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SAID TO BE SIMPLE. i EASILY MIXED RECIPG . FOR ' WEAK KIDNEYS AND BLADDER. fTr Hendrra How (o rrrpnra Thin llome-Mnile Miliar to Care 4h Kidneys and Illadd-r and Over com Aay Form of RbrnmXIim, 1 Get from nny prescript loa pharma cist the following: Fluid F.xtract Dandelion, one-halt ounce; Compound Knrgon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Snrsupnrilla, thrjt ounces. Shake well In a bottle nnd take leaspoonful dose after oath meal and , t licdtlme. , The above Is considered by an emi nent authority, who writes In a New York dally paper, ns the fln"st pro scription ever written to relieve Back ache, Kidney Trouble, Weak Bladder and all forms of Urinary difficulties This mixture acts promptly on the limlnative tissues of the Kidneys, en abling them to Olter and strain the ir!c add and oilier waste matter from the blood which causes Ilhcumntlsin. I Borne persons who suffer with the afflictions may not feel Inclined to place much confidence In this simple mixture, yet those who have tried It ay the results are simply surprising, the relief being effected without the slightest Injury to the stomach or oth r organs. Mix some and give It a trial. It cer tainly comes highly recommended. It Is the prescription of an eminent au thority, whose entire reputation, It Is aid, was established by It , nird or Beet Now thnt the season of the humming fclrd Is here, and the tiny winged jewel is darting In and out among sweet blossoms, it may he Interesting to know What some early observers of naturi thought In regard to this least of featu red beings. Two quaint observation! are published In "Early Long Island," by Martha Flint, both quoted from let ters, of the seventeenth century, writ ten frpra the new country of America. 8ays one: "The numbjrd Is'one of the wonderi of the country, being no bigger than a Hornet, yet having all the Domensloni of a Bird as bill, wings with quills, splder-llke logges, small claws. For Colour she Is us glorious as the Ralne bow." Adrian van dnr B-onek. on of th Hollanders of Kleuw Nederlandt In 1042, writes of a "Curious small bird concerning whteli there, are disputations whether It Is (bird or a bee. It seeks Its nourishment ' from flowers like the bee and Is every where seen regaling .Itself on the flow rs. , In flying they mnke a humming noise Hk the bee. It Is only seen In Nleuw Nederlaudt in the season of Cowers. They aro very tender and cannot be kept alive, but we press them .between paper and scud them as pres ents to our friends." ' ' Merely filoatlnir. ' "What would twelve tons of small egg cost me?" said the caller at the coal office. The young man behind the railing quot d the prevailing price. "Would It be any cheaper if I took fifteen tons?" atifced the other. , "Not a cent." ' "It's too much. You won't catch nia staying any such price as that" "That's exactly 'what you'll pay If you are going to burn ny coal this winter." I "O, I gnesi not. I bought my winter supply last April. Just dropped in to see If 1 made any money by buying It then. I sea I did. Qood day." Chicago Tribune. r Eneoani(li( trim. ! The villain In tba play was perishing miserably and alone, amid tha painted scenery. ' t-a gods I" be gasped, "how can I dia with this .awful secret on me -nul !" "Never mind that!" yelled an excited toy In the gallery. "Ton go ahead and die I I'll te,ll the other fellers all about It whan they came out agin I" , , Carnally aha Caaja. i "Did you name tha baby after his farherr I "No, wa named him after a prolonged scrap In which the whole family en gaged." Cleveland Lender. i EASY FOOD fteadr for lnolnnt Vaa W'Kliont looking-. ' Almost everyone likes a cereal food f some kind at breakfast and aupper, jbut the ordinary way of cooking cereals results In a pasty mass that Is hard to llgtwt, and If not properly digested, the raw ina&s goes down luto the intestinal tract where gas Is generated aud trou ble follows. j Everyone knows that good food prop rly digested keeps the body well, while poor food, or even food of good quality thut la poorly prepared aud not digest ed,, Is sure to bring on some kind of disease. The easiest food to digest In this line Is Grape-Nuts, made from wheat and barley, and cooked thoroughly at tho factory, soma 12 to 10 hours being con sumed In the different processes of prep aration. The food, therefore, Is ready for Instant service und the starch has jbeen changed to a form of Sugar, so Khat, It Is pre-dlgosted and ready for almost Immediate absorption. A Chicago young lady writes that ihe suffered for years from Indigestion ,nd dyspepsia from the use of food that was not suitable to her powers of di gestion. She snys : i "I began using Grape-Nuts, nnd I . confess to having bad a prejudice nt flr.