BIRTH OF LOVE.
for years I lived beside thee.
And saw thee day by day;
Yon often used to chide me;
We quarreled at oar play.
And when, no more aa children.
We'd roam and a mile and talk.
Good comrades we were ever.
In hunt or dance or walk.
Your mien I taw waa gentle;
Tour judgment swift and sure;
Tour words were strong, yet humble;
Your thoughts I knew were pure.
And so I called you "brother,"
Our confidence so free;
I ne'er had known another
Who meant so much to me.
I thought with eyes still steadfast;-
To journey to the end.
Thro' life's bright paths and golden,
Thus holding thee as "friend."
But now the scales are fallen.
And joy all joys above
O, ray direct from heaven,
I know, at last, I love!
-New York Home Journal.
2
I THE DAISY CHAIN.
R. TRAVERS, pretending to
rinse plates in the river
Thames, looked perpetually to-
. ward Miss Daisy Middleton Industrl
- oasly engaged in packing dishes. Over
the meadow the rest of tJie picnic party
was dotted, mainly In pairs, as ia pleas
ant to look upon at a picnic. If the
truth were known, Mr. Travers was
pleased to see Miss Middleton sternly
packing, for of late she had seemed to
bestow too much of the honey of ber
smiles upon a certain bee (to give bim
no worse title) of the mime of Con
greve; and Miss Middleton was re
joiced to see Mr. Travers pretending
to rinse, since she had a certain unde
fined objection to hear his praises sung
by others of her sex -as recently.
People entertaining such approximate
sentiments have no business to be sep
arated by a distance of at least twenty
yards. So at any rate Mr. Travers
thought, for he left the meadow sweets
that sucked In the eddying stream be
hind him, and, bearing the cleaned
plates as a peace offering in his hand,
approached the lady.
Miss Middleton lifted her eyes out of
I
"iHU, SCPPOSB THE GIRL SAID SO?"
I
I
a hamper, and, perceiving his humility,
smiled.
"With lingers weary and worn," he
began, "and eyelids heavy and red
as you perceive Miss Middleton a man
answering to the name of Travers has
been standing in mid-stream more or
less mid on an undeniably rickety
tone for half an hour torrents foam
ing about bim fatal plunge imminent
and has rinsed picnic plates till he
could no more."
"During which time," she asked, "he
broke how many?"
"That Is hardly generous," said Mr.
Travers, gravely. "How many exactly
I started with I misremember. One 1
admit It 'came to pieces In my hand,'
as the kitchen maids say. Another I
was compelled, morally and Intellectu
ally, to throw at a grasshopper that
came up impertinently to sniff the
mayonnaise. A 6aucer or two, by na
ture amphibious, started down stream.
But what would you? I have four here
as clean "
"And I gave you eleven," said Miss
Middleton, sternly.
"It's better than picking daisies, like
Congreve," said Mr. Travers, slyly.
"Would you like to clean some
knives?" she asked, willing to change
the subject. "They don't break so
easily, and we shall want some for
tea."
"It's no relaxation cleaning things
that don't break." said Mr. Travers,
discontentedly.
"You Intend simply to be idle till
tea?" she asked, scornfully.
"If you think I deserve a little recrea
tion for cleaning all those plates," be
aid.
"Breaking tbemr
"Let us split the difference and say
laving them."
"You crack a joke and a plate in the
same breath," she said.
"Don't you think I might take you
out in that canoe?" he persisted.
"It's rather late." she said, doubt
fully. "We might find some of the floating
saucers," he urged. "The grasshopper
Sot on one and was piloting it mag
nificently." "But canoes are so unsafe. Perhaps,
If Miss Maltby would come with us.
It would be steadier."
1 thought that the Choctaw
hinted Mlsa Middleton. weU phased
with herself.
"Oh, yea, that's all nonsense," ka
said, distractedly. "I should say I'm
talking nonsense now. What I mean
was, that if five people were In It, It
couldn't be safer."
"It does sound rather nonsense," said
Miss Middleton, unmercifully.
It Is not clear why maidens at these
critical times are so much mors apt to
keep their heads than are men. Mr.
Travers thought it a hard dispensation
of nature, and sought refuge from his
distraction by Jogging the canoe.
"Aren't we shaking terribly T asked
Miss Middleton.
"Not at all," be answered.
"Canoes seem so. very frail," she ex
plained. "A girl I knew." said Mr. Travers,
thoughtfully, "used to tell me that she
was quite nervous until she had tried
a canoe, but in the end she thought
them otherwise. She even wanted to
get engaged in a canoe." -
"Did you gratify her wish?" asked
Miss Middleton, with a rush of dignity.
"The girl was my mother, yon know,"
said Mr. Travers, scenting a mistake.
"It was a reminiscence of hers. She
was wondering how I should some
day "
"Yes, yes don't you think we ought
to be going back?" asked Miss Middle
ton. ,
"I should like to know your opinion
of a boat as a popping jlaee," he persisted.
Miss Middleton supposed that s
square, solid sort of boat is the style
of Noah's...-!; guaranteed not to up
set might not be unsuitable..
