Says Jim: "TawTa'a Jae;
I wouldn't be .
Like bins, 70a knyyv
Mistakes fee's milt. '
I'll let 70a kaow
Taere'd be a chang.
; , U I was Joer
Baja Joe: There's Jim;
1 wouldn't make
Mistakes like him.
Fer merer aake!
' They're plain enoug
To all bat him.
TherVd be a chance
If I in Jfcmr
When God mid this
Old world He fare
To Jim an' Joe
place to live;
Bat no on eence
If come to pass
Has famished 'em
A lookin glass.
.ianapoUa Son. -r
His Uncle's Fortune.
taa..ae. nTasTasTsal mTmTi nT nT bTi nT nT T nTiaTmTi nT nT bTi bT nT
T OD are In a particularly cheerful
W mood. Bob, for a man who has;
got to the end of his resources.'!
Aly dear boy. If you want to drive
the last nail into the box that will bury
you under a ton weight of cold shoulder
pull a long face when you are In diffi
culties, and turn seedy. Besides, a
man Is never at the end of his re
sources." "Well, I suppose a fiver is of no use
(to you?"
"None in the least!" said Bob Sum
piers, with a light laugh. "Give me a
fcoontb to myself, Ted, and good-by till
then. One month from to-night and
ithls is the 5th dine with me here."
They parted ou the steps of the cafe.
Pummers watched his friend out of
algbt, then took a cab to his chambers,
bald his man a month's wages and gave
him a month's holiday, packed a port
manteau, locked up his rooms, gave the
key to his housekeeper and, half an
hour later, was smoking his last cigar
in a first-class compartment of a south
western train with his last $5 In his
pocket
In the next Issue of the Dormouth
Times appeared this item of news:
"Some men are lucky! Mr. Robert
Summers, son of the late Richard Sum
mers, of Dormouth, who has been read
ing for the bar since bis father's sud
den death, has Just inherited a fortune,
estimated at from $400,000 to half a
million, left by an uncle who settled
early in life in Chile. News of the
death of bis wealthy relative and of
the fortune bequeathed to him reached
Mr. Summers, who happens to be stay
ing at the Dormouth Arms at the pres
ent time, by the last South American
malls. - We heartily congratulate our
fellow townsman."
Mr. Bob Summers read this with a
placid face in bis sitting-room at the
Dormouth Arms, while chipping an egg
for his breakfast.
- "A very comfortable sum," he solil
oquized. "Not too small for the covet
ous and not too large for the credulous.
They will turn up presently."
Before he had finished breakfast a
note was handed him frooa bis old tail
or, whose name and account he had al
most forgotten. It begged the favor of
a renewal of Mr. Summers' esteemed
patronage. A couple of circulars strong
ly emphasizing the claims of local char
ities followed, and no less than six beg
ging letters in an hour.
"They must fancy that fortunes are
remmea uj caoie. summers com
mented on these prompt recognitions of
his admission into the ranks of the
dunned.
To the other evidences of newspaper
popularity was added the usual atten
tion of a visit' from bis landlord, who
hoped Mr. Summers was comfortable.
He had known Mr. Summers' father
for "well on to forty years, sir, aud
remembered hearin' tell of a brother
who went to South America in the '50s.
Very sad news, sir; but" brightening
"he seems to have improved his time,"
lr."
"Tes," said Bob dryly; "an affliction
with compensations. Er will you send
someone with my hat and get a mourning-band
put on? Uncle, you know."
Bob lounged up to the window just
as a carriage stopped in the road be
low. J
- "Lady Wheedle," he murmured, "byl
all that's marvelous! Has she still goj
her daughters on her hands?"
A note was handed out, and the car
riage drove on. The note came to him,
aa he had half-anticipated, for by thM
time he was becoming prepared for ex
tremltles. Lady Wheedle's compll
fents and condolences with Mr. Sum
mere on h's bereavement ("The ol
feline!" he muttered. "What a quick:
cent she nas: ) and would be greatly
pleased If Mr. Summers would dine ad
Wheedle house on Monday, the 11th,
strictly en famllle.
He had scarcely dropped the note on
the table, with Its conspicuous coat-of-i
arms uppermost, when a Mr. Bolstec
was announced.
"Bolster! Bolster! I don't re
call "
"Owns a deal of property hereabouts;
air." explained the waiter, with an apol
ogetic cough.
"Oh, ah! Tes. Show him in."
Mr. Bolster appeared a gentleman 1
of a bustling and confident manner, j
with a keen eye and an expansive style '
of conversation.
"Hope you will pardon this intrusion,
Mr. Summers, and particularly on mat
ters of business; but capital, sir, knows
neither births, marriages nor deaths."
"The deuce it doesn't!" thought Sum
mers; but he said nothing to interrupt
the flow of words.
