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3 - TORONTO, ONT. Cap! tal (Paid Up) ¢ - - Rest - { ESTABLISHED 1867, BLISINESS WITH FARMERS s In | addition to handling Commercial Paper |, this of L hans to Farmers, and the discount. ing of | Farmers' Sales Notes at reasonable rates +f interest, Car ful and prompt attention is aleo given [to the coflectiug of Notes, ete. FAVINGS BANK ' HEA D OFFICE, $8,000,000 2,000,000 Bank makes a special business each depositor semi-annually. HG HUTCHESON, ANAGER. Port Perry, June 26, 1807. £100,000 STERLING (British Capital) To lend at 4 45 and 06 per cent on good Mortgage security. Apply to NAVD J. ADAMS fay and ta delay | wal of the whole iy portion of the deposit. No Charge is made on withdrawing ov | deplositing money, Flort Perry Branch +. M. GIBBS, Manager | Sig R.)D. ARCARR, M.D.C.M. | D Iniversity : M.B. Toronte Mombjer or the College « Sarge phy. Oat; College of 8 of the R burg ; Me and Surgeons . W Pupil of the Rolunda "Hos For Wi rer reir tor V i door vast of Davis' Furaitore Emporiom, Queen Street. Ofioc houts-- to 11a. ad 2 10 5 p.m, and evenings, T'h ive taken as partner; my brother, Dr R. Awcher, M. D., C. M., Member of Col. dege of Physicians and Surgeons, Out. Port Perry, June 9, 1897. DR. E. L. PROCTER {SUCCESSOR TO DK, CLEMENR ) M.D C.M. of Trinity College University, Toronto, with Honor Certificate. Fellow of Trinity Medical College, Toronto, Mem. of Col. of Physicians and Surgeon 3 Licentiate of University of State of New Fork. Office and residence on Dr. Clemens' old site. Opposite Town all, PORT PERRY. MNOTICH. R. J. H. SANGSTER, Physician, Sur : goon and Accoucheury and Dr. W. Sangster, Dentist, may on And after to-day, be found iu their new Surgical and Dental Offices over the Post Office, where they will We found as heretofore, prepared to attend to their respective professions in all their bravehes, Port Perry, Dec, 8, 1897. DR. 8. J. MELLOW, PuysioiaN, SURGEON, &O. Office and Residence, Queen 8¢., Port Perry Office hours--8 to 10 a,m.; 1to3 p.m, and Evenings. * Telephone in office and house, open night and day over the lines south, connected with tte residence of G. L. Robson, V.8. Port Perry, Nov. 15, 1894, Ranker and Broker, | Parl Pervy, Ont, [8 LOAN. in prepared on Farm 8 to LEND geuTity 4 PER OENT. n Village Property A'l 27 Also « £25 MORTUAC > RU! BELLS, Baryister, , 1885 Office next $5 Or ok. Port Perry, May 1 V: ¥ 1 erinary Surgeon. id Do not 3 suffer another i day. It's useless, for there's a prompt and safe cure. Itis aE pectoral y 4 which cures fresh colds and coughs in a Single night and masters chronic coughs and bronchitis in a short time. Consump- tion is surely and cer- tainly prevented, and cured, too, if taken in time. A 25¢. bottle for a fresh cold; 50c. size for older colds; $1 size for chronic coughsand consumption. «1 always keep a bottle of Ayer's Cherry otal on hand. Then every time I get cold 1 take a little of iand I am better at once." Jans O. Buquom, | Oct, 19, 1898, El Paso, Texas. tan Write the Doctors If ¢anplaint whutever an bY 1 b 4 4 4 ~~ { 3% have any desire the best medical advice, write the Doctor tréely. Address Dr. J. C, AYR, Lowell, Mass. Be THE GRAND SCHEMER HIS TAILOR CALLS TO SEE HIM WITH hangs again. HIS LITTLE BILL. 1 The A pu wind od 4d a ful Conisa ut shuProviveiat Ve College and obtained 4 Dipioma as Veterin. ary Surgeon, would aunounce that he has spenpd an office for the practice of his pro- fessionat Port Perry, whereall eallspersonal by letter or telegram, by day or by might | will ba promptly attended to. All § latest and best known system 4a Telephone connection--free of charge. ORR GRAHAM. Port Perry, April 8, 1884. JOS. BAIRD [IGENSED, AUCTIONEER. for the | County of Ontario. Sale Register at the Ops¥rvERr Office. Patronage solicited. Manchester, Jan, 19, 1899. AUCTIONEER. aE undersigned tukes this opportunity of returning thanks for the very liberal patrcnage he has received as Auctioneer in the past. The increased experience and extensive practice which I have had will be turned to advantage of patrons, and parties | favoring me with their sales may rely on their interests being fully protected. No effort will be spared to make it profitable for parties placing their sales in my hands. My Sale Register will be found at the Leland House, Cwosarea, 2 THOS. SWAIN. Cumosares, Aug. 26, 1806. 