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- A Ur* Story. The longest courtship on record wa* that of Robert Taylor. postmaster al Scarva. Irvland. ilt- (vurtrd his ladj love for tifty y?*ars. aud married her iti 1872, when his age was H?S. lit* died In hht l^ith year.?Tit-Bit*. Heiit In Lam. The retention of heat in lava is aVmost incredible. Ijimi is so !?ad a conductor that it is imssible to walk on the surface of a lava flow wheu it has cooled and yet see tvd heat iu tLflssurea below. Premium* on Go>il Dollar*. The United States gold dollar is so scarce that dealer* in old and rare coins are advertising everywhere for them, offering from $l.r*0 to $3 apices f?r a? uiauv an they can pet. "Since 1N80 the United States mints Lavt not coined any pold dollars. Since then their value has increased steadily. In the mint in this city, where the die# for all United State* currency are made, a reporter was piven the pre**ut value of a pold dollar of 18S*?. Those marked C. 'Cnrnon City* are worth from $1.70 to $L'.riO. Those marked I>. ilu-nven are worth from $2 to $2.50. Those t::.irked S. (Sau Francisto> are worth from $'_' to ?UU 4 UVW WIIUl'UI ?U,? ? ?. ? Ids that they wt-re minted at Philadelphia. are worth fnun fl.r?0 to $1.70.? Philadelphia Timet. M.klas Pink Pearl. A ball of beeswax introduced into the hell of a living fresh water mus*el has resulted in producing the most remarkable "artificial" pearl in existence. It is about one aud one-half Inches in length, oval iu form and pink in color, and is now the property of the Smithsonian Imtitntion. The ball of wax was placed near the hinge of ll?e bivalve, wnicn. iwinp Kepi in n uiuk of fresh water. was carefully watched. The irritation of the wax caused the mollusk to protect irseif hy coatiup the foreign object with a smooth coat1np of pearl stuff?the name material at that which is used in lininp the inner surface of its shell.?Science Sittings. CHANGEJIF LIFE. Some Sensible idriee to W#? en by Mrs. E. Sailer. uDui Mil Pihkham : ?When I ? ? * tkvnn?rh what is known aa * change of liie,' I had two year*' sulfering,?sodden heat, and as quick chills would pass over me ; my appetite was T*risble and I ncrer could tell ior MRS. X. 8AILKR, President German Relief Aisoeiatlau, Los Angeles, Csl. day at ft time how 1 would feel the next day. Five bottles of Ljdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound changed all that, my days became days of health, and I have enjoyed every day since?now six years. " We have used considerable of your Vegetable Compound in our charitable work, as we find that to restore a poor j mother to health so she can support ner- j elf and those dependent upon her, if | such there be. is truer charity than to j (ITe OlQfr kia lOU nave my acarv; endorsement, for you have proven yourself a true friend to suffering wo* men."?Mas. E. Sailer. 756^ QUI St., Los Angeles, Cal. ?95000 forftH if mboot twVmtmlml It <wt Mo other person can pive such helpful advice to women who Are sick as can Mrs. Plnkham, for no other has had such great experience?her address is Lynn, Mass^ and her advice fix ?if you are slclc write her- you are foolish if yon don't. ivrrrtiu 1 bare beeu usaig Hipans Tubules I fur nearly a year ami have derived a great heuetit from tbem. I bad suffered with stomach trouble and dL"*Jt:ue:.i wbeu j;o:ug to bed at night. Seeing tbat tbe Itipans Tubules relieved wo. I continued tbe use of them to tbe present time, and my stomach is now in good condition and the dizziness has left me. At druggists. The Fire-Cent packet is enough for an ordinary occasion. The family bottle, 00 cents, contains a supply for a year. ADVERTISING k :: -=335BPK: ;; H LIBBY Luncheons i: < < < Weproduct In k*r-ot?iil??ean*> Tonj < * ak? uJ joa B?4 ?1?* m?.i m il l?(t ' ' I a*. w'apat lb?a aj> ta thi?w?x < * rotted Ham. Beet am* Tongue. ' ? Ox Tongue (?&o/e). teal Lost. * * Oc *Hed Mam. Brliket Beet, 3Hce4 Smoked Beet. \ \ I I ?Wmm Yuur grocer ahoukl lis** Uwm. ? I < llbby. XcXcil] 4 Llbby. Cblcmgo % j < "How to Mask Good Tbixm to Eat" will O twMul fraoif >ou &?k u*. V Inimiic THE NEW JUSTICE OF Judge Oliver Wendell Holim s. the i the Breakfast Tattle." wan (torn in B<>si \ard h?