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!)._i For the Children The Kitten’s Complaint. "How do you think vou would like It?” Said the little black at to me, Jf you in your bed were lying, As cosily as can be, ^Ylth your nose on your forepaws rest¬ ing. And dreaming of mice and things, Of whole pans of cream you were lapping, Of birds with the weakest wings— "How would you like It, I wonder, With never a hint before, To find your bed rising and walking, To find yourself out on the floor? "If you were a sensitive kitten, You'd think It a great mishap; You'd wonder If ft quite [laid you To sleep in Miss Jennie Brown's lap.” Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Try It Yourself. The Kansas City Journal propounds this puzzle: Take the number of your living brothers, double the amount, add to it 3. multiply by 5, add to it the number of your living sisters, multiply the result by 10, add the number of deaths of brothers and subtract 150 from the result. The right figure will he the number of deaths, the middle will be number of living sisters, and the left will show the number of liv¬ ing brothers. Try it and see. The Lesson That Kitty Taught. Mamma had called Russell to din¬ ner. But Instead of clean hands such ms ought to be brought to the table, Russell, had grimy little paws, and mamma had said, “No little boy can come to my table until he is sweet and clean.” ' Then tlle shadow had come to Rus •ell’s face, and the tears to his eyes, and mamma had sent him out into the sunshine of the porch steps to get the sunshine back into his face. It was while he sat there, feeling very cross, that he heard a little sound and looked up. There was Cornelia Kitting in the middle of a patch of annshine in the doorway. Cornelia was Russell’s own kitten. Her coat was a beautiful, glossy black, that shotie like the satin lining of Russell's mamma’s coat. She wore lour clean white stockings, and had a spotless white vest, and there she aat, licking her white paws and wash¬ ing her face. Back and forth, over mid over the little furry head, went the pretty white paw, giving the best kind of bath that kittens know. Just then Addie came out with a saucer of milk, and kitty ran toward it and began happily lapping it up. Russell sat very still and watched her, and as he watched, a feeling grew to his heart that made him rise and go softly to the bath-room and make his dimpled hands and rosy face as clean and fresh as the roses out In the garden. A few minutes later a little boy, with chining eyes, opened the dining-room door, and mamma took the little boy with the clean face and beautiful smile dose to her heart, and said, just as, perhaps, your lrfamma says some times to you, "Now, my little boy looks ■weet enough to be kissed.”—Fhila. Butler Bowman, in Kindergarten Re¬ view. Royal Mischief. Prince Edward of Wales, son of the Prince of Wales and prospective heir to the throne, is just beginning education as a cadei at the Royal Naval College on t lie Isle of Wight. Prince Edward, a little more than thirteen, is entered as an ordinary ca¬ det, and shares all comforts and dis¬ comforts with the rest of the lads. If he resembles his father at that age, lie is capable of getting a good deal of boyish fun out of life. In a book on the “Private Life of King Edward VII.’’ some of the escapades of the present Prince of Wales are given. Prince George and his elder brother were “rare young toads,” as an old middy remarked. The received their training on the school-ship Britannia, and afterward went on a cruise in the Bacchante. They had to rough it with the rest, and were treated without dls tfnetidn. When the Bacchante touched at Ber¬ muda, on the famous cruise, the au¬ thorities of the island were anxious Ito present a bunch of Bermuda lilies to Prince Eddy, and anxiously inquired his identity. Prince George, ever ripe for mischief, gave so misleading an an awer that the embarrassing bouquet was presented to several midshipmen before it reached the proper hands. When the party went on shore to lunch, the two princes got together in the bow of the boat and occupied them¬ selves very mysteriously. When they landed, the assembled natives were astonished to see their future king and his brother with noses of the most brilliant yellow. The two had used the pollen of the lilies to adorn them¬ selves with. It was probably their enjoyment of this joke which led the two not to con tradict the statement which was soon •Her published to the world, that the heir to the throne had had an tattoed on his nose. The Prince Wales was made exceedingly anxious by the report, and for a long time the story was believed.