T.-fu HmlL of wasted THINGS. t the Caatle of Men's Sorrow. In the Hail of WaleU Tttin, An bro&eu old beUoUutls, and old be trothal rius-s And leiiff-Iorgotieu kisses. ar.J old letter uevi-r aeiit. And heartstrings of roans lor era that faithlma one have rent. And lout'kiuce burnt-oat passions, and tLe lire of wuelrj loves. And cast-off maidens' ringlets, and pairs of maidens' gloves. And smiles that men bare treasured, and sweet glance goue astray. And broken words of lovers, and boors of many a day. Now with these I'd fain deposit some few things of my own Some paltry, wasted trifles that tome one has outgrown; This tiny, battered locket, and this bit of gem-set gold. And the lore fve left unspoken, and the lore I may have told: May they lie and be forgotten, where the gray-robed angel sings The Angel of Oblivion, in the UaU of Wasted Things. Life. 1 THE NIGHTINGALE. q HE) suburban road was gay with tbe plumes of flowering lilac anil the bright promise of laburnum. Tbe red buds on tbe May bushes bad1 not yet uncurled. The water cart bad lust gone by, leaving a pleasant scent of wet earth. She was leaning her arms on the gate and looking away from him. "So it's no use?" be said be also i leaning on the gate. The road was very quiet except for passing tradesmen, whose carta now and then flashed a Ion.; tu silence. He bad called to bring her a book, and she bad walked with him to the fate. He had not meant to speak 1 , tbem-had Indeed rehearsed many a . time a declaration to be made In very different surroundings but she looked so dear In her blue morning gown, tbe breeze of spring played so charmingly ( with that hair of hers that quite sud- aenly he had spoken, and she had said "No." I "It's no user he repeaud. for she still kept silence, and ber eyes were far j away. No. It's no use," si "d. "I couldn't marry anyone unless as so fond of blm that I couldn't bear my life with-, out him. That's the only excuse for marrtsge." "Thta I'm not to come here any more -1 suppose r , "Ou.dearr she siUd. drawing her eye- broa a together with a worried frown. -why d.d you go and spoU I It all? It w a Ul so plwint! Can't you be reaUy st ns-! lUe! Lt us go on Just a. we were j anj pretend that nothing has happened. "No." aald. "I shall go away. a well be In Putney or Kew as here." OHI lUUligUl now UUII uruuie dance and picnic would be without him course. Then her face lighted op as tbe rattle f hoop and hoopstlck and little patter ing feet drew her eyes to the other side of the road, where a little girl In a scar let frock came quickly along tbe as phalt, her brown hair flying behind ber. "Here's Vynle " The ehlld saw ber sister and ber friend, for be was a friend to all chil dren, and struck the hoop so that It bounded on the curb and flew Into the middle of the road. The little scarlet figure followed it. Then, In a flash, a batcher's cart from a side road, a clat ter, a scream, a curse, and the butcher was reining In bis horse thirty yards down the road and looking back over bis blue shoulder at a heap of scarlet and brown that now had crimson mixed with It, and over which a girl In a blue gown and a man In a gray suit wore bending. "Her leg la broken. They have set It. It will be months before she can walk. But they say she will be all right again then." The two were standing at the gate again, but now there was no fresh rose . in ber face, and in bis eyes no light of passion. i "My poor dear," he said and she did not resent tb words "let me do any thing I can. Forget all that folly of this morning, and let me help my poor Uttle Vynie." I "I will yon shall," ahe said, looking at him through swollen eyelids red with weeping; "but there Is nothing any one can do. It la horrible! When I told her she would have to He still for a time she tried to smile, and then she said. 'Don't cry. Sissy. I will be as good as gold;' and then she said she should sleep all day, and lie awake at night to near the nightingale. She has never heard It yet" He remembered how be had listened to tbe nightingale In the copse behind her bouse on many summer night , when he had walked lonely In the fields to see her light In the window and her shadow on the blind, and be sighed, and said: "The nightingales are singing bravely In the wood beyond tbe station. I'm glad she has thought of something plea so her. poor darling." th&t ' Vynle, lylnjr still and rigid in her splints, with wide-open eyes, watched Jte day die. Then the lamp was lighted, aad presently In its turn gave place to tb yellow glow of tbe night light, and tbe great shadows It cast "Are you asleep. Sissy, my own?" . said tbe Uttle voice. "No. my darling." Rose bent over th bed. "Doaa It want anything. Will it have some mlli nice flzay milk?" "No yes; bnt I want to bear th nightingale. Sissy. Why doesn't he be gin? Isn't it late enough T" "Yes. my sweetheart: but perhaps the nightingale's got such a pretty home. In the warm country where be lives, that he can't make up his mind to come here." "Oh. Slssr. he n:nst come: I can't He still all the time unless he comes! Do please ask God to tell the nightingale how badly I want him. And, Sissy, put out the night iight Perhaps he do.su't like to sin till he's sure I'm in bed. and he couldn't know I've got broken, could he?" "No, my precious, no. Try to go to sleep, and Sissy will wake you If he begins to slug." But Vyn.e