GALLANTRY. Weary William Excuse mo, miss, but I aco that you havo had a tin with your lovor, and ho has left you. Allow mo to escort you homo Instead. Saved From Being a Cripple for Life. "Almost six or sovon wooks ago I bocamo paralyzed all at onco with rheumatism," writes Mrs. Louis Mc Key, 913 Seventh stroot, Oakland, Cal. "It struck mo In the back nnd extend ed from tho hip of my right leg down to my foot. Tho attack wns so sovcro that I could not move la bed and was afraid that I should bo a crlpplo for life "About 12 years ago I rocoU'cd a eamplo bottlo of your Liniment but never had occasion to uso It, as I have always been well, but some thing told mo that Sloan's Liniment would help mo, bo I tried it. After tho Bccond application I could got up out of bed, and in thrco days could walk, and now feel well and entirely frco from pain. "My friends woro very much sur prised at my rapid recovery and 1 was only too glad to tell thorn that Sloan's Liniment was tho only mod lclno .1 used." An Indignant Editor. Last Saturdny evening after sowlna two patches on our Sunday trousers and cleaning and pressing thorn wo hung them out to dry. An hour later wo found that thoy had been stolon. This will explain why wo wero not In our accustomed placo in church on Sunday. Tho human bolng who will dellborately steal a pair of trou3ors from tho editor of n weekly paper, and knowing that they aro his only pair for church-going, desorvos a worso fate than our indignation will allow us to mention. It acorns to us as if civiliza tion had been turned back half a cen tury. Hometown (Pa.) Banner. Between Doctors. "Was the operation successful, doc tor?" "Entirely. I charged (GOO nnd his executor signed a check for It with out winking." Kansas City Times. Smokers appreciate the quality value of Lewis' Single Binder cipar. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Pcona, 111. A good life In tho readiest way to procuro a good namo. Whlcbcot.' Moro nrpof that !Lydia E. Plnk liam's Vcgotablo Compound saves woman from surgical operations. Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner, Maine, -writes: ' I was a great Bufferer from fomalo troubles, and Lydia E. Pinlcham'a Vego tablo Compound restored mo to health, ia thrco months, after my physician declared that an operation was abso lutely necessary." Mrs. Alvina Sperling of 1C4 Cloy bourno Ave., Chicago, III, writes : "I Buffered from femalo troubles, a tumor and much inflammation. Two of the bcBt doctors in Chicago decided that an operation was necessary to savo my life. Lydia 13. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound entirely cured mo without an operation." FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegotablo Compound, mado from roots and herbs, has been tho standard remedy for femalo ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who havo been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion,dizziness,or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it? Mrs. Plnkliam invites all sick women to write lior for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lyuu, Mass. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by those Little Pills. Ther also rellere DIs- I tret from Dyspepsia, la- I digestion evndToo Hearty Eating. A perfect rem edr for DlzxIneM, Nau sea, Drowsiness, Dad Taste In the Mouth, Cost ed Tongue, Fain in thf BldO. TORPID LIVER They regulate the Dowels. Purely Vegetable, SMALL PILL. SHALL DOSE, SHALL PRICE, Genulno Must Bear Fac-SImile Signature REFUSE SUISTITUTES, CARTER'S I MM m ir- r IV UK H PILLS. UL GARTERS fKHk LITTLE PRINCESS TATTERS. How She Was Made to Realize That Little Things Were Important. "And you'vo lost your crown again, my daughter!" asked tho queen, re provingly. Thcj princess hung hor head. "It was a heavy old thing, anyway, your majesty," sho