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THE NATIONAL BANK OF flll?ilST? U C. IIAYXE, Prea't F. G. FORD,' Caafiior. CapiUVS&aO?O?O^ } $110,000. Fadtttiea.-of ?tir ma?ttfrtcwnt ?feV Vt?lt fcoiyatulac -?O i-tiiety-Wck Boxjfs. : Jhfferr Ipnt Sizes aro offered to o?r patrons and I tao public at $3x0 to 910.00.pbr ?mm^ j^ . nh\V'f ll. vc, - ' THOS; J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR. _ jil i ? - ? .. . ;;- . m PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, OA. Pay s Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited, L. C. EATNE, President W. O. WARDIUW, Cashier. EDGEFIELD, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, FJEBR1?ARY 28, 1900. VOL. LXV. NO. 9. other lian?, if given grain first, or oven only a partial feed of mash, they will then begin to hustle for mo? e. A hen should be kept bnsy all day long, and then given, before roosting time, all that she will eat. Half-fed hens will not lay; neither will lazy hens. It therefore follows that the method of feeding is jnst as important as the kind of food that is given. No matter how perfect the ration may be, if not judiciously given, tho results will not be satisfactory. A goo I plau to adopt is to give just a little, say one quart to fifteen hens, of mash, made of e;?nal ] arts of coi n meal, ground oats and shorts, with a few vegetable scraps, mixed the even ing previous, and allowed to stand over night This will partially ap pease their liunger until laying time, after which they will begin to hustle for the grain. Millet makes one of the best grains to be given, as the small seed furnishes a groater amount of exercise. During veiy cold weather corn should be fed, but at other times oats and wheat will give tlie best re sults.-Home and Farm. Fattening Fowl*. For fattening fowls for market noth ing is better "than coru and cow peas, writes Fred Grundy in Poultry Topics. They will round out n fowl in about ten days or two weeks, giving them that plump mealy appearauce that buyers and consumers are delighted with. Finishing fowls for market is an art that few people fully understaud. One must bo guided largely by previous conditions. If the birds have Leen confined in a yard all the season they may be penned in a small enclosure and finished up for ranrket in about ten days by being fed all they can eat. If, however, they have an uuliraited range all summer it will not do to shut them up and begin stuffing thom all they will swallow. Such a course would kill them off in short orde-". Begin fattening range fowls gradu all}'. Feed them corn or corn and cow peas in the evening aud again in tho morning when they are let out. About the third day call them np at noon aud give them a little corn. Gradually increase the qnautity given them at a feed until about the sixth day, when tli6y mny lill themselves np to the beak three limes a day. In 15 to 20 days they should be ready for market In fattening fowls, young or old, there are two things beside feed that are absolutely necessary, aud these are water and grit. 1' ) sure to pro vide an abuudance of both if you de sire the quickest results. Keep them close by your feeding spot so tbat the birds caa obtain all they desire. Whore highly fod tbey need lots of water to soften the food, and lots of grit to grind it with. Separate the fowls you desire to fatten for market from those you intend to keep. If all of them havo had free range through the season don't pen up those you are fattening. It is not safe to do sol Pen up those you in tend to keep until you are ii 1 of the others. Feed the penued fowls light ly ou soaked oats and bran and a very little corn on tho ear. Give them a cabbage, sqnash, pumpkin or any sort of green or succulent stuff once a day to keep them quiet and in good health. Boots of Trees nott Berry Boshes. The fruit grower might assume with considerable confidence that ii the root? of his trees and boshes and vines were in excellent condition t at there would be no failure of the crop: This would only be comparatively true, for there ave insects and blights that attack the fruit and foliage of trees and vines growing on good roots; but as a rule the damage done by these pests is mnch less on stock that is in a thriving condition. So we can say that primarily the condition of the crop is largely determined by the r ots aud their relate o vigorousness. In tho winter time the roots are the only part of the stock that must be