OLD FOLKS, Ah! don't b sorrowful, darling. And don't be aorrowful, pray: Taking the year together, my deej There iant more night than day. Tie rainy weather, my darHng; Time's wares, they heavily runt Bnt taking the year together, my dv-T, There aren't more cloads than sun. We are old folks now, my darling; Our heads are growing gray; And taking the year together, my dear. Yon will always find the May. We have had one May, my darling, And our roses long ago; And the time of the year is coming, BU dear, , For the silent night and snow. And God is God, my darling, Of Digit as well as day; And we feel and know that we can go Wherever lie leads the way. Aye, God of the night, my darling Of the night of death so grim; The gate that leads out of life, good wife, Is the gate that leads to Him. AN AIMLESS LIFE, ANDREW FRENCH wm one those mortals who are bo un fortunate as not to be dependent upon their own efforts for support Having graduated at college, ht passed two years abroad, and returned to his native land uncertain wliethef he would be a physician, a lawyer, ot a minister of the gospel, for' either ot which vocations he deemed himaeli equally adapted. For "business" h had no Inclination. As he lazily reclined in an easy chall trniokiug a fragrant cigar, his eye fell upon the following "ad" in a paper ol that day's Issue whluti he had been reacting: "Wanted Intelligent young man, ol pleasing address, to canvass for the, sale of a domestic article on commis sion. References required, but experi ence unnecessary. Call upon or ad dress Brown & Co., 15 street." For a few moments he remained si lent, and then muttered: "I am not destitute of intelligence, and think that I can be pleasing In my address," smiling as he spoke. "I won der If it would not be advisable for m to confen with Brown & Co.?" lie rose from his seat, started froa the house, and wended his way to 13 street, where he learned that the "article" was a kerosene lamp appli ance which Increased the volume ol lljrht at the same lime that It decreased the quantity of oil consumed. He easily indeed, greatly to the sat isfaction of Brown & Co., when they had acquainted themselves with bis an tecedents secured a situation as can vasser, and the next day left the city on his bicycle. The first place which he "worked" was a thriving village, where his sales were few, and, despite his uniform courtesy, he was subjected to the re pulsive treatment which agents are wont to receive. His next venture was in a rural district, where the houses were far apart, and he "wheeled" many miles without being allowed t even show what he wished to dispos of, as he was usually confronted at the door by some one who said: "We are not prepared to purchase anything ol the kind to-day," or similarly. "I declare, I pity the poor fellowe whose bread and butter depend upon work like this." he frequently remark--d-to himself, laughingly. Quite late one showery afternoon he readied "a hamlet where there was no hotel, but he finally secured entertain uitat In a private family. As he sat on the veranda of the house where he was temporarily domiciled, the first evening of his stay In the pldce. the tones of some one singing to the accompaniment of a piano were audible, and addressing his host fhomas Marsh by name with whom he had been conversing, he asked: "Who is possessed of such a wonder fully fine voice?" "It is the daughter of a man whe lives in that houpe," Mr. Marsh replied, indicating with his finger the houst nearest his own, "who Is fitting her self to teach music." "I should tiiink her already fitted to teach It vocal music at least," French observed. For a few minutes he sat without uttering a word, and then he Inquired: "Are you willing to go with me a lit tle nearer her house? I wish to hear ts- r more distinctly, and were both of us seen by '"any member of the family I should not be deemed so impertinent as otherwise I might." "I will conduct you into the room whVre she Is." "Wf she not be offended If we go there V "She Is not the kind of girl that is so easily offended." Ten minutes later French had been formally introduced to "Miss Stella Hold" by Mr. Marsj. who said: "Mr. French heard you singing from my veranda, and desired to hear you at a less distance, so I Invited him over hep." "That's It," she rejoined, a flush suf fusing her countenance. "Now, please to favor us with one ol your best eeleclons," Mr. Marsh re marked, as he and French seated them selves. Without a word of objection she playcu and sang