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ODD BIM or onrosicATxoir. Charles Stratton, better known aa General Tom Thumb, was thirty-one inches high at twenty-five years of age. His wife was thirty-two inches high at twenty-one. Their child is said to have been the most minute specie of humanity that probably ever appeared on the earth. De Piles mentions a biicd Fculptor, who, guided by the sense of touch alone, made a marble statute of Charles I of England. It is singular, however, that this sculptor is not mentioned, so far as known, by any other writer, and the story may he apocryphal. Nicholas Saunderson, the blind pro fessor at Cambridge, was almost pre ternaturally gifted in the sense of touch. By this faculty alone he could distinguish counterfeit from genuine metals and money, and could tell, by the grain, of what wood a table was made. Tames Thornburg, mentioned in the English scientific publications early in this century, was one of a family of seven children, each of whom had six toes on each foot. It is stated that his mother and grandmother were similar ly endowed. Matthew Buckinger, a German, who, many years ago, exhibited himself in London, had neither arms nor legs, but, nevertheless, managed to write a good hand, very clear and round, by holding the pen between the stump of of his right arm and his cheek. Laura Bridgeman was the most re markable example of the patience and tac? requisite in the education of blind and deaf mutes. It is said that, at the beginning of her mental training, one lesson was given her over 500 times before she finally comprehended it. Enture and Past "She has a future," the critics ex claimed in one voice, and the plaudits of the multitude gave vociferous as sent "Alas!" sighed the debutante. For ?he had worked hard during two years and paid her fare to Sioux Falls twice, all in order that she might have a past -Detroit Tribune. The Livery of Biliousness Is a pronounced yellow. It ls -risible in the countenance and eyeballs. It ls accompanied ?Ith uneasiness beneath the right ribs and shoulder blade, sick headache, nausea and Ir regularity of the bowels. To the removal of oacii and all of these discomforts, ss well os their cause, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters ls ad mirably adapted. This pre-eminent family medidr 9 also remedies rr alarlal. rheumatic and kidney complaint?, nervousness and deblilty. It promotes appetite and sleep. Edison thinks the X-rays may make a man see. That's nothing, whisk y often makes him sea double. _ >'o-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? Saves money, makes health ?nd manhood. Cure guaranteed. 50 cents and 91.00, at ?J1 druggists. The hen is generally of a very Uvely disposi tion, and yet you often find her brooding. "The Old Yellow Almanac." When Ella Wheeler Wilcox wrote the poem, having for title tha same heading as this article, she touched a chord that vi brated in thousands of hearts. For Aycr's Almanac, "The Old Yellow Almanac" of tue poem, is intimately associated with ibo days and deeds of a large part of the world's population. How large a part ot the popu lation this general statement muy include can be gathered from tba fact that the yearly issue of Ayer 's Almanac ls from 17,000,000 to 25,000.000 copies. It is printed in twenty-eight editions and in some eighteen languages, including, besides Eng lish-Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bohemian, Welch, Italian, French, etc. The old stylo almanac is looked upon by many as a relio ot antiquity, especially the "patent med? ame almanac," whose jokes are the-butt often of the very papers in whose columns they flist appeared. But there are almanacs and almanacs. Ever since Dr. Ayer's Almanac has been pnt ont lt has employed as high a class of mathematical and astro nomical talent as is available In the country. The result is that lt stands on a par, in respect of the reliability of its data and the accuracy of its calculations with the U. 8. Nautical Almanac, and testimony to this fact is found year after year in the letters, re ferred to the almanac department of the company, from students and mathematicians in various parts of the world. In its per manence and reliability Ayer's Almanac stands as a very Atting type of the Ayer Remedies- Indispensible in the family and reliable every day lt, thu year. The 1897 edition of this useful almanac Is now in course of distribution through the cuggi&ts of the country. Catarrh Cannot be Cured. With local applications, as they cannot reach the sea; of the disease. Catarrh ls a blood or constitutional disease, and In order to cure lt you must take Invernal remedies. Hail's Ca tarrh Cure ls taker internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surface. Hail's Cv tarrh Cure ls not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians In this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, com bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients ls what pro duces such wonderful results In curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHSNKY & Co., Props., Toledo. O. 8old by Druggists, price 75c. Hell's Family Pills are the best. JUST try a 10c. box of Cas:aretn, candy cathar tic, finas: liver and bowel regulator made. Experi menu are expensive. It is no experiment to take the medicine which thousands endorse a.? the best ; which earea when others fail, namely Hood's Sarsaparilla The best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier. UA.JI. Dill* cure nausea, indigestion, ROVO S rilli biliousness. 