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AFTER THE SURRENDER.' Ceneral Crant Would Permit No Celebra tion at Appomottax. General Horace Porter, in his. ' Cam paigning with Grant," in the Century, describes the surrender at Appomat tox. General Porter says: . Before parting Lee asked Grant to notify Meade qi the surender, fearing that fighting might break out on that front, and lives be uselessly lost. This request was complied with, and two Union officers were sent through the enemy's lines as the shortest route to Meade, some of Lee's officers accom panying them to prevent their being interfered with. A little before four o'clock General Lee shook hands with General Grant, bowed to the other of ficers, and with Colonel Marshall left the room. One after another we fol lowed, and passed out to the porch. Lee signaled to his orderly to bring up his horse, and while the animal was being bridled the general stood on the lowest step, and gazed sadly in the di rection of the valley beyond, where his anny lay-now an army of pri soners. He thrice smote the palm of his left hand slowly with his right fist in an absent sort of way, seemed not to see the group of Union officers in the yard, who rose respectfully at his approach, and appeared unaware of everything about him. All appre ciated the sadness that overwhelmed him, and he had the personal sym pathy of every one who beheld him at this supreme moment of trial. The approach of his horse seemed to re ca? him from his reverie, and he at once mounted. General Grant now stepped down from the porch, moving toward him, and saluted him by rais ing his hat. He was followed in this act of courtesy by all our officers pres ent. Lee raised his hat respectfully, and rode off at a slow trot to break the sad news tc the brave fellows whom he had so long commanded. General Grant and his staff then started for the headquarters camp, which, in the meantime, had bean pitched near by. The news of the sur render had reached the Union lines, and the firing of salutes began at sev eral points, but the general sent an order at once to have them stopped, using these words: "The war is over; the rebels are our countrymen again; and the best si;n of rejoicing after the victory wil be to abstain from all demonstrations in the field." "his was in keeping with his order issued after the surrender of Vicksburg: "The paroled prisoners will be sent out of here to-morow. * * . in struct the commanders to bc orderly and quiet as these prisoners pass, and to make no offensive remarks." Wake Up. Yee, wake up to the dancer which threatens you if your kidneys and bladder aro inactivo or weak. Don't you know that if you fail to impel them to action, Bright's disease or diabetes awaits you? Uso Hostetter's Stom ach Bitten without delay. It has a most beneficial effect uiion tho kidneys when slug gish, and upon thc bowels, liver, stomach and nervous system. Why is the dude o? toda;-like tho sailor of old? Because he cannot walk Uko a mau, but must roll everywhere. Catarrh Cannot bo Cured With local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to euro it you must take internal ren-edies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di rectly on the blood and mucous su rf ace. Hall's Catarrh Curo is nota quack medicine. It was j prescribed by one of the best physicians In this country for years, and is a regular pre scription. It is composed of the best tonics knowu, conibincd with tho best blood puri fiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combination of tho two ingre dients is what produces such wonderful re sults in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, f roo. P. J. CHENEY ?Sr Co.. Props-, Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, Toe. Hall's Family Pills are the best A .T-.oso Poem. EE-M. Medicated Smoking Tobacco And Cigarettes Arc absolute remedies for Catarrh, nay Fever, Asthma and Colds; Besides a delightful smoke. Ladies as well as men, use these goods. No opium or other harmful drug Used in their manufacture. EE-M. is used and recommended By some of the best citizens Of this country. If your dealer does not keep EE-M. Send 13c. for packa W of tobacco And Cc. for package of cigarettes. Direct to the EE-M. Company, Atlanta, Ga.. And you will receive goods by mail. Sores Healed by Hood's Sarsaparilla and IXavo Never Itetnrncd. "I wns a sufferer with scrofulous humor, and had a very largo sore under my chin. It caused me mitch pain. I also felt tired and despondent, but after taking a few bottles o? Hood's Sarsaparilla my sores were healed and have never returned." MK. C. N. Bockwell, White's Store, N. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best-in fact tho One Truo Blood Purifier. Hood's Pillsa? Constipation. 35 cents. Siberia's Snow Flower. Travelers in Siberia tell of tho won dorl ul flower that grows ther>v and which bloo'i's only in January, when the winter is at its height. The blos som has something of the characteris tic of a "morning glory," lasting only a single day. The flower, when it ort'DS, is star-shaped, its pe?ais of the same length as the leaves, and about half an inch in width. On the third day the extremities of the anthers, which are five in number, show min ute, glistening specks, veritable vege able diamonds, about tho size of a pin's head-these are the seed of the flower. A Russian nobleman named Anthoskoff took a number of the seeds to St. Petersburg. They were placed in a pot of snow and frozen earth. On the coldest day of the following Janu ary the miraculous flower burst through its icy covering and displayed Its beauties to the wondering scien tists. The plant has been very ap propriately named "the snow flower." y ? Vegetable t& .Sicilian HAIR RENEWER