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Practical Burglar Auxiliary. Inside Burglar (hoarsely)-"De mis tress uv de house is aosia' about wid a candle, Bill." Outside Burglar-"Den taie de cage an' let de mice loose. Yen can pass me out de swag an* escape afore she recovers frum her faint."-Judge. A Philippine Heroine. One of the Philippine insurgent leaders 15 a beautiful woman whoso lifo seem* Vo be .charmed. She has often rushed bravely into the very teeth ol death from gue? and cannon, but has never been wounded. Frequently we see people in this country who Uve so long that their lives seem charmed also, but the ouly charm about lt IR that they keep up their strength and vitaltzo their blood with that celebrated remedy, Hostotter's Stomach Ki ters. A womaVs Idea of wrong ls something a man does th?'" would be a mbtake if she did lt. Scanty Im Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean ?kin. No "beauty without it. Cascarete, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im per?ties from the body.. Begin to-day to franish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilioua complexion by taking Cascarete,-beauty for ten cents. All drug* gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c,S3c,?0c. America has eight towns named Madrid, "three of which are considering the expe diency of changing their names to some thing less pointedly and aggressively Cai? tillian. To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Rityrffists refund money if it fails to care. 25o. In the town of Chile most shops are open till mldnipht,. and during the hot af ternoons, when everybody takes a ciesta, they aro .locked up. _ Pimples Cured. AU dlsflcrurtnR pimples are due to diseased , blood. Salvo or cosmetics will not cure. B. B. j TV will cure because it drives out of the blood ihe poison which creates pimples. One to four bottles are warranted to cure. B. B. B. ls purely vegotable. Large bottle 81.00. All druggists. Send for book. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Some mon exert them selves more in trying to Iwrrow a dollar than they do to earn one. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit euro makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c, 81. All druggists. Boston, claims to have the longest paved sireec >.u tho world. Salt Rheum That Terrible Itching, Burning, Smarting, Swelling Which ruins pleasure, interferes with work, prevents sleep-yields to the blood purifying effects of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It has cu rod thousands of cases, it will cure yours. Remember that 9? Sarsa parilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. Hood's Pills easy to take, easy to operate. Carlyle's Bumptiousness. Joachim, the great violinist, was Introduced to Carlyle by a mutual friend. The sago was about to take his morning walk and he asked Joa chim to accompany him. During a very long walk In Hyde Park Carlyle kept the conversation Tunning on Ger many and its great men-the Freder icks, Moltke and Bismarck-until at last Joachim thought it was his turn to take a lead, and he started with the inquiry: "Do you know Sterndale Bennett?" "No," was the reply, and, after a pause, "I don't care generally for music ians; they lare aa empty, wind-baggy sort of people,"-Detroit Fre8 Presa. A Family o? Sixty-two Children. The Italians are discussing the ad visability of pensioning Mrs. Madda* lena Granatta, a lady of 57, who lives near Nocera, 12 miles from Naples. Her husband has been, dead ten years, bufc-duriag the 19 years they lived Wr gethsr as maa and wife they had 62 children born to them, 59 of the let being males. Steven different times ia nine yea?s triplets were born, aad oa three different occasions four boys were announced, and once there were four boys and a girl.-London Times. Defendant Missing. Diggs-Smawley has just been tell ing me some of his family troubles. Briggs-He has, eh? "Wei!, what's . your opinion of them? Diggs-I think I'd prefer to hear his wife's side of the case before hand ing down an opinion. TWO GKATEF?L WOMEN Restored to Health by Lydia B. Pmkham's Vegetable Compound. "Can Do My Own Work." Mrs, PATRICK DANKET, West Winsted, Conn., writes: "DEAR MRS. PIXKHAM:-It is with pleasure that I write to you of thc benefit I have derived from using your wonderful Vegetable Compound. I was very ill, suffered with female weak aess and displacement of the womb. "Icouldnotslecpatnight,hadtowalk the floor, I suffered so ivith pain in my aide and small of my back. Was trou* bleu with bloating, and at times would faint away; had a terrible pain in my heart, a bad taste in my mouth &U the time and would vomit; butnow, thanks to Mrs. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound, I feel well and sleep well, caa do my work without feeling tired; do not bloat or have any trouble whatever. "I sincerely thank you for the good advice you gave me and for what your medicine has done for me." 'Cannot PraJse It Enoagfa." Miss GERTIE DUNKIN, Franklia, Neb., writes. " I suffered for some time with pain f ul aad irregular meastruatioa, f alliag of thc womb and pain ia the back. I tried physiciaas, but fouad no relief. " I was at last persuaded to try Lydia E. Piakham's Vegetable Compound, aad caaaot praise it eaough for what it has doae for me. I feel like a new persoa, and would aot part with your medicine. I have recommended it to ' ?cveral of my frieads." TAPE WORMS .'A tapo worm eighteen feet long at least came on the scene after my taking two CASCARETS. This I am sure bas eaused roy bad health for the past three years. I am still taking Casca rt.