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HAVE IT IN YOUR HOUSE. During bitzzard week people took good advice and didn’t travel, but telephoned. For two days travel was Impossible for most, and during the other four it was uninviting for all. Bat the telephone service worked untnterruptedly throughout, and did about double Its usual duty for six days running. People who have telephones tn their houses were very lucky. Message nites make the cost of the service at your house very moverate. The bilzzard season Is not yet over. Ir was {n Boston that one of the dally papers quoted “The Charge of the Light Brigade’ tn full, and consclentiously gave credit as follows, ‘A. Tennyson in Arkansaw Gazette.” —hoston Home Journal. RIGIO RULES ENFORCED. ‘Veterinartes of the N. Y. Condensed Milk Company exam- tne cows supplying milk for the Gall Borden Eagie Brand Condensed Milk, to guard against any contamination, Send for “Infant Health.” Information valuable to every mother. Mrs. Recos: Why do you dislike Dr. Curem? Mxs. Mvca: He cured my husband s rheumatism, so be can never tell when it Is going to rain, and last week I spolled a brand-new hat—Stray Stories, | HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON. All the attractions of Hotel Life, with the comforts and Privacy of home. GovERNOR STANLEY, of Kansas, recently received this note: “Dear Sir. I understand you sittd you was going to take a week Uf to tear up the big pile of letters asking you for jobs. If everything else Is gone, | would like the Job of tearing up letturs."—Argonaut, Patnoxize American goods, especially when yon know they are the Lest, like Cook's Imperta! Extra Dry Champagne, AMONG the advertisements {n a provinctal paper there | recently appeared the following: “The gentleman who found & parse with money in Burford Street 14 requested to forward It to the address of the loser, as he was recognized.” A few days later the reply was Inserted : The recognized gentleman who picked up a purse in Burford Street requests, the loser to call at his house." —Pearson's Weekty. THE HOTEL * THORNDIKE,” BOSTON, opp, the Public Gardens. Has comfortable, atry rooms, thoroughly equipped, and modern details in every respect. Eurupean plan. “Papa, you took the sclentific course tn college, didn’t you + Yes, dear, I xpent two years on scence.” “When you look in a mirror the left side of your face Appears to be the right side, and the right side seems to be the left. The looking-glass reverses It, doesn't tt?" “Then why doesn’t it reverse the top and bottom of your face the same way?” “ Why—er—ah."'—Chicago Tribune, A REMINISCENCE OF THE WaR, It was In these words that the Volunteer Roosevelt spoke to his men before going into action: “ Boss, I invite all who do their duty to come after the battle and proceed to make a refreshing totlet; for this purpose I have made a proviston of the Funkta du Japon, the rare perfume of Ortza-Legrand— sold by all perfumers and druggists—which I piace at your disposal. And now, Charge! And one and all struggied for victory, but not for death. Frizxp: You told me you had joined the Andubon Soctety ; your new hat 18 trimmed almost entirely with birds and birds’ plumage. Tue Weanen ov rue Hat: Yes, but you see these birds Were all killed before I Joined the soctety. —Boston Home Journal. A DELIGHTFUL SPRING REGION, The beautiful mountatnous section of Western North Carolina, known asthe" Land of the Sky,” of which Asheville nd the Hot Springs are the soctal centres, 1s a’ most popular region In which to spend the spring months and recuperate from the trying winter of the North. There are forty-three mountains near Asheville higher than Mt, Washington, and the grandest scenery and driest climate east of Colorado, Through Pullman service via the Pennsylvania R. R. and Southern Rallway, dally, from New York to Asheville and the Hot Springs. A beautiful book just from the press, en- titled “The Land of the Sky," and fall tnformation of A., ‘Thweatt, E. P, A., Southern Ratlway, 271 Broadway, New York. ISTUDY otic vergcon! Taxsesnre se to Business? Can't go Fishing or Shoot- ing? Do the next best thing—READ Forest and w Stream, ‘The Sportsman's home journal of shooting, fishing, yochtiag, camp-lifey aed eararal history, Week Goats, "Alldealers," For 2 cents we will se cial trial trip 4 weeks, FOREST AND EBLISHING. CO., 346 Broadway, New York. ‘My son follows the medical professton.”” Where did he study medicinet” “Ob, he isn’t a doctor. He's an undertaker.” —Yale Record. Lapy Durvexty, In her reminiscences, gives some in- stances of the varlations of the English language as abe ts spoke by the learned Raboo, whose European education has given him a@ Ititle knowledge which Is dangerous. The gratification expressed In the following sentence has some- thing pathetic in tt: “You have been very good to us, and may Almighty God give you tit for tat."—Argonaut. Clark's Oriental Cruise, February 8, 1900, by elegant new twin-screw steamer; 450 including shore excurstons, 17 dara in Egypt and Holy Land, ete. Excursions to Europe 1899, deave April 1, 22; May 6, 20, une 10, 24; July 1,8 Special features. Membership limited. F. ©. CLARK, 111 Broadway, Now York, COLLAR BUTTON INSURANCE GIVEN WITH EVERY REMENTZ One-Piece Collar Button Made of One Piece of Metal Without Seam of Joint snes You get a new one without charge in case of accident of any kind. Best for ladies’ shirt waists and children's dresses, The Story of a Collar Button gives all par- ticulars, Postal us for it, All jewelers sell Krementz buttuns. KREMENTZ & CO., 60 Chestnut St., Newark, NJ. If All Who Use WHISKEY were good judges, we would come very near doing all the business. W let live, of course, but believe in the survival Drinks that are famous tho world over. Made from the best of liquors and used by thousands of men and women in their own bomes in place of tonics, whose composition 18 un- known. Are they on your sideboard? Would not such a drink put new life into the tired woman who has shopped all day? Would it not be the drink to offer to the husband when ho returns home after his day’s business? Choice of Manhattan, Martin{, Tom or Holland Gin, Vermouth, York or Whiskey is offered, For sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers Hartford, Conn. 0 39 Broadway, New York. THCENTU BICYCLE @ & DRIVING HEADLIGHTS 2:2: generally, or write to G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., 20 Piccadilly, W. London, Eng. SS