i
.
-' Twin ths rmiirr' Side.
Tiro Mormon boys wont to school
tor ths first time out In Ulah," relates
Congressman J. Adam Bode, "and the
tesctier asked tliem their names.
"John and William Smith.' the boys
replied.
"'Ah, thea yon are brothers! How
Id are your
" 'Each 10 years old, ma'am.'
"'Indeed! Then you are twin?
"Deaw, ma'am,' replied one of the
boys, 'only on our father's slda.' " Er
try body's.
Sapt-rif Klon.
. Miss Ascum Don't you really be
Here In dreams?
Miss O'Bull No, Indeed! It's surer
tltlous sod besides It's a bad sigt
when you believe In them, for It al
ways brings you bud luck. l'blladul
phla Press.
LICE IN POULTRY
Borax Spray a Safe Preventive
Simple, Cheap, Harmless
to Fowls.
"20 Mule Teom" Borai was a goo(
thing to rid poultry of lice. I had used
so much Inflammable Lice killers that
any Poultry House were regulor flit
traps. I gave my 8. C W. Legbort
house a good spray Ins Just two monthi
ago. Slate I hare caught several fccm
and t foand no lice. I am rid of l!c
and shat continue to use "20 Muli
Team" Borax as a spray, also as i
wssb.
(Signed) MRS. B. R. BUPFHAM,
. Itoswefl, New Mexico
The raTiroals killed 104 persons Is
Chicago coring the first nine months ol
this year, the street cars 10(1. teams ant
wagon 45 and the automobile only 10.
How's This?
W offer lie Hundred Dollars Reward foi
ny esse of Catarrh that cannot hs cured bj
Ball's Catarrh Cnre. .
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
We, fhs ondeniljrued. have known F. J
Cheney for th laxt in year, and bellev
him perfectly honors Me In all bualnmw trana
motions, a ad Snonclally alle to carry out an;
Mlgatlaas mad by bin firm. '
Wj,oino, Kin a 4 Marvin, '
Wholesale DrtiKglste, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken tnlernallT
acting directly upon tha Mood and miicom
surface ef the system Testimonials sen)
free. Price, 75c per bottle. Hold by al
bniRCistn. ....
Take HatTs Family rill for eonatlpatioa
Consistency in Reform,
"Whywusn't Mr. Do Smythe-Pey
tcr at the meeting to take mops tt
Suppress the gambling evil In big
it!er
"She couldn't come. This Is the da
her bridge whist club meets, and slie'i
always such a wlnuer." Baltlmori
American.
Mors rlaa Barley and Sprits,
two great cereals, makes crowing and fat
teniog bogs and cattle possible In Dak.
Mont, Ida, Colo., yea, everywhere, ant
add to above Salzer'a - Billion Dollai
Cras, the 12 ton Hay wonder Teosint
Which produces 80 ton of green foddei
per acre. Emperor William Oat prodigy
etc, and other rare farm aeeds that the
far.
jtjst errr this our Attn rktcr it
with 10c In stamps to the John A. 8lti
Sed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and get thtli
Mg catalog and lota of farm seed som
Sles. C. N. 0.
'Hasaa Bay -New Ontlet to Fnrops
Without a doubt, Canada will ralst
.half a billion buHhcis of grain annual
1y ten years hence, nnd we shall set
.Hudson Bay unrivaled among tht
world's greatest Inland trade arteries
ays J. a Eliot In the Technical World
Magaslns. Hudson Bay has been pro
. posed as a new highway for transport
ing Canadian gralu to Liverpool, and
the fact that the new route would bt
ia thousand miles shorter than the pre
ut way through the Great Lakes and
overland to New York would greatlj
reduce the transportation coHt on
(rain sent to Europe through the Bay
"Many people to-dny think of North
, westers Canada as a bleak, barret
.country, as cold as Alaska or Green
land. But In arena which are In tbi
earns latitude as Grecnluud. flue wheal
trope have been rained. The tremen
dous amount of territory that will bt
affected by thin new grain route roakei
,Hudsoa Bay one of the greatest Inland
rade arteries of the world. Vast agrl
- cultural lands stretching as far west
' as the Canadian Rockies and a thou
jsaud miles north of Montreal, are in
iduded wlthla the coat -saving reach ol
nla Mew-World Mediterranean, Th
'ptrm rem through Hudson Bay will
gtUce the farmeta who cultivate SOO
anfllloa acres of laud. In control of th
Strain saarkeis of the world by making
possible a 80 per cent reduction In cost
M traaaporUUon. To attract and con
at the future traffic of the Hudsoa
flay; rent would be It would eeetn
o con tret the destiny of all Westert
Can ad aaal the cunimnrclat supremaof
t the New World.
CUBS' FOOD.
er Vhurtvo o Oras trots.
BesJthy babies don't cry and th,
well-notni sbed baby that la fed oi
Grape-nuts is never a crying baby
Many babies who cannot take any oth
er food relish the perfect food. Grape
Hubs, and get well.
