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very, very tenderly. He must MOI 10
thought alarm his little DAZZLING.
ISshall find my way. You need not
trouble to come with me- ne said ii
the smiling maid whose duty ii was u
attend the door and announce arrivalA
Miss Grantley, ! presume, is in the
same apartment?' s. f e.
Eyes, sir; hut please, sir, she's en-
gagged just now.' -. %s ,.- J
But the doctor did not hear. Slowly,
very slowly, he went up the soft car
peted staircase, and paused for brief
moment at the door before entering.
His heart had resumed it's stentorian
humping; his legs trembled-all, Of
course, in joyous anticipation of his
coming happiness. Leaning against
the architrave for support, he softly,
very softly. turned the handle and
opened the door. But, oh! what did the
sight which met his gaze mean?
Standing in the embrasure of the
window, with his arm about Babs'
waist, was tall and fair strangerl In
his other hand he held . small golden
hoop, which he was showing t. her.
'.1sn't it strange, darling?" Dr. Drinks
heard this tall, and fair. and unknown
somebody say to-Dabs, his Babs!-
isn't it strange, darling. that within tho
little circle of this ring there should be
SO much happiness, and love, and hope
for you and l? You must wear it, dear,
and, wearing it. remember that our
love, like it, is without end. Babs!''
he exclaimed, ''oh! Babs, my darling!-'
DR.. Drinks did not wait to hea- more.
Softly, as softly as he had opened it, he
closed the door, and skunk down the
staircase like convicted felon. Out
side he leaned against the garden wall
and endeavored to pull together his
shattered energies.
''Shouldn't just like to dissect that
fellow, that's all!'' he muttered. But
no, I wouldn't" he added, in the same
breath. "She-she loves him, and-and
that's something"
And then DR.. Drinks inclined his head
to the angie medicus and felt his pulse,
wondering whether, after all, that
magnificent thrill-that sudden sense
of rapturous delight-was not a lusua
nature-a freak of fate!-John j. Col.
Inns, in Yankee Blade.
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A CASE OF LOVE.
DR.: Dinks' Diagnosis and Pre-
scribed Remedy a Sad Failure.

People said DR.. Drinks ought to mar
~. He thought so himself, but hither-
to he had been too! busy providing
means for keeping d wife to bestow
much thought on whom she was to be.
He had DECIDED that the lady must
have good looks good means and be O.;
good positions; but, though several
ladies in Jemimaville fulfilled all these
requirements. his choice had not yet
fallen on any ono of them. And, be-
sides, he WAS not in the least in love.
1t would be imprudent toyenture the
assertion that r. g 4 Drinks had always
remained Indifferent to the pretty and
agreeable girls he had met in his wan
behring's; and, being fairly attractive
fellow, es we'll as Jemimaville's ONLY
medical practitioner, it is safe to say
that eyes of. every hue had looked upon
him with more or less favor. Oh, no!
He had had his intermittent love af-
fairs. There was. Shady, Scott, now.
lie had loved her to distinction for two
months, when she wore a particularly
sweet thing in bonnets; when the bon
net went out of fashion DR.. Drinks
Polly Grey. His heart in this, cease"
had capitulatcd to the peculiarly fas.
cinating manner in which the fair
damsel lisped. He overheard her
speak to her brother once, and But
these and others were but the idle
drealnlets of day, and Dr.. Drinks
sighed for the genuine article that
wears we'll. lie. excused his seeming
Inconsistency on the plea that love is
lottery. and If one wishes to win one
must at least play. So he accordingly
played batuedoro with the: hearts of
the fair cligibles on his list of patients
and kept his eyes open and watched his
heart carefully, expecting to expe-.
rience some, day that, sudden sense of
Yapture-that magnificent thrill which,
as everybody knows, IS the first and
true symptom of the proper and the
legitimate, and the all-sufficing love-
the love DR.. Drinks sighed for. - =
Its all a matter of spulsation," the
doctor assured himself If you think
you're in love, feel your pulse. Cupid's
barometer is the thing to 60 BY"
One afternoon about four O clock DR..
Drinks seated himself in his parlor: and
passed his fingers thoughtfully through
his hair, which could not, even in.
courtesy, be called auburn. He was
very weary waiting for that magnif-
cent thrill which he expected to ex-.
perience some day. and he sighed pro-,
foundly as he glanced round his rather
lugubriousSrarlor. How uncomfortable;
and cheerless it was, to be sure; how
much it lacked the tender touches Of q
woman's hand, the charm Of q woman's
presence. And the little, low arm.
chair by the hearth there.-7whenl would
it be filed BY the sweet little form :
the unknown but coming some body
Dr.. Drinks loved to picture in it? How
very nice it sounded, to be sure! Ny
s--little-wife- wifc. IN y--wee-wife.
iy- p. -. :, <. , ..l RE- Il &, z. .ss
"a letter, SIR" -.
It was the doctors servant who
broke in upon his reverie. He frowned
Is he lifted the letter carelesslv from
the table. and onened 1t SLOWLY. It
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-10-15
AN IDEAL MllkSTOOl.

