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I Warranted the most wonderful lll—ilsli coze known, Sold by Storms in Arkansas, Kentucky P snd other States, Tuesday of laflt igwaek, caused serioos loss of life 11 and property. Tea deaths are I reported at Swan Lake and Al ii* When yon have rheumatism in KMU foot or instep apply Cham ffberlaia's Liniment and yon will Ssget quick relief. It costs but a ouarter. Why suffer? For sal* THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. 11601110116811 Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. ! THE SPENDER. A young man from Wilkesbarre, Pa., went to New York city and spent fdOO In a day and night—because be wanted to be a "millionaire for a day." He arrived on a special car, had "a time," according to his staadarda, and went borne "broke," but boasting. Silly cbspl - - Does be suppose millionaires have to thing to do but Mow In money on riotous living} The average rich man is too busy making more money to in dulge in dissipation. He does not .go the pace becasae he cannot afford It. He is seeking money, not diversion. „ This young man of Wllkeabarre says be inherited the IflOO. | That makeethe matter woes*. Thst money represents somebody's sweat snd privation.' But it was his, you say. Did be not liave the right to spend It Is be chose T Legally, yes; morally— No! That money la part of the accumulat ed assets of a working social orAer. Morally he is bound to use It ss s trust, f Six hundred dollere. it would toed 8,000 hungry childrea. It would buy somebody a modest home. Instead It bought only a fool's paradise for a day. . It requires no more brains to fall into kn inheritance of g00& than to fall Into a mud puddle. It requires less brains or merit .to waste |OOO than to earn 60 cents as a scavenger or a rat catcher, honorable occupations beside that of tbe waster. Any one can waste money. It requires neither wtt nor grit to play that farce. But It takes men of sex to go into the crowd at the market place or stand bare breasted before the furnace Are or heave clay out of a ditch and get and use money rightly. And— No red blooded man has any right to dawdle in Turkish baths at $26 per or play tbe puppet mUUoaalre by giving five dollar tips to manicure lsdles. • The spender is a drone. eats tbe honey. He nei ther Jh there nor apreada tbe pollen. In beedom, where they do things properly, tbe workers atlng the shirkera to death and drag out tbelr bodies. I And tbat poor fool from. Wllkes barrs— He adds to the stigma of .the spender tbe reputation of the braggart -who boasts of hla accomplishment 1 LET GO! Forgetting the things thst are behind. Paul knew humanity. He knew how we cling to the things that ase behind and how these things hamper us. Tbey are like tbe ball and chain tbe convict drags about with him. We cling to old clothes. The cast off garments are of no tue to us, but might be to others. And old letters. Moth eaten, yellow, they should have been burned years ago. And old furniture. Slippery old chairs and couches, grass cloth cov ered; lame, decrepit stuff that is stored away because it is old. There may be aome sentimental ex cuse for dinging to old clothes and letters and garments, but there is none for harboring eld resentments aod old prejudices, cherishing old hatreds and grievaoces. keeping altve old disputa tions, reviving old bickerings. » Let got Tbey are behind. Forget them. Wby drag such outworn, bygone trash along wltb ipu? Many of tbe ills of life csn be cured merely by tbe method of forgetting tbem. Wby fuss and fume? Ton sour your disposition and put premature lines in your face, i Drop the curtain! Tou have plenty of present day problems to keep you buay. : Paul says, "Forgetting the things tbat are behind, let us press forward"— Forward! Thafs a great word. Cut loose from the eld troubles. Tbey are behind yob and cannot be changed. The past Is turaed -from us and sleeps. Do not wake It. Tba future Is his, with Its brambles and Sowers. j