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THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA I*. C. IIAYNE, FrcB't. P. G. YOUD, Cashier. ? Capital, $250,000. Undivided l'ruflts / ?110,000. Facilities of our magnlflcnnt Xow Vault [containing 410 >afotT-Loek Koxca. Diff?r ent SIZPB ar<? offered to our patrons, and tho public at $3.00 to $10.00 -jer annum. THOS. J ADAMS PROPRIETOR EDGEFIELD, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1902 THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. AUGUSTA, GA. Pays Interest on Deposits. Accounts Solicited. L. C. Haync, President. Chas, C. Howard, Cashier. VOL. LXVII. NO. 8. ?D?AJIONDS, ?WATCHES, JEWELRY. We carry the larg I ' ? Fine Diamond?, J Sterling; Silver ai Diamond Setting, Watch and , Old Gold taken in exchange fe ?JEWELERS, New York City.-Norfolk styles are In the height of fashion, both for young girls and their elders. The exceed ingly smart May Manton waist shown MISSES XOItFOLK WAIST. exemplifies one of the late, t deslgf.s, and is desirable for many materials. The original is made of velveteen in n black and white Shepherd's plaid: ti but flannel corduroy, and all the sea son's waist cloths are equally ajipro over the fitted foundat'on. but can he left unlined when preferred. The lining Is simply fitted and tor min?tes at the waist line. The fronts and backs of thc waist ave smooth ht the upper portion, but drawn down in gathers at tho waist linc. Thc box pleats arc applied, stitched at each edge, and are graduated in width lo give i tapering ..ff cet- to rue figaro. The yoke is cut in points, that are stitched flat over thc pleats, and tho neck is finished with a novel collar that matches it and the cuffs. The sleeves are in bishop style.. To cut this waist for a miss of four m .m fm Wim Ml? fl-- ' \ A SMART BL teen years of age, three and live-eighth yartla uf material Uvcniy inches wide, three yards twenty-seven inches wide, two and one-fourth yards thirty-two inches wide, or two yards forty-four inches wide will be required. Woman's Shirt Waist or Itlonse. The smart blouse waists are acknowl edged favorites of fashion and grow in favor and variety with each change of season. This latest May Manton design, shown lu the-largo engraving, Includes many novel features and is admirai?iy adapted to afternoon wear. The original of white 'noire poplin, stitched with heavy white silk, show? gold ball buttons with white silk cords effecting the closing at the centr? fron?. All waist materials, snell as taffeta, peau de soie, dannel, serge, cashmere, pique, cheviot, and thc more substan tial wasli fabrics are appropriate. The foundation, or fitted lining, which may he omitted, extends to*the waist line only, and closes ;.t the centre front, but separately from tin outside; over il are arranged thc parts of the waist proper which ex)end below the belt in shirt waist style. The fronts and brick are seamed together at thc shoulders before the deep pleats arc laid that extend over the lops of the sleeves to give the lengthened effect now so fashionable. These pleats are double stitched like tucks for some distance on both front and back, two extra rows of ornamental si itching be ing added a* evenly spaced distances, The tiny breast pocket is finished with a stitched welt, but may be omitted, if not desired. The sleeves are in bishop style, with the new deep cuffs, and the neck is finished with a regulation stock that closes in the back. To cut this waist in the medium size, three and five-eighth yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and one half yards twenty-seven inches wide, or two yards forty-four inches wide, ?ill be required. ;est and most complete stock of Si Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, @ id Plated Ware in the South; Jewelry Repairing. Oh >r new goods. ?igeri & Co., . Augusta, Ga. ? Tho Boa's Useralness. The usefulness of the ordinary, dark tinted daytime boa goes without say ing. Xot so many have considered that the dress hon for those who go about much to receptions and the like is even more useful Whether of os trich feathers, tulle, chiffon, ribbon, rose petals o'* some tAvo or three of those fabrics in combination, if it bc truly beautiful and becoming it may cover a multitude of sartorial sins. Or, if one is not burdened with any clothes that have seen better days it is very comfortable to draw round one's bare shoulders between dances, or when the doors are on a continuous swing. Pinned round (he neck of a nice cape it transforms it into a pre sentable evening wrap. The prettiest J seen so far was composed of delicate pink rose petals, loosely set, in a foamy mass of cream while chiffon. Stripes in tho Foulard*. A tendency to stripes appears In the foulards. I hough this is not pro nounced, but finite * '"-no. Hbo tho dots cn some of There is a foundatic some of the silks, gi feet, and over this a ^!J?vlier.