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Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cts. H PROVIDENCE. HOW ANCIENTS KEPT TIME. Why Greek Boys Were Good in the Sum'ncr. Before an audience of London chil dren a scientist trelivered a lecture the other day on tie methods of mea suring time as employed by the an cients. The lecturer beg** with the Chal deans,'who, like tb? Chinese, observ ed the movemests e? the moron and stars, and believot} that an eclipse was due to rae devouring of the moon by a dragon. Then the lecturer came to the Egyptians, who erected obelisks to sErve as the gnomons or pointers of sun-dials. To the delight of the juvenile audi ence the lecture room was darkened and the sun (an electric glow lamp) was manipulated at the end of a flsh- inrod to make a model obelisk cast the shadow. Tue Gjecks, always artistic, placed a buoyant figure of a magician in a iong glass jar, and water dripped in, aud as the figure rose it pointed to the hour on a marked dial. The system which the Greeks fol lowed of dividing the day into twelve equal “hours” iiom the rising to the sotting of the sun was irregular. It behooved the Greek schoolboy to be good in summer and work off his su- ptrfluous boyishness in winter, be cause an hour's "imposition” in sum mer was twenty minutes longer than in winter. A description of the hour-glass led to the exhibition of a new adaptation of it. A breakfast egg was suspended from the beam of a pair of scales, and dipped into a saucepan of boiling wa ter. The sand from an hour-glass trickled into the scale which hung from tho other end of the beam until the egg was cooked. Then the weight of the sand lifted the egg out of the saucepan and rang an electric bell.—Philadelphia Rec ord. Fugitive Figures. Barrio, at last accounts, had receiv ed more than $250,000,000 from his plays. There are sixty-four shops in Berlin in which nothing but horse-flesh is sold— s Baby Covercrt Witli Sores and Scales— Could Not Tell AVIiat She Looked Like- Marvelous Caro by Cutirura. The prize duellist of Paris, M. Rouzier-Dorcieres, has fought in sev enteen combats and arranged 118 for others. Nearly 1,300,000 new cases were brought before the county courts of England, the so-called “p-cor man's court,” last year. It is predicted that by the year 2000 from 200 to 300 new foods will be at man’s service. A to(al of $52,000,000,000 passed through the London Clearing-Houso last year. An average of thirty-five prisoners annually are lashed at the whipping post in Delaware. In England last year out of some 11,000 criminals who felt the law’s severity only nine were sentenced to be whipped. A Cemetery for Unknowns. The island of Heligoland is sur rounded by a great number of treach erous rocks and cliffs, and every year witnesses the stranding of many a fishing boat or sailing vessel. A cem etery has now been created in tne neighborhood of the great dunes, where the bodies of fishermen and sailors washed ashcre find t'heir last resting place. A simple Iron cross stands on every grave, and whenever (he body has been identified the cross bears the name of the dead. In most cases, however, such an identification Is impossible. RkAD5 THE BOOK. •The KoaU to Wellville” Pointed the Way Down at Hot Springs, Ark-., the vis itors have all sorts of complaints, but it is a subject of remark that the great majority of them have some trouble with stomach and bowels. This may lie partly attributed to the heavy medi cines. Naturally, under the conditions, the question of food is very prominent. A young man states that he had suf fered for nine years from stomach and bowel trouble, had two operations which did not cure, and was at last threatened with appendicitis. He went to Hot Springs for rheuma tism and his stomach trouble got worse. One day at breakfast the wait er. knowing his condition, suggested he try Grape-Nuts aud cream, which he did, and found the food agreed with him perfectly. After the second day he began to sleep peacefully at night, different than he had for years. The perfect diges tion of the food quieted his nervous system and made sleep possible. He says: “The next morning I was astonished to find my condition of con stipation had disappeared. I could not believe it true after suffering for so many years; then I took more interest In the food, read the little book ’The Road to Wellville.’ and started follow ing the simple directions. “I have met with such results that in the last five weeks I have gained eight pounds in spite of hot baths which take away the flesh from any one. “A friend of mine has been entirely cured of a bad case of indigestion and stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts Food and cream alone for breakfast. “There is one thing in particular--! have noticed a great change in my mental condition. Formerly I could hardly remember anything, and now the mind seems unusually acute and retentive. I can memorize practically anything I desire.