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FACTS FOR SMOKERS. The tocacoo plant has boen thor oughly naturalized in all parts of the world. Tohaoco is named after the pip 3 used by the West Indian islanders, and was originally called "tobago." The oil of tobacco found in the ? stems of long-used pipes or obtained by distillation at red heat is one of tho most active and powerful poisons known. After the plano is cut down it must be allowed to wilt so that it can be bandied without breading. If left too long, however, it becomes sunburnt and its qualities impaired. The smoke of burning tobacco con tains nicotia, nicotianio, salts of am monia, hydrocyanic acid, sulphuretted hydrogen, three or four volatile acids, phenol, creosote md several other sub stances. Molasses, licorice, fig juice, glycer ine and some other substances are used to give sweetness to chewing to bacco, -while in some brands aalt is also employed, and various aromatio essences are used for their flavor. "Worming" the tobacco is a steady job on a tobacco farm. The worms that feed on tobacco are not easily killed by poisons. Young turkeys are the best "wormers," as, when accus tomed to the job they examine every leaf, and never miss a worm. Two Mighty Continents, North and South America, beside Guatemala, the West Indies, Australia, and even Europe, are the fields of usefulness In which Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has demonstrated its value as an antidote to malaria, and as a remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatism, neuralgia, biliousness, nervousness, and loss cf appetite and sleep. The Inhabitants, the medical men of these countries, hare spoken In no uncertain tones concerning the efficacy of the great household remedy. Russia has, outside of the Black sea, a war fleet of 173 vessels. E. A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, says: "Hall's Ca tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen years ago and ehe has bad no return of it. It's a sure cure." Sold by Druggists, 75c. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. 92 trial bottle and treatise free. DR. R. H. KLINE, Ltd.. 931 Arch St., Phlla., Pa. Bira. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind coUc. 25c. a bottle. 1 can recommend Piso's Cure for Consump tion to sufferers from Asthma.-E. D. TOWN SEND, Ft. Howard, Wis., May 4, '94. If afflicted with ?ore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle. HAVE DONE WONDERS Waa Able to Do No Work-Liver in Bad Condition. "WOODHULL, N. Y.-"I was all run down in health and hardly able to do any work, except a few chores. My liver was in a bad condition and my head ached constantly. I have been taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and I am now entirely well. I have also taken Hood's Pill's with benefit. These medicines have done wonders for me." H. J. MAELATT. UAASI'A Bill* thc best family cathartic, ilOOB j rlllS and liver Mm dont 25c. London Subsoil. An artesian well has recently been bored at a depth of 450 feet, near the Islington Baths, HornsSy, London and the following return has been compil ed, showing the nature of the subsoil in London. Made ground, one foot sii inches; brown clay, twenty-three fe ?t six inches; London clay, eight fe-?t six inches; mottled clay, twenty five feet; conglomerate pebble heos, three feet three inches; green sand, thirty five feet Tiine inches; running sand, five feet, green sands, seventeen feet; Phalli 258 feet. Total, 450 feet. The water level stands at 167 feet from the surface. After Forty Years. . .An epitaph as curious in its w^y as any of the quaint gravestone inscrip tions that hs.ve been recorded is on a tombstone in the cemetery of a suburb of Paris. 1 The husband died first, and beneath the record of his name was placed, at his request, the line: "I am anxiously awaiting you. July 30, 1827." When his widow died forty years af ter, the following line completed the inscription: "Here I am. September 9,1867." -Elgin .^oui-an. Not Her Kind. Mabel-You have been wanting some slippers. Here's your chanoe. A "gi gantic slipper sale" is advertised in the paper. Amy-You had better get a pair yourself. I don't wear gigantic slip pers.-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. MES. KEINEE'S LETTEE About Change of Life. "Issuffered for eight years and could find no permanent relief until one year ago. My trouble was Change of Life. I tried Lydia E. PinkhanVl Vegetable Compound, and relief came almost im mediately. I have taken two bottles of the Vegetable Com pound, three boxes of Pills and have also used the Sana tive Wash, and must I say, I have never had anything j help so much,.I ' have better health than I ever had in my life. I feel like a new person, per fectly strong. I give the Compound all the credit. I have recommended it to several of my friends who are using it with like results. It has cured me of.several female diseases. I would not do without Mrs. Pinkham's remedies for anything. There is no need of so much female suffering. Her remedies are a sure cure."