The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, December 18, 1903, Image 3
D R. M O
* TEETHING
Rer. J. W. Berry f of Arkansas Methodist Conference,'
two packages of "TEETniNA" Wowonder how we h
sourl sent us a package and it came at a most opportune
teen in tad condition for dare, ond nothing that wo tjft'
Crfect relief and ho baa had no further trouble. Other
en a perfect success.
| The Mhn f
t Who Looked I
; HL/> Hold !
+ By WM. H. OSBORNE *
j. ' *
^ Covirrighl, IMS, l>y T. C. McClure ?
4? 4? 4? < 4? 4? 4 > 4? 4? 4?
One of the distinguished feutures of
the little village of Far Hills was the
deep gully that lay upon one side of it.
This gully was n never ending source
of fear to the inhabitants. Mothers of
ls.n/1 M.llrl? Al A ? "
Mothers of good children warned theu
against it. Its sides were deep and nl
most perpendicular. The bottom wa
so covered with a dense growth of un
derbrush that it looked as though tlier
were 110 end to its depth.
Young Terry llaskins, known as Tig
gy by his friends, was a very, youtlifn
speclinen of humanity in the village o
Far Ilills. At times he was a bad boy
at other times, few ami far between
he was exceptionally good. Ite was j
pusher at any rate, and in cnterprls
of all kinds he generally was the leadc
of the gang. His daring knew in
bounds, and wlien the C. L. and 1*. dc
cided to take in Far lliils 011 its mail
braneh young llaskins was the firs
lad of his crowd to cross the trestl<
that had been built to span the gully
And this he did even before it had beei
completed. After that the boys calle<
it Piggy's bridge. Piggy would craw
out to the middle and with the eye
of all Far Hills upon 1dm would li
upon his stomach aud gaze with inter
est into the black depths of the gull:
down below.
After it was finished young Iln&kinS
day was never a complete one unles
he had walked across the trestle am
then back again. Even this wns 1
ticklish proceeding, for there was noth
ing but the ties upon wldch to step
and n misstep might prove fatal. Am
then, besides, there were the trains.
One night in spring young liuskini
started upon his constitutional acros:
the trestle. lie whistled as he went
But he wns not the only thing thn
whistled on that warm night. He hat
barely reached the middle of the bridg<
when before bis startled eyes be be
_ held the glaring headlight of a loco
>Btlye. It was coming bis way ant
I.u\i speed, lie stopped ;in<
atood ,;l1 turned to n pillar o
u The br ^,..cy **bchl hut one track
There >v?s n? } va? seek for safety
- . the trestle the t* "Voider than 111
? ?? c??H
wblrllhS do ' Ucu U! ft to W *qi?dm
yards avrsJ there ^v,xS ' w0ohe?1 dh
the only ^ of *??>? betoceon ys
With the dc carc{u\\y do** waS I u **
he let ui^ndcrnenth bim u of \ tut ^
he ties- ni\d tnc tutng \ iHc r.-t
naught but
the gully. Over him there was nu^.. _
bnt the rushing, roaring train. The ^vag
train did not take much time in get- an(1 ,l
tln$ over; but, according to Piggy Has- cjjQg*'
kins' calculation, it was a couple of neck
months at least. When at last he drew j,e cj
himself up upon a place of safety ho i)arei
felt that he had been through the ex- trait
perienee of his life. Ills limbs quivfcr- Derc
ed, and he felt obliged to crawl the j)e f
length of the trestle upon his hands |{uj
and knees. lie ran home, entered the jlos
window of his room by way of the grape- w;)
arbor and, lighting a candle, hastily '
regarded his appearance in a mirror.
