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l - tA- rutin y. . - j * j * Js*« Jw COMTA-filOM >'* *' '*jr B#^orA ,.,,s ."A; 6% i§;J' „ Ife'i. '• fey- ' CHAPTER V. ftJsntlAued,) , **Were you locking . for anytiiiog. Ksson?" i •'There! heard the shut" the drawer!" qa(d/$Surf», with smiling sincerity. < Mrs. Mortimer was a^n^fsprfor some certain ring* i that somewhere, and I could hav-e declared for certain that 11^<| left t&eni in that rlghthand drawer 'df'totrs befdre you came.** 4"Tl*«ra were no rings .tkere,^ j»ld Janetta coldly. , , - When Mason left the room Janetta opened. the drawer and peered in. There were gloves and handkerchiefs. wtHCh had evidently not been touched; but-on the top of all were Neville's letters; which Janetta kept bound to­ gether by an elastic band. One of them had been taken from the packet, and was half drawn from its envelope, and thrown back hastily into the drawer. • ^... "It's very queer and uncomfortable," tlio^gM Janetta. "I can't conceive what object the a£ii had In wishing to read my letters. She "shall hot hive the, ̂ privilege? I don't want any on« here* to guess how anxious I am about the boy. I wish I were sure that he had broken with all his old friends; no effort of mine will keep him straight if he won't try himself." She slipped the letter back ihto the packet, locked the drawer, and put tke key into her pocket. Her earthly para­ dise seemed failing her all in a minute. Then die remembered how often she had found Mrs. Mortimer's eyes fixed upon her when she received one of Neville's letters with a queer, suspic­ ious expression in them; and she laughed aloud as the thought darted through her mind that possibly Mrs. Mortimer was crediting her with a "•young man" of her own, and was ready to make mischief about him. But, even if this were so, it did not Explain the reason why Mason should be foraging about among her letters, i^he finally decided to make no men­ tion of what had occurred, but to be cq~|£ful about keeping her possessions under lock and key for the future,--- had not a Single friend of whom she H«k advice. Fifty j*ouu<i* W«f» all that was left of the wreck ot their little fortttie, and she dare hot draw it out. Supposing that by any. unforeseen circumstance, she was throWa out of her present situation, she must have i some small reserve fund, 90 M»iM she could support herself until she could obtain something else. Clarice would have been the first to notice her heavy eyes the following morning, but that her heart was full of her own troubles. "He's going tomorrow, Janetta/' she said, when the girl entererf h^r room. "I can't thihk what Is the matter with m®. i never cry at the thought of his going; but today I could sob my heart out. I've a weight like lead on it. I feel something as if I had come to an. end of it all." "An end of what?" questioned Jan­ etta kindly. "Of life--or, rather, of the love which is nay life. He's going right Away from me, and he may be going to hfs death!" "You can trust him to God's hands," said Janetta gently. .. "Oh he may forget me." ^ "You trust him too well to tWBk of that." "I shall feel that he has passed be­ yond my reach; there is something which seems to warn me that I am losing him forever." When Clarice was dressed and car­ ried to her boudoir, Harry Merivale came and sat down by her, and Janetta watched the restless look die out of Clarice's face, all doubt and discontent dispelled by the sunshine of her lover's presence. Then she slipped quietly from the room, and went to the study to answer her brother's letter. She did not begin it at once, her heart was full of her friend, and hev misery at her lover's departure; and yet, was she so greatly to be pitied? She thought of the adoration she had seen written but now upon her fea­ tures. of the tender, loving sympathy Of his. __ ' * CHAPTER VI. ; *-• Clarice was not at all welt for thv next few days, so that it was. not difficult for Janetta to avoid any in- timajte^cqpvej^ation with Qapt^in >1^- i?ale. , . -J Her latent suspiclbn of' Mhson Vas fanned Sht* a. lame by > the fact, that one afternoon, w*en she ran la late from the town, hiving gone on some commission for Clarice, she heard voices talking in the shrubbery near. One of the voices was a man's; ih^ other Mason's. "I sha'n't do it; I tell you! There are plenty of people in' the house who^d Ilnd me out, and that new One is as sharp as a .needle!" Janetta hurried on her way, feeling very uneasy. What was it that Mason was declining to do. and to whom could she be talking? That the "new t>he" referred to her she was