MOUNTAIN TROUT IS BITIN.
the mountain trout to bitin'. la the
J- buy days o Mar.
Why, tha spirit leaves the body, an' foes
wanderin away
t Btrayia' by the fields o' clover, whar the
i. .- golden sunshine aeems
Silenced titci o aong atill hoverin' on
: the pastur'a an the streams;
An you loU within the shadders nigh
some bloaaoniin' wild rose,
Jest a dreamin'. ..
I . Dreamin',
' . Dreamin', '
I . Half awake an' half adoaa!
I All the glory o' creation ia compreaaed in
? ' one abort day,
I- When the mountain trout ia bitin in the
t lazy daya o' May.
i New an' then acrosa the meddera rlncs
the tingle o' the bells
: lake the orchestry o' Nature aomewhar
hid among the dells; .
Orioles wing up and over, an' innoatin'
from the hills '
f Cornea the bluebird's hallalooyer in tha
softest thrills an' trills.
i- Tain't unnaterel for a feller, ef he's ever
loved at all.
To be thinkin',
Tbinkin',
Thinkin', -
Of some one beyond recall.
An' to wonder ef her spirit ain't still
. with you anyway.
When the mountain trout is bitin' in the
- lnsy days o' May.
New York Times. -i
2
f The Odd
ThifJ? About It
BHAD been poring over a fourteenth
century manuscript in the window
seat, behind the library curtains.
The twilighr ted the end of the faint.
crabbed writing cauie together, and
then I supposed I fell asleep. I woke
At the sound of Vera Itutherford's
voice.
"The oddest thing about It is that I
don t really dislike him at all."
' You will tell me next that he doesn't
really dislike you," aald Maud Leslie,
with an unbelieviug laugh.
"I am afraid," taid Vera, "there is no
doubt about that." I could have point
ed out grave doubts; but I wasn't more
than half-awake. Besides 1 couldn't
be quite sure that they referred to me,"
"Did you say 'afraid,' Ve?"
"You needn't quibble over my woi-ds,"
she answered, impatiently. There was
a pause.
"Dear old Ye!" sa;d Maud, in a mo
ment Here again I ought to have pre
tended that I had Just woke up, j;nd
announced myself.
"I hate him," Yera observed, incon
sistently. "So," said Maud heartily, "do I!" I
could not well proclaim my presence
after these remarks.
"At least I thiiik I do."
"I am sure I do," said Maud, posi
tively. "I consider him horrible."
"Oh, Maud; you know he isn't."
"lie must be, or he wouldn't be so
rude to you."
"I I provoke him, you see."
"That is no excuse at all. Look at
the way he contradicted you aliout
those Tuscan vases, or whatever yu
call them." . ,
"I contradicted him first"
"Why shouldn't you?"'
"Because he was right"
"Which made it all the more annoy
ing." "Yes," said Vera, with a sigh. I
wished I had let her have her own
jway."
I "He Is a great deal too 'superior,'
tatcd Maud. I felt myself blushing."
"He really knows a great deal," sug
gested Vera, timidly. I made up my
mind not to quarrel with her any m--.v.
"A lot of antiquated rubbish of no
use to any one'jsooffed Maud. I could
feel that she was tossing her head.
li- .
"Jack calls hijn the
lumber-room! i
Jack is a younj
"I don't agree," said Vera, hotly, i "a" ' ,"r s l"u"'"u "a
"Jack Is " i structive to inc. He was educated at
-No. he Isn't!" He's very nearly en i il h- -'P Dch univer
gaged to Maud " Klty ct'ntro' ai'd was one of the last
"A charmliig'and intelligent fellow I ' ln'n one "0,,I,i lu,nsl ne to have aDy
was going to say " i mistaken notion as to Britain's re-
"Nasty littlc'story-teller!" I thou-ht ' KOurtes' a,,(1 1,0 formed ip he
they were going to quarrel, but they ! had l,t'''u "n,!l'r t,,e lll'Pression tu be
ai3u.t i Knglish army consisted of U,000 sol-
"Well, I'll admit the learning or your ' d:ers'
Mr. Norton," said Maud, when thfy bad 1,0 yon re,npml,t'r tbe character In
done laughihng, "but " j one of uiuor Hasgard's books "Jess,"
"He isn't my Mr. Norton," Vera oh- ' 1 t"ink-' '" "een in Cape Town
Jected. There was a further pause If aml f"""1''! t,le Rritish army? Per
Maud had gone I should have felt In- i ,!OU!llIJ'- 1 should never have believed
cllned to come cut aud place "Mr Nor-
ton" at pretty
Maud didn't go.
Vera's disposal, but
"Do you really like him, old VeV she
asked.
"Only Just a little."
"Sure?"
"Yes almost sure."
"You are rather hard on him, Maud,
I think." So did I. "Won t you admit
that he has many good points?"
"Oh he can talk! He's very amus
ing when he comes out of the shell. I
rather like to talk to him myself." In- j
deed! "But I don't believe he has a i
bit of sentiment in him. I'm sure he's
never kissed a girl in his life.". Hasn't i
he! "Unless" she laughed mi hiev- j
ously "it's you."
"You are ridiculous," protested Vera.
"He wouldn't dream of such a thing."
Obviously Miss Vera understood me uo
better than oth antiquities.
"Perhaps he Why don't you leave oil
squabbling with him?"
"He won't let me. He generally be
gins by asking whether I am ready for
our usual quarrel."
' "Why don't you say no."
"Because he ought to say It" I re
solved that he should.
"Then you will find him deadly dull."
