HOSPITAL SECRETS,DRESS FOR THE BOUDOIR.

WHEN YOV GO TO THE WORLD'S FAIRi WHEN THE WIND BLOWS.Ocean Springs ProgressPPqUgHKI) WMKLT.

OCEAN 8PRINUS. i MISSISSIPPL

A Nurse Says: " Pe-ru-- is aTonio of Efficiency."

Suggestions TheU Should Be Helpful to the Strongerin St. Louto--No Trouble When You Get Your Bear-ings-T- he

Greatest of World's Expositions.

Simple and Dainty Costume for In-

door Wear Pretty Sacques,Ximonas, Etc.

The simple Japanese klmona la In

greater favor than ever for negligewear, because of Its ease and grace and

the quickness with which it can be ar-

ranged or discarded. Many beautiful

PEACE OT SPBINO.

"Confound the luck!" "Just missed it!" "Wouldn't that Jar you!"

and quite oriental designs in couon

crepes are shown in the shops for thitpurpose, reports the Washington Star.These can be made up quickly and in- -

exnensivelv. or. if desired, fashionedout of dainty silks. The boudoir maidwho affects kimonas usually wears tht

It will be worth all the self-deni- al

that one may practice for several yearslo Eee the World's Fair of 1904 at St.Louis. Money saved, earned or bor-

rowed cannot be better spent than in

getting acquainted with the world'sprogress as revealed at this latest andgreatest of expositions. All of us can-

not travel around the world to takenote of what the nations are doing,but the nations from all around theworld desire us to know and have senttheir best works to St. Louis to be

placed on display.Therefore, by all means or any

heelless toilet slipper made out of a

niece of the fabric in her klmona.

snch outrageous things about yon. IsIt a habit of yours to whistle up yourdog and stalk from the room in themidst of all the proposals?"

"It's because they make such a blun-der of it," said Polly. "I know how itshould be done."

"You're not so pretty," said Pearson,disapprovingly.

"No!" plaintively."You're little, and you're brown.""Yes," more plaintively."Then, why why" Irritably "does

everything In man's shape go down be-

fore you?""I don't know; but" sorrowfully

"they do. I I" she sighed heavily"fell the bearded mc at a breath, ardthe youths that grow between. Butperhaps you aren't famiilar with Long-fellow?" Polly was gone, and her low,mocking laughter drifted back toPearson.

In the deep midnight stillness Pear-son sat by his window to hear a voteso remote and sweet as a wind-blow- u

bell singing, siren-lik- e, the words com-

ing faintly: "And I looked at my sweetlittle Polly till I looked my heartaway." He half smiled, half sighed. Thelittle Polly had no heart.

The morning wind fluttered his win-dow blinds, and straight to his bed-

side, borne on the joyously dancingcurtains that streamed out like abride's veil, came Polly's voice, lilting,sweet: "And If ever yon missed thesunshine," she sang, "you'd find it inPolly's hair."

Some little time later Pearson randown the stairs and entered the diningroom with a schoolboy swagger. He was

"Be maketh me to He down In greenpastures; he leadelh me beside the stillwaters." Psalm 23, I.The quiet of the pasture lands'

There all the erase Is green and sweet.And, whlsperless, It understands

The gentle pressure of our feet;There dandelions thickly spread

In wondrous arabesques of gold.As though the stars from overhead

Upyi earth's bosom had been rolled.

The'vlolete laugh at the skyAn echo of the dreaming blue;

The voiceless breezes wander byTo thread the blossom paths anew;

The early btes In search of sweetiSeem all in the air,

Each wing is noiseless In Its beatsAs through the soundless day they fart.

The wild rose In Its cloister nookIs shielding yet Its summer blush;

The trees beside the lazy brookSway softly In the morning's hush:

The scattered etouds of white go byLike d sail far out at sea

The argosies that Journey highTo whatsoe'er their haven be.

The quiet of (he pasture lands!Where newborn flower, leaf, and vine

Seem to be spring's cup bearing handsThat offer us her amber wine;

Where filmy veils of mist uprollOn sights that halt and hold us long-Th- ere,

in a chord that thrills the soul,The very silence sings a song!W. D. N.. in Chicago Dally Tribune.

"Now I have it!"

MRS. KATE TAYLOR.

Mrs. Kate Taylor, a graduatednurse of prominence, gives her ex-

perience with Peruna In an openletter. Her position In society andprofessional standing combine to

give special prominence to her

Hurroo. !""And I'll keep it!"

tyle of an old Roman house standiupon lower ground directly southwestfrom the larger building. The outdoordisplay of ordnance is not the least In-

teresting of the government exhibits.The Palace of Art at the World's Fair

contains 135 galleries. Each galleryis a large room, lighted from aboveand filled with, the choicest works.All countries of the world in which arthas made noteworthy. progress are rep-

resented. The group of buildingswhich house this magnificent displayrepresents an expenditure of more than$1,000,000. The group is situated uponhigh ground south of Festival bfillThe Festival hall Is the center piece of

a rich architectural work crowning thehill which rises above the Grand Basinand upon whose slopes are the Cascadesand gardens. Here another milliondollars has been expended to producea decoration that will distinguish thisexposition from all others.

