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ir BArTntDAY, oircvtirju a, iwa .' THE GIRL8 OF KA8HMIR. Wlir Tlid)- Arc Not as llrnnllful They Oncn Were. Tho girls of Kashmir hi former times were sold nnd carried nwny to tho I'unjnb, In India. Tliey commnndod n large price, nml patents In inodcrnto circumstances for centuries past hnvo been In tlio habit of parting with their daughters to placo themselves In caster circumstances, nnd tho daughters lmvo generally been quite willing to escapo from a llfo of penury nnd labor to ouo of oputenco and case. A laboring man In this part of India cannot earn over $2 or ?H n month, ,whllo many rccelvo for their daughters ns high ns $1,000. Thcro nro some cases tyhcro $5,000 was paid, but the usual price lirts'been frdm $100 to $500. Tho practlco became so common ns iWolj as so damaging that a Bovcro law 'was ehheted prohibiting any ono from rcrhgxing nny wpmnn from tho coun try, but It Is said that tho business goes 6n now as It has dono for hun dreds of years, and to that practlco may be charged the fnct that tho wo uion of Kashmir nro not as beautiful ns they onco were. Tho process of taking all tho beauti ful glrlB nwny, leaving only tho ordi nary nnd ugly ones to contlnuo tho race, has lowered tho standard of beau ty. Most of the women nnd girls per form field labor as much ns the mem nnd their dress Is of tho coarsest nnd plainest mntcrlals, consisting of n gar ment llko n nightgown made of whlto cotton. There Is no effort to havo It fit The condition of women In Kashmir Is n very sad one, but ono from which thcro does not seem to bo any present escape. It Is a constant strugglo to live, without tho least hope of any ac cumulation or of ever seeing better days. The men only receive about 5 cents a day and tho women generally about 3 cents, npd that will provide only tho coarsest food. Philadelphia Inquirer. PICKINGS FROM FICTION.! Thero Is nothing that Is enough for a womnn, but nil. "Tho Mississippi Bubble." Overdono heartiness Is nearly as nas ty ns underdone mutton. "Comments of n Countess." No man can bo bravo who considers pain tho chief evil of life. "Tho Hero ine of the Strait." Wo ought never to do wrong when people nro looking. "A Doublo Bar reled Detective Story.' 's Occasion's everything, but tho rub Is to know an occasion when you seo it "Tho Lady Paramount" I'd be slow In ndvlsln' anybody to go crooked, but when ye feel yo'ro In tho hands of sharpers It's tho only way. "Bockhaven." Tho master poets lovo to deal with tho victory of tho vanquished, which th,e world's thinkers know to bo great er than tho victory of tho victorious. "Nathan Hale." Bo sure, before you give your love and your trust, that you aro giving them not only to ono who, deserves them, but to ono who really wants them. "Many Waters." Useful Purpose of Roiln. There are many useful purposes to which rosin can bo applied outsldo of thoso of general practice. As a non conductor of heat It Is used In tho pro tection of water pipes, particularly in crossing bridges, whero the pipe is laid in tho middle of n long box and the whole filled with melted losln. Bosln Is also used In supporting basement floors In mnchlne shops, which may bo laid over some dry material, as spent molding sand, which Is cnrefully lev eled off, and the planking laid upon temporary supports separating it about two inches abovo tho sand. Numerous holes about two Inches In diameter being bored through these planks, melted rosin Is forced through them by means of funnels until tho wholespaco Is solidly filled, nnd then tho upper flooring Is laid upon thoso planks: In case the floor is subjected to shocks sufficient to break the rosin Jt rapidly Joins together again In much the samo manner as the regelatlon of Ice. The Drason Slayer. At nn English school a pompous youngster whoso father, It was well known, had been a successful omnibus driver was ono day Angering ostenta tiously a largn'senl which ho is in tho habit; of wearing, representing St George nnd the dragon, nnd, having drawn the attention of a school com panion to it, remarked carelessly: "Ah, ono of my ancestors is supposed to havo killed tho dragon, don't you 'know I" "Good jrrnclous!" Inquired the other, somewhat anxiously. "Did he run over ,it?" London Answers. . Went Uncle on the nine. Gerald My brother turned crimson the other day. Geraldlne I never knew him to 'blush. Gerald I didn't say that he blushed. Gernldlne What did he do? Geraldv-Left Yale and entered Har vard. New York" Press. CURES FOR TOOTHACHE. Remedies That Do Not Appeal to the Ordinary Man Today. The man In dental anguish some times curses with Burns "tho venomed etang that shoots his tortured gums alnng." Sometimes, on tho other hand, ho prays. St Augustine. 