- entered tin* law. an?l thru took ; be In came Associate Justice of the Mass became Chief Justice. He has just 1 uceeod Justice Gray as n member of 1 Improved Wheelbarrow. wheelbarrow with ball bearings baa been put on the market by an Ohio < IKIbP ; m* m 1 ; BALL BKARINOS FOR WHKLBABEOW. < concern. TLe ball caps are made of t cold rolled steel and each contains twelve bicycle balls. The tray is larger i AN IMPROVED WBULBAHBOW. ' I than that commonly used, aud so bal- ! anced that, according to tbe makers, tbe labor of pushing is reduced fifty per cent. The Law'* IMijr, Have patience, and tbe law will see you rigbted. even though you may bavc "lain for a century dead." An amused correspondent, according to tbe London Chronicle, found tbe otber morning in bis letter box a notice from tbe Bankruptcy Court, inviting application for a "third and final dividend of L'^d. in the pound." The bankruptcy occurred in the reign of William IV. and tindebt was owing to our correspondent's father, who bad been dead for sixty years. How many of tbe other creditors can In* traced to-day. we wonder? But tliiuk of the bulldog tenacity, heritage of our unrivaled race, that followed up that twopence farthing for five and sixty years and got it at last. The Strength of Leather Kelt*. It ha*- been shown by testing that beltinc made from the middle of tbe hide is much stronger thuii that made from the shoulders. A double belt, made altogether of middle*, stood a strain of 30.000 pounds per foot of width, while one made from shoulders would hardly stand 15,000 pounds. BLACKBEABD'S CASTLE ON T The old castle of Biackl>eard. the fai on the heights overlooking the harbor ; Indies. It was here he kept his wife or II I cause was suttk-leut to couut one as ami walls leading to the upper stories are stl old villain smashed oue of bis many wii | A NEW GREAT SEAL FOR THE5 J | GOVERNMENT AND A NEW FLJJG ? i FOR T^E PRESIDENT. $ * * ' * * * **** ***^.**>3*** TIIK State I?epartuient. Washington. is uliout to provide itself with a new and interesting piece of "office furniture" in the shape'of a freshly cut "Great Seal of the I'nited States." to replace THE SUPREME COURT. | ?i?ti of the author of "The Autocrat of ' N'li in 1S41. Aft?*r jrraduatinj: at liar- , m-tivr part in tin- Civil War. In 1NS2 minim ? UU III JMMMMMIMW achusetts Supreme Court. and in 18!>7 been appointed by the President to [be United States Supreme Court. High Frrt For l'kjiicliti. The coronation baronetcy conferred on Sir Frederick Treves will not be tbe prvat surgeon's only reward for bis successful convoyance of King Edward VII. "out of danger." For bis four weeks' attendance at Sandringhara and recovery of the King from typhoid fever In 1871. Sir William Gull received $50,000, as well as the dignity of barouet. Twice this amount was paid to Sir Morell Mackenzie for his treatment of tbe late Emperor Frederick of Ger many, and in addition be was pretented with the Order of the Ked Eagle. Tbe doctors who attended Queen Victoria in ber last illness rereived $10,000 each. Dr. Lappoci's skill in removing a c.rst from tbe Pope's side a few yeurs ago was recom-' [tensed witb $1*500. But the record in medical fees is held by tbe ancestor of tbe present Ixtrd Mayor of London, Dr. Diinsdale, who received for bla journey to St. Petersburg and vacciua IJUU Ui I lit* CiUijur^ VUIUIII iur as. ^rv,* JOO as bis fee. $25,000 traveling ex[tenses and also the title of baron and i life pension of $2500 a year.?Chicago News. A Kfcord Salmon. The salmon shown in the nbov* picture was cuupht iu the Itiver Ewe, Rosshire, Scotland, with a fly. It measured four feet long and weighed IT IK fifty pounds. being said to be th? largest salmon ever caught with a rod lu that part of Scotlaud. The astronomer who discovers a new star has reason to be proud of his good looks. HE ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS iious buccaneer and pirate, still stands ;;nd town of St. Thomas, in the West wives, and rumor has it that slight r 1. ' m jus tbe mlxKiuc. On tbe Mtalrs anil ill ttbowu tbe red bloodstains where tbe ri*i *o deatb. tl??* present old one. wuicn is so ?i?m with excessive use as no louger to make the proper impression uimid the luiIKirtuut State papers to which It mast be attached. Provision was wade expressly by Congress for the recut-j tinp. to cost $1250, on recommendation of Secretary Hay. custodian of that important implement, and the work is ( now in progress. All the world over seals have been ased from remote autiquity to authenti- , eate the signatures of sovereigns, and no adequate device has yet been in j i \?k. i; president's flag with new crest. ( rented to take their place. In the en- ' Hrc history of the United States only ' three great seals have hitherto been * ascd In succession, a new one of the ' lime general pattern as its predecessor s aaving been cut as eafh existing one I oecauie worn out. These three were > rut respectively in the years 1782. 