TALK ABOUT HOT WEATHEltl
i,orn 8lt cordi Distanoacl by th Arizom
Deiort Artioli.
THE OMAHA DAILY JEE: SO'DAY, Al'GrST 11, 101.
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Lottery of Marriage
Both Prizes and
Blanks Drawn.
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,ma crabs are awful care-, so when he com she- said; "To .horn J L'KrilS
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CROWDS THE TOP OF THE TUBE
Kut Cnusunl for the Jlercnrj- to Mnrk
110 Dricrer In the Shade-Uco-noinlcnt
llotft CnuktiiK with
Sunshine for fuel.
When tho Weather bureau several days
ago declared that I'hoculx was the hot
test placo In tho United States, says tho
Washington Tost, the mercury marked 120
degrees. "Down easterners" mopped their
streaming faces and, glancing at their own
thermometers, which registered but 03,
wondered if there wero enough living to
bury tho dead down In that tropic zone,
And yot 120 degrees la by no means the
sreatcst heat that Arlzonlans have en
dured.
Along tho elghtoen-mllos trail, which
runs from Phoenix to Tempo In an unswerv
ing lino across tho sand desert, there are
four roadhouscs. and In tho shelter of these
tho heat has many times In the months of
July and August registered ns high as 110.
Buch heat as this, accompanied by tho In-
nvltablo humidity which ever surround
Washington, would mean cortnln death to
every man, woman, child, beast and reptile
that would attempt to exist abovo tho but
faco of tho earth. As tcrrlblo as Is tho
hnat In theso adobo roadhouses, with walla
and celling several feet thick, tho air la
cool compared to tho Indescribably scorch
lng tcmpcraturo of tho doscrt without.
Neither man nor beast ventures out In It
aftor 8 In tho morning, until tho great
furnace- of flro has gono out In tho western
horizon. Then trafllo begins, and the
nmooth desert trails aro dotted hero and
thcro with weary travelers who Jog on In
tho bright moon or dim starlight, taking
odvnntngo of tho temporary fall of tern-
peraturo, until tho blazo In tho eastern
sky warns them that It Is dangerous to go
further. Tho days aro spent In absoluto
Inaction In tho adobo houses, and, whllo
llttlo sleep can bo obtained, naturo does
not demand it.
Fifty years ago llttlo Lizzie Colllnger of
Mount Ullead, O., whllo playing one even
ing In the dooryard of her mother's home,
disappeared. No news ever came of tho
missing child and the mother faded and
died of a broken heart.
Her father, J. II. Colllnger, Mill lived
on tho old farm. Finally Colllnger Inserted
an advertisement In a matrimonial Journal.
Six months ago he got a reply from a Miss
Amy Krantz, San Antonio, Tex. Ho corre
sponded with her for several months and
then it was agreed that the two should
marry.
Colllnger sent the woman money to pay
her fare to Ohio. Sho arrived a few days
ago and tho wending was to have taken
placo shortly.
A week ago tho brldcgroom-to-bc, who 13
years old, discovered a peculiar birth
mark on his prospective bride's arm. He
asked the woman her history. Sho said
that until sho was 1G years old she had
traveled with gypsies, when she made her
escape In Texas. Sho Is now 64 years old.
A tiny locket that had escaped the thiev
ing gypsies was produced and from Its gol
den faco smiled the face of tho child's
mother.
Thero was no wedding, of course, but tho
ray of sunshlno camo to the old home of
tho solitary man In the finding of his
long lost daughter.
were accepted. In parting he said-
"The reason that I mado you both walk
so far Is this- Whllo I have 15 cents on my
person, I have only 5 cents In my pocket.
The dime that you lost dropped down my
back. Within the past three minutes I
have succeeded In locating It midway be
tween the heel and toe of my stocking."
Miss Hattlo Sturgls, who had dropped tho
dime, was won by his frankness. Sho en
couraged his courtship, and they were mar
ried. One of the most novel Injunctions over
Issued from a court of law has been signed
by Justice Klnne of the Ann Arbor (Mich.)
circuit court.
Charles S. Young, of the village of Milan,
has secured tho necessary legal papers
which restrain Foster Kllpatrlck of YpsI
Untl from interviewing Mrs. Charles S.
Young, In any way, directly or Indirectly.
