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Castoria Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance : It is a , harmless substitute
for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by
Millions of Motlicrs. Castoria + destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd ,
cures Diarrhava and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles , cures constipation 'and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach
. and lOWCb , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas =
toria i ; the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria. Castoria.
. . "Castorlalsanexcdcntn' ° ° forcltl : ' 'Castorlaissotvclladaptcdtochlldrentbat
: rcn. 3lothers have rcr-stet : t. + .d nw ut its I recommend it assuperiortoanyprescripUon
good effect upon their childr , s known to me. "
D ; . . G. t ; . Orcmon , IL A. AncncitM. D. , .
Lowell , 3L us. 111 So. Oxford St. , Brooklyn , N. Y.
r . "Castoria is the best teuety ! for vtildren of "Our physicians in the children's depart
which I am acquainted. 1 hope do Ley is trot mcnt kwo spoken highly of their experi-
rardistant when mothers will eoasicrthorcab ence En their outside practice withCastotii ,
interest of their children , and use Castoria inand although wo only hare among otrr
stead of thovariousquacknostrutnswhich are medical supplies : chat is known as regular
destroying their loved ones , by forcingopium , products , yctweare free to confess that the
morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful merits of Castoria has won us to look with
agents down their throats , thereby sendli favor upon it. "
them to premature graves. " Ux1TED UosriT.tx Ain 1)t PY.SSLRP ,
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.A DEALER WHO SAYS THERE ARE
ARTISTIC KLEPTOMANIACS.
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lwa of a Murillo and of Gainsborough'r
"Duchess of Dovonshire"-Story of a Iiisr
Given For a Coto-Sharpors and Coun
torfolt It ehiugs.
"Did you over hear of the arUstio
kleptomaniac ? " asked a tivell known
dealer in etchings during an after luncheon -
eon harmony a few days ago. "Well ,
there is such a person. The artistic ldep-
tomaniac is insanely fond of valuable
art in the form of etchings or paintings.
Ho steals through the admiration and
love of art. There are many famous instances -
stances where old and almost priceless
mastorpiece3 of the painter's art have
been taken by persons of this kith ] , and
it is odd that in almost every instance
the , stolen pieces of art could not be
traced.
"Thu mast famous artistic theft of
modern days was the stealing of the
nro of St. Anthony from the celebrated
picture by Murillo. The painting , which
was on exhibition in the cathedral at
Seville , represented St Anthony surrounded -
rounded by angels. One morning about
seven years ago it was discovered that
the figure of St. Anthony had boon cut
from Iho canvas.
. "All Europn was notified of the theft ,
but the police never found the thief.
About two years afterward a Spaniard
from the West Indies called in at the
establishment of Mr. Schaus , the well
known picture dealer of this city. Thu
Spaniard told Mr. Schaus that ho would
like to sell him an unsigned painting by
rtlnrillo. rir. Schaus , being a man of
largo intelligence regarding works of
the masters , recognized immediately
the figure of St. Anthony cut from the
painting in the cathedral at Seville.
"Tho mau was seized , and Dlr. Schaus
had the honor of returning the painting
to Spaiu.
"The theft of the celebrated portrait
of the Duchess of Devonshire , by Gains-
borough , 15 years ago was doubtless the
work of an artistic kleptomaniac , for
the picture can do the thief no good but
exeita his udmiratiou. The portrait was
in the possession of the Messrs. Agnew ,
the picture dealers of London. It had
been on exhibition , and the Agnew galleries -
leries hadl been crowded. One morning
the frame stood empty. The painting
lead been cut out , and no one knows to
this day watro Gainshorough's Duchess
of Devonshire is.
"Some dishonest loverof art is gloating -
ing over the picture in private. The portrait -
trait is valued at X50,000.
"That painting ly Gainsborough , besides -
sides being an urtistic relic , is also historic -
toric , as tht painting was made just
when the beautiful Duchess of Devonshire -
shire had be e11 thu moans of turning
the political tide of England. Pitt , ltd
Fox were rival candida cs for parlia'
ment. It was demonstrated that the
election would be narrowed down to the
vote of an elderly fat butcher. The
butcher intended to vote for Pitt. The
Duke of Devonshire tried every means ,
including a bribe , to influence the fat
butcher to vote tor Fox , but the butcher
was obdurate. Then the beautiful cinch.
ess said to him : ,
" 'Is there anything I can do for you
if you will vote for Fox ? '
" 'Yes , ' answered the butcher. 'If
you will kiss me , I will vote for Fox. '
"The duchess kissed the fat butcher.
