DUKE'S BUBBLE.
It Burst But It Led to a Great Dis
covery. It Is a druadrul thing to live In 111"
house Willi ii 1 lit cf. mill worse not to
know wlio IhC llilcr Is. Dorothy and
Mabel IhkI tried over and over t(
solve tin; niyHfcry. Tliero seemed to
liu no Koliilion to It. Tin- mystery was
t IiIm : One day In the winter a cousin
of niaininn's, a very bountiful young
lady, bail come to visit at t lice Iiouho.
When sho was dressing for dlni-er,
she carelessly loft a valuable ruby pin
on the dressing lublo. After dinner
the pin was not (beie!
Knob a hubbub as Cousin (iladys
created. She erb'd and cried and al
most had hysterics, for the pin was
her most cherished treasure. It had
been given her by her grandmother,
whose grandmother hud in turn given
It. to her, so you see It was very, very
old and valuable.
It. was out of tin; question to accuse
either Maria or John of dishonesty,
for they were as honest as the day iu
long. Duke had been the soul of hon
or ever since he had been an Inninto
or the household and what would a
small fox terrier want of a large ruby
breastpin, anyway V Topsy hud denied
any knowledge of the affair; they
could not. suspect her. She might have
been guilty of stealing a piece of fish
or a mouse lint what would a cat
want to steal rubles for?
The only possible solution was that
some one had entered the house while
the family was at dinner, stolen the
pin and gone off without being seen.
If there Itad only been footsteps In the
snow to trace the thief but there was
no sign.
So the matter was dropped entirely,
except by the children who had cre
ated wonderful tales about the loss of
the ruby.
One beautiful .lime day Mabel and
Dot. had a "bubble bee" all by them
selves. J larold disagreeable boy!
Duke Begged for a Bubble.
had gone off fishing and refused to
take any girls, lie declared they
wore "always lu the way."
"I'd rathur blow bubbles with my
new pipe anyway," said Dot airily, as
Harold went down the walk. Then
was a suggestion of a sob in lujr voice
but she held her head high. Mabel
said not a word. One thing she dli
lovo and that was to llsli. Duke
pushed his cold little nose comfort
ingly into her hand, lie liked to go
fishing, too, I tut blowing bubbles was
very fascinating, especially with the
new colored bubble soap, and it was
not long before the two little girls
wore happy again and Duke was wild
with delight. As each bubble grew
bigger and bigger. Duke barked loud
er and louder, and begged that one
should be given him to play with. Hut
for little dogs, bubbles are poor play-
HANDY CABINET FOR SHOES.
It Is Made
Out of Boxes from the
Store.
Oblong boxes can be obtained from
the grocer of any desired length and
Handy Cabinet for Shoes.
high enough to allow the shoes to be
slipped in easily. They are fastened
together after the fashion shown In
tho accompanying Illustration with
partitions inserted as required.
Tho cracks may bo filled with putty,
says the Prairie Farmer, and a coat of
black paint added to improve tho ap
pearance jor tho .cabinet. Flaps may
bo attached to the front to prevent tho
thing and lust but a minute. It re
quired great attention on the part of
both blowers to prevent their work
mooting Instant destruction.
Dot blew the best, there was no
question or that, but Mali's bubbles
seemed to last, longer. And It was ono
of Mali's that wont bouncing along on
the breeze, with Duke In hot pursuit.
Moth girls were laughing merrily at
the queer antics or Duke and his play
thing, when the bubble descended and
Duke pounced upon his prize. Of
ionise, it burst at once, and the dog
umped back with a sneeze. Then,
seizing something with his teeth ho
sprang back.
"Poor old Dukey!" cried Dot. "I'll
blow you one just as big; just watch,"
Hut Duke was not Interested in
bubbles; he had round another play
thing. "Oh, drop that old stick and come
along! cried Mabel. "See. Duke! See
the nice big bubbles, ('utch it. sir!
Catch It!"
Hut Duke would pay no attention
"I believe he has something alive!"
said Dot. "Perhaps M s a poor, dear
little toad. Oh, Dukey, aren't you
ishained or yourself?"
Duke wagged his tail, not a bit
ashamed, and deposited at Dot's feet
i queer and dirty object.
