dood." Bessie's grandma was reading a nowspaper and happened to say some thing about the funny anecdotes It contained. Later when she laid the paper aside Bessie picked It up, and after looking It over she exclaimed: "Gwan'ma, I tan't find 'em!" "Can't find what, dear?" asked grandma. "Zem fuuny nannygoats," was the r ply. Reasoning Powers ol Ante. Professor Bonatelll, In a note to the Venetian Institute, relates an incident showing the reasoning powers of ants. He had observed a procession of the lit tle Insect going and returning from the branch of a tree to a house touched by the latter. He cut the end twig, making a gap of about half an Inch be tween the tree and the wall, so that the nts could no longer pass. At the end )t half an hour they found out that another twig of the tree, when moved by the breeze, came In contact with the wall every now and then. They Imuie iiately took advantage of this flying bridge and reformed their procession, waiting each time for the moment of sontact In order to vaea. Must Be Newly lere. As. Mr. Ruffedge sat down, aftet tiring elbowed his way back from a Letwcen-acts trip, he happened to see some Japanese students sitting further In front. "A great many Japanese come over to this country to get civilized, don't they?" he remarked. "I suppose !t takes them a good while to get used to our ways." "I suppose so," said Miss Cayenne. "And I don't think those young men have been here very long." "Why?" "I haven't seen one of them climbing over the people between him and the aisle every time tbte curtain went down." Washington Star. litke a Freak Exhibit. The Tennyson biography relates that the annoyances to which Teirny son waa subjected from the curiosity of tourists had its humorous side for the onlookers. "It must be confessed," remarks Prof. Muller, "that people were very Inconsiderate. Rows of tourists sat like sparrow on the paling of his garden, waiting for his appear a nee. "The guides were actually paid by sightseers, particularly by those from America, for showing them the great poet. Nay, they went so far aa to dress up a ssilor to look like Tennyson, and the result was that, after their trick hnd been found out, the tourists would walk up to Tennyson and ask him, 'Now, are you the real Tennyson T " X Established 1780. S Baker's Chocolate, celebrated for more than a century as a delicious, nutritious. and flesh-forming beverage, nas well-known Yellow Label on the front of every package, and our trade-mark,"La Belle Chncolatierc "on the. 'Ol back. ST NONE OTHER QENUINE. "3 "3 auux ONLY BY WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd, g Dorchester, Mass. nu'bi Sh g Ga THE SPANISH PHETErtOE Toaas Girl'e laapraaalo of Dieaiyated Don Ctwloa. ' It was a warm summer's evening. I, 1 girl of 16 or IT. very fasbtonavble lady t erne primitive batMng whlhrkairnrs o Vlaregglo, .while a loud ud rather dls 3rdat band played a dreamy Wald teufeJ waltx oh, weU do I "member it! auid some Intrepid dancer obllT iou to the Sahara heal that reign In that spot even till late at nrgHt timed their atep to the mnstc. Suddenly I saw a tall, commanding flgnre ap proaching, followed by 4 number of iisttegnlshed looking men, who re mained a HW way behind blm. He saantered m to where we were sitting, and bowed gracefully to my tottered comvanion. She stood ay at once, and while they exchanged a tew wore I examined that handsome and ajlngly face, and knew Instinctively that I had Kofnre nw a neraonaze Indeed. HI beard, short and of ebon black, con trasted with the Ivory pallor of hi face, while hi eyes, as Mack aa night (lashed haughtily from beneaeh his lark brow- His forehead bore the Olympic serenMy of the gods, and. In deed, one might quake without being a toward before ap kingly a man. were It not for the mile that suddenly illu mined hi countenance, softened the eyta almost to tenderness, and played jver bis regular feature like a sun beam on the statue of a god. Remem ber I waa but ailly 16, very. vT u ceptlble, and It was the first time I aw a prince of the blood royal. I was brusquely aroused from my ecsaatfc contemplation by my compan on, who, In dulcet tones, said: "Maide oielselle de F , allow me to Intro duce you to the King of Spain." That he made but a poor sort of a husband to his first wife. Princess Margherita, was a well-known