Milliner made nion do not add ti
he might of the church militant.
Every crj of need is God's opei
4oor to Home garden of paradise.
Married pooplo would be happier il
they kissed and made up after everj
quarrel.
Tho pay of a New York' policeman
depends upon his term of service,
for the first year a petrolman re
ceives $S00; for the second, $000;
third, $1,000; fourth, at tho rale ot
$l,liX) per annum for the iirst six
months; for the aeaond six months of
the fourth year, at the rate of $l,-0i
Knd the end of five years he receive.
81, dOO per annum.
A Berlin olectrieian has tlu
flmallest automobile in existence. It
weighs only one-quarter of a ounce,
ts worn as a scarf pin, and is kept
running while being worn. A pocket
battery supplies the current.
I Three tilings to admire power,
gracefulness and dignity.
Many men try to lind the deserving
poor by looking in a mirror.
lie who does not fear the . judge
within must face the judge without.
It is as bad to be too previous as
too slow. It is sometimes better to
let a plum get just a little over-rip
than to pick it too green.
The most effective explosive is that
used by tho Japanese, in the recem
war. It 'is called shimose, after iU
Inventor, Doctor Clan Shimose, ui
educated chemist. Ho was born it:
1858, in very humble circumstances
in the province of Hiroshima. At
that time railways and steamship;
were practically unknown in the
Island empire. Very early Shiniost
determined to win an education,
make his way to Tokio borrowed
l)oolc3 to study, and, though often on
the verge of starvation, was gruduacd
from the Imperial University with
tiie hignest honors. His llrst inven
tion was a curious ink, now used in
Japan for bank-notes. The secret o
this composition is absolute, ami
counterfeits are instantly detected.
Itecognizing that the power in use in
Japan was unsatisfactory, Ductor
Shimose turned his attention to the
completion of a new powder, am
opent eleven years in perfecting it
often working entire days and night!
In li is labratory. The ingredients o
this explosive are a carefully guardec
eecret.
A NECESSARY EVIL.
SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELL SOME INTERESTING
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.
Cxiicrleiici of n Minister 'Who Trl-I
to Think thiil of r-ofTuK.
"A descendant of the Dunes, a na
tlon ot coffee drinkers, I used coflfoi
freely till I was '20 years old," write.
clergyman from Iowa. "At that tinn
I was a student at a liihlleal Institute
and suddenly became a ware of the fne
that my nerves had become deiuoral
lzed, my brain dull and sluggish ant
that Insomnia was fastening Its hold
upon me.
"I was loath to believe that thest
things came from the coffee I wai
drinking, but at last was forced to thai
conclusion, and quit it.
"1 was so accustomed to a hot tubW
beverage and felt the need of It so
much, that after abstaining from cofl'ea
for a time and recovering my health, I
went back to It. 1 did this several
times, but always with disastrous re
sults. I had about made up my mini
that coffee was a necessary evil.
"About this time a friend told nu
that I would tlnd l'ostuin food Coffct
very tine and In ninny respects awaj
ahead of coffee. Ho 1 bought some and
making it very carefully according tt
the directions, we were delighted ti
find that he had not exaggerated in tin
least. From that day to this wo havt
liked it better than the old kind ol
coffee or anything else In the way of a
table drink.
"Its use gave me, In a very shori
time, an Increase In strength, clearness
of brain and steadiness of. nerves ; and
eleep, restful and restoring, came bad
to me.
"I am thankful that wo heard ol
Postum, and shall be glud to testify a
any time to the good It has done mo.'
Name given by l'ostuin Co., Battli
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There's a reason. Head the little book
"Tho Itoad to Wellvllle," in pkgs.
How the Hoy of Hoth Arrtilea Waited
Awny Life in Cuuip ForajfluK Hx
fcrlcticco, Tiresome Murchea Thrll
UtiK Bccue cm the Uattlr.llcld.
It was the first Christmas after the
war. Appomattox had not been for
gotten, and desolation still hung over
tho youth like a great black shadow.
The plenty of the past, the poverty
of tho present, tho dark certainty of
tlie future, haunted memories, and
hf.irtaohes and tears were In the place
9f Joyous feeling and ghidful smiles.
The terrors of yesterday, the Buffering
of the to-day, and the forebodings of
the morrow would form no wiek
ground for a Christmas llko those of
tho use-to-be.
