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Draughts and Drafts. "Our treasury," said the chief finan cier, "is suffering from an overplus of drafts." "No wonder," exclaimed the Chinese emperor, with considerable petulance. "Just think of all tho open doors." Indianapolis Journal. A Strone Man's Secret. The strongest roan on earth says the secret of tis wonderful power is perfect digestion. Hostotter's Stomach Hitters makes digestion easy, nnd cures all complaints arising from weak stomach, such ns indigestion, bilious ness cod all liver and kidney ailments. As a blood puilfier and nerve tonic lt is marvel ous. It is recommended by all physicians, and ls sold by every dtuggist In tho country. Everybody needs lt at this limo of the year. Russia is inpressing need c5 money for the expenses of the peace congress. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Toar Ufe A nay. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag nelie, full of lifo, nerve and visor, take No-To Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weal; men strong. All druggists, 50c or SI. Cure guaran teed. Bookies and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Ca, Chicago or New York. The beef experts bavo done everything ex cept eat the vile stuff. 4 4Courage and Strength in Times of Danger/9 rcRead the warnirig between chelines. Whatis>thatwarn ing? It is of the danger from .accumulation of badness in the blood, caused by the usual heavy living of the Winter 'months. Spring is ?he 'dearing, cleansing time 'ofi?e year ; the forerunner of the brightness and beauty of glorious Summer. Follow tho principle that Nature lays .down. Start in at once and purify your .blood with, that great specific. Hood's Sar> ?SapnriHa. lt never disappointe. Tumors-"A tumor as big as alar^remar ali* 'came under my tongue any! iyrsxead of Setting my physician operate ott it, 1 used my ?fsvorito spring tonic. HixnT's Sarsaparilla. Tho bunch soon disappeared." MRS. H. M. 'COBUT:N\ 5T9 Mer'k-St.-. Lowell. Mass. Rhournatjs'frt-"I had rheumatism for nunn vjhildrtr. wonderfully." MRS. S. A. S^CAU, .'83 FsWiklin Avenue. Passaic. ?. J. SaUafm? Hood'? lilla cure liver 1U?. tVrt non-lr^?aj/iig and he only cathartic to Uike^h Hg?jjfoSM^S?jj?? Why We Can Awa&fe a\ a Set Tipe. One of Xh.e most interesting phases connected, n'ith sleep is that in which a determination, formed overnight, that w*j should wake at a certain ntflir, acts true to the appointed truro, in certain instances with w%*f* A am ac quainted the idea 'O&b perfectly; in others it?cts<o?c3?\onally; and in other cases, ag?->ik Vt fails completely. ?explana^n of this habit de#$ft& on whatvVYie may term a ''dominant idea." <ora*a idee fixe, as xbv drench lerm it. inhere is sometlv"*?'g ukin in this waking notion to Ore "dominant idea" with which a hypnotist may impress his fa cile subject. If we substitute for tb? ?yprootist the individual himself, or '?mayhap the idea of the friend who has ?K'en impressing upon him the necessi ty for sounding the reveille at a given hour' in the morning, we cnn discern the rationale of the action wth A fair degree of clearness. The dvVrttenht "Seka in the shape of th*? $$&Ssdty for ?.waking at a certa&t 'time is impressed on the brai?, Suid ls probably trans n itted to those automatic or lower cen tres wtoteh rule our mechanical acts, whio* are responsible for the vrskras ?of foe night and which are c?'pftbi? bf v.v#.rrying out, either in. 'cfc* V&.tVre ab sence of consciousness v* m the exer cise of a subco?sje^&VS condition, many ?complex act*i*?u Through thc hours of sleep &Kt dominant idea remains im pressed, V^? these lower centres. The head, vjt the business sleeps on while the. vjight watchman is awake; and so, prompt to the time, or shortly before or after it. the desired result ir. at tained, and the slumbering brain is awakened to the ?tiM measure of its activity.-Dr. Andrew Wilson, F. It. S. E" in JIaiT>cr's Magazine. The American in Cuba. "Having eaten a breakfast, the visitor goes about the affair* ol' the day. He generally starts lu with a good Ameri can rush, sweats for two-hours, gets .exhausted and irritated and 'land*: in a hammock or at the American Club before I o'clock. And if there is any .one to listen to him, he gives it a*- 1 is best judgment that any one who \ ^uld live in Cuba or even allow himself to be born, herc is a fool and that the island isn't fit for a snake pasture. M RS. GEORGE OSMUN, of B< "Suffering as I had from v for several years, a release fr low I wish more suffering Women wouL There is no need for Women to Suffer. Pinkham of . MRS. H. A.. 124 S. Cedar Street, CM M Nearly three years aj?o I wrote to ye I was so miserable: suffered from pair nervous, dizzy and faint. I received su< just what to do. I followed your advice Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I thai For r-DIG-rSTIO* ard ??Y-FEPSia. "Ihavo mind 1mm di tto relief In every In st?nee."-P. Ii LOUDEN. Philadelphia. A cur.