—Christian Reg¬ ister. , The Lucky Stamp. A stamp from her grandfather’s love letter to her grandmother has brought to twelve-year-old Janett Fawcett, of Alexandria, Va., the largest price ever paid for an American stamp in Amer¬ ica, the sum of $3,00u. The stamp is one of the few of the Provincial issue, printed by the post¬ master ofAlexandrla in 1847, before the days of the national postage stamp sys¬ tem. This particular stamp Is printed In black ink on light blue paper. All the other stamps of this issue hereto¬ fore known are printed in black on buff paper. The stamp is circular in shape and the size of a half-dollar. In its center is the word “paid,” with “5” under it. These are encircled by the words, ‘‘Postoffice, Alexandria,’’ around which in turn is a circle of stars. As told by Mr. Parrish, who conduct¬ ed the sale, the story of the stamp ia this: The Fawcetts, who have lived in Alexandria for many generations, were once well-to-do, but are now so poor that when Mrs. Janet Fawcett, who i3 76 years old, wished to give her grand¬ daughter and namesake a Christmas present, the only thing she could find were the stamps from several old let¬ ters. All of these—one was from a love letter sent her by her husband in the early 50’s—were of old varieties, and Mrs. Fawcett was sure they would be worth something. The old lady had always wished to be the donor of her namesake’s wed¬ ding dress, so on Christmas, when she gave ihe stamps to her little grand¬ child, she told her to sell them for what, she could, ana perhaps they would bring enough to buy a wedding dress. The little girl’s father took the stamps to a dealer in Alexandria. He bought all the others for moderate prices, but when he came to the stamp from the old love letter he declared at once that us value was beyond his purchasing power. When she was informed of the im¬ mense value of the stamp from her old love letter Mrs. Fawcett was overjoyed and greatly astonished. Whatever it should bring, she said, would be the properly of her little granddaughter, and if there was more than enough for a dress the rest would be put aside for her dowry when she was married. —Home Herald. Nora’s Stone Butterfly. Teddy and Nora ran into grandpa’s study all out of breath. “It is, isn't it, grandpa?” cried Nora. “It isn’t, is it?” cried Teddy. “What are you talking about, chil¬ dren?” asked grandpa, smiling. ’’About my stone butterfly,” said Nora, eagerly. “I found it down by the brook. It must have got caught in the stone some way. See here!” Nora held out a stone in which was something that looked very much like a butterfly with its wings spread. Grandpa took it in his hand and look¬ ed at it carefully. “That is not a but¬ terfly,” said he. “There, Nora!” said Teddy. “I told you it just happened so.” "No, grandpa went on, “it did not just happen so. Let me tell you a story.” "Oh, do, grandpa!’ cried Teddy and Nora together. “A long, long time ago—” “When you were a little boy?” inter¬ rupted Nora. “It was long before there were any little boys in the world,” said grandpa, “and just where our farm is- now, nothing was to be seen except the ocean. In the ocean lived a great many shell-fish. There was one little fellow who had a very pretty shell, though I can’t tell you just what color it was. He had a splendid time swim¬ ming about with his mates in the warm sea water as long as he lived; and when he died, he left his little shell in the sand at the bottom of the ocean. The sea slowly drifted away, and the sand drifted over the shell and grew harder and harder, till at last it turned to stone, and the shell turned to stone, too. There it lay for thousands of years, till at last a little girl found it and called it a stone butterfly. t» “O grandpa, how funny!” said Nora. “And are there any more shells in the rocks?” "There are so many,” said grandpa, "that, you could not write the number on your slate.” “Then see if I don’t fill my cabinet with ’em!” cried Teddy.