IBtfALS 1.T0IE HAKGS 001
mys GIt Warning of Catastotfdw
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H cxperionccu ioviubi
lookout for a rnrm suies u.
sinlit of a fallow covered with
hp reddish snlke of the sorrel.
knows at once :that the tall l
. .i.t. nnA win nnttt more than
lie
crops will ever be '.worth In fcrtillz
,. of various kinds.
him a .whole story t n
,ne, (tlnnce. If the leaves of the
-oitsfoot rear their hoav, .heads, be at
,n(-e siikp'" 1,10 l'reopnce or uhik,
Iticky blue day. "ra io uraiu urn.
'Iirm-t -and thyme proclaim a tinn-
n. mi.i.tin tlio lienth and
r.;."r.nllliii toll of peaty 'n(1 lible
... cam 'Ml I. iiu mi., ..... ---- -
t lv tor -summer grazing; sheep's eor-
lvl -SIKMlKS 'OI iron, me ............
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L.a..iiiiimi our or ninnm, vim? u-ivmv
k iniie the hybrid VVW ami oim-r buih-
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riant "Tp ure iKimm ui hmu
l,,Tr1 Hint below the enrface.
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Kor those -who v .
Jllieni. kindly nature iiangn out uuiinni
,i nil kiiitlK. She only hkb wiiii men
in u the r eves. ay t enesmi o
Weeklv. IT they can, " bi,
- . .1 A -l.
will never lictrny mem. c-nr .n
(! and lnd signs, wmeii are as.pimn
n their way as rrd or green light to
n railway engine driver..
For instance, what i called the low
rcnnti v of the Northern Transvaal is
partly healthy,
partly feverish. In
e spot .you may caittp in safety for
a month, in another lint a nine away
lie ilrcaih'il 'fever will seize you ill a
simile ldght.
To iineilucaled eves there seems little
or no ililViTciic.e in the outward aspect
f the two places, but jour old pros
put. i' is never eaiv.ht camping on
fever ground. lie knows the fever tree
loo v The fever tree is an odd and
sinister looking piece of vegetation,
with twisted, greenish trunk and
tr;m lies, and grows only in those spots
where fever mist hangs at nightfall.
So. too. ui l'loridn, when a hunter is
traversing the immense swamps
"hammocks." as they are called which
cover huge tracts ill the southern part
of that State, he searches for a spot
where pine trees rear their tall heads
unions the cypresses and gums. There
lie can camp and siccp in safety,
though to spend u night but a few
hundred yards away from the nines
might mean a bone racking dose of
ague.
Many an Australian explorer has
been saved from a horrible death by
thirst because lie has known the water
malice. This tree, though it may stand
In the midst of u burning desert, in
variably tells ot water below the sur
face. If the traveler lie not too far
gone to dig,, he will find the precious
fluid helo the malice's roots.
The old shepherd crossing Iartmoor
or one of the Scottish moors travels
with dry feet, while the stranger is
perfectly certain to tumble knee, per
haps waist, deep into horrible black
compound of mud and water. The
shepherd avoids the bogs, because he
has learned to read nature's danger
signal. He docs not walk on places
where the sphagnum cover the sur
face, and so avoids the pitfalls hidden
beneath its pale green fronds.
Most of us know something of
weather sigrs, those warnings which
arc hung out for all to read in the
sky, and yet how many never notice
them at all, so that when there comes
a really great convulsion of nature
they are caught unprepared.
That awful cyclone which over
whelmed '.lie great seaport of Gal
veston three years ago, was heralded
by an immense groundswell, -which
was seen forty-eight hours before tlis
tempest broke.
The Mississippi storm of 178 1, which
Is generally supposed to have been the
worst gale that hag ever been recorded,
and the result of which was to -wipe
out nearly twenty settlements, ffood
Z'lUKM) square miles of hind and lierma-
tly change the course of the great
, was preceded by a strange and
e time Inexplicable moaning
I, which went on for three days
seemed to come from the upper
It hough i II below was still. The
us heard It and left for the high
d; the whites heard It, stayed
. they were and were drowned,
i lie winter Pritlsh Columbia and
e western slopes of the Itockics
t times visited by a strong east-
vind, which, blowing oft the warm
surface of the Japan current, will rap
idly molt the mountain snows, causing
sudden disastrous Hoods.
But no Inhabitant of the slopes is
ever caught unawares, because for
many hours before the warm gale there
appear ovr the heuds of the mountains
long Hues and bond of the so-called
Cb'iiook" clouds. These are a cer
tain sign of the hot wind, and urc
never known to fail
upfert dweller ore never surprised
by a "khamsin," or dust storm, unless
it comeg too Quickly to be avoided.