'WM, GORDON, - Licensed Auctioneer, Valuator &o. Fs Sie Townahips of Brock, Ushridge, ara, Ram: ariposh and Eldon rd Parties¢iitrusting their Sales to me may rely on the utmsot attention being given to riot DR. JONES Pun Suroxoy, &oc., CORONER for the County of Ontario. Surgery and Office over Mr. Carnugie's Store, Queen i DE [, {Rooms over Allison's Drug Store] PORT PERRY. All branches of Dentistry, including Orown and Bridge Work stivcessfully practiced. . Artifical Teeth on Gold, Silver. Aluminum t : or Boller Plater : Fillings of Cot, Silver ar Cement . Fuiglens extra i ye hen reguired: { ices to suit the si 5 Feb. ¥ ; in . ISSUER '| MARRIAGE LICENSES, thei WM. GORDON, Sunderland, N. FE, PATERSON, Q. C,, BansistelsSulisitor. Notary 'emple Building, Cor. Bay reats, Toronto. fice Ont, led, but © the Clothing n 4 | the Great An. a wers Creanér Company. [Copyright, 1900, by ©. B. Lewis.] Major Crofoot had left the door of his office open by accident, and as he he was suddenly accosted with: "I yhas come for dot leetle bill" "What--er--eh--is it you?" exclaimed the major as he almost fell out of his chair in getting up. "Well, well, but this is luck. Why, man, 1 was just making out & check for you. I happens od to remember that I owed you a dol lar for cleaning my suit." "Yes, it vhas a dollar," replied the tailor as he held out the bill, "und you don't pay me for a year." "A year? How time flies! Yes, it ls 2 bill for a dollar for cleaning a salt and pepper suit, and if you bad only waited balf an hour you would have had a check for it. The check would have been filled out for $100. My dear 1 YHAS COME FOR DOT LEETLE BILL." fan, you are ohe of the few people who bad confidence In me when my fortunes were dt the lowest ebb. The husidred prove my oy major as he walked about Dr F D. McGrattan ¢ (DENTIST) L.D.S of Royal College of Dental Surgeons, also D.D.R. of Toronto University. Office over MeCaw's Jewelry Store. Office houtg==8 a.m. to8.30 p.m. vort Perry, Jiihe 29, 1808. H. McCAW, 0 vars Perry, Dec. 19, 1883, PROF. 8. J. COHEN RACTICAL OPTICIAN and Eye and ist, 176 Wilton Ave, Toronto, * Port Perry Ont, | MeGill, ort. Perry once in si th, <= All orders warned 10 tisfants ¥ Al give rn W. D. J Adams and Mr. Jobtt Mr. 0 ort P d the check. "You brought cleaned and rehabilitated, and you went away saying not & word about the bill | You treated me 48 if 1 bad millions of dollars, and never, never can I forget your consideration. Major Crofoot re- members those who remember him." "¥hell?" queried. the tallor as he focked at the bill in his hand.' : | "Ah, I remember that salt and suit and the days of my adversity!" rushed te the suit up here one day thoroughly zg Each machine will crease 18,00 per day of ten hours, and that's an In- come of $4.500 a day. We shall steam crease the trousers of the world. Ev- ery royal head will be among our pa- trons. Isn't it plain to you now?¥ Iso't it as clear as daylight that you will be riding In your own barouche ih less than six months? "But you owe me a dollar," persisted | the taflor. "Great Scott, but you talk about a dollar whet hundreds of thousands are falling at your feet! Let me go over this once again. We are the Great Awerican Steam Trousers Creaser, We don't steam trousers, but Wwe crease 'em by steam." "I know." "We grease 18,000 pairs per day at a RIGHTS THAN RIGHT OUR MISTAKES." JINGLES AND JESTS. A begend of the Ice Rink, s giddy young crowd on the rink that "Twas ¥or THIL Old Nick was completely enveloped in suf, And be hadn't bad time to get cooled off enough. RET Dad's ud tue 10 Set SOs TR And the next time that Nick goes prospecting at in R11 train up beforehand oft Woling foe rinks They Didn't Know What to Dos