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THE CAIRO BULLETIN, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 22, l?05
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RICE
o the
one.
I FOR THREE DAYS.
, This Is to show you we are not in the Trust.
Com 5 all! You will save Money, sure.'
,Wonday, May 22, Tuesday, Kay 23, Wednesday, May 24
,
Mennen's Taktun Fctvdcr, 25c boxes for
2 in. narrow steel hinge, worth 15c, per pair
1 1-2 in. 'narrow steel hinge, worth 10c, per pair
11-4 in. narrow steel hinge, worth 8c, per pair
Men and Women Shoe Soles, worth 15c, per pair
Cobbler Shoe Nails, worth 5cpcr box, for
. 3 boxes for -Heel
Shoe Nails, worth 5c per box, only
7 pair Crescent Heel Plates woith lCc, only
Rubber Heels, worth 20c, only - ,
Shoe Thread, worth 8c per ball;' only
Bevel Clinch Harness Rivcts,worth 10c per box .
Knobs for tin covers, set of 3, worth 10c, for -'75c
Ecomonical Cobbler Sets , for - -20c
Wooden Cnrtaiu Rods worth 20c for
3 lbs. Rice worth 15c for (
10 lbs. Granulated Sugar, worth 75c for
10 lbs. Pure Lard worth 9Cc for , - -10
lbs. Coaipound Lard worth y 5c for
Half gallon tin bucket Honey Syrup worth 25c,
Shincola Polish per can worth 10c for
Flower Trowels worth 10c for, '". V , -5
lbs. Rolled Oats worth 25c for - -Ivory
Soap worth 5c for y - - '
Block tin plated Tabic Spoons worth 25c set of 6
Block tin plated Tea Spoons wbith 16c for
.Block tin plated Knives and Forks, worth 75c for
Wood handle Knives nd Forks worth 60c for
Iron handle Knives and Forks worth 6Cc for
dlinolaJPolish for general cleaning worlh 10c pkg
15c
8c
5c
4c
IPc
4c
13c
3c
5c
13c
4c
5c
fc
4?C
lCc
9c
6?c
75c
65c
15c
7c
5c
15c
4c
15c
9c
65c
48c
45c
4c
Ersndy From Old Boots.
In a ' car i? involving the pt.rity of
brandy at Ece'.cs a so!ici:or iu!d th it
s pure alcohol or ciu'.ral spirit could
bo o! 'ncl from old biutj it Mui in:
jossibTo to tell wheilur the sample
wis inade (icni grapes cr from clil
toots, but it was improbable that
grapes would be used when cheaper
article? would do as well. l.ur.don
Standard.
flaye fa , Look ; a t Jhese Prices,
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OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.
Horseshoes In History.
Even ho::es'tos have been m:u'e to
ferve the purpose of extravagance
and display- Pjldaa Foppaoa, the i.oiu
ti:n! and luxury-loving wife of -the
Roman emperor, Nero, is said to have
had her mules shod with gold. All
the w :ild over, horse .shoes are sun
postal io pi .-. s rjme or-ctt't p jwer ,f
attracting luck a::d warding oil evil.
Origin cf ' Piker.
In English laag a "piker" is a
trump cr vagrant. The word is some
times mod In connection with Wall
street and the race track, where it i
applied !o the man hoc Invest
ments or bet 3 of iniignlQcar.t axonst
Hence It has become a sort of term
i.f cor-tempt for the mau who does
things ia a small way.
Feed Tl-rt Flavors Eggs.
Th" N' rtii (.'?.reMn experiment sta
'km. by feeding ;t quantity cf chopped
vild unions to het.'s, obtained eggs sc.
'irorouaced in flavor that they could
let be eaten, and this continued while
h; wild onk n was fed.
Bid Wanted.
Office of the City Comptroller, Cairo,
Illinois--, .May KI, 1905.
Propyls for furnishing the city of
Cairo, 111., vi:h fire hose.
Sealed projKis-nls will be received at
'his office up to 5 o'clock p. m. of Mon
day, Juno fit It, for furnishing to the
city of Cairo, 111., (1,500 fifteen bun
dred feet of 2', inch rubber and cot
ton h--se for the use of the lire depart
ment. AH bids must specify prices,
terms and discount f. o. b. Cairo, 111.,
and addressed to tho city council of
Cairo, 111., and marked (bids for sup
plies to the fire department.)
The city council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
E. S. DEWEY, Comptroller.
CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH
With Or!y One Toe.
