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CHIPS AND CHAFF. There is one billionaire family in the world, the Rothschilds, wbcse combined wealth is estimated at $1, 000,000,000. . British officers in Dublin must wear moustaches, by order of Lord Frank fort de Montmorecco, the general in command. Baron Bockum, who for many years Was a leader of the German liberals, is now 92 years of age, and the oldest j member of the reiohstag. A. letter of Charles Dickens referring - to 'frackeray's death has been sold for 50 pounds, the highest price ever given for one of the author's epistles. Like Hall Caine, Thomas Hardy ba gan his career as an architect, and . wrote two unsuccessful novels beforo he made literature his profession. Professor Henry Jones, upon whom the university of Glasgow has conferred the degree of LL. D., began life as a shoemaker in a small village in Den bigs hire, Eng. When Count Herbert Bismarck tele graphed to his father, Prince Bis marck, that his latest baby was a girl, the Prince telegraphed back: "Have patienoel Marie was only a girl." Marie was the prince's first born, and then came two sons. Canon Benham, of London, recalls in the "Church Times" A game of cricket he played with Cardio?! Man ning in 1845, Manning was then r.rch deacon of Chichester, and tho game as participated in by the students of St. Mark's college, Chelsea. Who Did! "Birdie," said Mrs. McGfinnis to her daughter, "what were yon sitting up reading last night? "Was it a novel? Tell your mother." "Yes, ma; it was a novel." "And who writ it?" "Duma*, the elder." "Now, don't tell me that. Who ever heard of an elder wri tin' t? novel you'd sit up half the night to read?" Texas Siftings. A Trinity of Evils. Biliousness, sick headache and irregularity of the howels accompany each other. To the removal of this trinity of evils Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters is specially adapted. 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BCCSMUEL LXB. Lexington, Mo., Feb. 24. 'M. .'-* Walking Would Often be a Pleasure were it not for corns. These pests are removed with Hiu'lercorn?. 15c. at druggist*. That Extreme tired feeling afflicts nearly every body st this season. The bustlers cease to push, th?' tireless grow weary, tho ener geio become enervated. You know just wt at we mean. Some men and women endeavor temporarily to overcome that Ti r ?d P?ling by agr??t foros of will. But this ls unsafe, as it polls powerfally upon the nervous system, which will not long stand roch strain. Top many people "work on their nerves," and the result ls seen In un fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros tration," in every direction. That tired lng ls a positive proof of th?r, Tr?ak, Im pur? blooc ; for it the blood is rion, rid, vitalised aid vigorous, it Imparts lite and Seirgy to ?very nerve, organ and tissue of a body. The necessity of toking Hood's Sarsaparilla for that tired feeling ls, there fore, apparent to everyone, and the good it (will do you is equally beyond question. Remember that Hood's Sarsaparilla Is th? One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. SI Prepared only by C. L Hood t Co., Lowell, Mass. U AAfi'? Dill* 013 wy to take, easy to BOOM 8 rlllS operate. ?5 cents. ASK YOUR DEALER FOR W. IL. DOUGLAS ?3. SHOE "wellLT" If you pay M io 80 for shoes, ex- ^ ?mine the \\ . L. Douglas Shoe, and 9 MK sw what ?good shoe you can buy for Wi ?VIER I09 8TYLES AND WIDTHS, CONGRESS. BUTTON, and LACE, mode io aU kinds of the host selected leather by skilled work men. We make and sell more $3 Shoos than any other manufacturer In the world. None genuine unless name and price is stamped on the bottom. Ask your dealer for our 85? 84, 83.50, 82.50, 82.25 Shoes; 88.50,82 and 81.75 for boys. TAKE HO SUBSTITUTE. If your dealer 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 C us tom Dept. will fi ll your order. ;5end for new Illus trated Catalogue to Box ll. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. Ot!ft 4 an<* '*r s-rngglo io? fc'rerrfnui. Agents V fl . ? WAH e J .S.S. scranton k Co. Hartford, Ci. JAKE AND ] ?) E was a good fellow, >.^^ x*? with blue eyes and ^* (j?> flaxen hair, and had ^JjCT^v been in on? camp on \NJ9/ y?\^> the Cimarr?n nearly \ <ts?/?j?7 ten months, and we all ? I Jrj?o knew him by the name /""^tt i Oft' of Dutch Jake. He was ^ ^? V^/ n?t particularly com municative as to his antecedents, and we didn't trouble ourselves much to inquire into his psst history. He was industrious and very obliging, and when he was not busy with the traps he was ever reading a couple of much worn vol?mes in German, which he invariably carried in his saddle-bags. Sometimes we would become talkative, but he never spoke of his native coun try beyond a few remarks, whioh gave ns to understand that he had been a i soldier, and we all made up our minds that he had deserted. When Jake came among us he knew ecarcely anything about rifle-shooting, but before he had been on the plains biz months there wore few better shots to be found than himself. He possessed a cool, undaunted courage, and, under the most adverse circum stances, never lost hope. If one was eick, Jake knew of some simple remedy that would alleviate bio suf fering, if not