OSBORNE'S l??med? H$ vueat Aiiccit.iin. tia. Aetna! burnes*. Ko text V books- Short tUM. Cheap board- Sond lor c*t*lojra?. ' ARDS can be saTed with out their knowledge by Antl-Jng the marvelous euro f?r the drink habit. Writo R?nova Chemical Co., C6 Broadway, >". Y. PuU information (in plain wrapper) malled free. L'uRlnesi Cclloge. Louisville, Ky. 8UPEBIOK ADVANTAGES. BOOKKGEPIVO. SnOUTUAND AND TEi^GEArnr. Beautiful Catalogue Freo. leTlQNTHISP?PER???I A FORTUNE EN SNAKES. MINNESOTAN WHO CONDUCTS A SUCCESSFUL REPTILE FARM. Circuses His Mainstay- Handlea 1'nttk snakes "With Impunity-He is a Natani] Snake Charmer and His Little Dangh* ter Has Equal Power - Snakes' Food. Along the wann nuc? honeycombed i limestone bluffs that lino thc quiet j Zumbro River in Minnesota are the i homes of snakes by the million, ami in the early days of thc settlement of thc Northwest there wero myriads of all j sorts of the deadly reptiles known to j North America to be found in this j neighborhood. To-day there aro moro ? snakes caught for circus companies and other buyers here than anywhere 1 else in the country except in some of ' the lower counties of Florida. All j along the Mississippi and tributary . streams where snakes are to be found j they are caught for the Rochester farm 1 and sold to O. W. Estes, the bright, j keen-eyed young man who runs the j snake farm, and who for several years I has been making a success of the ven ; tare. ' Mr. Estes idso carries ou a snake : hatchery, something after the manner I of a hennery, but considerably more j exciting. The eggs produced by his ; stock are gathered and laid in the sun on the sand, where, in tho courso of time they hatch, and there aro youngsters fully as lively and venom , ous as their parents. So far this year ! several hundred have been hatched, I and all have thrived on the treatment i given them by Mr. Estes and his as i sistants. Many of these young snakes ! aro raised for sale and others are used ! for feed for the king snake and others that eat only their own kind. A chief part of the business of this Minnesota farm is in rattlesnakes, as they aro more plentifui than auy other variety of the valuable reptiles. All this region used to be overrun with them. A single day's receipts of diamond backod and othor rattlers often runs up to several scores, espe cially -when some one or more of tho outside catchers for the farm brings in his sacks full and sells them to Mr. Estes. These snakes vary from three to six feet in length. Among the other varieties received and grown aro the spotted adders, blow snakes, the beautiful turtle heads, tho sullen bull snakes, thc gentle bluo racers, the spreading adder, and many kinds of water, grass and water snakes. They are sold to the leading circus aggrega tions, such as Barnum's, Ringling's, Forcpaugh's, Solis's and many others, while the lesser concerns take the less expensive, because less harmful va rieties. Alligators from Florida and crocodiles from abroad, as well as some foreigu snakes, aro constantly kept in stock for customers. Estes is a natural snake charmer, and never, uulcss requested by his customer, takes out tho fang? of the reptiles in which he deals, and io this fact he attributes considerable of the success he has had in raising them. He will, without fear, fondle a rattler, a bull or an addei", force open its mouth, and with his finger nail deftly expose the poison sacs and fangs. In all his long experience in this sort of thing he has never been bitten. His favorite method of capture is to grab thc rattler by the tail and dex terously swing him into a sack, but when one is found lying at full length Estes grasps it tightly back of the head. Though he has many assistants among tho farmers of his vicinity, there is no other man, in that part of the United States nt any rate, who dares to open their jaws with l'are hands, as he does fearlessly. His lit tle daughter, Hazel, who is only thrte years old, seems to have the same power over the reptiles, and can often bo s?een handling the most deadly snakes and allowing them to twine over her arms and about her neck. So far this year about GOO snakes of the more valuable varieties have been shipped from this farm. Not alone are circuses and menageries customers of Mr. Estes, but many cigar stores and saloons where the reptiles are,dis played as au incentive to custom or a horrible example purchase from thc Rochester farm. A few days ago a rattler, 6ix feet long, eight inches in girth and with twenty-six rattles, was sent to a Minneapolis saloon keeper for exhibit in his window. They are inexpensive things to have about tho house, for a healthy reptile taken in the spring will need no food for ayear. The rattlers become blind when they shed their skins, whieh*they do every summer, appearing in about ten days with new, bright, diamond tacks. Thc food given these pets consists chiefly of gophers, while frogs, rats, squirrels, birds and rabbits are added occasion ally. Tho small boys in the vicinity derive quite a revenue catching and selling snake food to the farm. A stranger scene can scarcely be wit nessed thau a cage full of snakes mak ing a meal of fifty or one hundred frogs. In their greediness they often swallow each other, and it is no un usual thing foi a snake to back out of a companion's stomach, where it has pur.