WAKIWQ ATNIQHT. -
jrhaa I wake np alone at night -
I (eel aa if I bad no eyes;
C stsre and stare with all my might;
- But only blackness round me lie.
f listen for the faintest sound.
And. thong I strain with either ear,
fn . i- :i a. n A.
It's just aa if I could hear.
Cut if I lie with limbs held fast,- "'
A sort of sound comes like a sigh
Terhapa the darkness rushing past,
' Ferhaps the minutes passing y:
Perhaps the thoughts in people's heads.
That keep so quiet all the day,
fVait till they're Bleeping in their beds.
Them rustle out and fly awayl .
Or else this noise like whirring wings.
That dies with the first streak of right.
May be the sound of baby things.
All growing, growing, in the night.
Children, and kitty-cats, and pupa.
Or eren little buds and Uowers,
DaWea, perhaps, and buttercups.
All growing in the midnight hours.
And yet it seems of me a part.
And nothing far away or queer...
It'a Just the beating of my heart.
That sounds so strange a I He h'erel
I da not know why this should be;
When darkness hides the world from
eight,
I feel that all is gone but me
A little child and the black night.
London Spectator.
I
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Mrs. Basset's Boarder,
ES. BASSET was dismayed to
the verge of tears.
"I never thought you'd take It
so hard, sir," she said.
"How long have I boarded with you,
Mrs. Basset?"
"Seven years come September, ,r-"
"Quite right. During that time you
have occasionally accommodated men
who wished to board here, but never
women. I understood that no womar
wan To be received here. For the last
year I have been tbe only'boardeT and-
tbe solitude has been delightful. Now,
this woman
"I'm that sorry!" Tbe emotion in her
voice was genuine. "When sllb wrote
and asked ine to let her come, I said yea
right off. Once, sir, a long way back,
before John and me were married, I
was In service with Miss Jeannette's
mother. They were rich folks then,
and held their heads high. All that'
changed now. It's me and John that
have done well and got money. Her
parents are dead. She supports herself.
She teaches school night school. She
wouldn't be here In the evenings at all."
"She attends clubs, I suppose," he
ventured.
"She la president of one and secretary
f another. She Is bright."
He groaned. His opportunities to
study the progress of women had been
limited.
"When is she to to honor us wltl
her presence?"
"Not not before to-morrow after
noon, sir."
He muttered something about twenty-four
hours of grace, and went off to
bis big, beautiful front room, wherelL
were gathered together his accumula
tion of literary and artistic treasures.
A moment later he opened his door In
response to a tentative knock. "I'd like
to ask you a favor, Mr. Freer, sir," be
gan Mrs. Basset. ''I've just got a tele
phone message that my sister, who
Uvea on the West Side, has come down
with pneumonia. She's the only sister
I've got, and I'm worried to know how
bad abe it I thought seeing bow you
were staying In, sir "
"Yea. That's all right."
"But It's Thursday, and Delia la go
ing out. The new housemaid was to
come at 3. I thought if it wouldn't be
asking too much if you'd let her in
when she rings "
"Certainly. Any directions?"
n She wnn't nri tf do anything
till I get back. Thunk you. sir."
She took her portly person away, and
Alexander Freer went back to his book.
He left his door wide that he might
bear the ring. He did hear It In an
boor after Delia's crackling skirts 60
lb stairs had Indicated her festive de
parture. He went down, opened tbe
floor. The girl in the vestibule wore a
trim black gown, a tan jacket, and an
audacious little spring hat. She had
rippling reddish 1 air autrtbe mllk-wblte
kin that goes with it, a scarlet mouth
aad eyes of forget-me-not blue. Soue
thlng singularly youthful and fragile
bout the slight form, something lonely
in tbe lifted eyes, appealed to blm.
"Mrs. Basset was obliged to go out,'
be explained.
"The cook is also absent
You are tbe new housemaid, I beileVLjJHhe Argonaut.
Come In. Mrs. Basset desired me to
mention there would be no task for you
until her return."
For a moment she regarded him
blankly. Then her lips drooped. "I am
sorry," she said, advancing. She took
off ber hat and jacket and hung them
p. "I could do a good deal If I knew
what was to be done."
To do! Hadn't he been staring off
and on since breakfast at the dusty
books on his topmost shelves. Had he
not been cherishing a secret plan of
night? But be could not pack bis pre
cious possessions himself.
"I wonder," he cried. In a somewhat
volcanic fashion, "if you would be good
enough to help me pack my books and
etchings? I can bring my packing
boxes out of the basement. I am going
to change my quarters. We would have
a few hours before Mrs. Basset gets
home." be went on, hastily. "I shall be
glad to pay well for the assistance.
The milk-white skin grew pink under
als glance. For a moment she did not
reply.
" Iwlll help you," she consented.
Somewhere In the kltcnen regions she
found and donned a big blue check
apron. She presented herself at the
arst room of his suite, her sleeves rolled
op, a soft old cloth In one hand, a feath
er duster in the other. The woman
hater watched her as she worked with
aa anxiety that finally merged In com
piacence. How well she knew how to
handle a book!
"I feel like a criminal," be told her.
laughing. "I know now bow men feel
who go off leaving their board bill un
paid. I tried to tell Mrs. Basset this
morning that I would leave, but I lack
ed the courage. The dear soul! It will
be many a day before I find a place that
suits me as this does."
"Why are you leaving, then?" she
asked.
"You may not think mine the best ol
reason. I am leaving because Mrs. Bas
set la to receive another boarder s
woman."
