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Show WHOS AFRAID IN THE DARK. Oh, not I, aald the owl And ho gave a great scowl. And ha wiped hU eye And fluffed hia Jowl, Tu whoo!" Bald tha dog: I bark Out loud In tha dark, Hoo-oo- ; 6ald tha cat: I'll acratch any one who Darea aay that I do Feel afraid. Ml lew!" "Afraid," aald the mouas, "Of tha dark In a houaeT Hear me aeatter Whatever tha matter. Ill-le- ' -- Squeak!" Then tha toad In hia hole And tha bug in the ground, They both aliook their heada And paaaed the word round. And the bird In tha tree, The flah and the bee. They declared all three That you never did nee One of them afraid In the dark! But tha little boy who had gone to bed Juat rained tha boddothra and covered hia head. St. Nicholas. NELLS HALLOW EEN. PlOSE you know that tonight will be H a 1 1 ow EenT" Nell who waa lounging back In the blue chlnu o o v a r ed couch with a heap of plllowa at her back thnwt out d a daintily foot and eyed It contain-ah- a addreaaed her deareat friend Ilelle, who eat on the edge of the bed, her elbow support-toher chin. Dells nodded in reply. Going to do anything?" abe naked after a pause. I don't know," answered Nell. While the faintest suspicion of a frown appeared on her brow. Everything seems so childishly nonsensical; the tricks are all well enough for the younger children, but as for me" Here aha paused and finished the sentence by a lofty wava of her hand, as though dismissing tha subject from her as entirely unworthy of further consideration. Belle listened In alienee. She had heard an entirely different story Just when Nell had one year ago been aa childishly excited over the occasion as had tha younger members of whom she apoke so contemptuously now. But things were very different a year ago. Then Jack Hsl-teathe mlnlaters' son, had been homo from college on a sick leave nursing a broken arm, and had paid assiduous court to pretty Nell, the village beauty; so marked had hia attention! been that the village tonguee had leen vet wagging to Nell'a consternaThen tion and Jack's indifference. one day, only one abort year ago, he went away, taking with him Nell'a poor little heart Site had aald rood-by- e to him down by tha gate one night in the moonlight, not a muscle of her face tremored; there was no suspicious catch In her volra aa she held out her hand and wished him bon voyage. True, be might have held her hand Just one moment longer than waa absolutely necessary, and he might, too, have held It a little tighter than ordinary aa he gased down upon the little figure before him bathed In the silvery moonlight, hut that was all. Not a word of love waa spoken, he had raised his hat In courteous farewell and was off with a twinging, rapid stride down the Nell stood at quiet, deserted street. the gate watching him through a mist of unshed tears, while a dull and nameless aching pain crept into her heart. She watched him until he was out of sight then walked slowly up the garden path to the house which had never seemed so dreary, so desolate before. She locked herself In her room and there In Belle'a sympathetic arms aha wept out her miserable little secret. No one but Belle waa any the wlaer, and there gradually crept Into Nella eyes a wistful look and an added touch of pallor to her cheek. Only the faithful Belle knew why they were there. was the anniversary of that parting down by the gate, and it waa the memory of It all which made Nell Assume such a loftily superior tone. After that first night Jack Halstead's name had been carefully avoided between them. "Well I'll tell you what I am going to do," aald Belle, after a longer pause than usual, during which each waa busy with her own thought "This la entirely too good an opportunity to be wasted. I am going up to the garat twelve o'clock. There la ret aa old bureau up there, and I'm going to look In tha gloss and aea the face of my future fate. Nell gave a comical little laugh. "What utter nonsense." ahe aald. sinking still further down Into tho plllowa and gating upon her friend with disapproval In her eye. "Bella X did think you had better senae than to anything of that sort." "But I do bellave it," said Belle firmly. "My grandmother aaw her fate In the glM hallow e'en night, and I dost see why other folks shouldnt aea SU slip-pere- g to-nig-ht To-nig- ht ht be-lla- vs theirs." Oh, well, It It pleaaea you, go ahead," aald Nell with a resigned sigh. ; But won't you try, too?" asked Do, please, Nell, It Belle anxiously. will be such fun." ; Nell la about to refuse, but has not .the heart to disappoint