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"he Press and Satire7 I gafPubllsbed every Wednesday at 12 a ear In advance. Wednesday, April 26,1905. Store* to Clone at Six O'clock. We the undersigned Merchants of Abbeville aere* to close our stores at six (6) o'clock, be glninn May 1st, and ending Sept. 1st. Snturdays and pay day at R. R. Shops, excepted. A.B.Cheatham. , J. AHen Smith. Jr. A. M. Smith <fc Co. L W. White, to begin Jane 1st. pros. Wilson, Henry & Co., June 1st. 0. H. Cobb, when It suits. W. E. Johnson. J. Hayoe McDUl, A. G Faulkner, C. V. Hammond. P. Rosen burg 4 Co. J K Glenn, R A. Rtchey, T. H. Cochran, W. S. Cothran, T. H. Maxwell, W. C. DuPre, J. F. Miller, J. M. Wilkinson,] J. D. Cox, Miss Carry Smith, Calvert & Nickles, R M. Hill, Thomson Bros. J. L. Roche. when It suits, The Kerr FuruUure Co. R. 8. Link. L., P. M. Abbeville Hd Co., June 1st. L. C. Haskell, R M. Haddou a Co., 1st June, A. M. Hill & Sons, H. G. Anderson A Co., June 1st if others close. J. S. Bowie, J. A. Dickon, Amos B. Morse. W. O. Barftsdale. R. L. Dargao, June 1st. when it suits. Long Hells to Faulkner. On account of ill health and business en. garments I have so d my lumber, sash, door and blind business to A. G. Faulkner,and bespeak for blm the good will and patronage of my old Customers- W. l&?<ong. vx In Ihe A. R. P. Church. Religious services m?y be expected in tbe Associate Reformed Cburcb nest Sunday morning after which a congregational meetIn*; will b? held to take Into consideration the calling of a pastor. A full attendance Is requested. Teat-hern Examination. < The examination for applicants to teach will be held Friday, May 19th at Abbeville Court House beginning promptly at 9 o'clock, a. m. In addition to tbe regular subjects, qu-stlons will be submitted on Hughe's mistakes In teaching, Peterman's Civil Government, and Current Event*. Respectfn'ly, F C. DuPr?, Co. Supt.' ofEducatlon. April 17, J905. SerlooHly Hart. Greenwood, 8. C., April 14?J. Maxwell Cobb, only son of Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Cobb hare, was perhaps fatally lnjnred by a fall a from a stepladder this aliernoon. . He kept up in the Race. James 8. BarroB, President of Manchester Cotton Mills, Rock Hill; 8.0., writes : 'In 18SS I Dainted m v residence with L & M. It looks better tban a great many bouses painted three years ago. Don't pay $160 a gallon for linseed oil, wbicb you do In ready-for une paint. Buy oil fresb frotn tbe barrel at 60 cents per gallon, nnd mix It wltb Longman & Martinex L. & M. Paint. It makes paint cost about $1.20 per gallon. Wears and covers like gold. Every Church given a liberal quantity when bought trom Speed Drug Co. I Singing Convention to Meet. Tbe Abbeville County Singing Convention . will meet at Keowee Church Ave miles from Honea Path on April 22ud. All singers and musicians are invited to attend. Churches are requested to send delegates. J. O. Smith, Seo. Butterick Patterns. All 25c patterns are now sold at 20c. ^ No trouble to fit a garment If you use But- <j terlck Patterns. <i Queen Quality Shoes. All tbe new Spring styles now on sale. Tbe entertainment at the w'l-nl ball last Thursday evening was vei? -..coessful except bo far as attendance w.is concerned. Miss Brldgman has a cbarmlutc personality and readily captivated the audience by her display of rare talent, combined with careful training. \ ' The pastor being absent in attendance on tbe Union Meeting at Lowndesviile, tbeie will be no preaching at tbe Baptist' Church i next Sunday. The Sunday School as u?ual. A.O. W. i Misses Ann!