Before nueli a visitation tho horizon
changes color, and according to the
" color, which varies from dull yellow to
deep red, go will be bc strength and
fury of the torm.
A strange a danger signal as may
be found on the surface of this nlunet
l the go-called "Quesbrada hinenn
tada," the enchanted ravine of the
L'loa Valley, In irondurag, of which an
account, written by Mr. George Byron
Gordon, who visited the place, Is to be
found In the memoir of the Teabody
Museum.
When rain Is approaching there
some from thU ravine a melodious,
whistling sound, which varle In In
tensity according as to 'whether the
coming storm will be heavy or light.
Before one of tho tenilio tropical thun
derstorm which at times devastate
that part of the world the sound is of
deep orgiiH note, which Is heard
many miles away in every direction.
Even earthquakes and volcanic erup.
Hons, most terrible of all nature's
visitations, do not come without due
warning. Sir Norman Lockyer ha
tated that the most disastrous vol
canic eruptions and earthquakes occur,
like the rain pulses of India, at the
dates of the sun spot maxima and min-
"m. At the minimum la 1807 Mauua
loa, Vesuvius. H,,h a, ... -..a
Formosa were Involved. At the maxl-
m iisii Martinique and 8t. Vlu
cent; In 1SS3 came the frlglitfcl x
ploslon Of Krokatoa, and. to give a re
cent Instance, the Matlnlque eruption
came at a maximum of solar disturb
ance. Also before an earthquake there are
other and plainer warning signs, .lust
before the catastrophe at St. Tlerre
came new tlat the Martinique cable
wh brokon. This ort of thing has
happened more .than once before simi
lar 'Visitations.
On the Western coasts of South
America Whore earth tremors are con
stant, -severe shocks are usually her
alded by disturbances of the sea. finch
heavy qunkes also Invariably happen
at high tide. In Hawaii, another vol
canic centre, certain springs stop flow
ing before an outburst. In the crater
of 'Mnmin I.on the .lava always rises
-steadily for ome week before an
erupt Um.
Indeed, It may be truly said to those
Who 'have eyes to see nature Invari
ably gives due warning before n com
ing catastrophe -of any kind whatso
ever. HOW SHE ALWAYS KNEW,
l.onrlr OM idnlrt Kaplnln How Rha
Klpl Jp With Town UoMip.
All aJone on the illltop lived Han
nah Jane Sprigging, and a lonely life
she led, this ancient maid. Much
to the wonder of the good peoplo
of tho village of Moddybcmps, she was
never .at .a loss for news, and when
iM'Iglibors called with stray bits of
Information, Hannah June always
knew it long before it had been spread
broadcast through the town.
"Say, did j'ou know Bam YVhltten's
Anne had n shock?" volunteered an
excited female, dropping In on Hannah
Jane early one evening, Just as that
peaceful soul wag sipping her nightly
brew of tea.
"Taken at 2 o'clock this afternoon,"
calmly replied that lady, serenely, "had
to send for that know-nothing crittur
of a !r. Smith, 'cause Ir. l'.rown
wasn't home. Got Sam Kltchum's Til
bitba for a nurse."
"Tor the land's sake, Hannah, bow'd
ye know lti" gasped the astounded
caller. "You niu't had time to go
down to the village and back since it
happened." Hannah Jane shook her
head In mysterious fashion.
You do beat nil getting the news
llrst," continued the neighbor, with an
Injured air. "How In time's sake do
ye manage; linnnnii .lane meuimteu
a moment, then beckoned to her guest,
who was one of her oldest friends, and
led her In solemn silence up the wind
ing stairs that led to a turret chamber
nt the tip of the 1:oii. This room had
been made for her father, nn old sea
captain of tho town, so that he could
watch the vessels as they sailed luto
the harbor.
From an ancient bureau in the cor
ner of tlie room Hannah Jane drew
forth something wrapped carefully In
tissue paper. "Opery glasses," she ex
plained briefly, as she took out her
treasure from the numerous wrap
pings. "Niece Kllen sent 'cm t'l me
for years ago; and a great comfort they
have been, too," she added feelingly.
"There's not many a place In town but
what I can make out with these op
pery glasses, and there's not much go
ing on that I don't know," finished this
original being triumphantly; who in
this novel fashion kept herself well in
touch with the rest of tho world. Lew-
lstun Journal.
rrtvnte Telcplinno Cult.
In New York City the private tele
phone call Is becoming an institution.
