-1 t AT THE COUNTY FAIR. Battta' In th gran' -stand At th county fair, . Bmsd aa if th whole world An' all their kid waa then. - .W7 op on the top seat He an' Jennie set Wlaht I had the candy An' peanuta that we etl Jennie's right sood-lookla'f But she like to bona; Dared me to bet money On Jake Doutfaa' bowl like a fool I done it; Went down to the track. - How d'ye think I found bee B I waa dlmbin' back? CTiere I met her half way, With another beau. Stuck-up, eUck-haired softy. That Will Jones, ye know. Let on not to aee me; Went right on a part, B'poae she thought I'd art her Where ahe'a goin' ao fast. Warn't no nae to toiler. Bo I let 'em go. Funny how things sometime All go wrong Jes" so. Lost a pile on Jake'a boas; Couldn't ring a cane. Fellow swiped my goldlne watch. Then it poured down rain. Tell ye taln't all sunshine An' all "pleasures rare" BetUn' In the gran' stand At the county fair. -Chicago Record. .........a J THE OLD APPLE TREE J HWAS disappointed In my friend. W had arranged to spend the day on the river. I had not met him foi years, not since our Bulllol days, until I saw him again after seven years at the varsity sports in the early spring. Then eight or .nine of us, all old Balllol men, dined together, and we had a re freshing talk over all that had occurred while 1 was away in Canada. Six years of it I had there, and when I returned waa surprised to find ao much altera tion in everything and everybody. But tfesx old Fry was the same as ever, stanch and genuine and generous. When I met bint In Lombard street, fortnight before. It was he who had suggested and settled the details of out trip on the river. It was to be on June 15, and we were to have had a long, healthy, exhilarating day, with plenty of bard exercise and a long chat about old times old chums that we were. The day came and I was In rlver-rlg at the boathouse agreed upon half an hour earlier than we bad mutually fixed. But Fry did not come. The half hour went, and another, and an other. I know of nothing more Irri tating than to have to hang about for another fellow to turn up when one is alone like that At last, I got a note by his servant If he bad sent a wire, I should have had bis message sooner, but old-fashioned courtesies still char acterize Fry, and he sent his groom eleven miles' with a long note of expla nation and apology. His excuse for not coming seemed to me a flimsy one. Ills wife's father bad fixed a sudden meeting of family trus tees, and afterward he had to see his sister on business of consequence re lating to a trust. However, whether It was an excuse or whether It was a reason, be was not coming with me for our projected river trip that was clear; and now that I knew he was not to Join me, I was content. It was an noying, and, as I really loved dear old Fry, It was a disappointment But I trust I am too philosophic to feel any thing deeply that cannot be helped. I countermanded the pair skiff and had ont a single canoe. In live minutes I was "on the bosom of old Father Thames." The hackneyed words, as I thought of them, were In themselves a comfort and as I paddled on I thought how a gay heart wants no friend. Solitude has charms deeiei than society can afford. Out of my memory teemed troops of friends, and they were with me as I willed. They came at my call and vanished as I wished when thought of another sug gested. Even Fry himself, with his hearty laugh, his loyal, brotherly spirit communed with me, and was dispelled again aa a more recent chum who had tracked many a boar with me in Can ada haunted my memory. I was now in a lovely backwater more beautiful than the Thames Itself. The bankslde flowers were more abundant and nearer to me Indeed, they hedged me about The pale blue eyes of Innu merable forget-me-nots smiled upon me, the yellow tond-flax grew out of the clay banks, wild roses and brambles bloomed amidst their thorns, the leaves of the osiers whispered everywhere, and weeping willows hung their arch ing boughs right across the narrow creek which it now pleased me to ex plore. The water waa clearer, too wonder fully clear It was. Paddling slowly along between the lawns, I looked into the depths of the water, with all Its wealth and wonder of plant growth, th waving forest of submarine weed, where I could see shoals of minnows. Now und then a school of perch, start led by my puddle, darted Into the shad ow of the weed, and a huge Jack, sulk ing In a deep green pool, made me long for a rod and line. Whilst thus engrossed, bending my head over the side of the canoe. In which I continued to drift slowly along. I failed to notice how narrow the creek had become, until suddenly I found my self close to a lady lying on a lawn so close that I was almost touching her. She was iu!te at the edge of the grass, wnu-ti &itiMu lo ine Titer, lia. a dozen cushions were about her lie: book lay open, its leaves kissed, as be fitted the pities of a poeui, by the zeph yrs. I had never seen so glorious a picture, nor one tliat burst upon my vision so suddenly. She was in some thing white and dainty, her hat wa hung on a branch, and the old, gnarled tree under whose shade she recline v.us covered with apples. Her hni: was tangled and golden and her eye iull of light and laughter. l or a while 1 tat storing at her i:i :-u ildei-niciit. 