THE - BRIDE'S WELCOME.
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What, did you say, was my sister sayin’?
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Isn’t «grass gre
’d love you less if your
What was my little brother shoutin’?
“Hair that ud match our red cow’s tail.”
I'll be with him an’ stop his floutin’
With a kind little word from the tip of a flail,
You, with your hair where the sunshine ranges,
Like the autumn light on the beechen track,
Is it me would be wantin’ changes?
I'd love you less if your hair was black.
What was my poor old mother croakin’?
“Never a cow and hens but few.”
Widows, Cushla, is sore provokin’,
Tis often all that they've left to do.
She, with her lame back, there at her knittin’,
Angry with pain, and sad to be old—
Mind you this, when she starts her twittin’,
1d love you less were you hung with gold.
No luck comes when the eyes are green.”
Take that folly an’ turn it strayin’,
Green is the luckiest color seen.
for the eyes to rest in?
Aren’t the trees of the same sweet hue?
Mind you this, when she starts her jestin’,
eyes were blue.
~—Alice Fleming, in The Academy
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oes?
Hayano and Mine sat together on
a little hill on the outskirts of a
small Japanese village.
It was springtime. Cherry blos-
soms floated above them in big white
clouds, with just a faint suggestion of
pink, as if a sunset were dreaming a
far away dreamin its petals. The stars
were beginning te twinkle in the vio-
let robed sky, and the sound of laugh-
ter came and went in the gentle
breeze, mingled with the tremulous
note of a temple bell.
“How very beautiful it is,” said
Mine. “I wonder why the spring
taps at my heart and calls and beck-
ons, and bids me sing and clap my
hands and rejoice. I think the very
gods creep across the sky to-night, a
great company looking down at the
cherry blossoms. See, the movement
of their robes almost blows out the
stars, and some of them seem to
change into roses and violets.”
Hayano laughed softly and ca-
ressed her arm; then he let it fall
gently upon the silk flowers of her
kimono.
“1 have a fancy,” said Hayano,
so®emnly, “that my little one must be
in love this springtime. Benten San
tries so hard to make people fall in
love with each other at the coming
of spring.”
“Does she?” replied Mine, making
the dimples come and go in her
cheeks. “I wish I could fall in love
with you, Hayano; but you are so
honorably ugly, and your heart is so
full of learned books, that I can only
come to you as a friend.
“I have often pictured you as an
old ascetic, sitting under an Indian
sun, with birds making their nests in
Your hair, while you squint and
squint in the effort to always keep in
view the end of your nose. Does it
not seem funny that Nirvana is to be
found at the very end of our noses?”
Mine laughed merrily, and a broad,
good natured smile played round Hay-
ano’s mouth.
“Did I ever tell you about Tessan?”
continued Mine. “Yes, I thought so.
He went out to do battle with the
Russians, the shining Sun against
such a grisly, covetous Bear! A few
-days ago I had a letter from Tessan
telling me he was on his way to
Japan—and, friend Hayano, he want-
ed me to become his wife.”
“ “Did he?” replied Hayano, hiding
his feelings as he looked at the dis-
tant sea with a pathway of moonlight
streaming away to the horizon. “I
wish you both all happiness.”
Mine looked at him for some time.
Perhaps this school teacher, this son
of a charcoal burner, this man, whose
outlook on life seemed so quiet and
cold, felt the tapping of springtime
just a little, too.
“Life,” said Hayano softly, “re-
minds me of that pine tree over there.
With its thousands and thousands of
needles it is weaving a great picture
from the stars. And the stars go out
sometimes, and the pine trees fall,
and so the great white pictures are
broken; but life goes on just the
same!”
“You are sad to-night, Hayano.
Let's talk about soldiers, about bat-
tlefields and brave deeds. Oh, there
is music in the cannon’s roar. I love
soldiers, Hayano!”
“Yes, yes, of course You do!”
Hayano.
You not?”
“I think I do,” replied Mine, who
seemed more like a child than a
woman just then. “I shall always
wap* vou as my friend. You will al-
wa € my friend, Hayano, will you
not?e
+ “Always,” replied the man.
° “And when I am in trouble,” con-
tinued Mine, “you will come to this
same spot, here, underneath these
cherry trees?”
“Yes,” answered the man.
“Tell me,” said Mine, “is there any
Jove in your heart for me?”
