fcontrlired. With pair of pincers bend a
ring of wlro the tlze of the edge of the
owl , hooking tbo end * of the circle together.
Tnen acrosi thl § ring stretch lengths of wire ,
allowing about half an Inch over the
diameter , the circle to fiend down and fit
ter the edge cf the bowl. Twist the wires
together where they cross each other and
Kl o a firm twist around the circle of wire ,
r nd that ls alt. Where the * wires bend over
the edge ot the bowl they are entirely hidden
PI the leaves and flowers nnd the whole
thing can bo removed for cleaning.
"When arranging flowers with this frame
I flrst make a light foundation with sprays
of green to conceal the frame. Common
garden asparagus Is delightful when filling
Jars with sweet peas and many other
blossoms. Nasturtiums I use with their
own foliage , often sticking the flower stems
right through the leaves. On this founda
tion flowers throw themselves Into the most
fascinating attitudes without any constraint
or unnatural heavy mossing. And you con
hardly avoid making them look light and
graceful. Any ono who has once utilized
this slmplo device will never bo willing to
trugglo with the arrangement of flowers In
the old way. "
TVIMCAIj WBSTKIIN WOMAN.
Picture I'roilnml by the
KxpoNltloit MiuinKt * .
A certain very Interesting touch of orig
inality has surrounded most of the plans
of the TransmlBslsslppl Exposition In
Omaha , but 'nothing more uniquely clever
than the composite picture which will bo
reproduced on the official medal. Forty-
four of the handsomest women of the west
ern states were chosen by competent Judges
and their pictures forwarded to the official
photographer. These women Illustrate the
strongest type of western womanhood and
THE COMPOSITE PORTRAIT.
the result In composite form has been most
thoroughly satisfactory. The picture shows
a face , at once strong a'nd" lovable , a fine
profile , with a strikingly Intellectual cast.
On one side ot the medal will appear an
Indian In the act ot spearing a buffalo , the
ensernblo suggestive of the strides made by
tha people of the west In civilization and
broad culture within the last fifty years.
Frnilnlne I'vmonnln.
Lady Aberdeen has publicly rebuked a
number of young women of Ottawa for con
stantly monopolizing all the men and refus
ing to present them to women visitors In
the Canadian capital.
John M. Toucey , who has just resigned
the position of general manager ot tbo
New York Central railroad to retire on a
pension after a service of forty years , be
gan his railroad career as a station agent.
Ho Is 70 years old.
The queen of Denmark Is very fond of
painting altar pieces. One of the most
beautiful of her works Is the altar-piece
In the church at Gjentofto , about eight
miles out of Copenhagen. It represents
Christ walking upon tbo waters.
Mayor Van Wyck of New York said re
cently , "So far I have not been able to
lecure a woman to share my troubles and
double my joys , " and last Wednesday he
was visited by forty women reformers ,
members of a sociological club.
If Queen Christina goes home to Vienna
one ot these days she will at least have the
pleasure of reflecting , as she pays the
Rothschilds tbo $10,000,000 borrowed of
them on her own note to help Spain , that no
regent , man or woman , over worked harder
to save a thrones
Miss Lillian Smith will probably not vol
unteer for war service , for the reason
that she already holds the post of gov
ernment marlmi observer on a Cape CoJ
promontory. She watches ships through a
telescope and akes notes ot flags and
Dames.
Miss Johnson , ono of the best known
women geologists In this country , will con
duct a small par y through Europe this
summer. She has crossed Russia several
times nnd was a delegate to the seventri
International Geological congress , held tc
Bt. Petersburg last August.
Mrs. Robley D. Kvans has n largo per-
lonnl Interest In the navy. Her husband
commands the Iowa , her brother commands
the Indiana , her son Is on the Massa
chusetts , her son-lu-aw Is on the New
York and her two daughters and her nlect
bavo volunteered as nurses , nnd arc now
ta'klng Instruction at a hospital.