The Rational Argument was especially ot the Deadly Parallel. "You are extremely superficial!" sneer ed the Rational Argument. "Certainly, 1 don't claim to be a paral- lelopipedon!" retorted the Deadly Paral 1¥! humorously. But inasmuch as this pleasantry sup- posed a knowledge of geometrical forms, quarter a palr. We make $4,400 per" day clear money on every machine, and we have 20,000 machines at work. Your share of the profits will be at least half a million dollars per yegr. In ten years you are worth $5,000. I'ailor. shake hinds. It ull comes from vour confidence in me." "Hot | don't hhve some confidence. | ytas here fot my dollar" "and the doliir is yoar deposit on ¢not ground Hoor stock. It is an evil nee of your good faith and will coptuslly be returned to you. Can yu sell veur shop today? Can you La:te in three days to take hold fhe first machlfie and feed 18,000 paird of trousers through it? You can, of course. You will be ready, and 1 can depend on yott, Shall I speak to some bank about your openfng an account?" "1f--if--you could pay"-- "You'll get your first month's salary in advance, and if you want to use balf 2 million 1 ean lend you the cash That's all, except that we'll shake You will excuse me, 1 know, but I've got to go out for an | hour or two. Call again, See you later. Don't fall me." The grand promoter put on flor had come for that dolla took a chalr to wait. The fire | low and the room was cold, and In an hour his teeth were chattering. He | stood It for another hour, and then he iseases of animals treated in the | gat smoking with his heels on his desk | rose up and softly tiptoed out and went down stairs, At the foot of the stairs he met a man who queried: "Do you know If that old deadbent { Major Crofoot is up stairs?" ; "He vhas gone out," was the reply. "Have you been trying to collect a bin?' "Yes." "And How did you come out?" "1 yhas put into. dot Gredt American Steamy Trousers Creaser und creased | all over 18,000 pairs a day, und now 1 | vhas glad to go home mit my life und | let dot bill go. Shake hands, 1 con- gratulate yod!" M. Quap, A WOMAN'S STRATEGY: fhe Found a Way to Quicken a Lag- gard Lover to Action, After the athletic young man, resting lagily in an easy chair, bad studied the ceiling at which he was blowing smoke he feplied to the pretty sister who bad twite asked him the same question: "Bess, you know 1 don't care the turn of my band for women. I'm saturated with what the politicians call apathy. Of course | remember the Georgia girl that visited ns last summer, She was a magnificent creature to look at, but I'll warrant she is just like the rest of them. 1 pald her some attention for your sake, little one, but really I bad to think twice before recalling het. Her name was Molly, wasn't i{t#" "Tab Twing writes me of & report that Molly is going to marry in Howker of the army. You know and the sister took observatiofis from the corner of one eye. 8 "What, that chump? The feither headed flirt and egotls | with her! Why don't you inte "And get snubbed for my pains? I | guess not! But you seem agitated about the matter, my dear boy." = "No; it's pot that, Bess" Yet she could see the blush on the bck of his neck #s he looked out the window. "I'm (ll. T've felt it coming on foF sev- eral weeks. The truth is that the doc. tor says I must go south for & and he hever hesitated at this "per, afd she was gushing In ber critical sympathy. "T nuleance, but I'll start | Within 15 minutes 8 f | "Darlifig Molly, he's coming. you I'd find a way *o stir him hop so | Miss Gabbeigh--It's | tather was a brewer. laughter was not genes! throughout po- litical circles, His Limit, "I'm getting along," said Mr. Cumrox. "I'm progressing slowly, but surely." "In what?" "Culture. with Mrs. C. aud the girls until I'm get- ting right refined. But there's one thing { don't think I'll achieve. I don't believe I'll ever be able to go Into an antique store and tell the difference between brie- a-brac and junk." Second Thoughts, Of second thoughts, fair Rosalind; You now regret