Let us drop the vain things of the past Let us cover tbem over with tbe broad mantle of forgetfulness. Let them go—and cling fast to tbe eternal verities. Faes today with today. We can make it or mar 1L The present Is oars. Tbe present Is ours. Let us not face today wltb yesterday. And not only Is tbe present ours, bat— Tbe future Is ours! Give away tbe old clothes and the old chairs to tboae wbo need tbem. Make a bonfire ef tbe staff that Is «s» leas. And flerget tbe old pains and sorrows aad hatreds and misunder standings. Let gol And press forward. KATE SIELLT. "Kate Shelly Is dead." The telegram that teM of her gotag •ttfdened bmuij hearts. Kate Shelly! For thirty-one years she has been the Ideal heroine of tbe aortbweet aad la all those years she baa lived so mod eatly aad worthily as to eeadrm tbe pubUCs ssed opiate* ef hsr etraag and gentle spirit. The story Is sn old sue. On tho night of July «, IML Honey creek, la Boeae eoaaty, fau, heessse tr Usual, aad swept a way ths bridge The SbeUya were aroused by the crush of a freight trata which had ptuaffad fhf ftfMD. Miss Shelly aad hsr saothsr WHS at hams slooe. Agaiast the protest of hsr Mother Kate, wheat that time waa hat flftaea yean of «#*, lighted a Jsataot aad started for the wreck. a black alght. aad Ao reached the bank ef tbe creek aadsr great dWfiHf. Arriving, she was attracted by the I cry of tbe eagioeer, who was the only i survivor of the wreck and waa diag- j lag to a tree. Then ah* thanebt of tba preee which wm almost do*. To un tbe train aba moat eraaa tbe Daa Moines river bridge iltttd; beginning to tremble from tba flood, and gat to Mo la go oa tfiHftn. She ran a ml la to tba bridge. and than bar lantern want oat, leaving her Ih pitch darkness. Tba bridga waa 400 feet long and swung fifty feet aboTa tba rlrar. It swayed under t£e Impact of the- waters. Tba heroic girl crawled on her hands and knees along the perilous struc ture, praying for strength. Flashes of lightning revested the tottering bridge, and the swollen waters added terror rather than assistance. Somehow she croeaed the bridge and got to the station Just in time to wsrn the train, dropping prostrate. In 1882 tbe lowa legislature roted her a medal and S2OO. Tbe North western railroad made her station agent at Molngona for Ufa. Today tbe finest bridge on the main line of tbe Northweatern road, over the Des Moines river, near llolngona. Is named the Kate Shelly bridge. She never married, and when' she died st tbe railroad's hospital last mohth, a private car bore ber body Lome to Moingons. And that's sll. But so long ss tbe waters of the Des Moines river shall flow beneath tbe Kate Shelly bridge,.the heroism ot tbe brave Irish lass shsli be told ss a memorial of her. 'TEE LOTTERY OF MARRIAGE. Is marriage a lottery J More or less—yes. All things human are uncertain, and the uncertainty of marriage makes it a game in which there Is hasard. However— Tbe lottery drawing differs from mar riage in this: In the lottery ere but few prises snd many blsnks; In mar riage are a few blanks aod many prizes. Wltb sll proper precaution sometimes one may draw sn undesirable mate In tbe matrimonial lottery. It Is Impos sible to foresee what may happen. But—. Tbe marriage game would be lesa a gamble were there more knowledge and lesa deception lo antenuptial pro ceeding. Without deliberate intention to de ceive one another before marriage, what, amounts to tbat is often practiced by tbe man or tbe woman. Each puts tbe "beat foot forward." Tbe shield is shown on but one side, and there Is poor opportunity to aee the other aide. Besides— Oftentimes there Is a veil of romance or of illusion between the two: nnd sometimes tbe veil is purposely (Awn. Conditions being such, should it be thought a matter of special wonder tbat some one sometimes draws the booby prise? Oftentimes wben young persons fancy they know each ether thoroughly they are really ignorant of each other's tem perament, weaknesses aod tendencies. The man Is