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Little Curious-Notes.
Antiquarieus say that glaes was io
use 2,000 years before the birnh of
Christ.
The distance to the nearest of the
"Axed stars, as computed by Astrono
mer Ball, is 20,000,000,000,000 miles.
Ice is the only known body that
does not -contract under extreme cold.
The rarifled atmosphere of the city
of Leadville, Col, is fatal to cat?,-?tts,'
Diioe, etc.
There are at present exaotly 1,580
miles of water mains in the city of
Lon ti on.
""Green LaLe, Col.", is 10,259 feet
above sea level, and is said to be the
moat elevated body of water in the
world. ~
There are six tunnels in the world
which have a length exceeding 21,000
"feet-St. Gothard Mont Cenis, Hoo
sao, Seven Noehisbong and Satis.
Taking the whole land surface of
the globe into consideration, there are
twenty-two and a half acres for eaoh
inhabitant on this planet.
A journal devoted to the pen, ink
and paper trade says that the world
now uses 3,500,000 steel pens every
day in the week.
A late census of the "big trees" of
California shows that there are 2,675
of the giants siill standing, the largest
being 33 foet and 6 inches in diameter.
Pleasantly Suggestive.
Escort (at football game)-My 1 Myl
Isn't it glorious?
Fair Maiden-Perfeotly * splend id I
Just like the rush at a bargain coun
ter.-New York Weekly.
D?ertstrous Fallare !
We caa mention no fallar? moro disastrous
than that of physical energy. It Involves tho
eirtial suspension of the digestive anti as?uni
tive processes, and emails the retiren en:
from business of the liver and kidneys. Only
through the good offices of Hostetter's Stom
ach Bitters can the restoration of its former
vigorous status be hoped,for. When this aid
has been secured, tv resumption of activity in
the stomach, liver and bowel? may be re ied
upon. The Bitters conquers malaria and kid
ney troubles.
There ia not Mn? that a man can les} afford
to be without than his good habits.
Dr.Kilmer's SWAJ?P-ROOT cure?
all Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Pamphlet and Consultation fret?.
Laboratory Binghamton. N Y.
Tobe virtuous is to overcome our evil feel
ings and Intentions.
?
There is moro Catarrh In this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposer' to
be Incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and proscribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing; to
cure with local treatment, pronounce:! it In
curable. Science has proven catarrh'to be a
cons! it ut ional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, ls the eily constitutional cure
on the market, lt is taket internally In doses
from 10 drops to a tea sp >on f ul. It acts di
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fail? to cure. Send for circu
lars and testimonials free. Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
HT*Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Who la It that Suffers* Are Tan ?ne af
the Many that Complaint
Chronic dyspepsia makes this life a terres
trial purgatory for'many. To enjoy life's
pleasures, to have a sound b^dy, a vigorous
mind, it Is necessary for the diges ive powers
to be at the full. Those who would enjoy the
priceless blessing of good digestion are rec
ommended to Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy. It
is the best of all medicine; for digestivo
troubles. Relieves Indigestion at once, und
rtfpw?-worst cases of dyspepsia if faithfully
used. For-sole everywhere.
FITS 'topped free by Da. KLINE'S GR?AT
NERVE RESTORER. SO nt?after first dny's use.
Marvelous cures. Treatise and $2.00 t rial bot
tle free. Dr. Kline, 931 Arch St. Philo.. Pa.
Experience Leads Many .Mothers to S-ay
"Use Parker's Ginger Tonio" because it is good
for colds, pain and almost every weakness.
I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of Innes
by Pfc o's Curo for COD sumption-JJOUISA
LINDEMAN, Bethany, Mo., Jan. 8, 'Chi.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain.cures wind colic. 25c. a bot le.
Remember
That good health, strong nerves, physical
rigor, happiness and usefulness dopend up
on pure, rlob, healthy blood. Remember
that the blood can bo made pur*?, ?Wt %nt\
healthy, by taking
^Hood's
Sarsaparilla
"The One True Blood Purifier. $1; 6 for W.
Hood's PlHaoureblUousneaa.headaohe. 26c
THE DOWN-HILL
ROAD !
Once give a-disease a start, and the road
from health to sickness is smooth, and de
clines rapidly. Sometimes Just a little ir
regularity. Just a little drain. Just a faint
"bearing down" feeling, indicates the exist
ence of a disorder that nearly always leads
to the most serions consequence?.
There are verr few women in perfec t health.
Nearly always there is some weakness in the
female organs. Neglect of these littta thin rs
la sure to push the sufferer farther down tho
hill to disease. Puta stop to them.
MoELREE'S WINE OF CARD Ul
will quickly stop and cure all dlsplac_ nts
and drains the weaknesses peculiar to womei.
It cures by building up the whole system,
disease can't exist in a strong, healthy
Wine of Cardui enables women to cure
themselves. It enables them to keep secrer.8
from the doctor that he must know if ste
goes to him for he p.
One Dollar a Bottle.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
World's Fair! HIGHEST AWARD. A
PERIALf
^R?NUM
Many competing FOODSf
nave come and gonedjj
been missed by few orj
none ai popularity of this I
FOOD steadily increases!!
Sold by DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE I 5
John Carle & Sons. New York. ;
AH HIM Morphine Habit Cured in IO
13 PIE |to se dara. No pay till rared. ,
Ul IWIfl DR. J.STEPHENS. Lebinc-,Ohio ,'
Ita Best If
There are two kinds of sar
rest. The trouble is they loo
dress like the best who's to tell
is known by its fruit." That's
And the taller the tree the de<
test What's the root,-the
The one with the deepest root
richest fruit; that too is Ay
a record of half a century of cu
and awards, culminating in the
Fair, which^a^j^Kng Ayf""?
srn^g^l the rei
the ocl;
Fair,
agglst, J
^11 get Aye
ODD HOLIDAY GIFTS.
