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a? _. . .?Vdk. A-AA' rf> A ?M m\ A A } BAFFLED BK : : ? ? ? ?-r~- ? . ' i A PUMA. ? John Kenwood emigrated from England 12 years before, and he was now the sole owner of the Lone Mountain Eanch, where- one evening he sat smoking tfith his friend, Mat thew Quin. "You have come at just tho right tizne, old chap," said Kenwood, in an swer to a remark of Quin's. "A couple of pumas have been carying off my sheep lately, and 1 11 help you to bag them, if it can be done. And if you c?re for other sport-man-hunting, for instance-you can try your hand at Black Barton, the highwayman, who is operating in this end of xue Terri tory. He has held up four stage coaches in as n?22j weeks. Fm afraid he's too cunning to be caught, though there is a heavy reward offered for him. dead or alive." "I shan't trouble Black Barton," re plied Quin, "but I want those pumas badly. Hamrach & Co. have an or der for them." The puma-or .California lion, as it ls sometimes called-ls a large, tawny, yellow beast; larger than a panther, with a reputation for strength and ferocity. But the pair that lurked In the foothills north of Lone Mountain Ranch, came to speedy grief, once Quin set to work. Within a week the female puma:was taken in a cleverly constructed, box-trap baited with a - freshly killed lamb. A brace of kitten ish cuba,' found in a rocky den half way op a precipice, shared their mother's captivity. A warm, sunny morning, several ""??day? laterrwltnesseQ tne'Ttep?rtur? of Kenwood's guest for the. little settle ment of Peak City, 40 miles to the . southeast, which was connected by \ stage with the nearest point on the - railway." A large ; four-wheeled vehi cle, drawn-by o'pair of mules, was in charge of. Rube Darrell, a strapping big fellow of the cowboy type, loud voiced, but sound at the bottom. The forepart of the wagon was heaped with bales of wood, and t'r ? puma and her cubs, confined in a stout wooden box, occupied the rear. A tight clasp of the hands and a ; few quiet words of farewell marked the parting between Kenwood and Quin. The latter climbed to the nar row seat of the vehicle beside the driver, and examined the fastenings of a leather bag that was strapped round his cheat underneath his coat. It con tained some hundreds of dollars, in gold and notes, that he had consented (o take charge of for his friend as far as Peak City, where it was to be turned over'to a branch of a New York bank. "Keep your eyes peeled for Black Bartpn, old man," he said, with a smile. "He shan't get your money," vowed Quin, patting the stock of his revolver. "I'll take care of that all right*'- . r ^ jT% The crack of Rube Darrell's whip cut into the cenv.ersation and sent the mules off at a trot All went well un til early in the afternoon, when a heavy rain came up. At sunset the travelers descended to the, valley of the Deer river, a tributary of the Yel Jowstone, and were dismayed to find it a muddy, raging torrent several feet above its normal level. "Confound that storm," exclaimed Darrell. "But the flood will go down i jBSt about as quick aa it rose, if you | care to wait a couple, or hours. If aot, why, ^reckon I^^^^'jrtRg^,^rdrj ?itated. Peak City was 10 miles further on, and just across the river the road threaded" a narrow, rugged gorge with steep hills on either side. He was reluctant to go through this after dark, nor did he like ^the idea of spending the night where he was; Kenwood's bag of money was not a light responsibility. "What is your opinion?" he asked. "I think we can-do it, pardner," was the reply. "Then go ahead!" The mules plunged into the swirl ing, yellow tide. For a third of the distance they kept to the fording. Then they deviated, tried to struggle on until the wagon swung round, and the water surged over the bottom boards. "It's no use-we'll never, make the shore," cried Darrell;? "Stick where you are, pardner. I must give the poor beasts a chance for their lives." With that; drawing his knife, ?.the plucky fellow leaped down upon the. submerged pole, and with a few strokes he succeeded in cutting the mules loose from the traces. Meanwhile -Qnin'was chiefly con cerned JOT the safety of his compan ion and of the pumas. The wagon floating lightly down the stream, sud denly struck a narrow bar of grass and gravel that lay in mid-channel, then-' overV it went, and off slid the balea of'cotton and the box of pumas. A quick jump saved Quin and Dar rell . from a thorough wetting, and landed them hip deep. The two fought their way ashore, and shook their dripping clothes. The thought of the pumas sent Quin hurriedly back to the upper end of the bar, with Darrell at his heels. The acubif' were whimpering with fright and discomfort and the dam was in a ferocious mood. The sun was below the horizon now, and darkness came on quickly. In a little hollow of tho island, 20 feet or so from the stranded box, some res cued bales of cotton were placed in a