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; *m§m ' • J-'^v ' '•'••• -' >\̂ ;-'"v /, >•$y.;v*- w % ' ' < ; • f v ^""'-" • • ' " - • • • -••'•' ••--••'--••- " - • '• ' • • '» *• - * - • ' -' 'i •?• ^ • ' ?P-5- BETROTHED ••; r : v.. •V" m. ,-§(?-jjim The £*rljr Who si and r If •'•Mi . .v. . v~>\ 9y or a young" man and maf<i. opon tf>e threshold of life's morn * .» „ Hand linked In hand, while all for them is fair . With rosy promise of a aav to be; Who know how each to each is all in all. So each to each is of the other sure. Come weal or woe, the sunshine or the rain. This thing' is good. For even tho' It be That the full promise of dawn is un­ fulfilled. And winds arise the landscape fair to mar By mists and shadows no mafrmay fore­ see. ' The perfect vision of the opening day Remains for them a blessed memory Thro' all the day, until all light is gone. Closed bv the last chime of the curfew. Yet To have known that glory of dawn stiu makes the day More beautiful than tho' it had not been. Most happy they for whom this time shall prove ? The first sweet moments of an simple day! To those for whom, untj& the morning rsme, Life had been but a twilight-time where­ in Each had moved solitary amid the crowd. Lonely in spirit, lonely in heart an<l n.ind. The coming of this dawn makes all things new. For them the world is as another world; They are themselves, yet not their for­ mer selves. And half-forgetful of all former hours. With T«ove arisen they live alone no niiire. --C. M. Paine. t 5 ..£» ri.; Ye Under the maples the man walked and the little leaves of brown and yellow tfnd those with the crimson blots danced about him. The man. had gjrown old In two days, frost had touched his temples and his face was gray and drawn. He looked at the red chimneys a'i>ove the tree tops; he held out his arms towards them, yearn* ingly, 'with a half-stifled moan. The little leaves danced and flew in clouds before his eyes, they beat him upon the face; they seemed to run and jump before his sight, blinding him, stinging him, as he held his arms to­ wards the red chimneys. WEALTHY MEN OF OLD. THE RED^& CfflMNEYJT ̂ SY/WJ. S7fP//mlc£>4/V£ 'Jyl*_ £ c^~f *•: is f , Copyright. 1901, by Daily Story Publishin g Company. $'• /• * to* i4i When the wind came there was a rain of maple leaves, weary and with­ ered souls swept from the grayed branches, falling to swift currents near ground where they swirled fn yeilow hosts, raising upon the air a long sound of crackling cries, a curi­ ous interminable noise of dismay at death, of fear of this implacable sweep­ ing force that came r'rom the red western sky which flared like an army with lurid banners. A girl came slowly down the path that led through the maples. She talked in a dreamy way, following unconsciously the mere indication of ft road, that summer path that had tieen swallowed in the merciless hail Of the dead leaves. Finally, a man stepped from the shadows. He was Smiling as he put forth his hand. "Hello," he said. When their hands clasped, she be­ gin to look at the dark distance of the landscape, turning her face from him. ;,i. "Well," he said at last, studying the Immobile face, still holding her hand, fe , "are you glad to see me? I just re- te turned yesterday on the New iork. k # Very breezy trip. I thought 1 had l»etter " then suddenly he threw away all that and spoke quickly: "And ||;l^vyour husband?" L She made a gesture towards where j,/; ihree brick chimneys appeared in the • distance, looming above a rim of tree 'V lops. They both steadily regarded these as if they were three person- , j,';,*ges, three facts, emblematic exactly *f a certain situation. He, with his Cigarette now in his mouth, his hat V- still tilted, clasping his hands, said; ^K(*The infernal idiot!" vl" She looked at him with a swift, re- ,»entful glance, but he answered at 1^1 «nce, making a gesture or irritation °%bich was a sort of defiant outburst. l^-^Oh. I am tired of treating him with magnificent respect, when, as a Mat- • v'• --'ter of truth, he is to me the most it'w j|tupid and dense beast in the universe Frj;,'-' r;Sibr not being dead." . * She was lifting her chin in a battle- '%• ful way and waving her fingers toward 'His mouth. "But he is my " ':V * / "The devil," interrupted the young - man. violently. "Do you think that I .' am not aware of it?" He glared at ".;'|»er with sullen rage. tdC Upon her face as she looked at him there was a vague, indescribable «miie •' ,«nd in her eyes there were two faint points of mellow light. "Yes, you do i, I ;/1MOW it," she said. f '?