Belle, who looks forward so eagerly to the experiments "Oh, well, she nays presently. "If you want me to go very much, I will, but toneinber, I don't pin one bit of faith it, and If you don't believe, It won't ; SEVERAL OF THEM BY y. Nell looks up la astonishment. Belle lent usually ao demonstrative, and she winders wbat could have happened to affect her ao, but she carefully refrains from aaylng anything about It. I really must go now," aald Belle presently, glancing up at tbe clock; "but I'll lie back tbfja evening sure." She beatowa upon Nell another klaa and a squeeze, rune down atalra Into the garden, where ahe almost falls Into the arms of a young man who has been skulking around the corner of the house. Have you seen her? Will ahe do it?" he begins, eagerly. But Belle lays a warning finger upon hla lips. "Hush, ahe says severely. Do you want to spoil It all? Then she leads him out the buck way and has him '.rouch bf hind a tree while ahe looks carefully up and down the road. "Ita all right, ahe says, coming Sack and speaking In a stage whisper. "Follow me and watch out you are not seen. Then ahe leads the way to a Ittle, unused summer house, so thickly covered over with ivy and trailing vines that they have to force thnlr way Into It Oh, dear, I know some one will hear us or see us, and that will spoil It all, aald Belle, nervously, aa with a great deal of crackling and unnecessary noise they at last enter thclr retreat It la somewhat damp Inside and rather musty, but that doesnt make a particle of difference to the two conspirators, who sit side by aide on an ancient bench and discuss thclr plana. Long they alt there, and It Is not until some time after the shades of evening have fallen that they separate. "Now, remember. snya Belle, aa a without fall, last warning, ten oclock." A grateful pressure of her hand Is her only reply. A short time afterward tha young man sneaks around the side of tha house and seeks refuge In the barn. Tbe small, gossipy village la no place to have ones self seen, especially on Hallow Een, now when news flics thick and fast there, and If the minister's son who has been away a year should suddenly reappear, the news would fly like wildfire. Promptly at ten o'clock a black robed figure appeared down the garden path. At tbe same moment a soft, low whistle Bounded upon the till air, which waa promptly answered, then a second black robed figure appeared for a moment In an earnest conversation behind tbe hedge. They emerged presently and stolo swill jr and noiselessly toward tbe bouse, a back window waa raised and tbe two disappeared, closing the window carefully after them. Well, Nell, old girl, how are you feeling?" The voice belonged to Belle, who appeared at Nell'a door Just ten minutes past ten. Nell was reading a book, but put It down aa her friend Now we must bavo the entered. aald Belle, aa ahe warmed out. lights her hunds at the fire, end suiting the action to the words plunged the room iuto darkness. "Now well tell ghost stories until twelve o'clock, when we will each go to the garret and look Into the glass. and Belle I'll tell the first story. launched forth Into a blottd curdling spectres, who narrative of white-robe- d walked the earth, clanking ghostly chains after them, giving hollow groans and sepulchral knocks and at the first, faint streaks In a blaze of day disappearing There was rt of sulphurous smoke. suppressed groan of terror from the younger ones as the story came to an end, and one or two more timid than the rest begged pathetically to have the Hut to thla proposition lights relit. Bella ctrrnuoualy objected, throwing fresh sticks upon tho big open fireplace, which made the flames leap merrily up the chimney with a rush and a roar, temporarily reviving tho courage of tha timid ones aa its cheery light diffused itself throughout tha room. Ghost stories flew thick and fast after that, even the timid onea not wishing to be outdone. At ten minutes of twelve Belle called a halt "I'm going to go up to the garret now, she announced, whereupon every Afone gave a little gasp of dismay. ter I coma down Nell will go up, and then you little ones." So saying, she ran lightly up the stairs leading to tbe second etory, opened a side door, climbed quickly up the stairs and found herself In tho attic. "Jack." she callFcr ed aoflly, Jack, ara you here? answer the young man emerges from behind a chest of drawers. Quick, get behind here! says Belle thrusting him behind the bureau, which she pulls In auch a position that the young man ahe cells Jack can look over the