Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 13, 1896, Image 4
Tho Oulnina Trada.
ilnlne extracting has undergone a
rast chang* within the past thirty
ysar. The extraoitfinary demand for
tlie drug incident to the war raised Its
price for a while up to over $3 an
o ance. Two great Philadelphia firms
a : that time bad a monopoly of Its man
ufacture.
Three finn?, with New York as their
-central sales places, are now engaged
lr the manufacture of sulphate of qui
nine and its cognate salts. The duty
bus been removed, and foreign quinine
competes Jn this market. Despite the
fax?t ttiat foreign manufacturers can
get the need bark at their own doors,
and that American manufacturers ere
compelled to buy their bark in London
Ol' Amsterdam and pay freight to this
country, the product of the latter has
stdl preferen?>e among American physi
cians.
Still vast amounts of foreign quinine
find a market here. Three years ago
foreign manufacturers found them
selves overloaded with the drug, and
sought au outlet for their surplus
here. Over o,000,000 ounce? were en
tered at tb s port, which was au in
crease of three-quarters of a million
ounces beyond the importations of any
previous year. It wrought much dis
turbance, and the price was hammered
down until twenty-seven cents per
ounce was touched. That was low
water mark. It has taken nearly two
years to absorb that surplus, but trade
is on a natural basis again, and prices
have risen to thirty cents per ounce,
the highest for years. The value of the
total product made and marketed
throughout this city amounts to about
$1'000,000.-New York Mail and Ex
press.
stn Island City.
Greater New Tork consists of 45
islands-just as many as there are now
stars in our flag. I ; might be called
the Island Oity. Bead the names of
some of the larger:
1. Manhattan Island.
2. Long Island.
S-. Staten Island.
4. Hart's Island.
5. City Island.
6. Biker's Island.
7. North Brother's Island.
8. South Wand.
Blackwell's Island.
Randall's Island.
Ward's Island.
Berrisn's Island.
13. Governor's Island.
14. Barren Island.
15. Coney 'Island.
Many small ones in Jamaica bay
have as large names. One inland
island, Marble Hil!, near Kingsbridge,
has lately been made by the govern
ment channel cnt th'f jugh on the Hud
son river improvements.-Exchange.
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10.
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Vi.luabl 5 Aid.
"Gobba,do yon help your wife clean
house?"
"Well, sometimes I knock the soot
ont of my stovepipe hat"
Fal f taad I'rnltfnl
As the West is, it is of tin malarious. But lt
1* pleasant to know that a competent tafe*
jruard in the shape of Hostetter's Stomach
Blt ?ere exists, which absolutely nullifies th*
potion of miasma. Western bound emi
grants should bear this n mind. Nor should
ft bs fo.-gotten, the Bitters's a sterling remedy
for dyspepsia, biliousness, constipation, kid
ney and nervous complaints and rheumatism.
If a small piece ot bi ead is put upon lue
point of t.e knife while peeling and cutting
onions it will prevent th 3 tears from flowing.
Caa the tale of an inferior article constantly
increase for & years f lobbins' Electric Soap
baa been on tbs raaiket ?var sines U6S, sad ls
to-day 'as ?ver, t\? bett, i nd purai family eoap
tcads. Try lt. Tour grotto: wUl cst lt.
Ripe tomatoes will remove ink and - other
stains from the l ands.
Etow'a 'Phis!
We offer One Kundra! Dollars Revard for
any casa of Catarrh that cannot be oared by
Hall's Catarrh Cr re. _ "
F. J. CHXWBT & Co.. Props.. Tohdo, 0.
We, the undera!gned, have known F. J. Che
ney for tl e last \l yearo, and believe him per
fectly hoi .or able in all business transactions
and financially aile to curry out any obliga
tion madd by their firm. .
Wawi & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio. ^ , ,
WALDIMI, KINKA? & MABVW, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intsrnally,
acting di-ectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces cf the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Bold by all Druggists. T estimonials fiee.
It Took tie Ribbon.
Dear Sir:-"Having uf?d several boxea of
your TETTERINB, I can say that lt ia tho best
remedy I have ever found for skin diseases.
After failing with Cntlcura and other similar
preparations, thringh the recommendation of
a friend I tried a box of TETTXRIKE, ?.nd two
applications was all that lt took to effect a
complete cure of a breaking out on my foot of
long standing. I think it is the best naive in
the work! for skin diseases." Yours t ruly,
IL B. Ar EX AX ?rn.
Mt. Selma, Texas.
, t fox by mail for Mc. in stamps.
J. T. SHUTTRIXS, Savannaa, Ga.
HTS FtspDed free by Da. RUSE'S ORBIT
NKB.VE R:?STOREB. SO Ats after first da y's use.
Marrelons cures. Treatise and $2.00 trial bot
Ue free. Dr. Kline. ?31 Arch St.. PhllaM Pa.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, tottens thd gums, reduces inf .aram i
tion. allays psin.cures wind colic 25c a bott!.?.
Why Von Should Use Blndcrcorns.
It takes oat the corns, and then you have com
fort, surely a good exchange. 15c. at dru?gis*?.
Piso'a Cure for Consumption has iaved me
many a doctor's bill.-S. F. HARDY. Hopkins
Place, Ballimore, Md., Dec. 2. '94.
