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The Wingham Times, 1905-03-09, Page 7Miss DIANA'S r ' DUTY JOHN I.ANGRON HEA?ON a Como—foie MS, b tes J teraaattnnat y}/rti Literary anti iiets Service :illaialgtrilAillcilAiii tji. raligailieglrfi MS �� I S I D �! TALBOT was Ll3 sa pretty that she might bave been pardoned of she had felt that she was fulfilling her purpose in the divine plan by merely existing, But a strain of almost mer. bid conscientiousness drawn from a long /We of New England forbears pre- vented her from taking sueb a simple view of the problems of life. "No,'Herbert," she said in thb course bf an animated dispute with liar. Mat- teson, "I cannot turn my back Upon the prompt111gs of duty. Iy have been .thoroughly educated—expensively edu- cated, at least—as you know. More than that, I'm a specialist, I went from college to Professor Arbuthnot's • laboratory. There aren't ten women in the country who know zoology as I 'know it. Professor Arbuthnot has ,often said that if Maud Jones and I 'wasted the chance be gave us and •threw away the pains he took with us by getting married he'd never bother with another woman as long as be lived. He's right. I bave a duty to bins,, to tbe students who come after zne, to the community. I cannot turn back from my task. I shall not even seek a professional ebair. I shall teach young children in the common schools who need me. You do not. You bave your factory to attend to, your mother and sisters" -- "Confound my sisters! No, I don't mean that exactly. They're well • enough, my sisters are; but I don't want another. Somehow I can't get the bang of these modern philanthropic ideas. Here are you and 1, plainly de- signed to be married, and some mil- lions of children equally destined to grow up in happy ignorance of bugs and butterflies. Instead of marrying me you go off to teach them lower forms of animal life. Result—I'm ruts - treble, you're lonely, they're disgusted, Unhappiness all round and not a soul *be better for it You don't need to do St either." "Not for money—no. But here in Massachusetts there are plenty of girls for all the man who wish to marry. There'll be fewer superfluous women by one if I go to work. Society has made great sacrifices and gifted men bave spent tbeir lives to prepare me for working. To be perfectly frank, I think I am fit for something better, Industrially, than sewing on buttons." "Don't doubt it; but 1 refuse to con- sider you industrially," observed Mat- teson. "Ab, yes," cried the girl, throwing her head proudly back, "a toy in a gilded cage—tired of, probably, as soon os won; that's the man's idea of matri- mony! Don't argue with me, Herbert It's breaking my heart to send you away, but I must do it, and I beg you, .oh. I beg you, not to make it harder for mel" At this outbreak Matteson began to look uncomfortable. His silence roused in Diana's mind the hope that he was cbnvinced by her cogent argument—a hope which proved that, much as she knew about invertebrate, she was lit- tle ittle versed in the ways of the higher iinammalia. For Matteson, a bullet 'headed ex -right tackle with a magnifi- cent record in ground gaining and in terferenec, was by no means a "quit- ter." quitter." Nevertheless he kept silent for -some moments, and when he spoke his •words were honeyed guile. "I'll tell you what I'll do,". he said slowly. "I'll go away and not see you Again unless you send for me, If you'll kiss me goodby." "Not see you again?" cried Diana Talbot aghast, "But I don't want"— "I think it would be best," said Mat- teson gravely. "Your duty prevents ;your marrying me. Then I must learn to forget you—the sooner the better. You cannot expect to refuse me as a husband and keep me as a lover, or seven as a friend. You mustn't make it harder for me. Goodbyl" Ile rose to go. Pale and panting she confronted him. Then, flinging her arms about his neck. else kissed Win passionntely. "Go, go!" she cried, and, turning about, she tied frnin the room. Matteson looked after her reflective- ly and then took his departure in fair- ly good spirits for s rejected lover. It was only a few days after this that Nepontie became aware of an as- tounding rumor that Herbert Matteson bad mysteriously disappeared. As he was the most important individual in -the place—shops. professional men and -even churches being almost dependent upon the weekly pay roll of the Nepon- tic Milling company. of which be was 'president—the pews eaused a Sensation. Many were the queries addressed to • 'Arthur Rankine.kine, the