ALNAS
ave you read In the old Arabian tale
Ot the merchant who sat In the market
place
nth a banket or wares exposed for sale.
And Ignored the crowd, with averted
face?
Iter he drajamed In the iun of a future
time
When hla basket of glassware should
be .sold,
Hod he counted hla gains In a dream sub
lime. Till his wealth had risen a hundredford;
land he sat there and dreamed, with a
blissful sigh.
Ha the crowd went by went surging by.
And nobody bought, and nobody cared
For the silent man with the misty gnze,
Who sat by his basket and Idly stared
Through the busy hours of the market
days.
And Jewels of Qphlr and silks of Tyre
Were mingled with spices and tropical
fruits;
All sounds and lights to the heart's He
el re,
And the tom-tom's beat and the wall of
flutes.
But he closed bla eyes with an Indolent
yawn.
While the crowd passed on passed laugh
ing on.
sw4r4H4rlfr44rH
Rascals' Aristocracy.
"The sentence of the court la," said
fudge Bucklilam, "that you be con
Ined in the state prison nt San Quen
Un for the term of two years."
A modest flush, born of the pride be
sould not entirely conceal, passed over
the face of the youth In the prison
ers' dock. "San Quentln and only
lghteen," was bis glad, unspoken
thought. The boys beside him there
were three of them strove to look
composed and Indifferent, as boys will
Wilier the circumstances, but their
nvy, tempered by friendship as it
was, was clearly apparent. Each of
them had his secret hopes, and each
tad been disappointed. And Jimmy
Picklock bad, without merjt that they
pould see, gained the coveted prize.
Only the bouse of correction awaited
them, an institution whose diplomacy
was a Bhame rather than an honor,
Since It stamped them as mere tyros
In the gallant calling ot theft
Jimmy went down stairs scarcely
feeling bis chains. He strove to ap
pear modest, not to manifest offensive
ly his recognized superiority over bis
companions, but he was none the less
exuberant in spirit, and they were
Bone the less glum. Jimmy, was a
tall, slender youth. He bad a frank,
Intelligent face, with lines of ambi
tion. His new sense of Importance
lent dignity to his carriage, his ex
pression and his gait.
That afternoon Tansy Mollle came
Op to the jail to bid him good-by. He
aw her In the visitors' room. She
was more than ever tender, more than
ever worshiping, in her simple, Tar
Flat way. She congratulated him
warmly, but he paid little heed. And'
though she hoped against hope, the
poor girl's doubts of his love grew
greater and greater in the fuce of this
Undeniable change in him. Jimmy was
getting tco high for her now; Jimmy
was a regular convict an amateur uo
longer.
Over the shining bay waters, with
Deputy Marion Wilson, Jimmy rode
expectantly next day. He smiled In
superior complnlsance at two tenderly
unwise old ladies who were "coony"
enough to pity him. They little knew.
And when he had arrived at the old
brick prison, and passed through the
outer gnte and the inner and stood at
last on the flagstones of the wa!k
within the walls, and viewed the gray
tone cell braidings, and the men in
tripes, who were his superiors no
longer, he folt the warm glow of self
contentment. All was rose-colored and scented
Tor half an hour. Then the horizon
was speckled with the first cloud of
gloom, c He met an old friend.
"Hello, Jack!" he cried, warmly.
"Hello, Jimmy!" returned Jack,
fuite unmoved.
"Who's here?" he asked, with ad
mirable sangfroid.
"Oh," the usual run," said Jack, in
Cifferently. "Where's Bart?"
, "Bart who?"
"Black Eart 1 "want to meet him.
"Oh, you do, do yer? Got your salt
ret?"
"My salt? No. Where do I get
It?"
"Over at San Rafael. The next time
yo utake your mornln' walk, buy a
ton or two at the grocery, an' git the
man to sprinkle it on yer. Jest tell
him you're so fresh you're 'frald yer'll
poll," and Jack turned contemptu
ously away.
Immy blushed to the roots of his
Hubble. To crown all, a tall, digni
fied, imposing-looking man walked
slowly by, nodded to Jack, and oid,
pleasantly:
"Hello, Dolan!"
