KITTY'S HUSBAND
By Author of "Hetty , " Etc ,
CHAPTER II. ( Continued. )
"You poor little Kitty' " * mild Meg ,
sighing ; and , coming 'round to where
I sat , she bent over my chair nud put
her cheek caressingly against mine ,
then added In a tone move mocking
than cosnniisslonato : "To bo turned
qulto suddenly Into a parngoness ! Oh ,
Mio shock of it ! Dora , my de.sr , let IIB
snake her elegy. Wo may legard her
aa having passed awny from this life.
You poor llttln thing ! Don't cry , Kit
ty ; let us look upon UK ; bright side
of It. "
"There Ift 'no bright sine , " I Inter
posed , with n little sob.
"Oh/nonsense ! " wild Dora , ro.asnur-
Ingly.'Hundreds of things may hap
pen , lie may change IIH ! mind -that's
not at all Insprgbablo. jie may marry
Kou and dlo during the honeymoon. "
"I have always longed to be a wid
ow' , ' " ' ' 'reflected 'Meg , musingly and
cJioorhiBly.
"AiWldow- added Dorn , mill In a
tone iof reassurance , -I'la the happiest ,
freest , most , enviable being In the
world ! Think of the Independent , love
ly times she has ! Her relations can't
tyranlilzq' ahy longer. She has to be
treated"wltli esp6ct , gentleness , defer
ence , find great courtesy. Oh , to bo a
widow ! ' Cheer Up Kilty. ' 01 vo her a
little shako and make her stop crying ,
Meg. " „ .
"I thlnjc , It la wo who should cry , "
said Meg , with a vcomlcal attempt to
speak dolorously. "Wo have no chance
of being widows ! " And Meg laughed
again , her sweet , rippling , lighthearted
ed little laugh ; ahd'thon she kissed mete
to soften * the cruelty'of ' the laughter.
Once , more the.ro , was silence In the
room , JDora sat opposite , regarding sno
with an air of grqve reflection ; Meg
stood bosldo mo , bending down to rest
one elbow on the table , and looking
closely at mo with smiling eyes.
"When does ho moan to speak to you ,
I wonder ? " said Dora at length. "And
how will ho frame his strange pro
posal ? What days and nights of ro-
My cheeks , already crimson , grow
hotter suddenly. I put up my hands to
cover them. I pushed back my chair
from the table and turned away with
Lolplesd anger , which for a snomont
would not lot mp spoak.
"Oh , a thought has etruck rue ! " ex
claimed Dora , in a thrilling tone "a
truly appalling thoughts Kitty , my
dear , you will have to call him 'John !
Kitty , don't go don't go ; we want to
talk to you ! "
I had turned to flee. I had my ham
on the open door ; but I looked around
fiercely before I went.
"I hate you ! " I cried. "I detest you1 !
And I shut the door and ran along the
passage to my room.
CHAPTER III.
Two hours later I was seated , sew
leg in hand , opposite to Aunf Jane In
the dr'awlng-room , " listening for the
.t 4
study door to open and for the sound
of a footstep on the Blairs. My face , as
I stooped over my work and tried to
cpcnpo Aunt Jane's keen scrutiny , was
hot and Hushed ; tears wore still very
near to my oyca ; my honrt was beating
fnst with strangely mlnglod toolings
li'disnatlon , outraged , prjdp , excited
" " ' ' A "
expectation. , * '
"Kate , are you listening to mo ? " de
manded Aunt Jane isuldehjy ! , in a t no
of accusation.
I started guiltily. I hrfd"becn UstbU-
Ing. not to Aunt Jnno , btR to ccVtalh
Bounds which ascended from down
sttilrs the fltmly door's being opened
and shut , two deep , grave voices In
earnest talk.
