The World’s Telegraph IJncs. The actual length of the telegraph

lines of the world Is 7,900,000 klloiuo ters—not Including nearly 300.000 kilo meters of submarine cable. This total Is divided as follows: America. 4,000. 000 kilometers; Europe, 2.H40.000; Asia, 500,000; Australia, 350.000; Africa, 100.- 000. The entire length of all these wires Jolued together would permit ol the establishment of twenty lines ol telegraph between tlie earth and the moon.

The Local Flavor. __

An American, who had left bis ua five country to travel In Europe, with the maxim, “When In Rome do ns the Romans do,” well In mind, found him self In Marseilles. Ho wanted sonic Ice cream and went Into a restaurant and ordered It.

“What flavor will you have?” asked the waiter.

The American hesitated a moment, anu then remembered his maxim.

“Oh, garlic, I suppose," he answered.

Leprosy In France. At tho International congress of lep-

rosy, which has just lieen brought to a conclusion at Berlin, the startling fact was elicited that tho disease is very prevalent In Franco, especially in the northern districts thereof, and that It Is on tho Increase. This discovery ami the data furnished by tho French medi- cal authorities contributed In no small measure to the resolution voted by the Congress to the effect that leprosy Is contagious.

It Is said thnt nations move by cy- cles. A great many people also move bicycles nowadays.

Swearing Won’t Help It. Swearing may mnko a flro burn, or It rnny

make n deck ham! hustle, but It won't help Tetter, or Klugworm. If you usnTettorluo.lt will make you i-omfortnhlo and suve swear words 00 cents at drug store's, or by mall for 50 cents In stamps from I. T. Shuptt Iiiu, Savannah, Ua.

Tho Chineso dictionary, compiled by l’a- cut-sbe, 1100 years 1J. C., la tho most ancient of any recorded In literary history.

N«« Klondike for Me! Thus says E. Walters, I.e Raysvlllo, Pa.,

who grew (sworn to> 252 bushels Halzer's corn per acre. That means 23.200 bushels on 100 acres at .'10c a bushel equals $7,500. That Is better than it prospective gold mine. Halzer pays $400 In gold for best name for Ills 17-inch corn ami oats prodigy. You can win. Heed potatoes $1.50 it Ubl.

Hksd This Noticf. anj> 10 (,'ts. is Stamps to John A. Halzer Heed Co., La Grosso, Wis. And get free their seed catalogue, and 11 farm soed samples, including above corn and oatft-kurolv worth $10, to get u start.

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To Cure n Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets. All

Druggists refund raon if It fulls tocuro. 25c.

When a girl comes home from school, and Is na nlco and modest hs a girl who baa not been away to school, It la a sign that she has extra good sense,

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Tho Sultan of Turkey spends more for his table than any other humnn being of mod- ern or nnciont times— $.',000 dally.

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Queen Victoria rules more people than ever before acknowledged the sovereignty of faliig, Queen or Empress.

Fits permanently enred. No fit_>nr nervous- ness after llrst day's use of l>r. Kline's (iroat Nerve Restorer. *(.' trial bottle and t-oath.e free Dn. R. II. KniKK, LU1.,831 Arch St.,Phlla.,I’a.

The largest brain cn record was that of Oliver Cromwell t weighed a llttlo over

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After physicians had given me up, I was raved by Plso’s Cure. Rai.ph Kl'.liX), Wil- liamsport, Pa., Nov. 23, 18U0.

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Protecting Trees Against lCubblts. While there are innumerable rem-

edies recommended and used for tho protection of young trees against the depredations of rabbits, mice and other animals, there is nothing better nnd moie reliable than small- meshed wire netting wound around the tree and tied together with a wire. It is inexpensive, durable, does not keep out light aud air, and is in every way preferablo to tarred paper, tin rud any of tho close coverings recom- mended.—American Agriculturist.

