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ANNUAL LOSS BY FIRE, ft Has Been Very Much, Reduced by Im proved Methods of Fighting Fire. Mr. Charles T. Hill, the artist, who has been writing a series of papers for St. Nicholas on the New York Fire Department, has a final paper on "The Fire Patrol." Mr. Hill says: The annual loss by fire In the United States amounts to one hundred mil lions of dollars, and fully one-half of this loss is caused by the water used in extinguishing the fires. Before the introduction, in 1872, of controling or shut-off nozzles used on the fire-hose, the percentage of loss by water was even greater-at least two-thirds of the total loss. Previous to the Intruduc tion of this much-needed device, there was used what was known as an"open pipe," a plain open nozzle, with no contrivance for shutting off the waater. When it was necessary to shut off, the order had to be pased to the engineer, sometimes a long distance from the fire; and unless the nozzles could be thrust from a convenient window, the water would go pouring out, spread ing destruction in all directions. In small fires, especially in "up stairs" fires in private dwellings, or In busi ness houses stocked with perishable goods, su- h as feathers, silks, etc., the unnecessary destruction of property . was very great. To-day, fires are fought much more scientifically, and with a great deal more system, than were those of ten or twenty years ago; and officers in . command of engine companies are usu ally very careful not to use any more water than ls absolutely necessary. Nearly every hose-wagon In the New York Fire Department to-day carries three sizes of hose-the regulation size, 2^i. inch, used at all ordinary fires;3 inch (known as"third-alarm hose," and only used at fires of considerable magnitude), and a small hose carried on a reel under the wagon. This hose is iy? inches In diameter, and very easy to handle, aDd on account of the case with which any number of lengths of it can be carried about, it ls that oftenest used at small fires in dwell ing-houses, office-buildings, and flats. With a controlling nozzle on the end, the fireman can dash up several flights of stairs and into a bedroom or closet, and extinguish a small fire before it has time to spread, using the water only where it is absolutely needed. To drag the regulation size (it weighs about eighty pounds to the length) up and around winding stairways, etc., would take much longer, and perhaps give a fire time to get just beyond the point of easy control; besides, when the water is finally started, a great deal more is used by this hose than is necessary, especially in the case of a small fire. It has been practically demonstrated that a considerable amount of fire can be extinguished with a small amount of water applied effectively, and the use of the small , hose has done much to reduce the damage by water ai fires in dwellings and fiats. "E Pluribus Unum." We are Indebted to John Adams for our national motto, "E Pluribus Unum." Yv'hile he was Minister to England, Sir John Prestwick suggest ed it to Mr. Adams as a good motto to indicate the union of the colonies. It was submitted to Congress, and adopted by act of Congress Juno 17S2. 'The eagle in its beak bears a rib bon, on Which ls the motto. In the , early days of Its use the eagle bore also in its talons a bundle of thirteen arrows; but when, in 1841, a new seal was made to take the place of the old one, which had become worn, only six arrows were placed in the talons. Whether this change was ordered by law or not ls not known. The old Latin motto was In use in England as far back as 1730 on the "Gentleman's Magazine."-St. Nicholas. Give UR Itest. This is tho prayer of the ncrvons who do not sleep well. Let them use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and their prayer will bc speedily answered. Insomnia is tho product of indigestion and nervousness, two associate ailments, soon remedied by thc Bitters, which also vanquishes malaria, constipation, liver complaint, rheumatism and kidney com plaints. _ Man is made of dust-or at least some wivee think their husbands are. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot bc cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co.. Props., Toledo, O. We, thc undersigned, have known F. .1. Che ney for the last 15 years, and believe him per- I fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any Obliga tion made by their firm. WEST &TKUAX, Wholesale Druggist's, Toledo. Ohio. WALDINO. KINNAN & MAIIVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon thc blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle, i Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials iree. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free. DR. P.. H. KLINE. Ltd., CHI Arch St., Phila., Pa. After six years' suffering. I was cured by PIXO'H Curo. -MARY THOMSON, Ohio Ave. Allegheny, Pu., Mi rch 10, 'Ol. Hetter Health Since Takin;r Hood's Than Kver l?cforo. "I was afflicted with catarrh and was iu snch a condition that overy littlo draught would causo mo to take cold. After haviog taken a few bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I have been strengthened and I am in better health than I have ever been before." John Albert, 79 James St., New York, N. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best-In fact thc OncTruo Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills th-best family cathartic. AJtDS can be eaved with out their knowledge br Anti-Jag the marvelous cure for the drink hal.ir. V.'":-e R?nova Chemical Cc Ci Broadway, N. V. SHU information (in plain wrapper) malled freo. IVA MT Cl) A man in every town to work for Vf Ail I Elf Collecting Agency. W.T.DEVOl'.. |Y f f f f Hf V ? ^ A A A ^ A ^ ^ ^ Hur ^ ] The hair is like a p plant fade and wither? ^ sary nourishment. The Vigor restores gray or color, stops hair from grow, is because it supp, hair needs. 4 HIS LAUCH WAS HIS FORTUNE. An Arkansas Steamboat Captain's Jollity Made Him Famous. "Eve * hear of a man who made a fortune out of hlB laugh?" said a guest of the St. Charles'as he looked over the register. "I have heard of girls whose faces were their fortunes, but I knew a man whose laugh was positively his fortune. That name-Sam B. Adams on the register there reminds me of a man who made a fortune out of his laugh. His name was John D. Adams, and he was the father of Sam, the gentleman registered there. John D. Adams was a typical steamboatman of Arkansas, and in addition to his steam boating was a planter of extensive interests, and was connected with other business enterprises. He was the first man to run a steamboat up the Arkansas River, and his name in that State to-day is a synonyme for genial ity, courage and business succ?s1?. He was very successful, and his friends used to attribute his success tb bia wondrous laugh. It was not boister ous, yet loud, and was ?o musical and jolly that one could imagine old Kri3 Kringle was personified in him. Other river men would say that his laugh got him all the Government mail contracts. He would go to Wash ington, get acquainted with the mun who had charge of the contracts, and he, like all of Adams's new acquaint ances, would soon come under the in fection of his magnetic laugh, and form a genuine admiration for the grizzled old steamboatman. He was known at the hotel by everybody, and was pointed out for years by a colored porter, to whom he once gave a $5 gold piece as a tip in a fit of joJliil catlon over the closing of a big con tract in his favor. 'Amazing tales were told of his cour age and his steamboat experiences. On one occasion, when an accident hap pened to his boat and the passengers became panlcstricken, he calmed them as if by magic by calling them child ren, and laughing their fenr-his famous laugh impelling confidence and mirth by its very melody and jollity. He even used his laugh when very much angered; but it was cf a very different character, and death lurked behind lt. In a steamboat quarrel with three desperadoes once he denounced them with a laughing accompaniment, a cynical, chilling, dangerous kind of laugh, his eyes glittering like a snake's, and his forefinger on his re volver, ready to dash out the lifo, of the first one who made a move. Ono of thc desperadoes said afterward in speaking of the occurrence that he never felt so queerly before in his life. He said he felt ns though the vary marrow in his bones waa being fro zen."-New Orleans Times-Democrat. THE WORLD'S FASTEST RUNNER. Bernard J. Wefers, the New Champion, Weighs 135 Pounds. Of all the men who in running re galia ever faced a starter on a cinder track, Bernard J. WeferB, who a few days ago broke the world's record by running the hundred yards In 9 3-5 seconds, probably fulfills best the re quirements of an ideal runner. With depth of chest that bespeaks ample lung room, his lithe body tap ers to the waist, and his world-beat ing legs, strung with tendons of steel, are of a minimum weight. He has nothing to carry save that which is of eminent use to bim in his task. Perhaps the vital element, after all, in a runner ls "sand." If Wefer's rec ord of victories over famous competi tors wore not sufficient proof of his grit, his face, with Its square jaw, firm set mouth, piercing eyes and aggres sive nose, should tell the story plainly. He hails from Lawrence, Mass. His fieetnesa was inherited. His fathor was an athlete of skill and a runner hard to beat. The present champion is but 38 years of age, and has been running for four years. He is six feet tall in his stockings and weighs 1S5 pounds. When he first made his appearance on the cinder track good judges saw no future for him. His was a weight un heard of for a runner to carry. Tho years that have intervened have prov en that the critics did not know. Unlike most runners, Wefers, in mo tion, is straight as an arrow. His style Is very graceful, and with his long, elastic stride, he seem-3 to travel al most without effort. He gathars speed as he goes, and is famed ia the athletic world as a strong "finisher." No picture could convey more of tension and alertness than does that which represents Wefers crouching for the start. Every nerve and fibre Is him are strung like a piano wire. And it ls not for the gallery. He is prob ably one of the quickest starters in the world. He never in a race lias permitted any competitor to pace him. He takes the lead from the start, and In the vast majority of his races has held it with such display of speed as has made the whole world wonder. Another phenomenal thing about this phenomenal man ls that his mar velous efforts do not seem to affect him after the manner of most athletes of his class. It Is a familiar sight on athletic tracks to see runners, after breasting the tape, utterly collapsed, and half carried to the clubhouse by their friends. Not so with Wefers. After break ing the world's records he has amazed the onlookers by jumping a jig on the greensward for joy and trotting off to the dressing room with the alacri ty of a colt. It will be a long day before anybody sees his like.