tolerably •certain. Pwhaps it would be wise to Mention the .circumstances to Mrs. Mortimer. Accordingly that evening, when Clarice had gone to bed, she returned to the drawing room and re­ lated to W*s. Mortimer what she had overheard., "it seem! to the. Miss Howard, that f<m are making, mountains out of jnoIehHls," said Mrs. Mortimer calmly. '•Mason Is an excellent servant most civil and obliging; her character is beyond suspicion." "I could swear to her voice;" said Janetta, a little hotly. "Has she a young man, do you know?" "Oh, yes. Is there a law of the Medes and Persians that parlor maids should be exempt from love-affairs?" asked Mrs. Mortimer. "She's engaged to a very respectable fellow who does not live here. Indeed, I happen to know that he's not in the, place at present, for she only asked my leave today for a few days holiday to go and visit bis fceopte. She t«ld me that she bad not spen him for more than six months. I really think, Miss Howard, that it will be wfe^r if you- leave the management of the house and servants to me." "Oertainly I will in future," replied Janetta, swallowing .her vexation; "but Jt is the second time that I have had suspicions about Mason's straightfor­ wardness." "A letter for you, miss," said a voice behind her, and Mason, with a per­ fectly immovable face, handed her a letter on a silver waiter. It was from Neville, and Janetta slipped It into her pocket; and she felt somehow as if her actions were noted alike fay both Mason and Mrs. Mortimer. "Straightforwardness, indeed!" mut­ tered Mra. Mortimer angrily, when Janetta bade her good-night and went off to her room. "She's none too straightforward herself, with letters from one man nearly every day of her life, and playing fast-and-loose with Miss Seymour's lover under her very eyes, only she's too Infatuated to see it." It will be seen that Mrs. Morti­ mer was letting her jealousy run away with her judgment. That letter made Janetta very- anx­ ious and miserable. It was an urgent "demand for money. "I literally haven't a copper to bless myself with," Wrote Neville. "The landlady's using awful language, and if you can't help me I believe soon she'll turn me out into the street. "1 know you won't want to draw any ' salary yet; but isn't there some mor-i In the bank that you can lend me for a bit? I'll pay you back directly my beggarly screw is given me. Do come to the rescue, there's a dear girl! The minute I ean hear of something better I mean to throw up this clerkship!" For once in her life the softening veil of almost motherly love and affec­ tion that Janetta had for her broclier was torn aside, and she saw him as he was--weak, selfish, unscrupulous. She knew that she had left him with enough money to keep him in comfort for two months at least, and the first was not yet over. All through the night she lay tossing aad^w^etctied, wondering what to do V# ; tor,, th* wide world; she V" ; X To love and.be loved, after all, were the two chief factors of human happi­ ness, and that Clarice had. One diffi­ culty Captain Merivale's departure would remove from her path--she Would not need to make excuses to avoid going out with him: Their ac­ quaintance would be brought to an ab­ rupt termination. . Then she opened and re-read her brother's letter, and the oftener she read it the more perplexed she became, as to what the answer should be. De­ spite her love and warning, Neville was steering straight for the rock on which their father had wrecked his life! Janetta laid down her head upon her arms and sobbed aloud. "Miss Howard, Clarice wants to know " Captain Merivale stood in dismayed astonishment behind Jan- etta's chair, the question he came^to ask dying on his lips. This man, who would, have faced an army without •urnlnj^cotori wafe inclined jo run away at the'sight of a woman'»tears. , "I'm sorry-- I'm afraid I've Intruded upon you," he stammered. "Yes--no--at least, it doesn^t mat­ ter," said Janetta. "I'm in trouble, Irai; no one, can help me out of it. What did Miss Seymour wish?" "Forgive me," said Harry gently; "but in your great kindness the other day you assigned to me the position of friend. If you feel me to be such, can't I help you? If you are alone in the world, as Clarice hinted to me one day, it is possible that just a common, everyday fellow like myself may be of use to you, might give you advice, for example^ on any business matter that lis bothering you." r " " There was a dawning hope In Jan- etta's heart that here was the friend she needed; this kind, capable, cul­ tured man of the world would be able to tell her