'liieu 1 stammered. i Vliere am 1 ':" Her answer was perfectly calm, b!.t 1i was ma ehill; no, her voice was s. ijit that the sinipieftt words she ut t.inl were a melody. Vou are in my lather's garden," she m ill. "Ami 1-1 V "You ure a trespasser." I. nt she smiled as she said it a smile tiiat sliow cU u.u luv.s of pearl, spark ing In the sunlight that dappled her lace. "And you 7" I said. I know Hot what I said, but soon I asked her name, ani she told me it was Eve. -And this Is raradise," I answered, looking through the leave of the old apple tree at all the beauties of th4 garden. ' ' " :. Then we - talked. Of what? Of everything. Of solitude, of friendship. of books; I fear, of Canada and of love. . Then she bade me go, and I conk! not - Nor would I If I could; and when at length I obeyed her and waa about to go, she bade me stay. So I stayed, and soon had moored mj canoe and stood upon her lawn. I can not tell how I of all men modest al moat to hashfiiln conM have dona so, but I did. O f the flowers that grew wild there b) the water's edge I made her a crown, and this I put upon her tangled goldet hair. She was my queen there tM thenceforth forever; and ao I told her the poet aiding me. Two rosea that I had not seen baton bloomed on her face, and she ran away light-footed and lithe of limb, over th lawn Into her fathers bouse. But I could not leave;'! could not I looked for her, but she did not come. Once, I saw the curtains of a window drawn aside and her face peering out upon me, but she would not come again Well, I stayed that was all. How 1 bad the Impudence to do so I cannot tell but I could not go. She was a long while Indoors. I heard her at the piano. I knew it was her touch, though V had never beard her before, but I waa confident It was she. Besides, now and then the piano stopped suddenly, and I saw by the movement of the window curtain that she waa peeping to see whether I bad gone. At last I grew ashamed of my lntru truslon, and. stooping from under the fruit-covered branches of the old apple tree, I went to my canoe, unfastened Its moorings, and waa about to with draw. But, as luck would have it. Just as I was about to get Into the canoe, she came out to me across the lawn. Her gesture to me was that I must go. I said what I felt, regardless of all or der, of all propriety. "Eve." I said passionately, "you do not know me, nor who I am, nor I you; but I know this, that I love you. Yes, I love you, and shall love you for ever. Your heart Is my Eden. Do not shut the gates of this, my earthly Paradise. I must must see you again, and I will gay that I may." She looked down and blushed. "May I?" I faltered. She did not reply. But her silence was a better answer than words. "Whenr "To-morrow." She looked so pretty when she said it that-1 was about to dare yet more. 1 had the temerity to formulate the idea that I would take her In my nrnis and 8 teal from her lips a kiss when I l-.eard a rhout "Hullo, old chap. Is that you?" I looked up. "What Fry?" I cried. "Is It Fry? It Is, by all that's wonderful V "I'm awfully sorry, my dear chap, that 1 couldn't Join you on the river to day. Abominably uncivil you must have thought me. But I didn't know you knew my sister." lie looked at her and he looked at me. I think we were both blushing. Whether It be unmannerly or not 1 confess I was. Aye, I was red to the roots of my hair. "But you do know each other, don't you 7" he said, for we both looked ao awkward that he seemed to think that he had made some faux pas. "Oh, year I sold, "we know each other," and I stole a look at Eve. The glance she gave me was a grateful one. "And we shall know each other bet ter." I whispered to her later. "Now that I have discovered you to be your brother's sister, you bear an added charm In my eyes." Three months afterward there waa a river wedding, and, as we were rowed away from church in a galley manned I by four strong oarsmen, and I handed ( her out of the canopied boat on to her father's lawn, the wedding bells rang out merrily, for Eve and I were man. and wife, and I gave her a busDana a klrs under the old apple tree. The Whooping Conch Party. "A Long Island girl gave a whoop-, lng cough party the other day." j "Clever Idea. It ought to be con tagious. Any restrictions?" I "Yea. She Issued Invitations and only asked for acceptance from those who had had, or were having, the cough. If any of the Invited couldn't fill the conditions they Bent back the Invitations with 'D. S. H. H. C In the corner." "What's that?" ! " 'D-readf ully sorry haven't had cough.' It is said they whooped It up In great style." "It must bave cost a neat sum." "Yea, but the young hostess coughed It up without a murmur." "People don't have whooping cough twice, do they?" "I think not Why?" "Because if they don't It spoil the chance the hostess might have had of saying, 'Well, here's whooping we'll meet again!" Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lightning's Strange Freak. There was a remarkable occurrence from lightning at Londonderry, Tues day afternoon. Dr. B. F. MUlington had started out from the south village to see a patient at Weston. He bad gone about half a mile from the vil lage on the hill road about a mile and a half from the point where Mr. Jena was killed by a similar accident twe year ago and he saw the lightning seemingly running along the telephone wire, the same mountain line from which Mr. Jenne got his death stroke. That Is the last he remembers. When lie recovered consciousness his horse was standing by the side of the wag on, both shafts were broken and the harness completely stripped off except the saddle. The horse seemed none the worse foi the encounter, and MUlington himself, after rigging up, continued bis Journey to Weston, and not only called on his patient, but several others. Terrible Power of Lightning. During a thunderstorm near Consctt, in the North Durham district, England, the lightulug struck a pasture field and j dug a trench varying from 8 feet to 8 I ft it G inches deep, and 6 Inches to 7 inches wide, across the field for a dls Wnnre of a dozen feet The SoUd clav was scattered In all directions, portions hereof being found lying over twenty yards away, while the turf had been cut up as clean as If the work had been done by a sharp Implement One grass sod. measuring about six feet long and nine Inches In width, was laid on the opposite side of the fence In another field. SpeI of Automobile la Pari. According to the decree of March 10, 1899, In Parla the speed of automobiles has been fixed at twelve miles per hour In the streets and sixteen on the road. OOOO ACTINtt V rtrmr Carried Av by th BeaUaas . of the Scene. On of the leading lawyer of the rthwest la William John Hah a of Jluneapolla, for many years attorney ; neralof Minnesota, says the Philadet hia J'ost In his younger days Mr. rlahn was aa good an amateur actor aa le la a lawyer, which la high praise. He a-ax the leading man in a company leaded by Mayor James Richardson, tow of Connecticut, and "Mat" Stroup. low of Aberdeen, N. D. t It was twenty years ago that this ocally famous aggregation gae an English drama. Mr. Hahn played the jart of an Idle vagabond the ne'er-do-a-ell son of a 'squire, who had through vll associates been accused of a crime, flie last act was a court scene in which :he prisoner was convicted and aentenc d to peual servitude for life. Mayor ttlchardson waa the Judge and Mr. Stroup waa counsel for the defense. The house was crowded, and as was rsual, the near-by country had sent In t fair delegation of farmers and their .'amllles. The lawyer made a stirring Ua for mercy, which visibly excited die audience. "A good lad, your honor," he pleaded, nnd honest too: good to bis parents ind a friend of his neighbors, and " A Glasgow town farmer, cimcfl nvay by the realism of the scene, had risen. "Sure!" be called out, "and you don t want to forget. 'Mat' Stroup. that Johnny Hahn never charged a poor mun a dollar and he never lost a case n his life. He ain't guilty no more than I am!" "Order In the court!" cried the Judge, with admirable presence of mind, and while the farmer's friends restored pence sentence was pronounced and the curtain fell. BROUGHT HIM TO THE POINT. loan; Woman's Tact Brought a Las card Lover to a rmpouL A certain young man In Washington loclety was very fond of. discussing sociological and moral questions, and juce started In this hobby could scarcely he headed In any other direction. He and been quite devoted In his attention .o one young woman, for aa much as i months, but she had been unable iO bring him to his 'senses, though she AOs wilting to confess that she hau ried repeatedly to do so. Of course, she had done It in the delicate ways a omen have In those matters, but what je needed was a club. Not a great while ago he was calling, is usual, and as usual be was neglcct ii g sentiment for something that only i akes a girl tired. This time he wa uoralizing on the temptations of life ind the pronenes of people against rheni In whatever form they might ap ear. "However," he said. In conclusion. Csplaylng a commendable spirit of charity for the weak, "it Is a very dim .ult thing for anyone to say No.' " Here was an unexpected chance foi tier. "And conversely," she responded '.owly. so he could get the full force f It, "It should be very easy for one to iay 'Yes.'" He looked her straight In the eyes it last, aud a hush fell upon the scene. "Cm-er-um," he hesitated, "M'.n Kate, am I a chump?" 'It Is very difficult for one to say No,'" she said with a pretty little -mile, and later she found It quite easy to say "Tea." SETTLED FOR THE DRESS. No Claim Waa Made by the Farmer fe. Ilia Wlfe'e Broken Llmba. "Just settled the strangest claim for iaiuuges that I ever had," laughed the railroad claim agent "I was called Jown the road the other day to look up in accident that we bad. We had run nto an o:d farmer's wife, breaking both at her legs and an arm and using her up generally. I received orders from the general manager to go post haste to the point of the accident and settle for it on the best terms I could get "Just before I left the manager hand ed me a letter and said with a smile that I bad better look Into that, too. while I was about It, as It would not take me out of my way. When I was settled for the Journey I took