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SPflRTfl MARKET REPORT. C o r r r e t e d Kvery Thursday >'«

Wheat 69c B j e 40c ISay per too $7 to 90.00 S t t a* per ton 3 to $4.00 OiU 28c Corn, shelled 40c

< m m £ U 100 ! b * L 7 f i 1

Pork, dressed 9 § 6 k I W f. dressed, 5 t o M e M utton, dressed, . 6c Chickens, live, Chickens, dressed, Veal 5to G

itter l l f r l O c 10c

Grand

- 6c . 9r

3 2 ? Apples 75c to f l

30© 40c 10 to 12c 14 to 16c medium

Happenings at Sparta.

Daniel }>e<'by is home from Chicago f>r the summer.

£* B A. Jny Swan was up from the cky yes-

terday. 8 9 Arthur Tcmpsetl will sUeod school In

Uraod Kapida this MI miner.

liny Utter Is f t t l i log his parents near Kpama/M.< *hU we. k.

Frank Purcy Is ce|jfcralh>g at his h t H I S * Big Capidt thin w-t-k .

C.SC. Darling wa* lu Grand Kapids K M o u d a y .

Mi-ns Nora Gaut r>f Z-»«datid in a gu»-at "f S y brv.tnCT, *f«»bh-

I Mr. ami Mth. llvnrjr Lnomig uf (Jraud Rapids iittendfd the f t i a m l Sunday.

K<»y Sf'-dtBai. has b«»*n visitiag rela tivph near McCnfta this we»k.g

Henry I-oomia of Gratiff Kapid*&vas in Spart* yewterdav.

Wilmer 11. Her.tb oud family of Gr»od Rapid - were In Sparta Sunday.

Tbe flouring mill has beea repainted and i>, much luiprov.-d in appearance.

Xls-s Lily Jviur went t«. Grand I tapids Monday.

John Edison aud wife of Walker wero U. Sparta yentcrday.

Mies Mao Kingahury has goua to her htiim- lu Cussopolls fur the summer.

A. 11. Iiaring and wife -jf Caanovla were lu town yesterday.

Bruce Hewitt of Fremoot was in town the firs; of the week.

Jeaae Tornpsett of Lowell was a guest ot hia brother, C. J . Tornpsett, and family over Sunday.^

E ,Mis s Ella Fox of Cedar Springs waa a guest of Mias Ethel Tornpsett o v e r r u n day.

M IS. Charles I lef t of Graud itapids was a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saur, over Sunday.

Mies Cloye Durham of Coo|>ersvIlie spent Sunday with her friend, Miss Bertha Shaw.

M M I m Eva Mead has returned to her home at South Lowell after a two weeks'

E visit her slater, Mrs. J. L. Shangle. S gyPrank Pinckney vaa operated on for an abcess last week and la now slowly re-covering.

Sir. and Mrs. Wilkes Sample of Grand Kapids visited Sparta friends and rela-tives tbe first of the week.

Dr. 3 . J Zud/.enae waa lu Grand Rap-Ida Tuesday. Mr. Zud/.ense will leave soon for Buffalo to attend tbe exposition.

The afternoon freight going south ou E the Pere Marquette now passes this place

at 2:27.

Resort traffic over the Pere Marquette is heavy these days. All the resorts In the country are booming.

Cherries have b«en plenty during the past few days and quite a good many have been shipped from here.

Some extraordinary good advertising was done by some of our merchants yes-terday and everybody did a big business.

S. II. Swoet is bulldiug an office In the rear of his place of business that will add much to its attractiveness when com-pleted. I

Fred R. Skinner made a business t r ip to Grami Kapids Tuesday, l i e also took In the celebration at Cedar Springs Ju ly 3.

Tbe school board la advertising for bids for grading the school grounds. A good job will be done and when com-pleted tLe place will be one of the beauty spots of the town.

The lawns around town never appeared better than they do at the present t ime. Sparta's enterprising citizens take pride in keeping their places of residence neat and clean. We have the beat homes of any little town In Michigan.

Furniture

Tbe boys at t b e big factory enjoying a vacation this wee

Frank Baker of Grand town Tuesday.

Jam?* Jackson of Lisbon was Saturday.

Z. V. Cheney came up from Kapids Wednesday. D

William H. Anderson of Grand Kapida wfc.s in town Wednesday.

Mm. Eliza Martc of the Valley City baa been in Sparta this week.

C'jas. D. ilinman Is visiting relatives here.

Aaron Moore of Grand Kapida cele-brated in Sparta.

J . G. Humphrey and wife were in Big Rapid* yesterday.

fflMw Martin Welch of F r w i M t * <l i a

guest of Mrs. Belle Hewitt vesterdbl | 1

Oscar Finch was in Grand Rapids Wednesday.

David went t.«» the City Wednesday.

Albing Kliut was in Grand Kapida Wednesday.

C. C. Tux bury «»f Grand Rapids was in town Wednesday.®

Mr. and Mr*. Orio Fuller from near Casuovla were in Sparta yesterday.

Archie ShaugleaR wa* home for the Fourth.

^ B u e l l Pi-usft of RiK-kf'>rdr 111., waa in town yesterday to take hi the bill g*.ne.j

Roy Ly-:.- of Grind Rapids was in town yet-tieiday.

Bvv:l l Bint -all h>ts •••'» laid up with a iani* arin this wcek .S 5 B»»rt McCall of Hastings was Jo t o c n yesterday.

Frauk Baird hart been auffering with a spr-tiued ankle this we»*k.

Mr. and Mr-.. Charles E. Kinsman of Graud Rapids wero in Sparta yesterday.

J . Hemjr Naah of Muakegon, with bis family, sp rit th" Fourth hi Sparta.

Mr*. Hattie Hastings of Grind Rapid* was in Sparta ytet-rday.

Miss Edith ('<-ater went to Grand Rap-ids Tuesday.

Mini Minnie Soiners left Friday for her home near Vickery ville.

Bert Webb of Cawovia celebrated hero

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Miss Nettie Helmau of Grand Rapids hat been a gue t t of Miss Nellie Htzm-

| phrey this week.

Mrs. Gault and daughter. Dottle, have been pending tbe past tflefc in Green-

, -A Fros ts are unknown

belt of southern California, and t h e growers a re constantly experimenting, with the resuK tha t the f ru i t has brought to a s t a t s of perfection scarce-ly dream etf of fifteen years ago. when K was coarse and s tr ingy, with pulp than Juice.

The music by the band yesterday waa one of the be&t attractions. The boys did well, better than at any previous time and everybody is proud of them.

Misses Cora and Maud Fuller, Mabel Gregory, Maud Church of EogUsfhville and Helen Bloomer will leave Monday f>>r Ne-ah-:.i wantajjsfaere they will re-main until Septomoet?. |

The medicine show has left town, and the "mourners" who were "up against i t" now feel l ike 37 cent-, all in pennies. The "dot t<.r" * i l l probablw resume his curing businews in other lands.

Remember that Chamberlln, dentist, is making plates for $4.00. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Aa Second Assistant Secretary of State

A A. Adee is said fo be bet ter versed in the language of diplomacy than any l iving American. He writes nearly all t h e s ta te papers intended tor foreign reading. Mr. Adee is at p resea t mak-ing a thorough tour of Germany.

A bad complexion genera l ly resul ts f r o m inact ive Bver and bowels. I n a l l such cases, DeWittfs L i t t l e Bar ly Risers produce g r a t i f y i n g resul ts . A. B. Way.

for

Hair f r o m PrMidMtC The Academy of Natural Sciences of

Philadelphia has a collection of lock* of hair f rom tbe heads of all the pres-idents of the United States. " I t haa been ft2«ignedHto the ornithologies] tact ion," anys the Philadelphia Rec-ord, 'and is uuder the care of Profes-sor Wlt tnar Stone."

letters Cu'ler Ban In Mela*. litters." under which name many

intoxicating compounds are sold by druggists in prohibition Rtatea. come under the ban of tbe law in Maine, according to a recent decision, which is broad enough, too, to shut out many well-known and approved specifica.

