THE MOTHER OF A SOLDIER, The mother of a eoldier hats off to her, I Mjl The mother of a soldier who has gone to face the fray; She gave him to her country with a bless ing on his head And she found his name this morning in the long Hut of the dead "Killed 8ergeant Thomas Watkina, while leading on the mt, L Bible In his pocket and a portrait on his breast!" The mother of a soldier she gave him to her land; 8he saw him on the transport as he war ed his snnbrowned hand; She kissed him through the tear drops and she told him to be brave; Her prayers went night and morning with her boy upon the ware. The mother ot a soldier her comfort and her ioT. She gare her dearest treasure when she gave her only boy; She saw the banner waring, she heard the people cheer; She clasped her bands and bravely looked away to hide a tear. The mother of a soldier Ahl cheer th hero deed. And cheer the brave who battle 'neatb the banner of their creed; But don't forget the mothers, through all the lonely years. That fight the bravest batles on the sun less field of tears. Nay, don't forget the mothers, the moth ers of our men. Who see them go and never know that they'll come back again; That give them to their country, to battle Because the bugles call them and tht tarry banners Dy. The mother of a soldier hats off to her, I say! Whose head is bowed In sorrow with itf tender locks of gray. -She gsve without regretting, though hei old heart sorely bled When she found his name this mornini in the long list of the dead; "Killed Sergeant Thomas Watkins while leading on the rest. His dear old mother's portrait clasped upon his hero breast!" Baltimore News. I He Gave Her Up. HETTY and sweet as the maiden look ed, Joalah bad a natural prejudice against both her and her mother. They were worldly people and the girt was by no means the wife he would have chosen for his adopted son and nephew, John Parr. Even a Quaker maid would have been likely to become demoralised by the perpetual making of fine gowns and furbelows for the ladies of the neigh borhood, and Ella Hassle why Suddenly bis train of thought was broken by Ella's gay voice. -O, Mr. Fryr she said. "I have watched you all day, and I have thought how tired you must be. You are a good bit older than I am and I know I get awfuly tired of work and I expect yoO do, too.1 -ur-s:er Trtwij "ie. -' 'full height and his handsome, middle aged face, with Its fine eyes and gray locks, looked grand to Ella as be re plied: "Work is good, and, thank God, I have plenty of it It keeps one from sin." "I am afraid I do love the world very much. It Is bo beautiful, and every one Is so kind to me, but I should like to be better. Won't you teach me? I will try so hard to learn." Joalah's reply was not very coherent, but whatever he said be certainly thought a good deal of Ella after this, and be decided that, although she did not belong to the Society of Friends she looked as sweet and good as any young Quaker maid she might yet be converted, and she had asked him to teach her to be good. "And so I will," he suddenly startled himself by ex claiming as he pondered over the mat ter In the silence of his chamber that night. "She is only a frail sapling now," he said to himself, "but she will learn and will grow and the mightiest oak was once an acorn." From this time Josiah made a point of seeing Ella Massle frequently and doing his best to convert her to his ideas and opinions. He found In her a docile, loving nature, and her pretty ways fairly charmed him. The Idea of having her about the house was certainly attractive, and yet somehow he could not picture her there as John's wife the girl bad fair ly twined herself about bis heart and by the time the golden harvest had come Josiah knew the fact only too well. At first be cblded himself and told himself he was an old fool. It wan absurd to think that a beautiful girl of 90 would care for an old widower of more than double her age. Still, after all, at even five and forty, a man ean love, and love passionately, and Josiah loved Ella with all the strength of his soul. He would not. of course, wish to steal her away from his nephew, but John's had been probably a mere passing fancy, and he was sure was he, though? yes. he believed he was quite sure that Ella loved blm. One beautiful August evening, after the day's work was over, Joshiah Fry and Ella stood talking In the gloam ing at her mother's gate. ?EUa," he said. "I have come here this evening because I bave something Important to say to you. Ah. you mile. You guess what It Is, don't your' Xh girl looked down for a moment, sad then, though she blushed deeply, the gased at him with her lovely blue yes and said: "Yes, Mr. Fry, I felt sure you would ay something soon." Joslab looked radiant It was strange how Ella's words pleased him, and yet they were not Uke those he should bave expected from a Quaker maid. Still It was delightful to think how she had understood hln, and no one could be more charmlrg or more sweet "Then tbou art not afraid to trust me? Thou thlnkest I shall suit thee?" be said, gayly. "Yea," she answered. "I know It TYmj used to tell me you were cold and tuu-d, but I did not believe It then, and now