OF THE RIDICULOUS. .on* ilncsonason atlrn* . iroa< merry mood, ht in muil men would lay, | were exeeedlu : BOO.1 ,.r,. so queer so very quaor, ,ic.l ns 1 would die tonernl way, , r man uni I* :av servant and ho eamo: it was of him. ,, .lender man Ike me, i lie ml hty limb! .. :,1 th- printer." I exalulmed, | ,1 my huraoroin way, |.,i ,„i trlirn • jost), ■ 11 be Urn devil to pay. ” Erl: tile paper and I watahed, . ov him poop within . fir.t line he roid his fn:e , ;ili upon the j/r.n i,l the next tlio prin crew broad, in ‘Mot from car to ear nl the third: a chuckiin j noUo unv be^au to he ir . urth he broke Into a roar t iifth: hi* wuistbuad -pllt [uxth ho burst live buttons off, ii t u :n bled in a tit [,l ivs and nights, with sleepless eye, Mti-heri that wretahei rain, sim t* I never dare to write i funny as I can —Oliver Wendell Holmes. dy Latimer s tscape. ;V CIIAIU.OTTE St. UltAEME. i HATTER IX—Continued. . lmt it was to comprise charades. ■. cards, anti everythin}; else tliat enjoyable, Lady Latimer and nd North had drawn out a pro- j that was most inviting: to my I iny they spent a great deal of j over it, but it was certainly a I ylowed, how the robin rod-breasts I. A beautiful New Year's eve, on Irh 1 alone saw the shadow. Infess, Lady Latimer looked lovely liyh that night to make any man I both heart and head. She had [sen a costume worn generally by pe who represent Juliet on the fcc: blue velvet over white Batin, l> what looked like a net work or for of pearls; her white shoulders I arms shone through the pearls, I face wore a dainty flush, her eyes re bright, I forgot all about myself; my heart f heavy over her. I could not di ll myself of a fear, a foreboding It something was to happen that rht. A presentiment of coming evil |med to weigh me down. Captain pning said to me more than once, b:m look tired and 111, Miss Lovel;” I I could not answer him. I had no ptrt —no heart. |t did not surprise me that they peed together, and more than one n arked that they were the hand most pair in the room; nor was I rprised that, instead of dancing to tter a second time, they went into r conservatory, nor when they dkod up and down the picture-gal ry, nor when they paused for a few fluents under tho mistletoe bough ' him kiss her; but I was sur i-eu when I heard him say to her: •don need have no fear; I have a(le e.V01'y arrangement. The car tge will be at the turn of the road ’.l™ 0 '-'hx’h. All will be well.1’ ict neither saw nor hoard me; < v were sitting behind a group of n e camellias, tall trees with glossy ‘Kos, and I was on the other side. %r- His answer was: IW 'na*lKKX 1 ' ainot°rteir wideTlly'1 missea r,.-rWhenever Lady Latt ice of the Sta*® S6emet and b,-rC1* Wh° had^en bright room? Xn, ™ °Vf:n to that that was omi Pw (th c'olonel North, th«end 0f the ban’f0r h® stood at **'-■ ladies; but whl r°°m’ talkin^ t0 hls fa«'e. it was J c‘amt3 to watc' a st.-an-r., .... .'he itself, them U7,j l st’an-,e a itseIf- there wa cc:onanTh’a8t:^i Patiently, 7'slvf and waitin' t . , , 1 - - - oould not live without him; let mo go* "Let her go, Miss Lovell," said Colonel North, in a tone of deen emo tion, "You mean well,, you are very good. But she oould never be happy there again—never again." “And Hove him, Audrey; that shall be my religion—love. You know what I have missed In my life, and now I have found it. I love him; let me go, Audrey; love is best.” “No, it is not!” I cried—“It is not best, not such love as this. Fear of God and love of duty aro best. Oh, Lady Latimer, you cannot pass thoso gates, an angel bars tho way!” “She shall go!” said Colonel North, in a low, resolute voice, “Unelasp your arms. Miss Lovel. I have won her by right of lovo; she is mine and I shall take her!” I tightened my clasp on the tremb ling figure. ‘•Mio belongs to Lord Latimer,” I said, “and while he lives no man shall take her from him.” She flung her arms round my neck, and cried tome: “Let me go, Audrey; I cannot re turn; lot me go with him-—I love him —I love him!” “No,” I answered; “you are not strong enough to save yourself, but I am strong enough to savo you. Un less you, Colonel North, strike mo down dead, you shall not take her.” “I do not kill woman,” said Colonel North. “You do worso,” 1 cried; “you ruin their souls. You protend that you love this poor child; you would be kinder far, braver far, if you plunged a dagger in her heart, than tako her away with you. The murder of the body i3 little compared to the murder of a Foul.” He started as though my words had