THE DREADED HOUR.
There comes a day God grant 'tla fat
away I
When one of at mast go and one moat
stay.
vTVea, faee to face, to me do faes appears.
One with eyes closed, the otWa kUnd
with tears.
fVhen one. the other's form forever hid.
Most hear the earth fall on the coffln-Udi
mien one most turn away, with anguish
moan.
And wander through the rest of life alone.
And feeL in agony of dnmb despair.
Where'er it be, the loved one Is not there;
While yet each Joy snd sorrow and regret
That once we knew we never can forget.
We know not whether 'twill be yon or 1
That shall be called to be the first to die;
We only know, whiche'cr it be, dear wife.
Must from the living take the best of life.
Montreal Herald.
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I A Man's Destiny.
KKr- HAVE something to tell you,'
II said Richard "Thorne, when the
departure of her other callers
jad left him alone with his hostess.
"I thought there was something fun
ny about." said Mrs. Vavasour, shading
the firelight from her face with
screen of barbaric grandeur, while
Thome stared straight' Into the glow
and bit at his straw-colored mustache.
"Out with It," encouraged Mrs. Vava-
sour, with a gleam of kindly amuse
ment in her eyes.
"Well." said Richard Thorne. plainly
pulling himself together, "It's come at
last. I'm first ofllcer no longer "
"You've got a ship?"
"Yes, I've got a ship," he repeated af
ter her slowly.
"My dear boy, I'm so glad," leaning
forward a little in her armchair.
"I knew you would be," be said, smil
ing slightly, without raising, his eyes.
"Of course I am. It is one of Don
oldson's." "Yes, Same line."
She watched him curiously. In the si
lence that followed. They had been
staunch friends, these two, as boy and
girl, twenty years ago, and though be
went to sea, and she married Tom Va
vasour, they were still the same.
"You don't seem extravagantly elat
ed, yourself." she hazarded presently.
"Don't IT" he answered aimlessly,
giving his big shoulders a hitch In a
second endeavor to recall his thoughts.
"No, you don't," sharply. "What Is
It?" kindly.
"Well, fact is, the new berth's on the
Sydney and Vancouver trip. The other
side of the world, you know," he ex
plained. "Of course I know. I need not be a
sailor man with gold embroidery on my
hat to know that."
Thorne laughfwl at the characteristic
onslaught, and her face brightened In
sympathy with his.
"But we won't lose you altogether?"
she queried briskly. "Of course It
would be much nicer if It were on the
home trip, but we'll see you sometimes,
won't we?"
"Oh, yeel" listlessly.
She shot a searching glance at him
from behind her firescreen, and leaned
her chin against Its edge to gaze with
puzzled eyes into the fire.
"Of course, you're awfully glad of the
step?" she said, after a pause, and list
ened Intently for bis answer.
"Yes." "artvTuIly I suppose." -..
The response seemed satisfactory,
and required a little cogitation before
the next remark.
"Ah, well!" she went on, leaning fax
back in her chair, and turning her head
In the shadow to watch him. "I shall
lose a friend! You are sure to marry
some one now you are in a position to
do it."
"I shall marry nobody," said Thorns,
decidedly, laying his cap on a table be
side him; and Mrs. Vavasour smiled
triumphantly to herself as she heard,
and watched the stubborn lines come
about his mouth.
"Dear old simpleton," she thought,
"he thinks he's betraying nothing."
Then came a silence, while Thorne be
gan to bite moodily at his mustache
once more, and while Mrs. Vavasour
looked on with troubled sympathy In
her bright eyes.
"Dick," she said suddenly, "tell me all
about it. Who Is she?"
"About what?" he asked, looking up
Quickly. "There isn't any how on
earth did you know?"
"You goose, you've been telling me
for the last ten minutes."
"I? I never said "
"I didn't say you said anything; all
the same, you have been telling me. Go
on now, I want to help you."
Her voice trembled as she spoke, and
she stretched out a hand to him. He
clasped it for a moment, while a look
of perfect trust passed between them.
"Well, you see," he began awkward
ly, looking into the fire once more, "I
happen to know it was all her doing."
"What was?'
"This Vancouver business."
"Do explain a little."
"It was old Donaldson who told me
he had no right to, of course when be
offered me the ship, that she had Bug-j
gested It to him."
"She? Who?"
"His daughter Cicely, you know."
"Of course I know he hasn't another.
But what," in astonishment, "is that to
mope about?"
"Don't you see? She has got me sen
out of the country altogether."
"Nice, gracious spirit to take things
In, upon my word!" commented his
friend, with a suspicion of a sniff.
"Might I ask what put that idea InU
your head?"
"Ob; there's another chap chap with
a title and money and things," vaguely.
Hadsonie chap, too," lugubriously.
"Did you make love to her?'
No."