Woman Is the natural housekeeper , jus !
as she Is the natural nurse. The mac
locsn't live who can do up a room UIK
give It the nlr of being thoroughly cleat
Annual 8al s > ov rOoooooo Boxes
FOR BILIOUS AND NEEVODB DISORDERS
ouch as Wind and Pain In the Stomach ,
OMJlnos.s , i'ulnoss nftnr mcata , Head
ache , Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flufthlngs
ot Hont. JLos.4 of Appetite ) . Costlveness.
Blotches on the Skin. Cold ClilllH. UN-
turbod Sloop , Frightful Dreams nnd all
Nervous and Trembling BonsatlonH.
THE FIB8T DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF
IN TWENTY MINOTE8. Every sufferer
will acknowledge them to bo
A WONDERFUL. MEDICINE.
1 BKECHAM'H PILLS , taken as direct-
d. will quickly restore Females to com
plete health. They promptly romova
obstructions or Irregularities of the sys
tem na cure nick Heuitacbo. Fur a
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
IN MEN , WOMEN OR CHILDREN
oocham's Pills are
Without a Rival
And h t th.
LARGEST SALE
f M7 Patent MeUlrlne la tlie World *
at all Drug BtorM.
In ever/ nook and corner In the way a
woman can do the work. A big London
railway company has come to recognise
this fact , and has employed fifty women
for cleaning the Interior of I a railway
carriages.
Miss Annie Pnitlan of New York Is
known to all the comic weeklies ns one of
the readlcnt and keenest joke makers of
America. Miss Pnrtlnn Is of Irish extrac
tion , with a largo share of Ireland's
proverbial wit. Blio Is modest and friendly
In manner nnd decidedly feminine In accent
and Kc&turc. She receives from $1 to $3 for
a , joke , and from 1 to 2 cents a word for
comic sketches and fillers.
General KltzhURh Lee's mother was Miss
Anna Maria Mason , a daughter of John
Mason of Virginia , and she was known In
her girlhood as "beautiful Nannie Mason. "
After she married Lieutenant Sydney Smith
Lee the couple made their homo In Wash
ington. When President Buchanan gave
a state dinner ta tha prince of Wales Mrs. .
Leo was one of the guests and went In on
the arm of the duke of Newcastle. After
' the war the family lived on their Virginia
place and Fltzhugli followed the plow with
his two mulct ) . John the tlnptlst and lie-
bccca at t'AWell. Mrs. Lee has been to
tally blind for some years , but Is still cheer
ful and happy.
KrllU lit KiiNhloii.
The gray , faded shades of blue , red and
brown are the popular colors for gowns.
A Maine BouVenlr spoon has a picture of
the chip engraved In the bowl and the flag
enameled on the handle.
Sapphire blue velvet and turquoise blue
silk are used In combination to form the
vest of a tan cloth gown.
A pair of silver cuff links has the Amer
ican colors enameled on ono link nnd the
Cuban colors on the other.
White berege over white taffeta and
trimmed with white satin ribbon and white
chiffon makes n lovely summer dress.
niack silk coats made bv the tailors and
stitched and pressed In the most approve
fashion nrojono of the Parisian novelties.
The latest thing In belts to wear wit
iblrt waists Is a soft taffeta ribbon. flv
nches wide , made tight enough to wrlnkl
nto half that width and fastened with
pretty silver gilt buckle.
Corn color Is being worn to some cxtet
and It Is a delightful summer color. It :
always pretty and cool and becoming I
many people. It Is to be seen In some i
he wide scarfs for the neck.
Socks like those worn by men are one i
ho fashions adopted by modish womc
igaln this season. They were tentative !
> rought forth last season and worn by tt
ultra-fashionable woman as part of hi
bicycle costume.
Dlack velvet stocks with the effect i
steel bead embroidery have belts to mate
Pale gray stocks with vest fronts and bel
.o match and the steel embroidery effect u
'or more dressy wear , as are those of pa
pink and blue.
The mushroom hat with a low crown ar
a brim that curves down all around Is 01
of the many shapes which have1 some mer
as a protection for the 'eyes. It Is trlmm <
simply or elaborately. with flowers and
charming on a young girl.
There are a number of now souvenirs
the Maine. First Is a pair of link buttoi
with a picture of the battleship emboss. .
on tbo surface of the button. This deslf
Is varied by setting a small amethyst
the center of streaks engraved In the met
near the bow of the ship to represent tl
explosion.
