TTTE OAI UTA DAII/V BEE : Sl'MAV , JANTAin" til , 1 00. * JL JL jr * . JL JL JL By the use of the : Perfected Oxygenor King mid copious streams of oxygen. Money , Time mid Suffering Saved Health Preserved and Life Lengthened , Can you ask for stronger ot more positive evidence as to the chums made for the Oxygenor than found in the following statements and testimonials from Omaha's well known and respected citizens. We court the freest and fullest investigation as to the validity of the claims made for this instrument. the most abundant element of \ atiirchnrnriwl ami utilize ] In the euro of all dlnrnfti-s Medical Polcnro ami skill outdone Its practltl ncrR .onfoiindnd iholr works rcllpK-d hy the marvelous luratlvo powers'of rixjurn obtained bj the use of the Perfected Oxygpnor King Nothing fvor offorpd in the proplo nf Omalm has nia Ic turh n profound Impreasioti tor ltd sterling worth S < res nf people thought Incurable bavo found spofdy nnd per manent benefit If vou desire to ave the money wasted on 'n ' rt medical treatment. live In health nnd happiness , jou slioul 1 at onto scruro n 1'rrfei f < l Oxvgmnr King THE OXYGENOR CO. CHICAGO. I LL..U.S.A , Head what some of Omaha s most respected cltbms ha\e to saj regarding their xpnrlence with the Oxygenor Typhoid Pneumonia Quickly Cured by the Oxygenor ( Prom the Omnha Dallj News Jan U ) A reporter for the News having heard of the wonderful work performed bj the Oxygcnor In the case of Mr John Murphy , who Is In the ctnploj of Tom Koley , 1412 Douglas street , railed upon Mr Murphy and sought to find the facts In the case When naked an to the truth of the statement , Mr Murphj said Thut he had been < lck for over two wtckH with typhoid-pneumonia , bis bodv contlnuallj racked ivlth pain. He had been taking medical treatment , with no Improvement Hy the earnest solicitation of a friend , I was Induced to try the Oxjgenor my friend -was moat positive In his assurance of rffectlvcneun of the Instrument. While J had but llttlo faith In the Instrument , I thought It worthy of a trial The Oxyge-nor was Rpcurcd at once , and applied according to directions I lecelved almost 1m- mrdlato relief from the tcrrlblo aionj wh'ch was racking my body I never hnd anjthlng give stun quick rollef , for uftei ono week's use of the Oxjgenor I was able to return to my work , feeling like a new being Mr Murphj sijs tl-at previous to thU time lip was so broken down In health and general constitution that he could not evil move an arm , but had slmplj to He In bed and HUffer , but after using the Oxygjnoi ho gained rapldlj , and In two and a half necks had added twentj pounds to hisv night Ho eajs he cannot saj enough In favor of this wonderful Instrument , and that If ho could not get another he -would not part with this for $500 If any one doubts the curative powers of the Oxygenor , all they have to do Is to coma to me , and I will verj soon convince thorn that It IB the greatest modern Invention known for the building up of a broken- down conntltutlon The News reporter h la heard so much about the Oxygenor that hn has fully decided to make a further Investigation , and Ml Murphj'n emphatic talk only more than ever convinces him that this wonderful little machine will do all that Is claimed for It. Unqualified Indorsement From One Who Knows Whereof She Speaks. Nebraska Oxvgpnor Co Omaha Neb Omaha Neb , Jan 11 , 1900 Oentlemcn I am glad to IfII what I know of the Perfected Oxjgonor King , for I have seen It u ed In eo man ) different cases , nnd It has never failed In a single Instance 1 believe the possibilities of the Inntntment to euro disease , almost unlimited \Ve purchased the Instrument for our son , IS years of npe , who , slnco 1 jear of age , had been aftllctcd with a running sore In his left ear , causing almost total deafness on that side We had spent hundreds of dollars for various kinds of treat * mcnt , with no permanent benefits until wo procured nn Oxjgcnor. He became discouraged at first with the use of It. not bring nble to notice nny Improvement In his hearing for about six weeks , but after that the Improvement was rapid , his hearing entirely regained after four months' use Hesldcs this , other members of the family have used It for colds and grip , the moflt severe of whl-li was cured with one 01 two applications. 