-MKS. ELLA KRIXEB, Knightstown, Henry Co., Ind. CD CC CONSULTATION ! Chronic Diseas es of all forms ? Wi In men, women and chll en. Successfully treated. Rheumatism, E neuralgia, Bronchitis, Palpitation, Indigestion, Constipation, 4c. Catarrh of Nose, Throat and Lungs. Diseases peculiar to women. Prolap sus, Ovaritis. CelluUtls, Leucorrhea, Dysmen orrhea, Ac. Write for particulars. Two cents may mean Life and Happiness. S. T. Whitaker, M. Specialist, 205 Norcross Bld'g., Atlanta, Ga. MAPLE SYRUP Made on your kitchen stove in a few min?tes at a cost of about 25 Cent? Per Gallon, by a new process, which sells at 91.00 per gallon. "I wwat to thank you for the Maple Syrup recipe which I find ls excellent. I can recom mend lt highly to any and every one."-REV SAM P. JONES, CartersvtUe, Ga. Send 91 and get recipe-or stamp and Invest? gate. Bonanza for agente. J. N. LOTSPEICH. Morristown, Tenn. MmMTHB PAPER SaT'SS^ WE MAKE LOAN8 oil LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES. ! If you have a policy in tho New York Life, Equitable Life or Mutual Life and would Uke to secure a Loan, write us giving number of your policy, and we will be pleased to quote ratee. Address T??EBgM-Ai?ricaQ Loan aniMCo.. No. 13 Equitable Eulldinsr, Atlanta, Ga. ' PAUL, *f MANSFI By MAJOR ALF? AUL MANS field, in 1868, was as handsome a fel low of four-and twenty as one could find in a week's search. He was a civil engineer, in the employ cf a company that was at that time making a survey for a railroad through New Mexico. He was so noticeable in figure and bear ing that a stranger would be sure to look after him if he passed him on the street. But there must have been an other man in the world that looked very much like him, if he were not an actual double, and the adventure arising from this resemblance was a remarkable blending of the tragic and comic. . Santa Fe had in it then, and no doubt has still, very many beautiful brunettes of Spanish and aboriginal descent. ff Senorita Maria Diaz-a year previous to the date I have given-was engaged, according to tho Mexican custom that does not consider the wishes of the lady in the matter, to Bernai Valdez, who, like her father, was a rich, middle-aged man. Senor Valdez would undoubtedly have married the lady had not a young army surgeon appeared on the scene. Doctor Brandon met the beautiful Maria Diaz, and it was a case of love at first sight. The young American would have let the cause of his wooing follow the regular and eminently proper chan nels, if there had been time for it, but, unfortunately, he only met his enslaver a week before the day ap pointed for her marriage with Valdez. To secure the lady there was not a moment, to lose, and the only meanc he could think of was to enact the role of young Lochinvar. He found friends to help him and the lady willing. They eloped to Fort Union, where they were mar jd, and as it was positively dangerous-indeed it would have been death-for the doctor to return, with or without his bride, he very prudently kept on to New York City, where his parents, well-to-do people, resided, and where he subse quently remained. The advent of a troop of soldiers or .of any considerable body of strangers into a* New Mexican town is always celebrated by a * 'fandango, " or1 'baile ;" the former word, though* originally the name of a special dance, is now applied in that region to an evening of general dancing. The coming .of the engineer corps was celebrated after the usual fashion. The men were encamped near old Fort Marcy, and the officers of the expedi tion took up their quarters at the Fonda, as the hotel facing on the piazza was called, though it1 may not be amiss-to add that "fonda" is the Spanish-name for "hotel." Paul Mansfield was writing up his field notes in his room at the hotel the night of his arrival, when Captain La mar, who commanded the engineer cavalry escort, entered, and, without a word, removed the papers and put away tho ink. "Hello, Lamar! Making yourself at home, eh? Come, bring back my profile blanks; I must finish a report to-night!" said Paul Mansfield. "Finish it when we get back!" re plied Captain Lamar, as he took up a hat and coat, and, putting the former on Paul's head, evinced a desire to help him on with the 1?tter. "Why, what's up?" asked Paul. "A fandango." "That ia not unusual here, I under stand." "But you never saw one, and this is to be a swell affair. Come, old fellow, don't neglect the chance of seeing a pretty woman. Think of the dreary mountains and sterile plains, with not a woman within hundreds of miles, that lie before you. And then every | scientific man should know something of human nature. I will show you a new phase of it to-night:-" "But I don't dance," pleaded Paul Mansfield. "Very well, I'll dance for both and you can look on," replied the Captain. After much urging Paul Mansfield said he would go to the fandango "for just one hour." The dancing took place in a low, adobe building on the outskirts of the town. The long room was illuminated by suspended oil lamps, and at the entrance was a "refreshment" counter, at the farther end a platform for the two men with fiddles and the one man with a