-ts, tho only cathartic worthy of notlco by sensible people." GEO. W. BOWLES, Baird, Mass. CAN OY CATHARTIC TRA Di MAUR RIOISTBWtO Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. IDe 25c. 60c. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Blerlln? Rem.. ? Compinr, Cb ks. re, Moatml, lew Tori. SIS ? ft TA DAP Sold aud guaran'ced by all drug nU* I U'DAV gists to CTJKE Tobacco Habit. ?j PISOOS CURE FOR to UUKtS WHtRt AIL fcLSt j-AILb. _ Best Coosh Syrup. TaBtes Good. BS* | In tune. Sold by dnic?lsta. "J CONSUMPTION W; B ?.-rn- ? A THRILLING ESCAP?. REMARKABLE BRE/iK FOR LIBERTY BY WAY OK A FLYWHEEL BELTv The Mont infini* linen po From Prison Xftat tins Come Within the Knowledge %>( William A. Pinkertou - Burglar Steadinan's Mathematical Calculations. It is one thing to catch a thief timi it is auother thing to hold him-, Dur ing the meeting of the ch??fs ?? polic? of all the larger cities of tho United States and Canada, which occurred at Milwaukee recently, there were rem iniscence" without number of remark able captures and of escapes which bordered closely upon thc- miraculous. Tomes of criminal history were taken from the shelves of momory und opened at chapters of thrilling inter est by tho men who had been them selves the principal actors. History? Yes, that is the proper word, but most men would pronounce it romance. "The most remarkable escape from prise* that I can recall," said William A.. Pinkerton to a group of chiefs and superintendents, "was that of Prank Steadman fromthe Sun Quentin prison. But I'll not tell you about it, for here is John Glass, who caught Steadman and sent him back fe San Quentin." Chief Glass straightened his six feet three inches-, and pinched the brown imperial on his under lip re flectively for & moment before he re sponded lo the looks of inquiry bent upon him by thoso not familiar with the story. "The escape to which you refer, Pinkerton, was made after X sent Steadman to San Quentin, and not be fore. I was not the fortunate One to get him after that last wonderful ? break. And, to tell the truth} I have ! never taken to myself much cr?dit for I taking him the time I did, for it was to a considerable degree a matter of good fortune. You see, we were just ht that time keeping our eye* e^eu for n bunk robber by tb? came of Barnes, who had gone ifi?b ono of the banks out there, covered the one mau who happened to be alone in the place at the time, locked him up in the vault, and then coolly walked out of tho bank and out of sight with-.all the funds he could get hie hands oh-. "Ono day a mAh answering closely' the description, we had of Barnes stepped off the train. Ht Los Angeles. "We took him ?B *tow at once, but found we did n?4 have the bird we were after. I However we managed to hold him hing enough to hud out that he was Frank Steadman, who had become no torious eveu at that tim o ft* A guett?es* ful jail breaker, He bad foiir 'or five escapes from prison in Southern Indi ana credited to hhn>, had ?ot away from Joliot, and had still 60ven years to do at tho Illinois prison, had also been at San Quentin, and had escaped from ther* With five years un finished. VStoaduian was a machinist by pro? fession, and a burglar by incli?atio?; When he.was sent buck te Sail Quentin to. finish his time" he wf.s put to work with other Convicts in the engineroom. It was here that an idea came into his brain that for absolute daring aud fearlessness was typical of the Stan: He had noticed thob ever.y evening at the time the men working iii the eu gine room were lined up to be marched away> the machinery wes stopped at exactly the same moment. He had observed as well that a window lead ing to en adjacent roof was not far from the top of the big driving belt of tho eugine. - From that roof it was possible to reach the outer wall of the prison. Beyond the wall W?s fr?? dom. He had escaped sb many t?iu?s that his mind reverted ?g?iu and again to the window high up on the Wall of the engine room. Apparently it was beyond all possibility of being reached. No ladder was to be obtained. Had such a thing been even staudiug in piece against the wall, to break from the line and scale it with catlike dex terity, although the work of but a few seconds, ho well knew would be futile, possibly fatal. Ballets travel faster than legs, and the guards were not bad shots. But desperate deeds de mand desperate means. Some minds may work with au ingenuity born of despair, but Steadinan's was of a dif ferent calibre* His plans were the outgrowth of steadfast optimism. Ile never ceased to scheme, as he never ceased to hope for liberty. "One day there came to him, as if by inspiration, the thought that the big belt might be the means of carry ing him to his goal He found that it 'was impossible to count the revolu tions of the driving wheel, but there wore lacings in the broad belt, which he was able to distinguish as a sort of blur as it passed a given po'int-. For duys and days he counted, aud in his cell at night he spent his time in cal culations. He discovered tue exact number of revolutions the whocl made per minute. He learned also, by con stant observation, just how many times