THE CHALICE OF TEARS..
Wm small hands bore a heavy cup
Along the garden way;
It was so brimmed with' tears, hs could
Not set It down and play.
Oh, come with nr his comrades cried;
"Oh, come! The flowers are sweet,
And other little angels wait
The coming of our feet." -
He slowly shook his drooping head.
And said in piteous tone,
"I cannot play; my mother weeps
Because she is alone."
Their gentle, loving eyes grew dim;
They passed along the word
From one to one, until at last
A great white angel heard.
And, soon commissioned, he took flight,
Past clond and moon and star;
Swiftly he winged his way to earth,
Where griavoua troubles are.
And In the midnight hour to one
Whose cheek still bore a tear,
. While breath came sobbingly, he caused
A Tision to appear.
She saw her baby, tired and sad,
Hla fingers clasping tight
Her cup of tears, which he had borne
For many a day and night.
"He cannot rest," the angel said,
"Nor run along the way.
He cannot smile till yon have smiled,
And bade him sing and play.
"Oh, haste!" she cried. "Oh, haste, and
take
From him that cup of tears.
Let him be happy, and I'll bear
Unwept my lonely years."
, OWN in Alabama they tell 4.
I strange story about a man who
succeeded lu cheating the gallows
by a clever ruse. As he lived a respect
able life afterward, and some of his
children are still living, bis real name
Is not given. We will call him Dever
enx. William Devereux was a rising youni
lawyer of good family, married to an
accomplished wife, and possessed a
large number of admiring and devoted
friends. Indeed, ho was one of those
magnetic persons having the fortunate
faculty of making strong and loyal
friends of nearly all who came In con
tact with him.
But In the town where he lived then
was considerable dissipation of a cer
tain kind. Devereux became a member
of a choice circle of card players. lie
lost money of others with which he had
been intrusted. For a long time be
managed to keep his state of affairs
concealed by. a sort of system of rob
bing Peter to pay Paul, and to meet
hla obligations as they matured. But
a period came when William Devereux
realized that these things could be con
cealed no longer, and the day of ex
posure and dlHjrrace came ever nearer.
It was In the old-fashioned times
when there were no railroads, no tele
graph, no means of travel, save over ill
kept roads, generally on horseback. It
was before the day when drafts, bills
of exchange and similar banking con
vetnences for facilitating money trans
fers had reached anything like modern
perfection, and payments were made at
a distance by sending the money Itself.
It wasjlso the custom of theya.rion
corjityr ts and "
-caDR41.
carrying" sucmnoliey as bad been col
lected In their districts on behalf of the
RtntA and ths TMVMaflrv nnnpni nnrl
vouchers, and have an annual settle
. ment'for tie year's receipts and dis
bursements. Now, at the time when Devereux's
Affairs were most desperate, his own
county treasurer started out on horse
back with the State money, a large
sum. In a pair of saddlebags, to effect
his annual accounting.
On the road he was joined by a fellov
traveler, who afterward was proved to
be Devereux. They put up one night
at a roadside tavern, occupying the
same room. Next morning the treas
urer was found'dead in bed, his throat
cut from ear to ear. His companion had
disappeared, and the saddlebags, with
their contents, were also missing. The
country side was aroused, bloodhounds
were brought out. and a flerce chase of
some hours resulted In Devereux being
run down and captured. There was no
question but th:it he had been the mur
dered man's companion the night bo
fore, but none of the missing money or
papers were found upon him.
These were the facts in the cast
When the news passed from traveler to
traveler aloug the country roads, and
finally reached Devereux's home town,
there was a tremendous sensation, fur-
ther heightened when the damning cir
cumstances of his busines.iaffalrs came
to light and made clear the motive of
the crime. .
Nevertheless, many of his friends
were still loyal, sironjr family Influ
ence was exerted In his behalf, the best
lawyers were employed, and every ef
fort was made to free him from th?
consequences of his awful crime. All
without avalL He was trlod, found
' guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The
higher courts deckli-d against him on
appeal. The Governor refused to Inter
fere, -and Dovereux occupied a ceil in
the Jail at the little tuwn of St. Ste
phens, closely guarded, within a few
days of the date appointed for his exe-
.' -,iltlrn with nil nms.ipct nf psc.qne
"' seemingly cut off.
In spite of the euormity of his crimt,
:here began to be a great deal of sym
pathy for the man who lay in jail
fin-ltTr r1'ith ITlc vmith his hnnd-
some fac, his graceful, dignified boar
liig, his calm courage, his perfect man
ner and his unfailing persistence In the
declaration of his Innocence all com
bined t.o produce this tffect. lie ex
pressed Do-an.mos ty toward wllu;'ssm,
judge. Jury or prosecutor, simply stat
.u; that be was an unfortunate victim
at remarkable circumstances, from
. wmlch he coild blame no one for draw
ings the mistaken Inference of his guilt
The'sheriff who guarded him was of
tne puubcr of those thus Iinprensed,
and In his' secret heart deeply sorrowed
at the prospect of his sad duty, al
though he relaxed not at all his vig
ilance, and thw adoption of every pre
.rautlon to prevent escape. '
To this officer the prisoner frequently
jxpressed the firm belief that he would
"not te hanged. He assured htm that,
however, he had no Idea of escape, oth
er than by some divine intervention,
which would establish his Innocence
and point out the guilty man.
