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Collection of Carriers.

There is one collection of garters in
Normandy and another in the North OF
England. In one there are some 200
examples. classified into two sections
the curious and the historical One OF
the most interesting of the latter class
is a faded garter of green silk, sewn
with a design of hearts and diamonds
in gold threads, which is reputed to
have belonged to the famous Miss
Stewart. one of Charles lis favorltes,
Another interesting item of the collec.
ton Is genuine garter once belonging
to Queen Elizabeth, made of wide
white satin, embroidered with silver
thread and having paste buckles in the
shape of stars.
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DimcuIt to InfiIct Pain,

The doctor smoked slowly on his
cigar 1t was plain that he had some
thing to say.
II was thinking of my early college
days, - he said, land of peculiar in
cident that happened very SOON after
began my studies. The professor was
instructing the class one day on the
oorpuscles of the blood. In order TO get
some fresh blood for microscopical ex-
animation each student was ordered to
tie a rag around his forefnger and strike
the top of the finger suddenly with a
needle with sufficient force TO draw
blood Seems easy, doesn't it? Do you
know there wasn't man in the class
that did it at the first attempt. 1t was
funny to watch some of those embryo
surgeons poise the needle with q deter
mined air and launch it to within a
hair space of the flesh and there stop
dead Others tried to force the needle
i'll slowly, but paused very shortly,
with an expression of pain common
surate to that of an amputation. l my
self gave it up as Il bad job. and hacked
a cavity III my thumb with penknlfe,
and found it easier
1.-The fact that we were very young
and inexperienced is no explanation for
this popularity, as have since found
by personal test. Almost everybody ex-
hibited the same repugnance to infiict-
ing pain in that manner. Try it your
self "
The other man tried and succeeded on
the fourth trial New York Sun
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Frankiin's Famous Toast.

Franklin was dining with small
party of distinguished gentlemen.
when one of them said: Here are three
nationallties represented; am French.
and my friend here Is English. and Mr..
Franklin is an American. Let each one
propose toast" 1t was agreed to and
the Engllshman's turn came first. He
arose and in the tone of a Briton bold
said: Here's to Great Britain. the sun
that gives light to all nations of the
earth" The Frenchman was rather
taken back at this, but he proposed
Here's to France, the moon of whose
magic rays move the tides of the
world" Franklin then arose. with an
air of quaint modesty. and said: Here's
to George Washington. the Joshua of
America. who commanded the sun and
moon to stand still-and they obeyed. :
Our Youths Friend.
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and putting down brakes. They came
off without scratch"
ut was miracle, said the preach
er.
at was Rubber Ramp" cried a child
ish voice. Il seen him when he opened
the switch
Then the crowd surrounded the pale
faced lad, pushing and showing to
shake his hand. to touch him. or even
to get Il look at him. What was said
or who said 1t no one could ever tell.
but in the midst of it all there sounded
the shrill whistle of nearby sawmill.
Its 'leven o'clock" said Rubber.
looking up at the sun. Its bout time
for my chill so I'd better be gittin'
home" And he hurried off down the
track toward the ten-mile shantles as
complaeently as though nothing I'M
usual had happened.
The following week the Sunday
school superintendent accompanied the
| railroad official when he went TO tell
Mr.. Ramp of his appointment to bet
ter position on the road. The superin.
tendent, in behalf of the people on
board the excursion train, presented
Rubber with Il bicycle and a gold
watch
why, Mr.. Brand" said Rubber. re.
garding In awed establishment the
handsome wheel and timepiece, two
things above all others he had mos
longed for II never done nuthin' but
turn the switch key Anybody coulC
We done that I've been dom it ever
since | was goin' on seven years old
Omaha Bee.
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Art Of Making a Mustard Plaster.