-iy little baby waw gives up bj
fjaree dootors who said thst the con
Sensed milk oa which I had fed hei
bad ruined the child's stomach. Oni
0t the doctors told me the only thlni
is do would be to try Grape-Nuts, so 1
,,gor some sod prcpured It as followa
.1 soaked 1 tahlespooufuls iu one oln:
jef cold water tor hulf an hour, then I
atrafued off the liquid aud mixed 1J
teas!Oonfls of this strslued Grape
!NuU, jtloe with six teuspoonfuls of rlc
milk, bat la a pinch or suit aud a littl
jsugar, warmed It aud gave It to babj
verr two hours.
1 "In this stiuple, easy way 1 aavet
ahy's Ufe and have built her un to i
artreng, bealrhy child, rosy and laugh
jtng. The food must certainly be per
(feet to tutva such a wonderful effect
Ws this. I can truthfully say I think
jtt Is the best food In tueXvorld to rnlw
delicate babies ou and la glao a dell
.clous healthful food for grown-ups. ai
we nave aiscovercd in our family
Grape-Nut is equally Valuable to tht
Strong, beahlby man or woman. It
tends lor bas true theory of health
rThera'i a Iteason." Read, The Iloai
WaUrftle, lu pkga.
IIKENSIDE
MRS. MARY J. HOLMES
AsWief f "Dorf B.m," "TIM Ciflhk Orttnoi " " rtMM're fk Rllh'de." "Uss Rlrtrv."
" Measewvrsek," " I cm rat ti Ssathmt," "Until Mtuac," etc.
CIIAPTEB I.
Th good people of Devonshire were
rnthd iiven to quarreling aoiirtimea
ahout the miniater's wife, meek, gentle
Mrs. Tiverton, whoae manner of house
keeping, or style of dress, did not exact
ly suit them ; sometimes about the min
ister himself, good, patient Mr. Tiver
ton, who vainly Imagined that if he
prearbed three sermons a week, attend
ed the Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing, I lie Thursday evening sewing socie
ty, officiated at every funeral, visited all
the sick, and gave to every beggar who
called at his door, besides superintend
ing the Sunday school, he was earning
his salary of six hundred per year.
Sometimes, and that not rarely, tha
guarrel ' crept into tha choir, and thea,
fer on whole Snnday, It waa all In vain
that Mr. Tiverton read the psalm and
hymn, easting troubled glance toward
the vacant aeata of hia refractory singers.
There waa no on a to respond, aniens It
were good old Mr. Hodges, who pitched
so high that few could follow him ; while
Mr. Captain Simpson whoa daughter,
the organist, had been snubbed at th
last cbelr meeting by Mr. Hedge' daugh
ter, the alto singer rolled op her eye
at her next neighbor, or fanned heraalf
furiously in token of her diagnst.
Latterly, however, there had eon trp
a new cause of quarrel, before which
every other cause sank Into Insignificance.
Now, though the village f Devonshire
could boast bat one public school house,
eaid bouse being divided into two depart
ment, th upper and lower division,
ther were in the town several dlatrlct
achoola ; and for the last few year a
committee of three had been annually ap
pointed to examiae and decide npon th
marits of th various candidate for
teaching. Strange that over each an of
fice so fierce a' feud should have arisen ;
but when Mr. Tiverton, Squire Lamb
and Lawyer Whlttemore, in th full con
viction that they were doing right, re
fused a'certlflcate of scholarship to Laura
Tladale, niece of Mrs. Judge Tiadale,
and awarded it to one whose earnlnga in
a factory had procured for her a thor
ough English education, the villagers were
at once aet by the ears, th aristocracy
abusing, and the democracy upholding tha
dismayed trio, who, as the breez blew
harder, quietly resigned their office, and
Devonshire waa without a school com
mittee. In thl emergency something roust be
done, and, as the two belligerent parties
could only unite on e stranger, 'It seemed
a matter of special providence that only
two months before young Dr. Ilolbrook
had rented the pleasant little office on the
village common, formerly occupied by old
Dr. Carey, now lying in the graveyard
by the aide of soms whose days he had
prolonged, snd others whose days he had
aurely shortened. Besides being hand
some, and skillful, and quite as familiar
with the poor as the rich, the young doc
tor wss descended from the aristocratic
line of Boston Holbrooka, fact which
tended to make hhn a favorite with both
classes; and, greatly to hia surprise, h
found himself unanimously elected to the
responsible office of sole Inspector of com
mon schools In Devonshire.
With no definite Idea a to what waa
expected of him, except that he waa to
find out "whether a girl knew her P'a
and Q's," and was also to "cut one or
two of the first candidates," Dr. Ilol
brook accepted the oflice, and then await
ed rather nervously his initiation. II
was not enxy In the society of ladies, un
less, indeed, the lady Btood In need of
his professional services, when he lost
sight of her at once, and thought only of
her disease. Ilia patient once well, bow-
ever, ho became nervously shy and em
barrassed, retreating as soon aa possible
Irom her presence to the covert of bla
friendly oflice, where, with hia boots upon
the table and bia head thrown back in a
most comfortable position, ha aat one
April morning, in bappy oblivion of th
navy of girl who must, of course, ere
Ions' Invade hLa ssneriim.