A filigree silver banquet jardiniere,
filled with feathery, delicate Farley
ensea ferns.
Stamp cases of pearl-gray lizard
skin, edged with silver, filled with
leaves of oiled paper.
For the high church girl, a rosary
of garnets with a silver crucifix, in a
filigree pearl box.
A bronze inkstand, made in very
artistio representation of logs hewn
and jroased, as if for the making of
a log cabin.
A belt of wide, stiff rose-pink moire,
with a belt in the form of a gold oval,
the wearer's monogram pioked out in
turquoises.
A satohet of pink and white ribbon,
made in the form of a banana, out of
the -top of which emerges a doll's
head with fuzzy hair.
A charming set of books, for one's
shopping expenditures, each one only
four by three inches in size, all och
ered with scarlet leather.
A standing square of red Russia
leather, in one corner of which is
inserted a portrait, in the other a tiny
clock, and in the center a calendar.
A paper weight, made of tinted
bronze, representing a Mussulman of
fering his morning salutations to Al
lah. He is on his knees, his hands up
lifted, and is kneeling on a rug of
brilliant Turkish coloring.
A blotter, on the cover of which is
painted a check made out to the order
of the recipient, from B. Jolly & Co.,
attached to it with a scarlet wafer in
this hopeful ?ard :
"I make very few promises, but al
ways keep those that I make. "
A square of rough Irish linen paper
on which in water colors is sketobed a
youthful pair of lovers; the pair is al
most hidden by a huge umbrella, made
of brown sandpaper and cris-orossed
with'patches. Under the picture, in
straggly golden script ia this verse :
An old umbrella, thongh full of
patchef,
Is au excellent thing for striking
matches.
All States Alike.
Ex-Congressman Yoder, of Ohio, in
commenting on the recent elections,
told u party of friends the following
story at one of the uptown hotels :
"In one of the counties in Ohio a
German was running for sheriff on the
democratic ticket. He felt very con
fident of election, but when he read
the returns he found he was snowed
under by about 4,000 majority. This
roused his ire, and he said to his wife:
" 'Dot settles it. We will move out
of dis shtate, where dey treats a demo
crat like dis. Yust you pack oop our
things right avay unt git ready to
move away.'
"He left the house in great wrath,
but in about an hour he returned and
found his wife tearing up the carpets
and taking down the curtain poles.
" 'Shtop dot, Katrina,' said the Ger
man ; 'yust you let dem carpets alone.'
" 'But vat is der matter mit ybu,
John?'asked his wife; 'yust a leedle
vile ago you said git ready to move,
unt now you say don't git ready to
move. '
"?Veil, dot's so. I did say dat;
but I yust been down to the depot,
unt daro is no place to move to,-said
the German."--Washington Post.
i
Where He "Drew the Line.
A little five-year-old boy had some
difficulty with a neighbor's children
during the afternoon, and that'night
he was not feeling in a very Christian
spirit.
After he had gone to bed his mother
came in to tuck him away snugly.
"Did you say your prayers?" she
inquired.
"Yes, ma." ,
"And did you pray '^toeh/^J&eirY1
The boy was slow to answer.
"Yes, ma, I did," he said, at last;
"all of them-except them next door."
-New York Mercury.
Hot Bran for Fur.
Fur after some years' wear will look
much improved if deaned with new
bran previously heated in the oven.
Bub the hot bran well into the fur
with a piece of flannel, shake the fur
to remove all particles and then brush
thoroughly. The fur will olean more
easily if the lining and wadding are
first removed, but such removal is not
absolutely needful. The flat, oily look
which mars the appearance of the neck
portion of furs long in use is mostly if
not wholly removed by the means of
hot bran. Bub the fur the wrong
way.-New York World.
Cruelty.
"Ob, dear," sobbed Mrs. HuDni
mune, "I knew ie would come to this,
but I didn't expect it so soon."
"Has your husband been mistreat
ing you?" asked her visitor solemnly.
. "Y-yes," she sobbed. "He says I
want my own way all the time."
"And won't he let you have it?"
"That's the worst of it. He says
that he doesn't care if I have my own
w-way all the time; b-but that I won't
mako up my mind w-what it is."
Washington Star.
Had to Stay Home.
Husband-I thought you were going
to the meeting of the Society to Besoue
Chinese Women from the Cruelty of
Foot Bandaging.
Wife-I could not get my dress on.
Husband-Why not?
The oook was out and there was no
one in the house strong enough to laoe
my corset.-New York Weekly.
Careless Peo plo.
Twenty-eight thousand two hundred
and seventy articles were left in Lon
don conveyances during the year 1894.
Nearly 90 per eent were restored to
their owners.
?est Tie Test
saparilla: The best-arv* the
k alike. And when the rest
them apart? Wdil, "the tree
an old test ,md a safe one.
5per the root. That's another
record of these sarsaparillas?
i is Ayer's. The one with the
er's. Ayer's Sarsaparilla has
res ; a record of many medals
medal of the Chicago World's
j Sarsaparilla as the best,
st. - That was greater honor
f sarsaparilla admitted as an
If you want to get the best
acre's an infallible nile: Ask
r's. Ask for Ayer's and you'll
JV- A. LITTLE SONO.
Lot the winter blow its best;
Here the hearth is warm;
Safe at home with love we rest,? \
Sheltered from the storm.
