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FAITH.
he floor, ’
child playsen t .
A::g’;{ach his blocks and sings,
A+d he knows naught of ancient lore,
“And naught of worldly things;
Bu: faithis in his heart, and when
*Tis dark he kneels to pray,
And what is all the lore of men—
The fairest fruit of brush or pen—
against the faith he has—the faith I, too,
could claim one day? :
geside the great cathedral door
A poor old woman stands,
A siranger unto woridly lore,
with knotted, tired hands!
put faith is rooted in her breast,
She hears the bell above,
And on the Book her lips are pressed,
and when 'tis night she goes 1o rest
Tr.umphantly believing in her Saviour's
holy lovel
0 sage, what is the lore you teach?
O man of science, all
The wise conclusions that you reach
Are pitiful and small
Peside the faith of him who plays
About upon the floor—
Beside the faith of her whose days
Were sunless if she might not raise
Tie Book to trusting lips that say an ave
at the door!
—B. E. Kiser, in Chicago-Times Herald.
E A Narrow Escape
HE end had come. The old firm
name which had been carried like
a banner above the commerce of the eity
was down. It wasdraggingin the dust.
Arthur Wilkinson, last of his line, heir
to his father's fortune and responsibil
ities, who had made a mucker of af
fairs too large and far reaching for him
to manage, attained the conclusion that
E’!he simplest thing for him to do was
to put a sharp quietus to a life whose
energies had evidently becn misapplied.
There were, of course, complications. |
There always are. To beginwith, there
was Winnifred Inderrierden. He had ex
pected to marry her—they had, in fact,
had an unusual courtship, the particu
lars of which it would be a pleasure to
relate, if there were time. Which there
is not. He knew what her expectations
were. She had always been surround
ed by Juxuries. It would hardly occur
to her that there could bLe any other
conditions—for Winnifred Inderrier
den. She loved him, he thought, but
after all, it had been a love that fed
«n the beautiful and on the luxurious.
! They had usually met in the evening,
<he exquisitely attired and in her best
mood, he eager for the diversion which
her vivacity afforded him, and the de
light which her loveliness gave. They
had eaten in the stately Inderrierden
dining-room together. They had driven
abroad on the boulevard at the gayest
Lour, in the most fetching of carts; they
knew the opera together and the or
chestral concerts. Their love had “fed
on the roses and lain in the lilies of
life.” How would it weather storms of
poverty and self-denial and social ob
livion? The simplest way out of his
difficulties, Arthur Wilkinson assured
himself again, was to make the sharp
quietus.
Why could he not stop thinking, hav
ing made his resolution? Why must he
remember these hideous details that
brought the blood in hot rush to his
jaded face? Why must he recollect
old Effinger, for 20 years the manager
of the house, whose careful savings
had gone up with the rest? Effinger
impoverished, and in his old age, and
because of the fatuons foliy of an in
competent ass who lacked the ability
to run a concern himself, and who had
not the sense to ask advice of his
elders!
There were other things which were
no less distressing to remember. There
were the men and women who had
counted on steady employment from
the firm, some of whom had every
rezson to suppose that their vocation
tor life was fixed. He knew some of
the young men who had married upon
this supposition, men who had been
his friends for years, and who trusted
Lim entirely. He was, unfortunately
for his peace of mind, acquainted with
the private life of many of his em
ployes. He knew what their responsi
bilities were. He thought of Maggie
O'Neill, who cared for ftive brothers
and sisters and who had no one to help
Ler in the fight—patient Maggie, whose
eves had always looked into his with
frank good-will and gratitude.
He calmly set a date for his decisive
act, and counted the days with some
thing like anticipation. The burden
of ehagrin and regret upon him was so
heavy that the thought of rest was
heavenly indeed. He had no doubt,
he told himself, that the grave meant
absolute oblivion. When that ingenious
piece of workmanship, the brain,
ceased its restless labors, there was
nothing—no knowledge, no fears, no
Jo¥s. Qblivion was best. Still, what
if his reckonings were wrong? What
if he found himself plunged yet more
irretrievably into a sea of remorse?
What if-—but wl at cehildish folly. The
grave was the grave. It was the pe
riod. When one achieved death, one
wrote “finis.”
“This is the day of my release”
said he, and the heart which had
dragged at him till it seemed an un
supportable physical burden was
cased a trifle. He lingered long over
his bath and took note of all the com
forts he enjoyed in his pleasant rooms.