II**fit For Hottiouaes. The old-fushioned aawl furnaco and

flue is now out of date for cheap and safe production of heat for hothouses. It is utmost ulways used by beginners, because its first cost is loss. Hut the oonl fire is not always reliable, and tho heat cannot be regulated so as to preserve an even temperature. Sooner or later pipes with hot water will be used, and in this way tho hothouse can bo saved from either extreme.. Too many forget that iu growing veg- etables in winter under glass an ex- cess of heat may prove as serious an evil as a frost, as it is harder to re- cover from.

Evergreens In Winter. In the planting of lawns and pleas-

ure grounds in general there is raroly much thought given to their appear- ance in winter, and yet to those who live iu tho country the year round this is a matter of uo small considera- tion. Tho proper disposition of a few handsome evergreen trees will often effect a complete and pleasing change iu the character of onu’s grounds, and givo brightness and cheer to otherwise bare and dreary surroundings. Winter is the proper time to note the places where such trees would bo most effective, and to mark the spots with a stake as a guide where to plant next spriug.—New Eng- land Homestead.

Tim Meadow*.

Hay was not a profitable crop to lunuy farmers last year, and this fact was due in part to carelessness and too large acreage. Weedy meadows were allowed to stand everywhere. The owner of a small farm,* holding each Held to account, was master of the situation. Where tho grass was fairly promising, excepting on account of white-top and other like weeds, the Helds wore cleaned of iSh with hoe or Bcytlio before tho growth of grass was hurt. Where the inoaddfr was not worth the labor of cleanKg tho growth of grass and weeds was turned under for manure, and the field was put into shape for profitable crops in the futuro. There was income from a clean meadow, or a Held was being improved so that income would be gotten ns soon ns possible. The foul meadow, hardly worth the labor of cutting, did not, or should not, exist as a source of loss. Could this course have been pursued generally, fewer tons would have been better, and, best of nil, a vast acreage of land would have been put into better shape for the future, instead of remaining covered with a mass of weed-seeds.

An i:a*ily Made Crate. Where one has access to n mill, and

can procuro an nhundnnco of inch- square edging, he can make a dozen or more crates very easily, after tho man- ner shown in the sketch. A few wire

TIAVI>Y FARM CRVTK.

lmilfl Becnro tho corners. Tjet these he two nn<l a half inches long. The bottom muy lie of hoard or of slats, as preferred. A board cover can also he fitted to the top, if needed. Such a contrivance makes an exceedingly strong and convenient crate, weil adapted for gathering tho potato and apple crops. It is much better to pick the potatoes or apples into such a re- cepfaclo and load a wngon with some dozens of them, than togatlier the crop and turn it loose into the wagon box, from which tho fruit or tnbers must be picked out or shoveled out again. Crates thus save much handling and conserpient bruising.—Orange Judd Farmer.

Stable Mniinrr In Midwinter. ( attlo feeders who cart and spread their manure as made have had a good

fall l.i toj idress meadows if the meadows were hard enough to drive upon. I want to emphasize the bene- fit of fining the manure spread in this way. 1 have used this fall a light smoothing harrow behind which a bush harrow was chained. This was not t >o heavy for two horses. The harrow alone will scratch up tho chunks of manure and break them. The hush harrow, made of four or nix bushes in a nu n l eu I, will smooth along and mush. I ho first does not distribute vvi ll, lho second alone runs over close lying lumps without disturbing them, bn* » action of tbo combination is realehiiig and thorough. Twice over tli-- field, with a good rain or a good freeze between, will rival the work of a manure spreader in fineness and evenness.

I inerie.-ts of spreading greatly en- hances the efficiency of immure for grass especially, and also on land to ho plowed. Wo do not always stop to think how much tho value of our ma- nure may bo increased by careful, in- telligent handling. This is a good subject for thought and action for the next four months.

Do I put plaster in the trenches or pens to save ammonia?