-it, and was rcMutedly urged before t finally decided to try the- food, but 1 , liavo not known what ' ludlgestioi. is since using It, und have never been stronger or lu better health. I have. In creased 1 weight from 10J to 1J pounds." , ' People can bo welt, practically with out onst. If they will adopt scientific food and leave off the Indigestible sort Tl'iero's a Itoafoii." ' Urtpe-Nut Food Is cr!j and deli--loua to the taste. It should be served exactly as It comes from the paekagu, without t-ooklug. except In cases where ft Is made op luto puddings and other '-wif-rta Book of delicious recipes, an4 "".Uoa4 t WellviUe," la ?kg. 1 ! tflSTrENbioar, cooper A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION CIIAPTF.B V. (Continued.) The nppnllcil Frances shrauk Inn k from between her brother nnd lover, an the whole trui It glanced over ln-r mind. "But the pickets the p-irty nt the Plains?" added Ihinwoodic, tnrnin? pale. "I passed then, too. In lisiiKi-. I aiade use of this puss, for v.iiieli I paid: and, as it hears the nntne of Washington, I presume Is forged." Iiiii .'. oodie caught the paper from his hand, eagerly, nnd stood gazing on the signature for ronie time in wilenee, when ho turned to the prisoner, with a search inn look, ns he asked : "Co pin In Wharton, whence did you procure this taper?" "That Is a qucHtiort. I ronrMve, Major Dunwoodle hns no right to ask." "This nnme Is no counterfeit," said the dragoon In a low voice; "is treason yet among us undiscovered? The confidence of Washington hns been ahsed, for the fictitious name is in k different hand from the pnsH. Captain ' Wharton, my duty will not suffer me to grant you n parole; you must accompany me to the Highlands. "I did not expect otherwlxc. Major Dunwoodie." s Dunwoodle turned slowly toward the sisters, when the figure of Frances once mors arrested his gaze. She had risen from her seat, and stood with her hands clasped before him In ah attitude of peti tion; feeling himself itnahlc to contend longer with his feelings, ho made a hur ried excuse for a temporary absence, nnd left the room. Frances followed him. "Major Dunwoodie," she snld. In a voice barely audible, her cheek flushed with a suffusion thnt crimsoned her whole countenance' "I have already acknowl edged to you my esteem. Believe me, Henry Is innocent of everything but Im prudence. Our country can sustain no wrong." She paused, nlinost gasped for breath, and ndded hastily, in an under tone, "I have promised, Dunwoodie, when peace Mm II he restored to our country, to lieeome your wife; give to my brother his liberty on parole, nnd I will this day go with you to the altar, follow you to the rain p. nnd. In becoming n soldier's bride, lenru to endure a soldier's priva tions." Dunwoodie seized the hand -which the blushing girl, in her ardor, had extended toward him. and pressed it for a moment "HOUND AWAY, I.ADS." to his bosom ; then rising from bis seat, he paced the room in excessive ngltntion, "Frances, my no more, I conjure you, unless you wish t break my heart." "Yon then reject my offered hand?" she snld. rising with dignity. "Bejci t it! Have I not sought It with r& treaties with tears? Has it not been tbe goal of all my earthly wishes? But to take It under such conditions would be to dishonor both. We will hope tor better things. Henry must be acquitted; per haps not tried. No intercession of miue hliull , be wanting. Frances, 1 a in not without favor with Washington." "That very pnper, thnt abuse of his confidence- to whi'.h you allude, will steel him to my brother's case. If threats or entreaties could move bis stem sense of justice, would Andre have suffered?" As Frances uttered these words, she fled from the room In despair. Dun w dle remained for n minute near ly stupefied. On entering the hall he was met by n ktmill ragged boy, who looked one moment at his dress, and placing a piece of pnper in his hands. Immediately vanished. The soldier turned his eyes to the sulijeet of tho note. It was written on a piec of torn nnd soiled rttPr ami in a hand hniely legible, and he was able to mnko out ns follows: i "The rlji'lars ure at hsrd, horse and foot." Dunwtndle started; sad, forgetting ev rrjihlng but the dmix jf n soldier, pre cipltnlely left llie house. While walking rapidly toward the -troops, he noticed on a distant hill a viiettt ruling with speed several i -slols were vircd; aud tho next liiNtnnt die. trsmtpets of the corps rang In his car. My the tinxe ho had reached the ground '". tipii-d ny his squadron, the major u t tbat evrry timu was in active motion, i.an ton ivas already in the sad die, and cryiug to (lie musicians, iu tones but lii'.i" lower than their own: "S tied (w.iy, my lads, nnd let these Euglis!ue" 'uiw that the Virginia Horse Hro bet - thi'ui aud the end of their joCTnev. It id'V.'H be suppoHed that theso pren- nratio'U -sere aiudo unheeded by tlie lu- mtites of tlie collage: on t lie contrary, ev cry feehng which can agltute the human breast wai actively olive. Mr. Wharton alone saw no hopes to himself in the ter initiation of the conflict. If the British should prevail, bis son would be liber att-d: but wliat I lien would be his own fate? lb- had hitherto preserved his ueu trul i l'.a: ncier In the midst of trying eir enmstancc. 