petulantly answered; "and trifles nro trifles, so thero'o no uso worrying over such a llttlo mat tor." Indocd, thoro wore fow matters that tho princess did not consldor trifling. Sho liked to romp nnd indulgo in tho boyish games of hor brothers. Not nt all cared sho for tho pastimes of most llttlo princesses. So that when Bho carelessly broko the head of her won derful doll, sho said it was a mora trifle, and thought no moro about it. When sho lost magnificent rings nnd othor Jewols, it didn't matter thoy weren't of any uso in games, you know, And whoir, in leaping ovor hedges, sho toro hor costly sllkon gar ments almost into shreds, sho wasn't troubled in tho least "Trifles aro trifles," said sho; "ono must think of tho moro important matters." But tho queen mother didn't agroo with her cureless llttlo daughter, who had earned tho namo far and wldo of "Princess Tatters." Something muBt bo done and that very soon unless tho princess bo altogether spoiled in character. Ono day, howovor, Princess Tatters rushed wildly about tho royal groundB, crying for ovcry ono to help hor search for hor favorito pony. Sho had been to tho royal stables, and thero sho wns told by a hostler Uiat, some how, tho pony had escaped. And now sho vowed sho would not oat or Bleep until tho pony was found. All tho men abbut tho castlo sho bado hunt for hor pot. Hardly had tho sorvants begun to do her bidding, when tho queen issued an order for them to roturn to their duties, and then, calling to her daugh ter, sho Bald: "I cannot permit tho men to forsako their work for such a trifle. Trifles aro Hung Her Head in Shame. trifles, you know; and there's really no uso in bothering about such a small matter." Princess Tatters bowed hor head In shame. "Oh, your majesty," sobbed she, "I know I deserve this punish ment for all my carelessness; but I do so want my pony. And if you'll hnvo it brought back to me, I'll promlso not to bo Princess Tatters any moro. I'll bo a neat, tidy, good llttlo princess." Tho queon'klssed tho princess, and then whlsporod a word to an attend ant. Soon tho pony was roportod back again safe and sound in tho royal stablo. Tho princess waB never told, of course, that her pet had been hid den on purpose ' But no longer was thoro occasion for tho queen's reproof, and gradually tho namo of "Princess Tatters" was forgotten. JUST FOR FUN. Make Up a Menagerie and See What It Will Be Like. Take n dried or fresh cherry. Push the stone partially out. This forms The Menagerie. tho head. Tho herry forms tho body, and strips of stiff paper aro used to form tho legs. When finished you havo n SPIDER. Potatoes can be mado Into real look ing MICE by using bits of paper for ears and string for the tall. A large dried raisin can bo mado to look lr.o a TURTLE by using an acorn icr tho head and bits of tooth picks for tall and legs. You can make a CHICKEN out of a banana. Use toothpicks for tho legs, paper for tho tall and a buttornut for the head. Ilalso tho skin for. tho wings. Detroit Free Prosa. LITTLE RAMA. How His Soldier Ambitions Were Sat. Isfled In Splto of His Youth. "Oh, that father were nllvo nnd I could learn to be a soldlorl" A doop bIrIi escaped llttlo Rama. For ho was tho son of n soldier a Qoorkha warrior who had been killed whllo aiding tho British in their at tacks against tho Bavngo hill tribes and n martial spirit had been be queathed to him. Rama ncstlod in tho grass that grow close within tho shadow of tho hut, and looked roflcctlvoly at tho snow capped mountains which Boomed to towor immediately nbovo him. But not ovon tho hoary, majestic Hima layas, silently watchful over hill and 'if." Rama Marched at the Head of the Troops. valley, could sootho with their gran dour tho chafing restlessness In his soul. They brought to him no hope for how could thoro possibly bo hopo? Rama