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ITI'Simm saaneatly eo red. Ho fit* or n?rvoun? mass after Out day'* umj of Dr. KUnv's Grwat Nenrsttastyt*?. 12ft rial bottle au<i t ???t Uufroe DfJUL X,tix*,Ud.,m ArchW., Pbll*.,P*. Ma uy tbeorica h?o cvvllent until you try to reduce them to practice, ' If nt. Wluftlow'a Soothing Syrap for children toothing, soften the gu in#, roducea luflummu tlos.aJlnys pala.curee wind colic. 2ik\ a bottle Ths bardcat work ?omo people bav* to 4b >? look jug for a good time. Uoricy refunded for each package of PoiNAU bAVKLl :&# L)YUti if Ull*4ti?fuO tery. '? ??? ?? ? ? ? l>oe? xucccaa make the optimist, or doe* (he optimist make aiicceap? J do not better* PUegi Cure for <'oa?ijn?? t!oah?a*ue lunU-woomtlii and oold??Jo** k.bovaM.'^noity i?prtn??, lad., feb. IS, 1KW. Hope ie often a poor apology to an ach ing heart or an empty atomach. ? .k...,. It han boon decided that tho por trait of Uio Km proa Dow ager of Chin* now being painted by. Miss Kale Augusta Carl, an American ar tist, shall be exhibited at tho?8t. bftMl* Exposition. It is contrary to Chinese traditions to Have likenesses of tho rulers made and this innova tion has caused a sensation at court. There ta more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diaeanes put together, 8d until the last few year* wu supposed to incurable, For a great man y yeara doctors jMrououneed ft a looal disease and preaorlbed local remedies, and by conatantly falling to cure with looal treatment, prononnoed It In curable. Science boa proven Catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall'a Catarrh Cure, manufactured by V. J. Cheney A Co., 1 Toledo, O., Is the only constitutional oure on the market. Ip Is taken internally In doses IromlOdropstoateaspoonful. It acts direct ly on tho blood and mucoua surface* of the 'system. They offer one hundred dollara for any ease it falls to curjtf. Send tor clroulars and testimonials. Address V. J. Cans** 4 Co., Toledo, O. \ ^ t. Bold by Druggists, V#o.\ T . Ilall'a Vamlly Pllla are Vie beat. % Tho world needs nloro/ religion'- |n : politics and less poUtjfa^ religion. ? Mrs. Tupman, a prominent? lady of Richmond, Va., a great sufferer with woman's troubles, tells how she was cured. "For so itu! years I Buffered with backache, severe bearing-down pains, leuoorrhcca, and falling of tha womb. 1 tried many remedies, but nothing' gave any positive relief. "I commenced taking L.y<llit E, IPlnkham's Veffotiiblo Compound In June, 1001. When 1 had tafron tine first half bottle, I felt a vant improve ment, and hpvo now talcen ton bottles with the result that I feel like a now ?woman. When I commenced taking the Vegetable Compound I felt all ?wrn out and was fast approaching ?oomplote norvoua collapse. I weighed' Only 98_poun4fl?- Now I weigh -IWH Tunds and am improving evory day. gladly testify 'to the benefits ro ^eWcd.** ? Mhs. u. C. Tui'max, Wcut BOth St., Richmond, V.-i. ? $ sooo forfait if . or (final of abov* letttr provlnj gtnu/iMnau cannot kW T When (v medicine Ims boon suc CCSUUl 111 more than n million cases, Is it justice to yourself to say, without trying it, 44 1 <lo not believe it would help mo?** Surely you cannot wish to re main weak and sick. MM. Pink ham. whoso ad Tress Is Lynn, Mass., will answer cheer fully and without cost all letters addressed to her by sick women. Perhaps she has Just tho knowl edge that will help your case ? tff her to-day? ' It costs nothing. f APUOINE cures v COLDS and FEVERISH CONDITIONS. 