WHEN I WAS A BOY
When I wu a boy, oh, the fruita wet ee
sweet.
And tha mrioiu aa loariAna and Una;
The cherries were redder, and richer their
teat.
And the berries were aimDly divine.
There wu no thine bat joy when I wu
boy.
What beau Ufa!, sosl-thrllllng boos bird
there were;
- Hew much aweetee the aaav ml the
thrush!
The mocking bird's Carolines hallowed
the air.
Which with Bden delights was aflnah.
There was nothing to cloy when I was a
boy.
The dogs and the horses were far better
then.
And the same In the woods; and the
gnns
Ware as much above those of to-day as
are men.
And the bliss could be measured by
tons.
There waa then no alloy when I was a
boy.
some Mr. Wright aacle wants me te
uarry 7 I thought likely yon knew.
lever said anything about It. UacJe
ever chance hia mind, either.'
"Well, he'll hare to, this time.1
amid, aa be he'ped her out of the boat
for If he doesn't 111 carry too off by
ore."
"Oh. yon needn't do that
nan," said a voice close beside them.
'I fuses you're Mr. Bight and hare my
sonsent before yon've aaked It.
"But,
Wright.'
'I know his name Isn't Wright That
is Just a Joke of mine, which yon
lidn't see through. I think he appears
be the right man, 'though.'
"Am I. Kitty T
"I think yon are, bnt what a tunny
iray for nncle to pot It," and the old
nan laughed softly as he went into
e house, Boston Post.
SCENE OF MANY DARK CRIMES.
Ia that good and that glad bright day
that Is gone
Flowers had sweeter perfume, and the
birds
Wre plumage more gay, while the sun
brighter shone;
Braver men uttered kindlier words.
There was small heart annoy when
was a boy.
IJke angels from hearen wore girls of
that day;
Modest, sweet, and so pure and so true
All honor and virtue illumined their way
They were then far more beautiful, too.
And their ways were so coy when I was
a boy.
I know I shall never see times like the
old,
GlTing peace, to the day that I die;
Reclaiming these women, so overly bold.
Who with men and the devil now Tie.
But had no such employ when I waa a
boy.
When I was a boy, a man'a riches and
wealth
Were not solely his money and lands;
There were riches of character, riches of
health.
And the wealth of the work of his
hands
I had riches of joy when I was a boy.
Baltimore Sun.
HMllMlMMtlltttt
5
! HER UNCLE'S JOKE.
i O, Kitty; you must never marry
without my consent. You are
not in love now, are you?"
"Why, no, uncle. How could I be
when I don't know any one 7"
"That's so. You didn't have much
chance to fall In love at school and
your vacations were spent with me.
Now, Kitty,' the man I want to marry
is Mr. Right"
"Mr. Wright 1"
"Yes. You have never seen him?" he
asked, his eyes twinkling.
"No. I don't know any Mr. Wright."
"Well, lie's the man I want you to
marry, and if you do you shall have
every cent of my money."
"But uncle, I have never seen him
and might not care for him, and If
did perhaps he woaldn't want me."
"Oh, you'll fall In love with bim fast
enough, and as for him not wanting
you why, I'd like to find the man who
touldn't want Kitty Clinton, even if she
didn't have a nice pocketful of money.
But don't worry your pretty head about
him. for there's lots of time. Charlie
Emery Is coming here next week and
you can have a good time with him and
we will see about Mr. Right later pn.
You remember Charlie, don't you'r"
"Yes, indeed, J remember Charlie. I
haven't seen him since I was 14 and he
was 20. How nice he was to me, al
though I was so much younger. But
do you know, uncle, he was In love
with some one, for one day a picture of
a young lady fell from bis pocket and
ran away with it." She laughed as she
thought how he had chased her through
the fields, and when worn out she bad
dropped down under a tree to rest and
have a look at the picture until he came
up, tired and cross, to claim It. He
had brushed as she handed It back.
asking. "Is that the future Mrs.
Emery?"
"No, it is Miss Emery, my cousin
"Well, you needn't blush so. I'm sort
of a cousin, too, but you never carry
my picture with you," she said, getting
up and going quickly toward the house.
"Why, Kitty," be said, following her.
"I think
"Oh, I don't care what you think,"
ahe said, as she started to run. "Yon
jan marry her for all I care," and she
bad gone In the house and never ap
peared until at dinner, when she was
her old mischievous self again. He had
left the next morning and she had
never seed hUn since, 'but she had
heard of him frequently. After gradu
atlng from college he had gone abroad
and but lately returned. Miss Emery
bad married a college friend of his,
Whore did he keep that picture now?
"Now. Kitty." said her uncle, "run
away and don't worry about Mr. Right.
' He'll be your Ideal. I promise you.
"Well, well," he said as she left the
room. "I thought she'd see through the
joke. Guess I'll let it go now. My ex
nee Is that if you want a couple
to marry, make them think It Impos
sible, and then nothing can prevent
them. Bet she'll go and fall In love
with the man I want her to. thinking
Mr. Right really exists."
But Kitty did let It worry her. and
again and again she questioned her
ancle about Mr. Wright (as she be
lieved bis name to be), but his answers
gave her little or no satisfaction. Fi
nally she determined she would forget
him while Charlie was With them, any'
way.
