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?i <3 No amount of argument c honest grocer that any other such general satisfaction as they prefer Ivory Soap to ne1 Ivory Soap will sell bec: other soaps may look like Iv? the real thing-they may but they come back again a: they insist on having it. OopirliM.HW.b? Tb. Prx Sable Island's Change of Shape. Perhaps the most remarkable feature Of all about Sable Isla ntl is tbe rapidity with which its size and position have been and still are changing. On the earliest known charts, which were French, it was laid down as being for ty-four miles long aud two and a quar ter miles wide. In 177(? it had shrunk to thirty-one miles by two, und bad moved seve? il miles to the eastward. Briefly, it is traveling eastward so fast that topographers must revise their work often to koop track of it. The latest charts aro always some miles out I of the way. Within one hundred years | it has not only decreased about one third in length and breadth, hut baa! also bren leveled down from nearly two hundred feet to about eighty foot, while the west end bas changed irs position by twenty-five miles, com pelling tile buildings of the life savers to lie moved frequently to escape from ibo encroaching seas. If the process of shrinkage continues, the time is gradually coming when Sable Island, thc meeting place of the Arctic cur rent, the Gulf Stream ami tho current from the (Juif of St. Lawrence, will succumb entirely to the terrific whirl pool in which it exists, and the waves will wash over the inst spot of dry sand in the "Graveyard of the Atlan tic."-New York Tribune. Housekeeping in thc Philippines. Tt is not a difficult matter for a Fili pino couple to set up housekeeping after marriage. The native shacks or bungalows are curious-looking affairs, built entirely of bamboo, thatched with Danana leakes and Invariably set up on stilts of bamboo six or ten feet above the ground. The interior of the house is divided into *.wo or three rooms, one of which is usually reserved as a chapel or prayer room. The household goods of these people are few. A grass mat serves for a bed; half a dozen cal abashes or earthenware pots for cook ing purposes and for the storage of rain water, and possibly one or two pictures cut from some illustrated pa per complete the furnishing of a Fili pino's home. They invariably keep children, pips and at least three dogs, but thc most prized of all is the plumed and petted fighting cock of the Fili pino. This bird is fed on ibo best, has a bamboo house for himself and is the pride and hoast of the whole family. Gentleman. Not in a Trifling Mood. i Mrs. Tilford of Sorosis-It must liave taken Daniel Webster a long time to compile the dictionary; don't : yon think so? Tilford-Daniel? You mean Noah, j don't you? Mrs. Tilford (tartly)-Xow, don't be silly. Noah built the ark.-Brooklvn Life. ,NE reason Mrs. Pinkham promptly is that they h Through some of the ham's friends an ailing woma: Pinkham at her home in Ly Mass., and will tell her symptoi The reply, made without charge any kind, will bear such evidei of knowledge of the trouble t belief in her advice at once inspi hope. This of itself is a great h< Then the knowledge that won for advice and women only as makes it easy to be explicit ah the disease. MRS. ELIZA THOMAS, of 634 "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I & about four years I was a great s had backache all of thetime. not ing spells, was weak and my sy I also had falling of womb so across the floor. After taking Compound and one box of Loz< AGENTS WANTED! ahdZrn7t;'f1or<,Thrilling Stories of the Spanish American War by Eeturned Hero.es. V?MS put j lis?ed. For tenue and territory, address D. E. LUTHER PUB. CO., Atlanta, Ga. nOADCV NEW DISCOVERY; timi \J lt V I O ? quick relief ?nd car?* wont ceees. Book of testimonial??tj<i IO OMTB' treatment Free. Or. H. E. OKEEM'B sons. Box D. Atlast*. o?. MENTION THIS PMR^S?SS an convince the experienced, soap will give his customers Ivory Soap. He knows that iv kinds, of unknown quality. ilise the people want it, the o.y, but his customers want i/ a new soap once to try it, nd again for Ivory Soap, and ITT U Ot??:? Co.. CVr.laai2. New Discoveries at ?lampton Ccart Hampton Court Palace is constantly yielding up hidden treasures of artistic and antiquarian iuterest. and consider ing the wonderful intricacies of Wol sey's huge chateau it is not surprising that every now and again "linds" of great historical value are brought to light. Some time ago tho great Cardi nal's private room was disclosed to public view, and now comes the an nouncement of an extraordinary dis covery ol" what nitty prove to be an ar tistic treasure. A large number of the pictures lhere are in course of removal. Underneath thc canvas and paper with which