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GLORY OF THE NIGHT.
The silver tendril of the stream
Winds through the cavern of the night,
And, hash! there floats across my dream
A cygnet bathed in pallid light.
The moon's cold eyeball stares not dowr
Upon the wondrous freight It brings,
Hung round its arched neck a crown
Of pearls and silver blaionings.
And while it trails adown the tide
My Bonnes, smothering 'neath the gloom
And silence that gulf all beside.
Hail the white glory ol Its plume
Hall the clear starlight of each gem
Bound in the frost of time's disdain,
A hand grasps at the diadem,
When, sudden, all is black again.
Bookman.
DEADLY OCTAVE.
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SEE by your face, doctor, tbnt
you think It a very serious case.
Is not that aoT
-Well, Mrs. Delmege," I replied, in
a cheering a tone as Dc-ssible, "there
Is really no immediate cause for anx
iety. Yeur daughter Is undoubtedly
not in a good state of health; her
nerves are upset and she wants rest
:inl total freedom from worry."
"Put," said Mrs. Delmege, "w hat can
Rim have had to worry her? She was
always, its you know, In the best of
health and good spirits until the past
few months, wh'i she has gradually
fallen into this condition."
I should like to soe Dr. O'Conuell,''
I replied, rather evasively. "He has,
you say, been attending Miss Delniogo
for some time past I"
Dr. O'Connell. the local rruetltloner,
lived but a short distance from Dean- ; stricied. It was pitiful te see the poor
park, Mr, Delmege" s residence. ! thing so, and her patience under all
"We will send the trap over th-?re at tn-r sufferings,
on.-e with you if you wIU," "old Mr. I gave something to ease the pain In
Delnifge. her bead and send her to sleep. Slt-
! so!" I answered. "I qm anxious Ung by her I noticed Indeed, 1 had no
to see him as so.ai as possible." i ticcd It bcfore-thAt her nails were
1 had a lengthy conversation with rather bitten. It was a habit she was
the doctor. II" was a smart, intolli- inclined to and which, when I spoke
C in looking man, aiul had the roputti-1 ibont. It once, she declared was In
tiou of possessing a lurgar share of . dux-ed by playing the piano so much,
ability than is usual in a country I rat- j I did not pay nineb attention to It at
tiii.iix-r. i the time, bat now the words came back
Tim result of our conversation was to me with a peculiar significance,
that I di-cidetl to remain for some time ; I remembered, that Mr. Delmege told
at 1 .ii!ark, and wired to my house
In London for my things to be sent on.
Tip; case was a more serious one than
I eared to admit to Miss Doituege's par
ents. The. danger was not 1 in mediate;
Imt if my diagnosis of the case, with
which Dr. "Coiinoll iiuite agreed, was
a correct one the girl's life was un
doubtedly in daiiger.
.li-.s 1 cliin-4.' w;is a young girl of
about 1, and extremely pretty; she
wai an only child, and the idol of her
pai-iits. She had suddenly, some
months asro, fallen iuto rather bad
healili, becoming subject to violent
headaches, attended by coatlnued sore
throat and pains in the eyes.
At length Dr. ( )'Jf nnell, the local
man, advised calling In further ad
vi'i?, and, I, lieing au old friend of Mr.
Dc-lincge" a, was sent for.
Ten days or sopassed by nfter uiy
arrival at Deanpark, during whl-.-h
time I carefully studied and watched
the progress for progress, alas! it wis
of the malady from which Miss Del
meg.; was suffering, and at the end f
that time 1 was fairly puzzled to ar
rive at the cause, tiiougn i was quite
satisfied as to v. hat the nature of the
illness was. j Th.e next step whs to remove the
"Cm we do nothing far my poor : front board of the piano, and, to take
child r exclaimed Mr. Delmege, during ' out some of the center aytea to -?xam-one
of my visits. "Is sha to die under 'ne tltem more closely, when, ss I did
our very hands'" . so, I saw what made mo start back
I doteniiincd then to tell Mr. Delmeue ' an involuntary exclamation of
my opinion of tlie case, as there waj?
nothing to bo gained by concealing it
any longer from him.
"I have made," I said, "a, most care
ful diagnosis of the complaint from
which your daughter is suffering, and
there Is tn my mind not the slightest
doubt but that It Is the effects of ar
senic Jioisonlr.g."
Sir. Delmege staroil at me In horror
"I'olsnnlng!" he exclaimed.
"Yes," I continued. "All her symp
toms are those exhibited iu arsenic ixd
soning. The mystery is how she is
getting It. She eats exactly the same
food as you eat; it cannot, therefore,
be in that way. I have examined crit
ically the paper ou the walls of her
bedroom; I have subjented even the
soap, her tooth tmvderevery little
thing I cytn think of. In fact to a
most minute inspection, and in no way
can I ascertain any traces of the pol
KoHing. "I confess I feel helpless to strike on
any likely theory at present, but at all
events I would advise your taking your
daughter for change of air somewhere.
If she makes a divided improvement
while away. I candidly tell you would
not bring her back here until I have
ascertained the source of the poison,
which Is undoubtedly being adminis
tered to your daughter Ip such a way
that It apparently affects no others in
your household."
Mr. Delmege stood aghast at what I
fold him.
"II.son!'' he said. "Oh, who would
want to Injure my poor Agnes, who
never did lirnii to any one In her life?"
"Tell mo," I asked, " is there any one
who would gain directly by her death."
