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IF I I If I knew the box where the smiles are kept, No matter how large the key Or strong the bolt, I would try so hard Twould open, I know, for me. Then over the land and sea broadcast . Td scatter the smiles to play, That the children's "faces might hold them fast For many and many a day. I TROUBLE WT * By William T.Hornaday, Directe T HE superb reptile-house of the New York Zoological Park was rapidly nearing comple tion. Its great maha hall was swarming with workmen, who were concreting the alligator pool, finishing the big wall cases, dlvidii-? the cen tral 'inf -alladon" for turtles, and do ing a hundred other things. The opening day was relentlessly drawing nearer and nearer, and we were anxi ously assembling live beasts, birds and reptiles with which to fill the valions Installations that would be opened to the public on that occasion. Down at Bartel's place wc anxiously examined his stock of live serpents, and made many purchases. The most Important acquisition was a black tailed python, between fourteen and fifteen feet long, fresh from some East Indian jungle; chosen because its size, Its perfect condition and ravenous ap petite combined to make It a genuine prize. In a collection a snake which feeds freely is worth about twice as much as one which does not, for it . will live twice as long as one which requires to have its food forced down Its throat witt? a nimrod. Pending the completion of our rep tile-house, bird-house, small mammals' house, bear dens and a dozen other things, we quartered all our live stock in a closed yard at the rear of the storehouse. A cleared space in the for est about one hundred feet square had been enclosed by a tight board fence, "and 1n this were dozens of tem porary cages and pens of all sizes, filled with wild creatures, impatiently awaiting the opening day-and better quarters. In one corner of this yard we had hurriedly erected a cook house, which In appearance was similar to a Western claim shanty. It stood low upon the ground, and the most con spicuous object within it was a live ly, great ant-eater, whose wire house extended quite across one end of the room. lu that portior of the yard where sev eral dozen glacs-fronted snake-boxes were arranged under a shed one of our carpenters built for the python, under Mr. Ditniar?'s direction, a large .box1 cage, with a front of wire netting and glass. Compared with the other snake-boxes it was a very pretentious affair, as befitted the "star boarder." The python was expected by express on a certain day, but when I left the park at nearly seven o'clock, it had not arrived, and seemed very unlikely to do so that nign? I reached the park the following morning at half past seven o'clock, and was just opening my desk, when in came my office; boy, red in the"face and breathless from running. HGooi?-Tnortt?trg;..-Blr: Mr. Dilmars would like to have me help hunt for the snake.' May;!go now?" "Hunt for what?" * The big snake. It escaped last night!" '.What! That big python?" "?es, slr." "Horrors!" said I; and we turned and ran. Words could not do the situation justice. The stupid carpenter who buflt-the python's cage had left a big hole, four inches square, carefully con cealed behind a rafter in an upper corner of the box. The serpent had arrived late the previous evening, and Curing the night had found this open ing and joyously gilded through to freedom. To think of that big serpent ut lib erty in the Zoological Park! I had no great fear that, it would harm any one, but the publicity! The busy place was humming with gossipy workmen from all parts of the city; the report ers would surely learn of the python's escape; before my mental vision rose columns upon columns of newspaper articles headed: "Terror in the Bronx!" "Monster Serpent Loose.T "Panic in the New Zoo!" and the thought of all this was more appalling to me than the countenance of any wild beast I had ever met. Great would be the surprise and chagrin of the Zoological Society, and the humlUation would be almost unbearable. Truly, this was a pretty way to start a new Zoological Park! . At the animal yard I found a dozen men and boys at work very quietly, like sensible feUows, trying to find the vanished python. My first act was to send for several more men and start them searching systematically, but without any noise or fut i, through every square yard of the low bushes outside. Their orders were to search In ever widening circles, discover the snake if possible, and in the event of doing so, silently to mark the spot and bring word to me. Leaving this part of the hunt in full progress, I returned to the yard. It seemed probable that the python had crawled under some one of the many cages, platforms or buildings, under several of which it could easily have