treatttrer of the snips, a pleasant faced young college •ehutxi and personal friend of lltattc' eon, Of course, because of these re- lattiOns, he put the best possible face upon the situation. "I do not know .where•lidr. Matteson is," he would say when be felt called Open to say anything. "t, presunxe be zsent away on private business. but he •t#aid nothing to inc about its nature. AS for the mills, of course it makes foot the slfghtttst difference." "Oh, of course." Nevertheless the reply became Mc- •ttetonous after some Weeks. and at last Jtankino began ' z1ry!ng it neceslonatii' With * testy "He may be in Namchat- ka for all 1 know!' This people ithook their beads, and titular beettme gossip, Stripped of the themeoloeuter' pllraseeproper ixt speak - lag of a first citizen, Nepontlo weer cer- +Witf tbt►t the Wel proprietor of the stain tx s xd k u r of.01, the w was inti ySown r tQ mg in a "spree" of appalling dimen- sions. )i'or one, Mrs. Rankine was sure of it )eeause of her husband's persistent rotisen a c on the subject. And because she held Miss Talbot mainly responsi- ble she found it hard to forgive that young woman. Still, as they bad been in former years the closest friends and were yet intimate, she felt it her duty to call at Dr, Talbot aan d aC u afnt q Diana withthe rumors. t r mor .. "Yes," said the young zoologist, look- ing out with sad eyes from a wan, un- smiling face, "I bad heard the—the sto- ries. Do you—do you know?" "I know absolutely nothing about it." "What does Arthur think?" "What he thinks I can't say, because I'm not a mind reader, and be doesn't like to tall; about it, as you !night sup- pose, IIe says he has not the slightest idea where Mr. Matteson is, tbat alt his business affairs are in perfect or- der, and so on. And that is absolutely all that.' can get out of bite. I really think he knows nothing. He isn't wor- ried as much as I should be, but, then, men are queer." A few days later Arthur Rankine, called to St. Louis by business, dropped into a Costly hotel, where he found Matteson in good spirits, but eager for news from home. "I am glad you didn't tell me where you were going," said Rankine, puffing away at his cigar, with his feet comp fortably resting on the table in Mat- teson's room. "By the time I got your;' letter the town was wild. By the way, one of the Boston papers has published your picture, with a"— "Hang the papers! How about Di- ana?" "She's' got a grouch on. Things aren't going her way. The school com- mittee is keeping her out of the temples of instructionwitb a club, and they're right Cbildren who go to work at fourteen have more use for fractions than zoology. Of course it's important, zoology is; but, hang it all, if we tried to learn one -teeth part of the important things" -- "Oh, sbut up! Quit preaching!" "If she wants to teach kids compara- tive zoology," Rankine went on. un- moved, "she'll have to open a private school and lasso 'em into it, and Dr. Talbot won't stand for that May went to talk you over with her and bave a good comfortable cry the other day." • "She- had heard?" "Oh, sure! Before that It's my pri- vate opinion. in wbich the wife of my bosom shares, that DI is lonely without you." 1 "Well, Arthur, you're no end of a good fellow to take all this trouble for me. Wben you get back I wish you'd tell Mrs. Rankine you hare beard that I am in New Orleans. You don't know what I'm doing there. and that's no lis either; you won't know. 1 don't know yet myself. Tell her it's very coun- t dentia] and"— i "No, no; that won't do. Sexed take it too literally and keep mum. I'll tell her it's not to be gossiped about in gen- eral, as you doubtless have reasons for privacy. but that I think perhaps it's her duty to tell Miss Talbot." "Al! right, old boy; you know your own women folks best. Say it's duty, and it goes." A few days later Matteson received in New Orleans the following letter: Nepontic. Mass., May 16. My Dear Mr. Matteson—I feel it my duty to inform you that rumors are afloat in town which may seriously interfere l with your future usefulness and influence for good. When we lost met you promised not to speak to me again until I sent for you. I wish to see you now, for your own sake. Your friend. DIANA TALBOT. The young manufacturer reached Ne - pontic looking "as fit as a fiddle and as "Go. 001" she erred. fine as silk." as Rankine put It "The rest has done him a world of good," he would add ebeerfully in commenting upon Matteson's appearance to v11• lagers of standing. "Stayed away till he