r

A coroner's jury in Ireland del 4ie following verdict on the i .'rath ol a merchant who h

tailed in business:

vered [ idden :cntly !

ihe jury, find from the new Matement that the deceased me to his death from heart failure, perinduced by business failure, which is caused by speculation failure, which is the result of failure to see far

ough ahead."

Cb*»|»d

Church—You know keeps the restaurant?

—■

its 1

r typewnter.

,ith that good-

“■a'h V write and get the price of frogs legs, md she addrpsed the letter to the Hop

BO ItEbt* are loi Then, ob, dear au !

‘“KK~

1 bane my elolb** wltb nleeat eat As 1 - tw been told, upon a chair.

VS.T.

It, then. 1 move to face the dpor Amt roE lie. rumpiad on tbe ftnor.

Wladesa's Age. ••John." she said. "I don't know what to do." "What's the matter?" he asked. “Why, Mrs. Brown said toyday at I'd reached the age of wisdom, and I don't know whether to thank her or sav something spiteful about her. That’s an awfully uncertain age. you know, but it's nice to be considered

2&i A bear/

When Bruno growls, tbongh no

“■-Ih^rir,

When I’m a man. how A baar that disappearWhile |«i|i<leniig Uoep

‘“Sid.

"Shop talk.”

[.•o deprecate, ii

| yf the best s

it is the fashion 1 responsible for some

cdotcs which get imo

which were interof insurance men '-ties of their call- j

.tiled to attack man

If twice his alee, all small and helpless

thing* seemed to know Instinctively . that he would protect them. . | Here arc 1 A cai which always was known as b >' * bn

-Bob's Friend thereafter, strayed on I ‘"•PP 10 * *‘ w « 0 ' tDtu j the place when she was bui a timid j f' „ ie of . , firc i n ,„ rlnc * c |

right up to ! ,g cn t came an ancient spinster who |

where the big dog lay. He bent over ’ mned a little bouse just on the out-

tkirts of the town.

"1 want to insure my house.” »^id ihe. * "Where it the house, madam? and its large a policy do yon want to take

little kitten. She walked

big dog

and licked her fact and proceeded

From hla puppy

stfctutrd himself the

men and children.

rktaan on i fond, fn

the mother was getting out- The cried, and Bob sprang at his friend

with a "growl and tat

g go

fad him

by the leg, •other took

r sbul! I flirtit •• With >lgul'/

Mrs Bitck—Dev ain't nufl ' h -" h ,„ out lookin job^ hi doaa liave

the child and restored peace. Bob * mlKtrea* lived in a lonely little cottage near a wood, and to protect her the dog lay on a mat Inside the’ bedroom door. No matter how much barking might be going on in the neighborhood, bowevdr late his rals-

*lcpt. listres

doors lx fore barking his say. Sametime*. when the barking became frantic and Bob could with dlffleuKy restrain himself, be would shut his nouth tight and "wooP under his

breath.

.c. _____ With all his virtces Bob had one exhibition last sum- disreputable trick. He loved to run

Ing tales about a mechanical contrlv- ( ance in the form of a man. Such a j machine—"Hercules, the 1’ron Man'

; was actually

»U. H

ires* slept. Bob Invariably waited ...i Iresa rose and let him out of

CHANGEJF LIFE. ' Some SenciUe Advice to 1 men by *r». E. Seller. "Deab Mas. PiaaaAM: —When X passed through what U known as • change of life,’ I had two year*' Buffering.—sudden heat, and as quick | chills would pass over mt; my appetite waa variable and I never could tell for

Mlt?"

"Well. now. I want to know «.ome hing* first. If I insure it for $900 and >*y my pretrium.^and it burns down, do Jsl ! Naturally the agent adaiitted that if }* t looked like a case ol arson the com-S'-rW,, ownef, ndignantly, "I told John there was lomc son of catch about this insurance j lusiness!" and therewith departed unin- | It was in New York City that the ! icroinc of the other story found that ire insurance was no: all she hoped | or. The policy on her house—a big 1 »ne. for it was a fine edifice in the

•f the city—1

ura. K. SAIUCR.

PrMidaat nermaa It* He I Asw

U* A ng»I*». Cal.