- ' ' ad a tem pting frog or gopher. The trade c. this farm has not been influenced by hard times, but. has in creased materially the past year. Chicago Chronicle. Equal to Twenty Fire Euglncs. In St. Nicholas, Mr. Charles T. Hill writes of New York's "Floatiug Fire Engines." Speaking of tho lire-boat New Yorker, Mr. Hill says: At fires in buildings along thc river front, or in streets near the river, the New Yorker can lie at a dock near by and supply twenty effective streams; and, in fact, in capacity she is equal to that number of land engines. If the fire is some distance from the water-front, immense lengths of hose, six inches in diameter, can bo attached to the outlets of that size in the sides of the deck-house, and by the aid of reducing connections can bo reduced in size, as tho lines are stretched in to the fire, until they reach the regula tion sizes-two and one-half or three inches at tho nozzlo end. She can supply six of these powerful streams at a distance of one-third of a mile from her location, and at big Cres sho becomes a valuable aid to the land force. Novelty In Cotton Pressing. , Probably moro people go to see the 1 round-bale cotton press than any other single object on tho grounds of the I Teunessee Centennial Exposition. Its ' fame* has spread all over the country, : and the people are auxious to see the i wonderful machine in operation. The < round bale system is far ahead of the old way of compressing cotton. The bales are small, compact, noat and easily handled. During tho process of baling the fibre of the cotton re- < mains in its original shape and when 1 the bales reach the mills they are in ( splendid condition. They are not < ragged nor torn; the cotton is no! 1 dirty. It is the wonder oi ail cotton men, and they declare it to be fh< t ootton press of the future, \ r COOD ROADS N?>TES. Convicts on Roads. The withdrawal from private con trol of a large number of convie' opens the way to the Commissioners of many Georgia counties to begin the much needed and long neglected work i of improving the public roads. Em j ployed judiciously and systematically in this way, the convicts can be made to pay a far greater revenue in the long run than has been derived from them by the old leases and the bene fits to the State in general will be in calculable.-Atlanta Journal. Wanted-A Good Road Law. We can have and ought to have one general, comprehensive road law, elas tic enough to be capable of application everywhere and yet rigid enough to do away with the abuses of the pres ent system.* * * The brains of mem bers of the General Assembly can be put to no better use between now and next January than in framing road laws. The man who can devise tho best one and get it adopted will make a political ten-strike for himself, if we aro any judge of the state of public thought,-Columbia (S. C.) State. Steel Trackways on "Wagon Roads. , Tho Washington Star says: "In accordance with the desire of the Secre tary of Agriculture to promote more extended experiments in the uso of steel trackways on wagon roads,- the offico of road inquiry has made ar rangements with the Cambria Iron Works, of Johnstown, Peuu., for roll ing special rails for this purpose, these arrangements to go into effect as soon as definite orders from responsible parties amounting to one mile of track are received. The first order for track has been given by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station." J?on't Blaine tho Weather. Don't blame the wet season for the condition of many of your roads. See that your candidates for local offices favor good roads, and then supply them with tho information that will enable them to know how to get and keep them. Most people are all at sea on these subjects. Tho heavy rains of the summer have given startling ob ject-lessons to road-builders and Super intendents in some sections of tho country. Eoads that were nearly flat and which lacked proper drainage were swept over by the water. In some spots the surface waa torn away; in others it was covered with stones and earth. This did not happen where reads were suitably crowned and drained.-L. A. W. Bulletin. Who Aro Benefited? Transportation over the common roads is the only method of moving persons and commodities that has not advanced with the times. Steam rail way servico has been vastly improved by better road-beds, rolling stock and management; electricity has super seded horse-power in the streets; vehicles of all kinds have become lighter and better, but the common roads, which really feed all the others and aro the basis of all transportation, have been overlooked and neglected. Since wc have begun to emulate our cousins across tho pond in their in terest in out-of-door sports, during the last few years, attention has been called to the condition ?of our high wa}'s, and measures for their improve ment have been inaugurated in many sections. Until now few persons have realized how deeply tho condition of tho highways affected tho whole com munity; but the farmer sees that good roads reduce the cost of producing and marketing his crops; the merchant re ceives the produce moro regularly, more quickly, and in better condition; tho truckman can haul twice as big a load with less wear and tear and pro fanity; the commercial man saves time and money in his across-country trips; the railroads receive more stuff to carry when it is easy and cheap to bring it to them; tho consumer gets his goods at reduced cost, which means lessened living expenses; thc tourist, whether pedestrian, horseman, driver or cyclist, has his field broad ened and the possibilities for pleasur able recreation indefinitely increased, and the value of all property on thom ia materially advanced.