restore him to health, and when old Pete Swayne was thrown from his mustang and picked up with a broken arm, Dutch Jake set the limb and nursed the old man, who al ways declared that his arm was the stronger of Jake's skill. It was no wonder, then, that we were all fond of Jake. There wasn't a squatter that would not have stood by Jake, even had he got on the wrong side of a difficulty. But Jake never became involved in broils ; he was too peaceable, and took matters too philo sophically to lose his temper or his reason. Jake was well read ; but, as I said, it was only at certain times-that Jake would talk muoh. When the spirit moved him he'd treat the boys to a genuine free leoture ; but gener ally he answered "Yea" or "No," and would go about his work and never join in the arguments: One evening in June, when wa were seated around the fire, some of the boys got ont an old newspaper that had been given us by some traders, and began by reading the advertise ments and ending with the European news. "^r-^' There had been a dread^^ooident on the Bhine, at aj4#?ge called Plit tersdorf. It hsjppen^d on board one ?f ^Q^&^Moers as she was landing ^iS86ngers. "That must be in your country," said Ssm Eivers, addressing Jake. I-never saw Jake's face- twa pale before, bet it became as white as the face of the dead. "I wi? born there," he replied, and then his head fell upon his bosom. Old Pete Swayne frowned at Eivers, who wits reading the paper, and the latter took the hint, and, lighting his pipe, tossed the paper into his lap. After Jake had finished reading tho paper Iiis spirits suddenly became very happy, and he began to sing some Gorman songs. By and by he said: "Boys, I never told you any thing about my life, and, as none of asked me, I thought you wouldn't care to be bothered by a story thut might possess no interest for you. But thal newepaper has awakened old .ecolleohions in my heart, for I know the place there desoribed as well as I know this camp, and, if you'd like it, I'll tell ron a story about Fatherland," "Go on, Jake," we cried. "We'll give yoi. strict attention," Jake soughed, and, giving one of his good-natured smiles, spoke as fol lows: "I shall never forget how I used to sit at ch ireh with my eyes riveted on the face of Maria Blinzler when she was singing in the ohoir. I thought j she was good enough for an angel. She had deep blue eyes and dusters of yellow hair, yet the people never called her beautiful-perhaps it was because she was so pale, and had suoh a high, white forehead ; bat I loved j her, and oared little what folks might say abo it her beauty, Maria was brave; sie neither feared misfortune, 1 danger or death. Had she lived in the early ages Ehe would certainly have been a heroine or a martyr. Though she had suffered many afflic tions she bore them bravely, and gave way to violent grief but once, and that was when her brother, who be longed to a Bavarian corps, fell dead in a skirmish on the frontier. We didn't suppose we were so near -the war, but it came upon os before we could well understand the canse. It was that ugly Italian business. Every man in Germany had his name in scribed on the books where be resided. They dor't make mistakes about suoh matters. It's not like here. When they want you they know where to find you, and you can't dodge the conscription. "Well, I remember it was a sum mer afternoon when Plittersdorf was startled by the bugle and drum. About 20) soldiers oame there, and it was a gi and sight to see how they hurrahed. The prospect of war seemed to make them happy. I couldn't understand it then, but ? did afterward. "We were in school when we first heard the sounds of the music, and the master allowed us to stand in the porch and watoh the solders as they halted in the pnblio square. Among them 'WjS espied a number of young men from Godesberg, a town near by our village, After school was dismissed I went to tho barracks to look at the soldiers again ; there was a fascination about them that pleased me. I was greatly surprised to see one of my friends th?re. His nama was Ernest Ulrich, and, as he was the son of a noted physioian, I oould not at first comprehend it Ernest laughed when 1 asked him for an explanation of his presence. " 'Then yon don't know why we are here?' he asked. " ?Indeed I don't,' I replied. " *Jow old are you, Jaoob?' he in quired, still laughing. " 'I saw my nineteenth birthday last May,' I replied. 41 'Ah ! tuen we shall r e comrades, Jaoob. The Kaiser requires just suoh arms and legs as you possess.' E?is MARIA. M ?They nre not going to make a conscript i o n ?' I gasped. "'That's it, that's it; to-morrow they'll set the wheel going, and there's no buying off. Now, if you were sickly, Jacob, or had a lame leg, yon would get off, but they'll hardly miss such a fine fellow as you are. I know what yon are thinking abont, my boy ; but Maria must loan yon to the king. Perhaps you'il return an offi cer. Is it not a glorious anticipa tion?" "Tho words of Ulrich pained and alarmed me. I didn't view matters in the same light as he did. JE had Ap ambition to win military distinction, and would sooner remain at Plitters dorf and look at Maria when she sang in church. "The following day tho words ot Ulrich were verified. My