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AND THE CAT CAME BACK.

This Angora Beauty Was So Destruc.
tive, Said the Domestics.
A Brooklyn woman recently gave
away her pet cat, an Angora Of great
beauty. although she was much attach
ed to 1t. But the cat had broken many
plates, two cream jugs, teapot, sew
eral teacups. several handsome pieces
OF bric-a-brac; had drunk cream and
milk intended for breakfast on several
occasions. and had stolen several
sweetbreads when the ice chest was
left open. Nevertheless, this destructive
cat was a great favorite with the cook.
chAmbermaid. and dining-room girl.
who won their mistress heart by al.
most crying when she sent It away.
Two days after the Angora's de.
parture It's mistress found handsome
hand-painted plate on the dining-room
table broken in several pieces. She
asked the maid about II.
IL dunno" answered the maid, "how
1t happened, unless puss came back and
paid visit. You know, mum. cats has
way Of comm back"
"Yes, so | understand, Mary, and l
think puss will soon be with US again,
so that she will not have to make Wis.
it's" replied the mistress.
That night she wrote a letter to the
friend who had taken the cat, saying:
Send puss back, for think have
discovered the cat or cats for whose
acts she has been blamed"
Puss was brought back, and for a
wonder the domestics don't like her as
much as they once did. She is not so
welcome in the kitchen, but then she
has reformed. Her mistress furnished
the key to her reformation when she
told the story to friend.
You see." she said, ''she has quit do
ing damage since l told the domestics
that l would hold them responsible for
all the damages she did and would take
enough out of their earnings to pay for
the damage. Since that they have
watched her so closely that she has
neither broken any dishes, drunk any
cream, nor eaten any sweetbreads."
And the owner Of the cat smiled at
her friend, says the New York Times,
and actually winked
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Lake Harrington.

Sir II. Johnstone, In recent speech,
gave the following picturesque descrip-
ton: The waters appear very deep
blue-g green, and their surface Is so still.
and their mirrOr-like reflection is so
complete. that when coming upon the
lake suddenly 1t is difficult to realize
that you are looking down upon lake.
and not upon some awful chasm In the
earth's surface. over which hundreds of
thousands of fiamingoes are floating:
for the only thing real about the lake
when seen under these conditions are
the famlngOes. Seen from above, they
look like belt, which on its outer side
is gray-white, the young birds; white
in the middle, the half.grown ones; and
possess an inner ring of the most ex-
quisite rose tint. the full-grown birds,
In the full beauty of plumage whicn
ranges from pale blush-p!nk to scarlet
crimson"
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InE cnINESE EMPRESS,S SEAlS

The Imperial seals Of the -Dowager
Empress OF China were recently sold
by auction In London. There are no
duplicates to these very Interesting and
beautiful specimens OF Chinese art, and
therefore they are OF special value to
the wealthy connoisseur. The seals
are four In number. and are of green
jadestones. They are Of interest TO
artists. for the strong minded dowager
was much addicted to painting water
colOrs. and to prevent any doubt being
cast upon them as not the genuine pro-
duct Of her own imperial hand, and
that posterity should also be enlight-
ened as to her genius, she used to at
ax one of these jadestOne seals upon
them. The Phoenix Is carved on two
Of these seals. This is the special
mark or crest OF an empress dowager
OF the empire. But the lady autocrat
was mot satisfied with the Phoenix
alone Having usurped the reins OF
government, she arrogatei to herself
the prerogatives Of the Emperor, and
added the Dragon to her own emblem
Of majesty. This makes the pair OF
seals belonging to Yl-Kun Palace Of
especial value. and will be token to
succeeding generations of her usurpa-
tion and reality Of power in the en-
plre One OF the seals is Of an espe-
cially beautiful design. II is Of white
jade. the surface Of which Is beau
tiful red color. 1t belonged to the Em-
peror Klen Lung uTS6-95l, aud is stat
ed to have been carved by himself, his
majesty having been quite an artist in
his way. 1t bears the words, ut Is
only the learned OF the present day
who love the lore Of the ancients."
In the cut are shown the Impressions
Of two Of the seals. the Dowager En-
press ordinary seal and the Emperor's
Yi-Kun seal. The inscription OF the
former Is translated, ''Nourish your
mind and nurse your spirits" while
that of the latter is Written by the
Imperial Hand in the Yi-Kun Palace" !"
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A FENIMoRE COOPER LETTER.
Famous Novelist Called Europe a Re
nance and America Humdrum..