was suro that for many, many years ho must help his mother and tako enro of his llttlo sister. Ho lovod his mothor and sister with nil his heart, but then tho longing to bo n Boldlor was growing dny by day. If ho could only hnvo had tlmo to play "soldlor" with tho otlior brown-skin' nod lads of tho vlllago perhaps ho would not hnvo felt this dlscontont; but his many duties nbout tho house and tho numorous chores ho was com pelled to do In order to gain a mom pittance robbed him of all loisuro. And them Putnl came. llama and his mothor discovered him ono morning lying outsido their hut, 111 nnd fam ished. Ho hnd boon wounded in tho nrmy, was discharged from sorvico, nnd had boon wandering from plnco to plnco. Poor as tho llttlo family was, none was moro chnrltablo. Ho was .hospitably .glvon shelter In tho. rudo llttlo cottngo, nnd Rama's moth er nursed him back to health. Although Rama's duties woro now greatly increasod, ho mlndod them not nt nil. For tho old soldlor, who was now well enough to bo out of bod, spun many n talo of tho camp nnd march. Rama hung upon every word thnt camo from tho battered war rior's Hps as ho told of exciting sklr mishoa nnd long, hard campaigns. , All of thoso descriptions tho boy trens urod, and ho Jonged for tho tlmo when tho soldlor would bo recovered sufllclontly to Icavo tho houso. Then ho meant to ask him about the uso of all warllko weapons, and to plead for instruction in their handling. Long after Putal became well ho Hn ?orod nbout tho vlllago, assuming many of tho tasks Rama was wont to do nnd intent upon Bhowlng his gratl tudo to Rnma'B mothor by providing her with a better living. And ho wns Rama's companion as well. Ho ob tained nil tho weaponB employed by tho Goorkhas nnd, to tho boy's koon delight, taught him tho manual of arms. Tho boy wns an npt pupil nnd rnpldiy beenme proflclont. Now tho lads of tho village, as hn3 been suggested, woro enthusiastic Jt; their solldor games. Thoy woro organ ized into a llttlo company, each mem ber with his established rank. Uni forms thoy had, with tho round cap worn by British riflemen, and some times ovon small arms. About onco a fortnight thoro waB hold a mooting, whon, nftor closo competition, olectlon of ofllcora was hold. Rama was presont at tho next olec tlon. Putal Buggostcd that tho lad ask to bo enrolled in tho company, "What do you know?" nskod Lnm-. put, tho captain. Thoroupon Rama proceeded to show what tho old soldlor had taught him. Wondor grow npaco as ho rapidly went through tho manual of arms without a slnglo. mistake. Then ho told what ho know of military tactics. Finally, ho placed a row of stlckB in tho ground, about eight inches apart, and with their heads Just four feet high. Running back a distance ho plckod up frbm behind a treo a round, quolt-llko weapon somotlmos used by the Qoorkha soldlors, and which Pu tal had prcsonted to him.' Tho quoit is vory sharp on its edgo. Deftly whirl ing it, Rama cast it at ono of tho stakes. Tho head of tho stick waa cut off as nicely as you please. And, In succession, Rama cut off the head of each stake. Amazed' ut his dexterity and knowl odgo, tho lads crowded about Rama, pntted him upon the back, and en thusiastically showerod compliments upon him. Next tlmo a body of troops passed through tho village tho llttlo company of Qoorkha lads marched in front, ns was tV'lr usual custom. But at their head was a new captain, a keon-eyod lad with a proud, dignified bearing every inch a soldier, you would liavw said. It was Rama! CAPTOR OF JEFF DAVIS DEAD. Interesting Story of the 8ervlce of Gen. Benjamin D. prltchnrd. Thoro Is profound sorrow among thy good pcoplo of Allognn, Mich., over tho passing away of ono of their best citizens, nnd n man who was rospected and honored by all classes. Gon. Ben jamin D. Prltchnrd was born in Ohio in 