Augtl**. t

s day at a time bow 1 would feel tbs ! Btr 1 »oi

neat dav. Five bottW of LydU E.

Pinkham’s Vegetable Coin pound ^

changed all that, my days became days of health, dad I have enjoyed every day

j jest part of the city—was b

ter by her agent,

j “You had better give me a

w * i '

"Oh. how tire

brought check for

went,Clcelua »rkw,aUwl- ' J" m °* ,br

: er tells of one of the walks he took. |

•••Yes: she's seaside cngagcraeql

seland park,aad The L me of the walks he t

, Hercules in eight feet high: and. wl the oil Ore inside him Is lighted 1 steam is generated, he walks about, j

Black Hair

" 1 have used you for five years and pleased with it.

, It certain, stores the original color to gray hair. Itkecpsmyheirsoft.”—.Mrs. Helen Kilkenny,New Portland, Me.

S,

Ayer’s Hair Vigor has been restoring color to gray hair .or fifty years, and it never fails to do

this work, either.

You can rely upon it for stopping your hair from falling, for keeping your scalp clean, and for

making your hair

tl-W a Ml

r grow.

you * bottle. Beraraiud rive the m of your M*rmt espreM office. Addr. J. C. AVER CO., Lowell.Mi

ing cattle.

One day. when fils mistress started for the village. Bob stopped at a neighbor's and Invited an old dog to ac-

pusbing a sort of Iron-wheeled cart, j company him. Bob enticed poor Old He w ears a tall hat and a hideous j Jack into every pasture lot. and taught mfts exhaust steam through . him how to jump up and bark at tbe

poor beasts. Jack was an apt pupil, ip- | and fb spite of the efforts of Bob's In 1 mistress, the two dogs soon had terrorized cattle Bying about in all di-

rect Iona.

' grin, and puff

bis nostrils.

Late one night some of the cam:

ers at the |iark lighted

. Hercules alter the resort was closed and the owner of the figure bad gone away. The valve had been left when the fire was put out; and. steam was grncrated again, the man began to walk about the park. No ! one knew how to step him, and he walked ail over the park, through the ' shallow lake, over the tents of the campers and the side-show tents.

Sleepers In his path

icned

exact amount

"Oh. how tiresome." cried tbe prop'rty owner. “I’m in such a hurry, and besides my bank account is a liltlc low. Tell the company to let it stand and deJuct it from Aha! they owe me when the. house burns dowm.’*

it.™ 1

: a larg

Pat was sauntering 'around the Erie lasin looking for work. Noticii

repeated)! id. Each

way. j up between Jack a:

for It was impossible to control the , bowled his dog friend

awaken*

to get them out of the

Bob's mistress was overtaken on the road by a friend with a horse and buggy, and Bob rushed up to pay bis respects to- both horse and driver,

whom he knew. Poor old Jack did not j "Very well, know them, however, and. having been j "What's iht warmed up to the sport of annoying j P a rdun.

<attle. he repeatedly jumped for the | horse's head. Each time Bob j

_ for work. Noticing a

rang of men loading a large steamer ilong^de. he walked up to the forci "D'yez want any more hands.Cap'n?” There were a few men carryinffianvils singly from the quay along a plank on r c,,,, mrf.r inj q “"Shore." repltedPai. with a smile of j a man who had an easy job on.

-now six year*,

e hare used considerable of your

d in our charitable

irjrr*.. si .iw.s* ir::rw. KMtjm

"t&grHaSg

Csstios 1

SMoet If tnSTur. rztra. rJZrTal ■ l»f/tn, W. L DOUGLAS. BROCKTON. MASS.

a* we find mother to Health self and ' such tbe

Lot/

tbe£

cat upon her. If chanty than to ive my hearty .have proven

Bering wox mu 8l. CtyataMU*-

E. SatLXa. TOO* niU

So other person can give such helpful advice to worfien who are sick os can Mrs. Plnkham, for no otter has had such great experience—her ad drees is Lynn, Masa, and her advice free—if you ore sick write her—you are

tooltlh if yon don't.