"But you would not approve of a
canoe?" be asked.
"It would rock so terribly," she said.
"Why should it rock?"
"Suppose." she said, "the man want
ed to go down on his knees just to
emphasize his wishes that would set
it roiling to begin with."
Mr. Travers was willing to entertain
that supposition.
"Then suppose the girl said 'No?
Mr. Travers preferred not to suppose
anything unpleasant.
"Still, if she did." said Miss Middle
ton. "the man would start up In a very
sad temper and begin stumping about.'
Mr. Travers was positive that no man
would be guilty of such conduct. Miss
Middleton failed to see how Mr. Trav
ers could answer for men in geueral.
Mr. Travers admitted that he was
thinking cf a particular case, which
caused Miss Middleton to goon hastily:
"Then, again. If the girl didn't say
'No,' she would probably expect "
"What?" asked Mr. Travers.
Miss Middleton had unfortunately
forgotten the sequence of her sentence.
"But I must know, Daisy," he said,
earnestly. He ceased to paddle, and
the canoe began to roll. "Would she
expect "
Continuous was the rolling of the
canoe.
"We shall be over, I'm sure," sold
Miss Middleton "please yes yes
yes "
"At any rate the man expects "
said Mr. Travers. and the rolling con
tinued. When some time later the canoe re
returned to the meadow from which it
had started, the the voyagers were
grieved to perceive the tea was already
almost finished. The others observed
that punctuality was particularly im
Iortant at a picnic. Mr.- Congreve
especially insisted on this.
"You shouldn't have been making
daisy-chains, Congreve," said Mr. Trav
ers. irrelevantly.
"What does he mean?" Mr. Congreve
appealed to Miss Middleton for a solu
tion.
"Mr. Travers has also been making
daisy-chains," she said. The King.
10 Ji LITTLE FOLfLK
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM. -
ratkiaai skat Wilt Iatsroat tne Jn
enlle NuiWn of Kth7 Hoaal
-Quaint Actionaaael Brisk t Sayinga
t Many Cats aad Carnal ChiMraa.
"Mother! mother! there's something
In my eye; please take it out quick!"
Flossy came hurrying to. her mother's
room. Her blue eyes were bloodsboot,
her eyelids swollen, and tears were
running down ber cheeks.
"Why, what Is It?" asked ber moth
er, as she put her arm around the
child.
"I don't know; it's an awful big
thing; the wind blew It In my eye a
minute ago."
The mother examined the afflicted
eye carefully,' but could find nothing ex
cept tears.
"I don't see anything in it, dearie."
"But it Is there, mother; please do get
It out It makes me - so uncomfort
able." The mother looked again, then she
bathed the hurt eye with warm water
and told Flossy to keep it closed for a
time, but the poor eye did not get any
better. Something was in It; some
thing as big as a marble. Flossy
thought. '
"V.'eii, Flossy, I think we bad better
go to Dr. Wright and aee what be can
do," said her mother, after trying ev
erything that she could think of for the
relief of her little daughter.
Dr. Wright was the good doctor Flos
sy loved, and she stood very quietly
with her face in the light as be kept
her eyelid open.
"Ah!" said the doctor, and In an In
stant be held his instrument toward
her; "here It is!"
"Where?' asked the mother, "I don't
see anything."
I don't either," said Flossy, "but
my eye does not hurt any longer."
"It's Just a tiny speck of sand." re
plied the de-tor. "too small to see, un
less you know where to look for It."
Some days after this Flossy was
fidgeting alout the room where her
mother was sewing. It was rainy
weather out of doors, and Flossy was
in a bad humor nothing pleased her.
"Please don't. Flossy," said her moth
er, over and over again. "You make
me very uncomfortable. If you do not
stop worrying you must go away by
yourself."
Flossy sat down by the window pout
ing. In a little while her face bright
ened and she came to her mother and
put a little soft kiss on her cheek.
I'm like that little grain of sand.
mother; don't you think so?" she said.
What do you mean?"
I'm not very big, but I make people
nncomfortable when my bad temper
gets In the wrong place. 1 love you.
mother; I love you truly, and I would
not hurt you as that sand did me for
anything. The sand couldn't help it
self, but I can and I will right away.'
Our Boys and Girls.
TV1-T-U ltk this are
- Tfcu. as wit B sodsv baa
Oa lb yonta be-, I snoke.
i ton, e-y ssssj wi.i
A Nataral Innntry.
Johnny, aged 4. was out walking with
his father when be observed a man at
work with a pruning knife. "What's
that man cutting the trees for, papa?"
he asked. "He la pruning them," re
plied the father. ."And bow soon will
the prunes be ripe?" asked Johnny.
Kmbarrmaalna for Papa.
A clergyman, who was entertaining
some friends at his home one evening,
chanced to relate a rather marvelous
story that be had beard somewhere,
when his Uttle 5-year-old daughter eald:
"Now, papa, is that really true, or Is It
just preachin'?"
-' Sattce for the Goose.