Do T iiso only fine cut litter that will absorb all the liquid? ff not, why not put that obstreperous hull into some kind of power ami cut the litter so it will absorb, handle and

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spread on the land to best advantage ? Do I remember that the open barn*

yard with its long straw, cornstalks and rain water is a relic of au agricul- ture no longer paying dividends in populated America? Up-to-date com- mercial agriculture wants no rain water in its manure until spread on the land, unless the manure is piled iu snug piles and heating enough to prevent leaching away from the bot- tom.—New England Homestead.

A Chrap, Homemade Slone llhat.' To make the stoue boat represented

in the illustration, writes C. C. Orrus- bee in the American Agriculturist, tnke a sound maple log eight, nine or ten feet long, as may be desired, and two feet iu diameter, to a sawmill. Have tho log squared, then placod diagonally across the carriage. Haw in about llfteen inches, at intervals of

TIIE STOME nOAT COMPLETED.

two iuches. Next turn the log, enil for end, and saw it into boards, letting each cut meet the corresponding cut at tho opposite end. Take two of the boards aud fasten them together with three cleats. The cleats should bo of bard wood, 2x4 scantling, and secure- ly bolted with 4 inoh bolts deeply counter-Biiuk into the lower side. If a hole bo cut in the boards, as shown in the engraving, aud n chain passed around tho front cleat by which to draw the boat, it will give better satis- faction than if the ohain bo nttached to a ring, or a staple driven in for that purposo. Thero should be a ring, or

staple, in tho hind cleat into which a chain about three feet long can bo fastened. This will assist in placing the boat in a favorable position for loading. Side-pieces similar to the cleats may bo bolted on if desired.

If there is no suitable mill within a reasonable distance, the boards may be hewed out with an ax from the logs, using u separate log for each board. At first thought, this seems like quite a, task, but if tho logs are greon and straight-grained, it may bo accomplished in hulf a day, and the clu’ps, used as fuel, will go u long way toward paying for the labor. Maple is proferablo to any other wood. Beeoli and birch are very good but less durable. Other kinds do not wear smooth on moist ground.

Cutting Up it If off This is to be done skillfully to make

tho best uses of the meat, depending on the way it is to bo need. First, the carcass is halved by splitting the backbone. If bacon is to be made, the sido is sawed down so as to cut through tho rib bones, leaving a long strip irom each side, which may after- wav«l be cut into pieces as may be de- sirable. So says the Montreal Herald. The ebouldors and hams are cut out and trimmed, and the rib pieces are reserved for roasts or to bo snltod for boiling. The bead and feet are well worth serving, being cleaned and boiled aud chopped into small pieces, thence once more brought to a boiling bent and then poured out into moulds to sot into a solid jelly, when it be- comes what is commonly known ns brawn, one of the most agreeable kiuds of food to bo eaten cold. If some chickens arc cut up and cooked with the meat, it is much improved. Tho thin meat, shoulders and hams are much improved by smoking. The meat keopp better during tho sum- mer and a moderate smoking with corn eobs or hickory bark with the small twigs add much to the flavor of if

For smoking the salting should be light, nnd is best done by the simple rubbing of tlio moat. The meat, be- ing cut into convenient pieces, is laid upon a bonch with the skin down and a mixture of seven pounds cf fine salt, four ounces of saltpetro nud two pounds of sugar, of the quality known as coffee sugar, is well mixed. Some- times spieo of various kinds is added, and on tho whole is desirable. To tho quantity of salt and sngar men- tioned one onnee each of ground gin- ger, allspice and cinnamon may be added. Theso quantities are for 100 pounds of meat. The mixture is rubbed on tho meat on the flesh side, not all at once, but at. intervals of a

week, tho meat being left to drain during tho intervals. To prevent dry- ing of the meat the pieces are piled one upon tho other and a weighted piece of board is laid on the top. Three weeks of this curing is sufficient when the moat is hung in a smoke- house for final curing by the smoke.