the belt went round after tho engine was shut down. "One evening, when the line had been formed a3 usual at the closo of the day's work, aud as the big wheel began to lose its momemtum, suddenly a convict sprang from the ie, leaped to the belt, with outstretched arms grappling both edges of the broad leather. He had calculated well the strength that would be required, for the terrific wrench did not loosen his grasp. Outward and upward he swung until he reached the topmost point of the circumference. The nicety of his calculation had reaped its reward. The belt stopped. He leaped to his feet, sprang through the window, and was gonj^before convicts or guards had recj^red from their astonishment. He caught np a guard's coat and hat, dropped from the wall aud got away in the dusk of the evening. I am in clined to believe that as a mathemat ical proposition that was about as per fect a piece of work as any man ever accomplished." "And did he getaway without recap ture ?" some one asked. "No, I am almost sorry to say, he did not, " answered the Los Angeles chief, "for that ought by rights to be the denouement of such a story,which combines so much of daring and cle verness. Steadman was taken again in a short time and put to werk at his old job. There are bars over that high window above the big drive belt now. Not long after this Steadman cut and nearly killed one of the other convicts, and is now serving out an additional sentence, for attempted murder, at the Folsom prison, which is situated some twenty-eight miles from Sacramento." Ambulance Service by Wire. One of the many remarkable appli ances on the United States naval am bulance ship Solac?is an arrangement almost like a trolley wire, which can be stretched from the ambulance ship to the vessel f oin which it is desired to take the wounded man. A litter is suspended from the wire, and thus injured men can be taken aboard the hospital ship without any more hand ling than necessary, CUBA 0N3E ENGLISH; When and How the British Won the Island From Spain. . Th? rich ?3laud of Cuba was once in the possession of England. In tho spring of 1762 a fleet le't FaUnouthforthe Westlndies. George, the third Earl of Albemarle, com? mandad the oxpedltion, wh..e tinder him sel'ved bia twd brbtlier?; ?ii ?tun? ?j 17G2\ tlj? fl??t cast anchor before Hr-.vau?? with ah army of 11,000 men on bo.ird. At daybreak on the-7th the siege commenced. ' Tho art of waging war in tho hot climates is to choose the cool seasou of the year. Unfortunately for the British Cuba was extremely hot and unhealthy in the month of June, and it waa therefore the very worst season tn which the siege of Havana could have boen attempted", . After Hftv?ha had faileu the Earl of Albemarle wrote home to the secre tary of state : "Wo aro now better aequaihted with the climate than wo were when the present expedition was undortakeu and it is certain that the only season iu the year for troops to act in is from the beginning of No vember to the latter ond of March. The Morro tort was the ohief point of resistance \ it gudrded lli? entrance t'? tho l\drbbr bf Havana. Supporting the guns of the fort were eleven Span ish men-of-war. Six of these carried seventy guns, one carried ninety-four and tho remainder were sixty-gnu ships. It took three weeks to get the siege guns landed and in position. The Spaniards fought bravely and did great damage to the attacking fleet. By tho middle of July the defense was practically nt ali end: Oh Aug: 12 articles Of capitulation were signed and th? victors proudly set up the Britj isli Mag in Havant after ii splendid fight for the richest city iu the Indio*?: At the assault of Morro 706 Span iards were killed, wounded aud taken prisoners. The Spanish loss alto gether was not less than 5000 men. The British losses were 560 during the fight and by the end of October (the men had been dying off like flies from sickness owinpj to the climate) the death roll arose to tho enormous num ber of 1708. Although Albemarle sent off rt great number bl survivors to New York to recruit their health tho mor tality was very great there, and he eventually found himself in command of only 2000 men. It is interesting to note in passing that his estimate of the force necessary to hold Cuba was 6000 men. Spaiu today has more thau 100,000 men iii Cute: Oil Feb-. 10-" 176"3i the treaty o? Paris \va?i concluded between England, france and Spain, and Cuba passed again under Spanish rule, being giveu up almost for the asking. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. It is worth a thousand dollars ? year to have the habit ?f looking on the bright side of things. The mind, like the lens, may be concave and scatter brain power or convex and concentrate it; When t.heX rny?dre sd perfected as to reveal a man's though h tlier? will be ft radical Change iii thinking. Giving an inspiration to another is like filling a lamp with oil, somo time the light will brighten a dark corner. The man who denounces the exist ing order o? things, should speedily suggest some means of improvement. Wo do not easily discover Our Own faults \ the cietlr?st ?y?s d? not see th? cheeks below nor th? brow above; Tile fear that our kind acts may be r'?ceived with ingratitude, should never deter us from performing such acts. It's pretty hard for some people to distinguish between what they think they know and what they know thev