-L. A. W. Bulletin. Good Roads ta Prussia. There is in Prussia and in the other States a corps of educated, highly trained State employ?es who have made roads their profession, and they know their business. Constant repair is one main reason for the condition of thc German roads. Comprehensivo and minute regulations aro strictly en forced. In some provinces tho village mnyor is held strictly responsible for the good condition of all tho roads in his district except the State roads. The work of repair is constant and the labor is constantly supervised. Another main reason why the build ing of roads is carried out honestly is the virtual absence of temptation to dc otherwise. The laws are very strie ; and violations are severely punished by line and imprisonment. There are three kinds of highways the provincial, tho Kries and tho C?e meiu de Wege. The former two are those whose building and maintenance rests on the shoulders oi ,he provincial or district representative bodies. All the rest ave communal or private roads, and the same strict regulations apply to thom as to the provincial roads. In Prussia alono ?11,000,000 per annum is paid out of the public funds for the maintenance of roads, and this does not include the moneys expend ed by individual communes aud by private compa'nies and individuals. On the highest grade of public roads it is forbidden to use them for vehi cles with protruding wheel nails, screws, spokes or otherwise ol' ;?c dou nble gear. The horseshoes be of ii particular kind. Heavy loads may not pass over the roads without spe cial permission. The tolls exacted on the German roads, though at one time generally imposed, are now small and iufre pieut. As the maintenance of the roads is fixed by specific laws and regulations, so too aro the conditions rf constructing new roads.-New York Post._ What Wrestlers Should Knt. The Japanese wrestlers are a race )f giants; they often weigh from four teen to twenty-four stone. At the i imperial Hotel, in Tokio, once they brought their champion wrestler to i ny room. He was prodigious in size i md as fat and fair as a baby. He was j i Hercules in strength, but looked like i in overgrown cherub of Corregi?. i <:What do you eat?" I asked. < "Bice, nothing but rice." "Why not eat meat?" "Meat is weakening. - Beef is sev ;nty per cent, water. Bice is eighty < 3or cent, food. I ato lean beefsteak i mee and my strength left me. The ] ither man ate ric? and threw me 1 lown." { My courier said: "This wrestler is ? he champion of Japan. No one can ( brow him, "-New York World, ( i PUMPKIN TIME. . From grassblades tiny trumpotors aro shrilling forth their glee, And overhead tho sky la bluo, and com shooks all around Would seem to bo grim sentinels, as far aa eye oau seo, To guard tho golden pumpkins that aro scattered o'er the ground. And flanking in tho outer fields aro fortres ses of hay, Swift couriers of honking gocso aro speed ing overhead, In dress parado tho birches woulC out' '.a tho maples gay, And show tho world that yellow is tho ranking huo of rod. Across tho fields aro signalings 'tween wary, piping quail, Tho bobolinks are Hooking and deploying to tho south, And vigilant as skirmishers, on tree and zigzag rall, Tho crows, suspicious, scrutlnizo for hid den weapon's mouth. -Frank H. Sweet,in American Agriculturist. PITH AND HOINT, Be sure you are right, then go ahead -and see if you are.-Life. All that is necessary in writing a love letter is to say "T love you" in as many different ways as possible.-Life. "Which would you rather be, Har greaves, rich or handsome?" 'Td like to be rich also."-Cincinnati En quirer. The woman who marries a man for the purpose of reforming him never wants for occupation afterward.-Som erville Journal. A man may hare enough self-control to laugh at a joke on himself, but ho can't keep an odd look out of his eye3. -Atohison Globe. Miss Passe-"I assure you I have lived only eighteen short years." Old Grumpy-"Where were you the rest of the time?"-Tid Bits. Longgreen--"I want to fix my money BO it won't be fought over. " Lawyer "That's all right. You just leave it to me."-Detroit Free Press. A man without a wifo Is a mau down at tho heel; But thc saddest thing in lifo ls tho maa without a wheel. * -Boston Courier.' Generally when a man aud a woman liavo beeu made oue, the houeymoon is the time spent in endeavoring to find out which is that one.-London Tit-Bits. Sapsmith-"Scientists say that a man's mind is a blank when he is asleep." Grimshaw-"Then, how do you know when you are awake, Sappy?" -J udge. Bashful Lover-"I leave herc to morrow. Hov.- long shall you remain, Miss Ethel?" Up-to-date Girl-"Re main JMiss Ethel? I leave that to you."-Brooklyn Life. Mrs. Cnmso-"Your husband dresses very quietly. " Mrs. Cawker-"Does he? You ought to hear him when ho can't find his collars, tor his cuffbut ions become mislaid."-Harper's Ba??.*M\ Bing- "Yes; that's old Sprigging Half a dozen doctors have given him up at various times during his life." Wing-"What was the trouble with him?" Biug-"He wouldn't pay his bills."-Puck. The Earnest Youth-"I thank yon, sir, for your kind permission to call on your daughter." "Kemember that I turn out the gas at ten o'clock." "All right, sir; I'll not come before that time."-Harlem. Life. "How still they are!" remarked Mrs. Frobb, apropos of the young couple in the next room. "Yes," re plied Mr. F., "it reminds mo of my army days. It was always -wonder fully quiet just previous to an engage ment."-Boston Transcript. Mrs. Tomkius-"Who is that fright fully fat woman over there, with the wig on, and the spotty face?" Mr, Tomkius-"Why, that's Mrs. Annie Faker, the celebrated inventor Of Faker's Fat-Killer, Faker's Tonic for Strengthening the Hair, and Faker's Perfect Complexion Producer." Standard. Grew From an Ox Goad. The largest tree in Kankakee Coun ty, III., isa cottonwood on the farm of Mrs. Alice Paine, at Beebetown. It ?3 IG J feot in circumference, 5i feet in diameter and 100 feet high. The origin of thc tree is interesting. Fifty years ago thc farm was owned by the Parsons family. Ono day Ralph Parsons cut a cottonwood goad and drove his ox team home, aided by its inspiring touch. One of the Par sons girls stuck the goad in tho ground. No one disturbed it, and eventually it took root, throw out buds and started on its career. The girl who planted the mammoth tree is dead, but Ralph Parsons is living in Nebraska.