what was the really wise thing to d# about Neville. ^"1 ha^fe one brother, and I'm In trouble 8,t>out him," she said simply. "Yes," said Harry, seating himself m*a chair with grave attention. Then bit by bit Janetta told him the story, fufcat the simple facts; and Harry, as he listened, saw how the girl's life had been one long self-sacrifice, and Offering for the salvation of another* who apparently declined to be sav: His heart burned with indignation. "And you wish to know if it is right t3 throw good money after bad, to yourself, of your last farthing so that your brother may be saved for a week or two longer from the consequences of his own wilfulness?" he said, when Janetta paused for a moment. "It does not seem to me a difficult question to decide. If you want to complete that young fellow's ruin, you will go on letting him depend upoa you as he has done hitherto. You tell me that he cannot live on his salary, and that yoH havt taken this situation in order to supplement it. Mind, I think it is a wholly wrong principle for a brother to take help from a sis­ ter; but, still, you have promised to help him. Very well, stick to the ex­ act letter of your promise, and don't go a farthing beyond it. "I'm passing through town tomor­ row, and will go and see him if you liks. It might not hurt him to hear the. opinion of a man about his be­ havior. "Oh, no!" cried Janetta quickly. "I could not bear to think that I had ever discussed him with anybody. It is the first time in my life that I have done it, and I'm only driven to" it now be­ cause I am at my wits' end." Well, then, write him a short,' wholesome refusal. You can't think what good it does. It brings a young fellow to his bearings," said the Cap­ tain, with a smile, remembering such a refusal himself. Janetta rose. "I can't thank you enough. I must have been faneiful the other day, but 1 was silly enough to think that you were vexed with me when I said I hoped always to keep you and Miss Seymour as friends." Harry looked down at the beautiful, wistful face ^ith an odd twitching of (i m mm : % ? * * "You drive me hard," he said. "Shall I tell you something, that you, aad you alone, are the cause of my cudden departure to-morrow, that there are moments in the life of a man whin aU he can do is to run away? "Miss Howard, I did not know upon what rock I was drifting until that ap peal of yours to my friendship; and then,, like a flash of lightning, the true state of things was revealed to me. Friendship with you? Impossible Friendship could not satisfy me! Had 1 been free " Janetta heard him thus far with eyes that grew larger every moment .with terror and despair. "No, no!" she cried; "please stop You must not say it, and I must not listen. Forget that you have ever said Or thought it. Ah!" she cried, wring ing her hands, "what have I done but betray my best, my kindest friend?" He could have taken her hands; but she snatched them frqm him and flew from the room. Just outside the door she cannoned against Mrs. Mortimer, who glanced at the girl's red eyes and dishevelled hair with cynical con­ tempt. "is Captain Merivale in the study?" she asked. "Miss Seymour wants to speak to htm before he goes out." Janetta did not stop to answer, hut ran upstairs to her room; and Mrs. Mortimer heard the key-turn in the lock. A very agony of shame shook Janet- ta's whole frame, and she threw her­ self sobbing on her knees. A^jmlst of falsehood and wrongdoing seemed en­ veloping her like a cloak, and for the first time in her life she found it dif flcult to discern right from wrong. Her heart was her witness that she had intended to do no hurt to the friend to whom she was bound by every tie of gratitude and affection, and yet Captain Merivale's unfinished sentence had awakened- an answering echo in her heart, had roused her to the awful knowledge that she, on her side, loved him with an intensity as great as Clarice's ojurn. "I can redeem the past. I am sure it's not too late for that!" she said, springing to her feet in fever­ ish misery. "He has no clue as to my feeling for him--that is my own se­ cret; and when he gets away from me he will return, as in honor bound, to his proper allegiance. He leaves to­ morrow and I need neve*r-. again." (To be continued.) ~--:-- --!'