When she saw Charlie she said she
would never have taken that bearded
nan for the smooth-faced boy she had
uiown four summers before. She her-
lelf was the same little sprite, with
er sparkling eyes and mass of dark
rown hair. When she inquired after
lis "fair cousin," he laughingly re
viled that he bad spent the last Sun
lay with her and Tom. "What a cha.se
rou led me that day, and I never told
rou. but that night I received a letter
!rom home tolling me of her marriage,
ukI I was so cross I tore the picture
ip."
Thus they talked of the past and the
nany pleasant days they had spent to
f ft her. That night in her own room
titty said softly as she put out her
ight, "I wish Charlie was Mr. Wright"
Tlipy had been in the boat all the
ifternoon, and were Just returning
lonie.
"No, Charlie, I eannot be your wife,
tor uncle would never consent."
"And why didn't he tell me so? He
night know what the consequence
could be If I spent much "time in your
Mmnany."
. "Ob, Charlie, didn't yon know there
Soatk Dakota Island Warn Several
1 ragedlee Have Ban Kaactad.
A large wooded Island In the Mis
souri River, near the Lyman County
line. South Dakota, that has been the;
scene of many bloody deeds during the
last three-quarters of a century. Is
about to be converted to the use of
civilized man by having a large saw
mill erected upon It In early days it
was known to the whites as "Dark
Island." The history of this name Is
not definitely known, but It Is thought
by old settlers that It may hare ac
quired the name from the fact either
that H Is heavily wooded, and, there
fore, dark and gloomy as compared
with the open plains on either side of
the river, or, more probably, that It was
the scene of many a dark deed. For
nearly twenty years preceding 1800 Its
only occupant was a man by the name
of Frank Phelps, a man around whose
history there clustered many doubtful
acts. Since the beginning of his occu
pancy It has been known as Phelps' Isl
and.
It was on this Island that two Jesuit
missionaries lost their lives In 1845.
They had come out to work among the
Indians, and crossed over to the Islund
to consult White Eagle, a powerful
Sioux chief who lived there. This was
the last seen of them. Some years
afterward the Indians of this tribe used
to display two white men's scalps with
long black bair, and it is thought they
were taken from the two Frenchmen.
A few years afterward a party of emi
grants found this a convenient place to
cross the Missouri, but nothing waa
ever heard of them after they reached
tha island.
In 1883, at the time when the federal
government was converting the Rose
bud Indian reservation Into organized
counties, Phelps occupied the Islaudj
At this time Mot Matson, a Swede, who
lived on the west bank of the river,
directly opposite Phelps shanty, was
murdered in front of bis own door.
Henry Shroeder, who was at that Urn
employed by Phelps In cutting wood
for the steamboats, was accused of the
crime. He was arrested and confessed
his part In the murder, but Implicated
Phelps as the instigator of the crime.
Shroeder Is now serving the seventh
year of a life sentence In the State
penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Phelps was arrested, and In the long
trial that followed spent all that he was
worth. Including the island. In trying
to secure his freedom. He was found
guilty, however, and was sentenced to
life imprisonment. He appealed hia
case to the Supreme Court and on the
very day on which the opinion of that
court was handed down affirming the
decision of the lower court he suddeuly
died In his cell in the jail at Alexandria.
Many other dark deeds have been
connected with the island, but it has
recently passed Into the possession of a
company that has commenced the erec
tion of a sawmill for the purpose of
jutting the timber and clearing the land
and putting it under cultivation. Much
Interest Is manifested in this work aa
it goes on, for it Is thought that In cut
ting down the giant trees and In clear
ing off the land, where so many dark
deeds have been committed, evidence
will appear that will throw light upon
many mysteries which surround th
spot Minneapolis Journal.
THE WIXD'S AMUSKMKST.
QUE BOYS AND GIRLa
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OP
THE PAPER.
Jaalat Bavfaaaan Caaa Deaajea tate
Little VUha Trrara, Oatae
aad Priataal Bar far All Otaer
tie (knee Baaa.
Mr. Wind thought he would have
it of fun.
"There's Mr. Brown coming along,
laid he; "bow very cross he looks i Mow,
I really think I must blow his hat off.
Here goes!"
But Mr. Brown got bold of the brim
Inst in time, held on to It very Irmly
ind looked croaser than ever.
'Never mind." said Mr. Wind. "I'll
dave It off yet when he's not thinking,
ut I'll wait a bit. Ah! here come two
little girls and (blowing very hard) off
toes the smallest one's hat Ho, ho, bo!
why, she Is enjoying It as much as I
im. How merrily she laughs as she
uns after It! I really believe she would
like me to blow It off again. So the
jther little girl has put up her um
brella to protect herself from me. Now
iv hat shall I do to show her that I am
Jie master? I know I'll wait till she
:urns the corner and then I'll blow her
unbrella Inside out! Won't that be
un? and after that I'll have another
try at Mr. Brown's bat and If I suc
teed this time I'll scud It ever so far
iway."
The Favorite.
"Girls, won't one of you bring In the
rveulug paper?" said grandpa.
There was hardly a moment's pause
before Grace went to the piazza for th
paper, and placed it open and smooth
jpon the old gentleman's knee.
Mat tie, please bring my scissors
from the sewing room," says mamma.