-Chicago News. Suj?ar Makes You Work. ' No man need ever feel lazy whilo he has got sugar in tho house. At least this is the opinion of a medical man, who has lately been experiment ing on tho source of muscular exer tion. Iii order to obtain a practical result tho person who was made tho subject of tho experiment was kept totally ig norant of the object of the experi menter. When a very large nmount of muscular work had been performed before the employment of thc appara tus for further labor, it was found that on the days when sugar was ad ministered a distinctly greater quan tity of work could be got through than on the days when it was not given. Artesian Water In Sahara. One of the most important results of the Egyptian expedition up the Nile has been tho discovery that by sinking deep wells water may be found in the desert in mauy places where its presence had not been sus pected. Not only will this give a se cure basis for military operations, but it is possible that water may be found in sufficient quantities to serve for ir rigation, in which case the Sahara may bc turned into a flower garden. Its aridity comes from no material steril ity of the soil, but simply from the lack of moisture. Tortured hy a Klnjr. Mrs. Fred Giottonini, of Salinas, Cal., met with a most peculiar acci dent thc other day. She stepped on a trunk to hang up a bird cage. The trank was rounded, and her feet slipped. Dro]5ping the bird cage, she i-eached for a support. Her hand slid flown the wall till a protruding nail .-.aught her wedding ring, and the un fortunate woman hung suspended. For i half-hour of frightful torture the wo man hung, when neighbors hearing her ;ries came to her rescue. White Cryfltnl* in Exhumed Skull.. In two coffins dated 1630, recently lug up in the foundations of an old noimstery in tho Rue do Beam, in Paris, the skulls were found to bo SUetl with white crystals of bicalcinate if phosphorus, an extremely rare sub stance. It was found once before un- ? 1er similar circumstances when a ] ioifia WAS opuued in 1607, -, OTO- BUDGET OF HUMOE. LAUGHTER-PROVOKINC STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. The Unottainablo-Twice Blessed-Ho Ex plains-That Must Be tho One-"Ont of Sight, Oat of' Mind"-Much in a Name-Engagements of tho Hour, Etc. Ho twists and turns, ho chokes nnd gasps, His shoulder-blades ho tries to clutch; His face grows purple as he grasps At something he can never touch. His writhing body backward bonds, His hands behind gropo in the air; And yet he cannot reach the ends Of those suspenders hanging there. -Tom Chrystal, In Judge. .Twice Blessed. "Why don't you say grace, Dolly?" "'Cos it's only hash, an' I've said grace twice on it already."-Pick-Me Up. _ "Out or Sight, Out of Mind." "Did you seo Dick Dewde's getup? Didn't he look out of sight?" "Tes; and all the rest of the adage, too."-Puck. IIo Explains. Tommy-"Pa, why do they call a man's wife his better half?" Pa-"Because she has all the best of it."-Cleveland Leader. That Must Bo the One. Hojock-"A writer in a Boston paper discusses the Impossible Dol lar." Tomdik-"Thp.t must bo the dollar a fellow tries to borrow." Engagements of tho Hour. "This is the end!" he angrily ex claimed. "Give me back my engage ment bicycle!" "Ha! Ha!" she laughed, mockingly; and that was all.-Puck. Dangerous Advice. The Vicar's Wife-"Don't you think, my dear, you might cultivate a little more vehemence in your sermons?" Tho Vicar-"No; I should be very unpopular if I woke up thc congrega fion."-Sketch. Mnch In a Nnuic. "Is your new pony fast?" "Yes; so fast that I've named him What Ma Says." "That's a queer name. " "Yes; but what ma says goes." Boston Traveler. Easily Satlsned. She-"Will you write to me after you go up to college?" Undergraduate-"Why - er - you know I can't write. " She-"Oh, I don't expect you to write brilliantly or amusingly; just write as-you talk!"-Tit-Bits. Accldontal Heath. Cholly Van Mushly-"I say, mo good fellow, what would be the pen alty if I should shoot a deer out of season?" Game Warden-"There wouldn't be no penalty in your caso, sir-every body would know it was an accident." Sunday at Sea. Smith-"Did many of the passengers go to hear Dr. Fourthly preach in tho main cabin this morning?" Brown-"Yes, but most of them left when he announced his text." "What was it?" " 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, -Life. _ A Youthful Solomon. Teacher-"What is tho meaning of one twenty-fifth?" ; Little Boy-' 'I-I don't remember. " " "Teacher-"If you had twenty-five children visiting you, and only ona apple for them, what would you do?" Little Boy-"I'd wait till they went,, an' then eat it myself. "-Spare Mo ments. Ho "Wanted to Know. A Falstaffian compositor on one of the Boston daily papers was standing in the gallery of the composing room the other night, when a telegraph mes senger boy came in. Looking up won deringly at the rotund compositor, the boy inquired: "What time does that balloon gc up?"