protected from the excessive cold, and if they are not damaged the trees will weather the hardest winter?. Artifi cial protection of the roots in the north is thus a generally recognized necessity, but we do not n'ways grvo the same care and attention to the roots iu Ibo summer. Boot-injured trees in the first place should never be planted. If tho nur sery mau sends them to yon to fill au order, return them, and have them deducted from the bill. They will al ways prove disappointing and unsatis factory. It is better to take the bull by the horns, and remedy the evil at the outset. In trausplauting our stock most of the small fibrous routs are in jured, and according to our present system of digging np trees and vines there seems to be uo remedy for this. Bnt there ought to bi some method of transplanting stock without disturbing the rootlets, or at least without seri ously injuring them. When these rocts are transplanted, the roots should be soaked iu water and moist earth at ouce. That tends to com pensate a little for the tree's loss of vitality. But the main thing in sum mer is to have the roots growing in congenial soil. This eau only be ac complished by haviug the soil well drained and the ti ees sunk well down. They should not have a mound of earth around them in summ er, for that makes the water run off. They should rather have a hollow circle around the trunk where the water can collect This, of course, only when the soil is thoroughly drained below. Then no stagnant water will collect In this slight hollow the fertilizers and mois ture can be poured, and they will go direct to the root feeders where they are needed, a d there will be little or no waste such as is often the case by the preseut system.-Professor James S. Doty, in American Cultivator. Donkeys Feel tho Cold. In the care of donkeys in ont cli mate it is a common mistake to sup posa that they are not sensitive to cold. A donkey, on the contrary,can not begin to stand the degree of cold which is comfortably supported by the horse. Jn other respects, he is a far easier animal to care for than the horse. As a beast of barden his en durance is greater; he may be fed coarse herbag-J and will thrive upon it. His coat needs regular brushing, but not that particular grooming with out which the horse cannot be kept in health. Jn England, the costermon ger's donkey is so invaluable to his master that he.is known as "the poor man's horse," while in France the "baudet" and in Spain the "borrico" -a larger, heavier type of ass which is used for mule-breeding-is of equal importance. The term "donkey" refers to thc ordinary dnn oolor of the ass's coat, and has come to be the popular name by which ho is known to English speaking people. In the treatment of the donkey the essential thing to re member is to house him warmly in winter, being careful never to expose him to snow or to extreme cold.-Oar Animal Friends. 44Nature Abhors a Vacuum. " Slothing in the world stands still. If you art well and strong day by day the blood supplies ?s tide of vigor. If you are 31, the blood is wrong and carries increas ing quantities of diseased germs. You can not change Nature, but you can aid her by beeping the blood pure. Hood's Sarsapa rilla does this as nothing else can. Be sure to get Hood's, because A Hohenzollern Superstition. Apropos of the superstitions of tho Bohenzollerns-supersitlons, by the way, found in all ancient royal fam ilies, Including our own-the rulers of that house possess a talisman brought Into lt by a good spirit said to guard its destinies. This is the curious "black stone," to which Is attached the following quaint tradition: Since the time of the Elector John Cicero, who flourished toward the end of the fifteenth century, each ruler has been wont, before his death, to hand to his successor a sealed packet This contains a ring, in which Is set ? black stone said to have been dropped by a huge toad on the coverlet of a prin cess of the family Just as she bad elven birth to a son. Frederick the Great found the ring In a cover, which also Inclosed a memorandum, written by Frederick L stating Its value and Its mode of transmission. Schneider, the librarian of William I, declares that he saw the packet handed by Gelling, the treasurer, to his royal mas ter on his accession, and further as serts that he read his account of the talisman to the emperor, who fully confirmed lt. The present emperor never fails to wear on all great occasions this queer old ring, and has, like every Hohen zollern, the deepest respect for the quaint little jewel. Frederick tho Great's father lind the black stone mounted on a ring and bequeathed it to his son, who believed firmly In Its value as a talisman, and many of the documents of that time deposited in the archives nt Berlin made allusion to lt.