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An Anecdote of Agassiz.
A tonk of water stood in the dining
tent wherein rare and curions fish
were placed tor, the professor's leisure
ly examination. Among these one day
was an uncommon specimen, somewhat
like our pike or packfish. It was a
foot long, and its mouth was armed
with rows of sharp teeth. The profes
sor, very near-sighted, was bending
close down to examine this, when sud
denly the fish struck up and seized
him firmly by the nose. Here was a
demonstratian of its . unusual charac
teristic. This gsh was a treasure. It
was now doubly valuable as a museum
specimen. The professor was in ec
stasy. In the midst of the next meal
he was displaying his scars, proud aa a
German student, and nothing would
do but that he must show us the teeth
of the fish. But the fish was gone.
"You have just eaten him, sir," the
cook explained. The professor's dis
appointment was too apparent. He
might possibly secure another speci
men, but hardly one which would leap
out of the tank to seize him by the
nose, even if he cares to venture the
experiment.-New York Evening Post.
Over the Precipice
Hosts of invalid? tumble to destruction simply
because they will exercise no discretion in the
mattera of eating, drinking and the avoidance
of exciting causes, and, nbove all, in the item of
inedlcatlou. They persist in dosing themselves
ID season and out of season with drastic and
violent remedies, opiates and mineral poisons.
The beat, the safest, the pleasantest substitute
for such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, potent for malarial, rheumatic,
dyspeptic, nervous and bilious complaints.
California airships are principally newspa
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A big salary does not always presuppose a big
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Desperation of An Unloved One.
A* Washington lady who has been
abroad with her little daughter, tells
this story: The little maiden had a
French nuri?e, of whom she was very
fond, and who supplied her with most
of her amusements. One day this
nurse departed and her small charge
didn't know what to do with herself.
She wandered about the house, up
stairs and down, into the garden and
back,again, and finally hung about her
mother, who was busy just then with
the baby. Receiving no attention she
tuimedaway, saying dejectedly: "No
body loves me. I guess I'll go down
in the garden and eat bugs. I ate free
yes'day-two smoove one and one
woolly one."-"Washington Capital.
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She trembled.
"My past,*" she faltered, "is a seal
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I was dreadfully ill-the doc tors said
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had dreadful
pains in my
heart,
fainting
spells,
sparks be
fore my
my eyes
and some
times I would get so blind, I could not
see for several minutes.
I could not stand very long without
feeling sick and vomiting. I could not
breathe a long breath without scream
ing, my heart pained so.
I also had female weakness, inflam
mation of ovaries, painful menstrua
tion, displacement of the womb, itch
ing of the external parts, and ulcera
tion of the womb. I have had all these
complaints.
The pains I had to stand were some
thing dreadful. My husband told me
to try a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkhanvs
medicine, which I did, and after taking
lt for a while, was cured. No other
kind of medicine for me as long as you
make Compound. I hope every woman
who suffers will take your Compound
and be cured.-Mas. J. S. MCGILLAS,
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i MIRROR OF FASHION FOB,
DRESSY WOMEN.
ip rios Notes in Tailor-made O owns
-The Latest Chat About New
York Society Queens and
Their Dresses.
(Special New York Letter.)
J HEBE is nothing in the world
. of fashion to indicate hard
times. All the great social
affairs are being splendidly
patronized. The Grand Opera season
ti tbe Metropolitan has been a bril
liant tsncoess from all points of view.
The principal theaters are better at
tended than they were twelve months
ago. Even the National Cyclo Ex
hibition at the Grand Central Palace
drew out large ?rowds. If there is
any lack of money it is not noticeable
among those upon whom suoh func
tions depend for their support.
Nothing shows this so strikingly ns
the toilets of the women, wherever
you sea them-at the opera, 01 thea
tre, along Fifth avenue, Broadway or
Twenty-third street, cr at the more
exclusive gatherings in art circles.
Speaking of the latter reminds me
of the American Water Color Society's
exhibition at the Academy of Design.
It is the leading event, of the kind hexo
during the year, and this spring at
tracts more attention than usual be
caupo public interest has bean stirred
up by recent Eales of costly private
oollootions, like that of Marshall O.
Roberts, the millionaire and philan
thropist.
The private view the other day
brought together some of the noted
[annerinj? attracted more attraction
ian seine of tb? best picture;.. She
as an animated irater color herself.
Miss Viola Alica is tall andi dark,
'ith a figure just plump enough, a
lear white complexion and eyes of
eep bine.. She would not be picked
ut for a beauty, as the ordinary
tandards go, but her espressivo face
rould attraot attention anywhere,
ibo is noted for her excellent; taste in
tress, always affecting quiet colors m
?er private gowns. On a recent after
toon she wore a handsome slate blue
>roaioloth skirt, plain and pressed
LS a tailor-buiit woman invariably in
lists cn, with an open-front natty
ittle coat, tight fittmg in the back,
vith medium sized leg of mutton
ileeves.