"Then what makes you "
"She saw it coming, I suppose. I
f appose I looked it."
There was a pause, during which
they both looked into the glowing coals.
"Did you even make love really to
a woman?' Mrs. Vavasour asked curi
ously. "So," answered Thorne, with a shake
of his head; and Mrs. Vavasour gave a
little nod that said plainly, "I thought
so!"
"And don't yon think you are Jump
ing to conclusions rather?' she asked.
"No." Thorne answered, shaking his
head again, "he's a much more likely
follow to please her than I am. and
'twould avoid complications to keep me
out of the way," he added bitterly, "for
her father would quite possibly take
my part."
"I think you are making her out as
acting In an abominable manner," said
Mrs. Vavasour, with spirit.
"Not at all," he rejoined quickly. "I
dare say she's a little sorry for me, and
besides she's procured me my captain-
hi An ti
oat of Itr
There was a long sllonce after -thl
that was only broken at length by Mrs.
Vavasour's rising suddenly and saying:
"Away with yon, now; I most go and
dress. Come and see me to-morrow at
half-past 6 no, a aaarter to . Now,
don't forget."
"I won't forget," mid Thorne, soak
Ing bands, and going to the dear.
"By the way, what's the other man'
name?" she asked, as the friend's big
figure was disappearing.
ToJer," he answered, turning round;
he's a very decent fellow. I perfectly
understand her a anyone preferring
"Yes. Good by. But that's more thai
I do," she said aloud to herself as tat
door shut "Dear old Dick's worth ten
of him any day. Walt a while, my dear,
I think I'U manage it."
As she went upstairs she met her bos
band. "What, not dressed yet?" he asked
as he kissed her. "What nave you been
at now?'
"Thinking how I can make two peo
ple happy as we are," she answered.
"That's a big undertaking," said Ton
Vavasour gravely.
The next day Thorne presented him
self at 6:45 and asked for Mrs. Vava
sour. He was shown upstairs Immedi
ately and greeted by the lady he sought,
who crossed the room to meet him in
a marvelous tea gown.
"You may shake my little finger," sb
said, holding It out to him, "the others
have been eating buttered toast at
least, not exactly, but you know what
I mean."
"Perfectly," Thorne laughed, shaking
the dainty finger between his strong
finger and thumb.
"There are chairs to be had If you
look hard enongh for them," Mrs. Vava
sour went on, peering round In the flre
lit autumn dusk that filled the room.
"Lots, thanks," said Thorne, seizing
the nearest
"Not that! It won't bear yonr big
weight Stir that fire up. Cicely, until I
look for something made of Iron."
A girl's figure bent forward at the
far end of the room and stirred the
coals into a bright blaze, and Thorne,
who had Jumped at the name, made a
movement toward the door with a mut
tered excuse.
"Don't be absurd; it's too late now,"
said his hostess In a whisper that
brought him to his senses, "Ah, that's
Just the thing," she went on aloud,
pointing to a deep-backed armchair im
mediately opposite to the fire and lead
ing the way toward It "That's the
worst of the modern drawing room,"
she continued, while Thorne bowed to
Miss Donaldson and sat down; "If you
have anything really comfortable it's
sure not to be decent enough to put In
it and one never seriously thinks of
buying anything for It but old-fashion
ed curly-legged things of stiff-necked
generations long passed."
I'm very comfortable," volunteered
Thorne.
"So am I," put In Cicely, with a laugh.
"I'm delighted to hear It" said Mrs.
Vavasour seriously, as If she had not
been running on merely to guard
against an awkward pause that had
loomed ahead; "but I really think we
have the only three sensible chairs In
the room. Sugar and cream? Of course
I remember."
Thorne drank his tea between tht
two women, wishing he were anywhere
else, yet knowing he would rather be
where he was while they talked across
him. Presently Mrs. Vavasour turned
to him and said. In her sweetest man
ner: "What a good opportunity of thank
lne Miss Donaldson for putting that
kindly spoke In your wheel! By the
way, we must call you "Captain' Thorne
now, I suppose?"
Down went Thorne's teaspoon with a
clatter, and one foot shot out In an In
stinctive Impulse to kick his hostess'
chair, to stand on her dainty toe, or
anything that would stop her; and at
the same time a suppressed little "Oh!"
came from the other side of the fire.
Mrs. Vavasour, however, apparently
saw or heard nothing, and her next
move sent Thorne's heart Into his boots;
for, standing up with a remark on the
shortening evenings, she lit the gas
bracket at her end of the chimney piece,
and then, crossing in front of him, lit
the other. Thorne felt his face was
crtmson, ai:d with Ms eyes on his boots,
cast about for words in which to couch
an apology or au explanation ; but be
fore he could think of anything at all,
the same voice had said more sweetly
than ever:
"A thousand pardons. Cicely; you
must let Dick entertain you for a min
nta. I heard Tom's voice downstairs,
and I positively mnst see him about
something!"
