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A Bank Failure, AN INVESTIGATION DEHANDED. A general banking- business is done by the human system, because the blood de posits in its vaults whatever wealth we may gain from day to day. This wealth is laid up against "a rainy day " as a reserve fund -we're in a condition of healthy prosperity if we have laid away sufficient capital to draw upon in the hour of our greatest need. There is danger in getting thin, because it's a sign of letting down in health. To gain in blood is nearly always to gain in whole some fi ssh. The odds are in favor of the germs of consumption, grip, or pneumonia, if our liver be inactive and our blood im ?ure, or if our flesh be reduced below a ealthy standard. What is required is an increase in our germ-fighting strength. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery enriches the blood and makes it wholesome, atops thc waste of tissue and at the same time builds up the strength. A medicine which will rid the blood of its poisons, cleans'.- and invigorate the great organs of the body, vitalize the system, thrill the whole being with new energy and make permanent work of it, is surely a remedy of great value. But when we make a positive statement that ?jS per cent of all cases of consumption can., if taken in the early stages of the disease, be CURED with the " Discover}', " it seems like a bold assertion. All Dr. Pierce asks is that you make a thorough investigation and satisfy yourself of the truth of his assertion. By sending to the World's Dispensary .Med ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., you can get a free book with the names, addresses and photographs of a large number of those cured of throat, bronchial and lung diseases, as well as of skin and scrofulous affections hythe " Golden Medical Discovery." They also publish a book of 160 page9, being a medical treatise on consumption, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, which will he mailed on receipt of address and six cents in stamps. HIGHESTAWARD rjTj WORLD'S FAIR, m ?fe BEST SUITED TOjft Dyspeptic,Delic'ate,Infirm and AGED PERSONS THESAFESTF00D,N THE SICK ROOM FOP. F^OOO ^NURSING NOTHERSJNFANTS/ CHILDREN JOHN CAR LE & So NS. NEW YORK. Cannons Made of Stone. . The most wonderful cannons on rec ord are those which are described by Brydone,, whoso travels in Sicily and Malta won well-deserved renown to wards tho end of the last century. Many facts and stories he recounts that seem strangely old-world to us, though the date is little more than a hundred years ago, so grandly did the French revolution transform Europe. Malta was full of wonders more or less droll while the Knights held it. Bnt nothing equalled the stono gnus. Everybody knows that the fortifica tions were cut out of tb? solid rock, bnt Brydone was right in saying that a kind of ordinance used to defend them was unknown to all the world besides. . As we understand his description, thc knights left a great block of stone where they hollowed out an embrasure in the cliff, which afterwards they shaped and bored in the form of a gigantic mortar. These engines con tained a whole barrel of gunpowder. That shoveled in, they plngged it with a great piece of wood, fitted exactly to tho bore, as wadding, and loaded up with cannon balls, shells and other deadly materials. About fifty of these remarkable guns commanded the spots which 1 hostile ship was most likely to ap proach. "The mouths of somo are six feet wide, and they are able to throw 10,000 pounds' weight of balls or stones." The range is not stated, but the falling projectiles covered au area of tho over 300 square yards. Remuneration. The tall, graceful girl's thoughts wore with her suitor. "I wonder," she mused, "what ho takes me for?" Her father divined her meaning and smiled. "Tho sum," he observed, "is quite satisfactory-much less, I may say than I expected he would ask. Yes. ' His eyes rested upon the glowing coals and he was seemingly unaware that she was looking at him intensely. Potato Muffins. A delicious breakfast muffin is made from one pint mashed potatoes, Ono cup yeast, one half cup lard, mixed and stiffened as stiff as possible with flour. Add a little salt and roll out a little thinner than biscuit dough; cut out and place in biscuit pan in a warm place over night. In tho morning bake in quick oven. Counsel-Well, after the prisoner gave you a blow, what happened? Prosecutor-He gave me a third one. Counsel-You mean a second one. Prosecutor-No, sir. I landed him the second one ! HE U. S. ( dally repo ing Powd( others in leavening It is the best and i ROYAL BAKING POWTER CO., Nine Styles In a Century. "Though the fashion in woman's dress has changed a hundred times in a hundred years," said a young lady of observation to a writer for the New York Sun, "it has been a change of detail rather iban of style, while of changes of costume, that is, of dress which can be said to mark a historical epoch, there have been but two. Sim ilarly ia men's clothing there has been but one radical change of costume during the century-that from the breeches to the trousers, with the in terregnum of the pantaloons. The change in woman's attire, which was sufficiently radical to be called a change of costa me, occurred in 1819-20, when the classical renaissance, with its immodesty, its single garment, and its waist under the shoulders,went out, and woman became tho bodiced ned .petticoated