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L. N. WOODS, M. D. JUSTICE OBSTRUCTED. Physician and Surgeon. THE M’KINLEY MINSTRELS. Dull,«, Oregon. T. V- B- EM 3REE, DALLAS, - M McKinley Violated Principles of tbe Constitution. ______ I 0 OREGON WRONGED PEOHLE OP POETO 2100. v * JSpf cJ— i Mti.-ti over Wilson’» drug store, U n lit, j K st.i.Kv, F in . II o. K,« ik liA K I N , Con— ( v 4, Aua. . f p e n d e n c e — Hmo S o t E ven sel K i r . . . o f s fo m e lK B vVo titiVH tlia only set of ui>at.rtt.i l«-»okn in lV>!k uMiity. lUtluhio al>etr;u;Wt Hir*o4iu-«i, mni moimy it> • aii . So «•••luoinmion uliurgud »*u lo.um. Uomiw t •i*l o Wil»on\ lilin k. I Jail a* s w ilr l i n r in t 'lia m r r jf. llu» lm«n in |»ra*Hic<« of Uia urofemrioii tu « him pi»«:« si ttL.Mii tnirty ye:*r*, - ml wnl to all Imsir.-w i.vruauU t>* hi» tt. e. OiHve, coruur Main Will Court '»»lltt*». i o . On, >>r *1 N. II AKT T O vVNSK >H) A. ! I V HT. ATTO R N E YS-AT-LAW . iJiHot- tp.itaiiM in Od«l Follow*’ now Mock. D A - X s T — A - S , - - O R I C Q O N . OSCAR HAYTCR. • A t t o n i e y a t , - L : i . w . “ Uncle Mark, why am tie Republican ticket like a rattlemiako?” “ I don’t know, William. Why la the Republican ticket like a rattlesnake?' “ Because de tall am do noisiest part.” "Mr. OU Trust will uow sing the beautiful ballad eutitled ‘Wc Never Can Get Enough.’ ” —New York Journal. O i G. il up Hliiir? in ('il ui I >h. I' 1 ► l.uilil- ing. D ALLAS • OUKOON. N. !.. UU n.F.K, J . PERRY CALD W ELL Attorney-at-Law — DKALKlt IN- D A L L A S , OREGON. VEHiClES AND iGHiCULTlSRilL IMPLESflEKTS. W ill practice in all cousu. «V . .1 . M A K 1 J A U S IT i Buggies, wagons1, hinders, mowers, rakes, garden cultivators, tlisc and spring harrows. l ’ IIN, : h , lloiisei, sign Hii.l ornamental, griiin- 3 D - A - I_ iX _ i A S , ^ O R E G O N . tng. kslsoming »nil pa|ier h i. .ling. D«l.l.»H. O kk . ion Thurston Lum ber Com pany MOTOR TIME TABLE. T K U L S T O N BROS., P R O P R ETOR3. DALLAS, O R E L O n T — DKAI.KIIH IN Al.l. KINDS iii— Lbive-s Iii(lc|Hin.i«ioe for Monmouth ami Virile - 7 u m p hi i.euvfc Independiice tor Monmouth ana Dallas 11:10 am 7 15pm Leav* s Monmouth for Alnie 7:J 0 am 3 fa) p m L**aviM( Monmouth for Pall-i*— 11: «0 a m WJpm Kdavug virile for Monmout.i and Imlepe wimcB— 0:J0 4 m * I* •** Loaves Dallas for Monmouth an « line end »n ;o - l:uu y u» •» 8.30 |* m. h . M. K L L I8. prsitdrnl. 1) A L L A S H. K . W IL L IA M S . Caehler. CITY Both rougli and dressed material on hand and orders any size promptly tilled. of HANK or DALLAS, OKEOON, Trulisacla a general .banking nusi liras in all its branches; liny« an.I Nells «¿change on principal la.intN in I lie United States; .iii.kes colleeli.ma on all point, in the I'ncilio N orthw est; loans money anil .lisen.ints paper al the Lest rates; allow interest on time deposits 1 VISIT D R . J O R D A N ’ S uskst | MUSEUM OF ANATOMY( UPPER SALT CPEEK SAW MILL M A R T IN BROS., P R O PR IE T O R S . All kinds of rough and dressed lumber on hands or cut to order. 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 F^st ¡¡ y ^ c e b - Slab wood for cook stoves or harvest engines at f<0 cents a load. I« ;illU £ r N T .,llir K lK D G « .C lL . ( T h e lari."-«* A n atom ica l M u seu m »« th e W o r m . W eaki*<»-e« - r a n y r -u n r a c ie d d is e a s e p s s U l t r l ; r a r s I Ijr th e o ld e s t h p e c ia lis t on th e C o a s t E st. i 6 y e a rs . er plums u/o. hut Ibe.v l ave It lia.d enough when they are ne£l**eted. Wild plums and cherries are often fairly killed by It. and such trees furnish the best breeding grounds for the disease. In southern Maryland and eastern Vir ginia one may see very extreme cases of knot in wild cherry trees. The cul tivated cherries usually suffer less than the cultivated plums, but they, too, are sometimes severely stricken. Our illustration is from fresh L.nots on the ordinary sour cherry. The best reme dy yet known for black knot is the pruning knife, used early and often, tbe amputated knots being always burned. Spraying does some good, but eannot be relied on alone." 1 \ . ( C8. JORDAN —DISEASES OF MEN 1 ' I F t I H Y P ■ 1 1 . 