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CUPIDS CONFESSION. "Cupid, what aro those arrows Tor .Taut iirjpnr quiver Un?'' He shruged his dimpled shoulders . And. suiiHne. mail? reply: ?".Ta pierce the teodor mortal heart That Mea from lo- - in vain. Th?-se little shHfts a.e made, tor thai: The y give delicious pain. " ?. "And Tfhat do you do with the golden bow , f Yahr chubby llngors hold?" And then hu smiled a pitying smile . And said. "I uso this old But very useful article Tc speed my arr?w straight. To cleave in twain the tender heart And muko it seek a mata.". "And, now. these fraglln little winsrs That from your shoulders sprout, Their use 1 also fain would know?" J .^HU laughter rippled out. "I uso them only in one ca**?: . Vf non two fond hearts I tie, f. Apd poverty enters r?t the door, I from tba window fly." -Now York Press, f THE SPY, I ^'-Tho room was dingy and but poorly y ^l?^*?ted. Around the long table iu its ^jixentr'e were gathered the conspirators -the men who had sworn to kill tho Czar.. A strange appearance they had in the flickering' caudle-light; -some with fierce faces, marked by the,bitter ^.A. IMin?sM?f. hunger-aud hate; some with the enthusiastic and rapt expression of dreamers; others with the cold impassivity of great generals. One of the last-mentioned, colder, more impassive than tho rest, sat at the foot of the table,facing the president His manner showed not the slightest :i& a -nervousness. 'Yet in au hour he meant ,4o-betray the men who sat about him to the horrors of a living death, on the bleak pleins of Siberia, gaining thereby the lasting favor of -his im perial . uastor. The blow that would rain l is conrades would make him. The dook struck eight as the presi - 'dent rose to speak. "Brothers," he began, "we have all sworn the same sacred vows, we have all stood the severe tests of our order-we can all be trusted. It be comes my duty, therefore, to speak out. ? ; Our drys of plotting aro passed, the time for action has come. Atlast we shall strike a decisive blow for liberty.1" He paused, but no one^ spoke. There was isouncl in the room. Point ing to^?ppyder^'keg in a. corner, the prudent continued; . Jk'Q?r materials are at hand; our op k% |rttidnit'y-also. The Czar visits Eras ' I -: *noe-Selo Thursday-" The noise, pf .irgcuflie iu the hall 3u55?3? ?the door interrupted him. Xsmm^cT^the men who sat about the ^oj^Pn^S *r then: feet; the door . piirst-op?n, aud an officer, followed by a squad of _soldiers, rushed into the room. Pu an instant every one of lae conspirators "was covered by a rifle; "You are my prisoners!" said the officer curtly. "By what right?" exclaimed the president. He alone seemed cool; the rest stood as though paralyzed. Ignor ing t*ie; president, the offieer glancod at the others. "Line up against the walli" he ordered. Silently they obeyed him-power less to resist. The soldiers raised their guns,and aimed tl em at the de fenseless breasts of tho prisoners. Again the president spoke: "What do you mean to do?" ha cried: "To ox?ente you at once," returned the officer coldly. Then, to the soldi ers .^iTake.aim. Fi-" "Stop!" The cry rang out loud and clear in the deadly stillness of the room, and the spy sprang forward from where he stood against the wall "Get nacki" said the officer, sternly; but the spy continued td advance. His - coldnes?, his impassiveness, had dis appeared}.his face was yellow with ?fearrhis teeth-chattered: ffifj*:?','*Y?tt ^m'usT ' not shoot mel? he ashrieked/Tam of yourselves'! It was I who infovw?d against tL?se men! If ' - yosa^killmeit-wiU be murder!" He groveled on the floor at the officer's feet The doomed men <lookei at the miserable wretch with bitter contempt while in the presiden't eyes there was ' * '? something that lookei like triumph. "An agent of the police!" said the ; officer doubtfully. "You have your credentials?" "Yes-yes!" screamed the wretch, ' . y-iearinga-piece of .paper from his >? pocket ?rfd han ding it to the officei*. * "Ii is there-it is there!" -The?oldiers, -drooping their rifles, sprang upon him, and bound him hand \ brothers," said the president to M ^?