semi-circle to keep off the keen night wind. Then, having eaten the few biscuits that remained from their lunch, the castaways made themselves as comfortable as possible, and in spite of their wet clothing they pres ently fell asleep. ? . ~ Some time later-it must have been near midnight-Quin awoke, feeling restless and uneasy; , He beard .a horse neigh over by the mouth of the gorge, and tho next moment, as he glanced suspiciously abouC he per-, ceived, through the dim gloom, sever al dark objects approaching the lower point of the island from the south side of the river. It was the work of an instant to rouse and alarm his com panion. . "Four of them," muttered Darrell, as he'peered over the breastwork of cotton bales. "It's Black. Barton and his lot. They must know about the money, and they intended to hold us up yonder in the ravine." Quin'had kept; his two loaded" re volvers dry, and he gave one torhis companion. By this" time'thp intrud ers had gained-tke pointof -the island, and were creeping forward^??ong the water's edge. * . -, "Hold on there," shouted Darrell. "Who are you?" ". ' v "Friends," came the prompt answer, and with that the four made a rush, firing a volley at the same Instant A brief and thrilling fight now en sued. The th Tr i desperadoes had scattered, and IK; they crawled for weird over tlie sand they fired rapidly, the 6hower of lead plowing in the cotton bales. Just then a bullet tore the r?vo?yer from Quin*? grasp, an<f hi9 numbed stinging hand dropped to hi? side. An instant later Darrell clutched at his chesty rolled over limply, and lay quite still. That the poor fellow was dead Quin did not doubt. He had no more cartridges, but there was no time to reload. "I must try to escape," he decided. "It's the only chance of saving the money, and my life as well." As he turned and fled, bending low, he was seen. A couple of bullets whizzed by him. He gained the box ?by a rapid movement, unbolted the heavy wooden door and threw it open, and then dashed on to the wagon. Locking back from behind this shelter he saw the liberated puma make a flying leap that landed it on the breast of the foremost of the three despera does, who had sprung over the barri cade in chase of the fugitive. With screams of rage and terror-a chorus to turn one's blood cold-man and beast fell together on the sand. The former's companions drew back in panic, making no effort to help 'him. This was Q?in's opportunity. He left the stony bed of the river, mount ed to the mouth of the gorge, and quickly discovered what he sought four horses tethered at the base of the cliff. Three of them he was compelled to abandon, as he had no knife with which to sever the lariats. By the time he had untied the one, and swung into the saddle, his enemies were dangerously near. He rode at a gallop up the narrow defile, and at intervals, as he spurred on, he heard the clattering sounds of pursuit far in his rear. . But these presently faded away, and unbroken silence reigned around him. It was 3 o'clock in the morning when Quin roused the sleeping inhabi tants of Peak City to listen to his thrilling story. He put Kenwood's money in safe hands, and was soon escorting a party of armed and mount ed men back to the scene of the fight. They found Darrell alive, but un conscious, with a bullee through his chest. The puma was dead, stabbed to the heart with a knife, and close by was the torn and mangled- body of Black Barton-for he was promptly identified as that much-wanted indi vidual. After inflicting the fatal thrust of the enraged animal, he had himself succumbed from loss of blood. Pace downward on the pebbles at the edge of the island lay the ruffian who ' had fallen at the first volley. The two J remaining highwaymen had evidently not returned to learn the fate of their j leader, and they must have wasted no time in getting out o? the Territory, as they were never apprehended. It may be said in conclusion that one of Kenwood's ranchmen, who dis appeared soon after the tragedy, was strongly suspected of having informed the bandits that Quin was taking the bag of money to Peak City.-New York Evening Sun. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Fortune is ever variously Inclined. Brayton. Great talkers are never great doers. -Middleton. Guilt proves the' hardest nearest >-me.-Hogg. . Every man stamps bis value on him self.-Schiller. - - Charity begins at home, but should TB??M^nd there.-Old Proverb. Ma*m.fMflgff djfflniit to^osign?pr-ov^h easy to performance- Johnson. : The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.-Demosthenes. There-is nothing makes us better sympathizers with poor humanity than a failing or two of our own.-LeGal lienne; Human nature is so constituted that all see and judge better In the affairs of other men than in their own. Terence. Trust men. and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great, though they make an exception in your favor to all their rules of trade.