that you declined My ardent suit and scorned my pled With that unmerciful decree Who for your love in vilin had plbeds Long obdurate, no luhger ite You look on so disddintully; Some pity in your bt-ust you find On second thobghts. Alas, had you but thus turned kind Ere those wounds healed you lett behinds Ere from your toils | struggled tree When fairer Maud | chanced to see, But now--I, too, have changed my mind On second thoughts. Fishers of Mem Nat, as for we, | took no serious view of nptrimony. "starry him by all ments! I exclaitne ed merrily. "For a cod, you know!" My sister shivered. She was a raf more earnest, thoughtful girl than I "Ile In too obviously a lobster for that!" she answered sadly. Of course | did not much mind, one way or the other. An Impression to the Contrary, "Don't you think there is too much dis- position to use money in American poli ties 1" "No, sir," answered the worker. "When 1 go out after subscriptions to my cam- ptign fund, | am more and more convine- ed that there is a deplorable disposition to keep the money lying idle." His Record: This is a world of sad changes. Listen to this: This lite it is "Up and go itl" This was his bright career! Fifteen years as a poet, Balance--an avitior" tr, The Only Refuge. Commonplace Young Man (scion of fi- lustrious fawily)--Hi, there! Don't you point that thing this wuy! Camera Fiend--It's no crime, 1 guess; to take a snap shot of anybody. Commonplace Young Man--It is to take one of me. I'm copyrighted. Her Idea of It. "Just listen and hear how that hem cackles, just because she has laid an egg," said Mrs. Bloomfield. "She evidently thinks that the product of the hen and her joyous song comprise the lay o* tba lard" 7 3ad Tare field. M= Must Die t Win, Fond soul! There's no meed For high, noble deed, Ho matter how hitd you strive You can't get your name In the Hall of Fame Bo long as you'te still alive Very Qii€er: "I read the hes day that Sutomobiles replacing ho orl gome of the wes tras hes," 1d Phe observant boardef. shonld think that horseless cowboys 3 be considerable of a novelty," com- ments? "he cross jd hogrder, 5 3 About tlié Size of it. _ Rushem--I haven't any use for Toa féts. Gushem--Oh, they are all right in. thelr way. Rushem--There's where you are wroti: They are always right in somebody alse's wiy.--EBExchange. A Limited Supply. She sald she meant to speak her mind And wouldn't take wuch time to do it} fhe other sald, wifh sneer unkind, It wouldn't take long if she knew it, Inherits thé Hop. Miss Askit--What makes Mt, Malts ily when he dances hereditary, His Can't Take the Medistie. Laughter is a cure for indiges- pers, eamed, fizzled aiid | 1 sew it alll" mist { ne For the place he had come from was pretty hot | | I've been traveling around | "uch. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1901. THE CHANBELESS PLAYS. You vaudered Yo Uf thter, Tye heen to sos the I've listened to the sme old jokes we heard long - bard and slow-- owlast act'mw ia fala, Tom ke Sweaty este ago! The heroine, she suféied, Tom; you should have heard ber weep; i Her bait was golden in ite hue, for peroxide fs ' The hero struts about the stage and hoarsely whis- "*Ab, And then the crafty villain mutters Bah!" play is just the same, deaf Tom; the plot fs thickened #0, the same as wher We went some twenty Years ago. The soubrette fs the sume, ofd boy; she has the same old wink. Fee cheeks are just ay fadiabit; they have the same soft pink, She's billed as Little Tottie now, and, say, she doesn't show Her age as much as whn she playéd some twenty years ago. The songs are full of "mother, dears," the star takes all the stage, The jokes and bther dialogue show very little ge, But youngest of the lot, dear Tom, the soubrette's cheeks still glow As pinkly as they used to do sothe twenty yeahs La doth Wink th Haltimate American. aman tmmmiit Er 1 GCAUOEB EOS 0e 0b Fane Deals 1 Of Dugwau's Bou He Tried Hard to Make Money, but Always Failed. 