To put on a mustard plaster is not at
all difficult, but to do it in the best way
requires some care and skill. In the
first place, remember never to give a
cold mustard plaster to q patient. To a
weak or sensitive person the shock is
often great. Either mix with very hot
water, or, better still, have a plate put
where it can get warm while you are
mixing. Having everything ready at
hand, mustard, -four and spoonful Of
molasses with bit of old muslin or
linen-an old handkerchief is the best
thing for the purpose. Stir the mustard
and -four together first, making the
plaster stronger or weaker with mus
tard as you have been directed. Add
the molasses and then the water until
the smooth mass is about as thick as
porridge or poultice. Spread your cloth
on the warm plate, using the middle
portion Of the linen and leaving a mar
gin ON all sides, which is to be folded
back at the edges. Put a second cloth
over the whole SO that the mustard is
entirely hid between the two covers and
keep Oh the plate until it is necessary
to apply tho plaster. philadelphia
Ledger
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\ cCoRDlNG 10 his schoolmates,

A NNokDlNd 10 his schOOlmateS
~ Bubber Ramp was a country
4 - cracker And who knows better
a child's social and financial standing
than It's schoolfelIows.
His face was not round and rosy
like other jolly. sweet-tempered boys.
for Rubber was slender child with
face pale and lanky. straight hair.
streaked in color with the shades of
half-pulled molasses candy. He was
subject TO chills and fevers which kept
him away from school about half the
time and gave his teacher an excuse
for scolding him whenever there was no
one else in particular for her to scold.
His father was a section master on the
Georgia railroad and they lived in the
"ten-mile shanties," which were built
on the side OF the railroad and on the
edge of a deep cut. through which the
wind blew perfect gale the whole
year round.
But if by living on the cut Rubber
acquired the chill and fever habit, he
also gained the knowledge which en-
abled him to save the lives of some 500
people-Sunday school children with
their friends and teachers. 1t was the
picnic of Bubber's Sunday school, but
because It fell ON his chill day his
mother said he could not attend. So he
contented himself with walking five
miles up the rilroad to Belair, the near
est station where the train would stop,
with huge bunch of flowers for his
Sunday school teacher This teacher,
be ii understood, was one of the people
who did not know about Rubber being
a country cracker but considered him
A jolly, amiable boy.
After handing the bouquet through
the car window, Rubber stood for II
while looking wistfully at the train
load of happy children. Then some
thing occurred which made his school
mates forget forever that he was home
ly and poor, and this is how 1t hap
pened.
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| |


Southwark from Brazelia the road
drops down steadily for five or six
miles. There follows the little rise to
the top Of Habersham hill: and then
comes the sharp sag Of mile or more
to Belair and the level valley of the
Savannah.
John Johnson, or "Yucker," as he
was called for short, was the most dar.
Ing engineer on the Georgia and had
the best run on the road until he Joined
the strike of the knights of Labor. AZ
ter the difficulty was settled and the
strikers went back to work. fucker
for the sake of discipline. was put to
hauling way freight between Union
Point and Augusta.
There was nothing at Brazelia but
the siding and the dull red station
house, and little else at Belair. Ii
wasn't often that Yucker had to leave
or pick up anything at either place,
and he liked to sail by both stations at
top speed, and loaf further down the
line to make up for 1t.
On this particular day, while his fire
man was taking water at the big red
tank at Thompson. Yucker went into
the station for orders. He found that
there was nothing for him at Brazelia
or Belair. He had nothing to leave at
either station, so he climbed back into
his cab, meaning TO go through to
Wheelers to meet the up freight. Some
times he met it at Belair, but whenever
he got the chance he ran by and trust
ed to luck that it would be held for
him at Wheelers.
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The Recruits Religion.

Captain Philip Trevor begins paper
ia The Nineteenth Century on 1.-THE
Catholicism of the British Army" as
follows
What's yer religious persuasion:''
said the sergeant to the recruit.
My what;''
Eyer what? Why, what I said
What 5 yer after o. Sundays
rabbits mostly"
Ere, stow that lip. Come, now
chu'ch, chapel or oily Roman
And after explanation from his ques-
toner the recruit replied: ~ amt no.
wise pertickler. Put ME down chu ch
o England sergeant. III go with the
band -
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Bee Stings.