found refuge. If lt had gone un der anything else than the big, spread ing storehouse building, which was thirty-five feat wida by one hundred and thirty feet long, we mfght find lt before It could escape into the forest. If, however, it had hidden under that extensive building, we were in a quandary. The- men continued to look under various things, likely and unlikely; and presently they discovered a broad mark which seemed to be the trail of serpent, leading under the cook hoUse. A close examination confirmed ibis theory, and then it was also re ported that no similar trail could be found leading out A carpenter was hurriedly seat for to remove the boards from the floor. Now many courageous men have such an inborn aversion to snakes that the touch of a serpent's body seems +o create in them an entire' new system of nerves, and I wondered how my men would act If we should really encounter that creature with the beady brown eyes, forked tongue, and teeth all pointing inward-the wrong way for an assailant Up to that point the search had gone on as quietly ns If we had been seeking a lost piece of Fortunately the floor boards of the cook house were nine inches wide, and in a short time one of them was re moved. Down went four heads,, and KNEW. If I knew a box that was large enough To hold ell the frowns I meet, I would try to gather them, every one, From nursery, school ana street. Then, folding and. holding, I'd pack them in And .turn the monster key: I'd hire a giant to drop the DOS TO th? depth of the deep, deep sea. -Dora Sexton, in the Book World. m A PYTHON. I _ ?M tv ?r of the New York Zoological Park gR all four ?imo up again, very hastily: "There he is!" Close beside the opening lu the floor lay about a bushel of big brown and yellow coils, and above the pile hov ered the massive head of the python, threatening to strike the first living thing that came within reach. The noise nnd Jar of the carpenter's efforts in removing the board had greatly Ir ritated the reptile. Mr. Ditmas, our curator of reptiles, bad provided himself with a large bag of heavy cloth, hoping to be able to throw it moutht downward over the coils of the serpent-the usual way of capturing snakes at large. But there was not sufficient space between the floor and the serpent to carry this plan, into effect; and moreover, the serpent's head was altogether too threatening. Pending further efforts, we procured boards and endeavored to cut off the python's escape, front and rear. The python waited until wo had placed the boards to the best possible advantage, then uncoiled himself, shoved the-boards out of position as If they had been so many straws put there for his amusement, and quickly disappeared under the ant-eater's cage. The carpenter fell to work again to remove several other boards of the floor, while the messenger boys were stationed outside the building to see that our quarry did not get out and es cape to the forest. In a short time the python's head again appeared at one of thc long, narrow openings made by the carpen ter, but as Mr. DItmars took a favor able position for grabbing the crea ture by the neck, closj up to the Jaws, it struck at him most viciously. "Look out!" cried some one, em phatically. Clearly, it would nor do for any of our men to be seized by that savage creature; for although the python was of course not poisonous, and although we might even prevent lt from wrap ping itself around any one of us, the laceration of a man's hand by that big, muscular mouth, filled with four rows of hook-like, backward-pointing teeth, would have been a serious matter. Preseutly-the snake left Its place un der the ant-cat*, r's cage, gliding along the side of the building farthest from the door, alert, aggressive, and so ready to strike any one who came near Its head that I forbade the men to take risks. As its five yards of length scmlclr cled around the cook-stove, part of its body passed under one of the floor openings. This was our opportunity, and in an instant twp of us seized it and triumphantly hauled up about six feet of the serpent's bqdy and tah. . Kow-big-and. muscular ic was! 