25cents. Potash is a necessary and important ingredient of complete fer tilizers. Crops of all kinds require a properly balanced manure. The best Fertilizers contain a high percentage of Potash. All about Unset du r-lilts ef lt? B*4 by actual tx p?riment se the asst bm? ia tho United Staus-is told la a Ottle beek which wo publish and wili gladly ?iail&?e to any Uno er ia America who will write for it. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nuns Sc, Kew Yest. Best on Earth, ?rs ^SK EVERY ?7 FARMER Should Have Oantt's Impimi GUANO Htitir AND COTTON PLANTER. Opens and distributes any quantity at the same time. - For prices write to J. T. GA4TT, Macon, Ga. ; Cough r .ON'-.UMf'TI' >N (??;' WHEN LOVE \ AND G HE had not the least shame ab sat telling her age. On the contrary, she was rather proud to do so. It was some thing to bs proud of. Kot that fhe was sixty-four, but that at sixty-four she looked not a day over forty-eight, and a blooming forty eight at that. True, her hair was silver, but what a waving wealth of silver ! And it was not teat to soften wrinkles either. She wore as mauy of those ornaments as it is legitimate to wear at forty eight, and no more. Oh, she was cer tainly a wonderful woman for her age, was Mrs. Joseph Allestree! Quaint, indeed, she appeared, par ticularly on a certain evening, stand ing tn the old square portico, with the sun shining straight under the trees into her face. The houso at her back was low and long. It stood endwise to the hazy little river that flowed at toe foct of the abruptly sloping lawn. On the side, at the end o! a long, shady ave nue, was a gate with an old-fashioned wooden arch over it, concealed by vines. It was toward this gate that Mrs. Allestree looked, leaning forward eagerly, like a girl, one hand shield ing her eyes from the level sunbeams. She wore white-think of her daring to wear white ! She was watching for Joseph. He had goue down to Stone ton-only a mile distant-for the post at 5 o'clock. That was two hours ago. Joseph did love dearly tc gossip with the old farmers and shopkeepers, but he really ought to remember dinner time. But Joseph had not forgotten his dinner. Ac thia verv minute the gate opened and hia little gig rolled in, followed by three enthusiastio dogs a St. Bernuxd mid two red fetters. Mr. Allestree, after embracing his wife as if hvi had just returned from a year's jourr ey, went in with ber to dinner, and Mr. Allestree was -but I will not describe him ; simply he was everything that the husbs.ud of MM. Allestree should have been. Forty two years bad gone by since their marriage and in a'.l that time they had never been separated a single day. .?Dearest," said Mr. Allestree as they sat down. **I owe you an aDoloirv for my tardi I at it co helped. I away on an had to stop t the village, tomorrow. " "Ob, that glancing ove can't yon pu " Kennedys arex to stay over Suno^ "I cannot, flonriet. be attended to at once." "But, Joseph, you can't go without me. You know you never did su:h a thing." "1 am afraid I must do it this time," he replied, mourn: ul ly. They sat in silence for some minute?. Twice Mrs. Allestree wiped away a sly tear with her napkin. At length, bravely assuming a cheerful aspect, she asked: "flow long will you be gone?" "I can't possibly reach London, ac complish all I want to and get homo again in less than ten days." "Joseph, it will kill m both." "Ah, no, my dear," he laughed; "it won't quite do tha:. At least, I hope not lt will bo very, very hard. But think, my love, Ave were apart live long years once on a time." "Ah, Joseph," with a ?ob in her voice, "that was before we had ever lived together. We only knew each other by let er, you know." "And a mighty comfort did we take out of those same letters. Isn't it strai ga that in two and forty years we shouiu never have had occasion to write to one anotbei ? Not since you were Henrietta Shower." "It is a singular circumstance," she replied. "Yes, we can write. Do you know, Joseph, the thought of it already consoles me a little. It will be such a delightful novelty." It was a good thing for Mrs. Alles tree that she expected visitors. But after the guests had departed her con dition was pitiable. Especially as no letter had come. Mr. Allestree had gone away early on Saturday. Now it was Tuesday. She had managed to be patient over the Sabbath, but on Monday morning, when Jimmy came up from Stoneton empty handed, she bad refused to be lieve that he had not dropped the let ter or that the postmaster had not overlooked