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AblTTM PARTHKR ON.
Jast a little farther on jtut aUttt tmr
tht on
Ok, the happy days that lore aa, mkm
these days of stress are gone!
Days of restf ulness and pleasure, days (
garnered joy and treasure,
ail the harvest-homes of dreamland J I
a little farther on.
What a hope to keep, them smiling.
- wistrui, races wan:
What a apnr to faint endearor, till ta
crashing task is done!
Ah, "twauM 1 a aorry abowias lata votM
make for God's bestowing
If the good time did not beckon j
little farther on.
last a little farther on, Joat a llttte far
ther on,
la the Joy we're almost tasted, ia the
crewn we're almost won.
Ply the task a little stronger, stag the
arm a little longer;
We shall grssp the shinlag gnerdoa jast
a little farther on.
Ah, the fleeting Farther Oal ah, th
cheating Farther On!
Fairy lantern in the twilight, wham the
summer day ia done.
Though we never overtake It, w can
' ' never quite forsake it;
While it glimmers h begnllea oi
Utile farther oo.
Bat there ia a Farther On, aye, that ia a
Farther On
la the uttermost sweet con a try, where no
mortal foot has gone.
By-and-by, beyond all seeming, we shall
come to life's redeeming.
Come to all that faith baa promised jast
a little farther on!
Orange Judd Farmer.
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THE LAKE RACE.
Ott - 08
rg AXDOLPH waa paddlliag ' wltb
ImT strong, even strokes through the
" "placid waters of the little harbor.
The wooded bills rose round him on
three sides, while out before him lay
the open lake. There were no sounds
but the dip of his paddle and the mel
ancholy cry of a distant loon, until
suddenly came the slip and quick rush
of falllDg rocks and earth, and at the
same moment the cry of "Boy, boy,
help!"
Randolph turned his canoe and pad
dled rapidly toward the shore whence
these sounds had come, and there he
found a laughing girl, already shaking
herself free from the dirt and debris
that bad accompanied her fall.
-o, l m not nurt, she said, mer
rily. "But when I culled 1 was sure I
was going to be! I was enviously
watching you paddle, from the Indian's
PASSING THE BUOY.
Mead up there, and suppuse the recent
rslns have undermined the old fellow's
courttitution so that my weight proved
too much for him. His nose and I
tumbled off together. I don't see how
I'm ever to get back to the road from
here It's Just straight up!"
"If you are staying over Woodhavei,
way, I can paddle you around; it's Just
the other side of this long point"
"Oh, how lovely for I've never leeii
In a canoe and haven't had "a chance
till now! Ye, we're at the Woodlia
ven Inn. I've learned to swim this sutu-
j uier, and I have a rowtioat, but there
' Isn't a canoe anywhere around the
lake that I can get and I did want one
' dreadfully:"
"Then perhaps you'd like to try pui
- dling now? If you would, I'll go back
for an extra paddle. I'm one of the
boys at Professor Williams' camp. Just
; over there."
The girl was delighted at his sugges
tion, and soon Randolph had returned
with another paddle, and the two start
ed out slowly and at first quite cau
tiously. But the girl immediately took
the motion with the easy grace of one
used to out-of-door niort. and the Iki.v
behind her regarded her with the hon
est admiration that he would have felt
for another boy.
"Randolph Murray," read the girl
from the paddle that she was using.
"Is that your name? Mine la Teresa
Whiting, but evervbodv calls me Ter
ry." "And they call me Rand." said the
boy. "Pay. Terry. If you and I could
get some good practice together, ami
enter the races week after next, I !
Ileve we could win the cup! You have
'I line stroke; you paddle just like :'
lHy."
"Oh!" cried Terry, "if papa were her
lie'd let Die! And I really think mam
ma will not object, for I've never dom
anything in my life I liked half so wel
.! this."
And in the sudden exnberauce of lie
tirlts Terry came near npsettlng tit
IVlllOC
"Suy, you mustn't do that!" said
Rand; and Terry promised to restrain
all such ebullitioUH of delight In future
When Mrs. Whiting saw her daugh
ter. who had started out for a "train)
over the hills," returning in a cauo
wlib a strange loy. she wondered what
Terry would be doing next. And when
the strange boy and her own "odd lit
tie girl." as she culled her. came t
her with their startling request", k1i
f:ilrly gnp'(l for hre.it Ii.
I'.ij: I'd'o 'i :r :v. .- ikivit eit !:c
way Mrs. Whiting asked the loy a
'number of questions, and when she
'had learned that he was the son of an
old acquaintance and that bis mother
whs boarding at a farm house not far
from Prof. WllliHms' camp, she was
Very much im-lined to give her cousent
bt once. However, she told Randolph
to come around in his canoe the next
morning, aud If she had decided then
k let Terry enter for the race, he
would find her ready to practice with
1 That afternoon Mrs. Whiting called
(upon aud renewed her acquaintance
Vith Mrs. Murray, and the ladles paid
k short visit to the professor's camp.