lured by a pretty face or figure or attractive charm; tbe girl takes the man mostly on faith. It speaks well for average humanity that by some bsppy chance such unions should turn out well. Young man, young woman— Build your future hspplness on noth ing leas than positive knowledge of your aweetbeart'a strength ncd weak ness. You are taking a long chance when you risk your peace-of blind and heart for a lifetime on good looks or charming manners. Marriage is n lottery because It is so often shrouded in a mystery. Love Is often blind—too blind. Therefore do people engage In tbe drawing from tbe matrimonial grab bag—win or hue—aome, by a marvel of chance, to draw a prize snd others a marital gold brick. Yas, marriage Is a lottery—more's the pity. _____ ' TO A HOUSEWIFE. At tbe eod of your long day you sre listless snd worn and tired. Small wonder. There are no union hours for you, and it is a long stretch from morninr: meal to tbe after supper darning. Tou have scarcely stopped to brestbe. Not once hove you relaxed—which la a mistake. * Tou can learn something from tbe Hindoo mother. It Is tbe Invsrisble rale of tbe Hindoo household thst tbe mother, as well aa tbe children, must retire for a half hour dally-lnto alienee, relax the muscles, regulste breathing and meditate oa things eternal. Possibly you cannot give ao much time, but you can give, say, ten min utes— If you try! Tou csn. If yoa are so determined, take a few minutes, say, after the noonday meal, Ue down, relax your tired awaclss aad overtaxed aervee. Maybe yoa can 4oxe kmc enough to loee consciousness of year surround lags for a moment or two. Let the dinner dishes go. It Is aot necessary tbat you should Sleep. Lie down anyway. Belaz. Best If yea will religiously observe a time wben you ran relax you will be sur prised, after a time, bow fresh yoa Will be wben you lake up your Itoaae bold tasks. And yoa win aot flabby aad worn at tbe ead of the day. Belsxatloa! It la tbe last word of the modern scientists. They tell as-sad It Is good asnss thst s hsmsn being should ao amre go threagb a long day with overwrought nervee and taut maades tba a a violin should bo kept Strang to Its highest tension. Tear vitality Is Wby exhaust It? You win live longer aad ha worth man to your family If yoa will relax hotlmee. Watch aa aalaeal relax. A dog drape down, fall stratahsd, noes oa paw. He stay lamp ep in a miaote, bat he In Him!, Bm to ( ho—n example Isdp Col* of DM Molnaa. la., la alcktyftre and practicing law. Ha aayi ba kaa llrad loaf aad actlnlr, becaoaa erary lar tor Aft y mm ka kaa relaxed. Ba Naa lain alwaya la tka aakblla of the day—not ta alaap, toft jaat to let tfc* Ml af aarnaarloaaaaaa dfcap tor a ■laiaat Then, ka aaya, -I waka ap la a new world." My dear woman —relax I It la the aeerat of food kealtb and •pirfta, a rfore relief from orerteaahm. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21,1912. TO ART Of KINDNESS. It Is tbe history of kindness which sione makes the world tolerable. If It were not for that, for the effect of kind wrfrda. mul tiplylns. spreading. maklns one happy throuch another and brlnstns forth bene fits, some thirty, some sixty, some a thou sand fold, I should be tempted to think our life a practical lest.—Robert Louis Stevenson. Tour friend or neighbor hss failed In some enterprise or slipped a cog somewhere or lost bis job. He Is hun gry tor s little sympathy, though too proud to show It Tour dlsapprovsl will only sdd salt to bis wound. An acquaintance bas committed sn error of which he is ashsmed. He did wrong, but will you help him on or turn him down? Be big snd help him. By turning a deaf ear and an un sympathetic heart toward your way ward brother or sister you betray your smallncss and harden your heart, »God radlstes and uplifts; grest souls are Godlike. Can you fsncy a piti less Qod who sneers at the human wbo falla or falls? No more can a good, hu man soul do that— When sll Ibis sad world needs Is Just tbe art of being kind. Here Is