"I told John Mortimer that he should
have opportunities of seeing ryots fre
quently , " continued Aunt Jane , in her
clear , level , decisive tone ; "so present
ly I shall go away and leave you alone
to talk to ono another. I have only
one thing to say to you , Kato remem
ber that ho spoke to mo this afternoon
In confidence ; you were to know noth-
Isig of his Intentions ; you will behave
pleasantly but quite naturally. "
With a slhktng heart I eat and list
ed to Aunt Jane's Impossible advice of-
forcd so easily. "Behave naturally ! "
Could I ever again stand , sit , speak ,
look or think In John Mortimer's pres
ence except with painful , terrible solf-
consclousness , with a haunting remem
brance of all that Aunt Jane had told
mo ? Why had she told me ? I had
liked him I had liked him so much !
Ho had been so good to mo , eo kind !
No ono also had been so kind ! I had
said what I liked to him always ; I had
treated him as a dear elder brother ,
with whom I need not stop to weigh
my words. If I had scon him ahead as
I wont to school In the morning , I had
walked fast to overtake him ; when , in
the evening , ho came to sec us , I had
always been glad , and had always told
him so with a smlla that snado the
words emphatic. I had always been
sorry when ho wont away ; and that ,
I *
I
I SEATED MYSELF AND TOOK UP MY SEWING.
flection It will cost him ! Ho will look
down at you benignly ; ho "
"He will pat you encouragingly on
the head , " added Meg , patting mo her
self to give point to the remark.
"Bo sure you say 'thank you * pret
tily , Kitty , sny child , " tutored Dora.
"Fold your hands sncokly across your
apron and speak prettily. "
"Hor aprons will bo no more ! " said
Meg in a tratjlc tone. "Pinafore * and
pigtails are henceforth to he dis
carded. "
"He'll bring you a ring , " said Dora.
"Say you have a fancy for diamonds.
Kitty. Say you prefer the diamonds to
ho big. "
"He'll bring you tender offerings of
flowers , " added Meg. "And I flhall bo
able to wear thorn. "
"And I suppose , " observed Dora ,
gravely and very doubtfully , with much
hesltatlpn 'Jl suppose now ho will fcol
constrained to say that ho loves you ,
Kitty. "
oo , I had told him , simply , without re-
serve. "Natural ! " I had behaved nat
urally with him nil my life ! I could
never bo natural with him any more.
"My dear child , " said Aunt Jane ,
looking at mo with sharp , attentive
scrutiny , "If you wear that tragic air ,
I bhall regret that I told you anything. "
"I wish oh , I wish you hadn't ! " I
cried , reproachfully , with sudden pas-
Ploh that overcame my fear.
As stops casno up the stairs , I turned
away 'toward the window. The window
w.is fihut , as Aunt Jane preferred all
windows to be. Through the hot , dusty
panes I looked out at the trco tops In
the square garden , and never turned
sny head.
A snlnute later John Mortimer
classed the roosn to where I stood
"Kitty. " ho said , quietly.
lie put out his hand. He was stand
ing beside mo , his gray eyes smiling
gravely at sue. My eyes had no an
swering esnlle as I raised thorn slowly
to his.
It 'was a grave , quiet , somewhat rug
ged face at which I looked a , face at
the same tlsne stern and gentle. The
gray eyes wore deeply set. beneath
level , thickly penciled brows ; they
smiled rasely and , when they smiled ,
the smile was snore grave than merry.
Ho was still a cosnparatlvoly young
man. though Dora and Meg always
spoke of him as though ho > vore their
father's cosntosnporary. Ho was thir
ty-five no mose ; but his dark hair ,
his abort , brown beard were already
touched with gray ; and his face , his
voice , his manner were all older than
his years.
"What Is happening down there ? " ho
asked , taking up his stand beside me
and following sny glance.
My eyes were fixed Intently on the
dusty railings of the square garden.
Around the cbrnor'of the square caVno
i , < V IM' i > v
a Bad-looking sunn , with n sun *
browned face , bearing an old organ and
a very wizened , mournful little
monkey.
