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MIX THIS YOURSELF.
and truly discharged the sacred offices
THREE WORLD POWERS HAVE SET NAVIES.
of Glial love.
CIVES RECIPE FOR SIMPLE HOME'
MADE KIDNEY CURE.
neenenatvo Miliar of Harmless
Vegetable . tntrrerfleata laid l
Overcome Kldaer madden
Trnahle Promptly sad Car Rhen-aatlara
rfasnr
IT-' jui eTT Emvmtii
.FENITIORE COOPED
A STORY CF THE REVOLUTION
, Tlrre oa simple home-made mix
ture as given by an eminent authority
on. Kidney diseases, who makes the
statement In a New York dally new i J"
paper, that It will relieve almost any
of Kidney trouble If taken be
fore the stage of Brlght's dlsesse. n
atates thnt such symptom s lame
back, pain In the aide, frequent ieslre
to urinate, especially at night; painful
nd discolored urination, are readily
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Fluid Extract Dandelion. one-hall j d rac'e"t. pd? t? "lii,Su,f.
ounce; Compound K argon, one ounce 1
Compound Syrup Sarsaparllla, threq
ounces. Take a teaspoonful after each)
eueal and at bedtime. j
A well-known physician la authority!
tbst these Ingredients are all harmless1
and easily mixed at home by shaking
rel In a bottle. This mixture has H
fiecullar healing and soothing effect
lon the entire Kidney and Urinary!
structure, and often overcomes thq
worst forms of Rheumatism In Just A
little while. This mixture Is said t
remove all blood disorders and nir
the Rheumatism hy forcing the Kid
ney m ri.ter and strain from the blood
and system all uric acid and foul, de
composed waste matter, which cause
the afflictions. Try It If you aren't
well. Save the prescription.
Telegraph wires will Inst for forty
irears near the seashore. In the manufac
turing district the same wires last only
. f en years and even less.
CHAPTER VIII. Disregarding all but the fact that his
The party under Captain Lawton had fnrther still lived, the peddler stole gently
Sratched the retiring foe at his host Into the room of his dying parent. The
with the most unremitting vigilance, with- tin which boimd the father and son was
out finding any fit opening for a charge, of no ordinary kind. In the wide world
rhe experienced successor of Colonel they were all to each other. At one blow
Wellmer knew too well the power of his competence and kindred had been swept
enemy to leave the uneven surface sf the from them, and from that day to the
heights, until compelled to descend to the present hour, persecution and distress
level of the water. A small schooner, had followed their wamtering steps. Ap-
which had been their convoy from the proachlng the bedside, Harvey leaned his
city, lay wlrh her guns bearing on the body forward, and, in a voice nearly ehok-
place of embarkation. Against this com- ed by his feelings, he whispered near the
bination of force and discipline, Lawton ear of the sick :
"Father, do von know mer'
I folly to contend, and the English were The parent slowly opened his eyes, and
suffered to embark without molestation, a smile of satisfaction passed over his
The dragoons reluctantly commenced their pallid features, leaving behind It the Ira
own retreat back to the main body of the pression of death, more awful by the con-
corps, trast. The peddler applied a restorative
Harvey , Birch, prudently kept his posl- I to the parched lips of the sick man, and
Hon on the rock, where he had been seen for a few minutes new vigor seemed im-
BABT IN TERRIBLE STATE.
.Awful Humor Eating Away Face
Mori? at Mass of Soree Catlcorn
Cares In Two Week..
"My little daughter broko out all
-over her body with a humor, and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. I called In three doc
tor, but she continued to grow worse.
Her body was a mnss of sores, anil her
little face was being eaten away. Her
srs looked as If they would drop off.
Neighbor advised me to get Cutlcura
:Roap and Cutlcura Ointment, and be
fore 1 bad used half of the cake ot
Cutlcura Soap and box of Cutlcura
Ointment the sores bad all healed, and
" any little one's face and body were as
lear as a new-born babe's. I would
Kt be without It again If It cost Are
dollars, Instead of seventy-five cents.
Mrs. George J. Steese, 701 Coburn St.,
.Akron, O- Aug. 30, 1905."
TRIO CF HISTORIC HOUSES.