"Something for you, sir. The lady will
wait for an answer," said hia "chore
boy," passing to bla master a Hiil thiw
cornered note, and nodding toward tha
street.
Following the direction Indicated, rhs I
doctor saw, drawn up near hia door, an I
old-fashioned one-horae, aauara-boiad. I
dark green wagon, drawn bv a soml I
horse, sometimes called by the gsnulss I
zankes "yellow," and driven by a whits-1
haired man of a pleasing, patriarchal
appearance, which Interested th doctor
far mora than did the lutter of th bin
ribbon beside him, even though th ben-
net that ribbon tied shaded the (ace of
a young girl. The not waa from her,
and, tearing it open, th doctor read, la
us prettiest f all pretty, girlish hand
writing :
ur. uoinroo: lr : Will you h at
leisure to ex am I as me on Monday after-
Boon, at three o'clock T
"MADALINB A. CLTTm
"P. 8. For particular reasons I hose
yon can attend to me as sarly aa Moe-
M. A. O."
Dr. Holbrook knew very little of elrls.
out ne tnougnt this note, with Ita P. 8.
decidedly girlish. Still h made no som
aaent, either verbal or mental, ao flur
ried waa he with knowing that the evil
h ao much dreaded had com npon him
at wat. Turning to the boy, h said,
laconically, "Tell her to come."
Moat men would have sought for a
glimpse of the face under the bonnet tied
ith blue, but Dr. Holbrook did not care
a picayune whether it were ugly or fair,
tnongn it did atrike him that the voice
waa aingularly aweet, which, after the
boy had delivered his message, aald to the
Id man, "Now, grsuda, we'll go home.
I know you must bs tired."
blowly Sorrel trotted down the street.
th blue ribbon fluttering in th wind.
won on little ungloved baud waa aeen
carefully adjusting about the old man'a
eaouldera the ancient camlet eloak which
bad done duty for many a year. The doe-
tor aaw all this, and the Impression left
upon bis mind was that .Candidate No. 1
was probably a nlceish kind of a girl, and
very good to ber grandfather. Monday
afternoon was fright folly near, h
thought, aa thla waa only Saturday ; and
then, feeling that hs must bs ready, b
.trought out from th trunk book suouih
to nav frightened an older neraon than
poor little Madeiiu Clyde, riding alowly
home with grandpa, and wishing ao much
that she'd had a glimpse of ttr. Hoi-
brook, ao aa to kuow what h waa like.
How ahe would have trembled could ah
have sen the formidable volames heaped
upon hi table and waiting for her, Ar-
ranging them in a row, and hah wish-
Ing hlmef back again to fhe day when
be had studied tueut, the doctor went out
te itait Ais patients, ef which there war
so many that Madeline Clyde entirely es
caped hit mind, nor did she trouble him
again until tho dreaded Monday came,
and tho hands of bia watek pointed to
two.
'One hour more," he said to himself.
just as the roll of wheels and a cloud of
dust announced the approach of some
thing.
Could it be Sorrel and the square-boxed
wagon? Oh, no; far different from
Grandfather Clyde's turnout were the
stylish carriage and the spirited hays
dashing down the street, the colored driv
er reining them suddenly, not before the
office door, but just in front of the whits
cottage in the same yard, the house where
Dr. Holbrook boarded, and where, If h
ever married in Devonshire, he would
most likely bring bis wife.
"Guy Itemlogton, the very chsp of all
others whom I'd rather see, snd, ss I
live, there's Agnes, with Jessie. Who
knew sh waa In the parts?" was th
doctor's mental exclamation, as, running
hia fingers through his hair and making
a feint of pullmg np the corners of his
rather limp collar, he hurried out to th
carriage, from which a dashing looking
lady of thirty, or thereabouts, was alight
ing. 'Why, Agnes, I beg your pardon, Mrs.
Remington, when did yon come?" h
asked, offering his hand to the lady, who,
eoquettlshty shaking back from her pret
ty, dollish face a profusion of light brown
curls, gave him the tips of her lavender
kids, while she told him she had come to
Aikenaide the Saturday before; and hear
ing from Guy that the lady with whom
he boarded waa an old friend of hers, she
had driven ever to call, and brought Jes
sie with her. "Here, Jessie, speak to the
doctor. He wss poor dear papa's friend,"
and a very proper sigh escaped Agnes
Remington's lips as she pushed the little
curly haired girl toward Dr. Ilolbrook.
