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Superstition. That Twine About the Mandiake Plant. The little plant the mandrake has a wealth of tradition centering round it such as is seldom found in floral lore. Quite an insignificant little plant with a spindleshnped root often divided into two or three forks and timely re- sembling the human form. it is doubt- less from this latter fact that it has derived its name. Langhome in the latter part of the eighteenth century 2 tells us to r - Mark how the rooted mandrake wears , ,Hle human feet, his human hands, While it was Once believed 'Vthat' a per- son pulling up u’ mandrake would in. stantly fall dead. This was said to be because the mandrake had a human Iheart at its root and when pulled it iwouldecream in such a ,fearsome man- i net as to terrify the heater to death or else induce madness. Shakespeare alludes to this where he says: iAnd shrieks like mandrakes torn out of Cadets Must Sacrifice Comfort For the ‘ Sake of/ Looks. "It is true." said a retired army om- cer in a discussion or West Pointers with the Washington Herald, “that many West Pointers acquire a figure of perfection of symmetry and a car- riage‘the acme or manly grace. but these. are due nof to any ingenious ap- pliances, but to the systematic drills and exercises that make the cadet. to a certain extent, an athlete. At the outset these young fellows are put through what are called the ‘setting up’ exercises. their object being to straighten the body and develop the chest. One might suppose that it would require a great amount of such exer- cise to make any marked showing, but three long hours of such exercise daily will soon produce beneficial results in the most stooped .iorms. ‘ “The cadet uniform is also a great help in this direction. The dress coat is tight, very tight. The shoulders are heavily padded in order to give them a square effect. The chest is made thick, so that there will be no danger or wrinkling. And in size a new dress coat seems always to be designed for a boy several times smaller than the one who‘is to wear it. A new dress coat, in fact, is always a source or suffering tic-itsow-ner. Whenhe flrst‘ puts it on it buttons readily about the neck, but seems to lack about six inches at the waist. .The owner may squirm and .wriggle and attempt to“ re. duce his waist to a minimum circum- ference. but his maiden efforts are never sufficient to button the new dress coat. Experience is a great teacher, though. and the young fellow laugh- ingly requests one or two of his friends to lend their assistance, and he finally succeeds in buttoning the coat. All this for the sake of looks. Comfort has no place in the makeup of a West Pointer; it’s discipline and looks.” 5‘" "W "r The Attraction. \ ” ’" Tourist-I must confess that I can't see why so many people want to come here-no scenery. no amusements, no good things to eat, absolutely no at- "tractl‘ons. InnkeeperTAh. Signor, zey geome because we ’ave 2e. gr-ran’ label ;to stick on ze luggage.-â€"-Mexican Her- the earth. That living mortals. hearing them, run mad. - And again in “King Henry ‘vnx’ where Suffolk, asked by Queen Mar- garet whether He ,has not spirit to curse his enemies, replies: Would curses km. a’s doth the mandrake‘s groan. _ | From time immemorial the man- drake has been associated with en- chantmehts and has ever been be- lieved to be one of the most powerful charms of witches. Mr. Conway in a paper on “Mystic Trees and Flowers" states that “by popular superstitions in some places it is said to be per- petually watched over by Satan, and if it be pulled np‘at certain holy'flmes and with certain invocations the evil spirit will appear to do the bidding of the .practifi'oner."lâ€"Westminster :Re- new. snuau. I would inve’nt as bitter). searching terms A: cunt, as harsh, as horrible to bear. The Holland Primrose. There is a plant in Holland known as the evening primrose, which grows to a height. or five or six feeteand bears a profusion of large yellow flowers so brilliant. that they attract immediate attention. even at a