"Will ho Btop ? " I exclalmnd , with
Btnlden well-slsnulatcd eagerness. "No
yes ! Yes , he Is going to stop ! "
"Kitty , what a child you are ! " said
John Mortimer , In a quiet , wondering ,
half-lender tone ; and the tone or the
\\ordfl sent the hot blood rushing to
ray cheeks and eel all my pulses throb
bing.
"I know I am a child , " I said quiet
ly , almost fiercely. "I llko being a
child. tdon't want to grow up. I will
be a child as long as ever I can bo. "
He was looking down at me with nn
observant glance , though I looked so
steadily away frosn him. There was a
suspicion of laughter In his voice
when , after a moment , he spoke again.
"In splto of yourself , Kitty , ago Is
creeping upon you. In our snothers'
and grand snothore1 days seventeen , I
bellnvc , was a very mature age , In
deed. "
"But. not now , " I said eagerly with
too much carncfltnehB. "Seventeen Is
nothing nowadays. You'reonly old
enough at seventeen to go In for senior
Cambridge ) examinations. If you want
to go to college , you can't they won't
have you because you're BO young. Hol-
loway will take you , but Glrton and
NoWham won't. Do you know how old
our sixth form girls are ? I'm the
yoililgdst ; some are eighteen , some are
nineteen , and some are over. "
Although my face was turned toward
the dusty , out-of-door world , and my
back toward the drawing-room , I wna
conscious that Uncle Richard had been
sent away by Aunt Jane , and that
Aunt Jane was preparing to follow
him. In another minute wo were loft
clone. My cheeks wore burning , my
heart was beating angrily at the con
sciousness of why wo wore left alone.
"I never realized before the extreme
youthfulness of seventeen , " said John
Mortimer gravely. But , looking around
at him , I caught the amused smile
with which ho was regarding mo. "Why
have I made you so Indignant , Kitty ? "
he continued , In a different tone. "Why
have I brought this severe lecture upon
myself ? Jsjt all apropos of'the organ-
man ? "
"It's apropos of nothing. " _
"I knew an old man of sow'nty-seven
once who could never pabs a Punch
and Judy In the street. If ho canse In
only for the end of the performance ,
ho would trudge along with the urchins
to the next street to hear the begin
ning. If seventy-seven takes delight In
a Punch and Judy , seventeen may sure
ly bo allowed nn organ-man and a
monkey. Did I imply otherwise ? If I
did , I retract. "
Ho opened the window aa he apoko
and throw out a little silver coin ,
which the organ-man , smiling tradden-
ly but somewhat sadly , moved hastily
to secure.
The window , once opened , remained
open ; the room was a little less stifling
than before. A soft evening breeze that
was almost cool stole in. Across the
square , beyond the houses , the sky
was red ; Indoors the light was begin
ning to grow dim.
Dlsn light Improved Athat Jano's
drawing-room. Bsstjjven in the gray
est twilight It remained an ugly room.
Its Ugliness was hopeless , without ono
redeeming feature.
I seated snysolf at the foot of the
twisted little sofa , close to the open
window , and took up my sewing , which
I had dropped Just now to listen to
Aunt Jane. John Mortimer sat down
opposite mo In Aunt Jane's chair. He
leaned his elbow on the arm , and sat
In a thoughtful , observant attitude , his
head resting against his hnnd.
( To Be Continued. )
LIVELY TIME.
Wliuii n Luoimrd In\ii < U > H Town S.
Inillii A Until DlHturboil.
Amrlta Bazaar Patrlka : About 4 a
sn. o-day n Gurkha soldier , who was
bathing in a tank on the outskirts a1
the city of Gorakphur , was suddcnl ;
attacked from behind. Thinking hi *
assailant was a pig , he ( gosh ke lalach
so , as a Hindustani official loftily put
It ) grappled with It and both rolled
over Into the tassk , where they had a
bit of rough and tumble. The assail
ant turned out to bo a large leopard.
116 left the Gurkha something to re
member him by in the bhape of a num
ber of claw marjcs , and then proceeded
to invade the city , attacking and
wounding a number of persons on the
way. Ho finally took up his position
1st a Kusnbar house , situated in the
heart of ono of the bazaars , quite close
to the principal octroi post , the Golbar.
