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"A HFIPINC. HAND. If I should sett A brother languishing in sore distress, And I should turn and leave him comfort less, When I might he A messenger of hope and happiness How could I ask what I denied a In my own heart of bitterness supplied? If I might sing A little song to cheer a fainting heart, And I should seal my lips and sit apart, When I might brine A blt of sunshine for life's ache and smart. How oould I hope to have my grief relieved If 1 kept silent when my brother grieved? And so I know That day is lost wherein I foll to lend* A helping hand unto some wayward friend ; But it I show "* A burden lightened by the cheer I sent. Then do I hold the golden hours well spent, And lay me down to rest in sweet content. -Edith V. Brandt, FRED'S FARM.! BY U.?V. + :",..?.: He was the handsomest fellow I over saw, so far as bright, black eyes, soft, carling hair, red cheeks and the shai?ow of a dark mustache go to make np the beauty. No one appreciated this more fully than the shy little Theodora Brown. But Fred was poor, and Theodora, though on orphan and penniless her self, had been adopted by a wealthy relative, a maiden aunt, Miss Charity Powers, who seemed determined to make her first name a misnomer; for it was universally conceded that what ever other good traits she might have, she certainly had sot charity. So it came about that Miss Charity decided not to allow the two yo?ng people to walk together any more to and from singing school and evening meetings, or to look over the same tune book in the village choir. But finding that, like all other natural attractions, they would gravitate toward each other, and they were evidently unhappy at being kept apart, while they mast see each other so frequently,, she began to. east about for some means to separ ate them entirely. First she thought she wonld send Theodora away to a boarding school; but as there was a good academy in the village, this seemed rather too much like airs; besides, she did not like to do without her favorite; so after much consideration another plan suggested and perfected itself in her mind. She hod, away down in New Jersey, a small farm which she had never seen left .her by some aged relative who had starved there in comfortable in digence for 18 or 19 years. The old lady made up her mind that she would offer Fred a fair chance to make a for tune without fail, if he could. So abe told him of the farm, brought out the papers, called, in, a lawyer, and had a deocl July wp'tcen, signed, witnessed ami received. This deed she put into Fred's hands, saying: "There! don't say I never gave you anything; take that and study it." He did as he was bid; took tho deed and read it over carefully. By it he learned that he had, all at once, come into possession of 90 acres of land, and a stone house, with outbuildings, situated in the town of Newton, couuty of Sasses,. State of New Jersey, and that one especial point and provision was, that he should go there and stay for three years. . Otherwise, the pro perty reverted to its previous owner, for her heirs, assigns, eta ''What!" said Fred, looking puz zled, and then, speaking quick and angrily: "You want to oe rid of me?" The old lady chuckled. ?'?ou will never do lor a minister-you jump at conclusions! " "But! won't go; I don't accept your gift." "Very well. Then I'll send Theo away tomorrow, and you may stay here and starve." "I shall not starve; I will work hard and patiently; and I will not see Theo without your consent. " "You will neglect your work; you'll follow Theo's striped shawl up the streot at a safe and melancholy dis *?.nce; you'll waste your time watch ing for her to pass, and, finally,you'll starve to deatb, and be found a cold corpse on the very morning that the bells are ringing gayly for Theo's wedding with Squire Upham." Theo will never marry Squire Up ham; she hates him." "On the contrary, she admires him." "Does she say so?" "Yes, to me." "All right then. I'll never stand in her way. Heaven knows I only want to see her happy. Oh, Theo! Theo!" The young man spoke low, and Miss Charity could see the tears in his dark eyes. "Give me the papers!" he said, desperately. "I'll go to Jersey-I know it's a co v ard ly thing to do, but I have neither the strength nor the courage to go out in the worldjriend less and penniless, and fight for my self. And I shall be dead to you all then; you'll never hear from me again. Good-by; tell Theo good-by and tell her that I love her too well