-Chambers' Journal. Eczema in tho Feet. In fact, tetter, ringworm and all skin (lieeascs are cured by Tetterine. Mr. Lee D. Martin, of Pan Antonia, Tex as, says; "I am suffering with a vio lent case of eczema in my feet. Please send mo a box of Tetterine. Mr. Moore, of Mooro & McFarland, Mem phis. Tenn., says it cured him of a similar case." Sold at druggists 60c a box or sent postpaid by J. T. Shup trine, Savannah, Qa. Sharp Practices la Golf. In regard to the 6harp practices that are sometimes resorted to in golf, this story Is of interest. It is told by n re liable golfer as a fact and illustrates the keen interest In thc success of his employer which many a caddie evinces often at the cost of his employer's reputation and always at the cost of his own place If he ls discovered. On this ocasi?n the player's ball was found lying behind a big stone in a bunker. The crafty caddie gave the stone a. kick, accompanying the act with remark,"D'ye think that's wood?" The act resulted in the stone being moved sufficiently to permit the golfer to find his ball in a playable position. Horace Hutchinson Is authority for a story of even deeper craft on the part of a caddy. Th!s one, Hutchinson says, carled with him a supply of green-painted wooden pins. With these he generally walt'1 until tho light be gan to get a little ?incertain and then, when chance afforded him an oppor tunity, he inserted the pins heads up In the green in the line of his oppo nent's put As might be expected, this often caused thc gutty to take a bad turn, there by missing the hole. While the exasperated player would be swearing nt the wlviness of the grass at a favorable moment the caddy would put his foot on the pins and drive them Into the sod, thus destroy ing all evidences of his guilt. A cer tain Scottish player Is said to have trained his collie to push his oppo nent's ball Into the burn with hls'nose. -New York Sun. "Man wants but little here below," 'Twas e'er so from his birth It's different with the other sex; Fair woman wants the earth. -N. Y. Town Topics. Nervous are ailing women* When a woman has some female trouble she ls certain to be nervous and wretched* With many women the monthly suffering ls so great that they are for day8 positively Insane, and the most diligent of" forts of ordinary treat" ment are unavailing. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound comos promptly to tho re" lief of these women* The letters from women cured by lt proves this* This paper ls oonstantly print" lng them* t The advice of Mrs* Pink" ham should also be se? cured by every n?rveas womzti* This oosts noth" lng* Her address ls Lynn, Mass* LOVELY $?00 AMPS ?J All band-painted. No handsomer lamp made. Sold at manufacturer'a prices. WE PAY TUB rnr.ionT. Makes a most accepta ble pro rent ItrauUf ul colored cat. nlocao nf hand.pnlntfHl PARLOR or BANQUET LAMPS, free. \ Every Lamp Guaran teed. Money back if you vant it Manufactured by TOD SUY'OISBCT. Pittsburg, THE TEIBE OF BASUTOS. A THORN IN THE FLESH OF BOTH BRITON AND BOER. Civilized Beyond Any A fri cn ti People, They Would Matte a rn we mil ?njcll?h Ally and n Dreaded Utter tneiny-?ave II Standing Anny of 3o;?ob Men: The B?sttto is the latest Ir?nbiing fnc'.?r in tll6 Transvaal tragedy. He has been a troubling factor bin,o tue beginning of Soutb African civiliza tion. He has warred with the Eng lish. He has wurred with the Boers. He has broken treaties. He has np Bet calculations. He has smashed policies. He has changed maps. He assisted at the formation of the Trans vaal republic Ho presided over the birth of the Orango Free State. He has been a thorn in the side of B.oer and Kn Jish.ir.eu. And now, civilized and p osperotts far beyond any block people, he wants to meddle again. This Basnto prob lem is a serious one for both -English and Boors? The B&sUto army is pqtr erful, It numbers 30y000 warriors and includes d splendid cavalryi. They would form a powerful British ally and a dreaded Boer enemy. This Baanto tribe, now so nns.iousl.Jr watched by English eyes-, is in many respects the most remarkable iii South