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IIIPCI I. \IIf M . '.l`|re in the park. _l"I`l..... Not News, > out ydlho -Chicago 'l`lmeo-BonId`. W? IC IVIIII5 Int wrath -Atlanta Constituti n IUD `THE BEMROSE 80., --. ---.. -.. - .....-_ -..- V .--.. "12, i;`..'L.': ...t ......... . . .. if... . 4 only, White Porcelain 9 piece Toilet Sets. . . . . . . . _5 only, Painted Royal Blue 44- piece Tea Sets . . . . . . Chil'dren s Imitation Lamb Gauntlets, Kid Fronts... Ladies Cashmere Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Ladies Kid Gloves. fut trimmed, eece lined . . . . . . Gents ne Fur Felt Fedora and: Christie Hats . . . . . 8/4 Chenille Ta.b`e Covers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4 ` . . . . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 pairs only, I and 2.. 10 pairs only, 10190 CASH STORE 72 pairs onlv, Ladies Ddngola Laced Shoes, Oxfords, _ and Button Boots, sizes to 7, from. ...$l.36 to $2 00 18 pair only, Men's Dongola and Box Calf Bals., sizes 7 to 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 O0 EVERY DAY BARGAINS? E19 gment English Analyst _.__.__.... V- ------ wry---v-. T The slightest aw in the leather or wofk`. manship-a stitch missed-a slip of the kmfe, ' only discernible to an expert condemns the; ` shoe that started toward the Slater $10311` ' tdthe `ordinary, ' "*'=` "'"`- "`~ " " ` > ` of fo'otvv:-:2-.;x' 7'. .-O #w1tt6e>wnoeve;ewint buy mt-m. A :2 `~ `~ \ =1'I"C`_."- ,:,.`. H ' ` V Thc Slater Shoe is made in tweh-c: ; shapes, all leathers, colors, widths. si2=.e.~s 3 n pair Goodyear VVe2tA-. {ed,.na._mejand_ price stamped on the soles. T L ,4 % :?~?:;3,-;0.:.A.l*lD $5.00, T For the additional eonvenience of than screw is attached` to every bottle. wnsom nwAuos* pour AGENCY: a1 s1`.JAII:ss1'm::'r. % 5 . - ....NoW ON SALE.... ~A? Illa DRUCOIITI. Terms, Ca._sh or Produce. V If you `need the goods, vour purchases from the following ` list will be a money saving event to you. "*1 ruuusar can 111'! that I/m-av: a W_'x'iu, and ad 1'! contain: the but .3/" A-'atur Quckona ark as its cbigf Prmciplcx. ~T/use m thcfroftr fropprtion to act -as an e.tuI1e'ut a, ab]: tonic` aadfbrti tr." can wuxonislntramzt ran 1 `art lVinoand Extract qf } '-:1: _t9rim':'/ole: are blended riser, mad 3 Most agree- T Th: Standard with leading Physicians.` VFrtIyl y.V `gala loyal Agent. _~n1z:k5sy CERTIFY that Ilm-av: sad zV.'z .-Mr: zmmzzs rm Mu nu.) nd .`o .a....a...'... 41.. 1.-.: ..r \.'..4.... u....; 111.`... ....J F.-1..-.-v .1` -wvuuv uv-vw_,vv Jon: . - .' . SC. % ` yst and ' _ 0 . V Kiting Ccuixl. Misses Uongola Oxfords, sizes 12', J3, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..80c.to120 Misses Cut Overshoes, sizes 11, `at the prices quoted, whildthey last : FOR SALE BY JOHN \\ OOWDTS. and Consulting Chemist, Milton L. Hersey, 1 having made a scientic tes8,.says about > ;'I`-he, Slater Shoe is closely watched dur- ing`the~-process of manufacture. Every 51109 L undergoes a carefut examixiation after 1eaV'} ing the hands. of each operator. II\1_._ '- an 1' . . A I -c - -- 5. __1,,; estiny Changed. (A LA aumI\I-zaou) IUISVITIITIB III 130 REG. PRICE MONT!-`lEAL.J Lefroy. 75 ger a cork- I SALE PRICE , 149i 15: 505 175: 200i 100 50 69% jjnince Lonly n _princes `fbeaut i; The _ fpomp _Wi1S 0 presen ,bbk3xva large drous VUIII IIl\I\ I \l`' ICU! `hie shark. then. so far t'rom,being the Lgore dyed pirate which the novelist '_ pulntshim. is a mere hardworking. com- monplace drudge and as such deserves. it not kindness. at any rate toleration. But i this, much misunderstood fish that he is. is just what he never gets. The sailor looks upon him as a` hereditary" toe, against whom he has a death read and upon whose carcas wheh it sprawls -and aps defenseless on the deck any cruelty. no matter how revolting. is lawful, And Jack-untaught child or nature ashe is- can be tieudishly cruel when he is inlthe vein and. with thoughtless good humor. v. ll practice themost atrocious barbari- t. -s on the captured shark and no more Tl rlize that he is being cruelthan a child .d .