to inter fere with her happiness. There is a picture up in my little den that I painted for her. May I give her that?" "Oh, yes!" said Miss Charity, and it was not hard to imagine a shadow of relenting in her gray eyes. . "If you bring the picture tomorrow you'll find Theo at home. I sent her away today on account of wantin' to Bee you on business. Now that's settled, I suppose you'll only be here once more, anyhow, jest to say good-by. Remember, I tr net you to do what is right in this thing. You cannot sell the farm; you are not to mn away with Theo. You may write to her os much as you please, and she to you as often as she likes, for I am no spy; hut you are to stay away from her for three years, or until you are worth $5000. Is that the way you under stand the bargain?"* "Exactly, madam," returned Fred, a little dignified, because not a little angry with the cruel fate that made him poor and an artist, while the, triomphant image of Squire Upham arose in his mind, rich and a boor. The picture was brought the next day and the farewells were spoken. Theo was rery quiet ond Fred very formal, at first, until he said:' "I shall be away three years at least, perhaps forever. When I return, if I ever do, no doubt I shall find you married. " Then her lips onrled a tittie scorn fully, as she said: "That is very improbable. People -gentlemen, I mean-are not in the habit of talking to me about marriage; in fact, they talk to me about every thing else." "Bat Theo, darling!" Fred did not look to seo if Miss Charity was in sight; he only knew that the girl he loved was standing there, with blush ing cheeks and downcast eye?, and he inusispeak or die. "You know I am only happy in your presence, that to call yon my wife is the one wild dream of m'y heart, . If I dared, I would ask you to wait for me. I would promise to move Heaven aud earth to win the means of providing a home fit for you to dwell in." "Those who dare not, wi a not, "said a sharp voice near them. "But, M?BS Charity," Fred turned his bright, eager eyes to her face, still holding Theo's hand in both his own, "if I work steadily and patiently for three years, then will you give your cousent to our marriage?" "Not unless yon have $3000," was the grim and determined reply. Fred's countenance felL He had no faith in his own ability-he could never earn $5000. But Theo smiled hopefully. "We can wait," she said. "We, darling! my angel!" mur mured the happy fellow. "Can it be that you will wait for me?" ? "Yes, if you work real hard;" and she smiled again, more from pity for bis handsome helplessness than from any faith in that possible fortune and the attendant bridal But for him there was courage and abundant self-respect in her words, and he went away full of a great de termination to conquer Fate. If people would only be romantic in real life Fred would have painted a great-picture and so won fume and fortune at a breath, but he didn't. Ho went down to his Jersey farm, found a stolul rid Dutchman and his quiet wife to live in the comfortable stoue_ farmhouse and prepare his food, thou he fixed up one room for his own rest ing place, put his desk there aud his easel, nailed one of Theo's slippers to the wall for a watch'case and went resolutely to work^ as a farmer.. It was not yet time'for plowing, so they concluded to sink a well, as the old spring was nearly choked up aud the brook was not handy to reach. Fred blistered his hands the first day and went to bed with them wrapped in mutton tallow, poor boy. The next day he could not hold a shovel, but while moodily watching the Dutchman, that^ worthy and usu ally most impressive functionary threw down his pick, and, raising both bauds, as if. in devout adoration of his patron saint, he exclaimed: "Mien Gott! mien Gott! we haf find Frankliuite! ' Fred did not know if Frankliuite was a buried township or the grave of a philosopher which had beau dis turbed by the implements of well digging. But he learned upon inves tigation, that it was a kind of metal, formed by a combination of ziuc and iron, Frankliuite beiug a local name for it. * Here was his $5000 and quadrupled a hundred and thrust iuto his bauds by the very fate he had been bemoan ing. He could see Theo's face in every shining particle. Theo aa Mi s. Fred, a happy wife and mother, a gracions matrorj. Aud there, in that dull gray ore, lay Meure honrs for teadiug or painting, blessings from poor people, help for struggling artists, peace and home. * And Theo, with' her face on 1 his shoulder, said