4n his "Con fessions" relates how ho onco suffered from "dolor dontlum" (toothache), ap parently In an aggravated form, for ho could not speak. Thereupon ho wrote on wax'a prayer to God for the other brethren to repeat, nnd ns soon as all wert on their knees tho pain iwent. "But what a palnl" ho says. "Novor slqco my tender ago hnd I ex perienced the like." Southey in his "Life of John Wesley" tells of that eminent preacher that when his own tooth ached ho prayed nnd the pain left him. r Unfortunately ordinary men do not teem to hare such offlcaciouB faltb. When tho excruciation begins, they must bear it philosophically, and on 8hakespeare's authority toothache finds out Just tho weak plnco in tho philosopher's armor of patience. In tho middle ages tho devout who were racked with pain had a special patron to whom1 they could call for dollver- THE TRYING TBME In youtif girl's lite. Is rcschrd when Nature lends her uncertain step across the lino which divides girlhood from womanhood. Ignorance nnd neglect at this critical period nro largely responsible lor mucn oi me after tnlssry of womanhood. Not only docs Nature often need help In the regular establishment of the w o in n n 1 y function, but there is almost always need of some nnfe, strengthening tonic, to over come the languor, uervo.usucss nnd weakness, com monly experi enced at this time. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre. scriptiou establishes regularity. It is a strengthening tonic, soothing the nerves, encouraging the appetite and inducing restful sleep. It contains no alcohol neither opium, cocaine or other narcotic. "I wliilt to tel you the benefit we have received from mine your rtiuetllet," write Mrs. Dan Hall, of BrwJfiead, Green Co., Wis. "Two year bio my daughter's health btjran to fall. Everything tint could be thought of was done to help her hut It was of nn uae. When she begmi to complain the wa quite atout i neighed 170, the picture of good health, until about the age of fourteen, then In six tnonthi she naa ao run down her vrelghl was but IK. She kept falling and I gave up. thinking there was no use, she must die. l'rlenda all mid, 'You will lose your daughter,' I ald 1 fear I shall. I must nay, doctor, that only for your ' Favorite Prescription 'my daughter would have been In her grate to-day. when alie had taken one half bottle the natural function was established nnd we bought another oue, making only two bottles in all, and she completely recovered. Since then ehe Is as well ns can be." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of 21 one -cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. ILLS CTF CHILDHOOD B promptlr righted by Dr. James' Soothing Syrup Cordial. Pleasant to take. The LHtla Folks lore It. At Drug stores. 25 cents a bottle, m mmmmmmmmmmmmmr For Salo by John Lamparter & Co. dly tf MONEY TO LOAN On Household Goods, Pianos, Organs, Horses, Car riages, Wagons And on all chattel property at the very lowest rates. If you havo a num ber of small debts you want to pay, I will loan jou tho money, and you can pay It back in small monthly payments. All goods remain In your possession, and your business Is strictly confiden tial. Call and Investigate befoie you borrow, I can save you money. L. O. Miller,. Room-14, Aroade Blook Bell phone 700. People's phono 774. dly tf Lace curtains, blankets, quilts and comforters washed cniefully. City Laundry 1063 S. Main st. People's Phone 912 dly tf mice. at. Apoilouia, a martyr under the emperor Philip, among other cruel Indignities hnd her teeth pulled out. In consequence she became tooth acho's tutelary snlnt, as her emblems ouo of which Is "holding n tooth In pinchers" sufficiently testify. And there would seem to havo been yet another martyr, St. Blnlze, who took cognizance of tho disease. He wm honored in the little town of St. Bin zoy, in Cornwall, where candles of fered upon ills nltnr wero supposed to bo nn infallible cure for toothache. Chambers' Journal. GOUGH'S QUICK WIT. A llctort That Silenced nn Interrup tion In tlio Audience. An effort of ono of John B. Gough's tours of tho west was to arouse his convetts to a political movement In fa vor of prohibition, nnd In several stntcs tho politicians began to give considera tion to tlio cry. Tho distillers and liq uor dealers are said to havo been so frightened that they employed men to follow tho lecturer, sit nmong tho audi ence and endeavor to confound him with questions. Ho lud worked a Topekn (Kan.) audience up to a flno pitch of excitement and In his effective manner cried: "Temperance! Temperance! Tem perance! It will mean money In your pocket, clothes on your