Not many days before' the one fata
.lay tha sheriff found the prisoner vis
ibly agitated, and In an excited state,
r.oticeably different - from his usual
. aimuess. In answer to the officer's
ijuestion as to the reason, Devereui
;;ave the following explanation:
"I have had," he said, "a most extra'
rdlaary experience. It came to me last
night In the form of a dream, so real,
distinct and different from the nsnal
hazy disuiess of ordinary visions that I
believe 1$ to bejthe premonition of aa
go ..... , eg
I SAVfcD BY HIS WIFE. j
8a 1 rc3
actual event. -1 einnot rid niyself 01
this Impression. I expect It may seen
foolish to you or the result of the broo'd
Ings and half waUIng Imaginings of 1
man In my condition, but neverthelesi
I will tell it to you.
' 4'Last night 1 dreamed I was stand
irg 6a the scaffold f !ciag thousands o
people. The scene was as real to me at
I the actuality ibeif. I had spoken 1
'few words of fareweil ,aml was aboir
to resign myself to your hands whet
suddenly by the exercise of some new
faculty of perception I saw the real
murderer standing In the crowd befon
me. I never saw him before, and yei
I -knew him to be the man In whost
stead I was about to suffer death. Hi
was slight in build, with dark hair ant
eyes and neatly dressed. Uls feature
re Indelibly fixed In my mind. Wltl
this recognition my dream faded away
There was no further intimation as t
my fate,' yet I foel indeed aa thougl
God himself has spoken to me and re
vealed the absolute assurance of IIli
divine protection."
The narrator's manner was so earn
tat and impressive that a hope cprunj
up responsive in the sheriff's mind that
something might happen. He was men
tally prepared and on the watch for th
happening of the miraculous.
The day of the execution was a bean
tlful, clear, cool October d.iy. Thou
sands of people were in attendance, and
had gathered about the gallows. It wai
to be a public banging ,and the multi
tude availed Itself of the privilege ol
seeing a human being choked to death
As has been int'm ited, there was mucl
feeling and sympathy for the doomed
man, much argument as to the falliblll
ty of circumstantial evidence, and 1
hundred vague rumors In circulatioi
suggesting bis innocence.
At last Devereux stood upon the gal
lows platform and faced the people
There was no man In all that crowd
apparently so cool, collected, and s
much the master of himself. He stepped
forward to say a few words of fare
well. Ills voice rang out in the still
ness clear, distinct and perfectly audi
ble to all.
"Friends," be said, "this Is not a fir
ting time to indulge In rain protesta
Hons. I can but simply reaffirm that 1
am not guilty, kuowlng well whai
would be the consequences of a false
hood, standing, as I am, almost In th
presence of my immortal God. I di
sire especially to relieve any man front
the possible thought that he may havi
misjudged or wronged me, and might
have to meet my aceurslng words be
fote the great tribunal hereafter. I
was a human error, the result; "
At this moment the speaker gtppe
short and leaned heavily upon the rail
ing. His countenanre betrayed terri
ble excitement. Ills eyes seemed fixed
on some one In the crowd before bin:
whom he Indicated, bound as he was,
an well as be could. When be found
bis voice he fairly shrieked:
"There he Is! The man of my dream
the murderer! Stop him! Stop him!
lie had pointed out a slightly built
almost feminine looking young man
who uttered a hasty exclamation and
attempted to get away, but before ht
aould do so he was roughly seized and
held by the crowd. The sheriff, almost
beside himself with excitement, rushed
down from the scaffold, followed bj
half a dozen deputies. The young max
was hurriedly searched there and thn
Upon his person was foujid a-watCh, 1
pistol, and certain-papers of value, wet
known to l!?"" n the property of th
p,ir-'- " r. He seemed to giv
-- via , answer to excited
questions sullenly NtgKonoea
"Well, It seems you have me.
a fool to como here. I demand of tht
officers protection-from this crowd."
Protection was needed. Like quick
silver, a knowlelge of the mattel
seemed to have permeated the whoI
multitude. An Innocent man was saved
ard the guilty apprehended in the nlci
of time. Cries of "Uaug the scoundrel r
"Turn Devereux loose !" arose from al.
s':d';s, while the officers struggled fierce
ly to withstand the surge of the angrj
mob. There was no knowing what
niisbt have happened had not Dever
eux's voice arrrsted the movement.
"Let the law ta?;e its course," he said
"For God's sake do not be too rah! 1
Implore you. as oue who has been sc
near an lgn l!e death by reason of thil
awful mistake, to let the sheriff takt
this man. Give hira a fair trial, and
may God forgive him for what he hai
tried to do to hid."
The words of no other man coult
have Favcd the new prisoner. Thi
crowd give way. The hanging of Dev
ereitx was out of the question. Th
populace would not have permitted it
and the sheriff would any how have fel:
jiistifli-d lu siwpei.dii g the execution.
The mob poured up the gallows stairs
md cut the ro;ies that bound Devereux.
