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Little Cu rio us-NJ tos. Antiquarians say that glass wis in nae 2,000 years before the birth of Christ The distance to the nearest of the "Axed stars, as computed by Astrono mer Bali, ia 20,000,000,000,000 miles. loe is the only known body that does not contract under extreme oold. The rarifled atmosphere of the city of Leadville, Col, is fatal to cats, rats, mioe, etc. There are at present exactly 1,580 miles of wat6r mains in the city of Loncb?. -"'Green Lake, Col., is 10,259 feet above sea level, and is said to bo 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 sac, Seven Noohistong and Sat is. Taking the whole land surface of the globe into consideration, tlfere are twenty-two and a half acres for oaoh inhabitant on this planet. A journal devoted to the pen, ink and paper trade says that tho world now uses 3,500,000 steel pens every day in the week. A late census of the "big trees" of California shows tbat there are 2,675 of the giants siill standing, the largest being 33 feet and 6 inches in diameter. Pleasantly Suggestive. Escort (at football game)- My I My! Isn't it glorioua? Fair Malden-Perfeotly * splendid ! Just like the rush at a bargain coun ter. -^-New York Weekly. . Disastrous Failure! We can mention no failure more disastrous than that of physical energy. It involves tho partial suspension of the digestive and assimi lative processes, and entails the retirement from business of the liver and kidneys. Only through the good offices of Hostettei's Stom ach Bitters can the restoration of its former vigorous status be hoped.for. When this aid has been secured, K resumption of activity in the stomach, liver and bowel?? may be relied upon. Tho Bitters conquers malaria and kid ney troubles. There ia nothing- that a mac eau less alford to be without than his good habits. 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What's the root,-tho J The one with the deepest root richest fruit ; that too Js Ay< a record of half a century of eui and awards, culminating in the Fair, whichj^^a^Eng Ayer'i "''"lyjfltiSi Wwi?he res "the onlj Fair, ruggist, 1 fll get Ayei 1 ODD HOLIDAY GIFTS. A filigree silver banquet jardiniere, filled with feathery, delicate Farley eu sea ferns. Stamp cases of pearl-gray lizard ?kio, 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 reprettentation of logs hewn and crossed, as if for the making of a log oabin. A belt of wide, stiff rose-pink moire, with a belt in the form of a gold oyal, the wearer's monogram pioked out in turquoises. A satchet of pink and white ribbon, made ia 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 cov ered with scarlet leather. A standing square of red Bussia 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 han dj up lifted, and is kneeling on a rag of brilliant Turkish coloring. A blotter, on the oover of which is painted a ched: made ont to the order of the recipient, from B. Jolly & Co., attached to it with a scarlet wafer in this hopeful card : "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 eketohed a youthful pair of lovers; the pair is al most hidden by a hnge umbrella,mado of brown sandpaper and cris-orossed with'patches. Under the picture, in straggly golden script is this verse : An old umbrellu, though full of patches, Is an excellent thing for st rik ing matches. All States Alike. Ex-Congressman Yoder, of Ohio, in commenting or. the recent elections, told a 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 d?mocratie 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 fihtate, where dey treats a demo crat like dis. Yust you pack oop our things right avay nut git ready to move away.' "He left the house in great wrath, but in about an hour he returned and found his wife tearing np the carpets and taking down the curtain poles. " 'Shtop dot, Katrina,' said tho Ger man ; 'yost you let dem carpets alone.' " 'But vat is der matter mit yDU, John?'asked his wife; 'yust a leedle vile ago you Baid 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, nut dare is no pince to move tn,' said the German."-Washington Post. 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 yon say your prayers?" she inquired. "Yes, ma." . "And did you pray 'tr^Jnehfi??JhV^' 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 cleaned with new bran previonsly heated in the oven. Bub the hot bran well iu*o the fur with a piece of flannel, shake the fur to remove all particles and then brush thoroughly. The fur will clean more easily if the lining and wadding are first removed, but such removal is not absolutely needful. The flat, oily look wir 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. "Oh, dear," sobbed Mrs. Hunni mune, "I knew it 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 ?B." Washington Star. Had to Stay Home. Husband-I thought you were going to the meeting of theSooiety to Rescue Chinese Women from the Crnelty of Foot Bandaging. Wife-I could not get my dress on. Husband-Why not? The cook was out and there was no one in the house strong enough to lace my corset.