.M'fl#: A LARGE FAMltY. Christina Migration of th* Shafiscs Throogto St. Lotto, Mo. Mrs. George Skaggs passed through the station last night,with her fam- Hy, ea route from her home, near Huntsdale, Mo., to the home of her father, at Pollard, Ky., says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The family consisted of Mrs. Skaggs and ten child­ ren, the eldest of whom was 18 and the youngest 3 years old. She stated that she had three other children be­ sides the string which accompanied hei>, but that they were married and "settled down" out west. Mrs. Skaggs said that she was married twenty-two years ago, and that a year ago her husband died. She continued to work the farm with the aid of her offspring and they managed to keep the place in a prosperous condition. She said that she had not heard from her fa­ ther directly for several years, and as "Christmas was coming on," she thought she would go over and spend the holidays with the old folks. The children, when placed In a row, look like stair steps. The big bustling crowfi at the station and the clanging of the train bells and screeching of the whistles, greatly excited the children, r.nd whenever a new sound greeted their ears the youngsters would begin to cry. If Mrs. Skaggs moved from one part of the station to the other the entire tribe of Skaggs moved after her. Between their moving around and their crying the attention of everybody in the main waiting room was attracted and the Skaggs family was the cyno­ sure of all eyes. Mrs. Skaggs said she was going to surprise the old folks, as they did not know how many chil­ dren she had, and there would be a great Christmas gathering at her old homestead. The last heard of the family was when the engine pulling the Louisville & Nashville train whistled for the cross-over switch and as the screech died away a sound which was easily recognized as the Skaggs chorus floated back through the train fcbed and died away amid the arches of the waiting room. iOfeoeded that t&fiM ̂ fce in England la ib» Winchester Cathedral. The, history of thli etmcture U older than the authen­ tic history of Britain Itself. It is said to have been erected in the year 177, by Lucius, a British King, who was converted to Christianity. It was de­ stroyed during the persecution of Au relian, and rebuilt in 293. In 519 Cer- dic converted the cathedral into a teftt- Ple of the Saxon gods. Some of the most substantial walls and pillars of the present structure were erected by St. Ethelwold, who completed a res­ toration of the cathedral in 980 and dedicated it to St. Swithln. In 1079. having been much damaged by the Danes, it was repaired by Bishop 'Wal* kelin, who built the present tower, with part of the nave and transepts, and in 1093 rededicated the Church to St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Swithin. The east end, from the great east win* dow, was rebuilt about a century after­ ward, by Bishop Godfrey de Lucy; and the whole of the west end was re­ paired and renewed by Bishop Edging- ton and Wykeham, to the latter of whom the grandeur of the west front 13 due. '&FTER EIGHTEEN YEARS, ill J 1 udtf. of Highland, Iowa, Restored to Hoaitb--A Miraculous Case--H«r -Hatband Is Corad of mrlgfct'#,.^ . * Mmsm br 8a«rf>*-> " Means. iSfgliland. Ia., March 4.--(Special.)-- Friends of Mrs. W. H. Doty are very much pleased to notice the wonderful improvement in her condition. For eighteen years she has been a sufferer from rheumatism, and the torture she has endured during this time is past all description. Mrs. Doty tells the following story: "I have suffered for the past eighteen years with Kidney Trouble and Rheu­ matism. I have tried doctors, patent medicines, plasters, liniipents, electric treatments, and nothing did me any Rood. I had nearly lost all faith in anything, when I sent for six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I said to my hus­ band I expected that It was some ihore money thrown away, but when I had taken them a week I could see that1 they were helping me. The lameness I had suffered with for so long is near­ ly all gone. It is not a quarter as bad it was. For years I had to wear warm bandage around my forehead to prevent the pain. Since using the Pills I have been able to remove this altogether. ? "I cannot find words to express my heartfelt thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills for their wonderful cure of my case. My husband has suffered from Kidney^ Trouble for years.' Last spring a doc­ tor said be had Bright's Disease, and treated him, but he received no benefit, and he kept growing thinner and weaker all the time. When 1 got Dodd's Kidney Pills he commenced taking four a day. He has taken them three months and is nearly well. His strength is increased, and the improve­ ment in his case Is almost miraculous. Dodd's Kidney Pills have certainly been„a God send to us." It is just cases like those of Mr. and Mrs. Doty that have made Dodd's Kid­ ney Pills so very popular in Iowa.