Intimation of his presence was at once
sent to Mr. Innes , the D. S. P. , and to
Mr. W. Calsiao , the collector. The
siows also crept around the station and
a segular posse of other sahibs absens-
bled. Ms1. Calsian and Mr. Innes got
on the roof of the house where the anl-
snal was , and , by pulling off the tiles
and poking the anlmal , with a long
polo , succeeded In bhootlng hlsn. Ho
turned out to bo a fine male leopard , in
snost sleek condition , and sneasurlng
seven feet three Inches. During his
brief career In the city ho had Isijured
no less than eleven pcrbons , some of
them very bovcroly Indeed. The lives
of two men nro despaired of ; ono of
thorn had , among other wounds , his el
bow crushed from a bite. Two snon
had their oycs dislocated. A few wo-
snesi weso badly scratched all over the
body. The good folk of Gorakphur
wore all keenly interested in the oc
currence. Hundreds of them visited
Mr. InnoB * cosnpousid to Inspect the
carcass , and largo nusnbors also went
to the hospital to Isispect the wounded.
Ethical life Implies the election of
motives other than selllsh. In our ago
who will dispute this , soflshncss tins
been apotheslzcd as the ono rule of
conduct ? Rev. Dr. E. G. Htrsch.
PA11M AND GARDEN.
VlATTEnS OF INTEREST TO
AORICULTUniSTS.
tlp-tO-DntO Hint * AlKUlt Cnl-
tltntlon of llin bull mill YluIiU
Tlior < i < if Hortlculturo. Vltlciilturn mid
IMorlciilttirii.
ArrntiRniiiiint of Trcon on Country 1'Incoft.
On plantations depends largely the
successful composition and coloring of
a country place. The llrst thing to con
sider before you begin to plant Is the
adjustment of your views , vistas , or
outlooks. Ordinarily , except where you
require for some season a special out
look , the entire outside border of the
place should be planted with a mass
of trees and shrubs , making a hedge
of Irregular , waving lines. Ordinarily ,
too , there should bo something like
seven shrubs to every tree , the shrubs
standing eight or ten feet apart and
the trees forty to fifty feet. This rule
applies , of course , to only largo grow
ing shrubs ; the smaller ones can b&
tucked in round about. It is an excel1-
lent plan to establish a lofty tree , llko
the elm , tulip , or poplar , at each
marked angle of the place and at either
aide of the carriage entrance. It tends
to give character ito the entire lawn.
If you have room enough , one of the
ways of emphasizing certain Interest
ing parts of your country place , and
especially the pleasant nome charac
ter of the house , Is to establish a grove
near that building. Set out the best
shadetrees elms , maples , beeches ,
tulip-trees , liquid ambars , and lindens
and let them stand forty or fifty feet
apart , so that they may grow Into
broad and lofty trees , dispensing
abundant shade. Such a grove near the
house will give perpetual delight
throughout the year. Even in winter ,
during snow and ice storms , you will
find unfailing pleasure in contemplat
ing the unexpected and magical ef
fects of snow and ice in your grove ,
and moreover find comfort in seeking
its protecting shelter if you have
planted a few pines in the midst.
Planting groves means to many people
simply the setting out of a cluster of
trees eight or ten feet apart and allow
ing them to slowly crowd each other
to death. Properly managed , the grove
may bo the most delightful and ad
mirable feature of all country places ,
except the smallest , and even there
one great elm or beech tree may be a
grove in itself.
In adjusting the vistas by means of
your planting , you should see that the
longest lines of view are secured. Let
them extend diagonally from corner to
corner of your place , If you can.
From "Small Country Places , " by
Samuel Parsons , Jr. , Superintendent
of Parks , Now York , in Scribnor.
AVhout and Hunt.
From Farmers' Review : As plant
diseases appear to reduce the income
from the farm , the farmers of the
country and those who are supported
largely by them to devise aids and
means of assistance , are spurred to
greater endeavor to overcome them.