"I I don't think I should."
"Whatever would you talk about?"
"Oh the usual thiugs!"
"My dear Ve, he couldn't! Just fancy
him whispering soft nothings In your
ear!" Maud laughed. Personally, I
didn't see anythiug to laugh at "Aud
you blushing aud looking down "
"Don't be so silly!"
Whilst he imprinted a chaste sa
lute" "It is time to dress for dinner," said
Vera, frigidly. She walked toward the
door.
"He has a ginger mustache," said
Maud, as a parting shot This remark
w. ; absolutely untrue; it is golden al
most "He has not!" Vera departed.
Maud hummed a queer little tune to
herself for a minute. Then she sighed
twice presumably for Vera. Then she l
shrugged ber shoulders once I fear for
me I Then she went out also. After a
prudent Interval I followed.
At dinner Vera and I were neighbors.
I avoided antiquities, and told her
amusing stoi jw.i to hear her laugh,
aavtoeta very pretty when sfae brogfts.
Bbe also looks very pretty when she
doesn't.
After dinner our host, who to proud
af kis scenery, suggested that we
should go and sec the moan rise over
falMU. I managed to escort Vera and
"Shall we bare our usual oaaureir
ahe asked, when we had parched ow
selves npon a big atils at the foot of
the LIU. - ; r
-No," I replied; "I don't wast to
quarrel, please." ';"
"Don't your aba- said, brightly.
"Aren't you afraid we shall be dull 7"
"Not In the least; but If yon are "
"Oh, no. We can talk about let me
"The uanal things,?" I suggested. She
looked swiftly at me, and gave a little
start. I took bold of her arm. ' "I
thought you were falling,' I explained.
, "Ferhapa it would be safer If I held
you.' She didn't seem to mind, so I
gathered her arm comfortably In mine.
i "I can't Imagine you talking "usual
things,' you know,' she said, with an
uncertain little laugh. '
f "Everybody says 'usual things' In the
moonlight," I explained. "See. it la
Just rising over the hilf
We sat a few minutes In silence.
watching the yellow rim appearing, and
the pale light streaming down the fields.
dotted here and there with tall trees.
"It is very, very beautiful,'' she said
sc:";ly. "it makes one feel good. I am
so lad you aldn t want to quarrel to
night.'' "Or any other night. I have been go
ing to toll you so for a long time." She
laughed.
I "How strange! Do you know, I have
; been wanting to say the same thing to
you 7"
"It was light that the overture should
come trova me." . She started - and
lighted up ber pretty, thoughtful face
and glinted In her golden hair. "The
prettiest effect of the moonrise is in
visible to you." I told her.
"I think.' she said, smilingly, "Its
nicest effect is that it has made two
iuarrelsome people
She hesitated
for the' word.
"flood friends?" She nodded.
"One
of them Is very glad."
"So," she said almost lnaudibly,
the other."
is
Do you know, little Vera, dreadfully
as we quarreled, I liked you all the
time, t'nly I thought that you disliked
nie so much."
She would certainly have fallen off if
I had not had the presence of mind to
put my arm around her waist
"Oh, no!" she cried, quickly. "Indeed
I didn't"
"That" 1 said, "was the odd thing
about it"
She gave such a Jump at the quota
tion that she would certainly have fall
en off the seat if I had not had the
presence of mind to put my arm around
her waint! .Jail and Express.
Cotton Manufactnres.
"The South," says a Fall River cotton
manufacturer, "has gone into the cot-tan-milling
business very extensively.
'iVitli the cheap labor and long hours
of the South a cheap grade of cotton
goods can be turned out at much less
expense. The Northern manufacturers i
could not stand this competition. They I
decided to make a better quality of
Kood.-t. Heretofore the fine qualities '
were imported from abroad. Sour as j
S-od a quality Is manufactured by the !
mills or r ail uiver, ami is lor Home con-1
sumplion. New machinery was sub
stituted for the old. The old hands em
ployed in the mills were of sufficient
experience to turn out the good quality.
This has resulted in a decline of im
ported goods. I do not mean by this
that the South has all the cheap cotton
trade. There are ten mills in Fall Rivet
aud New Bedford which turn out the
cheap grade. The other seventy oi
eighty mills are devoted to the fine!
grades." New Yoik Tribune.
Poo" I lea or trie British Army.
The Boer pH.souers In hospitals stiil
continue to prosper and grow fat, says
the London News. I was speaking to
,... e . 1 . 1. . ...... .1 .. II .
j cxceeuiujiiy iuierei:uj; muu. unu w:e
lnat sucu siI'"'ious ignorance counl
' have possibiy existed.
"But, surely," I argued, "you must
know that Ihe British army consists
of more than O.OtM)? You read the pa
pers, yon have a knowledge of the
world "
My friend, the Boer prisoner, shook
his head with a wise smile.
"I have seen only accounts of a big
English a i my in the English papers.
i. What would be easier than for your
commander-in-chief to put down an ex-
t!a hundrerl thousand troops on paper!
If J7011 U!,v' so many troops, why are
.vou R'din to India, and Australia,
-ii'l China for assistance?
1 uot attempt to explain.
In th Ore-t Nnrthwest.
