My first sweetheart.
I most havs bm tlx when I act sec,
. Aad she was a sweet Uiss of fire;
I stumbled across where taey'at set her,
Ts wait for the nurse to arrive.
With modesty I thought anpleaaaat.
The lady could aot be induced
To deif a to take not I was preseat,
Catll I had been introduced.
But, on minute after, between as
Acquaintance was ripeaed so fast.
That could you who read this hare seen
us.
You'd said we'd been friends for years
past. '
And not alone friends, nay, but lovers;
My heart went at once to Bo-Pees;
And half an hour after oar "movers"
Discovered us, arms clasped, asleep!
Then ace came, and with it new faces;
As grown-upa, w drifted apart;
I found in new sweethearts new grassa;
She cave to another her heart.
The Bo-Peep ef childhood Is wedded.
Her children may now read this rhyme;
Bat Irm on my mind is imbedded
Her picture Bret sweetheart of mine.
Philadelphia North Anieriea.
J MISS TKORNE'S WILL J
Oft' t W' a i T S5ES3eS5SS3f&
fft AWYER NORTHBROOKE bad
Ha Just driven away from Olenthorne
and Ellaabeth Everill stood for a
moment on the broad terrace, and then,
with a sigh, turned and entered the
house. Only that day her aunt. Miss
Matilda Tborne, had been burled, and
Mr. Northbrooke had come down from
London to read the dead woman will.
It was simple enough, and those who
had known Mine Tborne Intimately
hardly wondered at Its wording:
'To my niece. Elizabeth Everill, pro
vided sbe marry a man of title. I will
and bequeath ail my worldly posses
alone." "And if I do not marry V Miss Everill
had asked.
"You retain your Inheritance. the
lawyer answered with a smile. "Miss
Thome drew up the will herself, and it
Is deficient on that point."
Elizabeth's mother. Miss Tborne' a sis
ter, had run off with Paul Everill, the
organist of the church, before she wax
18. Her father had forbidden her name
to be mentioned In his hearing, and at
his death Glenthorue bad passed to Ma
tilda unconditionally. She had held no
communication with her married sister
till she read In a newspaper of the
death of Paul Everill, and then she had
paid one visit to the dismal London lodg
ing where Mrs. Everill lay dying. There
had never been much love between the
sisters, but Miss Tborne was willing to
take her sister's daughter under her i
care. So. when the onanist's wife was !
laid beside him, their only daughter had
been brought to. her mother's home.
Masters and governesses had been em
ployed to perfect her education, and her
aunt had never wearied of instilling a
love of wealth and power and a horror
of poverty into the girl's mind. That
her words had not fallen on barren
ground she would have understood
could she have known her niece's
thoughts that evening.
She was thinking of a scene that had
taken place there Just five years before.
Some old paintings had been sadly In
need of the attention that only a skillful
hand could give, and Miss Thorne had
heard Ralph Crosby favorably spoken
of, and had asked him to do the work.
Elizabeth had been much In the long
portrait gallery while Ralph Crosby
talked and painted, and at length he
had forgotten that he was only a stnig
gUnar artist and she the niece of the
wealthiest woman In the county and
had spoken his love. Misa Evert U could
till remember the haughty stare and
mocking . smile of her aunt when she
spoke of her love for Ralph.
"Love! Your mother loved Paul Ev
erlll, I suppose, and you know some
thing of her life. But make your own
choice. Marry tula young man If you
will, but not Be farthimr of mme will
be ySura."
And the girl had lain awake till day
break thinking of the sordid surround
ings amid which her childhood had
Ibeen passed, and of the poverty for
which she had such a horror, till at last
she was resolved to answer "No" to her
lover's pleading.
She winced even now as she recalled
the grief that struggled with a con
temptuous pity for her reasoning when
he told bun the next day that she
oonld not be a poor man's wife, and re
membered the few bitter words that
fell from hla lips as be turned away
without seeming to see her outstretched
hand. In the last few days she bad
thought onoe or twice. In a vague way,
that if Olenthorne should chance to be
hen she would find a way of letting
him know that she loved him still, tbst
she had loved him always,
at 'And now and now," she said to her
self, while the shadows) grew deeper In
the corners of the wide library, "an
Insurmountable barrier divides us."