-New York Weekly. Careless Peopl?. Twenty-eight thousand two hundred and seventy artioles were left in Lon don eoDTeyauccB daring the year 1894. Nearly 90 per cent were restored to their owners. ?sst ITA saparilla: The bert-and the k alike. And when the rest them apart? WAU "the tree an old test und a safe one. ?per the root. That's another record of these sarsaparillas? is AVer's. The one with the ir's. Ayer's Sarsaparilla has res ; a record of roany medals medal of the Chicago World's i Sarsaparilla as the best, it . That was greater honor r sarsaparilla admitted as an If you want to get the best lore's an Infallible rule : Ask r's. Ask for Ayer'? and you'll pr A LITTLE SONO. Lot the winter blow its best; Here the hearth is warm; Safe at home with lovo we rest^ \ Sheltered from the storm. Love that makes the darkness white?, Lifts tho lilies to the light- .. ' Winter, winter wild, ... Goodnight! .-% 4, . j Good night! ^ Let the storm winds boat the birds From each lonely nest; Safe at home, we hoar love's words, Folded to his breast. Love that bends the rainbow bright, P.tris tue clouds till heaven's in sight ' Stormy, stormy winds. ; Good night! Good ni?ht! -F. L. Stanton, in Chicago Times-Herald, A BLACK DIAMOND, B? MABIAXXE 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, came 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 facer? all turned in ono direction, I told myself that, perhaps, none ot them wou*d be quite EO 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 refleot?on waa, in a measure true, for to mo the landing at Southampton meant mofe than that a safe passage from India k:ul been ac complished. It meant thnt tho g^al had been reached on which every thought and ho?v had been centred for months past. It meant that a mis sion upon which my future oareer de pended had been triumphantly oarried through. It meant to me, in fact, the difference between success and fail ure. During 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 Mae steamer little knew tho responsibility with whioh I was weighted-lb at if I had found a watery grave ?30,000 would have gone to the bottom ?nth me. and Brassington, the well-known firm of London jewelers, would L?ve 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 complote the pur chase of an historical diamond belong ing to an Eastern Rajah 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 ohief of the firm, called me into his room, and after speaking of the negotiations that had been going on conoerning the diamond, said : .'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 congrotula^ns, declaring that "olcjjp D:;ck" wasjHkrJi's^wav^fiat his for tH?A waarroaae ! 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 clerks, but should, in all probability, be given a junior partnership in the flourish ing firm of Brassifigtou & Co. With these sanguine and ambitious thoughts in my bead, I went out to the East, where I executed my instructions to the letter and Recured the costly bauble, which 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 pocket, and in this I was to carry the diamond home. I had re nolved that the bait should never leave me day or night until I had delivered my precious charge to my employers. After the diamond came into my possession I had on anxious time of it before embarking at Calcutta. For the sale of the stone was soon noised about, and the natives th era are a crafty, cunning set, jewelery having an attraction for them such as a mag net has for a needle. However, I managed to elud? 