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THE FACE ACAII THOMAS BAIL Mabel, little Mabel, With face against the pane, Looks out across thc night And sees the Beacon Light A-trembling in the rain. She hears the sea-birds screech, And the breakers on the beach Makiug moan, making moan. And the wind about the eaves Of the cottage sobs and grieves; And thc willow-tree is blown To and fro, to and fro. Till it seems like some old crone Standing out there till alone With her woe, Wringing as she stands. Her gaunt and palsied hands! While Mabel, timid Mabel, With face against the pane, Looks out across thc night. And. see* the Beacon Light, A-trembling in the rain. , Set the table, maiden Mabel, And make the cabin warm; Your little fisher-lover Is out "there ia t he storm, An<f vo?r father-vou are weeping! O Mabel, timid Mabel. Go spread the supper table. And pct the tea a-steeping. Your lover's heart is brave, His boat is staunch and tight; , And your father knows the perilous reef That makes the water white. Euc Mabel, darling Mabel, With face against the pane, Looks out across the night - At the^Beacon in the rain. The heavens are veined with fire! And tue thunder how it rolls! In the lulling of the storm Thc solemn church-bell tolls ' ;*For lost souls! But no sexton sounds the knell In that belfry old and high; Unseen fingers sway the bell . As the wind goe9 tearing by; Sow' it tolls for the souls ;**aeiG?G?0IOISl6 A PIANO TfU BY CLAUDIA N. O one could play upon it-that is, no one whose nerves were very sensitive or whose horrors of the uncanny or thc inexplicable were In the ascendancy. A magnificent piece of workmanship it -was, to be eure, famous since Its completion for its sweet tone and its wide compass of expression. Yet it stood there in Mr. Briggs's parlor ready to indulge in mocking laughter at who soever should dare to seek its music. The laughter In itself waa sufficient to unnerve even the most courageous scoffer at the possibilities of ghostdom. It "was a harsh, grating "Ha, ha. ha!" such as a merrymaking bedlam will give vent to, and with as little occa sion for utterance. The longer any one played thc louder the laughter be came, until even the boldest would clasp' his hands to his ears and arise jn nervous haste: ' Another strange thing was that it did not begin uutil the perfora:er touched the note G, con tinuing uLtil ho ceased playing, whether that note was sounded again or not. - It stopped as soon as the last- echo- died away, which caused more than one to gaze back at the instrument in shame-faced confusion. "What shall we do with it?" said .Mrs. Briggs, helplessly, after a final |jffort to play upon it without hecdinj ?$ts ridicule, g "Sell it," replied her husband promptly. % "No, no, no!" she said. "Father " ??lade me promise upon my knees that 3'd never part with it. Besides, who'd rwant it? I must have a plano that I can play upon, for I cannot live with out music." "Well, then, I'll 6end an expert to examine It-what say you?" /'Send him, of course. But what good can he do? The laughter was not heard until after father died, and you know that the tetter G was his Initial-G of Gottlieb." "It is a strange coincidence, to be eure. But 6 may also stand for .Gretna," said the practical Mr. Briggs. "Let's see what the piauo-makcr will 'will discover before wc worry further. Then if he cannot remedy the trouble I'll get you a new one." The next day the expert cam-?, taking .apart the beautiful instrument and minutely inspr-cting every detail in its ..make-up. To their dismay he discov j ercd nothing out of th? ordinary, in forming them Instead that it was the best-made instrument he had ever ex amined. His efforts proved a failure, obviously; for as soon as lie had p'U it together again it stood ready to omit that blood-curdling laughter in the face of any and every ptrformer. - The instrument was made in Ger many by the father of the cultured Mrs. Briggs. Gottlieb Vandofen had been one of the leading manufacturers of pianos in- Berlin, also ownlug large -manufacturing interests In Paris and London. He was reputed as fabulous ly wealthy, yet at his death the entire bulk Of bis fortune did uot exceed $3,00O,0(X> in American money. This was to be divided equally between his daughter, Mrs. Briggs, and his son, Karl Vandofen. A sen?e of disappoint ment was experienced by the former, though she tried to persuade herself that she had known so little about her father's business affairs that per haps the had overestimated his finan cial worth. The son was absent in Australia and Its neighboring islands when the father was attacked with his final illness, failing to receive the letter bearing the news of his' approaching demise. Three months previously he had gone thither, led by his roving disposition and the desire to see that part of thc .world. The two had had a lengthy *convorsation previous to Kari's depar ture, but Gretna had not learned thc purport of it, neither did she let it con cern her very much. She knew that her father and brother were upon the best of terms. Two months after Gottlieb Yando fen's death his daughter Gretna was married to Augustus Briggs, an Ameri can professor