"Yes?" Clearly she expected him to
say more.
"I understand she is one of those ap
palling creatines they call pw warn-
self, ram BWW.tMcneastloU, a.rei
suits, tuuha on abetroee sbtJecU."
Dear! Dearl" ejaculated tbe pnt
housemaid. r" ":t"
Sympathy la sweet. If any one ha4
fold lnutr Freer that moraine hi
would bare been glad 'of lta gift froulaadlan aa well aa American miners.
a housemaid be would have been us
credulous. Bnt here be was, bagging I
to his flattered soul and fishing to
more. He told her how be bad nevej
known a real borne since bis motbef
died, when be was a boy of 10. Aftej
than there were schools and eoll
' I
Then travel, ' hotels and boeflln4
houses. "Here." be concluded. Trt
been comfortably anchored for aeved
ih u.i.nn rr m nwn interest! 1
and pursuits, and nolle secure from
terruptlon. But now I must give It op.
I never can face that gaunt creature lii
spectacles, wbo win talk pedantically
to me across the table three times
dayl"
"Does she wear spectacles?"
Freer lifted his bead out of the pack
ing case. "I'm sure she does. They al.
do tbe clever onea. She might expect
me to take up municipal reform. She"
tbe aweat of fear breaking out on ble
forehead "might give me worsted
slippers or a birthday edition of poems
she might!"
'That's so," assented a solemn little
voice from tbe ladder. In the silence
that followed they heard tbe ball clock
strike.
"Four!" Freer exclaimed. "So late!
Mrs. Basset may be back any minute
Hark! Isn't that her now?" He stum
bled to bis feet, looking like a detected
schoolboy. "There! One box Is ready,
anyhow. You must let me thank you.
Miss Miss "
"Jean," she prompted.
"Miss Jean and take this." There
was a sound of tbe door, which bad
been opened with a latchkey, swinging
hut again. A heavy step came up tbe
stairs. "You are welcome, but I can't
take any money. Here Is Mrs. Bas
set!" And there, Indeed, was that worthy
woman, leaning against tbe open door
and staring In wild astonishment at the
scene presented. Tbe packing cases
tbe beaped-up books tbe confounded
owner of tbe latter tbe girl on tbe lad
der. Jeanette!" she cried. . "My dear!
What does this mean?"
"I did not intend coming until to-morrow."
Miss Jeanette Wallace had de
scended from her elevated seat and was
greeting her friend warmly. "I changed
my mind at the last minute and tame.
Now I'm going to change It again and
go away."
"Mr. Freer," pleaded the embarrassed
landlady, "what la aU this about?"
"My blunder, madam!" he cried, re
morsefully. "Took this young lady for
the housemaid and asked her to help
me pack my books! I beg her pardon,
I'm sure!"
"But packing! Were you going to
leave? Ob, Mr. Freer! And all on ac
count of "
"Of me!" cried Jeanette, gayly. "But
I shan't be your boarder, Mrs. Basset
Mr. Freer will stay."
Whereat Mr. Freer Immediately de
veloped a most extraordinary contradlc
torlness. "Not unless you do!" be declared,
stubbornly.
Mrs. Basset looked helplessly from
one to tbe other.
"Well, It's all right now," said Freer,
contentedly, "and I'm going to unpack
these books and put them back where
they belong."
It was pouring rain one afternoon a
couple of months later when Jeanette
Wallace came forth from a meeting of
tbe Woman's Club. An umbrella wss
ra'sed as she stepped out. and a famil
iar figure walked beside her through
the rain.
"This. Is rash!" she cried. "It Is al
most as bad as taking me to lectures!
But I haven't given you worsted slip
pers yet nor a birthday edition of
poems!"
Alexander Freer held tbe umbrella
lower leaned closer.
"No. but there Is a gift I'd dearly love
to have, little Jean and only you can
give It to me!"
"Oh!" said Jean, softly. Chicago
Tribune.
Mushroom Culture In France.
Tbe annual crop of mushrooms la
France is valued at $2,000,000; and It ll
said that there are sixty wholesale
firms In Paris dealing exclusively la
them. In the Department of the Seine
It appears there are some 8,000 cavei
In which mushrooms are grown; anl
about 300 persona are employed In theli
culture, and rarely leave these caves.
Proof Positive.
Proof positive Is arrived at In vart !
ous waya. One method Is pleasantly
I described by a foreign correspondent ol
Not for from the harbor of Naples we
sighted a rocky Islet apparently about
two miles offshore. An elderly man ap
proached me on deck, and said, polite
ly:
'"Do you know whether this to Mount
Vesuvius or not?"
I replied with equal pottt ansae: "I
don't know what It la, but I do know
that la not Vesuvius."
"But," said he. with an air of tri
umph, "If you don't know what It la,
bow do you know that It Isn't Vesu
vius?" "Because," I replied, pinning htm
with my glittering eye, "because Vesu
vius Is Inland and this Is outland; be
cause this rock Is three miles round
and Vesuvius Is about tfalrty mllei
round; because this is an Island an4
Vesuvius is not; and because Vesuvlui
Is a volcano and this Is not"
Tbe elderly man sniffed and with
drew. Soap Grows on Trees.
There are several trees and plant)
In tbe world whose berries, Juloe 04
bark are as good to wash with
as real
nda an4
soap. In tbe West Indian Islands
in South America grows a tree wbost
fruit makes an excellent lather and
Is used for washing clothes. Tbe bark
of a tree which grows In Peru and ol
another which grows In the Malay M,
ands yields a fine soap. The common
soap wort, which Is Indigenous to Eng
land, Is so full of saponins that simply
rubbing tbe leaves together in wate
produces a soapy lather.