The lady of the house bad spied them
by thla time, and came running down the
walk to meet her rather distinguished vis
itor, wondering, it may be, to what she
waa indebted for this call from one who,
since her marriage with the supposedly
wealthy Dr. Remington, had rather cut
her former acquaintances. Agnes was
delighted to see her, and, as Guy declin
ed entering the cottage just then, the
tw friends disappeared within the door,
while the doctor and Guy repaired to the
office, the latter sitting down In the very
chair intended for Madeline Clyde. This
reminded the doctor of his perplexity, and
also brought the comforting thought that
Gny, who had never failed hhn yet, could
surely offer som suggestions. But h
wonld sot speak of her just now ; hs had
other matters to talk about, and he aald :
'Agn, it seems, has come to Aikenaide,
notwithstanding she declared she never
would, when shs found that the whole of
the Remington property belonged to your
mother, and not your father."
"Oh, yea! . She got over her pique aa
aoon aa I eettled a handsome little in
come on Jessie, and, in fact, on her too,
until, she is foolish enough to marry
again, when it will cease, of coarse, as I
do not feel it my duty to support any
man'a wife, unless It be my own, or my
father's,", waa Guy Remington's reply
"She'll hardly marry again, though she
may. Hh a young not over twenty-
six "
"Twenty-eight. She is not more than
three years your senior, a mere nothing,
If you wish to make her Mrs. nolbrook,"
and G-uy'a dark eyes scanned curiously
the doctor's face, as if seeking there for
th secret of his proud young stepmoth
er's anxiety to visit plain Mrs. Conner
that afternoon. But the doctor only
laughed merrily at the idea of his being
father to Guy, hia college chum and long
tried friend.
Acnes Remington reclining lancuidlv
In Mrs. Conner's easy chair, and - over
whelming her former friend with descrip
tions of the gay parties she had attended
in Boston, and the fine sights she saw in
Europe, whither her gray-haired husband
had taken her for a weddlag tour would
not have felt particularly flattered, could
ah have seen that smile, or beard how
isily, from talking of her. Dr. Ilolbrook
turned to another theme, to Madeline
Clyde, expected now almost every mo-
saent. There waa a merry laugh on Guy'a
Vt as as ustenea to tne doctor s story,
nd, when It was finished, he said : "Why,
I see nothing ae very distasteful la ex-
amlnlng a pretty girl, and puitllag her.
to see hr blush. I halt wish I were
la year place. I should enjoy th nov
elty et th thing.
"Oh, tak it, then; take my place,
Gey," th doctor exclaimed, eagerly. "She
aet. know an from Adam. Her
are hooka, all you will ned. Tou went
t a district school enc a week when
yea wore staying in tha country. You
surely hav some Idea, whil I have not
th slightest. Will you, Guy?"
Ouy Reanington liked anything savor
ing of a frolic, but In hia mind ther
talm conscientious scrapie touch
ing the justice f th thing, and ao at
flrst be demurred, while the doctor still
insisted, until at last be laughingly con
sented to commence the examination, pro
vided the doctor would sit by and occa
sionally ami to his sld.
Too mast write the certificate, of
eeurse," h aald. "testifying thst sh is
qualified to teach."
Tea, eertaialy, Tiuy, if she is; but
maybe she won't be, snd my orders are
to b arrlct."
"How did she look?" Guy asked, and
the doctor replied : "Saw nothing but her
bonnet. Came in a queer old go-glggle of
a wagon, such as your country farmer
drive. ' By the way, when do rou cross
the sea again for the fair Lucy? Rumor
says this summer."
"Rumor is wrong, a usual, then," was
Guy'a reply, a aoft light atealing into
hia handsome eyes. Then, after a mo
ment, he added : "Miss Atherstone a
hearth Is far too delicate for her to In
cur the risks of a climate like ours. If
sh wer well acclimated, I should be
glad, for it ia terribly lonely up at Aiken
side." "And do you really think a wife would
make It pleasanter?" Dr. Holbrook asked,
the tone of hia voice Indicating a little
doubt aa to a man's being happier for
having a helpmate to share hia joya and
Borrow.,
But no such doubts dwelt in tb mind
I of Guy Remington.
Eminently fitted for
be looked forward
I domestic happiness,
I anxiously to th time when sweet Lucy
I Atherstone. the fair English girl to whom
I he had become engaged when, four yeara
before, he visited Europe, should be strong
I enough to bear transplanting to Ameri-
ran soil. Twlc sine hi engagement
he had visited her, finding her alwaya
lovely, gentle and yielding, lis greatly
prsf sired Lucy Athmton, aa aha was.
to a wife like th stately Margaret, or
like Agnes, hi prelly s;ep"ilher, who
only thought how she could best nttrart
attention; and as It li.id mvor o-currcd
to him that there might be" a happy me
dium, that a woman n-d not he brain
less to lie feminine nnd R'-ntle. ho was
ratislied ni:h his choice, ns well he inisht
1m. for a fairer, sweet-r (lower teve
bloomed than Lucy Alh rsfone. his offl
nnred bride. Guy loved to think of Lucy,
nnd ns the doctor's remarks brought her
to his mind, he went off into a reverie
concerning her, becoming so lost. In
thought that until the doctor's hand wa
laid upon his shoulder by way of rous
ing him, he did not see that what his
friend had designated as a go-giggle was
stopping In front of the oflice, and that
from it a young girl was alighting.