“Little one,” replied Hayano, soft-
ly, “does the sea always rush up upon
the shore and make the stones dance?
No, not always. Sometimes it is
silent. I am silent to-night. 1 love
my work. I love trying to impart to
children that which has delighted my
said
“And you love Tessan, do
own soul. And perhaps my 2reatest
Joy is to see a child catch at the books
I love and love them, too. I desire
only your happiness, Mine. If you
are happy with Tessan, I shall be
happy too.”
“Yes, yes, my good friend. Gh, I
am longing to see Tessan again =o,
so much! He will walk bravely with
a gun and a sword, and ever so many
UNDER THE CHERRY BLOSSOM.
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brave looks will come out of his-eyes.
And he will be wounded a little—
only a little, Hayano, for the honor
of Japan. Oh, there is another stand-
ard besides the standard of battle.
It is called the standard of Love!”
With a little cry of delight, Mine
jumped up and ran quickly down the
hill.
Hayano still sat under the cherry
trees, and, with his eyes wide open,
he dreamed his dreams. Just as the
dawn appeared he, too, descended the
hill. No gladsome shout came from
his lips. He walked slowly, and
springtime tapped at his heart, and
every time he heard her tapping, he
said: “I will not let her in!”
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And Tessan came to the little. vil-
lage where Mine lived, and thrilled
her heart with battle stories, and
frightened her a little with his de-
scriptions of how the Russians once
fired upon a makeshift hospital, and
how a Japanese soldier, made mad
with cruel wounds, did mock battle
with the trees. Much more she loved
to sail with her lover upon the river,
where the lilies grew, and where they
drifted into peaceful backwaters,
hidden with drooping branches that
had a way of stroking the blue sky
with every breath of wind. Here all
the world seemed blotted out. She
forgot Hayano, and saw only the
handsome face of the brave Tessan.
Surely he was the bravest and most
handsome soldier in the Japanese
army!
It was so these days passed by. In
due time the little village was gay
with a happy marriage—the marriage
of Tessan and Mine. The good people
of the village, poor as many of them
were, all sent their marriage offer-
ings, and Mine thought she was the
happiest of all happy women.
III.
A year went by. Mine carried a
merry baby boy upon her back. But
Mine was not merry. For the last
few months Tessan had grown cold
toward her. He used to go away to
Tokio and remain there for several
days. At last Mine knew why he
went to Tokio, and the knowledge
went deep down into her heart, and
left it aching and sore and very lone-
ly. Once when Tessan returned to
her, he said that, as he did not want
her any more, he had obtained a di-
vorce—a divorce because she did not
make rice quite as he liked it!
‘When the trouble came she thought
of Hayano—Hayano, the good but
neglected friend of hers. Many times
she contemplated asking him to meet
her on the little hill, and just as
often she tried to banish the thought
from her mind. Why should she
trouble him now? And yet, eventual-
ly, she did write to Hayano, and he
replied that he would meet her.
And so it came about that on a
certain spring night Mine Journeyed
up the hill, where the cherry blossom
hung like a beautiful pink-white
cloud. Her baby boy laughed at the
moonlight. Mine wished that he
would not laugh quite so much now!
How steep the hill seemed to-night,
and how long the way! She rested
many times on a bowlder, and once
she thought she would retrace her
steps. Then she caught sight of a
familiar figure looking in the direc-
tion oi the sea. Once more Mine
pressed wearily forward, nearer and
nearer to that calm form so peace-
fully waiting for her coming. It
seemed to Mine that Peace sat under
the cherry blossom, and she wanted
Peace to-night. >
Just as the little mother reached
her destination a cloud covered the
moon. She put out her hands eagerly
and touched the silent forni.
“Is that you, Hayano?”
“Yes,” replied the man. “I am so
glad you have come. I have not seen
you for such a long time. You are in
trouble. I could tell that by the
touch of your hands in the dark. Tell
me all about it, little one. It eases
a heart so much to reveal a sorrow
to another, does it not?”
“Yes, Hayano, 1 think it does, just
2 little.” And Mine squatted down by
his side, and remained silent for a
long time.
now what that silen¢e means; too!”
Mine pressed his fingers very tight-
vy in her own for answer. - ins
“Dear Hayano, have'you heard any-
hing about me of late?”
