BABY LOVE.
Baby Lore came prancing by, .
Cap on head and aword on thigh,
Horaa to ride and dram to beat
All the world beneath his feet.
Mother Life waa sitting there,
Hard at work and (nil of care.
Bet ot month and aad of ere.
Baby Lot came prancing by.
Baby Lore was very proud.
Very 11 rely, very load;
Mother Life arose in wrath.
Bet an arm across his path.
Baby Love wept load and long.
Bat his mother's arm was strongt
Mother had to work, she said, '
Baby Lore was pat to bed.
s-Cbsrlotte P. Stetson.
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YOUNU MRS. MAYNARD,
So,
CT70
II good enough to accumulate
v considerable fortune and con
slderate enough to leave the bulk.
of It to bis widow.- The es
tate was not In the least in-
volved, and all the various charities and
educational institutions benefited uu
der the will were settled with long be
fore the expiration of the year allowed
by law for such business. Attention to
these details did much to occupy Mrs.
Maynard's mind during the first months
of her widowhood. As she was young,
she had often passed for her husband's
daughter, her mourning was not over
poignant of long-enduring. There was
an extended journey abroad, and then
she settled In her New Tork City house
to enjoy life in her own way.
This consisted In entertaining friends
of her own choosing, among whom she
became a social leader, but she nerer
aspired to lead In high society, and lived
quietly, considering the extent of her
fortune. Having a dread of money
hunters, she skillfully spread abroad
the report that she was determined
never to marry again.
Among her friends was one Lewis
Baxter, of whom she became quite
"1 DIDH'T know it until to-day."
fond. Baxter was a war correspondent
and as there waa no war on at that
time, and he wasn't of much use In or
dinary journalism, he had no end of
time on bis bands, and, by the same
token, no little difficulty in making
both ends meet. The first time she
aaw him Mrs. Maynard said to herself:
"Now, I should like to have that man
for a friend." Aid soon she had him
for a friend. He became her very de
voted friend. "I shall see you next
when?" she often asked as they were
parting. His answer generally was:
"Whenever you like." But he never
came uninvited. He never paid a
formal call, or came, unless she special
ly wished it, on one of ber "at home"
afternoons.
Baxter grew communicative In his
brusque way. giving the widow the
benefit of his grumbling against fate
for keeping him unemployed.
"So I want another war," he said one
day. "It Is terribly selfish but we are
all terribly selfish when we are hard
up."
"But. look here; I heard several se
crets of yours quite lately," Mrs. May
nard Interposed.
"Secrets of mine? I don't think I
have any."
"Oh, yes, I know. I have beard about
It from grateful people whom you never
supposed that I knew anything
about "
"Oh that there's nothing In that It
would be cheaper to be dead. If one
might not do a good turn for some de
cent folks in distress every now and
then. I don't do it because I am a char
itable or generous sort of fellow. I do
It because it pleases me."
Then they rambled on in a talk about
charities, until Baxter arose to go, with
the remark that he feared he was bor
ing ber. Mrs. Maynard assured him
that if that were the case she would
tell him so. Convinced of ber candor
and admiring her frankness, Baxter
sat down again.
"I want to talk to you about your
self," said Mrs. Maynard, calmly, and
if Baxter was surprised at this, he was
astounded when she continued: "You
don't know what to do with yourself.
You are wasting your life. The truth
- Is, my friend, that yon ought to get
jinarrled."
I Get married. He sprung from his
(hair with a flush of anger on his face
.and a perfectly new revelation in hit
heart He had not known it before.
He had sat with ber and talked with
erdayafterday; hehadbeenherfrlen.l.
and had beard ber can mm ner com
rade; he had found her friendship grow
day by day more J ear to him and more
.needful for him; bat he bad never un
til now realized the fact that he was
absolutely in love with her. How did
he come to realize it now? Just be
cause of the few words of easy, kindly
friendship she had let drop, lu which
she told him he ought to get married
to get married to some other woman,
and be Mrs. Maynard's comrade no
more! "So, then," he said, to bfa own
louL"shecares nothing about me noth
ing at all except as a friend!"
' Mrs. Maynard went on without seem
ing to take any notice of his emotion
t, indeed, she had noticed It
' "Won't you sit down?" she asked,
sweetly.
He sat down with something rather
like a growl.
"Yes," she went on, "I am quite con
vinced that you ought to get married
and to a woman with money."
"Do you mean to annoy me?" he
asked, angrily. "Do you really mean to
say that you believe I am a man to
sham love to a woman to swindle her
out of her money?" j
"I didn't say a word about swindling
a woman out of her money."
"No. of course, you did not say that
But what else is it If one makes sham
love to a woman in order to get hold of
her money?"