think. The world is full of men with no other possession than experience, who would be glad to sell it for less than they paid for it. The trouble with a man's conceiving himself to be "one in a thousand" is his subs?quent unwillingness to re gard thc other 990 as a working ma jority. _ Thrt Tniithors of thc Philippine?. The Felipinas, which destiny has in charge, and which, like Cuba ami Puerto Rico, tho United may have iu charge also, aro the fairylands of Qceanit'Rj the home of the humming bird and tho fire.'ly. The climate ia n thing to feed on, the scenery is a caress to tho eye. Baning the wild cac and tho ?Spaniard, there aro no beasts of prey. Tho Spaniard came in the train of Magellan. He had to fight to do it. The adventure cost Magellan his life and a vast amount of jealousy on thc part of Portugal. It was in tho neighboring waters that the two great maritime powers of the sixteenth century struggled for the dominion of that new world which neither the one nor the other was to rule. The circumstance is notewor thy in view of the fact that it was this hemisphere which bore the bruni of Spanish violence. Malaysia was approached more gently. On its shores there disembarked warriors more pa cific and priests less inquisitorial. Far from Castile and continuously threat ened by Portal^ li *ue Spaniard un derstood that to gain subjects' mercy was better than might. In that part of the globe he became iudulgent. In every other colouial enterprise he de veloped into a brute. It is only sinco possessions here have vanished that in ' Felipinas the beast of prey ap pea.od. In earlier days, apart from Portugal he had only Chinese pirates to fear. The latter so bothered one of the governor generals that he got ready to set out aud conquer Cathay. In that epoch the average Don was fuller of fight than of wisdom. Time has not changed him in the least. Collier's Weekly. Walking Erect. Very few persons walk well. The little girl of six summors, with bet pretty new dress on, walks as straight and elegantly as ever she will. Hei little feet are thrown forward with an elasticity peculiar to that age. The little girl ol' thirteen begins to be careless, bends her back forward, and goes diving into the schoolroom as ii she were going to swim. At sixteen she steps along with short steps, striking her heels hard on the floor with a dou't-caie-for-nuybody sort of walk. At eighteen she thinks moro of gait, and tries to recall that of her earlier childhood. The boy of eleven, with his new thick boots, plants hi* foot like a soldier, and never knows that his boots disturb anybody. Many children are taught at home and at school to walk on their toes. This will do in a sick-room, when ono has squeaking shoes, but it is not natural or elegant. Put the heels down lightly at first, and the to,;3 last; this keeps the body erect, instead of bending the body forward as a person must bend who walks oa Iiis toes.-New York j Ledger, Handkerchief? With Coldred Bafflers. C?io??d b?rdered handkerchiefs ?iave corn? back i?t? Styltfj Some wdm?n lik? th?m? trat they' ?re' ?ffro td b? tll? .w?niefi wild ?njof Wear ing highly colored glove's Sfla vfeflS; The least irritating of these new band* kerchiefs to a woman with really re fined taste have merely a scalloped edge of fine colored embroidery and a tiny initial in one corner. Flower Embroidery. Flower embroidery forms a con spicuous element in the trimming of gowns, writes a Paris correspondent; Indeed! thero ls a danger that it will overstep its purely decorative pl?c? and transform a costume into a display for fine needlework. Purely decora tive and conventionalized patterns seem better suited to the adornment of dresses than even the most marvel lously worked patterns designed after nature, but it is the latter that is to be considered. Slides for rei IJogrf? ?Dogs belonging to some fashionable women are now made to wear shoes. These shoes are made of chamois and have light leather soles. The idea of the inventor was to protect polished floors, but the wqmeu who have adopt ed the shoes for their pets say they have done so to protect, not their floors, but the tender feet of the dogs from cold, heat and rough weather generally: The next , thing pet dogs indy b? triming out in trousers ?nd gowns;-New Ybrk Siin; From Clerkship to Par I ncr. Miss Marie Catherine Finegan en joys the distinction of being a mem ber of the firm of commission mer chants in Chicago, aud has risen to that position from the lowest rounds of tbe clorical ladder. Fifteen years ago she began work for the firm as cashier, at a salary of $5 a week. The socond week she asked for a raise and. received it, this boinq the only time Slie was obliged td ask for more pay. By watching closely the work of others she soon obtained a knowledge of their tasks, so that today she is so well posted in all the details of office work that she can, at a moment's? no tice, take charge of any of the many books used in 'ho commission busi ness. ficrman Vf Ives and Their Property. When a woman marries in Germany her property becomes her husband's,' absolutely and forever. He can dis pose of it whether she objects or not, and if tho couple are divorced the property still remains with the hus? band; When sli? marries. sh? gives up tb? small degree of inde; pendence she had before. Her hus band can compel her td w?i;kj ?nd sli? has no relief tir prdt?ctionj sbbnid h? prove hiirsh aud unkind, except pub: lic.opinidu: While German Wives, as a rule, seem1 contented enough1 with ih? present Venerable law, wealthy American girls who have married German nobles in haste and in ignorance of it, have fre quently repented at leisure.