. "Hello, Bart!" returned Jack.
It was Black Bart, the famous high
wayman. Jimmy's disomflture was
complete.
For a week this state of affairs con
tlaued. His expected happiness had
turned to misery. Every anticipated
sweetness of recognition by the hon
ored men of his profession had been
gall instead. He could not understand
It. He was a stranger la a strange
land. Even the boys In the tinshop
where he had been put to work re
fused to chum with him, claiming a
superiority over blm that was a mys
tery. He grew bitterly ashamed of
Ills clothes; they were so strangely,
degradlngly new. He was utterly
lonely and disconsolate; he almost
Wished at times that he bad not come.
One day, however, as. be was pass
ing by the east end of the cell build
ing be was accosted by a short, wiry
. grizzled old man, who sat smoking a
fiipe on the lowest step of the balcony
jtalrs.
CHAR.
And he dreamed of the gold that would
be Increased
Of the gorgeous glory of Eastern Hie;
Of the (lowers' perfume and 'the splen
did feast;
Of the riser's daughter he would take
for his wife:
Of his haughty pride when sha knelt
at his feet:
Be would spurn her away as she trem
bled there!
Be spurned; and his basket crashed Into
the street.
While his wonderful castles fell out of
the air.
And he gnred on the ruin with face long
drawn,
While the crowd passed on passed Idly
on.
Ah, many there be with talents spread
To the careless gaze ot the multitude.
Who sit and dream with lowered head.
And half-lmllfierent, half-subdued,
Awult the coinlmr of those who buy;
And wait In vain, for the buyers pass,
And all too lute their plaintive cry,
When hopes are shattered like broken
glass I
And they sit and mourn for fortune gone.
While the world goes on unheeding ou.
By Louise Cass Evans.
"Got any terbacker?" asked the man.
Jimmy eagerly gave him his whole
plug In exchange for a friendly word.
"I've been watching you for a cou
ple o' days," his friend said; "your
name is Picklock, ain't It?"
"Yes, sir."
"I used to know a Plckloclt in Sc
nora, In sixty-eight Him and me wus
asltln' stage drivers the time o' day all
that winter. Any relation o' hls'n?"
"I dton't know. Sly father was a
street contractor in San Frauclsco."
"Same man. Got to be supervisor,
didn't he? Yes? Well, I'm glad to
see yer, my boy, glad to see yer. How's
the old man?"
"He's dead." "
"No! Ye don't mean It! Never
Been a man . I'd ruther work with.
Daisy, the old man was. What he
didn't know about a mallbag and ex
press box wa'n't wuth knowln'."
Jimmy felt a sense ot pride In his
father that was new to him. He in
herited reputation, at all events. He
determined to appeal to his friends.
"What's the matter with all these
fellers?" he asked.
"How?"
"They won't have nothln' to do with
me."
"Guess yer been puttln on airs.
Small canaries Is a little too proud
o' their cage sometimes."
"No, I taven't. I gave 'em straight
business every time."
"Wat kind of nn accident got yer
here? Wat did the guilty party as
tbrow'd the blame on you get a hold
of?"
"An overcoat."
"Olf'n a hatrack?"
"Yes."
"Daytime?"
"Yes."
The old man looked disappointed.
"You've made a bad mistake, sonny.
The best you kin o is to mind yer
eye, and do wot you can to k'rect it.
Wat's a great, big, smart boy like you
a-ctoln' sneakthlevin'? Ain't yer got
no ambition?"
Jimmy understood It all now. His
crime filled him with bitter regret If
only if only he had thought and done
a burglary!
"Ye see, my boy," his mentor went
on, kindly, "ther's suthln expected o'
seen as you. A man grown ain't got
no right to fool away his time on baby
play, If he ever expects to accomplish
anythln'. Ther's Frisco boys no older
nor you as is known, an' well known,
In Chicago an' New York. Sneak
thlevin' is mean. It's low down. Any
body kin sneak, an' no self-respecetln'
gentleman would think of it The
sneakB here is mostly Chinamen, and
I'm glad to see the boys has drawed
the line." .
