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FE?ITS WITHOUT SEED THE; TASK OF BREEDING THESE PRODUCTS BECOMING EASIER. Nature A?r<?tn tho Poinolocint in Hi? Work - How the Seedless Orange was ic Used - Other Fruit* from Which Na ta? Ha? Eliminated the Seeds and Pits? > Pomaiogists have beeu Engaged steadily ?h trying to eliminate from our torhmon fruits the seeds and pits tbfat detract from their usefulness,and from the vines, and trees, the thorns and briers that interfere with their best-cultivation. The progress of this woirk is necessarily slow, bat it is pos-' Isible to anticipate the time not far distant when seedless fruit will be the rule instead of the exception. In the same way it is hoped that o?aer little inconveniences may be removed, such as the hard shells of nuts, the thick skin or rind, and even the pulpy maca or core that occupies nearly half the "space inside some varieties of oranges and apples. The improvement of the size, quality and flavor of fruits is not '' ?lore important or essential than this elimination of outgrown and useless oigans of the products of tree and vine. Under modern methods of cul tivation the seeds of our best varieties of fruits can easily be dispensed with, as they are of little practical value. Seeding stock raised from the wild or common varieties answer the purpose as weil as rare or choice trees, and - their usual combination of hardiness and virility influences the budded scions for good. Nature had already anticipated horticulturists in dispens . ingwith the seed and depending upon other methods of propagation. The banana, for instance, is a seedless fruit whion nature has apparently changed through some peculiar pro cess. Eudimentary seeds are to be found in the fruit today. 7\j slitting the banana down lengthwise rows of of the rudimentary seeds will be ex posed to view. No doubt at one time in its primitive wild state the banana propagated itself by means of seeds, .but the lise of suckers for this pur pose gradually made the seeds of less value. Following cul the law of na ture, the seeds, becoming useless or gans; degenerated. Occasionally a banana is found that does propagate itself by means of its seeds, or at least perfect seeds are produced in the fruit, which can germinate. If for any reason the suckers of this .plant should fail to do the work in trusted to them it is not unlikely that nature would reinstate the seed organs and develop them gradually to their early responsible position. The pineapple and cauliflower are two other common illustrations of how nature occasionally dispenses with seeds. The pineapple is almost seed less, and, like the banana, its propa gation is entirely by suckers. The seeds are in a low, rudimentary con ditio:;, but at one time they must have had their function to perform in life, and they are capable, under stress of circumstances, to renew their vitality. The type would not" be exterminated if the suckers should fail to perpetu ate the plants. All the resources of the plants would go to the assistance of the seeds to develop and vitalize them once more. This has been found possible by experiment. By selecting the pineapples with the most promising seeds and propagating them by the usual process, the seed organs have gradually been developed until they are able to reproduce their kind; The egg plant is more interesting than either the banana of pineapple. Here we have a fruit which is only oc casionally seedless. That the seeds are really immaterial to the welfare of tho plant is evidenced by the fact that perfect fruits are often developed whether the blossoms are fertilized or not. In the hands of the horticul turists it would be an easy matter to produce eggplants that would have only the slightest trace of rudimen tary seed organs, or, vice versa, it would be possible to develop a class of fruits that would be supplied with an abundance of large, full-grown seeds. Nature's hints thus supplied in a few isolated cases have been the op portunities of man to raise a class of seedless fruits. Sometimes it is merely a freak of nature that happens only once or twice in a generation, and if the opportunity is missed the los3 is great. To this origin we owe our fine California navel orange, which is gen erally a seedless fruit, although occa sionally a few small seeds are to be found in it The naval orange was an effort of nature to produce twins, but one of the twins aborted, merely sur viving as a protuberance in the blos som end of the orange, a little kernel enveloped in the skin, which closely resembles the human navel in appear ance. In the effort to produce a monstrosity the seeds were apparently neglected. By taking the scions of this fruit tree and grafting them on seedling stock we have practicatly es tablished a seedless orange. It 13 furthermore remarkable because of its excellent quality and size. Usually the freaks of nature produce fruits that are not very good. Thus quite a number of apple trees have been produced, the fruit of which is nearly or quite seedless. Their origin has been largely the same as that of the navel orange. They are generally ab normalities, and they are often called "bloomless," because the blossoms have no petals and sometimes lack stamens. Their appearance and qual ity are not such as to recommend them to the general consumer. The core is small and insignificant, but the shape is peculiar and the flavor poor. But seedless apples and pears of good quality may yet be propagated, and gardeners are working toward this end. Eecent new varieties