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Tlir ITit*lIngifc
Tkt word "hustings," so frequently
tosed in old electioneering history, is
rarely heard in present-day elections,
Bays the Westminster Gazette. It
comes from an old Saxon name for a
)place of council, niul is made up from
the word "bus," which signifies a
house, and the woru filing," or "ting,",,
which means a Court of Justice. Sinco
the passing or the Ballot act and the j
abolition of the nomination days, a I
hustings, except at the elections for
the universities, where the voting is
open, does not exist.
I
-1,' The great trouble in trying
to sell what are called patent
medicines is that so many claims
have been made for them that
people don't or won't believe
what honest makers say.
> i We have been telling our
story sixty years. Did weaver
deceive vou once? If we make
- ^ - J ?ro
any statement mat ion ?. ou, ?vv,
will stand the'loss. Go to the
druggist and get your money
back.
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Here's an example. Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral is a good cure
for a cough that comes from a
cold. Y our cough, if you have
' one, may not come from a cold;
* your doctor will tell you about
?, that.
It is a straight medicine with
'y. sixty years of cures back of it.
There isn't a ghost of the ordinary
patent thing about it.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mast.
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Jpv ' ?
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Ayer's Hair Vigor
Aver'? Pills Ayer's Cherty Pectoral
Ayer't Ague Cure j Ayer's Comatone
' Leg Saved l>y Tickling.
Raymond Crane, aged five, while
playing, got one log so firmly wedged
IjraS" into a five-foot water pipe that a
policeman and two brawny laborers
- could not get it out without danger of
j, " V dismembering him. "Blow the pipe
to pieces with dynamite!" said one.
.. "Send for a doctor," said another,
"Sue the city," third. '.'Unscrew
the lad," said a pol ceman, a new ar'''
rival. "Tickle his foot with a straw
t and see if he won't pull his leg out
- . himself," suggested Raymond's bright
little sister, xne pian worsea wwi.
Every time any one tickled Raymond's
j.v foot the boy would draw up his toes
and wriggle his leg and draw it up a
. little out of the pipe. Finally he gave
^xS & last wriggle and drew his leg out.?
fc Chicago Dispatch.
,,, Of the 1,070 miles of paved streets
?r.': n Philadelphia, only 70 remain paved
?k; with cobble and rubble.
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AND STROA
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With glowing health all things are
nothingness and real troubles are Daiu;c
blessed with perfect health are a consta
' to themselves and all around them. The 1
which health alone can make permaner
croT7n which raises a woman above
woftien. Such beauty is always accom]
by a sweet disposition, for snappishnes
;Bure sign of ill-health and leaves its
' quickly on the features.
Rt- It seems to be the fashion for women
"" Y ignore health and sacrifice it to the lit
very-day trials, or offer it up on the all
fit devotion to daily tasks. Then ag?
the nervous organization of women is c<
% stantly attacked by woman's natural <
* perieaces, so that it is practically impos
ble for her to retain the beauty wh;
cave her. unless she has discri]
natinjr advice and right support.
Dr. Greene1
Nervun
for ihe Blood and N&rv
Trials and troubles are easily overe<
the women whose strength is the g
strength of perfect health. Dr. Greene
vura blood and nerve remedy, bridg
chasm that separates the sickly woma
v happiness. It fills her veins with blood
pure and clean.
Mbs. WM. E. Bossi, of 85 Farringt
Flushing, L. I., says:
"In regard to myself, I have suffered t
with disease, having been troubled with gi
vousness, female complaints, indigestion, i
great weakness and prostration. I did n<
nave strength to do much of anything. Know
ing the great value of health and strength
I consisted doctors and took many medicines,
Dut they all failed to cure me, j
and I grew worse rather than better.
I happened to seo in the papers how
much good Dr. Greene's Nervura, tsjL
blood and nerve remedy, was doing in ^
restoring to health everybody wbo took it,
and I thought I would try a "bottle. I used
it and to my surprise I be(;an to gain strengtl
It is certainly the most excellent tonic and
and wish that other people who are troubled
TO PRESERVE W
At all the stages of a woman's lifi
remedy, is shown to be efficient, to wan
work, or impure blood. From early |
renowned medicine builds up the fore
exertion, and the effects of this great m
retained. Let women guard well the
Nothing they can possibly do will so si
pair the exhaustion from acute illness,
preservation of beauty as the great he;
is at 35 West 14th Street, New York Ci
personal call or by letter Women a
i Dr. Greene's advice free.