-New York Tribune. Butterflies Latest Hat Trimming. . The ladies who w ear alpine hats, pry into other people's affairs, make fi, desperate howl about "the crae? slaughter of birds to appease wbmWs vanity;" and who eat fried chicken and spring lamb when they can get it. and never murmur anything about "the slaughter to appease the glut ton." can change their pry. Birds, except the white doves, are no longer used on hats. The fact is not due, however, to the hue and cry of the ladies in the alpine hats and who would look absurd in a picture Lat Fashion has so decreed it. Butter flies on invisible wires hover over the dainty concoctions of lace, chiffon and flowers that grace my lady's head. ISometimes there is a flock of butter flies aud each with jeweled eyes and head. A Common Pocketbdok. The pocketbook question is one of the most serious difficulties of married life. There are very few women who find it pleasant to ask for money, and the number will grow smaller as rap idly as tho years go by? for every year moro and moro girls learn the sweet ness of independence. A girl who has earned her own living, even for a lit tle while, never will be entirely satis fied unless made to feel that she has as much right as ber hnnband to what he brings into the house. He may comply with her requests ever so cheerfully, but she will not feel q ute fairly treated so long as she is com pelled to ask him for what she wishes to spend. There must be a common pocketbook, or the wife must have un allowance, the spending of which is never to be questioned. Girdles. A new rlesign in girdles is composed of tw 3 parallel silver chains about an inch apart. They are held in place by vertica' bara of silver at intervals of three or four inches. Diamond-shaped and circular pieces of silver are used instead of the plain bars, and are en ameled and set with precious stones. The girdle is also shown mounted on black or brown leather belts, and is generally of gilt silver. Among the designs are silver disks, enameled pansies .on silver, surrounded by wreaths of forget-mo-nots. Velvet belts with diamond-shaped buckles of oxidized silver are popular. A coun terpart of the buckle is worn at the back, and on each side is a circle of silver of a design similar to that of the buckle. Another leather belt is in imitation of a dog collar studded with little pyramids of silver,and with a name plate at tho back. Steel Hairpins Doomed. The attack now is upon the steel hairpin, for specialists declare that the shell or bone pin is better for the hair, and that many women have suf fered martyrdom from nervous head ache without once suspecting that the cause lay in the metal hairpin. But what shall wo do without the little implement which might be called "woman's best friend?" How are you going to supply the 75 demands that wo make upon a hairpin? We use it to button our gloves and our shoes, to open the drawer whose lock is gone, to cut the leaves of our books,to clean our husband's pipe, to pin on the ex tra wrap, to draw the cork when the corkscrew cannot be found, to wedge a rattling window sash, to stone rai sins, to fasten a card to the bellpull in snoAv time, to do duty as a bodkin and render no one knows bow many little services of this sort. The shell substitute is good for none ol these things, and if it be doomed to crowd its humbler relative from the market wo can only exclaim, "Thongh lost to sight, lo memory dea,r," Phih.dolpb.ia Ledger, ?P?5i ?.Kxt?ndar Perfume. Q?d-fa8hioned ??vender perfume lias come back to favor among the many other revivals of nearly a century ago. It appears in the. list of French ex tracts and sachets, and its delicate fragrance exhales from the petals of chO?Cfl Parisian made artificial flowery The odor of lavender is agreeable to many people who do not like other perfdme?/ In imagination it is al faaytf associated with freshness, sweet ness rind housewifely daintiness. Foots have ?drig" ihet praises of lavender, and in general esfcitaiitioxi the odorous gT^.hhje-tinted spike rank? next only to thftegal rose and the modest vio let. Lavender produces a sense of refreshTffelit/?n? the modest color of the flower seW ?? P6^6^ unl1soli with its scent. The' 1*7^T?* JJT was formerly considered an' e?l^}em of.affection, and, sweet and fresh as il always ify has become, from associa tion," ?he syridriyrii dt anything care fully laid by for fut?r?'use.