Africa. It oe.tipies a rocky tract bounded by Natal, .Capo Colony aud the Orange Free Stato, known as the Switzerland of South Africa. It cou-: tains 10,293 square miles and is ribbed with mountain ranges and valleys of wonderful fertility. Basutoland is practically a reserva tion, aud no white men are allowed to live thore except government offi cials, missionaries and a limited num ber of tracers. Jts native population is 230,000; its European population, (*)00. It is a British crown colony with home rule under modified native laws. Tho BasutoB aro. highly civilized for natives. They are bf mixed stock' and are like tho Kaffirs, with thinner lips and softer features.-. They have welcomed missionaries, and, as a rule, profess a Calvinistic Protestant faithr They have the entire BibletranSlatod. Their Jaud is dotted willi churches* and schoolhouses. They are'well ed ucated. Thousands of them speak' Dutch and English fluently. Alone of Afri an tribes they build comforta ble brick and Btono bouses. They have excellent roads and keep them in repair. They are also au industrious peo ple. They raise cattle and Bheep, extensivelyand affect improved breeds. Their enormous fertile valleys yield rich cr Of 8 of wheat and maize. They cultivate wool. They have a steady market at Cape Colony, and in good years import thither produce to the value of $1,000,000. Con" is mined in the mountains. With these thrifty habits and their civilization, the Basntos maintain an army of a high standard. Ifs normal Btrongth is 80,000, but they can put. 60,00J in the field without an effort It spite of disarmament, half of these warriors would carry rides. The rest have assegais aud battleaxes. The feature of the Basti to army is its cav alry. From early times they have fought on horseback. In their wara with the Boers their mounted war riors did great execution. Their present chief is Lerothodi, a brave man and a skillful warrior. His home is a mountain cavo, whose walls are pictured with hunting scenes and battles. No small skill is shown in these drawings, in. all of which the Bnsnto warriors are depicted as shapely men and their enemies hid eous impossibilities. Their moun tains are full of great caves, utilized aa armories, forts and biding p'-aces. Their capital'is'Thaha Bosigo, an im pregnable mountain stronghold, often assaulted but never taken. There is no securer retreat in all Airier, than this. When the Boers, resenting English rule, moved from Cape Colony into Natal and there made a stand against English interference, the Bnsutos were a factor iu the quarrel. . Pre torians were beateu and Natal seized by the British. I he Boers refused to stay and retreated to the Orange river country, where they again set tip their republican government. This gave great offence to England ; and. it was determined to erect a barrier of native tribes between them and civile zation with the purpose of forcing their return. Moshesh and hi? Ba sntos wore the principal of these na tive states. Sovoreigu rights- were granted him over a large tract north of the Orang? river and he was paid a subsidy. He was thus in control.of the new land ocenpied by the Boer*. But the plan failed. Tbe^Boers laughed at native sovereigns. They remained where they were and gov erned themselves. Wars sprang up. The whole situation was impossible, and when Sir Harry Smith arrived he determined to break the native states. Incidentally, he annexed the Orange river district, Boers and all, to the British dominions. And thus do we get a glimpse of that early hounding of the Boer by the Briton that is now bearing fruit Moshesh agreed, and the farmers fought and were beaten. Again, rather than submit to British rule, many of them retreated "trans-Vaal," across the Vaal, thus laying the foun dations of the Transvaal republic of today. Thus were the beginnings of both the Boer republics. The English did not follow the trans-Vaal emigrants, but they held sway in the Orange river territory uni il the Basutos took a hand. Moshesb. had never been satisfied with the relinquishment of sovereignty forced by Sir Har? y Smith. He now resolved to get it back. To this end he mado war-not with the British, but some neighboring tribes. The British took the bait and sent a force to compel order, au offence not only to Moshesh, but to the Boer farmers who still remained. Moshesh was very shrewd. The Boers sent for Commandant Pretorias, who had gone across the Vaal with a