Spring
Medicine
lour blood in Spring is almoit certain to
be full of impurities-the accumulation
of tho winter months. Bad ventilation
of sic oping rooms, impure ali in dwell
!,s, factories and shops, overeating,
heavy, improper foods, failure ot the
kidneys and liver properly to do extra
work thus thrust upon them, are th?
prims causes of this condition. It ls
of the utmost Importance that you
Purify
Your Blood
Now, as when warmer weather comes and
the tonio offect of cold bracing air ls
gone, your weak, thin, impure bleed
will not furnish necessary sJarength.
That tired feeling, loss of appetite, will
open tho way for serious disease, ruined
health, or breaking oat of humors and
impurities. To make pure, rioh, red
blood Hood's Sarsaparilla stands un
equalled. Thousands testify to its
merits. Millions take it ai their
Spring Medicine. Get Hood's, because
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Ix the OneTrne Blood Purifier. All druggists, fl
Pr?parai only by C. X. Hood A Co., LowitU, Mass.
UAA,|). Dill* sro the only pilla to take
ROOt) S rilli with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
OPIUM
and WHISXY habits cared. Book sent
rUX. Dr. B. X. WOOLLEY, ATLAST!, OA.
B?t Cough iJyrup. Ti
Intime, Sold br flrogglst?.
CON
Sold br dragglsf.
A PROFESSOR1
BIDE, pride ! there
yon have Charlotte
Arden. Mischief,
mischief ! t h e r o
yon have Lizzie
Dane. Look ont
for them both,
Hart"
With this, my
friend turned to
leave me.
"Wait- a moment, Mr. Jeffries," I
said; "how oan I keep-"
"Olear of them ?" he added. "Draw
your own inferences. Handsome
young men, with .'.ight purses, must
make light .hearts. When you catch
a glimpse of your pupils you will un
derstand me. I haven't been a teach
er here for five years for nothing."
.Thank you !"
With tl is I gave my friend my hand,
and we parted. An hour later I was
seated at my desk in the school-room
looking about me with no small de
gree of interest for the two pupils of
whom my friend had spoken and won
dering in the meantime if his kindly,
well-meant caution wonld not bring
me at once face to face with the very
danger which he had wished me to
avoid.
Smiling at my own conceit, and
failing to find, in tie three-score faces
before me, one that was particularly
stamped with pride, or one that was
marffcd with mischief, I turned to my
books.
Something like a quick whisper
broke through the stillness of the
room as I did so. I glanced up.
Every countenance bore unmistakable
signs of demureness. I turned a
second time to my books, and this
time a big apple started from one of
the back seats and came rolling down
the aisle. I picked up the apple, laid
it on the desk, and glanced in the di
rection from whence it had come.
Goodness ! what a pair of blue eyes
were raised to mine I Eyes, sauoy,
daring and almost wicked. This was
Lizzie Dane, I was quite sure.
"A good beginning," I thought.
Just then the school room door was
darkened, and, looking up, I saw
Charlotte Arden. My mend's caution
was well. How like a beautiful pic
ture she was, her fine head covered
with pretty braids, perfectly poised,
her figure straight, round and per
fect-, brought oat by the strong, clear
light. She stood, as if hesitating
whether or not it was best for her to
enter the room.
Lizzie Dane telegraphed io her with
her sparkling eyes to enter. I sup
pressed the smile that was rising to
my lips, and turned to Miss Arden,
saying :
"Have yon selected a seat?"
"Ko, sir," she answered, without
moving.
"You maj io so now," I said.
She glanced np and down ,t ae long
rows, of seats'several times, and ?hen
turned to a ride desk but a short dis
tance from my table.
"This one," she said, raising her
eyes for a single moment to my face.
I bowed, in approval of her choice,
though it did not please me. I did not
care to have her so near.
At the quarter-hour intermission
Miss Arden and Miss Dane passed the
time in paoing, arm in arm, back and
forih on the blank space of floor be
fore my desk. I could have wished,
and did wish, that they had chosen
any other promenade, but not know
ing how to help myself, unless I sent
th6m out of doors to play, like two
children in pinafores, I pretended to
bo "engaged in setting my books and
papers to rights.
Children in pinafores! I smiled
grimly to myself as the audacious
thought entered my head. Children
they both were, I said to myself.
I "And as for pinafores," I said, "I'm
?are they'd be vastly more appropriate
and beooming than that little pinked
? and scalloped and puckered little affair
of plaid which Lizzie wore."
Such sauoy little pookets, fixed off
with gimp and things-the corner of a
tiny note and the profile of a big, yel
low orange revealed from the distend
ed month of one, and the laoe edge of
a handkerchief, with a captivating
rent in it, hanging jauntily from the
other.
"He's splendid, Lot, isn't he?"
Miss Dane's voioe broke my wonder
inga.. I was modest in those days and
blushed easily. My wife told me, yes
terday, referring to that morning,
that the tip of my ear grew red as
coal. I wasn't aware of the circum
stance before.
"Say, Lot, don't you think bVa
splendid?" carno that loud whisper
again.
"If I do, I don't intend to tell him
of it," she retorted.
"What eyes he has!"
"Bather too deep set for beauty."
"Deep set ! They are protruding as
a cow's, and as big. '
"Mere difference of opinion, my
love. Don't let us quarrel."
"No. Then, how much character
there is in his nose."
"Deoidedly."
I had a large nose.
