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11. II A l, ".MS. 1'ulilij.hcr. cavy: r;u:;m:.i;, Missorr.i. ARBUTUS. There's a cleam of spring In my dark old room And a breath of spring in the air, I cannot write and I cannot think. So I liins down my pen in despair. For my truant heart is out in the woods Still damp from the melted snows. Where the sweet wild things of the shadow hide And the trailing arbutus prows. I lay my head down on my folded arms And drowsily shut my cy.s. My dark old rocai whirls lightly away And the din of the eify !'-: The lone hard years of strmielc and fret. Of hope and despair ard pain, li; from me silently one by one And 1 am a chili aain. "Tis sprine in the country. anJ on the hills, In the secret jilaees of ploom. Where the thick brown mosses cover the earth. The arbutus is all a-hloom: The children eaprr from school let out. Are off ami away en itr f;ut st. LaCen with baskets, suii-huruietod. tanned, And lau'i.ins with chil'lish z--st. p.- ar little flow rs in the rr.u kcd blue jar. We are f ;n".-ick. you aiel I: We f.iir. would be back in the dear oil spot If but b.l.ir enough to (lie. Chil lr' n v. v are of the woo'ls and fields, t'ciar.i'i- s uf the wild and the free. At: I th- chy with ail its confusion ar.d irhire. Was ih.-v. r fnrs;ich as we. Kt'.a j. Webb, in ladies' World. TME ROMANCE OF MUTBY WGRKKOUSE Py Mrs. Isabel Smith Till: l aanlians of the .Miitbv work iious had just, finished their nr dinniy mooting, when the master, with lather ii shot jisli expression of coini Icliaiicc, ol.crv ei : "I think, gentlemen. I ought to lay before vii I a letter I received ycsS'-r-lay. I-'ir.-t ine of that sort I ever had.'" "li.ar I'ir. 'J'rii. hat's 1 lint V" r claimcd tin' chaplain, otherwise tile rector of V m by. commonly called Par son Wi ri er, a round, rosy-faced man. who tin re ie.M-mI.lcil a farmer than a v-! ru ji..ta. Tile ohcr nn-mbies of the board Ceased tic, ir various, conversations and looked n ettint. all execjii l)r. 1'vcsivim. 1lie medical oliieer. i'orlhc la-t li'i 1 i' hour l:e bad heard every ini palieiil lliud of Lis handsome chesl i;i l's lionfs on the irr.ivel outside, ami r. '! that what lean ni:i c. ai.ic 11.: ! I,; id n a Ii I t lo s Jin re t i ai 1 ; i V.is v.i;:lY- ,vs w.is a waste of prccious Ii!-f; l; :i busy man like hlniM-l. XI ic w I: .! business might be set I ied so lvi; -h i ; i.uickiy l;:id f hoy bet n e.m rise ".: i of r.i ml !i nif and disputa tive. I: '':'. jusl b"i n wondering bow it ctei!.! . .-r have iieen accepted as a . alar t... t that bis sex w re bchind I.M1 I ill t ia r,::.; tcr of speech, u hell t llis rev. ileiay oeeurred. He w as a tn. i :i nl ; iiiie! and reserved. I v 1 1 1 :r by liiir...ef. iind ai-castora-d to long, h.l.i ly drives aiiout the Suffolk eiumlry on his pri,ressio!iai i'ITIiih! ;. "'Weil. Tripp, w hat is it '.'" repeated Parson Wi ier. rat her impatient ly. II. ii:.d been i nt erre pled i ti a n i n forest ing iisciis.-ior u :i !i bis in ighlor. t he .siiirc. about the trotting hackney and "gaio pest" i!i;.:i: ih!s iliat he had got tirst prize for at the recent n jri ictil: aral show. Th- m. sier cleared bis thr.iat. and rend, s ": what nervously, the follow ing o;.i-1 1 : Sept. 15. IS. To th JIasti r of Mittby Workflows. : 'ir: 1 am a native nf Tlnu pe St. I'.arna-b.'!-. an-l I- f: tiiis country I" years a-o br Australia. vvh r:- I maiiea eelefiutabie fur-:v.-:-. I am rew retuuii d to my native land, but find l a. ly all my friends are f,-.m- ami scutrv :;!. 1 am y ars of aire, strung and hi arty, and want a wife to le lp spend my savings. Can you recommend in;- a ni'-e. respectabi.