Tho featnre of the coat was a single
Tart on eaoh side running from tile
shoulder and making it cling closer to
?he waist wi th a very pretty effect. On
?his were five gray frogs of a darker
shade. Sho wore a. soft blouse front
3f cream chiffon with strips of cream
lace insertion let in. A very stiff
ilouble bow of ohiffon, held in place in
tho centro by a diamond buckle, was
worn at tho throat. White gloves,
heavily stitched, and a huge picture
hat completed the an outfit that made
many au eye follow her with envy.
Mrs. Orme Wilson, who, as every
body knows, was Miss Caroline Astor,
is the leader of the youthful set of the
Four Hundred, and delights to chap
erone young girls to matinees. I saw
her the centre of a gronp of bewitch
ingly pretty yo'ing rais?es last week.
Among the girls of her party was a
beautiful miss of perhaps sixteen sum
mers who attracted general attention.
Her fair Lair hung loosely ever her
ears in profusion, acd her frock was
noticable for its jaunty air. lt was of
THOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.
EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1897.
VOL. LXII. NO. 10.
GOWN OF SAGE
un VT QVUnRD
TAILOR-MADE
people in town I? ?. -:
?nv^.fiiiiam~?sioi as TSSOer ot tne
Fonr Hundred, end is herself an en
thusiastic patroness of the brnsh.
Mme. Emma Calve was there.- The cel
ebrated opera singer was resplendent
in two tones of red as only a French
woman and a Calvo could combine
them. _--^
-looking dame was
Mrs. George Gould, wife of the multi
millionaire. She is a trido . moro
matronly, but none tho less charming,
than she was ten years ago as the
Edith Kingdon, of Daly's company.
Mrs. Gould was exquisitely gowned in
a reception toilet or pearl gray moire
velour, the entire bodice covered with
silver sequins, and wore a small bon
net of sequins with three gray tips.
Over her arm she carried a flatly little
shoulder cape-a combination of
black, turquoise blue velvet, and
lace.
Close behind Mrs. Gould-aud in
strong contrast to her-came Miss
Mary Mannering, the young and beau
tiful new leading woman of the Ly
oeum Theatre, who is making a very
fine impression here in the theatrical
world. Her dress was as simple as
Mrs. Gould's was elaborate' and even
more striking on account of its sim
plicity. She carried the air of early
spring in an extremely dapper tailor
made gown of a sage green and fawn
seeded mixture, with a perfectly plain
skirt, flaring prettily at the sides and
back. The jacket was a closely fitting
Eton, open front, with double revers
reaching to the arm at the top and
narrowing down at the waist, the
rrriiisH MIXTURE OP BLUE, BED AND
GREEN, CHECKED OB WITH A SMOTH
ERED DINE OB WHITE.
ront rever being far enough below
he waist line to form a tab, on which
ire three handsome buttons.
The novelty of the costume was tho
>elt, which was part of tho jacket and
ras brought from the right under-arm
earn, going beneath tho tabs and
looking at the left under-arm seam,
iy this clever device, the coat was kept
fell in at the back ami sides, giving
n exceptionally neat and jaunty eifert,
i stiff bosomed shirt, a long black
atin tie, fawn gloves, and a fancy
reen straw hat, fairly smothered in !
iolets, made up tbe costume. Miss 1
BL^TE BLUE BROADCLOTH WITH A
N\TTV LITTLE COAT TRIMMED
~"-v. OKAY FRO03._
& smothered white line. The skirt
fell to the boot tops> and the ooat was
short and open-fronted. The revers,
pockets and bottom of the jacket,
which was rounded at the corners, had
two rows of Btitohing. Antin har
Bony with this, she wore a plain blue
?ilk shirt-waist, with white linen collar
md a blue Windsor bow. Nothing
?onld have looked sweeter or more
girlish. The hat was rough blue 6traw,
>f the sailor pattern, with large ros
ettes of green moline at each Bide, out
>f which blue win-?B stuck defiantly.
>he wore one of the new green leather
>elts.
Violets are more than ever in vogue,
?ntiro hat brims are made of them,
oweled belts of every description are
o be worn this spring. Consuelo
Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough,
et this fashion last season in London.
The costumes illustrated herewith,
rere made by The National Cloak'
?onipany, of New York.
Drunken 1'oultry.
The Scotch newspnpers ans just new
ushing a story of drunkenness inj
ou I try. It rppears that one John
urner, of Laggan, complained to thej
lagistrates that the refuse from a dis?
llery was allowed to flow ir.to an ad-?
>iniug Btream. The fact that tho
;ream contained something more than)
1?re water was soon found cut by tho
implainant'a ducks, and by sonic;
leans or other his hens got on to the
good thing" and pushed l:he thing!
ong to such an extent that they were
L a perpetual state of intoxication,
ccept on ?undays, when the distillery
tiled to turn out its inebriating refuse,
hey, however, made np for lost time
a Mondays, and a lad had to be cn
iged especially to look after the
)ck. Itt proof of his statement
amer produced iu court a hen which
as in an Incipient stage of delirium
emeus, and the remainder were said
havo been too tipsy for presenta
NJ.
The Best Data He Could Give. .
