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Thc Names of Warships, Some OL the many Greet and Latin names for British warships hare been subjected by sailors to a "ser.-changc" which makes them more modern .. though kss poetic. Bellerophou and " Bellsarlus were good enough for offi cers and landsmen, but the men before the mast preferred "Billy Ruffln" and "Bully Sawyers." Our own sailors have shown considerable activity in : the same linc, especially as to names of Indian origin. Admiral Porter, writing on this subject soon after tho civil wnr. said Agnmenticus had been . quickly turned Into "Aggy meant to cuss." The Admiral was Inclined to think our Indian names more objectionable than those in the classic style; but B?ch titles have at least the adran y? tage of being altogether national, for they are the onlj' strictly American names that could be found. Indeed, they arc more suitable than the classic namcJ In every wa}*, for it seems more reasonable to think of a great mass of - wood and metal in connection with a mountain like Katahdln or Tacoma than with 'maginary nymphs and swains of whom Ovid told pretty stories about two thousand years ago. -Topeka (Kan.) State Journal. The Oldest Volunteer. A New York State doctor, aged 103, volun. leered hld services to tho President recently, and expressed a desire to enter tho army as a ' Burgoon. Even nt his nd vaneo d yenrs ho ean rcadwlthout classes, and walk 10 to 13 miles a diy. Tho oldest standard medicine ls Hostot ter's Sto-iiaeh flitters, which bas no equal for Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, fevers .ind liad blood. It Btrongthen?, purines and vitalizes. Ono bottlo docs much s?od Corporal Anthony, thc brave .marine on the HI-inted Maine, is now on tho Detroit. To Cure Constipation Forever. T.iko Cascareis Candy Cathartic. 10c or 23c. If CL C. 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' ?-;-:-fc Patriotism in Germany. In Germany they teach patriotism in the popular schools; in England lt i3 ?Ot taught-at any rate, not officially. In Germany the Kaiser's birthday, the anniversary of Sedan and other na tional'landmarks are celebrated in tho national schools. They have feasts and music and excursions; but the children have kept clearly before their . eyes the reason for their rejoicings. Indeed, the law impresses upon parents and children that all voluntary ab sence from these school feasts is an offence. There were parents who kept their children back, especially from -"The Sedan commemoration, and this on conscientious grounds. But now no longer; "for," says the magistrate, "auy unexcused absence from patriotic festivals established by the school shall be considered as voluntary non attendance, and inspectors, teachers, and the authorities concerned are here by instructed to this effect." Patriotism a la pedagogue, perhaps, but patriotism none the less; and the children of a great empire might per haps do well to take a leaf out of a book made in Germany. An Immense China Closet. Tho czar of Russia probably owns a greater quantity of china than any other persou iu the world; He has the china belonging to all tho Russian rulers as far back as Catherine tho Great. It is stored in an immense closet in the TVintur palace at St. Pe tersburg. A LIVING WITNESS. Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for Advice, and Is Now WelL DEAR MRS. PIXKHAM:-Before using your Vegetable Compound I was a great sufferer. I have been sick for months, was troubled with severe pain in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling in lower part of bow els, also suffered with dizziness, headache, and could not sleep. I wrote you a letter describ ing my case and asking your advice. You replied tell ing ;ne just what to do. I followed your direc tions, and cannot praise your medicino enough for what it has done for mc. Many thanks to you for your advice. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound has cured me, and I will recom mend it to my friends.-Mrs. FLOI.E?? CE R. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St., Canton, O. The condition described by Mrs. Hoff man will appeal to many women, yet lots of sick women struggle on with their daily tasks disregarding the urgent warnings until overtaken by actual collapse. The present Mrs. Pinkham's experi ence in treating female ills is unparal leled, for years she worked side by side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for sometimes past has had sole charge? of the correspondence department of her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing women during a single year. W ANTKD-Case of bad b-aitlt that KT I" A N S ? ? will not benefit. Send ? cts. to Kipans Chemical Co" NewYork, for 10 samples and lui'U tcii'lmonials. I -ililli! I ll IBIIMII Ililli -i ' UUStS WHfcKt ALL ELSfc FAILS. Beat Cough Syrup. Tartes Good. Usc in tim" RoM hr rtnirolKfjL SU.MPTIQN HnHI A