back, happiness In your homo nnd God In your heart!" Up leaped ono of tho paid Interrupt ers nnd shouted to tho audience: "Money In your pockets! Why, fel low citizens, follow this map's ideas nnd we'll bo all in tho poorhouso! Think of tho fields of tasscled corn that stretch on every side! Whisky is made from corn. Wo seil millions of dollnrs' worth of corn to tho whisky makers. Stop tho manufacture of whisky, and what'll wo do?" Then, turning to Gough, po went on; "You, Mr. Smarty what'll wo do? Tell us, If prohibition comes, what'll wo do with our corn?" "Raise moro hogs, my friend," re plied Gough without a second's hesi tation "rnlso moro hogs!" Philadel phia Times. ACCIDENT GAVE IT ORIGIN. Confetti Was Couuc,lt of Frenchman With a Ynnkeo Gcnlas. Some things that fall under one's or servntlon ovcry day and nro regarded as commonplace aro really somewhat extraordinary. Among these confetti may bo mentioned, The history ot con fetti Is rather curtoUs. Several years ago a largo printing works In Paris was turning out Immense quantities of cal endars, through which n small round holo' had been punched to recelvo an eyelet for holding tho sheets together. A heap of tho llttlo circulnr scraps of paper cut oiit by tho punch accumulat ed on n tnblo nnd ono of tho machlno men amused himself by ncatlrrir.q a hnndful of them over n working girl's hnlri Sho Immediately snatched up n hnndful nnd throw them In his fare. Other girls followed her cxnmplt-, nnd thdlrst confetti bnttto began, Tho head of tho establishment enrao in when it was at its height, nnd being whnt tho Americans call a "smart man,1' ho at onco realized that there was "money In It" IIo ordered special machinery, placed largo quantities of tho new article on tho market, made a fortune nnd crcnted a now Industry. Paris now supplies nearly every part of tho civilized world with confetti and slnglo orders for fifty tons nro not uncommon. Uncle Sam's Slot Mnoiilne, A business man who wnntcd n book keeper stated his need In nn advertise ment Tho notlco wns seen by n joung womnn who was out of work and who hnd searched for employment day nft cr day without success. She had Just n cent left. This sho spent for n postal card on which sho wrote n reply to tho advertisement nnd dropped the card in a street letter box. Her application Impressed tho busi ness man favorably, and ho wroto to her, nsklng her to cull at his office. Sho did so and secured tho position. Her modesty nnd worth, no less than her capability, so won upon her em ployer that before many months had passed ho offered her his heart and hand, and sho accepted and became his wife. "And to think," ho snid ono day dur ing tho honeymoon, "that It nil came from your spending your Inst cent for a postal card and mailing it at n street corner!" "I'cs," sho replied, with a smile and n blush. "I dropped a penny In the slot and got a husbnnd." Youth's Compan ion. Knew Her Trrnsnrcs. Mr. Winks-Why didn't you give tho children any lunch today? Mrs. Winks Wo have all been in vited to Mrs. De Quiet's to tea. Mr. Winks Good gracious! What difference does thnt mnko? Mrs. Winks I want them to be hun gry enough to cat what's sot before them without asking impertinent ques tions. CATCH PHRASES. Their Utility In Ailsnncliic; the In terest ot Business Men. There nro many instances of whero a suitable catch line well drilled into people has been of great value In build ing business. The best cntcb lino Is ono thnt fits your. business best, and the discoverer of such u line Is apt to be due more to Inspiration than to ef fort. Pick tho distinctive feature of your stock or business methods and en deavor to express it in n breath. If you can coin a phrase that ex presses your central business idea or emphasizes some feature that marks your store alone, you can make good use of it It puts Into condensed form nn Idea that will get hold of people nnd Influence them if persistently pre sented to them. One fnct about your business well lodged in the heads ot people is as good as a score that do not penetrate. You can make people believe about what you llko if you go about it prop 'crly. If n man comes to you today and tells you thero will be a panic lnsido of six months, you will pny no atten tion to him. If another comes tomor row with the snmo story, he will get no attention, but you will Idly wonder whnt Is getting Into folks. Tho third man you will argue the matter with. Tho fomth will get moro of a hearing, nnd you will begin to seo slgus of dis aster yourself. By the time the tenth man has made tho statement you will bo ready to tell folks the snmo story yourself. Probably you yourself could not bo influenced In such n manner, but the common run