"Oh. Grace, you do it; I'm all nicely
leated now." And Grace leaves her
piano practice and goes for the scls-
jora.
"Papa wants one of you to take a note
i Deacon Lewis, girls. Which will
:o?"
"on, l don t want to, mamma," says
Mattie.
Oh, I want to read my new book,'
lays Grace, "but I will go for papa."
I want to take one of the girls bome
with me for the holidays, sister," said
the girls' aunt "Which can you best
jpare?"
Oh. Mattie, by all means. Grace le
ur household comfort and solace," sail
the mother. "But which would you
ather take?"
I hoped that you might choose to let
me have Grace. I really want her, and.
think, sister, she needs and deserves
the outing."
So Mattie stayed at bome, and pouted
pud said It wasn't fair, aud wondered
ahy "everybody always wanted
lirace. '
The girl who is thoughtful and oblig
ing Is the one that is wanted at home.
It school everywhere. No one wants
(lie girl who Is always seeking to please
herself.
K
(Cosistip
You cannot possibly enjoy good health un
less you have, at least one free movement of
the bowels each day. When this is not the
case, tb.3 poisonous products are absorbed in
to the system, causing headache, biliousness,
nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, indigestion.
Ayer's Fills
are a gentle laxative, suitable for any and
every member of the family. One pill at bed
time will produce one good, natural movement
the day following.
23 cents box. All druggists. -
Avert Pills have done me and my family great good. They are
Eke a true friend in trouble. There is nothing equal to them for
sick headache and biliousness." Mrs. Julia Brown, St, Louis,
Mo Dec 5, 1899. , . ;
anywhere. I would not do anything
that I would not be willing for every-1
body to know. w,le
I wouldn't go Into the company or
boys who use bad language; I
I wouldn't conclude that I knew
MRS. A. J. BEVERIDGE.
of
the Iadlaaa Senator,
Died Keceatljr.
Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, wife of the
Indiana Senator, who died recently.
more than my father before I had been ( m exploratlon8 ,n PW,ip.
flfty miles away from bome. . . ,,,,. rhAn ln,,liwl atnm.
I wouldn't get Into the sulk, and pout . ' nr. ... Mr
whenever I couldn't nave my own way , MnJ BeweMgt were chates at
De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind.,
and their engagement was announced
before they graduated. She was Miss
MEXICAN FEAST OF THE DEAD.
about everything.
' I wouldn't let other boys get ahead
of me In any studies.
I wouldn't abuse little boys who. had
no big brother for me to be afraid of.
I would learn to be polite to every
body.
: Iloand to Mava It,
A year-old Margaret wanted more
cake, but she was told that It would
make her ill.
Well," said she desperately, "give
me anuzzer piece and send for the doctor."
It Was Calo's Job.
"Do you do yon remember who
killed Abel?" asked the old man In the
street car of the man on his right
Why, Cain, of course," was the re
ply. "Who did you think It was TT
"Waal, durn my hide, If I hain't
made a fool of myself. It wasn't ten
mlnits ago that I bet a man $2 to SI
that It was Gollah, and now I'll hev to
go barefut all summer to make it up.
Yea, sir. It was Cain, and Gollah wasn't
in It and Samson wasn't born and Q.
V. Jones, which Is me, ought to be hit
with the same club that Abel was."
Washington Post
Needed Gaits la a Saddle Horse.
A good saddle horse nowadays must
walk, trot canter and gallop. These
are all natural gaits to ail norses, so
that any ordinarily active horse can be
more or less perfected In them. But
more was needed In the time of our
great-grandfathers, when long Journeys
hud to be made over roads which were
not much better than trails. Then the
amble was considered desirable, and
Utter a much pleasanter gait which is
called the ruuulng walk. The amble
a sov pace, a gait where the pro
gression Is secured by the feet on the
same side moving forward at the same
tune- -
tTn-Natoral History.
"I think it Is a funny thing," remarked
Young William Lee,
One ni'ht when be was studying his nat
ural history,
"How animals with plants and trees can
get so strangely mixed.
Although this book declares that in their
'kingdoms' they are fixed."
Chief Jaatlce Marshall's Homestead.
The general assembly of Virginia has
recently passed a bill appropriating a
sufficient sum of money for the pur
chase of the homestead of Chief Jus
tice Marshall In Richmond, Va. The
house Is now owned and occupied ty j
two granddaughters or the great jurist
and Is little changed from what It was
when It was built In 1703. It will be
preserved as a memorial.
I MBS. A. t. SEVER' DOB.
a n-, aa Btraasre Gifts la tax
Kcpablio.
The feast of the dead Is the day In
Mexico that takes the place of St. Val
entine's day of this country. The cus
tom la that of giving gifts the same as
the custom of this country, bnt the peo
ple differ greatly as to the gifts. Here
the tokens are bits of painted silk and
verse telling of regard, trinkets as sym
bols of friendship, flowers as a happy
remembrance that the good old times of
the good old saint are not entirely forgotten.-
Aa the name of the day si gui
des, the people of Mexico have their
hop windows filled with puppets ana
groups supposed to commemorate the
miI and odd 11 Mia things some of
them are and many are very costly.