• He answered her attitude, the light Sn her eyes. "You love me," he cried pointed it mournfully at iiim--"IwoulA be afraid of you." He laughed savagely. "You are as wise as seven owls. It cannot be ar­ gued. It is to bt* demonstrated A re newal of my protestations of love would not be convincing." He burst out passionately, as if he could no longer endure the weight of his hopes, his fears, his wrongs. "But why not make an attempt for happiness? You love me. I love you. What is there in this infernal environment that should make us value it? What is there to suffice us if we have not each other. Nothing, I tell you, nothing." Their Fortunes Make Even Rocke­ feller'* Millions Seem Small. A writer in a Jewish magazine has been looking into the Agadic history of the Talmud, and believes that there were richer men before the Christian era than there are now. We know that Croesus was rich, and that there were huge Roman fortunes in the times of the empire. The Talmud stories go back further still. The great Corner in corn that Joseph man­ aged was fabulously profitable. Tra­ dition says that Joseph, acting for Pharaoh, got his hands on pretty much all the ready money there was in his day, and buried thi^e enor­ mous treasures, one of which was found by Korah, whose fortune esti­ mated according to the modern stand­ ards of valtie, is rated by the maga­ zine at three billion dollars. Solo­ mon's stable, with its horses, chariots and horsemen, is said to have iepre- sented a sum the modern equivalent of which would be three or four hun­ dred millions, and he spent two hun­ dred and fifty millions on his temple. Herod's temple cost more still. In Jerusalem in Roman times there were three Jews, who between them, felt able to face an expenditure of a hun­ dred millions a year for twenty-one years. They offered to feed the mil­ lion inhabitants of Jerusalem for that length of time rather than surrender the city. One of these Jews, Niko- demon. gave his daughter a dowry of $425,000,i.'OO. There were other Jews of whose enormous wealth the Agadic history makes record.--Harper's Weekly. JIQLD TALKS : ••I! !<• € Hints From Paris. The smooth, supple broadcloths Which are to be the fashionable fabric for the coming autumn and winter are being manufactured in browns, grays and plums chiefly for street wear. The new shade of brown called onion, which is a lovely golden brown, will be one of the leading shades in browns. There will be several leaf greens, mole grays and nickel grays. Of blues little is said, tiut, of course, there will be several shades of rich blues, as there always are. For house wear there will bft^ delicate hello- tropes, light blue, ligm gray and rale green, and tan and certain pinks, in­ cluding raspberry, cherry reds and several rose pinks, as well as white and champagne. M/ One Long Kiss. "Wait," she said. "God forgive us-- it cannot be long to wait now." "Wait, wait. My soul is weary of this waiting." he answered. "He will never die; he is too selfish; he will see us both in our graves, I tell you. Is all our youth to be worn threadbare waiting for this selfish brute to shuffle off?" He looked at her steadily for a moment, then continued: "Do you know that I believe that in spite of the life he has led you, you love him, now, more than you do me." 8he was very white and the pain in her eyes should have warned him. "No," he said, "four years is long enough to wait; long enough for you to make up your mind. Do you know that you have played fast and loose with me for four years? Four--long-- fit discontented muttering, "and yet | years? Now you must decide. Will Jou spend all your time in guarding \ y°u come with me, dear heart, will $ie peace of that duffer"--indicating y|[ the thtee red chimneys with a con- ! temptuous wave of his hand--"as if he j . were a sacred white elephant of Siam; pif *nd, as for me, I am to be held off with . v ipears for fear I might kiss the tip of < -jour little finger. And yet you love ;;• !