10, K an I ftOorntu, At Drugstore*. tto. 3l> ?V%ROMPT. Safe. Rali^bla." ' h??? "h.t l>r mW ? liuriuw'a Lieulric Nurvuie for t ootn*<n I* ? Mi ?? druvgUt*. or by mall ?'ar ? lm ML (ipeclally Ct?uipa;i>.l>?'pt.C,l'lncbluir,N.O Storks rf Hunt, Endless stories of Charles H. Hunt, chief of pollco of Portland. Maine, are told by bis admlrerR, and among them la ono that illustrates the ready hu mor of the old man. At ' a dinner given by prominent citizens of that place the chief was the principal Rtiest, and in the bourse of the fenst he was called upon to respond to tne toast, "The Police." Amid applause, Mr. Hunt arose In the full dignity of bis Rorfiooua uniform and, In a sil ence indicative of the affection felt for him, said with a comical wink: "Here's to tho police; first in war. first In peace; first In the pocket of ?his countrymen." iri?ni i >y iiinf), * Kagene K. I.niio, of 751*" Twentieth avenue, ticket noller In the Union Sta tion. Denver, Col., says: "You ure ut liberty to repeat what I first stated through our Denver papers about Don it's Kidney Pills In the sum mer of IStK). for I have had no reason In the interim to change my opinion of the remedy. I ftaid when lirst Interviewed that if 1 had a friend and acquaintance ?ufFerlng from back ache would /unheal tatipfcly advise them to take*' Doan's Kidney Pills. I Was subject to aerere -attauVa 6f backTBP ?cbe, always aggravated if I eat long ?t a dMk. It atmck ma that If I>oat?T? Kidney Pllts performed half what they JtHttil? d tbey mftgbtat feaat help. Tbii teddeed me to try the remedy. Itabee 4?taty ? topped tbe bark ache. I bn va wrerl^ a iwtn or a twinge eieee/' ? wjt'ejli?,,yfckfcN cored Mr. UK? wift ?r matted to aw part of Om United I A SWEET STORY. I QUI REGULAR SUNDAY StRMON. Th? Beautiful - Story of C?lh*r OfllnMUd In An Attr*ctly? Style By An tiloquent Pr?*ch?r. ni! Tin V u; m ,dtty '"''Hling til# lUv\ CoifipliiM! Woelfkm. minister of the ilk?"? ^vfn1? CUlch, had for in. l . "Uprente opportunity." Ilo chose as his text lather iv : 24 : "Wlio kiiowcth whether thou art wine to J ho xMa1? * ??"!??? a? tbi.r iu, WJ><dfkin said: The hiitory of KWther is a fascinating romance. fcvory changing wen e m thu panorama i? a graphio^Mu. .ration of the j>rov, (le"tC <>f <?>d. it trace* the traoai- ' tiou from obsevnty to prominence: front wfaknoMi^to power, 'Ine scene opens ?ho wing Kst her ait orphan girl belonging V and dcspiwfd race. 'Naturally, every Jp*r of influence would be cloa^i to ner. AJone in the world, dependent upon ',our't|y. l?'? horizon of iter lite ??? limited. Her chief endowment Wa* fli that, UH the world goes, in more likely to become a ana re of evil tlian Jiimki f of,K"6d' Vet, behind tin*. . .I t i '* there in working the might, wisdom ami h*ve of (iod. Tltfl jjqecn ? throne i? empty: The royal crown * "^'ting Bome one who may ill* a so the mood of the J\in*. Thousand* of gentle blood dream of the (Jueen'u pJaro an the acme of a! ambition, Hut the providence of Jehovah has resulted the p!uce for i -r' Wpbaued Jewish girl J. TuT^r^ '*'iver u> *?<i!d ??U2*i * ? c" C,""stunces ami eondi i? ? " l?,^CnV "i"1 "* |,,Hy ,IOt *?"? P?'?m ising. But what are these with (Jod? Ilia ? I length is mode perfect in wcakneaa. Tho y ?.,ilnenr ,lV'' wonittl who have whom JjV/I'I" t,? history were those Whom (iod a providence brought from oh tcuritv and lowly conditions. Your way is not hid from the Almighty. There ? a p.uce- held vacant for your filling. Thrtt S ft rM ho'{ore,J n"'f dignified aa ariv .?n?n Ll "rC' hn'a,,,V ?t ?? divinely ap i?J.n I !,m ioacl,ri8 thereto may eontingenbiea, accidents,* for tuitous chances, and through the moods ot[ ?th?r p^rtom. Hut if tl7?? the ,i"r t Hia wlll t<iUBt dJI,8?nce to <liscover His will and readiness to obey, He will iuit?i for our ? plaice a,id Portion moat ?uitwl for our eternal profit and glorv. No QU?-ehu> may step into our place until we Sill -ncl rfi?oL.diencrn, 'have foifeited the privilege of its occupancy. *"'er,v life has its own unique endow ment. Success or failure depends upon the manner in winch we hohi these posties lions. If we hold them sellishlv to profit oui selves witlinj, thev turn into corrup [ i' .1{ut ?