* and Willie Clark and Essie J Lee MoCord spent Sunday in Greenwood the ' guests of Miss Maggie Holllngsworth. | Messrs. W. G. and Ernest McCord spent the Easter holidays In tbe city with home* ? folks. , < The Farmer's Bank Invites tbe attention of ' depositors. It guarantees absolute safety * accuracy and courteous treatment. ' Tbe Savings Department of Ihe Farmer's J Bank offers 4 per cent, for funds life In it. , m mm m 4 4 We have a flne line of children's strap 4 sandals and can fit and suit any child.?Pet- 4 rln Clothing Co. Boys and moo's straw bats, any Ftyle.sbapror kind can be found at the Perrln ClotblDg Co. Every body buys paint from un. Why ? Because we are Johnnie on the spot with the right kind of goods. Yours to please. C. A. Milford. If you want your Drngs quick, phone Mllford's Drug Store, 107, You don't have to ; walton those boys. All the latest drinks are being served at Mllford's up-to-date Fountain. Wiley's and Lowney's candy fresh every week at Mllford's up-to-date Drug Store. Send ub your prescriptions. We make a pedalty of this line of woik and guaiantee prompt deMvery. 'Phone 10T Milford's Drug Store. If you want a nice box of Tobacco go to Miliord'BDrug Store. A Safe Cough Medicine for Children. In' buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to buy CbHmberlaln's Cough Remedy. There Is no danger from It and relief Is always sure to follow. It Is especially Tjoinahipfnr rnirtfl <?rnnn and whnODinccouch For sale by all drunglsts In AbbevUle,"H. M. Young, Due West. Trail cards for sale at Speed's Drug Store. Dargan's 5 and 10 ceDt store has just gotten Id a big lot of extra size glass covered dishes? you ha >e paid as high as 25 cents for the same thing, our price 10 cents. The British budget for the last fiscal year, shows surplus of $lo,00<>.000 and a year of good business. There is little prospect' for a settlement the strike of Montgomery, Ward & Co.'s employes ih Chicago. Connter proposals affecting the bill for the separation of church and state in France were discussed by the cham ber of deputies. If you want to be cooled ofl and refreshed call in at Mllford's Drug Store and get any tblng you want served at my up to dale Soua Fountain. Blood of the Grape, the very latest and refreshing drink on the market at MllJord's Drug Store. Go to Mllford's for Laxo. Go to Mllford's for make man tablets. Go to Mllford's for Kosmeo. Go to Mllford's lor Danderlne. Go to Mllford'% for Llquozone. v Go to Mllford's for Pomperlan Cream. Go to MUford's for Wilson's Freckle Cure. Go to MUford's for Cappllarls. This Is the tlmeof tbe year to buy makeman?tablets. They make yon as good as Dew or money refused, Mllford'sJDrug Store. We have several new drlDks we waut you 1 to try, so come to MUford's Drug Store where you can get what you want served in the best of style. I A GREAT PROBLEM HOLD THAT 0\ Come in and see our Be * Differeni \ ?Boys who ! Mothers who ] Fathers who ha that we have made, and best ! be iound in Abt Bring the boy here ai what we can do in th< || him well and savi: H.G.Ander THE CLOT l+,y,t.* * ? **? * <i< ! ???