BATTLESHIP'S KITCHEN THE COOK'S CALLEY THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE IN ITS APPOINTMENTS. tinnily Presided Over by Jap Cooks Very Neat and Homelike and Provide Jack nnd H is Superiors With Fine Food - Co fleo Sci ved Daring the Hat Ho. When the nows of Commodore Dewey's gr?at victory at Manila was sent over the wires it was recorded that during the entire engagement Paymaster Martin made aud served coffee to the officers and men. It is difficult to associate a kitchen and a cook with a battleship, but every one of the big fighting monsters with its terrible guns and turrets and flags has ;ts kitchen. It is called a "gulley" on board ship, and it is one of tko most important places on board to both the o .Hoers and the men. Nothing gives an American tar such a relish for food as the smell of powder and smoke. It has become quite a fashion of late to divide a battleship up as though it were human, giving it brains and eyes, a heart and lungs, but no prominence is given to tho galley or the mau in tho galley, who is quite au important personage. The mau in tho galley is usually a Japan ese, for almost every one of the big ships has a Jap cook and a staff of servants of the same nationality. m,,e boys wait on tho officers' table, <3iu*t, clean silver, carry messages, and-at tend to minor housekeeping duties in a way that would put the average housemaid tr a groat disadvantage. It is qui'.e possible that duringa great battio like that of Manila a self centred Japanese cook might continue his work of decorating ah entree or giving an expression to a soup, w hile tho enemy's gnus boomed against the side of his rango or ooppor pans. While the space that is given to com fort on a man-of-war is necessarily limited, its interior is ape to striko one as luxurious in comparison with the stern and frowning exterior of the graat lead coiored monsters. The galley is as thoroughly up to dato in its appointments and cooking arrange ments as tho kitchen of a modern resi dence. TI ere ia a large hotel rango with splendid ovens, from which each day th' rook turns out tempting brown h..ves and even pies and cakes, that must make many a Jackie think of home. There are great copper soup | boilers and coffee boilers in which tl.\se two items of the mcnurare pre pared by the gallon. Then there aro copper pots'aud pans pu shelves iu rows, bright and shining ns those in the kitchen of our great New York hotels. There ave cupboards, too, in which thc sugar and tho spices and other cooking condiments are kept all nicely labelled, for there is no slip shod housekeeping on a man-of-war. There are other cupboards with sliding doors and spring locks that whoa oponed disclose rows of cutlasses and rides aud great long revolvers in racks from tho door to tho ceiling. Tho china, silver and glassware used on our American battleships aro pretty enough to delight a woniau, and women as n rule are particular about china. The sailors havo ruder ware, but that used nt tho < .Hoers' mess is white and fragile, with a do vico of an anchor in gol I on each piece. The glasses, which are fixed in stationary fasks on a sideboard in the wardroom, wliich, by tho way,, is drawing room, sitting room, dining room, nil iu on?, aro of cut. ware aud are ornamented with a naval device. Some of the battleships hare gorgeous silver services, but that ordinarily" used is nu rip-to-date and completo set of spoons, knives and forks in all tho different sizes. Then there are in dividual pepper mills in silver, salt collars, and salvors, ali of which are kopt in shining pcrfe ;tion. Tho sailors ou board our American ships live much hotter than tho work ingman on land. When iji port they have *resh meats and vegetables, and when at sea for any length of timo the terrors of tho old time regimen of salt pork and salt boef aro mitigated by a supply pf canned vegetables which give variety. Pesidos this, Uncle Sam is so generous to his men that the al lowance for erich is too much,and they have formed a system of pooling the supplies which gives each man an amouut of money which he can spend for extra things for thc table. The officers have their special cqok and, of course, their speci'.il foods, which in port are apt to comparo fav orably to those offered on the menu of a firstclass hotel. They appoint a caterer and steward from among their number each month whose duty it is to look after thc welfare of the mess. The wine mess is contributed to on shares. The mau in the galley, like the stokers, doesn't get much glory out of naval warfare, bnt he is an important man in his place. Who can tell whether many a glorious victor/y has not resulted fronia well-cooked break fast or dinner and crushing defeat followed on an indigestible pie or a badly seasoned ' chop? Paymaster Martin's coffee must have possessed the elixir of victory, whether it was made with au egg, according to rule, or just