TIME'S VAGARIES.
We wandered by the riverside,
Tkt ssaldea fair and I; -htj
ana about her waist waa tied.
Her looks were coy aad any.
The moon on high in brightest sheen
Looked down with face benign
My years they nambered just sixte
While she waa twenty-nine. -
We talked in lovers' tend'rest strain, (
That maiden fair and I;
My blighted state was my refrain.
She gave me sigh , for sigh.
And sweet words, too, which she did
mean.
Were meted out to mine
My years they nambered jtut sixteen.
While she was twenty-nine.
Bat cruel interruption came
Betwixt that maid and me.
And I waa harried off to claim
A fortune o'er the sea.
I thought of her, my fairy queen,
And for awhile did pine .
Far I was only just sixteen,
While she waa twenty-nine.
Now, thirteen years hare come and gone
Since we met by the shore.
And I've come back from torrid aone.
And we hare met once more.
But what is this- it beats me clean
Explain it, orb divine!
The lady now la just sixteen.
And I am twenty-nine!
Life.
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The Doctor's Revenge. 2
&
GROUP of gentlemen were en
joying tbeir after dinner cigars
In the smoking-room. Pereira.
the Jewish director of the theater, stood
before the fireplace.
"I am not a dramatist remarked
the tall Maurice, an attache of the em
bassy. "Nevertheless, if you wish,
l'erelra, I will tell you a story of which,
it seems to me, a professional might
make use."
"Go ahead."
"The story went the round of the
Viennese salons during my Austrian
service. There was. in Vienna, a phy
sician who was famous for his suc
cessful treatment of heart disease. Ills
name I change the names naturally,
for the affair was a tragic one was Dr.
Arnold. Although scarcely 40 years old,
be had a splendid practice. He was n
handsome man. with regular features
and fair whiskers the true Austrlnn
type but with a pair of eyes blue aud
cold as steel. A Ituseian family resid
ing at Vienna we will call them, if you
please, the Skebeloffs called the doc
tor In consultation concerning their
daughter, in whom tlie specialist reco;
olzed at first glance the commencement
of aneurism. '
"Although received in good society,
these Skebeloffs were regarded with
suspicion. They lived In style at a
hotel, and maintained a large train of
servants, but their diamonds were said
by some to lie false.
"But the doctor was Infatuated with
Mile. Macba, and asked her hand In
marriage. He was accepted, and the
wedding took place In three months,
and then the Skebeloff family, sudden
ly tiring of Vienna, fled to more agree
able surroundings. The doctor's wife
made a very favorable impression upon
Viennese society. The couple were
very interesting. The doctor loved
Macha as his wife and his patient he
adored her and he prescribed for her.
"The young wife seemed so well that
her husband allowed her a turn of the
waltz, now and. again, as a medicine,
but I think from motives of jealousy he
would have forbidden It. For Capt
Blazewltz an Apollo In a white uni
formwas always the first to write his
name on Mme. Arnold's card, and he
used to hold her In his arms very ten
terly." "Good," said Pereira. "There, Mau
rice, your scene is set and your char
acters la place. Now for the action."
"So be it One day the doctor dis
covered a package of letters."
"A package of letters? Oh, that's
Id!"
"Pereira, you are aggravating. In
your plays yon may put In what yon
choose. But In reality there was a
package of letters."
"Which gave the husband proof that
la wife was in love?"
"Apparently."
"And which caused him to conceive
a plot for vengeance?"
"You know the story, Pereira? Then
- tell It yourself."
"No, my friend, but I guess, that',
all; then the buaband had his re
venge "
"By one of those crimes that ever re
main unexplained."
"How do you know?"
"Because the doctor has spoken. Yes,
the culprit himself afterward yielded
to that Irresistible and fatal need of
confidence which dwells within every
one."
The husband "
"Conceived a horrible revenge, but
one specially reserved to a member of
bla profession. Macba, as he well knew,
was not completely cured of thai heart
trouble for which he had attended hci
with so much zeal aud love during two
years. Controlling his anger, he forced
himself to play the role of a restless
and suspicious husband, and thus cre
ate fear and agony In the mind of his
guilty wife. He knew, by the let ten
whlcL he bad found, of the passion
which consumed the two lovers, and he
was sure they would endeavor to meet,
even In the midst of daugers and diffi
culties. This domestic Machtarelll
proiilcd by the situation. Fran tlinl
uiuraut a mysterious power placed ali
sort of obstacles between Macha aud
M. le Blazfni's Wltbont entirely sep
arating lucin. it caused them to nils
tbolr meetings. Interrupted their corre
si.ji once and poisoned their love; and
iu tii :, filed with koen and sor
rowful emotions, Mme. Arnold's health
again changed rapidly. The doctor kill
ed his wife with as much skill as lie
had formerly exercised In curing her.