Then he made am inventory of the
furniture and bric-a-brae and laid it
where it could be easily found. He
took his watch, which had been a gift
from his father, pawned it for all that
it would bring. and sent the money to
Maggie O'Neill, giving her no hint of
the donor. He wrote a note of abject
apology to poor old Effinger—an apol
ogy such as a dying man writes to
one he has ruined. Then he called on
Winnifred Inderrierden.
It was late afternoon and she was
receiving, so when he went in he
found her with many otheys.
“Is there no hope that I ean see you
alone for a moment?” he managed to
‘ay. getting close to her at the tea
table. She jooked up smilingly.
“I'm afraid not, Art. What made
¥You so stupid as to eome to-day?
Don't you remember that Thurs
days—"
“I haven't beem remembering any
thing very well recently,” he said, and
moved away.
“But I“ are coming back?' she
called. ©He shook his head, bowed
remoniousiy to the ladies near him,
ind jeft. What a bright, elate, unso-
Phisticated face his sweetheart had!
¥he dwelt In a world apart from his.
She had known nothing but sunshine,
and eould not even guess at such
fravail of the spirit as he was endur
ing. 1t wus just as well, po doubt.
He wondered that he did not suffer
more acutely at his parting with the
woman he loved, and suspected that
he was pot living up to the full op
portunity for pain. DBut it seemed
a little thing to make a personal sac
rifice after what he had endured. If
it had only been within his power to
give up more and so retrieve the dis
aster for those who had trosted him,
then it might not be necessary to do
the dreadful thing that remained to
be done that night. He looked at his
watch. Dinner had taken him a long
time. It had been a good dinner, con
sisting of the things he liked best.
That particular waiter had served him
for two years and they silently en
joved each other’s society. Arthur
arose now and held his glass in his
hand.
“Dixon,” said he, “have the kindness
to fill that glass over there and to
drink with me to—to the past, Dix
on.”
“But that will do no good, sir,” said
the colored boy, looking worried. He
did not like the gentleman’s manner,
“Nothing does any good, Dixon, but
drink.” So the man did as he was
bid. After he had paid for his dinner
Arthur laid a little pigskin purse upon
the table.
“Dixon, I have often tipped you.
To-night I am not going to do so, be
cause you seem like a friend—the last
friend 1 have—and one does not tip
one’s friends. But kindly take this
little purse and in it put the tips of
other men, remembering me."”
“But are )_'c—nrnhé;)ving a;'ay. Mr. Wil
kinson?" e -
“No, Dixon, I don’t know that Icovld
say I was going anywhere. Some folks
would think 1 was about to take a
long journey. But it seems to me that
1 am making myself stationary. It
depends upon how you look at it,
Dixon. Good night.”
“Good night, sir. If—if I can be of
any service to you—"
“No, no! Good night.”
It was strange that the world would
keep up its unseemly roar when &
man sat preparing himself for death!
Why did the streets not grow quiet?
They would certainly be qquiet before
dawn. He would wait till there was
silence. A soul ought to have that
much consideration shown it when it
passed from being.
The young man sat in his’'most com
fortable chair in the darkness f his
room. He could not endure the glare
03 the lights, and the sight of ma
terial objects distracted his thoughts,
He endeavored to forget the things
that tortured him-—tried the experi
ment of concemtrating his *boughts
upon one idea, and that idea, eblivion,
To be extinguished—what more could
a weary man desire? ‘To forget the
betyayed trust, and entailed misery,
the bad judgment, the foolish prod
igality, the uneager love, the self-seek
ing friends, the easy scorn, that was
the best thing. And in the grave was
forgetfulness.
The night passed feverishly, He had
no idea whether it was hours or min
utes that were passing. He was mere
ly waiting for the noise to cease, and
presently there was silence.
“Now,"” said he, and lifted a glass in
his cold and steady hand. But some
thing came between him and the faint
light from the distant street lamp.
i There was an unexpected darkness at
the window. Involuntarily he with
held the glass from his lips. A second
later a masked man stood in the room.
He could not see Arthur, who was in a
black shadow. But Arthur took note
of him—of his height, his width of
shoulder, of the position of his arms,
and then with a cry that was half a
laugh he sprang at him. A geep, inar
ticulate sound, almost a sob, cama
from the man’s throat. He made an ef
fort to reach his weapon. Hisarm was
pinioned to his side. The strength of
the young man who had attacked was
peculiar and unnatural, like that of a
madman, and as he wrestled and
clutched and struggled he laughed.
