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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

B.W. Baldwin, Gainesville, Tenn,
writes: l have used your German
Syrup in my family, and find it the
best medicine l ever tried for coughs
Ind colds. recommend it to every
Dne for these troubles.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-08-14

r. Schmalhausen, Druggist, of
Charleston, Ill. writes: After trying
scores of prescriptions and prepare
lions l had on my files and shelves,
without relief for a very severe cold,
which had settled on my lungs, 1
tried your German Syrup. 1t gave
me immediate relief and a perma-
hent cure. o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.
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HOW TO KEEP HEALTH.
Don't Worry About Disease. That You Do
Not Iaye

Don't Worry About Disease. That You Do
Not Have.
One Of the best ways to keep in good
health is not to think or worry too
much about it. If you feel strong Il. 4
well, cont imagine that somc insidions
disease may be secretly attacking your
constitution. Many people are like
the inexperienced traveller who anx-
iously inquired about tho symptoms of
seasickncss, and how he should know
when he bad Il. One generally Knows
when he is SICK, and frequently munv
supposedly alarming symptoms prove,
upon investigation, TO be either per
fectly natural occurrences or of very
slight Importance.
Eat and drink what YOU desire. os
long as it agrees with you. Your
stomach knows pretty well what II can
digest. Plain simple food is desirable,
as general thing bnt the Injuries Of
the table, IN moderation vii, 10 no
harm.
Alcoholic beverages are Tot tit for
habitual use. They are true medi-
cines, and should only be used like anv
other medicines under advice Of a
physician. AS q regular beverage they
can do no good. but will almost Ger
tainly do harm.
Take all the sleep YOU can get. but
remember that the necessary amount
varies greatly for different persons.
Some must sleep at least nine hours,
while others thrive under SIX Only
don't rob Yourself Of what You really
need. The midnight oil" is a terribly
expensive illulninant to burn either
for purposes OF. labor or study.
Always treGt common cold with
great respect, Ninety nine times out
of hundred it will get we'll anyway.
but the hundredth cold, If neglected,
may lead to bronchitis. pneumoniu or
consumption. It Is best to take no
such chances.
If you are sick enough to need any
medicine at all, beyond the simple rem
edies familiar 10 all, you are sick
| enough b need tho attendance ni q
physician.
BY all means take as much exercise
| as YOU can, and be in the open air As
| much as possible. Outdoor life Is the
| natural condition of mankind, anl the
more one can have it the better
Fresh air, sunlight, good end s,.fii
cient food, pure water outdoor exer.
else, temperance tn all things, and q
cheetful disposition, are the chief rcm.
! edies IN natures dispensatory. and art
worth more than oil the drugs and
medicines of the shops. DR.. Holmes
has truly said that if nine tcnths Of
oil medicines, patent, proprietary aud
otherwise, IN the world were poured
into the Ocean. it would be all the bet
ter for mankind and all the worse 10,
| the fishes; and the best physician car
do little without good nursing, ono
thus ai1 nature Iii throwing off dis
/ ease nOnthU Bulletin.
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Heating Gar Ions of Cashmere

