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A New Portrait of Washington.
Notable anions the February Ceu
tury's Illustrations will lie a full-page
portrait of Cicu.-ral Washington, ihe
copy of an original painting now for
the first time introduce! to the notice
of the general piblle. The portrait
was made from life by Dr. Elisha Cul
ler. Dick, of Alexandria. Virginia, in
1797, and The Century's representa
tion is taken frtim an excellent photo
graph of the original made by tietj of
Baltimore. In aUe the portrait Is
about fourteen by sixteen Inches; It is
an excellent state of preservation, the
colors being tll fresh and bright,
and is surrounded by a beveled Kilt
frame about two Inches wide, which
shows the marks of age and Is believ
ed to be the original one in which the
picture was placed.
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Bome ftriK-ers nay they don't keep Pe
flutiiD !tan-h hrcaiise (hey have n ttto'lt
In hnnd of 12 ox. brands, which they
know t-aiinnt In Hold to it c untnr.iiT hn
lum one iiNfd the lti oz. packUBc. De
fiance Siurcli tor same money.
Children are of two kinds, ours ant
others.
The February Everybody's.
The February Everybody's has an
other first-cluHs 'bcik)p" nothing less
than a statement of what the demo
cratic party now stands for, by the
new leader of tho democracy in the
house Congressman John Sharp Wil
liams. Another competent feature is
Kmry R. Johnson's explanation of
"What the I'annnia Canal will do for
tho Country." Tbe author Is a mem
ber of the Isthmian Canal Commission
who devoted his attention to collect
ing tho statistics which should demon
strate the economical value of the
great waterway, and ho Is the chief
expert In American on his subject, if
excellence in magazine-making con
sists in combining authority with en
tertainment, this Fobruary Every
body's should find even greater favor
than Its predecessor
Feet Comfortable Ever Since.
"I suffered for venrs with my feet. A friend
recommended A I JOHN'S FOOT-KANE. I
used two boxes of the powder, and my feet
have been entirely comfortable ever "siiice.
ALTON'S FOOT-KASK is eertalnlv u iroil
sond to me. Wm. I,. Swormstedt, Washing
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Innovation by Tiieaiers.
The Chicago theater managers, or
at least some of them, have hit on a
sensible plan which will be put Into
effect as soon as the 'theaters open.
A plan of the house will be painted
on tho asbestos curtain, which will be
used often, and in this way patrons
may become familiar with tho loca
tions of the exits.
. "Abrictonlnc."
In a recent novel George Ohnct call
ed one of the products which .his prin
cipal character placed on tho murket
"Abrlctonine." lie. was not aware at
tho time that a liquor of that name
actually existed, but its manufacturer
promptly brought an action for dam
ages. Tho civil tribunal of the Selno
gave Its decision against the novelist.
While it exonerated M. Ohnet from
malicious lntont, it held that ignor
ance was no excuse, nnd that it wa3
the duty of writers to satisfy them
selves that products to which they In
tended to refer did not exist. In this
case, added the court, M. Ohnct could
easily have consulted tho register of
trade marks. Consequently the court
ordered the passages objected to he
erasei from the book, under a pen
alty of 10 francs a copy, while tho
plaintiff was awarded 50u francs dam
ages, nnd tho right to have the Judg
ment inserted In two newspapers.
Gratitude Well Expressed.
Sault Sto. Marie, Mich., Feb. 8th.'
Mr. C. I j. Smith, painter and decora
tor, whose home ia at 309 Anne street,'
this city, makes tho following state
ment: ,
"I was laid up with some kind of
pains. Some said it was Lumbago,
others Sciatica, and others again
Rhoumalism. A few of my friends
suggested that It was lead poison,
but whatever It was It gave me a
great deal of pain, in fact, almost
completely crippled me. I had to use
two canes to walk about and even
then it was a very painful task.
"A friend advised me to try Dodd's
Kidney Pills and I began the treat
ment. After I had used the first box
I was able to throw away one of tho
canes and was considerably improv
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up so that I could go about free from
pain without any assistance and very
soon after I was completely cured,
well and happy, without a pain or an
ache. Dodd's Kidney Pills seemed to
go right to the spot la my case and
they will always have my greatest
praise."
When a man begins to edit the Bible
to suit himsolf, it Is time to audit his
accounts to protect yourself.
