Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1904 — Page 7

A WALK IN THE WOODS.

tntnon Says It'a One of the Secret* For Dodging Old Age. Few men know how to take a walk. The qualifications of a professor are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, ail eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much, If a man tells me that he has an intense love of nature, I know, of course, that he has none. Good observers have the manners of trees and animals, tlielr patient good sense, and If they add words 'tjs only when words are better than silence. But a loud singer or a story teller or a vain talker profanes the river and the forest and is nothing like so good company as a dog. When Nero advertised for a new luxury a walk in the woods should have been offered. 'Tis one olf the secrets for dodging old age. for nature makes a like impression on age as on youth. Then I recommend It to people who are growing old against their will. A man In that predicament, if he stands before a mirror or among young people, is made quite too sensible of the fact, but the forest awakes in him the same feeling it did when he was a boy, and he may draw a moral from the fact that 'tis the old trees that have all the beauty and grandeur. I admige the taste which makes the avenue to a house, were the house never so small, through a wood: besides the beauty, it hr.:; a » ositive effect on manners, as it disposes the mind of the inhabitant and of ids guests to the deference due to each. Some English reformers thought tlie cattle made all this wide space necessary between house and house and that if there were no cows to pasture less land would suffice. But a cow does not need so much land as the owner’s‘eyes require between him and bis neighbor.—Ralph Waldo Emerson in Atlantic.

SEEING A PICTURE.

Try to Look at It Through the Eye* of the Artl*t Who Painted It. The first necessity for the proper seeing of a picture is to try to see it through the eyes of the artist who painted it. This is not a usual method. Generally people look only through their own eyes and like or dislike a picture according as it does or does not suit their particular fancy. These people will tell you, “Oh, I don't know anything about painting, but I know what I like,” which is their way of saying, “If I don’t like it right off I don’t care to he bofliered to like it at all.” Such an attitude of mind cuts one off from growth and development, for it is as much as to say, "I am very well satisfied with myself aud quite indifferent to the experiences and feelings of other men.” Yet it is just this feeling and experience of another man which a picture gives us. If you consider a moment you will understand why. The world itself Is a vast panorama, ami from it the painter selects his subject—not the copy of it exactly, it would be impossible for him to do this even if he tried. How could he represent, for example, each blade of grass, each leaf upon a tree? Bo what he does is to represent tlie subject as he sees it, as.it appeals to his sympathy or interest, and if twelve artists painted the same landscape the result would be twelve different pictures, differing according to the way in Which each man had been impressed by the scene—in fact, according to his separate point of view or separate way of seeing it, influenced by bis individual experience and feeling.—Charles U. Coffin in St. Nicholas.

As the Child Saw It.

A New York tenement house child who had spent a happy day In-the home of a settlement worker describe* the visit in the following letter, according to Charities: "Miss - lives in a big beautiful house. There -are three floors and lots of rooms. I should think it would be hard for them to find each other, there are so many rooms. It is not so bar to find each other when you live ' 1 part of -one floor. The floors were hard and shiny, with little pieces of carp-it on them. No piece was big enough > cover a whole room."

An Insurance Story.

They tell this story down On .Wall street: The executive officer of a great insurance company, happening one day to meet a friend in the street, found himself violently upbraided because bis company refused to invest in the bonds of an enterprise with which his friend was connected. The insurance man stood it a few minutes, then said carelessly, 33 if he were ordering a box of a new brand of cigars, “Oh, well, send me up a m lion and a half of them.”—World’s Work.

Poor, but Polite.

“Want some money, uo ye?” said the kind old lady. "Now, I wonder es ye deserve it. What would you do with a penny es I gev it to ye?” “Lady,” repliedvthe polite beggar,-, “yer kindness would touch me so dat I’d buy a postal card wid de money an’ write yer a note o’ thanks.”—Catholic Standard and Times.

A Leghorn.

City Niece—What kind of a chickGn is that. Uncle Josh? Uncle Josh—That Is a Leghorn. City Niece—How stupid of me! Of course I ought to have noticed the horns on his legs.—Chicago News.

The Midnight Promenade.