The most important part of this pro- cess is tho coldness of the sinokc and the absence of fire heat on the meat. The smokehouse should bo tight,and to keep out flies it should bo lined with fine wire gauze. Tho fire is best made outside of tho house in a pit, having r, stovepipe laid so ns to carry flic smoke into tlio house through tho floor. The smoke is thus cooled and gives a much more pleasant flavor to the meat. Half an hour’s smoking twice n week for four weeks will be sufficient, nnd this is bettor than to smoke the meat every day. If the smokeh »nse is made impregnable to the meat flies and beetles, it will be the best place for keeping the meat until the warm weather is about to arrive in the spring. Then the meat should be wrapped in paper, or tied in the common paper bags and hung in a dry place, or if perfectly dry it may be packed in boxes or barrels in dry bran. If it is stored in a cool, dry place, it will keep in excellent, condition without moulding until the next season.- Farmers’ Guide.

A ttoxful of Order*. Tt is stated that the King of Siam,

who recently visited Europe, has had to have a special box made to hold all the insignia of the distinguished or- ders conferred on him by brother tuonarebs,

SOME CURIOUS BOOKS.

OLDEST BIBLE IN THE WORLD IS VALUED AT $100,000.

A < iu of X'iS Volume*, Karl. Two »et (.one and Six Inch** Thick — A ltook Without Word. — Alumnae 300 Ycur* old SutMllrnt ltook Kver l*rlntrd.

One of the greatest liistoi ienl ltook relics iu existence is preserved in a

private library in Englund, in the shape of the original book upon which all the kings of Eugland from Henry I to Edward VI took the cor- onation oath. It is a manuscript of the four evangelists written on vellum. The binding, which is still in a state of perfect preservation, consists of two oaken boards, an inch thick, fastened together with stout thongs of leather, with the corners defended by large brass bosses. On the right hand side, as the book is opened, is a

crucifix of brass, which was kissed by the king.

A Hebrew Bible in the Vatican library is claimed to be the oldest in the world, and is \allied at $100,000. If not the oldest, it is doubtless the heaviest, since it is so weighty that it takes two men to lift it, the biudiug being in heavy metal. It is stated that in the year 1512 Poje Jules II, refused to sell this Bible for its weight iu gold, the greatest price offered for a book.

The British museum has lately se-

cured from Thibet a copy of the “Jangym,” the monster encyclopedia of Thibetum Buddhism, and the larg- est set of volumes in existence. The series is composed of 225 volumes each of which is two feet long and six inches thick. The price paid wus HOOO rupees.

targe Dimes a iteruiau coi-

tion owned in Minneapolis,Minn., de- serves a prominent place. This vol- ume is over 200 years old, and is printed in typo of lurge size. The pages are nearly two feet in length and of corresponding width. At the top of each page is u line in red ink which reads. “This is a history,” and the work is ornumented with many illustrations of a decidedly primitive character.

One of the most peculiar works iu existence is a hook eutirely without printed matter, which is known ns I the “Wordless Book.” It has but ten leaves, twenty pnges, each of dif- ferent color. For over 300 years it has been treasured in the monastery of St. Rupert, where its wordless pages are reverently consulted on

Easter, St. John’s eve and Christmas. On these days, tho mouks claim, the I leaves of tho sacred volume become miraculously covered with appropriate texts iu characters of pure gold.

Another strange unprinted book is in the possession of the family of the Prince de Ligre, in France. In this volume the letters are neither written nor printed, but are all cut out of the finest vellum andpnsted with intinite patience on blue paper. The book is saiil to he ns easy to read as if printed from the clearest type. The German Emperor Rudolph II., is reported to have offered in 1040 the enormous sum of 11,000 ducats for this remark- able and unique work of art.

An almanac 3000 years old, found iu Egypt, is preserved in the British Museum. It was found on the body- of an Egyptian, and is supposed to be the oldest in the world. The days are written in red ink, and under each is a figure followed by three charac- ters, signifying the probable state of the weather for that day. It is, of course, written on papyrus.

