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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. !
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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.
This medicine gets ut tho starting point of
diseaso by acting on tho Btomacb, helping
that organ in ita duty of digesting food. ] t
cures dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation,
stimulates the kidneys, and strengthens tho
mr res. Bo sure to try it. *
Bananas with purple leaves and seedless
fruit have been introduced into British
conservatories.
<:My hair was falling out very
fast and I was greatly alarmed. I
then tried Ayer's Hair Vigor and
my hair stopped falling at once.
Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria,
For niKouMicfj*,
Torpid Liver, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Crab Orchard Water is a specific.
Oxford University has voted to do away
with thc Sunday afternoon sermons.
Are Yon ITninjr Allen's Foot-Ease >
It ia the only euro for Swollen, Smarting,
Tired, Aching, Hot. Sweating Feet, COHIH
and Bunions.. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a
powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures
while you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FKEE. Address, i
Allen S. Olmsted, LeJtoy, N. Y.
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.
There are 4000 tons of stone in the py
ramids of Cheops. It could be built for
$20,000,000 to-day.
Some men are too lazy to even stand in
their own light.
Itosy Checks Follow
Tho uso of 1)1 koy's Female Tonie. It is safe,
pleasant nnd reliable. It cures tho various
diseases peculiar to women. Ic restores Ute
glow.and bloom of health.
"Thc Sauce that made West Point fnmens."
R/lclLHENNY'S TABASCO.
NEW DISCOVERY; ww
OtucU relief and cares wivrst
? rase*, j.ooi ol ti;- timoni.-.U ::n.l ] U dnvs' treatment
! Free. Dr. H. E. GHEEK'S BONK, EOX B. Atlanta. u*.
USE CERTAIN ^GUREJ
23
50
15
SSS c;e.;ruseiThompson's Eye Water
?
A natural medicinal water-concentrated.
A panent, laxativo, tonic. A specific for eil
liver, kidney, stomach and bc ?el disorders.
It cures-Torpid Liver, Jll!lou?ru->?. Juun
.Ik-r. 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 !
In time. Sold by druggists.
^1
MPT.I.O
Mention this Paper
In writing to adterUsera
ANU-Twenty-nvel901.
A reasonable amount of egotism keeps a
man from brooding too much over his j
neighbor's success.
New Yorkers will invest in a $1,000,000
winter resort in thc Island of Bermuda.
A CERTAIN CURE FOR SORE.WEAK a INFLAMED EYES.
- ^ ?ALVE
MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNECESSARY; Price, 25 Certs.?rwM
In our
Roasting
Establish
ments we
positively
do not allow
the use of
Eggs,
Egg Mixtures,
Glue.
Chemicals,
or similar
substances.
COPPEE
is an
absolutely
Pure Coffee.
Watch our next advertisement.
Just try a package of
LSOftS COFFEE
and you will understand the
reason of its popularity.
LION COFFEE
is now used in millions of
homes.
When pressing your snit with the favorite lady,
?TSB girl that you think you desire for'a wife
Choose a place that is quiet, secluded and shady,
For that's an important transaction in life.
Remember, though she may be charming and
pretty,
Of face most enchanting, of figure most neat.
Should she not be well trained it would be a
great pity
That you and your lady-love ever should meet.
In choosing a wife, my dear fellow, the best trick
Is, first, to consider her womanly gifts,
lier household acquirements-attainment? do
mestic
The sensible mind that all women uplifts.
Docs she know how to cook? Is she able and
active?
Does she use LION COFFEE-the purest of
brands?
If so, then she surely will make home attractive,
And pleasant for you with her own loving hands.
LION COFFEE, you know, has no coating or
glazing,
In militons of homes is its purity known;
Consumers are always its quality praising
A flavor and fragrance entirely its own.
Sold in pound packages, outwardly bearing
LION on wrapper, and gift-list inside;
If fer your future content you are caring
LION COFFEE you'll surely commend to your
bride!
lu every package of LION COFFEE you will find a fully illustrated and descriptive list. No housekeeper, in
fact, no woman, man, boy or girl will fail to find in the list some article which will contribute to their happiness,
comfort and convenience, and which they may have by simply cutting out a certain number of Lion Heads from
the wrappers of our one pound sealed packages (which is the only form in which this excellent coffee is sold).
WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO.
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itching, painful, bleeding. Then you have piles. There are many kinds and many cures, but piles are not cura
removing the cause. CASCARETS make effort easy, regulate and soften the stools, relieving the tension, and
her healing power. 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
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new man. " C. H. KEITZ,
1411 Jones St. Sioui City, Ia
?ur??, -
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?h.
BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER.
S oil towel trannies, appendicitis, blUeasneas,
>a the aiomaeh, bloated bowel?, foal month,
pain* after .atina, liver trouble, ?alio w cora
y oar bo web d>.i'( move ream lari y yon aro
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liment? and lon* year? of Bufferlna that come
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un th C AS CARETS today, nader an absolut?
inded. ^
iOc
25c 50c
NEVER SOLD m BULK.
DRUGGISTS
. tJTJAJ&AKTEED TO CCKEt J-lvi^eart ac* UO ?rtc bt?x-ofCAs>
CiBETS was .old. Kow lt lt over .Ix mlllUa boxe? a year, creator ttg* any
.tallar medicine In tb? world. Tbl. I. ???.|1?t^pT??j?iB3&tS?SkLSti
onr Dost te.Uaaoalal. We have faith, and will self CABOAMgTtt SMlJSSrtaSsdr
pnarantfcd to enro or money refunded. Co boy toda\, (w o OOo BUct, ujVO
them a fair, hone.t trial, mm per atsapte direction., oad If reo are SksrtasgsStosl
after asina aa? SOc box, retara tao oaoaed ?OO box aaa tho oapty sss to
us by mnlfi or the dmnjit.t, from wbosj yon purchased IC, aa? (rmt?your aaoney
back for both box... Toke oar advleer-So .natter what Otts yon-atart ??day.
SleuHli will qnicklv follow and you will blessthe>4ay Toa drat ?tarted the aaa
of GAACAJSJrrs- Book ?ree by math ?..Addi KTEBXisaainifl? co., ii?r-.i <*cu??ie.