Az tho Device Is Not Patented Readers
May Take Advantage of It.
While great strides of Improvement
have been made in many directions, in
some places the fields are. as yet, I'M
explored Many people to-day are
using a paint key, nail key, box, old
chair, or some boards nailed together,
or one, two, three or four-legged
stool, to sit on to milk, just as people
did hundreds of years ago. With any
of these contrivances the pail must be
held between the knees of the mixer,
sec on the ground or floor, which, in
either case, is both unclean and unsafe.
The accompanying cut shows one that
overcomes both of these difficulties
The bottom board is made of inch
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Carving Bird Babies.

A Portland (Me lady the other day
noticed couple of young orioles that
had fallen from their nest in tall elm
tree into the street. where they were
in imminent danger of being run over
or Of being devoured by the neighbor.
hood cats She placed them in a basket
and left them on the roof of high
shed, where, in a very short time. the
parent birds found them and carried
them away. Each of the old birds
placed q wing beneath their young. and
then, using their outside wings to fly
with, carried the lost babies safely
home.-San francisco Chronicle.
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Cleared asoay
all the troubles and ailments that
make woman's life q burden to her.
She's relieved, cured, and restored,
with DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. Periodical pains, weak back,
bearing down sensations, nervous
prostration, all "female complaints -
are cured by it. 1t improves di.
gestion, enriches the blood, dispels
aches and pains, brings refreshing
sleep, and restores health and
strength.
It's powerful general, as well as
uterine, tonic and nervine, imparting
vigor and strength to the entire sys-
TEN. Contains no alcohol to ine5ri-
ate; no syrup or sugar to derange
digestion; a legitimate incidence
not beverage.
If you're a tired, nervous, or suf-
fering woman, then the "Favorite
Prescription " is the only medicine
that's guaranteed, in every case, to
bring you help. If it doesn't give
you satisfaction, you have your
money back.
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a Provokisg woman.

He had married her for her money,
and their domestic, life was not the
most harmonious. ss==sss.zz 8 ff.sss
81 was sold when.I married you,'. he
said to her one day in ; tone Of disap.
pointments s.. IS. 5 Xzs. ID ss a
go Possibly she replied very quietly;
possibly. 7 wouldn't undertake I'd
say; bpt II you were, dear, you haven't
realized any cash on the sale yet; have
your !.
He picked up his hat for answer, and
wont ont where he could take : long
besath Detroit Free PreaA ss
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NEARLY 5000 MILES At CLIP.
sleeping-Car Porters Who Havo Made the
Longest Runs In tho World.