When a man's private telephone rings
lie knows It really is a personal call,
as only a few people have his num
ber. It Is a direct call from "Central."
and does not come over tho regular
otiice switchboard at all. "It saves
my time wonderfully birring a private
call," said a lawyer. "I really think
this plan saved mo from n nervous
breakdown last year. My private sec
retary has charge of the telephone sup
posed by the uninitiated to bo the only
one by which I can bo reached person
ally. Nine times out of ten the ques
tion can bo settled wlth-wt referring
to mo. Occasionally, of course, I have
to speak to tho person myself. But
there wag a time, a few years ago,
when I could not dictate so much as
a note to my staaographer without
being Interrupted a half-dozen times.
It is very different now. Only a
dozen or so persons know my private
call." "Yes, our house number Is
private," iald a woman who ha many
social duties, "ana wo guard it as wo
do tho family Jewels. Only our own
direct circle of friends nre able to
reach us by telephone. As some one
said to me, the other day, quite the
height of modern intimacy Is reached
In the Interchange of private telephono
numbers. And it is true." The Argo
naut. The KurtliqiiRUe Kraillcator.
The man was explaining hi business
to Major Bcardsley.
"I represent the American Rubber
Tube and Tiling Company." he said.
"Our products nre the greatest Inven
tion of the age. Any city whoso water
mains are made of iron or any other
metal is nt the mercy of carthquokes.
Our proposition is to equip the water
department complete with rubber
water mains. Earthquakes cannot in
jure them. Freezing cannot oursi
them. They are plnble and give room
for expansion."
"But In case of an earthquake," said
the Major, "the great buildings would
fall on the rubber water mains and
choke off the supply of water."
"Our company,',' said the agent, "la
npw perfecting plans for rubber con
struction In all skyscrapers, so that If
an earthquake topples them over they
will bounce back Immediately into
place." Kansas City Times.
Htata Fins,
Most of our States have flags, some
of them very peculiar ones. These are
carried as the State colors of the
militia regiments. Our own is too
familiar to need description. "The
white standard of Massachusetts" has
been seen in the forefront ot many bat
tles. New York, displays a buff flag,
and the Slate banner ot Maryland
bears on a ground ot blazing yellow
the arms and motto ot the Culverts.
The heraldic design Is so disposed as
to give Maryluud's flag, seen at a dis
tance, somewhat the semblance of A
gorgeous crazy quilt, although we sup
pose to the Marylanders It is more
suggestive ot tho plctureaqueness ot
a rojttl staudard.-Boston Trauscilut,
COMMtKClAL
R. C. Dim St Co.'s "Weekly Rtvicw
of iradc" lays :
"Ample rams throughout the farming
regions provided the most important
commercial factor of the last week, large
crops being essential to a maintenance of
national prosperity at the maximum po
sition recently attained. Retail trade
responded to the stimulus of warm
weather, lightweight wearing appjrcl go
ing freely into consumption, and there is
an unusually liberal volume of wholesale
business for this time of year. Mercan
tile clol lections arc Mill somewhat irregu
lar, but at most cities payments are im
proving, and the financial situation is
more encouraging, now that the San
Francisco banks have resumed business
without any disturbance.
"Manufacturing plants are well oc
cupied and building operations are heavy,
but there are mdirations f lower level
for commodily quotations for the month
of May. Customary summer quiet is
noted in some departments, although
there is less than the usual interruption,
and preparations are already in progress
for a very active fall season. Labor
conditions have improved, the only new '
disturbmce of note being locally among
the painters, while the steel industry
suffers le-q delav from old disprrtcv Rail
way earnings thus far reported for May
exceeds those for last year by 11 per
cent.
"Absence of interest is the feature of
the primary market for cotton goods,
the lethargic attitude of purchasers being
assumed in anticipation of obtaining con
cessions. "Failures this week were 1R8 in the
United States, agRinst 211 last year."
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Baltimore. FLOUR Firm and un
changed; receipts, 14,118 barrels; ex
ports, !") barrels.
WHEAT Dull; spot, contract, SS'A
li-i ; May, 8S!l5J.8tt.)4; July, 4!4
asked; steamer No. 2 red, S I -V4 ftVi 2
receipts, 45,219 bushels. ;
CORN Firmer ; sp.it s6-U'5i57; May, I
5f5sL' 5M ; July, s.tf 8l.M;s; Scptcm- I
her, 5 J' ii'i 54-1 it ; steamer mixed, r.V'-i'".1
54; receipts, 46.789 bushels ; Southern
white corn, 55,'ij 57.
OATS Firmer; No. 2 white, 40 m).
40! i: No. ,1 white, 3)iAftyH ; No. 2
mixed, 38' j'r.to; receipts. 14.583 bushel:'.
RYE Dull ; No. 2 Wt stern, 06S';
67 export; 710.72 domestic; receipts,
880 bushels.
HAY Unsettled; No. I timothy, 17.50
asked: No. 1 clover mixed, 14. 15.00.