"Piece work—2 t

between Jack and the horse

r, plainly

steam man s movements. Inequaliifcs ’ forming him that a horse which be1 in the ground, tree*, and other ob- ( longed to a friend of his mistress was

structlons turned him aside but did { not to be molested,

not stop him. He terrorized the park j Ha kept looking back at his mistress

for an hour. but. like many a human ; In the most shamefaced, being, came to grief at the bar. He ] manner, as if apologizing inarched up to k and knocked it over. [ friend’s conduct.

Hercules fell

1 sharp line be-

Headache ? Appetite poor? Bowels constipated? It’s your liver! Ayer’s Pills are liver pills. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black? Use Buckingham’s Dye SB cl* •* druuuti c. R P. H.M a c« . Nukua. N. H

•r. | iricnaa cunuuou .

I with the bar. and alight- | Bob always drew a

cd on his head on the other side. He | tween his friends Vnd his' foes.—San

. stood there on his head, kicking bis Franciseo Chronicle.

! feet in the air, until his steam went

down. ___ Flva Black feta.

A Whit* Robin.

A few days ago Little Boy came running Into the house, calling Sp-

ue qulckl

t ccnl« tor

”"T I you carry on to the *hip."

open ] p at i ns t au .iy stripped, seized an an- !

i vil. and carried it with ea*e across the ! plank and on to tjie ship. With the 1 view of doubling his pay. he picked up

1 a couple the next journey, and was I

j walking along the sylvan path when the j plank broke and down went Pat into j tbe water with both anvils—one in each

h. nd.

Nothing was seen but a bubble-for a

while.

Presently Tat appeared on the snrface of the water for the first time and yelled out: "Hello, there! Chuck me rope. >r begorra Oill dhn blanker,- things!'

[YOU'LL BE SOBRYI WHEN IT R/ IF YOU DONT THE vM&ff'S. tOWOtfr

ingdoi >r ibi

Itedly: ' l looks 1 It flic*."

think no one can guess w Itjr where he keeps them.

Now UitU; Boy has very sharp eyes. • they were black; and these name eyes are always finding ! suppose he’ found

out something new and wonderful • you think he brought them

In ’ Thlt

about the

bing 1 birds a

it they a I told y

> you w do

down a 1 thaise

“I ha e a

everything.”

"Oh. I wouldn't mind that

only be induced to refrain ii

to tell i*. to everybody.

if he couldi

rain from trying

An 1

Merrill'* Foot l owdrr.

-white care tor all loot tronblar. —d Id stop all odor and * *—

LIBBY Luncheons ’ - *T. MclHlB S IMr. OMcaga 9

and squirrels living In : This much 1 will tell you—he found I f-raplration. Brings red, burning.»martlng

t>. plnCT ibu , ]n,i,r ,hput our ton,. It ,„ ,i,„ h , w.lkl,, win hi.

So. when grandmamma heard him i father and mother. No. indeed, they Thta powderdoe* away with theu»e of dreos j calling, she put down her sewing 1m- | are not wild beasts, tor he caught | shields. Druggist*, or sent direct in handmediately, and went outdoors with I ,hcm In the grass and brought them v, hlra - j home In a sugar plum box! The little ] - "It's on the tennis-court, catchin' boy thinks they are very contented. | In tke Rennan empire, exeluairr of Ba worms," said Little Boy. hurrying her I for they often make a pleasant, cheer- varia and Wurtemberg. there are 3303 longalong. • There, see? ' j f u j sound, when, be says, they are “ex- j d '* , * nee lelephoo* rt * t ' ont ' Sure enough! Running back and , tremely happy." ! rin»pennan«atiyeared.Noflu<»n*rron»-

; hen.

Little Boy laid a Anger on his lips, i and carefully, quietly crept nearer to ; the strange little creature. Grandmamma dfd the same. Now they conld. see that the bird

black

j they made this pleasant sound, and j Pr.B.H.Kmm.Ltd., mArckfit-rhlU..F*.

! then told me he had watched them

rub their wings together and that j readily?h»p mny otlwr fabric. made their song. So you see they “

have wings and yet are so omall that

bottle and ti — • «*&..)

take dye* morr

had a bl

: cap *nd a red breast like j

robin, but the rest of Us plumage | together,

is white. It had

way. tal the lawi

apture of gn

ing abort, quick runs over , stopping now and then to c

earth-worm. Catching sigh: of grand- ' mamma and Little Boy. it flew to a nearby tree, uttering a. robin's sharp

note of alarm.