1841 i and 188D. ! Tho old worn-ont seal now In use in i i tbe State Department was tbat out in ! i 1885. when Frederick Prelinghuysen j s ?vns Secretary of State under Precident ? Arthur, after the design had first been submitted to historical scholars and authorities on heraldry and had been approved by them. 1 Its immediate predecessor, cut in ? 1841. when Daniel Webster served as I GREAT SEAL OF TU Secretary of Slate under President Ty-} ler. contulned but six arrows, instead ' -? -ii.l <llffanu1 friim thtf> ItrlC* I U1 luiru-ru, uiiu um<..vU _ . inal seal otherwise in several tuiuor details. Tbe evolution of tlie original seal, as it has come down from the founders of the Republic, is full of interest This first and original great seal, cut in 17&I in Philadelphia, in exact conformity with the provisions of the act of the old Congress of June 1!0 of that year, was the result of no end of inquiry and experiment and revisiou. aud was finally based upon designs pre - ? FIRST PRESIDENT^ FLAO. {tared and submitted by Charles Thomson. Secretary of Congress, and by William Barton, of Philadelphia. The oldest document that has beeu preserved bearing its imprint is a parchment commission dated September 10. 1782. granting full power and authority to tJetierul Washington to arrange with the British for an exchange of prisoners of war. sigued by John Hanson. President of Congress, and countersigned by Charles Thomson. Secretary. As adopted by the old Congress, the great seal was continued in force and effect under the present Federal Government by the law of Congress of September l"t. 17S0. creating the Department of State. and was placed in the custody of the Secretary of State, who was required to affix it to all civil commissions to officers of 'he I'nitcd States appointed bv the Prc#i<k'Ut bv and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or by the President alone, after they shall have received the President's signature. In the new great sial now cutting there wiil be thirteen olivt s on the olive l.-fiiii > mill ill.. will lie turned forward. ;;s in ;he present wornout seal, not backward, as in tlie two precediu;: oues. Otherwise t li?* new design will resemble that ?if tin* present seul. exeept that it will U- ;uore artistic aud of more perfect tiuisu, thanks to the proRnss of modern art. When the President of ?he Vuited States steps aboard a vessel, be It steam launch or tuan-o'-war. pleasure boat or troop ship, there floats froni the main a Dap of new design. Not all new. hut so changed that many who have for nearly forty years heeu familiar with the President's banner will question the ownership of this tine aew ; ne. The design on the flag is not '.-hanged excepting the "crest." It really isn't i crest at all. according to heraldry technicalities. The sunburst above the eagle's bend in the American coat-ofarms had to have a title, and so "crest" i - ?*? _*?? n..? a.,. t . IS IIS SIKUiUCaiiuii. I.ill im- tutors iii r ; i-banged. and. (uuny believe, much for Ibe better. The President's flag, in plain "United States." is tbe cout-ofirius of tbe United States on a blue leld. * I The President's flag Is a century old institution. and has practically been In existence ever since tbere has been a nation. With t 1m- eGni'Hnt of the President the iletdjni i* pjiw a pure white eagle, its HT>7 THE ORIGINAL CRF6T. feathers heavily outlined with black, ibe constellation in white, with tbe rays in heavy stitching of yellow, on a Irtue ground. This ling Is of bunting, fourteen by ten and one-half feet, for SUHlOOr uw, nuu 01 ucavty mm-m phi, role! thread and embroidery, for indoor decoration. The President's flag Is ised only at sen. Printing in Pemln. Printing from type in Persia is not egarded with popularity. This counry is at tbe present day entirely dependent upon lithography for the naive production of books and Journals? K-hieh are very rare. A short time ago i press with movable types was set ip. and upon which a certain number >f books was printed. The effort, how. 