1 he fact of his having sou in t'ie royal army had very nearly brought In- I'M a l e to tho liainuier. Khouh: his sou u iw bo rescued, be would, in the public mind, he united with lum ns a plot lor ugainst the Ireodoui of tlie States nnd tliui.id lie reniaiii a captive nnd tin Uer'o He' mipcuitii'g nial, tlie con so ipieiices might le kiill more dreadful. t'HA PTF.lt VI. Dunv.niie's nun had often tried their prowess ill-it the enemy, nnd they now sat pant lug to he led once more against foes wlni t'ley mcMh ii charged ill vain. Their v I .In s were to lie jriuiilicd: fur a body of ;ln eii'aiv soin came sweeping round tl i u- of t!i hill wiiich intersect ed the vie.v lo the so, ilh. A few iiiinnten enabled the major to distinguish tlieir charaiier. In one (roup lie suvv the jrwn coc.tii of liie '.'ouliiivs. nnd in 1 1 1 . ollir the Ieti;! -Ii hel-n -Is and wonlcii addles of thi- , '.! '1 iieir liuml.iTS vi re uliii.lt ciiml i'ii the I oily under his immediate orders, l a n iii hlng tfie open nun e near the iof; i.-e of H.ii voy Birch. ;lu enemy baited u.. J il' up his uiva La line. At rfw this moment a column of foot appeared In the vii le, nnd pressed forward. Major Dunwoodie nt once saw his nd- vniitiiTe. I lie colui.in ho led began slowly to retire from (lie field, when the youth ful German, who commanded I lie enemy's horse, fearful of missing nn ensy con quest, &nvp tho word to chat'ge. Few troopers were more hardy than the Cow hoys; they sprang eagerly forward in the pursuit, with a confidence created by the retiring foe and tlie column in their rear; the llcxsians followed more slowly, but in better order. The trumpets of the Vir ginians now sounded long and lively; they were answered by n strain from a party in nmhtish that went to the hearts their enemies, the column of Dun woodie wheeled in perfect Older, opened, and, ns the word charge wes given, the troops of Lawton emerged from their cover. The charge threatened too much for Ihe refugee troop. They scattered in ev ery (ll.ectioii. flying from the ld as fast as their horses could carry them. Only few were hurt ; but such ns did meet the nrnis of their avenging countrymen never survived tho blow. It was upon the poor vassals of the German tyrant that tho shock fell. Disciplined to the most exact obedience, these ill-fated men met tho charge bravely, but they were swept before the mettled horsj nnd nerv ous arms of their nutngonistn like chaff before the wind. Many of them were lit erally ridden down, nnd Dunwoodle soon saw the field without nn opposing foe. Tho lawn in front of the loctists was hidden from tlie view of tlie roail by a close line of shrubbery, nnd the horses of the two dragoons had been left, linked together, under its shelter. Two Cow hoys, who had lieen cut off from a retrent to their own purty, rode furiously through the gate, with an Intention of e.icaping to the open wood in the rear of the cottage. Tho victorious Americans pressed the retreating Germnns until they Ind driven them under tho protection of liie fire of the infantry; ond feeling themselves, in the privacy of the lawn, relieved from nny Iminedialo danger, the predatory war riors made toward their intended prizes. i.v nn almost spontaneous movement. They were busily engaged in separating tlie fasten tags of the horses when the trooper on tho piazza discharged hi- pis tol, und ruiiiied, bword in hand, to the rescue. The entrance of C'anar Into the parlor hnd induced the wary dragoon within to turn Ids attention more closely ou his prisoner; hut this new interruption drew hint again to tho window. lie threw his body out of tlie building, ond endeavored by his threats and apponrnncc to frighten tho marauders from tlieir prey. The mo ment was enticing. Three hundred of his omrailes were within a mile of the cot tage; unridilen horses were running nt large in every direction, nnd Henry Whar ton seized tha unconscious sentinel by the legs nnd tlnew him headlong intij the lawn. Ciesnr vanished from the room. nnd drew a holt or the outer door. The fall of the soldier was not great. and recovering tiis feet, ho turned his fury for a moment on bis prisoner. To scale the window in tho face of such an enemy was, however, impossible, and on ttinl he found the muln entrance barred. His comrade now called loudly on him for aid, nnd forgetful of everything 'else, the discomfited trooper rushed to his as sistance. One horse was instantly lib erated, but the other was already fastened to the saddle cf a Cowboy, and the four retired behind the building, cutting furi ously at enrh other with their sabres. IVsar throw tho outer door open, and pointing to the remaining horse, exclaim ed: "Run now run Massa Henry, run." "Yes," cried the -outh. as he vaulted Into the saddle, "now, indeed, my honest fellow, is the time to run." lie beckoned hastily to his father, who stood nt the window in speechless anxiety, with his hands extended toward his child in ihe at titude of benediction, and dashed through the uate with the rapidity of lightning. His horse was of the best blood of Vir ginia, and carried him with the swiftness of the wind along tho valley; and tho licnrt of tho youth was already heating tu- imiltuously with pleasure at his deliver ance when a well-known voice readied his startled ear, crying aloud: Bravely