"Jack Dolan ain't done much bet
ter," ventured Jimmy.
"Ain't he, now? There Is a boy for
yer," said the old man, admiringly.
"Didn't ye read the pretty burglary he
come over on? Didn't ye read it? As
line a piece of work at his age as ever
anybody beerd on. And three more
before it every one a credit to him.
Jack got 'em in the papers scon's ho
was sentenced, and it gave him stand
In' the -minute he got here. He wasn't
goln' to let no other feller git credit
for his work. Why, Jimmy Hope, the
great New York bank burglar, the day
Jack got here, Jimmy Hope, he says,
in this very yard, an' a dozen stand
ers around to hear it:
" 'Mr. Dolan,' says he, 'I'm glad to
meet yer. You has a future before yer.
me boy, or I'm a chump.' "
Jimmy turned green with envy. He,
too, had looked forward to meeting
Jimmy Hope; had thought over the
speech he would make to that quiet,
modest, eminent man. Alas! all had
turned out so differently, and he had
only himself to blame.
"Then there ain't no show at all, Is
there?" .
"Not much. I won't disappoint yer.
But I've got some Influence myself,"
he added, complacently, "an' I will do
what I can for the sake o' yer dad. Its
this way, nn' here's yer only chance.
There's a hot fight on-the 'Independent
Order o' Knights o' the Dark,' the bur
glars'" 'sedation. Jimmy Hope's been
president two terms, an' some o' the
boys swears they won't have no
third-term Caesarism la theirs. The
election comes off next Wensdy, an'
Jimmy's only got sixty-seven votes.
He wants eighty-lwo to . be 'lected.
Ten-Pin BI3 has fifty-five, and they're
huntlr for more. , I might," he
closed his eyes reflectively "I might
get yer In."
"Do you belong?"
"Scarcely, my boy," he said, with
evident pride, "I belong to the 'United
Order o' First Degrees.' That's tta
top notch In these dlggln's."
"What are they?"
"Gentlemen as happened to be
standln' 'round when somebody got
hurt moxtually. The second degree
members has formed a society. Call
themselves the 'Malice Aforethought,'
but the bluff won't work. We're the
aristocracy here. Bart's our presi
dent" "Does Jack belong to the Knights?"
"Yes, he does; , an' he's the dork
horse for the presidency, too."
"Mebbe he would help me."
"That's yer best holt You better
try him."
Jimmy went to sleep that night with
renewed hopes. In the yard next day
he found Jack In busy converse over
the election with two fellow knights.
He waited modestly for blm to finish,
and then pleaded for his aid. Jack
was touched.
"I can't do it, Jimmy; I can't do
it, nowhow," he repeated. It will cost
me the election. But I'll tell you what
I'll do oh, Scarggsy!" be called.
Scraggsy, a fat, freckled young
burglar, with two merry eyes and red
bead, crossed the yard in response to
the call.
"Mr. Mullony, Mr. Picklock," said
Dolan.
The two bowed and shook bands.
"Glad ter meet yer," said Scraggsy.
Jimmy said: "'1 am honored, Mr.
Mullony," and scored a point Though
a craftsman who Btood high In his
line, Scraggsy was human.
"I want you to put Mr. Picklock up
for election, Scraggsy," said Jack.
"Get Fat Andy to second1 blm, an' do
the best yer cnn. Don't say nothln'
about his record. He's got good stud
In him, and I'll go ball for him; but
it's on the q. t. far's I'm concerned."
For three days Jimmy alternated
between hope and fear. The voting
took place in a large tin box hung nt
the corner ot the cell building nearest
the Jute factory. At last it was over.
Jimmy awaited the result with palpi
tating heart.
But Scraggsy's face told the story
before he spoke. It took only ten
black ball3 to reject, and Jimmy had
received twenty-seven. Clearly they
would not have any sneak thieves in
their number.
