AN BOHO FROM THE PAST.
a, be4 is Mtlta on mj shoulder,
A Uftl farm is clasped against my
bnMty
Ami back and forth in the quaint willow
rooker
I aek to soothe the tired child to rest.
This J fo . saiaoAieTwoa,
chin.
Whose tender summers
fua lashsg a
only number
Who thtly pata my cheek with dimpled
infers
'The while he softly whispers, "I lore
W
The darkened room and gently swaying,
rocker
Fafl to conjure the drowsy g od of sleep;
And so I listen to the wondrous "tories"
vihat elf-Uke through his busy fancies
creep.
Although I scarce can understand the Ian
cnage
Be uses to describe the tales he tells,
TU little matter, for the busy chatter
tire op my heart where fondest mem
ories dwell.
Of one who years ago, like this dear trees
lire,
Pressed softest kisses on my lips and
brow;
Who in those happy days returned in full
Lore's measure.
Clasped la my fond embrace as RalpX
is now.
The years have flown, and changes have
been many.
And Time has laid his hand on heart and.
brow;
But still I seem to hear his sweet voles
calling "Mamma,"
Much like this little rogue says "Grand
ma" now.
Farm and Fireside.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE.
MY new client, Mr. Evans, wat
young man of decidedly pre
possessing appearance, good
looking, well made, well dressed.
"I want your help with regard to a
young lady," he 6aid.- "Her name Is
Jlaxgaret Dalton. She was engaged as
governess to the children of Lady
Docker, who lives at The Terches,
Avenue road. I first saw Miss Dalton
when my firm was putting In the elec
tric light at The Perches I am an elec
tric engineer. As I am a distant cous
in of Lady Docker I took occasion to
cultivate her acquaintance. I fell vio
lently la love with her and soon pro
posed. She refused me at first on the
ground of her poverty and position,
but I was determined, and, In short,
she consented."
"What did Lady Docker say?"
"She was angry. As It was no con
cern of hers our relationship being
remote I can only imagine that she
must have intended me to marry one
of her own daughters. She treated
Miss Dalton cruelly, abused her vilely,
and ordered her to leave the house at
once.
"However, while Miss Dalton was,
packing her box Lady Docker changed
her mind, and told her harshly that,
as the mischief was done and I was
a connection, it was better that the
marriage should take place respect
ably from her house, and, in short. If
she liked, she could stay on till the
wedding day. We were to have been
narrled this week."
"And what has happened?"
"A week ago Miss Dalton disappeat
ed. She posted me a wild note, In
which she said that, though It nearly
broke her heart to leave me, she had
determined never to see me again, and
charging me, if I loved her, to make
to attempt to follow her."
"What did Lady Docker say?"
"Unluckily, by a most malign coin
cidence. Lady Docker lost a most val
uable diamond necklace at that time.
I would stake my life on her innocence.
but Lady Docker " - j
"Says that Miss Dalton has gone ofV
with the necklace." i
"Exactly, and I want you to find I
Miss Dalton and disprove this odious !
charge. She is an orphan and has no '
relations that she knows of. She had
a patroness who paid for her school-
ing, got her place with Lady Docker, j
and, dying soon afterward, left her j
$250, but all that this lady ever told i
her was that her parents were bth
dead, and she bad taken charge of her
on account of an old friendship for
her father, who. she said, was a Can- :
tain in the army.
"Then, of course, you are sufficiently
acquainted with Miss Dalton's hand
writing to know whether she wrote
that letter of forewell or not; but still, i
to make sure, will you let me have it
and some others of hers to compare
with?'
The young man flushed as he drew
from his pocket a small packet.
"These are the last three that I re
ceived from her," he said with emo
tion, "and fie last is on top."
I wished to hear an Independent
opinion cn the subject of Miss Dalton's
character, and so I disguised myself ,
as a peddler, and in that character
made the acquaintance of one of the '
maid-servants at The Perches. She '
told me that Miss Dalton was a nice
young lady, a perfect lady, but know- !
Ing her place and giving herself no airs
at all.
"Where was the necklace kept?" j
"It was In missis' bedroom. Missis
kept it has a rule bin a hion fe
she took it hout ter look bat haf ;er 1
lunch, and ses that she forgot to put ;
hit lack agyne.
A few days after this I was going
through Broad Sanctuary in the after
noon when I Leurd a man and a wom
an quarreling. Al least, to be exact,
the man was evidently in the quarrel
some stage of drvnkenneaM, and he war
abusing the woman violently.
"Why don't you go back to yonr
Lady Docker?" cried the man ns I
passed. "Why did you leave her at
all, to come to tie yourself like a mill-
it oue round my neck? I am sick of i
your whining, wheyey face, and if you
Jon't take yourself off I'll make you.
