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DESTRUCTION OF SE
The Assvrian came down like the "wolf on
the fold,
And his cohorte were gleaming in purple
and goid;
And the sheen of their spears was like
stars on the sea,
When the blue waves roll nightly on deep
Galilee.
Like the heaves of the forest when summer
is green,
That bust with their banners at sunset
were seen;
Like the leaves of the forest when autumn
had blown,
That host on the morrow lay withered and
strewn.
For the angel of death spread his wings on
the blast,
.And breathed in the face of the foe as he
Sasc'd;
c
And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly
and chill
And their hearts but once heaved-and
forever grew still.
A Git
WI'
LIVING Ch
By George Bili
7?\
"T
i HIS happened before you
boys were born," Unele
HriTy^ais?r??ir;- -Stretching
himself in the oasy\^ir
"It was when I was quite a youngs'*^
myself. I didn't have as easy a time
of it thea as boys of to-day. I had^i
earn my living when I was thirjJM
and before I was sixteen I haj??Su
around the world twice. I Jg/P^t a
cabin passenger, either, jjfj0rslruply
arabin boy, which m^pcT an all
id overworked atV^nueh-abused
I was neatl'ly sixteen we had
?n^/yif? of the islands in the
and we were all washed
re were sixteen of us in
Riding one young fellow
?ered half an idiot, but
le plenty of fun for
?p-castle. When we
on the beach we
froin the frying
.?tood several
tfs armed to
entres and
kas if they
lief came
carried
the
NNACHERIB'S HOST.
And '.here lay thc steed with his nostril all
wide.
But through it there rolled not the breath
of his pride;
And the foam of his gasping lay white on
the turf,
And cold as thc spray of the rock beating
surf.
And there lay the rida-, distorted and
pale,
With the dev.- on his brow and thc rust on
his mail;
And the tents were all silent, the banners
alone,
The lances uplifted, tho trumpet un
blown.
And thc w:dow3 of Ashur are loni in their
wail,
And thc idols are broke in thc temple of
Baal;
And the might of the Gentile, uncmote by
the sword.
Hath melted like snow in thc glance of the
Lord!
-Lord Evrcn.
1ESSMEN
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Le?bert Walsh.
board. He moved the few remaining
fellows of his crew with slowness anc
precision. I had been selected as ?
knight, and I found myself time anc
again brought into such close proxim
to the chief's knight that I feared
my freedom. But in some strange
ray Strander always brought mc out
of the dangerous position, and by far
sighted planning gave me a chance tc
capture some of the pawns of the
enemy.
"My greatest triumph came when 1
captured in a double play the chief's
bishop and castle. Nothing could have
made me feel happier at thai moment,
and I could see the chief scowl with
anger and determination. The loss of
these men made the battle more equal,
and the chief grew nervous and rest
less. His fingers played feverishly
with his long tunic, and his mustache
was twisted and twirled several times
between each play. His warriors also
lost their cheerful manners and co
longer shouted when he made a move.
"But Strander was like a sphinx.
He was sober and serious, and his eyes
were glued upon the players before
him. I thought he often looked at me
with a queer expression, and even
when he was watching his opponent's
play a gleam from the corner of his
eyes appeared to take me in. Was he,
after all, merely playing with the king
to give him the impression that it was
a hard-fought game? I began to bd,
lieve that he was only fooling
antagonist, and that the
SECRET OF DIGESTION.
Experiments on a Dog Produced Curl?
ous and Interesting Result's.
Some experiments on a dog con
cerning the effects of personal liking
for various foods on the digestion were
recently made by a well known scient
ist. The results are curious and in
teresting.
It was found that the articles of
diet which the animal \V%F. particular
ly fond of met with a great flow of the
gastric juices, and were accordingly
digested better and more quickly. For
purposes of observation the gullet of
the dog was cut in sections and fixed
to the neck, so that the food it ate
fell through; the stomach of the ani
mal was also divided into two por
tions, Into one of which no food was
allowed to enter, thc other being sup
plied only with the food necessary to
life. .
If some tempting dainty was held
before the dog and he evinced the
usual signs of pleasure in the expected
treat, it was noticed that at once the
stomach juices -sprang into play, al
though the food when swallowed did
not reach the stomach at all. On the
other hand, If he was fed with some
thing which he evidently did not have
any preference for thero was no ac
tion of the gastric fluid.