Famous Novelist Called Europe a Ro-
nance and America Humdrum.
Here is an interesting letter, In the
possession Of a well-known autograph
collector, that, according to the Phila-
delphia Record, Fenimore Cooper wrote
to his publishers In 1881:
Il hope you will be wrong in anticI-
pating a bad reception for The
Bravo cannot tell you much of its
reception in Europe. though Gosselin
says 1t is very decidedly successful In
France. America is, of ali countries,
one Of the least favorable to works of
the imagination. In Europe. or, rather
in England, where there has existed
necessity of accounting for some sue.
cess In the very teeth of their preju.
dices and wishes, 1t has been the fash,
ion to say that no writer ever enjoyed
so favorable an opportunity as l, be.
cause I am an American and a sailor
As to the sailor part of the business
it is grossly absurd; for what advant
age has an American sailor over any
other? They know the faIsehood OF
what they say in this respect, for !
can get $4,000 for nautical tale thai
shall celebrate English skill to-mor
row.
"For myself, can write two Euro
pean stories easier than l can writ,
one American. Why, Europe itself II
a romance, while all America is a mat
ter-of-fact, humdrum, common-sens
region from Quaddy to Cape Florida.
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Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, deputy au-
ditor for the war department, in let.
ter written from Washington, d, c.,
says:
"Allow me TO express my gratitude
TO you for the benefit derived from one
bottle of Peruna. One week has
brought wonderful changes and ] am
now as well as ever. Besides being
one Of the very best spring tonics It Is
an excellent catarrh remedy" Very
respectfully, Dan. A. 0rosvenor.
Hal r, Denton, chief national export
exposition, Philadelrhia, Pa, writes
81 was completely run down from over
work and the responsibility naturally
connected with the exploitation of a
great international exposition. My
physician recommended an extended
vacation. When life seemed almost q
burden / began taking Peruna, and
with the use OF the fifth bottle l found
myself in normal condition. have
since enjoyed the best of health"
Almost everybody needs tonic in
the spring. Something to brace the
nerves, invigorate the brain, and
cleanse the blood. That Peruna will
do this is beyond all question. Every
one who has tried it has had the same
experience as Mrs. ID. W. Timberlake,
of Lynchhurg, Va, who, in a recent
letter, made use of the following words
81 always take dose of Peruna after
business hours, as it is great thing
for the nerves. There is no better
spring tonic, and have used about
all OF them"
For free book on Chronic Ca.
tarrh, I" address The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus. Ohio.
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ANOTHER GRAND REPORT FROM
HIS MAJESTYS DoCKYARD,
AT PORTSMOUTH,
ENGLAND
Where Upwards of 10, 900 Men Are Con-
stRntIy Employed.