1'ye hear?"
As he spoke he fiung away from bet,
with a furious gesture, and backed in
to the road, light under the wheel of
i hansom which was flying recklessly
p.ift In the next Instant the man lay
writhing In the road. The wheel bad
passed over his body. He gasped out:
"Margaret forgive the necklace
the mattress "
Then the limbs stiffened.
The ambulance was brought from
King street and his body was conveyed
to the neighboring hospital. I clung
close to the girl as long as I could, and
v r:iiod for her until she came out of
i .. hospital nlone. She reeofrnized
i .t- and said. w!rh grave liut perfectly
ili-y eyes:
He is dead."
"He was dear to you?" I lnquireo
,-autiousIy.
"He was my father," she said simply.
"Ton must be fearfully shaken and
anhinged. Permit me to see you borne.
or at least a portion of the way, if you ,
prefer it." j
. She accepted with some hesitation.
and we walked slowly down to a back
street in Westminster.
As soon as I had seen her safely to
her lodging I drove rap! dry to Mr
Evans.
"You must come at once and Idea
tity her," I said. We were drive
quickly, and. leaving the cab at tfce
corner of the street, walked toward
tlm hnnoo Thn T rantr the bell and
told the slatternly servant to inform
AS OPEEAWOX AVOIDED.
Mrs. Rosa Gaum Writes to Mm
Pinkham About it, She Says : !
Dkab Mas. Piskham: I take pleas
are in writing1 yon a few lines to in.
form yon of the good your Vegetable
Compound has done me. I cannot
thank yon enough for what your medi
cine has done for me; it has, indeed.
helped me wonderfully.
For years I was trou
bled with an
ovarian tumor,
each year grow
ing worse, un
til at last I
was compelled
to consult with
a physician.
He said
nothing could
be done for
me but to go under an operation.
In speaking with a friend of mine
about it, she recommended Lydia E. '
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, say- '
ing she knew it would cure me. I then
Rpnt frit von r mcH ici . nnd nftor fair
ing three bottles of it, the tumor dis- Doing and Not Doing,
appeared. Oh! you do not know how j "Sir," said a lad, coming down to on,
much good your medicine has done of the wharfs In Boston, and address
me. I shall recommend it to all suffer- Ing a well-known merchant, "have you
ing women. Mrs. Rosa Gaum, 720 any berth on your ship? I want to learn
Wall St., Los Angeles, CaL I something."
The great and unvarying success of j "What can yon do?" asked the gen
Lydia . Pinkham's Vegetable Com- tleman.
pound in relieving every derangement "I can try my best to do whatever I
of the female organs, demonstrates nm put to," answered the boy.
it to be the modern safeguard of wo- "What have you done?"
man's happiness and bodily strength. "I have sawed and split all mother'!
More than a million women have been wood for nigh on two years."
benefited by it. "What have you not doner askeo
Every woman who needs advice j the gentleman, who was a queer sort
Mxut her health is invited to write to ; of Questioner '
Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass.
the young lady that a gentleman had
come to see her aliout the accident. In
reply the bereaved daughter came
down-stairs.
"Margaret!" he said.
"Harry!" she cried with a shriek and
a gasp, and would have fallen had he
not caught her in his arms.
"He told me at first," she said, with
reference to her father, when the in
evitable explanation came, "that he
had been the victim of cruel Injuries.
I pitied him much, and did what I
could for him.
"The next time I saw him my lllu
sion all vanished. He came to the
bouse, next to forced his way In, and
was evidently the worse for liquor.
Worst of all, he' talked in such a way
that I soon realized that be had been
In prison for a long time for some se
rious offense. I knew that with such
a stigma on me I bad no right to marry
an honorable nmu. I got rid of him
as soon as I could, and then I fled my
selfgoing to him, because I thought
it was my duty. O, the life it has
been:"
It was necessary to tell her about
the disappearance of the necklace and
the suspicions In which she was In
volved. I left them discussing the
point, and took the opportunity to
search the dead man's bedroom. A
slit In the mattress soon attracted my
attention, and hidden In the stuffing I
discovered the missing necklace.
Lady Docker was delighted to get
back her necklace, and professed to be
glad that Miss Dalton was exonerated.
She was not at Mr. Evans' wedding,
and I have heard she used to talk of
him as "poor, deluded Harry Evans,"
which, no doubt, meant much. Ex
change. Alumlnn m.