There are two general methods of pro
cedure. One , to find some remedy for
the disease Itself , and the other to find
some type of the plant which will nat
urally resist the disease. The latter
Is really the most satisfactory , as with
the adoption of a resistant species the
disease may entirely die out , while un
der preventive or remedial treatment ,
it is liable at any time to spring up
again. Apropos of this general sub
ject , the Department of Agriculture Is
preparing to publish some matter
which will interest farmers In all
states. It is on cereal rusts. It Is a
remarkable fact that notwithstanding
the Immense and world-wide damage
done by rusts , no investigations have
been made on the subject outsldo of
the United States and Australia. In
the Important cereal regions of Russia
India and the Argentine , practically
nothing Is known about rusts. Hero
Is a case where it appears much more
practicable to fight rust through the
production of rust resistant species am
varieties than through attempts at
treatment of the disease. It would not
for Instance , be convenient to spray i
wheat field. Rust on cereals Is a plant
life a fungus which draws Its suste
nance from and at the same time ruins
the host plant. Mr. Mark A. Carleton ,
the rust specialist of the Department
of Agriculture , states It as his opinion
that the average annual loss from rust
in the United States far exceeds that
due to any other enemy , Insect or fun
gous , and often equals these from all
others combined.
The most common wheat ru t i
what is known as the orange leaf runt
So far as the ordinary wheats arc con
cerned , Mr. Carleton states , the rcnlH-
tant varieties arc as a rule somewhat
dwarfed , am close and compact and
stool but little. The leaves , compara
tively few In number , arc stiff , narrow ,
and erect , with a more or less tough ,
dry cuticle , often with , a glaucous or
waxy surface ; heads compact and nar
row ; and grains hard , red , small , and
jseavy. In other words , the charac
teristics of these wheats arc about the
same as these of the wheats of acini-
arid regions. Fortunately such varie
ties produce the finest grain and most
nutritious Hour known , and are usual
ly hardy , drought-resisting sorts. How
ever , no snatter what the other con
ditions , every variety will rust , even
considerably , If it matures late. Early
maturity is therefore another Impor
tant quality. For rust freedom and
for other purposes an early-maturing ,
hard , red , frost-resistant , and drouth-
resistant winter sort Is the Ideal one
for the great portion of our wheat
region.
Judging from nil the experiments
and observations of the Department of
Agriculture , the following varieties , al
ready well known and good standard
sorta In other directions , may bo rec
ommended as likely to prove consid
erably resistant to orange leaf rust In
every part of this country , provided ,
if course , that they nro sown In time :
Of winter wheat : Turkey , Mennoulto ,
Prlngle's No. B , Illetl , Odessa , Prlnglo's
Jefiancc. Of spring wheat : Hayue'a
Dluu Stem and Saskatchewan Flfo.
Two early varieties which are qulto
susceptible to rust , but which usually
ripen early enough to escape the worst
effects of It , nro Early May and Zim
merman.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Dcntli to JMy Tllo.
The depth at which tile should bo
aid must depend on a number of cir
cumstances , but the object should al-
vays beto get the tile below the reach
of the frost. It Is a well-known fact
hat freezing frequently pulverizes tllo
Iralns , which are nearly always mauo
of unglazcd tllo. It Is probable that
he frost of the last winter , which went
lenper than for many years , did great
damage to the Ule drains. However , it
s hardly feasible'tp lay the tllo so deep
that they would be below the depth
at which frost could reach In a winter
such as the last. But It ls 'hoped that
wo will not get mor.o tliaVone ( or two
such winters In ; the , course of a cen
tury. Therefore In laying the tllo for
the drain wo need consider only the
ordinary winter when the ground over
much of this western country freezes
: o a depth of not more than two feet.