shoulder of any one looking in the glass. There, I guess that will do: stay there, Nell's coming next." Then she runs down the stairs. She la greeted by a chorus of anxious voices, but she puts her hands orer her ears and shakes her head tn protest. "Go and see for yourselves," she says; and when the last one has come down, we will compare notea Nell, It's your turn next, deer." Belle leads Nell to the foot of the etalre and watches her ae ahe slowly aaccnda At tbe top Nell paueea "I think It awful nonsense," she cells down. "Go up. go up!" shouts Belle, stamping her foot. Thus admonished, Nell opens the garret door and dinarpenra In Then Belle the surrounding gloom. rushes up the etalre and pauses breathless at tho garret door. For a moment all la alienee, then a wild shriek rends the air, which brings the younger ones to the foot of the stairs lu a frightened group, and sends Belle flying up the attic atepa two at a time. Rhe arrives upon the trere breathless, and this Is what she acea ht Then Belle atealf frightening her. softly down the etalra again, a amile of perfect aallMracllon lighting up bet countenance. Oregon Agriculturist Carton Wo have DR. R. B. STORRS. Celebrated Divine bo-Id- !" ) WOMEN SCIENTISTS. A man and woman clasped tightly In tome true, but I'll try to please you. "There, 1 knew you would, you are each other's arms, the woman sobbing a perfect jewel," says Belle, springing hysterically and the man endeavoring o to console her by alternatlngly kissing off tha bed.ttuiubllng on the couch ber friend and k inning her raptur-oual- ber end celling himself a brute foi Oue I EMPLOYED UNCLE SAM. Kulllvaa Ha a Fat" Jab la Ilia lirpariiuoat f Agriculture AUla Flatrber Skilful as aa KUuiulogUS Other Ex ports. MIm I4III Kaperlmoate la Khytna. la our language a tew words which may bo called double words; not compounded of tbe separate worda but two distinct words In one, composed ol the same letters, but ditferently pronounced and different meaning!. The most remarkable of these are: Bow, mow, row and sow. These four double words, when differently pronounced, will serve as terminal words in a rhyme of eight linea Tbe following will explain my meaning: (Washington Letter.) n NCLE SAM emI ir ploys a great many dentists, ranking other The few other double worda of similar powers are: House, lower, lead, mouse, mowed, read, rowed and abower. Tbelr twofold pronunciation and twofold meaning will be understood by tbe following lines: Next day the hay which they had mowed On scaffolds high and broad they mowed; Thco on a lake In peace they rowed Ashamed that they had rowed. But when the day began to lower And the hillside fogs sank lower, They hastened from tbe coming shower in clrcue tents to see the shower. Homeward the farmer took the lead 'Neath dripping clouds aa gray aa lead. Ilia agricultural books to read Dozens of which he'd never read. Within hla cozy country house The farmers help he had to house; Each stowed away snug as a mouse; No room nor wish had they to mouse. There are but a very few other ol these worda that, are spelled alike, but differently pronounced; these will readily occur to '.he reader, but they differ In their powers from the foregoing, in thla, that no two of them will ftlrnlsh the appropriate ending of a four-lin- e rhyme. New York Sun. A Changed Man. higher woman officially than any In tbe government employ. She stands next to the chief In her department, and acts for him during hla absence. While ahe waa still a child she moved to Los Angeles, Cal. On being graduated from the high school there, she obtained the position of assistant librarian of tha Los Angeles Public Library, and so distinguished herself there as an organizer and manager that In March, 1895, when it wae first decided to establish a library of public documents In Washington, Mias HaBse waa sent for to take the place of librarian. Up to that time nobody knew bow many public documents there were, except that there was a great accumulation of them piled up pell-me- ll somewhere in tbe depths of the interior department building. There was nothing for me to do, said the pretty librarian, "but to put on a big brown gingham apron and get down on the floor and go to work. She had no help, except simply a couple of laborers, who moved about he heavy volumes under her directions. There are now 1.500 volumes In the library, and there is room for 200,-00- 0. Theyare all arranged with wonderful method and exactness, and the catalogue la most complete. By Its aid .the smallest pamphlet can be found in a moment. In a