several,, pieces, foi which her visitors complimented her. "Do you sing or play, Mr. French?" she Inquired. "A very little of both," was the re ply. "It will be no more than fair for yon to talre my place at the Instrument," she observed, leaving the piano etooL "I make no claims to musical ability, but will reciprocate your kindness as veil as I can." Tiikltur the vented stool, he played a fantasia so skillfully that she nervous ly said: "I believe you are a professlonaL "I assure you that I am not," he re Joined. "Now you must sing," she said. In a mellow tenor he sang a selection from Mendelssohn, so pathetically that tears filled the eyes of his hearers, four In number, as bis unknown voice had drawn her parents into the room. "You may 'make no claims to mus ical ability,' but it Is yours," Mr. Marsh tremulously observed, "and, having it, I do not understand how you came to be selling " "Sh!" foil from French's lips, and the sentence was not completed. He msi from the stool, and was in troduced to Mr. and Mrs. Reld. "How long shall you remain In the place, Mr. French?" Sir. Reid In quired. "I cAiiiot say exactly," was the nn sv,er. "While you are here, I hope you will come in to sing and play as often as you can," fell from Mr. Reid's lips. "You must, Mr. French," the daugh ter enjoined In an earnest tone. "Thank you; I shall be pleased to do o." he replied. Soon after he and his host left the bouse, and on their way back to the tatter's home he explained how he chanced to be following bis present vo cation, causing Mr. Marsh to laughing ly exclaim: "Well, I declarer After breakfast, the next morning be said to Mr. Marsh: "I should like to remain here two of three weeks; can you conveniently ac- MRS. LUCY GOODWIN Suffered four years with female trou bles. -She now writes to Mrs. Pinkham of her complete recovery. Bead her letter: Dkab Mrs. Ptsxham: I wish yon to publish what Lydia E. Pinkham '4 Vegetable Compound, Sanative Wash and Liver Pills have done for me. I suffered for four years with womb trouble. My doctor said I had falling of the womb. I also suffered with nervous prostration, faint, all-gone feelings, palpita tion of the heart, bearing-down sensa tion and painful menstruation. I could not stand but a few minutes at a time. When I commenced taking your med icine I could not sit up half a day, but before I had used half a bottle I was up and helped about my work. I have taken three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and used one package of Sanative Wash, and am cured of all my troubles. I feel like a new woman. I can do all kinds of housework and feel stronger than I ever did in my life. I now weigh 131 M pounds. Before using your medicine I weighed only 108 pounds. Surely it is the grandest medicine for weak woman that ever was, and my advice to all who are suffering from ajiy female trouble is to try it at once and " be well. Your medicine has proven a blessing to me, and I cannot praise it enough. Mrs. LuCT GoOBWjsr, Holly, W. Va. commodate me for that length of time?" "As well as not," was the cordial reply. "Thank you very much." For two yes, nearly six weeks he was a member of Mr. Marsh's house hold, during which he discontinued his canvassing and passed most of the rime with "Stella," as he soon came to ad Iress her, while he to her became "An irew." They sang she to him, he to her, or together; they played for each other, r duets, often having quite an audl ;nce. They rode, rambled, read top-ether, until what? She was acquainted with his ante jedents, and had been urgently en treated to share his future with him. Responding to this entreaty she said: "If there Is anything which I have ilways held In contempt it is an aimless :lfe, such as has, confessedly, been rours. I think that my affection for rou Is as strong as yours is for me. As soon as you are Independent of your 'ather's assistance, and have some risible means of support, I shall not lesitate to say yes." Within three months thereafter he iad secured a situation as a teacher on i liberal salary. Then, in her home, at Ser request, with the hearty consent of Her parent, they were quietly married. After the ceremony, grasping him !y the hand, Mr. Marsh said: "It has turned out exactly as 1 rhonght it would. Andrew, when you :wo first met in this room." The News nan. QUEENS OF EGYPT. Females Who Ruled Over That Coun try In Ancient Time. Women always stood on a level with men In ancient Egypt, unlike the cus tom of other eastern countries. They were allowed