got good and oyer it," was the more Cynical verdict of the townspeople. Gossip was less severe upon the great man's falling from grace—or, at least. less busy -because of a nevi' sensation. John Ct. Hawkins was paying open court to "I)oe +laalbot'e girl" and seem- ed quite in her favor. Mr. „Hawkins was an elninently re- spectable eitizen of substantial means and charnetor. The fnet that he was something' like seventy years old and overbbrdened With the care of fire quit* young grandchildren, lett in iris charge by his snit son when dying. gall hit Wooing, in the eyes of the tertempespia, s total* rattier than A re. tnaanticepyeatanetl; Still gawking Wal. THE W NGUTAM TINES MARCH 9, Constipation and Stomach Trouble The most common Iils of life, are quickly cured by Dr. Chase's ICldney"f.lver Pitie. . . . By enlivening the action of kidneys, liver and bowels Dr.Chase'sase's Kidney. Liver Pills entirely overcome constipation on and ensure the proper working o the digestive system. MRS, OWCN CesiMn(GS, Deseronto, Ont., states ;--"I was in very poor health when I began to use Dr. Chase's Kidney - Liver Pills. I had been a great sufferer from constipation and stomach trouble and was weak and run down in strength. I was gradually growing worse every day, and finally decided that I would hare to do something. Hearing of many being cured by Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills I began using them, and soon noticed a nxarlced change for the better. I continued this treatment until I was cured of constipation and my stomach was restored to a healthy condition. It only took about three boxes of pills to entirely cure me." . Dr. Chase's Kidney.Liver Pills, one pill a dose, 25 cents a box. The portrait and ' signature of Dr, A. W, Chase, the famous receipt hook author, are on ever, box. like other desperate men, a rival not to be despised. "She's atcbully goin' t' have the ol' coot so's t' git them children o' bis'n 'n' learn 'em bugs 'n' mice 'n' things." said Uncle Nate Arkwright from the armchair by the grocery stove, "I do' ; know wut the world's cousin' t' these ' days. In my time mos' any girl 'd jump half out'n her skin t' git a man like Bert Matteson, yit yere this Talbot gal, she goes a-palaverin' round tryin' t' git hoe' o' other folks' cbilder t' teach 'stn a lot o' follolls 'n' contrap- tions, 'n' even willin' t' take a roomatic al' cuss like John Hawkins throwed in if she c'n git a few on 'ern. I'm a good min' t' git my ol' courtin' suit out'n the attic 'n' go 'n' eut'im out myself!" "Go in and win, Uncle Nate," said Bub Saulsbury. "If Ail had gal lak dat Ali spank him, mabbe two, t'ree taxa a week, quaito strong," said Antoine Le Caron, but no 'one paid the slightest attention to his disciplinary ideas. "I wonder the of fool ain't got no more sense 'imself," Lije Curry ven- tured at Last. "Ile ain't in no ways t' blame," said Uncle Nato emphatically. "She done f most o' the courtin' herself, they do say, jes' t' git hot' o' them chiller. Wants t' learn 'em about bugs!" And Uncle Nate spat comprehensively at the box of sawdust. "'S for John Haw- kins, he'd do wuss'n that t' git shet 1 o' them young ones. Can't do nothin' with 'em—John he can't. Johnny's a terror, he is. 'N ye know wut hi'ed help is nowadays." An answering murmur of cordial as- sent greeted this appealing statement. • ♦ * . * ar t ae "Nothing is too astonishing to be true, I suppose." said Matteson, as he paused on Dr. Talbot's front porch to mop his forehead. The day was warm and sunny and there was a sweet smell of blossomiug wild currants 'in the air. "Ilow well you are looking, Mr. Mat- teson." said Diana. Talbot. "Shall we sit upon the porch? It's pleasaut to- day." "When I see you—yes, it's pleasant. Tell me. is it true, as they say in the village. that you're going to marry old Hawkins for the sake of a ready made zoology class?" She flushed, "Mr. Hawkins is only sixty-seven," she said, "and an estima- ble man. I find that he sympathizes with my views on many points. He is surprisingly liberal in his way of looking at things." I "Is he going to let you teach?" "I have no opportunity here," she said, with some hauteur, "and since mother's depth I hardly like to go to another town and leave father alone. Treated by Three Doctors for a Severe Attack of Dyspepsia, Got No Relief From Medicines, But Found it At Last In Burdock Blood Bitters. Mrs. Prank Hutt, Morrisburg, Ont. .vaS oneo of those troubled with this most common of stomach troubles. She writes :—" After being treated by three doctors, and using many advertised medicines, for a severe attack of Dyspepsia, and receiving no benefit, 1 gave up all hope of ver being cured. Hearing Burdock Blood Bitters so highly spoken of, I decided to get a bottle, and give it *trial. Before 1 had taken it 1 began to feel better, and by the time 1 had taken the second one 1 was completer cured. 