THE FREEMAN. A lath freeman whom the truth free, ad all are slaves beside. There'! aet a cbaia That hellish foea confederate for his barm Can wind aronnd him, bat he casta it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes. He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature, and though poor perhaps com pared With those who, his sight. Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his. And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel. But who, with filial confidence inspired. Can lift to heaven an ao presumptuous eye. And smiling ssy my Father made them all! -William CowpTr. 5 THE TRUMPET CALL i G'iO HERB was something worse than M weeping and wailing among tbe Pink dragoons when it became known that tbelr pet squadron bad been gobbled np by tbe enemy and sent off to languish in the retirement of tbe racecourse at Pretoria. ETen their old rivals, tbe Tyrone fusiliers, with wbora they bad met and fought in all parts of tbe world with belts and fists, bad noth ing but pity for tbem, and delicately . forbore to make any remarks upon tbe news. Since they were under orders for the Cape tbe Tyrone fusiliers were on tbelr best behavior, and tbe Pink dragoon at the depot felt too low and depressed even to desire a farewell fight with tbe Irishmen. So they chummed instead. For tbe first time in tbe history of tbe British army Pink dragoons and Tyrone fusi liers were seen walking together, drink ing together and smoking each other's tobacco. Some of them even walked out with tbe same girl, and proud were tbe damsels who walked out escorted by a fusilier and a dragoon, thus form ing a link, as It were, 'twlxt two gal lant regiments which bad been at en mity since tbe days of Wellington. No man couli rightly trace tbe cause of tbe quarrel between them. One his torian claimed that at tbe battle of Wa terloo tbe fusiliers bad peppered tbe dragoons under tbe mistaken impres sion that they were French cavalry, thus adding injury to Insult. Another authority held that the trouble arose between the regiments during tbe pen insular war, when, after tbe fierce bat tle of Albuera, tbe fusiliers bad come up for tbelr share of some pipes of looted Valdepenas wine to find that the Pink hussars bad absorbed the last glassful and bad filled up the pipes with water. Perhaps the truest story of the feud was that which told how, when quar tered in the same town, after the Crim ean war, the dragoons and fusiliers bad Intermarried freely, so that they bad become aKuost as one family. All had gone well until the daughters of tbe fusiliers who bad wedded dragoons be gan to patronize tbe daughters of dra goons who had married fusiliers refer ring to tbelr husbands as "fut sojers." Anyhow, all these wrougs were for gotten In the one great trouble which had befallen the Pinks. Sympathy found beer to drown sorrow, and no one rejoiced but the wives of tbe men who bad been made prisoners. When tbe day of departure came for the fusiliers, the band of tbe Pinks played tbem down to the station. Then the dra goons bung on tbe footboards of tbe carriages to bid them a last farewell, and close-cropped beads were cuffed affectionately. "W'll bring em back, dn't you fear, an' their 'orses. too," said tbe Tyrone fusiliers. "An' ould Kruger wld 'em," Inter posed a corporal on bis own account. Although there was plenty of room in the special train, the Tyrone fusiliers preferred to travel fifteen In a com partment, as being more sociable ami convivial than tbe orthodox five a side. So the bugler bad a compartment all to himself, and was spreading himself ac cordingly. "Don't you be afraid, Danny," he said to the trumpeter; "I'll keep a good lookout for your chaps when we reach es pretorier, an' I'll see what I can do for "em!" "Don't you be too sharp an' get a-cut-tin' yerself. Bugler Simmons!" replied the trumpeter, with gentle sarcasm. "especially along o' that new bay'nit o' yours, an' If you see my pertlckler friend. Corp'ral 'Awkey along o' them prls'ners, give '1m my love an' arsk Mm If "e likes Pretoria better'n Portland. Ail right, guv'nor all right! Keep yer 'ands orf the army, carn't ycr. It's a-lavln' Its precious lives for the likes o" you, ain't it?" These last remarks were addressed to the guard. "Don't forget tbem calls I taught yer!" cried the trumpeter to his depart ing friend. "Not 'arf!" shouted back tbe bugler appreciatively. Then, having made a grimace at the guard, he pulled