tM fa rWlllhlalhl Ml
cross. -
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Mr wtta nurs ass faiSMui, she's si-
ana Mr un uk bfclrMt
IkST aySSSl
' tbe a
at Bttl woman, aha don'i
tad tha ax at all:
as swaitssart 'taught dm hsw to pray'
tnat Bs km ow tha spsrreWs fall.
She's ola and wrinkled, bant ud rnj;
love bar Ilka bo other
Oaa sweetheart that my wife don't mind
la my own, my darling mother.
.
Ska nest one la a "Utror," tan af happy,
chfldiah glee,
And the pletare Is a sweat oca whan he's
at Wa Vmdtnt'e Irase."
Ra ealla sir wlf "his mother and wa
know him es "oar boy."
So i can lore tola iwaathaart and my
wit without alloy.
Oh, thou who guardeth the angels, hover
the with thy wine.
Grant all three Thy blemdnc in vry lit-
tie thine;
Cold ma to know "the only way,'
when my life la naet
X may Join the woman, boy and girl at
Thy "fates of pearl" at last.
-Denver Times.
TtiB REDEMPTION
LOF RALPH MORTON S
WHEN Miss Amy Warden, only
child of the wealthy broker,
Anthony Warden, tripped luto
her father's office one December after
noon she was the embodiment of beau
tiful, healthful 13. Nodding kindly to
ward the clerks, who bad for a moment
ceased their scribbling, she approach
ed the door of her father's private of
ce. A privileged character, as she
well knew, she turned the knob gently.
Intending to surprise him In the dsuol
way.
Aa she peeped Into the dimly lighted
room she discovered at a glance that
her father was not there; but his confi
dential clerk, Ralph Morton, a good
lootdag young man of 25, was standing
before the desk. For. a apace she was
puzzled by the young man's" peculiar
actions for he raised his hand twice
to the side of his head, then, as If un
decided, slowly lowered It again, and
each time she caught the gleam af pol-
SltM MOBTOV WAS STaNDlXO BESIDE
TEC DESK.
ashed metal as it flashed In the rays
from the electric bulb. Then, as if
fully decided upon his action, he partly
turned his face toward her; but she,
noting the tenseness of his white fea
tures, realized In a flash the awful Im
port of his action, and darting, across
the room snatched the deadly weapon
from his hand and held it behind her.
For a space he stood, regarding with
wild eyes the beautiful, terrified face
before him, then, uttering a low groan,
he sank Into a chair and hid his face
In his hands.
She stood looking at him, the color
gradually returning to her face; theo
she said, a wondering pity In her tone:
"O, Mr. Morton! How could you think
of such a thing 7"
He slowly raised his head and met
her pitying gase wildly.
"Why do you stop me, Miss War
den?' he said, brokenly. "I am a thief!
I caught the accursed fever of specu
lation and used your fathers money.
I prefer death to discovery and dis
honor." His eyes closed, as If blinded by her
accusing gaae.
"And do you imagine this will save
you from dishonor?" she said, gently,
holding out the revolver. "O, Mr. Mor
ton, do you not realize that It will only
add to It? Will such an act restore my
father's money or absolve you in the
eyes of the world and God?" Infinite
pity shone In her eyes as she softly
breathed the last word.
He did not look upwind she continued:
"You are young and talented, Mr. Mor
ton, perhaps above the average. The
world Is before you. Do you presume
to dictate In this way to the tender
mercy that has bestowed such priceless
gifts upon you? My father may not
overlook this, but there is one, at least,
who will. How much money have you
ta used?" she concluded.
He threw out his hands despairing
ly. "'More than I can repay," he fal
tered. "Two thousand dollars at least."
She remained silent so long that, he
ventured to look at her. She seemed to
look beyond him, a smile like that of a
pleased child on her now flushed face
the warmth of a high, noble resolve.
"Your case requires no such desper-j
ate remedy as this," she said, turning
her face a little from the growing
eagerness of his gaze. "Supposing that
I I replace this money, would "
He sprang to his feet. "No! no! Miss
Wifrden." he cried, entremtlncly. "You
must not thhik of .-.! a I hava
sinned; I uiut suiVer."
"You must do as I say, Mr. Morton,"
she irmly replied. "My father, I know,
would not forgive you; but that Is n
reason for sacrificing your future ca
reer. Besides, you can repay me norni
day."
He regarded her through a mist of
tears, then held out his hand. "I will
accept your offer. Miss Warden the
offer of on angel," he said, huskily.
"But I must leave this place and re
deem myself among a strange people."
She started a little, but, laying her
soft hand in his, whispered: "It may be
for tbe best; but, wherever you go, !od
be with you," and she left him.
Five years had passed by when
Ralph Morton again entered the city of
his post folly, ne did not bring tht
proverbial fortune, but he had amassed
a competence which many less fortu
nate might envy.
During all this time he had never for
gotten the sweet-faced young girl his
savior. Thrice had he written to her.
but no answer came; and now, when
lie went 'to the old office, he was told
that Anthony Warden had failed three
years previously and bad died, leaving
bis daughter penaUeas.
tm&i tjr Wrs, eoCl so; bst at)
as ah was uaavsOig. the bad diai
P .wa. Ilk ninny smfortunetes to
that atystsrtous realm whara doaiir,
perhaps. Is tn larger portion.
"Ton win and Her yet, Ralph," mM
ale friend. Dr. Basks, to whom Ralph
Morton had snidsd Ma story. It was
a bleak wmter evening, ad abey were
oa their way to the doctor's bouse.
"Heaven will surely gold ma to her,"
answered Balph.