1835, ot-WolBh' ancestry, and wont to Allegan in 1850. Ho was a carpon tor, and worked at his trado until ho could got money enough to go to Bchool; then ho became a toachor to support hlnisolf whllo ho was in the university, whore ho studied lnw and was admitted to tho bar. At tho out break of tho war ho recruited Com pany L, Fourth Michigan cavalry, and "I Never Expected to Be Compelled to Suffer Such Indlgnltlee." bocamo Its captain. Ho held this rank until In tho spring of 18G3, when ho wns promoted to Ucutonnnt-colonol, and commanded tho regiment until tho oloso of 'tho war. Ho wns con stantly prosont in nil of tho 93 en gagements which tho regiment hns to its credit, except whllo absent recover ing from a Bovoro wound received nt Chlcknmauga. On Sunday, May 7, 1805, he received orders to tako his regiment from enmp in Macon, On., and intcrcopt Jeff DavlB' party. This was undorstood to bo crossing tho country to tho Ben to Join Klrby Smith beyond tho Mississippi. In thrco dnyB Col. Prltchnrd nnd his command rodo 100 miles upon this orrnnd, and at thrco o'clock, "May 9, thoy arrived hi Abbyvillo, whoro thoy mot Col. Hnrn don with tho First Wisconsin cavalry, nnd it waa decided that tho two regi ments should loavo for Irwlnsvillo, whoro Davis was, by Boparato roads. On account of tho fagged condition of his horses, Col. Prltchnrd could not get tho 150 wall-mounted men with whom he? dotormined to stnrt, nnd MASSACRE AT PLATTE BRIDGE. Facts of tho Fight Given by an Old Soldier Who Was on the Scene. The Btory of an old soldlor, I. F, Hughoy of company B Elovonth Ohio, who Btatod that Gon. Thomns Moonlight Avns in command at tho Platto bridgo near Fort Laramto in 1865 and wns responsible- In part nt least for tho disaster which occurrod thoro, has caused anothor old soldier, J, F. Ward, Company H, Eleventh Kan sas, to glvo his version of tho Inel dcyt, and which BqeniH substantially correct, Ho says! "Tho bridgo alluded to by MaJ. Hughoy was a wagon bridgo across tho North Platto river, somo dlatauco nbovo Fort Larnmlo. Thero was a sort of block houso or stockado at 3K1 mmtna& 1 j!15 Tho Old Wagon Bridge Acron tho North Platte River. tho south end of the bridge, and In July, 1805, MaJ. Anderson of tho Eleventh Kansas waB In command thoro with less than 100 mon, nnd qulto a numbor of these woro nick, Sorgt. Custard of Company H, Eleventh Kansas, with four mulo teams, with drivers, and about 30 mon, had gono to Fort Brldgor for ammu nition. On July 25 MaJ. Andorson's command wns attacked by a largo body of Indians, and tho stockado waa beslogod. Tho onomy had dostroyed tho telegraph both abovo and below the bridgo, nnd communications woro cut off. On tho 2Gth Sergt. Cus tard, with his four wagons and small escort, appcarod at whnt Ib known ob Red Buttes, somo Blx miles wost of tho bridgo and on tho north ildo of the rlvor. The Indians attacked tho train with many hundred warriors, Lieut, Collins happenod to bo with MaJ, Anderson at the timo, and ho gallant ly volunteerod to lead a rescuing went on with a fowor numhor. After n rldd of 18 miles through n forest they reached Irwlnsvillo at ono o'clock, on tho morning of May 10, nnd then lenmod that Davis and his party woro encamped nbout ono nnd a half mllos' fnrthor on. Col. -Prltchnrd sent LlouL Purlngton with 25 dismounted men to gain tho other Bldo of Davis' camp and cut off escape Tho movement was successfully made, but thoro was nn unfortunnto oncountor with a part of tho First Wisconsin cavalry, which arrived nbout tho samo tlmo, and in tho darkness tho men on both sides mistook ono nnotlior for confederates, This aroused Davis and his party, who wcro taken into custody. On coming tip to his men immedi ately around Davis' camp, Lieut. Dick inson told Col. Prltchnrd that his or ders had been oxecuted, and that thoy' had captured