“No, little one. I have heard of
your marriage, that is all.”
The baby boy cooed softly to him-
self, and then laughed because he
held in hi: wee hand a cherry Llos-
som.
“What was that sound?” said Hay-
ano, hastily.
“That was my child, my little boy.
He is very happy to-night. 1 don’t
think it’s very kind of him to be quite
so happy to-night!”
“I am so glad yo: have a little
child,” said the man, eagerly. “Some
day I shall be able to teach him, glad
in the thought that he is your child.”
“Hayano! Don’t talk like that!
It hurts me.
“Listen. Have you heard of the
fisherboy, Urashima, how he married
the beautiful daughter of the Sea
God?”
“Oh, yes!
story again.”
“ ’Tis a sad story; but Urashima is
very much like other men. His beau-
tiful wife gave him all her love in
that great palace under the singing
sea, where there were wonderful jew-
els, red and blue and green. But
presently Urashima grew restless. He
wanted to go away and see the world
again. His wife gave him a box and
told him never to open it. But when
Urashima had seen the world he
opened the box. A wonderful cloud
came out and sailed away into the
blue and vanished. And TUrashima
became a very, very old man and
never went back to the palace of the
sea again.”
Mine paused, and then continued:
“Hayano, if a woman’s heart is big
with love it cannot hold a man for
long. Like Urashima, he goes away,
and never comes back again. He
opens the box of the woman he once
loved and scatters the sacred treasure
to the four winds. Tessan was like
that. And now he has put me away.
But it is better so. Watching his
coldness grow, day by day, was terri-
ble, terrible! I wish the spring had
not tapped at my heart. I think it
was the ghost of a spring long ago
that tapped!”
Hayano gave a half stified cry, re-
leased his hand from the grasp of
Mine, and silently took the child into
his arms, and caressed the small head
and felt with one finger the tiny wet
mouth, open a little in wonder.
“Hayano, Hayano, what is the mat-
ter?” said Mine, in a pitiful little
voice. “Oh, I wish the clouds would
go away from the moon. I want to
see your face again so much!”
“But it is such an ugly face, Mine,”
said the man, trying to laugh with
burning tears in his eyes.
“There is so much feeling behind it,
dear man of my. heart!”
Hayano started. He had never
heard Mine speak like that before.
He went on caressing the child, and a
thrill of unspeakable joy quivered
through him when small fingers
wriggled against his chin.
“Hayano,” said Mine, very tender-
ly, “I want to tell you something. I
want to tell you that I never loved
Tessan as I love you now. A year ago
you desired my happiness. Dear
lord, all my happiness is in your keep-
ing now!”
“Wait till the moon comes out be-
hind the clouds,” was all Hayano
said, as he rested his face against the
small head of the boy.
Presently the moon shone forth
and lit up the quaint figures sitting
under the cherry tree. Mine, with a
sharp cry of pain, saw her old friend
in the robe of a Buddhist priest, a
priest holding in his arms a little
child as if it were his own.
Then Hayano said, in a voice husky
with emotion: “Little one. I cannot
marry you now. I have entered the
service of the Lord Buddha. I have
taken the vows of celibacy, and they
cannot be broken. I have always
loved you, Mine, but I did not know
until to-night, until it was too late,
that I could make you happy. And
the pine trees work with their thou-
sand needles star pictures, and the
wind comes, and the pine trees fall
without having finished their weav-
ing; but life goes on just the same,
doesn’t it, little boy, that I shall teach
some day?”
Once more the moon became hidden
in a cloud. There was silence under
the cherry blossom; but the far away
waves broke upon the shore, and they
seemed. to murmur, “Urashima!”—
Black and Whitz,
eee eee
But please tell me the
Lake Tahoe Sinking.
MILLION DOLLAR PLANT
Pittsburg District Secures Industrial
Prize—To Employ 2,000 Men
Eventually.
More than $1,000,000 will be expend-
ed by the Crane Company of Chicago,
for the erection of a large manufactur-
ing plant at Edgewater station, Oak-
mont, for which a site has been pur-
chased. Work will be started within
30 days and more than 2,000 men will
be given employment when the plant
is ready for operation.
The company, which is engaged in
the manufacture of valves and fittings
in brass and iron, pipe, tools, railway
supplies and machinery, is one of the
largest of its kind in the country and
has a capitalization of $10,000,000.