Xeqriless to say that upon her uiotli
Vs return Terry received the desired
liermission, and then "the fun of her
life" began. Every day Randolph pad
filed arouud from the camp, and they
iractlced together long and faithfully.
lAs the day of the contest drew near
Terry became more and more conti
lent, white her motMrr grew more ner
vous. "
i "Terry, remember that you and Rand
are going to compete wltb older boys
md girls, woo have been in these races
tefor. Aad thasv, too. Band is going
t otmpet m the flrst turn,
M clre him; so 70a bare oal tery
little chance of winning.
"We have every chance ef winning
anamma! Ton don't know what we can
iml Just watt and see."
At last the great day came. The skj
waa cloudless, and the sjulet lake, long
berore the appointed honr, began to
take on a gala-day anpearanaa. Little
baate arrived from everywhere, bring
tag spectators and partidpnnta by
three and fours. Teams drere In from
all the conntjy round, and tjie pretty
wooded sbore were lined with groups
of pleasure seekers and eaer lookers-
on. '
There waa some delay before the flrev
race waa caled. Then, "Oanoe Pace,
single," was announced, and four ca
noea went swiftly to the atarttng; place.
Throngb a glass Randolph could be
plainly seen, his canoe being the sec
end from the left.
And now the race began. The four
dark specks shot forward, growing
larger and more distinct aa they ad
vanced. Rand waa a little In toe lead, bnt the
next canoe gained upon him, and tbe
thrid waa bnt a paddle'a length behind.
One bad dropped back so far that It
had 'no chance at all. ,
. Rand leads them still. Terry's eager
eyes are fixed upon him; be has never
paddled so well as now. Bat what Is
the matter with tbe next boy to him?
He has changed his course; his canoe
shoots forward obliquely; he is get
ting In Rand's way! Their paddles
clash; the rival canoe -fisrti forward;
ibe-One' just behind has gained, and
Rand, recovering his stroke, come In
third. With bis band upraised to the
Judges he cries, "A foul!" But his pro
test la unheeded, and last year's win
ner, through transparent trickery, has
carried off the prize.
Great was the Indignation of Mrs.
Murray over the manner of her boy's
defeat; bltteswas Mrs. Whiting's self
reproach that she had consented to her
daughter's taking part in these races.
But Terry, with blazing eyes, had
left ber mother's stole and gone to
Rand.
"Unfair, unjust !" she cried ont hotly,
"and the winner and tbe judges know
that It is! You ought to bare that, cup
but never mind; we'll w-In our race;
we'll show tbeni what we can do; an l
not one of tbem can touch us!"
Rand looked at her. . and the coim
slowly came back to bis white face.
Unconsciously be straightened himself
up and his weariness and discourage
ment left him.
"Yes. Terry; we shall wlu!" he said.
The afternoon wore on. Some of the
races were very amusing, and the spec
tators were still laughing over tbe tubs,
which had upset, and the wet boys
were splashing merrily In towards the
shore when "mixed double canoe race"
was called.
Six canoes were soon in line, each
with Its crew of girl and boy. Terry's
scarlet waist could be seen from the
very start by all on shore. And now
Mrs. Murray could hardly control her
anxiety and nervousness, while Mrs.
Whiting seemed on the verge of tears.
Forward came the canoes In an even
lino it seemed but no. for Terry's scar
let waist was ever so little In the lead.
Their paddles flash in unison; clock
work is not more true! Rut the next
canoe Is gaining steadily upon them
and they have almost reached the line.
Oddly enough, Terry Is the cooles'
one of all the contestants, and just as
she has talked to Rand when the two
j were practicing together, she is talking
; row.
an do It, Rand! That's flue:
eep right on'. Don't change till the
very last minute! You know tbe words
we agreed on all read v. now "
"Then!"
They have made the change; thel:
paddles dip and flash now on the opio
site sides; their tired muscles are re
lieved, fresh ones come Into play; theis
canoe shots forward half Its length tM
yond Its nearest rival
Ami the line Is crossed!
A shout of applause rises from tlx
shore, and Terry raises her paddl
alove her head with a little cry o
triumph.
"First prize won by Miss Teres
Whiting and Randolph Murray!" is an
lounced, and two silver cups are band
ed, one to each! Philadelphia Times.
ZULU CHARLIE SWIFT OF FOOT.
Sonth Africa Runner Who Carried
Mesaaices Into Ladvsmith.
First of all runners to get news out
f beleaguered i.adysmlth was a Zulu
who was American educated, having
Itcen taught at tbe American mission
school at I m pond won i. Tbe mother of
one of the besieged persons lived in
IMetenuarltzburg, and for three weeks
ifter the investment of I.adysmlth was
completed this mother's heart yearned
to hear of her son. Runners tried to
S'-t in and out. but in every Instance
iliey were captured by the Boers. Not
withstanding the apparent futility of
the task, the anxious mother appealed
to one after another of the native,
ho were the only ones who stood niy
hance of successfully passing the
ines. Her own Znln servant, Nkosl.
or Charlie, was asked several times If
lie would not try It, but be refused
spying he did not think be could make
:t Rut the woman had known the 11.1
rives from her childhood, and In Char
" e she had great confluence. Finally
lie yielded to her entreaties.