At first he despaired utterly. Then
he honestly made up his mind to re
form; to compensate as best he could
for lost time. He remembered how, In
the years preceding, Jack had improv
ed bis time, while he, Jimmy, bad
idled. How, at the Industrial school,
Jack was studying and getting infor
mation, while he had smoked cigar
ettes and loafed. How, later, at the
house of correction, Jack had by his
diplomacy and Industry got first posi
tion as house servant, and afterward
been transferred to the county Jail as
"trusty," where his position gave him
confidential and Intimate acquaintance
with intelligent men from everywhere.
The result was clear. There was but
one thing to do listen, learn and make
up for so many wasted opportunities.
And this he determined to do.
When the time came for his depar
ture he went quietly away with high
and firm resolves. He had three dol
lars and a badly fitting suit of clothes,
but Mollle had remained in love with
him, and she was In aflluence.
He became valiantly Intoxicated at
her expense, beat her black and blue,
hit the pipe, and felt like a madman.
Then he looked about him.
His disgrace still burned, though he
said nothing about It to his Inamorata.
She might pedestal him as high as she
liked. The western addition offered
a fruitful field for burglary, and, with
newspaper fame In View, Jimmy pur
chased a revolver, bowie-knife, and
slung-shot Whenever he happened
to be caught the knights should
know what a mute, Inglorious Milton
and Cartouche combined they bad so
Inappreclntlvely scorned.
The first two operations were bril
liantly successful. They were neatly
done; would reflect pride on anybody.
During the third, however, as Jimmy
was deftly picking the lock of the sil
ver closet In a mansion on Pacific av
enue, he felt himself grabbed by some
one In the dork. The old highway
man's advice came instantly to him;
he twisted his right arm free, slipped
the knife from his sleeve and stuck
it into something soft Ho heard an
"Oh!" and the fall of a body.
Jimmy dashed out of the back door
while a woman's shrieks were ringing
He had scarcely Jumped the fence into
the street, however, before brass but
tons were hotly in pursuit As he
ran, he drew his revolver and pepper
ed away like a Gatllng gun at his pur
suer, the policeman, also shooting
rapidly at him. Then a shrill whistle
sounded In front of Jimmy and the
shooting Dehind him ceased. Some
thing struck him out of a dark, door
way, the left side of his head appeared
to cave In, and Jimmy knew no more,
but rather less than usual.
Only three monthB had elapsed
since his departure when he passed
the Iron doors again. But there was
no exultation in his manner this time.
He was quiet, modest and business
like. "How are yer, Jimmy?" said Scragg
sy, cordially.
"Hello, old boy. Read all about it
in the papers," said Jack. "Lemme
introduce you to the boys."
"I know'd there was stuff in yer; I
know'd it," said the old highwayman,
fond tears in his eyes as he greeted
him.
And Jimmy's hopes were realized at
last San Francisco Argonaut
Oratory's Finish.
"Your son won a prize for oratory
while he was In college, I believe.
What Is he doing now?"
"He's got a Job In the union depot,
announcing the departure of the
trains." Chicago Record-JJcrald.
Handy Wagori Necessary.
Every farm should have a handy
wagon, one of the low-down, wide-tire
kind. For stacking grain, hauling hay
or fodder, for driving over soft fields,
the handy wagomls Just the thins. One
need not be so particular about putting
it under cover, and besides, it leaves
the other wagons clean and in nice
shape for general -hauling. The nar
row tire, high wheels are better for
road hauling, but do not use a nar
row tire on the fields. Indiana Farm
er. Profitable Dairy Cow.
Unless the matter has been force
fully called to the attention of the
small dairyman, he has very little idea
of the outward appearance of what
a good dairy animal should be. Most
farmers like large, slick well-rounded
animals in keeping with the appearance
ot the family driving horse, while In
fact all surpluB flesh and tendency to
lay on fat is objectionable, for In Just
so much Is she lacking as a dairy cow.
J. C. Kendall, in the Progressive
Farmer.
Field Peas for Hogs.
Tho South Dakota Station ndvlscs
mixing peas with oats, two bushels to
one of oats per acre, sowing for hogs.