The mask came off, and the two
looked each other in the eyes.
The burglar shrieked.
“You're crazy!” he gasped, white
and horrified.
“Will you go?" asked Arthur. “Say
you will go and I'll let you loose.”
The man made a sign, but Arthur
would not trust him. He was unarmed
himself, and the man had & weapon.
He had no intention of losing his life
through mere lack of caution. soo he
backed the burglar to the window, and
with one terrible push sent him head
long through it. "Listening and still
smiling he heard the heavy fall on the
pavement below.
C Sit's only 30 feet.” said he alond. “It
onghtn’t to hurt him much.”
Then he sat down in his chair and
trembled violently,
“That was certainly a narrow es
cape,” he said to himself., “How it was
that he didn’t get the drop on me [
don’t know."”
His foot hit against the elinking
pieces of the shattered wine glass, and
he recollected his intention of a few
moments before. Then the humor of
the situation struck him. He threw
back his head and laughed till the
erippled burglar heard it and dragged
his injured body away as rapidly as he
conld.
“I think I'Nl toddle back to the fight.
ing line,” mused Arthur Wilkinson,
“No one need know [ was a deserter,
' gtand by my guns-if there are any
which the enemy have not taken. Anid
meanwhile T'll send another letter to
old Effinger. I’ll ask him to eame here
and take pot luck with me—play 'm
his son—till better days eome. He'll
give me good advice. I'll winont., ['ve
got to. And I will. As for Winvifred,
wouldn’t it be more decent of me to
leave her to some one who will love
her better? We ecan live without each
othertoo easily, Winnifred and . Then
to work, to work, to work.”
The moon eame up and was flooding
the room. Arthur looked at it appre
ciatively,
“You are pretty.” he said to Cynthia,
in his most complimentary tone. He
took a drink of water. “What is there
fn all the world so delicions?” he com
mented. Then he undressed and looked
at the warm rotundity of his young
body with something akin to rever.
enee.
“It*sa mystic temple,” said he. “Who
am I that I dare devastate it And
then he flung himaelf on his knees and
breathed in contrition:
“Hurely the hand of Providence was
here!”™
He zlept like a child, and sometimes
in his sieep he laughed like one who
has a plessant dream.—(hicago Trib
une.
HORSES IN THE WAR.
A Good ldemn of the Charseteristics
of the Different Types in
South Africa.
There are many different kinds of
horses employed in the present cam
paign and the following gives a very
good idea of the characteristics of the
various types, says the South African
Press, The heavy horses of the royal
horse artillery are magnificent animals,
towers of strength every one. They
are splendidly trained and combine
immense power with great activity.
1t is a grand sight to see them in
action. The dragoons and hussars are
mounted dn great heavy chargers,
which thunder over the plain, but they
are lighter than the artillery horses.
The Australians have fine, serviceable
steeds, upstanding and by no means
light, and kept in excellent order. The
New Zealanders brouyght their mounts
with them direct from the Britain of
the south and an exceptionally shape
1y lot they are, showing breed in every
line. They have done a great deal of
THOMAS B. BARD, NEW SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA.
After a protracted struggle, the California legisiature has elected this gentleman
to succeed Stephen M, White as United States senator. Mr. Bard was born in Frank
lin county, Pa., in 1841, Although scarcely of age, he enlisted in the union army, tak-
Ing part in the battie ¢f Antietam and other engagements, He went to California in
1865 to take charge of Col. Thomas A, Scott's large interests In Yentura and adjoin-
Ing countles, At present he is jargely interested In the petroleum Indusiry of south
ern California and is one of the chief officers of the Union 01l compaty. He I 8 pres
ident of the Bank of Hueneme and director in other financlal concer: =
trying work since their arrival, really
more than their share, in fact, and
have shown themselves thoroughly re
liable nags. They average about 151/
hands and are perhaps a little lighter
than the Australian mounts.
A number of South American horses
have arrived from the Argentine and
they are in remarkably good condition,
as sleek as mmoles. They are thick-ser,
strongly built little horses, too large
to call ponies, but nothing like the
height of the chargers above men
tioned, and it is likely that in the field
these “big little” South American cobs
should prove as serviceable as any,
Last, and least in stature, are the
horses of the mounted infantry, South
African horses, light, active, strong.