Love that makes the darkness whit*,
'Lifts the lilies to the light- ..
' Winter, winter wild, ". j -
Good night! . ; 4. .
J Good night! ?,
Let the storm winds beat the birds
Prom each lonely nest;
Safe at borne, we hear love's words,
Folded to his breast.
Love that bends the rainbow bright,
P.iri8 the clouds till heaven's in sight
? Stormy, stormy winds.
; Goodnight! , .
Goodnight!
-F. L. Stanton, in Chicago Times-Herald.
A BLACK DIAMOND.
BX MAIUAXNE KENT.
T was a dull Spring
morning when the
great steamer Nel
son, which for the
past four weeks
had been making
its way from Cal
cutta, <0i'.me with
in sight of South
ampton. The men
at the lookout had
seen the land long
before the unac
customed eye could discern it even
through a glass. ' But, as the morning
mists cleared away suddenly, a long
belt of coast appeared, and very soon
the harbor and its surroundings were
plainly visible. Many of the passen
gers had gathered on deck, each eager
to catch the first glimpse of land.
As I stood among the little group
and watched the eager facets all turned
in ono direction, I told myself that,
perhaps, none of them woucd be quite
so glad to reach their journey's end as
I. One is apt to reason in this fash
ion, for to each his own conoerns
seem of so much more consequence
than those that engross his neighbor.
Still, my egotistical reflection was, in
a measure trae, for to me the landing
at Southampton meant moi'a than that
a safe passage from India h*?d been ac
complished. It meant that the goal
had been reached on whioh every
thought and hope had been centred
for months past. It meant that a mis
sion upon which my future career de
pended had been triumphantly oarried
through. It meant to me, in faot, the
difference between success and fail
ure.
D?ring my five-and-thirty years of
life I had gone through many varied
experiences, but none that had caused
me so much anxiety of mind as this
voyage home from Calcutta. My fel
low passengers on board the steamer
little knew the responsibility with
which I was weighted-that if I had
found a watery grave ?80,000 would
have gone to the bottom with me, and
Brassington, the well-known firm of
London jewelers, would have been un
able to fulfil a Boyal commission for
a wedding present for a Princess. For
more than ten years I had been in
the employment of the Messrs. BrassJ
ington, and although they had always
treated me with confidence, sending
me out to India to complete the pur
chase of an historical diamond belong
ing to an Eastern Bajah was the highest
mark of distinction they had ever paid
me. I can recall the thrill of delight
that passed through me when the elder
Brassington, the chief of the firm,
called me into his room, and after
speaking of the negotiations that had
been going on oonoerning the diamond,
Mid :
"Mr. Fenton, we have decided to
intrust you with the responsible task
of fetching it from India."
My fellow clerks, if a trifle envious
of my preferment, were loud in their
congre tulatji s, dedaring that "old^Jr
Dick" wastSBkiik's^av^-^rlat his for- I
tu??, w.aA-tnaue ! Indeed, I was some
what of that way cf thinking myself,
for I reflected that if I oarried out my
mission successfully I should never
again he ranked with the other olerks,
but should, in all probability, be given
a junior partnership in the flourish
ing firm of Brassington & Co. With
these sanguine and ambitious thoughts
in my bead, I weht out to the East,
where I executed my instructions to
the letter and secured the costly
bauble, whioh was a magnificent stone,
the size of a largo hazel nut. Under
my coat and waistcoat I wore a strong
leather belt, in which was a small
pouch, or pooket, and in this I was to
carry the diamond home. I had re
solved that the bolt should never leave
me day or night until I had delivered
my preoious charge to my employers.
After the diamond came into my
possession I had an anxious time of it
before embarking at Calcutta. For
the sale of the stone was soon noised
about, and the natives there are a
crafty, ounning set, jewelery having
au attraction for them jiuch as a mag
net has for a needle. However, I
managed to elude all would-be plun
derers, and went on board the steamer
feeling that, if only the elements were
propitious, I had nothing more to
fear. On the whole, the voyage home
was a fair one, and once in sight of
Southampton I felt elated, as one who
knows that a victory is seenred.
On landing, I had to make my way
to a jeweler in the town, who was an
agent of our firm, and to whom Mr.
Brassington had promised a sight of
the diamond en route. After I had
interviewed this man, I had only to
choose a convenient train and make
the best of my way to London, where
1 hoped to arrive before our business
establishment closed for the night,
and so rid myself of all further re
sponsibility.
As I passed from the steamer with
the other passengers, I notioed a tall,
blank, man, who, strangely enough, I
nev sr remembered to have encoun
tered during the voyage. He was
dreased in a shabby suit of European
clothes, but he had a striking resem
blance to a native servant of the Ra
jah from whom I had bought the dia
mond. The man had an evil looking
face, and I had a strong auspioion that
he had designs for robbing me of the
stone, for" he had dogged my footsteps
as I made my way from his master's
palace to Calcutta. However, on re
flection, I felt that the Rajah's servant
and the man who dieembarked with
me ot Southampton could hardly be
the .same. For while the first had lost
no epportunity of following me with
his cunning, watohful eyes, the latter
passed me without a gleam of recogni
tion , and was soon lost in the crowd
upon the harbor.
I mado my way at once 'to Mr.
French, tae first jeweler in Southamp
ton, and was annoyed to find that he
was 'rom laome. I was only instructed
to show the diamond to him, so that I
was foroed to await his return, and
this prevented me from catohing the
early train I had fixed upon, and I
found that I should be unable todeave
for London until the evening express.