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Somewhere, underneath the iky. While the summer winds pass by. Fed by sunshine, soil and rain. Springs and xrows the ripening grain That with wbeaten bread shall Feed Thee and thine, in time of need. While thou toiiest. heavy-hearted. As if hope and thou were parted. Some stout hand the furrows made. And the seed within them laid; And some watchful eye took care. Lest, from out the earth or air. Weed or winged or creeping creature To the toil should bring defeature. God and man the wheat have tended. And from drought and deluge 'fended. By some river, never still, Stands the dusty, hurrying mill. That shall grind thy grain to flour. Waiting now the day and hour. Somewhere ship and train are keeping Room for it. While thou are sleeping They may bring their freight anigh tn But thy own will not pass by thee. Is it well to sigh and fret When God’s workmen all are set Each at his own task for thee? And His messengers will be All so fleet and free, transmitting Treasure for thy benefiting? Naught can hinder or evade Him— Sun, earth, seas, He has to aid Him. t —Illustrated Christian Weekly, A WIFE’S WARNING ******* By PAUL MONTE VERB. T was a slight, girlish fig ure, that of Bessie Grey, as she sat bj’ the fire—her soft eyes, that gleamed like stars under her low, smooth forehead, fixed in tently oil-idie coals, and an unusual flush on the rounded cheek that bad the bloom of a ripe peach; for. though two years a wife, Bessie was but niue- teeu. The fire glowed and crackled in the grate, the kettle hummed, and the most matronly of cats purred a duct as Bessie sat on a low stool {.waiting her husband’s return to dinner, her thoughts running something like the following: “I wish I could have that dress; Charley is downright stingy, so Kate thinks—only two dollars a yard, and really worth four— such a bar gain! and that lovely lavender color, so becoming to me! Why does Char ley say be can’t afford it? Kate Bel cher's husband gave her one without a word. I do wish she wouldn't aggra vate me so by showing me her nice things, just as if she didn't know that I might have had Tom Belcher ten times over, and bad a nice, large bouse and velvet carpets as well as she; and my Charley—oh, no! all the velvet car pets in the world couldn’t make Tom Belcher bearable! I don't believe be is so much richer than Charley, and why can't I have a dress, too? I will have one!” ' But at this point Bessie's musing* suddenly ended by the entrance of her husband, and she sprang up quickly to welcome him aud receive the cus tomary embrace. The Httlo lady had taken unusual pains with her dinner to-day; a pru dent woman she ^cd her lion first and teased him afterward—preserving, however, a serious demeanor until Charley arose from the table, when, with iHith hands on his broad shoul ders, she said, eonxingly: “Charley, dear, I do want that silk at Marsh's.” “Dress, puss?” said Charley, pulling one of the clustering ringlets, shading her white brow. “I have already to!d j'ou that I cannot afford it. What an obstinate thing you are! Don't you know times are hard?” “Then it will be a piece of real econ omy to purchase the silk,” said Bessie, determined upon carrying her point. “It would wear, and look handsome for a dozen years to come. It is only two dollars a yard, and Kate says it is really worth four.” “Ah!” aspirated Charley, W.iH> T.tAG.m IU*- ‘mII’u— another visit”, has she?” “Yes,” said Bessie, with rj light laugh, “otherwise I should never have known how cheap Marsh is selling his goods. Tom gave her the money yes terday to buy a silk dress pattern for herself,” she added, glancing up at him from under her long lashes. A shadow of pain flittered over Charley’s face, and he took a turn or two across the room before he spoke again. “Granting all you can say, my dear, do you think you can really afford to wear the dress?” Bessie’s face wore a puzzled look, but she said nothing. “The fact is,” he continued, “the pur chase of the silk would necessitate another run upon our little bank, in order to make the other articles of your wardrobe correspond. In short, little wife.” he added, lightly, “I fear it would prove as expensive as did Mrs. Lake's new carpet, which, when put down by that lady in her parlor, turned the hitherto good enough sofa, chairs and window curtains directly out of the room—even the wall pa per “There! I knew you would say something horrid,” said Bessie, with a little deprecatory laugh. “You know, Bessie, bow gladly 1 would give