It Is not generally known that the
Una II foot o Chinese ladies have
commonly but one toe. . This ittj how
ever, the fact, Tho great too cf the
of the Inferior classes also. Is the only
me left to-act with any freedom; the
r"st are doubled down Under the foot
in their tenierest infancy, and re
tained by coajpressed and tight band
aires till they : ' unite ' -vvfth, and are
burled in, the sole. .
World't Beer Consumption.
. The beer which la .consumed
throughout. th world. In a single year
would make a lake six feet deep, Hirer
and three -quartera miles long, a mile
wide or .2,319 acres In area. In th:::
vast lake we cculd easily drown a!!
the English speaking people, to the
number of 120,000,000, throughout the
eatire world.
i Be Appreciative.
Borne people never dream, of pralg
lns anything or anybody, They take
everything as a jnatter of course, and
Imagine that they. show their superi
ority by to doing. They little dream
that they never, get the best service
owing to thrfr ntsgavdliness in show
lr.c their appreciation.-. It is sureris-
lu; how a little word of pralfie stimu
lutes to new effort, and pvita life and
Interest into the work of those about
, Privileges of Lady Mayoress.
'Among the numerous privileges cn
'joyed by the lady mayoress of lim
doti during her husband's year of of
fice Is that of "entree" at court. That
'! to say, instead of being compelled
. ty take her place among the ordinary
"ftu'estfi, titled ' and iindtled, at' court
fucctlohs, she enters the palace 4by
a (separate entrance and Is received
by royalty before, any of the other
guests.
Vf vCHppie (Jain Education, 'i '
A man died, at the I-iiuevlok InQrro
, ery at the age of sixty-foir who had
Jjeeu brought there wtitin twenty-four
i yefci-s - old, crippled jlor jife y expos-)
i ,wre In a boat after shipwreck, ; But in
'the forty years be had learned thor-
oughly Greek, Latin, French, German,
' Spanish and Italian, and had amiuied
himself In reading thes clasic.R In all
; these' languages, besides closely fol
lowing the'events of his time.
Willing to Teach.
, A farmer was in the city hunting
for a boy who wanted a farm. The
hoy could earn a home with food,
clothing, and education aud a future
chance to rent a farm, make money
and' In time buy it. Some men are
buying farms while some men are
losinfr them. Is it due to education?
Earl M.' Pratt.
Smith He takes a cab home from
the club every night on account of
age.
Jones Why, he isn't old.
Smith No; but the wire nt tje
club Is.
., , .. , Of Course.
Vws, HhA . completely unmanned.
And fhf'l'-y with her iiomi- in ihp pand,
An(t ilnr' Bw'er made a mmixl.
Bhe jiistl pnmul In a KWrtund.
Though the air was d.liKhtful ami Wand.
Bho vvn.i wayworn ami bent und do-
' cji yf i.; .
And fr'rtfy unit fortakefi ami frayed;
Shp had soen her bt day
Anil now there phc lay;
Wo speak ot a boat not a maid.
'Houston post.
! ; V How to Be Happy.
A Frenchwoman married to an Knj.
lishman, cpntribuiins to a correspond
ence In a contemporary on "Why Mar
ried Life is-Dull?" says: "When iny
husband., prgtura to. be out alone, 1
smilingly fstfpt- I never bother him
witn questions, ana I never nag.
French women, do not do these things,
and the, ljfiA of'.the French middle
class faji)l)y .,is a model of happiness."
THE CHANGE OF LIFE
INTELUGENTWOMEN PREPARE
Dan8ra and Pain of This Critical Period
Avoided by the Use of Lydia E. Pink
bam's Vegetable Compound.
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Dropper Her False Teeth.
' A passenger on an glish railway
tialn pulled the "communication cord"
the wher day and stopped the train.
jWhen the guard came to tho compart
i m snt In which the cord had been
pilled bo found a distracted woman.
rnf.fieiif;er. She had been looking out
of the. window .am! .had dropped her
false teeth. She wished to go back
and P.c-1 them, ; , ,:
American Railway , Employes.
Railway's "of -the United States em
ploy an army of 1,600,000 men, Tho
income of the raflway companies lust
lear totaled $2,000,000,000, and their
total assets for thbj year are valued at
Uur tliiieu that sum.
; fsrtlcular. i .
Thn rlv bird nvty nt h worm
.' Ami call lh diuty fhi(;
I'll ntsy (k bfd urtd nno because
1 want no o-m.in ml nr. . .
-imnoia ruin jovrniM.
-"Left-Handed" Animals.