Nature has been getting information
from bee-keepers as to immunity from
stings. Circulars were sent to one hun
dred and forty-five bee-keepers in Ger
many. From the replies, 1t appears
that all but twenty-slx had acquired
immunity, nine or so having 1t natural
ly. The number of stings required to
bring the result varies from about thlr-
ty to one hundred, and the remedies ap-
piled range from tobacco juice, SALIVA
and water to French brandy, rum, am
monia, acetate of alumnla heat and
massage. Doctor LANCER, who is CON
Quoting the investigations, states that
a two to five per cent solution of per-
manganate Of potash injected will
counterfeit the poison. 1t used to be
supposed that the poison of bee stlngs
was due to formic acid but as it has
been found that heat does not destroy
the poisonous activity, this can hardly
be the case, and 1t Is more likely that
the toxic substance partakes of the ma
ture of an alkaloid
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Most IF the Time She Vas Confined TO Bed.
that seemed to help her, and from the
first we noticed decided change for
the better, and after three months
treatment her health was so greatly
improved you would not have recog-
nized her. She gained in flesh rapidly
and soon was in perfect health. The
medicine used was DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. | have always
kept these pills in the house since and
have recommended them to many peo-
pie. | have told many mothers about
them and they have effected some won
derful cures.
Every mother in this land should
keep these pills in the house, as they
are good for many ailments, particular
ly those arising from impoverished or
diseased blood, and weakened nerve
force
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FoREsTALLen HIM.
The Clipper Youth Euew what Unually
Happened In such Cases.

Happened In such caseA.
The fresh young man with no respect
IN his soul for gray hairs and dyed
whiskers swung himself ON the car in
the middle Of a block. aud leaning
against the brake handle proceeded to
roll cigarette with great dizziness. The
fat man who despises the ways Of the
youth on general principles leaned
against the window guards and watched
the development Of cigarette.
Got a match. neighbour inquired
the fresh young man MS he put the last
finishing twist to his smoke
Young man"--began the fat man
after a brief, elderly pause, calculated
to greatly impress the cigarette smoker.
Yes. l know all about inter-
rupted the youth, $50 you might as
we'll choke your lecture ON bornin. |
know cigarettes will kill me if stick
to EN-, but | don't care. It's an easy
death. know il must smoke should
smoke cigars. but don't like the color
OF EN-. I've got a touch Of paresis now.
and I'm due for more l know you
tAAhh Va SAA thN i'll
the world cigarette is the worst
= know they undermine the consti-
tuition and are wrecking the rising gen
GRAFTON. Now if I've forgotten anything
you were going to say help me out.
Come to think Of it, I've got a match
myself. II keep on smoking these
things, won't be able to think at all
before long. know if you had boy
that smoked cigarettes you would lick
him within an inch of his life. | nearly
forgot you were going to say that.
Where do you get of anyhow"
Here, gaspOd the fat man as he
dropped off the platform, mutterine
something about what this country i.
coming to. And the fresh young man
lighted his cigarette with a grin.
Washington Times.
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Tornado and Cyclone.

The government weather bureau has
sent out the following distinction. so
that all may know the difference be-
tween these two forms of atmospheric
disturbance.
The tornado is a sudden outburst OF
wind in an otherwise quiet. sultry at
mosphere; 1t is ushered in by loud, in
describable roar, similar to contlnu-
Gus roll OF thunder; Its path IA very
seldom more than 500 feet
wide at greatest destruction; 1t moves
generally from southwest to northeast,
and rarely extends more than 20 miles;
1t very often rises In the air. to decend
again at point few miles ahead; 1t
Is always accompanied by thunder
storms, with often bright glow in the
cloud; the cloud has usually a funnel
shape, which appears to be whiriing,
though some observers have described
Its appearance as like that Of huge
ball rolling forward. A tornado may
be considered as the result of an ex-
treme development of conditions which
otherwise produce thunderstorms.
A cyclone, on the other hand Is a
very broad storm, oftentimes 1000
miles In diameter. and sometimes can
be followed half around the world; the
winds circulate about 1t from right to
left, or the way one turns clock hands
backward Tin the Southern Hemisphere
this motion Is reVersed), The air pres
sure always falls as one approaches the
center, where at sea, there is often q
calm, with clear sky visible at times
The cyclone winds often rise to hurri.
cane force, but are not to be compared
with the extreme violence of the tor
nado, before which the most solid
structures are raZed
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A DsnsIaetrsss' Kind kct.