There was a frou-frou of silk, and she
was gone, without even looking back to
see the two appealing glances that fol
lowed in her wake.
The two left alone, examined the In
terior of the fire with an Intensity wor
thier of a loftier devotion. It began
to dawn upon the man that the whole
thing was planned and be gained some
thing of oblivion to the .position for a
moment by forthwith giving his whole
energy to the silent apostrophizing of
meddling women especially Mrs. Va
vasour. But the present asserted Itself
again directly, and be cleared his
throat to begin: "Of course. Ill say I
i-.dore the Pacific trip," he said to him
self. "Mrs. Vavasour's a remark Just
now," he began, "requires perhaps a
little a explanation. What I had
Mentioned to her a about you I
luentioned her only I hope you will un
derstand that and did so a " (he
wished she'd say something anything)
'a under peculiar circumstances."
"Very, I should think," the girl re
marked, coldly; "though. Indeed," cor
recting herself quickly. "I have no ob
joctlon to all the world knowing one
of my many suggestions to papa."
"Quite so. So I thougU," agreed
Thorne, losing his head.
"Then why apologize?'
"Why, Indeed? But you will let me
thank you, since I owe to a chance
suggestion of yours my position."
"Quite a chance suggestion," heartily.
"Well, I ought to congratulate my
self." A silence while he leaned forward to
trace an imaginary pattern with the toe
of his boot and she tied a ridiculous
little handkerchief Into a knot Thome
wished that Mrs. Vavasour would re
turn. "The transpacific trip will be quite a
pleasant change," he said with a barren
enthusiasm, because be felt the strain
of silence growing too great to be borne.
"Pacific? Are you "
"Yes. My boat is one of the Sydney
and Vancouvers, you know."
"I I didn't know that"
A great wave of resentment swept
over him. She either intended to de
ceive him, he thought or else had not
cared to what fever-stricken seas he
was sent so long as he was out of the
way.
"Yon thought it was the China
route?" he said, steadying bis voice
with as effort..
trip,-
the girl answered quietly.
Ton did?" waa all Thorn could say
In a strange vole. For tat a moment
self-reproach and shame. In that be bad
taken an act of pur good nature as
done to gain selfish ends alone, took
the place ot bis resentment and filled
his heart. Starting to his feet, he stood
resting his elbow on the mantelpiece,
looking down at the pretty brown head
and long lashes that swept the flushed
cheek, and his voice was deep an
trembling when he spoke.
"Mtss Donaldson, I must ask your for
giveness," said he, "for thinking what
I did."
Two beautiful, tearful eyes were rais
ed In question to his, but only for a
instant ,
"I thought I believed," he went on,
determined to spare himself nothing,
"that you bad procured this foreign
command for me merely to free your
self from my attentions."
"But how could you, when you had
never never paid me any attentions?"
the girl faltered, with crimson cheeks.
"I know; bat you must have seen It
seen that I love you more than all the
world! I always felt I was unworthy
of of such a precious thing as your
love that I was not the sort of man
all my life has been at sea that could
make you happy. Now I am more un
worthy than ever; I can never forgive
myself for the Injustice I have done
yon. Do not think, too hardly of me
Good-by!"
She held out her hand to him, and -pressing
It passionately to his lips he
hurried out from the room, and out of
the house. And at the sound of the
shutting of the door below, the girl
waking as from a trance, burled her
white face in her hands and sobbed
aloud.
There was only one letter for Dick
Thorne when he brought bis vessel Into
Sydney harbor for the first time two
months afterward, and that was only
a few lines; but almost every word was
underlined twice. And this was what
it said:
"You great stupid if you choose to
throw away your own happiness and
some one else's, In spite of all I can do,
I can't help It Come straight home by
the next mail, and don't make a fool of
yourself again. Yours, perfectly dis
gusted, MARY VAVASOUR."
And the next mall steamer carried a
big, bronzed man, with a straw-colored
mustache, who stood In the bows all
day, and a part of the night only com
ing aft to eat and sleep; "for," he told
himself, "I'm a whole ship's length
nearer to her than If I stayed on the
oop." Household Words.
A SHOT SOtDIER.
It la to Be Hoped that Bis Dream
Came True.
Of course," remarked the newspa
per man who had seen service in Cuba,
"it is almost a chestnut now to taHt of
the nerve displayed by our wounded
soldiers at Santiago, but I came across
an Instance one day that was unusual.
Lying outside of a tent waiting his
turn patlentlyVfor he had been there
several hours, was an extremely bright
young fellow I had known at home.
He was half dozing when I first dis
covered him, but In an instant on hear
ing my voice, he opened his eyes and
feebly held out his left hand, smiling.