could not sleep,, and by luorniux the fever was high. She talked and liimmd and laughed, but always her vy was for the nightingale. "Master Tom, miss, to Inquire." Hose wei.t down, trembling with want of sleep, baggard with anxiety. She took the great basket of roses ber I had brought and, holding it lo.d nw the nla-ht had nassed. "They TC"vKlnz Uk mad down by the sta- Jt said. "Confound tbe brutes! "fexaeot yow Igtialsamil Isn't eatmtag this year." "Don't," said tb fteL 1 beUev Vynle wCl bin m mt tt U C When she beard th eksrek kaC tUa morning site told me to sca3 to tbe ctor ;yman anj tell him to explata to God that she conldn't do without tb Bdght .nsale. Ob, my own little girl! Ob. Tom. she's all I have." Tom was not such a fool aa to amy. "You have me," He only amid, "Toa, 1 know." and pressed bar hand. "You arm good." aha said, aad want back to the child. A little ntfuT sleep came la tb long nlgbt boors of that terrible Sunday, bat it was broken and feverish, and at ev ery awakening the little vole, growing ever weaker, said: "Isn't It dark jetl Woa't God sand the nightingale T Oh, Slaty. I do wait to bear blm." ' Tbe old servant, who bad been with the two sister since Vynie's birth, two months after the father's death bad cost the life of tbe mother. Insisted am sending Rose to rest, and sat by Vynie's side. ' ".Nursey," whispered the child, "come close. Will you do what I sayf "Anything, my precious," said tb okl woman, holding tbe hot Little bands in her smooth, withered palms. "Well, kneel down and tell God I UaU die If L don't have the nightingale. God will attend to yon because you al ways remember to aay your prayers. 1 forget mine sometimes, even when I'm not very aleepy. Oh, noraey, I shall never be aleepy any more. Do tell God all about It." The old woman knelt by the bedside, and with a faith almple and beatulful as the child's own "told God all about It" Tbe duak was deepening. The child lay with cheeba scarlet against tha white pillow and shining eyes fixed ouj tbe slowly darkening squares of tbti window. She moaned with pain and) the mlaerj of sleeplessness. "Open the window, noraey. my dear,"! ahe said softly when the night bad al most fallen. "I think I heard sonie-i when tbe wlndow WM opened Vynitl hel1 uer breath and listened toa silenc. Ulat ter B moment was softly broken Dy two or tnree mellow notes. i uob, a it 7 Xursey Nursey "j ..u.8 the nightingale, right enough my p- Mld tne oW woman, as Rosd crept Into the room like a ghoat In ben wnite dressing gown, ..ohi slMyi my own! It Is It Is! God's) not forgotten me. He's going to let met go to sleep, and I shall bear the nlght-i ingale even when I'm asleep. Listen!" Ajfam the full notes pierced the soft darkness. R gathered her little sister in her arm Jnil together they ,l8tcned VjrnJe to tne gong Qf the nightingale nd wah fu heart to breathl Kradually more even and ghe ner 1Sne.B .leep." said the nurse, softly, whispered Rose. "I'll here. ob. thank G. thank God!" ; Tom came every aay to inquire, anq : It seemed to Bose that be grew paler! .! .t,I l .hi. Tl.,. lm. every he noteg of nIghtlnga,e. sounded from the dark wood through nights radiant with clear moonlight, and through the blaek darkness of night wild with wind and rain. And Vynle grew stronger and ate and drank ami played dominoes, and was on the high road to well-being once more. Then came a night when tbe nightin gale did not slug. Vynle did not miss it; she slept so sound o' nights now. And on that night followed a day when Tom did not come, and then another day. and another. Rose missed blm miserably. On tbe first day she was angry at bis absence; on tbe second, anxious; on the third she sent tbe old nurse to see whether be was I1L "You'd best go round," said tbe old .roinan when she came back from ber mission; "he's more than 111. Pneu monia or something, and he keeps ask ing for you. Go you; I'll stay with the child. He's got no one with blm but bis landlady, a feckless body, if ever there was one. Go now, my lamb." So Rose went. y His face showed ghastly In the frame of bis diso:Iered bair and of a three days' beard. She came to him and took hla hands. "That woman says I'm dying." he whispered; "bnt Vynie's all right. Isn't sbe'r" "Yes, yes; but what have yon been doing? Oh. Tom, It Isn't my fault. I it Tom? I didn't drive you Into folly T That woman says you've been out all nlgbt every nlgbt since Vynie's been ill. Say It wasn't my doing." "It was for Vynle," he said. "I was tbe nightingale, dear. Don't yon re member how I nsed to call the robins for you , tne Wnter? It was a silly lit- tie thing, but It was all I could do ror the dear. And It did ber good. Toa said so." He turned aside his head, exhausted. I Rose's eyes were full of tears. "Too I stayed In that wood all night every night? Tou Imitated the nightingale . n nil h wind and rain? And now " . ,,,, nr.A k, thA kwi. ,d lav- !ug her head on her hands she sobbed aloud. "Don't" he said, feebly; "It was nothing. Just a little thing to please the child." . iiraA hw foiw flnaMd and dls- lortcd by her violent weeping, and laid ' :t gently against his. He put up a ree Ue hand and touched ber neck. "You're sorry for me," be whispered. You needn't be. I can't even be un appy after this. Your face your dear .ace I don't In the least mind dying ! low." ; She sprang up. "Dear Tom my own lear Tom!. You're