In his bead and settled himself comfortably In the corner to start a tiny packet of particularly vil lainous cigarettes which bad been pressed on him by a sympathetic friend as they marched out of tbe barracks. Beyond tbe trumpeter of tbe Pink drarns. Bugler Simmons had bad no friends to sec him off. He bad not missed this last tribute to tbe departing soldier, since throughout his short life be had never enjoyed tbe privileges of relationship. He had been an orphan at tbe tender ace of 6 months, had been raised in a w rkhouse school, and had drifted Into ttia O rill V hff MinWlll n t Kla vmtfltlAmAW in soundlDg wind Instruments. One lady. Indeed, as tbe troops bad marched down to the train, had, much to bis indignation, lifted htm in ber arms and kissed blm. "Just as If I was a bloomln' baby!" be remarked scornfully to himself as he sat In tbe corner puffing bravely at his cigarette; "wait till we comes across aome o' them Boors, that's all!" Five weeks later tbe bad luck of the Pluk dragoons fell upon the Tyrone fusiliers, and Bugler Simmons had his first chance of tasting tbe stern reali ties of war to the uttermost dregs of the cup. Of course, it was nobody's fault In particular, and everybody's fault in general, and the fusiliers cursed noth ing but their own proverbial luck, v.iicn ihey found themselves at the nightfall of a day of battle cut off frenj tbe army aud surrounded by an overwhelming rce of Boors.- They orci:ji!-d the position of some strcugtli. such as the Boers themselves love a bowlder-strewn kopje, standing high above the aorioaadttsaT plain. la I tha mMSM Cl aT had com that they were as take tbe poaltioa. They bad taken it. with a Isaa of ever 100 men. Later on a message had come, saying "Hold poaltioa until you arc rein forced." They had held the poaltioa with the loss of another hundred men against aa overwhelming Boer attack, bat the re inforcements had never arrived, and U.3 cartridges were beginning to ran short. Then, with twilight the heavy firing of . cannon on the surrounding bills had died away. The fire of their opponents, too, aa tbe day drew to a livid streak of gray over tbe western mountains, had slack ened down to an occasional sniping hot. Bugler Simmons had been very happy all the afternoon. He bad found a snug corner between two large bowlders, oc cupied by a wounded Boer, one of the defenders of tbe hill who had been left behind In tbe fight He bad tied up tbe Boer's legs with tender fingers and an air of Importance which bad brought a quiet smile to the bronzed face of bit patient "Now. I'm Just a-goin' to borror that there Mouser o yourn for a bit o' shoot in!" he bad remarked coolly when be bad concluded the operation to his fan cy; "that Is. If you don't mind me pot tin at your pals," be added with some diffidence. The Boer laughed. He waa an Irish "Boer," and, although a citizen of the Transvaal, had no great sympathy with bis friends, who bad left blm so pre-1 ctpltately when tbe Tyrones bad rushed tbe kopje at tbe point of the bayonet "Never mind me. youngster,", be re plied as he slipped off bis bandolier, which was well filled with cartridges. "I'm only a prisoner of war.1 "Tou talk jolly good English for a Dutcby," remarked Bugler Simmons, as the Boer showed blm how to load the strange weapon. "My father was Irish, answered the Boer. "Then you're on the wrong side. ?ocky," said Bugler Simmons with con viction. "I sha'n't be to-morrow morning" an swered tbe prisoner with grim mean ing. "Ton mean we shall all be dead If those reinforcements don't come up?" queried Bugler Simmons. His prisoner nodded. -Looks like It don't It?" remarked the boy cheerfully; "but we ain't dead yet. wot ho! We ain't got much money, but we do live!" be added, as he sighted and fired. "Hit anything?" asked the Boer with a laugh. "Kicks a bit!" suggested Bugler Sim mons, rubbing his shoulder. "She's a bit heavy for a young un like you." answered tbe Boer, as be slipped another cartridge into tbe breech. "By tbe way, sonny," be add ed, "how old are you?" "Fourteen last birthday," replied Bugler Simmons promptly. "Too young for this business." mur mured tbe wounded man to himself. "Say. Dutchy," said tbe bugler, "d'ye see that chap down there, crawling be hind that rock? Is be a pal o' yours?" "I don't think so." answered the Boer. "Why?" " 'Cos I'm going to pot Mm," replied Bugler Simmons quickly, as be cuddled tbe stock of tbe rifle against tbe cheek