guitar, while on benches around the walls sat the senoritas-many of them chaperoned by their mothers, and a thoroughly democratic gather ing of cavaliers, American and Mexi can. Paul Mansfield stood near the door watching the graceful dancers, among whom was his friend, the Captain; but, though much interested, he could not j help noticing that the Mexican men stared at him by twos and threes, and that they whispered excitedly, and that their black eyes burned with anger. As he could not think that he, a perfect stranger, could be the cause of their excitement, he gave it no further thought. When the hour he had set himself was up he decided to go he ne without notifying his friend. He had gone but a few p^ces from the door when he heard a rush and felt himself being hurled to the ground. Looking up he saw a number of men bending over him with knives in their hands, and one of them hissed: "Make an outcry and we will kill you!" Paul was unarmed, and, though brave as a lion, he realized that resist ance would make a bad case worse. As the men began to bind his arms he asked: "What axe you going to do with me?" ELD'S " J| DOUBLE, J| {ED R. CALHOUP?. "We will take you to Senor Diaz's house and keep you there till Bernai Valdez returns from AgUa Caliente in the morning," replied the man who seemed to be in command. "But why take me there? I will give you all the money I have about me." "We do not want your money.'* "What then?" "Vengeance for Bernai Valdez! He will kill you with his own hand for running away with the girl that was to have been his wife-" "Upon my soul, I never ran away with a girl-never dreamed of doing such a thing. You have the Wrong man. Let me tell you who ? am-v> "You are Doctor Brandon! Not an other word. Come, come, padres; lei. ns carry this gringo off." The latter part of this remark w?s addressed to the other Mexicans, who had now bound the young mnn's feet, and forthwith they picked him up and carried him off with much ease. Being a perfect stranger in the town, Paul Mansfield knew nothing about the narrow streets and dark, dingy houses which they passed. At length his captors entered an arched gateway, and, taking him into a dark room, they threw him on the floor and told him that he would be killed if he raised his voice. He heard the shooting of a bolt in a heavy lock and then the retreating steps of the men. The apartment was very dark, and the cords hurt him. His pain was growing unendurable, when, to his great joy, he heard a door opening softly behind him. Before he could tdrn his head a beau tiful girl appeared before him' with a lamp in her hand. Without a word she cut his cords, and as he rose to his feet to thank her, indescribable was his surprise to find the arms qf the beautiful girl about his neck and to feel her kisses on his bronzed cheek while she sobbed. "My brother! oh, my brother, you must fly!" It must be confessed that a sense of gratitude prevented the young man's permitting all the kissing to be on one side; or it may be that he did not wish to retain what was evidently intended for another persor, and so gave the kisses back. Briefly, he told her that ! ho was not her bro ther, and explained^ so far as he could, how he came into his present embarrassing situation. And with a bewitching smile she told him how sl.e had heard his captors say that they had caught Doctor Brandon, the gentleman who had married her twiu sister, Marin, and that she came to free him. She did not tell Mm, for it was a sad subject with her, that her father had settled that she shoxild take her sister's place and become the wife of Bernai Valdez. Through a faithful servant she had Paul Mansfield conducted back to the Fonda, where he .found Captain Lamar anxiously searching for him. The adventure was explained, and the Captain laughed at it very heartily,| declaring that he would willingly un*-' dergo the s:ime suffering if assured of the same treatment by a beautiful girl at the end. Bernai Valdez and a num ber of Mexican cal! ed at the engineer camp the next day and eyed Paul Mansfield sharply. Though appear ances were against them, they had to be satisfied that this was another case of mistaken identity. Had the adven ture stopped here they would have been certain that they had hit the wrong man, but it did not. Paul Mansfield's mind and heart be came so full of the beautiful girl that kissed him and called him "brother" that he lost his interest for the present in engineering, and applied for a leave of absence.- , In the ^meanwhile the before-men tioned "faithful servant" became the bearer of many notes between the young people who met so strangely, and more than once ho found his way to the garden of the house where he had been imprisoned. Again Santa Fe was startled; again Bemal Valdez was robbed of a possible bride. Paul Mansfield had eloped with the beautiful Isabel Diaz. News came that they were married al Las Vegas, and had gone on to tho East for the honeymoon. Paul Man ifield has since met Doctor Brandon, ne w his brother-in-law, and they do not resemble each other so nnfch when together.