Aluminum, the new metal which it
a believed le destined to play an Im
portant part In the arts from this time
on. Is found In many substances,
widely diffused through nature. The
common red clay, which exists every
where in this country, at a depth of 8
or 4 feet, contains it in large quanti
ties, and It Is also present to slate,
feldspar and other minerals. The
metal vias given Its name. In 1812, by
Sir Humphrey Davy, who suspected
the existence of the meal In certain
compounds, but failed to Isolate it. It
was first Isolated by Wohler, In 1828,
who obtained the metal ra small
quantities. In 1855 a French cbemiM,
M. Deville, demonstrated that the
metal could be prepared in large quan
tities for commercial use. It has been
prepared from Greenland cryolite, and
from the bauxite which abounds m
the southern part of France. Since
1S90 the metal has been produced In
commercial quantities by the employ
inent of electricity in Its separation, but
the processes, though much cheaper
than formerly, are still somewhat ex
puslve. though It Is expected the ex
periments now being made will rendei
aluminum so cheap that It can be used
for any purpose to which Its nature la
adapted.
Treatment in Cases of Poisoning.
! For poisoning by acids, administer
: copious draughts of tepid water, or
1 tickle the throat with a feather or
something similar to excite vomiting,
j Then give warm soapsuds, or magnesia,
! or chalk dissolved in warm water, or
I wood ashes, soda, gruel, linseed tea, or
rice water, whichever can be reached
first.
For poisoning by alkalies, give dilute,
vinegar, or sour milk, lemonade, sweet
oil or any mucilaginous drink.
For arsenical poisoning, lndnce vom
iting as quickly as possible, then ad
minister a spoonful of peroxide of Jron.
ir a arug srore is iirni wvubu w
get this in a hurry, give Iron mat
stirred In sweetened waiter, or whites
of eggs and water, c soapsuds.
Base lnarratltnde.
"Some men are ungrateful wretches."
"Why?"
"When I was passing old Rocking
ham's packing bouse, last night, I saw
that It was on fire, so I broke Into the
ofiice, called him up by telephone, and
told him about It."
"Yes?"
"Well, he called me all kinds of hard
names for not ringing in a fire alarm
Instead of waatlng 61 me talking to
him."
A rrltlclam Iiuforaed.
"How do you like the organist?" ask
ed Mrs. Cumrox.
"I don't think be pays maougtx art aw
tlon to the stops," was the reply.
"It seemed so to me," said Mrs. Cum
rox. "Some friend ought to suggest
to him that he's likely to become tire
some if be keeps on playing the way ha
does."-Washington Stag.
20 RHEUtf ATlGtt
E2 OT. JACODG
IT PBNETBATM, 1KAKCHBS, DMVBS OUT.
CflxXDHElTS COLWUN.
MPARTMENT PR UTTLk
BOYS ANO GIRLS.
iav.sk.14
tsslit AsUsa aa4 Brlsht Saylaaa
mt Many Gate aata Csaaalasi OdMsva,
Tka LMt Glasses.
"Oh, Johnny, my laddie, your eyes are
ysaig
TJsc them far grandma, Asar.
My glasses, alas! are lost again;
I've. searched for them far and near.
For lack of my glasses, I cannot find
The glasses I lack 'tis true!
Look well, and some one, when yen art
old,
Will do the same for yon."
"When I am old, dear grandmamma,'
Said Johnny, with roguish eye,
"I a'pose I shall read with glasses, too.
And sometimes lay them by.
Bat when they're lost, I shall never aesfja
On window-sill, or shelf;
shall just put my hand on top ol my
head.
And find 'em there for myself."
-St. Nicholas.
"Well, sir," answered the boy, after
a moment's pause, "I have not whis
pered In school once for a whole year."
"That's enough," said the gentleman.
"You may ship aboard this vessel, and
I hope to see you master of it some
day. A boy who can master a woodpile
and bridle his tongue must be made of
good stuff." Christian Leader.
Little Prince to Be a Sailor.
The little son of the duke of York
will probably follow his father's ex
ample and receive naval training. Al-
ready he Is Imbued with military spirit.
and his latest photograph shows him
clad In seafaring clothes and grasping
a musket
Latin or Roanvn.
"Charley," asked little Lotty, the
other day, when her twelve-year-old
brother was studying his Latin lesson,
did anybody ever speak Latin for
real?"
"To be sure they did," returned
Charley, grandly; "It was the lan
guage of ancient Rome."
"Oh!" said Lotty. much Impressed.
Soon she looked up from her dolly
again.
"Charley, I should think they should
a' spoken Roman in Rome. Why did
a't they?"
Because they didn't want to." an-
swered Charley, not exactly knowing
what else to say.
"Oh. But Charley !"
"Well, what is it?"
"Where was Lat?"
