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WHAT'S LOVE ?
Pray tell me what is Love?
,t A thing
Of which the birds
And poets sing?
A melody
^Trfb&pgible,
But wt>G4jrous
? And beautirSir:'
Or is it some rare
Prize
That money buys?
Or is it something vt
A hint
.Which finds development!
In print?
Or is it sacrifice
And shame
Endured
In that dear name?
' ? Or is it that plain
Sentiment
4 , Which pays the bills
: For clothing, food and rent'
Or it is heart and soul and mind
Blind
To the world; clear-eyed and true
y To itself; ready to do
And to suffer; willing to give
Or to take;
To live
Or to die for its own sake?
Or ig it pain and longing,
j Eyes wet
' j With tears
3. That never can forget?
Or is it?
Pray tell me what ia'love ?
^-William J. Lamp ton, in New York Sun.
gOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOCO
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-TT- T eight bells on an October
/\ night in the year 1833, the
fast sailing brlgantine Corlear,
of New York, bound
home from Cape Town, Captain Jabez
Starkweather, lay drifting In a thick
sea fog, without as much breeze as
would wink a candle.
The shore line of' Southern Africa
was only thirty miles distant, the Walvisch
Bay entrance bearing northeast
by half east In those days that was
a formidable coast, partly from uncharted
eurroundings, but more because
Its principal products were
lions, crocodiles, sharks and half cannibal
savages, with a few unfriendly
Dutch Boers a long way to the south
The dog watch had been set full half
an hour, and there ought to have been
a breaking of daylight, but the fog
thickened, and the darkness was so
opaque that the helmsman said he
could feel it brush his knuckles when
he stirred her wheel.
Suddenly there rose from the foggy
blackness that lay packed upon the
sea off ber port bow, seemingly not
two cabtes' length away, a longd^awn,
swelling3 indescribably despairing cry,
I such as *10 man of that ship had ever
I before tftard.
Following the strange cry, as the
ship settled in the hollow after a lazy
swell of. the barely' breathing ocean,
could be faintly heard a gurgling panting,
as li some tired swimmer or spent
dinger lo a wreck was distressed by
the hea^'ng water.
Every aan on deck clustered along
her port bow rail and leaned out, lis<,
tening, vith straining eyes. Mate
Doolittle leaped up, clinging with his
. . right haid to her fore port shroud,
his left hand hollowed to an ear.
^ swinging bis body far outward, listen'
ing till *.he sound ceased. Then he
called: "Name
o' wonder! what was that?
Do any ?jf you men know?"
No ona answered.
I: the crew moving or
's voice attracted the
ever it was; for while
with bulging eyes, the
nearer, and with a still
>ly whine, but with a
ess modulating its desgling
panting eould be
swimming toward the
> jumped Inboard and
t lowered. While the
bauling her falls he ran
lppeared with Captain
iy the time the boat was
il.
mentable cry rose from
the sea; this time close
?r starboard bow, follrgling
moan, like that
lg swimmer in agony."
veather ran to his boat.
he ordered. "Put a
;d muskets in her stern
>little. Tumble in, men!
dy?so ? unhook. Mr.
tever it is, bring it.
lished as the sea heaved
invisible in the fog bepulled
her length, but
could trace her course
ig and splashing of her
led about, zigzag, three
s, and then lay still, lisnly
there came from her
ing, confused yells, and
musket. Mate Doolittle
Itflg BZcRea orders.
sses! Don't strike him!
fire again without orjp
ready. Tumble aft.
[.' Face him! Oars?let
te way. Hilloa. the
loat!"
Be on deck there, so we
Idistance. It's blacker
African watch pocket,
ft board an awful pasHenough?stand
by to
Bd out of the darkness
Ik. and slowly heaved
^Hitil she lay under the
jwas something in her
[Hrk heap, from which
|Hled aft; the foremost
j^Hy cutlasses in hand
a leveled musket at
ara rau witu an oar
"ast forward, sir."'
hd all. Heave the
k men. up this after
|-steady."
men climbed up. the
k boat was hoisted,
ndark heap in her
Huge lion, sprawled
nBiind parts dragB^^seemed
nearly
Rgflk gasps.
Hfl^vel with the
BHBtle said to
otinollr
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"There's your waif, Captain! I've
brought him aboard according to orders.
What shall we do with him?"
Captain Starkweather scratched his
head and considered. Then he ordered:
"Get him on deck."