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TRUE ORIGIN OF
ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
It Is the fagh'in nowadays to speak
of many old customs that stilt sur
vive, although much diminished, as if
th-y wer to all li.ti?nts and pu-utses
already dead. Si. Valentine's day Is
nowhere observed. It is true, as much
as it was 200 years ago, nor even as
much as it was In the early recollec
tion of some of the elder generation of
the present; yet It is very far from be
ing extinct as a peculiar aud popular
holiday. In somo of the rural (J-tticts
of England it is still celebrated with
much quaint fidelity to tradition, and
even lu this country certain of Its well
known features are not likely to be
wholly abandoned, if ever, for many
years to come. Indeed, the social
prophet may well question whether St.
Valeutiuc's tlay may not. rather regain
much that it has lost through the at
trition of time and change by ti e natu
ral reaction that follows all positive
movements. The tendency toward re
newed respect for some social insti
tutions of the past that have fallen
into partial desuetude Is rather mark
ed. The dominant instinct of the
twentieth century thus far seems to bo
conservative as well as progressive.
Not very long aso it. was thought
that St. Valentine's day was given over
almost absolutely to the sorry wits
and their patrons who made it a con
venience for vulgar lampooning and
anonymous libel, but even then the
pretty sentiment belonging to it had
not been altogether lost, and since
then it has steadily revived. The proof
of the assertion is in the fact that
there is row a greater demand for
printed valentines of real poetic and
artistic merit than ever before, and
that those of the cheap, illiterate and
niHlIcloiiB type are comparatively lit
tle sought after.
So much that is within the reach of
ail has been written about St. Valen-
tine's day thut any article upon it
must necessarily be only a reminder
ot that which is already known. It
has been the theme of numberless
roots and antiquarians. After all,
nothing better expresses the spirit of
this festival, since, upon the extension
of Christianity, it assumed its modern
character, than the lines of that fresh
voiced English poet, tho Rev. John
Donne, wlm was contemporaneous with
Shakespeare:
1 In It. Bls'iop Valentine! whose day this Is;
All the ulr Is thy diocese.
And nil the chirping; choristers
And other birds are thy mrishloners:
Thou mnrryent every year
The Ivrle lark und tho gruvo whispering
ilnve;
The spnrrnw Unit neglects his life for
love;
Tho household bird with the red stom
acher; Thou inak"i:t tho blackbird speed as anon
As doth the g'lhl llneli or the halcyon
Thin day more cheerfully than ever shine.
This day. which might entlame thyself,
old Valentine!
The germ of tho celebration of St.
Valentine's day Is found In nature it
self. It was first a pagan tribute to
the fecundity uf the earth ami of man,
personified In Pan and Juno, and there
Is reason to bellevo that its origin
was identical with that of a Pelitsglan
festival, observed In l.atlum before the
time of Romulus and Remus, , and
brought thithVr by Evamler from Ar-
My Comic Valentine.
Ite Is not painted green nnd red,
Mv comic Valentine.
With tlnv frame nod mammoth head.
Mv comic Valentine.
Indeed he Is no printed thing
l'or In- ran Jump and run and anrlMg
And he can whistle, xhout and sin..
My entitle Valentine.
lie wear a t ingled slim It of hall ,
Mv comic Valentine.
Ills little none poiiita huh In air
My eotnle Valentine.
II1h e"s are Idne, Ins i heck are fair.
Ilnngli freckle"- nil go crowding there,
Ills month la Mir. hi chin Is Sept. ire.
My I'omlc Val'lUine.
Win-it Valentine's sweet day la here
Mv comic Valentine,
Comes aofllv w-btsiierlntT In my nr.
That comic Valoitlne.
"Where an the cookie", sister dear,
You'ie hidden them again. I fear,
No klsac now. till thev nppenr."
Thint eotnle Valentine.
O annte there nr that angry he
With comic valentines.
Mine never bring nlTi'tixe In me,
My eotnle Valentine,
Thnugh some folks say my Inoka they aeg
In that email hunch of Jollity
'ihat rol'leklng young Imp of alee,
My cotn'.c Valentino.
Ruth flprague.
I tfery ;vf . . .:.'- ..." . "
' . is',-' . " .
fed m f L
m gP ) ' Mi rWi;wi
www
cadia. This was a festival of seven
oiys, beginning in tho ides of Feb
ruary, or on the 14th or loth of that
month. It was called Lupercalia after
the wolf, lupus, which is supposed to
be associated in some way with Pan,
and was often represented by tho an
cients as a smybol of light and the
course of the seasons. Tan was the
killer of wolves and tho protector of
the shepherds who dwelt upon Mount
Palatine before Komulus and Remus
built their city there. Ily some, tho
name of the festival Is supposed also
to bear relation to the legend of the
miraculous suckling of the Roman
twins by a she wolf In a cave near
this spot. Part of the unspeakable
mysteries of the Lupercalia was cele
brated in such a cave. But much of
this inference is pure after-thought.