creature that you know her today. "Of styles as I understood the terra that is, changes of distinctive fashion in woman's garb, there have only been nine during tho past 100 years, which I think is greatly to her credit. What ore they? Well, that's rather a hard question to answer. Let me see, now "From 1795 to 1819 or 1820 was the era of the short waist. "From 1820 to 1825 were the days of the middle waist, short dress, no sleeves below tho shoulders, or elbows at the farthest, and natural shoulders. "From 1825 to 1835 there was a dis tinctly marked spell of broad shoulders, big sleeves and bell skirts. In fact our present fashions have been consid erably based on that decade. "From 1835 to 1843 there were sloping shoulders and big full skirts. "From 1843 to 1865 there was the reign of the crinoline, tho longest rule of a fashion that ever prevailed, guess. "From 18G5 to 1882 was a period of evolution. The train grew into being, tho skirts shrank little by little, grow ing slimmer and slimmer, until the outlines of the figure were once moro revealed. "From 1882 to 1887 was the period of the bustle-just that. "From 1887 to 1892 was the fashion of the paniers and princesse dress. "With 1892 came in there-establish ment of big sleeves, and I'm sure that you'll agree with me that there never was a style so fetching as that with which we make ourselves beautiful for you today. But that's a peculiarity of all fashion. That which is worn is the fashion, and that which is tho fashion is so becoming that we won der when we think how we ever could have worri*?nything elso." It Stopped Right There. The young man with the blue neck tie and with seven freckles on his nose, yanked the hotel register around and wrote "R. L. Nubbins and wife" on the page with a good deal of flouriuh. Then the clerk wheeled it back again, and taking in the inscription, he look ed at the new arrival. "I presume," he said with a sly smile, "that you want tho bridal cham ber?" "I do if it don't cost any more than auy other," replied Mr. Nubbins, not at all disturbed by the discovery of his secret "But it does cost more," said the clerk, somewhat astonished. "What's thc price?" "Fifteen dollars a day." "What price is the others?" "We can give you a very good room for S3 a day each." "Does that include feed?" "Certainly; this hotel is run on the American plan." "Well, give me one of them," said Mr. Nubbins. The clerk hesitated. He didn't want to lose a customer for the bridal chamber. "Are you eure," he said coaxingly, "that you prefer one of the other rooms?" Mr. Nubbins was a bit nettled. "Say, young fellow," ho asked "what do you take me for, anyhow?' "Um-er," stammered the clerk "Well, I took you for a newly-mar ried man, and they always select the bridal chamber. It's, so much fiuer you know." "That's all right," said Mr. Nub bins, tapping the counter with his fin ger. "I may be fool enongh to get married, but you can bet your year's wages that it stops right there. You can givo me ono of them $3 rooms.' And for two or three days Mr. and Mrs. Nubbins were just as bright and happy and laughing as if they had bought the entire hotel.-Detroit Free Press. Correct Measurement. Some years ago thero lived in the city of X- a rather eccentric old man, remarkablo for his shrewdness, who kept H pork snop. Three young fol lows, thinking to have some fun with him, entered his shop and asked what his pork was a yard. Tho old man promptly replied: "One dollar." One of tho young men then said "111 take a yard." "Where is your money?" said tho old man. Tho dollar was laid down, which the old man quickly pocketed aud then produced three pig's feet, with tho re mark: "Three feet make one yard." Made His Hair Stand on End. "The barber who cut my hair told mo some horrible stories about mnr dors and suicides that havo occurred lately." "The barber has an object in telling you those blood and-thnnder stories." "What is his object?" "He wants to mako your hair stand on end so that he can cut it ender." TEA culture on a large scale is to be tried in the Caucasus by tho Russian imperial domain, 150,000 acres of Crown lands being set apart for tho purpose. A commission of experts will be sent at once to China and Cey lon to study tho methods of cultiva tion, and will bring back from China 10,000 young tea plants. iovernment offf= rts ROYAL Bak= ?r superior to all r strength. (Bulletin /j, A?'l Dep't,/>.SQO.) nost economical. 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. A MAN'S THOUGHTS. iVork, there is work to bo done,. A whole day's work In a day; ?rom the rising sun to the setting sun Work for all who may. \md the prayer of the working hand Is the prayer of the working head Tho clamorous prayer of a hungry land " Give us our daily bread ! " fame, there is fame to be won, A name that stands for a name ; Che priz%when the raco shall be run j And the honors a victory may claim. ?old, and bettor than gold, Power, and tho world's good will, Lnd better than all a thousandfold, An honest conscience still. To suffer, and know no shame. To conquer, and leave no ban, To live ns giving, through praise and blame, Assurance of a man. -George Cotterell, in Good Words. Living Beyond Their Means, EY HELEN FORREST GRAVES. IVE pounds of grapes!" said old Mrs. Mildmay, in aston i s h na e n t. "Are you quite sure that you un derstood your mis tress's order, Hes ter? White grapes are sixty cents a pound, and surely for so 6mall a din ner party