"It isn't a toad," said Dot. "It's only
an old why, Mabel Hlolse Fletcher,
fs It's " and Dot gasped In amaze-
meat, at the object In her hand.
"It's Cousin (Jladys lost ruby pin!"
shouted Mabel. "Where under the
sun did it come from?"
I'ipes were dropped in a hurry and
the two little girls stood and gazed at
'iich other lu silence. Duke was
umping Impatiently for his play
thing. Then Mabel looked up at the
House. The window in the spare
room where Cousin Gladys had slept
was open and the ruflled white curtain
blew gently In and out. As they stood
spellbound the curtain blew lu toward
the table and out again, and on the
edge of the rullle was a scrap of paper,
which Muttered slowly to the ground.
"Ah!" cried Dot softly. "I see the
thief!" And then they rushed indoors
to tell the news.
Croat good news it was, too. The
ruby pin had apparently been caught
by the same curtain and gently de
posited outside on the ground, as the
scrap of (taper hud been, and there It
had lain hidden iu the snow and mud
and new spring grass.
Cousin Gladys received a telegram
that afternoon, and in reply this letter
came:
"My dear little cousins, and Duke.
too: I am so happy, to hear that my
treasure has been found, that I want
you to bring it to me and to spend a
week with me in the city all three
of you. So ask your mother to nack
your trunk, tell your father to put you
safely on the cars and I will meet you.
We will have a jolly good time, and
you will be here just lu time to be
bridesmaids at my wedding, for which
you will each have a pretty new frock
presented to you. I won't take 'nd' for
an answer.
Soon after the receipt of the letter
two very Important-looking llttlo girls,
and an equally Impovtant-looking little
log, started for the city, leaving Har
old on the station platform waving an
envious good-bye.
"Isn't it fortunate," sighed Dot as
they settled back In the big cushioned
seat, "that we didn't go fishing that
day?" Nancy Scott, iu Washington
Star.
'lonelier (reading aloud) Tho
weary sentinel leaned on his gun and
stole a lew moments' sleep.
Dottle I bet 1 know where he stole
it from.
Teacher Whoro.Dot ?
Dottie Kiom his "nap"-sack.
Something Wrong.
Tho llttlo girl had gotten up very
early In the morning for the first time.
"Oh, mamma!" she exclaimed, re
turning from the window, "the sun 's
cumin' out all right, but Cod 's forgot
ten to turn off tho moon." Judge.
dust from settling on the contents,
wished.
If
Absolutely Innocent.
Circumstantial evidence pointed very
clearly toward old Peter, who, If not
caught actually red-handed, was dis
covered prowling around the spot soon
after the hen roost had been robbed.
Nevertheless he protested his inno
conce strenuously.
"Hut," said the judge, "if you did not
steal those hens, Peter, what were you
doing? Just taking a midnight con
stltullonal, eh?"
"Deed, jedge." pleaded the old
darky, earnestly, "I wasn't takin'
nullln'! .lodge, you know my people
what I b'longed to befo' de wah, an
dey'll tell you, jedge, dat 1 was nebei
'sensed ob taklu' nuflln'!"
His Rewards.
Pationce He Jumped overboard and
saved the lives of six girls.
Patrice Hut what was the use? Ho
couldn't, marry all of them?
I'Hut he did. Ho lived In Salt Lake
City, you know." Yonkers States
man.
Witness of Brainy
Unbelievers
By REV. A. C. DIXON, D. D.,
Pastor of th Chicago Ave. (Moody')
Church, Chicago.
Men of brains,
though I hoy be
n o t Christians,
cannot rail to give
to the Hlble a
very high place
as a literary, eth
ical and religious
force In the world.
Such a muii was
Honjamln Prank
lin, who snld:
"Young man, my
advice to you Is
that you cultivate
an acquaintance
with, and a firm
belief In, tho Holy Scriptures, for this
Is your certain interest."
Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the
"Declaration of Independence." said:
"I have said, and always will say, that
the studious perusal of the sacred vol
ume will make bettor citizens, bol
ter fathers and bettor husbands."