-New York Lodger. Is Tea Hurtful? Physician? tell us that tea is in jurious to the nervous system. At the time of its introduction into Europe much opposition was provoked and much written in hostility to its use. Henry Savile writes in 1678 to his uncle, Mr. Secretary Coventry, in sharp reproof of certain friends who call for tea after dinner, instead of the bottle. He calls it "a base Indian praotice, which I must ever admire your Christian family for not admit ting." Another writer, at about the same date, calls it "a filthy custom," and adds, ' Men seem to lose their stature and comeliness, and womer their beauty." Dr. Samuel Johnson drew his own portrait of "a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who for twenty years diluted his meals with the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle had scarcely time to cool; who with tea amused the evening, with tea solaced the midnight, and with tea welcomed the morning. " So the great doctor could have feared no ill effects. Expel ience proves that the moderate use of tea sustains the body undex severe muscular strain without caus ing subsequent, exhaustion; and ii forms an agreeable means of imbibing the quantity of water necessary ?: human nutrition.-Lippincott's. AGRICULTURAL Manuring In tla? Hill. It is only concentrated manures that can be profitably "?"?d in the hill. Whenever stable or barnyard manure is used in this way it aids in drying the soil above, and thus often does most harm just at the most critical ' period of growth. The roots of all i hoed crops will more certainly reach ! the manure if placed between the rows ' that if tho seed has been planted directly over it. Both corn and pota ! toes, especially the former, bend their i leaves so as to turn the water that : falls in rains to the middle of the rows. 1 Scarcely any water except in heavy ' rains with driving winds can reach the j hill whence the stalks grow. Thc Dreaded Poison Oak. This beautiful viny shrub is a con spicuous feature uf thc flora of the Pa? I cific coast from Southern California to j British Columbia. It is especially I abundant in the coast range, where its I slender stems, twining about oaks, I reach a height of twenty of forty feet; with luxuriant leaves at the top. In ' the spring and summer, its graceful green adds an indescribably delicate . touch to the woodlands; and in autumn j the rich red of tts leaves makes splendid i pAtehes Among the evergreen trees, or lights like a flame the duller shades of j deciduous forests. It likes damp soil, i and when seen on dry, open ground; Bhus is but an insignificant shrub; with scant reddish leaves resembling in shape those of the whit? oak. PoisoU oak resembles the poison ivy, BhUs Toxicodcndron, of the Atlantic States, and causes a like cntaueous eruption. Many cases of severe poisoning occur where there is no exposure to the plant other than sitting by th? operi window of a caf; of riding in ? private con veyance thfdtigh canons where it riots gloriously over rotting stUnip And tree trunk; And again persons equally sus ceptible find their hands and fades break out with stinging pimples just from the handling of wild flowers which were picked adjacent to poison oak'; bf the poison is transmitted from clothes worn by picnickers. Fortun ately, however, these are the excep tional instances, and ordinarily if one avoids touching the foliage, the danger is averted. The stockman and farmer probably suffer the greatest aunoyanc? from poison oak: The Avorst cases come passing to leeward bf a fire in which it is burning, and grubbing ont a range or clearing off A foothill farrd necessitates this means of f hiding th? ground of brush. The hired man who CAii handle poison oak with impunity has an added value to the farmer who sutlers from the contact with this vexa tious bush. The antidotes recom mended 'are many but are well-nigh useless. A few simple remedies, like the application of salt, soda and fre quent hot bathing, can usually be re lied upou to modify the itching and swelling of the part? affected, but the sufferer, if he be no novice, is perfectly certain that an affection of poison oak, like othcrtliseases, must run its course, and so waits, with what stoicism he can command, for the allotted ten or four teen days to pass.-American Agricul turist. Farm and Garden Noted. Of course it is better to hatch A few chicks late even of the lArgef breeds; but they will not pay as layers. For your own table it pays to hatch chicks from Felnrunry to November; but the number should be limited; Thorough cultUf? saves moisture and invigorates the plAut; rendering it less ' KKftceptible to the attacks bf insects??a fungi. Th? greAt object on the farm should be to make everything pay, whether it be livestock or farm crops. Are we do ing it? If not, why not'.' Fifty hens' on a farm, properly handled, will pay better the year through than 200 in thc same place or roost. Quality rather than quantity should be the rule. Cutting off largo limbs is best done by first sawing a little on the undor side, so th/;t when the limb falls it will not split the wood nor peel the bark down the trunk. Eggs and chicken meat