There are brass buckles of all kinds
be bought of the finest quality and worl
manshlp , and they answer very well f
the girl who has no admiring young of
cer In either the navy or army to presc
her with the genuine article that has rpal
seen service. The military button hod doi
Borvtco In many ways for a Ions time.
Colored bordered handkerchiefs have con
back Into style. Homo women HKe the :
but they arc apt to be the women wl
enjoy wearing highly colored gloves a
veils. The least Irritating of these m
handkerchiefs to a woman with a real
refined taste have merely a scalloped cd
of line colored embroidery and a tiny Inlt
In ono corner.
They are warlike frills , a great many
them now , and there Is nothing the worn
could possibly use In the way of wearl
apparel that she cannot have In red , wh
and blue 1C she wishes it. Even In parasi
she can bo as patriotic as Bho pleas
There are beauties , white , tome with
plain border of red , white and blue a
others with a band of small flags form !
the edge.
All the girls who own sword pins a
daggers can bring them out from their h
Ing places. Thoy'vu cpuie back Into sty
This time they are .used exclusively
scarf plus. "Uut many of them are 1
big , " you exclaim. Not so at nil. T
bigger the better. Nothing looks me
stunning In an Ascot tlo than a beautll
Jewelled dagger or sword pin with
sheath. It gives afeminine touch to t
erstwhile masculine scurf , and It Is t
proper thing to wear.
GUAXDMOTHim-S M1XCK PIE.
AV. J. Lnmpton In New York Sun.
Sit down nround the mystic mix ,
And lay the heaviest odds
That nowhere else can mortals fix
A inlnco pie for the gods.
In other minces there are Ills
Whoso presence perllH ease.
Hut everything In this mlnco fills
The hungry harmonics.
The crusts that hold the myst'ry closi
Melt lit the mouth , and they ,
Alxivu the earthy nnd the gross ,
In raptures fudo uway.
The meat that's In the mlnco Is meal
The gods thmselves must grow ;
While Krupo nnd citron , rich and swcc
Ara from Pomona's show.
Above the full round mystery
Buch ncctarous odors rise
That , when Its gates are opened , wo
Step Into paradise.
And ono may dream who may have fc
Upon this perfect pie.
But nil the dream paths ho may treat
Lead upward to thu sky.
Sit down around the mystic mix
And lay the heaviest odds
That nowhere else can mortals mix
A mince pte for the god * .
WAR BOOKS HAVE THE CALL
Publishers Prepared to Take Advantage of
the Demand.
LITERARY LABORS OF GENERAL LEE
Col. Hooncvclt n * ail Author Stirring
Navnl HOIIRK Opening ; for NCTTB-
pnucr HuniorlNt Itcmi of
Literary ficnn.
It will bo Interesting to ECO what Is the
literary outcome of the present war. Ono
thing Is already certain : Publishers nnd
writers will be more eager to find an op
portunity In It than they were to find one In
ho last war. Ot the civil war there Is not
oday , thirty years after Its close , a really
uthorltatlvo and eminent history , one which
uy intelligent man , on being Inquired of ,
ould name as the book to be read ubovo
11 others on that subject. Nor 1,8 there a
ovcl or a story ot that war that stands out
novltnblc. In recent years , Indeed , the civil
ar has been recognized by publishers at
cast as a great subject ; but except In a
omparatlvcly transient , superficial way only
recent years. The books relating to It
tiat have had the greatest sale arc the
Century War Book" and Grant's "Me
moirs. " It was nearly twenty years after
tie conclusion of the war when the matter
f the "Century War Dook" began to ap-
ear as separate articles In the Century Mag-
zinc and It was about the same time In
884 that Grant began to write his "Me
moirs. " It was two or three years later be-
ore a really authoritative biography of Lln-
oln appeared and even In this there was
lit n monger presentation of the living , In-
Ivldual man with his rare personal quall-
Ics and genius.
War or any other great actual event Is
pt to show very crudely In Its flrst Issue as
Ucraturo. Cuba , for example , has been
nder the clutch of the writer of short
lories for several years and It Is surprising
ow grossly he has thus far dealt with her.