to rule as queens as early is the second dynasty. Their palaces were of bricks, adorned with gorgeous y painted walls, rich carpets, rugs of Tur, Ivory and ebony chairs and couch es. Till the end of the eighteenth dy lasty there was little change in fem inine attire, which consisted of a fine nd often transparent linen garment extending from shoulder to ankle, Rup jorted by straps over the shoulders, bolored robes were not frequently worn gay plumage was left to the men. SVomen contented themselves with jlackening their eye-brows, letting heir hair down and decking themselves with innumerable rings, chains and jracelets. To one of these ancient queens there s attached a Cinderella-like story. Vltocris Is spoken of as rosy-cheeked ind flaxen-haired and was doubtless lot a pure Egyptian. The story goes :he king found on the sands of the Nile i tiny sandal and sought the maiden to ivhom It belonged and made her his .vife. To her Is attributed the bulld ng or Improvement of the third pyra nld. In which she is said to have been juried. She invited the murderers of ler brother to a feast in a chamber be ow the level of the ground, caused the waters of the Nile to be let In on them ind then smothered herself with ashes -an unpleasant method of committing juiclde. Th greatest feminine ruler of Egypt ver know was Hatasu. She had a nasullne brain, a strong grasp of af fairs and a keen intellect, yet her Uatue shows a smiling, pretty face, well-formed lips aftd dimpled chin. She juilt temple and statues and sent out jouiniercial expenditlons and exploring parties. She wore male attire, put on irnaments and Jewels which belonged :o kings only, and, In fact, was often ipoken of as the king. Of course, Cleopatra stands out above ill the numerous queens who ruled Egypt, laughed at it and created trou 3le and happiness at will, from the dim iges of mythology down to the Roman period. Gloves and Sentiment. It is unpleasant to be reminded that nearly every feature of our civilization that promotes comfort is traceable to the victory of the stronger over the weaker. The following story along this line, of Mrs. Horace Greeley and Mar garet Fuller, is revived by The In terior: Mrs. Greeley bad a strong antipathy to kid gloves, and never wore them up on any occasion. One day, it is said, she met Margaret Fuller on the street, and instead of greeting her with any usual salutation, she touched Margar et's hand with a shudder, exclaiming: "Skin of a beast! Skin of a beast!" "Why, what do you mean?", asked Margaret, in surprise. "What do you wear?" "Sllk," returned Mrs. Greeley; "sllk always." Margaret touched her hand and shud dered, saying: "Entrails of a worm! Entrails of a worm I" (92) BAD, "WORSE, WORST SPRAIN Can, without delay or trifling, be cured promptly by the GOOD, BETTER, BEST J?,. St- Jacobs OH. CHILDREN'S COLUMN. A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS. Beaaethlms thut Will Interest the. Jw vesUle ICesebera ef very Me hold Quint Actions and Bright Baylasa mt Manx Cute and Canning Children. Table Manner. In silence I must take my seat. And give God thanks before I eat; Must for my food in patience wait. Till I am asked to hand my plate: I most not scold, nor whina, nor pout. Nor move my chair or plate about. With knife or fork or napkin-ring I must not play, nor must I sing. I must not speak a useless word: For children mast be seen, not heard. I must not talk about my food. Nor fret if I don't think it good; My mouth with food I mugt not crowd, Nof while I'm eating speak aloud; Mast turn my head to cough or sneeze, And when I ask, say "If you please," The table-cloth I must not spoil. Nor with my food my fingers soil; Must keep my seat when I have done. Nor round the table sport or run; When told to rise, then I must put My chnir away with qniet foot. And lift my heart to God above In praise for all His wondrous love. Betty Arithmetic Lcmoo. Betty was eating one of mamma's lovely round turnovers and studying fractions. She had just begun to take Ittle nibbles from the edge of the turn iver, "to make It spend," when papa rave her a question to work out. "From our-fourtbs take one-fourth." Betty thought fractions dreadfully stupid things. She didn't try to think out the answer In the way papa had explained to her over and over, but guessed it would be "seven-eighths!" and put it down on the paper that way. Then she took another nibble out of the side of her beloved turnover. Papa looked at the answer and then t Betty. Then he looked at the turn over and lastly at shaggy old Bruno, who had Just come into the room. He took out his knife, and taking the turn over, he cut it into four quarters. V..