Aa they turned Into a akat a treat a
young woman a abort distance ahead
stopped and ottered a low cry. A
drunken ruffian had barred her path.
He had already grasped her arm whea
Morton, running forward, planted a
well-directed blow that sent him reeV
t&g. Ralph caught the young woman,
half fainting, in bis arms; then, as ths
doctor hurried up, he turned her face
to the light It was a thin, pale face,
though beautiful a beauty mrord by
days of straggle and sorrow.
Ralph Morton almost dropped tba
light burden as he gasped: "It la she
Amy! O, Fred, thank heaven I have
found her at last!"
It was In the doctor's cosy house, af
ter he and hla wife left them atone,
that he said: "You were my guardian
angel once. Amy; will you oontjirae to
be such? The debt I owe you can only
be repaid with a life's devotion. Will
yon accept It, dearest
And she whispered: "I believe I loved
you then, Ralph; at least I was sorry
to have you go." Boston Post.
Sugar J aloe Piped.
One of the marvelous accomplish
ments of the Utah Mormons la their;
beet sugar Industry In the valley of the
Great Salt Lake, where 18,000,000
pounds of white sugar are turned out
Mch year. Cheap as sugar la, the Mor-
mons make a good profit to the manu
facture of It, and largely because ol
their. Ingenious device to deliver the
lulce from the vats to the factories J
twenty-two miles-distant. Instead of)
yrans porting It at what would be pretty;
heavy expense, the Mormons pump the
lulce from vat to factory In a three-
Inch pipe. This enables the J nice to be
made Into sugar close to the producing
Tenter, and saves a large amount of,
money that would-have to be employed;
jtherwlse. In the transportation. ' The
aeet sugar Industry of these people la
n the hands of a company that appor
lions to each farmer the amount of
land he may devote to the raising of
be beet. The company pays cash dlvi-i
lends regularly of 10 to 20 per cent a.
rear and dividends of something like
20 per cent on the stock. New York
Press.
A Ungual Tangle.
Farmer Horn beak While I was at
he village this afternoon I heard a
1 rummer in Hopjer's store say. he had
est read that Hi Chang Lang h'm
:bat don't sound right; Hang Ltng Chi
no; Lang Chung 111 en-n m Jem me
tee. It's Hana no; Uhl Lung Hang
h, pshaw; Chlng no; Long
Mrs. Hornbeak Mercy on ua Ezry!
What hi time are you tryln' to git off 7
Farmer Hornbeak Why, I was Jest
?oln' to say that Hing Lung Chi oh,
Jrat It! Chang, Lang, Hang, Jang.
Dang, or whatever It is
Mrs. Hornbeak Great day, Ezry'.
What nonsense are you tryln' to recite?
You talk like a dinner bell.
Farmer Hornbeak I guess I do, for
1 fact. I was tryln' to say the name
f that groat Japanese or Chinese
statesman.
Mrs. Hornbeak Oh, you mean LI
Hung Chang. Well, what about him?
Farmer Hornbeak I I dunno.
Puck.
BEAUTIFUL KILLARNEY. -
It Take Three Dirt to "Do" Its At
tractions Thoroughly.
A certain tourist, who was doing all
the sights of the Holy Land with pain
ful earnestness, was scandalized to see
an American arrive one afternoon,
hurry round all the sacred places, and
make ready to depart betimes on the
morrow. He ventured to Inquire of
this bllKtllni trnvulnr xrhv hnvlne
o j r
come so far, he rushed away so quick-
ly. "Sir," replied the Yankee, "I am
timed to do Europe In a fortnight
have thrown in the Holy Land, and if I
stay here longer than one night I can
not see KUlarney, which takes three
days." That American had been well
advised. Energetic, bustling tourists
have endeavored to see all the beau
ties of the place in one' day, and though
they have been delighted and over
whelmed by what they saw, they have
not been able to restrain a pang of re
gret at the thought of what they had
missed.
Klllarney, If not in Itself, at least
by description, is known the world
over, and has a great reputation to
maintain; but, unlike many other
places of renown, it does not belle It.
The lakes of Klllarney may not prove
to be quite as the stranger anticipated.
but the impression he carries away is
none the less one of profound admira
tion and wonder. The particular charm
which enwraps him Is that of the
peaceful loveliness and serenity of the
whole, and this strikes home with In
creased conviction after passing by the
waterway from the upper to the lower
lake. The former sheet of water, en
veloped as it Is by ragged peaks and
gloomy, unclothed mountains, cannot
vie with the lower lake, whose mag
nificent stretch of silver waves Is
fringed and caressed by foliage and
trees, by rich meadows and sweet-
smelling blooms, while the rugged out
line of the wild hills Is softened by the
-i " auin:
boat ride from the far edge of the
upper lake to the ruins of Ross Castle
Is an experience which cannot be de
scribed. It must be enjoyed; and rest
assured It will linger In the memory
to the last day. London Times.
WORLD'S PETROLEUM OUTPUT.
Held Is More than 0,000,000.000
(iallons. Half of It from America
More than 5,000,000,000 gallons of
petroleum, according to the treasury
bureau of statistics. Is now produced
annually In the world. Of this amount
2,500,000,000 gallons Is produced In ths
United States, 2,230,000,000 in Russia,
and the remainder Is distributed among
a dozen countries, Austria producing
7.ooo,000, Sumatra 72,000,000, Java
30,000,000, Canada 29,000,000, Rou
mania 24,000,000, India 15,000,000, Ja
pan 8,000,000, Germany 7,000,000, Peru
3,000,000, and Italy about 1,000,000 gal
lons.