He was sure that his hair had turned j
white during the occurrence. But it
had not. It still was a delightful shade .
of red. m (
Years passed. Ilasklus grew to bo ,
almost a man. One eventful morning
i?? itqmiti with all his famllv and L,
GOOD NEWS, jA
Many Union Readergjffir
Heard It an?^^^nay,
-v^f^rofited
"Good news ,
"' ?, ? , j
IttuiUj WV2I& Hiiu uuiiu^ um.iv in unit it
more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pillt
Our citizens are telling the good new
01 "their experience with the old Quake
Remedy. Hero is an example wortl
reading: Robert
Sanders, mill hand, residin
at 15 Church street, says: ' Aly son use
Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney am
bladder trouble from which he has eul
fered almost all his life. He looks lik
a healthy boy, but he cannot stand an
work which causes a strain on the back
and the secretions from the kikneys ar
strong and dark and there is too frt
quent action, especially at-night, I at
convinced that the pains and othe
symptoms arise from weakness of th
kidneys and the bladder and althoug
we have given him a dozen kidney rerr
edies the results were so slight that w
thought he would be afllicted for lift
Seeing Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
I went to Holmes Pharmacy and got
box. Before ho had used half of it th
trouble was relieved. The use of tw
boxes brought Mich satisfactory result
that we were as delighted as he is. II
has had no return of the backache an
the other symptons of weak kidnejs d
not trouble him,"
For sale by all dealers. Price fiOo pe
bo*. Foeter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States' h<
member the name?DOAN'S?and tak
qo other. V
! POWDERsffM,
Black Springs, Art., f-cpfc. is, I?C
(rrltet!) "EncloMd And fifty cent* for which pleajn >
avo raited children without It. Tbo other day n lady li
time; our babo ra In a serious condition this bowc
ro did any good; Iho second dose of ''TEETUltiA'
members of the family hare used it and every doi
i friends and stepped forth from the
| Inge of Far Hills to make his li1
i, Ho went into a far country and t
| it. He became prosperous. It was
i ten years after he had left that hi
, terniined to return. In the mean
I lie had not been hack. His parents
spring morning received a letter I
i him which in its contents was si
what out of'the usual run of his
tics. It ended with this pleasing s
ment:
I am coming home for a short vnco
And what do you good people thinl
shall not- come alone. It Is my purpo
bring with me one of the most char
girls In this wide world, a young pi
who tomorrow will become my bride,
trip to Far Hills will bo a wedding
Expect us in the evening of the 3d.
Uaskins and his bride started 1
the far country where they belo
and purchased tickets for ids ni
place. All along the way young
klus re CM led llis lirillo with utnrir
his youth. She listened with del
for nl that early stage in the f.
anything that llaskins said went
Ilaskins and his bride were du
the old home somewhat early in
evening. They would arrive at
about dusk, llaskins, suddenly aro
by some of his old recollections,
% gested a romantic scheme, lie
posed that they should alight fron
train at the little station shed at
, Far Ilills on this side of the gully
should walk neross the trestle. 1
was but one tiling that made Has
young bride consent, and that was
a lonely walk at that hour of the i
with llaskins would not be amiss,
suggested the question of danger, i
I duty bound to do. but the suggei
only made llaskins all the more (1
mined. And, above all, he wante
show his bride Just where he hun
that eventful night so very long af
It happened therefore that at
Far Ilills they alighted. And 1
stepping out upon the track in the ^
of the receding train, they wa
along the trestle. In the near dist
the lights of Far Ilills gleamed,
the right the moon, a large red ba
fire, was Just beginning to rise. F
ly they reached the middle of
bridge. IIa8kins halted.
"Tills," bo exclaimed. "Is the
spot where I hung for dear life. I
traveling In the opposite direction,
when I reached this very spot I li
a terrific whistling of an engine
saw the headlight there, down to\
East Far Hills"?
He stopped suddenly. for sudd
upon the still night air lie heard
terrific whistling of an engine, am
saw a headlight down toward East
Hills. Another train was running t
down. Haskins looked wildly ar<
them for a place of shelter. There
none. lie knew then that there
hut one thing to do. Grasping his I
in his arms lie half slid, half low
? Jiimself and her down between the
was hard work, for he had gr
6MpAo a man, while the space beti
Sd^\tles had held its own. One t
idCT^iucky?llnskins' bride was s
in VLjpi'Kht. lie directed her brietl
iVi him with both hands romp
\vivd \i VSbe did so. With his two hi
to to tlcs a*)OVe- They
or wdjusted thgmselves when
VtasV? n^ Is uP?n them.' Haskins \
jor \ tui%his bride that It would
' niov^ .iuuhtkby would ngain ho i
k ?J*lhg-. ^?<d reckoned withou
' cC(PcaSttie train was a freighter
^ rf'0l*hig with tho rapidity <
r^tbeiftS<j??"ides, it had to \Vnit till
cr n,train ahead had m
S & ItoSsJ11' nfter car buuiped sl<
i'08. and Haskins held 01
vYnfVjffiis. with double weight i
seemed starting from the soc
flnddenly he breathed a sigh of r<
iJftov his trained ear acquainted
I with the fact that the last car wai
proachiug. It did appronch, but 1
not reach tliem, for suddenly the 1
Immi n if\ luw-lf fnwnwl Voat
, more slowly than It had proce<
Hasklns groaned. The strain wai
coming unbearable. "I can't stai
much longer," be muttered, grlltln
tcef He shut his eyes and hel
tight.
