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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1907-10-3, Page 3Yessocx>oecsoonoossoctocenoe YOUNG FOLKS 40Q -0•0800P TJII', IiUNA\V'Ay PUMPKINS. Whet1 \1k. Belinda pinnies -thee garden in Ilse spring, she made her pumpkin - /led beside. Iter heck A nee. "11 will he away from the boys there,' she declared, and hien she. frowned, You see, Altss li('lindrt didn't like toys, end That was one vitrosin wlty boy:, didn't like Niles Belbldn. 11 was las lied she didn't know tills, hies,.( everybody might have been happier, Allss Belinda ; gerilt,11 teas 111e heat In lawn. I li t rut,ee tt ere redder and sweeti- e' than leer neighbors'; her apple; were jucter and rnunder; her genres hung Mickel.; Icer; rued Iter puulplcins-- net er wrrc 1!IPo'e bigger or yellowy), dn' 111000 le•nri- dt•rful pumpkins in ell 1110 aurid, 11 ten BECAUSE OF CONVENTION WRITER TELLS OF ORGANIZED S'I'U- PJDITY iN ENGLAND. There Aro No Original ideas in Asiy t)eptulnenl_ Medical 'Profes- sion Scored. "Conventionalism is the main moss cf our nalinutl1 digenaralion, and con- v0utionalisut Is merely another mune ter orgailizcid stupidity by the retne,- siun nt Originality, 1t Is a sot of red- Iapetwn which [wrench's every dcp et- ruettt of tuitional life." Snell was the, pronouncement made to the Daily Mirror by ono of London's ire 1Ing medical then, "(trent 11rltuin has been beaten," he sold, "tit fonlhnll, tennis, golf, rowing mrd sheeting by oilier countries, and in IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND KIDNEYTROUBLE AeI:\YB IlY MAIL At,otrr JOUN IStJt.L ANI) Ii ld PEOPLE. Occurrenirs In Ileo Land 'chat (velum Supremo in the Cc i i oi•t[al World. Through treading on a rusty nett sc.rue teretes agog /sirs. 13, Faw•cus, of Sunderland, has just died frwn lock - w, Lord Aberdeen was a4 Bow SI (Pet ('4l:e' f't,urt, lined at2 for ex.:Poling the ten tulle nu liour Wit on his tuol,n' car In SI. James' Park. The isle of Sinn di l not bremlin a lust of the United Bing(;nu unlit heel, when the sovereign rights of the Deeruy Itemily were putrhns.d Air ;1Y100,000. The !ivies!' Government bits decided her manners, ole 1 Ly, religion, late, k (Immo $710,0:A foe tl)t rcbuilding of car build wu the slue >. which 'Teddy told i Lirclielne, and dress she is fast drop- keit , 1on, Jamaica, and the pcuphl nr Jos and Smt' Deu,ukd'o told. ling behind 1111 other nasions. I.ug.aest have further subscribed :111A3, - i can't tell yen, jest w'itnl. mite Belinda "1 akc shooting, Ins Widows). The 000. did to help grow such nlartelbeis penile- icdlitnry aulhorilies have just discovered Mr. Thomas Lister, postmen, of Mel- litus, ',mired. Mut she kept the weeds that a right-handed man is usually left- len, alio has retire(( utter forty years' covey, mrd gave them so 'meth sun Ilial oyes!, Conveniiennlisln says 'shoot limn service, was the lust poslntau to wear they grew great green leaves to use us the right shoulder',•' common sense says uniform, Its when he joined no unl- sumshndes and vuving fans to keep lilt` opposite.. forms erre prnvulech them cool, "hook nt the Telephone companies, Mr. Carnegie, gift of :14100,000 to When ,Sues Iieibuln rehose hev. s pump- They put the receivers on the lett-hand Rung Edward's lioapilnl Fund Is not - kin pending r plume .lark ars 'frewere side, when most people are right -eared, title as the first recorded rccognflien away off in sloth,. Slaps, ui ia litrip, ck,nvenlionnlily again. It is done to -day by Aar. Carnegie 01 the work (hat is Ill t because it is always Leen clone that way, being clone by hospiIsIs, buttered and blackened house nest duos WAN empty end fuelorn They came Ic 'crake handwriting, everybody who heeds quiet," said the Marylebone, live es 11 lust as Mi.,s Belinda ,,e pump writes a free, quick and useful band is radon, 1 tiLo Court jailer to ND old lea vines were beginning le blossom and In Ids his pert or Dench (wile differently , (dell woman, accused of begging. three of the gret yellw buds peeped front -the conventional style taught .in Alt, yea,"replied the lady, "it's a sltll b peeped schools: tr.ngue teak's a arise head through the fence to ser. what the pie, "Bid there is no drpeelaneni of nation- '1'I1n decision which the British Boned they \veer. doing. Pumpkins, qtto see. nl life where convenNentilisnt is so often nee curious, and want to see. moment as in the medical profession. 