which the lady bad kissed, and sighted. The Boer behind tbe rock was aiming' at a wounded British soldier who had dropped In tbe rush for tbe kopje and was now trying to crawl to cover. There was a sharp report, as the whole of the bugler's little body twist ed with the recoil of the rifle, and tbe Boer behind the rock pitched forward on to his face. "Got Mm!" said tbe small savage tri umphantly; "my, but tbat was a close shave for Private'Jones!" He had certainly saved the wouuded private's life. "Tbat was a clean shot, young uu." said the Boer wltb approval, "but you mustn't show your body like that when you fire, or you'll get plugged, as safe as eggs!" "Bight ob. Duchy!" acquiesced the delighted bugler. Then a thought struck him. "I say. would you like something to read?' be asked, thrusting his smoke-fouled little paw Into tbe breast of bis tunic. "'Ere's tbe ha' penny journal wot I take in when I'm at home. It's six weeks old, but there's some proper reading In it; all about pirates and snakes and buried money. Tbe worst of It is that those chaps al ways knock off tbelr stories in the most excltin' parts. Now, there's Jack Dash away in that story, 'e's just going to aet nobbled by tbe pirates wot are com ing up tbe bill after him, and you gets so excited tbat it fairly makes you sick when It cuts off short just as the pirate king comes up tbe hill with his mouth full of knives an' about three thousand pirates behind him." The Boer took the tattered dog's-eared paper, and a queer look came Into bis eyes as be regarded this remark able youngster, who. In the very face of death, was more Interested In tbe fate of a novelette hero than in his own. "I say, youngster," be said; "why don't you clear out of this and get back to the army?" "Wot! an' leave our chaps be'lnd? Not me!" responded tbe bugler rather indig- 1 nantly. "There will be about seveM thousand ' men ou to you by daybreak, and your general seems to have forgotten you. If you keep those two stars In a line with the top of yon mountain peak, you will come to the horses of the commando which are surrounding us now. Why not take my bat and run down there, collar a horse and ride for reinforce ments. Your general has mislaid you. There are some good horses down there. too; some tbat we collared with a squadron of your dragoons, added the Boer. Then Bugler Simmons msde no more demur. He sought bis officer, who had been mourning him as dead, and laid a plan before him. His officer gave him his blessing and a compass, the face of which was painted with luminous paint, so that Its points might be read easily in darkness, 'and explained to htm the probable position of the British forces. Half an hour later Bugler Simmons was crawling quietly among a dense crowd of Boer horses. Armed with a penknife, he cut hobble after hobble till, in the darkness, he came to a bri dled and saddled horse, who attempted to bite him affectionately. He felt the brute's knees. There was no doubt about It He had happened upon an old friend, Corporal Hawkey's Gliger, late of tbe Pink dragoons, now serving in a Boer remount For reasons best known to himself Ginger always bit at a trumpeter, but he allowed Simmons to climb on to his back without resenting. Some Boers on the outside of tbe crowd of horses moved backward and forward suspiciously, and Bugler Sim- Tcnnvs DSAfi, Little Tommy was a hero, and tbe fairies thought him good; He felt as brave as twenty Jack-the-Gisnt-Killers could. One day, as he was dozing, he was sum moned to the fray, "Tou shall have," a fairy cried, "an op portunity to-day! The Princess Dainty Darling is a pris oner in yon tower. And a lowering Giant guards her oh. how darkly he ran lower!" "Let me have some wiugs," said Tommy, "and a sword that goes thwack, thwack. And I'll make a few things happen at that tower ere I come back." So they flew away together, and the Giant soon was seen. inflated bis lungs and placed his trum pet to his lips. Tbe Boers and tbe besieged on tbe bill above beard a sharp succession of cavalry calls sounding from the midst of the horses. They were answered by tbe tramp of disciplined boofs as tbe horses of the squadron galloped toward tbe sound of the trumpet. In another second the whole mass of horses was in motion, f surging round Ginger, on whose bni-k i lay Bugler Simmons, giving call after call, until be felt tbe troop horses re sponding, bringing tbelr Boer brothers with them. "F ward!" "Charger The calls rang out in quick succes sion. Tbe dragoons' horses set example, while tbe Boer steeds stampeded In sym pathy. .Picket ropes and bobbles su.