* > ? ! ? > | | YOI 300 Gross Pearl Bui \V IV ^ )} 100 pa^r Luce ^urta v^ yj ^ismarket* Over 300 pieces Wi from 5c yard u] STOPPED Over 100 pieces Pri ADVERTISING :| r=S ? AND DIED :: Get your Easter \ \ 500 yards Whit . Several years ago the law .. g00ds for 10c. bicycle companies of the united ] J States formed a combination, or ?j? \ trust, and all the leading cycle J J ITh TVT companies were brought under <? JLWJLb I a single management < J One of the first apparent re- *1 ???????? \ suits was the cessation of the < ^ __ large individual advertising *t |J]I IV "t campaigns which marked the I hn Mnn progress or ine moiviauai com- ' i iiu m ui \ panies. The trust usdft very I III I I lJll little advertising and merely 1' A 11 v 1 V V \ endeavored to popularize the <, names of its leading machines. O '. . | Some time ago this great con- JA. cern, the American Bicycle com- * [ pany, went into the hands of a o OFFICER* receiver. *'? | Colonel A. A. Pope, who was !! 8. G. THOMSON, I the pioneer advertiser in the * '* G. A. NEUFFER, Vic cycle field and whose Columbia ?? RE COX Cas wheels were for years the stand- ' \ ard of perfection in bicycle pro- ? duction, says: I V ? ?i it "The cessation of adrertli- ,? log killed the bicycle bail- < 'f ' ne?, and the war to revive J | """J \ It la to resume that same ,? jk Important matter. Yon can O S|||||||||||||NlT|UIIIII?|p?-. ' see how I feel in the matter *: | jpw?T when I tell yon that I spent oil Hj H IF-"--":::" lift i fc00,000 in one year In that * j 1 Jl*i JW1 A J ! * sort of publicity and that It J j| la my Idea for the fmtare?< 4? J UBjnf H^HTfiji ;h advertise." O j ' ^||HlfT ||| i!1 | Cessation of advertising, as ' [ rfllaili nlll. liL Bhown In this case, means a (all- ?j* fc"yj-->5i3a L ! ~~: J ing off of business, and there \\ 1?' 'iW ff I' I ,i can be no better proof of the ' " 7 : (aft that a number of large ad- JJ Tou have two hou vertlsers competing for the fa- * * H Faint for only one < J vor of the public h*" stimulate ^? H other paint on the < a large trade, while one or two * lu| I large advertisers fail.?Advisor. *i H ~K V j ? :: | Mast Tom cannot atop advertlalag *: H f without Injuring your bnal- , , I neaa. Every time yon leave <? an(J the Other with ; your ad. out ol lhU paper some mixed paint C . you arc loalnar the effect of ,? . r . ; . ? enmuluilve publicity and ?j H paint this '' conrtlnar the fats of the bl- \ | Paint for both hoi ] \ eycie truat. < > g the other house ? TEE TES ? PEASLEE-G iiarvie Jordan and E. D gmith made addresses in Charlotte, N. C.,in the interest of the cotton movement. It i9 reported the timely interfer? ence by French troops saved the sul? jk TiyF * 1 tan's forces from a rout dy Morocean ! J\ IVI "] j rebels. ? lotlies! IN ANY HOUSEMS A BOY. ! i / >ys' Clothing. Its fc. have worn our Clothes, ] . lave selected them, and. ve paid for them, all say the. best wearing, best looking Boys' Clothes to )eville. / id we'll show you e way of dressing I tig you money. 'son & Co HIERS. r WILL FIND AT P 13 PINTS ;tons at 2 l-2c dozen. ins from 90c up. Cheaper than ever shown in lite Goods, embracing the choicest fabrics ont, p. nted Organdies, all new and stylish. r High Class Millinery. ats for Least Price. Gloves, Silk and Kid, all sizes. e Lawn with mercerized stripe. Regular 20c Maddon & Co. tik Mm Raul. r o 7 BBEVILLE, S. C. DIRECTORS. I S G. Thomson, H. G. Anderson, 'resident. g. A. Neuffer, C. C. Gambrell, e-President. W. E. Owens. C. S. Jones, ,hier. J- S. Stark, Ed. Keiser, Jonn A. Harris. THE TEST i Proves ^ ? & nn ii Mnf vT i ~I IS BEST 1!I^?, ises to be painted. "We want to sell you Mastic jgS of them. We would rather you would use some I )ther house. Paint the two at once?one with Kg ic Mixed Paint I ! The Kind That Lasts " n any other paint, it matters not what brand? fli >r Lead and Oil. We will only sell you ono B time; next time we will sell you Mastic | ises?in fact we expect to sell you paint for jig before the Mastic house needs repainting. jl& T PROVES WIIICR IS BEST? Manufactured by AULBERT CO., Inc.. LOUISVILLE. KY. ? FOR 8ALE BY I ford, Abbeville,S.C i r I I | mmmvmmrmm^m?????i? ^ $8 to $35 ! fc ?