you the money if I eouid. but my note at the bank must be paid in a few weeks. But I can linger no longer.” be added preparing to depart. Bessie rose, and held up her face to be kissed, perversely turning it tiil Charley’s lips only touched the -pink tip of her ear, instead of the scarlet lips that were smiling saucily up at him. Charley Grey was an intelligent young mechanic, who. at the age of three and twenty had saved,from his hard-won wages the suin of ,<loi>:t,>the money (laving been expended in*the purchaseA>f"the pretty cottage where the young couple now resided. , Some two hours later Bessie! id her pretty afternoon attire, seated herself upon her low rocker with her sewing, her thoughts busy, as her needle flew in and out, in laying plans for the fu ture. At length, somewhat wearied with her monotonous labor Bessie dropped her sewdng upon her lap, lean ing back in her easy chair to enjoy a little quiet rest. The fire danced and quivered in the shining coils of her hair, the rain pat tered outside like the trend of little feet, the cat rose and rubbed against her mistress’ dress, but Bessie did not heed her. There was the rustle of a siiken robe, and Bessie started up to find Kate Belcher standing in the open doorway regarding her. “Come. Bessie.” said Kate, “get jour bat and jacket and we'll go down to Marsh's and get your dress.” “I have decided not to take the silk.” said Bessie. “Charley thinks he can not afford it.” “Can't afford it!” repeated Kate, mockingly. “You do your own work. Bessie Grey, thus saving (he expense •»f a servant, and it is a pity if you cnnX have a dress when you want it. Take my advice and buy the dress. You'll never regret it—such a bargain, too. if you would only consider it.” *T know it, Kate,” said Bessie sad!j\ “But to tell you the truth, in the draw er yonder ave the savings of a year— 8200—deposited there $2 and $3 at a rime, for the purpose of paying up the mor.grge on toe cottag-.” •’Good!” said Kate, airily. “Be a woman, Bexgie Grey, aud stand up for j*our rights. Take part of the money, buy your silk and say nothing to Char ley about it. Y'ou can easily save up $25 from the market money and your allowance to replace it. and no one will be the wiser.”. We need not narrate all the argu ments resorted to ere Bessie assented to the plan; suffice it to say that an hour later the two ladies emerged from the store, the coveted siik in their pos session. “Now, whom shall we engage to make the dress?”, questioned Kate, as they reached the street. “Myself, Mrs. Belcher.” said Bessie, gaylj'. “I am a capital dressmaker.” “Make it yourself! My dear child, are you crazy? Ruin that elegant dress—for you would ruin it! Don’t think of such a thing, Bessie.” “But whom can I engage?” said Bes sie. “Well, I always go to Mme. Arnault. Ah! that’s the woman for you. Y'ou stand up. the modiste takes your meas ure. and the trouble is over.” “But isn’t she very exorbitant?” tim idly asked Bessie. “She has her fixed prices.” replied Mrs. Belcher, "and they are a little high. Of course, if you can’t afford it ” “It is not that.” hastily interrupted Bessie, “but I don’t know what Char ley will say.” “Charley, indeed! What has he to do with It, I should like to know?” “He must pnj* the bills,” whispered Bessie’s conscience. But there sat Mrs. Grundy, in the person of her friend, watching her out of her green eyes, and after wavering a moment, Bessie followed her friend into the handsome parlor of the complaisant Mine. Arnault. “Madame has do—de what you call it?—de figure parfait,” said the lady, as she busied herself.in measuring Bessie —casting meanwhile an almost imper ceptible glance at Mrs. Belcher. “Dat belle lavender—the trimmings, ah! what will madnme have? Some of Ue most exquis—dis velveet?” Aud so the lady rattled on, to the ut ter confusion of Bessie, who finally made her escape, dimly conscious that she had given her consent to all man ner of extravance, and wondering how it would all end. “What a novice j'ou are,” said Kate, laughingly. “Do you know, my dear, I was actuallj* on thorns when you at tempted ‘ to cheapen that trimming. However, I told madame that your rich. 1ml il perfect miser, and you, being very young, were too much in awe of him.” “Oh, Kate, how could you?” ex claimed Bessie, so drearily that her friend laughed louder than before. “Never mind. Bessie; wait till the dress comes home.” And so Bessie tried to still the dull pain in her heart, and smiled brightly as ever in her husband’s face, aud Charley, noticing the change in her de meanor, only fancied that she was ill. In about a week the dress came. Tremblingly Bessie undid the package, held it up, turned it round and round and finally tried it on. It was a per fect fit. The