whero most of us miss It falling In the minor ministries of ev eryday sympathy. _ ThougUtfutaens, gentleness, sn encouraging smile, a word fitly spoken-the kindliness of little things Is often forgotten in our selfish heedlessness. This Is o good habit: Never let a day pass without muklng some one hap pier. It may be a cheering word to aome hard straggler or a smile to a child or an Inquiry about a alck friend or % lew flowers. Trifles? They are expressions of love, and love Is tbe greatest thing In the world. Troubles of your own? It will help some to Isy a kindly hund on the wesry. shoulder of another. A touch of kind ness Is like a rubber ball—lt bounds back. Talk happiness. The world is sad enough Without your woes. No path Is wholly rough. Look for the places that are smooth and clear And apeak of these to reel the weary ear Of earth, so hurt by one continuous strain Of human discontent and grief and pain. The Tip Hs Gave. "Everything all right, air?" aaked ihe waiter. The diner nodded, but atlll tbe waiter hovered near. "Steak rooked to suit you, air?' be asked again presently. Again the diner nodded. "Potatoes the way you like 'em, sir?" "Yea." Another period of silence. "I hope the service Is satisfactory, sir?" "Are you asking for a tip 7' demand ed the diner. "Well, sir, of course we get tips sometimes, and I've got to go to tbe kitchen for another party, so"— "So you'd like a tip now to be sure of It? Well, I'll give you one." "Yes, sir." "Here Is tbe tip: I have s powerful voice that lam capable of using. If anything Is wrong I'll let out a roar you can hear In tbe kitchen. If you don't hear It you can know that I am dining In peace and comfort and uot In the least regretting your almence, for It's uo fnn to have to pass verbal jitilgment on every mouthful I eat." "Bnt tho tip?" "Thai's the tip. and a mighty good one it is loo."-Pearson's. * The Act ef Sneezing. There Is a sensitive membrane In Ibe upiM-r part of the nose and fine halm In tbe lower pert to catch dust, and prevent It from this mem brane. If dust or some other Irritating aubstunce does puss the liulrx and reaches tbls membrane It produces an Irritation, and we try lo get rid of It We get rid of Ihe cause of n mild Irri tant like mucus by blowing the nose. For a sudden and strong Irritant like snuff we need a more powerful force from tbe Itack to dislodge Jt. We therefore take a long deep breath and suddenly expel It through tbe nose. The Irritation causes a flow of mucus In tbe nose and a flow ef tears through Irritation of a duct which connects tbe lacrymal or tear sac wltb tbe nose. The explosive expulsion of tbe air through tbe nose csrrles wltb It the mucus and the Irritant. Wben we liave a cold In tbe nose tbe membrane Is more sensitive tbsn usual and a breath of cold air may lie enough to Irritate It and bring on tbe enesse.—New York American. Honey Producers, Attention I How 1a tbe time wben cblonles should he given a hasty examination to de tsraiiae which bare died and wblcb seed feeding, and many colonies tbat weald otherwise die can be saved If at tended to la time No colony shoe Id be essmlaed or Its Mve apaaed Balsas the day la clear aod reasonably warm and should not be left open for a longer period tbsn is abaolutriy necessary, and In closing tbe hive great care should be exercised in replacing tbe packing that constituted the winter protection. Where colonies have died the hives with tbelr combs should he taken into the boose, aad later ou these bodies aad combs can be used as extracting combs with colonies that .have win tend well, or tbey csa ha used for making increase, as (ha bees will soon free them of dead base aad other ref use sad make tbem all right again. Where rapid Increase Is deetred we shall bare to resort to artificial meth ods of division, as natural swarming eaanot be depended upon to give as all the lacrosse deeffed. Don't think all the good etock Is out side your state. Distance may lead enchantment to Ibe view antll Sony