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because he's got a new fad
Mr. BoWser left the house at $3.50. AT
s:15 Mrs. Bowser received a telegram
reading:
Get a messenger and send my busi-
ness suit of clothes to the office"
She had hardly dispatched the gar
ments when she received a second teIe-
gram, reading:
Have fried chicken, corr fritters and
sweet potatoes for dinner tonight
Half an hour later came another
reading:
t.Have oyster soup. Have boiled
onions. Have asparagus Have rice
pudding"
Then Mr.. Bowser rested for an hour
and sent the following:
Have dinner half an hour ahead of
the usual time. Have two fried chick
ems Have ice cream and raisins and
nuts for dessert. Spare no expense
whatever"
There was one more telegram It
came at three O'Clock in the afternoon.
and it read:
May bring home two friends with
me to dinner. Have three fried chick
ems. Have everything you can think
of. Have a regular banquet, and if the
cook does any kicking raise her wages"
Mr. BOwser appeared half an hour
ahead of his usual time. He not only
hal OH the business suit she had sent
over to him, but he hao bought him
self a flaming red necktie and a rhine
stone pin, and had his shoes shined as
never Tor year before.
Wei, dear, what is it?' queried
Mrs. Bowser, as he entered the hall.
What is what ~
why have you decided not to pur-
sue the simple life any further? ''
81 fail to catch your meaning
You read the Simple Life by the
Rev. Charles Wagner. and you started
out to follow it. Are you going to
drop it?''
1--WE will have little talk after
dinner N-OV11av1 he ranIfe1 & he
made for the dining room, and then
Mrs. Bowser knew what the end
A banquet had been prepared, and
though Mr.. Bowser hadn't brought
two friends with him he devoured
their share A shipwrecked mariner
afoat for two weeks couldn't have
Teen more ravenous. When he was
at last through eating and drinking
he led the way upstairs and turned
on her to say.
woman, this is the dead line!"
why, what do you mean %
ST mean that you have crowded me
to the wall for the last time. I will
see you on board the train for your
mothers at ten o'clock in the morn
sBut for why? What have I done?
You started out to live a Simple life.
and
'And our respective lawyers can
arrange about the alimony. Should
any one call to see me this evening
you may tell them that I am busy and
cannot be disturbed
And when he had retired to the
library the cook came upstairs and
asked:
was it a-reading of The Simple
Life that made him carry on so,
mum %
81 think it was, Bridget
''Then I wants to quit me job at
once He may get houId of The Fee
rocious Life and read it before he
goes to bed, and who's to say he won't
get up and eat pounded glass and
drink vinegar and chop US all to
pieces wild the Ak A-beggin' of yer
pardon ten times over, mum, but
we've got a strange man on yer hands
a very strange man.
(End of 1.-The Simple Life"
Copyright, 1906, by T. c. McClure.)
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You
Get Up

In the morning tired, languid,
and frequently with a headache
that is almost unbearable. You
have been nervous, restless and
sIeepless night after night, and
gloomy and irritable during
the day. This nervous exhaus-
ton affects the heart, lungs and
other organs that depend upon
the nerves for motive power.
Then the stomach fails to di-
gest the food; the heart action
IS weak. and circulation poor,
and the kidneys and liver in
active.
What you need is not a stom-
ach, head, kidney or liver med
icine, but DR.. Miles Nervine to
soothe and feed the nerves and
build nerve tissue.
My wife was subject to severe men
tai strain, which resulted in nervous
prostration. The first symptoms were
uncomfortable crying and melancholy
spells, which increased to such an ex-
tent that for over a year she would
have spell every day OF from four
TO SIX hours duration She required
Tie [OlHNAAt AlAcnlAClL OF nGl HlfSlG-
ian and attendants She suffered great
pain aid anguish. The best physicians
attending her could give no relief. and
she finally became almost Of unsollnd
mind. As q last resort began giving
her DR.. Niles Nervine, and Tonic and
noticed that her spells next day were
not so severe. and they gradually dis
appeared altogether she has had no
recurrence OF the spells. and is gain
ing in health and strength
J. p. OVERHOLSER. Sterling, Ill.
Or. Miles Nervlne Is sold by your
druggist, who Will guarantee that the
FIRST bottle will benefit II Il fails, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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Mr. Bowser glared at her. and was on
the point of giving expression to his
feelings when he remembered that he
was a guileless Uncle -Rube. He had to
sit down to the feast prepared for him,
and he had to seem to enjoy it, but
there was rage in his heart. A dainty
breakfast had been prepared for Mrs.
Bowser, and when the odor was waited
to his nostrils he left amazed that he
didn't arm himself with the axe or
crowbar and break loose.
II thought you were going to do with
out collar and necktie today?" Queried
Mrs. Bowser, as he finished his meal
and was getting ready to go.
'sWho said I was going tor" he de-
n1anded, in something like his old bossy
tones.
II thought a stocking around the
neck would be more in keeping with
your clothes, but of course it's for you
to say. I'll have cook boil you a yell
low turnip and make some catnip tea
for your dinner tonight. Have you a
headache this norning2s
"Of course not never felt better in
my Efe.'' A
"I am glad to hear that I didn't
know but that a simple life might be a
trial to you. but it seems to be just
what you needed. Shall you sleep on
the floor tonight? Beds are simply a
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..sIMPLEs Mr.. BowsER.
He Lives Two Days OF simple Life
and Then Quits.