Where in the wooly west are the
sombreroed mlfians with pistols and
knives in their boots and cartridge
belts around their waists? Where are
the Alkali Ikes, Lariat Bills, et al.,
who fire at the decanters in barrooms
and at the silk hats of tenderfoot
strangers the villainous desperadoes
whose lynching bees and other harrow- '
Ing anecdotes make up considerable
of the stock in trade of our eastern
comic illustrators? I do not know, i
For many years I have wandered j
through the great northwest on horse- j
back, stage coach and In canoes, as '
well as in the palatial Pullman sleep
er of the great transcontinental lines, '
and I have never discovered any of
the fierce, bewhiskered dime-novel
heroes. Easterners have an erroneous
impression about the vast plains coun
try that stretches eastward from the
flacks of the Rockies to tbe wheat
fields of the Dakotas. In reality, It
is a region where crimes are far less '
niuueroiij, in proportion to population
than they are in the densely settled 1
regions of the Eastern and Middle
Ptates.
I binot ECiqu tte.
When a Chiunman issues invitation '
to dinner he sends out one or two day3
beforehand a tiny card of Invitation
conta'nL-d In a huge envelope. If you
acecpt the invitation you are supposed
to keep the eard; if you have not tine i
that Is. If you decline you are expectotl i
to send It back. If the banquet is ap- !
pointed for 12 o'clock you need sot go '
bw&ur " p'
When ace brings a
wtedom
she begins to sit with her back re fh
It we undertake to defend oorselvei
too earnestly against abnse. there are
lots of folks wna oon t
CHILDREN'S COltHN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS. ,
BosMtala skat WU1 Xaterea sate Jsr
vealla Mas ban af Kverr aaashsM
fafaaurCato mm faaalai Children
Once there was a little boy named
Jimmy. And be had always lived la the
;!ty, and the only an 1 mala be had aver
ieen were hordes, dogs and cats. ' But
le bad beard f leopards, because one
f his boy friends had told him all
ibout them and how they had spots on
mem and they could climb trees and
sat people.
Well, one day he went to the country.
undin course, of time bis cousin, who
was older than be, helped him into an
ipple tree and then went. Into the house
o get something maybe it was an
ipple.
Jimmy was rather a'armed at te.ag
eft alone In the tree, but he managed
jo stay there. Suddenly be saw a beast
ome prowling up the road. It was
ibout the size of a leopard, as be imag
ned. and it was covered with spots
:ven larger than a leopard would have,
to It must be (thought Jimmy) a very
iwful kind of leopard. And. to make
ings worse, this leopard had a pair of
lorns, and large, ferocious-looking ears,
tnd every now and then it roared like
Jiis: "Moo oo, moo-oo." Jimmy was
frightened half to death. But be bad
:he slim hope that the beast would go
tway without seeing him.
- Ob, horrible! The animal came right
:o the tree, and put its bead right up
imong the branches, and began to sniff.
Then It ate an apple. Jimmy was sure
ihat In a moment It would climb the
j-ee after bim, so he got up to the top
f the tree, though how he did it he
:ouldn't tell till next day. He was weak
ind white with fear when be reached
Jie top branch. The dreadful beast now
;ame close to the trunk and began to
:ub up and down. Now he would
spring up into the tree, beyond a doubt!
But Just as Jimmy thought be) was
touching for a spring be sav bis uncle
xtuie out of the house, and he scream
ed to him, "Ob, Uncle Ed, save me,
save me! This leopard is going to eat
sue!"
Now, some uncles would have thought
the mater a huge Joke, but Uncle Ed
aas not that kind. He knew that to
little Jimmy the horned beast was as
lad as the most terrible leopard that
;ver roamed the Jungle, and so he went
ver to the tree and said, "My boy, you
ire safe while I am here, because. In
lie first place, this kind of leopard can't
limb a tree; aud. In the second place,'
t Isn't a leopard at alL but a cow; and,
n the third place. It Is Daisy, our pet
ow; and if you take my word for It
rou can ride on her back
as If she
xere a horse."
There was something in Uncle Ed's
roice that had a very calming effect on
limmy. and ins!de of two minutes the
lveadful leopard that bad come to rat
ilm. was turned Into a good-natured old
ov. and he rode her all around tbe
lace, holding on to Uncle Ed's hand.
Now Jimmy U grown up and has a
ihnmy of his own. but he will never
forget tbe horror of that five minutes
rith a horned leopard. Outlook.
Tbe Care of Clothe
No self-respecting child bnt knows
The proper thing to do with clothes;
They should be bung upon the chair
At night, and not thrown anywhere.
-Chicago Record.
Conldn't Fool Her.
Speaking of kindergartens for colored
rhlldren calls to -mind the experience
if a "befo de wah" matron, who was
teaching one of the little darkies on
tier plantation how to spelt
The primer she used was a pictorial
ne, and over each word was Its ac
companying picture, and Polly glibly
pelled-x, ox, and b-o-x. box, etc. But
:he teacher thought .that she was mak
ng right rapid progress, so she put her
land over the picture and said:
"Polly, what does o-x spell?"
"Ox," answered Polly, nimbly.
"How do you know that it spells ox,
olly?"
"Seed his tail," replied the apt Polly.
Dust Baths.
Some birds use water only, some wa
:er and dust while others prefer dust
tnd no water In their toilet Birds are
lot only nice In the choice of bath wa
er, but also very particular about the
tuality of their toilet dust
Wild ducks, though feeding by salt
rater, prefer to bathe In fresh-water
Mols, and will fly long distances In
and to running brooks and ponds,
rhere they preen and dress their feath
ers in the early hours of tbe morning.
Sparrows bathe often, both In water
ind In dust Tbey are not so particu
ar about the quality of water as about
he quality of tbe dust Tbe city spar
tw must take a water bath where he
an get It Road dust, the driest and
Inest possible, suits him best Par
ridges prefer dry loam. Tbey like to
cratch out the soli from under the
Tass, and fill their feathers with cool
arth. Most birds are fond al ashes.