-? < __ All too often refrigerator buyers go astray via the al- ^ ^ luring cneap price route, r Qj At the best it can mean a saving of but a dollar or so J* [j ?in the long run, what of that? ' r ^3 Wasted ice, poor construction, doors and lids and joints . M 'that shrink and come apart, J If the old adage of "the best is the cheapest" filted l ^ nothing else it would have been well said of refrigerators. ? The " Gurney " has every feature of other high grade refrigerators?and one over. r ^ The Gurney Refrigerator Company are the originators H T| of the Removable Cleanable Galvanized Ice Gompartment ? M We Claim for the Gurney^- y r- * ' -" . i??^ "The only Absolutely Clean- ? r Wf able Refrigerator." r H "Can be kept Pure and Clean A j S for all time." ^ ? "The Lowest Average TemKp | j||| d 11 perature." T f J ! ill "The Greatest Economy of | m Ji i Ice-" ' ( r? 11 /ii i?i.i ?) III / nIIIIIIIUU\\m\\^m\ HI 11|1 "uryAir, iree v^ircuutuuu. 1 II py " I "First-Class in Finish and f "Packed with Mineral Wool ? r^r v _n|fi (the best non-conductor.)" [! Jj <*&*&??,>.i THE GURNEY PROVES what we CLAIM. The Gurney has imitators but no rivals. ( All similar devices are imperfect imitations that en- / dorse in the strongest manner the superiority of the ^ r Gurney system of refrigeration, * \ Call and let us show them to you. ^ .... EVERYTHING IN FURNITURE I" I fc Kerr Furniture Co.,! P 1 Phone 8. ABBEVILLE, S. 0. p tl esKiTCjisra5' ViK >: TAKES THE JLACE OF CALOMEL JRtJcIW9j A PRICE 35 CENTS, y x ATALL_DKUGGISTS. Tor sale by C. A Milford, WEST END. Ml88 Jadlth Snyder of Washington, ( was the guest of Mlas Fannie .Harris dm \ her visit boma from Converse College. . " Mr. W. E. Cason, of Anderson, spent S RnpitenluK* and I.clde.U or. Wrt "g&SJfBoMb.??'o?^aiub.niAIM. About tbe City. was the guwt of Miss Mary, Hill daring .. ... ttt j i ? . ?r .. > , viilthome. Miss Boaobelle returned to C Sliss Mattle Ward left last Wednesday for ver8e where she Is stadylng, on Thursday, ber home in Chattanooga, Tenn., after spend- Mr. Courtney B. Wilson, of Anderson lDKi ?mn 6 wU er aunt Mr8' Rob* here visiting bis father Mr. R.C. Wilson. ertt. lllll. . . Miss Gussle Cunningham, of Monterey Mrs. Jo tepb Prefsly of Cedar Springs was In jn t^e cjjy lo a .tend tbe Cbeatham-Co' tbe olty several days last week the guest oi wedding. Mr. R. S. Link was in Atlanta her daughter Mrs. W. B. Bradley. first of last week for a few days. Mies Nina Wilson of Warrenton is in tbe Mrs. Eugenia Fant has returned to olty to attend tbe marriage of MUs Marie borne in Anderson after an extended e Chatham and Mr. Cbarles Cowan. here witb |16r mother, Mrs. L. J. Leelie. Mr. L T. Miller went to Spartanburg Wed- Mayor James MoMilllan and E. A. Tho nesday to inspect the Good Roads machinery went to Spartanburg last Wednesdaj in interest of the city council. inspect tbs Good Road machinery with Abbeville wll/be largely represented at the view of buying for the clty'a and coun Oratorical contest in Greenwood Friday nM( "ighl. _ _ , t. . . ~ . Remember the trip around tbe world,iri Mrs. J. Davis Kerr is In Greenwood spend- by tbe D. cf C.'s, Thursday evening, lb ing a few days with Mrs. Thomas Crymes. 