I wandered about Souuiampton, had
some refreshments, and went back to
the jeweler's early in the afternoon,
where I found Mr. French expeoting
me- He wan a melancholy little man,
one of those odd creatures who,'-dissat
isfied with life themselves, try tp make
others see things from their gloomy
point crt view. He admired tie dia
mond, as in duty bound, but -?then I
was expressing my pleasure at having
brought it over in safety, he said, with
a sinister smile :
"Ah ! my dear sir, don't exult be
fore you are out of the wood 1 ! Ton
have some milos farther to carr Y yonr
treasure, and there is time fori many
things to happen on the road !"'.
Mr. Freuoh watohed me or?ically
for a few moments, and then ir.quired
if I oarried fire arms. I replied that
I had not done so since I went on
board the steamer. He assured mo
that this was a great mistake. He was
so positive about it, tnat I ' was in
duced to go out with him and pur
chase ua revolver before going fo the
train. I parted from my new. friend
with a sense of relief, and tried to
shake off the gloomy fears with which
he had infected me. I went to
the railway book-stall and laid in a
stock of papers to beguile my journey.
I chose my seat in the train-a
small, second-class compartment!-and
then deoided to secure the carriage to
myself. I flung my rug and Apers
upon the seat and walked dows the
platform in search of the guard. * Slip
ping something into the hand of! that
intelligent individual, I desired! him
to see that I was left undisturbed. He
oame back with me and, when fi had
taken my seat, locked the carriage
door, and I settled myself, comforta
bly in a corner, feeling a sense of'secu
rity that .1 had not experienced for
some time. Many an impatient hand
tried the door before the train left the
station, but without being able to
effeot aa entrance, and I steamed out
of Southampton in solitary state. ;
There was still sufficient daylight for
me to read by. I turned over my
papers and seleoted my favorite,; and
leant back on the cushions t? enjoy it
at my leisure. As I did so, it seemed
to me that the revolver in my pocket
stuok out at an unpleasant angle. I
drew the weapon from my pocket and
placed it on the seat beside me. It
was not a wise thing to do, as a sud
den lurch of the train might have sent
it flying off, when the mischief would
have been done. However, this was
what I did, and then I resumed my
reading with redoubled relish.
For some quarter of an hour I was
buried in an article, but at the end of
time I laid the paper down and glanced
about me. Then I became aware of
an extraordinary fact: the revolver
had disappeared. At first I was in
credulous. I looked on the seats on
either side of me, I felt in my pockets
to see if I could have replaced it there,
but it was not to be seen. And as I
sat dazed and bewildered, the horrible
conviction forced itself upon me that
I was not alone, that some one was
concealed beneath the seat and had
been looked in with me. It was a
hideous thought I sat motionless,
making no sign, trying to faoe the
position I was in as bravely as I could.
I told myself at last, that whoever
was in hiding could have no
possible designs on me. It waa
but a chance that I had seleoted the
carriage where some unfortunate crea
ture was already concealed ; some one,
perhaps, who was being pursued and
in want of a weapon of self defence,
and who, therefore, had been unable
to resist the temptation offered by my
revolver. That must be it ! My hopes
began to revive aa I reasoned out this
theory. I did not touch the ahum
bell, not knowing in what quarts?
the carriage my mysterious* compani
might be, thinking he would don
less spring upon me to prevent v )
making the signal. If my notion of
the felon wishing to escape were cor
rect, I felt that by keeping still I
might reach the placewhere the tran
stopped forthej?r4^fcfrir. safety.
1 ir?s3 H8? say thaffc^aa~nnable to
oontinue my reading. I sat with ft i
paper held in my hand, staring flxedlj^
before me. I don't know what length)
of time passed when, 'suddenly, I felt
something tonoh my foot. Without
moving my body in the least, I bent
my head and looked down, and what I
saw sent a thrill through me, that was
felt in every nerve. On the floor, dose
to my foot, was a hand, and the hand
was blaok !
Then for a certainty I knew that I
was in the deadliest peril ; that I was
alone and unarmed at the mercy of
the malignant wretoh who had fol
lowed me from the far East with the
fixed determination ot securing the
diamond. I felt that he was trying\o
slip a cord about my feet and so ren
der me more helpless. It was a
hideous dream, a grim nightmare from
which eaoh moment I expected to
awake. But I seemed doomed. No
chance of escape was possible. Death
stared me in the face. Still, whatev
my failings may be, I am no cowar
therefore I resolved that if die I musl
[ would die game.
I gathered all my strength together
and, with a sudden movement, caught
that dusky hand and dragged the In
dian from hid hiding-place. My at
tack was so unexpected that he had
not time to get at the revolver, which
he had evidently thrust into his breast
while be was busy with the cord, ll
3aw my advantage in this, and olujK"
bo his right hand with desp?jate
energy. But the brute was on me
like a panther. He was a big, power
ful man, with far more physical
strength than I possessed, and from
the first I saw that my case was hope
less ; nevertheless, the straggle was' a
fierce one.
In reality, I suppose, it lasted but
i few seconds, yet I had time to a 3k
myself, more than once, what the ead
would be, little imagining the strange
termination that was at hand. AH Jet
anco, without any warning, the traj?n
Sashed headlong into some great Ob
stacle in its path. There was J a
terrible crash, and then the carriage
we were in collapsed-orushed |Ed
splintered as' a nut. between
srackers.
The first luroh the train gave hfid
separated me from my enemy. I kniw
not what had been his fate. As-fjbr
myself, I was buried in the debris vbf
the carriage. My right side (both arfm
ind leg) was terribly crushed^ T he
pain was too aoute to allow of my qui te
losing consciousness, although I was
lazed and stupefied.
