v\vw\v\v\wwv\v\v%%%v\. v\ f SENATOR VEST'S TRIBUTE TB A DOG. i Vwwwv%wv\ vwvww ww $ One of the most eloquent tributes ever paid to a do? was delivered by the late Senator Vest of Missouri some years ago. He was attending court in a country town, and while waiting for the trial of a case in which he was interested, was urged by the attorneys in a dog case to help them out. Voluminous evidence was introduced to show that the defendant had shot the dog in malice, while other evidence went tu snuw that the dog had attacked the defendant. Vest took no part in the trial and was not disposed to speak. The attorneys, however, urged him to speak. Being thus urged, he arose, scanned the face of each juryman for a moment and said: "Gentlemen of the Jury:?The best friend a man has may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared?with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him.perhaps when he needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when -success is with us mav be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles i its c^ud upon our heads. ""he one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him. the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous,is his dog. A man's dog stands by him'in prosperity and poverty,and in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground,where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in the encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends depart, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journeys through the heavens. a s If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world,friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies. And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and the body is laid away in the celd ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the^grave side will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness,faithful and true even in death." | Then Vest sat down. He had j spoken in a low voice, witnout a gesture. He made no reference to the evidence or the merits of the case. When he finished Judge and jury were wiping their eyes. The jury filed out, but soonjenteredlfrith a verdict of $500 for the plaintiff, whose dog was shot, and it was said that some of the jurors wanted to hang the defendant. A Do Gbosts Haunt Swamps? No, never. It's foolish to fear a u fancied evil when there are real and J deadly perils to guard against in swamps and marshes, bayous and lowlands. These are the malaria germs that cause ague, chills and fever, weakness, aches in the bones and muscles and may induce deadly typhoid. But Electric Bitters destroys and casts out these vicious germs from the blood. ^'Three bot^ ties drove all the malaria from my A system," wrote Wm Fretwell of m Lucama, N C, "and I've had fine ' health ever since. Use this safe, sure remedy only. 50c at M L Al len's. i It Startled the World when the astounding claims were first made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, but forty years of wonderful cures have proved them true, and everywhere it is now known as the best salve on earth for Burns, Boils, Scalds, Sores, Cuts, Bruises, Sprains, Swellings, .Eczema, Chapped Hands, Fever Sores and Piles. Only 25c at M L Allen's. I 1 ? MUSIC AND MISERY. i Physical Afflictions That Beset Professional Performers. Pianist's cramp is more painful | than writer's cran;p and is the bane I of all virtuosos. It is caused by the constant contraction and expansion of the muscles controlling the lingers. It becomes chronic when not guarded against, and many a promising virtuoso's career has been blighted in this way. The only remedy is to rest the overtaxed muscles and then to work them up gradually to meet the strain of constant playing. All concert pianists are subject to plit finger tips. The constant troke of the ballp of the fingers on the hard ivory makes the flesh so delicate and tender that frequently playing becomes acute agony. Some pianists suffer more than others from delicate finger tips. Lhevinne, the gigantic Russian player, who can extract as much tone from his . ._A __ .11 1 * in8irumeni as any omer living player, has finger tips that are like cushions. But they are exquisitely sensitive and continually breaking open. Violinists suffer a great deal of physical inconvenience. Most of us have an idea that the violin is held against the neck and shoulder by the player's left hand, which grasps the arm of the instrument. All great violin teachers insist that the left hand be entirely free, and to achieve this th? violin is actually held by the player's chin. To accomplish this his head is held in a distorted position, and this, working against the elevation of the left arm and shoulder, causes compression of the heart and lungs and curvature of the spine. Performers on wind instruments suffer many inconveniences, and in some instances their work loads to permanent physical disability. Bulbar paralysis from continued use of the tongue and lips is an ever present danger. Doctors have a fearsome name for the commonest result of wind playing. In plaia language, it is overdistension of the j lungs. This stretching of the lungs from constantly heavy inflation leads to engorgement of the blood in the right cavities of the heart, and this produces dilatation of the heart and hypertrophy. Mental peculiarities of oboe play ??J:j.: ^ xi ere are xruuuiujiai iu me uiuacowai world, in spite of the fact that roost oboe playeriTare,normal. Sonfe explain &$t the oboe player is mentally affected bv the fact that he is forced to blowjhrou^h an exceedingly^ small aperture and the expiration is unusually prolonged. Others insist that the peculiarly melancholy quality of the tone produced and the invariable character of the music written for the oboe are responsible for any peculiarities displayed by its executants.?Washing- > ton Star. ?**" M?nd?lMohn In a Rag*. Mendelssohn in a rage was a fine sight, for then his eyes amply blazed out from under the long lashes. This was not rare with him. The orchestra at Dusseldorf was responsible for much of his irritation. He gives a humorous description of their lack of time and tune: ^Every allegro leaves off twice as fast as it began, and the oboe plays E natural in C minor, and they carry their fiddles under their coats when it rains, and when it is fine they do not cover them at all, and if you once beard me conduct this orchestra not even four horses could bring you there a second time."?Dole, "Famous Com 99 poBere. By Way of Apology. A clergyman at Cambridge preached a 6ermon which one of his auditors commended. "Yes," said the gentleman to whom it was mentioned, "it was a good sermon, but he stole it." This was repeated to the preacher, who resented it and called on the gentleman to retract. "I will," replied the aggressor. "I said you had stolen the sermon. I find I was wrong, for on referring to the book from which I thought it was taken I found it there." Navar Lost a Battla. The Duke of Alva, one of the most eminent soldiers of the. sixteenth century, never throughout his long and eventful career lost a battle. The archbishop of Cologne was struck by his effort to avoid a conflict, having on one occasion urged him to engage the Dutch. ' i "The object of a general," re-1 plied Alva, "is not to fight, but to conquer. He fights enough who obtains the victory." Very Considerate. "I suppose, Jennie, you wouldn't! want to go to the concert Wednesday in your old hat ?" "You dear thing! I couldn't possibly think of showing myself in it." i "That's what I thought, so I"? "What?" "Bought only one ticket to th? concert."?Meggendorfer Blatter. r~ Qc ing Out C GALE & thirty days, beginning ] and Notions AT COST o get the newest styles ;he trimmed goods som (our talented Northeri SETS AT Laces, Ribbons, Neckwear, > Id regardless of cost. FROM MA In th? Haunt* d Chamber. The London Bystander tell? this ghost story. A IM'r. MelviUe, who was spending a week with friends, was informed that he would have to sleep in the haunted chamber. He retired and was awakened by the door opening and a figure entering the room. Suddenly lie felt a small, lightweighted object put on his legs. He held his breath, thinking a practical joke Mas being played. The figure retired an instant, then returned. Another weight was deposited or. the coverlet. This operation was repeated for half an hour, until he was covered with various unknown objects of unknown specific gravity. Terror or something kept Mr. Melville awake for the rest of the night, \7hen dawn broke he found that the butler, walking in his sleep, had laid the four posted bed with a dinner service of twenty-four "couverts." In a Bad Way. The physician had taken his patient's pulse and temperature and proceeded to ask the usual questions. "It?er?seems," said he, regarding the unfortunate with scientific interest, "that the attacks of fever antfs. CORNER STONE NEW M. E. CHURCH To Be Laid by A. F. M. State Grand Lodge Monday, May 15. 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