-New York Journal. The Usual Trouble. "Blanche is dreadfully stingy." "How do you know?" "She was going to pay our car fare, and I said it was my turn." "Well?" "And she let me pay it."-Ex change. f *y *y "HJJT "V V V A A A A Jh A A wy )lant. What makes the Usually lack of neces reason why Ayer's Hair faded hair to its normal falling, and makes it )lies the nourishment the POPULAR SCIENCE. "Forestry commissioners and other Interested people have taken up the Bubject and prizes are offered for the propagation and distribution of insect eating spiders in forests. |?- Professor Palazzi has made experi ments which show that smoke kills the microbes of various diseases in one to four hours, and he therefore recom mends it as a disinfectant superior to gases. Vondervyver, a Belgian, states that the length of exposure for radiographs through limbs of different dimensions varies as the oubes of their thickness. M. Bondeard states that Roentgen rays can diagnose pleurisy and similar complaints. Scientists measure by the contrac tion of petroleum ether temperatures several hundred degrees below zero Fahrenheit. At 310 degrees below zero, the temperature at which liquid air boils, petroleum ether remains in a semi-liquid condition and contracts v;ith the decrease of temperature. Condensation is the result of chill ing the air. The ascent of the lowor strata of the atmosphere into the high er regions and the consequent expan sion and loss of heat is tho most prob able cause of rain, and it is n^t im possible that the air near tht ground, being made to rise by being artificially heated, might tend to produce tho dz sired downpour. Sudden and great fluctuations in the level of water in wells ,-n stormy weather, closely corresponding to the fluctuations in wind velocity recorded by Professor Langley, have been ob - ? served by Dr. Ronioi Martini. Thia explains the popular tradition that bid weather may be predicted from the sudden rise and fall of wells. Curi ously, however, small and rapid changes of barometer are more certain to affect wells than largo changes. The applications of the X-rays to tho study of phenomena invisible withoat their aid continually increase in Dum ber. Some of the results are rather curious than useful, but substantial additions to knowledge are being mado in this way. One of the latest scien tific uses found for the rays is in re vealing the inner structure of flowers and fruit buds. In some respects this is a better method than dissecting for the study of certain parts of plants. M. Janssen, tho eminent astrono? mer, has left Paris to inspect his Mont ? Blaue observatory. The scientific ! caravan will start from Chamounix soon to take meteorological readings at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the high est station in the world. M. Perrotin, director of the Nice Observatory, is expected to join the party in order to study the morning elongation of Venus and to ascertain the period of the planet's rotation, now a debated ques tion among astronomers. Fate of Old Bicycles. The question "What becomes of ol bicycles?" has often been asked, but no satisfactory answer has been givon. It is said by Cycling Life that they are made into new machines and sold to persons who caauot afford to give more than $20 or ?25 for a wheel. The process by which this is accomplished includes raising the'frame, enameling it, bending the handle bars, plating them, a new saddle, new tires, black ing the chain and gears and nickel plating cranks, seat posts and fork ends. Besides, broken spokes are re placed with new, sot screws attended to and parts deaned. Five or even three years ago this could not be done for half what it costs for a $100 ma chine., and would not have paid. Ac counts of stock and labor in making these ojserations tell a different story, and ihow that it does pay, and pay well, to rejuvenate wheels, providing that the work is done methodically aud e ionomically, and that modern ap pliauut-s arc used. The work should be dene with not less thau six wheels at on* time. They may be valued at less t.Tiau $6 each. The tires are worn out nonipleteiy, the nickel parts are scratched and rusty, spokes bent, iron rims broken aud twisted, bars mis shapj. on, saddle seat ripped or gone al together, the chain gummed and whee>i hard to turn. But the tubing in tim -frame is good and strong, tho bearings all right if cleaned, oiled and trued, the frame joints firm, and much else is serviceable for years to come. Thi? cost of making tho bicycles over need not exceed $7 each, and this r.gaves a margin of $7 when the alter od wheel is sold for $20. Hail 500 Gall Stout:?. O.io of the most remarkable surgical case.