it. There we::e only two deliveries in the twenty four hours, and nt the evening the same performance was re peated. On Tuesday Mrs. Allestree went her self to Stoneton and delivered a severo lecture to the postmaster upon gen eral indiff?rence of Government of ficials, thereby greatly annoying the poor man. Mr. Framwell began to dread the hours of del:';*ery. Twice a day, what ever the weather, Mrs. Allestree pre sented ber handsome, anxious faoe at the window. When he handed out the post to her and she found not the letter she longed for, au angry face it was that peered in at him, nod a stern-albeit well bred-voice that demanded of him to hunt through every box, lest perchance he had mad? some error in distribut ing. The deserted, neglected wife must blame somebody, and she would not blame her husband. She did not at first even dz earn of blaming Joseph. By the middle o? the week her whole mood changed. She felt hurt, deeply hurt. There seemed to be no reason, no excuse fer such neglect. To tbi nk that this, their first separation in so mauy years, should be unbridged by a word \ She could rot have the consolation of writing to him, for be had left no address, thero being au unceztainty about the very part of London iu which that troublesome Perley was was living. It was the way of men, and he, it seems, wa? not better than tho rtvfc tf thea, tiuet cit tf kel riglrt VAS YOUNG REW NOT OLD. ?he forgot-forgot all the love and daily devotion of forty-two year.0. By Saturday morning Mrs. Allestree was ill-ill enough to go to bed. Jimmy had to fetch both posts, and, after delivering in person the first one, he vowed to Molly that he would not approach Mrs. Allestree again while Mr. Allestree was away. All day Sunday Mrs. Allestree lay silent in a dark chamber. Molly could not get a word from ber, nor would she eat. lt was almost restful to be so weak. True, she was in despair. She had given up all expectation of seeing Joseph again, but compared with the bewildering tossings of vain conjecture, her present state was one of quietado and peace. But by Monday morning she was suffering torments once more. She felt that if Jimmy returned without .either Joseph or a letter she would surely die, and, indeed, she nearly died as it was. When the wheels sounded again upon the gravel Mrs. Allestree sat up in bed. She was whiter than her hair. No voices were heard below. She clutched her heart and gasped. But presently a door opened and a step came up the stairs. Jt was the step of Joseph. As ho entered the room she fell back among the pillows. "My teat Henrietta, what's all this? * He looked around almost ac cusingly upon the two frightened women, as if he bad caught them in the act of assassinating their mistress. "Didu't Jimmy tell you?" she mur mured. "You know Jimmy never tells any thing. He lid say you wereu't well. But have you been very ill, dear?" The women had withdrawn, and he seated himself upon the bed. "Joseph, you might have sent ma one little linet" "Wh-what? I don't quite compre hend. Aline!" "Yes, it wouldn't have hurt you to write a line." "denrietta, I wrote to you every day, and sometimes twice a day." They stared at each other. "But I never got a solitary letter," sbo said presently. "I sent to every delivery-went myself until I became ill. Mr. Framwell said there was nothing from you. It nearly killed me, Joseph." .'rlowover." he rnutterfid. likha* ?Ul . x ir." n.ii* ..-?>. .-.tit Cl tb. i r Hi ..' J. . ?Tl tb? ?f?*y do? o .-.*?:.".', . .rd kin ha, ha, lia'* borwo- c; rf ior .Ti coy to onn:> r - ta? 'J . 'trw tu.nuL? tbu.v ..<-..?. . . . ; of th? aro'Aii'ifc, ana within ...-..jtfose? ij?ey.??tt?ed I . : ' ir. A!ce t ;* .?r.-vr'ilt?? n;? t-;* stairs, bursting boy-fashion into his wife's room. He carried a package of letters, which he spread out in a cir cle on the bed. There were fourteen of them, and every one was addressed to Miss Henrietta Shower. For a short space nothing was said, and then the two aged lovers began to laugh, and they laughed until they cried. * * J oseph, ' ' she said, * 'it's very funny, very, but was almost the death of me. How did you come to do it?" "Why, Henrietta, love, when I once got out of your dear, familiar presence, the old days came back completely. You were little Betta Shower, and-" Jos?"\ Allestree blushed j he did not o lo quote poetry And our two and forty yeaf3 Setuned a mist tbat rolled away? -Pearson's Weekly? Thc House a Millionaire Will Build? A magnificent mansion, built en tirely of colored glass bricks, bas been planned to be built for a Pacific coast millionaire. The architects are not yet permitted to disclose the name ol the prospective owner of this unique arohitectured oddity-first, because he is .still abroad, and, second, because certain deta ls of construction have not yet beeu determined. This building, which will be de' signed somewhat after the style of as old Pompeiian palace, in to be begun duriDg the winter. On account of the elaborateness of the design and tbe great care and skill required in the construction