11 tons n funny buck yard that rouse. "1psay in ni1 seriousnessthatthe with this battered and blackened hoose. enormous death -rata ancon Some Luer bushes grew by the bask g children deer, and a rhubarb plant made a great and the unhygienic condition of our green blotch on the rocky, unkep1 sit of people is due to lois. Doctors meet to - (Moly hind. Then there was a long gellter and read learned papers to one clothes -line always full a1 clothes, Iwo another, and these are ahetsvards pub - children and a furry kitten. liehe(1 in papers which no layman sees, The pumpkins found all this very h1- ALL J3ECAiUSE OF CONVENTION. icresling, anti one day two very, very "rhe traditions of the old mystcry- nnnghly young ones planned to cwt mongering doctor have been kept up Loo 'sway, They were the smear, that were hiding in the yellow blossoms when they peeped through the fence. 1L was nit rosy moiler to (Ude beneath the rhubarb Mont, nod ,iacky and Tess never spied them until they had grown so round and yellow that the green leaves couldn't cuter Mon any longer, "(lit 1" exclaimed Jacky. "Uh I'' whispered 'fess. And They clapped their hands and danced a lively lig. "We'll hove a jack-o'-lantern, with great holes !Or eye's, nn' a candle lo light hint f' shouted Jacky, "An' maybe pumpkin pies, alt' two lil- tL) saucer ones with what's left ever, to, you an' mei" said Tess, rapturously. ,fust (hen 31iss Belinda (clue softly clown her walk -and ,lucky and 'less re- mentbered. "1 'spat we can't, have one of thew," sohbr' 'fess, "No," said ,tacky, "we can't 'less we break 1110 eighth commandment and Meal," Tess shivered, "1 'sped; she said and Men este cried a real hard cry, it was so (lieappoinlin g, Jacky just sat on the steps, and kicked Ms heels together hard. Ills face was red, and his eyes were height. "Why didn't Miss Belinda keep her old pumpkins t" he declared, loudly. "She's .t <TYt55 old tiling, nn' only scowls at uS every day. She has heaps of pumpkins, nn' 1 don't believe site makes one single jock-o'-lenlern ; and if the vines ran away and grew pumpkins in our y('cl, Tress, why aren't these pulnpkins outs?" But Tess shook her head and sobbed again. "They' didn't grow their toots here," she said. "Thera never would have been any pumpkins in our yard 'less Aliss Melinda had platted them t" "We might find only ane," argued Jacky. "It's hard to see everything that grows. Besides, what would 11 mutter, ilst one, when Miss Belinda's going to pick a whole shediul?" '.fess shook her head again sadly. We oust get the cart and carry them home tight now, 'less they'll be is temptation, Jacky; \Ve must do it right now," she said, 13y and by Amiss Belinda heard a funny creak, creak, corning up her walk. She opened the door, and looked straight al. Jacky. "It's your pumpkins," he explained, soberiy. "'They ran away an' grew un- der our rhubarb -plant. That's why the didn't see Them at' bring them to you before." Ales Belinda smiled, She had a plea. mit loots 11 Ilse wrinkled face when she curl IL :Tacky forgot that she frowned, and was (t "cross old thing." It ahvays pays to be pleusnnt, "i hope ,you'll snake a jack-a'-lnnlern cut of the biggest pnmplcit ," he shgges- bed, politely, "cause it's 'specially good ter that 1" 'b\n' the other one," exclaimed Tess, "would make a b-b-n-Iiful pumpkhl pie, with hen little saucer Ones anode out of whnl.'s left over." And then, 1 can't iced you just stow it happened, but Lha little Cal: went creek, etrent:, down Miss Ilelhlu'rs walk, and Miss Bclindit's pempkies