-ip-ped like pack threads and there was a thunder of hoofs on the plain. In vain tbe Boers shouted and tried to bead them off. The mass bad started, and from the center rang out .tbe "Charge." which kept the leaven in a state of wild excitement. In a few minutes Bugler Simmons was surrounded by a racing crowd of 800 horses, against which nothing could stand. Tbey charged over a Boer encamp ment, and tbe twenty men who occu- pled It were found tbe next day beaten to a Duln beneath tbe thundering boofs. I The pace slowed after six miles, when ! an English patrol hove in sight. The trumpet from the middle of the mob of horses sounded a signal of distress, and tbe patrol bore down. "Are you a circus?" called the officer in charge. He rode In and cut the bugler's horse out of the snorting, stamping mob. "If ye.i please. I ve come for a little help for the Tyrone fusiliers." ansv. -r-ed Bugler Simmons faintly, but with a tone of rodent sarcasm. "You can tell those blooming reinforcements that we couldn't send cabs for tbem, but I've brought them a few horses!" Pictorial Magazine. A Great St. Bernard. A lady in Newton was drawing ber little girl on a sled. Just after a great snowstorm, through a long, narrow path to the schoolhouse, the snow lo ing thrown up very high on each side of the path, when she met midway a large St. Bernard dog. a stranger. She immediately addressed him as she would a human being, explaining that i the path was narrow and the snov ; deep, and tbat he must turn arouin j and go back. He listened carefully t I her explanation, then wheeled about ! anil Wn11fwf tiacl? rrtlluwl.t r-o Kin Ai tance, until he found a place where tin snow bad been shoveled out a little at the skle. Into this he backed, an. waited quietly until she passed him with the sled and child. The lady thank ed him for being so much of a gentle man; he wheeled about and started again on the path. Bobby Wasn't Selfish, " want Bobby to take some niedi- clne DOW- WIM he " t like a good roy ." "Ks, mother. Is It nicer "Yes, very nice." "Does oo like It mother?" "Yes. very much." "Then oo d'ink It. mother, 'nstead of me. Bobby not selfish 'ittle boy." Hard Work at tbe Vatican. I met a prelate employed in the Vat ican the other day, and in the course or our conversation began to deplore my hard lot In having to stay In Rome dur ing the heat of tbe summer and work, says Pall Mall Gazette. "OB? welt" be said, "you are not worse than we are in the Vatican. Now that most of the employes are away we who are left have to work bard." "Work!" I exclaimed. "Yes, walk In tbe Vatican gardens and count the grapes of the Pope's vineyard!" "Do you know tbat every evening tbe mail brings to the bronze doors of tbe Vatican an average of 20,000 letters and newspapers, to ssy nothing of tele grams? All tbe letters have to be open ed, sorted and classified, while the newspapers are read and selections cut or extracts made during the night to be ready for perusal by the officers of state early next morning." "And where does the Pope come In?" I Interrupted. "They say be works s; bardr "Much of this work Is submitted - i I' j him. and he should read all the letter, addressed 'Sanctltatl Suae Isonl l'a;.:.o XHU fcllciter regnant . However, as j tuc whole twtuty-four hours cr the .h.y j would not be enough for the pontiff to c ,Tf ? . what Cardinal Bsstpeala thinks Low'ring at tbem with a visage that was wicked and unclean. Then the Giuut waved hi spikey club, but Tommy killed him dead. One blow sufficed to separate his body and his head. And the Princess Dainty Darling he pro i-ecilcd to unchain; To the King and Queen, her parents, thru, he brought her back again. The good King said, "Sir Thomas, yon shall have her for your own. And when I get too old for work. I'll let you have my throne. Tou shall have a royal pnlare. filled witt knights and serving folk. Aud your pockets full of gold, and " 'Twas at this point Tommy woke: OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF THE PAPER. Uuulmt Sajriasaand Cnte Doings of the Little Folka K very where, Gathered and Printed Here for All Other Lit tle Oaee te Bead. There was an alarm of fire In one of tbe crowded tenement regions. tlnn; columns of smoke arose from tbe u.i.rer windows of an apartment house, ami when