"Boom for more-"
I startled her the re by dropping a
book. I was actually getting angry.
But she recovered almost immediately,
and went on :
"How do you think he will an
swer?"
"Answer?"
Miss Arden spoke inquiringly in a
pnzzied voioe :
"You speak as if you thought I in
tended to propose to him."
"And so, I dare say, you will, it
being leap-year, and you so smitten."
/'In that case I think he would an
swer in the affirmative."
"Oh! you conoeited creature 1"
"Hash! What ii Mr. Eldridge
should overhear us?"
As if I hadn't.
"Who cares if he does? It's noth
ing to him."
Nothing to mel to sit there and
hear myself disonase d in that wt.y !
"But, seriously, v -hat do yon mean ?"
"Why, hare you forgotten that I
prophesied a flirtation? I mean how
do yon think he would do for that?"
"Oh, passably, ii he understands
his place ?nd stays in it."
"MenI Boys!"
"Veil, boys, thar. Men in assur
ance, boya in intelligence, ere what we
h?Ts B0wa4?ys."
s FLIRTATION.
She spoke as if soe had lived in the
age of her grandmother. I clenched
my hands.
"Do you think you'll bring him
around?"
"I'm sure I have no suoh design on
his peace."
"I'm aching to know what you in
tend to do. Shall you flirt with him?"
"Ob, no matter."
"You're too bad. I got you apart
from the other girls on purpose to
have a confidential chat, and here the
time is almost up, and you haven't
told me a thing."
"Well, I will now-two things.
Your hair is twisted and you r collar is
shockingly tumbled. "
"Bother my collar ! Shall you flirt
with him? I wouldn't mind, only
that hateful Sue Liscomb vows she'll
get ahead of you. Now. do tell me !"
I thrust my head, np and looked at
them. They wore not minding me in
the least.
I laid my hand upon the bell and
gave it a violent ring. The tao girls
started like culprits. What they saw
in my face I oan't say, but they both
colored. Then they separated for
choir seats, bnt not until I heard Lizzie
whisper desperately, "Shall you?"
"I shall," floated baok in reply, low
and firm.
Should she?
That afternoon while I was engaged
with the French class, I was startled
by a little scream, and Lizzie Dane
springing up and crying :
"Oh ! a hornet has stung Charlotte
Arden, Mr. Eldridge."
The whole school tittered. I
scowled and commanded her tor sume
her seat.
Lizzie ?ounced into her seat, 1 I
saw Miss Arden put a book to he. ?.
After school I went to her an
quired politely for her arm. ?
showed me her round, dainty M
with a large, discolored swelling.
"Good gracious!" I exclaimed, iur
getting myself, "how it muBt have
pained you I Why didn't you leave?
I would have excused you."
She smiled. That ?smile recalled me
to myself.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was not child
enough to run home for so slight a
hurt."
In spite of my anger at her, I en
vied the words that slipped through
her lips. "Had she already begun her
arts?" Well, I walked home with her.
Ob, the days that followed-and the
weeks, and the months! Miss Arden
wanteu to flirt, and we flirted ! Miss
Arden wanted me to make love to her,
and I did it.
I had the satisfaction of knowing,
as I stood by one of the long windows
at the close of the last day, watching
the girls file ont, that the whole vil
lage was alive with the rumors that
my beautiful pupil and myself were
eagageo.
Charlotte Arden lingered behind the
others as if wishing to speak to me.
The .coquette had her last snare, I
thought, bitterly.
"I-I stopped to bid you good-by,"
she said, falteringly, as I approached
her. "And to-to give you ihie."
She held out a rose-a withered
white rose. It was one I had begged
from her hair the night before at a
party, and she had refused.
"Thank you. It will be a cherished
souvenir."
I spoke derisively, for all the bad
blood in my heart was aroused by her
crowning artifice. She looked np
with a shocking expression, and made
a half angry motion to snatch the
flowers from my hand.
"We have had a very pleasant flirta
tion-have we not, Miss Arden?"
Her face grew white, then red.
"Flirtation !" she faltered.
"Yes. This will remind me of it
when I am away."
I saw the pride that struggled in
her face.
"I don't quite understand you," she
said, with dignity.
"I refer you for an explanation of
my words to the conversation you
held with Miss Dane about the first
day of the term." -
She looked puzzled.
.1 did not have any," she replied.
"About flirting," I suggested to
prompt her memory. "You were to
win me away from Sue Liscomb, I
think."
She leaned her head on her hand a
moment ; thon she lifted it and broke
into a merry laugh.
"And you overheard us, and have
you been laboring under that impres
sion all these months? Oh, how could
you?"
And as though some sudden recol
lection well nigh maddened her, ?ho
hid her face in her hands and broke
into tears.
"What is it?" I inquired, softouing
in an instant.
"We were not talking of you at all,
air," and the tears flowed afresh.
"Not talking of me ! It was all my
own insufferable conceit, then. What
an
"Idiot," I said aloud, and "mon
key," under my breath.
She drew up her head a moment
later and would have left me, but
buk
Pshaw! The scene won't bear re
hearsing. Charlotte is my wife now.
-New York News.
Animals Killed by Pure Air.
That nature generally kncws what
she ii about better than some ?cien
tifie experimenters Professors Kijani
zia, of Kiew, has found out to his sor
row. He thought people would be
better off if the air was sterilized.
