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.