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i. 43%: b," '“ “ w "RAMP PL ' ' i'HE. TRAIL THAT ONE MADElTO GUIDE THE OTHER. It Enabled “Appetite Bill,” After Kl- Term In Jail “’ns Done, to Unerr- ingly Follow His Partner From Cincinnati to Houston. “We have a good many tramps up in our part of the country," said a sugar planter, “and I’ve made something of a study of their peculiarities. The old ldna that they carve marks and signs on fences that can be read by all other mambers of the fraternity is pure non- swse, of course, but I have known sev- «ml instances in which one tramp Would leave a trail, so to speak, for the guidance of a partner who might not put in an appearance for months. “The first case of that kind I ever 1 encountered was rather amusing. I was riding, one spring day, down a: road that passes through my place,' when I noticed a typical hobo indus- ‘ triously carving a sort of hieroglyphic ‘ on a big post standing near the fence. ‘ The mark consisted of a square and triangle side by side, and be was just putting on the finishing touches as I arrived. “My curiosity was at once aroused, ; and I determined to find out if possible exactly what the thing meant, so I pro- ceeded to collar the fellow, and after a. little vigorous bluifing he told me he was putting up directions for his part- ner, 'Who would be along some time in the fall. He assured me that the marks meant nothing in particular, except that he had passed and was going in the direction of the point of the trian- : gle. “His partner, according to the story which I dragged out of him piecemeal, was doing a six months’ jail sentence for slugging a policeman in Cincinnati and when he got out on Sept. 1 would strike south, following a trail of carv- ings on water tanks, depots, barns and fenceposts. When the first tramp struck a good place to loaf, he proposed to stop and wait for the other to catch up. “ ‘What’s your partner's name?’ I asked. “ ‘It’s by rights William Sparks,’ said the hobo, ‘but everybody calls him “Appetite Bill" on account of his al- Ways being hungry. He carries a sack to pack grub in and has red whiskers and a funny looking wart on one side ‘ of his nose.’ “I was satisfied from my prisoner’s manner that he was telling me the truth, so I took him up to the house, gave him a good dinner and sent him on his way rejoicing. “Now for the sequel,” continued the planter. “One afternoon in the fall I was driving home from the station when I passed a very dilapidated hobo with red stubble on his chin and a gun- ny sack under his arm, and some in- stinct told me that Mr. Sparks, alias ‘Appetite Bill,’ had at last arrived. He seemed to be looking for land- marks, and when he reached the big post I saw him stop, scrutinize the carving and then start otf with a new and confident step. That settled it, and I drove ahead and intercepted him at the house, half a mile farther on. “ ‘Hello, Billi’ I said. appetite this evening?’ “ ‘Appetite?’ he stammered and gave such a violent start that he dropped his gunny sack. “ ‘Why, yes,’ said I. ‘Perhaps they didn’t feed you very wall at Cincin- natl.’ “At the word Cincinnati he turned livid and glared around with such evi- dent intention of bolting that I made - haste to explain. “ ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ I said. ‘I met your side partner a few months ago, and he told me to look out for you.’ It took me some time to dissipate Bill’s suspicions, but when I finally succeed- ed in convincing him that it was all right he told me a most interesting story of his journey across the coun- try. “A professional hobo will follow the track of another hobo with an accura- cy that is curiously suggestive of wood- craft. All the way down from Cincin- nati Bill had never once lost the trail, and before he left I gave him an ad- dressed postal card and got him to promise me he would put it in the mail at whatever point he caught up with ' his partner. Less than a month later i received the card, bearing a Houston ('l‘ex.) date mark; so I presume it was there they met. “Both of these tramps could read and write, and I asked Sparks particularly why his friend didn‘t use some brief message in place of the hieroglyph. He replied that it would attract too much attention, and other hoboes would be likely to add misleading words, while the little square and tri- angle passed unnoticed. “Since then I have encountered two other nearly similar cases, in each of which a tramp was leaving a cipher trail for a crony to follow when he got out of jail, and I infer that the prac- tice is tolerany common. At any rate it is a curious feature of tramp life which I have never seen mentioned in any of the numerous papers and maga- zine articles that have appeared on the subject during recent years.”