I laugh when I think of it for I hare learned to love you." She accompanied her words with a little squeeze of bis brawny hand, which aha then raised to her lips and kissed. Josiah felt his Mood coursing madly through bis veins. He was de - lighted to find himself so beloved, and, though be was distinctly being courted PX tfcif rraaf mm, wm w iw to hTm that bis sense of the proprieties was In no way shocked. "But my dear, thou knowest I am five and forty and sometimes cross and craMied." "That's nothing," laughed Ella. "1 love old men, and feel so proud of you with your beautiful gray hair and your straight tall figure. . You will be a lovely old man. and I shall be prouder than ever of you. "Jack wanted to tell you all about It long ago. though he knew you would disapprove of me for his wife, but 1 begged him to wait I told blm if you were all he said and you are that. I was sure I could make you fond of me. I loved you a little already be cause you were Jack's uncle and had been so good to him, and if I like peo ple I can always make them like me a little." She paused, and then after moment's silence she went on: "Only yesterday I told Jack be mlghl speak to you to-day, and now I do be lieve you must have guessed It for here you are giving all that we want with out our even asking it and I am so glad, for we could never have married without your consent!" Darkness seemed to fall over the landscape, and Josiah Fry felt It -suddenly turn cold. His face blanched, but he uttered not a sound. He merely turned as If to go home. "Must you go now?" cried Ella, see ing and suspecting nothing. "Well, perhaps It's time. It's getting dark, and Jack will be In from Blrchley fair by this time and will waut his supper. Besides I know you want to make him as happy as you have made me. Good night and thank you so much. Jack and I will never forget your goodness." "Good night!" said Josiah, mechanic ally, and he made his way across the field to hlB own home. Ho staggered somewhat as he walked, and his feet seemed like lend, so that the short dis tance across the meadow to the form seemed longer than ever before. For that however, he was not sorry, for the meeting with his nephew was painful to anticipate. Josiah, however, was no coward, ao he put a brave face on the matter, and entering the parlor, where Jack was waiting for him to come In for sup per, he exclaimed: "Well, John, business first and sup per afterward. I want to tell thee that I know all everything. Ella has Just told me, and, lad, thou hast my bless ing. She Is a good girl and will make thee a faithful, loving wife, and thou must marry as soon as possible." Cln dnnari Post REGAINING HIS FORTUNE. Qan. Ornbb Striking; Example of American Plnok. No better example of American pluck and perseverance has been seen In re cent years than that displayed by Gen eral EL Burd Grubb, former minister to Spain and once candidate for Gov ernor of New Jersey. For years the General was distinguished for his prominence In military and public af fairs. He spent bis money unstlntlng ly and was one of the most generous men of bis State- It was as a partner of the firm of William M. Kaufman & Co., Iron founders, of Sheridan, Pa., that he lost his fortune. He had Joined the firm as a special partner, he thought but when their crash came he discovered that he waa a general partner and personally -liable for all the flpn's debts Instead ot or the amowSfiiatcesented ' by the ; stocirfttf lurid. - " - " - In 1800 he was hurried off as minister to Spain on twenty-four hours' notice. He left power of attorney with three friends and gave directions that they were to Investigate all bis financial af fairs and particularly his Interests In the Iron company at Sheridan. Their report showed that he had an Income of $100,000 a year. He returned from Spain In 1892. In 1893 the great panic came and iron went out through the bottom financially. Grubb lost every thing except hope. He closed his mngulfleent home, sent his family to friends in London, lived In a room at the works on CO cents a day, studying the situation there and then Interested English capital with which be kept the works moving. This was later withdrawn by Grubb accept ing options on it Since the revival In Iron Industries he has formed a $3,000, 000 syndicate and Is getting the big end of the immense profits of the business. He will shortly reopen his magnificent home and live once more In the luxury of former days. The Turkish Empire. The Turkish Empire includes the countries where most of the great civ ilizations of antiquity once flourished, and modern research Is bringing to light numerous remains of their for mer greatness. In the valley of the Euphrates and Tigris have been dis covered relics of the mighty capitals of Assyria and Babylonia, with the ruins of lesser cities. Palestine furnishes the remains of a succession of ruling peoples Cannanltish, Jewish, Roman and contains the monuments o( events associated with the foundation of the Christian religion. In Syria ore the' ruins of the famous commercial cities of Tyre and Sldon. Asia Minor rs full of antiquarian interest the re mains of Smyrna and Ephesus being, perhaps, the best