During the second night Of Mr.. Bow
ser's simple life, he had Dreams He
dreamed of Goldfish, cOrnmeal, cold po-
tatoes and raw turnips. He dreamed OF
old clothes. going barefoot and sleeping
on straw beds. He dreamed that he was
trying to get into a frst-class restau-
rant to order juicy beef-stew, creamed
potatoes, asparagus with butter gravy
and all else good, to be followed by a.
bottle of champagne. but that the Rev.
Charles Wagner stood in his path with
to turn back and be satisfied with bur-
dock leaves.
Four different times during the night
his groans and yells aroused Mrs Bow
ser, and when the hour for getting up
arrived he looked like a man who had
been lost in a huckIeberry swamp for a
week She felt to pity him and yet she
said:
You are ten minutes late this morn
ing, but the cook will have your fried
bread and Goldfish all ready"
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LOVE OF SELF,

LOVE OF SELF
Whatever forms of violence we may
discover in the land of humanity to-
day, whether it be between nation and
nation, in the body polite or in the in
dustrial world, all may be traced to
the fact that in some or many indi-
vidual hearts free rein is given to the
earthly and sordid passions of self
love and love of the world.-Rev. A.
Henry, Independent, Denver.
EMANCIPATION OF WOMAN.
Our civilization will never reach its
highest till there is the complete
emancipation of woman Her APP
pearance in the school and in the
business Office has had a purifying
and uplifting influence, and when she
has the right to vote as she thinks
there will speedily be brought about
some much needed reforms in the So
cial and political world. Good women
are in the majority, and they will give
their voice and vote to make the right
prevail. The Acknowledgement of wo-
man will undoubtedly be one of the
greatest events of this century, and
from this act will flow the most be-
nign results to civilization.-Rev. John
Brandt Christian church, St Louis.
NO INDUCEMENT BUT GOD.
The Catholic church offers no in
ducement but God. The duty to give
him public worship is one motive, the
reward of growing with him in faith
and hope and love the other. We are
ODu2Gd Wnen possible To COIScCIdLc
the Sabbath by attending mass. In
the presence of this great act. the
conlnenoration of the greatest and
vital event in religious history, the
death of the Goldman for the re-
demption of the race, the worshipers
are left in silence alone with their
God, to drink in according to the in
dividual capacity, to express each his
wants and hopes, to realize the divine
communion.-Rev. G. A Martin, Ro-
man Catholic. Cleveland, O.
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the National Geographical society. He is
the author of several historical works,
anu Is nov eiisseu Upon 4tie o. me ne 1 4
American Nation, which Harper & Bros
are publishing under the editorial super
vision Of Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart of
Harvard. The Higginson- Macdonald his
tory is written in delightfully."- lucid mar
rative style, as easy to follow as ro-
nance.
Stewart Edward White, author of ..Blaz-
ed Trail Stories and The Silent Places, =
is a good deal of a jack-of-all- trades Just
previous to his marriage, about a year
ago. he drew up the plans for the house
in which he was to live with his BRIDE
at Santa Barbara, Cal, the building of
which he also superintendent. He calls
it THE Jumping Off Place" When it be-
came time to move in, Mr.. White turned
his adept hand to carpentry and 5oiHery,
and built a large part of his furniture H
is now busy again with his hands, and
this time he appears in the guiSe Of q
boat builder. He has. put together a stanch
little slOOD, in which he intends to carry
on an exploration of the islands that lie
off mis- property about forty miles out in
the Pacific
Messrs. A. c. zIcClurg & Co, of Chicago
viii publish this spring number Of books
of exceptional interest Chief among these
are Theodore Thomas; A Musical Auto
biography edited by the well known
critic, George P. Upton, and Lahontan's
New Voyages to North America edited
by DR.. Reuben Gold Thwaites, and form
ing an important addition to the McClurg
White Christ" by Robert Anes Bennett,
a story of the days Of Charlemagne, il
Illustrated in colors by the Kinneys, IS
among the books of fiction, which also in
cIude THE Flower of Destiny" by VII
liam Dana circuit, a romance of the En-
press Eugene; Julia, a charming story
of Irish life by Katharine lyman, and
IAN Old Mans Idyl," a middle-aged love
story by WolcOtt johnson. TWO works
of historical character are Iowa. The
First Free State of the Louisiana P1lr-
chase" by William Salter. and From the
West to the West,s by Abigail Scott Duni-
way, a chronicle of journey across the
plains in the early, tifties. Letters. from
of the life of a settler IN the far west.
Two works by wei known men are Re
ligion and Art and Other Essays by the
Right Rev. J. l. Soalding. and the
s'Scammon Lectures q. series of six lee
lures delivered before the Art Institute Of
Chicago by Russell Sturgis- SherWin
Cody will add another volume to his IA
nous Worlds Best series, A Selec-
ton from the Great English Poets" and
the list is completed by The Athletes
Garland a collection Of verse of sport
and pastime. compiled by Wallace Rice.
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'Alcestis and Other Poems" is announc-
ed for issue by the Macmillan company
this spring. The author is Sara King Wi
ley, whose verses in the magazines have
been notable for their high quality, their
freshness and their spirit.
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CURED BY CUTICURA
Spent Hundreds Of Dollars Trying Every Doctor
in NeighberhOOd, but Kept Growing Verse
All the Time Completely and Permanently
Cured by Cuticura at expense Of So.