In his bill of complaint Mr. Young says
that he was married to Mrs. Young In
1SS3, ond lived with her peacefully and
hnpplly until 1000. when Foster Kllpatrlck
came Into the house as a boarder. Ho
alleges that Kllpatrlck alienated the affec
tions of Mrs. Young during last summer
and Induced her to commenco a divorce
proceeding. Ho says when the scandal
got out Kllpatrlck left tho Young home
and the divorce case was dropped.
Mr. and Mrs. Young commenced living
"You aro getting near tho ago at which
a young man naturally begins to look
around for a wife, and I don't want you to j
mako a mistake." I
"I'll try not to, father."
"No butterflies of fashion, my boy, but a
girl of some solid worth; one who has some
practical accomplishments."
"Yes, father."
"Never mind tho piano playing and Del
sarto lessons; never mind tho dancing and
small talk. When you find a girl who can
cook, my boy, It will bo time to think of
marrying. When you llnd a girl who can
mako up her own bed, knows how to set tho
tablo without forgetting something, Is able
to put up tho preserves, and, above all, it
good at sewing, go In and win her, my boy,
and you will have my blessing."
"I havo resolved, father, to seek such a
wlfo as you describe," said tho young man
with determination. "1 eo tho folly of
seeking a wlfo In society. I will go to an
Intelligence offlco this afternoon and see If
I can find ono that will answor. And then
111 havo mother call on her, and and "
"Young man, I'll break your neck In
about a minute!"
"Hut vou said"
"Never mind what I said. I've changed
my mind."
(Icorgo Hazel of Helena, Mont., In speak
ing of the formerly great Influenco wiciucu
observing a trab
"I guess the mamma
less."
"What an odd fancyl Why do you think
that?"
" 'Cause they let tho baby crabs walk
toj soon, and that makes them bowlcggcd."
to God," replied tho little fellow. "I Asked
him to mako It stop raining so 1 could
go out and play, but Ho never let on Ho
heard me."
itiii.imncs.
"Child," said tho businesslike matron act
ing as leader of the visiting committor,
turning to tho dirty-faced little girl chew
ing gum In one corner of the room In tho
tenement house, "wouldn't you like to live
In a better part of town than this?"
"No, ma'am," said the dirty-faced llttlo
girl, "but when I get bigger I'm goln'
slummln' through your part o' town somo
day."
It hnrl hnfin rnlnlnp nil rlav ami tlttl
.MarK, on tno nacK piazza, was impatient i,n,inn nf Clirint,
because he Was kept from play. His mother a $90,000 electric lighting sjstcm Is to bo
ltev. Dr. ltlrhard Cecil Hughes has been
elected president of Hlpon college. Wis.,
und. born In 1V?1, Is one of tho youngest
eollego presidents In America.
ltev. II. T. F, Duckworth, who has been
appointed professor of divinity In Trinity
university, Toronto, Is n graduate of Mor
ton college, Oxford, and Is rated as a brll
limit scholar In England,
The contract for a memorial window to
ltev. Hlchnrd S, Storrs. to lie nlnccd In the
I Church of tho Pilgrims, llrooklyn, of which
he was the pastor for fifty-three years, has
awarded, rne sunject wi b0 -xne
damage the paintings ami walls.
ltev. Mr. lVurson, who holds the office, of
sheriff of Cumberland county (Portland),
Maine, says that since ho began his vigor
ous enforcement of tho stato prohibitive
law he has been offered nt least $100,009 In
bribes Theso were all tendered In tho vain
hope that ho would "let up."
For tho llrst time during his pontlncnto
of twenty-throe years l'opo I.eo recently en
tertained eight guests tit luncheon In tho
vntlcan. This unusual act wan a direct
ootnpllmont to the pontiffs physicians, Drs.
lipponl and Mazzont. In nerordnnoo with
Vatican etiquette the guests sat at a tablo
In the center of tho dining room and tho
pope alone nt a table In nu nlcove window.
Hev. John A Staunton. Jr., rector of St.
l'eters Kplscopnl church of Springfield,
Mass . has resigned his position In order
to Ih'coihp n missionary In tho Philippine,
lie was born In ISfil In Michigan and was
graduated from tho Columbia School of
Mines In 1SS? Then, after n year of teach
ing, ho entered Harvard In tho class of 1SW,
from which he was graduated,
.ot nu Idle .lent.