- lor a trj. Sic. a ' ox Ask your drug dst. or write tor iree sample to TI ZAK Ulti? CO., 'lurpon Springs, Ila. MENTION THIS?ftPERSSl?S HE QUEEN'S HORSES. Great Care Taken lo Accustom Them U the City's Noise. The residents of Buckingham Palace road in London are specially favored in the matter of display. Twice a day the guardsmen mn~~h from barracks to St. James's Pau-o with drums beating and colors flying, and every fine morning an imposing calvacade may be seen prancing out of Buckingham Palace gates. The procession consists of all the Queen's borses and all the Queen's men, and its object is to give the royal animals their daily exercise. The j sleek, well-kept horses and the com fortable, well-kept men astride rLem proclaim regal state at every step, and the weary journalist looks at them with envy, and is not sure which ho would rather be-one of the Queen's horses or one of the Queen's men. They do not seem to have a singlo worry about them. It is plain that the cares which surround a throne do not extend to thc stables. In one respect the Queen's horses aro subjected to a special training. When they take kings and princes abroad they have to travel through crowds and commotions. It would not do for them to shy when distinguished personages Bhollld be wearing their most gracious and dignified air. A royal prince may be thrown nt military manoeuvres witli i no worse result than causing the Toni ! mies to smile. But it Would be awk ward for the same prince to be in A runaway at a London ceremonial. Il I might disturb thc programme. Therefore, thc Queen's horses ?rt trained so that the shoutifcS bf crowds, the fluttering of fittgs and the clamor of brass baud*, shall be no more to them than Ihe tolling of a church clock to the sedate 'bus horse. Once in a way Captain Nicholas, the superin tendent of the mews, gathers a nura j ber of healthy youngsters, warranted te make a noise, in the courtyard. He gives them banners and trumpets and drums, and tells them to wave and blow and bang, and when there IE nothing else to do to shout at the tor ; of their lungs. Tl\e horses 'ar? tyo),- \ ted and drlv?? past, ?Wi >.irS;.a few 1 expertettces o? tb?? 'f&'?er't 'they.'can be guaranteed VQ s\nnd ;pandej?ot?ym. .XV) tiefe* are rum T?e'.fnV> I .?o last jub?lete, proemio-* soldiers were broughtta%'i?islst the children. There Trere *??ids of music and side drums, %!$M when .thc horses had graduated with those a band of pipers wn* Intro* duced. It was assumed that IC the horses could stand bagpipes they Mulei stand anything. M. If atty preference i%?iveh, ft ts to the white H?fi?mfAu*, for these, being bet ??a?'Wty's favorites for state oe //hs'ocS, have a heavy responsibility to bear. The original crock came from the Elec tor of Hanover'? ,?*tvd Vu the time of the first $SWf?e, ?ua until the Queen a?^'dm the throne most of the r^tfif?s came from Hanover. Since 1&J7 they have been bred at Hampton Court, and they have be come almost a purely English breed. Although they have improved in shape since thc Hanoverian days, they are still a trillo clumsy, according to Eng^ li*h notions. 'But they are strong and steady, they never give in, they arc perfectly docile, and lt would require an earthquake and a hurricane to d?s-. turb them, A BtroM ti\itt\igb\ 'the royal mews ls ? virtue^ privilege. The animals are in perfect condition, and the stables are models of convenience and sanitation. The harness room ls sumptuous. Bur. the chiefest treasure tt?,*n'e ni?ws is the state dr?fe'g?, Which, short of Indf?. ?& VieVhaps, the most orna:e yehMe in the world. It cost about ^10,000, and the Lord Ms -jr's coach is a hackney carriage beside it. But it has thc limitations of all things hero below. It is so uncomfort able that the Queen never rode in it without developing a headache. It ls never used nowadays. A Larga Undertakinj. ? cyclist who stopped nt a village inn boasted about his abilities as a rider to such an extent that tho If ncT lord ventured to make n. Wager with him. "Look hero, mister." said the inn keeper, "you can't ride up and down this road till the church clc?k strikes ? four." ..... "Done!" said ibo r-yitf.'st. "It's just 3:15 now;" And vne next minute he was speeding down the road. After about an hour's riding the cy clist shouted to ono of the bystanders, of whom many had assembled: "I say. has the church clock struck four j-etV" "No. you idiot," was the blunt reply. "Why. our church clock never strikes at all.:"-Tit-Bits. ?lvidere> Warten Co., N. J., writes: vcakness, irregularities and backache om this suffering was a blessing. Oh! d accept your kind offer and be relieved. Mrs. Pinkham's advice and Lydia E. s Vegetable Compound Will reliev? DA PETERS, Milan, Tenn., writes: . MRS. PIXEHAM-When I wrote to you ;ime asking your advice I was a great Menstruations were irregular, some 'eek too soon and then a week or two when they appeared were very profuse; n and tenderness in the bowels, pain in md limbs, leucorrfccea all the time. I eak and nervous and had no appetite, ag and choking sensation in my throat, ived your reply and followed all your ?tions and now I am cured. I owe my all to Mrs. Pinkham's advice and her ul remedies." .LA E. BRENNER, East Rochester, ), write?: '. have been thankful a thousand times ! I wrote to you for what your Vegeta !ompound has done for me. 1 followed