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 onoe in sight oi Southampton I felt elated, as one who knows that a victory is secured. On landing, I had to make my way to a jeweler in the town, who was nn 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 BO rid myself of all further re sponsibility. As I passed from the steamer with the other passengers, I noticed a tall, blaok man, who, ttraugely enough, I never remembered to have encoun tered during the voyage. Ho was dressed 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 au evil looking face, and I han a strong .inspirion that he had designs for robbing me of tho stone, fof 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 disembarked with me at Southampton could hardly be the haine. For while the first had lost no opportunity of following me with his cunning, watchful eyes, the latter passed me without a gleam of recogni tion, and was soon lost in the crowd npon the harbor. I made my way at once 'to Mr. French, the first jeweler in Southamp ton, and was annoyed to find that he was from home. I was only instructed to show the diamond to him, so th it 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 toleave for London until the evening express. I wandered about Southampton, had som? refreshments, and went back to the jeweler's early in the afternoon, where I found Mr. French expeoting na. He was a melancholy little man, sae of those odd creatures who, dissat isfied with life themselves, try tb make others see things from their gloomy point erf view. He admired the dia mond, as in duty bound, but when 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 I You have some milos farther to carry yonr treasure, and there is time for many things to happen on the road !" Mr. Freuch watohed me or?ically for a few moments, and then inquired if I carried 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. Ko was so positive about it, tnat I was in duced to go out with him and pur chase, a revolver before going to the train. I parted from my new friend with a sense of relief, and tried to shake off the gloomy fears with which ha had infected me. I went to the railway book-stall and laid in a stock of papers to beguile my journey. I chose my scat in the train-a small, second-class compartment*-and then decided to secure the carriage to myself. I flung my rug and papers upon the seat and walked down 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 I had taken my seat, locked the carriage door, aDd I settled myself, oomforta bly in a corner, feeling a sense of secu rity that I had not experienced for Borne time. Many an impatient hand tried the door before the train left the station, but without being able to effeot an 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 selected my favorite, and leant back on the cushions to enjoy it at my leisure. AB I did BO, it seemed to me that the revolver in my pocket stuck 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 Bent it flying off, when the misohief 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 tho paper down aud glanced about me. Then I became aware cf an extraordinary fact: the revolver had disappeared. At first I was in credulous. I looked on the seats on eith?r 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 Borne 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 face 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 was but a chance that I had selected 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 beau unable to resist the temptation offered by ny revolver. That must be it ! My hopes began to revive as I reasoned out this theory. I did not touch the ala:m bell, not knowing in what quarts? ( ? the carriage my mysterious compani' A might be, thinking he would don less spring upon me to prevent ^ / making the signal. If my notion of bhe felon wishing to escape were cor rect, I felt that by keeping still I night reach the pla^ewuere the tra u stopped for the, firM jtoin safety. "~ 1 irg&H "flflf say tha^TwSrunable to oontinue my reading. I sat with" sj . paper held in my hand, staring fixed! before me. I don't know what leiigt of time passed when, 'suddenly, I felt something touoh my foot. Without moving my body in the least, I bent my head and looked down, and what I Raw sent a thrill through me, that was felt in every nerve. On the floor, oloae to my foot, was a hand, and the hand was black ! Then for a certainty I knew that I was in the deadliest peril ; that I was alone and unarmed at the meroy of the malignant wretch who had fol lowed mo from the far East with the fixed determination ot securing the diamond. I felt that he was trying Yo slip a cord about my feet and so rea der me more helpless. It was a hideous dream, a grim nightmare from which each moment I expected to iwake, But I seemed doomed. No chance of escape was possible. Death stared me in the face. Still, whafcev ny failings may be, I am no cowar therefore I resolved that if die I jmusl [ would die game. I gathered all my strength together md, with a sudden movement, caught :hat dusky hand and dragged the Li lian from hi? hiding-place. My at tack was so unexpected that he had aot time to get at the revolver, whiih ie had evidently thrust into his breast while be was busy with the cord, ll saw my advantage in this, and cluj? :o his right hand with