Representatives of the company
spent several days in Pittsburg com-
pleting the purchase of a 33-acre cite.
Thirty acres were secured from the
estate of S. M. Willock for $82,500.
The Cowan, McCurdy and a few other
small lots at Oakmont square up the
tract.
DIES AT RIPE AGE
Honorable John Henry Negley, Nestor
of Butler County Bar, Dies
at Age of 84,
Butler. — Honorable John Henry
Negley, nestor of the Butler county
itics and affairs in Butler, died from
paralysis after a long illness.
Mr. Negley was born in 1823 in cne
of the first houses erected in the But-
ler settlement, the son of John and
Elizabeth Ann Negley, pioneers of the
county. He was educated in the
Butler public schools, then at Butler
Academy and Washington College,
Washington. In 1843 he commenced
the study of law in the office of Hon-
orable John Bredin and was admitted
to the bar in March, 1845. He con-
tinued in practice for 62 years, with
the exception of several years devoted
to newspaper work.
OFFICIALS TO MOVE
Severa] Changes Coming in Big Manu-
facturing Company.
Sharon.—Several changes
the officials of the American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company, in the Sharon
and New Castle district, will be made
July 1. The office of district super-
intendent has been abolished.
B. J. Ross, for several years as-
sistant to Superintendent D. S. Pyle
of the South Sharon tin plate mill, will
be transferred to New Castle, where
he will become superintendent of the
Greer mill. 1D.
the superintendency of the Shenango
mill. W. W. Davis of Cleveland, will
become superintendent of the South
Sharon plant.
PRIVATE BANKERS NABBED
Father and Scn Charged With Embez-
zlement of Depositor’s Funds.
Erie.—W. A. Ensign and his son,
Charles, owners of the defunct private
bank of W, A. Ensign & Son, in
Northeast, 16 miles from here, were
placed under arrest by County Detec-
tive Frank H. Watson on warrants
charging them with embezzlement.
The complaint was made by H. E.
Schultz, a depositor.
Schultz alleges the owners of the
bank accepted a large deposit from
him, knowing it would be impossible
for the institution to open its doors
the following morning. The prisoners
were released under bail of $2,000
each for a hearing Thursday.
SHARON MILLS TO RESUME
Six Hundred Men Are to Get Employ-
ment at Coking Plant.
Sharon.—It is announced that the
coking plant of the Carnegie Steel
Company, South Sharon, will resume
operations in about two weeks. It
is expected that some of the ovens
will start before that time. About
600 men will be afforded employment.
The company is getting a cargo of
iron ore and one blast furnace will be
blown in about July first. It is also
announced that two blast furnaces
will start at Sharpsville within the
next three weeks.
IN EXPLOSION
TWO DEAD
Boiler Lets Go, Doing $10,000
Damage.
Warren.——In a boiler explosion at
the Keeler mill at Wetmore, a village
a few miles east of Warren, Frederick
Markum, stoker of the boiler, was
blown to atoms and John Passenger
According to recent reporis Lake |
Tahoe in the Sierras is falling rapid-
Iy. The lake is situated on the boun- i
dary of Nevada and Czlifornia near |
Reno, Nev. About 2 month ago it |
was observed that the waters were |
receding. In four weeks’ time they
had dropped fully six feet. The cause
of the subsidence is a mystery. Two
years ago the waters rose rapidly to
such a height that the surrounding
towns were seriously threatened. The
lake is very deep, and is situated in
what some believe to be an extinct
volcano. Possibly the mysterious
changes of level may be due to vol-
canic action. According to a legend
of the Washoe Indians the waters
once were hurled out of the lake by
some subterranean force and over-
whelmed the inhabitants of towns in
the valley to the east.
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“Little one, I am waiting for you
to tell me about your trouble,” said
the man, gently. :
“And 1,” replied Mine, “am wait- |
ing for the words to come! My |
tongue and throat are so dry to-night.
Have patience with this long silence |
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“I will wait,” said the man,
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Shepherds believe the wool on a
sheep's back is an unfziling barome-
ter. The curlier the wool the finer
will be the weather.
ripe wma es
No goods can be landed in Turkey
which hear a trade-mark at all re-
sembling a crescert,
was fatally injured. The mill was
wreclied and the property loss will
reach $10,000. Markum was literally
blown to atoms, his head being found
rods away from the mill
SiR
Killed in Boxing Beut.