'its skin was as smooth and glossy as sat in and gleamed with rainbow irides cence. It writhed and worked in our grasp, and Rulled downward with such power that it required all the strength of the chief forester and myself to retain any portion of lt within our grasp. We brc?ed ourselves, heaved hard, an- by main strength tried to pull the python out backward; but not one Inch could we gain. On the con trary, inches were drawn away from us in spite of all wc could do. I be lieve that ten men could not have pulled that python out backward, al though they -light possibly have torn it in two. All this time Mr. Ditmars kept trying to seize the python by the neck, but lt was constantly alert, anxious to seize him, and gave him no opportunity whatever. It was evident that with our unaided hands we never could master that savage creature without an accident to some one. Bidding a keeper take my place at the "tail hold" and hang on with all his strength, I ran to the storeroom, and with two yards of mason's line, a long, thin hammer-handle of hickory and a staple hurriedly driven into the end of it for the line to pass through, I quickly made a very serviceable noose Back I ran to the oook-house. Mr. Merkel and Mr. Munzle, red In the face and perspiring profusely, were clinging desperately to the last two feet of the python's tail; and the python was In a perfect rage. It dart ed to and fro under the half-demol ished floor, striking out viciously whenever it seemed possible to reach a man, and manifesting great willing ness to fight any one. At the same time, however, it most cunningly kept its head under cover. I readjusted the loop of my line at the end of my stick and put lt close to the python's head, expecting the snake to make a strike through the noose. He refused. I waited patelnt ly. Inch by inch the tail was going under the floor. "We can't hold on here much long er!" exclaimed the forester, desperate ly. At last the python started to move straight toward my face. As I shifted my noose into line, he ran his head through lt, the noose flew taut behind his Jaws, and he was caught. The Instant I Jerked the line taut the python drew back and endeavored tb retceat, pulling with the strength of a man. I gave him about a yard of my line and then held him by main strength. "That small Une will cut bis head off!" cried Mr. Ditmars, In reol alarm for the safety of our prize snake. "Better let me cut lt!" He whipped out his knife and poised the open blade over my precious blt of line. "No, no! Don't cut lt. We've got to control his head this way or we'll never master him without getting hurt Let go the tail and grab up the body through that next opening." This new move again brought up the original six feet of body and tall which that reptile had, by sheer strength, pulled out of the grasp of two strong young men. The snake now moved forward once more and as he came I pulled In my line through the staple until presently I coaxed and pulled the head Into an opening, hold ing lt quite safely at the end of my stick. Instantly Mr. Ditmars seized the neck with both hands, and the snake was oui*. Dropping'my line and stick I, too, took bold close behind the head and we began to walk away with our cap tire. As that maguiflcent and wonder fully powerful body emerged from un. der the floor, the other men laid hold of lt at Intervals and bore it along. "Keep lt out straight, boys, and don't give him a chance to get a coll around any of us!" Truly, lt must have been an odd looking procession that we mnde as we marched across the yard with that big snake and dumped it into its cage. The hunt had lasted nearly an hour. No one had been bitten and the snake was quite unhurt "Now, boys," said I, "let's say noth ing about this little Incident for the present." They did keep quiet and the unex pected happened. Not one of the newspapers of New York heard a word of the affair until fully three months had elapsed, and then the story was so old that as a sensation It was ns dead as Barneses, and the zoo did not suffer a blt'from reference to it T.o-day that python occupies the sec ond cage from the alligator pool, and is the handsomest, although not the largest, of our many constrictors. Youth's Companion. INSIDE JAPAN. Fist Fights Preface Death 8rrnireles _ N0 Wife-Beat In-. In spite of qualities of easily aroused antagonism, of pride and Spartan Ideals, the Japanese are an essentially gentle race-more so than the Anglo Saxons. Broils In which one man hits another are of rare occurrence; blows are generally the preface of a death struggle. The women may often suf fer from the prevailing Ideals of mo rality, which are yet much lower than ours, but there are few wlfe-beateis, and the home atmosphere Is almost al ways outwardly peaceful. It follows that a little true poltleness on the part of the foreigner goes a long way, and almost Invariably meets with a warm recognition; you rarely appeal to the Japanese In vain. They are ns quick to Tespond to an act of real kindness as they are to resent an act which has a tinge of arrogance. Our Government allowed several transports with re turning volunteers to stop at Yoko hama, and so hundreds of American soldiers visited that city and Tokio. One of them hired a bicycle and was taking a ride about the streets of Yo kohama when he ran down an elderly Japanese man. The soldiers rang his bell several times, but the Japanese apparently paid no attention to it, and the American found himself promptly arrested and taken