beat salt pork all to death as an article of diet. Use plenty of each. Do not expect that the eggs will pay all the grocery bills unless an abundance is produced. Low-headed trees will bear some what sooner than high-headed ones, for they sooner reach the proper height of trunk and the heads'are sooner de veloped to support a full crop of fruit. One of the most effective means of increasing the profits of gardening and truck farming is to so arrange the planting that horse power may be utilized in preparing, planting and cultivating. Some farmers tbi*>k that money \lone should be counted t3 determin? whether a thing pays or not. This is a great mistake. Fruit pays even if we do not sell a dollar's worth. It keeps down doctor bills in the family. A liberal poultice of fresh cow man ure may not seem nice to tie onto a tree that has accidently been peeled with the single-tree or otherwise, but there's nothing . better to cause "the wound to heal over quickl y and sound ly. Watch the young trees closely dur ing the spring and summer; pinch back and cut out where necessary to develop a perfectly formed head. The first, years of a tree's orchard life are the best years for thi3 wort, and if it is properly attended to there will be no necessity for severe amputations with the saw in after years. A plot of ground on which a brush heap has been burned is and excellent place to start plants for tate cabbage, as the weeds are not liable to bother much here and the ashes, mixed with the soil, cause the plants to grow vigorously and strongly, providing that they have room for best develop ment, the plants standing about an inch and a half apart. Contrary to expectations at the Ohio Station, the best results have been sc oured in using medium and late varie ties of potatoes for late planting. Usually, late planting does not pro duce as large a crop as early planting, but the advantage lie in being able to follow early crops in this manner, and in securing better seed, because of the superior keeping qualities of late grown potatoes. Injudicious slashing of fruit trees will not do; those whose orchards have been neglected and who do not under stand pruning, should get an experi enced man to do the work, though, as Professor 'Hansen, of the S. Dakota Station, says, "a man accustomed to trimming orchards in the Eastern States would better keop his knife in his pocket unless -willing to adopt Western methods," and vica versa, we might add. A New Fuel. A new industry has been started in Michigan. Blocks of sawdust stuck with resin are made and Bold for fuel, and it is said that for a quick, hot fir* this ha? no equal. W?jflA.V", WORLD. Whei ia a Vornan Oldf Tills query o i my mirror hung: "When is i woman old?" It clings to : e and long has clung, The answer must be told. Ah, some a rs old before half way, And some/are never old, For these bit laugh life's care away, While thole both fret and scold. And yet it lino easy task, Howevertorell controlled, To answerpne, if she should ask, "When if a woman old?" The graceful ones are all still young, And those alone are told Who try f> make themselves look young When ?re has taken hold. The oldat ones of all the old Are tlpe who would look young, For the/ will always fret and Bcold WhenAge's sign is bung. As loni as women cling to youth Andalsregard their age They?evei can be old, forsooth, Thar youth fills Up the page. ?es^ome are old before their time Oil Age Usurps their youth Ani'some ate young beyond their prime Vnless they hide the truth, -Washington Post, Th? K.'tunt Ot Steel, Steel brnaments promise to become as popular as they were several years ago. Fortunate is the Woman who has the habit of saving things; for she cad take out her steel brnanlents bf any description; dod theni and rest assured that she is doing th? correct thing. Steel combs are much word and look well against either dark of light hair. Velvet b?uds for the neck, thickly sewed with steel; are also id highfavor; ?The Sponge Bath; While the great majority Of women hav? ri?lther the facilities nor th? time td take a full bath every day; nearly ali cad take a sponge bath; which is all that is necessary for clean liness: A basin, a sponge and ft cork mat Comprise the essentials, and live niinutes' application a day will keep th? pores bf the skin open and th? body hi a healthy condition. Some lu opie require more bathing thad others. Brunettes, as a class, and fat people in particular, are apt td need more baths and lotions to dispel the secretions ?nd perspiration that defile the skin-. In order td. live up td the ideal, ?. woman should be exquisitely and habitually clean, and rather over step than fall short of the hygienic standard; It is advisable to be sus picious of neatness, if necessary; in order to perfect it:-Th? Ledger: "Women on Shipboard. A current newspaper calls attention to the old superstition among sailors that women on board ship bring ill luck. In the days when sailing ves sels were more numerous, it says, and Jack had a wider opportunity to select among the floating homes one that most nearly coincided with his ideas of comfort and safety, he