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Mr.. Eox's Toilet.

On one trip through the Kentucky
mountains performed by John Fox,
Jr., in pursuit of local color ne
stopped over night at cabin where lie
slept up next to the clapboards and
went down ladder to breakfast. He
washed his face in creek below the
house, and dried it on siding of cot
fee sack hung against the logs for
family use, and combed his hair with
his own comb before piece OF brok-
en- glass stuck between the chinking
and daubing.
AS he was making his toilet he was
closely observed by the small boy oi
the family, who was clothed in pair
OF cottonade pants hitched to hick-
DRY shirt, with one 'gallus" fastened
by nail Sho IS and hat were lack
ing and his hair hadn't been combed
for six weeks. He watched the visit
or so closely that Mr.. Fox thought he
was making an excellent impression on
the young barbarian. AS he put on
the last touch the boy. unable to con
tain himself longer, broke in:
"Say, Mister" he inquired, ain t
you a good deal of trouble to yerself?
The Reader Magazine.
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WISE WORDS.

The process of repentance is bitter,
but its fruits are sweet.
A changed life and q changed mind
are both essential parts of true repent
ance.
You cannot start the fire of feud
without getting the smoke in your own
eyes.
An instantaneous perfection would
be as valueless as an instantaneous ed
ucation.
A man is diligent to cultivate his
corn, but expects his character to grow
without.
No girl can be provident of her time
who Is not prudent in the choice of her
company.
Don't keep any company in your
heart that you have to apologize to
yourself for.
One thorn Of experience is worth a
whole wilderness Of warning.-James
Russell Lowell.
There is more danger in the under.
ground currents Of desire than in the
overhead winds Of temptation.
When we look on the world as our
own plum we are almost sure to find
that we have eaten it too green.
Civility Is charm that attracts the
love Of all men, and too much is better
than to show too little.-Answers.
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wash and freshen up. I'm going 10
have some raised biscuits and honey
you always liked that"
The tired man laid his head back and
murmured:
Dear Mandy! am so glad to get
back home again. l will rest for n
few moments. am so tired-and so
so happy to get Monochrome" Mandy
went out and closed the parlor door
"This must be Heaven--at last. 1t is
so still, so sweet, so nice. Tomorrow
I will go down TO the mill dam; will
go to the old swimming hole under the
willows. once more, where dear old 81
and I used to swim. l will sit on the
stoop in the cool of the evening, and
| will be at home once more with the
good and true and unselfish ones"
And thus he murmured as he drifted
into the land of sweet dreams. At
rest, finally. there in the cool, flower.
scented parlor of the little farmhouse,
afar from the noise and hustle Of the
city.
The bees buzzed among the lllacs,
where the humming birds whirred; the
apple blossoms hunted against the
blinds and the fragrant petals fell
upon the sleeper's face-but he did not
stir. He was dreaming of the dear
old days Of boyhood, days filled with
joy and delight and sweetness.
Then the good angel Of the old mans
dreams came in chariot Of silver, and
his eyelids were touched with magic
wand. He roved in green pastures,
where blue cloud feeced skies bent;
and he wandered by crystal streams in
the cool shady woodlands where birds
made glad the fragrant breezes of the
summer day of amending bliss.
And then-then it was no longer a
dream. Oh, the glory Of 1t all! II
was blessed reality.
"Jim!'
There came no response from the old
man on the couch.
"Silas, come quick! All is not well
with poor Jim"
They approached the couch and
looked down upon the face. The tired
look had disappeared. There was Il
smile instead. Cousin Jim was no
longer 1.-The was at rest, peacefully at
rest And all was we'll with him.
The city relatives walled when his
will was read. The good and true
ones who had loved him to the end
the kindly ones who lived in the little
house at the end of the lane-Jim had
given all to them.--New York Times.
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an INDIAN LEGEND:
POetical Tradition Concerning the Origin
of Tobacco, Corn and Whent