S C H O O L T E A C H E R S

In order to do the work satis-factorily mast enter L i sbon N o r m a l not later than Ju ly S.

S c h o o l - - - B o a r d s

in need of teachers shculd ad-dreftH the Lisbon N o r m a l , Q ptat ing class of work, grade desired, wages, etc.

LISBON NORMAljK /.*x>'onME& Michigan.

Read the special ads in this issue, = — =

I hare secured the ser-vices ot Jack Kelley for the coining year, and I am now better prepared to do all kinds of black-smithing; wagon and sleigh work and gen-eral repair ing than ev- S er bef >ro. I A l l work 9

done promptly a n d guaranteed.

a. b. c o / j t r ,

Dirition Street, t/ypot-itj Sj-'irtm Mi'dim? Co.

w jM| - B f S y • . ' M - -.x- • y -r \ . ^ B H

To Butter Maker This means from i to 3c per pound more your but ter . I t is the most simple. I t quires the least labor. It raises the cream iu i to 3 hours. I t is the most thorough,^ rais-ing every particle of cream. I t makes from 20 to 30 per cent more but ter than the old way.

The Star Cream Separa-tor c a n be seen at

C j G . L O A S E ' S s Hardware Store, Sparta, Mich.

Come and look at it and get testimonials of i ts good

qualities.

Dr. Q. A. Chnmb*»rlln, dentist, ing plates for $4 00. | | |Cal) ind gate.

!h rnak-investl-

3 For sale—The Cheney estate, town hall. I inquire of F. W. Purdy.

sep 13*

Dr. John Gillett is ready to greet si1

hi t old friends st his office once more. junl4tf

yesterday.

Will Bitllard and family of Grand Rap-ids celebrated in Sparta.

Eugeue Hliunan was up from the city y'-sT^-rday. 4 fl

Shaw's baru caught fire last night, but the blare was discovered and ex'lu-guished before much d.imago was done.

The Pere Maniuetto was tied up yes-terday 011 account of washouts both north and south of hero. Trains were delayed for mauy hours.

M. M. Atherlon bus been working on tbe electric rond project t t!i«* Muske-gon end for the last few day6. Prospects are good.

Two fast trains to accommodate resort traffic lisve been put on the Pere Mar-quette road. They run in the uight and are flyers.

All tbe now walk on South Mill street Is finished and people aloug that avenue are rejoicing. Mr. Rice is doing some good work.

Mrs. B. S. Barnes and children went to Grand Rapids Tuesday. The children went on to Bangor to visit Mrs. Barce's mother.

Daniel W. Atkinson made a business trip to stations north of here T.ieaday In the interest of C. A. Johnson & Co.'s pro-duce department.

The strawberry crop was very light arou^ 1 this town, not a berry being shipped out by freight and but a few by express.

Virgil V . McNitt has been in town this week.H He says things are quite strenuous down at Ann Arbor. He at-tended the big celebration here yesterday and pronounced it a big success.

The Christian Endeavor society has engaged a high class orchestra to give a concert In the near future. Watch for advertising matter and fur ther announce-ments.

Th» wettber bs« been r t d hot during the last few days and many people spend their spare time at the lake. Camp lake could be made a very profitable resort If a small hotel was erected and a few cot-tages built.

The following story has been going the rounds. We cannot vouch for its ac-curacy but it's a good one just the same. At a revival meeting in a neighboring town, a man arose and said he was the wickedest man on earth. "I 'd go straight to h— if I were to die tonight," he concluded. Immediately an old dea-con started the hymn, "I f y^u get there before I do, look cut for me— I'm coming too," And then the deacon wondered why they all laughed.

Faanat Sing F.mplJft OOO Mao. F. W. Mills as a "peanut k ing" haa

aad an in teres t ing career. He began life as a peanut vender cn a t ra in. When on?y 12 years old he had con-tracts with several rai lroads running out of Chicago for the exclusive r ight to sell peanuts on tbe trains. This ' i d of 12 had grown men in his em-ploy. Mills, the peanut vender, Is now tae employer of more than 600 men. He Is manager of a company tha t makes Blot machines which aup-ply salted peanuts .

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B A Z A A R

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1 have the agency of the World's Art Ex ••hinge, <•.' Chicago, for enlarging photographs. The work '* of the be*t and guaranteed. Terms reasonable.

Jw* Alexander Davis, Sparta.

When you wan t a modern, up-to-date physic, t ry Chamber la in ' s Stom-ach and Liver ' t ab le t s . They are easy to take a i d p lcavant in effect. Price, 25 cents. Samples f r ee a t A. B. Way ' s d rug htore.

L o w \ T i | M o n Farms.

The bulletin of the United States De-par tment of Labor quotes some as-tonishingly low wages for farm labor f rom the last annual report of the North Carolina Bureau of Labor. The average monthly wages paid were: Men, $8.91; women, $6.27; children. $3.58. In addit ion to wages, rat ions to the value of $3.82. and house, pas-ture, garden etc.. to the value of $6.23 were provided, br ingicg the average monthly earnings up to $15.36.

We show the greatest line of Buggies ever brought

i j to town. We can show you good Buggies at lower

prices than fiims that pay out immense s u m s of mon-

ey for expensive salesmen.

Fruit Ladders Now is the time to make your purchases iu this l ine.

W e are headquarters for the best Ladders made.

Fly Nets

You can never cure dyspepsia by diet ing. W h a l your body needs is plenty of good food properly digested. Then if your s tomach will not digest i t , Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will. I t con-t a ins all of the n a t u r a l dlgestants , hence must digest every class of food and so p repa re i t t ha t na tu re can use it in nour ish ing t h t b c l j and re-placing the wasted tissues, thus giving life, heal th , s t r e n g t h , ambit ion, pure blood and good hea l t hy appet i te . A. B. Way.

Hoyla's XJtarary Work, The fa ther of the game of whist.

Edmund Hoyle. lived to be 97 years old. His t reat ise on cards has been published in ai! languages; probably no work except the bible has passed through more editions. The original work appeared in London in 1742 and by 1770 lt had reached its flfUetb edi-Uon. Then the commentators, revis-ers, critics, iconoclasts, pirates and ex-pounders set in and f rom tha t t ime on and down to t h e present day Innumer-able "Hoyles" have been issued.

We are making a specialty of Fly Nets . Perhaps

you th ink of buy ing one. Is so jus t drop in and see

B t h e biggest line in town.

W. A. Anderson & Son.

hall be glad to return ' r you p a y m c for Feis-

I •: : rogjp, if you don't i: fur i>- ttcr than that you

The maker pays me

These arc the facts : ii t-T. s ha!f tl.e < i wash-day, the hardest

; J it h.-.lf tiic wear o»» hands and clothes; 11 >arcs nil th - su< s-vteam and wash-smell in

lac b>>UKc ; a quarter or third cf the time of wash-

«"g ; it costs no more, and saves & good deal of

money.

I think it worth five times its cost, lor doing these things.

S w e e t ' s C a s h S t o r e . F o r G r o c e r i e s

"With th is r ing I wed tiiea."--Shake-speare. S T h c r ing of love and the r in^ ot good-ness should be blended in the wedding ring. A man boys nothing in life tie wes ts to be so sun- of as he dues the quality of his wedding or engagement r ing . He wants the best, ha wants just what he pays for, and he want* to buy it quietly and secretly. Goodness and sec-recy are two strong points in our wed-ding and engagement r ing sell ing.

- H c D E WE L EUakd e p r IOAN!) ) p / \ p T A . f * IC

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B a k e d Goods

D ishes

G l a s s w a r e

Cand ies

N u t s

Etc . Etc . Etc .