of people nro built thnt way nnd will bollovo whnt they aro told often enough. Thnt Is why an cxpiesslvo catch phrase does good. It comes to stand for you and your meth ods and ot necessity Is remembered when goods in your lino are wanted. As ordinarily used such n phrase Is of llttlo value, because It Is not proper ly hammered into people. Such n line should go on letter heads, billheads, stationery, envelopes, should go into every nil. or circular, should bo seen about the store and should nppear on labels. Put It on a sticker to attach to goods and packages. Let people seo it everywhere. If, it4means what It says, people nro going to respond to It American Druggist. An Optimistic Cripple, A one legged newsboy had been hop ping about on his crutch selling after noon "extras," nnd when thero was a lull in the business, owing to a falling oft In tlio crowds, ho sat down for a brief rest "How did you lose your leg?" asked. "Cable car," ho said, with tho street urchin's characteristic economy of words. "Too bad!" I remarked. "Oh, but It might 'a' been worst, sir," tho boy replied. "Tho company paid tho doctor and gnvo mother $800. That paid all our debts and left us $500 In bank, and it's nil thero 'cept $-10 we had to take out when mother was sick, nnd I sell moro papers than most of tho boys, Just 'cnuso I've n crutch. Tbero's ono of my customers now." New York Times. Her One Success, In tho civil war time a western wo man who bad lost her husbnnd In tho field nnd who hoped to win a livelihood for herself and her little ones by writ ing sent to Hnrpcr's Magazine a story Which had no specinl distinction nnd wns returned. In tho desperato mood that followed this rejection she sat down with pen aflame nnd told "why I wroto It,'' and her story under that ti tle was accepted and published, win ning n sympathetic response from nil its readers. But this production, the echo ot n vital moment, was her one story In the magazine. Oliver Wendell Ilolmes said thnt anybody could wrlto ono Interesting novel If he could truly tell the story of bis own life. Harper's Magazine. AkOJti DAILY UEMUCKAl KISSING THE HAND. The rrnclleo Wa Instituted lir the Cnrlr lionmn It ultra. Tho practlco ot kissing tho hand was instituted by the early Boman rulers ns a mark of subjection ns much as ono of respect, and under tho first Cccsnr tho custom was kept up, but only for n lime. Thcso worthies' conceited tho idea that tlio proper homage due to their exalted station called for lets familiar modes of obclsanco, so tho privilege of kissing tho emperor's hand was re served a a special mark of condescen sion or distinction for officers of high rank. No such .restriction, however, was placed on itho emperors themselves, who, If they, wished to confer signal honor on nny of their subjects, kissed cither tho mouths or the eyes of thoso they wished specially to favor, tho kiss generally Intimating somo promotion or personal satisfaction for somo achievement Boman fathers considered the prac tlco of kissing of so dellcato a nature that they hover kissed their wives in the presence of their daughters. Then, too, only the nearest relatives were allowed (o kiss their kindred of tho gentler sex on tho mouth, for In tho3o days an liow, kissing was not n mero arbitrary sign, but It was the spontaneous lnngungo of the affections, especially thnt of love. Under 'tho Bomnns If n lover kissed his betrothed before marriage she in herited half of his worldly goods In tho event of his death before the marriage ceremony, nnd If she died ber heritage descended to her nearest relatives. A PANTHER'S DEN. Clean and Drlffht, In Decided Con tract to the ropnlnr Idea. It was my good fortune to discover the newly abandoned lair of a cougar family and further and to me new otldenco of that fastidious cleanliness which Is a marked characteristic of tho animal. This retreat was not at all tho typical "panther's den" of tradi tion, but a bush grown harborage un der tho edge of a rock with Just enough of shelf to keep off the rnln. I should not havo found this bseedlng placo but for n certain well gnawed array of bones scattered over a little smooth bench nbove n creek channel. From this boneynrd thcro v.o. a very tracea bio path leading through grass and brush to the retreat where tho dam had housed her young. The evldcuco here told -plainly of the cougar's long immunity from annoyance and attack nnd of a thoroughly cleanly habit of life. There was no bone or other sign of feasting about tho lair. The dam had carried her kill to the creek bench In every instance, nnd the children hnd been called to the dining room. As bones which would have been crunch ed or eaten by grown animals had been