" 'By Jove, old boy,' I said, 'I'm sorry
to see yon here. Are you much hurt?'
14 I don't know how much,' be an
swered, with considerable effort but
apparently not much pain, .'but It Is
very frequently. Look me over a min
ute and see for yourself.'
"I had bad some experience In that
sort of work, and after a short Inspec
tion I found half a dozen bullet boles
through bis limbs and body, not count
ing an occasional scratch.
" 'You must have been In the very
thickest of It' I said, encouragingly.
'That's where we tried to be he
replied with pride. 'How many time
was I hit six?
'That's my count'
" 'That was mine, but I wasn't sure.
You see, I had to guess at some o'
them.'
" 'How do you feel?
He smiled.
" 'Well, as mother used to say abom
worn-out garments, I guess I feci a lit
tle more holy than righteous.'
"'You'll pull through all right old
fellow,' I said, cheerfully, for his cour
age really gave me courage.
" 'I don't know about that and I'm
not worrying over It one way or the
other. That's what we're for, and if
we get chucked It's all right I had n
funny little dream about a half bout
ago. I thought I had got my dis
charge and was over on the other slcl
and, knowing that I didn't have any
letters of recommendation, I was loaf
ing around the pearly portals sizing
them up to see If there was any chance
for me to break In, when St Peter
opened the gate and saw me. "Hello,
Jim," says he, "what's all those holes
in you?' "Bullets," says I. "What
kind?' say 8 he. "Dons," says I. "Is
that so?' says he. "Well, come right
in. You never would have passed oth
erwise, but we're needing a batrack in
the hall and we'll Just put pegs In the
holes and make you do till we find
something better. Come on in." And.
by gum, I was glad the Dons had
punctured my tire the way tbey did. 1
wonder If It will come true.'
"Whether it did or not" conclude,
the narrator, "no man knoweth, but
before two weeks had passed Jim bar1
rone to see."
Dog's Death Saves a Church.
A little church In a rural district ot
Pennsylvania has been saved from dis
solution by the happy demise of a dog.
The parish was once a large and pros
perous one, but the congregation dwin
dled and debts gathered until some five
years ago the place was closed on ac
count of back pay to the rector. The
main support of the church was an old
lady, whose family had attended it foi
more than 100 years it lies hi one ol
the old aristocratic sections of Vir
giniaand all of whose small property
It was supposed, would go toward iti
maintenance. But on her death a great
surprise was sprung. The little old
lady had loved her church and parish
much, but a small poodle dog had
claimed her affection more. She left
her entire fortune to keep this pet so
long as he should live, the money going
to the church upon bis death, which
long-looked-for event occurred recent
ly. The debts can now be paid and
the dusty pews reopened. There if
hardly another case on record of on
small dog being the main donator tc
the support of a house of worship.
After a girl passes 25, if a serenad
ing party stops at her house, she 1
conceited If she doesn't decide that the
young men have made a mistake Jr
the house.
The discovery by the neighbors thai ,
a girl bad a promising voice, costs hei
father a thousand dollars before sh:
settles down and forgets her ambltlos '
n marrying.
Itaeocbtltwastae
I A MISUNDERSTANDING AVERTED
Waatad the Bailread, bat WoaMa't
Have "Paw's" Orave Dlatarbed.
The engineer who lays out a railroad
dislikes to move a stake when It has
once been driven. If he thinks be Is
right he win fight or quit but he bates
to compromise. In "The Story of the
Railroad" Cy Warm an cites a charac
teristic anecdote.
- Once, when the present chief engi
neer of a Western railroad was loca
ting a line In Missouri, he was asked to
change the stakes, and refused. - After
the stakes had been set a young, un
shared man appeared and asked that
the road be "moved over a bit"
"The road cannot be changed,"
promptly returned the engineer; "this
to the best place for It"
The man went Into a bouse, got a
rifle, came out snd pulled up the
takes. The Indignant engineer start
ed toward him, but was intercepted by
an elderly woman.
"Can't you move your road over a lit
tle piece, mister?" she asked.
"I don't see why I should," responded
the engineer. "My business Is to locate
the line, and you can call on the com
pany for damages. What does that
young blackguard mean by sitting
there on a stump with a gun?" be an
grily demanded.
"That's Nip he ain't no blackguard.
That's Nip, my son."
"Well, I'll nip him If he gets funny."
"Oh, no. you won't I ain't afraid o'
that" said the woman. "What come
over me when I seen you starting for
Nip was that p'r'aps you had a mother,
and how bad she'd feel to have you
come home that way."
"What way?
"Well, If you persist In driving then
stakes there, you'll go home dead."
"Look here, do you think I'm to be
bluffed by that ruffian?'
"Nip ain't no ruffian," said the wom
an. "You see, we've always lived here
Nip was born here an' when the
guerrillas come an called out paw an'
shot him, we burled him J 1st whar he
fell, an' we've always kept It as a res
ervation, an' Nip he's determined yon
sba'n't disturb It that's all."