name was among the first drawn, and Maria cried when she heard it. Three days afterward we were all assembled to be marched away. A great number oi oar village people stood and gazed at us with glistening eyes. One of thom told Maria not to grieve, that we were brave men and were marohing to glory. If the fellow hadn't walked with a orntoh, perhaps he would have sang another tune. It is very easy to offer consolation. "Maria covered her faoe with lier hands and cried, 'Bat they will never return.' "My heart sank within mo when 1 heard her words. It was a new ides to me. I had only thought of fight ing bravely, and then returning covered with laurels. The few days I had been in the ranks familiarized me to the sound of warlike preparation. I could not help feeling sad when we marched out of oar village. My father fell into his chair and bowed his head in sorrow^^mympther wept, and with majyf lamentations be moaned her .only boy. Maria stood and gazed, hut spoke not. Her faoe was blanojhed to snowy paleness. She waved h(er hand to me and then turned^away. "pelote the clover bloomed the fol low^jj? spring I waa baok again at Plit tersdorf, The oampaign had been short, W everywhere onr arms had triumphes. Poor Ulrioh was killed in the fir?t hattie : he ffinfetf iftLpKT tinctdoju?l-afy to find an early grave, JfK?e I, who never coveted military glory, did not receive as mnoh as a scratch. ? "Yon may depend all my people were glad to seo me again and Maria laughed and wept in tarns. I had some idea of learning the wheelwright business with Karl Adler, who mar ried my sistef ; bat there came a ru mor that the king was going to order .a new conscription. As soon as I heard it 1 went to Maria. She advised me to go to America, and when I had made money enough to send for her and she wonld come ont and marry me. Now, boys, yon. know why I am here on the Cimarr?n." "Well, but about the gal?" asked Eivers. "When will you be'able to send for her ?" "I've already doue it,"replied Jake. "I own a saug piece of laud in Kansas and as soon as Maria arrives I'll take to farming. There'll be a log cabin on my place pretty soon after Maria comes. The fact is, she ought to have been in Independence a month ago." "Hoi ho I" shouted Eivers, "that's what's made you so quiet" As Eivers spoke, a horseman was seen advancing through the twilight and pretty soon Bob Slater, who had been to Independence, rode into camp. He had a pocketful of letters for the boys, and among them one for Dutch Jake. "I'll bet that Maria has just come," cried old Pete S wayne. "And you'll win your bet," replied Jake. "Boys, we part oompany to morrow. I've passed many a happy day among you, and you seem like brothers. I have a request to make, and I don't think you'll refuse it. I want you to attend my wedding, back? skias aod all. Will you do it?" Gue steutoriau "Yes" was the aa* ewer. There is a lag cabin on the Santa Fe trail, and where travelers always ind a hearty weloome. Dutch Jake and Maria are known to every one in that section of the country, and they are universally respected for their many kindly traits. Their little farm is pro ductive and a model of neatness. New York News. What a Gift From the Prince Means. On one occasion the Prince of Wales wanted to give Frederio Feb vre, the noted Frenoh actor, some testimonial of appreciation, and consulted his companion in the box. "I can't bay him something ; that would be banal Do you think he wonld like to have my cane?" lt was decided that the cane would do; so, stepping to the greenroom, the Prince paid the actor a few compliments on the English part he was playing and begged him to accept the cane, saying it bad seldom left him for ten years past He added that he hoped to see the cane with Febvre on the stage. The incident was reported, and Febvre spent the following day dismissing a queue of Englishmen who invaded his lodgings trying to bay the cane. Afterward, when giving private enter tainments in London, he repeatedly heard himself identified by the remark made in the audience. "He's the one that got the cane."-New York Press. Itu'ns vf an Important Temple. Ruins of an important temple have been discovered at Cones, between Yelletr j and Porto d'Ansio. It is be lieved to be the famous shrine of the Mater Matnta spoken of by Livy and to mark the site of the ancient Satri cum. The temple bad been added to. The earliest building belongs to the sixth century B. 0. The pediment of the primitive temple was adorned with splendid painted terra cotta statues of the Greek archaic type, the most important yet found in Italy. Traces of two other templos, bits ol the walls of the city, and the site ol the necropolis have also been lound, and further important discoveries arc eipeoted, Ab Angelic Hanband. There axe husbands who are pretty There are husbands who are Witty, There are husbands who in publie are as smiling as the morn; There are husbands who are healthy, There are husbands who are wealthy, But the real angelia husband-well, bo's never yet been born. Some for strength of love ore noted, Who are really so devote! That whene'er their wives are absent thoy are lonesome and forlorn; And now and then you'll und one Who's a fairly good and kind one, Yet the real angello husband-oh, he's never yet been born. So the womon who is mated To a man who is rated As '.pretty fair" should cherish him for ever and a day; For the real angelic creature. Perfeot, quit9 in every feature He has never been discovered, and hr " ? be, so they say. God Still Reigns! Whv talk or preach Of fearful times. In mournful speech And lurid rhymes? Way shade the light, Till naught remains '. 