Mrs. John Tansey, Of $50 Baker
Street, Detroit, Michigan, Is one Of
those women who always know just
what 10 do 10 all trouble and sickness.
One that Is a mother 10 those IN dis
tress. To reporter she said:
4 am the mother Of ten children and
have vaised eight Of them. Several
years ago We had serious time with
my daughter, which began when she
was about sixteen years old. She did
not have any serious illness bat seemed
to gradually waste away. Having
never had any consumption in our fami-
~, as We rome Of good old Irish and
Scotch stock, we did not think il was
that. Our doctor called the disease by
an odd name which. as | afterwarl
learned, meant lack OF blood.
1T is impossible to describe the feel
ing John and | had as we noticed our
daughter slowly passing away from Us.
We finally found, however, a medicine
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PROFITS roa The .-ArrooeR
War Has BroaEht Extra business for
the Artist on skin.


The war doomed at least one Bow.
cry industry. says a New York CORE
spOndent. II brought grist to the mills
OF the professors" who use the Japa-
nese needle on the human skin. one
OF the best known tattooers has a stu
diO" in Chatham square. another ex-
pert can be found under the skylight of
a Bowery saloon. There Is no better
profession for a young man TO adopt
according 10 the leading professor. than
that of tattoolng. provided. OF course.
that the learner has a gift for the art
He modestly admits that II is a mighty
poor year when he doesn't earn 5000
or $4,000. For the benefit OF those who
know nothing Of tattoolng. il may be
said that the prices vary from * cents
TO so. You can get an anchor aud
three stars for 30 cents. hut Japanese
dragon costs $40. In Memory OF
Mother" The Sailors Return and
Hope" come at about So apiece. and
are very popular. The Sinking Ship
has certain vogue among theydespon-
dent but "Hoisting the Flag" which
represents a sailor turning the glorl-
Gus stars and stripes loose In gale
Of wind. Is deseryedly the most popu.
lar design. 1t figures on the bosoms
OF most American seamen. OF late. how
ever, pictures of the Maine. the por-
traits OF the naval heroes. eagles and
flags have had the call. The professor
Is himself walking art gallery. He
proudly exhibits THE Crucifixion," q
battle scene and several other works
of his beloved tutor. One of the ear
lest photographs of Lillian Russell
taken when she was about II years
old, has been tattoed on the arms OF
thousands of American citizens, and Il
Is not very attractive photograph a
that. Experts say the tattoo mark II
one of the best aids the police have II
catching criminals. One BOwery art
list makes speciality Of covering OLE
work" and administers cocaine wheI
1t is desired, though he says the needle
doesn't hurt.
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500 REWARD 500.

The readers OF this paper win be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known TO the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
SO much faith IN its curative powers, that they
fails TO cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address, +. J. CHENEY d Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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u slender, pale-faced boy, and he rush
ed up the track towards the coming
train.
''Git out. git ont" his shrill voice
shouted to the men in the cab of the
up freight. Jump and run, jump and
run"
He was tugging Mt switch key. and
they saw what Ire meant. So down
the men jumped from the engine. while
the boy ran on TO the switch. His
hands seemed paralyZed. so long did it
appear before he forced it open. then
he stepped back just as the way freight
rushed by and ran full tilt into the up
freight There was tremendous crash.
The engine of the way freight rode over
the other and smashed 1t into frag-
ments. Then Ii sat down on its owl
cab with the forward truck in the all
and one wheel whirling around like 4
milestone. The following cars piled III
ia great heap. and over 1t all rose d
great cloud of dust.
The terrified excursionists scrambled
from their own train rushed over Il
tf,< wreck and stood in speechless hor
! ror and amazement. Then the freigh
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III

