The temperance oration Is not nec-
iiy a ary speech.
BSD CROHN BALL BLUE
Should he In every borne. Ask your grocer
for it. Large i ox. package ouly 6 cent.
Tacitus is praised by eerybody be
cause be praises nobody.
Arm Tea Cstne: Allaa'a FmI BaMf
It la tbe only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Coma and Bunions. Ask (or Allen's
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into
tbe sboea. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad
drees, Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Politeness is like an air cushion;
there may be nothing in It, but It eases
many a hard jolt.
Plao's Care far Consumption Is an IMalllble
mc&Mve for eGurfia ami uSW X. IV. Sauna
Ocean Orore, N. J., Feb. 17, littO.
He Took lit Measure.
Apropos of Irvlng'g revival of "Corl
olanus" and the moderate success
which It met, it Is related that Just
before the production. Sir Henry Irv
ing, Sir Alexander McKenzle, who
wrote tbe music, and Sir Alma Tadema,
who designed tbe scenery, were holding
a conference on the stage one after
noon. A super, who stood near, said
to hla chums: "Three blooming
knights." "Yes," said the other, "and
three blooming nights Is about all the
blooming piece will run."
Tablng- qb Man's Body.
An averaged sized man has, as some
statistical crank has figured out. about
2,500 Inches of skin on his body, and
In each square inch there are some
2,800 sweat glands. There are over
3,500 glaods In the palm of the hand,
while the number on the entire sur
face la about 7,000,000. Each of these
sweat glands is about a quarter of an
Inch long, therefore the average man
has something like twenty-eight miles
of tubing In his skin.
Valoable Biblical MSB.
Parts of a magnificent manuscript of
the gospel of St Matthew were found
last year near Slnope and bought for
the Blbllothecue Natlonale at Paris.
Two of the pages which were missing
have been recently discovered at Marl
pol, on the Sea of Azov, and bought
by the local museum. The volume was
made of vellum, tinted with purple and
written in large golden uncials in
Greek.
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Olasegow's Tax Radarlng Schema.
As & means of reducing the taxes
for the maintenance of the police de
partment of Glasgow it has been pro
posed that 50 per cent of the extra
rent charged by landlords of public
houses above the sums which such
houses, minus tbe licenses, would let
for, shall bo paid into the municipal
treasury. There are many public
houses in Glasgow, the rents of which
are enormously out of proportion to
the accommodations afforded, and It is
argued tbat tbe landlords ought to be
made to share their excessive profits
with tbe city.
The value of a man's advice de
pends upon the success be has ttcbiev
ed in following It
Bows TnUT
WeodcrOiw Hundred Dollnr reward fnranv
eaee of Catarrh thai cm!, jot be curwl'tjj Hull
Latarrn uura.
V. J. CHENEY CO., Prop.. Toledo. O.
We, the UBdentlKiX'd, have known K J.
nuHiev for the last 15 war and talipve hint
perfectly honorable In all buslnexx iranxartloaa
ana nnenoiauy aoie u carry out any ouuga
Uona made by their firm.
Went It Truai. Wholesale Drnmrl1., Toledo.
0.; Weldlnir. Klnnsn Marvlu, Wholesale
UmcKlaU, TolMo. on la
Hall nOatarrti Cure Is taken Internally, art
nur direct, anon the blood and mucouimurracei
of the ayau-m. Testimonials annt free. Price
no per bottle. )ii jr an Oi-uifgisia.
Hell's Family Fills are tbe bvL
Uke the measles, love is most dan
gerous wnen u comes mie m me.
GRKATLY REDUCED BATES
via
TTABAbH r. r.
tlS.OO Buffalo and return $13.00.
131.00 New York and return PI. 00
The Wabash from Chicago will sell
tickets at the above rates daily. Aside
from these rates, the Wabash run
through train over Its own rails from
Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago and
offer many special rates during the
summer months, allowing stopovers at
Niagara Falls and liuffalo.
Aak your nearest Ticket Agent or ad
drew Harry K. Moores, General Agent,
Pass. Dept., Omaha, Neb., or C. S.
Crane, G. P. at T. A., 8t- Louis, Mo.
In India and Persia sheep are used
as beasts of burden.
1 to IS ee a Cbaaie ef Ratle-
To purchasers of starch. Heretofore
they have been paying 10 cents for 12
ounces of even much Inferior goods to
that turned out In Nebraska and
known as Defiance starch. Now, how
ever, the up-to-date nouaewue woo uan
an eye to money saving, Ir.slsts tbat
her grocer shall give her Defiance. It
costs less and goes farther than any
other starch made. At your grocers.
Made by Magnetic Starch Co., Omaha,
Neb.
Children born In summer are taller
than those born In winter.
La Grippe conquers life Wizard Oil
conquer La Orlppe. Your drugglat
sells Wlsard Oil.
The heir who flghU for his rights Is
fighting for what another s left.
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B. E. KUer.