BUTTER Steady; unchanged; fancy
imitation, i8(7f 19 ; fancy crcamerv, 2ldi,
22; fancy ladle, 16'Vf, 17 ; store packed,
1214.
EGOS Steady; unchanged, l6?.
CHEESE Stronj; unchanged; large,
September, 141 j ; November, 14.
SUGAR Steady; unchanged; coarse
granulated, 4.70; fine. 4.70.
New York. BUTTER Weak. Re
ceipts, 6,&'t8. Street price, extra cream
ery, 202oVj ; official prices, creamery,
common to extra, I4'o;2o; do., held, 14!
17; renovated, common to extra, lofrjld;
Western factory, common to firsts, II
I5.
1 1 1 EESE Strong. Receipts, 2,863.
New, State, full cream, large and small,
best, 0,14 ; do., fair to good, &yV'K!i
do., inferior, 7!4$8;4.
EGGS Steady; unchanged. Receipts,
17.020-
POULTRY Alive, steady. Western
broiicrs, 24(0 26; fowls, 14! ; ttrkeys, 12.
Dressed quiet. Western broilers, 22
28; turkeys, I4ffi;; fowls, n(g.i3!i.
FLOUR Receipts, 16.287; exports,
6,763. Finn and higher for top grades.
LARD Barely steady. Western
prime, 8.7c?? 8.75. Refined quiet. Con
tinent, 9.25; South American, 0.75.
SUGAR Raw steady. Fair refining,
2 2Q-30(i2 15-16; centrifugal 96 test, 3
l3-323 7-l6; molasses sugar, 2 2l-32'22
II-16. Refined steady.
TOTATOES Firm ; Jersey sweets,
per barrel. 2.001573.00.
WHEAT Receipts, 52,000 bushels;
exports, 8.000 bushels ; spot irregular;
No. f red, 93 nominal elevator, No. 2
red, 94 nominal f. o. b. afloat ; No. I
Northern Duluth, 035 nominal f. o. b.
afloat; No. I Northern Manitoba, 90,14
f. o. b. afloat.
CORN Receipts, 104,275 bushels ; ex
ports, 27,203 bushels ; spot firm ; No. 2,
57 nominal elevator, and 57 nominal f.
o. b. afloat; No. 2 yellow, 57i nominal;
No. 2 white, 58 nominal.
OATS Receipts, 117,000 bushels; ex
ports, 3.175 bushels; spot steady; mixe'l
oats, 26ra32 pounds, 38jj(?39; natural
white, 30(733 pounds, 39(040; clipped
white, 3840 pounds, 4042.
Uvs Stock.
New York. BEEES Bologna cowl
firm to ioc. higher; fair to good lower;
steers, 4.ox(5;6.oo; bJls, 3.6o4-25; cows,
-35'"4.3o.
CALES Firm; vals, 4.50(06.80; ex
tra, 7.00; dressed calves steady; city
dressed veals, 7,J(rito;$c. per pound;
country-dressed, 6'i(a:gc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Sheep nom
inal; prime handy; lambs fjll steady;
others weak; no spring lambs; good
to choice clipped lambs, 6.75W6.20; com
mon to fair quotable at 5.75(06.50.
HOGS Good to choice. State hogs,
6-9537-io.
Chicago. CATTLE Market steady ;
common to prime steers, 4.ootfJ6.3o;
cows, 3.25((715.oo; heifers, 2.755-35;
bulls, 3.00(0:4.25; calves, 2.756-4o;
stockers and feeders, 2.755.I0.
HOGS Choice to prime heavy, 6.ff
(TT6.6o: medium to good heavy, 0.50
6.ocxff6.,3;; lambs, 575(775.
SHEEP Sheep, 5.00(016.35; yearlings,
6.60; butchers' weight, 6.55(?T,6.6o; good
to choice heavy mixed, 6.506.;ij; pack
ing, 6.oo6.52!'5.
much in Lima
Chicago deaconesses made iq,ooo mis
sionary and parish calls in their work
last year.
J. E. Chilherg, a primincnt citizen of
Seattle, will be president of -the Alaska
Yukon Exposition.
The Xavcrian College, in Louisville,
gives ,13 free scholarships each year to
churches in the city.
Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, intends
to establish a bureau of publicity to
make Boston's attractiveness better
known,
February holds the record as the moiit.
in which most children are born ; June
as that in which there are fewest births.
The Emperor of China has a house
hold consisting of 500 persons, includ
ing 30 bearers of state umbrellas, an.
ial number of fan-bearers, 30 physi
cians and surgeons, 75 astrologers, 76
cooks and 60 pritsts.