not going to die. I hall send nurse to take care of you. Cow promise me at once, that you will .t well, because Vynle and I cannot Ksslbly live without you. My dear, '.ear, dear " Tom did not give tbe promise, bnt bo lid what was better. He got well When flrst he saw Vynle, now walki ng cheerfully with the crutches that .vould soon be laid aside, she told him ibout the nightingale. "And. do you know," she said, "Sissy -ays he never sang after yon got 111. I upiwse God was so busy taking cafe if you that be hadn't time to bother .vlth naughty nightingales that .vouldn't do tbelr singing. Tbe nlght :ngale sang very nicely, though, when he was made to. Only I thought after a bit he seemed a little husky." "Perhaps he caught a cold," said Tom. "Some of the nights were very wet" "Perhaps be did like yon. you know." said Vyn1echeerfully. "WelL be was a naughty nightingale. But If be bad a cold 1 hope he bad some onv as Nursey and Sister to look after him, like tbey did you." "I think be bad." said Tom. - "Anyway, I shall always love blm. even If be was naughty, because b helped me to get welL" "It would make blm very baaayy If b knew that" "Do you think be does kaowf fa I think so." - n7n. whether or bo." aaU Tyn!, comfortably, "m go oat into th wood and tel) blm an about It If be algga In that wood next year," . But the nightingale never sang la that wood again. Collier's Weekly. THE AFRIOAN SLAVE TRADE. Awfal BaaTerlaat th TIcHaas ta TraJac la Haaaaaitr. Every on knows bow wearlem It Is to II for any great length of tlm In on position, even on a well-mad bed. W most needs torn over wbea w are awakened in tbe .night Bnt th slaves were chained down naked on tb planks of tb decks snd shelves planks that were rongh Just as they came from the saw, and bad cracks between them. No one could turn from side to side to rest th weary body. Tbey most He there on their backs for eighteen boors at a stretch even In pleasant weather In port - Hard aa that fate was, new tortures were added with tbe flrst Jump of tbe hip over tbe waves. For she must roll to the pressure of tbe wind on th tails, so that those on tbe weather side found tbelr heels higher than their heads, and when the ship's angle In creased under tbe weight of a smart breese tbe unfortunate sometimes sag ged down to leeward, until they were stopped by the Irons around ankle and wrist They were literally suspended crucified In their shackles. Even that was not the worst of their nfferlngs that grew out of tbe motion of tbe ship, for she was rarely steady when heeled by the wind. She had to roll, and as she did so the slaves some times slid to snd fro, with naked bodies aa the rough snd splintery decks. There was never a voyage even In tbe best ships where tbe slaves did not luffer tortures from mere contact with the slave-deck. To the sufferings due to these causes were sdded other torments, when the weather was stormy. -For then It was accessary to cover the hatches lest the waves that swept across tbe deck pour Sown and fill the ship. Tbe slaves were confined In utter darkness, and tbe scant ventilation afforded by the hatchways was shut off. Serious as that was, still worse must be told. The negroes were made violently seasick more readily than white people even they sometimes died In tbelr convul sions. Tbe beat and foul air quickly brought on more serious illness; but there the slaves were kept in tbelr chains for days at a stretch, wholly helpless and wholly unattended. Scrlbner's. be Real f offerer. Howland Well, my landlord call is for his rent for tbe third time th!. afternoon. Rowland Of course you didn't haw. tbe money to pay blm. Howland Not a penny of It Rowland Were you put outt Howland Me? Oh, no; but be seem ed awfully so. Boston Courier. He atlaaed a Chance. She Have you ever formed any ltle; of That an angel really looks like? He (after some deliberation) No. ' don't believe I have He found loitering on her rich pap.i- porch unpleasant after that Cleve land Leader. Crushed Him Again. He (timidly) May I er press suit? Miss Bullion Certainly. (Press-. butler button.) James, show this guu tleman to the kltcben and give blm latlron. New York Journal. KEITH'S THEATRE, PHI A. PHILADEL- "Never," says the Philadelphia In quirer, "wag 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 amusements has ("one so much, no other man in the business has been so powerful In ele vating the stage In general. He hat demonstrated that the good in theat ricals Is not always the most enjoyable, but the most remunerative. He hat revolutionised the branch of the busi ness to .which his houses are devoted Sixteen "years ago the variety theatre was shunned by women: to-day wo men and children constitute GO pei cent, of the patronage of his Philadel phia House. His motto has doubtless ever been: give the people more than they expect for the money exacted. Those who have watched his career have been im pressed by the unremitting progress. p7o-day no more enjoyable entertain ments are provided anywhere, and the audiences that assemble in his play bouses Include the foremost people ol our city, as well as the most discrimi nating theatre-goers. He Meant Wall. Mr. Wlbbleton It bas always bee:, my aim In life to say nothing ratbci than say things that would make m; seem ridiculous. . Miss Sharpleigb Indeed ! Why jyon'r Just Ilk a Ppanlsb gunner. ; Mr. Wlbbleton