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Horses Character.

The faVorite pet for boys and girls
is a dog, but the most useful is a
horse, only ii is more expensive to
keep. and therefore city boys and girls
are debarred from this pleasure. But
if On should buy horse. big or little,
be sure you buy a good one; a shying,
kicking, biting horse is worse than
none.
The simplest plan is to buy a horse
you know: a horse you have seen
ridden and driven at least a year. II
you don't know any horse you had
better get a friend TO buy one for you,
or, better still. learn how to detect his
good and bad qualities.
A horses head indicates his charac-
ter very much as a mans does. Vice
is shown in the eyes and mouth; in
telligence In the eye and in the pose,
in the mobile nostril and active ear.
The size of the eye. the thinness of the
skin, the large, open, thin-edged nos
tril. the fine ear, and thin fine man,
and foretop. are indications OF fine
breeding. which, with good limbs and
muscular power. insures a consider
able degree of speed in the animal.
The stupidity lazy horse that drivers
call '1unkhead" has a dull eye,
usually a narrow forehead and con-
tracted poll. He is always a blundcr-
er. Eorgets himsc ar@ strmbles on
smooth ground. gets himself and his
owner into difficulties and is generally
lazy. He needs constant care and
watchfulness on the drivers part and
you had better let him alone.
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Gettino Ready for Winter.

All nature is now getting ready for
the long, cold winter. The trees that
leaf early in the spring are protecting
the coming buds with down and wool,
the birds and beasts are putting on
their winter changes of plumage and
fur and even certain of the insects are
growing soft, warm coverings. Not
only is the fur of outdoor animals
growing longer and closer, but most
OF them are putting on undertaking
Of dense. short hairs growing among
the roots of the longer fur. The beau
tiful cashmere shawls are made from
this inner wool on the goat.
OyershOes are worn by large num-
Der of birds. In the late fall fringes
OF sharp points grow on the toes of
the rufIied grouse, and the feathers on
the feet of the ptarmigan are much
broader and sitter than in summer,
and really act as snowshoes to keep
the feet from sinking into the soft
snow At night. by the aid of these
feathers, these birds can scratch their
sheltered. or dig deeply into the snow
for the wintergreen and partridge ber-
ries that lie close to the warm earth
Some of the smaller animals also
wear srowshoes- The hairs grow so
long and SO stiff on the feet of some
of the rabbits that one Western spe-
cies is called the snowshOe rabbit.
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Wind Has ouesr Efeot.

In the neighborhood of Buenos
Ayres in South America there is a
north wind which sweeps over plains
covered with marshes and becomes
oyercharged With moisture. The eff
fects produced i'll the human body are
in general lassitude and relaxation.
The pores Of the skin are opened. in
ducing great liability to colds. so q
throat and all consequences of chc.k
of Precipitation. The damp wind of
La Plata seems to affect the temper
and disposition of the Inhabitants The
irritabiliiy ard III kuncr it eYcites In
them amount to little less than a tenn
porary arrangement Of their faculties.
1t is common thing for men among
the better classes to shut themselves
up in their houses during its continual
ton and lay aside all business till it
has passed: while among the lower
classes it is always remarked that
cases Of Quarreling and bloodshed are
more frequent during the north winds
than at any other time. Even muir
derers are said to lay it to the blame
of their foul deeds. No. sooner. how
ever, does the southwest wind, blow
ing from the dry and snowy SUBMITS
of the Andes. set in than health and
comfort and peace are restored.
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VIII Tramp Ear for Justice.

James lie Barre, civil war veteran,
will walk from Cincinnati to Washing
ton this fall in an attempt to vindicate
his name of a court-martial charge
which keeps him from getting a pen
sion. lie Barre has already made one
trip to the capital on the same mis-
sion, hut short session Of congress
cut his hope short after he had
tramped all the way from Cincinnati
over country roads covered with snow
lie Barre says the charge Of de- ertion
booked against him is a mistake and
points to the record OF his discharge
from the Sixty first Ohio regiment,
Eleventh army corps. after the days of
the civil war. The records show an
honorable discharge, he asserts.
Though age has bent his form, lie
Barre vows he viii not give up his
fight ard will tramp again to Washing
ton to present his claim to the next
session Cf congress.
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Fun Alive.