reverently, as Miss 'Charity gave them ber blessing: "Truly, the power that guides us and cares for us is wiser aud kinder than we know. " A FINE RISK. A Practical Joke That Made the Insur ance Agent Btod. "I wish that people wouldn't try to be so funny with mel" snapped the life insurance agent "Life is a seri ous business. That is why I spend so much of my time trying to impress, upon people that some of my unex celled life insurance is necessary for their happiness. Here I bave lost a whole day and been put to consider able expense when I might have used both to better advantage, aud all be cause people look upon me as a fit subject for their practical jokes. "The other day I chanced to step into a hotel to see what was goiug on, and while there I struck up an ac quaintance with a man who looked to be about 60 years of age. lt wasn't long before I discovered that Le carried no insurance,and as he looked like a splendid risk I lost no time in telling him all about the celebrated insurance that I handle. He looked a little bored before I was half through, but I didn't let that bother me, as I had him in a corner where he couldn't escape. Finally through an oversight ou my part he managed to get in a word. " 'Seo here,' said he, 'I have the heart disease and couldn't get my life insured if I wanted tc But I have a eon-who is as sound as a dollar. Why not talk to him?' " 'Where is he?' said L " 'He is out at my house about 30 miles from here. It will he worth your time to see him. ' " TH see him at once. I answered. "Well, I got the address and took the first traiu out there. I found the house all right and rang the bell. A woman answered and I asked if M>*. Blank's son was at home. " 'He is,' she answered,' looking at me rather queerly. " 'May I see him?' I asked. " 'YOQ may, ' she answered, and led the way inside. She disappeared for a moment aad then reappeared upon the scene with a 6-months-old baby in her arms and I collapsed." --- > PEARLS OF THOUGHT, Habitual idleness in the rich is no more justifiable than h^hifrjal idleness in a tramp. Every one is blind and knows noth ing except how to depreciate the excel lencies of others. What we like determines what we are, and to teach taste is inevitably to form character. How careful should the great be to regulate their conduct, when they see how ready the world is to follow their example. Calamities that seem insupportable Vhen looked at from a distance, lose half their power if met and resisted with fortitude. The only leisure valuable to society is that which affords a man or woman opportunity to freely choose his cr her line of usefulness. Jnst because waiting is so hard, waiting is the one duty of the hour to be endured bravely and In hope, when there is nothing to do but to wait. One of the surest evidences of friendship that an individual eau dis play to another is telling him gently of a fault If any other can excel it, it is listening to sucha communication with gratitude and amending the error. The law of Nature is that a certain quantity of work is necessary to pro duce a certain quantity of good of any lind whatever. If you want knowl edge, you must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toil for it All fine natures are generous. None are so poor that they have not some thing to give; if not money flowers; if not flowers kind words or crumbs to the birds, or at least g?nerons thoughts, which may sometimes be tho most dif?oult gift of alli Ho Spoke Advisedly. Returned Fighter - And as I wa carried away In the ammunition wagon I Llstener-Don't you mean the ambu lance wagon? Returned Fighter-No, slr; I was BO full of bnllets they put me in the am munition wagon.-Chicago Daily Newe British Aristocracy Blunted. Many people attrlbu?a the recent reverses ot tho Brltlsti to the degeneracy of tbe aristocracy The Hie of luxuy certainly doos n it produce vigor. Indlces'lblo suppers, tate hours, con niant nerve strain and lucie ot exercise upset the stomach and weaken both physical and mental vitality. Tho blood that makes men heroes must come from active, healthy st o tn ooh?, flosteiter's St ?mach Bitters purifies the blood and strnairrbens the stomach. It cures constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia and bill ousnesj. A Blue Day, Sandy Pikes-"Yes, mum. der wus doys In de army dat made me tremble." Lady- "Flchilug days. I suppos T" Sandy Pikes-"No'm: w .shin1 days." . To Corn fi Cold In One T??y. Take LAX\T?VE BROMO QUININE TABLETS. All drucglsrs rofund the money if lt falls to onre E. W. (?ROTE S signature is on euch box. 25c A Conjecture. Rupert-How many quartz mine does Stock son own? Harold-Elgla, I guess. He seems In a peck of tnmble over thom.