"Capital la rorever changing hands,'
of course, sir," proceeded Mr. Bolster,:
CSr. Bolster. tULt tt .1 -
presume an equal share la to prcZt
twill be satisfactory to yon? Thank
Vou! well, good-by till Monday. . Shall
iwe amy 10?". . -
Bob stood for a moment fete face
wearing a smile that was a trifle ear
donic, when the waiter reappearec
with. the announcement that 'Squln
Merryweather presented his compll
menta, and could Mr. Summers receive
him? The new visitor turned oat to be!
a white-haired gentleman of amiable)
countenance nnu suave manners.
"Ton know me, Mr. Summers," be
proceeded to introduce himself, "as the
head of Merryweather" bank, no
doubt? I called to express my sym
pathy with your bereavement, and to
ask you If we can be of any service to
yon?"
I "Why, yon are extremely kind, sir,"
aid Bob, In acknowledgment; "but yon
realize, doubtless, that I cannot open
account on a solicitor's letter of advice.
I should require something more tangi
ble," he said, with an ingratiating
smile.
"I fully appreciate your position, Mr.
Summers. That will come In good time.
You will probably settle down In your
jold home, and I believe I may say that
Merryweatber's has a reputation for
solidity and for consideration toward
its customers that cannot be exceeded
elsewhere. But pending the realization
of your prospects, it has occurred to us
that a little present accommodation
might be acceptable."
"Yon are doubly kind" said Bob.
with some difficulty restraining a de
sire to clap the old gentleman on thn
back "doubly kind! I dare' say, uim
friend. Lord Wheedle" with a gesturq
toward the open note on the table)
"would oblige me for a few weeks, but
jou realize the indelicacy one feels In
Imposing on personal friendship?"
Terfectly, Mr. Summers; the reluc
tance is most natural. But as betweet
us the matter would have a purely bus
Iness character. Shall we say an over
draft for $25,000 on your acceptance af
three months
"You would place me under an obllt
gation I could not forget, Mr. Merry
weather."
"Let it be so, then. Will you call at
the bank before 1? Thank you."
With Monday forenoon came the int
terview with Mr. Bolster, and he)
emerged from it the half owner of a)
building estate, for which he had un
dertaken to pay $100,000 In one, two,
three and four years.
Out of at least a dozen schemes sub-,
mltted to him, with the rosiest assur-I
ances of profitable investment, he se-j
lected three, which he Negotiated dur
ing the week, lie bought a wharf, a'
fleet of coasting vessels and a tin mine
in the vicinity. By depositing the deeds
with Merryweathers bank as collateral
security, he obtained an overdraft large
enough to enable him to complete these
purchases on very favorable terms, and
then he Instructed his solicitors to
amalgamate the three properties in a
syndicate.
Altogether this was the hardest
month's work in Mr. Robert Summers
life. He felt that he could not endure!
the strain of it much longer, and, more-)
over, there was some peril In prolong
lag it
He gave the last of the four weeks
to realizing on his Investments, ami
the incipient boom his enterprise bad!
started made that an easier task than
he had anticipated.
Tin was rapidly rising in the market
for one thing, and he disposed of his
interest in the Dormouth tin and coast
ing syndicate for a profit of $15,000.
Bolster was very glad to give him a
$5,000 profit for his half share In the
building estate. He was able to pay
off Ills overdraft at Merryweatber's
and retire with a clean $17,000.
He gave no intimation, however, that
the game was up. His popularity was
at no time so great nor his name so
persistently on everybody's tongue, as
when he was packing his portmanteau
to return to London, on the evening of
the fourth of the month following his
arrival at Dormouth.
He met Ted Craig at the very spot on
which they had parted a month before.
"What's all this rumor," 'exclaimed
Craig, "of your having come In for
fortune?"
"Good heavens! Has It got here?"
"All over the shop. Bob."
"Well. I have a small one."
"Some old uncle in the West Indies,
wasn t itf
"The place Isn't material, Ted."
"What did he die of T
"A newspaper paragraph."
"Queer thing! Are you going back
to Dormouth?"
"Neverl"
cm xoiD am) oim&
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT Of
.. THE PAPER. v-
Uttl
of the
Velka atvarywMere, Oataarsd
All Otaas- Lt-
I am a bit of ashes. How I came to
be here yon wonder. I win tell yon of
my travels. When I first remember It
was being on the back of a lamb whose
fleece was white as snow. I was the
fleece. I went around with the lamb
whose name was Fanny, for two years,
when the good old farmer came and
took Fanny and me down to a small
stream which flowed through bis farm,
washed us and took a pair of large
shears and separated me from Fanny.
I, with a lot of my brothers and sis
ters, was pat onto a wagon and drawn
fo market by two large white horses,
waa then taken to a place called a
mill, where they span, spooled and
wove me Into a fine fabric. I waa
hauled to a dry goods store, piled up
m a shelf among other pieces of cloth,
and finally a lady bought me for her
little girl whose name was Bella. She
was a lovely little girl and thought me
very pretty. I was to be made Into an
apron for Bella. She said tnat sne
would like to have me made "empire."