The thousands of floating gardens on
the rivers Of Cashmere are formed By
long sedgos which are woven together
in the form of q gigantic mat. These
sedge grasses, flags, stalks, lilies, etc
are woven on the nver Or 'lahe banks
while their roots are still growing in
the slime underneath; the required
amount Of earth IS then s1,poaimposed
upon the mat the stalks are then cut
and the mat and lis loud is full
ficdged floating garden" They are
usually about twenty by fifty yards IN
extent, seldom larger, the full depth OF
the mat and it's earthly covering being
ahoat three feet.
a dishonest Cashmiri will sometimes
tow his neighhor's garden away from
its mootings and sell the produce OF
the others toll The writer has fre.
quently seen one Of the largest OF
these miniature gardens being towcd by
two men in a row-boat which hardly
looked larger than one of the luscious
melons serancly rerosing Oh the float
ing truck farm
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tiouS aAl Scotchnan Between them
these mcn owned ncar;y '.5oD ucrcs If
the very choicest part "f the ste selected
for the new city. Their two farms al
joined tarruil owed The ground on
which TIE Capitol now stands and all
that portion Of what IS known aS taVi-
toI Hill. Qit Davy Eurpcs owned al
that the Whit House nnd Treasury oc-
cupy and ali that magnificent scct!on Of
the city which : now the fashionable
residence 9uartrr. Ills farm took IN all
the ara that Is Mt this time she most
faShionablc In Washington.
Daniel Carroll was gentleman as the
term implied in those days. He was cdu-
Gated and was very intelligent mau.
He quickly ca,uc to terms with Wash
ington and the commissioners for the
sale OF his property. Old Davy Burns
wa just the reverse iIc was ignorant,
opnionatcd, cantankcro:s. and morhidly
suspicious of General Washington and
his int"ntinus Tie first woaid not sell
ut any pricn. He snd Washington had
many stormy sc,n hl which it Is
wa, more than 0l.cn N wed ~ white
heated profanity. IN fact. tlr, two never
did come TO term. One day, rs history
has il the Gcncrnl and old payy AIT un
der Il mp o trees in front Of Cd
l'avy's ramsiIa klc cottage. AMI fn the
midst of their discussion Wa .hin2toD
dropped come remark which indicated
that he felt tho humiliation Of having t..
diriser with c'ul inferior, when old
Davy bristlcd up aud in the broadest
Scotch replied: Tut mon. yc need ia
carry ycrscl' 80 high II vc had ma mar
ricd the Widow Cust's where would So
be now ycr.c.'?'
Appalled, at old Days impudcncc anl
angcrcd beyond the power Of speech
Washington stailt"1 OFF the premises ane
would never speak to the old Scotcl!mal
again. He turned OVER the negotiation
to the commissioners, who iu tim.
brought old Davy TO terms, the same a
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A Hack lfCaufY.

An amusing story is told of we'll
known Russian woman who went re
Gently to enjoy the sulphur baths at
Tiilis. On a particular morning the
countess entered, as usual. one of the
bath rooms. The water had hardly
touched her body, however, when, to
her horror, she began 10 turn black.
She was 80 frightened at the trans
formation that, upon seeing her re-
Election in the mirror, she tainted. The
attendant. who was US greatly startled
as her mistress, cried for help. The
explanation was simple enough. It
was found that the Countess was &c
customcd to paint her face, hands,
arms and neck daily with substance
containing zina On this fatal day the
POOR woman had neglected to remove
the beautifying coat. The zinc COM
bined with the sulphur and natrium OF
the water and quickly made an African
belle out of the white-skinned lather.
A considerable time passed ere the un-
fortunate woman resumed her natural
appearance.
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'augh at the self abnrgation of the for
tunc-huntcr when be looks to-day at the
rooms and the roof which Sheltered the
court y Nanncs- and his humble bride.
The Old building has but littlc changed,
except from the work of time. II had
four rouins-two below and two above
They are still there. Gno Of the rooms
Oh the lower noor. which was Old Davy 5
bedroom, is now tn" home Of til most
fcrocsoEs bulldog that mortal eye ever
rested upon. Even thr negro IN charge
Of the premises wi DO no more than
open the main door on u crack and civ"
the visitor a peep at The cold. malicious
eye of old Davy successor in possession.
Just after the British dcsfruyc Wash
ington IN 1914 cd Day died, and trnc
to his promise he left Marcia the riches
woman in Virginia or Maryland. Colonel
Nanness. hcavinR great sigh of relief.
abandoned the cd cottage, and with the
help of Iatrole. the early architect OF
the tapttol, began the constru tion of q
mansion commcn stratc with his Kuick-
crbockcr tastes and Marcia's vast
wealth Gid Davy was out of The way.
"NoW let us take our prol-'r position, "
suggested Colonel Nann, S. to hts be
loved Marcia.
They did. Colonel Nanness proceeded
to build the on,c splendid mansion
which to day ovcrshadows the old Burn:
cottage. lie took 10000 square feet o1
ground. and incl9scd It by brick wall
Then he built, not rlorc than twenty
feet away from the old cottage wher,
he had spent his honeymoon, a hous,
that cost $50, ,O01--an enormous sum il
| those days for \ mansion. 1t was bull
upon the colonial idea. Tier. was
grand Southern balcony in the roar ant
ponderOns port cochrrc in front throue |
| which carriages came and went Th'
portals OF the grand homestead we're
solid structures in themselves. Ever!
| bNilding-manSion. stable, ice house
and the portal honscS-Wa| built Of stem
and stuccoed. Broad a cnucs led TO th,
mansion, and they arc there yet, thougl
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Here = 4 Model R,nort