Sailors are ingenious. They cast
lines about each limb of the beast cautiously;
they muzzled him; they wound
and tied him like a great bale; they
iiCilVCU UIUI luuvaiu, )
too spent to fight, but alive.
Portuguese Perez,who had often beeD
on that coast, explained that the animal
had probably followed some prey
into the sea, or bad been caught by
the ebb tide when crossing the mouth
of a creek, and floated seaward, lost
in the fog. So he had been swimming
about all night, or longer, lucky thai
the sharks did not get him.
There was a great cage on board
The Corlear was to have taken on a
young leopard at Cape Town, but thf
beast died before the ship sailed.. S<
now Captain Starkweather had this
cage overhauled by the carpenter and
set up amidship. Waif, as they namec
him, was put into it and nursed verj
carefully. His sea swim and tbe crev |
rtll winlrlnrr n naf rvf Wm VlilT I
an ujuatu^ u. pw VA ****** VM***X?V* ? - ?.
quickly. % There was some troubh
about food, but the men spared bin
all the meat they could, and the shi[
put in twice for fresh stores on he:
way home, so when, we made New
York there had never a healthier o:
stronger beast entered that port. Ii
those days lions were rare and costly.
Captain- Starkweather cleared ovei
$.">000 from the adventure, and Wal:
lived many years, the pride of one o;
our great traveling shows.?J. L. Bates
in Recreation. \,
Do Ships Go to the Bottom?
What becomes of the ships that sink
at sea? Do they go all the way to
the bottom, or do they meet somewhere
under the surface a certaiit
pressure that buoys them up and holds
ihem in equilibrium? Somebody, we
forget who It is, has given rein to h'.e
gruesome fancy and pictured all the
ships that have been lost in midocean
as wandering about like so many
ghosts half way between the surface
and the bottom. *
There is no foundation whatever for
snrh n notion, thoueh manv Dersons
have it Any object that will sihk beneath
the surface of the sea will gc
all the way to the bottom. The pressure
encountered on the way down,
which Is simply enormous in the deeper
parts, has nothing to do with th*
objects sinking, for it is exerted on the
object, as well as on the water, thus
equalizing the conditions.
The reason why the object sinks to
the bottom is that the water is not
compressible, at least it is so little so
that its density at the bottom of the
sea Is only a trifle greater than it is
at the surface. The scientists tell us
that the water at the bottom is just
about as much denser than the water
at the surface as sea water is dense:
than fresh water.
This slight difference in density,
therefore, does not and cannot stop the
downward course of a sinking ship or
any object that is heavy enough to
sink readily beneath the surface. Pressure,
as we have said. Is not a factor
in the case at all.?\Taverley Magazine.
An Obliging Bishop.
So kind and obliging is the Bishop
of Norwich. England, that a host of
stories ai*e told about bow he has got
himself Into trouble by his willingness
to help others. One clay he was to holti
a confirmation in a small town and,
arriving some time before the hour
for service, took a stroll. His steps
led him to the outskirts of the town
and, passing a picturesque little cottage,
he stopped to adnjire it. A pretty
little garden separated , the cottage
from the road, finished off with a neat
hedge and green gate.
"Oh, please, sir," said a voice from
the other side of the hedge, "would
you open the gate for me?'\
This the Bishop at once did. Then,
to his surprise, instead of the tinj
child he had. expected, there stepped
forth a girl big enough to have opened
the gate herself.
"And why, my dear," said Dr. Sheepshanks,
"could you not open the gate
for yourself?"
"Please, sir, * because the paint's
wet," said the girl. '
A glance at his hand convinced the
tnsnop or tne aDSoiute trutn 01 a?r
statement.
Another story, which the Bishop de
nies, yet which is told of him, relates
that a small girl having tried vainly
to reach a knocker on ^ door, asked
the Bishop to rap it for her. Then she
advised him to run away, as she in
tended to do.
Pugilism in Japan.
The extent to which the Japanese
are becoming Europeanized in the less
essential matters of life is shewn bj
the manner in which our sports and
pastimes are taken up by tbe vernac
ular press.
The recent fight between Fitzsimmon8
and Sharkey was reported a1
length by more than one Tokio paper,
iheir names in the native syllabary becoming
Shiyakei and Fuitsuzushimon.
Facts like this and also the no less re
inarkable one that the last of the sho
guns or mayors of the palace, whe
treated the Mikaao as a puppet and
reigned as absolute princes, is now tc
be seen riding a bicycle in Tokio, show
how thoroughly me Japanese have
turned their backs on their old ways
and ideas.?London Mail.