Thereupon he destroyed all the mi
crobes in a certain quantity of air,
and fed it to a number of small ani
mals. Bat the pare air did not seem
to agree with the little beasts, for they
all died.
Making Bain in India.
A rainmaker in India has an appar
atus consisting of a rocket, eapable of
rising to the height of a mile, con
taining a reservoir of ether. In its
descent it open* a parachute, whioh
causes it to come down slowly. The
ether is thrown ont in fine spray, and
its absorption of heat is said to lower
the temperature about it sufficiently
to s?ndense the vapor and produce a
limited shower.
Sweetest Song.
r have heard the greatest artists that the
weld shall ever see
Sing all the grandest muslo of the day.
I have sat with soul transported in a mist of
melody,
As I listened to each up-lifting lay;
But the music that ls sweetest-surest round
my heart to oreep
Is the voice that every evening softly sinys
my boy to sleep.
3inging in the twilight simple, soulful little
airs,
Fragments of some love song old and
dear;
They touch my bettor nature and they melt
my heart to tears,
Just the kind of music that is always good
to hear;
9o full of heaven's tenderness; with IOT? SO
pure and deep.
Is the voice that in the twilight softly sing*
my boy to sleep.
Heart-swells from her girlhood, maybe see
ing through girlish tears.
Now doing eradle duty for her God.
They come to me like echoes from the tomb
of buried years
Just a little glimpse of Eden on the sod;
0, the air ia full of angels and their wings
around me sweep.
As I listen to the twilight voice that sings
my boy to sleep.
-Nashville American.
The Old Man Dreams.
The blackened walnut in its spicy hull
Rets where it fell.
Ind in tba orchard, where the troos stand
full
Tho pear's brown bell
Drops; and the log house in the bramble
lane.
From whose low door
Stretch ripened acres of cora and cane,
He sees once more.
The catbird sings upon its perch of pine-,
And o'er its gate,
All slender-podded, twists the trumpet-vine
Its rustling weight;
And in the woodland, bv the spring, loay
n*P,
With eyes of joy
Again he bends to set a rabbit-trap,
A brown-faced boy.
Then, whistling, through the underbrush he
goes.
Out of the wood,
Where, with young cheeks rod a3 an autuna
rose
Beneath her hood
His sweetheart waits, her school books tro
her arm;
And down the lane
With happy hearts towards tho old-tini?
farm
They go again.
-Madison Cawein.
A Country Lane.
Between stoep banks it winds along,
O'erhung with leafy hawthorn trees,
From which in spring the thrush's song - $1 ?
Floats softly on tho soft south breeze,
There is the earliest primrose found,
And modest purple violets grow,
And trembling wiad-flowers star the ground,
And humble ragged robins blow.
There, too, on goluen summer eves,
The old folks like lo stroll and talk;
Or slowly, under whispering leaves,
The telf-absorbed young lovors walk,
While, fresh as youthful hopes unfurl
New growths about their lingering feet;
And tender fronds of torn uncurl,
And all the balmy air is sweet.
With mingled scents of thymo and musk,
Aud wilding-ro3es, passion-pale.
As trembles through the dewy dusk
The music of the nightingale.
And, stealing from some hidden nook,
Adown the land and o'er the lea,
By pleasant ways, a silver brook
Buns, singing, to tho silver sea.
-E. Matheson
A Little Song for Two.
A song from me to you, you say,
A tender song for every day,
A little song for two?
Why, dearest heart, no note or word
Which I have sung and you have hesref"**
But sings to you, to yoe.
To you, my love, to you, to you.
. My every song is ever true,
fr And gladly, gladly yields its due,
jj As does my heart-io youl
And wore there but one theme to choose,
One motive evermore to use,'
It were no task to do.
I'd sing all songs of Ufa in one,
And when tho gallant strain was dono
'Twould be a song to you.
'v To you. my love, to you, to you,
\<i The tender strain were fully true,
And gladly, gladly, sings its due,
Eft AJ does my heart-to j-ou!
fr _
t -
The Rufuge,
Is the night cold?
Blows the northeast aorcss the naked moor?
I have ii warm, warm room; come in
Come in! and Lovo shall lock the door.
Is the night dark?
Drift the dull clouds down-dropping, winter
dampy
I have a secret room; come in
Comein! and Love shall light the lamp.
Is the night dumb,
Save for the hoarse wind's cry of death and
wrong?
I have a music room; come in
come in! and Love shall make you song.
Give me your hands!
Ah! now I hold you. Sweet, you shall not
flee;
Quick, Love, and look it; in-and then
Swear that you've lost the useless key.
-Pall Mall Gazette.
Amusing Transpositions.
