fcicatlj, Swiftly, MkriH
Wa MKk dowa the aisles of tte
. af osteal mnrmor and moorafal noaau
PlaintJTe pleading aad tender tone,
Blend la a livint" rhyme,
Hope aad happiness, faith aad fans.
All are swept aloaf
lata a future misty aad gray.
Peopled with phantoms grim aad gay.
Some with a corse and some with 4
sons.
Lives that were fan of happiness.
Others that teemed with sin;
Shadowy phantoms of bygone days
Ob a suffering soul turn fall their gaze.
And we long for the "alight hare been."
Bat the longing is rain, for the past it
dead.
And a passing present is sll we know.
Futurity's riddle we msy not read.
Bat the pains of the psst with its lost and
greed
Should tell as the wsy to ge.
Prince snd pauper are peers la death.
Their ashes are blown where their feet
ooce trod.
Oat of the past with its weal aad woe
Into the future of doubt we go.
Christian snd pagan to face one God!
DenTer News.
at
Bashful Mr. Gay. I
ftfl HEBE waa a decided sensation
jf when the Sterlings moved into
our humdrum little town. Th
-Charles Dickens Club," which several
of the ambitious ladles of the Baptist
;bnrch bad organised for the mental
elevation of the community, and which
every woman in town had Joined, not
for any desire to be "elevated," but be
cause It waa a novelty and "Sirs. 80-and-so,"
belonged to It, forgot to read
a single chapter In "David Copper
fleld," but devoted its entire attention
to the discussion of the "new family."
Aa the Sterling grounds adjoin mine
I was enabled at an early date to form
an opinion concerning the newcomers,
and I became convinced at once that
they would prove desirable neighbors,
aad surely It would be pleasant to have
at least one Interesting family In the
town with whom I might exchange a
Tew words now and then upon some
abject other than the well-worn
weather affliction, which seemed to be
the only topic with which my village
acquaintances appeared at all familiar.
Mrs. Sterling brought with her twe
charming daughters, Phyllis and Gene
vtove. They had been In town only $
few hours when Jane said (I shall b
obliged to quote Jane In spite of mj
scruples) that Mrs. Feabody came tc
see bar under the pretense of making
a call, but is reality to enjoy the view
of the Sterling house obtainable from
sot kitchen windows, and on seeing tht
two young ladles bad exclaimed:
"Ton see if them two don't set theli
raps for poor, dear Mr. Oayr
Jane repeats a legend that long ago
I Incurred Mrs. Peabody's everlasting
wrath by not marrying her daughter,
Jennie, after raising her hopes to a
diaay height by offering her the pro
motion of my commodious umbrella
sae day when the amiable Jennie had
bean caught In a sudden shower fat
from home, and I had accompanied hei
to her mother's door, which upon an
argent Invitation I had entered, for th
first and last time, staying exactly nine
minutes by the grandfather's clock to
the corner.
I waa In my study, overlooking th
Sterling piazza, on the afternoon Mrs
Pea body made her first call on th
Sterling ladles, aad the conrersatioi
Boated Innocently to my ears on thi
gentle breeze.
Mrs. Pea body, delighted to pay up s
few back scores, began a lengthy e
eoant of my fallings, and dwelt wltt
particular emphasis on one I had nevei
had any reason to believe I possessed
namely: conviction.
"He Is the laughing stock of th
place," calmly asserted the caller, "and
Is altogether the biggest stick yon evet
saw. Why, he was In love with a cer
tain young lady In this town 1
shouldn't like to mention any names ,
bat he acted like a fool tagging 'round
after her on rainy days with the ex
cuse of lendin' his nmbrel', when he
waa too shy to come to the house."
My hair arose on end, and I grasped j
the arms of my chair to steady my J
nerves, or my temper, lest I should
throw my Inkstand at the offending!
lady. That my reserve and dignified .
reticence should be thus interpreted tc
these strangers drove me frantic; bul ;
after all It was foolish to care, when 1
could so easily disprove all she had
said. I
But as the days passed I found It any
thing but easy, for every time I met anj
of the Sterling ladles I always felt tb
blood lesp to my face, and experience
a wild desire to fly, aa I thought whai
they were doubtless thinking of me
but I never failed to raise my hat wltt
studied politeness.