to court, where he was fined ten "yen" ($5). He protested that he had done everything possible to avert the accident, and asked why the man made not attempt to get out of the way. The policeman then told him that thc man was blind. The sol dier looked dazed for a minute, then felt in his pocket and brought out a ten-dollar bill. "Here," he said, "It's the inst I've got, but he can have it," and he turned It over to the blind man. The Japanese were deeply touched, nnu that same day a delegation of po licemen hunted up the soldier and gave him back his fine-Anna N. Benja min, in Ainslee's. As They Chose. While walting for the train the bride and bridegroom walked slowly up and down the platform. "I don't know what this joking and guying may have been to you," he re marked, "but it's death to me. I never experienced such an ordeal." ^"It's "perfectly dreadful," she an swered. "I shall Se so glad when we get away from everybody we know." "They're actually impertinent," he went on. "Why, the very natives-" At this unpropitious moment thc wheezy old stationmaster walked up to'them. "Be you goln' to take this train?" he asked. "It's none of your business," retorted the bridegroom, indignantly, as he guided the bride up the platform, where they condoled with each other over the impertinence of the natives. Onward came the train, its vapor curling from afar. It was the last to their destination that day; an express -nearer, lt came at full speed, then in a moment lt whizzed past and was gone. "Why in thunder didn't that train stop!" yelled the bridegroom. " 'Cos you sed 'twarn't none of my blzness. I has to signal If that train's to stop." And as the old stationmaster softly stroked his beard there was a wicked twinkle In his eye.-London Spare Mo ments. Time and Telephone Work "Wonders. "I was startled the other day, and in an entirely ne-, way," said a promi nent electrical engineer. "The use of the telephone has become so much a part of my life that in talking with my friends and acquaintances every few days, I apparently kept up the ac quaintance as of old when I used to see them more regularly. A few day3 ago I had occasion to visit an old-time fr.'end of minc with whom I bad talked probably once a week or oftener for the past three or four years, but whom I had not seen during that pe riod. When I met him I was startled. His black beard had turned gray, al most white, and he had changed in other respects as was natural during the three or four years of that period, yet through the use of the telephone I had in my mind's eye seen him ns of old every time I had talked with him, and you may Imagine how surprised, even shocked, I was to see this change in him. Did you ever have a similar experience? I imagine the Increasing use of the telephone causes many of them. You hear the usual voices on the telephone and mentally picture the friend as he looked when you saw him last-which may have been a year or several years in the past"-Electrical Review. Thc Ten Great Cities of tho World. The populations of the largest cities in the world, according to the latest figures, are as follows: London.(1901) 4,530,034 New York.(1900) 3,437,202 Paris . (1890) 2,530.834 Berlin.(1901) 1,884,151 Chicago....'.(1900) 1.G98.575 Canton, China. 1.000,000 Tokio. (1898) 1,452,564 Vienna . (1891) 1,304,548 Philadelphia.(1900) 1,293.697 St. Petersburg.(1897) 1,267,023 It will thus be seen that of the ten leading cities the United States have three, while no other country has more than one.-Albany Argus. Sandwich Man's Day ls Over. The twentieth century and the pass ing of the old-time "sandwich" adver tising pedestrian made their advent si multaneously. Instead of the historic canvas-back-and-front sign wearer, ft is the custom nowadays to see on the populous city thoroughfares the ban ner supporter, wbo has troubles of bis own at all times, but especially in ! windy weather*-New York Sun. What tho Reflective Polioemen Think.] Have you ever thought what a re\ flcctive person- a policeman must' be? That is, one in a quiet, remote district, or a watchman in a village who wanders up and down on his beat in company with his thoughts? Well, I made bold to ask one recently what he reflecte,*} upon. At first he eyed me suspiciously and I believe he thought "here's another wild-eyed Boston crank." But the first mists of misgiving cleared away, and his reply was interesting. "Well, I am thinking most how to spend my salary and educate my boys and giris. Then sometimes I wonder when I'm out nights what the good little woman will haye at breakfast. No; ringing at the cali box is a matter of habit. Yes, 'i^ sometimes have a quiet little chat like this; then I'm watching the cabs turning out their 'loaded' cargoes at the fine houses, in the small hours of thc morn ing. I tell you, money, too much spend- ? ing money, is a eurse to the averago-' young man. Wc could tell stories if we chose, but we 'keep the peace,' you know!" he concluded with a sarcastic twinkle, as his eye reflected a ray from the flickering street lamp. "The hours of the night all have a different atmos phere, and I could tell the hour by the very atmosphere, if there were no town clocks. Well, I must keep moving and try and add up one whole night's think ing for you."