It does not affect In the least the
theory that the festival was begun as
a recognition of the prodigious powers
of nature.
Choice by Lots.
Uuring the Lupercalia It was the
custom of the male celebrants to draw
from a box the names of young women
r.nd girls, possession of whom was thus
determined by chance. It was tho
policy of the early Church to adapt to
its own system those customs of the
pagans which it could not extirpate.
This method of mating or betrothal re
sisted prohibition and even substitu
tion. It is related that St. Francis
do Sales and other Christian pastors
put. the names of saints on the lots to
be drawn, in the place of those of
maidens, nnd charged the young men
who received them to imitate those
saints throughout the year. But while
they may have tried very hard to obey
this injunction, It appears that the lot
drawing, not in honor of Februata
Juno, but In honor of that which she
personified, continued in secret. The
"THE MARAUDERS" Louis Prion.
Church could not do otherwise than
tolerate tho custom, when tho name
of a patron saint was substituted by
popular fancy for that of Juno.
There Is no clear account of how
St. Valentine came to he made the
bit hop of the diocese of love, which
Donne so prettily describes. There
are several St. Valem.nes, and it is
not even known to a certainty which
of these owns the Invisible mitre.
The one who died a martyr at Home
under Claudius Is, however, most spo
ken of In this connection. Some
authorities say that he was the bishop
of a material diocese, and others thnt
he was only a presbyter. VA'heatley
writes that ho "was a man of most
admirable parts, and so famoiM for
his charity and lovo that the choos
ing of valentines upon his festival
took rise from thence." In this ex
planation, however, the causo is evi
dently mistaken for the effect. The
custom of choosing valentines was
already established, and chancing,
through its derivation from tho pngnn
festival, to fall upon the Ides of Feb
ruary, In which also occurred either
the birth or the martyrdom of St.
Valentine, tho appropriation of the
name to thnt custom was most nat
ural in view of his character.
GIFTS FOR
Blessed be St. Valentine, and may
hit memory be kept green It looks
as It the wish was to be fulfilled, for
never was there a time when the shops
dUplnyetl a wider vnrh'ty of valen
tines. The lace paper heart and the
bouquet of verse are still gtxul form,
but gifts great and small of every con
ceivable atylo are permitted.
Heart-shaped bonbon boxes and
dainty recrptacles for my lady's pretty
things are to be had. Then there aro
heart shaped envelopes for lave notes
nd true lovers' knots In gold, silver,
gun metal and enamel. Tiny hearts of
enamel with a mirror on one side sur
rounded with rhlnestones Is a pretty
trifle for an opera bag If the young
man hat money to upend. Later still
are the puffy utile hearts of silver and
gold designed to hold a powder puff
no bigger than your thumb and which
has Its MM la Uillni the shiny tip
In England and Scotland and the
countries colonized by them St. Val
entine's day retained all through the
Middle Ages and down almost to the
present a more typical character than
rt did elsewhere. In Austria and Hun
gary it is a festival of flowers rather
than of love billets. Young girls who
wish for a husband cast flowers into
the Danube, and if they are borne
steadily down the stream, without
meeting with serious obstruction, the
omen is held to be auspicious of
speedy marriage. In some parts of
France the eve of St. Valentine's day
is called the Feast of the Torches;
but the celebration, which, indeed, is
sometimes held on the first Sunday of
Lent. has. apparently, a closer his
torical relation to that period of ab
negation than to the patron ot lovo's
courtship. The torches that, are jused
are made of twisted straw, and are
brandished In the air by those who
carry them, while at the same time
peculiar rustic dances are performed.
A Philological Theory.
Antiquarians have drawn from phil
ology a means of explaining in an alto
gotner different way the name of tho
festival of Si. Valentine. It Is well
known that in many languages one
letter of the alphabet may easily be
substituted for another through popu
lar error in the spelling of particular
words. It is suspected by some that
the name Is primarily derived from
the Latin "vale," which Is equivalent
to our "farewell," a salutation that
was placed at the end of letters; but
a largo number more Ingeniously find
its source in the lathi "valens," vali
ant, gallant. According to them. In
passing from the Latin into the Nor
man French this word took a "g" in
lieu of the "v," and a logical develop
ment of it was the noun "galantln." a
lover of women. As gallantry and
vallance, in another sense, aro syn
onymous, it was easy for "galatln"
to become "valantan" or "valantln."