In a short article such as this onecan only refer to such great features asthe Philippine exhibit, covering 40

acres and containing more than 1,000

natives from those far-o- ff Pacific is-

lands; the United States governmentIndian exhibit, covering many acresand occupying a large building; the ex-

hibit of the United States bureau of

plant Industry, consisting of an out-

door map of the United States, cover-

ing four acres; the great athletic field

where the Olympian games of 1904 willbe held; the Aerial concourse wherethe airship and balloon contests, hav-

ing prizes aggregating $200,000. will takeplace; the anthropology exhibit; the40 or more state buildings; the outdoorexhibits of the departments of agri-culture and horticulture, coveringmany acres; the Palace of Horticulture,

A RUDE RUSSIAN OFFICER. PRIVILEGES FOR A YACHT.

How Registry Is Secured Name CanThought He Could Bide Bough-Sho- d

Over American Soldiers, ButFailed.

The short klmona is also much fa-

vored, and is usually made of cottonor Bilk crepes or of handkerchiefs. Red

and blue bandanas and white handker-chiefs with colored borders are favor-

ite for this neglige. More fullness li

required for the klmona than the comb-

ing jacket.The strictly Grecian costume ol

white, made to fall very full In gath-

ers, with cord and tassel arrangemenlat the neck or waist, Is another st.yltwhich finds high favor. .Sometimes the

material is draped to fall from the leftshoulder or from both In soft foldsheld by a knot or buckle. China andIndia silks, crepe de chines and cottoncrepes are desirable for-suc- robes.

For the thoroughly modern boudolimaid a bewildering display of materi-

als is offered white and delicately tint-

ed chiffons, mousselines. gauzes' and

point d'esprits. A liberty silk robe ilshown In opal shades, with an opales-cent sequin girdle to secure It at thwaist line.

Dressing gowns of the colonial stylare picturesque and becoming. In ad-

dition to their merit of eaEe and com-

fort.Ruffled and plaited ruchlngs have In.

vaded the realm of the boudoir gownA red crepe de chln has angel sleeveE

of accordion plaited chiffon, edged withred niching. The yoke is made entirely of the ruching, wnich has a tiny sillcord edge.

not Be Changed Without Spe-

cial Permission.

means, see the World's Fair. It meanseverything to your future growth ofmind, to your present pleasure and life-

long satisfaction. Who that saw theCentennial exposition or the Colum-

bian exposition that does not revert toit with recollections of keen pleasure?

Within the two square miles of theLouisiana Purchase exposition at St.Louis there is more to be seen thanever was brought together in ten timesthe space before. It is a great collec-

tion of expositions massed into one. Itis nearly twice as large as the Colum-

bian exposition at Chicago, nearly tentimes larger than theexposition at Buffalo. Every exhibitpalace offers the equivalent of a splen-

did exposition, each covering many-acre-s

of space.The largest of these Is the Palace of

Agriculture, with its 23 acres underroof and filled to the doors with themost wonderful agricultural collectionever assembled upon any occasion.The important states and nations ofthe World are all here alongside greatnumbers of individual exhibitors. Fivegreat staples have been chosen for ex-

traordinary display. Corn, cotton,

The laws governing pleasure yachtsare to landsmen comparatively llftleknown. These vessels enjoy many ex

not old; t no man was old when Pollysang for'him like that.

That night, when Pearson puffedsmoke-ring- s on the side porch and

emptions which cost cross sea and foreign ships dearly, says the New York

27ze Intrusionof PollyBy SARA LINDSAY COLEMAN

Tribune.

Capt. Charles H. Martin, of the Four-teenth infantry, relates the following,says the Chicago Daily News. "On thereturn march from Peking, and whileapproaching Hohslwoo, the column ofthe Fourteenth United States infantryone evening was overtaken by a Rus-

sian officer of high rank in his three-hors- e

buckboard, driven by his order-ly. At the time the rear battalion ofthe regiment, temporarily commandedby myself, was entering a defile, bor-

dered on each side by low, swampyground, the road just being wide

If a pleasure yacht is built withinthe United States and belongs whollyto citizens thereof she may be regis

(Copyright, HM, T Dally Storjr Pub. Co.)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, 427 Monroeas I have observed Peruna

is the finest touiu any man or womancan use who is weak from the aftereffects of any serious illness.

"I have seen it used in a number ol

convalescent cases, unci huve seen sev-

eral other tonics used, but I found thatthose whoused Peruna had thequickebtrelief.

'Peruna seems to restore vitality.Increase bodily vigor and renew healthand strength in a wonderfully shoetime.' MRS. KATB TAYLOR.

In view of the great multitude of

women suffering- from some form of fe-

male disease and yet unable to find anycure, Dr. Hartman, the renowned spe-

cialist on female catarrhal diseases, hasannounced Ms willingness to direct thetreatment of us many cases as makeapplication to him during the summermonths, without charge. Address ThePeruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.