"Where was what you little chatter
box r
'Why, Lat, where they talked Latin,
you how."
'Oh, go down-stairs, and don't both
er me!" exclaimed the puzzled young
gentleman. "Don't you see I'm trying
to study my lesson? Run down and
play with Jenny."
Lotty went like a dutiful little sister.
But that evening Master Charles, who
bad had a talk with the teacher after
school, took the child on his lap, and .
asked her if she remembered what ;
she had asked him In the morning. J
"I asked you for candy," answered
Lotty, quickly.
Yes; I know you did. But what .
else? Don't you remember, yon want-'
ed to know where the Latin language
came from?"
"Oh. yes; so I did."
"Well, Lotty. It was originally spoa
en by the Latins, a people of ancient
Latinum. in Italy, and afterward In
troduced Into the Roman empire."
Lotty nodded brightly, and ran off
to kiss papa for good night
Well, both of them had learned some
thing that day, so there was no harm
done; but the teacher did not know It
was Lotty's Inquiring young mind he
was admiring when he patted Master
Charley's head. St Nicholas.
Children's Cute Payings.
Edith (discovering gum oozing from
a cherry tree) I think that a tree thai
an near cnerries ougnt to oe oia
snough to use a handkerchief. Judge.
Algernon Tommy, do you think yonr
lister would marry me? Tommy Yes,
ihe'd marry almost anybody from
what she said to ma. Tit-Bits.
Dolly Oh, mamma, something is the
matter with my foot Mother Why,
your foot Is asleep, dear! Dolly
Asleep! Oh, my! It must have the
nightmare! Puck.
Mamma (at the lreakfast table) Yon
dways ought to use your napkin, Geor
dle. Geordie I am usin' It, mamma
Pre got the dog tied te the leg of
the table with H. Chicago Tribune.
"How often do yon want me to tell
you not to make that noise. Johnnie?"
said the father. "I would rather yon
wouldn't tell me at all." replied Jack.
PUUdatpakt Nsrtk American.
I
KDWABD OF YORK.
7
OIL
s
Aa 8-yaar-old boy wha had been pu
sMag ant the news during the late wa
etartlad bJa parents by exclaiming at
breakfast: "I say, papa, I am going t
a millinery school when I grow up, and
thea I ass going; to be a colonial, like
BaoeeTeM."
Teacher I hear your mother baa
scarlet fever. Ton must not come to
school until the it well, aa you might
get the disease and give it to the other
children. Tommy Oh, you neednl
worry, teacher. She la my stepmother,
and has never yet given me anything.
Fliegende Blaetter.
Two Httle Nashua tots were kneeling
at their mother's knee saying the
Lord's prayer. The older one was re
peating It after his mother, and when
he reached the passage that reads.
"Give us this day our daily bread,"
what was his mother's astonishment
when his brother exclaimed: "Hit him
for pie, Johnny; hit him for pie!" -
"The war with Spain has made tht
youth of this 'country very familiar
with military terms," said an Eastern
man the other day. "Not long ago I
heard a dialogue between my 9-year
old boy and his sister, aged 11, neither I aad am glad I did, for I became better at
knowing that I was in the immediate once. Eight boxes taken according to dt
vicinity. The young man wasn't behav- JST-JZZ 2Z
Ing Just right, and his sister, losing pa
tience, cried out: 'I'll give you a good
wi . An it niiwi
her tormentor, tauntingly. 'Then I'll
call mamma to yon.' 'Ob, no, you
won't; mamma Is a non-combatant' "
Exchange.
HE FOUGHT UNDER MILES
And Is Load ia Hi Praise of Bravary
and J'nrina of Bia Chief:
William H. McGee, of St Louis, who ;
miivtifr niiila. Havi f IIoa irlion In 1Q77 I
... ... .' . , 1
the Nez Perces Indians under Chief
Joseph were subdued, speaks highly of
the courage on that occasion of the
commanding general of the army.
Five days, he says, we had been
marching at night, going into camp
about 4 o'clock each morning. About
8 o'clock on the morning of Sept 29 we
went Into camp. This time we had
made fires and in the morning reveille
was sounded. j
After we had gone about four miles ;
on the march that day we came in sight
of the Nez Perces' camp. They must '
have known that we were coming, be-'
tania frtlAW ir.M -' rn tv,1 t mm . . .1
w 'm r ..-!
the camp we formed the line of battle,
the Second Cavalry, under Maj. Bris-
bane, taking the left flank, and Com
panies D, K and A, of the Seventh Cav
alry, In command of Capt Owen Hale,
taking the right
There were fully 800 naked, painted
savages, and. all told, our three com
panies did not number over 120 men.