Fun Alive is a game played by any
number of persons with eight large
cards. called game cards. and forty
smaller forfeit cards" The game
cards are all blank except one, called
the catch card" on which the words
Fun Alive" are printed in large let
tiers. On each OF the forfeit cards a
forfeit is printed. The forfeit cards
are spread, face downward. in the
middle of the table, and the game is
begun by one players taking the
game cards. shutting them and pre-
senting them to his left-hand neigh
Dor. who draws one. II it be the catch
card. he must at once draw forfeit
card, and do as it directs. Then the
player who draws. shuffies the game
cards and presents them to his left
hand neighbor, and so on When
player draws a blank card he takes
no forfeit card, and the next one
draws at once The game continues
thus as long as the players choose.
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When the blood is disordered every
organ of the body is affected unfavor-
ably and fails to discharge it's func-
tons properly. In the case of every
woman nature has made special pro-
vision for a periodical publication of
the blood. and so long as this occurs
her health and spirits unfailingly re-
veal the beneficial results. So slight
a cause as a cold or nervous shock
may produce a suppression Of this
vital function, and until it is restored
she is doomed to misery. The remedy
that has proved most prompt and
effective in all disorders peculiar to
the female sex is that which brought
such great relief to Mss Matte
Grigss, Of No S07 Indiana street Law
renee, Kansas, copcS rning which she
speaks as follows:
In the winter Of 1902, from some
unknown cause, there was a cessation
of functions peculiar to my sex for a
period of four months. l became very
weak and could not get up stairs
without help. l had nausea and pain
and a constant headache. I was IN
der the care of a physician for three
ulCutHS. DuI ne Olu uOt SuCCSSQ
ing me. Then a lady friend told me
about the merits of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills which she had used in her fam
lily, and she induced me to try them
1t was in May when l first began
to use them. and in June had fully
recovered my health. and have since
remained perfectly we'll"
In all cases of delayed development
OF young girls; in anemia or weakness
due to impoverished blood and show
ing itself in pallor. lack of ambition.
dependency and nervousness; also in
the great constitutional disturbances
attending the period known as the
change of life, DR.. Williams Pink Pills
are invaluable for women, whose
health is always closely dependent on
the state of the blood. They are sold
by all druggists. A booklet of valuable
Information relating to the care of. a
woman,s health at all important peri
DDS. and entitled plain Talks to Wo-
men," win be sent free in sealed en-
Velope to any one who chooses to
write for it to the DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Company. Schenectady, n. Y
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Discoveries of Posteritx.

After carefully scrutinizing me we'll
preserved body they had just exhumed
the archaeologists, in the year 4493
looked at one another and shook their
heads. At last the most learned one
among them said:
AS you have seen. the collar bone,
the right femur, both thighs, the nose
and the jaw-bone are broken. Appear
ances, indicate, too, that the front
teeth were knocked out and the skull
is crushed in three places. Evident
ly he was football player"
His fellow-scientists at once agreed
that there could lie no mistake as to
the correctness of the deduction.
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Ostentation is merely way our
neighbOrS have of showing OFF,

Every housekeeper should know
that if they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
viii save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains 16 oz-one full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in p pound pack
ages, and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries TO sell you q
1909. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose OF before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures '16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance Of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
A fool gives better advice than a
wise man. the latter always sells it.
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A Whistlinn Arrow.

Doubtless you've read about the
whistling bombs or whistling rockets
but did you ever hear or see a
whistling arrow?
1t is very simple to construct one.
First procure a section OF thin, light
bamboo; saw it into several pieces of
varying lengths, the longest about two
or three inches. Then cut a hole near
the end of each one and plug the other
end with piece OF cork. The oR.r
end is to be the head. Tie each to the
arrows end by a string long enough
to allow the bamboo pieces to hang
over the top of the bow SO they will
not interfere with the arrows fight.
AS the arrow is discharged the BAN
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care of a nurse whose linguistic at
tainments are infexibly limited to
English.
Rejane is a dainty. sprightly little
miss with raven black tresses. She
explained last evening that 1T was
very dull having no one to converse
with. 1t got very lonely in time Just
fancy nurse not being able to speak
either French or Italian, and she is
years and years older than am!
Well. l felt must speak TO some one
or die! So l set to work and learned
English"
When. in a few weeks. Rejane
reaches her third year. she is to begin
learning German. Afterward she will
be taught Arabic.
Her father is an accomplished lin
guist, SO Rejane's is evidently case
of hereditary talent.-LOndon hail.
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Story Of a peadhead sruin.


