C"
H A'3
... . v
o down S.;.s t'te 'l on
3 were gleaming in purple
i of their spears was like
i i &'a,
,e uvea roll nightly on deep
e, .
13 of tiie forest when summer
-n, .
iv ah their banners at sunset
n-vn; -
i . . T the forest when autumn
r.l blown, . v v,
ft on the morrow lay withered and
: j-.vu.
awl of death spread his wings on
ie hUist, :- .
i'iu lied in the face of the foe as be
1 1
i' is d; . ' Baal; - - - ' .
i" rye of the sleepers wax'd deadly And the night of the Gentile, unsmote by
n i 1 chill the yword, .
( i ir hearts tint ones heaTed and Hath melted like snow in the glance of the
forever grew still. . - Lord!
' - Lord Byron.
A GAME .
. WITH ' -v -
LIVING CHESSMEN I
;
By George Etlxelbert Walsh. ,
B1S happened before you
boys wore bora," Uncle
jjH&Afr assertion Stretching
.himself in tbe (y chair.
t was when 1 was quits a youngster
i.vself. I didn't hare al" easy a tiuie
f it then as boys of to-day. I bad to
earn my living when I wae thirteen,
aud before I -was sixteen I had been
around, the 'world twice. I wasn't"
cabtuJisssenger, either, but SlnipVr
a cabin boy, 'which means an all
around OTerworVojnd much-abused
boy.' ,
-teen we bajj
t,the
th
that
mii we would
y.a if it had'uot
i the one we called
. j , who had In some way
iuuacted the chiefs attention. Before
wo knew It he was actually serving as
cotftt jester and entertainer to his
Majesty. Be was a good musician and
,a good player ot all games. Be was
particularly an 'expert at chess, ' ;
"Now,, as It happened, his Majesty
was also an expert chess player. This
game, you know, Is an Oriental out,
and it was played In the Far East
lontr before America was discovered.
,WeU, this chief bad learned to filar U
c' '.! ity 4 t a uu urj nag aassDiuuuu J
fond of It. Strander could give him
points on the game, however, every
time, but be was wise enough never
to beflt the dd jchlef. He wouId give
him the hardest game he conjdt but
always at the very end he would make
JluiOTQWhlcJi -Timid let the chief win.
l'liis so pleased the cfiref that.heape,nt
nenny every arteraoon piayjng cqess
with Strander. Then he grew so boast
ful of hit akin "that be challenged
Strander to play for any wis) he lilted.
If he won the 'wish would be granted.
" Then, your Majesty,' StranXer saldj
'we'-wtll play for the lives of 'the men.
If I win they are to come forth from
the prison and be given their liberty.
But If you win' ' " ;
- "'Ah, har ehooted the -chief. Tou
have said it If yon lose they shall be
executed at once.
"Strander turned a little pale and de
murred, but the chief insisted upon
the compact. 'I shall save jour life,'
the chief added. 'If you lose, for I want
you to play chess with, but your friends
must all die-Tl
Uglfl
" 'But If4-wln
free with the
"The chief scowled and" thought a
moment', and then he said: 'lea, you
may go with them, too.- But you will
sot win.' j-.. x ' ':- .y.'r: '.:r-':
"So the" great game of chess wai
planned, and the chief, to make It more
impressive,; called a holiday for It
''ire than that, he declded-.tliat.lt
' 1 -t!aganlie-wth huinau
public square he' ordered
-s boaTd to be laid off, with black
nm white places for the player to
stand on. Then around, this square ho
l ad seats erected for his courtiers and
favorites.' Kelt he caused a sort of
chair of state to be erected on -one
' overlooking the whole scene, and
imother opposite for Strander. In
these chairs the two players were to
sit while they 1 played their strange
game of chess.--: .,,',.;',' . -,; .r
"We were all led forth from our vile
rtson one day and conducted to the
mare, where a crowd was assembled.
v,'e had no idea .of the Important game,
linr of the responsibility placed upon
Stnuider'a shoulders. We took oui
I '.ices" on tfte white squares, while
ths ehlef ordered tome of his dusky
v irriors to take positions on the black
r ii res,
"We were all arranged then for ac-
ti ,1 pi; i.rhig. It was a rather plcrur
c ine B';-!it from the chiefs high point
r i Out the horrible Import of the
'o performance gradually dawned
i (rr;ls, and wo bad no eyes for the
'i' or plctm'csqnpness of the scene.