An interesting Norwegian mediaoval relic is on exhibition at tho Museu n

of Antiquities in tho University of Christiana, consisting of a wooden hook. Tho pages, or tablets, of which there are six, ure of boxwood covered with wax, each ouo having a thin border, so as to prevent them from sticking together on closing tho book. The contents are chiefly drawings representing scenes from village and rural life. At tho end is a large catn- lupur 111 AJm llll III > HilUil H K1IK1H Of

animals, with a translation into old Norwegian. Tho tablets aro fastened together at the back, nnd tbe cover is carved nnd inlaid with various small pieces of differently colored woods. Tt dates from the 12tli century, nnd was found in an ancient church.

The smallest book ever printed is owned by the Boston public library. It being a copy of Dante's “Divine Coinuoedin.” This volume, though containing 500 pages, is loss tlmn two inches square, and two sheets of paper were sufficient to contain tho whole 14,223 verses. Tho type was east in 1850, nnd several ineffectual attempts were made to finish tho book, but tbe compositors and proof- readers abandoned the task becauso of the strain upon their eyes, and work was not resumed upon the book until 1872. The type was so smnll that tho printers did not attempt to “distribute” it; so, after using, it | was melted. Tho type setting alone required five years, nnd tho proof- reading was so difficult that not more than 25 or 30 pages Avert* printed per month.

A biography of ('order, a notorious murderer, is preserved in 4lie Athen- eum library at Bury Ht. Edmunds, England, which is actually hound in a \ piece of the skin of tiie murderer him- i self, the doctor who dissected the ! body having had a portion of the skin j properly tanned and prepared for that i purpose.

In the jewel house of the Tower of j London, is a hook bound throughout in gold, even to the wires of the | hinges. Its clasp consists of two I in hies set at opposite ends of four golden links. On one side is a cross of diamonds, on the other the English coatof arms, set in diamonds, pearls J and rnhiea, forming, ns regards work- mniiship and materials, tho most cost- ly book in the world.

*'TI»nn to tirf I p,'* The Avldstle of a locomotive can be

heard 3300 yawls, the noise or n train 3800 yards, the report of a musket and the bark of n dog 1800 yards, the roll of a drum 1(100 yards, the croak of a

frog 900 yards, n erieket chirp 800 yards, a dinner hell two miles, and a call to get up i# the morning 3 feet 7 inches.

The art. of making stockings in n frame was invented by the Eev. Mr. I.ee in If *9,

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THE OMAHA FAIR.

Roin« Qunr IVitum of the t'oinlnt Tr»ni»-M luiMtppt Exposition.

Among the curious features of the Trans-Mississippi exhibition, to open at Omaha in June, will be a represen- tation of our American Indiaus. The idea, writes Frank G. Carpenter, is to have the government seud here 15 lu- di »us of each tribe, and to have each tiii»e have its own little cauip or In- dian village,so that by walking through thi exhibit one can get a ku twledge of the Indiaus of the United State-. These Indians witl have their feast days. They will go through their vari- ous games, and the show will he both instructive and interesting. Such a

thing has never been attempted in auy other exhibition. It will probably be carried on by the government, and will form a part of the general show, so that there will be no extra charge. The nearness of many of the reserva- tions to Omaha will make this part of the exhibition coet comparatively lit- tle. At the same time the government will probably send its wonderful col- lection of models, showing the In- dians engaged in their vaiious occupa- tions, which may form a part of this special exhibit.

Among the other queer things to he shown will he Daniel Boone’s cabiu. This will be brought from Missouri and will he rebuilt here. After Boone left Kentucky he moved to Missouri, and there spent his last days. There will he a representation of the Eygp- tians of the Soudan and other shows, something after the fashion of the Midway Plaisance of Chicago. A day- in tne Alps will be the title of a de- partment showing life in Switzerland. This will be made up of real people, of paintings and Hcenic effects built up to represent the reality. The Alps and their glaciers, the tourists climb- ing the mountains, etc., will all be shown. Then there will he shows de- picting life in the West of the ili.no novel description, or of the Buffalo Bill order. Shows containing Indian massacres, such as a re-enactment of «he Custer massacre of 1877, and sca ues of scouting life ns they form- erly took place in the West. A repre- sentation of mining at Cripple Creek will he given, depicting life in the mining camps ami also other queer fea'.urcs, such as the Sherman um- brella, in which passengers are sent tiviug around u circle in a ear vvhi'-h is raised to a height of 300feet above the earth.