-Sari Frkri cisco Chronicle. Fashion Notes. Pique skirts are mado with three wide flounces. Suits of a red or blue pique jacket and white skirt are seen. White pongee is pne of the mate rials used for yachting gowns,1 Eton jacket suits come with long tabs at the front of the short jacket. The gray faded shades of blue, red and brown are the popular colors for gowns. A Roman sash, with hose to match, will add much to your white organdie costume. Afternoon gowns are of white wool for skirt and sleeves arid waist of lace bv?r silk: Tailored gowns are bf white serge hs a jacket suit; with front and double revers of batiste and lace. Lace handkerchiefs, with the ini tial worked in diamonds, are a late freak of costly extravagance. Sapphire blue velvet and turquoise blue silk are used in combination to form the vest of a tan cloth gown. White berege over white taffeta and .trimmed with white satin ribbon and chiffon makes a lovely stimmet dross: Some of th6 newest coats are quite long in the back, rounding down from the front, and fastened a little to one side. Black silk coats made by the tailors and stitched and pressed in the most approved fashion are one of the Pari sirin novelties. White Bilk gowns for summer are made of taffeta skirt, belt or sash and cravat stock with full waist and sleeves of net or mousseline. The latest thing in belts to wear with shirt waists is a soft taffeta rib bon five inches wide? made tight enough to wrinkle intd half tha? width, and fastened with ? pretty sil ver gilt buckle: The mushfodm li?t with ? ipVcrt?wri and ?.briiri that curves ' down all around; is one bf the mady shapes which have some m?ritas a protection for the eyes. It is trimmed simply br elaborately with flowers, and is charming on a young girl.. HOW ONE FEELS IN THE BATTLEFIELD A Peculiar Excitement Sapplant? Fear Effect When First Man Falls. 'The remark of General Fitzhugh Lee that all men feel some fear on en tering ? battle is eminently correct," "said a prominent Canadian military in?n r?cently ''though many military men So not like to be sd free in their expressions in this particular. Onc? in a battle, however, a peculiar ex citement takes the place of fear. This excitement is not what could be called bravery, for the men while un der its influence are not always brave as that word is generally understood. It is a question as to whether you or your foe shall exist, as to the survival of the fittest The sight of one man being shot down in the front rank of a company, battalion or regiment has much more to do with 4he work and action of the compnny, battalion or regiment than the charge or commands of the most gallant commanders. It is an awful sight to witness the first man fall, but that sight has mor-c to do with the happenings or result of that engagement than everything else combined. But few men can speak of any recent experience in this respect, for the reason that there has been no recent experience, as battles have ouly been fought on paper for the past teu or more years. In 1885 I happened to bs in command of a battalion of Mani toba soldiery during the Biel rebel lion, which was a brief but fierce In dian war while it lasted. On our ar rival at Batoche we found that Riel and his Indian followers were strongly intrenched in a convent building, which they had seized. The officers of our command held a consultation as to how and where we would attack the convent to dislodge tho Indians. About this time one of the men of the command who was sitting on the grass pretty well in the view of the com mand fell dead, a rifle ball entering his forehead. The brain oozing out of that small hole did'more to inflame the command and'to direct its terrible force than anything that we could con ceive of. It was a question of taking the convent or allowing the occupants to take onr lives, and it was soon set tled, in favor of our lives and against the Indians. The death of that ono man decided the contest"-Washing ton Star. Making: Onr Flap. One may pay anything from one cent to $150 for a flag of the United States. The latter price will buy a beautiful silk flag, 12x18 feet in size. The cheapest flags are stamped on muslin with the colors red and blue, and. are then tacked or pasted upon sticks; they are not guaranteed to wash. Of this kind is the little penny flag which the small boy wears on the lajel of his coat. Such flags are put through a printing pres(s like calico shirts and come out all colored at the ate of 100 a minute. Girls then snip them apart with sharp shears and glue them to small sticks hardly bigger than matches. The best flags have a canvas band sewn along the back, through which a ?ope may be run for fastening them to the pole tackle. Anybody is at liberty to make United States flags. Thus it comes about that all sorts of patterns of the national ensign are on the market and in use. Butif anyone desires to have the colors as they ought to be refer ence must be made to the standard adopted by the army and navy. This standard, altered from time to time by the addition of fresh stars, is preserved and will continue to be kept by the secretaries of war and the navy. In the war department of Washington, close by Secretary Alger's office, is displayed in a glass case the true regulation flag of this country. To exhibit it better" it is illuminated by a brilliant electric light This is the original, all others are imitations, ot else they aro not/ f.orrect- Detroit FlfePragq. Stone In Her 8 to mac ho From the Gazette, BlandintviOa, Itt. The wile of the Rev. A. R. Adams, pastor of the Bodford Christian Church at Bland insville, 111., was for years compelled to live a lifo of torture from disease. Her case baffled tho physicians, but to-day she is alive and well, and tells the story o? her recovery as follows: "About six years ago," said Mrs. Adams, "I weighed about 140 pounds, but my health bogan to fail nnd I lost flesh. My food did not agree with mo and felt like a stone ia my stomach. I began to bloat ail over until I thought I had dropsy. "I had pains and soreness in my left side which extended cleur across my back and also Into tho region of my heart. During these spells a hard ridge would appear In the left sid? of my stomach and around the left side. "Thoso attacks left me sore and exhaust ed. All last summer I was so nervous that thu children laughing nnd playing nearly drovo me wild. I suffered also from female ?