- T? ,.,,- " . colli hDfirfnMv "fid told you yesterday, and as you see here, there are four-fourths, or four quarters. In the whole of anything. Now if we take away one-fourth here, Bruno! what is there left?" Betty saw a quarter of that beautiful turnover disappear down Bruno's throat! "Tbre-ee q-uarters!" she said, with a little gasp in her voice. And if you will believe me, Betty never forgot how to work in "fourths" after that. Youth's Companion. Lllx Leaf Bore Large Women. A green leaf, no thicker than ordi nary cardboard, floating on water five feet deep and bearing the weight of a 217-pound woman. This was witnessed at Tower Grove Park, St Louis, the other afternoon, when Superintendent James Gurney sought to determine the carrying ca pacity of the leaves of the nymphaea Victoria regla, more commonly known as the royal water lily. What Spoils the Bweet Tooth. A little boy who is quite well ac quainted with the man who keeps a grocery, happened to be in there the other day when the grocer was weigh ing out sugar. The white, glistening tuff appealed to the little fellow's sweet tooth and he asked for a lump of sugar. The grocer laughed. "The idea," he said. "You mustn't eat It. It will rot your teeth." 'Why?" asked the boy. He had been told such things many times before. and many times before had he asked "why," but never had he received a satisfactory answer. "Oh," replied the grocer vaguely, "be cause it will. AH sweet things break the enamel on your teeth and rot them." Then the boy arose in the might of his Injured pride. "I don't see," said tie, "how that can be. Sweet things oughtn't hurt any more than sour things, or bitter things, or not so much, in fact." And the little chap was right. But be didn't know it nor the grocer didn't know it Consequently, It is Just as well to enlighten them and at the same time correct the generally prevailing erroneous impression. Sugar, and other sweet things In themselves do not hurt the teeth that is, it is not tne quality of sweetness that is injurious, but the One, sandy particles that abound even In the most highly refined sugar. These scratch against the teeth and break the enamel, but the innocent sweetness gets the credit for all the damage. Chicago Record. Oat ef the Months of Babes. "Why, Clara," said a mother to bet .ittle daughter, who was crying, "whal p.re you crying about?" "C-cause," sobbed the little miss. "I s-started to m-make dolly a b-bonnet and It c-comed out b-bloomers." "Mamma," asked 4-fear-old Nettle, "did God make our baby out of dust?" "Yes, dear," replied her mother; "all babies are made from dust." "Then I s'pose," continued the little Inquisitor, "the little darky kids are made of coal dust, aren't thejk mamma?" Little 4-year-old Laura, while playing In the nursery one day, tore her new frock. "Just you wait 'till mamma comes home andvyou'll catch It," she If nni4a "WTiv -ianllMl the NIU iw u u. . " , - nurse, "you did it yourself." "Yes," said Laura, "but you'll catch it for not taking better pare of me." Tommy, aged 5, had made several nicks in his father's razor In an at tempt to sharpen a pencil, when his mother discovered him. "OX Tom- r VOIAOE ON A WATER LILY'S LCAP. 3 my," she exclaimed, "what will your father say when he discovers what you have done?" "I know what he'll say," replied Tommy, "but I don't think you'd care to hare me repeat it." "You shouldn't be so restless In church, Willie," said a -minister to, his little son. "I could see yon this mrn ing, Jumping and moving about In the pew, all through' ray sermon." "Well," replied the little fellow, "I kept stlller'n you, 'cause you was wavln' your hand an' talkin' right out In meetln' all the time it was goln' on." Little Edith was much addicted to the use of slang and one day when she had been very naughty her mother said: "Now, Edith, you must go and shut yourself In the dark closet and ask God to forgive you, and stay there till he does." Into the closet she west, but In about a minnte reappeared with a radiant face. "Why," exclaimed her mother, "what did you come out so soon for? "Oh, that's all o. k.," re plied Edith. "I Just told God I was sorry that I got too gay and asked him to please let me off easy, and he said, Oa, don't mention It, Miss Jones; you're not so worse.' " VISIT TO A MAHATMA. la Cave and frhowe Himself bnt Once a Tear. "I was told off