Naturally very polite to females, Guy'a
first impulse waa to go to her assist
ance, but she did not need It, as was
proven by the light spring with which
she reached the ground. The white-
haired man was with her again, but he
evidently did not Intend to stop, and a
close observer might have detected a
shade of sadness and anxiety upon his
face as Mndeline called cheerily out to
him : "Good-by, grandpa. Don t fear for
me: I hope you will have good luck.'
Then, as he drove away, she ran a step
after him and said : "Don't look ao eorry,
for if Mr. Remington won't let you have
the money, there'a my pony. Beauty. I
am willing to give him up."
"Never, Maddy. It's all th little for-
tln you've got. I'll let the old place
go first''; and, chirruping to Sorrel, the
old msn drove on, whil Madeline walked,
with a beating heart, to th office door,
knocking timidly.
Glancing involuntarily at each other,
the young men exchanged meaning smiles,
while th doctor whispered softly : "Ver-
dsnt that's sure. Wonder If she'd
knock at a church." -.
Aa Guy aat nearest th door, it waa he
who held it ajar while Madelin cam
in, her aoft brown eyes glistening with
something like a tear, and her cbeeka
burning with excitement as she took thl
chair indicated by Guy Remington, wh
found himself master of ceremonies.
Poor little Madeline! )
(To b continued.)
USE SPIES IN WALL STREET.
Masters of Finance Employ Detec
tires to Watch Rivals.
Iu one sense the wholesale employ1
tnent of detectives by the modern kings
of finance nnd by the great captains of
Industry Is s sad commentary upon ex
isting business morality. It may be
that these men are no less honest than
they were years before high flnanct
was born, but certainly they are more
suspicious of oue another and such
universal distrust Is suggestive In itself
of most cynical Interpretations.
The shadow is one of the most potent
forces In the service of those who deal
In millions. This shadow Is no airy,
flimsy thins, but a hard-headed, cold
blooded, patient, persistent, silent de
tective, highly trained In all the tricks
of his craft, but especially developed
along two or three lines.
He Is used chiefly to watch men and
to get Information. That sounds sim
ple and commonplace, but It defines aa
occupation that has caused numberless
heartbreaks, has thwarted vast ambi
tions and brought about financial trage
dies, while on the other hand It has
served to multiply the great hoards of
the masters of high finance.
No great railroad or Industrial mer
ger has been perfected In recent years
without tho co-operation of the "shad
ow," or private detective. Even the
acquisition of the majority stock of a
small railroad by a larger road brings
the detective Into action. His services
are Indispensable when one group of
financiers falls afoul of another group
and each begins to plot and scheme for
the other's destruction.
The sleuths themselves are constant
ly subjected to a system of espionage
designed to test their good faith and
honesty. Each agency has two or three
men who never appear at Its offices and
who are not known by the regular stuff
of detectives. At brief Intervals one
of these men Is Instructed to "shadow"
a regular detective.
The "shadow" makes his report, so
does the man shadowed, stating In de
tail where he went and what be did.
It needs only a comparison of the
"shadow's" report with the other's to
determine the value of the detective's
skill and his loyalty to his employers.
In no Instance In the history of finan
cial New York were private detectives
employed In greater Bomber than la
the internecine strife In the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, which began la
February, 1900, and culminated the fol
lowing June In the sale of the control
ling stock by James Haxea Hyde to
Thomas F. Ryan.
Every agency capable of doing Wall
street work bad Its bands full In thoes
four months.
The Hyde snd the Alexander forces
both employed detectives to keep track
of each ether. Hyde Individually em
ployed a small army of sleuths. lis
distrusted soms of his own supporters
and bad them watched. A host of law
yers was employed on each side and
some of tho lawyers distrusted other
lawyers associated with them. ,
Suspicion was so rife that men en
deavored to safeguard themselves
against treachery by hiring detectives
to watch their life-long friends. That
there was Justification for the general
distrust was subsequently well estab
lished.
There Is actually a branch of dc-tec
tlve work In connection with high
finance (though resort Is rarely made
to It because of the danger) which In
volves tho employment by detectives oC
a professional burglar to obtain posses
sion of papera and records.
a riot.
"You seeemd anxious to pick a quar
rel with him," said Knox.
"Yes." replied Fox, "he's to be mar-.
rled next month, and "
"Ah! I see. Cut you out, eh?"
"Not at all, but I want hlui to cut
me out of bla list of friends. I want
to save the price of a present," Phila
delphia Press.
A aether Good Way.
Deacon Slicker I think the parson
Is not sufficiently progressive; and yet
I hate to suggest that we Uiacharge
bun.
Deacon Hardshell Why not raise
his salary? Then he'd probably drop
dead. Puck.