advice carefully and now I feel like a rent person. My troubles were back , headache,' nervous tired feeling, pain lenstruation and leucorrhcea. I took bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta bmpound, one box of Pills, one package native Waah and am now well." .IRS. MAGGIE P. STINE. New Berlin, ., writes: I have suffered with terrible backache the small of my back for about seven irs. and could never get anything to help . I tried several physicians, but found help. I have now taken three bottles Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Corn md. and feel like a different woman." vosso, Mich., writes: ?u asking advice in regard to my health, iful menstruation and backache, was Sh a kind letter from you, telling ino and I now am recommending Lydia E. ak God for this pain dsstroj'er." DE? fl O ?5 V DISCOVERY; ?iv? 7%. r^i2> I quick relMaad cures worv ciijes. Book of teMiraoaioisand 1 O ?lu vit' irentm nt Fre e. Dr. H. H. CKEXN'S SONS. Box D. AtUots.. G? If xffllctart with Si .-- cres, 'it? I Thompson's Eye Water PORTO RICAN BRIGANDS. A BUSINESS ABOLISHED SINCE TKE AMERICAN OCCUPATION. - Murder, Kidnapping and Arson Done for Hire-Of tho Two Lenders, Ono Has Taken His I'.aml to San Domingo and tlie Other HHS at Last Reformed. Tho death knell of brigandage iu Porto Pico, was sounded when the American troops lauded at Guanica last summer. Up to that time brig ands had been active. Now few, if any, remain. Since early last Janu ary there has been no indication "what ever of their existence, and the band that made a manifestation then was believed to be the only one that had not yet quit business. Its experi ence on that occasion was such as to discourage it. The brigands had no soouer begun operations than word ?was sent to the military post at Ar ecibo about them. A squad of sharp shooters from.the Forty-seventh New York volunteers was immediately de tailed to look after them. The sol diers soon carno up with them and opened fire. The brigands Were far in advance at this time and were mounted on the swift-footed little mountain poili?s Which Porto Pico produces. They, therefore, escaped, but the incident opened their eyes to the fact that American troops have a different and far more Unpleasant way of dealing with such things than ibo old Spanish civil guard. Prior to this, from the begiu?ing of tim Ameritan occupation,- 'there had been few and poorly organized fitidsi Indeed, it long ago became evident that the great leaders or captains of the bandits of Porto Pico had for saken their calling. The overthrow of Spanish sovereignty was sufficient to rid the island of them. At the com ing of the American troops they dng up their gold and silver aud other valuables ami fled from the islaud. There are holes to bo seen in the the ground add iitoililds tvhei'? i*olert had be?? dbg dud then refilleu nij?f some 'oj tho caYe~s 'iii, .the. Pouce* dis trict, ?Jte/former hot bed of Feri? .Rican, brigandage, and tue country .people fay t-?t at these spots was hid . eli the plunder of these outlaws prior to the American invasion. They were brigands in every sense of the word, not merely petty male; factors, but robbers, kidnappers cut throats nutt ?Molpitcta Tiley waylaid travelers^ levied blackmail dil plaii: ters; pillaged h?rne?, killed, /dr ^nj; and ryoniliad?? ^Ics'?tt?ts ti pon village*; ,Jor booty. Some of them made a specialty of removing hated persons, receiving for their services from ?100 to $500, according to the fiuancial ability of the person hiring them and the prominence of the intended vic tim or his fightiug ability. The peo ple of Porto Rico tell today with a certain pride that these cut-throats never betrayed a patron. The two most famous leaders in the business up to the time of the Amcricau cap* ture of tim island were Pan Blanco,or "White Bread," and Aguila Blanco- ' ov "White Eagle-." Wheit the eily df Ponce fell into the hands of Ui? Anl ericail iroUpf? Pan Bl?iie? ried inobu tineatlXs His r?cord was so bad that he could expect r\6 mercy*. AgnilA Blanca <?tood his ground and decided to see what the Americans were ?ike. The result of the scrutiny was favora ble, s- he came to tile city, said he wanted to lead a better life and would reform if the Americans woulu per mit him, and asked for and received a sort of safe conduct. When Pan Blanco fled he took his entire baud with him. It is variously estimated that thus the island was rid of from fifteen to twenty-five rascals. Pan Blanco took them to the islaud of Sau ?omiugo. They say he tool? a large sum With him to Sun Doi UgA He is ? Sp?ii iard Who w?nt t? Pdrto. Rieb1 iii hil teeni as a clerk. He took to gambling arid presently ?p?ned a hotel, which developed into a resort for the worst criminals. _ He knew tli?m better than they knew themselves and could pick on 1 j best man io Ponce for any given work better than anybody else. At first he made his recommendations without thought of pecuniary benefit to himself. Tneu he contracted to have jobs done. He collected thc $100 or $300 and sent Pancho or Pepe or Juanito, or auy of the other hangers on about his place to abduct the child, fire the house, kill the