the walls were coveted wa? what appeared t > be painting. Subsequent careful examina? iou showed that three sides of ? room. Which measures 41 feet by ."4 feet. Were adorned with very tine paintings, itt a very fair state of preservation, but dis figured by hundreds of holes caused by the uails which had been driven into the walls to hang the pictures. The ceiling of this apartment is painted by Verrio. timi represents Queen Anne in the character of Justice. Whether thc '. paintings on the walls are by the same j artist has not. transpired, but it is prob . able that they are. It has been decided to fill up the holes with suitable mate rial and to engage the services of a well-known artist to repair the paint ings and as far as possible io restore them to their original condition.-Lou don Daily News. New York's Candy Supply. There are 125 wholesale candy firms In New York city. The trade of these houses represents a total of.?!0,000,000. New Yorkers alone do not consume this amount of candy a year, but it is made for our country cousins and for some of our relations across the ocean. Morn than $1,000,000 worth of candy is sent abroad, while we import only about ?1?,000 worth a year. Most of the :-andy exported and sent to the country r-onsists of the simple "brokeu mixed." but the chief favorite in the city is L-hocolate in one form or another. Chocolate candies come in 100 differ put forms, so that one bas o long list to select from, lu every candy store the chocolate trays are olways more popu lar than any of the others, and a box of chocolates is an acceptable present to auy girl, lt is asserted by one of the leading candy makers thar about three-fourths of the candy made is con sumed by women.and half ol' the other fourth bv children.-New York Herald. >'ot The Only One. Mr. Whingleby-Oh, you needn't feel so uppish. You're not the only girl in the town. Miss Flashleigh-No, I'm not the only girl in town who has publicly announced that she wouldn't have you if von were the last mau on earth. i's treatment helps women so ave confidence in her. : many thousands of Mrs. Pink n will be led to write to Mrs. nn, ,_ ns. ?0f nee hat CURE len only see the letters asking sist Mrs. Pinkham in replying ?out the little things that define Pine St., Easton, Pa., writes: octored with two of the best doctors in the city for two years and had no relief until I began the use of your remedies. My trouble was "ulceration of the womb. I suffered something terrible, could ?ot sleep nights and thought sometimes that death would be such a relief. To-day lama well woman, able to do my own work, and have not a pain. I used four bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and three packages of Sana tive Wash and cannot thank you enough for the good it did me." MRS. M. STODDARD, Box 263, Springfield, Minn., writes: "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-For ufferer from female troubles. I ippetite, pains in stomach, faint 'stem was completely mn down, bad that I could scarcely walk two bottles of your Vegetable engers, can say I am cured." $3,000 J JO REDKKM Oin GUARANTEE OF POSITIONS. Ji. IX. Fare Paid. Actual Bunine*?. Free Tuition too'ie of each BCX in every county of your state. WRITE QUICK to GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, rincon, Ga. RI s o -s :co R^T-OR Bert Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use ] in time. Sold br druggists. ' C O N S U M P T:J ON LOST TIE PHILIPPINES, KOW PORTUCAL WAS DEPRIVED OF THE ISLANDS BY SPAIN Romantic Voyage of Magellan Which ICesnlted in Their Discovery-lint for an Accident They Might Have Fallen Int? tho Hund? of Great Britain? We who see Portugal in the period of. her docay and almost total eclipse cannot uudci-stand how so small a nation, occupying so insignificant a portion of Europe, "only a veranda " as one of her writers has said-should cut so important a figure id the w rld's history as alie did iii the fif teenth and sixteenth centuries-. Early in the eleventh century Prince Henry, "the navigator,'' of Portugal, obtained from Po, J Eugenius IV a bull which gave to Portugal all dis coveries between Cape Hun, in Mo rocco, and India. lu 1-472, St.Thomas Annobou and Prince's islands Wef? added. When .the equator was passed and Fernando Po gave his name toan island : ie Bight of Biefra he seized ?0J leagues of the African coast and the Kiug of Portugal took the title of "Lord of Gu i neu. " Very early in the days of discovery and conquest, toward the end of the fifteenth century, tilt most Catholic sovereigns of Spain, Eerdiuaud and Isabella, and his equally Catholic majesty, John II of Portugal. Icll but about the ownership at lund yet t? be discovered-. Like faithful children of the chiirch they referred the whole matter to the Ho?y Eather at Pome, Pops