- They are 50c a box, six boxes' for $2.50. Buy them frdfti your local drug­ gist if you can. If he cannot supply you. send to the Dodd's Medicine'Col Buffalo, N. Y. Mothers of Many CMtdraa. Mrs. Henrietta Dunn of Kent Island. Mo., recently gave a party in honor of her two sisters. Mrs. Eliza Brown and Mrs. Margaret Weeks. Mrs. Dunn is the mother of twenty-flve children. Mrs. Weeks has twenty-one and Mrs, Brown has eleven, making a total of fifty-seven, all of whom are alive. Fifty-one of them were at the party. ; Tosts for l!lamon<$b Recent arrivals from South have, brought, Bays a correspondent, the most wondrous specimens of "dia­ monds" with them, beautiful to be­ hold, but alas! they would not scratch, glass, while some of the most beauti­ ful of all can be cut with a pocket- knife, says the London News. It Is tolerably simple to say whether a stone is a diamond or not. If you can scratch 9 sapphire with it, you want no further test; it is a diamond. If you rib it with wcol or on wool in the dark and it phosphoresces, It is a dia­ mond. If you look through It at a light and see only one light, it is most probably a diamond. Tlte- X rays have discovered that a diamond is nearly, If 'net quite, translucent to those rays, whereas the brightest "paste" COP trans most lead and throws the blackest shadow. And a d-iamond tastes cold, whereas a paste gem tastes warm. MaJ. Battereby, O. S. D., writing on this subject, said that Solomon's words were very trua a% applied to persons giving information to those in posses­ sion of "precious stones." Very often "he that Jicreaseth knowledge increas- ets. sorrow." • lOO Reward, tlOft The readers of this paper win be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ia the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu­ tional disease. requires a constitutional treat­ ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur­ faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of thedisea.se, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro­ prietors have so much faitto in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address V. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.Or Sold by druggists VSc. T Hall's Family Pills are the be4fc i W -- -- rrr^+# MB J One French journalist proposes to exclude all accounts of duels and the, names of duelists participating therein from the newspapers on the grounds that If np notice were taken of them most duelists would be willing to iet their honor protect itself. •»'; A Remedy for tlie Crippai. Physicians recommend KEMP'S BALSAM for patients afflicted with the grippe, as it is especially adapted for the throat and lungs. Don't wait for the first symptoms, but get a bottle today and keep it on hand for use the mo­ ment it is needed. If neglected, the grippe brings on pneumonia. KEMP'S BALSAM prevents this by keeping the cough loose and the lungs free from In­ flammation. All druggists. 25c and 50c. J Godmothers to the An odd ceremony took pliSi 1h France not long ago in the baptism of two new bells for the Church of Preig- nac, In the department of the Gironde. Two pretty children, Miles. Mirveille de Girodor and Odette de Braquillange, wtre godmothers to the bells, and were dressed, respectively, in pale blue and paJi pink. A man whose word wlft not Inform you at all what he means, or will do, Is not a . nan you can bargain with, You must t;et out of that man's way t#ut him qM of yours.--<2arlyla, * ' The cost of the police force of Paris grows steadily year by year. In 1872 it was 94,031.725, of which $2,237,300 was paid by the city, and the rest by the governmental!! 1885, 14,861.300; in 1899. 16.448.170. : What I)o the Children Drink? Pou t give them tea or coffee Haveyoa tried the new food drink called GRAIN-Of It is deliciou* and nourishing, and take.