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Contrast* nt tl>o r?r!s Exposition.
Nothing is more curious at the Paris
Exhibition ^han certain unexpected,
contrasts. Where, for instance, says j
the Westminster Oazctte, should we j
look for taste and artistic feelinjr, if j
not in the Italian section, and where
for naiveite and perhaps crudeness if j
: not in the pavilions of Norway end !
Sweden? The exact contrary is the j
case. Whilst nothing can exceed the
iloridness and even vulgarity of Italian j
decorative art at the present time, we I
find in Northern regions the utmost
delicacy and refinement.
A now regulator, just introduced in
Swiss watches, works so accurately
that timepieces furnished with it do
not vary ten seconds in a mouth.
Eace package of Putnam Fadeless Dtp.
colors more goods than any other dye and
colors them better too. Sold by all druggists
The penal code of the Chinese empire
is at least 2000 years old. and under
its provisions about 12,000 persons
are annually executed.
Best For the Bowelb.
No matter what ails you, headache to a
cnucer, you will never fret well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help
nni-a trr.n nrlthmif n rrrlnft nr njLln_
produce ehsy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. Cascaretb Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet
has C.C.C. stamped on it. Beware cf
imitations.
Since 1891 the population of London is
computed to have increased by 300,000.
The Beat Prescription for Chilli
and Fever la a bottle of gkovk'i Tastklis*
Cuii.l Tonic. It Is simply iron and Quinine tn
a tasteless form. No cure?no pay. rilcowc.
There are nearly 4000 miles of inland
navigation in England ami Wales.
Tnurcftt Information, Rates, Eic.,
Son tli.
Tickets are now on sale via the Southern.
Railway, to all prominent resorts of the Qarolinag.
Oeorcia. Florida, Cuba. Mexico and
California. Dinimrand Slecpin* Carson all
trains. The route of the Washington &
Southwestern Vestlbnled Limited, New York
& Florida Express. Wa*hineton & Chattanooga
Limited and the U. S. Fast Mail. During
the winter season theNew York & Florida
Limitod, "The finesttrain in the world.' Descriptive
matter of t<ho winter resort rates
nnon nnnlication to either New, York offices.
271 or 11H5 Broadway. Berths in Sleeping Cars
reserved in advance, and all information
furnished. "No trouble to answer questions.'
<\nll on or address Alex. S. Thweati Eastern
Puss. Agent, 1185 Broadway, New York City.
Modem machinery is fast finding its way
to small farms in Cuba. v
$100 Reward. $100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there isatjeastone dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system; thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by'building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address >
F. J. Cheney & Co? Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
There are about 30,000 lepers in the Philippines.
. i1'.
FITS permanently cured. Nofltsor nervousness
after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer.|2 trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St, Phila., Pa
A German firm has built a locomotive
on the American pattern.
A Colonel Id the British South Afrloan
army says that Adams' Tatti Fruttl was a '
blessing to his men while marching.
The United States lead all other nations
in the matter of fruit growing. v
I do not believe Piso's Cure forConsumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.?John F.
Koyeii, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1800. j
An English inventor proposes to build a
boat that will cross the Atlantic in two
days. '
3LOOD
!G NERVES
possible, small annoyances fade into
A with successfully. Women who ar#
i every day. I am so thankfnl that I tried it I
strength giver. I recommend it very highly
in any way would take warning and use it."
OMANLY BEAUTY
i Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
d off the results of nervousness, or overjirlhood
to advanced years, this world:es
destroyed by disease, grief, or overedieine
are quickly felt and permanently
ir health, and consuft, Dr. Greene freely.
3rely keep them strong and well, or penothing
will work so continually to the
alth-giving Nervura. Dr. Greene's office
ty, where he may be consulted either by
?ay write is perfect confidence, and get
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AND THE_ YEARS CO BY.
Lightly sips youth at the wines of its joys.
Laughs at the charms of yesterday's toys;
L?fe is so long, and nothing alloys,
And the' years go by.
Little by little the world shows its dross,
Deepens the sense of enjoyment and loss;
Pleasure Ls wearing olf part <fl its gloss.
And the years go by.
Now there is question and doubt and dismay!
Well time will alter, and truth will outstay
;
Night is as needful, perhaps, as the day.
And the years go by.
Work multiplies and pleasures abate,
So much to do, and we are so late,
Duties still flocking now knock at the
gate.