13 it clouds and night. . When God still reigns? . Why be the first . With anxious zest, To tell the worst And miss the best? To spread ill news Why take such pains, With words profuse. When God etill reign;.' Batter to start With purpose- strong. And do your part To right the wrong Life is made up Of smallest grains; Hold high your cup. !. For God still reigns. In days of yore Hnrd luck, you'll fiad, O ar fathers bore, And scarce repined. . Though sad their lot 4 And small there g air 5, They ne'er forgot "Our God still reigns.' Cheer up the souls Who come your way,. As onward rolls Millennium day. Good shall succeed, J As evil wanes, For God is king, And God still reigas. -Mrs. M. A. Kidder. A Song for Cuba. Here's a song for fair Cuba, Bright isle of the sea! She must, sae shall bo, The isle of the free, for her war cry is sounded, Her banner unfurled, In the face of her tyrants Defiance she's hurtad. Then on to the conflict, Nor think of defeat, ?nd a glorious triumn_ 'lour effortjwrTgrebt. He^^aprayar for brave Cuba, "T*^Dear isle of the sea! May God grant that she yet be The Isle of the freo. And though the proud Spaniard. Against her should sweep WU h hordes that outnumber The waves of the deep, May she hurl from her borders ' The proud tyrant host A3 her rocks spurn the wavelet! That dash on her coast. Here's a tear for poor Caba, Sad isle of the sea; For the sons who will make her The l3le of the free. For I soe in my vision 1 The bier and the pall; " ) Yea, tho bravest, the best Of her heroes must fall. But why should we weep For tao blood of the* slain? .Tis the price that makes, dearer The victory they gain. Hore's a shout for free Cuba, Proud isle of the sea, When vlctory'll make her The isle of the free! And each patriot heart In Columbia beats high At the thought of fair Cuba ; With liberty nigh. Yea, our voices shall swell O'er the billowy sea In a loud shout of triumph When Cuba is free! / -5. G. Lamb, in the Chicago Record. A Love Song. O'er the meadow flowor-pied; Lightly, fleetly breezes spring" By the winding river side, Soft, tho lissome sedges sing A quaint love-lilt fancy, Always known to queer old Pan, Since the reeds to grow began, Hear it, sweet, my Nancy! Above us all the arching sky Stretches wide its sprlng-tldeblue; Swiftly darting birds go by, Singing blithely, gayly, too, This quaint love-lilt I fancy, Ever cherished since of old In their little benrts of gold. Hear lt, sweet, my Nancyl Pretty one, now lt is spring, In the carol ot the bird Ia the flowers' blossoming, In the lithe, green sedges heard Lo! the quaint love-lilt-I fancy. That my heart, dear, sings to you, With unfaltering cadence true; Hear it, sweet, my Nanoy! -Ellen Brainerd Peck, in Home Journal. Domesticating Wild Geese, The wild Canadian geese are now being rapidly domesticated and im proved by our poultry keepera for their market value as fowls. In all the large parks in the prinoipal oities may be found a flook of these beauti ful birds, and with kind care they soon become tame and very affection ate. In Wade Park, in this city, a fine flook of Canadian wild geese may be seen wandering over the park ; and at times will begin their wild cry, and off they will fly for an hour or more, traveling many miles about the city, but always, returning to the park, where they are well oared for, and to whioh place they seem attached. They breed well, and start about May to perform this duty. The goslings are similar in appearance to the ordinary kind ; but as they feather ont they show long black necks, with a white patch just across the head, back of .theeye, and under the lower back; the remainder of the bird iii pale brown. During hatching time they are cross, and will chase and snap hard at you if you come near them.-New York Independent. Clearing a Fanion? Island. The famous Island of Philae in the Nile is now cleared of the rubbish which has overlaid so much ol tho ancient monuments, and excavations have brought to light the immense foundations of the great Temple of Isis. These foundations-aro deeply laid on the granite rook, and in the case of the southeastern colonade of the temple they consist of parallel cross walls supporting large stone dabs on whioh the pillars are ereoted. Scarcity ot Sea Otter. A few years ago between $100 and 8500 was a high price for the pelt of a Bea otter, but by 1892 $500 was no un common price, while as much as $1000 had been given for an unusually fine example. At a sale in London in tho spring of 1805 the hitherto unheard of price of $1125 was paid for one by a Kassian nobleman. WAITINO. I bear bis footstep on the stair, My heart responds with quickened boat, As to my ear the sound-waves bear The eager accent of bis feet. O heart! my heart, canst thou gainsay The hope that echoes la his tread? He comes to woo and win to-day. - To-morrow he may come to wed. -Lucius H. Foote, in Boston Transcript; PITH AND POINT. Fogg says that to borrow ten dollars from a friend must be considered an X-rai60 experiment.