went, with it. ' Shes ill " declared jui)ilatl• ,tacky, "'Yeti i'hlldl en seem to know just what pumpkins grow for."' "id' she said,' exclaimed Tess, with a smile, "Of pumpkins gnaw to make chit - devil happy, I'm going In help them ivy shaiiing and being kind." "Air. Deeply," said 1111' hostess, "won't you oblige lire with one more song?" "Oh, rosily," replied the eminent boa- rrn 'the hour is so late, 1'nt afraid my singing will (listed) the neighbors. "Never nil Moll 'They've got a dog whose howling til, night citslurlas usl" tfnshnnl-"Darling; I believe hitt I eat failing," Wife (in alar e---"Pra0.ioust (low often I have warned you, Gett'ge, against your foolish. speatlallonsl Hnshnml- -"I don't mean in lousiness, dear; 1 nie4.11 fni falling In health," Wife (rL'ner'ed)•-00h, Is that all?" 11 lidos Mentes to start a business but it will atop without any. ling. And yet a man who displays a little originality is condemned and Os - trudged because he despises convention. "Our lene.hers are •incompetent, The man who lectures on physical degenera- tion is not strong enough to swing a cul, ".(rile, muscular development expert is It puny four -foot num, with e, flat chest and brentnstick legs, and the diet spe- cialist looks us though a gond square ,neat would be the salvation of hint. "And ell because of convention, America, Germany, and our colonies throw aver conventions and beat us all along the line. When aro we going to get rid of antiquated ideas?" NEW AND STRANGE. Something About the Latest ideas on the Market. A novelty in (keds Is that which sneaks the time instead of announcing !be hour or half-hour by so many sItoken of a bell. The phonograph in- side the °beck tells the time in a well - modulated voice. - Barbers are adopting an idea which has less) used by (retrain dentists; this ,s to have a Dud of papas on She chair, insleucl of a pod of cloth, w'her'e the Loud fts's. Alter emelt sitting the upper square of paper is removed, leaving the pad fresh and clean for the next occu- pant. The advantage of this idea is oltiotbs, 1n placing croked food In this or jars, It is customary to sot lila receptacles in. a bullar and Loll thein for a short time prior to sealing. '1'o take Nle jars hunt this boiling water without being *mulcted is a feat requiring same skill, eo a lifter has been invented. A plate is pushed under the jar; a handle is than turned, when u holder drops over ilte neck, anti the jar is lifted clear of the water. and deposited oe a ,slab. Tice lifter is a kind of n11niature (fans. A form of dry shampoo is now being adopted by diose who aro prevented by fear of rheunalisnl or neuralgia from wetting the head. Powdered orris is gently Tubbed on the head, atter Mlle ham' has been brushed; a cap is placed eter the hair, And is allowed to remain all night, 1n the morning the hair is brushed again, and the result is equal to that of any ordinary shampoo. A flag -holder, for window (1000rn- tiotts, has been devised by a workman, A wood block Is made with a rounded edge in which holes are bored ie re- ceive the slag -staffs. Tills rounded edge gives lite proper spread lot- ,two, three, or more lines, which are faslcned in these sockets lay screws to prevent them iron being 1•ilotvn away, The block is bevelled an one side so as to give n salisfectory eagle for flying !lags to advantage, and It can easily be weasel to the window frame. This holder is So simple that anyone can make if, A new sleeve -holder, for keeping short sleeve:' In. place white putting on on cn crcottL or jacket, is ulnae of a length of tripe with n ring at both ends. One ring Is smaller then the outer, so that 11. 