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NlACOONALD «t WILLIAMS
I'Km'KlMOSh
PCTNAM WINDHAM CO.,CONK.
Latest News Condensed.
While the war disturbance has not
Cleared away, the outlook for jieaee is
more favorable. Hut new complica
tions may arise against whatever plan
the Powers may airree ujsinto preserve
tiie peace. There is no ce'tainly about
what will liHp|a-n before affairs in the
Halkins quiet down. Turkey having
Changed its form of government, ita in
ternal affairs are in too precarious a
condition to resist its spoliation going
on—ami Hie apoltalor* arc taking ad
vantage of tills. The sympathy of all
good jieople is with Ihe young Turk
ish party In its trying ordeal
The light against phylloxera, iri the
Hwiss v tney a rib, has cost the govern
ment about $-4N2,UU0. Now the govern
ment has advised theownera to replace
tbeold native vine* with hardy Ameri
can vines, and has promised them its
assisthiiis- to tlieexU-ntof »:*i,.ii*i nyonr
during the next sixty years.
The Ixmdon |ia|s-rs state that Presi
dent Knoaevelt is to visit Kngland after
ids African trip, early in 1910, and w ill
deliver the Komanes lecture at Oxford,
and on llM occasion of the anniversary
commemoration, will gel the honorary
degriw of li. which Oxford has
already la-slowed on Kmpcror William.
"I know Vermont well, i do not
want to exalt one Stale alsive Its fel
lows, but if I were asked to pick out
typical American Htales where we see
the old American spirit illustrated a!
its U'si, we would surely liuve to in
clude Vermont." Tims declared Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Al last flic Immigration tide lias
turned. I.ast week the steerage arri
vals were H, luo, and the steerage depar
tures W,Artfi,
I *r, J ii I inn IV Thomas, who lias made
itmn> s| ectaculnr bill loon ascensions,
It11iik- lit- linn dlarovcred a mean* try
which, tiller ii few months' |irncllff,
any young man will lx- able to tly of
lib flwn power.
China Inti no homogeneity among
the various provinces which compose
the elliptic. The dialect-, business cus
toms, weight, measures, coin*, amt ev -
en thing else, in iih iliftcrent s* If each
part were a foreign tuition. Theeilu
eiiteil elami have learneit that national
uniformity throughout the empire la
essential to secure the heal gomt of the
jauiple. The I inputs la u w i-c wo
man, amt haa taaiicil mi fillet illieetliig
ttiat, for the Ural time III twenty ecu
tor lea, there ahull la’ a uniform curren
cy throughout the empire. The advan
cea In civ ilUallnit going on there miia/.e
our llllaatomiriea.
A new l'arllauient luia luen w rung
from the Shall ol 1‘etala by “'lining
IVrala,” which, like the Young l urk
party, la gelling the up|« i hniul in the
•lircctlon of iialloual ailiuia The Shall
la not an y ielding na the Hilltan, hut la
trying by naaHaatnatloii to destiny the
liberal lenders, hut henuty suiter In the
Mime way.
In ottering a reward of for the
conviction of the mu rile re ra of a |n*uiv
aide old negro, Ilia wife and children,
by night rigid rldera, the Governor of
Kcntueky say*:
“Thia crime, and the alaln on Ken
tucky, of the murder of four helpleaa
prisoner-, and the blacker crime ot kill
ing an Innocent family, both by hands
of night rldera, la the logical result of
the toleration of nighl rider Crimea In
the State, and the people aliould lake
alern, prompt ami eltecVIve measures
to punish every cowardly acoiindrel
who rlilCM the roads to threaten tils
neighbor, anil to put an end to lynch
ing, murder and arson.”
l.asi Thursday a typlusin swept over
Chang t 'how, l hlna, cimalng the loss
>i over km Uvea and damaged an lin
mcnae amount of property. Typhisma
have been more numerous and more
destructive than for many years. <>ur
great tleet of warships weld through
two tif the worst ol them without da
mage.
The rviairt of the Slate lloatd of
Health shows there were 1 deal ha
tn September, or 17-t leas Itiau In Aug
usl, ami 176 less than tn September
last year.