She clasped her hands tightly, and. with
oyes that were dimmed by tears, gazed
Into the glowing embers. "Oh. Aunt
Matilda, your very kindness Is but cru
elty. I wonder where Ralph is now?
Oh, I almost wish I were a poor girl to
day. And yet, no I couldn't bear
thatr
And the latter reflection was con
stantly passing through the girl's mind
as time wore an. It was very pleasant
to be mistress of the great house and
to have money at command. Under
her rule Olenthorne became a very
pleasant place Indeed; and before the
year was ended It was whispered that
Lord Arthur Kendal was very' much In
love with her.
Elizabeth heard Ralph Crosby's nsme
mentioned several times later, when she
went to Ixmdon. He was occupied up
on a work that was to make a name for
him, some said. Others hinted that he
was ill; and Miss Everill wondered tbst
her heart should beat so quickly at the
sound of hla name. She had resolved
to accept Lord Arthur. He was rich
much richer thsn she and quite at the
top of the social ladder. Certainly she
did not love him; he was hardly a man
whom any woman could respect. Any
how she did not respect him, and yet
she would marry him. They were un
congenial spirits, she knew, but whst of
that?
In such a mood she was going one
night to a great ball given by one of
the most faohlonahle women In London.
I-ord Arthur would be there, and prob
ably she would say "Yes" to his plead
rigs that night. She rather thought she
uould as she stood before a mirror
when her maid had given the finishing
touches to her toilet. She had on
whit dress, and pearls were on her
M-rk and amid her dusky hair; abe was
: i.liamly beautiful.
Six years ago!" she muttered. "Six
v:-:trs and more since the day Ralph
'rnshy sa'd '
She turned sway. Now and again a
f'"!!ng came over her that she could not
umli'rstand-a feeling that her wealth
ind her beauty were not to brine her
happiness; and she bad grown impa
tient with herself for feeling so. Gen
than usual, and when, some hours
later. Lord Arthur sat by her.slde fa a
convenient recess la Lady Javeheil's
conservatory, he felt that be could al
most die for her. There. wa some
thing In her beauty that night a sad
ness In the dark eyes behind their mirth
that he could aot nudcrtand.,
"Elizabeth." he whispered, "eaj
'Yes!" and Just then the sound of
voice reached them.
"And Crosby, the artist, yon know. Is
Wind."
"Blind r
"Quits. He consulted Reynolds yes
terday; "his case Is hopeless."
"Poor beggar! What will he do 7
"I don't know.
or u..u i penny.
He has never steadied himself to work
for years. Somebody told me of a g!r
who Jilted him. or something."
Miss Everill rose.
"Lord Arthur, I bops yo w4Il asrst
speak to me I Iks this again!"
Lerd Arthur bowed. He knew that
further pleading would be useless.
Very early on the following morning
Miss Kverill's carriage - stopped at
Ralph Crosby's chambers, and Kllza
beth waa informed that he was at
home. She gave no name, but entered
the room where he was.
"Ralph."'
"It was a voice that he had not heard
for alx long years, but he recognized it
at once, and turned his sightless ryes
toward her.
"Elizabeth!" he cried rapturously,
opening bis arms, and in an Inwtant she
was folded In them.
"But you must not. Elizabeth," he
said later, "you must not sacrifice a!)
for me."
"It Is no sacrifice." she replied, com
posedly; "but I am dreadfully afraid
that I had to ask you to marry me! I
wonder what Mr. Northbrooke will say
when he hears of this?" and h:'
laughed.
"What fools women are!" was wha.
the old lawyer said on being apprtsed
of It, and he drew a large envelope from
among a number of papers that were In
a large box before him.
It was addressed. In Miss Thome's
very masculine caligrapby. to himself,
and written In one corner were the
words:
"To be opened in the event of my
niece's marriage."
Inatde was a will, properly signed ami
witnessed, and the old lawyer's face
clesred as he glanced at It. There was
also an open letter addressed to Miss
Everill.
"If you have sold yourself, my niece
take the price of your slavery. If you
have been honest enough to marry for
love, take your reward. In either case
slenthorne Is yours."
"Heaven bless me!" the lawyer ex
claimed. "Heaven bless me! There's
no understanding a wonia! I'm hearti
ly glad, anyhow; and now I must go
and tell these two that they won't be
beggars after all."