price on his head, and the Basntos made common cause with them. The British were beaten, and in 1852 the Boors, with the help of the Basntos, forced a treaty with Eng land acknowledging their independ ence. Thia was the birth of the Transvaal republic. Beaten by the Boers, the British; pushed the war against the Basntos. Sir John Cathcart lod an army against* Mos! otb. Tho Basuto chieftain re-j tired to his stronghold aud lert a great] herd of cattle on a convenient plain as a bait. The British drove off 4000, hoad anti found themsel\?s in an am bush. They were bailly defeated at great loss. 1 Then Moshesh proved lui genius. He sent a noto to tho defeated British commander in which he deferentially bogged penco. "You have capturod our herds," be said. "Yon 1 ave chastised UP. Let it be enough. I entreat peace from you. " The British anny marched triumphantly home and the Basntos col obi ai ed wit1- n. neb feasting. ?TBut the victory of the Bastiros de cided the English about that trouble some Orange river country Willi wily MoBhesh holding the balatice of po wet they were Overmatched; Thd Boers s&w their position abd pressed their indep?nd?tibe; .Iii 185i Engl?nd ?ckildwl?dg?d their independence' a?d Ih? Or?hg? Free.Slate bf tod'iyc?me iii tb existence; Tb e Basutoa did it. Pour years later the Boers and the Bnsuto8 warred. Qhe question was one of boundary. The Basuto horse men made frightful, ravages among the Boer farms. Battles were fought and ambushes laid, but in the eud the Boers conquered and tho Basutos lost much splendid farm land. But the victory was won only with British aid, and in the end the Basutoa found themselves British subjects. And so they remain today, prosper ous, civilized, self-governing in largo measure and envious of those fair acres that once \yere Uh irs and now ?re the property of the republic? tHE PECAN NUT STATE; . . .. . -. f. - . ,- .:. ? . ^ T'QXA? JLendj In the Industry That-IB of . .->> ? ?K?O?nt Development. .' '-'Texas is tho ' greatest . JJ?chn fttrl growing state in the. TJnibn. . lt ii es timated that two-thirds of the. pecan nutb" that are marketed como from ?this state. The" valleys of all the rivers and creeks of the central .part of the state are covered with pecan, "groves and Austin is said to be the largest pecan market in tho United States. It is there that the- commis sion men and regular pecau nut bny -ors from the east make their head quarters during the.harvesting eoason and direct tho shipments of the deli cious nuts to the northern and eastern .markets where they command good prices at all time?, ; When the yield is good the ship ments from Austin and tributary points amount ?o' hundreds of car-. ?ond>"but thi3 season but very few cars are being .shipped, for the reasou. tbat-the Texas d op of pecans is'al most rt complet?.failure; The priceB for the nuts are high and - the owe ors of pecan groves who are so fortunate ai to have'a' good crop'oto getting a* big1 'in'colne froni the nuts. It Waa uot.nntil^a few- yeai B ago that iTexas Came to be knowi to any great extent ?D the pecan markets of the country. This fact was due principally to the lack of railway communication with the outside markets and the inability to get the nuts to market. The nuts 'had but little value at that time and no effort was mnde to preserve the forests of pecan trees that covered parts of the southwest and west Tex as, not many years ago. Now that it is known that there are big profits in marketing the nuts the owners of pro . during trees are careful to have them spared the woodman's ax and much attention is t eing paid the industry. In some localities orchards of young pecan trees emtv-reing thousands of acres have been planted within the Inst few yearp. They require but little attoutiou and seem to thrive without irrigation. They begin bear ing when about nine years old and continue to produce for an indefinite period. It is known that some pecan trees which are still yielding several bushel, each good crop season were full grown aud bearing not less than fifty years ago. The beautiful polish possessed by the pecan nuts found iu tho markets of northern and eastern cities is not a natural condition. When gathered, the surface of the shell is rough. Ny;ts sent tb markots in this condition do not co fa m and the higher prices, and in order ic make them grade better it is usual for them to un dergo a polishing process before final shipment is made. Pecan polishing mills have been established at a num ber of places in this section owiug to the shortness of the crop. Another industry that has greatly increased tho demand for pecan huts has been developed during the last few years.