A ilirpatch for her son was accreted
::i the bottom hem of his trousers, aud
ilso a message to tbe correspondent in
'.adysmlth of the Natal Times. The
voung Zulu was accompanied to Kst
nurt aud thence traveled on foot to
he bombarded town. He moved along
from kraal to kraal as If visiting his
friends. The Boers stopped him sev
crxl times, but. satisfied with bis ex
planation, let him go. At last, bow
"Ter. he came to a force that held biso
.1 prisoner. He was detained only
twelve hours, for while the Boers were
holding a prayer meeting be escaped
and got Into Ladysmith. He found the
sou and delivered tbe message, and also
found the newspaper correspondent. A
message from each was prepared, that
to the newspaper being written on
"flimsy." Then he started on his re
turn, and he was as successful In get
ting out and away as he had been In
entering the town. In Estcourt the En
glish officers offered him $H0 to go back
at once with official dispatches, but.
faithful to his mistress, he declined.
He took the first train for Pleterma
ritzbrtig. gave the sob's letter to the
mother and sent the newspaper dis
patch on its way. New York Press.
ANIMALS FOND OF MIRRORS.
Some of Tbem Lot to Inspect Tana
selves ia the Polished Olasa. ""
I saw a performing monkey tbe other
lay. He went through many tricks
very successfully. Toward the end of
tbe performance he was ordered to put
on bis cocked bat before a band mir
ror which be did. He was next told to
set It straight and he tried on bis gen
eral's headgear repeatedly, at different
angles, causing much laughter. Wben
all was over and the organ man and
bis helpers and the two monkeys were
preraring to depart I saw that "the
IranernT had poeaeaeed hlmiflOOO
little mirror and waa stndylag his ewa
eamntc nance with great delight! tt
had placed the glass oa top ef the bar
rel organ and he bent ever it again and
igjaJB, grimacing energetically. He aft
erward picked np bis mirror and con
tesnelated himself earneatly and con
tentedly at different anglea. His face
had been profoundly aad like tbe facet
of most monkeys I have seen bnt now
the wrinkles smoothed themselves ont
and he nearly smiled!
Why ! it that dogs hardly ever re
gard a picture as anything but a flat
surface with patches of color dotted
over it? In all my large canine ac
quaintance I know but one dog whe
sees that portralta are likenesses of
people! A for his own reflection m s
glass, a dog generally mistake It foi
an enemy and "goes" for It! Later
when knocks oa tbe nose and a bee net
of scent have done their part In con
vinclng him of his mistake, a dog wll
look coldly, hot to say despltefnlly. ai
tbe mirror. Sometimes it Is as If dog
resented their reflections as caricatures
of themselves.
Unlike the dogs, Cocoro waa a Greek
cock, to whom a devoted owner dedi
cated fourteen years of affection. One
of his pastimes waa to contemplate hif
reflection for hours at a time and quite
demurely. Be placed himself opposite
a looking glass above a chest of draw
ers for this express purpose. He died
this summer and his owner waa utterly
disconsolate. Cocoro knew his naSie.
Came when called and was the Joy ol
his Greek mistress.
Perhaps London society or the dlplo
ma tic world has not forgotten the ca
nary that belonged to the daughters 01
a minister to the court of 8t James
The bird woke the young ladies dalij
by pecking their lips! This was ont
way of "kissing good-morning." Lon
flon News.
WAYS OF THE CANDY STORE.
Clerks Eat What They Want-Men anl
Women Who Like Caadr.
There ia an old story to the effect that
It Is a custom in candy stores to tell tb
new clerk to eat all the candy she
wants; the result being that she Is soon
surfeited and wants no more candy for
a long time. The fact appears to be
that, substantially, there Is no r.iie or
custom In candy stores regarding the
eating of candy by the salespeople. It
Is. of course, required that they shall
not eat candy In the presence of cus
tomers; It might be possible that a new
clerk who developed an Inordinate fond
ness for candy would require a gentle
hint; but clerks are not told when the;
begin work that they may or may not
eat candy; nothing Is said aliout that
at all; and they do as they please about
it. and eat what they want; governing
theinaelvos. It Is presumed, by discre
tion and common sense.
It was also tbe common testimony
that people do not get tired of candy by
being always In the midst of It; and
this seem to apply alike to those "
gaged In tbe manufacture of candy aud
the handling of It by wholesale, and to
the clerks engaged In the constant
actual handling of candy in tt.e sale of
it at retal!. Those who are ford of
candy, men as well as women, are not
surfeited by the sight of it in 0,1130 titles
constantly surrounding them; If it is
good candy they keep on liking it Just
the same, and enjoy eating wnat they
want of it.