SOME FACTS ABOUT BAN N AS.
Why Ked Bananas Have lisapuea red
Modern Phases of the Trade.
Red bananas are so scarce nowadays
as to be practically a rarity; the ie
vailing banana is yeilow. Twenty
years and more ago the red was the
prevailing banaua aud the yellow the
rare one. The change from red to yel
low is due to commercial reasons; the
yellow is more profitable.
The yellow banana require less care
and time in cultivation, aud so cost
less In that stage. It sticks to the stem
better than the red banana, and ko
stands handliug better. There are one
thlrd more yel.ow b.'.ujua to In
hunch than red. With all these marked
advantages In its favor the yellow
banana bas practcally driven the red
banana out.
With thia scarcity r i ananas now
bring fancy price. It may be ten times
as much as yellow bananas. With y. 1
low bananas at t or $1.50, a red hunch
would be worth from $ to $11, ami
there would be fewer in a bunch. Red
bananas sell nowadays in the fruit
stores as high as - cents each. The
comparatively few Lunches liupo. til
are taken by dealers iu flue aud fancy
frults as novelties, the rarity, iu la.g
measure, determining the price. "It
might he asked why. with red bananas
at such prices, more are not cultivated:
to which the answer is that if more
were raised the price would go down
again, and there would be no profit In
raising them for the general demand,
in competition with the more econom
ically produced, more prolific, and let
ter shipping yellow bananas. The
red banana appears to lie now in its
scarcity like some other kinds of com
paratively rare fruits, or, ay. like
game. Home people' prefer the flavor
of the red banana, some prefer t hat of
the yeilow; It is probable that the great
majority would have no choice: and
H far lower price at which the yellow
banana can be offered to the Individual
consumer settles the question.
Bananas were never before so chea,
as they have been in very recent years.
Formerly a luxury that was rather
costly than otherwise, the banana Is
now a cheap luxury; very good ban
anas can now he twilight commonly In
the streets in the season at a cent
apiece, or 10 cents a dozen, such as for
merly cost two or three times as much.
Formerly bananas were brought to this
country In sailing vessels. In slick fast
schooners which, with any sort of
favoring conditions, made quick trips;
with adverse weather. If long contin
ued, the cargoes rotted. Now bananas
are brought by steam. In fast steamers
built especially for the fruit trade.
These steamers may, of course, be
held up by storms; but they are not
likely to be; commonly they land car
goes here In a specified time, and in the
best and most suitable condition for
handling and marketing to the best ad
vantage and with the least possible
waste, aud with advantage aa to even
ness of supply. The great bulk of the
banana trade In this country Is now
controlled by a company which banana
Importers have organized.
The bananas eaten In this country
eome from Costa Rica. British and
Spanish Honduras. Colombia. Jamaica
and Cuba: that la, from countries
around the southern part of the Onlf
of Mexico and around tbe Caribbean
Sea. The bulk of the fruit from tbe
ulf countries goes to New Orlesns for
distribution, that from the other coun
tries coming to Atlantic porta. For
many years bananas have had a more
or less wide distribution from the ports
of receipt; but they were never before
so widely distributed, nor sold so
cheaply at Interior points, aa now.
Bananas are now sold, not as rarities,
but more or less commonly. In all parts
of the country; practically everywhere:
the eastern part of the country being
supplied from Atlantic ports, and the
Mississippi valley and tbs western
half from New Orleans. Casta Rica
bananas are now shipped from Now
Orleans over pretty much all the west
ern country, to the Paelfle coast
Money talks, bnt n UtUs scars la apt
m ahnt It np tight, . - -
OUIl EOYO AND OiltLO,
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT CM
THE PAPER.
Qnalnt steytas sad Cats Dolaara of the
Uftte Vstka Knrxvsara, Qe.tS
start Frists Kern tor All Other Us
Us Oavss) f aTssan.
Men In plenty are to be found that
will forgive wrong, inanlt and even per
sonal violence, bnt few that ever for
give ridicule. To be made a laughlng-
I stock to others cnts deeper to the- onlck
thM to coveted of lying and steal
ing; Just as picking a pocket or robbing
a hen-roost seems to set one la a more
contemptible light than raiding a bank.
