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• Elic *Tido Niauttr. By ROBERT C. BAILEY. WICKES, • RONTA If people who ha;t4 wheels in their heads could transfer them to the feet It would ruin the bicycle trade. fecal; Schiatter is now carrying a curious copper rod. He cialfits it is a gift from above possessing magic pow- er, and guards it jealously. --• Efforts are being made to arrange tot the establishment of a direct cattle trade with Europe, and probably also dressing ef beef and canning for export will be commenced in Mexico. An FInellshman was killed by light ning last week, owing to thO fact that he hada number of gold coins in his pocket. Even poverty has it recene- penses. Twin babies were born In. prison in Monroe county, Mich., recently to Mrs. Enos Larkins, who has since been con- victed of murder. She is soon to be sentenced to the state prison for life, and the state prison authorities have notified the county officials that they will not receive the bahnes with the mother. The extreme nouthoen - limit of 'ice- bergs up to date has been recorded at the United States • hydrographic office. It is juet off Capes Charles and Henry. at the entrance to thee -Chesapeake, where a British steamer passed a chunk of ice 400 feet long and 30 feet high. It is a cold 'day for Great Britain most everywhere just now. Gen. Merles T. Kelly, who led a Coxey army over the Union Pacific last year, says the industrial army will soon 'establish headquarters In Chicago and will attempt to organize every state in the Union. He claims to have 1.000 acres under lease In Washington, and Promises a greater march to WaehIng- ton than last year's attempt ever camel near being. Japan, according to an estimate by Consul General McIver, alas a popula- tion of 45,000.900, allowing 3,000,000 for the newly acquired, territory of For- mosa. Japan has the records of her pop- ulation going back to the year €10, when the number was 4.988,842. This report also calls attention to the fact that in point of area Japan. since the Formosa acquisition, takes rank next below Spain, and stands about even with Sweden. The court office of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was recently vacated in England by the death of its occupant. An English paper advertises the va- nancy: eTnepost is arduous; the hours are long, ranging from five to six in the course of a week, with no more than six months'holiday a year; while the pay does not exceed £2,000 per annum ($10,- 000), with a free residence. and 'coal and candle.' Henee, competition may not be very keen.\ The citizens of - Waverly, Iev;a, ast looking through their dictionaries for s.urs-words. Recently they hired a hall in which to express their indignation over the recent elopement of Dr. G. A. McCandless and Druggist E. R. Vining with Alice Miller and Nancy Ward a few weeks ago. This resolution was adopted: \The English language does not contain words sufficiently condem- natory of the act committed, and some punishment commensurate to the crime shouli be meted out.\ 1 THANK THEE. \or the earth rand all its beauty, rhe sky and till its light; Fr the dim ;ilia soothing shadates 'chat rest Ilea dazzled sight; For unfading Ikeda: and prairies, Where Itt'lllitt in sata has IPA; For the worldn exhaustless Monet it Ilk thee, 0 my God! . For an of inward seeing; A soul to knnev and ime; For these eommon aspirations. 'nun our high heirship nrove; For the hearts that bless each other Beneath Thy smile. Thy rod: For the a ma ra nt h saved froneEden, 1 thank thee, 0 my • s • • • For Thine own great gift of Mail g. 1 tkaek time. 0 nis ;ea! Larrome. THE DOCTOR'S RECIPE. II 1. GEORGE NI NNAILLE FENS. 1. Lady efount - Denniston was the making of me whet: I was e yramig (lector newly started to pram'. a. in Willowly. She was very rich, needed at eThe • Pack,\ four tithe's from Ote town, and kept up quite ite old Eng- lish family state with her reel, e.•tat 519'Annts. earria.4es alnl 1101 /41• , , having the finest gardens in ine auto try.. I was plodding am. gl a \r parish work, anti terribly lookel 110\1'11 upon lay the prineipal doom- of tile place, a pompous. old -lash 10110(1 with a fine grey iseal of hair and a lordly preseme. All at once there was It change in my affairs. for Lady Mount -Dentine -- ton quarreled 'with the doctor, whe had made quite a fort one out of the old lady, add sent her carriage to fetch me. I went, of course, and, to my rival's great disquest, treated the old - lady so I liorrird Fro After Her. much to In! satisfaction that I found myself duly installed as her family physician. with orders to visit her twice a week. She wee a' very jolly -looking. bInnt- epole a, a ody with the temper of a tyrate. Hee: to the extreme; but woe to to anyone who thwarted her. The old doctor had been, unferturrate enough to do so in his independence. and yeu know the result. \Look here.