Daniel Jones, the last survivor but
one of the derail of 20 Union soldiers
which captured Jeff Davis in 1865, has
just died at Kokomo, Ind. He was a
member of the Seventy-second Indiana
Mounted Infantry. (;
Springtime after the weather ha
rouie well settled Is painting time.
There Is un dust flying, no insects are
ill the air at that time ready to commit
filicide by sulToratlnn In the coat of
'resh taint. The atmospheric condi
tions are also favorable at that season
for proper drying and luereased life of
tho pa I lit.
It should L- a habit Willi every prop
(rty owner every spriii.t to look over
bis building, etc.. and see If they need
repainting, not merely tit see If they
"will go another year." but whether the
time I. as not come for putting in the
proverbial "siitrli in time" which shall
veiitunlly "save nine." Knr one emit
if paint applied just n little before It is
letnully needed will often save most of
.ne paint 011 the building by preventing
,t from letting go and causing endless
trouble and expense.
Paint lets go because linseed oil.
rrlileh l the "cement'' that holds all
?om paint tceether. gradually decay
J nxidir.es. Just n lion exposed to air
mwl dnmrness will slowly decay or oxl
Jlze. The water slid oxygen In the air
nre the cause of the trouble In both
fuses, and the only reason, outside of
'.ts beniitif.tiiig effect, that we apply
paint to wnod or Iron Is because we
want to keep water and ni r.way from
llieni. Live paint, that Is. paint In
which the linseed nil Is still oily, dops
this very effectually, but dead paint.
Ihnt is. paint in which the oil is no
longer oily. Is no more impervious to
air and water than a single thickness
nf cheesecloth would lie. If then we
spply n fresh coat of oily paint before
the old paint Is dead, the oil from the
new coat will penetrate the old coat,
nnd th. whoie coating will once more
become alive, and this method of reno
vation may go on Indefinitely.
This explains why It is hettt-r eenno
try to repaint u little before It becomes
absolutely necssary than a little after.
When the print Is mice dead the fresh
toa; wl:l null th who e coating off.
In the days when repainting meant a
general turning of ,liings upside down,
a two-weeks' "cluttering up" ot the
place with kegs, cmis mid paiK a lot
of inflammable nnd Ill-smelling mater
liiis standing around, etc.. the dread of
painting time was natural. So was the
dread of snnp-maUing time, of shirt
making time, oT candle-mnuldiug time
and tlie like. But we live in an age
when snap cninex from tl.e store bet
ter and cheaper tliim we can make It,
when shirts are sold ready made for
less than we can buy the materials,
when we ran luiru coal nil or gas
cheaper than we ran make tallnw-'-aii.
dle, nud when all we have tn do when
we want to repaint Is to pick out our
colors from the card at the store and
pay the painter for putting 011 the
paint.
When I! comes to picking out the
paint it is not necessary that one
should be a paint chemist any more
than one should lie an nil chemist when
buying kerosene, or a department store
buyer when selecting shirts, or a soap
chemist when buying soap. All that
Is necessary to Insure a fair show is
some knowledge of the character of
our paint dealer nnd the reputation
and staudlng of the maker of the paint
offered. Nor must cue ?xpect to buy
a pure linseed oil paint for the price
of Unseed oil alone. It. can be taken
for granted when nny one offers to
sell dollar bills nt a discount, he Is bait
ing a hook for "suckers." So It can
lie :nken for granted when any one
whether mall order house, paint man
ufacturer or dealer offers paint too
cheap, he Is bidding for the trade of
"suckers," no tnntter what his prom
ise. But paints sold In responsible stores
under the brands of reputable manu
facturers are all good products, differ
ing from one another In the less Im
portant matter of the solid .ligments con
tained, but practically alike In having
their liquid portions composed crsen
tlally of pure linseed oi.. The com
petition of the better class of paints
has driven inferior goods practically
out of the market, and no manufac
turer of staudlng now puts out a poor
point, under ids own name at least.
As to guarantees mi paint, they can
be taken for what they nre worth.
Any reputable luauufaciurer will make
good any defect actually traceable to
the paint Itself and imt ,o improper
use or treatment of it. The really Im
portant guarantee which 1 lie paint
buyer should exact from his dealer Is
that the paint Is made by 11 manu
facturer that knows ids business uiul
tluu the paint Itself lias a record. If
be secure tills guarantee he can af
ford to chance the ret of It-the paint
will undoubtedly give good service It
properly applitd uccordlng to direc
tions. ROMANS AS SHOW GOERS.
Something of Interest for Modern
Lovers of tha Drama to
Ponder.
Just how the ancient Romans went
to the theater and what kind of shows
were billed in the days of Augustus
and Nero was explained by Prof. Wal
ton B. McDanlel in a free public lec
ture at tho University Museum of Sci
ence and Art yesterday afternoon.