Alexan der VI, a Spaniard, who cut th? Gordian knot by giving them the ea"th and setting thr limits of their respec tive possessions, Ail imaginary line was to hs drawn from bole to bole, 100 degrees went ?Nf thc Azores or the Cape de Verde tslnnds; all west of this island was to belong to Spain, and all east of it to Portugal. King John was not satisfied, and the treaty of Tor dosel has was made in 1494, giv- , ing to Portugal all lands east of an imaginary line drawn 360 leagues from the most western point of the Cape de Verde islnnds and all south of the Cape of Good Hoj e, To Spain wa* allotted td! lands went of this fiilej ignoring completely all other nations-. Fernaudo de MftgalbaeS, .br-, as we PS we write it, Ferdinand Magellan-, and Kuy Falciiojioth Portuguese sub jects, who had difference* with their king on account v>t' some petty p'cn: sums-, offer? I their services lo Spain, lioth had served t\Yo years with Al buquerque, and knew ?-ll About tile Portuguese possession's in the east. Magellan represented to Charles V. who tiiert Vuled over Spain, that he was sure the world was round-a theory then credited by few. He de clared his ability to find a shorter pas-age to the East than any known to the Porlugne c, and would prove lilli? the Moluccas, rich spice islands, were within Spanish te ri tory. Charles V had a small licet fitted out and sent Magellan willi bis companion iu charge, well equipped for those days. He went south against the express stipulations of the treaty and discov ered the straits which bear his name. His fleet crossed thc broad southern ocean, passed tbs Ladrones, and the then nnkuown Philippine?, inspected the Moluccas and returned by way of Capo of Good Hope. Magellan lost his life, and ont of five vessels which comprised his fleet) only ono returned) Under the conti* mand of Sebastian del Cauo, who j brought Magellan's written report of the expedition aud a map of tho route, j showing thai ali of the spice islands and the whole of the Indian oc?ail were within the 180 degrees belong ing to Spain under the treaty of Tor deselhas. lu the map Magellan had deliberately cut 40 degrees of longi tude and brought the whole archipela go within Spain's half of the world. He concealed the fact that the number of miles in a degree of longitude de creases towards the pole. Portugal protested and declared war, which cont inned two years, when the celebrated "Congress ol' Notabilities" was held in a small frontier town to discuss tho matter and discover the real facts. Portugal was at a mani fest disadvantage. Magellan was the first and only man who bad sailed ?Hound the world, and his map of the southern seas was the only document extant. Spain refused to give up her alleged rights and Portugal held on to the islands. 'J he matter was finally compromised by an indemnity of ooo cruzados of the gold of Molucca, which Portugal paid to Spain for the supposed 47 1-2 degrees of Spanish sea which she held. A new line was drawn frome pole to pole, starting front the La hones. This division gave to Portugal all west and south of the line, which was supposed to be 180 degrees from the other line drawn, 36J leagues west of Cape de Verde. This treaty was approved by Pope .Julian Ii iu the bull, En quoe pro bono pacis, and the matte1, vas settled Years nfterw??"1 a Spanish expedi tion '.. - I the Philippines, so named after Philip ll, who ?as thou King of Spain. These islands, though many degrees within Portugal's line, were taken possession of by Spain. Portugal protested, aud would un doubtedly have obtained possession of them had it not been for the disas ter to the Portuguese arms iu Africa, which threw Portugal into the hands of Spain, where she remained for sixty years. This period is known in Portuguese history as the "Sixty Years of Captivity. " When Portugal finally regained her independence sim was much weakened, and was more interested iii settling the boundaries north and south of her valuable South Ameiican colonies, so Hie Philippines remained with Spain through laches rather than by right. Had Portugal retained them it is more than likely that thev, like many other of her Eastern .possessions, would have f.illen into the hands of the Eng lish, and their whole -history would have been changed. l'lietniiatii: Thimble*. Pneumatic thimbles for typewriters and pianists are the latest devices for nerve economy. The incessant and regular pounding of the sensitive fin ger tips renders thc owners ol' them nervous wrecks in the majority of case.?, to say nothing of callous and cracked finger ends and broken and split nails. The new thimbles arc of lubber, coining in sets, according to the size of glove worn, and are said to not only save the nerve shock, but also to increase tho speed and strength of the stroke.