the engines arrived a portion of its hallway was in flames. By this lini most of the tenants were in tbe striet. In one of the groups of the families gathered there a girl of D midtleily ciasped iter nanus to ner nead an cried out: "Ob. mother! Where's the baby?" The mother bad nut thought of the child, as she hail lint been accustomed to care for It She suptmsed that, a usual, the iialiy s elder sister bad it in charge, and. Instead of blaming b't. n-t for neglect, she blamed the little moth er with hysterical severity. ' "I thought you had him. uiothe -.' said tbe girl, patiently; "but I can ge nun. Before any one thought of stop- n nr R,ie 'arted past the firemen and i through the smoke coming from th !Jr ,nto the burning building. ft. , two flights of stairs she stag-ered. j groped for a fainiliau-ooiu. and there ,she found the baby. Thoughtless, as j usual, for herself, she rolled him In thick blankets, and began the terrible descent to the street. By tbls time a fireman was sent to look for ber. but was driven back by the smoke, and flames. In intense excitement til- crowd waited. The seconds seeme.l. hours. When tbe little mother aud linby had beeu almost given up as lo-t a figure shot through the smoke through the crumbling door. and. com ing to tbe outer air. stood still. Str.uig amis hurried to support ber. but she said simply: "Take the baby!" Although ber hair was singed, and her face burning red with heat, sii semed to be miraculously preserve.!. There she stood and stared. Then a loud wail burst from ber parched lips: "Oh. my! Ob. mother! Mother! Wha: !s tbe matter with me? I cannot see!" The fire had smitten the little hero'ne lind-and blind for life. Londtn'a Yonnaet Lord Mayor. Richard Wbittlngton, famed among xii(lon apprentices, at the age of ;'! vas appointed Lord Mayor of London, .torn In 1358. be was tbe youngest sou f Sir William Wbittlngton. of I'unt ey, in Gloucestershire. His father dy ing. Richard set out for London when aged 13, and apprenticed himself to Sir John Fitz-Warren. a prosperous mer cer, whose daughter he afterward mar ried. He became a member of the .Mercer's Company in 1392. the year after an Alderman and Sheriff. In lo'.iT he was appointed Lord Mayor, and on two subsequent occasions, in 140tt and 1419, be was again appointed to the same position. He was knighted b" Henry V., and died In 1423. Tricky Goat. A crowd of children were playing on a vacant lot In the suburbs some time ago. Among the spectators was a larg white goat, that was looking on as though he were watcning his opportu nity for getting some fun out of the game himself. The children, who wei-e very much scattered at first, finally cauAr together In a very complete ring. the largest boy in the crowd being clos est to the goat. Tbe goat did not argre with himself long, but smiling wltb h s peculiar smile made a bee line for tbe boy. and, striking with full force. knocked blm winding, thereby sending the other children tumbling In every di rection. "I don't believe," said the man who told about it "tbat any animal but a Koat would have struck Just at that time and in tbe manner which be did unless he bad been prompted by a sense of humor, even If It were only a goat humor." Belgium's JCIeetoral Law. Tbe electoral law of Belgium provides that every man between the ages of 21 anrl 9: rsn is-lii alitall 1 nA , tMe8 wi be to Tote one ,,a,,ot. niarrlc, , ovcr 03 xetn of wIU mvt, , b.,,,oU t.at. such ln.rrlcd mtu own , --,..-,- h.nn. .ri.. h.nr deposits producing an Income of $20 a ! year tbey wlD bve three ballots each. TaBa Aboot Hot Bangfa.taf'a Bus and How Sh waa Bella-rod Two Lottra to Mrav Ptnkhiuri. v "Mas. PnncHAM : I write to tell yon about my daughter. She is nineteen years old and is flowing; all the time. ana nas oeen xor snout three months. The doc tor does her but very little good, if any. I thought I would try Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, but I want your advice before beginning its nee. I have become very much alarmed about her, aa she is getting so weak." Mas. Matilda A. Camp, Manchester j Mill, Macon, tin.. May SI, 1899. . "Da as, Mas. Fink ham : It affords me great pleasure to tell you of the benefit my daughter has received from the use of Lydia. E. 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Four flavors: Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry at your grocers. 