despewe ?nergy. But tho brute was on me ike a panther. He was'a big, poweV :ul man, with far more physical itrength than I possessed, and fro m ;he first I saw that my case was hop e ess ; nevertheless, the straggle was' a ierce one. lu reality, I suppose, it lasted but i few seconds, yet I had time to a 3k nyself, more than once, what the ead ?vould be, little imagining the strange ;ermination that was at hand. All at mea, without any warning, the train lashed headlong into some great db itaole in its path. There was! a ierrible crabb, and then the carn?;e ve were in collapsed-crashed Sid iplintered as' a nut. between ?he srackers. j The first lurch the train gave had leparated me from my enemy. I kniw lot what had been his fate. As-for nyself, I was buried iu the debris cf ihe oarriage. My righ side (both arm ind leg) was terribly crushed. T|he jain was too aoute to allow of my quijte osing consciousness, although I w;?s lazed and stupefied. After a while the wood that weighed ipon me was lifted, and kindly lades ooked down at me, expressing pitty or my condition. There was a blant, ind when I next came to myself I wjas ying in a bed in a small plaoe whiph lad evidently been hastily arranged i hospital for the wounded. I felt weak aud shattered by all lad gone through, and sank back ny pillows with a sigh of reli?f. Dlose to the bed a gentleman w itanding, who 1 supposed was a dc c or, and at a little distance was a nur se n a white oap. I took in all the se le tails in a dreamy way, when sa d lenly, with a rash that sent my hes rt nto my month, came the recollect in >f the diamond. What had becoi io >f it? My right arm, which must ha va leen very badly broken and was nc >w ?vu 1 in splints, WAS quite useless. I could not move it in the least. With my left hand, whioh was also bruised and ?trai ted, I teas able to feel that the leather belt was still about me, but the pocket, in whioh the stone was, wae under my wounded arm. In the cou dition I was in, it was impossible foi me to get at it, turn and twist as 1 might, The dootor must haye heard my restless movements, for he came and looked down at me inquiringly. He had a shrewd, kindly faae, which I felt I could trust, and I explained my trouble to him. I spoke in a low tone, and as briefly as possible. It was e strange Btory-although I made nc mention of the Indian-and my listenei might have thought it the ravings ol delirium, but on slipping his hanc under me, as I directed, he felt th? pocket in the belt and assured me thal the stone was there. "But you are hardly in a fit state tr guard your treasure," he said ; "6haL I take charge of it until you can re sume your journey?" I thanked him warmly, but d?clar?e it was impossible that I could part with it for a moment. I know I wai very excited when I said it, for I feli my temples throbbing, and my tantrac seemed haj dly able to form the words, The dootor watched me critically foi a moment, and then, as ho laid hu hard upo"?. my pulse, said soothingly ; "Neve.- mind, do not distress your self. Perhaps, after all, it is bettei aa 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 glas? and gave it to me, and very soon I for got all my troubles in a long dream less sleep. It was in the oold darkness of carly 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 au interest in tho 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. Bal after a while, as my eyes became ac customed to the dimness, I turned to get a better view of the bod 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 mo de lirions. Then, again, it was evident that the black man had not recog nized me. So I summoned up the little courage I had loft, and resolved to remain perfectly still, keeping my head turned away so that those crafty, cruel 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 clothes rose and fell with eaoh 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 an en treaty that she would not leave me. She 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 again, and then I suppose the nurse departed to look after some patient in an adjoining room. It was feeling stealthy hands mov ie Ahe bed clothes about me that at ?th brought me back to consoious Ljas, and, looking up, I saw that dark, evil face bending over me. Before I had time to utter a sound a heavy hand 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. Then I shouted as loudly as I could ror 'help, "iTat .ejrejuas JJtj&jip, the black man was through the wincTon and had disappeared in the darkness. I had tried to struggle up to go ic 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 1 came to myself I cried out