It is pleasant to leave all these con
jectures aside after simply passing
them l.i review, and to determine,
merely for the delectahlo purposes
of the Imagination, that we will join
with Charles Lamb and other most
worthy dreamers In regarding St. Val
entine as a real bishop, who has a
very charming mission In connection
with the love affairs of humanity.
Thus does the inimitable Lamb apos
trophize him: "Like unto thee, as
suredly, there Is no mitred father In
the calendar. Thou comest attended
with thotiRiinds und ten thousands
little Loves, nnd the air Is
" 'Hrtislil with the kiss of rustling wings'
The writer oftenest quoted for a
characteristic description of the old
manner of observing the right of St.
Valentino is Mlsson, a French travel
er. "An equal number of maids and
men get together," ho says; "each
writes their true or some feigned
name upon separate billets, which
they roll up and draw by way of lots,
the maids taking tho men's billets and
the men tho maids; so that each of
the young men lights upon tho girl
that he call his valentine, and each
yVraSwassjft. M a "fyWffl
VALENTINES
of her dainty nose. Ia ather bag?, and
those of brocade looked like swelled
hetirtt when stuffed with heart em
broidered nmut'holr.
Hut whiitovrr may he your Ideas re
garding ihe proper kind of a Valentino
be sure ami send at least one or two.
Think what Joy It brings the chil
dren in your neighborhood, and think
how you can give pleasure to some
lonely person bachelor or maid ot
your acquaintance by mailing a wreath
of forget-me-nots or an old time frilled
pnper heart with Its Jlttgle of aentl
mrntnl verse. Valentines need not be
sent io the unmarried only. There aro
wives and husbands who should re
number the good old limes of )outh
before the springs of affection began
to flow In an even, commonplace cur
rent. Then there are friends who re
joice at a kindly thought, and thus
the tilentlue may aratter itiaihlo.
A Very Ancient Festival. It
Was First Observed by the
Panaris-Always a Time
For DispSy of Sentiment.
of the glils upon a young man that
she calls hers. By this means each
has two valentines but the man
sticks faster to tho valentine that is
fallen to him than the valentine to
whom he is fallen."
"Singing Cupids are thy choristers
nml thv oeisecutors. and instead of
the cror.ier the mystical arrow is 1
borne bef ue thee."
-In an old KnglUh ballad, the lasses
are directed to pray cross legged to
St. Vnl.'ntlne fer luck. In some parts
of K.iglund the poorer classes of
children array themselves fantastic
ally, and visit the houses of tho
wealthy, singing:
tloiKl tnnrnhiK """ Valentine,
fill! viitir links: as I do mine.
Two ln'1'nre and llirro behind.
ISonil morrow to you. Valentine.
A Poetical Version.
A poetic picture of this custom is
found in Poor Robin's Almanack for
the year 175":
This dav briitlit PluiebiiH enter Hsroa.
The 11111111" wi'l have kiiimI nctim of klst'S,
K'ir alwavs when tin- Htm eoines there
Valfnttin's Dav l cliawlnj: near.
Ami luitli H'e men anil maids Incline
'In elitife them eirli a Valentine;
Anil If a innn nets one loves.
H" Riven her tirfl a pair nl tilnves;
And. bv the way. lenitnilier this.
To seal t!i- fnvnr with a kiss.
This licyetN moie love anil then
Thai love lii-Kel a kiss ana In.
t'etll this trade Ihe man dnth eatili.
And then lie tlnlh propone Ihe match;
The woman's willing. I ho' she's shy,
Hhe gives the mini this soft renly,
"1 11 not resolve one tiling or oilier,
t'ntll 1 Hist consult mv mother."
When she says ro. 'tis half a aruut,
And may be taken I'.ir consent.
Many superstitious were embroid
ered on the original St. Valentine tra
dition, and some of them are held in
honor even to this day. One Is found
In this most curious extract from a
young woman's diary, published in
an old-time English periodical:
"Last Friday was St. Valentine's
Day and the night before I got five
bay loaves and pinned four of them
to tho four corners of my pillow, and
the fifth to the middle; and then, if
I dreamt of my sweetheart. Betty
said we should be married before tho
year was out. But to make it more
sure, I boiled an egg hard, and took
out the youk and filled it with salt;
and when I went to bed, eat It shell
and all, without npeaklng or drinking
after It. We also wrote our loveis'
names upon hits of paper, and rolled
them up In clay, and put them into
water, and the first that roso up was
to be our Valentine. Would you think
It? Mr. Blosson was my man.
lay abed and shut my eyes all the
morning till he came to our house;
for I would 'not have seen another
man before him for all the world."
