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Sale of a Kiss.
A pretty story Is told of a fascinatin
English actress , whose name is no
mentioned. Being desirous of assist
ing a certain charity in the provinces
she offered a kiss to be put up to auc
tion. The bidding was brisk and had
advanced In three leaps from two gui
neas to thirty , when , without further
parley , the round sum of eight hundred
pounds was offered. There being no
higher bid , the kiss was knocked down
by the auctioneer to a colonel in one of
our line regiments , who came forwart
to meet the blushing young lady. Bu
to the surprise of all present , the
colonel introduced a dear little fair
haired boy , explained that it was his
grandson's fifth birthday , and that he
had acquired the kiss as a birthday gift
for him , whereupon the actress took
the child in her arms and discharged
her debt with interest. The charity , a
local one. in which the colonel took a
keen interest , was the richer by eight
hundred pounds for the granddad's
generous whim.
Washing Day i Madrid.
Ten thousand women souse and bea'
the linen of Madrid in the scant waters
of the Mnnzauore * every day. Not an
article of clothing is elsewhere washed
No other than these ilanzanares laven
deras are permitted to labor as laun
dresses , and for three miles up and
down the stream they work in groups ,
Each lavandera brings her own huge
roll of bread , and perhaps a bit of
cheese ; and just before noon they
breakfast in great woodaa sheds on
salt fish , potatoes and coffee , with a
measure of red wine , duplicating this
meal as a dinner at fou * in. the after
noon. They oat like animals , and the
moment their food is diepoaed of the
tinkle of the guitar Is hoard , and any
kindly disposed passer may dance with
them until the thirty minutes allow
ed them for food and amusement have
expired. On these occasions everyone
dances , girls of eighteen and women of
eighty , and the scones along Mauzan
ares are very picturesque and interest
ing.
Knowledge Came Handy.
One day during I > r. Newman Hall's
pastorate of a church in Yorkshire ,
he was chatting with a farmer about
the best method of self-defense when
attacked by a savage dog.
"Take off your hat and hold it in
front of you , " advised the farmer. "The
dog will at once bite the rim. Then
kick violently under your hat , and the
distance being exactly that ot your leg ,
the toe of your boot will strike the
lower jaw of the dog , who will at once
go off in great pain. "
The very next day Dr. Hall was
crossing a field when a fierce dog ran
at him. There was no refuge near. He
had no stick. He remembered hia lea-
son. In an instant the dog rushed
howling round the field , and the grand
old dissenter , with a. slight wound in
his hat , went his way. Youth's Com
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A Case of Sec-Saw.
Lady Here ! you promised to saw
some wood If I gave you something
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Tramp ( from F.ri < * : n Your Indis
criminate rij r" t3u : English language
Js positively painful , madam. I have
fultilled my obli atiou to the letter , in
asmuch as [ saw the wood immediate
ly after fii-'sblng my dessert while
gazing in the direction of the wood pile.
J3on jour , madam.
CHAPTER V.
"Who has the key to the attic of the
house ? " asked the detective , when they
had descended from the piazza.
"Miss Hattie , master ; she asked me for
It yesterday morning. "
"Is there more than one ? "
"No , master , only de one. "
"Come 'round here on the east side of
the house. Is that you , Calban ? "
"Yes , Mars Lang , it's Calban. "
"No one has left the house , save those
you know ? "
"No , Mars Lang.
"Wow , Hannah , who murdered your
master ? " N.