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Smoked Fish

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All k inds at Haas ' , the

busy meat market. My

stock of meats and can-

ned goods is complete . ! I

keep the best of every-

t h i n g and sell below

dinary prices.

or-

Our Fishing Tackle

Will enable you to increase the

•size of your catcher, also your

"fish stories."

Better see us about Rods, Reels.,

; Hooks, Flies, L ines, Sinkers and

Floats before you start on your

next fishing expedition.

It is a good idea to make the

1 start right from our store,

M. HAAS. J I Kent City. Mich.

Gasoline & Kerosene. Free Delivery. Phone 28.

To Cure La Gr ippe In 24 Honrs . No remedy equals "Warser's White

W o n o f Tab Syrup for this terrible and fatal disease. If taken thoroughly and In time, it will cure s case in 24 hours, and for the cough that follows L* Grippe it never falls to give relief. Price 25c and 50c. A. B. Way.

Don't forget that Chamberlio, den-I tist, is making extraordinary reducUom ' In dental work.

Gimes New yon Jav-Mar-Mo COFFEE

$ 5 0 . 0 0 R E W A R D . A reward of F i f t y Dollars will be

paid for evidence t h a t will convict any person or persons of violat ing the Or-dinance of the Village of Spcr ta , rela-tive t o the sa le of in toxicat ing l iquors.

Myron N. Bal la rd , Village President .

Combiues a l l essentials of fine Mocha and J a v a . If L'j fancy prices for unrel iable bulks, try JAV-MAR-MO. r-; —la air t ight 1 pound cartoons. Sold by 9 H C. C. DARLING juid SWKET8 CASH STORE.

Grocers supplied by J. P. Visner. s ta te agent , 331 Bat< t raadRapids. Mich. Both phones

u are paying Price 20 cents

street

I N F L A M M A T I O N *»r*U>raat, Badtcto (ft atnalu), Tootii •rb* (I mlnnt>t. Old SmaaJ'Wnaa.**. ••Colds." Forming r tvers G« CTSXsftYPAwS5S?Sl

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always reliable, a lways

DARLING Telephone

Get Ready for a Rainy Day

P e r C e n t Interest Paid

On Savings Deposits at the

by having Loop, the tinner, fit up your house with his galvan-ized Eaves Trough. There la nothing like it for durability

and the price will be fair.

Sheet metal work promptly attended.

J A M E S L O O P . Sparta, Mich.

T * « T t s s c r

8 pojrnAC, m e n .

CAPITAL £i0j)00.00 SURPLUS 915,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS 9625,000.00

Money loaned on first mortgage. D. H. POWER, Cashier.

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LINOS MONIV T O SUV Oft BUILB A

H O M E . TBACHBS HABITa OP SAVING IN THB

H O M E . IF Y O U ARB INTBRKSTSO BlTHSR WAY

VISIT H O M E OFPIOI.

92 OTTAWA ST., 6RAN0 RAPIDS, MICH.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure

D i g e s t s w h a t y o u e a t . This preparation contains all of the dlgestants and digests all kinds of food. I t gives Instant relief and never fails to cure. I t allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sens! tire stomachs can take it . By Its use many thousands of dyspeptics havr cured after everything eke faik i . is unequalled for all stomach tr iblcs.

It c a n ' t he lp b u t d o y m m n o o d

Tbe 2Vi timeatbrStv Uas.

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see t b e

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f : r r o

would. The ceremony of t h e

on your h e a r t t h u m p .

wi th tne vi l la iny ' R m u c k of a m a a or maci . of ; a f f ron t

; an flay d a m a g e h im Ave m nutes *ods And

•!no l« aa elaborate Jays, the «ndle<

o* Caracti tnir s te r t o t h e * called upon fe»|

ick m a a Ut te red In ' * c g t h e n his life. 1 he m v i l

to a speech in t h e Uni ted Stat i s h u t forever t b e doo r of

I 've packcd my t raps and I 'm goin" back v. here ' he fields are green i:,d bro;. I, And the coirs, with their legs nil doubled up, Me rollin' on the sod; They'll smile, 1 s'po--.', u h e n tl -y >ce me conteSflr.d t M y H . some ol em. lise.y

They though: 1'ci forsaken the farm for g<xwi the day tliat I went away But iet cm «.;• lie—I'm goin Iwck -nijjpylr WSw* noi»e and ;u--. Wh««-« a couple of aoHars count for more ui«*n the life of a common cuss ; They'll nobody notice I 've went away—if you told "cm they wouldn » care. But somebody's lace'Il be full of joy when she greets her boy back there.

Tin goin' back, for I 've had my fill—I've saw what there is to see; T h e city may .still be the place for you, but it's lost its charm for me;^ And won't H b e lonesome there, von say. with the people w far apait Well, mebby they're few and fa r between, but each of 'em's got a hea r t ; There ain't no hun<lred> ot thou»an<Mhcre to pti>h y.jjiteLroumL I know. Not ca rm ' a ccnl where you ' re comin' f rom or where you ' re tryin to gu For the one that 's jost led day a f t e r day with never a f r iend to grert . The re ain't a lonesonier place on earth tlian the city's crowded s t r -" '

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Wash ing ton . J u n e 30.—A

a round by h i * hmn± and dWtealt dut* *3 b* ™ m a s e ia

He w » b a t . of 5 t h »nd b l o o i . " T

„ c r . « i « d » . - I T . B he never went . be * a s a he ro , t h - t " 7 .

• „ an&ry ana sin not. fel low.

\ n d a s t h e shadows grew longe r and Equipose of t e m p e r * k l n d n e f l g pa-the sun a n o t h e r t in t of red. t h e w o u n d - t iecce, fo rbea rance . a r e extolled by

l e d m a n s t a . t e d to aing. All o u t of mos t of t h e r a d l a i T ^ * * * of t»*pi r a t i o n a l | tun-? it w a s . in a s t r ange , u n n a t u r a l but my text co t m s t h a t which at first

shr i l ly voice, the words j u m b l e d a n d slgiit ia s ta t l lug. A ce r t a in k ind of twis ted : J : a n g e r is approved—aye , we a r e c o r a - l

I Oh! e igh teen hundred and s ix - ty -one , manded to indulge in It. T h e most of h u r r a h — h u r r a h ! k i 0 8 b a v ® n o n e € d t o cu l t i va t e h igh t em- j

W e al l set ou t to fo l low—the d r u m — per, and bow of ten we say t h i n g s a n d d o h u r r a h ' r ah ! "*• t h i n g s unde r a f f r o n t e d Impu ' s e which

An' we ll all be gay w h e - e n — ^ | we a r e so r ry fo r when p e r h a p s i t is

youi You o a g h t to be angry fo r

. the re is n o sin in su«h vehement di — W ! :te House a p a i n s t o n e T.> : like. You o u g h t t o be so a n g r y t h a t you j b r i l l i a n t men of t h e las t cen tury

del icate cou 'd no t r e p r e s v o a r feel ings in t h e ; c a n » e v e r t r u s t a h o m e t h a t has ' presence of y o u n g men who a r e Just I r u n away, and yon do no t feel

f o r m i n g t h e i r l i f e t h e o r i e s In every possible way yon o u g h t to denounce such s t u p e n d o u s robbery . Let It b e known t h a t the on ly successful game Ip which a m a n p l ays for money is

of tbe Grand Medleint teach g j i a e n t M f l p B k t C

di ) <11 • i>ty B j t t l t u t e a brave. "When a y o u n g

se«k* admiss ioa to t h e G r a u d M*d Uka fae f a s t s ua t i i he s e e s i&J

t h e one which a m n loses all and t e c h n i c s of the F o u r t h of Ju ly n ight , s tops.

t r u s t i n g a man who has j u s t once lost **** d r e t m some am.iu, . ' h e mink , boa* h i s equi l ib r ium. You need to dr ive %e r* l P n * most com-your t^per as a m a n IriYM . * h ' ' ' h h u " u »»<« k u l » - " » • t ioua .par . of « * > * - — * * * * « « * » F o u r t h of j u l j m o r n i n g or tbe p r r o - ! « POrcuphM , n d tbe . p t r t t of