Daniel Webster, than whom a brain
ier man has not lived under our Hag,
said: "Tho Hi bio Is the book of all
others for lawyers as well as divines,
and I pity the man who cannot find
In it a rich supply of thought and rule
of conduct." "It is a belief in tho
Hlble," wrote Goethe, "which has
served mo us a guide of my moral and
literary life. No criticism will be able
to perplex the confidence we have in
a writing whoso contents have
stirred up and given vital life and
energy by Its own. The further the
ages advance In civilization the more
the Bible will bo used."
Matthew Arnold has not boon ac
cused of sympathy with Christianity.
but he had brains and he wrote: "To
the Hlble men will return because
they canhot do without, it."
The Bible Essential.
Diderot, the French unbeliever,
when he looked from the ecclesiastical
machine which ho had cause to criti
cise, to tho Bible itself, wrote: "No
better lessons can I teach my child
than those of the Bible."
liven Prof. Huxley, though he had a
narrow, scientific spirit, was compelled
to write: "I have always been in
favor of secular education without the
ology, but 1 must confess that I have
been no less seriously perplexed to
know by what practical methods the
religious feeling, which Is the essen
tial basis of moral conduct, is to bo
kept up in the present chaotic state of
opinion on these matters without th'
use of the Bible,"
Rosseuu, strong and independent,
though skeptical, wrote: "Peruse the
books of philosophers, with all their
pomp of diction. How meager, how
contemptible are they when compared
with the Scriptures. The majesty or
the Scriptures strikes me with nd
mlratlon." We could volumes with quota
tions from famous Christian scholars,
but these are from skeptical men of
brains and culture who view the Bible
simply as an Intelligent, moral and ed
ucational force. t
Great men, though not Christians,
glvo the same High estimate of Jesus
Christ. Daniel Webster wrote: "I
believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of
God. The miracles which he wrought
establish in my' mind his personal au
thorlty and render It proper for me
to believe what ho assorts.
Ralph Waldo lSmerson said: "Jesus
is tho most perfect of all men that
havo yet appeared."
Napoleon Houaparte, with a mind as
discriminating .and logical as Web
stor's, held the same view. "I know
men," Bald Napoleon, "and I toll you
Josub Christ was not a man.
On one occasion' Gen. Bertram! ex
pressed to Napoleon his doubt as to
the deity of Christ. "If you do not
believe that Jesus Christ was di
vine," returned Napoleon, "I did
wrong to appoint you general."
lirnest Iloiian, who lost his profos
sorshlp in the University of Paris vi
account of his Infidelity, wrote of
Christ: "All history Is Incomprehen
slble without him. He created the ob
Ject and fixed the starting point of
tho future faith of humanity. Ho js
the Incomparable man to whom the
universal conscience has decreed the
title of Son of God, and that with
justice. In the first rank or this
grand family of true sons of God we
must place Jesus. Tho highest con
sclousness of God that over existed
In the breast of humanity was that of
Jesus. Repose now In thy glory,
noble founder. Thy work Is finished
Thy divinity Is established. Thou
shnlt become the corner stone of hu
inanity so entirely that to tear thy
name from this woi'ld would rend it to
Its foundations. Between thee and
God there will no Monger bo any dis
tlnctlon. Complete conqueror of death,
take possession of thy kingdom, whith
er slu'li follow thee, by the royal road
which thou hast traced, ages of
adoring worshipers."
THsvsssBk
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. 2.
Dr. Hartman hmi claimed for manv vears that Peruna Is an EXCELLENT
CATAEBU REMEDY. Some of the doctor's critic have disputed the doctor.
claim ai to the effioacy of Peruna.
Since the incrredient of Peruna are
cal authorities say concerning the remedies of which Peruna is composed?
Take, for instance, the ingredient
GOLDEN SEAL. The United States Dispensatory says of this herbal remedy,
that it is largely employed in the treatment of depraved mucous membranes,
chronic rhinitis (nasal catarrh), atonio dyspepsia (catarrh of the stomach),
ohronio intestinal catarrh, catarrhal jaundice (catarrh of the liver), and in
diseased mucous membranes of the pelvic organs. It is also recommended for
the treatment of various forms of diseases peculiar to women.
Another ingredient of Peruna, CORYDALIS FORMOSA, is classed in the
United States Dispensatory as a tonic.
CEDRON SEEDS is another ingredient of Peruna, an excellent drug that
has been very largely overlooked by the medical profession for the past fifty
years. THE SEEDS ARE TO BE FOUND IN VERY FEW DRUG STORES.