A most pitiful tragedy la refuted
from Michigan, where forest Urcshave
been raging the past week. Several
villages amt hamlets located In a wissly
section were destroyed by hrca, many
of Hie dwellers perishing with their
homes. Attain was sent to one en
dangered village, but while rushing
buck through the burning format the
locomotive broke down. The men did
not try lo*avc the women and children
a» only by using the greatest »|ieod,
Jumping over burning loga and through
blaring bushes could they save them
selves. To slop 1“ help the frantic wo
men and children they would have
tieen burned up »dh them. W hat tra
gedies are being enacted In the world.
The accounts of the reception of our
battleship licet at Yokohama, Japan,
exceeded any thing previously wit
nessed on the voyage KiWU thousands
of tlagstails ami buildings at every
point in the big city, lloaled lire Stars
and Strl|s-», and the entire length of
miles of street were drai>ed wjlh inter
twined American and Japanese em
blem*. W hen out men went to Tokyo
they were greeted by 10,Him seh«sd chit
dren, who sang in Kngli»hour Nation
al Hymn, while ihe friendly enlhual
asnt of I lie plain people could not t«e
surpassed, it may be reckoned that
Japan's friendship for this wintry is
litmly rooted, and It Is something of
which we should be proud, a* it ex
presses a perfect faith in the honor of
•nr country to deal fairly by them.
20 th
Anniversary
TO THE PUBLIC
We take this opportunity to THASK the many patron* of The Big Store for their
liberal patronage during the pant TWENTY YEARS From a Small Dry Good* Store you have
helped u* to make tin* Store the largest and Be-*t Department Store in Windham County, and
to show our appreciation we wiil offer during our 20th Anniversary Opening, Better Mer
chandise in every department throughout The Big Store at Lower Price* than ere; before in
our history. We have not the apace here to tell ycu all the Surprising Thing* you wi.l find on
visiting the store. The sample price* quoted on this page do not tell the *tory, only inspec
tion of the Special Anniversary Bhi gains in th*- various departments will do it. Kindly accejd
our cordial invitation to call and share in the feast of good things. \ ery cordially yours, THE
BYRON D. BUGBEE CORPORATION
GRAND
FALL
Domestics
A complete line of
Outing Flannel
in light and (lark color*, stripe* and check*.
Beat quality, 10c per yard
Special He outing flannel in all color*
Anniversary Price, 5c a yard
not over 10 yard* to a customer.
Special. Beacon Wrapper Blanket* #2.50
quality, all color* and pattern*. Anniversary
Price. 11.79 each
One to a customer.
A New Line of Tattle Linen*, small and
large pattern*, bleached and unbleached nap
kin* to match, 75c. and 91 00 a yard
flt*c Blanket*, in white and grey Anniver
sary Price, 49c a pair
not over 2 pair to a cu«tomer.
He Itrown I'ruh, good heavy qualjty. An
niversary Price, 5c a yard
Limited 10 yds to a customer.
Heaty Blenched Cotton. 42 inches wide.
Anniversary Price, 9c a yard
Limited 10 yard* to a customer.
Suits
and
Garments
Ol'K
Fall Suit Openin
. Ih one of exceptional importance
Here you find that distinguishing
; merit of qua ity anil style that
elevates our
Ladies’ Snit Department
above the ordinary without elevating
the price.
Special Ladies' §16.00 Suits,
inaihB of Fancy Woisteda, Broad
cloth and Cheviota,ooata aerni-fitted.
Skirts made plaited and full flared.
Anniversary Price, §11.98
(•HI merits for Children as well
as for Ladies are to be found in this
department
Children’ll Coals, in ages 6 to
1 I years, *8 00 and £8 50 quality, in
the new stripes and shades, and in
plain cloth. Anniversary Price,
#(i 98 each.
3^
Our Fur Department has
been generously supplied with
a most attractive assortment
of Ladies’ and Children's Fuis
of every description. Neck
pieces and muffs showing the
j popular shades of brown to
advantage. Ladies • 10.00 Lur
Neck Pieces in Jap, Mink, Is
abella Fox. Grey Squirrel and
Russia Mink. Anniversary
Price, •7.91J each
Your special attention is
called to Our line of Children's
Fur Sets in all the new Furs.