known. The site of Troy Is also in this part of Turkey. Many monuments of antiquity are also to be found In the Turkish island of the Aegean Sea. Last but not leu st, may be mentioned the wonder ful antiquities of Egypt which is nom inally subject to Turkey. Among these are the Pyramids, the Sphynx, the rock-cut temples of Ipsambul, the ruins of Thebes and the temple of Karnac; while recent research is an nually discovering further relics of the most Interesting of ancient civiliza tion. World's Telephones and Telegraph. The London Engineer says the ap proximate mileage of the telegraph and celepbene lines of the world is 2,029, OS and the miles of wB-e amount to 4,254,004. Of telephone lines only here or 382,417 miles, Involving the use of 120200 Ballet of wlx wES. X BUBO OBCBB. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT 0 ; THE PAPER. . naint Sayta.s aad Cat Dolaga the Little Folk K-rarywhara, Gathered and Printed Hare fox All Otaar Ue tie Oaaa to Bead. Beyond the Isle of Whafs-rne -use, -Where Slipshod Point is now, rhere used to be, when I was young. The Land of Anyhow. ' Don't Care was king of all this realm A cruel king was hel For thoae who served him with good heart, ,-. uu ' Ha treated shamefully! ' IVhen girls and boys their tasks would slight And cloud poor mother's brow, 3e'd say, "Don't Carel It's good enough) Just do it anyhow P ' 3ut when in after lite they longed To make proud fortune bow, Be let them find that fats ne'er smiles On work done anyhow. , For he who would the harvest reap. Most learn to use the plow. And pitch his tents a long way off From the Land of Anyhow. -Youth's Temperance Banners . Helping; Plppo Tead the Fa ran. Pippo was a little boy m far-off Italy, i country of sunshine far across the tea, and every day he went out in the' Selds to tend the sheep and to see thai they did not run away down along the little brook. It was nice to be all day under the shade trees, and. to keen uni from being lonely, 1'lppo took witn llru a flute, and all day long he played iweet tunes upon it The sheep soon rot to know the sound of Plppo's flute, ind when they heard It they knew that heir kind little master was near, and f It sounded far away they came scam jerlng back, for they liked to be near ilm. One day while they were skipping ibout under the trees they heard the lute, but It sounded very strange. Inrely that could not be Tippo? They ill looked up to see, and sure enough t was not Pippo, but his little sister Clno, who had come out to spend the lay with Plppo and the sheep. Under l big shady tree were the two children, lttle Nino blowing into the flute with ill her might while Plppo with his Ingers played the tune. The sheep did not know what to make f It at first, but as Plppo and Nino teemed to be having a nice time tbey ;hought It must be all right, and after t while they went on about their play. 'Ico thought that was the nicest day the hnd ever known, and after that ihe came often to the field and helped Plppo tend the sheep, until at last tbey jot to know and love her as well as hey did Plppo. A Battle That Waa Not Foncht. Many years ago two boys differed ibout some trifling matter while at play, and one of them challenged the tber to fight. The challenge was ac cepted, and the heroes went Into an tdjolnlng field to settle the quarrel, rackets and caps were thrown on the rround, and all was In readiness, but ach appeared unwilling to strike the, lrst blow. "Now, then, strike me If you dare," taJd th-vounger boy, with a fierce His companion looked at blm, but lid not like to strike. At length he laid: "Nay, I have nothing to strike you for." "Well, then," said the other, who had irovoked the quarrel at first, "let us e good friends again, for I have noth ng to strike for either." They dressed and left the field with ut striking a blow, and never quar reled after. One of tmem now holds a very re spectable position as a teacher of youth. How few battles would be fought, either among young people or ld, if, In Imitation of these boys, the llsputants would try to find a reason Tor a quarrel before they strike a blow Beecher Romped with the Children Dr. E. K. Cressy, of New York, tell? x good story of his boyhood. One day bis mother went away and told him and his brothers to be quiet while she Was gone. As there was a nice flat hairbrush with which she spanke' them when they did not mind, thrj promised to be very good and not romp They were as still as mice when Mi Beecher called and found no one r. home but these well-behaved boys. "Well," said he, "you youngster may Just get ready for the romp r your lives." "But mamma told us we must::" romp," they said. "I'll take all the blame," said t: great preacher, and they began. When Mrs. Cressy came home she beard a terrible racket and rushed In to the bouse to use the back of the hairbrush in the good old way, but she stopped at the door in astonishment There on the floor lay Henry Ward Beecher on the flat of his back, and the boys were dancing around and over him like a pack of young Indians. All of them were "frozen stiff" at the -sight of Mrs. Cressy, except Mr. Beecher, who arose and got the hair brush. "Mrs. Cressy, I told my