It Is no ldlo Jest when an Arlzonlan tells
you that ho can fry eggs in tho sun. It
Is a common occurrence, and I remember
ono roadhouso keeper told mo that frtm
July to September ho nuver had a flro In
his kitchen stove. Even bread, which la
mado utter the fashion of Indian tortillas,
la baked on a rock In the sun, whllo beans
und coffeo can bo boiled easily with tho uid
of u glass, which Is supported so as to
throw tho rays of light Into the cooking
vessel. Thus necessity becomes tho mother
of Invention. Yes, and u greater ono than
cooking without u lire. In nil that dry,
burning hent tho Arizona settlers drink
tho coolest refreshing water, though there
Is not a lump of lco for many miles around.
Centuries ago tho southwestern Indians
learned tho art of pottery making. Their
workmanship is not so beautiful of mold,
dainty of coloring nor cxqulalto of design
ns that of their artistic whlto brothers, but
It Is a thousand tlmoa more serviceable. It
Is their earthen vessels, or "ollas," as they
call them, which furnish tho Inhabitants of
tho "hottest placo on earth" with a cool.
refreshing drink. Theso vessels aro porous
and perishable, but tho greatest blessings
tho peoplo of tho tropic land possess,
Round In body, with outward rolling rim,
they can bo suspended cither from a rafter
or wagon bed. When filled and closed theso
ollas aro wrapped with sacking and hung up
in the most convenient placo possible and
each person passing under them gives a
push, thus keeping them in constant motion,
or, If ono bo carrlod beneath a wagon, tho
rocking of the vchtclo causes It to swing.
Tho molsturo which seeps through tho por
ous pottery with tho brcezo caused by tho
motion effects an evaporation which chills
tho water.
Hut cool water Is ono of tho fow luxuries
tho Arlzonlan who Is located at a distance
from ono of tho fow cities of tho territory
possesses in compensation for tho many In
conveniences ho must of necessity onduro
during tho hot months and few of them
aro cool, Butter and milk nro obsolutoly
unattainable, unless ho lives on a dairy
farm, and oven then tho butter Is of a
thin, oily consistency. Fresh meat Is n
rarity and green vegetables aro almost an
unknown quantity.
Tho nbsoluto dryness of tho air Is tho ono
quality which makes the atmosphero of that
zono endurable. A sunstroko Is unknown.
Whllo tho terrible heat will sometimes pro
duco brain fever, or perhaps oven insanity,
It rarely affects the heart, as It docs in
damper cIlmcB. For tnstanco, when tho
mercury reached 120 In Phoenix, not a single
fatality was reported, whllo In Now York
nt OS thero wero sovonty-three deaths In
ono day from heat. Another remarkable
fact In connection with this what ono would
suppose to be uncndurablo heat Is the fact
that but thrco horses died from Its effect
in ns many yenrs In Phoenix, while hun
dreds of thorn succumb yearly from this
cause In tbo cities of tho cast.
Cause Mtny Flrrs.
Tho two greatest terrors to tho Arl
zouian during tho summer season are bllnd
Oness and fires. Tho former, while not
Llttlo Iluth Cook, tho 7-ycar-old daughter
of K. J. Cook of Sterling, III., rcfues to be
comforted because her parents tell her sho
Is not tho wife of 7-ycar-old Johnnie Rife,
son of Wesley Rl'e of Sterling. On Monday
evening a party of friends of both families
assembled at tho Rlfo home. The children
had In all seriousness declared that they
wanted to get married and their parents
humored them to tho extent of n mock
ceremony. Iloth the llttlo principals were
dressed for tho occasion and the tiny brldo
carried a hugo bouquet- A wedding feust
was served It wus all Interesting until
tho parents of the child bride attempted to
get her to go homo. Sho rebelled. Strong
persuanlves were employed to get her home,
but sho was out early In the morning look
ing for her husband and her parents and
tho boy's family no well havo not yet suc
ceeded In making tho children believe tho
nodding was only a Joke.
together again and continued to do so until Dy the Justices of the peace on tho frontier,
Tho accidental dropping by Miss Hattlo
Sturgls of a dime down tho back of Oeorgo
Holden In a theater at Scranton, Pa., re
sulted in their marrlago recently.
Seated In a theater ono night last winter,
Holden felt something cold slldo down his
back. At the samo tlmo ho heard a llttlo
shriek of dismay from two girls In tho row
behind him. Holden learnod from tho
conversation of tho young women that the
something cold" was a dlmo owned by ono
of tho girls, and that, as they had no other
money, they would bo compelled to walk
ho.iio, two miles from tho theater.