ST have been tempted number of times you
untary letter telling how Cucura Remedies life
mother, Mrs William Davis living in Stony Creek
Some years she had Eczema, the
messed e She able to sleep only lie
at ALL and how kept alive every
doctor the neighborhood, kept growing
Her head of swollen painful
the disease spread until appeared entire body
affected
ton So bad condition at this time that despared
Finally after spent
cevng benefit living with hair whtened
her told her would get
she would them But mother
hope She said, Nothing will
began the Cucura Soap Ointment Resovn
and when had three bottles
Cuticua Ointment cakes Soap,
and she looked younger written telling you of
this because feel it duty feqwmen let them know of
this wonderful cure by Cuticura.
'Having mothers mind, often
Cutcura those with While living
Conn., had the pleasure knowing anumber friends who
wonderfully cured by Cuicura.
sE1ere in New York been a young
has sorely afflicted with terrible
Ointment bottles
cured him. could give the of six others
whom Cucura has worked remarkable Now feeling that
have done duty, shall be pleased if will publish this
letter.
161 Vests St. City. GEO. c. DAVIS.
Complete External and Internal Treatment Every umO 81
of c7a ne a eaf P en e s ne eu s0a TO a
the blood A Dollar
all else
Mailed How Cure Tortun Dshgg uors Of Infancy and Age
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ing on to the brightness of Gods
promised Iand.-Rev. DR.. Frank De
Witt Talmage, Presbyterian, Los An
qaIaS Cal
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his recent political experiences while
standing for election and serving in the
Indiana state legislature, which bears the
title. IN the Arena" is to be brought
out in England. The book is now in its
second edition.
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Napoleon and His Tines is the title
of the next volume to appear in the Cam
bridge Modern History It follows in the
series the volume on 1.-The French Revo-
lution,' published last spring. The Mac
milan company announce the book for is
sue in the late spring.
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1.-The Educative Process" by w. c. Bag
ley of the Montana. State Normal college
is announced for issue by the Macmillan
cOmnanY.
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BOOK NOTES.