- youni; woman anions yeur iiiiiiat-s? 1 should prefer a sinub ivGLaan. no; a widnw, and would make her a fto-itl hi.s :.and. I'base write by return to Steplu n Vaxley. IJel! Inn, Thorpe Si. l:ari;al as. Suffolk. A suiiic appeared on most of the f.iees I'iiiiinl the bnize-covcrcil table lis liic master finished. -Dear mc. Tripp." said the parson, "arc y.m to lie turned into a matri monial ncnt in your old Jiv7" The master half lauprhcd. "It would seem so. sir. Curious letter, isn't it. ;e!lt leineu? I'.llt I tlioilfrllt it 111V llllty to show ii to you." Certainly, certainly," echoed all. I Jr. ICvcsham was irazing absently out of the biff window at a distant view of stained w lierry -sails gliding up the river. "What is your opinion, Kveshani .'"' asked the sipiirc. rather pettislily. He thought the iiicilical officer mipht take a little interest in the subject, so tliat lie could iret back the sooner to the more interpstinfr one of agriculture, and convince l'arson Weaver tliat the prize for mangolds fauii been, unfairly l)etow"l. "My opinion? 1 liaveliarillyhndtime to form cue." answered the doctor. ( ,-lly. "Uut I don't know that 1 should take any notice of the letter." The master coughed dcprccatingly. -Well, sir, if 1 may be so "bold as to Miirjrest. I just mentioned the matter to my wife, and she says she thinks lie might do for Susannah West." "Susannah West!" exclaimed the doctor, bringing the legs of his chair to the ground so violently as to make the others start. "Is that the girl with the reddish liair'.'' :i. ked the sipiire, screwing up liis eyes meditatively. "And iolent eyes," said the parson: "very much like some of the old mas ters' portraits of the Madonna." "The young woman's father was a small farmer at Cutton All Saints." said the master, "and failed. She was ill for a long while after she got here. It seemed to i-rer upon Ler uiiud." "Yes, yes. v.o-all lyniembe," aaid the medical ofiicer. "She had a low fever; it w:;s a tough job to pull her through." "You ordered port wine for her, sir," said the butcher, ciecrf tilly. lie did not object to what some members called extravagance in the sick-dieting, which generally include:! a good sup ply of beef-tea. "A sad case, a sad case," said the squire. "1'tit I don't see why the young woman.can't go out to service.'' - "Snt strong enough," replied the doc tor, "'nor brought up to that sort of work. She has the instincts of a lady, but unfortunately not enough educa tion to lit her for teaching." "Then, from what I can see of if," said the siiire, "she will be here for the rest of lur days like old Molly Mol.'bs. that was reckoned to have cost the ratepayers over X l.bOo altogether." "I'nless she accepts this offer," said th'-chaplain. ";h! gentlemen'.'" All looked a little doubtful, as if not (jiiite certain whether to treat the sug gest ion seriously. At t hat moment a t roop of lit t le work house children filed past the window, followed iiy a young woman, clad in the lilae-chcek union gown and hideous black straw union bonnet with its pur ple ribbon. "There goes Susannah West!" ex claimed the master: "..he's just bring ing the little ones home from a walk. A rare hand with them .-hi i-. too." The sun was shining straight upon tin1 yotuiLr vo:;:an in tjiiestion. aiii! the board caught a glimpse of a liaxMi'ir w i hi -rose corr.p'exiou and bands of red gold .vaviic hair. "A ery respeetalde girl, indeed." said the pa:'s,,n: and 1 lor one suggest that we follow t his otter up. We ought lo make iijciries; and. t hough 1 hae pier.ty to !o in the parish" (the others exchanged iiietly amused glances at this as-ei I ion. for it was well known that ti:e parson took bis parochial du lies very lightly I. "I will go over lo Thorj e St. Darpabas myself and find out ail that 1 can of Mr. Stephen Yax ley. Kill in the meantime. Tripp, say no! hii.g tut he gir!." A special board inectimr was held a few days later. The parson's inquiries proed satisfactory, and it now only remained to iniorm the young woman ol" the proposal. ""I suppose you've ipiite settled it shall be Sii-anuaii West, gentlemen'.'" said the m:,..?er. a ii; t Ic diliident ly. "1 suppose sc., Tripp. Why'.'" asked iiie .piife. "Well. sir. for tile matter of .ettinir ;id of one of the women. I'd so uier ir v,as.V:in roll. She's such a riin.iil: ug i'1'i ah::' - nocr -at is lii d." "S.. she i. Tripp: but tiiea s !;- :; '. - i i . a mi ;hat isagai-tsl Mr. Ya'c's 'liil.p scratched his bead. "Not a l-:(:!