of Tobacco, Corn and Wheat.
II have been favored with an Indian
tradition concerning the origin of TO-
bacco, Indian corn and wheat, which,
although You may have seen it before,
l shall relate said the poet laureate
OF all the Pascagoulas ut the Grune-
valid recently. AT some distant period
two Indian youths, pursuing the pleas
ures of the chase, Were led to remote
and unfrequenteS part of the forest,
where, being fatigued and hungry, they
sat down to repose themselves and to
dress their victua,s. While they were
thus employed the spirit of the woods,
attracted. as Ii is supposed, by the un.
"enr' nd s"""rv smell of the venlson,
- beau.
e be.
SIDE luen.. ...,,n, ."rd by the
presence Of so superior being, and
struck with gratitude for the conde-
scension which she had shown them in
hs~u'nins t''"i. -'--".- .r~nsnntnd IN har
in the most respectful manner share
of their repast, which she was pleased
to accept. and upon which she RECALLED
with seeming satisfaction. The repast
being finished, the female spirit, hay
ing thanked them cordially for their at
tentiOn and Informed them that If they
would return TO the same place after
the revolution of twelve moons they
would find something which would rec
ompcnse their kindness. disappeared
from their sight. The youths, having
watched the revolving moons and hay
ing returned at the appointed time,
found that upon the place where the
right arm of the goddess had reclined
IN ear of Indian corn had sprung up;
under her left, a stalk of wheat; and
from the spot Oh which she had been
seated was growing flourishing plant
of tobaccOw-New Orleans Times-Dem.
ocrat.
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irwin Williams, of 2416 Venable
street, Richmond, while hunting for
birds few days ago noticed his set
ter, Dick, standing firm and backed
up by the settlers of James Wright,
Pat and Ruby. The dogs had trailed
the birds TO hollow log. Pat, a
beautiful blue Bolton setter, went into
the hollow log. Young Williams took
Off his coat and pushed his hand into
the cavity of the log, when to his sur
PRISE he found dead bird. Thinking
there were more he tried second
time, when he cried out as If suffering
from some great pain. His friends
soon got to him only to find his arm
apparently caught far up into the hol.
low.
1t was found that coon had been
caught in steel trap and had broken
the chain. The trap was Il double
trap, and had caught young Williams
by the finger, which was badly cut.
With much trouble he was released,
and to the surprise Of all a twenty
pound coon and twelve cartridges were
found. Richmond Times Dispatch.
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THE ROOFING SWINE.

Shouts to ground from their hour OF birth,
See them dig as they so their way;
Mo.tals giving the high gods mirth;
Clods more coarse than the hillside clay,
M alone for the grayeworm's prey,
Drunk with the fumes OF british wine,
These but the will Of self obey,
Soulless hordes OF the roofing swine.
Such is the average of earth,
Out from their muddy sites they stray,
Reek in dullness and wax in girth,
Buy and barter, and cheat and pay.
Ever among the muckheaps stay,
And still on husk and carrion dine,
NMzling down Ia. the dirt for aye
Soulless hordes Of the roofing swine.
These, indeed are OF little worth,
Foot it and faunt it though they may;
Naught atones for the spirits dearth--
Riches, vanity, nor display.
These shall pass IN slow decay,
As rotting mackerel stink and shine,
Forgotten, even on judgment day,
Soulless hordes of the roofing swine.
ENVOY.
Prince; Twas a minstrel old and gray,
He struck his harp and his eyes met
mine;
He looked at the crowds and I heard him
"Soulless hordes OF the roofing swine"
Ernest McGaffey, in the st. Louis Mirror
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DAIRY NOTES.

A good dairy cow should hold OIL
well.
There is no way of cleaning dirty
milk.
Milk yields very variable proportions
of rat.
Much of the cream in winter Il
spoiled by keeping too long.
The test of the churn will show til,
Quality Of the milk and the value Of tn,
cow.
Ground oats, corn and bran make ont
of the best winter rations for the dair.
COWS.
Unless q cow turns her food into but
ter and not flesh she has no place IL
the dairy.
The making up of butter depend!
upon the custom of the market t.
which it is sent.
The big mixer is usually sensitive
'high strung" piece Of machinery. II
she kicks, don't meet it with blows I'm
less you wish to spoil her.
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Mr.. G.. w. Zooll essayed to sell off
all his poultry stock, and thought he
had done so, but afterward one pullet
that had escaped the poultry mans ak
turned up. Something over two weeks
ago, Mr.. Zook found two eggs, one
white, and one brown. in the solitary
rest in the barn. and every day there
after for ten days he did the same. He
had seen but one chicken about the
place, and it suddenly dawned upon
HIM that his pullet was doing double
duty in showing the superiority OF the
Missouri hen. So he set about watch
Ing her. For three days he noted her
visits to the nest and found one white
and brown egg. He knew there were
no eggs in the nest before the hens
visit, and therefore concluded to q
certainty that for two weeks The hen
had laid two eggs a day.--Maitland
(Mo.) Herald.
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Commodore Somervile Nicholson, of
the United States Navy, in letter
from 1887 Il st., N. W., Washington,
d. c., says:
your Peruna has been and is now
used by so many Of my friends and ac-
Quaintances as Il sure cure for catarrh
that | am convinced of its curative
qualities, and | unhestatingly recon-.
mend it to all persons suffering from
that complaint"-S. Nicholson.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement.
Men of all classes and stations are
equally represented.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use Of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
Ask Your Druggist for . free Peruna
Almanac for 1904.
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-n Inc AIM ru1a NoTIrE