-Thc National Magasine. Colored Flagpoles. "White is, of course, still the prevail ing color for painting flagpoles," said a flagpole man, "but you see nowadays more colored flagpoles than you used to, and I don't know but what I like the colored flagpoles pretty well. White-is, I suppose, after all the proper color ?br a flagpole. The white pole seems ?to stand up more mast-like and defiant, but thc colored pole is more picturesque, j "Thc poles that thus far have boen painted in other colors than white have most of them been painted red, a terra cotta red. And in my judgment this deep red is a pretty good color for a flagstaff. Red is a good color to stand exposure; it shows wear less than white does, and so people paint 'em red. "As to green, that I must say seems at first like an odd and inappropriate color for a flagstaff surmounting a build ing. Nevertheless, a pole in dark green may be a dignified and sightly object, and there is one advantage pertaining to a green pole, namely, it shows off thc gilt top-piece, if there is one, to fine advantage. I have in mind one dark green pole upon the summit of which, rising above the gilded metallic fixture indicating thc points of the compass, is a fine, gilded eagle, this whole top-piece of gold showing very strikingly andi ef fectively hy contrast with its dark green support."-New York Sun. This Prehistoric Dwarf Had 200 Tilth, While a crew of stone laborers were working an excavation through the For man clift, two miles east of Newport, for thc bed of the Tennessee and l^orth Carolina Railroad, they found a human female skeleton 19 inches in height, in a perfect state of preservation. The only anomaly was thc teeth, which were 200 hundred in number and had no sockets, but were developed from and grew upon thc jaw-bone with no adja cent valvular process. The bones^r^re hermetically sealed and sent to the Smithsonian Institution. The skeleton was found in solid TOCK IO feet from face and 8 feet from top of clift, in a cavity 2 feet by 15 inchcrf. About thc cavity was no opening crer vice or aperture for the skeleton to enter since the formation of the clift, more than 2,000 years ago.-Nashville Banner, j HAD TO KEEP BOTH'LIGHTED: He looked down in her wonderful eyes. I I "Light of niy.life!" he faltered. _5 | "Nit !" she answered.". "No Tunf outr] the gas to-night. 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The world's production of copper in 1000 is estimated at 471,000 tons. ? Black Hair 1 " I have used your Hair Vigor for five years and am greatly pleased with lt. It certainly re stores the original color to gray hair. It keeps my hair soft."-Mrs. Helen Kilkenny, New Portland, Me. Ayer's Hair Vigor has been restoring color to gray hair for fifty years, and it never fails to do this work, either. You can rely upon it for stopping your hair from falling, for keeping your scalp clean, and for making your hair grow. tl.OO a bottle. All druggists. If your druggist cannot supply yon, .end ns one dollar and wo wifl express you a bottle. Bo sure and give the name o? your nearest express omeo. Address. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. HDADCY NEW DISCOVERY; bIT? Ur\y i U> ? qa lok rollcf ?nd caros wortrt rue?. Book of teitimonUU ?nd IO ?tty?' treatment Free. Br. H. n. SOXES'BSOUS. Bes I,?Uutt.?i. IOR.LD THE LOVELY PARASOL Exampled of Chiffon ?nd Lace Made to Match Costumes. Parasols for the summer of 1001 have appeared, and lovelier were nev er seen. Some exquisitely dainty ex amples are of chiffon, used In different ways. White chiffon, for instance, is gathered over colored silk and finished with a deep ruffle of the chiffon dou bled; or lt may be all white, like a *fereat snowflake, or a bright color may b*e toned down by black. Sometimes it Is black over white, or ruffles of Kcblor are used on a white or black foundation. Lace also Is largely in evidence, and the beautiful hand run Spanish lace rso popular some years ago has re turned, some superb covers being shown, both in black and white. Those who are fortunate enough to have them carefully laid away may now bring them out for renewed use I fulness. Lace ls introduced also into silk parasols in many ways. Some have several straight lines of Insertion en circling the shade; some have them arranged vertically, and others show incrustations of separate designs. An exquisite parasol