-Washington Star. The Latent l-'ad In KKK* Dairymen have known for a Jong while the families that require that the milk served them for their children shall come all from one cow. A gro cer heard recently for the fir-t time from one of these families. The head thereof asked the grocer to see that, the eggs ol' the house came daily from oueheu. -New York Commercial Ad vertiser. BOYS IN THE NAVY. Xaval Apprentices und Theil' Life Ut a Training Station. "Apprentices of the Uniter1. States Navy" is the title of r.u ft??ic?e ill Si Nicholas that i?* sure to bo read with utteution by every boy who thiuks of a life at sen asan attractive alternative i to a career on land-. Almost every boy by this time knows of battleships and cru sers of torpe does aud torpedo-boats, aud of tho gallant officers and jolly Jack Tars whd man the ships; but it is safe to say that there arj? f?w indeed who have ever heard bf tho young naval appren tice-, tile work which h? has lo do, aud v. hat his chalices are for the future. It is enough nt present to say that he is an enlisted boy, who by means of a great deal of drill aud training de velops gradually into d most efficient aud useful ulan on board bf bur mod: ern ships-. Although-, ?s already' stated) th? apprentice cnn never hope to become a commissioned officer, there are many positions of trust aud houor in the service that m e open to him, if he but applies himself to the tasks assigned to him day. by da;Vj Hild is iiwak? td the opportunities tlint ar? sure td turu Up fbi Uinls The boys at th? training s'tatio? truly may be said to live id ? little world of their Own-, for they db not Heed to go outside of their own circle tb find any bf the needs of life: At certain liottrs of tu-: d:iy thfey form ift well regulated fichobl in which thtey are taught all the elements of seieuce; English, and mathematics-enough to enable them to Understand thor oughly and to handle intelligently the Various fittingi aild armament of a modern man-of-war. Well informed and thoroughly prac tical officers are stationed there to in struct the apprentices in all the drills aud maneuvers used by seaman afloat and ashore, including infantry, light artillery, seamanship iu all its forms both theoretical aud practical-the several kinds of signaling used in tho service, the handling of boats under steam, oar? and sailf,, and the Use of sword and gUn ill the ails Ut' fencing lind nf bayonet exercise: At Newport is the* wily" important lorpedb station df oiir government; aild it is tile ref Or? convenient for the apprentices to be taught; while there; the mode df constructing ii torpedo; and tilt' proper caro and handling of the same: A chaplain iii the navy is detailed regularly for duty among the boys, and tb look after them in any way he may think most conducive to their highest moral improvement. Every Sunday tlie boys aro assembled ou deck to join iu a regular church wor ship, presided over by the chaplain, aud it is a most interesting sight to see several hundred boys of teuder agc, all ill tlie same blue uniform, joining heartily in the service. Those with voices .worthy of any cultivation are assigned t. the cut.ir, aud they enjoy this honor quite as much as any of tlie several privileges rhat full to their lot. At certain other times, in the. evenings, during recreation periods, they are permit.ed to assem ble for any kind of inuocent amuse ment, aud one of the most popular pastimes among them seems to be dancing. The Brauions deck is cleared, and there, to tho music of du orchestra formed from their owu number, they trip together the ulight fautastic;" It is well that there ara some such pleasures for the young boys, fdr Otherwise the hardships and discipline Of th? service would become most irkscme*. Every spring and summer the ap prentices arc taken aboard some of the older vessels ol' the navy and are sent abroad for a cruise, during which, under efficient officers, they are taught the full duties of seamen afloat.' All the theory of seamanship and gunnery is then reduced to practic , aud the apprentices ure pot through the ?vo lutions of furling, reefing, aud loos ing sail, of abandoning ship, and of aiming and tiring the guns on board, antiquated though they may be. Delius nn<l Karly Civilisation, A solution of the problem why the earliest known civilizations - those of Babylonia, Egypt and China -should all have made their appear ance in the deltas of great rivers has at last been suggested. It has been shown that clay, which for practical purposes is insoluble in water, will nevertheless combine with it to a cer tain extent, remaining in a state of suspension known as colloidol or gel atinous. In this condition it has the curious property of absorbing like a sponge any cry s talizabl exalts, as, for instance, those of nitrogen. But