-Judge. Tired Feeling Jost as surely indicates that the blood is lacking in vitality and the elements of health as does the most obstinate humor that the vital fluid is full of impurities. I . Hood's Sarsaparilla cures that tired feeling by enriohing and vi taliziug the blood, .creating a good appetite* and invigorating every organ of the body. Hood's Sarsaparilla "I bad that tired fueling all the time. I took Hood's Sarsaparilla and lt made me feel like a new maa. My wife was all ruo down and could not do har work. Sho has taken foar bottles of Hood's and is lo good health." C. . BOWLEY, Manville, R. [. Hood's S a rsa o* rill 8 is sold by all druggists. Get Hood's and only Hood's. Old Sta.ee Effects. We are apt to consider that stage ef fects are an Intention of the present century. This may be so In some cases, but many of them are very old. The Jime-llght is probably the moat-valua ble, accessory for modern stage effects. It was introduced some time around 1837 or 1838, and was regarded es a great curiosity. Its expense, however, prevented its being used to a?y extent for a long period. In 1480, Intricate machinery was regularly used in reli gious plays for the simulation of va rious natural phenomena. Earthquakes always seem to have been the most pleasing and taking of effects, and we bear of them as far back as 1692, when Evelyn refers to a puppet show in which an earthquake effect was used. The old paper snow for winter effects was largely abandoned, and In France waste clippings of glove manufactur ers are used instead. The white glove clippings fall better In the air than small pieces of paper, and they sling better to the scenery and to the actor's garments as they descend. The ordi nary nautical effects are of considera ble antiquity. Full-rigged ships were In use in Paris as far back as 1713. A Topsy.-Turvy House. One of the oddest sights of tile Paris Exposition will be the "Mnnfjlr a l'En vers," or the topsy-turvy house. The suggestion of this unique house of mys tery first came from a Russian engi neer named Kotfn. This extraordinary building will represent a feudal man sion turned upside down, the roof por tion forming actually the foundation, and vice versa. The visitor will step in up through the roof, and after going up stairs several times will come flown to the cellar, which will be fitted up as a roof garden. There will even be a terraced garden In connection with the topsy-turvy house, hanging, of course, upside down in mid-air. Every apart ment in the house will be sumptuous ly furnished, and the topsy-turveydom will extend even to the furniture. The perplexed visitor, for instance, will see a cook making some delicious smelling soup, though both chef and saucepan appear upside down. The bathroom has. a bath full of water upside down, and the drawing room has a plano and a performer playing the latest tunes of the Folies Berg?re also upside down. This Illusion of the interior is pro duced by an ingenious arrangement of mirrors. This topsy turvy house after the Paris Exposition will be repro duced at Chicago and Coney Island and the Buffalo Expocitlon._ Gamed Pounds "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM I was very thin and my Mends thought I was ht consumption:, "Had continual hoad? aches, backache and fall? lng ot uterus, and my eyes were af footed? "Every one noticed how pooriy ?tooicoti antff ff waa advised to take Lydia Em Plnkham's Vegetable Oompoundm "Ono bottle relieved mo, and after taking eight bottles am nowa healthy womanf have gained in weight from 95 pounds to 140a everyone asks what makes mo so stout." MRS, A, TOLLE, 1946 mi ton Sim, Philadelphia, Pa? Mrs m Plnkham ham fifty thousand suoh letters from grateful women. OPIUM ANO MORPHINE babita cured at home. NO CUBE, M O PAT. Correspondence confidential. GATH CITY SOCIETY, Lock.box 715, Atlanta, Ga. y*. Pl SO'S CURE FOR Cunea WHERE All ELSE rAILS. " Bart Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Cat Intime. Bold by druggist*. FOR THE HOUSEWIVES. Pimple Refreshments the Best Form. The day of heavy refreshments has passed away, perhaps never to return. Cultured people live more simply and more daintily. Afternoons "at borne" ore social gatherings, not feasts; con sequently, they may be given by those wbo.se incomes do not justify thom in entertaining in a more expensive way. Then, too, they are elastic. A dinner party, as a rule, can only bs giren to a chosen few, but au afternoon affair is sufficient'y elastic lo include all of cue's friends ?nd calling acquaint ances.