__ _Or ?grjuiDS rcor? of a stripe, bu foundation for the I which have a tendency lo small ail over effects. materials For I>ressy Waist?. The fashionable materials for dressy waists are Ute colored Swiss lawns. white dotted and figured Swiss, Per sian lawn and the soft Pongee silks. The latter are seen in melly self-col ored figured and dotted effects, which afford a pleasing change from the plain goods so long worn. Those Pretty Petticoats. white or delicately colored OUSE WAIST. brilliantine petticoats arc pretty and serviceable. Fi re-Gored Flare Waist. I The skirt that lits snugly about the I hips and flares freely at the feet is In the height of style foi young girls as well as for lb ir elders. This ad mirable May .Manton model includes all the latest features and will bc found '.cry satisfactory lu every way. As i shown, the material is broadcloth lu tobacco brown, but all i'ioths aud chev iots, as well as the lighter weight wools and silks are appropriate. The skirt is cut in live gores, that being found the most becoming of all styles. En< ll gore is carefully shaped, and widens as it approaches thc fashionable Hare. The fulness at the back is laid in inverted pleats that are quite fiat, but produce graceful fulness at the lower edge, where the skirt falls in becoming folds. To cut this skirt, for a girl of four teen years of age. four and three fourth yards of material twenty-one inches wide, four and one-half yards MISSES' FIVE-GORED FLARE SKIRT thirty-two inches wide, two and three fourth yards forty-four inches wide, or two and one-half yards fifty iuche." j wide will be required. i ?Mr ?*V l**ir v?fV--Ar vrrtr JW ?**tr Jg ?A? * ?J*ir rfir ? TA=TAT'S TRAP S The Grand Coup ol 4 Sr JOHN HATK The languorous mists of a perfect Indian summer shrouded the purple peaks of the Cone mountains. Locusts sang shrilly from every grease-wood hush, and whole choruses of thc same insects droned forth from the mahog any shrubs. Thc landscape had a pe culiarly conical tendency; each indi vidual hill was cone-shaped; Hie nut pines, punctuating their gray-blue slopes, tapered to a dull green cone; and down at thc base or a pyramidical mountain clustered a few peaked wick iups. A cloud of reddish dust floated skyward and mingled with the shim mering veil of autumn haze that blurred the hill tops. The reddish dust arose from a trail that twisted in sinuous loops up and ever thc Cone mountains as three ponies picked their way along its winding course. A roan pony lcd the trio; ne was ridden by stern old Meloxi, an Indian of wide repute among thc Washoe tribe. The second animal, a strange little pinto, bore thc daughter of Meloxi, and bringing up thc rear came Washoe Billy, mounted on his sturdy bay. Thc riders wore silent, but, being radians, this seemed matter of fact; something might be learned from the expressions stamped on thc counten ances of the three redskins. Meloxi looked stern and dignficd; Ta-tai, his daughter, rebellions and indignant; while Washoe Billy wore a victorious half smile every time he glanced at Ta-tat, which was not infrequently. The ponies were tired and dusty-tho riders cramped and dusty, too. Several dogs began to yelp as thc tiny cavalcade approached thc wicki ups; half a dozen airily clad papooses skurricd up from the trickling stream in thc nearby arroya, and stared at thc sorry-looking party. By the time the ponies were halted before Meloxi's tepee, the whole village had gathered about them. Neither Meloxi nor Washoe Billy caused this unusual in terest; Ta-tat, the rebellious coun tenanced daughter of a chief, had re turned into their midst; not willing ly.' but forcibly brought home by her fa titer and future husband, Washoe . Billy. It was ibis m;;idf,n, the pride of thc Cone mountain Washocs, that excited the curiosity of thc villagers. Ta-tat, from mere infancy, attracted consid erable attention. On her right temple ?JU.. ~_ one day Meloxi listened to thc apncaij of a home missionary lady, whiv u re sulted in his sending bright little Ta tat away to the