I have a friend who is conneoted
th one of the largest shoe stores of
e city. A day or two &%o he was
lied to attend to tho wants of a ons
mer, and his first question brought
it the fact that tbe man wanted a
ir of shoes. Of oourse my friend
xt inquired the size, and thereby
ngs the tale. The customer looked
imfonuded for a miouto, but he WBB
t to be fazed by suo? a simple ques
ta, and finally he blurted out :
"Wa'al, I dou't know egzajtly, but
rear a fifteen and a half collar."
He did his best, but my friend was
t sufficiently posted in the relative
oportio.is of one's neck and BO had
make a guess at tho size required,
d try different pairs until he bad
md the proper fit.-Springfield
ass.) Union.
Neatly staled.
i?ather a neat way of stating an awk
rd fact was adopted by a recent ap
cant for a pension. The applicant
1 been wounded while his regiment
5 in retreat, but he did cot say it
t way. "1 received my wound," he
], "while marching rapidly in Iront
the enemy."-Argonaut.
Ancient Theatre Restored.
>range's Roman Theatj
ipletely restored
?st ancient
:t summer j
WOMAFS WORLD.
LEASANT LITERATURE FOB
FBllININE READERS.
GIRLS OF SITS KiniOD.
Mach, comment has recently arisen
mong fashionable people regarding
tie unusual and even phenomenal size
f this new generation of women. In
ight out of ten cases these young
iris are a full head and shoulders
aller than their mammas. Five feet*
lght or nine inches is no longer re
eded as an unusnal height for a d?
bitante, and thia Junoes^ue stature is
uppleinented as a rulo by broad;
hapely shoulders, a firm, round waist,
vith harmonious proportions of arms,
lips and bust. Tho new woman from
i merely physical standpoint is not
inly fair to look upon, but promises
?veil with her clear eyes, rosy skin and
iteady nerves as a wholesome mother
sf Ihe coming race.
CASEtffiR OF A NATIONAL BANE.
The F?rst National Bank of Hunt
ington, lad., has a lady cashier, Mrs.
3arah Frances Dick, and- a lady di
rector, Mrs. Fredericka Drover, und
is probably the only bank in tho coun
try bearing 6iich distinctions. Mrs.
Dick is also a directer in the institu
tion. Mrs. Dick was .appointed assis
tant cashier in 1878. ?ho was then
Miss Sarah F. McGrew, and her father
was cashier of the bank. Sho served
in that capacity until 1881, when the
bank was reorganized. Mr. McGrew
then became President, and his daugh
ter was appointed cashier and was also
elected a director. In 187S she was
married to Julius Dick, oue^ of the
most prominent merchants of Hunt
ington. Ever since 1831 Mrs. Dick
has been cashier of tho bank," and her
work in that capacity ha? bean un
questionably accurute and able.
The lady received a common school
education in the schoohi of this city
and afterward took a business course
in a college at Daytoa, Ohio, thus
fitting her for .work in the bank.
Mrs. Dick is qnick and accurate in
transactions and an expert at hand
ling currency and coin. She writes a
very rapid, heavy, bold hand.. The
rapidity with which she despatches
business has been freely commented
upon. Sho has no assistant in tho
cashier's work, but with accurate dett
ne?s she keeps tho bunk clear of a
crowd during the most busy time. She
writes the notes, drafts, and deposit
certificates, computes interest on col
lections, cashes checks, discount
papers, etc., with such swiftness that
a gentleman was one day moved to
keep a record of her transactions. At
the olose of the day's business it was
found that she handled over $51,000
in small amounts, making over 600
distinct transactions in 3o0 minutes,
less lnncb hour, an average ot 35 sec
onds for eaoh transaction,and the cash
balanced to a c?nt.
Mrs. Dick is a tall, handsome and
graceful blonde. She en joys her home,
which is one of the finest and most
luxuriously furnished in the city, and
outside of business .hours sue is nearly
always found ia her parlors. She is
held in the highest regard socially and
financially, uni ever since her first
work in the bank she has enjoyed the
confidence of the public. She was re
elected cashier for.another year at the
meeting of the bank directors held .a
few days ago. The bank has'a capital
stock of 8100,000, and deposits in the
; * . ? x - - D'* -r ~ "? <..'*?~~R "?UVv jna
business woman. Her i.usband, the
late Henry Drover, died about fifteen
years ago, leaving a large fortune. He
was one of tho pioneers of the citv,
and during his time did much to de
velop the place. Formanv years he
was one of the largest stockholders in
the bank and a director. At his death
his estate fell to his widow and chil
dren, i
Mrs. Drover at once assumed the
management of the estate and took
her late husband's place as director in
tho baDk. She attends all the meet
ings and is consulted upon every point
of policy. Thc estate under her able
management has largely increased in
value and is now one of the largest in
that section of the State.- St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
FASHION NOTES.
A soft velvet toqno is, as a rule, bo
corning to almost every type of feroi
uino beauty.
A little corset waist, without straps
over tho arms, is made for evening
?owns. It is especially shaped, aod
?an be bought in expensive materials
?or fifty cents.