"But why make sham love to her?
Why not get to love her in spite of her
money? Suppose I know a young wo
:
man who admired you grey and has
tnoney. and who, I think, woold awry
you if you tried for ner
"Tried for berL What a way of put
ting ltr
. "My friend, do not be too exalted; do
pot Insist on riding the high hoi ulte
i
f m
on i
i "I
mucn. we are people or tne Moriu,
and I "
not," h interrupted, "and 1
tlldn't think yon were, either."
"Oh, well, we live In the world, and
We have to recognise Its ways and to
fall In with them more or less. Now,
suppose this young woman did admin
pou, and that I told you I thought I
could help yon and make things easy
for yon why should you not begin by
Inaklng love to her and end by falling
In love with ber before or after mar
riage? I don't think It matters very
much, but on the whole I fancy It bad
better begin after than before.'
Too are In a chaffing humor to-day,1
he said, moodily.
"I? Not the least In the world. lam
thinking only for your good."
"Then please don't think of It any
more in that way."
"In that way? Why. what harm
could It do yon to marry a rich woman
who would be very fond of yon?"
"But I don't care about her I don't
want her. Who Is she?"
"Oh, come now, as If I could tell yon
her name after the way. in which yon
have taken my offer.
Your offer! Yon have no right to
make any offer of the kind. Ton art
not the Matrimonial News, or whatever
it is called.
But now, seriously," abe said, "is It
fair that my friend should be cat off
from all chance of marrying the man
she admires and very likely loves
or would come to love merely because
she has a lot of money? Is she to be
left to the delicate attentions of the
mere fortune-hunter?"
Mrs. Maynara, i aon t know any
thing about the young woman, and.
without being rude, I hope, to her or to
you, I must say that I can't get myself
to take any interest In ber, or to be
lieve In ber existence."
"un, yes, sne exists, ana l am sure
she loves you."
You are chaffing me again," he said.
sternly.
Indeed, Indeed, I am not'
Well, let the young woman be, at all
events. I know nothing about bar, and
don't believe she cares twopence
about me."
Is that all yon have to aayt"
Well If vou Dress me I can ear
that I don't care twopence about her.'l
"Oh: whv?" -
You are In a teasing mood to-day,
and I had much better go away,
could I say more than that I have
seen her?"
But you can see her."
I don't want to see her."
But why?"
Well, if yon will have It because I
am in love with another woman! Good-'
by."
"No; I must bear more about this.
You never told me you were In love'
with another woman. I thought you
told me everything."
"I didn't know it until to-day."
fene bad guessed at all this, yet a
flush came into her cheeks, and for a
moment she was silent Then she said;
I think now you had better go."
1 11 not go until I have told you alU
I am in love with you, and I did not
know It until this very day until just
now, when you talked so complacently
of my marrying some other woman.'
"But I didn't" she said, quietly.
"Didn't? Why, what do yon mean?
Didn't you urge me to marry a young
woman with money? Didn't yon urge
it on me, and say the young woman
was in love with me?"
Why, of course I did, and I stand to
It But I didn't say It was any other
young woman!"
Ob!" he exclaimed, and his delight
found no other word.
Sit down beside me, Lewis," sbej
sold. "Don t you know that it is leap'
year?"
So he sat beside ber. Buffalo News.
SHE SCRUBBED VENUS,
And Waa Grieved that the Beault Waa
Disappointing.
One of the Lares and Penates of a
family In town Is a plaster cast of the
Venns of Milo, says the New York
Times. She was a treasure in spotless
white until one day when the owner
of the armless lady had the misfortune
to read In a household magazine a pre
scription which showed that by a coat
ing of oil tbe humble plaster Venus
might be changed into a glorious bit of
old Ivory. The prescription was tried,
but it was not altogether a success. The
Venus, sure enough, took on a deeper
tone in face and drapery, but ber com
plexion had more the atmosphere of
Jersey mud, certain plain-spoken peo
ple said, than ivory. However, she
was cherished still and lived happily
despite ber uncertain eastern tints and
adorned a conspicuous pluce modestly
and worthily.
That was until within a day or two
when the family to which the Venus
belonged took it upon themselves to
change their place of abode. There
was some confusion, as there will be aj
such occasions in the best-regulated
families, and for a few days the Venui
stood around the house waiting to be
packed quite as if she was not a beauty
and model woman. There is a moral
jn this story which shows that if even
superior people resort to commonplace
practices they will be treated like con
nionplace people.