-oiioles and doctored with ten different i,Y".,ni without rocoiving aDy help. ?""'Win H "S?0* band hav 'lng read in the news _ -er ol Pftv. -II. Vf, Hara*' Mi* , Pills i?f Prt?? Poo ?tdi ot?tUt?a mo t? Hf them. I be ran taking thom last No v ember but experl "My miabaH? Pcath" enoed no re lief until I had taken six fatty I am now taking tho eleventh box and rfcM'ii b?e& greatly benefited. "I was also troubled with nervous pros tration and numbness of my right arm and hand so that at times I could hardly en dure tho pain, but that has all passed awuy. I now have a good appetite and am able to do my own work. Have done mora this summer than in the past four years put together. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Tale People ciifed mri rtfld I think it my duty tc Jot other sufferers Jtn?W lt*" Hundreds of eqaally^enHrtrktfbl? cases havo been curod by Dr. WittUm? P'lhk Pills; Chinese Officers. In the last ten years, in which the government has had to fight a great deal against the scarcity ot money, it has decided to sell tLe offices to ric2 people, even if they have net taken the state examinations, if they only pay the required amount. It is to be un derstood that these people will get back the money they pay. for the office by usury interest And officers of this kind are unfavorable t8 all innova tions, because they know thai th?if offices and tho prospects of buying higher and more lucrative ones are gone as soon as China is opened to cul ture, as soon as relations are establish ed which resemble the European, if only iii ? slight measure. But the other mandarins also kn?ft "Well that if another system is established, peo ple will not have to depend for promo tion upon what is known about the old classics. They fear that then only people who have a modern* culture will be employed, and that those who are now lh the offices" Will lose them. . On this account the mandarins,- es pecially in the provinces, are the de cided opponents of all inventions and thc deadly enemies of all foreigners. If the ?mp?rbr and his assistants should try to open tip Chioa Cd Ei ro pean culture, these mandarins would offer active resistance, for they Would fear for the future of their children and relatives, and they would incite the people against the foreigners-The Chautauquan. Abont Black Diamonds. Diamonds may be black, as well as white, and some are blue, red, brown,, yellow; gr?eh; pink and orange, but there is no violet diamond, although ia addition to amethyst,, there are sapphires, rubies and garnets' of that color. _JJ_ Don't tobacco Spit and Smoke Your life Alroy* To quit tobacco easily and forevef, bo mag netic, lull of life, nerve and vigor1, take No-To Bac. the wonder-worker, that makos weals men strong. All druggists, 50c or II, Curo guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York. It's bad form to drink too much wino at dinner and it's.bad tasto in thc morning. Pi-o's Cure Is thu medicine to break tm children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. M. ?. BLUNT, Spr&gae, Wash., March 8,1894. Fits permanently cured. Nn flt? or nervous ness arter first day's use of Dr. Kline'? Gre:it Nerve Restorer. trial bottleand treatise fret). Dn. K. H. KMNK. Ltd.. tt.l Arch St. Philn.. Pa. THE EXC&IENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is .manufactured by scientific processes known to the CALiFonNiA FIG SVBUP Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. only, a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALI FORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the jrenuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of thc excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating1 or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of ihe Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, OnL LOUISVILLE. Kr. NEW TORC N. 7. Bevel-Gear MAKE HILL CLIMBING EASY. Abort Rnufaa Soldiers. The wages of a common soldier In Russia are 3 rubles per annum-^about $2.25. The rations are, dally, two pounds of suchary, which ia a very coarse kind of bread made of cracked rye, baked hard at first, then cut in small pieces and further dried in a hot oven; II small quantity of salt and some soup. The soup ls bolled In a huge caldron capable of holding 400 gallons. Into the water is cast some cracked barley, together with the shell dirt, and to this a little salt ls added, but nothing of the meat kind enters into the composition. Tho soup is dealt out by a number of men with dippers, every soldier in his turn re ceiving hia allotted quantity. Some times an adventurous fellow presents a larger vessel than the regulations require, and when detected in the ef fort to get more than his share ls punished with 100 lashes on his naked back.-New York Press. New Zealand Mutton. The story of a New Zealand sheep '?