Sympathy.--The majority of the
needy ones of enrth ask not for our
money, but for our sympathy. Rev.
AIlM-rt '.Tones I.ird, C'nnpivgntlonnllst,
Mcrlilcii. Ciinu.
The Home. The tll-icliillne of the
homo bus ennhh-d inni.y a ni-ui to
stand firm where without It he would
have fallen. Rev. C. A. Laugslon,
Unitarian. Atlanta.
Iive. I I nut deny that "we are
commiiuilt-il to four God, but love with
us CliristintiH is the Icmliiix moth j to
driiw un to Coil. Cardinal Gibbons,
Roman Catholic, Baltimore.
Nature. It Is not easy always to
read the tires of some of nature's furi
ous workings, but God Is In all.
Through calamities He Is lending man
to dominion the universe. Rev. John
Thompson, Methodist. Chicago.
Mornl Suicide. The selfish mnn Is
a moral suicide. His genius shrivels
up, his name dies out; he has made
an eternal blunder. The Ideal Is ev
erything. "As s mnn thlnketh in his
heart bo he Is." Rev. W. A. Hunter,
Presbyterian, Denver.
Pardon. Salvation not only pardons
but cleanses and Jesus plucks with His
hands, through which the Iron has
crashed, the bitter canker from our
hearts. He pardons, cleanses and
breaks the power of sin. Rev. T. H.
Rice, Methodist, Atlanta.
Real Things. The real things of
life mental power and character are
stronger nnd better for having passed
through the fire. It Is not what we
have, but how we live, and the use we
moko of life, that counts. Rev. D. W.
Bnrtlett, Baptist, Los Angels.
The Divine Decree. We cannot shut
out the shaping force of circumstances,
we cannot free ourselves from the
common perils of exlstetice, we cannot
prolong our lives beyond the moment
fixed by the decree registered on high.
Rev. J. D. Burrell, Presbyterian,
Brooklyn.
The Retfl Self. A man's renl self, his
spiritunl self, pervades and possesses
his material body, Just as magnetism
pervades a nif possesses Iron, or as God
pervades nnd possesses the universe.
In Illm we live, and move and have
our being." Rev. A. Arundel, Episco
palian, Pittsburg.
Victory and Defeat. Defeat and
failure In business or life, In our am
bitions or pinna nre results we never
welcome. Yet there are many vic
tories which nre worse than defeats,
and ninny apparent failures which are
victories. Rev. F. L. Phnlen, Uni
tarian, Worcester.
Judgment. The majority of men
Jude other men by single acts. If
they find a man guilty of lying once,
they pronouitce him n. llnr by nature,
although . he may have lieu to them
under a peculiar pressure of circum
stances, which may never occur again.
Rev. F. E. Washburn, Episcopalian,
Newhnrg,- X. Y.
Graft. Policemen ami firemen nre
IceprMii office not because they nre good
Iinlieeiiieii or firemen, but because they
turn In votes. Business men are ready
to bribe to get things done. Offices
themselves are bribes. Out of those
conditions the system of. graft has
:rown. Rev. O. 15. Hanves, riitarlan,
Gcrmuiilown, Pn.
The Ship of State. Despite the cor
ruption In politics, tyranny of trusts,
monopolies nnd money powers, God is
still nt the helm of the ship of state.
He guided the Pilgrim fathers to Amer
ica. He gave them the Bible, ns the
Magna Charta of all Individual and
national greatness. Rev. T. S. Lc-
land, Methodist, Victor, Col.
Exaggeration. Let us lie natural.
not exaggerated. Exaggeration Is def
ormation, perversion and ugliness.
This is applicable to speech, manners
and clothes. In these directions of our
lives we should express our artistic
tastes and our sense of refined propri
ety. Many garments worn especially
by women In their exaggerations repre
sent more a satisfaction of senseless
fashion than of their more sensible
selves. Rabbi A. J. Lyons, Hebrew,
Brooklyn.
What Ia Success? The mainspring
of life is success: the shibboleth of
this strenuous world Is "Get there.'
Success and failure are relative terms
and depend on one's particular view
point. To be a successful merchant
seems to be the summuin bonum. But
as a business man said to me after a
toilsome day, there Is something in life
besides making money. There Is some
thing more for men than converting
themselves into machines for coining
shekels. Jtev. J. N. Hall, Methodist,
Oak Park, 111.
Looking Backward. If some of the
wealthy men who have died could corns
back a moment and see what dlsput-
lugs have taken place over their for
tunes; how their own peculiarities
have been brought to light in the
courts, to prove, if possible, that they
had not brnlns enough to make their
own wills, methlnks they would say:
"What consummate fools we were to
spend our lives laying up earthly treo
ure to be lost lu litigation and dis
puted over by our heirs, and not lay
up for ourselves treasures lu heaven.
Rev. W. II. Nugent, Episcopalian, Chl
cugo. '
Much Impressed.
Professor of Natural History (st
the soo) In the animal creation eoine
of the works ci nuture nu us wiin
nwe mid admiration for their stupen
dous size and weight and the colosssl
promotions on which they are modeled.
