"Why Ho Wanted a Desk.
For Quanah , an Intelligent and pop
ular Comanche chief , the cattlemen
around Fort Worth , Tex. , built a house
and furnished it. They were rather
puzzled when he told them that the
first article of furniture he wanted was
n roller desk. "What can you do with
a roller desk , QuanahY" they said.
"You can't write. "
' "Oh , I want 'em , " said Quanaha-You
see , I open desk , an' I sit dowii in my
chair , an' I put my feet up on desk ,
on * I light my scegar , an' I hoi' news-
pappr up front o' me , like this sabc ?
Then white man come in , an' he knock
at door , an' he say , 'Quanah , I wan'
lalk f. you a minute. ' And I turn 'roun *
in ! ! ! > ' clinir. sin' puff lot o' smoke 'n
his r.vo. mi' I : say : 'Go 'way ! I ve'y
busy t'd'v : ! ' "
Snro Cure at Linst.
Monticello , Miss. . Oct. 3. ( Special. >
Liwrence County is almost daily in
; receipt of fresh evidence that a sure
'cure ' for all Kidney Troubles has at
la t been found , and that cure is
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Among those who have reason to
bless the Great American Kidney
Kcinody is Mrs. L. E. Baggctt of this
phieo. Mrs. Bagg tt had Dropsy.
Doild's Kidney Pills cured her.
"I was troubled with my kidneys , "
Mrs. Baggett says in recommending
DudtTs Kidney Pills to her friends ,
"my urine would hardly pass. The
doc-tors said I had Dropsy. I have
taken Docld's Kidney Pills as directed
and : ! m now a well woman. "
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the kid
neys. Cured Kidneys strain all the im
purities out of the blood. That means
puro blood and a sound , energetic body.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the greatest
tonic the world has ever known.
Susar beets thrive in different kinds of
soil , in diverse climates , and over a largo
area.
A Beautiful Niagara Picture.
There is nothing beltorto hang on cue's
study wall than a line picture of some
grand scene of nature. Niagara Falls is
probably the grandest sight on earth ,
ami one of * the finest pictures of the cal-
nr.-5ct is the water color of Chas. Gra-
'hnm. ' This has been reproduced by lith-
'ogrnphy in twelve colors , 15x24 in. , on
heavy plate paper and will be scut to
any postoflice in the world on receipt of
GO cents in stamps or silver. Address , O.
W. Rugglcs , G. P. & T. A. , Michigan
Central II. Pv. , Chicago.
His Own Grandfather.
Bcppo Bruzoni. a Neapolitan sailor ,
Is a living proof of the fact that a
man can be his own grandfather. "I
married , " he said , } 'a widow , and she
had by her first husband a handsome
girl named Silvietta , with whom iny
father fell in love , and who became
"his second wife. Thus my father be
came my son-in-law and my step
daughter became my mother , since she
had married my father. Soon after
ward my wife gave birth to a son , who
became my father's step-brother and at
the same time my uncle , since he was
my stepmother's brother. But that was
not all , for in due time my 'father's
wife also gave birth to a boy , who
was my brother and also my step-son ,
since he was the son of my daughter.
My wife was also my grandmother ,
for she was the mother of my mother ,
and thus I was my wife's husband and
at the same time her grandson. Final
ly , as the husband of a person's grand
father , I am my own grandfather. "
Natural Deduction.
"LJumph ! " exclaimed Cliief Miilikin.
'ff'here is evidently something on foot
around here. "
"What reason have you for thinking
soV asked Inspector Casey.
But the chief answered not. He mere-
ly pointed to a woman who was limping
'up the steps leading to a chiropodist's re
pair shop.
A Little Mistake.
Young Lady What is the price of
tlj : t bicycle co&tumc ?
Dealer That is not a bicycle costume ,
misa ; it's a suit of sanitary underwear.
CAN DRINK TROUBLE
That's One Way to Get It.
Although they won't admit it many
people who suffer from sick headaches
and other ails get them straight from
the coffee they drink and it is easily
proved if they're not afraid to leave it
to a test as in the case of a lady in
Counellsville.