\ said she to me, the first day I nailed in obedience to her sum- mons. \I rather like the look of you, (lector, and I hear you are eleven\ en my best, madane of course,\ I said. es, I k now; a nil 3 me ve come fresh from London with all the new ideas and experiences of the best men. Minson's an old. opielovated fudge --a regular old salts and senna and jahlp doctor. I don't want that. m not going to be drenehed with his nasty draughts. I know more than he does about myself and what my complaint is. I'll tell you 111 doctor's Latin, too. It's Anne Domini le and eating and drinking too many good things; that's what's wrong with me. You said go yourself as you entered the room, now, didn't . our I laughed and geld frankly: . \Well. yes. Lady Mount-Deuniston. A dispatch from Havana under date there really is nothing ebbe the mat- ter December 4 says: Reports current te1. 1 - 1o! Now. don't you think you are a very foolish youtig man to tell inc so, when you might have humored my whittle and run up a long bill?\ -\-No.\ I said. \I do not.\ \Thnt'll do,\ she said, sweetly; \and I've a good mind to send you about your besineng; but I won't. (or you are just the eort of a young man I want. You clime and pee me twice a week. and Kee to me just as that carpenter conger to NOO the park palings; but don't give me pills and draughts; I hate them.\ \I will try to do all that in necessary by rezintefi.\ I mid. \What! .You'd bolter not, sir. I haven't long to live, anti, as I'm well, I mean to enjoy life as inueh an I for several days that Antonio Maceo had ...roamed the militany line of La Trorha on November 29, are confirmed. Ile was accompanied by the bands of Miros, Cehreco And Quintin Banderas. The crossing was effected between the forts of La Sanchez and La Redonda on :he line north of Cent° de Avila. Upon crossing the line a force of the insur- gents was detached to make an assault upon La Redonda fort, thus creating a diversion io prevent pursuit, while the main force pushed on to the borders of Santa Clara province, which It is pro- poeml to invade. Maceon force is close- ly pursued by Gens. Aidave and Aide - con and Gens. Suarez Valdes and Na- varro have also been sent to attack him. elle in new you know what you've An Important engagement is imminent got to do. There. that's enough. It's the Spanish object being to divert Ma- insi luneli time. lent stop sand talk to a ceo's advance upon Santa Clara and to Innely old woman. I wnnt to know YOU better,. but you must find a wife. l prevent his junction with the forces of Ladies Inn t like mingle men Maximo Gome awl z. The munitions elem. fret n to atirud inrried.* baggage belonging to Mecca's fore's have been carried on schoom re from ;he Manzonilla coast to Santa Clans in order to enable Insurgents to go tire ii - cumbered and move more quickly. An ; nttack upon a fort near Santa Clara has been made by 800 insurgents. A col-1 limn of 150 troops was sent to the relief of the fort and the insurgents were dispersed. Lieut. Aguilar. at the h( ad of twenty-eight guerrillas, was stir - rounded by a band of 200 iroirgente tinder Rios, near Manzanilla The iroopa fought bravely and the official report Kaye dispersed the•Insurgents, who left \Very well.\ . I said. \NV he. , tile right Ind> COMPS 10 the front, not be- fot v.