Carson Indian school. No other Cone mountain papoose had ever attended thc school, consequently the relatives and friends of Ta-tat took a deep interest in her progress at the institution. For five years she had been acquir ing the book-lore of thc palefaces; of ten Meloxi received letters that wore carefully read to him by Rancher Bannon's wife, who lived not far from Cone mountain. All reports reaching Meloxi's ears were good, and quite creditable even to a big chief's daugh ter. So Meloxi spoke proudly of his clever Ta-tat, and deposited her letters in a dainty willow basket, from whic h he took them to demonstrate to every visitor the accomplishments of this Washoe princess. But one day a startling revelation was made to the Cone mountain Washoes. One of their own villagers, while visiting Carson, saw Ta-tat walking with Horace Hop-Foot, and promptly reported thc fact on his re turn home. Now the Washoes do not object to their maidens keening com pany with young braves-far from it; but Ta-tat's had long been promised to Washoe Billy, and to think that she could so far forget herself as to walk with another brace, and he a Pinte at that, and one whose reputation was quite notorious, roused the wrath of Meloxi and Washoe Billy, and all tho villagers besides. After a brief con sultation.' the old chief, accompanied by Ta-tat's intended and an extra pony, journeyed Carson-wards, intent upon conducting thc fickle and disloyal girl back to the paternal lodge. That his mission terminated suc cessfully was clearly illustrated when the expedition returned to Cone moun tain. Ta-tat deigned not to greet with any show of cordiality tho companions of her childhod days. She slid off the weary pinto, shook Out her dusty gar ments, and walked with haughty indif ference the gauntlet of inquisitive Washoes. She did not halt until the flag of her father's wickiup hid her from view. This was a far different home-coming than had been planned for Meloxi's famed daughter. Her dis grace assumed gigantic proportions; the villagers were amazed to think that Washoe Billy still desired to marry her. Washoe Billy understood matters better than his people. Ta tat never pretended io care for him; Meloxi made the match. Even 1 hough he was a chief, the title proved bul. an empty honor, and Billy's numerous ponies and three guns appealed to his covetous nature; therefore, when Billy sued Tor Ta-tat's hand, Meloxi con sented upon learning that two ponies and a shot-gun would be his portion of the wedding contract. In addition. Meloxi possessed his quota of racial pride, and never could lose his hatred for thc Pintos, so firmly had his father instilled in his mind thc bitter detail*, of the old feud existing between thc i two tribes. And to think of Ta-tat's pro fessed partiality to a miserable Pint?; | more than strengthened his desire for j a speedy marriage between her and Washoe Billy. Ta-tat safe in his wickiup. Billy cager to claim her as his wife, and the pori"? and gun with held until after the ceremi ny- -tftpse facts prompted Meloxi to set nn carly | date for his daughter's wedding. The nows had apparently no effect, j upon the sulky Ta-tat. She realized ! how little sympathy would he forth- j 4SF0RMAT10N. > i an Indian Maid. ^ 3LD HAHXiljf? coming from her people; yet ?h? de termined to he the bride of rto one. but Horace Hop-Foot, her noble Pinto lover. Ta-tat's schooling had taught her to read and write; she had labo riously waded through a highly col ored novel in her career at the insti tute, and from it had contracted ro? mantic ideas. 1 With all Hop-Foot's glaring faults, she loved nim madly, and was more than willing to renounce her connec tion with the Wash oes, especially the possibility of being bride to that ug-. ly Billy. Hop-Foot had acquired a little learning at the Carson institute; he owned a small shanty down near* Reno, and was the best gambler among the Indians for many miles" around. To be sure, he imbibed freely' of firewater, but then that was not such a grievous fault, according to Ta-tat's reasoning. With thc instillation of white men's ic.cas, many of Ta-tat's superstitions were eradicated. For instance, sho thought ic wise to forget the old feud long nursed between Pinte and Wash oe; she also laughed at the Washoe"s tradition that certain hirds and beasts' were the forms assumed by good and; bad spirits. The magpie, for which; sue was named, couid be either a wick ed woman in disguise, or the spirit of a