FIXING PRICE OF POETRY.

tered by the collector of the port in thecollection district nearest which theowner usually resides. The owner

3 Pearson sat on the little porcnand sent circles of blue smoke into

swears to the name, burden and buildtie soft night, snatches of gay talk, ofing place of the vessel, his own home,that he Is a citizen and that no foreigner owns an interest In his vessel.

Many pretty and practical things arIn return for certificates of the car-

penter and of measurer the owner receives a certificate of registry, whichshows her build, number of decks,spars, tonnage, measurements, etcThese certificates are sent on to Wash

enough to accommodate the column. I

suddenly heard a loud shout: 'Watchout, captain! Watch out!' but, beforeI could even turn my head, I found myhorse on his knees, with the Russian'shorses on top of us. After extricatingourselves, I found that the Russian,seeing the narrow road before him, andnot proposing to be delayed by ourcolumn, had deliberately plunged intous, regardless of consequences.

"The temporary check which he hadreceived by my being in the way seemedto Infuriate the officer, and with violentgesticulations he ordered his orderly todrive on. Two enlisted men nearestus held his horses' heads. This was too

looked across the barbed wire at Pollyand her followers, who were very,very gay, he felt like an aged Perl lis-

tening at heaven's side entrance.Pearson had closed the door to his

heart and rolled a big stone against it,telling himself he was done with wom-

ankind forever, as far back as Polly 'Ipinafore days.

Polly came to the barbed wire some-

times, but she made no attempt to leapover it. Always she was very, verygay, and after her going Pearson count-ed up his birthdays, ran his fingersthrough the hair turning gray on histemples, and called liimself an old, oldfool.

The twilight hour that Polly leanedover the wire to pin a rose that hadburned in the coils of her golden hairon Pearson's coat she sang sometningtender and foolish about the rose beingher heart.

"Your heart." Pearson chided; "It'sasleep, little child."

"It'3 his heart that sleeps," saidPolly. "The little white guest cham-ber that is mine has its door ajar, buthe won't come in, ever."

Afterwards he crept up to his roomto drop his arms on his desk and hishead on his arms and sat there whilenight gathered deep and deeper intothe room.

Pearson stumbled down the stairs,

ington, the ship is numbered, andthereupon her registry, enrollment andlicense are complete.

The Only Way of Deciding What thaReal Article for Magazine

Use Is.

shown in dressing sacks in Chinasilk3 and laces. A typical one wa(made of blue satin ribbon and inser-

tion, with little plaited,pieces of silk Inserted at intervals be-

low the waist. This feature also made

a full, graceful collar and sleeves.Pongee sacks with heavy lace collarf

of Irish crochet make serviceable gar-

ments. The honeycomb effect is 8

pleasing feature of the newest pongeeboudoir sacks. It gives graceful foldsand is varied by little touches of bead-

ing and tinsel.

WAS A MODERN SHERLOCK.

Doctors Diagnosed Woman's Case So

Minutely She Took Frightand Fled.

laughter and of muBlc came to himPolly was at the old home once more.The little Polly who used to springacross the barbed wire fence that di-

vided them and drop on the top slepof the side porch, breathless; the littleaudacious Polly who plucked her shortskirt full of his violets without evena by your leave, and climbed his cher-

ry trees to toss his own cherries downto him.

Polly had wintered at a fashionableschool in New York, had summeredabroad and, crossing again, had madeher smiling entrance into a world thatseemed vastly interested in her. Itchronicled her horseback rides asevents, her at smartgatherings as epochs, and her dinner-danc- e

was put down as history. Now,for a few weeks of what Polly calledquiet, she had come back to the old

place to break into the tranquility ofPearson's after supper cigar. Therewere other porches where a man mi pinhave smoked in peace, but at 40 one'shabits are well nigh unchangeable.

A little white clad figure camethrough the odorous darkness and

The name of every documented ves-sel of the United States must bemarked upon each bow atyl upon thestern, and the home port shall also bemarked upon the stern. The law de-

scribes the required size and color ofthese letters and penalizes their omisslon as carefully as do the ordinancesconcerning automobiles passed by village selectmen.

If an owner should, through Ignorance and without proper notifica

much. Taking the lines from his now

helpless, bewildered driver, he forcedhis horses forward, but before he hadcompletely gotten them away from themen holding them I had ordered fourmore men to assist in stopping him, andto keep him where he was until therear of the column had passed. Inspite of such a show of force, he per-

sisted In violently urging his horsesforward, and was only stopped by beingknocked to the ground by the butt of

tion to the secretary of the treasurychange the name of his yacht he isliable to lose her through forfeiture.

Pleasure yachts may obtain licensesthat echoed to his footsteps, the empty,lonely stairway over which no worn-

The great magazine editor was wrappedin thought and cigar smoke. To him camson assistant editor with a poem, relatesthe Chicago Post.

"This seems to have pnsaed the usualtest," said the assistant.

"Have 1 read it?" asked the editor."Yes.""Was I able to make anything of it?""No.""Then accept it, of course.""But how much shall we nay for it?"The great editor increased the cloud of

thought and cigar smoke."Have you read it?" he asked, at last,"es.""Were you able to make anything out

of it?""Xo.""Looks as if it might be pretty valuable,

doesn't it? How many of our manuscriptreaders huve tackled it?"