One day while I waa looking over mj
roses I once more became an uninten
tional eavesdropper. Hearing voice!
in tbe adjoining garden, I waa about t
beat a hasty retreat when I becam
aware that It would be too late, as thi
following conversation was well undei
way:
"Genevieve, dearest isn't It a pit
Mr. Gay suffers so from shyness? Hit
books are charming."
1 recognized the gentle voice of Phyl
11a.
"Yes," laughed Genevieve, "he uearl;
has a fit whenever we meet; he grow:
purple In the face, really! Socially hi
Is Impossible. No doubt he stammers.'
The following day I picked a tre
mendous bunch of great blushing Jacki
(they considered me one, beyond 1
doobt), and walked boldly over anc
rang tbe Sterlings' belt Tbe white
capped maid who answered my ring
showed me by her wide-open eyes that
my reputed falling was well known
even In that quarter. I left a message
that my rose gardens were at the la
dies' disposal, and fled.
That morning I bad put the finishing
touches on my new work, "Roses and
Their Cultivation," and for want of
something better to do I began a novel.
Before I had proceeded far I knew it
would never see publication, for It wai
a partly imaginative account of my
own affairs, and as I progressed I be
gan to weave a little romance about
Phyllis and myself, a foolish thing foi
an old tiachelor to do, of coarse. Thes
I decided to wait at a certain point
and let the situation develop Itself.
It developed rapidly the next day; li
the morning I received a daintily writ
ten note from Mrs. Sterling, express
ing thanks for the roses, and inviting
me to tea for that evening. I accepted
the Invitation, It is needless to relate,
nud it may be of Interest to add that I
did myself credit They discovered I
was quite equal to such a social func
tion, and I trembled not neither did I
grow "purple In the face and stam
mer." XbioflB wast merrily for several
wnfcn, 1 ww my neighbors frsqaatiUy,
and Phyllis and I often talked across
the dividing wall from oar respective
gmrdena.
Then, when 1 had rescued my reputa
tion from the clutches of Mrs. Peabody
by my own courage and perseverance,
that courage failed me at the critical
moment.
How was I going to Inform Fhylllf
that I didn't want to be a bachelor any
longer? I waa sure that It waa a mat
ter of no consequence to her; I dreaded
to appear In the role of an ancient
adorer. I'm not so old, after alL
could see Genevieve's mirth ready t
break out at any unguarded moment
Mrs. Sterling was evidently sympa
thetic but Phyllis she was Indifferent
Aa my only consolation I finished up
that novel with a happy ending, placed
it in one of my little blue covers, and
burled it away, with many sighs, in a
drawer of my desk, with several others
similarly bound, and straightway for
got all about its existence.
One daj Phyllis begged me to allow
her to read the original manuscript of
"Roses and Their Cultivation," before
It was sent off to the publisher. De
lighted to fulfill her wish, I went to my
study and seized the desired rolume
which I gave to her. Then I hurried
to catch the afternoon train to the dry,
as I had some urgent business to trans
set there.
The next day, perceiving Phyllis li
the summer bouse, I vent over to sec
her. Before I had been there six min
utes I knew something was amiss. She
semed embarrassed, and although she
kept her face turned away I could sec
that even her little ears were a deep
pink. Her voice, usually so frank and
clear, responded to my commonplace
remarks in low. hesitating tones.
"Well, Miss Phyllis, did you enjoy the
manuscript?"
"Very much," came in scarcely audi
ble tones.
"If you care for it you may have that
copy, as I have another I can send to
the publisher," I continued, cheerfully.
A pair of startled eyes met mine and
i a dazed voice repeated:
"The publisher? Sorely, O, surely.
Mr. Gay, you never Intended to publish
this!"
She held out my supposed treatise on
"Roses," and, shades of my ancestors
on close Inspection I recognized thai
novel! In my baste I had given her the
wrong manuscript!
Phyllis was evidently angry. If evet
a bashful man was In a tight fix, I was
I first calmed her anger by explain
ing the mistake; I told her I bad only
written the novel for my own amuse
ment, for which Imprudence I now
humbly apologised; then, blind as I
was, I did not notice how aad her face
became as I continued:
"I never intended yon to see It; ol
course it is all fiction, pure and simple,
especially simple. Every word of It
fiction."