^araftz?d* men, who still stood against the wall, "brothers in a great cause like ours we can not "be too care ful. This little scene was devised to '^tfit?tafer what traitor's wo had among jt 'jue. ^t.has succeeded... You who have r * ' ** proved faithful are quite safe. " "The men looked at him as though they could scarcely credit their senses; then one or two began to sob, and one mau laughed. v "And this spy?" he questioned. A fierce murmur ran round the room. "Kill him-kill him!" they shouted. The president raised his hand. '.Stop!" he cried. "The man is mine-mine to punish as I see fit Leave him to me. You will accompany our brother Vassoloff"-indicating the pseudo-officer-"toa place of re fiKihfffc^ .'From our friend's admission, we are no longer safe here. " The conspirators turned, and silent ly went out.*' Then the president was ? alone with the spy. He stood looking at him for a moment, a cruel smile on his white bearded face. Presently he took from his pocket a long fuse,placed one end ??**"ih the" powderkeg, and wound the other about one of the tallow candles, an inch from the burning wick. Then he placed the candle in front of the '?i '? .-spy'8 face, where he could almost [ '7 V~ t?2*?h it, add turning, went to the door. At the threshold he paused. "Your fate will be a lesson to your : fellow-spies," ho said-and was gone. The spy heard his steps as he went down the passage. He counted them tili they died away in the awful silence of the night. Then he looked at the > candle. t ?How long would it take an ?0? "inW of tallow to burn? The police ^ Wo?td'Bot'c?m? till niue.He looked v ' at the dlook.} Twenty1 minutes past f.JsigjWj.r (Wonld that, inch of tallow last ?'' /^fuunuties? , If it should npt, would "?r^i?g'brown up be so painful? . : He looked at the cajadle again. It *'jAs?Bik$ io 'melt away before hil eager % w- }jSieJ JHe tried to shriek, but cduM not. He became unconscious. He ". dreamed of. his mother, dead years before. He thought that he was a child again, and that she had taken him orr her lAp, and was telling him the old stories that he loved. It was i^tlfaSflheJy and he could hear the reap ply ?inging. He l?ugbed with happi ?le oponed bis eyes. The darkliest of tba room frightened him,-and he tiiad to ?all bis mother. The gag was still ia bis month, and, like a flash, the whole dreadful, sickening truth ca-no back to him. The bauds of the clock pointed to 20 minutes before niue, aud the candle was. moire than half burned. Again he looked at thn clock. Ten minutes before niue. The candle seemed to burn lower. Would the police come in time? He strained hi? ears to hear their coming, but there Avas no sound. It was fire minutes to nine. He tried to" pray. At last he could hear the soldiers approaching, but the clock was striking nine! A knock- on the door aud the flame bad touched the fuse. He watched tb? spark as it crept, like a snake, across the floor nearer, neave-, to the keg. He tried to scream. The sound of ? door being broken upon] The footsteps of men on the passage, outside the door, but tho spark had reached the keg. A flash A second later, when tho soldiers entered, they saw a sight that fright ened even them. A dead man. bound and gagged, lay upon the floor. -His face was green with terror, his hair snow-white, and his eyes red, staring, and protruding. On the floor was the black mark where tho fuse had burned, and in ono corner was a powder keg, empty ! The spy had died of fright. -Answer. CREED OF THE DUNKARDS It Prevsnts a l'armer From Taklujr Cacle ' xi Morse Stolen From Him. The refusal of a Dunkard farmer to rec ive back a horse that had beon stoleu from him, created a deal of dis cussion in the regiou surrounding Church town. Penn., where nearly every farmer belongs to a religious sect. The farmer whose horse was stolen made no e?brt at all to recover the beast, He did not make his loss known to his neighbors until they bad inquired what had become of his big roan?. Then he said that one night somebody broke open his stable door and took the horse, but nothing else. The news soon spread and a township constable captured tho ani mal on tho Welsh mountain, but the thief escaped. Wheu the constablo took the horse back to the owner, tho farmer said: "I do not want the horse. The man who took it must havo more uss fd tho animal than I bad or he would not have been driven to steal. Give it back to bini. If he wauts my harness aud wagon, let him have them also.". The farmer was a. man of his word, and the horse, was lei away, and is still in possession of the constable. Strangely enough, nearly every man belonging to his special Baot approves his action. They refer to the Bible as their authority. One passage cited is Matthew v: 40: "And if any man will sne you at the law and take away thy, coatiet him have thy cloak also." As these sects never go to law, they simply believe that if