"I don't know that , Mars Lang. "
"You do know who rang the door bell ;
but do you mean when Robert Campbell
Bounded it ? "
"No , Mars Lang , no. I diden know Mars
Robert was in de house till after I heard
de bell ; but he must have been , for it was
he that went to de door , and not five min
utes -after , when I went to de door of de
library , dar he stood , with de bloody knife
In his hand , and Mars Herman 'cusing
him of murderin' master. "
"Was that the first you knew of his be
ing in the house ? "
"Wait , Mars Lang. I had been dozin'
in de kitchen. Millie had gone upstairs to
bed , and when I wake up I thought I'd
see if ole master had gone to bed , and put
out de lights in do hall. You see , I know-
ed , unc' Duke had gone to bed , so I passed
through the dining room and out into the
hall. Somehow , I happen to look up. I
spose I was lookin' at de hangin' lamp ;
but I seed someone standin' on de stairs ,
about five steps down. Da had on a long
white night gown. At first , I thought it
was Miss Hattie ; but then I seed it was
too tall and big for her , and de hair on
he head was too black and short. I was
jest about to speak when de person on de
bent ober , sideways like , and reach
ed otit one arm , and wid de hand seized
hole of de wire dat leads to de bell at de
lower end of de hall and pulled it He
pulled it several times , and as he was
bent ober , I saw his face. "
"It was the face of Herman Craven ? "
"Yes , Mars Lang , and he was as white
as death. I diden know what to do. A
tremblin' seized me , and I was that skeer-
ed I lak to fell down. Suddenly , I heard
ole master's voice , and someone started
for de door from de library. I thought it
was ole master. Mars Herman had dodg
ed back upstairs , and I ran through de
dining room and into de 'kitchen. "
"Then you did not see Herman Craven
descend the stairs ? "
"No , Mars Lang. Mars Herman was in
his night shirt , and he ran back after he
had pulled de bell wire. "
"Did he see you , Hannah ? "
" ' I don't think he
"I can't be certain : but
did , Mars Lang. "
"If he did , your life may be in peril ,
not that he would fear your testimony ,
but that you might give me information.
You must be on your guard , and wat
him closely. You must never be alone
never leave the house by yourself. He
must have committed this murder" "
"How could he , Mrs. Lang ? I haden
been back in de kitchen no time when I
heard a groan. I ran back to de dinin'
room door , and was standin' there trem
blin' , when Mars Robert pushed open de
front door and run in. He was bare
headed , and I dodged back , as he entered
de library door. The next thing I heard
his cry : 'Help ! Murder ! ' then I hear Mars
Herman knock on Miss Hattie's door and
call her , and saw them come down stairs
together. "
"Robert Campbell , you say , pushed open
the front door and ran in ? It must have
been unfastened , then. "
"The door was standin' ajar , Mars
Lang , lak he left it , when he went out to
see who was dar. "
"Then you do not think Herman de
scended the stairs after you saw him
pulling the wire , until after the murder
had been committed ? "
"No , Mars Langr.he hadn't time. "
"Do you know when Herman entered
the house to-night ? "
"No , but I know he was in de library ,
and I was in de dinin' room , when he pass
ed through de hall and went up to bed. "
"How long was this before he pulled the
wire ? "
"Oh , a long time , Mars Lang , before I
was dozin' perhaps an hour. "
"Did you hear loud voices , as though
your master and Herman were quarreling
to-night ? "
"No , Mars Lang. Ole master nebber
quarrel. He say vhat he mean , but he
nebber quarrel , and I heard no loud voices
until I heard Mars Robert's cries of
Help ! Murder ! ' "
For a moment the detective stood there
In the darkness , in thoughtful silence.
Suddenly he said : "You know , Hannah ,
that it would not have taken Herman
Craven long to run down the stairs , strike
that blow and dash up them again. "
"I know that , master ; but he couldn't
have done it. If he had already been
flown stairs when de bell sounded , and hid
In master's room , or in de library , he
might have had time after Mars Robert
went to de door to have killed ole master
find dashed up de stairs before I heard
that groan and got back eo de dining room
door. He didn't run up after that. "
"You forget , " said Sellars , "that if he is
the murderer of your master he was down
Btairs at the time you heard that groan. "
"He couldn't have been , Mars Lang.
Mars Herman is not the murderer of ole
master. "
"Why did he pull the wire and sound
the bell ? He must have known that Rob
ert was in the house , and it must have
been for the purpose of calling him to the
door. "
"Either he or old master , Mars Lang.