"Six.""Could any of them make out what the

poet was driving at?""Well, Robinson thought he got a glim- -

meriug idea of the underlying meaning.""That takes $10 off the price." said the

editor. ".lust figure it up according to theusual method ?10 added for everj manwho couldn't understand it and $10 ucduct-e-

for every man who could. Yvc've got lopay good prices for good poetrv, andthere is only one Way lo decide what 1msreal magazine merit.'

leaned on the barbed wire, a littlewhich permit them to run from port toport of the United States without en-

tering or clearing at custom houses.PALACE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND MINES, WITH THE UNITED STATES GOV-

ERNMENT BUILDING IN DISTANCE.plaintive voice called "Hello" softlan s sou draperies ever uaiieu, uuii

('.put on the porch, there to find Polly ouIf ' ifhe Ion sten.Pearson took refuge in silence

had been (he little girl with whom hesugar, rice and tobacco are here arrayed as they have never been beforeand undreamed possibilities are re-

vealed to inquiring minds. Such a dairydisplay was never attempted and sucha collection of farm machinery andtools was never placed on exhibition.

The grave physician (this method ol

speaking of physicians is significant ol

results, rather than of demeanor) care-

fully examined his patient, relates the

Baltimore American.She had just called in at his office and

said she was ailing In so many waysthat she was mystified.

After having noted that she was In-

deed grievously afflicted, he said;"Madam, before I can do anything al

all for you. you must move closer intothe heart of the city."

With a start the woman said:"O, sir, but how did you know I didn't

live near the heart of the city?"Gazing pityingly upon her he said:"Madam, you do not know, perhaps

that we physicians have been consider-

ing special treatment for the ailmentnow known as the northwestbaltimore-Itis- .

You live somewhere near Northand Maryland avenues?"

"Yes, sir," wondering-- .

"You are accustomed to standing onthe northwest corner of that thorough- -

a gun, and having the horses unhitchedfrom the conveyance. As he rose fromthe ground he started to draw his re-

volver, when instantly several rifleswere drawn on him.

"This seemed to bring him to a re-

alizing sense of his lm potency, and,putting up his revolver, he ran forwardwith tears in his eyes, and called InFrench to the captain of the companythen passing: 'I am an officer an of-

ficer! Look at my frightful conditionand the humiliation which has beenheaped upon me! Can you give me

justice?' He received this consolinganswer: 'That's all right, old man;there's only room on this road for oneof us, and we got here first.' "

400 by 800 feet, containing the largestexhibits of horticulture ever broughttogether; the beautiful Temple of Fra-ternity; the magnificent, buildingserected by foreign nations; the greatInside inn, where (1.000 guests may findaccommodation at rates from $1.50 to$5.00 per day; the extensive live stockpavilion; the great landscape clockmade of flowers, 112 feet In diameter,and giving the correct time of day:the intramural railway, which gives aseven-mil- e ride for a single fare, andmany other things of interest to vis

The Palace of Transportation is nextIn size, covering 15 acres. One mayonly hint at the wonders it contains.The historical exhibit of locomotives is

SUFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION.

Formerly, to obtain such license, theowner had to bond himself to the sec-

retary of the treasury that he wouldnot within such time carry goods ornassengers for pay, but now no bondis required. Of course, if yachts en-

gage in any trade or violate any rev-enue law their owners subject them-selves to severe punishment.

Licensed yachts must use a signalof the form, size and color prescribedby the secretary of the navy, and theowners mu.--t at all times W govern-ment naval architects examine andcopy their models.

When a foreign yacht comes hereshe need pay no tonnage tax nor needshe enter or clear at the custom house,provided the foreign nation admitsAmerican vessels similarly.

A "commission" Is awarded a yachtlo identify her owners. This is a per-mit which shows under ("he signatureof the secretary of the treasury thatthe owner belongs lo a regularly or

one of the features. It shows the development of 75 years in locomotiveconstruction. Strange indeed is the

He sank down beside her. "Whatbecomes of men who hang around theside entrance of Heaven, strainingtheir ears to catch the music whenthey know it is never possible for themto slip in; what becomes of middle-age- d

Peris, Polly?""I don't know," said Polly; "but I

know what should become of. them"scornfully. "Why doesn't your Peri goaround to the front? Perhaps shehasn't any spirit, either, his heroine;perhaps she sits on the doorstep andwaits, perhaps "

"Polly!""He's he's a wooden Indian," said

Polly. "He lets the girl sit there onhis steps and pretend that she's look-

ing at the stars. He doesn't care. Hethinks she's a doll-bab- y stuffed withsawdust, that she cares for all thoempty, gay, frivolous things that shohates; he thinks she likes to be for-

ever surrounded by a lot of d,

light-heade- d boys that boteher stiff. And all the time she knows

I'm sure I don't know how, for heacts so queer that he loves, her, andthat a little question of arithmetic

Woman After Pension Gives PersonalPeculiarities of Her Sol-

dier Father.person who is not yet impressed withthese evidences of man's long strugglewith the problem of rail transportation,the most civilizing of modern influ

FRENCH CHARACTERISTICS.