A youth who had, in a performance
of "Riohard III.," to recite the words,
"My Lord, the Duke of Buckingham
is taken," came on shaking with stage
fright, and brought down the house by
shouting out : "My lord, the Buck of
Dukingham is taken!" An English
clergyman, who was given occasionally
to such transpositions, used one day in
a sermon as an illustration the scene
at Lucknow, when Jessie Brown calls
out, "Dinna ye hear the pibroch and
the slogan ?" But he pronounced it :
"Dinna ye hear the sb bro ch and the
pigan?" Ho did not know that he had
made the blunder until a friend told
him of it after the service ; and then
he was so much humiliated that, at the
close of the evening service, he took
occasion to say to the congregation :
"lam told that this morning I said
'the slob-rock and the pigan ;' I meant
to have said the 'slobrock and the
pogan!' Receive the blessing." An
other minister could never say, "Sweet
for bitter, and bitter for sweet," and
as the service called for the utterance
of these word3 on occasion, his con
gregaci?n had to steel themselves -io
hear without a burst of laughter the
phrase, "Swifter for beet, and beet for
switter." Maoready has told of an
aotor who, in rendering the words,
"the poisoned cup," constantly said
"the coisoned pup," to the great de
light of his audiences. At last, he
managed, by much practice, to control
his utterance to that in a publio per
formance he pronounced the phrase
correctly. Instantly there was an up
roar ; the audience missed its custom
ary fan, and would not let the man
proceed until he had given the "cois
oned pup" instead. Then he was con
soled with shouts of applause.-Argo
naut. '_
American Tonnage.
Most of the deep-sea tonnage of tb J
United States is oomposed of sailing
vessels, while most of its steam ton
nage is in the coasting trade. The
Frenoh repertoire generale of the
bureau veritas, including the Ameri
can lake shipping, which is very ex
tensive, places the number of Ameri
can steam vessels of over 100 tons, at
123, of 612,788 total tonnage. Of
sailing draft of over 100 tons, 2,423,
175 totftl tonnage.
A NEVSFt-MIND FELLOW,
I never mind the weather; if it's springtime
many a tree
Is 8haldn' dov? a its blossoms in a shower
over me;
An' I know the girls air goin' where the
honeysuckles grow.
An' I see the rivers flowin', an' I'm glad I'm
for from snow.
I never mind the weather; if it's summer-*
well, I seem
To pull myself together an' jest dream, an'
dream, an1 dream !
Per the roses reel ar oun' mo in a perfect foam
o' sea,
An' the good Lord runs the weather, an' it's
all alike to me!
I never mind the weather; if lt's winter
well, I see
A dozen happy faces roun' tho flro?lde for
me;
An' I know the kettle's steamin', an' I know
the fireside's bright,
An' I soe kind eyes a-beamin'. an' I'm all at
home at night!
-F. L. Stanton.
PITH AND POINT.
-?
"I've lost my umbrella," said the
India-rubber man. "Well, don't scowl
atme," retorted tho sword-swallower.
"Turn your cathodic kodak on that
bulgy-looking ostrich. "-Chicago Rec
ord.
Masher-"That waa a rather sensi
ble observation of mine, don't you
think?" Lady -"Why, certainly,
didu't you notice the look of surprise
on my face."-Das Neue Wiener Tag
blatt.
Nell- "Ohollie told me last night
that he thought my face would eton
an angel in its flight." Belle-"Don't
you think you'd better praotice on a
dock first, my dear?"-Philadelphia
Record.
Mrs. Dukane- "The women of dif
ferent cities have their own particu
lar fad." Mrs. Caswell- "What is
the women's fad in Chicago?" Mrs.
Dukane - "Husbandry."-Pittsburg
Chronicle,
Hoax-"Timely went to Alaska
prospecting for gold, and found lead
instead." Joax-"Ah ! In large quan
tities, I suppose, and valuable." Hoax
-"No; in small quantities and fatal."
-Philadelphia Record.
She-"Oh, yes; I know that you
think that woman is a silly creature
whose head may be turned by mere
finery." He-"It is sure to bo turned
if some other woman parses with the
mere finery on."-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Miss Bellfield-"How on earth did
you come to get engaged to Wallie Van
Braam?" Miss Point Breeze-"Well,
yon see, just at the time he proposed
? didn't happen to be engaged to any
one."-Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele
gram.
Visitor (hearing the piano in the
next room)-"Is that your daughter?
She appears to be ploying with only
oae hand." Gentleman of the House
-"Yes; her fellow is probably play
ing with the other."-Boston Tran
script.
Nothing will sooner make a man's
eyes shoot fire, his brain whirl and hi3
heart flop up against his palate than
to lose his balance on his availablo leg
while trying to stow the other away
in his dual garmenture.-Boston
Transcript.
Mes. Greene-"Of oourse you read
[all your husband's stcries?" Mrs.
White (wife ol the famous author)
"Oh, dear, no I they are nothing to
the stories he sometimes tells me after
ha has been out of an evening."-Boa
ton Transcript.
Little Mrs. Justwed- "And, do you
know, my husband never thinks of so
much as going for a scnttle of coal
without first kissing me. " Old Mrs. I
Hornbeok-"In about two years, my.
dear, you may consider yourself lucky !
if he gets the coal."
Office Boy-"There is a man out- !
side who wishes to see you. " Business !
Man-"Didn't I give orders that I was
not to be disturbed?" Office Boy-?
"Yes, sir ; but this is a very mild-look
isg man. I don't think he would cre
ate a disturbance."-Truth.
Scrum Treatment for Snake Bite.
The serum treatment of snake bites
has been undergoing tests in India
and Australia, to which countries Dr.
Cnlmette, of the Pasteur Institute of ;
Lille, has sent large supplies of serum .
furnished by immunized horses. A
rabbit inoculated with 1-20000 of its
weight of this serum resists a dose of 1
cobra venom in three or four hours. <
In India the serum has proven effective j
against the virus of reptiles of several I
species, au illustration of its value
being afforded by the cases of a mau
and a woman bitten by two speci- j
mens of Naja tripudians-the former
being inoculated with serum an hour
afterward and completely recovering
by the next day, while the latter was
not treated and died in two hours. In
hot climates the power of tho serum
seem tobe reduced about four-fifths :
in three months. In the serum treat
ment of pulmonary consumption, en- .
com aging results are reported i rom .