who had gone to Ger many to study the language. This seemingly hasty marriage was but in accordance with the father's request, for he knew that his daughter's inter ests would be safe in the hands ot that gentleman. As soon as the busi ness,could be adjusted, the happy pair sailed for America, expecting Karl to reappear upon thc scene at any day "to t?k? Charge of affairs there at Berlin. But he did uot come. and. unknown to them, was anxiously awaiting word from tbs beloved Fatherland. Finally, he wrote his sister a letter of inquiry as to her. silence, which reached her a few days after her arrival in America. Tliree months more passed, aud at the time of the final struggle with the mys *?rlo?s piano Mrs. Briggs was daily meeting another missive from her wa : . d er i :ig b roth cr. Tb'.i ?ottov failed to come, lint the brother airired in its stead. Sun ^ST THE PANE. KY ALDBICH. Of the sailors on the Bea! God pity them, God pity then, Wherever they may be! God pity wives and sweethearts Who wait and wait in vain! And pity little Mabel. With face against thc pane. A boom! thc Lighthouse gun! (How its echo rolls and rolls!) 'Tis to warn the hoine-bouud ships Ort the shoals! See! a rocket cleaves the Bky From the fort;-a shaft of light! See! it fadej, and fading leaves Golden furrows on the night! What makes Mabel's cheek so pale? What makes Mabel's lips so white ? Did she see thc helpless sail. That, tossing here and there, Like H feather in the air. Went down and out of sight? Down, down, and out of sight! Oh. watch no more, no more. With face against the pane; You cannot see thc men that drown By the Beacon in the rain ! Frnm thc shoal of richest rubies Breaks thc morning clear and cold; And the ansel on thc village spire, Frost-touched, is bright as gold, Four ancient fishermen. In thc pleasant autumn air, Conic toiling up the sands, With something in their hands Two bodies stark and white, Ah. so ghastly in the light. With the sea-weed in their hair! O ancient fishermen, Go to yonder cot! You'll find a little child. With face against the pane, Who looks toward the beach, And looking, secs it not. She will never watch again! Never watch and weep at night! For those pretty, saintly eyes Look beyond thc stormy skie*. And they see thc Beacon light. ????? IT LAUGHED. 1 MAY FERRIN. burned, weary and heartily satisfied to refrain thereafter from his long, aimless journeys, he appeared at her door oue morning, to be welcomed as none but a sister can welcome. Explanations over, he began to glance casually about thc room, and immediately his eyes fell upon the new piano. "What's this for?" he queried. "Where's father's piano?" "It's haunted," replied Mrs. Briggs, with subdued voice. "Haunted? Tut, tut!" And without further comment he seated himself at the familiar cid instrument at the op posite side of the room. Eagerly he struck' the central note E, then list ened intently. Next the note V, and listened again. Lastly the note G; and as thc laughter began its weird reverberations he turned to his sister with a smile of triumph. "Haunted, ls lt?" he cried, exult antly. "No, no, Gretna. That's just what I "was hoping for. Come, sit down, and I'll tell you all about it." Leading her to a divan near by, he seated himself beside her, and began to explain carefully the hitherto un fathomable mystery. "When I was about to leave on this last trip, you remember, father called me to him and we had a long conver sation. That morning he told me for the first time the exact amcunt of h's fortune-about $10,000,000 in American money-and gave me a working knowl edge of his three establishments. He had long been thinking of selling his interest in the factories at Paris and London, but was not yet ready to close negotiations. Whenever he did so, that would necessitate tho handling of large sums of money, and he was then nt a loss to know just which city whether London, Fan's, or Berlin to deposit the bulk of his fortune in. He expressed the fear if such should be the case he knew that you could not manage affairs, as you bad never handled money except to spend lt. I read his thoughts and offered to give up my trip, but lie would not consent to that. Instead, be exacted a promise from me that when I should return this time I would remain at home aud devote myself to business. "Well, when b? had explained every thing so thoroughly that I knew just what was depending upon me. he then told nie that he was afraid to leave his fortune all in one bank, and that he Intended to divide it into two sums. The smaller amount he would leave in the bank with which our family has always done business; the other-and now comes the great secret of the piano. "You know as well as I that father did every bit of the work on this in strument except, perhaps, the carving. Bte spared neither pains nor expense, in building It, for it was to be a family treasure so long as au atom of it remained. Well, that morning he took me to it and removed a part of thc case, showing mc that the rear of the musical framework was double, with space enough between the boards to admit one's hand. lu that space is a peculiar bit of mechanism of father's own devising, which