The Barriers of Class and Caste HaveBeen Leveled to the

ences, next to the newspaper, whichmust always stand first. To describe indetail this exhibit would be a long storyIn itself. The exhibit is made com

face and waiting for a car?""Yes, sir," astoundedly."You have been doing this since th

fire crippled the company's service andplete by the installation of the largestlocomotive ever built and by somemagnificent imported locomotives. Weganized and incorporated yacht club;"IT'S HIS HEART THAT SLEEPS,

SAID POLLY.

itors.Even to the timid traveler St. Louis

presents no complications. It is all asplain II lb c when once you get yourbearings. The streets all run past andwest or north and south with rarely aconfusing diagonal. Market street andIts western extension. Laclede avenue,are the dividing line which separatesthe northern and southern sections ofthe city. All streets north and southfrom Market begin their numbering atMarket, so that No. 2024 South Broad-way, for example, would be 20 blockssouth' from Market street. All cast andwest streete begin their numbers at theMississippi river, so that No. 3120 wouldbe 31 blocks west of the river. Some-

times in a long block 200 numbers areallowed.

All trains into St. Louis arrive atUnion station, one ot the finest rail

The statistical returns of moneys de-

volving by inheritance show a total forFrance nearly 30 times as great as thosefor England. Austria or Germany,writes Dr. Emil Reich, in the Contem-

porary Review. It Is not uncommon in

cannot leave the Palace of Transportait states the privileges and exemptionswhich the yacht enjoys and is a letterof recommendation to any UnitedStales official or authority of any for-

eign power.Every yacht visiting a foreign coun-

try, however, must, on her return tc

troubles him. It doesn't really trouble

the number of cars for awhile remindedyou of hen dentistry?"

"Yes, sir," aghast."Your case is plain. You have vari-

cose veins in both ankles, from stand-ing. You have partial paralysis of themuscles of thp jaw from chewing gumyou got from that slot machine at thecorner. The muscles of the right sideof your face and neck, also those oiyour back, are strained from leaning outfrom thp curb looking up to Twenty- -

England to receive money by legacy;In Hungary the legacy has become sofabulous as to be the stock subject for

Representative Cowherd of Missouri n

a constituent, an aged woman, who hasbeen trying to get a pension because herfather had been a solider, she was notsure in just wha war. At lirst, says theWashington Post, she was inclined to be-lieve lie had fought in the Mexican war;then she dropped back to the Seminolewar. and finally decided it was in the warof 1812 he had served. On a muster rollof the latter war he found a name that,corresponded with that of her lather, butdid not furnish Mr. Cowherd any posi-tive means of identification.

Mr. Cowherd notified his constituentthat it would be necessary to identify herfather before a pension could be granted,and in response the soldier's daughterwrote:

' My father was of medium hight, hadblack hair and eyes. He could not closeone eye without closing t lie other, anddidn't know anything about music, ithink that ought to he suflicicnt iden-tification for ft pension."

Booming Business."That lobbyist seems to hae a good deil

of money to spend, " remaiked the Histcouncilman.

"Yes," replied the other, "lie's work-ing for an ordinance to allow automobileunlimited speed."

"Ah! in the interest of the Auto dub?""No, the undertakers' tiut. " Philadel-

phia Ledger;

tne t luted States, make due entry althe custom house of the port at which,on su'h return, she shall arrive.

AN IMPRESSIVE REBUKE.fifth street to see the car turn. Yotiteyes are popped half way out of your

had chummed, but this fashionableyoung woman, whose goings and com-

ings were of such import, was not evendistantly related to that little hoyden-Poll-

and, as a plain American citi-

zen, he was silent, not knowing thalanguage that the new Polly spoke.

"Heilo!" she called again into theellence.

With a flash and flutter of feminineflounces she was over.

"That's still a barbed wire," Pear-son culled.

"Oh!" she claiionetted, "a barbedwire?" She sped across the space thatintervened to drop on his top step inbreathless scorn. "Was it that?" sitedemr.nded. "I've been home a wholeday."

"No." said Pearson, calmly, "I don t

mean to come. You've so many dan-cin- e

about you that I'll never bjmissed. And, anyway, Polly, I hear

tion without a reference to the greatautomobile show, the motor boats andother water craft, and the great car-

riage display.Now let us cross the flower gardens

to the Palace of Machinery just southof Transportation. The huge powergenerators are the first things to arrestthe eye the engine of5.000-hors- e power, the Curtis steam tur-bine of S.OOO-hor- power, the Parsonssteam turbine of 5.000 kilowatts, thefour Westirghouse generators of 3.000-hor-

power each, and each as high asa house. And then other generatorsgreat and small of all kinds the motwonderful display of engines ever as-

sembled. But these are not all. Thinkof ten acres of glistening machines ofevery kind and you have some idea ofthe contents of the Palace of Machin-ery.

We cross the lagoon to the eastwardand come to the beautiful Palace of

Electricity, wilh eight acres of exhib--

her. The arithmetic of the heart isn'tcounted by years. He's lonely and sad,and she can put into his life all that ithas missed, but not unasked, andsometimes she's wild thinking thing?over." Polly's voice trailed off intosilence, and she struggled with a sob.