-!'.i.i.!;i UoMiTMl. sir." be ob-i-i--. ed. "An. no. I'.iit a stipulation isailiii iilaiio'i: and I. for my part, erp-idcr Ihat l'ro id nee ha- sent f!.is -peeiai oiler oa pui -pi sc for Sii-a mi:' u We-t." A : -:'ir'.-!' ; j pi o.al f..l... . .! t!.i: n--c :':: ;.:.iy 1 he i Ul! eher r". ' I: red : i ii . ill,'. 'S--c;s a bit oidish i"i..'t!ie i.l. f ; : t "1 ;:e. gentlemen '."" " ici .' I'.-.haw-: I a l's :.-'." cried one aii l all. i ". -1 1 i- able to take eare of a ".v ii'e. (lot a position." etc. "Vis. es; to be sure. Ofeoursethat !.--iVi - up." said !!' Iiule!..-:-. "ery w.'ll." salil 1 tic parson: "then let it be si 1 1 led once lor ail I hat he have Susan ualt West." Y i s. gent lenieii: that is all very well as far as it goes," observed the medical nilicer. who had not yet spoi.cn. "i'lit the ijiie-tion stiil re mains: Yiiil Susannah West have hi in'.'" The otle rs looked a little foolish, as though this side of i!.e argument lia i not -track them. "That we can soon iind out." said l'arson Weaver, irritably. "Tripp, fetch the girl here." In a few minutes the girl stood be fore them: she looked shy and half frightened, wondering what tin-board could want of her. "Ha: Susannah, my dear." began the parson he had called her Miss We.-t ill the days of her prosperity, but one cannot expect complimentary titles in the workhouse-- "we have sent for you because in short well, we have a very advantageous oiTcr. which we think will just suit yon." llefore SiisannaJt could make any re ply, the sipiire, determined that the chaplain should not have it all his own way. exclaimed in his hearty voice: "What would you say to a good home and a kind husband, my girl'.'" The color Hooded Susannah's face: she gav e one start led glance, t hen stood, with her eyes on the lloor, nervously plaiting' a corner of her cheeked apron. Tcrhnps it would be as well if 1 read Ihe letter we have received." said the parson, glaring disapproval at his neigh'oor for having forced his hand. Then he put on his spectacles, and read in slow and ponderous tones Mr. Stephen Y axley's epistle, pausing every now and then to see the effect. If he expected rapturous gratitude when he finished he was disappointed. Susan nah never raised her eyes. Her color came and went, and her lips trembled: but she said not a word. "Well, my girl," cried the squire, un able to restrain his impatience, "what do you say to this? Isn't it a fine chance'.' I wouldn't think twice about it if 1 were yon. Just look at your po sition. Here you are in the work house at your age. ami. like a rat, with out a friend in Ihe world. Xot any fault of yours, of course." he added, as a pained expression flitted across the girl's face. "Perhaps she would like a little time tothink it over." suggested the butcher, in his thick, husky voice. "Have you got nothing to say, Su sannah.'" inquired the parson, rather sternly. The girl's fingers interlaced nervous ly. ' ' "You are very kind, gentlemen; but I I don't know what to sav." s She looked around appealingly, 3e perately. i "Come, come, be quick to settle it, girl. We don't want another special meeting called," cried the squire. The medical ofiicer rose: "I think, gentlemen, perhaps if I saw Miss West alone for a minute she might give me. an answer. She feels embarrassed. 