Traveling la Past and Present.
One hundred years ago, to go from
New York to Philadelphia meant two
days by tbe swiftest stage; to-day It Is
done In two hours. To -ge-Crooi .New
England to Oregon It took Doctor At
kinson eight months, even la 18 7. To
day one can go from New York to San
Francisco in one hundred and two
hours.
Whenever a preacher goes away on a
vacation, some good old slater In bis
church remarks that the devil new?
takes a rest.
tbe aUgntatt
possibility of adjuatlng tbe Alaska
boundary dispute In a manner that
would satisfy tbe mining Interests In
that territory- No matter where the
line la finally established, it is certain
to call forth vigorous protests from Ca
ll
1. ! nmhable. therefore, that the pro
test of the miners against the work of
the international surveyors, which has
recently been completed, will receive
ertous consideration at Washington.
This survey bas been made under tbe
nrovlalona of the modus vlvendl, which
. . M kl.li
went into eueci vw -""
was adopted by our State Department
end by Great Britain. It was made by
engineers representing both govern-
In-'meats, tbe representative of this gov-
.mm Ant neins: O. H- Tittman. assist
ant aurjerlntendent of tbe coast and
geodetic survey bureau. The boundary
Ine established by the International
lurveyora cedes to Great Britain the
inrthern half of the Porcupine gold
nlnlng district, throwing much of the
Walton toll road leading to rorcupiue
Jity Into Canadian territory. This Is
n strict accordance with the Inatruc
lons set forth In the modus Tlvendl for
1 nrovlslonal demarcation of ine line.
.t will be remembered that the modus
dvendl when adopted laet October was
onsldered entirely favorable to tbe
United States. In fact, It occasioned
nucb dissatisfaction In Ottawa, where
t was claimed that the British gov-
mment In order to maintain friendly
-elatlons with tbe United States bad
teedlessly sacrificed the Interests of
Canada. By this modus Tlvendl the
Uvlslonal line on the west pass, by
ivhlch tbe Dalton trail la reached, was
laced twenty-two and a quarter miles
bove Pyramid Harbor, which was re
tarded under tbe treaty as tide-water
nark, thus not allowing the Canadians
reach any point on the Lynn uanai.
So permission was given for a free
ort or for free transfer across Amarl-
an territory of uanaaian goons
ither than miners' equipments. More
than this no reasonable American
mnld ask. It Is true that the modus
rlvendl concedes a portion of tbe Por
cupine district to tbe Canadians, but it
loes not yield the advantages of a port
n Lynn Canal, for whicn tne uanaai
ins made their most stubborn conten
ion. The line establlahed by tbe sur-
revors Is only a temporary arrange-
Ant nnder a modus vlvendl, but as
inch It must be recognized by both gov
srnments until a permanent delimlta
3on of the boundary la finally agreed
ipon.
The First Shock of Battle.
Men even of the strongest nerves and
the most undoubted pluck, do not feel
gulte comfortable when, for the first
time, under fire. It Is no dishonor to
Us manhood If the heart of the young
loldler beats "double quick" In his
naiden battle. This feeling soon wears
ff.
During the war In the Crimea the
men In the allied army were often
beard speculating, on the eve of a con
Sict, upon the probability of obtaining
rertaln articles of clothing, of which
they stood in need, from the bodies of
the Russians they expected to slay.
They never seemed to take Into consid
eration their own chances of being
knocked over and stripped by the Rus
sians. . The cool and systematic man
ner In which they provided themselves
Ivltn footgear is wonny or note. v nen
1 French or English soldier, on the
lookout for "unconsidered trifles" after
battle, descried on' tbe field a corpse
f an enemy whose boots seemed likely
o suit htm, down be lay on his back.
nd putting his soles against those ol
the dead man. ascertained by that
mode 'of measurement whether the ar
ticles were near enough to a fit to be
(worth the trouble of removal.
An Unbidden Guest.
On a certain day in May perplexity
reigned In Easton, Maryland. During
ihe previous night a stray muskrat
:ame to town, and in his wanderings
in the darkness fell five feet down a
basement area, whence It waa Impossi
ble for him to escape without assist
ance. All the next day there was a
crowd around the place discussing
what to do with the rat Business was
not entirely suspended, but It was in
terfered with. Last winter the Legisla
tore passed a law making It an offense
punishable with a heavy fine to catch
or have In possession a muskrat during
tbe close season, therefore no one was
willing to liberate or "catch" the little
wanderer. As half the fine goes to the
Informer, a half dozen people kept on
the alert to Inform on the one who
Ifted It It having been ascertained
hat It was not against the law to feed
1 muskrat during the close season, food
tnd water were lowered Into the area-
Lay, of which the no doubt astonished
Ireature was left In undisturbed poa
leeslon until the legal difficulties sur-
tundlng Its liberation were adjusted
. wonderful thing Is red tape.
I
Paralysing Fig-ores.
A Jesuit priest now In South Africa
fr rites to the boys In tbe New York col-
Ige, where be was formerly a profes-
br: "Nine In the blessed language Is
uheramanwanmngwahela, but this Is
lo thing to 990. which Is mashumlamag
inamahna manwanamanagwahela
knamashumlhamahera - manwannaln-
tovhalea - gowakadlheranamanwanam
(wabela." The Moth and the Flame.
