1

L

Mor. HUiorr 1

L«onirf»» w»» pti-forming hii exploit at Thermopylae when he was asked how he expected to hold the pass

against the Persian army.

It ' easy, he replied, unconcernedly. "By jii't pretending that 1 am the end

hog .m a street car."

A< ihii moment Leonidas (ell. Nero had just been taxed with cruelty h>: nddling while Rome burned.

That may be." he replied, with a ' Teddy's Query. man on the lla: below, "but i One brother WM Bn d si| mi i ced the cornet at a o'clock j T 3 h .°- r .f5?^??.“.“'1 i h °^:

tZ'-

Toddy Sat'look“ng^Si'em one nlgha

Apparently lost In thou^hL

This powder does away with the use ot shields. liracKtsto. s«r sent direct In 1

crir '

r tne arctic regioni

if Delia.

- \~er Heeler Sor Allen's root.Rase. f dred■rmFfWFfl £=•:

the Land

iniRglsts andBbt

a'nK'i-su,

t shoes easy. At

>e stores, S5 cent* Ae-

panesc fcatlvad of dolls. Some of tthe dolls that app sre-ne among the dwellers It of Chrysanthemums are ot

years old. and at least throe

up to festivities. Some like the Mikado and bis many of the old dolls are

surrounded by the furniture In mini-

ature In keeping

g with the same pet

u^'sssa."

his own weakhvws . ■

trlod. ared,

- . J cups are

I Oiled with anything that dolly may

, br ‘ r “ a '“ J, o,or. MU

^Hrocrastinsuon is a-word that carnw returns once more to the aanctlty oi

> jirivate life.—Beacon.

children

Tbs Intslllcsat Roi-fanls. The box-turtle ^ Is an especl

correspondent

tplng one in a large but shallow box Oiled with sand to the depth of about four Inches. The box was covered

amusing i of keeping

sclally

tells

Title piano-organ," replied | la. “I suppose It Is foolicb |

minted. Do send there’s s good fel "All right, my

Bert,

old.

why him

sre

third they

COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Of serai Trade CosSItlsu.

Let's have

isvon't been out today.", Harold reluctantly put down

jd from the plllon

tA^tfy I 1 R. G. Dnn & Go.'s "Weekly Review

are per- j of Trade” says:

, Bert; , "Fuel scarcity is still the one seriour ” „ j ndustrisl handicap. Protracted idleCome 'on Ha* ' at * ntt,r,c,,e mines increased tht r walk ' You ! ! >rcsiur b lor soft coal and coke, and

lespite new records of output, deliver ! ies are utterly inadequate owing to tht

from the pillows, j ack of motive power. This Ircighi

right," ho said, yawning. "It's : Cockade of coke trains has closed many ■j:ITb£Z!%.?.''ZT- ““ -

found his hat and | Tan * port,n * *«>>>»« on crop account his delicate little I * ive * ,Ut,e Prospect of early relief ! went out carefully j Notwithstanding the congestion, rail-

closing the door behind him, knowing i way earnings thus far reported for An-

) her resd suf- ! gust show gains of 3-1 cent, ovet

last year and 17.06 per cent, over 1900 Weather conditions have been less uni- ; •ormly favorable for agricultural prolocts. yet no severe loss' is reported Current trade is of good volume for tht ieoson, while the outlook for the ftf.urt I is bright. Buyers arc numerous in a!' . he leading markets, placing orders librrally at well sustained quotations. "Textile mills are well occupied, busiicss gradually increasing in the cotton foods division, and demands for quick lelivery emphasize the fact that stock? tre low and requirements for consump-

Foutwear shops

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Cured by Pe-ru-na of Systematic Catarrh. An Interesting tetter From - Mrs. M. K. Bousch, of; Richmond, and Her Little; Daughter. Pearl.

When ho 1

«it and kissed mother good-by he

that a bang would cause her resd suffering. Boys with nervous mothers learn to be thoughtful and unaelflsh. Uncle Bert was talking to the swarthy organ-grinder In some unknown tongue. The latter had stopped playing and stood grinning broadly. As Harold came out he took up the •handles of his organ and started west-

ward at-a lively pace.