fact. He led a dissipated life at Venice, and the echoes of his follies rang through Europe; and when I anw the saintly luchess leading a life of charity and austerity, and bumble In the midst of ' to much grandeur, I felt my blood boll with indignation toward him; but In bis presence one forgot all save that he was a gracious sovereign, who willing ly told an amusing anecdote In whih he came out in colors far from glowing. Leslie's Popular Monthly. Roae-Tloted Snow, The rosy light which tinge so bean tlfully the sumlmts of lofty snow-clad mountains. In Alpine regions, before sunrise and after sunset. Is due to the circumstance that the yellow and red rays of light have more penetrating ower than the blue. They make their way through stretches of the atmos phere, whieh entirely arrest and turn back the blue, and they do this the mora especially If the air Is laden at the time with extraneous particles that ingment their opnclty. When the sun Is below the horizon, the red and yel low rays struggle on through the air is for as the snowy heights, dropping their associates by the Way, and thus paint their fleecy surfaees with red and yellow tinted light. This roseate after Slow Is very beautifully seen exhibited by the Jungfrau. The broad-based cone is suddenly covered In the deepening twilight with the crimson hue of the rose, and this then gradually fade un til the whole has almost vanished into iarkr-ess. Gigantic Shadows. From the summit of Mount Diablo, California, may be seen a curious phe nomenon. Four times a year once every three months the Run rises at such an angle that a shadow over tea miles long is thrown on the plain be neath. Tbe Peak of Tencriffe projects t huge shadow stretching upwards of Bfty miles across the deep, and. itartly eclipsing the adjoining Isles. Exagger ated shadows of immense size are com monly seen In many other places. On the Herts Mountains the so-called Spectre of the Brocken throws gigantic shadows of mountain climbers Into the ky, repeating every movement made by them. The same occurs on the sum mit of Pambamarca, In Peru. On the top of Alpine peaks, and on the sum mit of Ben Lomond, In Scotland, mists in one case and rarifled air In the other explain these optical delusion. The tame cause also produce colored shad ows, varying at each hour of the day, which are traceable to the desertion of the solar rays.' Colorado'a Mountain Peaks. There are 110 mountains in Colorado whose peaks are over 12,000 feet above the ocean level. Forty of these are higher than 14,000 feet, and more than half of that number are so remote and rugged that no one ha dared to at tempt to climb them, fiome of them are massed with snow, others have glaciers over their approaches, and other are merely masses of Jagged rock. Beauty la Blood Deep. Clean blood mean, a clean skin No beanty without It Case tret.. Candy Cnthirtlc clean your blood and keep tt clean, by -lirrli.? up the. lazy liver and driving all Impuittl.-. from Inn bo iy. Be-In to day to banish pimples, boils b'otches blackheads, and that slcklv bill. u. complexion by taking Ca.carets - beauty for t n cents. All druggists, satisfaction suaran teed, luc, 25c., 50c. The only worthy end of all learning, of a 11 science, of all life, in fact, is that human lieings Fhoul.l love one another lietter. .. ..,.. B niuimi -ynin ur rniKlren teetuine, sof.en the sums, reiliiclur InH iinma- Ifpa tl'l.ll . V . 1 n . .... - j - - 1 iiiu oiic, a uottiH. A kind heart is a fountain of glddnec: making everything in his vicinity freshen into smiles. No-To-Hae For Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak men strong, blood pure. Sec, 1. All druggists. Find a way or make one. Everythine is either pusher or pushed. The World always listens to a man with a will in Hypocrisy is a certificate of good clia meter vice glvr to virtue. The world's otop.I is. ..,ie , tho begt 111:111 who wears the best eo.it." !ray hair and wrinkles may come tut a happy heart is always young. Count the day lost in M,.h 1 not cast all your care upon the Lord. The man who stands behind truth to tight ha a shelter that is bullet proof. If nil humor of life could only lx known, what a jolly WOrld this woul I CO. Open the door of your mind to good thoughts and evil ones will be driven out. When some people read the Bible, the last thing they