THIS OMAHA PATTjY BEE ; SOW DAY , NOVBMBBU7J81)7 ) ,
We must unload ! not a matter of choice not a matter of judgment but a matter of compulsion our stock is too large for this time of the year and
we must unload at any cost this is an opportunity that is seldom to be had a money saving sale to the public and those needing any furniture , carpets ,
stoves , draperies , etc will profit by taking advantage of this great sale and obtain goods at less than one-half their real value
Great Reduction ! F Draperies no depart rockery fine
in prices heavily overstocked in twain enormous display assortment of high grade ment offers greater in piece dinner set superior
prices cut about half play of holiday goods buy carpets. Wool carpets at the ducements for this wdek than liraila of Knplhli scinUiirocoliiln with it neat
now and have them paid for price of cotton goods , this pencil border design colors handsomely In a peacock iiiulfTKlnteil-nll blue green or
nsular base burner- also offer the Home before Christinas 9i.no the pieces are shapely handsome OOUJK ;
- e ( IllK'IVCOk 98e fnrlnltiN . soups-pretty tea cups-largo covered dishes
p w If.(10 ( Itcril Ilockor thin Meek 65c ami platters-making n handsome table set
Handsomest cif all stoves in design of Coral Base Burner , not so elaborate thin Muck . 2. IlllH 78c 9n.no Irlftlt Point Ciirtnliin sot Ktmrnntpod Is sold regularly not to any crackle ; or craze- This
pattern and nldkol trimmings contains duplnx urato as the Peninsular but ft flno bose heating 1 .r ( > Onyx Tnldcx 5-90 It inly this week 2.48 States where In for tht about > United J1SPO
nmplo inr.gii'/lno capacity. Swing top with automatic stove It will pay you to Investigate this 75 thlxvrvk - till * 98c 9S.OO ItriiMneln Net Curtnlnn Wo offer It this week 9.75
big bargain The Homo Coral that sells thlH week 4.25
reg 91:0. < IO I.entltur , as a special bargain .
acting magazine cover tea kcttlo attach ularly for $24.00 we offer , this week lor only thin 't'U . . . 9.85 OOe TniieMrj- . for only
ment largo baited ash pan perfect damper . thin 'week 49c 9l.r ( 0 Silk CiirtnliiH
thin rteek . . . . 2.45
system elegant brass top ornament largo Hut llnckn ,
hot air duo circulation , Insuring ventilation thlN we vie . . 7c 70n .All Won I . . ' We also place on sale a pretty
9.1.no Hope I'ortlereM
thlM'week ' . . 39c
guaranteed to hent 3 all winter with
rooms A beautiful 6-hole with reser- thin' ' week 2.25
2 tons ot coal on sale this week range - 1.RO CIIIIVIIN Cola . Toilet Set the shape is new
I * * voltwciglis C30 pounds , vot-y larpo top , and ab thlM weolc . . . . . 75c I.To Hi In ItnK ircck Cnriu > ( . 28c 9d.no Tiiientry Cnrtnlns-i. and large with a handsome
this -week 2.85
' " Its weight Indicates very heavy slzo of o en ljWl.50 l.llirnry Tnlilv * '
Stun Ill-mil CnrjK't decoration In three attractive colon1
he wosiderful ?
"Estate 22 Inches wide , 20 Inches deep , It Inches tliIN wvck 2.91 tlilM MTi > rIc . ! 4c 97.no Chenille CnrtnliiN nothing near as nice very
T high this steve la generally retailed at about . this -week 340 ' ,
9H.oO Tni ) - ( r > - lloukrr for It'll1 money nny-
is ' JG5.00 our price during this sale ilils wwlc . . . . . 3,90 : tsc . wlicrn but hero Sot
sa'e ,
heating stove placed on this thin week ! 21c itr.e tlils Window week J < lin iles- I3c Inc.udcs s'op Jar worth
week loss . Antique nvteiiNliin Tnlilt regularly V .SO cm \
at a prlco tlmn others ask for plain oak JJN.OO 7fie l.liiolciiniH
3.90 . 8.11 this week only
. o
tli In ivuck ft.US Chenille-Tnhle Oliver on
The Kstato oak is the IlllH . . . . 38c
stoves only Btovo that has a AVl'l'lt 78c
thin week
Jolntlcss ash pit , thereby making- abso Qn a chilly day , or for some side 91.10 nnk lllnliiR Itooiu Clinlr r ( o ( Ml Cloth .