040+ 00+ 0+040 040+0+0+0+0+0 Dugway was out, but was expected back shortly, and Vance undertook to entertain the visitor. He was in a con- fidential mood. "I've been tryin to make some money Again," he sald. "807 sald the visitor. nothing new, is 1t?" "Well, 1 don't know," replied the boy, curling himself comfortably among the pillows on the lounge, "I s'pose I try often enough, but it looks like I aln't a money maker. Pa says I am cut out for a cohfidence man, but I don't seem to get the best of him ever. Say, do you keep books, an do yon know When you have too much money ag never found dut that | had too "But that's "Well, pn has, 4th It makes him feel bad. When 1 go dowhb to the office 1 see all kifids of motley around--dol- lars an hdlf dollars #fi qusrters till you can't tést, an nohody seems tb pay any attention to it. particular. I ast pa about It, an he said that he knew to & cent how mnch they was because he kept books an made them balance every night. | was wonderin whether he'd know the difference if I took a little of it, just what | needed. 1 don't like to ast pa for money." "Why?" Vance wriggled a little and bit his bandkerchief. "Well," be sald at last, "he always wants to know what I want to do wigh It." "Impertinent curlosity. Why don't you get him to take you a fixed allow- ance--so much #4 week?" "1 aid try. 1 wanted him to give me a nickel a day. I don't want a Whole lot of money, btit I like to have sothe. Ted Cunninghfm always has money, an when he wants me to pitch to & crack or anything 1 have to own dp that I'm broke. "Puts you fi #n embariissing situ- Ktion."" "I thought 1 would see whether pa totld tell about lis money, an so when Mr. Jones was goité to lunch &n pa was 1b the hack room I put the 50 cents that you gave the thit day la with the other 50 cents ih the triy., I didn't like to take any out, because I didn't know but it hight be ss. Then ma ah me trent home, but we hid to walt din- ner for pa that night, an then be didn't come for ever so long dfter we was through. Ma ast him whit made hfm 80 late, an he sald that he had been havin the dickens own time over at the office because Mr. Jones an bim couldn't mike the cath balance. There was 50 cents over. Fle looked awful mad about it. fi ma didn't say any- thing more about him bein too late for dinper, an 1 didv't like to say about me hayin put the 50 cents in, because I thonght he wouldn't like it. 1 thought the best thing 1 conld do was to tell ma, so 1 told her, an she said that I had better go to pa an tell him I was sorry an how it happened. I didn't do it. but 1 guess hie did, because pa threw dowh my B50 cents at the breakfast table in the mornin an told me never to let him catch me at any such monkey fficke as that again or he'd make me need skin graftin, He sald that he worked tour hours on account of what I'd Gone, an it wouldn't have beet so bad if there had been 50 cents too little. 1 ast him why, an he said that then he conld have called it a mistake an paid the BO cents out of his own pocket. 1 don't see why he couldn't have given the 50 cents away to somebody an said it was a mistake, do you?" "It looks to me like false logic," sald | | she | hice NEE "f knew that 1 couldn't get that uch money, an 1 thought 1 might just well buy eggs an set them under a common hen." 4 bright Idea" rs. McClellan told ie ft the best thing I could do. 4 sell thetn for $25 myself. Ma gave me the dollar to buy the eggs an loaned nie a het what wanted to set. Tt takes ' 4 hen 4 Awful long time to hateh ehick- | ens, though. 1 used to go out mi | every mornin an raise her up to see If i 'got any, an she squawked an my band. Geel But it weeks dtfe of 'em 1 wisht I ha 1 guess that oll | right." | "What was the trouble?" | Vance held his snub hose expressive- ly between his thumb and forefinger. | "1 was slidin down the kitchen roof." | he continued, "an I knocked a board down, an it fell on orie*of the chickens | an squashed It dead, ap the other two wis both roosters. mbiiey one time an ! sold one of 'ém to the lady next door for A quarter. That was all she'd give me for It. I told her It whs a blooded Plymouth fiock, but she sald she didn't mind | that, just so long as it would make & | good fry. 1 kept the other one all sum- | mer an theh took it to Mrs. McClellan | an ast her what she'd give me for It. "She sald that she'd trade me a pair of rabbits for it an I could make more money raisin rabbits than I could rals- | In chickens ail the rabbits was worth $1 a pair. So I took the rabbits. Ome of them was named Dick an the other Lizzie. 