One of the other treasures of this
particular family in addition to tb
Venus was a nice honest Hibernian
lady, devoted to the scrubbing brush,
kind with opinions of her own concern
ing many things in general and Venuses
of Milo in particular. The time cams
at last for the Venus to be packed, but
she was missing and investigation led
to the kitchen. There strangely as
sorted companions were found Venus
of Milo and tbe Hibernian lady to
gether, the one standing in front of the
sink with a worried look on her com
fortable countenance, while the Venus,
with her usual vere de vere expression,
was lying back in the dishpan, which
was filled with foamy suds, while th
Hibernian lady scrubbed her with a
will.
"Me heart's near broke," exclaimed
tbe Hibernian lady as she looked np to
see the expectant members of the fam
ily. "It's scrubbing her I've been thli
two hours and she's no nearer clans
now than she were In the first place."
! But if the Venus had not changed
er complexion her haughty plaster ex
terior begun to soften during her long,
hot bath and she will never In the fu
ture occupy the honored place In thf
family that she had before.
Fixing the Blame.
Wiggles (looking over a manuscript)
Great heavens. Waggles, why didn't
you learn to spell T
Waggle Learn to spell? What's th
natter with my spelling? I know how
to spell all right The dictionary fel
lows ought to do some learning. Bon
erville Journal.
m - m
of a
jam can
Nerve
Tie trotl of tie matter
soned and weakened whl tie imparities in your blood. Tie
thing for yoo to do is to get rid of these imparities just as
soon as yon can.
Yoo want a blood -purifying medicine, a perfect Sarnpa
rilli, tilt's wlat yoo want. Yoo want a Saruparilla that
is tbe strongest and best nerve
That'
The only Sarnparflla made under the personal supervision ol
three graduates: graduate in pharmacy, a fraduat
in chemistry, and n graduate in medicine."
$1.00 a bottle. All druggists.
"During hat ye I was suffering from ncrroui prostration. For week I gmr
wane, became thin, could not deep, had no appetite, and was in a wretched con
dition. After taking several kinds of medicines without result, I took Avar's
Sartaparilla with more than pleasing result. My appetite returned, I slept soundly,
any strength and weight increased, and now I am well and strong without the
slightest trace of any old trouble. Indeed, I would hardly believe it poaubls fcr
medicine to bring about such a change in any person." Ciasa Miaut, Winter
Hill, Somenrille, Mass., Dec. SI, 1899.
FOU LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN.
TEREST TO THEM.
to-oay.
, What Something that Will Intereet the Ju
' nevea venile Member of Every Hoswehold
-Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cnte aad Cunning Children.
It is not a pleasant thing to be the
(lain sister of two beautiful girls, and
j'attv Chilton found that out before
I lie was four years old. Not that Tatty
Was reu'ly plain, but her candid aunts
had made no secret of tbe fact that she
was not to be compared, in point of
looks, with Berenice, ber sister of
Keren, and Mabel, the liftle beauty of
two. Nor was she as bright as 3er-
11 Ice tbey said.
Heru'ce is so like tbe West overs:"
was their frequent remark, and tue
Breatest lossible praise they could give
these Westover spinsters.
So Patty grew up with the feeling
that she was a rery poor sort of crea
ture. Her visits to her Grandma West-
overs were never pleasant, and but for
the unfailing kindness of grandma her-i
self, would bare been wholly painfull
for she was systematically snubbed,
while Berenice and Mabel were petted
and made much of by their two aunts. 1
Th'ir bright sayings were quoted, and i
their beauty openly praised.
Patty was not jealous or envloua-of
her sisters, but sat and admired them
silently, .only wishing in ber sore heart
that she were like them, or else a boy.
She often wished she bad been a boy.
One day ber mother asked her why.
"Because then it would lie all right to
be ugly."
"Why. Pattler said Mrs. Chilton, to
whom her children were pretty alike.
"What ns kes you think you are ugly,
my dearie?"
That old, mean looking-glass says
so," was Patty's answer, and she would
never admit that she bad gathered the
Idea from any other source.
No one ever guessed how all the fine
arrows of ridicule pierced and tore that
sensltire heart, for It was a pet theory
of the Aunts Westover that Patty was
"thick skinned" and phlegmatic. In
other words, she was not a Westorer,
but a Chilton. It was only Berenice and
Mattel whose tender senslbilites were to
lie always considered.
Of course poor Patty was never her
natural self in the presence of those
1. , (Atnlt. " ! n .1 .1 Ka Clin
niiu Ml I ir Kl 1 1 J iiiin'jii.ii 10 ur..
was silent and they thought ber dull;
she was sad and henrtsore, and they
said fhe was sulky. And so It went on.
anil the girls grew fast Bernlce and
Mabel lost none of their beauty, but
thanks to the unwise compliments upon
which their rnnlty had been fed since
I heir babyhood, they lost one of the
sweetest charms of girlhood simplic
ity. They knew they were pretty, and
tliey dressed, talked and acted for
effect. Patty walked with the careless
grace of nature, while her sisters
nil need In the way they supposed to be
the most ladylike and fetching. When
Patty spoke It was In a downright
earnest way, and her big. sweet smile
warmed the hearts of every one but
the two Misses Westover.