1 have used It mjsclf for rheumatism of thirty years' standing which Is at this time greatly relieved , and I believe will bo entltcly cured by Its continued use. I have seen It relieve spasms In an IS-months- ctd child In thirty minutes , cure croup In ono application I believe no form of children diseases Is to be.fearcil with an Oxygenor In the house Ono of our neighbors ti ed the same treatment for a severe case of pneumonia , cf which the finill ) doctor had said "When H person's lungs get Into that condition there Is no medicine that will touch them " Hut through the ndvlcc ot a friend they tiool the Oxjgenor treatment. Thn boj s life was saved , and todaj he Is per fectly well and happv You are at liberty to make what use jou see fit of the above statement , as I believe that the coming of this little Instrument to our notice Is the greatest blessing that has como to our famllj and I desire tint others should know of Its value and avail themselves ot this great blessing MRS JOsni'HINi : BONEWITH , 1817 I'aclllc Street. After Eight Years of Suffering the Oxygenor Ac complishes What the Best Medical Talent Signally Failed In. Nebraska Oxygenor ( "o Omaha , Neb Omaha , Neb , Dec II , 1S99. Gentlemen This Is to cert If j that for the past eight years I have been under medical care for the greater part of the time. Doth lungs were affected nnd the doctors believed me Incurable. I received no permanent relief whatever from medical treatment , simply tcmporarj , and scant at that. I secured ono of jour Oxjgcnors and after a few weeks use have gained eight pounds , and I feel substantial Improvement. I also hid a wen on my right cheek near the temple , which the Oxjgenor removed In two applications fter m > eight jears of ceastlebs effort to find relief , having tried raanj doctors and numberless remedies , all failures , I believe there Is nothing to compare with the Oxjsenor In curative powers Mono } could not replace what the Oxjgenor has done for me Yours faithfully , I , J I.AI10UNTA. 4402 Jackson St. WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD. Nebraska Oxjgenor Co Omaha Neb South Omaha. Neb , Jan 11 , 1900 Oentlemen The Oxjgenor I received from jou two months ago has done all that any one could expert It to do Mother has ueed It thirty dajs and bhe has improved steadllj' . I believe she will bo entirely cured of a bad case of rheumatism and neuralgia of long standing. I wish to say for the benefit of those who are suffering from any disease that the Oxjgenor Is all right , and will do whit It Is recommended to do It is worth its weight In gold and na household Is complete without it Any one that has used it will never lie without ft Ycurs respectfullj , W H SMALL , 474 S 22d St. All those wishing to investigate the merits of this modern life and money saving instrument , whose application never , fails to relieve sickness 11 o nmtter what the disease , should call at our cilice. Those living outside of Omaha should write for book ami Oxygenor Gazette , fully explaining this new science , sent tree upon application. Oflice Hours , S a. in. to G p. in. enor Company Sunday , 11 a. in. to 1 p. in. , E. L. Moses , Manager , 442 Chamber of Commerce , 16th and Farnam Streets , Omaha , Nebraska , TALES Of YANKEE ENCHANTMENT. The Hey Who Tooled People Paul Carton of Stidbury t.orncrs Could iVlakc People Think 15.ak was White Without Saylns a Word The luiii He Had at a Circus and the bad CudiilR { 'hereof. Hy Charles liattell I.oomis. ( Copj righted by the Author , Charles Battili l.oomls ) Pew parents would approve of their sons obtaining such a gift as fell to Paul Carton ( tt Sudbury Corners He was the seventh to bear that minu > . the Ilrst Paul Carton having < come to this rountrj from Hnglnnd In 1632 The original Paul wa supposed bj eomn to possess supernatural powers and us jieoplo in these dajs wore not open to all sortn of beliefs ho narrowly escaped the Htakc It Is not remarkable that with such an antestor the fairies fihould feel It tholr dut\ to bestow a gift upon > oung Paul as ho lay In his cradle Ills grandmother , old Mrs Carton , who didn't believe In fairies , alwajt ) said that It was n swarm of bees that oame In bj the east window , buzzed around Paul's curlj little head for a few jnlnutpH and then went out as thej hnd comn In. but It Isn't at all llkelj that bees would do such u thing whlio fairies would go about It In Just thu way , as wo all know. Anyway , bees or falrlen , the gift consisted In hid ability to make people thtnlc an > thing hi\ wanted them to He could convince * them that black was white without saj ing n word , nnd , although ht > was no buttci than most children , and was Indeed naughtj qulto often , jet his mother and grand mother both declared that he was the best > oy In the world There were nome people who knew that hn fooled them and there wore others who nnvcr suspected