any man takes their coat they should also freely give their cloak; or if any ono takes their hov6?, they should also let him have their wagon. Once a thing is stolen from them they will never re ceive it back as their property. The same thing holds good with the women folks. They would not think of receiving back agaiu any property . stolen from them, nor do they want any one to pursue a thief, or to have any one han?? in his punishment No matter how much a farmer may . owe on his land, he will bear his losses by theft without a murmur. The ?armers of these sects sometimes go into debt when buying land. Th almost every thing else they pay as they go. The question rs to receiving back a stoleu horse has create J a division in somo bf the other sects, however. The people who favor receiving back the* stolen animal argue that the Bible does not say that whore a thief steals your property you shall not receive it back; that not to take back stolen goods and not to punish thieves, is simply encouraging and inviting such crime; and that it is wrong for a man in debt not to take back stolen property which ho cannot afford to lose, and which may interfere with him in the payment of his interest money. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Language is the dress of thought Dr. Johnson. Knowledge comes, but wisdom lin gers. -Tennyson. Labor is but refreshment frcm re pose.-J. Montgomery. Chance never helps the men who do not work.-Sophocles. Love of virtue is as native to man as love of knowledge. -Celia P. Wolley. True piety is like a river; tho deeper it is, the less noise it makes.-Spur geon, t The first in true knowledge is to know that we do not know.-Sopho cles. Look up for strength and courage, and look about you for a place to put it to use.-Gladstone. Adversity is the grindstone on which we lose enough to put an edge of use fulness on our lives.-Lincoln. It is his own most vigorous and noble action that man feels within himself, as it were, the very pulse of the Divine Energy.-George S. Mer riam. Young men take a noble stand in life's great work. The more nobly the young man conceives of this w?rld, the more noble will be his life. Phillips Brooks. Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a wholo life's cultivation, but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half posses sion. That which each can do best none but his Maker can teach him. - Emerson. There are people who are like per cussion caps. Energy is stored in them, but it requires the sharp, quick stroke of the hammer of tribulation or opposition to bring out the fire. Christian Register. An Anther of Familiar Say in ns. George Herbert is the author or compiler of many shrewd sayings, suoh as: "Wouldst thou have thy cake, and keep it, too?" "Tho wearer knows where the shoe pinches." "Little pitchers have wide ears." "It is a poor sport that j* not worth the candle." "God's mills grind slow but sure;" "Half the world knows not how th? other half lives." "His bark is worse than his bite." "The mill cannot grind with the water that is past" "Whose house is glass must pot throw stones at another."-Woman's Home Comnanism ' . ESKIMO AND HIS LAMP. HIS LIFE DEPZNDS UPON IT DURING THE LONG WINTER. The Lamp In Very Primitive, bat TVUli It the EH lt i m o Melt* Ice, Thmv, and Cook? Ills Food and Wurm? and lights His Mat-"An Inhabltod Oven." I Au Eskimo's best possession is bis lamp. Qu it his very life depends during the long dim winter, when the borealis flickers aud the Great Bear shivers above the snow hut. "With- it he melts ice, thaws and cooks his food, dries tho soaked skius and warms and lights the low room of his igloo. Thus, to the lamp's single use in southern countries, the dweller of the far north adda that of the fireplace aud of the cooking stove. It must be a wonderful lamp that is so use ful. Lut it can hardly be called strange under the light of invention, for tba Eskimo lamp is the most primitive known. In the case of the Aleutian islanders it is simply a saucer shaped stone. Tnis fact may astonish those accustomed to see the chimney, burner, and safety tcp of our kerosene vessel, but lhere are many more sur prising things to be told about this lamp of tho ifskirao. The plan of the Eskimo Injury seems simple enough, but it shows how necessity forces people to mako needed invontions. Imagine a shallow lake of seal oil, one end of which is much longer than the othor; along this shore a thin trail of UIOER, made inflammable with fat, laid so that tho oil