Caplike bonnets, with strings, have
sunches of ostrich feathers standing
ip from over tho forehead in a smart
I -ashion. and even the baby, wh?u he
Jan hold up his head, wears a bunch
I af feathers on bis cap.
The increasing uronensity toward
axtravagance is shown ia the bejeweled
shams, vinaigrettes, bon bon boxes
ind other so-called "trirtes" that the
woman of -fashion deems 8he must
have in order to bo happy.
An English toque, which is pr?tty
for the proper purpose, is of bia*
tulle, tho crown outlined with dia
monds and sequins, and trimmed with
two black ostrich tips, and a sprav of
slender white esprey feathers fioatiimr
over the back. 0
Nature is entirely out of the ra'oe
in the question of color in hair, sine?'
she never provides any new fashions
an.l new tints in hair brought out bv
somo presumably harmless prepar
ation are one of tho latest attractions
the hairdresser has to offer.
Close-fittting jackets of fur, with a
short basque and storm collar, are one
of the fleeting fashions of the day
They fasten on the tide, and the
sleeves are of bro^n velvet if the fur
ia brown or black if it is Persian lamb
md the belt is a brilliant jeweled band
)f narow Kussiau gold galoons.
With almost all skirts for the wheel
cnickerbockers or bloomers are worn
they are consid?rai very necessary by
nany persons, and are quite generally
vorn. Women who ma.ie a point of
Irising .welt use black or brown satin
?nd consider this material ranch better
han wool, as the skirts do not stick
o it. .
Velvet ribbon, in black as well as
olore, is much emploved for dress
rimraings in Paris. Rows of ribbons
a different widths aro sewn on the
kirts, sleeves are stripped with it, and
odices ure trimmed with it, and a I
erv novel combination is a pale ecru ?
loth trimmed with fhnr?Mr ^fr^.?J
elvet ribbon.
FOP CL AB SCIENCE.
The mose recent estimate of preolog
sta aa to the age of Niagara Falls is
line thousand years. It was formerly
?aloulated at forty thousand.
A new dental ohair is so arranged as
;o bring all the working parts of the
mair up to a higher position for use
when a child is treated, and can be
igaiflowered to normal position for
larger persons.
Knowing the average diameter of
Jupiter, ns well as that of tho earth,
it caji be 6hown by a little calculation
that io far aa bulk is concerned, not
fewei than 1230 globes, each as large
as the earth, should be rolled together
into one to form a single globe as big
as Jupiter.
Not long ago Professor Verrill ex
hibited to the members of the National
Academy ?f Sciences in New York
some beautiful examples of mollusks,
dweilin? in the Sargasso Sea, that imi
tate not enly the seaweed among which
they, live,- but even the parasitic
growths found upon the weeds.
At a meeting of the Boyal Society
Professor McKendrick described a
method by which it was possible to
stimulate electrically the sensory
nerves of the skin "so that some of
elements of music-rhythm and in
tensity-might be perceived and even
enjoyed by those who had become
deafj"
Plofeseor Simon Newcomb, in a re
centtnaper, discussed the question of
etelHr distances. He said the stars
of small magnitude were evidently not
as rim?te from the earth as their
faintness would indicate, and this fact
seoaed to warrant the inference that
the visible universe has a definite
limit in space. 1
The red-colored snow frequently
mentioned in scientific reports of
polar expeditions, and formerly
deemed of miraculous origin, is now
knowa to be colored by a minute vege
table organism, which is sometimes
found in enormous quantities, and
which grows to perfection at a tem
perature below freezing.
A Japanese man of science, Mr.
Muraoka, reports in a German scien
tific jonrnal, the curions results ob
tained by him last summer while ex
perimenting with the light of glow
worms. He.operated with three hun
dred glowworms at Kyoto, and he says
that the light whioh they emitted,
when filtered through cardboard or
copperplates, showed the properties
of X-rays, or Becquerel's fluorescence
rays. ?. -, ._
How to liny Furniture. .
All wood furniture is certainly the
safest investment from a hygenic
standpoint. lt offers no temptations
to moths or germs. It also saves time
for the woman who is her own parlor
maid. Bnt if upholstered furniture
is preferred there are certain points to
be considered. Always select a set of
furniture as plain in fchape and deco
ration as can be designed, so that it
may be brought up to date lrom time
to time by polishing and recovering.
It is profitable to buy tho very best of
its kind, both as to frame and padding.
Cheap furniture is a bad investment
both in all upholstered and plain
wood ; in all upholstered because the
sprincs and hair give out, and in wood
furniture because after a year or J,wo
the joints pull loose and have to be
mended and glued periodically. Gen
uine antique furniture Jb.S*,n ia T?? "bfisl
practical purchase for the house
wi " euaoia^ eua paronaser to dis
tinguish between real and fake
"antique" furniture: If there
are doors in the piece of fur
niture, open them- wide and ex
amine the hinges and edges of wood.
The old style of metal work was crude
and very different from the modern.
