Topics of
t,,...,;A the Times
The Moros of Sulu are comi ng a round
111 rlsht Some 000 mora of thcui have
been "pod fled."? '
"Wealth losseua happiness," accord
ing to Mr. Curtioglo, but he can't provo
It by Cuole Kussoll Sng.
Artxona w ill establish a precedent
territory satisfied with a position
under tlx flag, hut not ou It
According to the British census one
fifth of the globe Is British. We ought
to be content with the remaining four
fifths.
The man who committed bigamy
while "In a trance can console himself
by Induing In auother trnuce during
his prison term.
The more desiierate, abandoned, and
v notorious the criminal tin harder hit
lawyer always works to turn him loose
on society again.
England Is having trouble with the
"earth eaters" of India, but has no
, doubt of her ability to eventually make
them bite the dust
Congressmen feel nervous when Lin
coln . Steffeni ' comes around. " They
think "the graft-detector will git yer
If yer dou't watch out"
' Some day society may attain a suffi
ciently high state of development to
penult the consumers to be represent
ed at a coal conference.
Among the weddings celebrated re
cently Is that of a uinn of- 101 and a
woman of 100. The dispatches say that
It was a romantic affulr, but Jierhiips
they mean rheumatic.
Over In England they hove been ar
resting women who demanded the right
to vote. However, the people of Russia
are going to vote as soon as there Is
anything that the Czar will let them
rote for or against
"Wealth," says Andrew Carnegie,
"lessens happiness." "Andy" Hamilton
has not however, become so thorough
ly convinced concerning the truth of
this proposition as to make It unneces
sary for the New York Life to bring
suit for the recovery of that million.
Mrs. Cralgle, who had a "perfectly
lovely time" over here a few months
ago, tells a London Interviewer that
"the very faces of Americans belong to
the seventeenth and eighteenth centu
ries." If tills Is true It will be neces
sary to give up the Idea that our wom
en are as old as they look.
Census reports show that the bicycle
business In the United States has
dropped from $30,000,000 a year to $fl,
000,000. And yet enthusiasts once pre
dicted thnt the bicycle would send the
horse to the abattoirs. Now the auto
mobile craze Is at Its height and simi
lar prophecies ore being made. Will ful
fillment be an elusive Jnde again?
A Louisiana commission reports that
the boll-weevil, so much feared a year
ago, is no longer a terror In that State.
In two parishes which It had Invaded
heavy rains and cold weather have
practically exterminated It and the
farmers who planted enrly-maruring
cotton to avoid Its ravages And that the
early crops yield more to the acre than
the old varieties.
' If some laws are oppressive they are
still laws uutll the iieople repenl them,
r.nd the more effective the enforcement
the sooner they will be r?iealod. But
v.e must not forget thnt nil law Is the
rorerelgn will of the ieople as long as
It remains on the statute books, and
the official who neglects or refuses to
enforce it Is n betrayer of his trust
The citizen who advocates any other
policy Is dangerous to the community,
nn abettor of crime and an enemy to
coclety.
7 ' Illustrating how the college cxpcnsei
rf some nthlotea who play on the col
lege teams are paid, David L. Fultz.
now n professional basehull player, told
his old college club the other night of
nn alumnus who offered to bet a prom
ising athlete S100 thnt he could not
Jump neross a line drawn on the floor.
The athlete of course Jumped It won the
preposterous wager and bad his room
rent settled for the rest of the season.
However, that Is an old story. The
colleges are busy reforming all that
sort of thing. .
Who says that the world to-day is
too busy with sordid, material things to
find time for thought npon the less
practical but really more Important
concerns of existence? Among topics
the discussion of whlun has marked the
past few weeks are reference to the
weekly reviews will confirm the state
ment "Matter as a Stable Form of
Interatomic Energy." -"Rodin and
! ruvla da Ctrranne aa Testa for De
cadent Impressionism," "Polemical
Reconciliation for ' Practical Christi
anity." "The Idiosyncrasies of Quaker
Morality," "The rhtloaopliy of Fa
tigue," "The rhysWI Processes lu-
volved In Man's Capacity to Answer a
Simple Question," "Why W Smile"
and "The Scientific Problem of Tempta
tion.", "
There was a time when It meant
something to be the possessor of blue
Mood. The common people, ducked and
acrned and were content to 1 called
serfs, for they realised that it was a
blessed privilege to breathe the same
air with the classes. Hut they are get
ting over thnt bravely in certain quar
ters of Europe. Tradesmen have the
audacity to send In the Milt on the first
of the month and Insist that his hid
ship pay. The duchess who neglected
to settle with her cook lost the cook
and was compelled to apear lu the
same police court In which the common
folka get ten and costs on occasion. It
Is terrible. And the limit has Just
been reached In London, where the
Countesa Guelph demeaned herself by
personally calling upon the butcher and
purchasing steak. The meat didn't
suit and she asked for another cut The
butcher said nay and they mixed It up
right merrily. The counters used up
her available supply of language and
punctuated It with her umbrella, which
she wore to fratale over the butcher's
head. What an honor for the butcher!