$,me. You are incomprehensible. I , IV; yuld kill him. And yet--you--why |you run away with me?" |3j|"$•••• When she replied her voice had a j^ ' jubtle quality of monotony in it as if the were speaking a lesson, uttering 1 ;;Looming Above a Rim of Treetops. fsome sentiment in which she had reso­ lutely schooled herself. "Ah, the sin. You would never be happy with a bad ' woman." p'd it seemed to make him furious. He 1: ^ v gazed at her blackly. "A bad woman! , %i What rot! You " ' Then she suddenly acknowledged the , falsity of her speech. "No--no--no, I " * didn't mean that, I didn't mean it, I T meant that I--I could never be happy .if I were a bad woman. I would be -•raid"--she raised her flnger and you come with me? Say--speak--will you come to the shelter of my love or do you send me away forever? I will wait no longer; I am determined; chooBe--him " and he shook his closed hands at the red chimneys-- "or happiness with me!" The girl shivered and drew her cape closely about her shoulders. As she mftved a faint perfume of lavender came to the man. He took hold of both her hands with his and drew her to him, eagerly, gazing at her face, so close to hiB own, noting every feature, the small straight nose, the forehead low and broad, crowned with masses of dark waving hair, the small round­ ed chin beneath the sweet trembling mouth! And her eyes--her eyes, now dark with the pain of this passion which she felt was mastering her. She could feel his warm breath upon her cheek?. Her hands crept up his arms and about his neck; she threw her head back and as she did--their lips met in one long kiss. • • • • • The following morning the man awakened with a song upon the lips that she had kissed. As he dressed he strutted as a self-satisfied cock might strut while he plumed himself in the barnyard. They were to leave that night. Of course nothing could prevent her going, now--' nothing but death," she had said. All the morning he waB busy arranging his affairs for u long absence. At noon came a messenger with a note. It was from her. How well he knew the gray paper and the dainty writing! He caressed the envelope be­ fore he opened it. "Why, I am getting as sentimental as a woman," he said aloud, laughingly. Then he tore the note open and this is what it said: "Forgive, forgive me, my beloved. I have chosen death. I could not leave him and after yesterdav there is no peace for me but in death. Forgive me, for I hare loved you more than life." ' * • • • The woman killed herself on Octo­ ber the 9th. Her husband died of a long, lingering illness on October lOttv That Fluffy Hair. The seciet of fluffy hair has at last eked out. Maidens whose locks refuse to come from their strait-laced places need no longer envy the curled and wavy tresses of her more fortunate sister. By moistening the hair with a prep­ aration of two grams of alcohol or rectified spirits of wine, one ounce of eau de cologne, half an ounce of bi­ carbonate of soda and four ounces of rose water, curls become apparent and the heart's desire no longer desiring Every night rub every inch of the scalp with cold water, using a clean nail brush, if you want to keep the hair in good condition. Oifee a week use a tonic. An excellent one is made of one pint of alcohol, one ounce of sweet oil and one dram of tincture of cantharides. Use a few drops of any essence preferred to perfume it. A good way to apply lotion to the head and hair is by means of a nail brush or the finger tips. Lace, for Ankles. A pair of lace medallions, left over from the summer frock,* can be put to excellent use in trimming stockings to match the gown. ,For instance, with a pongee gown piped with lace medallions, a plain pair of tan lisle stockings were made very smart by the use of lace medal­ lions, one just above each instep. They were first appliqued on the stockings with silk thread, in very fine stitches, then the lisle beneath was cut away, and the edges of the stocking buttonhole stitched "closely and finely to the wrong side of the medallion. Worn with brown suede shoes, they gave a dainty finishing touch to the costume. The Fashionable <Vhite.r ' No material Is more effective for the afternoon costume of white than the new bleached Shantung pongee which is shown in this very charming model combined with cream colored point d'esprit enriched by motifs of silk applique. Both waist and skirt are among the latest shown and take Decided Not to "Cut Out Papa." An