If there are drawers, take them out,
and if the furniture is old, the wood
will be worn and splintered. Where
a chair or settee, is to be examined,
cut a tiny sliver of tue wood. Old
wood is gray and lifeless. New wood
is brighter colored and firm in tex
ture. Antique furniture does not look
well in a house with garnish modern
decorations. Above all things, have
furniture, new or old, that is com
fortable, that fits the human form
divine, that is luxurious in a matter
of ease if not ornamental.-New York
Journal.
Lamp* That Gire Lig.it Unto Feet.
Genius has given fashionable folksa
now plaything with which to amuso
themselves, lt is in literal obedience
to the Biblical injunction regarding a
lamp nnto the feet, for that is exactly
where tho nsw light is to be worn, lt
consists of a tiny lantern with sides of
very stout gla.is, moauted upon a stir
rup which straddles the foot of the
user, a tongue resting on the too or
the foot, and acting as a part of tho
support.
There are several means of furnish
ing light for this.curious lamp. Elec
tricity and oil are the most common.
Ttio former is likely to be tho most
popular method from the fact that
there is no danger ot grease leaking
out upon the shoe. A tiny storage
battery has been constructed to be
used in furnishing the light. It is
ordinarily carried in the pocket, and
a flexible wire, insulated and covered
with ohamois skin, passes from tho
battery aud throush the pocket down
to the lamp,-Baltimore Herald.
Dean Stanley and His Shirt Dutton.
' Mr. Lang, in the Illustrated London
News, gives an anecdote of Dean
Stanley's amiable simplicity. . Tho
dean was dining out and was very lato,
When he came m his collar was un fas
tened, and the ends vibrated like lit
tle white tfings about the head of a
cherub. People could not but look at
him with curiosit vluring the diuner,
and at length, with due precautions,
his hostess ventured to ask him if hf
knew thai his collar had broken
adrift. "Oh, yes," said the dean.
"Doyou mind?" "Not at all," said
the lady. "Then I don't mind, either,'1
answered the dean; "the button
dropped off while I was dressing, ano
he continued his conversation. It wa{
not," says Mr. Ling, "absence ol
mind," but unrive.led presenco oJ
mind, that Stauley displaced on tbie
occasion. Any other human being
would havo been nt tho point ol
changing his shirt.
Drovo -700 Turkeys Ten Miles.
A drove of 700 turkeys arrived al
Eanovtf from East Berlin, ten milet
listant, for dressing. Tho fowls were
lojuore trouble than a flock of ?heep,
it when f-ome bicume stampeded!
ich case they ult fly after their
r. The drovers are provided
long poles, to which lon-.,' pieces
th are attached.-York (Penn.'
3S.
Ruined by Earlhquakes.
te Saxon villa-.e of Emleben,
us as the birthplace of Luther. ii
g into decay as the result of cou
bd oartbquake shocks, which be
in 1892.
tWDEB HER THUMB.
ut He Enjoyed lt, und Gave Her a Plea?
?nt Surprise.
He had not been married over a
ear, and bis friends asserted, with
jme truth, that he was still under his
ife's thumb.
While admitting the soft impeach
tent, he was accustomed to plead in
xtenuation that it was a very nice
ttle thumb to be under.
When he had cracked this joke for
he fiftieth time people began to say
ie was uxorious. Several accused him
f genius and some of possessing orig
nalitv.
It was 7:30 o'clock. They had just
iuished dinner, and he extended his
egs across the hearth mg with a feei
ng of luxurious ease. The cheerful
daze behind him imparted a friendly
dow to his whole being. He drew
orth from his vest pocket, as had long
leen his habit, a small pill box, which
ie held meditatively between his
diumb and finger.
"Edwin," exclaimed the wife, re
proachfully, "do you remember what
you promised mer"
"I-ah-I don't," he stammered.
"That you wouldn't dose yourself
with any moro of that wretched allo
pathic medicine."
"This is not allopathic medicine, my
dear," he retorted, "it is homeopa
thic, and it is intended for you?
"For me?"
' 'Yes, for you. In view of the pres
ent state of public opinion I have de
termined that you shall take your
millinery in homeopathic doses."
"Look," be added, as she sank on
her knees in astonishment.
And a cry of admiration escaped her
as he pulled from the pill box the
latest style in Plotke invisible theater
hats, which had only cost him ?25.
Chicago Dispatch.
Hawaii's Commerce.
It has been the boast of the people
of Lahaina t' at in days gone by as
many as 200 sails have been seen in
the bay there at one time. This was
when whalers made this their head
quarters, and Lahaina Avas the capi
tal.
Honolulu resident? remember when
the bay was dotted with merchant ma
i ine, and they remember, too, during
the past few years, when the harbor
has been practically without a sail.
During the past year the shipping
in Honolulu has increased to a won
derful degree, and to the old-timers
along the water front it is an indica
tion of a revival of the days when
Honolulu was considered a boon to
shipping masters. During the past
week there have been three steamers
flying the Japanese flag in port at one
time, a circumstance that has never
occurred before in the history of Hon
olulu. In connection with this it may
be noted that within two days seven
foreign steamers arrived in port. No
better evid?nce of thc commercial im
portance of Honolulu is needed than
this.