With but n nickel In his pocket, Holden
offered his services as an escort, which
April IS, 1501, when, ho snys, Kllpatricit
again made his appearnnco and again be
gan paying attentions to Mrs. Young, so
that she Is onco more dissatisfied with her
home life.
Mr. Young says he ordered Kllpatrlck
to desist from enticing his wife away, but
that Kllpatrlck refuses (o refrain from the
companionship of Mrs. Young and that ho
lnflsts on making arrangements to havo all
five of tho Young children sent to the re
form school for Juvenile disorderlies and
that he has practically succeeded In gettlns
Mrs. Young to consent to tho arrangement.
Tho Injunction perpetually enjoins tho
said Kllpatrlck from visiting Mrs. Young
or putting himself In her presence or vis
iting the place whero sho Is staying, or
from speaking to her or writing to hor, or
Indirectly corresponding with her either by
herself or through tho nld of third per
sons, or from meddling In any way with
the children or fixing any scheme to got
them sent to tho reform school.
The notoriety of tho caso has spilt tho
Young household in two sections nnd Mrs.
Young says sho will revive tho dlvorco
case. Mr. Young says ho will try to havo
embodied In tho decree a clauho to pro
vent her marrying Kllpatrlck.
"Hnvo you carefully considered nil thnt
I have said, my boy?" asked tho old gentle
man tho day aftor ho had given his son a
llttlo fatherly advice, relates Leslie's
Weekly.
"Yes, father," replied tho young man
meekly.
told the following story:
"In tho prcstato day of Montana tho Jus
tlces of tho peace rclgued supremo In the
land. They Joined men nnd women In life,
burled them In death, wore general peace
makers to tho community ut largo and
Judges of dog lights. Their position in
western communities was unique, and tho
stories that have been told about them havo
been Innumerable. One of tho most pe
culiar characters to bo found In Washing
ton, however, was ono Reed, J. P., who
ruled over tho town of Helknap, Mont., since
deceased. In tho early 70s.
"Ho performed nt Helknap in tho winter
of 1S78 a marrlugo ceremony that Is classic
In western annals. Ho mado the bride
Bwcar that sho would support tho constitu
tion of tho United States and tho organized
nets of tho territory of Montana; that sho
would be over loving, faithful and true, and
would bo ever willing to defend with her
life, if necessary tho honor of her God,
hor country and her flag. Tho bridegroom
was compelled to swear that ho would split
tho wood, enrry tho water, shovel tho snow,
build tho flro, nnd under nny and all clr
cumstnnces try to be n perfect gentleman.
Instead of returning her devotion with slurs
and scowls ho would repay It with kisses
and kind words. If ho run shy of kisses ha
was to call on tho Justice of tho peace, who
was long on kisses, but short on girls.
Reed wound up this unlquo ceremony by
making tho couple rcclto tho Lord's prayer
In unison. And tho ceremony onded with a
crack of a revolver and a pop of beer
corks."
A FALSE FACE.
When dyspepsia fastens on a man it
changes his feelings and it chances his
looks. He frowns now instead of smil
ing, His expression Is harsh instead of
kindly. lie is wearing a false face a
fuce which does Injustice to the real
nobility of his nature.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures dyspepsia and other diseases of
the stomach and allied organs of diges
tlon and nutrition, and the record of the
cure is written both in the face and the
feclines of the tierson cured.
"Golden Medical Discovery " la not a
stimulant or temporary tonic. It cures
the diseases thnt arc the cause of ill-
health and builds up the body with
souna iicsu.
Accept no substitute for " Golden Med-
icnl Discover)'." The 6ole motive for
substitution is to enable the dealer to
make the little more profit paid on the
saie oi jess meritorious medicines.
"I.nst iwlnsr. carlv. I wrote vou uiv ffellnn
stnl condltlou," ay Mr A. J, VanilcriTRtcr, of
- West Dlvlslou street, cmcagn, ill., "anil yon
n'died me to take I)r llerce'n Oolden Medical
PUcnvery, and then wtitc how I felt, I am
nappy to my t am grume io icct not, in an i
liave taken six bottle ol the nt
four or fur of the little
have done me world of good
yi
coverv' and
relleta.' They
All ray friends
' Vnnderwater. how well vou are lookinr.
The niedldnea have made the great change lu
tnr , from thr lfiyr moot of A liiau that could
hardly crawl, tired and sick all the lime, could
rin tin work, to a man who can work, sleep, cat.
and feel fine, and that tired feeling all gone
away I am very thankful that I wrote to Dr.