And the years go by.
Once?ah, we sigh! but we never can slop;
What is life for bat to work till we drop?
Only one thought?to rise to the top.
And the years go by.
Age is oncoming, and what have we done?
Oh, ,we had dreamed, of such victories
won!
Whose is the fault, and what is undone?.
And the years go by.
1X71?l .1- 1?1J U..t ? 9
vv uat uu wc jiuiu ijui a iiiuiujui vi uitow.
We were so wise in our first ardent <trust,
Somehow wc missed the real metal for
rust.
And the years po by.
?Helen F. Boy den, in New York Observer.
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I UNDER THE DOCK. |
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~TT S the swift lake steamer
/\ swung from her (lock at De.
troit and? turning northward,
began tli6 long trip to Mackinaw,
I sat with a young man, a new
acquaintance, on the promenade deck,
and leisurely surveyed the long panor- 1
araic river-front of \he chief city of
Michigan. The sun, already lialf-wny
to the horizon, swam in a blue, autumnal
haze, Its 6lanting beams gilding
the tall buildings that broke thev skyline
and blazing with blinding reflection
from their counties windows.
Tbe soft land-breeze brought faintly
the roar of the streets to'Intermingle
with the pulse-like beat of the machinery
below us, and the whole scene was
one- of such autumnal placidity and
peace that I watched it )h dreamy
silence until my companion spoke.
"Do you see that buildjjlg over
there?" he said, indicating | a tall
structure at the water's, edge. "That
Is / the Grand Trunk Elevator, and I
never pass it without a phodder, for
it marks the worst position .1 was"
ever in." * . v.
He paused, but,scenting,a,story, I
begged him .to continue. x
"Well," said he, "it was eight years
ago. I was then a telegraph operator,
and had the night trick In the\yard
office at Detroit. I had come up a
short time before^ from a littJe station
In the country. " it was eany m iue
spring that I was ordered to, 'Yd,' and
the ice had begun to go down the river,
but the. nights were still very cold. The
old yard watchman , groaned mightily
every evening about the delayed warm
weather, but.he kept my stove hot,
and as my duties were inside 1
cared little for the "temperature. My
work was light, the city waft iiew to
me, and I enjoying myself bng'ey s
ly when I got into the trouble I'm going
to tell you about
"Just at sunrise on one particularly
Chilly morning my telegraph-sounder
becapje mute. It wouldn't respond to
the key. An examination of the battery
showed that the water in the cells
had evaporated samuch that it did not
touch the zincs, and so it gave no cir->
cuit. "
"I rumaced through the cupboards
and found a large empty bottle,?it
was the only thing I could find to carry
water in,?and went down my two
pair of stairs to the tap from the city
mains.. And I found the tap frozen
tight.
"Here was trouble. Water I must
have, and that, quickly, for at six
o'clock a dozen yard conductors bound
for West Detroit' and the Junction
would be clanging for 'orders, and the
idea of depending upon a weak little
relay to work with a' tired, nervous,
and therefore easily ,angerod dispatcher
was a far from agreeable one.-.1
considered for a moment, and the
thought of the river came to. me. Going
back upstairs, I secured some
twine, and with that and the bottle,
I made my way to the dock beside th{^t
elevator yonder.
"There I lowered the bottk? by the
string to the water and tried to fill it,
but it is not easy to dip up water in a
slender-necked bottle which insists on
staying upright when it should be tipwin
T wntj lpnrrlnsr far out from
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the edge of the dock, bobbing the bottle
up and down, when my foot slipped,
my hand lost its hold, and
down I went, splash, into the icecold
current of the Detroit River. And
I could not swim.
"Of course I sank deep and struggled
wildly in the current. A few seconds
later I came up gasping and choking,
and as 1 throw my arms wildly about
they struck something hard and solid.
This I grasped. I sputtered desperately
and choked, but clung to my support.
and soon managed to catch my
breath and tried to think of how to
get back to my instrument.
"To my surprise, I was in almost
total darkness. I shouted, and the
'tones rang hollow aud confined. Groping
about,?I found other supports similar
to the one I was holding, and then
the. horrible truth came to me. I was
"under the (^ock.
* * inninny*" '
"i reaiizcu my pusmuu msuiuu^.
The wharf was faced with plank extending
down under the surface, but
not to the bottom, and the current had
carried xne under the planking from
0111 side the wharf. To escape by diving
would have been easy for an expert
swimmer, but my only hope was
that some one might come by before
my numbed lingers relaxed their
grasp.