Men are mightily given to taking them
selves seriously, and they want to have
others take them so.
Thence It Is that the way la which a
man stands ridicule to so searching a
test of character. Not without reason
has It been said: "Ridicule Is the final
test of truth." for the truth that baa
gone through the fire of this martyrdom
and come out so triumphant aa to turn
the laugh on the laughers themselves
Is thenceforth Impregnable.
Therefore, one of the- first lessons a
sensible parent will insist on with hla
children will be tbst of courage to
laugh at themselves, and to Join merri
ly In with the laughter of others at their
expense. Nothing so takes the non
sense out of a child as timely ridicule;
nothing makes him so brave and sensi
ble ss seeing the Justice of It, and Join
ing in with tbs laugh against himself.
"Ho that sweareth to his own hurt and
changes not," may be a very heroic
character; but the boy that baa made a
fool of himself, and. without conceit or
silly vanity, can see the fool's cap put
on his own head and laugh at himself
in the mirror on hla own bureau, is a
yet greater hero.
Legion la the number of children that
have gone to the bad through the fear
of being laughed at for doing right.
Boston Herald.
A Warning; to the Lazy.
"You lazy, lasy Pussy-cats! Ever since
your breakfast
You haven't done a single thing but sit
there in the sun!
I've had to learn my letters four of them
this morning;
D and E, and F and G I know them
every one.
"Po you know what will happen? You
all will grow up stupid.
Snow-flake, Whitey, Puffball! if you go
on this way!
Ton won't be anything but cats, who
cannot read a letter;
And when I take to writing books, yoo
won't know what they say!"
-St. Nicholas.
A Trus Btorv Absnt a Bible.
There wis a little boy who wanted a
Bible very much Indeed wanted It
more than anything else he could think
of. But he was a poor boy, and could
not afford to buy one; for he lived a
good many years ago when Bibles cost
more than they do now.
One day two strange gentlemen came
.o his house and asked his mother for
something to eat. Although she had
only plain food, she gave them a wel
come to what ahe bad. As they ate
they saw that tbe little boy looked sad.
They asked htm what he wanted, and
be told them a Bible. His mother aaid:
"Never mind. Don't fret about that.
I'll take yon to see Gen. Washington
next week."
"But I'd rather have a Bible than go
to see Gen. Washington," the boy aaid.
One of the gentlemen seemed much
pleased with this, and told him he
hoped he would always be as fond of
the Bible.
The next day the little boy received a
beautiful Bible, and on the fly-leaf waa
written: "From George Washington."
The little boy did not know It. but he
had been talking to Gen. Washington
himself the day before. Our Little
People.
Bathing Saves Them.
An army surgeon says that the En
glish and American soldiers are so
hardy because they, more than any oth
er soldiers In the world, like to bathe,
and keep themselves strong and hardy
y this means.
Willing to Do It.
"You must never put off till to-mor
row what you can Just as well do to
day. Freddie."
Then let me finish that pi
lie now,
mamma."
Indian Soon tins
"An artillery officer of our army."
said Representative Cooper to a group
of listeners about him, recorded by the
Washington Post, "was remarking to
me the other day on the failure of the
British In South Africa to send out
scouting parties In advance of their
troops. He regards that as responsible
for some of the disastrous skirmishes
'gainst tbe Boers.
"I wss interested," added Mr. Coopei.
"In his statement to me that our Amer
ican armies could never have been
caught so easily In Boer traps. It seems
that our commanding officers follow
practically the same plans for scouting
that the Indians have taught them. The
Indians, he tells me, when marching In
hostile country, first send one warrior,
sometimes on horseback, occasionally
on foot, far ahead. Some distance be
hind him are two or three Indians, and
still farther behind a larger body, and
so on. He regards this method of scout
ing as the finest In the world."
Chairman Cooper then described In
vivid fashion the way Indians observe
the presence of the enemy. Tbe out
stretched palm, elevated over the eyes,
without any glance backward. Is the
signal of danger, which tbe Indiana in
the rear are quick to observe and pass
s'ong ttll It reaches tbs marching war
riors. If the advance rider Js suddenly
surprised, be whirls his pony round snd
round two or three times, keeping his
face aa much as possible toward the
foe. and thsn sudanly dashes away at a
gallop teward ths friendly warriors.