-s who pulls the legs off a tly. .t is a curious thing and so far as pres- ent. knowledge goes quite inexplicable how ashark seems to have an unerring perception ol` the presence of carrion. By virtue of wh'at sense does he know that at -a distance of perhaps a couple of miles there is food to be had for the picking up`: It can hardly be sight. and to say that it is the sense of smell presupposes an olfactory apparatus of such marvelous delicacy that one good whiff from an av- erage harness cask would surely burst the machinery up for good and all. and yet our shark will bolt a goodly lump-of the gamicst salt pork without so much as a wink. No. it cannot be his nose which leads him. I`.___ - Al......_ I... L _ . _ _ ...L D--....-..'.I I...- F 51311 the v [HOOD -'>}{ce approa this In pm;m Qvmwy %The fffwhen Eton \ W0 you (1 '~c1mrm right "her 11 the p "paid- that i or we OCEA_N.'7' g :Awogosn%m.s an y [II sou-I 1 the di may old thi and u "Ye. And `recap `to to! Tbv [D Vcnped her 'cess Vgenw ns about budding V in; t4 M Prh Vpered to rm douhl I-this ' Don't| ggus int M V lintt Credit the. I`I~.'H-I_l n. Special IQ!!! Which. It") III? (lnl (e (paw Whlehelt Ii`:-can. ` L _ ' - 5; `g~The'shark is undoubtedly aj7"do;g-with` '1-bad name." He is called opprobriou_|- ly the tiger or theaeas or the sails gar`: toe" or any other scurrilous namei vwhich happens to be handy. .\luch_mud -fin thrown at him. and as he seldom nds ~ *.-Ta defender most `at it sticks. Hard lines jfthis! Because in reality this blue water ,..hogy is a humble and useful public servant. who performs uncomplainingly the dutiesrlnecessary. but hardly attract- `lvel connected with the sanitation or the Jens. The shark is the common scavenger and general undertaker of theoccan. He is not and for reasons connected with his very moderate speed limit never can he . primarily a sh of prey. ' nnnn nnn nnntnu-n.` .~.Isn..I. ..."_.I __.. _..2Il frmqs _FnInInuI1 3 well pl ch hide; : scene I {came the Li Itringt _Il_|.D III llln I I scale. A 934 |cCI\` III III` V Now a theory has been put forward. by naturalists that the shark possesses in mmmon with tb("And(.'s condor a special sense. or instinct. which is denied to cleaner feeding animals. The naturalist cannot explain this sense : cont:-s's'es. in fact. that he knows nothing about it. but he can give it a" name. He calls it the `<-an-ion euse." and with that name. which of course explains just tfothing at :all. expects us to he satised. .Well. as gxve on our part cannot say that the natu- Vralist is wrong we will let it stand at that. ' "Sharl<-0!" "Where away? Dead -.........on 0.... LI....... I... .......~. I.:.. ..:....4...._ 6`! "mg Iilbln A large accumulation of carefully col- lected evidence on this point proves con- 'clusi_vc'ly that there are as a matter 6`! fact only two articles of his ordinary menu which the shark is able to capture alive-viz. an occasional unwary sea fowl which he may happen to surprise "asleep on the surface of the water and the ugly. octopuslike squid. whose limited powers of locomotion give a chance to our hun- Vgry tour knot prowler. nhnnuh Oh.--u an '- I-an-- Ln}.-_ LI.` B1lllllIi' V`! IJLII; IAIV IIJ 0 aivuw asteru!" 