roaster swindler does you. Tben you will rage sod wrile 'l'll sue." aud be will answer: -lists: Go to!" Don't assume a patronising alf That's hot air. Tbe msa of sense tresis aH the same wit boot respect to wealth or name. Be amy be rich, be star he wise, but oaagbt but wrong does he despise. Tbe life be lives Is for the good of all the humea brother A WIDOW THAT WAITED By M. QUAD Copyright, 1911. by Associated Llt- ernry Preii. Moses Bateman waa flfty-flve years old wben bis wife died. He wss a farmer just outside tbe town of Eu clid, and as be kept a hired man and as there was much housework to be done tbe gossips said he would marry sgaln. As s matter of fact. Moaes came to this .decision. He could hame over a. dozen widows and old maids thst might ssy yes If ssked the question, but wben he sst down to debit and credit them be was not at sll satisfied. Something wss wrong in every csae snd very mucb so with tbe Widow Hooper. And what was principally wrong with tbe Widow Hooper was her looks. Bhe waa not a beauty. Indeed, she waa not even fair looking. Moses' opinion of her appearance was, ss be himself expressed It, "She Is homely .ettQJJKb to stop a clock." —- When he came to the Widow Hoop er In his thoughts he uttered a "humph!" of coutempt and yet at tbe same moment recalled the fact that she had asked him to bring her In a crock of butter. She lived In tbe town and had an Income sufficient to support her. Yes, the butter .must be delivered In a couple of days, snd It was. "Mosos," ssld tbe widow, "you are a widower and I am a widow. You need a wife and I need a husband. Why should we beat around tbe bush, Moses?" "Do you mean wby abouldn't we get married r "Juat that Moaes." Moses Bateman was a plain spoken msn on all subjects. "Looky here, widow, I guess your heart Is sll right, but I used to feel mighty sorry for Dan Hooper." "What about?" "Because of Jour looks." 1 "Good I>orU! But what's tbe matter with my looks?" "You waa born tbat way and can't help it, but to be honest with you, you are about tbe homelleat woman 1 ever saw. Now, don't get mad about It. You aaked me a question and I an swered. It" » "And you don't want to marry me on account of my looks?" "That's about It." "Cm! Moses. I never before asked a man to marry me, and I never aball again. Becauac why? I am golng to marry you." "I ain't make It seem that way." "Sorry I'm so homely, Moaes, but I'm trusting In Providence." To reai b the town from tbe nortb or In the direction of Moses Batsman's farm one had lo descend a long hill and cross a creek by a bridge. The Widow Hooper lived just at the foot of tbe bill. About a month after tbe widow had been turned down MOSSM came down the hill driving a young horse tbat wanted to bolt every min ute. Tbe widow was at her gate, and she held up her hand and said: "Better look out, Moses!" "What about?" "I'm depending on Providence, and Providence Is depending on this bill and tbat colt" "As to bowV" "You keep right on and you'll see. Won't be any need of a breach o' prom ise suit." Moses figured It out tbat tbe widow ,was looking for an accident to happen to him, and for tbe next three weeks be came to town behind hla stesdy old msre. Then be got to thinking that he bad been bluffed, and be harnessed up tbe colt en* day end reached tbe brow of tbe long bill to see tbe Widow Hooper st ber gats far below. "Bbe's there depending on Provi dence," said tbe man as be took s firmer hold on tbe lines, "but I'll show hsr tbat Providence never yet kept tbe frost away from string beans." Ten seconds luler the colt stsrted.on a wild run down tbe bill and those wbo bsppened to be looking on got numer ous thrills. Moses was game. He hung to his scat, and be linng to tbe horse, and but for an okl cow be might bars reached tbe foot of I lie bill aud croaaed the bridge In safety. It was tbe old cow tbat did Ibe trick. She came wan dering ou to the bridge just when abe ought to have been a. mile away aad horse, buggy and driver struck her like