\ So I neendell Lady Mount-Dentals- tom anal, 111 hi' 111 the (fashion. plenty at( tivigehreing gentry followed in her wake. so Pent I began to make n very inept , ' table Income, and people thet I sliould now give tip the perish anti the peon But people are not niways right, for I did net, thank goorinees. as ! - 011 Will hear. Quo (inv. dining its. 1101 1411111111er. 1 hall been to me. her I I I ship. W110 Was stifferiag front intl. mlightly; so I treated her. prom • at to look in next three killed and five wounded when ( I in i t n u a ro n i d iv n t n e t t n i r e l i n n i i vr t i ft il l u nn ;:n u i e ll . i ti e t i o ' e they retreated. The troops had one femitiiitra Imml ' Implaring e to come ' killed, the lieutenant, and rlx wounded. and eve a I laid . who Was II \Very pretty. Imorlyeiree el yelling The world is full of 1111 S111CC lansly hilly, sir,\ my ho Messiah Sch latter created sin at furore as a divine faith healer, faige hiattere are appearing in different parts of the country. They claim to be ag great healers as he and one is riding armee! through Colorado on a white hone . tending to be the real Schlatter It bring enamel the fledge again, anil wen driven to Ilea little (our-roomed 'rho United States Tobacco Attire:1 rottage. where dour WAS opened by a declares with Sorrow that the bicycle sweet, ledylike looking person who has ranged a total reduction of the con _ tried to apeak, butt (meld only gasp out •umet ion of cigars for the pant year of th , ( :„L f°1418 : 7o0.00 0 ,000. Three cheers for the bi- ni 7 1 ; 11 8 ; 1 4 ;• . - einel YoCoMe. doctor; he's y , e). , I hurried up after her into a rather I bare Alit beautifully clean room, anti , II was tee time 'the pathetic $tory eas easily greepeal. A N ,,, ting widow 55 Mee. e 11110, 'haggard face tied of ulneP See ow, renewed he novelle. ate oniecal tee% lest her one darlieg, a beautiful little fellow three or four seers old, should be snatched away. I rate et a gin MI' Iliad I was only just I kilt'. Tilt . Child W/1/4 11th 'ii' id those 0 111/10111i0 011 /111.111 1111ti 1% 1.0•11 SeiZ0 - NUddellly alit) Tit 111(11y SIIII away the vitality front the tender young frame of childlend, and my luart contraeled wita pity :11111 thoula 1114 I eXa toy senselens little pa- tient. \You have sent for me too late, I fear,\ I teed. \non should have fetcheti me trooper.\ male sir,\ she replied, \I' have Men four tietem to lir. Manson. and he ham always been too busy to come, tlerugh promiged.\ - Brute!\ I muttered. \And I have been Ilene times to your Manse, but they 10111 toe yOU were away at the leek.\ \I none direelly I knee\ .\ I said, hastily. 'God eel Ness you fer netting, doc- tor. - she Ilse' sobbed. \0 alt, itrty. pray. Sa1 - 1' lee. you don't know witat lie is la, me: '''it's. I do,\ I said, faintly, as I bus- ied iny - self about the little fellow, his mother ready to almost anticipate Itnythilig I needed. and running off with the preseriptidn I wrote to get it made up. She was soon bath. !breathless and hale fainting, but I mid to send her out again for support and stimulants to administeteas seen its I had checked the disease. I half-fereed eer to take something on her return. \No! no!\ she cried. \My boy! my hey!\ • \I cannot save his life without at; melee nurse,\ I gaid, sternly. \Drink that. You must keep tip; I fear I ten too•late; bttt I'll try till I know.\ She obeyed, and together we tended that poor little fellow, who was in tire last stage of weakness, dying gearlu- ally before our eyes. As at stimulant was peured het wet' ii his lips we 1 . 01Ild Fdt 111141 Flee /11111 revive a Mere and as Its effect passed off wt. could see him gradually begin again to sink, till a; last the poor mother cried ft - ante -ally - \Doctor. you are killing hint! It is to give so much strong bra nn 'aily to a ettfid like Haw\ Then she sobbed and begged my par- don and yielded to toy opinion. And so the hours passed on in that denally fight with line shadow waiting to stiatelt the widow's only one away. Again and again was ready, to give up in despair. for the spark of life was growing fainter hour by hour; but I sat and theught and called up - every scrap of knowledge I had learned bearing mum stieli a ease, and tried and tried till I felt that no mate even the highest in the profession, leered have done more. The only thing was to keep on. The day had passed and night ha') come, and at every movement on my part, the young mother started in agony, as if she was afraid that I should leave the house: and olive when I went down to breathe the fresh night air. and tried to think whether I had left a stone unturned, she foe lewed to the door anal threw her- self upoh lear knees to me. \Don't—don't go, doctor! I ant pner, but I will give you ell bentay:\ \Go back, you silty woman.\ I sale, bluntly. \I will not leave him while there is a ray of hope.\ \Forgive me,\ she faltered; \I am nearly teed.\ \Yell are les metber,\ said, gniet- Iv. \Go linee and meet.