The jail officials hurried" the prisoner
to the J .ill. ' Once there the latter made
1 full confession, which soon became
:he talk of the streets. Nothing could
be done that was too good for Dever
!Uix. whj at first busied himself In
I'otinseling moderation, and being satis
Red of its accomplishment, simply
isk"d for two things. He wanted to gc
it once, he said, and bear the glad tid
.!;: back to his wife. For this pur
pose he requested the loan of a good
jDrse and some tnor.ey, a request which
was enthusiastically gratified. At sun-i-ft
Devereux was miles away.
In the moruipg the new prisoner
ip ke to the sheriff when that officer
was makii g the rouuds of the Jail.
"I think now," he said, "you had bet
ter let me go."
This display of assurance caused the
iheriff to think the prisoner crazy.
"I mean what I say," he persisted,
"ser.d a woman here, yonr wife. I am
1 woman. I am William Devereux's
wife. My purpose d fulfilled. I have
saved hif life and he Is now far away.
Von can never catch him. He sent me
word where I would find the things you
found on me, and I used them to de
ceive you."
It was tme. Devereux's prison man
acr, his talk, the dream, the denoue
ment at the gallows, were all parts of a
skillfully worked and successful plot.
The chivalrous spirit of the time and
runtry saved his wife from any pun
ishment. Devereux went to California,
changed his uame, was Joined by his
faithful wife, prospered greatly, and
l ed not many years ago, the leading
;itlzen of a thriving city that bore his
false name. Waverley Magazine.
Late to Ued an'! K?rly to Rise.
Queen Wilhelmlna goes to bed at 11
and gets up very early. Her first toilet
Is a quick one, for It 13 merely a prep
aration for a good, brisk walk In the
park. On these excursions she wears
a rough woolen "mante" made like
those of the Frlesland peasants. When
she comes In from her exercise she has
a cup of chocolate in her room, and
t3en makes an elaborate f.iUet.
No man, woman or child who whines
is , deserving. Docs are excusableJ
they don't know any perter.
One man's dislike Is another man's
fad.
OEMS FOR LEAN POOKETBOOXS
ProaiMfaAbaaaMCr fasstw'
fait Stonaa aa Good mm Aar.
Manufacturers of Imitation Jewelrj
save lately met -with such great suc
cess that it la said the sale of genuine
lewelry la this city la leas than ever
before, and It la also said on good au
thority that large amounts of capital
are soon to be Invested In tie manu
facture of Imitation Jewelry. For some
time past It has been possible to obtain
Imitation Jewelry In France and En
gland which la difficult of detection by
m ports, but the business baa never be
fore been taken up in this country to
iny great extent.
The principal manufacturers expect
to deal In jewels of their own manu,
facture which are said to be extraordi
narily fine Imitations of the real stones
ind will . have a guaranteed life of
twenty years. The "diamonds" are a
romposltion of glass, lead and carbon,
tipped with platinum, which is harder
than gold. Every real atone, except a
Ilamond, la transparent; without the
tip of platinum these "diamonds" would
ilso be transparent, but with It they
tre given an undetectable resemblance
to the genuine stone. These goods are
mounted In 14-carat gold and so artis
tically that, when worn, the platinum
tipping cannot be seen. An Infinite va
riety of designs, copied from the best
real models;" are shown and at a price
which Is about 80 per cent leas than
me genuine.
All the colored stones rubles, sap
phires, emeralds and turquoises ara
ilso manufactured In a like way and
ire similar, with fne exception of the
turquoise, to the doublet, except that
mey are much harder and are made of
real stone (garnet) and crystal. They
ire so hard that the surface can be filed
ind no blemish made on the stone. As
genuine pearls are the most costly of
gems, so do the Imitation pearls take
the lead In price. They are made of
ishskln and a secret composition. Th
manufacture of some especially good
imitation pearls, known as "Venetian
earl3," Is a lost art, the process ha
jag been Invented by a poor Venetian,
ivhose secret died with him. There are
ibout 10,000 of them In this country,
Sought in Taris about ten years ago;
mey are very hard, can be stepped on
without sustaining the slightest Injury,
ind will also bounce like a rubber balL
The difficulty In the manufacture o!
pearls is In obtaining the orient, or lus
ter, similar to the genuine gems, and It
J3 said that very often out of 10.00C
manufactured few will be marketable,
ind they are almost as difficult to match
tor necklaces as the real. A dog collar
if Imitation pearls, with "diamond"
rlasps. would cost about 5250. New
Cork Evening Tost.
Conversation Without Words.
The traveler In a foreign land Is nol
necessary helpless because he does not
know the language. Nor was a corre
spondent of the Chicago Record, wba
admits that when he entered Italy hit
nine words of French and fifteen word
of German were of no great use ta
him. He says:
In Genoa I went Into a photogra
pher's shop and selected a dozen pho
tographs. -.
I pouted at the photographs and
looked at him enquiringly-,' Vhlco
rneant, "notr .muclir
He nodded bis head and wrote "14"
Dn a slip of paper.
1 nodded, signifying, "1 will takt
theni."-'
lie walked over to a calendar banc
Inv nn t h t wnll nnri rw-l n f r1 trt 90. ttiAn
--.1 t.l. 1 I
clearly meant that he cou!d not allow
me to take the ones I had selected, but
would have others printed by the 29th.
Thereupon I pointed to 25 on the cal
edar and said, "Itoma," which meant
that I should depart for Rome on that
aate.