-Ladies' Home Journal. To Fricassee a Chicken. Following are directions for fricas seeing chicken which will be found much better than the old way o? cook ing this dish: Cut the fowl in small joints, theu place them with giblets in a*pipkin that eau be closely covered. To one good-sized chicken add a me dinin-sked onion, cut in small pieces; then put' in two cloves, season well with tait and pepper, and pour in a pint or more of cream or rich milk, aud when it bubbles thicken it with flour dissolved in cold milk. Just let this gravy boil oue minute, then pour it over the chicken and serve. Pome Appetizing Fruit Soup?. Fruit soups are appetizing and healthful, and offer a pleasing variety from, those common to the American bill of faro. One tablespoonful of raisins, two tablespoonfuls of raw riee? three whole cloves aud oue cup ful of dr.ed apricots thoroughly soaked. To these add three piuts of water. The mixture is cooked about au hour, then rubbed through a sieve, an 1 afterward half a teaspoonful of sa't and a tablespoonful of sugar added. The seasoning would depend upon the fruit. Apples, being much more acid, naturally would .require considerably more sugar than the amount used for apricots. Tn Make Cond Co flee. The latest word of those who know is that, to be perfect, coffee must never, while it is making, come in contact with any metaL For the breakfast table, at least, it should be made in glass. First, buy from a depot of medical suppli. B a flask of anuealed glass which looks like aa ordinary water bottle. The price, 30 cents, i? no great outlay considering the bottle will st aud boiling water without breakiug. Then five cents foy anginas funnel to fit into the bottle .neck and teu cents for a dozeu round bits of clean, coarse muslin. Coffee itself is the next thing, lt is real Java.b?nqht greeu of a dealer who has regard for his work, at 50 to 00 cents' the pound. It is roasted io a nicety at'':borae, half a pound at a time, and ground just as it is wanted. It may go into a chased sikver-liilded lowl witliont the least harm. The water may likewise boil iu a silver kettle, over a brass-mounted spirit lamp-or even on the plebian gas stove-before it comes iu sight The one essential thing is to have it iu plenty and freshly boiling. First pour a cup of the boiling water into the flask and turn it. deftly about, heating the flask all the wayup. Then pour it out, whip the funnel into the flask month, line the funnel with one of the muslin rounds aud put into it three heaping teaspoonfuls ? of the coffee. Theu slowly, steadily, grace fully pour on the water, which has been kept bubbling over the spirit lamp. As it begins to drip though stir the wet coffee lightly with ? tea spoon. More water goo* in ijpVthe first pouring filters through; Taree spoonfuls of dry coffee ought td yield three caps of coffee essence. It is really coffee essence which comes . out of the flask, lt is almost black, per fectly clear, full of coffee. Havelland aroma. Only the most confirmed coffee toper can drink it neat. . Other folk require the cup to be half Ailed with boiling water. Those who like whipped cream in it make the water a third. Thus a single filtering will serve a considerable tea party. The muslin and the spent grounds are thrown away after each 'filtering. vChicago Pecord. Household Hints. To give an appetiziug flavor to broiled steak rub a cut onion over the hot platter. Absorbent cotton, if quickly ap plied when milk of cream is spilled on cloth, will prevent a stain. To polish a tortoise-shell comb apply a few drops of olive oil and rub long and thoroughly with a soft woolen cloth. A cranberry jelly served recently was moulded with circular slices of banana, the combination proving d? lie iou0. A Cuban dish, said to be remarkably good, is an omelet that has besides olives, blauched almonds and seeded raisinR. The most effectual remedy for slimy and greasy draiu-pipes is copperas dissolved and left to work gradually through the pipes. A tablespoonful of ammonia to a quart of water is the best medium for cleaning windows, lamp chimneys or any kind of glassware. Canton flannel makes a good bath blanket for baby. It should be made large enough to completely envelop the child while it is being wiped dry. A little powdered borax added to cold starch