That signal, too. Is taken up by those
who are riding in tbe rear, and quickly
?omtnnn!cated to the main body.
Time la a great physician.
He that sows thorns should never
go barefoot.
TOO LAZT, I.AZT fCSST CATS." .
f
(900
then la every gosol
aaonway
St Jacobs Oil
shoald care
RHEUMATISM
NEURALGIA
LUMBAGO
SCIATICA
for the rest of the "century. Onepait
ssMMSt reason is it docs cure,
SURELY AND PROMPTLY
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Banana Is a Proline Plant.
A banana stalk yields but one bunch
of fruit, and would die If It were not
cut down when tbe fruit ripens or ma
tures. One mat will produce from one
to three bunches a year, growing con
tinuously, as fast as one stalk is cut
another taking its place. A remarkable
thins about this plant is that if you cut
into a half-grown stalk near the rout,
or any part of the stalk, a small blos
som, or bunch of bananas, fully formed,
will soou shoot through the cut, bnt If
allowed to grow will never reach any
market value.
Many peop'e affirm that the banana
and the plantain are the same fruit, but
this Is Incorrect; although they grow
like the banaua an experienced person
can readily distinguish the difference
I.-.- the color as well as by the sice of tbe
sni.i'l ribs Iu tbe leaf. The plantain
grow.) in a bunch, but with only two or
three hands to tbe bunch, and each fin
ger or Individual plantain Is ri large
again as the banana and Is more of a
crescent shape. They are never eaten
taw. The natives cook both the plan
tain and the banaua. but prefer plan
tain. National Magazine, a
anr "V-Ifler Haw Them.
Has what Tboss benntlful Shakes
nr panels given awsv In Introducing
'nil Cross" snd "Huhiagers Best"
Sundry starch, J. C. Hul.irieer's latest
-:nl greatest inventions. All starch put
in nnder "Red Cross" or "Wash Tub"
rs.le mark brands Is genuine, and goods
of a manufacturer with twenty-five years
xperience.
These are his only brands; he has no
Interest wbntever In any other starch,
loWtan you get only the est.
A Retain Shot,
A young man and a young woman
are leaning over the front gate. They
arc lovers. It is moonlight. He is loth
to leave, as the parting Is the last. He
!s about to go away." She Is reluctant
to see" him depart. They swing on the
gate.
"I'll never forget you," he says, "and
if death should claim me, my last
thought will le of you." . .
"I'll be true to you," she sobs. "I'll
never see anybody else or love them as
long as I live."
They parted. 8lx years later be re-
tn ". ... Kis sweetheart of former years
has married. They meet at a party.
She has changed greatly; between the
lances tbe recognition takes place.
"I-t uie see." she innsed, with her
fan heating a tattoo on her pretty hand,
"was It you or your brother who was
my old sweetheart?"
"Really. I don't know," be says.
Probably my father."
How's This ?
We offer Ons Hundred Dollars Reward ro
Q" ce at Catarrh that annnt be oared bf
Haifa Catarrh Cum.
. ,.JrCHvCo,Toledo,0.
We, the nmlemicned. have known F. J. Che.
nv f.r the last li yean, and believe him per.
rer-.tlr honorable In all buaineas transactions
and financially able to oarry out any obliga
tion made by their Arm.
Wan Trcax, Wholesale DnurgisUToleda.
Wai i.isa, Kinxa A Mabviic. Wholesale
DruKKiata. Toledo, Ohio.
5i Ctarrn S" t"k" Internally, aot-
faces of the ytera. Testimonials sent free.
"v j iapuu mo uiofin. ana raucous sur
' v - '""-viol soia oy an urnaaista
Hall's ramily Pilla are ths beat.
The things our forefathers -can't
transmit to us are the very things of the
moot consequence their virtues.
Jell-O, (lie !ew Dessert,
I'ieases nil the family. Four flavors:
Lemon, Orange, Knspberry and Strawberry.
At your grocers. 10 eta.
Look out for the man who Is always
preaching; mortality; some dark night
he may beat you.
Tate Best Prescription for Chills
and Fevrr la a bottle of Grove's Tastbliss
l hii.i. Tokio. It le simply iron and quinine In
tasielesa foraa. No cure so pay. Price SOc
Lazv people are never so busy or
happy as when stealing the time of
ot hers.