barely washes tho line of dry plant. A spark is applied to one end ot' this wick and funs along, springing into a clear, bright flame, which gives little smoke. Change this imago to a similar one of a big dish-like stone in an igloo, add you seo au Eskimo lamp. With respect to use the Eskimos have three kinds of lamps; they are called tho house lamp, traveler's and mortuary lamp. As with all races at some time, the funeral lamp is placed in or beide the grave-a religious rite. The traveler's, or summer lamp, is quite serviceable, but to no such degree as the big house lamp. When caught in a great snow storm the Eskimo lights this and places it noxt to the body, beneath his blouse. It enables him to go iu quest of food, through great snowfalls when the food, and oil are almost .gone. It has its most typical uses. Proceeding on the plan that a slab of stone, roll of moss and chunk of blubber are all sufficient for his pur pose, the Eskimo, manufactures a lamp that serves hi? wants com pletely. Soapstone is tho best ma terial for lamps, and since it is very scarce extraordinary journeys, lasting several years, are made in search it. The stone is chipped and scraped till it. resemble:; a clam shell in shape, this being the type most useful be cause it gives the longest wick edge. Especially among the northernmost Eskimo lamps have a wick edge three foet long. When several of these are burning iu au igloo, to their blaze the icy walls seud refections and the dark at least is kept at bay. The cold is prohibited sufficiently, for the Eskimo does not desire. to high a temperature in his home-say 38 de grees within a foot or two of the fire. In art the lamp is a prime neces sity. Most important is vhe bending of wood for snow shoes, bows and sledge runners, which is accomplished by dipping the wood into water and steaming over the lamp. Ivory and bone are also curved by its heat, and skins are dried over it in tanning. But the Eskimos do not stop with these uses. They have their lamps to thank for tho stone-like hardening of a c?ment of blood, clay and hair. This cement holds broken pots and lamp J together securely, as specimens attest. Lamptire is not alone known to the Eskimo?n. In places, where fuel can .be*obtained a blaze is made in the centre *?i the tent in summer, but even where peat and some wood are found the lamp is kept The Eski mos cling lo the stone oil burner, which has a place in every household. One writer likens an Eskimo igloo to an iuhabited oven-tue lamp on its supports, above it the cooking pot and still higher the drying rack sus pended from the ceiling, on which wet clothing is placed. The heated afr rises and in turn envelopes each article. It seems strange that the hut is not filled with smoke and soot, but, ac cording to explorers, such is not the case. . The bright, steady flame, they explain,is produced by using none but finely rolled moss and having it arranged carefully along the wick edge. Even then tho moss would char and cause the flame to grow dull, but this is remedied. The wick is trimmed away regularly. Lamp trim ming is best done by the old women of the tribe, who alone reach perfec tion in that art. They caa so skill fully cut away the burnt refuse that the steady flame will continue for sev eral hours. This time is none too long, for the lamp is used night and day. .Any fat does for burning, but seal oil is preferred. This is almost wholly employed because the small quantities of fat taken from the reindeer are in sufficient for the long darkness. The lamps eat voraciously, and the peo ple often hnve to be very careful lest their oil runs low when it is impossi ble to catch seals. One always thinks of the Sahara whon thirst is mentioned, though it wonld be just RS reasonable to turn one's thoughts to the far north, where water for long periods is only got by the aid of lamps. The Eskimo drinks astounding quantities of water, pro cured by meltiog ice or snow. Some times travelers carry pouches filled with snow under their olothing, so that it is melted by the heat of their bodies. Often a big block of ice with a cavity cut into its centre is placed in the hut They drop a stone into the hole and on this put some burn ing moss and blubber, and the thirsty family suck it up through hollow rein deer bones. The statement has been made that the Eskimos cook their food with the lamp. This is true, despite the popu lar belief that they are voluntary eaters of raw flesh. Trustworthy ex plorers say that these people only use nncooked meat aud that frozen, when fuel is very scarce or when on long journeys, every drop of oil needing to be hoarded. But at homo the Eskimo is a different man. 