1 « th o r o u g h ly » m d k u r d A f io iu »y*icm w ith ou t th e u -e u i M e r e u r y f T r u e s » » fitteti h y - u h «pert. R a i l * À • a l r a t e lo r M a y t a r r . a qwtek and J f rad ic al cu re fo r P tl**s» . f i s s a r # and F i a t a i » . )>y L»r J o rd a n 's s p e c ia l patu- leaa m ethod s. C on su l U tic a tre# and a tr ie tle p e le a tt. T r « tm « iH p e r • sonai v or b y le tt e r . A / W t wa C a r i mi « v e r y ca se e s d e r t s k e s . V o t a f«r B *At P H I I . V a n F M V mV R H i H l . t C B i M A ILE D r K L H . ( A v A .u a l’ book fa r m e n > C a ll o r » itta 0ft. IORDAN S CO.. 1081 OirSM *. f . BLACK KNOT. rk v P r n n ln K K n i f e l a v d E a r ly e n d O ft e n la t h e B e a t R e m e d y * “ Thin disease, the bugnboo o f the rarelcfta plum grower, can usually be lont rol led, though occasionally It breaks out ao virulently as to put the TRUCKM AN. moat careful man to his wits' end," lays Country Gentleman. D a lla s : O re g o n “ It Infests all sorts of plums and r berries. There used to be a claim A fair i*hnr«* of pAtrotixge solicit«*! put forward that the Japanese plume •• vi*4 »11 o-H^rift timmpilv |jll«*l were Immune. But this has been ex ploded a thousand times. They are lesa subject to the knot than some oth- FJH MÜSCOtf^ Dallas Foundry! -—AI.|. KTlVDfl OF— IR O N W O R K TO O RD ER. Repairing Promptly Done. ED. BIDDLE. - T in n ic h t.” PROP. P la tin g R y s l T r f p l» S ilv e r S ilv e r Mstrtl « • ♦ e . . * *5 * So U n i r e » p e r « t fffj w ^ 4 I hum IK i . . F*»rkff p er * r t « «riwwl E a*» H - « 4 0 . .... to K n iv e s p er Net « m e » »! o n <tt*« .. . f0 F » r k » per » » t r i n ie (* i i a n . i l » « .......... jr. T » L * «p .* B » p«*r « r t « V . .ta 05 T v t MssftM p er apt f t , . , , , . . . ffi ft Ita H e r k »iiv »n m > h . «1 1« 8 n r » r 8 h H I». « u h ___ ........ 06 !• C s r r in x «e t ..................... ........ > » p k in rin i p e r N t A ._____. . . < C **«o r» ............................... 1 «n i», i » C * n Si*d r * i Uftir p ric e * on g old « M « I v e r p.B tirif m s M a ta «K reet. S o l e « Ç. A. ROHCHTS. V C a r n a tio n G r o w e r * * L i t t l e S e c r e t. Carnation seeds are sown and cared for In a manner similar to those o f any greeubouse plant. When the seedlings have developed for ten days, they are placed an inch apart In beds, are then potted and afterward treated similarly vo other plants. While the growth Is an Intensely interesting work. It Is very expensive, and the successful grower of a new strain well deserve* I the pfandlts of flower lovers. | Preparatory to shipping, the cut flv.v- ! ers are stored In a cool r* % i. The • worst possible treatment for cut enrun- ! tions Is to take them Into a warm room j Immediately after cutting. Blossoms | treated thus will last but four or five hours. The roost successful way to treat a carnation, and this statement is now made public for the first time. Is to plunge it after cutting into lake warm water, after which It should be placed in a room of a temperature similar to that in which the flower wa* grown, gradually cooling tbe room. Carnations thus treated may be kept from three to tire weeks. Never place the flowers on Ice. Sudden chf nge* of temperature are sure death for carna- tious. snys C. W. Ward In American Agriculturist. BLACK K N O Î l ff m i B B T TWIB. 1 No Joke la That. “ You Americana,” said the Loudon young utan as he stopped sucking tils cane, “ are always Insinuating that we Englishmen don’t know what a real Joke la. Now, juat bold your sides wbtle 1 go over this one which I read In a home paper a week ago: | “ T h e Counteas—M’lord, you were at the grand dinner last night, were you notl Just awhile ago 1 heard one of those vulgar Americans make the re- ' mark that this morning you had a big head. I ** T b e Duke—But. m'lady, there's nothing In i t ’ ” l The American looked as sober as a ' criminal court Judge. “ W e ll? ’ he asked. "Don’t yon see,” explained the dis gusted Britisher, poking the other In the ribs with his cane, “ the countess says some one accused her companion (ha!) of having a big head (ba, ball, and he declares (p-ab, ha!) there’s nothing In It!” “ Yes, but” — "Blarsted Idiocy, but what?” “ Her companion waa a duke.” "Yes.” , “ And not nny different from the rest o f the English nobility?’ “ No. But the Joke, the Joke! It D so adroitly put. Iu apparent Inadvertence (desperately) the duke admits there Is 1 nothing In ills head! Now, do you see?” i “ Well, It’s a little strange that the 1 duke could make such a frank and can did admission, hut—where does the Joke come In?” —Brooklyn Life. While there la not one of the Mark Ilannn-Kolly-yuaj'-Ruosevelt school of politicians that would acknowledge It, there should nevertheless lie such a thing ns ethics In polities; for every man there are a f « v “ thou shalt nots,” and it Is an amadous affront upon logic and common «cose to suy that ev erything goes with a nation. There are a few thing* that a government, even allowing that It la directed by such a wise anc| benevolent group as the coterie named above, should not do. We are presumably a free people— iu national affairs * sort of free moral agent There are certain liberties we cun take with om'selves, but it by no means follows that ^ e can take the Here is evidence: same liberties \Ylth others. It Is all very well for us acknowledging that *‘ >fy wife was troubled with a while we are sufficiently abject to tol deep-seated cough on her ttings for erate the bull pan form of government three years. One day I thought A n e c d o te * o f E v a rts . In our own country, It by no means fol of how Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral ! One summer when William M. Evarts lows that because we are willing to saved the life of my sister after was at his country home in Windsor, live under such a government, or. rath the doctors had all given her up to | Vt., a farmer who had followed his po er, such a lack o f government, that we die. So I purchased two bottles, litical career In the newspapers for have a right to Impose the same condi and it cared my wife completely. 1 many years was extremely anxious to tions.. upon an alien- people against It took only one bottle to cure my I see him In the flesh and drove 18 miles their protest sister. So you see that three bot 1 Into town In order to catch a glimpse There Is nothing organically wrong tles (one dollar each) saved two i of his Idol. In the Idea of expansion. The Ameri lives. We all send you our heart | Senator Evarts at that time was be- can private land holder has a perfect felt thanks for what you have done 1 ing entertained constantly, dining out right to posse* himself of adjacent for us.”— J. H. buaoE, Macon,CoL, almost every night, and as he drove out property if lie complies with certain Jan. 13, 1899. I o f his grounds to an appointment one ethical Ideas that have been embodied ! evening the farmer was lying In wait In the law’s of bis country. Even Mark for him In the road. The latter, seeing Hanna would probably be disinclined the pule, ascetic face and meager form to proclaim publicly that. In his belief. o f the famous statesman, was dlsap- It was justifiable to .shoot a man in or Now, for the frst time you j pointed. der to become the proud possessor of a j “ Well, I declare," he exclaimed, can get a trill bottle of Cherry quarter section of land. The argument “ looks as If he’d always boarded!” hold** ns re«?nr<fc national affairs While Pectoral for 25 cents. Ask An Impromptu riddle is attributed to it might be pp-Teetiy proper for us un him here at his country place. One you, iroggist. der omc* Ci Clft.cu« i * poosess oia- day In presiding at table with a swarm selv»*s of funum* ble oriental Isles, It of grandchildren about him he asked, Is wrong, ai'.i v y decidedly wrong, I “ What is the difference between this for us to shoot all the inhabitants In order to get a quitclaim deed. The men Justice to the people of Porto Rl- goose before dinner and me after?" A fter much futile guessing lie safd In American people have a right to nrin co, who came to tis as allies; he is themselves for defense, hut the Ameri wronging the Cubans, who are our quiet glee: can people, much less the presi wards from the simple fact that we ! “ Now the goose Is stuffed with sage, dent of the United States, have no rescued them from the tyranny of the and then the sage,’* pointing to himself, right to send lOU.OOO troops abroad In Spanish, and he is arresting the people “ will be stuffed with goose."