While the United States and Russia
furnish the bulk of the world's petrol
eum and stand almost abreast in ths
quantity of crude oil produced, ths
amount of refined illuminating oil sup
plied by the United States Is more than
double that produced by Russia. This
Is due to the fact that a 'given quant
tlty of United States oil produces'
three-fourths of its bulk In refined lllu
mlnatlng oil, while of tbe Russian 00
the ratio Is onjf about threw eighths.
jBl iXDHEN'S COLUill f .
DEPARTMENT tOH LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
loaacthiasj that Will Xaterest tTse Ju
venile Members of very HcimImM
-Quaint Actions and Briht Sarins
ef Many Cut and Cnonia Children
In every conflict with foreign powers.
ome of those who perform the most
wportant services are persona who for
ne reason and another have been com
telled to remain at home. As a strik-
tig Illustration of this truth, the Pil-
rlm Teacher recalls an anecdote of
erolutlonary times.
Luke Yarnum lived In a small village
,mong tbe Ureen Mountains, ne was
JU J co 1 0 VI u iuu no un w ma mi
00 1 80 when every other boy and
, . t tmm kla Uft
ivery man, old and youug, shouldered
ds firelock and marched off to Join
Jeneral Stark and fight the Hessians
t Bennington, Luke ,was left behind.
le limped out and held the stirrup for
Jeutenant Chittenden to mount, and
hen he had to stay at home with the
ables and the women.
The company had been gone an boor
md a half, more or lexe, when three
uen galloped up on horseback; Luke
vent down to the rails to see who they
vere.
Is anybody here?" asked one of
hem.
Yea" said Luke, "I am here."
I see that," said the man, laughing.
What I mean Is, Is there anybody here
v ho can set a shoe?"
"1 think I can," said Lake. "I often
jend fire for Jonas. I can blow the
tellows, and I can hold a horse's foot.
Lnywny, I will start up tbe Are."
So Luke went into the forge and built
1 fire. He hunted np half a dozen
tails, and be had even made two more,
vhen a fourth horseman came slowly
lown on a walk.
"What luck." said he, "to find a forge
lth a lire lighted."
The speaker threw himself off the
torse meanwhile, and Luke pared the
loof of the dainty creature and meas
irt' the shoe. He heated It white, and
ei It to the proper size.
i'a a poor fit." he said, "but It will
to
"T- will do very well," said the rider.
'Buf she is very tender-footed, snd I
to not dare to trust her five miles un-
ihod."
For pride's sake the first two nail
ul:e drove were those be had made
llniself. When the shoe was fast he
aid: "Tell Jonas that I lit up the forgi
ind put on the shoe."
We will tell him," said the Colonel,
atighlng. and he rode on.
But one of the other horsemen tar-
icd a minute and said:
Boy, no ten men who left you to-day
tare served the country as you have
lone. That Is Colonel Warner."
And when we read how Colonel War
ier led up his regiment Just In time to
ave the da.' nt Bennington, we can
;hlnk of Luke Varnum, who bravely
helped his country.
The Thimble.
Little fingers, slim anil nimble.
Here am I, your friendly Thimble.
(Germans call me "Finger-hat";
Jolly little name Is that.)
Put me on and you will see
What a helper I can be.
Brother Needle'a very fine
Sharp and clever in his line.
But he oft would puzzled be.
If he had no help from me!
When the cloth is stiff and hard.
Oft his headlong dash Is barred.
And he balks, and frets, and pricks.
Says, "I'm in a dreadful fix!
This will never, never do
I shall really break in tjro."
Thcn's my time. No fuss or rush,
Just a steady, patient push
And the stiffened fiber Blacks,
And the stubborn threads relax,
And Friend Needle darts along, '
Singing his triumphant song.
Yes, I may not be so keen.
Nor so brilliant to be seen.
But 'Ua true that without ms
Ofttimes be would pussled b.
-Laura E. Richards.
Ubaervaiion the Basis of Dlaoovary.
i5r;gtu-hued, soap-bubbles, blown
from an ordinary tobacco pipe, were
observed by Dr. Young, and suggested
o him hla theory of "Interference," and
t-ventually led to his discovery relating
to the diffraction of light.
Cuvier, when but a boy, was one day
sauntering along the sands neai
Kiqualaville, In Normandy, when hi
attention was arrested by a cuttle fish
lying on the beach. He picked it np,
took it home, dissected It. began the
study of the molluscs, and In time be
came one of the most eminent natural
ists of modern times.
Molsio Galvani, an Italian phyatolo
jflst. was on day struck by a remark
of his wife's, that the legs of some
frogs that had been skinned for eating,
land, by chance, placed near an electric
machine, contracted every time a spark
passed from the machine. The hint
was sufficient He at once began tc
make experiments, and finally discov
ered the electric phenomenon now
called "galvanism,' after him.
Sir Samnel Brown had been thought
fully studying tne construction of
bridges with the Intention of construct
ing one across tbe Tweed, near where
be lived. One morning, while walking
ii bis garden, he observed a spider's
net thrown across his path. Stopping,
he examined K carefully, aud the Idea
(j me to him that a bridge of Iron ropes
or chains might be fashioned after the
p:der's net and thrown across the
Tweed. The final result was the In
vention of the suspension bridge.
While working as a qnarryman Hugh
Miller observed remarkable traces of
'xtlntt animals In tbe oh) red sand-
itcne. He studied them. Imbibed a
rssto for and a profound knowledge of
geology, and became a distinguished
feologlst and author.
A Question Gasae.
The leader of the game must put tbe
following question to hla right-hand
neighbor, and also to all the players In
succession:
'My cook likes no peas; what shall I
give her to eat?"
If any player replies: "Potatoes,
parsnips," the other answers: "She
does not like them. Pay a forfeit.'