Of course I didn't know what that
meant
They took me to the sewing-room.
and there a lady took shears and cut
me. Of course It hurt, but I waa will
lng to stand anything for my young
mistress, Bella's sake. Then they
sewed me all up with a kind of thread
and put lace on me and then I was
ready to be worn. First I went to a
lawn party at a nice residence of a lit
tle girl named Leta Snow. We bad a
lovely time (I moan Bella and I). They
served Ice cream and all sorts of good
ies; all of which Bella seemed to en-j
Joy. After that I went to quite a few
parties. Then Bella only wore me to.
school. And after a while only around
home until she grew tired of me ami
gave me to a little girl named Gladjl
Jones, who was quite poor. She won
me quite a while "for nice," as she said
and then just around home. Then lit
tie Johnnie, her little brother, in a pe
one night took the scissors and cut ;
big bole in me.
Then Gladys made me into a dollie'a
dress for Margaret her prettiest dolly.
After a while, she thought I wasn
good enough for Margaret so she gavd
me to Maggie, her rag dolly. AfteJ
that Cecil, Gladys' younger sister
tried to cut blocks for her dolly's qui!
out of me, but she didn't know bowj
very well, so she wasted me and I fel
onto the floor. Mrs. Jones picked me
up and put me into the rag bag. An
old man came along and bought me
and I was taken to a shop and mnde
into smooth, shiny writing paper and
sold from the store to a little girl
named Hattle.
This little girl's mother was away
visiting and so Hattle wrote a kind let
ter telling her mamma to return as
quickly as possible. Her mamma was
visiting her little nephew's parents and
her Mttle nephew found me on the table
and tore m Into shreds. The nurse,
coming in later, put me Into the stove
and the consequence was that I anr
now ashes. Now yon have heard my
story. Good-by. -.. .
T) wit a sma'J -J." to KS d
German, who may use repeals to be
gin every noun: be always sees tbt
small "l" In writing "k-h." The Spaa
lard avoids, as far as practicable, thi
use of ' the personal pronoun whei
writing in the first person,' bnt be al
ways writes It" "yo," taking pains
however, to begin the Spanish equlva
lent of our "yon" with a capital. Ii
English, it is surely big "I" and litth
"you," as the old saying has it
CLEVE.H OOQS OF ESKIMOS,
An Evening- Asaneennent.
ROOM 13.
f he Troubles Which Hotel Clerk Have
Therewith.
"The superstition about 13 wo.'ks
both ways in the hotel business," vol
unteered the proprietor of one of our
hotels, "though In the great majority of
-ascs it is against any room that is
numbered 13. Teople who are strong
?nou(,'li to resist nearly all other popu
lar superstitions fall down when th
thirteen case arises for their considera
tion, and especially when they ar
-ihown to a room having that number.
In a groat number of hotels the rooms
lumbered 13 are used for storage rooms
r linen closets and the like, though In
many of the most modern there is ni
(loom 13, the jump being made from IS
to 14. This Is. no doubt, the best waj j
to gT out of the trouble as far as tb
quests are concerned, but some extra
sensitive persons will notice the Jump I
ml tight shy of 14 as well, for they can
ice If the numbering was properly car
ried out it would bear the supposed
ratal or unfortunate number. In my
Uotel there is a Room 13, and, I assure
rou, it is oftener vacant than occupied.
,!Only a few weeks since one of the
men whose name Is most prominently
ftolbit Bfter'lf Mew1
Camel Coo Woir
Dooken, O. Reind'ee
its
Cent
W1U Steal Food front Stranger' Teatal
bnt No from Their Own. j
"Talk about dogs," said the old Alaat
ka miner, at the dog show, "why, these
curs of high and low degree are not Ua
It when compared with the Alaska)
mamaloot - 'Mnsba' him and a broad!
smile spreads over his face, while his;
tall curls majestically over his back.
ttu, wim ueau ana ears erect, every
tep he takes Is a poen In arctic snowaj
"From puppy hood np he takes to hart
pess like a duck to water. He goes at
It with vim and vigor characteristic ol(
lis ancestors. Rig the pup in any old
jiarness, and It's amusing to see how
pood-narU redly he buckles . down to
Justness, staying with it like an oldj
itager, never tiring, never feeling dhvj
iouraged. One becomes very much at-
tached to these exceedingly useful and
ompanlonable animals, and they al:
n-ays improve on acquaintance. The
longer you know them the better yon"
dke them. With white men they are
It first disposed to be a little shy, but
they gradually make advances, and ul-
dmately take the visitors Into full con
fidence. "When we pitched our tents on Nome
each last summer we had a little ex
perience with huskies from the Eskimo
huts. In our absence from the tent
these dogs were inclined to take liber
ties with our provisions, but they did
It in such a scientific manner that we
felt more amused than outraged. The
dogs would form a skirmish line on the
outside, and then send their most skill
ed thief Into the tent to reconnolter for
meat and bread. If this thief failed
they would send another, and If be was
successful they would divide the plun
der in as Intelligent and equitable a
manner as dog thieves were capable of
doing. These dogs were honest Injuns
at home, but they would pilfer from
the stranger. When they became bet
ter acquainted with us we could leave
the mess chests open aad they would
never touch anything; they were on
their dog honor, and neter violated It
only accepting food wtoen It waa offer
ed to tnem.