' ! i lander with pale faces,
t iiiun ldual returned our gaze
d coolly. He was playing for
c p lo, and fifteen lives de
l i hi the skill of his moves.
i -wim no mean player, al
( ' i lly Strnnder could
i c I n him, but the auxlety
i u seemed to tell severely
i i ly il apparently with
l l nr
i
p. making blunders that
u harsh laughs from the
-i i snouts from the spec
If one Btrnndcr'a pawns
1 aud removed from the
one of his castas fol
I j;. xt a knl,:!it. IIs king
j . ' 'v c iiiicrp,!, so that f'ir a
! 'i ft 1 he was can . 'it.
: f'e w..id 'cli,vt' hI-
i I 1 i I' T ' 1
...Z'iNACIIEniE'S HOST.
And tlir lay tha steed with his nostril sll
wide,
But throiisli it tiiere rolled not the breath
of his pride;
And the foam of his jaspinj; lay white rt
the turf,
And co'.d as the spray of the rock beating
surf. ,
And there lay the-rider, distorted and
pale,
With the dew on his brow and the rust on
. his mail;
And the tents wcro all silent, the banners
. alone, '
Ths lanecs uplifted, the trumpet un-
blown. .-'.;. .. ,;
And the widows of Ashur are loi'J in their
1 wail,
And the idols are broke in the temple oi
board. He moved- the few remninlni
fellows of bis crew with slowness and
precision. I bad been selected as
knight and I found myself time and
again .brought into such close proxim
ity to the chief s knjght.that I feared
for my freedom. But in sonn strange
way Strander always brought me out
of the dangerous position, and by far
lighted planning gave me a chance to
cipture some of the pawn's i f tin
enemy, j ':.'('.;';.. ''
"My greatest triumph came' when 1
captured in a double play the chiefs
bishop and castle. Nothing could bn'
made me feel happier at that mom'
MI could see the 'chief scowl
llnntlon. The losl
-"""".e mow ej'
" and ret
""vlsl'
..j-.aJ ut-uu the players before
I thought be often looked at me
wfth a queer expression, and even
when be wot watching bis opponent's
play a gleam from the corner ot his
eyes appeared fo take me In. Was he,
after all, merely ptaylng with the king
to give bint the impression that It was
a hard-fovgbt game? ' I began to be
lleve that be was only fooling with !
his antagonist; and that the game was
well within hand. The Suspicion wits
further confirmed by the way he eyed
me. I felt certain that he bad selected
mo for some sharp work, and that he .
Was planning a grand coup which
would end the game. I grew more
confident j&t this and breathed easterW
"But following this came a series of
mishaps or mistakes which raised the
hopes of the bloodthirsty warriors
around. Eour pawns, t castle, and a
bishop were swept in rapid succession
from the chess board. . I fairly gasped
In surprise at this, coming so aoon
Softer my confidence- in Strander's
Strategy. .. The shouts of approval
which rent the air made me feel faint
and dizzy. I looked around. .There
wero barely, half aTflozen of my crew
left on the board,.. . The others had nil
been captured. Tha game was surely
lost, and our lives would pay the pen
alty."''v. ; v", "v?:; .
The old chief, in hi glee, made two
rapid moves to corner Stander's king
and queen. Strander appeared fright
ened and demoralized.' Then he quiet
ly made a few moves, and. In a voice
that seemed plaintively modest , and
frightened, he sald: ?.-.; .