of the building, it will not be completed under two years. Ibe architects say that the ground plan of the house will in eome respecte resemble that of the house of Pansa, familiar to readers of "ihe Last Dayn ot Pompeii." The brioks will be 01 various sizes, shapes and colors, and the effect will be of an Oriental rich ness which will defy deecription. This will be the first residence in the world constructed of such material and on these lines. It is to bo built in the form of a square inclosing ar open court, inside of which a fountain will play. By means of electrio lights with many colored globes concealed at the source of the fountain the watei will fall in a shower of van-colored hues. It is said that the owner of thir tonntain contemplates on certain oc casions having perfnmed water flo? from the fountain, thus scenting the entire court, and on occasions of fes tivity a continuous current of Cali fornia wine of his own vintage will flow from the pitcher held in the up lifted haul of the Bacchante in the in :e ri or of the fountain.-St. Lo ait Globe-Democrat. A >'ev Material for Floors. According to a French paper, th? name of "pa pym. i tu" has been given to a novelty in the way of a flooring material recently invented by Mr. Otto Eraner, ot' Chemnitz. The arti cle is a special preparation of pawer' pulp in the form of a dry powder.' Tbip, when mixed with water, may be spread like mortar overstone, cement, or wood, where it dries quickly an? may be smoothly planed ; beside whicb, it may bo tinted almost an,\ color, so as to adapt it for parquetiu?.; with variegate borders, or for paneh and mosaics. ' mong the advantage? claimed by tb- iventor aro freedoir.? from crevices on-aonductivity o' heat, slaitioity \ stouirk?blv dura btlitft BEMM OE STYLE. A MIRROR OF FASHION FOR DRESSY- WOMEN. Kew York's "Matlneo Girl?'-Her Fads and Ko bles-Gowns Seen at the Ba::aar of the Red Cross Society? (Special Kew York IiOtter.) X* "T'GT'HAT would New York be \/\ / witbont its matinee? Abd \ Y what Would a mntiheo be without the matinee girl? Armed with her opera glasse^ her bon-bon box ano. bunch of violets, the can make most anything, if she bc bright and pretty. For sha is a merry, winsome, saucy and audacious little ?inner, with a world of subtle plans blossoming under tho sunshine of her llufly bong. She is going to ontdo all the other matinee girls or die, and, when her aim sa conquest, those of the masculine perfuasion might cs well give up the Sight, ticing a woman myself, tho study of tho matinee girl dpecies of my se:c has been a keen and interesting pleasure. Not that I have any curiosity about her, you under stand, nor about anything else, EO far as that is concerned I Miss Matinee Blossom's programme for a Saturday afternoon is a varied one. It usually starts with a curtain raiser in the shape of a luncheon at one of the popular luncheon resorts in the neighborhood of Twenty-third utreet. After this comes a promenade intermission just long enough for a jaunt to the confectioner to have the bon-bon box filled, and then the hurry and flurry to reach tho theatre in time to have five or ten minutes in the foyer in which to gossip with the other mat inee girls, show off pretty tailor-made costumes and criticise those that are not strictly "en regie." At last the play begins-and so do the praises und criticisms. If a popular actor that is, if he be handsome, which is the height of popularity in the mat inee girl's eyes-is in the cast, praises predominate, and woe betide the FAILOB-MADE I-ROCK OF BLACK BROAD CLOTH SEEN ON BROADWAY. Heroine if ehe seems one whit ihdiffer- j ?nt to the love professions of Ibis stage leve-tdek swain. There is Rossip and chatter galore as Foou as the curtain lalla and also considerable visiting from ono. box or one side of tho house to the.' oiher. This is repeated three or four Limes, accordiusr tho number of acts, ind then a little moro gossip, consid erable more criticism and linal y the promenade up and down Fifth avenuo! and broadway, with another stop for the glass of toda water and a chat with the young meu who, knowing tba habits of these coquettish maidens, nevpr fail to malte a cull at the con] lectioners about this time every mat' ?nee da}*. Last Saturday, however, there was ft change in the programme, for instead of pursuing the uninterrupted prom?.' ?nade the matinee girl stopped at th? Waldorf to take a peep at the daintr novelties on exhibition at the fail iziven by tho Red Cross Society in the beautiful ball rooms of this hotel. The bazaar was managed by mem bers of New York's "Fou;- Hundred;" consequently the gowns were beauti ful and interesting. Mrs. George F. Sbra<;y, the wife of one of Gotham's most noted physicians, wore a very BHAIDED JACKET TRIMMED WITH FUE. handsome gowc. that uumistakih'y bore tho cachet of Paris. The skirt, was of heavy, rich black brocade, plain and full, and finished at (he bot tom with two little plaited frills. The -Lort bodice was trimmed with ex quisite cat jet and the collar and front, tue latter