At every new turn In Cuban affairs any
> erlodlcal that was known to care for short
lories was sure by an early mall to receive
ulto a hearty bunch , all presenting Cuban
ompllcatlons. The Maine , for Instance , was
carccly well settled on the bottom of Ha-
ana harbor before tales of a beautiful , mys-
erlous Spanish woman , cajoling the secret
f the lay of the mines at Havana out ol
ionic susceptible Spanish officer nnd turning
nt the opt moment the fatal key , began to
bo offered. I have myself read , I suppose
hundred Cuban stories within the las
ear or two and although many of then
came from practiced writers I don't recal
no that could be recommended for publlca-
lon. Yet almost any casual dldpatch or let-
er from Cuba will supply something of the
tuff of which good storlex are mado. I sup
pose the chief cause of this Is that In such
homes the writers arc attempting to den
vith something they haven't themselves
Ived or In any vital way realized.
ItiMixvvclt n * mi Author.
Llteraturu may now claim as a repre
sentative actively participating In the war
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. I
am told by friends who talked with Mr
llooscvelt a day or two before he left the
Navy department to go off to his regimen
that no other man In Washington had the
war fever to quite such a burning degree
as he. A stranger , on appearing before
ilm ; on no matter what errand , was grcetei
with the question , asked in all seriousness
"Do you want to join my regiment ? " Ani
any disposition on the part of his friends ta
bo playful with him on the subject of hi
going to the war , met with no response ; Mr
Roosevelt could be nothing but profoundly
serious about it.
It Is his earnestness , however , nnd his
enthusiasm that have made Mr. Roosevelt
the immensely useful man he has been ,
In whatever public service ho embarked ,
he has meant "business , " and "business *
only , from beginning to end. Ho Is , Indeed ,
before all else an organizing and executive
man. Authorship has been , In the main
a secondary matter with him. Yet ho hat
written as largely as many a man who IE
author alone , and with good , solid results
He still lacks a few mouths of being 4 (
years old ; yet ho has produced severa
large historical and biographical works ol
value , besides his three or four books or
life and sportsmanship on the frontier am
his countless contributions to newspaper !
and magazines on current topics. He.is nisi
a man who Is a good deal In society , unc
as he has been most of the time since 1882
when at the ago of only 24 ho became i
member of the New York assembly , In som <
rather exacting public office. It Is clear tha
he Is a man who knows how to work.
The economists have a baffling theory that
In International trade , accounts must in thi
long run exactly balance , that the import
must offset the exports. Just now then
seems to bo some such principle operatln ;
mysteriously to Just ends in at least thi
literary branch of trade. While wo nn
In the act of taking stock of the havoi
wrought In our vitality by another seasoi
ot lecturing and platform reading Brltlsl
ovcllits. tbo err Is railed by British
ournals that "the Americanization of the
/ondon stage proceeds. . Apace. " The occa-
Ion of this outcry rVltikt three American
ompanles sro actingIrF London at once ,
nd In plays that thLqndon critics regard
s none too good , i it
1'rnry'n Arctic Trip.
The outbreak of frfir1' has not disturbed
Lieutenant Peary In1 nIB1 project of a now
Arctic excursion , lie1stlll expects to cm-
mrk toward the polo In' July provided , of
oursc , the Windward , thfa vessel to liberally
tut at his disposal by X'C. ' Harmsworth of
xindon , does not fall'Into the hands of the
Spaniards. There Is little likelihood of this ,
lowevcr ; her English flag If not the obvl-
usly peaceful cbitraclcr of Lieutenant
'cary's design would'protect her. Lieuten
ant Peary's present1 employments are on-
Ircly literary. He Is writing two Important
magazine articles which ho engaged to do
months ago and has been unable to find time
or until now ono on the plans and pur-
loscs of his coming expedition and ono on
its experiences among a tribe ot Eskimos
vlth whom he lived as one of themselves
or n considerable time when ho was In
Greenland last year collecting stores nnd
linking ready for his expedition. In addl-
lon to this he Is seeing a book through the
iress.