1 can see." "Quite right, Evesham, said ths parson. "They can go into your room, Tripp, can't they?" Tripp, jumping up with alacrity, led the way to his tobacco-scented little sanctitm. "Sit down. Susannah." said the doe tor, kindly. "Xow don't be flurried. Yon have heard this offer; it seems a gooil one for you. l'.ut don't say "Ycs" if you'd rather not. .lust think it over a little." He turned his back on her. and. go ing fiver to the mantelpiece, examined a quaint old china group of an Kng lishman. Scotchman and Irishman, seated together, entitled "Auld Lang Syne." A long silence followed: then Susannah spoke. She had a remarka bly sweet, soft voice, and the doctor looked round quickly. "If I do say "Yes." Dr. Kvcshnm." she said, tremblingly, "it will be because you wish me to: for no other rea- Ison. She raised her eyes to him as she ; spoke. They were beautiful eyes, and sent a liirili through the medical offi cer. "I wish you to say "Yes?" " he ex claimed, coming towards her. "You have been so good to r .e: you saved mv life when I first eai ic here. ' I should never have recovered but for I your care and attention. I always feel" I she clasped her hands 1 ight 1 v togct her - oa aie ine oniv n ielli; l nave, auu there is nothing I would not do for your sake." 'flic pas-ii-nate warmth of her tone startled Dr. Kvcshnm. He caught both "he hands with which, ashamed of her freedom, she was about to cover her face, and said, tenderly: "Mv poor girl! Then you shall never say "Yes to this olfer!" The board was w axing impatient, and the sipiire and parson had almost, broken their long friend-hip over t he prize "gate-post" mangolds, when Dr. !"esiiam returned with Susannah We-t. "Well, doctor. T hope you have broiiehl the young woman to see rea son." said i in f.-rmer. "I ho "lias i." replied t h" doctor, dry ly. -hi lid " -." i hen a-hed tin batcher in a brca I h. me. ;e.:!lc':. .!.." s-iid Dr. !t-::i"". "1 am goin:- to sc! !'! " - C .ia mhc: s" .bun- t lie s'piive a "She has Evesham, n IM.ilTV I.er I i.:.l. ONE OX THE PROFESSOR. College I'plsoile Xnmitcil in 'iiee hy l!ie liny V lo, 1 lo.i.uM II I';:i'l!. "1 wonder ii" ! told m.u how Yoto. fooled -old bins.' ,,. i ,, cek pro!', -s ir. ;ixalll. tnrie. a-!.e;l i. .mil : lone cou!. I t I'l-i ! : u I !v sav that he - no had , beard i,. !'i!l; st;,r.-,j ! "" "Poofs." in- we call lor.', thinks, al jways. that some o::e is cribbing in ; exams. Now. ia rea ii .v . he's a w a v oil'. ! bei ause the fellows lion'i crib up there : i.'ov, bin -Pools' isaiwavs looking-for a chance lo catch some one. ami he got I W Ist week. W e wer:' ha i ng an c;i in. in liivck and he was sinakiag up and dow n 1 lie aisles v atciiiug ci ervone. lie 'was at tiie end of ihe room furthc-t away from Young when be happened to look over and see Young" take out bis watch. You can't work that old ! watch crib g-ame on "Pools. lie's I ow old. and when lie saw Yi.:. m-s watcii a ppi a r lie sneaked up b :i k of him to see if there was anything' wrong. He could v.alk almost as ipiielly as a cat. and wi s behind Yoi:ng- w it hoin Inn ing made a sound, just as he touched the spring and the cover of the watch opened. There surely was a piece of paper in that watch ease ami "Pools saw it. That was enough, lie leaped over, grabbed it mid told Young Income to the desk with lai in. We immediately came to the conclusion that then- was some thing w rong, so everyone stopped writ ing tnul watched 'Pools and Young. I'p to the desk they went; then "Pouts sat down ami without looking at Ihe watch, which he held in his hand, looked at Young ami said: "'Mr. Young. I find that you have beeu trying to use aid in this examimi- ooll.' " "I beg your pardon. Young' an swered. "I haven't used anything' in an unfair way. ""'Roots' was taken back for a mo ment at the fellow's nerve when he had been caught red-hamled. "Put what have you to say about this paper, Mr. Young?' said he. "You were about to make use of it and it has written upon if Here he e - !! and looked at the paper, then bi.lied and ap peared to grow angry, and finally told Young to take his scat and go on with his paper. "What it all meant was more than we could make out. and it was not un til after the exam, that we found that the paper had contained but one word, and that word was "fooled." N. Y. Sun. VIIieil He Wax a lleutlien. Little John (after casting his penry into the fund for the P.amalam islanders)-! wish I was a heather! Sabbath School Teacher Oh. .Torn nv! Why do you wi.