tends to give the linen ex tra stiffness and a little turpentine put into the boiled starch adds lustre. The difference between white pep per and black is that black pepper is ground with the outer coat of the berry still ou, and white pepper has it removed before grinding. In wiping china dishes do not pile one upon another while still hot. Spread ont to cool off, then pack. Piling up while warm ia apt to make the glaze crack. For stains on the hands there is nothing better than a little salt with enough lemon juice to moisten it. rubbed on the spots and washed off with clear water. According to a bright housekeeper, if ono wishes a slow fire to burn, start a light wood or paper on top of the coal to establish a draft, and the up ward current will soon make itself manifest upon tho fire below. Tyrannical Japanese Hables. Babies in Japan are-as much petted and indulged as the most spoiled darling in all the United States. Everything is done to make child hood a happy time. Toys are lavished on them. Scoldiug is almost un heard of. The pride of every woman is her children, and as a reBult the children rule the house. I once knew of a. case where there was a great commotion during the night, and next morning it was learned that the little girl of the household had waked up at 2 o'clock and had cried to be taken for a boat ride. Her wiah was gratified. There are TO, OOO trees in the city of Paris, incldiug L',000 willows, 17,000 ohostnutst and 26,030 plane trees: -, : . /?>? SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES. Basntos Employed by the British on Military Railroad!. The British ore employing a large number of Basutos to repair and lay the railroads in the Orange Free State that are essential to the advance of the army and the maintenance of com munications with the base of supplies. Thus the natives arc now to partici pate, for the first time on a large scale, In work that Is related to the war. The Basutos have no friendly senti ments for the Orange Free State Boers who incorporated in their republic a part of Basutoland. The Zulus have always hated thc Transvaal Boers, ylth whom they had many a hard fight In what is now Natal, and by whom the Matabele branch of the Zulus were driven north of the Crocodile River. The Basutos and Zulus-are the strong est native elements in South Africa. These tribes supply a large part of the manual labor throughout South Africa, but their efficiency falls below that of the average American negro. They have not reached the same plane of civillation, their wants are fewer and more easily supplied, and after a term of service they usually wish to return to their homes for a long period of Idle ness; so lt has been found necessary to supplement them by the importation of thousands of Indian coolies. Still, they are by far the largest element In the labor market. Sixty thousand of them were at work In the Witwaters rand gold fields when the war began; all th? labor In the diamond mines is supplied by the natives, abd they are widely scattered at service through the towns and over the sheep and cattle farms. They are prisoners as long as they work in the diamond mines, for one of the rigorous measures taken to prevent diamond stealing is to keep the native laborers la a compound from which they never emerge during their term of service, except to march, under escort, to and from their work. But the South African natives are progressing, and their value as a factor in the develop ment of the land is growing. OBEYED THE COURT. PredlcatneEt lo Which His Anxiety For De* coram Oot Him. Judge Fitzgerald of Los Angeles, considered one of the foremost Jurists on the coast, is, at the same time, one of the most particular of men In all things concerning illhe decorum of the courtroom. A score or more of years agone he was appointed by the Presi dent to the bench of the district that Includes Pirna and Cochise counties. He found, on coming to Tucson, that formality was almost unknown In the courtroom. If the days were warm the attorneys and attendants dispensed with coats. This, to him, appeared particularly disrespectful. He an nounced that smoking in itihe court room would not be tolerated, and that coats munt be worn under .pain of the court's displeasure. The Grand Jury was called. Among the Jurymen was a brawny miner, who appeared in his usual costume, a dark blue shirt and overalls. "What do you mean?" thundered the magistrate, "by appearing in this court room In your shirt sleeves! Where ls your coat?" "At