He must havp thought I had gone to bed. "
e.tiier Campbell or your master.
You say that when you finally advanced [
to the library door Robert was standing ;
with the bloody knife in his hand ? "
"Yes , and right over ole master's body ,
as though -he had just pulled the blade
from his breast. There was blood on his
band and sleeve , and horror on his face. ti :
Mara JJeouan denounced him as master's
murderer , hut Mara Robert did not kill ole
master. He was not in the house when
that blade was driven to Jiis heart und I
heard that cry. "
"Did you see anything of a hag of coin
when you entered the library , Hannah ? "
"Nothing , Mars Lang. "
"Has Herman any personal friends ,
whom he sometimes brings to the house ?
Young men , probably. "
"I o , Mars Lang ; none have ever ac
companied him here. "
"Do you think your master had a high
regard for his nephew ? "
"He take him in when he come to him ,
Mars Lang , because he was bis sister's
son ; but ole master had no use for his
father , who led Miss Mattie a sorry life ,
and broke her heart before she died. I
don't think he had much use for his BOH. "
"You don't think he would have given
him his daughter's hand in marriage ? "
"Never ! He know Miss Hattie love
Mars Robert , and I often hear him praise
Mars Robert up. "
"Well , that is all to-night , Hannah. Not
a word , you understand , to anyone of our
conversation. If Herman speaks td you ,
do not seem to doubt the guilt of Robert
Campbell. To your mistress , say that I
will see her to-morrow. Tell her further ,
that if she has suspicions , to keep them
to herself. I do not think she believes
Herman guilty ; but she must not seem
suspicious of him. She must try and act
as though she believed the right party had
been apprehended. Tell her that Robert
Campbell , though in custody , is under the
protecting care of Lang Sellars. Now can
you return to the house without your ab
sence having been noted by Herman ? "
"Easily , Mars Lang. "
"Then do so , and watch closely. Do not
sleep alone. Your young mistress will
have many lady friends here in her trou
ble. Keep Millie as near you as you can.
Good-night. "
"Good-night , Mars Lang , " said the ne-
gress , and she had started along the side
of the house for the rear entrance when
the detective called her back.
"Are Adam , the coachman , and Herman
on friendly terms ? " he asked.
"Adam rather see the devil than Mars.
Herman , " said the negress. "Mars Her
man 'spect more of ole master's niggers
than he do hisself. "
"I understand , " said Sellars. "That is
all , " and as the negress again started off
he joined Calban.
"You can go home now , Calban , " he
said. "It must be 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. "
"I 'spec it is , Mars Lang , " said the ne
gro , as he made off in the darkness.
"Another mystery to unravel , " mutter
ed the detective , as he passed out the
gate. "Herman Craven's hand must have
guided the keen blade of that sheath knife ,
notwithstanding the fact that Hannah
states that it could not have been he. Not
a drop of blood on his spotluss garments ,
it a stain on his white hands , but a
.mnable one on his guilty conscience.
\Vhether or not he struck the blow , his
was the head that planned the murder.
He pulled the wire and sounded the boll
that for a moment left the coast clear.
Campbell was the one man he wished re
moved from his path. But the bag of
coin ? Clearly he had a confederate , and
that confederate struck the blow and es
caped with the coin. Why , Herman had
no knowledge ot the fact that Campbell
was to be there with the coin to pay that
note to-night I mean last night , now un
til after he had entered the house and the
banker had informed him in the library
and then he did not know that he would
bear with him a bag of coin. Not a living
soul witnessed that blow , save the one
who struck it not even Herman Craven
unless , perchance , he struck the blow.
Hannah alone saw his blanched face
when he pulled that wire , and her oath
would not be admissible in a court of jus
tice. Lang Sellars , you have solved some
intricate cases. Solve this , and bring
the murderer or murderers of Banker De-
Rosette te justice. Humph ! Not a doubt
of it ! " the detective exclaimed aloud.