'nfce a walk some earlv mornlnft across I
field where bonfires have burned, and
ee the numbers of -winged creatures
bat rise suddenly from the ash heaps,
i darting form, a small cloud of ashes,
nd the bathers disappear.
Tint IM.lar, of , oustlta.k.
Ua Da
amin Brandreth, the Inventor of a eele-
irstMi nlD known bv bis name. Mr.
Cvarts united these two great men In
i volunteer toast to "Daniel Webster
ind Benjamin Brandreth, the pillars of
be constltatlon." J. J. Iagalto m Phli
i4tjTi Saturday
OUft-FROOS AND THEIR Ltd
Fertr Baactaa Are Kstewsu asvi
aaui'a Few-Podera Are Lararaat.
Forty species of frogs are knowa te
the world, according to the frog man
of the Smithsonian Institution, who
has given the matter laborious atten
tion. Less than a quarter of a century
ago only a few people ate frogs, bat
now they are generally eaten. Tbe
Government's frog man will not ac
knowledge that Canada produces finer
frogs than the United States. He con
tends that the marshes back ef the Po
tomac, the Louisiana swamps and the
swamps and marshes of New Tort and
Illinois, are to be found the finest and
most succulent frogs In 'tbe - known
world. It Is admitted, however, tbat
the Canadians undertsaod tbe .art of
preparing frogs' legs for market In
manner superior to Americans, and
that this facf has brought tbe Canada
frogs prominently before, .the lovers of
good things to eat. He. believes that
frog farming Is certain to be one of
the most profitable Industries of many
parts of the United States, and that
already many men are engaged In It.
- Of the -forty species' of frogs known
the largest la tbe gigantic bellower of
tbe Louisiana swamps, which grows to
four pounds weight and Is one of the
most choice for table nse. Next come
the Potomac and the Illinois and New
York frogs all large and of superior
flavor. There Is not a 8tate .In tbe
Union In which One eating frogs can
not be found In abundance. -
It Is asserted that the pickings on tbe
body of a frog are Just as good as the
meat on tbe legs, but in tbe days be
fore the deluge frogs grew to such size
tbat tbe legs furnishing sufficient meat
to satisfy all demands without eating
the body, and apiMirently the custom
has been kept up. Geological sharps
have dug up petrifactions and fossils
to prove that In those days frogs grew
to be as large as s man. Tbe present
day frog man gives little consideration
and reverence to such stories.
A frog's leg Is one mass ef muscle,
and there should be little wonder that
be Is a Jumper. Tbe frog to astonish
ingly like the man In some physical
respects, and therefore useful for some
experiments. On tbe other hand, ex
periments show tbat a frog deprived
of his brains will live and eat and pur
sue ezlstence In a sort of automatic
manner.
Amputated Lee Seaaatloaa.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes: "My right leg was taken
off at the middle third of the thigh
nearly thirty years ago, but since that
time tbe sensation of the presence of
toes. Instep, heel, foot or knee Is stron
ger than In tbe other leg, or stronger
than It was before amputation. To me
It seems that when tbe leg Is at rest,
normally, there Is no consciousness of
any sensation at all In it, whereas
there Is always more or lees sensation
in the stump. My leg was amputated
in such a position that H seems when I
stand to be flexed with tbe foot behind
me. I have often tried to get It out
of tbe way of a closing door or of per
sons passing me on the street To this
day I often fall by trying to put out
my foot on the floor when springing
quickly from a sitting position. Tear
by year, also, there Is a sensation of
shortening, the foot seeming to come
nearer the body. If I make an effort
as If to extend the knee a sensation
of heat occurs In the stump, although
the rest of my body may be freeslng."
"MIC Lots of Feddare."
Robert Frank, the well-known artist.
Is a self-made man. and not until he
had become self-supporting did be
have a chance to pursue tbe regular
studies which most people have In ear
lier life. When he began drawing for
a living bis workmanship was so excel
lent that be had no difficulty In secur
ing orders. One day be delivered some
sketches to an employer, who said: "By
the by, Frank, I want a picture drawn
In a great hurry. It la a novel thing,
a boxing kangaroo.
"Ja wohL" answered the artist, "I
will have It ready to-morrow for you."
"You know what a kangaroo Is, of
course T'
Frank must have been thinking of an
ostrich, because he answered with
complacent smile:
"Ja, gewlsslich. It la a long, tall
thing mlt lots of feddars." And "Fed
dars ' has been bis nickname ever
since. Philadelphia Post
A Common Gender Proaoaa.
It Is still a marvel to writers, who
most feel tbe need of an epicene pro
noun,' why tbe suggestion, years ago,
made by Prof. Marsh, tbat tbon should
fill the long-felt need, was not accept
ed. During tbe '60s another Ingenious
gentleman proposed such a pronoun, to
be declined thus: Heesh be or she.
Hlzzer his or ber. Hlmmer him or
her. Example. "The teacher told
John and Mary that he would punish
hlmmer If beesh did not learn hlzzer
lesson." Let us have a common gen
der pronoun by all means. The writer's
vote Is in favor of tbon.
A Bloyoler's Record.
Brown That la a beautiful medal
Smith has.
Jones Yes; that s for beating tbe bi
cycle record.
- Brown What is his record T
Jones Ban over seventeen men In a
week. Harlem Life.
Hopeleasly Obeoore.
Asklns Then our deceased brother
was not a prominent citizen?
Teller Prominent? Why, that man
could return from Europe and not get
more than a two or three column Inter
view! Judge.