1 cannot recommend Bur- dock Blood Bitters too highly, and would advise all sufferers from 1 dyspepsia to give It a trial." wfl t But x. I a 1 n hesno objectionto I`T ill I s o t zny prosecuting original research:' "In the vast leisure retraining After looking out for five small eltildren and two old men?" queried Matteson, "flow {•encrqusl. I,ou canto have more�timc P as nay wife, if that's all." "No," site said, "you would consent to anything now. but you are flippant. . You do not sympathize with ins deeply, seriously, as he does. You would 4411 - Mile d Interrupt my life work. Per- haps it Is written thatin to remain n an investigator rather than a teacher. And be is lonely and—but I have not yet decided. I have not given him an anstver• "I hope." Matteson began, choosing his words carefully, "that you will de- lay your decision as long as possible and try to see if you have not duties of your own now, without assuming new ones that do not at present don - cern you. You have your duty to your- self. This passion for self abnegation is morbid and unwholesome. You have your duty to me. You bave a duty to the generation that has reared and ed- ucated you to remain in it and not bo drafted into a generation that has had its day. You can ruin my life if you will. You can ruin your own. I shan't say much now, for I can't trust my- self to speak. I can only beg you not to be in haste in your decision. Good - by, dearest -1 must call you that—good- by!" ,And again he stood facing her, ready to go. As Matteson presently swung off down the path toward the gate Ifiss Talbot was conscious of bitter disap- pointment that his call had been so brief and, if the truth must be told, that this time he had not offered to kiss her. If he had swept her into his big arms and crushed her against his chest, if he had rained kisses on her faee and poured endearing words into her ears, resistance would have been simply out of the question. Like many another young man in love, he was en- tirely too cautious. Besides, the interview bad taken place on the front porch of Dr,.Talbot's house, which was set on a •bill and could not be hid, It was most unfortu- nate. "Arthur;"said Matteson as lie burst into the mil office a few minutes later, "I fear' another of my famous de- bauches is due about now. This time I'll tell you beforehand where I'm go- ing, because you may need to use the information in a hurry. Let's see. Where's a good place? Not too far away." "Montreal 7" "Know too many people there. Ban- gor—no; Maine won't do. Have to go through Boston. 13y George, I'll dis- appear like magic in New York! The great, bustling metropolis shall swallow me as if"— "Know lots of people there too." "Yes. but I can dodge 'em." "An right," said Rankine. noting the number that Matteson gave him. "1'1l keep my eyes open. Go along now and begin your druuk, you disgusting object." "Arthur, where's Bert Matteson?" demanded Mrs. Rankine• rushing upon her husband like a whirlwind as ha en- tered the house late in the aftetuoo'a of the nest day. "New York," he answered shortly, "unless he's started for Isalamaizoo by this ting." "'The outra ;eons thing: C'an't any- thing be (tone? She says site's going to promise old Iiawkins tomorrow to marry liux." "Who says so?" asked Rankine in- differently. "You—you brute!" sobbed the little lady, bursting into tears. "I'm afraid, dear," Arthur went on after an interval of irrelevant discus- sion, "that I nm something of a fatalist about matters of this sort. It's fated, I suppose, that she is to do this fool thing, and that's air there is about it. You mustn't blame Bertie for going off that way either. She's thrown him down, and thrown him down hard. and it hurts, and he doesn't Tike to stay around here. I wouldn't if you'd treat- ed me in that way." "I'm going to sea her after dinner," she announced in tones of decision. "Won't be any use. Her duty is plain, but she won't sec it. She ought to marry him for his own sake and take "Arthur, where's Ucrt Matteson?" him out Of this cursed place; go around the World or something. If she Wants to do somethlug worth While for an as- tortment of her fellow men wouldn't his ducats