* V?ey be held in trust aa a ?a -^wardship, used for the furtherance of His purposes and the bringing of ilia kingdom, they will turn out eternal treaS urea. Our temptation is to discredit our possessions and opportunities. Hut we may not despise the day of small things ? * Esther bud only personal beniuy to e..m mend her at first. This is not * gift de apised by Ha tan in Ins attempt to ruin a "?ml; then why Hhoutd it be .lisoredited as a power for ?oo?|v The lad had oily five loaxcs and two fishes, but, consecrated to more IfcC?'ll ^ fc<l thw !m,Uit "de ? "?? oainrt' turns upon whether wo are Self ???! L?!ii?W,,,ent" '? t,ie interwt of we a ei"e,gy. 0f Helf' ?1' whether w th Wirn iT. rnd rrkV,? ,n co-operr.tion I life win v' }}M.Bioryt The form of ? ? Y X^S.y- ^ud does not duplicate tern Tl?, 2Ve" t,J conf?rin to a like pat hhe cnnVil 0 -I A.vl,st difference between home ?n 1 !tI,nt H0,'vid >? Naamnu'M 41,0 ',rPhan captive who mounted he Per?'nn throne, but it was the sa ne Uod who worked in each. nuLn *irl l'?08,'"0 the bounteous r c"Joy? the honors and entolu H roy^y-. Banquets are held in her foZlll' retinue of servants minister lUffniiw fk .H.? yL C,UI H,le HupJ?ort tho il? ii iV8 t',rust tlpon her? Will adu iou'rs'ahmVv^ nn'!i v,nnity enervate her no/iof ^i 7, ?' w,.'l 8,10 ?rovv strong and fi-iii 8 am,d opportunities? Otllv can answer such queries, and that cornea soon enough. Fron, the outer wor?, Dcn.Sn \I i lamentation of ber kindred cloiVi ? hpr in sack cloth and mourning and would not be with fear \Vi ^ W* ?C ? ?''' w?ili5S witn tear. What eotud ->t mean? If *h'e had only been party to the conference be tween her royal husband and the ,, rime r"?hiflL?,unC0' MS-V,d ,havc Ul>derstood. ?'10 could see h4HUo clerks writinsr thn sentences of death wi.ioh were be im> bur knowirOU<?hoUt tjl? e!rt|)i.re ahc wouht have Known. She seems to be exemnt liira 1,"? jn the palace? lint the blackness overshadows her even there a i?t cl,rrHu'nKtftnce />( condition can shut it ?nu mourning, to enter the roval nn> eincts. i hey would not be disturbed bv painful reminders of fflfe's sorrow** Hnt norD J10 r?rnl pUrrrH!? <nti "either ignore nnt J fm,i ? ^10 tragedies of life are not shut out by hiding and ignoring them wm ra The Redeemer of the wnrlJ ai/t ?? from & "e bSSn^Tfinv^' r*"1 ? through sufferiiu: netame a nauour, forgiving s n iirinam^ glory out of the crtiefble of suffVr iJ ,",1 Planting the light of hope " n f the Hi? Sfe ??? ^ If VMhc" RCCU to sive ifiJi i lono 8|1C win io?? it. But if in save ?f wrtVC wtllcr? sl,e lose it. Hhe shall thinlr f cannot in a time of epidemic tin. She had not been called into the King s presence for a wholo inontl, 4, , Shn\ iT" Vnbiddcn ,nit?ht mean dent" She had her limitations. Even her n' ;? ion ZT'Uzs? }; i'l'c?,n?d- i'riS ?i.u over Ufa d-SJE1 ll . ,?r? .that confron* I tote lh jv. w, adequacy and dc;oair. This peri)Vevn v. n i'l ^l^"^'|rf)on^"ho'ythr(^cnof ^(?od'1Q^H^ ne^'e.l| ";>j Jail nor ba dis,o^^| "SVhJth^ judgment m the earth? All thnt H? At thd cost1 S1UH "I1 <i,at ,vid nftt r . /? ? if o nrinss sncodv IheT ?f V,0(\*\Uxn in? heMife. RWhJ?hnd nil -.?u ,hy bad she been |>referred above this groat place? The menn^ >n? begin* to crystalixe. (?0d fore" aw Vim timo i ""V^tod the need, and for sue! ? dom ii ^hrvery" K^rtTf^tV0 ^ ,dnR have shaped our coursc. S t,lere is a nnr iiTottr^fves ThJ ha"'? ?1T f ^ther". invisible anH Ih. I; ill nt Ru,de? *"ay be ?if' " . "8ht may not a wavs illu mine the meaning. Hut if ta but ?nd obc?cuo? L lhfttUw# i W? "*la" 1?rae ,mi- underaUnd . C?m' lh* ki"?d0,? opportunity in. solved a rtsk. She dare not wait to weisti iuwtidE to?.??n?toly. Life itself is ? acewardahtp. Duty constrains us to nay ^ it shallhe mveelea tn eternal tnuon er eooandered fti'iu'/dl maiMtit, attempt at h(v*Ha<i auii hl'Avn atiVp*t? d*4tb by 11 ft* *??4 Mqvliii chance of success. Them ?? not mucnyroom for choir*. Death U the worst thaA*?n come, and that will eome ^ -?? -"ipsn pernio . fiil? i? synonymous with tho<M> 2?rfe by the martyr spirits of ; A' .II u? th? <"Vy ?ttitu4 ?nJ S,>r^ *' y"^ will fit tli# wpreme trisi* ami "^'"r^uriitv. In ju?t hiioIi Hitua(ioQ^.M<?i<.rt ?