mau, ordo whatever else the commission call? 1. Often these fellows had to do the work for nothing,and when Pau Blan co paid them ii was rarely more than $10. Reinga Spaniard. Pan BlaUec had au advantage ?y?r thciiatiV? ban dits. The authorities winked at His business. They merely required him to offend publie decencies as little as possible-in other words-, to conduct his agency for assassination, murder, kidnapping, arson and the like quiet ly". Many an official, moreover, was wont to call on Pan Blanco in mo ments of financial stress and effect loans which he was very careless about repaying, and which Pau Blanco never bothered himself about collect ing. Thus Pan Blanco conducted his profitable business for three decades without official annoyance. He also had highly profitable connections with the outlaws of the mountains. He was a fence for them, and to their retrcat-i he often found it necessary, in order to allay public indignation, to send some of his moro notorious henchmen. He must be about fifty five now. When the Americans landed he went from Ponce to San Domingo, but it is believed that from there he found his way back to his native Spain, there to lead a life of leisure in his old agc. Agu?a Blanca is a far more pictur esque and romantic figure among the bandits of Porto Rico than Pau Bian co. He received his name because ho was hard to catch. Aguila Elan?a1 s life is exemplary today, fully justifying the safe con duct .vhich General Henry gave him. When Aguila Blanca asked for it he wrote th it lie had been a mau of the woods oat of undying, implacable hatred for Spaniards; that now that they had been driven from the islaud he had no further incentive to war against an 1 fiori ty, and therefore he desired to return to civilized life and be a law-abiding citizen of his beloved native island. There was some cor respondence and General Henry at length granted the passport on condi tion tba* Aguila Blanca should assist the military and police authorities in the work of riddiug the island of bri gands. Aguila Blanca's father was ruined by a Spaniard with whom he had beau in business in Ponce. Aguila Blanca was u boy when he started in to avenge his father's wrong?. Chance made him a brigand. O.ne ?lay he got into an altercation with a Spanish boy of bis own size and killed him. 1-2e was arreste!, but tiic: court decide! that he was too young to aiiffei1 capital punishment, and that be shou'd b J held for1 sen tence au til lie should attain his ma jority. Before that timo lie escaped j :?;<i became au outlaw, No account of brigandage in Porto 3Rieo would be complete without raen [ tion of the Cantera, or Quarry, of Ponce, the part of the city to "which the lawless were wout to repair when they came to town. There the}- ca roused and fought; Once a baud known as the La Mano Negra-the Black Hand-held sway iii La Cante ra. Then another baud developed -La Mano Roja-the Ped Hand. The Black Hands had to- lower their colors, and were at length extermin ated. Every man waa killed, bat it cosi the Red Hands many a. member. American methods Lave, purified La Cantora,-New York Sun. LITTLE MAID OF MANILA. Thc Snd Discovery Made by Two Amer ican Army Officers. When Manila had lowered the Span ish colors to the conquering stars and stripes aud the gates of the city were thrown o]?en t" our tired soldiers every one breathed > sigh of relief that the inevitable cud was accomplished. The tension being relieved, thoughts now turned from the present to the future -we all were happy. But what a gloomy outlook for the poor Spaniard! After all is said and done,the Span iards are human. Americans, in the words of Horace, "hold nothing that ! ls human foreign to their nature." So it ia we now listen, often with moist ened eyes, to such tales as this oue, which gives the exjj?rienc? :of two army officers who, werji StiBKchiug for a govcrnmentbouse to seize for their dwelling place. ? Their summons at the gate was an swered by a pretty senorita, who, in reply to their questioning, admitted that the house was a public buildiug which had been assigned to her father's use. Her father was not at home-nor her mother-no one. She was alone. The officers became interested in this sad-eyed little maiden,clad iu the sombre garb of mourning,and by gen tle questioning and the kindly interest I #>th which thcif hfid listened they jj learnecV-heriils'tary. ' <\ Her father was a colonel of artillery, commanding those huge twelve-inch guns which are such conspicuous ob jects of interest to pleasure-seekers ou the Luuetta. When Dewey had de stroyed the fleet mut hold the fate of Manila in his baud the Spanish gdv erndr rPcogiiized tildi, aily rcsifit??ice I ir'dni tile shflre BaH?rt?s' M? limply ! ?n invitation . td speedy, destruction; Ho isSned orders; therefore, that riot u giwi. Sjllojdlij t>e tiVfcft. . ?i-, ; , Tho artillery col?acl received these orders,but he remembered a clause in the Spanish army regulations prescrib ing death and dishonor to any officer who, iu thc face of the enemy,failed to do all that lay in his power to defend and destroy. The useless bombardment of about 10.) shots from this battery, aimed at