Show I TALES OF THE DAY I Gladstone Floored An anecdote of Gladstone at the time of his greatest rivalry with Disraeli Is told in the Jewish World credited to the Vienna Welt At a dinner party the subject sub-ject of Judaism cropped up Admitted said Gladstone that the Hebrews have given the world a philosopher In Spinoza musicians In Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer a pot In Heine the fact remains that they havo not produced a single statesman states-man There was silence for a moment Everyone knew of course that this was a direct allusion to Disraeli Then one of tho company stepped into the breach Mr Gladstone he said as i matter of fact the Hebrews have produced a statesman states-man and one of the greatest the world has seen The fighting Instinct of Mr Gladstone surged up at once May I ask sir he said pointedly who was the Hebrew statesman Everyone anticipating an-ticipating a more than lively scene waited clr rtl ei lt1 f ge nf In tense expectation for the answer It I came In the quietest tones Moses sir i Everyone smiled and Mr Gladstone joined in the laugh I laughted ted His Job F Hopkinson Smith tho artist and writer is a very busy civil engineer and his firm makesc a specialty of building lighthouses Some time ago Mr Smith was one of four traveling men seated In the smoking compartment of a Pullman All had avowed themselves drummers and three told of the trouble they had In gettIng orders Why gentlemen said one the other two havinG unburdened themselves with vehemence that aint i ant nothln Im going to get the sack for i sure I expect i within 4 hours I havent sold a bill of goods for a week Tho fourth man of the party Mr Smith crossed his legs nonchalantly Well I havent made I sale for two months he said The others looked at him nghast And your people keep you on 7 asked one Mr Smith nodded Great Scott broke In another what In the name of conscience are trying to sell Lighthouses said Mr Smith Your Face Shows the state of your feelings and the state of your health as well Impure Im-pure blood makes Itself apparent in a pale and sallow complexion Pimples and Skin Eruptions I you are feelIng feel-ing weak aqd worn out and do not have a healthy appearance you should try Ackers Blood Elixir It cures all blood diseases where cheap Sarsaparillas and socalled purifiers fall knowing this we sell every bottle on a positive guarantee guar-antee For sale by Z C M I Drug Dept o l |