I'm led to these rdtnarka," said the
old miner, "from seeing men and boys
on the streets endeavoring to break all
manner of domestic dogs to harness.
They can't do it; it's utterly Impossible,
because the poor brutes were not born
that way. The Newfoundlands or St
Bernards don't appear to have any In
terest In their new calling, and they
ihow It in their downcast tails and de
lected countenances, xou must re
nember that dogs have very expressive
faces, and show their feelings Id a re-
arkable degree; they are the only ani
mals that laugh and cry. They have
(bared my joys and sorrows In the
oleak arctic, and this is why I have a
lender heart for dogs."
A. v. s s . f
Barred of Pain by Ia, It ni
" Dkab Mas. Pnraauuf : Before
aonuneneed to take tout aaedlehae
waa in a terrible state, wishlnf aayaalf
dead a good many times. Every part
of my body seemed to pain ba at
way. At time of BneaatraatkMB
aufferiajr waa aometbins; terrible.
thoaght there was no ear for me, bat
after taking several bottles of Lydia
E. Plnknam'a Vegetable Compound ail
my bad feelings war cone. I am now
well and enjoying good health, X shall
always praise your medicine. " Man.
Amos Fxscbxxb, Box SS6. Romeo, Mioh.
Female) Troubles Overcome)
Dxan Mas. Phudi : I had female
trouble, palnfnl menses, and kidney
complaint, also stomach trouble. About
a year ago I happened to pick up a
paper that contained an advertisement
of Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com
pound, and when I read how it had
helped others, 1 thought it might help
me, and decided to give is a trial.
did so, and aa a result am. now feeling
perfectly welL 1 wish to thank you for
the benefit your medicine has been to
me. Mae. claba Stubkb, miier, Hen-
No ilore Pain
" Dzam Mas. Pixkkaii : Tour Vege
table Compound has been of much
benefit to me. When my men s first
appeared they were very irregular.
They occurred too often and did not
leave for a week or more. 1 alwayt
suffered at these times with terrible
pains in my back and abdomen. Would
be in bed for several days and would
not be exactly ra' mal at times. I
took Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable
Compound, and menses became regular
and Daina loft me entirely." -mas. a
V. Ccstkb, Brule, Wis.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Varalnc Me GaUia the Wicked t
. . Jlepenta
A T T L E 8 win
no battles.
Man Is dust
but still divine.
No man ever
found fame by
looking for It
Only the needy
are known at
the Bank of
Faith.
The soul Is the
main spring of
Atk Trar Dl,r for Allea't ITMt-BCaM,
A powder to shake into your shoe; reaU the
feet. Cure Corn, ami ns. Swollen, Sore,
Hot Callous. Aching. Sweating- Feet and In
growing Naila. Allen's Foot-hase makes new
or tig t shoes easy At .all druggists and
hce stores, 25 eta. Sample mailed FREB
address alien 6. Olmsted, LeKoy, N. V.
It is the coward who fawns upon
hose above him. It is the toward
who is insolent whenever he dares be
o.
It often strikes one as unfortunate
that women are not more capable ol
letting each other alone.
Jell-O. tan Jlesr
fleases all the family. Four flavors:
Lemon, Orange, Baspberry aad Strawberry,
At yoor groeora, 10 eta.
Me human timepiece.
Cowardice la the tap root of all
tyranny.
The front horse always has to pull
the hardest
Jealousy Is the compliment we pay to
our superiors.
Holiness on earth Is better than ln
tiocence In Eden.
The church cannot be measured with-t
out Its corner-stone.
The fear of the reaping is not repent-
ance for the sowing.
Persecution may - be the pathway,
but glory Is the goal.
America needs good parents even
more than good politics.
Hell is a hole with a great big en
trance but a very small pit
Nothing la so disappointing as the
effort to be good without God.
Religion can be. no more a Sunday
coat than can honesty or truth.
-1 ruin may De Drnised aud laid up.
but it never gets heart failure.
When the wish-is father to the
thought they bothiwlU look alike.
Society la not Christian- and Chris
tianity la not simply "good society.