if into the water containing this colloidal clay a solution of common snit be poured, the clay, with the nitrogenous salts that it holds like a trap, will in stantly be thrown down as a woolly precipitate. Now, this is exactly what happens with a great river like the Nile. During its periodic floods it holds iu : olntion n large quantity of colloidal " ?y. Tb'. clay in its turn attracts from iLu air quautities of the nitrogen, which is, as Sir William Crookes has lately informed us, the life of plants. On meetiug the salt water of the sea this clay, with its im prisoned nitrogen, is thrown and re mains behind as a delta composed of the ideal soil for the raising of cereals. And that the introduction of cereals has always been the first condition of civilized life needs no demonstration. The traditions of every nation have al ways made their civilizer or "culture god" the person who first taught them agriculture.-Pall Mall Gazette; Im per viona to a Joke. Charles Sumner had but little sense of humor, and was not at home iu the small cut and thrust skirmishes of general society. He was made for serious issues and for great contests. Of his literalness some amusing anec dotes have been told. . At au official ball iu Washington he remarked to a young lady who stood beside him. "We are fortunate in having these places for standing here ; we shall see the first entrance of the new English and French min ist ors into Washington society." The young girl replied, "I am glad to hear it. I like to see lions break the ice." Sn in uer was silent for a few minu tes, but presently suid, "Miss-, in the country where lions live there is no ice." 1 once invited Mr. Sumner tome., a distinguished guest at my housi He replied, "f do not know that wish to meet your friend. I have outlived the interest iu individuals." In my diary of the day, I record?., the somewhat ungracious utterance, with this comment; "C?od Almighty, by the latest accounts, had not got su fnr as this." Mr. Sumner was told of this iu iiiy presen ce, though not by me. He said at once, "What a strange sort ol' a book your diary must lie! .You ought to stiike that out immediately." -Atlantic Monthly. , JOHN BULL BANKRUPT. The British Government Was Once Unable ia Pay Hi Debts?. "johil Bull bankrupt" sounds strange to-day; and Hie chancellor can afford to smile fit tll? iden ?s Jie reckons up thc nat'on's btfbnce sheet for 1S99; but it was hot always sd. Once; indeed-102 years ago-the Batik ?f England vir tually declared th? Brlstlsh gdtern ment bankrupt! It came about in this way: Five years before the eighteenth century closed France declared war against Great Br.talfi Und Holland; lind there was ? great drain 4m the gold of the* country. The most anxious man id Britain was Pitt, the minister of Su nned whose' resdurces were strained to the utmost. For' months Pitt lind oniy Obtained accommodation frohl the Bank bf Eng iaud by bringing great and constant pressure to bear updn (hat institution, but iiobbd$; was hi?ro. astounded tuan Pitt when the ''Old Lady ?f Thread needle street"' took it into" nor head td threaten England with' bankruptcy. A year br two before' the bank had rfefus?d tile papel- ?f ? private bank ing firtri, Hnd compelled it thereby ttf stop payment the next day for a hi'? lion sterling, and in tli8 universal seu; satioH and confusion which over whelmed the financial world a bun Bred country banks suspended pay: bent Then the government: stepped !h a?d saved, Irle gjk&tidih Bul J&bw Ibo government ifsolf was* Iii peril, Tlie treasury had sent bills' \o tile bank for payment amounting to over ?2(i().000. and there not being sufficient gold in the country the bank resolved on a coup d'etat to save the situation. The court of chartered money chang ers met lu Threadneedle .-treet. and re solved that the bills should not be dis charged unless money was sent down for the purpose. The meaning of such a resolution, as those versed lu thc ways of financiers will not need to be told, was nothing more nor less- than that the government could not meet Its liabilities: Pitt trcl?bled wheii tiio.t?tSw? fois*, brought td him, ii nd everybo'dy, from1 th? king on the throne to the mari iii the street, talked, bf this and nothing else; Hbty., people Asked of one nn o:heh could the government ge? alor? wjtjibtlt money? , The tyank. of course, lind promised ip hay gold for its notes wileri demanded, and by refusing to do so it had broken its promise. But for tho government to have pressed the bank would have Intensified the trouble a hundredfold, ns the government owed the bank an enormous debt. The king and the ministers were summoned to town on Sunday morn ing; a privy council was held at White hall and a meeting of ministers in Downing street, both of which thc king attended. There