Peary Is now about 44 years old. He Is
nn alert , wiry looking man of great courage
and energy and yet of a careful rather than
a daring disposition , I should guess. Ho
made his first expedition Into the Arctic
In the summer of ISfll. Ho has great hopes
of his next expedition. H Is to be In the
nature of a slow , steady assault on the pole.
He has already collected stores and cached
them nt far northern points nnd from these
points as bases of supply he will conduct n
systematic campaign.
As there are two or three youth In about
every school district wishing they might
lienr of a literary opening , I venture to
name one to them : The office of newspaper
humorist. It Is an exacting post , though.
A man to hold It must be thoroughly regular
and reliable , In addition to being a first-
rate , all-round wag. The man who can
toss off something thoroughly funny one
week , nnd then the next week can toss off
nothing at all , or else nothing that Is not
sad or stupid , will not meet the want. There
Is no special lack of writers who can bo
fitfully amusing ; but these cannot bo put
forward nnd depended upon , as "features. "
The need Is for n writer of the Bill Nye
kind ; n man who can keep up his sport long
enough to make n name , nnd then be nblo
to maintain his name after he has made It.
There have really been very few such
writers. "M. Quad" is ono of the few. He
still docs his stint of humor with the old
regularity and with little , It any , loss of the
old spirit ; and he has been doing it now
for many years. And Bill Nyc himself held
up wonderfully to the very end , never fall
ing In his weekly letter , In addition to
dispensing a good deal ot vivacity winter
after winter from the , lecture platform.
There have been , on the other hand , some
really excellent humorists who , having tried
being regularly funny , have conspicuously
failed. Mark Twain far one. Years ago ,
when the Galaxy magajl'rte was still living ,
Mark Twain tried to Ripply It with a
monthly department ofJiuinor. The effort
continued , ns .1 remember , but a few
months ; arid then Marksurrendered , with a
frank acknowledgment , * Tii the pages of the
magazine that he foilniMhc undertaking too
much for him. . Dud It Os1 certain that If a
writer who can really ttio the trick" will
present himself he tan'j-jjfct quick appoint
ment. I , was talklnfKUig pther day with an
editor of the largest'nttyspaper experience
and acquaintance , arjdM said : "One 'could
not offer the Sunrtay.lnS'fSjjapcrs a more ac
ceptable * feature , thingood humorous
weekly letter. " < * i
Naviil Snnicfe nnd Storlc * .
f * i
I The war is a.plCQO f raretgood luck tc
at least one writerthaf I know , Mr. James
Barnes. Ho has Just brought out hit
"Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors" a bool
ot true historical stories and he has Jusl
ready forpublication a collection of "Song !
of Ships and the Sea. " The collection em
braces new and old ; but of the new a num
ber are written by Mr. Barnes himself , one' '
these I have had the privilege ot reading
and can say that , they are fine , stirring bal
lads of the new navy. -
It could not come to any man more nbso
lutely In the course of nature to sing song :
and tell stories of the navy than Mr. Barnes
He was born nt the Annapolis navy yard Jus
at the close of the civil war. His father wa
Captain John S. Barnes , his grandfather wa
Captain Thomas Hayes , and his great
grandfather was Commodore William Bain
bridge. From blood of this strain a spccla
susceptibility to the navy could scarcely b
absent. The wonder Is how Mr. Barnes kep
from being ot the navy himself. He has bee :
a member of the naval reserve and has seei
not a little of sea life , but he remains b ;
education and vocation essentially a lands
man and civilian. He Is a graduate o
Princeton In the class of 1891 and his era
ployments have been mainly editorial am
literary. He had for a time a connection wit ]
Scrlbner's Magazine , then he was asslstan
editor of Harper's Weekly , but latterly h
has devoted himself wholly to writing. Ill
first book was "Naval Actions of the War o
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this have coma half a dozen volumes , the
larger number ot th m having relation to
the navy. Mr. llarncs' songs carry a very
fair hint of the character of the author ; he
Is nn open , hearty , ready man who would
not have hesitated to call his ship Into a
mined harbor had ho kept to the vocation ot
his ancestors.
An Author of DrnmnH.