a landslide. Not, however, until tbe widow Hoo|ier had wared ber band at the widower and called out: "It's Providence, Moaes, snd I sm right here to pick up ths pieces?' The cow was dead, the borse was deed ii ml such villagers ss didn't know bow tough a farmer la wanted lo bare Moses ISatemsn burled right swsy. He wssu't dead, however. He wss taken Into Mrs. Hooper's bouse, and there he remained for several weeks. Tbe nurs ing wss of Ibe best, sod nothing was said about matrimony for a long time. Then one day tbe widow pat a band glass In Moses* hands and ssld: "Mrbbe yoa'd like to take a look at row own face once more!" "Gee whiz, but wbo Is this?" yelled tbe patient after taking one look. "Ills oasts Is Masss Bgtatsan." "Boi-bof "His nose la broken, he's last SB eye, moat of bis teeth are gone, oae of bis ears lop and aa eyebrow is goner "And that's mer "Tbst'a yes, aud if 1 sm homelier than yoa sre I won't ssy another word about marrlajwr Six months later tbey were qeietly wad. They were ths homeliest ee»|>lo M tbe state, bet very bsppy Sporting N«t««. Hairy Johaaon, formerly ef the Ohio sad PesMylranls league, aad Thomas Carter, fsimeilj of the Peossylraoia Mats league, will be on the Staff ot umpires of the Wcetera baaebell league tbe coming season. Dentob T. rCy") Toang has sent to the Boston Nations! league baseball team bla signed contract for his tweo ty-eecond year In major league base hall. He Is tbe oldest pltcber la point ef years sad service la big league base bsll. IST OF POISONING Toxicology Made a Record In the Seventeenth Century. SECRETS NOW HAPPILY LOST It Wss In Trying to Redlsoover Them Tbst Sslnte-Crolx, the Aooomplics of the Notorious Mms. do Brinvillisrs Mst His Trsgio Fate. Tbe basis of most poisons in tbe six teenth snd seventeenth centuries was arsenic. It was extremely essy to pro cure, tbe tssts wss essy to hide, and until Usrsb's test wss discovered sbout a hundred years sgo Its traces were difficult to discover. In tbe sev enteenth century toxicology reached heights that it has never since attain ed. The laboratories of tbe polsooers In France and Italy contained secrets bspplly lost today. Tho preparation of tbe potions used during tbe reigns of Louts XIII. sod XIV. may be briefly described. An snlmal wsa doctored with s dose of arsenic. • After death the liquids of tho body were carefully distilled, and tbe resultant was of extreme virulence, being composed of tbe virus of ar senic and the alkaloids of decomposi tlon. Wben ths animal thus killed was credited wltb a bodily venom tbe dis tilled liquid waa a concentration of three poisons Instead of two. For this reuson the load wss tbe favorite sub ject of experiment This was the poi son used by Mme. de Brinvllllers. Against It medical skill wss slmost helpless. Tbe list of monnrcbs whose deaths were attributed by popular gossip to tbe effect of poison Is a long one. Catherine de' Medici wss s known poi soner. surrounded by polsooers, and her two sons. Francis 11. and Charles IX.. were probably borried to tbelr end by tbe administration of drugs as well as by their feeble stats of health. There are some grounds for tbe as sertion that Louis XIII. died of poi son. His mother. Msrle de' Medici, wss said to be ths gresteat poisoner of ber age. The comment In Paris was thst tbe king wss well or 111 ss be agreed or quarreled wltb tbe queen mother. Tbe state ministers ran des perate risks.' Rlcbelleu suffered from msny curious Illnesses. Be knew bis dsnger nnd took every precaution. Mazarin's death cannot wholly be ex plained by natural causes. Tbe deatb of tbe sister of Charles 11. of Eug land la also a matter of mystory. Tbe chief accomplice of Mme. de Brinvllllers snd perhaps actuslly tbe Instigator of many of ber crimes wss QsUdln de Ualnte-Croif. .tbgo whom s more sinister scoundsel does not cross 3 pages of the'eootur/. e was sent to the Bastille, liberated met bis death tmfore Mme. de Brfnvilller* , herself wss brought to trial, Tbe accounts of bis