GN8GNtNCs
Where Upwards of 10, 900 Men Are Con-
StantIy Employed.
Some time ago the Portsmouth Times
and Naval Gazette published a most
thrilling and remarkable experience of
the wife of Mr.. Frederick Payne, HIM
self connected with the Portsmouth
Dockyard for many years. The report
produced a great sensation, not only in
Portsmouth, but throughout the coun-
try, being considered of sufficient inn
portance for reproduction and editorial
comment by the leading metropolitan
and Provincial Press of England, as
showing the marvellous powers which
st. Jacobs Oil possesses as a cure for
Rheumatism, its application having
effected perfect cure in the case of
Mrs. Payne, after having been a help
less cripple and given up by several
physicians.
We have now further evidence of its
intrinsic value as Pain Conqueror.
Our readers will do we'll to follow the
intelligent and highly interesting de-
tails as given in Mrs. Rabbets' own
words:
To the Proprietors st. Jacobs Oil:
Gentlemen-My husband, who is a
shipwright in His Majesty's Dockyard,
met with an accident to his ankle and
leg, spraining both so badly that his
leg turned black from his knee to his
toes. The DIR. said it would be months
before he could put his foot to the
ground, and it was doubtful whether he
would ever get proper use of his leg
again.
A few DAYS after the accident had a
book left at the door telling about st.
Jacobs Oil, l procured bottle from our
chemist, Mr.. Arthur Creswell, 379
Commercial Road. l began to use st.
Jacobs Oil, and you may guess my sur
prise, when in about another week from
that date, my husband could not only
stand, but could even walk about, and
/ in three weeks from the time / first
used the Oil my husband was back al
work, and everybody talking about his
wonderful recovery. This is not all.
Seeing what st. Jacobs Oil could dc
gave me faith in your Vogeler's Cur.
ative Compound, also favorabIy men.
toned in the book left at my house.
determined to try the compound on my
little girl, who was suffering from q
dreadful skin disease, the treatment o.
which has cost me large sums of money
in going from one doctor to another
with her, all to no purpose.
She has taken two bottles of Vogeler't
Curative Compound, and one woulC
now hardly take her for the same child
her skin has got such nice, healthy
color after the sallow look she hal
always had.
I shall never cease to be thankful fo
the immense benefit we have derived
from these two great remdies of yours
/ think it duty. to recommend thes,
J medicines now l have proved thei
value.
(Signd)
ELIZABETH s. RABBITS,
90 Grafton Street, Mile End, Landport
Portsmouth, England.
A liberal free sample of vogeler'
Compound will be sent by addressing
st. Jacobs Oil Ltd, Baltimore.
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GOOD
Short Stories

Shortly after Walt Whitman's
Leaves OF Grass" made Its appear
ance, ], I. Trowbridge was walking
with Lowell In Cambridge, when the
latter pointed out doorway sign,
"Grocerles." with the letters set Sig'
xag, to produce a bizarre effect. That"
said be. rs Walt Whltman-with very
common goods inside"
While he was IN England, Mark
Twain says his head was once taxed
as gasworks, He wrote Queen Victoria
friendly letter OF protest, saying; Il
don't know you. but I've met your son,
He was at the head OF procession In
the Strand. and was on bus Years
afterward he met the Prince OF Wales,
now King Edward VII, at Homourg.
They had long walk and talk to-
gether. When bidding him good-hy,
the Prince said: 81 sm glad to have met
you again. This remark troubled
Twain, who feared that he had been
mistaken for some one else. He COM
munlcated this suspicion to the Prince.
who replied: "why, don't you remem.
Der when you met me ON the Strand
and l was at the head Of procession,
and you were on busy
II Is related that about ten years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Stanford were
travelling through the Middle West In
eognito, They happened to DO In
Bloomington, Ind. one Sunday, and
pursuant TO their usual custom went TO
church. They attended the Christian
Church OF Bloomington, then largely In
the hands Of Amzi Atwater, When the
plate was passed for the collection
Mrs. Stanford dropped in ten-dolla-
gold piece. Mr.. Atwater was the dea-
con in charge OF the collection taking.
1t was noticed that the ushers held u
hurried conference with him when the
money was taken forward. At Its con-
clusion, Mr.. Atwater said: Ladies'
and gentlemen. there has evidently been
a mistake. Some one has dropped a
ten-dollar gold piece into the collection.
II he win pass up after the services,
we win be glad to allow him to ex-
change It for the amount he intended
to give" 1t is, OF course, needless to
say that Mrs, Stanford did not take
advantage OF the opportunity.
The manager Of an Eastern life insur.
ance company received the following
letter from policyholder: Il hold pol.
Icy in your company, No. -. dated
27th July. 1900, for 10000. on which l
have paid the yearly premiums. have
now to inform you that my physician
advises me that have a pronounced
case Of appendicitis, and his diagnosis
is confirmed by a specialist whom l
have consulted. am told that the only
hope Of saving my life Is an operation.
which with hospital expenses will cost
$500, an amount that have no means
| to pay. am sensible that owe 1t to
you, who have so large pecunlary In
terest in my life, to give you the option
to pay the cost Of this operation to save
my life that may continue to pay you
for the yearly premiums on my policy
! Il believe that ] am otherwise strong
and healthy. or in the alternative to
pay the $4,000 to my beneficiary with
In few weeks. am quite willing to
be examined by any physician you may
name, and to have you select the oper.
ating surgeon. Immediate attention Is,
of course, imperative" The manager
Is at loss to know whether or not.
from a business standpoint. the com
pany should pay the cost OF operating.
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An Unusual Occurrences.