1 used to like Dick the best. Ma wouldn't let me keep them up in my thom, so 1 bad to build a place for them ont In the wood shed an keep theih there, except when | turned them loose. They was awful cute. Lizzie {4 | used to eat dongh out of my hand. She | liked dough better than anything." | "Haven't you got them still?" "No. 1 gave them away. 1 got kinder | tired of tendin 'em, an they didn't | bave any little rabbits at all. I couldn't | see how 1 was goin to make any mon- | ey out of em. an whefi I sald anything { about it pa he'd laugh. "1 ast Mrs. McClellan about Jit, ag she said that hers had had two or three litters since she sold me mine, an she couldn't see how it was. Pa said they didn't have lucky names, at least Hiave been named Willie or Pete." "Then the rabbit business wasn't a success?" J "N'huh. T lost all I put into it ex- ceptin the quarter 1 got from the lady "Oh, she wae only backin me. She knew she wis takin chences. I wisht I had that dollar bidek, though. 1 need a dollar the worst way. Don't you ftiotr & good, easy way for a boy to get 4 dollar? 1 don't want to have to walt for it too long. I'd ast ps to give me one, only I ast him for one yesterday, an be wouldn't give it to me. 1 aint goin to ast him again."--Chlcago Rec- ord. A Bit of Hoyt's Wit, Othe that will appeal pasicularly to theatrical people is told by an actor ds follows: "Hoyt made many friends, and some the fastest ih both the fiffectionate and comedies in connection with the busi Hless management of the plece. Now, it is true of all theatrical management that there is always 'rivalry between the man abead of the show' snd the will be the whole thing. After these two men had been on the road with the company for several weeks a strong rivalry grew up, and the man khedd of the show billed himself cn the programmes as manager and the other as agent. Of course the reduced gentlemen 'kicked,' and to settle the dispute the mit who was the whole thing wired Hoyt In some anger, '1 want to know how I shall bill -- on the house programmes.' Quick &as a flash the answer came from Hoyt, 'Bill him 8s excess baggage.--Hoyt.' "--Ean- sas City Star. Two Constitutiohs. The Prince of Wales, even from hig early years, was thoroughly "dosed" in English constitutional history, says « London correspondent. When quite 4 boy, he was daily "ground" In this branch of education and : 1y grew to dislike It most cordially. The prince, tractable as he always was, once ovenly rebelled at this constant "grinding" and said to his tutor: "] hate this study, sirl It is so dry!" "Oh," replied the tutor, somewbat shocked, "but it 1s most imperative that you should know all gbout the constitution of the country you will one day bave to rule and govern, most imperative." "Yes, sir," smartly replied the prince, "the English constitution Is lmportant, 1 know. But what about my consti tution? % Warning to Other Rash Young Men. "He told ber he would give all be had in the world to make ber happy," said Miss Cayenne. "And what did she do?" "She married him and held him 1 wanted some | Lizzie didn't. He sald she ought to | In his palmy, bealthfu) deyr almnst every act of Hoyt was an ane~dote, | and there were very many of bis acts. | of them were real fast friends. Two of | convivial sense be took with him In | the production of otie of his svecessful i «han back with the show' as to which | (WHOLE NO. ators. the im, And. th | him, In a wi closely attactied to his service the proprietor who paid them § When a substitute corps of assistants who are si to know the tiethods of their ter than ang assistants not