i And then the train stopped,
i kins yelled for aid. The wl
- drowned his voice. Then the fr<
began to move again, and Mils tlr
' moved forward.
, "Kitty," exclaimed Hasklns wi
"kiss me for the last time! I?v
got to drop. 1 can't hold on?I i
do anything. Goodby until"?
And then they dropped. They d
drop very far. They dropped a be
foot or so, not more. For in the
ten yenrs that Hasklns was nwnj
road had filled up tlie?old gully,
they had been hanging in the darl
I nothing. Later they reached the li
uf Haskins' parents. As they stc
Into the light ids bride gave a str
stnrt. Then she smiled. "Your
hair," she whispered to Haskins, "]
improvement on tlic red."
"I can't undcrstnn'," said t
Ebon, "how it is dat some folks ki
, too proud to work an' at de same
' humble enough to let do fam'ly
1 'em board an' lodgin' free."?Wasl
1 ton Star.
hlaoontrnt.
"You're discontented."
"Yo* "
"Why?"
"Well, I've noticed that the con
i fd man doesg't often get ahead in
yrorld."?Chicago Post .
/
| "About a year ago my hair was
?t. coming out very fast, so I bought
"iw 1 a bott,e ?' Ayer's Hair Vigor. It
it bnd stopped the falling and made my
' hair grow very rapidly, until now it
** is 45 inches in length." ? Mrs. A.
?? Boydston, Atchison, Kans. ;
ring. There's another hunger
just t^ian *^at ? stomac^*
?tlJL Hair hunger, for instance,
timo Hungry hair needs food,
from 11CGds Vigor?Ayer's.
This is why we say that
opis- Ayer's Hair Vigor always
tnte- restores color, and makes
ition. t^ie hair grow long and
heavy. $1.?0 a bottle. All dnin>*U.
lf your druggist cannot supply you,
v? Bond us ono dollar and wo will express
you a bottle. He sureand pivo tlio nauio B
trip. H of your nearest ex press nrtico. Address, I
a J. C. A YKItCO., I/moll,Mass. 8
from ""'W
ugvu
ltlve , Tlie I.oner.
Has- "lie's what I rail a 'good loser.'"
is of "lie didn't seein that way to me."
igbt, "Why. I saw him lose $150 at poker
;tmie |?st night, and he didn't kick.at all."
"Funny! You should have heard him
e at today when he dropped a half dollar
the nnd it rolled down the culvert."?Catliojust
lie Standard and Times.
used
8U8" Tlic All Powerful lint.
pro- "Now, iny dear," said the Indulgent
i the husband, "I have managed to save up
East enough money to justify us In building
and rt ncw home. Itut, first, I am going to
here Rive you a choice between that nnd the
kins' new fall hat you so much desire."
that "Well," said the beautiful wife, "yon
light know I can't wenr the house on my
She head."?Millinery Trade Review,
as In _
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tical joker as that of a sea voyngo,
*he nnd there is none on which ills Jokes
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ar Inst incident embodies mm of nia moof
Item ambitious efforts: When we were 111
jund |j10 middle of the gulf of St. Lawrence
was Ullt| jjie ?enrest coast was 200 miles
was away a Yankee quietly remarked:
>rido "Waal, I guess we are quite close to
cred lam] now. It ain't more'n tliree-quarties.
ters of a mile away, nohow." Personown
ally we took no interest In facts of this
veeu nature and were content to sit and bolting
neve, but many excited travelers daslp
luall od out of the smoking room to have q
i' (? look qt (he long hoped for continent.