give Inc the inlggest Lind of en opportunity?" nay Ilankine mentally noted her but;- Iaad S suggestion. Prolonged foreign travel trod a ebana• to btud ' the old 905 t KIDNEY DISEASE, Diseases of the Kidneys are numerous, from the fact that these organs act as filters to the blood, and forts one of the great channels for the removal of impurities from the system:, which, if allowed to remain, give rise to the variousus kidney affections, such ch as Dropsy,Diabetes, and Bright's Disease. The following are some of the symptoms of kidney disease:— Backache, sideache, swelling of the feetankles,frequent thirst, and ark a ,frequent W rst, puffiness under the eyes, floating specks before the eyes, and all dis- orders of the urinary system, sueh as frequent, thick, cloudy, scanty, or highly colored urine. DOA1'S KIDNEY PILLS are exactly what the name suggests. They are pot a cure-all, but are a specific for kidney troubles only. Price 60 cents per box, or 8 for $1,25. All dealers, or Tun DOAN K1 INF,Y PILI, CO., Toronto, Ont. 1 {1 1 masters with a new master always ap- peal to women. "But it's no use," Rankine added with !Artful gloom. "She's as obstinate as a mule and won't be budged. You might as well stay at ixouxe and play chess." "Chess: Ola, you cold blooded"— "All right," said Arthur quickly. "P11 take you round and drop into the mill office for awhile to let you talk. But I tell you again it's no use." "I'11 bit that prediction either way," he reflected. "If I'm right I'm wise, and if I'm wrong she's happy enough to forgive me." * t * * •• * • It was some months before the Mat tesons returned to Nepontie. They were married in magic June and wan- dered leisurely around the world, for- tunately forgetting some things they had learned and getting a new per- spective of familiar ideas. They came back as merry as grigs and presently moved into the new house that had been "closed in" during their absence and finished under their daily inspec- tion after their return. The first night under their own roof Diana was somewhat distraught. Fi- nally, with a deep sigh for preface, site addressed her • husband abruptly out of a fit of lousing: "Herbert, I have never spoken to you about those dread- ful tines when you left Nepontic, but I feel that now in the new hope that we have, you know, I must speak. I must ask you for the sake of—ask you to bo careful to guard against any in- herited tendencies that might blight his -its future, you know. Oh, do you suppose they will be transmitted to"— "What kind of inherited tendencies?" demanded Matteson, starting up. "Oh, any kind," she said hastily; "drinking, you know, or—or anything." "Drinking? Never was drunk in my life!" "Oh, I'm so glad! But they said when you went away"— "Psbawl It's a pipe dream. I never was drunk. Father never. was either; so he told me. Don't believe grand- father ever was. Oh, the baby ought to start fair that way, unless you're tippling on the sly yourself. But great Scott) Do you mean to tell me you married me to reform ale?" "There was perhaps a little misap- prehension," she replied demurely, "but I suppose it's my duty now to slake the best of it." Thoughtful. Arthur—There's one thing I will say for Berthas father. Ile is punctiliously polite. Henry—And yet he heckled you out of the horse with startling precipitancy. Arthur—I admit that, but he was thoughtful enough to express the hope that he wasn't annoying me.—Boston Transcript. Tile Lovers. They were sitting by the window, and he was holding her ring bedecked hand. "Why does the wind out there sigh so?" she asked. "I suppose, love, because it can't kiss your eheek," he answered, gazing into her eyes.—Yonkers Statesman. Circumstances -Alter Cnsea. Fascinating DIvorcee—IIonestly, now, bishop, if I were to come to you and ask you to marry me, you wouldn't re- fuse me, would you? Bishop Ilichurch fenbarrassed) Ahem! Well, Mrs. IIilire. I can hard- ly say on such short notice. This is go sudden, you know.—Judge. OUTSIDE ADVERTISING. Orders for the insertion of a,ctvertisom'0tr snch se teachers wonted, business rhaueee, mechanics wanted, artteta.4 for Rain, or in fact Any. kind of an advt. in soy of tha Toronto or other city papers. maybe left at tilt) Ttata ot$ee. This work will receive protript Athletics. 'nal will sate people the trntttibi of remitting for and forwarding advertisements. Lowes rates will be meted on an•,t*cattl"ti. Lear, or send your next work of this kind to the ItilltE$ rrV.F fell. WEtt:es: ttt. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TIM'ES • A Solesw Deuce. They Have a singular Lind of dance conducted on the greens of •country vil- lages in liussia. The dangers stand apart, a !:not of young num here, a knot of maidens there, eacheech sex. by it- self and silent as it crowd of Mutes. A piper breaks into a tune; a youth pulls o his ca and challenges 5 t ff )►his girl with a wave and bow. It the girl is willing, she waves her handkerchief in token of The youth advances, takes a corner h x • ce ot a ndl.et hi f inhis hand t 1 a e and leads his lassie round end round. No word is spoken and no laugh is heard, Stiff with cords and rich with braids, the girl moves heavily by her- self, going round and round and never allowing her partner to touelx her !land. The pipe goes (ironing on for hours in the salve sad key and ]treasure, and the prize of merit in this "eireling," as tbe dance is called, is given by specta- tors to the lassie who in all that sum- Baer revelry has uever spoken and nev- er smiled, A Widower's Suseeptiblilte*. A. widower is a tame animal and stands without tying. No woman can scare him. lie is overconfident, and that is lits great weakness. Ile has been through it all and is not to be eaught a second time. He feels imper- vious to the approaches of woman in any.' form or guise, The widow finds hire really a rather knotty problem. He presents difficulties that are wholly ab- sent in a man who has never felt the matrimonial halter draw, Ile looks up- on the widow with amused indiffer- ence. But a young and attractive wom- an who bus never been married quickly arouses his sympathies. Ile in nine cases out of ten shows remarkable en- • durance of her siege of his heart, and we all know that it is but a step from endurance to pity and thence to em- braces. His doom is quickly sealed. • Tile Simple Life Expensive. And, really, the simple life is fright- fully expensive. At a recent entertain- ment in this eity a great luxury in the serving of the second supper was the introduction of country sausage and buckwheat cakes with maple sirup. But the sausage came from the farm of the host and represented a small fortune, as the pigs from which the piece de re- sistance was made were blooded ani- mals with pedigrees. The buckwheat was grown in special fields which cost ever so much a foot, and the maple sir- up was taken from trees in the most expensive Adirondack preserve. And thus can thousands of dollars be spent on the simple Ole, while truffles, pate, terrapin and such other rarebits of a former generation are lett for the ta- bles of the middle classes with moder- ate means. Picture In Disguise. Many and strange have been the v1' cissitudes of some of the world's great- est reatest pictures, and a fine painting which now graces Lord Leigh's residence in Warwickshire has an interesting his- tory. This remarkable picture, which for some years consisted of a painting of Sowers, was pronounced by an art dealer to be merely a mask for some other picture, and on his receiving per- mission he gradually cleaned off the flowers, discovering underneath a very fine portrait of Charles I., by Vandyke. It is supposed that the portrait was thus disguised in order to save it from destruction by the Roundheads at the time of the commonwealth. Where We Aro Unclean. We are most particular about clean- liness in our !louses—many servants must keep them swept and garnish for us—and. about cleanliness in our food, eatiug only of first class materials, daiutily prepared. But with all this delicacy of habit the most greasy sav- age is seraph clean compared to us in the matter of air. Ile breathes pure air rich in oxygen. We get together In vast herds, defile the air with all manner of disagreeable and revolting matter, including disease germs, and then contentedly breathe it—Charlotte Perkins Gilman in Good Housekeep- ing. Doctors and Celibacy. There was once a time when doctors were doomed to celibacy. It was at the conclusion of the mediaeval period, when medicine was in the hands of the monks. In Prance the habit of celibacy persisted long after the practice of medicine had passed into lay hands. For two or three centuries the doctors protested, but in vain. The matter•was fivally laid before the pope and toward the end of the fifteenth century the vow was abolished. Two Points of 'View. "I think," said an exasperated old deacon as he slowly elevated himself from the pavement to a perpendicular, "the full grown man who throws an orange peel on the sidewalk is no Christian." "Web," said a bystander. "what