thrown together any oil way. -New York Sun. . Things Worth Knowing. A mile is 320 rods. A mile is 1760 yards. r A mile is 5280 feet. A rod is IC 1-5 feet or 5 1-2 yards. A square rod is 272 l-l square feet. An acre contains 160 square rods. An acre contains 43,560 square feet. An acre is about 208 3-4 feet square. A pint of water weighs ono pound. A solid foot contains 7.48 solid pints. A square foot ia 144 square inches. An acre contains 4840 square yards. A quarter section contains 160 acres. A square yard contains 9 square feet. A solid foot cortains 1728 solid inche?. A pint ofr water holds 28 7-8 solid inchef. A gallon of water holds 231 solid inches. An acre is 8 rods wide by 20 rods long. A solid foot of water weighs 62 1-2 pounds. A barrel (31 1-2 gallons) holds 4 1-8 solid feet. A section, or square mile, contains 640 acres. A bushel (struck) contains 2150 solid inches. A gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds 10 ounefcs. A struck bushel contains about 11-4 solid feet. A bushel (heaping) contains 1 1-4 struck bushels. A "hair's-breadth" is 1-48 of an inch. Space has a temperature of 200 de grees below zero. A grain of magnesia will color 50, 000,000 grains of water. An inch of rainfall is equal to 14, 500,000 gallons per square mile. HUMAN NATURE LIKES PETS. Thin Is Especially True of Human Nut uro That Goos Into Camp. They call them mascots ia the lan guage of the camp. Tho word is the cover for the exprfession of the sol diers* affections. The brawny Mis sourian, carrying about in tho hollow of his arm a half-grown rabbit and oc casionally touching it with a caress so delicate that the shy creature forgets to shrink, hasn't any thought of luck to come from the possession. He has found something which affords a vent for the synijmthctio and emotional of his nature. You can't "take a youn* American volunteer away from homo n,nd social surroundings and make of him in a week amachine to fight and kill. It is human nature for tho regi ment to have pets, and the fresher from home the command tho moro in number and extravagant in character tho pets, by misnomer called mascots. The Missourians who received from the hands of a little girl in Athens, Ohio, her rabbit as they came through to Camp Algor, near Washington,have preserved it and tamed it until tho . bunuy hops amon? the tents and re fuses all opportunities to escapo. Tho self-appointed guardians take it out in the woods to pasture on the ten derest.grass and it hops back to camp with a loyalty to its ?jossessors which is wonderful. As interesting as the lavish expres sion of the soJdiers' sentiments tow ard their pets is the appreciative re sponse of the brute creation to tho enforced adoption. There doesn't seem to be any representativo of ani mal creation which will liot take kind ly to camp life and to men in uniform after the first strangeness wears off. Of course thc mascot dog is tho head of the list. There is iu canine dispo sition a liking for vagtbondage which answers qu':L:ly to the invitation. When the . .uteers visit Washing ton for a day off the dogs follow them back to camp. The higher the strain of blood the more luxurious the home kennel ?f thc dog, the moro willing ho seems to be to quit his comforts and enlist with the soldiers at a snap of the fingers or au encouraging look. You may see on tho curbstone in Washington a group of soldiers gath ering strength for tho long tramp to Georgetown and over tho aqueduct bridge to the Falls Church eloctric cars. Beside them will squat tho fox hound of costly pedigree looking up in their faces with admiration and confidence. And when the soldiers slowly got upon their feet and move off the dog follows with an air of "Whither thou goest I will go."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. STATURE OF AMERICANS. Surgeon in the United Stat?? Anny Says the Average Is 07 Indies. ' In a paper read by Maj. Henry S. Kilbourne, surgoon of tho United States army, before tho Association of Military Surgeonsbf the United States, he advocated the theory that the phys ical power of a race of people, and consequently their capacity for work, is measured by their average stature. Fdr every iuch of height between five aud six feot the extreme breath ing capacity is iucroascd eight cubic inches; tho vital capacity being at its maximum at 35 years. A table of measurements of 190,021 native white Americaus, accepted ? for the military service of the United Stains, shows that the number of men below sixty three inches in height, is but little greator than that bf the class above seventy-three inches. Tho most nu merous class is included between sixty seven and sixty-nine inch?s, and this standard class would have a greater chest girth thau the average. The mean hight of 125 United States naval cadets above the age of 23 years was 67.80 inches. As these, men are drawn from all parts aud classes of the United States, thej