"No Oh. Ho!" Mr. Dcllllego replied,
horrorstrueU by my question. "Ah, but
let me see!" he went on, as If consider
ing. "There is Mr. Hunt. He 19 a
mi!.' for 1h,ihii), which was left to
Agnes by her aunt. - 1 she should die
before slic hncomos of nge the money
ic", t,j Mr. Hunt or bis children. In
the ev.-nt of her surviving that ago, tho
money Ixm-ouics absolutely my daugh
ter's. Hut I cannot bolvave that Mr,
Hunt would au that account try to In
jure my child. He has always been
very obliging In liuiny ways Judeod, it
was Mr. Hunt who chose that new
piano for Agnes, as we were unable to
go to London ourselves at the time."
"Is he well off?" I inquired.
"I really cannot say," answered Mr.
pelinege; "not very, I fancy. He Is
connected with soma chemical busj
jrss. I believe, or was at ope time. Hut,
l.M-tor, if he had wished to injure my
hild. he had no opportunity of doing
?o. for he never comes here, though we
l ave often asked him; iu fact, we rejil
!y hear very little about him, and see
li'm less."
II.
It certainly did not appear likely that
ir. Hunt could bo the author of Miss
D.dinese s sickness: but at the same
1'i'ie I could not shake off the feeling
. at i:i suine way or other he was con
t.eelei with It.
"W.ll," I replied, after a Hi tie con
sideration. "I will tell you what to do.
V:U - your daughter at once away to
ionic place for a change of air. Sea
Minbe. by the way, is a charming place
i,i ar the sea, and the air is most brao
i;g. 1 must return to London for a
!:i.rt lime, and whn yea are settled at
Seaombe I will ran down to have a
look at my patient"
After a short time I ran down to Sea
hiiIk', and was as delighted aa her
parents to see the almost complete re
ruvery thai tlie chaage of air had
wrought in my pAdeot.
Til ten you what, doctor," saI Mr.
Delmege, "I will Just take your advice
about remaining here for a bit I have
jeclded on taking a house here for tie
winter; the climate Is mild, and I dare
iay we all need a little chance after
Dur recent anxiety. I win send to
Deanpark for some tblpgs, though the
bouse we have taken is small and we
won't require very much, bqt Agnes
must hare ber piano she Is never real
ly happy Trftnout It."
"Very food," I said; "I think It Is
the best thing you can do. Tour daugh
ter seems Jo ha-ye Quite recovered."
I did not like to damp his good spir
its, but In his Joy at his child's recovery
Mr. Delmege appeared to forget the
deadly nature of her complaint, and as
I returned to London I could not help
thinking that the stealthy hand that
was at work at Deanpark would soon
er or later find a way to carry on Its
murderous work, no matter where Its
victim might be. '
In this surmise I was only too cor
rect About a month afterward I re
ceived a wire from Mr. Delmege tr
come to Sea combe at once.
Putting off all my other engagements,
I Journeyed down by tic next train
iud got to Seacombe In the afternoon.
The house Mr. Pelmee had taken
was small, but very prettily situate
in about an acre of ground, command.
ing a very lovely view of the bay an (J
hills beyond.
I met bJro In the hall. He was In a
terrible state.
"My poor child she Is as bad as
ever!" be exclaimed.
Miss Delmege was lying on a aofa la
darkened room. S&f 'VSj suffering
from great headaches and pales In Xfio
eyes
her throat, toe, was very ron-
me that Mr. Hunt bad chosen the
iluno.
Now Miss Delmege was the only one
m the house hat played, as neither
!kt father nor mother ever touched the
instrument.
This Vast attack bad come on Ju?t a
week after the piano had come from
Deantwrk. I sat thinking over the
matter for some time, and before say-
lng anything to Mr. Delmege decided
to make careful examination of the ln-
strument, which I feft syre now was
In some mysterious way the cause of
M8 daughter's sickness.
That night, after dinner, when Mrs.
Delmege hud gone up to sjt with her
daughter and Mr. Delmege had walked
out for a strol I went jver to the
piano, and, lighting the caudles, tat
down and carefully scrutinised the
keyboard. then took a niierosvoi'o
frrin my pocket, and critically examin
ed the ivory keys, and became aware
of the prein'e yf a tine white powder
ell some of the uotus In the center oc
tave. A shudder oX horrvr weut over me.
Further close examination rendered me
; certain that It was powdered arsenic.
amazement.
I had unearthed the most diabolical
Invention for the destruction of human
life I h id ever seen or beard of.
Underneath the keys of thje eentei
octave ran a small eutter-Uie con
struction of stiff brown paper, filled
with powdered arsenic. It was SO In
geniously made that, while It la no way
Interfered with the ton or sound of ths
Instrument, it from tiuae t tSuie, threw
i p on tlie keys a scattering of the dead
ly powder.
Miss Deluiege's habU of biting hei
trails a habit, nv doubt, known to hoi
trustee had thus been utilized tn the
most bcUish fashion to bring about btfl
death, and undoubtedly It would have
done so but for my timely discovery.
I replaced the notes carefully with
out disturbing the deadly gutter of a
seulc, for It would be required In the
future when Mr. Hunt as I determin
ed he should be was brought to Jus
tice for attempted murder.
As I was leaving the piano I suddenly
became awn re of a face peering In at
me from the window.
It was the face of an elderly man,
with a white board and wild, staring
eyes It disupiejred at once. I made
a dash for the wludow, when suddenly
a shot rang out on the Right air, and a
bullet, grazing my temple, smashed In
to fragments a vase on the montleplece.
I sprang out of the window, and saw
the llguro of a man rushing toward the
opse at thesback of the house, wher
it disappeared.
Another shot rang out
I hastened toward the wood, OQd, be
f re I had gone many yards, found thb
body of Mr. Hunt as It afterward
proved to be stretched out dead on the
s ard.