I'd Ok to know bov yon ftgmsa mat tbe similarity. ; Miss Ibarpletgb T dent seem t bar mneh ccess in bitting what yot SITS w. MitAVE. Wtllard Aldrteh Ha Bis Coffia Mad ta aa "U" William Aid rich, aa eccentric bach elor who died at Mlshawaka, Ind re cently, ordered bis own coffin built pre vious to bis death, and the casket was constructed In the shape of an "L." with tbe perpendicular line at a slight angle. Aldrlcb resided In Berrien County, Michigan, where be was one of tbe wealthy land owners and quite prominent as a Spiritualist. Being ptrlcken with consumption, he went to itls mother's borne to die. : When tbe queer casket was bnUt be Jiad It taken to bis bom to test It, gave he undertaker Instructions as to glass front, binges and inscriptions. At the funeral tbe coffin could not be placed In the funeral-car, bene several crews bf pallbearers were secured to relieve each other. Tbe reclining coffin was placed In a large vault, covered wtth a monster smb. His mother was In structed to bav a similar casket built, that "be might convers with ber and comfortably until both eater new world," as be expressed It Buried wtttt blm ar many valuables, books, a rrroivsr and a lamp. Hundreds came from rtelgbborlng cities to witness tbe mtermssioC tb eoosatrle todfridssU. A Qussa covVnr. con roisa A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN ' TEREST TO THEat, that Will la tares th Ja- ahm of Bvery Hoaaeaold -Qaaiat Actlaaa aad Brisk af 1-F Cat aad Caaalass Chlldra. In tb Palais des Industries Diveraes, at tb Paris Exposition, there was a wonderful alcove where, all the-French, as well as visiting foreign, children shouted with delight, and could scarce ly be pulled away. For therm -on saw St Nicholas him self, setting off on bis Christmas ronndswith bis big sledge loaded down with toys and gifts. Tb gray but merry old saint was la full dress, and held tbe ribbons of such a team of ponies as boys and girls dreamed of, but never before seen. The gorgeous magnificence of that wilderness of French toys on tbe sledge qulte.daszled the eyes of the gaping youngsters who pressed eagerly forward to be as near as possible to such delightful treasures. Hard by, too. there was a bouse, a children's Christmas bouse, furnished altogether with toys. We may conclude that It was St Nicholas' residence, and that he was Just driving away on his gladsome mission. And what were tbe toys, these mar relous, Parisian toys? Everything that )ne can think of: Glittering be ribboned drums that beat; guns, with bayonets, Jiatshot; cannons that went bang! doll that walked, cried and said "Papa!" and "Mamma!" elephants that swung their trunks, shuflled forward and trumpeted; tigers and lions that growl ed and gnashed their teeth; little pigs that came running forward, squealing for food; goats that bleated, and lower ing their heads butted at dogs that barked; dear little pussy cats that mewed In tbe most natural manner; bunny rabbits that popped up out of burrows, raised their ears and looked all about them, chewing a Uttle mouth ful of grass all the while; wonderful bears that got up on their hind legs, wagged their heads, rolled their eyes, and extending their paws offered to hug you. No wonder the children shouted, for even the grown-up visitors gathered about in a great crowd, and one could see by tbe puckers In their faces thut they were greatly amused. A Uttle way off there was a kind of broad counter, where a French girl stood all day long, winding up these bears, goats, elephants, rabbits, cats and pigs, and setting them going. As fast as they ran down she wonnd them again, and so kept up an animated kind if circus performance all along the counter. The squealing and tbe growl lug and tbe trumpeting and mewing constantly attracted a laughing throng. Indeed, the girl who wound them up was the only one there who looked bored. I tried to ask ber If it were not a little tiresome winding np pigs and elephants aU day long, and seeing to It that they didn't run off the counter. She did not quite understand me. my French was so Imperfect and gave a little hopeless shrug as If my sympathy wasn't worth tbe trouble of compre hending It Youth's Companion. The bncL. Che gingham dog and the calico cat Side by side on the table sat; 'Twas half-past twelve, and what do yon think! Neither of them had slept a wink! And the old Dutch clock and Chinese plate Seemed to know, as sure as fate. There was going to he an awful apat (I wasn't there I simply state What was told to me by the Chinese plate.) Tbe gingham dog went "bow-wow-wow!" And the calico cat replied "ine-ow!" And the air was streaked for an hoar or so With fragments of gingham and calico. While the old Dutch clock in the chim ney place Up with its hands before Its face. For it always dreaded a family row! (Now mind, I'm simply telling you What the old Dutch clock declares to true.) lbe Chinese plate looked very blue And wailed: "Oh, dear! what shall we dor But the gingham dog and the calico cat Wallowed this way and tumbled that And utilized every tooth and claw In tbe awfnlest way you ever saw And. oh! how the gingham and calico flew! (Don't think that I exaggerate I got my news from the Chinese plate.) Next morning where the two had sat They found no trace of the dog or cat; And some folks think unto this day That burglars stole that pair away; Bat the