The James llowed on to the Hea,
washing Its muddy waters against tho
Ice-bonlercd banks. A light snow on
the hard, unyielding earth only add
ed to the gloom. The wind moaned
through tho winter-swept pines.
Fences strewed the dirt roads still
marked by the heavy ruts of artillery.
Here and there was tho charred and
blackened wreck of some bones of
some faithful horse whose rider lay,
perhaps, beneath an unmarked mound
In the little burying ground about the
shell-battered church, tho spire of
which Just rose above the hills In
the distance. What n picture of de
spair! And it was Christmas morn
ing ChristnniM morning! And the
great world was echoing with the an
gelic melody, " Fence on earth, good
will to men."
With unbending figure he stood
leaning against one of the heavy pil
lars that supported the portico to
one of the historic mansions. A. black
sloucb hat was pulled down over the
long gVny hair. The suit he woro was
only part civilian. The coat was
gray and tightly buttoned about tho
waist the one relic, besides the sa
ber, of the gallant cavalry that was
no more. Was he thinking of the
last Christmas in camp, of a forage
before sunrise, a roasted pig held
over the logs with bayonets, an Inter
rupted feast, and a charge on Christ
mas evening that had written the
names, of heroes on tho page of his
tory V Was it that?
Across the Held the smoke tloated
upward from the mud-snieared chim
ney of a hut several huts. It was
where the negroes lived. Two tot
tering old men, two boys, big enough
to work In the Held, and one old wom
anthat was all. The rest had gone.
One of the boys was bringing the
horse from water. As It followed its
ragged groom along the road It made
a strange contrast with the surround
ings; for, fat and sleek, It seemed as
If here must be plenty everywhere
yet the barn, like everything else, was
almost depleted. How closely he had
watched the animal! From the call
to arms until the bugle sounded for
the Unal taps it had been his constant
companion. And then, after all was
over, they had come back through
Richmond and then to the old homo.
He smiled when he remembered how
he and the boy had hooked up the
old charger and a solitary niulo to a
plow and worked until the faithful
mule had died. There was not
enough In tho Hold or the stable for
two.
The old men and the boys had
Joined each other and were coining
ucross to the house, 'in tho kitchen
"Auntie" was making corn bread and
frying bacon. Christmas morning in
a mansion on the James and corn
bread and bacon for breakfast! in
the dining room she she who had
borne so much was setting the plates
(two plates). How she thought of
the faces that had gathered three
years ago. some that were no more!
She finished, and, going up stairs,
brought down a gingham apron. She
made It herself made it over from
an old one she had worn. With eyes
full of tears she handed It to the dear
old "Auntie" and whispered ".Merry
Christmas." She could say no more.
Memory was bringing up visions of
tho old days. The Christmas days in
servants quarters an apron for each
woman, a dress for each child, with
n coin in each pocket. Hut those days
were gone and tho slaves had van
ished. The four colored men had stopped
In the road and were talking. He
same In from the porch and said a
word to her, and they sat down by
the wlndov. He gazed over the river,
ind she laid her head on Ids arm and
cried softly to herself. Hoth were
looking Into the past, and both saw
the same pictures, it was Christmas
morning on the plantation. Tho house
was full of young people. In tho par
lor a log tire crackled on the hearth,
and there wero laughter and shouts of
merriment. And such a breakfast!
What stores were brought from the
smokehouse, how proud wero all the
negro women as they bore thorn along
the board walk that led from the great
old-fashioned kitchen to the dining
room in the mnnsion! Then after tho
breakfast all had gathered on tho
front porch. On the steps wero nil
the negro men. How they bowed and
scraped us "Marso" Arthur came out
of the door with "Missus" on his arm!
Then came the black boys with great
waiters of hot coffee. How the eyes
of the men grew blir as the cups when
handed to thorn! How each drank it
down until n coin at, the bottom of
tlie cup struck against his teeth!, And
then a "Thanks, Muvso Arthur; Oawd
bless yo' an' Missus." And then they
would go off for u holiday. He looked
at her and sighed.
"Oh, Arthur!" she said.
He stroked her head and then arose
and walked to the cupboard. He took
down a coffee jar and held It to tho
window. It was scarcely half tilled.
Then, turning, he called:
"Fannie !"