Moths fly against the candle flame be
cause their eyes can bear only a small
mount of light When, therefore, they
come within the light of the candle
their sight is overpowered and their
vision confused, and as they cannot dis
tinguish objects they pursue the light
'tself and fly against the flame.
World Owes Yoa 80.
If all the money In tbe world were
llrlded equally each person would get
ibout S0.
Frlcktfnllr Mixed.
"Society Is getting fearfully mixed; H
Is embarrassing to meet one's landlord
it a garden party."
"Yes; especially If you are behind
vth the rent."
Am Kxlleo Belie.
"Is your daughter Pamela having a
good time In tbe country?"
"No; she says she bates It; H scuffs
ber shoes out so."
Where Igaoraacs Is Bliss.
He I want to know, once for
who Is master of this house?
all,
She You'll be happier If you don't
find out Puck.
When a baby cries, probably more
patience would be entertained for It
t It were understood that It Is "giving
the mother's yelL" ,
Why Is it that a married woman
lever has the Joyous, happy look that
rJMlngutebeaan unmargtod woman?
AWfUL CENSUS MAN. "
fa
TmikU im Om Vmsally est the
Osssttoa CmcwmlMS the As
The census bas made trouble In one
family that lives not a doaeu miles
from the State House. When the wife
learned that the census man was tbe
husband of a woman wbo belonged to
ber club, and whom she "Just hated."
be- said she never would tell him ber
age in tbe world.
'Rnt vnn must wife, or you'll nave
to pay a line or go to Jail." said ber
husband.
"Do vou suDDose I'd have bis wire
know bow old I am? I guess not"
"It Is against the law for mm 10 ten
anybody what be learns when tiklns
the census. He won't tell his wife how
old you" are." .
"Yes. ho will: she's lust dying to nna
out because I look so much younger
than she does. You'll have to see him
when he comes, and tell blm I'm only
40." .... " ." '
Now this woman Is really 45, and
would call herself ten years younger
if she did not have a big boy of 29.
' The very next day the cenaua man
fuii round early, before -the man of
the house bad gone to work. So be was
sent to Interview him, and wire nia De
hind the door to listen to the talk. Now,
census taking isn't very funny when
one- has been to a dosen nouses oeiore
a nVlnok on a hot mornlna. 80 the cen
sus man rattled away at his questions
and wouldn't talk politics or naraiy
pass the time of day.
Whon ha catne to ask "When was
rour wife born?" the man of tbe house
hesitated, and then said: "I guess It
was In 1800;" down It went. -Then
rhMi ha cams to tha Question: "When
were you married," the answer was
"1872."
"Raid on. nelehbor." said the census
man, "you've made a' ' mistake some
where. Your wife must have been
more than 12 years old when she was
married."
"Of course she was. I've made
mistake In tbe date. I told yon she was
born In lSOO; It waa ltsm, 1 guess.-
And bis wife behind the door was so
angry she thought she should faint, and
as soon as tne census man went away
h nnaned on him:
"To tblnk you should dare to have
made me out five years older than I
am! He'll tell his wife I'm 60 years
old and it will be all over town."
She burst Into tears and he priident
v noA She hasn't anoken to him since.
tnd their hired girl told the next door
that "tbe old woman was abusing that
poor man of hers, 'cause be told the
truth about ber age to the census man."
Boston Herald. .
SHARKS ARE COWARDLY FISH.
Notwithstanding Their Prow
Manifest Fear of Man.
1 They
Many tales have been told of how
human beings have been devoured by
the fish that la known aa the maneater.
Althouch many of these have been
greatly exaggerated they are to a cer-
.aln extent true. It Is also true that
sharks have been known to follow a
thip for days, picking up and eating
that which had been thrown overboard
is waste.
Notwithstanding all of this, the cow
lrdliness of sharks is well known
imong men who have been much to sea
n southern waters. The fiercest shark
will get out of the way of a "swimmer
if the latter sets up a noisy splashing.
A shark fears anything that splashes
n the water. Among the South Sea
slanda the natives never go bathing
done, but always In parties of half a
lozen or so, In order that they may
nake a great hubbcb In tbe water and
thus frighten away the aharks. Once
in a while a too venturesome swimmer
imong these natives foollBhly detaches
himself from his party and forgets to
keep up bla splashing. Then there Is a
swish and the maneater comes up from
under him like a flash and he 'j gone.
-New York Herald.
Plans Can Aajlee.
Mrs. Brown Mrs. Jones always said
if her husband died she would quickly
follow blm. He has been dead a month.
Mrs. Smith Yes; but you can't de
cently expect ber to follow him till she
has seen the Paris exposition, can you?
There la always something to disar
range a woman's plana, you know.
Judge.
Seaiisiic playing: Petted daughter-
Th.y asked me to play at Mrs. High
ud's this evening, and I did, but "
Fond mother (proudly) Were they not
entranced? Petted daughter Hum:
When I played 'Life on the Ocean
Wave,' with variations, half of them
left the room. Fond mother (ecstatic
ally) That's wonderful. They must
have been seasick. New York Weekly.
roe
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
that than la akbsat on dreaded disease
that science has been able to ours In all lta
taaea. and that la C atarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure la the only positive oar known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh beina a eonstltu
tloual disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly on the blood and muooua sur
faces of tae system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the oonrtitutios
and assisting nature in doing lta work. The
proprietors have so much faith In its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollar
for sny case that It falls to ears. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
r. t. Cbbhby A Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by DruftgtBta, 78c
Hall's Family Pill are the beat.