Pierce, Ills 'Oolden Medical Dincovery' and
his little liver 'Pellets' have almost made a
new mau of me. I feel young as 1 did at thirty
iears."
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the clogged bowels.
always permanent In Its extreme condi
tion, Is painful and usually followed by
somo disease or weakneas of tho orb3.
Fires In thU Intenso heat frequently re
sult from spontaneous combustion. The
perfect dryness of every object, tho dread
scarcity of water In tho summer months
and tho meager conveniences of the fire
departments hnvo many tlmos mado a small
conflagration fatal In an cntlro town. An
example of thewo horrors was given last
summer when tho town of Prescott was
swept from tho faco of tho earth in a
fow hours.
When tho Southern Pacific Imltcd passed
through there lato in tho aftornoon
hundreds of tho Inhabitants of tho
burned city wero lined on either
sldo of the track, which is partly
sheltered by a small bluff. Men, women
and children wero elthor half frenzied or
completely rxhnustcd from tho combined
fires of Old Sol and nn earthly furnace, tno
loss of parents and children, nnd physical
Injuries acquired In their efforts to escape
or rescuo from tho terrible flames. South
of this mass of suffering, maddened people
a heavy cloud of flesh-smelling smoke told
whero a fow hours before had been a thriv
ing, progressive llttlo city. Chemical en
gines stem absolutely useless to combat
thlH heat, which needs but ono spark to
apparently Ignite tho very air. Experience
has tnught those determined, enduring men
of the southwest that tho only way tiro
can be fought during tho hot season
with tho most powerful explosives. a
heroic measure, but a successful one. Tho
moment a blazo Is discovered that cntlro
block, or. perhaps, several of them, are
blown to atoms, giving the residents but
tlmo to escape with their lives. And In
this law Its executors nro no respectors
of persons. Tho highest official and even
tho domain of Undo Sam would suiter a
llko fato wero it deemed advisable
Tho citizens of tho desert towns of Arizona
watch closoly for Indications of fire, even
ns tho squatter on tho prairies of Texas
It Is only their extreme caro that prevents
more destruction. Whero tho mermome-
tor registers HO It is easily understood that
tho least friction would cause combustion
or conflagration.
Ono of tho mall wagon drivers who runs
between Tempo and Mesa told mo that dur
ing July. August and September ho always
carried a Jug of water with him In hU
wagon In addition to his olla of water be
neath It. Tho former, ho explained, was
kept to moisten the wheels where they
rubbed against tho axle, to prevent the
friction causing it to Ignite.
Making I,lfe Enilnrnblr.
Tho noonlo of Thoenlx suffer less from
tho heat than tho Inhabitants of any other
town In tho low altitudes of Arizona, in
tho capital there is no scarcity of water.
Great canaU carry water thcro for hun
dreds of miles across tho desert. While
In tho desert towns water Is a precious
luxury. In Phoenix it is used as lavishly
an in Washington. Tho streets arc watered
twlco ench day, tho lawns are kept fresh
and green, whllo n cooling Irrigating stream
flows on either sldo of tho avenues.
nut a few miles out on tho painted desert
so-called for tho varl-colored hues of Its
sands thcro Is neither water nor shade
nor yet a sprig of grcon, not oven a branch
of tho leafless polly verdo or hardy mcs-
quite. No vestlgn of life, only now nnd
then a wiggling centlpedo or colled rattlesnake.
Hut If one bo reckless enough to venture
a llttlo from tno Demon irnti it is easy to
find the dry, white bones of man and beast.
who, perhaps, weary and thirsty, havo been
allured from the path by one of tho many
tempting mlrnges which this desert reveals.
Onco off tho trail It requires a cool head
to again locnto It. Frenzied by despair,
disappointments, physical suffering and
thirst, perhaps, too, unnerved by the sight
of victims who have fallen beforo them,
they have dropped to tho dry, sandy
ground to die alone and unknown, It may
be to be burled by the next stand storm,
only to be unearthed by tho ono to follow.
Tho most grewsome burying ground In tho
world a cemetery unattended save by the
hand of nature, who nt hor will covers and
uncovers her dead, tossing as a child with
a plaything the remains of the men who,
perhaps, still aro loved and cherished by
mother, child, sister or sweetheart, who
will ever be unconscious of their tcrrlblo
fates. And thuB It Is that thts desert, the
very hottest spot In North America, has
boon named "Skull Valley." So horrible
and so certain Is the fate of one left upon
It that the laws of Arizona forbid the rail
roads to even put off a deadhead tramp
within its boundaries.