As to whether men or women like
candy better there waa some difference
In the expressed opinion. At some
places it was said that men and women
liked candy equally well; it wis said.
for Instance, that In a little company of
men and women eating candy, the men
would eat as much as tbe women. At
one place where the opinion was ex
pressed that men, take tbem altogether,
do not like candy so well as women do,
it was said that If a man was fond of
candy he was likely to be very fond of
It. so that be might eat a quantity of
It at a time. It was everywhere said
that among children boys and girls are
alike In their love for candy; but tak
ing Into account expressions of people
outside the business as well as those
In it, tbe weight of opinion seemed to
be that among grown persons there are
more women wltb a sweet tooth Shan
men; that la to say that men are no: so
fond of candy as women.
While tbe customers In the csndy
shops In tbe shopping districts of tbe
city are almost exclusively woineu,
there may be found candy stores a
very large proportion of whose many
customers are men. These shops are
found In tbe region devoted to trade
and finance and occupations In wt.Vb
men are more commonly engaged and
interested. These men. however, are
buying mainly for home consumption.
In city or subnrhs; and In these later
years there bas been seen among tbe
purchasers here an Increasing percent
age of women customers due to the In
creasing number of women employed
In that part of the city. Chicago Intej
Ocean.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Warala Nets Calling the Wished Sa
epeataaca.
ca ONCE1T is self-
Wf ((J. deceit.
ZS Faith is simply
confluence.
Time la the
aeed of eternity.
Self-denial cures
self-esteem.
R I ghteousness
Is right relations.
Shining lights
make little splut
ter. Heavenly guid
ance alone leads to liberty.
Time has dove's wings but an eagle's
night.
The lasy servant aiwaya has a hard
master.
Watching tbe dock ks not guard! n?
tbe time.
The beet revival Is sent dowa, noi
gettea .
Tbe pastime of to-day la the lost 01
to-morrow.
Smooth sailing does not make skill
ful sailors.
Meekness Is no small part of Chris
tian muscle.
Thought is the bud, but deeds are rht
ripened thought.
Our un mentioned mercies are tbe im
measurable ones.
- Life Is determined by what we be
lieve of death and death by what we
believe of life.
The best Illumination of tbe Bible Is
not that of the old monk's pen hut of
the new man'a practice.
There is little difference betwecr
many rich men and the mules thai
carry gold from the mines.
Many a minister's life Is maimed bj
too much machinery that might U
mighty If but linked to tbe power ol
Uod.
Perhaps wben tbe church of the
Prince of Peace ceases Its warring di
visions the nationa will listen to Its
i
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Nothing bobbles tbe muscles
aad naats for work Ukc (m
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sad. Tm
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Nothing relaxes them snd asakaa ' K
a spsMy perfect care like m
St Jacobs Oil
fovss&m
George Q. Cannon, the Utah states
man, once attended an irrigation con
gress, at which a drowsy delegate read
a paper on artesian wells, which be de
clared always brought water except
where they struck rock. He repeated
this statement several times. At tbe
fourth repetition he defied any one to
deuy the proposition, whereupon Can
non looked up and. in his full, musical
voice, asked, "How do you account for
Moses' success?" 1
Sir Henry Krskiue once quelled.
riot in Edinburgh when Mrs. Slddous
was playing to a crowded house In the
largest theater In the town. A surly
fellow in tbe pit refused to sit down,
snd a howl went ntr from all around
him. The crowd was likely to do him
and tbe house a damage, when Sir
Henry came to tbe front of his box !
with the quiet statement: "Pray excuse j
the gentleman: don't you see it Is only
a tailor resting himself?" The man
at down without further urging.
When Henry Ciay was stumping
Kentucky for re-electlou. at one of hH 1
mass meetings an old hunter of wide I
political lufluence said: "Well. Harryi '
I've always been for you. but ltecause .
of that vote" (which he naniedi, "I'm '
goin agin you." "Let me see your i
rifle." said Clay. It was handed up to"
him. "Is she a good rifle?" "Yes." ,
"Iid she ever miss lire?" "Well, yes, :
mice." "Why didn't you throw her
away?" The old hunter thought a mo
ment and then said, "Harry, I'll try
yon agin." And Harry was elected. !
Sir John Adye, who was Governor of
Gibraltar fortress, always made him
self closely acquainted with the work
of whatever happened to be his depart
ment. Meeting a person once coming
Into the office late,. tbe "en era 1 asked
him what time be was supposed to be
on duty. "Oh!" was the reply. "I usu
ally stroll tn about eleven or, twelve
o'clock." "Stroll In?" said Slijoho. !u
a rising tone; "then I presume you do
not leave till late?" "Well, I usually
sllp off about two o'clock." "Slip off
at two?" exclaimed tbe veteran. In his
topmost note; "pray, may I ask what
department you belong to?" "Ob,"
said the stranger, "I come every Sat
urday to attend to the clacks."
At a meeting of an autograph socie
ty, composed of young women, in Chi
cago, one particular celebrity who bad
remained obdurate to all requests for
his signature was almost unanimously
voted to be a "mean old thing." The
one girl who bad not concurred in tie
general condemnation asserted that t ie
others did not know how to manage
this particular lion. "I'll show you"
she declared, and forthwith wrote and
mailed to the celebrity a request com
posed of only two words.