After a while the wood that weigh] sd
upon me was lifted, and kindly fae es
looked down at me, expressing "pity
for my condition. There was a blan k,
?nd when I next oame to myself I w as
lying in a bed in a small place whi ;h
had evidently been hastily arranged oe
i hospital for the wounded.
I felt weak and shattered by all I
bad gone through, and sank baok < >n
ny pillows with a sigh of relie if.
Dlose to the bed a gentleman was
itanding, who 1 supposed was a dc c
tor, and at a little distance was a nur se
in a white oap. I took in all the se
le tails in a dreamy way, when sud
lenly, with a rush that sent my hes rt
into my mouth, oame the recollect! m
jf the diamond. What had beooi ie
sf it? My right arm, whioh must ha ra
seen very badly broken and was nc > w
lr'
itn
lt
in splints, WAS quito useless. I could
not move it in the least. With my
left hand, which was also braised and
{trained, I was able to feel that the
[eather belt was still about me, hut the
pocket, in which the stone was, was
under my wounded arm. In the con
dition I was in, it was impossible for
me to get at it, turn and twist as I
might,
The dootor must have heard my
restless movements, for he came and
looked down at me inquiringly. He
had a shrewd, kindly faee, which I felt
I could trust, and I explained my
trouble to him. I spoke in a low tone,
and SB briefly as possible. It was a
strange story-although I made no
mention of the Indian-and my listenet
might have thought it the ravings of
delirium, but on slipping his hand
under me, as I directed, he felt the
pocket in the belt and assured me that
the stone was there.
"But you are hardly in a fit state to
guard your treasure," he said; "shall
I take charge of it until you can re
sume your journey?"
I thanked him warmly, but declared
it was impossible that I could part
with it for a moment. I know I was
very excited when I said it, for I felt
my temples throbbing, and my tongue
seemed hu dly able to form the words.
The dootor watched me critically for
a moment, and then, as he laid his
hand upon my pulse, said soothingly :
"Never mind, do not distress your
self. Perhaps, after all, it is better
as it is. For who knows of the stone's
existence? So put your fears aside
and try to get well."
He poured something into a glass
and gave it to me, and very soon I for
got all my troubles in a long dream
less sleep.
It was in the cold darkness of early
dawn that I awoke once more and
gazed about me. I felt far more my
self than I had done before I slept,
and able to take an interest in the
things about me. I noticed, now,
that there were three beds in the
room. The one on my left was empty :
doubtless the poor creature it had
contained had died and been removed
while I slept. The room was only
lighted by one feeble night light, so
that at first it was not easy for me to
distinguish the different objects. Bat
after a while, as my eyes became ac
customed to the dimness, I turned to
get a better view of the bed on my
right, and see who my companion in
affliction might be. And there on the
white pillow I saw the black head of
my treacherous enemy !
My first impulse was to cry out for
assistance, but I reflected that there
would only be the nurses about, and
they would be certain to think me de
lirious. Then, again, it wa3 evident
that the black man had not recog
nized me. So I summoned up the
little courage I had left, and resolved
to remain perfeotly still, keeping my
head turned away so that those crafty,
sruel eyes should not see me. I don't
know how much time passed, I only
know that as I lay there my heart beat
like a sledge hammer, and the bed
slothes rose and fell with each labor
ing breath I drew.
At last a nurse stole softly into the
room, and seeing I was awake gave me,
some medicine. I whispered au en
treaty that cihe would not leave me.
3ue smiled assent, and took a chair by
my side. There must have been some
narcotic in the mixture, for I had
scarcely swallowed it than I fell asleep
?gain, and then I suppose the nurse
departed to look after some patient in
in adjoining room.
It was feeling stealthy hands mov
ie " -me bed clothes about me that at
?" ?th brought me back to consoious
-JSS, and, looking up, I saw that dark,
2vil face bending over me. Before I
bad time to utter a sound a heavy
band was laid upon my mouth, and the
leather belt, which had evidently just
been out through, was dragged from
me, and the next instant the Indian
was stealing towards, the window,
fheii I shonted as loudly as I could
ror help! "\Jut .ejjajw JjJjdjio, the
blaok man was through the window '
and had disappeared in the darkness.
I had tried to struggle up to go in
pursuit, but my maimed limbs re
fused to bear me, and I fell fainting
across the bed as the nurse and doctor
hurried into the room. As soon as I
came to myself I cried out wildly, pas
sionately, that I had been robbed, that
I was ruined, that my position in life
was lost.
The dootor looked at me with a
smile.
"Don't make too sure of that," he
said. And taking something from his
waistcoat pooket, he placed it on the
palm of his hand and held it towards
me.
It was the Rajah's diamond ! For
the first few moments rapture and re*
lief left room for no other thoughts.
Bat, then, I asked, in bewilderment,
how it had happened ; for I had been
so certain that the diamond was on
me. After the doctor has assured me
of its safety, I had managed more than
unce to press my wounded arm against
my side, and had then felt, distinctly,
the small, hard substance that was
worth so much.
The doctor laughed.
"That was a substitute," he said;
and then he explained that, seeing I
was in sueh a weak, excited state, he
had not thought it prudent to leave
the diamond with me. At the same
time, seeing I should fret myself into
a fever at parting with it, he had com
promised matters by taking the dia
mond from me while I slept, and pat
ting something in its place to make
me quiet
"I intended to put a small pebble,"
he said, "bat in the harry of the mo
ment coald not find one of the right
size, so made use, instead, of a bit of
coal, which WAS exactly what I wanted.
So you see your friend from the East
has gone off with a diamond of his own
color."-The Strand Magazine.