Thought, if translated truly, cannot
be lost In another language; but the
words that convey it to our apprehen
sion, which are the Image and orna
ment of that thought, may be so Ill
chosen as to make It appear unhand
some. Each package of Putsam Fadeless Dtb
colors either 811k, Wool or Cotton perfectly
at one bolting. Sold by all druggists.
It la only-by looking an evil fully
in the face,' neither magnifying nor
hiding its real proportions, that we nan
obtain tbe reaulsite wisdom to avoid
it, or the courage to vanquish It, or the
fortitude to endure it.
The Bast Frsserlptios. for Chills
and Fever la s bottle of Oaova's TaSTBLSW
Cam. TOMIO. It U simply iron and quinine lu
a tasteless form. Ko cure no par. Pries 90a
Who is a true man? He who does
the truth, .and neyer holds a principle
on which ha la not prepared in any
hour to act, and In any hour to risk
the consequences of holding it
Send 25c. to E. & S. Frey, P. O. Box
24S, Baltimore, Md., and they will mall
you a bottle of Vermifuge. It bas nev
er failed the first time.
Whenever you command, add your
reasons for doing so; It is this which
distinguishes the approbation of a man
of sense from the flattery of syco
phants and "Tools.
Dyspepsia Is the bane of the human
system. Protect yourself against its
ravages by the use of Beeman's Pepsin
Gum. '
Good nature will always supply the
absence of beauty, but beauty cannjt
long, supply tbe absence of good na
ture. t
There are people so self -conceited
that nothing is done light unless It is
done in their war.
aeaaaasw . .
KETiglhrt Your ILaveiV
, if you want to. But look out, or n w. 8
the start of you. If it does, you will have dys
pepsia, indigestion, biliousness, sick headache,
; poor blood, constipation.
' Perhaps you have these already. Then
take one of Ayers Pills at bedtime. These
pills gently and surely master the liver; they
are an easy and safe laxative for the whole
family: they give prompt relief and make a
permanent cure. Always keep a box of them
in the house.
' ' 25 cents a boa. All druggist. ,
I have raised a family of eleven children, all living at the
present time I would not think I could kJ"
Acer's Pills. I have nsed them for twenty years, d the is no
SnUy Uxatfv. their equal. "-S. C Dard.m. Myrtle, Misa
May 22, 1900- . .
CHILDBEtfS COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Something that Will Interest the Ju
venile Members of Every Household
-Quaint Actions and Bright Baying
ef Many Cats aad Cnnmina Children.
Several boys In Chicago Improved the
tilt season with an exciting game
whh thsr rail "stilt flirhtlng." Nearly
very afternoon they gather In an open
lot, and the stilt contests tnncwu
little attention. Each boy bas a pair of
tout stilts, with the steps about eigh
teen inches above the ground, -two 01
tha Knvs are chosen aa leaders or cap
tains and they pick out their men. tak
ing turns In making tne seiecuoos.
Than the aides aenarate and line up as
In playing pull-away or any of the old
games. At a word or commana rrom
tbe umpire they advance on each other,
walking steadily on their stilts. When
they get up close together they Jostle
and push one another In the endeavor
to throw tbe soldiers of the other elds
from their stilts without tipping over
snv of the soldiers on their own side.
The moment a man falls the umpire
calls time, the man who la aown goee
over to the side of the enemy, and the
IX BA.TTLB ARB AT.
battle begins over again. Sometimes a
skillful suit soldier will plunge Into
the ranks of the enemy like a mailed
knight of old and Up over a whole row
of them without once losing his bal
ance. The game la never out until every
man la won over and lined up on one
side, and oftentimes when only the
general of an army Is left be can, by
making a few bold strokes, win back al
bla soldiers. Thla Is what makes tbe
game particularly exciting. Several
tlntes the boys have brought brooms
along with them for arms, and each' of
them, with a broom held fast under hla
arm, charges down on the enemy. In
this warfare a soldier may hit the en
emy anywhere but In the face or head.
using his best efforts to push him over.
If a soldier drops his broom be Is
"dead,'' or out of tne fight. This sport
Is even more exclUng than the ordinary
battles, but it Is hard on the brooms.
Aa Orthog-rsplilcsl Adventnrs
2 once went s-riding, although -My
friends told me not to do songh;
As a matter of course
I fell off my bourse,
Who left me hi tatters and wough.
A man passing by in a sleigh
Saw my sorrowful plight aa I lelgb.
And said, "you're a maffl
Bat It la rather tuff.
So m Just lift yoa out of tbe weigh."
He fitted me Into a seat
I waa bruised from my bead to my fear,
I had ruined my clothes,
I had broken my nothea;
And truly the cushions were aweatl
Then he bustled me over the snow
As fast ss hla horses could gow.
And drove me up straight
To a doctors front gaight
"Hi, doc! Here's a vision of wow!"
The doctor was drinking bla tea.
But be came and considered of mea;
"He can't use hla tongue.
And be'a spoiled his right longne.
And hla ribs are not where they should
bea.
"There's nntuusl pnffnesa here.
And his shoulder-blades seem out of gere;
Thla ears coming off.
And that singular eoff
la rather less pleasant than qoere."
But he settled my various aches.
And he splintered my numerous breaches;
And tbe lesson 1 learned -When
my powers retearned
Prevents sny future mistaches.
Youth's Companion.
Aa Arab Iesjend.
Once upon a Ume, away out on the
desert, an Arab was traveling with a
caravan and a large amount of valu
able silks and rich goods. He knew
that the portion of the desert through
which they were passing waa frequent
ed by robbers, and he was anxious to
reach tbe end of his Journey before
night.