was apt to shun those whose captains shared the glories and comforts of the after cabin with a better half. Nowadays steam has made the opinions of sailors of as little account as sailord themselves are; but the prejudice survives ar?; but the preju dice survives in the minds of the few old salts that have not fallen to the rank of Coal shovelers and ricaners of paint. To th? superficial observer; this bb j?etion to the pr?senc? bf women at sea, made ,by a class of men who, when ashore, are far from showing indiffer ence to feminine charms, would seem td b? a particularly absurd and unre? sdn?bl? piece . bf nonsense, but .the (j?nst Seamen's Journal, which is a piper ?ot given to the fostering of mys ticism, says that there is more than superstitution in the old belief. Close attention to happenings on the ocean, it declares, will prove to any ono that women do bring iii luck on shipboard, not, of course, through any dark working of the supernatural powers, but by increasing the natural severity of captains, add by their read iness to give evidence in behalf of their, husbands against Which, in A court of! law; the word of a maltreated mate br sailor is hot ?pt to be of any effect. ? surprising number of modem in-i st?nc?s are given in which sea trage-? di?s-of one sort or another have oe-! curred on ships that had the captain's' wife on board. The Coast Seamen's Journal does! not suggest the advisability of a hard; and fast law forbidding such compan ionships in th*e merchant marine, but it says that rer.l evils frequently result from them and intimates that the only remedy is an extension of the privilege now enjoyed b? ?ommander?j to mi?of! officers, and possibly to the mon. The idea, appare atly> is that there, is safety in numbers, a view not to be dismissed as altogether fanciful.-At lanta Constitution. Fashion Notes; The sunshade with the hinge in the handle is again popular. Waist? or blouses of plaid silk are worn with blazer or jackets of dark cloth. For traveling gowns select materials which are strong and durable and which are not easily rumpled by rough usage. Linen suitings are again at the fore, and will doubtless be as popular as last season for the perennial skirt and' costumes, Norfolk jackets are worn. Some ofj them have belts that slip nnderneathj the plaits and fasten with a jeweled: buckle at one side. Velvet ribbon in a regular lattice-! work to cover a loose vest, the lower: part of sleeves, a collar and skirt pan-' els is quite a French fad. A close fitting basque waist of velvet; has one wide lapel faced with cloth in a contrasting color. The belt, collar and cuffs are of the light cloth. Semi-transparent l.twn or linen promises to be a great favorite for' dressy costumes, as they admit of trimming being used with great effect. Among the latest color combinations are orange and light tan, mauve and mastic, blue and orange, and brown or golden tan with a very pinkish lav ender. For railway travel a simple ulster or dust coat of alpaca or silk, iu a de sign of pinhead points, is the most serviceable and stylish of all gar ments. In some hats only the crowns show the straw, the stiff brims being covered so thickly with flower petals that the under framework of the hat cannot be seen at all. An Eton jacket has long points slop ing back a little from the middle of the ifront. The revers meet over the bust where there is a loose scarf of soft silk tied in a knot. For shipboard "tho most comfortable suit and the handsomest iu the long rnn is a yachting guit of lino indigo flannel, or in the beautiful navy cloths worn by officers of the navy. Colored lawn trillings are applied to white dresses, and flower-printed lawn is need for portions of the bodice and sleeves and blouse waists made of the same color as the flounces at the bottom of the skirt? A TRINITY OF TRIADS. ! X. Faith, Hope and Love together work la gloom; What Fait* . ^shapes in form fl" . Dloom, ind Love sends forth to daylight from the tomb. ir. Tho Rain that wets the summer leaves, The Ream that dries, the Wind that heaves, Each gives a charm, and each receives, in. Three growths from seods without man's call appear Grain, Flower and Tree. One gives his body's cheer; One decks his bride; one yields his roof and bier. -Ed. W. Mason, in the National Magazine. PITH AND POINT. She-"How did Balding lose bia hair?" He-"I understand his wife had a hand in it."-Answers. "I can't git work at me trade," said the mendicant. "What is your trade?" "Sailor ou a airship."-Philadelphia North American. Papa-"I hear my little boy was very naughty to-day. " Johnnie-"Well, a fellow must have a littla fun some times."-Truth; Dobson-"lean tell a school teacher ?s far as lean see her." Robson "Well, you can't tell her much."-^ Somerville Journal. He (sympathizing with his bride, who has just been stung)-"How in telligent was that bee; my dear, to knoAv that we're on our honeymoon." -Punch. "Well, Willie," asked 'grandma, "have you had all the dinner you want?" "No," answered little Willie; "but I have had all I can eat." Standard. Ethel-"Did you ever run across a real smart mau in your life?" ' Pene lope-"No, indeed; such men jump very quickly when they hear a bicycle bell. "-Judge. Griggs-"H anyone ever discovers a plan td keep people from everlast ingly chattering-" Wiggs-"It's ten to one he'll never stop talking about it."