Not so Tier sisters. When tbey spoke
,t was with the Delsartenn expressions
and gestures sweetly or haughtily,
archly or sedately, sadly or merrily;
jnd oh! such lowering of long eyelashes,
such heavenward castings of asure
blue eyes, such shakings of golden
curls, such graceful turnings of fair
necks! Of all these arts and banish
ments the two pretty sisters were past
mistresses at a rery tender age.
When Patty was about fourteen, Miss
Lincoln took board for the summer at
Grandma Westorer's pretty old place,
et'd then Patty enjoyed her rlslts to her
Kiduduiothcr's, for Miss Lincoln "took"
to Patty, and Patty loved Miss Lincoln.
She was an artist, and Patty could
show her all the pretty spots In the
lovely old town; Patty knew where all
the wild flowers grew, and the haunts
and habits of all tbe "little people of
the woods." In return for her helpful
ness Miss Lincoln gave ber daily lefr;
sons in her art, and the aptitude and
interest of he, pupil surprised her.
"With her lore of nature, her won
derful power of obserratlon, and the
natural genius which I really bellevo
the child has, I should not wonder af
all if your little Patty is not a famous
woman some day," she said to Miss
Minnie Westover.
Aunt Minnie smiled Incredulously.
"I must confess such a thing would
surprise me a great deal." .
"Well wait and see," said Miss Lin
coln. "I Intend to talk to ber father nd
mother before I go away. If she M
given tbe proper opportunities, she will
surprise you." .
And Miss Lincoln proved a true
Evct live -tie bines' ? Ties 70a
Itaow low dark everything look.
Yon are completely duxoMiged
and canaot throw of tut tcrrt
Ueiipnuina, Almlavwk
looks like a big movnttin : a
little aoise son tula like tie roar
caaaoa : and a little sleep is all
secure, night after niglt
That's c
Exhaustion
is, your nerves lave been poi
tonic yoo can boy. too.
prophet Years after, when the uvd
pretty sisters had lost their youth and
beauty, and were tbe commonplace
wives of commonplace men, Patricia
Chilton Fleming was a name known
the world over. "Patricia Cllton Flem
ing" in tbe corner of a painting would
give It a large price, and was the adored
wife of one of the most distinguished
men of our times.
And Aunt Minnie says:
"Who would ever have guessed poor
Patty would do so well? She is more
Westo-cr than I thought" Waverly.
Jnst a Common Baby.
Mabel Say, ma, you know them
Itnllan folks on the corner that have
a little baby? Well, their baby ain't
Italian after alt
Mrs. Wllklns It isn't? How can you
tell?
Mabel Why, I heard it cry to-day
and it cried Just exactly like our Eng
lish baby.
Fiahea Can Be Drowned.
Fishes, like other animals, need air.
If they could not get it they would be
suffocated Just as you would If you
were locked up in an air-tight trunk.
tVben the sea is frozen for miles, as In
tbe Arctic Ocean, tbe fishes find It very
bard to come to the surface, and must
then "breathe" the air which Is dis
solved in the water. Ton have often
teen the tiny bubbles which collect on
the Inside of a glass wblch has beer,
liandlng full of water over night Well,
lliat Is the air which has been dissolved
In tbe water, and after the glass has
been tapped, so that all these bubbles
rome to tbe top, fishes could not llvs
In that water. In other words they
would drown.
Kind to Bister.
Baby Ronald (as sister enters the
room) Here, Slssle! here's a bootlful
biscuit for you!
Sissle holds out ber band to receive It
Baby (suddenly taking back the bis
cuit) I'll eat It for you, Sissie!
Playing at War.
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Injnrions Panel.
Those who have made a study of the
lower orders of tbe vegetable kingdom
tell us that of the large group of mush
rooms, whlcb includes a multitude ol
species, only a few are poisonous. Un
fortunately, igorance of this class of
L vegetables Is so profound that few ar
able to distinguish one species from an
other, and hence we make use of the
one species with whlcb we are so fa
miliar, and in some cases with the com
mon puff ball. Tbe fact remains, how
ever, that a very large majority are
beneficial to mankind.