But If another replies, "Onions, car
rots, veaL chicken," she likes them, and
oojmUMdy 9 ft" larsqalred.
f J.!? ifuf tbs letter 'that must be
avoided. Tans, to escape the penalty
of a forfeit It la necessary that the
player should propose some kind off veg
etable or food In which the letter "P"
does not occur, such aa beana, radishes,
venison, etc.
MukiasT It WartTa White.
Old Gentleman My boy, don't yoa go
to school?
Boy Yes, sir.
. "It's a lone time after 0 and here you
are playing." " -
"That's all right. We had a rattier
late breakfast and mamma was afraid
I'd be hue, so she wrote me an excuse
and Pre get tt in my pocket"
Mvr Battened. .
When a small boy gets five pocket
knives on hla birthday anniversary ha
generally says be hasn't quite enough
yt -
The Bass Old Hurt.
Kenneth (aged 8, very tired by a long
walk) Mamma, my shoes are getting
new again.
KEITH'S
THEATRE.
PHIA.
PHILADEL-
"Never," says the Philadelphia In
quirer, "was the value of cleanliness
more strikingly exemplified than in the
success which has rewarded the efforts
of Benjamin Franklin Keith.' No pro
vider of theatrical amusement has
done so much, no other man in the
business has been so powerful In ele
vating the stage in general. He has
demonstrated that the good in theat
ricals la not always the most enjoyable,
but the most remunerative. He has
revolutionized the branch of the busi
ness to which his houses are devoted.
Sixteen years ago she variety theatre
was shunned by women: to-day wo
men and children constlute 60 ner cent.
of the patronage of his Philadelphia
House. To-day no more enjoyapl en
tertainments are provided anywhere.
and the audiences that assembled In his
playhouses include the foremost people
of our city, as well as the most dis
criminating theatre-goers. Mr. Keith
is to erect a tl. 000.000 theatre on Chest
nut street, and a house up town. Many
theatre parties from this city visit
Keith's weekly.
NEURALGIA.
Bonuthlns:
About
Dia
This Tronbleaoaae
Pain in a nerve may be due to many
causes, such as Inflammation of tbe
nerve Itself or of the parts around It,
pressure by a tumor or swelling some
where along the course of the nerve,
disease at the point of origin of tbe
nerve In the brain or spinal cord, and
the like.
When no cause can be discovered for
the pain It Is called neuralgia; but the
term is becoming more and more re
stricted In Its apllcatlon as medical
science advances and new means of de
tecting disease In formerly Inaccessi
ble parts of the body are devised.
The pain Is Intermittent In character;
that is to say, attacks of 'pain alternate
with pain-free periods. The duration
of tbe attacks, as well as of the In
tervals between them, varies from a
few hours to days or even weeks.
Children do not, as a rule, suffer
from neuralgia in any part of the body;
they may have h earaches, it is true,
but those are usually due to eye-strain
or to some distinct nervous trouble.
The pain of neuralgia Is usually very
acute and cutting, and Is constantly
varying In Intensity, now dying down
for a time, so as to be scarcely notice
able, and again becoming almost un
endurable, stabbing the poor sufferer
with ferocious malignity.
Tbe character of the pain serves to
distinguish neuralgia from so-called
muscular rheumatism, the pain of
which Is a steady dull ache rather than
a sharp, boring and paroxysmal agony.
There Is a curious form of neuralgia
which Is called "reminiscent." It oc
curs in persons, usually of a nervous
type, who have suffered from nerve
pain due to inflammation, toe pressure
of a tumor, or some other removable
cause, and In whom the pain persists
after the cause has been removed. The
nerve seems to have acquired a habit
of hurting, which continues indepen
dently of the original cause.
The treatment of neuralgia Is often
most difficult and unsatisfactory, for
If tbe cause cannot be determined the
physician must work at random. The
first step must be to relieve' the pain
during an attack, which Is often possi
ble only by means of powerful an
odynes. A neuralgic sufferer Is usually below
par physically, and, therefore, tonics,
nourishing food and a change of air,
when possible, almost always do good.
Youth's Companion.
Wagner In Arobey Road.
"I'll tell yon," said Molly Donahue
(who was giving a muslcale), "play
The Ride of the Walkyrlea.' It's so
cute."
And Wagner bounded Into Arcbey
Road. He was .soon perhaps the most
unpopular stranger that ever visited
that hospitable neighborhood. He
charged the circle of dissidents and
left tbem helpless on the field of battle.
Mr. Donahue's eyes showed panic He
clutched Mr. Dooley by the arm and
raised him to his feet.
"Come on! Come on!" he said In a
burst of rage that at last mastered all
domestic tyranny. "We'll lave here
while they'se a shtlck Iv furniture left
la th' house."
"But where ar-re ye golnT Mrs. Don
ahue asked.
"I'm goin' down to the rollln'-mllls."
he said, "where I can bear the hammers
pel tin'; where I can have quiet." La
dles' Home Journal.
A Good Fire Hlndler.
On one Of our outings to the moun
tains we secured a quantity of very rich
pitch pine which made such good kind
ling wood that when It was gone ths
old way of whittling shavings seemed
very unsatisfactory, and we set out to
find something better. Pouring kero
sene on makes the fire start quickly, but
we have a prejudice against being
bnrned alive. After various experiments
we hit upon the following which Is safe
and cheap and good. Take a flat ten
pound lard paiL Break corn cobs In
two and stand the halves on end In the
pan nntll the bottom Is filled. Then
pour kerosene enough over them to wet
the cobs and leave a little In the bottom
of the pall, so that half an Inch or less
of the cobs will stand In the oIL One
of these pieces of cob laid In the grate
will light readily .from a match and
burn strongly enough to start quite
coarse kindling, and prove a great help
in cold winter mornings.
tahop Walloon's lulnsutstlo Feat.