"Then you don't object to the rail
road?" "Lord o' mercy, no! We want the
road, but we don't want you to disturb
paw's grave."
"Come," said the engineer, "let's go
and see Nip."
When they had come up to the stump.
the big engineer held out his hand. Nip
took it but kept his eyes on the
stranger.
"Here It is," said the woman, touch
ing a low stone lightly with her foot
"I see," said the engineer. "We can
miss that easily enough."
He moved a mile of road. From that
day forward until the road was fin
ished, and long after, the widow's home
was the stopping-place for the engi
neer. A Boy Klns
In the city of Paris there Is a little
ten-year-old boy who is a real King,
but his kingdom of Yvetot is only a
sleepy old Norman village. Away
back in the eleventh century William
the Conqueror made it a kingdom and
save it to bis Jester, who proved to be
brave In battle, as well as a funny
down. In the last century the French
revolution broke out and after that
there were no more kings in France,
which is now a republic. But should
France ever become a monarchy again,
which might one day happen, this lit
tle fellow would be the real king ot
Yvetot, ajd he is very anxious to have
it turn out that way, as perhaps most
little boys would be.
Every one is reckless in his thoughts
and words, but as cautious as a cat in
his actions.
Does Your
lead Ac&e ?
Are your nerves weak?
Can't you sleep well? Pain
in your back? Lack energy?
Appetite poor? Digestion
bad? Boils or pimples?
These are sure signs of
poisoning.
From what poisons?
From poisons that are al
ways found In constipated
bowels.
If the contents of the
bowels are not removed from
the body each day, as nature
intended, these poisonous
substances are sure to be
absorbed Into the blood, al
ways causing suffering and
frequently causing severe
disease.
There is a common sense
cure.
They daily insure an easy
and natural movement of
the bowels.
You will find thatthe use of
1 i&rsaparco
with the pills will hasten
recovery. It cleanses the
blood from all impurities and
is a great tonic to the nerves.
WrKm thm Doctor.
Our Medical Department has one
or the mmt eminent physicians la
the United States. TeU the doctor
jn.t how you are eofferiue;. You
wtll reevtre the best meUicaTadTlee
without cost.
SB. J. C. AVER.
Lowell, Mae.
Aadraaa.
KINO WITHOUT A KINGDOM.
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i! CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS,
lontklBg that Will latareat the Ju
venile Member of Every Household
Qaalat Aettoats aad Bright Sayings
af HaayCat aad Canning- Children.
There's a boat that leaves at balf-past six
From the busy port of Play,
and it reaches the haven of Slumberland
Before the close of day.
It carries the tiniest passengers,
And it rocks so aently. oh!
When the wee ones nestle in their berths.
And the boatman begins to row I
The whistle sounds so low and sweet
(Like a mother's lullaby)
That the travelers smile and close their
eyes.
To dream of angels nigh.
Sometimes the travelers tarry too long
In the bnsy port of Play.
And the anxious boatman coaxes and
calls.
And grieves at their delay.
But they come at last to the rocking boat
Which bears them down the stream.
And drifts them to the Slumberland,
To rest and sleep and dream.
The name of the boat is Rock-a-bye,
And it's guided by mother's hand.
For she is the patient boatman, dear.
Who takes you to Slumberland.
Now what is the fare a traveler pays
On a Rock-a-bye boat like this?
Why, the poorest child can afford
1 price.
For it's only a good-night kiss!
Little Men and Women.
the
A Picnic In Japan
A picnic in Japan is a treat that does
not fall In the way of many Americans;
but it was not strange that the children
of an American consul general at
Yokohama should have been invited to
attend one; nor, perhaps, that lt should
be described In the St Nicholas. One of
Its Jail lest Incidents was the appear
ance of a troupe of roving acrobats,
who planted themselves close by and
promptly began their performance. It
consisted of four boy-tumblers, mere
fat babies, whose bones were evidently
of India-rubber. It was considered al
most mean to let Julie go on sleeping,
and soon her Joyful pipe was added to
the rest of the hubbub. An opposition
show drew near, and was rewarded
with instant success; for this time th
theatrical company was composed of
two brown monkeys, dressed, of course,
in tiny kimonos, with blue coolie hand
kerchiefs tied about their heads. They
began by bowing in true Japanese
fashion to the delighted audience; then
they fell to fencing, with a terrible
clashing of spears fully as long as pen
cils; and between each round the show
man opened wee red fane and handed
them to the supposedly overheated ar
tists, who comically squatted and absent-mindedly
fanned the grass about
their. Lee and Ned fairly rolled on the
ground with laughter, and Julie had to
be held firmly on both sides, such was
her frenzy of excitement With snort
of perfect contempt the other show
man began to beat bis drum and give
sharp orders to bis boneless babies.