our fleet, has been already exploited in the pages of history. Dewey ig nored it entirely, but the governor ttrafl incensed and called the poor col onel tu his private closet find sternly denta.iid?d ad expiration: . Tile .ct?? bu?i bravely answered that kV had re ceived his excellency's Beete*; s; but a liigher authority br.ilc bini Hct in the presence of the enemy: . ,. The gene, u! sarcasti?ally.coinmended his devotion tp honor and a o ty,' .'tit suggested, with a wicket) smile, that, if the colonel of the Sixteenth artillery were found dead in his bed tonight it might prevent friction and avoid' toe necessity of an execution at .daylight! A few moments later a pistol --shot; .was heard in the' street iu frqTTFtTT??fe colonel's house, and the' poor child rusher1, ot.? to find her father dead lying prone on the spot where the of ficer stood. He had acted upon his commaodicg officer's suggestion I This was not nih The brother, & bright bdy df 18 years; idst his mind lllrUngh grief at the derim of his father; whom he almost worshipped, and even now he is .a raving m ad ni a il iii the dismal Spanish lunatic, asylum itt Manila: The loss of husband and son was too great a blow for the frail wife and mother, who in a few weeks followed her husband to the tomb in Paco. This little maid was left alone in a city held by the enemy! Alone, without money, in a foreign land! A timid young girl. 1">,000 miles from her native country in which she was n stranger! It is needless to add that tho child was not disturbed that night.-Chicag i Record. A Tame Wildcat. , The oddest pet ever heard of prob ably may be found at Gallatin, Tenn, ti is a wildcat, owned by Charles Mitchell, a clerk for John Pry: The animal was captured in Cumberland mountains and brought to Gallatin by some deer hunters not long since, lt is not fully grown, but is quite large for its age, being about four.feet long, twenty-one inches high and weighing forty ponnds. lt is the color of a tiger. Mr. Mitchell has succeeded in domesticating this vicious animal, and values him very highly as a pet. Tho house cats and dogs stand in perfect awe of the newcomer, although it never shows light, unless antagonized. The wildcat gambols about the houoo in a frolicsome way and is quite fond of Mr. Mitchell. It spends a greater part of the time in the house; lying before the lire, but readily obeys when ordered out of the room. Although the cat has a house "..nilt to order," it 1ms bseu permitted to remain iu Mr. Mitchell's bedroom during the cold spell, remaining ia a comer of the room all night and never making any disturbance. The cat is a great deal more active than the domestic cats, and enjoys ' jumping from limb to limb of the trees, from the housetop to the ground,etc. It has apeculiarly sounding voico, which can be heard a great distance. It was apt in learning several tricks which its owner taught it. Another strange thing about this cat is that it has no inclination to rove around-one of the peculiarities of tbs wildcat-and is never seen ont of the yard only when following Mr. Mitchell, which ?3 often the case. This is the only instance known where a wildcat has been tamed, and Mr. Mitchell is very proud of the achievement. Tris Resents a Murder. The white oak is a long-lived tree, and this makes the following story so remarkable: Several years ago a law breaker iu Maryland was captured by lynchers and strung up on a sturdy young white oak treo growing near his home. In spile of its vigor the oak at once began to decay. The strange part of the stoiy is, the fatal limb upon which the mau was hanged first withered and died. The blight then spread np that side of the treo to the topmost bough, and then the entire tree began falling to pieces, until today only a rugged trunk and rotten limbs arc left. The pince ever nineo 1 has been "hoodooed" so far as the I negro population is concerned, and they give the "Jim Pippin Tree" a wide berth alter sundown. COMFORT. "What's nicer than a comfortable home? It takes very little money to furnish llncly. Our?encrai catalogue- No. 53 tells all about Fur niture. Refrigera tors. Pic'ures.Wat tines. Silverware, 1 .'Carriages, Stoves, Uedding, V Mirrors. WLaIIr X Upholf?tepfods'L Clocks, Crockery, Tin ware, etc. Cat aloin 59 phow3 wonderful bar X pains ir! -1108' Orgnaa, Bicycles and X Sewing .M??e3?, 2 Our 16-^ ' Lithographed Catalogue No. 47sho?.?n?ots, Kufcs, Portieres and ? Lace Curr8 in hand-painted colors. ?> Carpet ee- ?ttnd h'uCi irce< und freight > prepaid. ' W0 man; o'uro ' Clothing i 50 t0 .$11.90) cut/:>"?"r V measure, aran: ? anteed to - and J prepay er ffa^ ? Catalog No. a;, y shows s^le9 ol2i?r ? Cloth ?4many * y bar>fain8>;s?oe,H. y Hats, Ma55to?n" y es, and <Sts F"r" Price $3.50. y nishings? ? Why ii; retail prices when you can J buy c'bqir l)ma 3'our local dealer? All .J. catalog?jAT free. Address this way : ;j> JVI$9 HINES & SON, y* Dept3?'