It , but he had such pleasant manners and ucii a winning umllo that they who knew better were perfwtlj willing to brlltivo that Htuh things were just as he told them they vvero Now , mind jnu. I'm not standing up for him , I'm only UllliiK you th fuLts If they hnd merrj makings at Sudbury Corners thcj nlwajs took tare , to Invite Paul , for ho was mire to bo the lift ) of the occasion. Hn could iniiKo them think tint hard cuetaid was hn cream .MI If jou can Imagine ujthine won > o than hard CIH- tard or better than lie cream jou tan do more than I can HO jou see , hl gift was worth something to his friends If the bojs Axcnt out Itllu lljlpK .tnd there wab no wind. I'nill , had but to ( .uggost that It u.is bliw Ing a gut" < ind every boy felt that Ills kite wan up to the limit of his siring Paul never used thin gift 10 iniiho nn iioynmr Ho would not tell pcoplo It was told and raw when H was glmplj braiing Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. Itartilk-laUy dinestb tlio food and aids Mature in btrenBtlienliitf and iocou > structliig Uio exhausted dlt'estl\o or- Kaiib. ltlhthelatoj > tdlhcovereddincst- iint and tonic. No ol her preparation can approach it in clllcicncy. It in- sUintly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn , Flatulence , Hour Stomach , Ivausea , Sick HeailaeliP.GubtraljjIa.C'ramps and aUotlierrebtiltspf impcrfectdlgeatlnn. I'rlcoMX' . nnd Jl. lairROkUooontulns'JVt times mmtl blre. llool. all alktitly iH pslu mulled free Pupated by E. C DeWITT&CP , Chlcaga but bc often did tell poor people that be was glad to ace them so nice and warm , and whereas thej had been blowing on their fingers and shrinking Into their coat collars , thej would unbutton their ragged coats nnd walk off whistling As I saj there were thc e who knew that things were not what they Deemed when Paul was around but thcj were alwajs glad to jleld to his remarkable influence , as It made them happier It Is a fact that ho used to go to see sick people nnd saj to them "Whj jou'll soon be up , won't jou ? " And they would be up next daj Paul s influemo did not last If he was out 'of ' town , but as ho almost nlwajs stayed at Sudbury Corners or Sudburj Center that didn't makci much difference But once when ho left a picnic suddenly to go on a long drive with his uncle the consequences to thu picnickers were disastrous They had been supposing that thej were having a Bpleiulld lunch , anil thoj found It verj oidlnarj Indeed after ho had gone Not only that , but Hddle Minton sat down In the nily lemon plo and the lemonade soured It i was vor > hot wcithci and the dog ate up the chicken sandwiches Ono day "Pell's ctiormous and magnificent live-ringed and two-platformed circus nnd aggregated menagerie , the largest upon j enrth bar none , " came to Sudbury Center , i and when Paul MIW It nothing would do but ho must Jrln It Ills father and mother I were both out of town and he was staying with his maiden mint 'There' Is nothing tint those performers do that I couldn't do Just ah well , " said hi1 , land overjono believed him Hut It was Jack Hredalbnno who suggests ! that he go as a wild animal tamer "TaKe jour dog and jour two nth nl ng and iihk the proprietor If IIP doebn't want a cage of wild beasts an/ / lir'll think jou have 'em with jou " "Hooray , that'n a bullj Idea , " bald Paul , delighted with tlu > biicpchtlon Ho had two jillow ( nts and a tolllp whcni ho had taught several tricks , MI the next moinlng he wrnt to Mr Pell and said "Have you an emptj tagt > and would jou llkn mo to nil It with two \frlcan tigers and nn Indian wolf thai will do all sorts of tricks' ' ' Indeed I would said Mr Pel ! I had SAT DOWN IN THE ONLY LEMON PIK THE 1)0(1 ( ATE UP THE CHICKEN SANDWICHES. a happj famllj last yc-ar , but the lion ate up the tiger and the tiger ate up the wolf and the wolf ate up the sheep and the sheep "te up the dog and the dog ate up the cat aud the cafe ate up the cannry. so now 1 have an empty caee > " Paul aw that Mr Pell had mixed things somewhat but he did not coriect him He morel j said , ' I will hi Ing mj animals to night and I want you to have a nice picture painted showing me embracing the animals while they lick mj hands" ' Mr Pell assured him that It would be done I at once and gave Paul an order on the circus j tailor for a suit of red tights w th silver crescents all over them I That night dressed in h new aud beautiful suit , he went down to the cirrus tent with his cats In a bag and his dog f 1 lowing at his heels The tent was c pen ill i three times around the Hng on the back of the gaunt and wicked looking