Various Items About Books That Arc
Attracting Attention.
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A new book by Ernest Thompson Seton.
'sWoodmyth and FABLE Is on press for
issue by the Century company in April.
Meanwhile Mr.. Seton's Biography of a.
Grizzly has been printed in seven large
editions: and fourteen different shipments
Of sheets have been made to the English
publishers.
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william Cowper Prime, who died at
an advanced age week or so ago,
was at one time a well known figure
in New York. He was a lawyer, an
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Samuel AEerwin's stirring romance. Tho
IT were Ten Thousand Mile" reaches a
most interesting part in The Pilgrim for
March. This story, the best The Pilgrim
has ever published. and one of the best
pieces of work Mr.. Merwin has DONE is
meeting with large public favor, as there
was abundant reason to believe it would.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
LIGHTNING KILLS SIX

Struck Crowd Who Sought Shelter
From Storm Under a Bath House.
New York, July S1.-During a thun-
der storm of terrific intensity which
passed over New York, five persons
were struck by lightning and instantly
killed and nine were seriously injured
at the Parkway baths, Coney Island.
At the same time one man was killed
and three were prostrated at Graves
end Beach.
The intense heat attracted great
multitudes to the shore resorts. and
when the storm blew up from the
westward the Parkway beach was
thronged with bathers and spectators.
The rain descended in torrents. and
hundreds of men, women and children
sought shelter under the big bath
house which is elevated above the
sand on piles. The lightning was in
cessant and terSific thunder claps
shook the bath house, to the terror Of
the crowd huddled together beneath it.
A bolt struck the flagstaff and ground
ed in the very thickest of the crowd
Nearly 50 persons were prostrated.
and the rest, screaming with terror,
rushed out into the storm.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
The FadeIens Flower.

Luther Burbank, the California horti-
eulturist whose experiments in the i'm
proyement of fruits and creation of
new flowers and fruits have made him
famous, has received many offers from
persons in England France and even
in South America to purchase his won
derful creation, the so called fadeless
flower Some Of the purchasers wish
to buy it with reference to its use in
millinery and others as a mere novelty
Of a marketable value, but so far Mr..
Burbank refuses to sell it despite lib
eral offers. His custom is never to
permit one Of his creations to leave his
hands until he has made it as nearly
perfect as possible. Fortunately, ow-
ing to the wise generosity of the Car
negie institution, he Will be able to
this policy and to withstand
the temptation TO part with his prod
ucts until they are ready for general
use.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
CALL FOR SUPREME COUNCIL
Royal Areanum Jurisdictions Make
Necessary Demand.

Rome, N. Y, Aug. Supreme Re
gent Howard c. Wiggins, of Rome.
announced that he had received a re-
quest from the constitutional number
of supreme representatives requiring
him to call a special session of the
supreme council of the Royal Area
mum.
The constitution requires that to
call a special session a majority of all
the representatives of seven or more
grand jurisdictions must unite and re-
quest the supreme regent in writing
to that effect. It is then the mandatory
duty of the supreme regent to act ac-
cOrdingly. There are n representa-
tives, and requests have been received
from 80. coming from 10 grand juris-
dictions. including Pennsylvania, z;
Ohio. 3; Indiana. 2; Georgia, 2; North
Carolina, /; New Jersey. 1; Iowa. /.
The time and place of holding such
special session will be announced as
soon as suitable arrangements can be
made therefor
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
Niagara Falls Excursions.
Low-RATE VACATION TRIPS, VIA PENNsYL-
VANIA RAILROAD.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has selected the following dates for its
popular ten-day excursions to Niagara
Falls from Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington: July Z and 2l, August II
and %, September and %, and October
13.
The excursions from Philadelphia will
be run by two routes. Those on July Z
and q, August II and %, September s
and 22,going via Harrisburg and the pic
turesque valley of the Susquehanna, spec
ial train leaving Philadelphia at S 10 a.
M; excursion of October Is running via
Trenton, Manunka Chunk. and the Della
ware Valley, leaving Philadelphia on
special train at S.07 a. m.
Excursion tickets, good for return pass
age on any special train, exclusive of linn
tied express trains, within ten days, will
be sold at $1,000 from Philadelphia and
all points on the Delaware Division; 81 20
from Atlantic City; $500 from Lancas-
ter, and at proportionate rates from other
points, including Trenton, Bordentown,
Mt. Holly, Cape May, Salem, Whining
ton, West Chester, Reading, and princi-
pal intermediate stations. A stoP-over
will be allowed at Buffalo within the
limit of ticket returning.
The special trains Of Pullman parlor
,ars and day coaches will be run with /
each excursion running through to Mag !
IRA Falls. An extra charge will be made
'or parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and chap
ron will accompany each excurson.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of con-
lecting trains, and further information
pply to nearest ticket agent, or address
ieorge W. Bopd, General Passenger
gent, Brood street Station, Philadelphia.
ct
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
CARS WORDS
MEETS RESPONSE
Declares That Peace Must Come
Without DishOnOr.
EFFORTS TO UNITY NATION