The adroit man would cause an hour of
wild terror, which gives a morbid ac
tivity to the circulation, to be followed
by long days of sadness, which con
tracted the heart and withheld the
blood. Then he would suddenly seem
to have no suspicions or Jealousy, and
r.ould appear deeply touched by lit
wife's suffering"!. 'Why, what la the
1114 Iter, my poor Macha?' he would aay.
'My Ha'nosls can discover nothing, ye!
you sei'in to be dying of grief. Are you
not happy with me';' And at the sai-i"
time he would observe with a dlabolWn.
pleasure the progress of the dlsenm-.
and would torture his victim with his
hypocritical ih-ppair. At the end of six
mouths her syncopes were more fie
ii.eut, her palpitations more rapid; the
mot dlstix-trfiug syiupleuis of aneurism
had appeared. Ah, at. Pereira, yuii
don't interrupt me now!"
"Ah. yes, that's the second act, the
, kernel of the piece. But the catastrophe
the catastrophe!"
"Tue catastrophe is called for; here :i
bla wife! room in a tempest 'Mad
ame, I know ali. M. de Blasewlta U
roar lover.' Poor Macha became as
white as a sheet, and her lips assumed
the Mulsh tint of a corpse, "Kill
she said.
" I will not raise my hand against a
woman,' continued Arnold. Tour lover
has paid the debt for both of yon. 1
have just fought a duel with M. Blaxe
wltx and I killed him. Macha fell
senseless to the floor. But the doctor
lied. He would not have dared to lay
his finger upon the handsome captain,
who enjoyed the reputation of being
the best shot In Vienna. He knelt be
side his wife and took her hand. The
pulse still beat; she lived. Then th
assassin gave his care and resuscitated
her.
" 'Put on your ball dress and all your
diamonds,' he ordered, 'and come with
me to the ball of the French embassy
We are Invited.'
" Never! I could not'
"Go and dress Immediately! 1
fought the duel with M. de Blasewlt
under the pretext of a quarrel over a
game of cards. But you were comproj
mlsed, so you must show yourself with
me to-night or I shall be disgrace
Dress I command your
"The unhappy woman was obliged tq
obey. How could she resist the maij
whom she had so cruelly deceived? 8h)
maae ner toilet ana accompanied ne,
husband to the ball. There she sank'
Into a chair In the first salon, where
the hussar announced the names of the.
arrivals.
"The doctor was In full dress, witty
all bis medals and decorations upon hhi
breast He stood behind his wife's
chair. Suddenly, after a quick glance
Into the ante-chamber, be leaned over
the chair as if to whisper an endearing
phrase in Macha's ear.
" 'Tour pain bos not killed you, mis
erable woman?
"'Alas,' not yet' she murmured In
reply.
" 'Very well, then, look here.' he add
ed, pointing to the door,. 'and die with;
joy.' At that moment the hussar an
nounced 'Capt Baron de Blazewltz r
The handsome officer entered with a
smile upon his lips and looked about
for Mme. Arnold, but he scarcely rec
ognized her. She bad Just arisen from
her seat as though moved by a spring.
Her countenance was livid. She glan ei
at him with a strange, wild light burn
ing In her eye, raised her band to her
throat and fell heavily to the floor
this time dead. The doctor threw him
self by her side, uttering wild cries of
grief, and the despair of M. de Blaze
wltz would have provoked a scandal
had his friends not led him away. The
guests retired, the waiters devoured the
supper, and the ambassador's wife was
In a rage, for she had designed an espe
elnl figure for the cotillon, which she
hoped would make a great sensation."
'Well, and what became of the doc
tor?" "As 1 told you. In an unguarded mo
ment he boasted of his crime, which of
course escaped punishment But a
residence at Vienna became Impossible.
To-day he Is at Varsovie. where he has
a large practice, and bis constant ad
monition to his patients Is 'Avoid ex
citement! Avoid excitement!" "
THEY CUT PtfECICUS GEMS.
Quaint Berkenfcld, Where There Is
1 nt One Occupation.
Among tbe hills of the Nahe River,
In the grand duchy .of OlJenburg, Ger
many, is tbe curious little principality
of Berkenfeld. with a population of
about 42,000 people. For hundreds of
years the prlncipni Industry of this out-of-the-way
place has been the cutting
and polishing of precious and "half
precious" stones. Although an Im
proved factory system Is Just beginning
to be introduced Into the community,
most of tbe work Is still done in the
same old laborious manner in which
it has been for so many generations.
In tbe early days there were agate
quarries in the hillsides of Berkenfcld,
and It Is, without doubt, due to tbe ex
istence of these quarries that tbe chief
industry of the principality owes its , more entertaining, it would be bard to
origin. But tbe quarries of agate have say. Tbe little dolls belonging to one
long since been exhausted, and now to , little girl Invite the little dolls belong
the hillsides of the quaint German re- Ing to another little girl to a feast, and
gion comes cargoes of agate, amethyst, everything Is conducted with decorum
jasper, opal and topaz from far-away and st&tellness. Then the Invitation
Brazil, lying where tbe Organ tuun- J comes from the other aide. And all
tains lift tbelr beads to the outhern imj long the little dolls are being taken
cross beyond strange seas, of which the round to call on other little dolls. For
Berkenfeldera only dream. seven days this charming feast of dolls
The usual method employed In Ber- , lasts, the most eagerly looked-forward-
kenfeld In cutting and polishing these
stones Is the following:
In a rude but by a stream, which fur
nishes the power, four large grind
stones about four feet In diameter are
so fixed that their axes are only about
one foot above the floor, into which a
slit Is cot, so that part of the grind
stone Is below Its level. This lower
portion passes through tbe water, thus
keeping the stones constantly wet
Tbe operator has a bench or block of
wood about eighteen Inches high, hol
lowed out to receive bis chest and body.