"Tour Majesty Is check,edr ' ';
"The chief uttered a eort .ot grpwl
And moved ' bis king ; to - one slde:
Btrander folbwed tip bis advantage,
and celled 'cheeheitln. In some niys
terlons way Strander lad arranged his
few remaining '' men" so that,, hiy
seemed suddenly to close In upon the
chiefs cornered king. In vain the old
men studied the puzzle, and tried to
plan a way of escape. It was a trap
so neatly laid and sprung that it took
some time for the spectators to realise
It. An intense hush fell upon the au
dience. The chiefs fnoe workad spas
modically. He was fategRKat, Tiiit
It was bard tojsrowledgc it. It was
the fli'gt lljrftfthat any one had de-
yiwfMilm at bis favorite game. How
uld he accept the defeat; Even be.
fore the gamewas declared finished
every one of us was questioning In onr
mind whether the old man's promise'
would be redeemed. Even Strander
was In doubt and we could set' the
workSnig of bis face. ;
' "The chief bowed bis head and
shaded his eyes. Three times he looked
up at the sky and blinked his eyes.
Then he glanced coldly at his oppoue'nt
seate'd opposite. A. .wave of his hand
summoned one of his warriors to blin.
Stretching forth bis aim, he shouted:
, " 'Take them away from met. I never
want to see his face again! Away with
him! Away with him!' v
"Was tills oUr sentence? Did It mean
Immediate execution? That question
also puzzled the old wwrlor.s for lit
asked something in nn undertone. .
" 'No, nor shouted the chief; 'I gave
my word. They shall be free. Take
them away and El ve. them their free,
dam. But never let me see bis face
agaJnr -
'"Strander had mortally offended biui
In defeating him at chess, but he bad
also saved our lives. Tht old chief
was bowed with grief and mortifica
tion when they led us away." An ex
pression of pity entered Strander's
face, and for a moment It seemed as
If he would face the danger of speak
ing to the chief and asking his par
don. But he thought better of It and
walked away with us. We were con
ducted to the const and placed In boats
which enrried us to the mainland.
There we met a h!p In time which
carried us home.
"It seemed like a miraculous escape,
but after all It was flue entirely to
Strander's skill. He had the old chief
beaten from the bo;;Innii!;j, hut he had
played carefully with Mm to keep !.'..!
from Insii'i;
even thru I
pimniw; 1
u q r ' ' n
!' .. .. t
his U'luiiiT. I1!! was af' --.I
hat 1'" v mi' J nut keep U'm
1
1 r j F"r i it.i 1 Cu 1-
j r -.i its.
i on n d"S 'i
tg of ucraonul liking
for various foods on the diction were
recently made by a well known scient
ist The results are curious and in
teresting. It was found that the articles of
diet which the arUma! wan particular
ly fond of met with a great flow of the
gastric Juices, and were accordingly
digested better and more quickly. For
purposes of observation the gullet of
the dog was cut In sections and fixed
to tie neck,' so that the, food it ate
fell through;' the stomach of the ani
mal was also divided into two por
tions, Into one of which no food was
allowed to enter, the other being sup
plied only with the food necessary to
life. ;,. .
If some tempting" Ualrrty was held
before the dog and ho evinced the
usual signs of pleasure In. the expected
treat. It was noticed that at once the
stomach juices sprang into play, al
though the food when swallowed did
not reach the stomach tt all. On the
other hand, It he was fed with some
thing which he evidently did not have
any preference for there was no ac
tion of the gastric fluid., f; '" -r-Also,
more curious still, when food
was introduced, unknown to the ani
mal, into the working half of his stom
ach it lay there absolutely dry and
untouched by the digestive juices for
several hours, even though the food
wese of the most digestible sort
U of ' which proved conclusively
that mere thought or favorable brain
action of any sort concerning the food
eaten not only; assisted the dlgeo,,''
but partly caused It. Profes-w
low, who made the experi
thls partly, at least,
of lettera. are "
minds are"f
moved fror
are eatlr-'
the
toe
r
""Sue"us something reassured, al
though she did not altogether under
stand. New York, Herald,
A woman boa written 4,070 words
on one side of a postcard. No word
Is of less than three letters and a
microscope waa used to complete the
task.' .' . ..:-.-' ,
' Catarrh Cansol Be Cored
With local applications, as they cannot reanh
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and In order to cure
it you must take internul remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Care is taken Internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaoe.