lutely air tight all the doors arc accurately * * room , nothing is nicer tlmn a peed oil heater , thin werlc 79c tlllH M'Cl'k . . . . ! 9c 91.7n this T w eek | > e try Tnlile Cover , 74c
fitted and Instead of sliding draught doors . ( Onk Slilelionril
922.IO
wo have them in a number of styles and 7r c Door .Mil IN
It has n screw register It Is the finest look- 13-50 .
thin week 97.no lliiKilnil Coiieh Cover
Jng steve on'the market guaranteed to hold , OQ75 prices As a special bargain we place on - tlllH MVOk . . . . 29c this week 395
flro 47 hours with onq charge of soft coal j * * sale a $6.00 Coal Oil Heater for only 910.0O Onk llookeiiNP $1.00
on sale Uila week tli IN it oek 4.95 39c and H. brass bauquet lamp
$ GO.OO Stewart Heater $1 .i ( > White ] < : iuuiicl Urpitncr with large round burner Halearlo center
ou sale at $2950 thin week 9.75 which Is the very latest there Is together
uring the week of this unloading - 9.'O.OO tlllH TVUCk Onk Pnrlor Suite 2450 B edding now if ever with decorated a .pretty . filobo gold Tils
D $18.00 Frankllnlto Heater very pretty and combination generaly
sale will offer made to keep you worm this week 8.50 lleil 13.50 is the time to buy Hells for JTJiO \
loading we our regu- tlllH week . . uluee It on sale this
( O Lliieil Fur
19l.r Tltifc
lar $14,50 cook stove for only $9.fi5 this steve $24.00 Parlor Cook a heating and cooking 97.r 0 Whlto ttiuiiiicl Iron Ilvil tlilN week 2.48 T."e Comforts week for
.
3,45 . , . , worth
I9c Hull
thin Miek , this week lleiiiitlfitl l.nnili
Is ma do of heavy smooth castings and Is steve combined has a good sized oven
nicely trimmed with nickel an excellent 165 comes In very handy al times this week. . 13-50 9- Antique lleilrooni Suite SIxlU . lj < U.r O Comforts 15:1.00 : , on mile in IjSl.tlR
worth
baker and warranted In every respect this thin week . . . . . 14.90 92n.OO (3.50 ( this week 98c
week only this week . IjSI.OOlpleee tJliiN * Set pretty
$4.00 Cannon Stove a good , plain , low-priced 912.no tli IK week Wimlrolie 6.75 7x1 OV 'InimiiCNe tjM.OO Comforts patent ( Ills neek BBe
.
this 190 this 1.75
heater week . week
worth 91II.IIO ptt.nn Imported tiliiMM Set IIml
you are CQrctesnplsiting tiie 91T.7o Onk Center Tnlile 1.65 thlN week 850 $1.r O Cotton lllniikots
I tlilK week . this 75c triiy , llilN week tyMIR
. week
$15.00 Laundry Stove ( tx ( > JnimneN
this week 750 9in.OO On Id Conibliiiitlnn . Be TiimlilerN I' > _ e
worth 917.no .
.
the purchase of a steel here is IliioUeiiNe Jiiicl wfltliiK desk ijtl.r.O Wool lllniiketn
' range tills week 8.90 thlH week 7.50 thin week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.98 . - > e UliiNH I'lteher lie
The ' Estate" steel
your opportunity 'Star ranjro is
known throughout the land They stand for the $7.50 this Hex week Heaters 290 9-1.50 til In Kitchen week Safe- 2-65 9-1.r thln 0 : weeli iOxIO ( 1.98 > ? < this ! . . - , < > Illnnket week I 2.95 1(1.- ( Celery Stand lc ! )
highest In quality workmanship durability : tOu Jelly Stand Me
, .