On this bench be lies at full length, and
with his fingers holds tbe small piece
of opal, amethyst or other stone which
Is to be cut against the grindstone,
slightly above tbe level of the floor. In
this position tbe men He from morn
ing to night, day after day. Consump
tion usually carries them off at an
early age, but other men are found to
tollow this vocation, as the earnings
are comparatively high. The operator
usually owns his grindstone, or at least
iinlf of one. This represents an Invest- '
tnent of about $500, and a skillful lapl
ilnry can earn from $15 to 128 per week,
lie does not usually cut and polish
stones on his own account, but gener.
illy contracts with manufacturing Jew
elers, who furnish him the stones In
the rough, to cut and pollaj, at a certain
gtrlce per gem. As the stones, even In
tbe rough, represent a considerable out
lay of money, the honesty of the work
man must be greatly relied upon, for
nobody can say in advance how many
rrams of finished stones a certain piece
f opal, amethyst ot 'he like may yield.
Besides these nalt-preclons stones.
precious stones snch as dlamooda, etc,
ire also cut and poiisJtea mere. Ml tais .
is an entirely different braaea ef the
Industry, and Is chiefly carried on la
factories with modern machinery.
Another branch of the Industry la
these parts Is the cutting of
Pearls also are yellshed, drilled and
nt and shipped In large qoaatttlea te 1
til countries. Including the ' TJalted i
A Habit of His.
''SI." yelled the neighbor from the
road, "your wife has Jlst run oft with
BUI Johnson."
"She hez. hex she?" answered the
farmer In tbe field; "wall, B1U allays
wuz a-borrerln' trouble. Git ap there r
Indianapolis Press.
A long-suffering wife say her
bus
baad'a Incense la j mkmt
sadta. .
! CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
' WOY8 AND QIRLa '
osmettaia that Will later Use Jw
aite Mesa bra of atvatry Ho ehold
Qaaiat Actios mm Brtcfct Barlsgt
SMaaCatamdCmaalaa-Ckaidrm.
The Victoria Cross has been won on
tare occasions my boys In 1866. dur
ing the Crimean campaign, by two
young members of the famous Naval
Brigade, and In 1807, when a combined
fleet of British, French and Dutch ships
made war upon Japan, by a midship
man of the Euryalus. The first of the
trio was Edward Daniels, who, when
the horses taking an ammunition wag
on filled with powder were killed by a
shell, rushed out and headed a party
which safely brought In the ammuni
tion under a rain of bullets In which It
seemed impossible for anyone to live.
The second act of bravery was per
formed by a young boatswain, named
Sullivan, when the famoua Malakoff
battery was taken. He took out a
flagstaff and placed It on a certain
mound which hid a Russian battery
from our gunners, having In so doing
traversed the enemy's line of fire. On
the mound ho had to dig the hole for
the flagstaff with his fingers and pile
stones around it to keep it firm. His
coolness so excited the Russians that
they all aimed wide, and the man es
caped to receive. In addition to the fa
mous cross, the French Legion of Hon
or. The act which won the Victoria
Cross for Duncan Boyes, the middy of
the Euryalus, occurred when the com
bined fleets landed a contingent of men
against the Japs. It was thought how
ever, that the Britishers alone could
successfully tackle the situation, so the
French and Dutch were sent back.
whereupon a large body of Japanese
came Into view and made a determined
attack. The middy, who was carrying
the colors with the leading company,
rushed ahead for some twenty yards
toward the defenses, as though about
to attempt tbelr capture single-handed.
He was called baek and severely repri
manded by his captain, but the spirit
of daring he had displayed Infected the
others, and as one man they followed
him and soon took the defenses. Boyes'
uniform was torn to rags by bullets, as
were also the colors he carried, but he
himself came out safe and sound, hav
ing well earned his reward. Navy and
Army.
The Feant of Dolla,
Every girl In Toklo. from the tiny
toddlers to the maids who think them
selves . women, devote a whole gala
week to their dolls. Tbe dolls are beau
tiful, nicely modeled, and clad often in
tbe quaint old court dress of Japan.
And yet whether tbe dolls or tbelr own
erslittle girls, may be of seven, with
their hair "done up,, and Deflowered,
and walking about In long, fantasti
cally colored kimlnos, with pert airs
and solemnly affected dignity are the
JAFAlfKSB doll's owxsa.
to festival In the Japanese calendar.
Example Better than Precept.
Bald Mrs. Crab unto her son.
One pleasant summer day,
"It really grieves me very much
To see the awkward way
"In which you walk. If you'd appear
As others do, you'd go.
Not in that stiff, one-sided style.
But straight ahead." "Just show
"Me what to do," said little Crab.
"And quickly I'll obey."
"Well, follow me!" cried mother Crab;
"Watch, and I'll lead the way."
Then off she started to the right,
"A slight mistake," quoth she.
As to the left she slowly turned.
As awkward as(could be.
