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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When a man takes a little wine he
probably takes 1t for his stomach's
ache.
There Is no rose without thorns. and
no society bud without pins in Ia
dress.
Machine politicians. like other me-
rhanics. believe. IN, having a place for
every tool.
When q woman tugs at q mans
6eart-strings It's apt to pucker his
purse-strings-
It Is a popular superstition among
theatrical people that bald-headed men
always forge to the front.
Every time a man Is found dead In
bathroom some people think they
have an additional reason for boycott
ting water.
It Is woman's privilege TO wear
shcrt-sleeved dresses II she wants to.
The constitution Of the United States
says: The right TO bear arms shar1
not be infringed. ."-C Chicago News
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frequently noticed that men with
threats like you"-Dolan made q grab
at his throat that was rather funny
GENERALLY sing. and sing rather well.
too"
After all. vanity can move m to good
as well as to evil.
IF the lieutenant only thought I
could" said Dolan.
TRY IT," answered, heartily. Try
Il, Dolan."
"Bye-lo! Sing bye-lo." commanded
my lady.
Il think. sir. IL turned me back. for
which I ask your perdin-"
Good idea Turn your back and
sing"
Dolan turned his back. and as I
stopped to whisper something to the
youngster on my knee. there came q
terrific howl that ratified the very win
dows.
1 knew a young soldier called BiIlee
Barlow.
with an accent on the Tow" that was
simply appalling.
For heavens sake. man, let up"
! shouted. while Betty cried with a
little sob In her voice, bad man, bad
man."
Poor, dear old Dolan, Plainly II
was not Billee Barlow the youngster
meant, so back to his pots and pans
he went and the trouble began again.
You sing bye-lo for Betty" and a
little hand patted my face caressingly.
Rock Betty and sing bye-lo."
Can you sing it," / asked.
The question was an inspiration. for
she began to Groom in a sweet. childish
treble:
Bye-lo. baby. bye-lo. baby.
Bye-lo. baby. bye-lo. by.
Then came again the request, you
sing bye-lo for Betty"
There was a lump in my throat as
I held the motherless little one close
to me and began:
Bye-lo. baby. bye-lo. baby.
"Pwitty. pwitty." and a pat on the
cheek was my reward. Rock Betty
and sing more"
Bye-lo. baby. bye-lo. baby.
I went on and on. The big blue eyes
began to close and the little hand slip
ped from my shoulder.
Bye-lo. baby. bye-lo. baby.
sang slower and slower, lower and
lower.
Bye-lo.-baby.-bye-lo.-baby.
Bye-lo,-shhi
THOMAS II. WILSON.
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TITS very cold outside. sir" said
Doian, as he gave the fire an extra poke
that sent the shadows fickering and
dancing on the wall. 'T believe. sir.
us below treezo. why, sir" continued
Doian, thoughfully, ''it's as cold as the
night we marched to"
His sentence was never completed.
for just then we heard q faint, timid
knock. Dolan opened the door and
then with q half-grin he turned to me
and said, "a lady to see the neuten-
ant"
"A LADY," thought, and half-uncon-
'ciously rose to meet her.
Walk in. me lady" said Dolan.
rather tremendously, and then my
eyes beheld little figure muffled from
head to toes.
Il ruined away" came boldly from
under a big soldier fur cap, almost
covering the entire face. Use cold"
A moment later Dolan and / were
both on our knees taking on her over
shoes. leggings. and what to my bach
elor eyes seemed interminable wraps.
1t was q pretty picture that met my
gaze. A pair Of big blue eyes, a head
Of brown. wavy hair that tumbled in
all directions, and a little red mouth
that smiled back at me.
Dick Ransom's kid" whispered Do
Ian to me; "the mother was buried
yesterday"
And the father?" asked: but Dolan
shook his head.
The child seemed not at all dIscon-
certed, and while she prattled to both
OF US impartially Dolan, in a few
words. told me her history. The sub
stance Of 1t was that her father was
Ransom, a dissipated private In F COM
pany, and Betty was left motherless,
as Dolan had said.
But who's taking care Of her now?"
asked.
Nobody but Ransom, sir. l sup
pose the kid was left alone and wan
aered on. It'll be a lesson to the vii
lain," he concluded, under his breath.
Now as my establishment was run
In purely masculine fashion. and Do
Ian was cook, valet. and general fac
totum, the advent of a female. even of
tender years. seemed likely to disturb
the usual order OF things.
About dinner, sir?" asked Dolan.
actually interpreting my thoughts. AZ
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New York Street Ranunr..