wisc old man, so claimed the Wash oe medicinemen; but the white teach ers scoffed at those ideas, and Ta-tat: agreed with them. Hop-Foot's first gift to her was a scrawny young magpie (he thought it an appropriate token), which she tenderly cared for, and taught to say a few words, both in thc English and Washoe languages. This bird, with thc majority of Ta-tat's' belongings, still reposed in her room at the insti tute. Mcloxi had allowed her scarcely lime to gather up a few necessary gar ments when ho rode up to the school and abratply carried her away. Now, silting in lonely dudgeon be neath her lather's peaked roof, Ta-tat'3 mind worked actively, and she con jured up mental pictures-first of a' slave's life with Washoe Billy; then a. blissful vision of love in Hop-Foot's shanty on thc outskirts of Reno. Pros pects seemed decidedly gloomy for the uusky maiden. Great iK-cnj?^jA?. wer'.? gaily t'r.y^dfl^EHHftng wedding; the Pintea; _w ?.*> ;>flKBB jBBBF .". a l>r-n" cess, even tboin^'MirwFprincess was tad ly disgraced; still her father com manded universal respect, and the Wash oca were only too eager to seize upon an opportunity for a big time. While the preliminary arrangements hummed merrily along, and the wed ding morn but five days away, Ta-tat hit upon a brilliant scheme. She brightened up as a willing bride should, and for the first time since her return took a decided interest in the coming event:. That afternoon, in company With Washoe Billy, Ta-tat tripped lightly over to Farmer Bannon's. Mrs. Bannon had always been extremely fond ol' thc girl: and. since the bride to-bc requested Washoe Billy's attend ance, no one objected to the visit, and every one felt highly pleased at the happy turn ol' aaa irs. Mrs. Bannon and Ta-tat carried on a very ordinary conversation, with Washoe Billy a close listener. He heard nothing to alarm him; but, just before departing, Ta-tat stepped into the kitchen, placed a leuer in Mrs. Can non's hands, and begged her to mail it that very day. Washoe Billy failed to observe this little side play, and grunt ed in serene contentment as the twain wal Ked back to the village. Shrill and sweet sounded the locust choruses in the thick sagebrush; happy insects that could sing in blissful igno rance ol' slain comrades parching under the September sun at the Cone moun tain village-daintiest of delectable In dian eatables, those parched locusts. Rabbits and fish and sagehen were also conspicuously abundant as prep arations went on for the day's feast; and there, upon the coals, sputtered Mie elaborate piece dc resistance-a great, fat steer, purchased by the groom from Farmer Bannon. , The sun's rays lost their wonted fierceness as they filtered through thc soft, misty autumnal haze; the Indian braves glided h ove and there, veritable sun-gods, arr: ed m --;cant breech clouts, their skins glistening like bur nished copper, and their hefeathered heads and painted faces resembling those of warriors of early days. Me loxi and Washoe Billy were untiring in their efforts to do full honor to this occasion, and the villagers felt equally desirous of pushing things to a grand climax. Ta-tat! in accordance with an old custom of the Washoes, sat in solitary magnificence within her father's wick iup, awaiting her lord's first command. Her dainty, beaded moccasins tapped the earthen floor nervously; there re mained but a few hours ere the closing of inc c?r?monie:!, and her claiming hy Washoe Billy. She cautiously peered through Hie loose Hap and watched the festivities. Long shadows stretched out from the conical mountains; the sun hung like a blood-red disk just above thc bortaon; thc feast had begun iii earnest, and her people and thc wending guests were gorging them :.; 'Ves iu barbaric Indian fashion, 'j hree hours of feasting, two hours of dancing, and then the surrounding of h.er lodge by ihn revelers; thc brief i cremony nf the oldest, medicine man, and she would bc Washoe Billy's slave, and her dreams of love with Hep-Foot .foings of the past. The molten sun rested on the apex of the loftiest cone-shaped peak; the feast, progressed beautifully. A rim of fire, a sky of brass, and Sol sank on Ta-tat's wedding day, and the aggre gat?on of redskins had all but remover! the last vestige of the barbecue. Katy dids chirped; an owl hooted mourn fully; stars blinked in thc high, dark ened vault of heaven; fires lighted up the cluster of wickiups, add the wild dance was on in earnest. Two more