The oats are put in to keep the peas
off the ground as they will rot when
lying on the ground. The Canada Hold
pea is used with an early maturing va
riety of oats.. Tho ground should be
well prepared and the peas and oats
drilled deep enough to get into the
moisture. Plant the first thing la
the spring as soon as the ground is
warm. In experiments conducted with
the pease as pig feed It was found thnt
It required 421 pounds cow peas to pro
duce a hundred pounds of gain, as com
pared with 458 pounds of corn to pro
duce a hundred pounds of gain. Peas
are very nitrogenous and make a good
feed to furnish protein In balancing
rations for swine.
A Good Sheep Feeder.
A Wisconsin sheep feeder, who fed
a lot bought last February, at the
Chicago stock yards and fed them for
39 days, sold them in Chicago a few
days ago at $6.10 per hundred, says
the Drovers Journal. They were range
bred. For the first two days he fed
them on clover hay, then they were
put on screenings, with clover and
timothy hay and shredded fodder. The
roughage was fed in racks. For shel
ter the sheep had a large basement and
they were shut into It when It storm
ed. The screenings were put Into self
feeders. Water was supplied in a tank
In the basement and salt was kept be
fore them all the time. In clipping
feeders he said It pays if you have a
good stable and you get an average of
7 or 8 pounds of wool. I clip my
lambs every season before selling. In
finishing fattening sheep I generally
feed corn in the troughs and screenings
all the tlmeln the self-feeders.
Poultry Diseases,
Scaly legs, which are a scourge In
many poultry yards, can be traced ab
solutely to filth, damp quarters, and
neglect. Roup, canker, consumption,
sore eyes, may all be traced to damp-
cess, cold draughts blowing through
the houses, and unnatural exposure to
Inclement weather. Nothing causes
these ailments as quickly as damp,
unhealthy poultry houses In which the
fowls are compelled to sleep. Diph
theria, canker and roup arc all kindred
diseases, which can be directly blamed
upon those having charge of the fowls.
If the birds havo comfortable, reason
ably dry, properly ventilated houses,
with sanitary conditions, there Is but
little danger of these ailments unless
they are caught by coming in contact
with other ailing birds, or being ship
ped to and from shows In boxes or
coops that are contaminated. Rheuma
tism, gout, and lf3 weakness is usual
ly blamable upon hereditary condi
tions," Inbreeding, overfeeding, or un
healthy, damp quarters. All of thcs3
diseases may be prevented by remov
ing the possibility of the contamina
tion. Tho Feather.
Cllplng the Horse.
Clipping In the winter time 1b gen
erally condemned, especially clipping of
the legs, which cannot be protected by
blanketing. Scratches often come
when a horse's legs are clipped, par
ticularly if he stands out In all weath
ers. A clipped horse needs two blank
ets instead of one; in very cold weath
er he should wear one blanket under
the harness. The long, coarse strag
gling hair that often grows out on a
clipped horse means that he has suf
fered much from cold.
Most veterinarians agree, however,
in advising that horses be clipped in
the spring of the year. At this sea
son the horse sweats easily and the
long hair holds tbe moisture. In the
stable his animal heat goes to dry the
cold, wet hair, and the food energy
that should recuperate his tired body
is used up in replenishing the animal
heat. On the clipped horse the per
spiration dries out readily, and so there
are no drains upon his supply of ani
mal heat.
An experiment was made some years
sup by a Buffalo street car company;
they clipped 250 of their 600 horses
and kept a careful record of results.
Of the undipped horses, 153 were
troubled with colds or pneumonia,
while not one of the clipped horses
suffered. This would seem to show the
value of spring cllnninsr.
Trimming hair inside the ears causes
aeamess ana misery. It is not well to
interfere too much with nature. Am
erican Cultivator.
Orchards of All Sizes.
While an orchard is young, and
growth and development are wanted.
the cultivation should be thorough. To-
get some profit from the manuring and
cultivation, it is well to cultivate some
early and low growing crop between
the trees, such as early potatoes, early
cabbages or sweet potatoes. The main
difficulty with the sweet potatoes is
that they are apt to bold the ground
too late, when the cover crop for win
ter should be sown.