This is true also of the more minute
classes of the vegetable kingdom knows
aa bacteria. There seems to be no end
to the number of species which those
who make a study of them are con
stantly discovering and naming; and
yet it is as true of this class as among
the mushrooms that only a very small
percentage are Injurious, while a raxl
majority are beneficial to mankind. II
Is amusing, if the results were not s
serious, to read the accounts In dallj
papers and magazines, whlcb should
(know better, as to the awful light In
which we should look at these minute
organisms. The very name bacterium
jls used to fr'.s;hten people Into all sorts
of expensive and useless measures. T
read as we all do almost daily of tbe
evil doings of bacteria, one may feel
Surprise that there Is a living being on
the earth. Meehan'a Monthly.
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Waggs Where were you last night?
Jaggs Out pursuing happiness.
Waggs And did you catch it?
Jaggs You bet I caught it when I
rot home.
On Liatenina; Terana.
"Are yon on speaking terms with Mr.
Chatterbox?"
"No, merely on listening terms."
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KSrs. Plnkham tor advloe
wKhout getting help. No
mam sees these lettera.
Iler advloe Is free, and
her address Is Lynn,
Maaa. She Is a woman,
youoan tell her the truth,
tie living person Is so
oompotent to advise
women. None has had
euoh experience.
She has restored a mil
lion sufferers to health.
You oaa trust her. Others
Lydia B. Mnkham Had. Co., Lynn, Maaa.
RAM'S MORN BLASTS.
Wanda Hots Calllma thus Wicked so
N ounce of ability
Is worth a shelf
ful of learning.
The only faith
to die by is the
one you live by.
Impulse raises
tbe dust on the
road, but persist
ence reaches tbe
goal.
Every fool is
fascinated by his
wn folly.
He who is dead to life Is alive to
leatb.
Take death away and life Is but ex
Istence.
You can't expect a bag of wind to
itand up straight
There is all the difference between
mere policy and true politeness.
Tbe Christian follows the Man of Sor
rows to tbe fullness of His Joy.
True imperialism is that which leads
people by setting them thinking.
Blue glasses may be good for tbe
ryes, but tbey are bad for the heart
Men who fully realize the fact of
death also realize the full fruitage of
life.
Tbe evil living of its friends hurts
religion more than all the logic of Its
foes.
Religion is not a choice between tbe
pleasures of sin and the sorrows of
God.
Many who are too prudent to sow
tares sow nothing, and therefore reap
thistles.
It is always easier to wink at the
faulty precedent than to think out
better way. ,
A man woo knows he is his own
worst enemy geta along pretty well
with others.
The revolution of regeneration Is
never accomplished by the evolution of
Regeneration.
Brotherhood Is not in feeling kindly
toward all men, but in acting toward
them in love.
Tbe trouble witb rolling stones is not
that they gather no moss, but that they
climb no hills.
A good many people are willing that
God should order their lives, provided
tbey can order Him.
Yon may disguise the alloy in your
character, but you cannot present its
debasing Its coinage.
A demagogue lets someone else shout
first and then tries to drown the crowds
with his own cries.
The plural possessive of the first
word of the Lord's Prayer Is one of the
richest words In tbe Bible; it include
aonshlp and brotherhood.
MIMIO NAVAL COMBATS
How the Kmperor Clandlns Entertaiaed
Hie Frienda.
At the time of the Roman empire, the
love of splendid spectacle, in which
flowed freely the blood of human be
ings, found gratification in naval com
bats which were exhibited like other
(Kiows, by the Emperor. They were
termed naumachlae, and history gives
a minute account of one that took place
during the reign of Claudius.
The scene of action was Lake Fucino.
Captives and criminals to the number
of 1,900 were collected, placed on board
a hundred ships, and drawn up lu two
opposing squadrons, called derisively
the Rhodlans and the Sicilians. The
ships were large triremes and quad
riremes. To prevent the escape of the
combatants, guards were stationed
round the lake, and the rafts were
guarded by towers and platforms, on
which stood catapults and other en
gines to command tbe fighting ships.
In' front of the rafts were arranged
vessels from the Emperor's fleet to
compel tbe victims to engage or to mas
sacre them If they refused. In the mid
dle of the lake rose a silver Triton, who
wound his horn for a signal and en
couragement to fight while artificial
monsters played round him in the wa
ter. The rising ground about the lake
was fitted with seats, like an amphi
theater, and was occupied by an eager
multitude, among whom was Claudius
himself, and the princes of tbe blood.
In their military dress, and the Em
press, In a splendid gold and purple
robe.
The poor wretches that were doomed
to such ignoble battle, cried ont to the
Emperor: "Halt sovereign lord! We
whose Uvea are forfeit salute thee."