Towne-You seem to have a little
cash.
Browne-Yes; railroad accident.
Towne-You don't mean to say that
you got damages.
Browne-I mean to say railroad l
took some stock in years ago has finally
paid dividend.
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H0W's THIsF

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of cattarrh thak can not be cured By Hallf
Cetarxh Cure.
r. y. CHENEY q Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned. have known +. J. Cheney
for the past Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and Hn-
encially able to carry out any obligations made
By their 6rm.
WEST & TRUAx.
wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
WALDIEG KTNNAN q MARVIN,
wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Cetarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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what B.sam. Of Him.

"what became u your brother Bill,
who never could learn history at school
and always insisted that Benedict Ar
mold discovered American" inquired the
Former Resident.
"who9 Bill2" responded the Per.
son Addressed. "oh, he don't live
here any more. He made q million
dollars out OF historical novel that
had Adam for its hero and Joan Of Arc
for the heroine. baltimore Amer.
lean.
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Chin Of IN. Old Block.

Thomas" said the minister to his
five-year-old son and heir, 81 trust you
will not misbehave in church this
morning, as you did last Sabbath.
Such conduct is very notifying to
me-"
"But, papa" rejoined the incorrigi-
BILE Thomas, "aint we taught to mortify
the fiesh?'
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EusIaOd to learn From ua

At the suggestion of Alfred Moseley,
of London, and Lord Reay, president
of University College, London, spe-
cial commission will be sent fom Eng
land to this country to inquire into la
Dor matters and the relations between
masters and labor unions.
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From Gsere. ". 70 Edward VII.

Should the Baroness Burdett-C Coutts
live to witness the coronation of Ed
ward VII next June, it will be the
third event of the kind she will have
attended. At the age of l6 she saw
George ~ crowned, and she also at
tended the coronation of Queen Vic
toria.
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None Required.

He was obviously anxious, and she
seemed almost willing,
81 shall refer you to papa" said she,
with becoming blush, before giving
you q final answer"
"But / am perfectly willing to take
you without any reference" said he,
INA guRnlmonsly. indianapolis News.
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DANGER Of Resentment.

Republics are ungrateiul," !" said the
hero, sadly.
SWELL" answered the business man,
81 suppose a republic has great deal
of human nature about it. Nobody
likes to be dunned, and some people
are liable to make the mistake of con-
tinually reminding a republic of its
debts"
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Mad Student.

An extraordinary incident is related
in the journal des Debats" in connec-
don with the University of Budapest.
1t is stated that an individual confined
In a lunatic asylum left 1t In order to
undergo his examination at the univer-
sity. He answered all the interroga-
tions. clearly and intelligently. and, hav-
ing received his diploma, re-entered the
asylum.
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A Joke from England.

Mrs. Gotham-Now they say Chicago
is to have the most powerful telescope
ever made. What do you suppose that
lie for?
Mr. Gotham-Lpresume they want
to find out if the top stories of their
houses are inhabited. Bits.
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Afrlean FiddIe.

The zeze is fayorite instrument in
East Africa. It is a sort of crude vio-
lin, composed of bar of wood fastened
to large gourd There is a single
string made OF vegetable iber, and differ
ent tones are Reproduced by lengthen-
ing or shortening the string.
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Good On. Indeed.

"Can man with a family be good
Christian on salary Of t6 week" Is
a question causing great discussion in
Eastern circles. II he IL a Christian al
all he would have to be good one on
that salary,
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Great Courage,

Blobbs--The colonel is utterly fear.
less of public opinion.
Slohbs---That's right, I once heard
him admit before crowd Of people that
he didn't like grand opera.
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Hoods JGrSGpGriLLG
and Pills

Forming in combination the Spring
Medicine par excellence, of unequalled
strength in purifying the blood as
shown by unequalled, radical and per
manent cures Of
scroFgla &aft Rhss1s
scasd Mead BoIEs, PiaRPEss
ar RTnds of HmRsor Psorlasis
RaeoS PogsoaAae RIsogasafIsEs
Cafarrh DysPsRsEa, Efo
Accept no substitute, but be sure to
get Hoods, and get it today.
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Ritter tatter reading his poem)-Now,
what do you think Of itp
Critick-Well----
Riter--ot course, know the meter
is little slow, but
Crltick--Yes, was going to say III
feet appear to be asleep.
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Johnny is seated at tho paino read,
ing,
Johnny's Mother (from abovel-
Johnny, why aren't you practicing2
Johnny-I am, ma.
Johnny's Mother--Well, don't hear
anything.
Johnny We'll, I'm practicing the
pauses.
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PrO.Boer Paper In Paris.