Dr. Welldon, the new bishop of Cal
cutta, has accomplished a linguistic
feat. Six months after his arrival In
India he took a full confirmation service
In the Bengali dialect at Ranaghat, In
the diocese of Calcutta. There are
many In the episcopacy who take up
the study of tbe Indian tongues, but
throw - them up In dlapair. Bishop
Welldon, however, persevered, and got
on so well that, besides the service
named, he has already given a sermon
In the Bengali vernacular, which Is the
one mostly spoken la the Calcutta
KANSAS W.LO TUIY HUNT&
futWUcaOswbay
The btsntor who has never enjoyed a
late autumn or winter omy an cue great
creek pasture lands ef the Indian Terri
tory baa anaaed some of the grandest
sport that ever cones to tbe man who
loves the deg and gun and a variety of
the choicest ansae game that testa th
skill and sunning of the sportsmaa
Th gateway to the creek pastures la
but a abort distance from Catoosa, a
stafdan on the Oapulpa branch of ths
'Prise 410 miles from St Louis.
I was visiting a Mr. Youngblood at
Dsngberty's ranch, and ths eon versa
tioa turned to cowboys and their ways.
"Ever ass 'em coyots wild turkeysT"
asked Youngblood. "Well, it Juat beats
all the huntin' boiler. Jim I" he called
to a stalwart rancher, "get the boys to
gether an' round up thorn turkeys that
Hew down m Big Tank draw. ' "
la a moment seven men were monnsv
ed on i sot1 footed ponies and spur ring
the tough little equities on to the place
indicated. I sauntered out with my
gnn to watch the novel hunt. Ths band
of ranchers circled and swept down on
the cover. Tailing like Indians, they
rushed into the draw, alanine aU the
noise possible.
"Are they trying to scars the birds ts
death r I asked.
"Youngblood smiled and - replied:
"Wa.; they're coming."
Mars enough, the turkeys had taken
wing and the gang of cowboys were rid
ing right under them, keeping op that
outlandish yelling. Two of ths boys got
dumped In crossing a draw, but ths oth
ers kept right up with tbe frightened
and bewildered turkeys. At the end of
a third of a mils the birds showed evi
dences of weakening. They began to
wobble and sink, and before the half
was reached aU but one had sunk ex
hausted. As s turkey would fall a cow
boy would hold to the pommel of his
saddle with one band, reach down with
the other, grasp the exhausted game by
ths neck, swing It in front of him, and
)og on toward the ranch bouse. Several
radssss were made, but three of the boys
rods In triumphantly with the living
trophies of tbe chase. Not a bird was
injured, only winded. One big one was
slaughtered, but the others were turned
loose hi the fodder field, and It was
some time before they could get their
bearings and disappear.
"How la that for red-hot sportr said
Youngblood. "You can't beat the cow
boy when it comes to running anything
down. We learned that method of
rouDdlnf up the turkeys from the coy
ote. That peaky varmint will get a tur
key every time be sees It flying over ths
prairie. We got seven mors turkeys,
six geese, a dozen prairie chickens, and
I don't know how many ducks and quail
for our Thanskglvlng spread. Tbe
ducks and prairie chickens are shot,
bat the turkeys were run down and
these geese were caught in steel traps.
Why. you can get tbem by tbe hundreds
where the cattle feed with common
steel traps. We manage to have some
sport away out here In winter, but we
don't kill much game as a rule. When
It comes tight our way then we kill
what we need.'
FRENOH BRIER PIPES.
They Don't Com from Franc and Are
Not Brierwood.
"The manner In which an article may
come to be universally sola trnaer a
name to which It la not legitimately en
titled, and that, too, without any Intent
to deceive on the part of either the
dealer or the manufacturer," remarked
a well-known tobacco man to a Mem
phis Scimitar man, "la Illustrated by
tbe trade rn pipes. JHne-tenths of ths
wooden pipes sold nowadays are called,
and the moat of tbem are branded,
French brier.' But there Is no such
wood ss French brier and consequently
there are no French brier pipes. The
wood from which these pipe are made
comes from that section of the globe
bordering on or adjacent to the Adriatic
Sea, and Its botanical name is Brnyere.
The pronunciation of the word Is as if
it were spelled 'brl-ya,' but It soon be
came corrupted Into 'brier,' and by that
name the pipes made from It have been
known ever since. The fact that man
ufacturers to France were the first to
utilise the root for the benefit of smok
ers of the 'weed' gave rise to the
French' part of the generally accepted
designation. For a good many years.
pipes sold In this country have been
manufactured here, the wood being Im
ported In blocks. Notwithstanding all
this, if yon accuse a smoker of wooden
pipes of possessing a pipe that Is made
from anything but the root of a brier
bush grown in France it la ten chances
to one that be will get mad and tell you
that you don't know what you are talk
ing about'
Royal Lenten Oook-Crower.
In tbe early days of the present cen
tury K was the custom on Ash Wed
nesday to appoint an official of the
English palace to crow the hours of the
day, like a cock, aa a reminder of St.
Peter's denial of Christ. This practice
excited the furious indignation of
George II., whose courtiers had to ex
plain to him that the royal cock-c rower
was not making fun of htm. Tbe cock-'
crower was a salaried officer as late as
1823.
Thouvht It Meant th Boot.
SI Hardacre Yeon can polish my
boots, boy, but Jes' remember to polish
them on tbe outside.
Boy Yer didn't think I could polish
dem on tbe inside, did yer. boss?