\ gekeeper told. \Sheet a dreerginakere trying to get a living in the lower part of the ttevn. Site ens been hige three tenon, and Female in great trouble. Will you hnve yogir dinner before son go\ 'Nan' 1 said. retertiv: and (meninx the )it It us Indew. I celled tny mail I was kneeling by the be -d, wee -lens the faint breathing of that poor child, the slight heaving of - its white night- gown dimly seen by the light of the one candle, so placed that the ray should not fall upon its eyes, while upon the other side or the bed. kneel- ing, too. was the young mother. her white. agonized face, with its staring eyes framed in the white crape wid- ow's cap. watching nie. my every look and net, knowing as she did that her little boy of three was hanging Is - tweet' life and death. entspended. as It were. by a hair more Soft mei silky than that of the fair curls about the poor little fellow's pure white fore- head. All seemed to be over, hut in a young child there Is always room for hope. and I sat watchIng until morn- ing. I did not stir from the emerge the next day. aml night had 0111 . 0 more come, with the !tattle for life still going on. when we were startled by the sound of wheels, followed lay a re- sounding kneel: at the door. \Stifle one for me?\ I mei. rising front the bedside. \I will go down.\ She looked at tne In despair. and I went down and a opened the door, to find Lady Mount-Denniston's eareline there mid tile servant. \I have been to your house. Mr,\ raid the 11181,. \Latlyship's sent the earringe for 3mi. She's very bad. I AS n• ooellou 1., the Took soma a I:,-'''lou're COMIC 011 al oh' 1' At this ineinctit a , old ninmp hnnti made a switch at mete from the pas- sage and drew la Imek into the dark - twee, where I felt it passionately elemeri. I felt ille appeal and knew what la mennt. To refits(' 10 gel was to offend nnd lose my patient; to stay was per nape. to salve n child. whose ram. e•ns rot etty well 11(41.145s. I wqm It' I hp horns or a ullettlion, but I dial net hod- tnte. \If r.naly Mount-Deanigton is din- gen - tinily ill, Dr. Mumma !oust see her. Toll her indyahip, with my reoperate. that I am attending n case of life and death. and that I regret that I cannot (.1110. \ I heard it sigh behind me, and as the carriage tintvAl off 1 folittwed lila the stake it resume tee watch at the itedrede anal keep en Inking strimget. teastmuree, with the result that as the itret golden iii alt - the silo ,itme hole the room and it lit up the Heide; white face we tens id Isola see that the mask ef impending death had diasi a way. Two harms later I said quietly: 'My work is done, madeut: it is a ease of unrsing note, nom eitild will , lortk I received us D1'1111141 ill deliirly upon my been, anal I went home, wearied mil, to :nand thankin:4 Stoop Down, I Want to Kiss Von 11011 fear such poor skill as I possessede for I had saved, almost by a miracle, that parer little life. which. Meant 80 11111111 tar its sorrcw-Stricken mother. I would have given semethine to know Metter Dr. Minson had been to Pork, but I collet not stoop to in- quiry; ante as soon 21tt I had refreshed, I drove over -and was sh•ewn into the rawing room, where her ladyship's `Peet partook more of anger than - 11 .\ 1, then you've come at last,\ site (-Hee. \I Might have died in anguiell for ought you cooed. - ' \I hope Dr. Minster eame,\ I said, hurriedly. \No you dont, sir, anything of the sort. me.en lnis in tly r d flee, 111111 youefuse to \I ant very sorry, very sorry, Lady Mount-Denniston.\ I said. \Very--very—very sorry, indeed! What's the geese of sorrow to a dead ui omen! I know; stopping away when I wanted yet* to thestor a poor dress- maker's brat: foe' nothing when I N Anted you, and would have paid you 'tell for coming. It's shameful, sir; el- :minable. and I've a great mind to s,.tnl you :t limit yoor busineese• \If pair let13 - ship is dissatisfied with onediral 11111 11 who tries to do his duty to all his patients,\ I said rising. \Sit flown, Shi !*. sIll t said angrily. \No come here and look at my tongue and feel nay puke. I was taken her- ribly lead-oexeruclating pale.\ \Really Lady Mount-Denuiston,\ 1 began. \Will you t'ome' and look at my tongue, sir-, and tell me if you think it was the germ - my:Ma cheese? It was a owe. emu and very nice. There, shake ha 1141S; we two won't quarrel; never mind the tongue. Stoop down, 1 NA ant to kits you. There you're a dear, good boy, and you've given mea lleal more confidence in you titan I had before. Now tell me hoot the peer little child is.