"Come on!” said Uncle Bert, leading Harold In the same direction.

d-organ

Uncle

"Wo-re going where the hand-01 will be more welcome,” said

Bert, smiling.

As they went farther *0 the westward. the houses became shabbier and shabbier. Each avenue crossed was lined with smaller

. The horn of plenty can easily be blown

abotu* ' " ith wire netting and contained n largo 1 R ’ onc 'P ave( l . t■’"“W or OO^,. |

and growing ferns. In the-wiater the turtle was allowed to roam around the house, as 1 have seen them In school-rooms. This correspondent ,

gives an amusing account of the man- I ' ren icurr J'lng In and out amot „<■, It> th. tun], ».ut do., “ or *" 'V': "l*"”?' k .'“ 0d •t^n. »]U,s Iron, .top 10 „.p. M,h I W bre * lh - ^ U '™

, but a

Gray Hi

air

’igor kept

. “ 1 have used Ayer’s Hsi for over thirty years. It has my scalp free from dfndruff and has prevented my hair from turning gray.” — Mrs. F. A. Soule,

Billings, Mont.

There is this peculiar thing about Ayer’s Hair Vigor—it is a hair food, not a dye. Your hair does not suddenly turn black, look dead and lifeless. But graduallytheold color conies back,—all the rich, dark color it used to have. The hair stops falling, too.

fl.Makfllt. All tnzifafc-

ilrs, falling from step to step, ea time landing dd IU back. After struggle he would turn over and then

; try the next step 0T1 the ground flo

estab-

ilm»elf In a corner

: kitchen Are,

llshed hi:

9 before. Arriving

floor, he always made

ie kitchen and >

their wares—dry goods

tposed > pricei

streets were swarming

u meu, women and "children—esilally children. There were children

children HtUe, children fat

illdren

child!

irrylng In and fyet, escaping

by a *- ■'

dirty

lortably clothed for such a cold day. At the sight of the organ, they all stopped and swarmed toward 1L The

•on are pressi

he East have assurance of full operaion for two months, although there if jmer nuc h complaint of quotations in conthey icction with the sensational movement and . >f the material. Packer hides at Chiago have attained new high record niccs. and oak sole leather has ad-

pccia big s j and

ing ai .Iren l

tUe, chll

tiny, children cryen laughing, and cbll-

LATEST QUOTATIONS.

■k-down Wheat-New York No. 2. 76Kc; m were PblhuMpbla No 2, 73^a74c; Baltimor-

Boiuch, Richmond, Va.,

‘‘I had catarrh aU through mu *y»tem for two year* and could get no relief. 1 wo* advlMed to try Peruna, and 1 have taken five bottle* 0/ it ana Vim well and better now than I have been for year*. I can advise any one who ha* catarrh of any part of the body to take Peruna. Jtfy Utile girl, who i* eleven pear* old, had catarrh.

baby I contracted rstkrrh. and waa do©—eruna at the time and gave some o' 1 me, and I soon began to improve, 1 .am^noiv well and fat aa a Httfa pig. .1

jpiw

I Peruna kaa been put 'Sand atagea of acute and chronic no one year ha* put tin* remedy to

teat than the paat year.

limy and gave aome'^of If

^

Daring the many years in which has been put to teat in ail forma

Peruna i» tl

edy of the age. — . pounder of Peruna. has written a book CB

I prlr

tchen Are j indecd - he seemed very willing. This reminds me of an anecdote I b °«* n 10 *!*?-• merry tune It was‘lated bv Dr Ahhort Of . So,, “t 1 >'°. n Bhould h » ve seen t* 086 cW

Iged to -though

He

related by tortolse he \

found him still traveling In a direct i course,, and was Just In time to wit.

! and the c

' e 't H

funny scene. The steep bank ledp ditch had been Reached, e tortoise was contemplating outlook. It was too abrupt a de-

scent for ordinary crawling, and to go In search of a more easy crossing seems not to have been thought of. j At last, leaning over the edge as far os possible, tbe creature withdrew | frto his shell, and sent himself, by a

ush with his hind feet, head

1 yon

droa! Most of them began to dance There must have been a hundred, all dancing at once, and such dancing!