Mrs. Winlowa Soothing tyrap for children
teething, sol tens the guma, reducing inflamma
tion, alf.iys paio, cures wtud colic a bottle.
Let the unworthy and the untrue drop
from thy life as dust from the chariot
wheel of Time.
RUPTURE
i.c Aieratiou or delay from business. Consulta
tion tree. KudoncmcaK oi physicians, ladiei
i ad prominent citizens, kcud tor circular. Omcs
ibi.a . H. I r. U
Many Statues of Christ.
Italian Catholics propose to celebrate
the nineteenth century by erecting
nineteen colossal statues of Christ In
conspicuous points of tbe peninsula.
Among the places selected are Mount
Soracte, the tJran Sasno d'ltalia. and
the toe, the heel and the Instep of "the
boot." Tbe statues are to be of gilded
-a st Iron.
we think
Piu.-. r- .
the.mJymedicin.frtW
". Rpnngneld, iUa Oct. 1. IBOi.
Christ gives the world neither creeds
nor ceremonies, but character.
I'niformity Is the mark of the Inani
mate; multiformity of the Jiving.
Liberty of conscience Is Christian
ity's challenge to all its competitors.
There is no balloon path to tbe skies,
least of all on the bubble reputation.
Salvation does not depend on service,
but service does depend on salvation.
The goodness of God is not limited,
bnt our definitions or illustrations of it
tre.
The only thing that makes this life
great is its extension beyond the pres
vnt. lie who Is willing to be a failure,
rather than to be false, will never be
either.'
We need to pray for the incoming,
rather than for the outponring of the
Spirit
Chans ef U" ty Lyla
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CarlonS Honth America Poison.
The Indians of South America use a
curious poison which is called eical. A
grain of it has tbe effect of starting an
Irresistible desire for exertion. The
victim begins walking briskly round
and round in small circles till be drops
dead in his tracks. There Is no pain,
but much excitement.
A Japanese Rose.
Japanese florists have succeeded iu
cultivating a rose which looks red In
tbe sunlight and white in the shade.
What Miami I We Have Far Deseertr
This question arises in the family dally. Let
ns answer it to-day. Try Jell-O. a delicious
and healthful dessert. Prepared In 2 tnln. No
boilinit! notation! Simply add a little hot
water A set to cool. Flavors: Lemon.Ornncce,
Ritsiibcrryand Strawberry. At grocers. lOo.
The slowest time on record Is school
time: and the fastest is sparking time.
There is no task so small that It may
not be made great by faithfulness.
To Cere a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxavivb Bromo (Jcisiss Tiai.rrs. All
ilruKirlMi refund tbe m-.ney If It falls to cure.
K. W. CiRova's signature Is on each box. 25c.
WHAT THE CHARACTERS MEAN
Cabalistic Marks oa tbe Inside of
flnoee Have a Meanlna
"People often ask me the meaning ot
tbe apparently crazy hieroglyphs and
figures that are stamped on tbe inner
side of the uppers of ready-made shoes
nowadays," said a shoe dealer the other
day. "As every shoe manufactory bas
a secret stamp code of Its own, and
there is, therefore, no possibility of the
general public learning more than that
such codes exist, I may as well tell you
that the vanity of customers shall I
say, of women customers particularly?
Is at the bottom of these queer stamp
ed characters aud figures. You'd lie
surprised to know, for Instance, how
many women there are who Imagine
that they wear a No. 3 shoe, when iu
reality the aize is a couple of figures
larger. A shoe salesman who . under
stands his business can tell precisely
the number of tbe shoe a woman cus
tomer wears at a glance. But, as often
as not, a woman whose foot is a No. .
calls for a couple of sizes smaller, and
the mysterious stamped hieroglyph j
scheme was devised for the purpose of j
encouraging her in the belief that her I
foot Is a couple of sizes smaller than j
It really measures In shoe leather.
"When a woman calls for a No. 3 to
fit a No. 5 foot no salesman of this pe
riod who cares for his job Is going to
tell her that she requires a No. 5. He
simply brings out a shoe of the style
she wants that he feels confident will
fit her comfortably and lots it go at
that. A woman rarely thinks to In
quire If tbe shoe Is really of the size
she asked for, for she takes It for
granted that the salesman has given
her what she requested. But when a
woman does ask that question it Is the
salesman's business to nnblushlngly re
ply In the affirmative and I don't
think these little necessary white lies
are stored up against men In business.