0011 be slipped Uito gh the larger one Ie foi'In a 11005e in the ewe. The Close is tightened round the end of the sleeve aid the urns, w11110 lite free ring is hold by line thumb, The short stove IS Ilius kept from being pushed up, and much trouble .and annoyance .is pre- vented. ro-vented. fie spoke his .love in German --she nn:stared not a word. 1n French ile Ivied to woo her -the maiden never healed. Ile tried his luck in English, in Isiah -all lu Wein, in Greek, Turkish, end Lelln, and in the tongue of Spain, And then - an tnSpiralien came to tine anguished -youth. "'i;ito universal lan- a ' l � 110 tied 1 fry, Lo' lan- guage," C 11 IDOIhT' ,}, S 110 kissed the demur )Hoiden and press - el her to Itis breast; she understood that language, end -well, you Ifnoty Lite rest, The tread nlislress of a certain vil- lage seheol was one slay examining n Lew of hor select pupils in grammar, "Stand up, Freddie and make me a sentence eotttatning the Weed 'seldom, " she said, .pointing to a small tlrchin. Freddie paused se 11 In thought, then with a flush of triumph on his face, re- plied, "Last Week tether had Ileo horses, but yesterday 110 ia811od !Oat of Trade is said to have reached to stop the duplication of names by IIIc owners Ihmnghl 1 would try Peruna, so i wrote of ships is tt'wise one and aims to les-- to you and began at once to lake Perun•t seri a growing evil. and Ala Wahl. The lieu, Thomas Lord, who Is In "I fool: .only lw'a bottles of Perunn ,Su,Qered Tien Years-Ra1{eved Ire Three AlonMs•, 11. C. B. I''1Z1?ll, Mt, Stirling, Ky., 1rn - 'wriies'. 'f,hate suffered with itidney and other /rouble for ten }saws past, "Lu3t Atnrch 1 commenced using Perunn and continued for !lure:, months. have mol used 1L since, nor have I felt (1 pain. '1 hollow that 1 ant well mud I there- fore give my highest commendation to Vac c, -olive gtintill's Of Parona, Pe-ru-tta For Kidney 'Trouble, Mrs. Geo. 11. SI ser, Grant, Ontario, (.roti., writes: "I had 11411 been well for about bin' years. f had kidney trouble, and, ht Mot, felt badly nearly all the line, "This summer i got so very bad ills Moth y'•ear, and is the oldest Con- gregational minister in England, con- Irrates to lake .preaching engagements to different parts of tee country. A rentarkullle accident occurred at Ilarlcsden, a woman being knocked down and templed on, and her leg bicken, fn a -terse to be the iiest at a big amines sale, Lord Roseberry inaugurated and pre- sented to tho viilaga of Checldington, (sticks, a complete water system, which has cost £2.000, as a meniorial to the lute Lady Roseberry, The report of the Government inspec- ior appointed lo inqulre bolo vita Isle ell Wight hes disease recommends that Inc bees should be wintered upon stores eentaining an admixture of beef ex - Known. as the Cardiff warning man's Milker, George Matthews, who bed conducted the Cost Sptotl Financial Association, was at CardIll Quarter Ses- sions found guilty of extensive frauds. In the savings bank established by the North-Easier'n Railway Company for their employes, the annual report shows a stem of X854,662 standing to the credit of the 10,532 depositors, giv- ing an average of k81 ench. An electric tramway car in Birming- ham collided with a wagonelto contain- ing ten old women, who were being driven from the I1nch's 'Trust alms- houses. All were thrown out, and Iwo, each aged seventy-four, were seriously iujlifed, An inquest WAS ]veld recently nt Is- lhigtott on Alarming John Lumbers, a ixeli%elnau, who fell from his bicycle. The pipe which he was smoking was forced through his palate, pierced the base of the skull, and lodged in the brain. A verdict of "aCciclenlal death" was returned. Five people had a remarkable es- cape from death in a motor smash on Me Brighton road. 