—Youth's Com¬ panion. A Milanese Wedding Dinner. When Violanti Visconti was mar¬ ried to Duke Lionel, son of Edward III of England, at Milan, the wed¬ ding dinner consisted of eighteen courses, including suckling pigs, fish, hares, veal, quail, partridge, carp, pea¬ cocks, ducks, cheese and cherries. Some of the fish and game were in crusted in gold.—New York World. Marriage at an early age is fre quent in Mexico. Recently a boy of sixxfen and a girl of fourteen were married in the capital. 35c. TTIIX CURE TOUR CORNS If you invest It In a bottle of abbott’s east Indian cobn paint. It re in o vos hard or soft corns, bunions or sore, callous spots on the feet, warts or indurations of the skin. No pain.no cutting, no “eating” of tho flesh, no after soreness; quick, safe, sure. At druggist or by mail from Tee Abbott Co., Savannah, Ga. ! When women heed the call to arms, men must face the powder. ECZEMA CURED. J. It. Maxwell, Atlanta, Ga., says: *'I Buffered agony with a severe ease of ecze¬ ma. Tried six different remedies and was in despair, when a neighbor told me to try Hhuptrine’a tbttebine. After using $3 worth of your tbttebine and soap I am in completely cured. I cannot say too much its praise.’’ Tettkrike at druggists or by mail 50c. Soap 25c. J. T. Shuptrinx, Dept. A, Savannah, Ga. Many a married woman’s Idea of a stylish hat is one that costs more than her husband can afford to pay. Hicks’ Capudlne Cures Women’s Monthly Headache. Pains, Backache, Nervousness, ana It’s Liquid. Effects inime* aiately. results. Prescribed by physicians with best 10c.. 25c., and 50c., at drug stores. There’s more noise than harmony in chin music. More Than Quinine. Quinine is simply one of the products of the Cinchona Bark, and the drug which is used in Grove’s Tastei.ess Chill Tonic con¬ tains more of the active principles of Cinchona Bark than ordinary Quinine, Everyone Flour knows that Whole Wheat and Graham contain more nutriment than ordinary white flour, as part of the properties the flour of white. the wheat This are lost thing in render¬ ing same is true of Quinine, and the drug used in this prep¬ aration is a special product which contains more valuable properties than ordinary Quinine. The standard for 30 years. 50c. Chinese to Save Forests. The Chinese are saving their for¬ ests. The almost worldwide movement to protect and establish forests has reached the Celestial Empire, and the first Chinese school of forestry short¬ ly will be opened in Mukden. The Chinese realm sometimes is pointed out as the worst example among modern nations of forest de¬ struction. The floods which periodic¬ ally are poured down from the denud¬ ed mountains are destructive beyond comparison with those of any other country, and the want of forests is assigned as the chief cause. Wood ia scarcer in China than in almost any other inhabited region of the world, although the country is well adapted to the growing of trees. In the establishment of a for¬ est school the Chinese Government gives evidence that it realizes the need of beginning its reforestation in a scientific manner.—From the Chi* cago Tribune. The century is young; the world also is young, as worlds go; and our country, compared with many, is very young. Exaggeration is one of the faults to which youth is peculiarly subject—and from which age is not wholly free, philosophises The Dial. To be an artist—in words, in color, with the chisel, on the stage, or in whatever medium—and not to exag¬ gerate, sometimes and to some ex¬ tent, might fairly be considered an impossibility. THE FIRST TASTE Learned to Drink Coffee When a Baby If parents realized the fact that coffee contains a drug—caffeine— which is especially harmful to chil¬ dren, they would doubtless hesitate before giving the babies coffee to drink. “When I was a child In my moth¬ er’s arms and first began to nibble things at