339. there he goes. his triangu- i ' dorsal n appearing `above the water 3 0 yards or so away. He has found the 1 'al which we threw overboard ten min-' 1 vs ago. and now. like 0liv_er.'I`wist. he nos to ask formore. Now he sweeps under the counter. and we can see his u`e body gliding through the water like blue brown shadow. He looks disap- pluntiugly small. but that is merely the ls-ueptive oft`:-ct of the water. Once set him on deck and he will appear large enough and wicked enough to make us al- "c'I:"p:".3r'&':Zi:at-1:. ahd you vviil itind clear proof that this is so. A;tew tangled bits of rope vyara. a battered- {corned beef tin, a corked bottle contaiu~ ing an insulting message to the nder (thrown overboard by some nautical wag) ' er alsailm-`s cap which has been lost in a gale--all tend to show that the shark is I sh of businesslike ha_hits..=with a keen eye to any chance windfalls which may Lgcome in his way. but the more digestible contents or his stomach. consisting main- `y of carrion or every kind. all give the rlearest olfactory evidence that the orig- inal owners oi them were not alive and. in fact. were very much dead when this `marine -sanitary inspector came along and. condemning them as nuisances. re- -::oved them into his own internal refuse D`. ' A |__,,__ __,, n ,0 - ' A II IIIII I\lI$u a With a splash vigorous enough to scare "asleeping whale over goes the hook-half a hundredweight of ironmongery fasten- ed by asteel chain to a rope cable. which _`is capable of standing a tested strain of jre tons. One does not sh for the tiger of the sea with silk lines and drawn gut, casts. The hook is halted `with a` four -pound lumpof fat. bil-ions looking salt pork; or. better still. with a piece of por- poise hlubher to which a small square of { tyjhich no shark that ever swam could re-' slat. Our quarry is; not unuaturally. 4 . W purposely. by the way. with the ideaof f`r'tt itacting.hls attention) with wh_ich__this "`lica>te lure is thrown to him and sheers 1 ;i_gll9ubtfUliY. His hesitation, however, ip`esnot last long. He remembers the lighttult avor of the hors d aeuvres `jchhe has already-had and comes up thlh rush to enjoy the second course. ` $llI.`.._ ..` In `A .-Nnlna `SI. -u Anulul Lfsfhe tough hide is still attached-a bait. somewhat frightened by the splash (made II In Iuul-I I-V VIIJVJ Luv usuvuu svul SIE- M here is a slight oily swirl. a ash of hlte from his belly as he turusover. two bible rows of sharp. murderoualooking `Uh come together with a snap.,and jig;;ii"`;are swallowed without a gulp. as `the point of the hook bltos into `A rulil-|"IlD` nnnn in Jnnnna iii. hook and a toot or two"ot rusty in artllaginous framework `of his head,` biieolmesl alarmed and trls `to `break :*No-use: that veton cahle will f gH_and' over at he ls hauled In: ; a running nooseja dropped ` get dnglen haul him unceremo- an-geek uujj. `JVGIIIJ VIC: uni I-Iv ID uuuuvu nu. and over his shoulders. and`. .`-j- -_Pe,ax{-son s_ Ma _g_azi_ne.,V~.' 1 a..~...g....gj.-;..;. lulu ULIICI `V IBUI Nb." replied the detective.- "It had been returned to the counter from the ex- change desk the day before during the regular clerk s_ absence. Whoever stole. the pin either get" tired of wearing it or pret'erred' the cash and coolly brought it back. She-for it was a woman. as the clerk at the exchange desk remembere- managed to ascertain the retail price of the pin in some way. probably before _`lit'ting it. and then. as simply bringing the article back as a purchase secured an exchange slip calling for the amount, , which she converted into money. Great scheme. wasn't it? Only if it ever be- came general it would put a damper on the refunding of money on articles legiti- mately obtained. Few rms would be able to withstand the nancial strain of acting as `fences for the disposal or property stolen t'rom themselves.