on urgent famine In spection to get a disorder straight In a Tillage, the name of which signifies 'sea of cobras.' Famine and cobras, a double enemy hard luck, I thought. Famine battled bravely akid success fully, but there was no sight or trace of the other, and the sea was no better than a name. The Tillage waa oerhara never known for cobras, or -they are now extinct or, the belief lin gers still, the cobra played truant from ,the time the Ma hat ma Katblrappa be gan to work miracles. A shepherd youth, grazing cattle with his compan ions, by verbal command created a spring, in the early twenties, from a rock; it Is perennial to this day, proof against the worst drouth. He would secure the Tillage from famine and pes tilence, or give timely warning of their apparance of course the last two or three famines excepted. He lives In a cave over a hillock 350 feet high, known after him for miles around, and even In the village survey map. The hillock attracts the distant wayfarer by what appears to him turrets, after the manner of the Jain architecture, but which really are rudely carved monolithic domelike rocks. His name Is on every lip, but nobody knows his history. "The oldest man in the Tillage, about three score and ten, tells me that the Mahatma should vow almost be a cen tenarian. Preferring solitude, renounc ing his home and hearth, he sought the cave, round which a cloister stands, furnishing abode for about a dozen members of either sex, and their clois ter la closed against the public except for one day in the year, the full moon day pf the first month of the Telugu cycle year, when the Mahatma presents himself to all seated on a slab at the entrance to the cave, his body covered with his mass of tangled hair, deaf, mutelike, and retires unperceived to re appear again the next year. The pil grim offers presents, tows are cele brated, a car runs around the hillock, and the whole day is spent in sight seeing and Jubilation. By the miracles of his youth, and probably the career of his later life, Kathlrappa has become a popular god within a radius of some fifty miles. But the Mahatma la in need of no earthly gift, and the contri butions of the devout go to support the Inmates of the cloister, who neither seek nor refuse, who accept and give lhartty. "These strange beings are provision ed by disciples living in huts at the entrance to the cloister or at the foot of the hill. The disciples are ready with strange and fantastic stories of their demigod, who4 in flesh and In spirit claim to be connected with the Mahat ma, and who pass from the cradle to the grave In their little cloister, beyond the pale of law or public gaze. The Mahatma Is evidently Inscrutable to the layman. How much longer bis mor tal frame will show itself and the fate after Its disappearance of the little hill colony dependent on him are puzales which I cannot pretend to solve. Every thing connected with the Mahatma is held in veneration, but Ramappa, his grandson, drove me to the next famine . , . I station In a cart drawn by the Mahat ma's animals. This is sacrilege, they say; but cannot the liberal hire, and the present of two ' silver bits that I made at the cloister save me?" Madras Mall. WHAT THE LAW DECIDES. The drilling oil wells by each owner of adjoining lands near the division line, so that each may obtain the amount of oil contained in his land, is held, in Klley vs. Ohio Oil Company (Ohio), 39 L. It. A. 7C5, to be lawful and to afford each of them sufficient protection against the other. An injunction against the plaintiff is held, in Sternberg vs. Wolff (N. J.), 39 L. R. A., 762 to be properly Imposed as a condition of a similar Injunction in his favor to limit the power of the de fendant to make promissory notes or checks for a corporation In which they have equal Interests. An Injunction agalast the proprietor of a theater to prevent breach of a contract to furnish the theater and equipment to the manager of a com pany for a certain time and to prevent him from furnishing the theater to a rival company during that period. Is denied In Welty ts. Jacobs (III). 40 L. R. A. 98, as the contract is not one that can be specifically enforced. Persons attending a club banquet at a hotel on the Invitation and at the ex pense of the club, which had a contract to pay a special sum for each plate fur nished, were held, In Amey va Win chester (X. H.). 