friends here that I would take all the blame for this romp," he said, handing her the brush, with a bow, "and I am ready for what ever they are to get. You may begin at once." But she didn't spank him. Dolly's BaiA Dolly's hair that you think so prettj very likely came from the back of a light-footed Angora goat as nearly all the dolls wear hair of this kind. The Angora goats have a beautiful coat of long, silky hair that grows until It al most reaches the ground. This Is cut off and sent to Munich, in Germany, where quick-fingered girls form it into wigs for dolls. Over $400,000 worth of this goat hair Is shipped to Munich ev ery year for this purpose alone. Wouldn't Keep Them nttoned. Little Alice hnd been delegated to rock the baby to sleep. By and by her mother came In and found him still awake. "Why, Alice," she said, "Isn't your little brother asleep yet?" "No. mamma," was the reply, "I tan't nake him teep his eyes buttoned." mm Why Harry Waa Ahi-nt "narry," said the teacher to a cvr.-C' pupil, "yon were iit tv .- rPot:.P any. Were you detained at tor.-.e bi consequence of the Inclemency of the weather?" "No, ma'am," replied Harry. "My mother wouldn't let me come 'cause it rained." Haman Nature Crone Oat "Tommy," asked a' mother of her 3 eld son, "what would yon do if I gave jfto Vwca oraBgeT" "Pd wish yea would sir bm another," replied Tom- AN OLD FAMILIAR (FRIEND. rtew Kadlasjs SlftMM fas- a Well Kaewa Tala, The character of the old Joke has be tome a decidedly stormy one, ; A few evenings ago at a little down town gathering one of the girls said she hod beard such a good story. "It hspaensil est la the Boat Bad only lost week," ahe sold. "A, young woman whose home Is on one of the prominent cross streets was receiving a eall from a young man, and It came on to rain dreadfully.' Yon must re member the night Several times the young man offered to ge, but each time It rained harder than ever. He lived about half a mile away, but of course, It meant a thorough drenching to ven ture out Finally the girt said. 'Well. It would be simply uncivilized to turn yon out such a nlgbt as this. Brother Robert la away from borne, and you can have his room Just as well as not' The young man demurred a little, but anally appeared to appreciate the force of the argument 'Now. excuse me a moment or two.' said the young woman, 'and I will see that the apart ment Is made ready for yon.' So she went upstairs and told her mother, and then stepped Into the brother's room to see that it was In order. She wasn't gone more than five minutes, but when she went downstairs the young man hod completely disappeared." Everybody breathed hard when she reached this dramatic climax. - "The young woman looked around the room ' In a bewildered manner. Then she looked on the hat table In the ban. His bat wasn't there. 8he was quite dazed. She waited about In an aimless manner, vainly striving to solve the mystery. Suddenly she heard rapidly approaching footsteps. A sec ond later there came a soft rap on the door. The young woman threw It open and there stood the youth! He waa evidently soaked through and through. .'Why, where on earth have you been? she cried." At this point the narrator was abrupt ly Interrupted. "Pardon me," said one of the listen ers, "but If I remember It aright the young man said that" be went home to secure his nightshirt" "Excuse me," said another listener, 'but the way I heard It he went home to ask his father If he wouldn't split :he morning's supply of kindling wood or the kitchen stove. "I bate to be contradictory," said the third Interrupter, "but I'm sure I was told that be went borne for his mam ma's good night kiss!" And the story wasn't finished. Cleveland Plain Dealer. KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA. Mr. Keith's original idea of continu ous performance Is entering upon its 510th consecutive week in Philadelphia, and the success with which it has met is due to the excellence of the attrac tions offered each week. The "Pbila iolphia Inquirer" truthfully says: "It s the home of vaudeville in Its high set form." Among the stars who will appear this week are: Mr. and Mrs. Sldnev Drew, When Two Hearts Are Won;" CaJ-J x-do, king of the bounding wire; "Chas. E. Graoewln and Anna " Chance. "A Mlsmated Pair;" Smith and Campbell, the rapid fire talking comedians; Four Emperors of Music, music and comedy; George C. Dals, monologue comedian; Everett - Trio, acrobats and Juaxlers: tfiograpn, "not MeaJs at all Hours, --Oiil SOW atat.da In theearrleeaW sty, and is sucked by twelve little pigs. Hurdle Jumping by Dogs Leonldas troup of trained canines. Sampson. London Fire Drill. Paris on Manacles; Angela Sisters, vocal and whistling duetts; Coakley and Huested, the danc ing duo; Hunting Trio, eccentric corne lians, acrobats and dancers, and sev eral others. COUGHING PROPERLY. t la aa Art that bat Few People Kver Learn. Few people know bow to cough prop erly. In fact It never occurs to the ordinary individual that there is any right way and a wrong way of doing it Yet It is a matter of no small im portance. If every sigh means a drop if blood out of the heart as people uiy, every cough means some greater r