show great improvements over those first pro duced, and in the course of time care ful culture and selection may bring about the desired results. How much the cultu.e, selection and environ ment have to do with the proper de velopment of the fruits is apparent in the case of the seedless currants of Cor inth, or the Sultana grapes of south eastern Europe. These were sup posed to have been as fufl of seeds as any other fruits far back in history, but successive /ears of culture and selection eliminated the seeds and im proved the quality of the fruit. How the culinrists first 'got their hint ot the seedless fruits is not known, but it is reasonable to believe that they took advantage of a freak of nature which produced a vine with fruits that had very few or no seeds. Experiments are now being made in California with the famous Muscat grape ' of Alexandria. This (ambus raisin grape would be greatly en hanced in value if the seeds could all be eliminated. Considerable progress baa beeu made in this direction by selecting cuttings from vines which prodnce grapes with less than the nor mal number >f seeds. Several smaller varieties of seedless grapes have.been in existence for many years, but most of them ave inferior in some way to the best raisin grapes raised for the market, Seedless fruits will only be a success when, in addition to matur ing without seeds, the size and qual ity of the fruits will be e^ual or su perior to the best varieties in the country. This is the essential reason why the naverorauge is the greatest success of modern horticulture.-New Xork Sun. SENSATIONAL WHALINC VOYACE. A New Bedford Whaler LOB?? All Her Ho its and Coitt?s Back; The bark President* Captain Beu ton, arrivjd at New Bedford recently* from a thirty months' whaling voyage in tho Atlantic ocean, during Which she made a rather poor catch and met w-'th particularly rough experiences, which resulted in the loss of all her boats and forced ber to return to port at a time when the prospects were promising:for a big catch. The President left this famous old Massachusetts port, relates the Boston Herald, in November, 1896t She theil had four boats. About a year apo, while off the Western islands, two boats, iu pursuit of a whale, got too near and the whale, becoming desper ate, bit them sharp off, one at a time. By a miracle none of the crew was hurt, .but the bark was left with only two boats. Soon' afterward, off SK Michael's* a heavy gale carried away another boat. The bark was headed for SK Michael's, and the captain succeeded in purchasing two boats,makiug three in ali, in which he resumed the voy age. About five months ago auother ugly whale was fastened to, and ho finished a couple more boats. That of the second crew wns completely demol ished by being chewed up by the whale, and the captain's boat was well within the monster's jaws, when a heavy sea wrenched it free and it drifted away with the crew hanging to it. The men escaped and the boat was repaired. This left the bark again with two boats. Nine days ago, on the Charleston grounds, the crew of one of the boats struck a whale, but he succeeded in smashing the boat with his tail, and the crew was scarcely able to get back to the vessel, which was nov/ left with a single boat. On the 5th of May a terrific gale ?was encountered, and the bark was thrown on her beam ends and stayed there several hours. She was heeled over so far that the oil coolers on deck were half filled with water, but as the gale moderated the bark righted and it was fouud that the sens had carried away the last boat from the crane?. Then it was decided to come home, as no boats could be secured and auy further stay would be useless. The day the bark left the whaling ground was calm and fair, aud the lookout reported fine big sperm whales in sight, as far as the eye could reach. It was exasperating, after au unfor tunate voyage, but without a single boat nnj' attempt to reach them was impossible. Captain Benton got out a small "dingy" or rowboat and tried to get near enough to a whale to shoot him, but rowing in such a boat was impossible. i.; During the voyage the bark took 630 barrels of sperm oil, 4?0 of which were sent home. The remaining 190 barrels are on board. THE ROSEC SOLD THE TICKETS. Hut That Fact l>itl Not Console the Man Who Had Sont Them. How a bunch of roses sold a couple of high-priced railroad tickets is the basis ofn queer little comedy of errors enacted recently at a leading New Orleans hotel. Among the guests of the house was a wealthy Texas mer chant, who was en route, with his wife, for a visit to New England. The Texan had a local business repre sentative in Louisiana in the person of a hustling young man about town, who was especially anxious to make the stay of his principal as pleasant as possible. Accordingly he rushed to a florist's, as soon as he saw the names on the register, and ordered him to put up the handsomest bunch of roses he had in the shop and send them over to Mrs. Blank at such-and-such a hotel. In his hurry he forgot to leave his card for enclosure, and supposing it was omitted intentionally, the florist proceeded to prepare a magnificent bouquet, which he despatched forth with by messenger. It'so happened, at tho moment the flowers arrived, that a city passenger solicitor for one of the north-bound roads had just handed over his card to be sent to the Texas geutleman's apartments, and quite naturally the pasteboard and the roses went up together. The visitor was both astonished and pleased. "This is certainly a princely way of