"Why , " he thought , "I can place my
hand , any minute , on the formulator of
this tragedy. Now for the evidence that
will condemn him. Now for the unknown
accomplice if he had one and the bag
of coin. I wonder , " he thought , suddenly
coming to a full halt , "if I have his full
motive. Was this murder planned after
he had arrived at the house last night , and
was his sole object to get possession of
that money ? If so , he had a confederate ,
sure. He might have abacted a much
larger sum from the bank. Ah , yes , but
certain detection would have followed.
One thing is certain : The object was to
get rid of Banker DeRosette. I think
that had been determined in your mind be
fore to-night , Herman Craven , and if be
fore to-night , why , then the securing of
this bag of coin was no part of your mo
tive ; but Robert being there with his bag
of coin was a circumstance , though not
counted on , yet to be taken advantage of ,
and shrewdly the matter was managed.
The banker is murdered , the bag of coin
disappeared , and the man who stood in the
nephew's way is in the custody of Sheriff 1
Cobb presumably a murderer. And I am
left to solve the mystery that surrounds
the taking off of a good man. I wonder
if Mr. DeSosette left a will , and what
that document will reveal ? A little time
will tell ; and now for the grieving mother
and sister of the innocent victim of cir
cumstances , who is pacing with anxious
strides the floor of a cell in" the county
jail. "
Sellars had reached the widow's resi t
lience on Walnut street.
A bright light shone forth from the
front -windows , and as he stepped on the
piazza a low moaning sound reached hia
uars from within.
"Poor souls , " he thought. "I will soon
iispel your agonizing-fears , and ere long ,
trust , restore tp you your son and broth-
r. " And he rang the door bell. J t
CHAPTER VI.
Roger , an old family servantto whom
he detective was well known , opened the
ioor , and as be eaw the tall fora of Sel-
[ lars before him , the exclamation : "Thank
God ! " fell from his lips.
"Your mistress and her daughter know
of the murder , and that Robert is held in
custody of the sheriff ? "
"Yes , Mars Lang , yes ; Sheriff Cobb
brought Mars Robert here , before he take
him to jail. There was a scene , Mara
Lang , a scene , and my old mistress and
Miss Jennie is distracted. Dat boy ain't
no murderer , Mars Lang. I trot him on
my knee when he was a chile , and I
oughter know. Rascality don't run in de
Campbell blood , Mars Lang. "
"Tell the ladies I am here , Roger , and
ask them "
At this moment the sitting room door
opened and Jennie Campbell stepped into
the hall , with a handkerchief to her eyes.
"What is it , Roger ? " she asked ,
"One who has called to bid you banisJ
all fear as to any peril your brother way
be in because of this sad case , " eaid the
detective , as he advanced towarJp her.
"Lang Sellars. "
"Oh ! " cried Jennie. "The great detec
tive. But but Robert said that even yon
believed him guilty of that terrible crime
that you remarked that Sheriff Cobb
had apprehended the guilty man. Sure
ly , surely , sir "
"It is sometimes necessary , Misa Jennie ,
to divert suspicion from the perpetrators
of crime , in order that they may deem
themselves secure , and in their fancied se
curity to let them rest until they are
thoroughly entangled in the network of
their own crime , and a chain of evidence
be woven about them that will leave no
doubt as to their guilt when they are ar
raigned before a bar of justice. Such a
case is this. So , though seemingly I ac
quiesced in Sheriff Cobb's opinion and ap
proved of your brother's apprehension , I
assure you that even then I was fully
aware that he had an innocent man in
custody. Robert Campbell was not the
murderer of Alvin DeRosette. "
"Bless you , sir ! Bless you ! Your as
surance will give niy mother comfort that
the words of no other could. Not but
that she knows Robert to be innocent , but
that you , a man whose fame as a detecter
of crime , and who , it is said , reads men's
lives , their motives and their thoughts , in
their eyes and features , as we ordinary
people would in a printed book , have pro
nounced him innocent. Please come to
my mother , sir. "
"You flatter me , Miss Campbell , " said
the detective , as he followed her.