The Emperor answered, "Hall!"
which the hopeful unfortunates took to
mean that they were pardoned. Not so,
Xor seeing that they delayed when tbe
signal waa gian, Claudius sprang
from hla throne, and, tottering on his
weak knees, ran round the lake, urging
them on by gestures, and threatening
them with Instant destruction if tbey
did not begin. Seeing that there was
no escape, tbe poor victims to thia
brutal caprice attacked one another.
At first there waa little loss, but warm
ing to the fight on becoming desperate,
they at length abed sufficient blood to
satisfy the spectators, and the Uvea of
the remainder, wore pared.
seat
Bow Bh On Away tram th Artfan
. Borrower.
If en have something to learn front
women la the art of warding off "touch
es" for coin. Women respond to such
requests about once In every thousand
eases, but they are scientific in their
refusals. A Washington woman with
a reputation aa a borrower turned np
at the home of one of ber friends the
other morning with a much done-over
story about persistant and threatening
dressmakers, and tbe usual request for
the loan "pay It back to-morrow, cer
tain" of S5.
"Whv. my dear, certainly." waa the
pleasant response to her carefully re
hearsed little yarn. "Xou poor tuing,
yon! Jnst wait till I run upstairs and
ret my purse."
She ran upstairs. The male head of
the house happened to be In the room
where she kept her purse. He aaw her
dig the purse out of a chiffonier drawer
and deliberately remove a wad of bills
from It leaving about 37 cento In silver
and copper In the change receptacle,
The man was mean enough to lean over
tbe stair railing when his wife went
downstairs to the parlor with ber flat-1
tened pocket book In her band.
"Oh. I'm so sorry, Mrs. X." he beard
ber say, "bnt I really thought I had the
money. I find, though, that John, as
usual, has been at my purse I heard)
him say - something about settling a
plumber's bill last night when I waa
half asleep ana tbe mean tning has
only left me enough for car fare. Too
I tt uiiq wAn bliAW 1 9 f hojl I. '
etc ;
Daoktna? for Crylna; Babies.
Alaskan babies are rubbed with oil.
tightly rolled In a skin or blanket pad
ded with grass and bound with deer
skin thongs, which are undone but
once a day, when the grass is freshened.
If the baby cries be la held under water
untU he Is still.
A man's poetry may win a woman.
but he'a an exception if he is able to
maintain her on it
HAVE IT READY
Minor accidents are so frequent
aad such bnrta so troublesome
no hoaMhold should be with
out a bottle of
St Jacobs Oil
4fe
tor
instant
ae,
as the
world
knows
it is a
PERFECT
CURE
tor
PAINS
and
ACHES
The Hlxbest Mnnument.
The highest monument in the world Is
In Washington, D. C. It was erected In
honor of George Washington. It Is 555
feet high, 55 feet square at the base,
and contains 18,000 blocks of marble,
two feet thick. In the Interior Is an
elevator, and 50 flights of stairs, 18
step each.
Artaiteratrd Coffee.
Painted coffee beans are among the
latest curiosities of the adulterated
food market Inferior beans are col
ored with burnt umber and made to
look like the finest Mocha. They are
described as "shiny-brown outside, yel
low Inside and tasteless."
Ask Tear Dralrr for Allen Faat-Baae.
A powder to shake into your shoes; rests the
irei. lures vorns. Hum nn. swollen, sore.
Hot Callous. Achinr. Sweating ft t and In
growing Nails. All n's Foot-Fase makes new
or tig t shoes easy At all druggists and
Kh'-e stores, 25 eta. Sample mailed FREK.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeKoy. N. Y.
There Is nothing more eloquent than
silent time.
What Shall We Have Far Deaaertl
This qneetlon arises In the family daily. Let
us answer it to-day. Try Jell-O. a delicious
and healthful leaaert. Prepared in 3 min. No
boillDKl no baking I Simply add a little hot
water A set to eool. Flavors: Im on, Orange,
Raspberry and Strawberry. At grocers. lOo.
The Idea that a strict fidelitv to truth
demands accuracy in one which is sel
dom entertained: but until we receive
it as a principle and embody it in ac
tion we shall never attain a hlcrh de
gree or truthfulness.
Ta Cam n Cold In On Day.
1 BBS LAXATITB DBOMO OfTfsmru T. mm . 11
uiufKi-n 01 iiuu we m ner ir it rjii I. i., .nn.
w . . - . . " -
-- - waiMMv ca ua csca DOJK. HOC
Jealousy is the
compliment we pay
to our superiors.
ira. winaiows BootBIaa Syrup
thing, softeas the nu redurdi
for children
ng Innamma.
tiou, allays paia, cures wind colic gjc
oaie.
To live the truth VP milflt hnvo kA
uum uuiuins in us.
my life three years aro.-.Ms. Tno. Rcbbinb. i
1 am lure nao'l imre War frn am . nlM. u a
" " , .-w, . I .