. ' lied 91 .OO MlNlIt ilrussi-Is ! , ' ! . ( ) ( ) iinlr ll-iiiiiinil Plllovi
and operation they save their cost In fuel , 91O.no Chilli's Pnlriliifr 6-75 ? per -
thereby making them , the cheapest and best $35.00 Store Heating Stoves , made by P. B. this week 5- Cnrpet thin neeK . - this week 1.25 r Oe Tiike Stand lOr
ranges on earth this week wo place on sale Ueckwlth , nwker of the Genuine Hound . Coueh 53 9IO.OO MlHtlt IitKrnlii IjlU.OO Sofn I'lllons OOe Fruit IIou I l0c !
the regular $00.00 steel for Oak on sale this week at 17 91O.OO TiuicHtry . 4.50
range thin week . . . . . 3 , Cnrpet this week this week 98c l.-.e Pickle IJlNh ne
We have started hundreds
Homes , offices , hotels
upon hundreds of young .coup'es '
restaurants housekeeping we offer them special
furnished complete inducements that no other house
can give.
OCEAN DOVE COTES
Efforts Made on Mtn-of-"War to Establish "Well Organized
Pigeon Lofts for Regular Naval Messenger Service.
Hy E. W. MAYO.
It would bo hard to find a more peaceable ,
orderly and quiet member of the feathered
community than the carrier pigeon. It Is his
effcctlonato disposition and the strong love
of homo that takes him hick to It from the
greatest distances which makes the carrier
pigeon such a remarkable and attractive bird.
iYct those same qualities have caused him to
bo enlisted as a regular member of the mili
tary service In at least two European coun
tries , la Prance , where the problem of com
munication In time of war baa received more
attention perhaps than anywhere else , every
Important military post baa Ita dove cote
and the training of the pigeons to carry
messages between distant posts la a recog
nized branch of military - fork. The rearing
end training of the birds has been reduced
end an exact art and the skill sad speed
Svhlch Bomo of them dltt'lay Is marvelous.
Several attempts have been made to In
troduce the use of carrier pigeons In the land
end naval operations of the United States.
It will doubtless surprise most renders ta
learn that wo actually have euch a service at
the present time. Though the government
lias not openly recognized this modest errand
boy , there are several quasi olllclal military
pigeon stations managed by olllcera of the
army and navy and encouraged by the headset
ot the two departments.
The chief of these and the one where most
ot the experiments are carried on Is at the
Annapolis Naval academy. It was started
several years ago by Prof. Henri Marlon ,
who was familiar with the use of the pigeons
In Franco and was an enthusiastic believer
( a the value ot the Birds as war messmgerB.
The first pigeons used wcro obtained from
Belgium. No attempts at long distance fly
ing were made until the brood had Increased
to considerable slzo and had become accus
tomed to Us now quarters. Since then a
/variety / of interesting experiments have been
made , 1'rof. Marlon and his assistants have
come to the conclusion that the region within
( Which the blrda can tie used to the greatest
Advantage 4s marked by n radius of about
800 mlloa from the central point ot operating.
lie therefore advocated Its establishment cf
military pigeon posts at points 250 or 300
tulles apart along the Atlantic coast.
Though the government , moving with pro-
.verblal ttlowness , has no far failed to adopt
Ills BUggestlon Prof. Marlon succeeded In
Intcreutlng a number of officers In different
posts In his plans and they have taken to
managing pigeons on their own account
purely for the Baku of the Interest and excite
ment In the work. 1'lgooiiB have been ex
changed between Annapolis and Governors
( stand in Now York harbor , and birds bvar-
ing messages have nude the flight In. a little
more than four hours which is rather better
tlmo than the railway makcu.
It la In the work of the navy that the ad
vocates ot carrier plgeon believe they could
be of the greatest use , The problem of com
municating between ships at sea when they
are several miles apart has always been a
knotty one , but more difficult and wore Ini-
Dortant still In It to keep up comniunlc.nloii
between land and naval forces In case they
wish to act together In making an attack ,
From experiments carried ou on board the
cruisers New York and Brooklyn and the
different training thlps It has been found
that the carrier pigeon Is the most rapid and
useful messenger that can bo employed be
tween land and sa. Lieutenant Smith , U.
B. N , , who hus given couiUerublo attention
to the BUtiJ ct ealil ct the pigeon messenger
orvlcB recently !