The woman customer might examine
the hieroglyphs Inside the uppers for
a week with a double-reflecting tele
scope without finding out differently,
and. even If she had the key to the
puzzle. It would only, make her feel
badly, so what would be tbe use? There
are tricks In all trades but ours." Chi
cago Chronicle.
Tbe aim of life determines its end.
" Purse strings go 'round the heart.
He who simply fattens cannot fly.
Co-operation la better than criticism.
A talent Is not an ornament, but a
tool.
The hesd divides while the heart
unites.
Charity Is not Christianity, but Chris
tianity Is charity.
Tbe man who does no good Is not
necessarily harmless.
The cross Is the most restless and
resistless of agitators.
The Old Testament Is ever new, and
the New never gets old.
The collection bag will not conse
o
crate unclean contributions.
An empty head is no condition of
being filled with the Spirit.
The dressmaker's apprentice gets
.-cry small wages yet she seems to
make a living.
wOUiTn CoDsumptkm. Corea
a ionaB,fl1a.QripDs.
gyrUP Bsatxrfattis, Hoarse-
aaUnu. Wkswsinr.
: Quick. Bare mull.
cough. Croap.
Br.SmVtriiU
f RArSkC3 THS wOKLO AROUNa
ttsw anitrsaf MActtasnltli Wka Has
Beam Use tat .very uianc.
Blacksmith Peavey must certainly bt
ont down as one of the greatest trav
wa among resident of Manchester:
A story of his years of travel from
land to land and bis lite among" differ
ent people would make a geography In
Itself. He Is a bachelor, resided at
S2U Douglas street. In West Manches
ter, and he will be SO years old next
May. He learned hla trade at Aah
l.nd in this State, and baa worked at
It In almost every clvliixea una on mo
globe.
He was born at Berwick, m same.
aad began his travels almost irnmeoi
ately by moving across lnto Great
Falls. Then be lired at Kocnesier auu
later removed to Plymouth, working
In tbe region about Campion and Hol-
d erases, in the village now called Ash
land. He bad $100 In cash when be
was 27 years old and In ISiC started
for California. The trip cost Joi-W.
His brief stop among the Boers Is
most of Interest Just now, but be put
In Ave years In Sacramento and there
abouts. In Arizona ana ."sew Mexico
and was In the rush from Seattle to tbe
Skaggett mines. British Columbia.
Then be went to Honolulu and spent
eighteen months In Hawaii. On Starch
21
1883, he atarted on hla greatest
trip by becoming one of the party or
twenty-three that purchased the brig
antlue NaneentI, bound for S.ber'a.
Seventeen of the owners sailed, with
four outsiders aa ship's officers. Most
oT-the men wanted to go to South Af-rli-a
Imt the cantaln clatmed he knew
whereof he talked had Insisted on Sine-
rla. The S bcran trip was a mistake
and a failure aud the boat was de
posed of for cash.
When the venture was g'ven up Mr.
Peavey went to lacksmith'ng. ant
his subsequent course covered points
In Japan, Corea, Hong Kong, Shanghai
Canton, Amoy, Foo Chow and Tsien
Tsien, In China. Manila in the Phil p-
plnes. Singapore In India. New Guinea
New Caledonia. New Hebrides, the UIl-
bcrt group, FiJIs, the Friendly snd So
ciety Islands. New Zealand, Tasman.a.
Australia. Queensland, Thursday I si
ands. New South Wales. Victoria. Cey
Ion. Calcutta. Bombay, nearly every
country In the Mediterranean, Italy,
Germany. Hungary. Spain. France,
Sweden and Norway, England,- Scot
land and Ireland. On Sept -', six
years sgo, he sailed for the old New
Hampshire bills.
"I've had my share of travel," said
Mr. Peavey to the reporter, "and I'm
home to stay. On the 17th of last July
I liougbt out Tom Hickey. and here I
shall remain." He failed to find a fair
one anywhere who could remove hla
Impressions "of New Hampshire's
daughters, and so It happens, as he
says, that he's stlll"an old, old bach."