He had come down to Seaoombe to
see how his murderous plan was pro
gressing, and. hearing I was there,
feared something, evidently. Trowl
i;ig round the house, he bad seen my
'xauiluatlon of tho plaop, and the dls
overy of his diabolical design, I think,
rpsct his mind, and In desperation he
attempted my life and took his own.
It was some time before Miss Del
: iiege or her parents recovered from
the shock of the awful occurrence of
ihat night, but time Is a great inodl-
ine, and they are all happy and well
now.
The piano with Its fatal octave Is
kept locked in a dark storeroom at
Deanpark, where visitors are some
times permitted to see and hear Its
tragic history.
Decrease In Natlre Bird. v
i According to statistics obtained by
Mr. W, H. Hornaday from sportsmen
I and naturalists In all parts of the Unl
! tod States, there has been a decrease
of no less than 40 per cent. In the num
i bcr of native birds during the last fif
, teen years. Among the alleged causes
, are killing by gunners, plume hunting,
egg stealing, fire and the spread of the
quarrelsome English sparrows. Game
1 and edible birds are becoming scarce,
; nud in their stead song birds are used
! for food.
What Mosqnrtncs Can't Stand.
According to the Public Health Jour
nal mosquitoes cannot abide the touch
of permanganate of potash. It Is la-,
stantiy fatal to the insect 1b all their
stages of development A handfsl, It
is averred, will kill all &e moqrho ess-:
bryos is a ten-acre swamp. It Is re-
commended to scatter a Xew crystal of,
permanganate widely through marshea
la which Djosmtoef ftboturt.
STORE UP FOOD FOR WINTER
Wcaic'n, Chipmunks and Fqnlrrela
Prepare for Cold Weather.
Have you ever seen toe: weasel carry
bis winter food to his den? If you meet
him in the woods, watch him at work;
no one could be more methodical. He
brings his food to the entrance of his
honjo, and suddenly pops into the
round hole in the ground that serves
him as a doorway. Whatever food
be 'may nave brought he will lay near
his door, go In, turn around and then
reach out to drag in the dainty after
him.
The chipmunk is another busy house
keeper. He works on much the aame
plan as the weasel, and to and fro he
will' hasten on the still days of Octo
ber, seeming to understand the advan
tage of tolling while the winds and sky
are favorable. In storing his provis
ions the chipmunk la far more careful
than the red squirrel, and be Is also
more particular aliorrt furnishing his
home, ne selects the dry . maple
leaves or those of the plane tree, and
stuffs them carefully Into his rheek
pockets to carry them to his den. When
be cannot find enough nuts or grain
this provident little housekeeper
chooses something else.
We know of two chipmunks that
were observed by a student of animals
while they were gathering cherry pits
from under a cherry tree near the stu
dent's house. As he preferred watch
ing the workers to disturbing tbefn,
they grew more friendly, and were full
of Jy at the unusual feast that they
were raying up for themselves. They
gathered the seeds of the sugar maple
also, and, as many of the keys were
yet on the trees, although the leaves
had fallen, the chipmunks harvested
them by running swlfty out upon the
ends of the small branches, reaching
for the uiaula keys, snipping off the
wings ami deftly slipping the nut or
samara into their cheek poekets. Our
Animal Friends.
GOVERNMENT PAY DAY.
Evry Depavtmant G oa Zta Own
Hook tn Kenan aerating jtgye
"One of the most peculiar things In
coiiHeetka with the department ser-vh-e,"
remarked a disbursing officer, "is
the almost entire absent? of legislation
regarding the question of when pay
ments are to be made. Th whole mat
ter of paying Is left wit'h the head of
each department subject to auy ruls
which he wishes to adopt, am this Is
governed by custom rather than by di
rect or expressed law. Thus in some
of the branches of the treasury depart
ment t-here are weekly pay days, nota
bly la the redemption division, while In
the others there are semi-muthly pay
days. In most of the branches of tlie
other departments there are. semi
monthly pay days, though to the clerks
of the beadquartws of thif army lit the
war department., wlw are paid by an
army paymaster, thereJa but one pay
In each month. Congress has been ap
pealed to time, aad time a sain to regu
late pay days by legislation, but for
some unknown reason It ha always
refused.
"Though there are now, and ajwaj-s
have lieea, advocates of freqiwat i;ay
days. It Is not sure tha.t weekly pay
days uxe thu bst for department clerks.
Cettlug their moHey in four parte, one
fourth each week, seriously Interferes
with them, for, as a rule, all of one
week's money Is expended by the time
the next week conn around, leaving
nothing to pay o3 their boarding house
or rent bills, which come dua svery
month. All through Europe department
clerks are paid but onoe In three
months, and It Is said they manage to
suve more money by that method than
Is saved by those who receive their
salary more frequently." St. Louis
0 1 ole- Dem ocrat.
The Retort Court eong.
The proprietor of u new Washington
hotel celebrated Its opening by Inviting
a large number of dlstingues to a sup
per. At tlie table a distinguished Judge
of diminutive stature took offense at a
Jocular remark of the landlord and,
handing him (1, said: "Sir, I wish to
pay for my supper." The landlord
hn ruled him back 30 cHts, saying qnlet
ly: "Children half-price." What to
:at
A Hearties. Thing.
rirst Veteran Well, what did your
girl do when you met fall on your
j:?ck and weep"
Second Veteran No; she offered to
lt-hd me 1-j cents to get a clean shave.
Official Kut 'oteher of Paris.
! Paris bcasls un otiictal rat catcher.
i He has served his town ia this capacity
j for more than thirty-live years aad h
! b is cn tight, unaided by a trap, more
: than l.iw.'00 rats with his own hands.
I The otiiclal rat catcher and his assist
ants search out their victims In th
fmi.us I'a.ls s;wtM a:id he frequently
srl.s his tiny animals to people who ar
fend i f til nl:: th? ereatures together
slid letting ou their ability to fight.
i We've often wondered what will be
i come of the self-made man In the final
round-tip.