-h such an awful thing as that? "The heathen don't never hnve tng've nolliin they are always gi ttiti same thin." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The 0;lnlin nt Her China. Algernon It seems impr. wsi'oie to evaw express my high irgawd for KIsie. Millicent (solemnly) It will take an awful big diamond to place it be Tond doubt. Jcvvekra" Wtt-'y. HUMOROUS. Perhaps it is the microbes in kissei that cause people to fall "dead in love." Spare Moments. "De clam ain't berry han'some," said Tncle Ephe, "an he ain't strut aroun Iaik de peacock, but he got de pearl jes" tie same." Colorado Springs Gazette. Tom "A man is just as old as he leels." Dick "Nonsense! If that was so, a!l of us would have died of old age on our twenty-first birthdays!" An swers. (Jetting Even. Customer "I'm sure I've seen you somewhere. I never for get a pretty face." Waitress "I don't remember you and I never forget a fresh customer!" Puck. Forewarned. "May I call you mine?" he asked. ""ou may call me a mine, if you please, George," she replied; "but I doubt if you'll everstrike payingore." Philadelphia North American. "How is the razor, sir?" asked the barber. "Didn't know I was being shaved." said the victim. "Very glad. I'm sure, sir." said the barber, feeling flattered, l'.ut the victim cut him short: "I thought 1 was being sandpapered." The l'ival. I'.y Proxy. Aunt Ethel "Well. Peatriee. were you very brave at the dentist's?" P.eatrice "Yes. auntie. 1 was." Aunt Ethel "Then there's the half crown I promised you. And now ti ii me what lie did toyou." Peatriee "lie pulled out two of Willie's teeth!" Punch. Willie is an observing' little chap. He enjoyed looking at the pictures of San ta ( laus in the newspapers, and when, a wet k l iter, he discovered a picture in 1 1 mied for Father Time in a paper, l.e shjuted: "Oh. papa, look how thin Santa Clans has got in a week!" Y'on ki rs Statesman. CATCHING COLD. It It o-.v Sai,) to He the IScxnlt of 3i!cro!ilnl Infection nnii Not 4.f Ki:mo:re. The c.Id-fa.-hior.cd cold has been oustid to some cxteii from its forr.icr position in t'omestie nudicine by 7nc modern influenza. An attack cf infill ena is a much better excuse for non attendance at the office or shop than a cold, the latter beingcoiiimonly regard ed as an accommodation bill drawn by aiiiess or idleness. There is urapies lionab'y such a thing' as a cold- that is to say. a deviation from hiaith ! vion-'v cor.si'ipii n! upon and due to ex posure to cold a:.d damp. The initial sensation of cold is followid up more or less pronounced by .bvica! disci. m fort. possibly by more di -finite signs and symptoms of brnt cl it is or other lii-ia-e a frigore. With that rei'i!ie lioi: f.ir inexorable h : le w b'eh cha r.:c tiiics the i.edirci ri ing. tl.e nv. rag" cit'i-u iv:-ari:s ev-!y '. ! ia-s- bi g Ir.i.i i g with a !:'!! :is a co:d, Io.-ii.g- sight ci the fact thai 1 here are chi:!s-i. c. ! n-satioi'.-. of .'! - vv hici: it re in nowise cue to the action of the low t. nun ra turi s. TI:i- v a'jar error ha-b i n pro ductive of -orie.us eonsi ipa neein more 1 1. a v. one o'!-! ciior.. Nown.it:;-. . at-:; right iy. wc are r.H for fri.-h air. We fear !:o foe save t he l:leji.:! us mien I.e. and we lig!il l ira with lire and poboii. with ri . i:ifs tlnit aiT'.p'v sitlnee to justify tbi- warn ont rance. It may. ti the other 1 a: d. be a persr.ti with a wiak chest v.l-o xpi r" cnei s a "chill." and. lis it is tin -or. t ieally impossible ever to exclude the influence of cold, he or she nttribi::,--the symptoms which follow the cough, the sweating, the expectoration, etc. to ineagtious exposure, whereas tin" chili merely heralded a rise of tempi r ature incidental to an outburst of tu berculous disease. It would surprise lnary intelligent people to be told that a chill is a sign that tin re is fever, and that sweating is usually a sign that the fever is abat ing. Yet such is the unvarnished