hours and Ta-tat's fate was sealed. The black-fringed, liquid eyes of the Indian girl flashed; her bosom rose and fell with suppressed emotion. "He has failed me! Hop-Foot has failed me!" Thc words were but half-articulated, and Ta-tat held her breath as if their echoes startled her, "Ta-tat, Ta-tat!" The girl's heart throbbed painfully. "Oh, 'tis he! Hop-Foot, herc I am!" Under the tepee's flap rolled a lithe body. It was Hop-Foot, uic Piute, the favored lover of Meloxi's daughter. The brave and his dusky sweetheart gazed at each other in profound silence for a moment. Ta-tat's beauty dascd the dauntless Piute; her wedding finery, her magnificent eyes, her su perb figure! Ah, she was well worth the risk! '"Quick, the moments fly!" breathed Ta-tat. Hop-Foot gave her a closely woven basket. The young squaw raised the lid, and took from its shallow depths a small lump of black and white feathers-her magpie-Hop-Foot's first gift to her. "You have saved me, Hop-Foot. We are saved!" gasped the girl. "Good hy. Ta-otu Good by." With a farewell caress, the maiden placed thc uncanny bird on a heap of rabbit skins, snatched up the tell-tale basket, and hurriedly slipped out of the wicki up at thc heels of Hop-Foot. The katy dids stil chirped, the stars twinkled knowingly, anu the dizzy dancers were almost exhausted, as Hop-Foot and the Washoe princess crept through the sage brush, around the base of the pyramidical hill to a nut pine tree, where two wiry ponies were tethered. | Tora-toms signaled thc dance to ! cease; torches were lighted, and the j procession, headed hy Meloxi and I Washoe Billy, advanced toward the . bride's commodious tepee. Thc throng ; encircled the wickiup, torches east a j glare of light into every nook. Meloxi threw back the entrance-flap, and j Washoe Billy rushed in to claim his j bride. "I'm Ta-tat, Ta-tat! Ta-tat's hun- j gry! Ha. ha, hju Thc laughtjJH ^tooniacal, thc ! voice ba-s!f*?B j||_Thc eager groom ftjflfi Ri frenzied ! yell curdfl ^ttcircling braves JR Bj Billy j Icapr^dS Bri'' fell ir am HHKni down a^^^rexilBr lliwmain village and I , chuckled as a frightful din rent thc ?? quiet of this beautiful luman summer ! < night. Ta-tat. tie Washoe princess, enjoyed her roma rt ic escape, for she knew full well that uv: people would forevermore look upon -Ta-tat, the magpie, as the transformed ?XXg?tgjrTfiJJ Meloxi.-San Francisco Argonaut. QUAINT AND CURIOUS. A country postman in Belgium was so overcome with grief and shame at missing the mail train that he went straight from the station to the near est water and drowned himself. England holds the record for the longest railway run without a stv.;i. This is Paddingtin to Exe*jr-11)4 miles. France comes next, with Paris ! to Calais-1S5 1-2 miles. America's ; longest is New York u> Troy-148 miles. The skin of the muskox, which is a denizen of tho "Barren Grounds" and the Arctic region of Canada, has taken the place of that of thc extinct buffalo for sleigh robes, lt varies in price from $50 to as low as $5 for a poor article. A strange sight was witnessed at Bologna recently. A .bellringer a church was struck bv_? great bell and j thrown violently t'?'f?ii'gh the wimlow 1 of the tower on to the roof, some 50 feet below. He escaped with nothing more than a shock. There are altogether in Yucatan seven cities, 13 towns, 62 ruined cit ies, 143 villages. 15 abandoned settle ments and 333 haciendas. Scarcely any of these places has as many as 10,000 inhabitants, the population of the great majority falling below 1000. A pct crow, when confined to a cage, used to spend hours coasting down a ! small inclined plank, using thc tor of a mustard can for a sled. He would carry the sled up to tho to;> of the plank, step into it and ?dido to the bottom, repeating thc performances i again and again with the greatest glee. The average load of freight trains j is 250 tons. The cost of handling j freight averages three mills per ton | per mile. There are about 4,000,000 j freight trains per year. Freight man- j agers want to increase thc freight load 30 tons per train, and. by :-:o doing fig- ? ure out an increase of 540,000,000 per.! year. i The Mississippi war: first discovered ! by Ferdinand do f:?"<> in 1541, and : Father Hcnncpnl and M. de !-a Salle were thc first. Europeans thal trav ersed it. Soto lind served under Pi zar- ? ro in the conquesi of Peru with such ! a reputation that the king of Spain cn- j trusted him with the government of j Cuba, with the rank of general of ; Florida and marqur of thc lands he' should conquer. Wiltara Tln?jf Ml??