"I can scarce speak unmerited words or
flattery , sir , of the man who saved the
life of Herbert Russell. "
The mother of Robert Campbell sat
bowed in grief in a rocker near a table ia
the center of the room the most bitter
grief she had ever known , for her loved
son lay incarcerated in Wilmington jail ,
and the foul crime of murder was charg
ed against him.
"Mother ! " exclaimed her daughter ,
"here is one who will drive away your
agonizing fears , one who will assure you
of my brother's innocence. "
"If I could have the assurance of on&
man alone in all this broad land , " said the
widow , "that he believed my son inno
cent of a foul crime of which I know him
to be not the perpetrator , my heart would
be comforted. But alas , he also has con
demned my boy. You know of whom I
speak , daughter the great Southern de
tective. "
"Madam , " said Sellars , deeply moved ;
"he whom you indicate , from motives
now known to your daughter , or partly so ,
it'is true , did seemingly approve of the
apprehension of your son , but let me as
sure-you that In his heart there rests noi
a single doubt of your son's innocence. To
assnre you of that fact , and in a measure
relieve you of anxiety , he is here. "
At the first sound of the detective's
voice Mrs. Campbell had raised her tearstained -
stained eyes to his face , and now a deep
sob burst from her breast , and for a mo
ment she seemed choking with emotion ;
then recovering in a degree her composure ,
she extended one hand to the detective.
"The Lord be praised ! " she exclaimed.
"Lang Sellars ! With him assured of my
boy's innocence , with Robert tinder hia
protecting care , all is well. My daughter ,
we have nothing to fear. We will banish
our tears and moans. God bless you , sir ! "
( To be continued. )
EDWARD THRING HEAD MASTER
AMoatRemarknblc Man in the Science
of Education.
Soon after the death of Edward
Thrlng , thirty-four years head-master
of Upplngham School , a member of
Parliament said to his biographer :
"Taring was the most remarkable
Christian man of this generation. Be
cause he was the first man in England
to assert openly that In the economy of
God's world a dull boy had as much
right to have his power , such as it Is ,
fully trained as a boy of talent , and
that no school did honest work which
did not recognize this truth as the ba
sis of its working arrangements. "
When Thrlng became head-master of
Upplngham , a "faire , free grammar
school" founded in 1584 , it had twenty-
seven pupils. On his departure from
his life-work the school numbered eve ?
four hundred pupils. The schoolmas
ter , as he called himself , had a passion
ate conviction that education was , in a
special sense , a work of God. Thai
conviction was his starting-point foir
school work.
One night he had the gratification o
hearing a statement that cheered him
greatly because it disclosed the forma
tive influence of his teachings. A gen
tleman , lecturing In the schoolroom on
"Education , " told an anecdote illustra
tive of the value of a teacher's Influ
ence.
A boy , traveling on foot in France ,
full of spirit and life , had been asked
by his companions to start early on
Sunday to have a long day. The boy
refused. Being pressed , he said :
"No , I will not do it ; the headmaster
ter will not iike it"
The other boys laughed , and said that
the headmasterwas five hundred miles
away ; bis excuse was nonsense.
But their Jeering did not change his
purpose. Then the lecturer turned
round toward Mr. Thrlng , and said :
"That boy was from Uppingham ;
that head-master was you , sir. "
The school cheered. The headmaster
ter , greatly moved , rose and said , "I
am sure you will all thank the lecturer
yeTi must feel what I feel deeply. ' 3
thank the school for giving one sucfc
tjoy. I think there are many such boya
among you. " ' Tenth's Companion
Britons Are Sugar Eaters.