Iml len i i io 1 O t « Fno ' l . T h e r e Is a n o t h e r s in tha t we a r e of-

t h e a n i m a l becomes

w i t h curbed bit . t au t rein, c o m m a n d i n g ^>™P:t,IXi.?n ° f , t h* m f , n ' rnnr.lf I®611 haV« °n-* a i l m I

v ice—master ing yourself an-1 m a s t e r Ing wha t you drive. If you a r e n a t u r -

t h e f r iend and T h e medicine

l imi ted knowledge

t h a t is f r a u d . W e a i l l ike honesty . when It is sacrif iecd we a re vehement I Hons. Do not build a when It ts sacrif iced we a re vehement j t l o C ! * Do not bu.ld a b tas t Wurnace y e ( | t Q t h e n

In denunc ia t ion . W e hope t h a t t h e de- : n e x t t o a gunp^w ie r mi l l . i h e n . al.no. , w a y 8 _ t h c m e d i c i n e tect ives will soon come upon t h e t r ack j S11C** demons t ra t sons of ungover iMpi l - j c < 5 r e m o n y t j j U 8

of t h e a b s c o n d i n g b a n k official, of t h e l t ? k i t t l e one. Men t a k e ou t the i r burg ia r w h o blew up the safe, of the : d P^ncijs and in e s t i m a t i n g such a

t ^n t imes called to be angry w th. a n d j * !> h , R h t empor rd . do not uon.-cessar- the be . and | " J i r r i t a t i ons .,.id provoca- j f f o m I n ^

I 'm goin' back where the dog ' i asleep on the ^t-p by the kitchen door. W i t h his nose pushed down between his paws—-I'm >ick of the smoke and r o a r ; There ' s money to make where the crowds are thick and they're tryin to n p tilings

There 's money to get if you 've got the grit. hut. dang it a l l ! wh it s the n s e i ' H They hr - t i e fogdo i i a r s all through the d-y and dream *f ; >llars ;n • i. And forgive the g c ^ g m ' a fellow n ay do as long as he gets ahead— Th-ry hustle and bu^UfijEnd coop'ihemselvcs in dark l t t | | h >les and fret . And l*Hv:>r a prrson acCordni' to the money lie's manage i g e ^ a

I 'm goin' hack where the poplar? *t.ind in tal ' row- dc-wn the lane. Where the bobsled's settin' besidt the bani 'Lefytn' the sun and ra in ; W h e r e the birds are Mi.g;:i' a \ ^ y tiiougb tliey weteM^retl to fiH (he air Wi th A sweetness that nob. -df ever can know who was never a boy out there , I 'm going back where they'll not expect me to sit in the kitchen when I 'm courtin* the girl I love because I 'm workin' for other men— Where tlie riches; a m o n g Vm'll -i:ake my hand, instead ofget tm" me Tha t they think the money t h e y \ c got must make them a blame sight better

H ' s than me. -.1

v.cj-, * upon paper for all ages , t h e In junc t ion . J of t h e a g e n t w h o because of h ' s per- t n ' " r commsnde-l in my text , but wi th t they come a n d fight ^ » n A t r . | f f n t a j w r o n g f u l l y admit* a man to ' g J f H g | g |

„ . . , o f r , l i r h . h too late to m a k e ef fec t ive apology! burg ia r w h o blew . _— . M L H e s topped, and . gaxlng s t r a l ^ t d s - ^ ^ u l d t h e a p o s ; I e P a u i d i p \ c le rk who sk i l l fu l ly changed the figures o n e t a k e aO t>*r cent off. About the

f a r e h im. an ugly g r in on his race, a i s h J g ' , n t h < k l n k h o r a a n d t r a c e u p o n | ! n t h e a c o u n t b« ok , of th , fals.fier who m o s t hideous spectacle oa e a r t h is an voice sound ing mach tbe s a m e as n a n k w m o n l 4 W - i . w a f . H J r t h ( 1 n r in ted 1 s e c u r * ! t h e loan o n valu#.!«« oroner tv « n « r y man or woman b u r n i n g n o t wtth when on a spree, said:

W h y can t t b w .

s p e £ b r * 0 1 f a s t enough a t . ^ s t i r U ^ a l l My text c o m m e n d * a wholesome in ] 1 " ^ , 1 ^ o " e ^ o p ° » Li up l ike a boi l ing pot—round a n ' r o u n d a lgna t lop . It d iacr i ro lna tes between ' f ' J* . n r c a t r r < har - . » • u u k t h . « « - » • of p a t r i o t - the off,-no. t h e o f f e n d , tbe •=» i ^ ^ " a n T ^ o r t Uv. , , ' isit»—while we come and ge ts dr i l led and trie s i nne r , t h e c r i m e a n d g t h e ^ ^ in t h e chest . They ' re a l lBc rooked— ' c r iminal . tbe whole set . To I l lus t ra te : Alcohol ism h a s ruined

" An ' w h a t ' s it a)i fer—ye go t h r o u g h more fo r tunes , b las ted more h -mes. de-a h o t campaign with the b rownies , gtroved more souls t h a n any c r i l t h a t r

In olden t i m e s -yes. to wi th in the m e m o r y of the OJib-

man at the f u a e r a l ce remony thus addressed t h e depar t -ed : "i>ear f r iend , you will not feel -lonely while pursu ing your Journey to-ward the se t t ing sun . I have killed for you a Sioux (hated e n e m y of t h e OJ ways) and I have scalped him. I will accompany you and provide f you. hun t i ng your food If you need tt. The scalp I b a i ^ f l t a k e n , ,jttse it your BUKcaal ns."—Open Cour t . I

I 'm goin' back, and you'll stay here and rush, in the same old way, Goin' to work and then goin' home—the same thing day by day— And you'll think you're bavin* a higb old time and I'll pity you : Jookin' s i c k ( F r o m where |Fwhis t l e across the fields) at you in the «amt old t r ack ' — I 'm goin' back. *tn' -ne c rowds won't know, and they'll still keep rushin' o n ; They' l l never notice that some one's face is mi sin' when I am gone -No, they'll never notice that -ome one's g o n e - it they d;d they wouldn't care— But every tree'II be noddin ' to me when I turn up the laiie back there.

fightin' f e r the flag while i t s t a r v e s t h i n k of. I t pours a river of poison and y r - a o ' if ihey *ion® shoot ye uead fire th'OJiKh t b c n a t l o n s . M i ions h a v e the flag b r i n j a ye home in a l e a k y tub died because of i t . a n d mi l l ions r r e £y-—an' t he r e ye goes a - n a r c h l n ' u p t h e i D g now. and o t h e r s will die. In tem-avenue , wi th the g rea t wh i t e roof al l perance Is an o'.d Rln. T h e g rea t Cyrus , y e l i j r in t h e sua . A hot c ampa ign a n d wr i t ing to t h e L a c e d e m o n i a n s of h im-a hole iu t h e cheat—fer a yell f r o m *he self, boasted of m a n y of h i s qua iii«-», c rowd, t h i r t e en per and a wave f r o m a m o n g o thers , t h a t he could d r ink a n d a l ady ' s whi te handkerch ie f . An ' t h e bear m o r e wine t h a n h i s d i s t inguished corpora l says "Dress r a n k s ! ' a n d ye bro ther . I>ouIs X a n d Alexander t h e march l ike pcacocks. while a h e a d t h e Great , died d runk . T h e p a r l i a m e n t of band p l a y s ! Ed inburgh In 1661 is called In h i s to ry - A a ' we'll all be gay T h e n J o h n n i e " t h e d r u n k e n p a r l i a m e n t . " Hugh Ml!-

comes march ing home, j ler. the first s tone &jason a i d a f t e r -Oh! In e ighteen hundred and s i x - - t y - ward a world u n o w n e d geologist ,

one . H u r r a h ! ' R a h ! & I H wri tes of t h e d r i n k i n g h a b i t s of h i s "V%ot a b o u t ufc fe l lars wot d o n ' t saying: " W h e n the founda t ion

t b e s;n represented A f t e r sueh a dis-p l a y of cal l . Irrascibi itv-Evirulence. hl.» In f luen t* wltc. n :any U for«ver gone . l Thfc world is fal l of 1 o d t c a n s . do t o . s l aw vfldJj j inercl uit^ m.—h.inics, t ia- Ti»«t» ' < srien«*.«