" 1 had been a sufferer from sick
headaches for twenty-five years and
any one who has ever had a bad sick
headache knows what I suffered. Some-
limes three days in the week I would
have to remain in bed , at other times
I couldn't lie down the pain would be
so great. My life was a torture , and
if I went away from home for a day
I always came back more dead than
alive.
"One day I was telling a woman my
troubles and she told me she knew that
it was probably coffee caused it. She
said she had been cured by stopping
coffee and using Postum Food Coffee
and urged me to try this food drink.
"That's how I came to send out and
.get some Postum and from that time
' I've never been without it , for it suits
}
my taste-and has entirely cured all of
I ! rny old troubles. All I did was to
leave off the coffee and tea and drink
well made Postum in its place. This
V change has fdone me more good than
everything else put together.
"Our house was like a drug store ,
for my husband bought everything he
heard of to help me without doing any
good , but when I began on the Postum
my headaches ceased and the other
troubles quickly disappeared. I have
a friend who had an experience just
like mine and Postum cured her just
as it did me.
"Postuin not only cured the head-
nches but my general health has been
Improved and I am much stronger than
before. I now enjoy delicious Postum
more than I ever did coffee. " Name
given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek ,
Mich.
"There's a reason" and it's worth
! l
finding out
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Wer and Peace.
iXE of the curious features of the present in-
jternational situation in regard to armaments is
the indisposition to increase war implements
! and military forces on any other ground than
that of self-defense. Xo government in Europe
would to-day dare ask for increase of taxation
for purposes of military conquest. Xo nation
wants an army ; and yet many nations are armed in a de
gree unknown before in the history of the modern world ,
because other nations are armed. It is a great mistake to
imagine that , because the financial budgets of the great
powers show almost annual increase in expenditures for the
army and navy , therefore warlike feeling is growing , or
that the love of peace has not gained ground or that the
horror ofwar does not deepen , year by year. England
feels obliged to keep a navy ailoat equal in power to the
navy of any two other countries purely as a matter of self-
defense. She increases her armament because Russia and
Germany increase theirs , and she increases it under pro
test Germany adds continually to her military resources ,
although there is not the slightest doubt that the Emperor
desires peace. In this country the only ground on which
people would tolerate the increased expenditure for the
navy which has been made in recent years has been the
ground of self-defense. Thecommerce of the country is s >
great , the possibilities of complication so many and the
armaments of the other nations of the first rank so large ,
that , so long as these conditions continue , the great ma
jority of Americans , who hate war and who profoundly
believe that the genius of America is peace , feel also that
the country must have adequate protection , and have it
ready at hand in case of an unexpected need. The world
Is in arms to-day under protest , each country keeping up
Its force because every other country keeps up its force.
Now York Outlook.
World's Fafrs Hot Profitable.
XPOSITIONS where great sums are expended
for , architectural and other displays are not
immediately profitable. If they are ultimately
profitable the gain is too remote and obscure
to be susceptible of trustworthy estimation.
There is reason to believe that they are an in
jury rather than a benefit to the cities where
they are held. They attract great numbers of workmen
and others while the money is going for construction ,
etc. , and there is anappearance of prosperity. This appear
ance is prolonged while visitors are pouring In and spend-
! Ing money , but the cost which is borne in the first instance ,
1 mostly by local purchasers of stock , is never covered by re
ceipts , or anywhere near covered. A great share of it is
lost beyond recovery. Some are benefited in various ways ,
but on the whole the loss exceeds the gain. The expo
sition city sustains injury in consequence of a sudden
boom in real estate , followed by a long season of depression
and dullness. It sustains still more injury from the Influx
of an undesirable population , which to a great extent re
mains stranded and a public burden , taking the form of an
Increase in pauperism and crime.
Thishas come to be so well understood that it will prob
ably be more difficult hereafter to induce people to con
tribute the money for the preliminary work. It is not im
probable that in future world's expositions the exhibits will
be much less extensive and more choice. This would great
ly reduce the cost , and the results would be more satisfac
tory to those who get a comprehensive view of what is
going on in the world. Less bigness , less of the gorgeous
and spectacular , will make world's fairs more profitable
and of greater educational value. Chicago Chronicle.