Tbe audience heard with some sur
prise that the political lights of Rome,
the eeuators, got the choice seats, the
aristocrats sat next, then came the
husbands and wives and last of all,
way up In tho "peanut" gallery, sat
tbe women who came without escorts.
Tbe lecturer also told that married
men got better seats than single men
and that hoys were seated under the
view of their pedagogues.
In describing the big theater built by
Pompey the Qreat l.e startled his hear
ers by declaring that tn the fine art ot
handling the masses "Dick" Croker
was a child compared to the late
Pompey. Tbe lecture was Illustrated
with numerous lantern slides.
OLD-TIME PIANO PLAYNG.
Not Much Like the Face That Is Set
by the Players of To
Day. In these Infant days of the twentieth
century the pianist stands next to the
singer among the princes of the
mutlcal world, writes W. J. Hender
son, In the Atlantic. But It was no
always so. The singer was the first t
mount the public throne and relgu
with the specter of sweetened sound
Next came the violinist, and after hlin
the virtuosi of wind Instruments
Early concert programmes show th
names of singers, but not of manipu
lators of the keyboard.
The concert pianist of to-day, sweep.
Ing the keyboard of bis grand and the
heart strings ot bis hearers with sin
ewy hands, emerged slowly from the
humble state of a poor dependent,
creeping with anxious offerings to the
door ot bis princely patron. It was
not till almost the middle of the
eighteenth century that tho perform
ance of solo feats on the harplscbord
began to attract public attention
BOY WHO WILL GET ALONG
Small Vender of Newspapers Who
Knows Bow to Attract
Patrons.
That embryonic merchants are to be
found among the newsboys of Phila
delphia, says the Philadelphia Record,
was revealed In the following dialogue
with one ot the craft, who is particu
larly bright and alert, while, as has
been found by several men who are his
patrons, Is also scrupulously honest:
"Give me a paper, son."
"Yes, sir; here you are, sir. Never
mind the money, sir; you can give me
that at another time."
"Why, how can you do business In
that way? You don't know me. How
do you know you'll ever get your
money?"
"Oh, I know you; I see you every
day and have been waiting to get you
to buy a paper."
"Well, I've bought one. What
now?"
"Now I want you to buy one every
day; won't you, sir? You need not
pay me when you buy It. I'd rather
you paid me every Saturday; will you,
please, sir?"
"Of course, I will, my little man."
"Thank you, sir. Gcod-by."
"Oood-by."
Here was enacted an Incident that
showed tho true commercial Instinct,
and the man was not slow to see It
and encourage It He Insists that he
will follow up that boy's career and
do whatever he ran to promote his Interests.
FRENCH INDUSTRIAL ARTS.
The Application of Higher Training1
to Trade Is Everywhere
Apparent.
CjiisuI Goldsrhmldt, of Nantes, con
tributes an extended article on ind is
trlal art education In France and its
influence upon French industries; He
says in part:
"There are nt present In France,
ar.ldo from the national nrt schools,
30(1 provincial and municipal schools
of fine arts, which nre free to young
men und women. While leaving to
each school the development of the
line of nrt suited to local needs, the
state gives direction by annual visit3
of inspectors of drawing. The applica
tion to trade Is practical and complete.
The 'administration of fine art.V se
lects and sends the greater part of the
models useful to Instruction, gives
prizes, scholarships, purses and en
couragement to pupils who havo dis
tinguished themselves during their
course of studies. The influence of ar
tistic training upon the Industries of
France is paramount, and the ordinary
observer Is struck at once when ex
amining an article In the French shops
of home manufacture of its superiority
over similar goods made in other coun
tries. If one visits an nrt gallery or a
museum In France on S.inday, ths
great Interest of the working people
may be witnessed in the arts and
sciences. A conversation with these
workers reveals a general Interest of
the uihesea In matters of art and lt3
general application."
SAXONY TRAINS OFFICIALS.
Practical Methods Employed In Ger
many to Give Leaders Ed
ucational Training.
Consul Harris, of Chemnitz, devel
ops another of the great practical
methods Germany is using to give her
future helmsmen the most thorough
educational training. He writes:
"A number of young assessors, who
huve practically completed their law
studies, have been delegated to spend
from six months to a year In some of
the large business and manufacturing
establishments In Chemnitz, L?ipzig
and Plauen. The manufacturers are
satisfied at the step and gladly wel
come the young men, for the reason
that they are Interested directly and
Indirectly in improving the state ser
vice, so that affairs pertaining to trade
and industries will recelvo more ap
preciative attention In the future. My
Informant has one of these young men
In his office now. His duties are to
learn the routine of trade work. The
methods of manufacture will be taken
up later on, and thereafter the man
ner In which goods are exported to
foreign countries."