Also, more curious still, when food
was introduced, unknown to the ani
mal, into the working half of his stom
ach it lay there absolutely dry and
untouched by the digestive juices for
several hours, even though the food
were of the most digestible sort.
All of which proved conclusively
that mere thought or favorable brain
action of any sort concerning the foor?
eaten not only assisted the^digestien,
but partly caused it. Professor Paw
low, who made the experiments, thinks
this partly, at least, explains why men
of letters are often dyspeptic. Their
minds are busy with things far re
moved from their dinners when they
are eating. Tbe connection between
the nerve which sends tho important
message down to the digestive ma
chinery below for more oil and the
patient engineer of nutrition is cut
off.| So when unexpected orders for
deglutition come piling in upon them
they are not ready and the work ?3
bungled.-New York Herald.
PART OF THE BLUFF.
"Why," she finally ventured to
falter, "do you look so sad when we
are sitting-thus?"
"Because," he answered," gazing tend
erly down into her troubled eyes, "a
man always looks sad when he holds
a lovely hand."
She was something reassured, al
though she did not altogether under
stand.-New York Herald.
A woman has written 4,070 words
on ons side of a poniard. ^Najvorri
is of less t h a ^t?wSrlMltHl??f?
A Fino Campnljrn.
HE subject of good roads is
by no means new, but there is
nevertheless something new
in this connection. Some time
ago a scheme was devised by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture whereby some practical object
lessons would bc given to the putlte
in various parts of the country. An
other road building outfit has been pro
vided which, through the co-operation
ol' the railroads, is to be transported
about the country for the purpose of
giving illustrative exhibitions in the art
of road building. To construct good
roads out of selected material is not a
difficult task, but to provide an accept
able highway with local material and
under unfavorable conditions is not
always easy, idealizing the value of
snell a movement to the railroads, Mr.
Hill, of tho Great Northern, has placed
a train at the disposal of the depart
ment, and it is now engaged on that
road in demonstrating to the people
what can be done in that line. It Is
proposed to proceed to the. Pacific
Coast, stopping at various places where
the need of such instruction is appar
ent, and show, through the medium of
actual work, how much the ordinary
wagon road may be improved by the
use of intelligent method and thc
proper use of present means. ,
That the railroads should give all
possible aid and encouragement to such(
a scheme is not strange. No single;
interest in the country, agriculture ex-.'
copied, will be as much benefited by;
the general establishment of good roads)
as they. Nothing is more destructive;
of economical railroad operation thanj
the periodical interruption of the ever
and continuous How of traffic which;
results from the condition of the roads
over which thc produce and supplie
of the country is handled to and from
the railroads. To overcome such
disability all railroads would be jus
?fied in going, and many of them ar
now ready to go, to any reasonable out
lay. There is probably not a syste
of any considerable mileage but tba
would be glad to co-operate with th
Department of Agriculture in its lauda.
lile efforts. The difficulty will be nd
in obtaining opportunities for makin
the desired examples in tile season cJf
road building, but in selecting the 1110%
valuable of the many sections whi
wiil be open to it. The Southern
ciflc Company has already extended t
earnest request that its lines In Ca
foruia be used for that pur
GUATEMALA'S LOSS.
fha Damage* to tho Coffee IMnntntlons bj
Volcanic Dust Not Permanent.
Thousands of acres of the best coffee
plantations of Guatemala have been
covered by volcanic dust to a depth of
several feet in thc recent eruptions.
A?roports speak of the plantations as
b?jng completely ruined.
Thc loss is very heavy, for lt will
hike some years to bring a new lot of
Coffee trees into bearing. But it would
Rot be correct to infer tliat the fertil
ity of thc buried region is permanently
(?paired.
f Volcanic soils are among the best In
fhe world. They contain large sup
plies of thc salts that make plant food.
? The mountain districts of Scotland,
formed mostly of old crystalline rocks,
afford very poor soil. This is the prin
cipal reason why thc Highlands of
Scotland are not turned to good ac
count. . Here and there, however, arc
'small areas covered with the outpour
ing of volcanoes which became extinct
long ages ago. "Where these outpour
ings of lava and volcanic dust are
Tound there are areas of fertility, green
.islands among the heather and moss
on thc almost barren Highland slopes.