*id ''Blot me, 1 pray the*, <JC!r\ ho ^l?hr/Tl C I w?",A0i^writ^nJrW?w Mid, unt? wJl^l# ^ o/ tt"y ?<**>unt an Aeat Myself. i am ready to die." Who ?ver goes upon a great miMion must, like the early Christians, tak? hi. life in h,! hand*. It is only along that pathway (hat Kslvatjori lies. ft it :\ great price, hut ot ten paid for an inferior purpose, Heroism. a*ks for life as the price of patriotism home and freedom. Ambition demand*' hfe for reputation and honor. cL.ZJ! rwSVi l'W?M '!?? not hesitate to at. i cept life as a price. Our bridsci hulM!n?a and tunnels are built with tin; cost of li/jf fthall we then, murmur at the mlanlouJrv who is willing to risk fever and *-w?t tnMie interests of fetcrnal salvation?' '* When o*' amp es or-^lf-devotion fall into the .?1 snfrU VnV ll?Ht.?ry the martyr spirit. ?iod he.p.tis to value and c?v?t i* when near at hand. ?vet " Esther went witb fear ??i/l I**.. t 11 ness, fear and trembllog, hut lunLth ?ii "K I perilh'' 1 ' I*? ' * l" ?f ?c^ 'levotion. lT?? i' "fE"!"""* "'??"? ?'?" V/ Kiiii#li<ini i , witnesses who burned at nmithneld were uh triumphant ?? t i,!i th,?? mew "'ffiv' we'r ,*?" fel' 0,1 St' ^r'tholo-' ?Joshua's anny (?hOriar<]id0nT.r0r? ?han Telemachu. difno? v Ihe Queep naked the forfeited lives of gw ? Stew.* rteaa ^ the feeling of our infirmitiea. ATthe ex alted I-ord He intercedes to supply our eed according to Hia riches in Jffi-y Th? privilege of prayer i* granted to us' that ttom the human aide we may fee 1 the bur f,0? of human aorrow and woe ami ?? ? preaaed into nn interccsaion for' divine sue cor. in.ouc weakness we are temnted to ftl) ise thia great carte blanche of our Lord halome who received the i^ie overture fioni a king ns did Kather, naked the death of John the Baptist. M^y a petition of prayer wou.d end in death if granted Rut thnTnJt0 8cl<i",, 8'?l>?lication will receive sy?;uS"&?' i.n,o"t Zspf4? On^Z'V^ JS bXnc"? 'lteksr11"' lrcml,le '?> ?'? Smth Tli? i i t" ,,,,.fler sentence of 1 !i "rl{ bo,,r 18 drawing nii/h l ]C pn,ne minister, is in gV- l?0 is eucceeding most marvelous:*. Yet in one <lav nil ia suddenly revoVaed The Queen becomes the author of lif,? and Ha* Sr,8SuoLt0 the,?nllou'? *?i.ilt for S?!tL 1 mi"T ,,p uP?n ?8 in the very darkest hour, while fnilure may be do* heart T{ii/llT>C ?* ,no9t liflthtsome oeart. KigliteouHness seems to be worql^H Mem"toCOf5?l cvii- .<??' seem to fnii, evi, ones to triumph Sam. tdeker v and' fr Kr" t0 the Wtt11* w,,ile \r! ?" ?rtU<1 "ro crowned with suc . ?? . Virt?? " seemingly stranHrd and Jiee ih robed with royalty. And we are th? wicked T[MtviOUH nt tho l)roaPenty of ment imfn'n ? we-.n,a5r n?t pass judg ment until the issue is seon, There will $*%% buTr.tJf'te ?Xler 2ft nnd enemy? this wicked Hnman It w? an awful eriam. It is always a crisis when eontend.ng principles come to the deXe struggle. In every soul there ? a Hnmsn evil self ? how! In OUr confl'ct with this evil self theie comes a time when we must e specific m naming the foe. salvation comes from generalities. Tf^ ndve^rv and enemy may wear different namoTin our disposition. It may be pride envy tealousy, bitterness, worldliness eto' Whatever it. may W, it ha. planned ou?' uin and waits the moment of e^fecution If tve would save our lives, familie/ ciHes And the world we must deaLuncompromis mglv with the particulnKjUaman who ia SOOfi to the gallows can life stand secure ?t arIat8riskZF ?lhe 5uRr*me opportunity at great risk, Esther finds a great reward The clerks write the message of We more death TheVnnT W"l#te. "cntence of neatn. 1 lie good work,, is hastened with more speed than the message of wot Joy supplants sorrow and life comp? in .:Uco of death, Th, l!,rv?rt ?