ambitious and high-thinking yourg ensign in the navy, whose sal­ ary is $116.66 a month, recently mar­ ried the daughter of a rich man. The ensign has ideas of his own about the propriety of his wife being dependent on her father and he apportioned his salary for her support. "Now, dear." he said, "of course I know your father is rich, but that makes no difference. We must steer our own ship. We must not depend on him. I have arranged matters so that you can have $50 a month out of my salary, and I think Te should not send any of your bills to him, but pay them ourselves out of that allowance." The wife agreed and brought her bills to her husband. The first one he looked at was $62.50 for roses. He gasped and stammered. "I guess we„» can't cut rapa out just yet," he said. His Demise Postponed. One of the German attendants at the morgue was standing at the corner of Twenty-first street and First avenue, when his attention was attracted by a man who seemed to be suffering from the effects of a severe jag. "Where's the morgue?" demanded the inebriate. "I am de morgue. Vat you rant?" said Fred, the attendant.- "I want to be locked up," replied the man with the jag. "But you are not dead. be dead first." "That's so; that's so. thought of that," mused the drunk. And as he ambled up the street he looked back, waved his hand and shouted: "So long, old man. I'll see you later."--New York Telegraph. $ fast the soft, full folds that render the simple silk at its best. The deep yoke of the waist is peculiarly good in effect, while the tucks give needed weight to the pongee and the simple fall skirt gives the long lines that menu an effect of height. To make the waist for a woman of medium size will be required 6% yards of ma­ terial, 21, 5% yards 27 or 3 yards 44 inches wide, with 1% yards 18 or. % yards 40 inches wide for yoke and bertha; to make tbe skirt 9% yards 21 or 27 or 5% yards 44 Inches wide. You must never Maranda. A. crescent moon lingers to greet the morn. The star of beauty smiling In its rays: The birds sing low--as wooing their own lays; The young May-blossoms freshened ephyrs warn, closer i Lest closer touching win, not bud, but thorn; The air breathes lover's breath on fainting haze; While B'ilence. eloquent with voiceless praise. Guards well the stlUness-^and the day is born. . The roet's soul saw type of this fair hour In sacred recess ftt»f a living heart; Its petrless melody, its bloom, its flower, Its beauty, and its mystery are pai*t Of hymnio music, telling of sunrise In the soft shadows of a maiden's eyes. -- Mary M. Adams, from "The Song at Midnight." Church Pews as Investments. At Kirkham (Eng.) Parish church the greater portion of the pew rents, instead of swelling the exchequer-of the church, go into the pockets of pri­ vate individuals, who, for the mos{ part, do not attend the church or even reside In the district. The peculiar situation originated in 1823, when, to meet the expenses of rebuilding the church, about forty pews and a few organ seats were put up for auction and realized amounts varying from $176 to $900. The church wardens are endeavoring to. come to an ar­ rangement with tho pew owners with a view to securitg a larger share ol the rents for the benefit of the church Very Dainty Dessert. Slice a thin round from the stalk ends of oranges and remove the eon- tents. Place tbe skins in cold water for an hour to let them harden; then drain and when they are quite dry in­ side fill them halfway with pink jelly. Put them on ice and when the jelly seems firm fill them up with blanc mange or cream. Again lay them on ice and cut into quarters before serving. Place little sprigs of myrtle between the quarters. Lemons may be used instead of oranges if preferred. Now for Pinafores. The old-fashioned pinafore of child­ hood has been adapted for modern grown-up use in a very smart and con­ venient fashion. The modern pina­ fore is of Japanese silk, cut in one piece, with a lace yoke and some gathers. It is intended to protect a more elaborate gown, and can be drawn in with a sash if desired. It perfectly serves the purpose of a plpa- fore without Imparting an appear­ ance of dowdiness. Vienna Puffs. Sift into a bowl two cupfuls of flour, half a teaspoon ful of sugar and a pinch.of salt; cream one level table- spoonful of butter; add by degrees the yolks of four eggs; then add alternately the flour and two cupfuls of milk, then the beaten whites of the eggs; fill but­ tered earthen cups half full and bake twenty-five minutes; this will make fifteen puffs. Lovely Japanese Fans. Lovely fans of black and gauze have Japanese decorations represent­ ing a flight of butterflies. The moths, which are executed with true Oriental craft, are produced by a combination of water color painting and tiny se­ quins--gilt or silver. 