-`-Phih adelphia Inquirer. Cuutomu of the llouqulto Indiana. The Indians are not acquainted with the art of kissing. but they sniff or smell the skin of the*cheeks._-which answers the same purpose. The little child is ' lifted in the father's arms. and he hurries- his nose in its stomach. Handshaking is as common as with us, but I have no4 ticed that there is always a tinge of mel- ancholy in the character of the lndians. which breaks out where yore, should ex- pect hilarity. Thus. after a. long ab- sence. sisters and mothers sitidown and. throwing a cloth over their heads. with their hands clasped on` the head of the person who hasreturned. cry. over him with their dirgelike song. V On the part of the wives it is supposed to he improper to show any emotion; consequently they take little notice or the husband on hie return.` but conne their attention to oth- ers and to their duties, in the meantime`.- Bell's 'fTango`wera." e ' t |l3ll7Do - About two weeks ago. the clerk. in charge of the hatpin `counter missed a peculiar and expensive pin. She hadn't sold it. and a thorough investigation con- vinced me that aeshoplitter had taken it. Of course. there was nothing to do but charge the article up to the prot and loss account. Well. a few days ago the clerk called to me and pointed out the pin lying on her counter. MD . t n n n A n n n n.l nn ho hnvnn All nnrnn. [VIII IJ Illa vu uni-I `a\vuIat\unu A Been covered up by boxes or some- thing." suggested the saunterer. or mis- laid otherwise. .411: n __..u-_1 .|._ .I'_..--.:_- ` IITL I....'.l ;a-use u. 5:%`?glohE 5i"rotter. `flan : rm ` h65.b|uF:3i8il fcjdiilnf ii tellixig you.`5*.thatt,86od:stii!_hlu4~with a cheeky American behind it. is worth I lot ohnouey in Europe. . When l got around to Nice last year. the best hotels were crowded. and Ir .hadf.'tte.t alte up` with a im'a'l_| room. On the sllijli.-vlioor was a German who wa! occupying a suit. though not `spending much money or put- ting on any great style. One day there was a great row. The landlord had ask-. ed him asa special favor to vacate for a newcomer. and. oi` course. the man didn't propose to be turned out. The landlord coaxed and argued. and the Ger- man growled and- muttered. andl tol- lowed them down to the oice to see how it would comeout. At the desk was an American I had run across in Venice- a buyer for a Chicago dry goods house. When the landlord and the German be- gun to gabhle in chorus. the buyer pulled a blank check from his pocket and reach- ed tor a pen and said: CA II oI.2'.. .\"n la. -1 _- ...._ A I -an-:6 Showtnu How BI-nsen `at Time: the Shoplltter Can Be. I've known of some nx-v`y incideuts.in- my time. but one that developed recently. I think. is entitled to the blue ribbon. I11]. __ __ _.__ .__ _...... _ .I..g--L2..- ._ ...... AD I l.lllI.l_ng ID CIIBIIIWVVI `U Luv UIIIU nluuvuo The speaker was a detective in one of the big department stores. and his words were uttered as hepaused atminute to wipe tm-`perspiration tram his brow after T working his way through the mass of feminine humanity .that packed the aisles. ' V . 6| `L L--.5 L--4. c-An`-a no-A I-`an n|nn'! `II `K7 \XB'%II 0 "Say. now." laughed , the` tourist. but you ought to have seen the thing work! The German had determined to be ugly about it. but when he bumped upagainst a man who had as soon pay tour millions as one for what he fancied. he teltawed and `humbled andreadyto quit.