-Emerson. City life is a social machine, or,. rather, it is a congress of machines. A few men are managen and en gineers, but the' 90 and nine are cogs and pins and links.-Prof. L. H. Bailey. ? Love is the fulfilling of law, not be cause lt stands instead of other things -truth, justice and so. forth-but be cause it leads on to these, and sup plies the moral motive power for them.-Brooke Herford. The real misery of the future will be. I feel sure, the recollection of wasted opportunity. It will be the re flection that one did.not do his best; that he did not make of life what he ought to haye made of it. When the heart takes fire with regret, you will heed no other burning. When the re proachful memory saddens, you will need no other sorrow. It will be enough.-Rev. Dr. D. M. Hodge. Napoleon's Human Checkers. Lord Rosebery's fascinating "Na poleon: The Last Phase," furnishes the text for an editorial in tho Cen tury Magazine. A part of Napoleon's misunderstand ing of human nature was his misun derstanding of the national spirit-as professor Sloane expresses' lt, 'his contempt for nationality." On this subject there is an interesting pas sage in Lord Rosebery's book: "Whom God wishes to destroy, says the adage, he first deprives of sanity. And so we see Napoleon, with incred ible self-delusion, want of insight, or both, preparing his own destruction by dealing with men as if they were checkers; tfhd moving them about the board according to his own momentary whim, without a thought of their' pas sions or character of traditions; In a word, by ignoring human nature. - All this "cutting and carving" Na poleon did without the slightest re gard for "the. exasperation of the transferred souls." Moreover, by his mania for moving boundaries and shifting realms, he created a feeling of Impermanence and insecurity. "He never seems to have given a thought to the storm of studying hatred, ran cor, and revenge that was chafing and raging below." Lord Rosebery thinks it "only fair to add" that the congress of his 'ene mies at Vienna proceeded, with flat tering imitation, on the same princi ples aa to "cutting and carving." / Looking out upon the world as it now is, one cannot help asking, with a shudder, whether, anide from all ques tions of original right and wrong, the mistake of Napoleon, repeated In some measure by the Allies, is one altogether avoided in our time by the very nations that believe themselvep the most civilized, the most enlight ened, the most free. Answer: China [ the Philippines, and South Africa! A COIN EXPERT'S TRIALS ? .BOTHERED BY PERSONS WHO THINK THEY HAVE VALUABLE PIECES. j A Collector ls Born, Mot Made - You Mint Have n Liking lor Nu m i a ma tl cs to Become u Successful Speculator In the Gold and Silver Coln Business. j "Yes," said the coin man, "there are from 20 to 60 people who come in here every day, some to ask questions concerning coins they have at home, some bringing coins with them to sell, and most of them expecting to realize something more or less and usually more. That, is the worst of it for I don't believe there is one of the lot who comes in and brings coins who has not an exaggerated idea of their worth, and they never go away believ ing a word I have told them. They never do. They always leave with a feeling that for some reason or an other I am trying to cheat them and don't want to give them the full value of the treasure they have. "There are two coins that give me more trouble than any others and have caused more correspondence thaji probably all the rest put to gether. These are the quarters of 1853 and the nickels of 1883. People have got into their heads that those two coins are valuable, and it Is easier j to get such ideas firmly planted than ! to remove them. There are two quar ters for 1853, the one with the arrow points on either side of the date and with the rays back of the eagle on the reverse. That is the one that is so often brought to me, but it is a very common coin and there are any num ber of them. There is another quar ter of that same year without the rays and without the arrow points which is valuable, but not extremely so. "The nickel of 1883 is worth no more than its face value. There were three different nickels made that year. The old type was made with the shield and the two others with heads, and one had the word "cents" on the reverse side below the "V," and the other had not. It is that one without the cents which people have an idea is valuable. But they are all common, and they always will be common. "Another fairy tale in which the people are interested is told concern ing the silver dollar of 1878. You may call that the tail of a coin, indeed, for the point about that dollar which in terests the people is to be found in the eagle. There Is a very slight dif ference In the two coins; in one the tail of the eagle has seven feathers, and in the other eight. But both of those dollars are very common. "The fractional