perfectly cleaned by tho kits I wns able to Judge of their summer's diet This had consisted mostly of minor game, rabbits, marmots, grouse nnd the like, with an occasional small deer. At least one wholo family of badgers, old and young, hnd been served, pussy having probably lain for them nt 'tkell' liole until they wero nil in. Franklin Welles Calkins in Out ing. The IToroe In Useful Kven If Dead. Tho whnle can bo put to a great number of uses when dead, as can also tho horse, tho various parts of which are utilized as follows: Hair of mano and tail for haircloth, stuffing mattresses and making bags for crush ing seed in oil mills, etc.; hide nnd skin tanned for leather for covering tables, etc.; tendons used for glue nnd gelatin; flesh for food for dogs, poultry and man; fat used for lamps, etc.; lutes tines used for covering sausages, mak ing gut strings, etc.; heart and tongue for food; hoofs for gelatin, prussinte, fancy snuffboxes, etc.; bones for knife handles, phosphorus, superphosphate of llmo and mnmne; blood for manure and shoes for reuso or for old iron. Sparc Moments. HE TOOK THE CAKE. A Starr of William Tllnck, the Novel ist, nnd Mary Anderson. One time when Mary Anderson wns playing In "Tho Winter's Tale" in Dublin William Black, the novelist, who was very Intimate with Miss An derson nnd her family, Insisted upon assuming the part of ono of tho supers, who was dressed as n very old man with n venerable beard and locks that fell upon his shoulders. When Black went upon the stage In this disguise, he walktd about nmong his fellow supers with unceasing restlessness nnd, Judging by the wild motions of his arms, seemed to bo nddresslng to each in turn nn impassioned harangue. Tho audience began to woitder who the new actor was and what on earth ho was doing In a play In which neither Shakespeare nor the stage managers ever Intended him to nppear. Presently came tho time when It vvas tho business of Perdtta to distribute flowers nmong the peasants, among whom Black had his place. Miss An derson, carrying on the practical Jokes of the family circle, had prepared n surprlso for tills moment, nnd, having distributed floweis among tho less fa vored supers, she handed to Black a large cako crowned with n wreath of laurel, saying ns she did so, "You take It" In allusion to his triumphs In tho contests of wits nt the supper table. To her consternation,, Blnck showed thnt he was quite prepared to carry out tho Jest, for, taking the cake from the hands of l'erdlta, he immediately distributed It In substantial portions to his hungry fellow supers, who, finding It to be of excellent quality, began to munch it greedily under tho eyes of tho house. Bxqliange. A Kicking Horse. A writer In tho National Stockman gives this method of treating a kicking horse: Put on hlra n, strong surclnglo nnd crupper. Have one ring where tho check hook comes nnd one eight Inches lower on the right side. Now run n strnp from tho lower ring to tho crup per about where the hip strap passes through. Now take n five-eighths inch ropo fifteen feet long, fasten It to the ring at the check nnd then hook through the ring In tho halter and back tluough the lower ring in tho surcingle. Strap up his left foro foot This should bo, dono In a straw yard. Now you have him ready. Take your ropo and go ahead of him n few feet, n little it, (ho right, nnd begin to pull. Hold htm steady nnd let him fight this hard, but keep drawing his bend to his side and ho will go down to the ground. Now )ou have him where you wnht him. Show him you can do ns you please with him. Keep him there until ho gives up, If It takes all day. Show him you can handle him. The Dnleher Hint's Larder. It Is posslblo thnt the bufchcr bird's "curious and cruel hnblt" of impaling various creatures upon hrdgo thorn is his way of supporting his wlfo dur ing her period of seclusion. Of many species tho female Is fed by the malo on tho nest, but tho butcher bird's prey consists often of creatures whlcfh are too largo to be eaten at a mouth ful. L'ven If tho male could always drag these carcasses to the nest it is obvious that tho female could not cat them there; so the "larder" may havo been hit upon ns n hsppy device to get over the difficulty, the female flit ting thither to help herself whenever she is hungry. Country Life. ISasjr Snlllnc. Visitor I would like to get you to teach mo to sail a boat Boatman Sail a boat? Why, It's easy asswlmmln'. Jest grasp the main sheet with ono band nn' the tiller with tho other, an' it a flaw strikes ease up or bring 'er to an' looso tho halyards, but look out fer tho gaff nn' boom or tho hull thtng'U bo In the wnter an' ye'll be upset; but If the wind is stoady y'r all