large, bright room In the annex of the Agricultural building Mies Lillie Sullivan alts. She has two desks one where she kepps her paints and pencils, and the other bearing a microscope of the latest pattern. Here are also auch entomological treasures aa the left hlud leg of a flea, a wasps business end," a baby mite and a spider's head. Miss Sullilitg van la a particularly tle woman, with ahy brown eyes and a charming smile. Her business In life la painting bugs. In order to paint them well she has to dissect snd study them. It Is said that there la no one tn this country who can depict Insects eo accurately and so beautifully. Miss Sullivan, who la a Washington girl, studied art and painted portraits until one day she saw a friend painting insects. She became at once Infatuated with the study and began devoting herself to its She has been in the government service for nearly fourteen years. One of her recent drawings la of a family of curious little mites that have been damaging the pineapple crop. Isnt that baby mite just too fat and exclaimed cunning for anything? Mlaa Sullivan. as ahe displayed her drawing In triumph to the correspondent She had some exquisite pictures of moths, too, Juat emerging from the cocoons. Miss Alice Fletcher's life study baa been ethnology. She took part In the opening of many Indian mounds from Florida to Maine. Then she took a daring resolve. She made up her mind that the real way to study Indiana waa to go and live among them. So ahe took up her abode among the Dakotas. Thla waa nearly twenty years ago. After being among the Dakotas and Oraahaa for some time, Mias Fletcher went to Washington to beg certain favors for them from congress. She was successful, but waa naked to see the reforms she advocated carried out personally. This she did, living among them altogether for fourteen yearn She administered for them at one time a million and a half acres. She has helped to have educated a great many of the children. One of i Floaty on Tap. First Rider Jim, something has punctured the pneumatic tire of my bicycle, and the wind la all coming out of it. Jim Never- mind, old fellow; here comes a member of congress and well get him to fill It up again. Jacksonville Tlmea-Unio- n. - An Optical Delusion. What'e the matter with your eye, I Mr. Garvey? "Ol got a cinder In ut. "What are you doing for It?" "Olm lettln' ut git well. Ol had the cinder ezthracted bol an Judge. ha Wh Warm. "Darling," said Mr. McBride, solicit-ouslI am afraid you are not dressed warmly enough." Do I look stylish, dear? asked hia wife. Yes; perfectly stunning. "Then I am very comfortable, thank you." Life. oye-dintls- y. Always Dean The wealthy maid that weds a lord Should never have a fear That ahe'll not love him, for, In trut'i, She'll find him very dear. one Puffs Butter, sugar, one tablespoon fill; of one flour, one cup egg, and one-ha- lf one tablespoonfuls tablespoon ruls flour, one and one-ha- lf cup; of baking powder; milk, one-ha- lf Cream the one-ha- lf cup of raisins. butter and yigar, add the egg, milk, and flour with the baking powder sifted In It, end last, the raislna; steam hour. Have cups hot In cupe one-ba- lf when you fill them. Blackberries, gooseberries, cherries or currants may be used In place of raisins. Serve with the following sauce: One-ha- lf cup ol butter, one cup of powdered sugar, one-hacup of milk, one teaspoonful of vanilla; beat butter and sugar to a When cream, add vanilla and milk. all are beaten together place the bow In a pan of hot water and stir until smooth and creamy no longer. By rubbing with a flannel cloth dipped tu whiting the brown discolorations may be takeu off cups which have been used for baking. table-spoonf- lf How To Utilize Old Carpets. A good may be made from an old Brussels carpet Nall It loosely wrong aide up to an attic floor, and paint with a thick coat of linseed oil and burnt umber. Let it dry thoroughly, and then rover with a coat of good varnish. When It has stood for a week or more It can be scrubbed or washed like any oilcloth. Tack It closely where It Is to be used, tor it need not le taken up for many years. As the paint and varnish wear off, renew them, and thus It will lost four tlnvs aa long as common oilcloth. New York Ledger floor-coveri- SO III MISS Larky Lay. Yean la huri-k- . (Brooklyn Letter.) Rev. Dr. Richard Balter Storrs, who recently celebrated the golden Jubilee of his p o to rate of the Chqrch of tha Pilgrims, in Brooklyn, waa banqueted the other night by the Manhattan Association of Congregational ministers. More than 100 clergymen