One gift to go to some wealthy person
waa an ebony hearse, about a foot long,
trimmed In inlaid pearL Miniature
horses were attached and a urinative
man held the lines, wearing a very
doleful expression on his face. Then
there are slabs of board with tiny fig
ures of priests marching In procession,
bearing between them the coffin of the
dead, on which la the sign of the cross.
These little slabs are supposed to rep re
lent the funerals of persona In every
walk of life, and are given aa gifts on
the day of the feast of the dead, and
varying In price and pomp according
to the station of the recipient If a per
son really has had a death In the fami
ly then greater care Is taken In the se
lection, but If he has not bad a death
the gift finds Its way to his home Just
the same to remind him that life Is but
transient at best
These little gifts are In many designs,
some of them being but single, figures,
musicians, bakers, gypsies, devils and
m on, to take the place of the comic
valentine. Then they appear In little
skeletons, reading from the books of
life or fate," sitting on an altar or
pave. Or a figure In the agony of
death or a mummy being removed
from some ruin, but always of death or
the dead.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
40
JlepeaV
r ITTLE men cafe
great
- A NOTED EXPLORER.
MISTAKES IN FLAG-RAISING.
"Old Glory" Maat Oo to the Top Every
Tlata aad All Else Below.
It Isn't everybody who knows how
to throw the American colors to the
breezes, says a writer In the Philadel
phia Record- Flag raising are every
day occurrences, but there are few peo
ple among those In charge, be they
ever so patriotic, who are cognizant of
the fact that Old Glory tops everything
in the American possessions, and must
never go below under any circum
stances. At many of the flag raising!
there are pennants unfolded on the
same poles, and generally the mistake
of placing the pennant at the top, over
the flag. Is made. This Is very lrrlta
talng to the regular navy men, who re
gard such an act In their ranks aa de
serving of dismissal. A number of the
officers stationed at League Island
navy yard hare time and again had the
flag given Its proper place on poles In
various parts of the city, especially
over schoolhouses downtown. On Dee
oration day there was a flag raisins,
over the Matthew W. Baldwin School,
18th and Porter streets, and the pen
nant which contained the school
name, waa placed at the top of the
pole. Word came from League Island
that the country's colors should be put
at the top, and the error was Immedi
ately corrected. Recently the earns
mistake was made at National Park,
on the Delaware River. The Irritating
sight was seen from League Island,
and a messenger was dispatched In a
boat to have the positions of the flag
and pennant reversed.
L smiled at Willium's quaint conceit, but
when I'd thought a minute
I couldn't help acknowledging that there
was reasou in it;
For in the park across the way, aa plain
as plain could be.
Beside the gateway growing was a tail
horse-chestnut tree.
And dainty dog-wood blossoms from the
woods we often bring,
Aad there's the yellow cow-slip that we
gather in the spring;
We've hunted for the fox-glove and the
timid hare-bell blue.
And captured spiky cat-tails and the
pussy-willow, too.
In
Paris FoaatalnS.
There are now eleven fountains in
Paris at which water Is sold by the
bucketful, the price being 1 centime.
After the Old Lady Again.
"I hear your mother-in-law has facia'
paralysis. What caused It?"
"She went to a photographer's anc
tried to look pleasant" Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Iat
Aa Others See Era.
We have a way of generalizing tn the
most superior fashion In regard to more
ancient races. This, however. Is a boot
for the other foot a quotation from a
certain Chinese essayist who thus de
scribes the American people:
They live months without eating a
mouthful of rice. They eat bullocks
and sheep In enormous quantities. They
have to bathe frequently.
The men dress all alike, and to Judge
from their appearance, they are all
coolies; neither are they ever to be seen
arrylng a fan or an umbrella, for they
manifest their Ignorant contempt of
these insignia of gentlemen by leaving
them entirely to women. None of them
have finger-nails more than an eighth
in inch long; They eat meat with
knives and prongs.
They never enjoy themselves by sit
ting quietly on their ancestors' graves,
but Jump' around and kick balls as If
paid to do It They have no dignity,
for they may be found walking with
women.
An architect says tne largest room 1
the world la the room for lmnrerement
corner of the garden is the tiger
Iiljr's lair,
April there were dande-lions ram
bling everywhere;
In fact, a whole menagerie I very quickly
found
Of animals, both wild and tame, a-grow-
ing in the ground.
Woman's Home Companion.
Bis; Klephant Got Hnnsrrjr.
There was a big elephant at the Phil
adelphia Export ExiKHltlon with an In
stinct that approached very closely to
biiinan understanding. lie was one
of the most patient of animals, but
when hungry be demanded attention
'11 the most Imperative way.
While quarters were being prepared
for him. the elephant was tied to a
post In the rear of a restaurant. The
mcll from the kitchen was very ap
petizing to a hungry pachyderm, and
anc day a gentle tap came on the kitch
en window. The chef paid no attention
and In a few minutes the tap was re
peated, louder than before. This sum
mons also passed unnoticed, hut the
nest one that came could not be mis
understood. The end of the kitchen
was built of thin boards, and the nrst
thing the cook knew his pots and pans
were flying about the kitchen. The
ngrr elephant was fi.iillng the ti lt- J
partition with tremendous blow. The
frightened cook fairly flew out Of tLe
back door with a dish of apples and
other edibles so highly prized by ele
phants, and there was no further sum
mons that day.