St/tin tho niH ATan'a foffin Bnmla
Joseph Sims, the old man of Cuckoo,
Louisa County, who had prepared th
boards for his coffin in anticipation oi
approaching ^ath, has much im
proved. Abol^three weeks ago somt
cruel thief stole these boards. Mr
Sims determined that his preparations
for "burial should not be interfere^
with. He therefore prepared othei
boards for .his caskel, and these lit
had placed beneath the mattress ol
the bed in which he sleeps. Mr. Sims
Is believed to'be 102 years old. He
was for a long time believed to b<
only eighty-two, but records have re
ceutly been found which indicate thai
lie yras born in 170S.?Baltimore Sun.
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HEROIC WOMEN'S WORK.
Made Bags For Defense of Legations,
While Cannons Roared.
Lady Maedonald, Mrs. Conger and
the other ladies of the legation offered
their curtains and portieres for use,
and the scissors ruthlessly cut up
most exquisitely embroidered draperies
into sand bags, while those who
were in charge of the fortifications
nA^finnollTT conf mocconerorQ flfilrtncr fnv
"more, more." One of the mission ladies
had just laid in a new supply of
table' linen, and some of the native
Christians, finding It and knowing
whose It was, brought It to her. This,
with all like material, was used, as
were drawn-work linen sheets and
pillow cases, while bolts of rare damask
linen were cut up without compunction.
In fact, all sense of cost,
and even sense of beauty, seemed to
be lost in the eager desire to furnish
the means of protection to human
lives. Besides these beautiful things
thus sacrificed there were also used
common materials, such as old Mongol
tents, hangings to Sedan chairs
and stacks of old Chinese clothing.
These were cut out and sometimes
sewed by foreign ladies unused to
other than delicate work. However,
the foreign ladies were greatly assisted
by the Chinese girls of the mission
schools, and by the women of the fam1
illes of native Christians. Of the formet
there were some 150. Beside the
supplies brought from the foreign
stores there were great rolls of cotton
cloth, also of silk and brocade satin,
from Chinese stores. The Chinese at
their funerals wear special garments.
Many of these were used, the long,
large sleeves being well suited to the
purpose of bag-making. It was a continual
surprise, that new supplies from
aew sources came in each day as
needed.
The housekeeping committee and
those who worked in the diet kitchen
were particularly hard worked, being
I constantly busy, and exhibited an ingenuity
in planiling and preparing appetizing
edibles that was marvelous.
The materials were horseflesh (called
pony meat), coarse wheat flour and a
dark-colored rice. These were the staple
materials. There was a small
quantity of canned meats, which was
used as an occasional relish. The
white rice and all delicacies were reserved
for the babies and the sick.
One of the missionaries told me she
went each day to another part of the
legation, in constant danger of flying
bullets, to get a slice of white bread
for her sick baby. The woman having
the flour baked a loaf each day, nof
for the use of her family, but for the
sick.
While there were three ladles on
the standing committee of housekeeping,
all the ladies took their turns in
looking after the cooking, serving, table
setting, etc. As there were seventy
iu this family they were divided
into three messes. And it was necesI
sary to have three of each of the
meals. As the dininc room was also
living and sleeping room, it required
much work to keep it in presentable
condition. One of the hardest things
to bear was the utter impossibility of
having quiet. There were times when
it was unsafe for any one to be outside
the building, and all work had to
be done with a large number in the
room. Outside was the roar of artillery;
inside, three busy sewing machines,
and women and children, and
servants at work, besides all the men
not required outside on the fortifications
or at the mill. This constant
noise?and impossibility to be alone?
was more wearing upon the nervous
sj'stem than any amount of work.?
Leslie's Weekly.
Light Felt Hats Popular.
Felt assumes every color. Quite recently
a taste was developed for pale
rose colored, sky blue and mauve of
different shades. This does not mean,
however, that there is any decrease in
the deilinnd for chalky white and pale
beige, and for the many shades of |
ugm, liit'uiuni uuu uuih. uivnus. iuc
deeper positive tones most in vogue
for felts are "Coquelicat" and "Paurpre,"
and a dark, dull green, which
does not figure on the color card of
this season, and which may be described
as a much darker shade of the
two light greens sampled under the
names of "exposition" and "universelle."
Pale blue and pink felts make
charming dressy hats for young girls.