right, onless y'r too slow in luffln', 'cause then yo'll bo upset sure. Jump right in an' try It; but, remember, what o er yo do, don'fc Jibe!" Dees and Ants. Bees will placo tbelr honeycombs in any place regularly or irregularly shaped, and when they come to corners and angles they seem to stop nnd con sider. Then they vary the shape of the cell, so that the space Is exactly filled. It could not be done more satisfactorily If the whole thing had been worked out on paper boforeband. Ants make bard and smooth roads and drive tun nels compared to which man's efforts In making such things are insignificant Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. TrlUes. There is no such thing in life as a trifle; every event nnd action, how ever unimportant seemingly, has a root below and a branch above which twist nnd turn Into some other root and branch, making part of the great substance on and in which we live. Its presence nnd nbsence both affect the entlro mass of which it forms a part Exchange. Ho Warn Not. "Gentlemen, you wouldn't take me to be a member of n millionaire's fam ily, would you?" Inquired the young man. "Frankly, we would not" "Neither would the millionaire. I asked him last night" IteTenare. Tho Bride There's only one thing needed to complete our happiness. The Groom What is that, dearest? The Bride I do wish my first hus band nnd ysur first wife would meet and get married. Detroit Free Press. There is so much competition in the world that the man who makes a good living should be a hero with bis wom en folks. Atchison Globe. Iled Snovr. In the arctic regions early explorers were astounded to find large areas of red snow, but the phenomenon Is now familiar to men of science, who know that red fcnow, like n green garden fence, Is duo to the presence ot unicel lular algrc, tho only difference being in tbe coloring matter of the protoplasm. It is said that acres of snow nro fie quently covered In a single night by these tiny plants. Good Words. Candles. "I thought caudles went with stage coaches, but a good many people must use them yet," said a shopper who pointed to a collection of candlesticks, nil of the utility sort, arrayed In a house furnishing department There were big and little, ornamental and plain, practical nnd unpractical ones. Some had broad trays, and others had none at all, and some bad devices for lifting the candle, while others wero mndo with deep necks. There still re main people who cling to the traditions of their ancestors nud will have none of the modern lighting Inventions for their sleeping rooms. Certain women prefer n light 'fn their bedrooms until they nro asleep, and for this pnrpose a candle Is Just tho thing, for It will put Itself out nt the time proportioned by Its length. New York Tribune. YOUNG RAVENS. t.ueer Storr of the Changing: Color of the Newborn Birds. I havo not learning enough to know whether In the earliest times rnvens tvero accounted "unlucky." If so, w by were thoy chosen from among all the birds of tho nlr Cor the merciful er rand or carrying bread to Elijah In tho wildernessV Did they steal it? They arc given to theft! Also In tho written word wo aro assured that "God hear cth tho young ravens when they cry out unto hlra." And nothing of this Is said of doves or of any other whlto or heavenly kind of bird. An expla nation is given in the Egyptian com mentnry on St Luko in tho Coptic script by Eplpbnnlutf, A. D. 3CS-401. Tho passage is certainly very curious, nnd I nm permitted to transcribe it here: "Why, then, did tho evangelist mention no name among tho birds ex cept ravens only,? Bccnuso tho hen raven, having laid her eggs and hatched her youug, is wont to fly nwny nnd leave them on account of tho huo of their color, for when hntched they aro red In appearance. Then tho Nourfshcr of all creation sends to them a little swarm of In sects, putting Jt by (heir nest, nnd thus tho llttlo ravens aro fed until tho color of their body Is, as It were, dyed and becomes black. But after Boven days the old ravens return, and, seeing thnt the bodies of their young have becomo perfectly, like their own, henceforward they take to them and 3 bring them food of their own ac cord," It Is for naturalists to ascertain whether or no this strange account of tho young rnvcni holds good In our day.