-Boston Courier. A Soft Answer, &c. "And you asked her father for her hand?" "Yes." "Was ho violent?" "Very. He said I must bo an idiot to think of such a thing." "What did you reply?" "I told him that, ofcoiu-se, ho knew his own family better than I did, but that I was willing to take my chance." -Tit-Bits. A Subtle Thrust. She-"I wont to afortune teller's to day, just for a lark, and she told mo a lot of things." He-"Yes, some of them hit pretty closely, but I hope you don't think there is anything supernatural about their powers. They use shrewd judg ment, that is all." She-"That may be true, dear. She told me that I was married to a mau who fell far short of what I deserved." -Tit-Bits. _ Gold Field Justice. Just before we arrived a yo' ng fel low from Seattle, of a wealthy family, was drowned at this narrow bridgo while attempting to cross before the structure was complete. He lost his footing and help came too late. The teamster who had tho boy's goods re turned to town .with tho body and de manded $10 from the dead boy's part ner. AVhen it was refused tho team ster took it from tho pocket of tho corpse. When tho men at camp heard of it they at once held a meeting and there was talk of lynching, but at last they gave the teamster live hours to sell his team and leave. He tried to board a ship, but the captain refused to have him, and at last he took to the woods until ho could get a boat to Juneau. This is a sample of frontier justice. Any man caught stealing is shot on the spot ; you can leave your clothes and provisions by tho road with your namo attached and be sure of finding them when you return. Dyca Letter to Chicago News. Cost 83000 to Get Down Stairs. It cost Columbus B. Cummings, of Chicago, $3000 to get down stairs from the bedroom in his residence to tho dining room. He made the trip on an elevator which he put into his home at the cost mentioned. The "lift" is of bronze, beautiful in design, and the best and safest manufactured in Chi cago. The capitalist, banker and street railway magnate has not left his bed room since January. He is ill with a disease that may be arrested, but can not be cured. His malady is dropsy. He is a restless patient. He insists on receiving friends when their pres ence is forbidden by the doctor and the nurse.. Ho wants to give such at tention to his largo and varied busi ness interests as is possible to give in the sick room, and he particularly de sires to get down to tho parlor floor of liig dwelling house. So he had ti}0 ilevator buiit, . "Mr - * AGRICULTURAL To Catch Small Pigs. Put ii hoop in the mouth of a sack. Fasten this to a stick, or rod four or five feet long. This device can he slipped over the pigs without any dif ficulty. A Fractlcnl "Wheelbarrow. In market gardening there is much work that eau he done with a wheel harrow. While resting my aching arms one day I concluded that thc wheel of the ordinary harrow was not bearing its share of the buudcu, so I made one in which the axle was placed up nearer the body of the barrow, the MARKET GARDENERS* DARROW. wheel extending inside. A cap was fitted over this, inside the body, and I found that wheeling was then much easier. The new harrow weighed forty-nine pounds. With 239 pounds of sand there is a weight of fifty-six pounds on tho handles, while with the ordinary harrow the weight is ninety nine pounds. The handles are 5 feet long, ljxlj inches at front audsmaller toward the hack. The wheel is 22 inches diameter with a 2-inch tire. The harrow frame is 19 inches at front, 2 feet at hack; the body is 3 feet by 13 inches, while the legs are 2 feet 10 inches from the front.-E. Bingham, of New Jersey, in American Agricul turist. Dutch ??eltetl Cattle. Mr. Orson D. Munu, one of the editors of the Scientific American, is justly proud of the handsome herd of Dutch belted cattle which are much ad mired by the lovers of fine stock who visit his place, Llewellyn Park, Orange, N. J. At tue New Jersey Stai,o Fair out of thirteen head ex hibited seven took first prizes and to two were awarded second. At the live stock exhibition held in Madison Square Garden in 1895 thirteen prizes were awarded for the herd and separ ate animals composing it, A herd of sixteen Dutch belted cattle, it will be remembered by breeders, was awarded the highest per cent, of prizes ob tained by any cattle exhibit at the World's Fair, when there were prob ably more cattle of various breeds gathered together than ever before. <;T?e Dutch belted or blanket breed of cows," said Mr. Munu, "are natives of Holland and are a distinct family from the Holsteins, with which many confound them. Comparatively few have as yet been imported into this country,, although thc breed antedates the seventeenth century. lu Holland they are owned and controlled by the nobility. In color they are very black, with a continuous pure white belt around their body, which makes a strikingly beautiful contrast. Their form is usually very fine and their constitutions most hardy, enabliug them to stand sudden changes in cli mate and to thrive on any variety of fodder. As milk producers they are excellent." Our Hojr Tars the Bills. The hog grows cheapest ou tho pas ;ure and beside the field that grows his jrains. He is most profitable as a subordinate department, because he ?aunot consume the coarse fodders of ?he farm. He furnishes the best mar iet in which to sell tho by-products of .he mill and dairy. He assimilates nore of the most concentrated feed stuffs than any other animal on the 'arm. Quicker returns come from him :han from horses, cattle or sheep. He :>ays the rents in European countries, if ts the mortgages in the Northern States, and in conjunction with the :ow he will redeem the wornout cotton :obacco fields of the South. Avoid jcrmanent residences for the hog; novo him about, so that his environ nents may be cleau and nncontamin ited by germs that develop rapidly vhere they have suitable media. Avoid :loso breeding, ns it intensifies predis josition to disease. Select your breed' ug from good milkers, as this is the jest indication of fecundity. No agricultural people thrivo who )uy grain or meats and pay for them vitli the price of other farm products. We compete now, through improved md cheapening transportation, with ill the world. The farmer ia most in lependcnt who finds at least ruste lance for his family from his fields, locks and herds.