Cultivation should never continue
later than the middle of July, for by
that time the summer growth is com
pleted and the wood should have a
chance to ripen and not be stimulated
Into aa untimely growth by-late cul
tivation. Then sow crimson clover
among the trees as the winter cover
crop, to be turned under in the spring
for the benefit of the trees.
Then if the trees are carefully watch
ed during the summer and undesirable
growth stopped with the finger and
thumb, a great deal of pruning will
be saved and the growth that would
have gone to make the needless wood
will go elsewhere. The so-called water
sprouts that often choke the center of
the tree and rob the fruiting branches
of growth, are often allowed to have
their own way during the summer, and
have to be cut out in the fall. It is
greatly better to prevent their grow
ing by rubbing them out as they ap
pear, and thus not only save labor but
increase the growth of the more use
ful parts of the tree.
Watch the pear-trees closely for
blight. No spraying will avail with
this, and the only thiaij Is to cut It
out into sound wood. But do not wait
until the entire limb Is affected and
the leaves turn black, but watch the
ends of the shoots, and when any
shriveling of the bark Is seen, cut out
at once well beyond it, and every time
you cut, dip the blade of the knife in
a solution of carbolic acid to avoid
the transfer of the bacteria to new
wood. .The Infection always takes
place in the early spring, and if faith
fully, cut out there will be no more
infection during tbe season, unless
you get some bacteria transferred to
the growing tissues by pruning out
the diseased wood. Go through the
peach orchard a.nd look for gum at the
base of the trees, showing that the
borers are at work. Scrape away the
earth and cut out all the damaged bark
and the borers, and draw the earth
back again. The curculia will be at
work cn the peach and plum fruits and
the only way to combat him is to Jar
the trees frequently end gather up and
destroy the Insects and bitten fruit
Large growers use a broad frame cov
ered with cotton cloth, like an inverted
umbrella, to catch these in. It has
a slit on one side to that Is can be
moved nround the tree. It is a good
plan to allow the poultry to have the
range of the peach and plum orchards,
so that any Insects that fall will be
eaten.
But the regular tarring should never
theless be kept up until the fruit shows
signs of ripening. The American va
rieties and some of the Japan plums
are more resistant to the attacks of the
curculia than the finer European varie
ties. With the later a daily Jarring
is needed.
Cut out the old canes from the dew
berries and blackberries as soon as the
crop is off, and a better growth of the
young canes will be had by so doing.
But do not allow too many young canes
to start Get three or four good canes
and keep the others chopped out. The
young canes of the dewberry can be
allowed to trail on the ground, placing
thera In along the rows out of the way
of cultivation. Let them remain on
tho ground until the next spring, as
they will be less damaged by the win
ter than if tied up. Growers have fin
ally settled on the plan of tying each
hill to a stake Instead of training them
on wires, which are apt to chafe and
injure the canes.
If you want to Increase your black
cap raspberries, the tips of the shoots
should be fastened to the ground to
root. The red raspberries are better
grown from root cuttings made in the
late fail and buried through the win
ter in boxes of sand to plant in the
spring. Root cuttings of these and
blackberries are far better than suck
ers for that purpose. Indianapolis
News.
A Desire of France.
France wants the New Hebrides,
and has wanted them ever since 1850,
when she annexed their neighbor. New
Caledonia. We want them, partly be
cause they are a valuable asset in
themselves; mainly, however, because
they are no more than four days'
steam from Sydney and possess the
only good naval harbors for thousands
ot miles. London Windsor Magazine.
From the Peroxide Blonde.
"Your digestion is badly out of or
der, madam," said the doctor. "You
will have to diet"
"What Is the most fashionable color,
doctor?" asked Mrs. Nuritca in a
bored manner. Punch BowL
EXCELSIOR BRAND
Oiled
Clothing and Slickers
Indispensable to the miner. Best water
proof garment made. Don't accept an oiled
coat or slicker unlets It bearsour trade niark.