done, captain! Don't snare the whip, and turn to your left before you cross the brook." Wharton t.'rned his head in surprise. and saw, Bitti.ig on tho point of a jut ting rock lha. coaimandi'd n bird's-eye view of the vnlley. Ins lornier guide, Har vey Birch. His pack, much diminished in size, lay at the feet of the peddler. The Fnglish captain took the advice of the mysterious being, and finding a good road, was soon opposite to his friends. The next minute he crossed the bridge and stopped his charger before his old ac quaintance. Colonel Welhnerp. "Captain Wharton I" exclaimed the as- tonisiied commander of tho Fng!!.h troops, "and mounted on a rebel dra goon horse '," "Thank God!" cried the youth, recover ing his breath, 1 am safe, and have es caped from the hands of my enemies; liul uve minutes since and I was a pris oner, and threatened with the gallows." "The gallows. Captain Wharton! Sure ly those traitors to the king would never dare 'to commit another murder in cold blood: is it not enough tin they took the life of Andre? Wherefore did they threaten you with a similar fate? "Fndor the pretense of a similar of fense," said the captain, briefly explain nig the manner of Ins capture, the grounds of his personal apprehensions, and the method of his escape. lv : a 1. ! . . ; . . I'uriug iiiei coiiversai ion, wnicn was held in full view of the Americaiu, Dun woodio had been collecting ,is scattered troops, securing bis few prisoners, and retiring to tlie around where he bad been posted at the first appearance of his ene my. SatieMed with the success Ii luid already oStained. and believing the II lihh t jo war) to gixe him an opportunity of liunissing them farther, he was about 10 M'ou a nivoi.ioie piace tor taking up Ins quarters fir the niglit. Inptain l-aw ton was reluctantly listening to the ren mning of his commander, and had brought out Ins favorite class to see if no openin cc-,1,1 le lot. mi tor an iHlvnutagcnuN at lac',-, when he sinld, nl.v exclaimed: "How's this? a rl'ie cn.it among those si a lie! gentry! As 1 hope to live to s, i.ld Virginia, it is my masquerading ft lend of the Oth. the uandsome Captain Wl 'ton, isii.pcd from two of inv best ii en i" 't his intelligence imid nn entire change in the views of Major Dunwoodie. 1 kiw nt once that his own reputation was involved in Ihe crap;' of his prikouer. He now Joined bis econd ,a couima-d, a-stcninf, sport.v the tmpefuons Lawton Mmulf, for some oKning to as- sail bis foe to advantage. But two lours before, nmPDiinwoodis line felt the chance which made Henry Wharton his captive, ns the severest blow he bad ever sustained. Now be panted for an opportunity in which, by risking his own life, he might recapture his friend. All other considerations were lost in the goadings of a wounded spirit. "There, cried the delighted captain, as he pointed out tho movement with his finger, "there comes John Bull Into tha mousetrap, nnd with eyes wide open." Surely, snid Dunwoodie, engerly, "hs will not display his colunn in that flat. Wharton must tell him of the ambush. '.ut if lie docs " "We will not leave him a dozen sound kins In his battalion." interrupted the other, springing into his saddle. Prepare to uio'utit mount I" cried Dunwoodie. As the British lino ndvnnced slowly and In exact order, the guides opened a galling fire. It began to annoy that part of the royal troops which was nearest to I hem. Wellmero listened to the advice of the veteran who wns next to him in rank, and ordered two companies to dislodge the American foot from their hiding place. The movement created a slight confusion, and Dunwoodie seized the opportunity to hnrgo. ellmere, who was on the left of his line, was overthrown by the Impet uous fury of bis assailants. Dunwoodie was In time to save him from the Impend ing blow of one of his men, and raised him from the ground, had him placed on horse, and delivered to the custody of his orderly. ' The left of the British line wss out flanked by tlie Americans, who doubled In their rear, and thus made the rout In that quarter total. But the second In command, perceiving how the battle went. promptly wheeled his party and threw In a heavy fire on the dragoons; with this party was Henry Wharton; a bull struck his bridle arm, and compelled hira'to hnnge hands. As the dragoons dashed by them, rending the air with their shouts, ami with trumpets sounding a lively strain, tlie charger ridden by the youth became ungovernable he plunged. renred nnd his rider being unable, with liis wounded arm, to manage the im pa- lent animal, Henry Wharton found him self, in less than a minute, unwillingly riding by ihe side of Captain Lawton. The dragoon comprehended nt a glanea the ludicrous situation, hut hnd only time lo cry nloud. before they plunged Into tli" Fnglish line: Tho horse knows tho righteous cnuse otter than his rider. Captain Wharton, on are welcome to the ranks of freedom. No time was lost, however, by Lawton, after the charge was completed, in secur ing the prisoner again; and, perceiving him lo l.e hurt, he directed him to be con eyed to the rear. (To lie continued.) T.ELIC3 OF IIS