has on each gore a spray of fuchsia leaves, of white chif fon and silver embroidery, with de tached fuchsias of the.jsaine delicate composition fluttering at every move ment Jet'spangles appear on many of the ! lace designs, and silver spangles are employed with embroidery and Inser tion. A bewitching example is of white silk, with a large ostrich plume de sign of black lace on every section, each plume being illuminated by sil ver spangles with charmicg effect. Lovely parasols of silk in Dresden designs are seen, and many of them are bordered by chiffon ruffles. Some have brilliant flower patterns on white grounds or black In stripe effects. There never were so many styles from which to choose, Indeed, and one may find even the striped "watered silks" of her grandmother's days If she de sires, while for those who wish abso lute simplicity there are plain colors in soft satin or silk. In handles the usual variety is seen, but many of the richest parasols have large handles of natural wood. Some, however, have slender sticks enamelled In colors to match or contrast with the covering of the parasol.-New York Tribune. Sentimentality in Dress. "Flowers upon clothing are a sym bol of the tyranny In which women are held," said M. Van de Velde, a Belgian artist, who lectured In Vienna recently. In the opinion of M. Van de Velde, the uniform attire of men at a dinner or public function ex presses more beauty than does the hit-and-miss effect of the women's costumes. The mixed colors of the present gowns, he said, destroy the rhythmical line of beauty and create only color dissonance. If women would adopt the idea of a uniform toilet^ they would soon accustom themselves to lt. The floral designs sq,-irequent upon women's clothing are the consequence of trivial senti " mentality and result from the habit of likening women to flowers. Clothing should fulfil the laws ot ?'luglC UUU I'euson, uutl- sUuiulU-xxrrvrr not conceal. This, M. Var. de Velde declared, is forgotten by present day tailors, who smother the figure In a cloud of puffs, bows, flounces and pleats, all producing the effect of a formless mass. Perfection In costume must combine, he snld, both health and beauty. ^NEWEST FASHIONS Black and white muslins will lead among the thin fabrics this summer. One-clasp gloves are shown as the latest thing to accompany the long sleeve. Batiste is popular this season, and it is frequently embroidered and ap pllqued with lace. While blue and white India silks are always the standby this season creme and white is considered smarter. A very chic silk waist Is made of black taffeta, trimmed with rows of narrow ribbon in Persian colors and design. The corselet skirt gains popularity rather slowly. There are more to bo seen In the shops than on the women one meets. A coming vogue of earrings is promised us and to overcome the pred judice against piercing the ears or opening old holes the earrings very cleverly fasten to the ears with gold clamps. The chatelaine metal purges of sil ver and gold come in the broad shapes, some of thom, Jiroad and shallow Uko the arm or Viennese bngs that have been so much carried, only much smaller. Pretty necklaces are to be found of jet beads, bands composed of a num ber of strings of fine beads held in place at Intervals with bands of 6mall rhinestones. They are both pretty and becoming. Very finely polka-dotted on tiny shepherd check, blue and white on black and white silks made very plainly are the sine qua non of con venience, besides always looking re fined for a summer utility or shop ping gown. A distinct novelty ls the shirt waist hat. As Its name Indicates lt ls rather a simple affair of the toque or sailor unobtrusively trimmed with a scarf and one or two quills. It is a fitting adjunct to the severe shirt waist and mannish stock and tie which will pre vail as the season advances. Dots, dots, dots for the stylish fou lard. They may be attached dots with little slender thread lines joining them vine fashion, but the dot is the pronounced figure, the largest prob ably In the best foulards about the size of a peuny, and all put in close to gether. The foulards are stunning trimmed with wide, wide laces. The newest belts are from two and a half to live inches in width, and of strong elastic, which adjusts Itself to the figure. Tnese are often jewel studded or sprinkled with steel or gilt beads. Thc buckles are ponder-1 ons, sometimes representing the head ] of a celebrated personage or a Greek figure In gold relief. The deep i wrinkled Empire belt is n favorite when worn with n short bolero. The total population of the United States is 76,200,320. " 'Tr h? IM-fii ? i mug?amtMKl *r~?r* Tho Star Chamber. The expression "star chamber" finds its origin from the council chamber of the old palace at Westminster, London, which was so designated. In the early part of the present century the last of the buildings used for this purpose were torn down. In this secret court every punishment except death could be in flicted.