- It is that bf using tho kernels of the nuts in the manufac turing of confectionery of various kinds. About six years ago a confec tioner of New York City chanced to visit a small candy store in San An tonio mu by a Mexican. He found there a kind of confectionery which .the Mexican called "pecan caudy." It pleased his taste so greatly that he entered into, a contract with th rf Mexi cantofnrnish him a large quantity of pecan kernels for use in the manufac ture of this ucw kind of candy in his New York City, establishment. The extraction and shipment of ker nels which was beguu in a small way ago only six years has grown to mam moth proportions.'and many people arc engaged in the business. Machinery for the .extraction of the kernels has been invented aud placed in success hil operation at San Antonio, and largo shipments are made each season to confectioners iu New York City, St, Louis, Chicago and other cities of thc country. The kernels command "r -high price, ind good plo fits are de rived, by^ those employed in thal branch or the pecan business. ' The Mexicans on tho Bio Grand? border store large quantities of pecan nats for winter use. They make t fine flour ont of the kernel, and this is used to make the vost delicious bread, which is only eaten on festival occasions. The nut outers into theil Christmas enjoyments to a large ex 'tent, being used in the preparatior of various kinds of ohoice dishes. Discoveries In Now Mexico. Discoveries have recently been made in the lava beds of New Mexico whicl throw a new light on the very com plete systems of reservoirs and irri gation viaducts which were employee by the ancient inhabitants of that pad of the country. Under the lava whict covers hundreds of square miles arc found traces of cemented ditches and reservoirs that are marvels of civil en gineering. Ditches wind in and oui at the base of tho mountain ranges, following the,sinuosities of the canah in such a manner as to catch all the "storm water before it was absorbed bj the loose sand at the mountain's bas?. Eeservoirs at convenient places stored the water, which was led in oementod ditches across loose soil to the vari ous points where it was required. Chasms were crossed by viaducts. Scientific American. DJs Very. Clevur Wlfei Mrs. ilobbs-She possesses such i . vorsntil? mind. . Mrs. '} Nobb-How does i? display ; itself? ? > Mrs. Hobbs--Why, for instance, I've 'seeu.her platt out a gown and give : hor-husband'the impression . that she ' tins listening to what-he said, all al one aud tho same time. . iv ?-.j? -4. : . ? . ? . . ? ;<??.;: ''.rt-r:-~r-: Seeking Information. " The indications are, " remarked the man who was looking at. tho sky witt an expression of great wisdom, "that it:will bo cold aud raw;" The mau who has-trouble with the servant-girl problem meekly inquired "Which are you talking about the M-nnther or dinner?" - Wanhington AN INTERRUPTED SWIMMING BEE. A Story Illustrative of the trials of Dor Soldiers in tbe Philippic?* Some Idea <3f the character bf recent fighting In th? Philippines may be gained from a letter written by James J. CorkhiU, a Topeka boy with Bell's Thirty-sixth Regiment. The regiment had Just taken Porac, and the mon were very dirty after a long march, so they all went down to the_ river to take a bath, Colonel Bell himself be ing among the bathers. "We were having a fine time splashing about the cool mountain stream," says CorkhiU, "when suddenly, ping! crack! boom! and the bullets went zip! splash! into the Water all around us. "When we drove the Filipinos out of town, so secure did we feel that we neglected to put out the customary guard. "Not.on? ever thought of them returning, nor did ?ny oho think that off lhftiie woods {?6; the right wa? con cealed '4; large bunch of them. But-Buen was the bose, abd, finding that, we were ali ih swimming, they m?d? a sneak on us; "Maybe you think we didn't make our fins fly in getting out of that river! T grabbed my trousers and pulled them on, and that's all I had time to get. Th?? I made a break for the guns a.s I said,- the guns were stacked In front of the .church, and the enemy were at the rear end of the church and still co ra lng. But the boys got out In splen did abano, the