The unchanging Christ Is the secret
of the Christian who is ever being
changed Into His likeness.
fas trfeuca Tnatjr Allay
the EMPtcio of Pupae, -
-"Ton noticed In the papers, perhap,,
said a Chicago detective who waa in
Kew Orleans for Mardi Graa, "that a
&oong fellow from Kentucky had been
beaten out-of a couple of hundred dol
lars by a confidence man In the Louis
Sana city. The sharper had scraped an
bcqualntance. borrowed the money
runtll he could get a $1,000 biucnangeo.
ud left the poor dupe waiting on the
ildewalk while he stepped Into the St
Charles to speak to the clerk. Of
worse, be never came back, and in
hose general features there Is nothing
remarkable about the case; bat there is
bne little detail in connection with It
that Impressed me as being highly sig
nificant Before leaving his victim on
the sidewalk the confidence had hand
Ed him his overcoat
I " 'Just hold that for a minute, will
ion,' old manr he said, and thereupon
tiroceeded to disappear. Now that
ivercoat Incident waa really the meat
bf the whole affair. If the young Ken-
ucklan hadn't been requested to guard
the garment he would never have per
mitted the other fellow to get out of
is sight until he paid back the $200 be L
ad borrowed earlier in the evening,
lot the shabby old overcoat, worth
about 75 cento at a Junkshop, Inspired
him with unlimited confidence.
I may say without exaggeration
that I've known the same kind of a
dodge to be worked successfully by at
least forty different cases. In every
Instance the dupe waa given something
to hold. There used to be a noted con
fidence man up around my borne, known
Smooth Eddie Burns,' who made a
specialty of swindling countrymen. He
always carried an old-fashioned blue
gingham umbrella, with an ebony han
dle, a very respectable-looking umbrel
la, and when he excused himself for a
fnoment after making the usual boraj
row, ne wouiu request uu ticuui to
look after It until he returned. They
say Burns used to buy those umbrellas
by the gross, and by the time bis career
L t. i n a a i. ...
dime Uf a triuee jjim wiuu uuu ai a;uoi
one of them In every farmhouse Id
Northern Illinois."
The cak?s of Ivory Soap are so shaped that they
may be used entire for general purposes, or divided
with a stout thread into two perfectly formed cakes for
toilet use. For any use put to, Ivory Soap is a quick
cleanser, absolutely safe and pure. -
A WORD OF WARNING There are manv white soaps, each represented to be "Just " good
asm 'Ivory':'' they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of
ttM genuraa. Ask tor "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting It.
a mr tms pnoenn a oamsu w- ciwwwmip
wa Shall We Haw re Pe erO
ITuis Question arises in the famllv dull v. Lot
ta answer it to-day. Try Jell-O, a delicious
od bealthfni 4easurt. Prenarad tn 9 mln No
bolunirl oobakloai Simo v add a little hot
heater A set to eooL Flavors: Lemon.Oran ee.
suupDarryana Btrawoerry. At grocers. lUa.
Thouah we travel the world over to
find the beautiful, we must carrv it
witn us or we find it not.
-mm fsr
mn uunn bbomo qciinir a Ta
fff.1?1 reload Iks m.,aey if it f.
a. w. baova'a alsuaturo u on sacJ
una. an
rails to enra.
oa aaca box. SSa
AGING OF THE EYE.
To choose time is to save time, and
an unseasonable motion is but beating
tha air.
Ttaa Boat Prescription for Chills
and Fever ta a Dottle of OROVB'a TaSTBLrM
CHILL Toaio. It la simply iron and quinine m
a tasteless forss. Ma cure ne pay. fries 60a
Dog
SHADOWOBAPHS.
"but survives the ordinary mutabilities; I
of life. I called to say that I can offer' J
you at the present moment some pecu
liarly profitable investments." .
"But, my dear sir, you forget that 1.
have not yet bandied a penny of this
inheritance, and am not likely to for
some time." '
"That Is so, of course, Mr. Summers.
No man understands the vexatious de
lays in obtaining possession of distant
inheritances better than I do. . But still, I
Dientloned in this country in connee
lion with polities stopped at this hotel
As 13 was empty, as usual, the clerk
sent him to it, thinking that he was not
iffected by the xupersitlon. He no
ticed the number before he got to th
door and refused the room, saying thai
he would not occupy It under any cir
eumstances. He then told the clerl
that be had studied Into the superstt
tion as far :i it related to politics, and
bad learned thnt In the three last Presi
dentlal conventions the men who wen
New Jersey "Ont of the Union."
Little New Jersey has the distinction
of occasionally being referred to al
"out of the Union," as If it had set ltl
self up to be an Independent Statfi
The expression Is one of such ion;
standing that many who use it do ncj
know Its orleln. Tradition has it thai
ifter the fall of the French Emperoi
.Napoleon his brother Joseph, formerly
(King of Spain, came to America with
the French prince Murat The twi
foreigners decided to purchase landed
roierty in America, but. owing trt
kben existing State laws, prohibiting
h foreigner from owning real estate.
luaay States refused to let the refu
L-eeu purchase land. At last applica
lion was made to the New Jersey Leg
alature, which passed an act enabling
IJosepb Bonaparte and Prince Murat td
hjuy land in the State. The surrounding
iStates poked fun at "little Jersey" for
jitnina- what they bad refused to, and
Jrtalmed that New Jersey was "out of
jthe Union" because it had a king who
mas its social and political leader, for
the former King of Spain was for
many years one of the leading resi
dents of the State.
sir, this Is Immaterial. The association
of your name, as a man of capital, with
mine would, at this juncture,' enable us
to purchase some property for a very
small cash payment, which I could not
acquire on my individual credit with
out a present sum which I am unable
to command. If you will call at my
office on Monday I can satisfy you as
to the advantageous nature of the
transaction."