\ I told her. fah!\ ehe cried, \I'm very, very ;tied end vetT pelmet ef you. Ohl Min - son. would have let it die. Look here, doctor, if you want port wine and jolly and things for your putient they shall be sent. Now, then, poen come over and dine witb me to -night.\ \No 1 said, \I must .go and spend Some time with my little pnrient.\ \Very well, sit; if you are deter- mined to slight me, pray go. len thankful to say I'm loiter and Can do without you now.\ loit she shook liands very Warmly 55 - 1,.•11 we' parted, and that night I Flit Ill/ till '2, whit the Meld. though le. N1:01 wending fast. During the e e which trallowed I had plenty of opportunity fin- study- ing pa tient and mot her; a lel by de- grees I learned that two years before I he young husband hail died, leaving his wife and child In mem y. :mil that since then eire. NVInte neat is en mak- lug a brave ntruggie ear r usistenee, but with very little set- ss, for lu a country town to be a stranger is often to be frientilesa. I tried hard to serve her, but my ad- vances were rejected quietly and I found a dispogition treehrink from me. Even Lady elnme-Dennistoner offers of agaistanee were gratefully declined, while I went on thinking more and more deeply day by day, with that pale, wistful countenanee rarely nett or my thought..., while the Meld I had brought back to life obtaltuel a strong held linen l'hree years passed. during which I could see tha t she was working het Pelf to death for the sake of that leo A young dog! How he need to run after tne and le -e for a ride round with me In my a hnisel lie Oftell lifted to come, and somehew I was very proud of him. fel* I felt that In my fight with death I hittd won. that in some reepecte he belonged te 1114`. the (Detente , between me amid his mother seemed to grow. •At last the young dog (nine to crying one monette I r nsk me to tem mamma, who Needn't get tip and WAS 1411 00111 lull.) gtrentre she frightened hint. He did not quite say all this, for he Wns too 3outig. but his onotest seig face allOkt., 111111 I was so plane_ a al with the young resani for Hying te 1111' NA hitt great frimiel who would help hen in his trouble that I legit down and kiened luilit, \ Ile brIghtemel lip direetly and melted. though his eyes were still wet with crying; and he teetted along ha - tilde nue•chniting nway, an it he In attentively knew that ell his troubles o t •b e lit. I felt, ery th ought- g . 55 one \ I R81/1 ill last, \did your hea. , at;, I tell you to mine to tne?\ 11 , - etyma,: itle heed. • I ta-it, wits dial you come?\ \ 1 . /10filf; 1111i'S very bad; a ral she's often told me that when I, %Ills ill you enine like a good Angel and mark me w''.1 1 1 0; ', 1 del site sny good angel, {Vil- le.' i huskily. II u:: : 1 :1a 1 r l 1ugne iliaile up. and I walk- e d on .. ti• , .t that tile 111111. reitow Was MMi.t...1 to tin by tuy rade. Ilse meanies later he haat led me up IO he netbdale, where, anal gimlet- ly-looking, his mother lay the grime bed beside whieli I !Ind knelt three I years before. Her eyes were half- closed. and I went up so silently that Nhe had not hoard my 0011111Ig, SO that I had tine to glance round and in- dorse my preerolceiveil opin eau of w hat was wally the matter. Ilene, upon a ' , hair by the bedside, was the new dress upon which hIlt . had been at work for their daily bread, till utter otualniess had Female:led her to desist. The little fellow crept softly to the Itoriside frowning anti holding up his finger to me to keep sileeme, and then, eltni the thoughtless ineougruity of a hikl, he began softly to stroke the seft brown hair, which lay abuielantly upon the pillow, She uttered a faint Cr) - , and caught hen to her breast, \Oh my boy! my boy!\ anti then, with widely staring eyes, she gasped out: \Doeter!\ \Yee. madam,\ I said roughly. ' lie knew better than you did. It was quite It I came.\ She uttered a cry now of horror and dread as she eta - etched out her hand wildly to me. \Am I going tel die? No, no, not yet —for his sake.\ 1 took the hand anal held it in mine as I felt the weak pulse. \I must know; tell HIV tlie whelp truth.\ she cried. \Ut ter weakness- -19: tistion—pre- dueed by overwork and negleet of self, even to sending for 1110111(11 I /1 111 WI1011 you felt you were failing fast. Ant I right. madam?