A new pro-Boer paper called Paris
Pretoria has made its appearance In
Paris. It contains communications
sympathising with the Beers from a
large nubmer Of senators and deputies,
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Are You Using Aliens Foot Ease.
1t is the only cure for swollen, Smarting,
Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions.
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, powder 10 be
shaken ito the shoes. At all Druggists and
Shoe stores 25c. sample sent FREE, Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N Y.
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EaTC Permanently Cured. 80 ntn e. nervousness
RssioFsF Send fcg FREE 81 90 trial bottle and treat
he. Dn. H. kLiSR Ltd, sSl Arch ST. Philadelphia Pa
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Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infal-
lible medicine for coughs and colds.--N.
w. SAMUEL. Ocean Grove, n. J., Feb. II,
1900.
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Spring Hunors

Come to most people and cause many
troubles, = pimples, boils and Other
eruptions, besides loss Of appetite
that tired feeling, fits OF biliousness,
Indigestion and headache.
The sooner one gets rid Of them the
better, and the way to get rid of them
and to build up the system that has
suffered from them is to take
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-17
Feeding Dairy Cattle.

Always feed at regular hours. To
stand watching and waiting for food
that should have been ready before is
conducive only to worry, and that does
not make milk or put on fat, says
American Cultivator. Feed no more
than can be eaten, and if any is left
clean. the troughs OR managers as soon
as the cows seem to have had enough.
In the short days Of winter two good
feeds a day have been found better
than three Do not feed before day
light or after dark and do not disturb
them during the night unless the barn
is on fire. They will be the better for a
carding and brushing every day, not
only for cleanliness sake, but it puts
the blood in circulation and inyigo-
rates them. Always treat them kindly
and gently, because kindness is a good
investment. Follow these rules, and
there will be but little use for veteri-
narians or cow doctors.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-17
Care of the Dairy Cow.

While we believe in selecting for tie
dairy COWS that are of what is called
the dairy type, so often described and,
we are sorry to say, variOusly descrlb-
ed by the many writer's, we must take
exceptions to the ideas of some writers
who place too much stress upon the
importance of these points. There is
occasion to observe the Individuality
of the animal, which we think depends
very much upon the care given her as
a calf and a heifer. If she has been
bred as dairy COW either for produc-
ton Of milk or butter, she should also
have been fed for the same purpose
almost from the time the calf is drop
ped until it reaches the dealer or the
dairyman. Any lapse in feeding is al
most as bad for the usefulness in the
dairy as an outcross in breeding. Per-
haps we might say that it is worse, for
we would expect to make good dairy
cow from a fairly we'll bred grade ami
NAL that had been properly fed up to
and during the time she was fresh
with her first calf than from one of the
best breed that had been unduly fat
tened or starved during the first three
years of her lire.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-17

cost and find from the creamery books
how much milk each furnished. 1t
was found that thirty-fve of these 100
farmers MIXED their COWS at an actual
loss and that every one Of these losing
herds consisted of dual purpose cows.
''The reason for this" he said, lis ig-
norance and nothing else" The farm
er was trying to dairy without cows
suited to dairy performance, and he
fed foods not suited to the production
of milk. The highest profits in every
case came from the herds which were
dairy bred and dairy fed. They had
dairy form and aptitude and food con-
tanning a sufficiency of protein.
Mr.. Hoard's main contention is that
the patron is in the rear. The cream
erymen and the creameries are reason
ably up to date, but the patron has not
progressed. He is in the rear, and SO
long as this is the case no satisfactory
progress can be made, for no creamery
can prosper without milk from prosper
GUS patrons, and they cannot prosper II
the milk pays little or no profit.