( "orifice jj Ufc Wo mw in to.ro, wo ro?p in j^y i" this successful mission of Esther the' me dintrix we have an adumbration of the sal XSTlirafh.1- ?T^ \y JeaU8 Christ. Ha took His life in His hands. He died and Jeve rlffSr ^ thf "c ??urad a rcveraat^of the sentence of death written against us and proclaims forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life. ()nra is t-K* Priv,.'e?? ?r*J receive and rejoice in V" ' nni* thon to 8peed tho R'nd tid inga to every creature in all the world io?,8tnre? ?n,r fill'),reinp opportunities. Thev may be shadowed with self-sacrifice, but if Ihrmorn^?if /oy." ?d th?y wi? iMU* in Victories AVon "It is not by resetting what is irropnr able that true work is to be done, but by making the beat of whnt we nre. It is not by complaining that wc hav? not the right tflols, but by using well the tools we have. What we are, ana where we ire. is Qod'a providential arrangement? God'a doing, though it may be a man's misdoing; and the manly and the wise way ia to look your disadvantages in the face, and see what can be made out of them. Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he i? not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest false stena. He ia the best who wins the most splendid vic tories by the retrieval of miataket."? ? P. W. Robertson. True religion will make ita possessor truly charitable in dealing with his busi ness associates and competitors.? lUv. <i. I. Stair. Otatues in Public Parks. In designing a Rnrden or squnro, th* Axing; ofkltos for future statue* should bo to design as obvious n problem as tbo fixing of tree sites In roapect to their future growth. Thus every de sign should bo eonsldered as a com plete who!?. Thore should bo a fixed number of sites for future use, the utilization of whleh completes the orig inal Idea, and delude* . tho Introduc tion of further monuments. How far from this are the actual conditions needs no telling to the observant Now Yorker. The prevailing method of plftclng statuary In our gardens is a farce ? a disgrace to the park depart-, rnent, an eyesore to tho public and a heartbreaking reflection to tho sculp tor, * Tho majority of the sites for these statues appear a* mere afterthoughts, which In reality they are ? utterly In congruous to tLetr surroundings, Thajr seem to h*ve be< Mskci One ChnrltKlilr. z?;:( ? 7 to th?lr slotted taral meni A National Problem. I <!' la claimed by nome that tHp* building of uO.idit 1# strictly aV ^oeaK mutter, that the benefits are *u tlrely local, au<l that the wholo exiu?j)8? Mhouhl be borne by the local communities. This* Ja not the view takiu In the most progressive countries of Kurope. Titer? the building and maintenance of roads in one of the Important functions of government. France, Geruiuuy and Switzerland nip Covered by n network of the finest roads In the world. Aa a result the tveitern half of Kurope in the pleasure ground at the world. The revenue derived from tourists in one of the principal sources of Income for people of nearly all classes. Hut with out these good roads, this revenue could never he secured. The tin of the people in those coun tries is to make their grand moun tains, their beautiful lakes, their lively valleys, their castles and monuments easily accessible by means of tine, liard^ smooth roads. AVhat a contrast appears when wo turn to our own country. We tyave the finest scenery Iftrtlie world in the great mountains of the West, but it is practically inaccessible. Except as t'hey get glimpses of it from car win dows, the grandeur of our mountains and canyons, and the beauty of our mountalu lakes, streams and valleys are u sealed book to the general trav eling public. And this will always bo the case so long ns steep stony moun tain trails are the only means of travel beyond the railway lines. In deed, much of our finest scenery can not be reached even by such trails. If the United States Government, in co-operatl9h with the States and local communities would build great smooth highways, making the wonders and beauties of our great West easily ac cessible to tourists, In a few years the tide