The Unitod.States Dispensatory says of the aotion of cedron that it is used as
a bitter tonio and in the treatment of dysentery, and in intermittent diseases
as a SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE.
OIL OF COPAIBA, another ingredient of Peruna, is classed by the United
States Dispensatory as a mild stimulant
and intestinal tract. It acts as a stimulant on the genito-urinary membranes.
Our Peruna Tablet
Is Peruna With
Fluid Removed.
(catarrh of the muoous surfaces of tho mouth), follicular pharyngitis (catarrh
of the pharynx), chronio coryza (catarrh of the head). This writer classes
hydrastis as a stomachic tonic, useful in atonio dyspepsia (chronio gastrio
catarrh), catarrh of the duodenum, catarrh of the gall duct, catarrh of the
intestines, catarrh of the kidneys (chronic Bright s disease), catarrh of the
bladder, and catarrh of other polvic organs.
BARTHOLOW REGARDS COPAIBA as an excellent remedy for chronio
catarrh of the bladder, chronic bronchitis (catarrh of the bronchial tubes).
BARTHOLOW STATES THAT
motes the appetite and digestion, increases the circulation of the blood. Use
ful in chronio nasal catarrh, follicular
increasing the tonicity of the mucous membranes of the throat. It also re
lieves hoarseness. Useful in atonic dyspepsia (catarrh of the stomach), and in
chronic catarrh of the colon and rectum, catarrh of the bladder, prostatorrhoa,
and chronio bronchial affections. '
MILLSPAUGH, MEDICINAL PLANTS, one of the most authoritative
works on medicinal herbs in the English language, in commentiug upon
COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS, says
vaso motor nerves. It increases the
general. In tho mountains of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Carolina,
collinsonia canadensis is considered a
headache, colic, cramp, dropsy and indigestion. DR. SCUDDER regards it
highly as a remedy in ohronio diseases of the lungs, heart disease and asthma.
These citations ought to be sufficient
runa is a catarrh remedy. Surely, such herbal remedies, that command the
enthusiastic confidence of the highest authorities obtainable, brought together
in proper combination, ought to make a
This is our claim, and we are able
quotations from the HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES IN THE WORLD.
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A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not
blister the most delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative qualities of the
article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve Head
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and all Rheumatic, Neuralgic and Gouty complaints. A trial vill prove what
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Mm. Wlnalow'H Soothliier Syrup.
For uhlldreu teething, soften tue Kiirag, reduces In
aitmuiUoii,llyeparn,euren wind colic. 'iScalxmie.
Many things lawful are not expedi
ent. Latin.
WHAT OAUSK8 IIKADACHK.
From October lo May. Colds are tho most fre
quent oausi- of Hfiiilm'lic. I. AX ATI VIS 11KOMO
QUININE removes onusc K.W.Oroveon lox6o
A beauty sleep iss likely as nod to
be ml t do mout open.
Ynu nhvnys jit full vnhi in Lewis'
Single .Hinder M might rc cigar. Your
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no longer a secret, what do the medi
HYDRASTIS CAHAUEHSia, u
and diuretic. It acts on the stomach
Useful in chronic cystitis, ohronio dys
entery and diarrhea, and some ohronio
diseases of the liver and kidneys.
These opinions as to the ingredients
of Peruna are held by all writers on
the subject, including Bartholow and
Scudder.
OF HYDRASTIS, BARTHOLOW
SAYS it is applicable to stomatitis
CUBEB, an ingredient of Peruna, pro
pharyngitis (catarrh of the pharynx),
that it acts on the pnoumogastrio and
secretions of the mucous membranes in
panacea for many disorders, including
to show to any candid mind that Pe
catarrh remedy of the highest efficacy.
to substantiate this claim by ample
PLASTERS TO BLISTER
EXTERNAL COUNTER-IRRITANT.
TILL THE PAIN
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by
these Little Pills.
They also relieve Dis
tress from Dyspepsia, In
digestion unci Too Hearty
Eating. A perfect rem
edy for Dizziness, Nau
sen, Drowsiness, Bad
Taste In tho Mouth, Coat
ed Tongue, Pain In th
Side, TORPID UVEB.
They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE,
Genuine Must Bear
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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
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