The sob acted as an accolade onPearson. It raised him Into a knighterrant, bewildered, it's true, but readyand eager to go to the very ends of theworld, if need be, after this derelictwho had stolen his little chum s hap-

piness from her.He put out his hand and It fell on

Polly's bent head. "Polly," he said;"Polly" helplessly "if he were herebeside you "

"He is," sobbed Polly.

Hunting Story That Settled BoastfulYoung Han with Penchant

for Stretching.

head with the staring incumbent fromthat rubbering stunt. Your toes ar:covered with corns from havin?them trodden upon in getting on the catand afterward. Ycu are partially dealfrom hearing the conductor say : 'Move

road terminals in the world. The sta-

tion is on the south side of Marketstreet between Eighteenth and Twenti-eth streets, so that when the visitoremerges from the station he finds him-

self at the beginning of the city num-

bering both north and south and 18

blocks from the river.Standing on Market street with his

back to the station the downtown or

gibes; but in France the acquisition ofriches by bequest Is so common as tohe almost the rule. There Is a hintof the great wealth of France in thepeasant dowries up from $2,000 to $10.-00- 0

which are by no means uncommon.Enter the principal cafe of some de-

partmental capital and watch those twomen playing billiards who appear to beon a footing of perfect familiarity. Youwould hardly guess, for there is certain-

ly no distinction of attire, that the oneis living on his Income of $20,000 ayear and the other is still a strugglingchemist. The harriers of class andcaste have been leveled to the utter-most in France. . . .

People who have only seen Englandand America can with difficulty realizehow thoroughly the Frenchwoman per-

vades every detail of family life. Noth-

ing is done without her consent andcounsel. In business she has her say.and many of the great commercialhouses trace their descent In the femi-

nine line. It is the Frenchwoman whorules from the counting-room- , whokeeps the books, who sees the travelers.

HAS A SAY.

main bnsinrs section of the city is tohis right about one mile. Th World'sFair is to his left, westward snout fivemiles. Al! the street cars are so la-

beled that be may easily know whichcars to take. Cars running north on

Eighteenth strpet. at his right, intersectthe several car lines running between(he World's Fair and the business sec

CURTAIN CALLS ABROAD.

up forward, please.' You are threatenedwith apoplexy on account of the angerycu havp felt when you hung to a strapwhile a long-legge- d man sat near youwith Bll legs sprawled out to the limitof their reach "

But the woman, who was supersti-tious and believed he was a wizard, hadfied precipitately lest she might add in-

sanity to her other ailments.

To Quench Thirst.Every child shculd be taught that

thirst queuching does not depend sogreatly on the Quantity of fluid that

Tha School Principal Talks AboutFood.

Dr. Seward Webb was entertaininga large shooting party at his estate ir.

Vermont. Sport was excellent andevery evening after dinner huntingstories were told in the smoking room,says the New York Tribune.

Nearly all the stories were true, butthere was one guest, a young man. whopulled the long bow a little. He pulledIt more than a little on one occasion,and after he had concluded a storyevidently impossible. Dr. Webb tookhim in hand.

"In '94 I was shooting in the Rock-

ies," said Dr. Webb. "I was aftergrizzlies. I trailed a grizzly to a highpeak one day. I advanced toward it

the time of their death. On this sixmiles of railroad and wagon road, run-

ning parallel with the railroad, sevennegroes, 20 whiter, and 13 Indians havebeen killed one way or another.

Twenty-fou- r of these went the runroute, one committed suicide, two werekilled by being run over by wagons,three by driving on the railroad right-of-wa- y,

two were killed by horses on

Its from many countries which showthe marvelous development of elec-

trical science. To the north again overone of the arched bridges we approachthe Palace of Varied Industries, view-

ing its wonderful grace and splencoras we go. Here are 14 acres of ex-

hibits from all over the world. The

The Principal of a High School ina flourishing Calif, city says:

"For 23 years I worked in the schoolwith only short summer vacations. I

formed fhe habit of eating rapidly,masticated poorly which coupled withis swallowed as on the length of time

Those who would wish for a tangible during which liquid is kept in contact my sedentary work 'ed to indigestion,with the tissues of the mouth and troubIe' lame back and rheuma- -

llirnnt A cn.oll ..- -.. . Usm.right-of-wa- a (ramp was burned to

tion Of the city. By walking one. twoOf three blocks to the north the vis-

itor may get a car east or west, or ifbaggage laden he may take a car on

Eighteenth street and get a transferWithout extra fare to any of the east- -and-we- st lines except the Suburban,which is a separate car system.

Practically all St. Louis will be alodging house during the exposition.The hotels have greatly multiplied In

Kconcrete proof of the Frenchwoman salong the edge of a precipice 300 feethigh. Getting a good shot at last. !

let drive, but missed. The big bearcame for me then like lightning. I

mm o.aian (juiUlliy OI Water USPQ"Upon consulting physicians some

death, a bridge band met death by fall-

ing off a bridge, one, a woman, notknown "now she came to her death, oneboy was killed by a horse.