wolf with the red ejes ard the lolling tongue , closelj pursued by the raging tigers , their delight was unbounded Hut Cddle Manson was at the circus and he had a grudge against Paul because the latter was such a favorite with everj one HP did not know what the beasts were , for he. too wa under the inllucnce of Paul , but he did not believe that they -were wild animals and he knew that If Paul left town that bib Influence would go too lie thought that when the audience learned that thej bid been fooled thej would be In censed agalntt Paul and the manager would discharge Mm The. ne\t night the crowd was double the si/e of the f\rf audience There were pc pie frrm New Hiven and even as far as THE WOIr JUMPING OVKH THE TIOEKS ho circus people were asleep nnd thecage - was unlocked Paul and the animals went , Inside and Hhtit the door after them , t > o tint I thej would not be annojed bj draughts , for i If jou leave the door of a cage open It lets In a lot of air j The next morning the manager woke up , but Paul was already awake and I willing for people to se > what ho wished them to , and not what thej really did ace. When the manager tame up to the cage Paul started the cats to Jumping and called to the dog to leap on his chest and lick Ills face Mr Pell wab overjojed "Hoy , tint's the most wonderful thing I ever saw These lions look hungry and fierce enough to cat a whole townful and I never saw such n huge wolf In mj life and yet all three are as plajful as cats and dogs" Paul raid ' I hope > ou _ audlence will like them as well as jou do , " whl'h was the tnrlct truth Paul did hope so , and ho hoped to bitch good purpose that at the after noon performance the entire audience tried to crowd around bin cage to the neglect of the other aUrnitlous "While I am here. " said Paul to Mr. Pell , when the croud became too dense to be safe , "these anlmalii will harm no one Suppose I open the cage and take them out to the big ring and perform there , where every one may epe without crowding' " Mr IV11 wait perfect ! ) willing so Paul opened the cagti door and called to the cats and dog to follow him to the big ring There was not a person there who did not think that be baw big African tigers and an Indian wolf. Jack Dredalbanu , who knew they were slmplj cats and a dcg , forgot It while ho watched their tricks. When the tigers leaped over Paul's head the audience cheered and when be rode Ilridgcport , for the papers had been full of the wonderful exploits of this 10-year-old boj. Paul hnd r.pont tlm night with his animals teaching them new tricKs He made ono cat stand on her hind legs , with the other standing on her head , and then he made the dog Ipap over thorn This in Itself was an amusing tilck , but when jou fancy enormous i tigero < idng It , and then picture a wolf | leaping over them , you can Judge what an I Impression It would make upon a circus j audience that had come to marvel at things j The tent was black with people , nnd when 1 Paul came out , riding on the "wolf's" back land fiercely pursued bj the lomplng "tigers" the audience ohrleked Its npprecia- 1 tin ! I Paul put them through several tricks nnd ' then n Knotted lope was lowered from the top of the tent and ho climbed It , followed by the two tigers The spectacle of a tiger climbing a rope would move tbo most Elugglsh people , and when the two great licaets were half way up and the wolf be gan to howl dismally the vast audience was spellbound Now was the time for Eddie to get square with Paul IIo nodded to a telegraph hoj and the latter ran out Into the ring waving a telegram for Paul 'Scale It up I can catch It , " said Paul So the mebbunger boj scaled It up and Paul did catch It He motioned to the beasts to stop clUublng while ho read it. It seomi'd to bo from his father and gild "Conic to mother at once. She Is very sick " Paul came down the ropes BO faet that he knocked the cats off and the audience was treated to tba sight of African tigers dropPing - Ping ten yards Thej landed on tbclr feet Powerful Endorsement by Judge Bradley. OMAII\ . Neb , Vug S" ISon Mr E L. Mose , Mgr Nebraska Oxvgenor Co , 44.2 Board of Trade , Omaha , Neb Dear Sir 1 have made nn effort to give the "Perfected" Oxjgcnor King Instrument bought of jou a fair , unprejudiced , Intelligent trial , and now feel that jou nre > Justly entitled to my hon est judgment on the same. 1 first applied It to the arm of my wife , which was at the time so painful with rheunntlstn an to bo cntlrelj powerless , nnd almost bejond endurance. In two hours the pain hnd subsided , and In twelve hours was entirely gone , and