currency in bills, which people bring in sometimes, is worth something if the bills are new and crisp, especially the earlier ones. Those with red backs are good, so are others with the autograph signatures, and especially the issues with perforat ed edges, where they were made in a sheet and torn off as the postage stamps are. "Of the people who come in to bring odds and ends of coins the greater number are men, though I don't know but I buy quite as much of women. Everything has its value and I know where there is a market for all kinds. The collectors are chiefly men, though I have known women to collect, but they have not had the most valuable collections. There was one woman in Chicago who had quite a collection, though she did not care to put too much money into it. ? = "A collector is born anyway. They can't- be made. A man must have a -liking for it, and theiU{-fe?r4?-^fl'ag to study and spend some money you have a good collector. Different people may collect a few odd things, but they are not ' genuine collectors. "One fine collection that has been dispersed now was worth $40,000, and I could put my hand on one or two j men who have collections approaching that in value, but the greater number will have coins worth $2000 to $5000. These will be most of them United States coins. Those aro the coins thal bring in the best returns, though a good collector never looks at his col lection from a strictly commercial point of view. There may be a few who collect in that way, but men who love coins do not. "A man must not do much in the Way of collecting until he knows what he is doing. Yes, he has to begin to collect in a small way, for if he does not collect he will not study, but when he begins to study, then he knows something, and I warrant that in two years he will have changed every coin he has in his collection. "The copper coins are relatively considering their little intrinsic worth -the most valuable, and the rare cents are those of the years 1799, 1804, 1793, 1809, and 1811, and in that order. There were two coins made in 1799, one stamped regularly with that date and the other with the nine stamped over the eight. ' Both are rare, but the one stamped clearly with the nine is the best. The 1793 was the first issue, but the -issue of 1799 seems to have been soft, and it is more difficult to find them in a state of good preserva tion. "There is a great deal of imitation of these as in all other valuable coins, but it is not difficult for any one who has had experience to detect the fraud. It is experience and nothing else that will really count. I am so familiar with the shape and date of those two nines that I can tell the difference as quickly as the ordinary person will tell Washington from La fayette. The coins have been Imitated by electrotyping and by altering the | dates, but it is always possible to de tect them. I believe experts today know every operation that has been used in marking coins up to date. But it Is necessary always to look out, for every imitation is done by a different hand, and there are none of them alike. "The highest priced silver coln is j the dollar of 1838. That will bring but no-don't say how much that will bring, or I shall be overrun.with per- | sons who have 1838 dollars, or think they have. The 1804 dollar is the most valuable If one is to be found, but there is some doubt about such a coin having been coined. The gold coins are very interesting, and there are many rare coins among them. The half eagles, or $5 gold pieces of 1815 and 1822 are very valuable. Gold coins wear quickly and depreciate in value so easily that they are more difficult to obtain. "Perhaps it is this reason that the collection of gold coins seems to be a particular passion for the collector. It is quite aside from the intrinsic value of the gold, the commercial in terest does not enter into the feeling of the collector, though he will always make as good a bargain as possible. The coins of many collectors will Show many interesting pieces in gold, and many collectors have the gold dol lar from the first one in 1849 to the last in 1889. "The Octagonal dollars were the work of private enterprise. They were started in California, -and were so suc cessful that they were made. I be? iwve, in New York. But they became so popular as trinkets and bansles, that they became debased after a time, and finally so much alloy was put into them that the government put a stop to them. Up to 1873 they are very good for the collectors."