'J here tho pot is kept hanging over the flame, and it is the woman's especial duty to see that it is always full of meat The lamp is the woman's care rather than the man's, for it is to the Eskimo family what the hearthstone is to the American. Lamps have been collected from every tribe of the Eskimos. These give great help to the men who study the history of races. Of course they are found to differ greatly in the wide expanse from Greenland to Alaska, bnt there is the resemblance in every class which links them inseparably. Lamps ha YO been found in Siberia and in Scotland which show likeness to those of the Eskimos. In ali, mick history is learned from the EskSao lamp. As natural, many myth, stokes centre about this stone ves3ei. (]ne 'treats of the thunder and. lightning Two old women live in a house in tte air who aro given to quarreling abcjv;fc sealskin?. Regularly, when the tai moil is at*its height, the house com? down and the lamp breaks, causing the flash of fire and the rumbling cf thunder. It is an interesting lamji this of the Eskimo, one far mete wonderful than Aladdin's. MAN'S PHYSICAL DEFECTS. ? t'ne von Shoulders, Arms, L,ccs and H)P> Are Numerous. A man cnn be measured to the bSst advantage, tailors say, away froni a glass. Standing before a minor heis aimost certain to throw out his chert, if ha does not habitually carry it sp, and take au attitude that he would li}.e to have, rather than tue one he COM monly holds; whereas the tailor waits him, as tho portrait painter wants jus subject, in his natural poses and ?is? il er. With the man in that attitude, the tailor can bring his art to beai3 if that is required-in the ovevc-omj'ig of any physical defect, and prodt'ee clothes that will give the best attain able effect upon the figure, as th"?J will bo actually worn. The physical defect most common in man is unevenness of the shotl ders. One shoulder is higher thijn the other, and this is a defect oftim encountered, though the difference jin the height may not bo so great ns<to be noticeable, except by one accus tomed to taking note of such things. This is a defect that ?B easily over come by the tailor, when itexists(in a comparatively moderate degree. ?It is done sometimes simply by cutting tho coat to fit on each shoulder, the ' perfect fitting coat carrying withTit the idea and appearance of symmetry. Sometimes,and this is commonly doue in cases of more pronounced diff?r ence, symmetry is attained -by tjie familiar method of building up ?or padding the lower shoulder. The ip.-. fhience of the lower shoulder extends down on that side of the bod}*, so that sometimes it is necessary below tho arm to cut that side of the coat shorter. Next to unevenness of the. shoulders, round shoulders are per haps the commonest defect A very common thing is unevenness of the hips. A difference of half an inch here would not be at all remark able; it is sometimes much more. ' If' a mau finds ono leg of his trousers the legs ns he knows, being alike in length-touching'the ground while the other clears it he may personally consider that there is a difference somewhere in his legs. It may.be that ono leg is longer than the other, but it is more probable that one hip is higher than tho other, or'one leg fuller, so that it takes np tho trousers more and thus gradually raises the bottom more. It would be a common thing if men were seen with their waistcoats off, to find suspenders set at uneven heights. The variation in the suspenders might be required, to be sure, by a difference iu the shoul ders, and not in the leg.*. It is common to find men's arms of different lengths. The difference may be so slight as to require no special attention in the making of their clothes, but it is frequently necessary to make the coat sleeves of different lengths. The fact appears to be that there are not many perfect men, that is, men of perfect harmony of development and perfect symmetry of proportions, in which respect man is like all things else in nature, like horses, for in stance, and trees; but in the greater number of men these defects are with in such lines that they might be de scribed as variations rather than aa substantial defects. A Change of Base. Scene-The shop of a dealer ia rare editions. Characters-The Dealer and a Bib liophile. Bib.-How much is that edition of-? Deo." (impressively)-Ah, that is very rare; it is worth $100. Bib.