" \Vo lire t-o accustomed to relying on me
chanical tuuar.H of sending luftirmallgn tio\v-
Kdaye that wo are apt to look upcn the usa
of birds as belonging to a less ingenious ago
and too ' slow tor present purposes. As a
flatter'of tact the carrier pigeon can out-
| trip the mail under ordinary conditions ami
for short distances is faster tlmn the tele-
gmph when the time consumed In the de
livery ot the message Is taken Into account.
At sea where the ordinary means of com
munication are out off they are the only
quick and reliable messengers. A well
trained pigeon can always be counted on to
make thirty miles an hour for seven or eight
hours at a stretch. Two years .jgo when a
couple of , birds were released from the Now
York 300 miles out , at noon , sea , they arrived
at home a little after six o'clock on the game
day , having1 made nearly fifty miles an hour
throughout the afternoon.
"Tho objection that has been raised to
the use of pigeons on board of ship Is that
from the fact of the vessel's moving about
the birds will lose the strong homlrg In
stinct which nukes them valuable. We have
found that thla Is not the case , for the birds
will Imd their way back to the ship even
when It has moved Its posftion many mllrs
between the time of their leaving and their
return. Though we haven't had a chance to
try our feathered friends In actual warfare
the men often make use of them for the
sake of novelty In sending messages to their
friends on shore and from 400 to 500 miles
out at sea they have never failed to find their
way back homo l : > safety. "
In Belgium , where pigeon racing la as
great a sport as horse racing Is In Knglar.il
and America , the blrda have made a speed
of seventy miles an hour for short distances.
From thirty to forty miles on hour la , how-
e\er. the average speed of the aveiago bird ,
Though not by nature strong of wing or
equipped for long ( light , the birds have been
known to cover great distances. Probably
the longest journey of which there la any
record was made nome ten years ago , A
family of birds had- been taken from Culglum
to New York , where they were to ( be bred
and trained. Ttiey were released from the
cole before they liad been thoroughly
domesticated , and straightway disappeared.
Tno weeks later three of the pigeons , bedraggled -
draggled , weary and nearly dead arrived at
their native cote In Belgium. How they had
made I ho long ocean voyage nobody ever
knew , but they bad evidently accomplished
It in ome mann r , and out ot regard for
their wonderful AcbUyemeuV the *
allowed to remain In the "home to regain
which tliey had suffered so much.
TUB S.VAICE'S TAIL.
Some I'oiinlnr JapunencGnnicn fur
Winter AmtiHcniciit.
The Japanese children play some good
games that might help American youngsters
through a wintry afternoon. The girls , big
girls , too , have a very pretty ball game that
they call "Yemarl , " which means hand ball ,
but it is not at all the same thing as the
hand ball we know. A number ot them stand
In a circle , one of them takes the bull
they uae one about two Inches In diameter
and throws It perpendicularly on the ground.
As Jt rebounds she strikes It back with her
open band. This she does as often as she
can do so without moving from her place In
the circle , but when it rebounds nearer to
bomo other girl as It will bo sure to do soon
It la the part of that girl to strllto it down.
So the game goes on till some girl falls to
hjt when she should , or to make It rebound ,
and then she Is cast out of the circle. The
game goes on till only one girl Is left , and
then she has the honors of the game ,
"kachl , " or victory , as the girls call It.
There Is another merry game called "catch-
Ing the snake's tall. " One player Is selected
to bo the ctacher , and the rest range thorn-
TRIUMPHAL , ENTRY OK THIS FIRST CAUIUKIl PIGEON INTO PARIS ,
selves In a row , one behind the other , each
child putting his or her handa pn the shoul
ders of the child In front of him.
The catcher stands In front of the row
some feet away and when the row Is ready
the game commences and It consists of the
catcher's efforts to catch the last child In
the row , while the row defends Its tall the
enako's tall. This Is usually the smallest
child playing , for the row la graduated by
alzo , the catcher must not push any one In
the row , and Urn chain of the row must not
bo broken , either action constitutes a "foul ; "
when the "tall" la caught that child becomes
catcher , and the catcher becomes the/tall ,
A variation on this game Is for the catcher
to cry out that bo will catch a child.
"Which child do you want , " aaks the head of
the row , and then the catcher says third , or
fifth , or whatever ho will , and then the row
tries to defend that child under the fame con
ditions as before.
A POI't'LAH ' AAVAIII13UO. .