'ikMi Qold Stamped Leather. Gold stamped leather is coming In rapidly. It isr used for some very handsome belts, as well as for hand­ bags and pocketbooks. Dark blue and black, and occasionally white, are ••en stamped with gilt or silver. >V,V -1: *";> Vogue of Fluffy Parasols. The summer girl of to-day, while she Is athletic and appears on th# links, on the tennis court and in the automobile, in plain, severe and al­ most mannish garb, satisfies the long­ ing for daintiness in the afternoon and evening gowns and in the fluffl- ness of hats and parasols. Nothing Is more fluffy and charming than the carriage parasol, a tiny, fan-like para­ sol, in recent years used almost whol­ ly by elderly women. But the girls of to-day have recognized in the prim old-fashioned sunshade a means of enhancing their beauty, and behold the little carriage parasol blossoms like a garden. One seen recently was a tangle of white chiffon and violets hung over a foundation of white silk under lace. The appearance was more like an overgrown bouquet than like an undersized parasol. WHERE NERVE WOf* OUT. Pretty New Colors. New colons are continually making their appearance and many of them are very attractive. Onion is the name given to one of the new colors. It is a creamy white tinged with gray and green. Gooseberry green is another new shade, and pale blue and laven­ der combinations are quite as popu­ lar as they were last season. The new shades and colors are a source of inspiration to milliners. For ex­ ample, a hat of pale blue silk has the crown covered with little enomines In all shades of lavender and knots of deep purple ribbon are the only other trimmings. Orchids decorate pale blue hats, and pansies in purples and lav­ enders embellish both light and dark blue straws. Writer Took Forcible Possession of "8it." and Retained (t. Prof. W. G. Bowdoin, author of "Book Plates" and other special art volumes, did not always enjoy the success he now has. He tells a nervy incident in connection with his first magazine appointment. "It was this way," ho said. "I tried to get on the staff as art editor, critic and contributor, but neither owner nor editor took much notice of me. One day I got my dander up. I went into the office, saw an empty desk and ordered the office boy to clean it for me. I dictated to the stenograph­ er nearly all day. The rest of the staff listened and seemed interested. The next day they appealed to me for orders. I gave them. The editor sent me out on the third day for an art essay. Near the end of the week the owner happened In " 'Say, Bowdoin, your job?' said he his eye. " "First class/ I replied, 'all but the salary.' " 'Don't worry about that/ he an­ swered; 'I'll give you the same as the last man man we had.' "And he did."--New York Times. Satlkfaotory Reason. just been making my will. I | ha.ro bequeathed everything I potseM to my wife." "Then you did it in about ttt words." "Not at all. The lawyer who dr«w it up for me used four ah tots dt paper." "What did he charge you?" ;;Five dollars." "Then he's an honest lawyer, lift wanted tp. njak© the service wortl the ft#*. > Strawberry Gelatine, Fruit Salad. Soak a level tablespoonful of gran­ ulated gelatine in a fourth of a cup of cool water and dissolve by standing in hot water. Add the juice of half a lemon, three-quarters of a cup of sugar dissolved in a little hot water, and ohe and one-half cups of mashed strawberries rubbed through a sieve fine enough to retain the seeds. Add more sugar syrup if necessary to sweeten more. Turn into a border mold to harden. Turn out and fill with a mixture of seasonable fruit, such as sliced oranges, bananas, cher­ ries, pineapples, etc. Sweeten with powdered sugar to taste and chill on Ice.--Good Housekeeping. It Pays to Read Newspapers. Cox, Wis., July 4.