She—Henry! He—Huh? She—Just imagine baby is one of those sick friends you sit up ail night with.—Harper*.! Bazar. Blessed is be who has found his work. Let him ask no other blessedness.— Carlyle.

THE CROWS OF INDIA

THEY ARE THE ARCH VILLAINS OF THE BIRD WORLD. Two Species of the Feathered Vagabond* sxi«t Side by Side and Ply Their Trick* of Iniquity In Common—Larceny For the Love of It. It is quite impossible for any one who has not sojourned In the “Land of Regrets” to appreciate the Important part played by crows in the daily life of the Anglo-Indian. India without its crows Is unthinkable; It could only be likened to London without Its fogs. Wherever human beings have their abodes there are multitudes of corvidae to be found, for the Indian crow is an inseparable appendage of town and village. Two species exist side by side In India, the great blackbird known to Anglo-Indians as the eorby and the smaller gray necked species. Both birds lead lives of aimless vagabondage; both are scoundrels of the most pronounced type; both are sinners beyond redemption. Did the black crow exist alone It would be held up as the emblem of all that is evil and mischievous. As things are, its iniquities pale into insignificance beside those of its gray necked cousin. The very name of the latter bird is sufficient to raise the ire of the right.eous man. To call the arch villain of the bird world “the splendid” is mere mockery of words. Jerdon, the famous Indian naturalist, “often regrets that such an inappropriate specific name should have been applied to this species, for It tends to bring into ridicule among the unscientific the system of nomenclature.” The Indian crow is able to utilize most tilings. A Calcutta bird has made itself famous for all time by constructing a nest of the wires used to secure the corks of soda water bottles. Bombay is very jealous of Calcutta, and the crows, of course, ape their betters. The Bombay birds determined not to be outdone by the Calcutta corvidae. Accordingly one of the former promptly built her nest qf gold and silven spectacle frames stolen from Messrs. Lawrence & Mayo’s factory. The value of the materials used in the construction of this nest was estimated at £2O. But crows will appropriate things for which they can have no possible use. They commit larceny for the love of the thing. The Indian crow is tlie incarnate spirit of mischief. The bird will wantonly tear a leaf out of a book lying open on the table. My gardener, adds Mr. Dewar, puts every morning fresh flowers in the vases. This operation is performed on the veranda. One day the mail was called away from ins work for a couple of minutes. During his absence a crow swooped down and succeeded in taking a beakful of flowers aud breaking the vase in which theywere placed. A retired colonel of my acquaintance who lives in the Himalayas is a very enthusiastic gardener, and the crows are the bane of his life. They root up his choicest seedlings, sever tlie heads of his most superb flowers from tlie stalk and fly away with tlie little pieces of paper which he places in cleft sticks to mark where seed have been sown. But it is in towns that tlie iniquity of the crows reaches its maximum. The Madras, corvidae are a byword throughput, the length and breadth of India. Tlie' hospital is their favorite playground. They are never so happy ns when annoying the inmates. They know at once when a person is too ill to move. The consequence is that it lias been found necessary to have made for all the tables wire covers which protect articles placed at tlie bedside from the ravages of the “treble dated birds.” I have seen a Madras crow quietly helping itself to the contents of a basket which an old woman was carrying on her head. The bird was possessed of sufficient intelligence to refrain from alighting on the basket. Had it done so its presence would probably have been detected. It flapped along .iiist above the top of the basket, keeping pace with the woman, and so, - uuperceived by her, made a meal oil the contents. The knavish tricks of crows are by no means confined to human beings. As Colonel Cunningham truly says, “Any animal pets are, of course, even more than' 'inanimate objects* subject to their attentions, and unless in wholly inaccessible places are constantly liable to have their food purloined and their lives rendered a burden by persistent and ingenious persecution.” I once possessed a greyhound which used to be fed in the garden. A man had to stand over the dog while it was feeding; otherwise the crows would devour the greater portion of the meal. Their plan of campaign was simple and effective. They soon learned the dog’s feeding hour and as it drew near would take up a position on any convenient tree. Tlie moment the greyhound began to eat a crow would swoop down and peck viciously at its tail. The dog would, of course, turn on the bird, and the others would se-ze this opportunity to snatch away some of the food. The process would be repeated until the meal was over. Crows tease and annoy wild creatures with the same readiness that they worry domestic animals. They mob every Btrange bird in much the same way as the London street arab makes fun of any person in unusual attire.—Longman’s Magazine.