-Truth. Benham-"Well, if you want to know it, I married you for your money." Mrs. Benham-"I wish I could tell as easily what I married you for."-Judge. Scene, a public eating house. Pert youth addresses waitress-"Bring me one of your dog biscuits, miss." "Yes, sir, if you'll promise to eat it oii the mat."-Standard. "Ther? is nothing new in bicycie costumes for women." "I am sorry to hear it. I was in hopes there would be some fresh young girls in them." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Mrs. Henpeck (after a little differ ence of opinion)-"I suppose you felt like a fool when vou proposed to me?" Mr. Henpeck-"No, I didn't; but I was."-Pick-Me-Up. "Well, Tom, now you've had a second quarrel I suppose your wife ' will be packing up and going to bet mother ?" "No such luck, dad. Her mother's coming here!"-Judy ; Mrs. Jones-Brown-"You think the baths at Baden-Baden would do m? good?" The Doctor-"Undoubtedly; madam! You would meet some of the most aristocratic people in Europe there!"-Piick. "I tell you," said the philosophic person, "it takes a smooth person to, get on top, nowadays!" "Yes," said the quiet man; "and a man's usually smooth on top befor? he gets there."-Puck. "I wonder," mused the leading drawing-room tenor, bitterly, as he closed amid a perfect Babel of conver sation, "why it should ever have been thought necessary to tell people not to whisper in polite society?"-Puck. Stranger (after an examination) "Well, doctor, what do you think? Have I the gout?" Great Physician "Hem! Er-what is your income?" "Twelve hundred a year." "No? You've got a sore foot."-New York Weekly. Tho Puzzle Lock Bracelet. A novel piece of jewelry is the puzzle-lock bracel the chain of which is secured by a lock formed of three revolving pieces engraved with figures or letters. Only by arranging these in some particular combination forming a private code can the lock be opened, ar 1 as the figures may mako an immense number of combinations, the "open sesame" is welt nigh im possible of attainment except by the owner. The idea of this device is that che bracelet eau be taken off and used to chain a bicycle to the railings while the rider is in a house or store, as A fastening to a traveling bag, and for many other purposes of the sort. Most people would be apt to suffer qualms of anxiety in leaving it as a lock to a bicycle, but for the maker's assurance chat the bracelets, which aro made in a variety of designs, are so strong as to render the length of time required for filing them through a risk which the bicycle thief would not venture to incur, while it is impossible to break the look or to open it in any other way than by the mysterious code.-Phila delphia Record. "Three Cheers and ? Tiger." As to the origin of the use of the word "tiger" in the phrase "Three cheers and a tiger!" tho following story is old: In 1822 the Boston Light Infantry visited Salem, Mass., and en camped in Washington Square. They indulged in a good many rough-and tumble sports, and one day a visitor exclaimed to one of them, "Oh, you tiger!" The phrase became a sort of playful reproach, and on tho way to Boston some musical member of the company sang a line, "Oh, you tigers, don't you know?" Thus they ac quired the name, and they soon began to imitate the growl of that beast. Then at the end of three cheers a "tiger" was always called for. This company visited New York in 1826, and at a public festival they astonished the New Yorkers by giving the growl, which tickled the fancy of the hosts so much that the custom became fixed. San Francisco Chronicle. l/tlllzlnj? Waste Glaa?. A French scientist, M. Gf.cckey, has discovered a method of utilizing the waste glass accumulated at fac tories. He grinds the glass to powder, which is put into a metallic mold and introduced into two furnaces in suc cession. The first furnace anneals and deritrifies the mass. The mold is then passed into the second furnace, which is heated to a very high temper ature. When the mold is drawn from the second furnace it is ready to be pressed into different shapes for build ing purposes. This discovery will not only relieve the difficulty with which glassblowers have had to deal in getting rid of their refuse, but will be a source of profit. The potteries have a similar elephant on their hands, but no solution bas been arrived at in their cases, beyond using the refuse for the making of railway embank ments. Icy inaMflejw*1'??""