SI Hardacre Sartlnly I did. Ain't
tbar your sign over the door: "Boots
Polished on the Insider
Aa I- xplanatloa.
He I wonder why it is that men's
ppekets are so easy to get at, while
women's are so difficult?
She Oh, that's easily explained. A
man has no business with a woman's
pocket, but a woman has with a man's.
Naturally.
This story, relating to a young pork
packer In Kansas City, is circulated
quietly among his acquaintances:
A new baby had arrived In his fam
ily, and he wss very proud of It. While
several friends were congratulating
him in his office and smoking cigars at
his expense, one of them asked him:
"By the way, , bow much did the
cherub weigh?"
"Ten pounds, dressed!" exclaimed the
delighted father. Youth's Companion.
A Oeanla Artlcl.
"How I detest a humbug."
"To whom do you refer?"
"Why, that snob, Gillespie Jones."
"He's no humbug; he's the reaj
thing."
Properly Treated. '
"You didn't even pay tbe minister
who married us!" cried Mrs. Peck.
"He deserved to be 'hung up!"
shouted Henry, savagely. Philadel
phia North American. '
A snob Iq a very common person who
Is anxious to appear very uncommon.
Few men have ever made an occasion;
but oocsslons bars mads many msa. ,
We put certain chemicals
together, chemicals which have
a known result. We make no
immoderate claims for them,
and we confidently expect them
to do what we say they will do.
Ayer's Hair Vigor will make
hair grow.
Miss Moore, who is the post
master at Welchburg, Ky., put
this letter in her mail the other
day : -
"Last summer my hair was thin and
short and was falling out profusely. I then
began using Ayer's Hair Vigor, and two
bottles of it gave me beautiful and glossy
hair. My hair Is now over a yard long,
and my friends all wonder what has made
it so thick and heavy."
Now that the secret's out
we suppose her friends will
stop wondering.
J. C. Aver Company,
Practical Chemkti, LowcU, Ms.
Ayer Smparilla
Ajtx't PUa
Ajra't Agus Cms
Avar's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pactonl
Aycr't Cwntmaa
OCT MUNTINCJ ION'S MILLIONS.
H. E. Huntington Is Hie favorite
nephew of Collls P. Huntington, tbe
dead railway magnate, and will con
tinue tbe tatter's many projects. He
Is now vice president of the Southern
Pacific Railroad. Archer Huntington
and Princess Hatsfeldt are Hunting
ton's adopted children. The husband
of tbe Princess was at one time at
tached to the German embassy at
Washington. Archer Hunntlngton Is
one of the wealthiest authors in the
world. C P. Huntington leaves sn es
tate valued at 157.000,000.
VICTIM (PA SKOOI1NO.
Mrs. Natalie Havemeyer Myers was
the eldest daughter of the late Theo. A.
Havemeyer, the sugar king, and died
from a pistol wound, which, it Is said,
was accidentally Inflicted, ner death
adds another to tbe list of tragedies in
the Havemeyer family. .
Without Eaee.
The following stanza contains evei.
letter of the alphabet except B:
A jovial swsin may rsck his brain.
And tax his fancy's might.
To quis In vain for, 'tis most plats
That what I say Is right.
T Car a Cold la On Day.
Take Lsxanvs Bbomo Qoisrws TasLsra All
1rucatu refund the money If It falls to enra
K w. usovs s signature u on eaca uox. aoe
No man who is not acquainted with
himself can be well acquinted with oth
ers.
How's Tnla ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward (or
F. J. Cbbsbv A Oa, Toledo, O
We, the anderslsned, have knewn V. J. Che.
ay for th laet U yean, and beUv hint per.
feotlr honorable In all busineae transaction.
aadunanoiMlr able tooarry oat any obliga
tion mad by their firm.
WstjSTejai, Wbuleaale Orasalsts,TnUdo,
WLDa. KursAR Mas via, Wholeaal
DrasaM. Toledo, Ohio,
HaU 9ure token Internally, aot
butdlraatlyapoBlb Mood and moooua tnZ
tooea of th system. Testimonials sent free.
Price. JCj per hottJe. Sold br all Drutfxlanv
Hall's gamUy Pill, are the .
He is the best accountant who eari
cast up correctly the sum of his own
- Carter's Ink Is Fctentllloally
somponnded of the best materials. If your
dealer does not keep it he can get It for you
As we grow older we become less cer
tain of others and more certain of our
selves. Mrs. WlasloWs Soothing; Syrup for children
teething, aofunt the sums, reducing innamma.
lion, ellaya pain, cores wind colic. Mc. a bottle.
If you would noj have affliction visit
you twice, listen at once to what It
teachea
A dyspeptic Is never on good terms
with himself. Something Is always
wrong. Get it right by chewing Bee
man's Pepsin Gum.
To live
falsehood
turea
a life
Is to
which
suffer
! a perpetual
unknown tor-
LV".ffTX5f!lLS,It.,or.?,S?",to" Td
Maple St.,
Hn wtr-h M V K.h 1. ijmm
Fab. IT, 1900.
Tears are often to be found where
there Is little sorrow, and the desnant
sorrow without anr tssrav ' '
mSm
ESS
TRUUMT OAUA
IT is mors Important
tor ths prenchsr ts
prepare himself than
Ths lovabls
need oar love less
than ths unlov'
ry.
He who would
be gnat In
thought must
meditate.
Prosperity tar
creases th crook
tn the already crooked man.
The m Is ths measure of bis money.
Crooked llviog makes tbe cross Chris
tian.
Polish cannot mass a pebble prs
dons.
God will be served by sons snd not
by serfs.
There Is no righteousness without re
sistance.
Tbe lovp of heavenly things makes a
light heart.