Sudden Want of Information.

Tommy—Ma, lend me a lead pencil. Mother—l Just left pen and ink on the table for you. What do you want with a pencil? Tommy—l want to write to the editor of the paper to ask him what’ll take ink stains out of the parlor carpet—Philadelphia Ledger. Think much and often, speak little and write less.—Woman's Life.

COMPENSATION.

All Thlmr* Are to B« Had if One Will bat Pay the Equivalent. Life consists almost wholly of buying, selling, paying. There are no gifts, nothing that does not call for an equivalent. If we cannot pay for gifts in kind we must pay in gratitude or service or we shall rank as moral bankrupts. If I would have a good situation I must pay for it not only in labor, but in promptness, intelligence, faithfulness and good manners. If I w’ould have good service I must pay not only in money, but in consideration, recognition, appreciation, fairness. I can bold no one to me if I misuse him. All things are to be had for tlie buying. Would you have friends? Then pay the price. The price of friendship Is to be worthy of friendship. The j price of glory is to do something glorious. The price of shame is to do something shameful. Friendship, glory, honor, admiration, courage, infamy, contempt, hatred, are all in the market place for sale at a j price. We are buying and selling these i things constantly as we will. Even beauty is for sale. Plain women can | gain beauty by cultivating grace, animation, pleasant speech, intelligence, helpfulness, courage or good will. Beauty is n«t in the features alone; it ! is in the soul also. Good will buys good will, friendliness buys friendship, confidence begets confidence, service rewards service, and hate pays for hate, suspicion for suspicion, treachery for treachery, : contempt for ingratitude, slovenliness, | laziness and lying. I We plant a shrub, a rosebush, an orchard, with the expectation that they will pay us back. We build roads, mend harness and patch the roof with the same expectation. We will trust even these unconscious things to pay their debts. Some of our investments are good and some are bad. The good qualities we acquire—moderation, industry, courtesy, order, patience, candor—are sound investments. Our evil institutions and habits are bad investments, involving us in losses. We become debtors to them, and they are exacting creditors, forcing payment in full in money and labor and sometimes in blood, agony, tears, humiliation or shame. From “Balance: The Fundamental Verity,” by Orlando J. Smith.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The most inexcusable thing iu the world is to unjustly abuse a decent citizen. It doesn't do people any good to be old enough to know better unless they are also too old to enjoy meanness. Every man needs a chart to tel! him the degrees .of kinship in his family, buti bis wife knows them so well she can say them backward. The truth about some people who stVm to lie doing so much is that they always put things off until the last ; minute and then have to rush, j The early bird may get the worm, : but tlie late bird has as good an argument : He gets liis rest which the early I bird misses and has never yet starved, j Be patient with the girl who takes I so long to dress. By and by she will i be able to do up the work and dress I herself and three or four children in ■ half the time she takes for herself now, • —Atchison Globe.

Dangrers of Melancholy.

The weak, broken spirited person grows morbid and melancholy, and the brain degenerates rapidly under the influence of these menial states* Melancholia is something that comes more j within the province of tin- will poorer than anything eist. It can he cast off i and avoided only in this way. Some-! times for the lack of stimulating Use j will physicians will recommend aj change of occupation, scenery and as- j social ion. This is merely an attempt { to rescue the mind, front introspection ! and give the will an opportunity to as- 1 sort itself. Sometimes this is accom-1 pllshed, and then, if followed up by j cultivating the-will, a permanent cure may be effected.—Exchange.

Finding an Excuse.

An Irascible old colonel who used to play golf at Sandwich, which is on tlie river Stour, had a habit, common with mauy, of blaming everybody but himself for his bad strokes. Finally one day. becoming badly bunkered, lie first took mighty vengeance on the turf with ids club; then, glaring around in expectation of the usually friendly comments and nobody saying anything, he blurted out, “How can you expect a man to play decent golf ou these cursed links with ships passing up and down the channel?”—London Mail.