Small Tommy had the toothache one
Jay and his mother, after examining
it, said it was hollow and must be
pulled. A few days later the mother
complained of a headache. "I guess
it's hollow," said Tommy. "You ought
to get it pulled."
Wouldn't Have Mother Left Oat. ,
A bright little fellow hearing a guest
it the family quote "An honest man's
the noblest work of God" came for
ward, and, looking earnestly at the vis
itor, said: "Sir, my mother's the no
blest work of God, too."
jl7(B0uDGDd
who have
painful menstruation by
LydUt . Plnkham's Vega
table Compound, are con
stantly writing grateful
letters to KSrs. Ptnkham.
Lydia E. PUdum's VcsstaUs
WnM to Hear HU Bark.
"Are" you an old sesdog?" asked 4
year-old Bobby of bis sailor uncle.
whom be had just met for the first
time. "Yes. that's what tbey call me,
was the reply. "Well, then," continued
Bobby, "let me bear you bark."
Twj Answers.
Not long ago a Boston clergyman r
.elved an evening call from an elderly
man and woman who expressed a wish
to be joined In the bonds of matrimony
then and there, says the Youth's Com
panion.
"Have you ever been married be
fore? asked the clergyman of the
man, an honest-eyed, weather-beaten
person of seafaring aspect.
"Never, and never wanted to be be
fore," was the prompt reply.
"And have you ever been married be
fore?" the question came to the woman.
"No, sir," she replied with equal
promptness, and with a touch of humor
that appealed to the clergyman at once.
she added. "I never bad a chancer
The marriage ceremony was speed
ily performed and the clergyman re
fused to take any fee, telling the bride,
with a twinkle In his eye, that It had
been a privilege to officiate which be
would have been sorry to miss.
Soldiers Three.
'There's a mouse!" mewed Snowball,
"Who will catch it?" mewed Pet.
Oh, let me see!" mewed little Pee-Wee.
Whose fur was as black as jet.
GREAT PEAT BOGS OF CANADA.
'I dare not touch it!" cried Snowball,
"Neither shall I!" cried Tet.
And it won't be me!" cried little Pee
Wee. They were all in a terrible fret.
This was a distinctly unkind reflec
tion on Miss Maltby, whose attractions,
in the opinion of many, were not de
tracted from by her weight. Mr. Trav
ers, however, saw light in the unkind
ness. and willingly sacrificed a victim.
"Without in any way wishing to deny
themeritsof MissMaltby," he said, "she
would add more than a feather-weight.
Besides, In adopting an Invention like
canoes, from the Choctaws, one must
conform to their custom."
"Which is?' asked Miss Ml -Idle ton.
"Based on the tribal motto 'Two's
company.' The canoes were construct
ed accordingly, and only hold two."
"Then there would not be room for
Mr. Congreve?" she asked.
"I fancied he was making daisy
chains," said Mr. Travers.
Now, if Miss Middleton had been ad
verse to the voyage, this foolish re
mark would have left Mr. Travers soli
tary. But she was not. She suffered
herself to be constrained not too read
ily. Yet since, when once the canoe
was launched. Mr. Travers seemed to
sink into abstraction. Miss Middleton
took up the ball. Since this Is the very
simplest story, devoid of Incident ot
criticism. It Is sufficient to say of Miss
MIddleton's conduct, "such is life," and
to report her remarks.
"You'll be very careful, won't you?'
she said. "I'm like a cat very fright
ened of water."
"What cat's averse to fish?" quoted
Mr. ' Travers, irrelevantly. "That Is
I mean I wouldn't let a drop of water
touch you for what I really mean is,
the canoe's perfectly safe. It . would
bold five with ease."
Fuel Supply of the Dominion Ia Prac
tically Inexhaustible.
The best authorities say there are
100.000 acres of undeveloped peatbog
In Ontario, principally in the counties
of Perth, Welland and Essex. The
largest area lies in the county of Perth,
eight miles north of the city of Strat-1
ford, on the Grand Trunk Railway.
Here is a swamp of 40.000 acres, with
a depth of peat bog that varies from a
foot to twenty feet. About a year ago
the Canadian Peat Fuel Company was
organized and early in the summer
active operations to put the fuel on the
market began.
The process of manufacture is as fol
lows: The peat is cut and air-dried,
after which it Is pulverized by being
passed through a picker, and automat
ically deposited in a hopper which
feeds a steel tube about two inches In
diameter and fifteen inches long. The
pulverized peat is forced through this
tube by pressure and formed Into cylin
drical blocks three inches In length and
almost equal in density to anthracite
coal. The fuel is non-friable and
weather-proof by reason of Its solidity
and the extreme glaze imparted to it
by frictional contact with forming dies.
The inherent moisture of the peat is re
duced to 12 per cent, of the mass. In
weight It compares with coal as fol
lows: Eighty-three pounds per cubic
foot of peat equal seventy-three pounds
of bituminous or ninety-three pounds
of anthracite coal.