shot him: Ilia hands fell from her. I threw my arms round her and drew her closer to me. “There is no lime ft> lose,” I said. “If you tako one. you take both; if you take Lady Latimer, you take mo; I will not loose my hold on her until she is safe from you. I repeat there is no time to lose. You do not fear my words; I shall give a cry that will soon bring help to us.” “No. no!” he cried, hastily. But I did. I wonder now that I had the nerve. I gave a long, low cry, and the next minute we saw a light in one of the windows of the lodge"! “Look,” I said, “we shall have help soon.” r “Go, Philip,” said Lady Latimer; “go. there is no help for us.” “I could curse you for your cruel work!” he said. “You will bless me some time,” I answered. “Let me say good-bye to you Philip.” cried Lady Latimer, and her voice was full of anguish. “Ah. my love, my love, found so late and lost for ever!” “One word. Colonel North,” I said. “I will keep your secret, but it must be on my own terms. You must leave the house to-morrow morning under the pretext that you have received a telegram, and you must swear to me that you will never return. If you do so. I shall at once tell Lord Latimer all that has passed.” He bowed; he could not speak; and as he turned away from me I saw the tears rain down his face. Then we had to draw back and stand in silence under the dark shade of the trees, for the lodge-keeper came' out, lantern in hand, followed by his wife. “I am sure I heard voices,” he said. “I am sure I heard a cry,'" she re plied. They looked about for some time, then went in-doors again. I could not help his turning back and taking Lady Latimer in his arms again. One quick, passionate embrace and ho was gone. I led her home. She did not weep, but from her lips came a low, soft moan. Never mind if she died of it; I had saved her from worse than death. We spoke no word until we reached the house. I knew we must run some risk. [to be continued.] In Plato's Day. Plato believed that diamonds were formed by a vitrifying quality im parted to certain portions of pure water by “star-shine.” Pliney say* that the diamond is the hardest a* well as the most valuable of the precious stones, and that it can only be softened by immersing it seven days and seven nights in' goat’s blood. Booetius declares that the “ruby is a sovereign remedy against the plague and ail poisons; it also drives away evil spirits and bad dreams.” Serapius ascribes to the diamond the power of healing various eruptive diseases, and also says that it insures the safety of the wearer in time of great tempests. Babinet says: “For all maladies of a nervous character the amethyst is the sure and sovereign cure.” Just til. Thl lj;. First Friend, of intending groom— Well, we’ll have to give them a pres ent. What will it be and how much shall we spend? Second Friend—I do n’t know. I’ll go as deep as you do. “Let's get something that will make S big show for our money.” ■“All right. What's the matter with a load of hay?”—Judge. A White Negro Girl. In Chambers county. Alabama.thcra resides a 16-year-old girl whoso skin is as white and smooth as that of an Al bino. Nine years ago she was as black as the regulation negro; the change is the result of a skin disease called luco patha. Janltrrsse*. In New York there are more than a score of “trained janitresses” who are able to command $100 a year and upward. The first woman janitor be gan her work about two years ago. bhe took care of an apartment house. vintage of LmI Tear In Franca. It was Dot to be expected that the French vineyards would yield as rich a harvest in 1804 as they had done in 1803—a year as remarkable for the quality as for the quantity of the wine made, especially in the Hordeaux, Hur (fundy and Champaign districts, where one gallon is of more value than ten grown, in other parts of the covntry. liut though the official returns just published show that the quantity of wine made during 1804 in France and Algeria was about 300,000,000 gallons less than in 1803, the total of 000,000, 000 indicates a very marked Increase upon the average of the previous ten years. The increase extends to nearly all the departments of France in which wine is grown, though hero and there are to be found districts which huve not shared in the general improvement, and iu which, it is safe to assume, the yhylloxera qastatrix, are still un curbed.