less proportion of time knocked off ne's life. Most people cough as loudly and 'orcibly as they can. Some chronic mughers seem a bit proud of the terrl le noise they make. But It is a rather mostly noise, for the simple reason tha' t tears and Inflames the lungs. The lungs consist of an extraordinarily iellcate sponge-like tissue which some times gets Inflamed and choked with phlegm. When we try to get rid of this substance we cough. But obviously If itc remove It violently we must neces tarlly injure the delicate lung tissue. Therefore, train yourself to cough as gently as possible. After a little prac tice you will find It quite easy to do so. In that way you will do a mini mum of mischief to the lungs and add years to your life. Older and Bacteria. Cider is sometimes made with Im pure water, and there are makers who afflim 'that dirty water makes the best cider. Hence the Pasteur Institute of Prance has been examining Normandy slders to see how far they are free from bacteria. It appears from their results that the malic add in cider tends to kill bacteria. Ordinary cider contains at least 2 per cent, of malic acid, and when the percentage does not fall below that the bacillus of ty phoid dies In It after eighteen or twen ty hours. Good cider, then, may be drunk twenty-four hours after it Is made without any fear of catching ty phoid. New Bnby Incubator. -What the French call a "conveuse," r "baby batcher" of a new kind, has been Invented by Dr. Dlffre, and rec mmended by Dr. Budln, of the Acad ?mle de Medeclne. Paris. It Is de ilgned to foster new-born Infants, espe cially those who are at all weakly, and m virtually a copper cradle closed by i movable plate of glass, warmed by t boiler heated by an oil lamp under neath, and ventilated by narrow air holes. A moist sponge Inside keeps the air humid, and a thermometer shows the temperature. Victoria's Eyes. Queen Victoria's first trouble with ber eyes came on long before she as cended the throne. As a girl she was quite near-sighted, and it was at one time feared she would have as wear glasses all her life. The Moon May Come Baer. Professor Darwin of Cambridge prophesies that the moon will ulti mately return to the earth, whence It was cast off in the remote past Familiarity, even with frienda, must be Indulged in with great caution. Generosity, to deserve the! name, comprises the desire and the effort to benefit oth-s, . without refsrmios to ' HAM'S MO WW aiASTS. Bepeataaca. - EABFTJLN ESS jeLSl AW kills cheefulness. i d fLyS Friendship Is its V6l iS ralT'wcces. may be a wnoie failure. Motives make men, and mon stake aaaltses. There Is noth ing more unrea sonable than Ir reverence. Perfect love In the heart bars all ex rase for doing evlL . LoVe will always lead you out in the right line of service. If you cannot do what you like, learn to, like what you do. - Conversion Is the reversing of all the machinery of the life. The strongest argument against In Bdelity Is your fidelity. By their fruits ye shall know them apply this to the saloon. Your citizenship is in heaven, but your ballot-box is on earth. " If you have a mind for the work, God will provide the means. It takes less time to slide down a bid der than it does to climb tip Too many Christians say. "The Lord gave and the devil took away." The spear points of temptation may be used as spurs to urge us u uou If we cannot save the world by dying for it we may help it Dy living in it The sinner seems to enjoy being cheated, as much aa the pleasure of cheating. v When we put the brake on our am bitions. It's a sure sign we are going down hllL Because be thinks the Christian Is catching at a straw, the skeptic rejects the life buoy. RIOH MAN'S SIMPLICITY. Mast Minister to the Popnlattoa He Had Gathered About Him. In England the peoplo of the north are much more simple and democratic In their ways, as a rule, than those of the south, who are more affected by London manners. In his book, "Lan cashire Life of Bishop Fraser," Arch deacon Dlggle gives an Interesting pic ture of a north-country giver, which brings to mind some of our American men who have grown rich without re linquishing their homely ways. It chanced that soon after Bishop Fraser came Into his diocese, he had to consecrate one of the finest cbnrchet In South Lancashire. It bad been built on the benefaction of a manufacturer, at a cost of a hundred thousand dol lars. When the bishop returned from the consecration, he was lost in wondet at Lancashire ways; and be thus told his story to the archdeacon: I got out at B. station, and after a walk of twenty minutes came In sight of the church a mile away. It Im pressed me with its nobility. I wu on my way to the house of Mr. W. who had built the church, and I ex peeted. to find a Hue mansion. - "Can you tell me where- Mr. W. lives?" I asked a pedestrian. "Oh, aye," he answered. "In yon cot tage against yon bank." Thinking there was some mistake, 1 went on, and presently overtook a girl Jo-hex Sunday attire. To make It plain whom I meant I said to ber: "Can you tell me where Mr. W. lives the gentleman who built this church??" . "That s his house," she said, pointing to the same cottage, "I'm going to the