0f visiting five couattles and finishing of Mrs. A. L. Garrison baa returned to Abbe- Delmonlco's where elaborate refreenmc vllle after an extendeu stay In AtlanU. will be served all for the small sum of 80 Dr. J. Lowne Wilson and1 Mr..A. B. Morse A.t each ooantry natives in native costui have been elected to go to t ori Worth, Texas, wll, Datlve dlebS8. Manners and in May to represent tbe South Carolina Pres- tomg wlll be C|o8ely followed. byiery at the General Assembly of the JPres- Mlia Aulc Fennel, of Lowndesvllie, if oyterlan church. the city to be present at the Cheatbam-Coi Miss Helen tawaras spent rubier iu Auau* weciaire tawitb ber sinter Miss None Edward*. Mm rt'w Hnnprnnd MiaaT.itaT RnP?r Mlaa Julia FoBler went to Greenwood Tburs- Monterey spent Friday In the city the gu day and was the KUest of Mrs. James Greene of Mrs. W. A. Tern piston. until Sunday. Miss Louise DeBrubl who Is teaching Miss Aima Gambrell who has a fine post- Latimer spentSunday in the city. Hon in Belton ?>pent Sunday here the goes' Miss Louclle Saxon, of Tallahassa, I of ner parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gam- waa the gUe8t Df mIbr Fannie Harris w; ... i~* .r . a,. . . she was at at home from College. Miss Emma Bowman of Lowndesvllle is l'i nr and Mrs EL B Reid of r>n? w??t ? the city. Miss Bowman will be one of the jD town Siaurday. ' ' attendants at the Cbeatbam-Cowan wedding j^rg> putney Mcllwaln, of Hodges, 1e Wednesday evening. the oity spending some time with her sis Mrs. J. L. Kennedy of Bellvlew was in town ^ Nlckles the first of last week visiting her sister, Mjs. tl;e )ife j|ze portrait of Gen. John B C CTMis. Perrln .p?. SnDd? ,n ,be city with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Hill will send It to Atlanta where a prlz< p?"'P- Mr. Perrln travels lor mill supplies $500.00 has been offered for the best portral with neadquarters in Atlanta. Gordon. Mr Hill has painted a number delightful luncheon. ?d? portraits, amomg them one of Dr. G which be presented to Ersklne. Miss lone Smith entertained Saturday Captain G. W. Nlckles went to Spartanb morning at a beautiful luncheon given In Wednesday to see the Good lioadB Mac! honor of Miss Saxon, Miss Youngblood, Miss ery. Snyder and Miss Bouchelle, four fair Con- Mrs. Kitty Williams and Mrs. H. B. Bi verse girls who nave been In tne city the of Rock Hill are expected in the city ii guests of Miss Mary Hill and MIsb Fannie few days. They will be the guests of J Harris. Cards were laid for ten and a most Fannie Marshall. elaborate menu .was served. Miss smith's Mrs. Mi inle Ferguson will attend other guests were Misses Morse, Miss Long, Oratorical Contest io Greenwood Friday. Mlse Harris, Miss Hill, Miss Eliza Gary. HRev. H. C. Fennel of Lowndesvllle Is In Miss Helen Mower one of Newberry's most city to oSolate at the Cbeatbam?Cov charming young ladles Is In the city the wedding. guest of Mrs. L.W. White. Mrs. J. E. McDavld came home from ( Mrs. W. A. Bowie Is In tbe city spending a umbla Friday after ? two weeks s >?>- ?-? nhoriu ninhiM Mm. Rnwle therewith her mother. Mrs. A. W. Jones. Will IC WlbU JUUkto. vu?iivo lived bere for some time but baa recently Mr. Walter Vlsanska of AtlaDta is In moved to Florence. olty spending a few days wltb bis fat Miss Isabel Evans of Lebanon was shopping Mr. Q. A. Vlsannka. in tbeclty Saturday. Prof. L. W. Dick and Prof. Renrick Br Mr, William Miller of Ninety Six spent ley will attend the meeting of tbe Ogi Sunday bere tbe guest of bis brother Mr. Educational Movement In Columbia t Stewart Miller. week.. Miss Sara Norwood went to Dresden Thurs- Mr. J. K. Durst