- the place of coffee. The more Griin O vou give the children the tnore health you distribute through their systems Urain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about >4 as much. AU grocers »eli lb 15c and -5c. The worst mosquito-infested neigh­ borhood in the world Is the coast of Borneo. The streams of that region are, at certain seasons, unnavjgab'.e be­ cause of the clouds of mosquitoes,1 '3* I Coughing Loads to CoDsnmptIotf> . ̂ Kemp & Balsam will stop the cough St once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Sold la 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dacgerous. The smallest coin now current In Europe is the Greek lepton. It is worth ^ae^tenth of a penny. _ {g?Isil Fertilizing JLppariafi Among all the numerous devices schemes to induce plants to grow, the idea which we illustrate below Is prob­ ably a novelty, and it is not unlikely that It will serve its purpose to some advantage In the forcing of shrubbery, plants, etc. The Inventor Is Gardner M. Sherman of Massachusetts, and he claims that the arrangement is not bn ly of great utility and value in acceler atlng the growth of plants by giving them with the utmost directness the most suitable fertilizing ingredients which they are known to require, but in experimenting, in series modifying or varying the constituents employed with a view to the observation and comparison of the results. The device is a hollow, porous receptable, with a vertical tube at the top. The device PROVIDES FOOD FOR PLANT ROOTS. is hurled when the plant Is set out, leaving the end of the tube exposed above the surface of the earth. Then the Ingredients of the -fertiliser are mixed and poured in'through the tube, being absorbed' through the porous vessel by the roots of the plant. In this manner the roots and eventually the whole shrub are stimulated and made to mature rapidly. It would seem that.even an application of.warin water at intervals would be of advan­ tage, in that it would warm the ground and moisten It at the same time, which could not help but stim­ ulate plant growth. •Single Wh**l Lrtbvn Mother. Below we Illustrate a new pattern of lawn mower, which the inventor claims will run easier than the two-wheeled rotary grass cutter now in use. The wheel used is similar to the ordinary wheel, except that it is much larger, affording greater traction on the sur­ face of the earth than was possible with the two small wheels, and there­ fore providing more power for the cut­ ting mechanism. This latter feature consists of a cutter bar like that of a large mowing machine, with the guard and reciprocating blades complete. By a single gear arrangement the power Is taken, from near the center of the traction wheel and delivered to an eccentric which in turn reciprocates the knife bar. The swath cut is about equal td that cut by the old finower, but the height of the cutter bar can be adjusted to cut the grass close to the ground or at any height desired. The mower has a clutch mechanism which enables the operator to draw It of them have Take, for i i ;t - • - - - lUkrht before the w< t^ Hy the late husbajM* visit. There she humbly and prays him not to be jeal- oua or offended. Probably she believes that he will be both, sad that she siust make a definite act to appease "his wrath. Accordingly she takes with her a mule bearing two goats' skins of water. When her prayers are ended she takes the water skins and jWjkceedB to saturate her husband's §ir*Ve. Whether a plentiful libation of cold water has a soothing effect on the spirit of the departed or not may be a matter of conjecture, but having made it the widow feels that she has done all tha^ can be required ot her, and enftertf wedlock again pttliout misgiving. Ancient and Modem Prsrsriw, "He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not 1s a fool; avoid him. "He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is simple; teach him. "He who knows and knows not that he knows, is asleep; wake him. "But he who knows and knows that he knows, is a wise man; follow him." From the Arabian Proverbs. "He who travels by the New York Central knows that he rides over smooth and level tracks, In luxurious trains, at great speed, through the most delightful country, and at a cost of but two cents per mile. "This man Is of sound judgment. Follow his example, and you will be happy." An American Proverb. F^om the Brooklyn Standard Union. 1 Falm Given to Doctor Greene's Kervura GRAND JV1Y. THE rBOFLB, BAft SODBCIDED ludledsef River Clogged with Hyacinths. The St. John's River Is again clogged with hyacinths. The Florida Times- Union, in a recent issue, said; , "Down the river yesterday all day long float­ ed thousands and thousands of hya­ cinths. In the slip at tlxe foot of Hogan Street, the water could not be seen, and at the other slips <iown the river the hyacinths had backed in with the tide, and navigation for small boats In and out of the slips was almost im­ possible. It was reported yesterday that at Palatka, in several section of the city, navigation was almost Im­ possible, and the river steamboat men and the pilots are . beginning to be alarmed and fear that the same state of affairs which existed beifpre the freeze killed out the hyacinths will again have to be contended with."