Mr. T. H. Sullivan , who has Just published
a new book of short stories through the
Scrlbnrrs , Is ono of the none too large num
ber of younger writers who dare take time
to write well. U may be that ho Isn't under
the popular pressure that some are to pub
lish overrapldly ; but still , he could do so If
ho wquld ( he doesn'.t'have to beg for a pub
lisher ) , and yet he doesn't. H Is more than
ten years since his nnino became welt
known ; but ho has published not more than
five or six small volumes. From the flrst
his work has been noteworthy for Its finish.
For many years he was In the banking bus
iness In Boston , and had to do hU stint ot
dally work quite outsldo ot letters. But he
managed to do pretty nearly n dally stint
Inside also. For one thing , ho perfected
himself very patiently In languages , to that
ho now has a good working mastery ot sev
eral ; nnd he wrote always , ns I say , with
great care. Ho has published two short
stories. Most of his stories have appeared
In Scrlbner's Magazine before their Issue in
books. Mr. Sullivan's books , however , do
ot represent the whole of his literary cf-
ort. He has written quite n good dual for
ho singe. The stage version of ' 'Dr. Jckyll
.nd Mr. Hyde , " played to long and to such
oed personal profit .by Richard Mansfield ,
as of his making : and he wrote the play
f "Nero , " which Mansfield played for scv-
ral seasons. Ho bus a good deal of the
oston reserve ; he is not a man ono sees
much of or * hears much about.
Major General FltLliugh Lee , since the
nornent ho landed on his return from Cuba ,
as had a throng of people pressing upon
1m ; ho has been receiving mail by the
ushcl a day ; ho has been giving testimony
ml counsel before congress ; he has been
.dvlslng with the cabinet ; he has received
high military commission , and has been
rganlzlrig his command. And yet In spite
all this ho has found time somehow ,
omewhere to write an Important magazine
rtlclc on his observations and experiences
it Cuba , and also u book on the same sub-
cct. Evidently General Lee Is not a man
ho just has to have retirement , peace and
reedom from preoccupations , In order to
lursuo his literary labors. Of course the
ask would have been quite Impossible ,
nder such conditions , had he not been wrlt-
ug on a subject thoroughly familiar , and
ne upon which he was nil the time thinking
nd feeling ardently. E. C. MARTIN.
(10.SSII * AilOIlT XOTiil III20PI.E.
It Is related that Mark Twain served tw <
, veeks as n soldier In the civil war. Ho was
ttnchcd to Jeff Thompson's command In tin
lonfederate army In Missouri. Ills own ac-
ount of his military experiences , told It
ne of his private letters , Is as follows
We never won any victories to speak of
iVo never could get the enemy to stay stll
rhen wo wanted to fight , and when th (
ncmy felt like fighting , wo were general ! }
m the move. "
Henry Norman of the London Chronicle
taff , who has written appreciatively of hi ;
xperlcnccs In this country , has travelet
round the world for his paper and Is salt
icvcr to have stopped over night In an ;
: ountry without writing a book about It
11s wife Is nearly as facile In this respect
ho returned from her wedding trip am
vroto "A Girl In the Knrpathlans , " ant
avtng recently accompanied her husband ti
.he near east her publisher announces "Thi
Crook In the Bough , " a story ot tha Balkans
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy relates that h
ncc had put Into his hands by a hostess i
r-olumc containing some of his own poem
nd was asked for his opinion of them
'Dreadful ' drivel , " hcpllcd the modest SI
Charles. Ills hostess flushed. "I don't mini
our laughing at me , " she said , "but pra ;
don't laugh at verses which came to m
rom the very heart of my flrst husbau
when wo flrst knew each other and which
will treasure to my dying day. "
Dr. John Contee Fairfax of Maryland ,
descendant of Lord Fairfax , Is entitled t
sit In the House of Lords , but he doesu' '
want to. When asked some tlmo ago t
Join an order of descendants of nobility h
said : "As I have never formally clalme
a British title , I have no desire to sock a
American one. You ask me if
approve the objects of your assoclattor
Frankly , I do not. 'Good wine needs n
bush , ' and a man of long or dlstlngulsc
ancestry has no need to advertise his fam
lly history. "
At a banquet given In honor of Empcrc
William on the flagship New York nt th
time of the opening of the Kiel canal hi
majesty surprised his hosts by pushing nsld
all tbo expensive dishes and calling for thre
services of Smlthfleld ham. Turning to Ad
mlral Klrkland he Inqqulrcd where the hai
came from. The admiral referred him t
Fighting Bob" Evans , who said : "You
majesty , that ham was not cured In York
shlro or Westphalia , but In that country c
North America from which you have pro
hlbltcd the Importation of pork. " The em
pcror laughed heartily and took It as a goo
Joke on himself. He Bald he would at one
BCO that the royal larder was supplied wit
Smlthfleld hams , even If they did come froi
the United States.