` The landlord figured that to turn away "such a Croesus would ruin his house. and it wasn t halt anehour before the hlu_'er was installed in the suit and the -Ger- man was chucked into a hole on the top door. And that wasn't ull._mind you. When they sent the buyer a bill -based on his supposed millions. he got up and threatened to buy up the town and start six soap factories to running. and they cut every item in two and begged bis par- don to boot. I don't believe that chap bad $1.000 to his name. but he just walk- ed over everything and everybody for two weeks. and it was current gossip that he owned the whole of Chicago-and a good share of St. Louis and Cincin- nati:` nothing but cold bluff. which wouldn't have taken him into an Ameri- can danee ball as u deadhead. but it was- equal to a letter of credit for $1.000.000 over tbere.-Seattle Times. I-IZIBG BIIIIIJ6 n'I\ruuu u-up- The most curious lace iscalled point tresse. It is very rare and was made of human hair. _ French collectors say that itexists in the present day only in their cabinets. It was conned to the early part or the sixteenth century. Margaret. countess of Lennox. the mother of the wretched Dnrnley. sent from the Tower. where she was imprisoned when her son. Lord Charles Lennox. married the daugh- ter oi` Bess of Hardwicke. a bit of this ikindotelace to Mary. quee_n_of Scots; , This is a very strong proctor; her belief. in._the qneenfs innocence of thelguilt that had` been: imputed to j her; rfrhee `ll.t.tle_ ua,sqiaa,vi`i6,!` `Iurint tress? Wu: .W:l:Ied* l?`if`!I :.:_old qpnntgufpwg ` i ::';rbtX5={5' VI I\v IVJI CIIIQ IJIIICII " `You would. buy the hotel! exclaimed the landlord, as he threw up his hands in surprise. ' V Grounds and all. and I want It to- day. How much-a milIlon-three or tour? And what name shall! ll in on the check ? ' mum-.. __,___ n |_-___|___l -|_'-`-__._s_- mi...` GK DUI K .1573 II? '2. . All this talk is of no use. I want rooms here. I will buy the hoteland se- lect my unit. Sir. what is your cash price for this hotel? ov ....... ..|..I' L..... .1..- i.'.....|.v ..-..|..:.......| L``C`IIl" I, 'lI`1:vlf'V+IoltI'n_:7OIrd. M The Rusians tell `a story of the Injto 5AlexaV,nder.-;l_IVl_ that upon t'b.l'Il'O `hen 'l,tIwas:inc'un1bent upon`- -a._ can she, would- take {a mid , ` 9 lmakefand imp:-rsctfp-, he WI`? bu '~~x~. -5 . \`> . ,_,.p- :r;`: .. 5: Lang Made Ft-Inn air. A Nenvv` moment. QUEBQIIIUB llllllul use Iuval Iuuglou sec. 7 Next week I returned. and when I rode 1 into town on the way to my place I was 4 amazed to see the jefe politico cometear- a ing out of his house. bareheaded. and a salute me like a prince of the blood. He L begged` me to- dismount and honor his poor` abode with my presence. that we might discuss the outrages that had been heaped upon me by my villainous neigh- bor. I was dazed by such a change in his usually inulting demeanor and told him not to worry about the matter. that .l would have a tallgwith the planter next day. and no doubt we could come to an understanding. `Impossible. senor. ex-. _. claimed the jefe. `The wretch is now in prison. incomunicado. ` I ICVFI`.-- I I....-n-. 0.. nu-npinnnb--at` '6 -->.-n, ' The Third Naval Power. To all intents and purposes the United tates is now the third naval power of the world. A Germany is a vigilant. ac- tive. aggressive rival. whose energy in this` direction. `constantly fostered by a ruling power. may be expected .to in- ;gc'rea`se' rather than diminish. Japan. the ; gaming eomm_ercial.~;nower of The other H,1m_i3VPh.9'_o,_l9 Mnihinatinz with giant st`rides:the modicum of our supremacy, B\ Itv'ifor?-n`lIi-ithat the `United States will ;~.fcontlnn e.:;'19tlVsome time at least. to; be ex-. ;-r11sid`:iii!.`-I- :n`.a1W!| hmwr . only by Great etiisain `=`- .*F"999;.`-.";N?.Y' Beewse " ! 