I see the dear home light ahead
There where It uaed to glow
Before Ambition came and led
Me from it, long ago.
I nee the light, the glorious light.
Upon the distant hill!
Thank heaven for the welcome light,
Thank heaven they are there tonight.
To keep It burning still.
I faintly see the fields that lie
Upon the distant slopes.
And oh, my heart Is beating high
With freshly kindled hopes!
I see the light which tells me they
Are waiting for me still
The boy they lost is turning gray.
But here he flings his cares away
The light burns on the hill!
The lleht of home! Oh. shall I fare
Up, up, alone, some night,
Upon a starllt way and there
Behold another light?
On that last night, oh, shall there be
A IlKht upon the hill
O. shall there come a thrill to me
As faring up the slope 1 see
The home light burning still?
What the Hand Said.
BT MIRIAM CRTJT8CHANK.
(Copyright, 1301, by Dally Story Pub. co.)
As a hostess Mrs. McCormtck was a
success.
Ever since old Jake McCormtck had
passed Into the great unknown, nearly
eight years beforo my story com
mences, leaving behind him the only
two things that ever crept Into his
heart hid young wife and his mil
lionsMrs. McCormick had, socially,
reigned in L supreme.
L waa a college town old, se
date, select To have belonged there
for generations was a guarantee of re
spectability: to be new was damna
tion. Society was as its forbears had
made it then came Mrs. McCormick.
Old Jake bad started life as a black
smith: later he made millions In oil.
Mrs. McCormick never told her family
history. She was young, pretty, rich
and a widow; who could ask more?
Tbe patriarchs of L looked on her
coming with Indifference; one day
they awoke to find her their bright
particular star. Her dinners were tri
umphs In the culinary art, her decora
tions were perfection, wall-flowers
were unknown at her dances, and
happy tbe fraternity tea or college ball
that secured her as a patroness.
Today waa one of her Saturday
functions to which the elite of L
was bidden and gladly came, and, de
spite pouring rain, the rooms were
filled. Mrs McCormick, fair, gracious,
if
lit
"So you did come after all."
railing, moved from group to group
and then paused near the- doorway
where a tall man was standing ab
sently watching the bright scene.
"So you did come, after all?" she
said, giving him her hand for tbe
briefest possible moment "It was
ery good of jrou."
"Yes, and now I am going to claim
my reward; let me talk to you for a
few minutes." She laughs as she
sinks down on a small sofa and draws
ber skirts aside to make room tor him.
"Just flvs minutes, then; 1 am dut
somewhere else now. What can I do
for you?"
"Tell me the attraction. Recitation,
Spiritualism, Theosophy, Punch and
Judy or what?"
"Nonsense," says Mrs. McComlck,
coloring; "only palmistry."
"Only palmistry!" he repeats.
"Well?"
For a moment there Is a silence and
the woman is watching him under her
long lashes keenly. Most women like
John Radnor, and Mrs. McCormick is
very much of a woman. Every detail
of an old utory that had gone the
rounds of L Just after her coming
is clear in her mind, and she is won
dering Just how much of it Is true.
John Radnor hardly looks like a man
disappointed in love blighted a woman-hater,
as some people say he Is.
True, he is 38 and unmarried. The
hair on his temples is very gray and
there are deep lines about the stern
mouth that can softea wonderfully at
times. Mrs. McCormick ba9, however,
little faith in the one-love theory, still
less in village gossip. She is roused
by Radnor repeating his last word and
plunges in without more ado.
"Do you remember the Comptons? I
thought so," as Radnor makes a ges
ture of assent "You know the son
got into some trouble, disgraced him
self, and tbe blow killed Professor
Compton. The family moved out West
somewhere and we all lost sight of
them."
She paused and again watched him
narrowly. Again Radnor makes the
same assenting gesture, his face ex
presses polite interest, tbat is all, and
she goes on:
"Well, to make a long story short, I
heard by the merest chance that Mrs.
Compton and the daughter were back
here, supporting themselves by coach
ing boys for the Preparatory School;
they were always popular with the
faculty, you know. I went to see them
and discovered that Adele was a good
amateur palmist: Indeed, she is a
veritable little witch. I persuaded her,
for a consideration, of course, to come
here this afternoon and read palms."
"Indeed, this Is very Interesting, but
palmistry don't you think it Is a little
absurd?"
Mrs. McCormick laughed and there
was a world of relief In tbat laugh.
"Go and find out for yourself," she
said. "I have talked to you long
enough."
"A good surgeon uses a sharp knife,"
she said aa be left her, "and I think I
have won."
In the meantime Radnor had Joined
a laughing group at the other end of
tbe room.
"Here comes Mr. Kaunor," cried a
pretty falr-halred girl In blue. "Come
and have your hand read; we all want
to know your future."
"Many thanks," said Radnor, laugh
ingly; "I shall be very gUd to ac
commodate you If Mies Compton Is not
too tired."