There are in port at this time thirty
vessels discharging or waiting cargoes,
the majority being vessels plying be
tween the Pacific coast and Honolulu,
most of them being vessels which have
been running in this trade at intervals,
when the business warranted it; for
years past.-Honolulu Advertiser.
SIX WEF.rTS Wiwio^r DLLLT,
A STRANGE KXFE1SIE NCE BELATED
- uy.aii:s,.a*?i;Kis GAFFI*^^
atlntr Fains Made Her Lile a Burden
-All Bent Over and Helpless.
From the New Era, McMinnvWe, Tenn.
Threo miles southeast of the lovely little
city of McMlnnvilie, Tenmssee. nestling at
the foot of the beauilful and grand -Ben
Lomond" mountain, aro many pretty and
comfortable homcs-locatoJ on fertile iunds
and shaded by grand and majestic forest
trees.
In this locality Mrs. Morris Gnffln lives,
willi hersons, in comfort and contentment.
Understanding that" Mrs. Gaf?ln had i een'
greatly benefited by the use of Dr. Williams
Pink Pills, u reporter of the McMinnvillo
New Era sought an interview. With this
purpose in view a vis^t was made to the
home of Mrs. Gaf?ln, and she was found tobe
on? ofnhose pleasant little women whom ono
meets wlih, now nndthen, In the constantly
recurring changes in life. She gave the re
porter a cordial welcome, and upon learning
the object of tho unexpected cai!, she bright
ly respondo;!: "Well, I know of no reason
why I should object to nu interview If the
report is not exaggerated. I arn r?r<onally
indebted to Dr. Williams' Pink P. s, and if
my tes;imonycan bo the means ol helpmg
some ono olso who suffers a? I suffered I
surely ought uot to withhold it.
"A year ago last October I caught a severo
cold which result-d in rheumatism in my left
sl.lc, cau-ing mo a great deal of suffering. I
used plasters and homo remedies, but ob
tained very little relief until the January
following. I did not suffer this severe pain
anv more until March. In stooping a terrible
pain struck rn*ri.ht in the small or the onek.
nud in a fow seconds bad branched down my
loft side, extending even to my toes. I had
to c:ill my son to assist mo into the house,
and from that timo tho pain was a most un
bearable. For six wet-k I had no rest fui
slonp. During that time I used all the old
romodi' s and mauy now ones, oven s-uding
to Chicago for medicines, but noue of them
did m-any good. I was all bent over nnd
drawn up until I could scarcely got about at
all, and oh! how I did suffer!
"Finally, one day, I told mysonwhen he
started to town, to bring mo a box of Dr.
Williams* Pink Pill?; that I had tried every
thing else,uud they mignt do mo some good.
He brought the box and 1 at once beirau to
une them according to directions, and I be
gan to improve by tho time I had taken the
fourth or fifth pill, and when I bad
nuiahod tho box I was entirely relieved, and
could walk about as erect a? ever. But I
sent for another box. That was in Juuo of
hist year, and I have.never hnd u pain since.
Every morning when I awake 1 am thanKful
and thtuk h w good it is to do in such com
fort. I thankDr. Williams' Pink Pills for the
wonderful relief they brouKht mo.
"Did you ever have the toothache?" she
ask. d. "Well, if you l ave, you wld know
something about tho pain 1 had. It was
nothing moro or loss than a toothache in tue
hip-it was an excruciating pain."
Dr. Williams1 Pink Pills contain, in n
cou lensed form, all tho elements necessary
to give now lifoand richnes-sto the blood and
restore .-haltered nerves. They aro an un
willing specific for such disease-* as locomo
tor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, norvou
he.idachc.the after cflVcisof la -rippc. palpi
tation of tho heart, pnle aud sallow complex
tonn, all forms or weakness either in male oi
rouai?. Pink Pills aro sold by all dealers, oi
will bo seut po-t pai l ou receli-t of price,, 5(
u ni? a box or -ix boxes for $2.50 (thoy are
never sold in bu.k or hy the 10 ). by address
ing Dr. Williams'Medicino Company. Scheu
Jet adv, N. ?.
When a girl picks a thread off your
apel she always looks sideways aui
ilfea her head back.
WHEN bilious or "costive, eat a Cascarot
andy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10o.. 25c.
There ls moro Catarrh In this soctlon of th?'
ountry than all other dlsoases put together
nd until tho last few yoars waa supposod to tx
nen rabie. For a great many years doctors
'renounced lt a loal dl3eo.se and prescribed
jeni remedies, and by constantly falling to cure
ilh local treatment pronounced lt Incurable
?Monee has proven catarrh toboaconstltuttonn
Jflcoso and thereforo requires constltutlonn
reatment. Hall's Catarrh ('ure, manufactured
y h. .1. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, le tho onl>
i-nstltutlonal euro on tho market. It ls takei
itornally lu dos?-? from 10 drops to a teaspoon
il. It acts directly on tho blood and mueou:
ni faces ^f tho system. They offer one hundre.
ol lars for any case it falls to cure. Send io
irculars and teMlmonlals.