"The water was fearfully cold. Only
my head and shoulders rose above it;
below, it was nuinbiupf every nerve.
Frantic with fear. I wrapped arms
and legs desperately around the icy
pile. Occasionally I shouted for help,
but? unly the sullen crash of the icetioes
replied. Once I heard the roar
of a passenger-train speeding by. In
imagination. ' saw the passengers in
?he warm coaches talking and laugh"iug.
".Willi my nearness to death came a
~?7rTi>rr v/ ^
/
weak delirium. The darkness under
the wharf seemed inhabited by horrihie
l'oruis. Swirling arms in the water
tried to drag me down. Liquid voices
of the current mocked at me and
gurgled threats. When I screamed,
the echoes scared me into silence, and
the voices of the darkness and tlit
current again redieulcd my dying.
"Then my delirium changed, and I
seemed to be mired in a swamp, hearing
the call of the dinner-bell at home.
In a voice that to me seemed thunderous,
I shouted to let mother know
where I was. The bell rang and rang.
Again and again I shouted, until a response
brought back my wandering
senses. It was the old Irish watchman
who called, t'Billy! Billy, boy!
Are yez down there V
"My answer sent him hurrying back
across the tracks as fast as his years
would allow. It was the bell of one
of the yard engines I had heard. The
crew had pulled up from the slip dock
to get orders to the Junction, and they
had rung the bell to let me know that
I was wanted. Becoming impatient at
mv ione delay, they started a search
for ine, and fate led the old man to the
dock.
"How to get me out? Some men ran
to the roundhouse for saws and axes,
but the distance is considerable and
moments were precious. The planking
of the dock was of newly laid oak
bolted to heavy stringers, and before
the tools could have arrived and the
thick wood been cut through I might
lose my hold and sink.
"Probably I must have been drowned
but for a brakeman named Louis Calvert,
a boy little older than myself. He
had been bred in the lumber woods,
and tiad sailed on the lakes, and railroading
had made him fertile In expedients.
He saw at once what to do,-1
and his plan was instantly accepted
bv the other men.
'A short spur track runs' down to
the river at this point and terminates
In a large stop-block. Down' this the
woo l?nnbo/| OfjrVl I lr> "hoflTTT tfl {]- I
CllftJUC VTtlO UUVUVV, V,.?
ropes and chains were brought from
some way-cars near. .The spaces between
the planks dlrecj^y over my
head and the two adjacetit were enlarged
by thr one aie itt'hand, and a
chain was passed ''uric&r-Vjihd looped
round the boards Then ihe-great ropes
were passed back across the stopblock
to the engine and there made
fast. At the signal, locomotive
started ahead slowly, but the.planks,
above me did not yield. V1 ^ . v
"The sitiiatiob.wafi too desperate for
further caution. "The engineer backed
down, took ae much slack as. he dared,
and tbeti.fluiig thio^fxlH pressure into
the icylinders. There was a rending
sound,v<tTventy feet of plank rose in the
air, swung round, and slewed across
the dock in the wake Of the engine.
"in a bound Calvert reached the'
aperture, clambered down to me, and
held me up until they sent down a loop
of rope and lifted me to safety.
- ?rnu?.. ^ +V,rt 4. nnr*Awiri
i iirte uu^a uua uiai uc oujro iu- j
tendent gravely. informed me that I !
was too younfc to be trusted so near
the water, and sent me north to a station
in the woods."?Youth's Companion.
/' "
Children a* Climbers.
E. H. Cooper, in Cabell's Magazine,
in an Illustrated article "On the Matterhorn,"
writes: "Among my most
TreQuent climbing companions are
children of ages'varying from six to
sixteen. .They require attention on
mountain heights?a good deal of attention.
The usual nursery method of
negotiating a mountain is to skip up
the first quarter, run up the second,
walk rather soberly up the next quarter
and proceed for the rest of the way
in tears. Their boots are hurting
them horribly, their stocking suspen-.
ders are broken and the stockings are
coming down; they have got headaches
and at every fresh step -buttons are
flvinir oft' from all nar'.s of their cloth
ing. The retnrn journey is mostly n
matter of hiring guides witfi some of
tljft hand-drawn sledges used by hill-1
side peasants to carry them ilown.,
But when these little folks have been';
trained to walk they are the most
charming companions, and no.climbls
so nice as one made in company wifli
some happy crowd of small Alpinists
with minature alpenstocks, ridiculously
small nailed boots and a,, general
capacity for. eating, climbing and
laughing at anything. The guide who'
comes with you is also happy, feeling
that at any difficult place he has only
to grasp several smail petticoats in
one large hand, and at the worst can
cany the whole party on one arm
without serious difficulty. The average
child is so serenely and perfectly
happy climbing on the hills of Switzerland
in a blaze of sun and the most
perfect air of Europe that it seemB a
pity children cannot come more often
to share the holidays .of their elders."