1 1 1 1 1 `K535 I8` Later in the Aeftemoou the elephant `was being `marched around {the show `ground when in the crowd he spied his COPYDEDCOI`. `III IIJI'-IIUWII 1 He reached out his trunk and calmly appropriatedvthe man : hat. He -held "it in his trunk for some time and then oered it to its owner. ' But as soon as he attempted to take it he pulled it back in the same way as the man had done with the buti. ` ' nn_;., L. 1-xi A ,' .n, IIUIIP Wll U19 DUI]. _ b ` This he did two or three: times: but. after holding it_ out the last time. he "drew. it back and {swallowed it, much to the man : . ` IJGIVIIIE I\I \III_ IV II-ICll\C IE v\IlIJIcn In the morning when the doctor came he found his patient in a `wild perspira- tion and_.his pulse beating in much better tashion than it had been doing for some days. He.also found the general condi- tion of the patient much improved. He was greatly astonished and at once began to ask questions. The patient told him witheager interest of a lot of new things he had thought of for the funeral and some that bothered him a good deal and said he had been thinking of it all night. Then. the doctor laughed and told him be guessed the funeral` would have to be postponed. for he wasn't going to die just then` anyhow. Nor did he. and he`isn t dead yet. but he is married and has his `policy paid up` for his wite s'benet.- Chicago Inter Ocean. The Elephant Got Even. A visitor to the circus one day teased one of the elephants-by oering it a bun and. just as the animal was going, to take it. pulling it back out of his reach. This he did several times. and at last the elephant naturally began to feel Trather`an8l'y. and `finally he refused even to -look at the bus or to attempt to take - T `I A. ' =1Wit!:g'IunocehceAln iijzhteohq pvt-ogreu`. ; Th;-`re |I.} mI1s!h{Qf`th0 chd. ` f; T.-.etl 1.f't.Ii,t.1l'* ` ' m-E9`~md9:`;~`:7:.-S "A" 5 A_ W! Il\I ey. all he had to leave. and be immediate- ly began to talk with. the doctor on the subject of a proper disposal of it. He `concluded after some thought `that the best thing to do with it was to blow it-in on a tremendous big funeral for himself. including a banquet for all the people he knew. This was an entirely new idea for a funeral. and when the doctor left him that night to the care of his nurse his mind was entirely occupied with his fu- neral. He talked to the nurse about `it. and when the nurse made him stop he lay and thought-about it. In fact. he` be- 'came so much interested in the details of his funeral that be quite forgot about having to die to make it possible. "1': Olun rvnnnoaumnu -u-Inn-n LI`- .l.\4.L.... -.....- `:"i`h.is suggested his life insurance mom I sun-.e,x.% 3 sort of glass wherein ";ho|d'ers do gnhrally .discm_rer everybody ! :.,taco'.butf;thei:3 ow`n.:,.which is the chie_t_ son,_.tor.,t,hat kin_d_.recgption it meets }7'T."3.' #31 #1.`? *"rf?8W3- ms icoaaitrke ` ` V i _. `heganiibhnanalahtlg in AIiIei:ica."? said'IU resfglent offthat. of thj world who frequently Trisits New 0rlea'ns. "l was greatly `annoyed by a neighbor who made a business of luring away1'_nylaborers.` `He was a cantanker- onehold native who .`didn t like a gringo hohow.`-~-and an the jetepolitico. or imag- lstrate. at the nearest town sided ' with him and sharedhis views I was in_ a fair way of being broken up in business. About that time -l had occasion to make a trip to the capital. and while there 1' ran across a young oicer whom I had met the year before during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. He was a rs! rate tel- low. and ! haddone my best on that oc-. `casion to make him enjoy his stay. but the incident had passed almost entirely out of my mind. He remembered it. however. and greeted me like a long lost brother. remarking incidentally that he was now first secretary to his excellency the `minister ofvwar. in the course of our talk I told him of my troubles on the