Then little Crab smiled to himself;
"Perhaps, some other day
When you can do It right. 111 learn,"
He said, "but now I'll play."
Just bear this fact in mind, my desr.
Before you start to teach;
Be sure that you are well prepared
To practice what you preach.
A Splendid Receipt.
"I want a drink," said baby.
"Go to tbe kitchen. Mary will give
you a drink," said mother.
"I don't want to," baby demurred.
"Mary ts cross,"
"Why, what made her croasT" asked
mother.
"I dona I did sumpta to her." said
baby.
"Then If you have done aometheng to
make her cross you would better go
and do something to sweeten her," sug-
grated mother.
Baby thought owr it a minute, and
thon tmdnd to the kitchen.
"Ton are a sweet Mary," lie said,
"and 1 want te hug yen."
Mary stopped her work and steeped,
and he threw hia arms about her neck
End El--i and said. 1 love you
two btmdred bushels."
whm hm ntna hauk. nsssHna?. mother
asked, "What did yen do to Mary this
Hmef
"Oh, I ssrsetinMid her, I dees," was
the reply. Our Morning Guide.
Wanted to Know.
"If yon are not good I'll send you to
bed without your supper," said hi
' mother sternly.
Freddie's face assumed an aspect ol
Ingenious Inquiry.
"What are yon going to have for sup
perT" be asked. Brooklyn Eagle.
Moat people like to he praised.
A Very Bad Combine
kl that of
A Very Bad Sprain
sad
A Very Black Bruise
It often hippies,
bat last as oftsa
St. Jacobs Oil
makes clean, sore,
promrt ears of both.
. VAUDEVILLE AT KEITH'S.
Keith's, the vaudeville enchanter.
Entertains with laughter thrills!
Interests each day with banter.
Tonic's cure for mortal ills.
Honest fun that charms and please
Says the world of Keith's great bills
For energy, enthusiasm and excel
lence in entertainment Keith's has ric
superior as a play house. It la reallj
a pleasure to visit Keith's in that thi
bills offered each week are such than
delight and In a majority of Instances
educate.
We use the word educate for it It
the only one to use in stating thai
the sketches seen at this house eacl
week really instruct and teach a les
son in one act as what we often see
in other play houses, in three or foui
acts.
Conciseness In everything, but art
and attainment in that brevity withal
Is what made Keith's theatres ris
to the front rank in high clasa vaude
ville circles
When a public theatre holds a
thronged audience In the gallery thai
never makes the slightest outbreak ir
the way of comment of any descrip
tion, save that of enthusiasm In ap
plause, that theatre can be critlcallj
said to be refined and first-class In ev
ery department of theatrical etiquitte
And it is a salient feature or Keith I
that the best people in Philadelphia
visit and patronise this pretty play
house during the twelve months of thr
year. Philadelphia Item.
A WONDERFUL TIMEPIECE.
The Matile Watch, of Which Mark
Twain Wrote a Deacr ptlon.
What la, pert ps, the most wonder
ful watch in the world Is in the posses
sion of a resident of Prince Georg
County, Maryland.
This remarkable timepiece, known at
tbe Matile watch, from the name of Its
maker, was made at Looe, Switzerland
ibout forty years ago. It formed a fea
ture of the Swiss exhibit at tbe cen
tennial held at Philadelphia In 1870,
ind was purchased on that occasion by
ts present owner. A description of th
natch by Mark Twain (8. L. Clemens)
m as remarkable for accuracy as ho-
iiorous. The well-known writer thus
Ives bis Impressions of the marvelous
piece of mechanism:
"I have examined tbe wonderful
natch made by Mr. H. L. Matile, and,
udeed, it comes Der i.r to being a ho
nan being than any piece of mechan
sm I ever saw before. In fact, 11
tnows considerably more than th
average voter. It knows the move-
uents of the moon, and keeps exact
record of them; It tells the day of tht
week, the date of tbe month, and th
uonth of the year, and will do thi!
perpetually; It tells tbe hour of the day,
ind the minute, and tbe second, and
iven splits tbe second Into fifths, aud
narks tbe division by stop hands, hav
ug two of tbe latter; it can take accu
ute care of two race horsea that start.
Jot together, but one after another; It
s a reinraiir-r (uciu min ia aug-
rested again), and musically chimes the
s a reiieater (wherein tbe voter Is sug-
lour, the quarter, the half, and tbe
liree-quarter hour, and also the ruin
ates that have passed of an uncom
pleted quarter-hour, so that a blind
nan can tell the time of day by It to tbe
;xact minute.
"Such Is this extraordinary watch,
t ciphers to admiration. I should
hlnk one could add another wheel and
nake it read and write, still another
ma make it talk; ana 1 ininit one uiigut
nke out several of tbe wheels. thai
ire already in It aud it would still be s
nore Intelligent citizen than some that
lelp to govern the country. On the
jcliole, I think It Is entitled to vote
uiat Is, If Its sex Is of tbe right kind."
The watch was sold for $1,400, and
t Is still performing its complex func
lons with the greatest regularity.
ft'ashlngton Times.
BUSINESS ABILITY
Shown ty Chinese Hecoajnised by All
Who Know Them.