In 1869 the Engllsb consumed , on the
average , forty-two pounds of sugar per
capita anauully. That this Is enough
for either health or reasonable enjoy
ment is proved by the fact that few
peoples use as much to-day. For ex
ample , In 1896 Italy , consumed 7.19
pounds per capita ; Spain , 12.67 pounds ;
Austria-Hungary , 16.84 pounds ; Bel-
glum , 22.S pounds ; Germany , 27.14
pounds ; and France , 28.24 pounds. In
the United States , where the use of
sweets Is said to be injuriously exces
sive , only 35 pounds per capita were
consumed In 1869 and 61 pounds per
capita In 1898. In England during
l895-97 every human being , including
babies , invalids and paupers , disposed ,
on the average , of nearly four ounces
of sugar a day , or 84.77 pounds a year.
Furthermore , neither from the econ
omic nor the sanitary standpoint do
the uses to which the extra sugar ra
tion Is put seem satisfactory. One of
the chief of these appears to be to en
courage drinking. Though the exports -
ports of beer from England show a ten
dency to decline brewing grows apace.
Twenty-seven gallons a year per cap
ita , counting women and children , is
surely enough. In America , though the
amount of spirits drunk is the same ,
fifteen and a half gallons of beer suf
fice ; and American beer is light. Twen
ty-seven and one-quarter gallons was
the measure for England in 18S3 ; yet
In 1897 It had swelled to thirty-one and
a half gallons , an expansion at the rate
of about 1 per cent , a year. But , fast
as brewing grows , the weight of sugar
used in the beer grows faster. In
1883 the public put up with something
less than four and three-quarter
pounds of sugar to the barrel ; in 1897
it demanded between eight and nine
pounds. Forum.
Electricity and Plants.
Attempts to employ electricity In
stimulating plant growth appear to
have met with some success. Doctor
Stone , of the Massachusetts Agricul
tural College , reports that in the case
of 20,000 plants experimented with , the
results show that germination is accel
erated by the application of electricity ,
although the beneficial effect is ob
tained only within certain limits deter
mined by experiment.
Device for Leveling Clocks.
Clocks can be accurately leveled by
a new sbalf , which has a fixed wall
plate supporting a pivoted , adjustable
shelf , with Levels In the top , to be set
by thumb screws on the under side.
Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
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ably aromatic. It in received through the
nostrils , cleanses and heals the whota sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
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Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catai-rhal troubles -
bles , the proprietors prepare Cre&mBalm in
liquid form , which Trill be known as Ely's
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spraying tube ia 75 cants. Druggists or by
mail. _ The liquid form embodies the med
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Knew as Quick a Way.
"What a wonderful painter Rubens
was ! " remarked Mr. Jones at the art
gallery.
"Yes , " assented Mrs. Jones. "It is
said of him that he could change a
laughing face into a sad one by a sin
gle stroke. "
"Why , " spoke up little Johnny , In dis
gust , "my schoolmaster can do that. "
Pearson's Weekly.
Hall's Catarrh Cure
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Chicnco ri . St. Louis.
Delia Taking much outdoor exer
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Sadie Yes , I covered five miles last
Sunday.
Delia With your blbe ?
Sadie No ; with my feet
Delia Look here , Sftdie , how many
hides does it take to make you a pair
of shoes , anyhow ?
Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
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The Financial Question.
/'Some folks do say that time la \
money , " remarked the village store-
keeper , "but I don't take much stock 1
In it. "
"You don't eh ? " queried the loafer.
"No , I don't , " replied the storekeep
er , "and I wish you'd spend a leetle
more money here nnd a leetle less
time. "
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Da. H. H. KLINK , Ltd. . 931 Arch St. . Phlladelnnla , Pa.
Sixteen Children and All Girls !
Thomas H. Norman , a colored labor
er In the general postoffice at Washing
ton , Is the proud father of sixteen chil
dren , every one of them girla and all
living and healthy. The oldest Is 25
years and the youngest 19 montha.
Norman himself Is 44 years old , whll *
bis wife is a year younger.
Ulrs. Wlnslow'g BOOTHINO STXOT tor Children
teething ; sottena tlio Kums , reduces Inflammation ,
allays pain , curea wind cclic. 23 cents a bottle.
One on Uncle Saxa.
Stubb That old man an artist ? Why ,
I don't believe he could draw a straight
line.
line.Penn
Penn Perhaps not ; but he can draw
a pension.