ID loc. AID THIS NOTICE
lie seed Co. T. o.C-s;;,
,uu Tree a sample
other farm seeds, to.
..leir great cata.og. alone
lily wide-awake farmer. A.CL. !
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Old English FOlksong.

A collector of old English folksone
has recently struck gold mine If
Sometshire. In one village alone, OF
500 inhabitants, he found forty folk
songs, none of which had ever been
written down, while several go back
at least three or four centuries; and he
by no means considers the stock ex'
hausted, but means to return to the
same village. and save some more from
possible oblivion. For, Of course, the
death of one old peasant in any village
may mean the loss Of whole roper
tory of unpublished songs, and the idea
Of appealing to the local authorities
to try and save old songs, as they al.
ready save old buildings, Is fast gain,
Ing ground among folksong enthusiasts.
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A Queer Religious Ceremony

A remarkable religious ceremony has
just been performed in the heart of the
Milton Abbey Woods, in the County of
Dorset, England. A little church was
erected there in the year 93S by King
Athelstan, and dedicated to st. Cath.
crime, and until the Reformation was
regularly used bv the monks Of Milton.
Thereafter it fell into disuse, and in
process of time into dissertation. In
turn it was utilized as II pigeon house,
as laborer's cottage. as carpenters
shop and as lumber store, and was
rapidly falling into decay, when Mr..
Everard Hambro, the lord Of the
manor resolved to restore it. The
restoration was completed short time
ago, but has been SO reverently done
that most of the old Saxon Norman
and Perpendicular work it contained
remains intact, and an incised "Indul-
gence" inscription on its south door
has been perfectly preserved.
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{; Robert h. Roberts, NJ. d., Washing
I ton, ID. c., writes:
Z "Thr0ugh my oWn experience
tas Teii as that Of many OF mU
tfriends aud acquaintance Who
thaVe been cured o. relieved NJ
tcatarrh by the use Of Hariman's
I Peruna, I can confidently recon-
tmemd IL to those suffering from
tsuch disorders. aud haze no hes;-
ttatton In prescribing ~ 10 mU pa
tfients I" Robert n r. b,rts
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United Ages Mark $50 Years.

Six Shaffer brothers, sons of John
Shaffer, Of Highland County, Ohio,
were photographed in group at Hills
borough, Ohio, a short time ago. The
Oldest is eighty-six years Of age, and
the youngest seventy four Their united
ages amount to $50 years. Their faith.
ers children numbered thirteen, and
the children Of these six brothers num-
Der, respectively, eleven, eight nine.
thirteen, twelve and Ave, giving the
list In the order Of the fathers ages
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MUCH VACANT LAND YET.
Dangers OF an cvererowaed Population
Are still Remote