Longest Runs In the World.
The only employees of the Canadian
Pacific who are with the express trains
all the time between Montreal and Van
couver are the sleeping-car porters.
They travel nearly three thousand miles
without a break and are on the road for
nearly six days. 1t is a pretty hard
life, but at both ends of the route the
porters have an opportunity to rest,
though even then they hardly ges suf-
ficient recuperation. For two or three
nights the porter is not likely to gel
over three or four hours sleep a night
and he is lucky if he gets that He il
his own conductor, and collecting the
sleeping-car tickets and accounting TO.
them adds considerably to his work.
Leaving Montreal at $40 p. m. he IL
certain to have busy time at Ottawa
shortly after midnight, and then he has
his boots to black, and he is lucky if he
gets wink of sleep before two or
three a. m. He takes pillow and lies
down in the smoking room when no
passengers are there, and catches cat
maps if he can. He is likely at any
moment to be aroused by bell sum-
moning him to one of the berths, and
the bell is sure to be kept busy ate,
day break.
After leaving Winnipeg he has .
comparatively easy time across the
plains, though he is compelled to be up
after midnight both at Regina and at
Calgary. At all important stations he
~ IN tall L
statement of the accommodations un.
occupied in his car, so that the station
agents ahead may dispose of berths.
He has busy time through the noun.
tains. AS rule he loses nearly his
entire carload at Winnipeg, and it fills
up there at once with passengers A:om
the south. He loses his passengers
again at Banff. and their places are
supplied by tourists who are going on
from that pleasure resort; then many
of his passengers get off at Glazier and
others come on, SO that nearly all the
time he has much to do in the way OF
keeping his accounts, besides his duties
as porter.
At Vancouver he lays over for two
days, and as a rule he sleeps in the car,
occupying it all the time for the round
trip. When he returns to Montreal he
has been away fourteen days. Then
he has a longer rest He is off duty
for five days, except that he has to take
his turn reporting at the depot at night
to assist the outgoing porter in taking
care of luggage. His five days rest
puts him in pretty good condition for
another two weeks siege.
The porters say the trip is rather
trying, but that there is nothing like
getting used to a thing. The company
pays them forty dollars month and
they expect to make at least as much
more in fees. All of them are colored
men from the states and have served
on some Of our best lines.-N. Y. Sun.
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PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS

->-Hrosvn- SEQ tho shooting Staxs
last ntght?" aogg No; but l'veseen
Z greatsmanysstars that ought % Be
shot Boston Transcript {
-Sweller-''I'd have you to know
that l put brains In my business Bass
--''Ah. Isee! That's what you did with
them. then. Boston Transcript.
:. IBID he look ghastly?'' inquired the
sympathizing neighbor. kind Of. gas
sedly." replied the bereaved woman.
That's what allied him, you know He
blew it out"-Washington Star.
Z Winter Visitor lin Floridal 81
should love dearly to 60 sailing, but II
looks very dangerous. DoTnot people
often get drowned in this bay?" Mater
man" No, indeed, num- The sharks
never lets any body drown" =
Don't you want me to buy you
some neckties, Charlie?' Eyes, Alice,
my love. am about as anxious for
you to buy me some ncckties Is you
would be to have me buy your spring
bonnet for you. Truth. -
Citizen Notemaker - You give
mighty short weight in your ice this
summer" Frigidus, the Snow Man
Eyes, but give mighty long wait for
my pay" Citizen N. (coldly)-'tO, do
you? Well, all things come to the
man who waits. '"-Philadelphia Press,
An Irish juror begged off for deaf.
ness The judge asked him if he could
hear his charge to the jury. Eyes,
heard your honor's5 charge, but /
couldn't make any sense out of it" A
bystander remarked-"That is no evi.
dence of deafness"
From the Standpoint of His Expe-
Observation-Disclosures say the chick:
en- soup isn't good? Why, told the
cook how to make it. Perhaps she
didn't catch the idea" Boarder-"No;
I think it was the chicken she didn't
catch. Town Topics.
-Ethel-''What do you think of my
Photographic" Clarissa-''I can not saw
that 1 admire it." Ethel-"Why not?
Mother says it is a perfect likeness -
Clarissa-''That's the trouble, dear. 1t
is too good likeness to be q good pho
tograph. Y. Press.
-"One of the most marvellous cures
on record. Mrs johnson has been all
ing for a year, having first one thing
and then another. Since last week she
has completely recovered" what
cured her?' 1.-The doctor. He sent in
his bill for $24o."-N. Y. Recorder.
"A Mysterious Dish.-"The vicissi-
tudes of this life are wonderful!' ex-
claimed the clearinghouse keeper at
breakfast the other morning. "True; a
man can never tell what he's got before
him." replied the sarcastic boarder
with side glance at the plate of hash
in front of him.-Honker's Statesman
First Hen - There comes the
woman to drive us out of her garden. "
Second Hen-"Yes; and she's picking up
a stone, too. Let's fly out quick" First
Hen-''No, no, stay here" Second Hen
But she's aiming right for u.s." First
Hen-"Yes. and if we move we might
get hit '-Liverpool Porcupine.
"A Approximate Idea.-She-''How
many are there in billion?' He
''Well, dear, it would be rather hard to
illustrate the full capacity of the term
a billion but a faint idea Of it can be
gained by counting the things a woman
thinks she would like to buy when she
is in big dry goods store. "-Philadel-
rhio VT;unoc
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The sow bugs, or Oniscus, are gen.
orally supposed to feed on decaying
plants and animals, and are thus use.
full scavengers. These crustaceans,
which occur all over the world, living
under sticks, logs, dead leaves, etc :,
have been found in California by Mr..
W. G. Wright, as reported in Insect
Life, to feed on living plants. They
not only ate into and ruined native cac.
fuses, but also swarmed on roses. ge-
raniums and wisteria from New
York, which had been hastily planted
and covered with some old CARPET
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A Mean Revenge.
What did Dobbley do with that por-
trait of you he painted?''
The one I declined to take?"
'YeS"
Tho brute sent it to the exhibition
a the Portrait of a Gent. '"-Jury.
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What an immense sum Queen ;