as she expressed It , "She had not felt so well In tvvcntj years" I again tried It on mjself n few daj ngo , with the came prompt and satisfactory re sult. Whether my ailment was rhcumtUstn , neuralgia , or kidney trouble1 , I do not know , but I do know that In a few hours , 1 was so lame that I could not walk , llo down nor sit down without the gieatcst ofloit and In constant pain. 1 put the Oxjgenor on nbout 10 p m , and the next morning I could get out of bed and move nbout as usual. I tcgard the effects produced bv this In strument ais simply marvelous , not onlj wheiv used by me , but where 1 hive Known of Us use by my friends and acquaintances Any one oven In good health will find by using this ln triimcnt occasionally the most exhilarating effects will be produced bj It. I use mj Peifected Oxvgcnor King as i tonic for overwork or mental exhaustion anil find It the most Invigorating thing I have ever tried I think It ono of the most beneficial Inventions of our time Youis rcspectfullj , L H IlllAULY , > SIS and Sin Paxton Hlk. Cholera Infantum. Omaha. Neb , Sept 25 , Gentlemen It gives us pleasure to tes tify to the virtues of the "Oxjgenor King " We can truly STJit saved our babj's life He had Cholera Infantum In the worst form. and I am hiirc ho could not have lived much longer If It had not been for thi "Oxjgenor King" Ho was like a different babv after t.slng the "Oxjcenor King" seven hours You are at llbertv to lefer to us at anj time . MH and MRS. CHS BAt'EK. 2412 Grant St. as cats and tigers do , and then sat down to lick their paws which had been bruised Paul never stopped to explain a thing , but In his circus clothes ho ran to the railroad station , which was on the next block , am' ' caught a train that hid Just stopped on Its wnj to New York He who had fooled others was fooled himself FJut It was un pleasant fooling Meanwhile the tigers and the wolf sat In a low looking toward the exit cxpectantlj The wolf licked his chops wolflshlj and the tigers growled ominously They were evl- dcntlj grieved at the departure of theli matter , \vho was on bis waj to New York forgetful of tigers , cats , wolf or dog everj thing except the fact tint his mother was nick and wanted him \s soon as he had passed the town limits his Intluence over the audience ceased As the people sat looking at the fieice beasts and womieiing what Paul was going to do next the thiee changed In a twinkling to two harmIc ° K tortoise shell cats and a mild looking collie Hut If Eddie had thought to work Paul harm he was mistaken The audience sup posed that this was some slelght-of-hand of the wonderful boj and It cheered and cheered until the cnts and the dog took fright and bolted out of the tent and straight to Paul's house It jou can find a copj of the Sudburj Item of the morning after this performance vou will find thnt all I have said IH true Hut como to think of It the ofllco of the Sudbury Item was destrojed bj fire the next morning and eveiy copy of the paper was burned So jou'll have to take my word for all I've snld Paul found his mother perfectly well , but she had a talk with him nnd told him that It was not e\actlj honest to mnke people believe things that weren't KO ( and she wa * > quite right ) and after that he gave up the prnctlce. But to this day you'll feel better than jou really are when he's aiound. THI3 UOMINC IWHMTS. Storlrn ofiitiniilf. . ( lull round Their VVar lloliic- liilri DllllenltlfM. Thn homing Instinct develops In joung animals almr > r > t us oarlv is the ileslio for food In the wild "ate II l a ncvosolu , slncn without It the \oung ould newr ktrp In touch with herd 01 pa * Even after centuries of d > mtfvi. -Mil 't ute HE CLIMBED I'P ' , HV TIU3 TWO TIGEHS An Unqualified Indorsement of a Leading Business Man of Omaha. The Nebraska Oxygenor Co , Omnha , Omaha , Neb , Jan. II , l OO. Gentlemen 1 very gladly comply with jour request for n statement of wh.it the Oxjgenor has done for my fatuity Mrs Jnckron had been In poor health for over thrco years , suffered greatly from palUtones. At first the nttnckn wore about three months apart , but s tlmo went on thcj Increased until they were only a week apart. At these times the pain was Intense ami two phjilchns vvero umblc to alleviate It In addition to thn gallstones she was In constant pain caused by other troubles , and the only rcmody , ns claimed by the doctors , was an operation , and they urged that U be done very soon , In this condition she was Induced to try the OxjRnnor , nnd I must sny with the most gratltjlng result * . Mrs Jackson commenced to Improve. Im mediately and