st. Petersburg, Aug. a. Emperor
Nicholas martial message to the Oren-
bourg clergy, in which he expressed
his determination never to conclude a
peace dishonorable to Russia or un-
worthy of her greatness, is reprinted
in every paper in Russia. 1t has struck
a responsive chord in many quarters,
even among the friends of peace.
The emperor's words, however, by
no means bear out the construction
placed upon them by the iubilant war
party, nor do they at all exclude the
idea Of a successful termination of the
approaching negotiations at Ports
mouth, but they certainly strengthen
the militant spirit aroused by the ca
bled versions of the Sato interviews
and the cold figures representing the
supposed extent of the contribution to
be demanded by Japan.
Subsequent explanations have failed
to efface this idea of oppression en-
tirely, and many voices have been
raised to urge the government to resist
too onerous conditions. For example,
the merchants of Moscow, who are
largely old believers and who control
much of the wealth of the nation, are
sending an address to General Line
witch to express confidence that the
army will defend Russia's honor and
that a humiliating peace will not be
made.
While many influences tending to
unity the nation, if it should be neces-
sary to continue the war, are evidently
in operation, no disposition is shown
to anticipate the results of the peace
conference nor to make the task of the
commissioners more difficult, and M.
Whites presence at the head of the
mission is regarded as a guarantee that
acceptance Of a basis of peace will be
found if possible.
In significant connection with the
peace conference is the meeting of the
emperors chosen counsellors, A in
number, representative Of both the
liberal and conservative schools, as |
well as the ministers, to pass their YER
dict on the national assembly project. |
The deliberations probably will con-
tinue a week, perhaps longer, but the |
emperor wishes to reach a conclusion
before the birthday of the Grand Duke
Alexis Nikolaievitch, heir to the throne,
August 12, and a manifesto generally
is expected on that day. The promul-
cation of an acceptable reform project
would make the acceptance of the de-
cision of the peace conference, either
for or against peace. much easier.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
GENERAL MILLER TO BE MARRIED
Will Wed Mrs. A. D. Bulen, of New
York, In Paris.

Franklin, Pa, Aug. 2.-Major Gen
eral Charles Miller, of this city, will
be married in Paris this week to Mrs.
A. D. Bulen, of New York city This
announcement was made authorita-
lively here by friends of the Miller
family. Rev. Charles Wagner. author
of THE Simple Life" who is a per-
sonal friend of the general, will per-
form the ceremony. In company with
his son, French, who finished law
course at Yale this year, and Meta,
his younger daughter, General Miller
sailed from New York last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Bulen sailed on a different
vessel, also about the same time. Mrs.
Bulen is a woman of 40 years. and is
highly accomplished. She formerly re-
sided in this city. For several years
past she has been living in New York
city, where she sings in one of the
largest churches.
Milford chronicle., 1905-08-04
Fate Of Men VINO shot 4 snv.

"While with the British army in
South Africa" said Major Barchard,
an attache of the British consulate, Il
was allotted on one occasion the stern
task Of commanding a firing party Of
ten men who executed a Boer officer
who had broken his parole and after
ward been condemned as a spy. He
had assumed the uniform of an Eng
lish soldier and penetrated our lines
after having levanted when on his pa
role.
Every member of that firing party
has come to fatal or serious grief since
that Friday morning when in the gray
dawn we shot the spy. Sudden death
or bad accident has befallen each
one.
"AIy turn has come, as you see."
And the soldier who had fought in a
half dozen campaigns pointed to his
left arm, which was in splints, having
been fractured in a street car accident