"O! only fiction. Mr. Gay 7' she said,
a trifle stiffly.
Then my good angel turned a ray ot
light into my darkened mind, for I an
swered promptly, with the courage of
my conviction:
"It Is in your power to make it truth,
Phyllis. Will you. dear?"
And she murmured "Yea." Ex
change. Malaria Spread by Gnats.
rrofessor Grassi'a discovery that the
Roman malaria Is spread by a particu
lar species of gnats has been verified in
a curious manner at the Santo Spirito
hospital at Rome. All attempts to
communicate the disease to animals
bad failed when a patient In the hos
pital volunteered to have the experi
ment tried on himself. He was ex
posed to the goats, developed the fever,
bis blood showing malaria bacilli, and
was then treated with quinine. The
doctors think that they are now In a way
to discover a serum that will render
people Immune to the malaria.
When a man wakes op with a dark
brown taste in his mouth after painting
the town red the night before, he la apt
to feel rather blue.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the
Medicine of Axild Lang Syne
y
' Old friends, old trine, and the old doctor are the
trusty kinds. For half a century
I
has been the Sarsaparilla which the people hate bought
when tfuy were skk and wanted to be cured. If the beet
is none too good for you, you will get Ayes. One bottle
of Ayers Sarsaparilla contains the strength of three of
the ordinary kind.
HARVEST ON THS VUKK
9rmwg W la tor's Works Thai wlaaf
Holatlmm taa Pay Mrs,
If was Just on the ev of harvestinc
dine when I first visited the creeks. Is
a day or two the flow of water froir
the gulches where the snow lay thick
est would make at head sufficient tc
wash the yellow grain oat of thf
dumps. Ia tha four miles of Eldoradc
and the ten miles of Bonanza lines ol
flames and their dependent sluice
boxes the lumber for which had been
dragged from the Dawson sawmill by
husky doga or cat with whlpaaws
formed a network around the string ol
cabins occupied by claim owners and
their workmen, and around pile ol
claylsh colored dirt, thawed oat Inch
by Inch during the short winter days,
which contained virgin wealth amount
Ing to nearly $10,000,000. Tbe rounded
hillsides seemed aa bare aa the palm
of the band, scarred by broadstreak;
from top to bottom, showing where fire
wood and the timber for building tbe
cabins and for keeping op the fires in
the driits had been slid down.
If you descended by the ladders Into
the holes beside the dumps to the drifts
you soon comprehended that reaping
the harvest, once you have a claim. Ii
not so eaay as picking wild cranberries.
It is dogged work to build fires day
after day, running the risk of suffoca
tion and permanent injury to the eyee
by tbe smoke, and pulling up the dirt
bucketful after bucketful, by means ol
a windlass, with the thermometer 40
below zero and your dinner to cook. In
one spot of three or four square feet
the nuggets are so thick that you can
pick them out by hand as a farmer's
boy picks prtatoes out or a hllL In
Juxtaposition there may be as many
more square feet which are not consid
ered worth thawing and sluicing, and
so the drifts seem like the path of a
man trying to make his way to the
light In darkness. Scrlbner's.
UNCLE MART AND THE INJUN.
Aa Adirondack Guide. Tale of Ab
original Unreliability.
"Never heard tell of my uncle, Mart
Moody?" said the grizzled Adirondack
guide from Long Lake. "Well, Uncle
Mart was about the biggest drunkard
and liar in tbe county, but he was one
of the best hunters in the State a reg
ular Ramrod as you say. One time he
goes up to my Aunt Minerva, that's his
wife, and says:
" 'Minerva, me and the Injun, Capt.
Sybell, are going out to get some meat'
All right' says my aunt 'but be care
ful, Martin, and don't let that heathen
steal your clothes off your back. Uncle
Mart just laughed and said he'd be
back soon, they was ooly golo' down
the lake a bit and he could take care
of the Injun. So off he goes, and the
Injun, who was waitin' for him in bis
canoe, sex, 'Hurry up, Mart; I tank thai
was big deer in the water.' So they
paddled down the lake slowly and
never spoke a word till they got down
by the ledge near the alders. Then the
Injun looked at Uncle Mart and said.