of Greenwood ?p day and stayed until Sunday with her home Sunday with his daughter Mrs. W; people. Barksdale. Miss Cleora Brunson of Edgefield spent the Mr. and M s. Thomas McKee have Easter holidays bere with her sister Mrs. W. turned to their home la Kentucky a C. Cothran. MIbs Brunson is a recent gradu- several months stay bere. ate of Wluthrop and a very handsome young VOID&D EASTER SUNBATi Eaa ter services were held Sunday In Ifi6 m^Mr rwi? Episcopal and Methoilet Churches. Tb p an Cheatham to Mr. Charles D. houses of worship were most tastefully cowan. Io_oo p,QDa>ow corated. Sunday evening the regular mon nf nd wS tlrA in '7 union sorvlses were be)d in the Metb K .U ? Saturday on ,gt churoht Tiil8 Mrvice waB largely business. tended Miss Mary Brooks of Mllledgeville, Oa., is CR u'p B w h d b , . X lit. i'iLH'. be presenl"lM """""" byihe pa8lo,aoflh? other oharchM. " of Monterey ?.s tiSjE SiSE&Sc&X " tor areeo- 3SSS? ? S' Job? Rf Bia'ke" MDlfs Blkeke w^nJoToColum-' S'oJSS^STSSS a tow"' bla this week to attend the Teachers Assocla- ??y at home. Uonver,e aIWr a Iew a Miss Mamie Youngblood has been in the n . r cliy for tbe past few days visiting Miss Mary Hill. Miss Youngblood Is from Selma, Ala., champion Liniment for Bheumatii and is attending Converse College. Mrs. T. H. Furman and her little son ol Chas. Drake, a mail carrier at Cbaplnv: Atlanta are in tbe olty spending a while with Conn., says: "Chamberlain's Pain Balm Mtb. Fannie Allen. the champion of all liniments. Tbe pasty Mis. C.C.Gambrell Is in Atlanta spendlcg I was troubled a great deal with rbeumatl a while with ber sister Miss Nelle Edwards. In my shoulder. After trying several cu Good Friday was given the schools as a tbe storekeeper bere recommended this re holiday. edy and it completely oured me. These is Miss Alice Brooks of Due West Is In the city use of anyone suffering from that painful to attend the Cbeatham-Cowan wedding. ment when this liniment can be obtained Mrs. D. B. Sloan of Colombia came to a small sum. One ppllcatlon gives pror Aboevllie Sunday on ber way to visit her relief and Its continued use for a short ti sister Mrs. Noiman Cason at her home near will produce a permanent cure. For sale tbe city. all druggist! In Abbeville fl. M. Young, I Mrs. J. S. Norwood of Dresden accompanied West. by her niece Miss Gracla Walker, a beautiful young lady of Baltimore, was shopping in ' Mrs. C. Douglass Weeks of Newberry Is In onH^hil2ea?H^f^inf^La?, ^are ln,t9* PJ tbe city spending some time wltb her aunt ^pitchers spittoons, etc. at Dargan s 5 ant Mrs. L. W. White. Mrs. Weeks Is pleasantly store. r?membered here as Miss Nannie Poole. Don't "monkey with imitations," get Ella Beattle of Deans Is in the city the gena.ne -eivei uoiasse. uanay ai spee guest ol Miss Marie Cheatham. Mies Beattle Urug store. will be one of the bridal party at the Cheat- Llquozone for sale at Speed's Drug Stor< hum-Cowan weddjDg- . . . Dr. John O. Edwards of Edgefield spent Axes, handles, picks, hoes, rakes, ehov a.in.lav In thn nlm With hlR home DeoDle. >n4 fnrka at laaa'a. , KSLL 'e COUCH j AND CURE: the LUWC8 m f wth Dr. King's I New Discovery f Pftn /TONSUMPTION Pries ' ?J tflH I flllHHS and EOc&SI.OO jn 1 un ^OLDS Free Trial. Surest and Quickest Cure for all tH THROAT and LUNG TBOT7Bi-J LES, or MONEY BACK. C ~ CANNON OF GOLD. *"| _^jS Two "Very Ancient Onns Whose Orl|!a Is ; Shrouded In Mystery. j The Imperial army of Berlin has In addition to its armament a field gun as cost- 1 ly as it is unique. A cannon made of gold, _J