'rhe car dashed Iin'ough a hedge and chopped into a stone quarry, Since January .let the Royal NaUon- ttl Lifeboat institution has voted re - wands for saving 844 lives, and the life - beats have been launched to the aid of vessels in. distfes son no less than. 200 occasions: BABY'S DANGER. More little lives ,are lost (luring the hot weather months that at any other time of tine year. 40 the summer months tittle ones are the victims of diarrhoea, cholera in15 1tun, dysenlry and stonutch troubles. These canto sud- denly and without waning, end when a medicine is not, at hand .to give plomp1ly the ;short delay may mean death. During the hot weather months Baby's Own Tablets should be kept in every home where them is a young chgd. An occasional use of 1110 Tab- las will prevent stomach and bowel troubles. Or 1f the troubles conte un- awares it prompt use of Ibis medicine wilt bring the child through safely, Ages, J. Renard, New Glasgow, Que., says: "1 cannot speak too highly of 111d.13 is Otvn 'tablets, One of my chi)- dren )lnd a. severe akinete of diarrhoea which the Tablets promptly cured.' Sold by• medicine deitlers or by mail nt 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Onl, PITH, POINT AND PATHOS. Maty men have litany minds, but not ninny of us aro mind readers, all the some. 1'erclship is one ship 11151 con general. le be depended upon to \nuke the voyage of life all right, - \Votnan differs ft'out molt in that she can generally los' her hear( without los- ing Iter head, Alen who drink lo forgot their sor- rows forget that they aro simply sew - in,: n now Crop, Revenge is the poorest crop MM. 0101- letl trial error sieved in despair of spirit. ' Virtue may he Its own reward all right, but the reward is one that can- nel always be collected, Widow's weeds cotlkl never have been gl•:etvn in the Garden of Aden. leew Wren known their own minds -and those who do, wish they (ewes The shortest life is sufficiently long to feel regret , l .g L iel , King Edward Clow wear's braid on ills [misers -ter tt'hiecii nobody eon upbraid hint. And it's easy to advertise Ilia tact rind one of Altmann. and now I (eel better that I hove for some time. "I feel that Penner and Stannlin cured mo and made a different woman of me altogether, I bless the slay 1 picked up the little book and read of your Peruna," Il is the business of the kidney's to remove from the blood all poisonous ranted/As. They must be active all the lime, ole the system suffers. There ere limes when they need a little assistance, 1'erumt is exactly ihis sort of it rem- edy, 11 has saved many people [rain dLsasler by rendering the kidney's ser- vice at a lime when they were not able to bear their own burdens. _..-e. — GIINERAL INIOOII,IATION. interesting Hits of Knowledge About Most Everything. 1t is estimated that to put the entire British telegraphic sy.slem underground %vcuid cost about $125,000,000. It is calculated that the amount spent in advertising in Great Britain amounts to about 8450,000 every day, British 'louses of Parliament cost 816,- 500,000, which is the same amount as St. Peter's at Rome cost in building. The German Empress owns jewels worth $550,000, and has the right. to wear the Crown jewels, valued at 8800,- 000 Coffins of heavy plate glass, hermeti- cally sealed, are now being used. It is said they are much more sanitary than any aloe' kind. Tho largest serpent ever measured was an anaconda, which Dr. Gardner Ic•unci dead in Mexico. It was 37 feet long, and 1t took two horses to drag along, Western Australia )las the highest pe•- centage of mime of any of the Austra- lian Colonies ; but the average number of mines is lower than that in any part of the Southern States of America. The worst attack of cattle plague known in Great Britain was from 1805 to 1867; 124,382 cattle died and 110,183 were slaughtered. On this occasion the plague was imported Irom Russia, Germany exports more than 3,000,000,- 000 lead pencils •every twelve months. They are shipped to foreign countries at the rate of over 10,000,000 a day, count- ing six days to the week. - Probably the greatest number of wild geese ever seen at once flew over lite town al. Lewiston, Illinois, a short time ago, Their number was estimated at be- tween 14,000 and 15,000, and for nearly half nt hour the sky was quite black whit them, - Suturn, which shines as a yellow star 01 the first magnitude, is nearing the earth, and will'be at his. least distance Ilii. month, some 760,0(10,000 utiles, or nearly twenty limes as far