Small though they are, compared to
the majority of the mounts, they are
by no means to be despised, for they
do their work well and keep up re
markably. They are nimble over the
strong ridges, and fleet of foot across
the native flats, and if well cared for
will get through the campaign in as
good order as any.
An Eye to the Main Chanece,
When the Inverness-shire militia was
mobilized at Aldershot, over 1,000
BOER SOLDIERS SINGING EVENING HYMNS.
George Lynch, who sketched this picture from life for the lLondon liustrated
News, saye that about 15 men, mostly about 30 to # years, were crowded oo a
tent. Twao candles were piuck in baottles placed on empty cases. ‘he fen squatled
around, two or three reading from the same hymn book. They b 4 lald their pipes
beside them, and their rifles were stacked about the tent pole They pang wel in
lusty, ciear voices. The effect was plcturesque, the carnest facos fn the candle
light thrown out agalnst the dark background of the shadows behind Bimiar
scenes are to be witnensed at each Boer laager every evening.
strong, and its members exhorted to
volunteer for the South African war,
there was no response, and at last one
man stepped from the ranks and ad
dressed the officers, saying that his
comrades would go to war if they were
promised a share in the Transvaal goid
mines when the country is conquered.
Soldiers in & Panie,
All armies are liable to night scares,
which, at times, almost amount to a
panic. On one oceasion 8 British regi
ment In India, marching over the
ghauts on its return from maneuvers
at Chinchwud, was thrown into tem
porary confusion by the bolting of a
couple of pack oxen laden with cooking
pote. e :
m:‘l.-hr Thmbhe;, T
A Webster (Mass. ) man died in the
dentist's chair the other day while
having 12 teeth pulled. The Chicago
Times-Herald says that here is more
good working material for supersti
tious people.
THE PRESENT CENTURY.
it Has Seem the Largest Number of
Great Men Ever Living
at One Time,
It is certain that {dere s a 6 wriod
to rival the first years of the nineteenth
century in its number of great men, no
period even to compare with it except
the fifth century before the Christian
era. In the year 1821, the yearin which
Napoleon died, the following were
alive: Im literature, Byron, Shelley,
Keats, Coleridge, De Quincey, Words
worth, Lamb, Landor, Tennyson, the
three Brontes, Victor Hugo, Heine,
Goethe, Holmes, Dickens, Thackeray,
Clough and Blake. Among soldiers
were living the duke of Wellington, Na
poleon and Moltke, besides a number of
great generals who had cither seen the
Napoleonic wars or were to see the
Crimea and the Indian mutiny, Among
the philosophers and men of science
were Hegel, Darwin, the two Herschels,
Owen, Cuvier, Daguerre, Wheatstone,
Faraday and Simpson. The painters
included Wilkie, Landsecer, Turner and
Meissonier. Medelssolin, Beethoven
and Wagner represented musie, Les
seps, Brunel, the two Stephensons rep
resented engineering, Awmong states.
men ororators were Gladstone, Bright,
Pismarck, Russell, Cavour, Garibaldi,
Abraham Lincoln, Thicrs and Vietor
Emmanuel. Among historians were
Grote, Niebuhr, Mommsen and Guizot;
and of a countless host of men who
were famous in other directions were
Sir Richard Burton, Bpeke, Le Verrier,
Rowland Hill, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
John Walter, Wilberforce and Mac
auley,
HAVE A DIFFICULT TASK.
Sples In the British Army lun Many
Risks nnd Are Ever Known
to Ench Other.
One of the most diffieult tasks of the
British commanders in South Afrien
is to secure the services of trustworthy
spies who can furnish reliable informa
tion of the situation and movements of
the enemy, Out of every ten spics em
ployed by the British officer command
ing a war district he ig fortunate if
one gives him truthfal information,
It is & most important thing that spies
should not be known to each other.
Gireat care is taken by officers that
each one shall imagine that he is the
only one which is employed. It isvery
necessary that all geo ine spies should
have about their persoa some means of
proving themselves really 1o be what
they represent. For Ihis purpose a coin
of a certain date, a Dible of a certain
edition, a Testament with the ninth or
twentieth leaf torn out are generally
employed,
By this means a spy who was em
ployed by an officer in & neutral state,
making bhis way 1o the headquarters
of the army in the field, eould at onee
make himsell knowu to the intelli
gence department there. In some in
stances it s considered that a pass-
L <5 shn should be emploged, as it
is lesa compromising.