•1.00 to •♦»•<*> per set
Millinery
j
Never before in our history
have we been so well prepared
to meet your demands in New
and Up-to-date Millinery and
Millinery trimmings. To our
patrons who order during our
opening days, an untrimmed 1
hat and trimmings will have \
the hat trimmed free of charge, j
The Byron l>. Bugbee Corporation \
I
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Ml ♦♦♦♦ +++'!' I i i I • I It1 ¥•*■•
Hosiery
andUnderwear
We are ready to meet your demands for any
thing you may call for in ihe line of Mens*
Women’s and Childrens Cotton and Woolen
Underwear. Ladies 25c Vests and Pants,
fleeced lined. Anniversary Price. l.>c each
Not over two to a customer.
Children's Vests and Pants, fleeced lined,
plain and ribbed, 2.5c quality. Anniversary
Price, l°c eac“
Limited to 4 to a customer.
New Fall Hosiery
in the New Shades of Tan, Wine and Black.
Special. Ladies' 35c Hose, medium weight,
color black, sizes 8 1 2 to 10. Anniversary
Price, 19° a lM*ir
3 pairs to a customer.
Children's Black Cotton Hose
inequality. Anniversary Price, 5c a pair
2 pairs to a customer.
Children’s 25c Black Hose. Anniversary
Price, 17c per pair
2 pairs to a customer
++++++++++«
Annual Meeting ol Ihe hospital (iuild
The annual meeting of the Hospital
Uuil<i wan helii at the I.. Mrs W
II Mansfield on Thursday afternoon.
There were preeenl forty-five Indies
finm this and aurroundliiK towns
A business meeting wan first held
which was followed by a aoctal hour,
when salads and ooltec were served by
the tiost*“ss.
Fifteen directors were present and
responded as follows
Articles contributed for the Hospital
were exhibited.
The art idea contributed consisted of
.ill sheets., !••_’ pillow eases, II) bath low
els, til so ineons towels, 4 kitchen low
els, I dish towels, S roller towels, lJ.i
towels, 'J'J (tree cloths, ‘J pair pajamas,
.»> pairs men's socks, It pairs ladles
stockings, t surgical sheets, 41 napkins,
j night shirts, to night (towns, l« tray
cloths, .' handkerchiefs,a men’s under
shiits, i men's undci drawers, - hold
ets, l large Itlble, 1 union suit, 4 bed
shoes, tl Ix-d slt|i|a'rs.
Mrs It II <'handler,Thonipaon: so
articles amt *.sl In money
M rs. Itenrv T. f'Itlld, Woodstock: •'>"
articles and fcui In money.
Mrs. riisi. .Sampson, Woodstock. •>
articles and J'J In money.
Mrs. t' C tlllderslecve, Wisalstook:
;S4 articles and $•'! In money.
Miss \mite Byer, llrooklyn: kt artl
rles and fd in money
Miss Katherine l*arfcer, Brooklyn: 6ft
articles and y. -o in money.
Mrs. Warren \ vertll, Pomfrcl: -N ar
ticles and s'T 41 in money
Miss Addle t ucker, Pomfret: Is arti
cles and el.4 in money
Miss Kllen I i isg.ssl, Abingion 4o
artlr lev and ♦*> In money
Mrs. .1 \ M. Atwood, W nun-gat)
articles and si cents in money
Poliiam Mis. John A Cal|*-nter:
articles and -o ra nts Miss Mary Ha
nlets J> articles and 'l hi money Mrs
I K. I each: -i articles and ft.-ft in
money Mrs Frank I’ Thayer: - • ar
ticles amt il in money. Mrs. F.. Stod
dard JO articles and tl > in money
Together wllli miscellaneous articles,
lti, making a total of &Oit articles and
cash f 171.Oil eonlrilmled.
Brooklyn,
A bt ng ton.