If your dealer cannot
show the"8nwyer"lin
of coats and slickers,
write for catalog giv
ing styles and prices.
i.m. sums, sos
EuiCiasMM, Mats.
Tobacco for 8oldier.
In all Lord Wolseley's campaigns
he made It a rule, where possible, to
allow each soldier one pound of to
bacco a month, which he considered
a fair allowance. In Italy the mil
itary authorities recognize the weed
as one of the comforts essential to
tho troops, and cigars are served out
to them with their dally rations. 25
FTTS,St.Vitas'Dan:NervoTuDit!easwpe- ,j
manently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. S3 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. H. B. Kline, Ld.,081 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Divorces In England.
Statistics relating to divorce in
England and Wales, published a few
days ago, are very Interesting, chlefly
because they show the sweet reason
ableness of the English and Welsh
people In respect to the dlrvoce habit
ns compared with Americans. Only
752 petitions for divorce were filed lr
1905, against 720 in 1904 and 889 and
824 in 1902 and 1903 respectively,
the 1905 petitions were presented by
Three hundred and twenty-three of
wives. Decrees nisi were granted to
wives in 2C1 cases and to husband in ' v
3G2 cases. "'
SUFFERED TORTURES.
Racked With Tain, Day and Night,
For Years. ,
Wra. H. Walter, engineer of Cbats
worth, Ills., writes: "Kidney disease
was lurking In my
system for years. I
bed torturing pain
in the side and
beck and the urine
was dark aud full
of sadlment. I was
racked with pain,
day and night,
W could not sleep or
eat well, and finally became crippled
and bent over with rheumatism.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought quick
relief, and, in timo.cured me. Though
I lost 40 pounds, 1 now weigh 200,
more than ever bsfore."
Sold by all dealers. CO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
RATS AND THE FARMERS
Marry Millions the Cost of the Pests''
' Depredations.
The Agricultural Department has
Issued a statement that the brown
rat Is the worst mammalian pest In
existence. "If," the statement says,
"for each cow, horse, sheep and dog
on the farms the farmers support
one rat on grain, the loss would be
$100,000,000 a year.
"Their prolificness Is the chief ob
stacle to their extermination. If
three litters of 10 each are produced
every year, a single pair, breeding
without check and without losses by
death, In three years would be rep
resented by 10 generations and would
number 20,153,392 individuals. The
eleventh generation, due at the be
ginning of the fourth year, would
number over 100,000,000.
High Cost of Sable Furs.
Extraordinary storlas are being told
about the increasing scarcity and
value of sables, which, a London pa
per says, people are beginning to pass
down as heirlooms to their descen
dants. A sable coat which two years
ago would have cost $20,000 would
now be valued at $30,000, as $450 is
at present being asked for a single
sklnj The two most costly sable
coats in the world are worn by the
Empress of Russia and her cousin,
Queen Maud of Norway. The coat
In the possession of the Empress is
made of the finest sables which could
be obtained In Europe, and is worth,
about $250,000, while that which
Queen Maud wore when she went
with King Haakon to the famous
Giuldhall banquet In the early part
of the winter is probably worth
$150,000.
WEXT TO TEA
And It Wound Tier Bobbin. .
Tea drinking frequently affects
people as badly as coffee. A lady in
Salisbury, Md., says that she was
compelled to abandon the use of cof
fee a good many years ago, because
It threatened to ruin her health and
that she went over to tea drinking,
but finally sho had dyspepsia so bad
that she bad lost twenty-five pounds
and no food seemed to agree with
her.
She further says: "At this time I
was induced to take up the famous
food drink, Postum, and was so much
pleased with the results that I have
never been without it since. I com
menced to improve at once, .egained
my twenty-five pounds of flesh and
went some beyond my usual weight
"I know Postum to be good, pure
and healthful, and there never was
an article, and never will be, I be
lieve, that does so surely take Vn
place of coffee as Postum Food Co'
fee. The beauty of it all is that it is
satisfying and wonderfully nourish
ing. I feel as if I could not sing its
praises too loud." Read "The Road
to WellvUK' la pkgs. "There's
Reason.' 1