'I tired,' and taking bis paddle out ol
the water he knocked Uncle Mart'!
powder horn overboard accidental like.
"Uncle Mart was mad as a hornet
and says, 'You pesky Injun skunk, take
care what you do.' But Capt Sybell
said, soft like, 'Don't ye car. Mart; I
go down and get It' With that he
jumped overboard, and Uncle Mart
laid back and thought of borne and
Aunt Minerva, who waa a mighty fins
woman. Blmeby It struck him that the
Injun had been In the water a power
ful long time. . He calkllated It was
nigh onto ten minutes or more, so be
Just looked over to see what he wai
doing, thlnkin' he might be drowned
What do ye think he saw down la the
water? That there water was as cleat
as rum, and what do ye think he saw 1
Why, that there pesky Injun was a-set-tin'
on the bottom smiling and pourin'
the powder out of Uncle Mart's pow
derhorn Into his own. You can't trust
Injuns." Mew York Commercial Advertiser.
HOME duties to many women eem more Important than
Nlfmatternowfll they feel, they drag themselTe
through the daily tasks and pile tip trouble. ,- . .
This is heroic but a penalty nas 10 oc
paid. ' -"
A woman in New Hatamoras, Ohio,
Mrs. Isabell Bradfield. tells in the
following letter how she fought with
disease of the feminine organs until
finally forced to take to her bed. She
Deak Mrs. Pinkhak I feel it my duty to write to yon to
ten you that I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and think there is no medicine in the world like it, I
suffered for nine years, and sometimes for twelve weeks at a
time I could not stand on kit feet I had female troubles ot
aU kinds; backache, ana dmuku.
Seven different doctors treated me. Some saia
would
f.gJVS
thankful:
VP Y WK3
advice is promptly given without charge.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's experieaee in treating female
ills is unparalleled: for years she worked side by side with
Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham. and for sometime past has had sole
charge of the correspondence department of her great busi
ness, advising and helping by letter as many as a hundred
thousand ailing women during a single year.
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Snmatklac that WU1 Internet tke Ja
venile Members of Every Honaekold
Quaint Actions aad Brian! Bay-lags
af Maay Cote aad Canning Children,
"I know what makes the rain," said Best
To little brother Will.
'I'll teU you aU about it, it
'11 ist keep awful stilt
V see, 'wsy np sbove us oh,
So awful far 'n high,
the Funder-Man V Rain-Man lives.
They lives np in the sky.
Thejr's got their honses in the clouds
Ist hid away somewheres.
t csn't go up to see 'em, 'cense
They ain't got any stairs.
The Rain-Man thinks he owns thi
clouds,
X' fusses every day
With Funder-Man because he csn't
Have everything his way.
"But Funder-Msn ist points st 'im
'N' shames im awful hard;
Then Rain-Man sorry 'vites 'im to
Play over in his yard.
"Although they's friends, 'n' gets along
Like all good neighbors should
Sometimes the Funder-Man gets mad
N whips the Rain-Man good;
"Growls at 'im 'Bumble-bumbler (yon
Can hear it ist as plain).
Then the Rain-Man cries, 'n' cries, s
cries!
N that's what makes the rain."
Chicago Record.
Kite Modeled Upon a Fly.
G. A. Frisiuuth, of Philadelphia, ha
le?igned and tested an entirely new
form of kite. Recently while on ship
board his attention was attracted to the
balloon Sy, or "telltale, as it is some
times called, and, after observing its
ution for several hours, he concluded
that the idea could be utilized in kite
building. Accordingly he set to work
uid constructed one on the lines of the
balloon fly, and, thinking to increase
the lifting capacity of the kite to carry
such instruments as it Is desired to
iend aloft for scientific observation, he
Dullt three, each within the other. The
TUK NKW CONK K1TK.
month of each cone consists of a frame
rf bamboo circle, to which the silk bag
is fastened. These circles In the ex
perimental kite constructed by him are
twelve, elghtei and twenty-foul
inches in diameter and the cones are
twenty-four, thirty-six and forty-twfl
Inches in length each, with a two-inch
outlet at tli? end. The weight of the
entire construction is seven ounces.