Art of lice ping a Secret.
[ ERSOXS that can keep a secret are few. A
I secret seams to give most people a colic until
they relieve the pressure by breathing the
treasured information into other ears. Even
when the secret rellects shame on the pos-
Jsessor he is sorely tempted to share It with
somebody. In that case the instinct for confession takes
the place of the vainglorious motives which , in other cases ,
loosen the tongues of the custodians of a secret. The or
dinary person , having a floret , feels proud of it. He goes
about with the thought in his mind that he knows some
thing that would amaze people should they be informed of
it. Like the ba.rber of King Midas , of Phrygia , who dis
covered that his master had asses' ears , he must tell the
news or burst ; but he seldom displays the shrewdness of
the barber , who whispered the awful information into *
hole in the ground and then covered up the hole.
Stevenson said that a Scot would keep a secret just for
the exercise of keeping it , but even Scotia has its babblers.
Human nature is instinctively communicative. There is
scarcely a human being , man or woman , that has not one
confidant. The rarely gifted persons that absorb secrets as
black felt absorbs light , giving out nothing and into whose
unyielding breasts secrets may be deposited in the firm
faith that they will go no further , are not to be found on
every corner. They are almost as scarce as centaurs.
There is only'one secure method of keeping a secret , and
that is to keep it A secret may be defined as information
known only to one person. Telling a secret to one friend ,
though lie be pledged with awful oaths to let it go no fur
ther , is like taking the first drink of whisky ; it is the initial
step toward danger. So long as the toper refrains from
the first drink he will not get drunk , and so long as the
treasurer of a secret keeps it locked up closely in his own
mind , communicating it to no one at all , the secret is safe.
San Francisco Bulletin.
is Crime Increasing ?
HEXEVER a crime of unusual turpitude is
committed , and particularly whenever a num
ber of such forbidding events occur in quick
succession , we hear much about the "epidemic
: > f crime , " accompanied by lugubrious comment
.0 the effect that wickedness is increasing ,
thai ic is outrunning the growth of population , that the
country is rapidly degenerating. It has become the set
tled conviction of minds chronically indisposed to look upon
the sunny side of things that the criminal population is in
creasing at a more alarming rate than at any time in the
country's history , yet no proof is at hand to support this
pessimistic view.
Penologists are awaiting trustworthy and sufSciently
comprehensive statistics on this interesting subject. Samuel
J. Barrows , Commissioner for the United States on the
International Prison Commission , declared in a paper pub
lished in 1903 that for want of any comparative statistics
in the United States it is extremely difficult to say whether
criminals are increasing with reference to the population ,
inasmuch as so much depends upon the activity of the po
lice. Mr. Barrows observes that as social relations multiply
the standard of propriety and good conduct and of social
protection is constantly raised , and when new laws are
rigidly enforced ' 'we may expect an increase for the time
being in the number of offenders until society lias adjusted
itself to the new requirements. "
It may be noted that the system of news gathering has
been brought to a high pitch of efficiency in our day. Every
crime of importance occurring almost anywhere in the
country is immediately reported. We hear very much more
about crime than our forbears did. The diligence of the
reporters and the news agencies creates the impression that
the world is growing worse. The law-abiding millions at
tract little attention. Philadelphia Ledger.
Travesties on Religion.
HE religion which does not appeal to the mind
and the soul , and which does not attract be
cause of innate worth , is of little account
The sooner it goes the better it will be for all
save the sensational clergyman , who is com-
polled to gather congregations by methods bor-
derlng on the methods of the circus ring. The
American is fond of the spectacular at times , and in mod
erate quantities. But he neither believes In megaphonic
spectacularism nor in mixing religion and tight rope trapeze
performances. He may not be a deeply religious man , bul
he has a wholesome sense of the proprieties. It is nevei
a matter of trouble for him to detect the difference be
tween the mountebank in the pulpit and the clergyman
who preaches because he believes and relies on his beliel
for the holding of his flock together. Concinnati Commer
cial-Tribune.
THE FINEST ROAD IN KOREA.
fc - . . . ViT.g --77g. ' , !