solicit ing business!" exclamed the merchant, examining the flowers. "Why, these things must have cost all of ten dol lars. Show the gentleman up." The solicitor was shown up, received most cordinlly and given an immedi ate order for transportation both ways. He departed, chuckling merrily but a little dazed by the facility of his deal and puzzled to understand the many references to his "courtesy" and "thoughtfulness." An hour or so later, tho local representative dropped around and was met by his employer in the lobby. The greeting was pain fully matter-of-fact and not a word was said about the flowers. The young man was greatly chagrined, and began to believe he had made a bad break. Next day ho accompanied the couple to the depot and incidentally some thing was sold about the route. "We decided to go this way on account of the.gentleman who called to sell us tickets," explained the ' 'dy. "He was so courteous and pie. ant. Why, would you believe it," she continued, "he actually sent me au enormous bunch of beauty roses with his busi ness card." Light dawned on the local representative and he groaned. In his pocket was a florist's bill for $12.75. A Present for Prince Edward. The queen, who delights in planning surprises for the Duchess of York's children, has lately made Prince Ed ward a present which is the joy of his heart. This a complete Highland costume, beautifully carried out iii the royal Stuart tartan, and completed in the most orthodox manner by brooches, buckels and weapons. The dirk is a lovely little toy; and Prince "Eddie" struts about in truly warlike fash I ion, brandishing it aud receiving the homage of the other inhabi tants of the nursery. The gay col ors of the dress meet w th gen eral approval; but the warlike acces sories occasioned some alarm to the young princess, until she got used to them. Prince Eddie is a delightfully sturdy boy, noisy euough to satisfy the heart of the most anxious mother. He is also a great chatterbox. Young as he is, he has already developed hobbies, the principal of which is the I collection of toy soldiers, though his I museum of mechanical toys (especially engines) and h s stud of horses, big aad little, almost rival it iu hi? aft'ec lion,- The Lady. [FOR FARM ?ND GARDEN, j Coarse Bandy Soils Unprofitable. Professor King's experiments de monstrate quite conclusively that sandy stiil?, iib matter how rich they ?ditty bb in plant food,must remain un productive where the ground water is hot hear the surface and where good showers db hot fall at regular inter vals or where irrigatio? is not prac ticed. Apple Trees Along R?acIsUics. Despite the fact that ?pple growing has been so uncertain that many farmers entirely neglect their orchards We believe a better day is coming. It is now certain thut by the use of in secticides and fungicides Apple crops taut be grown every year, not always full crops?but often paying better than the full crops which come betweem We think apple growing is getting on a safe basis, and even at low prices apples pay moro than any grain crop that can be. grown on the land. On Growing Horns. Horns as head ornaments for bulls are now considered useless and dan gerous. The conditions existing iu their wild state which required them for weapons of self-defense no louger obtain, hence a smooth poll is pre ferred, which can'be obtained by use of a polled bull, or by use of stick caustic potash applied to the embryo horn when the calf is a few days old by first wetting tho button or young horn and theu rubbing with potash until burned sufficiently to kill it that is kill the horn, not the calf. Homestead. One Idea of Fceiltnjr. It is pretty well established that the quality of a cow's milk cannot be im proved as far as butter fat is .con cerned by feeding-that is, when the cow is being fed as she should to give the best results as to quality; but there is one thing noticeable, and that is, under the actiou of the very best of food the cow's posterity will be a de cided improvement on the mother, so this proves that good cows, together with good feeding, will gradually and surely make au improvement in the herd, no matter what its present standard is, whether it be high or low. Of course, for such a thing to happen, everything must be favorable to it.-The Weekly Witness. America's Yellow Poultry. It is au odd fact that the great American poultry consuming public is gieatly prejudiced in favor of the yellow-legged, yellow-fleshed fowl. That it is merely a matter of fashion or fad, is amply proved by the fact that in all other countries the prefer ence is given to the white-mented birds. France is recognized as authority upon the edible qualities ol' all the foods devoted to the use of man, and in that sunny land the Hou dan stands pre-eminent. They have been bred for generations for the ex press purpose of use as a table deli cacy. They are a bird of medium weight and large breast predominance; being small boned and fine fleshed, with a small amount of offal, they are a profitable carcass for the consumer to purchase. lu the great Paris mar kets huge piles of dressed Houdan and La Fleche fowls can be seen at the numerous stalls. These are reared in small flocks by the villagers adja cent to the city, and sold to profes siona' dealers who make the daily or weekly tours.