Ball's Catarrh Cure to not a quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one ot the best physi
cians in this'eountry for years, and is a reg
ular proscription, . It is composed of the
best tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, noting directly on the mu
cous surfaces. The parfeot combination ot
the two Ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results In earing catarrh. Bend
for testimonials, froe.
F. J. Chihst A Co., Props., Toledo, 0. -Bold
by druggists, prloe. 75c.
. Hail's Family Pillt are the beet. .
t At St. Augustine, Fit., is the only mill
in the world that gets its power direct
from an artesian well. . j
FITS permanently oured.No fits or nervens
net? after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Bestorer.ta trial bottleand treatise free
Dr. B.H. Kliwi, Ltd., Ml Arch Ht PMla., Pa.
' Some people run into debt and others
claim they are pushed in.: E : - : 41
ateWlnslow'sSoothlngSyraptorobildrn
Uettdnf molten the gams, reduaes inflamtna
Uoa,aUayspaln,eares wind colic Ma. abJUle
About 100O diamond workers in Amster
dam are out of work. !-,..-, -r ..-."t '
Plsb'. Onre Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affect ions of throat and lungs. W.
O. Espslsv, Yanbnran, Ind., Feb. 10, MOD. .
If she is frugal even the old maid can
husband her resources. - ---. . .....
THE PINKHM.I CURES
i 1 ! tt tl
imiCTRQ GREAT 1TTEST10J 130SQ
, THIimflU'OSEi ;
Mrs. Frances Stafford, of 243 E.
114th SU N.Y. City, adds hertes
timony to the hundreds of thou
sands on Mrs. Pinkham's files. ,
Whca Lydia ErinUiaiu,8 Kcmo-"
diosi were flrat introdviced skeptics
all ovor.tho country frowned upon
their curative claims, but as year
after year has rollea by and the
liltte group ui v. t.niuu :ho had been
cured by tho new discovery hns
ince'cri.m inlo a v;i: t avny cf
hundreila of IhouaaudH, doubut aa4
BkcptieiBnia have leen swopt away
as by a mighty flood, until to-day
thS gTeat pood - that Lytlia E.
I'iiikbam's Vegetable Compound
and her other medicines are doing
arnoni? the women of America is
BUI -' ''"'' 1''" fT(!!ri (.f riiry- of
our kiitim;; suiiiiiu.sU, j..j.i.,....4.j
and thmVin-' pr,!e. -;
X . ' i -.i i I win piii 'i '.fw;
wise, t'i'viire, u tho wmt.in xho
for a cure relici i"mn Iyd'a II.
riiikham'aVrr '. ' '"hhhiiiI.
I FAT oyi't C F
ii.r r I "i
j. rr ... J v i
(....,1 . .. r( .. H
... - "Y -
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'.- Aii-lt-
Dr.yC:
L - i C 1
ei'S and In
Some experts
coin l g tl a r
J0U
' (k
' A floe Camnaljcn.
THE suliject of good reads Is
by no means new, but there Is
nevertheless sonn-tlilng new
lu tills connection. Some time
ago a scheme was , devised by the
United States Department of Agrleul
tur whereby- some practical object
lessons would be given to the put lie
In various pnvts ot the country. An:
other road building outfit has been pro
vided which, through the co-operation
of the railroads, H to be transported
about the country for the' purpose of
giving Illustrative exhibitions In the art
of road, building. To construct good
roads out of selected material Is not a
difficult task, but to provide an accept,
able highway with local material and
under unfavorable conditions Is not
always easy, lieajlslng the value of
such (l mpvement to the railroads, Mr.