It is claimed for peat that it Is supe
rior to coal in its absolute freedom
I from sulphur and the absence of
: smoke, soot, dust and clinkers during
i consumption. In a great measure this
I solves the problem of furnishing a
cheap, clean, uniform and reliable fuel
for all domestic purposes, as It Is equal
ly serviceable for grates, stoves, cook
ing ranges and furnaces, giving a long,
bright flame and Intense heat almost
from the moment of ignition. It has
lieen tested in locomotives with excel-
I lent results, showing that the thermal
value of 100 pounds of peat Is equal to
05.15 pounds of coal. It was also tried
at the power-house of the Metropolitan
Street Railway, Toronto, and gave
great satisfaction. The heat produced
was much greater than that of the coal,
but it was 8 per cent, deficient In last
ing power. It requires but little
draught and burns best in a shallow
fire box.
The machinery used in manufactur
ing peat fuel is not expensive and re-
Proflts from Butterflies and Beetles.
Mary Yeomans, an Englishwoman
now living in California, makes money
by catching butterflies. She had some
knowledge of the different varieties
when she went to the Pacific Slope.
One day a flock of pansylike butterflies
hovered over her for a moment, and
then flew up the mountain side. She
thought she recognized a rare and val
uable species only known In the higher
Alps. She followed these honey-loving
beauties up the mountain and cap
tured a goodly number of them. She
painted a fac simile of one In water
colors and sent the sketch to London.
The result was an order for twenty-live
of the butterflies, for which she re
ceived $575. Miss Yeomans has a
uursery for beetles In ber cellar. Dr.
Le Fontain, who came from France to
study the Insects of California, taught
her much about insects and was en
thusiastic over ber enterprise. Miss
Yeomans finds a great demand for
beetles as well as for butterflies.
Woman's Journal.
oured thorn. H always
relieves painful periods
and no woman who suf-
fora should bo without
this knowlodgom
Nearly all tha Ilia ot
woman result from some
derangement of tho
female organism. Mrs.
Plnkham's groat modl-
olno makes women
healthy of this there la
overwhelming pros .. .... .
DonPt experiment. It
you out for got this modi
olne and got ISrs. Plnk
ham's free advloe. Her
la Lynn. Mi
TRUMPXT CALL
LABASTINT5 Is the original
and only durable wan coating, I
entirely different from aU kai
somlne. - Beady tor use In j
white or fourteen beautiful
tints by adding cold water. ;
rt HERB lS no dlS-
Mr cord la love.
O Uniformity In
not unity.
Lustful llvss
make lying lips.
.There Is no case
beyond bop. I
even yours.
Christ Is the re
ligious Ideal made
real.
Truth and tra
dltlon are not
necessarily the same.
Trusting does not supersede trying. .
Gifts are not the only voices of lova.
God takes oar toys In exchange for
His joys.
Deep words will not float In shallow
thoughts.
The Joyful cry of a new-born soul Is
heard above.
The hawk does not swoop on the
painted dove.
The love of Christ radiates rather
than absorbs.
The eye of grace sees goodness in all
God's dealings.
Heart punctures should punctuate
every sermon.
Petulance prolongs the pain that pa
tience relieves.
The flight of time makes a stationary
life Impossible.
. Excessive regret puts the headlight
on the caboose.
Resolutions without results are
blank cartridges.
Personality is theroost Important
part of preaching. -
A revival always "quickens the living
as well as the dead.
They who refuse the pruning knife
must suffer the ax.
Don't thee wed for money, friend;
For money hath a sting;
Don't thee wed a pretty face;
'Tis but a foolish thing;
Don't thee wed for place nor fame;
'Twill disappoint thy hope;
But when thee marries, choose a girl
Who uses Ivory Soap.
IT FLOATS.
htm Hocm a iuau co. omohmmi
ADIES naturally prefer A1A- j - a live preacher and a dead church
RASTINB for walla and cell- I
Inss. because It is pure, clean. Bre unequally yoneu.
durable. Put up In dry pow- , Th hireling nhenherd never loses
ages, with full directions. 1 much sheep because of the ill conai-
tion of his flock.
It Is sometimes difficult to determine
the difference between our wants and
our needs, but they are not the same.
O)
neraa ui lit. in uvw-.-uuuu
LL kslsomlnes are cheap, tem
porary preparations made from
whiting-, chalks, clays, etc..
and stuck on walls with de
caying animal glue. ALABAS
TLNE is not a kaisomlne.
XWARB of the dealer who
says ha can sell you the "same
thing" as ALABASTINE or
"something Just as good." He.
Is either not posted or Is try
ing to deceive you. .
KD IN OFFERING something
lie nas oouini cneap ana tries
to sell on AUABASTINE'B de
mauds, he may not realise tha
damage you win suirer ay
kaisomlne on your walla.
BN8IBLE dealers will not buy
a. lawsuit, stealers naa one by
seinna ana consumers oy using
Infringement.. Alabsstln Co.
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
HE INTERIOR WALLS of
every osatrch and school should
be coated only with Dure, our
able ALABASTINB. It safe
guards health. Hundreds of
tons used yearly for this work.
N BUYING ALABASTINB,
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomines under
different names. Insist on
having; our goods In packages
ana properly laoeiea.
i TJI8ANCE of wall paper Is ob
viated by AuASASTlNBL It
can be used on plastered walla,
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brush It on.