They were,
'Autograph, please." At the next reg
nlnr meeting the girl appeared tri
umphantly waving a sheet of letter
paper over her head. It was the reply
of the celebrity. He seemed reproach
ful. All he wrote was: "You must be
pressed for time," wltb his signature
followlug.
The late Timothy D. Crocker nearly
thirty years ago was president of a
lecture course association, and on the
list of entertainers was Mark Twain.
It was the custom for tbe presldeut to
Introduce the speakers, and then to
announce the program for the next en
tertainment In the course. On this par
ticular evening Mr. Crocker and Mark
-nine upon tbe platform and took their
-eats before a hall full of people.
I'waln waited for his opportunity and
toIe a march on tbe dignified president
by stepping to the front of tbe plat
form and saying: "Ladles and gentle
nen. the next lecture in the course will
be delivered two weeks from to-night
:y Klankety Blank. I have tbe great
ileasnre this evening of introducing to
you Mark Twain." Then Mark paused
1 moment before he added: "I woub?
si ways rather Introduce myself, lie
suae then I am sure to get in ail Hit
'acts." Mr'. Crocker, rather embarrass
il. was still sitting back in his chair
11 d the audience enjoyed the Jok-
iileh better than he did.
Sfasnei aing see isetnisig.
What will the Inventive brain of man do
noxt? J. 0. Hubinger, "The Starch
King," Is now Introducing by his new and
origin! method, the Endluss Chain Rtareh
book, which enables yon to get from yonr
grocer one lsrgn 10o. package of "Red
Cross starch, one laiae 10o. package of
"Rublnger's Best" starch, with the pre
miums, two Shakespeare panels, printed in
twelve beau'irul colors, or one Twentieth
Centnrv Girl calendar, embossed In gold
all for So. Ask your grocer.
A tjutet Dresser.
"Your husband dresses very quietly.'
"Iie.lie? You ought to hear hli
when be enn't tiud his collar, or hi
sleeve links become mislaid."
Writer's cramp is more likely to be
found In the stomach than In the
wrist.
Jell-o, the (er rrsanil.
Pleases all tho fa
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and StrawberriT
It your grocera. 10 eta.
If-. man could get rid of himself,
rolitude would be a good place for many
to go to.
"Happy as a tlarn'' Is a common ex
pression. but it sounds rather clammy.
The man whe is always prepared for
good or had luck, and, treats both
alike, is here.
AUUUKJ
LnJ(2DDDDOIlD
Invited to wrUm to
ATf-g. Plnkhant for from
mdvlommbouttholrhomWu
K3ra. Plnkhant Im m wo-
If you novo point ul
oorlods, baokaohom or
any of tho mora smrloum
Ills of woman, wrUo to
Mrs. Plnkhant f aha hao
halpad ntuHItudaa. Your
loiter wlU bo amorotUy
oonfldentlalm
Lydla Em Plnkhant' a
Vegetable Oompound Im
known wherever the Eng
lish language la apokanm
Noth'm&!so oanpoaal-
bly be so sura to help suf
fering women. No oUsar
medlolne has helped mo
many
Remontbor this whom
something also Is mug-
gestodm
Mrs. Plnkham's ad
dress Is Lynn, Maes .
Her helnlng hand Im
aiwaya outstretched to
fluttering vnomenm
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XDIE9 naturally prefer ALA
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ages, with full directions.
LL, kalsomines are cheap, tem
porary preparations mads rrom
wiiitlng. chalks, clays, etc..
and stuck on walls with de
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ICWARE of the dealer who
says ho can sell you the "same
thing" as ALABASTIXE or
"something just as good." He
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ing to deceivo you.
ND IN OFFERING something
be has bought ?hesp and triea
to sell on AL.ABASTINE S de
mands, he may not realize the
damage you will suffer by a
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EN BIBLE dealers will not buy
a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
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infringement. Alabaatlns Co.
own right to make wall coat
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1 HE INTERIOR WALLS of
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be coated only with pure, dur
able ALABASTINR. It safe
guards health. Hundreds of
tona used yearly for thla work,
N BUYING AI.ABASTINE.
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomines under
different names. Insist on
havine our goods In packages
and properly labeled.
TJT9ANCE or wall paper it ob
viated bv ALABASTINE. It
can be used on plastered walls,
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A cblld can brush it on.
It does not rub or scale off,
STARLTSTTED In favor. Shun
all Imitations. Ask paint deal
er or druasist for tint card, r
Write us for interesting book-
"let, free. AI.ABA8TINE CO..
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Wisdom by Experience.
"Now, my dear wife, if you are quite
rtndy we will set out In search of
cheese. Not that we could not find It
close t hand, but years of experience
have taught me that wben you find
cheese In a mouse-trap you'll also And
mouse who doesn't hanker for any
more of It." ,
Margie Had a Reasea.
"I wish I was a great big pudding
tiaiuma." said little 3-year-old Margie.