We were in a bad place, and the cap
tains of Companies D and A Immedi
ately gave their men the order to re
treat Capt Hale, who was a dashing
and brave officer, at the same time
commanded:
"Left wheel and prepare to fight on
foot"
We seemed to be In the only open
spot in the foothills, and were certainly
In a bad place. There was Company K,
with only thirty-eight men, facing the
entire Nes Perces band.
I will never forget the scene. Sergt
Wilde ran out a few feet In front of
his horse, Corporal Delaney was next
to him and I next to Delaney. We were
in the extreme front The Indians had
dropped down out of sight, but were
springing up here and there to draw
our fire. They were making it lively
for aa
In a moment Wilde was shot through
the breast Delaney wounded In the
head and I shot in the right knee and
side. Capt Hale and the remnant of
the company several had been killed
were driven back and the Indians fol
lowed, passing right over, those In the
rear stopping to strip the dead and
wounded of their arms and ammuni
tion. When Capt Hale was driven back he
rejoined the other two companies, and
they again advanced, driving the In-
d'an back.
For a time I was in a des-
perate situation, netween two nres, ana
1 couia near tne Duiieis wnizzing past
on aU sides.
Gen. Miles came up to my company
ana pointing to a spot wnere several
shots were coming from said:
"Boys, I don't believe there are over
a dozen of them there. Charge them
once."
We were so dose th -t the Iudians
heard the order and aniwered back
Jeeringly, "Charge 'em." It was a dis
astrous charge, and of the fourteen men
who leaped forward five dropped In an
Instant and the remainder were com
pelled to fall back In a hurry.
Gen. Miles, telling the boys to remain
where they were, said he would go back
and send us reinforcements. It was at
this point that I saw him exhibit brav
ery and daring which have been sel
dom witnessed. He could have gone
around the hills with perfect safety,
but It would have required a little more
time. Disdaining the secure route, he
put his horse into a canter and rode
across the open, the only real exposed
place on the field. There were fully, as
i gnid. 800 Nez Perces within a short
distance, and they opened fire on him at
once. There must have been 2,000 shots
fired at him as he rode across.
It seemed certain death, actually
courting it but he dashed along utterly
regardless of the rain of lead around
him. It was a spectacle I shall never
forget When I hear Gen. Miles called
a parlor or a dress parade soldier I
think of that ride and the scene It pre
sented, and I feel like fighting myself.
The Indians were finally forced to
surrender and Gen. Miles was raised to
a brigadlcrahip.
Another liona-Felt 'Want.
"It's no use talkin'," said Mr. Corn,
t ousel, as he knocked the ashes out of
his pipe. "This gover'ment ain't run
right"
"What's the matter?" asked the
neighbor.
"There ain't enough people to do the
work. They're tryln' to pnt too much
onto the war department. When It
was decided to have a war, the war de
partment applied fur men an' got 'em;
it went ahead an' licked the Spaniards
an' wound the business tip in a few
months. War was easy. But if they
want to open tip an office that won't
hare anything bnt busy days an' all
kinds of trobnle, let 'em make arrange
ments far a peace department."
Washington Star.
There It no doubt that the devil's
mother, if be has oaa, ttiaks that her
XmratohlM at Army Ufa,
Trom th Pre, Milroy, 1mA.
Oaa at the first to offer their servlees f ot
the eoaatry la the Civil War was A. B. Sef
too, of Hilroy, Bush Co., lad. He made a
good record. The life of every soldier is a
hard one, and Ifr. 8tton's case was no es
esptlon. "We were in Tennessee, penned
la on all sides. Oqr rations were very
mm," said he, "and we had began to go
oa quarter allowance, sad as the rain was
aot enough to replenish the wells or streams,
oar canteens weat empty. We were hur
ried on, and the only way to quench our
thirst was to go down on -r bands ana
knees and drink from the h racks made
fcythe horses.
Our Canteen Were Empty.
"Some of ns were taken sick from the
effects of this. I was laid up several weeks
in a field hospital from fever. From that
time I was always afflicted more or less.
"About four years airo I became muoti
worse. Oar family doctor seemed puiszled
over my case, and it began to look as If
there was no hope for my recovery, and
that the Inevitable end was near.
"Last November I was advised to try Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills. The phv3lclans fil.l
they were an excellent mediulne, but would
te nn muul in mv ffldA "Rnt T trind thrtrn.
troubled with my ailments since."
The power or Dr. Williams' 1'lnK Fills
' for Pale People in the vast number of dis
been demonstrated in thousands of in-
stances
above.
as remarkable as the one related
SUGAR RAISING IN JAMAICA.