troth about that cat and pap Is that they ate each other up Now, what do you really think of that? (The old Dutch clock, it told me so, And that is how I came to know.) Eugene Field. Finding; a Loan-toat Penny. Jabex Alvord of Winsted, Conn., hunted for a penny for sixty-three years. He found It recently Just where he hid It It Is of tbe vintage or mintage of 1818. It is the flrst penny Jabez ever earn ed. He was 10 years old. The cop per, the foundation of the fortune he drenmed of, looked very- big, indeed, to him. He hid It In a crack in the floor near tbe hearthstone of the house of ids father. Deacon James Alvord. Weeks passed and the thrifty young Jabex went to get his hidden treasure. He could not find It His father, moth er, sisters and brothers aU truly de clared they had not seen the penny. "I'U find It if it takes me the rest of my lifer cried the earnest Jabez. Tbe old Alvord homestead Is being demolished. Jabex, now aged, bnt still uiiuty, has been on uauu luviuug foi its penny. When the floor was re aiored from around the hearthstone here. Imbedded In dust was the pen jy. Amateur mathematicians are amus .ng themselves by calculating bow oft rn tbe penny would have multiplied in flxty-three years at 6 per cent com pound interest It would amount to 12 cents and 4 mills. All-Iaiportaat. First Mendicant What did yer gv, up the "Blind Man" racket fer? Second Ditto It didn't give me n chance ter stop an' read ther war bulle tins. New York Evening Journal. Vaknowa Happiness. "I see that somebody down Esst ha. attached a storage battery to a law. mower and mads s success of It" "Poor fellow I I'm sorry for blm." "Whyr "He can't know tbe Joy of being th father of a good, healthy boy." Ticking- or a Watobu A watch will tick 100,144,000 times la year It tt Is kept continuously rUn- - r-!J writ Ta.A tr:3 Uw teotlpicka snd a pise a WAX a gnat many objects can be form ed, chairs, sofas, tables, bouse and many-other objects that It is fun for A SSCLKTOS CHtJBCH. the children to plan out for themselves. By breaking some of the toothpicks In two It will be found that a far greater number of articles can be made. Dolas and Not Doing. "Sir." said a bid, coming down to one of the wharfs In Boston and address ing a well-known merchant, "have you any berth on your ship? I want to earn something." "What can you do?" asked the gen tleman. "I can try my best to do whatever I am put to," answered the boy. "What have you done?" "I have sawed and split all mother's wood for nigh on two years." "What have you not done?" ssked tbe gentleman, who was a queer sort of a questioner. "Well, sir," answered the boy, after a moment's pause, "I have not whis pered In school once for a whole year. "That's enough," said the gentleman. "You can ship aboard this vessel, and I hope to see you master of It some day. A boy who can master a wood pile and bridle his tongue must be made of good stuff." Christian Lead- Buckwheat Cakes an' Gravy. Ofn when we git to dreamin' o the hap py days o' yore. When our lifeboat was a floatin' out from boyhood's golden shore, Treasures that were half-forgotten com a-saflin into sight Startin' all the soul to dancin to the mn- An' there isn't one among 'em puts a yearnin' in the breast For another joyous season in the sacred ol" home nest Like th'em. fragrant, smokiu' jewels, diff'- rent from the modern fake. Buckwheat cakes an sasslge gravy like our mother nsed to make: Used to ofn stand an watch her beat the batter in the crock, "Comln! Comin'! Comin'! Comin'!" was the way she'd make it talk; See her grease the smokln' griddle with a niu n' hitcon skin. Then pour on the brownish batter with m ?iimtr mmlo n' tin. There 't'd lay with holes a breakln out like measles from tne top. Till she'd loosen it an' tarn it with an ol' case knife, "kerflop!" Oh! there alu't a modern angel top o all the earth kin bake Buckwheat cakes an' sassice gravy like oar mother used to make! Eppycures may chin till doomsday o' the toney styles o' food. Modern chefs may work on dishes that a god'd think was good. Fancy printed menu programs in the taverns an' cafajes May be fall of kitchen triumphs that'd win a angel's praise. But If they should spread a banket that'd make a god rejoice Side o' that ol' kitchen table an 'd tell as take our choice, Yna would see no hesitation in oar action as we'd take Buckwheat cakes an' sassige gravy Ukc our mother used to make! Denver Post The Bast Ti mil Iptloa for Chills and FTrr ta bottle of GrOtb's Tabtsuss CBU4. Tosio. It la simply Iron and qninlne la a laateleu form. Ko cure no pay. FrtcaSOc. Insincere in a man's own heart must make all his enjoyments, all that con cerns htm, unreal: so that his whole life must seem like a merely dramatic rep resentation. Ptatb or Ohio. Cttt or Tombo, I ttJCAS roi'MT, f . Frass J. Crbnkv make oath that bets tha nior partner of the firm nf F. J. 1'at.Mav r i o.. dninx boslnemln the 1tT of Toledo. Conntjf and StHte afnreMlil, and ttiataaid Arm will pay the sqjb of out ruvdkbd lol.L.ARa for each nd every ewe of catarrh that cannot ba tared by th as of Hall's Catarrh una. Frakk 1. 