end sre eonflletiog and illuminating. Accord ing to one of tbem. Salnte-Crolx waa endeavoring to discover a poison the emanations alone of which would he able to kill. Be bad beard of tbe poi soned napkin -with wblcb tbe young Danpbln. elder brother of Charles VII. bad wiped bis face while playing at tennis and tbe contact of which alone was sufficient to kill. Then there was tbe gossip sbout tbe gloves belonging to Jeanne d'Albret wblcb bad been prepared by one of tho Italian poison ers In tbe train of Catherine de' Me dici. a crime wblcb waa never brought home to Its Instigators. The secrets of these poisons bad been lost and flelnte-Crolf wished to flnil them. Tbero came to pass 000 of Ibose strange events which seem rather to be a punishment from beaten tbau an accident At tbe moment wben Salnte-Crolx. leaning over bis store, watched -bis falsi mixture reach Its highest state of Intensity, the glass mask wblcb covered bis fsce snd pre seared blm from tbe mortal exbala tlons wblcb escaped from Ihe' liquor became unfastened and dropped off. Sainte-Crolx fell to tbe ground aa If atruck by a thunderbolt After the death of Salnte-Crolx Mme de Brinvllllers took flight and found a refuge lo Ixrodon and nfterward In Hie Netherlands Her arrest was affected by stratagem, snd she was brought back to Paris to stand trial. The most damaging testimony against her wsi that of Ibe lutnr. Hralncoun. who bad been in a measure ber unwilling accomplice, lu one pert of bla evidence tbe episode must have suggested to Dumas one scene between D'Artsgmin and Lady de Winter deserllied In "The Three Masketeers." time, de Jirinvli tiers was rondemi.ed snd s full con fssston of ber crimes was wrong from ber by tbe appllrstlon of tbe torture of tbe water. She remained seven boors In tbe torture chamber aod she avowed crimes, but denied that she bad say accomplices, i Tbe trial, torture and execution of Mme. de Briavllllers served aa a useful lesson. Poison did not dlsapiwsr. but Its practitioners were taught to curb tbelr malevolent enthusiasms The pursuits of astrology snd alchemy wased for a time to reappear In tbe MSt century In the richest fruition In tbe person of tbat astonishing arch im postor. Csgiloslro.- Hook man Review of "Mme. Rrinrllllers aod Her Times." Kwr«p*'i Cinch. ' "Europe bold' a lot of onr stocks and botxJn " # "Intents ber ranti with na. »bT" "Not mncb csab (M« mwt of by Marriage."— Washington Herald. 4 , ! H# wbo coanmlta an Injustice (serer intuit morr vntcM tbao ba wbo suf fers It.—f'la to. A *lll*au .rv amll make* cow» gira Bilk by |>la>lug uiuxlc for ibem. Bui wbo ID Milwaukee want* mllk?-New York Herald. Tba population of Cairo. Egypt, baa doubled la tbe i«*t tao years, wblcb Indicates i luit i boy bare tbe Atlanta spirit ereti orer there.—Atlanta (Oa.) JeoraaL New York rlty ta not worried becaoae the gross debt of tba metropolis Is greater tban ibat of tbe United States. In New York tbey feel tbat tbejr are greater than tba entire country.—Kl arira AdverUer. f DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mary Elizabeth Bell. Ave years old, of St. Louis, Is hh id to be sble to darn and crochet with remarkable skill. Mrs. Rufus H. Sage of Chicago bas given $50,000 to Beloit college to be Used ss an endowment of tbe cbalr of English literature. Mrs. Wllloughb.v Cummings is tbe firet woman to receive the honorary degree of doctor of civil law from King's college, Windsor, Nova Scotia. Miss Eleanorn Sears, whose exploits ss a long distance pedestrian and avia tor. polo player. tennis expert and all around atblete have brought ber inter national fame, bas taken up fancy skating as her latest fad. Miss Anna Peck, tbe mountain climb er. wbo recently returned to this coun try. says thpt she stuck a Jonn of Arc Suffrage league flag on tbe summit of Mount Coropuna, In southern Peru, which Is 21312 feet In height. Frances Folsorn Cleveland, widow of ibe late President Cleveland, bas been elected a life member of tbe American Forcatry