<-?1 lt. How strange it is that Alexander j thc Great was never called "Fightint; i Aleck." or Julius Cacm.:- "Scrappy \ Jule." or George V/cr.bfnglcn Gory George." or Napoleon "Battle Nap."- '. Baltimore World. i CGQQQGCGQOGOGQCOGO oooocp WHERE AMERICAN 1 s O O o o o o o o o - Q 2 Part??nlars In Which European ?? y Schools Are JDeflclciit. Q 0 O GOCOO OaOGCGGOQQGGoGGGOGOO THE American schoolboy is two inches taller than the aver age European schoolboy of a like age. I am positive in this declaration after a tour of inspection of the various schools of Europe, and 1 place the usefulness of the instruc tion imparted, from au educational rind a hygienic point of view, as fol lows: First, the United States; second, England; third. Germany, closely fol lowed by France and Russia, There ls a great difference in the school systems, but in two ways is this more noticeable, viz., inspection of school work and its results. The system rj. inspection abroad has been developed to such an extant that it is more of a science titan an ord'nary routine, as lu this country. The in spector spends at least a day a month In each room, making copious notes of both teachers' aud pupils' work, criti cising in open class tito deficient stud ies and commending those that arc satisfactory. One report that I saw in Kenmare, nnd prepared by the regular govern ment officer, had the results carefully tabulated. One copy was handed the teacher, another was sent to the Board )f Education, and another was retained by the inspector to aid him in his fu ture visits, tbns leaving something tan gible for the teacher and pupils to work on. The report set forth that the deportment of the pupils was prop erly maintained, but that the reading of the class was away below par; mathematics was fair, spelling excel lent, penmanship could bo improved an, history was excellent, but geogra phy of tho Western Hemisphere was very poor, and grammar was all that could be expected. With such a report the teacher had some tangible basis to work on before thc next appearance )t the inspector, before which time it ivas expected the deficiency in studies ivonld bc made up. The Inspection of class work in our Chicago schools forms quite a con sist with this. Here the assistant superintendent rarely spends over a jalf hour, aud no report is made to the icacher lhat would aid in remedying lefects, but sile is left in ignorance of tow her work compares with other teachers' efforts. At the same lime I am willing to vwtn.i.. tr I? noeeililn to be ITlnW* I . .... .... io looK sidewise. Certainly these schools are more ad vanced in theory than ours, but we surely excel ib.:m from a practical side. , Any one of tho foreign schools is tatter equipped, ino/fc expensive to maintain and .batter fitted to exert u^o^jcuc/fin thc student body than ours, but the medieval practice of rc AM ERICA. ENGLAND. strictions places them beyond the pale of our work. Omitting tho English schools, any one ol' the others has a distinct advantage over our schools from the fact that reading and spell ing are mastered in three years, be cause words are spelled as spoken. Many of our pupils are nuable to read English after ten years' steady appli cation. Arithmetic is much easier abroad, because the tables are founded on the decimal system, like our money, and requin; very little memorizing. It is conceded that a boy coming out of tile preparatory school on the Con tinent is about two years ahead of our boy of the same age who Is gradu ating from our high school. While this is true, our boy has done at least three years more work in mastering the reading, spelling aud grammar of our difficult language with its barbar ous spelling and numerous inregulari ties of grammar. The openness of mind so no?."?: ?n in the American youth is totally lacking in Hie foreign student, and he Is held to ihe facts in his books until he has no breadth of range. Ile spends much less time in ibo open air and takes less exhilarating exercise than our boys. Add to this the scientific ventilation of our school rooms, the dash of our methods, lack of desire to cram book knowledge, shorter hours of instruc tion, more cheerful met hods, periods of relaxation more frequent, and it ls no wonder our boys grow two inches taller than the foreign boys when taken age for age. We aim a* nearly as possible to de velop the menial and physical natures of the student at the same time. The success ol' this phut. I think, is evident from the number of young men nt the head of the many large industrial es tablishments in America successfully competing with the product of the world in every line.