WOodstock,
vs articles
Pomfret,
W'auregan,
Putnam,
rtuHU|Mon,
441
til
47
ja
141
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do
do
do
Fi.iS money
a ,oo do
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HO. .41
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4 7S
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The election of ofttoers for the ensu
<g year reaulled as follows.
President—Mrs. F. \V. IVrrv.
SesTclary and Treasurer—Mrs. \\ in.
t. Mansfield.
Thirty one directors were elected as
follows:
Abingion Miss Kuretta Urosvenor,
Brooklyn Miss Katherine Parker,
Miss Annie Over.
t enlral Village Mrs Philip Mathew
Bantelson. Mrs. t has Smith, Mrs.
Cttltlird Starkweather, Mrs. t'lias. Pot
ter, Mrs John Bay
Hampton Mrs W. tl. Hammond.
Point ret. Mrs Warren Vverlll, Mrs
W in K May , Miss Addle Tucker.
Pomfret Landing: Mrs. K 1 W hlle.
Thompson Mrs. K. H. t'handler
W oodslock Mrs. t.co Sampson,M rs.
Henry T t’hlUl, Mrs. J. F. Shepard
Kail Woodstock Mrs. J M. Paine
North Woodstock Mrs. 1 J Icavrtt
W oodstock Valley Mrs Oliver His
eo\. Mrs Kdw. t'hainberlain.
W aurcfan Mr*. J. A M. Atwood.
Putnam Mrs, Kllen sioddant. Mis
l t: leach, M rs larvl Arnold, Mrs
J \ t'arpenter, Miss Marx Hamels,
Mis- Mar\ W hoc lock, Mrs W F Naf
fer. y . Mrs Frank I* Thayer, Mrs I
A. tWaudreault B
Manager, Mrs. J. b. M Atwood.
The year just closed has been the
nH»st prvwperous in the history of the
tiuild, Isdh in interest and contribu
tion*. The success is largely due to the
co-o|*ralion of the laslie* In the naigh
l
isiring town*, ns will l>e seen by the
foregoing re|*ort.
The officer* anti directors hereby ex
tenil thanks to all who go generously
Stale Business Men’s Association.
The annual meeting of the Slate Bu
siness Men's Association was held in
New Haven last Thursday. Delegate*
from the local Association were Presl
ilent K M. Wheaton and Mr. Richard
Gorman.
The Bpprov al of the ap|silntmeril of
a I’ubllc rtllities Commission, as pro
posed by Governor Woodrutt. and also
for the establishment of a State t ’ollec
tion Bureau, were features of the pre
eeedings of the meeting. The latter
• I nest ion was warmly discussed, tmt
Dually approved by vote
The Public I lilities t ommission was
also approved oy vole in the afternoon
Preceding the meeting of the \-so
eiatlon the directors met and elected
six new associations to memlrershlp,
one of w hich was that of I’utnam.
President A. II. Abbe showed that
the organisation w as rapidly growing.
Beginning with seven local Associa
tions in lsw», there are now thirty four
auxililary Associations, with a mcm
bershtp of over A,OHO.
The President suggested that ste|ts
should tie taken at the next General
Assembly to secure a reduction in the
amount of wages exempt from at
tachment; and he also suggested the
passage of a law governing hawkers
similar to that of Massachusetts, tie
said that while Connecticut peddlers
cannot go into Massachusetts those
from Massachusetts, can come into
I onnecticut.
iKMecrs were elected as follows;
President—Dexter 1. Bishop, Meri
den
h irst Vice President—A K. Jones.
Sd do Geo. K. Barbour
Treasurer—F. Mills, South Man
j cliester.
K. M Wheaton, of this city waselec
| led a member of the Board of Direct
contributed
Kec'y.
ors.
Nclahborh'MMl ll»plu'l
Dr Kdward Kveratt Hal* makes the
: following suggestion in tl>« Christian
i Register. ‘JWhat we need in lire T id
led States is the Institution of a aeries
of small hospitals ready to serve the
neighborhood ami to serve for the l»*st.
The old prejudice against hospitals is
dying out, just as the Sarah Oami*.
have died out.