of trnvel would be turned west ward. Not only would millions of dollars spent Chnnually by Americans In tJuropo tJe-Rept at home, but other millions would be brought to our shores by tourists from foreign lands. But the natural attractions of our country ore not the only things which are made Inaccessible by tho lack of good roads. Our places of historic interest are mostly in tho same cate gory. Take, for Instance, Montlcello, home and tomb of the immortal Jef ferson. FeW Americans even know where It is, much less visit it. Monti cello Is only three miles from the city of Charlottesville. Vn., which is on two great trunk lines. Why, then, is it so little known? ..Because? three miles of about as bad road as can be imagined lie between it and the vail way station. One cannot travel over that narrow, steep, rough, muddy country road without a feeling of shame. At present nn effort is being made by ft small band- of patriotic men and women to build what is known as the Jefferpon Memorial Road to make Montlcello accessible to the pub lic, but only a beginning has been made, and they are finding It up-liill work to raise funds to complete the task. But after all the encouragement of travel Is not the most Important rea son for building of good roads. They are absolutely necessary for the pros perity and happiness of the people. The era of railroad building on n large scale Is practically at an end. In t lie course of commercial and Industrial development we have reached a point where the great problem of Improving the common roads must be faced. We can no longer treat it as a local ques tion. We have tried that for three quarters of a century, and In nearly every section of the country the mis erable results are apparent. The good rbads problem will never be solved, locally. It is too vast. ' It can be ?Ol?pd only by the genius, the wealth, the labor and the patriotism of the whole people. A great national move ment Is necessary. In co-operation of the nation, the States, the counties and the local communities lies the solution of the problem. T>i\lry Farmers In T.lnc. Secretary Ghas. Y. Knight, of tho Rational Dnlry Union, recently ex pressed himself ns follows concerning t!:c Brownlow bill: '"In company with hundreds of thou sand's of other people throughout the United States, It i\n\ very much lutor~ CyOd in this b!ll. I have Just returned .At nn a tour of Italy, France and Eng land, where I had an opportunity lo observe the character of tho reads In those countries. Coming home and looking over oxir miserable facilities for getting around In tho rural dis tricts. I made up my mind that It will be ncccssnrj* for this country to do as European countries have done In order to get good roads, I, e., liavo Government nld. "TIio National Dnlry Union is or ganised throughout the Nortlr tn every Congressional district which has any amount of agricultural constituency, nnd I n?u firmly of the opinion that the progre?8lvo farmers who are dairy men will be in favor of the bill for national aid. I am somueh Interested in its success that I am wilting to use my lAfiuence to have our dairy farmer? petition for the passage of this bill. I would be willing to give several hun dred dollar# out of my own pocket to see the roads of this country lm-* proved like those of France." ThyJLmntMt Ram* Joseph W. Wuntcr, of Jenklntown, has been appointed State Highway Commissioner of Pennsylvania, and will therefor* have charge of the ex* pendlture of tho largest sura ever ap propriated at one time by any Au?erl* can State for road improvement . , Building worthless roads la one of ranrgromctt formsi of swindling tho people. At. last tho public la awake to tho aeceaaity of having roads which , shall ho good both in name and u fact.? Buffalo Bftqalrer. Making Trees VH w In the Crimea scientists bar* been Basking queer experiments with frail tresi t. Instead of try In* to ioeraass their growth and field by