-Inland Poultry. Two Uncommon Apple Pests. Accordiug to Professor Lowe, there are two iusects which arequite similar to the apple-tree tent-caterpillar in appearance or hnbits and which may do damage in the orchards, though not usually so abundantly as this species. The forest tent-caterpillar ordinarily feeds in the woods upon the maple, but frequently mingles with its relatives in the orchards and is dis tinguishable from them only by a few minor characteristics. The egg-masses are similarly placed, but are cut off squarely at the ends, iustead of being somewhat slopiug, as are those of the apple-tree caterpillar. This is caused by the eggs iu the end rows of the bunch, as well ns those in the centre, being placed upright; while the end rows of the first described masses are inclined. The tents are more delicate and less conspicuous, and are fre quently lackiug; the caterpillars have a row of diamond-shaped white spots along the back instead of a single white line; aud the parallel bands across the wings of the moths are dark rather than white, and the space between the lines is darker. The fall web worm makes a tent in the fall-not in the spring-which in cludes the leaves upon which the caterpillar feed; these latter pupate in the fall and pass the winter in the cocoons. The moths which are white or slightly flecked with color, emerge in the spring. Fruit Beetles nnd Borers. Fruit beetles and borers naturally do a great amount of damage in all fruit growing sections. Professor J. M. Stedman in Bulletin ii of the Missouri experiment station says that the bark beetle is rapidly increasing in Missouri and that it infests plum, cherry, apri cot, nectarine, peach, apple, pear and quince trees. The damage is caused by the adult beetles making minute holes through the bark. The eggs aro deposited in these and tho larvae bur row just beneath the tough bark, de stroying the layer of new cells and killing the branches above the injury. Unhealthy trees are attacked first, but even the more vigorous are liable to become infested. The pest is difficult to coutrol, but may be held in check' if attention is given to removing every part of the infested tree and burning at once, keeping the trees in healthy, vigorous condition by cultivation and 'o.tiliza tion, covering the trunk and large limbs with some repellant solution, applying to the. smaller limbs by menus of a force pump .and to the larger by means of a whitewash brush. The best wnsh is made by dissolving as much common washing soda as pos sible in six gallons of sott water and then addinc one gallon of soft soap, one pint of crude carbolic acid and mixing thoroughly. Slake two pounds of lime in two gallons water, filter and add the lime water to the above mix ture. To all this add one-half pound of paris green and mix thoroughly. The wash may be made thicker by uddiug lime. The same treatment will answer for borers on any kiud of trees. A wash made iu this mauner is uot expensive, is easily applied and very effective.-New Englaud Home stead. Tillage und Productivity. There is nothing like good tillage to bring out the full productivity of tho Mil. This fact should never be lost sight of, although in th? discussion of fertilizers all tho importando is gou ei-?lly att?cb?d to them. No soil.liow ?ver rich, caii do a tithe of its duty Unless good, intelligent tillage is given to it each season. Cultivation1 must begin early and continue late: Th? more the soil eau be turned overl and pulve;ized the more will its pro ductivity be increased. Tillage for the sake of improving the soil should be the motto more thau cultivation to keep down the weeds. The latter i's" often the extent to which many farina ers go, for when the weeds are killed they consider their duty doue. A recent examination of the sbila showed that there were vast quauti; Hes of plant food in them that their owiiers had never dreamed of; They had been indifferently cultivated for years, and their owners classed them as medium soils, neither very good nor very bad. Some of these soils were remarkably rich in nitrogen aucl potash, and yet they did not begin to yield the'resiilts obtained from soils dressed with th?se commercial fertili zers. What was the difference? Sim ply that the potash and nitrogen ia the soil were not in- an immediate available condition, while in the com mercial fertilizers they were. The soil needed good tillage to develop the potash aud nitrogen so the plants could immediately take them up. That is about the case with all of our soils. They ueed cultivation to bring out their possibilities, and to make the potash and nitrogen immedi ately available. More than this, good cultivation improves the mechanical conditions of the soil HO that it per forms its functions much better, Most soils ard not in a tit condition natural ly for our hile cultivated plants to thrive in, aud they need good treat ment to prepare them as seed beds. Many are so thick that there is no drainage, and the plants suffocate or drown in them. Good cultivation breaks up the soil, pulverizes it and enables the water to percolate prop erly through it to the subsoil. Thus good tillage is essential to successful farming, and is as important to the soil itself as to the plants.