DISASTEB3. Port Itojnl, Jamaica, Contains Mounted riwurehrada of Wreck. There are ninny curious relle3 of lit tle value, but niiicU cherished, neverthe less, to be found In Port Boyal, Ja maica. Kver slme the ancient town wr.s swallowed up by nn earthquake tiDt n tidal wave three centuries ago ncd only one man survived, he having been thrown out of tho curtb aud Into tho sea by the second quake following. lose on the first, the town has been vls- ItiHl by n series of disasters and epldern ics. Knob one has left Its traces and Its relics. Among these are several figureheads from ships which have been wrecked or nbnndoii'.'d In the harbor. These quaint ornaments have been nrranged In a square of the park near the dockyard. There Is n figurehead! In each corner of the sipitire, placed so that It faces out ward. One Is nu old reproduction of Admiral Lord Nelson. Then there are the "Imaiini" and the "Megoera." These odd-looking wooden figures are painted Jnt as they were when they formed the decorative features of ships, They are carved with dates aud names and are much weather beaten. Sur rounding then) are tall palm trees. One of the figureheads gunrds the officers' mess, another guards' the hospital, while tuelr two mates look always toward the harlKir, as If watching the Incoming and outgoing ships. Ch-so by U the bulk of an old troop ship, the Urgent, which Is n fine model of a vessel built In tho somewhat dis tant past. This hulk of n once-proud ship still boasts of n commander and a small staff of olllcers and shows the broad (iciinaiit of the commodore In command In Jani.ilcit, whose quarters are In the admiralty bouse within the king's yard. Her crew Is made up of artificers of the yard, with a few se;t' men and marines. Ills llrand. The inr.ti from the "Circle-bar" ranch listened wil'i apathy to the New F.u- glaiuler's account of tho choice enter tainments to lie enjoyed lu his native city. "We'httvci everything that's really worth money out our .way, I guess," ha said. liidtuVkvnlly. "Why, on Jauuary PJIh we hail the world-renowued bell ringers; January "Oth. Hal Brown, the greatest cornet 1st In the world; nnd January 31st, grand production of Wil liam Shakespeare's 'Lewis tho Cross F.ye.' I tell you that was great!" "What did you say was the name of the play?" linked the New Knglander. "Here, see for yourself," said the mail from the ranch, and he pnssed out a program headed, "Grand produc tion of Louts XI." ' .1lntrr MrnUe In i'ourtihfp. "You km)'-." she said. "I am not much of a conversationalist." This Mcnieii to him the opportunity fur which hi' had been waiting. "Well." be returned, "if I do tha preliminary talking your conversation al ability will be Milliticnt to enable you t. s.iy 'Yes.' won't It?" Alter all. In courtship there U noth ing like netting your answer before yoo ask the qtiei-tiiiii. He Sliukti( Fcrd was ordering his Phyllis dud for the Junior play. "As a matter of !.: : i iMs:u I Intend to wear cardinal garters,'' he remarked. "But Mich details are pure formal Ity." protested the liilsttvs-i of tU n.bes. "Yes, ( suppose they are rod tape," answered Fcrd, cplgraiiiuiatl.-ally Wlscoioiu Kphlnt. We t Mlove we prefe." the melancholy iimiu tj the uiu- who must "have hit Joke." H2C0RD3 OF ANCIENT CITY. tlldden br Ofllclnl 1,700 Tears A aro Antlnulllcs of Central Asia. My first objecllvo was the ancient alte In the desert north of Nlva, where in 10ul I had discovered tho remains of a settlement nbnndoned in the latter half of tho third century, A. D., says Dr. M. A. Stein In the Geographical Journal. Want of time and adequate latior had then prevented me from clearing some of tho ruins more deeply Mirled by drift wind ; subsequent roam- Ings of "treasure seekers" had led to the dlsixivery of other homesteads hid den away among the high sand cones on td titer side of the main groups. Working with as large a party of la borers us I could keep supplied with water from n distance of some twenty miles. I cleared now cke on thirty more dwellings. They yielded ample antiquarian spoils, including many Im plements nnd household objects Illus trative of everyday life seventeen cen turies ago. T.he numerous relics of In dustrial nrt and architectural wood carving clearly reflect the predominant Influence of Grcco-Buddhlst art as de veloped on the Indus. Finds of records written on wooden tablets In tho Khuroshtl script peculiar to tlie extreme northwest of India, nnd In an early Indian dialect mixed with a good deal of Sanskrit, have been abundant. Among these records gener ally in excellent preservation, all kinds of correspondence, official nnd private, deeds, accounts, etc., seem to be repre sented. A "haul" of special importance was secured In the comfortable residence of a local ofllclnl, who, besides lenvlng files of papers, namely, tablets scat tered on the floor of his office room, had taken care to hide quite a small archive, undoubtedly documents of val ue, below one of Its wnlls. From the way In which the place of deposit wns contrived nnd marked It npiM?nrs high ly probable that the house was aban doned lu some emergency. All