The men and the camels were all
weary, for they had come a long way
across the dry country, but now they
were looking more cheerful, for they
would soon be at a place where they
could rest and not fear.
The chief waa leading the caravan
and looking carefully in every direction,
so as not to be surprised by the enemy.
All at once be heard a cry of pain, and,
peeping around, saw a boy not far from
the path.
1 "Are you slckT asked the chler.
"I have a thorn In my foot," raid the
boy, "and I cannot walk." .
Then the chief got down from the
back of the camel and went to the boy
ind gently drew the thorn from his
00 1. Be even delayed to cleanse the
iore and rub Msae ointment on the
wound mads hi the thorn. He matured
. ' - .; V. xt -
about bow far the boy bad to go and If
C. v. .. nrnncr. Learning that the
boy had but little, he gave him a piece
of gold and then weni on uis
Many years after the chief died and
went to Paradise. What was his sur
prise to find himself at once in tbe
midst of tbe most oeaumui
.whw hi 1 an manv rosesr ne us
ed of an angel near him. "There are
many others wbo have aone
who have not as many beautiful roses.
The angel smiled and answered:
"Years ago you drew a thorn from the
-e . hn, who was crying In the
desert - That thorn has grown to be a
large rose tree, and the roses you see
around you are the blossoms from thai
tree."
On e-ood deed done here below is re
turned many-fold in Paradise.
Not Allowed to Talk.
T.im 4-vear-oId Tommy waa visiting
hia annt in the country not long since.
An dsv at the dinner table the lady
complained that a small Jar of pre
serves had mysteriously aisappearcu
mm thA nantrv. Each one present dis
claimed any knowledge of them except
Tommy, whoremalned discreetly silent.
At last be was asked If be anew any
thing about tbe mlsBlpsf fruit. "TouU
have to excuse me." be replied. "My
papa don't allow me to talk at the ta
ble."
Take Up tne Water,
rtara sm1 K waa at the seashore one
day, accompanied by her mother and 4
.uull hmthor Johnnv. "Mamma."
asked the latter, does all the water from
everywhere flow Into the sea?" "xes.
Johnny." wss the reply. "Then why
don't It get full and run over?" ne
ked. "I know!" exclaimed Clara. "Iff
because the sea Is full of sponges."
Thona-at It Bhonld Be Called uLsst.M
Willie, aged 5, was tola or an arrival
in hla nncls's fnmllv and earnestly In
quired If it was any relation to him.
Why, certainly," replied bis motner,
h in vnnr first cousin." After think
ing It over for a few minutes the little
fellow said: "Well, perhaps you know,
but I should think he was my last
cousin."
Might Be Improved.
"Don't vou think you have a good
mamma to snread such nice. large slices
of bread with Jam for you?" asked little
Ethel's grandma. "Oh, I don't know,"
replied tbe Utile miss. "She'd be a
heaD sight rooder If she'd let m
spread tbe Jam myself."
She Waa Going To.
Little Flaxen Hair Papa, It's rain
ing. Papa (somewhat annoyed by work In
hand) Well, let It rain.
Little Flaxen Hair (timidly) I waa
going to.
ODD MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.
A Nnrembnrg Lover Finds His Sweet
heart in an Oven.
A baker in Nuremberg, Germany, re
cently proposed marriage to a girl In a
singular manner. Minna and Henry
are their Christian names, but as to
their family names there Is no clew1,
since the German papers which tell the
story considerately refrain from pub
lishing them. Minna bad been keeping
bouse for Henry for tbe last two years,
and gradually tbe two bad fallen very
much In love with each other. Minna,
however, would have died sooner than
let Henry know how she felt toward
him, and Henry was equally bashful.
Finally be went for advice to an old
woman in the neighborhood wbo makes
a living by telling fortunes, and she
counseled him to go during tbe next
full moon Into the large kitchen where
his bread was baked, and when the
clock struck midnight to open the oven
and look Into it. She assured him that
he would then see the face of bis fu
ture wife.
Henry went home well satisfied, not
knowing that Minna had consulted the
same old woman on the previous even
ing, and had been told by ber that she
would surely obtain her heart's desire
If she would only get Into tbe oven In
the kitchen a few hours before mid
night during the next full moon and
keep her face turned toward the door.
Minna did so, and, though the oven was
uncomfortably warm, she lay as still as
a mouse until the dock struck mid
night, when, lo! tbe door opened and
before her appeared the well-known
face of her beloved Henry. Even then
she hardly stirred, but stared at Henry,
who, utterly amazed at sight of her,
speedily retreated, evidently under the
Impression that what he had seen was
some ghostly vision. The old weman's
ruse, however, succeded admirably,
and In a fortnight from that memor
able nlgbt Henry and Minna were
made man and wife. New Tork Her
ald. Ts Cars a Cold Is Ons Day.
Take Iaxativb Baono Quixncs Ta slits. At
.ru.f,t,:, re,"n1 mney if It talis to enre
K. w. tiaovs s aisnatnre la on each box. 25c
. Ye "re " BTeat w are good: as
insignificant as we are self-conceited -as
noble as we are truthful, and aa re
ligiously beautiful aa we are charita-
Core :s the best medicine we ever Dwd
for all affections of throat and laneLwsL
O. EnosLBV. Vanbnrea, Ind., 1-eb 10 iM
. Every life touches many other lives.
Let us move more softly through the
world lest our touch be a harsh and
hurtful touch.