? Baltimore; ?id< / For man or beast Ex?ils-is that it Penetrates io fie seat of the trouble im mediately and without irrita ti3 rubbinc;-and kills the ix:?2?. * Farrj!y znd Si abie ,Vzcn / Sold by Dcaisrs generally. , ?as-1 & Sloan, Boston, MOBS. ' Habits of thc Horss. An' animai wMol?, when in a state of habit*; ??t*8 in droves is 'Itie hors?), lt is aimos? a? def?u**}*** as the sheol?, anet when a herd of wdd B?TS?tf f? ft* tQo;k*d by Solves there ls no escape1 but In flight . {*. wlftt state the' hors?ls natural j'iabifa'f; i s ? ii ?il nilen1 plains, ?pt in mountainous regions. Dui on'thc st ?unios o?. Asia, .and .when at tacked by wolve2, Mix safety Ilea in its superior speed. It iiic young foal were not as swift as Ks parents lt would fall an easy prey to tiie pur suer, and so, within a few generations, the wild horse might be utterly de stroyed by its enemies. The curious | thing is that the foal is quite as swift as its parents. When one looks at it, even In its domestica tod condition, it seems to be all legs, and one is sur prised to see how easily tho Might body ls borne along oh those long Jeg>j beside the mother; even when she is running St Uer swiftest .fate. I h that fact iles the safety of {.ile wild horse from destruction, and the thousands' of generations In which that useful | animal has been domesticated have j brough'" ?o'.jihangc inutile peculiar cou- ? formation of the foal's ??uibs', .{gough it ls no longed needed for its original purpose-Our Animal Friends. Frederick and Caricatures. The German Emperor ls much more sensitive to caricature than his ances tor, the Great Frederick, upon whom it is understood that he models himself. That famous King, despot though he was, would uevcr nave prohibited Vteber's pictures, which have so tor mented Kaiser 'VvilliaiU. lin the con trary, wc laney Frederick would rath er hive .invited hlffj to sup at the pal: lice, find .then have scoffed and gibed jit him. lt is Macaulay who describes how, on ono occasion, hq saw a crowd staring at something on .the w.ills. Ile rode up and found that the object of curiosity was a scurrilous placard against him. "Put it lover." said Frederick. "My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. Tiley say what they please. I do what I please." On another occa sion a bookseller sont to the palace a copy of ono of the most stinging lam poons that ever were written, the "Memoirs of Voltaire." The booksel ler asked if ho might, bo permitted to sell it. "Do not advertise it in an of fensive way," said Frederick, "but sell it, by nil. means, i hope it will pay vdu weil."-London News. The Professors Prize; Not many evenings ago one of Adel bert's popular professors attended a social function whore thc guests play ed progressive pedro, a game in which the worthy educator lays no claim to being an expert. In fact, on the pres ent occasion he was credited with but! two progressions, a score of really as- j tonishing smallness. Naturally, what' is termed the "booby prize" fell to | him, and this time it took the form of a double yolk ogg, with the following sarcastic legeud attached: "Something you can boat." The professor smilingly accepted tho award, and after it was passed around and joked upon, he finally slipped it into the side pocket of his overcoat and then straightway forgot its oxist ence. When the party broke up he accom panied two young ladies to their homo. When they roached the house and tho] latchkey was produced and used lt was found that tho front door was stuck so tightly that it refused lo yield to ordinary pressure. So tho professor put bis .hip against a panel and pushed hard. _ Beauty Ia Blond Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty without it. Ca;;carets, 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-day to Banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Japan imports SO.000,000xvorth nf petroleum to America and Russia every year. Hall's Catarrh Cure isa liquid and is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood arid mucous surfaces nf the sr. tom. .-end for testimonials, free. Sni<i bv DraggUts, 75 F. J. CHENEY & Co- Pron*- Toled...'o Wc have not been without I'isn's Curo for Consumption for 20 years.-LIZZIE PEKBEL Camp St., Harrisburg. Pa., May l. lfSO-i. Alfred Belt, thc London rival nf the Roth childs. is a man nuder 40 years of age. Educate Tour Jlon-els Witt? Mascarets. Candy Cathartic, cur? constipation forever. I0c,?5c. it C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. Lord Harlech, who is 81 v.-.-irs old. ha* had a seat in parliament since 1SI!. To cure, or EOG FREIGHTING IN MISSOURI. , Istorilshrag Way of Hauling thc Fragile Load over Bad Roads. Tho egg market of Springfield, Mo., lias become tho most important factor in the commercial growth of the city. The territory covered by the Spring hold egg dealers is very large, extend ing southward far beyond White Uiver into the second and third tiers of coun ties in Arkansas. This extensive re gion, lying beyond the reach of rail way transportation, user. Springfield as a shipping point, and tue eggbauler is more familiar with tte rough high ways leading up the southern slopes of the Ozarks than any other teamster. He makes his regular trips the year around, hauling from 1,000 to 1,200 dozen eggs at a load. From the ex treme southern limit of the Springfield egg territory it takes about ten days to nake tue round trip