fact, and it would be well for it to be gen erally known. Cold is merely a debili tating agent, the effects whereof will vary according to the individual. It throws a strain on the organic machin ery and the weakest part gives. If t he machine as a whole is in. good trim, nothing happens beyond a little tem porary discomfort. In a rheumatic p r Enn it may determine pains in the joints; in another, bronchitis; in a third, kidney trouble, and so on in short, it picks out the weak spots and converts weakness into disease. Colds are notoriously infections, and the places where colds are most frequent ly caught arc places where ventilation is defective and where micriics abound, as in certain theaters, churches, rail-, way carriages and the like, so that even 1he symptoms of the old-fashioned cold are for the most part Ihe result 01 microbnl infection and not of exposure Medical Press and Circular. The Wnlru. When a polar bear attacks a walrus he has to take care that the other mem bers of the victim's family do not come to the rescue, for then it will be bad for Pruin. The walrus simpiy "collars' Ihe lnar and pulls him below the wa ter. aiJ keeps him there until he is Crowned. A ship's captain once nar row ly escaped this fate. He was seized by a walrus that had lost her calf and dragged twice to the bottom. Except ing that he was nearly drowned, the only injuries he bore were two deep wounds on his temple, caused by the tusks. He was lucky enough to be snatched from the animal's clutch be fore it was too late. He afterward said lie did not believe the walrus meant to harm him. but mistook him for her cab as he floundered about in the sea. Cincinnati Enquirer. nrnh In Silver. Mounting handsomely cut corals it. silver for cuff butter. and studs for the shirt waists is one of th? newest fads. Some of these corals are cut after antique patterns. The settings are perfectly plain and without cle-as of 8nj kind Thionp-n Chronicle. jtretle Exploration. For 45 years we had been imprisoned hy the ice, and our situation was becoming des perate. It was not likely that we could hold out 4- years longer. In this juncture a ship appeared. An of ficer disembarked ind came to us. "Who are you?" he asked anxiously. "We are the Smith party," we replied. "You, doubtless, are our relief expedition-" "No," said the officer, "the Jones party ire your relief expedition. We are the re lief expedition of the Jones party. So long." Merciful heavens! If we were not rescued soon, we should be too old to lecture! De troit Journal. America and Germany. So soon- as America showed her charac teristic firmness the German cruiser left Manila Bay, and we now protect the Ger man interests. In a like manner all stom arh ills flv before the wonderful power of Hostetter's Stomach Hitters. It strikes at the root of all diseases the stomach, and not onlv cures indigestion, constipation, bil iousness, liver and kidney troubles, but cures them quickly and permanently. It makes a hearty appetite and fills the blood with rich red corpuscles. Those who are really in society are not as ridiculous as those who are trying to get in. Atchison Globe. When a fool admits he's a fool he is no longer a fool. Atchison Globe. THE SILK INDUSIRY. Perfect cocoons which are to be reeled off into thread for weaving ara placed in the sun and steamed to kill the silkworm inside. Japanese raw silk ranks next to that of France and Italy. A cocoon consists of a single thread from 3!i0 to 423 feet long, and it takes a week to finish. Out of every 100 only alwiut 40 are perfect. The rest, how ever, are worked up into coarse lloss silk. The silkworm and the mulberry tree upon which it feeds are natives of East Asia, and silk has been made from time forgotten. Nearly "!,000 years before Christ a Chinese empress is said to have raised silkworms, and from the earliest ages webs of the shimmering substance woven from the cocoons were impor tant articles of commerce. The white mulberry