He nodded and then pointed to 30
and asked, "Eh?" which meant, "ShalJ
you be in Home until the 30th?"
I nodded violently.
Hotel?" he asked.
I wrote my Rome address on a slip of
paper.
"Foste," he explained.
Then I departed. Ordinarily a shop
per selecting a dozen photographs to
le printed to order and forwarded to
blm at the next town, would spend ten
minutes or more In making Inquiries
ind giving directions. Our total of
sonversatlon was Just five words.
Peony Postage Success.
As a result of the penny postage
Jcheme between the British colonies It
has become necessary to extend the
tacilltles of the general postotHce In
London. The volume of Canadian bust
a.Tss alone has doubled since the firs
tt the year. '
Not Unreasonable.
Bachelor What makes you think
no in on will hereafter fight for the flag
K-itb greater devotion than men?
Young Woman . Suffragist The fact
that jewelers are now making It of
lapphirtw, rubies and diamonds. Jew
tier's Weekly.
An Alternative.
"No," said the conscientious candl
!ate, "I'd like very much to secure the
lomlnation, but I cannot tell a lie."
"Oh, that's all right," answered tht
ld politician, "here is pen, Ink and par
jer you can write It."
niplotnncr.
"Why did you place such a tough
fowl before me?" asked the indignant
lady patron of the waiter In a down
town restaurant.
"Age before beauty, always, you
know, madam," was the gallant reply.
And then, woman-like, she smiled and
paid her bill without a murmur.
The man who knows but one thing
!cels capable of giving advice on aU
mbjects.
Some folks are kept In the dark In
jrder to prevent them from bringing
'hiugs to light.
Talk Is cheap and much of it needs
to be discounted.
ok at yoursclfl Is your face
covered with pimples? Your skia
rough and blotchy? It's your liver 1
Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They
cure constipation, biliousness, and
dyspepsia. 25c. AH druggists.
( . Want your moustache or beard a beautiful
iii-own or rich Mark T Tben use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE tfti?trs
I U
A CAPABLE mother mot to healthy mother. .
The experience of naternitv should not be approacnea
without careful physical preparation. - '
Correct and practical counael is what the expectantand wotua
be mother needs and this counsel ahe can secure without cost by
. writing to Un. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass.
CAPABLE
and consulted a physician, bat
not become pregnant.
"Seeing one of your books, I wrote to you t
my troubles and asking for advice. You an
swered mv letter promptly and I followed
the directions faithfully, end
much benefit that I cannot p
Lydia E. Pinkham 's Vegetable 1
pound enough. I now find m
pregnant and have begun its
nse again. 1 cannot praise it
enough." -
Mrs. Perley Moulton,
Thetford, Vt, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham
I think Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is an
excellent medicine. I took
several bottles of it before
the birth of my baby and
s-ot along; nicely. I had no
after-pains and am now
strong and enjoying good J
health. Baby is also fat and
healthy."
Mrs. chas. gerbig. 3041
South Monroe St, Balti
more. Md., writes: "Dear!
Mrs. Pinkham Before tak
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound I was
unable to become pregnant;
health is mech improved, and
. and pride of our home.
F0 LITTLE FOLKS.
COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
waaetUa; that Will Intarast tmm J
realls Kant bars of Brery HosMhold
Qnalnt Actlona and Briaht Bajrlnga
tt Umnj Cat sad Cunning: Children,
Che little folks In picture books
Gaze out with changeless faces,
ind meet the light of eager looks
And childhood's snnny grebes.
They feel a love they cannot show
When curly locks fall o'er them,
Lnd tjes, like violets In the snow
Of April, smile before them.
Jke one who listless stands and leoks
At some dull dungeon aratir.T.
die little folks In picture book
Behind their bars are waiting,
lnd oh, the thrill that through them goes,
The sense of untold blessing,
IVhen Jean, aa blossomy aa a rose,
The painted page la -pressing !
die opened volume dimples where
She sets her dainty fingers.
So soft she turns the pages there.
So long- she dreams and lingers,
rhe pictured lffce may not 9tnl',
Their glances may not' soften,
ind yet they aeem to say, the while,
"Dear little Jean, come ottenJT
Jharmed little folka-fhat dwell ao still
Between ui pasteboard covers!
o time you-, placid hopes shall chill.
wr.rret your paper lover.
klayhap her grandchild low may lean
To meet your gaze with wonder.
-Youth's Companion.
New They An Offt
3f axciriao back.
Why She Got the Doll.
A queer old man once made a tea
party for all the little girls In our town?
ind, when they were all gathered In
lis front yard, in white dresses and
carefully tied sashes, be offered a dui:
lor the most popular little gtrl In the
srowd.
But half the children did not know
schat "most popular" meant. So be told
:hem It was the best-liked little girl
all the children voted, and Mary Blalo
rot the dolL Mary was not the p ret
ries t nor the cleverest of the children,
but she got the doll.
"Now," eald the queer old man, l
will give another doll to the one thai
Irst tells me why you all like Mary tbi
st."
Nobody Answered, at first But pre
entiy Fanny Wilson eald: "It's because
Uary always finds out what the rest
f us want to play, and then says.
lrs play that!' "
The old gentleman eald that was the
best reason be bad ever beard. '
Dollnonee 1 hich Coat a Fortune.