"I am obliged to you for your offer.
Mr. Bolster, and will look into the mat
tar on Monday, but with the distinct
to nominate the popular candidate foi
President by circumstances were pui
into rooms In the convention cities num
bered 13. and that In each case then
candidates were defeated for nomina
tion. He thought the 13 did the bust
less for them as much as anything else,
nd maybe more than all things els
combined. Now, while this Is true.
there are those who prefer 13 to anj
jther number, and especially those wh
I are members of the so-called thirteen
I clubs, who hold their meetings on th
1 13th of the months, have 13 at each
table at the dinner and the Ilka. If 11
. A Book's Kequeet-
" Please don't handle me with dirty
hands. I should feel ashamed to be
seen when the next little boy borrowed
me.
"Or leave me out In the rain. Books
can catch cold as well as children.
"Or make marks on me with your
pen or pencil. It would spoil my looks.
"Or lean on me with your elbows
when you are reading me. It hurts.
"Or open me and lay me face down
on the table. You wouldn't like to be
t:eatid so.
"Or put in between my leaves a pen
cil or auythinz thicker than a single
vhct of thin paper. It would strain
r-i.v back.
"Wheuever you a.e tlirjub read n.i
uie, if you are afiaid of losing your
place, don't turn down the corner of
one of my leaves.' but have a neat l.'ttie
book-mark to put In where yon stop
ped, ani. then cluse me and l-iy me
down on my side so that I can have a
good, comfortable rest." Selected.
Courtesy is the passport to success.
We double the power of our life when
we add to its gifts unfaUing courtesy.
The world always begrudis room to a
boor.
Hair Catarrh Care is a llqaM and Is taken
Internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces t tlie system. Write tor lea.
tlmruilala. free. Manufactured by
a. j.uhswstaijo-. Toledo, u.
Wisdom is one of the things that
ton't come to the man who sits down
and waits.
alra. WinsloWs Soothing Syrup for children
leetbiug, softens the gums, reducins; inflamma
tion, all .ye pain, cures wind colic 25c. a bottle.
Few persons have sufficient wisdom
to prefer censure which is useful, to
braise which deceives them.
Heaven's eternal wisdom has decreed
lh.it man should ever stand in need of
(nan.
I
by a
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Whatever vnur t-n nmi, maatA n t-
Dearinas and details, its' nrinr-inin in
uuukuii ana applications. .
F . E. Brill. Boden. uuernnov rv nhin
says: Please send me by exnresn twxivo
uuuies 01 your jp-rey's Vermifuge.
Next to knowing- when to nun an
opportunity, the most important-thing
v muvw ue-u lu let go or It.
11 i s permanently cnre.4 m i. n
ne firat day-a use of Dr. Kline's Great
1 ""U,T- i trial Dottle ana treaUse Iree
- ", iM., oi Arch St., Pbila., Pa.
: na,r or our lives is spent
... nuiea in our constitution.
man me second Half in stopping the
Ctleag. " - - '
t.i V" 'or aampHon is an infal i-
k..T.. "JL ouBna and colds N.
bAMDSL, Oceaa Crave. N. J.f Feb. 17, 1900
.There.areJu two Periods in a man's
lire when he doesn't understand a
Ji. , 18 oetore marriage and
uuiBr alter.
Th fakers of Carter's Ink Savl
rWe cant make any better ink than we do;
we don't know how to. Wo can make poorer
ina, out we won't." Carter's Ink is the beau
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' mnUnii how. ik. wnw
he Olllv tlnaranteed Cnn, NaJi.tlnnfHHH'
bnsinesr, no operation, no opium or morphine.
12 Suppositories 60c. or St and boa of ointment
1.IU postpaid by mail. Send for book of vain
r.ble information on Piles, FREE, whether you
use our remedy or not.
I UE DANIELS gUHE PILE CURE CO,
as Aay turn St., Hartford. Conn.
7. L. DOUGLAS
S3 &3.5Q SHOES jjjicg
nwaerstanuing. you anow, iuai x nv not for these, a room numbered IS
would be lust so much lost apace in a
nothing to offer you but my name.
"Quite sufficient, quite sufficient, 1'
ML XJL Summers r protested
Itts "I" In I nsliah Writing:.