-? . ? -
The Plow Started a Jb'ire.
George Vogel, of York Township,
Indiana, started a rire in a stubble
field on his farm Friday in a very
peculiar manner. He was plowing
the dead weeds and dry stubble undei
the ground when his plowshare struck
a big rock. The stroke of the steel
upon the flinty surface of the stone
caused it to emit sparks of fire thal
ignited the dry rubbish which sur- j
rounded it. This inaugurated a tire
that, propelled by the wind, spread !
over the field and threatened to de* I ?
stroy his fences. He finally subdued ?.
the flames.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Steamboat un W heels. j ',
Sweden can boast of a steamboat on
wheels. This uniqne vehiole makes i
regular trips overland from one lake i
to another near by. To leave on?
lake it approaches the shore with i '.
full head of steam on, rushes over thc
rails of the connecting road to th? j
top of the eminence midway, shoot!1
down to the other lake, and then itt .
Borew propellers merily churn th?
waters again. j
Englishmen hold $90,000,000 worfci j
of ?took in A ii? er i eau breweries. \
?a
f^TTHE LITTLE COMFORTER?
I Anil not rall at fortuno or at fat? t
While in tho dark or light
I hear a footstep pattering to the gat?
That closes on?tbe night . J
But for those little feet
Each pathway shall be sweet-? j
The sad storms rimmed with rainbows,
where the paths of angels meet!
I shall not rail at fortune or at fate
While under love's own skies
Ky little queen walks where the roses walt j
And wins me with her eyes.
For in those eyes I seem
To read the stars that stream
On bright, celestial meadows where tn<
angels sing and dream!
I shall not rail at fortune or at fate
While sill ll feel the beat
Of her glad heart, and in iife's twilight lab
Her rosy Hps and sweet!
Lovely as still thou art,
Bart on my heart, sweetheart!
Till God's white angel, stalling, kiss lips and
lives apart!
-Frank L. Stanton,
PITH AND POINT.,
? dress does not make a woman,
but often breaks a man.-Texas Sift
ings.
"Stick to me and you'll get yourself
in a box," was what the envelope re
marked to the postage stamp.-States
man.
A Growing Demand : "Th ey. talk of
a n?.w creation of peers in England."
"For the export trade?" -Brooklyn
Life.
Race prejndice is all light if it leads
a man to refrain from putting h<s
money on the wrong horse.-States
man.
Clergyman-"Some people think I
preaoh long sermons. Do you think
so?" She-"Oh, no! They only seem
long."--Puck.
The glorious charge of the Light Brigade,
By Tennyson famously sun*,
Is nothing to that which my doctor made
For taking a look at my tongue.
-Yenowlne's News.
* Tr of essor, "sai da graduate, trying
to be pathetic at parting, "I am in
debted to you for all I know." "Pray
do not mention such a trifle," was the
reply.-Tit-Bite.
"Farewell," he said, "we shall meat
in heaven, and then-" "Then I will
love you," replied the girl who ho.d
rejected him. "I expect to love every
one there."-Truth.
One-"Stickers has been telling tia
of marvelous sums he has made cu
Wall street. Is he a Napoleon of
tinonee?" Two-"Well, hardly-more
of a Napoleon of narration !"-Pock.
Briggs-"What sort of a fellow i%
Sandstone?" Griggs-"Well, he is
the kind of a man who thinks his wheel
is better than any other." Briggs
"I seel Just an average man."
Puck. . I
? The Snapper Snapped: Miss Antique
-.."I don't see why young married
people make such fools of them
selves!" Old Goodfellow-"Maybe
it's because they have tho chauoe !"
Truth. !
A Sea View: Passenger-"Captain,"
how far r.v? TO from land?" Captain
-"About two miles." Passenger
"But I can't see it. In what direction
is it?" Captain-"Straight down, sir."
-Tit-Bits.
Von Blumer (looking at his wife's
oheck-book)-'.'You don't mean'to say
you have given out a check for $100?
Why, you've only got 350 in the bank
to meet it!" His Wife-"That's all
right, dear ! If the cashier says any
thing .about it I'll tell him to charge
it. "-Puck.
Judge Noonan of the San Antonio
District Court is also the proprietor
of a stock ranch in Medina County. .
He was recently called on in his official I
capacity to pronounce sentenoe on a
horsethief. Said the Judge blandly:
"Are you aware of any circumstance
that entitles you to consideration at
unhands?" "Yes, your Honor, lam."
"What ~A-.it?" "The horse I stole
didn't belong t?^7Jte^^9??_22ikl
ought to take that into consideration. *
?-Texas Siftings.
He Wasn't Afraid, but His Legs Wera?
"When I was holding up trains ia
Nevada," began City Attorney Cres
well, "to collect the railroad's taxes
being District Attorney of the county
through which it ran-I had to assist
me as brave a man as I ever knew.
He would think nothing of walking
right up to the muzzle of a gun and
peeping down the barrel.
"A passenger train came in and we
seized it. I ordered the engineer and
fireman out of the cab and put my
assistant in, with instructions to hold
lt. The whole town was out to see the
hold-up, and; with the passengers from
the train, crowded around and poked
fun at us. Suddenly the engineet
shouted to my man in the cab that th 3
water was about out of the boiler and
it would blow up in a minuto or two. ?
! "He glanced at the water ganga
'and seeing no water in the glass looked
about him in an uneasy way for a mo*
ment and then commenced climbing
out of tie cab. He started to walk
away at a slow, dignified stride, bm;
: his steps kept getting quioker till ak
?last he broke into a run. The crowd
jeered hvm, but he only ran the faster
till he was out of danger.