Hill, of the Great Northern, has placed
a train at the disposal of the depart
ment, and It Is now engaged on that
road in demonstrating to the pesplo
what can be done In that line.- It Is
proposed to proceed to tie Pacific
Coast, stopping at various places where
the need of such instruction Is appar
ent, and show, through the medium of
actual work, bow much the ordinary
wagon road may be improved by the
" intelligent method and the
N of present means.
Vnllroads Should give ail
encouragement to such
S strange. . No single
ntry, agriculture ex
Viiieb benefited by"
1 of good roads
re destructive
"ration than
tlio ever
"le which
? roads
'iplies
ont
-i...itiiity will be not
iuuj opportunities for making
Tue desired examples In the season of
road building, but In selecting the most
valuable of the many sections which
will be open to It, The Southern Pa
cific Company has already extended an
earnest request that Its lines in Cali
fornia be used for that purpose; and no
doubt such lines as the Banta Fe, the
Rock Island and others will be quick
to follow suit. If they bare not already
done so. : -;-:
Now that the campaign of good roads
has been fairly Inaugurated in connec
tion with the railroads, It may not be
out of place to suggest that the coun
try press take UP Uie subject vigorous- ,
ly and encourage the people throughout
the country to do their part. Up to the
present time there bos been too little
interest displayed by those who will
be the chief beneficiaries In such a
movement. Work done upon tbe road's
has been commonly considered aa of
minor Importance, and only to be per
formed when It could not be avoided.
To voluntarily devote any considerable
time and money to such an object waa
hardly to be thought of, but It la be
lieved that throughout tbe West, at
least, a more reasonable opinion now
prevails. To concentrate this opinion
Into actlpn is a move for the rural press
than which nothing can be more im
portant or profitable. Railway and En
gineering Review. - - ;
A National nifhway. ' ;
The first 'step has b&n taken totrard
the construction of a boulevard ' be
tween Chicago and New York, It la
possible yiat the next tee years may
see the construction of such a ifoad, ond
tbe tlmjs may not be far distant when
the long . talked of transcontinental
highway from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifie will be built.
Thnt Is something that Should be
done, and the Gazette about a yenr.ago
pointed out ibat some mulU-ml)llpn.alre
llge AndrW'Carnegle could gain undy
lng fame and the gratitude oi millions
of hjs countrymen by founding a fund
tha would betid tbe highway. A Chi
cago man has started In hie au'tonjobUe
to spy out the lay'bfthe land for'the
new boulevard, and tbe people along
the proposed route are becoming enthu
siastic over It. In 1820 the Govern
ment expended a large euro of money
In starting a highway from Washing
ton, D. C, to St, Louis. The idea back
of it, ot courset was to make the stag
ing easlAr for .the Congressmen who
would have to trawl from-the Squtb
and West to the cnplta every year,
and facilitate the carrying of tbe malls.
Tbe advent of the railroad era sudden
ly changed that. "
Automoblllng and bicycling are doing
much toward calling the attention of
the American people to the necessity
for good roads, and there will shortly
be a great awakening on the subject
The class of people who own automo
biles are the class who can usually
force legislation, and they will attend
to the roads proposition, A great boule
vard across tbe continent, aside from
ts usefulness, would prove a practical
example of good roads to the residents
of rural districts that they could not
overlook. Colorado Springs Gazette.
i
j Gratifying Advances.
The good roads movement Is mak
ing Important and gratifying advances,
but 4 competent expert who recently
Inspected the chief thoroughfares be
tween New York and Buffalo says that
most ot them are sill rough and un
even and rutty. Tbe richest State In
the Union Is not yet donlg all It should
flo for good roads.
f , i.