"Wtiere Hawthorne Wroto Many of
Ills Books at Concord, Mui,
A trip to Concord, Mass., Is net com
t plete without visiting the Wayside,
which has attained Its fame as tbs
former borne of 'Nathaniel Hawthorne,
- ays the Boston Globe.
This estate was once owned by A.
Brouson Alcott, who purchased It in
1845. He rebuilt the old place and
called It Hillside.
A few years later, In 1852, when It
passed into the hands of Hawthorne,
the latter changed tho name to Way-
-aide.
The house Is on Lexington road, and
wa each side Is a house of historical
interest. To the west Is the Orchard
liouse, the home of tho Alcotts, and at
the east Is Grapevine cottage, the for
mer home of Ephrlain W. Bull, the
originator of the Concord grape. All
-these estates are the property ef Mrs.
. Dunlel Lotbrop.
After Hawthorne purchased the heuss
lie made several changes I It, and
, among them was the addition of tbs
tower, as he called It. It was a square
: structure, over the center ef the house,
In this house and in the tower new
- thorne wrote a great many ef nil
t took,
He made bis borne there until hl
death in ISOt . ;
For several years a young woman's
twarding school occupied the Wayside
In 1879 tho property passed Inks the
by the passing glance of Henry Wharton,
until evening. From this height he had
seen all the events of the day as they
occurred. He had watched the departure
of the troops under Dunwoodle, and with
difficulty hal curbed his Impatience until
parted to his frame. He spoke, but slow
ly, and with difficulty.
"My son," said the father, In a hollow
voice, "God Is as merciful as he is just;
if I threw the cup of salvation from my
lips when a youtTi, he graciously offers It
the obscurity of night should render his to me In mine age. He has chastised to
moving free from danger. He had not, purify, and I go to Join the spirits of our
however, completed a fourth of his way to lost family. In a little while, my child,
his own residence when his quick ear dis- I you will be alone. I know you too well
tingtiislied the tread of approaching horRe,
Hy crouching and moving quickly, he
hoped yet to escnpe unseen. Captain
Lawton was too much engrossed to suffer
his eyes to indulge in their usual wan
dering : and the peddler, perceiving by the
voices that the enemy he most feared had
passed, stood erect, in order to make
greater progress. Tho moment his body
rose, above the shadow of the ground it
was seen and a chase commenced. The
peddler betook himself to flight.
The confusion of the chase had been
heard by the whole of the men,, though
none .distinctly understood the order of
Lawton but those who followed. The re
mainder were lost In doubt as to the duty
that was required, of them, and were
making eager inquiries when a man cross
ed the road at a single bound. At the
same instant the stentorian voice of Law-
ten rang through the valley, shouting :
"Harvey Birch take hi in, dead or
alive I"
Fifty pistols lighted the scene, and the
bullets whistled in every direction round
the head of the devoted peddler. A feel
ing of despair seized his heart, and In the
bitterness of that moment he exclaimed :
"Hunted like a beast of the forest !"
He felt life and its accompaniments to
be a burden and was about to yield him
self to his enemies.
not to foresee you will be a pilgrim
through life. The bruised reed may en
dure, but it will never rise. You have
that within you, Harvey, that will guide
you aright ; persevere, as you have begun,
for the duties of life are never to be neg
Ucted and" A noise in the adjoining
room interrupted the dying man, and the
Impatient peddler hastened to learn the
cause, followed by Katy and the black.
The first glance of his eye on the figure
in the doorway told the trader but too
well his errand, and the fate that probably
awaited himself. The intruder was a man
still young In years, but his lineaments
bespoke a mind long agitated by evil
passions. His dress was of the mennest
materials, and so ragged and unseemly
as to give him tho appearance of studied
poverty. His hair was prematurely whit
ened, and his sunken, lowering eye avoid
ed the bold, forward look of Innocence.
This man was a well-known leader of one
of those gangs of marauders who infest
ed the county with a semblance of pat
riotism, and who were guilty of every
grade of offense, from simple theft up to
murder. Behind him stood several other
figures Clad in a similar manner, but
whose countenances expressed nothing
more than the Indifference of brutal in
sensibility. They were all well armed.
CHATTER IX.
The weather, which had been mild and
clear since the storm, now changed with
the suddenness of an American climate.