trimming was superb. “Didn’t I tell you to wait?” asked Mrs. Belcher, triumphantly. Bessie did not answer. She had caught sight of a piece of paper at tached to the sleeve, and was reading it with blanched cheeks and quivering lips: "To Mine. Arnault, Dr.: “To Makings and Trimmings of Dress, $45.75.” Bessie sank down and burst into tears. “Pooh, pooh! be a woman,” said Mrs. Belcher, a little scornfully. “It is rea sonable for Mine. Arnault. Then look at it—isn't it worth double the money?” “But what will Charley sty?” “By cutting down your expenses, as I suggested, you will be able to replace the nioiiej' before lie counts it again. Charley will never know, and besides, it is downright mean in him to stint you sp-'-J think you are quite justified in helping jourself.” .So Bessie took the money, and felt quite relieved, till a week later she discovered that her superb silk put her simple straw hat, with its ribbon trimmings, entirely out of countenance. “It will never do to wear it with that silk,” said Kate, and took Bessie foi tlv with to a fashionable millinery estab lishment down town. “Now, here’s a love. Just try this on. Mrs. Worth, how much is this with the flowers and the blond fall?” “Thirty dollars, Mrs. Belcher, and cheap at that. It is imported, as madam can see. Where do you see anj’thing so stylish iu this country?” “It is too dear,” said Bessie, decided ly, looking at it, however, with longing eyes. At length a bat for half that sum was selected by Kate, but Bessie again expostulated by declaring that she had only ten dollars in her purse. “Take the other live out of your money drawer at home.” “But Charley ’ “Ob. that for Charley!” snapping her fingers. “Y'ou are not a slave, 1 hope. Have a little spirit, do!” And again Bessie jielded, only to discover that slm absolutely required several other articles that go to make up a lady’s toilet, which, when duly purchased and paid for, left the money drawer empty. Mrs. Belcher accompanied her on all these shopping excursions, buying for her, and invariably selecting the choic est articles, with a readiness not a lit tle astonishing to Bessie, who Lad seen her haggle half an hour for a dime, and had to learn how much easier it is to buy when the monej' comes out of your neighbor’s pocket. Poor Bessie! her little heart was very sore of late. Her new clothing had brought her small pleasure, for, apart from the agonies of terror when Char ley approached his desk, wherein was money drawer, she was exceedinglj uncomfortably when arrayed in her purchases. She could not breathe, ex cept with difficulty, in the very tight waist; the long, full train proved very cumbersome: her hat—she could scarce keep it on her head, neither could she drape the lace mantle over her arms to her satisfaction. People stared and smiled at the little fussj’, overdressed woman with such a pretentious air; and Bessie heard two plainly dressed ladies, who had just alighted from an elegant carriage, whisper, one to the other: “What a pity that she spoils so sweet a face by such a vulgar dress!” “They are jealous,” said Mrs. Belcher, consoling her. “They are right.” said Bessie to her self. “I look ridiculous; I am justly punished.” What a miserable life it was! How unspeakably happy had she been ere the demon of dress took possession of her! How she longed for the old times when she was haunted by no vision of a remorseless money drawer, which, sooner or later, must betray her folloy to the husband whom she so passion ately loved! Nor was this all. Mrs. Belcher, now esteeming Bessie presentable, bad in sisted that she should accompany her on a visit to the bouse of a friend. Un der Kate's supervision she was soon ar rayed and I’eady for the street: but as she was buttoning on her number six lavender kids, she heard her husband’s footsteps in the hall below. In this supreme moment. Bessie stood still, her face white as death, unable to move or speak. She looked with an appealing glance about the room, but Kate had disappeared. She heard Charley bound up the stairs, two at a tjme. and the next instant bis face ap peared at the door. Charley stopped aghast, gazing at his wife from head to foot for the space of half a minute, his eyes dilating, his features working convulsively. Then he stalked across the room to his desk, wherein was the drawer in which he kept his money. It was empty. YVith bloodshot eyes be turned and faced bis trembling wife, saying, hoarsely: “Wretched woman! is this the price you pay for the gratification of your vanity—your husband’s happiness and honor for these paltry things? My note will be protested, and I dishon ored, by your treachery. Behold your work!” he added, pressing a revolver to his temples. A clock on the mantel chimed the hour of G. Bessie sprang up, with a sob, rubbed her eyes, and stared wildly around her, to find Cbarlej’ standing smiling beside her chair. “Charley! Charley! thank Heaven! oh, thank Heaven, it was only a dream!” Charley wondered a little at the un usual warmth with which she flung her arms about his neck, till, seated on his knee, she told him her dream, add ing: “And, Charley, I will never tease you again, for anj-thing. The lesson I have received was needed, and will last me a lifetime.”