To be clubbed by a countess. That Is
something like. The butcher had his
head dressed and hiked to court, where
the strong arm of the law soon haled
the lady. Blood, birth, title, ruffled
feelings all were as naught The fine
assessed by a coarse-looking Justice was
10 shillings, and the countess had to
iy. What's the use of anything? First
thing you know, they will send King
Ed to Jitll for walking on the grass.
All the advantages, of local and Inter
urban electric lines for passenger ser
vice are familiar to Americans. Single
cars between small towns ran be run
more frequently than It pay to run
steam trains. The rates on trolley-llncs
are cheaper than ou steum-llucs. Elec
tric curs ilgzag along old highways, or
across country over hill and dale, and
make stops at any point; whereas tho
route of steam roads Is determined
lurgely by the topography of the coun
try, and the trains stop only at widely
separated stations. Not long after trolley-lines
began to Join town and town,
and town and country, patrons and op
erators saw that the adrautngea of pas
senger service of trolley-lines could lie
extended to freight and express service.
Many electric roods In the Middle West.
and In New England and New Tork a
small but Increasing number, do a regu
lar express business. In many of the
larger cities the charters give the com
panies the right to carry freight and In
most places there Is no opiosltlon to
giving electric roads this privilege. It
may be said thnt the extension of trol
ley express Is recognition of the busi
ness possibilities In a picturesque nnd
pleasant local habit Obliging conduc
tors have been accustomed to tnke pnr-
cels from denier to customer, from Bill
to Itlllvllle to Tom of Thompson's Cor
ners. It Is no uncommon thing In the
country for a car to stop while the con
ductor drops a parcel over a fence and
the motor-mnn toots or rings for some
one to come and get It Organized ex
press service within the company, or In
contract with It, follows, as a natural
sequence. The service has become more
and more common. When It Is made
co-cxtenslve with trolley passenger ser
vice, a new, and for a time the lost, lm
Iiortmit chapter In the history of public
carriers will be complete.
Million Baabrls of Wheat Wasted.
"During 1005," writes George R.
Metcalfe, M. E.. In the Technlcnl World
Magazine, "the railroads of the United
States ordered new locomotives to the
number of 0,300, together with 3,300
pusseuger cars and 340,000 freight cars.
These last figures give a good Idea of
the relative lmortaucc of passenger
nnd freight tralllc to n large railroad.
The rail mills started the new year
with orders for 2,500.000 tons on their
hooks.
"In rplte of t!ie?c great orders nnd In
pplte of the best e.Torts of the railroad
ii.iinngcrH. pile after pile of thousands
of bushels of corn has been heaped up
o:i the grand In Iowa. Kansas, nnd
Xebniftkn, for want of storage room or
transportation facilities; while In
North Dakota alone, over a million
bushels of wheat has rotted on the
ground for wnnt of freight care to
move It."
Iter Ailment.
Naylior I noticed that your wife
dldnt look very well this morning.
Subbubs Oh, It's nothing serious.
Naybor Her eyes were very red and
tearful.
Subbubs Yes; It's merely a case of
wjmt yon may call "millinery hyste
ria." Philadelphia Press.
Don't Believe It.
"Did you know that this diamond
and a lump of coal are made of the
same substance?"
"Go on coal's not made of glass I"
Cleveland Lieadeft
BELLAMT STOKER. RELIEVED
07 DIPLOMATIC DUTIES.
Bellamy Storvr, who hut been re
called as ambassador to Austrla-lluu-gnry,
was conspicuous In Ohio politic
before he entered the diplomatic ser
vice. He was In Congress from 1K01
until 1805, and In INttT lie was appoint
ed minister to Belgium. In 1KPU he
was transferred to Madrid, and In llkia
he was sent to Vienna. Mr Storer was
horn In Cincinnati In 1N47. Ho la
graduate of Harvard (INttT) and of the
Cincinnati Law School, and he began
the practice of law here In 1NM8. His
father waa Judge Bellamy Storer, who
studied under Ianlel Webster.
j Patrick Ryan, a tramp, tried to steal
a ride on a freight train one day re
cently. In bis urins lie carried fox
terrier puppy, whose white coat was as
lmiuaculutu as Ityau's garments were
I slovenly. A writer In the Boston Her
- aid tells the story of the ride.