—Loudon Nows. Haw'* Thill We offer One Hundred Dollar* Reward for any caso of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure! F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 yearB, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm, West & Thu ax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Wai.dino, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hail's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall’s Family Pills, 25c. The Indian Oninpa. The editor of Farm Poultry believes that the Indian Game, ivith the same care and attention, is just as hardy a fowl as a Plymouth Bock or Wyandotte could be, and more hardy than any other variety of games. He says: Our experience with the game family gen erally has been that they very readily caught colds, and were easy* prey , to roap. What little experience, however, we have had with tho Indian variety has been to their credit in this particu lar. But, like all breeds, they must be properly cared for, or they will not remain in a healthy state. As layers they cannot, as a rule, equal the Amer ican birds._ The Application Embarrassed. There lives in a certain small town a poor minister who has a large family which his salary does not begin tocover (literally), so the congregation has do noted cast off clothing for the children, and even the last minister’s wife goes tochurch in the last year's bonnet and cloak of the deacon's wife «The poor lady has grown used to this and does the best she can with the conglomera tion of dresses, cloaks and hats which are sent her, though the result is some times rather tragic. However, she has always felt that she did nobly by the children, and if the dresses and coats and cloaks and trowsers were misfits none were even unkind enough to say anything about it. One Sunday, how ever, she dressed the nine hopefuls with great care and marched them into to the church. She was a little late, and just as she opened the door and stnrted up the aisle her husband thundered from the pulpit, “Even Solomen in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” He did not see the joke, but the congregation tittered, and the mother was ready to cry.—Indianapo lis Sentinel. _ seeking a lonlgn dime la search of pleusure or business, should bo preceded by the purchase ol nature s sruut in vigorutor, Hostetler s »toinaeu mners, tue best uuu utost genial meuieinul saieguuru la existence. Murtuers. miners, eouimer^iui trav elers, tourists, unu uu wuo truvei ey mini or sea, speak ol it in the luguesL terms. Muiuriu, bitlousuess, constipation, luuigestion, rueumu tism, nervousness auu kidney trouoie are reui euieu by it. _ Fast Telegraphing. In September of last year a Manches ter packing company had occasion to telegraph to its manager at Victoria, B. C. The message was handed in at the office of the cable company in Moult street, Manchester; a trial of speed was attempted, and the answer came back in ninety seconds, the total distance of the wires being 13,000 miles. Equally sensational was the dispatch and receipt of a message over the New York and London wires in five seconds, a feat performed in Octo ber last.—New Science Review. "Haaaou’g SCoglo Corn Salvs.” Warranted to cure or money refunded. Auk 70or drugtfibt for it. Price 15 cento. M me. Poaffy. Madame Pougy, a lady who is now earning her living in Paris as a model in living pictures, left Russia at the ac cession of the present czar witii a hun dred thousand dollars in her pocket as the price of her going. She claims to have been married to the czar; tbe marriage was annulled by the late czar only a short time before his death. The woman lost the fortune given her as a bribe at Monte Carla The April Century will contain an anthoritive article describing the most recent inventions and discoveries of the distinguished electrician, Nikola Tesla. While the magazine was in press Mr. Tesla’s laboratory was completely de stroyed by fire, and all of his appara tus, and nearly all of his working plans were burned. The illustration of this article in the Century, made from pho tographs taken by Mr. Tesla’s recent achievements No account of some of the most important of these inventions has ever before been printed. Hiiow rik) Ice In ltnlyr. Italy, to moit people, suggests noth ing' but sunny skies and groves of per eunlal fruit and Dowers, but at the present time winter is biting its north ern shores with as sharp a tooth as In Knglnnd. Tho following, from a cor respondent in (lenoa. is evidence: "Skating," he says, "has been going on most of last week at Alexandria, about two hours from here, in connection with a club which had flooded a Hold, and there is also ice an hour awhy, at liusalkt. Today wo huve a heavy fnll of Know. It begun at breakfast time, and tho children were wild with ex citement Having lived long in Mo rocco, it was the first snow they had ever seen fall, and oven the 2-year-old 1)-was in raptures. 