represent very nearly the typical phys ical development of tho American peo ple of 25 years of age. Major Kilbourne concludes that tin commingling strains of Celtic, Danish^ Norwegian and German blood among our peoplo have thus far work od no deterioration of physical quality. "Not so the swarthy, low-browed and. stunted peojde now swarming to our shoros. Absorbed into the body of the people, these multitudes must in evitably evolve au inferiority of type, To realize the resift of such a contin gency, let it bo considered ihat the loss of an inch in stature might bring in its train the loss of national ascend- j ency. Let us take caro then that the state shall suffer no barm-Boston Transcript. In n Mexican Household. As all cookiug is dono with char coal and ovens are practically un ' known in private houses, very few families bake bread. The small hard crusted loaves of French bread are de livered all ove:- the city in g:eat bas kets four feet across that are carried ou the heads of carrac.-ores. The arrangement of furniture is much more formal than in the United States. It is a very common sight to see a splendidly furnished parlor with a row of straight-backed chairs all alike with their backs against the wall and as close together as they can , be placed clejvr around tho room. A good Mexican cook relieves the mistress of the house of worry and re sponsibility in a manner that is al most unknown in tho United States. The cook is given so much a day and with this amount she will purchase each morning all the provisions of the day, including even the staples thai are usually bought in largo quantities in other countries. On a doilar a day a cook will provide a very good table for a family of three or four, and get enough beans and tortillas and chile to set the servants' '* ,.o besides. They can rp-1'- ? ^""cer than their mistresses, bemuse they can drive sharper bargains with the market men of their own class,and they have more patience to haggle over thelastpenny. -Modern Mexico. The Homo of Buddha. Far away on the border of Nepal, the home of Gautama Buddhahos been discovered. Buddha lived about 500 B. C., and was the son of the Bajah of Kapilavastu. A pillar, inscribed by the Emperor Asoka in the third cen tury B. C.. marks the city's site. The ruins are all of brick and are covered with jungle and so extensive that their exploration will require years. The city was destroyed during Buddha's lifetime. It was a mass of ruins in A. D., 410, when the first Buddhist Chinese pilgrim made his way there. The buildings now being excavated are older than anything known in India heretofore. Then He Got Mad and Didn't. "If you don't have me," he cried, "I'll blow my brains out." "Ah!" she said, "I knew you didn't love me as the man who wins my hand must love me. Blowing your brains out would simply amount to nothing. It would be the least thing you could do."-Cleveland Leader, SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS. The polar currents are said to con tain less salt than those from the equator. Experiments in England have proved that tine coal is au excellent matorial for sewage filtration. Glaciers are formed by the accumu lation of snow on mountains or ele vated table lands. The snow ia com pressed into ice by ita. own weight. Lord Kelvin puts the age of the sun at 100,000,000 years. At its pres ent rate of combustion the sun will last from 7,000,000 to 15,000,000 of years before burning itself ont. Certain butterflies have very trans parent wings nud these are thought by Baise io be even more effectual for protection than conspicuous "warn ing" stripes or other markings. Bacteria aro found everywherp iu tho air and in our homes, choy are so minute that 2.r?0,000,000 could he ac commodated on a ponuy postage stamp, and they multiply with incredible rapidity. Twelve thousand mail cars of the German railroads are now lighted ly olectricitj', storage batteries being em ployed. The light has given full sat-* isfaction ami is also said to be cheaper than the gas light used hitherto. Experiments made in compressing flour ohow th.'.t the bulk may be re duced two-thirds without injury to the quality. It is molded by hydraulio pro?sure into bricks, which are sweet, wholesome and proof against damp. A musket ball may be fired through a pane of glass, making a hole the 3ize of tho ball without cracking the glass, if the glass be suspended by a thread. It will make no difference, and the thread will not even vibrate. Sunstroke generally occurB to per sons laboring in the open air and sun shine, but it would be better named heat-stroke, for it eau occur even in winter in a close, darkened room where the temperatnr? is for -a long time above the normal. Astronomers generally now admit that the moro"" recent" studies of tho piar its Mercury and Veuus tend to confirm SchiapnrelH's opinion, ad vanced some years ago, that both of them turn on their axes