-, that has come under the notice of t.'j\5 physicians of St. Agnes' Hos pital. Philadelphia, was performed the. e recently, when nearly 500 gall stores, varying in size from a grape seed to a small-sized marble, were takca from the liver of Mrs. Catharine McCaffrey. Doctors LaPlace and Mc CoJiaack performed the operation. Ai incision was made for an ordin ary case of appendicitis, and the vermi form appendage was found to be per fectly normal. This was something unlooked for, and it was decided to cury the incision sufficiently high to hy bore tho liver. A dark bluish snot, whicn was supposed to bo an ab sciss, was found on tho liver, but on Otting it open itproved to be the gall hhidder, from which gushed forth a g.vat quantity cf gall stones. Whe.i cjunted tho gall stones were found io nnmber nearly 500. The caus<? of the remarkable occurrence is said to bo d-ie to a calcine formation which ii cs used by a chemical chango in th ? a:ids of digestion. The doctors haya hopes of Mrs. McCaffrey's rcovery. A "Tom Thumb" Train. An interesting exhibit at the Trana nr.ssissippi Exposition, at Omaha, is t-> be the "Tom Thumb" train, so ciilled because it is Baid to be the smallest in the worid. It is the ork of a young man without technical train ing. The engine weighs four hundred and fifty pounds, and its length, with the tender, is six feet 7i inches. Th? cylinder is li by 2} inches, and tlw driving wheels are eight inches in db.meter. The ongino, however, hauls sir observation cars, in each of which two children may be comfortably skited. Tue entire length of the train is twenty-nine feet. Six gallons of water in the tender tank and five in tho boiler will furnish sufficient steam to propel it for two hours. A State Carriage For Kruger. President Kruger, of the Transvaal, has so far departed from his usual simplicity in matters of tho kind as to o>der from London a state carriage which, it is said, will cost him no less than 83500. The arms of the South African Republic will be painted lipon the panels of the dooi's; silver eagles, the National emblem, will pose with spread wings upon the silver lamps and upon the four corners of the upper part of the carriage, and the interior will be lined with light-blue satin. A Turkish turban of the largest size contains twenty yards of the finest and softest muslin, BEAVE BICYCLE POLICE. THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK SQUAD, Three Typical Members Who Haye Great ly Distinguished Themselves by Per sonal Gallantry ~ Proficiency On the Wheel Joined to Exceptional J?orvo? Hon. Theodore Roosevelt bas ft pa per in tiie Century on "The Boll of Honor of the New York Police." Mr. Roosevelt says: The members of the bicycle squad, which was established soon after we took office, soou grew to show not only extraordinary proficiency on the wheel, but extraordinary daring. They frequently stopped ruuaways,_wheeling alongside of them, grasping the horses while going at full speed; and, what wus even more remarkable, they man aged not only to overtake, but to jump into the vehicle and capture, on two or three different occasions,men who wero gnilty of reckless driving, and who fought viorently in resisting arrest. They were picked men, being young and aotive, and any feat of daring which could be accomplished on the wheel they were certain to accom plish. Three of the best riders of thc bi cyole'squad, whose names and records happen to oocur to me, were man of the three ethnic strains most strongly represented in the New York police force, being respectively of native American, German or Irish-or, more accurately, in this particular ca3o of mixed Scotch and Irish-parentage. The German was a man of enormous power, and he was able to stop eaoh of the many runaways he tackled without ? losing his wheel. Choosing his time, he would get alongside the horse, and' seize the bit in his left hand, ketping hie right on the crossbar of the wheel. By degrees he then got tho animal un der control. He never failed to stop it, and never lost his wheel. He also never failed to overtake any ' 'scorcher, " although many of theso were profes sional riders who deliberately violated tho law to see if they could not get away from him; for the wheelmen soon get to know tho officers whose?beats they cross. Tho Yankee, though a tall, power ful man and a very good rider, scarce ly came up to the German in either re spect; hepossessed exceptional ability, however, as well as exceptional nerve and coolness, and he won his promo- ; tion first. He stopped about as \a^f runaways; but where tho Jio?ie" wus really panic-stricken ho,#suaily had lo .turn his wheel loose:; getting a fina grip on the hor?,^ reins, and then kicking his wheel so that it would fall out ofr th? way of injury from th3 wagon. On ono occasion ho had a fight with a drunken and reckless driver who was urging to top speed 0 very spirited horse. He first got hold of the horse, whereupon the driver lashed both him and the horse, and the animal, already mad with terror, could not be stopped. The officer had of course kicked away, his wheel at tho beginning, ?tfcl after being dragged along for some distance ho let go the beast, and made a grab at tue wagon. The driver hit him with his whip, but he managed to get in, and after a vigorous tussle overcame his man, and disposed of him by got-, ting him down and sitting on hire. This left his hands free for the r?ins. By degrees he got the horso 'under control, and drove the, wagon round td tho station house,jii*ii' sitting on his victim. "I jounced-up and. down on him to-keep'him qniafwhenhe turned' : ugly," he remarked to me parenthet ieall'/. Having disposed of the wagon, . he took the man round to the court, and on the way the latter suddenly sprang on him and tied to throttle bim. Convinced at last that patience ceased to be a virtue, he quieted his aj3a-la.it with a smash on the head that ta.