Some whirled

wn, c ird a

sudden put

over heels down the incline, and land-

back.

cidMital or Intentional

latter. The whole manner of the torlelse seemed to Indicate It—St.

Was this

alT I think 1

Bilious?

Dizzy? Headache? Pain hack of your eyes? It’s your

liver I Use Ayer's Pills. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black ? Use Buckingham’s Dye

ir the "companions" are figiitci od fellows, nut fighters. ; It : ■ trade tradition; Jealousies b

Til* French apprentice.

For the

-good

itlr trade tradition: Jealousies tween the workmen's corporations cult In ' Homeric" combats, bloody hatlles. It is the one bad side of an institution that is otherwise so truly

fraternal.

They start out in com)

alone, to make U

Corn-New York No. 2, 65o; lliilnielpbin No. 2. tiGaG?, 1 *; Baltimore No. 2, : Osto—New York No. 2. 53Xc; Phils- j delphia No. V, 43c; Baltimore No' 2. ! Hay—No. 1 timothy. f]9.00al9..V>; No. 2 timothy. ♦18.00al6.50: No. 3 lim-' J

otbv»16.00al7.00

Green Fro itsand Vegetable*.—Beet*. x"fes oo d«S5S.“x-r

H- f i rely Onions, New, per bushel 75u80c. !

In couples, with as much *race as Peaches, per box 35a45c. Pineapples, court ladies. buHtlort of them footed | Florida, per crate, ♦L75a2.50. String It alone, their hands on their hips. bean*, per bushel, green. 35a40c; wax. their chins In the air and their hair 35n40o Tomatoes, Potomac, per *ixfloating out behind. ! bosket carrier, fancy, 40a50c do, fair

"Isn't It fine?" said Harold. “It's to good 25a30c.

lots nicer than dancing achool.” | Potomac, per brl. No 1. A very ragged little boy stood by »1 OOal 10; do, second*, 75a85c; do. Uncle Bert. He had on a man's coat do. Eastern Shore,

• urars old, had catarrh. >a by Peruna. Before X e Peruna 1 tea* tick all

Ime, but now J am entirely red and all praise i* due Peru-

1.”—Mrs. M. K. Soutch.

began the tii

entitled, "Health and KLSil'Sitrc

s'ufzss of ,s, srs? v/’a'd >1 eased to give you bn valuable adrie*

SICK FRIENN

led about, some bobbed up |

and down, others Jerked forward and

still others merrily

ECHOLS’

crapping He was very

and p

fiotab

by $1 OOal

D ^iat cull*. bOaWc; do. .

torf dull bri -No 1, fl OOal 25.

His trou- Butter, Separator, 22a23c; Gathered hia lee* cream,21a22c: prints, 1-lb 26a26o; Roll*. Z" b *‘-z ?“• v “ - «U, ro«»!ol''So“ , ,9.^; F ”‘- U “ 1 "ze- V"

d » rk h1 '

stood

a man's coat

which had faded from black green, and hung In tatters,

sers were terribly torn and his legs

were harp, but on hi# fact wi

narrow and pinched, but bla eyes lOjfalOjfc. rere twinkling with humor. "I never Live Poultry.

it Har- ' •••'

with humor. ”1 neyer L.ive Poultry. Hen*,

anybody so thin,” thought Har- roosters, each 25aS0e; spring chiSten*, Just then the music stopped. 12al3Xc, young stag*. lldl2Xc. Duck*

e their

mpanics, rarely our of Franco.

101

thiV ft

fOcu ofd.uffi.u»fR t

■H*ll4Ce.. NuXy* N.H

KEEP YOUR SADDLE DRY! THE ORIGINAL \ SiggsSi -vw, ttABWJSTORM . CATAUXUC3 fttC BoVroknAss?,

one.