-Boston Tran script. Muggins-"Did you ever attend a box party at the opera ?v Buggins "No ; Tm too fond of music."-Phila delphia Becord. "Talk may be cheap," eays the Manahunk Philosopher, ''but the man who retains a lawyer knows different ly."-Philadelphia Becord. "Papa, what is a 'walk in life?'" "It is that procession, my boy, in which everybody has to mn like mad, or get left."-Chicago Becord. "Oh, I oan reoommend him to you. He is obliging, he knows his work, he is honest." "But he stole my watch I" "Tours, tool"-New York Time; "Maa wants but little here below.1 At least, so he observes ?When he compares his wants with what He thinks that he deserve?. -Indianapolis Journal. Watterson - "Isn't your piano frightfully ont of tune?" "Ob, nc ; my daughter is just playing a I "Jo thing of Wagner's now."-Somerville Journal. ? Western Train Bobber-"Hold up yonr hands I" Beggie Languid-"Aw -go to my man, deah fellow ; he al ways awanges about my twaveling bills. "-Truth. I Young Duff-"I never talk about things that I do not understand. " Old Buff- 'Really, you must be tho most reticent young man in the city." -Boston Transcript. ' "They say that love is blind," sighed the engaged girl. "If he wasn't," replied her envious friend, "some people would never have a chance to get married. "-Chicago Post. She-"Marry John Smedlorl If there wasn't another man in the world I wouldn't have him. " Uncle George -"Considering the opportunities that would give him for selection, I think you are right."-Boston Transcript. City Lady (in the country)-"I get so impatient for the news ont here. The mails are so irregular I" Old fashioned Grandmother -"Lal So they was in my young days. Ye couldn't trust 'em at all. "-Milwau kee Illustrated News. "I see you hadajhpphfter at your pince the-ettrerIfiiy/Berker. " . 'Yes. *i?*sluoky she came Thursday instead of'Wednesday." "Why so?" "Every thing she took had been marked down fifty per cent. If she'd come the day before, we'd have lost that"-Har per's Bazar. "I see you have several books by Charles Beade," observed the visitor, who was looking at the library. "Have yon 'Hard Cash hore?" ."Of course not, sir," replied Mr. Boodelle, the eminent contractor, with cold dignity. "I have a burglar-proof safe."-Chi cago Tribune. "One of the strong points about this carpet, ma'am," said the sales man, "is that it won't show dirt as plainly aa some others. You wouldn't have to sweep it as often as-" '1 shouldn't have to sweep it at all, young man," interrupted Mrs. Gas well, with much sharpness. "We keep a hired girl."-Chicago Tribune. A Ferocious Hen. A hen that builds her home in a willow and lives there like any of the ordinary tree-nesting birds is one of the things talked about now out in the neighborhood of Fell and Stanyan street?. The eocentrio fowl is the property of Joseph Landgraff, and thc willow is in his backyard. She is no ordinary chicken, but has all of the fierceness of a hawk, and it is no uncommon thing for her to fly violently at the head of any one who ventures about her peouliar habitation. A man named Allen, who runs the backyard, has developed a proper fear of the ferocious hen, and ali of his long acquaintance with her has not enabled him to curb her wild spirit. It waa several weeks ago that the chicken ieft the roost and decided to abide among the branches of the wil low. She made her way from a high shed to the low branches and then walked along until she found a suitable place for the nest. When this muoh was accomplished the chicken began carrying dry leaves, straw and much material to the tree, and in a few days had a nest that looked precisely like those usually found in the hanging out places of the park birds. The nest was carefully built and securely fixed between two strong branches. Then there were more interesting developments. When h 'len hazarded a visit to the tree the other morning he found that the nest was occupied by nearly a dozen chicks. The ma ternal fowl was away at the time, but made things interesting for Allen when she returned. She flew at bim and banged him with claws and wings until the stepladder upon which he was standing toppled over. Allen toppled over, too. He was not severe ly hurt, but the bird has been given a wide range ever since. It has not been decided what shall be done with the youngsters in the nest. Their mother flies readily from the ground to the nest and baok, and the men about the plaoe are waiting to see how the little ones propose to get from the willow branches.