-New York Times. THE CHINESE DENTIST. The Practitioner After the Fashion of Bia Ancestor?. American industry is playing havoc with all time honored institutions. At one time the dentists formed an important guild in China, but in the past 30 years hundreds of bright Mon golians have picked up more or less knowledge of the profession from American practitioners abroad, and are now doing business according to modern scientific methods. In San Francisco the new school has almost driven the old one to the wall. Never theless, three or four of the latter pur sue the calling in the same manner as their ancestors did for a thousand years. At least one of them visits New York every year, and stays two or three months until all of his customers have had their teeth put "in order." His work is curiously primitive. For extracting he relies upon his fingers, and with these he does marvels. With thumb and forefinger he will pull a bisiispid or a molar on which an Amer ican operator employs a powerful for-, ceps. This dexterity is the result of years of practice. From boyhood to manhood he is trained to pull pegs driven into a wooden board. Three and four times a day, half an hour at. a time, he drives pegs into the holea of his practice board, and then pulls them out attain. He lifts' in similar fashion teeth to which are attached heavy weights. This special training changes the aspect of the hand. Tho spare flesh vanishes and the blood ves sels and tendons seem to double in size. The forearm grows in girth and becomes as hard as wood. The ap prenticeship period lasts two years. At the end the student has a finger grip which is a wonder. Its strength is equivalent to a lifting power of 300 and even 400 pounds. Beside extract ing, he cleans teeth with a preparation containing ground cuttlefish, using brushes made of split bamboo. For tcothache he employs opium, peppar mint oil, cinnamon oil and clove oil. Sometimes, though rarely,- he fills teeth, but does it so ignorantly that the filling comes out within a few months. Through all his practice runs a laughable element of superstition. Ac cording to his system all toothache and other dental woes are produced by toothworms. The nerve pulp is such a worm, and is always shown to a patient whenever the decay is great enough to permit of its exhibition. To satisfy others, he carries about in a pocket some white grubs about as large as an ant. When he extracts a painful tooth he uses a little legerde main, and shows the sufferer one of the white grubs as the cause of all his pain. For neuralgic toothache he em ploys counter irritation and sedatives, rubbing the gums, cheeks and neck just below the condyle with a mixture of laudanum and peppermint oil, and pinching the skin until the blcod k ? almost forced through the pores, He ' is not highly regarded by his country men, his social position being half- j way between those of a bP-Vcr a?i?? -; a laborer. In New York L* - - :i cents for removing a tooti! <uu! for j other services paymer u-.> J lion. ! ^-^-, A Field for nome L'audicraft. Good designs may be obtained in two ways; they may be invented or they may be copied. The first method is for the genius, the second for tho average worker. All men can, more or less, copy what they see. In copying, one who lives near museums and libra ries has a wide field for selection- of motives from fine old ceramics, stuffs and metal work. Yet in country towns, by co-operation, a band of workers can get together enough good' books and magazines on decorative design to suggest endless artistic pro ductions. A general knowledge of nature form and color will be of great est utility, and although one may get principles from books, he should al ways go to nature for inspiration, and, it is taste which enables one to turn to account both teachings of books and of nature. It is helpful to those who feel that their environment is not in spiring to remember what a world of spiritual beauty Burne-Jones created for himself in the heart of "busy'Birm ingham. If in every village, ambition to excel in a certain branch of fine handicraft could be aroused, artistic and finan cial benefit to the community would be great. The gifted few might direct the efforts of those less artistic, and there would be a saving of time. .If ama teurs everywhere would endeavor to fashion really beautiful and useful things, joy and inspiration would fol low, especially to those "shut In" from nature's beauty, who spend long hours working over commonplace things. Gertrude S. Trowbridge, in Good Housekeeping. The Limit of Power. In the administration of President Harrison Senator Clark of Wyoming, then a practicing lawyer in the Terri tory, as it was in those days, was'ap pointed a judge of the territorial court". He was not certain about accepting' the position, and he went over to have a talk with Judge Corn, the Democrat ic incumbent. "Hello, Clark," said the judge. "Have you come over to be sworn in?" "No," said Clark. "I have not yet made up my mind to take the place." "Oh, take it by all manner of means," said Judge Corn. "It is a pleasant job, and I think you will like it." "But," said Clark, "I have a good many private matters to attend to, and I cannot accept for some time yet, anyway. If I conclude to take the place I will let you know." "All right." said Judge Corn. ".Come over and I will swear you in, but," he added, with a laugh, "while I can swear you in all creation cannot quali fy you."