The gross receipts Of the street rail
ways OF New York city in 1896 were
SIS, ,000, 900, but the amount paid the
city in taxes and in all other ways was
only 2 per cent. of the amount. The a.
tual profits represent 20 or 90 oer
cent. on the real cost Of construction.
These enormous profits are hidden by
most liberal watering OF stock. An in
stance will illustrate the extent to
which this is carried. When the con-
solidation OF the street railway lines
was effected in 1856 the capitaliza-
tion, including that of leased lines rep
resented by rentals paid, was increased
to $51. 100000; while the track operat-
ed had increased TO only III miles.
representing a capitalization Of $780,
900 per mile. Since 1895 the capitaliza-
ton has been increased to more than
$65. 200. 900. the amount per mile re-
naming the same. Although the aver
age cost Of constructing line of street
railway with double tracks is but S16.-
900 a mile. and $50.O would be a lib
eral allowance to cover all expenses,
including rolling stock, power plant,
ETC., the company pays handsome divi-
dends at the rate of $500, 200 per mile.
The net profits during 1866 were
50 ,53S, ,397.
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Profits of Gas Companies.

The reports Of the eleventh census
just published show that the 742 gas
works in the United States spent for
wages $10.642.794. for materials Sl4.-
037, ,087. The gross receipts were $685.
9S7, ,290. More than one-half Of the
gross receipts thus went to pay inter-
est and profits. even after making an
allowance for miscellaneous expenses.
The truth Of these statistics is vouched
for by specific instances Of common
knowledge. Enormous profits are made
and concealed by bond issues and in
creases OF capital stock. A legislative
committee in 1886 investigated the
Consolidated Gas company formed by
the union Of six gas companies, and
showed that the capital Of the original
companies had ben increased from ST.,
0OO. 900 to S39. .O7s, 600. without the addi-
tion Of a single dollar Of real invest
ment, but, on the contrary. with a re-
moval Of $1,000. 900 in assets.-The
New Time.
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:er some little time We gravely decided
to put a place for Betty at the table.
but to conflne her to bread and milk.
The experiment was not a complete
success. Though Betty's behavior at
The table was irreproachable, she rath-
sr upset our well-laid plans by asking
Tor whatever she wanted, and to the
everlasting disgrace Of Dolan and my
self, getting It. after all, the little
oDe isn't much trouble" thought, as
drew my rocker up in front Of the fire
after dinner. reached for my pipe and
lay back in reverie.
I want my Mamma" and I felt the
little one at my knee. Betty wants
her mamma" reached down and lift
ed her up in my lap.
shall / tell you a nice story!" I
asked, hoping to divert her thoughts
rom the mother lying under the win
ter snow. shall tell Betty about
the fairies?"
Betty wants"-and then with a sud-
len clapping Of the little hands. "Bet-
y wants bye-loP'
Bye-lo! What in the world was bye-
%! Probably something to eat Do
an would know.
'Dolanr'
''Yes. sir" he answered, hurrying
In.
The little girl wants bye-IO."
"Sir!"
Don't stand there saying SIR" I
answered. somewhat unjustiy. "but 20
and get II for herr
Get what. slr?"
"Bye-lo. you blockheadr' I thunder
ID. Don't you know what 1t is?"
"shure Indon't, sir" answered Do
ian. somewhat reproachfully. Bye
o! Bye-lo?" repeating It q number
II times. what fs II, sirf"
/ The little ore answered It for MS:
'Bye-lo! Betty wants to go bye-io.
Sing bye-io."
~shure It's singin' she means. lieu
.enant." said my Irish henehman.
At last We we're on the right track.
'Bye-lo. sing bye-lo." continued the
roung despot in petticoats.
There was a panse and then Dolan
Esid. "T once knew song called Bar
Iow-BilIy Barlow; maybe 'tis she's
,ronouneing wrong. sir"
sDolan." somewhat coaxingiy, do
rou think you could"
But an emphatic shake Of the head
vas Dojan's reply.
-Ton might tIy." I continued. Tive
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II no men were lost, II no ships were
Destroyed or even damaged, 1t would
cost 100000 OF 100000 for am
munftion alone % fight a first-claS Dat-
tie with modern arms and projecdles,
and q large part OF the $50,O00,OOO ap-
propriated yesterday viii go for pow
der and shot. An ordinary allowance
Of ammunition for one OF the big guns
costs about as much as the gun t1elf,
and any one can realize that we VIII
need an enormous amount Of powder
before our navy goes to war, Tor IL
takes nearly half a ton every time one
Of the big thirteen-inch guns Is nreo-
There were $50 tons Of powder on the
Maine when she went down. and ner
magazines were only half filled. The
big battleships and the first-rate cruis-
ers should never go into action without
a supply OF from 500 to 500 tons, or,
say, an average OF 100. There are eley-
en- OF these battle ships, which togetn-
er require 100 tons. Then there are
sixteen second-class ships which ought
to have 500 tons each in their ma9a-
zines, or n total OF 5000; forty-two
third-rate ships which should have at
least 300 tons each, or 4 total OF 12,6OO
tons, and seven fOurth-rate ships wnich
should have 200 tons each, or q total OF
1,4OO tons. Without counting the tor
pedo boats. 1t requires about 10000
tons Of powder to ill the magazines OF
our navy before 1t would be safe to
send the ships into action.
The sea sOast defenses, with their
monstrous eight. ten and twelve-inch
guns require several times as much.
The four-inch rapid-fire rife requires
sixteen pounds OF powder to carry
projectile weighing thirty-three pounds
four miles. The five-inch gun re-
quires twenty-five pounds, the six-inch
rifle fifty pounds, the eight-inch rifle
$50 pounds, the ten-inch 500 pounds.
and it costs $1,000 every time one OF
the thirteen-inch rifles is fired. There
are four of these guns each on the bat
tie ships Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts,
and Oregon.
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Cooking lessons for men only are
advertised in Boston. It Is another
sign of the advancement Of woman.
1t means less dyspepsia. but unavoid-
ably less marriage. The woman goes
into the counting-room, the store and
the business Office She thereby de-
prives the other sex Of work and drives
them to the drawing-room and the
kitchen. VIII there presently be les
sons for them in sewing and enibrold-
cry? VIII the new man pound the
piano and give pink teas? And viii
all that end some day in revolution7
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WOMAN'S FATE.
From tlle Record. Bnshnku, ~,