Where Cork Grow.
The cork tree Is an evergreen, about
the size of our apple tree. The bark Is
stripped in order to obtain the cork.
which Is soaked and then dried. The
moment the bark Is peeled off the tree
H glns to grow another cork skin, and
at-u new oue Is better than the last;
io the older, the better the cork.
The trees are stripped about every
eight years, and so strong does It make
them that they often live to the age
of 200 years. Besides Its chief use as
topiers for bottles, cork is made into
buoys, making life preservers to save
people from drowning, soles of boots
ind slippers, fancy rock work, largely
for life boats, and sometimes for arti
iclal limbs. After the bark Is stripped
iff it Is trimmed and dried and flat
tened out Then It la packed and
shipped to all parts of the world. '
If 1 Were Toa, My Boy,
I wouldn't be ashamed to de right
Had Been a Change; Kansas Man
(visiting In the East) We have lots of
near neighbors now. Friend Why, 1
thought your nearest neighbor was
twenty miles away. Kansas Man Tea,
but we've had a cyclone since then.
Harlem Life.
A Poser: Parson "Dear me, Jim;
this Is terrible! You're drunk again!"
Jim "When did yer rlvercnce see me
shober lashtr Parson "M well! 1
really don't remember." Jim (exnr
lerantly "Then 'ow d'yer know I'm
drunk again ?" Sketch.
Indisputable: Miss Summit What a
lot of old china Miss Spindle has! And
she says It was handed down In her
family. Miss Palisade Then It Is Just
as I expected. Miss Summit What la?
Miss Palisade That her ancestors nev
er kept servants. Bazar.
Worth considering: Saleslady "This
glass dipper Is so strong you can drive
nails with It." Purchase Agent "But
why should I want to drive nails with
a dipper?" Saleslady "Mebby your
wouldn't but I expect your wife
might." Indianapolis Press. 1
TirlcL nh tn I uv Itflnihlpr tn.1
Jay and he was telling me about his
onby." Mrs. Twickenham "Can the
baby talk?" Twickenham "No." Mrs.
Twickenham "Did you ask him?"
Twickenham "No. But he didn't re
peat anything the baby said." Harlem
Life.
There was a piece of cold pudding on
the lunch table, and mamma divided It
between Willie and Elsie. Willis
looked at his pudding then at his
mother's empty plate.- "Mamma," he
said, earnestly, "I can't enjoy my pud
ding when you haven't any. Take
Elsie's." Life.
"What Is your greatest household ex
pense?" asked the first deaf and dumb
man. "Matches," wiggled the fingers
of the second. "Matches?" came the
surprised Inquiry from the astonished
hand of the first man. "Tea, I talk in
my sleep, and my wife aiwsys lights
a match to see what I am saying."
Baltimore American.
As a man entered a picture gallery
the attendant tapped him 00 the shoul
der, and. pointing to a small cur that
followed him, said: "Dogs are not ad
mitted." "That's not my dog," replied
the visitor.- "But he follows you." "So
do you!" replied the old gentleman,
sharply. The attendant growled, and
removed the dog with entirely unnec
essary violence. TIt-Bita.
Kate Langsdale, of Greencastle. Her
Father, George Langsdale, is now In the
postal service at Porto Rico, and her
only brother, George, is Senator Bev-
erldge's private secretary.
After Mr. Beveridge bad been elected
United States Senator, they broke up
housekeeping and left for their trip to
the Philippines, a trip that has become
of historical Interest .Mrs. Beveridge
went with her husband to the Philip
pines and afterward to the mountains
of Japan, while her husband spent a
short time In China. She was 111 In
Japan three weeks with Intestinal In
flammation. Mr. and Mrs. Beveridge
returned to this country, and arrived
home apparently In good health. Mrs.
Beveridge was later taken sick again
with the same trouble, and after a lin
gering illness died In a private sani
tarium at DansvIUe, N. T.
Horeefl ah aa Pood.
The use of horseflesh as food Is a
subject which has been brought Into
prominence of late owing to the neces
sities to which the beleagured garrisons
in South Africa have been reduced. It
is, therefore, a matter of general Inter
est that certain butchers In San Fran
clsco have been detected In using the
flesh of the horse as a substitute for
beef In the manufacture of sausages
and other viands. There Is nothing
unwholesome in using the flesh of such
a clean-feeding animal as the horse, bnt
it Is rightly considered that It should
not be foisted upon consumers In place
of more expensive meats. In many
continental countries the sale of horse
flesh for human food is considerable;
but the butchers are licensed, and the
animals are killed under proper sani
tary conditions. The New York Med
ical Journal points out that It is com
paratively easy to detect the presence
of horseflesh even in- such small quan
tities as 5 per cent The suspected
meat Is boiled for about an houf in a
small quantity of water, which is after
ward reduced by evaporation, cooled.
and filtered. .To this liquid a few
drops of compound of Iodine solution
(one part Iodine and twelve parts po
tassic Iodide in one hundred parts of
water) Is added, when a fugitive red
violet coloration indicates the presence
of horse meat Chambers' Journal. -
There are two things to do when von
are Imposed upon: one Is to stand It but
no one knows what the other thing la
A man Isn't necessarily brilliant be
cause be sits down and reflects occa
sionally. Summer girls and base-ball players
are only engaged for the season.