The business capacity of the race is
-ecognlzed the world over. It Is In this
direction that the Chinaman's prlnci-,
pal modern triumphs have been acblev-!
ed. Throughout the East he controls
. . , - .
the business of whole communities,
ind In the banks and financial Instltu-
ind the Malay Archipelago the Chinese
"Shroff is tbe business center around
IV hi ell flourishes the vast commerce of
the richest portion of the' Civilized
world. Testimony to the Chinaman's
business Integrity Is unvarying, and
while It Is true that no one Is keener In
Iriving a bargain, as soon as the terms
it that bargain are settled the China-
....
man may be depended on to carry out
iila agreement without a murmur, even
though circumstances may have so
traten IT"1 ""Si
All through the East one is always told
that a "Chinaman's word Is as good as
I bond." Under all circumstances be Is -commercially
honest, and wherever I
ports are open trade can be carried on
cheaper and more safely than In many
European countries.
And as commercial ability aud educa
tion are almost synonymous In modern
times. It should be stated that a charac
teristic of the Chinaman is bis desire
for education. So thoroughly imbued
a the national spirit with tbe thirst for
knowledge that it Is safe to say that
ao other people are so generally and so
well educated as the Chinese. Every
aoy Is compelled by law to attend
school a certain period of the year.
Among -the poorer classes, where the
itruggle for existence Is fierce and un
relenting, among what are known as
the coolie class, scarcely an Individual
;an be found who cannot read and
write, and this, too, not haltingly and
with difficulty, but with ease and flu-
racy. The number of books the China
man's religion requires him to read
form a library far greater than that
stored In the mind of the average
American, and the boy of 11 who comes
op to be received at the temple la aa a
rule better Informed on his own coun
try than the greater part of the Ameri
can voters who decide the policy of the
tatlon.
If sarsaparilla and the other
vegetable ingredients that go
into the best are good as a
medicine, then Ayer's Sarsa
parilla is good. If not, we are
humbugs.
Your doctor will tell you
which, because he can have the
formula of Ayer's Sarsaparilla
any time for the asking.
If you are tired, half sick,
half well, if one day's work
causes six days' sickness, get a
bottle of the old Sarsaparilla.
Get Ayer's, and insist on Ayer's
when you want Sarsaparilla.
J. C. Ayer Compakv,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass
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Ayer's Pills
Ajrer'i Ague Curs
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Fee Ural
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The mot obstinate caaee rvfieved In a few day; .
So raln.dangeror Interference with occupatlnD.l ht
unit d IfHi-ult cam treated th rough oorrwponilence.
relieve hundreds whom I never see. Free cond
lentlal advice. All letter are personally, promptly
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aXIOB MASON, Bochbbtm,
ao
If afflicted with
lore eyes, use
Thompson's Eja Water
Tbe Shooting Flab.
Tbe shooting fish Is a native of the
Sast Indies. It has a hollow cyllndrl
al beak. When It spies a fly sitting on
lie plant that grow In shallow water,
ivlth remarkable dexterity it ejects out
if a tubular mouth a single drop of
sater, which seldom misses Its aim,
tod striking the fly Into the water, the
Ish make It Its prey.
te Bewsara. nw
The r rlars of thia Mm, will ha
learn that there Is at leaat one dreaded die.
ease kuw aoienoe naa been ante to care In all
Its etajRM. and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Core Is the only poeitfTe care now known to
me medloaj fraternity. Catarrh balna; oon.
dI'"nw"- T'Jiim oonetaticl
aaltr, acting directly upon the blood and mo
sous surfaces of tha ntm. thurahv Amttmw.
ng- the foundation of the dlMtaee, and giving
Ae patient atrenirth by building- np the cod.
titution and aeninting nature in doing Its
work. The proprietor here so ranch faith In
ts co rati ve powers that they offer One Hun.
ired Dollars for any case that It fails to cure,
send for list of testimoniaJa. Address
F. J. Chikii A Co, Toledo, 01
Fold byDrngRiata, 75c
(sail's rmmuy puis i
Nothing Is truer in the experience of
life than that Selflshne38 nvprienrhM
itseu. He that would get the most
out of life must contribute of his
thought, sympathy, time an sub
stance for the good of others.
Tou know that a little thought and
little kindness are often worth more
than a great deal of money. This
charity of thought Is not merely to be
exercised toward the poor; it Is to be
exercised toward all men.
Thirty minutes Is all the time required to
lye with Ptrrsaii Fadeless Dibs. Sold by
ill druggists.
There are two ways or attaining an
important end force and perseverance.
Force falls to the lot only of the privi
leged few. but sustained perseverance
-an practiced by the most Insignifi-
b?enw,tnt8th9ern?t power grow" lrre8l8U-
t Cure a Cold la one iiy.
" XA,lw'?u0JiJ JtV:!!
drueglf t refund tbe m -ney If it falls to cure
k. w. Ouots's signature is on each box. 23d
man who falls and yet goes on trying.
FITS rrmsnently euie I. No fits or nervous.
Nerve Restorer, fi trial bottle and ueatiae tree
M- Ltd.. Ml Arch St.. unUt. i-a.
' There are but few men who are good
company for others, and less who are
. Kd company for themselves.