KNIFED
Coffee Knlfcd HQ OI.l Soldier.
An old soldier, released from coffee
at 72. recovered his health nnd tells
about it as follows:
"I stuck to coffee for years, although
It knifed me again and again.
"About eight years ago fas a result
of co fTee drinking whic h congested my
liver), 1 was tukeii with a very severe
attack of malarial fever.
"I would apparently recover and
start about my usual work only to suf
fer a relapse. After this had been re
peated several times during the year 1
wus ngaln taken violently ill.
"The doctor said lie had carefully
studied my case and it was either 'quit
coffee or die. advising me to take
Postum in Its place. I bad always
thought coffee one of my dearest
friends, and especially when sick, and
I was very much taken back by the
doctor's decision for I hadn't suspected
the coffee I drank could possibly cuuse
my troubles.
"I thought It over for a few minutes
nnd filially told the doctor I would
uinke tbe change. Postum was pro
cured for me tbe same day and made
according to directions; well, I liked It
and stuck to It and since then I have
been a new man. The change in health
begun in n few days and surprised me,
and now, although I am seventy-two
years ot age, I do lots of bard work,
and for the past monOi have been
teaming, driving sixteen miles a day,
besides loading and unloading the
wagon. That's what Postum in tbe
place of coffee bas done for me. 1 now
like the Postum as well as I did coffee.
"I have known people who did not
care for Postum at first, but after hav
ing learned to make It properly accord
ing to directions, tbey have come to like
It as well at coffee. I never miss a
chance to praise It." Name given by
Postum Co., IJattle Creek, Mich.
Look for the little book, "The Road
to Wellvllle," lu pkgs.
AILING WOMEN.
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Sick, suffering, languid women nre
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and how to cure
them. Mrs. V. O.
Davis, of Ciroesbeck,
Texas, says: "Pack
aches hurt me so I
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and s'ck headache
were frequent inid
the action of the kid
neys was Irregular,
Soon after I began taking Donn's -Kidney
Pills I passed several gravel
stones. I got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good nnd
strong and my general health better."
Sold by ell dealers. .V) cents a box.
Foster-Mllburu Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
American Fine Sportswoman.
The countess of Orf jrd. who previous
to her marriage was Miss Louise Cor
bin. daughter of a New York railroad
magnate, has an exceptional record as
a sportswoman, having hunted with
her husband in all oarts of the world.
Her ladyship ,'s one of the few women
who understand tarpon fishing, which
sport she has enjoyed to the full on
American waters
Tricks.
, Charlie There was a s.olendld trie
done last evening. I saw a man act
ually turn a handkerchief Into an
egg.
Billy That's nothing. I taw a man
only about a week ago turn a cow into
1 a field. Tit-Bits.
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The attending physicians will linve
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How's ThU ?
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Price, 75c. per bottle, fold by all Dnigglats.
Take Hull's Family Pills lor eoiutlpation.
Ten years ngo, with a population of
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3000 technical schools, representing
nil the principal Industries, with an
attendance of over 200,000.
FERRIBLE ITCHING SCALP
Kczemu ltroke Out Also on HitniU and
Limbs An Old KohlltT lteclnres:
"Cutlrliru is n lllesslng."
"At all times and to all people 1 m
willing to testify to the merits of C'uti-
cum. it saved me from worse (nan the
torture of hades, about the year 1900, with
itching on my scalp and temples, and af
terwards it commenced to break out on
my hands. Then it broke out on my 1 mi lis.
1 then went to a surgeon, whose treat
ment did me no good, but rather aggra
vated the disease. 1 then told nun 1
would go and see a physician in Erie. Tbe
reply was that 1 could go anywhore. but
a cane of eczema like mine could not be
cured; that 1 was too old (SO). 1 went to
an eminent doctor in the city ot Erie and
treated with him for six months, with
like results. 1 had read of the I'uticura
Remedies, and so 1 sent for the C'uticura
Soap, Ointment and Resolvent, and con
tinued taking the Resolvent until I bad
taken six bottles, stopping it to take the
Pills. 1 was now gutting better. 1 took
two baths a day, and at night 1 let tbe
lather of the Soap dry on. 1 used the
Ointment with great effect after washing
iu warm water, to atop the itching at
once. I am now cured. The Cuticum
treatment is a blessing, and should ba
used by every one who has itching of the
skin. I can't say any more, and thank
Clod that He has given the world such a
curative. Win. H. Gray, 3303 Mt. Vernon
bt., Philadelphia, Pa., August 2, 1005."
The suspicious man keeps one eye on
his neighbor, but the wise man keeps
both eyes on himself.