-â€"New Or‘ igaus Times-Democrat. Men have missed their opportunities more often than opportunities have missed them-Elliott's allegation- Japan tea drinkers try It is absolutely PURE. BABY’S PRETTY CU RLS. ' Pulled Them Oi! In a Car and Em- ‘ burrnssed Hex- Momma. l A well dressed Woman with a beauti- I, ful baby in her arms attracted the at- ' tention of all the passengers on a Ger- ;mantown car. Every one was fasci- ' hated by the baby’s pretty and smiling face and particularly by two golden' ! curls which hung down her cheeks. i After awhile the child became nerv- :ous and began to tug at one of the . curls which protruded from her hood. .The woman, presumably her mother, quickly stopped her, but a few mo. - dow. No sooner was her face turned than the'child seized her bonnet with both hands and pulled it 011?. It offer- er little resistance, but to the astonish- -. ment of every one on the car the curls 2‘ came with it, and the supposed golden haired baby showed that in reality its head was without the semblance of a hair. - The child swung the bonnet to and fro and laughingly held it up for the ; inspection of the other passengers. It . was almosta minute before the wom- 1 an turned around. When she saw 1 what the baby had done, her face , flushed, and without a word she pick- led up the child and walked sedately I out of the car. When last seen, she . was trudging down Spring Garden ‘ street with» the baby tucked under her arm like a sack of cats, but still hold- ing tightly to the bonnet and cooing, “See my pooty hair?”â€"Philadelphia meats later she looked out of the win- - SMALLEST SHEEP IN THE WORLD. It Lives in Brittany and Is No Bigger Than :1 Lap Dog. The very smallest of all the kinds of sheep is‘the tiny Breton sheep. It is too small to be very profitable to raise for, of course. it cannot have much wool, and, as for eating, why a hungry man could out almost a. whole one at a meal. It is so small "when grown that it can hide behind V a goodsized bucket. It takes its name from the part of France where it is most ‘raised. But, if not aprofitable Sheep ii: is a dear lit- tle creature for a pet, for it is very gentle, and, because it is so small, it; is not such a nuisance about the house as was the celebrated lamb which be- longed to a little girl named Mary. Any little girl could find room in her lap for a. Breton sheep. One of this little creature’s pecu1i« .arities is its extreme sympathy with gthe feelings of its human friends, lwhen it has been brought up a pet [in the house, and has learned to dis- Itinguish between happiness andun- l happiness. ( i If any person whom it likes is very imuch pleased about anything, and is‘hows it by laughing, the little sheep will frlsk about with every sign of joy; but, if, on the contrary, the per- !sons sheds tears, the sympathetic Ifriend will evince its sorrow in an requally unmistakable way. ’QUEBELUNITEB. No Division of Opinion in Regard to Dodd’s Kidney Pills Whatever. Ills» Anna. lilongreu. of Grand Melts, Voices the Universal Verdictâ€"Says She Feels Obllged to Tell Her Friends of Budd's Kidney Pills. She Herself Has Been Absolutely ' Curt-d. l Grand liIetis, Que” 'April 30.-â€"Miss .Anna Mongren, of the Village of may 9.1.9.; -'. '.- $5,. "1.. ~.’ , ,, » C Put up from nothing but the finest teas obtainable. You can't help liking it. 0 LEAD pnoxAcrs. 25, so, 40. an and one. “Wm-Wsamaea an. m M 13mm 6‘ ,’ ,..- You can select the color on any paint chart; but how about the quality? How will it look next year, and for years to come ? It is best to get theiasting qual- ity in paints 3 it’s the only kind that is a good investment. hamsay’e faiats, are that kind. good dealers. * y H. Rummy ll Sill, lllm linkers. MONTREAL. EfiT'D 1842. For sale by all Miss Mabel McKinley, niece of the president, is an accomplished musiâ€" I wonder, said the soda fountain clan, and her singing is regarded as I Clerk boarder, Why the women are so exceptionally good. 1 Set On marrying soldiers? President-elect Rhees, of Rochester, They mm ’em because they have ialready been trained. A soldier's University, owns one of the best P'I‘iâ€" , first duty is obedience, said the Sav~ vat_e collections of Oriental manuâ€" ‘ age Bachelor. scripts in the world. I â€"â€"-- .._. 1 Mrs. Hetty Green, besides manag- ing her fortune, is a great reader, I and owns a valuable library in which are many rare books W P 0-1022 CALVERT’S cal-bone Disinfectants. Soaps, Olnt. A. GOOD CORN SHELLER FOR 250. Al marvel of chea‘pness, of efficacy, and of promptitude, is contained in a bottle of that famous remedy, Put- nam’s Painless Corn Extractor. It a...