1 am old enough to remember the
I hospital service of the civil war—ser
v ice which attracted to the work of the
military hospitals hundreds of the no
blest women of America. I had the
good fortune to know personally sever
al of those ladies. After their e\|>e
rience, every one ol those accomplished
women was eager that in the ease of
her own illness she might lie transfer
| red to a hospital, for every one of
them knew that she could be belter
cared for there than she could be cared
lor even bv the must under etl'orls of
; an ordinary household.
The public must soon address itself
to the establishment of home hospitals
in every neighlairhood, and the public
has no better object lesson than in ihe
new hospital in Beverly
—The average rainfall in September
i for 4 years, 4.1*2. Iielletencv this year,
i.s»i—the total precipitation in Septem
ber was 1.12. The monlhof October up
to present tune is less than in Septem
ber.
I
The Poetcr #f Habit.
After having ... n faithful devote*
if the ntit'>.*iobi le two years or more
Mr Itragihm suddenly was seised with
■ violent funi-v for motor boats. "A
lieautlful river runs by this town," ho
Alibi. “Why not have some enjoyment
yut of It? In u motor lout you don’t
live to dodge policemen and rural eon
i tables."
So hi* bought one. took h day's In
stnietlon In the art of tnnnngthg it and
keeping the machinery In running or
der and started out on his first trip
with it one bright morning In July
It was late In tin* afternoon when he
returned home, lb* came In by tin*
back way Ills clothes were water
soaked and lie had a generally limp
nod bedraggled appearance
• I or pity's sake. Alfred!” exclaimed
his wife ' What has happened b> you?
1 >id the boat Upset?"
“Xo. I.iicy,” lie answered “Pon't
sat uything iilsmt it and I !! tell yen
The boat's all right, but when I had
been out on the water an hour or two
something went wrong with the mo
tor "
“Well?"
“Well, ttefore I-er—knew what 1
was doing I was over the side of the
Ut.it and trying tp get under It to tlx
the thing.”
A Shrewd Doctor.
"This Incident." said a doctor, "hap
pened In Frame two or three centu
ries ago, In the (layo when public
criers were always In evhleuce. There
was a phyalctau of Montpelier who
lists! to go from place to place to prac
tice the heuliug art. He employed a
very Ingenious trick to help him on
his way. When he caiue to a town
where tie was not known he pretended
to have lost his dog. w htch he tie
dared was a very valuable animal,
and ordered the public crier to roam
about. U*at loud on his drum and offer
a rew ard of 25 boils to whoever should
tiring the dog to him. At the same
time the crier was directed to mention
all the titles aud academic honors of
j i he dm lor ns well as his place of resi
j .len* <• of course it hapismed that the
dis’tor was uot long In tiecoining al
moat the sole topic of talk iu the towu.
The people made up their minds that
he must be a famous physician as
well as a very rich one, as he could of
fer 25 louis for finding his dog. You
might reasonably Judge that the dog
was never found, but plenty of pa
tterns were.”
Winning a Juryman.
It Is related of !_a. hand. the most
famous of Kreiicb criminal lawyers in
the U*t century, that in plead In* a cer
tain rie be jiervolved that one of the
Jurors scented to l>e hostile to him aud
hla argument.
In the faces of all the other men In
the b v he saw with Ills practiced eyes
that his oratory or his shrewdness waa
having its effeet, but this tuau. in spite
of all Ja. baud could do. remained
frowning, suspicious, oiaiurate.
I,a< baud coutiuuisl with his work,
however, and presently saw that his
oplstrtuuity had come It was a hot
day, and a ray of sunlight bad pene
tritis! a crevice on the curtain aud was
shining ou top of the head of this Jury
man. who was quite bald. The lawyer
I vs used in his argument and addressed
himself directly to the court.
“if your honor would please." he
said, “to order that the curtain tn
yonder window l>e lowered a trine I
am sure that the sixth juryman would
appre< late It."
This sigu of grata hful attention won
the olwttaate juryman's heart and
l-u haud s css.' New York Tribune.
Walking on Your Hat.