made u tb? f?rrn of a joke Mi reaching to the bast line, were of tur* qa oise blue mirror velvet. Rich Ieee was worn at the throat and wrists and a large, superb diamond broooh in TAN KEBSEY ENGLISH WALKING COAT LINEL' WITH CHANGEABLE SILK. fleur-de-lis design, sparkled at tho left side of the collar, where it fastened. The plain sleeves were finished with high, puffed shoulder oaps. The flower, fern and palm booth was presided over by Mrs. Edwin Gould, who was radiant in a deep violet vel vet gown made with a plain skirt and a bodice that fastened on the left side i,in a doable-breasted fashion. The top Of the bodice was filled in with black grenadine showered with violets of both white and purple. The sleeves were made of shirred grenadine and were capped with a series of tiny vel vet puff?. Mme. Olarovsky, wife of the Rus sian Consul, who was in charge of the bric-a brae booth, woro an exquisitely BLUE CLOTH GOWN WORN AT THE RED CROSS BAZAAR. plain tailor gown of deep blue clotb, made with a double breasted bodice. Tho trimming consisted of some neat 6'.itching of heavy silk, and an edging, collar and belt of pale blue taffeta. An illustration of this pleasing costume is shown on this page. Mr*. Theodore Sutro wore an ex tremely stylish and pretty gown that set aft to advantage her clear olive complexion and glorious dark hair. It was developed in light tan colored corduroy with opal green velvet trim mings. The full plain skirt fitted the hips as smoothly as a glove,and sloped out grad nal ly uu til the bottom showed a pronounced tiare. The short jaoket just covered tho belt line and was out lined in irridescent passmenterie, showing opalline glints and gleams. A jaunty bolero, also outlined with the opalline passmenterie, was Cut away in picturesque lines and showed a full front of opal green velvet jeweled with real opals until it looked almost Oriental in its vivid colorings. The close-fitting collar fastened with a clasp] of exquisito Eastern opals, showing splendid restless fires within their glowing passionate hearts. A similar beautiful clasp fastened the belt, and on the cuffs there were lovely opal buttons in the form of buckles. A small gathered opal velvet turban was worn with this artistic gown, and the whole effect was charming in the extreme. Let me tell you of a dainty bit of headgear I saw at the fair. The crown is that of a lilipntian Napoleon hat, trimmed at the back with two immense bunches of velvet dahlias. A large bow of preen velvet much on the Al satian order spreads its loops aer?se the front and one large plume tm rounded at the base by several smal ones completed the garniture. The short collarette worn with this hat war made of rose-colored doth embroid ered with heavy black braid and edged with a flounce of plaited black chiflos over ro-e colored taffeta. One of my matinee girls was as chic as possible in a smart tailor-made frock of black broadcloth inado per fectly plain, save for the numerous rows of fine stitching, that showed the tailor's art oft to advantage. Her hat was made of dark Empire green vel vet, trimmed with an immense bunch of red roses resting upon her hair in the back and a couple of rich, dark plumes on the left side of the brim. Another stunning girl wore a jucket of fctem green doth,braided with black cord and finished with an edging oi Persian lamb ; her companion was rad iant in the jauntiest of English walk ing coats, made of tan Kersey and fin ished with large carved pearl buttons. The costumes illustrated herewith were designed by the National Cloak Co., of New York. _ Animals living in absolute darkness have HQ eyes whatever. TELLING THE BEES, Bathsheba came out to the sun, Out to our walled cherry trees? fhe tears adown her cheek dtd run( bathsheba standing in the sun> Telling the bees* J!y mother hnd that moment died; Unknowing sped I' the treo?> ind plucked Bathsheba's ?land aside; Then caugbt the name that lhere she cried Telling the bees. ?1er look I never caa iorgat; I that hell sobbing to her knees; Nie cherry boughs above vs met; ' thick I seo Bathsheba yet Telling tho bee? -Lizetto 'Woodworth Reese. PITH AND POINT. A lifc-insurauco agent may bo de? icribed as a man who procures poli* .'ies for people who don't want their lives insured. -Puck. , "Why is it that so many novelists aave been newspaper men?" "The first thing that every reporter learns U to write fiction."-Life. Dasbaway- "I don't think I could .tend it if I loved that girl any more." Oleverton-"Why not?" Dashaway -"I might want to marry her." Brooklyn Life. Papa-"Willie, where are those ap iles gono thatwere in the storeroom?" iVillie- "They are with the ginger jread that was in tho cupboard."-? Sew Castle Chronicle. "John," said his father to the heir, '.ged five, "do you want your grand? mother to put you to bed ?" ' 'Any old thing will do," replied the little man. -Minneapolis Journal. Clara-"Wouldn't you like to mar ry a man who has a steam yacht?" Estelle-"Well, perhaps. But I would rather marry a man who could afford jne but didu't."