Some of these of the soft formless
shape Intended to be worn off the face
are very simply trimmed: as, for instance,
with a breadth of liberty silk
to match, twisted round the crown and
then passing over the brim in front
and fastened to a narrow coronet of
ribbon by a small bunch of flowers.
The mauve hats have a somewhat less
youthful appearance. One is of a Parma
tint; the brim is caught back by
a torsade of miroir velvet to match,
that also encircles the crown, and the
hat rests on a coronet in which are
fastened two half-open roses of a Bordeaux
tint, with a few brown leaves.
About the edge of the brim, the head
resting on the velvet torsade, Is a marten
skin.?Millinery Trade Review.
Care of the Finger Nails.
Tho ugliest hands cau be Improved
if a little careful attention is given to
the nails. The paring of them is important,
they should be brilliantly polished,
and, of course, the appearance
of the milk white crescents isvone of
the chief features of a pretty finger
nail. The shape in which the nails
are cut should depend to a certain extent
on tve shape of the finger'tips,
but filbert shaped nails are generally
considered the most beautiful. Manicuring
will do much to beautify the
hands, and if but one hour a week'is
given up to the care of them excclleht
results may be expected. Every da^,
after washing, the flesh at the base or
the nail should be pressed back. j
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Lemon is one of the best mediums
to use for removing stains from nails,
and orange wood sticks sbonld be employed
for cleaning tbe skin beneath
the nails. Rough hands -will be improved
by being rubbed with a soaped
nailbrush daily. Brittle nails need the
application of a stiff toilet cream
nightly.
After the nails have had their daily
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Drusu auu L'ICUaI luc)' ouuuiu uc pvtislied
with a chamois pad. Rough
powders are sold for the purpose of
giving a pretty pink tinge to the nails,
When these are used they should be
sprinkled over the nail before it is
polished with the pad.
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America's Grand Old Woman.
At the great bazar of the Woman
Suffrage Association, which was held
in Madison Square Garden, in New
York City, one ot the chief attractions
was the presence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. Sharp
of intellect, keen of mind,
and impressive in speech as ever, Mrs.
Stanton is rounding out her long and
important life in a golden age of fruition
and consummation. Debarred
now from public speaking, and from
more than occasional presence at gatherings
at which she was once the personal
leader and vivifying inspiration.
Mrs. Stanton still exerts a far-reaching
influence. From the big mahogany
armchair in which her delightful
apartment overlooking Riverside Drive
and the Hudson beyond, she sits enthroned,
more commanding than many
a figure embodying the Inheritance of
a dynasty, the venerable .woman
watches the world's events as they
pass, keeping a sharp eye on those
that relate to the efforts to which she
lijis civen her life, and almost equally
interested in everything that pertains
to the development of her race. She
often dictates strong, vigorous utterances
for publication, and every day
her afternoons are spent with her secretary,
writing and answering letters
and attending to the innumerable details
of a still active life.
One who meets Mrs. Stanton now,
with her eighty-five years completed
a few days ago, feels like paraphrasing
Gladstone's title and calling her
the Grand Old Woman. Like Gladstone,
she has fought many battles,
scored victories and suffered some defeats.
Like him, too, she has never
known when she was beaten, counting
successful opposition merely a tempo*
rary backset, to counteract which renewed
effort must be made. Like,
Gladstone, too, physical disability has
not weakened close interest In public
affairs, nor, for a single moment, made
her think that everything is not. worth
while. Rich in memories and retrospect,
it is a privilege '.o have her
draw upon them in her I'stener's interest.
She has none of the garrulity of
age. She will condense the struggle
of years in a phrase, though her eye
will kindle and her voice thrill over I
.nontlonHnn nf urhat thp flWfim- I
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plishing has cost her.?Harper's Bazar.
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Take Children Inlo Partnership.
. A kidy was recently speaking of her
plan to keep all business cares and
anxieties from the knowledge of her
children?keeping everything depressing
out of their life, she called It?that
they might be free to enjoy themselves
as long as possible, with no
feeling of trouble or responsibility.
"But will that really add to their happlness
in the long run?" asked an older
mother, dlssentingly. "We have always
tried to take our children Into
partnership?to have them share our
plans and interests, and let them
know what we are trying to do and.
what we have to live on. It seems to
me that successes are more valued if
they come as something one has hoped
for and helped to work for, and retrenchments
are more easily borne if
thpv nrp intellieentlv agreed upon in |
the family council Instead of forced
upon the younger members with only
the bald statement that we cannot afford
this or that. It strengthens the
family tie if the children feel that it is
our home, our business and our interest;
if they know that their opinion is
considered and that their votes count;
it is a means of education in wisdom,
self-control and unselfishness. Life's
best good for all of us lies in its discipline:
not in escaping its burdens, but
in learning how to bear them.?Leslie's
Weekly. /
Short Bolero Coats.