upon which silk worms feed can be easily raised, In April the leaves appear, and then the silkworm grower takes down his cards of silkworm eggs which he has kept from the preceding s jmmer and hangs them in some airy place. In a few hours the tiny silkworms appear and are fed with chopped mulberry leaves. They grow for over a month and eat enor mous quantities of the big leaves.' When ready to spin the worm is fi.000 times us large as when it emerged from the egg ami is almost transparent. SNAP-SHOTS. l'hotographs are fixed memories. I'o rot waste films on worthless sub j; els. A good, clean dusting brash is the liest ir" cntive of t iti boles. The tnereii.int, who sent up toy balloons with his "ut!."T painted en tin-tit. knew how to yd hi-i 11.1 me up. L. A. W. I'lilktin. The Pioneer Medicine is Ayers Sarsaparilla Before safsaparillas were known, fifty ijjr5tax.'rirnririvitiffl'H.i t have confidence at once. If you want an experiment, buy anybody's Sarsaparilla; if you want a cure, you must buy At! The Sarsipirilli "Trust Not to Appearances." Thai 'which seems hard to beat may be a great blessing. Let us take a lesson from the rough weather of Spring. It is doing good despite appear ances. Cleanse the system thoroughly; rout out all impurities from the blood with that greatest specific. Hood' s Sarsaparilla. Instead of sleepless nights, with con sequent irritableness and an undone, tired feeling, you will have a tone and a bracing air that will enable you to enter into every dav's work with pleasure. Remember, Jlooctt nerer disappoints. Coitre "Goitre was so expensive ia medical attendance that I let mine go. It made me a perfect wreck, until I took Hood's Sarsaparilla which entirely cured me." Mr. Thosias Jones, i) Boutu St., Utica, N. Y. Running Soros "Five years ago my afllietion came, a running sore on my leg, causing me preat, anguish. Hood's Sarsa parilla healed the sore, which has never re turned." Mrs. A. W. Bakkett, ;S Powell fcitreet. Lowell, Mass. II.mmI' rillseurv livr ill-; the non-irritatintf and only cathartic to lake with HtM.-isi SarpHll. KATY IN LITERATURE. A Snatch of Story Wherein the "Choo thoos" Indulge In n Few PnKa of Complaint. lie (the switch enpine) g.vre a riporons push to the west bound car as he spoke, anil started back with a snort of surprise, lor tlie tar was au old friend an M. K. T. box- car- ".lack my drivers, but its homeless Katy! Whv, Katy, ain't there no ptttint! you. back to your friends? There's 40 chasers out for yliu from your road, if there's one. Who is 'holding you now?" "Wish I knew," whimpered homeless Katy. "I belong in Parsons. I've only been out ten months, but I'm just ac-hin' home sick; 1 want to be in Kansas where the sun flowers bloom." "Yard's full o' Homeless Katies an Wanderin' Willies," the switch engine ex plained to .OUT. "Punno quite how our men fix it. Swap around. I puess; anyhow I've done my duty. She's on her way to Kan sas via i'hiei.po: but I'll lay my next boiler lu! she'll lie held there to wait consignee's convenience, and sent back to us with wheat in the fall." From Kudyard Kipling's -007." . Not Quite I.'oady. "All those who want to lead lietter lives will stand up," cried the revivalist in a cniiniiaiidun: tone. '1 hey all stood up except iiie the stranger with the chin vvhi-kers who sat in the front row. "Don't you want to be a better man?" de manded the rtvivali.-t. "Well, it's like this parson," said the stranger. "I expect to be a better man. of course, but you see I hain't been to town before in ten year, an' 1 was calfcylatin' to h ive a lectin fun lust." Cleveland Plain Dealer. years ago, it began its work, bmce I then you can count --the sarsa- parillas by the thousands withevery I variation of imita tion of the original, ex cept one. They have never been able to im itate the quality of the pioneer. When you see Ayefs on a bottle of sarsa parilla that is enough; you can ers which nude SirsaparilU imoui 4 0 ' ' -. 1 :! ' " "T1