3ir William Martin Conway, Who Ia to
Visit the United States.
An explorer of wide experience and
one who has won fame and honor by
his achievements In this line Is Sir
William Martin Conway, of England.
who Is shortly to make a visit to the
United States. From here be will go
to South America, where he will take
part in an exploring expedition through
the Bolivian Andes.
As a mountain climber Sir William
won his spurs In the Himalayas,
through which be conducted an Im
portant expedition In 1894, and for
which he was knighted. He has cllmb-
SIB WILLIAM MABTIaT COW WAV.
ed every portion of the Alps and writ
ten an interesting book on his experi
ences. At one time he was a professor
of arts in University College, Liverpool,
but took to traveling and climbing be
cause he enjoys It. While In the Him
alayas he made the ascent of one peak
23,000 feet In height He was the first
man to lead an expedition across Spitz
bergen and to determine the character
of the Interior of that cold land. Two
years ago be did some very high climb
ing In the Bolivian Andes, to which be
Is returning. The glaciers of Terra del
Fuego have been crossed by aim and
the heights of the Golden Throne of
the Baltors Glaciers scaled. Sir William
was anxious to become a member of
Parliament In 1807. but has apparently
now given up that ambition.
never do
things.
It la only exter
nal piety that
fears a shower on
Sunday.
R I c h e s on th
heart are a bur
den; under the
feet a Messing.
Heaven la not In
streets of gold,
bnt In hearts of peace and love.
The prayer la never a monologue.
"Down street" Is usually the devil's
resort.
Prayer meeting piety needs office
practice.
The foibles of fashion are the fool's
opinions.
Worn and battered gold Is better than
newly polished brass.
The counterfeit Is often better look
ing than the genuine.
The devil does not need to fight those
who will not fight bim.
Prosperity tests character as a heavy
harvest testa the granery.
The faith of the world depends on
the works of the Christian.
The man who really cares to, will
always dare to do the right
Much of the music of life depend
on your touch and your time.
There la no true human fraternity
without the divine fatherhood.
What Christ saves us to Is as Impor
tant as what He saves us from.
It takes no more than one serpent of
cherished sin to strike the heart
Fame offers not so glorious a vision
as that of bearing shame for Him.
God neither asks for more than wc
can do nor expects less than the most
It la possible to be a glass-eye Chris
tian, a dead member In a living body.
God sees to It that the cheerful givei
never has to go out of the business fox
want of capital.
There Isn't any use In going Into the
church to work for the Lord, if you lei
the devil hold your purse.
Hope believes less of man on account
of what be Is than In what he may be
on account of what God la.
The greatest mistake In life Is seek
ing to improve the circumstances with
out regard to the character.
To the aged saint heaven looms ud
brighter every step, and amid a chorut
of hosannas angels escort him to a con
queror's crowning.
JI10, tha Raw
Pleases all the family. Poor flavors:
iemon, uraogs, uaapoerrr aaanuawbarra.
m t savva v Ota,
One reason why so many marrlajrea
are unhappy is' because the argument
is, "how snail we catch a husband and
hold him?" not "How shall we win hlin
ana Keep him?"
Ta Care a Cold la Oaa
Taa-a IaaaTlvB Baoao Qpnrms TasLtna. in
ru" "'"i "fr M l falls to euro.
B. w. Qaovs's stgaatar la oa aaca box. Ku
Don't talk when your friend want
to talk, never talk about anything but
himself and never stop. Don't see any
ui un uciecu, or rail 10 see any 01 his
virtues. Take his word for what
nis virtues.
Ladles Can Wear Hhoea
one size smaller after uslnsr Allen's
Foot-Ease, a DOwder for the feor. it
makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures
awouen, not, sweating, acning feet In
growing nails, corns and bunions. At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial
package FREE by mail. Address Allen
uimsteaa, 1 Koy, N. x.
Bravery may be cultivated. Shovliw
a spirit of courage in the minor affairs
life trains us to be strong in the
great crises.
Mrs. WlnaloWa Soothing Syrup for children
lion, allaya pain, carca wind colic 2uc a bottle.
It sometimes happens that the man
who knows his own mind doesn't know
much after aJL
Fat people no doubt suffer aa keenly
as lean ones, T)ut somehow It look
funny to see fat people weep.
When a woman says. In excuse for
her flowerless garden, that she doesn't
"understand" the care of flowers, I
means that she doesn't want the wort.
When a man needs a tooth pulled,
how numerous dental signs are!
When the women have d:
oa purpose for a reception. It can
properly be referred to as "brilliant" -
With time and patience the mulberry
leaf becomes silk, which In turn be
comes a woman. '
An old bachelor says that aa appro
priate design for the engraved portion
of an engagement ring la a spider's
web with a fly in It
The father of a bright baby can read
ily believe that smart n ass la hereditary.
It is said that brains will tell, but
sometimes tne morx Dra-ns
he
A Singer's Voloa by Post.
Of all the uses to which the phono
graph has been put the following Is
probably one of the most practical.