For the test l,t00 feet of cord were
unrollt-d. and at this height the pul
legi-tcrcd sixteen poun-Is. It wat
foi:n! that in a moderate wind the
three cones were most effective, for at
a subsequent time in a very strong
wind it was noted that any one of the
cones alone would exert a greater put
singly than when placed as originally
ne within the other.
Johnaj'i Xa-bie.
Seven little marbles lay huddled to
?ether in Johnny's packet They rat
tied merrily against one another, anc
when Johnny went hop, skip mat
jump, they went bop, skip and Jump,
too, for they were so glad that marble
lime bad come again. Only the big
green marble that Johnny called a
"real" did not stir aa alL and waa not
glad a bit
coa ot -r
I HAD BIAS-
r. ..,f
: " -4
TIM f7r r-
DEVOTIOH
TO HOME
have to go to tne nospixat sua
rjerformed. But oh I
am that I did not, that
your Vegetable Com
pound instead. I cannot say
too much in its praise, nor
thank you enough for what it
has done for me. I want yon
to publish this in all the papers
for the gooa 01 outer
sufferers.
The wives and
mothers of America
are given to over
work. Let them be
wise in time and at
the first indication
of female trouble
write to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass.,
forheradvic. This
"Oh, dear, I wish It waa wintei
agalar said the big marble. "Then 1
could sleep all day In Johnny's play
room, Instead of rolling about on the
pavement'
"I think that Is fun," said the little
brown marble.
"What fun la there In bumping to
gether and knocking each othei
about TP aaked the big marble. "And
as soon as one game ia done, anotbei
begins. It Is so tiresome!"
In fact be began to feel so cross that
he made np his mind to run away. So
the next time that Johnny sent him
flying against a row of the other mar
bles, be contrived to slin down under
the fence; the green grass covered him
over, and as it was Just the same color
as the "real. Johnny's sharp eyes fail
d to find him.
At first the lazy marble thought It
was fine fun to lie still and do nothing,
but soon he was tired of thai. He
could hear the boys on the sidewalk
shouting their funny Jargon, while his
brother marbles rattled to and fro, and
bad such Jolly games! How he wished
that he waa with them!
One day Johnny was digging a
Bower-bed by the fence, when his spade
struck something bard.
"Why, here Is my real!"' be cried.
What made yon run away, you
naughty fellow?"
Then Johnny took his other marbles
from his pocket and they had a fine
play all together again; and the big,
lazy marble was now as lively and
Jolly as the others, and clicked merrily
against his neighbors as If he quite en
ioyed the game. Youth's Companion.
Not with the Little Bora.
Tommy (aged 4) Mamma, why don'l
papa take me out nights with the othei
little boys?
Mamma Why, dear, yonr papa
doesn't take any other little boys witi
him. What put that idea Into youi
bead?
Tommy I heard him tell Mr. Blank
this morning that he was out with the
boys last night
Wonld Take off a Little.
It's a pretty careful speaker who If
never compelled to discount his first as
sertion more than 10 per cent
"Oh, mamma," exclaimed little 4
year-old Harry, "there's a hole In my
stocking as big as a silver dollar." "Are
you sure It'a that large, Harry?" asked
his mother. "Well," was the reply,
"it's as big as 00 cents, anyway."
Ihtaka He's Like Ck-inncey.
Teacher Tou should be very carefu-'
what you say, Johnny. Do you know
what will become of you If you keer.
on telling stories?
Johnny (who reads the papers)
Tes'm; I'll get Invitations to all the big
dinners when I grow up and become s
United States Senator from New York
IMdn't Start tbe Male. 1
"Why, Willie," said his mother one
day when they were out walking
"what do you mean by offering a penny
to that mule?" "Because," replied the
young investigator, "I beard papa say
that money makes the mare go, and 1
want to see if it has the same effect op
a mule."
Mlckt Brash Hint Away.
"Papa," asked a 4-year-old youngster
"are all little boys made of dust?'