1 HU1T. Swora to before me and subscribed ia my I ' 1 presence, thla Mb day of December. mi. V A. I. I. A, W. OLaAsoa I . A'.wai PtMtt. Hall's Catarrh rare ta taken Internally, and tct dir. otly on the blmd and morons surface at the ayataui. Send for testimonlala. free. t. J. HIHI A LO Toledo, O. S- Id by Drue1 "' Hall's Vamlly lJill are the beat. -. If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less or un charitableness and angry feeling in the world. A dyspeptic is never on good terms wltn nimsen. someming is always wrong. Get It right by chewing Bee man's Pepsin Gum. Whatever is unjust Is contrary to the divine will; and from this It follows that no true and abiding happiness can be gained by those who are unjust. There Is no other Ink "just as good" aa Carter's Ink. There is only one Ink that la best at all and that ia Carter's luk. Use tt. There Is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question, than by endeavoring to detract from the worth of other men. Too many people are looking for a chance to sit down. If you get along, yon must keep on your feet Frey'a Verm I fare -laTee the lives of children. 35c. Druggist ind country stores, or by niaU. E.AS. Fasr. .'t.ll.TlMOKC Ho. Children Buried Under Bridges. Indian Engineering, published m Cal cutta, says that the kidnapping of chil dren to bury under the foundations ot railway bridges, which has often caused trouble In India, has spread to China, and a bridge Is now rarely built In that country without the disappearance ol several children from tbe neighbor hood. A dry sermon Is excusable on a wol Sabbath. Dr. Bull's Cough Cores a coach er cold at once. 4"k. . . a Conquers croup, bronchitis, JVil 1 IB grippe aad consuaptioa. )C J " r "SUPPOSE I LIVE" An endowment policy is a wonderful help In the matter of living. The prob lem of living is a deal harder than the problem of dying anyway. Read our little, free, terse booklet, "The Howand The Why." It is cheerful, not doleful. PERM KUTUAL LIFE INSURAXCE CO. IZ1-IU-I2S Chcttnit St raiUuKlsgUL If you send mc anything just as good as AyerV I shall send it right back. " I might afford to experi ment with shoe polish, but I can't and won't experiment with the medicine which means sickness or health to me. J. C. Ayek Company, Pncocal Chcmistm, LaweD' M" Ayer'a Samparilla Ayer's Pius Aycr't Ago Cam IAytr'a Hair Vigor Ayer'a Cherry Pecesrsl Ayo-s( Hit Torpedo with Hammer. A sergeant who returned from Manila a few days ago was asked by a friend whether be saw any of tbe work of pneumatic guns and aerial torpedoes while there, and said: "I saw Just one shot fired, and tbt effect was great. The long missile flew through the air and fell right in tbe enemy's trenches. We waited five or ten minutes for the explosion, and then fbe air seemed to be filled with dirt and rocks. and chunks of Filipinos. We rushed to the trenches then and learned jfroui one of the wounded prisoners thai they all wondered wnai me strange thing was, and tbongftt It carried some kind of a comforting message from sympathizers, so they tried to open it with a hammer. "With the aid of a curious enemy, I think aerial torpedoes will be a great success. "The long brass case contained twelve pounds of explosive gelatin." Ta Cava a Cold la One Day. T.k. t.iTivtn Bumo Ommva TaSLETS. AU druairfeta refund tbe m..ney If it fallatocnre. n. w. uuovss aisnaiure u . An inmilsltlve man ia a creature nat- nr.ll i-artr v. .-a n t nf thought itself. and therefore forced to apply to for eign assistance. UTS rerm.meutty cmeL No fits or nerroa. ncss after tint day's use of Ut. Kline' Orel r.erve hutorer. i trial bottle and treatise iree hr. k. li. ku, U'K Uil Area tu. rmu.. The failures of life come from rest ing in good intentions, which are in vain unless carried out in wise action. PcTSiM Fadeless Dtes are fast to sun light, washing and rubbing. Sold by all druggists. In all departments of activity, to have one thing to do. and then do it, ia the secret of success. I am sure Piao's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago. Mas. Thos. Rcaaiifs, Maple SL. No. wtch. N Y, Feb. 17, I'JOO. Whoever is mean in his youth funs a great risk of becoming a scoundrel In riper years; meanness leads to vil lainy with fatal attraction. yir. Winslows Soothing Syrup for children teethtna;. softens the jrums, reducing inflamma tion, allays pala. cures wind colic 2ac a bottle Water Pow -r.. Tbe large plants for tbe utilization of water power In our country now fur nish 72.000 horse-power, with the pros pect of an increase to 150,000 horse power, when all are completed. In ad dition, there are a vast number of smaller ones used In mines or In light lng towns. Switzerland comes next with 4S.000. France will have 18,000 when the plant on the Tlhone, near Geneva, Is com pleted. Germany and Italy have less than 20,000 horse-power each. Norwat and Sweden each have about 15,000. with possibilities of great development. England comes last- with only 4,000 horse-power. Some 1S.0O0 of the power credited to America belongs to Canada, a country which abounds In undevel oped water powers. ; These water powers are made to do all that coal can do, except raising a smoke. A coal bed IS exhaustible, and every ton taken from It brings It near er Its end; bnt tbe energy of waterfalls Is inexhaustible and will be available for man's needs long after the last pound of coal Is raised from the mine. Not the least remarkable feature of this new departure is the size of the turbines employed. One hundred horse power used to be regarded as a large amount to be given by a single wheel. Some of the turbine at Niagara