Italy, where Dr. Maragliano has been :
developing extensive laboratories for ;
preparing the protective serum for j
this disease and experimenting with j
it upon rabbits and other animals.
Some of the serum has been tried by
Professor Do Renzi, of tho University j
of Naples, in twenty-two cases of well
marked tuberculosis, with improve
ment in every case, and in some the
complete arrest of the disease. Early
particulars concerning an anti-oholera
serum are promised by Dr. Bering.
Trenton (N. J.) American.
Do Texas Poxes Climb Trees'
A correspondent of a sportsman's
paper declared recently "there is lit
tle sport to be had in hunting foxes in
Texas, because they climb trees in ten i
"Or twenty minutes after the dogs start
thom." The foxes in England are
often driven to the trees by the eager
dogs, but they do not climb in the
sense that a squirrel or bear does.
They jump to the lower branches of
the trees and by their aid work them
selves up to the top branohes. A fox
can get into a tree that is no higher
than eight feet to the lower branches,
and it is probably by jumping that
tho Texas fox gets into the trees.
Fond of Bathing.
In these mountains of Japan, wher
ever hot springs occurred, the natives
resorted tc them, either on account of
their supposed curative properties, or
simply to kill time. This taste for
bathing eeems almost to amount to a
vice, and in one place known to the
lecturer a man would stay in the
water for practically a month at a
time, taking the precaution to
plaoe a heavy stone on ins
knees to keep him from float
ing, or turning over in his sleep. The
oar staker of the same bath, an old
man of seventy, stayed in the water
the whole winter through.-Cham
ba'i Journal.
Sciatic Rhenmatisnt and Its Cure,
From the Gazette, Burlington, Iowa.
The 6tory of Mr. Tabor's nearly fatal at*
tack of sciatic rheumatism ls familiar to his
large circle of acquaintances, but for the
benefit of others and those similarly afflicted
The Oatette has Investigated tho matter for
publication, Mr. Tabor is Secretary and
Treasurer for the Commercial Printing Corn
piny, frith offloes In the Hedge Block and
resides at 417 Basset Street, Burlington, la.
A Gazttte man sought an interview with Mr.
Tabor at his place ot business to-day, nnd,
although he was busily engaged with im
perative duties, he talked freely and feel
ingly on the subject of his recent severe sick
ness ami subsequent wonderful cure.
"Yes," said Mr. Tabor, "I can safely say
that I am a well man, that ls, my old trouble
with rheumatism has entirely disappeared,
but I am still taking Pink Pills and will keep
on taking them as long a? I continue to grow
stronger and healthier, as 1 have been every
day sinco I begad to use them. You will
not wonder at my profound faith in the mer
its o? Dr. Williams' Pink Pll.'s for Pale Peo
ple after you have heard what I have to tell
you. About one year ago I was stricken
suddenly with sciatic rheumatism and was
confined to my bed. It grow worse and rap
idly assumed the form of inflammatory rheu
matism. I suffered constant and acute pains
and all the tortures which that horrible dis
ease is capable of Inflicting. At length un
der the constant care of a local physician I
was onablod to return to my work, but only
at intervals. Severe attacks would appear
rogularly in my back and descend into my
leg and foot, and threatened to make me a
permanent cripple. I tried various remedies
for rheumatism, but without any beneficial
results. I grew pale, weak and haggard, and
my family and friends grow alarmed at my
condition.
"About eight weeks ago my mother In
duced me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Pale People, and you know tho result. Ba
fore I had used one box I felt greatly re
lieved and much stronger. I continued their
use and Improved rapidly. I have now taken
eight boxes and feel .Hco a new man and
completely cured, all of which is due to the
efllcucy of Pink Pilla. They are Invigorating
and thoroughly wholesome, and have helped
me in every way."
In reply to Inquiries Mr. Henry, the drug
gist, stated that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
wero having a large sale, that it was particu
larly gratifying to him to know that the cus .
tomers themselves were highly pleased with
the benefits they had derived from their use;
that many of them stated that the pills wore
the only medium that bad done them any
good; that they not only gave quick relief,
but permanent benefit. That the plllsefosell
and that the pills do cure is a certainty.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shuttered nerves. Thoy are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, irregularities and all
forms of weakness. In men (hey effect a
radical cure in all cases arising from mental
worry, overwork or excesses of whatever
nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes only at
60 cents a box or six boxes for $2.5), and
may be had of all druggists or direct by
mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
Unmasked.
"I shall demand a triple ransom for
tho married prisoners,"said the bandit
chief, ns his singlo baleful eye swept
down the line of trembling captives.
"If I do not receive the ?um demanded
within six days each married man shall
lose his noso and cars. Let the mar
ried men step forward."
Nobody stirred.
"Bring hither tho stout man with
the Peffer whisk ere!" growled the chief.
"Now, give me the contents of his in
side coat-pocket. As I thought. Two
unmailed letters. Yes,one of 'em writ
ten five weeks ago, 'tother one three.
I'll enclose these to your wife, siranh,
when I write for yonr ransom."