___.~.__ goes right .to the root; of the trouble. there acts quickly but so painlessly that nothing is known of its operaâ€" ’1. Behind the Scenes. lGrand Metis, Quebec, has been cured “A good many people,” said a vetcr- i of her kidney trouble of years stand- ' an stage manager the other day, “have 3 int; 133’, DOdd’S Kiqney PillB- Through- ‘out this country it 1s becoming more i and more common to hear of cures this i | 1 Times. ' Lstage there is great fun and hilarity tion until the corn is shelled. Beware l "Wm, T°°th P°Wd°wv “*0” have been of substitutes offered for Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractorâ€"safe, sure and painless. Sold at druggists. George H. Godfrey, of New Albanyfl- j awarded 100 medals and diplomas for superior l excellence. Their regular use prevent infect i one diseases. Ask your dealer to obtain l supply. Lists mailed free on application. 1 F. G. GALVERT & (30.. ‘Elow's your : } E an idea. that beyond the scenes of a. i and that actors have a Jolly sort of 9 time between their appearances before ithe audience. The fact is a military ; camp during times of inspection is no i more sedate than is the rear of any I well regulated stage when the public 3 in front of the footlights is being en- E tertained. The shifting of scenes and ithe proper execution of an intricate i play require all the thought that can ‘ be given them. All the men and women 3 have all they can do to properly per- form their parts. If a manager is an , easy going man, caring little for dis- ‘ | } cipline, he soon gets to the end of his career. You may be sure there is no i business' that is carried on in a more i businesslike way than is the play- . house, and when the fun is on in the front those behind the scenes are care- ‘ fully watching to see that no hitch oc- . ours and that every one is ready to do ‘v his part at the proper time and d lit properly when the time comes.”â€" Washington Star. How to Dry Rubber Boots. : It was a problem how to dry out hip l rubber boots. In the sitting room there was an open grate fire which was cov- E ered every night with fine coal and a {few shovelfuls of ashes, so that the 1 room never became quite cold. We 3 found that if we heated a piece of old a flannel as hot as possible and stuffed it ‘ down into the foot of a boot and stood lthe boot in front of the fireplace it was as dry as a bone next morning. The handlest thing to keep the boot leg open is a spring steel corset rib about 18 inches long by three-quarter inch ‘ in widthâ€"Forest and Stream. 5 | Origin of the Boat. Only lately has the original boat been found in use and among the savages of the south sea islands. There the natives take the stump of a tree whose roots offer a good seat, and, launching this primitive craft, they paddle around as contentedly as if there was no such thing as a European steamer. and, to tell the truth, they do not suspect its existence. There can be no doubt whatever that in this stump boat we have 1119 original method of transportation by water. Accident certainly contributed to this discovery. A tired swimming savage found a leg floating near him. He grasped it and found that it held him above water. He mounted his log and used a floating branch to propel the log. it was but a step from the log to the more comfortable root of a tree and another step from the branch propeller to a shaped paddle. Vitality. Because one’s parents and grand- parents lived to be nearly 100 does not make it certain that their descendants will do likewise, for the inheritance of vitality may all be dissipated in 20 years of high living. A small stock of vital force well taken care of may last twice as long. In the time of Louis Quatorze in France food in general was placed up- on the tablc in one huge dish, and each helped himself with his naked band. As late as the middle of the sixteenth century one glass or goblet did duty for the whole table. ,__.______~.._â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€" _â€"_____.