wildly, pas> sionateiy, that I had been robbed, thal 1 was ruined, that my position in life was lost. The doctor looked at me with t smile. "Don't make too sure of that," h( said. And taking something from hu waistcoat pocket, he placed it on the palm of his hand and held it towards me. It was the Rajah's diamond 1 Foi the first few moments rapture and re' lief left room for no other thoughts, But, then, I asked, in bewilderment, how it had happened ; for I had beei so certain that the diamond was or me. After the doctor has assured mi of its safety, I had managed more thai once to press my wounded arm agains my side, and had then felt, distinctly, the small, hard substance that wa: worth so much. The doctor laughed. "That was a substitute." he said ; and then he explained that, seeing 1 was in such a weak, excited state, he had not thought it prudent to leav< the diamond with me. At the same time, seeing I should fret myself inte a fever at parting with it, he had com promised matters by taking the dia mond from me while ! slept, and pat ting something ia its place to mak< me quiet "I intended to put a small pebble,' he said, "but in the hurry of the mo ment could not find one of the righi size, so made use, instead, of a bit of coal, whioh was exactly what I warled. So you see your friend from the Easl has gone off with a diamond of hisowr color."-The Strand Magazine. The Plow Started a f ire. George Vogel, of York Township Indiana, started a fire in a stubbh field on his farm Friday in a verj peculiar manner. He was plowing the dead weeds and dry stubble undei the ground when his plowshare strucl a big rook. The stroke of the steo upon the flinty surface of the stone caused it to emit sparks of fire thu ignited the dry rubbish which sur rounded it. This inaugurated a fire that, propelled by the wind, spreru over the field and threatened to de stroy his fences. He finally subdued the flames.-Cincinnati Enquirer. A Steamboat on ?heels. Sweden eau boast of a steamboat OB wheels. This unique vehicle makes regular trips overland iroin one lak< to another near by. To leave ont lake it approaches the shore with i full head of steam on, rushes over th< rails of the connecting road to tin top of the eminence midway, shooti down to the other lake, and then iti sorew propellers merily churn tin waters again. Englishmen hold 890,000,000 wortt of stook in American breweriea. M? THE LITTLE COMFORTER? 1 shall not rall at fortune or at fat? / While lu tho dork or light 2 hear a footstep pattering to the gate That closes on-tho night J But lor those little feet Each pathway shall be sweet- ( The sad storms rimmed with rainbows, where the paths of angels meetl I shall not rall at fortune or at fate While under love's own skies My little queen walks where the roses walt And wins me with her eyes. For in those eyes I seem To read the stars that stream On bright, celestial meadows whore tm angels sing and dream! I shall not rail at fortuno or at fate While still I feel the beat Of her glad heart, and in life's twilight lah Her rosy lips and sweet! Lovely as still thou art, Best on my heart, sweetheart! Till God's white angel, smiling, kiss lips and lives apart! -Frank L. Stanton. PITH AND POINT. A 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: "They.talk of a nsw creation of peers in England." ??p". ^orfc trado?" -Brooklyn *jit'e. Bace prejndice is all light if it leads a man to refrain from patting h's money on the wrong horse.-States man. Clergyman-"Some people thiak I preach long sermons. Do you think so?" She-"Oh, no! They only seem long."- -Puck. Tho glorious chaw of the Light Brigade, By Tennyson famously sun?, Is nothing to fiat which my doctor made For taking a look at my tongue. -Yenowine's News. "Professor,"said a 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> "eve shall meet in heaven, and then-" "Then I will love you," replied the girl who hud rejected him. "I expect to love every one there."-Truth. Ono-"Stickers has been telling is of marvelous sums he has made on Wall street. Is he a Napoleon of finance?" Two-"Well, hardly-more of a Napoleon of narration !"-Pack. Briggs-"What sort of a fellow is Sandstone?" Griggs-"Well, he is the kind of a man who thinks his wheal is better than any other." Briggs - I seel Just an avarage man." Puck. 