Here, for liiHtance, is the hippopota
mus i
Giggly Pupil Ain't ho cute? Baltt
more American.
When a woman Is too fat, she diets,
and reduces her weight. A woma
cau do It, but a man cuu't
ANIMAL Dr.IKKEH3.
tVlirn the lint, the (nt nnit the
llnl.l.H Are Thlrelj.
All creature, with the exception of
Ihe highest endowed spot-lea, are not
only leotoliilers. but i!rlnl; very mod
erately of water-never nnrtlilnir else.
For Inst.-inif. if wnr.ld be tiiially diffi
cult to pi-'fire ii l.nmti:se (unffing a
pint of coda water as n Ixittlo of Bur
gundy.
Rats, esiMi-ialiy when they are' feed
ing tm corn In ricks or barns , suffer
very much during a comparatively
sliort spell of r.-iliiless ve:ith.-r. Even
I he dews. vliii-!i i:i some Mie.inre com
pensate for the absence ol' ruin, nre
ijulte In.-uflicleiit fur their tieeili.
If you would ll!;e to see really happy
rats watch a rat-Infested corn stack on
summer evening after a shower fol
lowing n few scorching days. You will
not have long to waif, says Pearson's
Weekly, before you hour the stack rus
tle, as It were, nnd soon tho rats will
steal out to gulp down the great, glis
tening raindrops on the thatch and
herbage near their almde.
So thirsty do rats become that I have
seen one which, In spite of my fright
ening him bock each time he appeured.
made a fresh attempt about every half
minute to gain a puddle of dralnlngs
from a farmyard. And I remember a
farmer, shooting at one, shot no few
er than seven rots which hod crowded
to drink from a small pool of water
near a stable.
Moreover, my experience of rats
and I have "dealt with" tens of thou
sands leads me to believe that . the
larger rots when hard pushed for
"drink" kill their own and other rats'
young for their blood truly a ghastly
beverage, even In times of fnmlne. This
thory certainly dovetails with the fact
that a dry breeding season means a
poor crop of rats, and vice versa.
Rats are even credited with so far
forgetting themselves as to drink from
uncorked bottles by Inserting their
tails into the liquid, though, personally,
I have yet to behold this astute dodge.
My old black cot Is a cat among cats.
and I don't think any rat can best her
nt ways and means. When she has
"plain" thirst puss balances herself on
the edge of an open galvanized tank
nnd subdues the feeling by means of
about five tongue laps to one swallow.
But sometimes, after washing day,
for Instance, the water level is too low
for direct drluklng, so she dips a front
puw nnd licks tho water therefrom In
n way unexcelled In daintiness by any
society star's manipulation of a finger
bowl.
Rabbits and hares, which may be
truthfully called strict vegetarians,
need very little in the shape of direct
drink but dew, for their food in its
raw state contains a very large per
centage of moisture. ,
And sheep, in this country, at lenst,
seldom require water, except In the
hottest part of the summer, and never,
I believe, when feeding off root crops In
autumn nnd winter.
Now. water In a direct form is in
dispensable to stonts and weasels. This
accounts for their being found In mucU
greater numbers lu well-watered dis
tricts, where the supply never fails,
than In parts where there Is only a
pond here Und there which holds water
all the year round.
Ferrets, too, w hen fed on warm flesh
and milk only, do not thrive so well ns
those which have water (ilwnys In
reach. I suggest that water is so nec
essary to stoats and weasels, and In
a lesser degree to ferrets, because the
warm blood of their prey creates ar
exceptional thirst, for salt is present in
considerable quantity iu blood.
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an imnrlonn who met Henryk Sien-
kiewlcz during his stay in California
many years ngo has recently confided
to the public that the great Polish nov
elist has only become an admirer of
America since ho left It. While be was
here, a homesick member of an Ideal
istic community which was a failure,
American manners and customs did not
please him. nnd he did not display the
usual aptitude of his countrymen In ac
quiring the language, which ho used
reluctantly and as little as possible.
On being Introduced to the American,
he Inquired, politely:
"How is your heels?"
Perceiving a puzzled expression on
the countenance of his new acquaint
ance, he, too, looked puzzled for an In
stant, then whipped a little phrase
book out of his pocket and pointed tri
umphantly to the question, "How Is
your health?"
It was merely the foreigner's diffi
culty with the th, combined with a nat
ural Inclination to pronouuc heal In
health like heal outside it.
His mistake, although amusing,
could not have been so difficult to listen
to with a courteously grave face as
was that of a Frenchman of letters
who not long ngo called upon a charm
ing American lady In Paris.
She was loath to lose his call, and
decided to receive hlm, although she
hrni not vet wholly recovered from an
attack of facial neuralgia, which still
somewhat impaired the outline of her
usunllv oval visage. He wns most
prnteful nnd sympathetic.
"Ah, madnme!" he cried, throwing
up his hands. "The nerrs!sThe ncrrs!