When Charles Francis Adams took
charge of the Union Pacific he made
tie announcement that he could take
any Harvard graduate ard elncate
him into as good railroad official as
was required IN from six months to a
year. Mr.. Adams not only said it but
lac tr1ed it. He loaded tho Union Pa-
cyfi, with Harvard men IN every branch
Of work, including the most important
Positions. 1t seems, however. that the
educational qualifications Of the trnin
service department had rot been q,
carefully looked after is they might
have been. The following report of III
accident vas made few days ago by o
Union Pacific engineer:
Thar was a calf Oh track & tran
was running a bout - miles per haur
when tirst F,e It as tran rarled ctlru,
applied air to tram & rethuced speed 10
q hont 20 miles per hour be for ong Inc
hit calf could not bring tran to ful stop
be for engine hit calf x thru it Of track
4 As it fell from engine it hit 10y
standen by sid of track & knocked boy
thru wire fence
The boy was not seriously hurt. The
calf was killed and the wire fence was
wrecked
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Advice to tho Girls.

Girls talk and laugh about marriage
as though it were jubilee, a Jolly,
gladsome thing. rose without thorn.
And so it is, if it is all tight, if they
go about it as rational beings, instead
of merry making children. It is a
serious thing to marry. 1. is life
business, aud that of heart and happi-
ness. Therefore never do it in haste
never run away to get married: never
marry for wealth. or standing, or fine
person, or manners, but only for char
acter. for worth, for the qualities Of
mind and heart which make an honor
able man. Take time, think lopg and
we'll before you accept any proposal /;
consult your parents, then some ju-
dicious friend, then your own judg-
ment,
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Missing Links.

