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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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rent person. My troubles were back
, headache,' nervous tired feeling, pain
lenstruation and leucorrhcea. I took
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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."
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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
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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.
OERilAN KALI WORKS,
03 Nassau St., New Yaric
?Saw Mills
$129 TO $923.00
Willi Improved Rope anti Heit Feed.
SAWS. FILES rind TEETH in Stock.
Engines, Boilers and Machinery
AU Kinds and Repairs for same.
Shafting, Pulleys, Melting:. Injectors, Pipes,
Valves and Fittings.
LOMBARD IRON WORKSSSUPPLYCO..
AUGUSTA, GA.
Sffft over 20 degrees collier than
?J used 1? ref riser? tors just Uko I HS IF
W H perfect substitut* for IVb
1 eE;N;?.?l.i?.CIRC?LARS- AGENTS WANTED.
! 20- Mushing Avenue, BKOOKIJYN, N. V.
STOPPED FREE
Permanently Corsd
insanity Preventad br
DR. KUKSrs GREAT
HERVE RESTORER .
I e?:trc caw for ail .Ytrvotu MMMW, Fiu, Kj?tptf,
Spam? tndSt. Fifui* Danit. No ! :u cr N>r;ctuui
trwr 0nti?yioie. Trentita ead $8 trial betti?
free ? FI? pat?snu, tbej ptrlnireiprm ch?rg??oo!r
Thea recelred. Send lo Dr. Kiln?. Lsd. B'lleYn?
Institute of Medicine, IUI Arch St.. rMladelonia. r*.
\Y ANTED -Cas? of bad bealth that ?-I P A-N fl
H wiU not befceAt, Sen>l 5 cts. to Hinaus Chemical
I Co.. NewYork, for 10 samples and 1000 testimoni?is.
??B
? ' Price 50c.