Trulv It Is the American disease! Al
ways the fat neek nnd the swelled
head !"
Politeness.
The little girl hud been assiduously
instructed In the arts and graces of
courtesy, and when t;hc told her mam
ma how the strange Uiy at the party
bad kissed' her she did It with a de
mure, reserved nlr that would have de
lighted her mamma under other cir
cumstances. "And he kissed me," she
said.
"Kissed you!" tho muuima exclaim
ed. "And you, Gladys what did you
do?"
"Mamma, I didn't forget my polite-
ness. I sail. 'Thank you.'" Judge.
The proprietor of the Ktorc has
greater feeling of Joy lns le liiiu wllcu
an unmarrleed uan comes In to buy,
than when the man Is married.
A CAT'S EYE3.
The Chines Discovered Their Use
as a Time Indicator.
The fl-st European to learn of the
use of a cnt as a time Indicator was
M. Hue, w ho In a work on the Chinese
empire tells how he was Initiated Into
the mystery.
M. Hue nnd a party of friends set
out to visit a Chinese Christian mis
sion settlement among the peasantry.
They met a young Chinaman. on ths
road, and to test his intelligence they
asked him If he could tell them ths
time. The native looked up at the sky,
out the clouds hid the sun from view.
and be couldn't rend any answer there.
Suddenly he darted nway to a farm
and returned In a few moment with a
cat In his arms. Pushing up Its eye
lids with his hand, he told Hue to look,
at them, at the same time volunteer
ing the Information that It wns not
noon yet. While they were puzzling
over the case the boy went about his
business.
When the party reached the Tillage,!
they asked the Christian converts If
they could tell the time by a cat's eyes
snd how It was done. Immediately1
there was a wild hunt, and all tho eats
obtainable In the nelghborbod were
brought before them.
Ths Chinese pointed out that the pa-,
plls ef a cat's eyes were gradually nar-i
rower up to 12 noon, when they bevj
cams scarcely perceptible lines drawa ;
perpendicularly across ths eye, snd
after thst dilation recommenced. Hue
xamraefl the eyes of several eats and
verified what the Chinese had told hlmx
Orhtago Chronicle.
Hat Likely to Be at Heaaa.
Mrs, Neighbor Aren't you going to
call on our old schoolmate who has
Just moved Into the next block?
Mrs. Homer I would like to call oa
her, but I don't want to meet her hus
band.
Mrs. Neighbor Ob, there Is no dan
ger of meeting him. They have been
married nearly a year.
WORN OUT WOMEN
Will Find Encouragement la Mr.
Merrltt's Advice.
Mrs, W. L. Merrltt, 207 S. First
Ave., Anoka, Minn., says: "Last win
ter I began to suffer with my kidneys.
I had pains in my
back and hips and
folt all worn out.
Dizzy spells bothered
me and the kidney
secretions were Irreg
ular. The flrst box
of Doan's Kidney
Pills brought decided
relief. I am sure
they would do th?
same for any other
woman suffering as I did."
Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Information.
"Paw, what is the 'great whit plagu'
tb papers talk about?" asked Johnny.
A big auowstornj, my son," answered
his father, wearily resuming the task ol
trying to find his front sidewalk.
A Wonderful Record.
Many so-cnllod "specifics" and
"cures" for Rheumatism have already
been brought before the public; bul
when Rheumatism, Neuralgia and kin
dred diseases have become chronic and
threaten serious results, you may rest
assured that they will help but very
little. If any. Although not recom
mended as 'infallible," the peculiar
qualities of St. 'Jacobs Oil especially
adapt It to those cases which may be
termed "chronic," und which have pre
viously withstood all known "speci
fics," as well as the prescriptions of
the best physicians.
No Head fur Fractions.
- Jftl. . t . ,
Tommy, what part will you have? f
Young Grandson Well, they's six ol
ns here, grandpa, but I don't want no
more'n my share. I'll leave it to you.
Only One "BROMO QUININE"
tTiat I LAXATIVE P.HOMO QUININB. Lot
for ths signature of K. W. GItOVK. Used the
World over to Cur a Cold In On day. 25c.
On the face of one of the latest watches
designed for the use of blind people the
boar are indicated by movable buttons
la relief on the dial. A strong pointer
hew the minutes. The blind person
hia fingers over the dral ; the but
ton Indicating the hour he hud to be de
pressed, while the position of the hanjQe
give th minute. The button ar held
by e circular plate beneath the dial, which
baa at en point on ita circumference a
notch Into which the button drop, on
after th other, aa the plate revolve with
th movement of the work. This plate
arras instead of the ordinary hour hand
f b watch.
The
General Demand
of ths Well-informed of ths World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians eould
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and tndy benefieial in effect,
acceptable to tho system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with ita ex
cellent combination of Syrup of Fig and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical line and relie
on the merits of the laxative for it remark
able auecess.
That i one of many reason why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggist. Price fifty cent
per bottle.
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