Philadelphia.-——Thomas Hagen or
Hage, a marine, was killed by a blow
over the heart in a six-rcund boxing
bout with “Johnny’’ Hogan, a local
pugilist, on board the battleship Miss-
issippi, lying at the navy yard. The
boxing bout was the feature of a
smoker. Hogan, his opponent, disap-
peared during the excitement that foi-
owed the collapse of Hagen.
Shares in Retirement Fund.
State. College.——Word was received !
here that State College has been
placed on the list of colleges entitled
to share in the Carnegie retirement
fund and that I. Thornton Osmond,
dean of the School of Mathematics
and Physics, and the oldest professor
in the college, was named as being en- |
titled to receive a pension.
Commissioner Is Named,
Harrisburg.—Governor Stuart
pointed A, H. Bowen of Philadelphia
a member cof the Valley Forge com-
mission.
bar and for 63 years prominent in pol-
among |
S. Pyle, will assume |
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| PENNSYLVANIA
Interesting Items. from All Sections of
the Keystone State,
PRISONERS WALK OUT
Thoughtfully Close the Door to Pre-
vent Others from Following Suit.
New Castle..—Two prisoners, Lewis
Downing and Fred Williams, escaped
from the county jail. It was just at
supper time and they got a half hour’s
start. The outer door closes with a
spring lock, and they cut off the es-
cape of others.
Williams pleaded guilty to stealing
a wagon load of brass. Downing was
convicted of picking pockets here dur-
ing a circus, the jury recommending
the extreme penalty. Downing hails
from Pittsburg. His real name is
said to be Lewis Wapndell. Sheriff
John Waddington has offered $100 re-
ward for the capture of either man. It
is supposed they hid in the outer cor-
ridor as the prisoners walked out at
supper ‘time for their rations, and
picked the outer door when the sheriff
went inside.
Mrs. Waddington saw them run
down the street and went to see if any
prisoners had escaped, but her sus-
picions were lulled when she found the
outer door securely locked. The jail
contains more than 50 prisoners, many
of whom face serious crimes.
SEWAGE PLANT HELD UP
Pittsburg Engineer's Work at Butler
Stopped by Injunction.
Butler.—On application of 25 tax-
payers, Judge James M. Galbreath is-
sued a preliminary injunction restrain-
ing the Burgess and Council from en-
tering into a contract with F. G. Ross
of Pittsburg, for the plans and specifi-
cations for a $100,000 sewage disposal
plant and the engineering services on
its erection.
The petitioners allege the contract
was awarded without competitive
bids, that the proceedings were irreg-
ular and that council has two other
bids. Ross’ bid was $6,000, and it is
said other bids were lower. State
Commissioner of Health Samuel G.
Dixon has ordered the plans submit-
ted before July 1, but the court will
not hear the case before September.
STATE BEARS THE COST
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Pave Court Bills in the Capitol Con-
| spiracy Cases.
Harrisburg.—The costs in the Cap-
itol contract trial will be borne by the
Commonwealth, not by James T. Wal-
ters, the prosecutor, and the bail of
all the defendants in the Capitol cases
will be respited until next fall, when
additional cases will be called for
trial. The metallic cases which
served as exhibits were removed from
the courthouse to the Capitol.
Bankers Are Arraigned.
Erie.—W. A. Ensign and his son,
Charles A. Ensign, of Northeast, Pa.,
bankers, were arraigned before Justice
of the Peace G. E. Graham on a charge
of embezzlement and bound over to
the September term of court. Direct-
ly after hearing, they were re-arrested
on two similar charges, preferred by
Isaac Ackerman and J. F. McGill, who
alleged that they had deposited over
$1,000 with the bankers, who illegally
accepted it, knowing that the institu-
tion was insolvent. The defendants
waived a hearing on these two charges
and were released on bail.
Mrs. Hartje Wins Again.
Pittsburg.—Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje,
wife of Augustus Hartje, the million-
aire paper manufacturer, whose unsuc-
j cessful divorce litigation against his
i wife has been widely published, won
i another victory when, by a decision
| of Judge Frazer, she was awarded
| $5,000 a year alimony, $26,750 for court
| expenses and $7,000 for attorney’s fees.
| Her claim for expenses and counsel
| fees was but slightly reduced by the
court.