the letter sut of my pocket and looked It over. It waa a claim for five yards of calico, which the threat that If we didn't settle for It Immediately suit would be com menced to compel us to. The claim was very vague, no reason being given why we should pay for five yards of calico, and I resolved to look the matter up to satisfy my own curiosity If nothing else. "However, the other case waa more serious, so I looked that up first, and as 1 entered the house the old man. whose wife had been nearly killed, said grimly: " 'So you're here ter settle that thai claim fer damages? WuL It Is mighty lucky that ye have come, for I was goin' ter start suit again ye right away. My wife hadn't worn that thar dress more'n twice an' It was Jes' es good es new' "Like a flash It dawned upon me that the two claims were Identical. 1 manag ed to settle with the old man without falling dead, and when I left be shook hands with me cordially and said that he guessed all this talk about robber railroads was mostly newspaper gas for political effect" Detroit Free Press. Poor Economy. The Detroit News-Tribune prints the following story on the authority of a man connected with one of the great Western railways: The track superintendent had recent ly adopted a new spike, which, compar atively speaking, was pretty expensive. He sent out word, therefore, that the ppikes must'be carefully looked after. One day the road boss was walking up the track to where a section gang was working with the new spikes. He found one lying between the rails and pocketed it. "Did you get my instructions about those spikes, Mike?" be said to the sec tion boss. "I did that, yer honor, and it's uioighty careful I've been." "Lose any?" "Nary a wan," replied Mike, but a trifle hesitatingly. "How about this?" and the telltale spike was shown him. "Luk at that, now." said Mike, In a delighted way. "Shure I've had wan of the mln on a bunt fer that same spbike the lasht two day. Faith, it's glad I am yer honor found It" The spike was worth about 4 cants. Irrigation Project tn Me&loa. -The extensive arid region of North, era Mexico an to be Irrigated by canals from aid extended by the Federal and State Governments. - As long as a man Is of a forgiving disposition a woman- aeeanf whether b aw Mf AM FOll LITTLE FOLKS. A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN. TEREST TO THEIt- SometMas that WU1 latere the Ja TenUe Members of Bverjr Hoaaehold -Qua la t Actions and Bright Bay lags of Many Case and Canning Children. Margaret, Joe, Kenneth and Patty live In the country. They haven't many playthings, but lots and lots of plays. "Making believe" Is great fun for them, and they "make, believe" so much and so hard, they really do believe in most of their plays. One of their finest plays Is the Dab mln and Durmln play. This can be played all day, or only part of the time, but Kenneth and Patty and Joe are Dahmlns all the time. They say the boys are Dahmlns and the girl a Dur tuln. ' Margaret says mamma is queen ot the Durmlns, but Patty says, "No, she's Jack Bean's wife, and Jack Beau Is king of the Dahmlns." Mamma la very proud of this honor, for she knows well what a fine man Jack Beau Is. He is the boys' hero, and Kenneth says he owns a gold boat and a gold engine, and Is the strongest man in the world. It Is ben-sen that makes him so strong. Ben-sen Is something wonder ful.' You can take an Iron rope as big around as the water-tower and it Isn't as strong as a thread of ben-sen. Jack Bean eats a grain of ben-sen every morning, and that's what makes him so strong, Kenneth says. All the boys gay be is the best man In the world " 'cept papa." Sometimes papa says there Is no such man as Jack Bean, and oh, how the children punish him! ' They climb all over him, take off his glasses, rumpli his hair, and say he can never, nevet be a Dahmin any more. Papa Is glad enough to give In before such deter mined foe, and promises to believe In Jack Bean as long as he Uvea. I'atty aud Kenneth have what they call 'Dahmin dinner" and that meant to save your cake and fruit from des sert and all the licorice and candy balls you can get with the pennies you earn going errands and carrying coal for grandma's fire. Then you take these good things (brown sugar sand wiches are fine . for Dahmin dinners) and set a nice little table and eat your pahtnln dinner, and talk with a big Voice like a worklngman. Dahmin men are brave. One day mamma told Kenneth, who is 7. to go n an errand. He was having a beau tiful time on Jack Bean's gold boat (made of dining-room chairs), and tie didn't want to go. But Tatty, who is 5, said, "Go on. Ken, and don't cry. Dahmin mans don't cry." The Dahmlns have more fun thaD the Durmlns because there are more of them; but when Margaret invites two other girls to be Durmlns. and they have a Dahmin and Durmln war, then It Is exciting. They make their cannon out of drain-pipe, and build forts out 'of boxes In summer and snow in win ter, and have as big a war as Spain and America! But alas! mamma is no longer Jack. Bean's wife and queen of the Dahmlns. Two little boys were naughty and had to be punished. ' As they sat In chairs on each side of the dining-room till they could promise to