Fox was elected , and the political complexion -
plexion of England was changed. It is
related that the Duchess of Devonshire
told the story to Gainsborough when she
was posing for her picture.
The collector of valuable etchings or
engravings must be as constantly on the
alert for counterfeits as is the back
cashier for forged checks or counterfeit
bills or the jowcler for false diamonds.
Some dealers have suffered heavy losses
because of their inability to distinguish
between an original and a counterfeit
etching or engraving. Quick wit and a
wide knowledge of the history of etchings -
ings recently saved Frederick Koppel ,
the art dealer of this city and Paris ,
nearly 1,000 marks in Berlin. The collection -
lection of etchings of the late Baron Op-
perman was sold at auction , and dealers
from all over the world attended the
at Berlin.
Mr. Keppol bought an impression of
Rembrandt's Christ before Pilate , entitled -
titled the "Great Ecce Homo , " paying
1,400 marks , or w35D , for the etching.
Just after the sale a well dressed gentleman -
tleman said in French to Mr. Keppel :
"Sir , I presume you are a stranger in
Berlin. I am a native of the city , and
I am mortified to see you so badly che..t-
ed today. I wish to make you all the
restitution Ican. Yonpaid 1,400 marls 1
for that etching. The price is far too
high , but to compensate you for your
loss I will sell you a genuine etching
for 1,000 marks. "
Mr. Keppol knew his etching to be
genuine. Mr. Keppel saw that the man
was playing a game of high comedy ,
but he said ho would like to see the
etching. When Mr. Keppel reviewed
the etching , ho said :
"I will give you 5 marls for the etching -
ing , " When the man found lie had been
caught in his game , he simply said :
"Prenez lo , " and Mr. Keppel tookthe
counterfeit , which ho afterward gaveto
the purchaser of his genuine etching.
rho counterfeit , which was made by
Solomon Savvy , tail only be told from
the original by the difference in the
drawing of one of the hands in tho.etch
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ing.The only difference between the origI I
final and the counterfeit of Albert Du- t
rer's celebrated etching "Melancholia" t t
rs the form of a ward on one of several
keys Pauginb from a figure's girdle.
Thoagh smaller than a pinhead , the
flaw rapresents a difference in price of
several hundred dollars.-New York
Sun. t
A Long Island girl who had been
deaf and dumb for eight years had her
speoeh restored by an electric shock ,
which- struck 'the' house in which she
was during a storm
MAx1MUS.
I hold him great who , for love's sake ,
Can give , with genct ou. , earnest will ,
Yct ho vho taktw for love's sweet sake
I think I hold more generous still.
1 bow before the ncble mind
That freely some great wrong forgves ( ,
Yet nobirr is the ono forgiven
Who bears that burden : cell and liver. .
It may ho hard to guilt end still
To keep a lowly , steal fast heart ,
Yet ho who loses has to fill
A harder and a truer part.
Glorious it is to wear the crown
Of a deserved and pure sueces.
Be who knows how to fail has won
A crown nvho o luster is nut less.
Great may he br , who can command
And rule with just and tender sway ,
Yet is diviner wmdom taught
Better by him who can obey.
Blessed are they who die for God
And earn the martyr's crown of light.
Yct Ito who lives tor Cod may be
A greater conqueror in his sight.
-Adelaide Procter.
A NEGLECTED WONDER.
The Spanish Eseurlal a Marvelous Specimen -
men of Attcieut Architecture.
The Escurial , the palace of the Spanish -
ish king , an architectural marvel , formerly -
merly described as the "eighth wonder
of the world , " is now seldom spoken
of , even by those who are ready to go
wild over much less pretentious struc-
tures. The cornerstone of this "Spanish
St. Peter's" was laid by Philip II in
1563 , but itwas 302 years(1805) ( ) before
the monstrous building was pronounced
finished. It was built by Philip in ful-
filhaent of a vow to "erect the finest
monastery in the world" should his
forces be successful in their great battle
with the French. That battle was fought
at St. Quentin on Aug. 10 , 1557 , St.