plantation. and he asked me a few casual questions about the local magistrate. Na-6 vnnnlv ' Ienuunnn III'Il' nvhun l Plla ylllll-I. IIIUUIIIIIIIIVIIIIVO . Then I began to understand. It seem- ed that my Mardi Gras chum. the at- tache. had sent a redhot letter by special courier. and the old jefe. scared half out of his wits. had immediately arrested his friend and thrown him into a dungeon. I laughed so that I nearly fell on` my horse and ordered him to release the prisoner at once. After that _I was treated with the most distinguished consideration by everybody in the department. and I real- ly owe my start in Central America to the champagne I cast upon the water in New Orleans. \'l`he Latin republics are all right as places of residence if you` only stand in.-New Orleans Times- Democrat. Result of 3 Dyna:-Tachelon-'1 Plan For a Novel Funeral. "I don't know that life insurance is a "cure for-disease." said the retired life in- surance solicitor. "but `I know of an in- stance which makes it look that way. In the town where l_ first began business `was a bachelor of about 50 years. who wa quite alone in the . world and had some years-before taken out_a $5.000 pol- icy on himself for the benet of a maiden sister. who had died a year before the events of this story. He kept his policy going; however. because it was a good way to save money. and one.day he was taken down with some kind of fever. He grew worse day after day. until oneday the doctor told him that he would in all lhikelihood be dead within the next 24 ours. Al"II,9, , . C I I II- I THE LIFE INSLVRANOE CURE. Natural Deduction. ` Yes. sir: he's "a man `of atetl-lug In- tegrity. ` His character never has been assailed. A j ` A" "What? III _-._ I 9 5 1! unit! I say his character never has been ull'ed. A . V _ . 'l`hen.I|e never has beenlnA_politics.- Ohicago``Post. ~ V ` ' * .- 3%! V `E30 `'1 know it, said th world. weary friend. That's what they have been do- in: all these yea_rs.-Washington Star. 1 :1-`d. t think. added the snake editor. that the Abyssinian monarch will strike Meneliks tor the Boers. - Pittsburz Chronicle-Telegraph. -:w- u wvvuvu "Don t worry. said the man who be- lieves thateconomic dilculties will be settled in the natural ourse of events. The trusts will take care of them selves. . ` 411 I , on no '91 -u an An Appulllng Pun! ` I see it stated." remarked the bores editor. that the mans`:-ch or Abyssinia may make trouble for England in South Africa." V (II 1 HI; `L9, I, 9! . I 9 J `I, , , _, _I, no. .yet- _ . ~_~ .- , . We noted him hi: opinion oo`o to, help decide a Jun , 4 . . it on` 3 general topic that acited high in "9 . 1 Thin teller thought 9 minuto. than In said he .u.:..u 1...... . IIIV'JCI KIC $l VVIIJS OIIIIIEO I uddy-It ishbecause the lawyers do not give it. but sell it. that their advice is so highly appreciated. - Boston Tran- script. _ V _ Au~Luo'nuhn`eninr`. `- V - Then ! 3 mighty union: tiller `who in 11710 out no never seems as anxious II the rest to have "M: e listens to Ill argument u_. quiet in kin be An nevf makes in eort to break in an releree. Ann A-an nnnn a Q`lI'|&;.III `I H VIII! Ilculu - uvu vu yvvfu. -v-w -__ -.._____,V Each - If "u d give an of_tho: n . _ . , To but the` my they gured. At: their words -.-A Al gunk 'Annofh " "`$'.'...-`"3. '33 i;'.`.;a'.'-""' "' '""' """, `mm tryin to remember than was jea 1 mate of -O-nub`: Dlli tut WIISQI In uncut uuvuiug -us-. :-.,. 3-..- display": 0! wit. Within my recollection made the memorable hit That he scored when. after thlnkin very `cu-erully 1:: slow.- E- 3...`! LI.