It was written centuries ago, in the
days of Milton and Tasso, that the
peasants living on the slopes of Vesu
vius were fearless and cheerful even
when they saw the lava flowing from
Its summit. They had forgotten the
tragedy of Fompoii. They could tell
about how far and how fast the lava
would move and they retreated before
it without haste.
They knew that thc lav.': would work
some damage for the time, but that
soon after it had cooled they would
again cover thc fields over which it
had passed with rich vineyards and
sweet flowers. The lavas of Vesuvius
are rich in thc elements of fertility.
It is just so with the lava fields of
our own country. One of the greatest
of them is in Arizona, extending from
the San Francisco ivs. soyjt.b-..
ward and norjlvward, and a part of
this region/r/covered with one of the
finest gvdwths of trees in the Terri
tory .'The decomposition of lava blocks
'mixed with the other needed elements
provides a seil that is very favorable
to vegetation. A large area in the
northwestern part of the country id
covered with ?ava, and if it is ever
found feasible to irrigate this region lt
will be among the finest areas of tillage
%. in the land.
While Guatemala has suffered great
loss for a time, the ruin of which all
the cablegrams have spoken will not
be of a permanent nature. It is only
the improvements of the day that have
been ruined.
A few years moro, unless' further
outbursts occur, will see the region
restored to its past prosperity as ono
the. hf?s? coffee districts in thf
ric Sun.
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PrSt feoundity
mincis oue of tug
PROMINENT PHYS
CB.CHAMB]
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" Many cases have come under
has benefited and cured. Thetyi
for catarrh and a general irv/tie. ?*
Medical-"?xa^Aacr U. S.' Trciistiry.
Dr. Llewellyn Jordan,'Medical Examiner
of U. S. Treasury Department, graduate of
L j. j.j, n t ? ? ? ? * ? ? ? ? * ? > Columbia College,
J and who served
? three years at
J West Point, has
? tho following to
I say of P?rima:
? "Allow me tn
I express my grati
J tude to you for
? the benefit derived
J from your won
? derful remedy.
J One short month
? has brought forth
I a vast change and
i now consider my
? self a well man
APOTHEOSIS OF SPAIN'S SPORT.
R. H. Davis Says the Royal Bull Fight
Was a Fair Fight With no Favor
On this occasion amateurs of the
crack cavalry regiments acted as pica
dors, and were mounted on thorough
bred polo ponies. The riders wore no
protecting armor, and their ponioh
were not blindfolded. They attacked
the bull only after he had first charg
ed them, and then their aim was to
kill him from in front by a thrust of
a spear over his horns and down to his
heart, and at the same instant to lift
their ponies out of danger. The blade
14th an? P Sta., Washington, D. C
*nfa observation, where Per*na
fore 1 cheerfully recommend M
-C. E. CFIAMDEHLiy, M. )>
and I after months of suffering. Fellow
sufferers, Peruna will cure y>u."-Dr.
Llewellyn Jordan.
Geo. C. Havener, M. D., of >nacostia,
D. C., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columns, 0.:
Gentlemen-"In my practice I have had
occasion to frequently prescribe V?ur val
uable medicine, anti have found it1 use ben
eficial, especial!" in cases of c-tarrh."
George C. Havener, M. D.
It you do not derive prompt aid satisfac
tory results from the use ot Pci?4i??rite
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving/
ment ot your case, and ho will
to give you his valuable advice J
Address Dr. Hartman, Presi
Hartman Sanitarium, C'olumbu
M E T A'Ll
all
Metallic CartridJ
lerior in mad
SHOES
UNION ?VIADE
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two manufacturers In 'the world, which
proves their superiority;
they are worn by more
aeople In all stations of
li.'e than any other make.
Because W. L. Douglas
?the largest manufacturer
lie can buy cheaper and
produce- lils shoes at a
lower cost than other con-^
ecrus, which enables him
to sell shoes for $3."?0 and
$3.00 equal in every
way to thoso sold else
where for.?4atid.$").00.i
XT. L. Douglas S3.:.0i
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Ho has convinced them that thc style, fit,
and wear of his S3J50 and S3.O0 shoes is just
xs good. Placed .side by side it is impossible
to seo any difference. A trial will convince.
Notice Increase/UM Sales; .??5,303,883,81
in Ruilneaii 11903Sale*: s:.,o2.i,:MO,oo
A Kain of SZ, KaO,4.10.7? in Four Year?.
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