>k all the fight out of him and be was brought before thc judge and fined. Like the other "bicycle cops," this officer made a number of arrests ol criminals, such as thieves, high waymen, and tho like, in addition to his natural prey-scorchers, runa v ay?, p.nd the like. Thc third member of the trio, a tull, sinewy man, with flaming red hair, vhich rather added to the ter ror h* inspired in evil doers, was usually stationed in a rather rough part of the city, where there was a fcen?euoy to crimes of violence, and incidentally an occasional desire to har&ai; wheelmen. The officer was as good off his wheel as on it, and he speedily established perfect order on his beat, being always willing to "take ?ma ices" in getting his man. He was no?Rspecter of persons, and when it became his duty to arrest a wealthy mai; for persistently refusing to havvS his carriage lamps lighted I afte/ nightfall, ho brought him in wit!? tho same indifference that he I displayed in arresting a street-corner tough who had thrown a briok at a I who?lcuau. Hull: nu Kcccntrlc House. "An eccentric carpenter in Alexan dria some years ago," says pa old timrt&, "erected a three-story dwelling by cjon/tructiug the roof first and set high up on the corner posts. He did tins to have protection from the weath er a;i he worked downward. This was loot od on as a'novel waj to work, but in aate-bcllum days the third ,story of a building in the northern part of Walkington, which had served as par lor, dining room and kitchen, became the, upper chambers of a comfortable d^ elling. The owner had built on E hijl of red gravel, and after he had livud in his little house a few months t'aura came a demand for gravel by thu street contractors. He therefore dis posed 01 the earth beneath his hous?? a-sd by carefully shoring up kept hi* little home intact and built up to it, the proceeds from his bank of gravel bring sufficient to pay for quite 0 handsome improvement. "-Washing ten Star. Flufiy Mnlno Coon Cnts. Cat-loving visitors to Maine are Bure to bring back to their homes in other Stites the pretty, fluffy, little cooii ca^s for which Maine has a reputation. Some of these animals in their normal condition are very little different in appearance from the ordinary cat, but in the presence of her enemy, the dog, ali the long, soft hair of Miss Kitty Cpon stands on end, and she swelis visibly until she has a barrel-like ap pearance. A bandbox with air holes, if seen on a Maine train, is almost sure ti) be the traveling home of one &f Maine's feline products. - Food of Mountain Climber*. Professor Tyndall used to saj that I his Alpine guides ate butter and honey while climbing, as finding that they supplied the greatest amount of hqat ?nd nourishment. He himself nibblbd a cake of chocolate every two hours while on the mountains.. These facts supply hints to tourists everywhere. Nowadays, oue may easily, too, carry soup-squares, or tea-tablets, to be readily made into a refreshing drink with the Addition of hot water. FATHER HAS SOLD HIS WHEAT. There is nothing too good for us now, I shall have a new sealskin sucque, ind Johnny is going to Ret him a horse That can pass anything on tho track; ind mother wili dress up id silks, And, oh, but life's oasy and sweet Everybody's polito and clever and kind Sinco father has sold his wheat! We'll build anew house in tho spring. And we'll store tho old organ away, ind as soon as the dicker ls mado I snail havo a piano to play: Tho fellows aro coming in droves And life is deliciously sweot Oh, every ono soems just too lovely to us Since father has sold his wheat! -Cloveland Leader. PITH AND POINT. A boy being asked what was tho plural of a penny, very promptly re plied, "Twopence."-Tit-Bits. ""So slio refused you, did she?" "Well, no-simply catalogued me, aud hung mo on the lino. "-Harper's Bazar. "I feel moreland more every clay thad 'life is real, life is earnest."' "Ohj goon! You've been playing golf. " Philadelphia North-American. "Is your baby intelligent?" "Intel ligent! Why, if she wasn't she'd never be able to understand the lan guage my wife talks to her."-Tit Bits. Wife-"John, there's a burglar ia the house!" John (fervently) "Thank goodness he is not out in the woodshed-my wheel is out there!" - Puck. Husband-"My friend hardly recog nized you to-day." Wife-"That's strange, for I wore the same hat you bought for me three years ago." Fliegende Blatter. Jabbers-"I woke up lost night and found a burglar in my room.-" Havers -i'Catch him?" Jabbers-"Certainly not. I'm not making a collection of burglars."-Puck. Critic-"The great trouble about pictures 'nowadays is-" Artist-; "That no one that has money enough to buy one has taste^enough to want one. "-Brooklyn Life. Teaspoufc-"Why are you so angry at the doctor?" Mrs. Teapot-"When I told him I had a terribly tired feeb^' ing, he told me to show him-''my tongue."-Household Words'. "Todd, your wife^htts' a voice like velvet." "Gracious! Don't talk so loud. It''she should hear that, I wjjiil?rbave to get her a lot of gowns to match it."-Chicago Record; "Suicide," said the emphatic man, "is the last thing I would do." "Yes," replied the soleniu ono, "those who commit suicide seldom do anything more."-Philadelphia North Ameri can. Graham-"Speaking of Mortimer, his wife is considered quite a good judge of music, isn't Bhe?" Morgan "I believe so. 'T any rato, Mortimer never plays at home."-Boston Tran script. "I can toll everything that man writes," remarked the discerning citi zen. "How?" "If it's poetry he be gins each sentence with '0,' and if it's prose ho begins it with 'I.' "-Wash ington Star. -;A-"My wife says she saw the lights Gil burning in your house as sho came home from the ball at 3 o'clock in tho morning. She thought it a little strange." B-"A little strange? It was a little stranger."