I "Oh, let me and the imp ride!" plead
ed Kynn, from the bumr. wheu the
brnkemau discovered the pair. "We're
mighty tired, and the pup ain't feeling
right"
I The brakenmn let them alone.
I Half-way to Bristol the motion of the
train made tho terrier 111. He licked
Ryan's grimy hand and whined plte
ously. i "Ail right, dogguns." said Ryan, "If
you can't stand It we'll get off."
' Ryan edged his way out to the end
of the brake-beam, holding the terrier
carefully In bis arms. Then, as the
train slowed at a switch, he leaned far
down towurd the ground ami dropcd
the little anlmnl on a spot of grass. The
terrier yelped lu fear.
i "If nil right I'm coming!" cried
Ryan, and leaied.
1 His foot slipped, caught In the brake
ladder, and he pitched under the
wheels. When they picked Ryan up
his right arm waa cut oft, his left leg
crushed, and his bend a mass of bruises.
He was taken to a hospital, where ho
regained consciousness for a moment
"Has any one remembered to feed
the little dog?" lie asked. It was his
last request as bla Injuries proved
fatnl.
gam Here.
The thanks of every tired woman are
due to the gallant strap hanger who
gives her his seat In the crowded dis
trict railway carriage wheu he sees her
nuking desperate attempts to keep her
balance on her feet. But his gallantry
Is sometimes a little overdone, or It niay
'le thnt his apparent politeness covers a
hidden sense of blttermws at having to
stand when he hns paid for a seat. In
any case, tho lady who remonstrated
with the young man when he courteous
iy offered her his sent felt that his re
ply should have been left unsaid. "Pray
take it," he begged her Impressively;
"my legs are younger than yours."
London Chronicle.
The Vice rreildent's lr.
The tall. Impressive vice president is
clad when In the Senate In convention
al garments of the statesman long
I'rlnce Albert dark gray trousers, and
n plain black silk tie. This raiment
Is duplicated for at least five rows c.f
seats back nnd then comes a sprinkling
of white vests nnd colored ties.
Mr. Fairbanks always carefully dusts
his lnimneulnto cont-talls, and he never
leaves his shilling top lint in the lobby,
but brings It Into the Senate and places
It with extreme caution on the top of
his desk.
Disappointed.
"I understand your hoy was severely
hazed at college?"
"Yes," answered Former Conitossol.
"He alius was get tin' Into trouble. I
never could keep him out of It when be
wns at home."
"But nren't you ludlgnnnt?"
"No; I'm not Indignant But I'm
kind o' disappointed thnt I wasn't there
to see It" Washington Stur.
A Tilt at Ills Falllnsri.
Maude Is he one of the sort that
tips the waiter?
Belle No, he's one of the sort that
tips the Roup plate. Boston Transcript.
Did you ever eneountur n lazy man
who didn't attribute all his trials and
trlhulutlous to bud luck?
Hood's Sarsaparilia
We arc often asked, Why does Hood's Sarsaparilia
effect so many cures of cases that seem to be almost
beyond the reach of medicine?
The answer is this, that this great medicine is enabled
by the peculiarity of its formula to produce results unap.
proached by any other medicine, this peculiarity consist
ing in the balanced combination of the very best specifics
for the blood, liver, kidneys, stomach, and bowels, namely,
for the blood, Sarsaparilia, Stilling Yellow Dock; for
the liver, Mandrake, Dandelion; lor the kidneys, Uva
Ursi, Juniper Herries, Pipsissewa; for the stomach,
Gentian, W ild Cherry Hark, Hitter Orange IVcl; for the
bowels, Senna, Mandrake and Dandelion.
Sold by druggists everywhere, tlet a bottle today. -Usual
form, lUull, or ntw form, tablet, 100 1W Ouo Dollar.
A rinM tnr l.
"I have, holies," said Cholly Sappy,
"of getting u job lu Mr. Merchant's of
fice, don't ye know."
"I wouldn't tw surprised If he did
And room for you," remarked IVpprey,
"he'a very systematic."
"Aw leg purdon er why "
"Well, he believes lu providing
place for everything and everything In
IU place.' " Philadelphia Prvaa.
A coroner In England points out tht
little-known fact thnt all parsons than
over 1 3 jrmrs of age cau bi onll.nl upon
as Jurors.