But they palled, after the monkeys;
and no matter how many ages they
stood on their poor little heads, nor bow
many scores of wheels they wheeled,
despite their twists and tumbles and
starts and screams and clappings and
bowings, the eyes of the audience wan
dered back to where panted the sad
eyed monkeys in their striped cottoD
kimonos, glancing about with marked
disapproval and a settled melancholy
regarding the world at large. Attracted
by the Jingle of copper sen, showered
equally by the sympathetic tutor, other
roaming shows and musicians drew
near, and soon the picnic party was
the enraptured center of a hulllabaloo
that could be heard a quarter of a mile
away.
Bee Ftlnaa and Their Antidote,
There are very few people who do
not know from experience the oaijifu!
ness of the sting of a bee or wasp oi
hornet but it Is not everybody whe
knows the cure for eufb a pain. One
of the best remedies known Is tobacco.
The ordinary, fine-cut variety is the
beat and most easily applied. . Take a
plucb of this and lay lt In the hollow of
the hand and moisten lt and rub lt with
the finger until the Juice becomes quite
dark, when It will be ready to apply to
the sting. One application may not be
sufficient to bring relief; in such case
continue to rub the tobacco and apply
the Juice to the Inflamed spot until the
pain ceases.
inatead of Klttena.
A lot of little ducklings is a funnj
family for a cat to have, but In Salem
County, New Jersey, there is Just such
a family as this. Fussy had lived with
the ducks In the barnyard all her lite,
sleeping among them every night and
when someone took all her little ones
away she was lonely without them and
stole thirteen little ducklings from an
old mother duck. She carried them all
down in the cellar, one by one, one
night so the mother duck could not
coax them away, and when Mr. Alien,
who owns the cat and the ducks, went
down Into the cellar the next morning
he found all the little baby ducks hud
41 ed about the cat keeping warm.
Little JisMle'a Ooldeai Test.
Little James found lt very difficult
to cojwnlt to memory the Golden Tax?
Sunday's
R- trtHHllt of hlS
was sent up " - . kta
own room, where he could .pplyj
m7nd to his subject without interrnp-
tion.
After diligent appu-
about ten
minutes,
no came "
beaming. .
"Mamma, I know the golden
text
now," he exclaimed.
I m very glad," replied mamma.
"Let me hear you repeat lt" ,,
"The Lord loveth a cheerful sinner.,
-Harper's Bazar.
Ocnarona mm Bom Older People. "
The governess was dining with her
little 4-year-old charge, and as each
had a nice dish of pudding for dessert
she thought she would Improve the oc
casion to teach a moral lesson.
"Marie," she said, "If there was a poor
starving woman at the door, what
would you do to help her?" "Why,
replied Marie, her face an aglow with
benevolence. "I'd give her your dish
if pudding."
Doesn't Bound the Same.
"Mabel," said a caller to the minis
ter's little daughter, "does your father
ever preach the same sermon twice?"
"Yes, I think he does," answered lia
ble, "but he talks loud and soft In dif
ferent places the second time, so It
doesn't sound the same at all to an out
sider." Best Thine In the Clrcnsw
SmaU Willie bad accompanied his
ancle to the circus, and was especially
pleased with the Shetland ponies.
"What did you see at the show,
Willie?" asked his mother upon his
return. "Lots and lots of things," re
plied the little fellow; "but the con
densed horses were the best of all."
Wanted to Experiment.
"May I wake the baby, mamma?"
asked 6-year-old Johnny. "Why, what
3o you want to wake her for?' asked
the mother. "I want to see if she can
cry loud enough to drown the noise of
my new drum," replied the youthful
Investigator.
The S lver Lining.
Rh was a brleht light-hearted little
woman, and when her husband failed
In business, and they bad to give up
their pretty house and go to lodgings,
she tried to make the best of it For
hours after receiving the sad news she
sought some compensation for poverty,
and all of a sudden gave a chuckle of
delight.
"Oh, It isn't so bad being poor, after
all," she laughed.
Iler husband looked at ber Inquiring
ly. "Why? asked he, grimly.
"Because," announced the little wom
an, confident that she had chanced
upon a shred of the sliver lining to the
dark cloud, "because we won't havf
ny servants to bother about"
Corn-Stalk Disease.
Corn-stalk disease is the name given
to an affection occurring in cattle as a
result of eating corn and corn fodder
that seem to ha.e been r.n ler.d poison
ous by moldlness and fermentation.
The disorder Is usually confined to ani
mals under 4 years of age, and it runs
a rapid course, causing death in fron?
four to thirty-six hours.
Lof tor Indeed, Miss de Vine, I must
jay It. You arc the star of the links.