AS a passenger train from Cedar
Keys to Jacksonville was running at
a lively rate. some cattle on the track
caused the train to slacken speed
almost TO a stop When the tra.A
slowed up, to prevent running over
the cows, a large black bear trotte
leisurelJ out of the woods and climbed
upon the platform OF the car to see.
probably. IL there was anything of an
eatable nature aboard. He had got on
the froRt platform of the express car,
and, finding the door open, decided to
continue his search in the interior. In
side he found three nice strings of
FISH, all OF which he transferred to
his stomach. During the time the bear
was taking his lunch the baggagemas-
ter discovered him and notified tie
conductor. and the two men coul1
think OF nothing to do but start the
train When the train started, the
swayiDg OF the car shut the door.
and ala thought an important capture
had been made. The bear soon be-
came tired of his ride, and looked
about for means of egress. Nothing
appeared so vulnerable TO attack IS
the windows in the side of the car.
which were protected by iron rods
about q half inch in diameter. He
selected one OF these and clawed the
wood work about It very badly. He
then evidently caught three or four OF
the iron bars with his paws. and. Civ
ing them a hug. broke and twisted
them on clean. His numbering body
was then forced through the aperture
and struck the ground like a rubber
bail. He turned two or three somer-
saults aud ambled on into the woods.
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showman,s Trick.

'0pONIridH
An amusing little game for boys and
girls. one which viii produce muCn
laughter and fun, is explained here.
Let some boy of the party pretend to
be a magician, claiming TO be able to
show each guest any animal he or she
wishes to see. The guests, all save
the boy acting the part of the magi-
clan. are invited to leave the parlor,
entering an adjoining room. A girl
assistant stands at the door connect
ing the two apartments, and calls ore
person at a time into the parlor, clos
ing the door securely again, SO that
the as yet uninitiated may not see
the fate of their fellows.
On entering the parlOr the boy CT
girl is asked by the magician
What animal do you wish most to
see?"
The person questioned names some
animal. maybe a monkey, whereupon
the magician says: Close your eyes
tightly, please" Then he quickly re-
moves a small mirror from the inside
OF his coat, and, holding t in front of
the subjects closed eyes, he com
mands: Behold the monkey" or
naming the animal, of course. asked
for. The boy or girl opens his or her
eyes to gaze at his or her own image
and the laugh is INDUCED in ct the
sofa ones expense
Then victim No. is allowed to sit
down and enjoy seeing each guest in
turn sold in the same ridiculous man
ner, and as the crowd of spectators
becomes larger the merriment be-
comes greater. for all the boys al
girls present enjoy most keenly seeing
their friends turned into animals at
the pleasure of the magician.
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Baby an Accomplished LinquIst.

Little Rejane Lea. who resides win
her parents In York road, Lambeth,
is something of a wonder child" She
speaks as many languages as she is
years of age.
Although not quite three. Rejane
prattles fuently in French. Italian and
English. In addition. the baby lin
guist has invented n mixture of the
three languages which she addresses
exclusively to her dolls.
Rejane was born in Cairo. Her
mother is French and her father ltal-
ian. She cOnverses with both parents
in their native languages.
A few months ago Rejane was
brought TO London and placed in the
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whx Gown plsllke DOCS.

Why should a COW so hate q dog?
If only an innocent little poodle hap
pens into a pasture with a cow you
viii see q lowering of horns and a
stamping Of feet that sends the poodle
scampering for place of safety. The
reason dates back for hundreds OF
years to the time when all dogs were
wolves and all cows were wild. shaggy
cattle almost as savage There was a
constant warfare between them. and
tLs Wild cattle. nearly every day. had
to use horns and hoofs to keep them
selves and their calves from being
eaten BY the hungry wolves. Dogs
have been for so many hundreds OF
years the close friends of men that
they have forgotten some Of their nat
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There IS something for the boys. It
does not make noise like the danger
Gus toy pistol. but it is a more anus
ing and more interesting toy in every
way.
The illustration shows how the toy
is made. There Is a slotted handle
on which is pivoted a slip Of wood
with a notch in the upper end. Around
the notch and the handle is sprung p
strong rubber band On the lower end
OF the wooden slip Is a short pin anc
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BEST CALLING FOR womEN.
Writer Lauds the Benefits of
Horticulture.


An English writer has discovered
that horticulture is the only proper
calling for a woman to pursue. 1t is
impossible, he asserts, for the aver
age woman 10 pass an examination
that we men call stiff" without doing
herself serious harm, botl physically
and mentally. though she may come
through a winner. And it is just as
impossible for her to adopt any pro-
fession that requires much study and
whole weeks, months, yea. and years,
to be spent in an Office without be-
coming sooner or later as mad as the
proverbial March hare. or at the
least, without altering her figure
greatly for the worse. But in dig
ging, planting and sowing she plants
roses on her cheeks. rounds her limbs
and brightens her eyes. The pretti-
est woman this writer has ever seen,
as well as the strongest. mentally and
physically. were found among those
few British women who spend their
lives in the open air. while the plain
est faces and clumsiest figures were
observed among the actresses.
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a slight cone.
To use the skinner. you stick the
card on the pin. and pull back and
suddenly release the Slip The card
swings around on the pin. strikes he
cone. is thereby lifted OF the pin am
goes dying through the air to a great
height or distance 4 little practice
will enable you to skim tie cerd 100
feet
Study the Illustration and you can
make the skinner yourself
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Sunshine eono.