39 L. R. A. 700, to have no right of action against the proprie tor for the loss of their hats left by them on a rack at the entrance of the dining-room, although they had been registered and assigned a room at the hotel. The Kalaer'e American Friend. In spite of Emperor William's dislike of America be has taken a great liking to the naval attache of the United States Embassy at Berlin, Lieutenant Nlblack. He frequently invites him to the palace, and they discuss naval 'ers with great informality. Owing to the high tariff few Ues arc manufactured oat of whole doth bow Tk, Majsnr'a KxperteM. from Ou Detroit Tree Fmm. One of the atsuaaheat supporters of the deep-water way from the Great Lakes to the ooeaa Is Major A. C Bishop, of TIC rhlrd Ave.. Detroit, a civil engineer of wide experieaoe aad considerable prominence la his profession. He was assistant engineer on the Hudson River Railroad Is I860 aad baa sinoe conducted large engineering o Derations. He has been located la Detroit sinoe 1851, and has a Urge acquaintance among tae traaineea men ana citizens oi this eltv. Two years ago, for the first tune. Major tuaaop was in tne noepitai. xor two months be had the best of medical atten dance, bnt when he was dlsonaraed he was not like the Major Bishop of old. When asked regarding his health, he said: "When I had my last spall of siokneas aad came out or the hospital I was a sorry signt. i eonld not gain my strength, and could not walk over a bloek fox ae7eral wests. "I noticed some artieles in the newspapers re garding Dr. Will lama' Pink PUls for Pale People, which convinced me that they were worth trying aad bought two boxes. I did not take them for my oomplexloa bat for strength. Alter using them I felt better, and know they did me worlds of good. I am pleased to rec ommend them to invalids who need a tonlo or to build Major Bithop. an a shattered constitution. "A O. Bishop. Subscribed and sworn to before me this eight day of January, 1898. W X IT ... . 1 Wntfrnvl PmIiMiI The pure, powerful vegetable Ingredients In Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People supply the antidote tor poisonous matter In the blood and add those elements needed to build up body and brains. Many diseases lone tuDDOsed by the medical profession to be Incurable have succumbed to the po tent Influence of these pitta. They Jan De taken by youna or old, being harmless In their nature, bat powerful in eliminating aisease. TRUMPET CALLS. Barn's Horn Sounds a Warning- Mote to the Unredeemed. SOUL Is worth more than a ser mon. True love slays lust Lot la never wasted. Too many good resolutions die in their infancy. Shallow brooks make much bab ble. It Is grand to right the wrong you see. The will of heaven never has a eod leil. Minor sins rarely fall to reach ma turity. Calling bricks butter will not make them soft If you cannot dispel the miata, climb above them. Personal salvation means pnrse-and-all consecration. Prayer performed as a mere duty, brings no blessing. He never wastes words who confines himself to the truth. Like the manna, the Bible tastes to each man as he wills. The world, the flesh and the devil are incarnate In the saloon. If we would not tremble. before Him, Emanuel must be Jesus. So far from God only saving the good. He can only save the bad. The Good Physician never makes a mistake in the prescription. Running in debt with no Intention ot paying. Is genteel stealing. If you are marching with Christ, yon will have collisions with sin. Better the tear of godly sorrow, than the laugh of sinful pleasure. To preach "the truth In love" Is to preach against every heresy. The mannerism of man Is the paint he uses to hide the raw material. When the wicked make merry, the devil always leads the applause. To grasp Christianity often calls for the surrender of a man's religion. By the shame of the Cross Christ de scends to the depths of our shame. If conscience spoke words of flattery, its slightest whispers could be heard. Praise a fool, and It makes him proud, praise a wise man, and it makes him humble. Attending church service and attend ing to Christ's service are things which differ. Btatb of Ohio, Pitt op Tounn, I LUOAS COUMTT. I Prase J. Chknbt nukes oath that he Is the nior partner of the firm of F. J. 1'Rkicbt tc Co., dnlnu bnsinessin the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and tbatsaia nnn wiu pay thft nnm of Ml ROMDHKD DOLLARS for eacl a nd ?te,7.cae of.t;JAT.A.K.7..lfi???,'?