--Frank M. Rus­ sell of this place, had Kidney Disease so bad that he could not walk. He tried Doctors' treatment and many dif­ ferent remedies, but was getting worse. He was very low. He read in a newspaper how Dodd's Kidney Pills were curing cases of Kidney Trouble, Bright's Disease, and Rheumatism, and thought he would try them. He took two boxes, and now he is quite well. He says; "I can now work all day, and not feel tired. Before using Dodd's Kid­ ney Pills, I couldn't wa:k across the floor." Mr. Russell's Is the most wonderful case ever known In Chippewa Coun­ ty. This new remedy--Dodd's Kidney Pills--is making some miraculous cures in Wisconsin. No' Faith in Them. Do you believe in vacations?" Wft how do you .like J8*®* of M'88 SpeedIelgh' apropos of with a twinkle in | J,n whlch Uncl« Sage s anti-vacation theories were ing discussed. "No; I doubt most things I bear dur* ing them." she replied. And then we remembered having seen her at the seaside, listening ttt the sweet nothings that Percy, Hajw old and Algernon were lisping into her «ar. Logie. -First at the Bargain Counter. Mr. Twopair--Here, here, Edgar! Don't lose all my poker chips! Edgar--Why, pa, you might as well Effective Head Gear. An attractive large Leghorn hat Is turned up in front and caught with a large flat cluster of <• yellow roses and a wreath of foliage. Pale blue ribbons cross over the crown and through it and tie in long ends at the back. A lovely garden hat is a fancy straw in a delicate shade of turquoise blue. It is trimmed with a tulle ruche and a bunch of white daisies. Cream colored and yellow straws are most effective trimmed with white. Home-Made Wrist Frills. Now that there is such a rage for real lace, and also for sleeve frills, the wide-awake girl will utilize any old-fashioned handkerchief trimmed with lace, such as real Valenciennes or Duchess, which she may be fortu­ nate enough to possess, for making sleeve flounces. By cutting them di­ rectly in two, joining the lace and lin­ en carefully, and shaping the linen to fit the wrist, a very pleasing and sat­ isfactory effect is obtained. Colors for the Summer Girdle. For silken girdles to wear with thin summer frocks, nothing approaches fit daintiness and popularity the pom­ padour and Dresden ribbons, with borders of a solid color. Another fa­ vorite combination for girdles and cor­ sage choux is in the pastel shades. A striking instance, which tones perfect­ ly with champagne frock, is cham­ pagne, blue and lavender in pastel shades of louisine silk. Monograms for the Summer Shirt. Men who have soft summer shirts made to order are ordering goodsized monograms embroidered upon them. If the shirt has a breast pocket, the monogram may be embroidered upon it. If there is no pockety the mono gram appears above the cuff of the left sleeve. The smartest monograms are dore in self-tonee; showing one of the colors appearing in the pattern ol the shirt. Mint Punch.. Put Into your punch bowl a. cupful of granulated sugar; add the juice of six lemons, and stir until tho sugar melts. Put in three peeled lemons, sliced .very thin, and leave in the ice until you are ready to use it. Add then, a dozen sprays of green mint and a quart, at least, of pounded ice. Stir well for a minute, and pour from a height into it, two or three bottles of Imported ginger ale. v Pretty Neckwear Design. One of the prettiest neckwear fash­ ions of the season is the little stock collar of band-embroidered mull or batiste, which melts away Into a wee circular yoke below. These collars are very different from and infinitely prettier than the earlier affairs in which the collar was attached to the yoke and not made in a single piece with it. Flowers in Contrast. Dahlias or chrysanthemums of hero­ ic size are nr w mixed with the big roses, in tt^aled disregard of color, to form the wreath for the very wide brimmed sailor hat. These flowers are in strange contrast to the tiny ones used for the purpose earlier in the season. Embroidered Gloves. The latest honeycomb fabric gloves have embroidery of black or white with little turn-over cuffs of black. This color arrangement; If also re­ versed in gloves of the same sty]*. The first woman in the bargain I let me lose them as you.