^ Its tortures were aptly referred to by Shakespeare, Carlyle and others. It was so called from the stars that glit tered from the ceiling. Star chamber is also an appellation given to a fa mous apartment in Kentucky's celebrat ed Mammoth cave. It is a beautiful hall with arched sides and a flat roof of dark color, which contains brilliant substances resembling stars. With proper light ef fects, a wonderful scene is presented. No Help In Diagnosing. Philadelphia Record. "Your father is in a precarious con dition," remarked the doctor. "I'm afraid I shall have to call in Dr. Squills for consultation." "What's the use?" demanded the sick man's son. 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Alton's Foo' Eano makes now or tight shoM ea*y. At ..d druggists and "boo stores, 35 ot?. Famplo mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Lclioy, N. Y. Thoro is an opening for every man-in the cemetery. DO YOU SHOOT?; If you do you s?culd send your name and address on a postal card for a STER GUN CATALOGUE. _ IT'S FREE. It illustrates and describes all the different Winchester Rifles. Shotguns and . Ammunirion, and contains much valuable information. Send at once to the Winchester Repeating Arm? Co.. New Haven, Conn. j Constipation j A is oasil, cured and tho bowels restored m V to a healthy condition by tho uso of tho natnml remedy ior all stomach, bowol, liver and kidney troubles. By our method cl concentration each 6 OZ. bottle is oqn I valent to threo gallons of tho spring water. Sold bv all drug ?lsts- Crab apple rade mark on every bottle CRAB ORCHARD WATER CO.. Louisville. Ky. turco gallons ni TRADE BAKING POWDERiUSECERT?lMS'C?RE. ts so ia IS THR DP.8T. TRY IT. J.D. A R.S. CHRISTIAN CO.. K I CHM ON U, YA. 016111100 tll?S Paper Jn writing to adoertiiers AKU-Twenty-four IWL $3. & $3.50 SHOES Z ION MADE. Itcitl \rorlh nf W. I.. Ii on gUa ?:s and ?O ?h.n-? I* 94 tn S?.?. My ?4 OUI Edge Linc cannot bc equalled ut ?ny price. lt ls not alone the bert leather that makes a lint ?.las? ?hoe lt lu the brains, ItK?l have planned the best ?ijle. laut?? perfect nodal of thc foot, and tho construction ot thc ?hoe. ll IK meelianlrnl *'<ill ar.fl knowleitKI: that .tare made W. I.. Douglas shoe? the bent In the world for men. Take no ?ui>? tl tutr. Inxl?t on haring W. I? |)on-rla* ?hoes wu Ii name and price ?t?mped on lxittom. Tonr dealer ?honld keep them, li ho does not, send for catalog giving luit Instructions how lo order hr mail. W. J.. JM?i;.;LAS, Brockton, Ma??. A LUXURY WITHIN THE REACH OP ALL. I In our Roasting Establish ments we positively do not allow the use of Eggs, Egg Mixtures, Glue, Chemicals, or similar substances. LION COFFEE is an absolutely Pure Coffee. "Oh, Promise Me." Oh, promise me that when I am your brida And we begin housekeeping side by side, Oh, promise me wherever we may roam Hat I shall do the marketing for home. All that wc eat I certainly must choose, And I Insist we LION COFFEE use, I want it for Its perfect purity, So promise mo-oh, promise met Oh, promise me that for our comfort's saki, Each morning LION COFFEE I oan make, And when the luncheon hour is sear at band Again 111 need a cup if LION bra| Just try a package of LION COFFEE and you will understand reason of its popularity. LION COFFEE is now used in millions homes. the of A cup of LION COFFEE must be minej No brand can healthier or better be So promise me-oh, promise mel You know that LION COFFEE is not glnzed In millions of good homes 'tis often praised; Tis in the bean-the package weighs a pound; Inside, a Premium List is always found. And I will save the lion heads outside To earn the useful presents they provide. 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Go and get them todty-Cascarets-in metal box cost 10c Take one I Eat it like candy, and it will work gently-while you sleep, lt cures, that means it strengthens the muscular wails of th? bowels, give? them new life. Then they act regularly and naturally. That's what you want It's guaranteed to be found in THE TONIC LAXATIVE 25c 50c. ALL DRUGGISTS. \WSsm LIVER TONIC FOR TH t NEVER SOLD IN BULK. ?tlllflP a]1 howat troubles, appendicitis, bil I *l I ll L lonsneu, bad breath, bad blood, wind I HM fl 9% S on *he stomach, bloated bowal?? ito ni Uviib month, hcadaehu. Indi cestion, pimpla?, pains after entine, lirer trouble, ? allow complexion and dlxrlne... when yonr bowell don't mora regu larly yon are getting sick. Constipation Ullis more people than all other disease, together. Il Ia . Starter for the chronic ailment, and lons yean ar ?nfl. ring that come afterward*. 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