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A Qucillon of Aj.
Krcddy And can you really nnd
truly romombor Abraham Lincoln?
Orandpa Why, yon, of course.
You sco, I'm n grunt deal older than
you itro.
Freddy Hay, Krnndpa, how old
will I hiivo to bo boforo I onn romum
bur lilni?
A Maicullnt Udy'i Mild.
A IloHtonlim whllo exploring tho
fllun of 11 paper printed In IiIm town 11
contury iko catno noross this rattier
Btartllng advertisement: "II. llogiirs
inform those ladles who wish to I hi
dressed by him, olthor on assembly
or bitll days, to itlvo him notice the
previous day, LikIIoh who ontmuo to
nnd don't dross must pay lmlf price."
The Candid Suburbanite.
"I supotfo pcoplu around hero raise
their own vegetables?"
"Homo do; otliorw merely plant
them." Puck.
FITC IVrmaiwntlr OurM, Un fits r irfninoM
rl IO IUrnil'lf'oii.if lir. KlWaOrrit Ncrvs
ltMtnr. K'n.lfnr ftl!i:Si.oniclllK,ul.,n.ltrfu
Int. 1. II. 1 1 K I I l.ld..W uli St.- J'iilla4tllila, 1'a,
A Mere I'ormillly,
Haddon Krvo I want to mnrry
your daughter, sir.
Mr. CJoldrox ll'inl What ar'i your
prospects?
JInddon Krvo Kino. She's willing,
no it doesn't much mutter what any
ono else says. Philadelphia Truss,
Claiming Her Privileges.
"I want it understood, mum,"
raid Dridgut before signing witli her
new mistress, "that 1 shall have mu
reg'lar afternoons olf during the hut
weather without projudyco to mo va
cation of wan week in October, mum"
Chicago Tribune,
Well Received.
Simpon Wo wont out last night
to serenade tho Perkins girls.
Hopkins Did it go olT all right.
Simpson Their father throw half
a dollar down to us and said please
iilay till dayliglit maylm it would
help him to get some sleopv Chicago
ltccord-lloruld.
Mothers will II lid Mrs. Witulow's Booth
lug Hymp tho beat remedy to uso lor their
child ran during iho teething period.
Kobben,
"Henry I Henry I" whisporcd tho
wife of tho good citizen, "there's a
robber in tho house."
"It's of them," replied Henry,
"in tho house and senate, too, but
they ain't a circumstance to those in
tho city councils." Philadelphia
Press.
Not entirely Mute.
He What I feel for you, Muriol,
I can never tell you in words. Truo
love is silent.
Muriol Oh, no, I assure you. It
sjieaks to papa,
lrrtn1iotbrJIyeI,lo,iOiire' for Con
imiiitloii lint nn crnm! fur coughs and
cold s, John K. Dutch, Trinity timings,
lml., Feb. 18J00O
Hard Reputation.
"You aro wanted in a hurry nt Mr.
auzzam'sl" cried tho youngster,
breathlessly.
"Aro you sure they sent for mo?"
asked young Dr. Killiam.
"Yes; thoy said ou could not, do
any harm, as Mr. Giuzam's dying
now." Philadelphia Press.
Juit So.
Little Klmor (who has an inquiring
mind) Papa, what is firmnoss?
Prof. Hroadhead Tho oxerciso of
will power, my son.
Littio Elmer Well, sir, and what
is obstinacy?
Trof. Hroadhead Tho oxerciso of
won't power, my son. Puck
Therolsrnore Catarrh In thii section of the
country tlmn all other diseases put together,
ml until tho last few ycora wh auppowJ to bo
Inourahlo. For great many years d tors Pf;
nounco.1 It a local dlsca.e, and V,"'tJ'1 'ctJ
remedies, and by eonitantly Mjllnp to cure
with local treatment, pronounced It Incurable-,
fk-lenco liai proven catarrh to bo a conitltu
tlonal dlwa.p, and then-tore require; conitltu-
on! treatment. Hall'. VjvT,?,"
nfaeliircd by V. J. Che tier A Co.. To edo, Ohio,
At la taken Internally In oe from 10 drops to
iteV.pomiti . It acts dlrcclly on tho b"lood
ndin.K uaiurfaoesoftlioiyafein. Thcyo"cr
one hundred dollar, lor W '"iff.
cure. Bend
Hold by Dniiwlata. 760.
llall'a Family l'llls aro the beat.
No Gnawing Hunger to Porbld.
Drown I wondor why big strikes
always como on or como oil in
hot weather?
Jonos Oil, in hot weather a man
gonorally gets tho idea that ho could
sustain llfo on pump water Chicago
Itecord-Hontld
Newi From the Interior.
"Tho now tologrnph editor is a
humorist"
"Well?"
"Ho heads an account of tho can
nibal islanders eating tho Go"nan
eciontists, 'Troublo in Their Midst'
Olovoland Plalndealor
Pain, Suffering, Wizard Oil could not
livo together, bo pain and sullormg
moved Tut. Ask your druggist about it.
Not Interested In Hay.