-Pretty good price? Dea.-Pretty rare book. Bib. (nonchalantly)-How would $50 hit? (Dealer laughs.) Bib.-Well, I wouldn't pay over $25 for it It is not as well preserved as it might be. Dea. (with reverence)-But d?ni ai an, think of tho scarceness of the bookl If it were nothing but the binding and the atmosphere of ' the story that were left it would be cheap at $100. But to a bibliophile like yourself I'll let it go for $90 spot cash. Bib.-No, to tell the truth I didn't want to buy at all. In fact I have a copy of the work at home, same edi tion and in much better preservation, and since it's so valuable I believe I'll let mine go. What will you give me? Deo. (losing interest)-Well, really there is very little call for it now; rare book and all that but few care for it. Style of binding appeals to few, and, of course, the contents are merely literature, and have no charm for bibliophiles. Bib. (persisting)-But what will you give? Name your own price. Every thing has some value. Dea. -To tell the truth, I know a dealer in Boston who is selling them for $5 apiece, or $50 in dozen lots. I'll give you $3 for it because you're a customer of mine. Bib. (leaving)-It's mine. Good day.-Charles Battell Loomis, in the Criterion. Why Alexander Wai Depressed, 1 "Why, my dear, what is the mat ter? What can you mean? Yon look so depressed. It cannot be-and yet -ob, relieve this killing suspense I Alexander, have you failed?" said his wife, with clasped hands. "No, my doar, my credit is yet un impaired, aud business is looking up." "You don't mean to say, dear, that your old pain in your head has come back?" "No." "You haven't had to pay any bjlls for your brother Joseph?" "No." "Have you-now tell me, Alexan der Biblack-have you had another attack of rboumatism?" "No." "Now I know- I expected it-I knew it all the time -I felt sure it would he so. Mr. Debonair has asked for Seraphina?" "No, nothing of the kind." "Then tell me, without waiting another minute, what has happened, I can bear it Let me know the worst!" "Well, that button I told you0about has got tired of hanging by one thread, and here it is."-St Louis Globe Democrat. -- .r . The government pension roll con tains 991,519 names, ' ^THbk ?. ADAMSPROPRIETOR. EDGEFIELD, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, NO VEMBER 8, 1899. m? PLANTERS LOAN ANO SAVINGS AUGUSTA, GA. Pays latest 1 on Deposits. I ACCOU??S ] Solicited. L. C. HAYNE, President. W. C. WARDLAW, Cashier. VOL. LXIV. NO. 45. I J i M Ksi n WA f.IT RR. WA It HEX WA I, TTE lt. REPORTER WORTH A MILLION, Now Editor and Proprietor of th s Jersey City JdaroaL Col. Sheffield Phelps, owner of the Jersey City Journal, waa the richest newspaper man In America several years ago. From his fath?r, the late William Walter Phelps, he inherited a fortune of several millions, and under his active and practical management he made his newspaper the foremost Journal of the State. At the end of his first year he was bitterly attacked by his political ene mies, who brought libel suits for many hundreds of thousands of dollars against him, but be won easily In the courts. Since then he has been a pow erful political factor In Hudson Coun ty, and bis course has been signally in dorsed by Gov. Voorhees. The Colonel, whose title comes from appointment on ? the staff of Gov. Griggs, lives in one of tba showy places of the State, directly opposite New York City, on the crest of the Pali sades. The family estate comprises more than 3,000 acres. It Is probably the costliest farm in America. The land ls worth in the neighborhood of $3,000,000 for building purposes. After his graduation from Yale, In 1888, Col. Phelps began active news paper work as a reporter on the World at New York. I ter he became an ed itorial writer on the Mall and Express, and af terward lilied the position of act ing managing editoron the same paper. Once, while on the World staff, he was sent to report the wedding of the daughter of a Wall street man recently from tho West. The reporters were met at the front door by a trained ser vant, who quickly separated them from the guests nnd led them to the host's private room, where the banker met thom in person, and gave them type written slips containing the informa tion they were sent for. Then cham pagne was opened, and the banker took some cigars from a drawer In his desk. "Have one," he said to Phelps. "They're genuine conchas. I Import them myself." "Thanks," said Phelps pleasantly, as he took the cigar. "Have one of mine. They're real ascura maduras."