lu about three weeks' tlmo nearly nil pain and d.'fccomfott ' , for rrhl h an operation wni considered necessary , wag gone It Is now nbout thrco months lnce she commenced the use of the Oxjgenor , but li.io not hid nnj moio gallstones , and IB cujojlng better health than tor tunny jearb. I nm pleased to add my own experience In the use of this most valuable Instru ment About twojcarsago , nhllo on n buslne s trip In the west , 1 was taken sick and rot expected to live , and flnallj wn nbto to pome homo , but slnco then my health has been poor and gradually getting vvorsn , although under the dootor's euro all the time , until It developed Into n serious kidney tiouble. A friend advised me to try the Ojjgcnor , but 1 refilsed , declaring that thrr could bo no virtue In such n small device us the Oxygenor , but n few weeks Inter HIT wlfi > wns Induced to try ones and 1 noticed Mich a marked ehnngo In her condition that I concluded to try It mjself 1 was astonished with the results of the first night tie-atmcnt , .and after not more than thrco weeks' UBO of the Oxjgenor 1 am a well man H Is surely a mont wonderful Instrument , and It vhould Im In every homo Wo feel very grateful to the friend for making known to u the gre-.U value of the Oxjcenoi. You are at llbertj to make any use jou please with the above testimonial Youra truly , ALMA \CKSON 1 , Jackson , Hlggens A. Co , Stock Exchange , bouth Omaha Two Months * Pain and Sickness and Two Months * Salary Would Have Been Saved if He Had Known of the Oxygenor Before. The Oxvgenor Co , Omaha , Neb Omaha. Neb . Jan 10 , l OO. Gentlemen I am pleased to bear testimony to the wonderful curative effects of jour little Instrument , the Oxjgenor King 1 was aflllctcd with what the doctors claimed was an abscess of the abdomen , was confined to the bed and under treatment for over two months but continued to grow woiso , I was unable to use my limbs without enuslng great pain In this discouraging condition t was Induced to use the Oxjgenor with the fol lowing results In less than three hours the fever was greatlv reduced , pain almost gone and was able to bo up nnd dressed the next daj. The third and fourth dajs after urlng the Oxj-genor I wns able to go out riding , nnd the fifth day was at my place of business , My general health has been Improving slnco using the Oxjgenor , I have un limited faith In the power of the Oxjgenor to cure any disease If used according to directions I most beartllj recommend this valuable InstriKiionl to mj afflicted friends. Hcspectfullj jours , J C CALLAIIAN , 42d and Harney St. SAVED HIS LIFE. Nebraska Oxygenor Co , Omaha Neb Omaha , Neb , Dec 19. IS"1) * ) Gentlemen After n severe Illness for months , dining which time my life was In the balance , through the kindness of a dear friend I was favored with a trial of the Perfected Oxjgenor King. I have been glvlns It a good trial on mjeclf for the past three weeks and find I nm recovering my normal condition Its beneficial effect Is eomcthlng wonderful , I can conscientiously recommend It to the e who will follow the Instructions The Perfected Oxygenor King Is without question a necessity In every household and Is certainly conducive to a better condition of health Yours trulj , A J PECK , 4'I1G ' Capitol Ave Witness this tale of little pigs They were under a month old when their owner de cided to move He wanted to fatten and kill ] their mothers , so ho offered the lot of forty at a bargain price A neighbor flvo miles awaj bought the pigs , put them In a big box , hoisted the box on a wagon and hauled It home There the pigs were put In a close pen , fed with milk and mush for two weeks , then given the range of a small lot adjacent to the pen Three mornings later every one I Kr i WITH HIS CATS IN A HAG AND HIS DOG KOLLOWINO AT HIS HEULS. was mlesng ! A small hole carefully rooted under the gate was the sole explanation of theli disappearance. Their buyer searched high and low for them , tending even to ad jacent farms , but could not find them. That aftoinoon the original ownrr sent word ho bad found thlrtj-nlne of the forty standing hriucallng at his gjto when ho awoke. Thr bujer going to iccjnlm the strays , found the missing fortieth pig lying exhausted by the roadside , but wtlll struggling to writhe alung on the trail of Its mates Lpon the nmo middle Tennessee planta tion -l-ycar-old mare was bought from an Ohio drove. The drove had been brought down on stock ours to the county town , seven mlle away. The mare necmed per- fix tlj content In acr now niirroundlngs , BO after a week or two aho was allowed to justiiro vtlth