,. ,
Mr, winsloers Soothing Syrup for children
, teething, softens the gums, reducing inOamnu.
j ,ion- "'l"y p"la- wil"' colic- bo"1
I
KS'n? hyr.ge
but the triumph of principle.
Throw physic to the dogs If vou don't
n-ant the dogs: but if you want good di
gestion chew Beeman's Pepsin Gum.
The difficulties in the path of duty
disappear when we go forward as
though they were not there.
Worms eradicated. Children made
well and mothers happy by Frey'a Ver
mifuge, 25c. Druggists and country
stores.
Diligence, industry, and the proper
improvements, of time are material
duties of the young.
Fiso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as
a cough cure. J. W. O'BalBif. 321 Third Ave.,
N-, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. ft luuQ.
Any mind that is capable of real sor
row is capable of real good.
Nothing Is unnatural that Is not
physically impossible.
"Which Company Shall I Take?"
is sometimes a question with a young
man. After a few relatives die of some
hereditary disease the question is:
"Which company will take me?"
Better get life insurance while you
can. Write for booklet, "How and
Why," on Insurance.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Cc.
Ml-nS-m Cfcestsai St., PkUada ssii.
Wnrwina lUtan CkUltas tfca Wicks-
was-. 99ptmtmmM.
r-nOHB Beatitaaes
ir are mora than
beautiful att I
tudes.
A man's wealth
la never greater
than himself.
Tha steadfast
Ufa to settled an
tbe . goodness of
God.
With some men
there Is no useful
ness without us-
A covenant-keeping Christian finds a
covenant-keeping God.
Heaven la not a premium given away
with a pound of piety.
' He who complains of his medicine is
not anxious to be cured. .
If you have the light of the world you
cannot keep It to yourself.
He who Is born from above must be
fed on the bread of heaven.
All our sorrows are within tbe com'
pass of Christ's compassion.
A man may hush bis conscience, but
be cannot hide from his God.
What was true of Christ on earth will
be true of Him In your heart.
The robes of ritualism are not nearly
so rich as those of righteousness.
God in Christ became our fellow that
we may know fellowship with Him.
There Is something greater than suc
cess, and that Is effort after failure.
It la usually the meanest member who
says most about tbe devil taking no va
cation.
The bridge of sympathy alone can
span the gulf between the pulpit and
the pew.
Tbe only revealed Word which the
world receives is that made known In
your life.
Tbe possession of the unspeakable
riches forma no excuse for a silent
Christian.
The Golden Rule la made to be laid
on the cloth of life, not to be bung on
the wall
Your life may be hid with Christ In
God, but the Christ in you cannot hide
from the world.
Mistakes In church addition mean
trouble in subtraction aud often end Id
division and fractions.
To know oue's own mind Is the near
est branch of knowledge and yet often
the last to be acquired.
It Is almost Impossible for the winds
of doctrine to toss the man who has a
good ballast of sanctified sense.
The complaining Christian may be
one of the lights of the world, but so
smoky that the world Is glad when it
goes out
LIKE A DREAM.
Beaiaatlon of Dropping; front theClonda
la Co Described.
"Coming down from tbe clouds in a
parachute is like a dream," said an
aeronaut. "Did you ever dream of
falling from a high place? Tou come
down, alight quietly and awake, and
you're not hurt. Well, that's the para
chute drop over again. There Is not
much danger. A practiced aeronaut
can tilt the parachute one way or the
other," and so guide it to avoid water,
trees, chimneys or church spires. The
safest circus ascensions are usually
made In the evening. When the sun
goes down the wind goes down.' Tbe
balloon then shoots into tbe air, and
tbe parachute drops buck not far away.
"There Is much more danger In com
ing down In a balloon. When It strikes
tbe earth It's like a big ball, and bounds
up again, taking you with It, Not long
ago I came down In a balloon because
the parachute would not let go. I near
ly came down on a big stack of a blast
furnace, but tbe hot air drove the bal
loon away. After that I never Intrust
ed the parachute arrangements to any
one, but attended to It myself.
Tbe aeronaut drops fully 100 feet
before tbe parachute begins to AIL Dur
ing the drop he is utterly powerless,
and very often the fall is bead first.
When tbe parachute begins to fill the
descent is lees rapid, und finally, when
the parachute has gradually filled. It
bulges out with a pop. Then the aero
naut climbs on to his trapeze, and
guides tbe parachute to a safe landing.
"The first performers must have had
nerve to make the drop. Now It is a
regular business, not considered hazar
dous at all. The hardest work Is to
bring back tbe balloon with a wagon
sometimes it tears in the trees or wher
ever It may land when not In the open."
Amusing; the On eats.
The Japanese have a faculty for de
signing novelties that are beautiful,
rbey are not satisfied with simply plac
ing flowers In finger bowls, but have
cunningly prepared bits of wood,
which, when placed In water, expand
into oddly formed and queerly colored
flowers. When the bowls are before
the guests tbe bits of wood are put in
them, and the diners are entertained by
seeing them expand into buds and blos
soms. Tbe chrysanthemum, the Jap
anese national flower. Is the favorl
Nllgirl News.
A Kentucky Law.