-San Fran cisco Examiner. The Sailor's Frieud. Mr. Samuel Plimsoll, the originator of the famous '.Plimsoll mark" to pre vent the overloading of ships, former ly member of Parliament, at one time President of the National Amalgamat ed Sailors' and Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ireland and author of our "Our Seamen" nud "Cattle Ships," is dangerously ill. He was born in 1824, and went into Parlia ment for the express purpose of help ing the sailors' cause. While in Par liament he was instrumental in bring ing about the passage of several amendments to the shipping laws. His Last Call. Lieutenant F. G. Fisher, who took part in the Chitral campaign, says that at Malakaland there was a mun with the enemy who hod been a marker in a native regiment. When the at tack developed he stood on the top ot a sungar with a red flag in his hand. Every one, of course, took pot-shots at him, and as the bullets whistled past he signaled, "Mis?, by the right !" or "by the left!" until one caught him full in tho chest. He staggered 1er ? moment, signaled "Bull's-eye," and then dropped dead. A MOTORMAN'S LIFE, FULL OF HARDSHIPS, EXPOSURE AND CONSTANT DANGER. The Great Strain on a Man's Nerves Snfll clent in Itself to Wreck Him in a Short Time-The Experience of a Well-Known Motorman. From the Cincinnati, Ohio, Enr/uirer. The life of a motorman ls not a bed of roses. He is subjected to many hardships, es pecially in the winter, when he is exposed to the cold and snow. Even In the ? ummer he must bear the Intense heat which beats down upon him. Considerable nerve md self possession aro necessary In r good motorman, for the lives and limbs of his passengers aro at stake One of the b"st known eleotrlo motormen io this city is William Frazer, who is at present running a car cn the Cumminsville electric line. Ho is not only well known to his fel low employes but to tho people who travel on hts car. Mr. Frazer ls a young man about twenty-six years of .tare and resides with his wife and child ut 144Betts Street, Cincinnati, 0. About a year ago Mr. Frazer was taken with serious stomiich troubles. He bought several kinds of medicine which were rec ommended to him, but none of them seemed to Rive him even temporary benefit. An en thusiastic admirer of that famous remedy known as Dr. Williams' Pink Pill for Pu'e People told him to try them. Frazer was almost discouraged, but took the advice. To a reporter of the Enquirer he said: "I can mor' heartily recommend Dr. Will iams' Pink Pills. They are all that is claimed for them*, ia fact'thpy advertise themselves better than any medicine I ever saw. I was seized some time ago with a bad attack of Indigestion. My stomach hurt me nearly all the time and I could not digest my food. The pain was almost unbearable and I found nothing that would give me relief. I confess tbat when I bought the first box of Pink Pills I hadn't much confidence in their efficacy because I had tried so many things without success that I was almost discour aged. Before I had taken ono box I was de cidedly better. Two boxes cured mo entire ly. While I have boen under the weather from other causes my indigestion has nover returned. If it ever should I know just what to do. I have so much confidence in the o' floacy of Pink Pills that if I ever get real sick again with any disorder I shall use some of them. It is a pleasure for me I assure you to testify to the excellent qualities of these Pink Pills. They not only tone the stomach but regulate tho bowels and act as a mild cathartic." Mr. Frazer's testimonial means something. He speaks from personal experience and any one who doubts that ho received tho benefits stated can easily vorlfy tho assertion by call ing on Mr. Frazer or seolng him somo timo while bo ls on his car. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all tho elements necessary to give new life and rich ness to the blood and r.storo shattered ?ervos. They are sold ir boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen or hundred) at 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50, and may be hud of all druggists or directly by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. A New Corn. It is not generally known among farmers in this part of the country, we believe, that a new grain crop has been introduced into the western-S^tes abd is winning ita-way very rapidly into iftVDr" iu eome of them. The grain in question ia known as "Kaffir corn," and more resembles in character and appearance, we believe, the grains of millet, or broom corn, or sorghum, than those of the familiar Indian corn. It seems, however, to answer all the purposes of Indian oom and has some advantages, notably those of yield and of ability to stand drought which have served to induce many of the western farmers to culti vate it extensively with Indian corn or in place of it. Doing the Spilt Act. Mrs. Watts-Now, if you will split some wood Weary Watkins- Ef it is all the same to yon, mnm, I think I will con fine my efforts to splittiu' the atmos phere as I persoo me peaceful way. Indianapolis Journal.. At the Dentist'.;. Tramp (at dentist's door)-Pleaiie, sir, could yer fill me teeth this morn ing? Dentist-With silver or gold? Tramp-Cold roast turkey will do. -Up-to-Date. An Otter. Old Baohelor-How that your sister has married it is your turn. Young Lady-Is that meant as un offer?-Lustige Blaetter. Not Afraid of lt. L First Bell Boy-I've yelled fire till I am hoarse and the man in 163 won't wake. Seoond Bell Boy-I guess you'll have to yell something else. He looked to mo like an orthodox deacon.-Detroit Tribune. There aro people us!tr? Dobbins' Electric Soap to-day who commenced ita use in 1885. Would this be the coso were it not the purent And vic.U economical sorrp made. Ask your grocer for ll. Look <|nt for imitations. Dublin?'