-Washington Post. I.one-Ll veil Fifth. Professor Baird devoted a great deal of time to the question as to the length of life of fish and he found that the ordinary carp, if not interferred with, would live 500 years. In his writ ings on the subject he stated that there are now living in the royal aquarium in Russia several carp that are known to be GOO years old, and he has ascertained in a number of cases that whales live to be over 200 years old. A gentleman in Boston has a gold-fish that he has had for 63 years, and his father informed him when he gave it to him that he had purchased it 40 years before he gave it to his son. TRAINED BY MACHINERY. Jw Way to Teach Elephants Some Old Tricks, they are training elephants by mach- | inery, says^ thc St. Louis Republican. 1 Tt ns: something they did not do in thc olden times; but, then, people generally haye changed from the old ways, and there is no reason why elephant trainers shSuld not do so. .Elephant instructors have devised a rici' method of imparting wisdom tc ' their charges. I? former years there were as many methods as trainers, but with the invention of machinery and the progression of thought a material change has been wrought At thc present time the elephant in structor goes about his work in pre- j ciseiy the same manner as does thc con- j tractor of a sky-scraper. If the material in hand is to be raised, thc very quickest and safest way of elevating it is em ployed. If a ten-ton beam is fitted to a certain positiori on thc fifth floor, it is placed there in thc shortest time pos sible by the usc of a huge crane. If the elephant trainer wants an exhibition of headrba?ancing or rope-walkings he is enabled by the use of- the crane to fur nish a clue, of the most effective nature in a minimum of time. Dangling at the end of the huge der rick the elephant is placed in any posi tion-desired. Once in this position, his education is commenced from that point. The new method of training is an ex periment as yet, but its success is as sured, at least as far as young elephants are concerned. Recently a circus re ceived- a consignment of a dozen or more baby pachyderms from Ceylon, j Suramtra and India. Their ages ranged from 8 to 12 years, and their weight he- j tween 1500 pounds and a ton. Coming fresh from thc jungles of ? tlie?r native country, the young elephant; ? possessed anything but a docile nature, j Hence, their training was accomplished only with difficult}'. Thc beginner was taken into a ring in the circus training barns and heavy | harness attached to a strong crane or ' derrick placed around the beast's body. ? The instructor then gave the command: '"Stand on head and forefeet." This-would bc Greek, of course, to the pupil, but thc meaning of thc com-! mand gradually dawns upon the ani- j mal's instinct after ?jeing lifted into the air and tilted forward on his head and | trunk screval times. Thus,-' in due course of time, the youthful pachyderm is taught success fully all the acts known to elephantine wisdom. . l-emale Bird Rules, Among several species-of the birds of prey a deference for thc female , sex is shown which is not met with in the great majority of feathered kind, says Mr. Frank C. Kirkwood, an ardent stu-1 dent of ..thc ways of birds and beasts. He says.: "Several years ago it was my fortune to capture two young eagles of thc bald head species. When meat was thrown into the room where they were confined the male showed plainly how great was his desire to pounce upon'it, but a glance from his sister was sufficient to keep him rooted to the perch until slip had fin ished. V''.,-P Sccf or other similar meals were hv: 1 this easy victory for iV fair sex <? th e? but when a *. u wis Ut! tii'a . ! J; .?a ; only after a fjetccTngiit ".-.J... >'.-. succeeded'in ' remivr!-:.:' i-/r .Vi me respect :?it*'i*:% ? - 1 vi vv.^j/ ... ... -ed owls " ' .-? : ? '*'.*?.. h.-i ?splayed :..-'7r' . * ' ' ' .'..?tn pria-, :'jfl<wir>>-l jv ~> .. *J-"~_. **--v'2*C "iurncd 111 the room, .... ..tale re tained "? stoliS and indifferent p?se upon his perch until the female had satisfied her hunger, after which'he would des patch what was^left. Many other are the instances among the eagles, hawks and owls in which thc female hird is the master of thc situation."-Baltimore Sun. WEEK END EXCURSIONS And Summer- Excursion Rates of Sea board Air Line Railway. Beginning Saturday, June Sth, and on every Saturday until August 11th, the Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell, round trip week end excursion tickets between Atlanta, Athens and intermediate points at rate of one fare. Tickets on sale for noon and rafternoon trains good' returning on any train Monday following. Also on sale daily, regular summer excursion tickets to Wilmington, N. C.