FITS permanently est ed. Mo Sts or ail
Nerre Meslrer. $2 trial bottle and trealia.
lr. K. H. Huns, UUL. Ml Archh,
A falae report does not last lone an
the lif. one leads Is always tSf "si
apology of that whicn one has led!
.eethTng
twa, alisys pain, care, wind cone. Sa al 511
,.A"ia' "Mb agreeable friends-
criticisms. weT no
ftAfj'. MOXN sJUASTS.
WHAT you wo
at you wiU look
Purse rlcbes do
not bestow heart
wealth.
Little compro
mises are tbe
most dangerous.
Great men are
tbe natural and
normal ones.
Nothing pleases
the devil better
.. - nuwHne lov worked up
mm s - - .
with a background of every day growl.
He who molds tbe child makes tne
future.
Christianity Is an experience not an
opinion.
Cheating cheats no man more wan
tbe cheater.
It la never gain to die unless It is
Christ to live.
A toad is not transformed by being
In a gold mine.
Where there Is God's will there Is al
ways man's wsy.
Tbe grumbler would complain of the
weight of bis wings.
The foulest carrion birds are those
wbo fly to moral filth. -
Th moat nermanent safety vaults
re In the skies, but the depositaries are
In human hearts and hands.
BONNER'S FIRST HORSE.
It Was Boacht by the Publisher's Doc
tor to Force Ulna to Kzerclse.
"I well remember the first driving
horse that Robert -Bonner purchased,"
said Dr. Samuel Hall, of New York
City. "To be more accurate. It wss I
who purchased tbe animal for Mr:
Bonner. I waa bis family physician
during the fifties, and one hot summer
day met him on Broadway. He bad
been so busily engaged with the New
Tork Ledger, which he purchased In
1851, that I bad not seen blm for some
time. When I met him I was actually
startled by the man's appearance. lie
was well-nigh unrecognizable. Dark
lines showed under his eyes and his
skin was pale and drawn like the skin
of a consumptive.
" 'Bonner,' I cried, 'what have you
been doing to yourself? Here, come
Into the shadow. You're In an excel
lent condition to suffer a sunstroke.'
" "Oh, there's nothing much the mat
ter,' be answered, 'I'm simply worked
out, trying to make this paper of mine
a go. That's all.'
" That's alir said I. 'Well, thafs
nearly enough to put you In your
grave. Here, Jump Into this omnibus
and get a breath of air.'
" "Can't do It, doctor! he replied. 'I
have an Important engagement which
mnst be kept.'
" 'Bonner,' I persisted, gripping him
by the arm and detaining him, 'it's my
duty to tell you that you are killing
yourself. You must take a rest.' But
In spite of tbe most direful warnings
and strongest pleas, the Scotch-Irish In
him Insisted on having Its own way,
and he left me not, however, until I
had made blm promise to drive regu
larly In the country at least once a
week.
"To make sure that be would keep
his promise, I bought an excellent
roadster, which cost, I remember, $350,
and aent the animal to Mr. Bonner.
Shortly afterward I met him out driv
ing. His cheeks were aglow, and on
recognizing me be pulled up alongside,
and reaching bis band to me, said In
great enthusiasm: 'Doctor, I want to
thank you. I never would have known
the Joy of sitting behind a good horse
bad It not been for yoa.'
"Two or three months later be bought
a span of iron-gray horses, for which
he paid $1,500.
- "From the time of this purchase un
til hla death Mr. Bonner was the best
known strictly amateur horseman in
this country. To gratify bis taste for
fast horses he purchased some of the
most celebrated trotters In the world
but withdrew them from the race
course. Probably bis greatest horses
were Peerless, Dexter and Maud 8.,
marking as they did three distinct
epochs In the history of trotting horses
In this country.
"To my mind," continued the doctor,
"although Robert Bonner's purchases
were prompted for the most part by
an- honest, real love for thoroughbred
trottejs, there Is no doubt that he was
the; shrewdest advertiser -of his day.
Whenever he bought a horse at a seem
ingly exorbitant figure, the Issue of
every prominent paper in the country
on tbe day following would contain a
description of the animal purchased,
and, parenthetically, a very complete
description of the New York 'Ledger.'
The result was that for every dollar
Mr. Bonner gave to horsemen he re
ceived the amount a dozen times over
In return from the public, which was
attracted to a man wbo had the un
selfish spirit and generosity to practi
cally pension the Idols of the turf by
buying the best of them for use In his
own buggy. I have no doubt that this
clever advertising had much to do with
bringing the 'Ledger before the people
and Its ultimate success." New York
Mall and Express.
Do Your Feet Ache mm Burn?
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makea
tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures
Corns. Ingrowing Nalla, Itching, Swol
len. Hot. Callous. Sore and Sweating
SfV PruK6-sts and Shoe Stores
ii v ?S 2 am.p,e "ent FREE. Address,
ALLEN 8. OLMSTED. LeRoy. N. T.
As to Nstnrnlixstion.
A person born In the United States,
of foreign parents who have not taken
out naturalization papers In this coun
try. Is a natural-born citizen of the Unl
ted States, having been born within Its
territory, and ts therefore entitled to
II the righto of a citizen. He Is a na-i!v-born
citizen. Independent of the
Citizenship of his parents. A man com
ing here from a foreign land, having a
minor son. If he become a naturalized
citizen before the son attain his ma;
Jority, that operates to .make the son
a citizen also and the Utter need not
take out naturalisation papers. If the
father should not become naturalized
however, the son could not become a
citizen without going through the con
stltutlonal process, even though h,
were but a babe in arms when bron-lir
over. 0
Searchlight. Resdrd at Sues.