was only one course by which the country could be saved, and, daring as it was, it had to be taken. The government threw Itself be tween the bank and ils crediton, and commanded tho brink to withhold all cash frohl the public until parliilhioni had tfiet and c?me to some decision. Thc prohibition Wils ordered to remain iii fert'c for six months rtftef parlia ment toot, and d?r?hg that period Rtball banlc notes Wei'e Issued, arid Were generally Accepted ns cash ev Cr.Vwherd; ,'M?tters in this way righted them ?tT/?s, and the wheels ?f gov?rnffieh! went round airain. Swallowed Hin Fal*? Teeth. A mnn recently swallowed bis false teeth Ami it drovo him mad. Stomachs will ?taud a great deal, but not everything. If yours I? wrak try Hoetetter's Stomach Bitters. It cures indigestion, er nstlpation, kidney and liver troubles, as well as malaria, nud fever and ague. It ls particularly effective. In all nervous affections, and ls strongly recom mended at this season of tho year when tho system is run-down and most susceptible to disease All druggists Heep lt. The British sealer Geneva got, 1,343 sealskins in two months off tbo coast of California. Dcnuty Is Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Cascacets, Candy Cathar tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the lazy liver and driving all im purities from the body. Begin to-dr.y to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascorets,-beauty for -ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Don't, cover your neglected duties with the clonk of excuse. "He Who Pursues Two Hares Catches Neither/' Said a well known young man about town, "I tried for years to bum the candle at both ends, in the pursuit of pleasure while trying to attend to business. My blood, stomach and kidneys got into a. wretched state and U seemed that I could not c?rry the burden any longer* But now my rheumatism lias gone, my .ourago has returned, and allon account >f that marvel, Hood's Sirsapnrllla, which !ias made me a picture of health. Now 'rn in for business pure and simple." Mjp Disease-"I had running sores for eight years on my hips. I was confined to my bea at times and at others used crutches. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured my hip and gave me permancn t health." OIXIE J. AROHEH, o9 Dudley Street, Dayton. Oblo. Indigestion-"I now have a good appe tite, eat well, sleep well and my dyspepsia ind Indigestion have loft me. The reason is I took Hood's Sarsaparilla which entirely cured mc. I am Baggage Master on the B. & O. Railroad." THOMAS Couts, 110 Carr St., Sandusky, Ohio. Hood'? PHI? core liver Bte, the non-lrritttlnt and the only ctttliarticlo take with" Hood'n KFjjSEFng Beacon Street Belles. Emma-Do you know,I think Char lie is really fond of me'? Blanche-Funny, isn't it? Educate Toar Bowels Witr. ?Cascarete. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. JOc. 23c. If C. C. C. fall, druggists refund mosey. A little cloud may hide the sun, and alittle doubt destroy our peace. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot bo curod by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHSNBY & Co.. Props.. Toledo, O. We, tho undersigned, have known P.?.Che ney for the last 15 years, and belicvo bim nor . ectly honorable In all buainom transaction?? ?nd financially able to carry out any obliga. Mon made by their finn. WFST & Tni'AX. Wholesale Drucglsts. Toledo. Ohio. U'AIDIKC. KIKHAN & .MARVIN, Wholesale Drug, cists. Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, act ing directly upon tin? blood and inuuwM sur faces of thc system. Prien. ?5c. pi>r bottlo. Sold l>y nil Druggists. Testimonials free. 'Hall's Family Pilleare the best. ni To cure, 01 p rv, AMT 1 ? tiwi IS GREATLY ENHANCED by knowledge of the world's best products, which contribute most effectually to per sonal comfort and health. The contest of high quality and original efforts, which give universal satisfaction, against the cheap and meretricious imitations will ewer continue, and the greatest protection against mercenary dealers, is in being well informed. In the medicinal sphere the Well-known laxative remedy, Syrup of figs, manufac tured by thc California Fig Syrup Co., is u_-ed by many who ar? enjoying good health and by many ochers who are seek ing health, and this is true to so great an extent that it is often called the remedy of the healthy. The excellence of ?yrup of Figs is due not only to the originality and sim plicity of thc combination, hut also the cur? and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known only to the California Fig Syrup Co. Therefore we wish to im press on all thc Importance of accepting tho true and original remedy only, "When buying note the full name California Fig Syrup Co.