Left-handedness, or its equivalent,
is said to be. very common in birds
anil animals. . Parrots seizo objects
wUh the left claw by preference. The
l!n strikes with the left claw, and
Livingstone stated as his opinion that
all animals are left-handed. The par
rot has been found to make a readier
use of the left claw for climbing than
the right.
'A Mourning Gift.
It is so difficult to know what pres
cnt to plve to a friend who Inn re
cent ly Buffered a bereavement that we
have nothing but praise for the enter
prising American firm which has Jmt
produced a pack of playing cards for
bridfio with mourning borders. '
Punch. - .
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Novel Written In Verse.
A 1 otinon publisher received tho
manuscript of a novel written, from
teginnlJig to end. in verse. Curious,
he rtad It nnd found it not nt all a
bady story; ' bo. .good, .Indeed, tlmt he
Is willlr.K to print it If the author will
translate it Into English prose.
Scotland and Iceland are Linked.
Scotland i connected with Ireland
hy a submerged., bank at a depth o
BOO fathoms. .:"
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IH THBEE COUH'IfS '":f;Mfe TMr 3 "' fi
fe I'eCS CONDITIONS) - ' ' .' receipt of cent stamp for postage. S
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P ... , -?n , ttti-1 inen 1 'ii 'i 111 1 minimi n mtmi umihi I iwnei mini winmie wn n in i iron irmii lm mm n n n i m iiMiiiiiirrm-iirMmiiiii nwi n min immi iwmwii mi m.iiijii i n n i .
c rl p tlon tr M 4 D AM E ou d
enll!le ytm to nse frr count: $1 W pays f .r one yrar a'id
cn::(ks to Uur-? ct.uni and mnii'.s you t jj.iIe f.,r the
tf".W 1 rie ijivi-a to tv:rtarrs 01 It: trst lina-s if lh;y hav-e
tone ccnaU. & tilo-.
050.00 PlilZSS "wn',"''
h-M-'e three count vt th -y can
have on? ciile of what they think t crt et tut mnre
skc U' hit tt, Toencmirae tuis will -:ve 5,x, K) extra Id
winners c1 ft rut pnitr if t'u-r he thrre ouii'a Kcui'-ni'r
il you hjvc irtje cou?it yr fi tirst prie ONf.v, rit if you
NAVB COJ9(T3 AND WI VjU tifcT $ (0 RITRA. ,
AT7AHr,3 w!:!. f'The rcrvn
pivi? i carrot tr Brt corrrct cinnt
w!H ei first pH.-e, Next KcarcM corrrct, sH-,d prise, etc.
In vat t a t.e f r anv rrJr?.e it w lil te avarUU to the crsou
KH-iiitf ixtzt jhn lor Couni.n ilvui.
rcvrjrtj! anJ v-ul aivt J.tfi to
the per-1 mewdink: hetcotm' Attd jjl.m V-y Jtirve 1. If you od
lxaicmrii iuid piaa by Jtuie I, yuu gel. y - exta.
JlfJQXig Th- awan'inir cf pres win be whe-Jly fa
the n in is of U,si te res judjrM. The
Floit. J-hn W, TIoifxraAn, Mtv;r of the Cvy cf In.iiatia
is chatimtin of iht C'.mr.iitiee of Jutts. Vh AH
ttCVi Otlt CtNTET$ MClC K AUOLVTVLV FAIR.
Our Xinaiicial Ussponsitility a t0
whetjier wc are aVunantiy abie tt do t we ny, wr reer ta
any Iank or Trut Company in t'e City of luduiiapolia.
Our offer wilt be carried cut to the lHer.
In theerpnt of more thsn or: K''-n S'lbmitiioff t33
tnme r'" anfi.it Jk ui? c tivderwd the bel plan by the a
eth penwm so ,yjhK wiU iw akd to tell in f.?f:y word how
Ixest to hmmive Mai-amh, The one nuikU)g L t Vuff'-stioti
sret 6rt f-riw, nxt N t next, etc. UsitEi'srK d thus ifl
UNIT IK CAA Of Xlia iH I LAM, WHICH IS NOT AT ALK
ViKUt-T.
No one conrcVd witi Ma?amr wilt le sllnwed to
crvmprte. Content rl'.Hif Ji: 1, but 't yo-nr cnuttU itt
at once. See ab t l-ni- prize alvvr. Ar4vnPT bavin
irrvRU cotijiTS rwi Krn mav rnth au:?zti-wal counts
AT ?5 CEITI FA 1. 11 - liM CAkFfMIL TO C.IVB VOCtt WAX OF
CorNTisa, j the beat piun used wii:rkcute&U tie
PHIZES GUARANTEED ";e.,
aiurt to a;ive a
prize worth ot.e d!ir at Wt. to ery pet-n who sends
Correct cc.i;t and $i,0i (or a year a Jiuw.npUou IoMaDams.