` -I6-Olga: nu Qml` `IA A Good Test. _ Thewoman was crimson with rage. Yon recall the vase you sold me up`- on the pretense that it was a very`rare article of vertu? she hissed. The tradesman bowed tremblingly. , 5'15 is a fraud!" cried the woman. her voice rising to a shriek. "It is not rare! I doubt it it is worth more than $10; For. look you. my husband can come home late at night and feel for matches in the same room with it without knock- in'g it over!" H... OH.` O-nplnnvnnn an-manta Onnnfhn Q- A Bloomer`-ans. . _ Watts--8lnce my wife has gone In for athletics life has been one round of ex- citement. but the culmination came last week. Potts--What happened? . A Why. I was fool enough to show her one of those newspaper articles proving. that housework is the best athletic.exer- cise possible. And now she does nothing but sweep and dust all. day long."-ln- dianapolis Press. _ -rile had was nu.- nmle an. Horn For all 0' the world and Its troubles He's happy. as sure as you're born; He's up and away - At the break o' the day- The lad with the llttle tin horn. Be recklessly rouses us all (rum our rent. B he's still the dear fellow we're loving tha L..aI Be roams `truth the red 0' the homes.- Where wreaths the gay windows adorn; He summons us all A With 1 clarion call- The lad with the little tln horn. And for all of his music he : kissed and caressed For he : the deer fellow we're loving the beet! -_ :-_--`.- ---w-' -v----cg: Fuddy-I should think that people who go to law would abominably hate all law- yers. _ ` Duddy--For what reason. pray? ` Fuddy--Because of the advice that the lawyers are always giving. 'I'\'...I.I.. IL 2.. L ..... .. Al... I.-.......... .1- `Q EVE? IIIKBI III GHQ (0 DTEII III III Hunts. _ An once upon`: time--un lolly Via ulkln `-bout it: ' numb: lull IUIIUI ouvuguo - uuuu-u. w--- _. ...- didn't know. We l'heard a `so: or peopu who` you named to An`-ml n In Iueugtu. - But the what of them nuvgr. with than great .I.I._I-.;. Al .45 - Ill now.- Ho fagd [the Iituatlon anyeonfeued. he dldx! ow. . --Wuhinton Star.` III. II IIVCIO Here the tradesman smote together as to his knees. perceiving that his deceit `wan discovered.-Den-o_it Journal. Ab. and were the time o' the Christmas. It; bright halls forever forlorn. Were it not for the joy '0! I dear little boy- A boy with I little tin horn! in hit mirth and his music the whole world bleet. A For he's the deer teliow we're loving the best! _`A LI--`on f`--.el6no84--u And still he : canny. though he's queer; "Pis ten to one he'll nd it psys To seem unselsh and to be T The man who has refused a raise! -Boston Globe. Oh, does he wear that rarer crown Than one 9! laurel: or o! ban- The halo 0! humi1ity- -_ This man who has refused a nine? Oh, it it true that he : no freak Nor victim of some sudden craze For notoriety? Does sane In live who could refuse a nine? 'l`o'reach the pinnacle of fame Wildend unheard of paths men blue; `nae st:-unseat yet was chosen by A The man who wouldn't take 3 nine! A Marvel. Wonder ofvwondersl Can it be That in these mercenary day! That I-an twin does exist, The in who wouldn't take 1 nine? Ji~i %;:sa~s;` A Humui Id louynen-any. J_ ' __I_ __I,I AI_!__I. ALLA __-_ . up suv nus I1] 0! summer Left he-_re In` the moms: All its pl`aytu|`_compan'iona Are ed up the Em:-cone. tot %he*win.t9.r~ > 1 , ,90'M9`!`!..".: . Ihhnoulouult ` run to the ngm. .f'1`llthelutny'olmmmr '5" |Inn'n I3|` ck ; --'-"-'-- Mabl. label : eye: arebrlght; People_Itop_and stare Whn she walk: along With her stately air. Inbelfn step. in light, ` IInI\nI'n Canon In n-AAA jllclv. utcy I3 IIHIIU. Mabel`: form is good. But I wouldn't hug label it I could. Yesterday `I looked I-.65 Ilnlngn -..-. cuuclu-J I avvncu . Into label`: eye; label didn't blush Nor pretend to nigh! Oh. I'd hate to meet ' " label in the dark!` Hlbel in the boot Md l_ `L- ___|_