home, Judge," mildly returned the Juror. "Then go and get it No, not a word, sir!" glaring down upon the man as he attempted to speak. "Go home and get your coat, or I'll commit you for contempt!" The .miner went silently out He didn't re turn that day nor the next and the Judge, after Issuing a bench warrant for him, swore in another Juror. About two weeks thereafter the original mi ner, dressed as the court demanded, again stepped wNKhln Judge Fitzger ald's range of vision. To the Irate magistrate he tendered the explana tion that his home and cont were both in Harshaw mountains, near the Mex ican border, over 100 miles away, and that he had but obeyed the orders of His Honor in'going home after his coat-Arizona Graphic. He Believed His Eyes. Lady of the House -Ah! you are reading. I thought you were hard at work. Cook-Yes, mum, I'm reading a novel. Lady-Will you tell me who wrote itv Cook-Wrote it? It ain't written at all, mum; lt's printed.-Collier's Week ly. _ . Disgusting t Skin eruptions, which keep you scratching, and look raw and sore. It is unrefined in either sex; and gives the impression of uncleanness. Don't you want to get rid of it? Get a 50c. box of Tetterine from your druggist, or send stamps to J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga. It enres, without fail, all skin diseases. Give it a trial. Her View of Roys. At a recent school examination for girls, this composition was handed lu by a girl of twelve: "The boy l9 not an animal, yet they can be. heard to'a considerable distance. When a boy hollers he opens his big mouth like frogs, but girls hold their toung til they are spoken to, and then they an swer respectable and tell Just how It was. A boy thinks himself clever be cause he can wade where the water ls deep. When the boy grows np he ls called a husband, and thea he stops wading and stays out nights, but the grc-wn-up girl is a widow and keeps house."-Ledger Monthly. Vegetable Ivory From Ecuador Nats. In the forests of the Pacific slope In Ecuador abounds thc species of palm which bears the nuts known as "vege table Ivory." The nuts are exceeding ly hard and white. Germany tables tko-thirds of the product and the rest goes to the United States, France and England. Thc harvest is In the rainy season, and great rafts loaded with the nuts are sent down the swollen rivers. The Wit of Women. Quinn-When women imagine them selves wits they are a menace to tho community. DeFonte^-You must have met some of late. . , Quinn-Yes, my wife. She asked me If a. sea horse was in nny way related to a bay mare. A Lively Kamo. Mrs. Wiggles-Mrs. R?chet played whist with us this afternoon. Mr. Wiggles-Is that so? What score did she mike? Mrs. Wiggles-Three hundred and eighty words a minute. ON THE CARE OP BABIES. Suggestions by a Mere Maa That Mother' Should Keil So many conflicting rules have been printed about tbe care of babies, that som ebbing ought to be done at once to set mothers on the right track. Ob tain first a normal healthy baby. Go to a first-class department store, If other avenues fall. Diet with a baby ls the main thing. For breakfast, say a few grid'" cakes with a couple of hard-boiled eggs. For luncheou, any meat and vegetable with apple dump lings, and a rousing cup of coffee to top off with. For dluner-always give the baby his heaviest meal just before retiring-a thick soup, a fish, an en tree, a roast and a cold bottle, and any good wholesome dessert, say deep dish apple pie. * Should the baby be restless in the night, don't take him up. This ls the mistake made so often by erring mothers, who think they know It all. Science knows better. He cannot cry too much. Should he make too much noise and keep the household awake, tie a towel over his face and lock him up in a distant room. Above all things never give In. Few. people understand how to give I the baby his bath-which is really quite simple. Fill the tub with water, and': always use a bath thermometer. If after ten minutes' immersion, the theerhometer registers below zero, you may then know that the water is a trifle too cold. Great care should be taken* not to let the baby take cold, so the bath should be g:/en as rapidly as possible. Strip the baby and take him by the heels and souse him in head first, then swing him back and forth through the water ten or fifteen tlmes> slapping him vigorously to in sure a good circulation. Lay him on the floor and mb him vigorously with a tin nutmeg grater, and then put him to bed m a warm room, with a buffalo robe over him