-Cornhlll Magazine. Got n Ilarenln, Years ago, before the corrupt prac tices act, when n Scottish parliamen tary candidate was canvassing his con stituency ho called nt the house of nn aged couple, iindlng the old womnn nlone. he entered Into conversation nnd asked her to use her Influence iu get ting her husband to vote for hlra. While they were conversing the would bo M. P. noticed a kitten playing nbout on tho floor nnd offered 5 for It The bargain was struck, and on leaving he again expressed the hope that sho would secure her husband's voto for blm. "Wccl, sir," answered tho woman, "as I said afore, John's a man o his aln mind and Just does what strlcku hln aln noddle, but at ony rate, sir, you'vo gotten n real cheap kitten, for yer opponent was In nae rarer gano than yesterday, an ho gied mo 10 for Its brlther." Londo.n Answers. The German Soldier's Vne. One of the peculiarities nbout tho military service In Germany Is the pa ternal Interest thnt the officers are re quired to take In the frugality of tho men. The pay of the Boldler Is only C cents a day, but tho army regula tions guard It Jealously.. Each mnn Is expected to keep his money In a llttlo bac Suspended from n strlntr irnnml 1 his neck, nnd any officer during In spection may demand to have the bags opened nnd their contents shown. If it be found thnt a Boldler Is spending his pay too freely-thlnk of that with tho pay nt so low a mark he Is rep rimanded and punished. He is com pelled to make his pay cover bl3 ex penses. Oolf In Old Dutch FIctcre. By tho seventeenth century golf In Holland bad become almost entirely a winter game. The Dutch painters of the period seem to have found a pe culiar fascination In winter scenes, with their clear, bright atmosphere and tho morlng clouds of figures in their various occupations of sledging, skat ing or golf. As might be expected, many n golfing scene Is to be found in pictures by Van de Velde. Van dcr Nccr. Avcrcamp, Van Goyen and oth ers of their school. Several drawings of this period showing single figures or small groups give perhaps a better Idea of the golf of the time. Connois seur. Anklnar Too Much. "Some people." remarked the drug gist to his clerk, "are frightfully un reasonable." "Is the man who Just left an exam ple?" "Yes. He wanted me to give him something to cure a cold." "That's very simple." "Yes, but he wanted me to give him a guarantee that the medicine wouldn't make him feel worse thsa the cold did." Washington Star. As TIc Called It. "But why," asked the nn who al ways wants to know "why do you call that little Jump you make from a tower Into tbe wnter 'a leap for life? They tell mo it is not at all d:r "rous." "Well," replied the ".. .,st." "don't I make me Mvln' by it?" Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Conn tine on It. Wife of Eminent Philanthropist My dear, what were you thinking of? You gave that poor man only 10 cents. Eminent Philanthropist I know It Amanda. It will be $10 when It gets Into the anecdote column. Chicago Tribune. Keeplne Up Appearances. "Do you think that dog Is worth the money you are paying for a tag?" "No. sub," auswered Mr. Erastus Plnkley, "but you's got to go to some expense fob de sake of social standln', isn' you?" Washington Star. TTo Diversion. i Nervous Employer Thomas, I wish you wouldn't whistle at your work. Office Boy I ain't working, sir; I'm only Just whistling. Boston Tran script Oheyed Orders. , "What was the cause of that awful racket and disturbance in your offlco Just before you came?" asked ono of the tenants on the third floor. "You know that youug cowboy that came yesterday to begin the study of law with me?" said the other, "Yes." "Well, I thought he might as well be-' gin at the bottom, and I told him that when he enme down this morning tho first tiling for him to do would be to clean out tho offlco. He found half a dozen fellows there waiting for me, but he did it, all righf-Culcago Trib une. A Clear Cat Warnlnsr. "Young ladles," said an abscntmlnd ed teacher of Latin to his class In Vir gil, "I understand that you count upon my calling on you In alphabetical order and prepare your lessons nccordlngly. I am surprised and disappointed at such conduct nereaftcr I warn you I shall begin at the other end of the al phabet!" Corrected, Visitor Go to the proprietor and tell him to make my bill out properly and write omelette with two 't's' and not one. Walter (a few minutes later) It's nil right now, sir omelet 1 shilling; two teas, 2 shillings. London Tlt-Blts. AMOY'S GRAVEYARDS. the City and the Cemeteries Are Hopelessly Interrnlnffled. The city of Amoy Is on an Island of the same name. For upward ot 1,000 years It has been an Important trndlng place. The population of the island Is estimated at over 400,000, and it Jias been said that there are something like 5,000,000 dead bodies packed in Its soil. For many centuries the hillsides of the city have been used ns o burying ground. Now the city nnd the ceme tery aro hopelessly mixed. The graves touch one another nt e,vory point nnd P BEYOND k UUIO Gord Hard Fads, Told In a. Ftfllw as