LONDON thcater-going is said to have
declined to a remarkable extent
BEEFsTEAK and black coffee are said
to have reduced lady Of 1872 pounds
to l40.
ONE of the most eminent English ply
sicians recently said that every modern
house ought to be destroyed after it had
been built for sixty years
WHATEVER be the state of colored
photography, process Of photograph
ing in colors has been patented in Lon
don, and the company is about to begin
business.
Our of the British Isles the Salvation
Army now has 1,705 corps and 1.OiO So
cieties. altogether 2,754 salvation socfe-
ties These are led forward by $3.50
officers.
THE well that is being bored at Wheel
ing In. the interest of science has reached q
depth of thrce-quarters Of mile. Prog
ress is being made at the rate OF about
ten feet day.
THE most violent thunder storms 10
the world occur in French Guiana. Tho
thunder there in an ordinary storm is
almost deafen ing, while peal follows
peal in quick succession.
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interest attaches to old Davy's cabin,
because seventy years ago the faithful
Marcia would n II allow It 70 be torn
down when her husband. made rich by
her dowry. built on The same ground the
Erande>t mansion then known IN Wash
inston outside the White House Strange
to say. Oil Days cabin still exists,
while the greater mansion + rapidly
dsintcgratiug.
After old Dayy Burns had made tbis
bargain with the Government he knew
that eventually he would be rich. lie was
II wi'ower and hal this only child. Marcia
He sent her hver to baltimore TO lc edit
Gated aud trained She grew to woman-
hood about the time jefferson was s:rr-
ing his second term. She was accom-
p!ishrd ~ the fashion OF the day and
(evoted to her father When che re-
turned TO Washington She mab2 TO Oh
lection 70 living with the Old man IN the
home cabin. Suftors cam" galore, BE-
cause It was known that she was 10 pc
the richest woman Of the section. II
would De- QUITE langhaDlc now if We
conld get the names of log roll If
even then distinguished Young mcr who
used TO invalc the famous Old cabin and
exert all arts TO placatc the snriy and
lmTDilt" Scotehman- They would bring
ga Ions Of "usquetnugh" II popular
drink 10 those day.-and INT The oid man
to bed On 1t, each on" striving n"an-
wnilc for but ono moment with Me beau
tiful daughter.
It finally came 10 tls' luck OF Cu'"a"l
John =. Vannrss, o. New York, Young
member of Congress and Il knirkcr-
booker, q gentleman Of fine qualities but
notorious fortune hunter, 10 carry uff
the prize. When he was sober did Eavy
would run everybody OFF the premises
bu. Vanncss Him BE- liked becau~, lie
was a rollicking kind OF a chap, who In
Il mock way made ;un of The then poli'i-
Gal headers, whom bavy hated. The re-
cut was that Colonel Vanuess and Mar
tia We're married: and, with fne regard
for his fathcri in-iaw and With eyes wide
open to the immediate future, vent TO
live in the little old cottage Ono can
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accepted by Carroll. The two farms
we're to be taken possession of, streets
and avenues were to be cut through. and
TIC Government was to take whatever 1t
wished for reservations. sites for public
buildings, etc OF the remaining ground
facing on the streets ana avenues the
Government and Carroll and Burns were
to divide, each private proprietor to take
every alternate lot on his own holding.
For that portion of the two farms re-
served for pubic uses Burns and Carroll
were to receive SIS per acre, Maryland
money, which was then equivalent tc
$66.66 per acre.
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Miss Wanamaker, who recently
sailed for Europe with her mother, was
presented at court in a Partisan gowr
of fabulous elegance, ordered by cable.
-4ssOciated Press. Seven thousanC
young laboring girls in a single yeal
are made insane in New York because
of insufficient food and clothing
State Board of Lunacy Report. The
wealth of the millionaire and the pov,
erty of the pauper are the creations 0.
legislation. And yet the fawning tools
of wealthy syndicates tell the farmert
to attend to their farming and dairy
interests and not dabble in politics.
Boliuar IN. " alliance Leader.
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Senator PETER declared i'll recent
speech in New York that the farmers
demanded cheap money, since which
time the proposition has met with o
storm of riliculc and abuse from the
partisan press The animus of this at,
tack should not be misunderstood OF
it's effects rndcrestimated. Ridicule i
often more potent than argument, and
is usually resorted to when argument
fails. The true meaning of the term
"cheap money" has been purposcly
misapplied in order to deceive ond con
fuse. Senator PETER did not alludc to
neither does the alliance demand
cheap money" in the sense in which
it might lie applied TO the politicians
or editors who are seeking to force this
misconccption upon the people. Far
from it; the demand is for the best
kind of money instead of the poorest,
as is alleged. The alliance asks for
the only money possible that has a
basis beyond doubt as to its complete
responsibility and suilicicncy. There
is wide difference between cheap
money and inferior money. The first
is money for the peoples use without
the present extortionatc cost, while the
second is deprecated, unstable. ana
worthless. 1t is not cheap quality III
money that is demanded, but none,
that it will not require so much of the
products of labor to obtain. The alli-
ance demand mn increase in the amount
of good money in circulation in order
to bring about this result, we'll know
ing that an increase of poor, worthless
currency will have an opposite effect
Those who are crying out "cheap mon
ey" know full we'll the true situation
but their purposes are better served b,
misrepresenting the facts and thereby
misleading and befogging the people
Washington ID. O. Citizens 1H'
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things because either they d, not know
of their existence or don: know where
to find them When rrorle are tire of
looking at the grea: tapito with its
wealth Of marble: at the Treasury and
its treasures: a. the great monument:
at the many bcaut r> Of the White
House. ard the myriad OF s.t;irr -uh Gets
which the guide books lay down they
would find an alb orbiDg interest in .
visit 10 the dila pitiatcd laidmarl>s Of the
Old d-tilu" wealth.. &ul exc ustvcucss oi
early Washington There are twv OF
these that are cen SiirUoU> aliae from
their former grandeur and o.d a.. oc'a-
tiunS <nd from their present d,cadcnct
and wrrckagn "nuddiueto1 UaIp Is
one Of these; "NanncsS Manor is the
other Nobody ought Ia visit WaShiu =
ton without seeing both these wrecks Of
forgotten seS'.a s'ipr"ma =. and before
seeing them tlc'r histurY s!lou i b. cayc
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still standing and is ono OF the genuine
rur.osItic> % Washington. 1t is at the
foot Seventeenth street, scarce .
stones throw from the great state. War
and Navy department, and directly
opposite the SWIFT Lot" south of the
White House 1t is out of the course of
travel, and is completely swallowed up
III the tcg'cetcd park and the general
di'apidation Of tho greater mansion
1T IN honor Of his daughter. Both
buildings are wrecks. but the greater
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The little hut where old man EurSas
lived when he cultivated the present
site Of the White House and the Tre.s
ury. tho State, War aud Navy Depart
mcnts, the toreoran Art Gallery, the
Department of Justice, Lafayette
Slua:c, the homo Of blaine. the Airing
ton, tho Ebhitt, Wizards. the Shore
ham. all Of maeniticcnt Connecticut
avenue, and the whole northwest sec
ton. now selling for a6 Il square foot. Is
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For years the Varnrss mansion and
grounds have been given over to negroes
In summer they use the grounds for pic
mic purposes, and two or three families
occupy the basement rooms of the old
house. Two or three Old tcarc-cr
horses occupy 'he once regal stables,
and small herd of dirty goats dance on
the roof Of the Old icc-housc. Never
was the work Of time So pitiably re-
Xcalcu
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Time t. StOp FOoliur,