new men doing fine, con sidering lt. to be their first mal initia tion.. It did not take ns long to get In Une and givo them a few stiff volleys: then -we-; charged with a yell.. They couldn't ata?d lt, and away they wont over tho swsmp and rice dykes with us 'In- hot pursuit 'Porac ls situated almost at the fool of a ridge of mountains,.and we sure made those black men hit the high places going over those hills. Thc mountains are covered with sharp rocks and brush, and as 1 had on no shpes,. I, cut my feet almost off. but wo had'the consolation of capturing a good 'm'nriy prisoners and seeing the restof the bra've gentlemen' trot acros:! those, hills as thev never did before." Tte refund 10c for every package of PUT HAM FADELESS LYE tbnt falls to.?ive satis faction. Mi-nroe'Drug Co., Ualonville, Mo. Sold by all drugglbts. - Fresh. Terror. "What a peculiar exercise tho. new recruits are going through. I mean that np and down motion with tho arms. What is il?" "That's the pump exercise. It'B for j use on lea ky, transports." STATE OF Orin;. CITY OF TOLEDO, I Lt;cAs COUNTY, f * FRANK J..(HENEY makes on th Hint he is thc senior partner nf the firm of F. J. CnENEY & Co.. doing business In tho City of Toledo, County and State nfornsniii. and thnt.*aid firm will nay 'hcsumnfo.vKnL'NDUEnDor.LAtisfor each and every case of CATA ann that cannot be cured by the uso of H Af.L's CATAltnti CtriiB. Flt.vNK J. Cit KKK V. 8worn to beforo mo anil Ptlbtcrihed in my ?--*-- ) iie?e:-?-p, this Gth day of December. BEA Ii> A. D. I860. A. U". Of.EASON. w>-') .Votary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken Internally; and aotsdlrectly on the blood and muooussurfaces of tho system. Send for testimonials, froo. F. J. CnENEY & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggi.-t*. 75c. Hall's Family Pill* aro tho best VITALITY low, dobtlltntotl or exhausted enred by Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. FKKK 91 trial tot tl? for 2 wooka' treatment. Dr. Kllno, Ld., 881 Arch St., PhHadolpha. Foundod 1S7L Hrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chlldron teething, softens the gums, reduces lnflamtna- ] Moa. alla ja pain, cures wind colic. 23c. a bottle. Fiso'sCare for Consumption is an A No. 1 A sthma medicine.-YV.R. WiLLTAJiS.Antioch Ills , April ll, 1804. i.. . An Old Relic. Dr. W. W. Deilartof Jacksonville, Fla., has one of the most valued Confederate relics that can be found anywhere. It 1B a nicely Cirved clg?rholdor that was once the property of Ad miral Sf mmes, and ho smoked it while in com mand ot- tbojiamous Confedornte battleship Alabama. COUCH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooping-Cough Unexcelled for Consumptives. Gives quick, sure results. Refute substitutes. Dr. Bults Pills cure Biliousness. Trial, 20/orje. That's the way 1 because thc pro cheap Buggy ol at only ?'dollar it that way? S , See Our Agent cr ?rita direct ! it M Accidents lb New York City. it is shown by a review o? the acci dents iii the streets of New York City for tiifc year ?899 that fifty pcrsoiis were run down hy carriages; wagons and trucks, and that of these' twenty three died, and that of these twenty^ thirty-five persons suffered on acsount of runaway accidents, of whom four were fatally injured. The deaths of drivers and occupants of cabs bring tho fatal average up to one per week. She Was Appalled. "We aro here today and gone to morrow," quoted Mr. Linger at 10 o'clock p. m.? or thereabout! Thereupon MissGazzdm was aghast "You don*t intend to stay that long, surely?"-Detroit Free PresS; bur increased Trade with China. England eau no longer compete with hs in the Bbipniont of many produc?s tb China. Our trade with die Chlneso \\OA . increased al most forty .per cent, within tho lait .reit. TliU. is merely natural. Tba best wins in ?everything; . For a like reason, Jlostetter's Stomach .Bitte?, tho best romody in tho count' -?as (or fifty years acknowledged,no supe: i. TO euro constipation, indigestion dyepep.ua and biliousness. Shortest Days of the Year. "We're having the shortest days of the year now." said Tarbox. "You bet we are," said Briggs, as his hands carno outof his pockets empty. am Past 80 . and Not a Gray Hair "I have used Ayer's Hair Vig?f for a great many years, and although I am past eighty years o? agc, yet I Eave not a gray half in my head.'