It does not rub or scale off.
STABLTSHED in favor. Shun
all imitations. Ask paint deal
er er- druggist for tint card.
r Write us for Interesting book.
- let, free. ALABASTINB CO..
, Grand Rapids. Mica. ':
:
LET DS ALL LAUGH.
"Who shall it be?" cried Snowball,
And "Who shall it be?" cried Pet.
And "Who shall it ber' cried little Pee
Wee. And they haven't decided yet.
IOKES FROM THE PENS OF
RIOUS HUMORISTS.
-Chicago Record.
Mary's Occupation.
At the great exposition In Omaha, It
as the custom for the people to regis
ter or sign their names in the different
State buildings. People who registered
were asked to give their occupations,
o that the book read like tbis: "John
Smith, farmer;" "Thomas Brown, car
penter," and so on.
A little golden-haired girl asked that
she might register. She was told to
write her name and occupation, and
this is what she wrote: "Mary Jones;
I help mamma."
What a beautiful occupation Mary
bad! I think tbat we ail ought to have
tbis occupation. I am sure of this, that
every child who tries to help mamma
and to please Jesus, will have the hap
piest possible life.
The Telephone Voicea Mechanical Echo
It is bard to realize that the voice one
hears over the telephone Is not the
voice of the person who Is talking. It
eenis exactly like tbe real tones.
Irawn out thin and small and carried
from a long di: ;uce by some mechan
ical means but it is not. Wbeti oue
peaks into the instrument a little dia
phragm, like a drumhead, begins to
vibrate, and each- vibration sends a
wave of electricity over the wire. These
wares set up a mimic vibration In an
other diaphragm at the opposite end.
whicb jars the air and produces an
mitat.'on of tbe original voice. This
s not a very scientific explanation, but
t's accurate. The- autograph-telegraph,
whicb makes a facsimile of
landwriting. is a fair parallel. Tour
message is written with a pen attach
Hi to a special electric apparatus, and
1 little ink slnhnn mt tho jithur onft nf
quires out ..ttie uu. wu .u ( ue ,inff exactlr imitates every dot and
ation. The company claims that when ( urye The fe8U,t 8eemg ke
these works are fairly started it can .nf but ,8 mere, a nrstIags
produce compressed peat fuel for 60 .,,rfejL
cents a ton. eunaio express. ;
Pleasant Incidents Occurring tha
World Over Bay inss that Are Cheer
fnl to Old or Voang Fanny Selec
tions that Ton Will Kajoy.
"The kind of drummer we want Is a
convincing talker who has a large cir
cle of friends."
"You'll not find him."
"Why not?"
"Convincing talkers never have a
large circle of friends." Indianapolis
Journal.
s" aA it tun hvim the PILES.
aaf 1 1 nam In have not used Dakiiu
IB m t'Br. nut ut'Ra. or you
. BBS 0 would not have (bem sow.
I he only Guaranteed Core No detention from
Dullness, no ODeratlnn. nnnnlnm nr mnpukl nm
IS Suppositories oifc. or 34 and box of ointment
l.l, post paid by mail. Send for book of valu
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THE DANiKI.S URE PILE n'RErO,
2tl Asylum St., Hartford. Coua.
A Double Life. . .'
- "Just learned to-day," said Mrs. We
derly, "that my husband is leading a
double life."
"Well, I don't blame hJm much," re
plied her spinster cousin. "A single
life Is awfully tiresome." Baltimore
American.
Occasionally you see a man in a dress
suit who looks more like a wish bone
than anything else.
Wise Precaution.
"What on earth are you bringing all
those umbrellas in here for?" asked
Mrs. Van Fashion, as Mr. Van Fashion
puffed Into their bed room with an
armful of 'rain Interceptors. "Why, I
thought that reception was due to
night." "Yes, and you are afraid the guests
will steal them, are you?"
"Not at all; I am afraid tbey will
recognize them." Life.
No Dummy.
"Ob, I wouldn't call Cbollie a dum
my," said tbe young woman who has a
kind heart.
"What else Is her' asked the caustic
young woman.
"I do not know that he Is anything at
all. But all tbe dummies I have seen
wore ready-made clothes, and Chollle
would rather die than do that" In
dlanapolls Journal.
Jell-O, the Mew Dessert,
Pleases all- the family. Four flavors:
Lemon, Orange, RnHpberry and Strawberry.
At your grocers. 10 ots.
It is very uncertain what a laay boy
and a young snake will amount to.
To Cure a Cold In One Dny.
Take Laxativi Promo Qftkini Tablets. All
drttrtfntA refund the m .ney If it fMlla to cure,
E. W. Gbqvbs signature U oa each box. !Ba
It Is a miserable sight to see a poor
man proud, and a rich man avaricious.
Beauty la Blood Deep.
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all ira-
E unties from the body. Begin to-day to
anish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and tbat sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 26c, 50c.
Forewarned Is Forearmed.
I He Knew the Kind.