an oldish man whom thoy bollovcd to bo Davis and who wns trying to cscnpo In women's clothing. Col. Prltchnrd went up to this man, and nftcr nuking if he wns tho ofllcor In command, to which he replied in tho nfllrmntlvc, ho nsked hla name, to which ho replied : "You may call mo what you plcaso." Col. Prltchnrd Bald: "Thon I will call you Davis." Aftor n moment's hosltntlon, ho hnd thrown oft his dlsgulso, straight ened himself up, and Bald: "That 1b my namo," and thon put ting on nn nir of bombast, said taunt ingly: "I Biipposo you cnll it bravory to chnrgo a train of dofonsclcaB women nnd chlldron; but it is theft, it la vandalism." Pritchard mndo no nnswor, but got ready to start back to Mncou. Prltch ard'a men woro vory hungry, na thoy had not tnkon any supplies with thorn, whllo Davis wagona woro full of pro visions. Prltchnrd wont to Davis, and nskod him to glvo his mon somo of this, and It ,would bo proporly account ed for when thoy nrrlved nt Mncon. DavlB rofuscd angrily, snylng thnt tho contents of tho wagon woro prlvnto property which Pritchard had no right to molest.- Tho discussion grow wann er, until Prltchnrd decisively Bald that If ho did not glvo up tho BiipplloB quietly thoy would bo tnkon. Davis grow moro angry and said: "I never expected to bo compelled to suffer such Indignities nn thnt, and It I could hnvo gotten "possession of my nrms at tho tlmo of my capture I would not havo boon compollod to." Col. Prltchnrd was Bomowhnt warm hirnsolf by this tlmo, and told Davis that tho garments ho was wearing woro not calculated for military aor vlco or tho uso of firearms. Mra. DnvlB then camo to tho rescue of hor hus band, saying: I want you t6 undorstnnd distinct ly thnt Mr. Davis assumed that dls gulso nt my instnnco." From Mncon Col. Prltchnrd acnt a detail of thrco ofllcora nnd 20 men to Wellington with his prlaonors, which now Included Alex. Stophons. For his sorvico Col. Prltchnrd wna warmly thnnkod by tho president nnd Bocru tnry of wnr, nnd promoted to tho rank of brlgadlor-genornl. Upon bolng dlschnrgod Gen. Prltch nrd returned to Allogau and tho prac tlco of tho law. party, and MaJ. Andorson permitted halt of his uvallablo forco about 30 mon to go with Collins. This body hnd gono but n llttlo dlstnnco aftor crossing tho bridgo when thoy woro nttackod by nn ovorwholmlng forco of rodsklns and tho bravo lieutenant nnd a large numbor of Ills men woro killed am! tholr bodies mutllntod. Part of Collins' mon got back safely. Of tho' mon undor Sorgt. Custnrd only threo, nnd thoy woro of his advanco guard of flvo mon, oscnped. All tho othors woro killed In the fight at Red Buttcs, which lasted about four hours. "My momory as to this affair Is qulto vivid, for though I waa not on gaged In It personally my company being thon nt Horsoshoe Stntton, somo dlstnnco caBt of tho bridge yot I was nt tho scone of conflict only n fow days after, nnd as 13 of my company, Including somo of my closost friends and most csteomod comrndos, lost their lives In tho unovon battlo at Red ButtOB, I cannot forget tho do tullB of tho affair" Bad for the Woodmen,. , Pat Suro. slnco they bo invlntin' thoso now wondhors, th' treo-ehoppera In th' woods 11 bo nfthor huntln' f'r a now Job. Mlko Phoy? . Pat They'll soon bo makln' autymo biles f'r dashln' through th' woods an' knockln th' trees over wan afthor th' other! Illustrated Sunday Magazlno. Mere Bluff, Wo'vo hoard a lot of womon brag about bolng able to bait a fish hook thomselvos, but wo'vo yot to boo ono go Ashing and Insist upon doing it. Berlin Streets Quiet. Stroot nolsos uro rogulatod to a nicety in Berllu. WRITER OF REAL TALENT. Evidently the Buihby Clarion Had a Genius on its Staff, , Tho editor of tho Bushby Clarion leaned back in his chair and surveyed his visitor with a solemn and unwink ing gaze. "You want to know it there's