DrmoiiutrntiMl HU CouniKo lit Hie
C'rliui'iiii r.
One of the heroes of the British navy wliom
old Eo'.dlera of the Crimea still recall with
warm fondness was Captain William Peel ,
the third eon of Sir Robert Peel , Many sto-
rlea of his gallantry are told , of how he
picked up A h ll tvltb bU own b nda AU
carried It away from the boxes of powder
near which It bad fallen during a bombard
ment , and threw It over the top of the earth
works Just before it exploded ; ot how when
the sandbags around the magazine caught
flro from another shell he , before any ono
else , was on top of the magazine pulling
away the burning rags , and of how ho alwaje
act the example In bis battery of walking
upright , no matter how fierce the firing , and
without duo haste ; but the best story of all
when you know what a bravo man he was
Is of how once when In 1851 he was crossing
the Nubian desert he astonished his com
panions by dismounting from his camel and
gave some of his store of water to a little
bird that was lying on the sand dying of
thirst. This WES the man of whom General
Sir TSvelyn Wood apoko recently , when he
said that of all the olllcers he had ever known
Peel did most to Inspire his men with his
own spirit.
TIIU WAV TO SM3EPYTOWJT.
Nixon Watentinn.
Which Is the way to Slcopytown ?
Look In t'he blinking eyes ot brown ;
Or you may find the misty track
Hid In the half-closed eyes of black.
Winding about and In and through I
The slumberous eyes of dreamy blue ,
Or KtealliiK across the eyes of ? a-ay ,
Ob , there you may tlnd the drowsy way.
Follow along the crooked street ,
Twisting about two tired feet-
Feet that the whole dny through have trod
Paths that led to the Uand of Nod ;
Keep on polng until you come
To weary flngerH and weary thumb ,
Or the lips within those Rates of pearl
Is the languid tongue of a boy or girl.
The path you seek will lead , mayhap ,
Into the pence of a downy lap ,
Where angels have sprinkled the dews of
rest
In a gracious cradle , of arms and breast.
Further along and the way has led
To the calm of a prayer-encircled bed ,
Whom mother Is kissing the eyelids down ,
And that la the way to Slecpytown.
THIS MI.VK JIIILH.
AnlinulH Wlin ilfnvf l.lvctl Tlu-lr I.lvc-H
I ml IT ririiiinil.
Tha march of Improvement has finally over
taken the mlno mule , and , like the car horse
and their moro aristocratic relative who drew
the ancient stage coach he must go. Steam
and electricity have driven out the other two ,
and now the third powerful agent of man's
will , comprccsed air , threatens to displace
the humble mine mulo. Whoever has seen
him at work will agree that he la different
from any other animal In existence.
From the time they enter the mine the
mu'es never leave their underground quar
ters until accident , old age or lameneea ren
ders them unfit for .further work. Some
times , of course , the'mine Is shut down or
part of the workmen are laid off , and then
perhaps the mules are taken to the surface
and turned out to enjoy themselves.
It la amusing to watch them then. From
living so long in the dark many of them
have become entirely blind , All of them are
ao unused to the brlgliti sunlight that for the
first few days they go groping about ,
searching for the shsdlent spots , and evi
dently wondering what has como over the
world to make it turn BO-brilliant. It takca
them some time , too , to nuke up their minds
to cat the green graf > srand there have been
cases whore the mules have hung discon
solately about the mouth of the mine , showIng -
Ing unmistakable * signs of home-sickness un
til they were back again in their dark , un
pleasant quarters which they had como to
Icuk upon aa home ,
Some of these rough-coated old mules are
as wise as they arc ugly In npp-arance. In the
Uresmoro mine , In the Pennsylvania district ,
there Is a mottled gray mule who Is nearly
thirty years old , according to the men ,
Every miner knows old Duke , and baa a
friendly pat or a morsel from bis dinner pall
for the faithful brute ,
"Why , that old follow knows moro than
any man In the mine , " said oue of the min
ers , as bo stroked Duke's shaggy coat. "He's
saved many a lite , too , and there is not
money enough In the state to buy htm. Now
any miner who has had much experience can
tell firedamp when it gets anywhere near
him , and It ho Is wise ho doesn't waste any
tlmo in getting out when be flnda it about
You know this mlno has been worked a good
many years , and gome of the chambers are
ft Jong way from the abut , ao it the damp
docs get to rampaging around wo lia\o to
cut and run for all we are worth.