" 'Look here, Jim,'said I, 'I thought
lyon were afraid of nothing.'
" 'Well, I don't feel a blamed bit
skeery on my account,' he replied,
!very deliberately, 'but somehow or
?other I couldn't hold my legs down.
'They were just determined to do some
fast work, an'Icouldn't stop 'em.'"
Ban Francisco Post. ZSaa
I
Candor Froui Childish Lip
. ? minister's little daughter was at
tending her first church service. She
had never seen her father in the pul
pit before, and on his entrance there
her presence of mind forsook her, and
she piped out in a voice expressive of
joyful recognition:
"Why, there's my pa up there in
that box!'
Avenging propriety swept down up
on the little maiden, and for a season
there was a great calm. But the ser
vice was grievously long to such a wee
worshiper, and she became very rest
less, walking up and down the pew
and sighing audibly.
"It won't be long, dear," mamma
whispered.
Whereupon ensued another brief
period of quiet; but it was not to last.
Tired baby nature had reaohed its
utmost limit of endurance, and by
and-by, over the quiet listeners arose
a little voice, clear and plausible and
ooaxing:
"Isn't you nearly done, papa?"
New York Meroury.
Molasses lor Cattle Food.
Molasses is coming into promia enee
is cattle food in Germany. Cows
particularly devour their sweetened
aroveudor with the greatest relish.
Fhe food is claimed to be both heal ta
ni and economical.- Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
IS
Highest of all in Leavening Pow
AB?OLUT
M?llonaire Washerwomen.
A Russian merchant prince recently
died leaving a legacy of 4,000,000 ru
bles to his fonr nieces.
But being impressed with the saying
tbat pride gocth before destruction, it
was stipulated ia the will that before
receiving her legacy caoh niece shall
have worked continuously for fifteen
' months either as chambermaid, wash
erwoman or farm servant. The three
ezecntors of the will are enjoined to
see that this condition is scrupously
rospected.
The fonr legatees have therefore
gone to work as farm hands and ser
vants. But though the conditions are
hard, 863 offers of marriage have^l
ready^ come in, and seedy noblemen in
all directions are ready to pat ap titles
at the lowest market prices.
The idea of the Bassiaa millionaire
is well worth studying. When these
four legatees come into possession of
their fortunes they will know how to
I sympathize with the poor and bumble,
for they will have been there them
selves.
American girls may see in these 863
offers of marriage that labor is no dis
grace when there is money behind it.
j But uselessness and utter neglect of
contact with "common folks" ought to
be in bad repute, whether there is
money behind it or not.-Boston
Globe.
Th OM1 Dis: rc si ns Corns!
! Bad as they are, Hinderccrus will remove
j them, and then >ou can walk as you like.
ora? ENJOYS
Both the method and results vs hen
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the ta?te, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
LH er and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
ouly remedy of its kind ever pro
duce!., pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and 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 I)o not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N.t.
No, of course not.
You never want any
thing poor in the food'line.
Be careful when buying
your buckwheat.
BUCKWHEAT
Is by far the best and
most wholesome.
st
MARLIN REPEAT crt.
2 0--'M*ARLlRi.
Model 1804
Made In 25-20 . 32-:?, 33-10 and" +M0 Calibre*.
3"'" Solid Top and S Ide-ejectl n? Reaten made,
all other Calibre! ready. The Marlin Fire ArmsCo.
Catalogue (ree. New Haven, Conn.
OSBORNE'S
]udmedd ^e-ueae
AND V
School of Sliortliaxicl
A I (U'NT \. ?A. M
No text booka osad. Actual btuineas from dar or
?teri nf. Bunnes? Darers. coii?c" curr-nor ?al
roods a-ed. Send (or h-i^womeir iMoitrated cata
logue. Board choaper tha^^in? Southern city.
PARKER'S "
HAIR BALSAM
Litanies and beaotlf?ca the tub.
' 'omutcj a luxuriant growth,
/lover rail? to Beatoro Or?y
Hair to it? youthful Color.
Curt? tcalp diiraiei & hair tailing.
60c.and il.'JO et Drujrglati
WKLL by getting the best plants, whl(
W. D. BEATIE, Atlanta,
Nat
mm
WASHING
COMPOUND
THE CREAT INVENTION,
FOR $wiNsTou.&?x?tnz\
WITHOUT (NJU*Y TO Tkt |
TexrutrPQifi*, Om H AHOI.
Theres r
Too ma
and streng
bing their cl<
money. Ye
figure up tl
year by tl
of women
suppose
careful ar
one use
to hope
would b
Send S
t* Bael
voa lOMfl.hing
lt ttcL^
er.-Latest U. S. GcVt Report
Baking
, Powder
EOT PURE
Their First Quarrel.
She-Strange how married people
can quarrel, isn't it, dear? Here
wo've been married two whole weeks
and not an unkind word has passed
between us.
He-We shall never quarrel, dar
ling, until you begin it. I never
shall.
She-That's jost like a man. I
know you'll be the first to quarrel?
Ho-Now don't be unreasonable,
dear. You
She-You never used to think me
unreasonable. Why didn't you find
that out before you married me? Eto.,
etc., etc. Tears and door slam.-Bos
ton Transcript.
A-awTA$po5lT(0/
A List of Reliable Business House*
where visitors to the Gnat Show
will be properly treated and can
purchase goods at lowest prices.
STILSON * COLLINS
JEWELRY CO.,
55 Whitehall St.. Atlanta. Qa.
livery thing in the Jewelry and Silver
Line at Factory Prices.