10 eta. When interest is at variance with conscience, any pretence that seems to reconcile them satisfies the hollow hearted. vt or Ohio, Crrr or Tnusa, I LooasCoustt, f Fkamk J. Chekbv makes oath that be Is tbr a-Blor partner of tbe Arm of F. J. 1'rkhsv ro.,dofnjcbTislBesalntheCitTofToleda,Count; End State aforesaid, and thataai- Jna will iv tbe sum of ohm buhdrbd DOI.LABa for each tnd every ease of catarrh that cannot be tared by the see of Hiu'i Catakbr vri. Frank J. chbkbv. Sworn to before meand.enbsoTibed la my i presence, this eth day of December. SBAt. V A. D. ISM. A. W. OLSASoa. . ) AMtu-w PvbUe, Hall's Catarrh Cnre Is takea internally, and eta dirt ctlr on the blood and mucous surface f tbe system. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. bsxbv A to, Toledo. O. Bold bv DniirirUt. Too. Hall s Family PiUs are the Humor is the electric light in the halls of literature. Wit Is the flash light and sarcasm a torch darkened by the smoke of prejudice. Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, aoftens the gums, reducing inflamma tion, alleys pain, cures wind colic ic tioai. Young man. If you expect to succeed, don't offer to settle with the world for fifty cents on the dollar. ViTALrrv low, debilitated or exhausted cure I by Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Finn $i trial bottle lor weeks' treatment. Dr Kline, I.d.. 81 Arch St.. Philadelphia, fonadei 171. j Help somebody worse off than your- self, and you will find that you are I nse Pirn's Care for ConmmirHon both In my family and practice. Dr. U. VV. Pattkb wa, Inketer. Mich., Nov. (, ISM. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Warmlais: Notaa Calllac tne Wicked to esataaca HE truth needs no apology. Ascetic! s m la s e I f a b andon ment.. Lucky stones are only found in plucky paths. Just for devil try, tbe devil is occasionally hon est. There Is no music in bell. Timidity is a robber. Cynicism is sln-lcism. Mite sometimes becomes might. Every seat may lie a mercy seat. Bitter truth Is sweeter than flattery. Faith begins where the human arm ends. "The spirit of tbe age" is the Holy Spirit. Inequalities in refraction make rain bows. Dissatisfaction may be the spur to activity. There is nothing more eloquent than silent time. It takes more piety to bear praise than blame. LAXATIVE Stops the Cough and Works Off The Cold. CURES LA GRIPPE NOTE--? Drugg.,tfi-om Klondike to Cuba sells Laxative Bromo-Ouininc Tablets for Cold, and Grip In fact ,t ts the only Cold and Gripprcription Sold d,rouEhout dtis vast territory wh.ch unking evidence of if virtue and popularity. This Hattre algi. appear, on every box of the genuine article, kf m? n "gnarore IMVXMTtVE WOMEN. Caefel and TDaUiM Device oeverW fy the Fair Sex. It la not generally supposed that many of tbe labor-saving Inventions oi tbe world may be credited to women Tbe Chinese Empress Tao. for exam pie, worked out useful ideas In her busy brain. She Invented the spinning of Ilk, never dreaming of tbe immense industry that would grow from ber cre ation. A luxurious woman of Asia dis covered the attar of roses, and this same woman, M hears I Mis I. Invented the ingenious handicraft the cashmere sbawL History is silent aa to her end. The women who are kept from want by the making of pillow lace have rea son to bless the name of Barbara TJtt mann of Saxony. Wood engraving waa discovered by tbe Cunlo sisters, two Italian women, and it was the widow Df Gen. Nathaniel Greene who made the suggestion of the cotton gin. which ... norfected by Eli Whitney. The grandmother of Clara Louise Kellogg invented an attachment to tne machin ery In looms in mills, and another wom an's genius worked out a device for deadening the noise or railway trains. A Miss Knight Invented tbe paper bag. and at once people wondered why so simple a contrivance had never been thought of before. Mme. De Long Invented metal-cutting machinery, which has been used in France for some time. This machinery Is worked by steam, and from the solid metal cuts out gates and other archi tectural work without casting. Mme. De Long has cut plates of brass a foot thick Into lattice work at a single oper ation. She baa also made picture frames, crests and lace pins, turning them out of tbe metal fully finished. every operation being performed by the 1 steam-driven machinery. She first con--elved tbe Idea of ber remarkable ap- i rat us over twenty years since, when paralysis of tbe right arm compelled .r to give up ber trade of jewel