be good, Patty exclaimed, with the tears running down his cheeks: "Mamma can't be the queen, for she has d eg raced the Dahmlns!" But mamma loves the Dahmlns and Durmlns, and spends many a happy hour watching their happy play, and when she klsees the little boys at night she hope they may grow up as good men as their heroes real and make be lieve. Youth's Companion, In the Hammock. The day is too warm for hide-and-eoop. For bllndwian's buff or "I spy," So into the hammock we all three troop. The baby and Ted and I. It's a sailor's hammock, at first we play. And three Jolly tars are we. And the queerest yarns we spin all day Of shipwreck and storm at sea. And then It's a papoose cradle bung In a forest dark and high. And our mother sings in the Indian tongue A strange, wild lullaby. And then it's a light little fairy boat. That is rocking from side to side On the little waves that round it float And the dear and crystal tide. And then 'tis a Beat, an oriole's nest That swings in a leafy tree When the wind blows east or the wind blows west And three little birds are we. And then it's a big balloon that rides On the great wide, empty air. And we peer below aa it safely glides Over hills and rivers fair. But no matter bow far away we fly In oar happy, dreamy play Up, op through the big blue summer sky Where the white clouds softly stray. Yet down without harm, and as swift as thought, ' From our loftiest wanderings Jumps each little hungry aeronaut The minute the tea bell rings. Youth's Companion. Dolle in All Ages. Dolls were burled with children mummies In Egypt The glrh -ni.- Hindustan had dolis, and in Grtpce even Jointed dolls were sold In the market place. The girls of the middle ages bad not only dolls, which must have been the favorite playthings. If we can Judge from the allusions of the poets, but also dolls' houses and dolls' wagons. A number of earthen dolls represent lng babies and armored knights were found under the Nuremberg pavement In 1850. These dolls date from the four teenth century. The iiole In one of them is for the reception of the "path enpfennlg," or godparents' gift The children of those times were no exacting. Colored eggs, painted wood en bird,' bladders filled with peas, lit tle "practicable" windmills and earth en animal figures were thankfully re ceived. The boys had hobby horses, paper windmills and marbles. The older boys went fowling with blow guns. Poatal Card Made Into a Magnet. No doubt you've all made a rubber comb pick up bits of paper by first rub bing it briskly on a rough coat sleeve, but did you ever hear of a postal card that could be, turned Into a magnet? Balance a walking-stick on the back of a chair and tell the spectators that you are going to make It fall without touching It or the chair. Having thoroughly dried a postal card, preferably before an open fire, rub It briskly on your coat sleeve and them hold It near one end of the stick. The stick will at once be attracted to the card, and will follow it as If It were magnet. Aa It moves it will soon lose Its equilibrium and fall from the chair. Of coarse, 70a understand the principle of the experiment. By fob bing the card yop waken electricity in It, and it thus become a sort of mag net, with the power to attract Ilgtt bodies. Do not try the experiment In damp weather. How a boy feels when he first puts on long trousers. The Hot Wanted la Baainesa. "What kind of a boy doe a business man want?" was asked of a merchant He replied. "Well, I will tell you. In the first place he wants a boy who doesn't know much. Business men gen- eis.lly like to run their own business. and prefer some one who will listen to their ways rather than teach them a new kind. Second, a prompt boy one who understand seven o'clock Is not ten minute past Third, an Industrious boy who Is not afraid to put In extra work in case of need. Fourth, an hon est boy honest In service as well as matters in dollars and cents. And fifth, a good-natured boy, who will keep his temper, even If his employer does lose his now and then." Augusta Chronicle. A Fair Division. At the close of the war, said a South ern representative to-day, a great many negroes in the South refused to leave their old homes. My father gathered his former slaves about blm and told them they were free and must leave him. Some went and others remained. Among the latter waa an old darky named Eph, who swore be would not leave, but would stay and take his chances. "All right, Eph," said my father. "Just take four or five acres and go In on the three and four plan." "An' what am dat massa. fo' de Lawd's sake?" "Why, if you raise three loads of corn you must give me one and you keep two." So Uncle Eph went to work and raised a crop. At harvest time my fa ther rode over the farm and noticed that Eph had cut his corn. Seeing the old fellow, he rode up and asked hlni why he didn't do as he had agreed about dividing the corn. 