the table, mother used to give me sips of coffee. As my parents used coffee exclusively at meals I nev¬ er knew there was anything to drink but coffee and water. “And so I contracted the coffee habit early. I remember when quite young, the continual use uf coffee so affected my parents that they tried roasting wheat and barley, then ground it in the coffee-mill, as a sub¬ stitute for coffee. “But it did not taste right and then went back to coffee again. That was long before Postum was ever heard of. I continued to use coffee until I was 27, and when I got into office work, I began to have nervous spells. Especially after breakfast I was so nervous I could scarcely at¬ tend to my correspondence. i • At night, after having coffee for supper, I could hardly sleep, and on rising in the morning would feel weak and nervous. u A friend persuaded me to try Pos¬ tum. My wife and I did not like It at first, but later when boiled good and strong it was fine. Now we would not give up Postum for the best coffee we ever tasted. “I can now get good sleep, am free from nervousness and headaches. I recommend Postum to all coffee drink¬ ers. “There’s a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to ! Wellville,” in pkgs. 1 Ever read theabovc letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. LOVELY WOMAN. She got Into n street car on A freezing winter day; She left the front door open—O What did the people say! She bravely took a hammer, and She tried to drive a nail; The catastrophe that followed Made everyone turn pale— Lovely woman! She started to a party, just A half an hour late; At the door she asked her husband: They “Have I got my hat on straight?” and got her in the court room, age?” Says They asked her: “What's twenty-five”— your she; “i'll own to Now that was pretty sage— Lovely woman! She bought an automobile veil, A hundred inches long; She'll ^ have an automobile, when She They’re selling for a song. day, worked and read and talked all As every woman ought; At midnight when her husband came, She told him what she thought— Lovely woman! She’s not at all athletic, as You’ve often heard her say. But she’d jump on the piano, if A mouse should come her way! Can she keep the men a-hustling? You Can simply bet your life! Still we wouldn’t do without her, As sister, sweetheart, wife— Lovely woman! Somerville Journal. | ^ fowNV rectal f CstOMM 1 u w. ,'Yj THE G^3 WbF^LD wrrri Y ^ U\0 0 Hyker—“Bronson tells me he is taking mud baths now.” Pyder— “Why, I thought he was out of poli¬ tics.”—Chicago Daily News. Blobbs—“He’s a harmless fool. w Slobbs—“There isn’t any such thing as a harmless fool.” Blobbs—“This one is. He’s dead.”—Philadelphia Record. Expert accountant—“Did you not keep a cash book?” Cashier—“No; the money went out so soon after it came in that we could not enter it.” —Judge. Grace—“So you have at last made up your mind to- marry Jack?”' Lola —“Yes, I’m tired of having him hang around the house every evening. Chicago Daily News. He—“If you refuse me I shall go out and hang myself to the lamp-post in front of your house.” She—“Now, George, you know father said he wouldn’t have you hanging around here.”—Life. Ascum—“How on earth did you ever get a messenger boy to deliver your note and bring back the answer so quick?” Wise—“I took his dime novel away from him and held it as security.”—Philadelphia Press. “This man combines the more ster¬ ling qualities of BeaconsfLeld and Pitt, lacking the faults of both!” “Who is he?” inquired the visitor in Piunk ville. “Sim Piffle, stranger; oar can¬ didate fer hog reeve.”—Louisville Courier-Journai. Nell—“He doesn’t know anything about the little niceties of paying at¬ tention to a girl.” Belle—“Why, I saw him tying your shoestring. if Nell—"Yes; but he tied it in a double knot so it couldn’t come untied again.” —Philadelphia Record. Miss Rattle—“Yes, that’s a photo of my maiden aunt. Perhaps you saw her name in the papers last winter. She frightened away a burglar.” Mrs. Winkler (closely inspecting the por¬ trait)—“Did she? Well, I don’t won¬ der at it.