No woman is better able to speak to 9TH
ers regarding ''woman's fate" than Mrs.
Jacob Weaver. of Bushnell, Ill, wife Of sx-
city marshal Weaver. She had entirely
recovered from the illness which kept her
bedfast much of the time for five or six
years past, and says her recovery e due
TO that well known remedy, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.
Mrs. Weaver is fifty-six years old, and
has lived in Bushnell nearly thirty years.
She is of funquestioned veracity and unblem-
ished reputation The story Of her recov-
cry is interesting. She says:
al suffered for five or six years with the
trouble that comes to women at this time
Of my life. was much weakened, was un-
able much of the the time to do my own
work, and suffered beyond my power 70
describe. was downhearted and melan-
choly.
II took many different medicines, in
fact / took medicine all the time, but
nothing seemed to do me any good.
al read about DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. and some Of my friends
recommended them highly. made upmy
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Cupid on a Doors.ep.

Nine. Bahkmeteff, who visits her
mother. Mrs. Beale, every year. is
again In the city. She is a sister of
Mrs. John R. Mclean and widow Of a
former Russian charge d'affairs in
Washington. A romantic story OF
their first meeting is told. 1t was In
this way: Miss Beale was sitting on
the door step Of her mothers house.
one OF the colonial edifces Of Lafay-
cite square. when her little pet dog,
seeing the count gazing admiringly at
his mistress. entered a barking pro-
test. The young lady called the dog
on, the count apologized and the ac-
quaintance began which subsequently,
led to their marriage-Chicage Trib-
une.
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rhad steven. and the Judge.

Thad Stevens was once engaged II
trying a case before a Judge noted FOL
his ignorance Of the law. During thG
trial the judge made a ruling which
greatly incensed him, when, witt
hands troubling and his thin face red
dened, he began to tie up his papers
do understand" asked the pompous
judge, that you are trying to show
contempt for this courtT' "No, sir"
retOrted Stevens, II am not trying to
show contempt for this court. On the
contrary, I'm doing my best to conceal
it."-Time and the Hour.
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Russian Disssnters.