-W. E. Farmer, in American Cultivator. Disease? ?if Sweet I'otntoen. According to Professor Townsend of the Maryland station all the dis eases of the sweet potato are produced by small paraditic plants called fungi, A fungus is composed of two parts, viz., vegetative and reproductive. The vegetative part is composed of thread like structures which are hollow, and which grow ju or on the tissues of the diseased plants. The reproductive part consists of small, round or elon gated bodies, called spores, which, have the ability under favorable conr ditions to produce new fungi. The spores are produced iu different ways by different fungi, and some of the fungi are able to produce spores in several different ways. . Some spores are much more resistant thau others and are capable of retaining their vi tality for several years if the condi: tious for germination and growth are not favorable. Black rot-Both stem and root li able to be attacked by this disease. Causes the diseased part to turn black, as the name, signifies. May attack the young sets in the bed or it may not appear until the plants are in the field. The remedy is to discard all diseased sets, spray ; with Bordeaux mixture if au attack is feared and not plant iu the same field where disease appeared last season. Soil rot-Attack is confined to the roots and tubers, giving the appear ance to them of a string of bends of. irregular size and ahape. Treat the soil with sulphur four hundred pounds to the acre, sowed broadcast and worked in. To the sulphur may be added with advantage the same amount of kainit, also rotate crops. Soft rot-Attacks tubers, usually after they are stored. Tubers shrivel. Black masses when skin is broken and disagreeable odor. Avoid bruising the tubers, store in dry places at a temperature of about seveuty degrees, remove and burn diseased tubers as soon as they begin to decay. Stem rot-Dark lines appear on the stem just at the ground. Vine tnrns yellow, then black throughout, unless rooted at some node, beyond which it remains green. Dinease extends down ward, and causes upper part of tuber to decay. Short shoots from partly decayed tubers. Rotate crops and use only vigorous sels. White rot-Attacks tubers only, giving them a white, chalky appear ance. B?tate crops and use only vig orous sets. Dry rot-Attacks underground parts only,giving to them a wrinkled,pimply appearance. Interior of deceased tubers becomes dry and powdery. Gather and burn all diseased roots at the time the crop is harvested. Scurf-Attacks underground portion only, giving to them a rough, brown ish, and soinetimcs a shriveled . ap pearance. Discard all diseased tubers in producing sets and rotate crops. Leaf Mole!-Leaves become, sickly, brown spots appear upou their upper surfaces, and white spots upon the under surface. Destroy all r'eated weeds. Spray with Bordeaux mix ture. . ' . A New War Balloon for the Germans. On the German shore of Lake Con stance there will take place on JulyT next an experiment in aerial naviga tion which is anticipated Arith the greatest hope by the German military journals. It will be the trial of an in vention by Count Zeppelin. Accord ing to the Allgemeine Militw-Zeitung the apparatus consists of an aluminum cylinder to be filled with cosil gas and hydrogen,to which io attached a small engiue worked by tko gas. This eu gine is fashioned to revolve enormous aluminum propellers, which, it is said, are capable of driving the balloon against a breeze moro than moderately strong. Lake Constunce has boen se lected as the place of experiment be cause the scientists interested in the project believe that the'most favorable j atmospheric conditions exiet over a large, land-locked boily of 'water. The buildings necessary, for the exper iment have been set up at Marzell, ! near Friedrichshafen, to which poinl communication has been established by telephone. .In order that the bal loon in its ascent may ! encounter neither buildings nor trees, a huge platform has been built in the lake about 700 meters from the shore. It may be recalled that Count" Zeppelin couduc ed some experiments two years ago with a small balloon near Berlin, in which he was successful until the aluminum cylinder burst. Nobodj was injured by the accident, however, for on this occasion there was no aero naut, the apparatus being ? directed from the ground by means of electric wires. Since then the count has made great improvements in his work. On July 1 be proposes to make the ascent alone and will have no connection with the ground. A Qmillftoil Answer. j Janos-Do you think the tranu j problem will ever bo solved? - ; I Smith-Not If the tramp has to wont' I it out,-Pupk,, "D?Not&?sfi?tiheSh??&u) md Lose the Substance;" M?n%people are but shadowi of their former sehest due t? neglect bf health Look out for the blood, the fountain of life, the actual substance; keep thai pure by regular use of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and robust health TOM be the result'. Be sure to gel only Hoof s; because . Fnct* About Olive?; Every oiie knows there is such ?? article as bli ves,' most ?v?rybddy has eaten them, but few are ?war? df their nature, properties and characteristics, to say nothing of their origin, hom?i duitiv?t?ori, preparation, etc. Tilt; original home of the olive tree Was i? Syria and Palestine, thence it Was Carried to Greece, where it flour ished iii the time of Homer, who makes mention of the tree ?ild its fruit The origin of the olive is lost in antiquity, but there is little doubt that it is many centuries older thad the Greek poets. The olive tree is a small one, gell erally.fiom i to 3 feet in diameter and 15 to 35 in height. Old specimens rtre found which have attained larger pro? portions, but these are exceptional. Italy ls the most prolific country at the present time in the production of olives, France and Spain being second In the- order named. Olives are also produced in many other* countries. They Were planted in California by the Spanish missionaries somewhere about 17G5, and- to this day "Mission" olives are considered the best in the. state. The value of