1 fully expect to find a snow man in my garden when 1 get home." Kngllsh children can't re alize the entrancing experience of see ing a snow storm for the first time, but it is one which our Australian cousins never forget. At Florence on the morning of the 4th inst, the river Arno was thickly frozen over. The temper ature was 5 degrees below zero, centi grade. Coin Dim Huitroytdi Sledge hammer blows, delivered by powerful employes of the mint on Jan uary 2 destroyed tho dies in use during the last year. There were SIS in all, and 71 of these were for double eagles, 07 for eagles, 32 for half eagles, 4 for quarter eagles, 12 for dollar pieces, 21 for half dollar pieces, SO for quarter dollar pieces, 35 for 10 rent pieces, 80 for 5 cent pieces and 108 for 1 cent pieces. The dies are steel, and to de stroy them It becomes necessary to heat them almost to whiteness. Tncn they are taken from the Are place and placed upon an anvil, und two blacksmiths with sledges struck them upon the face.—Philadelphia Times. Tbs Evolution Of medicinal agents la gradually rele gating the old-time herbs, pills, draughts and vegetable extracts to the rear and bringing Into general use the pleasant and effective liquid laxative, Syrup of FlgH. To get the true remedy see that It Is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., only. For sale by all leading druggists Advertised for a Substitute. A certain member of company A, Pennsylvania naval battalion, who has evidently tired of the irksome routine of drills and discipline, makes a rutber peculiar oft'er which he has advertised in the papers. Ho claims that a press of business matters interferes with his duties as a member of the battalion, und offers to uny one who is willing to tube his place the sum of 325 over and I above the first year's dues, which are [ $12. The recipient of the offer must become a regular member of thebattal lion and mnst enlist for a term of three years.—Philadelphia Hccord. Make Your Own Hitters! On receipt of 30 cents in U. H. stamps, I will send to any address one package Ste ketee’s Dry Bitters. One package makes one gallon best tonic known. Cures stom ach. kidney diseases, and is a great appe tiser and blood purifier. Just the medicine needed for spring and summer. 25c. at your drug store. Address Geo. G. Btb ketee, Grand Uauids. Mich. • Worked at Greeley's Elbow. Uncle Joshua llarstow. undoubtedly the oldest uctive compositor in the country, celebrated his 86th birthday in Norwich, Conn., recently. His eye is undimmed by age, and he reads readily without glasses. Uncle Joshua was one of Horace Greeley's most inti mate friends, He set type at Mr. Greeley’s elbow all through the Harri son and Tyler campaign and recalls with pride the many times the two raced to the copy hooic for a particu larly "fat" take. At the recent G. A. K. encampment Uncle Joshua was the second oldest veteran in line.—New York Herald. Coe’s Cough Halsana la (be oldeat and beat- It will break up aColdoulok* ar uut anything elM. It la alwaya reliable. Try lib Prosperity is a blessing to the good, a curse to tbe evil. We have not Leen without Piso’s Cure for Consumption for 20 years.—Lizzie Feu hem., Camp St., Harrisburg. Pa., May 4,'04. A small debt produ.es a debtor, a large one, an enemy. _ ft the Ilaby is Cuttlug Teeth Sesnre and ure tliat old end well-tried remedy, Kna. WsjiBtow'a Sootiiiko Svr.cr for Children Teaching, It is right to fast, but it is wrong to look lean. Billiard Tabic, second-hand. Kor sale cheap, Apply to or address, II. C. Akix, _ 511 8. 12th Bt„ Gumbo. Neb. The Doer of Lite. The fear of pain and the dangers of parturition fill many a woman’s breast with dis may. There is no reason why childbirth should ■—De traugnt witu . danger and distress. It is a natural function, and should be performed in a natural way without un due suffering. Nature never intended that women should be tortured in this way. Taken during gestation Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription robs childbirth of its dangers to both mother and child, by preparing the system for delivery, thereby shortening labor, lessening pain and ab breviating the period of confinement. For twenty years folks all over the world have cured