'Ver. met with no encouragement and jad to be abandoned. Tbe unpopuiarty of type-printing in Persia is due ;o two principal causes: First, tbe itraiglitness of the lines offends a Per iau's artistic sense, and. secondly, in printed books the character of the leters is entirely lost. The Persian eader prefers a well-written maun script, and. failing tins, fie contents limself with n lithograph, which is ustally the facsimile of the writing of oiue fairly good scribe.?Scieutiflc American. English of Loss Abo. The Kiug's English has changed as icings have come and gone. Here la 1 passage from the record of a crowning of long ago: "The Cardinall, ai ?> tt l.MiLU 3IA1C.O. Arcbebisshoppe of Caunterbnre, showlog the King to tbe peple at tbe llij parties of tbe said pulpitt, shall say in tbis wise. 'Sirs. I here present Henry itruei and rigbtfull. and undoubted enberitour by tbe Mwes of Cod and man to tbe coroune ?ud roiall dignite of England, with all things tbereunto ennexed and appcrteynlng, ulecte. chosen, and required by all tbree estats of tbe sauie laud to take yppon bim tbe said | coroune and roiall dignite, wberuppon j ye shull vnderstaud that tbis duie is | prefixed and appoynted by all tbe piers j of this land for the eonsecracion, en- | vnccion. and coronacion of tbe said j uiost excellent Prbice Henry; will ye, nssentes to the same consecraeion, | envnccioo, anil coronation?' Where- \ unto the peple shall saie, with a greate j voice. 'Ye. Ye. So be hit. King Hen- ! ry! King Henry!"'?St. James's Gazette. Tb* New Chinese Minister. Sir Liang Cliuug. the new Chinese en- I voy to this country, is a many-sided man. He is thirty-nine years old. and was one of the 120 students sent by Cbina. begluning in 1872. to learn American ways. He entered Amherst I College, but was unable to graduate l>e- I cause of recall by his Government. He j was an expert catcher and pitcher on ; the baseball nines at Phillips and Am berst. He is foud of society. and is ua entertaining conversationalist. It re j9hf i 't!*'~ <SiiWWBBw*WBBH?SHBtW8BiW mains to l?e seeu wiietUer can appruacli I In* retiring minister Wu a>? an after-dinner speaker. Sir Liang in a widower. A Great Crop. Potatoes form tbe world's pri-at^t single crop. 4.0UO.OOO.OCO tunhe.'s being ( produced annually, equal in bulk to the j entire wbeat and corn crop*. There are no habitual inebriate* in Montrofte, Scotland, report* the chief constable of that town. Animals of Jf?w Z?a)?ad TLe New Zealand Government lias >?*t apart two islumlK for the preservation of the remarkable wild bird* and otln>r animal* of that country. Thereon >ilt hunting und trapping are forbidden. Aa OU<l Monuinrnt. Pnt-limm 11110 of fli?? v?*rv Dion cmetits is tbe tablet iu a Berkshire church In memory of a soldier who bad bis left leg takeu off "by tbe al?ove bull." tbe actual cannon ball being Inserted at the top. Food Por Wild Drain. On a farm near Greensboro. X. C.. John 8. Sparks, the owner, conducts a queer iudustry?that of raising Angora coats as fowl for lions and tigers. The farm in mostly mountain land, and the LUO goats imported by Sparks have bet-u turned loose to clear the mountain sides of shrubbery and noxious growth, ko that It can be turned Into pasture land for herbivorous animals. Lions, tigers, camels, elephants aud other animals will graze on this land. After the goats have properly fitted the farm for this purpose they will be turned into food for the beasts. Since the goats have been placed on the farm they have increased very fast, nitd shown such wonderful industry in clearing land that the owner expects excellent results in his breeding of wild animals. The young kids are Fold in lurge quantities for food to the Inhabitants of the iK'igbtiorhood. and ? *??f???un lu nlflo iloflviiil frntll IfUllr U IVM I1UV. to MI.TV UVttf VM W... the fleece of the goats. which Is long and as tine as silk.?Savannah News. i*o Tipping In Cblna. The tipping system Is not encouraged In China, says the London Express. An execution recently took place out Hide tbe Rates of Tai-quan-fu. Tbe decapitated corpse belonged ifl life to a telegraph messenger. On tbe occasion of a great festival be asked for tips from some leading merchants who habitually used the telegraph office. The Governor of tbe province heard of It. and took prompt ! steps to suppress tbe nuisance. Johnson's Happy Pills are manufactured by the Happy Medicine Co., Borough of