"Mercy! mercy!" howled the unhap
py wretch.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Reads Like it Fairy l'aie.
The young lady, a poem in blue and.
a symphony in chiffon, came tripping
into the car, and the young man
got up,_
"Oh, Iwep-yonr^seat, sir," she said,
"I really prefer to sTa'fnt**^
"But, Miss -r," began the young"
man, preparing to step into the aisle.
"Ob, I insist upon it," she ex
claimed, sweetly, and pushed him res
olutely back into the seat.
"But, my dear young woman, I
want to get off," expostulated the
young man.
"Ob," she said, and blushed. And
somebody smiled.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
THERE are over a thoueand m^n in
New York and Brooklyn, according
to the latest returns, who are worth
between $1,000,000 . and $1,500,000
each, and the most of them are entire
ly unknown to the general public.
Only two citizens of New York-John
D. Itockfeller and W. W. Astor-are
supposed to be worth more than $100, -
000,000 each.
MKS. GOOLD'S GRATITUDE
HOW SHE WAS RESTORED TO
HEALTH.
Condition Before and After tJ*e Birth
or Her Child.
From every city, town and hamlet on
this vast continent, come letters from
suffering women; from those whose
physicians have
been unable to
assist them, or
from that num
berless class
whose confi
dence in Mrs.
Pinkhara's ad
vice and the
curative prop
erties of her
Vegetable
Compouiid a?
unbounded.
Every letter
received from wo
men is recorded,
and hundreds of
volumes of cases
treated aid in fur
nishing practical
information for the
women of to-day.
No letters are published without the
request cf the writer. The strictest
confidence is observed. The following
letter represents thousands :
" I always en joyed good health un
til six months before the birth of ray
babe. Then I was very weak; my back
ached all the time. My physicians
said I would be all right after the birth
of the child, but I was not, although
at that time I had the best of care.
The pains in my back were almost un
bearable. I had leucorrhcea in its
worst form; menstruations were pain
ful.
"Any work or care would entirely
unnerve mc. When my babe was ll
months old, friends persuaded me to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Before I had taken one
bottle I felt the effects. My back did
not ache so badly, and I felt stronger.
After taking four bottles.I felt well.
My ambition returned, menstruations
were painless, leucorrhcea entirely
cured, and I could take care of my
babe and do my housework. I shall
always recommend your 'Vegetable
Compound for all women, especially
for young mothers."-MRS. H. L.
GOOLD", Oregon, Wis.
If Mrs. Goold had been well before
the birth of her child, subsequent
suffering would have been avoided.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound should always be taken before
and after birth, in order tba?, th?
svstem may withstand the shock.
HEBB AND THERE.
The expenditures of the Indian office
over the Shahzada's visit to England
amount to $100,000.
The finest tomb in Great Britain is
Undoubtedly that of the Duke of Ham
ilton, in the grounds of the duke's
seat. It cost over $1,000,000.
The Duke of Butland, though he has
some (iplendid grouse and other shoot
ing, and an ideal shooting box, never
handles a gun himself.
Ex-Senator Ingalls declares that he
bas a dread of public speaking, and
that he is filled with a nameless terror
every time he faces an audience.
A French newspaper publishes the
-following advertisement: "M. Emile
, Zola of Plambeuf, inventor of the
spring nippers, notifies his customers
that he bas nothing in common with
his namesake, Emile Zola,the writer."
Hopkins county, Ky., is experiencing
a notable religious revival under the
preaching of a woman evangelist, Mrs.
Munn, of Madisonville. In a five
weeks' tour of the county Mrs. Munn
preached sixty sermons, netting 119
conversions.
The largest sum paid for a single
novel is said to have been $200,000 to
Alphonse Daudet for "Sappho," pub
lished in 1884. Eighty thousand dol
lars was received by Victor Hugo for
"Les Miserables," which was published
in ten languages.
The late well known archaeologist,
Albert Way, crossing Pall Mall, ca
romed against an old gentleman. After
mutual apologies cards were exchang
ed. On each card was printed, "Mr.
Albert Way." The older gentleman,
dying, left his fortune to the other
Albert Way.
Population of the Large Cities.
Aocordingtoa calculation made by
Elmer L. Corthell, the well-known en
gineer of the Tehuantepeo railroad, in
Mexico, the census of 1920 will show
the leading cities of the world possessed
of the following populations:
Greater Londcn.8,516,256
Greater New York.6,191,250
Paris.3,234,063
Berlin.3,496,729
Chicago.8,208,000
Philadelphia.2,002,932
St. Petersburg.1,500,495
-New Nork Recorder.
Her Trip to the Country.
"What are you packing up .for?"
said au Allegheny lady who called on
a Pittsburg friend and found her stow
ing her belongings in large trunks."
"I am going to Philadelphia."
"What are you going to Philadel
phia for?"
"Ob, I always spend a week or two
in the country in the spring."-Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Nodd-"Before we were ' married,
when we went into a restaurant, it used
to take my wife about an hour to de
cide on what the wanted."
Todd-"Doesn't it now?"
"No, sir! I never let her see a bill
of fare."-Detroit Free Press.
Notable Activity.
"Young Simpkins looks like a lazy
fellow."
"Lazy? I sat near him at breakfast
this morning, and he consumed seven
wafles and five cup'? of coffee."
Money Spent in Parker'* Ginger Tonic
is well invested. It subdues pc In, and brines
better digestion, better strength and health.