^signed for the London market may ?0 VfcT briefly told. It is taken from the r??3 ">f tbe sIauSbter house, killed, dressed ?rt transferred to the cooling room, The S*K and superfluous fat are retail; after hourj* coollDS the carcass g0& info U.e refrigerating room for thirty-si* hotff?. Thence it goes to the storing roo** aa? wheiJ ifc has been enveloped in Hs ?n n3tttHn and labled is ready far journey &r*r sea> The steam't?? which bring th'ff ?flat to us though the' tropics have, of co?rso, to be fitted with refrigerating appliance*, and our sheep takes its place among thousands of others, some of the boats being t?C* ted to carry as many as 70,000 carcass es at one time.-Good Words. $(t Cttfe Constipation Forever. Talco CascarcVt Vfirtdf Cathartic. iOc or 25o. K C. C. C. fall to cure' c*rrtj?gidt? ref und money. A successful phys'cian is a?e>?>"bv 1? able to relieve his patients of cood fees. CO'H "Pick Leaf?' f?mokln*Tobaccd sta?da ??.,*be top for its delicious aroma. Good as can bfc* Try it Albert Burch, Wes? Trftttov Ohio, says: "Hall's Catarrh Cure saved m'y' ?ife." Write him for particulars. Sold by DruY?r*te. 75c. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for ohildre'fJ N-ethiucr.softenstheKum*. reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 2.)C. a bottle. The raif.robo of love usually steers clear of dit r?l? bachelor's heart. Educate ?otr? Borrel? With Cascarcts. Candy Cathartic, euro" cOKstlpatlor forover. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fall, drag3?si?Tf>t[ind money. The Best Disinfectant. Exposure to the sunlight is not only One of the best disinfectants known, but in furs/ clothing,blankets, carpets, etc., it eradicates fl?l hurtful vermin and germs. It must be direst sunlight and not that passing through glas?. DID YOU KNOW THIS? At Rock Hill, 8. C., there li a buggy factory ooTerlng FlVk ACRES at (fourni, ?ll cuklog more boggle* tbas any tbree teeto???? in lit Bomb. "A Mule Ulgber lo Pri?e, Bot-" ort tm high-JUST A FRACTION ABOVK TI1K 1VKSTBR.V T?f"??B>-eo that good wheels, good n&lnt. good leather, ic. can be med Bee oar agent In jour town or write ne. "Te'U tee that yo? -rt tie beet at (Iring prlcei. ROCK HILL BUGGY CO., Rock Hill, S. C. WE SELL DIRECT TO CONSIDERS. 93.95 burs ibis Desk, made of quarte r eawcd oak or, finished ia mahogany, plano pollahed. It measures 63 in. high, 29 ' in. wide, 9 ia. beveled mir ror. Retail _ - price $10. uur mammoth general catalogue, the great household educator is mail-, free on request Our Clothing cata ; logue and Cloth samples is also mail- ? cd free, txprcssagc paid on all Clothing. Owing to an overpro- CARPETS duction at our Bald- REDUCED, more mills, we are of fering many specials this month. Our Car pet catalogue in hand painted colors is yours for the asking. Thia month *ve EOW Carpets, furnisa wadded lining free, and pay freight on all $9 Carpet pur- , choses and over. Ad-I dress (exaotly as below) KjaliasHines&Sonj p| Dapl 301. BALTIMORE, KD. YELLO BY , TAKING "Our Native Herbs" THE GREAT B?fl*KPDr?fiflr. Kidney and Liyer Regolafor. 200 Px YS' TREATMENT, $ 1.00. ContaA?v,,<r a R0!?181?1^ Gu?rante* Bv ma?l' o^^^PS1^,33-?*?6 Book Te??aSK^V Sold onlV or Agenta for THE kltim 0. BLfiW CO-, Washington,D.C. ??AIRS SAWS, RIBS, BRISTLE TWINE, BAEEFl] &o.f TOR ANY MAKE OP GIN. ENGINES, BOILERS AND PRESS?S And Repairs for esme. Shafting. Pulley?,' Belting, Injectors, Pipes, Valves and Fittings^ LOMBARD IRON WORKS & SUPPLY CO'.,.' AUGUSTA, GA. ST. ANDREW'S Gold Tea ] For the Liver R?gal?tes the Liver. Por sale by deal ears. To get free sample packasro send ic. st?jap to ANDBEWS MFG. CO., Briatol, Tenn. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, Tulane University of Louisiana. j Its advantages for practical instruction, bott; in ample laboratories and abundant hospital materials are unequalled. Free arness ls given tothe?reat Charity Uospltal with TOO beda and 30,000 patients annually. Special Instruc tion ls giren dally at tho beside of th* sick. The next session begins October 20th, 5898. Pot catalogue and information address Prof. S. E. CH A I!.T.K. SI. I).. Dean. P. O. Drawer 2G1. NEW ORLEANS. IA. If afflicted with sore ejes, use Thompson's Eye Wafer MENTION THIS PiPERSSfBSSSS After you have tried Doctors ? sd all other preparations, and they have failed to relievo you, then use "V GERSTLE'S FEMALE PANACEA. T"A"(Gf\ F. I?.)"*"* . IT WILL CURE YOU. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS IN MEDICINES. L. GERSTLE & CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. Sole Manufacturers and Proprietors. d%? VG It is a -weapon which protects bicyclists against vicious dogs and foot-pads; travelers against robbers and toughs; homer, against thieves and tramps, and is adapted to many other situations. It does not kill or injure; it is perfectly safe to handle; makes no noise or smoke; bleaks no law and creates no lasting regrets, as does the bullet pistol. It simply, and amply protects, by compelling the foe to give undivided attention to himself for awhile instead of to tne intended victim. It is the only real weapon whicb protects and also makes fun, laughter and lots of it; it snoots, not once,' bu^ many times without reloading; and will protect by its appearance in time of danger, although loaded only with liquid. It does not get out of order; is dur able, handsome, and nickel plated. Sent boxed and post paid by mail with full direc tions how to use for 5 O Oeia/bs In 2c. Postage Stamps, Post-office Money Order, or Express Money Order. As to our reliability, refer to R. G. DUN'S or BRAD STREET'S mercantile agencies. mw YOEE proir SUPPLY CO., 131 Leonard Street* New York,