I Before coming t ! .‘heir work in their

i young apprentices go t jgeth town to t. wn. to stjidy on tin '-he masterpieces of their

; to see the best that the grilus -g^f i their ancestors has produced. It is' i the poetiq, phase, the voyage of ad- | ventures, the "knight errantry" of the

| workman.

i He earns his living en route, j fclmself In h!s profession, ‘ one master and another,

pares, studies, admires. He gathers hit bumble harvest of souvenirs and .^impressions, enjoys the full vigor of

(nis early yet

e.pcrfec

1, learns from

SOUV(

loys the full

early years, and passes 1 along the sunny highways.

Unfortunately, there la. a disagree-

"Aocie

thp

and one of the chlldn

on. Ragsey:"

"Aw. yes’

imor. ' thot mnsic

iren called:

• 13?4c, young stags, 1

_ _ - j* and up. d

1, 12J*al3c; cows and light 9Xal0)so. '

Xi ‘ X Provision* and Hog Products.—Bulk B clear rib sidsa, 12J4o; bulk shoulders. 0 lOXc; bulk bellies, 13c; bulk bam butfa.

Aw, yes! Come on, Ragsey," taltera, 1 yelled the crowd. '"Ragsey, Ragsey, Lt 0 . 1 '??*:

Ragsey!"

The face of the boy by Uncle Bert's

side never changed. Solemnly ho |- ov h .. .... . .. stepped out into the open space the ’ r° l r, L "|V“' ^ c i , nU , .

children had cleared for him on the ™ bacon -U» It w «,d mu„. IS.']

" but Han>ld had hamscanrased or unconvased, 12 lb*.

and over, llKc; refined laidtieroes, brls and50 lb cant, groos, llJxe; refined lard,

on his hips and began to dance— slow- second-hand tubs, HKc; refined lard, ly at first and then faster, shuffling on half-barrels and new tubs, 11 Jit

the ground w^th his clun

NOTRE DA ALE, INDIANA. FL'I.L ■mhm M-ns Th»ro««h Preparatory and Camnierelal 1:001a. Freo to all MoAont. who h*r» com-. rk«!a9 tb« stodlM rvqalrwl (or admlulon Into ihii Inalor or Senior Xear c* *ny ot the CuliarlMe . Kooeto t« Kant, modanu Chen* to itnSWiU ‘ V r |:'''uS“Smher^'^SiaM«^ , rl^^Sa l»t?Kdwmro'l nffiTto? 1 'heriulur^lyean. t*

Iron and Alum Water baaenred hundred* who snffered motR than yon do. If yon have any ehroalfl icb as Rheumatism.Indlgsstfaafa rouble, ete.. It fa guaranteed t# alto, and at a oo*t ot only thrM day. Bold in SO oest* and •LW *•“. « yon cannot get It from yon* iggfat or dealer, we will eend you a dofa M. ECHOLS CO., Lynchburg. Tn^ RJPAIVi To aay that I am surprised at theit action will convey bot a slight Idea of the value I set upon Rlpans Tab nles. I derived immediate benefit and to Rlpans Tabules am dee^y Indebted for feeling as I do to-day, If the people of this country knew the efficacy of Rlpans Tabules for atoffiach and Bend troubles they would be relieved from many afflictions.

.* cr7»

:lerful lightness on a new- cance all hla owti. He was so absorbed as he

went on that 1

for q Soub

thing tfa

larrrlF.

*£.**/

*erer sold la ball __ whe tries to sen Jut as good."

a pr

quarrels. The society of the "Per iblse" Is Jealous of that of “Maltr Jacques." and the -’Infants du Solomon” take part in the quarrel when-

ever possible.

Two companies meet on the road. The two leaders—the "master com panlobs.”—stop at 20 pa'-es from each,

other.

"Halt!" aayt one. "Halt!" cries the other. "What trade?" "Carpenter. And your "Stone cutter. Companion?"

evidently a dam

never heard it before.

hands

- slow- 1

shuffling on half-barrel with hla clumsy shoes; |

then bounding Into the air with a • Live Stock, strange cry, he started off with won- j Chicago, Cattle,.Mostly 10aI5Hower.