Out of this gr-'a- lot of killed only

a iuuiiiu run tnroat rinse will re-- I

lleve more than a pint swallowed hastily. in hot weather, when the skin Issecreting profusely, there Is no realdemand on the part of the tissues for

Oerman Actors Have a Code of Eti-

quette Quite Different fromThat in America.

"There is an unwritten code of eti-

quette among actors in regard to cur-

tain calls that appears to differ widelyIn different countries," says Mr. P.Short, according to the St. Louis

"A friend of mine was recently tell-

ing me about the custom that obtainsin this respect in certain theaters andopera houses in German cities, andfrom what he says it is exactly the re-

verse of what it is here. Over therethe star or leading player takes thefirst curtain call alone. If there is asecond curtain call the star and asso-

ciate player of the opposite sex ap-

pear together on the stage to respondto It, and should a third call from theaudience be given the entire companyappears In answer to it. The customsof our stage generally reverse thisprocedure. Among us the first curtaincall is responded to by the entirecompany, the second by three or four

seven were killed by officers: two byCreek Indian officers, who were exe-

cuted by shooting In this lot of deaths

supreme importance should rememberone striking feature of French citiesthe frequency wlt'i which on shopsigns the names of husband and wifeare coupled together and the commonoccurrence of widows' names In thesame way. . . .

The praeefulness of France is butsurface deep, and she only waits an oc-

casion to avenge the disgrace of thewar of 1870. She has obeyed the behestof Gambetta: "Speak of it never;think of It always."

liqu.q.

Palace of Manufactures is the samesize and stands on the opposite side ofthe Plaza of St. Louis. It is equallyInteresting in the variety and newnessof its contents. Here again the nationsof the world and the manufacturersfrom all parts of the United States dis-

play their best products.Opposite the Palace of Manufacture

to the southward is the Palace of Edu-

cation, this being the first time thateducation has been allotted a greatbuilding al! its own. A variety ofschools in daily session are the featureof this eight-acr- e display The two ex-

hibit buildings in the eastern part ofthe main group are Mines and Metal-

lurgy and Liberal Arts. The Depart

took aim again, but as I was about tofire my foot slipped. I fell and my gundropped from my hand and rolled overthe precipice. There I lay. unarmedand helpless and the maddened grizzlynot six feet away."

Here Dr Webb paused and lighteda cigarette.

The Imaginative young man frownedimpatiently.

"Well?" he said. "Well? Go on.What happened?''

Dr. Webb, looking him calmly in theeye. replied:

"The grizzly devoured me."

there was no ac iutnial shooting; theyall knew that the gun was loaded andused it to kill.

It's an Awful Disease.An American physician has discovered

that the blues are only a form of splanch

number and thousands of privatehomes are open for the accommodationof guests. The rates at the hotels aTe

generally on the European plan, as itwill be more convenient for guests toget their meals wherever meal-tim- e

may find them. Prices for rooms In

private, houses range from 50 cents to$2.50 per day per person. The prevail-ing rate is $1.00 per person, and in

nearly every case good accommodationswith all conveniences and in good lo-

calities may be had for this price. Thehigher rates presuppose larger roomBand more luxurious quarters. But noone need pay more than $1 M. Thehotel prices have a wider range a' cord

Classified at Last.A man advertised for a wife, and re-

quested each candidate to inclose hercarte-de-visit- c. A spirited young ladvwrote to the advertiser in the follow-ing terms:

"Sir: I do not inclose my carte, for,though there is some authority for put-ting a cart before a horse. I know ofnone for petting one before an ass."London Tit-Bit-

MiiCew on Jam.To keep Jam from mildew din rounds

Horseflesh in Germany.The extent to which horses are slaugh-

tered for human consumption in Ger-

many, as revealed by the officialwill surnrise those who have nr--

suaded themselves that no such use is'

Thirty-Foo- t Knife Blade.made of horseflesh In that country. 'ne biggest carving knife ever mann-Fro-

the figures supplied by the royal factured is 30 feet in length, and has anministry of agriculture it appears that "s 8arp as a razor. It is madehorseflesh is extensivelv consumer! in out of the finest sieel. and the handle

ment of Mines and Metallurgy has aoutdoor display in addition to

the nine acres under roof.The I'nited States Government

building is on a broad terrace haif wayup the hill in the extreme eastern partof the grounds. Uncle Sam never hadsuch a large exhibit building at an ex-

position before. It is nearly Ron fwtlong and 250 feet wide. Another build-

ing devoted to fisheries built in the

doped me with drugs, while others" pre-scribed dieting and sometimes I gottemporary relief, other times not. For12 years I struggled along with thishandicap to my work, seldom laid upbut often a burden to myself withlameness and rheumatic pains.

"Two years ago I met an old friend,a physician who noticed at once my

condition and who pre-scribed for me an exclusive diet ofGrape-Nut- s, milk and fruit.

"I followed his Instructions and intwo months I felt like a new man withno more headaches, rheumatism orliver trouble and from that time tothis Grape-Nut- s has been my mainfood for morning and evening meals,am stronger and healthier than I havebeen for years without a trace of theold troubles.