Miss de Vine Now, that Is very nice
f you. And you are the first to dis
cover me, too. Lofter Then may I
have an astronomer's reward? Miss de
Vine What Is that Mr. Lofter? Lofter
-The right to give you my name.
Brooklyn Life.
Did Part IlitnKlf.
"Then It Is not true, Mr. Gotrox, thai
you are a self-educated man?"
"No; I have had-stbe advantages of
a good common school training. But
I used to write my own excuses when
I played hookey." Cincinnati En
quirer. boat Tobaeee Spit ud Smoke loir Ufe Iway.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, tall ot lite, nerve and vieor, take No-To-IJao,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOc or CI. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling EemeJy Co., Chicago or New York,
It is a risky thine to h
sional funny man; better be a fool
they make fewer blunders.
Aek Your Dea'er for Alien's Foot-Ease
A Powder to shake into your
Biius, rests me leei. uurea f,irr j
Bunions. Swollen. Sore, Hot. Cal
lous, Acninir, Sweatlne Feet ana
Ingrowing Nail?. Allen's Foot TZaac-
maxes new or tlfrnt shoes easy. At all
druggists ana snoe stores, 25 cents
Sample mailed FREE.
L,.m o. UL.iMSl r.AU, Le Roy, N. Y.
i ne nsnerman who uses so much
uan ne Becomes rye-tangled Is not
a rigni angler.
Beanrr la Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean akin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
utau jrwur uiooa ana Keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im
purities from the body. Begin today to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by takina
I aunita lu.l. . . . . . . .
..i.., - v.vuLjr it) i Leu cents. All drug,
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c77
Secrets are a great bore. We entrust
mem to oiners, not so much for safe
Keeping as to get ria or them.
I poold not (ret alone without Tim's Cnre
for Consumption. It always cure. Mrs.E.0.
Moultoh, Needham. Mass October Si, 18M.
He who watches the success of others
and then drops his hook into the same
note, Beiaom Dags many fish.
Core Konrantred by OR J. B. MAY BR. 10 1,1
AHCH ST., PHILA.. PA. Kate at onie: no
operation or delay Irom buslnpn. Conaultatlon
lice. Hndotsementi ol iliT-.ietam. ladle ant
prominent citizen!. Send lor clicuiar. OiUcj
bouts! A. M.tolP. II.
Doing is a great thing. For if reso
lutely people do what is right, in time
they come to like doing it.
Mrs. Wlnslow-a Soothing Syrnp for children
teething, soften the gums, reducing inflamma.
lion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
There is no man who needs watching
as much as the one who is always
watching some one else.
fits permanently cared. Nonts or nervotn
jew alter first day's use of lr. Klines Great
erv Koato er. U trial bottle ant treatise riSa
I'll. K. H. Kti. Ltd. H31 Arch .-it. 1-bUal
Covetousness, like a candle ill-made
smothers the splendor of a happy for
tune in its own grease.
. 8. Parker. Fredonla, V. T says: "Shall
tiot call on you for the flff) reward, for I be
lieve Hnll'n Catarrh On re will core an mJ!r
Aat.wK IA. 1 1 n . , '
Was very bad." Writ, hi ,-
Ucubus
Sold by Uruggiata. 75c.
Good order is the foundation of all
good things.
Waggles There- Is only one thing as
hard to find in this world as the north
pole. Jaggles What's that? Waggles
The fellow who gets lost searching
or it Judge.
Of hi
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
It means it is the purest made.
Soaps, strong with alkali, will eat
And burn the clothes, and leave them frayed,
But Ivory Soap is clean and sweet.
It washes out the stain and dirt,
And leaves the fabric all unhurt.
tiunaaait mm stttit r - " oiacmaaTl
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
7arala Notes Callinn the Wicked to
Bapcntancc
MAN'S religion
must live In bis
business.
It is only the
empty bucket
that God can fill.
The changeful
heart will never
win and wed the
truth.
Sometimes Ig
norance is wis
dom.
Self-indulgence
Is the road to ruin.
Only live men win for God and truth.
Nursing your anger Is nursing a
riper.
There is no wealth that can ward oft
tears.
Love is a principle, rather - than a
passion. It takes two fools to make flattery
possible.
Repentance Includes a turning from
sin, a disgust of sin, and a sorrow
for lt
Putting the bread of life on the
church steeple won't feed those on the
ground.
One sin In a day will unravel the
whole like the dropping of a stitch In
knitting.
It is the practice of hypocrites to
spiritualize the precepts and accept the
promises as practical.
RECENT INVENTIONS.
An Improved razor strop has an end
less belt of leather mounted on two
curved plates at the ends of an adjust
able shaft, the latter being lengthened
to spread the plates apart and stretch
the leather.
In a new burglar alarm a clock mech
anism is fixed on the door or window
casing, with a chain attached to the
window or door to trip the alarm when
either is moved, the chain being dis
connected when not in use.