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Throw physic to the dogs If you don't want the dogs: but if you want good di gestion chew Beeman's Pepsin Gum. Royal Ruler Without a Crown. The Sultan possesses no crown, coro nation being unknown in Turkey. The lawyer who willed his estate to a lunatic asylum probably wanted his former clients to get the benefit of It Conjectures, like sealed parcels sold at auction, often contain metal of value. It Is a hard matter to discern rightly whether a good or an evil spirit does provoke thee to covet this or that Every life touches many other Uvea. Let us move softly through the world lest our touch be a harsh and hurtful touch. Deliberate much before doing or say ing anything, for you have not the power of recalling what has been said Wealth 0r hair is wealth indeed, especial' ly to t woman. Every 'n t h e r 1 physical attraction is 3 secondary to it. W .1 have a DOoa w cnd vou that JVIOU1I 4 fells lust how to care for the hair. If vour nair is w t n in or los ine its luster, get Growth becomes S -II S vtrrnrniis anu an uat- druff is removed. - It always restores color to gray or faded hair. Retain your .,aiiH . Ann't lrmk old 4 before your time. 9 SI .00 a battle. AH araggtote. "I hare used your Hair Vigor now for about as years and I have found It splendid and satisfactory In every way. I believe I have recommended this Hair Vigor to hundreds of my friends, and they ail tell the same story. If any body wants the best kind of a Hair Vigor I shall certainly recommend to them just as strongly as I can that they get a bottle of A yer s Hair Vigor." firs. S. E. Hamilton, Nov. 28, 189s. Horwlch, . T. WrHm f Aw Osefse, If yoa aont obtala aU the beneflta you antra from the nae of ths VIor, L . ,h. .... wm, t. 1 llil,,!.. iW "KNOCKOUT DROPS." he Ftoriea aa to Their Uae Are Norfc lata: bnt Fables. "I wonder bow that fable about mock-out drops' ever originated," said ae of the corps of Northern detectives . ho assisted the city force during the jrnival season. "The idea that the rimlnai classes have some secret drug .hlch may be Introduced In a man's .rink without his knowing It and will ake him crazy or unconscious Is, oo .s face, absurd. Such a secret couldn't e kept, because crooks really have ao .aternitles or organizations, and the lullce would be dead sure to know all bout the preparation the very first me it was used. So, as I said before, ie whole thing Is preposterous, yet licre has been so much printed about nock-out drops and their terrible ef eet that the average person believes uiplicltly In the legend. I don't mean 0 say, of course, that people are never irugged In low bars. I suppose that ioes occur now and then, although I uiust confess I have never encountered 1 case In a police, experience of over twenty year. "The fact la that drugging Is an oper ation entirely beyond the capacity of the ordinary dlvekeeper. If be at- empted to give a man an opiate be would probably choose laudanum, and the chances are ten to one he would kill him with an accidental overdose. Then, too, the victim would be almost certain to detect the 'dope' by its taste, no matter how drunk he might be. The general run of criminals know nothing of the rarer drugs, and wouldn't have the least Idea how to administer them. "In my humble opinion the men who are drugged in dives are drugged on straight whisky. They go on a spree, drink themselves into a state of sodden insensibility, and are robbed In that condition, and when they come to their senses It Is a salve to their pride to dalm that they were 'drugged.' No man likes to confess that he has made a hog of himself. It Is much more digni fied to pose as the victim of a plot" New Orleans Times-Democrat The Court of Peter the Great. tVlth all his grossness and his vio lence, Peter had the foresight to see that without liberty for women there is 00 civilization. As a young man, he ro re he assumed the Imperial crown, his favorite diversion was to frequent iie foreign quarter in Moscow, In which the cleanliness and elegancies of west ern life were to be found In the bouses of German and English merchants and engineers, and where be met ladies in social life. One of the great Tsar's first innovations was to have evening par tics at court at which Russian ladies were ordered to appear In full dress. These entertainments seemed a little tiff at first, for the Russian nobleman's ilea of enjoying himself In the seven teenth century waa to get intoxicated, ind he was possibly balked by the pres ence of his female relations; but stay-it-homes were punished, and gradually 1 party without women would have seemed Incomplete. It Is curious, how ever, to remember that the ladles were not allowed to be abstemious, and that 1'eter the Great's Ideal court lady was she who could, drink the hardest and longest And the favorite beverage in those days was brandy! Philadelphia ..edger. Bicycle and Tiger. An Englishman In Bengal had a bl-j-cle shipped him from home, and the very first vjty he took a ride to a tea planter's house, ten miles distant. The a rat five miles he Jogged along easily, the remainder he made at racing speed, with a tiger In the rear. The road was Talrly level, although not smooth, but when he heard a snarl and saw a tiger oping behind, he paid no attention to bstacles. Fortunately he was an ex pert rider, and the machine we new tud strong, as more than once the .east came pretty close. But a tiger? . !th all it great strength, is not capa ile of running a