want to know la Its truth. Cl!imlt Ct3 PridtT aaaa Caa. sat SAPOLJ THE RUSH OF THE OREOON.; flier hela I her sooth to Magellaa'a Booth auafal haa. fart Then east fhrouab the the fartarr gat ac the crafty And'thea they held her north. Sis tbeesana miles to, the tadfcxa Israel Ana the Oreaaa raehed haoaa. Her wake a ewirl of lade aa aaerV Her bow a bend ef toenv An when at Me the eabre stag 'There to war, grim war with SpalnT The swart crews fri lined, and stroke their anna. Ant! thought ea the mangle Maine. Ia the (llmmere gloom ef the engrne roost There waa jy te each grunr A ad relating oea apraa ap axai i A ad heaped the biasing coaL Goo need was there- te ga wHh carei But every sailor rayed Or cua for ran er esx te one To meet them, oaafrald. Her goal at last! Tltb Jpyoss Mast She hailed the welcoming roar Of hungry aea-wolves curved along The strong Mr) ed Cuban shore. Long nights went by. Ber beaamd eye Vnwaverlng searched the hay Where, trapped and penned foe a eertale end. The Spanish aqnadroa lay. Out of the harbor a curl of smoke And a watchful iron rang clear. Out of tbe channel the squsdroa broke Like a bevy ef mgntenea aeer. Then there was shooting for "steam, more steam!" . . u .i.mI whit. mnA 9mA And runs were manaed and ranges planned. And the great ships leaped ahead. Then there was roaring of cboraaing guns Chatter of shell snd spray. And wbo but the rnsblng Oregoa Waa fiercest In chase and fray? for ber mighty wake was a seething uat'm Her bow waa a billow of foam; Like the mailed flsts of an angry wight Her shot drove crashing home. Pride of tbe Spanish navy, hoi Klee like a bounded beast! For tbe ship of the Northwest strikes a blow For the ship of tbe far Northeast! In qnlvering joy she surged ahead Aflame with flashing bars. Till clmn sunk the Spaniard's gold and re And up ran the cluatervd stars. Desperate dash and daring rash Are grand In pence and war. But the calm, deep hate that caa plan aa wait Ia deadlier by far. Glory to share? Aye, and to spare; Hut the chlefest Is hers by right Of a rush of 14.000 miles 7or the chance of a bluer fight. Hmallest of Passenger Trains. Running through the park of a coun try gentleman In England Is the small est passenger railroad In the world It has a little locomotive which la pep- ' fectly proportioned after one of the big engines of the Great Northern Railroad. Its cylinders are four Inches In diam eter, and the diameter of the driving wheels thirty Inches. The engrne and oars run on a track eighteen Inches! In gauge. As small as it Is, the engine will houl fifteen ton on a lerel track and weighs two and one-half tons. The train constats of a bag-gage car and a passenger car. The engine win haul.lt at a speed of twenty-five miles an hour. The rails weigh only nine pound to tb yard. BAD BLOOD "MSCAatETS do all chained tor them and are a trulr wonderful medicine. I hare ofloa wished for a medicine pleasant to take and at last bave found It iu Cattcarela. Mnee taking them, uif blood hati beeu purltletl and my complexion has tm proved woaderlullf aud I feel mut-li belter In every war. Mas. SAU.1K a.. bkuRs. LutucU. Tcun. CANDY VMADf mass antataTiats Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Tat Good. Do Good. Never Sleken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c Hie. Sou. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Suril.r SwJy Caiyaar. Okgi, laM, wrm In. 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Drop q ynewdihcvery: ""T" " . quick r.li.1 and t worst a!." b0', 01 '""iala and IO aTe atmatJirrejarJM, HUI I sons. AlU.ta. 8a. WAlnKD-rmot ol he.nh.hat R-IPAJtS am lork.for 10 aampl.-i.aiid luuO teatimonlala 1 "t3o-lw Thompson's Eyo Witor 1 Better ventilation In our churches would make the devil work harder for what he gets. If we have to do a certain work the best thing we can do is to best learn how to do it best. The man whose knowledge all cornea from books, will not find in It the power to move living men. Every man who io a co-worker with Uotl will be aure to leave this world bet ter than he found It. If your son never learns anything , u is nattily worth while to send him to college. 1-Every prayer the Christian make ought to have as much meaning in it aan n,ll1lAni . . B u.uiUlwlie s cneca. cirt's UM Kzmh . a "
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