All the new coat costumes for winter
wear show the abbreviated bolerc
coat, but the prettiest have some fashion
of basque, either pointed, tabbed
or breaking, up the plain edge in some
manner. Even the bolero which
reaches to the waist at the back runs
down into tabs or points in front, and
the sack coat terminating on the hips
shows slightly elongated scallops at
the front.
Many boleros are single breasted,
but slope across and fasten with clasps
or a couple of fancy buttons on tli6
left side. Broad revers oY embroidered
cloth, silk appliqued with lace or cov
ered with perforations of cloth or vel
vet, are outlined with narrow borders
of fur, and these are smarter than revers
entirely of fur.
New Stylos In Hat*.
All the new hats are shallow at the
back and stand out a good deal lc
front, but toques will be very fashionable,
and the black velvet picture hal
of moderate size is certain to be popular.
Panne is also used for toques and
for bows in straw and crinoline hats
All bows, whether of silk or velvet,
are stiffened by the edges being
stitched in many rows, and frequently
the stit?hing is in a different color,
such as heliotrope or pale blue on vio*
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let, amuer or pm*, ui ivimc wu
but the color is invariably repeated be
neath the brim, either in flowers or Id
choui of silk or chiffon.
Concerning Bridesmaids.
There has come a sudden revolutior
against overelaboration in tho.costum i
ing of bridesmaids, and their lone bag
hats and bouquets have been taken J
from them. It is right enough to hav? j
pretty maiden attendants, but theii i
gowns must not dwarf or outshine <
that of the bride. J
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Decorative Ferns.
Boston ferns, and the sword variety
particularly, have lately sprung Into
high favor in the up-to-date home as
a decorative plant, quite equaling, if
not surpassing, for the moment the
vogue of the palm.
The Young Daughter's Room.
A dainty and pleasant room to which
the young ^laughter of the h6use lays
3pecial claim is furnished in this way:
The -walls are papered with white
paper strewn with apple blossoms,
and have a frieze of the faintest tone
of green. The woodwork 1$ green and
?be hangings of old-fashioned cretonne
with apple blossom pattern and lined
tvith sateen tot match the pink of the
.blossoms. The furniture, simple and
pretty,'is forest green in tone, and the
stained -wood floor is covered with a.
pink and green rug. <
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When the Cat Travels.
A novel method to insure the comfort
and safety of a cat, while traveling,
was seen on an incoming train
one day last week. The pet kitten
was not as usual immured In the darkness
and stuffiness of a bos or basket.
Instead, It was sewed in a bag-of-stout
ticking, made about eighteen Inches
square. At one side the little head
was thrust through, the seam closing
snugly but not too tight at either side
of the neck. In this way the kitten's
body was perfectly free inside the
roomy bag, and the bright eyes could
see the friendly faces about, while all
chance of sudden flight was prevented.
A loop of broad tape served as a strap
handle, which the young owijer slung
over one shoulder on leaving the car,
and carried her pet with ease and satisfaction
to both.
A Dinner For $1.50.
A dollar-and-a-half dinner will be
found am nip for one or two more
than the five or six persons provided
for, and one need not feel embarrassed
at the sudden arrival of a guest if
one has a meal such as this:
Cream of beet soup 20
Veal' cutlet, breaded, with tomato
sauce *, ? 35
Pease, potatoes 20
Lettuce salad, crackers and cheese.. 20
Caramel pudding with whipped cream. 20
Coffee. > (. i ./ *& 1C
' $1.20
This leaves a margin of thirty cents,
which may be used for flowers or the
little extras of the dinner table, salted
almonds, jelly, olives or bonbons, or it
may be laid away for such staples as
olive oil or fancy cheese, or some relish
to be used in an emergency.
Such a menu may be varied at pleasure.
For instance, if you have guests
you may add another course and have
a more elaborate sweet, using the
whole of your $1.50 and economizing a
trifle on other things. If you omit the
cheese with the salad and s$ve a little
on your dessert you will have forty
cents to spend on your fish course. If
crabs are cheap, as they should be in
the autumn, these will be delicious
deviled and served in their shells. If
you are where you cannot get them,
you can have timbales of any fish in
market. Canned salmon, hot, with
sauce tarlare is always nice, or you
can have a very simple course by serving
large sardines broiled on toast.