An American chemist and analyst ,
who visited India some time ago , ha
found by actual experiment that the
water of the Gauges Is entirely free
from the germs aud anlmalculae , with
which the other waters of every coun
try In the world swarm. Heassert *
that not only the water of the Gauge *
Is pure Itself , but possesses the power ,
as he found by actual experiment , of
purifying other streams joining IL
Jnat Found It Out.
"Simpson , where have you been till
this unearthly hour ? "
" 'S all rl' , my dear. I been celebra-
tln' queen's btrsday. "
"The queen's birthday ! What a&
Idea ! "
'Yes , m' dear. An * funniest thinj
'bout It Is that I ha , ha , ha didn'fc
know she had a blrsday until pleeca-
man Jus' told me so at d-door. " Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
We would be satisfied UC we had
the money that Is Invested in tea
that are placed on center tables a
never used. Washington Democrat.
44 He Laughs Best
Who Laughs Last. "
A hearty laugh indicates * degree of
good health obtainable through pure blood.
cAs but one person in ten has pure blocdf
the other nine should purify the blood"
luith Hood's Sarsaparilla. Then they can-
laugh first , last and aU the time , for
Ladies Plush Cape
Madeof Salt's seal plush. lined with serje and in- ,
terlincd. entire garment heavily embroidered vritt >
let beads nd soutache
braid , high storm collar
and both fronts trim
med with Thibet Fur. .
Length 30 inches.
Style "M"
This Is but one of *
the many beautiful lov
priced earments illustra
ted in our Fashion Cat- .
aloeu * containing over
100
Photo-Engravures of
the latest styles in La
dies tnd Children' *
garments.
WRITE FOR A
COPY.
MAILED FREE
BOSTON STORE
State and Madison Streets ,
Chicago , 111.
Keeps both rider and saddle per
fectly dry in the hardest storms.
Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for
1807 Fl h Brand Pommel Slicker
It is entirely new. If not for sale In
your town , write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mass.
UGLAS
S3&$3.50 SHOES g , " 10H
Worth $4 to SG compared with
other makes.
Indorsed by over
l.OOO.OOO wearers.
ALL LEATHERS. ALL STYLES
TUG CE5UIXE hxe W. L. Dongl V
name and prlt ktampiJ An bolta.
Take no substitute clalme <
to be ai good. Largest maker *
of 83 and $3.50 shoes in the
world. Yonr dealer should keef
them if not. we will send yog
a patron rccciptof price. StaU
kind of leather , size ana width , piain or cap toe ,
Catalogue 13 Free.
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO. . Brockton , Mass.
For 30 Daya Only , to Advertise Our Work
Cut out this advertisement and send to us wltb
your photo and 75 cent * , tu pay for packlrJg.
transportation and cost of materials , and we
will send you a life sue cm } on wortli $0.00 , on
I6x20lnclicanvas.au charges prepaid. A nat
ural Hkeues.- guaranteed or money refunded.
U'STIN AKT CO. ,
Metropolitan III > ck , Sioux City , Iowa *
None so cooiJ , but it costs no.
more than the poorest.
I JOHN W.MORRIS.
\TahinctOH I , fi.O.
'Successfully ' Prosecutes Claims.
ate Principal Sx&iptoer O B. Fm&atoa Bureau ,
I 3jralaclTilirar 13 * 4ji lictl * claims. Attjr silica ,
. Tte Periodical Sionthlj Reznlat/ir nev j
, falls ; ooDTlnce jourwlf ; write for fi ee box
CHfcMICAL CO. . Boz 70. Milwaukee. Wis.
cured. 430 Ramge Blk , Omaha ,
Neb. Julia E. Vaughan.
S. C. N. U. - 86-99
I CURES ft R ALJaS FAILS , ,
Best Conxh Bjrup. Tastes Good. T e
In time. Sold br UregglgU.
"EAST , WEST , HOME IS BEST , '
IF KEPT CLEAN
WITH
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