Unprofitable Because of European Ex
part Bounties aud Old Methods.
In the recent report on the commer
cial relations of the United States an
Interesting statement Is made concern
ing the present Industrial condition of
",s . , . . , , . .
rne isiana or Jamaica, rruui uiis u ap
pears that the sugar interests of that
island have been seriously impaired
during the last few years In conse-
quence of the alleged inability of the
planters to successfully compete with
the bounty-paid sugar of Germany,
France and Austria. It has been impos
sible, in view of this competition, fot
most of the Jamaica sugar growers to
profitably ship their sugar cane to Eng
land, which years ago was their favor
ite market Certain shipments have
been made to the United States, but
even here until recently the effect of
the European export bounty has been
felt and has tended. It Is said, to make
J the business a losing one.
On the other hand. It is asserted that
one reason for the decay of the sugar
Industry of Jamaica is the backward
ness of the planters In the adoption of
modern methods of work; that In this
respect they have been far behind the
larger part of the sugar growers of
Cuba, who, acting under American e
ample, have introduced modern machlm
ery and have thus obtained from their
cane the largest possible percentage of
saccharine matter. It Is worthy of note,
however, that in other lines of Industry
which have sprung up In Jamaica
American enterprise and American
capital have played a prominent part
This Is specially noticeable In the
growing of bananas, an Industry
which has expanded to large propor
tions, due to the fact that It has been
systematically and scientifically car
ried on.
The banana trade Is almost exclusive
ly in American bands, having been
started by a shrewd, far-sighted native
of Cape Cod, who made the first ven
ture, and whose successors now have
lines of steamers carrying this fruit
plying from Jamaica to the various
large ports upon our Atlantic seaboard.
The chief market for Jamaica products
Is the United States, and for this rea
son the inhabitants of the island are
desirous of connecting themselves,
through the strongest possible trade
relations, with this country. Boston
Herald.
Sitting on the Floor.
" An English physician says it is fat
more healthful and natural to sit on
the floor than In a chair; that the ex
ercise of rising from the floor after one
has been seated there calls into play
certain muscles that ordinarily are not
used. Children who are allowed to sit
on the floor will learn to sit properly,
that is, with the back bone a perpendi
cular and not an oblique line, as it
often is when the child sits in a chair.
Very few persons sit properly, giving
the muscles In the back the exercise
they need. This English authority says
that there is no preventive of and cure
for a weak back equal to the habit of
sitting on the floor, after the manner of
he Orientals.
First Mention of Pianos.
The earliest known mention of the
! pianoforte was in a playbill dated May
! 16. 1767. The piece announced was
"The Beggars' Opera," with Mr. Beard
as Capt Peaohum and Mrs. Stephens
as Peachum. The principal attraction
was given thus: "Miss Buckler will
sing a soug from 'Judith,' accompanied
by a new Instrument called piano
forte." Carry Ttirm In Tonr Poeki-t,
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Visual Illusions.
A physician 6ays that he has some
times been able to convince persons
subject to visual illusions that the fan
cied figures were not real by asking
them to push one eyeball up a little
with the finger. This makes all real
objects in their neighborhood appear
double, as any one can prove to him
self, but it does not double the false
Image.
That Ia How.
"How do the seasons move?" asked
one boarder of the observant boarder.
"How do the seasons move?" repeat
ed the latter. "I'm afraid I don't grasp
your idea."
"Well, at this time of the year the
seasons move autumn-atically." Pitta
hurg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Air of Verisimilitude.
Hick Bowers has been telling me
some of his war experiences.
Wlcks-And I suppose yon believed
all his yarns?"
Hicks Oh, yes; they were so unin
teresting I'm sure they most be true.
Boston Traaacrlpt
4
Its
Beat Canrbyiwarwaa Gooa Use I S'
t SoMwy aroawkaa. Hjj
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TRUMPET CALLS.
Ctaa'a, Hern Sound a Waralag Not)
to ths Ilnredeented.
-r OVE makes few
I er mistakes than
1 'learning.
To live love
better than to
love life.
Lift Jesus up,
and you lift the
whole world up.
Knowing how
to think aids In
knowing what to
think.
No c h urch Is
Christian If It falls to go about doing
good.
Even Christian work must not come
between your heart and Christ
The devil Is not greatly disturbed by
church services; it Is Christ service he
tears.
It Is our little deeds of love that are
large, and our great deeds of self that
are little.
Some people are willing to live up to
their light as long as their eyes are
bandaged,
The fuel of knowledge must be touch
ed by the Holy Spirit torch before it
will give beat
Nehemiah answers the amusement
question, "I am doing a great work; I
cannot come down."