—New York Weekly. WISE SERVANTS. What the Gardener* of Darwin ami Iluz- ley Thought of Their Master*. There is no personage more deeply and deferentially aware of his own importance than the English butler; next to him in privileges, and ahead of him in sturdy frankness, must stand the Scotch gardener. It was Darwin’s gardener who, when a friend of the family inquired after the health of the famous naturalist, who had i*een somewhat. aULug, replied, confidentially that he did not doubt bis master would be better “if only ho could find something to do!” The pa tient and minute research in which he saw Darwin engaged struck his mind as merely a foolish aud fussy form of trifling, not worthy to be considered an occupation. If, instead of bother ing about the digestive capacity of worthless insectivorous plants, the great man had grown cabbages or raised roses, the gardener's opinion of him would doubtless have been higher. The gardener of Professor Huxley, with equal unconsciousness of doing so, also cast a slur upon his renowned employer. Mrs. Huxley, fearful that he might be overworked, had inquired if he did not need some assistance. “No,” came the reply; “the place is not very large, and Mr..Huxley is al most as good as another, man.” Better than either of these true tales is that of the butler in a fine old Eng lish family, whose long service had caused him to feel a personal and pro- prietary interest in the sons and daugh ters of the house. He could not acquit himself of a sense of responsibility for their manners aud conduct, and when at a large dinner-party he noticed one of them, a young girl who had but recently entered society’, devote an amount of attention to her agreeable neighbor on the right obviously i:i ex cess of that accorded to the less fas cinating gentleman on her other side, his perturbation increased til! it could no longer be borne in silence. Under pretense of passing her a tlish, be managed cleverly to whisper in her ear: “A little more conversation to the left, miss.”—Youth's Companion. Little Le**on« From Life. Men are righteous, men are bad. According to the meal you've bad. Pursuing things we think will bless, . We lose the blessings we possess. How can life be reckoned sweet Bj - him whose new shoes pinch his feet? Whether the world is kind or cold Depends upon the job you holt'!. .Seek not to gain the peaceful life If no fair gems bedeck j’our wife. Toiling's useless or worth while According to your store of bile. The future's drear and dark or bright To niateh the dreams jou bad hist night. —Chicago Record-Herald. Would Tire Hi* Jaw*. A Cambridgeshire farmer was reeen !y arguing with a French chauffeur, who had slackened in at an inn, on the merhs of the horse and tliie motor car. “Give me a ’orse,” remarked the farmer. “Them travelin’ oilshops is too on certain for me.” “It ees prejudice, my friend,” the chauffeur replied. “You Eligleesh are behind the times. You will think deefaireut some day.” “Behind the times be bioweei,” came the retort. ““P'r'aps nex* time the Proosians are round Paris, and yon 'ave to get jour dinner off a steak from the ’ind wheel of a moty car. you ■ Frenchies’ll wish j'ou wasn't so .ioil> j well up to date!”—Birmingham (Fug i land) News DANGERS IN FEBRUARY. Intense Cold Breeds CatantL Sudden Changes Breed Catarrh. VlMTX* 8CCNC m THE SOUTH wi IN THE N Severe Weather. February is a month of severe ^storms and intense cold. Even in the South where, the prevail ing temperature is much above wintry latitudes, February brings sudden changes of temperature. Mercury sometimes drops 2d degrees in a single night. Therefore, the following health hints are applicable to the whole of North America: Ventilation. m The sleeping rooms should be well ven tilated, but so as to avoid direct currents of air. liathlny. v health should take As much sleep as possible should be obtained in the forepart of the night. Catarrh of Head. Mr. Frank Cobh, 175 Summit Street, Deering, Me., writes: “I was troubled with catarrh in my head. I wrote to Dr. Hartman for advice and he prescribed Peruna. “I took it and am happy to say it helped me at once. I feel better than I have for years.” Ilronchtal Trouble. Mr. J. Ed. 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