Canned lobster of a good brand may
be converted into, lobster a la Newburgb
and served in ramekins (individual
baking dishes), or you can have
creamed oysters.?Harper's Bazar.
. la see ^.d recTpes
Oatmeal Crackers?To one pint of
fine oatmeal add one gill of water;
ff'ork a few minutes with a spoon:
turn out a dough-board well covered
with dry oatmeal; roll out to onesixth
of an inch in thickness, and cut
into squares with a knife. Bake in a
very slow oven. It desired, a heap
in? tablespoonful of-desiccated cocoanut
may be added. This cracker l>;
one form of the Scotch "bannock."
Minced-Meat Turnovers?Sift one
cup of entire wheat flour, one teaspoonful
of baking powder and one
fourth of a teaspoouful of salt into a
bowl. . Rub in one tablespoonful of
butter and milk enough to moisten an J
make a dough that will roll easily.
Koll out on a floured uoard and cu;
with a five-inch patty cutter. Put a
tablespoonful of minced meat on onohalf
of the round. Fold the othei
half and pinch the edges together
Bake about twenty minutes.
Sponge Cake (a fine old-fashioner
recipe)?Beat two cups gj&nulated
sugar with the yolks of six eggs until
light and foamy; add gradually fout
tablespoonfuls cold water: stir in, beat
ing all the time, two scant cups of
sifted flour; when well beaten fold in
carefully and lightly the whites of the
eggs, which have been beaten to a
stiff froth with one-quarter teaspoonful
of salt; bake in a moderate oven,
not allowing it to brown until it has
risen all that it will: flavor with on?
teaspoonful of lemon extract.
Potato Soup?One pound shin of
beef, one pound of potatoes, one onior.
half a pint of peas, two ounces of |
rice, two heads of celery, pepper and
salt to taste, three quarts of water.
Cut the beef into thin slices, chop th.potatoes
and onion and put in a stew
pan with the water, peas and rice.
Stew gently until the juice is drato'n
from the meat; strain off. take out the
beef and press the pulp and other in
gredients through a coarse sieve. Put
this pulp back into the soup, add thf
celery cut in bits; simmer till this is
tender acO jerve. /
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A Preacher's Remarkable Talk. ~
A preacher in England has three
times written out the whole content!
of the New Testament. He has done
this with the object of familiarizing
himself with the various books, which
he claims to have in this way completely
mastered. He always preaches
from the New Testament, ancl is rather
fond of boasting of his knowledge
of this portion of the Bible. Many a
time he has been heard to say that nobody
eould quote any words from it
for which he could not instantly give
book, chapter and verse.
Know Thyself.
A teacher in one of Boston's public
schools had instructed her pupils in
hygiene, and toward the end^of the
term, wishing to see how well they
could remember, lold them to each
write out a little story of the human
body. The following is copied from
the "story" one small boy handed her,
with the confident assurance that he
knew it was all right, for he bad studied
very hard over it:
"The human body is divided into
three parts: the head, the thorax and
the abdomen.
"The head contains thev brains, If
there are any; the thorax contains the
heart and the vital organs* and the abdomen
the vowels, of which there are
five, a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes w
and y."?The Household.
Japs Use Arabic Figures. _
There is one thing that strikes a foreigner
as being peculiarly strange in
the uniform of the Japanese soldier,
says a writer in North American Notes
and Quepl^&^T&i*. is that the numer*
als w#ch he wears upon his shoulder
straps, to denote the n'um ucc jjf his
rtgiment,. are European number v^ot
Chinese or Japanese ideograph. Fois
instance, the soldiers of the Third
Regiment just wore a 3 upon their
shoulder straps. I found upon inquiry
that this was because the European
numbers were so much more quickly
and easily distinguished from each
other than the complicated Chinese
characters. A truly practical nation
the Japanese!
General Sbetmtn'i St. lonii Home.
The house at No. 917 North Garrison
avenue, St. Louis, which was bought
for $25,000 by admirers and presented
to General W. T. Sherman, has just
been sold by General Sherman's heirs
for $9500.