If a man doesn't know when be Is
beaten, the chances are some fool friend
will Inform him.
Wise men are the only ones who have,
a right to be obstinate and yet they are
the reverse.
It Is very easy to attend to our
neighbor's business: oar own sometimes
Doiners us. ...
We grow narrow In our views when
we do not welcome thoughts and na
tures remote from our own.
There are many more shining quali
ties In the mind of man, but there Is
none so useful as discretion.
It does you good to have neoDle lie
about you. Most all good reputations
have been made In this way.
If you have great wisdom, you can't
deal It out too sparingly; mankind
don't like to be tutored.
We love to expect and when expec
tation ia either disappointed or gratl-
nea, we want to oe again expecting.
The man who can't learn anything
only br experience, won't profit even by
what he learns in that way.
Education, briefly. Is tbe leading of
big what la bast oat ef them.
To let a maa know that yew isjooa
niae asm rcjuui
of bia. is to
RAM'S HOXM KLASTC
HAL religion
remedies lrrellg
lon. '
Doing to the
proper sod of
doctrine.
- The way ef life
to the way from
death.
Leese .living
and fast living
are ths same.
A Ue feels easy
sdy wbea It for
gets that It baa a truth on Its track.
: Deeds furnish tbe best answer ts
doubt
The truly spiritual man to always
practical.
A feeble faith'' Is better than a
mighty feeling.
Ton may oppress truth, bat you can
not suppress it
Love, rather than legislation, roles In
the kingdom of God.
The gospel Is tbe heart of God seek
ing the heart of man.
God has not cast the world adrift; It
Jias wandered away.
It la always easier to forget bad hab
its than to forego them.
No song; or sermon, or sacrament to
Acceptable without service. -
Men need a Bible conscience more
than a Bible commentary.
The lmpartatlon of righteousness Is
better than its Imputation.
It to tbe Christian and not the critic
who comes to know Christ
Crooked men cannot expect to agree
With the straight truths of the Bible.
The damp fogs of doubt are found
only where tbe sun of love does not
shine.
THE NEEDLE,
a tha
Blatarr of This TJaefnl
Isnplesaeat.
The Roman proverb corresponding
with oar "To nit tbe nail on tbe bead"
was "To touch tbe question with the
point of the needle,' a proverb which
Indicates not only how highly needle
work was esteemed by the ancients.
but that with the point of the needle!
we toucn a fundamental industry, ana
one which rises often to an art. "A
seam was the first effort to overcome
a difficulty." This seam, which appears
so commonplace, was tbe progenitor of
constructive Industry, the first civlllzer
of the race. Where that first seam was
made, or by whose hands first fash
ioned, who can tell? Tbe needle used
was, no doubt, an eyeless bodkin, such
aa tbe Kaffirs use to-day, and the ani
mal or vegetable fibre, which was tbe
thread, was drawn with difficulty
through the skins that were joined to
form a garment Muscle waa required
for the sewing of those days. The In
ventor of a needle with an eye had
taken a long step, or, more strictly, a
long stitch, forward In the seam which
Joins so many chapters In the history
of the race.
The first needle with an eye of which
we have any knowledge la found In tbe
Neolithic caveman's grave. It to made
of bone and neatly fashioned. Later
came tbe needles of hammered bronze
and Iron, and In Pompeii have been dis
covered even surgeon's needles. This
venerable Implement of Industry baa
shown bat small variations In form. Its
long, slim body, its pointed foot. Its
Cyclops eye In tbe middle of Its bead,
are practically the same, whether made
of bone and found In a caveman's grave
r of bronze or gold In Scandinavia or
of steel to-day.
In these days, when needles may be
had at S cents a paper, each paper con
taining two dozen, it to bard to realise
the value placed long ago on one, or
how mucb the possessor of that one
needle was envied. Tbe value of this
possession Is emphatically set forth by
the performance. In 1066. at Christ's
College, Cambridge, of a comedy called
"Gammer Gurton's Needle," the hero of
which was the Gammer's lost needle.
Time and machinery have changed all
that, however, and, with more than (50,-
000,000 needles made weekly In the
Reddltch district, England, to say noth
ing of those turned out each day In
other countries, even the poorest wom
an can have her own needle. New York
Evening Post
Correot, wltb an Addition.
On tbe excursion given by Secretary
Langley to the members of the National
Academy of Science down the Poto
mac, Bernard Green of the library of
congress is creditea wltb having told
the best story of the afternoon. Mr.
Green happened to be crossing the
ocean a few years ago, on the Fourth of
July, which national holiday was cele
brated with great enthusiasm by - tbe
Americans on board.
"I say." asked one of tbe English-
men. "what is this tbe anniversary of
anyway? Isn't it to celebrate the bat
tle of Bull Bun or something of the
klndr
'No," promptly spoke op an Ameri
can, "not Bull Bun John Bull Run."
New York Tribune.
A Girl's Accoaaplishaaeata,
Some one has suggested twelve things
that every girl can learn before she Is
12. Not every one can learn to play or
sing or paint well enough to give pleas-
ore to her friends, bat the following
'accomplishments" are within every
body's reach:
Shut tbe door, and shut It softly.
Keep your own room In tasteful or
der.
Have an hoar for rising, and rise.
Learn to make bread as well as cake.
Never let a button stay off twenty-
four boars.
Always know where your things are.
Never let a day pass without doing
something to make somebody comfort
able.
Never come to breakfast without a
collar.
Never go about wltb your shoes un
buttoned.
Speak clearly enough for everybody
to understand.