Did it ever occur to you that it in!?';-
1 Aeem very egotistical for you to wr t
of yourself with a tnp'tal "i" In.-t -ml
of usins the small and less obtrusive
one? The English use of the capital
"I" is one of the oddest features of the
;Ianguage to a foreigner. If a French
man writes referring to U iii4tlf le
Oiukes "ie" (the French equivalent of
TUT
puarmm
Worth 4tp S6 compared
aim virrsT maun,
The pvawtiM have W. L.
Doocls!' name and price
sonaped oa bottoau Taaal
no substitnts cUimed to
as good. yor
should keep them if
not, we will i
m receipt oi price and jee
extra lu carriage. State kind ol leather,
tut, and width, plain or can toe. Cat. free.
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MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTH NG SYRUP
i oas been nM iy mllllonsnr mathers fr
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so
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ie-jUcr;:: En Wit:,
An Old Theory Controverted
YoarjM- Chi Cairo Ocaliat.
All oculists know that, from middle
age on, the pupil of the eye grows,
mailer, unui in old age it is no large;
than a pin's head. - Heretofore the:
have tried to explain this by sayln.
hat the muscles and nerves controllin
he pupils become stiff, or weak, soonei
ihan do the other muscles or nerves ot
the body. -
Thla theory is controverted by a
roung Chicago oculist. Dr. Norburne
penkina, who criticises many old theo
ries in regard to the eyes.
Dr. Jenkins waa in New York recent
ly, and was seen by a reporter. "I
find," said he, "that advancing age
only brings into action certain defects
of the eye, and these defects alone are
the causes of the small pupil, whether
In age or in youth; and the greater the
defect the earlier the pupil gets small.
"This Is proved, because the pupil re
sumes its normal size and activity, after
the defects are relieved by perfectly
fitting glasses. In brief, the small pu
pll comes from eye strain, and Is not
present in perfect eyes. Aa only about
one person In a thousand baa perfect
eyes, the mistake has easily been made
of thinking the small pupil came from
a natural loss of tone from age. but
perfectly fitting glasses show that these
defects have existed from' youth, and
that age only reveals them, and also
that when these are relieved, the pupil
resumes Its youthful action.
"It Is not age nor loss of tone of the,
muscles or nerves that causes the pu4
pus to be small In adults. It Is eitheij
caused by astigmatism, unlike eyes oi
far-sightedness.
"Astigmatism Is an eye trouble sett
dom understood. The apple of the eya
and the curtain of the eye are covered
In front by a tough, round and clear
saucer-shaped skin, something like a
watch-crystal. This Is about aa wide
and thick as a silver half-dime, and thi
white of the eye frames it. If It la pel
feet it haa a shape something like th
big end of an egg. If It la faulty. It U
more like the side of an egg, or a warp!
ed saucer, and blurs the images tha
pass through it
"In about half the people the two
eyes are not alike In their defects; for,
astigmatism, farsightedness or near-,
alghtednesa are apt to be worse in one'
eye than in the other. One eye may be
perfect and the other not quite so good.
or even very Imperfect.
"In farsightedness the eyeball Is too
small, or too short; the Images come
to a focus behind the retina, causing
eye strain and a small pupil. The great
work of the pupil Is to act In harmony
with the lens and the focussing muscle
to focus perfect Imagea on the ' out
spread nerve, and thla amallneaa of
the pupil that attends the advance of
age la a sign that the pupil is striving
to make np for shortcomings in other
parts of the eye. 1 1
! "Thla discovery win prove of Impor
tance to spectacle wearers, for It will
enable them to tell by the aire of their
pupils whether their glasses fit, a mat
ter largely of guess-work heretofore."
New York World. .
Eleotrio LiUhtlna;.
Over $00,000,000 has been invested
in electric lighting In the United States
in twelve years. The energy required
to make electric lights for the city of
New York Is 200,000 horse power.
Since 1888, when the electric railway
was born, more than $1,700,000,000
has been invested In that Industry, and
now one may travel Dy electric cars
from Paterson, N. J., to Portland, Me.,
going via New York, with but three
small Interruptions that collectively
are about fourteen miles.
Voettbfal Diplomacy.
The grocery man on the corner re
lates that a couple of days ago a little
girl entered his emporium and timidly
laying down a dime asked for 10. cents'
worth of candy.
"It's for papa," she said. "I want to
'sprlse him when he comes home."
The grocery man proceeded to dig
out some of his stock, when the little
girl Interposed.
"Don't give me that kind. Give me
caramels. . 1 just love caramels."
"But I thought these were for papa,"
the grocery man remarked.
"1 know," explained the little grit,
"but when I give them' to papa he'll
just kiss me and say that 'cause I'm
such a generous little girl he'll give
them back to me. So you'd better give
me caramels." Memphis Scimitar.