Uncle Sum's Batliitsa Methods. '
J The Postotlloe Department of the
United States was considered a good
ili-al of an institution before the Civil
War. In 1KB its receipts were $i5,!)00,
000.' In 1802 they were $i'JOO,()i)l).
Last year they were $121,800,000. The
rereipls of the department have trelilod
since 12. They linvo increased ?."0,
(Wywi) 111 ten years, nml In the mime
time the annual deficit has fallen from
$'i.0W).U00 to J2.000.0iH. These Are bit;
flffiires on a big suliject. If the nliti'-ie
in the i).i.-'iSl bus,ne-ii can bo rf.n-m'.l.
no (i.,i:i i u r v v.il lie f' I ' inni -'l I i
i i , i ! ( 11
' 111
f in ii!.i : to the Cntt Plantations fc
V.)Unlo I)uc Not l'ermanent.
Thousands of acres of the best coffee
plantations of Guatemala have been
covered by volcanic dust to a depth of
several feet in the recent eruptions.
Alp reports speak of the plantations as
being completely ruined.
The loss Is very heavy, for It will
take some years to bring a new lot of
coffee trees into bearing. But It would
not be correct to Infer that the fertil
ity of the burled region is permanently
impaired. , . 1
Volcanic soils ore among ths best In
the world. They contain large sup
plies ot the salts that make plant food.
The mouutnln districts of Scotland,
formed mostly of old crystalline rocks,
afford very poor soil. . This is the prin
cipal reason why the Highlands of
Scotland ore not turned to good ac
count -Here and there however, aro
small areas covered with tbe outpour
ing of -volcanoes which became extinct
long ages ago. Where these outpour
ings of lava and volcanic dust are
found there are areas of fertility, green
IslandB among the heather and moss
on the almost barren Highland slopes.
It was written centuries ago, in the
days of Milton and Tasso, that the
peasants living on the slopes ot Vesu
vius were fearless and cheerful even
when tbey saw the lava flowing from
its summit. Tbey had forgotten the
tragedy of Pompeii. They could tell
about how far and bow fast the lava
would n eve and they retreated before
It without haste. " '
They knew that the lava would work
some damage for the time, but that
soon after it had cooled they would
again cover the fields over, which it
had passed with rich vineyards and
sweet flowers. Tbe lavas ot Vesuvius
are rich in tbe elements ot fertility.
It Is just so with tbe lava fields of
our own country.- One of the greatest
of them Is In Arizona, extending from
tbe Ban Francisco Mountains south
ward and northward, and a part of
this region Is covered with one ot the
finest growths ot trees in the Terri
tory. The decomposition of lava blocks
mixed with the other needed elements
provides a soil that Is very favorable
to vegetation. A large area In the
northwestern part of the country Is
.- - n-uh lava, and if It is ever
"vto Irrigate this region tt
est areas of tillage
red greet
ijlco ell
me cubicfcAms have spoken WuTBOt
be of a pefnanent nature. It Is only
the improvements of tbe day that have
been rulnef. ; ,-; ;. -. y:- "."...-' .,.'.-:'-..
' A-jSTear more,, unless further
outbursts occur,-will ' see' the region
restored to Its past prosperity as one
of ths best coffee districts In th
world. New York Sun,
IUbblt-Rlddea California. " .
It Is reported that the Importattoi
of Belgian hares In such vast nnmben
threatens California with the , sami
danger which menaced Australia. They
are over-running the whole country
to such an alarming extent that
bounty has been offered in some coun
ties for their skins. 4;;5:i;, '":;- '" '.'J
.This Is due partly to over-importation
and partly to their great fecundity
Which, by the way, reminds one of the
Small boy, who,- frowning over hit
school task, "wished be was a Belgian
hare, 'cause be'd beard they multiplied
rapidly."
At any rate, they have multiplied too
rapidly for the peace of mind ot the
California rancher whose crops suffer
from the constant depredations ot the
mlscblevons animals. V .