Eyes as a Sign of Intellect.

Generally the special point of difference between unimportant and remarkable people lies in thejc eyes, in the clear, steady, piercing gaze which is able to subdue or terrify the beholder* writes Lady Violet Greville iu tl;e Graphic. Sir Richard Burton’s look could never be forgotten; neither. I imagine, could Napoleon’s or Victor Hugo's or that of any other great man. The eye is the window of the brain, and through it shines the intelligence.

Expected Acquisitions.

“You don’t belong to one of the oldest families, do you?" said the supercilious woman. “No,” answered Mrs. Cumrox. “But after we get the girls married we expect to have several of the oldest families belonging to us.”—Washington Star.

Hot and Cold.

Bilks (disconsolately)—Yes, my creditors are making it hot for me. Jllks (consolingly) Well, this is a cold world-—Pittsburg Post.

RULING PASSIONS

By Edwin J. Webster

Copyright, 1904* by Edwin J. Webster

Chita, the big black panther, was growling sullenly, his growl occasionally rising to a snarl of exasperated. Jealous rage. Ilis mistress, Carmen, dainty, pretty, from appearances very far from being a person capable of ruling and restraining the big, fierce cat animals of the circus, was standing In front of his cage. Ordinarily the sight of Carmen caused the big panther to set up an affectionate purring. But on the present occasion Tom Howard, the best athlete in the great circus, was talking to the pretty Carmen. It was plain even to a black panther that the interest Howard took in Carmen was more than friendly. It was also plain that Carmen was far from displeased at this Interest. And that was the reason the big panther was growling, for a deep and consuming jealousy of stalwart Tom Howard filled Chita’s heart.

T ‘Just then a warning bell rang. This was the signal/for Carmen to get ready for her great “animal school act.” Her scholars were not rosy cheeked boys and girls, but a very grim looking set of pupils, consisting of Chita, tlie big Bengal tiger and Diogenes, the sleepy but big maned, strong Jawed Numidian lion.

In this act each of the great felines left his own cage and entered a larger one in which Carmen was seated on a low chair, a small rod. tlie symbol of her authority, in her hand. Chita trotted willingly into this cage. He was devoted to Carmen, and now that Torn Howard was out of sight there Wag nothing to disturb his good nature.

The Numidian lion walked into the cage in a lazy, nonchalant manner. He evidently looked on the whole thing as a bore. But he had eaten a good dinner, felt at peace with tlie world, and, anyhow, it would soon be over. As lie took his place he looked at the crowd with languid curiosity, yawned and acted like a lion who considered a

THE HU'ii r OF THE SHOOK THREW OAliMES TO THE FLOOR. school for a lion of his years as a nuisance, but not enough of a one to make a i'i; ? over. But the big Bengal tiger evidently was in an ugly frame of mind. At first he refused to enter the cage. Carmen struck him lightly with her whip. Like a flash the big lips curled up. showing the long, sharp tiger fangs, and at the same time he gave a snarl of rage, low and rumbling at first, but rising until it re-echoed from every pa rt of the circus tent. But Carmen looked him steadily in the eye, and after a moment's hesitatin'!; the great striped beast slunk to bis place. It was plain that lie was in a dangerous mood. Despite the tiger's bad temper the lesson would probably have gone on us usual had not Tom Howard happened to step beyond the entrance of the covered way leading to the quarters of the circus people when they are not in the rings. Tom was always intensely worried when Carmen was giving her animal school act. It was this anxiety which led him to leave the circus quarters. But his well meant consideration proved costly. As Tom stepped from the canvas covered passageway Chita saw him. The sight stirred the black panther’s smoldering jealousy. He stooped abruptly in his role as Carmen’s pupil, jumped off the pedestal on which he had been sitting at “attention” and sent forth a fierce, snarling growl in which he expressed his hatred of the man whom he felt had usurped first place in his mistress’ heart. At the first notes of the angry snarl Carmen turned reprovingly to the black panther. She knew there was not the least danger of her pet attacking her, but he must go on with his performance or the act would be a failure. “Chita,” she said in reproachful tones, looking straight Into the angry panther’s eyes, and as she did this she turned her back on the still sullen Bengal tiger. The big tiger had been growing more and more sulky as the act proceeded. His nerves were in a bad state, and the angry snarl of the panther had been the finishing touch. Now Carmen had taken her eyes off him. That settled It He dropped frpm his pedestal to the floor of the cage, gathered himself for the spring and the next Instant