as this-" "There'sno mistake, ma'am," said Sester, pertly. Servants wiil toon [earn the spirit of their superiors, and Hester knew that young Mrs. Mildmay was not particularly partial to her husband's stepmother. "I took the order myself, and it ain't likely I should be mistook." "Hester is quite right," said Mrs. Rufus Mildmay, who came in at that moment, a handsome brunette, iu a pink cashmere morning dress, trimmed tvith black velvet-rather a contrast to tho neat, calico gown which her mother-in-law was accustomed to wear ibout her morning avocations at home. "And do I wish, mamma, yon wouldn't interfere!" The old lady's serene brow flushed "My dear," she remonstrated, "I lo not wish to meddle with your con jerns, but I really fear that Rufus'sin :orae-" "Rufus's income is his own, to spend as he pleases !" interrupted the pouug lady. "And you seem to for jet, mamma, that peoplo don't live aowndays as they did when you were a girl." Mrs. Mildmay said nothing more, [t was not the first time, nor yet the second, that she had been given to un lerstand, by Mrs. Rufus, that her in terposition in household affairs was unwelcome. Tho stepson, whom she loved with is fond a devotion as if he had been iier own child, had married a beauti ful city girl, and settled in New York. So far all was well, although Mrs. Mildmay had secretly hoped that he cvould love sweet Alico Actdn, the ?lergymau's daughter, of Polo Hill, md sottle down on the old farm, as tus father before him had done. Yet, if Rufus was happy, she also (vould rejoice, she assured herself, sven although he preferred Rosamond Fhursby to Alice ActoD, and a city's bustle to the sweet peace of the vales md glens. If Rufus was happy I Yes, there (VHS tho question. And sometimes Mrs. Mildmay feared that ho was not, in spite of his smiles and assumed cheer fulness. It had been his fondest hope that Iiis mother might be one of his house bold after his marriage. Mrs. Mild may had hoped so, too ; but after this, ber first visit, she felt that the dream eras in vain. "Oil and water will not mix," she said to herself, with a sigh; "and I be long to a past generation. " As she left tho store closet, where Rosamond and her cook wero holding jounsel as to a proposed dinner party, she went slowly and spiritlessly up the breakfast room, where Rufus was read ing the morning paper before the fire. "Bufus," she said, a little abruptly, "I think I had better go back to The Hemlocks this week." "Mother!" ho remonstrated. "I don't think that Rosamond wants iie here." Rufus Mildmay reddened. "I hope, mother," hs said," sho has lot said anything to-" "It is not natural that sho should leed my presence," said the old lady, jently. "I might have known it; low I am certain of it. Home is the jest placo for me. But remember ono ;hing, dear Rufus. Do not outspend t*our income. Rosamond is young md thoughtless. You yourself are nexperienced- " "Oh, it's all right, mother!" said he young man, carelessly. "But 1 lid hope that you could be happy here. " Mrs. Mildmay shook her head. "I shall see you sometimes," said me. "If over you aro in trouble, Rufus-you or Rosamond, either-you ?viii know where to come." So the old lady went away from the pretty bijou of a hous3 in Par?bolo Place, with its bay windows, its Tur joman portieres and the boxes of lowers in all the casements. "Rosamond," said the ycung hus band, as ho studied over the list of veekly bills a short time subsequently, 'I belie vo my mother was ri? ht. Wc ire outrunning our income" "Pshaw!" said Rosamond, who wa3 jewing point laco on a rose-colored latin reception-dress ; "what ha3 put ;hat ridiculous idea into your head, Rufus?" 1 'Facts and figures, " answered Rufus. "Just look here, Rosio." "But I don't want to look!" said Rosamond, impatiently turning her lead away, ,5and I won't-so there ! Df course one can't livo without money, especially if one goes into lociety." Rufus whistled under his breath. "But, Rosamond," said he, "if a man's income is a hundred dollars a month, and ho spends two hundred, low aro the accounts to balance nt the pear's ond?" "I don't know anything about bal inces and accounts," said Rosamond, tvitb a sweet, sportive laugh. "How 3o you like this dress, Rufus!" hold ing up tho gleaming folds of the pink satin. "I shall wear it on Thursday Dvoning." "Do you think, Rosie," said the voung man, gently, "that it is wise for us lo go so much into society on uur slender income?" "That ari ow carno from your moth er's quiver, Rufus!" said Rosamond, with another laugh. "She waa always preaching about your 'iucome.' " "And, after all," said Rufus, "what clo we care for tho fashionable people to whose houses we go, and whom we invito to our parties? They wouldn't one of them regret if we were to go to tho Rocky Monntains to-morrow." "I would us soon die at once as live without society!" said Rosamond. "Do leave oft" lecturing me^ Bufns? Society is all tfatt makes life worth having for me." And, with a deep sigh, Rufus held his peace. . That was a long, lonely winter for Mrs. Mildmay, senior, at The Hem locks. Snow set in early ; the river froze over, as if it were sheeted with iron, except in the one dismal place down in the ravine, where a restless pool of ink-black water boiled and babbled at the foot of a perpendicular mass of gray rock, under the shadow of gloomy evergreens; the sunshine glittered with frozen brightness over the hills, and the old lady was often secreotly