Thirty minutes In all tfaetlme required to
dye wljh Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Sold by
all druggists. '
In German cities merchants are not
allowed to put up "selling out" signs
unless they are honest. In Mainz a
fine of 500 marks Is Inflicted for every
transgression of this law. *
To Carom Cold In Ono Day*
Take Laxative Bnovo Quikimb Tablbtb. All
druffzlcts rotund tlie money If it falls to euro.
E. W. Gbovi'b signature Is on eacn dox. ?o.
There are about 100,000 Indians in Canada
located upon reserves in different districts.
Beat For the Bowels.
No matter what ails you, headache to a
oancer, you will never Ret well until your
bowels are put right. Casoabkts help
nature, cure you without a gripe or pain,
Etroduce qasy natural movements, cost you
ust 10 cents to start getting your health
tack. Casoibets Candy Cathartic, the
f;enutne, put up in metal boxes, every tabet
has G.C.C. stamped on it. Beware cf
imitations.
London pawnshops do a business
amounting to nearly' a million dollars
weekly.
10Q Reward* 9100.
The readers of this paper will be'pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science ha? been able to cure in all
Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh beinif a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure istaken internally,
acting directly, upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, ana giving
the patient strength by building up the con
Btinraon ana asmsnnR nature 111 uuidk ite
work. The proprietors have so much foith in
Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druagists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The annual production of coal in the
United States is said to be 240,000,003
tons.
Winter Homes In the South.'
A Book just issued by the Southern Railway,
giving complete in ormation regarding
all the winter resorts of the South. For
prices of board, etc., address New York
Offices, 371 or 1185 Broadway, Bureau of Information.
or Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Pass.
Agt., 1185 Broadway, New York.
4
There are 994 creameries in Iowa, a net
increase over those of a year ago of fortysix.
Uncle Sam's Soldiers
Will eat Libby's Plum Pudding for Christma*
dinner. The U. S. Government has just Durchased
a large consignmentof Libby. McNeill
& Libby's famous plum pudding, which will
be supplied to American Soldiers in the Philippine
Islands and Cuba.
Some statistician discovers that the average
woman carries forty to sixty miles
of hair on her head.
A Colonel in the British South African
army says that Adams' Tuttl Fruttl was a
blessing to his men while marching.
A sharp-featured person can cut an undesirable
acquaintance by just looking
daggers. ,
Mrs. Winslow'sSoothini? Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflaminn lion,
allay" naln. cures wind colic.2fic.it bottl*.
Scales for weighing diamonds are so accurately
poised that an eyelash will turn
the balance.
The Best Pr??arlptl*n for CIillU
and PeTer 1? a bottle of OKOVi'i Titfrn.KM
Chiia Tonic. It Is simply iron and Quinine In
a tasteless form. No core?no pay. rrwe 600.
I am sure Plso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.?Mrs. 'i hob. Robbins.
Maple St.. Norwich, N. Y.. Feb. 17,180 .
Thirty million persons left Europe during
the nineteenth century to seek their
fortunes in other lands.
F5- .119a Safest, surest cure for
I 3 r _ I III Sail throat and lung
troubles. People praise I
Cough Syrup ksnsrSiS: I
Refuse substitutes. Get Dr. Bull's Cough Svrup. |
(Thompson's Eye Water 1
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leas run aorossjvf* BIAII4
natters and things AM CMnyf
understand and Mil KallU B \
rill clear up for
plsts Index, s* that It may be |" A VI ff
la a rich mine of valuable r Hf ||
la Wresting manner, and Is ^
tales the small sum of FIFTY CENTS ?hl
provs of Incalculable benefit to thoee who** edi
rill also be found of treat value to thoM who <
kMfMffiind, BOOK PUBLISHING H<
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The New Oxford Teleeeope. ~
1 The - trustee* of the ^adclifle Ob- M
servatory, at Oxford, England, will
I soon have a new telescope, (or which JB
a large tower Is now being bnllt Tbe -^Uk
buildings will be circular In shape and I H
thirty-five feet In diameter, with the H|M
top of the dome fifty-three feet above HHH
tbe level of the ground. The bnllding
will accomraodate-a large double teles*
cope, which Is being constructed bj flH
Sir Howard Grubb, the telescojfe mak# BUS
er, of Dublin^ and will be provided HBBn
with a hydraulic lift enabling the fioor
to be raised to feny height \
A Little Blrd-Motner.
It is very hard to get acqaaJnted^HSHj
with a hamming bird. Do yon know,
why? It is because the bird is so shy ^KM
and can fly so fast.