As he spoke his eyes met those of
the palmist for an Instant his grave
and determined; hers f-srkling and
defiant.
What a cbildlsh-looklnf little thing
she was! Radnor seeing her now In
her short gypsy dress, her eavy braids
of dark hair hanging ove her shoul
ders, could have easily imagined that
u Msven years since incur tut meet
ing had been swept awa, so little
changed was she.
I am not tired," she said quietly,
though the pale face and deep purple
shadows under her eyes belied her
words. She took his hands in her cold,
slender one3 and tbe onlookers drew
closer about them.
You have a long life, good health,
no nerves to speak of, rather cold; yet
you win people easily. Mathematical,
logical, argumentative, a free-thinker
In religious matters, very ambitious,
proud and self-willed, fond of luxury
and not afraid to work for it Youi
success in life is assured."
And his marriage," cry half ti
dozen voices; "has he ever been In
love? Is he ever going to be mar
ried?"
And Adele went on, but a little more
slowly this time.
"You have been in love twice, once
in your early youth; the trace is al
most faded out. The second time
when 30 or 31; the line is cut and
barred, some obstacle I (she is
breathing quickly) I do not see any
more."
She drops the hands and Is turning
away with a half-repressed gesture ol
relief, but the listeners are clamoring
for the end. Adele shakes her head
smiling. "That is the end; remember
the powers of palmistry are limited."
And tbe crowd moves away, laughing,
protesting, leaving Radnor and the
cheiromant together.
For a moment be i3 silent In the
great hall the band is playing a wild
fantastic Hungarian dance. In the
drawing-room he can hear the murmur
of fifty voices, among them Mrs. Mc
cormick's, silvery, a little too incisive,
but highbred withal. Then he moves
closer. "Adele," he says softly, and
there is a world of tenderness In his
voice, but the girl does nor. move.
"Adele, shall I tell the end that palm
istry does not reveal? The story ot
a lonely man Into whose life a young
girl came, of the brief dream of hap
piness, of the pride that sent him
away, of the seven long years of fruit
less search, of waiting and hoping for
the word that never came, and then
shall I tell the end, Adele, or will
you?"
She cannot speak, but the dark eyes
are slowly raised to nis ana men
droop lower than ever.
In the shadow of the palms Radnor
lays one large brown hand over the
two little trembling ones and says
softly, "My little girl, my darling."
Twenty minutes later Mrs. McCor
mick is holding out a gracious hand
to Radnor, who is among the last to
go-
"Well, did you find out?" she says,
and Just then the little cheiromant, a
water-proof over her bright dress, the
hood covering the heavy hair, comes
down the stairs.
Radnor looks from one woman to
the other, and then one of his rare,
brilliant smiles softens the gravity of
There is nothing rocky shout the
cradle of liberty.
Mrs. Wtaatow-s Bootbtng njnp
Por children loett'.nf, softeM ins (imii, rif
lamination, aUaj'apeio.curesirUMleoUe. steaBwu
The art of conversation consists In
knowing where to begin, what to say
FnEE
Vaatlnsi aWnvn'i Great Rcaicly for
uifZ Tks9iea't Eyi Vttef
"You have been in love."
his face. "Yes, I found out." He hes
itates an instant and then says: "I
think I must congratulate you, Mrs.
McCormick, on the most successful af
fair of the season."
And as she murmurs her thanks he
and Adele go out together, leaving her
sticiing in the doorway.
Gold Teeth Out of Style,
It Is no longer considered good form
to make a dlBplay of gold teeth. "The
custom has grown to such an extent,''
said a prominent eastern dentist tbe
other day, "tbat young men and worn
en actually had small holes drilled
In teeth that were perfectly sound, in
order that gold fillings might be In
serted. Even sets of false teeth for
older people were thus decorated. Gold
caps were in great demand, and were
often put on when there was no occa
slon, simply because people thought
they looked well. I remember seeing a
chorus girl who came over with an
English company several years sgo
who had a diamond Inserted In one of
her front teeth. Her smile was liter
ally dazillng. All that Is changed
now, though. Tbe tendency seems to
be to preserve aa much as possible
the natural whiteness of the teeth, and
sometimes enamel Is placed over a gold
filling."
"NEW RIVAL" FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS
outshoot all other black powder shells, because they sre made
better and loaded by exact machinery with the standard brsnds ot
powder, shot and wadding. Try them snd you will b convinced.
ALL REPUTABLE DEALERS KEEP THEM
inane Manx.
In the eighteenth century silken co
coons sold In the London market for 1
shilling a pound.
, The sugar cane Is now cultivated In
every part ot Africa that has been ex
plored by whites.
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always easy. A lavish
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gaudy premiums often
makes a poor article
look like a good one.
With Defiance Starch
are no premiums, but
you get 16 ounces of
the best starch in die
world for 10c. It need
no cooking. Simply
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mix
Don't forget it a better qua!
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