- Cro'sjs Hill, S. C., Morehead- City, N. C., .Old. Point Com fort and Virginia Beach,-- Va., at great ly reduced fates. Tickets good re turning until October 31U. ON THE CONTRARY. "I understand that visionary'chap is regarded as being twenty years "ahead of his time." "No," answered thc gravc-looRing citizen, "I am his landlord, and I know better than that. He is about six months behind time."-Washington Star. Piles You are costive, and r long congested lumps appear, ble unless you assist nature in giving nature a chance to use quickly and surely remove the THIS IS nm TABLET _OTTAITAJfTEED TO CTTR? bod breas*, bad blood, wind c beadaabe, sbsManats-? atataies, p laxton aaA dtnloou. When ; ?etan* alek. Constipation kllU It la a starter for ene ebronla a afterwards. Va ai attar wbaS al yon xriM a? Ter gat wan. ood be riebt. Tabe enr advleef start 1 Buaxaatoe to care or money rcTt THE" COMPLETION. "I have written an article on 'How to Live on $2.50 Week,' he explained to thc editor. "Well," said the editor, "you had bet ter write the sequel to it." . "I do not unterstand." '.'Why, 'How to Get thc Two-fifty.'" j -Baltimore American. Postage to bc Reduced to One Cent. Thc President who succeeds in getting thu measure through Congress -will hold n high placa in the esteem of the people, but no higher, perhaps, than tho esteem in which ovorybocly holds Host ?(t ir's Stomach Uitters. 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Massachusetts uses more postage stamps per capita of population than any other State in thc Union. The trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs are beginning to show, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every time. 51.00 a bottle. Ail druggists. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us one dollar and wo will express you a bottle. He sure and giro the namo of your nearest express oflice. Address, J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, FRAGRANT FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's nse of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise fres Dr. It. H. KLINE, Ltd., 031 Arch St., Phila., Pa. Dunvegan, thc famous seat of the Mac leods, is said to he the oldest inhabited private house in Scotland. . Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma tion, aUays pain, cures wind colic. 25c r. bottle. Even the bee sting in its tail. a bonnet may have a a perfect liquid dentifrice for the Tigfli and New Size SOZODONT LIQUID, 25c SOZODONTTOOTH POWDER, 25c Large LIQUID and POWDER, 75c At all Stores, or by Mail for the price. HALL&RUCKEL, New York. Piso's Curo for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.-N.W.SAMCEL,' Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. . In baseball as in cookery the best batter takes the cake. S. K. Coburn, Mgr. Clarie Scott, writes "I find Hall 3 Catarrh Curo a valuable re medy." Drnggists sell it, 75c. Poverty may bc no disgrace, hut it's mighty uncomfortul "e. WANTED for (be Brohard Sash Lock and Brohard Door Holder Active workers everywhere cm earn big money, I always ? steady demand lor our goods, baumle sash lock. With pri?es, tfriiis, etc., free for 2c stamp I roruostsge. T11K ll ltd IIA KU?CO* I b Statics "O," Philadelphia, Pa. PDTNA:J a FADELESS DYE produces thc fast est and brightest colors of any known dyo Btufi'. Sold by all druggists. 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Chronic I>W?a?.'? or thc Kidney*. l>y?!>cp?la Heartburn, Sick Headache, lly.eiitury Constipation, Pile?. 4'ntb Orchard Wo ter IF the most effi cacious nf the natural mlaeral waters; most convenient to take ; most economical to buy. The cem?ne ls sold by all dniRirlsts with Crab Apple trade mark on' every bottle. CRAB ORCHARD WATER CO., Louisville, Malsby & Company, 30 S. ltroad St., Atlanta, Oa. Engines and Boilers Menin Water ll ea ter?. Steam T nun ps and Penberthy Injectors. Manufacturers and Dealers In SAW MIIiLS, t orn Mills, Feed Mills,Cotton Gin Machin ery and Orain Separators. SOLID and INSERTED Saws, Saw Teeth and locks. Knight's Patent Docs, Blrdsall Saw Mill nnd Engine ltepnirs. Governors, Grate liare and a lull line of Mill Supplies. Price mid quality of coode guaranteed. Catalogue Iree by mentioning this paper.' ONE SPOON BAKING POWDER IS THE H F.ST. TRY IT. J.D. dc R.S. CHRISTIAN CO.. RICHMOND. Y A. ?3 CUHtS WHERE ALL EISE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Ose ! 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Piles, hemorrhoids, fistula, and other rectal troubles !eld to the treatment, and Cascarets m forever. Don't bc persuaded to experiment with anything else! Atchison \jdobe. "I suffered tho tortores of the damned with protruding plica brought on b7 constipation with which I was afflicted for twenty years. I ran across your CASCA RETS In tho town cf Nowell, Ia,, and no ver found anything to equal them. To-day I am entirely free from pilca and feel Uko a new man. " C. H. KEITZ, 1411 Jones St. Sioui City, Ia ?ur??, - Woman's L-?ff Suit. ?h. BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER. 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