do you think of alt orange peel that throws a full ;grovel man on the ,sidewalk?" antedate. "I -Wish they'd invent a new expres- aion occasionally," said Top as he pe• +•used the account of a recent wedding. !It's always 'the bhtsliinn' bride." "Well," replica Mrs. Top, "when you consider what sort of husbands most girls 'hare to tnarry you can't wonder et their blushing." Atter the Cciaadltatton. "tt"elk, Drs. iirottn and Smith are going to operate upon old Gotrox," "Is the operation necessary?" "Why, yes; Brown has a note coming due, and Smith wants an automobile." The Leek. "Sal', waiter, this plate must be cracked; the table is Wet." �� ":No, tar; there's a leek hi the L oup, 7 AB$OLUTE SECURITY; Genuine Carter's Little Liver kills. Must Beer Signature of See irac.Shgllo Wrapper Peiew+ Very small and as easy to taw xis sufa:r. HEA CARTEKS Fell G¢IZSIIfES;. `cat ITTLE FOR lilliellSREf3. gym 10R 'TORPID LIVER. PIS ,, FOR saNSTIP400. FOR SALLOW SKIN. Fen IR Fen FtiJi (( rest.fu-rem sVn,µvR M0w,.r. tti cera,o t rarely Yegetable.r+6ru.. r, ►aG CURE SICK HEADACHE. Quaint oitt 1it'liul, Ae 'oi'ding to cold deeds. the whole tract of land tuljaeeut to the town hall at Watertown. c'oun., is einluilc'd with a condition that "no Episcopalians or oth- er se(•tarittns" shall 1!e :Wowed to build a residence upon it fur themselves. Butter mill:. Btxtiernxilk, it is averred. 15 0 match- less remedy Against the microbes of old. ge. „lid the constant use of it under given c•onditiuns will go far toward re- tarding the aplroaeh of senility. Webster's Last Chance., 't'lie e•atupnigu or 1840 )std a dramatic nod unexpected sequel. l'hnrlell' 'Weed, before the meeting of the W'lxig con- vention, sought out Webster and urged !aim to take second place on the ticket with Harrison, but the suggestion was ivied ed with scorn. .vii iteec'pta:..•e of'. W'eed's advice would have made Web- ster president in little more than a year. 1,000 Tears of Ownership. n11116m is probably the oldest contin- uously ontinuously owned property in the kingdom. It has belonged to the bishops of Lon- don for 1,300 years and has survived all the changes, ecclesiastical and civil,, which the church and state of England. have witnessed in that time. Denmark's Colors. The oldest existing national color in the red and white crossed flag of Den- mark. Weddings In Cairo. A wedding celebration in Cairo lasts for three days. There is feasting dur- ing an the time, and the house and streets are liberally decorated with. flags and Ianterns. "Ereedfug Bread:' "Breeding bread" is the name given to certain red stains, like blotches of blood, - which appear on beef and on bread, holiest potatoes and other fari- naceous su{xstanees. In olden times it was regarded as a miracle or omen, but in 1810 it was form! by Dr. Settea of Venice to be a microscopic plant A Depraved Mother. A London mother offered to sell Iter baby for a quest of beer. This fact came out at a subsequent inquest into the little ane s death. Smoking Pipes, There is an endless variety of Sub- stances of which pipes are made. In China the stems are of bamboo. In In- dia leather stems are used. in l'ersla sweet jasmine. in Asia Minor cherry wood. In the Philippine Islands a rich• er material is available, for the native.: hollow out goicl nuggets which tete:' tixxd in the torrent beds and use then as pipe bowls. dt awns xa a t d•! Vit to . , . f, n t, 1(41 a c":, The modern .oldct:, ••n'• ;.Inks nus• rc•ionsly 1-k l.i, h pros ru-s,-t shoe. I' s o» mous. base ye'.,: ,, au• y reach 1'o.WAtthoau.•,.s••di,bast - t •iii 1/44.ithi1. The King of Terrors Is Consumption. And Consuntption is caused by negiect- lna to cure the deoserons Coughs and Colds. The balsamic odor of the newly cut pine heals and invigorates the lungs, and even consumptives im- prove and revive amid the perfume of the pines. This fact has tong been known to physicians, but the essential healing principle of the pine has never betore been separ- ated and refined as it is in DR. WOOD'S NORWAY ?IND SYRUP. It combines the life-giving lung• healing virtue of the Norway Pine with other absorbent, expectorant and soothing herbs and Balsams. It tures Coughs, Colds, Please. t ness, Bronchitis, and all a ff ctions of the bronchial tubes and air pas- sages. Mrs. M. B. Lisle, Eagle Read, b1,S., writes : -i have used Dt. Wood's Norway nine Syrup for coughs and think itis it Mit remedy, the best we h are ever used. Anum- ber of people here have great faith in it is it tures every time. p'rlce 21 cents per bottle.