-printed on the front of every . package, as there are many imitations sold under similar names and the imitations are really injurious to the sys 1em. The true and iginal remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manu factured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and when you see tho name of any other Fig Syrup Co. printed on any pack age you may know that it is a fictitious company and has no real existence, and that the dealer who offers it to you is seeking by cunning and misrepresentation to take advantage of you in order to.make a larger profit. Tho botter class of druggists are men of high integrity, attending strictly to business day and night and willing to make- great 'sacrifices. If necessary, to supply their custom ers with the best of everything in their Mue, knowing the fm po fi ?ficc to health of doing so. and valuing the patronage of their friends and patrons and desiring their confidence. Druggists of that class do not try to sell something else when you ask for Syrup ot Figs. They give you the genuine remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. When desiring physicians' prescriptions filled, or pure drugs rind chemicals, proprietary medicines and fine toilet articles, ypxi may rely upon them: but as in other callings some black sheep may lie found, so among druggists there are some who will try to impose upon and deceive their customers when they can. and itt order that all who are well informed may know them and avoid them we are publishing the facts. CALIFORNIA FJ<3 SYRUP CO., Louisville, Ky. San Fraucisco, Cal. Stew York, X. Y. 1 lo., AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE'S BLUNDER. fits Pot of Red P?lot Fell od the Wron* Man. "My first experience as d thief catch er," said the detective, as he smiled softly to himself, '.came when I was a young lad on iny father's farm. My father kept a large number of t hickens of which lie was extremely proud, as thpy were high-bred and the only ones in the neighborhood. "One morning several of them were missing, a fact which caused my fath er to say things that he never used in ordinary conversation. It WIIS plain that a two-legged thief, and not an ani mal, had taken Hiern, as there were a number of foot prints around the hen house. "Several days later a number of oth ers disappeared, and then my father was wild-eyed. He bought a savage dog that was warranted to cat a man on ?he slightest provocation, and turned him loose at night. He also borrowed a bear trap from one of the neighbors, and set it near the doorway of the hen house. But ir. was all in vain, lt was only a matter of a few bights when a mi m ber more hens disappeared, with no signs of the thief. "lt was then that my detective abil ity began to develop by laying plans to catch the thief. One Sunday night, while my folks were at church. I-con ceived a plan that I thought might T?ork. I secured a pot of red paint from the barn and fixed lt over the doorway of the hen-house in such a manner that it would be sure to fallon any one opening the door. Then 1 had figured that it would ouly^be necessary to look for sonic ono covered with red paint to be sure of the thief. ""But my dream of looking for a man covered with red paint was short lived. My father returning from church hap pened to go out to thc hen-house to see If everything was all right. He opened the door to look inside, and got the contents of the paint pot over his head. This so startled him that he forgot about the bear trap until he had put his foot in it, and had it closed up on j him with a snap. That awoke the dog | and he seized the other leg. j "His cries brought the household out on a run. We managed to get him loose and over to the horse trough, where we washed off what we could of the red paint, and 1 gave up my efforts to catch that particular thief." To Caro Constipation Forever* Take Cancarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c." lt C. C. C. tail to cure. Urusru'ists refund money. Many nicn.Avho have actress' pictures be fore them, would be startled to remember what Christ says about then in the Sermon on the Mount.-Ram's Horn. To Cure u Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AU i Druggists refund mcneyif lt fails to* aro. cou. A man is rn trial itt Washington "it n charco of insanity, the liase nf tin- chanto beinK tba fact that he appeared in public dressed in fl red sweater, a full dress suit and an opera hat. Fits permanently cured. No nts or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nervo l?esinrer. trial bottle and treatise free. DR. R. U. KLINE. Ltd.. :?1 Arch St.. Phibi., Pa. Already 2.500 forma] applications for office j under the Cousus Director bave been received. Wo-To-Bac Cor Fifty Cents. j Guaranteed tobacco babit cure, makes wcaU ! men stron;:, blood pure. Mc. si. All druggists. ?reat Britain lins -'.