-b cored by the use of Hall's Catarrh i'uii Fhahk J. CHBKBT. Sworn to before me and subscribed la my I - l presence, this 0th day of December, 8BAL A. D. 188. A. W. GLSAROlf, I , N-tary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and sets dinctly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the eystem. Send for testimonials, free. r . J. I HRWBT Lth, AOlCWfc V. Sold by Drnagirts. 75c. Ball's family PtUs are the beet. Our sentiments, our thoughts, our words, lose rectitude on entering cer tain minds, as sticks plunged Into the WHter look bent Five Cents. Everybody knows that Dobbins' El c trie Soap Is the best In the world, and for 33 years It bas sold at the highest price, its price Is now 5 cents, same as common brown soap. Bars full size and Quail tx.Ordor of urucer. Ado One of the best things in theGospel of Jesus Is the stress it lays on small things. It ascribes more virtue to quali ty than quantity; It teaches that God does not ask how much we do, but how we do It Dub Editor :-If you Know or a solicitor or esnrat-er In your city or elsewhere, especially a man wno bas soMcltd for subcrlMouv Insurance, nursery st ok. books or tailoring", or a man who bin sell good, you will confer a favor by telling him to correspond with 0; or 11 you win insert mis nouce in your paper and men parties will cut this notice oat and mall to u. we may De aoie lo inrnion tnem a rood position In tbelr own and adjoining counties. position Address. AMERICAN WOOLEN MILLS CO., Chicago. That form of government Is the best and will last the longest the laws of which are administered promptly and impartially. Kdneato tsar Bowels with Cnsenreta. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever 10c. zoc ii v. m. v. tail, arugguKs retuna money The greatest kings were men so unselfish that they could refuse a crown. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's ue ef Or. Kline s Great Nerve Restoier. tZ trial bottle and treattue free. UK. K. H. Klihb, l.ut, 981 Arch 8L, f blla. I'a. Knowledge, like timber, should not be much used till It is well seasoned. Iase Plsos Cue for Conmimptlon both la my fasailr and precMce. Dr. Q. W. Paxtbb o. ISSmmck Nov. a, USt, Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Aa in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. as 1110 Bestoft?Cais l&t Vm l& I 1 In Mow. Soidwerasasas. I. wuiarti's aa a remana nt af Miss Willard at her "Rest Cottage home In the CatsklHs was a large Angora cat named "Toots." Many readers may have seen a picture of Toots, for the sale of his photo graph spread his renown along with that of his distinguished mistress, and coined money for her cause. In this way be Is said to have con tributed two thousand dollars to the treasury of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union probably mors than a eat ever earned before. Toots had some rather unfellne pe culiarities. He loved Us bath as waD as any schoolboy loves to "go In swim ming." and his appetite was very es thetic. Ho NM liaasulaas ewar the ssasO of a bunch of English violets, and then eat them, one by one; and when his mistress taught him pretty ways, bis favorite reward for doing his lesson was not a piece of meat, but a sprig ef umbrella-palm, which ho devoured ai eagerly as a girl chews caramels. He learned to stand before a visitor and receive a caress or a pat on the bead, and to make a bow for good-by, and he generally minded his manners. Indeed, this waa all the recognition be gave Miss Willard herself when she omtaA him a rain, after being two years away. Toots wss never a senti mental cat. It Is natural to use the past tense In speaking of this pet of the great phil anthropist, since she has passed away; but puss still hears his own praises and the praises of bis late lamented owner. Mrs. Leland Norton, president of the Chicago Cat Club, now haa charge of the handsome creature, and he enjoys himself In the mature dignity of hli eight years, honored not only aa being "the Willard cat," but for the good h has done. Some men would rather be right than be President, but there are others who never make an effort to bo either. - RUDYARD KIPUNO. THE volume for 1809 will be the best THE COMPANION has ever published. Each of the 52 weekly issues will contain half a dozen delightful stories, besides articles of rare interest. Famous soldiers, sailors, statesmen, scholars and story-writers will give their best work to readers of THE COMPANION. new 50-CENT CALENDAR FREE TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS. THE Rasmrlns A professor at Stanford University, who was one of a party wblcb under took to penetrate Into the depths of a Tuolumne mine, for scientific purposes, relates a startling incident. It may be taken as showing that when one is In a perilous position. It Is best not to be too Inquisitive. During my ascent, In the ordinary manner, by means of a bucket, and with a miner as a fellow-passenger, I perceived, as I thought, unmistakable symptoms of a weak place In the rope. 