. Haly is the home of the pawnshops, pince lt is claimed Savonarola established the first one. _ F. J. Cheney <6 Co., Toledo, 0., Props, o'.' Hall's Catarrh Care, offer f 100 reward for anj ease of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c The More Ono Dues Parker's Ginger Tonio the moro its virtuos are revealed in dispelling colds. Indigestion, pain and every weakness. WOMAN TO WOMAN. Women are being taught by bitter experience that many physicians can not successfully handle their pecu liar ailments known as female diseases. Doctors are willing and anxious to help them, but they are the wrong sex to work understandingly. When the woman of to-day ex periences such symp toms as backache, nervousness, lassi tude, whites, irregu lar tor paui ful men struation, pains in groins, bearing-down sensation, palpitation, ''all gone " feeling and blues, she at once takes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, feeling sure of obtaining immediate relief. Should her symptoms bc new to her, she writes to a woman, Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., who promptly explains her case, and tells her free how to get well. Indeed, so many women are now appealing to Mrs. Pinkham for advice, that a score of lady secretaries are kept constantly at work answering the great volume of correspondence which comes in every day. Each letter is answered carefully and accurately, as Mrs. Pink ham fully realizes that a life may de pend upon her reply, and into many and many a home has she shed the rays of happiness. "IWILL NOT RUB ore IN BONDAGE. A female dancer brought in the slave mart of Attioa from $700 to $1,500. Turkish history states that forty-two sultans were the sons of slaves. Anti-slavery societies were formed in New Tork and Philadelphia in 1833. In 1702 serfdom was abolished in tho Prussian dominions by Frederick L In Persia a nobleman's wealth is judged from the number of his slaves. Nehemiah forbade a Hebrew making a slave of one of his own nation. The trafilo in slaves was suppressed n the Distriot of Columbia in 1857. In 1848 all slaves were freed in the French possessions in the West Indies. A church now stands on the site of che former slave mart in Zanzibar. In Turkey no Btain attaches to thc ?ame of a man who was once a slave. A wealthy Roman, in the reign of Nero, paid $1,200 for a female flute player. The Danes were the first to abolish slavery in their West India possessions. In 1817 the United States agreed with Spain to abolish the trade in African slaves. The John Brown raid spread the wildest excitement through the coun ty in 18.9. The serfs of the middle ages were bought and sold with the estates, like the cattle. Fable of the Fawn. A young fawn once said to its mother: "Yuu are larger than a dog, and swifter and more used fco Bun ning ; why, then, O Mother, why are you always so Nervous when you hear the Baying of the Hounds?" The Mother smiled and replied: "The Hounds do not Disintegrate any Congealed Particles with me, my son, but when I hear their Mournful bay ing I am reminded that some poor Chappy boy following them Cross Country may be set upon by an Angry farmer and spanked severely. Thus it is that I am Nerven* and distraught, for they seem so helpless clinging tightly to their horso'd Mane." Moral-What beautiful lies that Deer could tell if she were induced to write for tho Magazines.-World. Excursion lo Richmond, Va. The Southern Railway will Fell excursion tickets to Richmond, Va., at. OUR CENT per mile account ot Confederate Veteran Reunlo;i June 30 io July 2 The Southern Ry. is the Short Line to Richmond. For particulars write W. H. TAYLOE, Dist. Pa s.Atft.ric. Ry., Atlanta, Ga, History for Ready Reference and Topical Reading. By J. N. LARNED, Ex-Prct. Am. Library Att'n. KTOIvIng History on AH Topics in tho Exact Words ol the Historians Themselves. Not the opinion of one man, but the thoughts ol many men have been diligently sought out and ar. ranged for tho Ready Reference of the Reader. In every respect a valuable publication. J. G. CAULI9I.II, Sec. of tho Treasury. A valuable work. W. L. WILSOX, Postmaster General. I have found this work very rseiulond al, ways keep it near nt hand. JUDSON HA HUON, Attorney General. I believe it will prove one of the most valu. able reference books In existence. _ ?B. JOHX FISKE, Historian. Where the dictionary coca Ibis History should go. RT. REV. JOH>' H. VDWEJET, D.D. I cannot now estlmato the raino of the time I have lose for the want of such a guide and helper. REV. MOSES D. H?GE, D.D., LL.D. Sold only by $ubicrlpllon. Sent for Circular CHAS. L. VAN NOPPEN.Gener.il Agent, 128 Corcoran Buildlnf, Washington, D. C Gladness Comes ' With ft*Detter understanding of the transient nature ol the many phys ical ills which vanish before proper ef forts-gentle efforts-pl rasant efforts-. rightly directed. Thcr . is comfort in the knowledge that JO many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which thc pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is tho only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed BO highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness, without. debilitating the organs on which it actis. It is therefore* all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine article? which is manufactured by thc California Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by oil rep* titable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, then laxa tives or other remedies are not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, then one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere,, Syrup of Figs stands hi jhest and is most largely used and gives most general satisfaction, One of the heaith-g?v?ng cle ments of HIRES Rootbeer is sarsaparilla. It contains more sarsaparilla than many of the preparations called by that name? HIRES-the best by any test. Mad* ODIJ bj Tl? Charl? B. I! I rot Co.. PbU*4tl?