Gladness Comes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys*
ical ills which vanish before proper ef
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of thc system, which tho pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes*. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
ono remedy which r^omotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs od tVhi?h it acts. Itis therefore
all important, in Order to get its bene
ficial effects, to ' note tvhen you J>
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is m inniacturcd by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep?
ntable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa
tives or other remedies aro not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to tho most skillful
physicians, but if in :aeed of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stanch highest and is most largely
used and gires most general satisfaction.
ASK YOUR DEALER FOR
W. !.. DOUGLAS
?3. SHOE "^ofe?pT6
If you pay 1)4 to SS for shoes, ex- ?j? ^
mine the W. L. Douglas Shoe, and ip w[
see what a good shoe you can bay for w ?>
OVf-R 100 STYLES AND WIDTHS,
CONGRESS, BCTTON,
and LACE, made ia all
kinds of the best selected
leather by skilled work
men. We
make and
sell more
$3 Shoes
than any
other
manufacturer In the world.
None genuine unless name and
price is stamped on the bottom.
Ask your dealer for our SS,
84, 83.50, 82.50, 82.25 Shoes;
.2.50,82 and 81.7C for boys.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. If yourdealer
cannot supply you, send to fac
tory, enclosing price and 36 cents
to pay carriage. State kind, style
of toe (cap or plain), size and
width. Our Custom Dept will fill
your order. Send for new Illus
trated Catalogue to Box II.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brookton, Mass.
WHAT IS AUBASTl?E 1
A pure, permanent and artistic wall-coating
ready for the brush by mixing in cold water.
FOR SALE BY PAINT DEALERS EVERYWHERE.
rrjrr i A TincCAr(I showing 12 desirable tints,
111 lit 1ttlso Alahastine Souvenir Rock sent Ires
r to any ona mentioning this paper.
^ A LA BASTIN E CO.. Grand Rapids. Mich.
WE H A VF NO AGENTS.
ww mm s Sfi y U (,nt Mil direct to thecoruum.
er at wholesale prices. Shis
anywhere for examination
before sala. Ercirthina wan
ranted. 100 styles cf Car
H?ges, 90 styles of Har*
ness,41 styles RldlngSad
dies. Write for catalogue.
ELKHART
Carrlage ft Harness Mfg Ca.
?\ B. P?ATT, Secy Elkhart, lad.
70???
! Aye* There's the rub I''
That oughtvto be enough in ifs??F To^eal the
doom of bar soap. This rubbing with soap
may get clothes clean, if you work hard
enough, but can't you see how it wears'
them out ?
Follow the directions that come on
every package of Pearline and you'll find
that you not only do away with the hard
and ruinous work of rubbing-but that you
save time, and actually get better results.
At every point Pearline is better than
soap. But the mere fact that Pearline
saves the rubbing-that ought to settle it.
RTH XKTART? Peddlers will tell you " (bis is as
"? ***VE?r good as" or "the'sime as Pearl
ine." IT'S FALSE-Pearline is never peddled. It your
grocer sends you ah imitation, be honest-send ii hack. '?03
"Blight"
costs cotton planters more
t'-an five million dollars an
nually. This is an enormous
waste, and can be prevented.
Practical experiments at Ala
bama Experiment Station show
conclusively that the use of
"Kainit"
will pr?venu that dreaded plant
disease.
Our pamphlets ari not advertising circular? boom*
lng; specis.l fen:iizen. but ar? practical works, contain
ing tbe icsults of latest experiments in this line.
Every colton farmer ibould have a copy. They ar?
tent tree for the askiag.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
FOR
$12.00.
To introduce our goods, we will ship
this fullsizo No. 8 Cooking Stove and 21
pi ces of ware for $12.00 and pay the
fright to .your depot. Money refunded
ir not as represented. Senl ca-di with
orders. Refer to any bank or merchant
iu Augusta. Address
Lt. F*. HPitclg;ott,
846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA. GA.
Mrs. Annie T. Risley, of No. 1129
South 50th St., Philadelphia, ls tho
wife of a prominent real estate ageut
aud mo7es ia high social circles.
She is also a member of tho Presby
terian Church. Ua 1er dale of Sap
tembar 11th, lStf, Mrs. Risley writes?
"I write to thank you for tho bene
ficial rosu?ls from the uso of ltlpana
Tubulos. I saw them advertised,
au 1 though I rarely put much J
confidence ia pntuut modtcino, I
deeldnJ io try thom. Sinco I begaa
lakiay thom my dyspopsla ha? dl
miuishec! and 1 eau foci thal it is
leaviii.'? ino. My comp'esion has
irr.provod, and I feel like a aew
woman-not.tho 'aew woman' of the
presont fad, but a re. .vonatcd and
physically regenerated boin;?.
(Signed), Mas. A. T. IUSLET."
Ripans Tabules are:ol-. I.y dru5r?iits, or br
mail if the price (50 cent?, v hnx) i- 'cut io The
Ripans Chemical Compnnv, No. 10 Spr uce St.,
New York. Samplo vial, 10 cent's.
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lirai
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send uavonraddress and we will explain
the business fully; remember wc guar
antee a clear profit of $1 (or ?very cay's
work; absolutely sure; write at .ara,
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durable patented device for
bobing shutters at any angle.
Samples by mail, 16c. Yerritory given. Address
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