Gay. the poet, has placed In tho
mouth of a country lass the well
known tradition that the first person
whom one meet on Volentlnes day
Is to become one's spouse. She sings:
I'a"t knd',n"",, "", !"y h'n l,lr,' of
Their iMr:iniiiiirs by mutual chirpings
I early rose )nst nt the hreak of dav
" nwa'y.0 """ ''Ud lk """"
A. field I 'went amid the morning ,Vw
"wives 'do) ' f"r 8,"'M b.Mi'se.
Thee tlrst I spleil-und tho first swain
we see m
In spite of fortune shall our trim love be.
A Soldier'a Valentine.
"t.V" nnly " l1,i,r', "f paper Inee
"here riee, ,( ,f.a,.t ,,tl A lf.
VTZAZ - twn:
Twits net,! hy ;. Blr who kissed It onco
As she stcod ,t th,. whirling mow
n.e..,.'.'.l."nh'" .fr"m l",""r "tore
through the Mt'irui
Pent out a haxy glow.
But your ft.cle Samuel ,mia, luivt
gut-sued omiw
No matter what olne might wait
That letter nust e pont-haste! ' post
naste; From hern to ili tlolden tlute.
Then forth It put to Ihe Western sen
Where the nt llnat w:. ves uncurled'
And the t nplds and l .ve.hlrds " lej
nwuy "
To the other side of (he wortl.
Oh. wonderful scran of piiive u,ei
It went t.i a hospital bed
Where hom-sick sol.Per tossed nnj
turned u
And would not lie comforted;
And somehow the xoldler felt that dnv
Hoft nrtns. wlmae tiressure he knew
A"d nM.Tin ri'1,'" ",",,h'"h. nnd hope
Thrilled him through and thrmign.
And he felt tow ve for our fncle Hum
Who had lent hi" trains mid men
And "hips, that the whole world anarL
Two hearts might meet ngaln
-i-ioreiwo r. rrali In l,r
www
A WOMAN'S MISERY.
Mrs. John
La Hue, of
115 Pater
son avenue,
Tate rsn'i.
N. J., says;
"I was trim
bled for
about nine
year, and
what I uf
fered none
will ever
know. I
used about every known remedy that
la aald to be good for kidney com
plaint, but without deriving perma
nent relief. Often when alone in the
house the backache has been so bad
that it brought tears to my eyes. Tho
pain at times was so Intense that 1
was compelled to give up my house
hold duties and lie down. There wero
headaches, iliz.Iness aud Mood rush
ing to my head to cause bleeding at
the nose. The first box of Doan's
Kidney Pills benefited mo so much
that I continued the treatment. The
stinging pnin in tho small of my back,
the rushes of blood to the head, aud
other symptoms disappeared."
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. fiO cents per box. Foster
Milburn Co.. Huffa!!), N. Y.
Maple Parfait.
Heat tho yolks of two eggs vry
light, ndd a cup of hot maple syrup,
stirring constantly. Turn into a dou
ble boiler and stir and cook until the
mixture thickens, let cool, then fold
In a cup of whipped cream, turn Into
a mold, cover closely, pack In cracked
ice and coarse salt and freeze.
How's This ?
Tfe offer One Hundred Pullani lleward for e.iy
case of Catarrh thai vauui.i ,e cured hjr Hail's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHUNKY CO., Tolertn, o.
We, the nnileralKned, haie known F. ,1. Cliauey
fur the last 1.1 years, and believe liliu nerfefily lien
oratile In all nuslness transactions and ntiani'leujr
aule to carry out any otillicatlons matte hjr his Orui.
Wai.niNii, Kisss-i ft Maiivin,
W'litilesale UnntKlsta, Tuirdn. O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure la lakea Internally, aciliiar
directly unon Ihe IiIikkI and niucnns surfm'cs uf the
aysii'iii. Testimonials seni free. Price ,5 ceuu par
bottle. Sulit hv all PniKlsis.
Take Hall's Family l'llla for cnnstlnatlon.
A straight creed can never cover
a crooked character.