''Nothing ia wasted In this bouse"
is the proud remark whi, b you may
often bear from tb* lips of an expert
housekeeper. It is a boast, however,
(hat few iieople could really justify. |
I Take the case of a wuruout derby hat
In the majority of Instances this dis
carded article of headgear finds Its
way to the rubbish heap or perhaps
Into the hands of a passing tramp.
If only people were aware of the fact,
the most excellent felt soles for the
Inside of their Imots and slippers are
thus being discarded. These soles call
be cut from the Rides of an old hat
and are much more comfortable thun
the ordinary cork ones.
The Japanese and Their Prisoners,
The Japanese have a rather kindly
way of treating prisoners who have
not yet been convicted. The regula
tion prison dress Is a kind of straw
berry red colored kimono, hut men on
remand wear light blue as a sign
that, although under strong suspicion,
they have not yet iteen found guilty
When prisoners In this class have oc
casion to pass through the public
streets curious extinguisher-like bas
kets are placed upon their heads.—
Wide World Magazine.
Trophies of the Chass.
In the days w hen buffalo still rcam
»d the plains of Kansas in countless
numbers a great many hunting parties
came over from Europe to have a hand
in their slaughter. One party was com
posed of a Frenchman named Auguste
Kouzand. the first husband of Christine
liilssoti, tlie prima donna, and an Eng
f simian, a Mr Itlackmore. from Lon
don. They arrived at IHalge (Tty one
day in the fall with a carload of equip
ment. including every sort of delicacy
that the market afforded and several
large trunks full of bright new butcher
knives. A detachment of the Sixth
cavalry from Fort Itodge was detailed
to accompany them, and probably no
command ever fared letter than that
one did. The Englishman shot a few
buffalo, and the soldiers slaughtered
them bv the hundreds. But the French
man didn't kill one. Instead, as fast
as the animals were shot he would
take one of his brand new butcher
knives, plunge it into the slain animal
until It was smeared with blood, wrap
It carefully In tissue paper and put It
back in the trunk as a trophy of the
chase to exhibit when ho got hack to
Taris as proof of his mighty prowess
as a hunter. That was his idea of
iport.—Kansas City Star.
Thrsad Used In Surgery.
Are you aware that the modern sur
geon employe tn his work doxeus of
dlffereut kind* of thread for sewing
up cut* and wounds? Among them
are kangaroo tendons, horsehair, silk
and very fine silver wire. Many of
those threads are Intended to hold for
a certain number of days and then
naturally break away. Tlie short,
tough tendons taken from the kalign
roo. which are used for sewing severe
wounds, will hold for almst four
weeks before they tmstk away. Silk
thread w III remain much longer, some
times *li months, while the tine sliver
wire is practically Indestructible.
With the entire outfit a surgeon Is
able to select a thread that will last
as long as the wound takes to heal
and will then disappear completely.
To accommodate this assortment of
threads special varieties of needles are
rev)U'reil Besides the needle craned
In different segments of a circle. snr
ceons use needles shaped like spears,
javelins and bayonet points. — St
Janies’ Gaiette.
Just Names.
She had passed a season abroad, and
tn la>ndoa, she said modestly, her suc
cess had Ish'u unprecedented. The
ear! «*ld he could readily believe that
"The dinner.” 'he resumed, "that
lady Fea there touhii ugh"—
•’Excuse me The name (* pronounc
ed Freest nhar.” said the earl
"Well, at the dinner I.ard Dalxetl”—
"Thssigh written ImtaeU, It it pro
nouin eil Deal. Rut pray go on."
“Ilf- and Sir Dugnld t’oltpilioun"—
“Vihi mean i'nlhoun. Yes?”
“Anil Daily I.£veson-Oower and Mr.
Boll mi”—
"I.fwson-fSnre and Boone are the
c irrei ‘ pronunciations. But I’m inter*
ruptinir yon.”
■ Not at all. All these persons and
Lord St. Maur drank"—
••N.,t St Maur-Seymour. Well?"
•Oh, I forgot what I was going to
say You've quite put me out with
your eorreetions.”
“And your st >ry was just getting in
teresting. too.” said the earl regret
fully.—New Orleans Tlines-I>emoerat.