\ I aged, and I pointed to her milinished work. She looked at me wildly and as if ap- pealing fel - inerey, and if I had not kept to my hard lion way, I should lines. made myself look tented. ear I 110V01' It'll so much moved et inJ life, \I have tried --se hardee she near - at last. \1 must not die; sa‘o nut\. doctor—save me, for in) - poor boy's . I nodded. I meld not trust myself to speak. and I sat Movie took out my pocketlmok Anal pencil end wrote slow- ly in a large round hand. whirl' a sick per -am eculd easily read, my revile., which I honestly believed W0111/1 1 1 0 - 3 1 . 1 Ill` terrilele strain upon her mind .1141 /1 (11Te. This briefly done, I tore it off and ie Id it le lour, enying: . \You are not bound to take thee Mrs. Witite; for God knows, whatever ou reply, I will do my best to save 3 eel. life ---for \\nine's sake.\ My voice shook at those last words, and T Paw how keenly her great, wild eyes were erying tar read me through etel theme!). Thou shot glanced at - the recipe, and held etit it feeble, trembling hand. \For Willie's retkel\ site said faintly. And boy crept closer, lotakieg wonderingly at usi both as lie plareel hie head besnit his nealietee. softly IIIISSIllg his arm beneath her neck. elsor Willie's sake,\ I remelted. \and the rest will come, Willie,\ I said, \will that other arm -go around zny peek, too?\ In a eminent it waS there, the child \Cott 11.n Sn• Father to - .• huh IM.; its together in aft :,nest lit', and for n fa' us' 1114rmtrits could not speak. Then I found my 'eta again. \Willie. boy,\ I whispered, \ , -an yen say 'father' to me now?\ Ile loiseonstroeil my meaning. His it supped from round our necks. Well' reverently placed together and slip said softly: mom father which art in iteaven—\ Then lie broke down with a sob and eried out: plense, please make iny dear mantilla well!\ boy'a prayer was 'weld. Our boy's prayer --the strong, manly had we look upon with go nitteli pride, for Ile is eigliteett•now. I have no other child than the one I saved from death. —Itinnenpolis Tribune. _ 111: %Tut - , t.ofts it 1 lilt A 1 ovoort ,,a II Irmlnallitto. Callg 10 oat. St at, SI.. ait fort or tt itt - i II e There lilts been iliscoverc41 In ltirm- iiglitt tn, in the very center ef Chris . I ird. filetOry Whett. Wok I . .. heat !lett it:Items! Many - atimigglon to the lot, en made, but a strict :itch is kept upon out sith•rs anxious to pry into the seeret chambers where tilt heathen ;code are mode, and re perters. especially. are prevented front enterine the works. latels of sill kinds nre turner' outs rep- rementlrig the gods of all heathen un- ea its, from Tok al to Timimt 'too. Thutt export trade to heathen countries is a , fairly large one. although more gods are sent out to foreign dealers In curios In the temente , of Cairo, Dramas - pas, Colombo, etc., for sale to mints - I pecting travelers anxious to take haelle some 1110111entOPS of their stay :1,1 The prlee of gods Valle , . yen may get a Iiirminglinnemade eita• Iii a London curiosity slum for hell ern wIt, air you main)' ruin up the pretty hill of $101) ft it' an e5tate-11111y ugly into \stolen nceeraling to the dealer. -by ixallor during - the Chinege ear!\ In tIi,' r'niro bazaar, 110WeVer. the price of a Orel -rime& grui of }i l k ki n d Ill' V s un lie from ewe to anything. .1 tn.\ vier says that there Is In doe -tine :1 gni of native mule from 0111' 1)f 1111111111g11 3 1 111 11111111f1101111 t . Thl• g dimples's '.t 'mat' . slight irregulerity or change of d. dime to the entire working by hand. while theArminglin itt goal was corriyt in form. gri• Ttle trete. hut Mole is kept )411011 a en, o else that It 1)4 10 0411 - Ill 11 0 1 ;0 0111 1011, 11111 10'1'0 Is 110 11011111 I r:1110 is a feir13 111 IVA` ON\. fl 011 that /1•00/1• enterprising Birmingham men 110 NN 1/11 111 I lit'bIluilo f., First New liorker (Sunday morniug) - Thirsty. old men? S4'0111111 tt' Yot1.01' Volt 1/01 I nin! FITS1 N1'1N 1 - 011,01' 1,01 ' m go ill and get sentething to eat. Puck. Origin of an Old Bayles.. The question idofteu asked aa tothe origin of the oft -used phrase, \Dead as a door nail.\ but is not always an- swered readily. he following e pla- natide recently appeared in the Chicago Journal of Commerce. - The door nail in earlier times was titer plate on the d.ior upon which the old fashioned knocker struck to arouse the inmates of the house. 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