DIR. Gruff (to fashionable patient
It's merely the sume old ailment. my
dear madam.
Mrs. Style-Oh, no, Doctor. I really
am i'll now
DR.. Gruff HIM If that really is
30. I'll have to change the whole course
of treatment. Frank Lesltc's Illus
trdtea Newspaper.
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On the l,ialto.

Romeo Ticounter (the greatest iiv-
ing Guildenstcrn l-Prithee, who was
that gentleman to whom YOU bowed SO
politely?
Ragshy de Jaggs (of the "Not In 1t"
Combination)-That is the property
man of our company.
Property man! L faith 1 took him
for q Syndicate
Exactly so. He is the real-cstatc
owner who gives bail when the mana
ger gets into trouble. ."-Puck.
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| HERE are two or
three historic OBJ
.icc:s of interest in
Wa Sii ngtCu. ID. C..
that tourists rarely
sec. :av> the thica,
go HCTt'd. i Ii Q
army Of sight >rc:s,
the t.oop OF brides
ani t he count css
rlc"rs:olis which al
most daily invade
/ Ii c capita m i ; 5
MANY most curious
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HiSyTsulI Practice,

Cleverton-I am thinking seriously
of opening On account with rascot, the
furnishcr. Does he mail his bills on
the first, or does he send around col
lector?
Dashaway-He usually sends around
q CIothier and Furnisher.
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At Dinner