off as Afars el his nearest approach quite recently. When near the earth, as at present, a smolt glass will show the planet's rings and bells. Some tropical plants can renlly be, seen to grow. An eminent scientist, who matte measurements in some botanictil guidons in Java, recorded a gt'otvth in a bamboo of 171n. In a single day. Another bemire() was observed to ncicl 8 inches to 115 height daily for fitly -eight (Ws, while two others grew -4 inches steadily each clay for sixty days. '1'he most wonderful bird flight noted m Iho migratory achievetneut of the Vir- ginia plover, which leaves its haunts 111 is'(rll America atcl, laking a course down the Al11mlic, reaches the coast of 13tnsil in one unbroken flight of fifteen hems, covering n distance of over Three thousand miles at the rate of foul' miles a minute. 'l'(IftUtll'I' WAVES, Avon 'cum lo talk; women tall: by In- stinct. - Slimy a gill supports hceeelf and a largo family by marrying, 'I'Ite mon who waits for just Ilia right time to sttu'I; Dater gels nnywlierc. A poor nen hawi't 11.11 11 to do with lawyers, but some of thea have 11511, A girl is very, very inlelleolnnl if olio cruet tell you what another .girl lin, ren, Leve, says a bachelor, is the Ming \tilled makes you believe what you knave 1s net (rile, Pnaplc who boast Ih,'y net er did ally- Ilnng to Is, tislmmed of, Ino lucking 111 n sense of shame. 'i'he mann who et11 1 nf1n'd a nnoinr-emu` ran eettsule Meisel(' with the thought that you tore 0 fool, Ali you have la ihat 5 ben) doesn't cost so touch and is do 1s Least publicly of your wisdom, almost as dtmgelves, - Nurses' and Mothers' Treasure -safest regulator for baby, Prevents calla and vomiting -gives healthful rest -cures diarrhoea mahout the 1#aalhll effects of medicines containing opium or other injurious drugs. 4 a Cures 260,-.atdrug-stores, ,„4p„„,„,,,,,„,„ ent Diarrhoealaafmud :(1, atontreah .* SE1 F -I IFeLP l d'tEN'I'IAL. 1'1xperienre shotes turn', anti ntore every day that the man who lulutvs rrost is he at leo 18 most in demand, ia,lh in the pled'signal and in the coIitAtes•- chit world, tend in donrevtis lite as well. The chill+ r and Rut 611ntdet011 have no r..hetnr,e tow:, and in theft' pias, tLe shrewd, \t'e'll -,ulna t''t, tt„Il-nl- formed business man, in the Elul lase, cunt lite arrteahle, 1p,llr,thcd fl1 •11(1 slid ,V,t)lpnnimt In Nle Init,e'1'It qurib. he can be rutlivuied fn our , spare little. and ili, the• roan tt•tui put% his 1 tslelt to the, best use wit gels nu in this tvoi'11, 11 1s n Liver fli.1.-Mtnty of Mc Mb 1110105 I11rel nen has to '1(11 mel wilt hove their orient in a disordered lit,•r, wlurrh is n ('rl:,•e!(' men, p tiara MIS :Intl& L1 the disturhaneeg that come from irr,'gitur hnb(is of tact; .I Nita, to tinting and drinking, This lo. (aunts for the greet malty liver reg, talars naw .pressed on the attention d f sff° Pt's, Of these s is lone 14' pceriorein Ittet 1'.n'mtrice'h Vegetable Their operation though gentle is tf lite, and the most d,,lietitc can Use them. She tslornly)- "\What Was that noise 1 heard in the hall early this nuu'nin;t when you cote in?” Ile thitslily)-"It must have been Met day breaking, my darling," ITCH(, Mange, Pralrio Scratches and every forum of contagious Bets in human er animals eure(( in '30 minutes by Wel. feed's Sanitary I:olfort, 11 never fails, Seld by nil druggists. "You say she married for love; but T happen to know that the titan she married is worth a uttllionl" "Of coarse; the metier' is what she loves!" Nearly all intents are more or less subject lo diarrhoea and sl eh cern- paints while teething and no this peri- od of their lives is the most critical, motlu•rs should not be without a bot- tle of Dr. .1 D. Kelloggs Dysentery Donal, This medicine is a specific for such complaints and is highly spoken of by those tvho have used it, The proprietors (lain it will cure any case of cholera or summer complaint, "\Veil, oicl amen, 1 haven't 50011 poll for an age," said a man le a friend who had become a Bcnedidc. "How do you Pied matrimony suit pot?" "I1's an ex- pensive thing." was the reply. "If I had only known what I had to pay in milliners' bills--" "You tvoukl have remained single, eh?" "No -1 would hove married a milliner!" Physical Pain and mental anguish atnfot the victims of skin diseases. (lot rid of both by rah bind WYervecle Oarate on the heated, Itching, dis- figured face. Ile relief given is among the wonders of inedioine peeler (lo patienly.