The difficulties in the path of dnty
disappear when we go forward as
though they were not there.
The church that does not obey the
Go" of the great commission cannot
claim the "Lo, I am with you."
Some men lay the loadstone of lust
alongside the compass of conscience,
and then talk about its being a good
guide.
The preacher who talks about firing
over the heads of bis people had better
learn that his business is feeding as
well as firing.
Your service may seem but as a sin
gle drop on one blade of all the great
parched prairie, but the ocean is in the
palm of God's hand.
The case of the impotent man who
waited thirty-eight years for a stir is
like people who wait for a revival to do
them some good. Christ can heal now.
Man cannot do without a creed; he
must have a backbone, but that is only
a part of him. If he is all backbone,
we should call him a post; with no
backbone a jelly fish.
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Some people pay so much attention
lo their reputation, that they lose
their character.
Five CentH.
Everrbour know; that Dobbins' El ec trio
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It has sold at the big-iiest price, its price Li
now a cents, same as common brown sonp.
Bars fall size and aualitr-Ordtsr of grocer. Ad
My son, live a straight life. The
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Rraoly Is Blood Deep.
Clean Wood means a clean skin. No beauty
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io iresnen.
Dr. Beth Arnold's Cough Killer is the best
mediciue in use for La (irippe. A. H. Mo
Cauljcy, Battle Creek. Mich., Sept. 28, 18U6.
If a man is busy, and busy about his
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time or eternity?
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A man who does not know how to
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schoolmaster out of his life.
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Historic Old Lady.
To Scotch readers Miss Perceval
who Is now In her ninety-sixth year-
has a link with a long past age that is
specially Interesting. Her father's fu
neral was attended by the Earl of Liv
erpool, who succeeded Mr. Perceval In
the premiership, and whose administra
tion covered the period 1812-27. Miss
Perceval must have seen him on that
occasion. Now this Karl of Liverpool,
as Lieut. Jenklnson. was present at
Burns fun?ral in Dumfries on 23th
July, 1706. The cavalry regiment of
the Cinque Ports was then stationed In
Dumfries, and as the poet was burled
with military honors, Jenklnson and his
regiment took part in the services.
Here, then. In Miss Perceval we have a
link with the historic past that would
be difficult to parallel In the present
day. Northern Ensign.
Five Dollar Postage for Lettera.
W. P. Bailey contributes an article t
the Century on "The Pony Express,'
from St Joseph, Mo., to San Francises
Mr. Bailey says: The letters, befop
being placed In the pockets, wen
wrapped in oiled silk to preserve then
from moisture. The maximum weigh'
of any one mall was twenty pountls
but this was rarely reached. Tht
charges were originally $o for each let
ter of one-half ounce or less; but after
ward this was reduced to 92.50 for each
letter not exceeding one-half ounce, thU
being in addition to the regular United
States postage. Specially made light
weight paper was generally used to re
duce the expense. Special editions ol
the Eastern newspapers were prink-i
on tissue paper to enable them to reat-'i
subscribers on the Pacific coast This,
however, was more as an advertise
ment, there being little demand for
them at their necessarily large price.
What has become of the old-fashloT-
ad woman who said to her children:
"Basal Vm taikiaAvi"
Never let blankets remain in service after they are
soiled. Dirt rots the fibre and invites moths. v
Never wash a blanket with any other than Ivory Soap.
Use warm (not hot) water and dry in a place where there
is no exposure to wind, sun, or too hot or cold air.
Blankets that have been improperly washed are hard
and coarse to the touch, when washed properly with
! ,'ory Soap they feel soft, warm and fleecy.
IVORY SOAP IS PER CENTJURE.
CpTTlght, ISM, fef 1h
a LIEUTENANT'S LESSON.
How He Wu Taught to Acknowledge
Salutes.
When Gen. W. M. Graham was col
onel of the Fifth Artillery, with head
quarters at the Presidio In San Fran
cisco, he had under him a young officer,
lately from Weat Point, on his first de
tail. This young officer, says the "New
York Sun, fell Into the habit of disre
garding the salutes of the enlisted men
around the post They noticed the
omission, of course, with much com
ment. Probably Col. Graham heard of
he matter.
One afternoon, when the Colonel was
walking from his office to his quarters,
with his orderly about .thirty feet be
hind him, the young West-Pointer came
down the gravel path from the opposite
direction. He saluted his colonel, and
the salute was promptly returned; but
he was apparently too much preoccu
pied to see the salute of the orderly, and
did not return it He did not know that
the gruff and sturdy colonel had wheel
ed around and was watching him.
When the young man had passed the
orderly the Colonel hailed him:
"Lieutenant! A word with you."