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 chance !" Truth. A SeaView: Passenger-"Captain, how fer R?3 TO from land?" Captain -"About two miles." Passenger "But I oan't see it. In what direction is it?" Captain-"Straight down, sir," -Tit-Bits. Yon 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 Wifa-"That's all right, dear ! If the cashier says any thing about it I'll tell him to charge it. "-Puck. Judge Noonun of the San Antonio District Court is also the proprietor of a stock ranch in Medina Couuty. i He was recently called on in his official | oapacity to pronour.ee sentence on a horsethief. Said the Judge blandly: "Are you aware of any ci' cumstanca that entitles you to consideration at my. hands?" "Yes, your Honor, I am." "W??at ~?-i,t?" "-fee horse I stole didn't bolong t?^T??rr^^JyPli^Sa^i ought to take that into consideration." T-Texas Siftings. He Wasn't Afraid, but His Leg3 Were. "When I was holding up trains in 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 ns 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 waa out to see tha hold-up, and> with the passengers from the train, crowded around and poked fun at us. Suddenly the engineer shouted to my man in the oab that the water was about out of the boiler and it would blow up in a minute or two. "He glanced at the water gauge; 'and seeing no water in the glass looked about him in an uneasy way for a mo ment and then commenced climbing out ot tie cab. He started to walk away at a slow, dignified stride, but ; his steps kept getting quicker till at ilast he broke into a run. The crowd jeered h:.m, but he only ran the faster till ho 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 co Idn't hold my legs down. iThey we * .:st determined to do soma fast work, an'I couldn't stop 'em. ' " San Fraucisco Post. .^&a? _ / Candor Front Childish Lip A minister's little daughter was at tending her first church service. Sha had never seen lier father in the pul pit before, and on his entrance there her presence of mind forsook her, and fihe 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 reached ita utmost limit of endurance, and by aud-by, over the quiet listeners arose a little voice, clear and plausible and ooaxing : "Isn't you nearly dono, papa?" New York Meroury. Molasses ior Cattle Food. Molasses is coming into prominenca as cattle food in Germany. Cows particularly devour their sweetened provender with the greatest relish. The food is claimed to be both health ful and economical.- Cleveland Plain Dealer. High?st of all in Leavening Poi Millionaire Washerwomen. A Russian merchant prince recently ? die J leaving a legacy of 4,000,000 ru : hies to his fonr nieces. But being impressed with the saying j tbat pride gocth before destruction, it j was stipulated in the will that before i receiving her legacy each niece shall ! have worked continuously for fifteen ' mouths either as chambermaid, wash erwoman or farm servant. The three executors of the will are enjoined to see that this condition is scrupously respected. The four legatees have therefore gone to work as farm hands and eer vants. But though the conditions are hard, 863 offers of marriage have^al ready come in, and seedy noblemen in all directions are ready to put up titles at tho lowest market prices. The idea of the Russian millionaire is well worth studying. When these four legatees come into possession of their fortunes they will know how to sympathize with the poor and humble, 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. 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. Those Dla! r?uni tig Corns! Bad as they are, Hinderccrns will remove them, and then >ou can walk as you like. OPCE> ENJOYS Both the method and resulta when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the ta?te, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Li\er 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 kind ever pro ducer, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beue?eial 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 i: for sale in 50 cent bottles by p!l 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 f. 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. MARLIN REPEATER. Model 1894. Made in 2.5-20 , 32-20, 33-40 ind 44-40 Calibres. Only Solid Top and Slde-ejoctlng Repeaters madf. All other Calibre? ready. The tr*' ..n Fire ArmsCo. Catalogue free. Nc. Haven, Conn. OSBORNE'S AND U School of Sh.orth.and AIlt?UMTA. t? A. No text book* Mi ni. A.tuai holtness from day at entering. Badness parters, co'nec? carr-ney ?al (nodi u-ed. Send for h^nnor il I nitrated cm logue. Board cheaper tha^^iny boutUern city. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Cleansei und beautifies the hair. Promotes a luxuriant powth. Nover Talla to Restore Gray Hair to ite Youthful Color. Cures scalp diieatea tc hair tailing. 