ouco while revolving about the sun. A new life bolt is made of sheet rubber, which passes round the neck, across the chest and round tho waist, and can be inflated in one minute by tho mouth ; its weight is about one pound, aad it is alike flexible, light, and easily placed in position. It is estimated that a human being takes in by respiration 30,000 germs each day, or 100 millions a year. Not only aro most of them harmless, but they give flavor to butter, cheeso, game, etc., and they are the scaven gers of nature. They are absolutely necossary for the "round of life." Carving a? nu Art. Only persistent practice and defi nite knowledge make carving a pleas ure and a success. Neither illustra tion nor diagrams are of much assist ance in learning this art.* As a dis tinguished authority on carving says in his monograph on tho subject: "Il lustrations cannot provo hopeful be cause tho actual thing before us bears faint resemblance to pictures, these being able to give us only surface with no hints of what may be inside." By right of precedence, the carver's chair belongs to the head of the house, either father or mother, bat weariness, preoccupation, or, moro often, a par ent's pleasnre in contemplating the in creasing deftness of a. clever Bon or daughter in presiding over and prop erly distributing a joint, fowl or fish, leads the elders to rosign in favor of tho youth when guests are not pres ent. ? Carving at the table, it is said, is now considered not only a useful art, but a social accomplishment as well. A practical knowledge of its process should be a part of the education of all young people. Children should know how to carve by the timo they aro fifteen years old. In France a boy is required to take his turn in cutting and serving meats at the table as soon as he is strong enough to handle the knife and tall enough to readily reach the joint or fowl. Somotime he stands upon a broad stool made for tho purpose, and ho is proud when he is successful, and ashamed when found imperfect, Philadelphia Tiroes. Fin Motor* foi' Propelling Coats. A curious device for propelling boats automatically against the waves is the fin motor of H. Lindon of Naples, which has given to the little wooden | boat 2 of a Berlin maker the name of "autonauts." The motor imitates the tail fins of dolphins, etc. Each' fin consists of a steel bar, from which flat blades, tapering in thickness, pro ject backward like the teeth of a comb, and each end of the boat is fitted with one of these fins, placed horizontally so as to rest on the snr face of tho water at right angles to the keel. The waves bend the steel blades, which, reacting, press the wat jr backward, aud thus move the boat forward against the waves. The fins have been successfully tried on i boats up to eighteen feet in length, a boat fourteen feet long having been found to rcquiro a total active fin sur face of ten square feet, and a speed of about three miles au hour has been obtained in a sea stirred up by a strong wind. The one use thus far found for the "autonauts" is that of dis tributing oil to calm the water to windward of fishing smacks. The little boats aro readily steered by changing the position of the fins, and are made to move backward by re versing both fins so that they point forward, or m.-,ile stationary by point-" ing the fins tr ?vard each Hher. In the Bull Cock Hills. There is a boy in Taney county, ac cording to a story which is making the rounds, who has a record which perhaps few, if any, old hunters eau match. He killed a deer with a mar ble. True, the marble was shot from a gun, but still the **currence may be ranked among the most unusual of hunting events. The lad was ont in the woods shooting, and he had ex hausted his supply of shot. He had put into his muzzle-loader, a single barrel gun of the old pattern, a charge of powder, when he discovered that his shot pouch was empty. The boy had in his pocket a marble which he used as a "taw" in playing the com mon game. The marble exactly fitted the muzzle of the gun, and hardly thinking what might result from ex periment, the young hunter dropped the "taw" down ou the wadding cover ing the powder. Strange things hap pened down in the Bull Creek hills, and on his way home tho boy came upon a deer, which, at close range, stood and challenged his aim. The adventurous scion of good hunting stock leveled his gun, pulled the trig ger and brought down the game, the marble boring a hole in the vitals, of the deer,- Kansas City Journal, HOV MEN DIB IN BATTI/4 j Bravely, Invariably, Though Regulars Pirst . \ Examine Their Wounds. . . "Jf you want to know how men die In battle, ask some of those who have been at Wilson's Creek, on one side or tko. other," said Judge Daviu Alur I pby of th? Criminal Court. "I was in Totten's Battery, and I saw them,, wounded and dying, falling thick pad fast around me. iou may say that 1 saw. not one man flunk in the face of death on that terrible day of fight and bloodshed. While I was firing my gun from Broody Hill a youngster, not more than. 20 years old, suddenly jerked his leg. He uttered a sharp, quick cry, then bent down and tore the trousers away from the place on his shin where a minnie had struck ulm. He looked up with a smile, patted thc wound with hie hand, pulled tho torn trousers down and went on shooting. Five minutes later he yelled again, and his hand went up to the fleshy part of his left arra. ri.H again!' he Mid, sat down behind the be '.tie rrxr.kd and examined his arm. j "? 