Burning the ledgers does not loess
from liability.
It is life within that decides like
peases without.
The will without ths work cannot
make ths way.
It Is foolish laying a mod foundation
for a stone bouse.
The present builds ths palace or ths
but of the future.
Sometimes when ws pray for bread
God gives us seed.
Tbe political campaign is either God's
campaign or the devil's.
' The Alpha and the Omega of all
things Is the love of God.
Scandal mongers must wade tbrtUgh
mud to gather their goods.
-. Earth la one of the colonies of heaven
since Christ migrated here.
Some of us must have much care or
we shall cease from prayer.
Tbe heart may bo pierced by a hat
pin as truly aa by a sword.
Victories must be woo In ths will be
fore they sre won In the world.
The pursuit of pleasure Is like pros
pecting for lead with gold spades.
Men are willing to be slaves of some
that they may be masters of others.
When a man's acres are on his heart.
be will be sure to have heartaches.
They who know God love Him, and
they who love Him learn to know Him
best
Echoes In Mammoth Cave. r
Our guide asks us to keen silent;
then, lifting the heavy, broad psddls
with which tie has been propelling our
boat,, he strikes with all hla strength
tbe flat side on tbe snrf.- of tbe wat
er. Instantly the subUTaneaa thun
ders of this under-world are let loose.
From all directions come rolling waves
of sound multiplied a thousandfold, re
ceding, and again returning with In
creasing volume, lingering for many
seconds, and finally dying away in
sweet, far-away melodies. Then, when
tbe last fslnt sounds have ceased, be
agitates tbe water with his paddle, and
asks us to listen. Tbe receding waves,
reaching cavities In tbe sides of tbe
overhanging arches, break the stillness
with sweet, bell-like sounds. Borne
notes, striking the keynote of tbe rocks,
multiply tbe musical melody; some
notes sre soft and low; others are loud,
almost with an alarm-bell clanger. This
music, such as cannot be heard else-
wnere on earxn, graauany cues away in
reeding echoes, comtag over the w.t-
EanS ilVUI tsU-nlvTSJ UIUUCU . 1JI1 1 LI Lryi SB.
Ths echo Is not such as we bear above
ground or la buildings, but a succession
of receding waves of sound, lasting for
about thirty seconds, and adding an In
describable melody to all sounds,
whether from shouting or from Instru
mental or vocal music. Century.
Pineapple Fiber Fabric
The leaf of the pineapple haa a fiber
which Is destined to take a prominent
placs among ths constituents of textile
fabrics, according to statements made
tn the report of the United States De
partment of Agriculture. The report
shows that .both tbe wild and tbe cul
tivated plants of this description yield
fiber which when spun surpasses In
point of strength, fineness and luster
those obtained from flax. ' Summaris
ing Its value, mention Is made of its
usefulness as a substitute for silk and
as s material for mixing with wool or
cotton useful, too, for cordage sewing
silk, or twist, laces, etc. In China It
Is used In fabrics for clothing for agri
culturists; it ts In request la India ss
material for stringing necklaces, and Is
the substance of the well-known pUie
cloth of the Philippine Islands. It Is
remarkably durable, unaffected by Im
mersion in water, Is white, soft, silky,
flexible and long in staple. Samples
cleaned, without washing, when twist,
ed to the slse of binding twine, have
shown a breakage strain of 150 pounds
-The Pathfinder.'
Japan a Humane Nation; -There
Is perhaps no more humane na
tion la the world than tbe Japanese,
who have recently erected a monument
in memory of the horses that fell li
their war with China.
Th Bat Prescript!
on for Chills
r Is a bottle of Oaors's Tir, ...
22uz ",mp,, ,rS"d Usssz
Ua. form, l.o curano Dar. Prt.- ,ir
VSIIX
a taatalaaa
Antiquity of Scale.
A pair of scales, much like those of
the modern pharmacists, Is amona the
nnuntnde of objects discovered this
year to excavations about thirty miles
from Thebes and recently exhibited In
London. The scales are finely finished,
having a beam about four and onoJiatf
Inches long.
lag. SoldtTviudruV. " b"-
A IMsootnwarlns; Entry.
The performance of the Shakspear.
an drama of "Hamler" wa. a J3
Itself slowly along. The Mm- tA
eome for the appearance of the ghost.
ere was a slight delay, owing to the
lararaees or the ghost in rsMrsAnrtln.
Saw rvuul -' IU
Its ens. The profound stillness that
followed was broken by. a loud voice
In the front row of the main balcony
"Mamma, there are thlrtv-a... "
. ,, .v ... - - ' UICU
wa rouna white spots
00
And no stags ghost ever mads it.
n?Ler mor uraglng au
Pices than ths armor-clad nhnnn. ...
cams stalking upon the stage at tba
moment-Chleago TrlbunsT
Odd Hindoo Onstosn.
Items Hindoos wear mustache, a,
bssrds, but sU wear whiskers, whi
rcutton dies. Th shaving off of whi
" " iff gtl,i,.
TJgdddqqiid
About ThSo
In addrmaalng Mra,
Plnkham you ara oom-
with
A VJbman
A woman whoso oxpo
"flaaaa la iraatlam lomalm
13a la eraatar thaa that
of amy Bvlag paraon, male
orfamalam
Sha haa fifty thousand
auoh taatlmonlal letters
aa wa ara constantly pub
lishing showing that Lydla
Em Plnkham' s Vegetable
Compound la dally re
lieving hundreds of suf
fering women.
Every woman knows
aoma woman Mrs Pink'
ham haa restored to
health.
tHram Plnkham makes
mo statements she oannot
provam Har advloe Is
M Lvdia E Plnkham
II kiaa . I.rna, UaM.