Toward evening the cold blasts poured
down from the mountains, snd flurries
of snow pis inly Indicated that the month
of November bad arrived. Frances hsd
stood at the window of her owe apart
ment, watching the slow progress of the
Birch funeral procession, with a medlan-
choly that was too deep to be excited by
the spectacle. There was something in
the sad office that was in unison with
her feelings. A few of the southern
drsgoons, who were patrolling the passes
which led to the encampment of the
corps, could be distinguished at a dis
tance on the heights, bending to their
pommels as they faced the keen air.
Frances witnessed the dissppesrance
of the wooden tenement of the decceased.
as it was slowly lowered from the light of
day; and the sight added to the chilling
weariness of the view. Captain Single
ton was sleeping under the care of his
own man, while his sister bad been per
suaded to take possession of her own
room, for the purpose of obtaining the re
pose of which her last night's Journeying
hsd robbed her. The apartment of Miss
Singleton communicated with the room
occupied by the sisters, through a private
door, and the surprised girl saw her
whom she had thought to be sleeping, not
only awake, but employed in a manner
that banished all probability of present
repose. The black tresses were loosened,
and fell in profusion over her shoulders
and bosom, Imparting a slight degre of
wlldness to her countenance; the chillmg
white of her complexion was strongly con
trasted with eyes of the deepest black,
that were fixed in rooted attention on a
picture she held in her hand. Frances
hardly breathed, as she was enabled to see
that It was the figure of a man in the
well-known dress of the Southern horse;
but she Instinctively laid her hand on her
heart to quell its throbbings, as she
thought she recognized the lineaments.
Frances felt she was improperly prying
into the sacred privacy of another; but
her emotions were too powerful to permit
her to speak. Isabella was too much
engrossed by her own feelings to discover
the trembling figure of the witness to ner
actions, and she pressed the Inanimate im
age to her lips with enthusiasm.
The fury of the wind whistled round
the angles of the building, and she rose
and moved to a window. Her figure was
now hid from the view of trances, who
was about to rise and approach her guest,
when tones of a thrilling melody chained
her in breathless Bilenee tp the spot.
(To be continued.)
TJNCORRUPTED YET BY TIR3.
prevailed. If taken, there was great rea
son to apprehend that most probably the
morning sun would witness bis ignomin
ious execution. He again fled. A frag
ment of a wall crossed bis path. He
hardly had time to throw his exhausted
Norwar and Sweden Have Not Dees
oVerrun with Foreign Visitors.
It Is only in recent years that Amer
ican tourists have begun to enjoy the
Nature, however, Harvey knew resistance to be In vain. In charms of the Scandinavian countries,
the twinkling of an eye both he and
(tasar were stripped of their decent gar
ments, and made to exchange clothes with
two of the filthiest of the band. They
were then placed in separate corners of
the room, and, under the muzzles of the
limbs over this barrier before .twenty of muskets, required faithfully to answer
his enemies reached Its opposite side, such interrogatories as were put to them.
Their horses refused to tske the leap in "Where is your pack?" was the first
tho dark. The heart of the peddler now uuestion to the peddler.
beat high with hope, when the voice of "Hear me," said Birch, trembling with
Captnln Lawton again rang in his ears, tgltation ; "In the next room is my father,
shouting to his men to make room. The bow in the agonies of death : let me go to
fearless trooper rode at the wall at the pim, receive his blessing, and close his
top of bis horses speed, and flew over the tyes, and you shall have all all, all."
obstacle in safety. The triumphant hur- "Answer me as I put the question, or
rahs of the men, and the thundering tread this musket shall seud you to keep the
of the horse, too plainly assured the ped- Bid driveller company ; where is your
aier ot tne emergency of els danger. He I park?"
was nearly exhausted, and his fate no I Birch told snd a man was dispatched
longer seemed doubtful. I n quest of the booty ; he soon returned,
sstop, or die ! was uttered above his throwing the bundle on the floor, swear-
Head, ana in leariul proximity to his ing it was as light ss feathers.
"Ay," cried the leader, "there must be
gold somewhere. Uive us your gold, Mr.
Birch; we know you have it; you will
not take continental, not you.
"You break your faith," said Harvey.