'Why do you wish that?" asked the
nother. '"Cause," replied the observ
ng miss, "then I would get lots and
ots of sugar put Into me."
The Rainy Day Casae.
"Where is tbe money you had saved
ip last week. Tommy?'' .
"Why, auntie, father said I was to
nve it np for a rainy day. It was a ,
alny day yesterday, and so 1 spent It." j
Didn't Want to Rnst.
"Mamma," said little 4-year-old Har
y, as his mother was giving btm his
lath, "be sure and wipe me real dry
'o I won't get rusty."
Tbe Farmer's Lot. j
ihe farmer is a happy man or should be.
don't you know.
He doesn't have a thing to do bnt plow
and reap and sow, 1
lie sleeps till 4 o'clock each morn, then j
goes abont his tssks, 1
lets three square meals each working I
day, that is all he asks. - I
tie hires a man to do his work, when he I
can raise the price,' j
I'eeds him on pork and johnnycake, pot a- ;
toes, mush and rice; j
When atitnmn gilds the towering hills, he
comes to town and votes, ;
nd settles up his winter's bills by issu- '
ing his notes.
.Ie always has one suit of clothes, anil
often he bas two,
'or footwear he prefers a boot, and never
wears a shoe;
nl when the summer comes he sheds his
duds to" 'scape tbe beat,
Vint doesn't have to don, his coat when
he sits down to eat. '
- 1
ile keeps a wagon and a span with whic h '
to drive to town;
ilis wife was never known to be without
a gingham gown;
lis cbili'ai-u, too, are' fat and stout
they're not brought up on cake,
never cry all night because their
little stomachs ache.
tie needs no money in his purse, his :
credit's always good, j
lie takes the weekly paper and he pays ,
for it in wood. I
The merchants furnish him dry goods. '
and groceries as well,
ecause tbey know some day he'll hare
some pork or wheat to sell.
h. happy is the man who dwells npon
the farm, apart
i-'rom noisy cities, crowded towns, and
commerce's busy mart.
ereae he lives nor gives one thought to
hoarding piles of pelf.
My -dearest hope is that some day 111
have a farm myself.
A
TJttca mob.
OMAHA OTKW IN OMt'S VOKM,
It la aa PaiosetibU mm the Weeds Teat
Unless the voice sounds cordiality,
words are powerless; unless the voice
attests self -confidence, protestations do
not convince; nnleaa the voice speaks
sincerity, the apology Is useless. It ia
necessary that we should control the
voice to a reflection of that phase of
mind and mood which we desire to pre
sent. When wo would convince people
of our efficiency we matt not permit a
weak-kneed voice to stagger under the
words. When our hearts go oat is
warmth and affection It cannot get far
la a brass-lined, lronbound voice. Con
ciliation ht vain wben the voice rings
defiance.
Imagine yourself at a telephone when
tbe Instrument whirrs and wheeaea.
Tbe most Impassioned appeal to John
to come home to dinner and meet
Cousin Mary la likely to prove Ineffect
ual. A message to "that brute of a
dressmaker-man" who wants hla mon
ey, may be divided Into tho receiver
with all dignity of tone and choice of
word, but tbe wobbled reproduction at
tho other end doea not go. Ton may
use all your most dulcet tones aad moat
expressive words when you aro talking
through the possessed wire to the busi
ness manager, bat if tbe possessed wire
Is In a creaky fit tbe business manager
loes not get the right Idea at all.
The truth Is that most of us are al
ways taking through a telephone. Tbe
honest will, tbe courteous intent, the
high heart of courage, speaks clear and
sweet and strong, but themuffled.
wheezy, creaky, thin, unnatural, color
less result at our lips misrepresents us.
and John doesn't, tbe dressmaker-man
insists, and the business manager gives
the other fellow tbe Job?
What can we do about It? Tbe dlffl
culty is almost always first a voice hab
ita color tbe voice has taken on from
some prevailing tint In our life. This
Is so with almost everyone. This strain
of the natural voice color is not voice
Individuality; it is a modifying of voice
Individuality, an obscuring of It. It is
a bablt not a characteristic. It must
be gotten rd of.
Only Just what you want must go
into your voice. Tbtnk of that a little.
Wben you call to the child who stands
on the edge of a fall, shall your panic
go into your voice, or just the reassur
ing note of gentle authority that yju
know will bring tbe child to you. In
stead of starting him over tbe dreadful
edge? When you interview tbe Insub
ordinate cook, shall your sense that she
very well deserved to-be thrown out of
your back door and ber trunk on top of
her prevail in your voice, or your earn-
est desire to keep her In hand till after
i the impending dinner? When you face
1 just tbe personality In your world who
j holds at tbe minute your fortunes in his
j gift, shall your sick sense that he does
I not know and may not believe in your
j fitness for what you are going to ask.
color your voice, or shall your firm be
lief that you can fill the place character
ize It? That is the whole question.
Shall your voice vibrate to such quality
of your mood as you choose, or shall it
be at the mercy of Just what will do
you injustice In tbe mind of those who
hear. Werner's Msgazlne.