of various denominations were lu attendance, among them being Rev. John Hall, of New York, Rev. Dr. Herrick, of Boston, Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Twltchell, of Hartford, and others from different states. The association presented Dr. Storrs with a magnificent loving cup. It Is very large, of handsome design and bears the following inscription: "Presented to the Rev. Richard Salter Storrs, D. D., LL. D., by the Manhattan Association of Congregational Ministers, as a token of affection and honor. In commemoration of hla fiftieth anniversary aa pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims. Dr. Storrs la a distinguished member of a distinguished family that has given many clergymen to the church In America. Hla ancestor, Samuel Storrs, came from England In 1663 and nettled in Massachusetts. Tbe pastor of the Pilgrims Church ! a native of Braintree in that state and was graduated from Amherst at 18. That was aa long ago os 1838. In 1845 he came out of Andover Seminary and was made pastor of Harvard Congregational Church at Brookline, Mass. One year later he accepted a call from the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, and has preached to that charge for the half century that has since passed away. In that great span of time-gr- eat at least for the working life of any man Dr. Storrs has seen the personnel of hla congregation shift and change. Many left the city and state, many were gathered to their fathers, and the pastor has seen three generations of men and women in hla pews. Former (who has Just been (truck the head by a falling brick and In la bleeding profusely) Thank heavens! What luck that It did not fall In the basket! Tha Madera Mother Haa found that her little ones ere Improved more by the pleasant Syrup of Figs, when In need of the laxative effect of a gentle remedy than by any other, and that It la more acceptable to them. Children enjoy It and It benefits them. The true remedy, Byrup of Figs, la manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company only. Vennvlua i officially reported to lie In an unusually active coiuUliiiu; lava Issue copiously from the largest crater of (be volcano, ailing completely tbe Atrlo del tavallo, mid ruunliiK some hundred of meters down the northwest side of the mountain, seriously threatening the observatory. That waa good of Dnmuswt to give yon aneh an expensive bachelor dinner, waant HI" Yes; hihI 11 was gmsl of me to glvt him tha money to pay for It TO ClRE A COLD Iff ONK DAT. Take Laxative Itromo Quinine Tablet. All Druggist refund the money If It fail touure. ISO We are haring a lieantlfnl mMd whiter. Yea: I wish k would get a little colder; my wife 1 atilt borrowing my shirt. The expenae of doctor bilk. Keep your blood pure, your digeatiou good ami your ay stem regular at this season by taking a count of The Sarsaparilla flcst- -ln fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hoods pnis sweet-lookin- When Brown first wed be told of what I did or whb to do; The I wae changed into a We In Juat a year or two. And after that throughout the rest ol hla poor henpecked life, He lost his own identity and talked about my wife." Law Bulletin. Raisin and among them are several women who as are regarded experts In their several departments. Mlae Adelaide Haase enjoys the distinction of The farmers fields be has to eow To feed hie stock, a cow afld sow. Tbe farmer's help went out to mow Because no hay waa on tbe mow; All hands to each politely bow Bending tbelr bodies like a bow; Peaceful they work, all In a row, 'Till grog la served, which starts a row. 1reat-be- RICHARD S. STORRS. DR. The Church of the Pilgrims has had practically no preacher but him who la being honored this week by all classes of citizens In Brooklyn. Hia splendid oratory and great magnetism, to ay nothing of hla kindliness and tendernes of character, have won him 'the love of all hla neighbors and acquaintances, aa well aa that of hla flock. He is one of the landmarks of Christianity in New York state, and hla Influence has been felt throughout the country. Leading dealers everywhere sell FERRYS SEEDS PwHrlik th 1am of tivs Uhor m4 iron! unknown Qvtl- I brplantinfaeedsuf itI. Thu market ia fnll of chMik BBNlifibltaNda. rCIIYIIIEM Mwilwan the bust ;do not iocpt I wbttttut ttMd Annul Tin. D. M. FERRY A CO., Detroit, Mlohe MANIA FOR CLOCKS. A Hu Who I ntrrrat In Kverythlng Lt El. About ten years ego a man named Menager died in New York who woe known as the "clock miser," says on exchange. The details of hie life were told In the dally