LIST OP PSISES.
1st Prize, Piatro with Mandolin and
Guitar attachments, value.
2rcl Prize, Piano, '.
3rd Vn, Diamond,..
fl.con.oo
. l,0O).00
, 250.00
125.00
50,'jO
1.500.C0
4th: PrUe,'bunon) .
, 5il IVizc, Solid pole! Watch --.
Kc.it lOOPriM; 100 Beautiful Cbatflalne
i Ladies' Watches -.
Jext 100 Prizes. Tames Whitcouib
Rik','-s Works, 3 vol.. f3.75
pert.: S75.0O
Next 100 I'rues i .0 Sets Shakespeare's
Complete Works, 12 dainty vol. 1,000.00
Tw Special Prices of 50. W) each see
coaaitiona ; , 100.00
Next 100 Prizes, Marion Ilarlftn Cook
. . Boc&, fi.OO each, 200.00
Nit 100 Prizes, 1.50 2ori. latest fiction, 150.00
Next 50 Prizes, Choice of Any f 1.00
Mazine - 50.00
Net 100 Prizes, Extension of One "Years
Subscription to Madamh, 100,00
Next 100 Prizes, Ha;T3 Pulled Proof of
Die l-aniousPii Uire by Walter
,T:'.p, entitled "When Shep
herds Witched Their Flocks
by Night," fl.00 each, 100.00
, Total 'l(,,m.Q0
L Write your count, nam; sntl dures TCly plainly.
J. Ray jmt what S-our c iunt and plan is. without nr "if"
or "antla" -iake it ptam.
S. Be sure to stutc whetiwr or not you are tilting MADAMS.
4. Count must be aiTcomtwnietl by tutrseriptinn, 50 ct. per
for six months sut3crtpttmi cr.d one count. $i.00 pya for
om yarn tut-riistion and thre ymi)ts. If you hart three
coitrttsrntcneii ynu may enter atlditieyt.il count at.3 ccnta
each. Yuu gr5a.u0 extra if you have lhire couuLsatid win.
It itl pay cu Us have three. See conditiouj
TIIH DOTS eonnUnir i perfectly free. Good
eximtcra can coin dots into dotinrs.
The rontr-rt nt last Umg. Make huy while tUe sun
s'.mfa. 'litcrtf ia fun in cotiminff tno:H-y iw-i les. Of
enume, yott kncr how to count. Any thi'.d urn count. The
ti.re pmuVikz t-caa.? tin r r- x many. That is wliy
'tW'iit prises will tip a;vt,n r.v free to U,e bel cwHit-r.
Tue heticr you ou-.it and plan, the better your cbauce for
cettin): me of the 7S7 priz.
Ttie more coanU -.. rc.r t'.'r the rr'-r yu are of tviti
tting oue of ti c Ui "" prixes. Anjtdy fuvlnvf thrco
count er.iered nay cr.ter a0uitio-., counts at 15 cents
each.
The li't cf i tf is large. They are worth working
for. You hevo J 57 chances. You krr xt lie!,- ut nnyb-xiy to
Bet first, but if you a't tret first prize there sre ion of uii.rr
prize? wr.ril-. haviii:'. I( rill drrutlfl Uott v..vi: if you call
count ami thiau uy a tati! plan you ere liktijr to v,-la.
Money Must. Accontpay An Cttbscriptjoi.'S.
si-33cs;?no:i 3i.a:;x
Contest Department, THE f Of.D ruai,TS!riNC. CO.,
Indiaaapalis, V. S. A.
I eaclose . for .. memtiia subscription
to MADAME, in accordance with your offer in Jhc,
?.&me
Address
Art you taking MADAM!? (Vesbr No).
KY tnVHt OS DOTS.
Civt ywrtr p!ao of conntlnij on a tperia al
I pt-Qitr with your aaua acd adiirta plainly
wrtttea.
n
How loany wo
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo
man's existence
i the ehanjfe of
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
la '-not without
rensnn '
II her system is in a deranged condi
tion, or she is predisposed, to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, it is at this
time likely to become active and, with
a host of nervous irritations, make life
a burden.