develop fifty times as much. The next great movement may be the utilization of the tides, in which there Is an Immense re servoir of power. We may see the day when the great amount of water power In Alaska Is bronght down to a tem perate region and Is more valuable than the gold under Its frozen soil. Hart ford Conrsnt. Already Drilled. Mrs. Peque There seems to be a preference for unmarried men for the army. I don't see why that should be the case. Henry Peque Neither do I. Harried men might not amonnt to much for ag gresslve fighting for their own part, bnt they would be Just the fellows to stanJ without complaining any number of sieges or constant harassing from the enemy. New Tork World. Practical Information. "Say, pa," asked the little son of a railway conductor, "what's an ex cbeiner7" "An ex-checker!" exclaimed the tick et puncher. ?Why, that must be a re tired baggageman.' None Whatever. Flustered Old Lady-Does It make any difference which of these cars i take to the bridge? 1 Polite Pedestrian-Makes no differ ence to me, madam. Brooklyn Life Poets are born, but some of anageto live It down. them Never do anything you are ashamed t!.7!V?t teU at wh moment the JJ "jr bs taking raap,. j,. Har- --dss W.Ms Not. ELPINO others Is tbe best self help. Priest ana pas-( tor sre fsr from synonyms. If you glvs the devil nothing to devour be will soon depart Tbe saloon Is the devil's bank Wild oats will never yield wheat Hell Is to see heaven but not to get It lop-sided A cocked hat Just nts brain. - a Anftnii'm hood will do a fool no A collection is often a selection diminutives. Hypocrisy is treachery coated rith respectability. The world Is a hotel ana not up to the Christian. There Is no breath perfume like heav enly conversation. Rxnanalon In soul Is one or tne laws of the leaven of Christ a man's reflections are only as deep ss his salvation is high. Th. .nod seeds that fail of fruit are but a reproach to the soIL It takes more than the gaslight of burning oratory to light a church. a must be great In soul before God can give blm great service. .i nitvi.tahli. mountains the higher yon go the less the frost and snow. . h nk God for his dally . -hi . tw aaleen In the shade when he ought to be out In the field at work. w the offering basket go by ffi.y have less cause o blush than he who tries to mane dollar. .. , -. ..nine-eat denominational M 7- found feeling for the smallest denomination In their pock ets at the collection. HARD DRIVING IN RUSSIA. Hone. Travel Three Abreaat Over the Kou-neat or in Russia, as in this country, trotting Is an established fixture. Next to the American trotter his Itussian prewuj is the best -ot Us kind. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have neen invest i. n.in in the development of tue trotter, and every year shows Improve ments which, sooner or later, will seri ously menace the supremacy of tbe American horse. Russian trotting horses, so dear to the heart of the fashionables In St Peters burg, form a distinctive class similar to the trotters and pacers of this coun try and appear only in the shafts of the lightest rubber-tired vehicles and sleighs. These trotters are bred for speed and not for staying powers; a glance reveals the cart strain In the breed, which comes out particularly In the bead, and legs with their large hairy fetlocks. As the horses are rat tled at the" highest speed over the roughest ground, even over cobble stone pavements, the big fetlocks soon give under the strain, so that after a year or two of fast driving these trot ters leave their dignified stables for the cab rank. Many Russian trotters have done their mile under 2:20. These animals owe their origin as a distinctive class to Count Orlofr Tchest mensky be who, on behalf of Cath erine H-. played tbe chief part In strangling the unfortunate Peter IIL He did good service to Russia by bis stud operations, which resulted In the fast and flashy trotters that are named after him. Count Orloff died In 1810 and big stud from which all the trotting studs in Russia were formed, was afterward bought by the Russian government The Russian Trotting Club la a wealthy Institution, largely patronized by the public. On Sundays crowds flock to the trotting ground of the Semenov sky. In St Petersburg. American pro fessionals are greatly In evidence, but fwork under Immense difficulties owing Ito the bitter Jealousies of Russian trot ting men. All the races are run against time, and are therefore very tame from a spectacular point of view, while so little excitement do they cause that not a single evening paper publishes the winners' names. When driving a trotting horse In a sulky tbe driver usually sits on his horse's long tall, to keep him steady m bis gait. All the driving horses of Russia, by the way, have long talis. The coachman of an ordinary Russian car riage takes no trouble to prevent the reins from dropping about his horses' hind quarters. In spite of this, how ever, the reins rarely become entangled with the tall, and even If tbey should do so the horses never kick. , This striking fact Is an eloquent answer to those who uphold tbe cruel practice of docking a horse, on the grounds that otherwise he Is liable to flap bis tail over the reins. Pearson's Magazine. Movable Targets In Germany. Movable targets of a new sort have been Invented for the use of the Ger man army. These