sad at heart as she sat all alone in the crimson parlor, by the big fire place, where the logs blazed in the twilight. And as the New Year passed, and the bitter cold of January took posses sion of the frozen world, a vagao ap prehension crept into her heart. "Something is going to happen," she said. "I ara not superstitious, but there are times when the shadow of coming events stretches darkly across the heart. Something is going to hap pen !" And one afternoon, as the amber sunset, blazed behind the leafless trees, turning the snowy fields into masses of molten pearl, she put on her fur lined hood and cloak. "I will go and take a walk," said she. "I shall certainly ' beoome a hypochondriac if I sit all the time by the fire and nurse my morbid fanoiea like this." Sho took a long, brisk walk down by tho ruins of the old mill, through the cedar woods, across the frozen swamp, and then she paused. "I will come back by the Black Pool," sho thought. "Itis a wild and picturesque spot in winter, with icicles hanging to .the tree boughs, aud weird ice-effects over the face of' tho old gray rook." It was a dark and gloomy place, funereally shaded by the hemlocks, which grow there to a giant jsize ; and when Mrs. Mildmay got beneath their boughs, she started baot Was it the illusive glimmering of the darkening twilight? or was it really a man who stood close to the edge of the Black Pool? "Rufus! oh, Rufus, my son 1" She was barely in time to catch him in her arms and drag him back from tho awful death to which he was hurl ing himself. When they reached the ceclar wains coated parlor, where the blazing logs cast a ruddy reflection on the red Moreen curtains, Mrs. Mildmay looked into her stepson'a face with loving eyes. "And now, Rufus," said she, "toll me all about it. The Lord has been very good to you in saving you from a terrible crime." "Mother, why did you 6top me?" he said, recklessly. "I am a ruined man. I shall be dishonored in the sighb of the world ! Death would be preferable, a thousand times, to dis grace!" "Rufus," said the old lady, tender ly, "do you remember when you used to get into boyish scrapes at school? Do you remember how you "T!sed to confide your troubles to me? LeTus*^ forget all the years that have passed. Let us bo child and mother once again. " So he told her all-of the 'reckless expenditure on Rosamond's part-his own, also, ho confessed-which had woven itself like a fatal web abont his feet-of tho unpaid bills, the clamor ing tradesfolk, the threats of -public exposure, whioh had driven him at last to the forgery of his employer's ? signature, in order to free himself from one or two of tho mest pressing of these demands. "And if roy investment in Erie bonds had proved a success," he said, eager ly k "I could have taken up every one of the notes before they came due. But there was a change in the market, and now-now the bills will be pre sented next week, and my villainy will be patent to all the world! Oh, mother, mother ! why did you not let me fling myself into the Black Pool?" "Rufus,"said his stepmother, "what is the amount of these-these forged bills?" "Ten thousand dollars!" he an swered, staring gloomily into the fire. "Exactly the amount of the Govern ment bonds which your father left ' me," said Mrs. Mildmay. "They would have been yours at my death. They are yours now, Rufus !" "Mother, you don't mean -" "Take them,"-said Mrs. Mildmay, tenderly pressing her lips to his fore head. "Go to New York the first thiDg to-morrow morning and wipe this stain from your life as you would wipe a few blurred figures from a slato. And then begin the record of existence anew." And up in the little room whioh ho had occupied a3 a child, Rufus Mild may slep tho first peaceful slumbers which had descended upon his weary eyelids for many and many a night. In the midnight train from New York came Rosamond Mildmay to The Hemlocks, with a pale, terrified face and haggard eyes. "Oh, mother, mother!" she sobbed; "where is he-'--my husband ? He has left me, and the letter on the dressing table declared that he would never re turn alive 1 Oh, mother, it is my faut ! I have ruined him 1 Help me, com fort me, tell me what I shall do !" Mrs. Mildmay took her daughter-in law's hand, and led her softly to the little room where her husband lay sweetly sleeping. Rosamond drew a long, sobbing sigh of relief, and clasped her hands together as if_in muto prayer at the sight. "Hush !" said the old lady ; "do not wake him. He is worn out, both in mind and body. Only bo thankful that God has given him back to you, almost from tho grave." And as the two women sat together by tho blazzing logs in the crimson parlor, Mrs. Mildmay told Rosamond the whole story of tho meeting at tho Black Pool. "Mother," said Rosamond, with a quivering lip, "it is my doing. You warned me of thia long ago. Oh, why did I give nc heed to ycur words? I deserve it all !" "You will co better for the future, my dear," said the old lady, kindly. "Only be brave and steadfast" So the young people went back to New York and commenced the world auew, withdrawing from the mael strom of "society," and living within themselves. Mrs. Mildmay, senior, came with them, and Rosamond is learning the art of housekeeping nu der her direction. "Mamma is an angeli" says the young wife, enthusiastically. "And if I could only be just like her, I should have no higher ambition." Saturday Night. Japanese winters are quite cold, which is ono reason why land opera tions between Korea and China have not been pushed with greater vigor. It is not a tropical climate, but a tem perate one, like our own. "WORDS OF WISDOM. Chance generally favors the prt dent.