Uurled City In Found lu Anlu Minor.

Perhaps another Pompeii, at all eve its a buried city of great areh- aiological interest hits been fouud in Asia Minor. Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler of Cornell uuiveraity makes public the news of this discovery on the site of the ancient Priene, oppo- site the island of Samos. In 1895 the work of exploring the ruins of the city was taken up by Germans, under the direction of the Berlin museum and at the expense of the Prussian govern- ment.

A buried city, preserved almost in the completeness of Pompeii, is com- ing to light; a city, to he sure, of the Hellenistic period, laid out with greut regularity, with streets crossing at

right angles, with shops, colonnades, market places, theatres, a council ho ise ami a great number of private houses preserved in such complete- ness ns to display their general ar- chitecture, distribution of sj ace, use, decoration and equipment.

South of the great square of the temple, and closely adjoining p, has been found the great mnrket place or

agora of the city, which was sur- rounded on all four sides by broad colouuades.of which that on the north side was peculiarly noble and stately. Ad lining this nt one end, and open- ing upon one corner of the agora, was

fouiiasmall square building con- st) m-ted somewlint like a theatre, whh h was evidently the council house of the city. It is marvellously well preserved. Sixteen rows of seats are still in place. The walls, doors, win- dows, platforms, etc., are nil pre- served. One of the side walls ends in a massive arch, which, as being demonstrably a work of the fourth century,B. C., must rank as the earli- est, or at least one of the few ea’diest specimens of the arch in Oreok con- struction.

Stokers' Cramp*. Dr. Randolph M. Myers read a

paper before the Inst meeting of the Medical society of the District of Columbia on “Cramps as Affecting Stokers.” During the time ho was

ship surgeon he never saw an Ameri- ca stoker; they were usually young men from all the lnrgo seaports of Europe.. These men work from four to six hours in n high temperature with nn interim equally as long. They arc poor-looking specimena of human- ity, being thin and cadaverous, but very muscular. While on shore they indulge in all forms of dissipation, and about the second day out they are suddenly seized with violent crumps in the muscles of the legs; they pro- gr< «s up the hack mid around the chest. They nro often unconscious for from five minutes to two hours. The p.ilse is weak and thready and the skin hot. On coming out of nn attack they have pain in the nbdonien and constipation and are laid np for two or three days. These attacks are more common on the trips ont from New York. The temperature has no

effect; same in summer and winter. Some men seem exempt, but if they lime one attack they will invariably hnve another. Treatment consist’s mostly of large doses of opium in some form, followed by castor oil and Epsom salts.—Washington Star.

NmI-Ksk In » Diamond Drill. Over four years a*o n dinm-m I drill

miner lost a bit set with din joiid* valued at $.">00 in a deep drill-hole eas* of Xegaunee, Mich. It was impo-si hie to pull out the hit or continue the drilling, so both hole and hit were abandoned.

(»oorge B. Mitchell of Xcguuitce, who is among the inostexpert drillmen of that section, contrived re> entlv a clasp which was successful in turning the bit and brought, it to the surface. The value of the bit, which is ns read- ily changeable into cash ns gold nug- gets, is a nice little nest-egg for Mitchell. The diamonds in the bit are now worth nearly $200 more than when lost, four years ago.

FI.ASH£8 OF FUN.

He wrote his first poem at seven; At thirty he published a book—

Not poetry—he had got wisdom— A volume on “Aids to the Cook.”