One ac t of f r a u d l o l d of I n l i ? h^ad- \ tai'*£'%*** b y " , < h E 3 l § J u l y i J - M r s . Anna l ines In t h e m o r n i n g papers rightfuP.v t ^lo^onn b * n alowti to p ^ c e s M i J o n e s Freeman, d a u g h t e r of Mr G. G. a rouses t h e Dyflon 's wra th . It U t h e * W t o 8 , 1 y o u n g m e n hop!ng t o J o n e s of Burdet t . a n d cne ot the moat Interest of every Kood man aud rood a c h l e T 0 financial, m o r a l or rel igious p o p u U ' ladles in Hodgeman Countyl n o m a n w h o r^ ids of tbl-er isa* to have s- iccess—caatrol you r t emper* . Do n v | h a s been a m a r t y r to headache for It exposed and punished. Let It ™ ^ c H g ^ ^ ^ j f r a t rebuff y e a . Y r'A i t e m ' ' *'*" M V r l l . unsci t thed. and you put a p remium on t b r « r e a t m u * ! ' 5 ! a B » M » : w *° ^ o n 9

• " • *"" "" ~M ' - •" Music 1'

I t has made her l i fe a cont inual misery to her. She suffered pains !a

f raud , you depr 'ea . p'ubllc mo7ate7yott a l n t h e C o n s e r v a t o r of Music I the small of the back, a^d bad eveiy Induce t h o s e who a r e on the f -nce be- a t M U a n a n d h e W 1 S e j e c t e d by th d»- | s y m p t o m of Kidney and Ur ina ry Trou-tween right and wrong to get down on F r e c t o r w h o 8 u i d t h , l h e tt,

1uId U i a f c * t „ A . ^ „ . . . 1 t n

the r r o n g sid.-, and you put the bus ' - i n o t h i n g of the newcomer , as he showed , 1 o d a j ^ ^ aa *e l l as any lady t a ness of t h e world on a down g-ade . T h e n o «K*3«wltion for mus ic B-.t the cr«t- t h e s U t e . c o n s u b n i a r y and penitenvlary mus t do j l c , s m d l d n o t e x a s p e r a t e or de fea t h im. the i r work. But whi le the merci less T h e m o 8 t o f t n o f l e w h o h a v e

and the godless c r v : -'Good for h im! T 1 * J C < e d e d , n a I 1 d e p a r t m e n t s were am glad he is wi th in prison d o o r s ! ' ! < 'ba rac le r !«d by self cont ro l . In ba t t l e t e it you r work to find out if t h - m a n t h e y w o ' l M calmly lo».-k a t t h e bomb is w o r t h l s a v l n g and w h a t w . r e t h e t h r o w n a t t he i r f ee t .wonde r ing w h e t h e r causes of his m o r a l over throw. Fe r - 1 1 w o u I d explode. In commerc ia l lif haps he s t a r t e d in business l i fe unde r

ma rch h o m e ; wot a b o u t the w o m a n in t h e crowd, whu. .a f ter the laat r a n k files by. finds the band has l i ed?"

Hi s head went back, a yell f r o m the woods told us the hoys w e r e corn-

was laid, t hey d r a n w W h e n the wal ls were leveled for l a j ' n g t n » _*o!sts. th^y d rank When t h e bu i ld ings w-.re fin-1. led. they d rank W h e n an appventt< e joined, they d r a n k . " In t b e e igh teen th

a triflgy firm, who gave him wrong no-t ions of bus iness in tegr i ty ; p e r h a p s t he r e was a combina t ion of c i rcum-s tances a l m o s t unpa .a l i e l ed for t emp-t a t ion ; p e r h a p s t h e r e were a l levia-t ions; p e r h a p s he was born wrong ind

! w h e n panics smote t h e ci ty , t he se men '[ were- placid, while o t h e r s were yel l ing

t h e m s e l v e s hoars* a t t h e Stock Ex-c h a n g e . Whi le o t h e r s near ly s w o o n M because a cer ta in stock h d none 10') p o i n t s down t ^ . y ca lmly wai ted until l t would get 100 p ,xn ta up. Whi l e the

This r emarkab le c h a n g e was due ea -t i re iy to a remedy recent ly i n t rodu , -d here. I t la called Dodd ' s Kidney Pills, and many people c la im i t t o be a a i a : fa l l ib le cure for K idney I D'seaswi, R h e u m a t i s m and H e a r t Trouble .

Mrs. F reeman heard of Dodd's Kid-ney Pills, ami a lmos t with the ftn»t3 dose, she grew bet ter . In a week, her headaches and o the r pa ins had Egoae , and she had lef t beh ind her all i l lness and days of misery .

A nifljii< ine tha t can do for any wha t Dodd's Kidney Pi l l s have done for th is lady. Is ve ry save soon to j§«

I n - up. Suddenly, s i t t ing up s t r a i g h t , cen tu ry the g iver of an e n t e r t a i n m e n t he bawled ou t :

•-D ' em; they' l l never m a r c h m e up t h e ave -n "

• • • It was s u m m e r and t h e a v e n u e lay

Ttia Band Lied. ICopyriflht. 1901, by Dally Story Pub. Co )

To sura It all up. t h e vo lun tee r may be divided I n t i t h r ee l i i - t inc t c lasses t h o s e who follow tbe d r u m f rom a. flense of duty , heroes ; t h o s e In search of glory, foo ls ; t oge the r wi th a few rasca l s and u n f o r t u n a t e s . who for • t r l c t ly personal r easons wish to hide. T h e first two p redomina te , a n d while m a n y a r g u m e n t s may be b r o u g h t for-ward to shpw they a r e no t . j udg ing f r o m mot ives alone, heroes or fools, a

E ho t campaign soon proves t h e t r u th of 9 t h e asser t ion . A ho t sun , an empty B f t o m a c h and a vivd view of dea th

la enough t o conviuce any m a a . T h a thi*d class has no th ing t o hope for, n o t h i n g to regret . T h e f avored few reap fame, all reap h a r d s h i p and ill hea l th , while the life o f t e n generous-ly provides an u n m a r k e d g r a v e for the m a j o r i t y . 9

J i m Doyle, pr ivate , a l w a y s argued In | t h i s fash ion , and was r ewarded wi th

Uio t i t le ot " g r u m b l e r " f o r his pains; ^ ^ u t a f t e r his lecture on t h e r idge t h a t

day I have n o doubt t h e m e n of th^. S ix teenth thoroughly ag reed with h.m.

all

t ion. t b e bank at por t ions shaded, seemed coo! and pleasing to t h e eye. a s t r i k i n g c o n t r a s t to the sun reflect-ing rocks. I t lay Just a hundred yards away and to crosB tha t hundred y a r d i migh t cost your l i fe ; so It m igh t as well have been a mi rage for all the good It did t h e 40 th i r s ty men on t h e h.Utop We wai ted for t roops re in fo rce us, wai ted and wai ted aa t day .

$ It was a rocky place and seemed a s If it had been baked and baked cen tur ies p e r h a p s in t h a t fierce sun l igh t till the rocks be. a m e gla*y hot. t h e s h r u b s wi thered and t h e ground dry and pow-dery. As if to m a k e it worse for us, ""Grumblei" Doyle had been h i t ; " G r u m b l e r " had go t it a t las t as of ten prophesied. He was shot t h r o u g h the chest in such a. way as to make lt Im-possible fo r h i m to live. Doyle was a big. b lus te ry m a n . who would growl w h e t h e r t h e officers ' backs were t u rned or no t ; so in a measu re he was a brave man , as you will agree if you ever have .soldiered.