in the winter time, the distance being divided into four or live sections, each one having its well-established camping place. The egg hauler has a way of trans porting his fragile freight that would astonish many city people. He does not handle his eggs witli great care, putting each one into a snug little pa per box, as they are shipped on the cars. He first covers the bottom of his wagon bed with a layer of hay or straw, and then begins to load the eggs for the long haul over the roughest roads in Missouri. The eggs are laid in straight rows the long way of the wagon bed until the whole bottom is covered. In order that the lead may be safely hauled, it is necessary that the eggs touch one another. When ; je first layer of eggs has been placed i i other covering of hay is put in the wagon, and then more of the tender freight. After three or four layers of eggs have been put in the wagon the freighters become apparently reckless in their work, and proceed with more speed. They walk about on the eggs as though they were potatoes. The protection of the hay and the evenness of the ,pressure saves the eggs from the heavy shoes of-the .teamsters. Not au egg crushes under th?. w?/gftt of the biggest Ozark freighter. After th'?j wagou has been filled in this way and a layer of straw put on top of the load a weight having a pressure of about 500 pounds is used to hold the eggs In position. Then the freighter is ready for his trip to the egg market at Springfield. The teamster drives up and down the steep and rocky hills be tween the Boston Mountain? and Spffft&Ael/l Wifl? my moro caro than he would if hauling S tb?? of lumber. A tew eggs around .the edge of ?t?? wagon will sometimes be broken on the irlp. bu* the loss js surprisingly small. In a load o? dozen eggs not more *^nn a dozen will bo -?und cracked when the ii'Cl5hter ?aches Spring. field.-St. Louis' Globe-L.^:i10crat How to Save Labor In Spring Clean ing. Spring cleaning ls no longer the labor it was in the days of our grandmothers. Women understand how to save theiiisGI>es by the usa of modern conveniences. When beginning the work everything should be in .readiness - tacks, hammers, brooms, Tvith a.?-ii pp ly of Ivory Soflp ( will"? i? the pe.1t .iftr a|l ''leaning pnrp?ses), lime, fli?l= monia, and. cnr"bWHe rtc'/d. GoOd weather shotiid be selected, //ria duly( ?no" Bb .tyro rooms cleaned at a time: air anil ??uis?ime should be freely admitted. DUZA lt. PARKER. JUDGE (to old witness ascending the bench by mistake)-j '1B lt a iudge you want to be, my man?" - OLD WITNESS-"Maybe it's all I am fit for now, your lordship."-Tit-Bits. An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known .remedy,' Sv RUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO.. illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the form most ref reshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive, cleausing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per* manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub stance, aud its acting cm the kidneys, liver arid bowels, without weakening or irritating them, ?ri?ke it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figg ero used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the CALIFORNIA Fie SYRUP Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FBANCISCO. CAL. LOUISVILLE. KT. NEW TOBE. N. T. For sale by all Dni^sls.-Price 50c. per bottle. GOLDEN CROWN Arc Um host. Ask for them. Cost no more than common chimneys. All <loalcr.i. V1TT8BURG GLASS CO.. AUej;heny, Po. S I 0 PER WEEK. a ^fi Loral ?pent wnnlcclnt once In every town. lar?:- or small. Nothing lo sell, short hours.; salary, ten dellar? i*r week. Address with atamu J. A. C., 126T Kn adwar, Boom 12, New York City To Save thc Serres. "Grip bit you in the ear, oldman?" asked one citizen of another. "Never had the grip, sir. Never sick iu my life." "Oh, I beg your pardon, but I have noticed for several days that you are wearing your ears covered." "Yes,'' with au embarrassed grin, "in y daughter's practicing on au operatic 'lullaby' for a parlor enter tainment."-Detroit Free Press. Hound lo Win. Irish barrister (addressing the bench -Your houor, I shall first absolutely prove to the jury that the prisoner could not have committed the crime with which he is charged. If that does not convince the jury, I shall show that he was iusame when he committed it. If that fails, I shall prove an alibi.-The Spinx. money refunded by your ] The courtship period for Ayers Sarsaparilla passed long since, when it won the con fidence and esteem of thoughtful men and worriers 50 years ago. You need have no doubts, if, when you go to buy Sarsaparilla, you simply say the old name That is the kind that cured your fathers and their fathers before them, and it is the kind that will cure you. Other Sarsaparillas may look like it, may even taste like it, but somehow or other they haven't the kmck of curing people ihat Ayer's has. N Just try one bottle of Ayer 5 toiSp ROCKS THAT ?LOW JN STORAIS. Effect of c'iectficily Upon a Peculiar Geo logical Formation Wwf Pottctown. People who have recently ?i*ited the large wwface deposit of dark siOfles know? na "Rinsing Rocks" near Potts- I towh{ Penn./ tell a ?tory of a most un usual ztght there. The deposit covers several acres. Th'*?' h*ye a metallic sound when struck with it Hammer, and hence are called "Ringing Rocfef/' ; During the first spring thunder storm ! ref?nf?y fin? night was quite dark. Per sons $?xk?t& the rock? were startled to see a lign? ifirtisti ??tne rino from tlie ground and sprier over a spiw<} ten or twelve yards sqY?r/?; This Hame rose and fell after the mar.?