association. President Cleve land signed the original bill by which congress established national forests, hence the exceptional honor conferred on ble-wldow. _ Three Artists. Jacques Dore. a nephew of Gustsve Dore. the illustrator of the works of Dante. Milton aud other famous poets snd who Is himself a well known urtlst snd explorer, bus arrived In this coun try to execute some commissions for portraits, Wlnslow Homer was once asked by bis biographer, Mr. Downes, "Do you ever take any liberty In painting na ture. of modifying the color of any part?" He answered: "Never, dever! When I have selected the thing care fully I paint It exactly as It appears." James Montgomery Flagg. the New Tork Illustrator and painter, had bis first drawing published In Life at the age of fonrteen. A year after he was earning $1,200 a year from bis worl:, and now at tbe age of thirty-four he la wealthy, ills great gift Is humor He Is equally at homo In oils, and bis portrait of Mark Twain, hanging in tbe Iotos club. Is one of his best knowu effort *. -* Train and Track. Tbe life of a steel rail ou a main rnllrond line is twelve years. Tho TratiHhnlkulbiu railway In Bus sis was openilcd lust year at a loss of |6.2ia»o'.'. In 11111 there were 1.'0.U7 new freight cars ordered by rullroods of this country, the smallest of uuy year sluce 1000, with the exception of lit IN. the after panic year. Tho Pennsylvania railroad seems to be getting important results from u new device called tlio superheater, wblcb turns "wet" Into "dry" steam and Increases the power of tbe engine. It has made 11. |H>sslble on some steep grades lo do awuy wltb the "helper" engine. The Mexican Muddle. Yes. that Mexican crisis Is the same old crisis. - Columbia State. Americans an- beginning to wonder If. nftcr all. Uluz didn't glvo Mexico as good government as Mexico deserv ed.— Kansas ofty Times. • Peace Is only a dream, says Mayor Gaynor. l!o might have added that tbe Mexican brand Is something of a nightmare.—New York Herald. It would lie unfortunate Indeed If President Mudero. after deciding- to employ the methods of IWar. sbrtnld find that Ihey were patented by the Originator.-New Orleans Times-Dem ocrat. Slate Lines. Arkansas lias more mineral springs :hnn any state in tbe Union. According to . n recent governmenl report. New Hampshire Is the only gold producing stale in New England New Hampshire In 1010 produced '.'S"> fine ounces of gold and 700 fine ounces of slirer. If asked lu name the state tbat leads In the extent nnd value of Its sea prod ucts most iiersuns would say Massa chusetts. That answer would buve been right until within a comparative ly recent period, but It Is right no longer. Virginia now lends by virtue of ber Immensely rich oyster beds. •-"■ Syr' '' " " English Etchings. Tbo boy wont movement In England baa a followlntc of it'&OUU. The Illinium' ul I lie l-ondon Slock Bxcbnuxf 'iii|ilov» iiboiit 25.MK) per son* every day. Mount I'lemwnt inwtoffli'e. I>»ndon, Usually deulu with HJUMWW# letter* n week and .VW.OOO |»nrln. A London iiitij:li»lriife lum d«*lil«i tbat a shopkeeper who driiwn N I HHTII by the nllrm llven*»« M hl window dlaplny In iciillly. ol eiiU«ltiK au ob struction Avi ilion. There are fourte.-ii ••yllnder* In i new French nrropl/iiie niotur. Hie (arise*! number ever «i««-«l til no Internal om buatlon engine The record tor mi sie/oplane DIKIII a crow the Kiipll«h rhiinnet from i 'ulnl» to Dover 1* twenly-lwo intnuu-s and the distance twenty-one mile*. A series of experiment* In France baa demon*! rated that the beat «Uv.al* to ba displayed on tlwi ground for aft* •ton are Arabic numerate la whit# on a black background. ; , | EgflJFlips. Aiheflpift. N. C. claim* to poMCM ■ tag wpcb catcbea bena and bold* them until they lay. - Why not add tbat the Intelligent animal la. himself a natter? Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telo grapb- Soma people are fearfully behind tbe time*. 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