the olive as a relish is of considerable importance, but its oil is of more Importance, commercial ly speaking. Men'? Feet. . . The man buying a pair of shoes found.the right one perfectly comfort able and'easy, the left one rather snug. "It's usually so," said the salesman; "the left foot is commonly a little big g?r than the right foot" 'Why don't you make the left shoe a little bigger, then?" asked the cus tomer. . . "Well," said the salesman," the dif ference is usually not great, and lt . might not be enough so that it would be notioed lu trying on shoes. And then it ls not so great but what the dif ference in feeling of the two shoes dis , appears very soon. And then, too, in some cases the man's right foot ls Ahe larger, the man being right-footed in . this respect as men are sometimes left handed, the reverse of the common habit in the use of their hands. If shoes were commonly made with the left a little" bigger than the right, to flt the mnjorly of cases, they'd be worse than ever when you hit a right footed man. So the shoes are made alike in size, a man gets a pair that flt him comfortably to start with.' and they adapt themselves quickly to any slight differences In the feet."-New York Sun. -: . Ask Your Dealer For Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to shake into your shoes; rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen. Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and Ingrowing'Nalia. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shous easy. At all drug gists and shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE. Adr's Allen S. Olmsted,LeRoy, N.?. Ex-Secretary of tho Navy Richard Thomp son is the oldest living ex-cabinet officer. Educate Tour Bowels With Casctirets. _ Onndy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. ' Xi li C. C. C. fall, drugglbtsreiund mener. A Chicago colored citizen has invented an electric heater retailed at $1.50. "I have been naln? CASCA RETS Tor Insomnia, with which I have been afflicted for over twenty years, and I can say that Cascarets have givon me more re lief than any other reme dy I have ever tried, 1 shall certainly recom mend them to my friends as being all they are represented." Taos. Gi LL A RD, Elgin, UL CANDY i m>u<?W CATHARTIC * TRAD! MAHN MOtimraCO Pleasant.; Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, Novor SIckon, Woaken. or Gripe. I0c,2Se 50c. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Bl?rll?g n.n.dj CO9??J, Odeiro, Rntrnl, York. sig H V" I U'HjHU gist* to ci'RK Tobacco Habit THE ATLANTA Offers thorough practical courses In Bookkeop lng, and Shorthand and Typewriting Studentf placed in -positions without extr.-i charge, lie ducod ratea to .all entering school this month. Call on readdress. THE ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE, 128,130.Whitehnll St., Atlanta, Ga. BOTTLE OF MORPHINE. J. M. Warren,Ordinary Wilcox Co., Abbeville, says: "I used dally ono bottle morphine and quart of whisky 7 y gars ago: Dr. Syms cured me Jn If) days without losing a night's sleep or suf fering a singlo day, and I have never wanted any morphine ot- whisky since. Will answer anj questions." Patients given nwrltteu guarantee No suffering or loss of sloop. Habit cured In 2( dave: no pay tlllabeolutely cured. For terms,etc. writoDr. B. A. Syms, 51 Williams St., Atlanta, Ga COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY. DENTAL DEPARTMENT Atlanta Col loge of Physicians and Snrgeom OLDEST COttioa ix STATE. Thirteenth AH nual Seaslon opens Oct. 3; closes April 30th Those contemplating the study of Dentlstrj Bhould'wrlte for catalogue. AddroBS S. W. FOSTER. Denn. (12-63 Inninn 151(1;;., Atlanta. Ga. TAL-LU-LAH LODO E. Tallulah Falls Reservation opens for guest! July 1st. Directly on Grand Chasm. 2,000 fee above sea level. Everything new. electric light! and bolls, sanltnry plumbing, hot and cold iior Calala baths, music. Ashing, driving, 050 fee' veranda space, fipecia?y Uno cuisine Thre< hours from Atlanta. Tallulah Fails railway trestles rebuilt and road In splendid condition Both midday and Jato dinners. For spccla rates, plans, views, etc.. address J. H. MACRIEKNAN. Manager. Tallulah Fails. Ga GOLDEN CROWN LAMP CHIMNEYS Are the best. Ask for them. Cost no more than common chimneys. All dealers. PITTSBURG GLASS CO., Allegheny, Pa. . A Subtle Explanation. ' "And is this the first time you have experienced the sensations of love?" she asked. "It is," he replied. i "Am I the first girl you ever told you loved?" she persisted. He hesitated. What reports might not have come to her' ?ars. "You must remember," he said at last, "how easy it is for the ignorant r.nd uninitiated to accept a base imita lion for the real thing."-Chicago Post, ?iii To cure, oi ?MTATIV? ?TL?P?N?S. Fh? Ar,iprlcan Local Paper Says Thc y EicccrJ All Other' People In Imitation. Of all the races peopling this mun dane sptier? not one ?as such ari extra ordinary spirit of Imitation as that which inhabitants the Philippine Isl ands: This race of people, of Malay origin, which occupies all the archipel ago of the Celebas Sea, lacks the aesthetic taste necessary for the prop er corribinatibn of colors, constructive' ability, uniformity in architectural de signs, and the good taste which is re quired for the culture and advance ment of a people. They have no ideas Of this kind of their own, and in all matters-Of taste do nothing moro than what they see in races of the West. Any one who has observed the Fili pinos will nave noticed that they have no ideas at all in regard to the