The American Lawyer says that the
Kentucky Legislature evidently does
not believe In the "dldn't-know-lt-was
loaded" excuse, as It passed an act
some time ago which reads as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person to
fire or discharge at random any deadly
weapons, whether said weapons be
loaded or unloaded."
Half a parasol Is better than no um
brella in a shower.
It is no disgrace for a man to fall, but
to lay there and grunt is.
Tha Boat Frwacvi ptlon for Chills
and Fever la a bottle of GROVSt Tastbusi
Chill Tosio. It Is simply iron and quinine to
a laaisloae form. cure no var. Price) 60a
Tfesf Deer's Acute Scent.
Tbe power of scent possessed by a
deer Is wonderfully acute. These ani
mals have been known to take fright at
the scent of a man twenty-four hours
after he had passed the spot
Katw Her Habit.
That typewriter dri Ian' i. i
with anybody around this office.
"How do you knowr
"Why, when she gets too wan. ..-
takes her collar off." Indianapolis
Journal.
Had to Oh Way.
"Have your summer vacation plans
matured yet, Billy r
"Oh, yea; but they tad to be aide
tracked on account of soma ma.
notes that also matured." Udlanan-
alia Joined- nap- (
fulness
'
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young daughter. That daughter is a precious legacy, and
the responsibility for her future is Jargefy in the hands of the
mother. The mysterious change that develops the thought
less girl into the thoughtful woman should find the mother
on the watch day and night. As she cares for the physical
well-being of her daughter, so will the woman be, and her
children also.
When the young girl's thoughts become sluggish, when
she experiences headaches, dizziness, faintness, and exhibits
an abnormal disposition to sleep, pains in the back and lower
limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude, and a dislike for the
society of other girls, when she is a mystery to herself and
friends, then the mother should go to her aid promptly. At
such a time the greatest aid to nature is Lydia 12. Pink
ham's Vefretable Compound. It prepares the young
system for the coming change, and is the surest reliance in
The following letters from Miss Good are practical proof
of Mrs. Pinkham's efficient advice to young women.
Miss Qood asks Mrs. Pinkham for Help.
June 12th. 1809.
' Deah Mrs. Pinkham: I have been very much bothered for some
time with my monthly periods being' irregular. I will tell you all afx.ut
it, and put myself in your care, for I have heard so much of you. Each
month menstruation would become less and less, until it entirely stopped
for six months, and now it has stopped again. I have become very ner
vous and of a very bad color. I am a young girl and have always had to
II 3 I
$
5000
REWARD
Leaf-Uolling Caterpillar.
There are many kinds of "leaf-roll
ing" caterpillars, each employing a dif
ferent mode of rolling the leaf, but in
all cases the leaf is held in position by
the silken threads spun by the caterpil
lar. There are plenty of birds about
the trees, and they know well enough
that within the circled leaves little
caterpillars reside. But they do not
find that they can always make a meal
on the caterpillars, and for tbe follow
ing reason: The curled leaf Is like a
tube open at both ends, the caterpillar
lying snugly In toe Interior. So when
a bird puts his beak Into one end of the
tube, the caterpillar tumbles out at the
other, and lets Itself drop to the dis
tance of some feet, supporting Itself by
a silken thread that It spins. The bird
finds that its prey has escaped, and not
having sufficient Inductive reason to
trace the silken thread and so find the
caterpillar, goes off to try Its fortune
elsewhere, '.he danger K-lng ever, the
caterpillar ascends its silken ladder,
and quietly regains possession of Its
home.
The Nose leasts Longest.
Bone and cartilage enter ao hnw
Into the structure of the nose and de
termine Its characteristics, tbat It nn.
dergoes little perceptible change, as a
ruie, wun we lapse of years. The
brow becomes wrinkled, and emwa
feet gather round the eyes, which
themselves gradually grow dim as time
rolls on; cheeks lose the bloom which
cosmetics cannot replace, and Hps their
fullness and color.
The chin, dimpled In vonth ,i.roi.
angularities or globularltles, as the
case may be, and the eyebrows be
come heavy with the crop of many
years' growth. The nose nhnw.
mark comparable to these familiar
racial Indications o fthe nnnmnoh -i
- wm -" v vtU
ge, and practically enjoys Immunity
from the ravages which time makes on
the other features of the face. Next to
the nose, probably the ears, aa ,
show the fewest and least obvknia
signs of old age.- Pittsburg Dispatch.
Can't Soft Eaa.
"When he hnatloa ik - ...
- oa.j n B njj
for effect"
"Yes."
A nil whan ti a niAA. -
. timet uown they sav
he's posIug."-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
American Cotton. '
Germany uses each year one and :
half million bales of American Jotton !
Cheap Fares.
mroniTwtch ttt lT0t wnntry
ao: runrSe rLu SlberUn
fers the chrt rrST?,ne,,t of-
.nnonnced Atnmi 1 w
w oyer 4.000 i
0 mllL ii r. w or'
S3-60-
Judge-YonwTTt!! Jinallt-
.Hia D.J .
11c streets and wl. JZft m tne Pnb-
pocket u,a 4,20 In your
.
iaoner-Ye. JdM- i .
ro spendtnnV, Cr honor- but
industrious an - 1. ' 001 Dai""""1 was en ret.