--Chicago counter rush, young, good loking and | Bulletin. well dressed, exclaimed excitedly be­ fore she reached the counter, point­ ing at it with both hands; "Oh, that brown, that beautiful brown; give me fourteen yards of that.' Then (he grsii ^d the piece of silk which had caught, hor eye, and there she stood, ten minutes, she said, while the clerkd were selling it to other wo­ men at each end of the piece. "Do you know," she said, "to save my soul, I could not get a yard of it' Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, aa ther cannot rpach the di* eased portion of the ear. "1 here Is only one way to cure deafness, and tbat Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube la Inflamed you have arumbllnx sound or Im­ perfect hearing, and when It 1» ent irely closed. Deaf­ ness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi­ tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine eases out of ten are caused by ( atarrh. which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of tbe mucous surfaces We will give One Hundred Dollars for anv case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot b6 cured by Hall'a Catarrh Cure. Send for circular*,free F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo A Bold br Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pill* for constipation. Something Just as Good. Dyspeptic Customer--Hav6 you any lime water? Drug Store Boy (rumaging among the shelves and producing bottle)-- Yes, sir. Here it is. Dyspeptic Customer (looking at the label)--But this isn't lime water at all. It's lime juice. Drug Store Boy--Yes, sir. It's tho same thing in a more concentrated form. Some people prefer it that way. Dynamite Poisoned Cow. Judge P. M. Foote of Middlebury, Vt., has lost a valuable cow, death be­ ing caused by her eating a stick and a half of dynamite. The cow was in his lot where they are getting out stone for the stone crusher, and the work­ men left several sticks loose, and the cow got hold of one and was poisoned from the same. v Unpardonable Offense. Friend--Aren't you rather afraid at that handsome rival of yours? Smartchap--Not a bit "He is very rich." "Yes." "A great favorite with the ladies." "I know it" "Yet you hare no fear?" "No. He guessed at her age, onot and got her only two yeara younger than sho is."--New York. Weekly. BIG DROP IN BINDER TWINE. We are selling the highest grade standard binder twine made, shipping it to any addresa In any quantity and at a much lower price than dealers can buy in carload lots. For oui special inside price, our guarantee and monej refund offer, for our insurance proposition against hail or storm, for the lowest price, the most liberal binder twine offer that will be made this season, cut this notice out and mat] to us to-day and you will hear from us by return mail. Address, SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago, I1L Bonus for Forestry. A bill was introduced in the OLio legislature for the payment of a pre­ mium or bounty of $2 an acre tor a period of ten years to any land owner of the state who will plant and care for forest trees in compliance with the rules laid down by the state board of forestry. Water Cure. "Among othar things," remarked the temperance man, "I consider water • good sleep producer." 'And so do I," replied the suburb* anite. "I empty a pitcher each even* ing before retiring and then 1 sleep like a to,." "And .you really drink a pitcher of water?" "No; I empty it on the dog that howls under my window. A Feat in Growth. "I lost my foot in the war," said the tramp, n"and I'm tryin' to raise enough money to get out to Califor* nia." "What do you want to go to Cali­ fornia for?" asked the woman at the door. 'Oh, I've heard that there are things which grow a foot in a day out there." One Thing Certain. Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and rare remedy for Infanta and children, end see that it Bears the Signature of la DM For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Buffalo Robes Good Investment George Webster of Cabot, Vt., re­ cently sold two buffalo robes for $150. The robes have been in constant use for thirty years and originally cost but $30. Perhaps before long somebody will advertise repeatedly: "Why don't you u§e your roller skates?" The Best Results in Starching can be obtained only by using De­ fiance Starch, besides getting 4 ox. more for same money--no cooking re- quired. 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