heaping (er tt liter* around their roots, they bava been cutting tloy holes Into their trunks an d Inserting salta o I Iron In both solid and liquid form. An ac count of these curious experiment* has been read before the Imperial society recently and it was declared by the men who have been thus feeding th* trees that the method has proved itself to be highly successful. Photographs were shown of nine hundred trees that had been thus treated, and the pic tures appealed to prove the truth of the allegations, for all the trees were beautiful with foliage and flourishing excellently. ' Gigantic Wedding Feast, A monster banquet has just been given by a - wealthy landowner at Quimperle, in Normandy, to celebrato tbe simultaneous wedding of his four children, two sons and two dsughters. No fewer than 2,600 guests sat down to the feast, which took place In the open air. . The bill of fare included five cattle and sixteen lambs. 80. lavish was the scale of ordering that, though the 1,600 guests are reported to have had magnificent appetites, there was moro than enough for all. Nor was their thirst neglooted, for th* Kuests emptied ten large barrels oi wine and fifteen of elder, besides dis posing of much else of a liquid charac ter. , Newt of the Day. "Science" Bays that it is proposed *<T~celebrate the 70th birthday of Prof. ^August Welsmann, the chiof represen tative of the opinion that acquired traits cannot bo transmitted to off spring. It will occur on January 17, 1904. The committer has decided to hAvo prepared for that time a portrait bu\t of Prop: Weismann, which Bhall be deposited at (he Zoological Insti tute of the University of Freiburg with appropriate festivities. It invites^ co-operation in this undertaking, not only from those who owe scientific stimulus to Prof. Welsmann and have been guided by him into zoological activity, but also from all colleagues who desire to join in honoring Prof. Welsniann for<*ls work. Miss Eldora Sinks,; of Marengo, Iowa, has received notice that $500, 000 was bequeathed to her by B. J. Thompson, of Colorado .Springs. Thompson was & mine owner and a bachelor when Mias Sinks, with a party of friends, visited Colorado three years ago and became ac quainted with him. Ho was evidently attracted to her. Sho spent the entire summer in the West and, returning hprrie, supposed sho would never ngain hear of, her middle-aged ad mirer. Recently the notice of his flcath came, with the statement that he had willed his entire estate to her, having no heirs. ? n, A Brussels journal vouches for the trutft of this story to'd of the recently deceased Belgian, Oen. Brialmont: When ho was at work on his "Forti fications of our- Time." (which was published in 1885,) he asked permis sion of the French authorities to in clude some of their latest plans, tie was politely Informed that the plans were State secrets, which could not be divulged. Thereupon he went to Berlin and there secured these same plans without any difficulty. , \ A woman with thirteen living hus bands, says a dispatch from KokomO, Ind? to the Chicago Record-Herald, Is tho claim in a cross-comp'.aint for di vorce filed here recently in which Sarah Pohlman seeks legal separation from Joseph Pohlman. * It was al leged that eight of the husbands live In Ohio and five in Indiana. The Hoo ster spouses are said to be John Tyler, George Eads, Thomas McVeta, Rich ard Johnson, and the cross-complain ant. Joseph Pohlman. There are forty-one State univer sities In this country with more than 40,000 students and with an income of $8,000,000. Their work la little known particularly in the Eas^, and the ar tlclo by W. S. Tarwood In tho Octo ber Scrlbner's will, therefore, be most timely. The illustrations, will show the very good modern architec ture of Jmany of th<t State University buildings, A German is rolling a barrel of wine through Switzerland on a wager. 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