Tactics of Birds in Stormy Weather.
During tremendous wind storms
birds may sometimes be seen flying
overhead at a great altitude. When
this phenomenon is observed it may
be taken for granted that the upper
atmosphere is comparatively quiet and
that the disturbance is confined chiefly
to the lower regions.
When a heavy wind or gale springs
up, says Tearson's Weekly, the gulls,
terns and petrels will fly to and fro
over the water's surface, rising and
falling; and uttering their peculiar 1
cries of warning. If the storm extends
too high up they will drift gradually
with the wind, or fly away on the edge
of the hurricane.
A young herring gull, a petrel or a
tern thus surprised will beat up
against the wind with powerful flight.
It will rise high iu the air facing the
gale and making a little progress
forward as well as upward. Then it
will <les<-end with ranid flislit toward
ono side of the storm swept path, but
fulling oft- at the same time iu the direction
of the blowing wind. Once
more it will sweep around and face
the storm, ascending heavenward and
strikingly desperately out toward the
direction of the storm. By pursuing
these tuctics the bird will gradually
work itself to one side of the storm
centre. '
ffhiit He Did.
A small boy recently visited a church
for the lirst. lime, whore the pews
were very high. Being asked on his
return home what he did iu church, he
replied: "I just went into a big cupboard
And sat on a shelf."?Boston
Traveled
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A BACHELOR.
; Who collars all ray scanty pay,
And with my little plans makes liny?
Who says Alamma has come to stay?
Who takes away my easy chair
Because "it has no' business there,"
And only says she doesn't care?
Who says she hasn't got a gown,
And wants to put the horses down,
And thinks we'd better five in town?
Who commandeers my only hack,
Returns him with a bad sore back,
And says the little beast is slack? ^
Who thinks that T must ride a bike
And makes me do what I don't like,
And tells me if I don't she'll strike?
.And when I'm feeling sad and low
Who sympathizes with my woe
And softly breathes, "I told you bo!"
NO ONE!
- ... ?Punch.
WITH AND POINT.
Waiter?"Here, sir, is the bouillon
and the drink of water you wished;
the bouillon is in this cup."?Fliegende
Blaetter.
"He has always run his business
like clockwork." "Yes," and now his
creditors have wound it up."?Philadelphia
Bulletin. . '.
"You're not half as stout ns you
were, Billy." "No; we've moved into
a flat, and I just had to get thin."?InTAv,^n1
umuupuuo UUU1UU1.
"Is young M!r. Dibbins a man of any
social discernment?" "So; every time
he. calls on me he takes my poodle's
chair."?Chicago Record. ,
Th^ Bachelor?"Single blessedness is
a good thing." The Benedict?"Well,
isn't double blessedness twice as
good?"-r^jtajkers Statesman.
The man who'll rtake a brand-n?W shoe
Feel easy as the old, v .
Or make the old look good "as new,
Will/gather lots of gold; . ;
?Philadelphia Press.
Asklt?"Is Loafer a lazy man?"
Tellit?"Lazy? WhyMhe has killed so
much time he is ashamed to look a
clock in the face."?Baltimore American.
'
"Well, Daisy, shall we pay the house'
rent or give a dinner?" "Wh>,.?ive
the dinner, of course!' What good \vlll
paid-up house rent do us if-weilose our
social position?'?Life.
Burglar (suddenly confronted by a
policeman)?MHello! here's a cop." Po
liceman^'Don't let me interfere. I'm
not on duty/to-night. Just dropped in
to see the ;cobk."?Boston .^Transcript.
Though he asks her, "Wilt' thou be my
wife?",
And not another thing. J*
This damsel hems and hawj^as if
She were being asked to sing.
?Detroit Journal.