If tho Wcathor bureau ever establishes
a station In tho Arizona desert it will bo
necessary for It to procuro a thermometer
with a longer tubo and stronger glass.
Small Frcddlo had been complaining nf
pain in his Jaw, when his 3-year-old
Istcr Enid: "Fweddle, leramo seo oo lame
toof."
QUAI.NT FEATUKKS OF I.IFR.
"Many years ago," says tho Provldonco
Journal, "In n vlllago not twenty nines
from Providence, a revival was In progress.
A young man ono of lndlstlngulshnblo twin
brothers who had previously been ob
served, as was supposed, In nn nttentlvo
attitude at tho meetings, rose for prayers,
walked to tho anxious seat nnd thero walled
and moaned to such good purposo that tho
deacons were suro ho was on tho high
road to salvation. Tho next day he was
ovorhcard in tho bnckyard at homo chop
ping wood nnd swearing painfully at a re
fractory log. When remonstrated with for
his sudden backsliding ho merely said:
Oh, Hrother Jim couldn't go to tho meet
ing last night, so I went and hollered
for him."
Tho question so often asked, "What shall
I glvo hor for a wedding present?" has
been answered in nu original manner by
nn Englishman, who bestowed upon his
brldc-olcct tho unlquo memento of a piece
of his own skull, tastefully sot In gold.
Such nn offering could not bo general under
tho best circumstances, for, after all, a
skull has Its limits and n fellow must re
tain onough to cover tho llttlo brnln he
possessed, or thcro would bo no marrlago
ceremony.
In the present Instance this sentimental
giver had his head cracked by a Hoer and
tho surgeon who did tho trepanning kindly
"saved the pieces." When tho man re
covered ho took ono bit, nftcr It had been
cured, to a Jeweler, who fashioned a fetch
Ing llttlo framo for It. Tho bride, It Is
snld, now wears the souvenir next her
heart.
Tho little girl was watching her mother
nd father discussing a plato of oysters
tho other night. "Mnrama," sho said after
somo thought, "you ont them faco and all,
don't you?"
Llttlo 4-yenr-old Mabel, coming Into tho
room one day and finding tho baby with ono
end of a doorkey In his mouth, exclaimed:
iiany, take mat Key right out of your
mouth of tho first thing you know you
will have the lockjaw!"
Charles Boll of Albion, Mich., became so
confirmed a believer In tho elllcacy of faith
that ho believed himself ablo to tako pot
son without any 111 effects. So ho took
twenty-four grains of morphine tho other
day. Tho next morning ho appenred sick
but triumphant, and told of his feat. He
said ho had vomited up tho roorphlno and
felt no serious 111 effects from taking It.
Tho success of this test probably encour
nged him to go further with his experi
ments, for bo bought a revolver and de
clarcd his Intention of proving that ho
could shoot himsolt without fatal results
Ho then went to tho front yard of his home
and, placing the revolver to his temple,
fired. Death was Instantaneous.
A man connected with a largo depart
ment store is thus quoted In tho Phlladcl
phla Record: "I havo under tno about 160
girls salesgirls, wrappers and clerks. All
of them nro healthy looking and yet I no
ticed that they got sick a tremendous lot
The other day I had occasion to go to their
cloakroom, and thero I saw a sort of roster
neatly typewritten on ono wall, 'Mondays,
It said. 'Miss Drown. Miss Smith, MUs
Jones, Tuesdays, Miss Hell, Miss Willing,
Miss Gray.' And so on. I wondered what
It meant, nnd then all of a sudden tho
scheme dawned on me. I took a copy of
It. With that copy I can now tell before
hand what girls will plead illness on an
particular day of tho week. A wonderful
thing, wasn't It? But It Isn't In operation
any longer. Tbo general health of ray
department is much hotter than it was.
There Is a warning for fussy married
men In the story of the ninghamton coupl
who recently foil out because of tbo hus
band s criticism of his wife's cooking. They
hod been married only a few months and
this culinary cloud appears to have been
the only one on their sunny domestl
horizon. One night the husband said some
thing particularly aggravating about th
woman s mirnt steak, or her heavy bis
cults, Perhaps ho compared them In th
traditional way to mother's. Anyway, It
was something dreadfully Irrttatlne. becaus
the goaded woman arose up In her wrath
and impalod him good and hard on th
tines of a fork.