When ever a man falls in an under
taklr.g he attributes it to faXallsm.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYLTP OF FIGS
:.s due not only to the originality and
simplicity of tho combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
Tanufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fig Svkui
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and orlgiual remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the t'.M!--onxiA Via Syrup Co.
o;ily, a knowledge of that fact will
. , : :a avoidiier the worthies:!
i:?.:!.i!:.v.s itutnufac-m-cd by other pai
'"' Th:; Mj'o sfttdtn of the Cam
mikma I'm Syiut Co. with the medi
:l profession, and tiro satisfuctioi.
iviiich the genuine Syrup of Figs hai.
riven to millions of families, makes
iu; name of the Company a guaranty
f the excellence of its remedy. It
iai- iu advance of all other laxatives
2s it act:; on the kidneys, liver ana
ixiweb; without irritating or weaken
ing there, aud it dues out gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
infects, please remenrber the name of
'-ha Company
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AIDED BY MRS. PINK JT AM.
- Mrs. W. E. . Paxtos, Youngtown,
North Dakota, writes about her strug
gle to regain health after the birth, of
her little girl:
" Dear Mrs. Pinkham: It is with
pleasure that I add my testimony to
your list, hoping that it may Induce
others to avail themselves of your val
uable medicine.
" After the birth of my little girl,
three years ago, my health was very
poor. I had leucorrhuea badly, and a
terrible bearing-down pain which
gradually grew worse, until I could do
no work. Also had headache nearly
all the time, and dizzy feelings. Men
struations were very profuse, appear
ing every two weeks.
" I took medicine from a good doctor,
but it seemed to do no good. I was
becoming alarmed over my condition,
when I read your advertisement in a
paper. I sent at once for a bottle of
LyiUa E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
ponnd, and after taking two-thirds of
the bottle I felt so much better that I
send for two more. After using three
bottles I felt as strong and well as any
one.
" I think it is the best medicine for
female weakness ever advertised, and
recommend it to etery lady I ueet suf
fering from this trouble."
Maternity is a wonderful experience
and many women approach it wholly
unprepared. Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice of Mrs. Pinkham is freely
offered to all expectant mothers, and
her advice is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. If Mrs. l'ax
ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be
fore confinement she would have been
saved much buffering. Mrs. Pinkham's
address is Lynn, Mass.
SMOKED CANARY BIRDS.
T'o Clouds from a Pipe Develop m Rich
Color in Tbelr Plamace?
A little old shoemaker, who has a
busy, old-style cobbling shop oa the
cast side, la a bird f-.uwler and he has
peeiUiar Ideas about canaries. One
night last week he was sitting In his
leather-eovered bench, smoking an ex
tremely odorous quality of tobacco la a
black ptpe. A eastwnwr, who had
v1slted tin recant Urd show, was wait
ing for bfrn to finish straightening up
a worn heel, aad he made several re
marks concerning the birds which hung
about the cobbler's shop. They were
fancy birds and be could uot help no
ticing It. Finally he asked tlie shoe
maker how he got such richly colored
birds.
"It's part la the breeding and part In
the atmosj!ier," said the cobbler.
"Yu raise bird? in a shop where two
or tUree men are constantly smoking
and la Uine you will get the darkest
orange color If you upe. a Ettle Judg
ment la mating and they dont run to
greens."
"I should think Chat tobayo smoke
would be unwholesome for the birds,"
said the visitor.
"n th) contrary. It makes them
hardy aad seems to be good for them
?Tery way. Women who have canaries
would do well to put them where they
oaa get a Uttlp tolmocw suwke oace in a
wbllrt, although I don't thluk cigar
ette swuke would do them much good.
What they need Is strong tobacco
smoke f root au old pipe like this or the
smoke from a bla,e.k e(gaf. I ve raised
my thft birds whftu I had two Jours
working In tikis litaa shop with we and
all of us smoking pretty nearly all the
time."
Then the old maa sighed a.fd said:
"ThiU was before they half-seled eBd
heeled shops whJjB you wait; before
m a chinos wete. used f7r cobbling. Jo
two or three Jours and aa apprentice
for me now. 1 sit here nloae, with niy
birds, peggiR$ away and keeping them
well smoked," jitff. Y.9Ek Sun.
" Z i.
mm
One of the, best household remedies
for brulsee, where the skin has uot been
broken, Is arnica and awetst oil.
Tho best way to treat headaches Is to
avoid t-hem, To refrtae to overtax the
eye, the nerves or the Rtomacb, and to
give attention to exorekse and bathing.
A glass of pure cream or glass of
fresh milk, with a salt cracker or a
crust of fresh bread Is a good lunch be
tween meala for a hungry convalescent.
Liniments aad ointments should al
ways be applied to the patient with thi
hand; if applied with cotton or a cloth
the good effect obtained from the fric
Moo would be lost
Itonghrress and coarseness of the sk-tn,
when not depending upon any particu
lar disease, may be removed or greatly
lessened by dally friction with mild
ungnents, or vU, or glycerine.
Coughs and sure tbroats may be much
alleviated by glycertpo and lemon Juice
diluted with water, to ten at night Hot
flaxseed tea with lemon Juice, sweet
ened with rock candy, to excellent also.
Headache which is the result of ex
posure to eoMs or drought or sudden
,-haBgee, Is best treated by hot applica
lona, hot water bagp ami gentlo frio
lon of tho place of pain. If this does
iot banish the hcadacbo n a day then
i deeper Illness is indicated.