'ho wound was only skin deep, and that seemed to please him hugely, for he ^ed his handkerchief around it, and again went forward Into the ranks with hh. musket. "You're fighting in bad luck today, Pete," said a comrade. The youngster turned his face to answer back, ana .by the snapping of his eyes it could be seen that his mind iramcd' a saucy, de fiant reply. Just then his jaw dropped. A ball plowed its way through his mouth, leaving nothing but a bloody, tongueless cavity. With a hoarse gur gle the fellow tnrew his gun on tho ground and fled back of the lines. Ho was found in a hospital afterward, but never recovered. "On thafsame day I encountered three men under a tree'. Their faces were ashen gray, showing that they were mortally wounded. I asked them why they were not attended to, and one of them said that as it waa all over I.with them they wanted the surgeons to attend first to those who could bo saved. One of them was smoking a short briar-wood pipe. "What are you doing, my friend?" I aske'd. "'Taking my last smoke,' he an swered,' his glassy eyes looking stead fastly at me. Another was reading a letter. He held lt up to his face, but I could see that he was not making any headway. His eyes were growing dim, and his weak, trembling hands folded the missive and thrust it Into his breast pocket He was perfeci?r resigned to his fate, and had not a word to say. When I returned in the evening, after a lilli, I found the three men dead. Their faces" were white and set in the shadow of "the tree under which they lay. By the placidity of the features I knew that they had met death without flunking. "That's all bosh about men raving about mother, home and heaven. Al! the men I have seen die, or near doath, were quiet and perfectly rational. Thoy made no fuss. Those that did were I usually delirious, entirely out of their minds. Tho faces of thesie were fre quently distorted, and gave every evi dence; of the_niental and physical agony they had endured. One thing struck me as peculiar. Nearly all the regulars exhibited an In stant desire to examine their wounds when they were hit, and the expression o? their faces Indicated in a moment whether they wer slightly or mortally wounded. They seemed to know with unfailing certainty. If the wound was Blight and in a place whore they cou:d tie lt up conveniently, they did so, and Hfen went back.into the fighting Unes. If it was mortal, their grave, pale faces betrayed their knowledge. The volun teers were not so well posted, but thoy were braye as lions, and seldom gave ai? unless seriously hurt." Dont Tobacco Spit and Smoke Tour Lifo Awny. Tb quit tobacco easily and forever, bo mag netic fuU of life, ncrro and vigor, talco No-To Dao, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or fl. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and samplo freo. Address Sterling Renwdy Ca, Chicago or New York Tb* bull rlntr bf Madrid was built in 1874 at ft cost, lt ls said, of 80.009 pound*. Scrofula. With the following symptoms: Inflammation ol thono-trlls and eyelids, rotton Rums, poor leeth, swelling of the gland* of tho nock, raus- j lng scrofulous ulcere. 6omotlmpB callod Lupus. All cured by B. B. B. A powerful vojjotablo blood remedy. Largo bottle ll,00. At drug gists. Bond for book, froo. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta. Qa. We have not boon without Plso's Cure for Consumption for 20 yearn-LnttlK FKHRKL, Camp St., Harrisburg, Pi?., May 4,18'Jl. . Out of olghty military posts In the country fifty aro without chaplains. Educate Your Bowels With Cascareis. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forovor. 10c, ?5c. If U.C. C. fail, druggists rotund moaoy. Mmo. Melba siniis thc "Star Spangled Ban ner" in tho costume of a Spanish senorita. mm TBE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF HCS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of thc combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the CALIFORNIA FIO STOUP Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALI FORNIA FIG STOUP CO. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on tho kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA HG SYRUP CO. SAN FR AN CISCO, Old. fiO CIS VILLE. Kr. NEW YORE. N. Y. YELLOW FEVER PREVENTED ,.L" "Our Native Herbs" THE GREAT Blood Purifier, Kidney and Liver Regulator. 