"Well , sir , It's solemn truth , " he ccti-
tlnued. "that thcTe isn't a miner In existence
haa the nose for flro damp that that old
gray mule has. There's nothing else that
makes him uneasy. You could set off a blast
under hl3 feet and ho wouldn't budge. Uu * .
just as teen as the damp gets Into his neigh
borhood he'll begin to act uneasy and to
move around like be was on plus and needles.
After about two mlnutea of this he'll cut
and run Ilko split for the lift. The men
know the signs now and as soon as Duke
begins to move around they make a grand
rush for the car and lie carries us out.
"Five times since I have worked here has
old Duke given us warning and never cuce
was bo mistaken. The second time It hap
pened we were dashing along the second
level In hia cor and there was a cave-In
right behind us. That shut off the other
gang and would have csught us If we had
been two minutes later. So , you see , It's no
wcnder wo all love ( lint old gray mule , and
I reckon we'll sec that ho has a comfortable
spot to lay his bones when be gets through
working In the mine. "
In the Carbondale district a story is ted !
of a mine mule that paved aome lives In a
different way. A parly of workmen were
caught by the falling of the roof of one ot
the chambers. Their comrades on the out
side at once set to work to dig them out , but
leave out the swear words , mother ? Mother
Certainly , my dear. Innocent Then I don't
think be said anything.
Clergyman My boy , do you know It's
wicked to fish on the Sabbath ? Youngster
I Isn't fishing ; I'm teaching this 'ere wurm
to swim.
"Papa , I wish you'd whip me. " "Whip
you , my son ! Why should 1 whip you ? "
"Kecauso when > ou whip mo mamma gives
me some Jam. "
Tommy I beat all but seven of the boys
Jumping today , papa. Tommy's Papa Uld
you ? How many were there of you ? Tommy
( reluctantly ) Eight.
Teacher Willie , that Is not the way to
fcpell "emperor. " You should not end the
word with an "e-r. " If you will notice , all
titles denoting power acid greatness at leant ,
most of them end with "o-r. " Willie Oh ,
I see ! Just llku "Janitor. "
"You must have had a fine time , Sambo ,
when you were a little boy , " Mid little Jack
to the colored waiter. "Your HUTHO couldn't
have told whether your face was clean or
not. "
"Don't cry. Buster , " said Jlmmyboy after
the catastrophe. "Napoleon didn't cry every
tlmo his brother hit him accidentally on the
eye. " "I know that , " retorted Duster.
"Napoleon did all the hlttlu' on the eye
hlsself. "
"You arc a nice little boy , " said the kindly
'old ' gentleman at the hotel. 'Thank ) ou , "
THE MULE OIVSS TUB ALARM.
the imprisoned men were soon overcome by
the gas that filled Ihelr small rage and could
not respond to the tapping of their friends'
picks and BO guide the rescuing party In the
right direction. In this crls's the old mule ,
who had been caught along with the men ,
came to the rescue. As his sharp ears caught
the faint "thud thud" of the picks ho ham
mered lustily on the wall with his heels and
by this signal thu rescuing party worked
their way In Just In time to save the Im
prisoned miners.
Many other stories , good and bad , are told
of the mlno mule all through the coal re
gion and there la little- doubt that the miners
themselves will bo sorry to see their four-
footed friend go. For his own sake , though ,
wo may be glad that the faithful old mine
mule Is to have u rest and that his hopo'css
round of toll will soon be over.
IMIATTI.B"OI'"TIII : : voi XCJSTUUS.
Mother What did your futher nay when he
vfiwWs jjrolteuplpel Innocent Snail I
said Tommy. "Havo you any little
brothers ? " "Yes , " said Tommy ; "I've got
brothers to burn , but I'm raihcr bhort on
rxipas. We've only got one , " Harper's
I..jzar ,
"Why , papa , " said Frances , who was lookIng -
Ing at the family alburn , "surely this lin't a
picture of you. " "Yes , " replied papa , "that
IB a picture of me , taken when I was quite
young. " "Well. " commented the little girl ,
"It doesn't look as much like you as you
look now , "
There was a wedding In Kaunas last week
between NeMe.ll Staples , aged 111 years , and
Ethel Jamro , who U 13. The wedding was
described aa a red-letter affair among the
ellto of the eounly.