Telephone Line in a Oregon. I The teacher of a Juvenile Sunday
A company has been organized to put R-bool class was picturing to the minds
up a telephone line between Arlington sf . ber little pupils the beauties of
and Fossil, Oililam County, Ore, one leaven, and concluded by asking: "Mow
of the conditions being that the people who can tell me what kind of little
to be benefited shall haul the poles boys go to heaven?" "I can," answer
from the railroad to the points where ' rd one small boy. "Very well," said
j ':e teacher, "you may tell me." "Dead
j -s." waa tbe prompt but unexpected
they are to be erected.
"Going to the Paris Exposition next
summer, Horrocks?"
"Yes."
"Good. So am I. I hope I shall see
you often."
"I hope you will, Vsrnum."
"We ought to begin saving money for
It, oughtn't we?"
"Yes. Tbat Is, you ought. I am go
ing to run an American boarding-bouse."
of s
Tbe Interrupted Main.
It matters not what book I read
These evenings, for, yoa see,
Jane is so talkative; indeed.
All seem alike to me.
No man with a lack of confidence awei
enjoys nana.
A FiKuratlve Tale,
i Once an Klfln, 1-drout cute,
I Cams uu-t mj null age dose;
I t here be played w-x-d asd lute,
Lt no e.f Lad played be-4.
"If- pleated tbss, lady fair.
. Speak," said he.
"Tsjr aau- ras'
Betained with DitHculty,
"Blgby started for Europe full
big business scheme."
"Did it succeed?" "
"Well, yes; but he says that for one
spell going over he thought"he should
have to throw the whole tiling up."
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Sulkiness in a boy, in a man, te
evidence of incapacity.
RUPTURE
no opera lion or delay trom buuncii. Consulta
tion Inc. Sndoraemenu of physicians, ladie
asd prominent ctuzeus, scuU mm- urcuUu. oaw
t tui. a 4. u. Ml r. Jl
Temperance and labor are two of the
best physicians of men.
For Whooping Cough. Plea's Cure Is a sue.
eeasrol remedy. M. P. Dieter, 87 Throon Ave
Brooklyn, K. Y Nov. 14. la.
What costs us nothing gives us but
small delight.
Bdaeata Tour Bowels With Cascarets,
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forerer.
lOc.SSc II a C.C. fall, druggists refund money.
Tbe Last Straw.
She was such a pretty little maiden,
it was such a pretty hat, and be wat
such an amiable-looking old horse.
Perhaps he could not help it she was
such an attractive little girl and that
was such a nice little bat bristling
with wings under his very nose. . Just
a little souvenir!
There was a sudden pull tbat started
every bat pin, a crunching of feathers
and a disheveled little maiden with
tears In ber eyes stepped back upon
the sidewalk, snd a plaintive. Uttle
voice murmured despairingly:
"Oh, dear, horsey, do you belong to
the Audubon Society, too?" New York
Times.
Bin- Money In Patents.
A patent for fastening kid gloves has
yielded a fortune of several hundred
thousand dollars for Its fortunate own
er, and the Inventor of a collar clasp
enjoys $20,000 royalty a year as the
reward for bis endeavor. A new kind
of sleeve button has made 150,000 in
five years for its patentee, and the sim
ple twisting of safety pins in such a
way that there is no danger of the
point sticking In the child promises to
enrich Its owner beyond any of his
early dreams of wealth.
The Way te Remntif y Home
Is to do as tbey all are doing. Ask your
grocer, who knows all aboat it; has some
thing for yon In the way of a coupon book,
which enables yon to get one large 10c.
package of "Bed Cross" starch, one large
lOo. package of "Hublngers Best" starch,
with tbe premiums, two Shakespeare panels,
or one Twentieth Century Girl calendar
all for 5o.
ACTIVITY OF THE LAWMAKER
A Reindeer's Foot.
The foot of the reindeer is most pe
culiar In construction, being cloven
through the middle, and each half curv
ing upward In front -
Finger Nail Trimming.
The average person trims off the thlr-
tv-second part of an inch from each
finger nail a week, or about an Inch
and a half every year. The average of
human life all over the world is 40
years. There are 1,300,000.000 people
in .the world, who, therefore, -waste on
an average 28,400 miles of finger nsil
in a generation.
Th'
Poor Housekeeplna.
1 What y' readin now, Abner?"
.-"Got a story, Maudy, callid
Cricket on the He'rth.' "
"I declare. I wouldn't read no sech
book. I ain't got no patience with sech
housekeeping. Why don't they clean
out th' pesky things with insec pow
der?" Brooklyn Life.
' Boll It Uowa
Court chaplains, when they preach
liefore the German emperor, must con
dense tbe sermons so tbat they can be
delivered in fifteen minutes. Long
sermons, he says, make him weary.
It Is easier for a camel to enter a
circus than for a man to eat a package
of needles.
What Khali We Have Far Dessert
This question arises In the family daily. Let
us answer It to-day. Try Jell-U. a delicious
and bealtbful dessert. Prepared In 2 mln. No
boilinirl nobaklugl Simply add a little hot
water A set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Oranee,
Kaspberry and Strawberry. At grocers. lOo.