-Phila delphia Saturday Evening Post. 1ND?Q0 INDUSTRY MENACED. Cannot Compete with Dyes Prodnced bj Modern Chemistry. The great indigo Industry in Behar, which gives employment to hundreds of thousands of families in one of the most populous districts in northern In dia, Is threatened with destruction. Twenty-five millions of dollars or" more are invested in it, and the situation promises to assume the proportions of a public calamity. The Behar plant ters, who awn the lands and cultivate mainly at their own risk, about twenty five years ago formed an asociatlon, In eena rt with the government, which established almost ideal relations be tween the landowners, the cultivators, and the factories, and has enjoyed ever since an uncommon share of peace and prosperity. Now It is threatened with ruin because of tho competition of the'cheap aniline dyes produced by modern chemistry. For many years the Behar indigo held Its own by vir tue of its superiority In color and per manence to the artificial product, but lt ls now claimed that a true and pure Indigo has been chemically produced. As far back as 1881 Prof. V. Bayer showed how to build up Indigo synthe tically from Its component parts. But after years of costly experiment lt was not found possible to produce Indigo comerclally by his method. In 1890, however, Prof. Heumann of Zurich carried the research a step forward, and finally, in 1897, ' artificial' Indigo ?was bought upon the market at a price capable of competing with the natural article. Tho manufacture has .now been taken up by the largest color works in the world, and the planters in Behar find themselves powerless to contend against an article at once equal to and cheaper than their own, and indepenedent of transportation. A Singular Friendship. That the lion and the lamb will nev er lie down together is a matter on which the most optimistic can have lit tle doubt. One ls not surprised when such noble animals as the dog and horse affiliate, nor the equally inter esting cat and monkey, for they have much in common, and many of them, but that Tabby and a chicken should fraternize with the utmost good will ls surely worthy of remark. A suburbanite had a pet hen, who, mounting Into her lap, with cackles and delight, would deposit Its morning of fering In the improvised nest. The creature was finally set in a special box In the carriage house, and the fam ily waited with Interest for the com ing brood. One morning they noticed the hen at breakfast, and again, half an hour later, the fowl was strutting about, In apparent Indifference to her cooling eggs. "She'll make no setter," was the dis gusting comment. "She's been too pampered." Following her to the carriage house, the woman was just In time to see a fluffy mass leap from the box and the hen serenely take its place on the nest This continued throughout the three weeks. When Madam Hen took v ?norning constitutional Tabby ifould jjliglngly keep house and .jok after lier interests, leaving the moment the little lady returned.-New York Her ald. _ Classifying Paupers. The guardians of a London work house have adopted a commendable plan for classifying paupers. About four years ago the inmates were sub divided with reference to their moral character, their behavior or their pre vious habits. Now a further step in advance has been taken ny providing two comfortable and well furnished wards for those above sixty-five. "Wanted. Two traveling salesmen In each Southern state. S.'iO.OO and expenses. Permanent position. Experience not absolutely neceaeary. Address Peerless Tobacco Works Co., Pediord City, Va. Due to Imagination. Tho truly groat mau ls seldom awaro of his eminence. It ls the would-be great man who Imagines that ho obscures tho perspective. No Care, No Pay, Is tho way Findley's Eye Salve is sold. Chronio and granulated lids cured In SC days; common sore eyes in 8 days, ox rnonev back for the asking. Sold by all druggists, cr by mail, 25c. box. J. P, HAYTER, Dec* ur, Texas. "When Japanese get mnd. Instead of swear in g. they co out and f-lam the door. STORY OP TWO BROTHERS. Affair Looked R?sr (or Reuben, Sot Laden Beat Bim Oat Reuben and Lucien Bradley vere born and reared on a Michigan farm. This farm had been . cut from -the woods by tho father, and endless toil had been expended in bringing lt to a state of fair productiveness. But even -when the boys became of age lt pro duced only a scant living for the fam ily. .The problem of a livelihood