He?'.'Have you done as I asked,
Elise, and saved some money this
month?"' S&f?"Obj yes;vl spoke to
the grocer and asked him'not to send
in his bill till next month!"?Fliegende
Blaetter. . .'ft-,
Mrs. Highblower?'.'Hotv quiet your
little boy is, Mrs. SUnason! Really a
modd'youth." Willie Slimson?"Well,
mother told me not to say aiy^hing to
embarrass you while I wa^b^e, and
I haven't dared^fo open,jp^/ijSouth.
Smart Set.
House OwneiWK^u '^ifffll't pay the
rent last montli'.'JMetiant^'Ko? Well,
I suppose you'll hold me to your agree-.,
ment." Owner?"Agreement ? what
agreement?" Tenayt?'"Why, wheh I .
rented you said I must pay in advance
or not at all."?Columbus (Ohio) State
Journal.
No Help From the Father.
"When I was new in the business,*
said a public school teacher, "I used
to bother the parents of my scliojdrs
at.times when I should have acted pn
my own hook. The result was often
of a character,to make me curse the
moment when I had taken it into my
head to invite the boy's father to my
classroom. Once, when I taught in
one of the toughest neighborhoods in
town a boy unld/ided on me some of
the worst English to be heard 011 the
Bowery. Being green in, the business,
I first1 blushed and then flew into a passion.
But the boy only continued to
sneer, and speaking out of the corner
of His mouth, he went on abusing nie
in the most approve gutter-snipe
fashion. I. was wild. I thought of
n sirincr fnv thp hnv'fi -discharge. but
found it impracticable. There was '
quite a labyrinth of red tape to go
through, and the result was anything
but certain. ,A confrere, who was as
green as P was, suggested that I write
to the boy's father. I did, and the old
fellow?a tough .loOkihg Irishmancalled
the very next day. 'Good
mornin', teacher,' he said. 'It's a good
t'ing I'm out of a job and got de time
to speak to ye. Well, sorr, you want
me to give Blllic a lie-kin', don't ye?'
I said yes, explaining the situation.
JThen the old fellow looked me over,
grinned and answered: 'An' I say if a
feller as calls himself teacher don't
know how to give a boy a lickin', he
ain't earnln' de wages de city's payin'
him. . Good-by, sorr.' " ? New York
Commercial Advertiser.
A Defense of the Cat.
''The idea that cats, out of cruelty,
play with a mouse before killing it is
a mistake," observed a cat fancier to
the writer recently. "C^SSju doubt
what I say just notice what fajippeus
when a cat ^catches a sparrow 91- any
other small bird. . The bird fs not
played with, but slain at once. If the
cat tried any game with the sparrow,
though wounded, could easily '.fly
away. But a mouse cannot escape in
that way, so the cat practices upon
the unfortunate little animal a variety
of Experiments In order to keep its
powers as a hunter up to the mark.
That is why it so frequently gives the
mouse a chance of running away, and
the harder the task it sets itself the
more will its skill be improved. If a
cat did not take such lessons occasionally
Jt would soon become a sec
ond-rate motfcer."?Washington Star.
They 'Were Fond of tlic Mule.
An amiable mule named Jim has for
years been employed in a coal mine at
Dalton, Ohio. The mine boss lately
decided to transfer Jim to another
mine. Four hundred miners objected,
and struck work. Until the mule is
returned to the scene of his former
labors, the miners refuse to handle
pick or shovel.
The fJlrl to Freeze On To.
Whenever you see a girl at a party
that none ol' the men are talking to.
you can generally bet she knows how
to bake cood kraad.?New York L'res
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The Ad. "Writer's Mission.
Long ago, says tlie Dry Goods Economist,
a literary Scotchman predicted
that advertisements would become
models of composition; that because
every word must be paid for, big advertisers
would try to escnpo the useless
expense of redundance, fine writing
and mere space-filling. "Ad"' writers
are learning the art of expressing
themselves in the fewest, plainest and
most direct words?an art which Is
held to be a fundamental requisite to
success in many forms of pure lierature.
Combination I-amp-Post.
A lamp-post has been Introduced in
England which combines a Are hydrant,
tap and fire alarm box. The
hydrant can be used for fire purposes,
filling watercarts and for street flushing,
while the small tap can be used
by an individual for domestic water
supply. There is a water meter and
siphon at the bottom by which the
water is shut off from the hydrant,
thus preventing it from freezing.