It is quite common practice to put the
tllo down thirty inches , it being be
lieved that the frost will hardly be
able to got below that. Wo have
heard recently of farmers in Illinois
laying drains not deeper than two feet ,
but this Is a mistake. These shallow
drains might do on land that has not
been worked and Is of a clayey nature ,
but they will not do on sandy land , nor
will they do on clayey land after the
land has been worked for a few years
and lightened up. It is said that when
the Scotch first found out that drains
were such a good thing they went to
work and In a few years over 10,000
miles of drains at a depth of two
feet had been laid. But this
depth was found to bo by all odds
too shallow. Where sufficient fall can
bo secured the drains should bo put
down thirty inches or three feet on
clay land , and may go even four feet
on sandy land.
Opiiortunltlon for Spraying.
Just now the fall army worm Is rav
aging many of the lawns In our largo
cities and the owners are costing about
them anxiously for some means of preventing -
venting its destructive work. The only
remedy seems to bo to spray the lawns.
Unfortunately the owners have not the
Implements at hand with which to do
the work , and some of them would not
know how to do the work If they had
the Implements and the materials.
Most of them would gladly pay for
having their lawns sprayed , and wo
bellevo that at such times , if some of
the students in the agricultural col
leges would take the matter up , they
might make a good deal of money.
This would be a boon to certain stu
dents that are trying to work their
way through college. In Chicago espe
cially opportunities for such work
would certainly be found.
A few years ago the writer of this
was In Minneapolis , at a time when
the shade trees were being attacked
and stripped by Insects. The whole
city was alarmed , but no one seemed to
know what to do. The trouble was
that no one man felt that It would pay
to Invest In spraying pumps and ma
terials , and probably most of them
knew nothing about such things. So
they stood by and saw whole rows of
shade trees defoliated. "We trust that
this thought will bo taken up by some
of our enterprising young men , and
that something material may come o' '
it.
Apples for Europe. Apples for ex
port should be honestly and tightly
packed with sound fruit ; sample bar
rels are entirely emptied in the pres
ence of the buyers. They should bo
packed in clean packages , well coop
ered , and the head of the barrel
should be neatly stenciled with the
name of the variety , grade and some
shipping mark ; the English law also
requires the letters , "U. S. A. " to bo
on every barrel shipped to that coun
try. Export apples should bo shipped
as soon as practicable after packing ,
and If held In storage for a consider
able length of time , should be entirely
repacked. The best varieties for ex
port are the hard and best colored
fruit. C. R. Lawrence.
.Sulphur and Salt. It Is still a dis
puted point as to whether sulphur
added to salt Is of any benefit to cattle
or sheep , says Prof. Thomas Shaw. It
has been claimed that sulphur will help
to remove the ticks from sheep when
thus fed. Whether It has any decldet
Influence In this direction Is uncertain
but It will not wholly remove them
That It helps to preserve the health of
cattle or sheep Is not an established
fact , but there would seem to bo no
harm at least fiom using it In modera
tion. As much as a teaspoonful may bo
added to a very few pounds of salt , but
usually a leas quantity Is fed when it
is used.
Location of Incubator. An incuba
tor should never be placed In a wet or
poorly ventilated 'cellar , nor any place
that would ho dangerous to the healtl
of human beings. A dry and well-
ventilated cellar will answer nlcoly , as
the cellar is not susceptible to the sud
den outsldo change as a room nbovo
ground ; but if at all damp , it is mud
better to keep it in a room above
ground. Wherever It Is kept the air
must bo kept as pure as possible by
ventilation , without strong draughts.
Exchange.
Dusty Rhodes Yes ; I've been
stopped on all my life.
Mrs. Dogood Your mother dldn'
"step on" you , did she ?
Dusty Rhodes Yep ; she was a step
mother. N. Y. World.
It Is proposed that the souvcnlv
jailgo to be used at the Washington re
ception of Admiral Dewey shall have
ipon it a reproduction of the original
lag of freedom that was flown by
John Paul Jones when ho sailed In
ho lion Hommo Richard. This flag
vna snado In Philadelphia by Misses
Mary and Sarah Austin , under the
upervlslon of General George Wash-
ngton.