Carefully Trained Horse, -
The Hoer depends emtirely on his
horse, which is ohen benutifuily
trained, and stands unwatehed behind
bim while he fizes.
DINNER-TABLE NOVELTIES
W hite Is Now i'-rd Alhwost Exclusives
Iy by Fastidions Hosteosseses
Polnts of Etiguette,
One among the new touches that
have been lately observed in well
served dinners is that various condi
ments are no longer separately passed
With raw oysters. Instead, in the mid
die of the plate ¢n which they are
Landed is seen a lemon. 1t is open at
the top, and Its contents have been
cntirely romoved. 1t has been filled
with a sauce made of tomato catsup,
horseradish and similar things to
those used in an oyster cocktail, Be
fore eating them each oyster is taken
up on the fork and dipped in the sauce
within the lemon. It renders them
very fasty, and the service is much
more agreeable than the old way.
One trip around the table is also saved
in s service, and this is not a mat
ter of small consideration.
The carving now, even at small
home dinners, is generally done at a
side tablie by the maid or butler. The
dish should, however, first be present
ed to the hostess that she, and in fact
all at the table, mway see that it is in
perieet condition. By a slight move
ment of the head she indicates to the
butler that it is to bLe carved. This
custom seems to be an American one,
and il would here be considered bad
form to have it omitted, In England,
where also the carving is done at the
sidebogrd, it is not observed,
The idea of having set places at the
home table appears to be vanishing;
and, with the exception of the hostess,
amenibors of the family stroll in and
sit just about wherever they please,
Often the heads of the house only sit
opposite to each other on oceasions
of large dinners,
White i at present the ultea fnnh~|
fonable color for table decorations.
It is seen in the flowers, the lamp
shades and in almost all places where
bright colers formerly reigned. This
feature was noticed to be prominent
ata dinver recently given at one of the
most fashionable New York houses.
The plates and every plece of ehina
ihat was used had been especially
made in England, and they were of a
fine, pure white ware, with a high
luster. The only bit of color about
them wae the arms of the family, done
i green. The table was profusely
decarated with wiite rosex and maid
en hair fern: aund quite a sensation
was created by s pure, rvefreshing
ngpect. The only sweets that were
seen upon it were deep green and glis
tening. They contained a creme de
mint cerdial. In sbhape they were
oval, and not very large. They are
extremely good to the taste, but much
cantion iz necessary when biting into
them; for, unless handled judicious
Iy, the ‘uid escapes, and is apt to fall
and suli the gown. 8t Louis Globe-
Democrat.
EAGLES AND THEIR PREY.
AGiant Bird Whose Hace Has Happlly
for the Paningonians Ne
% come Estineot,
There i at the Natural History mu
scum a model of the skull of an eagle
B 0 gigantic that the imagination can
scarcely fitit into the life of this planet
at all,
The whole head is larger than that
of an ox, and the beak resembles a pair
of hydraulie shears, Unlike most of
the giant beasts, this eagle, which in
habited Patagonia, appenrs from its re
maing to have differed little from the
existing species, Itx vize nlone dis
tinguishes it. The guills of the feath-
ers which bore this awful raptor
through the air must have been as
thick as & walking stick, and the webs
ax wide as onr blades, It could have
killed and torn to pleces erentures ns
large ax a bison, and whirled up into the
sky and dropped upon the rocks the
gigantic carnpneed animale of prehis
torie Patagonin ax easily as a modern
eagle of California does the land tor:
tolges on which it feeds,
Even to-day there are few carnivor
ous animaly, whether bhirde or beasts,
which have so wide a range of prey
as the cagles, Like the winged dragons
of old story, they can ravage earth,
alr and sen, and feed promiscucus!y on
thedenizens of all three elements, From
serpents on the burning deserts to seals
on the everlnsting lee, from monkeys in
the tropical forests to marmots on the
Alpine slopes, from dend xheep on high
land hills to peacocks in the Indian
jungles, no form of fish, flexh or fowl
comes amizgs 1o them, and the young
engle, driven by the exorable lnw of his
race from the home where he was
reared, finds a free breakfast table
wherever he flies, —~Cornhill Magazine,
“Cordially Yours™
Interesting conclusions are drawn
from o study of the different ways writ
crs subseribe themselves, The curt
“Yours" and “Yours truly” are found
not only in business letters, bat in per
sonnl notes sy well, for there are plenty
of correspondents who don't believe in
gushing, and who think that “Yours
truly” or “sineerely” means about all
they wish to convey. Opposed 1o these
sensible and easentially practionl per
sopx ix that clase of writers, made up
of young and enthusiastic individuals,
usunily of the gentler sex, who throw
words about ss careless on paper as
they do in conversation, and thore who
sign themselves “aflectionntely yours'
even when writing to carual sequaint
ances. “Cordially youre” by the way,
in ween more and more frequently now
in potes between acquaintances who
are on distipetly friendly or cordial
terms. After all. “sipesrely yours,”
when it can be used truthfully, is s sim
ple and satisfactory way of ending
friendiv letters, Bome people have the
habit of not prefacing their pamewwith
any set form of worde at the end of let.