the deeds, etc., found here still retain their original wooden covers nnd string fastenings In perfect condition. Among the dozens of Intact clay seals which attest these documents Impres b(oiis from Groeo-Iloman Intng'.los pre vail. Their nppenrnnee side oy side vlth Chinese seals seem to symbolize. as It were, the part plajcd by Scythla extra Imnon In the early cultural In terchange between the classical west and the far enst. - 1 Near several of the ruins the ancient orchards, fenced gardens, canals, etc., could be traced with- great clearness, showing how little tho economic condi tions differed from those of the pres ent onses. On tho other hand, surveys effected In the desert beyond, showing the course and extent of the river from which this nnclent colony drew Its Irri gation, strikingly Illustrated the great physical change which hns taken place here since tho settlement was aban doned. KlUa EDWARD AS A SAILOR. I)rllh Ilnler Is Almost as Fond of a Ship as lie la of a, Vine Horse. King Edwnrd has ahvnys been de voted to tho sen, says Frlta Morris in Uecrentlon. If there Is one thing more than another, after a horse, which ex cites tho interest of a Briton it is a ship; nnd the king has always shown himself n typical Englishman in his love of the sea. He paid tho navy tho compliment of entrusting It with the education of his two sons, while he himself Is a no less enthusiastic than practical sailor, as well of the Iron clad ns of tho yncbting type. It bo happened thnt the year JS77, which be held the first appearance of the then Prince of Wales' colors at Newmarket, also witnessed his first signal victory as a ynchtsman; for in thnt year, with his schooner Ilildergarde, he won the coveted Queen's cup nt Cowles open to members of the Boyal Yacht squadron, of which his royal highness was, nnd continued to remain, coiivmodore until his succession to the crown. Once more, In lSSlf), tho king secured the holy grail of the sea with his cutter Formosa, j while In 1895 and 1S97 he again carried. It off with his famous craft Britannia,. which generally ennbled him to ruleJ the waves wherever ne new nis uurgeei from Cannes to tho Clyde. No one Inj all England has done more than he to encourage recovery of tho Araerlca'Si cup, nnd It may bo reuiembered howl his majesty's devotion to this great, national cause, as represented by the Shamrock II., came very near to cost ing his life. Tho king has, however, of late years rnther favored his splendid steamer the Victoria and Albert, nnd n new stoain yacht Is now being built. The Victoria nnd Albert is a stately looking vessel, resplendent In handsomely gilded carved work at bows ond stern, whilst two lines of glided ropo molding sweep gracefully along her sides. For the interior decoration white nnd gold only nre used. The prettiest effect of this can bo seen in the deck saloon, which is n very fine apartment and used either for dining or reception purinises. Uituirn and Cocoa. A Parisian physician, T)r. Vnrot, read a paper before the Hospitals Medical Society the other day, in which he said that a certain number of children had come under his notice who had been fed regularly on cocoa since they had lieen weaned. The children liked this diet and lu many casts refused nny other forts of nourishment. How ever, they 'soon begun to suffer from constipation and nnaeniln; they w"re puffy, pale, did not gain In weight and lteciime nervous and Irritable. 1 111? Apprndnaea. "Hasn't Woldby got his coat-of-urms yet Why, he told me he was going to l-jok up his oncestry the llrst chance he got and " "Well, I believe he got a chance to l.Hik his family tree, but he saw some things banging to the brunches that discmirnged further research." Catholic Standard and Times. llruwlutf a l.lu. "I will coino luuno feeling like a uew fsroninu," wrote his wife. "Well, don't come home and act like one," cautioned her husband. Houston .Post EFFECTS OF OPIUM. Ihe Drnar Will Mnpefr Some Iep1 and r.trlfe Others, Comparatively few is'i-vms knnv what opium really is. When they turn to a dictionary and glean therefrom that It Is the "Inspissated Juice of tho somniferous jtojipy" they ftro still like ly to be In the dark. i The process nt obtaining It Is to score the pods at fixed Intervals during a certain period. The milky liquid which comes out soon turn a darker line nnd thickens nnd 1t then scraied off and molded Into e.