Was shooting through the air, a black and yellow bar of deadly energy. The impact of the shock threw Carmen to the floor; but, quick as the Bengal tiger had been, the pnntiier was quicker. All ’thought of jealousy vanished at sight Of the attack on his mistress. Before the tiger could pse tooth or claw the lithe, strong limbed panther had launched himself right at the tiger’s throat. Over and over on the floor of the cage the two great cats rolled. Ordinarily the panther would have been no match for the far larger tiger, but the panther had caught his grip first, settling his sharp, deep biting teeth in tlie tiger’s throat. This prevented the tiger using ills teetli effectually, but his claws, especially those on his strong hind legs, could be used. Again and again he struck out with them, ripping through the panther's skin like a soft glove. But he could not shake the deadly grip Chita had on his throat. Although he might be torn to pieces by tlie great claws, Chita meant to hold on until lie felt his teeth meet in his opponent’s windpipe. And through all the terrible struggle Diogenes, the Numidian lion, sat on his pedestal, lazy, good natured, only calmly interested in tlie life and death fight of his fierce fellow pupils. When the circus men separated the two big cats the Bengal tiger was dead, and the black panther, torn in twenty places, was dying. Carmen was unhurt, except for a few slight bruises caused by her fall on tlie floor of the cage. Tom Howard was foremost among the crowd which had rushed to the cage. As Carmen placed her hand on the head of the big panther who had died to save her Chita opened his great yellow eyes, now fast dimming in death. But even in’death the ruling passions of . his fierce wild animal nature held strong. His eyes brightened" with affection at the sight of Carmen. Then his glance fell on Tom Howard. Tlie jealous snarl started from deep down in iris throat. He half raised his head; then it sank down, and the black panther’s eyes closed forever. And Diogenes, tlie big maned lion, sat ou his pedestal, calm, nonchalant, disinterested, aloof. He was waiting for the signal “School is over.” It did not come. Diogenes waited a little longer. Then lie opened Lis great jaws In a half suppressed yawn, dropped to the floor of the exhibition cage and trotted lazily oil’ to tlie most comfortable corner of his own cage.

An Arabian Horse Story.

A pretty Arabian story is told to I this effect: A man was riding upon a j horse of pure blood when he was met by liis enemy, who was also splendidly mounted. One pursued the other, i and lie who gave chase was distanced jby the one who tied. Despairing of j reaching him, tlie pursuer in anger 1 shouted out: | “I ask, in the name of God, lias your j horse ever worked on land?” “He has worked-on tlie land for four days.” “Very well: mine never lias, and, by j the beard of tlie prophet, I am sure to j catch you.” ! Toward the close of tlie day the horse that never labored was the victor, and" as the rider of the degraded | horse sank under the blows of his en- ] emy he said: ! “There lias been no blessing upon our country since we have changed our j coursers into beasts of burden and of tillage. Has not God made tlie ox for | the plow, the camel to transport mer- | cliandise and tlie horse alone for tlie brace? There is nothing gained by i changing the ways of God.”

Change Wrought by New Woman.

"Y'es. indeed.” said the old man thoughtfully after liis wife had delivered a dissertation upon the progress of the sex. “the new woman is vastly different from the old," “I thought you would realize that in time,” she returned rather sharply." "I have just been reading." he went on. “how girls used to be sold by their parents, arid some of them brought fancy prices.” "But there's none of that now. thank heaven!” exclaimed the new' woman proudly. "Woman has asserted herself. and"— “No, there's none of that now,” interrupted tlie old man. “That’s all past. A man does not buy a wife in these days." “I should think not!” “Certainly not. It's all changed, ail changed. Now he has to be paid to take her, and her poor old father has to wreck his bank account to provide the dowry. Yes. I admit that the new woman, Susan”— Then the door was slammed as she indignantly left the room—New Y'ork Press.