."In all my travels." be concluded,
"the Boers were the best people in all
the world to tbe Yankee man. and tbe
Japanese a close second." Manchester
(N. H.) Vnlon.
Sin is the curse of society.
Of two wrongs choose neither.
Only children toy with serpents.
Sham Is the beginning of shame.
- To love license Is to lose liberty.
God's soldiers are all volunteers.
To 9raise a fool makes him drunk.
It Is easier to get a friend than to keep
one.
My Hair
Was
Coming Out
"About a year ago my hair
was coming out very fast. I
bought a bottle of Ayer'i Hair
Vigor to stop this. It not only
stopped the falling, bat also
made my Lair grow very rapidly,
until now it is 45 inches in
length and very tbick." Mrs.
A. Boydston. Atchison. Kans.,
July ifr 1899.
It Feeds
the Hair
Have yon ever thought why
yonr hair is falling out It is
because yon are starving your
hair. If this starvation continues
your hair will continue to fall
There it one good hair food.
It is Ayer'i Hair Vigor. It goes
right to the roots of the hair
aad gives them just the food
that they need. 1 The hair stops
falling, becomes healthy, and
grows thick and long.
Aycr's Hair Vigor will do
another thing, also: it always
restores color to faded or gray
Mir. S.M a bertl. AO
Write the Doctor
If yon do not obtain all tbe benefits yon
deaire from tbe uas of the Vigor, write
tbe Itoctor about iu He will ten you Jnat
the rurht thins, tn An. mH will mlA
n" book on the Hair and ocalo if von
& . 1 .1 -
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free. Vr.
vtre na tat .M,ajii.
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THE CARE OF BLANKETS.
Never let blankets remain in service after they are
soiled, dirt rots the fibre and invites moths. Because of
the peculiar saw-tooth formation of wool hair it is neces
sary that a soap made of the best materials be ued- a
cheap soap, especially one which contains rosin, w'iH
cause the blanket to become hard by matting the fibre.
To IVasb Blankets and Retain tbeir Softness. Dissolve shavings of Ivory Soan
In boiling water, add cold water until nearly luke warm. Immerse a bl mket
and knead with the hands, rinse in clean warm water in which also some Ivorv
Soap has been dissolved. Dry in a place that is neither very warm nor very cold.
coeraHMT ass by tmc eeoorca a aosmu oo. encmuii
Sleep for
Skin-Tortured
In a Warm
Y MP
And a single anointing with CUTICUR A,
purest of emollients and greatest of skin cures.
This is the purest, sweetest, most speedy, per
manent, and economical treatment for torturing,
disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly,
crusted, and pimply skin and scalp humors with
loss of hair, of infants and children, and is sure
to succeed when all other remedies fail.
Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soaj:
Eachulvsly for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the akin, lor cleansing the
scalp of croata, acalea, ad dandruff, and the .topping f falling imir for
i..g. whitening, and soothing red, rou2h, and sore handa, in the form of bath. f..r
annovyg irntations, inflammations, and chafing., or too free or offensive per
pirauon, in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative
tT.Pra,CaP1?T,SM,,iCh "" women, and especially
rT, 7 f ht VUTp09em 0t the toilct bath n7. Xo amount of
those who have ones used it to use any other, especially for
!T""d the skin, scalp, ,d hair of uifants and children. Cut,-
To. Jr.,'neS " emo,lient Pr-perties derived from Cut.ccra, thegrea.
n,'arUIW't'' the f cleansing ingredient, and the most refreshing of flower
h r7 Til r ?i,et "0ap ever Pouued is to be compared with
SLZ Z'ng' bentifyi"K in. scalp, hair, and hands. K
LallZn "t? toa" "0"P' hoWOTer "Pen, to be compared with i"
&W lol tt" toi,et ir. Thus it combines in Os
tbs lr Znl ' I"' TW"NTr-r,V' C5TS Brr akin and complexion soap,
the bbst Unlet soap and best baby soap in the world.
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! DougUs name snd uric
i a n oottom. Take 1
o suDstitute claimed to be
7 sYV vour dealer
-wniia aeen them if
aot, we will send a ni,l
Ion receipt of price and jee
t? 7 . State kind or L,h.
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