The mind requires not. like an earth
en vessel, to be kept full; convenient
food aliment only will Influence it with
a desire of knowledge and an ardent
love or trutn.
sat Tekecee Sstt sad Mi lesr Ufe away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. tuUjii.life. nerve snd Tieor, take No-To
n Ac. tne wonuer-worKer, tnat mssc wees men
strong. All druggists, Wc or SI. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet, and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
Every spendthrift to passion ia debtor
to thought.
Mrs. WlnsloWs Soothis Svrnn for children
teething;, softens the gums, reducing inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic 2x. a bottle.
He who can whistle
never be lonesome.
one tune need
If you expect to win with a He you
must plaY it quick.
Vitalitt low. debilitsted or exhausted cared
by Or. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Pass $1
trial bottle for 2 weeks' treatment. Dr Kline.
I.d SSI Arch St., rhiladelplu.). i-oundeJ U71.
Large views, high hopes and unsel
fish aims dissipate a whole army of
petty trials, annoyances and irrita
tions, and even greatly reduce real
anxieties and solicitude. -
Te Cure Constipation forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or Be.
ItCCC. fall to cure, druggists refund money.
The Best FraaerlpUen for Chills
snd FsTer Is a bottle-of naori'i Tintm
Chill Tosio. It Is simply iron and Quinine In
lastsless fora. Me ears as pay, fries SOc
True independence never merges into
isolation, but gladly welcomes every
aid from every source not in servile
and indolent subjection, but- as the
growing plant welcomes the warm sun
and the refreshing rain by which it is
to gain in strength. In beauty and in
rruitiuiness.
. We don't like the word "Shrinking'
applied to a' woman; It always reminds
us of a flannel shirt that goes into tbe
wash too big. and comes out too little.
A Definition.
. He What la a flirtation?
She Attention without intention.
Chicago NtrwsV
Many of the things that come to the
man who waits find hhn asleep and go
on again. . .
The fortitude of a Christian consists
in patience; not in enterprises which
the poets ; call heroic, and which are
commonly- the effects of interest, pride
and worldly honor.
Opportunity . passes every door, bat
rjods th sluggard lorn.
ty local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one
way to curs deaf nees, and tha is by ooaealtu
tteasl reaMdles. D afnees is ceased hj aa in
flamed eondlUoa of the mucous 11 nine of the
eustachian Tabs. When this tabs gets In-
.med you hare a rumbling sound or Imper
fect hearing, aad whoa It Is entirely atoned
Deafness l the result, aad unless the ! anam
ination oaa .be taken out aad this tube re
stored to its normal condition, hearing will he
letroy. d forevsr. Nine eases out of tea are
ttuaed by catarrh, which is nothing but as is-
anted ondltina of the mucous surfaeea.
W e will give One Hundred Dollars for saw
am of Deaf nee (caused by catarrh) that earn.
ot be cured by Hall's luawrh are. Bead
r circulars, free.
1. t. Ohbicbt m Cow Teesdsk Q.
Sold bv Drusslflt. 7S lessen,
Hall's Family Puis are she
A foolish friend la more troublesome
than a wise enemy. Even if your ene
my is as small as a fly.- fancy him
as large as an elephant. The mad
who weens for every one will soon be
come blind. He who rides only bor
rowed horses will seldom mount into
the saddle.
ale free. Add. gtsiBsa B.dj CoChaWS gT
Contentment gives
fortune bath denied it.
a crown where
Some Cwi-ions Statute Passed by th-
Leaialatures of Various State.
A Georgia statute makes it unlawrs
for any one to fire a gun or pistol on
Sunday in the Cracker State. A stat
ute of Colorado makes it unlawful to
dock a horse's tall. A Florida statute
makes the manufacture and sale of
cigarettes a misdemeanor unless they
are filled with Cuban or Florida tobac
co. A Massachusetts law makes It a
misdemeanor for tbe period of three
years following the adoption of the
statute to shoot an eagle in tbaj State,
and Michigan has adopted a system for
the State-regulation of barber shops by
creating a Board of Barbers and mak
ing obligatory an official certificate for
barbers. The State of Pennsylvania
ha 8 a statute regulating tbe use of second-hand
bottles. Oregon has a law
ns to the composition of and the ingre
dients that may be used In candy, and
Illinois has a law as to gold and silver
plating, prescribing what may be done
and what is prohibited In respect to tbe
sale and display of plated ware in the
State.
The last Wisconsin Legislature
adopted a statute regulating lobbying.
A public register is to be kept contain
ing the names of all lobbyists, the vari
ous bills to oppose or promote which
tbey are employed and the names of
the Individuals or corporations by
whom they are employed. Within
thirty days after the adjournment of
the Legislature persons or corpora
tions employing lobbyists must take
a detailed statement of expenditures
to tbe Secretary of State at Madison.