What an immense sum Queen Vic.
toria might realize by the sale of her
watches. The. oldest watches in the
world are in her possession. She has
two beautiful little gold ones by Bre-
.guet that are supposed to be ahundred
years old. They have silver dials and
are of about the size of two shilling
piece. One is q blind mans watch; the
other is a repeater. Both go perfectly
and are in constant use. Her majes-
TVS favorite watch is . large plain gold
one by Nudge. -.
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Getting Even.
81 love her, but can not marry her
Not because her father was my father'a
steward-1 have no false pride-but be.
cause she is wealthy and am not"
But my dear fellow, by marrying
her you only get back what her father
stole from yours"
That's 60 Guess I'll trv it ate,
su"-Epoch.
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Danto'S Inferno

Is prolific in tortures, but dyspepsia, q
ma1ady to which Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters is adapted, furnishes culver full of
them. Nausea, heartburn, biliousness,
wind on the stomach, heart palpitation and
protean malady Each and all are dispelled
by the Bitters, which also eradica:es rheum-
atism, kidney trouble and malaria
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The Only Ono Ever Prlnted-Can You Find
tho W0fd3
There is 8 inch display advertisement
In this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true Of each new one appearing each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places q "Crescent' ON everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
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Could Sleep Right Through Il.
''Does your wife talk in her sleep?''
mo; but she frequently does in
mine."-Punch
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WOODWARD Il COMPANY, the enterprising
grain men of Minneapolis, are loanine large
sums Of money on wheat at 8 per cent. 1t
looks as though 1t would pay to hold grain
at present prices.
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TURKEY red Is made from the madde,
plant, which grows in Rindostan. 1t ID
probable that tie madden It gets tho reddel
1t becomes.-N O. Picayune.
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DoN'T neglect a Cough. Take some Hale's
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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. EvERaREEN-'I wonder why old Closefist
married that fearfully fat girl1" Brightly
because there was 50 little waist to her,
1Suppose. Philadelphia Press.
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An old squaw counting her wampum was
probably the original Indian summer
Binghamton Republican.
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The biggest combs in the world arc tho
catac0mbs, and they contain the most teeth.
m Y Journal
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Tho Lallies DeliRhted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid fruit
laxative, Syrup of Figs. under all conditions
make it their favorite remedy. It is pleas
Ing to the eye and to the taste, gentle, yet
bowels
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u 1t appears that the rustic popula-
stion of North Carolina treat the ''Best,
or .'Bess" bug, which is, a BEETLE very
tenderly "because Of the good Office it
performs ut is said," says corre-
sp6ndent of Insect Life, ITO afford an
oil or drop of blood that is q present
cure for earache. Pulled in two. one
drop Of liquid is found which, dropped
into the ear, gives immediate relief.
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A CAREER OF extravaganza does not neces.
sarily bring man to sackcloth but it 10
more than likely to bring him to hashes.-
Washington Star.
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Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but