—Home order to fojee American rule upon a of the Philippines because his pet, < Journal. people who do not desire it, even Otis, was not competent or Just enough M nat H a v e H a d E x p e r ie n c e . though their objections may seem triv to treat them fairly. President Mc When Dr. Thompson, a distinguished ial to us. w’bo do enjoy its beneficence. Kinley Is Indicted hy the same sen Scotch clergyman, was minister of In this connection It might be well tences that indicted the poor British Murk inch, he happened to preach from for the American people to remember king, and be has not even the English the text. “ Look not upon the wine that for a president to act in the ab man’s tinsel excuse of “ sovereign , when it is red in the cup.” from which sence of constitutional authority 1» to righ t" I he made a most eloquent and lmpress- act in violation of his solemn oath of | Ive discourse agulnst drunkeuuess. How long: W ill tit* American people office. An attempt was once made to stating Its evil effects on the heart, tolerate a *tate of affair* lik e that impeach a president who had Infringed in the Philippine* and China t How | head and purse. Several of his ob upon the constitution much less seri Iona w ill they * offer to be con servations were leveled at two cronies ously than had President “ Mark Han trolled by *nvh enemies o f tha re 1 with whom he was well acquainted na-McKinley." public a* llanna f — Governor Pla- \ who frequently poured out libations to Tbe constitution of the United States sree. I the rosy god. At the dismissal of the Is, after all, nothing but the legal ex- j | congregation the two friends met, the Vermont Point* to Bryan. pressiona set forth in the Declaration doctor beiug close behind them. Vermont has revealed to the Anglo- of Independence. Perhaps it might I “ Did you hear, Johnnie?" quoth the RepuMleans. If they did not know be not be considered high treason to call ' one. attention to a few of the precepts of fore. what the matter I h with their par- | “ Did I hear't? Wba* dldna honr’t? I ty. and they will he still wiser In No that now, In certain quarters, almost ne’er winked an e’e the halll sermon.” obsolete and forgotten document. vember. when. If RepulijJcan losses and | “ Aweek an what thought ye o’t?" Democratic gains shmn.l be In the Among other things that were set may j “ Adeed, Davie, I ^lilnk he has been a be mentioned the following. The sen same proportion throughout the coun Jad In his day, or he couldna sen weel try as they have been in Vermont. Bry tences w ere hurled a t the head of a bad about It. Ah, he’s been a slee hand, king, but they may apply equally well an would he eleete.l hy n sweeping ma : the meenlater." — Kansas City Inde- jority.—New York News. In the case of a bad president. lie i pendent. has, said the Declaration: W h e a a n d H o w l o P o t L l l , B a th s . MO t » n t m e t e d t h e a d m ln in t r n t lo n o f It has been my custom to pot the j n n t f c e h y r e f n a l n g h la a s s e n t t o bulbs Just ns soon 11s received, »ho.it l a w s f o r e a t a b lfa h ln a r J n d f c la r y p o w the end of August, using any ordinary er*. “ H e h a * m J id e J n d it«’ * d e p e n d e n t potting soil such as is employed In o n h i * w i l l « l o n e f o r t h e t e n u r e o f growing roses and carnations, hut I t h e ir o ffic e * * « d t h e a m o u n t .an d would not advise a very liberal use of p a y m e n t o f t h e i r « a l a r l « '* . manure at this potting. I prefer to use “ H e h a * e r e c t e d a m u lt it u d e o f the small size pots when starting the n e w o f f i c e * a n d s e n t h i t h e r « w a r m * bulbs, and then shift them. o f o ffic e r * to h a m s n o r p e o p le a n d For tbe largest size bulbs of Harrtsll e a t o u t t h e i r a a li« t n n r e . “ H e h a * m pr m i « p c um In « lin e * o f a six Inch pot Is lies«: for medium p e a c e s t n r id ln a e - r a l e * tv itlim u t t h e bulbs five Inch aud for small bulbs fottr Inch. After (Hitting, place elosely to e o n s n u l o f o n r l< * f ls lR t n r e s . “ H e h a * s U fe e te d t o r e n d e r t h e m i l gether In a cold frame In any out of i t a r y i n d e p e n d e n t o f a n d s u p e r i o r the way place, and give a good water to th e c i v i l p o w e r .