Yes, my son," was the reply. "Well
then," continued the little fellow, "1
wish you would make nurse stop using
the whiskbroom on me. I'm afraid
he'll brush me all away."
Tho Tnrtle Came Back.
It is a superstition of some Import
ance among the Chinese that he who
saves a turtle by purchase and allows
It to go free upon the sea will enjoy
good fortune. In accordance with this
practice, a wealthy Macao bought a
turtle this morning from a Malay fish
erman, who had caught It in his fish
ing Htakes off Tanjong Tokong. The
price was $3. The purchaser proceed
ed to scrape the back of the turtle so
as to prepare an even surface for hie
name to be engraved upon the shell,
when he discovered his name already
jngravenon the animal's back, and then
remembered he had made a consign
ment to the sea some few months be
fore. The turtle was therefor his own
proierty, and be at once pursued the
Malay and claimed a return of the $5.
The fisherman declined, and the
Macao waa obliged to content himself
with the recovery of the turtle, which
he forthwith. In bis rage, proceeded to
till, as being the cause of a loss to him
of $5. Penang Gazette.
Bess Tongue for Conrtlna
Manx Is tbe best tongue for courting,
as it has ninety-seven ways in which
to say "My Sear." This Is the opinion
of the London Manx society.
If a man flirts with a girl and sh
falls in love with him he thinks bet
silly; if she doesn't he thinks her eon
celted.
Some people believe a shew Is goes
because the bills say se
POOR TACTIC.
sunt Oa that DM-'t Work Oft
t s moderate salary, any Pj"""
quiring close W"tlrt jZ
of intelligence, and mfk',
plaining spirit. He has arneo. say.
Into a contrary belief. -
He bad worked six months for a
long-established insurance comply,
fulfilling bis duties, ss be "ad reason
toWve, with entire "tiaf.cUon
his superiors. He knaw that tte bead
bookkeeper bad refe bto a
"bright young; man.-fc
low clerks regarded him with respe
The manager smiled cordially when be
met him and addressed him famlliariy
dT hi. Christian name.- Altogether be
felt remarkably secure In bis position
One morning be walked into the inan
sger's room snd ssked If he could
speak to blm a moment ,
"Certainly. Herbert What Is It?"
said the manager, wheeling around W
his chair and beaming kindly through
bis spectacles. "Nothing serious, I
hope." .
Well, sir." said Herbert, "I wanted
to tell you that I Intend to leave you the
first of next month."
"Why, Is that so?" said the manager.
-Well, well, well! Tou don't mean to
tell me that Herbert!"
"Yes, sir," said the young man, firm
1 "i fliul that I am cettlns four dol
lars a week less than any man In the
office who la doing the work I am. I
have got to have a raise or quit the
first of the month."
"Oh, no, Herbert you won't do that"
said his chief, thrusting his thumb Into
an armbole of his waistcoat and smil
ing In the same genial and benevolent
way. "No, no; you won't do that"
"I have quite up my mind," said Her
bert "Oh, you've made up your mind, have
your said the manager. "Yes, yes. But
you won't quit the first of the month,
Herbert; youli quit ngnt now and
right here. You can tell the cashier to
make out an order for your wsges to
the end of the week, and send It to me
and I'U sign it That's all, Herbert
Good-day."
SLEEPING BAG LIKE A HOUSE.
Portable shelter that ehielda Haatm
front Stornta and told.
Hunters, prospectors, and persons
Mtnivllidd to move from day to day
have found the sleeping bag the most
convenient form of bed and tnese are
now in areneral use among this class of
people. They are extremely comfort
able and at the same time oner arjao
lute protection from the elements, as
they are generally lined with some
10ft material snd have an outer cover
ing of leather or rubber to keep out the
wet Their form Is generally well
known, but what seems to be a great
Improvement In these has been recent
ly patented In this country by A be lard
Laplerre of Montreal. His Invention
consists of a rigid frame, . collapsible
when not In use, and covered with
some material adapted to withstand
the weather. The whole top la re
movable on a hinge to admit of en
trance, while at the upper end of this
lid Is a smaller opening, also covered
with a similar hinged lid. This latter
may be closed entirely In cold weather,
while in milder temperatures It may be
fastened at any desired point When
the top la closed a means of ventilation
is provided through holes under the
protecting edge of the larger flap.