"Judging from my present vigorousphysical and mental state I tell mypeople Methuselah may yet have totake second place among the old men,for I feel ke I will live a great manymore years.

"To all this remarkable change Inhealth I am Indebted to my wise friendand Grape-Nut- s and I hope the PostnmCo. will continue to manufacture thislife and health giving food for severalcenturies yet. until I move to a worldwhere indigestion is unknown." Namegiven by Postum Co., Battle Creek,Mich.

Ask any physician what he knowsebout Grape Nnrs. The, who havttried It know things.

"Thrre's a reason "

Uttte book, "Tnt ttoU to .WallTlUV

of whitr paper into the white of an eggand lay it on the top of the jars or pots.Cover closely, and the jam will keepperfectly clear of al! mildew for anlength of time. Washington Star.

ing to class. Thousands of cafes res-

taurants and lurch rrorns will supplymeals at fair prices, as the competitionfor patrorap will he brisk and pricescannot be exorbitant.

nic neurasthenia due tovenous congestion. Now if that doesn'tmake a patient with the blues bluer thanhe was before, remarks the BrooklynEagle, he could be jolly with hyp;r-pyrexi- a.

or with metaplasia of the epi-thelium.

China's Busy Day.The Chinese government has been so

busy watching the war. remarks theWashington Star, that it has for sometime neglected to throw the country intoa fever of excitement by taking some-body's yellow jacket away from him.

Some Difference.Official reports ate now be.ng fur-

nished concerning the alleged atrocitiesin the Congo country. We care very lit-

tle about the official reports, says theWashington Post, but would like tolearn the facts in the cae.

Queenly Path to Fame.The qurn of England ate a nine-ce-

dinner the other day. and the fact vatcabled around the world. The ChicJgo

23 government districts of Prussia, andits use is constantly increasing in all ofthem. In 1901 nearly 12.000 horses wereslaughtered for human consumption inBerlin, and nearly 10.000 in BreslauOver 79.000 were consumed in the wholeof Prussia in 1901. and 67.000 in 1899.The figures for 1903 will show a con- -

or five of the principal players, thethird by the leading man and womanalone, and then. If there are more, bythe star or leading player.

"This Is. of course, dealing with thesubject In a general way and consid-ering the circumstances as those whichmay ordinarily obtain. Where two orthree players only are concerned Inthe scene that brings the applause,why, naturally, the other members ofthe company would have no part In theresponse."

HAS A BLOODY RECORD.

Torty-Tw- o Lives Lost on Small Tractin Indian Territory Over Half

Died by Shooting.

Temperance.Mrs. Jones My husband drinks

cups of coffee a day.II

Is a masterpiece of the cutler's art.elaborately carved and beautifully pol-

ished It would take a veritable giantto wield a knife like this. The bladeIs altogether of American manufacture,and it is expected to show that Amer-ican cutlery has now reached a pointof perfection where it fears no rivalry.The giant carving knife cost severalthousand dollars, and special machinery-ha-

to be made before Its cons' ructioncould begin. No such knife was everbefore manufactured Jewelers'

PLUCKY GIRL WINS CLAIM.

Hiss Grace Page, of Tacoma. Wash.,Crosses Mountains on

Suowshoes.sineraoie increase t noire horscmsh isquoted at ten cents a pound -- i n.iaaei- -

in question. She has Just returnedhome from a trip to Siskiyou county,northern California, where she took upher claim. The timber was about i:1

miles from the railroad, up in themountains, and while on the trip upto the claim a great storm caught heron the way Miss Page managed to geta snowsiioe outfit, with wblrh she madethe trip of 12 miles over snow fiomthree to five feet deep.

All One Needs to Do.

pbla Ledger.fhe One Thing.

D'Auber Did Crittlck say anything

Mrs. Brown Oh. how swful! Nowmy husband never drinks more thaneven. Indianapolis Journal.

White Lead aa Cement.Broken china can be mn.d withwhite lead, such as painters ute. Smear

the edge of the broktn pirts with Itpress together, tie In place, .nd leavefortwo or three dajs.

Froten Milk.Milk when frozen can b Draaertad

ior amy IMS of tima.

to you about my latest painting?

The pluck of a Tacoma (Wash.) girlwon her a valuable timber claim whichthe has in advance of otherawho intended to file on the land whenopen weather makes the roads pass-able

Miss Grace Page, str nographer in the

On the six miles between the two

Knox Yes. By the way. yon musthave had it nicely framed before youshowed it. didn't you?

"Tet; why?""He said he noticed one artistic fea-

ture about it" Philadelphia Press.

Intelligent Dog.MUs Cutting That dog of yours- to be remarkably Intelligent

Koftlelgh Yaws, indeed! I awcouldn't begin to tell jou all he knows

"No; of course nc4.NejT Yorker.

Each is called on to do only her pgrtrivers. North and South Canadians, in R ord-H- e raid remarks (hat it isn't n

Territory, there have been 42 essary for queaa to do much to becomtUvti lost, ail being lm food health at j famous

county clerk's office, li tha young lady ard that pan la never Impossible