A way out of the difficulty might be
snggesfed In a recent statistical report
to tho effect that millions of rabbits
are slaughtered every year In the Brit
ish Islands and' Australia for their
fur, which Is used In making felt hats.
Tremendous numbers of these skins
are sent yearly to hat manufacturers In
the United States, after being first
sent -to- Continental 4.urope-tohe
plucked of tbe long hairs which are
useless In felt making, This Is done by
:beap hand labor, competent machinery
to perform that work remaining still in
the Umbo of the unlnvented. " -
When the skins finally arrive here
they are shaved of their close fur,
which then goes to the fclter. It surely
seems as if there must be some eco
nomic method of . bridging this gulf
between so obvious an pver-supply and
an equally great demand tor the borne
product rabbit skins. .- : v
Ayars a rarlst to in Sad.. : ;
Those who have followed the more
special dramatic publications ot the
last two decodes- will ,reifieinber tha
informing contributions of Dr. Alfred
Ayers, who . as an authority on pro
nunciation and kindred subjects. ' Ho
died last month at the age ot seventy,
five years; and many quaint remlnis
censel of the old scholar's passion for
purity of speech are creeping into print
The doctor the real name of the purist
of purists waa Thomas Einbley Osmun
let the hobby of correct speech and
pronunciation so grow upon him that
he fell Into the habit oT picking friends
up for fail's in the course of conver
sation, and eVen gave evidence of the
ruling pa$nlgn on his deathbed. In
Beilevue Hospital, New York, one of
bis pupils, a young woman from Cleve
land, Ohio, who came on to help In
nursing him, undertook to divert bis
mind by referring to the proper way of
reciting Hamlet's sdvice to tbe players,
and giving the passage in an Inten
tional monotone. Immediately the dy
ing elocutionist roused himself, and,
protesting that the rendition was exe
crable, then aud there gave It with all
bis old expression and vigor, - An in
stance of how the" serious pursuit of
perfection may Involve a momentary
loss ot the safeguard of humos was
furnished when Dr. Osmun walked Into
the offices of his publishers ono day
and asked for a member of the firm.
The clerk, strangely': venturesome In
such a presence, replied that the man
wanted had "flew de coop." "Yonn?
man," cried the habitual mentor grave,
ly, "you should say he has 'flown the
"oop." " ' .
Whet Football Is.
When a human catapult, la lenthei
helmets and Cirt-smoarcd canvas suits,
springs suddenly nml with tei-riile mo
mentum nt you through a hole in the
line, you grit your teeth and dive in
to stop it. If you' bring down your
man you can Jump baeTlo ymir place
behind the Hue," willi''lhe blcachi :
ritllii ' mil 1 1 1 t i u 1 it il
WBt WliS CNI'ciii' 1 of yull. l.Kl ll nil
1 1 r 1 1 i 1
t l
"e
CB. CHAMBERLIN, M.P.
" OF WASHINOTON.D.C. '
'i-.r 0. B.'Chamberlin, M. D., writes from Uth and P Sts., Washington, D. C.t ' ,
-" Vany cases have come under my observation, where Peruna
kite btn'fltei and eitred. Therefore I cfteerully rteommeni U
for eatarrh ani a"penerat tonic." C. fi. CnAXBtBLIS, U. D. .
ffinniiiii" .........t.M.
i Medlenl Sunlni V. . Treasnrj. -
Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Examiner
of U. S. Treaaury Department, graduate of
uoiumoia voncgo,
and who served
three . years ,s at
L Wast "Point, 'has
ine louowing vo
sav of Perunai ; -
"Allow me to
express my grati
tude to you for
the benefit derived
from your won
derful remedy.
One short month
Haas brought forth
a vast change and
now consider my
self a well man
rHp08(8 OF BPAIN'8 SPORT.
R. H. Davis 8ys tha Royal Bull Fight
Was Fair Fight With no Favor .