papers. When a young man he became the Junior partner in a manufacturing firm and threw Into hla work such energy and Intelligence that a career opened before him both useful and successful. It was necessary that he should be punctual each morning at hla office, and for that reason ha bought a Swiss clock end placed It opposite to his bed. Doubting Its correctness he bought another of German make and concerned himself to keep the two running exactly together. He grew Interested In their mechanism, studied their points of difference and began to buy from time to time other clocks. He had ceased now to care for clocks for their real use and regarded them as curiosities and articles of property. The whim grew upon Mm aa the years passed. He waa learned In the history and in all the peculiarities of the different time pieces that he possessed; hla accumulations increased I ntil he had specimens from almost nation. So keen very clock-makivaa hla zeal in this pursuit that he grew indifferent to every other object In life, dropped hla friends and at last lived In a large, dingy house, with only an old servant and the ticking multitude of clocks, that seemed unceasingly to strike the funeral knell of hla unwonted years. Interest in man or woman he bad none, but spent hla time among hla treasures, winding them and talking to them aa If they were live creatures. He died at last In hla house were found over 400 docks. hCBan If you ever want to or exchange your sell Organ, remember it will be twice as valuable if the name on the front is ESTEY Write fcr Illiutrated Catalogue with prices, to Estey Organ Company, Bratricbom, Vt, III It is astonishing bow many penplo who go Mg over tire linrilugton return tiir Mine way. It la even more aatonlahlng how many people who go eat over other lineo return rta the Rurllngttm. rodiwihtnlly the rraann li Him the ilurlhnrtnn paye ao mnch more attention to making it patron comrnrtalile. Oue thing sure Is that It baa s Nliortrr ami belter track than mty (Slier mil road between Denver ami Omaha or between 1 trover and ('Irintgn. Mncoln Omaha Chicago Ht. City At. lamia are six of the 1210 station on the IlnrHiigton. Wrhe fir tu formation. Or, belter atHl, call an tits local t agent. G. W. VALLEHY. General Agent, Denver, CMa. 1089 17th St. Joe-Ka- nin tk-ko- ll5EH VS Thompson Eyi Water. LILLIE SULLIVAN. WHI8KY ODIUM i wvA Mm Vi IUBI rax. Sr. a. a. wnauiv, a nett. mom, u La Fleche, n A youg lawyer la creditFOR one of the cleverest employee In the SURE CURE PILES r PrMnrttni PusttaM Bm It Indian bureau. He la now preparing ed with making n harmless bull at a iMfeiM M4 MHirf, XHrMing PILE REMEDY. Miaiteka local banquet given by organization liikMfkiliiMi. a MiiPBiurf. itnNiMiNHiOie.rrM a work about his people. Wb BrwM if Mu. MIL H. Mlaa Thors Stelnlnger makes mam- not many nlghtssga. Toasts were called to and the wanted young sag for, fell the lawyer Agents mals ber study. She is an authority tor Dr. Kay a Uterine Tonlo, no LA U T Manager on the names by which these animal honor of suitably remembering the abmoney required until rood are told. Womansent friends. This la tha way ha an- hood. a valuatda booklet on female diaeaaea are known. free. Dr. H. J. Kay Medical Co,. Omnh. Nth Two of the best known of the gov nounced it: "Our absent frlendi how we show would soon them the depth jl eminent scientific women are away at et their absence If they were present on official work. One of these our regret PATENTS, TRADE MARKS la Mlaa Ralhbun, of the fish commis- only here with ua tonight! And the Advice a to ! ten lability of la lamination sion, who ia considered tho greatest, funniest thing about it woe that no- veel toe. amd ud for iHreelnrv' Onlde, or How toUsta bull some the until vatem. time OVAkKKU. caught body Sul, Waofeiagtoa. D. living expert on crabs. The other Is Miss Caroline Stevenson of the ethno- afterward. Cleveland Plain Dealer. logical bureau, who la a profound stuJnpsaeas Military Gymnasts. dent of American ethnology. Every Japaneese barrack baa s gymnasium, and the Japanese soldiers rank The famous tight rope walker, Blon-dlamong the beet gymnasts In the world. never smokes. - He regards tobac- In half a minute they can scale a co as the enemy of the nerves. Though wall by simply bounding on each W N. I'. ol. XIII. N .IK 1X7 over TO now, he still performs woadert other's shoulders, one man supporting advcrtlM-!-- , When writing .e.'-i uy Umi on the ropa two or three others. von sow thv advertisement In Mil piper her former proteges is Mr. well-know- - fV . n, 14-fo- ot i CL |