and a vocation forced Itself Upon Reuben and Lucien. They were strong, steady and Industrious, and had been graduated from the vill?ge school. The father was not able to set them up in busi ness. They knew lt and did not com plain. Ho had done the best he co?ld. Reuben was tired of the country. He went to town and apprenticed himself to a harness maker. Against the ad vice of his young friends Luden bought sixty acres'of land and ran in debt for lt. In a year Reuben was earning $1 a day. After, the day's work he wore a white shirt because other people did, not because they were more comforta ble. He had no debts. Lucien had fair crops, but they yielded little more than enough to pay Interest on the mort gage. He wore" a ragged shirt and patched breeches and cowhide boots. People 6nid that Reuben was making a gentleman of himself and learning a trade In the bargain. In two years Reuben had completed his appenticeshlp. He was now earn ing $10 a week. He boarded in a house that had a fancy veranda and green blinds. His clothes improved. Lucien was still ragged, but he paid his Inter est and $300 on his principal. People said that Reuben was bound to come to the front Reuben became foreman of the shop at $50 a month. He bought a house and lot on the installment plan and paid for lt within five years. The country people called upon him and ate dinner when they went to town. Lucien paid off the mortgage and own ed the farm. People said that Reuben and Lucien were good citizens. In ten years more Reuben was still foreman of the shop. He received th same wages. He lived in the same house. He wore the same cut,of shirt and thc same kind of pointed shoes He smoked Havana cigars.. Lucien built a new house and barn. He had a good carriage and a driving horse Ho smoked a pipe. The neighbors saw that every year he made some improve ment on the farm. The barn was full of tools. He wore a white shirt when he went to town and he had a pair of button shoes. People said that Lucien was becoming a prominent man; and his word was good at "the bank. Reuben began to complain that bar ness making was too confining. His health was breaking down. The pro prietor of the shop was selfish and would not die and'leave the business to him. Harness making was ' not what lt used to be. He went fishing when he wanted to. Reuben came out now and then to spend a Sunday. The birds seemed to sing more sweetly than ever before, and the grass was green er. Lucien indorsed Reuben's note. Lucien has pigs and cows and sheep and chickens and turkeys and horses He raises potatoes and beans and corn and wheat and garden stuff and fruits. He buys his groceries, tobacco and clothes. Reuben buys everything, At the close of the year Lucien puts $100 to $300 In the bank or he takes a trip to Boston. Reuben does well if he comes out even. Lucien does not fret -, Reuben grumbles.-Professor L. H Bailey of Cornell University, tn the Review of Reviews. Tea Poisoning. Tlc ti mn of tea poisoning are becoming alarmingly preTalent. Women demand the Ufo and variety of Health, and lnstoadof doing lt naturally by building up their systems they resort to tea. Thoy should take Hostetter's Stomach Hitters Instead. By strengthening the digestivo organs this brings- beauty and good spirits. It tones' np tho noires, drives a-way the blurs, reguUtostbe bowels ?nd cures all forms of dyspepsia AU druggists sell lt. As An Antidote. . All mon are'not fools when they got married. Only tho other day a hard drinker in a Western j dlmo museum married the snake charmer. STATU OF OHIO. CITY OP TOLEDO, I LUCAS COUNTY. f3S FRANK J. (,'HENBY make* oath that he ls the sonlor partner of the Arm of F.J. CHENEY & Co.. doing business in tho City of Toledo. County and Sute aforesaid, ?nd thattald firm will Day i he sum of oxft nu?; D?ITD DOLLARS f or each and every case of CATARRH that oannot | be cured by the uso of HALL'S CATARRH Cuni. FRANS J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and ?ubscrlbod In my (?-) i-ieseiice, this Cth day of Dcoomber, { SEA L y A.D. 1880. A. W. GLEASON. ls-v-'j Xotary Public. Hall's Catarrh Care Is taken internally, and net? di rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. V. J. CHENEY <fc Co., Toledo, O. Sold by DruggKts, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best? Tits permanently cured. No Ats or nervous ness alter first day's use of Dr. Kline's Groa; Nerro Itestort-r. t? trial bottleandtreotlsefree. DB. H. H. KLINE. 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