-W. K .Watt, in the Chicago Record-Herald. Castle? on ihr Rhina 'tiver. A German authority states that from the mouth to the source of the Rhine. 7".'."i castle:;, formerly the homes of warlike chiefs, are to he found over looking its waters. No Shoveling Required. Thc apparatus shown below almost speaks for itself as a time and trouble saver, for nearly every one knows by experience thc unpleasant work pf cleaning out the furnace several times ? a week In Wlutcr. One great annoy ance is the scattering of dust in the' air, to settle later all around the base- ? ment, some even being carried through the flues luto the living rooms above, ! to be deposited on furniture and car- j pets. George Adams and Walter How- ? land have conceived the idea of pro- ' vldiug a receptacle Into which the ashes may be shaken direct from the furnace, inclosing the receptacle iu an r.Ir-tight chamber, except for thc one passage leading through the furnace, into thc chimney. Of course the re-: ceiving can may be of any desired shape and size, and it is possible with : its use to allow several days' shakings ? to accumulate without interfering with the ordinary working of the fur nace. As It would be impossible to lift a full receiving eau out of the well | beneath the furnace, the inventors make provision for rolling it to the ' openlug on a car, and a lifting pulley ; ls suspended directly above thc trap j ANTI-DC3T ASHES BB3XOVINO Ar>rAUATC3 I i door to raise the can to the surface. li several cans are provided the as?n, i j may easily be stored in the basement I until the ashman comes to collect, and j as the cans are emptied directly into i the wagou there is no occasion for the i use of a shovel or raising a dust iu thc ' house. Ecyptlan Arithmetic rinds. A book was unearthed lu Egypt re- j ccntly which shows that the Egyp-1 tlans understood arithmetic over 3U00 ! years ago. It is a volume evidently ! inteudcd for thc teaching of pupils at. home. Thc leaves arc papyrus, and are in an excellent state ol' preservation. Explorers estimate that the book was ! made about the year J7U0 Ii. C., OR j l'.e.r....... 4\n,n levi itu? r'ii?lflean . _..... oumructicn and divis-1 ?on were not known lu their present : form, but correct results were ob- j tabled. Examples in quotations were also fourni in the book. r Tie "&rrAf7nrwX~n$\\M. A report from Taris is to ibo effect that General Gallien!, the Governor- \ < Jouerai of Madagascar, is about to | make thc port of Tamatave, ou thc ? GERMANY eastern coast ol' thu island, the capital, instead of Antauanariwo. the present capital of Madagascar. Thc reason fot this transformation is said tu lie lu thc fact that the country around An tauanariwo is not tit for any agricul tural purposes, while the const dis tricts are reported to be fertile and rich in mineral deposits, two facts which will no doubt induce immigrants : to settle down there. Mollisses an Animal Font!. Many agriculturists in Europe have long been convinced that molasses is au admirable food for horses and cat tle, and tbPir conviction is uow stronger than ever owing to certain experiments which have recently been tried, and which have proved eminently successful. Obituary Cynicism. Literary Traveler tl o depressed-look ing resident outside country church yard)-"Interesting old place this, sir. Any folk-lore or fairy talcs connect?e with lt?" Grumpy Resident (who has evidcntlj been left out of a will)-"There isn': any folk-lore lu this neignoorhood, auc the only fairy talcs you'll dud are it the churchyard-eu thc tombstones.' -Moonshine. THE W?KL?'