great distance, but the chief peculiarity about the plant is the tact that the flowers. which open just before sunset. burst into bloom so suddenly that they give one the'impresslon of some maglcal agency. A man who has seen this end- den blooming saye It is just as if some one had touched the land with a wand and thus covered it all at once with a golden nheet. WATCHED OVER BY SATAN. plant is file Inc: Illat we flowers. which open just before sunset. burst into bloom so suddenly that they give one the impression of some magical agency. A man who has seen this and- den blooming says it is just as if some one had touched the land with a wand and thus covered it all at once with a golden sheet. 5"" ' "l "r The Attraction. Tourist-I must confess that I can't see why so many people want to come here-no scenery. no amusements, no good things to eat, absolutely no at- tractions. InnkeeperTAh. Signor, zey come because 'we ’ave 2e. gr-ran’ label to stick on ze luggage.-â€"-Mexicau Her- fu' The wise man is cured at ambition by. ambition.â€"-La 'Bmvere. ‘5b1'l'oh3 Cgm fr“ (meld, stops col In our-- colds. hen]. the throat and In. I. ' can. I . Trapping Muskrato. ' Numbers of mechanical traps to catch muskrats have been invented and tried. but none gives more satis- faction than the old floating barrel trap that has been in use for many years. Both ends are left closed. and a hole about eight by twelve inches square is sawed in the side. A strong cleat is nailed across each end. the cleats projecting slx‘or eight inches beyond the barrel. and upon the cleats are nailed tavo boards, one on each side of the barrel and several incheslonger. Water then is placed in the barrel so that it will host with the board plat- forms about on a level with the sur- face of the pond or stream. About one-third of the barrel remains above water. Apples. carrots and other dell- cacies that the muskrat likes are placed in the barrel. in their attempts to get the halt the animals fall into the barrel and are unable to get out-Ex- change. . ,, . l-uuuzuess ls a locksmith and opens many difficult doomed WEST POINT UNIFORMS. Her Only Criticism. Little Dorothy not only liked her ten and‘cofl’ee to have theappearance of being “real and truly.” but she also liked to taste the flavor of each. One aftei‘noonher mother took her to a Iriend’s home’where tea was served at 5 o’clock. ’ Baby’s Own Tablets only cost 25 cents a. box. A box bought now may save baby’s life. Summer com- plaints come suddenly, and carry away thousands of little ones every year. , ‘11 the stomach and bowels. are kept in order there is little danger from these troubles. Baby’s Own Tablets is the best medicine in the world for preventing and curing stomach and bowel troubles. They can be given with perfect safety to the new-born baby or the well gi‘own child. An occasional dose of the Tablets will regulate the stomach and bowels and prevent summer complaints. The mother who keeps these Tablets on hand may feel assured her little ones are safe. If you have not got a box of'the Tablets get one without delay. Do not waitnntil trouble comes; it may then. be too late. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a. box from The- Dr. Wil- liams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. The hostess gave to Dorothy what she usually gave to her own‘ children of DorOth‘y’s age, in the line of liquid refreshmentâ€"viz. hot water. sugar and milk. Dorothy tasted hers politely and ate her little cakes. .“Why, Dorothy, you aren’t drinking your tea, dear. Isn’t it sweet enough?” asked the hostess. ~ (“Not quite that, sir,.”.replled the por- ter‘.’t‘ouching his cap peak. “It might meaii ,‘gratulugs \never‘ refused.’ ” And- the way that porter snfiled when 319 left the carriage betokened his ‘satia- \taction at thevmateflal result of bin smart answer and the service he had renderedâ€"London Mail. . x "hm . m :wlayx ’7'” .Anothor Meaning. ‘1'.