'Do yon often change your ropes. my good man?" I inquired, wben about balf-way from the bottom of the awful abyss. "We change them every three months, was the reassuring reply of the man In the backet, "and we change this one to-morrow. If we get np safe to-day. sir." Youth's Companion. The cry of "wolf" as often emanates from the wolfs companion aa from the shepherd. Dr. Seth Arnold's Cough Killer la a won derful medicine for Weak Langs Ida Babrows, Deer Grove. 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HE TIPPED THE HEIRESS. Bha Teak the Dime and Gave Hint a toavealr las Kctnra. When the North Dakota regiment ar rived at the ferry they were, like the soldiers who preceded them, shown Into the spacious dining-room presided over by the ladles of the Red Gross. It was a good day .for the soldier boy. The bill of tare was ample. Aad perhaps tae soldiers did not enjoy It! A few of them had been overcome by the long trip, but the majority of them were blessed with a good appetite the sol dier's best friend. One of the privates In particular enjoyed the repast Im mensely, aad when be bad finished he at back la his chair and said: "Gee!" "Did yon get enough to eat 7" asked a beautiful society girl at his aide, her face beaming with kindness. "I should say so," said the soldier, rising. "That's the finest meal I've had since we started." Then he looked at the pretty girl and fumbled in his pocket. Finally he found what he was looking for, and extended his band with 10 cents In It. 'What is thatr asked the society bud, a smile dimpling her pretty face. "That Is for the meal,' said the pri vate, somewhat embarrassed at her manner. "Oh, we don't charge for this," she said. "This luncheon la given by the Red Gross." "Oh," he stammered, and bis embar rassment deepened. "Wa-eH, yon take this, anyhow, and buy some gum or something for yourself." Ten cents! Her father Is worth $1,000,000. And the soldier's income Is only about $16 a month! The pretty bod thought for a whllb. She knew It would do the young fel low's heart good If she took th money. She would take It "But you mnst let me give yon some flowers," she said. And as she pinned a boutonnlere on his lapel she dropped a S gold piece in bis pocket San Francisco Examiner. Good, Field for 'Women Doctors. One reason why female physicians are so plentiful In Russia Is that the country Includes among Its Inhabltanta oyer 12,000,000 Mohammedans, who do not allow mats physicians to treat women. Point of View. 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I had been troubled with constipation for some time, but after tak ing the Brst Caacaret I have had no trouble with this aliment. We cannot apeak too high ly of Cascarets." FUED WlRTSAlt, 6708 German town Ave.. Philadelphia. Pa CANDY CATHARTIC Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do 3ood, Never Sicken, Weaken, or Gripe. 10c Ke,e0o. CURE CONSTIPATION. ... wist, tu FOR FIFTY YEARS 1 MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has baea ward bjro toss of Bother foitaeiT lias for evsTrary Teara eniisren wnno rec f ail pala. cures Z ranudy tor clan 5 Tweety-I ft anotfeTaa tae ehlli s wipa ooj tr-ave Ceata n Wattle. arvaosav till CH I LDD I RTHb?!K MITCIIELLA COMPOUND Mas. IV. W. Moo as. Parkenburg, Fa., writes: I annot thank yon enough for the guod It did me. Was sick but very ebert Useet xaSered bat llttlrt bad a ane, fat, healthy girl-baby. She uever waa was a day. I had a aaeac npeedy recovery. I secotntuend It to all aspect nt mothers full particulars frte; write. PK. J.H. Dig MfcD. 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Jinks Smlthson strikes me as boln a sort of religious broker, but I'm blam ed If I can tell whether he's a bull or a bear. Pllklns Why not? Jlnka-Because he's long on counte nance and short on worka.-Uarlero It Remained. Her head had dropped upon his shoul oer. "If only," he whispered, "thy cheek could remain there forever." Utile thought he what was to be. !hought h until he got horn, and tried to remove her cheek from his dress coat with ammonia and alcohoL ill ti tl ftLz& Use - tw ntAOff mark mtomrwmmo aassssssss,ss''as5r
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