long distance at high -speed, and when the man struck the top of a hill and began to fly down the dope the tiger gave up the chase. He iept on, however, until be reached the plantation, and when he returned home aext day, be had a rifle and an escort. This time he hoped to meet the tiger but he didn't. Woman aa a Hater. Men are good at revenge they have so many ways of prompt action but, while ah must wait long perhaps, a woman la the beat hatsr If one wronged, and If before death bar dar MtnwsJMgrJkga, m mm NHb HIT TRUMPET OAUA ate. Her- B W arm minBlf 1 li.i. ma amend 1 1 W J - i your leisure Is da- terminmg u W1U spend eterni ty. If sin could not hid It face non but devils woumi love It Thar la mora life In on grain of wheat than there - ml rt ohaff. IS in av Warm lor burns farther than the . . intitaot ran DlefC. Many people claim to trust God who . ... u.w.s whan th find that tney we bank break. The man who will tel chicken 1 often found hiding behind a nypocrlt . .V. hnroh - If It U not summer in the heart. It la because we have turned our little world away from uoa. Some people never pray for a" revival to come at a time when It win lnterf era with their work. . nf hla re xne man woo iiglon In public Is not getting very much out or it in pntaie. The road to heaven 1 very teep to fhe man who Is trying to get there without doing any giving. The comfort of God Is for the nerving of the heart before the battle as well as for Its soothing afterward. STATURE OF AMERICANS. Utmm of aa lack la Height Might Bring Berlona Coneeo, nances. In a paper read by Major Henry S. Kilbourne, surgeon United States army, before th Association of Military Sur geons of the United States, be advo cated th theory that the physical rr nt a race or Deo ile and, conse quently, their capacity for work is measured by their average stature, r every inch of height between five and six feet the extreme breathing capac ity Is Increased eight cubic Inches; the vital capacity being at Its maximum at 35 years. A table of measurements of 190.621 native white Americans, ac cepted for the military service of the-r-nited State, shows that the number of. men below sixty-three inches In height Is but little greater than that or the class above seventy-three Inches. The most numerous cms Is Included between sixty-seven and sixty-nine inches, and this standard class would have a greater chest girth than the average. The mean height of 125 Unit ed States naval cadets above the age or 23 vears was 67.80 inches. Aa tnese men are drawn from all part and classes of the United -States, they rep resent very nearly the typical physical development of the American people of 25 years of age. MaJ. Kilbourne concludes that the commingling strains of Celtic, Danish, Norwegian and German blood among our people have, thus far, worked .no deterioration of physical quality. "Not o with the swarthy, low-browed and stunted people now swarming to our shores. Absorbed Into the body of the people, these multitudes must Irretriev ably evolve n Inferiority of type. To realise the result of such a contingency, iet it be considered that the loss of an inch In stature might bring In Its train the loss of national ascendancy. Let us take care. then, that the state shall suffer no Injury." Boston Transcript MARRIAGE A LA MODE. Stor of Kaaoian Priaceee Sentenced to Lifelong Imprieonanent, Princess Eugalytcbeff, uee Ann Uonltch, was recently sentenced at Moscow to lifelong Internment In the Government of Olonett for the embez zlement of 140,000 rubles, forming pert of the fortune left by a lately deceased staff captain named Oseroff. The wom an was again brought before the Mos cow court the other day on the further -harge of having falsified her certificate of baptism, causing It to appear that 3he was bora tn 1867 Instead of 1847. Through hla counsel Prince Eugalytcb eff, who waa cited as a witness by the procurator, said that "whether his bride was twenty years older or young er than her certified age was a matter jf absolute Indifference to him. All he had to say was that he received the um of 8.000 rubles for giving the worn in his name; that Immediately after the marriage ceremony he procured for iier a separate passport, and that since i hen he knew nothing more of his wife jr her private affairs." The Jury gallantly declined to convict the accused princess on the added and "trivial charge about a woman's age," ind she was sent back to her provincial 'jtile. Unfortunately, such marriages, vholly and solely matters of ma tri olein ial barter and sale, are quite com .uou In this country, and aptly Illus trate the truth of some of the social pictures so graphically drawn by Tols toi; but the purchase price of 8,000 ru bles, plus the woman's happiness, for the princely title. Is unusually low. II Is only just to say that In the great majority of these unfortunate unions, the fault, or the criminal folly, general ly lies with the parents of the bride vic tims. Moscow correspondence London Pally News. Tna Beat rrssmlpUoa for Chills and rever ta a bottle of O nova's Tastblbss Cbill Tomio. It la simply iron and qnialne to a taatelaas form, l.o cure no oar. Price BOc. Old age is thrust upon many men and -mn'Jperhap8 out of mistaken lave and kindness, often out a species of in tolerance. your shoes Allen' Foot- powder the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel TC.!1! Corns IngrowtngXlir Itcmng Swol! n V. ." Pru1"rt "d Shoe Stores Al'l.S aPie"S,nt pREK- Address; ALLKN 8. OLMSTED. LeRoy, N. Y. good, the former U durable. Ury patience to learn. tbe mam nd There la a parted in every gu-r, w. when she thinks that the mo Tnir thing In the world l. . y.' .r tppetlte. " When a famiiw a . . ' a gm or six teen. It means that they will bar a Wtchen girt in future wltLut wagel Bean a dnu I. v . fc-... " uoBt expenalT bablt you can possibly haT. A moos; atflss la a rm I m. a, F2?ZZZ? " mm a school teacher, hmvB muff or ed agomy monthly tor ton years, "My norvou8 system wmm at wrookm I suffered with pmin In my side and hmd mlmost overy known. I had taken treat ment from m number of phymlolmmn who gave me morolSefm "Ono mpoolallst said no modSomo oould help mo, i mumt submit to an "I wroto to Mrs. Pink, hmm, stmtlng my case, and rmoohfod m prompt reply. I took LydJm E. Pink ham's Vefjotablo Compound and followed ths mdvloe given mo mud now t suffer no morom If any ono cares to know morn about my omssp I will ohoorfully mnmwor mil letters." MISS EDNA ELLIS, Hlg. gfnsoort- nhin. FOR FIFTY YEARS.' MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP t i Das ivn tlwtr cbll X Years. gums, all 1 Twi . . . k ... 1 1 1 li... . n mnlharj fi.p tlK-lr children wblM Tannins for over 1- iriy Years. It sootnea tba chlM. solu-iis tl,s gums, allaya all pain, cures wluU col Li uj toe beat remedy lor diarrbuu. Twentyfiv Cants Bot afy aetehb-r's cbUd alvaa up, tU family kwl cuu--lndad ft would uIki lo luska any furcber effort, to save U, but on l-Min l-r- I snadMl. taey adiuintnrra M FRET'S VERMIFUGE, aJiu over iu worn. - . - lulled. To tue paraum y j ibe ebild reruvfi.-cnB. i, .... . ... ar Kar 7 . i l V 1 1 ! OhK. UrrNI. at lmtUKl la, K. afc I. fSKVi Bal lat-rf, .Ma. HEW DISCOVERY: ana our., worn Vraa. Br. a. a. soas. a a. B. 1IIUU S. That Lit1la ltk Ftr Ladles 34 1X15 relMYI 111 fllll I CBC -" rri" raaaxLia wmsa i A Hnre B .11 - KIDDER'S PASTlllES.MSfii r.lief forflSllHlld, I. A- f O. Ubarleatuwu. Him. Worse tnan a sea lawyer. Bea time as most people know, in stead of being reckoned bj hours, is divided Into "Watches" of four hours each. From 4 o'clock to 8, and 0 o'clock to 8, there are half divisions, nautically termed "dog watches. In a recent admiralty case the counsel asked an old sailor at what time of dar a certain collision occurred, and receiv ed the reply. "About the middle of tbe first dog watch." In summing up the case, the newly admitted admiralty proctor enlarged upon tbe information thus Imparted as follows: "You can Imagine, gentleman of tbe jury, the care which existed on this occasion, when, as appears fi-uin one of the plaintiffs own witnesses, this valuable ship and ber cargo, aud tbe lives of passengers and crew, weie Intrusted to what, gentleman? why, to the mere-watch of a dog I" Collier Weekly. Six Word. A little court scene In Tennessee is thus described by tbe Clarksville Leaf Chronicle: Aunt Cherry Mallory was recently put on tbe witness stand to tell whut ihe knew about the annihilation of a bog by a railway locomotive. After being sworn she was asked by the law yer if she saw the train kill the hog. "Yes," she said, "I seed it." "WelL" said the lawyer, "tell the court In aa few words as possible ail you know about It." "1 kin do dat In a mighty few words," aid Aunt Cherry, clearing her throat, tnd with one eye on the Judge and one in the lawyer, she said: "Hit Jus' tooted and tuck 1m." Xa th Old Rat. For many years he had been a poller magistrate, but finally, having been brought to see tbe error of his ways, be resigned and became a minister ol the gospel. . The hrst time he waa called upon to officiate at a wedding he went through the ceremony without a break until b reached the all-Important part and ask ed the bride: "Do you take this man to be voui lawfully wedded hu shandy "I do," responded the fair one. "What are the mitigating circum stances. If any?" he absently Inquired. Cantlnna, "Why don't you begin?" Inquired the excited prize-fight patron. "The police!" said the managei hoarsely. "I don't see any here. You're not afraid of them, are you?" "Not afraid! Why, they'd never for give me If I started this show up be fore they got here. They want to see tbe whole business." Washington Star. A Bachelor's Komunce. "1 came pretty near getting engaged uce." "Why didn't your "The day I made up my mind to pro so to the girl a man came along ami '.:ed me to go fishing." On the Safe Side. Mr. A. I always clip out the mock ard news and tbe weather report be fore Willie sees the paper. Mrs. Z. Why. dear? Mrs. A. Because I don't wish him to read "blood-and-tbunder" trash. AU Ablaae. Manager Did you see those sleeping car that were reported on fire? Engineer No, sir. When I got there they were all smoking caia. Th unlucky man seldom betters him Mix ty eLvugla; kit poattlaa. I Best Coagh Syrop. lastes Goua. TJie Q II In time. Hold by druygrnta. P1 H.,?-Tv"" "7 'an., 'jfti "VA...
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