A hamming bird once bailt her tiny . ' ;H
nest where it could be seen from a |
gentleman's window. One day a heavy m
shower yas coming up,. a,nd Just-as I
the first big drops began to fall the I
little mother came flying b'pme. What I
do you think she did? She took a fij
large leaf from a tree close by, pat |
it oyer the nest so as to coyer it all fl
up, and then flew away. The gentle- dfl
man wondered why . the leaf did not
blow away. He found it was booked jHH
fast to a tiny stick just inside the! nest. ^KH
When the storm was over the'jlttl* ^|H
mother came home, unbooked \the
green umbrella, and found her baby H
birds all'nice and dry.?Ham's HonA flj
Excellent Ancient Tool*. V > ,
Recent discoveries in Thebes (Egyptfl^^H
show that, in the gray ,past, the moBt;^^B9||
exceiieoi xoois were maae, ana xnci
such were used by the Egyptians and ?HR
Assyrians in the erection of tykmiusive
edifices and monument^Hk the" . 1
manufacture of weapoMHEAold I
utensils, etd % I
\ They had stone' ipKws,
wMch .were sharpep^CTW^ptmonda,
fine f*ons, motets/ wlj^pBoden haa- ,
dies; flits wW^jfceeth Me a file-saw; A
hollow chisels for wood; rasps, just 4
like the best of those In use to-day; ' . W
gimlets, saws with teeth Inclined to- ifl
ward the handle?all of which go to
show that the -ancient Egyptians were / HI
as well fnrnlshed as ourselves with ' J
carpenters' tools. H
Feeds 1
the Hair I
ur A Ut. .nL? N
inavc yuu ever uiuuguL wuj
your hair is falling out? It is 3
because you are starving your 1
hair. If this starvation con- |
tinues, your hair will continue '
to fall.
There is one good hairiood.
It is Ayer's Hair Vigor. It' *.
gpes right to the roots of the
hair and gives them just the
food they need. The hair i
stops falling, becomes healthy,
and grows thick and long.
Ayer's ' Hair Vigor - does
another thing, also: it always
restores color to faded or gray
hair. v ?
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Oac dollar a bottU. # I
SBSSflHSSS&SCS&SESSSSSS&^SBfi^B..
If your druggist cannot supply too, sendx ,
u j $i.oo end we will express a bottle to yon,
all chargfes prepaid. Be anre and give na
your nearest express office.
J. C. aykr Co., l^owell, Mass.
Seed for our handsome book on The Hair.
If We make a specialty of mince
I meat?emfftoy the best skill?use
9 use it to advertise the many other.
1 to g??d things that we make. ^
RIBBY'S
I MINCE MEAT
CJ - - - 0 Hg
1 ask him. You will find it better
I than home-made?better than any
8 mince meat you ever tasted. You'lJ E
I eat Libby's foods thereafter. |
1 Llbby, McNeill & LIbby, Chicago |
H Our book, "How to Make Good Things 1
(a to Eat," sent ir$e. ( I
fieh mm i
ft. 1 Tho chlldrea's tonic,
I " 1 cures of WOBJ13. Bemoves ? \ > ,
1 ^ I them effectually and withA
*5?*. ^ Js out pain. 60 years' record
ix r . . (j of success. It is the reV_
/ .A J medy (or all worm troubles.
V * ~t ' J Entirely Testable. 25 eta.
?JV . ^ at druRRists, country stores
' or bv mail.
JK. & S. frKKV, Baltimore Md,
CANVASSERS, SS.
WANTED,-:,
for selling our hitfh gra.de Ornamental and Fruit
Treei>, Rose* and Shrubbery. Reference* moit
accompany application. Business established 1846. '
Th?M.H.Habma:<Co.,Nurseryman, Geneva, n. y.
ODADDV NEVT DISCOVERT:
i\ B VV I qalek reli?f udcarea wont
<!?? Bom o1 uttiimoDial* and 10 days'
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Best Cough Sjtqp. "pastes Good. Ok h
In time. Sold by drogtfste. P*i
YOU WANT-S
UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, m It
. It contains MO pages, profusely Illustrated*
ital aote or sUrer. When reading yon doubtk
fl| Ha m st erences to many
ILOPEDIA issm
yon. It has a com- '
* referred to easily. This book
a IS |j Information, presented In aa
~ well worth to any on* Baay
oh we ask to* It A study of this book will
loatkm has been nerlected. while th? Tolums
sannot readily command tho knowledge they.
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