If the shooting ability of Oem Paul's
mrghers IB as good as In 1881 a war
n that section will fatten several now
ometerles.
"Necessity is the
" I > * !
Mother of Invention"
It taas the necessity for a reliable blood
purifier and ionic that brought into exist
ence Hood's Sarsapartfla. It Is a. highly
concentrated extract prepared by A com
bination , proportion and process peculiar
to itself and giving to Hood's Sarsapa-
rUla unequalled curative power.
Kli'Ctrlc Cur ISrulcoR.
Chicago Tribune : The Now York
late railway commission has been
onductlng a series of tests of various
mtent brakes with a view to prcscrlb-
ng the use of the ono shown to bo
best adapted for electric street cars. <
The desirability of being able to bring
street cars to an almost Instant stop
s evident. The problem once solved ,
the trolley , especially In New York ,
vhere the wires are underground , will
) ecome the favorite means of street ,
ranslt. As yet , however , the problem
of bringing trolley cars under the abso-
ute control of gripmen or motormen
appears to be unsolved. Some cities ,
Toronto , for Instance , still employ old-
fashioned brakes , and as a result the
cars cannot safely bo run at as high
a rate of speed as In Chicago , where a
letter brake Is used. In the tests in
Now York brakes used in St. Louis ,
Chicago and Memphis , as well as the
ono employed on the Third avenue sys
tem of New York city , were tested with
results not as yet made public. In mak-
ng the te ts a special car with a speed
ndlcator was used with a boll which
rang for the various speeds of five ,
ten , fifteen or twenty miles an hour.
When the bell rang the motorman
threw the brake , which thus gave time
and distance tests for the efficacy of the
brake. Of course , no brake device ,
however perfect , will be satisfactory
unless the motorman Is prompt and „
efficient. Good men must handle goou
machinery. " * &
With a population of exactly 20 < J.
Servla , a village in Indiana , on the ,
line of the Chicago and Erie railway ,
: ias twelve men who weigh more than
200 pounds , and some of them tip the
beam at nearly 300. Nor Is this re
markable tendency to obesity In the
community confined to the men. The
stranger who visits the place cannot
but bo impressed as he strolls down
the single business street from the
station with the extraordinary num
ber of large women. A count of noses
among the feminine portion of the
community who carry more than the
average of adipose reveals no fewer
than fifteen whose avoirdupois will
range from 190 to 250.
It Is proposed that the souvenir
badge to be used at the Washington
reception of Admiral Dewey shall have
upon It a reproduction of thp original
flag of f reedosn that was flo\v n by John
Paul Jones when he sailed in the Bon
Homme Richard. This flag was made
in Philadelphia by Misses Mary and
Sarah Austin , under the supervision of
General George Washington.
There will always be plenty of room
at the top Just as long as people can
avoid living in attics.
SUFFERED 25 YEARS ,
In a recent letter to Dr. Hartman ,
Congressman Botkln says :
"My Dear Doctor lit gives me pleas
ure to certify to the excellent curative
qualities of your medicines Po-ru-na
Congressman Botkln , ofVlnfleld , Kan.
and Man-a-lln. I have been afllloted
more or less for a quarter of a century
with catarrh of the stomach'and con
stipation. A residence in Washington
has increased these troubles. A few
bottles of your medicine have glvosi
me almost complete i-ellef , and I am
sure that a continuation of them will
effect a pormanqnt cure. Pe-ru-na la
surely a wonderful remedy for catarrhal -
al affections. "
J. D. Botkln.
The most common form of summer
catarrh Is catarrh of the stomach. This
Is generally known as dyspepsia. Con
gressman Botkln was a victim of this
disease twenty-five years. Pe-ru-na
cures these cases llko magic. Address
Dr Hartman , Columbus , 0. , for a free
book.
The microbes that CHUSO chills and
fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made
porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals
the mucous membranes and pre
vents the entrance of malarial
genna , thus preventing and curing
these affections.
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