"Auntie" came tottering In,
"Yes, sab," she said, with a low
bow.
"Make four cups of coffee and bring
them to me on a waiter," he said.
She took tho Jar and went to tho
kitchen. From the window the woman
arose and threw her arms about his
neck, and they stood by the mantel
silent.
Presently Fannie came In the door
with the waiter and the cups tilled
with hot coffee. Ho pulled from his
trousers pocket a purse, and, stretch
ing It open, four coins fell to the table.
He picked them up and threw tho
old pockelbook into tho llreplace. Then
he dropped a coin In each cup and mo
tioned for Fannie to follow htm.
Just as she had done years before
tlie war, "Missus" took his arm, and
they walked through the broad hall
to the porch, followed by "Auntie,"
who proudly carried" the waller above
her head. The men were on tlie steps.
They pulled off their hats and bowed
low to the ground.
"(looil mawnln', boys," he said, and
there was no quiver In his voice. Sho
still held his arm. "I want you all
to have a holiday to-day and remem
ber that It's Christmas."
And then Fannie passed down tho
steps with the waiter and handed
around the hot coffee. Tho men
dropped their hats on the ground and
drank, and then broad smiles canio
over the black faces as the coins
struck their teeth.
"Gawd bless yo', Mar.se Arthur and
Missus!" came a chorus, and then
they turned to go all except the old
est. "I can't tuk It dls time, Marso Ar
thur," he said.
He, standing on the porch, waved
his hand, and the oldest of the faith
ful walked away grumbling to him
self. Fannie had gone back to tho
kitchen. They were in the doorway
alone. She looked up at blni and ho
kissed her, and then she turned. It
was too much to bear. lie took her
in bis arms and kissed her again and
then she vent, lie pulled Ills hat
down over his eyes, and, looking into
the hall, cried out:
"Guess I'll go over to the stable and
feed 'Hob."
'Backache, "The Blues
Both Symptoms of Organic Derangement in
Women Thousands of Sufferers Find Relief.
Two Little Wnr NtorlcM.
"Here Is a story worth the telling,"
said tho Captain. "The men of Gen
eral Sickles' old division will remem
ber Joseph Hopkins Twichell, who
came from Andover Theological Semi
nary in lSUl to serve as chaplain In
the 'army. General Sickles became very
much attached to Chaplain Twichell,
and once, when" he inquired for Joe
and was told that he was feeling bluo
because there were no converts In tho
division, while In another division sev
enteen men had been converted and
baptized, said: 'II ! is that all?
Detail forty men at once for baptism.
I won't let Joe be left behind.'
"That is not the story in my mind,
however. A Connecticut friend re
minds me of Twichell as he was in
18154, a soldier and a comforter of sol
diers. A Colonel (Dmniaiidlng one of
Sickles' regiments hud been killed
while he was swearing at his men,
holding them to tlie line against, tho
charge of the enemy. The question in
Sickles' mind was how Joe, an Audover
man, would treat a case hi which a
bravo oilicer not a professing Christian
bad died with an oath upon his lips.
The same question troubled a good
many others when the whole division
had been formed tor tho funeral and
the young chaplain had taken his place
by the tlug-draped cotlln.
"It was an Impressive scene when
Chaplain Twichell said In his clear
voice: 'Greater wvo hath no man
than this, that he lay down his llfo
for his friends.' Tho argument was
that as the Colonel had laid his llfo
on the altar of his country's need and
had litcrniy lost his life In serving his
friends and comrades In his own com
mand, they could say truly of him,
He that loseth his llfo shall And it.'
Not many men present will over forget
tho scene or the look on General
Sickles' face as he regarded with now
pride aud affection his Chaplain Joe.
So wonder all Hartford, In later years,
loved the Her. Joseph Jlopklau Twich
ell, for forty years pastor of Asylum
Hill Congregational Church." Chica
go Inter Ocean.
How often do wo hear women say: "It
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or "Don't speak to me, I am nil out of
fcorts"? These significant remurks prove
that tho.svHtem requires attention.
Haehnelic nnd ' tho blues" are direct
symptoms of un inward troublo which
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may be caused by diseased kidneys or
some derangement of tho organs.
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Mrs. J.C. Holmes, of Larlmoro, North
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Bear .Mrs. Plnkliam:
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