Never fidget or ham so as to disturb
others.
Never fuss or fret.
lea la Oea any.
The large amount of capital and ener
gy whleh to being spent upon this
branch of Industry indicates that Ger
man biislniss men, the most conserva
tive financiers to the world, have great
confidence la the future of automobli-
lam. Inat year there were about 1,000
men employed In and around Berlin In
the automobile Industry, and, te judge
iber
tbe
B. H. Warner, Jr
7hy let
all your
and
friends
think you
must be
older tnan you arer
Yet it's impossible to
look young with' the
color of 70 years in
the hair. It's sad to
see young persons
look prematurely old
in this way. Sad be-,
cause it's all unneces
sary; for gray hair
may always' be re
stored
DOS.01T
For over half a cen
tury this has been the
standard hair prepara
tion. It is an elegant
dressing; stops fall
ing of the hair; makes
the hair grow; and
cleanses the scalp
from dandruff.
I.S0 a battle. Alsraggists.
" t have been usisr ayer's Hair
Vigor tor over 90 years and I csa
heartily recommend it to the pablio
as tbe bnt hair tonio in existence."
M re. U. L. Aldkbsoh,
April U, leiH. lie tor, Tex.
If na de net ebtala all the aeaeets
oa expected from the Vigor, wrua
the Doctor about It. Addraes,
Da. J. C. AVER.
Lowell, sues.
' m ay
STAR DI8TANCES
Axe 8a Bnorsnooa aa to Be Practically
inconceivable.
The stars are suns and they look like
mere shining points of light because
they are so far away. The nearest la
to far that a cannon-shot fired In Ad
am's time from the Garden of Eden,
and flying continually with undimln
labed speed, would even now hardly
have started on Its Journey. It would
be aa If a train bound for another' town
had Just pulled well out of the station.
On a summer evening you msy see
A. returns high .up In the south or south
west in June or July, and further
flown In the west In August or Septem
ber. You will know It by Its red color.
That star has been flying ' straight
ahead ever since astronomers began to
observe It, at such a speed that
would ran from New York to Chicago
In a small fraction of a minute. You
would nave to be spry to rise from
your chair, put on your bat and over
coat and gloves, go out on the street
while it was crossing the Atlantic
Ocean from New York to Liverpool.
And yet If you should watch that star
all your life, and Uve as long
Methuselah, you would ncfr be able to
see that It moved at all. The Journey It
would make In a thousand years would
be aa nothing alongside Its distance.
Many, perhaps most, of the stars are
really much larger and brighter than
the sun. Canopus, as It appears to us.
Is the second brightest star In the heav
ens. It never rises In our northern lati
tudes; to see it well you would have to
go at least as far south as the gulf
States. Although It shines to us only
as a very bright star. It is really thou
sands of times aa bright aa tbe sun. If
our earth should fly as near to It aa it
is to tbe sun, the whole sky would
seem to be ablaze, and everything com
buiitlble on the earth's surface forests,
houses, and fences would be burned
by the fervent heat as if thrown into a
hot fire. But the distance of Canopus
Is Immeasurably great, so that astrono
mers have not been able to learn any
thing certain about it The most in
teresting conclusion from this Is that
Canopus, although It Is only a star In
the sky. Is really thousands of times
brighter than the sun. Professor Si
mon Newcomb in the Youth's Compan
ion.
-Stop Work on Government Buildings
The rise In the cost of building ma
terials snd in the wages of labor bas
led to tbe suspension of work on thirty
government buildings which are in va
rious stages of erection In different
parts of. the United States. Tbe ap
propriations for these structures were
made when materials were cheaper.
and tbe amount of money at the com
mand of the government officials Is not
sufficient to permit the completion of
tbe work without farther appropria
tions to meet the deficiency.
It's too late to spare when all Is spent.
Jail-O, tka Ifew
Pi
s all the fam II v. ronr lunn
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry sad otrawberrr.
At your groce-ra, 10 eta.
To know what to do. and to be -able
to do It, lies at the foundation of all
successful accomplishments, but at
critical junctures we need to know so
very thoroughly, and to have such un
impeded power of action, that no pr
paratton can be too amole. no self-cdla-
clpllne too rigorous.
Te Cava a Gold) la Oaa Day.
Take Laxanva Baoao Qtmmra Tin i a,.
drucgtMK refund the money If It fails to enre.
K. W. aaovsa alaaatare la on each box. as.-
Learning la the art of knowing how
to use wisdom to the best of advantage.
inose wno risexo eminence suddenly
are very apt to return by tbe next
train.
FITS permanently cnral. No fit or nerrons
ess after first dav' nse of Dr. Kline's Ureat
Nerve kestorer. 12 trial bottle end treatise fm
Dr. R. H. Kxihk, ud,, S31 Arch St., PhiU., Pa.
Pluck has the advantage over all vir
tues it never knows when It sreta
whipped.
Throw physic to tbe dogs if you don't
want the dogs; but if you want Brood di
gestion chew Beeman's Pepsin Gum.
The next best thins a'rter not belna-
pretty Is not to know that you are
ugly.
Carter's Ink la Csaa Kaetaalvaly
by tha schools of New Tork, Boston and many
other placea. and tbey won't nse any other.
Many waste their
wealth ana than a
in aretttea; power.