- SKJ; f ^ HOW IT WORKS, backward without operating the knives, and when not In use the cutter bar can be tilted Into a vertical posi­ tion to facilitate the removal of the machine from one place to another. W0 Ar« Still A.htud. »... The Germans are claiming that, In spite of all our boasting, they are in­ creasing their production of pig iron faster than the United States. This seems to be the fact. The German out put of pig iron the past year was 8,351,742 tons, representing an increase of 75 per cent since 1890. 1 tie United States output last year wa« 13,789,242 tons, representing an increase of 50 per cent since 1890. roaefrinc In Losdoa Park*. espondence Glasgow News; Nearly all the London parks are well stocked with eatable birds, and It Is the easiest thing in the world for the loafers to kill them, clean them and carry them off to the nearest hot plate for roasting. A story. Is told by Londoners of a couple of impecu­ nious Scotch black and white artists who took a garret In Lincoln's Inn Fields and lived for a week on Law .Court pigeons, which are plump, lively, plentiful and tame, and Would doubtless make a' good meal. In ad­ dition to poaching in the parks there is also good reason to believe that, many of the rare birds sold to shady1 bird dealers are snared there. FOP Isltb feet? Do- they wweat? Are the$v fender and callous? Do you have rheumatic pains? Are you afraid of the grip? If you want relief from th* above aliments, try the Ludena Medicated Anti-Grip Shoe Insoles. They are a sure preventative of irrlp, rheumatism, sweaty callous and tender feet. We will on re- cept of 25 cents, send by mail tp your addrew, one pair of Insoles. Keystone Chotmeal Co., Reading, Pa. 8he Felt Offended. "Yes, she couldn't speak to the editor when she met him." 'Had he offended her?" " I should say he had. His society reporter called her one of the last cen­ tury's buds."--Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Century is to have a serial story by Irving Bacheller, the author of "Eben Holden." It is a border tal^ of 1812. The scene is in the neighbors hood of Lake Champlaln, and the title is "D'ri and I." It will begin In the March Century and run for six months. Commercial travelers In Italy com­ ing from other countries have formed a "Unione internazionale," the object of which Is to come to the aid of such members as may fall 111 or meet with an accident. An Inactive Liver, Stomach disor-r ders, Sick Headaches and other ills arising from an Imperfect digestion are cured by Garfield Tea, which is made from Herbs. - 1 Brotft East Indian Officer. 'This Is Captain G. F. Hood, the adju­ tant of the Seventh Rajputs, who now form a part of the China field force. The Rajputs are one of the recognized fighting races of India, and is it an honor to any native to belong to.| r e g i m e n t c a l l e d b y that name. After the ar­ duous march to Pekin tc relieve th< a m b a s s a - dors Captain H o o d w a s the first of the British c o n t in gent Capt. G. F. Hood. w « to enter the legations. He made hfa way into the Tartar city by a 'sluice gate. It Is not an art to lier to yourself and believe it; it's human nature. B«m CAPS FOR c«tw. Are recommended by the best drnprgists. 25 cents. They cure safely and quickly. Before the discovery of sugar, drinks were sweetened with honey. ™ r Plao's Cure for Consumption is M latWMble jnedlcine lor ooughs and colds.--N. W. SiibtL, Ocean Grove, N. J.. Feb. 17.1000. Empty compliments and se^eless abase are on equal footing. - a -;"l v'. Don't Spoil Your Has# ' Use Maple City Self Washing Soap. It saves rubbing and makes clothes loo* white as when new. An old bachelor says that marriage is a synonym for trouble. The great public schools of the l»nre oltlM use Carter's ink exclusively. It is <*»e best ana costs no more than the poorest. i*et it A coward encounters a great many dangers,that don't exist. Mrs. Wtaelow'S Sootfcla* Syrup. •w>>ti<irlrt>D toethiM, softena the Rum«, reduce* !v Wludcoilc. Slocabwue. The millstone that lies iiii4e«aQSt a l s o h e l p s t o g r i n d . X J . Coo's Cough Balaam 5 ».«><« oldeot and beat It will break up aebta quicker than aoythlnK el»e. It !