“ ing. then cover to Ihe depth of two Since the constitution Is (Imply the Inches with coal ashes or sphagnum leirnl expreevlon of the Declnrntion, It moss, and they will require very llttla follow* that McKinley. In violating tbe attention for the next two months or principle, of the Declaration, violate, nntll Nov. 1. when they should he pro tbe conxtitutlou. President McKinley tected with sash or shnttera at night, Motherhood men ns either hr.npinen» I, hy confession made guilty of the as they will t>e pushing through the or misery. *ery. There is scant happiness for first count made ngainst King Ocorge. covering and must be kept from frost. the mother, lotbcr, who in min and weak ties In Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philip Early In December tLev should 1 m ? re bring* into the w* rid a weakling babe pines'he has obstructed the adminis moved to a cool houae and kept at a which bhcrati neither nursenornourith. tration of Inutil e. He has denied mm- temperature of DO to 50 degrees at Dr. IHerce’s Favorite Prescription fits night. By this time the pots should he women for motherhood. It strengthens well filled with worklug roots and the the maternal organism. It tranquilize# plants four to six Inches high. They the nerves, encourages tbe appetite and ■ili M W bring.« refreshing sleep. It make* the i Nil'll i Ä ''ill } should now he shifted Into tlielr flower birth hour practially painless and gives ing pots, which should be two sizes lar the mother the nourishment to give her ger than thoae In which the bulbs were child. started t.’se good soil well mixed There is no alcohol in n Favorite Pre with one-third well rotted cow manure, scription,” and it is absolutely free from opium, cocaine, and all other narcotics. after potting, water well. "W o rd » c l n n o t e n r r a h ow jf.T lffiil I ntn for Care must now be used In the water our kni'l udvie* and your * Favorite I’reMcrlp- ing. Do not give too much water until J loti.’ ** write* Mr*. I>. R Bnrrick«, of P^rro-*’*. Campbell Co.. V*. "I feel that U h*n c«r«<l me, the roote take a good hold of Ihe ne.v K v flu I h:i»l been in jxk - t health f«.i four fears. Hnf- soil, and when the planta get to be lfl frred greatly with my rixlu bide. .il»o with painH. ar.d my nerve» were in a or 18 Incliea high they should I * elak- bearing<Ww* drvrid ii After nsiny fnttr bottle* of vonr ed. otherwise they will get crooked and * !•'**■ »rite Prescription ' 1 am now weli. i '’.m hlWÎw'dYn*'? fV W nr of two cWr.Jvn. MTi: 1» the first nnalghtly. The planta will then be In I .tfferrA tw*ntv-r?fht hnun. an \ with snob condition that they may be M l n*cd vouf mevtlcine rilw M ‘ ¡eh three Hoar* 1 believe Dr. pierce'» ¡'«»o r* brought Into bloom at the will o f the only he 'Prcscipti'tn to be th^ bent merfidn«- in the grower. world fur HiifTennur fcm alti. I v.*i»li you gre..t R and I with ; that tiixl will bl««a you in I f wanted to ldoom April 1, Uie flow •ucers». your noMe w o rt * t \ T fllrTfflp u-*‘* "*5 ** n ■ er hudft should show by Feb. 10. To Dr. Fierce’» Common Sense Medical i l1' i V v VÏ a V u » **»»•• -*• »dar. » f f keep free from Insects syringe occa Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on sionally with tobacco extract or fumi receipt of at one-cent stamps to pay gate and water with llqnld manure.—J. expense of mailing only. Address Dr. t ^ '<h\nw2 McGregor Before Pennsylvania Ilortl- R. V. I*ierce, iiufiaJo, N. Y. •II* cw. cultural Society. I The medicine which has keen curing the worst of bad coughs for Go years is A yer’s Cherry Pectoral. C o u n s e lo r a t L a w , J. M. loWNMtM) th e T h ere are hun dreds of cough medi cines which relieve coughs, all cou gh s , except bad on es! J. L. C t i L U N h . R tu rn e y and A l l except b ad ones I b t » * » • O n, - f t m i w B i o A t l Q n n r n s I n t h . 1> . l n m t t n n o f I n d e S I B L E Y N O . 