Although Korea is noted for its poor roads , most of them being little more
than bridle paths , there is one marked exception. This is the highway shown
In the accompanying picture , which is said to be the finest causeway in the
Far East It leads from the imperial palace in Seoul to the tomb of the
murdered Empress of Korea , some fifteen miles distant The road Is fifty
feet wide. It is traversed twice a year by the Emperor , attended by 4,000
or 5,000 Koran soldiers. Tie Empress to whose grave these semi-annual pil
grimages are made was very bitterly opposed to the Japanese. It is alleged
that she was killed by Jap soldiers at the instigation of the minister from
Tokyo.
Vagaries of a
The vagaries of English spelling are
well illustrated in the following ex
tract. The words sound properly but
the spelling does not correspond to
the meaning required. It would make
a good exercise in spelling to rewrite
the extract in its proper form :
Know won kneeds weight two bea
tolled thee weigh too clew sow.
A rite suite little buoy , the sun of
a grate kernel , with a rough around
his neck , flue up the rode as quick
as a dear. After a thyme he stopped at
a blew house and wrung the belle.
His two hurt hymn and he kneaded
wrest He was two tired to raze his
fare , pall face. A feint mown rows
from his lips.
The made who herd the belle was
about two pair a pare , butt she
through It down and ran with awl
her mite , for fear her guessed wood
knot weight Butt when she saw the
little won , tiers stood in her ayes at
the site.
"Ewe , poor deer ! Why dew ye lye
hear ? Are yew' dyeing ? "
"Know , " he said , "I am feint"
She boar hymn in her arms and
hurried to a rheum where he mite bee
quiot. gave him bred and meet , held
a cent bottle under his knows , untide
his neck scarf , rapped him up warm
and gave him a suite drachm. St
Nicholas.
Greeks Increase Fast.
The poulatlon of Greece is increas
ing faster than that of any other coun
try In Europe at present
"It's an outrage , " a man said to-
day. Still , it's not the only one.
USE FEW FILIPINO WORDS.
Azacricaiia Gain. Little in Language j
from the Eastern Isles.
A letter making inquiry of Colonel
Edwards , chief of ihe bureau of in
sular affairs , war department , as to
words grafted into the English lan
guage on account of the American oc
cupation of the Philippines was turned
over to Captain Taylor , who is an ex
cellent Spanish scholar and is getting
up the history of the Philippines from
the public documents captured from
\he Filipinos. He made a reply which
indicated that not so many words come
over from the Philippines , although
thousands of United States soldiers
have spent years in the islands. Prob
ably the Tagalog language and the ,
language of the different tribes do not
impress the Americans who go to tho
Philippines.
Spanish is the chief language of the
Philippines , and by the acquisition of
Florida , New Mexico , Texas and Cali
fornia the United States acquired
about all of the Spanish terms needed
in the English language to convey the
meaning of various places and objects.
The English language does not appar
ently acquire many words from sav
agery. It would be pretty hard to
name any words in the English lan
guage that were acquired from the In
dians of North America save the
names of places.
No one knows how many dialects j
and different languages are spoken in
the Philippine Islands. General An
drew Burt who spent several years in
the Philippines and pprved In Impor
tant positions , said that oftentimes ho
occupied one point with troops whero
one languajj. * was spoken , while three
miles away a totally different lan
guage was spoken , differing apparently
more than languages of different In
dian tribes In this country. The ac
quisition of any of these tribal lan
guages outside of the Tagalog was al
most Impossible and-useless. It is ap
parent that whatever else the Philip
pines contribute they will not enrich
or enlarge the American language.
When you write a letter have yoj
a very good reason for writins ?
One Kundred Years Ago.
According to the new divorce laws
of France , a twelve months''residenco
was compulsory.
An unfounded report of hostilities
on ths part of Morocco brought two
American men-of-war to that country.
A Dutch ship on entering a Japan
ese port and rebelling at the customs
regulations of the country tired en
the shore , but afterward surrendered.
Fivo thousand trcops were ordered
from Ouba to Florida to defend that
territory against expeditious from the
United States.
Seventy-five Years Ago.