I it OK PAYS FOU A PULL V.nVB.Sl7T^t?
1*00 Si I! Ol,AU? 11J . ix idO-f
SULLIVAN A CRICHTON'S
And School of Shorthand.
. student? Iront 20 M?ate?. 4 Penman .te
F*rajty; Ceta ow* fr.-e. SULLIVAN tSs
KI' HT ?N. Prvor Street. Atlnnta, (?a.
n TO AVOID THIS T7I9Z1
u 0. TETTERINE
SH t _ The ONLY rainiest anJ harmlati
? T cutts: (or tbe w >r*t. type of Kcz.ru?,
\jf) I Tetter, Ringworm, ngly rough patch
Ka M "on lb? fte?, crusted scalp,
fl Ground itch, caitas, cairn, Dim
ple* . Poison from ivy or pei -on oak.
G
f] .Savannah, G?,, for on? box. If jot?
druggist don't keep it.
Von will find it at CHAS. 0. Ty>ca's, Atlanta.
.bort ALL nen xs. Sand Wo. te
Hu.rupi or esau 'to J. T. Snuptrin?,
.Savannah, Ga., toroa? box. If
For style, Wear anfl Comlort
Vialt
1.<L Wlaitoliall St.
Cotton. ;
With careful rotation ol
crops and liberal fertilizations,
cotton lands will improve. The
application of a proper ferti*
lizer .containing sufficient Pot
ash often makes the difference
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain
ing not less than 3 to 4%
Actual Potash.
Kainit is a complete specific
against "Rust."
?ur1 pSmJjrilets are not advertising; circulars boom
ing special fertilizers, but are practical works, contain
ing the results of latest experiments in this line.
Every cotton farmer sbooid have a copy. They ara.
lent free for the asking.
GERMAN' KALI WORKS,
Sj Nassau St., New York. .*
THE AERMOTOR CO. does half the *?*??
Windmill business, because lt bas reduced the cost or
wind power to 1 tl what lt was. It baa many branch
nouses, and supplies tts goods and repair*
t roux door, lt can aud does furnish ?
. oett?r article for lens nionej than
fothers. It makes Pumping ?nd
Geared, Steel, Galvaniied^after.
i Completion Windmills, TllUn*
?.m Fixed Steel Towers, Steel Brm Saw
Frames, Steel Feed Cutters and Feea
. Grinders. On application lt will name one
?a of these articles that lt wUl furnish until
january 1st at 1/3 Uie usual price. It also aum
Tanks and Pumps of all klnns. Send for catalogue.
cactory: 12th. Rockwell and Fillmore Streets. Chlut>
I Aa Unheard of Offer !
This $JS 00 > ull Lraiher Top, Coolna
OiLCxaci Bcoor with shsfts, Mat aar
irani tor examination om ra*
ctlpt of li. Brenner Springs
(Ifuflrod. None belter retsllsd
it $ 00. Absolute fuaraatw
for ODS year. If exscdy aa
represented, par nearest baak
the balance, SM). PT ce lil Si
run wira >aoia Traft, r filtered Irtter or mooey order. ?
?toy direct. 3?re dealer's I mari Mn Unir"*7 "fl Cot-maoa,
handsome |roau. ?l?lClIll? O?f<1 UU. Oaie.
?Q?DAYSURE.
.JJ fjunu we will show you
in .xe ?J a dav; ab olmrly sure;
nish the work and tench you tree yt
fir
?END
il us your
. ri dress
_lana we writ show you how to
tu .xe *J a day: ab olmrly sure; we lor
nish the work and teach you tn ? vuu
work in th? locillty where you five;
sen J us roar ??ddnwand we will exp?ala
the business fully; remem er we gusts
ant'- :a el -ar i rod: .. $3 I or every ay's
w ^rk; a'J-HutWy *w: write st Mrs.
iUUL Jli.i I i'Al'Tl HIM. ll>?PA.NV. liol Lit, Detroit, Hick.
$242^ wm
NicviLl'i.T. n, ReossaH..DLSO,6 Sao*
Rsrc Lvxa. 32 or 38 f- F., or and fS eta.
sod ? . will .Mo C.o.n. ,,.?0, u>4 silo? ?.
solaaueo. rilli AUB tts. Winston, XjC
I Want Agents ?? ?;'? ?-d ?^ertise my ?MM lu*
'_Ai (Ides u ed lu overy i.unlly. Bte
moi y in i> tur yu?. KKK"SA H i*liK-?rurul>iie<L
Ad I re-s. w th stA np, J. J. KI.KOK, Tl ?Un. O.
~~_ i
UUKtS WHtlil. ALL t Lb EF A IL S 7 "Jj
J B<st Cough 8yrup. Tastes Good. Uso |
tn time. Poid by druggists._
A.N. ?.. .Fd tT-one.'M.
Ol One Acre of
Is what Mr. Louis
Treadway made.
YOU CAN DO as
ch are furnished by
Catalogue
Georgia.
ional
economy.
oom for a little more of it.'
ny women are wasting tim<5!
rth over a wash-board; rub?
Dthes to pieces ; wasting theL*
>u'd be astonished if you could
ie actual money saving in dj
fie use of Pearline. Millions*
are using it now, but just!
that all women were equallyj
id thrifty, and that everVj
d Pearline! It's too much!
for-but the whole country,
e the richer for it.
?ddlers and some unscrupulous grocers wUl
ll y cu "this is as good as" or "the same ai
Pearline" IT S FALSE- Pearline ll
? never peddled, and if your grocer sends
in place of Pearline, be honest-temi
:_*y~-JSSU_