Professor Biackie's Opinion.
A eorre^pindent sends an anecdote
concerning the nttempt of a serious
minded lady to lure Professor Blflekie
Into giving his opinion "f Sankey's
hymns at a time when they had an
enormous vogue. The lady was giving
the professor litneii and he tried to
foil her off by praising a Stilton cheese
on the table. Some time after the lady
sent him a copy of Saukcy and a piece
cf the cheese, hoping thus to draw
him. She succeeded to the extent of
these four lines of verse:
Thrice 1 ! ■■ --V-1 is she that hath done what
rile could
To make a lean man fat and a had man
good —
For the body, cheese, for the soul. San
key :
For beth. thankee.
—Olasgow Herald.
A Pol it* Turn Down.
Sir Algernon West in his reminis
cences tells this story of Hubert
Browning: "When he had become fa
mous some one wanted very much to
meet him. A kind friend arranged a
meeting, and the guest besieged
Browning with questions and conver
sation during dinner, and even after
dinner he continued buttonholing his
victim ‘Come.’ said the poet, ‘this
will never d<*. They will say I am
monopolizing you” ”
Soda and Water.
For sheer simplicity of phrase and
conception few have surpassed that
delightful old lady who. with a shrewd
twinkle In her eye, inquired whether
"soda water" should lie written as
two separate words or if there should
he a siphon between them.
Tha Wrong Heart.
“Mr Rubktns.” said the proud father.
Ihaking tile young man warmly by the
baud, "let me tell you that you are a
man after ray own heart.”
“Oh no. sir.” protested the blushing
suitor: "I’m after your daughter's!"—
London Answers.
No Laak.
“Suppose." h!-sed the villain, “sup
pose our plot should leak out?"
"That's all right." said his accom
plice consolingly “It can't. Don't yon
remember telling me five minutes ago
that it had thickened?"
The wealth of a man Is the number
of things he loves and blesses, which
he Is lo\ed and blessed by,—Carlyle.
Th# Alps.
The average !>ors<>n who casually
•peaks of the Alps is liable to miss
realizing that this single word covers
twenty separate mountain ranges, each
with Its line of glaciers, gorges and
lofty i>eaks- the total numl-er of which
last diet ween Id.OHO and 5.000 feet
highi is over 1.600—and that this dis
tri. !. some 6.000 square miles in extent,
is the dwelling place of 9.000.000 peo
ple belonging to five different coun
tries and speaking at least five differ
ent languages, besides being bewilder
Ingly mixed In religious leiiefs.
OABTOHIA.
s* I U IN Hi* bun
Basis tbs
' V rf
Cave Niir
AH Ui, L»t ■'3
“Ko that Is your anal M .
tejected one. “Vary weiI a™*l4t
sella. Id roar present 1 «uiZ.Arv
life yon have blighted." ‘‘ **“
He drew forth a small
drank rff
the <
“less at her feet 7^
beled “l'ohoa."
-nd fell sen
|uk Iteskle him soldo _
f<». SUe ha«ti!y left the
wo minutes h.id rerun-' - *
kneeliug t-estde liiaj. Th
Iretween his lips the fo:;.j
f'ltsn
»ad »„
“•* fop*;
tup of turpentine, one pint of 5ft ‘
.-up of warm soapsods, a
■>f aromatic ammonia. £ J~*
roffee. a glass of must -rd oad w ,**
a gill of vinegar, the j... r of #
•'-gs tad
the beaten whites of six
rup of flour aud water.
“Algernon." she observed coldly u
"erne1 *C *
In first aid. My one regret u
I could not on the Instant ,a
whether you had taken an add
alkali, 1 was compelled to adnu-.Jp
all the antidotes I hail learned."-L
don Scraps.
he slowly opened his . .. r
dent you hail forgotten
graduate of a cor re.;
A Picture Romance.