"It must be p robbin.” said grandmamma. And so It was,—a robin

| freak.

Since then we have watched It every Poor little freak. He has rather

le freal

ard time, for his robin relative) t at all kind to him. They «

vavm / I have been using lUpana Tabtilea

9t nearl

great

wings ann yet are so amau tnat | j^p^rt PaT 0 ! of them live happily In a sugar j beetandonlyi box, are black, and make a [ sold- PrnggU

at noise by rubbing their wings

know what they

cure forcatarrb they ever

eH it. 75c.

yon

are? Of course, they must have some- !

thing to eat and drink, and of course, ! tMthmg.soRcntb*gums, reduce*Ini If you care about them at all. you \ »>««i t *Hay* pain .cure* wind coUe.-asc. abottu

vould like to know what tiiey eat and ' ilmlil

what they drink. It Is not bread and 1 butter, nor meat and potatoes which they eat. neither Is U milk that

bi

ibrary at Wert Point Military Acad

a taint 45,000 volume*.

ir^Is U

b morning

gras* is wet with dew the gathers a handful of it and then

drink. 1

they

while the little boy

his

Ptao'i Cur*<or Consumption Is an tntaUible

for coughs and colds.—N. W.

— - jfSC.

'2? L _ Samvel,Ocean Orore.K. J., P«*.II.< A railroad engine may be rooghly said i be equal in strength to 900 hones.

i that they ought to have •lae, however, and one day

He thinks t something «

he carried from the dinner table a

benefit from them. 1 had

suffered with stomach trouble nnd J dtsuneLS when going to bed at night. Seeing that tbe Ripass TateDies relieved me. I continued the nie of them to the present time, and mygstouiarh is nW la good cocdl- I tloo and tbe dlaslness has left me. :

The fWeCaat packet w caocgh i*v sa •rduury Maaiaa. TU family bottW.

. drive

him away whenever he comes any- | where near them, and seem to think . he has no right to the worms on the

lawi

At first Little Boy wanted to inter- . fere with these unfair quarrels. I Papa told him that It would do more harm than good; for it would frighten I tbe white robin as much as tht others. But we are all for the little outcast, and we admire his plurklnes and dignity. He never picks a quarrel, but. j

d on, a

- table. 06 you want

Then ( to kaonr what . ... y are? They are five

to • I protty little black crickets.

lr , ,..r ,*t d.rl..^ j ***' ,0 C"* , rt « ha m

| heartened unless outn

put fn the

box one of them climbed on It and began to cat, and they seemed to like U very much. The idea of climbing on a piece of sweet potato! Another day he gave them some Bartlett pears, and that also was good for Nhem. Th are about an inch long, and jump '< of the box if the lid Is left off; t

be Ale* off with

tree-top. leaving hla greedy relative*

a of the worm

W# hope that some day he will cononer and perhaps persuade the other robins to take him Into their community.—Christian Register.

d you rather have, a box I sugar plum* or crickets?—W

with

fngtos Star.

Venice is recovering lia gravity. The bands, which had ceased playing la the square of St. Mark's ateee the fall of the Cat —

:-rs crajs: zzz,

ST. JACOBS OIL POSITIVELY CURES RbeonutUsm ' Netmlfia RarfcaAe Headache Feetacbe AS Bodilr Aches AND CONQUERS PAIN.

ODLBD CLaoransG KEEP YOU DRY MADE P^WETWORA

rjON’T ^ — WITH - Your Health. LehoU’ Piedmont Coccaalrsled Iron and Alom Water wiii restore you to health, it you auher with auy form of Chronic Dtaeaiw. Ore hundred and Cfiy Virginia pbyaletans UjUi end-jraesnd prescribe K. Put up In 50 cents and 91 bottles. I: coats Billy throe cents a day to use It. aa a :oatpooufnl is a dose. Gn; your dealer lo order It for you. J- M. ECHOLS CO., LYNCHKURO, VA. a ^Situations Secarei! I tew IS? Heestoe. lex Colam*.. r« BicVetenC Vs- Bine-oshse.. SlL IseVssm.Ut. Ft* t: mmmm

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