FOR FIFTY YEARS!
MRS. WINSLOWS
SOOTHING SYRUP
baa bren rofwd by million.1 of mothers for
tlwlr cbUdren while Tetblnt for ovtr Flftr
Yean, ft toot lit Use ctilWL ofiei the
gams, J lays all pain, curea wind colUi aud
a Uie tiaat rvmwly fur dUrrtoas.
Twnty-f1v Cont a Bott-.
FREY'S
D. If. WUt. lUma. Ir .
Trar'a Veriuifunf-' Is th
worm deetroTr I bar ever found, j Lraa
C asad me aume rltfht avar.
D Mra. B. C. Hyitan. Gordon villa, Va.:
WLM I find Frey'a Verruifufv the vorv
beat one I have aver u4- I write
too direct as I csurnot flud tt
J In tba store, and I must
have thia kind and no
Va1 other.
W. E. Fowler,
rUnaabory, M aaa., aara: Pleaae aend one bo tile
f 7001 Frey'e Vermlfnge cannot gat It here,
At dj-UaUEiata or hy mall for cent.
K. dc W. FKKY, Bttlilaaorr, U,
STOPPED fUtt
1 ParmaaanttyCartdtw
Dft. KLINE S GREAT
I NERVE RESTORER
Ms fibs asfisr tvrM day s a.
sarnnMnSJ sr br snsJi. tretMes aa4
S TUT Alt H4ITTLK FHER
1 inausMta ws Mr prtaMsjra salr os dearer.
Hii sin ir tW. tsM stir lopernry rwllsf. Isr Sit Mmr-
I sssss AVtssrilsrs. Irllt Ct-asms. Si. Vitus' Osses,
Ittabtm.KahMsaiosi. DR.R.H.MLINE, Lsl.
931 Arab Stive. Pbitadttpfcla. re. un
nErjsiorjjKon
successful iy trosecutes cia
LntPr1nclDa Bxamlner 17-8. Pnalon Bi
yniuiclvilwar,lAa4iuajcatuia :lauu.ttj
ims.
Iftttyaluc
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CluLrUatvwu. Mmm.
nDnDQV" DISCOVERT;
caaat- o f latuaiaalal ua 10 Sara1 tra.tm
Vr. s. a. a. saaas a una. . auuu. a.
- , ,w, . . -
, "t ifOOfc HrMht,
so -
"DAD'S" LIGHTNING STROKE.
The Maay Thlnsta that It Did Beaidas
Carina; 111 Hhenaantlaaa.
"A few years ago -Iad Wright, ol
Salvlsa, this State, had a very remark,
able experience with lightning," said a
gentleman from Garrard County, whust,
stock of good and. true stories Is always
large. "His escape from Instant death
at the time was miraculous. WhlK
hastening on foot through an open field
toward his home during a terrific thun
derstorm he was struck squarely on thi
head by an electric bolt. It stripped th
hair from one side of bis brainpan, tor
the clothing from his body, and mads
a crooked black stripe an inch wld
down his left side from head to foot,
When struck he bounced several feet la
the air and fell back upon the ground
as If dead. The shaft entered the earth,
throwing up a shower of mud.
"At the time Wright carried In his hlj
pocket a loaded revolver. Every cham
ber of the weapon was dlacbargo.1. tht
woodwork was burned, and the mt-taj
partially fused by the heat His left
shoe was ripped from his foot. The un,
fortunate man lay senseless and uuke
for several hours In the drenching ruin,
but, incredible as It may seem, flimllj
regained partial consciousness snd bt
gan to atagger uncertainly about ovei
tbe Held. He was In this pitiable condi
tion when discovered.
"He was soon recognised, taken la
charge, and conducted to his home,
where he was clothed and given propel
attention.
"Aa a result of tbe stroke his teet
and toenails were loosened, his scalf
almost denuded of hair, and bis hear
Ing permanently Impaired. On the oth
er band bo reaped an unexpected uml
decided benefit For years prior to th
occurrence here outlined he bad been
great sufferer from muscular rheumat
Ism. but never afterward felt a twine
of pain from that oliseaae, being com
pletely cured of It by the terrible shock.
The dark algzag streak along th
left aide of his body Indicating tht
scarred path of the electric current;
could never be altogtfaer removed, al
though various methods were tried foi
this purpose. In s very short tim
Wright was up and around and af
cheerful as a bird. From that tinu
forth he was famous In that section n
the human lightning rod." Loulsvll
Post.
Grogan's Boys.
I heard a good story the other day,
and maybe you have beard' it. too; but,
anyway, it is worthy of repetition:
"Dan Grogan was a prosperous con
tractor, and he had four boys, great,
b g. strnppin fellys, wld bands on 'em
like canvas hams, an' wan day whin
yen doid these same boccos had a
floral pllly made fer Mm. wkl p.,- m
parpuei immartels ophon et rhwnt
uo yees tin. r thlm. 'Papa. and thiin
wld bans es big es hams?
"Well, they tuck Dan. pace be tohl
oul. out ta the dmetary, and phwln
they got Mm tbarre the nflll-tkssarabM sail
walked along and dhropped a clod av
. flirt ni-win Mm . .1
.u., uni tuayer wooit gloves
as well, and thin the undhertaker kirn
long wld the pllly. He bumped up
jtainst Mick McCharty and knocked
the on 'Papa.' and et left
7 A. P. a.' Thin thev tlik,
mre
I I Bast Conch Bjmpt laataa Ooud. Use 1 1
I I to tlroa. Sold hT dreggtta, ls
r ' 7" r? IBIa'.-'l'slJP s