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\Mothe
Sow shall a mother who
female troublebear healthy ch
How anxious women ougl
the blessing of a good-constituj
Many women long for a ofl
cause, of sojrie debility or disnl
they aiss-barren. \
Preparation for healthy \
Lydia JE. PInkbam's Vege
cessfully than by any other m
and strength to tfce parts, our
I A J-! m
uammawuu. ?
Actual sterility in women
thinks she is sterile, let her vi
' Mass., whose* advice is given fi
bd*i&others.. :ti
i -
; c Mrs. A. D. Jarret, Bo!
M Dear Mbs. Pinkham must
table Compound has done for me. Befo
to carry babe to maturity, having lost
seven. The doctor said next time I ^
Pinkham's Vegetable Compour
mother of a ?ix months old girl baby
has never seen a sick day in her life. ?
X,: : ' Mrs. Whitney
- V "DBAS Mb. PmSBAXFrom th<
Wia twenty-three I was troubled with i
pains when my monthly periods came <
wmssmiiB,
pound:
1 aoail aii
cess in the future as. in the past, and
mine has been."?Mrs. l. Z. Whitney,
> The medicine that curei
Lyslia E. Pinkhi
Vegetab
LIBBYS
r* PORK |
AND |
f BEANS 1
J There is one flavor in pork and J
? beans that all people like. It was +
devised in the rural homes of New
{ England. It has made Boston the
+ synonym of beans. +
J In our kitchen we get exactly i
? that flavor. Our bean's are cooked X
by an expert. We put them up in
? key-opening cans. Your grocer J
+ will supply you. +
^ Plenty of other canned beans, but ^
o that flavor comes only in Libby's. +
? LIBBY, McNCILL tA LIBBT %
Chicago
+ Send a postal lor our Dooiciet, "now to + i
+ Plaice Good Things to Eat." # j
Don't Stop
Tobacco'Suddenly!
It injures nervous system to do so. D1H D PI i R fl
is the oniy. curB that Really Oirc* OflUU uUnu
ami notifies you wlienlo stop. Sold witu a hurtnuice
tliAt three boxen will enre Rfiy ra.se.
QiPfl MIQll vegetable and harmless. It has
DAuU'llUnU cured thousand.", it will cure you.
At all drtiira'sfs or by mail prepaid, SI .OO:a box;
3 boxej, Booklet tree. Write EUREKA
ClIH.mCAI. CO., J.a CrOMwe, WIm.
| Safest, surest cure for
Ur. HLlll Sal1 throat aud lung
w troubles. People praise /
Cough Syrup
Rtfuse substitutes. Get Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. | \
HO ADQY NEW DISCOVERT; cIv?s \
hn \ \J \ O I quick reliaf ind cures *ortt
ctsot- Book of testimonial! and 10 day's' treatment
Vre! Sr. H. H. BREST'S BOBS. Box LlUuU.b
TSZ CURES WKEHE ALL ELSE FAILS. ET
<M Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Oct W
Ca^^iP time. Sold oy druggists. .
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PofWxlar Wedding Monthi, ...
There iB a popular idea that June f*
the favorite month for weddings, anflj,
that the young woman who loves ro?
mance, and wishes fortune to smlkf
Upon her nuptials In every way, moaf
choose this of all months. " 4
Cold and unromantic fact, however/ *53
shows that the three most popofii^ Sj
marriage months arp October, Kovem* ber
aud December. Fifty years'- re*1
ords show this to be true, and' tltt
demonstrates the fact that the most
unpopular months for marriage arp ,
January, February and March, /
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To Carem Cold In On* Day. '
Take Laxative Bbomo Quikini Tablitb. A1
druggists refund tho money 1f It falls to esra, >
k. w, Gbovi'3 signature Is on eacH box. sa *
Nearly all of the jute mills in India ar?
now lighted with electric lights, do thai
overtime work is possible. ,
MrSbWinelow'flSoothlnR Syrup forohlitrts
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflimim.
tlon, allays pain, cnres wind colic, 36c. a. bo
r
Kissing is almost unknown in Japan. 4t
mother never kisses her child, a lover nent
kisses his sweetheart. '
? s
rhood I
El '5,101
p REWARD
) Owing to the fact that , >
JSHlV tome skeptical people have
MC-JV J from tima to time apes- '
IT tionedthewnnineaaorthi i
4; 'Jaj teitiraom*] letters we era v.-;'.
? K_^ oonsUntly pubfthiug, V? -', 1
lav^posted wfth the
Lynn, Mass., $>,000 whioll . L"A
^ tR will be paid to any pewm
yffff JS . who wfll show that the
f ollo wing testimonials ara ?.s
I1U* gOUUiilU, Ui WBIO pill** Mj
M miision.?Ltdia ^B.