proper combination Of Colors Ih their Wearing apparel, as, in spite of their dusky complexions, they select In their cloth ing the colors which are least suitable to them. You will see Indian girls lind half-breeds as brown as berries Using ih their dresses and scarfs such colors as blue, green, yellow, brown and black. A woman of dusky com plexion with ? dress of any of these colors presents nh.appearance that is hideous l? the extreme. It is not un common to see dark-skinned Indian girls dressed In such bright greens that if they should encounter a cara bao they are liable to be eaten by that festive animal oh account of their simi larity to a bunch of hay. The reuson why these people cut this ridiculous figure is that they see these bright colors on European women, and, without thinking of the effect which on account of their different com plexion such hues are liable to produce, readily adept them and consider them selves the most elegant of the elegant No sooner does a new fashion arrive from Paris, Vienna or Berlin in shoes, trousers, hats, shirts or neckwear, no matter how extravagant, the Indian and the half-breed immediately adopt them. The Am. rican troops had been in Manila only a few days with their trov.n nuits before the stores on the Escolta were besieged by natives and half-breeds buying all the brown cloth obtainable, wool, cotton or silk, and in a few days they were all arrayed In suits of the same color as those worn by the army of occupation. They noticed the hats of straw or felt with a blue pclka dot band,-and In a few days all the Indians and half-breeds were wearing the same kind of hats as the Americans. I believe that the Americans will have but little trouble in introducing here their usages, customs and lan guage, us to that end the spirit of imi tation which predominates in the na tive race will be a powerful factor. The Manila Freedom. Sold hy Hin Sweetheart. Henderson is in love. Of course, that is nothing unusual. The object of his affections is a pretty little girl at Mandel's. She is extremely co quettish, and. to use Henderson's own expression, she could not be sincere even if she saw him marry another girk He was taking her out as often as his little salary would permit, and many times he has exceeded the limit Regularly twice a week he is at the corner, rigged up with at least eigh teen cents worth of clean laundry, waiting patiently for the store to "let out" For months he has thus escort ed her to her north side home, and every time he has asked her to tell him something encouraging.. She al ways evades his question, but the oth er day she promised to write to him. The next morning hp received the letter. It was the chilliest one he had over read, and he was just on the point of despair when he saw the following words in one corner of the last page. "I wrote something on the back of the stamp." Careful' : nd very curious, he la bored fo- nost an hour, before he could loo .he stamp of the envelope. Finally 1 iccceded. Upon tL ack was written: "Was It hard to ? ve?"-Chicago Jqurnnl. Trenn In An Old "Wreck. Greek divers who are working on the wreck of the Russian flagship which was sunk in Greek waters in 1770 say that the hulk of the^vessel ls literally filled with gold and silver coins. The 'attempt of the divers is directed only to the gold coins, of which $55,000 has already been re covered and the sum is being largely added to every day. The divers say that the bottom of the sea about the wreck is heaped with silver pieces of tn^ size of a dollar, together with Jewels, swords and other articles of value. A woman is really in earnest when she weeps ou ber best pocket handkerchief. Cru'I TolaccoSpIt end Smoke Your Life Away To quit tobacco easily and forover. bo mag netic full of Ufo. nervo and vigor, lake No-To I5ao. tho wouderworker. :liat makes weak mer strong. Ail druggists. 50<? or il. Cure ?liaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Addresi Sterling Bern edy Co., Chicago or New York. Thc oldest practicing solicitor in Enzlam is Mr. Henry John Davit; admitted in IKK. Disgusting ! Skin eruptions, which keep you scratching and look raw and sore, lt iBunroflneil In elthe sex: and gives tho impression of uncleanness Don't you wont to get rid of it? Get a5nc. box o Tottotlno from your druggist, or send stamp to J. T. Shuptrlne. Savannah, Ga. It cures without fail, all skin diseases. Give it a trial. A woman's idea of prosperity i? being abl< to buy the most expansive scented soap. Trno Value ls Shown by the Teat ol time. During 30 years TVintcrsmith's Chill Cure, he s been tried and true. It has cured thousands and will cure you. Try it. All Drug gists soil it. or bottle sent to any address, ex press prepaid, on receipt of retail price, 50c Address, Arthur Peter & Co. Louisville. Ky The house nf fie;w Phil. Sheridan in Wash Ington cost $43,000 and has trebled In value To Curt; Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggistsrefundmouej Queen Wilhelmina ordered all Waterloi battle pictures removed from the peace dele gates' apartments. 1 use Pico's Cure for Consumption both ii my family And nractice.-Dr. G. W. PATTED SON, Inkster, Mich.. Nov. 5,1831. Couductor E. D. Loomis, Detroit, Mich says: "Theeffector Hall's Catarrh Cure i wonderful. Write him about it. Sold b Druggist?, 75c. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chlldrei teethinc.softcns the gums, rednces infiamma lion.allays pain.cures wind colic. 