-Joubert. When yon introduce a moral lesso let it be brief.-Ilorace. The most censorious are generali; the least judicious.-Anon. While thou livest keep a gooi tongue in thy head.-Shakespeare. We are members of ono great body planted by nature in a mutual JOY? and fitted for a social life.-Seneca. Oh I how much more doth beaut beauteous seem by that sweet orna ment which truth doth give.-Shake; peare. A gentleman that loves to hear hin self talk will speak more in a minut than he will stand to in a month. - Shakespeare. Hearts are like flowers, they remai open to the softly falling dew, br shut up in the violent downpour c rain.-Richter. Who dares to think that these fe thousand years have exhausted th: majestioand mysterious being thatT call man ?-Phillips Brooks. One who is too wisc an observer o the business of others, like one who : too curious in observing the labor c bees, will often be ?tung for his cur osity.-Pope. The lights of a picture are create by the shades; the highest pleasur which nature has indulged to sensi tive perception is that of rest aftc fatigue.-Johnson. Critics must excuse me if I compar them to certain animals called asses who, by gnawing vines, original!; taught the great advantage of prunin them.-Shenstone. I am very sure that any man c common understanding may, by cul ture, care, attention and labor, mak himself whatever he pleases, except great poet. -Chesterfield. Men of great parts are often nnfoi t?nate in the management of publi business, because they are apt to gt out of the common road by the quick ness of their imagination.-Swift. Ballads and popular songs are bot! the causo and effect of general morals they are first formed and then react In both points of view they arc an in dex of public morals.--H. Martineau Bashfulness is a great hindrance ti a mau, both in uttering his sentiment and in understanding what is pro posed to him ; it is therefore good t press forward with discretion, both i: discourse and company, of the bette sort. -Bacon. It is a secret known to but few, ye of no small use in the conduct of life that when you fall into a man's con versation, the first thing you shouh consider is, whether he has a greate inclination to hear you, or that yoi should hear him.-'..Steele. Attention makes the genius* al learning, fancy, science and skill de pend upon it. It builds bridges, open new worlds? heals diseases, carries o business of the world. Without i taste is useless, and the beauties of lit crature unobserved.--Willmott. "^.-^ Colton Picked by Machiuo. Oneoftntr=?A3tremarkable mechani cal devices recen*try\^ntroduced ii Georgia is a cotton-picki?ssmachine The dimensions of the machimT-or. approximately nine feet in length, fiv< feet in width, and six feet in height It is mounted on four metal carryin? wheels, and in general appearance i not unlike a road engine, except tba it. is hauled by horses, and receives tb power to propel the working meehan ?3m from the traction wheels. Tin rear wheels are four feet in diameter The tires ore eight inches wide, anc dented on the rim to provide tractioi ample to operate the mechanism fo; picking the cotton fi om the plants and tho stripping devices and elevator: iu motioUi The object of the elevator.' is to deposit the cotton in largo sacki located at the top near the rear em.' of tho machine ? The total weight o: the machine is about 1609 pounds, and of extremely light draught, and i' can be drawn and operated by on< pair of horses. Tho cotton-pickinj apparatus can be readily and almos1 instantly raised or lowered to suit th( condition of the cotton and the sur faco of the ground on which it is oper ated. The picking and stripping mechanisms are entirely encased with in light metallic cases, except th? elongated slots through which th< picking needles protrude. Th< needles are mounted on suitable bear ings in vertical carriers, thirty-foui in number, seventeen on each side being linked together, working simul taueously. The gears are incasei within tho carriers. Euch carrier ii making the circuit of its oblong course makes nearly one turn on its own axis and each needle while fin the plaul makes fifteen revolutions, and fiv( revolutions in the opposite directioi while being stripped. The needle! are inserted longitudinally into th< plant to an extended position, thei rotated rapidly and moved baokwarc at a speed corresponding to the for ward rate of travel of tho machine thereby avoiding any movement of th< needles in relation to the plant excep a rotary motion. Tho needles an withdrawn longitudinally from thi plant, and pass between yielding stationary strippers, whereby the cot ton is deposited in tho elevators. Th( capacity of the machine is from sis to eight acres per day, and from twe to four bales i;er day, according tc the yield. It takes fifteen ordinary hands a whole day to pick ona bale, averaging about 100 pounds each, cu 500 pounds of lint after it is ginned, -Chicago Herald. Human Mesh for Bait. A common, ordinary pieco of wiri bent into the shapo of a fish hook, au< which was the direct means of Bavin; twenty-two lives, is on exhibition a the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Port Towns end. It will be remembered that th whaling bark James Allen was wreckei last May in the southwestern part o Bering sea, and tho details of tho dis aster, loss of several men by drowning tho death of two men from starvatioi and tho harrowing spectacle of tho sur vivors eating the flesh cf their dea< comrades, is still fresh in the minds o newspaper readers. Some of tho crew fonncl a poce o wire, which was bent in the shape o hook, and they summoned up energy enough to endeavor to catch a few fish Tho hook was beitedjwitk human flesh After tho survivors were rescued by tbi cutter Beur, Master-at-Arms P. Hut ton secured tho hook and brought i to this city.