50c, ard j 1.Ul'ct Druggists ii WKLI. by getting the best plants, whi W. D. BEATIE, Atlanta, fe Mg JMS?PS mk WASHING COMPOUND THE GREAT INVENTION, FOR SAVING Toa i?t?i*M\ WITHOUT (NJV*Y TO 7kt Tcxrutt.Coto* Q* //AMOS.] There's r Too mc and stren; bine; their cl money. Y< figure up tl year by t of womer suppose careful ai one usc to hope would t Send I * Bael voa somflthinj fer.-Latest U.S.GcVt Report :BW PURE Their First Quarrel. She-Strange how mirried people cnn 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 just like a man. I know you'll bo the first to quarrel, He-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.f etc., etc. Tears aud door clam.-Bos ton Trauscript. rorp\RECATO KJ<5\ A List of Reliable Business Houses where visitors to the Great Show will be properly treated am', can purchase goods at lowest prices. STILSON ? COLLINS JEWELRY CO., 55 Whitehall St. Atlanta. On. Everything in the Jewelry and Kilver Line at Factory Prices. tfOr PAYS FOR A FULLCO?tt?Jli tiff 30vll St UOI.ARsiij . IN WO' SULLIVAN & CRICHTON'S And School of Shorthand. students from JO fi air,. 4 Penntin .la Faculty. Caiiogat fer*. SULLIVAN & ? KI' HT 'V. I'rtor street. Ailrtntn, (?a. fl TO AVOID THIS TJJSEI U0" TETTERINE Sil . The ONLY ralnleu and narrait*! p T cuttle for the w 'rat. type of K< zana, f.r\ I Tt-ttar, Ringworm,ngly rough patob? Ka ea'on th? faca, cru ?tad scalp. fl? Ground itcli. eba faa, cbapi, pira ST plea. Poison from ivy or pot-cn oak. I P In abort ALL ITCHM. Sand SOO, ia Lj JJ tan.pi or oisb to J. T. Simetr?a*, J, S-.T.-innah. Ga,, for on? box, ;f yon druggist dua't keep it. Von will lind lt at CHAS. O. TY.NER'S, At'anta. For Sift Wear anil Comfort. Visit Bi l-A WLi.lto^all 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/^. --' """rj?r1 pirt?*jnT?t?"?re not advertising circulars boom ing special fertilizers, but ore practical works, contain ing the results of latest experiments in this line. Every cotton farmer should have a copy. They ar?. lent free io: thc asking. GERMAN' KALI WORKS, 83 Nassau St., New York. THE AERMOTOR CO. does half th; *?T\a'!> windmill busine?, because lt bas reduced ibo cost or Wind reiver to \.0 what lt was. lt bas many brancc nouses, and supplies lu goods and repairs ' at your door, lt can and dow furnish a " bettor article for less money than fothers. It makes pumping and [ocarcd. Steel, Qatraniiedafter J Completion windmills, Tilling and Flxnd Steel Towers, Steel Bnt* Saw Frames, Steel Feed Cutters and Feed , Grinders. On application lt will name ona is of thi-se articles that lt will furnish until january 1st at 1/3 tue usual price. It also nales Tanks and Pumps of all klnns. Send for estant"*. Factory: 12th. Rockwell ind Fillmore Streets, Chluf* ?r? An Unhoard of Offer ! V?l V NJ rmm This $55 00 full Leather Top, Cenaln* T CoLCxaci Biocy with ?bant, teat A?T ??IM for examination os ra ceipl of ti. lin wnor Sprinr? ?Ifur.lred. None better retallad tt $ 00. Absolute futrante? fur oua year. If exactly aa represented, par nearett bank the balance, ISO. Pr ce SiS SS riin WITH ?ania Hi aft. r-gltterrd letter or rooney order. ? tiny direct. ?Ure dealer ? k mnr>?Mn UffT"*7 "fl CoLUtOOHj "undiomc proau. ?UlCHulil DL'J?*I OU. Oaio. ?QA DAY SURE %j? ?JLna we wm .-how yoi SEND I us your ri dr rsi y you bow to t Kc ?J a day: ab oluely ?ure; we lur h the work ?nd teat h you tree you work In the loc/tUt* vherv you fi?e; tvn ??s.v. ur 'ildrewand we will explain thr DuMm?3 fully; remo 1 or wr guar aiiUMU cl'-ar pro:l: o $Si )r< v.-ry ay*i w rk: a?-..luMv sur-: "rile at SUHL HAM Hi Tl KIM. ?OIPASY. Hoi LIL Delrolt, lick. S 2 ?42buV? *S t I Si! ?^ee9.'cSu?5 NICKII.PI.ATII>. :.???... H.> 6 SHOT KIM nm, 32 or 3'A C F., orita? Meta, and we will ?hio C.'i.n. $t.?, and allow ?a. amlaation. I" J Hf ARBSCO, Wlnatou,S.C I Want Agents '.O*;'? a** nd,;ertHe my sp*:! 1U?. 8 Ai Ilde? u tHl Iq ev. ry f.unlly. Big mon y In iltur/un. KitE" SA ?I i'I.K"urui>he<L Addre-s, w tb stn .ip, J. J. l l.".' li. Tirftn. O. UUH;S WrltHc ALL ELSE FAILS. " Codgh Syrup. Tastes Good. UGO lr. time. Sold by druggists. A,N.U.....-?_ ..F.ftv-one.'M. On One Aero of is what Mr. Louis Treartway made. YOU CAX DO aa ch are furnished by Catalogue FREE. Georgia. ional economy. oom for a little more of it.1 my women arc wasting time' gth over a wash-board ; rub othes to pieces ; wasting their? ?u'd be astonished if you could: ie actual money saving in a he use of Pearline. Millions' i are using it now, but just! that all women were equallyj nd thrifty, and that every, id Pearline! It's too muck! for-but the whole country, ?e the richer for it. * eddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will ll you " this is as good as" or "the sam? ?H1 kPearline." IT'S FALSE -- Pearline ii never peddled, and if your grocer sends' I in place of Pearline, ba honest-send