Powers :n aettina
their wealth
"f ad .harp advaralty will
a, . aaaa batter .----
to its
n it -u
r a 1
color
by us
friends, than half a
afBa4A
us IleateS'Wi
in tha North." said the. od
l to a reporter. xne
into tka tant bv erawiina; a wen
i. -canned to the snian 4(C .'Tt
In tbe South tbe entire osOorad -fer
H aasnaa to the around ana.' fc
around day and sight tooarltw Car'aaJ
mmunmir? to a-et In free. .And .rts-l
Mtrf nndar the canvas Bairns to
h ha tka ' war. Men and
rramn around and aroond tha tairt at-
Ing for an unguarded point. Wo always
pat extra canvasmen on waccn w
ara an to the South with our ahow
bare witnessed more than one am using
nt a-rMtfna incident arrowing out of
tbto desire of the negro to get Into, the
circus without baying a ticket Tbey
go literally circus-mad when the show
comes to town, and they won't do a tap
of work until It leaves. One reason why
they don't step np to the ticket wagon
and hand oat their coin to that tbey
never have any. There may be other
rvasons. bat I have never Inquired
further into the subject.
"I waa witb old Adam Forepaugh one
fall when be took bto show to tbe South
for an extended season. Two new can
vasmen nearly precipitated a riot for
aa at Lexington, Ky. Tbey had been
hired for tbe special purpose of keeping
ueAToes from crawling under the tent.
and tbey saw an opportunity to make a
little money for themselves on the siae.
Tbey were able to work . out their
scheme through the fact tbat they were
favorably stationed for It One was on
the outside at tbe connection between
the main tent and the menagerie, and
the other on the inside, within tbe con
nectlon.
"Among tbe vast crowd of negroes
hanging about the show was a large
amber who had come to town expect
ing to get In for 10 or 25 cents. Tbe out
side canvasman gave oat a quiet tip
that If any one bad any change in his
pockets, by giving It to the right person
he could get Into the show at cot rates.
They began to crowd around him, ten
dering varied amounts of money, from
1 cent up to 45. He (Accepted all ten
den. He told them that be would have
to pat them In one at a time. He did.
The inside man waa waiting for
them. Just aa soon aa a black head
would appear under the canvas be
would grab It drag the rest of the per
son owning It Inside and shove him out
of the other side of the narrow connec
tion. From here it was a long way
around to tbe man who got the money.
If one of the dupes found his way back,
which was uncertain, and wanted his
money returned, be was prouip:ly
ihoved under tbe canvas again and just
as promptly kicked out on the other
tide. It was a kind of an endless chain.
"Why didn't the two men let them
ttay In? Well, old Adam Forepaugh
was about and If be saw an unsual
number of negroes In the tent be would
at once have made the rounds to find
where they were getting In. That was
why. The show was about half over
that night when an unearthly racket
started at tbe connection. A minute or
two passed, and we saw two canvas
men running for life around the h'pp
drome track with an angry yelling
crowd of negroes after them. Tbe audi
ence enjoyed It Immensely. Thought it
was part of the show. We knew differ
ent A lot of as Jumped In and headed
the negroes off. Tbat gave the canvas
men time to escape. After we learned
the cause of It we regretted our . Inter
ference. We lost two promising can-
rasmen at Lexington."
Pat Oat No PMeos-.
It to said there to a law on the statute
books which provides that anybody
who shall expose any poisonous sab-
stance with the Intention of taking the
life of any domestic animal, said ani
mal being the property of another,
frhall be sentenced to tbe penitentiary
for not less than cue year or more than
four years, or pay a fine not exceeding
1,000 or both. The law applies not
only to dogs and cats, bat to horses,
rattle, chickens and even guinea pigs.
Nor to It any excuse to plead that the
poison waa put In one's own back yard
and If the domestic pets of a neighbor
had not been trespassing tbey would
aot have gotten It '
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t is a airi: it is UKewtae a p-to
as a arm. it may or miv nnr hnvu
alien to our snare: as a grace, we are
oouna euner to possess or acaulre It
Are You Using Alien'a Foot-Teg?
It Is the only cure for Swollen. Smart.
xirca. Acnins. not. swearing-
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's
ruui-aiw, a powaer to be shaken into
me anoes. cures wnne you walk. At
au isruffBTiBiB ana csnoe stores, 25c. Sam
pie sent fkkk. Address Allen 8. Olm-
Bieo, icnoy, i. X.
Don't overwork yourself. Ju im
agine now miseraDle you would be If
you nnianea an your work to-day and
had nothing to do the rest of your
What 'hall Wo Havo Far
This question arises In tha family dally. Let
aa answer it to-day. Try Jell-O. s dellolone
aud healthful dessert. Prepared In 9 mln N
bollingl nobaklnal Simolv add a littu hnr
water set to eool. Flavors: moD.Oranre.
Paanli da. s .
Kir-fguuiHnwMnT, ACgrooetS. lOo.
a,au II UIIliLU lilt! Wnillfl tank flna.lkl. rm
there were not forces In and around
-?L5rr?it..UaJly te"dinS t repair the
nIr """sen
aTlataTaalllaajlllll a avwsv...
teilorm. He amfa-a, HT.'HSXmS
Adversity has ever been considered
J? i!iSte tn wh,ch the mot!
tally becomes uaiminti : . 1
self -particularly as be ta In that -f i?'
free from fl.jT m lnat tato
Mrs. Winslow'a Rwihl.. m , .
teethlna. softrn. the gnma redacTn. Ta.- r"
tion, allay, pain, cnwSdn?5fc nlSSe'
To resist with
of old aee. one must crTbine tK
the mind and the heart. To keen thf-'
in parallel via-or n. h.eB
study and love. "V "erciso.