"Give us your gold," exclaimed the oth
er, furiously, pricking the peddler with
his bayonet until the blood followed his
pushes in streams. At this iastant a
slight movement was beard in the adjoin
ing room, and Harvey cried, imploringly
"Let me let me go to my father, and
ears.
Harvey stole a glance oven his shoulder
and saw within a bound of htm the man
he most dreaded. By the light of the
stars he beheld the uplifted arm and the
threatening sabre. Fear, exhaustion and
despair seised bis heart, and the Intended
victim fell at the feet at the dragoon.
The horse of Lawton struck the prostrate
peddler, and both' steed and rider came
violently to earth.
As quick as thought, Birch was on his
feet agaia, with the sword of the discom- you shall have all.'
filed dratoon in his hand. Vengeanco "I swear you shall go then," said the
seems out too natural to numan passions. Skinner.
,i .1.. . 4. ..I . i , , i
ah me wrouz oi mo peuuier loone on nis I'lt.... .w- tt,. r i
brain with a dazzling brightness. For h. throw .d. thB ' hlrh hm V.d
which for generations have been the
playground where the British enjoyed
their holidays. Although the number
less streams of Norway are fairly
crowded with trout, a chance visitor
can scarcely find a place to throw a
line, as brooks, rivers and lakes aro
leased by English sportsmen. Tbesa
Scandinavian peoples aro a salubrious
change from tho rest of those of con
tlnental Europe, not yet ' corrupted,
perhaps, by an annual horde of sight
seers. At present railroad, boat, car
riage and hotel rates In Scandinavia
are fair, and American spendthrift
have not vet raised the Drlces of na
tive manufactures. Instances are Ac
tually known where a tip has been re
fused !
Norway Is In reality a great volcanic
mountain range, and along Its precipi
tous sides, which border on the deep
and narrow fiords that form the only
communication with the outside world,
cling little patches of ground. There
is not enough soil to raise anything
but hay and potatoes and a few garden
vegetables.
Three thousand years before tha
Christian era, and probably centuries
earlier, a powerful race of people in
habited these Scandinavian countries.
The collections from the stone age la
the museums of Copenhagen and Stock
holm are the most complete In tha
world. Those from the bronze age In-
lI!!ttS: Powerful weal Jt'
.
V,. ' - i ' - , , ' - ,
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"WILL THE TRAFALGAR OF THE FUTURE BE FOUGHT IN THE AIR?"
Three of the world's greatest fighting powers England,
Germany and Franc now have successful dirigible bal
loons for use In war times. England's military balloon
bas Just been successfully tested and put into commis
sion. It made a semi-circle of two miles around Fnrn
borongh and Cove common without difficulty, with the
wind at fifteen miles an hour, and was an easily steered
as a skiff in water. The snecees of these three great Euro
pean powers In this direction, coupled with experiments
by the United States government with the aeroplane,
gives rise to the startling question, "Will the Trafalgar
of the future be fought In the air?"
LIFE'S MUSIC.
There never has been such music since
ever the world began.
No melody like it has echoed in the listen
ing ear of man.
As soft as the bells of the fairies, as blithe
as the song of the bird
The laughter, rhe Infinite laughter, on lips
of the childehart heard !
Oh, if we could echo that laughter, if we
could catch it again,
The old sweet note of the golden throat,
the lilt of its glad refrain I
Life would be music forever If one could
laugh like a child.
In the golden day of the fairy way, care
lessly free and wild I
Baltimore Sun.
Return of
the Prodigal ;
Gilbert Summers was prosperous ns
far as worldly goods goes; he owned
a drug store with all modern Improve
ments; a snug little balance in the
bank, with more added to It each week
and the people of the Tillage called
him well-to-do.
His most valued possession was bis
little "Sunbeam," his 7-year-old daugh
ter, who was the only child, and al
though the world culled him cynical
aud morose, the child was able to call
forth the best there was In him.
The world also called him queer.
When his wife ran away Summers
in .h. .ir, in th. V -n "" '5 n" "?" "' nu"nr 2.000 years before Christ
W - - " - - "I a unasur I fUf Matr ' I lVma I AAma tlal Hantnf Kw I ....
less on the reviving but hslplsss trooper. ... .j . ,w. ' . These collections show also the 1m-
Ths peddler vanished up the side ot th nlnneA tn '.u. w. h. . K.n. w. mense wealth and the marvelous work-
wn1dl , - , ' , I nately his quick motion bad caused him to manshlp which existed here a thousand
' " v j i . escape the thrust aimed at his life, and years ago. The museums tnemsaivea
Cornet Mason, as he rods up, follows u v ... !., i. , .1 j SMinnt ...