Address P. J. CHENET <fc Co., Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills aro the best.
l'lso's Cure for Consumption Is an A f?o .
sthrua medicine.-W. H. WILHAMS, Antioch
ls., April II, 18!?.
JrsT try a 10c. box of Caeoarets, the flues
vcr and bowel regulator ever made.
Sconces I. and II.
Here are two scenes in a tragedy,
cene I. :
Host-L>et me introduce you to Miss
rancev for a waltz.
Captain-Don't mind twotting lier
at a bit-'blige you, ole fell! Just
& if she'll do-aw-.
Scene II. : Host-Miss Prancer, al
jw me to introduce Captaiu Crawler.
Miss Prancer (who must have been
(dening)-Very happy-'blige you,
ut weaily won't .do at all. Twot him
nek again; thank you.---Boston Cour
ar.
Bricks of 1G12.
Tho first bricks made iu this couu
ly for building purposes were mauu
?;ctured by colonists in Virginia in
.312. They were used in the con
duction of a church edifice at James
own and tho residence of the gover
lor of the state. A part of the James
:own church is still standing, and the
jricks are in a good state of preserva
tion, showing that the colonists be
lieved in making articles to resist wear
by exposure to all kinds of weather.
Boston Budget.
Skeleton In a Tree.
In cutting up a gaint oak tree on a
i farm near Hicksville,. ?., a human
i skeleton was found embedded in the
' tree. The wood had grown around the
' bones, and the timber had to be care
fully hewn away. The tree was solid
and gave no appearance bf ever hav
ing been hollow.-Chicago Chroniole.
More Disastrous Than Dissipation.
Gorman- You know Bebley? Well,
j he has run' through with all that money
; his father left him.
Midget-Dissipation?
Gorman-Started a newspaper.
Boston Transcript.
Con Corns With Physic.
I Might as well try that as to attempt the euro of
Tetter, Eczema, Ringworm and other cutaneous
I affection? with blood medlv-luw. Totterlne ls tho
only absolutely Bife nnd certain remedy. >v Uh
lt cure ls sure. It's an ointment. 60 cents at
druggists or by niall for 50c. In stamps from J.
T. Shuptrlne, Savannah, tia.
CASCAKETS stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sleken, weaken or gripe; 10c.
F ITS stopped tree and permanently cured. No
fils after Hist dny"s uso of DB. KLINK'8 GKEAT
NEIIVK RESTOKEH. Free trial bottle ?nd treat
lae. Send to Dr. Kline, 931 Arch St., Pulla., Pa.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens tho gums, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, eurea wind colic. ???c. a bottle.
Tho good pill has a good coat. The pill coat
serves two purposes; it protects the pill, en
abling it to retain all its remedial value, .and it
disguises the taste for the palate. Some pill
coats are too heavy; they will not dissolve in
the stomach, and tho pills they cover pass
through the system as harmless as a bread
pellet. Other coats are too light, and permit the
speedy deterioration of the pill. After 30 years
exposure, Ayer's Sugar Coated Pills have been
found as effectivo as if just fresh from the labor
atory. It's a good pill with a good coat. Ask
your druggist for
Ayer's Cathartic Pills.
More pHl particulars in Ayer's Cureboofc, loo pages.
Sent free. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass.
ANDY CATHARTIC
?0* ^BS3^ ALL
25 * 50 * ^^&S3S^^j?SS^^ DRUGGISTS
?13CAI TTTUr 7 rnHDHTITPUri lo cure any case or constipation. Casearet* are the Meal Usa
AboULUlfciLiI UU?Ufifl 1 IJCID tire, nerer erip or aripe.bat eau? easy natural results. Sam-*
pie and booklet free. Ad. STERUNT, REMEDY CO.. C|?Mf>; """jft8.- ?"-ny S^SlSSi J sf"
r\\^Ji.P#
W??B3m????&
e STANDARD PAINT FOR STRUCTURAL PURPO SES.'
Pamphlet, -Suggestions for Exterior Decoration," Sample Card and Descriptive Price List frc 5 by marl.
Asbestos Roofing, Building Felt, Steam Parkin?:, Boiler Coverings, Rrc-Proof Paints, Etc
Asbestos Non-C'o-.ducting and Electrical Insulating materials.
H. W. JOHNS MAMTPACTUBING CO.,
.__87 MaldenJ-nne, New York.pt ??*aJkSl>
200.
00 Reward in (fold!
Well Worth Trying For.
In the word BEAUTIFUL are nine letters. Ton
are smart enough to make fonrteen words, we feel
sure: and if you dj> you wUl receive a reward. Do
not use a letter nvjre times than- lt occurs ia tba
.-?rd BEAUTIFUL. Use onlv English words. The
Household Publishing and Priming Co., proprietors
fhoM Companion, will pay fbuM in
W.LOO?GL?S
?3 SHOE
Best
In the World.
For u years this shoe, by merii alone, has
distanced all competitors.
Indorsed hy over ;.(?<!,000 wearers as the
?'^'^
It ls made In all the latest shapes and styles
and of every variety of leather
One dealer In a to-vn Riven exclusive salo
and advertised In Ional paper on receipt of
reasonable order. Write for catalogue to W
L. Douglas, Brockton. .Mass.
-.ft
-??