--"Your henrt is ranter irregular. nave you nnything That is worrying you?" Patient -"Oh, not particularly) Only that just naw' n-Lcn you put your hand In your pock- et I thought you were going to give me ycur bill," Pleasant -os syt'up; nothing equals 11 as at wenn medicine; the Annie is Mather Graves' Worm Exterminator. The greatest worm destroyer of the age, Small Boy (in awed tones)-"Pn, do you know, I looked into the parlor just now, and what do you think I saw?" Fnlher--"Can't guess, my boy.' Small t Bey-"\Vlty, sister Polly was silting on the, piano -stool, and her young matt was kneeling in front of her, holding her hands like glue." Father -"Alit sensible young fellow that, He was holding her hands to prevent her play- inb the piano." Give Holloway:s Corn Cure a trial. It removed ten corns from one pair of feel without any pain. What it has done once it will do again. INSANITY IN BRITAIN. The Lunacy Commissioners' Report Shows lltere:ISe. Tho annual report of the British Lun- acy Commissioners, published recently, shows a disquieting increase in the pop- ulation of Great 13rilain's asylums. WAS A BOGUS NOBLEMAN SI1CUftl;D AN EARLY S'TAWI' IN CA - OP GRIME. Seymour Barton, Who Posed as N Nobleman, Imprisoned for Lite for Murder, Seymour Barton, known from one end of America to the other as "I,ard 1t'1•inglon, will nus hung for murder- ing 111111VS 311`011111 four year:: ago, but Wilt Undergo lifelong imprisonment. In cenunuilitg the sentence, the Governor ae Ali--.M,urii •annx,uneed ; "Nu loan in 31 -'611(1 1.111 ),e executed V iI1t UL his n.itsenl,' nod llurlr,n alq,utenlly still Ili -nits lift, worth I1ih',t 'Pius cl tppnur' from the public stage anoi11er of the tribe of bogus nnbietnen wh,, iutleosrd Iheuiselves upon lite guili- btlify oI deotocrtla p10510, many' of niretn, 1lrhnps lite tllajuri1t', still death; le,wc a lord. Barton's chief sleek -In- hale se11, tt good English ascent, It dce- u'nL ti.ic,tan"e, and colossal Cheek, and 11c so assets worn used to advantage net t (Ile liu-iy in rural iti t h r e, rue itis lacteal ea 1.3311,5, hedivenotnlc1p- s, parently Reirenuid wilts open tams. STA117'111) EARLY 1N CRIME. Barton secured tut early stat'( in his 11,11 i' of e't'hic'. \\ bean hut seven gents of age Le tea, arreshul at '1'tulbridge. Wells, Englund. for itttattdiaristtl. 1 -Ie received a sentence of Site years, hal brelce out of jail, - When eighteen he became a store accomplished criminal, stole 810.000, was arrested and sen- rt d la t.n y arimprisonment, but ile forged pardon papers and again es- caped, Then he travelled in the best society. stele everything of vrilue that he could find, visited .France, Germany, Spain and Iridin, and served terms of impri- sonment in all four countries. Altcr- ualely Barton was an adept and then a tunglor in his crimes. Sometimes his performances hauled Ilse oust skilled detectives, and again his work tuns easily traced out. Ilis matrimonial wits al- most as varied as his criminal career, MANY AIABRIAGES, In 1880 be married Miss Celestine Elizabeth Miller, of New York, took ,ter to England, and deserted her. In 1002 ho married a young Canadian woman and deserted her three days later. In 1003, posing as Lord 13arringlon, he married beautiful Miss \Viihetmina Grace Cochran, of Sl. Aids, daughter of tt lCansas City pork packer. She dis- ecvemd Thal he was not a real lord and obtained a ditoree, while Barington got six months in jail. Many other mar - sieges are attributed to hila. The bogus lord