Just think of a doll's bouse costing
ver $12,000. One like that was made
it Utrecht. In Germany, a long time
igo for a little granddaughter of Fetet
the Great, the ruler of Russia. It Is ol
old and Ivory and fine Jewels and oth-
?r costly materials.
The reception rooms are bung wltt
orocade, the stairs carpeted, the door
pen and shut and the bedrooms are
beautifully furnished. For a little New
i'ork girl, a doll's house was" not long
igo made which cost several. thousand
if dollars. Great artists were paid to
paint the tiny pictures on the walls, and
to decorate the ceilings of the best
rooms, and the chief upholsterers were
employed to make tht furniture. The
bouse Is two storied, avd contains nine
rooms and a hall.
But let me tell yon a secret. While
these homes for dolly are wonderful
the little girls who play with them are
not half as happy as some bright-eyed
little ones I know who have only a
dolly's house made out of a cracker box
It's all In being contented and loving
Solly and what Is bens.
Balloon Spider.
The ordinary California buzzard, an
.he singular ravens of Santa Catallna
Island, often give marvelous exhibi
tions of scaring or rising Into the all
without moving their wings, and when
It ks remembered that their bodies are
reduced to a minimum of weight, and
that even the bones are tilled with air.
It is almost scientiiliruliy and literally
tn:e thit ihy are living balloons. A
a stroller who had descended the bank
by a Uttle trail, crouched low In the
shadow of a wild lilac, he saw against
the dark-green bank of the opposite
canyon a cobweb afloat; then another,
drifting down the aerial channel on the
wind. Others followed a procession ol
Mrs. Coxa Gilsom, Yatee, Manistee
Co.. Mich., writes:
Deab Mas. Pinkbam Twe years mgo
I began having such dull, heavy, drag
ging pains in my back, menses were pro
fuse end painful and was troubled with
i.norrfcrm. t took Detent medicines
received no benefit end could
derived
but since I hare used it my
I nave a big baby boy, the joy
webs was passing; some were long and
formed of a single thread of silk; oth
ers bad a delicate mass of fabric at
tached. Presently one of them came
ao near that be put out bis hand and
caught It
It was a perfect balloon, and the
Aeronaut a small spider sat compla
cently on Its basket, a fluffy mass of
web half an Inch In length, light as a
feather, and supported by a long thread
which reached away, undulating and
curving upward. Scores of these
aeronauts passed by, drifting up the
Uttle canyon, borne aloft by the upward
current of air. The stroller noticed s
number of spiders on the leaves and
branches In singular attitudes, and
then It occurred to him that there was
a spider migration, and that Instead of
walking or crawling away, the Insects
were going, like Andree, by balloon,
More on the leaves of the wild Mac
were preparing for the Journey across
the chasm, forming, building and
launching their balloons. A spider that
had been actively climbing up a branch
of a neighboring oak now stood on an
outer leaf and prepared to make Its bat- -loon.
It bad a wonderful arrangement
of spinnerets in which the balloon
making material, which Is also em
ployed to construct nets and traps. It
stored.
Some of the spiders have an addition
al spinning organ and a jcomb-llke ln
Uing yon CV
1 HMfw
r r 1 .
M il
111 1I1 I
ill 1111
II a J u ;
i 11 'Lir r
'fplDeat1l?onTBe hind legs, by which
they comb out the silk, making a tangle
of fine webs. Thus they are well pre
pared to make cables for balloons, guy
ropes, net, and, by the aid of the comb,
a fluffy platform web. ;
. Some of the spiders made little plat
forms of fluffy web as they went; oth
ers merely clung to the thread; but In
one way or the other scores of them
crossed the canyons and traveled
through the air; aeronauts in all the
name Implies.
The Cry of the Little Peoples.
rhe cry of the little peoples went up to
God In vain;
The Cxech, and the Pole, and the Finn,
and the Schleswlg Dane.
We ask bnt a little portion of the green
and ancient earth;
Only to sow and sing and reap in the
land of our birth.
We ask not coaling stations, nor ports in
the China seas,
We leave to the big child nations such
rivalries as these.
We have learned the lesson of time, and
we know three things of worth:
Only to sow and sing and reap in the land
of our birth.
O leave us our little margins, waste eads
of land and sea,
A little grass and a hill or two and a
shadowing tree;
O leave us onr Uttle rivers that sweetly
catch the sky.
To drive our mills and to carry our wood
and to ripple by.
Once long ago, like you, with hollow pur
suit of fame,
We filled aU the shaking world with the
sound of our name;
But now we are glad to rest, our battles
and boasting done,
Qlad Just to sow and sing and reap In
our share of the sua.
And what sbaU you gain if you take Uw
and bind ua and beat ua with
thongs
And drive ua to sing underground In a
whisper our sad little songs?
Forbid us the very nse of our heart's own
nursery tongue
Is this to be strong, you nations, la this
to be strong?
Your vulgar battles to fight, - and your
shopmen conquests to keep.
For this shall we break our hearts, for
this shall our old men weep?
What gain In the day of battle to the
Kuss, to the German what gain.