It Is sort of a relief to know that the
Enoch Arden story has been reversed by a
Mlesourl woman , who promptly Hew to the
anne vl her original luuband upon UU re-
turn , after a disappearance of seventeen
jenrs to llnd his wlfo married to another
man.
man.That
That Detroit girl who has sued for $209
uaiiMses for breach of promise to marry evi
dently has been critically examining her
affections and decided to order u bargain Falu
marked down from $300.
The yellowest thing In weddings was the
mairlago of a Iloston couple , who stood up
to be married In a lion's cage at the Zoo.
Wo trust that the ceremony used was the
shortest permissibly one.
A western Ontario girl threw a chip at u
young man , put her bands under his anna
and tlcKIud Ills chin , and then had him ar
rested because hu hugged and klcsed her.
Fortunately , the Judge discharged him.
According to the experience' of a Toprka
clergyman , people there will pay more to bo
married than they will to hcor the gospel
preached. He ? a > H he mukcs more by per
forming marrlago coromonles than he does
by preaching.
A benfutional case with a funny side Is
reported from El Ilcno , Okl. A couple ar
rived ut the principal hotel and registered
themselves as nmn and wife. In fact , they
were elopers , one having run away from a
wife and the other a husband. In the course
of a week the Injured husband and the In-
Jutcd wife arrived from Kentucky and laused
the arrest of the pair. The deserted man
and woman had never seen' ' each other before * ,
but whllo waiting for requisition papers
from Kentucky they stopped at the sania
hotel and formed an acquaintance. Having
a common grief , thtty hociuno Interested In
each other , tind , on the day the lequlsltlon
papers wore to .irrlvu they astonished the
ofllccm by eloping ou their own account ,
going to Texas , where they are now sup
posed to be. The ( list pair of elopers were
releae.nl from jail , and the Kentucky officer
returned lioinc , aPer Informing the local
pair that ho "hoped a rattlesnake- would blto
him If IIP ever traveled a thousand miles
again to help a couple of men trade wives. "
The Boston Transcript BUJB : "The icport
of the engagement of the historian , George
SliL'ldon , of Dccrflcld , to Minn Jptinlu Maria
Arms of Hnstou and Groonlleld , has just been
received In Greenfield. .Mr. Sheldon Is 78
years old , and Is u native or Dcerllcld. Ho
Is 11 descendant nf llio sixth generation of
the noted Hnslgn John Sheldon , who built
the famous Indian liouni ot Deerfluld. Mr.
Sheldon IH the founder of tint I'ocuintuck
Vulley Memorial association , and tin * histor
ian of Doerflcld anil also of Xorlhfleld , Ho
liau represented hlu natlvi ; town In both
nnclipH of the legiHUturo and In yet a hale
and vigorous man , wlmiu presence Is much
rcught at 'the ! frequent historical gatherings
up and clown Ui ? Connecticut valley. Mls
Arms Is I lie daughter of the lalo ( Jcnrgo A ,
Arms , who died hnvt-p : ! inontliH ago , Stio
Is 45 yearn old , and has for neve nil years
iccMi a teacher la natural sciences In Boston.
I'or a number of yea is nlie lion been a valued
assistant at the rooms of the Natural Illbtory
Boclcty ,
Head "Simon IJalo" in Tne Sunday flee.
If you don't lake It , mibfe'llic now.
In all the world tlicro Is no other treatment
BO pure , no sweot.to safe , sn Kiivuily , for pro-
tcrvlng.puriiyliig.ami beamlfvlnx tlionkln ,
scalp , und hair , and eradicating uu-ry I in-
mor , as warm li.itlii with t'l r
and gvutlu anointings with CIHICUIIA ( olul-
went ) , the great ukln cure ,
ears' l , tM IhrnnrWiil Iht trcrkl. 1'UTTII
i'o k Cii Co.r. , Hi . KOI * , llo..n. | '
r " . > ll About Hit fcHn , Eolp.ma il > lr"ftci.
KYKIIY HUMOtt