43 . D A L L A S , O k E G O N , F R I D A Y , O C T O B E R 12, 1900. V O L . X X V I. What Mcfòerhood Means m 1 1 am having a big run on the Standard Rotary sowing machine because it does all that we claim for it. It sews one-third faster, holds twice as much thread, runs eas ier and with Toss'- muse - than any machine you will find. It sews both lock and chain stitch too. F. A. W IG G INS, Salem. ::.J7 ( Lilli mere..il « . » r l . T b . Vampire But. South America, especially Venezuela, I n the home of the vumplre hat, that horrible uiiimul whose blood suckle« propensities are so well known. In Venezuela tbe vampire when caught is often made the subject of an experi ment tlmt is us curious as it Is cruel, though iu connection with such a loath some animal as this giant but the cruel ty Is rather naturally lost sight of by the [Hsiple who have to suffer front its ravages. The vampire is captured In a thick rlotli. It is then taken out and through it, two extended wing, nail, are driv en, Hecurlng the animal to a door or a wooden puling. A cigarette I, then lighted and pluced In the hat’s mouth. At once the animal's eyes shine rtrangely, and it liegins to puff the smoke In and out with' frenzied gasps, its actions being exuetly those of the most hardened smoker, keeping firm hold of the cigarette the while between Its sharp, deadly teeth. When the cig arette Is nearly finished, a blow on th? head puta an end to the animal', ex istence. The extraordinary part of the experi ment lies in tlie fact that the bat does not at once reject the cigarette, as he Is of course at liberty to do. There lire many who affirm that the hat really dues enjoy the tobacco. The probabili ty Is that the nnirsa? Is so maddened by fear nnd pain that he puffs a way unreasonlngiy and fiercely, Ills Instinct telling him that In the properties of tbe tobacco lies oblivion. An Odd Sort of Dinner. Lord Polkemmet, a Scottish lord of session, usually retired to his coun try residence during the part of the year when tile court does no business. John Ilngnrt, the Scottish advocate, equally Idle from a similar cause, went to shoot and. happening to pass Lord P.'s property, he met his lordship, who politely Invited John to take, or. as he said, to tak’, a family dinner with him self. bis wife nnd daughter. John accepted the Invitation, and they all assembled at the hour of din ner. There was a Joint of roasted veal at the head of the table and stewed veal at the bottom, veal soup in the middle, calf's head on one aide of the soup and veal cutlets on the other, enirs foot Jelly between the soup and roaRt veal and calf’s brains between the stewed veal and the aoup. “ Noo,” said his lordship In his own blunt way, "Mr. nagart, you may very likely think tills an odd sort of dinner but ye'll no wonder when you hear the cause of It. We keep nae company, Mr. Bogart, and tny daughter here ca ters for our table. The way we do Is Just this: We kill n beast, ns It were, today, and we Just begin to cook It at one side of the head, travel down that side. tun. the tall and Just gang back again hy the other side to where we be gan.” II* ( » < Ih * D r* Queen Margherlta of R *ly was anx ious that her husband. King Humbert, should follow the example of his fa ther and the fashlou common among elderly Piedmontese officers and dye his hair. Her pleadings were In vain. Seeing entreaty was in vain, tlio queen hod recourse to stratagem. She caused a quantity of fine hair dye to be sent from Paris and put In the king's dress ing room, together with directions for Its use, mnklng, however, no allusion to the subject. The king, too, said nothing, though he conld not fall to see the pigments. Now. the qneen had a large white pomlle of which he was very fonu. What was her horror a few days later to see her pet come rnnnlng Into her room with bis snowy locks all turned to a Jet l.lnck. King Umberto had ex pended the dyes upon changing the color of the poodle's hair! From that day forth the subject of hair dye waa dropped l*etween the royal couple. An Aerliil In fk o r a fe . On Inst hank holiday a fete and gals was held In a country town. A balloon ascent was tbe chief feature of the day’s amusements, and the proeeaa of filling the balloon with gas waa watch ed with great Interest hy a crowd of country bumpkins, one o f whom cast his eye npon the grappling iron In per plexity. “ Wot be that Golles?’ quoth be to a companion. "Whoy, that be the anchor,” anawer- ed Giles. “ Anchor.” repeated the flrat bumpkin In even greater perplexity than before. “ Wot uae lie an anchor to 'em np In the air? Wot can they anchor 'er to ?' 'T o the clonda. o' conreel” replied Gtlea In tonea expressive o f scorn tor his mate’s Ignorance. — London An