W e made h im as comfor tab le as pos-sible in the a l m o s t imaginary shadow of a l a rge boulder and gave him l i t t le by l i t t l e the few hot drops of wa te r lef t In the can teens . T h e wound s ta r ted to t roub le h i m a f t e r t h e water r an out. It was bad enough for us; t h e brain seemed dul led, t h e mou th grew parched and t h e eyes hu r t f r o m the glare. Bu t to be In the sun hour a f t e r hour wi th a bole in the ches t m u s t be madden ing . It is a bad th ing , a hole dri l led by a Mause r ; it is a s clean and complete a s you might imagine . And t h e r e on t h a t hot r idge we had to s t a y ; t h e l i f t i ng of a hand would b r i n g a shot .

F o r a while he lay quiet . Noth ing was to be hea rd bu t an insect ' s dron*. whi le above u s in the blue sky a vul-

boasted tha t none of t h e guests went away sober. Noah, t h e first sh ip cap-ta in . was wrecked—not in t h e a rk , for t h a t was safe ly l anded—but he wa? wrecked with s t r o n g d r ink . Every m a n

all yel low in the warm sunsh ine , while or woman r igh t ly cons t ruc ted will fat- a h e a d the ma jes t i c dome of t h e blush with i n d i g n a t i o n a t t h e na t iona l capi to l loomed aga ins t t h e blue . and i n t e rna t iona l a n d hemispher i c a n 1

" D r e s s ranics." said the c o r p o r a l . 1 p lane tary curse. It Is good to b> "An* we marched l ike peacocks ." a n d aroueed aga ins t it. You come out of t b e c rowd on e i ther s ide cheered and tha t condit ion a b e t t e r m a n o r a be t te r "hee red , and the ladies waved t h e i r woman. Be ye a n g r y a t t ha t a b o m i n a -wht te h a n d k e r c h i e f s to the b ronzed tion. and the m o r e a n g e r t h e more ex-and wr ink led lines of men. T h e n a al tat lon to c h a r a c t e r Bu t t h a t a r o u s d v , band played, and as I heard t h e Taint feeling becomes s in fu l when it ex t ends | • Ble8***» t h e forg iv ing f a t h e r

TX tune . I t h o u g h t of a man .we had lef t to the vict im of t h i s g rea t evil. D unk- * h o W j 'l"«>ia<*s h o m e the prodigal , on t h e rocky ridge, and I looked f o r enness you a re to ha t a wi th a vivid Blessed t h e d y i n g t h M whom the Lord

• took wi th him to giory. saying. T h i s day sha l t t b o u be with me In pa ra -

! d l se !" l ' r<ntnU'd by AlooholUaa. 5j | _

Jus t t a k e in to cons ide ra t ion t h a t j the re a re men aiid women who once were as up r igh t a s yourself who have

! been p ros t r a t ed by a lcohol ism. Pe r - l i baps it c a m e of a phys l c i an a preset ip- j

n~ver got over I t : perhaps be did n o t W d . a i d 3 ^ * 1 £ realize wha t he was doing, and If you f r o t h e d Pt t h e mou th w i t h j a g J B c a i u s e ^ p | I l s h a g i n c r „ a | t , ; j are a merc i fu l inan you will th ink of o ther p e r h a p s which, though t h - y may not excuse, will extenuate . 1 >r-haps he has a l r e a d y repented and ' s washed In the blood of the L a m b flnd is as sur«> of h e a v e n a s you a re . W h a t an oppor tun i ty ..-ou h a r e now for obey-ing my tex t . You were angry at t h e misdemeanor , but you are hopefuT for the recovery of t h e reca lc i t ran t . Blessed all p r i son r e fo rmer s ! Blessed a re those g o v e r n o r s ami pr» s d e n t s who a r e glad when they have a chauce t o

of someth ing said on t h e o t h e r side, he of t h e equipoise pu t a glass of water to h i s l ips In r e f r e s h m e n t and proceeded w i t h the remark , " A s I was s ay ing w n e n the gen t leman in t e r rup ted me. * Self cont ro l ! W h a t a g lo r ious t h i n g ' W e want it In the doc tor f e e l i r g t h . pu lse of one despera te ly 111. we want it B i n the engineer wh.-n t h e head-l igh t of ano the r t r a i n comes round the c u r v e on the t a m e t r a c k . W e w a n t It In Chr is t ian men aud women in tlm<M when so much in c h u r c h and s t a t e

wonder fu l ly in Pawnee and Hodge-m a n Counties, where the par t icu la rs of M>a. Freeuaaa s case and i ts cure a re known.

a w a t c h i n g woman in t h e crowd, f o r it ha t r ed ; but t h e d r u n k a r d you a re to seemed a s if I could see a g a i n t h e pity, to help t o ex t r i ca te . whee l ing vu l tu re a a d B t h e m a n sprawled ou t In the yellow d u s t , and could h e a r above tbe w a t e r ' s r i p p l e

>l«ll» for lh« I ' nb ' l l f r c r . Hav» a l i g h t n i n g in yonr eve and a

flush.in you* cheek and a f r o w n on your brow for a das t a rdy t h a t would blot ou t t h e -sun and moon and s t a r s or Chr i s t i an i ty and leave all t h i n g s in a a

tion fo r t h e relief of pa in , a recurrence fat t h e c o l d , t o t h e

of t h e pa in ca l l lug for a con t inuance

H o w • M p i d * r l a « . | M i m u e * .

A cor respondent s ends u s a r emark -ab le Ins tance of a d a p t a t i o n of Inst inct in a t rapdoor sp lds r . Says the wri ter : "A f r i end of mine not iced near his c a m p a t rapdoor sp ide r run in f r o n t of h im and pop t u t o i t s hole. puUkag t h e ' l id ' down as i t d isappeared . The lldk

seem going to demol i t ion self con t ro t e e m e d so ne s t and per fec t a circle t h a t W h a t a re you going to be good for . O t j j e m a n l o o p e d to e x a m i n e It. and m a n or woman In a world l ike th i s found to his a s t o n i s h m e n t , t h a t It waa e v e r and anon yot.T d ind t up. and so a s ixpence! T h e r e waa no th ing ba t silk o f t e n 'n the su lks? W e a d m i t t o a t you th read coher ing t h e top of the coin, h a v e many t h i n g s t o s t i r your b 'ood b u t undernea th mud and aiik thread a n d All you with who le some ind igna- w e r e coated on and shaped convex (as t i on . but going to -such ex t remes you u s u a i - ) T h e c o i n had probably b«*?n of fend my text , which says you m u s t swept c u t of the t e n t with rubbish ." d i s c r im ina t e and no t lose your self- Comment ing on th i s , a cont r ibu tor to con t ro l . "5te ye a n g r y ar.d s in not. N a t u r e says : "AJ Is well known, th*