>iU. A tte paciaft makes i {alloot. Soid emjwbiti. "Homo time ago," said Clifton Aros ?arger (ot Paris, Ky.), County Attorney of .Bourdon Co., Ky., ''I Baw tho advertisements of Blpans tabules la (ho Louisville Courier* Jew nal, and believing it waa tho remedy I needed, I determined to got borne of ibo Tabules. There was no name attached to tho advortlse-' mont, so I wrote to tho publishers ot the Courier-Journal and was referred to the Bl pans Chemical Co., 10 Sprucest., New York, from whom I obtained a box for 50 cents. I had been greatly troubled with si ok headache, but sinoo I secured Bl pans Tabules, whenever I begin to feel symptomn qt sick headache or sour stomach, I take ono or two Tabules and escapo nil tho terrors of a splitting headache. Ono taken afior eating bas niJel my digestion and made mo fool like a difforont person. I lind I now con got tho Tabules from i local druggist (8ignod). CLIFTON ABW.?A?OEB, Soptembor 13th, 1895." Rlpans Tabulesaie.sc^b3Ujlr^<?iJiW^r^-by mall if the price (50 eenls a tv>x) 1* fent tc The Hipan* Chemical Companv. No. 10 Sprues SU Xew York. Sample vf?'. 10 cent'*. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Clccatej n d bfaialfl** th* hull. Promote? a luxuriant growth. Never ?AU>> to B?store Grey Hair to Itu Youthful Color. Cum ?calp diifuci * hair talliaf. ?Dc. and 11.00 nt DngttU I _ Ri _All over SH I j* W\ the house L\-r* JLS \%i \ y0U nced Pearline li* rJ* ^^T"*! i\ * pAnd more than ever in ill ' '?^ .1 J " ' I ' I house-cleaning. Just f l ^ J 11 t~ look over the list oS i I H # F1L^T !A I things that you might 3 I ? I ^ 1 use-soaps and powders and fluids and what not. Some of them don't pretend to help you as much as Pearline ; some will injure paint, or surfaces, or fabrics ; some are only meant to wash or clean certain things. But with Pearline, you will save time and labor in dean ing anything that pure water won't hurt. Not only can it do no harm, but it saves useless and harmful rubbing. 409 iffif?lt Planter^ ??w CUBAN OIL ?SJG?T" For yourself and your Stock. Good *lMff ^or 1T,lin anf* ooast- Fin?st Nerve ^^^7T,L?nri Bone Liniment made. Cures treal, cuts, wounds bruises, sores, rh jnniati-m and min-; of all kinds. Sold by all medicine dealer?. Price. 25and CO rents. Get Cuban Relief for summer complaint. Manufac ture] only by the New Spencer Medicine Co., CHATTANOOGA, TKNN. ?El $25.00 $12.00. To Introduce our goods, we will ship this full site No. 8 Cooking Stove and 21 pi-ces of ware for $12.00 and pay the frduht to your depot. Money refunded if not as represented. Send cash with order*. Refer to any bank or merchant in Augusto. Address XJ. F1. 3Paca.?ott, 846 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. c otton. C n ?o ?ul (bow you how to \ JdJ muko 13 ? dav; absolutely sure; we fur* J*^2 nish th. work and t?*ctt you free you ^drf?.-A. work la the locality where you Ure; flttaS^^to ?endujvoararidmuAndw. will expleiu rfflNHftV ,ho ou*'nra fullr; iratmlmr we ?n?r '^Br ?nto.a doar prorit of $J for.vrry uay'd ' " work; ab.olutely mre; write at eaee. D. T. 3.Oneal, Ktaaier. Bex LP. f>ETROIT, ?ICaUOAI. With careful rotation oi crops and liberal fertilizations, cotton lands will improve. The application of a proper ferd* 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." Our pamphlets are not advertising circulars boora fer special fertilizers, but are practical works, contain "i r the results of latest experiments in this line. Every cotton farmer should have a copy. They art teat free for the asking. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 03 Nassau St., New York. ' Ut/F HAVE! NO AGENTS. *? 1 1 ~ ? ??-bnt nell direct to taecon.am ,4)fi9 mfe er at wholesale prloea. Shir v^^^^imO anywhere for oiaminstioD \ rsXlJBlx before enle. Everything wnp & \|0<Bri ranted, too styles of Car BUBBS^T7\ r'aZes, 90 styles of Mar A!pSDsDHiKo^ne**,Tl styles RldlagSad ^KXOaSJ^B^I^Zj^t*- >Vrite for caUlouaa. ^???ffiv y^-kjylWL Carrion* 4 Harness M ff Ce ff. B. Flair, Secy Elkhart. Ind. IIIIIIIII Morphine Habit Cured li: 19 I Pi HEM l<> SO .loy.. XopsjUllcnrH. Wll 0VIW1 On.J.STEPHENS.Le'janon.O.'ilo. DDADCV^? HI tl ll ra f .aaa cases pro* mnmced hopeless. From first dose symptoms rapidly disappear. Ind in tm days at least rro-thlrds of al I symptoms are femevM. BOOK of testimonial? of miraculous cures sent F RIK. fl OC WTO eau COIN MONEY s*Wag_XI?HT? MVt.fi I 9 INGAI.E TOY WHISTLE.'.'.', fl .Inst out. Sells at sight. Sample, etc., I cents, superior Wire Nat Co., Bearer Fall?, Pa. 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