BW IorB. Weeky
Knthwalnatic hotori.
Fair One's ir.f. r"p,,er-
bring that kodak with yon? 700
I'OOr Lavsr-T... , .
agression of A?"' L L
ed you for your igbt.
(wads BlaattM u",,wr- bAtvL-Tnis.
mumm
work very hard. 1 would be very much pleased if
you would tell me what to do." Miss Peaklih.d,
Cor. 29th Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle, Wash.
Tbe Happy Result.
February 10th, 1900.
Deab Mrs. Ptnkham : I cannot praise Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough. It is
fust simply wonderful the change your medicine
has made in me. I feel like another person. My
work is now a pleasure to me, while before u.sinjr
your medicine it was a burden. To-day I am a
healthy and happy girl. I think if more women
would use your Vegetable Compound there would 1
less suffering in the world. I cannot express the
relief I have experienced by using Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound." Miss Pearl Good,
Cor. 29th Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle, Wash.
Owing to tbe fact that some skeptical
people have from time to time questioned
tha irenaiaeness of the testimonial letters
we are constantly oablishing, we nave
deposited with the National City Bank, of Lynn, Mass., t;.ooo,
which will be paid to any peraca who can show that the above
testimonial is not genuine, or was published before obtaining the
writer's special permission, Lydia . Pikkmajs Msdicihb Co.
it UNION HADE
The real worth of
emr SUS.OO amd IUS.S4S
hMsrMiasred with
Mbrr anak.es la ,.
to S&&.WO. Ws ars tha
lanreat makers and retailers
of men', sa.uu ans S3 Ju ,bues
ia the world. We make aod
ell more S3-no end S3.A0
hoes then any other two
meaulaciiueis la the (1. S.
sar Xstabllatiaal
1st lMaU. .je
k Why do yon pay $1 to
a
so ror snoes when jou
teanboyW.L.DougIas
shoes for :t and
Trial
VilLL
. CONVINCE YOoW $3.50 which
fes . are Inst as
rooa.
TIIR RE A Stow more W. I. noturlas fa ami
pM shoe ara sold than anv other make la l.-a:; n
TUEV AKETHC A KMT I'OK Sf
THE
BEST
Made of tha brt lDiporwrd and
American luthcra. Tb work-1
mavnahtp 1 ranexcrlled. Tb tyl
im oqaAl to $4 and $S thoM of
other mak, Thej It tik dia
tom mode ahooa. Th7 will out
wear two pair of other makes at
tht name tmeea. that have no rep
utation. Yov can Mlt-ly tvrr.ro
roctid them to jour friend t th?j
pin ferrrod that Wfe-a trm.
THE
BEST
$3.00
SHOE.
$3.50
SHOE
Tour dealer should keep them f wt gir one dealer
a.'lnci tale in each town.
'I'aal&e anHaCiteatet Insist on hnTHps; W I
Ponelu shoe- with came and wire stamprd on bottom.
If Tour dealer will not tret them for you, a ud direct to
factory, eiir.neii price and Wc. extra for enmace.
State kind of leather, eizc, and width, plain or ran
Ou shoes will reach yon nywh're. Cataloan Ftt.
V. L DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, Mass.
mUNCDHIEONS
OWe are saeat rookers and canners.
Oar bwatneaa is tbe largest oi ita kind
f la America. We have tried to learn
evcrvtbiaf that anybody knows about
ssaklaa; cooked meat good. That ia
onr buatneaa. Wa seal the product in
Okey-wpeoinf can. Turn a key and you
tad tha meat eaactly as it leit us.
We put ap la this way
Potted Mem, Bee and
ZlZ Tosue,
6)
0
Q
o
o
a
o
(9
O
O Tongue (whole).
Veal Loaf,
Deviled Ham,
Brisket Beef,
ftHccd Smoked Beef,
awd two dona other specialties. It is
im possible lor aovbody la make lunch
eon Bleats any better.
Your grocer should have them.
Litf, UtlfMI Uttj, CMtaf.
"How to Make Good Things to Eat"
will be sent free U you ask us.
! 1
j
A Mnch-Marrled Centenarian T..rk.
lD the V,llac of Bodr - Turk
",,ed ,"Ml1' ttKed 120 D
,tt ood healo "t he frcj-ntly
' l B8S' ,or ue 18 a Poultry tl. al. r. He
'! thlrty-fonr wives, (ho last of
' ..:
""-'w uaiy h lew UH :izo,
Tl. t.-l.l.. t - A .
1 lie brl,U his Junior, n.d
,Ue marriage waa celebrated with uur-b
',wnntr. to the sound of drntr.a mid
fM m.A - ..II m .
1 "ZZ,: irom ""i"""
c-n 1 (.nw. x nt? nnr
fling- procession Included all the male
progeny of the patriarch brldoprcini,
consisting of 140 sous, grandsons and
great-grandsons. The number ..: nis
&. I
female progeny Is not stated
stantlnople Terdjitman!-ll:ikik:it
. S best Way to do a-nnrl l.. . s.-lvva
1 i!L.ttkLl. other: the rl.hl way to
1 "th la te scatter.