1 his TkeyT>vosontly came back in the worst
ands pf tempers, saying that the charts and
had all other authorities declared the land
(ho t0 i,0 nt least 200 miles away and that
vhis- there was certainly uonq in sight
soon "Waal, I didn't say the shore." returnsafo.
e,i n,o champion Joker.. ' "I guess
t his there's land right under us, not tlireeRhd
quarters of a mile away."
of a . ? ?
I the Fight Will he Bitter.
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' say: "Last fall my wife had every
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H "Drink to ine only with thlno eyes."
i he sang hcrenth hor casement,
llstie ... . ? , , ,
... "I wonder ir I nerd my glasses?
no It P?n(l?ml t'ie maiden as she attired hot
self to go down.?Puck.
lldlv, ~ ~
t * Rrrn More.
ire ve Forrester?Does your wife mean
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Lancaster?Yes. and lots of thing?
1 * she doesn't say.?Life.
>ut a .
long
, An Kconomlrnl Wife.
nu(j He?I can't send my clothes to the
< for tn"or'8 ovcry time they need a button
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anee She?Here, my dear; fasten theni up
irray' n ,,nlrP,n- Tlmt will save thread.
. 1 you know.
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;; LITTLE |
;; LAD- Si J
CUMMINS
< \ Copyright, J903, b|/ T. C. McClurc 11
Jean Lindsay passed down tbe long
hospital ward with firm, quiet step.
The blue gingham and ample white
apron of her nurse's dress hung in
loose folds around the tall, gracious
figure. The spotless bands at wrists
and neck only served to show up the
fine whiteness of her skin. Her snowy
cap rested on thick waves of bronze
hair.
Dexter Gnrst drew back into the corridor
and, watching her, wondered if
the time would ever come when lie
could see her move thus toward him
and not find his whole being stirred to
Its very center.
The day, nearly a year before, when
he had laid his heart at her feet was
like a badly healed scar in the doctor's
life. It had apparently passed out of
her recollection.
She gave him her hand with a smile
of good comradeship, and together
they made their usual morning round j
or mo warn. Near an empty cot at the
end she paused. J
"Little Lad is sitting up," she said,
smiling with the triumph of one who 1
had won a hard battle and led the way
outside. 1
Ity a sunny window lie sat in his s
wheel chair, a little figure even for t
eight years, in the loose hospital suit s
of gray flannel. The doctor himself I
had brought him there nearly three 1
months before, a shapeless bundle, lie >
had been plucked from under a horse's 3
hoofs in the street. No one seemed to 3
care to lay any special claim to him, 1
and yet he was undoubtedly the child
of refined parents. I
For weeks Hurst and Jean Lindsay c
had fought with death for this one *
small and apparently superfluous life. I
There were times when the doctor gave c
up hope, and nothing but the strength
of Inherent motherhood in the woman r
' seemed to keep the child alive.
"How is the little lad?" the doctor *
? would ask as ho entered the ward
morning after morning, and "Little
Lad" he became to every one in the
, hospital.
As he took a feeble hold on life again c
his whole starved little heart went out 1
and'laid hold on these two people, his (
doctor and nurse, with a mightiness cf ^
love which almost hurt him at times. '
He would lie lu his cot and, watching *
the doctor while lie made his rounds, ^
think that he must lie very like the *
man, about whom Nurse Lindsay had
told him, who once lived nnon tlx
earth and healed all the Hick people
ai\d Jo veil lUtio 'oUlldreu. It never occurred
to him to associate the beauti- '
fill story with the name he had so often
heard In blasphemy in the street. .
But he looked at his own doctor and
felt that it must be true.
A light might suddenly have been |
turned on Inside the small body, so
swift was the radiance which flooded
his face as Jean and her companion
canto in sight. Garst sat do\<Tt near
the wheel chair and, taking one small j
hand, beat it softly against his broad
open palm. I
"Next week," he said, "I am going
to run away into the country with
Little Lad for a few days before?before
I go abroad."
Jean Lindsay could not quite conceal
the start his words gavo her. but she j
held her voice steady.
"Then the long contemplated course *
at Bonn is to be an accomplished fact
after all," she said.