rheumatism, neuralgia, and all other pains and aches by using St. Jacobs Oil. There must be something in it, for you couldn’t fool all the people for so many years. Dispelling an Illusion. One of my reader* want* to know the ' correct pronunciation of the word ‘•hlauthouy.” It in always a painful thing to me to dispel the prevalent il lusion that newspaper editors know everything, but owing, I suppose, to - the fact that I was taught Latin nnd <1 reek in my youth, when I ought to have been learning tho tongues of the living, 1 huve grown up Ignorant of the proper pronunciation of Llanthony. Ail 1 can boast of Is a general Idea that in Welsh most of the consonants are vowels and most of the vowels sounds which no Kngllshinun can hope to imi tate. Hut on "Llnnthony'' 1 shall be ; happy to iisslst In spreading it.—Lou don Truth. HIGHEST AWARD * £p WORLD’S FAIR, mfg fe BEST SUITED TOf^ f^^NDITIOBS/SlGtSIIVEO^ Dyspeptic,Delicate,Infirm and AGED PERSONS TheSAFESTF000,n THE SICK ROOM FOR INVALIDS [^3 4/vd CONVALESCE^* ?HfW ^Nursing Mothers.Infants/ CHILDREN IS SOLD By ri!tw ^<^-1 nnirr-ATr^1^ —1 IS SULU BY I c^J DRUGGISTS. John Carle LSons.NewYork. IBly'a Cream Balm has completely cured me of catarrh when everything else failed. Many ac quaintances have used it with excellent results. — Alfred IV. Stevens, Caldwell, Ohio. CATARRH ELY'S CREAM BALM open* and clean« 'e and ure u’icqualed for style, accuia^y of lit,slim* pi left v and eionomy. For twenty-four years Uioe* pat term* have Leen used the country over. Full do* h i lotions and directions as the number of yards of material required, the number and names of the dlf* terent pieces In the pattern, how to cut and tit and pot the raiment tot other- are rent with each pat tarn, with aplctuto of the raiment to go by. There pat* terns are complete In every pattlcular, there being* separate | at tern for every single piece of the ureafls . Your eider will lie tilled the isme day It la received. Kvery pattern gnat an teed to bo | erfect. ■ '' ‘ i'V The retail price of pattern Is 15 oe to. Figured percale In palelaw* euder and green on a butt ground, mane this oonvtnlea# and comfortable shirt walsfc I The front and Lack araj pat he red on I Jolnei to a' i square, shall »w, ^amlesa yoke that fits »mnoihljr overt the shoulders. The Mtvllsh bos p'alt on right front lepseverj the left, ntuda or buttons aa4‘ hufionholes effecting tha closing. ) (lathers at (he waist Una fiont and hack perform tha , shapely a ijustment, the lower portion Lelng wotn under, 6349 It a* preferred. The »hlr* l inirei f UIRT *||*P|*X the fa-lllOH LADIES' CMIRT WAISTa|i(e fullneTS that distil ftul b«H the season’* mode. They are gathered Mk the uprer and lower edg. s amt tinirbpd at the wrist* with » made aiJnsO* able BnMie« thene.’k, a tie 1h»w of lavender satin bo Iny worn In the prevent instance with smooth belt to The simple construction of tlila charming wats^ w. Icli n.akos It easily lai ndeietl. renders It especially suitable for al» cotton wa. h tabrie*. such as cottog Cheviot, iradrsi. shitting. cambric, thambrajr, *a lean nainsook, lawn or ulinlty. o.ITh, collar and yoke aro . n« al'y finished with machine stitching. 1'attern < Sit is cut In *x sizer, via i S3, St, M, 3S, A9 and 43 inch -a bust measure. The is.all price of patterns 1* tS cents. ? 1 & rule leaf green etihmin Is shown in this hsndsome (fO"U. The deep, ittr-ilitped collar ]* made of fane? striped rttln in harmonising shades of pink and preen, tie edges being trlmnsd with a quilling of pink satis ribbon. A deep frill of rream lace falls from under the points of the collar all around, a bow of pink satis ribbon being tied to the thr< at. and a girdle of the same ribbon confining the fullness at the ws> tzes, eta,: St, 34, 3*, 33, 4$ and 42 Inches hi st measure. The »etail price of pattern Is MB cents. h 1* this coupon is sent with order the price wlljf X re only 10 cent a for each jwtteru. One cent fo T X each pattern ordered mhst ad so be sent to covers I postage. Order by number and give *!/«. In inches, f ¥ They are (love fitting. To get Bl'STandf t Bill:AST measure put the tape measure all of that f way around the body, over the dress close u t.eif f the arms. Address ( OtFOX PATTKRH| A CO., Lock Box »47 New York. N. Y. X ***^*^4^^h4»»»»»»»»»ae » al ^ PISO'S CURE FOR r_ . CURLS WHERE ALL ELSE FAU.S. _ | Bent Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use I In time. Sold by druggists. 1 31. IT.. Ownlm-ie. 1 MIX. When answering advtrtlsenienu kindly' mention tlila pupor*