targets are pro pelled toward the marksmen at full speed, to represent a cavalry charge, being run on rollers, the motive power being supplied by horses which are started at a gallop after being attached to the target ropes. The soldiers thus learn to gauge distance and ito varia tions with great accuracy. No Koom "There's one good thing about flats." "What Is Itr" . JF01 Wh0 llTe ,n them have to put their children to bed when comMnv comes.' Basasaer Hardships. Do you suffer much In the ITTr ettlnT Jon U rlgat uatu my nephew, sent me a railroad pass ttat I can't get time to use " A woman's wrongs are of mora lav ewrtance than ber rights. IS DONT RUIN YOUR STOMACH WITH MEDICINE. Sndoraed and ae world A CV ? . y;:::ei qst sleep. Avoid Nervous Prostration, If you are dangerously sick what is the first duty of your physician ? Ha quiets the nervous system, he deadens the pain, and you sleep well. Friends ask, what is the cause 1 " and the answer comes in pityinff ton-s, nervous prostration. It came .u.n vmi ma ouietlv in the Vw-trin,,;. that you were not alarmed, and when aleep deserted yon night after night until your eyes fairly burned in the darkness, then you tossed iu nervous mgooj praying for sleep. - Mas. A. Habtlet. Ton ought to have known that when you ceased to be regular in your sourses, and you grew irritable with out cause, that there was serious trouble somewhere. You ought to know that Indigestion, exhaustion, womb displacements, fainting, dizziness, headache, and backache send the nerves wild with affright, and you cannot sleep. Mrs. Hartley, of 221 W. Congress St., Chicago, IIL, whose portrait we pub lish, suffered all these agonies, and was entirely cured by Lydia K. I'ink ham's Vegetable Compound ; her case should be a warning to others, and her cure carry conviction to the minds of every suffering woman of the un failing efficiency of Lydia E. l'inkhaci'i Vegetable Compound. The real worth of W. I IMiuglaa S3.00 and 3.AO khoee compared with other makes ia S4.0O to &.I.OO. OurSeftllt KdgeT.lne cannot be equalled at an v price. Over 1 ,000, OO0 satisfied wearers. p.lr of W. I. Ooug'ii $3 or $3 50 tioe'U ill posit'Vely outvsv Ve are the larxeat makers of men S3 and S3.SO shoes In the world. M e make and sell more 03 and S3.AO shoes then any other two minnfiiftoTrri In the L 8- The rpn (! at at W. L. Dntiglma $-l.u0 and ff-J-AO ibmt for stl. comfort, and wtar it knevr everywhere throughout theworid They hat to griTS) better Mfistac tion thati other znaka becautr th ttibdiM ha always tweri pLaesd ao kigh tiiat th wearer, expect mora for their mucet than thr can yet elsewhere BEST $3.50 SHOE. BEST $3.00 SHOE. THE lti:AM. n.r. U . L. l -.'-a, $ mrl Htt arc sold thao any other make it because 'I' II F T AUK THE BI:nT. ijourd-altr hmi keep Uira f on dealer rsclusive sale In each town. Take o ttrt it tstI Insist on having W. I, Ttoarias aboee with name and pnee tamped -,D bottom If vour dealer will tnH ret thttn lor yr.u . end dmtt to fartorr, aeloainc pnr "4 extra fur eamafe PuKe kind of leather, aixe. and width, plain 01 -sp fee. Our ahowa will rwaeh you anywhrre. Citaloffvm trtt, trVa As Jtssnglna 8tMe Css Jfcrtck.tvi. Mat. W00DR0FFE & BERNKEIMER Wholesale Florists 1604. LUDLOW ST., Phone. 1-42-69 A. PHILA FOR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP tia fcfen osert tw millions or raothn fir tli!r children while Tswhlni lor or Fifty Years. It toothes II"? chil l. oftiii ;! funis, IUy all pain, curvs win I colli ml , IUV test remedy tor dlMrmuM. Twenty-fiva Cants a Eott PATENTS MIT O B. STEYFN-i A- arrurctt vitkor fe?e it i.! tte v rvav lull Consult alio j Irc MIT.O B. STKYEN A- VOTmj.K r. Hi7-lth 8tret. WAHf 1 SOTO. . 4 u h of&4t: CUliOfrOi ClT?laiv n I lfttvtt. V.r. llr KIDDER S PASTILLES. "it CharU'Sluwn- Ji 4f DO V NEWDISCOVEBT: t'. I llf Lira I antes roue' and cur w-1 r7 Bou of SMtiBoeial. Uld lO ears' trssuss tree. Br. a. a. aEUt'lsOMl. s a. atUatv r.nftfs aVHfftF ail 11 mis. Beat Cooxh orrnpL 1 astee tivud. I'M I in time. Ptd PT flraeento. Fate. Saarley How did Jingso get run over? Yow He was stooping to pick up a horseshoe for lack. He Addressed the Jury. A man who had never seen tbe !n side of a courtroom until he was in troduced In a C89e pending In one of the Scottish courts, on being sworn, t iok a position with his back to the jury ami began telling his story to the Jui!;:l'. The judge, tn a bland and courteous manner, said: "Address yourself to the Jury, sir." The man made a short pause, but, notwithstanding what had been said to him, continued his narrative. The Judge was then more explicit, and said to him: "Speak to the Jury, sir; the men sitting behind you on the benches." The witness at once turned arouud, and, making an awkward bow, aM with perfect gravity: "Good morning, gentlemen." Buf falo. Courier. We orentlv nrlmlre a man wlu lia ;iintu T.V-H " SHOES $ tJ Iff Jl aV UNION MADE 1 I BfRSTC0L0Ja. K arYELFTe T4K IS A NATl!D.it I 1T1TIVD HIHBSil WiTFD. nsed by the most prominent physicians g as the bast and safest remedy for 01- E orasrsastomMh. bUiousneaa, liver troubles, gout anu It Cures Constipation ! Ik?S?",,,r BlaaaJdl on sriaing in the morning and you will feel tbe remarkable effects in half an hour. - If a--ir attfcelabei label. .i.h ifea CaatrePaaei. nnaaf AaSnaa r.lSSFaHeaSfc.rUr.
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