employed by him. This manoer of employ ull the ldrge restanrants. WAS head cook 18 absolute n d let 'em | hen knew all | Evolation, Ba Johntiy #hs spelling his way thronph a marriage notice in the morning pa per. y "At high hoon." he read "the eler gyman took his stand beneath the fos ral bell, and to the wnsic of the weds ding march the contradicting parties moved do¥n the"-- "Not 'contradicting' Jobany" fi terrupted his elder sister, * *contract | ing" "ell" stoutly' contended Johuny, "they'll be contre hing parties attef awhile." -------- By the Cabman's Watel, = Blinks--i bear the cabmen ure gong to strike for shorter hours. Minks (who sometimes ridesi--- Why | goodness me, their bodrr #= 0° ret | 40 minutes long now! | | JE------_ How He Earned Breakfast, i 1 must have walked the streets (of Richmond) till after midnight. At last I betame so exhausted that 1 conid walk no longer. 1 was tired, 1 wa hungry, 1 was everything but discour- aged. Just about the time when t reached extreme physical exbaustion { came upon a portion of a street wh re the bourd sidewalk was considerably elevated. 1 waited for a few minutes till 1 was sure that no passersby could see me and then crept under the side walk and lay for the night upon the ground, with my satchel of clothing for a pillow. Nearly all night 1 could bear the tramp of feet over my bead. The next morning 1 found trigsolf somewhat refreshed, but | was ex- tremely hungry, because it had been ® long time since | bad bad sufficient food. As soon as It became light enought for me to see my surronndings 1 notice ed that 1 was near a large ship r= vessel and asked the captain to pern me to help unload the vessel in order to get money for food. The captain. a white man, who seemed to be kind hearted, consented. 1 worked long enough to earn money for my break fast, and It seems to me, as | remembers it now, to have been about the best breakfast that | bave ever eaten. Booker T. Washington Id OQutlobk. Little Barry's Diplomacy. : Little Harry was vety fond of sweof things to eat, and especially of puds dings, which were his favorite dessert. Accordingly bis dinners were made & burden to him, since his parents pers sisted that he must make his meals off the substantials and leave what Harry called the good things uotil Inst, One day while Hariy's nostrils wera tickled with the tantalizing odors of his most favored pndding a scheme was born In his brilin that points his | way to future greatness. When bis mother put before him a plate of ment and potatoes he eyed it a moment i] apparent ecstasy: then, shoving it res | gretfully away. be sald: | "1 declare that looks so good 1 guess rn leave It till the very last thing aud get rid of that pudding first" | AARON BURR'S MAGNETISM. | He Conguered All Feminine Hearts Without an Effort. "Prom the time the beautiful and | brilliant Mme. Jumel had been a young girl and when Aaron Burr was only a captain in the American army she | bad been more than once under the spell of his strange tascination," writed | Willan Perrine in The Ladies' Home | Journal. "Burr had introduced ber td | the celebrated Margaret Moncrieff, had | desperately flirted with her and had implanted within ber an admiration | which was still alive when he was | an aged social exile. She had of him In earlier days that be to her to be 'the perfection hood, that his figure and form ba been fashioned in the mold of thé graces and tbat he was as familiar with the drawing toom as with the camp. "4 a word, she sfid, 'he was & | com model of Mars and A His eye was of the deepest black | sparkled with an Incompreh a : brilliancy When be raged Its was absolutely | rific. Into whatever female | he chanced by the fortunes of war the vicissitudes of private lite to be | involved in the affairs of s | the vexations Incident to the | arena I do not balieve a female tly to his promise." --W When the Chféf Cook Leaves: comes evident wheti the depiirture arrives. Oe day last week: r Ar resta for The importance of a chief cook be- © time for his J ¥ Ed > 3