Water Is automaUcaHy cooled In a
newly patented tower, having perforat
ed pipes which discharge a spray at
the top of the tower, to be acted on by
currents of air set In motion by a fao
driven by a Jet ot water.
For use on bicycles a disappearing
package holder has been patented, the
handlebar being recessed on the upper
side for the reception of a pivoted
hook, which Is held out of sight by a
spring, Deing drawn down when
needed.
Hats can be suspended from hooks
without danger of falling off by using
a New-Englander'8 device, consisting
of a piece of wire bent into a snlrnJ
clamp to grip the brim of the bat the
opposite side of the ring engaging th
hook.
An improved trunk hinge is placed
at the end, Instead of the rear of the
lid, being formed of a triangular piece
of metal, with the front edge slotted to
receive the head of a pin inserted in
the trunk, while the upper edge Is fixed
on the lid, and a pivot pin at the rear
acts as the hinge.
To automatically Indicate when a
clock needs winding a toothed bar Is
attached to the winding shaft to rise
as the clock unwinds, a lever being piv
oted at the end of the bar to fall when
the bar Is drawn up high enough to
clear it dropping an indicator Into
view.
A Minnesota Inventor has patented
a device by which the teeth can be reg
ulated and formed into even rows in
the mouth, adjustable rtegs being
clamped around the teeth and Joined
by a screw-threaded rod. which is
turned to move the teeth gradually Into
position.
An Improved lamp has been designed
which needs no chimney to prevent a
draft from blowing the flame, a clock
mechanism in the base driving a fan
wheel to force air through passages ar
ranged around the wick tube, the
forced draft protoctlag the flame from
side currents of ak.
T Care. Coaatlpatloa Tareiaii.
vk fscarets Candy Cathartic. Ue or Be.
C C C t ail to cure, druccists refund moaeyT
There are no women ah,, .
as mothers-in-law. andB"oMwh
to stand it so well.
Bawela With Caaeareta,
uSiy S,Ahiriel eoreeonstlpatioo. forever.
U0Bs. If C. O. C. tail. drucsiau ret tatd money.
Laziness is
OftAfl llllfllnl... .
versltv nnn k.. " "'' "r ac-
more per-
"hiu Huversity.
He-Ta-Bae for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tebaeeo habit enra anka. v
Virtue Is sure to win at last but if
as been rjunlBhH . 'tr1. Du? 11
quity ever has. ""ca 68 ln-
7
Brevty isSbeSisTfWit." Gd Wife,
tou Need
A-POLIO
Numeral Xamei.
In view of the abiiud.uic e of material
from which to select iind the illimitable
field of invention, there si-cms to be no
good reason for dosrcirliug to tbc nam
erals to designate towns and village
fn this country, yet there are at least
thirteen postofflces In the I'nitcd States
that possess no other offir-ini name than
a common numeral. Here they are:
Seven, Tennessee; Fourtem, West Vir
ginia; Fifteen, Ohio; Sixtee n, Montana;
Seventeen, Ohio; Thirty-nine, Alabama;
Forty-eight Tennessee; Soventy-s!
Kentucky; Seventy-six, Missouri; Rev.
enty-six, Pennsylvania; Eighty-four,
Pennsylvania; Eighty-eight, Kentucky
and Ninety-six. South Carolina. This
does not include Quarter, Tennessee;
Duo, Tennessee; Duo. West Virginia,
ar NInetlmes, South Carolina. Youth's
Companion.
Thirty-third Nation.il Knfnmpmont
and Re-Uniun of th.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
In Philadelphia, September 4-9, 1SS9.
In view of the coming f-mampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
in Philadelphia durinc; S- otemfoer, the
various committees have secured all in
formation that will be of value tc
visitors to the city during the cele
bration. Information regarding railroad rates
hotels and boarding houses, and the
numerous entertainments which Phila
delphia affords, can be obtained by ad
dressing Headquarters General Com
mittee, Fifth and Chestnut streets,
Philadelphia.
Lively Vonnz America.
A 15-year-old Indiana boy attempted
to drown his father, locked his mother
in the cellar, stole a basket of eggs she
had waiting for a huckster, sold them
and bought whisky, got drunk, was
arrested and locked up., tried to bang
himself with bis suspenders, was cut
down in time to steal a bat and vest
from a fellow prisoner and was finally
lent to the reform farm.
Never make
body's friend.
a confidant of every-
MIanSfered the torture of the damned
with protruding piles broucht on by constipa
tion with which I was afflicted for twenty
years. I ran across your CASCARKTS in the
town of Newell. Ia., and never found anything
to equal them. To-duy I am entirely free from
piles and (eel like a new man."
C H. Kbitz, Mil Jones St., Sioux City, la
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Tbey wouldn't use it if it wasa't good.
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