-Seattle (Wash.) Post Intelligencer. Captain Hume, of Tacoma, Wash, is said to be the originator of the hali but industry of the Northwest, whiol has come to stay. Tho halibut ar< found in vast schools in the Straits ol Juan do Fuca and in o thor part3 o Puget Sound, and it is expected th whole Northwest will soon know th halibut as it is known East. The North Sea Canal. A most interesting and important event will he the opening of the Baltic and North Sea Canal, on June 20, by Emperor William in the presence of the highest dignitaries of Germany and representatives of other countries, j The principal nations will also be rep resented by men-of-war. The Ham burg-American line will join in the naval parade with two of their twin screw express steamrs, the Augusta Victoria and the Nbrmannia. The ca nal, which was begun early in 189J,_by the German emperor, starts at Halte nan, on the north side of Kiel Bay, and joins tho Elbe at Brunsb?ttel, be low Hamburg, fifteen miles above the river's month. It is 01 miles long, 200 feet wide nt tho surface, and 85 feet at bottom, the depth being 28 feet. The cost is estimated at $40, 000,000. It is expected that about 18,000 ships will make uso of the canal an nually. The saving of time will be considerable, but more important than the saving in time is tho avoidance of danger, the passage through the eound between the Scandinavian Peninsula and Jutland being considered one of tho most dangerous in Europe. Sta tistics Bhow that about 200 vessels found? every year on these coasts. The strategic value of the canal to Germany will also be considerable. New York Herald, A Trying Moment. He-At last we aro alone, and I have an opportunity to 6peak. I have been seeking this moment for days, for I have something to say to you. She-Go on, Mr. Harkins. He - I will. Miss Hopeful, yon perhaps have not noticed that at times I have been constrained, uneasy, even awkward, in your presences-that I have had something on my mind that I must say to you?" She (softly)-Yes. He-That constraint, that awkward ness, Miss Hopeful, waB due to-duo to She-Go on, Mr. Harkins. He-Was duo to the fact that I feared you were not aware that 1 am engaged to your sisten - Tid-Jiits. A decapitated snail, kept in a moist place, will, in a few weeks, grow a new head, quite as serviceable and good looking as that which was taken away. Profanity rind I'uin Too often go together. Refrain f i\>rn swearing f you ore suffering thc tortures of rhetiraa tisriii and seek the aid of Hosteler's Stomach Bitters, whicn will exp?*] tho rheumatic viru-; front your blood. Kid nov ami malarial com plaints, dyspepsia, constipation, neural.la and biliousness arc all reli-.-ved by tll'l Mer lins and comprehensive fam ly med! ine, which should be kept always on hand for emergencies. A gambler is a worthless product of a worthless life. Dr. Kilmer's SWAMP-ROOT eura? ail Kidney and Bladder troubles. Pamphlet and Consultation freo, kaboratory Binghamton. X. S*. Englund has twenty-two certified lady san itary inspectors. Thoro is more Catarrh in this section of the country-tuan all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed t> be incurable. For a great many yours doctors pro nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedios and by constantly foiling to euro with local treatment, pronounced lt Incurable. Scienco basjproven catarrh to bo a constitu tional diseasoand therefore requirer constitu tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man ufactured by F. J. Chonoy & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Xs the only constitutional euro on tho market. (^.j-iaJujnhucrnally in doses from lodrops to a teaspoo?T&+r-Hk?acts directly on tho blood and mucous surfaccscf^hf system. They offer one hundred dollars f?r ai.-;~c?uip it falls to euro. Sond for circulars and ibs*imonlals freo. Address ""^^v F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0. 5^~Sold D7 Druggists, 75c. Cross Tralla, Ala. Tetterinc has euro;! me of Tetter which hal been tormenting mo for live years. Nothing else would give auy relief. I have known or many porsons using it with fame good results, lt nives the quickest relief for burn?, of tinv thinglcver saw. Mrs. H. Hart. Sent by mail for 50c. in stamps. J. T. Shuptrine, Sa vanna!), Ga. Mental Alcrrnens depends very lar .-ely on the physical oond! tirtn. Sluggish blood dulls tho brain. A Ri pans Tabulo niter meals will clear away tho fogs in short order. Karl's Clover Ro >t, the great bloo I purifier, gives freshness and cloarnoss to tho complex ion and cures constipation, 2.? cts., 5'J cts., $1. Mr?. Wlnslow'sSoothini Syrupfor children teething, ?oftens tho gums, reduces inflam?la lion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 23j. a bottle After phvR'cians had given mo up, I was raved by P'so's Cur?*.