That ended the discussion, as well as the
young husband's further Interest in eat- '
ables of any sort. And It goes to show i
mat roan is treadlnc on dangerous ground
when he undertakes to Impugn the merits
of woman's cooking.
ritATTI.B OF T1IK YOl'NGSTEKS.
Llttlo Elsle Tho Joneses havo namod
their now baby "Louie." Ain't that a
hame?
Mamma Why Is that a shamo?
Little Elsie Why, "Louie" Is a boy's
name and It's a girl's name, too, so tho
poor chlld'll grow up and never know If
It's a boy or a girl.
Great Sale Sample Fur
niture, Carpets and Rugs
Tomorrow we start u two weeks' sumpli' furniture sale. This is not a mere talk saie, but
an actual fact; one where great price inducements are made on high quality goods. We have
been preparing for several weeks this sample furniture sale which includes all library and par
lor tables, of a prominent manufacturer's sample line, together with our large regular stock.
Hundreds of special values at - and even 1-2 regular price in dining tables, chairs, china
closets, sideboards and buffets. Parlor divans and odd pieces in abundance in this sale. PrnsH
and iron beds, bed sofas, hall trees hanging and standing, and hundreds of other pieces nt won
derfully reduced prices. Note a few of the specials.
Tables
Solid Oak Table, 21-Inch pattern top nnd
shelf, nicely finished, regular J2.li0, samplo
prlco $1.10.
$3.75, select quarter-sawed oak Parlor
Table, fancy shape pattern top, with rim
and under Bhelf special at $2.05.
THE HIT OK THE SEASON.
Parlor Tnblo In tho quarter-sawed pol
ished oak, fancy beaded and molded rim,
with pnttern under-sheff, nlso finished imi
tation mahogany finish; regular $7.00 value;
special prlco, J3.8,".
$7.50 Hlrd'H-eyo Mnplo tablo. handsomely
finished, extra good value, at sample price,
$3.M.
$25.00 solid mahogany now Art Tables,
special at $18.75.
Samples of
Ingrain Carpet.
All ono yard square samples of Ingrain'
Carpets go nt 10c. COME EARLY AND
AVOID THE ItUSH.
Linoleum
Think of It. Linoleum nt 3So per square
yard. The qunllty spenks for Itself. A
bettor grodo at 43&c per square yard.
Wo nro safe In saylnff that no such bar
gains hnvp over been offered to the nubile
beforo. Wo do this to make room for our
new iroodx. which are arriving daily.
Hest grade of Tapestry Brussels, 75c per
yard. Never soin less tnnn vic
A few nuttprnn nt Mc. rocillar nrlco 75c.
We will sell, ns long as they last. Velvet
Carpets, hest grade, xi.w.
Another crade. not nulto so good. !0c.
Wo ndvlso you to bring measurements of
your rooms so ns to outain incse nargains.
Rugs.
An oxnmplo or two of bargains In our
Uur, department.
30-Inch Smyrna Hoverslblo Hug. eneh,
$1.25.
3(!-ln Smyrna Reversible. Hub. each.
Jl.Sfl.
27xGVInch Velvet lings, ench. $l.2...
27x5l-lnch Tapestry Hugs, eneh, Sc.
Library Tables
Round lop, mahogany finished, 3d Inches
In diameter, heavy design, with molded
nnd bended rim, rope turned legs, regular
Sl.'.Oi), sample price $10.75.
Very pretty mahogany Llbrnry Table Desk
hns combination lock on drawers, plenty
of drawer room for papers and bonks,
something new regular $21.00 vnlue -special
nt jio.ro.
$10.50 mahogany tlnlshel Library Table,
handsomely polished, has one large drawer,
nmsslvo design, turned nnd bended legs,
special nt $7.S5.
Solid oak Llbrnry Table, quarter-sawed
and hand polished, one Inrgo drnwer. with
under shelf, heavy design, regular $11.00
special sample price $7 R5.
tlrt.OO select quarter-sawed oak Library
Table, handsomely hand polished nnd hand
carved, with under shelf samplo price
$1S.73.
$27.00 handsomely polished, quarter-sawed
onk Llbrnry Table, new nnd novel design,
neatly hand carved special samplo prlco
$21.00.
$75.o solid mahognny Llbrnry Tnblo. oval
top. hand carved clnw feet, Is built on tho
houso desk order special samplo prlco
$58.00.