Great Distress Throughout the South
Could be eliminated by the use of Dr. Big
ger Hucklttberry Cordial. It cures Dysou
tnry, Diarrhoea, Children Teething. At
Druggists iibe and 60c per bottle.
Lynn, Mass., cigamakers' striks has
been amicably adjusted by a compromise
scale.
HICKS
CAPUDINE
IMHrDIATIXT CUR.CS
HEADACHES
.Break up COLDS
in tv it noun. 1
f rial letui Mb Ai Onstua
1 1
On Tipping the Hat
New Yorkers still cling to the an
cient custom of tipping their hats
when greeting a male friend or ac
quaintance. It is a common sight to
a staid, prosperous looking business
man as he passes an acquaintance tip
ping his hr.t, although the other is
alone, and unaccompanied by a wom
an. It is the samo after a party ba"
been together somewhere, at dlnne
probably, or at the theater. You wi,
notice that as one separates himself
from the others he will say good
night, or au revoir, and then tip bis
hnt. Also, when one man Is Intro
duced to another, It Is dollars to a
subway ticket that he will lift his
chapeait. Wonder why It Is? They
don't do It In Pittsburg? Pltuburg
Dispatch.
"Cash on Delivery" Eyes.
The expression of the British wom
an of the day Is altogether different
from tht of her predecessors. The
British woman of 30 years ago had.
generally, a most gentle, kind expres
sion, while there Is a cold cash on de
livery look In the eye', of most of our
women to-day. London Truth.
riTS.Kt. ltus' l)nne:N'rvotJ.i risen,' pr.
oianciitly cured hy Dr. Klttio's (Irxut Nrv
1 ehtorer. J trla bottlff nnd tn-nH- fr
Da. H. K. Ki.ii, Lit., UHi Arch St . . I'niln., Pa.
t-ome whaling "hip mny yet blunder upon
the North Pole by accident.
Mrs. Wlnslnw's Bnothlr.tr Sly nip for Chlldn-a
teet 1:1 ng.of tens theguiiis.r.'du'..t"fl-nmna-lion,
niinys pain, eur'O' wind eolbi a bottle
Folly and failure rooat
perch. Chicago News.
on the same
Itch cured in 30 minute by Wnnlfnrd'i
S,initni v Lotion; never fails. ,. o'.d by 1 r ag
yist. Mail orrlprs promptly filled by Dr.
K. Deletion, C'ruw fordtville, Ind. $1.
The tliinn that niskes a man like a
woman is lie can never tell why.
She Knew Her Business.
He had been swprt on her for some
time nnd one evening he dropped In on
his way homo from the office.
"I hope you will excuse me for call
ing In my business suit," he said,
"but "
"Oh. that'H all rlpht," interrupted
the fair maid. "that. Is. If you mean
busln.'Si."
And the next day a downtown jew
eler separated him from a month's sal
ary iu exchange for the r'ug.
A CRITICAL PEKSOO
INTELLIGENT WGIV1ENPREFAF.E
Dangers and Pain of This Critical Period
Avoided by tbe Ci.e of Lydia E. Plr.k
barn's Vegetable Compound.
How many wo
men realize that,
the liiiist critical
period in a wo
man's existence
is the change of
lifo, nnd that the
anxiety felt by
women ns this
time draws near
is not without
reason ?
IrfAEGtylanj)!
If her system is in a deranged condi
tion, or she is predisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any oran, it is at this
time likely to become active nnd. Willi
a host of nervous irritutions, make life
a burden.
At this time, also canccrsand tumors
are more liable to begin their destruc
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
a sense of suffocation, hot flushes, diz
ziness, headache, dread of impending
evil, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal
pitation of the heart, sparks before the
eves, irregulurities. constipution. varia
ble appetite, wenkness and Inquietude
nre promptlv heeded by Intelligent
women who are approaching the period
t; period
change
of life when woman u great
may be expected.
We believe Lvdia E. Plnkhciu's Veg
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est remedy for women at this trying
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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Mrs. A. E. O. Hyland, of Chester,
town, Md., in a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham, says:
Dear Mm. Pinkham:
" I had been surTering with a displacement
for years nnd was passing through the change
of life. 1 hod a good dnnl of soreness, diary
Siells, headaches, and was very nervous. I
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ment with Lydia E. Pinkham's VegviaMe
Compound a you directed, and I am happy
to say that all those distressing symptoms kat
me, and I have passed safely through the
change of life a well woman. "
For special advice regarding this im
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write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
She is daughter In-law of Lydia E.
Pinkham and for twenty-five years ha
been advising sick women free ol
charge. Her advice is free and always
helpful to ailing women.
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