^I %. _^_Bl .
teWmfla*
is^&k and siek with some.
ifcr'to be to give their children \ :'i;
lild topless their home, bat bo* >
acement of the female, organs, vx.
'' " ' " ^
maternity is accomplished by *J
liable Cfomponnd more sue- .
etdicine, because it gives tone >;'<
infc* ^ displacements and ini
' / ' ':
is Vvery rare. If any woman . j
Tite\to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, ; >
ee to* oil ATTWAiAnf Al> VAItlll. I >
ym nw??- f )
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moat, Oh io, writes: J
write and tUll you what yota Vege- ,
re taking yoior medioine I was unable ; ^
two?one at\gix mouths and one a& '
vould die, buk thanb to Lydia E.
id, I did not Vile, but am the proud ! '
She weiehA nineteen pounds and
Ihe is the deligh^t of our home." i
's Gratitude. \ '
) time I was sixteen yean old till I t |
weakness of the laTdneya and terrible I
>n. I made up my^nind to try your I
Compound, and *?Vq soon relieved. I
r said I never would able to go my S
ind have a living child.. 43 I was con- I
lly weak. I baa lost ^fcaby at seven fl
id half. The next tixtiev continued
ur Compound: and I said then, if I I
full time and my baby lived ,to be \ B
the old, I should send a lettt,^ trf y0U< Jfl
is now seven months old, ai.fi {g aa
id hearty as any one could Wigfj, j M
press my gratitute to you. I ' Q3 so ( I
did not dare to go awayfrom 10nje I H
lyJength of time. Praise Go j for J- H
. Piiikham's Vegetable fjom- , K
and may others who are su.<erine
d and find relief. Wiahine1 tcu buc- H
may many homes be brignteoed as H
4 Flint St., Somerville, Maae.*1* - ' H
3 the ills of women is \ 9
am's . ' -'S jjl
lo Compound. W
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The real worth of W.
Im Douglas 93.00 and' Ar, ?
S3.50 shoes compared BjpC-? ?S
-with other makes la ES W&- ?S
94.00 to 95.00. k7 v*^
. Oar94GiltEdeeL,lne '' Uh' fjM
cannot be equalled at r
any price. Over 1,000,- wf'lLj
000 satisfied wearers. '
P*,f .0ca?,? ^
I! FBST COS3orS3 !>usnoMvji
a -vpi FT/. Positively O'jtww
We are the largest maker? of men'i S3
and 83-50 shoes in the world. We make
and sell more 83 and 83.50 shoes than any
other two manufacturers In the If. 8>
The reputation of W. L.
DCCT Douglai ?3.00 and I3.a0 shoes for nrCT
QlOI style, comfort, and w*aris known DC0I
everywhere throughout the world.
(fQiCff They have to rivo better aatisfac- <?Q flfl
$J|9U 'ion than other m?kea because iJlJiUU
the standard baa always been
PUnC placed eo high that the wctrtrt CUflC OnUka
expect more for their money OilUC*
than they can get elsewhere.
THE JCICASON more \V. L. Dougla* $3 and $3J$ B
hoc* are told than any other make ia because VHGT ?
ARE THE IIKMX. Vour -dealer should keep
them t we give one dealer exclusive tale in each town.
Take no auhatitute! Insist on having W. I*
Douglas shoes with nsmc and price stamped on bottom.
If your dealer will not pet them for you. srnd direct ta
factory, enclosing pnee and 25c. extra lor csrnage.
State kind of leather, sire, and width, plain or cap toe
Our shoes will reach you anywhere. Catalogue Fret.
W. L. Oougloi Shoe Co. Brockton, Mm
My neighbor"schild was jrirea
S .. \ up, the family conduced it
f \ would be u*eJes?to make furf her
l efforts to save it, but ort beinj
~ ^ I persuaded, they nOuiiilaterea
! .CS FfiEyS VERMIFUGE,
V aod of or 100 -jTorniB were ex<LA
JpeJled. ThecJulrt recovered.?
Vi-'' ^ /Cnjajjn,ci?oca.Na?fZM<?J\.
' ^ / vUlc. Ohio. &> cei lfi At DrngyS
jjl-ts''<x"i?r..v store.iorftv nuiil
1 ^ ^? a toon: for children. '
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