The people at the station were be-
numbed with fright. They stared with
horror-stricken faces at the oncoming
engine as some great demon hurrying
to destroy the excursion train with its
load of human freight. Paralyzed with
fear, they could neither move nor cry
aloud
In the whole crowd there was but
one who could think and act. He was
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She WIN Re Rich

There Is considerable comment con
corning Christina Linke, servant in
the house of Vienna merchant. who
has come into possession of large for.
tune, inherited from her father. a
Insurer who was several times arrested
and put into prison. The girl was
brought up in the greatest penury and
was entirely ignorant of the great
wealth hidden in her fathers house al
found after his DEATH
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A COUNTRY CRACKER.


conductor came up and searching
among the crowd led out slender.
pale-faeed lad.
TO this brave boy" he said. raising
his hand TO attract attention. You owe
the preservation Of your lives. But for
his presence of mind" Here his voice
ehoked With tears streaming down his
face he finished the sentence by mo-
tioning toward the excursion train.
There were more than 800 on
board said the Sunday school super
intendent. The majority of them
children"
Not a life lost" cried one OF the
trainmen, running up. "Yucker, his
tremen and both brakemen jumped
for their lives after shutting of steam
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One Consolation.

There is one consolation in being ON
the shady side Of life. When a man
gets TO be 30 years or SO and he says Of
Il young woman, "Confound it. il l
wasn't married already I'd marry the
girl myself. = he actually believes she
would have him. This is us good as get
ting her, better perhaps. Boston Tran
script
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Accounting For the Size Of : Fec.

1t strikes Inc, Mr.. Brief" said Mr.
Dogway, that your charge of $3.50 for
this opinion is pretty steep.
No doubt, said Mr.. Brief. "But
you see, Dogway, when you come and
ask me for an opinion which violates all
my convictions you've got to pay not
lnly for your law, but for my con-
!cience. -Harper's Bazaar.
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Da wson City Prices.

Here is recent bill of fare of Daw-
son City restaurant: Coffee or tea, IS
cents u cup; pie, IS cents a piece; por-
ridge, $l.T5 plate; soup, s. u plate
sandwiches. IS cents each; steak. SO q
portion of candied fruit, 81; whisky, sc
cents glass; complete table Il 'hoto
meal halt an ounce Of gold
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A General Proposition.

Wickwire docking at board with
PITY the Blind" on iD-You are no
more blind than | am.
Dismal Dawson-W Well, what's it to
you?
Wickwire-- What business have you
wearing that card?
Dismal DSwson-,Iist as much right
as anybody | don IT say I'm blind This
here is jist abstract proposition, See?
London Tit. Bits
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scarcity of Camphor Trees.

The manufacture of camphor in Jap
an has fallen off considerably and many
men have gone out of the business alto
gether. This is due TO the growing
scarcity of camphor trees. japanese
production is now confined almos,
wholly to Formosa
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some farmers are holding their wheat
because they think the price will go 10 s. a
bushel. The price, however, may go down
and thus great losses will follow. In all
matters delays are dangerous, particularly
50 in sickness. At the first sign of bilious
ness. dyspepsia. indigestion OF eonstipa-
ton, cure yourself with Hostetiei's Stom-
ach Bitters.
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The WORLDS Newspaper Output.

The total number of copies of news
papers printed throughout the world
in one year is 12,000,000. TO print these
requires 7S1, $40 tons of paper, or 1,5G2,
100000 pounds, while it would take the
fastest press in London 1913 years to
print a single years edition. which
would produce stack of papers nearly
fifty miles high.
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While You sleep.

Do not have too much air blowing
through your room at night, or neural
gia may creep upon you while you
sleep. But il it comes, use st. Jacobs
Oil; it warns, soothes and cures
promptly.
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They had eloped and returned for the
parental blessing.
Father. /" the beautiful young wom-
IN said, we are sorry for what we
ave done. viii YOU
Then, y the stern old man interrupt
cd, why don't you go to the lawyer
around the cornerg I'm no divorce
court Chicago News.