-li:) magazines, 520 of j these bel?g of a religious character. money refunded by your The Array Held UnifoVm. There was lio "rough rider costume.'' Th? field uniform of the United States Anny, worn try officers and men, wa* of b'r?wfi (??tttkg, a "Norfolk Jacket" and knee breeches. The facings va ried with the arm of the service; in tho artillery the collars and 'ruffs were red: in the cavalry yellow; iR the in fantry light blue. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Toar Ufe Away. To quit tobacco easily acd forever, be msg netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, taite No-To Bac, thc wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or M. Curoguaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Kemedy Co., Chicago or N?w York. The demand for American manufactures is steadily increasing in Japau. Mrs. Winslow's. Soothing Syrup fnr children tevthinc.softens the sums, reduces inflamma ilon.allays pain, cu res wind colic. 35e. a bottle. After six years' suffering I was cured by Piso's Cure.-MABY THOMSON, 29HS Ohio Av ... Alleghnnr. Pa.. March 1ft, 1804. There Art? about sixteen breweries in Mex ico, of which three are in the capital. "2 have been ueing ( ASCAKETS for Insomnia, with which I have been afflicted for over twenty years, and I can say that Casca rets have given me moro relief than any other reme dy f have ever tried. 1 shall certainly recom mend them to my friends as being all they are represented." Taos. GILLABD, Elgin, lil CANDY f ^ntf^ CATHARTIC ^ TRADE MA*n RIOHTKMD Pleasant. Palatable. Pot?nt. Taste Good. Do aoocl, Aevcr blcken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. 25c, 50c. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling Urmrdj Coapiny. fhltato. Buitrea!. New T?rk. *JB NO-TflaBAH ^P'l and nuarant?ed by all dmr HU" fl U'SMb Kists to CUKE Tobacco Habit" DEALERS should carry a complete I?DO of ltnM> Ball Kool Hull ?.oil Tennis (ricket Croo II et Moxin? Athletic* Filiform* Sweaters Spalding's Trade Mark Athletic Supplies Always a demand for them. Write for our catalogue. A. C. SPALDING & BROS., ?w York. Donvcr. Chicago. GOLDEN CROWN LAMP CHIMNEYS Aro the best. Ask for them. Cost no more titan common chimneys. All dealers. PITTSBURG GLASS CO., Allegheny, Pa. We don't admire a Chinaman's Writing. He doesn't use Carter's Ink. But then Carter's Ink is made to use with a pen, not a stick. Funny booklet " How to Make Ink Picture? " free. CARTER'S INK CO., Boston, Mass. nj ANTED-Ow* of tai health that R-I F-A-N S VI will no: benefit. Hom! i ni?, to Rt pan? Chemical Co? NewYork. for lu sainplos and louo testimonial?. ercluuit, so why not try i Th e V?tmr f Question. A thorough study of the sub ject has proven that crop fail ures can be prevented by using fertilizers containing a large percentage of Potash ; no plant can grow without Potash. We have a little bool: on thc sub?cc'. of Potash, 'written by authorities, that we would like to send to every farmer, free of cost, if he will only write and ask for it. OERnAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nan san St., New York. Malsby & Company, 39 S. Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. Engines and Boilers Steam Wnter Heater*, Steam rumps ?nd Penberthy Injectors. Manufacturers and Dealers In SAW MILLS, Corn 31111s, Feed Mills, Cotton Gin Madlin ery and Grain Separators. SOLID find I NS RUTED Saw's. Saw Teeth and l ocks. Kn Ight's Patent Wops, Hlrdsall Saw Mill and Kn ci nc Kopai rs. Governors, Grate Bars and a full line of Mill Supplies. Price and quality of poods cuaranteed. Catalogue free Dy mentioning this paper. gooo BiSISiB Overstock: lui liv Lied Usu s rx .i DA itu 'ss io DIU. guaranteed, 89.75 to 816. Shopworn ct Mo oed hand wheels, good as new, 83 to; JfclO: Great twetnj dearlai ?*J?. W. .hip ti aajaa. cn tppror?! '& trill wltaottt . ?vat I. ?dna.? EARN a BICYCLE bj h.tplaj tu ad.erO. o?r nana HIM *f .Mewl.la. Wa*!,, oa. ItHrr *rmt ia cub len FREE USE fuaplawb*.! talatreuua un.. Wrlta at caca far soi iptiUI ceV. K. F. Mead Cycle Contpnny, Chicago, 111. For INDIGESTION and DYSPEPSIA. "Innre lound Immediate relief tn every in stfinco."-P. B LOUDEN, Philadelphia. , A cure for a try. ?Sc. a l ox. .Ask your drug, gist, or wrlto for free sample to TI2AKUKK ?CO., Tarpon Springs, Fla. ELF REFRIGERANT is over 20 decrees colder than used is refrigerators Just 2iIto ICE i perfect, substitute for SEND FOR CIRCULARS. AGENTS WANTED. ?"Lr:y.ve.RsAI' REFRIGERATING co., 202 Flushing .* venue, H KOOK LYN, N. Y. Hr. Mt. New Painless home cure. GUARANTEED. Write to. nay for FREE SAWlPLE and UR. E. PURDY. Houston, Texas. book. aa? Whiftcy Habits curad at home with out ^aiu. Book of par ticular); sent FREE. _ B. M. WOOLLEY, M.D. Atlanta, SE Dalco 104 N. Pryor St. fc? Price 50c.