-ikes, with poppy leaves for nil outside covering. It was ascertained from evidence af forded to the Indian opium commission of 1SJ(S that lu some states of India not n few of the natives took as tnu-h as forty to eighty grains of opium daily and that consumption of forty grains was common. Contrary to the Impression that death results from a sudden cessation of the habit, It has been proved that when confirmed opium eaters have been de prived temporarily of their favorite drug their health has not usually suf fered. The article has n varying effect on different races and constitutions, ex citing some ami stupefying others. It reduces the average Chinaman to a state of torisir If he takes it plentiful ly and not Infrequently causes the Ma lay to run amuck. It hns been record ed that the Japanese regularly took It before going to fight so as to work themselves up to a pitch of excitement. Most of the drug thut Is Imported Into England Is much stronger than what Is ordinarily consumed In India nnd Imported Into China. The stipula tion of the British pharmacopoeia Is that- all opium used medicinally shall yield nt least 0',j per cent of anhydrous morphine. Tho morphia percentage In much of the opium prepared In India for con sumption there and exjxirtation to Chi na Is less than half this specific strength. This Is a detail which novel ists who nre addicted to poisoning their characters should note. It Is rnther striking that opium does not seem to be largely resorted to In India ns a means of suicide. The evi dence of the largest Insurance com pany was to the effect that after twen ty years' experience there the company had decided that It wns not necessary to imKise any extra premium on the lix'es of moderate opium users Cham bers' Journel. CAT AND "CHEESE." WVVreVNVrrVrArVrVV If ever, in connection with cheese, one's thoughts fly to a ent instend of a mouse, It must surely ho to that famous, grinning cut from the county of cheeses, the Cheshire cut. But the cat asso ciated with a cheese lu the annals of a certain family, whose ancestors were pioneers, wns no such amiable creature. Neither was It nn ordinary cat, nor wns the cheese an ordinary cheese. Little Lucy, eight years old, was sent to a neighbor's two niilea distant on nn errand. The rond, although scarcely more than a track, ran through cleared land, except for a few rods of wood, and wus supposed to be safe. But In the woods the child became aware that something, skulking and rustling in the underbrush, was follow ing her. She ran, and emerged safely Into the open, but to her horror a wild cat, which must have been extraordi narily hungry, burst boldly out of the brush, and came bounding down the road In pursuit. The farmhouse was In sight, and she screamed for help; but It was plain she must be overtaken before help could come, Just ns the creature wus about to spring upon her, the little girl, with a desperate flash of courage, stopped, faced it, and with arms exteuded hori zontally, began whirling wildly around and round. She kept whirling till she was breathless nnd dizzy, then dipped quickly to the ground, ami witn her ,nd thll tnbe -.stored to ita normal condt distended 6klrts "made a cheese." tlon. hearing will he destroyed forever: nine ' .. .. rasea out of ten are raiism! ly Catarrh. These amazing proceedings so uiscon- ported the wlhlent that although It re- maineu glaring mm siii"s It did not dare to pounce. By the time It gathered courage to crouch again Tor a spring, Lucy gained grenth for another whirl ; and again her dizzily , mysterious gyrations averted tlie at tack. Three times she whirled nnd "made a cheese;" then n lad from the house, who' had hoard her cry, ran up with his gun nnd shot the cat. The skin he gave to Lucy, whom ho afterward married, nnd tho tippet nuide from It wns duly handed down with tho story to another Lucy. But furs nre, perishable, and Lftcy's Lucy can only pass on the story to Lucy tho fourth. Youth's Companion. Ilia Only Ubjret. Towne Young Koley Is learning te be a machinist. Browne Well, now, that's commen dable; wants to have a trade so that If anything should happen to his fortune he Towne (Hi, no: he simply wants to ho able to keep his motor car going. IMiili-dclpliia Press. Some Pork Coupler. Father (impressively) Consider our numerous captains of Industry, nnd keep in mini that nearly all were the architects of their owu fortunes. Son Sure! But you don't see nny of tliem exhibiting blueprints of the de tails of construction. Puck. lni-iMNi-H'l Comll I Ions. "A glti should never l;lr-s a niau un less she Is engaged to him." "But l don't want to be engaged to all tlie men I happen to know." Pitt burg Press. Don't Imagine you are the only per son in the world who litis annoyances. There Is si much trouh'.e in the world thnt there Is plenty to go 'rotiinf. When a tlrl of IU gets a letter writ ten by A Man, she uses the euvelopa for the next six mouths us a booh mark. Charity Is u cloak that covers a lo! of advertising. TKEMENDOrfl GHOWm OTP MIL WAUKEE CONtliUN. Mayer Boot ami Mksb Company, of Milwaukee, with I'uclllo Coast Branch at Seattle, One of Largest Concerns In Country. Milwaukee can be proud to be the home of the Mayer Boot and Shoe company. Next ta the fame of Mil waukee's great breweries comes the country-wide reputation of Mayer boots and shoes. Mayer shoes have "n their reputation on quality. The Moer Boot and Shoe company nasi perlstentr rcfueed to lower quality to enable It to sell shoes at a lower price, and by maintaining this honest and' superior quality and keeping In tho front ranks in style, It has gradually won tho confidence of thousands of shoe wearers who purchase Mayer hade shoes year after year who look lit the Mayer trade mark as positive evidence of style, comfort, ond good wearing quality. This quality policy so consistently pursued has