The so-called Greek-orthodox popu-
lation of Russia is permeated with
sects OF dissenters Of all possible de-
nominations. 1t is estimated that one
third part of that population belongs
in reality to some branch OF noncon-
formists. Lutherans, rationalists, sab
batarians, Baptists and Anabaptists are
represented in various ways among
these dissenters, many OF whom strive
to return to the principles OF primitive
Christianity, or even to still more an
cient forms OF society represented in
the old testament. The right Of free
Interpretation Of the Bible is thus car
ried all over Russia, and there is no
force which could limit It. Every vii
lage has its own teachers-men and
women-who interpret the Bible In
their own ways, almost always hostile
to the present state and to the oficial
church. A powerful religious move
ment is thus growing in Russia, and It
Is also bound to work In a not remote
time as q powerful force against au-
tocracy.-The Outlook.
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Several herdsnen were abou to kill
a kid for their dinner. with what
sauce" they asked him courteously.
would you prefer to be served?" 81
should prefer" replied the kid, not
to be served at all" Illogical crea-
ture!" the herdsmen exclaimed. You
are wandering from the subject" !"
whereon they proceeded with their
preparations for dinner without fur
ther concessions to an over-refned
code Of manners. -
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Mrs. Jacob Weaver. pills
81 have recommended the pills to manJ
women who are suffering as suffered
They are the only thing that helped me in
the trial that comes to so many women a.
my age" Mrs. ]. II. WEAVER
Esd day Of October, A. D., 1897.
o. G. Hicks, Notary Public.
When woman is passing beyond the ags
Of motherhood, il is q crisis in her life
Then, IL ever, proper attention to hygiene
should be exercised The attendant suffer
ings will disappear and buoyant health wiz
follow IL DIR Williams Pink Pills are used
These pills exert a powerful influence In
restoring the system to its proper condi
ton They contain in a condensed form
all the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood
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REFUGEES SEEK FOOD.
Floods Drive Tho1sAsds from Thslz
Homes In china.

Aheoos 0r1ve InousAnos NON Inol1
Homes In china.
From the North China Herald:
About 5000 stalwart Kiangpeh refu-
gees, with their women and children,
who have abandoned their villages ov-
ing % the foods and consequent de-
struction Of their crops last summer.
have recehtly poured into soochow and
Ch'angchou prefectures, penetrating
within the borders at various points
by boat and by land. When this par
ticular army OF some 10000 refugees
passed through the territories Of Chin
kiang prefecture bound for the north
east the tidings were at once flashed
across the wires to the high provin-
cial authorities at Soochow, who i'm
mediately sent orders to the numerous
hktn barrier stations in Chinkiang and
fangchou prefectures TO stop at all
hazards the further progress of these
refugees and force them to remain
where they were and await relief sup
plies from Soochow. But in spite Of
all orders for their prevention, even
the troops sent BY Governor Kuei
could not stop the Invasion OF the ref
ugees into Soochow or Ch'angchou ter
ritories. They. simply overrode the
soldiery, who, being forbidden TO use
their firearms, were easily pushed
aside by the mere impetus Of the un-
savory mobs Of ragged men, women
and children, and the mob was soon in
full possession of the districts Of Chin
kuei, belonging to Ch'angchou and
Changshu Of the Soochow procedures.
respectively. 1t appears that the ref
ugees decided to divide themselves into
two bands Ia order to relieve the pres
sure, and 50 as also not to be too Sc
we're a drain upon any one district,
as that would incite the natives to con-
slider the laws Of self-preservation and
arm themselves en- masse to fight the
refugees, whereas at present 1t is only
good-humored, passive resistance to
the invasion of the Kiangpeh refugees
where pity for their distress is also
felt by the more fortunate dwellers on
the southern banks Of the Yangtse The
refugees appear to follow military
rules in forming an encampment. sab
as posting guards, ETC., at various
points. When they arrive at a dis
trict two-thirds of the women and chill
dren at once spread themselves over
the fields and pull up by the roots any
thing planted there-at the present
time generally vegetables, beans, etc.
while a strong force Of men form q
covering party, armed generally with
clubs and slaves. The remainder of
the women, children and men In the
meanwhile approach the villages and
beg" for rice or wheat, although In
many cases It is not begging but actual
taking what they can without asking
by your leave" In two hours after
the arrival of the refugees at a village
they are able to get rice and vegetables
ad libitum and feed themselves to the
fur. They rarely stay more than for
ty-eight hours at any one place, NOV
ing from village to village and going
in a northeasterly direction, with the
intention, they declare, of appealing
to the governor at Soochow
for the wherewithal to tide over the
cold weather.
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Colorado is the banner gold-producins
state in the Union. Production In 1897
over S20.0O0.0OO. This year promises
to exceed $30,0O0.00O. New strikes are
being made every day. Nothing like
II since the days OF 40. Would you
know all about these things? Then
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Colorado.
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Some persons associate particular
eolors with particular sounds. DR.. w.
s. Colman, discussing this phenomenon
In the Lancet, says there are two forms
Of It. In one case the person has a
sensation as IL a transparent colored
film, like a rainbow. appeared before
his eyes when certain vowel. or music
ri, sounds strike his ears. In the
other case letters or written words.
representing the sounds heard, appear
in colored tints. The tints are very
definite and Characteristic. and do not
vary with lapse of time; but two per-
sons seldom associate the same colors
with the same sounds.
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II is considered a coincidence that
Miss Duer, in wedding Mr.. Mackay, is
marrying a man much shorter than
herself, as was the case in the mar
risEe of Miss Vanderbilt 20 the Duke
Of Marlborough. Mr.. Mackay may be
short in stature. but he is long in
purse. The duke was short both in
purse and stature. but he was long In
fitIe. His lire was the proper mathe-
matical line. length. without breadth
or thickness. II Is not absolutely
necessary that q man shall be taller
than his wife unless they are playing
lovers Parts on the stage. And in
that case Mr.. Goodwin's custom Of
wearing French heels and long trous-
ers Is most eacacicus- To the best o.
our knowledge the stature Of the duke
was not taken into account for mo-
ment By Miss Vanderbilt, and Miss
Duer was never moved by the refec-
tion that Mr. Mackay stopped growing
= littie too soon. True love rises above
sueh petty considerations.
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In Berlin the street railway made
large original payments for it's fran
chises. yet pays S1z per cent. Of ita
gross receipts to the city. reimburses
the city for paving and cleaning be-
tween its tracks. and in 1911 the entire
system viii become the property Of the
city without cost. Similar provisions
for the reversion Of tracks to The ss,Y
exist IN many European eitIAA
The broad ax., 1898-04-23
Innuencs Of Magnetism.