In response to a godspeed given to Robei
Collycr of New York on the eve of his d <
parturo for Italy , that venerable mlnlstt
said he hoped he might live to come bacl
"I believe I shall. I am In no hurry to die.
want to die as dear old Miss Franklin diet
Dr. Furncss , who knew her In the carl
days ot his ministry ( she was own nleco 1
the great Benjamin ) told mo her niece wj
with her when the lost moments of the la ;
day came. She awoke her to give her sore
medicine and she opened her eyes and sail
'Why did you awake me ? I was dying f
nicely. ' And when she said bhe was son
she replied : 'Give mo the medicine th <
and I'll try again. ' " ,
Speaking of' his name , General FltzhUf ;
Leo Bald not long ago : "U has been n heai
load. I have had tbo reputation of n lot
ancestors as well as my own to look afte
Whatever good I have done has been crei
Itcd to them and whatever of evil has bee
charged to me and magnified because peep
said they had a right to expect much betti
things of a man ot my blood and brcedln
When I was running for governor of VI
glnla John Wise said that If my name h :
been Fitzhugh Smith I never would 'ha
secured the nomination. I replied that I h
known a good many good men named Sral
and would have been aa proud ot that nan
as of the one I wore. In that way I got tl
votes of tbo Smiths In Virginia and a lett
from a man told me 'never to forget Joi
Smith , our flrst settler , who killed Pocaho
tas. ' "
The Philadelphia Record tells this sto
of the late President William H. Allen
Olrard collcgo : On one occasion a buslm
matter called Mr. Allen to a small town
the central part of the state. While slttl
In the parlor of the country hotel In t
evening after transacting his' business
was taken In hand by the wife of the pr
prletor , who was extremely Inquisitive a
wanted to know all about bis private affal
Mr. Allen took It all In good part for a tli
and was rather amused. Finally she aske
"Have you got much of a family ! " "C
yes , " tald he , and ho smiled as bis mind i
verted to his hundreds of pupils. "Hi
many children ? " she persisted. ' > ! have fl
hundred and all boys ! " The good old lady
was spccchlms for a moment. Then she
arose and hurrying to the door railed to her
husband : "Oh , John ) Come In here.
We've got llrlgham Young stopping with
us ! "
llnmor uf Amrrlcn.
In general the phrase "American humor"
has come to menu a spirit for catching the
ludicrous and grotesque side of life ,
says the Chicago Times-Herald. Yet
the humor of America today Is far deeper.
Grlm-vlsaged war Is not the companion to
evoke light merriment oven In the most
flippant minds. The righting ot great
wrongs docs not tend to Idle Jesting. There
are quips and jokes of the hour , but th j
bltti with a mordant sting , and beneath the
surface words betray the serious temper ot
the time.
A xcalous orator for war was asked t
"You will go to the front nt once ? " "No.
but my brother Is ready , " ho replied , and
asked : "Will you go ? "
"I suppoio so , since I have no brother , "
was the dry rctoit ot the man who bad
argued for peace. In this reply rings th
quality of the speech of the greatest ot
Americans , Abraham Lincoln.
Such humor Is of the very essence of
wisdom. It betokens loyalty to the will
of the people , even through contempt for
the Inconsistent advocate of an unwelcome
policy.