ters. They stop when they get through
and simply write their signntures, this
being an esiy way out of the difficulty.
Mot ali's Magazine,
A Street of Calen,
The spacious puldie square of Calro,
Egypt. is called the Exbekeeyah, It
ecoptains pearly half 8 million square
feet and i= surrounded by the principal
hotels aod prominent buildings of the
eity. lu order 1o prevent iaioundation
by the riae of the Nile, a eanal wus buiit
sroupd i 1 bot this has become filled in.
A portion of the square is sow used
as a publie garden, and there are the
sters, cafer und other placer of amuse
ment on it that make it ensily the cen
ter of life of the city.—Ertroit Free
Presa.
HIS HOUSE HOODOOED.
A New Orlenns Man Reluctantly Pars
chases Exemption from an
Unlucky Spell,
“I have just paid two dollars cash and
a pair of second-hand trousers to have
a hoodoo removed from my residence,”
said a St. Charles street retail mer
chant. "I know that sounds funny, but
it was really a perfectly sane, sensible
business transaction. I'll tell you how
it happeued. We have an old-time
‘mammy’ for a cook, and one of her
peusioners has been a venerable darky
known as Uncle Gabe, who came hob
bling around once a week or so for
cold victuals, He was ang impressives
looking old raseal, with white hair and
whiskers and deep, hollow voice, and
he has the reputation among his race
of being a great witeh doctor,
“About six weeks ago I eaught Uncle
Gabe in the act of stealing a new
hatchet which was lying near the
kitchen, aud ordered him off the prem
ises, A few days afterward he came
back, either to make peace or get the
‘hatchet, and that time 1 helped him
out with a kick. Next morning we
found two small bags of red flannel,
full of pieces of stick and bone, pinned
lm the dront and back gates, and Aunt
Rachel, our cook, informed us that
!l‘nvh' Gabe had ‘done put er hoodoo on
Cde house.'
“1 laughed heartily, but 1 could see
the women folks were impressed, and
it was certainly an unfortunate coin
cidence that both our ehildren should
be tuken down with measles the very
next day. Then followed a series of
those domestic mishaps that often come
in streaks and would never have been
regavded ax extraordinary had it not
been for that hoodoo. My wife fell and
sprained her ankle, the parlor lamp
eaploded and ruined o hundred-dollar
jl'u;:. the eat drowned in the ecistern,
the bathtub sprung a leak aud brought
down some plaster, a looke shutter
knocked over a 873 Japanese vase, and
at ench fresh disaster old Aunt Rachel
would roll up her eyes and declare the
hoodoo would be the death of uxall,
“Well,” continued the Bt. Charles
street man, “the thing finally got on
my nerves, and while 1 knew perfectly
well that nothing had happened that
was out of the ordinaty course of
events, I couldu’t help feeling that we
were living under o sort of blight, 1
have mentioned our principsl misads
ventures, but there were o hundred and
one minor acceidents and annoynnees,
all of which were veligiously eredited
to the hoodoo, and at last 1 saw elear
v that something would have to be
done to prevent the household from be:
coming utterly demoralized,
“The only conrse that secmed to be
open wis to effect some sort of com
promise with Unele Gabe and persunde
him to declare oficially that the evil
spell had been removed from the prem
ises. Bo much as | hated to parley with
the old villain, 1 commissioned Aunt
Rachel to go ont and find him and in
vite him to n peace conference, After
congiderable ditieulty she finally ran
him down and induced him to come s
far as the front gate, where he walted
for me, evidently suspicious of a job
of some kind and ready to bolt on first
nlarm.