Would yOn make some saddened heart
Just little lighter
Would You make some burdsned lie
just little brighter
Drop word OF hope and cheer.
Set the echoes ringing
With your notes of endless JOY.
As you so a-singinS.
Would you smooth the rugged path
Down along lne's highway?
Would you plant the rose Of love
In some lonely DyWay2
just n deed OF Kindness done
Clears the path before us:
And the !nies OF Gods love
Bloom and blossom Ger US.
Just a lstle word OF cheer
Ltghtens every duty:
Just a smile will often show
Faces Vsrvathed In beauty.
Sprinkle sunshine as you go:
Comfort the distressing.
And your glad reward shall he
Heavens choicest blessing.
r A. Brinninstool.
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coppar Coins for Africa.

Till now the "tickey"-a silver coin
worth 6 cents-has been the coin of
the lowest denomination used in South
Africa. But, at the request OF the
johannesburg Chamber of Trade pen
MES (2-cent copper coins) are about to
be intrnt1nced
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Two Poisonous Snakes

Over the country extending for
many hundreds of miles both north
and south of New York. the same
embracing the Adirondaclls, the Cats
kill and Blue Ridge Mountains, there
are but two species of poisonous
snakes-the rattlesnake and the cop
perhead
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How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CatErrh Cure
J.-CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
orabe IN all business transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made by HIS firm.
MALDING. kINNAN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O.
Halls CRtarrh Cure Is taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
FAKE HANS Family pills for constipation.
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orders which kept me
in the house TO- days
at a time, unable 10
do anything. What |
suffered can Lardly
be told. Complica-
tions set in, the par
ticulars of which |
will be pleased to
give in a personal in
terview to any one
who requires infor-
nation. This / can
conscientiously say:
Doan's Kidney Pills
caused a general i'm
provement in my
health. They brought
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How Arrow is Made and Shot.

TOW RTFoW Is Wdue anu SI1Ot.
boo pieces tail out behind it and the
velocity of the arrow causes the air
to rush into their open heads and
out again Through the small holes
which gives very nearly the same eff
feet as a whistle. The stronger the
bow the more whistles will the arrow
be able to sustain in It's fight-with,
OF course, a proportionately greater
amount of noise
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insIsf On cettIna If.

Some grocers say they don't keep
Defiance Starch because they have a
stock in hand of II or. brands. which
they know cannot be sold to a custo-
mer who has once used the is or
pkg. Defiance Starch for same money
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Rats petest BaopIpes,

A Scottish minister states, what is
quite likely to be true, that rats may
be driven from any premises they may
be infesting by the playing of bag
pines.
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great relief by lessening the pain and
correcting the action OF the kidney
secretions."
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price, so cents. Foster-Mil-
burn Co. BunalO, y. Y.
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A VOICE FROM LIE PULPIT.

Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren. of 81
Sixth street, Fond Du Lac. Wis.
Presbyterian clergyman. says: 81 had
attacks 0f kidney dis
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am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Ati;s. TEos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street. Norwich. N. ", Feb II, 1900.
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Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance Starch
Is taking the place of all others.
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FcTRO permanently No nsrvousness after
6AE = irst days of DR.. Kline Great Nerve Restor-
Send for FREE So 90 triai boz e and treetisSs
Dr. H. KLINE, Ltd Arch Street. niadephial Pa
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ural enemies, but the cattle have not,
as you can see almost any day in the
fields.
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a shrinking purse at night often
foretells a swelled head the next
morning.
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The hand that rocks the radle
can't hit an old hen with a brick.
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Don't expect others to accept you at
your own valuation.
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When cupid visits e summer resort
ne swaps his bow AID arrows for
machine gun
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Beware of liquid food for reflection
that is imbibed through a straw.
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The American eagle never bites off
more than ne Can claw.
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More Elexihie and Iaatinn-

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch You obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for same
money.
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WoMEN:-I years with dysmenor-
painful periods that dreaded month";
intense The doctor said
condition APPENDICES
neglected colds.
"I girls only realized how dangerous IS to take cold at
for Lydia E. Pin<han's Vegetables Con t was the only
Within started
take it, nooed marked improvement in my general health and at
ably kept the treatment and was cured month later am like
added u pounds weight color Is 9o feel Eight and
MILLER, Potomac Ave, Chicago, H.
The of a
time should have
Z. Compound regulates
situation periods painless.
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BLOOD WILL TELL
SUPPORTED g.! FRESH,
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.

A Recent Instance Proves That
Woman's Happiness Is Largely De-
pendent on the State of Her Blood.
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A fool gives better advice than 6
wise man. the latter always sells it.