200 DAYS' TREATMENT, $ 1.00. Containing a Registered Guarantee By mail, postage paid, 82-page Book and Testimonials, FREE. Sold only by Agents for THE ALONZO 0. BU3S C9..Wash?ngtoihO.G. WOMEN AS WEN IN ARMY. Disguised, Many Have Served for Months Without Discovery. Military records contain quite a numbar of Instances In which women, disguised as men, have entered the army and distinguished themselves on the battlefield, their sex not being dis covered for many yenrs afterward. In 1872 a soldier who hod enlisted under the name of Paul Daniel attract ed tho attention of a sergeant while drilling a body of recruit's at Ports mouth. At the conclusion of the pa rade he sent for Daniel and stated his suspicions in regard to lue recruit's sex. On seeing that the gamo was up, Daniel confessed that he was a female and burst Into tears when informed that she could no longer continue with the regiment. It appeared that her husband, after getting through a ?arge fortune, had fled to Germany, where he had enlisted, and his wife per formed the deception in the hope that, ns a soldier, she might be dispatched for service In that country and thus discover her unfaithful partner. A most remarkable woman was found to be serving as an ordinary soldier In a certalu German corps to ward the end of the last century. Her sex was revealed owing to a false charge of theft being made against her, after she had been performing her military duties of the regiment for over six months. Before this she lind served In a regiment of the cuiras siers for two years, In one regiment re ceiving a wound in the arm, and after ward joining the grenadiers. Being captured by the cnemj', she managed to escape and promptly enlisted in a regiment of volunteers, and but for the unfortunate charge referred to, might have spent her life In military pursuits. . In 1700 a woman made a determined effort to enlist in the East India Com pany forces'. Although she was dis guised perfectly as a man, her voice and her manner gave her away. When the magistrate told her that her appli cation was hopeless she burst into tears, saying that this was her only chance of seeing her husband again, who was then serving in India. A woman who boasted that she had a unique career, died In 1782 at Pop lar." For the greater pnrt of? her life she had served as nn ordinary sea- j man on several men-of-war, where her true sex was not once suspected. As opposed to these women, who have fought in the ranks, there are no less than eight women colonels In the German army to-day, several of whom draw their pay regularly. They are the Empress of Germany, thc Dowager Empress, widow of the late Frederick Charles of Prussia, the Queen Regen! Sophia, the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Connaught and Queen Victoria. Denuty la JUood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring np the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body, begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. A remarkably handsome assistant RUKteon with Kansas volunteers ia Dr. Eva Harding. WJS WANT TO BURN Thc wort?, "BOCK HILL," Imo jour m?uiory ao jon ?III new foravt Ih-rn. Th-y ?lind for "llueglea"-best burnie*- not "clap-lrap," .?nir-raB" ?.tu!T- bul bu Jglci 'bat STAND UP, luit loug, and are warranted. "A LltUe Higher In P.lee, Bu-" ao Jillie lt don't pay tn ruo the rl'k. Don't paj bl; profita oo cbcap work. Seo onr t?ent In roar town or write ui. ROCK HILL BUGGY CO., Rock Hill? S. C. CUT-PRICE CARPET SALE. O wi ng: to an overproduction 1 of Carpets, wo j nave made grrenti redactions for j o short time only. t Our Carpet Catalogue and Special Supplement, both In hand-painted colors, and all matter pertaining to thii extraordinary sale, will bomailed any one free. Thia la an opportunity S; not to be neglected. Dur ^ lng thte sale, we sew Car il nota free, furnish wadded ^ lining free and par freight & on all order? of $0 Sc over. -J ?3~tif\v 160-paco Catn ^ logue of Furniture and ^ everything necessary for ? houAefurnishlng ls now ^ ready to b<? malled-lt's ? free. I S7.4S 5? bursamado-to-yourmeaa ^ ure All-Wool Cherlot.Suit, ^ cxpresaago prepaid to =i your station. Catalogue ami samples froe. Ad ^ dresB (exactly as below). I JULIUS HOES & SON, S^D?pt' 301. BALTIMORE, MD. ?. X have been acing CA8CABET8 and a? a mild and effective laxativo they are simply won derful. My daughter and I were bothcrod with 9lck stomach and our breath was very bad. After takln? a toff doses of Cascarete we Lave Improved wonderfully. They aro a jrrcat help in tho family. WILHELMINA NAGEL. 1137 Blttenbouso St., Cincinnati, Ohio. . Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 2?c. Mc. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... 8trrllng lUrarJj Conpin;, fMrnro. 