In order to facilitate navigation of
the Sue. canal at night the company
through the canal at night unless
squlppedwlth a searchlight sufflclent
y powerful to light up the channel at
lectrlc light, sufficiently powerful to
iKttt up a circular area around the
-"IP of about 700 feet In diameter.
drinLttdL1,?K !" erous thing.
Jrinhdeep or taste not the Pierion
Dd(rf
Beauty atitl r.ircnrjth In
wonte:i vsrZsb early In
life boas us 3 cf monthly
pain or somo menstrual
irregularity- Many suf
fer sL'cntly anti sco their
Lzst C;'ts f3t,e away.
I LytUa E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound j
helps women preserve
roundness of form and
freshness of face be
cause it makes their en
tire female organism
healthy. It carries wo
men safely through the
various natural crises
and Is the safeguard of
woman's healthm
The truth about this
great medicine Is told In
the letters from women
being published In this
paper constantly-
.ali i JtC Cua.
a IlllUULItf wnu nn
abb thTT'H.I
LARGEST MAKERS II
of Men's t.t sua J I
S3.fi0slios in the J I
world. We sell
inoro J l.iW ana J
oex than 1
pi two
tun-rs in'
W.L. 1 onirlas $3.00 1
and t.tJJ Miocs are
sold tliau any other
make is because they are
o best in the world.
$4.00 Shoe for $3.00.
Shoe for KS.6U.
000 rrk
Union nn;)1
The Real Worth of Our $3 tnd S3 50 Sheet
compared win other makes h h 10 sa.
n-vriitr tti t.wrot btvI mnjui .h boal-
nA tn tie world, a ir?e-t lySHD of i
lilirlMT ffrwl I7i.no and S3.V) tnoea man i
oan n nmi wirim i our ,rwq i
.bout kp t h.m : w (? one dealer i
.if innuuiinMfniit.iL .
TnKW MO INlMtltlll. I IftftllW.
on harlnev.uroQKlM ahoea wltn t
nniiienlprtceiampionijiWTom.,
11 youruraier win not bi lueiii iw
yoa. etna otreei to lrtor. en-j
rjavnir int- ana x--. -in. ,
ror ramair. irnie eino 01 .
leasner, el, ana vnnin.
plftln or rap foe. uar
enoeewui ream 70a.
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FOR FIFTY YEARSI
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
be been twed by tnllllonaor mothers for
Hi. Ir children while Teetbln tor over Fifty
Vr.,n. It soolbea the child, aofteua the
gun-in, allnya all pnln. ruree wind foll and
le the ueet remeuy lor iiutrriij.
1 wenty-five Centi a".BoM'-. J
nDADCY HEW DISCOVERT: !-
gfa qailc. reliaf aad oorM WMnt
caM. Boo. ol laotimonial. and IO stye traalm t
tree. Sr. a. a. Saua'SSOas; Bea B, atleat. e
tun .Unas u limiie. .. v.
ujfcis whcnE ail tint tAu.&,
nee ijoupk bjtub. " antes oouo.
. in time, riold by drncyieta.
That Littlt Book For Ladies, I'.1
SLICE MASON. RiWHIstli. N. Y.'
1X14
If afflicted with
sore eyes, use
Thompson's Eya Water
HANDSOME GIRL'S REVENGE.
There Waa One Man Who Knjoyed It,
Too.
As soon as the good-looking girl
entered the car the live yolittg- taetr on
the opposite seajt Wgan surveying her
with critical eye and she hadn't yet
made out whether the balil-headed man
with the medical magazine was to be
Included In the lot when the conductor
en 111 e In for his fare, says the Denver
News. The girl opened her purse and
began to take out Intcb-keys, samples
of ribbon and little memoranda In tbe
usual-1 -way, and the five young men
smiled, each after his own particular
style. Bnld-headod was out of it Tbe
girl didn't see any of the smiles, but
she caught on just the tame. The e
was a nickel all ready for her fingers,
but when one pale-factd young man
added a giggle to his smile the nickel
was thrust aside for n $'J bill. She
didn't hand It over to the conductor aa
she fislit d it out. but 1. ailing forward
With a winning smile 011 her face, she
tenn at the hend of the line and aked:
'Will you plt-ase be so klud as to
Change this bill for me?"
It was impossible. A young man
with only a dime. In his pocket has n
show to bust a bill. The next one h.ul
a quarter, but he had to decline, and s
It went to No. 5. His hand sought his
pocket as his turn came, but it didst
bring tip any change. The smiles h d
been replaced -by sluep'sH loo'.;s : 11
they ml b:'d elbows ni d tnd on m t
other's feet In trying lo io;ik nut of t 1 '
windows. There was a long miur.te of
painful suspense, mid theu tie g n '.
looking girl handed the bill to ih t n
duttor. - She hadn't a word to ;-a.. 10
the five young men who ha 1 stirted .. t
In life so gayly, but bald-headed h ut
When all was oyer he turned I all
around and growled out: '.
. "If I were you fellows I wouldn't t.-y
to be so blamed smart next timer'
How Some River. Kutcr the l-a
Recent "studies of the ocean boilo.L
near the coast line of routinents ha.e
liown that rivers of considerable si.P
onetimes enter the se.n betieath the
urface."
In Brazil a scarlet coilin and heure
ire used when the deceased person is a
sDlnster.
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