Merry 'o r ti»« r n w r . j doors of t r apdoor sp ide r s ' burrows an* Surpass ing all o t h e r c h a r a c t e r s in typical ly made of f la t tened pellets of

of the r emedy ; p e r h a p s the g r a n d f a t h -er was an i n e b r i a t e and t h e t e m p . a -tion to inebr ie ty , l e ap ing over a gen-era t ion . ha s swooped on th i s u n f o : t u -nate ; pe rhaps it w a s unde r an a t -tempt to d rown t r o u b l e t h a t the be-n u m b i n g and narco t ic liquid w i s » -ugh t a f t e r ; p e r h a p s it was a g radua l

| cha in ing of the m a n wi*h t h e bever-age which was t h o u g h t to be a ser-vant . when one day it announced i t -self mas te r . Be h u m b l e now, and a d m i t tha t the re is a s t r o n g probabi l i ty t h a t under the s a m e c i r cums tances you

t h e l wor ld ' s b iography s i m d s J e s u s Chr i s t , wra th fu l a g a i n s t s in . merc i fu l t o t h e s igner . W i t n e s s h i s behav io r to-w a r d tbe robed ruf f ians who d e n u n I d cap i ta l punishment fo r ?.n o f f end ing woman—denunc ia t ion for t h e i r s in fu l

e a r t h s tuck toge the r wi th ailk or o ther adhes ive mater ia l . T h e un ique behav-ior of the spider In ques t ion showed n o l i t t le d i sc r imina t ion on her par t touch-ing t h e sui tabi l i ty a s to size, shap^ and weight of t h e ob jec t selected to

da rkness . You do well to be ang ry , b u t how abou t t h o s e who have been flung of scept ic ism, a n d t h a t is more m l -l ions t h a n you will ever know of un t i l t h e J u d g m e n t day reveals every th ing . Ah. he re comes your oppor tnn i fy f o r gent leness , k indness , and s y m p a t h y . The p robab i l i t y Is t h a t if you had been plied wi th th? game in fluence a s t h i s unbeliever t h e r e would n o t be a Bible In all you r

house f r o m ce . l a r to a t t i c . P e r - , . . h f»n<is » e n leners a n d to how Corns and Bunions . Ask fo r Allen's

h a p s ° h e w « i n ^ l m ^ n f ^ ! ^ ^ a w f u l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ action swind led by a member of t h e convalescence a n d h e a l t h ?

hypocr isy , pardon f o r her sweet pent - fulfi l l t h e purpose f o r which tha six-t ence . He did not speak of H rod afl peace was used ."—Sydney Bulletin. " h i s ma j e s ty ' or "his royal h ighness , " | b u t dared t o c o m p a i e h im t o a a n You tnUic Aii«n*» Foot-Kawf I c u n n i n g fox, say ing "Go ye and tel l ! I t is t h e only c a r e for Swol len, t h a t fox." But. a l e r t to t h e cry of suf - S m a r t i n g . B u r n i n g , S w e a t i a g Feet,

In t h e Ten . mos t . u u u c ' — — ' v . act ion swind led by a member or t h e 7"- —

yourself migh t h a v e been captured . c h u r c f a w h o g e t a k i n g o f t h e ^ c ^ e n t R e b u k i n g Pha r i s i a i sm The t w o . a p p r o p r i a t e e m o t i o n s for you w a , a s a c r i ; e g e . p e r h a p s he read agnoa- compressed sen tence in a l l t o e voeab-

i to al low a r e i n d i g n a t i o n at the Intoxt- ; ^ ^ 4 h e a r d agnos t ic lec tures " l a r y o f a n a t h e m a — " Y * se rpen ta . ye

t h e shoes. At a l l D rugg i s t * and Shoe Stores , 25c. Sample s e n t F R E E Ad-d re s s Allen & Olms ted , Le Roy, N. Y.

" T h e y ' l l Never March Me."

Aad Thai W» B 'Min* United. T h e board of civil service examin-

e r s fo r tbe New York sub- t reasury la-cant whlcti en th ra l l ed aud s y m p a t h y a n d m i r g l e d l n agnos t i c circles unt i l gene ra t ion of vipers, how can ye escape for the vict im. T r y to get the suf ferer Q e fcas b e e n 5 e f o g g e d a n d n C f > d a y o u r t h e damna t ion of he l l ?"—yet looking out of h is p re sen t e n v i r o n m e n t ; rec- ! c h r i s t i a n he lp m o r e than any one t h a t " P ° n Pe te r with such t e n d e r n e s s t h a t ; d u d e s Ulysses S. G r a n t . Republican,

and E d g a r F. Lee. Democra t . The f o r m e r Is a nephew of the great gen-e ra l aud tbe l a t t e r beau* t h e a.n«4 ra-

a m o n g t h e reeds the s t r ange w h i n i n g ommend any hygiep ic relief tha t you . y Q U k n Q . o f D o n o t g e t l n t o a n y i a h o r - 1 n o word was spoken—and no t a word s o n g of t h e wounded soldier . know of and . above al l . Implore the dl- | e f l a r g u r n e n t a b o u t the t r u th of Chris- w a s needed, for t h e look spoke louder " A n ' we'l l all be gay whe—n J o h n n i e vine ;scu6 fo r t h e s t rugg le in t rh ich ! t t f t n j t v m a y bea t vou at t ha t . Ha t h a i

comes march in ' home . " T h e m a n on my r igh t m u s t h a v e

been t h i n k i n g the same, f o r he sa id . wu »o "o — «•** " " j - j . . wnat t n e man u u g : u w «*"-* tu re wheeled In wide circles and wait- : thou*, a corporal g . o .ed a«. h .m o u g h t t t h a v ^ d o n i i w h i l e your cheek ed. Off the re , black aga ins t a yellow f ° r 1 1 : _

••D 'em. If they ' l l m a r c h m e up t h e a v e n u e ! "

go n ar.y of the nobles t a n d grandes t have been wors ted. Do n o t give your-aelf up to too m a n y phi l ippics abou t what the man o u g h t to have been a n d

t i an i ty . He may bea t you a t t h a t . He t h a u word*. "And the Lord looked up

ground , lay t w o heaps, one sprawled . and tangled , p i c tu r ing our probable fate . 9

Suddenly the wounded man gave a wh in ing g roan and s ta r ted to babble A gen ius has invented an a t t a c h m e n t w d g , Q n o L > . fool ishly. F i r s t i t was a silly flow of ! fo r a bicycle which m a k e s It posa b e

Ruling Ble?d« on fUUroad.

Bushes with w r a t h a t t h e foe tha t has brought ru in , le t you r eye be mois ten-ed with t e a r s of p i ty for t h e suf ferer . In t h a t way you will h a v e fulfilled t h e in junc t ion of t h e t e x t , " B e ye a n g r y

One Sprawled. Oae Tang led . } d is jo in ted words and sentences, par- t o wheel a long a ra i l road t r a c k a t a It was h is first se r ious lec ture , a brief j t ia l ly uninte l l ig ib le , punc tua ted by the j h i g h s p e e d wi thout chance of t u m b . t n g one. bu t convincing, comple te . Pe rhaps tt will have more we igh t if s ta ted it was h i s las t .

Af t e r a quick m a r c h in t h e ho t sul-try morn ing , when t h e s u n made even tbe b a t upon your head seem heavy. a n d the rifle weighed pounds upon pounds , we rushed t h r o u g h a ragged l ine of t rees o u t In to t h e opea toward

whin ing moans . Then he ta lked of f r i ends s n d a h o m e he once had "back Eas t . " Now he recalled old inc idents snd laughed a pa in fu l cackle over a boyhood t r ick . Then he ta lked of t rouble , p leaded with a w o m s n and quar re led wi th a man . His life had been a bad one . though some of us never believed all told of h im, but now

The Spirit or OtmM'.RI. In Spain a don lost In 24 hours wha t

off. T h i s Invent ion consis ts of a smal l equals $12,000,000. T w e n t y yea r s a g o wheel a t t ached to th ree pieces of steel j t was es t imated t h a t t h e average g a m -pipe. T h e la t ter can be screwed to the bling exchange of money t h r o u g h o u t bicycle or detached at will. *nie smal l Chr is tendom exceeded $123,100,000,000 ; copies of it wheel , which has la rge flanges, rest* % year . But s t a t i s t i c s 20 yea r s ago | ever before , on t h e "o f f " s ide of t h e t r ack , a n d the would be t a m e compared wi th the prec-bicycle glides along gent ly , t h e rider e n t s t a t i s t i c s if we could flnd any o n e l ean ing s l ight ly toward t h e c e n t e r ol tb le enough at f igures to t abu la te t h e ra i ls . Th i s n a r h i n e h a s be^n them. It is all t h e s a m e sp i r i t ot gam-

a smal l ridge, f r o m t h e t o p of which we h e a r d i t a l l f rom his own lips a n d t r ied on all k inds ol curves a n d found bling. whe ther t h e i n s t r u m e n t s a r e to work successful ly. T h e rider can rards or t h e c l i ck ing ch ips or the t u r n -l i f t t h e mach ine f rom t h e t r a c k in s ing wheel or the b ids of t h e Stock Ex-few m o m e n t s , and with It he can mak« change, whe re people sell wha t they flfteen mi les s n hour wi th eaae. (never owned and fai l because they