"Thoy say tho hay crop this year
will bo immonso." rnnv
"How about tho gasolino cropf
"Hang ft , didn't you know
that I "md bought an automobile?"
Olovoland Plain Dealor.
Patents-Send .no Money
BEFHIENDED A RATTLER.
ntorjHIiotrluic I.ovo Kven for BerpenU
In nn Animal Keeper.
That love for even the accursed and
despised of the iiiilnml tribes that de
velops In men who have made this Held
their llfo study was never hotter Illus
trated, soyg tlio Now York Times, than
by a story an animal hunter tells about
Curator Dlttmars of the reptile house
la the Now York Zoological park.
"When Dlttmurs ami I were hunting
snakes down In Houth Carolina wo
heard of nn old stagur of a rattler In
tho vicinity to which people thcrcalMitit
had given the uainu of 'Old Duvu.' Old
Davo was sly nnd never showed him
self In the duytlmo, hut at night came
out and warmed himself In the baked
sand of the roadway. Ills six-Inch wide
trail which was In evidence tho next
day showed tho old fellow must havo
been n whopper.
"It was not until the day before that
set for our return to Now York that wo
had a fair chance to catch him. He
got away from us to a heap of rock,
however, where only a quick shot with
n gun could have fetched him. I had
my gun ready and was about to llro
when IilttniarH knocked the barrel up
ward. " 'Don't do that,' ho said, 'let tho poor
devil llfo If you can't catch him alive.'
"Kor tho moment there was a hot ex
change of words, hut the snako was
lost to us and mournfully wo sot on tho
train for New York. Several hours la
ter Dlttmar said: 'Jerry, maybo yon
do not feel as 1 do about Old Dave, but
when I get back to New York I will be
glad to know that somewhere down In
Carolina that line old specimen Is loose
and Is having a good time. If you bail
killed blm It would have spoiled all my
desire for ever going back tbero to
hunt. Walt till you've been In tho busi
ness nwhllo and you will learn how
much pleasure may be derived from
preserving rather than tuklng the llfo
of a dumb animal.' "
SIR JOSEPH DIMSDALE.
Wealthy Hanker, Who la the New I.or.l
Muynr uf l.midsii.
Kir Joseph Cocklleld Dlmsdalc, tho
nowly elected Ixml Muyor of Iyoiidon,
has long been n figure In the municipal
llfo of the Ilrltlsh metropolis and Is well
known for his connection with th
great hnuklng Arm of Dlmsdulc, Cave,
Tugwell & Co., the leading financial
houso of the city of l'reseot. Ho was
bom within sound of How Hells In 18dU,
and lu 1601 made his debut In polities
by his election as ulderman for Corn-
Sill JOSEPH DIMSDALE.
hill, Klnce then be bos occupied the
usual preparatory ollices which serve
as steps to the mayoralty. These aro
tho places of sheriff and member of the
London council. Last year Sir Joseph
was elected a member of Parliament.
Tho new lady mayoress was formerly
Miss Ilcatrlco Holdsworth, and sho was
married to Sir Joseph In 1873, the occa
sion being ono of social Importance. It
Is said that this couple Is pre-eminently
fitted to discharge the society functions
of the municipal corporation.
DEATH REVEALS IDENTITY.
Woman for Wlioiy Klinuail Yatea Bnf1
fori(l Till tirlalin Mieti t
The Countess of Stradbrooke, whoso
death has taken place In London, was
the peeress who was tho cause of the
arrest of DdmumI
Yatos, the Anglo
American Journal
ist who was the
proprietor and ed
itor of the London
World. It was on
her nccount that
ho was convicted
of criminal libel
and sentenced to a
y e a r's imprison-
mm it. BTRADnuooKi: nioiit. Yates could
nod the penalty by giving the
name of the writer of the libelous para
graph. Tho libel In question was n par
agraph for which mere was not n simu
ow of foundation and which originated
lu the lively Imagination of tho Count-
. - fl, ITnlA..-
ess. The countess wuo .iwm uemu
Kniser, daughter of (Jen. ucitn eraser,
of the Ilrltlsh army, and was married
to tho Karl of Strodbrooko In July, 1S08.
Small l'ay lbr Ivan Ivuiiovltcli.
The Hussion soldier Is wretchedly
paid. Ho Is tho worst paid soldier In
Kurope, and, therefore, has a very hard
tltno during his four years of service,
unless his good folks at homo aro In
clined to 1)0 generous. Tho Infantry
soldier Is paid about 1U cents a mouth,
and tho cavalry soldier only a little
more Sergeants receive about GO cents
a month, and young otllcors from $15 to
$50, according to their regiments. Iho
higher olllccrs are also very poorly paid
by comparison to olllccrs of rank In oth
e; nrmlcs.-Pearsou'B Magazine.
Switzerland's Export of Watches.
Switzerland's export of watches last
vcar broke tho record. It consisted of
MO 420 bK wntcllcS 8'080'777,f
ver and 800.258 gold watches, besides
nearly 7,000 chronographs and repeat-era.
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