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.fit ninHjii atiiiiKMv nil wiriltt tlic l(ll!l
turn of Cluirt. II. Fletcher, mid Jm.t been nmilo. uuilcr Ills)
mthoiiiiI suprrvlxloii for over HO yours. Allow no nn
o tlect'lvo J on In tills. Counterfeit. Imitation ntiil
.Ilst-ns.pMMl,, nro lut lOxpcrliiientH, iiikI fiiilnngcr tho
licnltll if Children Kxpcrknco nguliiM KxpcrliiunU
What is CASTOR. A
Cnstorlu Is a harmless substitute for Castor OH, I'nrc
Rorlc, Drops mid Nootliiiiur Hyrups. It Is I'lcitwint. It
coiituiiiH neither Opium, Morphine nor other Marcotlo
substance. Its niro lit lis frtiuritiitee. It destroy Worm
nml ullays I cvcrlshnnsM. it cure Phirrluriv mid Mind
Colic. It relieve Tectlilnir Trouble, cures Constipation
nml Flatulency. It assimilate tlm Food, regulate tho
Stomach nd ltovvcls, Kivlnir hcnlthy mid imtiirul sleep.
Tho Children' l'unuccii Tho Mother's Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
7
Bears tho
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TM CrTUH MMNN
Get What You Ask For!
THERE Is a Reason
Why tho Good People of
America buy Cascarets u
Fast as the Clock Ticks.
Every second seme one, somewhere,
la Buying a little Ten-Cenl Box of Cas
carets.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 660 times to the Minute,
60 Minutes to tha Hour, 3600 Boxes an
Hour, 36,000 Boxes a Day; of Ten Hours,
1,030,000 Boxes a Month, and then some.
Think of It 220,000 People take a
Cascaret tablet each day. Millions use
Cascarels when necessary.
The Judgment of Millloni of BrlgM
Americans Is Infallible. They have been
Buying and Taking Cascarels at thai rata
for over Six years,
It Is not an Experiment, not an Aect
Jent or Incident, but a sound, HoneM
Buslness.baaedonTlme.Trlcd.and.Tesicd
Merit, never found wanting.
There is a Reason.
Cascarets are tha Implacable foe of
All Disease Germs; tha Incomparable
cleanser, purifier and strengthener of the
entire Digestive Canal.
They Act like Exercise on the Bowel
Muscles, make them strong and active
able to Help Themselves do their work
keep themselves clean.
Cascarets are the safe-guard of Innocent
Childhood against the Dreadful Death
dealing Dangers that threaten the Lives
of the Llltle Ones.
They are Purely Vegetable, absolutely
Harmless, alwaya Reliable and Efficient,
fane's Wealth In rimli,
Tew copt who have not traveled
about the Russian empire ran Imagine
how Isnindless Is It wealth In timber.
"Wooden Russia" la the name applied
to the vast forest arena of KumIh In
Enrol, Which cover nearly B.OOO.OOO
acres, or Sil xr cent of the entire area
of the country. In Russia bouses built
of any other material than wood ar
almost unknown outside the titles and
wood constitutes the principal fuel
The forest licit culled ls "Tulgn," In
Siberia, stretches In a direct line from
tho I'ruls to the Pacific for 4.000 mile
and In nmtiy parts Is boo iiillea broad,
All this I the prosrty of the ciar.
M,Vi11w,rtMH
1. a ..... ,
SIgnaturo of
a true, faithful, loyal servant of Mankind.
Ovnr Five Millions of Dollars havs
been Spent lo make the merits of Cas
carets known, and every cent of II would
bs lost, did not sound merit claim and
hold the constant, continued friendship,
Patronage end Endorsement of well
pleased people year aflor year,
Thero Is nbo a Reason
Why thcro aro Parasites who attach
themselves to the Healthy Body of Cos
caret's success Imitators, Counterfeiters,
wuLstllulors.
They are Trade Thloves who would
rob Cascarels of tho "Cood Will" of th
people, and sneak unearned profits,
earned and paid for by Cascarels.
A Dtalumert Purpose means a Dishonest
Product and a Disregard ef l!io purchas
ers' Health or Welfare.
Beware cf tho Slick Salesman and Ms
ancient "Just as Cood" slory that com
mon sense rofutcs.
Cascarets are made only by the Sterling
Remedy Company, and the famous little
Ten Cent "Vest "Pocket" box Is her
ahown. They are never sold In bulk.
Every tablet marked "CCC."
Bo sure you get the genuine.
Br FREtt TO OUR FRIttNDSI
We want to send to our friends a beantlfql
FrmchMlwwd, GOLD-PLATED BONBON BOX.
hard-enameled In colors. It la a beauty for the
dressing table. Ten cents In stamps Is asked as a
measure of good faith and to cover cost of Cascarets,
With whlchlHls"oaInty trinket is loaded. 786
Send to-day, mentioning this paper. Address
Sterling Remedy Compaay, Chicago ar Mow York.