? Luven. Oh it is well to love. Lut just to love alono Is not enough by hali ! '- t Love that is never shown '\ ls us thu gem imbeddol in ' f . Tho Lard, uncovered stone: i lie makes thu world bis debtor and 1 Comes justly to his own Who Jew his love be known, -Chicago Itecord-IIerald. HUMOROUS. Sillicus-What do you consider th*, proper age for a man to marry? Cynt cus-In his dotage. Hoax-I once knew a deaf mute who made a fortune. Joax-Another proof that silence is golden. Dentist-When did your teeth first begin to trouble you, sir? The Vic tim-When I was about one year old. Wigg-They say Crosefist is making a lot of money, but he won't adiriit it. Wagg-Afraid he'll give it away, I suiy pose. "What is a promoter. Jim?" "Well, a promoter is one of those fellows that can sell you a colander for a wash basin." She-I don't see why women should not make as good swimmers as men. He-Yes; but you sec a swimmer has to keep his mouth shut. Borax-How are you progressing with Miss Breezey? Do you find it plain sailing. - Samjones-Oh, so-so. About 17 "nots" an hour. "I've never been able to save any thing," complained the poor man. "You have probably saved yourself a lot of worry," replied the rich man, Blobbs-Newrich likes to make a vulgar display of his wealth, doesn't he? Slobbs-Yes; it's the regret of his life that goldfish are not good to eat. She-It is said that nearsightedness is increasing. He-Ii it shonuld be come universal women would be able to wear shoes large enough to bc com fortable. . First Tramp-What do they mean by Fabian inactivity. Second Tramp Dat's de first I ever heard of dat kind, but whatever it is I have great re speck for it. Nell-I hear you and Maude are no longer friends. Bell-No; you see, she said she was afraid her new hat wasn't becoming to her. Nell-Well?-Belle -Well, I agreed with her. Tom-Yes, we had quarreled, but I was determined to see her. Dick How did you manage it? Tom-When I called I told the maid to say it was a society reporter who wanted to seo her. Little Mary was discovered one day by her mother vigorously applying the oil can to the kitten's mouth. On be Browne-As trees go, yes. I belies it's rather shady. Thc beggar-Kind sir, I am penni* less. Can you not give me some finan cial ^assistance/:' Tnt. Kind Slr-Why don't you g? to wont? ^Jia* beggar By Jove! I never thought of that. Thank you, sir, for bringing the mat ter to my attention. , DYNAMITE IN A MINE BUCKET. i - Two Men Descending With It When the Explodive Let Go. There was a fatal explosion under very peculiar circumstances at Slope No. 2 of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company at Pratt City. Two negroes, who were descending an air shaft, are dead, and the bucket in which they were being lowered was blown to smithereens. The negroes were picked up at the bottom of tho. shaft, and were both dead when reached. Just before the explosion it became necessary for the two negroes. George Allen and H. W. Harrison, to go down into the shaft, which had been sunk for the purpose of supplying air to the men. They Were placed in a bucket and lowered by means of a rope. In side the bucket was a lot of dynamite, and, it is supposed, some caps. In some way the explosive was ignited, presumably from a lamp on the hat on the head of one of the men, and there was a terrific explosion. Both were thrown from the bucket and fell over 75 feet to the bottom. The report was distinctly heard at the top of the shaft and at once a cloud of smoke came to the surface. The men on top realized what had hap pened and commenced efforts to see what damage had been done. Communication with the bottom of the mine was secured and from those there it was learned that the negroes, having been blown trom the bucket, had dropped down to thc hard rock. There seems to be no blame to be at tached to anybody but the negroes themselves. They had been warned to be careful, and it is thought by all who knew anything of the circum stances that they are the victims of their own incautious action.-Birming ham News. Valuable Food Product. Fish powder is the very latest adJi tiou to the list of foods, and it is said by physicians to be the best and most nutritive food product in condensed form that has been discovered. It can be made in the home, with very little trouble and expense. Any kind of fresh fish will do. First steam them ir. their own moisture, then, after cool ing and drying the mass obtained, ex pose it to the air for a short time. The next step is to shred the fish and then treat it to a bath of alcohol and citric acid, that all fat, glue and mineral matter be removed. After drying, it must again be boiled, dried and ground. The result is a kind of meal or flour, which can be utilized in a groat variety of ways, as. for in stance, mixing in soups, frying oys ters and making omelets. The flour has neither taste nor smell, and it will keep indefinitely. Might Kc th?* F.xplnnntlon. "She's such a matter-of-fact, busi ness-like young woman that I'm sur prised she married him. He's not very rich." "No; but he's very old. and he car ries a big life insurance."-Chicago Post.