-Tit-Bits. Mrs. Grady-"Mrs. Kelly, the way your daughters bang thot pianney ar ?'ourfi frum morning till night is some* bing outrageous!" Mrs. Kelly "EeBht aisy, Mrs. Grady-resht aisyl TJt's an old wan, aud they can't hur-r-rt it!"-Puck. "Madam," said Meandering Mike, who had been pleading in vain, "ef nothm' else'll move ye, I'm willin' to do anythin' yer say in the way 'of odd jobs fur me breakfast." "All right; there's some wood that needs chop ing.'" Ho looked at it fora moment and then turning away said: "No. I'm a man of my word, an' I stioks to tho letter of me proposal. I said 'odd'jobs; an' there ain't nothiu' more cpmmon an' ordinary than choppin' wood. "-Washington Star. A "Queer" Proaoher. The Rev. Mr. Hagamore, to whose memory a slab has been placed in tho church at Catshoge, Leicestershire, England, was "a little queer," saya the St. Louis Republic. It seems that the reverend gentlemau died in January, 1886, leaving all of his prop erty, valued at ?3500, to a railroad porter. The queer old preacher kept one Bervant of each sex, whom he locked up every night. His last employment of an evening was to go tho rounds of his premises, let loose the dog and fire off his gup. He lost his life in a curious manner. Starting out to let out his Borvants, the dogs fawned upon him and threw him into a pond of water, The servants heard his cries, but be ing looked up could not render assist ance, BO the old man drowned. when the inventory of his property was taken he was found to be the owner of 80 gowns, 100 pairs of trou sers, 100 pairs of boots, 400 pairs of shoes, 80 wigs (although he had plenty of natural hah), 50 dogs, 96 wagons and carts, 30 wheelbarrows, 249 razors, 80 ploughs, 50 saddles and 222 pick axes and shovels. Ho surely was "a little queer." Paris' Hat Catcher. Paris boasts an official rat catcher. He has served his town in this capac ity for more than thirty-five years, and he has caught, unaided by a trap, more than 1,000,000 rats with his own hands. The official rat catcher and his assistant search out their victims in the famous Paris sewers, and ho frequently sells his tiny animals to peo ple who are 1 fond of turning the crea tures together and be;tting on their abilities to fight. Fostapo Stamp Slot Machines. The Gorman Post-office Department has deoided to introduce, experimen tally, automatic stamp-selling ma chines. These machines were exhibit ed nt the Berlin Industrial Exhibition last year. They will be placed at prominent points where -tho demands for staurps aro the largest, and oper ate, on the deposit in the slot of the proper coin, to furnish the purchaser with the stamps desired. Chimes Kuiigr ?J' Klectrlcily. Electricity now supplies the power for ringing the chimes in Grace Church, New York, and the curfew liymn is played by an automatic ar rangement breaking the current to Buge magnets connected willi the big bells, the largest weighing 3000 pounds. "inUinrr Loans (o Farmern. ? Victoria, Australia, has inaugurated an official loan oilier. Small loans up to a maximum of #5900 are to Le granted to farmers and others to en able them to improve i heil' holdings. The loaus will byar int-ccst at five per cent. The money will bc provided from the savin ga banks, ' |_ ALL NIGHT SHELTERS. Metropolitan Lodging Houses for Poof Women. Places in New York Where Beds Can Be Obtained at Small Cost together with Food tc Keep Body and Soul Together. The average New Yorker who hears the words "Bowery lodging-house" pictures to himself scenes of sneak thievery, debauchery, depravity, and privation. The newspapers have in formed him that these are the homes, sweet homes of a variety of individ uals known technically as "pan-hand lers," "Jail birds," "grafters," "rousta bouts," "hamfattors," "Aim Hammers," "stool pigeons," "fakirs," "hobos," "tramps," "bums," and other equally choice terms. There are some two hundred or more of these lodging-houses in this city, out of which but six are devoted to the exclusive use of wornem And concerning these the general fmblic knows but very little, if anything. With but few exceptions, if any, the lodging-houses for women iar excel, in nearly every respect, the abodes of the Bowery, and as a rule Gotham's finan cially embarrassed daughters are a su - perior set of Individuals, compared with their similarly situated brothers. Their shelters are kept scrupulous!} neat and clean, the floors are scoured daily, the sheeting and pillow cases are often immaculate in their white ness, the surroundings generally aro snug and homelike, and, In short, everything is as good as any one might expect under the circumstances. Women's lodging-houses are of three distinct sorts, and if shipping terms were applicable they mignt be rated as of the cabin, intermediate and steerage, for that would come nearer describing them than anything .else:' Thoseof thecabin.or first class1, should hardly come under the jic?d of what is generally meant and.-eommonly known as a lodginfchense. Most of them are expensj>erliffalrs,far beyond the means o?