North Carolina has a law relating to
the lease of turpentine orchards which
provides that leases shall expire in
January instead of April, as was for
merly the case. California has a stat
ute regulating the sale of what is called
officially renovated butter. Indiana
has a statute making It larceny to steal
a dog listed for taxes. Vermont has a
new bounty law providing for' the pay
ment of 15 for each lynx, $1 for each
rattlesnake, and 60 cents for each fox
killed in the State. Missouri has adopt
ed a law requiring miners to have cer-
tificates of competence, Washington
has provided for the establishment of
board of examiners of horseshoe rs in
cities of more than 20,000 Inhabitants,
and Delaware has adopted a statute of
somewhat prosaic character, which re
quires gypsies to pay a license fee In
that State.
Indiana has adopted a law to prevent
lynching. The penalty for actively aid
ing or abetting is fixed at life Imprison
ment or death. If any person is taken
from tbe custody of an officer and
lynched tbe fact Is made prlma-facie
evidence of a failure on the part of the
officer to perform his duty and It there
upon becomes the duty of the prosecu
ting attorney and the attorney general
to Institute Impeachment proceedings
against htm. Minnesota has a law
which makes the building of a fence
more than six feet high a nuisance if
objected to and tbe same State has
adopted statutes exempting watches
and bicycles from execution. Wyoming
has a statute prescribing a fine for
wearing a bat at a theater or other In
door amusement.
Roberta oa Rifled Arms.
From Lord Koberts' speeches ou
'Musketry Training and Artillery
Practice:" The Introduction of rilled
arms altered all this (barrack drill), but
it took some time to bring about the
required change In the soldiers' train
ing.'" Officers who had been brought up
in the old school clung to drill con
stant drill as tbe only means by whicb
a soldier could be made efficient; they
failed to appreciate the power of the
rifle, nor could they understand the
necessity for more time being spent on
the range to admit of their men being
taught to make "bull's-eyes" with tol
erable certainty at a distance of half a
mile or more. I must not be mistaken
about drill drill Is an esentlal part of
discipline; it makes tbe soldier under
stand how to obey the word of com
maud; but there is this difference be
tween tbe drill of the past and the
present. Formerly the Idea was to
make the men act In a compact body
tinder the Immediate command of the
commanding officer, and musketry was
looked upon merely as a minor sort of
adjunct. Nowadays to keep a regiment
in close formation once the zoue of fire
is entered would be to court disaster.
Men are taught to fight In loose order,
and to depend In a great degree on
their own selves, and in all this tbe
prime csover is musketry.
I" .a 11--111 Positively cures wmgha.
I Ji-KI III QcoM. in the chest or
lungs and incipient
Cough SyrapreuOT.SH
for children. Tastes good. Doses arc amail. 2jc
Eras Ml
"Both my wire and myself have been
lug CASCARETS and tbey are the beat
medicine we have ever bad in the house. Lost
week my wife was frautie with headache for
twodays. she tried some of your CASCARETS.
and tbey relieved tbe pain in ber bead almost
immediately. We both recommend Cascarets."
CHAS. STEDXrOKD.
Pittsburg Safe A Deposit Co. , Pittsburg. Pa
CANDY
it maun moisrtmo
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taote Goou. Do
Good. Jsover Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c tie. fiOc
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
Bteriiat 7 C Catoafa, MaatrMl. Saw Tart. m
MaTOaBAC 8oM "1 C'aranteed by all drag-
1 U'BAU ;i8ts to CVatE Tobacco Habit.
W. L. DOUCLAS
$3 & 3.50 SHOES ft n ic
wonn to t compared
witn otner maaes.
.Indorsed bv over
1,000,000 wearers, j
The Muta, hare W. L. 1
Doug Us' name and price I
ramped on bottom. J jke t
no substitute claimed to be
as good. Your dealer
snouia keep them if .
not, we will send a nair4
on receipt of price and sc.
ctra for carriage. State kind of leather.
no; size, and width, plain or cap toe. Cat. free.
eJS W.LD0U6LASSH0ECO.,DrocfctiM,llta.
IMS KnW I
afWl
ouarrnxri
FOR FIFTY YEARS!
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has been deed by millions of mothers for
tbelr children while Teething for over Fifty
Yeara It Boot bee the child, softens the
sums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and
is the txst remedy for dlarrhosa.
Twsnty-fiva Cants a Bottle.
t
Three) Co art Clerks In a Century.
It Is reported from Essex County.
Virginia, as a fact worthy of note that
there have been but three clerks of thi
Essex County court since 1814, vis.- W
B. Matthews, from 1814 to 1830; James
Roy Macou, 1830 to 1887. and Harrison
Southworth, the present cleric. Mary
land. In the Federal court of this Juris
diction, can beat the above record, aa
the court has had but three clerks since
!l100 years-natnely, Philip Moore
1799 to 1834; Thomas Splcer, 183T to
1864; James W. Chew, from iuoa
date, and. aa Mr. Chew Is still i good
health and active service, his term will
probably last for some years lona-er
ITS? 17ShUa y "as S
rt from ,u fotindaUsn. prior
to lTOO.-BalOmore American.
Tou c't nvaae a girl wh .
engagement ring believe all men are
-"-.r-muu niter ane has been married
ten yeara you can't mat. i.,.
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