Klch-nond. N. Y. City. They are highly recommended for malaria and chills and fevers. "Absence make* the heart grow fonder" when it comes to the bill collector. FITS permanently cnred.No tits or nerrousneas after first day s use of Dr. Kline'* Great Kenrellestorer.tnrial bottle and treatlaefree Dr. lt.H. Klisc, Ltd., Ml ArchHt., Phlla., Pa. The thief who fteala watches ought to be made to do time. M. L. Thompson & Co.. Druggists, Coudf report, Pa., My Hall's Catarrh Cure is the b?ct and only sure cure forcatarrh they ever told. Druggists fil it, 75c. The mining expert goes through some trying ore de*U. Mrs.Wlnslow's Scathing Syrup for chll.lreo teething, soften the gums, reduces Inflammation,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle There is some excuse for poverty, but none for filth. Piso's Curt for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.?N. W. IUhcbl, Ocean Grove, S. J., Feb. 17, 1900. "Vain imaginings" bring tome people more mi*ery than doe* haru reality. IsOSE! I OIL | 1 POSITIVELY CURES g Rheumatism 2 Neuralgia X o Backache ? g Headache !Feetache o All Bodily Aches g AND | CONQUERS| PAIN. | SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO** /// EVERY CHILD ? ing, disfiguring Humours in Incomes an objei t of the m< because of its guttering but that the disfiguration is to happiness aful prosperity. I mothers <?f sm ii afflicted chi with the best, the purest, i available, viz., THE CUTIC Wartn baths with ccticfra Soap. and softAU the thickened cutirle, i?c mkn't. to !n*tnut!y allay itching, irrfta heal, are all that can he desired for tl tortured infanta and children and the A finale 9et is often sutllcient to cur? 8<>ld liuoojtUout lh? vorid BrttUh Drati 5-J*, rui, rut*. Auaomliu Ucputi K. Town * Co-, tjda MB Th? fortified IwIm. Tire Buchberg. which rises from tb* pin In of IMuth and command* an Important line of access between Lake* Zurich and Wallensfndt, Is to be fortltied. There is to ho a triple line of intreiichments along a front of 2000 yards, with the necessary approaches. ?Burner Ta^lilatt. At the present ratio of progress seventy y?ars will elapae before Poinpell is entirely uncovered. It In thought that ax much treasure remains as haa been exhumed. BlackHair \ 441 have used your Hair Vigor for five rears sod am cready pleated with it. It certainly restores the original color to gray hair. Itkecps my hair soft."?Mrs. Helen Kilkenny, New Portland, Me. Ayer's Hair Vigor has been restoring color to gray hair for fifty years, and it never fails to do this work, either. You can rely upon it tor stopping your hair from falling, for keeping your scalp clean, ana for making your hair grow. SI JO a botut. All tfrazxtsts. dnj?Utc*ni>ot inpply yeal I Mod u& one dollar and wo will expreea I too a bottle. Be rare and *1*0 the name I I at your nearest express office. Addreea, I | J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mm. | Headache? Appetite poor? Bowels con! ?i .1 i? _ a stipatear it s your uveri Ayer's Pills are liver pills. r Want your moustache or beard a beautiful trows or rich Mack? Use Buckingham's SOcta.cf drvffittsor R P. rt?M IlC*. /h tl A ^ t% I j 1 H4 1 1A JLr 1L1 ^^CANOT eATHAHTte^^^#^ IN Geaaiae stamped C C C. Smr soli h baft. Beware of the dealer who tries* sail ' "aooethiaf jsst as fni" InWllWIW ^ W. L. Doaqtat *Ao?r art tht standard of tkt awK W. L. Dmlu Mair aid nM m? mi'i flaal ; yrsr Writ <l!aa<t SpwmI PrNMlikMlatklnl ?jx Maths or I90i I has air tlwr uafattirtr. i $10,000 am* Amtrlca* Icaiktrt, M?%! ? Calf. Enamtl, Call. <%** Colt. Hat. Kangaroo Fart Color EylotJ Caolioo I 2tR? j?kt> t tf Bwii/# 23c. extra. Jilus. ijittilogftn* W. L. DOCOLAS. BROCKTON. MASS. DROPSY,".ra2JK:?: t-1? bMi tt MftimooiAk and lUdin1 MMMM 1 Free. Dr LL >UU IW?l.?w i n 1 OKN* INTO THE "WORLD with an heritcd tendency to distress' the skin, scalp, and blood, jst tender solicitude, not only because of the dreadful fear be lifelong and mar its future > lence it becomes the duty of ldreu to acquaint themselves md most effective treatment rn.\ TRRATMRXT to cleanse the skin of crust* ami scale* otle uuoiuting<4 with CLTICL'ka Ointtion. ami iullammation. nml soothe aud te alleviation of the suffering of skincomfort of worn-out. worried mothers. : when the best physician# fall. Chaftrrto*** ftq . Ua4on. Fmrb IVpo? llta*4*li ?y. form Dtcu *?o CbUi. Co?r., Sot* fn>* UanmrB liUUU^ SS? I?t Johneorfs ^ . ^AA