he termed a laugh ing-jack. It cnn be connected with the musical apparatus by means of a very slender wire, which is brought around past the sounding board in such a way that no one can find it unless he knows beforehand just where to look for it. "To show me how it worked he at tached thc wire to the hammershank of a string near the centre of the in strument, and struck that note with his finger. At once the laughter began, just as lt will do now. He played a strain or two and the thing kept laugh ing as long as the piano continued to sound. This amused me so that I laughed in earnest. He feared that you might hoar us, so he released the hammershank from the secret wire. "H? then told me that he was think ing seriously of depositing his money in a bank in a foreign country, so that the lawyers and sharpers would not be so apt to discover it aud perhaps purloin part of it in case I should not be at homo. He mentioned England and France, because-of his factories being at thc capital of each country. I sanctioned the suggestion, whereupon he explained that if he deposited his money In England, at London, he would attach the laughing-jack to thc note E, by which I should know that a letter of Introduction to thc cashier of the Bank of England was secreted in this recess at the back of the plano. If bc left the money in Paris he would attach thc wire to the note F, mean ing France; if in our home city, to-the note G. signifying Germany. Of course when lie gave me these instruc tions he took it for granted that I would get word immediately if he should die ero I returned, so that you would not need to be alarmed by the laughing-jack's merriment. Ho said further that if he sho.ild die so sud denly that be could not attend to this matter, then I must look for the letter in the secret recess in his desi? a home, with which you also are fatnl liar. I searched for it there as soon ai I reached home, but finding nothing, 1 concluded that you had either taken ii or that it was in the piano." "I found'nothing of importance," re turned the sister. "There was no lettci there, at any rate-nothing but som< old bills and about fifty marks ia money." "Then I'll inspect the piano." With that Karl Vandofen arose anti moved the instrument to a lighter pari of the room. In a very few moment; he had taken away a portion of thy casing, and his first act was to show his sister the thr.-ad-Uke wire attached to the base of one of the ha m ni ci shanks, the pr! BO cruise of all thal hideous laughter. W*th a small stod which he had brought for the purpose he unwound the wire, whereupon h; struck the middle G note ol the key board to prove to her that the eu chantment was gone. Ile next gave his aiton!"on to tb< double back of tho instrui-lent, dis closing the unusual bit of space tc which he had alluded, with its (?licet piece of mechanism within-tho laugh Ing-jack. Near the latter was care fully scaled envelop?, addressid te Karl in scrawling hand and loitered hi faultless German-the fnlher's special legacy to his son and daughter. With trembling hand Karl opened 't, to find therein the following message, also In Geriuan : "My Pear Son-The money awn ?tn you, as I promised-ali in twenty-mark pieces. Present this letter to the cash ier of our national, bank, whereupon he will produce an exa'Ct--duplioatc of it and will give you tho key io a box In the safety vault/ Take the moue:.' and divide it equally between yourself and Gretna; but first give the cashier 100 marks as a reward for his fidelity, although I have already paid him a handsome sum. Sell our Interests In Paris and London, and live in ibo old home, remembering the blissful (lays when your mother lived -".nd we were an unbroken family. Awaiting death's call. GOTTLIEB VANDOFEN." Thus the magnificent piano delivered its message, which touched a tender spot in tho heart of each recipient. Nothing was left them but to obey, with Karl as the principal actor in the drama. A few months later tho wishes ox pressed in the letter were all fulfilled save ono. And Karl had taken the in itial step toward its consummation, having begun to pay attention to a buxom little lass In Berlin willi a view to installing ber finally as mistress of the Vaudofen mansion.-New York Times. HOW SALT COOLS COFFEE. A Little. Experiment Worth tho Trying Out of Mero Curlnnlty. Between bites of simple breakfast he had ordered, the young clerk gazed nervously at the restaurant clock. It was plain he had overslept himself, and was paving tho way to future in digestion by bolting his food. The cof fee was the stumbling block. It was hot, very hot, but the clerk needed it badly, and he sipped it carefully.