Possible. Mr. A. Stnnge, laborer, of cNM(S Grant st, Akron, O., says: "I llife'Dft A. W. ChaseT, Nerve Pills bccaafcr'l? made my digestion and stomach i again. What I nte bothered me i heavy, made me nervous and 1 wos advised to get the medicine and am glad I did as I cat well agnladM gest my food and have no dizzy o nervous spells. I am taking some awhjj west with uie so as to be provided should I hno another attack." Dr. A. W. Chase's Nervo Pills art sold nt 00c a box nt dealers, or Dw A. W. Chare Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. See that portrait and slgnaturo o A. W. Chase, M. D., aro on every pac age. J i" 3 lu.ui .. . , ... u....tu of rock, brick, porcelain and cement covering more than 1,000,0:0 square feet. Near one of the Josshouscs 1)0,000 bodies are burled vertically to save space. They, ctr'nd on a plot of ground of ns rnday, feet square. The wolli from which the cHv dnvi ' Its water supply are shallow and aro sunk on the edge of graveyards nnd utcn among the tombs tborasclve. Ths wnter Is muddy and Is colored by tlrj perpetual turning up of the soil. It has no kwm, and the streets vary, from two feet to six feet In width. No wheeled vehicle can use them. Here and there Is an open place or plaza, dug out no as to be a huge re ceptacle Into which the streets dis charge their refuse. Filth abounds, and Its twin sister, disease, flourishes. The atmosphere Is laden with noxious smells, nnd the burial of the dead goes on at an alarming rate. The Worst Form. Multitudes arc singing tbe praises oC Kodol, the new discovery which is making so many sick people well nnd weak people stiong by digesting what they eat. by cleansing and sweetening the stomach and by transforming their food Into the kind of pure, rich, red blood that makes you feel good all over. Mrs. Cranflll, of Troy, I. T.f writes: For a number of years I was troubled with Indigestion and dyspep sia which grew Into the worst form. Finally I was Induced to use Kodol and after using four bottles I am en tirely cured. I heartily recommend Kodol to nil sufferers from Indigestion nnd dyspepsia. Take a dose after meals. It digests what you eat. I'ormer 1'erfcsjcs. Our forefnthcrs were great people for scents nnd frrfuaie. fragrant herbs and spices, uud the ustonluhlng amount of seasoning they put with the slmpleei dishes prepares ono for almost any combination. When to make a cherry tart they fou.'.d It necessary to make a sirup of rinu:imQ2. glnuer and "sawn ders" and to add rosewater to ths Icing, one can Imagine how they set to work to ccok a cormorant. Perhaps If we remind our readers that many chambers wrre provided with "drafts" which occasionally required cleaning and that r.:nhcs took the place of car pets they will realize one of the ren sons for the use of pe-fumes. "Sweet wnters" were occasionally sprinkled under the rushes In great houses or for revels or on the mattresses and bed fling. Good Words. Natural Anxietys Mothers regard approaching winter with uneasiness, children take cold! so easily. No disease costs more little lives than croup. Its attack is so sud den that tbe sufferer Is often beyond human aid before the doctor arrives. Such cases yield readily to One Min ute Cough Cure. Liquifies tho mucus, allays Inflammation, removes danger. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately. Cures coughs, cold, grip, bronchitis, nil throat and lung trouble. P. S. Mo Mahon, Hampton, Ga.: "A bad,, cold rendered me voiceless Just before ao oratorical contest I Intended to withdraw but tcok One Minute Cough Cure. It restored my voice in tlma to win the medal." High Temperature. Tommy had had pneumonia, so had been for some time In hospital, where they treated blm so well that he wan much averse to the prospect ot bplng discharged as "cured.", Ono day the doctor in charge was taking his temperature, and while Tommy had the thermometer in his mouth the doctor moved on and hap pened to turn bis back. Tommy saw, his chance. He pulled tbe thermometer out of his mouth and popped It into a cup of hot tea, replacing It at the first sign ot the medico turning. When that worthy examined ths thermometer, he looked first at Tom my, then buck to the thermometer and gasped: "Well, my man, you're not dead, burfc you ought to ber" London Chronicle. forty Years' Torture. To be relieved from a torturing; dis ease after 40 years' torture might Well cnuse the gratitude of anyone. That is what DoWltt's Witch Hazel Balvo did for C. Ilaney, Genevt, O. Ho says: "DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cuf6d me of piles after I had suffered 40 years." Cures cuts, burns, wounde, skin diseases. 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