work r. She has received many medals om various Paris expositions. The rst laureate crown ever offered to a ouian has been bestowed upon Mine, e Long by tbe Society of French Ar hltects in Paris. Mrs. Barton Parnell, .bo has worked for over forty years i the Australian gold mines, has made a me and fortune for herself as an as :iylst. She discovered tbe secret of reating ore before roasting It so tbat s much gold as brown stone could be brained from it. Mrs. Parnell Intends o found a college in England for woin n. where tbey will be trained to be tract lea I miners. It Is stated that there ire nearly 5.000.000 self-supporting women In tbe United States alone, and it is difficult to find a branch of trade iu which tbey are not doing successful work. New Orleans Picayune. Bee Straggling for Freedom. A captive bee striving to escape has been made to record as many as 15,540 strokes per minute. Some men are never satisfied. After having their limbs broken, head smash ed, etc., tbey go to law aud try to get further damages. The higher life is found In the valley of humility. A double-faced man can see In ouly one direction. Tbe devil Is a pantheist; he, too. would be God. A smooth and shiny course makes slippery travel. To live tbe truth we must have the truth abiding in us. Liars should make It a point to care fully cultivate their memories. The Christian life demands our all, yet it gives more than all In return. If tbe devil ever takes off bis mask. It is because somebody sees under it. If you prefer tbe service of sin, you ,.,, ,. .., , . ' of sin. "Buf is a word that cools many a warm impulse, stifles many a kindly . thoutrht. outs a Bt.m to manv a broth- erly deed. No one would ever love his j neighbor as himself if he listened to all the -buts" that could be said. There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting. Old as the Bills are tbe pains and aches of RHEUMATISM NEURALGIA SCIATICA Bare aa taxes is the cart of tbem by St. Jacobs Oil There is enough wear and tear on the soldier without the discomforts that come from having to use a strong laundry soap. Common brown soaps, when constantly used for washing the person, are extremely irritating. Ivory soap is the ideal soap for the soldier, suitable for all purposes, for the kitchen utensils, for washing clothes, and for the bath. Ivory Soap is not easily lost, for it floats. bv tmc p None for Him. Two negroes were hoeing cotton on a hot summer's day, when tbe follow Ing occurred: ' TTneI Joe. doan't VOU wish dst we had live in deni good ol days er 'Lijab de profit, when we cud sot under a big shade tree en shet our eyes en have de birds come en feed us lak dey did hmr' Said Uncle Joe:No, you fool nigger. ef we bad lived in dem days dem white folks wud bad dat man Joshua keepin' , de sun etan'in still all de time, en we niggers nebbcr wud be fru wuck. No. sab!" Atlanta Constitution. ' The report or the minority voice in the heart should always be given a bearing. They who live near enough to know God's thoughts are not troubled by His thunders. Geuuine heart service is always ac ceptable to God. tfhether rendered In kitchen or cathedral. Great souls are subject to widely on like passions, just as great peuduluuis twing between widely oposlte poles. The Ninakle Nickel. The nimble nickel works wonders In all does ol trade, and the oftener It Is turned I be greater is the purchasing power In any line. Tbe Endless Chain Stareh Book will en able yon to get with tbe nimble nickel one large 10c. package of "Rd Cross" starcb, one large 10c. package of "Ho Dinger's Best' slarab, with the premiums, two Shakes peare panels, ptiDted la twelve teaatlfai colors, as catnral as life, or one Twentieth Centnry Girl calendar, tbe finest of Its kind ever printed, all for Be. Ask your grocer Quick Work. Rome was not built in a day, but then Rome was very much behind the ties. Things are done more quickly now. On the outskirts of Chicago a feat was ac complished not long ago that would have astonished Rome. It may be a little astonishing even to present-day readers. a contract was signed on Friday for v,u,.. , . i," k mi,, ' . building of a church. The document stipulated that the church should be ready for dedication on tbe following Sunday. Just one clear day was left for the erection of the building, which was to accommodate three thousand persons. At four o'clock on tbe morning of Saturday the work was begun, and at j seven