supposedly murder(%) Jetties AleCann - and a friend for his mone3, with Lhie intention of ntarry- lrlp :firs, McCann. McCann aided Bar- ton, Inking him into his own home to live. In June, 1003, McCann disappeared from home, and a few trays dater his body was foundina quarry. Marton was arrested for the murder and con- vieted. -,W In Fields Far 011. -Dr. Thomas' Ee- lctirlc nil is known i' Austrnlht, Mouth ant Central America as well as in Canada mrd the Gulled Slates, and its ccnsutttpiion increases each year. It has made its own way, ancl all that needs to be clone is to keep its name lefore the public- Everyone knows Mat it is to be had at any store, for alt merchants keep it. Mrs. Jenkins -"My little boys get the measles." Mrs. Tompkins -'So has mine; he got it from Ihogrocer's child- ren." :tits, Jenkins ,disdainfully) -"Oh, 1113' little ls)y got ii from the clergy- man's children-" If you aro out of aorta get abottle of Terrorise' Oa beat tonic, and you will be surprised how (pinkly that thud feeling will wear o0. $1,00 bottles. All Beate -o in medicine. "I am thirty -Ove vent's old," announc- ed a woolen of Iifly-six et a lea last wreck. "And f urn lwenly-six." said the. wcntan of forty-five. Then, turning to a girl of seventeen wlto stood near by, she asked: "hate old arc p011, Ethel?" "Oh," replied Ethel, "according to pre- sent reckoning, 1'In ;not born yet" Tested by Time, --in his justly -cele- brated Pills Dr. Parmelee has given to the world one of the most unique medi- cines offered to the public in late years. i'tepa'ed to nieet the w'.mtt for a pill which could Pe taken sentient nausea, nn,t that would purge without pain, 1t bas met all requirements in that direc- tion. and it is in genet's' use not only tecauso of litese. two qualities but be- cause it is known to leossess alterative At• the beginning of this year one out and curative powers ic'h place it hl Of every 282 persons in England and the h'out rank of )nedlciw'hnes. Wales L,,, reported to be insane. Ten years ago the ratio of insane persons "Aly friend." said the solemn teat. was only one to 314. Front 1.869 to 1006 1113 population of Iatglend• and Wales increased 551; per cent.., while tine in- sane Increased 133 per cent. A significant fact brought to light by the report 1s lila spread of senile de- mentia, which alone accounted for over 38 per cent, of last years fresh lunacy cases. Discussing this phase of the situation, one medical lulherily ex- pressed the belief that we live too long for the land of work most of us d0. "The advanced medical knowledge of lo -day," said titre authority referred 10, "keeps tl-nlult.itui'o of persons alive what. ,Hinds arc prnc'lfcally worn out. Tilo present age demands wore bruin worn and nerve sh•atn Now Oreery opts limit was demanded only a few years lig,,. There is less and less demand for people who can only 1st their hands, Too physical wear and tear has de- creased, while the brain work and 1110 N11'8i11 011 1110 nel'yons system have hl- cren,c,1. "the r"sulL, is 11111 1.11(1 mind dies lust roil no llody is I<'1'!, silve by medical Science, tl'lmich lltns adds to the you w. (tel Or senile dementia cases in our ass luta,,"' DARK slir'i11?1l. 'noes unye.ne Snow where the dead (31 night is bUticd? have you ever clone emelt to snake the Community in which you reside Iho bet- ter tar your living in I(?" "I have done much," replied the other, 1n1mte- "10 purity the homes of my beIkuw-br- ings.r' A)l,'I C('lhliltkd no solontn than, with a pleased enols, „you disiri- Lule tracts?" "No; I clean carpets." A boy never so thoroughly realizes that quarrelling is sinful 55 when he is felling licked in u fight. rued" heat, httl�asS111 said. �^ .n. ...,_-,I,Sietml': NO. '08. 07�..r.M...-.. Nothing you can weareoots you so J)ttle In real comfort, ret,1 service and real satisfaction as ° -Angie Guaranteed Un ervvear Warranted to you Inc the, anal, by the maker to Urn. 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