Very convenient little articles for a
sick, room are the glass covers for tum
blers holding medicines or nourishment
Tbepe covers have a clock face palntr
ed upon them and a steel pointer, which
may be placed at the hour at which the
medicine is next to be taken. With
this for a reminder the time is not apt
to be overlooked.
Kdaoalc Your Bowel wit n Caceareta.
Candy Cathartic, enre constlimt'on lorever
10c., 'ic. If C.O.C. fall, druKxtst refund money
The best way In business is to ask
no privileges, and when you have made
a dollar you know what it belongs to.
Wo To-Bac For Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes wruk
men strung, blood pare. aOC, it. AU druggists.
The whole world Is after pleasure,
and the great mistake people make Is,
they are satisfied with an Inferior ar
ticle. Fit permanent; cured No lit or nervou.
nes alter first day's u-e of Dr. Kllies firat
N.'rv.' li'est'i, er. $5 trial bottle and trentis. free
111!. K. II. Kline, Ltd., !1 Arch Su, i'uila. i':i.
Laziness will eat up all there is good
In a man, and then consume his vices.
To Cars Conatlpatlon Forever.
Take Cascarelavtindy Cathartic. 10c or 2rc.
If C. C. C tail to cure, druugism refund ruoucy.
There is nrftiung which needs such
constant watching? aa nr honesty.
PlsotsOare h wxdoiM Ooaea meataine
- Mra. W. PMUBtaVM Stefan rn.nA Blake.
A vol. BMukiMk K. T Oct. M. 1S9.
Errors m religion may cause pity,
but never ezcvte anger tn a wise man.
Our life Is bat the childhood of our
eternity, the schooldays preparatory
for Um tmiaort years bojnoed.
CHILDREN'S COLUMN. J
DEPARTMENT
BOYS AND
FOR UTTLfc
GIRLS.
osaatklM that Will Latere the J
TasOI Maskers of Every Household
Qmt Actioaa aa Brtht8ayia
T Kaar Cato uA Caaaisi ChUre.
A Trade Tala of Te.
The Beetle was blind, aad the Bat was
Utadar,
And they west to take tea with the Scissors-grinder.
The Bciaeors-grinder had gone away
Across the river to spend the day.
But he'd tied his bell to the grapeviiiaJ
swing.
The Bat and the Beetle beard it ring.
And neither the Beetle nor Bat could see
Why no one offered them any tea.
So, polite and patient, they are waiting
yet
For the cup of tea they expect to gt.
St. Nicholas.
A Bot Btroascer than Masu
A lad In Boston, rather small for his
age, works in an office as errand boy
for four gentlemen who do business
there. One day the gentlemen were
chaffing him a little for being so small,
and said to him:
"You will never amount to much; you
can never do much, you are too small."
The little fellow looked at them.
"Well," said he, "as small as I am,
I can do something that neither of you
can do."
"Ah, what Is that?" said they.
"I don't know as I ought to tell you,"
he replied.
But they were anxious to know, and
urged him to tell what he could do that
neither of them was able to do.
"I can keep from swearing," said the
little fellow.
Thext were some blushes on four
faces, and there asamed te he no more
anxiety for further Information.
A TLb Cha Locomotive.
The boiler of tlrls cleverly constructed
tittle engine Is a quarter-pound coffee
tin; the wheel", quarter ancbhalf pound
tin litis; the chimney, an umbrella top;
T C4-2T LOCOMOTIVE.
the steam pipe, au India rubber tube;
and other parts consist of a knitting
needle, a bicycle spoke, a piece of brass
lamp, some gas piping, a cartridgend
and the screw stopper out of an oil tin.
A Oerman Stork Ptory.
A pretty story Is told in Germany.
A stork that had taken up Its summer
quarters In a certain village became a
great pet with the family to whoue
borne be frequently, came. . Loath to
part with him when the migratory sea
son approached, yet not wishing to
make a prisoner of bltn, it was deter
mined to tost the idea of whether the
same birds came back in the spring to
the same places. So a small nickel
ring was put around the stork's neck,
with the word, "Gersiaay sends greet
ing te the bird's distant friends," and
the bird flew away with his compan
ions. When the spring returned the
birds came back, and among a flock of
etarks that settled down on the roofs
of the bouses was one that wore a gold
rina; about Its neck. When the bird
was canght, the ring was found an
Inscription returning the friendly greet
ing of the German family and send
'ng a message from far-off India.
SncceHS tn Tennis Playing.
J, Tarmly Pa ret writes an article on
"Lawn Tennis for School Boys" for the
St Nicholas. Mr. Taret says: Any
form of ball-playing will help the be
ginner to Judge the flight of a tennis
ball through the air, and to estimate
the atyjje and distance of Its rebound
from the ground, while merely skipping
a rope will teach a girl to Judge dis
tance apd speed. One of the greatest
elemepta of success In lawuenn.is is
this ability to Judge speed, distance,
and angles; and It is a quality that Is
uot born in one, but secured only
through long training of the eye by con
stant practice and close observation.
As the ball flies swiftly tpward you,
you have only a second or two In which
to guess where It will strike tho ground
and how far and how high It will
bound.
Before you can become an expert
player you mujit be able to estimate
to within 8 few inches the spot a ball
will strike, and to wlthm a small frac
tion of a second of the time It will take
to reach an Imaginary point Jn the air
after it has bounded, so that the racket
may meet it at exactly the right time
and place. I remember bearing Good
body, the famous English expert, who
played In America several years ago,
say, one day, that he was feeling in per
fect condition for a match. "I believe
I could hit a sixpence at the far end of
the court," he said. And I have seen
Wrean, the American champion, look
at a falling ball, and, while It was still
high above hla head, call, "Outside I"
and walk away toward the net with
perfect confidence In his Judgment
When the bail had struck the ground
the umpire declared It to bo out but
not more than six er eight Inches.