other dtock Tor n day sbo was happy , grazing and frolicking with the ribt Toward noon of the second day n watcher saw her suddenly ( ling up her head , < oik ono ear forward , ono baik , UK though listening Intentlj to n far-off call , then start in a swinging gallop for the pasture ftnto , clear It with 0110 fljlng leap , cross a field of young corn.take tbo boundarj fence , a much stiffcr one , and go away duo north N'othlng more was seen or heard of her for j thrco monthi. Then by a singular chance * > ho was discovered , Impounded as an estray , moro than half way acrohs the state of Kentucky. Sbo had snam a considerable river to get BO far and had been taken up through breaking Into u pasture to grate. hho was Koine homo straight an the crow ( lies making no account whatever of the bends and turns In the route by which she had been fetched Among fowl , domestic turkeys are the most persistent homer * This same plan tation's mlntrfBa found that nut In a way at once odd and provoking She raised n brood of fourteen. v\blch turned out to contain thirteen gobblers. Thry were fine , lusty bronze-brown fellows , although this UH in the year when bror./e turkeys , go- called , were unknown Hho gave away out of the thirteen to as miny neighbors to put at the head of their breeding flockR. AM n consequence almost cverj" day for six weeks _ she had to go out and help to sep arate her own turkeys from some other ( look. Kadi of the gift-gobblers came back home , not once , but many times -with his harem at hl.s heels Cats ore proverbial homeis Southern negroes have manv entertaining super stitions connected with their transfer. In moving they say It Is the worst luck in the world to take along the rnt It Is nlno very bad luck to give away a cat unleas Its feet are grensc-d and allowed to make marks on. the threshold It goes over. They say , furthei , the homing propensltj- can be destroyed by putting butter on pussy's feet before they touch anj thing In her new homo Illack walnuts , which It Is nearly as bad luck to move as cats , may bo made to eervo nn Ill-luck antidotes by cracking them carefully and either tying a necklace of shells on the cat or putting them upon her feet for boots. It Is lucky to bavo the gift of a cat. and luckier still to bavo ono como to you of Ifi own motion A gift cat ought to bo taken homo In a bag securely tied so none ot thu luck will escape Notwithstanding this vn done In thn eafio of a tortoise shell tabby , fiho carao hem over a distance of fifteen miles. She took all summer to do it In. The road led through pleasant woods and was never \ery far from a clear creek. At various times between June , when she vanished from her new home , and November , when bo reappeared at her old one , tabby was seen Hkltterlnic through the woods with a bird In bop mouth or nunnlng hcrsalf luxuriously high In some safe tree crotch The first nipping frost brought her to the familiar door , meowing , and looking up at her old master quite as though fiho had never left It. I'KATTMJ 01' TUB YOI NOSTKIH. "Dicky , you must not como to dinner without > our necktie , " "Aw im you're glttln' too refined. " "Dicky , don't let ulster cry for your candy ; give her eorrio right away. " "No , ma , I've Joined pa's non-treating club" "I don't know about letting you go to that children's dinner party , Katie You nlwaya become so wildly excited at such places " "I < won't Ibis time , mamma Please let mo go1 I won't do anything but Just Jump up > and down' " "What arn you doing , Hobby ? " asked , t , mother of her small hopeful. "Wrltln1 a. letter to Hanta Glaus , " was thn > replj "What did you auk him to bring > ou' " she queried. "Oh , nothing much , " replied the little fel low ; "I only a.skcd for a toy shop and two candy stores " Frank L Stanton writes In the Atlanta Constitution of a ( icorgla boy who sent a letter to his father , who was in another town. This Is the way Jt rend : "Dear Dad This is wrote to toll you Jamie wus blowrd up by a toy cannon. Hn went In jour direction. If you find him please send him home , as wo are worried about him " A high school girl bald to her father thn other nlgjit "Daddy , I'vo got a sentence brro I'd llkn to have > ou punctuate. You know noiiif- thlng about punctuation , don't you ? " "A little , " tmlil her cautious parent , as ha took the slip of paper she handed Mm. TblB U what ho nail- "A nvo dollar bill Ilcw around the corner" . Ho studied U carefully. "Well , " ho finally HJI | | . "I'd blmply put n period after It like this. " "I wouldn't. " nald the high school girl , " 1 d make a daah after it1 '