-those really very hard up to patron ize. They are often luxuriously fur nished with moquette carpets, lounges, portieres, bric-a-brac, mahogany ta-, bles, brass and enameled bedsteads, oil paintings, etc., and usually a piano. Those of the second class are the abid ing places generally of respectable, more or less friendless women, who secure from their masters penurious compensation for their toil, and are, therefore, compelled to seek shelter where their scanty means will p?rmit. Tho establishments of the third class are what is known as shelters, and are the domiciles of the poorest of the poor, and correspond to the Bowery lodgings for men. One of the most interesting of these last is located at G Rivington street, just off the Bowery. The glass trans parency over the do?r reads: ''AVom> en's Lodging House." It is a five story, tenement-appearing, brick build ing, with ugly iron fire escapes in front on each floor. The place affords shelter nightly for about one hundred women. The rules are very strict. The price for a bed in the dormitories is 15 cents, and for single rooms 20 cents per night. Tbe sleeping rooms are opened at G P. M. and closed at 8.00 A. M. sharp, except on Sunday, when they are open all day for those who desire to rest, hut no talking is permitted. In cases of illness, not contagious, beds are provided in one of the back dormitories, but 15 cents a day extra must be paid in advance, and on appli cation to the matron meals may be or dered from any of the neighboring restaurants, but must be carried up stairs by one of the female attaches, as no man, unless he be a minister of the gospel, is ever permitted to enter. Children, twelve years old or mors, occupying a bed with their mothers or any one else, are charged full price, and any one wishing to keep her closet or private room key is allowed to do so only by leaving a deposit of 30 cents with the matron, who refunds it "if thc key is returned in good order." Any one may wash and iron c'othes in the house laundry by paying in ad vance 10 cents, for which soap and starch are provided. Those desiring to leave anything in the clos2ts or lockers d?rii,g the day are required to pay for that night's lodging before 8.80 A. M., and those who leav* bundles in thc office ot storeroom are charged 80 cf ni s for each bundle, and the ?ame n.'.ist be paid In advance, but if the goods are removed before the expira tion of thirty da#s the money is re funded at the rate of 1 cent a day for the days remaining. The house ia Clewed for the night and the bell de tached at ll o'clock, and anyone desir ing to gain admittance after that hour mus? give notice to the matron before ii P. M. and pay double. Everything about the place is clean ond cozy, and waxed and polished are the halls and dormitories. The sitting room is nicely carpeted, and can boast of an organ, tables covered with tur key-! ed cloths, and a goodly supply of honks and newspapers. Religious ser vices are conducted each Sunday after noon by a clergyman from the Protest ant Episcopal General Theological Seminary.-New York News. ?alfa m ?(fe Rudyard Kipling's thrlllinR new story, "' Sands," " will appear exclusively In Thi Gold Embosse This Calendar is published exclusif $1.00. It consists of three folding p, ? NK FRI , FR1 ..TO... Jan. 1393. 7liMnt.w?m??*??wt;)u;uttini ; HUttlraUd 1 THE YOUTH'S COM3? WHAT MAN DOES IN Mrs. Pinkham Counsels Young Wv A Letter From Seven-eighths of the men in thia world marry a woman because she is beautiful in their eyes. What a rUsap'point* ment then to see the , fair young wife's beauty " fading away before a year passes over her head 1 1 feel as if I would like to say to every young woman who is about to be marriod- . "Strengthen yourself in ad vance, so that you will not break down under the new strain on your powers." Keep your be it is a precious possession ? Yourhusba your beauty, he is proud to be seen i; with you} try to keep it for his sake, a own; > The pale cheeks, the dark shadow! the eyes,' tlie general drooping of th< wife's fofin, wli?t dd l?f?y tae?? ? Thi that her nerves are faiiirigy that her ? must he done to help her through1 thc co Build her up at once by a course of so Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compour Following we publish by request a le cord she addresses it to her "suffering asks to withhold her name, she giv< Chambersburg, Pa., so she can easily be To my Suffering Sisters:-Let me ' what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable G nineteen and suffered with painful mer ing sensation back of ears and on top soreness of muscles, bearing-down par to stand without pain, and oh! how I loi One day I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham t in perfect confidence. She wrote me a lovely letter in re After taking nine bottlesJO?'th'e Compc one-half package of Sanative wash, I and owe ray' happiness to none other 1 jyhy'wiil women suffer when help i some experience, urge all suffering w Mrs; Pinkham's adrice.-Mrs. R. S. R., The Clote Hm. The clove tree is a native of tlie Yo lucca islands, and belongs to the f?r sprcad family of myrtles. It is a tall, very handsome evergreen, with ovate oblong leaves and purplish flowers, arranged in corymbs on short jointed stalks. The flowers are produced in great profusion, and when they appear, which is at tho beginning of the rainy season, they are in the form of elon gated, greenish bulbs. These unex paneled buds are the cloves of com merce, which derive their name from the Spanish word, clavo, "a nail," so called from the real, or fancied, re semblance to a nail. Sometimes the clove fruit appears in commerce in a dried state, under the name of "mother cloves," it has an odor and flavor similar to cloves, but is much weaker. The flower buds are beaten from the tree, and are dried by the smoke of wood fires and afterwards