A well-knowananager received some
:1m e since a totter from Paris Inclosing
the photograph of a lady and what ap
peared to be tinfoil neatly folded up
ind curiously indented. The letter was
to this purport:
"Sir: I Inclose photograph of myself
n 'La Travlata' and specimens of my
rolce. Please state by wire terms and
the date when I can appear at your the
ater. I have the honor to be, sir, yours,
F. B."
- The poor manager, whose sdesUflc
iducatJoa bad evidently been neglected,
was considerably pusaled. The phottv
graph showed a lady of attractive pres
ence, the letter was to the point and
evidently American. But bow to dis
cover a lady's voice from tinfoil curi
ously Indented passed hia comprehen
sion. He consulted his friends and
soon obtained the necessary informa
tion. An adjournment to the Crystal
Palace was unanimously voted. The
foil was at once adjusted to the Instru
ment there, and. after a few revolu
tions of the machine, the notes of a
well-known operatic melody reaounded
with crystalline clearness. Aa -ilate
engagement of tha -a trine was
tt: result of this novel test of her voice
THE CZARINA'S TOYS.
Caniona Raaslaa Fashion in the Glv
lna of Kaater Kajaa.
Among the most precious and curi
ous things to be seen In the Russian
section of the Paris exhibition are all
the Easter eggs which have been re
ceived by Maria Feodorovna, the widow
of Alexander III., and Alexandra Fe
dorovna, the wife of Nicholas IL Tht
French consider, with perhaps a cer
tain amount of reason, this envoy of
the Illustrious ladies as the greatest
proof of their love for their nation and
a symbol of the solidity of the alllanct
between the two countries. As a mat
ter of fact both empresses felt a cer
tain amount of uneasiness at the pro
pacta of sending Into the wide world
their treasures.
It was always the custom for tht
Czars to present to their Imperial
spouses each year, at Easter, an egg
containing a surprise gift in keeping
with some particular event public 01
private. " When the czarewitch now
Nicholas IL was sent round the world
with the double aim of completing hit
education and forgetting, if possible,
an unsuitable love, his father presented
to the Empress a large Easter egg In
Jasper, covered with curious ornamenti
m goia ana aiamonus; inside was s
tiny ship, the model of that In which
the boy waa sailing. It was made In
gold and mounted on a beryl stone;
masts, cables, anchors, decks, every
thing waa complete; there were even
two small guns, perfect In ail their de
tails. It was the work of an old Fin
lander, who had devoted ten months of
his life to the completion of this mas
terpiece. In the year of her coronation the
granddaughter of Queen Victoria re
celved from her Imperial husband an
Easter egg In pink enamel on gold. In
side was the model of the gala car
riage which conveyed the young
Czarina to Moscow Cathedral. Noth
ing Is wanting, not even the cushions
of the seats, which are made of red en
amel, and the tiny silk curtains, which
move on small golden wires. The Im
perial crown. In diamonds, surmounts
this miniature of the gorgeous coach.
This year's egg contains a heart made
of sparkling multi-colored stones and
the Inscription: "The heart of my
Czarina." The heart Is surrounded by
twenty-five tiny portraits, all represent
ing the members of the Russian im
perial family. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
OVARIAN TROUBLES.
aVtwia F. Flnkhaoi's VeteUbl0 Compnnn.
Cam Than. -Two Letter from Woni,r
"DeAB Mbs. Pixkmam: I write to
tell you of the good Lydia E. Pink.
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me. I was sick In bed about five week.
The right side of my abdomen pained
me and was so swollen and sore that t
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doctor told my hus
band I would have to
undergo an operation.
This I refused to dot
until I had given your
medicine a trial. Be
fore I had taken
one bottle the
swelling be
gan to disap
pear. I con
tinued to use i-k
your medicine
until the swelling
was entirely gone.
When the doctor
came he was very
much surprised to (
see me so much
better." Mas. Mabt Smith, Arlington
Iowa.
" DlAS Mm. Pinkham: I whs sick for
two years with falling of the womb, and
inflammation of the ovaries and h'n.ldi-r.
I was bloated very badly. My left limb
would swell so I could not step on my
foot I had such bearing down pains I
could not straighten up or walk a. toss
the room and such shooting1 pains would
go through me that I thought I could
not stand it. My mother ffot me a 1 mule
of Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable 1 Vim
pound and told me to try it I took six
bottles and now, thanks to your won
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Mns. Elbk Bryak, Otisville, Mich.
mi 1
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FOR FIFTY YEARS!
MRS. wTNSLO w"'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
aan been used hv mllllonaof mother r
tirlrcbUilrvn while 'teething forovir Kirty
Years. It mioMihi Ui child, aoru-m itu
Iunin. allays all pnln. cure wind colic u 1
llbebtfjrt remedy lor ilUirrnuBtk
Twenty-five Cants a Bottla.
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rOf D C V FEW DISCOVERY; l,
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Bout ot laeUmonial and IO Sara' tniatfiie t
Dr. a. a. auu i wn.au a. iu.u .
RlLT EDGED STOCK SSZ S..":
tell lmlt-d aruount. Jafe. rvllnble. Act n-uit-
y. T. UIiaLKY, W 11 Mm ill .-t., ! lur
What Skan We Hava a-a
i uia question arises In the family dall v Lot
SJR" W . ad,y' Ti7 ,eU . rtSlons
.b'M,.'th,n, 2?"rt- p"Pre In a min. Mo
botllnKl no tak.n?l simply add a little hot
water set to eooi. Flavors: Lemon.OranK-.