The Csech, and the Pole, and the Finn,
and the Schleswlg Dane?
rhe cry of the Uttle peoples goes up to
God in vain.
For the world Is given over to the cruel
sons of Cain;
The hand that would N bless us ts weak,
and the hand that would break us
is strong,
lnd the power of pity is naught but the
power of a song.
The dreams that our fathers dreamed to
day are laughter and dust,
Vnd nothing at aU in the world Is left
for a man to trust.
Let us hope no more, or dream, or proph
esy, or pray.
For the iron world no lesa wiU crash on
its iron way;
And nothing Is left but .to ,watch, with a
helpless pitying eye.
The kind old alms for the world, and the
kind old fashions die.
Richard Le GalUenne, in London
Chronicle.
Failed In Snorts and Scholarship.
Lord Roseberry Is said to have been
the very pink of neatness and proprie
ty at Eaton. He always walked very
erect and always had a smile on his
face. He used to read a good deal of
history, and was fond of newspapers
and parliamentary reports, but did not
distinguish himself either In sports or
scholarship.
Just as long as a minister can sue
cessfuUy convert two Into one girls
will be In favor of contraction re 'her
than' expansion. ..: .
MJMPET CALL&
War!
Bass's
CfS wnew forms.
rG3 tolendafeT.
ty to others.
Expression Is tht
breath of love;
withdraw it, and
love soon dies.
Matbe mallet
,4yaT ass Can not mscnu""
Van the difference be
tween one man and two.
The Holy Spirit la the beet' teaches
of theology.
- The man who wavers can net expect
God's favors.
Atheism dethrones reason and ex
alts folly as king.
Paul said nothing about the number
of bis converts.
A religion without the Holy Ghost 4s
not Christianity.
Faith and zeal always outstrip rea
son and eloquence.
The early preachers never belonged
to the "aristocracy."
"Exalting human nature" Is what
Satan did to tempt Ere.
- It Is a poor preacher. Indeed, who
can't tell people more than they prac
tice. .
God makes the poisons of life work
together and antidote one another for
the good of his people.
It Is true that many can find "ser
mons In stones," but they don't want
stones In their sermons.
The pursuit of pleasure Is but the
polishing of pebbles, while Christ Is
offering "the pearl of great price.
Ell had been a prophet for many
years, and yet the Lord said some
things about blm that made his ears
tingle. . -
FAMOUS OLD CLOCK,
fhat for BIO Years Has Beatalatad the
City of Koaea.
Rouen, one of the principal cities 01
Vance, and the great Beat of Its cot
ton manufacture, possesses the oldest
public clock In the world. The great
Rouen clock has held Its place In that
city for 510 years, and Is the pride of
its citizens. Placed In 1389, It has been
running without Interruption from that
day to this, requiring nothing except
cleaning and a few trifling repairs of
its accessory parte. The great clock
had so accustomed the citizens ol
Rouen to look upon Its exactitude as s
matter of course, that when. In 1572,
the breaking of a wire prevented Its
sounding Q o'clock one morning, the
population was In a state of consterna
tion. The magistrates summoned the
custodian Gulllaume Petit and re
monstrated gravely with him. Until
1712 the great clock bad no pendulum.
For 323 yeans It had no other regulator
than a "follot," an apparatus unknown
to the majority of modern clockm&kera,
The pendulum tn clockwork was Intro
luced In 1659, but so well satisfied were
the people of Rouen with the time
keeping qualities of their famous old
slock that fifty-three years were al
lowed to pass before a pendulum was
substituted fa? tie "follot" - Equipped
with this new apparatus It has contin
ued to this day to strike the hours and
? hi tne the quarters.
A Modest Heoaeat,
"Madam.'' said the soldier of mlsfor
iune, who was touring the country dis
guised as a tramp, "I do not want any
thing In the way of home-made delica
cies for the Interior department, but If
It isn't asking too much I would be
glad to have you do a little sewing for
me."
"Very weU," replied the kind-hearted
lady, "what can I do for you?"
" 'TIS but a trifle," said the unrecord
ed globe trotter. "I have a button here
that I wUl thank you to sew a shirt
on."
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
Clean blood mean a cteaa skim. Mo
beauty without it. Cascareu, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
Muring np the lazy liver and driving all im
parities from the body. Benin to-day to
oantsn pimple, tmia, blotches, blackheads
...... i'riini.iu. i,j M,n
Cascarets. beau.y lor ten cents. All drug-
swis, satisfaction guaranteed, lUc, lac, jjOc.
There Is nothing more frightful than
for a teacher to know only what his
scholars are Intended to know.
Findley's Eye Salve Cures
Sore eves in 8 davs: chronic cases In an
days, or money back. Ail druggi ts, or by
mail, 23c. per box. J. F. HavTbB, Decatur,
I ran
It Is about aa disgusting to hear a
man brae of the size of his pocketbook
as It Is the size of his stomach.
Eduoato Your Bowals With Cascarets
Candy Cathartic, core constipation forever
10c, 25c. It C. C. C fail, druggist refund money!
It Is so easv and natural to He that
It almost seems as thoueh a man had
a rUht to do It.