Rev. Prolix-I thought you tod me,
Mrs: Prollx. that We We're going to have
fresh eggs for dinner.
Mrs. P.-Thcv were fresh when
told you, but you must remember YOU
have given us one of your usual ser
mons since. .-IOnkers Gazette.
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just Likc Olc OF tho Force.
Well, what has this

Police Sergeant-W Well, what has this
man been doing?
Officer O'Grog og-Impersonatin' an
officer, sir. Whin I found him sittin'
dhrunk on a beer-keg he said he had
Just stopped there minute to tic his
shoestrings. Judge.
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Tie mos: detestablc panpcrs are they
who live by the sweat of other mems
faces. The worst harlots are not they
who sell their bodies for bread, but
they who with prayerbook in their
hands sell their souls for jewels and
gold and harden their hearts in pride
and show. The worst thieves are
they who rob in the name of the law
and legal right, by charter and public
franchise.
The worst gamblers are they who
speculate in the surface of Gods earth.
holding it against the necessities of
their fellow men.
The worst brutes are the masters of
trade and manufacture, who rob child
hood of its happy hours, and by the
weary grind of youth and old age alike,
increase the wealth wherewith they
may enjoy the worlds good, and by
munlticent gifts to church and school
purchase public favor and heavenly
bliss. Paul State.
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fully read. 1t is full Of 'ntero~t
When Washington selected the site Of
the city that was 10 bear his name, he
found that two mcn owned tn great
bulk OF the acreage One was 1'an'c!
Carroll, d member Of the Carroll family
OF Maryland. and this other was old
Davy Burns, al i.iitcratc and contan
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AHnntcl TO tho P0Sifnn

Jinks-How did it happen that
OReillv was forced to go on the har.
Dor police?
Filkins-Thcy thought he'd he use
full in fishing out suicides. You see,
he's Cork man.-Ne,r York Herald.
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MEN preach from the housetops
while the devil is crawling through
the basement windows.
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Mnny Odd, Curious. and Laughablt
~ Phases OF Human Nature Graphically
= Portrayed by Eminent Word Artists Of
Our Own Fay.
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Had Never Tseen Told So Hofo IN

Convict-Excuse me, ma'am; YOU
dropped your handkerchief.
Lady visitor-Than& you; you are
very good.
Convict (eagerly)-Say, ma'am, YOU
couldn't manage to persuade tho Gov
nor of that, somehow, could ver?-
SOmerriile Journal.
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Medical Critics.

Mr.. Snoball- "Whut | kain't under
stand about desc yere doctors is, whut's
de use oh desc yere post-mfts tenn 'zam-
nations. Whut does 70 t'ink oh dem,
Erh?"
Mr.. Lilvwhitc-" Pears to me dey
must be fools. Dey might know it
wouldn't be no use to cut pusson up
arter he's dead. Dev nebber cure him
den. -Munsey's Ueeklv,
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or Course Not.

: Mrs. Newma-Oh, 1 wish you could
see Mrs. Winkler's baby. It's perfect
ly lovely. Such delicate, sweet lit
tie cheruh, with the loveliest eyes, the
sweetest little mouth, the cunningest
little nose, and eyes of heavenly blue.
1t looks as if 1t had just dropped from
heaven and every tiny feature had
been fashioned bv the angels"
Mr.. Newma-Js it as nice as our
baby?
Mrs. Newma-Mercv. no, not half.
Yankee Blade.
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THEIR GLORY HAS GONE
TWO HISTORIC MANSIONS NOW
IN DECAY.

Homes at the National C,pItai That Once
Wore the tcatcrs of Social Attraction
and this scenes OF Gay a:d EriI la 1
Gatherings.
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Flies.

"Therc are no flies ON me-" said the
boarding house steak.
"No," replied tho boarding house
butter, "ilics would starve to death
while they were trying to get their
teeth through YOU"
But look at the flies on you!" retort-
ed the steak. "Why don't you run
away from them? Pm sure YOU aro
strong enough. Brooklyn Eagle"