any good reporter in this town?" he said, IraprcBslvoly. "Woll, thoro 1b. Thoro'a Old Hobart." "What sort of work can he dot" askod tho visitor. "His capabilities havon't had tholr full chanco yet," said tho editor, slow ly, "but no's gottlng on, and I'm afraid wo shall lose him before long. Why, last week that fellow wroto a two column account of a fire that was thrilling, I toll you I" "Fnrmhouso, old mothor, grand father born thero, and bo forth, I sup poso?" nnld tho visitor. "No, sir!" said tho editor. "It waa a dosertod llon-houso, that's what it waa. I can tell you, that takca talontl Wo can't expect to koop Old with us always." Youth's Companion. NO 8KIN LEFT ON BODY. For Six Months Baby Was Expected to Die with Eczema Now Well Doctor Said to Uso Cutlcura. "Six months after birth my little girl broko out with eczema and I had two doctors in attendance. Thero was not n pnrticlo of skin loft on hor body, the blood oozed out Just nnywhoro, nnd wo had to wrap hor in silk and carry hor on n pillow for ten wooks. Sho was tho most torrlblo sight T ovor saw, and for six months I looked for hor to dlo. I used every known remedy to allevl ato hor suffering, for It waa terrible to witness. Dr. C gavo her up. Dr. B recommended tho Cutlcura Romcdlos, Sho will soon be throe yoars old nnd hns novor had a sign of tho dread troublo sinco. Wo usod about eight enkos of Cutlcura Soap nnd threo boxos of Cutlcura Olntmont. Jnmes J. Smith, Durmld, Vn., Oct. 14 and 22, 1906." WAIT TILL HE SEES THE BILL. ''My husbnnd hns promised to allow mo to chooao what I want for my birthday." "Oh, thon loro'll bo no surprise this yoar." "Won't thoro! I'll bet you there is, only he'll got it instond of me." The Soft Answer. Sonntor Tillman at a banquet in Washington Bald In humorous dofonse of outspoken nnd frank methods: "Thoso pcoplo who always keep calm fill mo with mistrust. Thoso that nover loso their tompor I suspect., Ho who wonrs undor abuso an angollc smile is apt to bo a hypocrlto. "An old South Carolina deacon once said to mo with a chuckle; '"Koop yo tompah, son. Don't yo' qunrrol with no angry pusson. A Boft answnh am alius host. Hit's com manded an', furthermo', sonny, hit mukos 'cm mnddah'n anything else yo' could Bay.'" f Tho Llttlo Things. "You shouldn't," tho doctor ad vlBcd, "pormlt yoursolf to bo worrlod by llttlo thlngH." "Good hoavons," replied tho pa tlont, "I wouldn't if I could help it, but ltow is a man who has married a widow with six chlldron going to get around It?" DR. TALK8 OF FOOD Pres. of Board of Health. "Whnt shall I eat?" ia tho daily in. qnlry tho physician is mot with. I da not hosltato to say that in my Judg ment a largo porcontago of dlscaso is caused by poorly soloctod nnd improp erly propared food. My porsonal expe rience with tho fully-cooked food, known ns Grapo-Nuts, enables mo to speak frcoly of its morlts, "From overwork, I Buffered several years with malnutrition, palpitation of tho heart and loss of sleep. Last sum mor I was led to oxporlmont person ally with tho now food, which I used in conjunction with good rich cow's milk. In a short tlmo aftor I com menced its uso, tho dlBngrocablo symp toms disappeared, my hoart'a action becamo steady and normal, tho func tions of tho stomach wero proporly carried out and I ngatn slept as sound ly nnd ns well ns in my youth. "I look upon Grapo-Nuta as a per fect food, and no ono can gainsay but that It has a most prominent place in a rational, (scientific eystom of feed ing, Any ono who uses this food will soon bo convinced of tho soundness of tho priuclplo upon which it is manu factured and may thoreby know tho facts as to its truo worth." Road "Tho Road to Wollvlllo," in pkga. 'Thero's a Reason." Ever read the above letttir? A new ono appears from tlmo to time. They aro genuine, truo, and full of human Interest.