2bo. a bottle H. H. GREEN'S SONS, of Atlanta, Ga., aro th only successful Dropsy Specialists In ine worl( Soo their liberal offor in advertisement In ai other column of this paper. While at the head of the State Dopartmen Judge Da>'r?ceived three honorary denr?es No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Gunranteed tobacco habit cure, makes wea men strong, blood pure. EOc, All druggist Sidney Cooper, aged 06,',iad four pictures o exhibition at the London Academy this yea ?B0**?? r?ftwded fry yoqr; A FEATHERED WONDER. Dlld Woith t'onaidcrablr More Than Its Welshi in Gold. Possibly the rarest of all feathered creatures is the "tnkahe" bird of New Zealand, says h writer in the London Mail. Science names it notornls man tell!. The first one eyer seen by white eyes -was Caught iti 1849. A second came to white hands ih 1851. Like the first, it was tracked,over show and caught with dogs, fighting stoutly and .mering piercing screams of rage until overmastered. Both became the prop erty of the British musetain. After that it was not seen again until 1870. That year's specimen went to the Dresden museum at the cost of $500. The fourth.' which was captured last fill in the fiords of Lake Te Anau, In New Zealand, has been offered to the government there for the tidy sum of .<!.2;-)C. '.llius lt appears that the bird ls precious -worth very much more than its weight in gold. The value of course ror.irs of rarity. The wise men were beginning to set it down as extinct. Scarcity :.\v.de, it must be worth look ing at-a gorgeous creature about the size of a big goose, with breast,- head and Heck of the richest dark blue, growing dullest as lt reaches the under parti. Back, wings and tail feathers are olive green and the plumage throughout has a metallic luster. The tail ls wry short, and has underneath it a thick patch of soft pure white feathers. 'Having wings, the takahe flies not. The wings are not rudimentary, but the bird makes no attempt to use them. The legs are longish and very stout the feet not webbed, and furnished with sharp, powerful claws. The odd est feature of all ls the bill, an equilateral triangle of hard pink horn. Along the edge, where it joins the head, there is a strip of soft tissue much like the rudimentary comb of a barnyard fowl. Curious Cu?toffl. In ('tina it ls the custom fer guests at din ners to run around between tho courses. This ls supposed to keep the diner's digestion in good condition, but the nervous hustling American needs something else, and there ls nothing better than Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters, if a man or woman is Bullering with j constipation, indigestion or any. stomach | trouble, lt's their fault if they don't get well. Hosrotter's Stomach Bltteis will cure them. See that a private Revenue Stamp cover* the neck of the bottle In Baltimore the streets are sprinkled by tank attnehmets to tfoe trolley cars. Beauty IK Blood Deep. Clean blood means a clean skin. Ko beauty without it. Cascareis, Candy Cnthar l ic clean your blood and keepit clean, by stirring up tho lazy liver and driving all im purities from tho body. Begin to-day to banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cnscarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c. Sheep are clipped at the rate of 40 per day in v\ isconsin by an electrical machine.1 How is this? . Perhaps sleepless nights caused it, or grief, or sick ness, or perhaps it was care. No matter what the cause, you cannot wish to loci old at thirty. Gray hair is'starved hair. The hair bulbs have been deprived cf proper food or proper nerve force. increase the circulation in the sca.p, gives more power to the nerves, supplies miss ing elements to thc hair bulbs. Used according to ejec tions, gsay hair begins to show color in a few days. Soon it has all the softness and richness of youth and the color of early life returns. Would you like our book on the Hair? We will gladly send it to you. Write sss? \s If you do not obtain all the benefits you expected from the Vigor, write the doctor aboutit. He may be able to suggest something of value to you. Address, Dr. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. 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I had suffered for years with dropsy; the veins in my limbs burst, caused from the pressure of th? ?rater, I had the worst kind of kidney trouble, saint ing spells, and I could nat at and long; at a time. I also had female weakness and the doctor said there was a tumor in my left side. The pains I had to s>*and were something dreadful. S friend handed me a little book of yours, so I got your medicine and it has saved, my life. I felt better from the first . bottle. The bloating and the tumors have all gone and I do not suffer any pain. I am still using the Vegetable Compound and hope others may find . relief as 1 have done from its use." Miss N. J. LOCK FTE ABT, Box 16, ELIZA BETH, PA. Only the women .who have suffered with female troubles can fully, appre ciate the gratitude of those who have been restored to health. .?'?tl Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and withoutcharge to all letters from suffer* ing women. Her.address is Lynn, MORS. 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MENTION THIS W&?Z5g?k IFFETT'S Aids Digestion, Regulates tbe Bowels, . Hales Testhing Easy. TEETHINA Relieves tia Bowel Tron?les of Children of Any Age. On ly 25 c. At ail druptfsts. If no', mail 25 ern ta to Dr. C. J. MoFFSTT, Sf. LOUIS, Mo. Shotgun Shells. nokeless powder and "NEW :k powder. Superior to all 3ILITY AND SHOOTING QUALITIES. sale by ail dealers. Insist upon and you will get the best. . .it,