Judge Kerr , _ < rf Missouri ,
WELL-KNOWN LAWYER
A BRILLIANT AND -
YER OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
RECOMMENDS PE-RU-NA A3 A PROMPT AND POSI
TIVE TONIC FOR NERVOUS PEOPLE-
USES PE-RU-NA AS A NERVE TONIC WHEN WEARY
OR RUN DOWN.
I
JUDGE KEKR , OF ST. LOUIS , MO.
Judge James W. Kcrr has , for over 30
years , been a prominent member of the bar
of the State of Missouri. He Is well known
In all the courts of the State. Ho Is n
native of old Alabama , and Is a warm
hearted , generous man. Being a lawyer
very much In demand , ho finds himself
ocaslonolly , like all other overworked , but
brainy men , In need of n nerve strengthencr
to keep up the vigor and strength necessary
for the very exacting duties of his profes
sion. He says , In speaking of Pc-ru-na :
"At times I find that I need a tonic
ono that will act promptly and positively.
Whenever I feel at all weary or run down ,
n dose of Pe-ru-na proves to be Just the
nerve tonic that I need. I take great pleas
ure In saying a good word for l'e-ru-na. "
It Is difficult to over
estimate the benefit
that Pe-'ru-nn Is to the
professional man. The
hardest work any man
can do is mental work.
The man who uses
muscles chiefly finds
that It Is much less
difficult to maintain
good health than the
man whose work is
principally brain work.
Rev. A. S. Vaughn , of
Arkansas , In spcaklngA. S. Vuughn , D. D.
of Pe-ru-na In thlsEurekn Springs , Ark.
connection , says : "It
Is with pleasure that I can testify to the
vnluo of Pe-ru-na as a tonic. I had been
prostrated and almost dead. I took Pe-ru-
na , nnd so great was the effect that my
strength returned rapidly and I am now en
joying my usual health. To all who suffer
from debility of any kind I can commend
Pe-ru-na as a valuable tonic. "
Mr. Fetor Sells Is
probably one ot the
busiest men In the
r United States. U Is
Impossible for tbo
average man to esti
mate the amount of
wear and tear and
. nervous strain that
such a man must en
dure. In commentIng -
Ing upon this sub
ject Mr. Sells stated
In a letter to Dr.
Hart man : "My bus
iness as advertising . .
_
t Mr. Peter Sells
,
agent ot our 1m-
mcnso consolidated Columbus , O.
r show makes It necessary for me to bo con-
stantly subject to change of climate and
diet. I find Pc-ru-rin nn admirable remedy
to correct thu evils that follow. I would
not be without Pc-ru-na In my travels. With
an occasional use ot this remedy I find my
self always In splendid health and goo4
spirits. "
Who Is busier than
the modern newspaper
editor ? It requires
tact , sagacity , clear
head , sound nerves
nnd a constant atten
tion to strict business.
Such a man must bo a
well man. A man of
this class Is Mr. W. T.
Powell , editor aifd
publisher of the Inde
pendent of Clarlngton , Mr. W. T. Powell.
O. Ho says : "I bad Clarlngton , O.
tried our local physi
cians and many remedies without avail. I
concluded to try Pe-ru-na. I had not taken
a bottle until I began to Improve. I used
three bottles of It and was entirely cured. I
have felt better ever since tjiuu I had for
years. "
"Physician , heal
thyself , " Is an adage
which the doctor ot
today Is obliged to
observe. A sick doc
tor In these days
would amount to but
very little. Dr. D.
P. Nelhart , of Ne
braska City , Neb. , In
dilating upon the
benefits of Pc-ru-na
says : "I have never
been disappointed In
results with this
remedy. I have used D. P. Nclhnrt , M. D. ,
In ray practice , not Nebrauku City , Neb.
dozens , but hun
dreds of bottles. I am a physician of 08
years' constant practice , and I wish to say
that Pe-ru-na stands first and foremost In
my estimation of all proprietary medicine * .
I find dally use for It In my practice. "
And It Is the kind of testimony that is com
ing from the prominent men of all profoi-
Blons from the North , South , East an4
West. Po-ru-na makes strong nerves , clean
mucous membranes and vigorous health.
Everybody should have n copy of Dr.
Hartman's latest medical book. Sent free.
Address Dr. Hartman , Columbus , Ohio ,
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