Extent of Mississippi Levees.
The levees on both sides of the Mis
slsslppl are of sufficient extent that I'
they were built in a single straight lint
they would be about 1.300 miles long
or losTg enough to stretch the greatc
part of the distance between New Or
leans and New York. They would forn
.1 bank of earth about eighty-six fee
wide at the base, eight feet wide at tli
top aud thirteen or fourteen feet higl
The Chinese wall would lose Its repr
tation as a wonder in comparison wit'
tbem, aud they have cost many ml.
ions of dlolars.
At a Disadvantage.
Mamma Now, Robbie, wben we u
n church you must behave like a ma
Robbie ltnt I can't snore, mamma
Evary great and commanding move
ment in the annals of the world is the
triumph of erthusiapm.
10
1101
I Look
25 Years
Younger
" I tm now seventy-two years
of age and my kiir is as dark as
it was twenty-ive years ago.
People say I look at least that
muck younger than I am. I
would be entirely bald or snow
white if it were not for your
Hair Vigor." Mrs. Anna
Lawrence. Chicago, 111.. Dec.
22, 1898.
Is Yours
Snow-white ?
There is no getting around
Suck a testimonial as this. You
can't read it over without being
convinced. These persons do
not misrepresent, for their testi
monials are all unsolicited.
Ayer's Hair Vigor restores
color to gray hair every time.
Aad it is a wonderful food to
the hair, making it grow rich
and heavy, and keeping it soft
and glossy all the time. It is
also aa elegant dressing.
SKMassttls. AS IraulH
Write the Doctor
If you do not obtain all tbe benefits yoa
desire from the use of tbe Vigor, write
tbe Doctor about it. Be will ten yoa jast
tbe right thing to do, and will send yoa
his book oa the Hair aad Scalp if yoa
request It. Address,
Dr. J. c. At an, Lowell, Xass.
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article aarrl lr all telephone an bar ri hers. Ken
ellen oocanva-winir: lr.ta.S4 oaadaj.Parlii ulari
for atamp. Mrr.rHH a (iasks, SM-S Pearl s K. T.
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A simple and safe way to clean costly and easily
injured articles is to make a suds of hot water and
Ivory Soap, and allow it to cool until lukewarm. This
solution, while very effective, is perfectly harmless.
Ivory Soap contains no alkali. It will not destroy the
surface or texture of any material, however delicate.
Ivory Soap differs from other soaps. It is more
carefully made, and the materials used in its manu
facture are the purest and best.
Tho First Jewish Peer.
Lord Rothschild bas Just celebrated
his fifty-ninth birthday. Hla lordship
Is the male heir of old Meyer Ansolm
Rothschild, the founder of the wealth
of tho family. The tatter's son became
in English subject, and the father of
Lord Rothschild wss tbe grandson of
ld Meyer. For twenty yesrs Lord
;tothscnlld sst In the House of Com
nons as member for Aylesbury, and In
1X85 he was promoted to the peerage
he flrst Jew to receive the honor. Ii
vas Mr. Gladstone who created the In
lovatlon, but Lord Rothschild Is now a
"ollower of Lord Salisbury.
Who Can Solva Ifr
"These examples what's in the 'rrth
metlcs aren't any good," writes a boy
who doesn't like school. "What I want
to know Is. if I trade my knife for a
top and six marbles and then trade the
top for a 'mouth organ and tbe marbles
for an apple and a jewsharp, and then
eat tbe apple, how much do I make?"
The Ideal Father.
"Of all relations among individuals,
in all combinations which life offers in
this world, there Is none that is mort
wonderful than motherhood, and fa
therbood comes next," writes Barnetta
Brown In - tbe Ladles' Home Journal.
"The mother may be represented as a
love, with love and gentle care brood
ing over the young; the father as an
-agle, strong, eager to defend and help.
The mother should be an embodiment
f sweetness and gentleness; the father
1 citadel of strength. A father, then.
avoid bis failures, must be of fine,
irge quality, strong, sane and loving;
.-. self-forgetful, pleasant guide, a chum
"or bis boys, a lover for his girls, a
omprehendlng husband, a comfortable
nan. Wltb a father like this, and a
nother such as we have sometimes
-en and often dreamed of, tbe patli
vay of childhood tecomes not one of
horns, but one besprinkled wltb flow--rs,
and life Is changed from a dreary
ound of mistakes and failures Into a
omfortable, successful and beautiful
ourney, brightened by cbeerfnlness.
I.iddened by comradeship, sweetened
y love, and enjoyed alike by mother,
at her and children."
You can't judge a man's
bank ac-
ui:nt bx the fit of his coat
The best hits are made by grasping
tbe flrst opportunity and atriklng with
out taking aim.