The young lieutenant walked back to
the Colonel.
"One of the requirements of officers In i
jthis army," said Col. Graham, "is that !
.they shall return salute for salute. Or
derly, salute the Lieutenant! Lieuten
ant, salute the orderly: ' I
The Lieutenant blushed and sainted '
the grinning orderly. j
"Now, Lieutenant," continued the J
Colonel, "you and my orderly may pace
back and forth in opposite directions
for a while, both of you observing regu
lations as yon come within saluting dis- j
tance or each other.
The Colonel sat down on a rustle
bench, and for a few minutes watched
the two men exchange the courtesies
obligatory upon private and general
alike. It is said that the young officer
has not disregarded the humblest salute
since that time.
Most readers have heard the old story
told of Gen. Washington, who, when
President of the United States, was
passed by a slave. The General was
surrounded by his brilliant staff. As
the colored man approached, he saluted
with becoming humility. This the staff
did not notice, but Gen. Washington
bowed and lifted his hat
When asked why he condeacanded to
notice a black man, he made the mem
orable reply:
"Am I to be outdone In politeness by
a negro?"
The recognition of courtesy Is one ot
the things that mark the difference be
tween a boor and a gentleman.
No men living are more worthy to
be trusted than those who toil up from
poverty.
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teething, softens the gams, reducing Inflamma
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It is not our failures that ruin us,
but our fear and tardiness in making
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To Care A Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tableta Al
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It is difficult to know whether every
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How much is a rose better than a
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It is often the heat of anger that In
cubates the chickens that come home to
roost.
I am entirely cared of hemorrhage of loan
r?-.8- C5"?L ,or ConanmiUon.-LoOTaA
ucwwuf, ma, avk
seir-rlghteousness never had
mercy on itself or anybody else.
any
Those who are always looking for
favors are not the most willing to give
I went into the theater.
But left it with a sigh;
The play was long, the jokes were broad,
The hats were very high.
-rick-Me-Up.
"Do you think opals are unlucky?" .
Inquired the superstitious man. "Yes," I
was the reply. -My wife wants one,
and it's Boies to cost me $50."-Was!i
Ington Star. ;
"Does your latest novel enjoy a large
sale?" he lnqnired. "I don't know
whether the novel does or not," replied
the author, "but I do." Chicago Time
Herald.
THE CLEANER 'TIS, THE Cu
'TIO." WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT
SAPOLIO
rmto a QasUt Ok.
Queen Wiihelmina's Palaces.
In the St Nicholas there Is an article
on "A Girl Queen," by Jeannette May
Fisher. The author says of Qun
WUhelmlna: Her official residence is
an unpretentious white palace, built
around a small court In a narrow little
street of The Hague. But a more fa
vored home Is the dream-like "Queen's
Talace in the Wood," which calls to
mind the fabled abode of the "Sleeping
Beauty." This dainty villa is pictur
esquely located on the edge of a mag
nificent park Just out of the Dutch cap
ital. Lost to eight amid the rich foliage
of the trees, when finally it comes Into
view, it dawns on the delighted vision
like a veritable fairy palace.
Another of Wiihelmina's residence
Is the hideous old royal palace at Am
sterdam, built on a foundation of 13,
C50 piles, and frowning gloomily from
a central square of that busy city. Here
it was that Hortense de Beauharnais.
while Queen of Holland, held her bril
liant court with true French magnifi
cence. The immense ballroom in which
she was wont to tread a stately meas
ure with the gay courtiers Is still shown
to visitors; and a splendid room It isl
We could but wonder how she kept
warm in those gorgeous but draughty
apartments! Our Jovial guide, In a
very doubtful lingo of mixed Dutch,
French and German, proudly drew oui
i attention to an American stove, quite
! lost to view In a corner of the great
halt The palace Is now kept open
mainly as a show place, for It is inhab
ited during only three days of the year.
At that time the two queens repair to
state to Amsterdam, where they review
the Dutch fleet on the Zuyder Zee. ,
Sour Stomach
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I The Comedian (on the defensive)
j But you know there r.re only seven real
, Jokes in the world, it !s sr.'.d. The Sou-
brette I know; what puzzles me is
! that you have never bannenetl unon
a"y of them. Cincinnati Tribune.
. ,
y,, V """" 'ry di,"r!,tOT''
ehJ 6ald, ,Uh. 1 ra:'ih "we..,
wnat provision h ive made for the
i mure" "Ul:, as to i :::.: reniied the
suitor, "I'll Join the church right away.'
r-nuaaeipuia North American.
The word "entertained" Is over
worked worse than the mnth r i.i
j ft dozen children.