"w stmw 1 . . B . a iv tv tm vj aaiai vswuvw vuij vuai us nasi i vr fi aj ituuucu nxxva ui v iunuiuvvu
bands of Hawthorne'a soa-In-law, ' ' "T?! " 1 confined. ties and nalaces, built long befora
. - uiiniuuui wild ixi si auu ssTTtartTix innn mrw m t i
HGeorge Taraons . athrop, wha fold IB, .ni.in uM h. Mntt I "No. Mr. Birch," said the Skinner, "ws
Hold!" roared the discomfited captain, "now 'ou lw ' 0' snppery rascal
.In 1883 to the late Daniel Lothrop.
Mrs. Ixithrop generally wakes thU
tier summer residence, but this sum
mer she and her daughter, Miss Mar
garet Lotbrop, are abroad and tha
Juouse was closed.
TAKE THEM OUT
' Tboni ro4 Tker Can Itadr
On.
When a student begins to break down
from lack of the right kind of food,
there are only two things to do; either
take blm out of school or feed him
nproperty on food that will rebuild the
'brain and nerve cells. That food Ja
J ripe-Nuts,
-A boy writes from Jamestown, N. T.,
maying; "A short time ago I got Into
a bad condition from overstudy, but
Mother having heard about Grape-Nuts
i food begun to feed me cn It. It satis
tiled my hunger better than any other
food, and the results were marvelous,
f got fleshy like a good fellow. My
-4usual morning headaches disappeared,
.sand I found I could study for a long
,.'j)erlo(l without feeling the effects of It.
, 'My face was pale and thin, but Is
jkw round and has considerable color.
.After I had been using Grape-Nuts for
fibout two months I felt like a new boy
altogether, I have gained, greatly in
strength as well as flesh, and It Is a
Measure to study now that I am not
Lothered with my head. I passed all of
ny examinations with a reasonably
pood percentage, extra good In some of
ihein, and It is Grape-Nuta thut bas
nved me from a year's delay In enter
ing college.
("Father and mother have both been
mproved by the use of Graie-Nuts.
dot her was troubled with sleepl
lights, and got very thin, and looked
-areworn. She has gained ker normal
'rtrengta and looks, and sleep well
jnlguu." "There's a Reason." R4
TTbe Road to Wellvllle," In pkga.
raising blmsslf with difficulty to his feet; t0.t,,?1"tT?u w of 'l'h 7J.ur ,old' your
"if on of you dismount, h dies. Tom, goldI ,.?her U yur bo!rd? 'lthout u
my gooa teiiow, you win nip me to strsd- ' 'r 7 ' . ; it
dl Roanoke sgain." I Remove th stone underneath the worn-
t, 'SSfM flnrthwMch'willTaiVyrch,
siUnc. whll th wondering dragoons ,.,..-
ZZL2f"JrJML rlSS! "J ATd'tkVu'yVu w. b. desplsable." said
tby composed part ot th animals they
rod.
"Captain Lawton," said th orderly of
bis troops, "w ar now passing th house
ot th peddler spy; Is It your plasur
that w burn It 7"
No!" roared th captain, la a vote
th housekeeper, bitterly. "A peddler
without goods and without money is sure
to b desplsabl.