At this time, also, caneersand tumors
are more liable to befHn their destruc
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
a sense of suffocation, hot 'flashes, diz
ziness, headache, dread of imoendlni?
evil, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal-
piiauon oi me neurl, sparus belore
the eyes, irregularities, cotiHtipatton,
vanaiie appetite, weakness and inpii
etttdt? are promptly heeded by intelli
gent women who are approaching? the
period of life when woman's great
choug-e may be expected.
Lydia H. 1'lnkliam'a Vepi'table Corn
pound U the world's (rreatest. remedy
for women at this trying period, and
may be relied upon to" overcome all dis
tressing symptoms anrl carry them
safely through to a healthy anil happy
old ape.
Lydia K. Pinkham's Vetrctable Com
pound invigorates and strentrthens the
female oraiiism, and builds up the
weakened nervous system as uo other
medicine can.
Mrs A. K. ('. llyland, of Chester
town, Md., in a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham, says :
Dear Mrs. Pinlthamv
"I had leen mitTerinir with fallltifr of the
womb for ywirn nnd win passing through the
ehanifeof life. My womb was badly swollen
1 had a d"rtl tf wirenesa, di..y mxdls,
headache, and wan very nervous. I wrote
you rur an v lea and commenced trnatnient
with hydia 15. 1'itdthum'n Vegetjible (-orn-ixitiiid
ax you dirwt'd, and I am happy tomiy
tlmt, all those diHtnwinst pymptoms ieft me,
nnd 1 have naotnd wifely through the clumge
ui iim a won woman, :
For special ndvirc re(rardinp: this im
portant perliHl women are invited to
write to Mrs. PinUhatn for advite. It
la free aud alwaya helpful.
I o Address all letters, Contest Dopt., POBB PITBLISHIHG CO., In&iaaapoU, T, S. A.
Echo of Syvcton Cas.c.
Thoro is a cliaritabb? ztly in Paris
named Lchatidy. Sh does Rood among
the lxjo;-, but, like w many chnrilahlo
French v.oinen, ha a violent tafto for
i.-litlc8. She ad van" cod 10.000 f'-r.c;;
(2,tit)0 to Deputy Ga!i:e! Syvetor to
meet tho t xpeasffs of his dffousc ttHen
he was Filed for Rait!tl3&; Gen. An-
dro in tho rhapiber of (.ei.nfi.-a. ,M
She- 'ee!,-s to rf-covr tho tnwney .from
his widow, wium sh oeciifPR of hav
int. polfoned him. Mrr.o. Syv.-ton says
that most of th" n:ony -had bo-n opent
op lawyers fcea be'trc her liurband's
death.
' Peculiar Effects r,f light. '
Pmf. Itedard of tteneva, who ap
plied itiiuic as t-anqul.'Hzihg iiifldtueo
pji,pcnsoiis tinde.r. anaesthetics, says d
Who light falling on the eyes, c-vca
when rlorcd, effects the r.e'rve centers
ai,d prcdnect Klfep, cither by a hyp
notic or rna'sthetin action, Viclwt
kii "green,, bnf not . red , and yellow
r.-,ys hf.vel a slniillir, biit weaker ,ef-
rect."'" ' ' ."
"' ' ."" ' . . .-".'
To Hunt in Arctic Rcstons.
A select expe'tition of tea Ergllsli
sportsmen 1 to Kail fi.r the. Arctic re
gions in July to .atioot Polar benis,
walnisea and any other big Rame tnui
may come wRhlu ratine. Each mem
her of the patty la to pay $1,273 to
cover tho expenses of the trip. The
steam yacht Rore, a f.rt-:t-c!na pas
sender vessel of 137 tons, lias teen
r.p daily chartered for the trip.
Too Many Grumblers.
Some people contrive to get hold of
the prickly sldo of everylhlim. to run
BRitlnst all lhe tiiarp corncra aud ills
atrrccablfi thir.RK. Half (he slrerfrth
spent in grnmblitig WKiild often get
thlnRn rlRht. No one finds the world
qui to as ho waild lil e it. llobe: t
1IM1.
Homeiets cf London.
A ceimw of the ho;:ieU-E:t of Lon
don, mfti'e on a rocf.nt night, revealed
a total of 2,481 in the 'stroots, on
st.fllrcnFtes -and ' under arrhct!. Of
tl'ip;:o, -2,109 wore ir.cn tint! 312 tvomon.
In lhe common lodging bonsoH and
shelters that night there wero 2H.G0O
perrons, of whom 21,204 were single
men, 1,688 cinslo women, 357 married
couples and thirty-four children, under
ten years of ago.