?#?
of The House..-.
gold to the person able to mako tho longest list of
7S&?P lvora-H trom ,he le?e? in the word BEAU
Hr OL; $.TO.(KJ for the second longest; $20.00 for-.hs
third: iliMH) each for the next five, and 16.00 each
tor the next ten longest lists. The above rewards
aro piven free, and solely for the purpose of attract
'.'.1&,att<;;iri.;n to "nr handsome ladles' inagarino,
1HE SOUbEHOLD COMPANION, cowarning
forty-eight pages finely illustrated. Latest fashions,
articles on I orimlrure. Cycling; Cookery. Genoral
Household Hints, etc.. and stories by the ?*>? stand
ard authors; published monthlv, price 50 cents
per year, making lt the lowest-priced magazine
tn America. Ju order to enter the contest lt la
p?Vrer?arfV,??.r r?n t0 ?end with your list of words
J-Ul.lli LEN ?-cent stamps, or 24 cents In sliver
vh??lr!ff. entlilo you to a half-year's subscription
'o 1 HE HOUSEHOLD COMPANION. In addition
to the above prizes we will give to everyone sending
us a hst of fourteen or more words a handsome sil
ver souvenir spoon. Lists should be sent as soon aa
possible, and not la'er than April Sd, ltsi?7, so that
the naines of successful contestants may be pub
lished in the April Issue of THE HOUSEHOLD
COMPANION. We refer you to any mercantil?
agency as :o our standing.
Ilousel-.old Publishing JL- Printing Co.,
ow Xlcrrkrr .?r.. New York City
c
otton.
With careful rotation of
crops and liberal fertilizations,
cotton lands will improve. The
application of a proper ferti
lizer containing sufficient Pot
ash often makes the difference
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain
ing not less than 3 to 4%
Actual Potash.
WANT TO MAKE
AN E AS Y LIVING?
Any man or woman who will do two hours'
rfinf ^'auva8fl,n? each da7 0811 make from W.00
to i10.00 per week. A nice opening for Confod
erato veterans with push, pluck and persever
nuce It will cost you nothing to try lt. To such
parties as cnn give satisfactory references as to
their promptness and honorable dealing, we will
send a ease of our medicines to nearest express
^ H?rL'lmt;ges preI'aIll br us. Medicines to be
pn d for only ns you sell them. Agents get ono
half for selling. Our medicines give perfect sat
isfaction wherever Introduced, else could we not
afford to mako tho above liberal offer. In addi
Hon to tho very liberal commission of oue-half
every agent gets a Beautiful Parlor L.rup
With H?tnd-P,il nie?! Shade all complete as?
1 reinlum. Only 8Uch parties as mean busi
ness, ntjd who can give the requisite satisfactory
references need write to THE PEKUVIAV
MEDICINE COMPANY, At?an?GeoVgT?;
-AND
Kainit is a complete specific
against " Rust."
All about Potash-the result* of Its use by actual ex
p?riment on the best farms in the United States-i,
told in a little book wnich we publish and will gladly
mail free to any farmer in America who will write fori:.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
_ 93 Nassau St., New York.
OSBOB 2NT *3'S
BUSBNHSS COLLEGE,
AUGUSTA, GEOKt TA.
Actual business. No text books. Short time
oheap board. Send for catalogue
PniifTpf ?fablns.W??ons.Bi?iTi?2. ftc
.VICEASSIZE "
grow
- nearly
A wonderful p ant food.
w. H. GARRETT, Riynu Libntre, Mob?e?o.. Ala.
VID RPH INF ?P,u.m?n<l Whisky Haidt
M un rnjUl C,cured at home. Never falls
Uonarch Home Cur? Co., NEW ALBANY, IND
ENGINES B.W.
fin Tanks, Stacks, Stand-PIpes and Sheet
Iron work; Shafting, Pulleys, Gearing,
IKTCS, Hangers, etc.
recast every day ; work 180 hands.
LOMBARD IRON WORKS
AND SUPPLY COMPANY.
._AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
* TBUE. *
Rice's Goose Grease Liniment
ls ^1 ways sold under a guarantee to cure all
aches and pains, rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains, bruises and burns. It ls also warrant
ed to euro colds, croup, coughs and la srlnne
quicker than any known remedy. No cure
no pay. Sold by all druggists and gineroi
stores. Made only by li OOS E GREASE
LINIMENT CO.. G'HEFNRBORO. N. gT'***'
Every farm
er should have
Gantt's Ina?
proved Guano
Distributer and
Cotton Planter.
Opens and diso lb.
mes any quant.ty at
the some time. For
prto s wi lt? to
J. T. GANTT,
Macon, Georgia.
For the hst 20 years we have kept Piso's Cure for Con:
emption tn stock, and would sooner think a grocervman couM
tat along wrthout sugar in his store than wTco?tC
- 50 $ CUM- J' %SUK fer^RAVEN & CO., DrurriT
-eresco, Michigan, September 2, J896. SK '