"There will b enough left to pay for
his halter," cried th Skinner, who was
not slow to follow th instructions of
America was discovered, and libraries
were in existence then, containing hun
dreds of thousands of rare books and
manuscripts. Fifteen years before Co
lumbus discovered America the Univer
sity of tpsala was founded. In 1620,
tho year the pilgrims started for Amer
ica, grammar schools were established
in Sweden. There were circulating li
braries throughout Sweden long befora
they existed In the United Statea,
Stockholm Letter In New York Sun,
,. .t.rtiMl tha disnnrwitnt .... . . I Harvey, soon lighting opon a stor of
"ar you an incendiary? Would you burn English guineas. Th mouey was quickly betrothed were milking their why up-
Betor and After Marrtaa-,
A young man and woman who were
a aous in cow Diooai Let bat a spark i -
aroroacb, ana tn nana that carrUs It I uenintea sua a prize mat greatly ex
will never light another." I ceedd their expectations, the band pre
"Zounds I" mutterd th cornet, "thar pared to depsrt. Intending to take th
la llf la th captain, notwithstanding I peddler with them, in order to giv him
bis tumble." I up to th American troops above, and
Th. house of Birch had heen mtnh.A to claim the reward offered for his ap-
at different; times by th Americans, with Prhnion. Everything was ready, when
a view to his arrest, but never with sue. ,orln sppesrea in meir miusi wuicn ap
r.m. The father of Harvev had K..n P"ed ths stoutest hearts among them,
greatly molested In consequence of the n latn " arisen irom bis DeU, aud
usnlploua character of tha aon. nut I " '"" url" n "ies oi mi sou
notwithstanding th moat minut scrutiny
Into th conduct of th old man, no fact
could b substsntiated against him to his
Injury. Age and sorrow wr now about
to spar him further molestation, for the
lamp of life bad been drained of It oil.
Th confusion ot the day helped to hasten
tb event he would fain arrest for a little
while. As night set In, his illness In
creased to such a derre that th dis
mayed housekeeper sent a truant boy, who conveyed him to his bed. The glazed eye
Around his body was thrown the sheet of
tb bed, aud his fixed eye and haggard
face gav him th appearance of a being
from another world. Even Katy and
Ceasar thought it was the spirit of the
elder Birch, and they fled the bouse, fol
lowed by the alarmed Skinners, in a body.
stuirs iu an apartment house, accord
ing to a story Colonel Louis E. Pitta,
of Missouri. Is foud of telling. On
reaching the first floor the ankle of the
young woman turned and she sort oi
stumbled.
"Be careful, sweetheart, be careful,"
quickly cried her companion, apprehen
sively.
Somehow, after climbing another
flight, the girl once again accidentally
trlpiKHl.
"You didn't hurt yourself, did you,
dearie?" asked her eBcort, a touch of
nervousness In his voice.
Strange us it may seem, on arriving
at the floor above tho young woman's
1 nan
jSssifk
"mamma's back home."
knew he would succeed. His was n
strauge philosophy; be pitied his child
on account of the Btlgma cast on her
name by her mother, but somehow felt
ti8 If it was all bis fault and he wanted
to make It up to her In some way.
Summers was nt his desk one night
after the clerk bad gone borne, and the
druggist and his little daughter were
alone, when the tap of a coin on the
showcase announced a customer.
He moved briskly to the front of the
store and saw the figure of a woman at
tho counter. She was poorly and thin
ly clad and the cold blast that clung
to her frayed shawl chilled Summers
to the bone. He noticed her ragged
dress, coAed with snow that was rap
Idly melting. She did not look up at
blm wben she spoke.
"1 wnnt a dime's worth of carbolic
acid," she said, in a low tone, pulling
the shawl about her face.
Summers gazed at the poor creature
with a pitying glance. He Was not sen
timental, but the dejected droop of her
shoulders appealed to his sympathies.
"What do you want with it?" as asked.
Something In bis voice made the
woman look up at his quickly. As she
raised her bead the shawl fell from
her face and they looked at each .other
squarely. The recognition was mutu
al.
"Gilbert 1" she exclaimed. Her tone
bespoke the anguish in her heart, but
the pleading note In her voice failed
to touch hlra.. All the old bitterness
was aroused anew and at the sight of
her face Summers steeled bis heart
resolutely.
No one would have suspected that a
torrent of emotions had been awakened
In bis breast. His face hardened, and
to all appearances he became cold uud
cynical.
At that moment little "Sunbeam"
runtnriul rn f frrtm hatilnrl tho nrMprln.
m h$vS tion ense, and as she caught sight of
'v.VV'l hn nttlfnl fienrft atnnrllnsr thorn with
the tired, hunted look In her eyes, the
child ran forward with a shout of Joy
and threw herself In her mother'snrms.
The woman sank to her knees and with
heart-broken sobs rained kisses on the
child's up-turned face.
"Mamma's back home, papa," cried
the child, gleefully. The woman looked
up appeallngly. The man's eyes soft
ened and he put bis band tenderly on
h's wife's bend.