Lawrence day , and in order to honor
that saint as well as to fulfill his vow
the king had the foundation of his great
memorial laid off in the shape of a gridiron -
iron , the implement of torture upon
which the goodly Lawrence is reputed
to have suffered martyrdom.
To those who have never visited the
Escurial the size of the gigantic structure
turo is beyond comprehension. It is 740
feet from north to south and 580 ; , feet
from east to west , the square towers at
each corner rising to a height of over 200
feet. Within this monstrous building is
the king's palace , a cathedral , a monastery -
tery of 200 cells , two colleges , three
chapter houses , three library buildings ,
five large halls , six dormitories , three
hospitals and over 3 , 000 other rooms. In
order to make St. Lawrence's gridiron
complete , the building is built in quad-
raugular form , with 17 rows or ranges
of monstrous stone structures crossing
each other at right angles , these form-
lug the gridiron's ribs , the handle being -
ing a wing 470 feet in length. The
church , which is a part of this vast pile
of masonry , is 36.4 feet long , 230 feet
wide , with a dome 330 feet in height.
It is estimated that the building cost
$50,000,000.-St. Louis Republic.
Catching i.Itriutp In the South.
The Charleston gourmet is now joy- '
oils Iy feasting daily on our own little
dish , the shrimp. There is hardly a
family in the city that does not have
this dainty little crustacean served for
breakfast in some shapeor form. When
the dark shades of night drop over the
harbor , the hardy shrimp men man
their little canoes , and with their cast
nets neatly arranged and ready to be ;
thrown they make for the long , dark
shores of marsh where their prey makes i
its feeding grounds. Theyhavo to wait
silently and patiently on the edges of i
the marsh until a certain time of the t
tide , when out come the shrimp in mil
lions , and out fly the heavy nets , and the
work commences.
The oarsmen pull or punt or paddle t
along the shore , and the man with the
net keeps his eyes and ears open for the
ripple and sound of the sportive shrimp.
As the shrimp moves through the water
ho is a beautiful sight. The most beau- i
tiful colors shine from his long body ,
and his fan shaped tail stirs the phosphorescence -
phorescenco and leaves behind him a subdued -
dued trail of fire.
When the usual quantity is caught
and the turning of the tide takes the
shrimp to other spots , the shrimpers
pull for the wharves to sell their spoil.
Long before daybreak the venders , men
and women , are on hand with their
trays to get their morning's supply for
their numerous customers. The number
of these venders can be safely put at 300.
-Charleston News and Conrier
Addison's Charactcristics.
Addison is the very embodiment of .
that delighftul gift of humor on which
we pride ourselves so much as a specially -
ly English quality. That in its way his
style is the perfection of English style
is less clear and delightful to us than
that what it conveys is the perfection of i
feeling His art is the antipodes of that
satirical art which allows human cx-
Cellence only to gird at it and insinuate , 1
motives which diminish or destroy. Addison -
dison , on the other hand , allows imperfections -
fections which his interpretation turns
into something sweeter than virtue and
throws a delightful gleam of love and
laughter upon the eccentricities and
characteristic follies of individual na-
turo. That he sees everything is one of
the conditions of his genial forgiveness
of all that is not mean or base or cruel.
With these he makes no terms.-Mrs.
DL 0. W. Oliphant in Century. I
Paper Water Pipes.
The waking of water pipes out of paper -
per pulp is receiving much attention
and is said to ho successful , even in the 1
ordde manner in which all first attempts -
tempts are undertaken. They are said
0 be as durable as iron , and the process
of molding them is about the same in
both cases.-Hardware.
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The 1803 wine product of the state of t
California was equal to a little more
han one quart fer each man , woman
and child in the United States. 1
.Offspring born of mothers under 20
years old do not have as good chance of
healthy lifotas those born of mothers
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Over One Milllon People wear the
w. Lo Douglas $3 & $4 woes
All ourshoes are equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money. n
They equal custom shoes in style and fit.
Tlt.lrwearing qualities arcunsurpassed.
The prices arc uniform---stamped on sole.
From $ i to 53 saved overother makes. j
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