It Is said that one of the most bej
tlful ladies Id French soi iety
was first revealed to her husband f
the walls of the salon. It was *k'°
visiting the salon In 1*7$ that
youthful Marquis de C. was struck
the childish beauty of a young r*
one of the prominent figures in a pi(.
ture of a village fete. Her turnup
golden locks, her dancing blue ttm
and the freshness and graceful
don of her figure so fascinated hJa
that he sought out the artist and lews,
ed from him that the "little wttrk’
was the daughter of a poor peasant
near Avranches. where the picture *u
painted. To seek out the peasant iad
to make the acquaintance of his fie
cinatlng daughter, child of nine m.
mors, was soon accomplished, and ti«
marquis lost his heart even more com
pletely to the real than to the picture
maid. With the father's approval he
had the girl educated at one of the
best schools in Faris. and nine years
later, on her eighteenth birthday, ti*
mahl of the village fete blossomy
Into the still more lovely Marque
de C.
Ivory Jelly.
The jelly was singe! irlv pale. !t al
most resembled junket.
‘•It Is Ivory jelly." said the inval.i
“My EnglNh cousins sent me a case
of it from Sheffield."
"Rut why is it called ivory Jelly!"
they inquired.
“Precisely because it is made of ins
rv. A third of Eng' ivory ft* ?*
Sheffield, and iu the process of grill
ing and etitting it f. ; knife habile*
ind so forth, a lot of !■ ry dust re
mains. n fine dust, similar to the hot
flour. Of tills the Sheffield folk Sara
made jelly for many years.
“The Jelly for some reason Is nour
ishing. extremely so. The doctors pre
scribe It for the anaemic. And of Ve
a Sheffield firm has taken to munfaoj
taring It on a large Male. SheS-.j
Ivory Jelly Is now on the market.
“Out of courtesy to tuy cousins I
tried it. To my surprise I found t
good. My doctor, sampling it. found It
good too. He told me to take the wbols
case."—Buffalo Express.
An Interesting Book.
A French marquise whose conu'rt
house is crowded with guests durlag
the hunting season hit ui*>n the origi
un! Idea of placing a register at '»
disposal of her vi«ib>rs in which t»
record their desires and criticism
The ] ages of the rl iiiy bound bt-dti
soon began to be covered with note*
such as:
"Count de K. still owes 23 louis. H»
knows to wiiciii,"
“Tlte green peas yesterday
burned.”
••Baroness '1 flirts unfortunately**:
with me."
The marquise has withdrawal!*
register.
Parents’ H"irc and Heir*
It is possible l • |nedi< t from the tat
of parents I lie form of tiiclr children* I
hair. Two blue ey.al. straight KW I
parents wfll have only blue eyed. I
straight haired children. Two »i-T|
haired parents may have etrulfKj
wavv or curly haired children, bui d*l
chances of curly hair are slight. T«j
curly haired parents may hire e«rj
dren with either straight, wavy
curly hair, but the proi-rtlen of i'Wv.
haired offspring will prol.ably be W
—American Naturalist. ■
The Bcister.
The crusaders are said to
brought home with them the hotw
stnl, according to 1’r t aut.le, ^
wives, iu Ignorance •>( the oa.y
al way of using the artk e
ieugtb wise as a supp'ft f°r j y
of a person when ... ina ou •
ind not knowing what else to®
It. put the bolster "here 11 "
found on the beds of those w
not learned the wisdom of *
It altogether—under the pi'10
don Chronicle
Truth In ■ Turkish Eith^
“Judge.” said the colored
“I'm hungry now
truth fer two hours!
“Is that the longest time 1
told ItV”
“Yes. suh. nn' It s had me ««*
—Atlanta Constitution.
been t<I®
Always Counting.
“Tour husband says that J
•ngry he always counts ten
»I>eaks.” said one woman.
"Yes.” answered the et e .
he'd stop It. Since ’ ■
home seems nothing 1a
arithmetic." ^
Scrofula
Few are entirely free fr^m *
It may develop so slowly
little if any disturbance dor®®
period of childhood. a****
It may then produce
tarrh. and marked w ^
sumption, before can*111*
sores or swellings- -g*t&t
To get entirely nd of »
blood-purifier,
Hood’s Sarsaf
In usual liquid form or in ^ d
known aa am r—f
Bsantha