act specially on the liver and bile. A perfect
liver correcter. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
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How THE world changesl No ono wanted
to get irto stocks during puritanical times.
Boston Gazette.
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Young man, do. the other fellows
make fun of you, now and then, be-
cause you blush easily and are, as they
call it, a little green? And are you half
inclined to be a trife mad that what
they say is true, and that you find it
difficult to get seasoned and tough as
they are? AS we'll might: August be
ashamed that it preserved handful
of green in its parched bosom, or an APP
pie be chagrined that it harbored no
worm at its core, or drop of rain be
annoyed that it fell from heaven rather
than from the gutter. Never be ashamed
OF being innocent and pure in world
whore innocence and purity are too often
serveda as fresh fallen snow is served
that falls on travelled highway. BE
proud if you retain the ability to blush
and to shrink from q hard story; to
avoid the contamination of daredevil
vice, and to turn from the allurements
of so-ca]led fast life, . while others, no
older than yourself, have hardened: in
the process of living as clay bakers in q
too-fervid sun. :, II had q twenty-year.
old boy who was bashful,s and simple.
+ and green, a. the world goes, I would
rather call him my son than be the
mother of crowned prince shoe-deep
in diamonds, with. the ability to blush
taken from him. Amber, in Chicago
HoTAlo.s p
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THE JAR TRAP,
How Rats Are Trapped by tho English
men in Burmah.

How Rats Are Trapped by tho English
men in lsurmah.
Rats may readily be induced to Jump
or drop into any receptacle, especially
If it affords them adequate conceal.
ment, and they do this without one lin
gering suspicion of their inability to
reach the only existing outlet when the
time for retreat approaches Thus
traps on this principle may readily be
designed and are obviously preferable
to our rat traps where the vermin are
numerous. This method was thus ex-
planned by our correspondent, who
spoke of the traps as being most sue
cessfully used in Burmah. where the
rats are perfect pest. The jar trap
was set for three nights"
ION the first occasion I saw twenty
two rats turned out On the second
night only nine rats were caught The
trap was then put away for weeks,
when it was again successfully used,
but 1 am unable to say to what extent
it then succeeded. The common Pegu
jar used was about one and one-half
or two feet deep, and fourteen or fifteen
inches broad, and hole was punched
in the shoulder just large enough for q
rat to enter. There was about six or
seven inches of paddy (rice in huslx) in
the jar, which was buried to within
eight inches of the top. The mouth of
the jar was then closed with a board
and stone. A quantity of old timber
joists and straw were in the clubhouse,
and no end of rat holes everywhere
around.
Il incline to the opinion that my
blue-legged Burmah servant very 'ju-
diciously' punched the hole with an old
nail and a hammer, for though it was
by no means regular or quite round lit
seemed at first sight too smalD, it just
admitted a hungry rat. do not think
the rats, after they had eaten all the
grain, could have gotten through the
hole, they seemed so filed out; other
wise, with such a lot in the Jar, some
could have got to the hole and pulled
through, imagine. A moving mass of
frightened, screaming rats is a bad
taking Off for jump, 1 admit, but an
old fellow now and then might have hit
the hole. doubt if he could, however,
have got through" It is Important,
however, in traps of this kind. to see
that the inside of the vessel is SO smooth
as to afford no foothold for the rats, or
they will readily escape by elm bling the
sides London Field