"Yes," be said slowly: "Mamma's
back borne." Chicago Journal.
HOW TO READ A GAS METER.
Here la the War to Keep Tab on the'
Amount Used.
Few of the thousands who pay gas
bills every month know how to read tho
meter and fewer still know how to reg
ulate it Bo the bills will not be exces
sive. You kceptnb on the bills of your Ice
man, your grocer and butcher ; why not
on the gas company? Reading the gas
meter is a simple mntter when once un
derstood. If you will look at your me--ter
you will see that there are four,
disks or faces on the front. Tlie top ',
one Is for the gas company to test and:
ascertain if there is a leakage, so you
need pay no attention to It. The three
dials. In a row underneath sliow the
amount of gns used and the little points
on these faces tell the story.
Each dial Is numbered from one to
ten. The dial on the right measures
gas by hundreds of feet The middle
dial measures It by thousands of feet,
and the left-hand dial measures it by
ten thousands of feet In other words
every time a hundred feet of gas Is
used the hand on the right dial moves
one number. Every time the band on
this dial goes completely around the
pointer on the middle dial registers'
1,000, and when the pointer on the mid
dle dial has made a complete revolution,
the Indicator on the left dial shows that'
10,000 cubic feet of gas have been meas
ured. ,
No matter how far past a figure the
dial may be that figure is taken until
the next figure Is actually passed.
Take this illustration : The left-hand
pointer Is at five. Each division on this
sky ty xy
a.
IRELAND'S FAIR.
Exhibition at Dablin Mark a New
Epoch In the Green Isle's Hlstorr,
In Herbert Park, not far from the
heart of Dublin city and partly on the
site of Don ny brook fair of unsavory
memory, stand the white buildings of
the Irish International exhibition, says
Everybody's. The difference between
these noble palaces and the rickety
booths of Donnybrook Is symbolic of
the difference between the old Ireland
and the new; of the deeply significant
renascence and awaking of the nation.
Ireland's fair might well be called hr
birthday celebration. Donnybrook fair
used to be the trading place for all the
peasants and small farmers and petty
shopkeepers of the country 'Who could
ride or walk to the spot, for this was
,KaIm mnnt oswlfll fOntfkP In tha
made no effort to follow her, but con- l"c" VI "
!7 . , ... spect Donnybrook may seem p ctur-
tlnued the even tenor of his way, and ... . .., tha . ,.i
as far as the world knew, he quickly
erased her from bis memory.
Wben Summers, the business man,
left his drug store with a courteous
good night to bis clerk, be became Gil
bert Summers, domesticated, the father
and the mother of his little "Sunbenm."
Those long and happy evenings Sum
mers spout alone w&fc bis child were
sacred.
The little vlllago where Summers did
esque, as showing the Irish Joy in liv
ing, the bravery and song. But actual
ly Donnybrook showed the bitter effect
of a cruel land system forced on Ire
land by a people who could never un
derstand her.
But the old Ireland Is dead and there
Is a new Ireland, becoming moro aud
more unified and coherent through
a variety of causes, chief of which are
ttie new land system aud the recent in
bad shut up himself with them during
the combat, to th Locusts, in quest of a
companion to cheer her solitude. Camar,
alone, could be spared, and, loaded with
eatables and cordial by the kind-hearted
Miss I'eyton, the black had been dispatch
ed on thia duty. The dying mau wai
The excitement, which bad given the. I nukle proved treacherous, or nor heel
sick man strength, soon vanished, and I must liuvo caught something or other,
the peddler, lifting him in his arms, re- for Bi,e ni.iu tripped. i
"My I Oo must look out, darling or
my little bnby girl will hurt herself,"
rooed the young fellow loviugly, a
nhiido nf fear lu his kindly warning,
us he quickly slipped his arm protect
lugly about his native's waist.
They were uuutW. And sune
mouths afterward, as the young cou
ple were retumiu homeward, the an
kle Oi' the bride turned and sne trip-1
ped up slightly.