resulted In healthful and rapid growth. In the twenty-five years since the Mayer Shoe company began operations It has outgrown six factories. And in the last six months, during which the last factory annex In Mllwaakee has been building, the vol ume of business Yum so greatly In creased that even with this new annex the output lags far behind the de mand. Including the new Seattle factory, which has Just been completed, tho total capacity of tho Mayer Hoot and Shoe company exceeds 9,010 pairs a day. This remarkable output, togeth er with the Inability of Mayer com pany to build factories fast enough to keep pace with the demand, is most convincing evidence of the high qual ity of Mayer footwear. In the first place the Mayer shoes are sensible. While good style Is an Important factor, comfort Is always a greater consideration; while conspicu ous extremes are avoided, refined dressiness Is always secured. Tho ex ceptional durability and splendid wearing quality of Mayer shoes are due to the use of only the best leath er and the employment of only tho most experienced and skillful work men. From the wide range of styles you are certain to find one which please?. The best known brands are the "Honorblrt" fine shoes; the "Mar tha Washington" Comfort shoes; "Spe cial Merit" school shoes, and the "Yerma" cushion shoes. If you want; a dress shoe, a work shoe, or a nhoe, dressy enough for general uses, yet sturdy enough for rough usage, it 1st out belief that you can't do better1 than to ask your dealer to supply youi with one of the Mayer brands. nice at Weddlna-n. At a wedding breakfast, according to What to Eat, a bridesmaid was beard to tell the true reason for rice toeing used at weddings. It wns once believed that If on their wedding Jour- ney a newly wedded couple saw a flock of doves it would mean a long life of peace and happiness to them. A brldnl party in passing so frightened a flock of these timid birds that they flew way In great alarm, and to avert the evil omen thnt their flight signified for the newly mnnied couple rice wns i thrown in great quantities to lure the tlrda back to the place from which they had flown. This plnn was so suc cessful that the wedded pair went on their way rejoicing and lived ever af terward a happy nnd prosperous life. Since then rice has been used as a sym bol of good luck, peace and happiness t weddings. So Slnnrnlnr. Tunny," said Baretop, "but there was a time when the barbers used to speak of my hair." "You mean before you began to get bald?" asked his friend. "les. Now. they speak of my hairs.- Philadelphia Press. A "bat shop" was opened in Londoa ky the Countess Fabricetti, recently. Liv eried footmen handed around tea and cakes. Deafness Cannot be Cured ty local apnllentlon, ns they cannot reach e disrated portion of tie ear. There la u.y one way to cure drnfnesa, and that ts r constitutional remcdlea. Deafness Is taosed by an Inflamed condition of the mu cous llnluf of the Eustachian Tube. Wben this tube la Inflamed you have a rumlillng lound or Imperfect hoartnc, and when It I IDtlrely closed, Deafnesa Is the result, and wbiv n nothluj but au tutiuined condition if the mucous aurfucea. We will Rive One Hnndrrrt Pollnrs for any caae of Deafness (i-nnsi'd Iiy caturriii that cannot be cured by Hull's Cutarrti Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CIIENKY & CO.. Toledo, O. Sold bv Dnnr-'lsts, 7"n Take Hall's Family fills fur constipation. The I.lmlt. "There's no use talking," said Mrs. Hewligus. "My husband is the crankiest man that ever drew tlie breath of life. There is only one time iu the year when he feels like poing to church, and that's when the church is closed for the summer vacation." FIT8 St. Vlliifl' pan,- nil all Srvon Piiam I'vrtminonllv nred bT Pr. KliBt'i Urett Rvnra atr,r. Kn l for r r-e irl.l b..ul ami traatiM. K. M. 11. kLl-XL. U . IMI acklrat, l'aLUdalatila. fa Accordtnir lo llulaa Sentry You can't leave. Soldier But I have the cnptalu'i oral permission. Sentry (Importantly) Let's see it.. Translated for Transatlantic Talcs from II Motto per Bidere. Mr. Wlnaiow a Soothtaf syrup far Children teelulnit; totloiii the gutu, innuooa Intlnminav Uoo, aliays fiavo, aura wiud coila, M a boiu. . eportiueul. The new steanii'r una on its first trip, nith a lot of land lublx-rs on board. "Isn't abe behaving beautifully, cap tain, In this heavy yea?" exclaimed ta enthusiastic marine reporter. "Yea, sir." said the crulT captain. "A great deal better, air, tuau the passengers nre." Ivy grown.., .un uo of a bousa renders the structure c.iol in Himnuer and warm in wintur. It also keep the walla dry. It is, however, very destructive to woodwork, forcinz thn joints apart. Different. "Who Iss that happy, contented look ing chap?" "Oh, he' a chap who married a girl because 6he wns a flue cook." 'And who Is tho poverty-stricken, oad-looklng chap talking to him?" "That's a man who married a girl be cause she was a line dresser." liou ton Post Water from an artesian well at Ostnd which has been wasted for fifty yeura has now been discovrrid to pixscas medicinal 1 dualities similar to the waters of VUUy.