by the sun. Philadelphia Tinier Big Poultry Farm. The largest poultry farm in tho world belongs to Mr. Isaac Wilbur of Little Compton, R. I. Mr. Wilbvr ships about 150,000 dozen eggs a year. He keeps his fowls on the colony plan, housing about forty in a house S by 10 feet or S by 12 feet in size, hese houses being about 150 feet apart, set out in long rows over the gently slop ing fields. He has 100 of these houses scattered over three or four fields. The food is loaded into a low wagon, which is driven about to each house in turn, the atte?dant feeding as he goes. Ai the afternoon feeding the eggs are col lected. The fowls are fed twice a day. The morning food is a mash of cooked vegetables and mixed meals. The afternoon food is whole corn the year round. A Virtue tlt?d n Vit??, * i Va ul ty and a proper regard for thc feelings of others should both urge yon to get rid of ! that disgusting 6kin disease. Whether it be a simple abrasion, a chap or a burn, or whether it is a chronic case of hczema. Tetter or Ring worm, Tette ri nc will positively, infallibly cure it. Cure it so it will stay cured, too. 50 cents a box at drag storos, or by mail for 50 cents in ! cash or stamps from J. T. Shuptrine, Saran ' nab, Ga. _ Jean and Edouard do Rcszkc, the distin guished opera singers, have been made nobles by tho Czar. TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money i fit fails to cure. 25c. j Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children I teething sftftens the gums, reduces inflamma- ! tion, allays pain, cures ?rind colic. 25c. a bottle GRAVELY i MILLER, 6 . . DANVILLE. VA. p -ilANCFACTCUKIlS Or*. 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Stocktor And Full d Calendar Free to Ne rely by The Youth's Companion azd could no aris, ca-.h a true reproduction of charming grout \V SUBSCRIBERS who will cut out this slip anti address, and 81.73, will receive: ETC - Tito Companion cvorjr week from tho tl; .January 1, 1808. BB-Thanltssiving, Christinas and Now fart ETC-Thc Companion Art Calendar for 1808, thc famous pi?ces of Companion color-woi tiftil ornament and aco'stly Birt. Size IO a I Thc CDiupanion Kilty-Two Weeks, a Full Ye; mmtwi).?.?.'""^*'"'"?""""""""1"" '?.ospertut of the IWtmii/r- ISM and Sample Copies of tl ?ANION, soi Columbus Avenue, $ ? ? r t ? fr: t I ?OT LOVE BEAUTY? ires to Keeep Their Attractiveness, a Youoff Wife. anty, ? md loves a public md your s under 5 young ey mean strength ia going and that something' ming trials of maternity, mo tonic with specific powers. Such as id. You can get it at any druggist's, tter from a j'onng wife-of her own ac sisters," and while from modesty'she' . s her initials and street number in ! fo?iid personally or by letter: * write this for your benefit, telling you Dmpound has done for me. I am but istruation, leucorrhoea, dizziness, burn I of my bead, nervousness, pain and ns, could not sleep well, was unable aged to be weill elling her all, knowing I could do so ply, telling me exactly what to do. )und, one box of Liver pills, and using: can say I am cured. I am so happy, man Mrs. Pinkham. is near? Let me, as one who has had omen, especially young wives, to seek 113 E. Catherine St., Chambersburg, Pa. TENNESSEE'S BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR HER SEX. Doyle's Station, Tenn., writes: Dr. BI. A. Sim mons Liver Medicino needs no commendation. It speaks for Itself. It enres Livor Disorders and bleaks up Biliousness and Billons Colic. I think it ls far bet tor than "Thedford's Black; Draught." Menstrual Suppression. This occurs in carly womanhood, espec ially when the constitution is not strone. It may resalt irom sadden exposure to cola* immersion of thc hands and feet Incola water, sitting on the cold ground or damp grass, sedentary habits, co 2 fin i ns occupa tions, continued standing on the feet, irreg ular hours r.nd forcing the development of tho mind at school. Best ls essential and moderate exercise In the open air most bene ficial. Thc bowels should 00 mored at least; once a day by email doses of Dr. Bf. A. Sim? mons Liver Medicine, and the restorative effects of Dr. simmons Sqnarr Tine Wino should bc secured by taking regularly a doso three times a day for several weeks. Celina. Tenn., writes: Hara" used Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine lOyearsior Sick Stomach, Loss of Flenn, Low Spirits. IS also cutes Liver Disease* BilionsnoM, Constipated Bowels. It docs not gripe, and takes less to operate on mc than either "Black Draught" or "Zeilin's." end j it has a more thorough and J gentle offec1, and leaves my system In better condition than either "Black Draught'' or"2eliln'fl." General Lassitude. We are provided with ave organs for keep* inp the blood pore; they ore tho akin, tho ki an ova, the liver, tho lungs and tho bowels. Tho blood becomcfl impure JOT one or both of two reasons: First, something impure hos been pnt into it; Second, the five excretory organs" Have not been sufficiently active. Owing to its complicated formation, the blood is liable to many morbid changes. If any of the organs just mentioned are not in perfect- working order, so that impurities arc retained, tho blood becomes disordered and even diseased When corrupted, its impurities arc absorbed by the tissues, caus ing emptions, fevers, lassitude end langour. For restoring thc above organa to a health ful condition there is no medicine so effec tive as Dr. M. 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