Is c ne of the earliest bavrbtngera ot sprlnc -
equally cure indication u tbat fooling or Iaev
(tiki OavprfaMitm. Muy gwavllow of
HIRES
RottbMr
are beat for a spring tonic and for a romnwr
oevaraee. s gaileM or 39 nih. w mi at
Charles K. Hires Is. WVl
TOgIlalvsrm, Pa. 'Vl
An Old Insurance fulioy.
The late Dr. Martlneau insured his
life for 1,000 as far back as the year
1828. It Is not often that a life policy
remains In force for seventy-two
years. The total amount payable under
the policy with bonus additions was
4.331.
Kloa-e Who Don't (shoot.
Xne Xkula; ot ohcticu ucici uiuvura a ;
gun. The King of Belgium has shot '
only once In his life, and the Sultan of
Turkey cannot bear to see a gun.
Booth Africa Volcanic
South -Africa Is of volcanic origin.
and the land in the vicinity of hiiu-
berley la so sulphurous that even auU
cannot exist npoa it. ...
It la said tbat Solomon . never at
tempted to answer the questions of a
child. This is another proof of the old
gentleman's wisdom.
Every girl should have a silk petti
coat. Its rustle sounds so rich she for
gets she hasn't a cent In the world.
It Is said that care will kill a cat;
but If a man doesn't car very much
he will probably find a bootjack or a
gun Just as effective.
A man who finds no satisfaction in
himself seeks for it in vain elsewhere.
Halvatlon Army In a Synagogue.
A Salvation Army rally was recently
held In the Jewish synagogue at Los
Angeles, CaL, the first Instance upon
which an Israelltlsh house of worship
In this country has ever been used for
a gathering other than such as are rec
ognised aa sacred by the adherents of
the faith.
Tke Savaga Bachelor.
"It yon had been at the Browns' gold-,
en wedding celebration last night,"
said the Sweet Young Thing, "you
would have altered your views on matrimony."
"I wouldn't either," said th Savage
Bachelor. "If matrimony were not a
fake, there would not be suck a pow
wow raised over a couple tbat have
managed to endure each other for a
few years, and don't you forget It!"
Indianapolis Press.
lABASTTfTE Is the original
and only durable wan coating,
entirely different from all kal
aomines. Ready for use in
white or fourteen beautiful
tints by adding cold water.
ATHES naturally prefer ALA
BASTINE for walls and ceil
ings, because It la pure, dean,
durable. Put up In dry pow
dered form. In five-pound pack
ages, with full direction.
LL, kalsomlnea are cheap, tem
porary preparations mane rrom
whiting, chalks, clays, etc.,
and stuck on walls with de
caving animal glue. ALABAS
TINE is not a kalsomina.
ETWARB of the dealer who
says he can sell you the "same
thing" as ALlABASTINE or
"something just aa good." Ha
Is either not posted or la try
lng to deceive you.
NO IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
to sell on AL,ABASINE-S da'
raands, he may not realise tbx
damage you will suffer by a
kalsomine on your walla.
UN SI BUB dealers will not buy
a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
aelllng and consumers by using
infringement. Alabaatlne Co.
own right to make wall coat
lng to mix with cold water.
I HE INTERIOR WALLS of
every church and school should
be coated only with pure, dur
able ALABA8T1NE. It safe
guards health. Hundreds of
tons used yearly for. this work.
N BUYINO ALABASTINE,
customers should avoid get
ting cheap kalsomlnes under
different names. Insist oa
having our goods In packages
and properly labeled.
TJTSANCE of wall paoer Is ob
viated by ALABASTINE. It
can' be used on plastered walla,
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brash It on.
It does not rub or scale off.
BTABLISTTED In favor. Shun
all Imitations. Ask paint deal
er or druggist for tint card.
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let, free. ALABASTINE CO,
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1 I Beat Cough ByrnnTTaates Good. TJsal I
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We do a great deal of shit-inr.,- in
this 'life on the around of not halnar
genius.
1 1 TEE
BILE
Causes bilious head-acbe, back-ache
and all kinds of body aches. Spring
is here and you want to get this bile
poison out of your system, easily,
naturally and gently. CASCARETS
are just what you want; they never
grip or gripe, but will work gently
while you sleep. Some people tliink
the more violent the griping the better
the cure. Be careful take care of
your bowels-salts and pill poisons
leave then? weak, and even less able to
keep up regular movements than be
fore. The only safe, gentle inside
opnng cleaner for the bowels are
sweet, fragrant CASCARETS. They
rlrvn naa a a.f r . J
violence, but actas a tonic on the whofeio Ud oi LSZT
the muscles and restore healthy, natural aton-X 'j ZS?
You will find In an entirely tKyy tVu-u. the?'
and permanently putingoij cHSlStt JS?ptIy
CURED BY
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CANDY
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25c 50c.
o aay aeaay aaertal aoHcrioc fro. bowel troubles aad too
aViuaw,uaau).(
ALL
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" aad too poor to bay CASCABirri: .