Finable Kapld-PIre Oana.
It Is reported that the new French
rapid-fire gun Invented by Colonel
Hubert gives no flash or sign of fire.
If this be true, the French have made
an advance in artillery second only In
Importance to that which marked the
Introduction by them of smokeless
powder. In the operations around
Santiago the only means by which our
men could locate the position of an en
emy's piece was the flash. If this
should be removed the art of war, es
pecially on land, will become more dif
ficult thdn ever, for a masked battery
of smokeless and fl ashless guns would
be positively undiscoverable. The only
description of the gun that has come
to hand is rather obscure, but It would
seem that an attempt is made to cool
the larger portion of the gases below
the flash point before they are allowed
to reach the open air. The rate of fire
has reached a maximum of twenty
shots per minute. To accommodate
the increased expenditure of ammuni
tion It Is proposed to reduce a single
battery from five to four guns and In
crease the number of ammunition
wagons.
Cupid should erect a danger sign
whenever he breaks the ice between
two lovers.
An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
Syrup or Fios, manufactured by the
California. Fie- Stbup Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa
tive principles of plants known to be
medicinally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laxa
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of mannfaetiirlnir fl
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remeay are onuunea from senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the Cauforhia Fie Srvar
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
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Foraale by aU DrogguU. Price SOc per bottle.
IVORY SOAP PASTE.
In fifteen minutes, with only a cake of Ivory Soap and tttcr,
vou can make a bettef cleansing paste than you can buy.
Ivorv Soap Paste will take spots from clothing ; and will dean
cafoets rugs, kid gloves, slippers, patent enamel, russet leather anj
Sivas shoes, leather belts, painted wood-work and furniture. The
Sal value of Ivory Soap in this form arises from the fact that it
2m he used with a damp sponge or cloth to cleanse many articles
Sat cannot be washed because they will not stand the free applica
tion of water.
MDECTIONS FOR MAKING. To on pint o Down irt ih - "icn
JSTrf .h, Jul! siM caka) of Ivory Soap cut Into shavines. boil five min,:i s afier t.K a? is
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la mi alr-ae" s
. t..,t harHpRt to bear
-me aianpiwi""""""
are those in which our emotions are
deeply concerned.
run
n 1. fltkartle. ears eooaupwn "
lOoVsSoT MC&qtall,rWt'uin.J.
A man Is never thoroughly played out
until he gets so low down that nobody
will abuse him.
Ho-To-raa fee mrty Cents.
Aamiinl tobacco baMt ears, makes weak
DttOB nan. mm.w
Deference Is the most cunning com
pliment you can pay to a worthy man.
No man ever failed of success who
could do a thing better than another
could, and kept doing it.
Medioal Book Free.
"Know ThyaeU." a book for men only.
State, 4 Mtaeh . .Bo-on aL. tta
olaest ana "rl . " V , ' f , 1,1.
New ngi na. -
FELL OVER SOME TAR PAPER.
Noctnrnal Cycltot Taanskt It Waa a
Hole la the Mreet.
The girls were talking- about tricycle
riding and telling of the accidents that
had befallen them. When It came Mist
Flit s torn, she painfully changed bet
position on tbe easy chair and said:
"In the fire years I have been riding
s wheel I never was seriously hurt until
s week ago and I suppose you girls will
say I wasn't hurt then. I was going
home from a friend's house when my
light went out. It was only three
blocks to my home and ss the road waa
good aU the way and policemen are
scarce In that neighborhood I thought
the rest of the distance could be scorch
ed in safety, and away I flew. It was
on Washington srenue, where the
shade trees are so thick that the por
tions of the road between the lamp
"Bending orer the handle bars, I wai
making it hum when right under my
front wheel I saw a horrible black hole.
There was not time to turn out; I could
only brace every muscle and take
chances on landing all In a heap. Well,
I waa the worst demoralized heap you
ever saw, snd I wobbled along nearly
s block before my nerves would permit
me to go beck snd examine that hole.
"When I did I found it was nothing
but a ragged piece of black tar paper
lying on the perfectly smooth roadway.