-Truth. Papa-"Don't you think he is very .arge for his age?-only fourteen monthp." Friend-"Ye-ee. Do you i know, I've observed that most babies .re very largo for their age?"-Puck. Gumso-"Do you think that the In dians are really capable of civiliza* ?ion?" Cawker-"How can you doubt it, when you consider what a stiff game of football they can put up?"-Life. "Vocalists have two marked peculi arities." WLat are they?" "Those who can sing have to be coaxed to Bing, and those who can't sing have to be coaxed to stop."-Chicago Record. Reporter-"That fellow who wanted his name kept out o' the paper called in to-day. Oh, ix? was mad !" Edi tor-"What about?" Reporter-?"Jt seems we kept it out."-Roxbury Ga* eette. "Air! air!" gasp the dying man. The bravo girl heard him and hesi tated not a monent. Leaping /rom j her wheel she punctured both her Lires with all possible haste.--Detroit News. Mrs. Henry Peck (whose mother has been visiting them lor over four months)-"1 don't know what to buy mother1 for a Christmas jiresent, do : you?" Mr. Henry Peck-"Yes? Buy j her a traveling bag!"-Tit Bits. * ?ttfc sal ; ?Z nine ' father t--> ht?! bed .... . . '?J want %v a?k YO r . that that poo-i i r ? , . . '.? ir: -j .;. ms m'cuey. *Jtt'?s not. Ph'at ?tc; * b:tf.t? libel, started Uy t^tuo em Is tif poor ?L-V.JW to g*l these*... .-. ' ieeo3ic?rs after Uiw. He'd IJ?'?U \__g A little mosey xeee&Qj -.-j! that is all." -uuiuago tout. Yet the Captain Told Him. An Englishman, touring through America, went on board a steamer late one night, and on the following morn* ing, after walking on deck and look* ing around him, he stepped up to the captain and asked : "1 beg pardon, but would you kindly tell me what lake I'm on?" "The Lake Huron," replied the captain, and turned away. The Englishman looked puzzled for a moment, and then, following the captain, began again: "I beg your pardon, you said-" "It'sthe Lako Huron," roared tho captain, thinking thc man was deaf. "Yes, I know," persisted the pas* senger, "but what's the name of tho lake I'm on?" "The Lake Huron!" shouted the captain, incensed at what he thought gross studidity, and bo turned away to relieve himself by railing ut one of the hands. The Englishman looked more puzzled than ever. "The lake you're on is the Jake you'r on. Of course it is! The lake I'm on can't help being the lake I'm on. What impertinence! Let me look in my guide book ; perhaps that will tell me." It did tell him; and then the humor of the situation suddenly dawned upon him.-Judge. Red Rocks Mark Her Grave. In sight of the Erie tracks, between Susquehanna and Great Bend, are the "Bod Rocks," a red cliff standing above the Susquehanna River. Near them can be seen traces of the grave of a beautiful Indian maiden, the daughter of a famous chief. She was betrothed to a young brave, a mem ber of the father's tribe, then en camped near here. Her father de sired her to marry the son of the chief of the neighboring tribe, and the wish of tbe paternal ancestor usually counted for something. In consequence, she resolved to fly to the "happy hunting grounds," and one night she stole noiselessly from her wigwam, and, with the death song upon ber lips, flung herself from the high cliff, her life's blood staining the rocks below, and to that day have re tained the reddish hue which the rains and floods of a century have failed to efface. When tne maiden's lover saw her mangled corpse he retired to a cave in the mountains, and was never seen alivo again. Forty years later his petrified body was found in the cave by a wandering remnant of the tribe. Under his body were found the long raven tresses of tho old chief's daugh ter.-Nev/ York Press. Ancient Tubular B:>Hcr.?. Exammotion of certain bronze ves sels exhumed at Pompeii has revealed that the Greeks and Romans made use, 2U0? years ago, of the tubular form of boiler coustruction, wh'ch modern en gineersreinvented not many years ago, and which is now regarded as one of their crowning achievements. These old contrivances were not designed to stand steam pleasure, of course, their purpose being merely to heat water or wine, but several of them are provid ed with real water gratos and other tubes to ?acilitule the rapid circulation of the contained liquid and increase tho effective furnace area. Analysis of Presidential tote? The eleetorial vote as canvassed by the electors of the various states was McKinley, 271, Bryan? 176. The popular vote-McKinley, 7?121? 