NV S'' 'sS''SsNs
The material development OF the
country is quietly progressing at re-
lnarkable rate In one direction which
is not given mucn popular attention
More than .2,S24, 299 acres OF the pub
lie lands were turned over to private
individuals last year. This means that
an area almost equal TO that Of the
state OF Indiana has within that time
been added to the productive regions
OF the United States. Most OF these
by farmers. as will be seen from the
following figures. There were 5i,365
patents of all classes issued within
the year. Or this number, 4I65t are
classed as agricultural, 4s04 rs In
dian allolments, 1l04 as mineral pat
ents, 200 as coal patents. 276 as private
land claims, 1877 as railroad patents,
and 40 AS swamp land patents, The
total sum which the government got
by way Of fees and commissions for
issuing these patents was $l1,O24,7ii,
Under q recent law the most of the
receipts from the sale of public lands
will henceiorth pe set aside for re-
claiming arid lands by irrigation. ,
In the public domain there are still
unappropriated 3S0,979,307 acres OF
surveyed lands, and 591,976,l69 acres
OF unsurveyed lands, or total of more
than 970,955,000 acres. A great many
tracts in this immense area, of course,
will always reiaain uncultivated and
unsettled, but it has been estimated
that when the contemplated system OF
irrigation shall be put into working
order so much good land will be open
ed that population as large as the
whole nations present population
could find room there to thrive pros.
perously anG contentedly.
Rapid strides are now being made
in The developing OF tae public domain.
The excitement and uproar OF former
pioneer days are absent in this work,
but the process is marked and very ef-
fectiye. The passenger traffic on
Western railroads is evidence of this
fact. Agreeable reflections arise in
contemplating that the United States
still owns so much arabic public land.
The dangers of an oveIcrowlcd pCpu-
lation by immigration or natural ill.,
crease are still remote. The census
many years yet to come will not show
all excess OF people above what the
West will need in settling UP it's va.
cant lands. KANSAS City Journal.
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menstruation, cures leucorrhoea and ovar
ian troubles, and builds up the entire sys'
tenn. also consider it one of the finest
catarrh remedies know Of M. &. Gee,
NJ. ID.
Catarrh is systemic disease durable
only by systemic treatment a remedy that
cures catarrh ,nust aim directly ut the de,
pressed nerve centres. This is what Pc,
runa does.
Pcruna Immediately invigoratos the ncry.
centres which give vitality 10 the mucous.
membranes. Then catarrh disappears
Then catarrh is permanently cured.
Ii YOU Ito not derive prompt and salts
factory results fran the Use OF Peruna.
write at once To DR.. Hartman, giving full
statement OF your case aud he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis,
Address DR.. Hartman. Prrsidcnt OF Ild
Hartman Sanitarum, Columbus, Ohio.
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A Cure For Badness.

A discovery in the land of the Pha-
roahs will interest those whose heads
Time has ravaged. A French Egyptol.
ogst has recently unearthed papyrus
giving recipe for what must in those
times have been Il royal remedy against
badness, since 1t was cOncocted for no
less parsonage than King Chata.
the second sovereign OF the first
dynasty, about 1000 B. c. The remedy
was employed by the Kings mother.
It consisted of salve of dogs paws.
dates and asses noofs. pounded up and
then boiled in oil. With this salve the
royal head was anointed. AS to the
result the papyrus is regrettably
silent
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A Qou Stew.

Some officers of British ship were
dining with a mandarin at Canton.
One Of the guests wished for second
helping of savory stew, which he
thought was some kind of duck, and
not knowing the word in Chinese, held
his plate to the host, saying, with
smiling approval:
"Quack, quack, quack!"
His countenance fell when his host,
pointing to the dish, responded
Bow, WOW, wow!"
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DR.. r. Robbins, Muskogee, |. T., writes
"Peruna is the best medicine | know OF
for coughs and TO strengthen u weak stom'
ach and to give appetite. Besides prescrib-
ing it for catarrh, | have ordered 1t for
had patient but said 1t helped him. l, is
an excellent medicine and it fits SO many
cases.
II have large practice, and have u
chance to prescribe your Peruna. | hope
you may live long to do good to the sick
and the suffering
DR.. NJ. {. Gee writes from 5l3 Jones St.,
San Francisco, CAL:
"Peruna has performed so many wonder
full cures in San Francisco that | am con
WINGED that it is a valuable remedy. |
have frequently advised its Use for women,
as l find it insures regular and painless
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-01-30