■■ good to prime steer* $8 0t)a8 75; medium ♦4 25a7 25; etocker* nnd feeder* |2 50

., $1 50s5 50; beifora $2 25a •-fed steer* $3 00o5 00. Hog*, even of the strangers, knowing only his own f«

he must go on as long a_ _ . . - conUnued. whether* »S50n4«>; Western sheep

The children at first had enctmr •2 50a35Q.

aged (ri 01 by clapping, beating time j East Liberty, Cattle steady; cboico with their feet, and twin cries of "Go & T5a8 00; prime $7 15a7 20. Hog*, it, Ragsey! Keep her up. Ragsey!" prime heavy *7 15a7 20, mediums $7 &; and the like. Now all were silent, 1 '® r R 0l » ♦7 30*7 35. Sheep iteedy, fascinated by the dancer. “i com"By Jove," whispered Uncle Bert, ! ®°«> <1««00; ehoica lamb

“that boy's aa artist L"

Suddenly the music came to a stop, :

HBid-,r" ‘ k *‘* ' *

handl

forgot the street and j *5 25; 001 He was unconscious ! 5 00; Tex

ingers, oven 1 long ;

mb* ♦o 75a6 00.

LABOR AND INDUSTRY

ddenly the music came to a stop,

the organ-grinder took ufk his > O'er io.ocxj white'famera lies and trundled Ms Instrument cd ^ NataL South Africa.

8lt**tl**i geesrto

Massey

* ■ WHW.. __

tons

r

ipni

•2"

j "Your society—country?"

And according to the reply they drank from the same gourd or—flghu | The melee become* general. They fight—fist and stick—unUl the road la littered with those who are wounded —sometimes even to deal*.—(Andre

: oaatalgw. la Harperh.

fatal, 5

are 36,000 unemployed in the

Matanzas, Cuba.

m the aqueduct at Croton. ieen granted a io-h6ur day. t Holyoke. Mast., avoided miting with the Protective

These Ragsey picked The strike at the New Haven (Cone.> > a ‘ l ’ B *« Iron and Steel Cnmnan* hm* been ^e^

What a horrible noise that hand-or-U making!" sighed poor lira. Wtf-

wa har hook la diagusL re sot rtruog sad the

*

|k . and gatot (or (he

"h fas t a very Bfatd. anapathetli

X cSitiSr •kw (-> w^ -? rm,r ■>.

away, through what appeared to be a

ml pmniea bad been thrown from j Laborer* at Holyoke. Man., avoided

*un‘lS* ^ , “ itin, wi,to ,ht PrwfC,,Vf

ing the i ~ ~ —

up and hi

the Utter forced hi* way through t throng grinning broadly and patting

tho boy on the hand

“That la where they like hahd-cr- ■ gnns.” said Uncle Bert after a long silence. aa he and Harold walked kom*-

fard.—New York Mail and Express. « «« «wp«>yo.cni oi a

- onion laborer.

-1 _ /- Union misers at Lafayette. Cai. kavi | ' _ , " ' . ' was their unkv. the noe-uuion .tier :

- dy viaitor. - cotmaniiag «o join- the onion.

4st a< the A nwvrmeot is ca KnU to e»uWi»h i y*. cV the patient —wse^ . S— Ffharisso, (ChL,X yjmharm.

1" ax Iron and Steel Company ha> b S. the ! ,lfd The company will reini

: the atriker*.

Ogden. Utah, labor onions are tne- 1 ; :e»»!ully agitating a Friday .haU-holi<fa> |

Sleep for Bkin-tortured Babies and rest for tired, fretted Mothers in warm baths with Cuncura Soap, and gentle anointings with Cuticura Ointment, purest of emollients and greatest of skin cures, to be followed in severe cases by mild doses of Outioura Resolvent Pills. This is the purest, sweetest, most speedy, permanent, and economical of treatments for torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and pimply skin and scalp humours, with loss of hair, of infante and children, as wall asadults. MILLIONS OF MOTHERS I— *B — —~ - - w—nil _ comm nunmu rat itbt i