"Yes."" The doctor did not raise his
eyes.
Little Lad had looked from one to
the other in vague bewilderment.
"But, first of all." Garst went on,
"Little Lad and 1 will have perhaps a
whole week at a splendid place I know
of, where there are tall pine trees and
ft Dig Inke."
He was watching the boy's face^ind
snw how the delight which his words
culled up became slowly clouded.
"Will she come too?" He motioned t
with ids hand toward the nurse. *
Garst remained silent. The child
turned to Jean. <
"Won't you come, too?" he pleaded. 1
Ho rend the negntiou in her face ,
even before Rhe slowly shook her head
and flung himself toward the doctor.
"Make her come! Make her come,
too!" he begged passionately. I
Jenn stooped hurriedly and, putting t
back the damp hair from his forehead,
kissed it. |
"I'm afraid that would be quite impossible,
Little Lad," she said quietly
and moved away down the corridor.
Hut even as Rhe did so an intense
physical weariness seemed to have descended
upon her. She felt stifling in
the bright glnre of the morning sunshine
and, putting up her hand, pushed
the heaw linir hnrk fmm
head. When she lind passed out of :
sight of the doctor and Little Lad, she
turned nud leaned against an open win- *
dow. In place of the bare red brick 1
walls of the nurses' home opposite rIjo
seemed to see n vista of tall trees, with
the doctor and Little Lad lying on the
soft pine needles beneath and the water
lapping idly at their feet.
A swift, intense desire to be one of 1
the little party rose within her. For (
the first time in her life she waa weary
- of her work. More than she had ever
1 wanted anything she wanted to get (c
' away and be taken care of, even as
Little Lad would be, by this strong, self
( reliant man.
As she stood there an ambulance j
i turned In at the gate, and Jenq Lindsay
sighed protestiugly. She knew that
if there was to be aq operation she .
would be sent for, end her whole being
ose In n qu! ' colt of weakness and
adequacy. . felt that the smell ol
ither just tli .uld strangle her nnd
>ut out her I . as though she would
urIi away the burden of responsibllitj
-those tirin white hands to whirl
trong uien had clung in agony and
vithin whose warm clasp more that
no little form had grown cold.
She tried to realize as she stood
here what her life would be wlier,
Jexter Garst went out of it.
"A month from now," she said, and
ler strong lip quivered?"a month frou
low he will be in Germany, and I"?
The thought was like a pall descend
ng upon the brightness of the sun
She turned away, and even as she did
>o Garst's silence in answer to Litth
L.ad's passionate "Make her come, too!'
:ame to her with a stall.
"Miss Giiulsay needs n rest," tin
louse surgeon thought, looking aftei
ler with a critical eye a moment latei
md noting the pallor of her face.
j.xiiii nigra as sue made lier round oi
lie ward she became aware of a paii
>f bright eyes fixed upon lier abovt
eery flushed cheeks. She saw at r
fiance that Little Lad had been cryinj.
md, going swiftly to his side, knelt auc
fathered him into lier arms.
"What is it. son?"
The weak hands went around liei
leek.
"I want you?to come, too," he wills
jered with quivering lips.
The sob which had lain heavy around
lean's heart all day rose in her throat.
"He does not want me to?not now?
'Attic Lad," she said wearily.
"He docs!" The boy pushed lier from
lim and looked up into her face. "Hi
laid he did! After you went away I
isked him, and he said 'yes.' Hut lie
laid 'twasn't any use asking you; thai
ie'd asked you once to go away witli
lim to a beautiful place and to live
vitli him always, afterward, but thai
rou wouldn't. Oh, how could you not
vant to?" Ilis eyes searched hers witli
ncredulous reproach.
Jean bent suddenly and kissed him.
Attic Lad thought she had never lookid
so beautiful, but ho was not satis
led. lie put his hands against liei
ireast and pushed her back until he
ouId see her face.
"Would you?If he was to a?H jo?
igain?" he pleaded wistfully.
Then he was held close against hoi
losom, and her tears wetted liis cheek.
"Yes, dear Little Lad," she whispered
'I would."