__._._. ___. __., ffamous medicine is making. The peo- Lple of: French Canada are not: a class .who are taken in by imitations or ‘lworthiess preparations of any kind. I'l‘hey are a conservative people, and iizhe reputation of a medicine has to the thoroughly established before they [pin their faith to it. It is therefore :a most convincing sign that Dodd’s LKidney Pills are a sterling remedy fwhen French Canadians throughout l Quebec speak of it in the highest: terms :of praise, and that moreover from a ,knowledge based on their own exper- ' lance. fto'be infallible in the cure of Kid- ;ney Diseases of absolutely every na- gture, Bright’s Disease, lhat terror of iphysicians; Diabetes, which used to be trailed incurable; Rheumatism, the af- ,fection which renders the lives of so [many otherwise strong and robust imen and women of Quebec miserable land which is the accompaniment o ! old age nine times out of ten through- 095 lout. the Lower Provinces; Heart Dis- ease, not generally known to be the result of Kidney Disease, but which is so nevertheless; Dropsy, Urinary and Bladder Complaints, Woman’s \Veakâ€" l ness and blood disorders all kinds yield 'r freely and promptly to Dodd’s Kidney Pills. , Miss Anna Mongren, well-known in jGrand Meiis, writes as follows con- lcorning her cure: . “I was suffering from a. great pain [in my side. which caused me much :pain and uneasiness. I had taken 1 three boxes of: Dodd’s Kidney Pills and ll felt a wonderful relief. I continued iio take them and now I am perfectly cured. Considering it only fair and ihonest to let the facts be known, I ifeel obliged to i‘ell. my friends of the lviriues of Dodd’s Kidney Pills and to {thank that medicine for the great benefit I have receiver .” _..._.¢_._._.. Michael Krieger, a resident, of. Nova, 0., double of 00:03 Paul. He was born at Uttewillcr, Alsace, in 1823, but came to this country in early youth, and since 1838 has lived in Ohio. Remember CREME MBE R. ' W’s don’t: advertise for more effect. but: for business. \Ve know that, if you are subject: to cramps, that lyo‘u should have a prompt, efficient lremeliy on hand. Nervilincâ€"nerve- Epmin cureâ€"has a wonderful and imâ€" lmediaie curative power. It relieves lin one minute, it. cures in five. Pleas- lani' to the taste and the best known iremcdy for pain. Congressman Littlefield of Maine, was the son of a Free Will Baptist .clergyman, who changed his parish smelly times. Hence the boy was eduâ€" .cated at Lebanon. Reckland, Foxcroft, iVinalhaven, and Week’s Mills. Me. ‘l the war of the rebellion. Dfidd’s Kidney Pills are 110W ll'l‘OVed I resent his government in Paris, St. is (the exact facial and tonsorial Bud llad to burd id up to light { MANCHESTER - - ENGLAND. Kym, claims to hold the_record for con- tinuous employment in the service of FARM FOR SAlE. §§XS"§§:?N&%’§_F”3§£:§ i_ the Western Union Telegraph Comâ€" fruit,ncw buildin .5 and shipp‘ny facilities, drawing. :mmny. He has served the company 41 | bargain. Seeoui- isttor fine stock and Fruit Farms. mm: a Lvnrr. Hawaiian. ‘ years, and was of great service during I . l O’KEEFES I .“6. mam” Invigorates and Strengthens. LLOYD WOOD, Toronto. GENERAL AGENT Instruments. Drums, Uniforms. Etc. Chin Pom Ye, formerly Core‘an Min-l Ellery Tawn can have a. Band - , . . . ' * Lowest prices over noted. Fl \9 catalo 119600“).qu LSt‘e'r to thls country» Who W111 rep. Station: mailed free. riteusfor anything in P t b d V_ h .th I Music or Musical Instruments. e ers urg, an lenna, as w: - Tommmo L a a ld-rawn his two sons from the \Vashâ€"l Whaley Royce & 0?" Winnilpasjlnu. iington public schools, and will send l ., ,. c A A _ M, i I them to Harrow, England. I ‘ Mina. mm. a. Halo} T0 cum; A com» n: cm on ‘ 2038:3313? 6‘ oiéanzloo. ‘ druggists refund the money if it; fails to cure. a: m k for stampin Hand. 250. 11:. W. Grove’s nature is on each box kerChiefs. 510th g l Books. etc. Sonia; HAD .AN OBJECT, red ink put up in neat. strong box with name, Ink an Pads, all complete 350 each, $3.50 per doz. or20 for $5 Oil - - it d :. . . ' " know where you WLH go when you die, . Iégsc'fltal‘iomgiitpge Stamps 0 G YOUhG, 1 Adelaide .__._. Barristers,eto remove Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All i thin; every one needs warranted indelible blank 0 I Revivalistâ€"But, B’Ir. Peck, don’t you 9 Try one, your money refunded if not satisfactory. Do if you die in your sinful course? _ Hen Peck_You 191: .me alone, Iknow l Mowraosn Stock Farm,175 aorss.3miles from Elmlr â€" - _ , , , Waterloo Go. Out. for sale b ubl' ' My Wife 301.an g Queen's Hotel. Guilt, on 'Bnturday, pail 2:3? aiugtggllmh gang: For particulars apply to DALZELL A: BARRIE. {what I am doing. church last week. MONTREAL HOTEL DI REGTORV. ~' The ‘_‘ Baimoral," Free Bus $61,121:; European Plan. Rooms Hotel carslake, m, 3, ,, M, u, 0,, Gfilismtiou. Montreal. Goo.Carsluke&Co.. rop's. .-' .- 21“? *' M U E H 0 U Wiggatfi Valli; :1? gig-e1: EELS)?“ gs’ults 302525191}: xwrdnv- __, The Dawson Commission 00., Limited, ‘ v o 'te G.T.R.D. t. _ $T. JAMES "gratunggmgockfl from (gum “Boni'Vost Market&00lborne 8t.,1'oronto. Railway. First-class Commercial House Modernim- V . n . 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