such as is possessed bv bo other armory in the world except the Hamburg museum, , 1 J whence it came, is the great show piece Hjust now for the domesticated Berliner, as well as the thousands of strangers who ?J visit the German capital. The outward appearance of the monster jewel is most H delicate in workmanship, such as in never 3j Been in an arm of this kind. The cylinder Is 10 feet long and strangely beautiful in ?i Its mnod mat nf Knrnlihflri cmld inlaid f . with delicate frieze work, with a handle t?1 farmed of two nude wrestlers and a cascabel i In the shape of an elephant's head with inl verted trunk. The handle Is In itself a work ^ of the highest plastic art. In harmony with ... the elegance of the arm proper is the gun J carriage, which is made of oak, inlaid with J reddish pear wood and richly decorated with etched steel knobs, rosettes and other ?| decorative designs. Twice In the chaste i and unusually elaborate ornamentation T" are found the lnitialn of the etcher, "H. $ ry R. M., 1648," but his identity has not yel . been discovered. I ;?? w Even more remarkable than the costliJLI ness of the material of which it is made is J the construction of the cylinder. Its like is not described in any handbook on ' ^ arms, and a similar arm has not been seen before. The copper cylinder has a diameter . of 65 millimeters, with an inner and outer i mantla The filler consists of pine wood ^ and leather. The origin of the two guns ? 1b an unsolved mystery, although mention -v.to ) of them is made in the seventeenth and ; ' eighteenth centuries. Oldenburger, in ' -;'WS his "Book On Travel" (1675), and Berlen- " A ^ meyer, in his "Antiquarium," speak with . great enthusiasm of the "golden cannon." /:19 ' Xooording to these two sources, the guns :? were taken from a Hamburg merohant to 1 j? U satisfy a cieDC or ?ia, wu. xne scyie 01 ?oo < .. a guns would Indicate that they were made j :;2 >Ln Holland, and the costliness of the work justifies the assumption that they were ? made only by special order.?St Jjoula] # j Bepublia ^ 8AINT OF THE COOK& . J She Was m Queen of the Culinary Art n4 :k Wm Canonised. I ' \J Few people, perhaps, knew before that M oooks had a saint of their own, who, kind j A ?* lady, will doubtless in the hereafter make the grilling of them as pleasant as poesl-j \ ' bla Santa Zita, as she is named, lived, It appears, at Genoa and was there canonized. She could, so runs the legend, cook better than any chef within 300 miles of the town, \ > < which, we all know, is noted for its. won- "' #M| derful soups and dumplings, though of || course in the latter indigestible article of food outrivaled by Vienna, since It Is one of the chief articles in the religion of gastronomy that it is only in the kaiserstadt 3 - that the "glose" is in perfection. Santa Zita was, it seems, not less famous for her j piety than for cooking and was a constant ;:<jg 9a,. attendant at the cathedial during high 3 lng , D3LM8. J an- One day, however, she fell Into a trance, bo oalled?though, in plain English, a good, so and Bleep?and quite forgot thai jon- she ha* * *> produce an exceptionally fine dinner ior a large company. On awaken' 18 lng she hurried forth from the sacred edll ia floe in a way which was far indeed from *ao her wont, but, on reaching the kitchen,' 1119 what was her surprise and delight to find M her a party of cherub celestials busy oooking ' ^ itay the required dinner. 