Thre Is more C-atarrh In this aeeMun of the
country than all other dlaeaaea pat together
and until thnlaat few years was supposed tn hi
Incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounce!) it a loonl disease and prowribed
local ramediea. and by constantly falling to
euro with tonal treatment, pronounced it in
euranle. Science haa proven catarrh to be a
conHtitutlonal disease and therefore requires
eonstitaUonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cora.
tn anil rirri vsul Kit It i fM. a j - rw . v
Ohio. Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It Is taken infernally la dose from
10 drops tea teaspoonfuL It acta directly oa
J" Wojd nd muooua surf aoea of the system.
A ( li tT S w "Mia lor any earn
. . r.. " -1I,:,"an una testl
mSnJ,.Ar?i,SSlr,"" CcToleda. a
HaU's Famify Pills are the beafc
Cunning Is like a trap: It never catoh.
es arur one. but the most arrant fools
tne second time.
sirs, wmsuvinwiniiii eyrnp lor children
teething, softens the gums, I educing inflamnu
tice. aUam naln. cures wind mil -i - - Kn,i
The man who lives in vain llvoo
than In vain. He who lives to no pur
pose lives to a bad purpose.
rvramr.
Take Cascareu Candy Cathartic 10c or 23c
IfC.ce fail to cure, druggists . cfund oneV"
- ai -i sr.
Soft words, warm friends; bitter
words, lasting enemies.
Carte nsn
Ask for it If your dealer hasn't
It he can get it easily.
1
DR.LOBB
BOOK FREE
Sfi.1433 AJrCSST
ll MUOStSMS
iswaw Batata
MN & WOMEN
1
30YEJU8 rHAOlCt
SPKUU. diseases
saoe TUTwoMwia
aa"0"nua
I I Baa Coos ByraaTTasiss Ooad. Peal I
Should women vote? Well, if they could,
They'd vote for what is pure and good;
And Ivory Soap, because it's best,
Would simply overwhelm the rest
IVORY SOAP IS 99?& PER CENT. PURE.
s ay Tist saoc
RECENT INVENTIONS.
To close the openings In keyholes
when not In use an Illinois man has
patented a guard comprising a flat cas
ing flanged on the under side, leaving
tpace between It and the door for the
insertion of a gravlty-actuatea piate,
which drops down over the opening.
Violins can be held In position with
ut tiring the player by the use of a
new rest, which Is formed of an inflate-
Me pocket, with a button or hook afc
tached to one corner, by which it can re
fastened to a piece of cloth tucked In
:he collar, the pad lying under the
:oat
Smokers will appreciate a new cigar
jolder, which has a hollow centra
aeedle to enter the tip of the cigar, with
farce fingers arranged around the out-
ilde of the holder and pivoted In such
a position that the screwing In of the
mouthpiece causes them to grip the
cigar.
By the use of a Michigan man's In
dention an ordinary plow can be used
ts a potato digger, holes being drilled
in the rear of the share for the attach
ment of a number of curved tines,
which extend to the rear and sift the
lirt as the plow turns a furrow througr
the hills.
To allow a trunk to stand close to the
arall a new lid Is in two sections, hinged
it the ends of the trunk to open and
ihut In a plane parallel with Its face,
with tllks hinged at the rear of each lid
portion to swing toward the rear and
rest on the back of the trunk when the
lid Is open.
An improved neckyoke for use on
teavy trucks has tubular ends slotted
Uong the sides and closed at the tips,
with colled springs Inside, rings being
let in the center of the springs to slide
tn the slots wben the tongue gives s
sudden twist, thus lessening the shock
to the horses.
Stalks and weeds are easily pulleu'
from the ground by a Callfornlan's de
vice, consisting of a pair of levers plv-
ted togetbernnd mounted on a wheeled
truck, with handles on the long ends oi
the levers to grip the short ends on the
weed, when the truck is tilted to llfi
the weed from the ground.
A Southerner has patented an im
proved Are escape which has a broad
strap for use as a seat and a narrow
me to pass under the arms, both con
necting with a reel which haa a crank
at one end. a cord being wound on the
reel to be attached to the window casing
and unwound slowly to lower the user.
A Plaat Detested by Animals.
The castor oil plant is so universally
detested by the whole of the animal
world that no bird, beast or creeping
thing will touch one. It seems to be
a sank poison to all kinds of animals;
even a goat will starve before biting
off a leaf, and a horse wBl sniff at It
and turn his upper Hp as if it bad the
most detestable odor on the face of the
earth. Army worms and the locust
pass It by, though they will eat every
other green thing tn sight, and there
Is no surer way to drive moles away
from a lawn than to plant a few cas
tor beans here and there. Even the to
bacco worm will refuse to be fed on
Its leaves.
No-To- Bae For Fifty Cants.
men strong, blood pure. 60c, Jl. All druggists.
Vines that r. fnmd
fruit; It is Just so with the two early
education of children.
e - .. .
"j - vi ait. nunc s ureat
RJs,rCT- trial bottle and treatise free.
w- M rcn St.. rnila. ra.
Wine mav novo molo , .
witty, but It certainly has made more
foolish.
PlM, P... . n .. .
a a Couch medlcine.-F. M. AnSnaOS
eca sCEuffalo. N. Y May St IS. '
A noble heart, like the a,,n i
eth its greatest countenance in Its low-
eat estate.
eart Tseacca SH ass Saoke Yost Ufa awa.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be ma.
neUc, fall of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
st roll ir. All druaeisra. 0? m- i
aatecd. Booklet and sample free. Address,
otcruns Kcmeay co, cnicago or Mew York.