Kemarks of the tittle Folka.
A little boy was going past a liquor
saloon, the door of which was wide
open, with his dog, Sport. The rkig
went in. but his little master was soon
after htm, with the following good ad
vice: "Oome out of there, Sport! Dont
be disgracing the family."
Marrrma was teaching the children
the Beatitudes. "What is a peace
maker?", she asked. "I know," said
Winnie, proudly, 'It's a dressmaker."
"Mamma," said a little miss, "my kit.
ty Is sick, and I've been trying to give
her some of my medicine, but she won't
take It" "Of course not" replied het
mother; "cats never take medicine
when they are 111." "Well, I declarer'
exclaimed the small lady. "Why, who'd
think a little kitten like that would
trust to the faith cure."
Tommy, aged 4, had discarded his
shoes and stockings one warm after
noon, and while playing encountered a
wasp. He ran Into the house crying
and his mother asked what the trouble
was. "I J-Just kicked a f-fly," sobbed
the little fellow. "Well, that's noth
ing to cry for," said his mother. "But
t-th la-one had a 8s-slinier in its t-tail,"
waa tha rejoinder.
A little girl waa Just recovering from
an attack of scarlet fever, and tbe first
day she was able to sit op ate said:
"Mamma, I gnesa Til ask papa to buy
p i baby carriage for my-'doroe," Hear
Foil From a SoalToId.
From the Heralil, Waierlotcn. IT. T.
John Ycnag, of te Boy, ft. T., is 73 yem
old. aad is woM kaowa la that and nelg i
boriBK towaa. Wbila patting soma weath r
boards oa a baaa, standing on a scaffol.
ttroBty-two feotfroa the ground, be tel'
iloiy, lost his batons and leU to the groun i.
Tna side of his taee. arm aad one entire slit,
ol his body, oa which he struck, were badij
braised. Picked ap and carried to the
house, he was under a doctor's care for sev
exal weeks. The doctor Saally oame to t iu
coDolusion that his patient had received i
lysis and
was beyond
medical a I J
He could not
nae one arm,
or turn over
In bed.
Oae day,
r hile lying
in tko bod,
lie read of a
case some
thing lik his
- bavlng been
cured with
Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills
Paralyzed by the Fall.
for Pale People. He coaxed his
grand-
H.nnklu, trat him A tOX Of ta6 PUIS.
After that box had been used he securud
another. In three weeks he began to feel a
little, life- in bis arm; at the end ot four he
could move his fingers; at tho and of two
months be could walk, and in throe months
be could shave Himself with the Injured
hand.
As no told his story In the Herald office,
he looked the perfect picture of health. He
carries a box of the pills In bis pocket, and
whenever he does not feel Just right be
takes them. They cored him alter doctors
bad given him up, and bis death was daily
expected.
All the elements aecessary to jtfve new
life aad richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained. In a con
dense form, in Dr. Williams' Tint Tills lor
Pale People. They are an unfailing spe
cific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paraly.iU, St. Vitus' dnace, sciatica,
neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache,
the aftereffects of la irrlppe, palpitation of
the heart, pnle and aailow csroplexiona, all
toxins of weakness either in male or female.
brwther, a precocious youngster of 3,
overhearing tSve remark, esrlftlraad:
"Well, you'd letter strike him for It
right away, for If yon wait till you get
well yon'U never get It"
Johnny, aged 5, was preparing to vis
it the menagerie,, and became very an
gry with his aunt, who was assisting
with his tollut Arriving at the menag
erie, his ftttntto,n was attracted to a
strango-leoking foreign animal. "What
Is that animal, mamma?" he asked.
"That Is an anteater, Johnny," waa the
reply. "Oh, dear," said the little fel
low, with a sigh, "I wish we'd brought
Aunt Mary along."
Willie, the little 5-year-old son of a
minlwter, had been playing In the yard,
and, becoming thirsty, he ran Into the
house and asked for some water. Ills
mother was engaged at some task and
Said: ''Can't you wait awhile, Willie;
I'm busy Just now." "Well, I suppose
I'll have to wait," he replied, "but if I
die remember T was thirsty and ye
gave me no drink.' " lie got the drink.
Amount of Moisture in Soil.
Scientific agriculturists have always
had a difficulty In determining precise
ly the amocut of moisture In soils. Rain
rlnes nlsnts eomnaratlvelv little eood
until it enters the soil, where It can be
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absorbed by their roots. A record or
the actual amount of water in the soil
from day to day would, therefore, give
the absolute value of the moisture con
ditions under which plants are grow
ing, ami en without reference to rain
fall data it would show, the character
of the soil being understood, whether
the conditions were favorable or other
wise for the crop. Hitherto there has
been much uaeertalnty in reaching this
record. A plan now proposed is quite
promising, and can be readily put in
practice. It consists In burying special
ly constructed elecrredes In the soil, so
that by measuring the resistance to the
passage of a current through the soil
tbe amount of moisture In the soil can
be ascertained. The possibility of using
the electrical resistance of soils for the
deterwinatlon of moisture was sug
gested by the necessity of thoroughly
grounding llghtuin? rods, telephone and
telegraph lines. If these are not car
ried to a considerable depth, so that
the terminals are constantly In a moist
soil, the lines do not work In dry sea
sons. I-os Angeles Times.
Just as soon as a man acquires his
ideal he begins to look around for a su
perior one.
A woman admires one man for the
qualities he has and loves another for
those he hasn't
ion Ttewartt. vioe).