*-Gio, Ycl lottTowson, Md., Aug. 3,1899. ave iou Wc mean all that rich, dark color your nair used to nave. But there is no need of mourn ing over it, for you can ?nd it again. Ayer's Hair Vigor always fe stoies color to gray naif. We know exactly what we are Say ing when wc use that word " always." It makes thc hair grow heavy g and long, too ; takes out every bit of dandruff, and stops fall ing of the hair. Keep it on your dressing table and use it every day. $i.co a bottle, AU drunw?. Write the Doctor If yen do not obtain all tho benefits yo? desire from tho uso of the Vigor, iv ri to the Doctor about it. Kuwill toll you Just the right thing to do, and will send you his bool: on tho Hair and Scalp li you request it. Address, ? Dr. J. C. AVER, Lowell, Moss. HPOD5YOT DISCOVERY; ?rirei ? !?#T% ^k?w S WV I qaick relier *nd cares worst cases. Book ot testimonials and IO stays' treatrae t Free. Sr. H. H. GREEN'S SONS. BOX B. Atlanta. Qa $1.20 a Bb!. I I u rK<-. t ??-*.<! POTATO Rhownrn la America \ PrlcraSl.liO&iip.lvnormonKtacktsrGniH, 0 . Clov?r and Farra Reed., floiul (hi. nolie? , f ?OHS X. SALTER ?EED CO., LA CKUSSK, WU. A, C. f I o '?ay^^BV^'^?^%i<?^ ?ave?. o 1! PUSH?? pusHm ( some dealers do! Push cheap goods % fits are large. Why let a mon push a f on you when you cm get the best or so more? Do you ever think about BUGGY CO, ROCK HJLL?C;, Consisting of CUTIC cleanse the skin of soften the thickened ci ment (50c), to instai tation, and inflamm heal, and CUTICURA cool and cleanse the t ls often sufficient to c disfiguring skin, sea with loss of hair, whei SoldtaiCoglumtUMwodd. POTTBB D. h C Cos I \ CHOICE Vegetables will always find a ready market--but ?ftly that farmer5 cari raise them who has studied the great secret how t? bri tain both quality and quantity by tlie judicious use of well balanced feitilizers. No fertil izer for Vegetables can produce a large yield unless it contains at least 8% Potash? Send for Out books, which furnish full in?ormatio?i We send thea jr?? ?f charge; ?rI GERMAN K?L? WORKS; ? -j 93 Nassau St., New York. . C?OTER'SlNft L Buy it of your storekeeper. ? Salter's Cape giren Rich, green Spclts What ts lt J Catalog tells. FARM SEEDS lon&y gflJirr'j 8*36 art Warreg ted te Prod??. 'tunion Luther. Pl.Trey, Pa., as ton libed the world1 r br tr0wlm JM no?hru Mig Koor Oau: J. Brtrorr. Mljllloott, WI?., US bBI. barley; and ll l.i.rrjnj, Redding. Ulna., bygrowlnt STObaih.Saltrr'icvra nor acre. If rod doubt, write theot. We with io gal? 0,000 new eumomef, ben.c will nod on trial', i IO DOLLARS WORTH FOR IO?* | 10 pkea of mo (arm sm!., Salt Doab, tha J eared Cora-Spelt?, prvluclM Mtajak. fond aad ? tana ha} per lara-abo? a oat* and bar ley. Rrorou! Inermu -the rraateet grut oil earth; SaUtr J aft io Rip?, Sprint Wheat, ?e., laelndlne eat nurn oo th rianl. Prultaad 3ced Calal"*., klllog?ll about Salier1! li root Million llollnr i'ototoi all aall'd fr>r 10s. porUs?; poiin.ely worth S10 to ct ??tart. 8?W Poi?to??ri.i0abbl.?oddr>. L - fi flease fiend this ?dr. with 10c. to Salier. ?4 ric Kt earjirit i ese ta ble ?tod!, 51.00. batato? alone, ?e. 30 S. ?road St.. Atlanta, Qa. 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D. WOKTIILNUTON dTCO., liartford. KVANT & STRATTON* (Bookkeeping Lonlsmie^ Shorthand, . Ifcjr. : (Telegraphy .> Cost no more than 2d class school. Catalog fro? ufls?oltoe1 Send your name and address on a postal, and 7ft will send you our .S? pale illustrated catalogue free. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. ? 176 Winchester Avenue, Kaw Maven, Conn. Hf IHTCn Uve scents everywhere to eeUournew. UH fl 11 C U G AS LA >i P. A Oas Plant. Brighter than ? ? electricity or ? eL-dmchcity gas. Cheap*rthan ker-" osene 100 candle lieht, renta dav. PolUhol bra??. Fnllr guaranteed. Retails *o.oo. Big money maker. Standard Oas Lamp Co., 108 Michigan Kt., Chicago. Adanto Wanton* You can earn ?SO per rr o. handing RIMS na?ltJ? ourPortrnluandrVomes. Writ*for terms. C. B. Anderson ct Co.. 372 Elm St., Ballar, I ex. m PIS O-;S ; CU FTE F O R r UUflES VYHtKt ALL ELSE FAILS. " Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Deo! In time. Sold by druggists. m CQIM.S.UMP.T10.N Mention this Paper In writing to aatertiiers. AKU-1000-8:X.' URA SOAP (25c.)f to crusts and scales and iticle,CUTICURA Oint ntly allay ?tching, irri ation, and soothe and RESOLVENT (50c.), to )lood. \ A SINGLE SET ure the most torturing? Ip. and blood humors, ?all other remedies fail? ^Irop^BOftOO, EcttteCnr? 6crlo?Hn=oit,f?a! MEDICINAL ?. e. D' PRICE rtC CN Ti . nawBaSHH?aSaaawH