-- . "i ‘A traireierto the north on the Great' Northern rniiwny, having delivered his luggage to the care of an alert railway porter, proceeded to make himself comfortable in the corner of a first class. smoking compartment. The por- ter, having performed his duty, came to the carriage to report, notwithout expectation of acceptable reward. “Yes, Mrs. 0.. it’s sweet enough,” re- plied the child. "Then why aren’t you taking it?” '1 “It’s too dull,” she replleaâ€"New York Times. “Well,” said the passenger. “I seg by the letters ‘G. N.‘ R.’ ’on your cap, 'Gratuities 'never receivedl” » GOOD HEALTH FORBABY' ‘ AT VERY LITTLE COST yum '- First Potatoes In Scotland. It is claimed by a-col'respondent that the first person to grow potatoes in the open field in Scotland was Thomas Prentice. a day' laborer in the West Barony of the parish in Glasgow, near Chapel Green. That was In the year 1723. It was about four years after that date that he (Prentice) entered the market with thery and was very successful with his experiment. as he made £300 of it. which he sank in double interest and died at Edinburgh in 1762.â€"Glasgow Herald. \» ‘23. n GA-:-AI.. I _--| Sarcqstic. ‘ 1' “Is shg a great singer-'12" ' V "No; I shouldn’t call her great. You can understand every word she sings.” “Detroit Free Press. ‘77?“- ""I"' ' Fri ‘1' u y ops can: I cures co 3. ea- ?hotrou and Inn I ' - o - 25 cents. H Strictly Legal. I "What is a young man to do when his attention has been arrested by a pretty girl?" “Why. carry his case to court, at course.”â€"â€"Red Hen. g {4 513170113 62113 3TNU' Hairdressing and Hate In the Tim. ‘ of Marie Antoinette. _ Some of the fashions in France dur- Ing the reign of unfortunate Queen Marie Antoinette were exceedingly eb- surd. particularly hairdressing and hats. which were trimmed with such an extravagant wealth of feathers that the ‘coaches had to have their seats lowered. According to Mme. Cam- pan. "mgthers and husbands murmur- ed. and the general rumor was that the queen would ruin the French la- One day Louis XVI. decided to for- bid the court in a body to follow the royal hunt in coaches. In order: to be freer he wished only to permit real sportsmen to attend. The noble la- dies immediately rebelled, and the Princess'ot Monaee criticised the decl- sion by means of her headdress, upon which arose a miniature royal coach. followed by two gentlemen on footyin galters. 0n the left of this was dis- played a cypress garnished with black tears, the large roots being formed of crape. More absurd still was the hairdresw ing of the mother of Louis Philippe. upon whose head every one could ad- mlre her son. the Due de Beaujolais. 1n the arms of his nurse as well as a parrot --packlng at a cherry. . «napalm “Your wife,” remarked the nextâ€" door neighbor, “used to play the piano and sing a great deal, but Lhaven’t heard her lately.” “Since the baby came '1” explained the husband and father, “she hws'haid nb‘,time.’f’ “‘Ah,‘ 1- see Warejoined the other. "Children are often a. blessing in disguise.” As the: Oil Rubs in, the Pain Rubs Out.â€"App1ied to the seat of a, pain in any part, of the body the skin absorbs the soothing liniment un- der brisk friction and the patient Obtains almost instant relief. The results of the use of Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil have surprised many who were unacquainted with its qualities, and once known it will not, be rejected. Try it. Your Drugs!!! “1!! Tell You Murine Eye Remedy Relieves Sore Eyes. Strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn’t Smart, Soothe: Eye Pam, and Sells for 50c. Try Murine in Your Eyes and in Baby’s Eye» for Scaly Eyelids and Granulation. " Hogan was playing nurse to the‘ twins on the front porch. The twins were annoyed because each wanted exclusive possession of a. solitary kitten and they were yelling; A neighbor paused at the gate. “Well: Hogan,” he asked, “what would you take for them children of yourn ’l” Hogan shifted in his chair. “n4 the money in the wurruld couldn’t buy thim,” he declared. “But,” he added, “I wouldn’t give tin cints apiece for any more like thim.” \ r Milan’s Llnlment Cures Dandruff. Absence makes the picture page; cards accumulate. ' " ' .. The superiority, of , Mother Graves’ Worm Exterminator ‘is shown ’by its good effects on the children. Purchase a. bottle and give it a trial. '- ‘ ' Neignoor~What is all that row? Willieâ€"Ma’s canning fruit ,and pa’s a food “inspector, and he’s try- ing to tell her how she ought to do it. Corn‘s cause intolerable pain. Holloway’j Corn Cure removes the trouble/.1 Try it, - and «see what- amount of pain is sated. '- A._ country physician, was driving through a village, and ‘saw a man amusing a crowd with the antics of his trick dog. The doctor pulled up and said, “My dear man, how do you manage to train your dog that way? I can’t. teach mine a. single trick.” The man looked up, with a simple rustic look, and replied, “Well, yoil see, it’s this way.‘ You have to know more’n the dog, or you can’t learn him nothin’ l” 7 REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE. ABS‘UBD FASHIONSA 7', ISSUE N0. 40â€"10 A lawyer once asked a. man- who had at various» times sat on several Jurles: “Who mfluenoed you most â€"the lawyers, the Witnesses, or the judge 2” He expected to get; some useful and interesting information from so experienced a juryman. This Was the man’s reply : f‘l’ll-tell yer, sir, flow I makes up my mind. I’m a plain man. and a. reasonin’ man, and I ain’t in- fluenced by anything the lawyers say; 110, nor by what the Judge says. I just looks at the man in the docks and I says: ‘If he ain’t done nothing, why‘is he there”? And I brings ’em all in guilty.” A Pleasant Purgative.â€"â€"Parme- lee’s Vegetable Pills are 50' comâ€" pounded as to operate on. both the stomach and the bowels, so than they act along the whole. alimen~ tary and ekcretory pagsage. They are not drastic in their work, but mildly purgative, and the pleasure of taking them is only equalled by the gratifying effect they produce. Compounded only of vegetable substances the curative qualities of which were fully tested, they af- ford relief without chance of inâ€" jury.. Judgeâ€"“I am led to understand you stole ,the watéh of the doctor who had just written a, prescription for you at‘ the‘ free dispensary. Whathave you to say to this charge?” Prisonerâ€"“Well, your honor,'I found myself in a-desper- ate quandary. His prescription said ‘a. spoonful every hour,’ and I had no timepiece.” Gamaâ€"mi customer of our! cured I very bad case of distemper in a valuable horse by the use of MINARD’S LINIMEN’I‘. Yours truly Minard’s Liniment (30.. Limited. Mary the best part of the apple, as I told you 2” Johnnyâ€"“Sure; gave her the seeds and she can plant them and have a. ,whole on chard."â€" Stranger (at the door)â€"~I am tryâ€" ing to find a lady whose married name I have forgotten. She is a singularly beautiful woman, with pink and white complexion, seashell ears, lovely eyes, and. Titian hair? ' ‘ VEGETABLES. Beetsâ€"To each two quarts of vinegar add one-half cupful maple syrup, two tablespoonfuls brown sugar, five whdle cloves; and one~ half beaspoonful caraway .se-eds. Boil five minutes and pony over boiled, peeled, and quartered beets. Sea] in jars while hot. _ “Please, ‘ma’am,’,’ said the ser- vant, ,“there’s a ‘poor man at 'the doc; with wooden legs.” - ‘_‘Why~, Mary." answered the misâ€" tress, in reproving same, “What can we do with WOOdenxlegs‘l Tell him we-do-n’t want any.” I Stuffed *Onions.â€"Peel onions and ‘tak'ep 01117 center, parbofl five min- utesu Fill with stufiifig of‘bread- crumbs; small pieces of chopped bacon, salt andpepper‘ Bake one hour and five‘ minutes. Bprmkle Attacks of cholera. and dysentery come quickly, there seldom being any warning of the visit. Remedial action must be taken just as quick- ly ii the patient is .to be spared great suffering and permanent in- jury to the lining' membranes of the bowels. The readiést prepara- tionfor thepurpm, is Dr-; J ~ D- Kéllogg’s Dyéen‘tery- Co'rdial.» It can be got at small cost at any drug store or general dealei":s, and will afford relief before a doctor .can . be ‘ called. ' ‘ breadcrumbs over top. Se}vantâ€"u-Réal]y, sir, I don’t knowâ€" . 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