America needs Rood narenta
more than good politics.
Carter's Ink.
Util&h2F?!t7tor'ood?TlaB c'
Urate the beat. Cost, no more than poor ink.
Oabu Poausl Byetem.
Brewster Cameron, who was connect
ed with the postofflce department of
tbe United States for a number ot
years, has Just returned from a long
visit in Cuba, and speaks in glowiog
term of tbe improvements which tbo
Americans have made in tbe Cuban
post"! system. He says that the or.
Sanitation of tbe postal department In
xne tsiana renects tne greatest credit
on MJ- Ratbbone, the director general
or outposts in uoim. He round tbe ser
vice in chaos, and has, by rare execu
tive ability, and by adopting a merit
system promotions for efficiency and
prompt dismissal for neglect of duty
.built up, in an Incredibly short tin, a
service that rivals that of the Cnlteil
States for efficiency in all respects. He
believes, however, that the Cabana
have received tbe greatest benefits from
the example, of tireless energy, indu
try and devotion to duty which Mal !
KatnDone ana nis assistants have given.
These examples have infused Into the
Cubans a sense of public duty that wa
a revelation to them, and the temporarr
(occupation of the island by the Ameri
cans cannot fail to result In Inestimable
blessings to the Cuban people.
Truth. If witty, to th wittiest of an
Before starting on a "run" a refreshing wash with
Ivory Soap gives new energy. It lathers quickly in any
kind of water and does not cost more than common
soap. The luxury of being clean is not realized without
using Ivory Soap. You need not fear alkali, or other
injurious ingredients found in many soaps. Ivory Soap is
nothing but pure materials, combined to make a soap that
will clean and rinse quickly, thoroughly, satisfactorily.
IT FLOATS.
coranwr nss av tms mocrca a qamblm CO. cincmuuti
NOVEL FRENCH TORPEDO.
Anchored and Operated from Shore by
Mechanical Towage.
The new towing torpedo, the Lege,
the recent invention of a Frenchman,
Is an extremely fishlike weapon.
Though it can be used much in the
same way as the old Harvey torpedo.
with which some of our ships were
equipped before the advent of tbe
Whitehead, by being towed at an angle
under an enemy's ship (provided she
allowed the operator to come near
enough to do so), its principal fcnctlon
Is tbe defense of ports and harbors. It
differs from tbe Brennan. which to all
Intents and purposes Is an automobile
weapon, but at the same time it Is much
simpler, and probably much less expen
sive, though special arangements have
to be made for its use. An endless
chain is stretched round four horizontal
wheels and pulleys so as to cover the
portion to be guarded, and is set in mo-j
tion by means of a second chain, driven!
by an engine on shore. To the first-.
mentioned chain a scries of Lege tor
pedoes are attached at Intervals and;
tbe idea is that as the chain moves
round on its rollers the channel Is con
stantly patrolled, as It were, by two
lines of traveling mines moving in op
posite directions, so that it would be
practically impossible for a ship to pasa
through this guarded zone unscathed.
Immediately tbe chain is stopped the;
torpedoes become harmless, for on the
strain being taken off the towing lever,
it automatically folds back against thei
head, and in so doing moves a safety'
catch into such a position as to prevent)
tbe striker in the point of the torpedo!
moving. In this position It may be
struck or handled with impunity, but
it is claimed that the moment It Is1
towed through the water it becomes
once more a deadly peril to any ship
that may graze It
The Lege torpedo is constructed of
Delta metal, whlcb, while being as
strong as steel, is not liable to rust and
corrosion from immersion In water.
Tbe charge Is of cylindrical shape, and
Is easily Inserted and removed from the
head of tbe torpedo, so that the appar
atus can be stored with perfect safety
ready to band, while the charges are
placed out of barm's way in a maga
zine. Other advantages claimed for it
are those of automatically adjusting
Itself to the depth required, and, on en
countering the defensive nets oT an
Ironclad, of assuming a certlcal posi
tion, diving beneath them, and striking
the huU with its point as soon aa it is
clear. The great point In favor of the
new weapon would appear to be its
simplicity, but on the other hand, it
does not seem Impossible for an enemy
to so damage or destroy the endless
chain as to stop Its motion, when tbe
whole set of torpedoes would at once
become innocuous. Nor, for that mat
ter, does it seem very Improbable that
its working might be affected by the
explosion of one of its own torpedoes.
London Naval and Military Record.
The Adjective.
A writer in Longman's Magazine
saya that everybody nowadays In prose
or poetry claps on an adjective to every
noun. It degrades the adjective and
enervates the noun.