consecration." - Still I was sure there must be an er ror, but made my way to the door of the cottage. An old woman, simply dressed, answered my summons. I dared not ask If Mr. W. was in, and repeated my question: "Can you tell me where Mr. W. Is, who built this church?" "Oh, you're the bishop, are you?" she said. "He's here he's been expecting on you. You'll find him In the kitchen." fshered into the kitchen, I found an old and fine-looking man seated by the fire, smoking a long churchwarden pipe. "So you've come, have you?" he said to me. "Nowt like bein' in good time. There'll be a snnck o' something when you've done." "You have done nobly by the district Mr. WM" I said, grasping the old man by the hand. He returned my hearty squeeze, but' seemed surprised. "Naw, naw," be said. "I made the population here by my mills, so I mun do my duty by them." It was all a very simple matter to this old manufacturer, who still smoked his pipe by his kitchen fire, and so It seemed to his people as well. Frequent Testa. - "Do you call John Lawson an honest man?" demanded an Irate individual who bad listened In Indignant silence to the praise of a successful ranchman from the Hps of a time-serving friend. "Well," said the other, in the tone of Dne who wisely temporizes, "all I can say Is that he's been In court three times, accused of stealing, and he's escaped every time. I don't know any man In the State that's had his hon esty tested any oftener!" Proor Wanted. "Razor all right, sir?" queried tht barber. "Would you mind letting me look at It?" said the victim In reply. "Certainly not sir," answered the tonsortal artist "But why do you wish to see itr "Oh, merely to see if you hadn't made a mistake In calling It a razor," replied the other. "I thought perhaps it might be a piece of old barrel hoop." Chicago News. Not In It. 'Mrs. Jackson Is Mr. White in good society? Mrs. Johnson Mercy, no! Why, she calls her maid her hired girl. Somer- vllle Journal. Is your breath bad? Then your best friends turn their hr.iia ..m. I A bad breath means a bad liver! i AVer's Pills are liver n!ll T I constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, I am iKiuiciic. oc. au aruggists. i Want t " '- ' ,r titaullful 1 brown or rk-fc MackT Then am i ti rmTriir nn hit I ABB ' ' Worth the Journey. w.T:r: ...a -ir r Cblea Doctor alClira" - -oTwho Journeyed round the world on EeiTbUctea. consuming three yeart or more In the trip, by u" foreseen delays in laiiwi.-- tries, arrived home last winter. Asn the occasion of their departure a large crowd had seen them off, so upon their return the streets were toronged with people eager to witness their home-coming. ' One of a group of peraons who watcb d the scene from an upper window as the globe-trotters, escorted by hun dreds of local cyclers, wheeled Into view, remarked: "Welt there they come. And now I'd like to know what they have gain ed by that long rlde.jw full of hard- "DidayouPsathem' when they rode away from here?" asked another. "Yes." . "Did you notice they bad dropped handlebars and rode with a bump?" "I think I did-1 ' - ... "Welt they're coming back witn raised handlebars and are sitting up straight That was worth the trip, perhaps. They have learned how to ride a bicycle." A Scapegrace's Trick. A good story is told of. a young man, who, besides being of the spendthrift order, is a splendid mimic, and can Imitate his father's voice to a nicety, says the Weekly Telegraph. Not long ago the young man wanted without delay some money to pay a bill, and he knew that his father would treat a request for the same with cold con tempt. Waiting till he knew that his father would be away, be went to the t?nhnne eall room and rang up the ofllce, calling for the cashier. The cash ier was forthcoming, and when he was at the other end the young man Imi tated his sire's voice. "I say, Blank, if thot scapegrace of a son of mine comes round and asks for twenty pounds, don't give It to him. Only give him ten pounds." The cashier promised that he would fulfill the commands. Not i.n offrr thv son railed nt the office and demanded twenty pounds. He was refused by the conscientious casn ier, and, apparently In nnger. the young man contented himself with the ten pounds. When the old man reached the office there was a scene. Transmitting Sonnd. Water is an excellent transmitter of sound. A scientist by the name of Colladon made some experiments on Lake Geneva, Switzerland, to demon strate the power of sound to travel a long way in water. A clock was made to strike under the wntcr, and was beard to a distance of twelve miles. In a second experiment the striking of a clock was heard to a distance of twenty-seven. Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease, A Powder to shake into your shoes: rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen. Sore. Hot Cal lous, Aching, Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25 cents. Sample mailed FREE. Addres9. AL LEN S. OLMSTEAD. Le Rot N. Y. When a child asks questions, we re cognize the folly of ever thinking we are old enough to know anything. A TIMELY SUGGESTION.. . During the coming G. A. R. encamp ment in Philadelphia, and later the E position, thousands of visitors will attend the celebrations, and with them will come pickpockets and thieves from every section of the country. Notwithstanding the precautions tak en by the municipal authorities, steal ing will occur, and if you are the unfor tunate victim, regain your stolen prop erty by calling upon tbe Standard De tective Bureau, main office. 