Little Girls Hard Lot In China.

After the marriage in China girls have no part with their awn family and no part in the worship of their ancestors. To have no son means no ancestral worship, and the girl is often sold us a daughter-in-law. Poor people buy their sous' wives when they are but babies, as they can be had then for a few dollars. These little ones-gre usually drudges in the mother-in-law's household. A missionary overheard two women conversing. One said: “I am going to get a daughter-in-law into the house. You see, a daughter-in-law is no more expense than a servant. If I curse or beat a servant she leaves, but you can beat a daughter-in-law and get obedience, and your work will be done as you wish it.” The other replied: “Just so, just so. I am thinking of getting a daughter-in-law too. I can then live at ease.” As a consequence of this custom little girls look forward not to betrothal or to marriage, but to becoming mothers-ln-law, when they In turn can have authority.—Good Housekeeping.

‘INCURABLE” HEART DISEASE SOON CURED!

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MONON CHEAP RATES.

Round trip rates fyr tlie world's Fair at St Louis commencing April 25th, good until Dec. 15th, $13.05: sixty day excursion tickets $11.00; fifteen day excursion tickets. flO.SO; seven day excursion, $7.30, One fare plus 25c for the round trip to Marion, Ind., Nov. 17.18 and 19, final limit Nov. 21. $2.85 for the round trip to Chicago, Nov. 27, 28 and 20, final limit Dec, 5. Commencing Sept. 18th and ,'continuing to Dec, Ist. coach excursion ticketsimay be sold to St. Louis and return, Sunday to Thursday inclusive, of ea«h week, limit 7 days, rate $7.15. W. H. Beam. Agt. Read The Democrat for news.

PUBLIC SALES. If you contemplate having a public sale this season don't forget that the place to get your bills printed is at The Democrat office. No office in the county gets out a more artistic or better bill than The. Democrat, and our prices are as low as any office in the county. Coupled with this is the fact that a free notice of each sale is published in The Democrat, and “everyone reads The ■ Democrat.” Such notice really does you more good and is read by more people than your bills. Remember the advantages of getting your bills printed at this office arid be sure to come here for them. Colehestvr's Tlirinkmciviiiff Pies. Many funny stories are told of the early Thanksgiving days.. The town of Colchester, for instance, calmly ignored the day ..appointed by the governor and held its own Thanksgiving a Week later, when the sloop from New York bringing a hogshead • of molasses for pies had arrived. In Revolutionary times Thanksgiving was not forgotten. The council of Massachusetts recommended that Nov. lb. 1776, be set.aside for "acknowledgments for mercies enjoyed.” In the next year Samuel Adams recommended a form of Thanksgiving proclamation to the Continental congress. Merely Existed. A nuinbef of lawyers were exchanging stories of their experiences with witnesses under examination. One of the parties told the following: He was questioning a witness and said: “You have lived in New York a number of years. How long?” “Just twenty-five years.” “Where did you live before that time?” asked the lawyer, hoping to prove an important point, “I didn't live.” replied the witness. “I was single!” __ ' Sot a Hit tike a Cat. Lady Visitor Your little girl seems to be very much taken with uie, Mrs. Stepswoll, Mrs, Htepswell- Yes, andshe doesn't often take to strangers. You think Mrs. Kippur is real idee, don’t you. - Agnes? Agues—You said she was a cat, mamma, but she doesn't look a, bit like one.—Exchange. Paylna Trials. Gaggsby—Jones is very wealthy, but; he says his life is full of trials. Waggsby Yes; that’s what makes wealthy. "How so?" "He’s a law-i yer.”— Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.) More Information Seeded. Ward—What do you think of a man) who sells his vote? Street—Which side did he sell It to?—Boston Transcript Craft’s Distemper and Cough Cure A Specific for Diete® per. Conch*. CoW*. BearetL PlnY Eye, tod_*H Cet»rrh»> ji»e—e« of bon<s Pi lew. foe, U.M pee Njtil% -Sold by A. F. Lon jr.