I am sura Ptso'sCuro for Consumption saved
my llfo three years ago. Mrs. Tnos. Houiunh,
Kaplo Street, Norwich, Jf. Y., Fell. 17, l'JOO.
Horrowed lalih is worthless as re
ligious capital.
nr.D choss hall ni.rpj
Bhotild be in every homo. Ask your grocer
lor it. Liogo 'i oz. puckitn only & cenut.
Words won't make tho wheels of r
mill go round.
E&rllcst Green Onions.
The. John A. Snlzer Seed Co., La.
Crosse, Wis., always have something
new, something vuluablu. Tills yenr
they offer among their new money
making vegetables, nn Earliest Ureen
Mating Onion. It Is a winner, Mr.
Farmer and Gardener!
Jt sr BF.NI THIS MITICB AND lie.,
and they will send you their his plant
and seed catalog, together with enough
seed to grow
1.000 fine, Rolld Cabbages.
2.hhfl delicious Cat-nils.
2 Oih) Munching, nutty Celery.
2.0UU rich, buttery Lettuce.
1 .000 splendid Onions.
1.000 rare, luscious I'ndlshes.
1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
Jn all over 10,000 plants this great
offer Is made to Ret ynu to test their
warruntotl vegetable seeds a;xl
ALL Fun in ;t Kks 1'OSTAOF.,
providing you will return this nntlre,
and If you will send them 20: In post
age, they will mid to tho above u pack
ai?e of the 1'timoUJ Ucrllner Cuullflower.
(v. a. u.)
Physical culture Is one thing ami
carrying coal up three (lights of stairs
is quite another.
Mother dray's Sweet rowdrrs for Children.
Successfully used by Mother (irsy, nurse
In the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverish ness, lt,ul Moinuch.
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels aud Destroy Worms. OveraO.OtPUtst
timonlals. At nil Druggists. Mc. Sampl
1'KEE. Address A. S. Olmsted, Lelloy.N.Y.
Now let tho world don the new Pan
ama and smile.
PUTNAM FADLESS DYES color
more goods, per package, than others.
The true preacher does not have
to wait tor a pulpit to he opened to
him.
Arid Lands Made rrnltfnL
Those parched, dry, nrld plnlna uf
Mont., Colo., Ariz., Idaho nnd other dry
lands respond quickly nnd give a big
yield when p!untel to Sulzer's 8peltz,
Hannn Parley, Macaroni Wheat, 60
Duy F.nrllest Oats, Ulillnn Dollar Ortiss
nnd Kroinus Inetmls. Above seem to
llmirlsh and luugh at droughts and
arid soils.
jcst saxn luo iw stavm
snd this notice to John A. Salzer Peed
Co., Ln Crosse, Win., for their big cat
alog and furm seed samples. (W. N. U.)
Depraved London Appetites.
There Is a growing demand for
trang delicacies in London. Auong
those peculiar dlshea sought after by
English gourmands are edible birds'
r.ests; "vlsega," the dried backbone of
the sturgeon; cscargots, or French
snals, and also frogs. A small plato
jf blrds-ncKt soup, little more than a
mouthful, costs & shillings.
Why It la the Beit
Is because made hy nn entirely different
process, lietlntiee Htarch Is unlike anv
other, belter and one-third more for H
rents.
Hair Ropea In "Jap" Templea.
In some Jnpnnese temples may bn
seen suspended greut colls of rope
woven from humnn hBlr. Such ropes,
made of hair sacrificed by thousands
of women and girls, were used to hoist
stone and timber for tho temple and
aro preserved as relics.
Mrs. Vlnslow's Boothlntr ymt.
f if ehli.lrs-0 teetlilnn, softens t Its sirrns, r.luees ts
Bamtuaiioa,ai:ayBpala,eurswUutoullu. kjoelwuie.
Marrlagn Is seldom a failure when
Cupid furnishes the capital.
Whin Your Grocer Saya
he does not have Iietlnnre Hi arch, Tu
may he sure he Is nfrsld to keep It until
his stock of 1! os. paokndcs nre sold tie.
flance Htnrch la not only better than smv
other C .Id Water Htareh, but contains It
os. to the parksiie and sella for same
money as II e. brands.
Religion is never worn out by every
day use.
y.no per M. I-ewls "Single Hinder."
etrnlght 5c rlgar, cost the dealer sunn
more than other V rlgara, but the hiahei
price enable this factory to use bihe
gravis tobaoco. laswli' Factory, lVorld, III.
Triumph la almply U perfect tenia
of trial.