The readers of tbi rnor will hi plviwi tn
l.'ftrD that tr-vre It at l-at "U" nnvwm uih
I ease that sn-ii-nre has h-'n alile to curt in nil
its stir-, and that is Catarrh, tlall s i-.-iuirrn
Cure i the otilv positie enre now kiiow-n ti
the mimical fraternity. Catarrh bninit a onn
atitHtiimal ilifiejwo, rnairwt a constitutional
treatment. Hull's Catarrh Cure I? taken inter
nally, ac-tinic ilT'tly Uni tin hloKl an,l mu
roil irfa4:H of the svst-in. therohy -lestroy-line
th foundation of the iHsease, ,inl wiving
tho iiatlimt strenifth by buihlini? up the eoii-i-titution
and aj-irtUns natnro in iloin- it.1
work. The proprietor have hii mueh faith in
Ita curative piiwera that thoy ixler One Hun
dred 1 JoLlara for any cane that it f.iils to euro.
Send for list of testimonials. Alftre-e
F. J. Ciikmcv & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by DniKulKt,-. T5o.
Hall's Family Pills are Mm bewt
Some people, like the earth, have to
be broken up before they become use
ful. Kranty l Rload Drep.
Clean blood means a clean ki;i. So beauty
without It. Casu.iretn. Candy Cathirtlc cl -in
your blood and kvup it clean, by Mlrrtn(r up the
lazy liver and drlvlnir all lmpurltl,-- tr.im th
boly. Italia to-day to banish ;mitpl-.. boil
blotches blackhead, ud that siekiy lull'-u
complexion by taking Ca-careti - lientity tir
ten cents. All drugi;i-l3. satlslr.ctlon guaran
teed, 1UC, 26c.. SOc.
The injuries we do and those we suf
fer are seldom weighed in the same
balance.
Mrs. Wlaslow's Sooth'.nc syrup tor chil lr.-n
teetulnir, sottens the gums, reducing IntUi una
tlou. allays pain cures wind colic. a lioitli-.
There are people who haven't char
acter enough to be good, bad or in
different. '
To Cure a Colli tn One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablcti. All
Druggists refund monoy if It fulls to cure.
There are hypocrites so weak that
they can't cheat anybody but them
selves. ren t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Life Away
To qnit tobacco easily end forever, lie muff
netic. full of life, nerve and visor, take No-To-Hac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
utrong. All druggists, 50c. or $1. Cure ftnatan
teod. Booklet and sample free. Addred 8ter
Iins Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
A great fortune often serves as an
impregnable fortress to resist the ad
vance of contentment.
Cure Guarantied br OR J. B. MAVEK.1013
AKC11 St., I'll II. A.. PA. Kane at once: no
operation ordel.iy lrolll bu.lnes. CO'uUaitou
lice. Kn-lorsemenu ol pUyiciaii.s la.lles and
pioininent citizens. Send for circular. jiii-e
hours!) A. M. tot 1'. .M.
Interesting-.
TVhy are you staring at me like
that?" irritably asked the young lord
of tbe money-lender.
"Because you are an object of Inter
est to me, my lord," replied the money,
lender. tfin
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I j aHw Hon by miiaKtata, B3
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RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
WarnloB Notea Callintf WlckWI to
Bencntance.
THE breath Of
prayer keeps faith
breath Of
.X alive.
the Bible ia opposed to
ble because
them.
Memory makes many payments for
a good deed.
A mother's precept Is rarely used t
Justify evil.
The love of life Should win us to the
Life of Ixve.
The Imitation of religious acts pro
duces religions apes.
Other teachers made war on human
vice; Christ on human rlgWewuaness.
The dews of repentance are often
kept from the sinner by the rubber
coat of pride.
Many men consent to be shut out
from heaven, that they may stand In
with the world.
Opportunities Improved, are fragra
flowers neglected, they are thorn of
regret
A minute of strengthening prayer ia
the morn Ins. Is better than an hour of
regrvt over weakness at night.
MISER GENIUSES.
Men Who Have Bedne-1 Mnyv
inn to a Faecinntlna
fiiMMielal
"The fascinating Study of
gala amounts almost to genlti In some.
Avarice was the Inspiration of one of
crar own great men. Franklin, whose
memory ia debased by his reputation
as "Poor Kiehard." The masterpiece
of Balzac Is his novel, "Eugenie Gran
dot;" the hero, old Grandest is a miser
a I - i .wne-d fA thA
wnosa nnanraai Ke...u u,u w
sublime, and which Bafeac cMves
ana suocccas m uutaius ;
turesque.
Among tlie most distinguished mis
ers was Daniel Dancer. Upon the
death of his father, Dancer came into
the estate, which yielded a good In-
come. One of his slsteirs lived with
him and imbibed his miserly teach
ings. Dancer was Twnarkahle for tho
style of his garments; his coat was
made of pieces of every hue and tex
ture, collected from the streets and ash
heaps. Ills garments were held to
gether by a twist of hay. He and his
sister lived happily In a hovel, the
jmneless sashes of which were darken
ed with boards, rags and paper. Soap
and towels belag expensive, Mr. Danc
er occasionally wasdied in a pond and
dried himself with sand. Three pounds
of coarse beef and fourteen dumplings
formed tholr menu for years, except
"Pon one occasion,
' i a . v. n AM,n4
when rrovidence
chaaged the course ef these rlamla.
Mr. Dancer, walking one day In
search of hones and other delicate of
fal, found a dead sheep and carried it
home In triumph. His sister received It
aa an Immediate gift from heaven.
Time went on and the maiden fell 111.
I.ady Temple, a generous neighbor,
was so kind that Miss Dancer determ
ined to leave ber 2,000, but she died
before the will could be signed and her
brother claimed her fortune as the
price of her board for forty year.