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Abseiltmined Wall Street Operator (at social function)—“Excuse me, madam, but your face seems rather familiar. Haven’t I met you before? H Society Leader—“Oh, yes; I remem¬ ber you very well. We met in the church the day we were married.”— Baltimore American. “Man, 1 didactically began Professor Broadhead, is the only animal that laughs-’ “Eh—yah!” broke the Venerable Grouch. “And that’s b-cuz he is the only animal that owes money to another animal, and is therefore obliged to laugh whenever the latter animal gets off his favorite funny story.”—Puck. Immigration officials stopped the traveller at the dock and asked his business. “I am arrive in pursuance of my agreement to marry with Meese Flossy Goldtop,” said the stranger. “Sunny France for you,” replied the chief inquisitor. “Aliens under con¬ tract are barred. You’ll find a nice detention pen at the left. Next!”— Philadelphia Public Ledger. The Good Old Days. The richest man in King Charles II’s England could not get so good a dinner as tens of thousands will sit down to today. Cattle were of a far poorer breed, vegetables were few and bad, and the commonest conven¬ iences of the table were unknown. Fish knives,- for instance, are hardly considered an extravagant luxury, but Mr. Gladstone could remember when they -were not to be found on any table.—London Telegraph. The Salvation Army is operating in ’54 countries and colonies. §y r up $ figs ^Elixir #8 enrift acts ly onthe £entlyyet bowels, cl prompt¬ i eanses i stem e||eetually, assists one in overcoming habitual constipati o ion permanently. To get its the oenejicial ejects buy enume. lALIFORNIA anujactured by the Jfio Syrup Co. SOLO BY LEADING DRUGGISTS-50f p.-BOTTLE, You may find other coffees as good as | UZIANNE [ twice But they much. -will Other eest Cof- you i as i fees maybe as lew in price, [ either bnt you only will half find strong them i as t or only one-fourth ns good. LUZIANNE Is of perfect Parity* Flavor, Quality and Fresh¬ ness. IT'S SOLD EVERYWHERt 25*. T-LB CAN. THEREILYTAYLORCa New Orleans, If. ft. A. THE MODERN ELOPEMENT. I I Here is a map of the route wa shall take. M <<■ Did you make two of them?’* “No, what for?”' “(So papa will be able to overtake us and’ forgive us. IJ Houston Post. Hicks’ Capudine Cures Headache, Whether from Cold, Heat, Stomach, or Mental Strain. No Acetanilid or dangeroua drugs. 10c., It’s Liquid. Effects immediately. 25eand 50c.,, at drug stores HIS FIRST (RECENT) LOVE. “Our engagement is so romantie. Not like other affairs. I “How’s that?” ... Why, Ferdy assures me that I am positively the first girl he has loved this season.”—Pittsburg Post. To Drive Out Malaria sud Build U| the System Take the Old Standard Grove’s Tastb less Chill Toxic. You know what you are taking. The formula is plainly printed Qui¬ on every bottle, showing it is simply and the nine and Iron in a tasteless form, most effectual form. For grown people and children. 50c. Since old classic days Milan, Italy, has been noted for 'the love its pea pie have for good food. It is one oY their chief conversational topics to¬ day. REMOVES CORNS WITHOUT PAIX. Abbott’s east ixdian corn paixt removes corns, root and all, without cutting or burn¬ ing and leaves no soreness. It cures soft corns between the toes, bunions or sore, callous spots. It cures all quick and per¬ manent. Get it at your druggist or send 25c to The Abbott Co., Savannah, Ga. FLATTERING APOLLO. Mrs. Popley—Mr. D’Auber remark* ed today that our Georgie was like a young Apollo. Mr. Pop ley— O! that’s the way with them artists; they’re always trying to make people think well of those old classical heroes. — Philadelphia Press. A KENTUCKY CASE. That Will Interest All Suffering Women. Mrs. Della Meanes, 328 E. Front St., Maysviile, Ky., says: Seven years ago I began to notice sharp pain in the kidneys and a V bearing down sensa¬ tion through the hips, dull headache and dizzy spells, Dropsy appeared and my and ankles swelled so V 1 I could not get EM shoes on. I was iE misery and had despaired of ever get ting cured, when I decided t0 •' Doan’s Kidney Pills. One box helper me so much that I kept on until e tirely cured.” box. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.