-RALPH EniEO, VTil Iiamsport, Pa.. Soy. 22.1853. OWB ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to tho taste, and acts fently yet promptly on the Kidneys, ?iver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its hind ever pro ducer pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial tn its effects, prepared only from the most healthy ana agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Bo not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, NV. There's Hard rs so important that yon shoal J be sure to got THE BEST. Hood's Sarsapa rilla baa proven its unequalled merit by its thousands of remarkable cures, and the fact that it- has a larger salo than any other sarsaparilla or blood puri fier shows the great confidence the people have in it In faot it is the Spring Medioine. It cures all blood diseases, builds up tho nerves and gives such strength to the whole system that, os one lady puts it, "It seemed to make me anew." If yon decide to take Hood's Sarsa parilla for your Spring Medicine do not buy any substitute. Be sure to get a rsa INTERESTING FACTS. An ingenious Scotchman has devised i thread-spinning apparatus that is perated by two trained mice. In [riving the little mill with their paws ho animals daily perform work equiv lent to traveling ten and one-half liles. When a prince of the Austrian royal amily dies his horses follow tho fn leral covered with a black doth and ame in one hoof. Tho lameness is .roduced by driving a nail through ho horseshoe. This is tho sigh of the ieepest possible mourning. In London alone there aro upwards f 174 pianoforte factories. Over 1,300 hops and factories in the metropolis re devoted to the supplying of musi al goods of all sorts. Throughout the ir o vin ces there aro 3,000 musical es ablishmcnts of various kinds. The Arizona Indians havo a peculiar nd effective way of branding animals, .'he brand is made of steel with a nife frige. It is fixed on the head of n arrow and shot with a bow at the nimal to be branded, with such force hat it cuts the mark in the hide. The keys that are used tho most for ausical composition aro C major, G lajor, containing one sharp, and F lajorj containing one fiat, the reason l?ing that these Keys are easier to play n keyed instruments, such as piano r organ, and because keys with few harps or flats are better adapted for Qstruments in an orchestra. The Force of Habit. "Does tho razor hurt you?" No reply. "Is the draught too strong?" No reply. "Shall I shut the door?" No reply. "Awful fire last night!" No reply. "Shave you pretty close?" No reply. ^Getting very chilly now?" Nd-rspigr. " "That was -fir heavy-thuudcr'sform ?st night!" No reply. "Shampoo?'* No reply. "Trim your hair up a little?" No reply. "Brilliantine on the mustache?" No reply. "Bay rum?" No reply. Then the barber, who was all alone n his shop, sat down greatly refrc6h d. He had been shaving himself. Guns Made of Paper. It was discovered some time ago, hat efficient heavy guns could bo nodo out of a composition composod nrgely of leather. Now it has been liscovered that a good paper can bo ised for the same purpose. The body >f the gun is made of paper pulp. Dhe core is of metal, and made very nuch like the cores of ordinary can ion. The exterior of the cannon is round with wire. About five layers )f copper, brass or steel wire are irmly wound on, thns binding tho ?annon. Outside of tho covering of vire are various bands of brass. These lands aro set with uprights, through rhich rods extend parallel with the ;UD. There aro lock nuts on each ide of the uprights, and these hold ho rods in place. Heavy guns made if old copies of tho London Times rould make a thundering noise when [ischargod.-New Orleans Picayune. IN 1884 the world produced 708,000 ons of tobacco, grown on 2,029,000 cres of ground. Tho United States ms the largest producer, 210,000 tons; lext came India with 180,000 ; Russia ri th 75,000; Austria with 05,000, the emainder being produced in small pxantities by other countries. Morphine Habit Cured IN 20 DAYS. TO SUFFERING, Nor any Money Required in Advance. Not one cent till CURED and SATISFIED, ome to s?e nie or write mo at onco for terms. B. -A., SYMS, 3ML. IX, ATLANTA, GA? 107 Ali sander St. 'Treated free. r0,1 llr.lj crnED with TffttabU Efnifdlrc Hare cur?I many thou sand cases pro ounced hopeless. From first dose Symptoms rapidly disappear, nd in ten days at least two-thirds of ?ll symptoms are remored. IOOK of testimonials oj miraculous cures 5tnt FREE. Work on Hand ^ . when you try to wash J without Pearline. - Your hands show the hard work; your clothes show the wear. Pearline is harm less to the hands or fabric It saves the Rub, Rub, Rub that f wears ; it saves the work that tires. It is cheap, safe md convenient. Get the best, ;n you get something to wash ith. Soap has been but line is. .e Pearline Spoil the Wash "I was all broken, down in health/ so weak and nervous I was hardly able td be np. I had severe pains iii my side, and headache. I would often have to stop when going up-staira on account of palpitation of tho heart, I had no appetite and a distressed feel ing in my stomach. I resolved to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. I took two bot tles and have not had a spell of sick headache for four months, feel well, work all day and eat heartily. My friends remark how well I am looking. I think all nervous, run down people ought to take it, especially nursing mothers." Mas. S. Asnwoimi, Eaton,0. Last