In the treatment of nervous diseases
ne is tne Dest physician who is the
most Ingenious insptrer of hope.
RUPTURE
ISita AMaeantaavl Ka a S a nasi a
1016 ARCH ST., FmtAX.-jVcice!
so operation or aeiay tram business. Consulta
tion Inc. Bnderecmcnts of physicians, :adies
and prominent citizens. Send lor circular utbcm
tuna A. af. to 1 at
We Wilt llwava Anil m,nA Mi
-- - . . - wucn we
luua. tor it wiw a gooa neart.
Women and wine, s-ama on
make the wealth small and the want
"One Year Borrows Another
U:t Yer. ?tibt
SAROLIO
Bit osssaa ea. uisministl
Dangerous Freaks of Nature.
Curious but dangerous freaks of na
ture frequently found in the deserts of
Arizona are called Sumlderbs by the
Mexicans and Indians. They are mask
ed pitfalls of quicksand that occur In
the dry plains and are covered with a
treacherous crust of clay that has been
spread over them in fine particles by
the wind and baked dry by the sun.
The peculiar properties of the soil re
tain allwthe moisture drained Into thorn
after the Infrequent rains and allow
It to be filtered to unknown depths, so
that a man or a horse or a cow or a
sheep that -once steps npon that decep
tive crust Instantly sinks out of sight
beyond the hope of rescue. The Suml
deros are on a level with the surface of
the desert. There is no danger signal
to mark them and their surface can
not be distinguished by the ordinary
eye from the hard clay that snironnds
them. They occur most frequently in
the alkali covered flats, and are often
fifteen or twenty feet In diameter.
Sometimes they are only little pockets
or wells that a man can leap across, but
the longest pole has never found their
bottom. A stone thrown through the
crust sinks to unknown depths, and no
man who ever fell Into one of them was
rescued. They account for the myste
rious disappearance of many men and
cattle.
A strong-minded woman never has
to borrow a penknife from a man.
The man who is learning by his mis
takes will be a busy student, and some
day a wise one.
Courage consists not in blindly over
looking danger, but in seeing it, and
conquering It.
If you wish success in life make
perseverance your bosom friend, expe
rience vour wise counselor, caution
your elder brother and hope your guar
dian genius.
PIDPIL
Mt wife had Dlaaalea on Iter face, but
she has been takiiur CASCABETS and tbey
nave aU disappears. I bud been troubled
witb constipation for some time, but after tak
ing the first Cases ret I have had no trouble
with this ailment. We cannot speak too high
ly of Cascarets." Fred Wartms.
dtub uermaniown Ave., I'nuoaeipnia, n
CANDV
aaatsrsmo
f1a...n, P.1ai.hlA PiUnt. TsttS- Oood. VO
Good, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. Ke.Mo.
CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
StnOsf bsrij tapuj, rkkuss, aiatnsl, Vwt. tit
KO-TO-BAC
Sold and snarnnteed t all dros-
lSU Mill
.'BE Tobacco Ilabit.
PATENTS
Procured for
Inventions
and Desirns
Tradc.MarkJ
Keeifttered.
Coorrig h t s
Secured, Patent causes. Examinations, Searches,
etc Call or send for Book of Instructions.
' WIE0ERSHEIM a FAIRBANKS,
. lUyward Fairbanks. PHILAD ELPHI A
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 & $3.50 SHOES J
Worth f 4 lo $6 compared ails
other makes.
Indorsed by over
1,000.000 wearers.
ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES
TUI esICIXI is. W. L. SmsIu'
i ssS pries !, m fcsw
Tske no substitute elslmrd
to be ss good. Lsncet mskers
of 3 snd tX.SO aboes In tbs
world. VourdeslersbouWssep
them If not, we will send yno
aDalrnnrscelnto-fnrlce. Bute
Mnd of leather, size and width, plain or cap toe.
Ca'alosrne C Free.
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO.. BrocMoa. Nats.
TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS.
CHAS. R0ESCH & SONS
Standard Brand Ham and Bacon
CITY DRESSED MEATS.
Abattoir Stook Yards, West Philadelphia
Packlai Ksfrirtrstor U4-SM N. lad. Pails.
Caatraf Market, Alias uc Cy, ft A
FOR FIFTY YEARS!
7
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has been nsed by millions of mothers for
tbsir children while TetHblna- for over Fifty
Yean, ft soothes toe child, softens the L
anms. allays all pain. cure:wtnd colic, and
Is tbs best remedy (or duurhoia.
Twenty-five Cants a Bottle.
trPIC f JOHK W.MOBRIS
aslwlllJI J Washtaston. D.O.
'Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
tta PrlnclDel Examiner U.S. Pension Bureau.
3 y ra lu cl v u w or , 1 adj udicatiiut claims, atty stuee
RIEUMATISM
"UiimduBi:
CflHKP Wsnitas pottle. 4da;
treatment, postpaid. IO cents.
:mbot Co. , SsCOsaenwieb St.. M. 1
Quick BeHef Female Pill. SlttJ.,,
ss
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