1413 Fil bert street. Philadelphia, who have an efficient force of detectives at their office day and night. All work Is strictly confidential, and satisfaction Is guaranteed. When we advance a little into life we find that the tongue of man creates nearly all the mischief in the world. STArs or Ohio, Citt or Touoo, I LCCAK COITMTT. I Frank J. Chbnbt makes oath that he It the nlor sertner of the firm of F. J. HKHST A t o.. doing bosi new in tli CI ty of Tuled o,County ana HtAte sroresaia. ana inaiesia arm wiu iey the uim of nn mitndkkd DUL.L.AHS for earn and every ease of oatahhr that cannot be cared by the nse of 11 all's Catabrh I DBS. r RANK rf. I RRNir, Sworn to before me and subscribed in my i presenoe, this tfth day of December, saALV A. D. 1888. A. W. Olxasow, , A'crfarv PuWli. 1 K.l I V VI. ( , .1 " .II " . ,. w. IIIU4 f , Cut. acts dirt etly on the blood and mur-oos surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. r. j. i bbmi to, Toledo, u. 8-ild by Brnggista. 76c.. Hall's Family Pillgare the beat.. In the bad grammar of other people's relations there is something that Is not altogether displeasing. Beauty is Blood Deep. Clean blood mean a clean skin. No beauty without It. Cascareta, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving; all ltn- E unties from the body. Beein to-day to anish pimples, boils, nlotches, blackheads and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets. beau'y for ten cents. AU drug giata, satisfaction i uaranteed, 10c, 25c, 60c. The nrnndr distance hetwAn tbA eyes is the width of one eye. Mr. Wlnstows Soothlns; Syrup for children teething, softens the (turns, reducing inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 2ac a bottle. You can hurry a boy off on an errand. but all the king's horses can't make mm -nurry DacK. To Cur Constipation Forever. wainavaouv vHinanK 1UC. Or 1C If C. C C. fail to cure, druggists efund oney. What the poor are to the poor is little known excepting to themselvB and God. Eduoate Your Bowels With Casoarets Candy Cathartic, core constipation forever 10c, 25c IIC.CC fail, druggist refund money.' Every cloud has a silver lining so lawyers say. Detective Bureau (8t..d.rd, A L. MILLABD, PrladsaL Xjcemsbd akd Bokdkd CosaacUii with all Parts ol tht Worts. on DAT AMD NIOIIT) Investigations Made in personal and Crtmiaal matters Strictly Confidential. Mali Met, Mil rilbert St fw. i-4rA. Branca, Oil Allairlle Ave., Arlantie City, M. J. (P.O. Box 125) Op. Broad St. Station, Phlla., Pa. LIQUID PEPTONE Makes fl- sh and blood. Csed in f ickness and all run down conditions to fnrnih strength and energy. It brings good health quickly It is a life saver. Write us for particulars. STEVENSON & JESTER CO., 21S Chanoellor Street, Philadelphia. AGENTS AND MEN OUT OF WORK livin,, ,n small towns or traveling through the conn, try can make $10 0. per lay; have the n We that everybody wants; no risk, no lo- ass, smit ! PlEUMATISa d.yr I I Baa4 Brnak9MG!o Use) I I 1 tn time. Bold br arwrtlr I I If Dot had played with common soap What wreck there'd be to-morrow! Her hands all chapped, her dress past hope. Her toys a tale of sorrow. But mother lets her play like this And wash whate'er she chooses. For not a thing will go amiss When Ivory Soap she uses. IVORY SOAP-99!. PER CENT. PURE. i BT TXC GERMAN RIP VAN WINKLE. Another Version of Our Well-Kaown and Popular rtory. Washington Irvlng's story of Kip Van Winkle Is only one version of an old legend that often appears In liter ature. In the German, it is pictur esquely set forth In the story of tbe monk Alfus. While still very young, Alfus entered a monastery, devoted his life to study and to prayer. As the years passed, he became learned and wise, yet he re tained withal his beautiful faith and childlike simplicity, so that, while his fame spread far and wide, his sincerity and his noble life endeared blm to the poor. In time, however, the monk noticed low even tbe most beautiful things palled on one by continual association, rhe mountains that bad filled him with awe no longer had that effect upon him; perfumes from flowers, which ho had thought very sweet, grew distaste ful, and he became weary even of Iwelllng on noble thoughts. Thus n rent dread filled him. In spite of many struggles against it, that heaven Itself might not satisfy one as everybody claimed it would. In one of these moods of depression, he left the monastery and wandered iu the woods that surrounded It. Here the great trees, the singing" birds, and he rushing river, which, when first be Iwheld and heard them, filled him with yearnings and awe too great for ex pression, now but reminded him of bis loubts. In agony of soul, he prayed to have this fear removed; and rising from the sward where he had knelt, he looked about him in astonishment. In place of the woods, with every nook of