Remove Auto Restrictions.
Butler.—The Butler board of trade
reorganized by electing Louis B. Stein,
president; Dr. M. E. Hardland and J.
H. Whitesides, vice president; John
C. Graham, secretary, and Elias Ritts,
treasurer. The board adopted a reso-
lution asking council to start public
improvements to give work to unem-
ployed. Autoists in other cities are
to be informed the ban has been rais-
cd here and fines for petty offenses
will not longer he imposed.
New Monument at Grove City.
Grove City.—Among the notable
features of commencement week at
Grove City College was the unveiling
of the beautiful bronze bust of Ben-
jamin Franklin® by Jean Antoine
Houden, presented by Dr. J. Acker-
man Coles of New York City.
To Serve Twenty Years,
New Castle.—Nick Sanati, convicted
of second degree murder for killing
Squire William Duff, of Hillsville, two
years ago, was sentenced by Judge
William E. Porter to 20 years to the
penitentiary. Sanati expected a first
degree verdict.
Saltshurg.—Over five hundred peo-
ple attended the annual reunion of
the Walker family at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Hezekiah Ruppert on the
Morton Fleming farm, near here.
Railroad Rolling Stock Fired.
Hollidaysburg.—An effort was made
by incendiaries to set fire to 6,000
freight cars in the local vards. Fires
were started in four different quar.
| ters. Prompt work by the Hollidays-
| burg fire department prevented a con-
| flagration.,
Locomotive Shops Resume Work.
Reading.—The Reading Company’s
locomotive shops here ,which ‘have
been closed for the last 10 days, have
been ordered on five days. They
employ 1,500 hands, and in bus-
the
jest
times 2,200 were on the roll.
Truth and
Quality
appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection-
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine—
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug-
gists.
World’s Consumption of Coffee.
reports that, according to statistics
published in a leading coffee trade
journal, the world’s consumption of
coffee in 1907 amounted to 16,825,000
sacks, of which 6,980,000 sacks were
consumed in the United States, 3,050,-
000 sacks in Germany, 1,625,000 sacks
in France, leaving 5,170,000 for con-
sumption in all other countries. The
consul adds that the consumptions of
coffee in Italy is only 1.44 pounds per
capita.
VETERAN OF THREE WARS.
A Pioneer of Colorado and Nebraska.
Matthias Campbell, veteran of the
Civil War and two Indian wars, and
Bn a pioneer of Colo-
rado, now living at
218 East Nebraska
street, Blair, Neb.,
says: ‘I had such
pains in my back for
a long time that I
could not turn in
WW bed, and at times
| there was an almost
PAN / total stoppage of the
urine. My wife and I have both used
Doan’s Kidney Pills for what doctors
diagnosed as advanced kidney trou-
bles, and both of us have been com-
pletely cured.”
_ Sold by all dealers. 50cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Leads Simplest Life.
In a wood about 30 miles from Lon-
don lives an old man who for 20 years
has known no other roof than an um-
brella. “Twenty years ago I took to
the woods,” he said. “During the
great snowstorm a few weeks ago I
slept soundly, and when I woke up in
the morning I was covered with snow
many inches deep. But I am never
ill. I have not had a day’s illness in
my life. I have lived a simple, sin-
gle life and I have no more WOrTy
than that tree has. I have no rates
and taxes to pay, I have no wife to
bother me and I have plenty of
friends. No one ever interferes with
me. I never light a fire, and I never
ask for money. When darkness comes
on I put up my big umbrella, take my
boots off, put my legs into a sack and
cover myself up with clothing, on top
of which I place this mackintosh.”’—
London Mail. i
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Force of Thunderbolt. ra
Prof. A. Herschel, in the Quarterly
Journal of the Royal Meteorological
Society, describes the extraordinary
effects produced by lightning in the
midst of an open moor in Northum-
berland. A hole four or five feet in
diameter was made in the flat, peaty
ground, and from this half a dozen
furrows extended on all sides. Pieces
of turf were thrown in various direc-
tions, one three feet in diameter and
a foot thick having failen 78 feet from
the hole. Investigation showed that
in addition to the effects visible on the
surface, small holes had been bored
in the earth radiating from the large
excavation.
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