Kospberry and Strawberry. At groooia. 1 Oa.
We should no more lot th.
deeds hinder the growth of our future
than the forest lets the shed leaves hi .!
" ovinia Ki-nas irom growing-.
Tte Baal rraa-rlmM.. .
an Parw la a bottle ot Oaovr. Tainiaa.
caiix Tosno, 1 la aipi. i" H J!"
A coquet seems to be on
mean more than half ah. "... 1
naT-lVme0 d0D t m'
LJ Beat Cough (Syrup. Tan tee Good. Use V"!
CJ in time. Hold br ilnitri1-t. 11
If afflicted with
acre cyca, uaa
ITtiompson's Eva Wafer
He Wanted a Horse Trade,
The famous horse trade of "Darld
llarum" has brought to public atten
tion many other dealers In horseflesh
and quaint phraseology. Here Is a let
ter, verbatim, from a rather famous
owner of horses names only being al
tered for obvious reasons:
"Spencer Feb 22 lfXK).
"Dear Sir mr Smith I Seen nir Brown
and he told me is you Wanted to get A
good Horse one that Was cliinlted Well
mr Smithe I have got 0 first Class
horse one that Will Sute you for Your
Business and Broked In ball harness
and hall Sound and be binn hear for A
bout S monts and heney of Your Peo
ple can Work him With Saifety and
mr Smith if you Will come down hear
you can see bim and If you Wants A
good Arlable Horse I am Shure is eu
Will Buy this Horse and I have lots of
other 1 Corses you can see
. "hopes to see you soon
"Tours trully
"WM. JONES."
Certainly an "arlable" horse ought to
suit my one musically Inclined, aud
"saifety" Is what we are all looking
for in horse trades. Boston Home
Journal.
TAKING CARE OF A GUN.
FreVs Vennlfua ho. . ..
Think of the ills
exempted, and it will aid you to hi;,
patiently those which you ma, l
ier. - " "-
Bone Uinta Which Young Pportumen
Would llctter Observe.
A veteran hunter lays this down as a
point which must be carefully attend
ed to: "Never under any circum
stances lay away your gun at n!i;ht
without cleaning. Never mind how
tired you are, attend to it at once.
There should be no 'next day' abaut it."
Not a few of the older hunters would
profit by accepting this advice. Tim
veteran quoted above says he got thlsi
idea from his father, who loved his
guns and dogs almost as well as lie
loved his children. The old man gave
his boy a single barrel muzzle-loader,
which was for many a day the young
ster's treasure of treasures, and was
never allowed to get rusty. Before be
ing- put away for the winter It wan
carefully cleaned and oiled and was
once In a while taken down and ex
amined. If a speck of rust appeared
anywhere it was at once removed.
After an outing among wild pigeons,
squirrel or grouse he removed the
barrel from the stock, swabbed It out
with hot water and wined It out with a
clean rag. Then he fired a little pow
der. Just to be sure that no moisture
was left, after which an oil rag win
used assiduously. Then stock and
barrel were rejoined and the weapon
was put away for the night. The
breech-loader Is much less troublesome,
but the same principle obtains in both
cases. By using cate such as lndl. at. .1
this hunter has for fourteen years kept
a gun la first-class condition, though it
has done a great deal of work.
A Goo l Witness.
A horse from a livery stable died
soon after It was returned, and the man
who hired It was sued for damages.
The question turned largely upon the
reputation of the defendant n !,..:
rider.
The staoble boy was called ti.n
first witness.
HOW does the defoml.-mr iwnnllr
rider
"Astraddle, sir."
"No, no," said the lawyer. "I mean,
does he usually walk, or trot, or gal
lop?"
"WelV said the witness .apparently
searching In the depths f his mt iooi v
t "r racts. "when he rides a waUm'
i .horse, he walka- n,hnn i ., ... .
u- . - i . - 1 i riues n uoi-
.Sf? VOL f less conse- ! tin hori he trots; and when he H I,
Throw physio to the dogs if w0n ,..
ant the doits: bur if ,TH"7ou t
gestion chew Beeman . Pen Qu flU
. "J" c"n't1 reach a man through hia
heart, there Is no use trvlno- tV7 ?
Mm through his head. to reach
Albert RmmLV Waa-
Ohio, says t
write
man now much
what vou have read.
you think of
ken al
hird Atc,
Ska war mt life la the war
"Piao'a Care cannot be too hla-M.
N., Minneapolis. Minn., Jan. j, 190a.
Those folka vhn .
follow anybody elaer8 aa vice ar?27n fo
giving advice to others! Jways
SSSttSl'lZi' o.Uar.er
The glided youta
hut
never
a Kullopin' horse, he gallops; when-
. lue wyer Interposed: "I want to
know at what pace the defendant usu-
J foe" fast or slow J"
"Well," said the witness, "when his
company rides fast, he rides fast; and
Blow11" COmpaBJ r,des 8lw. he rides
"Nowl I.wnt w know, sir," the law
f. V drawing a long breath, "how
T2dnt ld8 when 1 aione."
"Wen.- saw the -witness, very slow-
aa'iawf w W"" ,one 1 warn't there,
1 a t toow-" Collier's Weekly.