But It gave me the worst Jolt I ever
received and It hurts me yet Chicago
Chronicle.
Immigrants to the United States.
The dally average arrival of Immi
grants to this country la 2,000.
It ia more blessed tn mtvm ehan .
ceive. but the majority of us know It
uivmj nuui nearsay.
Medicine la Prsaela.
The price of medicine In Prussia Is
regulated by the state, a new price list
being published every year.
Wawtn irlvw $100 reward for any cam of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured with Hall's Catarrh
Cur. Taken Internally.
F. J. OHnasT A Co.. Propa.. Toledo. Ol
T f n mnn H't-nn ira wn., . I. a
- "ri" j wu, 1 111 c are two
ways to get revenge forgive and forget
blm as soon as you can.
iat In SluJ n
Caean blood means a clean akin. No
beeaty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
...... 11 H u, mo w liver ana driving all
wuoua complexion or taking
,.rre7f"tj' for nf- AU drug?
fpsts, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c.25c.50cl
Borrowing will demoralize a man al
most as fast as stealing.
'"deuy Jrom burinST Co..uImUb
hours 8 A.M. to IP. It, 1
Kit 1-? HX? JS2HL hZ h.es.
" -- a. wuiui v -ir it na
wrong leave it undone.
. ,.?ochin Svmp for children
frJTll"" ,h' f"?' redocW inflamma
Uon. allays pain, cures wind colic. 3& a bouleT
The IPAlniiala a . ...
world have doni . .ln !8
capacities hav done god. ""
Are You Using Al an'. Foot Ease?
ft let wk
Rm.rt...""'lw'T cure tor Swollen.
8 W;'- Acmn. Burning.
. . vurns and Bunions
bs&ken"? fn001-?81 a Pwde?to
rfrn!fr ,n "L8. "hoes. Sold by all
& S7 , yKxrm and shoe Stores
& 88?5mntT!S!LE- Address1."!?:
-cwy. x.
Aim hi err
the cloanVma,eS,V,?r flre Into
deeper ttnintatatTtheUSd.and the
m?i ?! ""Kht to think that
ur
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APOLIO
Activity is only beautiful when it u
holy; that Is to say. wh.-n it is spent
in the service of that which passetb
not away.
Perfect iKnorane is quiet; perfect
knowledge is quiet nut so the transi
tion from the former to the latter.
Ihavefb-tnd Piso's Cure for ConnimntJrMi
an unfailing modlcine. F. K. Lotz. lauiScoS
8t, Covington, Ky Oct. 1. 14H. x:ou
True courage never picks its time
and place; but like the conscience is
ever at its post and reaily for the en
counter. sat Teasers Spit aad Smoks loir IJTe laj.
To quit tobacco easily and f orever. be maf
aetic full of life, nerve and vipor, take No-To-Hae,
the wonder- worker, that m.-.kes vetkmea
strong. All druggists, SOc or Cl. Cureruina
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Sterling Semedy Co., Chicago or New York
Bvery promise we break makes a
weak place in the self respect which is
our strong defence against life's exist
ing evil.
Tm Cnre Constipation Forever.
Take Caacareta Candy Cathartic. lOoorBa
If CC..C. fall to euro, druggists refund mooey
Noise and Slep.
Experiments now show that during
profound sleep a noise not sufficient to
awaken the sleeper produces a percep
tible rise in the temperature of the
brain.
htTi used yonr valuable CASTA"
BKTs and find them perfect. Couldn't do
without tbem. 1 have used them for some lime
for indigestion and biliousness and in now com
pletely cured. Recommend them, to every one.
Once tried, you will never be without them la
the family.'' Eow. A. Mjirx, Albany, N. Y.
CANDY
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Gonl. Do
Qood. Mover Bioken, Weaken, or Orle. Kir. tx.Wc
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
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I V'Bm V gists 10 CiHE Tubsooo liabU.
BOYS
8palulng's Atl letle Ubriry shnn'd be mdb
every be y wbo wDt- to become n ftthie .
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No. 42. How to lunch
tbe Ban.
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Ou-d.
No.lou. How to iBl-
eye e CJiaini'ion-
No. tti. How to Train.
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u Hie best remedy for diarrbu'u.
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