miss Alice N. Smith, of MINI
neapOlis, Mimi, tells how wo.
mans monthly suffering MAY
be permanentlyrelieved by Lydia
E.Pinkham'sVcgetabIeC Compound
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have
never before given my endorsement
for any medicine, but Lydia L..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has added so much TO my life and
happiness that feel like making an
exception in this case. For two years
every month would have two days Of
severe pain, and could find no relief, but
one day when visiting n friend l ran
across Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, = she had used
1t with the best results and advised
me to try it. l found that 1t worked
wonders with me; now experience
no pain, and only had to use a few
bottles to bring about this wonderful
change. l use it occasionally now
whom am exceptionally tired or worn
out. ~ Miss ALICE M. SMITH, 80& Third
Ave-, South Minneapolis, Mimi, Chair
man Executive Committee, Minneapolis
Study Club. $1,000 fo,tsit " original o. absos
istter proving gsnsInsasss Cannot n produced
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the various natural
crises and Is the safeguard Of
wOman's health.
Tho truth about this great
medicine is told in the letters
from women being published In
this paper constantly.
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HER IDEA OF 1T.

Mrs. Newed-"I'm afraid my husband
has ceased to love me-"
Mrs Homer-"What change do you
fnd?'
Mrs. Newed-"None; that's just the
trouble. He has quit leaving any in his
pockets. "-ChicagO News.
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A CHANGE OF MOMENT.

give got my eye on girl who has a
million dollars in her own name"
"Well|
"Well, l was wondering if 1 should
get her to change her name il any of
her change would be in my name."-
Philadelphia Press.
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TWO OF HIS STRONG POINTS.
The Young MaI---"I don't take any
credit to myself for being able to spell
better than other people can. Spelling
is a gift"
Miss Snappeigh-"Yo acquired your
modesty. l presume, by diligent appli.
cation. Tribune.
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THEIR ABSENT FRIEND

Bessie-"YOu should hear Name San
ders go oil about Fred Mills. She says
she wouldn't have him for husband
if there wasn't another man in the
world"
Bertha-"Yes, he has proposed to
Names friend, Edith Moore. Boston
Transcript.
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LASTING RELIEF.

"sIy nightly rest was broken, owing
to irregular action of the kidneys.
was suffering intensely from severe
pains in the small Of my back ana
through the kidneys and annoyed by
painful Passages of abnormal secre-
tons. No amount of doctOring relieved
this condition. l took DOan's Kidney
Pills and experienced quick and lasting
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills will prove
II blessing to all sufferers from kidney
disorders who will give them fair
trial.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price 80 cents per box.
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"Don't you find it tiresome," said
Mare Antony, ito devote so much time
TO literature in addition to your various
ways:" YES" replied Caesar, but
1t pays. There is nothing like being
your own military critic. Washington
Star,
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READY TO RELIEVE HIM

NEHU1 10 NELI u u HIM.
ut is generous and helpful world"
said the multimilliOnaire.
Indeed"
Eyes; when it was announced that
1 desired to die comparatively poor
man there was general movement
to assist me in the enterprise. Wash.
ingtOn Star.
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AN ABUNDANCE.

Sportsman-"Any goc' lting in
this part Of the country?
Native-"Lots of it,"
SpOrtsman-"What kind OF game"
Native-"No game at all; just hunt.
ing."-IlluStrated Bits.
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HUMAN GRINDING. STONE.

Silas-"It's hard to get ahead of old
Crawfoot. The Ossitied man he had
down to his house went broke aud
couldn't pay his board" -
Cyrus-"What did Crawfoot do?"
Silas-"Wanted to sharpen all the
knives on him before he went away
Chicago News.
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! Form Topics
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HANDLING CRANKY BULLS.

In handling old bulls that are in.
ained TO be cranky Il good plan is to
have strong wire stretched across
yard. A strong, light chain attached
io-t the ring in his nose and to the ring
on the wire will allow him to exercise
and still keep him under control.
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HIS WORRY.

my friend" said the parson, you
should be content with what you
have"
Il am" replied the grumbler. cts
what l haven't got that worries me-"
Chicago News.
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MARITAL TROUBLES.

First Fly-"What's the matter, old
man? You look tired out"
Second Fly-"Great wings! am. I
had to walk the ceiling all night long
with my youngest" -Cincinnati Times.
Star.
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EXCEEDINGLY HEAVY.

my wife made some pound cake yes
terday." said Newliwed.
well, 1t seemed to me to be about
three pounds to the pound. "-Philadel
phia Public Ledger.
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THE TEMPTRESS.

Mrs. A.-"Your husband smoking
again? Why, thought you insisted
he should give it up"
found such pretty e sfmadklhRgg t ,at tReR al
bargain sale. "-Chicago News.