ociock that evening tbe men were putting In Windows, hanging . , . , l7 , , ,, , doors, snd getting In the electric lights. Which were Mneelallv nrnvlilnrl for In the contract. No floor was laid, and there was no time to gather up the shavings, - but by twelve o'clock that night all else was done, and the dedlca - tlon services were held on the follow- Ing day. , , . . , . Almost as wonderful a feat, and one taate was more Justifiable, uc isuuuiaig vi lJt?lU U US U 1U&1, a 11(1 having It ready for patients In exactly out? uuur inim i ne time wnen n was begun. Dr. Hofgrneff. an army surgeon, un dertook to demonstrate to the Austrian military authorities that eight m?n could build a hospital fifty by twenty feet In an hour. AH materials were ready, and no tools were renulred. Kleenera nai nolnl taTsltta. rods, waterproof packing, all were ord pared beforehand, every ping for its hole, and every groove for Its settlor. There was nothing to do but to put the ; building together. j rri I ne vaiue or a hospital that can be oroknta.t An . aini ai aucn snort no- tlce needs no demonstration. v 1 lJIC woe nn a wiwil CO- Cincinnati Some of us never iose our yuunger RAll-IHI hit, HIta Uara . . . - apart a suite of rooms ror Youth in thA - temple of Age. j : Wtaat Shall We Have Par n. I This question arises in the family dHllv. Lot Ed'Vhft j boillDirl no baking l simply s.id a little hot ; water set to cool. Flavors: Lemon, Orange, . Baspberry and Strawberry. At groeera. 10o! I 1 Success is a crown that transforms a inui uci c. iuw a. iiciu, especially ir tne shield of patriotism protects him from the law. To Care a Cold in One Day. Take Lazativb Brojio Quixiss Tabikts ah rtri.eifl-t, refund the m n-j if H fn,', rure K. W. Orovs's signature lo ou each ixii. is If you want knowledge, you must toll for it; if food, you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toll for it; toll Is the law. Is the best remedy fot bronchitis. It relieves 1 MF- lel III S broiichilin. It Te he-i-irs " w the troublesome cough r.ntiflfh Svriinstouceeffect!'an"!,y t once, enects an c.iy xnectoration and mJ I' ei cures in a few days. ITice 23c. at all druggists. LADY WANTED In every town and c'ty to represent manufacturer of a specialty in ! which every woman is interested g Jck ailes; enormous profits. S. S. C. CHEMICAL CO., 221 So. Iroas St, Phila. VV. L. DOUGLAS $3&3.5QSHOES 1 Ao n rwortn f to so compared . Indorsed bv over 1,000,000 -n earera. I The atmuina have W. L. j DougUu name and price I stamped on bottrm. Take I no substitute claimed to be as good. lour dealer should keep them if. not, we will send a nairS i receipt of price and 2c. extra for carriage. State kind or leather. ie, and width, plain or can toe. Cat. tree. W. L DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Man, FOR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHiNG SYRUP has been used by mlllionsof mothers fir rs rr J r Fifty ns til i c.anl tneircniuiren wnile lHtuln:r for over I ears. It soothes the child, sollens I gums, allays alt pain, cures wind colic. the btMt remedy tor dtirrlitea. Twenty five Cents Bottle. 4 14 nPnDQY "WBKWraT;i.Ni lIWI SiS1 qatclc re'is- and oures worn rii. 1Sixm of tastiuion' ud I tt da ys trestms-it ree. Dr. a. a. sacs aao. Boa a. atuata. s. RE . BEAirnFt'L. Every womnn should be - inlers-.ed in the Art of Ueautv. We can ; show yon the only at so'utely ure way lo obtain PhS".ic ,.Fham,- It you are interested .end stamped self-addresscii envelope lor pamphlet 22 . S So. Broad Stmt, Phi la i f mm ft If you haveitot the I-ILES, ! Isf 1 1 LV 5EapnlEDtcrl Vtr 'vou I I LbO woufdnoUmvV'u'em'Now! i Lhe,onlj' Guaranteed Cure No de; cut Ion from businesf, no operation, no opium or morphine. I Suppositories fiOe. or U and box of ointment j tlkl u'' "ur rciiitiT or IIOT- ! 1UE Afmii ,F. CURE CO.. , Hartford. Couu. PATENT! rTKEI (IK Fie Refunded I'ateut advertise-l f- , - .1 vlf "a le pnteutubillly. Se-i.l f r "li.vet. ors' J'. KHfcK. .. o . MTKVENS A t .. Latab., 1S4. 817 lllh Ml., Unslimsl I. V. vyANTtu a man ... fCDrcSt'llt rnnrtiifi jljciiw; .nicago. jloy'auq and Detro.t. evciy town miiI c.lv lo ctuicr o a s ectnlty in ! LV?ZLXr " itcr,ed yuuk aics; ! S. - C. CHCKICAL CO., 2218 S. Broad St., Phila. . M Beat cough feyrup. Ta.ta o.d. Ck I EJ tn time Sold by dmavists - ij i si j t i e Jf,S 1 U ! jVyr7LiV kr i 'SJikSuf-fr e V aL.ays. ' OMCTSfTS 61 tUntS WHcRe All Flfif f ailS. bra" TABLETS NO CURE! NO PAY 25c