342; Bryan, 6,502,600; Palmer} 134; 731; Levering; 123,428. McKinley's plurality-618,742. In some of the states the votes of William J. Bryan on the Bryan and Sew?ll ticket ?nd on th? Bryan and Watson ticket were added togother, giving his total vote in the state. The vote for each ticket w?s as follows: Alabama-Bryan and Sewall, 107, 137; Bryan and Watson, 24,089; Colo rado-Bryan and Sewall, 158,884,Bry and Watson 2,389; Florida-Bryan and Sewall, 30,683, Bryan and Watson, 2, 053; Maine-Bryan and Sewall.32,200, Bryan and Watson, 2,287; Massachu setts-Bryan and Sewall, 90,530, Bry an and Watson, 15,181; Mississippi Bryan and Sewall, 55,933, Bryan and Watson, 7,320; Nevada-Bryan and Sewall, 7,802, Bryan and'Watson, 575; New Hampshire-Bryan and Sewall, 21,271, Bryan and Watson, 379; Ohio -Biyan and Sewall, 474,882: Bryan and Watson, 2,615; Pennsylvania Bryan and Sewall, 427,125; Bryan and Watson, 6,103; Tennessee-Bayan and Sewall 163,651, Bryan and Watson, 4, 525; Texas-Bryan and Sewall, 284, 298; Bryan aud Watson, 76,926; Wy oming-Bryan and Sewall, 10,375, Bry an and Watson, 486. The total vote for the Bryan and Watson ticket was 144,928. The total vote for Machett was 35, 306. The total vote for Bentley was 13, 535. The total vote cast in the United States was 13,930,942. Why He Marveled. "Its very interesting," said young Mr. Giggs' tailor, "to read about some of the customs of the people in Asia. " "I suppose so," was the reply. "I have just learned that in that part of the world every man makes it a rule to pay all his bills on the first of each year." "You don't say so!" . Yes. And what strikes me as the most extraordinary part of it is that those are the people to whom we Bend missionaries in order to civilize them. " -Washington Star. HOW TO FIND OLT. Fill a bottle or common water glas? with urine and let lt stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates a diseased con dition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen ii is positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back ts also convincing proof thot the kid neys and bladder aro out of order. WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Kcot, the great kidney remedy, fultllls every wish ia relieving pata in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary pas sages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing lt, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and j overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraor dinary effect of Swamp-noot ls soon realized. T1 -* J - the highest for its wonderful cures st distressing cases. Sold by drag ue flfty cents and one dollar. For >ttle and pamphlet, both sent free j nention this paper and send your - )fflce address to Dr. Kilmer 4 Co., :on, N. Y. Tho proprietors of this trantee the genuineness of thlaoffer. 1 erewski, it is said, can play from ,ry over 500 compositions. He to read or play a composition to him only twicer in order to jrize it, and, frequently, after ng it over, can sit down at the a and play it without referring to aotes. 81000. SAVANNAH, GA. "I was greatly annoyed last year with a se rete attack of eczema, and after using several other remedies with no benefit I used TETTEE IXE with perfect success, two boxes having made a complete cure. I would not take one thousand dollars for the benefit I've derived from its use. and take pleasure li recommending lt to others." SALOMON COHEN. Pres't. Savannah Carriage Co. 1 box uv mall for 50c. lu stamps. J. T. SHUPTRINE, Savannah, Ga. CASCARETS stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe; 10c. Spring Planting. It is none too early to be planning for next spring's vegciabe garden and flower Deas. The i.rst ti.iiiK to do is to get aReliablei cat alogue of seed' and pl-tnts. Vick; s i lora Gu ?lc, published at Koclicster, ST, \, BO well known lor nearly fifty year?, is the one to send for. The cost for catalogue and a pact age o. .-eeds is only 15 cents. -ee advertise ment, which has many attractive offers. FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No flt? after first day's use of DR. KLINE'S GREAT NERVE RESTORER. Freo ifc? trial bottle and treat ise. Send to Dr. Kline. Vii Arch St.. Phlla.. Pa Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children, teething, softens the gums, reduces lnflaninia Uon, allays pain, cures wind coUc. :i5c. a bottle. WHEN bilious or costive, eat a Cascaret, candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c., 25c. . I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs by Piso's Cure for Consumption.-LOUISA LINO AMAN, Bethany, Mo., Jan. 8, 'W. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. laaac Thomp son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at ??c. per bottle. FREE Business Course to une perno.i in ever? county. Please apply ?mmptly to Georgia luslness College, MACON, GIORGIA. /?ANDY ' ABSOLUTELY G?1RMTEED??7? pla and booklet frc*, ld. STERLING RKVEDT Ol REASONS J Walter Bal Breakfa Because it is absolut Because it is not i which chemical Because beans of th< Because it is made 1 the exquisite ru Because it is the mc a cup. Be sur: that you gi BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorc ??????? Et.\nd?rd Be td and Flint Catalog?*. Connia THF nillDF - - 1 One packet either Wondei int UUIUC I Japan ftlornln? Gio and yOUT ChOlCej Two packets aie., three pac Vick's niutrated Monthly Kigaxlne which tells to date on these subjects, for S months, the OoU Every tenth person sending an Order as above will r When ordering state where yon r? ? IM* Kaw Ulis .nlv. and wc will send a fi III P \ UM packet of Flower Seed? free WHIIII-O HU VICK'S ILLUSTRATE 9 WOMAN'S 6TEUGGLE, AU women work; Some in the homes. Some in church, and some in th j whirl bf society: Many in the store? and shops, and tens of thousands are Cn the ne ver-ceaaV lng treadmill, earning their daily food. AU are, subject to the sam? physical laws; allsuf- 4: fer alike . 