wbloi he was familiar, he stood where ev erything was strange to him. Unknown trees cast thou- refreshing shade over him; rare grasses and flowers such a 4 he had never seen, were at his feet; and In a rapture of surprise he sat upon a stone to gaze about him. Suddenly a beautiful bird appeared, and resting upon a branch above biro, began to sing. Tht bird was a strange one, and Its song was stranger still. It: low, clear, thrilling notes touched hiiu as nothing ever had before; but only for an instant, then it disappeared, leaving blm sick with desire to bear it again. The silence remained unbroken, bow ever, and Alfus rase from his seat, and dreamily turned toward home. But what was bis amazement to find that his vigorous step of the morning was now feeble; his hair and bis beard hung about him in a soft whiteness that jvas not like snow or anything else except the touch of age on a noble life. As he approached the well near tbe monastery he saw strange women, with children clinging to their skirts, none of whom he had ever seen be fore. And the monastery itself was no longer a small, low building, but a massive structure, with a wide iron gateway. The porter that opened at his call was a young-faced monk, who looked at him askance. In vain he called for the brothers that he bad known; and at last, in despair, he cried: "Does no one know Alfus? This morning I left the monastery to walk in the wood, and now, on my return all things are changed V An old brother, who was sitting In the sun, answered -blm: "Alfus T I heard the brothers, when I was but a small boy, tell how Alfus went Into tbe wood and never return ed. They said that as he was good and holy, he must have been taken in a chariot of fire to, heaven, like the prophet ot old. But that was a hun dred years ago, for they heard it from those before them!" Then the wise Alfus saw the lesson that had been taught him, and falling on bis knees, he -cried: "I see now how a thousand years are but as a day In Thy sight, since I, in listening but an Instant to the bird that sings without the gate of Para dise, lived a hundred years r And when those about him saw the glory that overspread his face tbey were dumb, for bis soul had fled, to listen to that bird forever. Horses and Men. Study of the relation between tbe total length of life and the time re quired to reach maturity has brought out an Interesting comparison between men and horses. A horse at 5 years is said to be. comparatively, as old as a man at 20, and may be expected to be have, according , to equine standards after the manner of the average college student following human standards. A 10-yftar-oM horse resembles, so far as age and experience go, a man of 40 while a horse which has attained the ripe age of 80 Is comparable with a man ot 90 years. ti,Ihe, cheper the "an, the tougher theatory he will tell or believe. Don't Put Off Till To-morrow the Duties of To-day Buy a Cake of APOLIO MKKTrPl OAIKLC CO. CtMCtsHATi It is pretty safe to claim a good deal, for men seldom get more than thpy ask for. Falling In love costs nothinn; but keepimr up the delusion makes the money lly. Oss'l Tobacco Spit ani Snoks Your Life Awiy To quit tobacco easily and forever, he mag. netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 60c. or jl. Cure guar anteed. Booklet and sample Iree. Address, &terting Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. People of melancholic t-'inperament rarely have blue eyes. rupture: CtireGnnra-.teed by DR. J. B. MAYER, 101S ARCH ST., J-HII.A., l'A. Ka.cat ouce; no operation or delay trom business. 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CONSTIPATION "I have gone IS eaya at a time withont a tavesaeas of tha sswsls, not being ao)e to move them except by anlnjt not water injrrtiona, Chranio constipation for seven years placed nie In this terrible condition: during that time 1 did ev erything! beard of but never found any relief; such waa my easa until 1 began using CASCAHfcVlX 1 now bave from one to three passages a day. and if 1 was rich 1 would give Uua.O) for each movement; II la such a relief." avlueu L. Hunt. 1S9 BusseU bl, IMirdlt. Mich. CANDY TNA0I MASH Pleasant. Talatablo, Potent. Taste Good. To Good. Never sicken, w oaken. or Gripe, tto, 20c. un. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... StiiHsa SiaiiSj Cswgsnr. Olssge. Sastrsal. w lata. 3 V. L. DOUGLAS $3&$3.50 SHOES J' Worth $4 to $S compared i.fc other make. Indorsed by over l.OOO.UOO weare r. ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES TUB fiKXL.KE fca.a W. L. bea-laa' Maw mmi prim ataaal awticam. Take no substitute claimed to beasfrnod. Latrtrrfit niMkfrt of 03 and aS.W ohorn In the world. 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I. sirtemtn ctims, allays all pain, run win I vlir. i I li th best remedy for dtarru.tu. Twentv-flve Cents a 9Vls. VVVrVWrrrrVVVArWsAirV ft epiempMoiiiv.noHDis aliiIUIi Wa lilnirton. I. . Sf Successfully Prosecui LatePrlnciSil Examiner D.8. f 3yrs lu cl il wttr. laadjiuucaliii e utes Claims. laiuis.tttt v Niuca Quick Belief Female I II. Relisvs 2 d's. SI. Or. 111 Read, 103 South . 'h li liei
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