Mao's Care eannnt ba t,i..
court cure I w 7v-. -' " JZ. E of aa
N.. U iBaeapoua, afJaa, jaaV4 ljga r1
dehenSteU
toward him wh'A'7"eru' 'eel.
. OKU.
tance on the community
impor
There urn
Pie who ham m fMiT
dtrssss
J
; HJi U m orMoml period
C3 Cw 1Mb ofmvmry woman
MKf mo mlatmkma mhould
VeTr" bmfc tor womon
wSo crm m-promohlng mod
pimootmff through thla
tm
Lysis t n-JJiam's VcjctaUt Cwaoouad
TaaVsti' taw utmooi rmihuwo
bo olaood upon this
groat madSolna la taatl
flad to by aa army of
erataful woman who havo
boamholpadbyH.
KSram PSaSAam, who haa
tha iraatoat anal moot
auoooaaful oxperhmoa In
the world to qualify hor,
wlU advise you freo of
oharoom Her address Is
Lynn, Klaaa. Wrha to norm
aty natohbor't child n
aiven we. the tamfly had eaa
cloaedfl vmM te milim to
mass say further etfaeu to
an ft, bnl ea beau per
suaded, ther sdailnfiterxl
FRET'S lERSSIFUfiE.
end ever 1st warms w re ex
pelled. To the parent Jot
the child reoevered Oun
Hrrcao-ttat, Hear Iieeivaic.
Ohio. M aeaes at Dtiul-u,
otintrr stores or bv bmul
eV . VslKV, kaklmirs. Ma.
FOR FIFTY YEARS 1
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
has seen need by millions of mothen for
their children while Teethlna fee ever rtftr
Years. It eootbea tbe child, eoneae the
guiua, allay ell pain, cures wind eoUo, ao4
k ihebeet remedy for dlarrtuae.
1
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Twenty-five Cants Bottle.
RHEUMATISM1 po-fti-ratT cored by "Blvranitol"
1 JA SBiumroL Co.. a) W.leath Bt..KwVors.
s
DROPSYKnI
mm Soua a? loilimnniolj and IO dari
DISCO VIST; riev
days' I
Krea. sr. a. a. eassa ssoaa.1
enwBnioaoaBnwarvbmiitKutwu. u.
faamS2gPJOHrIW.nOMalIa,
allJalU 11 Waaklaurtan, H.C.
Successfully Prosecute Claims.
LataPTtnafoal Bzamlner U B. renaloa Bursas.
SjrainciTlIwar.UadJuiUeatiaa -Jauna attrataos
aJ 1--.jiiffifp?fSZ--J la
MADE RICH BY SALTED MINE.
Two Widows Oat Wealtkr Altar 1
Isnpoaed Upon bjr Sbarpara,
A good story Is going too rounds
about bow two prospectors bad salted
a mine In the Galena district In order to
rob a couple of rich wldowa, whloa re
sulted In the aforesaid widows becom
ing much wealthier. -
The prospectors bad spent their last
cent In digging a hole in the ground to
the extent of sixty feet without striking
anything but yellow clay. Bnt one of
them knew of two rich wldowa who
were Just spoiling to have their money
sunk in a mine. Accordingly they spent
two nights In salting their mine. They
hadn't sufficient money to buy same
paying dirt but tbey stole thia from
neighboring mine and hauled a lot of
It over to dump Into their mine. When
several tons of this "paying dirt had
accumulated In the bottom of their
mine the widows were sent for, and
while one was talking about the in
creasing value of the district tbe other
was dumping out all kinds of lead and
sine ore before their astonished eyes.
The widows bought a half interest In
that hole In tbe ground for $1,000. Tbe
next day there was no' more ore In tin
shaft and the fellows declared they
would dig no longer. Then tbe widow
bought the other half Interest at a tota
cost of $2,000, and the men hiked ou.
for Missouri, laughing In their sleeve .
But the women, blindly believing tha .
there must be more ore, continued wit -tbe
digging, and at a depth of ten add.
tional feet struck the richest vein of th.
ahole belt realizing $76,000 Id less tha
one year's time.
Cblaeee Honor to an Axaerloaa.
The United States legation at Pekln.
China, has sent to the Essex Institute
of Massachusetts an attested copy of
the Imperial edict making a demigod
of General Frederick Townaend Ward
of Salem, who was killed in tbe ser
vice of China. General Ward waa the
creator of tbe Chinese army, after
ward commanded by "Chinese" Qor
don. The document referred to la au
thenticated with the seals of tha Chi
nese and American governments and la
believed to be the only copy In tbe orig
inal Chinese to be found In this coun
try, as the State Department at Wash
ington has only an English translation
thereof.
BaricMt with gOOO la His Pookas,
It Is not often that a man ia burled
with $600 In bis pockets. Hla relet)..
generally look to tbat But such a case
has actually happened.
A few days ago Don RahlnA iwnn.
died and was burled In Dolores on Mon
day last After the funeral the niece
of the deceased Informed tbe relatives
of the dead man that he had at the
time of his death the sum of $600 In on
of hie pockets; for he was burled In bia
ordinary clothes. She had a. t.t-
pay the doctor, a short time before his
ri moDy 4 put the re
mainder, $500, in his breast pocket Aa
no one had thanaM m t-u
- - 'ia; tor tnw
aey, and an too youn ini
prostrate with grief at tbe death of her
n.n,cl U not remember any
thing about the matter until after tbe
funeral, the monev k..j . ....
wryaa.- j.-WQ Bepubllca, -
l- JOr barber Is alwar. aad. a.
crane aa aaei t-t-
Hniiia. la, the Moult of lkwasweranea.
tbat we