-Professor WilsoD, Secretary of Agriculture. I)rm.uni for Snfo 1 torses. Tho hue and cry that on account of he electric car nud the bicycle and lorseless carriage, the noble horse was loomed to go out of use in the cities, ias about died away, aud still the torse is in demand. The liverymen and hackmen may uave felt the effect of the chango in he new method of individual traus lortation in the cities; yet the horse s still in demand for the saddle and or family carriages and buggies, and his demand will increase just iu pro ?ortion to the common usc of the elee rie car and the wheel. Already ladies who do not like the .heel have taken to the saddle to get he exercise and the airing that the .heelist has found so beneficial from ter spin in the country. This habit rill soon increase until there will soon ie a demand for safe saddle horses for idies. Tho bustle and careless movement of ors aud wheels on the streets require or the safety of those in carriages hat their horses should be accustomed o these things as well as to the sudden toises which they are apt to hear in he city. The horse to be used in the ity for family safely, either under the addlo or in the carriage, must be rained for city life. Thc horses, there are, which will be in special demand ii the cities must be trained for the urpose. This will require selection ti the breeding, and especial care in andling from their first years until key are prepared for use. The nunibev of accidents which have appenedinthe last few years through be frightened horse and the accom anying runaway has become alarming, nd calls for a remedy. This must be found in tho propel raining of the horses to bo used. The oise breeders who wish to secure ood prices for the horses they would ell in the home market, will do well :> take note of the kind of horse in emand. Buyers for this kind of a orse are always plenty, and they do ot hesitate to give high prices, when bey can be assured that the horse they urchasc has the sense and the train jg he needs to be perfectly safe in the ?ties. Good saddle horses and stylish ann afe carriage horses will alway? bring igh prices and can be as easily raised s others, The little extra care they eed in traiuiug will be well paul for 'koiLthey are sold.-Farm News, A Ti Evei dispos: inothe In i weak i ine sy I? sistan< 'why t Not nay, in five hundred-has perfectly hes to the stern necessity of helping one's to be on the wane. Excessive menstruation is a sign of in the uterine organs. It saps the stre turns to water). If you become anemic, there is no kr and thc inside of your lips and inside in a dangerous way and must stop tha up on a generous, uplifting tonic, like Vegetable Compound? Mas. EDWIN Emuo, 413 Church St., Bays: " I feel it my duty to write and I-am better than I have been for i I used Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget pound, one package of Sanative Wash, Liver Pills, and can say that I am perf 'Doctors did not help mc any. Ishoul in my grave by this time if it had not medicine. It was a godsend to me. I wa; excessive menstruation, which caused i and I was obliged to remain in bed for si Pinkham's medicine was recommendec after using it a short time, was troubled pain in my kidneys. This, also, I have Compound, for it has cur?d mc, and it wi publish this letter. " (In such cases the GET THE GEN Pure, D Costo Less than C Be sure Walter I (Established 1780.) A WONDERFUL CARPET. English Women Will Present lt to tho Queen. At Bridgnorth, within a stone's throw of the home of Bishop Percy, whose "Reliques" have justified the preservation of his house, for nearly four months past women have been weaving with deft fingers the magnifi cent fabric which will be offered for Queen Victoria's acceptance. It is In keeping with the loyalty of the givers, says the London Chronicle, that the caxpet should be manufactured in a town which claims as its civic motto. "Fideltas Urbis Salus Regis." That such a carpet was in course of manu facture was generally known, but no description of it has been made pub lic: In fact few, except the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and tho Duchess of Teck-in whose mind orig inated the form which the gift was to take-have had an opportunity of in specting the designs. When finished it will measure IS feet by 16, and, al though of unusually fine texture, is up ward Of an inch in thickness. It Wa? originally intended that th? material should be mohair, but on subsequent consideration the finest worsted yarn was used, inasmuch as this gives the firmest and most dur able service. The coloring is regal in its'richness, the whole being conceived with a view to harmonizing with the surroundings of th? throfl? room, where it will be used on state occas ions. The centre, which is In two shades of crimson damask, contains the mono gram "V. R. L" in bold letters of gold, supported by the Tudor rose and the Star of India, the whole being inclosed in a garter bearing the motto, "Honi soit qui mal y pense," surmounted by the imperial crown entwined by a wreath of oak leaves, tied with a rib bon; A ih?rked feature is the border in which, on au ecru ground1; and In pro per colors, the rose, the shamrock, th? thistle and the lotus flower (the latter emblematical of India) are continued until the corners are reached^ At the angles are animals allegori cal of the colonies; the tiger repre senting India, the elephant Africa, the beaver Canada, and the kangaroo Aus tralia. The whole of these animal.1; are lifelike in coloring and attitude, and were specialy sketched at the Zoo for the purpose of the design. The ex treme edge of the carpet has the con ventional