^ "I am afraid that after being friends for so many years those two girls haye quarreled beyoad reconciliation." "They have, beyond a doubt," re plied Miss Cayeane. "I told one that I had just seen the other, and she didn't even ask nie what she had on." -Washington Stir. Three Good Thin ff?. Three good things about T*tterlne, besides the one great, good iact that it cures, are that lt ls painless, harmless and has no bad odor. It is the only sure cure for Tetter, Ringworm, Ec zema. Cures them so they stay cured. Iso matter how long you hare had them, 60 cents gets a box at druggists, or by mall for 50 cents In cash or stamps from J. T. Shuptrine, Savan nah, Ga. - _ An ostrich lives about thirty years, and the average annual yield of a Mrd in captivity ls from two to four pounds t ' Are Your Kid Gi?.. ~- _^irty ? Enclose them with 17c. in stamps, in unsealed onvolopc, (postage 2c.) to Excelsior Laundry, atlanta, Ga. They will be returned like new. HALL'S Vegetable Sicilian HAIR RENEWER Beautifies and restores Gray Hair to its original color and vitality; prevents baldness; cures itching and dandruff. A fine hair dressing. S. P. Hall & Co.. Props.. Nashua, K.H. Sold by all Druggists. S--ai ELIZABETH COLLEGE, .L L FOR WOMEN. CHARLOTTE, N. C. EQUAL TO THE BEST Colleges for men with every feature of a high grade College for women added. . A FACULTY OF 15 SPECIALISTS f'rom schools of International reputa lon, as Yale. Johns Hopkins, Amherst, University of Virginia,Berlin.New Eng land Conservatory, Paris, Ac THREE COURSES Leading to degrees. GROUP SYSTEM with electives. MUSIC CONSERVATORY With courso loading- to dlp^^a. Pipe Organ.Piano, Violin, Guitar, Banjo.Man dofin. Vocal. ART CONSKRVATORY Full course to diploma--all varieties. FULL COM.MERCI AU Course-Toachcr from ?astm?it A REFINED HOME With every modern convenience. CLIM ATK Similar to that of A SHE vi LI. E. COLLEGE BUILDING, 172 ft. frontage,143 ft. deep, 4 stories high, built of pressed brick, fire proof, with every modern appliance. Catalogue sent free on application. Address. REV. C. B. KING, President, _Charlotte. N. ri. Col. BBS. 8. LOVELL; Treas. Lovell Arms Cd; 1897 Lovell Diamond ???" 1898 Lovell Diamond, 1897 lovell Special, - Excel Tandem, Simmon's Special, Boys' and Gilrs Our reputation of 60 years ls the best wheel made. . Insist on seeing tao Lovell Di I^SEND FOR CATALOGU JOHN P. LOVE 147 Washington St, 131 t>ooooooooooooooooooo< New Ol ? 0 0 0 o Q a Q O O o o o o e c c c c c o c o o o o o o G c o COLFJ BICY4 THE STANDARD 1897 COLUMBIAS The Best Bicycles Made. 1896 COLUMBIAS Second only to 1897 Modela, 1897 HARTFORDS Equal to Most Bicycle?. HARTFORDS PATTERN 9, HARTFORDS TATTERN 1? HARTFORDS PATTERNS fiudO, Nothing in the market approached t former prices ; wb RED REDI REDI REDI REDI RED' o POPE MFG. CO., o Q Catv!ogue free from any Columbi O 2-cent oooooooooooooooooooo< issi SB]] beverage. IK I HIRES f Rf Rootbeer M ? Hf Quenches thc thirst, tickles U Bf thc palate ; full of snap, sparkle vi mj and effervescence. A temper- ll m ance drink for everybody. ll Sf KU? Mly by Tht CUriw I. Itt? Co., FkUUtlfbJa. fl j AJk??m m??M tn nata?. 1 sm GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC: IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 30 cte. GALATIA, ILLS., NOV. 16,1693. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:-We sold last year, 600 bottles cf GROVE'S TASTKLES8 CHILL TONIC and bar? bought three gross already this year. In all oar ex perlenes pf 14 years, In tho drug business, hare never sold an article that gave such uni venal satis* faction at your Tonic. Yours truly. _AMBY,CAB? ACQ. WEAK MEN Ww Are fully restored by HAGGARD'S SPE CIFIC TABLETS. 1 box, $1.00; 3 boxes 12.50, by mall. Address, L?iu^. Full particulars sent by mall on application. wr"o?E See In Actual Business. Railroad Fare Paid. Positions Guaranteed. Students of both sexes admitted dally. No vacations. Avorage? course three months. Georgia Business College, MACON* GEORGIA* Bicycles "ALEXANDER SPECIAL".... 830.00 "OVERLAND".840.00 WAVERLEY.: 845.00 ELECTRIC CITY.850.00 You have no excuse now for not buying a tileyel? if H'3 the price you have beo:i walting for Aeenti wanted. Write for Bargain Lin of second-hand wheels. V. D. ALEXANDER, ?0-71 N. Pryor St.. Atlanta, Ga. 25K LOVELL DIAMOND __LEADS wtest Prise-Smashing Bicy cle Sale of the Age* teed to SES ?D Reduced to 40.00 Reduced lo 49.70 . Reduced to 89.50 Reduced to 24.50 Reduced to 19.75 is a guarantee that oar 1897 model amond. Agencies everywhere. E AND SPECIAL LIST.^a LL ARMS CO., Broad St., Boston. Maos, ADS IVORLD. DO 3 0OOO GO OOOOOOO OOO? rices \ o o MBIA OLES o o o OF THE WORLD % - O UCEO TO $75.00! UCED TO 80.00 S o JCED TO ?0,00 % o UCED TO 45J0 o UCED TO 40.00 2 UCED TO 30.00 ! he value of these Bicycles at the O at are they now? g f?f?K- O HARTFORD, CONN. S Q a dealer; by mail from us lor oue 0 stamp. O 30QOOOOOOOOOOOC OOOOO "?inecess" Cctton. S? ed Huller ind Siiparatsr. ; Nearly double? tbs Vaia? of Seed to th? Fanner ill up-to-date G inner s m them beear JO the Grow ers give their patronage to snob gini. Haller is PRACTICAL, RELIABLE and GUARANTEED. For foll information Address S0?LE STEAM FEED TORKe, i.oddian, Mit* PER OA Y SURE SALARY OR COMMISSION. $4 CC jon wm honorable, tteat'y ctybywttnt the year tuna, at good vogts at four om hcr.t or to travel? If so. tena ir. bi stamps fer our vholesalt price-list and pcrtiatlan. Vt furnish test af bank rsftrtn^i. AMERICAN TEA CO. OETROJT, MICHIGAN: CURES WHERE AU ELSE FAILS. Boat Cough Syrup. Tastes Gool. Use in timo. Sold by dnjnri.t:.