Professor Burton has published an inter-
estlng collection OF statistics which prove
the Influence that magnetism II exerting In
be inexElIcable. Among other things. be
shows that in making a railroad running
east and west. as many as thirteen steel
rails viii become chrystallied and break. be-
fore one rail- or rorth and socth track is
similarly affected This II due to the gen.
erati0n OF magnetism by friction. and to
the fact that In the former instance the
polarity OF magnetic current II resisted In
the rush OF the train: whereas In the latter
rnaa IL q nnhlafnrhan
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Deacon. objected to High Kicks.

The staid people Of Cazenovia, N. Y,
ara wrought mp over q sort of Vita
scope entertainment. which was adver-
tIsed to take place under the auspices
If the Baptist Church society. The
church people expected something in
the nature Of innocent tableaux. and
when high-kicking and boxing bouts
we're exhibited the brethren called on
the sheriff to stop the show.
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The Mr.. Patterson of Minneapolis
who wants to colonize 100000 Ameri-
cans in Cuba, whose chief business 1t
shall be to redeem lands and make
sugar. would have a good scheme II
two governments and a great many
circumstances were not opposed to it.
When the war is over he may succeed
In 1t. but, alas! by that time we feel
cure he will have forgotten all about it.
The broad ax., 1898-04-23

W. d. Howells Is about to WELD the
authors club IN behalf Of Zola- 1t won't
get the French novelist out Of Jail,
but II will comfort him to know that
Mr.. Howells is giving the French army
q good lafruping.
The broad ax., 1898-04-23

One Of those minor consequences
that generally follow the formation Of
a trust, only incidentally, Of course,
has already materiaIized from the new
cracker trust-that is to say, the price
OF crackers has been advanced.
The broad ax., 1898-04-23

Boston is calling earnestly for a war
ship Let Boston be considered at once.
What would become Of the country IL
the Spaniards were to blow out its
brains?
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n.antr d. BLOOD p.en.

Clean blood means . clean skin No
beauty withoutit Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean, By
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day 20
banish pimples, boils. blotcbes, ,blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cases ret, beauty for ten cents. Al drug
Qists. satisfaction guaranteed. 10c. &c. 56c.
The broad ax., 1898-04-23

The order has gone out In Brooklyn
that no man who boats his wife shall
remain on the police force. Let It be
declared Of this borough that the in
accent wives OF others shall be equally
free from beating and the dishonoE Of
arrest
The broad ax., 1898-04-23

What De LONE most needs is guar
dian and eternal relief from RESPONSE
biIity. He suffers from prostration Of
his common sense.
The broad ax., 1898-04-23

Omaha papers are complaining that
the exposition has no leader and is.
therefore, not progressing as rapidly
as It should. lit is the desire to make
the exposition hum we would suggest
the immediate election or appoint
ment Of board os lady managers.