8he did not interfere, hot was at first not unwilling to aooept r & the praise which was lavished on her ontt-1 tbe nary success. She soon repented, however,. $ ty's and told the world the truth aibout the ] veD spiritual and miraculous hel; she had re-1 ink celved, and it was agreed on all sides that ^ ,'r? [ at she deserved to be canonized. Aoooiamg- \ ^ ly she became Santa Zita.?Exchange. met ^ cue- Huktnl Sklaa. < , |D The mackerel sky comes from the same /' * van causes as all the cirrus clouds, bo called from the beautiful curl their fragment! ?' often assume, such as "mackerel skies," "mares' tails" and "cats' tails." Meteorat ologistfl are not agreed as to the cause, r|a there being two explanations. It has been bile suggested that these cirrus clouds are the heads of oolumns of vapor rising from the rere tenth and precipitated aa soon as they at, jD tain a certain elevation, rarely lass than ter, three miles abovfi the earth (15,840 feel), and oftoc five or six miles (86,000 to 80,000 5?^ feet), If this be so, the visible cloud Itarai Mr. the capital of an invisible pillar of satu i of rated air. The second explanation is that ' thay are caused in the higher regions of the rier atmosphere by the meeting of two current! of air, of different water bearing capacity, causing them to form into parallel bands, each belt being composed of light, airy ulst fragments, slightly altered in appearance J 8 according to a slight difference in condi- ( rfi' tions under which they are formed. It has the been supposed that such clouds are com- j posed of particles of snow. It might be added that they occur in systems, long ranks of them extending in one direction 3?'* for vast distances and being occasionally ' " -J y crossed by other systems, at other bat also the extreme altitudes.?Boston Traveller. j ber Firecrackers In China. adden Firecrackers are also used to bring rain his when it is needed. They are not exploded ent on scientific principles, but simply to at- | D. tract the attention of Lung Wong, the rain i god. If, after repeated salvos the drought [ ^ continues, the dolty is supposed to be ! asleep, asd active measures are taken. The ; ohief officials of the district, dressed in-; mourning and followed by numerous sor- j the rowing farm era, visit his temple. In front de! of the procession are carried four silken ! tb- banners decorated with the characters rep- j resenting wind, rain, thunder and light- | a ' nlng. These are placed in the stands neai ted the altar and surrounded by lighted can- ; dies. Then, with much kow-towing, (bow- j lng very low) and chin-chining (greeting), an- written prayers to the rain god are burned In a sacred fire. A tremendous salute of gy? firecrackers follows, accompanied by the usual clashing of cymbals, beating of i gongs, etc. These salvos are continued day i after day until Lung Wong wakes. Sooner s* or later they never fail to rouse mm. ?jn ew Hie York Post. 4 i Is / N ear Costly Brie-a-brao. 8m A lady who was looking about In a brica-brac shop, with a view to purchasing do something old, noticed a quaint figure, the all- head and shoulders of which appeared Qp[ above the counter. C3e "What is that Japanese Idol over there by worth?" she inquired. The salesman replied in a subdued tone: "Worth about 1500,000, madam. It's the proprietor."?Pick Me Up. j 3t?. ~ I 10 Don't drink green tea. Use it instead to restore rusty black lace to its original freshtbe ness. The *?sult will be admirable for both 8 lace and nerves. 3- The principal cause of the prosperity ol 'els pawnbrokers is that they take so much inI tewst in thai* business. J ' 4