Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, March 27, 1895, Image 4
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.
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?fe BEST SUITED TOjft
Dyspeptic,Delic'ate,Infirm and
AGED PERSONS
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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