“Our conversation was brief and to
the point, He denied vociferously that
Le hind put any hoodon on the house,
but 1 ent him short and asked what Le
would eharge to take the hoodoo oif,
irrespective of how 1t gob there, ‘Il
kill de spell fer five dollurs” he re
plied. ‘UI glve you two dollurs and a
pair of striped pants waid 1; ‘but ¥f
you don't take it off for gowd 'l have
you arcested for obtaining money übe
der false pretenses.”
“On thot busis we eame 1o terms, and
he went aromnd 1o the back yard, pers
formed wome kind of ineantatior,
burned a piece of rag, and announeed
thnt the hooadoo was lifted, Since then
we all breathe ensy, and if disnster
comes our way now we will nttribute
it to eommon, old-fashioned bad Inek
instead of the machinations of & malig:
nant epirit. 1t will be a bitter cola
day when yon cateh me giving any
more swift kicks to professionnl witeh
doetors.” N, O, Times Demoerat,
QUEER HUMAN REMAINS.
Many Prehbhistorie Helles Huave Reen
Found in Various Places
Lately,
During the lust few years the governs
ment biaw dug up some queer human re
waing i yacious places, From a pre
hixtorle mound in Alabama was ob
tained o skull that was completely
filled with snail shells, though for what
purpose cannot be imagined, Near
Chithieothe, 0., were unecarthed severs
nl skeletons wearing copper masks -
another unigue discovery in archaeols
ogy., Most remarkable of ull was oho
manskullof iron not produced by arth:
fice, mind you, but g 0 made by nature,
It was found imbedded in n maxe of
iron ore, nnd evidently it was inelosed
in that way originally by some aeqi
dent. 1o the course of centuries the
boane was disintegrated gradunlly by
the netion of water, each particle belng
replaced by a particle of fron, until at
Jength the skull was no lunger bone,
but metal. s structure in the iron is
perfect in every detail, save that the top
of the head and the lower jaw are wnias
ing. This is one of few human fovsils
that have been dinclosed up to date.,
Gen, Kitehener's sucecxses §n the
Soudan seem 1o have affectod the skeles
‘on market of the world in o marked
way. Dervish skeletons are now a spe:
cinl high class line, and i 1 is said that
these athletie fanatics furnish the fin.
est hunan bones thut have ever bheen
put on sale - Chicago Tribune,
MHer Fuee Was Here Misfortane,
“You claim you were insane when
you proposed to Miss Autamnleaf”
snid the lawser to his client, who p(,ged
as the defendant ina breach-of-promise
suft, “Can you prove t 7
“No proo! will be required,” replied
the sietim of sirepmstances,
“Why rot?’ asked the limb of the
faw.
“Peenuse,”™ answered the other, “the
minute the jury gets o glimpse of the
plairtiffs face the caxe will be dis
missed. " —~Chicago Evening News,
A Shrewd Photographer.
Photagrapher (toYoung (ady )~ There
is po need of teiling you 10 look pless
ant, mizs. Buch a face cannct be oth
erwise than pleasagt,
Young lady (graciously p—l will take
two dogen, wir, instead of one dozen~
OLlo State Jouruad
Our Incréase of Insanity.
Much discussion has been aroused htdl b{
the alarming increase of insanity, Our !
rate of living is the eause nniflned. In the
rush for money, both men and women neg
lect their bodies until the breakdown comes.
The best way !o preserve health is by a faith.
ful use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. By
curing all stomach ills, this remedy prevents
nervous breakdown. h‘il also an excellent
medicine for constipation, dyspepsia and
bilicusness.
The Crowning Slight.
An Atchison man has been henpecked dur
ing the greater part of his life by a wife and
five daughters. AT“M' his will he has been
obiged to take littie homeopathic pills when
he would have preferred quinine, to attend
the Episcopal church when he preferred the
Ih\\mu_ and recently his women folks com
pelled him to be vaccinated by a woman doe
tor.~—Atchison Globe,
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where in this issue, should be accepted at
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Blood Humors
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
“T always take
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n the Hpr;nu ‘nud :t in
the bost blood puvifier
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Y Eruptions that
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