Dining Tables
Somo pretty Dining Tables In the golden
onk greatly reduced In price, ranging nt
samplo prices. $12.50. $13.75 nnd $18.50.
8olld mahogany Dining Tables ut less
than hnlf price
$55.00 solid mahogany Dining Table, round
top, lnlnld satin wood lines special sample
price $25.(0.
$55.00 solid mahogany Dining Tnlde, heavy
stretcher base, very pretty design, hand
somely polished special sample price $27.().
$00.00 solid mahogany Huffot. richly
enrved, very pretty design, sold nt half
regulnr price sample snlo $30.(A
$85.00 solid oak Sldebonrd, with cabinet
top, mirror back, richly hand carved nnd
hand polished, very choice design speclnl
snmplo snlo prlco $15.00.
$00.00 Sldebonrd. 5 foot long, full swell
front, richly band enrved and handsomely
polished special samplo prlco $50.00.
Parlor Furniture
A great assortment to select from M
speclnl snmplo snlo prices. Oenulno prlco
reductions for the quick moving of desir
able snmplo pieces.
$li!.(i Flemish Parlor Hocker, hand painted
Injestry back special snmplo prlco $10.00.
$11.00 Mahogany Pnrlor Arm Chair, hand
somely upholstered sent snmplo sale prlco
$s oo.
$12.00 Solid Mahogany Hocker, nntlqtln de
sign, high back special snmplo prlco $9.00.
$25.no Mahogany ltnmnn Chnlr, with silk
cushion seat, very pretty design special
sample prlco $7.50.
$22.50 Mahogany Dlvnn. lnlnld with satin
wood lines, richly upholstered, hnndsomely
polished special sample price $17.00.
$21.(0 Solid Mnhognny Divan, very pretty
design, made for this fall's trndo special
samplo prlco $1(5.00.
$73.00 Mnhognny Davenport, sofa bed, up
holstered lu lino grado of tapestry, can b
used either na a davenport or bed, with
heceptnele for clothes special samplo
price $5S.00.
$lfi00 oak upholstered seat nnd back Arm
Itocker, upholstering Is of high quality
Tnpestry special samplo price $!,65.
$20.00 mahoganv finished upholstered sent
nnd back Arm Chnlr, with pattern French
tapestry special samplo prlco $13.75.
$100 tbree-pleco mahogany select tnpestry
covered Llbrnry Suit, nmsslvo design a
bargain for somo ono nt snmplo price, $50.00.
Dining Room Furniture
Wo have a number of special Inducements
to offer In this department
Solid onk Dining Chnlr, wood sent, full
post back, brace arms, with broad panel
back braced, three stretcher rounds under
neath seat, finely finished In tho golden
oak; rarlond Just received, regularly ft
$2.oo chair special, whllo thep last, each.
$1,25. ,
"Mamma," remarked llttlo Elsie, after
Orchard &
arpet Qo.
Wilhelm
iaia.1416'1418
Douglas
You Need
To Keep Well inthe Chill Season
In many sections of tho country the In
habitants aro so accustomed to malarial
trouble that they expect a spell of "chills"
every year, henco they tako no steps to
provent It. This 1b a wrong Idea. With
a little care to keep tho vital organs in
good condition, you can escapo this mis
cry entirely. Tho proper courso to fol
low Is to tnko frequent dobes of PRICKLY
ASH IHTTERS, and to contlnuo its uso
occasionally through tho thickly season.
This remedy la a thorough system cleanser
and regulator. It conveys a reviving in
fluence to thfl liver and kidneys, purifies
tho blood, strengthens tho digestion, and
by its agreeable cathartic effect, keeps the
stomach freo and tho bowels open for tho'
oxcretlon of impurities. When the sys
tem is working smoothly nnd the vital or
gans aro strong tho malarial germ which
passes In with tho nlr wo breathe, finds
nothing favorable to Its development,
thereforo It Is harmless, nnd although
thcro may be much exposure to tho Influ
ence of this poison, the happy possessor
of good digestion and regularity in the
system will pass through tho season In ro
bust health.
TRY IT THIS YEAR.
PRICKLY
ASH
BITTERS
THE SYSTEM REGULATOR
Removes con
Sweetens tho
It cures that "tired feeling."
stipation. Helps digestion.
breath. Clears the complexion of sallow
ness and keeps the body in such fine condi
tion that "CHILLS" or other malarial dis
eases cannot affect it.
It is the Worker's Remedy
SOLD EVERYWHERE AT $1.00 PER BOTTLE.