band, worked in soft gold. The Midland looms have rarely pro duced anything so strikingly beautiful. Technically described, the carpet is what is known as royal Axminster, every one of the thousand cords beinjj separately tied by skilled female hands. This fact lends additional in terest to a gift offered hy women t? their queen. The loom on which thc carpet wri produced consists mainly of two stron; wooden beams, over each of which the work is stretched, and is in every way identical with those on which thc old est examples of Oriental carpets trew made. Real Axminster is only pro duced by a very few firms in England at the present time, the exceedingly slow process necessary rendering lt ex tremely costly, and consequently creat ing a somewhat exclusive demand. Since the middle of February no fewer than twelve girls have been reg ularly employer] on the carpet, the number of hands being limited by th*" size of the loom. All of them showed the greatest interest in the national gift, and individually endeavored to turn out an article which will not only be a credit to the firm by whom they are employed, but will bc a singularly handsome example of the superiority of this branch of British industry. A case composed of polished oak is being made for its reception, and as the latter is only to be used on stat: occasions, there is no reason why it should not renind many future sover eigns of ihe love and reverence in which Queen Victoria was held by the women of England throughout all tho years of her record reign. Prayer ami Profanity ?ire all rieht in their proper places, bat if you have Tetter or Eczema, or Salt-Rheum, or Ringworm, better save your breath, and buy "Tetterine." SO cents a box at drag stores, or by mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga. Tho red man seems to have found his place for the nrst time in year?-on the gridiron. Mrs. Winslow's smoothing Syrup for children teethintr. softeus thc gumti, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle. Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs, M. G. BLUNT, Sprague, Wash., March 8. '91. Fits permanently cared. No fits or nervous ness alter first day's uso of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Rest; ?rc r. ?;2 trial bottle and treatise free. Du. R, If. Ki INK. Ltd.. WI Arch St, Ph i la..Ta. If afflicted witasore?yesnse Dr. Isaac Thomp son's Eye-water, Druggl?tsseiiat ?>c.per bottle. No woman wanta to bo a new woman except aa ojd woman, '. " " XK WITH MES. PIMHAM1 ?.bout the Cause of Anemia. ry body comes into this world with a J>re? ition to disease of some particular tissue; ir words, everybody has a weak spct. linety-nine cases out of a hundred the spot in women ?3 somewhere in the uter stem. The uterine organs huvc less re* :e to disease than the vital organs; that'? hey give out the soonest, more than one woman in a hundred ilthy organs of generation. This pointa self just as soon as the life powers seem ! physical weakness and want of tono ngth away and produces anemia (blood lowing what will happen. If your gums your eyelids look pale in color, you are ,t drain on your powers. "Why not build ! Lydia E. Pinkham's Bethlehem, Pa., tell you that four years, able Corn one box of, ectly cured, d have been been for your ; troubled with [vomb trouble, x weeks. Mrs. I to me, and, no more with flooding. I also had severe no more. I shall always recommend the II cure others. I would like to have you dry form of Compound should be used.) UINE ARTICLE! ker & Co.'s I elicious, Nutritious. LYE CENT a cup. that thc package bears our Trade-Mark. Saker & Co. Limited, Dorchester, Mass. Alabama Marries Mississippi Oxford, Ala., writes: Havo used Dr. 31. A. Simmons Liver Medicino 25 years. I know Jt cures Dizziness of Hoad, Socr Stomach, Sick Headache, and mmr/othcr diseases. I tried "Thcdford's Blfick Draught," but did not find it to bo hali osgood as thc M.A.SlniooaaMcdicino. Lflu,?errhoa-"Whlta8." This is a disorder from which few wonioa escape! at some period of their 'ivs. It is in the nature of nasal catarrh. In & healthy condition the ii ni np membrane of tue genital organs eccretcs sufficient macrs to zaoiston them, but if the mucus oeut.rano is con gested or infirmed, tho secretion becomes prof?M, irritating and offensive. Tho best results Will follow thc ceo of our Mexican Fomale lie aji-'iy as un injection, and a dose twice a day for fiome time of that great uterino tonic, Dr. Slomans Squaw Vino Wine, will cure thc complaint. Energy, Mis*., writes: M. A. Simmons Liver Medi cino has been used 20 years in my Father's family for Head Kervonsnes8,Sick ]_ ache, Dyspepsia, Bil iousness. My Sister was confined to bod formonths from En largement of livor. Our liactjot suva ber up toole. Sha began , taking M. A. &. L. 31. and ! was soon entirely woU. ? 'There Uno lust comparison between SI. A. S. E. M. ana Zellln's Liver Regulator. Tho latter by careful test hav ing been found not so reliable has been dis carded. Menstrual Irregularities. Puberty is tho period when menstrnatiOH ia established. It is thc timo when thc giri becomes a woman, and also thc timo from which many ?emolo diseases date. Tho menstrual How usonlr/continues fromthrco to six days and comes on about every twenty-eight days. Tho quantity cruded varita from two to eight ounco.?, bnt tho amount consistent with thc health of caa person may be excessive and weakening in another. Thc function ?3 regarded ns being regular when it? effect npon the system is favorable. The departures from healthy menstruation arc numerous and should be corrected by using Dr. Simmons Smmw Vino Wino. MALSBY& COMPANY, 07 So. Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. 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