—Philadelphia North American. A Juvenile Logician—Ma. Is there any

pie left In the pantry 7' “There Is one piece, but you can't have It.” "You are mistaken, ma, I’ve had It.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

“We've got to economize,” said Mr. Gargoyle to his wlfb. “Very well, dear," replied the good woman, cheerfully. “You shave yourself and I’ll cut your hair."—Harlem Life.

She—Did you see that bird of pan- d»«e on Mra. Styles’ bat at the theater last night? He—That wasn't what the fellow who sat behind her called It.— Yonkers Statesman.

Mrs. Passay—Everybody says my daughter got her beauty front me. What do you say to that? Mr. Witts— Well, I think It was very unkind of her to take It from you.—Up to Date.

"One ’er de troubles ’bout dlsh^re life,” said Uncle Eben. “is dat by de time a man hal> a realizin’ sense dat ho orter learn sumpln’, he feels like he’s too old ter staht In.”—Washington Star.

Mr. Flgg—“Happy Is the country that has no history”—do yon underran! that. Tommy? Tommy—I guess it means the kids are happy, 'cause they don’t have to study It.—Indianapolis Journal.

Bostonian—Is this friend that yon wish to bring to dinner m teh of a raconteur? Cbkago Man—Blamed If I know; but. say, you’ll die laughin’ it we get him to tellln’ stories. -Cleveland Leader.

Willis—Parker’s fralary was doubled a short time ago, so I hear. Wnihuc— Yes, It was; but it got him ,'u lots of trouble. Willis—How's that? Wal- lace—Ills wife found It out.—Town Topics.

Huugry Higgins—What do you think o' this here foot ball, anyway? Weary Watkins—There Is something In It call- ed a rush llue, ain’t they? "Vans,” "Well,( that ain’t my line.”—ludlnunpo- 11s Journal.

Deacon Hamby—We-'re going to linve n reformed prlzeflgbter talk at the tem-

perance meeting Tlmgsday night. The Deacon's Hon—How is It posstblo that he can be reformed if •‘lie still talks?— Chicago News.

“I get tlml writing jokes lay after day,” said the amateur humorist. “Don't you care,” replied his friend con-

Eollngly. “Think how tired the people are who read them.^—Philadelphia North American.

“I asked the wnungMvnmnn In front of me to remove lier b^» hat, so I could see the stage.” “Did she do It?” “No; she said If she heid ber hat in her lap she couldn’t see the stage herself.*— Chicago Record.

“Sometimes,” said Tli^cle Ebeu, “dnr wouldn’t be so much objection to a

□inn bobbin’ his own .opinion cf he didn’t persist in goln’ :<roun’ an' tryln’ ter gib ebberybody elsela clear title to

It.”—Washington Star. “Great men.” remarked the thought-

ful youth, "are frequently misunder- stood by the public.” “That,” replied] Senator Sorghum, gravely, “Is very | true. And mighty lucky It Is for Home of them.”—Washington 5*nr.

Jay Green (soitrly)—If them people' don’t do different about it, blamed If Ifl go to the pajty to-morrow night. Josh Medders—'What do you want ’em to do in order to get you to go? Jay Green—Invite tse. -Boston Traveler.

“Yon mean to tell, mo that you don’t think foot-ball ought to be sup- pressed? Just look how many get maimed and killed In the game.” “It doesn’t malm and kill anybody except foot-ball players/’—Cincinnati En- quirer. ^ /

"I won’t submit to being turned away,” said the disappointed arrival nt the hotel. “See here—I’m flush!" And he displayed a roll of bills. “I know,” responded the clerk; “but I’ve got a

full house.”—Philadelphia North Amer- ican.

Old Gentleman (dictating Indignant letter)—“Sir: My stenographer, being a lady, cannot take down wlint I think of you. I, being a gentleman, cannot think It; but you, being neither, can

oaslly guess my thoughts.”—Brooklyn Life.

Different Point of View.—“Well, what’s the use of arguing?” said the shiftless Individual; “talk Is cheap.” “My dear sir,” said the taxpayer, “did you never take Into consideration the actual cost of a session of Congress?” —Chicago News.

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