On this occasion amateurs of the
crack cavalry regiments acted as pica
dors, and were mounted on thorough
bred polo ponies. The riders wore no
protecting armor, and their pcaleh
were not blindfolded. They attacRe
the bull only after he had first charg
ed them, and then their aim was to.
kill him from In front by a thrust
Spear over bis horns and down ufhis
heart, and at the same lnstani-fo lift
their ponies out of danger. THe blade
of each lanch waa sufficiently! long to
reach the heart, but the staff1 was too
brittle to serve as any protection to
the man who carried It. JPbn officers
gave an exhibition', whichwas a com
bination ot tent-pegging and polo, with '
a -mad bull weighing ' a , thousand
pounds and armed with horns two feet
long. As the tent-peg, or the polo-ball.
But they reached his heart, success
fully escaping from the points of tho
horns by less than three inches. It
waa the most reckless and sportsman
like performance imaginable. The,
work of the professional picador in
comparison was as sportsmanlike as
that ot tbe man who sticks pigs at a
pork-packer's, and about as dangerous.
In the game as played by the offi
cers, which Is the game as It was play
ed when bull fighting was limited to
the farms and ranches, the man actu
ally does stake his life against the life
ot the animal.'- He has no advantage
over (t; his lance is", no sharper than
its horns, and when , the bull makes
one ot Its sudden, furious dashes, no
pony is more swift. Also the man ot
ters the bull a target aa large as hla
pony and himself, while, he, In order
to kill, must hit a, mark on the bull's
back no larger than a playing-card.
And the, only moment when be can
strike is when he is directly In front
of the bull, and It has Its head lowered
and is charging hint; Hla Is certainly
a generous proposition a clean, fat r
fight From "The Gentle Art of Bui?
Fighting." by Richard Harding Davis
In Scrlbner's.
' A QtTALtPIED PROPOSAL. '
Arabella's eyes wandered wistfully
along the shore to the rocky promon
tory where the great lighthouse
tood. '": ' jH, V ynj :yi' ! s jtit.
"How beautiful It is!". she said to
Jim Lacflrmny,'Wiio eat wideher..
"Do you ;aow;JlrVhftf..ro l dl I be
lieve 'd like to keep a lighthouse some
where. It must be a weird, wild life."
. "Arabella," he responded, "It is a
weird, wild life, but If it bad ever oc
curred to me that this sort of thing
was at all in your line I should long
ago have begged yon to become my
wife and go light housekeeping with
me." - i
. Silence and the lap of the waves.
New Tork Herald.
v'-; REASON FOR DELAY.
"But if you love me, Madeline, why
set the happy day two years away?"
"Because, Horace, it will take me
fully that long to use tip my mono
gram stationery." " '
For you can't got letter paper em
bossed unless you buy a lot ol it-
Newark News.
cughing
" I was r'vtn up to die wlih
rjnli.ll consumr"n. I then beiran
to use Acer's Cherry Pectoral. I
iiimrovcd at oi'"!, P" I am now in
r.c, !... h' -ii'li. "--.. ii a. E. liait-
iwii, N. Y.
I i J t ) I "i j'
; 'i " ' .
t: ; i ' :
wCWif-"
; Dr. L. Jordan.
and I after months of suffering. Fellow
sufferers, Peruna will cure you." Dr.
Llewellyn Jordan. :-
Geo. C. Havener, M. D,, ot Anacostia,
D. C, writes) v . . ,
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, 0.:
Gentlemen "In my practice I have had
occasion to frequently prescribe your val
tinKU mfHcinn. and have found ita use ben-
eticial. eaoecially in cases of catarrh."
George C. Havener, M, D. ' '
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac
tory results from the use of Peruna. write
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state
ment of your case, and he will be pleased
to live vou bis valuable advice gratia.
AHrlrM. Th Hartman. President oi The
Hartman Samtanum, lolumoua, if. -
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Winchester cartridges In a!l calibers are accurate, sure-fire
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