He could hardly sleep that night witli
lis longing for the morning. When il
ame he was in his wheel chair watch
tig the door by which the doctor would
nter, and as he saw him he raised
ilmself by the arms of his chair unti!
le was almost standing. He did not
mow that Jean had entered the eorriIAI?
frn?? ^ ? -1 ? 1
iv. i?v?m iug uiui-L cuu aim was moving
oward him.
"She said"?he had to sto|) and swal
on1, for his excitement choked him she
said?she would! She said?if yon
was to ask her again?she would!" he
:ricO ti'amldinclv.
Garst's eyes went beyond the whoc
hair to the woman who stooel behind
t. A dull rod leaped to his face. Ther.
vas a sweet tremulousness upon I in
jracions figure that sent the blooe
)ounding through his veins, lie tool
i step forward, and the strong ham
vlilcli he held out shook.
"Will you?" he asked simply.
Jean laid her own within it with r
ookod that blessed.
"1 want to go. even more than Litth
'..ad does!" she said.
.Left Ilnniled Vltupprntlven.
One of the gravest objections to train
ng a child to bo loft handed is the cor
ninty that it will be nicknamed fron
ts peculiarity, especially during the
arly years of life. Most counties ii
England have their idiomatic expros
lions to denote left handedness, am
hey are often prefixed to the unfortu
late loft handed child's name. In Low
Ion the term is kack handed, the woril
icing also equivalent to awkward*. Ii
Lancashire it is k-pawed, In Yorkshin
rallock or gawk handed, an cxprcssior
lating back to at least the scventeentl
cntury. In Derbyshire are used tin
onus keg handed, cork handed an?
:orky handed, while in the Teesdah
listrict cuddy handed is common, am
n Nottinghamshire wallet handed.
In the soutli of England special term;
o denote left handedness are alsi
ound. In Dorset it is seramo handed
ind in Devonshire cooehy handed. Ii
Scotland we find gawk handed, and ii
he west oh wry handed. In Ireland i
eft handed uian is called a kitliogue
dr. Tim Ilealy used this word in i
ipeech at East Wicklow, in which h<
laid that Mr. O'KclIy could fight wltl
lis left hand and had already givei
lis opponent some "klthogucs" tha
vould spoil his political beauty during
.lie contest.?London Chrouicle.
A Con finer In if Pnwn.
A sambliur fawn I possessed in Indit
if the age of four to six months mad*
1 practice of chasing all dogs tluv
:anic into the compound and did s<
svlth every ippearance of considering
t the greatest possible fun. The dogs
in the other hand, fled with their tail;
jotween their legs. This fawn evi
lenUy imagined itself to be the guard
an and protector of the establishment
[ have a vivid picture in my recolloc
ion of the gentle little beast trans
'ormed into a perfect fury, its con
irlstling on end to make it look twie<
ts uaunl size; hoad and tail defiant!)
>reet, stumping shngily on the thresh
>lcl with Its dainty forefeet, demon
itrations intended to frighten awaj
wo pariah dogs who cringed before 1
m the veranda, yet showed a great de
ilre to intrude into the house. The dog:
inally sneaked off, depressed and do
'eated. and the conquering fawn swag
rered back into t^ie room to be praiset
>y me either for once disdaining
liase its foes or deterred therefrom bj
ts strong dislike to the noonday sun[iondon
Spectator.
If III I TA
| nurbcra In Kurort.
f "A 3ure way to break yourself of tte
L habit of going to a barber shop to got
I shaved is to travel in Europe," sohl a
r man who lias traveled. "1 remember
i that when i first went to Europe 1
I thought that I would never be able to
i learn to shave myself and that I was
helpless so far as this was concerned.
I I didn't finish my trip through Europe
i before I took up shaving, and now 1
sliave myself all the time. The barber
I shops in Kurope. except In England
i und a few of the larger cities, arc the
worst of their kind in the world. There
- are no modern conveniences and mighty
. little of a sanitary nature. The chalrv
L are uncomfortable, and the barbers ax%
> Indifferent about how they shave yog
' or what they do with you. They plaoe
a big bowl in your lap, and when they
j have finished with you the supposition
r is that you will wash your own face In
r the bowl. There Is none of the little
luxuries we have over here in the way
f of bay rum, witch hazel, hot towel*,
r hot water, etc. The American barber
> shops are the neatest and cleanest In
i the world, without exception."?Wasbj
ington Star.
