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Show UTH. A Piece of Mothers Cake. She was a charmin little wife And struggled with a vim. To make her home with pleasure rife And win sweet words from him. her best, But often when shed do to hake. Some charming things much hed like how and say Hed sigh cake. of mothers A piece She wept and almost went insane For, do the best she might, very tryin words Hed speak the her of delight. That robbed She knew her cookin was correct. And yet her heart would break, To think that stiff he sighed to have A piece of mothers cake. last she sent What could she do? Atcome And had his mother And bake a cake twas fearful stuff! But she, ah! she kept mum, He ate a piece and died! His wifes fond heart to break; The doctors said. twas suicide By eatln mothers cake. Down where the grasses gently wave The quiet mounds among. Youll And the cold and lonely grave Of him who died so young. Go there, you husbands who complain. And solemn warning take From him who was so sadly slain By eatln mothers cake. Hank Spink. in Boston Herald. Mrs.. E. . Melvin, well known to the piano, a violin, a Jews harp or a bass public and appreciated as a concert drum. The other day one of the leading singer, has arranged to give another happened ballad concert next Friday evening in musicians of the city He store. the Iliff M. E. church. Her previous to visit the music efforts in this direction have been has studied under the great mashighly successful and there is no ters and has written several pieces of The moment he appeared doubt this one will be equal or better music. The pro somebody connected with the store than any of the others. gramme, which is very attractive, is said: "You are just the man we want to as follows: see. We have received a portfolio of Songs Robin Adair. new melodies and you will no doubt be Burns Braes Ye Ranks and delighted to try them on the piano. Tommorrow Will Do . ...Pontett Of course the musician wanted to Mrs. Melvin. play the melodies. He was well along with one of them when a great upReading roar began on the other side of the a "Opportunity, Edward Rowland Sill partition. The sound was like several links of stove pipe falling down stairs. b "The Fool's Prayer Edward Rowland Sill The musician stopped playing, wherec "For a That and a That upon the great noise ceased. He beRobert Burns gan again and the pandemonium was . .... Mrs. F. Songs C. Kelsey. .... Clarlbel Ferry .... Maszials Are Brightest ... to Erin Come Hack Twinkenham Scenes That Wallace Mrs. Melvin. Plano Selected. Miss Hattie Wishard. Songs Last Rose of Summer. .Stevenson Adams Little Hero Mrs. Melvin. Reading a "Youth and Art Robert Browning b "Count Grlsmond Robert Browning c "Prosplce Robert Browning Mrs. F. C. Kelsey. Songs Ronnie, Sweet Bessie The Land o the Leal Mrs. Melvin. .... Gilbert .... Anon A certain Main street music store is separated from a dmg store by a thin board partition. The have complained that the playing of various musical instruments at ' the pill-make- rs same time creates such- a discordant din that it interferes with the sale of drugs. They explain that the patrons of drug stores are very often nervous and irritable, so that the unseemly noise becomes unbearable. The music store men are firm In the belief that they have a right to play, sing and sell music, making all the noise necessary to dispose of a ballad, a - - o- -. FIGS AND THI8TLE8. resumed. With righteous indignation he entered the drug store and faced the pill dealers. Are you making all this noise on purpose? he angrily inquired. "What if we are? was the tart rejoinder. Do you know who I am? asked the musician, growing a little chesty. We dont care who you are, was the answer, but if you are the guy that is making all that noise, we want you to understand that it interferes with the sale of physics. The argument was too worldly to ne appreciated by a man with a musical temperament, and the composer retired to his studio, realizing that there is no affinity between art and cathartics. o Dont lose your temper because breakfast is delayed. She is not to blame. Stop on your way to work and order a ton of Castle Gate or Clear Creek. The devils assault is our assurance. Good looks do not make good lives. Jeering produces fearing only in the fool. SWEET The church is not a penny savings bank. Virtue that is made of necessity cannot be expected to outlast the material. Judge. God has some blessing to heal every bane.. Boys are the stuff of which men are made. . No mans conversion stops with . himself. FANCIE8. "If the nose of Cleopatra had been .shorter, the whole face of the earth would have been changed. Pascal. The man who Is brilliant over the oysters is usually stale, flat and unprofitable over the liqueurs. Town Topics. i o Federal Life Insurance. : The Russian government has elab orated statutes on general life insur- ance by the state. The business is to be intrusted to the governmental savings banks. All kinds of policies will be issued and the insured will participate in the profits of the business. . o 8tores. Berlins j )f WOULD YOU BELIEVE ITT The Berlin Tageblatt resents the statement made by an American comA man knows how to make excuses mercial journal .that haggling is still with success. the custom in German stores. So far as Berlin is concerned, it says, that Women want much in the way of there is scarcely a respectable store ; polite consideration. in the city which has not fixed prices. To the Industrious man holidays .ceoia in, the nature of toil. One-Pric- e j CALL AND EXAMINE OUR. TWENTY-FIV- E BEFORE THE PUBLIC Young Bros. Go. are sole agents for the following well known PIANOS The man who. tells fancy stories has ' jno idea of the value of time. Voso & Sons Crown Some men carry their business into jail their dealings with others. ! BACH GRAND Richmond When a woman cant have her own jway she shows her displeasure. Royal Blasius , (Si i Romiey Pia.no Co. 40 RICHARDS STREET. -- Men of good standing pay close at- tention to correct correspondence. AND PACKARD ORGANS A woman likes to feel that her isedal movements are worth noticing. Take a womans word in a love affair and you are bound to be j YEARS Some women have an odd way. of showing affection for a man. j NONPAREIL Rhynes BITTER His providence is oft to prove His Women of the world never use people. harsh expressions when condemning their rivals. Like the savage, they Success at the price of the soul is hurl elegant arrows, ornamented with failure. feathers of purple and azure, but with poisoned points. Cbamfort. Prayer for others leads to care for o others. Daily Guide to Flattery. If there is something on the table A dry sermon is a good thing to that the hostess knows is so badly choke on. . cooked that she feels bored about it, ask for more and eat it with the greatWithout eternity life is. an eternal est apparent relish. Baltimore enigma. Rams Horn. , KRANICH AND hiieiphia Bulled, con-fuse- d, BOTTOM PRICES. EASY PAYMENTS. 38 MAIN ST. |