#*£ • cannot get paid f o r It. A p rominen t

l i t t l e puffs of wh i t e flew and dull re- pit ied h im. f o r in h is wander ing ta lk por t s sounded, while t h e s h a r p crack be told of t h i n g s sacred even to a ef twigs behind n s proved bad m a r k - scoundre l . I t was a s imple ta le of a mansb ip . But once a m a n fell a l l m a n ' s was ted lire, the f ru l ta of which sprawled out . W h e n we reached the had dr iven h im t o t h e a rmy , bu t t he r e r idge I r e m e m b e r looking back and be m e m o r y fol lowed and made a bad sol-\ a d not moved, s t i l l s p r awled out . f sce downward in the d i r t , w i t h a second tangled heap nea r h im.

We had dr iven t b e m off tbe r ldgetop, a l i t t le f e a t t h a t cost t w o men the i r lives, only to h a v e t h e m stop obst in ately flt a n o t h e r some 200 ya rds the o ther s ide of a n a r r o w s t r e a m tba t lay W o r e u a I ts th ick t ropica l vegeta-

dier ou t of g r e a t scrong ma te r i a l . Once b e s t a r t e d to gamble—tos t a s

I had o f t e u seen him gamble , on the quiet a t b a r r a c k s : hand a f t e r h a n d he deal t and won and lost. Now he waa te l l ing a f avo r i t e story over the l lqaor. But h e a lways c a m e back to t h e bad life and cursed In a ho r r ib l e s t ra in himself ao~d those who had helped h i m

M a n i l a ' s populst ion Is f o u n d t o b« banker te l l s me t h a t h i t h i n k s 50.000 241.732. which gives it a place nexi people financially p r o s t r a t e d by t h e below t h a t of Newark . N. J . . o r seven recent inaani t les In Wal l s t reet . H e r e t e e n t h f r o m the top In t h e l is t of c i t ' m d the re a caw» Is repor ted , but t h e ies of t b e United States . j rast ma jo r i t y su f fe r In flilencs. T h e

j chi ldren a r e b r o u g h t home f rom school F r e i g h t ra tes f rom Mani la t o H o n g the wardrobe be d e n i ^ repler . lshraent .

k o n g . a d is tance cf only 700 mi les >&« tab le will h a v e scan t s u p ^ y . wild a r e a s much as f rom 3a 1- Frar>cisc< generosi ty will be t u r n e d in to gr im to Hongkong , a d i s tance of S.000 mi les wsnt . F o r t y yea r s f r o m now w!U be

has a who le a r t i l l e r y of weapons ready to open fir*.

R e m e m b e r t h a t n o one was ever re-formed fo r t h i s l i fe or saved fo r t h e l i fe to come by an a r g u m e n t , but in hum- j blest and gen t l -n t way. your voice sub-dued. a sk h im a few quest ions. Ask him if he had a Chr i s t i an pa ren t age , and if he says yes ask him w h e t h e r the old f o l k s died happy. Ask h im If he has ever h e a r d of any o n e going o u t of th is l i fe in r a p t u r e s of Infideli ty and agnos t i c i sm. Ask him if It is n o t a s o m e w h a t r e m a r k a b l e fact t h a t t h e Bible, a f t e r sr« m a n y y. a s. s t i cks to - j ge ther a n d t h a t t he r e a re m o r e

In existence t h a n Ask him If he

knows of a n y bet tor c ivi l izat ion t h a n C h r i s t i a n civi l izat ion and w h e t h a r he t h i n k s t h e t e a c h i n g s of Confuc ius or Chr i s t a r e p re fe rab le . Ask b im If h e lu inks i t would be a fa i r t h ing ln t h e Crea tor ol a i l t h i n g s to put in t h i s world t h e h u m a n race and give t h e m no direct communica t i on for t h e i r gu idance s n d . if they did wrong, te l l them of n o w a y of recovery . I t h ink if a f amous infidel of ou r t ime. Instead of • being t a k e n a w a y in s t an t aneous ' y . had ; dl<d In h is bed a f t e r weeks and m o n t h s of i i iucss be would have revoked h t s t each ings and l e f t for h is beloved f a m -ily conso la t ions which they could n o t flnd in obsequ ies at which no t o n a word of Holy S c r i p t u r e waa read , or a t : Fresh Pond - r e m ta y. w h « r » n . > C h r s , Man benedic t ion wac pronounced. I

on Peter , and Pe t e r went o u t and wept b i t t e r l y " Oh. wha t a look lt mus t have been to break down t h e s w a r t h y fish-e r m a n apos t le! It was such a hu r t look, s u c h & beseeching look, such a loving look, such a fo rg iv ing look! W a s the re In a n y o ther being s ince t ime began

l a t lonsh ip to t h e leader of cause ." Rober t E. Lee.

"the last

Illiteracy Arooag Southern 111.14. I l l i t e ra te wh i t e i n h a b i t a n t s in

sou the rn and b o r d e r s t a t e s a re most n u m e r o u s s m o n g t h e mounta ins . Ken-

such a combina t ion of w r a t h a g a i n s t t u c k y has 16 per cen t . Tennessee IS. w r o n g and compass ion fo r '.be wrong South Carol ina 18 and Alabama IS per d e r ? "Lion of J u d a b ' s t r i b e ! " Hear t h a t ! " L a m b of God w h o t a k e t h away t h e s ins of the w o r l d ! " H e a r t h a t !

c e n t of I l l i terate whi t i

Forn»r U d v White Miss Let l t ia Semple . d a u g h t e r of

T i m e proves a l l t l i i n g a I t ha s seen Wizard Oil cure p a i n f o r over f o r t y ycara. Many people k n o w this .

I.oadoe t a b Accident*. I ju i t yea.- I,t04 p e r s o n s were injured

a n d eighteen killed In I.ondon by be-ing flung headlong ou t of t h e hansom cabs, by reason of the horses sl lppln* and fal l ing. y1----' §}'"

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T h * well and s t r o n g can realst thei^ poi-son. t h e nlckly a n d w e a k a r e t h e i r prey.

— — - | Bax te r ' s M a n d r a k e B i t t e r s are na-Macy old hou es in Ho land have a t u r e ' * remedy fo r e x p e l l i n g all poison

fro*a t h e system. At d r u g g i s t s . In l iqa id or t a b l e t s a t 25 c e n t s p e r bo t t l e or box.

P r e s i d e n t Tyler , and so a f o r m e r mis -t r e s s of the whi te house. Is l iving in W a s h i n g t o n and was p r e s e n t a t t h e recep t ion given to Mrs. Daniel Mann-i n g and the D a u g h t e r s of the Amer i -c a n Revolution. She was spoken of a s " t h e li t t le lady in b lack , wi th a q u a k e r bonnet ." fo r few k n e w her. She t a s fo r years been an I n m a t e of t h e Lou i se home, es tab l i shed by Banke r Corcoran in memory of h i s wife a n d d a u g h t e r and endowed fo r t h e benefi t of gent lewomen of s o u t h e r n b i r t h who a r e in reduced c i r cums tances .

epocial door which Is never ope:.e I s a v e on twO'occas ions when t he r e Is a ma r r i age or a d e a t h In t h e f ami ly . T h e bride snd g room e n t e r by tb ;» d o o r ; It is t hen na i led or bar red up un t i l death occurs, when It Is opened a n d t h e body is removed by t h i s exit .