3onlrr?l, Ken York. :>' j Ufl TA CAP Sold and guaranteed by nlld ,g HU- I UaBAb gists to Ct RE Tobacco ile it. SPRING HILL COLLEGE,nASu??F' Boarding Collego conducted by the Jesuit Fathers. Preparatory, Commercial and Ci-ishlc.il Courses. Largo gymnasium, running track, otc. CUmnto exceptionally healthy. Ad dro 8 KEV. M. MOYNIIIAX.S. J.,Prosl<lrnt. f A: A HEALTHY H Thii her sr prodvj naturi If there is any costiveness, m doses of St. Joseph's Liver Rogi MY WIFE WAS ALMOS With female troubles. She has takei PANACEA and it has curod,hcr. She is well ns she ever did and weighs more tl SOLD AT DRUG 6TORE6. L. QERSTLE & CO., ProprIet< THE COLUMBIA! CHAIM MAKES HILL CLIMBING EASY COLUMBUS ^STANO&RD FOR CHAIN MACHINES. HARTFORDS Wext Best. Ofter Mol?is at Low Prices. Catalogue Free. S1?NDARD OF THE WORLD POPE MFG GO. HARTFORD. CON NJ AKT CATALOGUE Or COLUMBIA BICYCLES BY MAIL TO ANY ADDRESS FOR ONE TWO ONT STAMP. REPAIRS Cold Tea SAWS. RIBS, . BEISTLE TWINE, BABBIT, &c, FOR ANY MAKE OF GIN. ENGINES, BOILERS AND PRESSES And Ropalre io. aarno. Shafting, Polleys, Bolting, Injectors, Pipes, Volves and Fittings. LOMBARD IRON WORKS & SUPPLY CO., _AUGUSTA. GA._ ANDREWS FOR THE LIYEB Cures Headache, INACTIVE LIVER. VIRGINIA DU6IKES? COLLEGS. Commercial. Shorth?n<!. TypcwrtUoc, EDRIMI. MO tuition admit? tn nil departments forsesnlon of forty-two wt et?. Open to both reptes. Gradantes alloted to pclllnn?. Eleventh session bepins Sep tember 6th. ( jtnlPjrnrfrtv?. B. A. IM VIS, JK., President, Box R, Richmond. Va. FU5'ga,T j Thompson's Eye Waler" MENTION THIS PAPE RlKf? MOTHERS Make APPY HOMES. W oan a woman be cheerful and happy when she is weak, nervons, ind Buffering tho excruciating tor ures of Female Diseases? It should 0 expected of her. When she is ing from Deranged Menstruation, ?S, Palling of the Womb, etc., show sympathy for her in a practical y providing her with GKEELSTLiEJ'S male Panacea. Tft?Oc(G. FV. P,)??HH. 8 splendid tonic will soon relieve iffering and cur.s the disease, thus icing the desired result through il channals. Only $1.00 per bottle, ove the bowels gently with mild ilator. Price 25c per package. T A COMPLETE WRECK 1 Six bottles ot GCRSTLC'S FCMALK i now on t-ho last bottle ana is feeling as tan ever before in her fife. B. R. LEGGETT. Broxten. Ga. >rs, Chattanooga, Tenn. Women may write about their troubles to Mrs. Pinkham and avoid the questions of a male physician. The questions asked of a woman by a male physician are embarrassing and frequently re volting1 to a sensitive nature. In consequence the whole truth is not told! This makes it dif ficult for female troubles to be successfully treated, and is the reason so many women grow^ worse rather than better. "S^V"* ^* *J; Mrs. LUCY A. LOUGHERY of New Lebanon, Ind., describes how wretched ' she was until she received Mrs. Pink ham's help: DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-r propped myself in a chair and wrote to you, and as soon as I commenced to take your Vege table Compound I began to improve. I had suffered with severe pains in my hips, back and head. Tho doctor said I had bladder trouble and falling yf tho womb. I had spells when, if I did not sit down, I would fall. I was sleepy all tho time. I was also troubled with leucorrhoea and itching piles. People thought that my end was near. Had it not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and advice, I would havo been dead and buried long ago. I hope that this letter may bc thc means of helping all women who suffer as I did. Women understand women better than men can. The whole truth is freely told to Mrs. Pinkham, and women only see the letters received by her at Lynn, Mass. Ker advice is freely offered. . Here is a convincing letter from a ' woman in Bethlehem, Pa. : DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: - Words cannot express my gratitude for the good that your Vegetable Compound has done me. I havo taken five bottles, and feel tet ter in every respect. Menses heretofore lasted too long and were very profeso, and made me very weak. ' Your Compound is a miracle. Before writing to you I had tried doctor's medicine, but of no avail. I would not give up your Compound for female com plaints for all the doctor's medicino in the world. My friends want to know what makes roe look so well. I do not hesitate one minute in telling them what has brought about this wonderful change. I cannot sing its praises enough. I hope every one who suffers as I have will give L3*dia E. Pinkham's Compound a trial; and I know that, if taken according to directions, it will cure.--Mrs. EDWIN EURIO, 413 Church Street, Bethlehem, Pa. - All women who suffer should secure Mrs. Pinkham's counsel. Female troubles are real troubles, and must be treated understand ingly. For a quarter of a century Mrs. Pinkham's advice and lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound have been helping women to be strong and well, more than a million women have been benefited by it. r ..A?. Lydia Ea Pinkham's Vegetable Compound A Woman's Remedy for Woman's Ills,