"What's the matter with your snap
ped out the husband scowHugly. "Caal
you aund up?" Exchange. J
I A. t n l riuvl.liinnipTlt Vnw tha nan a .
i.,,!,!.. not wonder nor lament I " ' i-"-
when n -Ign over his drug store an- ay himself be a small landholder,
nimnced he was going to move to the lvM- r n,a "ve- ln f 'ut hoU8,''
and enlarge his business.- Tbey yu"nT """ u"v
or tn latner was nxea upou tne son.
Harvey bent down, and, with the part
ing breath of his parent, received his
dying benediction. A life of privation
and wrontra embittered inovt of th future
hours ot th poddler. But under no suf
ferings, lu no misfortunes, th subject
past the us of medicines, and his chief of poverty and obloquy, th reaietubranc
anxiety seemed to center lu a meeting ot that tiu ssing never lett mm ; it con'
with his child. I atsnfly gleamed over the busies of the
"Is lie slivs?" ssked Birch, tremulous- past, shedding a holy radiance around
ly, as he entered th house, and seeoilng- his saddest baurs oi despondency ; It
ly afraid to receive th answer. cheered th prospect Of th fstur with
"Surely." said Katy, rising hastily, "h th prayers ot a pious spirit; It brought
ssuat Uve tili day, or till th tide Is aowa," th sweat assarsaca of aavlng faithfully
city
stmpped up the bargalus he offered and
exchanged remarks ubout the weather,
wished him good luck in his new ven
ture, and went back home.
These remarks measured the extent
. i,. ei-L.tiiluhltt In tin, vllliiirrt Hm
Lad but one friend and that friend vividly suggested bytheexhibltlon,
stole away bis wife. Therefore, Gil
bert Summers culled, no ma" friend.
nical education offered by the govern
ment, may be fitted for skilled labor,
His wife and daughters may supple
ment his earnings by their work in
borne industries. Aud all that Ireland
la and all ttiat sue win become are
An Installation
its always Insists on kisslmr me
A nioutu inter suw cummers esran- -....icht when he goes.
llKUef in nis uew store in me nenrt or e ever untll nfter ,jurk doo.
n greut city, it reprcwniea nis enure nern0U8ton I'ost
capital ana ne aeuicatea u to nis nine
"Sunbeam.' Lots of men aud things soeui easy til)
He was cold and calculating and I Ju try to do them,
dial being 10,000 feet, this makes 50,
000.
The middle pointer Is at two. Each.
division of this middle dial registers
1,000 feet, so the reading here Is 2,000.
The pointer 'on the right-hand dial is
Just beyond nine, but we read K at-
nlne, and as this Is the dial that regis
ters by 100 feet ve have 000. Adding
50,000 and 2,000 ami 000, we get the to
tal reading 52,000 feet.
But cries some one : "IlMven't used
52,000 feet of gas in one month." De
not make the mistake of thinking so.
Take the last reading of your dial yoa
will find It on your gas bill and sub
tract It from the present reading and
you will get the exact amount of gas
that has passed through the meter since
last reading. You see, gas meters can
not be turned back, and they must
measure their full 100,000 cubic feet be
fore all the pointers stand at "0" again.
For this reason It Is necessary to sub
tract the old reading every- time the
meter Is read ln order to get tne
amount used since the last reading.
All this may sound very complicated.
byt It Is really Tery easy If you wlH
experiment In reading your meter a few
times. If housekeepers would leans
to read their meters and compare them
with their bills they would be sure not
to be overcharged. Chicago News.
Ilia Norrow Escape.
A Jolly old steamboat captain wlta
more girth than height was asked If
he had ever had any very narrow es- ,
capes.
"Yes," he replied, bl eyes twinkling,
"once I fell off my boat at the mouth
of Bear creek, and, although I'm an
expert swimmer, I guess I'd be there
now- if It hadn't been for my crew.
You see, the water was Just deep
enough so's to be over my head wben
I tried to wade out, and Just shallow
enough" he gave bis body an ex
pUuatory pat "so that whenever I
tried to swim out I dragged bottom."
Everybody's.
Little rieaeure la It.
Mrs. Dawdle Oh, I don't like ta go
to that store. Shopping there is so un
satisfactory. 1
Mrs. Wise Why, they have every
thing you could potislbly need there.
Mrs. Dawdle That's Just It No
matter what you ask for they can suit
you right off. Philadelphia Press.
Almost any woman will tell you a
corset doesu't hurt her, because taa
never laces tight
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