Then. too. there are a host of vulgar.
overdressed people introduced Into our
company, whom we. the old-fashioned
adjectives, hardly recognize "strenu
ous," "intense," "weird," "fiery," "sym
pathetic" "splendid," "secure," "naive,"
impressive," poignant," mostly at
tached, too, to the wrong nouns.
There are too many adjectives, and
they carry too much sail, like Delilah
bedecked, ornate and gay.
I noticed, as an Instance the other
way, a criticism in a French review of
the academician sea-captain who calls
himseif Pierre Loti, whose style is so
defecated that be seldom or never use?
M"1 dJec0ve more startling than
-good." -bad." "ffreen."
"light," nd bo on; and yet so orders
his sentence that the adjective shine
ont like a rose on a brier-bush.
or Mw'e This!
"T c. CaUrVtw ''l ""' t
Hc.urrhcS tt"nnot b.- cured b,
onerune Hun
K" 1 (
r,J.ClERirAfiA t.
We. the anA.r.Z-".-' r'?m, Toledo n
!K.'r J-t u'2Sf23 FJ- Che.
."7 -onorble in all VB a m pe .
nd AnanoialU b?e to caiSr " "c'
"oTo T-whi.!.Draigl,tSi Toledok
Sact,?" Wholes.
SryVtirbfeodkrn'ern'u'. -.
laces of th. .jm phT1, mucops ur-
7H."i.'Testimou1Srftti- U
.r-ui are the beet,
h,, i Jtf JZ-0?'?1 I'd
fPM4V m.
it never areta Iuim rn..
Liars should
fully cultivate their" memories.10
lall-o, the Now TTnaaaii
a all .. , ..
pi.
Lemon. Orange.lu.Tb.rTy ad"tVrr7
1oat swooaia, 10 eta.
Great souls
unlike passions, urt"., pTndT
lums swina- tetwn &J?Z .rrna.u-
poles. -opposite
a .-. form. 2ZS.$S'1
When the wish la father
thought the both win lookllike?
Reynard's Narrow Eaoape.
A fox, having been pursued by a
Barnard, Vt, hunter and two hounds,
escaped In a novel manner. The anl
mal was being closely pressed by th
dogs, when it dashed across the rail
road track In front of a fast-movin;
train. Tbe fox barely succeeded Id
reaching the other side of the track
ahead of the approaching locomotive,
but the dogs were not so fortunate.
The hounds were so eager for their
prey that they did not heed the train,
and both were killed
ALABASTINE
durable and
Datura eemem
base wall coating,
In S lb. paper packages, made ready for use is
white and fourteen beautiful tinta by miring
with cold water. It is a cement that goes
through a process of setting, hardens with age,
and can be coated and recoated without washing
off ita old coats before renem3g.
ALABASTINE
Is entirely
different
from all the
various kalsominee on the market, being durable
and not stuck on the wall with glue. Alabastina
customers should insist on having the goods in
packages properly labeled. They should reject
all imitations. There is nothing "just as good.1
ALABASTINE
Prevents much sickness, particularly throat and
lung difficulties, attributable to unsanitary
coatings on walls. It has beon recommended
in a paper published by the Michigan State
Board of Health on account of ita sanitary
features: which paper strongly condemned
kalsominee. AlabaBtine can be used on either
plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or canvas,
and any one can brat-h it on. It admits of radi
cal changes from well paper decorations, thus
securing at reasonable expense the latent and
besteffects. Alabasiineismanufactured by tbe
jUMutCoEfwnyofdrd fopi&nkiipi.
Instructive and interesting booklet mffad free
to ail applicants.
FDFY'C
D.
N. Wilt, Bams, Ky , an:
'mm mm m W trey's
Frej
Verrtufug- it the bet
worm destroyer I have ever found.
w K wna me me right away.
D Mrs. B. C. Hvnan, OordonsTiUe. Va.t
Rl 1 find Jr" Verniifnce the very
l bent one I have ver used. I write
p you direct as I cannot find it
r I! in the store, and I must
have thi kind and no
ST other.
W. . .Fowler.
Amesbary, Mass., urn: Plesse send one bottle
of your Frey'a Verunlfnge cannot Ret It here,
At drugg.Bta or by mail for 36 cents.
jC. a r air, t naiiisaorr .via.
MIKE DON,
Instructor of boxing
at the Mew York Ath-
ltt !Iiih will nnh.
iah a series of twenty illustrated boxiutr les
sons In 60LDM Houbs. 1 his will offer Its readers
the same privileges as those wralthy enough to
belong to a taMouable club. Ask toot newsdealer
for Gulden Hoitbh N.i. u hp anA ai tv.-
1a I nbarrlptfon covering the jea-ons to Golds w
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