yaar Ttixr-mercea an elubcnte pim ef adrertirfnf, tot I? fe re wa wtrt half I li rough, OVIl A D T1R T ! S EB E !Ua U1S1PHUBKD. Wort Beeaosa HE H/.BKOTKtWHXUUB WITH 2 DSI*OS. Then wu but 00? Un nj to do: withdraw Ibo id re rt Ur. g and devele every eofrjv to flUlnf tlx orien willi which wt were flooded. Tills we JU, end handled with reuonsblt prara uta ne e moat unpraearlauled year's bualoeee. ' WITH ESUBGED FACTORIES, INCREASED Fit I?.ITIKS, : ABD TWSDTT MUECU IIOl'flLS FRO* WllllU TO DIS. TU I BITE Ol'Ii CUUUX, WL Ci.t KOW CARI foa ALL WU!? . COBB. Lut jeer we eeoJd net reduce prices beetast we wet? compelled 'n Mme way to limit the demand for Aermotor rood!. We would hare been satisfied with lower price?, hat why cresta a demand which we could nut supply! We har* made I ha V? ?i e?t pu rehelea of steel and material ben?ht in America tala yeer, and at unprecedented prieta, and bare made tarma M deiier. which onable them to make unprecedented prieta. In Quality, character, variety, flni.h, tad accessibility IO foll steck of good ead repairs, we are without competitor*. In our plan of adrrrtlsing fut year, wt proposed to furnish a . feed cutter under certain eotidiUona fortis. For reasons atetad). abort wt did not complete tba adrtrtlalar, and tba f?ed cut. ter wu not pot oat. We now proposa to maka amende la the f.i! lowing manner: We will annonc?e In this paper auf IBW ALL-STEEL. VEUT SlTEltlOIt F?U> Cl'TTER, vVOHTH eesh with order, f. o. b. Chicago. Only ont lo ont person, he M furnish address ri of (rn neighbors who ought to her? eotoev tliins in oar liner Cut, description and full Icforraatioa rev girding lt will appea H V t.p.Hallf licuar to easrow/rt pri?t for trimd\ b sa on tit part cf tip gnat. $10 added io prie* it $10 eitar dtultr. To it awns proper prie* an rf m-ti. your netdt and yon ara, and always hare Keen Became af the prodigious are enabled to hare special thui relent Uie bend labor the mslorial and laying it become tba cost of labor pul sell that lt la not worth come the larfeat dealers in tho material, cf enurse, lie steel gelvaniied.after com. (tilling and fisad), tanks, txttnl hu this becowa trae, j tht price ot our gooda (ind a ? unie of enr business ran- fi/A sible). that r?Ut I.AKGK Wlbll en ir* ion pow apoMttpayimt mill ii flu. Tit UmpU. deafer lo ootreharp* it " gAa legitimate TH-rytt lo th? ?kat you got Ot? elf, toril* ut of uill ht proteeud. Wa bel leran in law prices. _ output of our factories sm 'tools for each - piece, anti oil lt tn mer?;y picking ina down uga ir Bo small ha? on the nu I trial whick wa mentioning. ? Wt hara ba. Material in Uli coan try j lng made up in the form oz pletion windmills, tew pompe, etc., To foch aa and to such an estent hat on that account the roi tiered competition Imp?t. SILL CU .".CE il net ABS BCTIBtf Turm TOWER* Of i's THIS vma TUET DO IT IIB. CATM WK BABE Tilt: O?I.T ADSill.lTEI.V HKUABLK AB? M KB TOWlfRi CBCAt'BB T'If.T TAN Bl'Y OB VS CtlBiPEH rms TiiBY c?\ i:t ii.Pi nncAivK we ALOBK ABB ntit TABKU TO OALYAKIZS KYZRTTIII.tfl AFTER IT IB CO fl' FLETKIJ, AKU ftOBrtBTE EYKCfTHIftO EUC ri.Y Ol Cl [T. Tbttt concerna an wise, for, tran tltoogh ti\ty mar oat furnish tht best of wheels, the wheel will lu? tho'best of sop porta. Send to ua yvor name and address, and (hose of y oaf ntighhon who may netd something in eur lint, and thereby da Hiern a good tum. Tho Aermotor Co. ls uno of tra most sucette* fal busintu tnltrpriset which hu been Hunched In meat limes. In i acceding advertistintnte wilt ba discussed and mada) clear tho linea on nliich that lacers, hes been worked oat II wat dont by a farsntr't boy. A eaieful following of toe it ai. rartisemtnts msr tapsest to tonie other fumers boy acarear, t Aermotor CO.. ??U^Ut^wtllAFUImew8t?.,Celoe**,! IS THE BES7. FIT FOB A KIN(*\ 13A COI?DOVANV rRV. :H U zskuvdxn CALF. ?3.c?PGUCE,3S?LivSi "Bsag?Eiw-* Over One Alili?oa FeoplawCxrtfafl L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes are equally satis?actoiy ?hey ri vc Uta heist value for the money? hey equal custom shoes In' d y lc end ut* ?h?if weering qualities oro unaurptusetT. ho prices ors cnlfom,-?-fJtjsrapcd on lolOt] : From 5i to S3 ?rwert over other make?. -f If your dealer cannot suppl? you we caa. There is no Mystery Here: RIPANS Tabules Arc ruado unpractically of thc same ina gredients that any good physicifta would prescribe for Dyspepsia. Bilious ness, ? lHlulcnce, HeHducfie, Constipa tion, Dizziness and nil Disorders o? till fctoiaac.i, Liver and lie weis. 1 THE VITAL DIFFERENCE. Iios-vever, Ss ib?H : Tho pliTnl? cinit'n ntivJce I* worth n couple? o' dal I u lb. nml von pay thc tin: - cist hair n. astillar more lor Hil lue tuc proKcripttau, while tito 'A ubu.es cost only ?U cent*. Sold bu DntQQitU or ?en? bu Mc.il. Itipans Chciaic'l Cc. 10 Spraco St., N. Y, I McEl.REES [WINE OF CARDUlJ I For Female Diseases, f WBMWIMr? Why pay K) to 90c a rod toT\ feaee when you earn make the boot Woren Wire Kcnce or' earthJiorBO hlgh,bull uti rds. dsod chicken tight, 13 to 20c. A ROD? Aman ?ad tor can maka from 40 to 60 Roda a. day. Over M dliToront styles KITS og o Free. AN A dd reta, IT'C ITV ER nl'O pms AND Storno PELLETS? TREATMENT At all itoros, orby mall X>c. doable box; 5 doubts boxes 81.00. nitOWN 311"? CO., New York City. SAW MILL, 'CORN MILL HAY PRESS, WATER WHEELS CVBcst and CueapcaC DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Cc, 350 Highland Avenue, ATLANTA, QA. A.N. D......Eleven, 'OX