A Car.ny Guid Wife.
A very young I'arliaiui iitary caridl
date for a 8c.it 3 borough, visiting a
e'hoemakef ahd his -wire, look the lib
erty of klMsinc; the "guid wife" and
(dipping a couple of sovorciKns inio
her hand. He was for a moment net
sure what effect would bo produced.
Then the "guld wife" slowly smiled
upon htm as she slipped the gold Into
her pocket. "Oln ye like, ye may kiss
my'dochter too!" she said.
Thackeray's Host of "Characters."
Some one who lias boon looking at
the list of characters enumerated; in
the hint volume of a recent odiiion of
Thackeray's works has calculated that
their number totals tip to between
three thousand and thirty-five hun
dred. V7; have not checked tho esti
mate, '-but accepting it as accurate
share tho discoverer's astonishment.
Girls Keeping Their Freedom.
Tho London giri, s'aa a correspond
cnt, seems In leas hurry to marry than
her provincial si:.;teiri, for the good
rtawu that he hat plenty of amuuo-nK-nts,
ax often cm, tint a club of her
ovn. and as much freedom as her
married fri'enda. Sh certainly seems
to marry In tc 1 - End naturally expects
much r.tr.rc than tlioso who have lived
mere cuietly. ,' ,
Stronger Than Gibraltar.
A Russian writer says that 'lol.o
Ruka, the fort of Yokohama, is new
strongly fortified than Gibraltar. The
fortifications were built under tho
f upet vkdon of Or man military eaal
npein, while Aner!eati. and V.'tigllsh
experts built the alpnal and submarln'
mine eyntcms. ,
Unique Lrndon Club.
There H a P.ttlo Club In London
called tho Froth Tllowcrs club. Tho
organization meets In "public house.-) "
and every member Is bound to swear
out! fttrie at every -meeting or bo fined
twi.r.tvfivo cents. ; .
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PoiiUlaticn of -tiriliah Qotttli Africa.
Rrltish Ponth Africa haa a p.pub
tlon Of 1,1 33.7." t! white ( cij 'fi atM
1,308,30a coloi' d,
A Fominlno Weakness.
China scorns ever to have been a
feminine weakness; for, as long ao
aa tho days of Queen Hobs, we find
that rojal collector vastly proud cf
her two pieces, n porringer of "white
'porsely" and a cup of "grene." Hut
china was not in common- use till well
on to tho end of the clylitcenth cen
tury. The Beet Gifts.
Tho best, thing to give your enemy
is forgiveness; to an opponent, tol
eration; to a friend, your heart; to a
child, a good example; to a father,
deference; to your mother, conduct
that, will makO'hcr proud "of you; to
,ours:If, reaped; to all tnen, charity.
Iji P.rtiyero.
Odd Birthday Party. .
An Englishman iius juat given a
birthday parly for his wooden leg.
which was CO j eats old.
Success In Medicines.
, It mi;;ht bo observed cynically tliaf
conditions do not' change co much
after all. In "Tho Practice of Modi ,
cine In Now England lleforo 1700," as
explained by Dr. Francis Brown be
fore tile Boston !an Society, it was a
fact that "a bold, rash, impudent liar"
had a bolter chance -of succeeding in
Now England than a" "cautious and
modest goutloman, in the practice or
physic."- Boston Transcript. '
Mahogany Much Used.
Mahogany is tho favorite wood with
tho best, cablr.et makers. There is a
vast amount of seasoned mahogany
to bo had from ruinous old articles
mniie In (hp in.r. century, when the
rago for mahogany was well devel
oped; and while the new mahogany is
loss beautiful than tho old, purcnas-
crs of furniture scorn to have learned
that it Is worth while to have the new
wood well Beasoued. VuaUiii6tou
Post.-
Gratitude of a Hindoo.
A grateful Hindoo wrote as follows
to the head of the hospital for women
at Allahabad: "Dear She My wife
has returned from your hospital cured.
Provided males are allowed at your
bungalow' I would like to do you the
honor of presenting myself there this
afternoon, but. I will not try to repay
you-vengeance hclotigclh unto 3od.
Yours noticeably, ,"
Decoration fo;- Education.
A TurUloh newspaper Announce! re
cently, in rorordine; vftrloui honors
"conferred on deserving soldiers of the
rmltnn that ('apt. All Klra Agha, of
tho y.oitfivc regiment of .thi imperbil
Ifltfd, bail reef lv,--d Ihtj title if pffapdj
for huvingr lea mod to read aud write.