The thirteenth amendment was rati
fied by a two-thirds vote.
An expedition fitted out by private
individuals left New Bedford , Conn. ,
on an exploring trip to the South SiVi
Isla. 'Is.
A " ! for cleaning rice ivas invent
ed by flavenel of South Carolina , thus
remedying the difficulty which had
hitherto prevented its large cultivation
and sale.
A table was published giving tin-
whole number of votes at the recent
Presidential election as 1,183,045 , cf
which Jackson received C71.170 and
Adams 517,475.
Tlfty Years Ago.
The reciprocity treaty between tho
United States and Canada was signed
by the governor general.
A Briitish steamer collided with a
French bark near Cape Race , entailing
a loss of over three hundred lives.
Owing to the conduct of the crew ,
not a woman or child was saved.
Gen. Santa Anna left the City of
Mexico and retired to Tacabaya in
consequence of popular demonstra
tions.
The United States ship of war Al
bany left Aspinwall and never again
was heard of.
Forty Years Ago.
Gold was quoted at 19 ! ) a decline
of 26 cents , during a week of Union
military successes.
John C. Fremont withdrew as a
candidate for President to which he
had been nominated by the Cleveland
convention.
Gen. Sheridan defeated the Confed
erate forces under Early for a second
time at Fisher Hill.
Governor Brown of Georgia was re
ported to have withdrawn the State-
militia from Hood's army.
The vicinity of Pulaski , Tenn. , was
the battleground of fighting between
Confederate raiding forces under For
rest and Union forces under Rousseau.
Thirty Years Ago.
Francis D. Moulton was arrested
under two indictments for libel grow
ing out of the Beecher-Tilton scandal.
The overflowing of the Segre River ,
In the province of Lerida , Spain , was
attended by great loss of life and the
destruction of much property.
The Prince of Wales accepted the
Grand Mastership of the order of
Free Masons.
Eli de Beaumont , the French geolo
gist , and Charles Swain , the English
poet , died.
A transatlantic steamship war out
the passenger rate from New York to
European ports to $15.
Many buildings were leveled and
over 1,000 persons were killed in a
typhoon that swept over Hongkong.
Twenty Years Aqo.
A statue of Bach , the composer , was
unveiled at Eisenach , Germany , in the
presence of Liszt , Joachim , Yilliers
ind Stanford.
Judge Gresham was sworn in Sec
retary of the Treasury to succeed the
ate Secretary Folger.
The British gunboat Wasp was
tvrecked off the coast of Donegal , Ire
land , and fifty-two members of the
: rew were drowned.
The members of a Mormon colony
ivhich had settled in Wilson County ,
1'ennessee , were ordered by regulators
: o leavethe State.
Fourteen fishing smacks were dis-
; overed engaged in smuggling Chinese
; rom British Columbia into Washing-
on and Oregon.
ten Years Ago.
In an effort to stamp out cholera in
he city of Blasseki , Poland , sixty
louses were burned and their sick
enants perished.
Three lives were lost and § 1,500,000
vorth of property was destroyed by a
ire which swept the docks at Port-
and , Ore.
The practicability of using fuel oil
n tugs was demonstrated by tests in
he Chicago river.
of Animnla.
Elephants live ICO years and up-
vrard : rhinoceros , 20 ; camel , 100 ; lion ,
25 to 70 ; tigers , leopards , jngunrs and
hyenas ( in confinement ) , about 25 ;
beaver , 50 ; deer , 20 ; wolf , 20 ; fox , 14 to
15 ; Hamas , 15 ; chamois. 25 : monkeys
and baboons. 1G to 13 ; hare , 8 ; squirrel ,
7 ; rabbit , 7 ; swine , 25 ; stag , under 50 ;
horse. 30 ; ass , 30 ; sheep , under 10 ; cow ,
20 ; ox , 30 ; swan , parrots , ravens , 2CO ;
eagle , 100 ; geese , SO ; hens and pigeons ,
10 to 10 ; hawks , 30 to 40 ; crane , 24 ;
blackbirds , 10 to 12 ; peacock , 20 ; peli
can , 40 to 50 ; thrush. 8 to 10 ; wren ,
2 to 3 ; nightingale , 15 ; blackcap , 15 ;
linnet. 14 to 23 ; goldfinch , 20 to 24 ;
redbreast. 10 to 12 : skylark. 10 to 35 ;
titlark. 5 to H ; chaffinch. 20 to 24 ; star
ling , 10 to 12 ; carp. 70 to 150 ; pike , 30
to 40 ; salmon 1C ; codiish , 14 to 17.
THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.
T.Irs. S. "W. 3Tarine , of Colorado
licsazi to Fear the Worst Doan's Kid
ney I'ills Saved Her.
Mrs. Sarah Marine , of 428 St. Urain
f'nlnrfifln Snrnif'K. Colo. , tvritost
" I suffered
for three years
with severe
backache. The
doctors told me
my kidneys
were affected ,
and prescribed
medicines for
me , but I found
that it was
only a waste of
time and money
to take them ,
and began to
fear that I
would never
rnJtvoll A
friend advised me to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills. "Within a week after I be
gan using them I was so much better
that I decided to keep up the treat
ment , and when I had used a little over
two boxes I was entirely well. I have
now enjoyed the best of health for
more than four months , and words can
but poorly express my gratitude. "
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo ,
X. Y. _
This Mouse Built a Stairway.
During the digging of holes for New
York telegraph poles not long ago the
workmen noticed a mouse which had
fallen into one of the cavities. Foz
hours the tiny prisoner raced frnnti <
cally around the inclosure. Then h
seemed to get over his hysterics and
set his wits to work. Soon he began
systematically to dig a spiral groove.
round and round the inner surface of
the hole , which was several feet deep.
Xight and day the busy little captive
worked away digging little pockets
here and there as his improvised stair
case got farther from the ground , so
that he might rest from his hard la
bors. The workmen kept him supplied
with food , and after the third day
the indefatigable little creature reach
ed the top , and enthusiastic cheering
welcomed his freedom. Xcw York Tri
bune.
Piso's Cure for Consumption always
eives immediate relief in nil throat trou
bles. F. E. Bicrman , Leipsic , Ohio , Aug.
31.1U01.
iif it Atone.
Xo matter what you undertake ; no
matter what the game , be it love or busi
ness , this advice j-oes just the same. In
your struggle for position , for happiness
or wealth let thuse words your motto be :
"Rely upon yourself. " Then if you
make a ten strike it will he all your own
and if you in the gutter fall you can
wallow there alone.
FIBROID TUMORS CURED.
Sirs. Hayes * First Letter Appeal
ing : to Mrs. Pinkham for Help :
" DEAR Mns. PIXKHAII : I have been
under Boston doctors' treatment for a
long time without any relief. They
tell me I have a fibroid tuinor. I can
not sit down without great pain , and
the soreness extends up ray spine. I
have bearing-down pains both back
and front. My abdomen is swollen ,
and I have had flowing1 spells for threo
years. My appetite is not jjood. I can
not walk or be on my feet for any
length of time.
" The symptoms of Fibroid Tuinor
jiven in your little book accurately
describe my case , so I write to you for
idvice. " ( Signed ) Mn3. E. F. HATES ,
252 Dudley St. ( Ptosbury ) , Boston , Mass.
Mrs. Eaycs' Second Letter : 4
"DEAR MRS. PKIIAM : Sometime
igo I wrote to you describing1 my symp
toms and asked vour advice. You re
plied , and I followed all your dirco
; ions carefully , and to-day I am -well
voman.
J'The use of Lydia E. Pinliham's
regetable Compound entirely es-
xilled the tumor and strengthened
my
ivhole system. I can walk miles now.
"JDydia E. Phikliani's Vege
table Compound is worth five dol-
ars a drop. I advise all women who
ire afflicted with tumors or female
.rouble of any kind to give it a faithful
; rial. " ( Signed ) MRS. E. F. HATES ,
! 52 Dudley St. ( Rosbury ) , Boston , Mass.
- $3000 forfeit If original of abcoe letters arming
> enulnertcs3 cannot be produced
MEXICAN
Mustang Limment
cures Cnts , Burns , Bruises.