• always reliable, l ryit. A man without a country is one who lives In a town. Baseball players; Golf players; all play- sm chew White's Yucatan whilst playing Th* Autograph Fiendr. general Joe Wheeler claims tbtt it Is harder soldiering now than it was . . . „ . . . . x . When he wore the gray, because there wish to live long, but none to be are more autograph hunters vsm tty** there were then. - Dr. Greene's Wervura blood and nerve remedy is indeed "The eWorld's Great Spring Medicine." It hM come to be recognised by almost everybody as the best PCMfelble spring medicine to take, and hundreds of thousands of pnr people use it during the trying spring months, to tone up anew the relaxed qerves and re-lnvlgorate and enrich the blood. A spring medicine is a necessity if one wishes to keep in perfeet health and vigor during the changes from winter to summer. This grand spring tonic, this perfect spring medicine, Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, is exactly what the system needs at this season. It not only purifies, but makes rich, red blood; it not only strengthens and Invigorates the nervous system, but re-energlxes and revitalizes the nerves by feeding them with renewed nerve force and power. It is not only an aid to diges­ tion, but it creates a regular, natural and healthy action of the bowels, liver, kidneys, which in the spring are al­ ways sluggish and inactive. • In fact, it is just what people need to make them well and keep them well during these months, so threatening to the health of all, and when it is considered that Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy is made en­ tirely from pure, health-giving vege­ table remedies, and that people give it more testimonials of cure than any other remedy on earth, no one can doubt that it is the very best spring remedy for everybody to use. Mr. Gustave Lelbach, of 337 First St., Jersey City, N. J., says: "I was troubled with sick headaches, and could not sleep on account of the pains in my head, I was suffering night and day with dyspepsia, could not eat anything, my stomach would sour so. I had to starve myself to have any ease. I had to give up work at last, 1 was so nervous and miserable, and I was falling away in flesh so that my friends hardly knew me. I tried several remedies, but without avail. At last someone recommended a-. Greene's Nervura blcod and nerve rem­ edy. I tried one bottle and began to improve. I started in to eat all right; then I picked up my health; my head­ aches disappeared, and my weakness and sour stomach went away. I uud three bottles and couid sleep all night with ease; I used six bottles: and felt like a new man. I can now do a hard day's work without, any trouble, and I am as happy as a bird In spring. I was so miserable, always suffering, always in pain, but now I am like a new man." Use Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy this spring, for^ it is the discovery and prescription of a well- known physician, Dr. Greene, of 35 W. 14th St. New York City, who. i is responsible for its beneficial action, and wh<j can be, consulted free jot _ charge, personally or l?y let^ j > - • ' - ' A \ - • How Bo Karnod ttla Qtuirfer. Several Small boys were brought »p before Recorder Hensel of West Ho- boken recently on the charge of "crap shooting." The youngest was asked by the recorder: "Where did you get the money with which to. play cfaps?" "My mother gave me a quarter for be* Ing a good bay, sir,'• replied the youfh- ful gambler. He received the miM- mum fine. ?* * Mr . ^ : f K - <?7 " :Try «ra!a*Ot *ry " \ your Grocer to-day to show ' package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well ax tbo adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-Ohaa that rich seal brawn of Mocha or Java, bnfe it is made from pure ̂ grains, aud the most delicate, stomach receives it without #»* tresa- J^ the price of coffee. 15c and^Bcllk. per package- Sold by all grocers. ¥ Not That. Pt, Kure--I fear, sir, that you been Wing too high/ * Jaundice--It can't be that, doctor --you know we've moved out of that eight-Btory Cat.--Ohio State Jouma#^^ Lane's Family Medicine. Moves uoweia ctica t*ay. m order to be healthy this is necessary. Acta gently on the llvfcr and kidoeyi*. . Qu^n sick headache. Price 25 and 59c. - .--J' Experiments made in Arizbna and northern Mexico indicate that the date palm can be successfully, profitably a n d e a s i l y c u l t i v a t e d t h e r e . - v " The prominence achieved by Gar8t£fi Tea as a blood purifier has not been equaled by another remedy; an im­ provement in the complexion can be seen after a few days' use. . The mam who is afraid, tp think jj^r himself should acquire a wife. ABSOLUTE * .A^.Oenulne Carter's Little Liver Pilli. •Bw»t B«ar Signature of f feoFac-Stalto W« T«r NHB mmA aa< • f •: m BILIOUSNESS. FQI TORPID LIVE*. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIR. FOR THE COMPLEXION . Ma* I oamimii miei mi tipnATimt. " 1 smmr ,!©UREWCKHfi*OACN®. m