There ts ssore gasarra ta thla aeettaa of the
eoantry than all other diseases put together,
and an til the last few rears was supposed to be
laoarsota. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local dlssaas and preribed
loeal ramedtoa. aad by constantly failing; t-
oars with local treatment, pronounced it iu
earabla. Selenoe has aroven catarrh In h,.
constitutional disease and therefore reantrex
I It la Armmm fmm
It acta directly oa
TbVr'orar"ou.Tuc '
It falls to care. Send forcircnlars and" testi-
fSSlSgpgZZr'"
Wealth, cfUr all, is a relative thins;
since he that has little and wants lees
is richer than he thit has much and
wants more. i
A "JOSTON INSTITUTION.
Among the unique institutions of this
city is the Peabody Medical Institute,
4 Buirinch street, established nine
years before the denth of the great
philanthropist, the late Mr. Georg-e
Peabody, fron- whom it takes its name.
During the past thirty years it has
achieved a wide and tasting distinction, '
and to-day It is the best of its kind in 1
this country. The medical publications
of this institute have millions of read
ers, and arc aS standard as gold.
Their Inst parrphlet, ninety-four pages,
entitled "Knew Thyself," free by mail
on receipt of six cents for postage.
Send for it to-day. Boston Journal.
One man can see into futurity as far
as another man, and none can tell
whether the worl4 will be in existence
to-monow.
Vitality tow, debilitated or esbaosted cured
by Dr. Kline's Inrigorating Tonic ' Pass tl
trial bottle for t areeks' treatment. Dr Kline
I.rl.. Mil Arch St., Philadelphia, bounded 1871 '
I. Jdleo-ss la a craven's goal. No man
WTV l. . i , -
vi. vi .11 .omr ur iree irom work.
Without work life is not worth the
living.
Ta Cava m Cold la On Dav.
Take TulZaTivs Bbamo OrrtTaTTktSS ' a., t
1 ala slaaatare la oa each box. 2aT-
Men are like shadows; follow them
and hey will continue to go before
you; tnm and flee, and they will fo'Iow
you.
teethin;
t.lt" ."z. .rr'"" "yyy children
lion,
....... sa, maan iaaamau. I
. atr.jrs pais. cure, wind colic. &. a rT?! !
It !a of eloquence es of flames It re
quires matter to feed it, motior? to ex
cite It, and brightens as it burns
r c operaiioa arelay from buKMreaonf
oca tree. Kadoraemeat. of phrsiaan iJif?"
i ad prossineutcHiaena. .cad lor c- i2f
.!. a. a ui k as
There are none who get aaubbed
more than those who are sJwayT.tloW
Ing their noa, , into futurity
MotrtariC-ial
nsVsCart
mrs. ft u.
aiasc
eoastttatnaJtMtewnt Hall's Catarrh Core, L.T7luVW TaaatJ;....--manu
factored by F. J. Cheney A Co, Toledo. wV ""' V 11' SSi tHri'
Ohio. Is th. onlr eonsMtntional oure ou the Tl!' ,"'i!tjaj 1
market. It is taken internally la doses from I ,9-v Salssr. STn a aa,
. Compulsory Insurance la Geriuauy.
In 1889 a law was passed in Ger
many which made it compulsory for
every Germsn with an Income of 4.Vi
or more to insure himself against 111
ness and death. In 18U8 there were
11.00,000 persons In Germany thus In
sured, and so many of tbes sufleiv l
from consumption that thirty-seven of
the Insurance companies erected at
their own expense a sanitarium for tin
"are of these persons.
What Shall Vi Have rr Dessert?
Tbls question arises In tbe family dally. Let
ns answer it to-day. Try Jeli-O, a delicious
and healthful dessert. Prepared in 2 mln. No
boiling! no baking! Simply add a little hot
water A set to cool. Flavors: Lemon.Orange,
Raspberry and strawberry. At grocers. 10c.
The only way to find out all about
a man is to place him on top round
of the ladder and then stand off and
take a good square look at him.
The Beat Prescription for Chilis
f.nd '""r s bottle of Ohovs's Tastbliss
l bill Tome It la simply iron and quioloe la
1 tasteless form. No curs bo pay. PrlosMc.
Ualtleo.
"Do you retract," demanded tbe in
quisitor, "your statement that the
world moves r
"Yes," faltered Galileo. Aa he was
led away by a sergeant of police, the
philosopher darted a furtive glance of
defiance at his persecutors. "Every
thing goes," he muttered. Harlem
Life.
Of the various school exercises tht
small boy prefers the kind be gets din
ing recess.
The fear of the rod Is more powerful
than the use of it.
COUCH SYRUP
Curat Croup and Whooping-Cough
Unexcelled for Consumptives. Gives
quick, sure results. Sefune substitutes.
Dr. Sutrt Pilltcnre Bilioutneu. Trim I, jvorjc
aslta.
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cassias
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Indorsed bv over
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The oniMiae hare W. L. I
Douglas" name and price I
.mid pea en bottom. TH
no substitute claimed to I
ss good. Your dealer
aoouia Keep them if.
not, we will send a nairl
on receipt of price and aw.
extra for mrt. c,. L : i . i i
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SOOTHING 3YRUP
iJm .ll...S T the cn'ld- softens Ibe
L tohr " P"'". enres wind colic, and
is the best rememed for diarrhoea.
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