*'4"* off , the Northern Lights, sometimes entire- j1 ly disappearing and then flaming up again, lighting up the darkness around j it. They stood and watched this mys terlons light from a distance and then went close to it to see what cause there was for lt Some old residents In the neighbor hood said they had seen the strange lights On nights during violent storms. They explained that the rocks were s? metallic in formation that they at tracted all the electricity in the atmos phere for miles around, and f?rrocdi some natural cause the electricity be- ' came' luminous like phosphorescent glow, that Ht up like the Northern Lights. TO some the lire looked like a flame rising up from the hu ,e rocks whose cavernous depths be.ow have never been explored. Thc *e metallic or ringing rocks look as if they had been dumped iuto a vast lake and thor oughly lilied it, so that the water en tirely disappeared. Small pebbles dropped through thc crevices of the rocks can be heard dropping from ledge to ?edge until the sound, is lost fifty feet below. On some of the sur faces Imprints of human feet or feet of beasts or birds can be seen, as if they I" 1 passed over the rocks when they .. ,-re soft enough lo receive au impression and then hardened and re tained them. There was a story that a ghost that emitted lire from its nos trils haunted the rocks, but scientific men declare that the rocks are so high- j ly charged with magnetism that any j electric disturbance will cause the glow._ Process Very Simple. Enthusiastic Young Miss-To think of your being a real literary man! Ido so long to know how you write things. Can't you explain it? Venerable Hack-It is the simplest I thing. You have a mind suitably pre- j pared. You get an idea. The idea I being introduced into the mind causes | i fermentation, during which a scum i arises to the top and is carefully re ? moved, leaving a residue of clear j thought. This you bottle up for your ? own use. The scum you sell to a pub j lisher.-Life. l?o-To-Bac for Firty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, maltes weall men strone! blood pure. 50c, SI. All druggists. The friends of Aguinaldo hopo that lie i may yet turn up where he will do the1 mos!; good; but. he is sure to turn up. lil nt all. ns far away from General Otis KS possible.-Knoxville Journr.l. To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take Laxativo Bremo Quinine Tablets. All : rrugpisis refund ir.oney If lt tails to cure. 23o. I A Indy li vi ns in Colquitt county. Georgia. I has given birth to seven children in four years. Twins twice and triplets once make I up tho aggregation. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for children feething.sor'tens thc gums, reduces i nftamma tlon.allays pain, cures wind colic. -5c. a bottle. When first known to the Romans, silk was sold weight for weight with gold. To Care Constipation Forever. Take Cascareis Candy Cathartic 10o or 25c. If C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money - Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, is a foot I ball enthusiast-his :hrec ?our; are-excellent players. merchant, so why *jot try it ??Both my vrifo &nd caytielf Lave been u ti Kg CASCAKETS ?>* tiicv arc the bot medicine we nave ever hc<2 Irr The house. Lest week my wifo was frantic Wita headache for t(Codays, she tried some of yoivCASCARETS, and they relieved tho pain In h.v head almost immediately. We both recommend Cascarets." CHAS. STEDEFORI?- ' Pittsburg Safe ? Deposit Cc,, Pittsburg, Pa? T-fBBrtarrti Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do QofTT w?v>). ?(olccn. U'cattcn. or Gripe. 10c, 25c.60c ... GONSTiPAf JOH. ... Sterling Iteraedy t?iifc?af, C?IIMRO, Montreal, few Yaric Sl7 Md Trt Off ?? Sold anif/runramcecl br all Irng BU-ly-Wfti?? ?JsrVtf* nVKRTntMe? HabltT TE?/ S paSding OFFICIAL League Sail j. th? .'olr pennine KstionsLuMtgneBsll midis cfrti?ied to as . S-TKU bjr iTteiildeut N. Jw Young. AC*<??:?T NO SUHST:TPTKS. If a dealer doc-* *ot carry Spalding's athletic goods in stock, .-end -rvnr ?ame auJ nddtrss to in* mud his. too) for ? copy ?>f our bandsoaely illustrated catalogue. A. C. SPALDING & BROS., New York. Denver. Chicago. -^VERY SUCCESSFUL farmer who raises fruits,, .vegetables, berries or grain, knows by experience the importance of having a large percentage of in his fertilizers. If the fer tilizer is too low in Potash the harvest is sure to be small, and of inferior quality. Our books tell about tile proper fertilizers for all crops, and we will gladly send them /ree to ar.y farmer. 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NewYork, for 10 samples and 1000 testimoni?is. ??B ? ' Price 50c.