8g from the same phy sical dis turbances; there is serious derange ment in the womb. Lydia E. Pink ham's 44 Vegetable Compound " is the unfailing cure for this trouble. It strengthens the proper muscles, an i displacement with all its horrors will no more crush you. Backache, dizziness, fainting, "bear ing-down," disordered stomach, moodi ness, dislike of friends and society-aU symptoms of the one cause-will be quid-ly dispelled, and j'ou w'U again be fr ??i. DON'T BE CUT KNIFE. We can euro you without lt. If you hare the PILES use p amer's Pile Ointment. We guarantee to give Instant and permanent reUef. Send five two cent stamps to cover j MM lace and we will moll FREE package. Ad dress Dept. A. New s?p-ii?-er M*>dle.ln? Co.. CHATTANOOGA. TESS. Is Better Than -BUT "S.B.P. ACCOMPJ.ISHES_EIJHER OR BOTH. '.Impure Mood and Its attendant ?Mli -CANNOT exist li you taite the remedy. ?WHITE US FOB PARTICULARS. S. 3B. P.Co., Box 23, Atlanta, Ga, REVOLVER FREE. WATCH FREE 133 o ner articles. Cost nothing. Readouroffer I IM I ,IMJ?L Every person who cutt tnli out and tends lr 1/U L (QnQgh to t:?. naming express office, will ba ?ntl. I nLLvMfMr t>.i io i automatic. doubi*?ction.& aw. model ? or M ca), tl Revolver I solid . nickel M ?em wind and ?tem te: Watch. 1 elegant rolled galil ll Veat Chain.? tripla tllver plated Tea 9|>o<>ns vent, tl, pair gold plated tl Cuff Buttons,geld plated Watch Chaim worth TSC- t tm. diamond -oil.; cold tl Scarf ria." t doa. Collar Buttent, too Envelop**, 1 doa. hlgh-grad* Lead renell*. 1 Lead Pencil Sharpener, ' rock el Memorandum and 1 Perpet ual Button Hole Bouquet. All we ask. In order to In troduce oar cicari, ll that y u allow ut to send lo same package (4 of oar I finest toe Cigare rained at ni;. Full examination, a'lowod Remember, vou only pay HU and expreie tor th* ciliar?, and the 140 anieles named abure ure free. If jon don'? consider th* lot worth 3 times what we eek, don't pay l cent. Address WINSTON B1FI?. CO.? Winston, N. C. Timaniiilants.'." BIP? IN MAT. Capt. Moses' Best Winter Apple. Rip?na November. Keeps Till May. - LADY THJMPSOS. ^?sSST Best New and Old Varieties of Fruit Trees, Vines and Small Fruits. Also Roses and Ornamental Trees. E>r*Cataloguo free. Liberal terms to dealers. X\7*. JO. BEATIE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. R.I.P.A.N.S Packed Without Glass. TEN FOR FIVE CENTS. This special form of RI pans Tabules li prepared from the original prescription, but moro econom ically put up for tho puni?se of meeting til? Uni venial modern demand ?or a low price. IHltEUTIONS.-lako one at meal or bed time or whenever you feel poorly. Swallow lc .whole, with or without n, mouthful of water. They euro nil nt..mach troubles : bardah pan | Induce sleep ; prolong; life. An Invaluable tonie. Best ?nrlna- Medicine. Ko matter what's tc? matter, one will do yon good. One fd rea relief. a cure will result it directions aro fellowed. The five-cent par tapes aro not yrt to be baa of all dealer*, although it ls probable that almost any druggist will ol.taln a supply whf-n requested by a customer to <1.> M>: but In any case a single carton, containing ten tabules, will be sent, post ?ga paid, to any address for five cent? In stamp?, forwarded to th? Jtlpans Chemical Co.. No. ? iprucext, New York. Until the iroods are thor oughly introduce'! to the trude, agents and ped dlers will bo supplied a; a price which will UHOW them a fair marvin of profit, vus. : 1 dosen car tons foriO cents-by mail 45 cents. 12 dosen (lt? carton?) for 8? T?-by mail for S itt. S groe* (710 cartons) for MU& 25 (rroea (3.B0J cartons) for a 100. Cash with the order in every case, and freight or express cuarjres at the buyer's cost. ???.?.? SMOKE YOUR MEAT W/Tfii JUCBU?. E. KRAUSER t BRO. WILTOW, Pa. OPIUM^DRUNKENMJ Ul lWlllc?r.dlalOl?l?D.r?. K? F taxed. DR.J.LSTEPHENS*IxAaJiOJM A.N. ?.....Three/W. CATHARTIC ISTIPATIOH AU DRUGGISTS ase of constipation. Casca rets are the Ideal Laxa rip or gripe, hut rance easy natural remits. Sam-$ )., Chicago. Montreal. Can., or New fork. tl?, ?OR USING or & Co.'s ist Cocoa. ely pure. nade by the so-cailed Dutch Process in ls are used. : finest quality are used. oy a method which preserves unimpaired dural flavor and odor of the beans. ist economical, costing less than one cent it the genuine article made by WALTER hester, Mass. Established 1780. AL GUIDE - 1897 i all that's Haw and Good, always Reliable. rial Brunching- Arter, New i f" f?TQ 1 ry, or Pansy Cboico mixed? for I w\ .??.? kets 30c, Full retail price ? eta. IO j how ts grow Plants, Flowers and Vegetables, and Is np ls and Oas packst of Sseds (tuyned above) for ts-aaata. eceive a coupcm good fer 50 cents' worth of Seed frea K'S SONS, ROCHESTER, H. ll MONTHLY MAGAZ