and about two addi tional feet of California blankets. When this is done, leave him to rest for twenty-four hour?. He will need the reat-Tom Mason, In Life. _ Where Am I? The following grotesque narrative ls found In a collection of Chiuese tem perance tales: A stupid yamen ?noerllng was once taking a rascally Buddhist monk to prison. As he sfarted with his prison er he was afraid of forgetting his things and his errand so he began mumblin? "Bundie, umbrella, canguc (yoke), warrant, monk- and myself." At every two or three steps he repeat ed thc list. The monk, seeing the sort of man he had to deal with treated him at an Inn until he was so drunk that he wanted to sit down by the wayside and sleep. When he was fast asleep the monk took off his cangue, shaved the man's head, put the wooden collar on bim, and took to his heels. On recovering his sense the mnu ex claimed, "Let me walt until I have counted everything. Let me seo. Bun dle and umbrella aw; here." Then feeling his neck he cried, "And the cangue, too; and here beside rae Is the warrant." Then, half scared, "liai ya! I don't see the monk, but," rubbing his Itching pate, he gleefnlly added: "The monk is still here, but where am !? Bundle, umbrella, cangue, warrant, monk. But where am I? Bundle, um brella-??' When the eye is in trouble use a reliable remedy. Mitchell s Eye Salve . is a wonderful reliever of sore, weak and inflamed eyes. One bottle usually ef fects a complete cure. Price 25 cents. All druggists. HALL & RUCKEL, New York. 1848. London. A Mean Trick. "Jack," asked the father, "arc you going in for any of the school sports this year?" "Yes, daddy," replied the unsuspect ing boy, "I'm going to try for the mile race." "Good," returned the father. "I havo a letter to be posted, and lt's about a mile to the post office and back. Let rae see what time you can do it in." Stray Stories. Now Ha Is Full of Regrets. Lowrie - Nature often throws out warning signals, which we to our loss neglect. Buttle-I shouldn't wonder but you're right Lowrie-I met my wife In a thunder storm, danced with her for thc first time at a house that was burned down, and married her In a killing frost Buttle-Yes? Lowrie-Yes. And I hadn't the sense to read the signs.-Brooklyn Life. Gave Him a Fit. Delinquent Customer-Have you commenced my suit yet? Tailor-No, but I've commenced mine; I guess you'll be served with the papers today. Aak Your Denier for Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to shake into your shoes ; rests the feet. 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He wouldn't bring $2 in a market where they were wanting dogs, and yet he's cost me fifty times that." "But you offered a reward, sir." "No, I didn't. My wife offered a re ward. She's offered a dozen of them. That dog has strayed or been stolen more times than the moon has changes since we've had him. He's brought home, she pays out from three to five dollars, he fills up on. the fat of the land, and then he's gone again. Keep him." \ "I don't want him.. His tail's wrong, his hair ls coarse, and he's a mongrel. I just want to be prrid'forbringing him .back." "Do you suppose you are giving me any information. He's a cucumber bf the earth, he is. I've seen a rat chase him all over the barn and a tramp 6teal dog biscuit from under his nose. Keep him.- Take him away. Lose him, as phyxiate him. Anything!" "But the reward, sir?" "You'll get no reward from me. .I'd as soon think of paying a reward for.a lodger with the smallpox. That dog is a-disgrace to his kind and to anyone that countenances him. But you know what a woman is when she has a pet She feeds him cream when I'm taking skimmed milk in my coffee," and he slammed the door. But the man knew his bnslness. Next day he was back with the dog, was profusely thanked by the wife and got $3.-Detroit Free Press. We refund 10c for every package of PUT NAM FADELESS EYE that falls to gi ve satis faction. Monroe Drug Ca, Unionvllle, Mo. Sold by all druggists. Acme of Dishonesty. "Do you consider Jones an honest man?" "ITonest? He cheats like the deuce -it soil; aire." -Detroit Free Press. The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever ls a bottle of GROVE'S TARTBLESS CHILI,TONIC. It ls simply iron and quinine In a tastolcHs form. No cure-no pay. PrlcoSOc. Not Mach On lt. Fred-How do you Uko tho table at your now boardinghouse? ls there a? y thing to object io? Arthur-Precious little-Brooklyn Life. FITS permanently cured. 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