He constantly guarded against
thieve, and concealed bis gold and
bank notes with spiders among their
cobwebs in the cow house, and in the
holes In the chimney, covering them
with ashes. The light of generosity,
however, penertrated one chink of his
miserable soul he loved hla dog, and
while denying himself bread, he allow
ed his dog a pint of milk dally with
other delicacies. Mr. Dancer's delight
In life was to visit tbe boles where bis
wealth was knpt and count It. j
In his 78th year Dancer became vio- j
lently 111, but refused to see a physician.
Again Lady Temple played the good
! fairy, at the wretched hovei. attending
him to the last and was generously re
l warded by his Immense fortune, which
j he left to her.
j It would not be a difficult task to
1 show the influence of avarice upon na
! tiona; the evils of society, the cornip
; tiens of religion nnd the tragedies of
! war havo often been Instigated and
j supported by this base passion.
Singing Rollers.
A soldier from Santiago says: One
of the first things I discovered about
the Mauser bullet was Its peculiar note
i as it flew through the air. One could
hear thorn sing over the picket lines
with a high, clear note that was totally
different from the ping of a leaden ball
of larger caliber. The effect of a Mau
ser ball In striking a man Is peculiar.
During the advance on El Caney I was
nipped In the leg at a range of alrout
1.000 yards, but I knew nothing of It
until I found myself on the ground
sprawling In the mud. A slight burn
ing sensation in the calf led me to In
vestigate, and there I found a small
hole not larger than a pea. The bul
let had passed out the other side of the
leg without tearing the flesh. There
was little, heniorhage and scarcely any
pain from the wound. I saw one troop
er who waa shot through the thigh sit
upright on the ground and examine the
iDjury with as much nonchalance as if
It had been a pin prick. Another had
been shot through the shoulder-blade,
and I believe the hone was not shat
tered. The wounds heal quickly where
there Is good autlseptlc treatment.
African Fireflies.
In some parts of Central and South
Africa a single firefly gives so much
light that it illuminates a whole room.
The British residents catch them In or
der to find the matchbox or lamp.
"A.. mm Itle fflfll Ear
I "A iood Ear for Music."
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SA POLIO
STRIKING CONTRASTS.
JMffarei
icea ia the American, Saaalah
ad Cab a teldUra.
me American somier, we private In
the ranks, Is magnificent The percent-
Dlacontent is a Is unknown in any otner service. The
thorn on the roae- . very small standing army makes rt pos
buab of life- ' "'We ,or tne men etectefl with
gearch youraeM the greatest care, both aa regards their
before you con- ' physical, moral and intellectual require
sure another. meats. Of every hundred men who
The deeper the seek enlistment ninety of them are re
conviction, t b e ; Jected, which Insures the accepted ten
pure the team, j being vary namwry picked ever. Even
Infidels are P- ! when the emergency required th
posed to the Bl-' regiments to be recruited above tha
peace ucuui, 0cnciu airraue nas
not been much reduced, and the re
'. crnlt who knew nothing of soldiering
until a few weeks ago has borne fa
tigue aa well as the seasoned veteran,
and stood unmoved while the bullets
went whistling ever his bead.
The contrail between the American
and Spanish soldier Is aa striking phy
sically as rt Is every other way. The
American private is broad-shouldi-red
and well set up; the Spaniard is small
and lithe. But the greatest contra
Is in their . intellectual status. The
American soldier not only follows tho
plan of campaign with Intelligence, but
haa hla own plan, which ho freinently
considers to bo better than his officers'.
Tho Spanish private knows nothing
of what goe on around him mid lias no
power of comprehension. lie Is simply
a machine, to obey because he ha to,
and because he stands In very gre.it
fear of lils officers.
And as Interwrting as both the Amer
ican and Spanish soldier Is the Cuban.
Smaller oven than the Spaniard, liv
ing on nothing, ragged, he has brought
f'p.ain to hex knee. The Cubnn, of
courso, tn a fanatio solely. I lm.nalnn
that very few of the natives have any.
' comprehension of the meaning of th
wora liuerry, niuiwiiBii itji
well that Spain has oppressed them,
and anything Is better than a contin
uance of Spanish rule. As one sees the
Cubans, tbr brown bodies vudbu
through their rags, thlr general all
of noglect, b may laugh at tlie Cuban
Idea of soldiering, but he must stni
thra for what tlmy have dune,
Lbrrespon(lebt LoLou ChinnL
cle.
A woaaaa'a Idea of strategy is to
spend a dim in an effort to save a
nickel.
All geniuses are more or less eccen
tric. A few have even been known to
pay their debts.
"For alz years I waa a victim or ly-
repaiu In iu worst form. I could rat iiotliiia;
ut milk toast, and at times my ktomatli a ould
not retain and diueat even that. Lat Man h I
began taktiu- CASCAHKTS nnd aince then 1
have steadily Improved, uutil 1 am aa well us I
ever was in in; life."
David H. Munrav, Newark. O
Pleasaat. Palatable. Potent. Taste G'kkI. 1k
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with Un rackinc pain and tortnre can be mad pain
leaa. nafe. -oro and eaay by uainif
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t'lenaed to Fee Him.
"Why are you so hungry. Tommy?
you took your luncheon to school did
n't you?"
"Yessuin. Rut I met a poor, hungry
tramp, and I gave It to him."
"You did? And wjis he pleased"'"
"Yessum. He said 1, hoped l,e",l have
the pleasure of meeting rue again."-,
Harper-g Buzar.
FoHtcr.
Crimsonbeak-Sproeket was tr.lltn
, some remarkable stories of the aneed
be made ofl bis mw wheel.
Tcaat-WfU. you know. Sprocket can
lie as fast as a horse can trot
"Well, I don't know about that, but
I do know that he can He faster than
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