Mexico's Hot Pepper Seller*.
The hot pepper seller of Mexico is
a merchant who derives his livelihood
from tlio fact that the Mexican most
have his peppers, whatever else he may
deny himself. They are brought to his
I door by the countryman, or he may go
to the market nlnoe nn#i f\n*
spread out for sale on matting. The
market man, while dressed inexpeni
sively as far as his bodily garb Is con>
corned, wears in nearly every instance
an elaborate head covering.
; Some of these Mexicans own hate
that cost as much as the rest of their
i wardrobe. The pride of the white man
> in his panama is not to be compared to
, that of the Mexican In bis sombrero.
It is a racial characteristic which finds
i its counterpart in the apron of the
Portuguese onion seller. Her occupation
may l>e lowly, but her apron might
be that of a woman of higher degree.
Plusli edged with fur is not uncom
inon.-Everybody's Magazine.
The LIIIcii.
, Two thousand years ago It was supposed
that water Jincs ciosca
. llowcrs at night and rotrented far under
water, to emerge again at sunrise.
This was Pliny's view, and It was not
impeached until the English botanist
, John liny, in 16S8, first doubted Its
^ veracity.
The great lily of Zanzibar, one of the
I grandest of the lily family, opens Its
I flowers, ten inches wide, between 11 In
I the morning and 5 in the afternoon.
They are of the richest royal blue,
with from 150 to 200 golden stamens
, in the center, and tlioy remain open
four or five days.
It is not generally known that thers
are lilies that have nocturnal habits?
, night bloomers as well as day bloom,
crs. They are very punctual timekeepers,
too, opening atul closing with comj
mcnduble regularity.
CnvN Fond of Olive*.
"l have often wondered if nil eats
I like olives." remarked a Germnntown
woman who is very fond of the feline
I tribe. "All mine do, and 1 linve six.
Olives are usually an acquired tasts
with the human race, but cats seem to
take to them naturally; at least mine
do. An olive will set any one of them
Into paroxysms of joy. They will leave
milk or fish or any other article of food
for It, purring and rolling over It much
as though it might have the Intoxicating
effect of catnip before they finally
eat it. I have often tried olives on
" other cats in tlie houses of friends and
1 have found them equally appreciative,
' only they prefer their olives cut tip
1 Into pieces."?Philadelphia Record.
I CiltiNNinakiiiK Iu Japan.
The art of making glass was Introduced
into Japan about 150 years ago
I by a Hollander, wlio settled at Osaka.
> For several generations the knowledge
' of the process was confined to n single
' family, and it was not until about 1879
1 that the employment of coal Instead of
charcoal and tlie construction of brick
' chimneys enabled the manufacturer*
to introduce improvements which placed
1 the industry on a substantial basis.
Osaka has continued to be the center
* of the Industry and now manufactures
? for export besides supplying tbe bobne
demand.
i
) An ICiikIImIi Boroagh.
i In the days of "rotten boroughs" in
England that of Gntton Park is said to
have been tlie worst. It bad only one
i qualified voter, and yet It returned two
l members of parliament. Of course
i with this right the property was very
i valuable, and in ISoO it was purchased
; by Lord Monson for $500,000. Two
years later it was disfranchised.
A Dnuientic IncnngraHy.
t Naggsby?You say that a picture of
, the comptroller of tho currency and kls
, wife?
> Waggsby?Never 1 I said that vm
the currency and that that Is his wife
with him, but controller of his
^ never!? Ilaltimorc American.
ItopeH mid Strlngro.
"He seems to think he's a wfnotr
[ with the girls." 1 *
"Yes. he thinks he knows the ropes."
"I guess that's why It's so easy foe
theiu to get him on a string."?Phtyft\
dolphin Ledger.
Obstinate,
Magistrate (sternly)?Didn't I tell jm
the last time ,vou were here I nevef
wanted you to come before me again t
~ Prisoner?If es, sir, but I couldn't
tnnkc the policemen believe It.
. Stnrtlnnc the Troabl*,
Mabel?Did be stutter when be pn> ,
posed 'i
Ktliel?No, 1 don't think txx
Mabel?Itenlly? He must have bh
proved.?ruuch.
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