- hav ing due regard for his mouth and tongue. But time presscdf and, wilb a parting glance nt the clock, he reached for his glass of ice water and prepared to pour some of the frigid fluid into his cup. "Don't spoil your coffee, young man," said an elderly gentleman, who Avas eating his breakfast on the other side of the table. "You take all the good out of It by putting Ice or ice-water in it" The clerk was at first inclined io re sent th? Interference, but Hie patri archal appearance of the other mau tempered his resentment. "What am I to do?" ho asked. "I am late for (he office, and I want Ibis coffee badly." "Let me show you a little scheme." said the elderly man. Taking Ibo cylindrical salt cellar from thc table, ho wiped it carefully willi a napkin, then reaching over, deposited thc glass vessel In tho cup of coffee. "Salt, you know, has peculiar cool ing properties," be said, meanwhile holding the receptacle firmly in posi tion. "They put It willi ice to inten sify the cold when making ice-cream. It Is used extensively In cold storage warehouses for cooling purposes, and being incased in glass dees not affect its power to any great extent." As he spoke he withdrew the salt cellar from the coffee and motioned to tho younger man to drink. He raised the cup to his lips, and to his surprise found the liquid cooled to such au extent that he could drink it without inconvenience. "The uses of salt arc manifold." said the elderly man with tho air of one be ginning a lecture. "I remember once when I was in Mexico-" But the clerk, with a not her glance at tho clock, thanked him profusely and dashed out of the restaurant - New York Mail and Express. The Pnot ?ind th* Check. Getting a check cashed is no easy matter sometimes. A poet solved thc difficulty last week pretty successfully. Walking into the Fifth Avenue Bank he said to the cashier, "I don't suppose you will cash this check without I am identified?" The cashier seemed to agree with him that something of the sort would be required and banded bim over to the manager. The latter scanned the check and said: "Well, 1 know your writings, but I have not had the pleasure of meeting your be fore." The poet said thc disappoint ment had been mutual. Then there was a pause. "Have you got anything about you, except letters, which would be likely to lead to your Identifica tion?" The poet said he had nor. "Well," hummed the manager, '"have you, for instance, any initials in your hat?" The poet said bc had not, but if the manager would allow him five minutes* grace, he would go round to the nearest hatter's and have them put in. Then there was a mutual smile. "Have you ? card?" The poet had. As this did not seem to satisfy the dis penser of cash, thc poet at last said with a sigh, "You say you know my writings?" "Yes!" "Well, I will sit down uow, and write you a poem-" "Mr. -," hurriedly ejaculated the manager, "wc will cash your check!" And he did it at once-The Journalist. The Bear mid thc Child. The London Graphic obtains from a correspondent at Sebastopol an inter esting bear story. A hugo hear ap proached near to the village and car ried off a young child. The inhabitants formed a cordon around the tract of forest where the bear had taken refuge, and on thc third day after the child was carried off they closed in on the beast. The child, unharmed, was re clining on a deep mossy couch made for her by the bear. She had subsisted on thc nuts and forest fruit brought her by the bear. One almost regrets io learn that the bear was summarily killed. CATARRH THIRTY YEAHS. The Remarkable Experience of a Prominent Statesman-Coneress* man Meekison Gives Pe-rD-na a Hiffh Endorsement; Congress Meoklsnn of Ohio. Hon. David Meekison is well known not only in his own State hut throughout America. He was elected to the Fifty fiith Congress by a very large majority, and is the acknowledged leader of his party in his section of the State. Only one Haw marred thc otherwise com plete success of this rising statesman. Ca tarrh, with its insidious approach and te nacious grasp, was his only unconquered foo. For thirty years he waged unsuccess ful warfare against this personal enemy. At last Pcruna came to the rescue, lie writes: %tl have used several bottles of P? rima, an I I feel greatly benefited thereby from my catarrh of the head. 1 feel encouraged to believe Utat if I une it a short time tonner I will be fully able to eradicate tho disease of thirty years' standing. >>-David Meekison, Member of Congress. If 3fou do not derive prompt and satisfac tory results from the use of P?rima write at once to Dr. Uartman, givinga full state ment of your- case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Natural Butter. A nev/ tropical product, the butter of Karite, seems destined to play an Important role in our diet if we can believe recent experiments. Thcbut tcr of Karite is as nutritious as our present butter, but it possesses the great advantage of being much less expensive. In the whole of tho Sou dan, from Senegal to the Niger, at the north of Dahomey, there extends a vast forest, thc dominating tree of which is the Karite. It ?3 from this tree that the natives extract the but ter. The time at which the butter is gathered varies in the different regions but is generally from June to Sep tember, and whereas the natives con sume this product at once, a quantity exists for exportation. The butter of Karite has the appearance of a solid block analogous to butter, but white in color aand possesses all the ad vantages and all the qualities of but ter. It has not the disadvantage, as have ether vegetable butters-the vegetal ir. e, for instance-of malting at a temperature of 30 degrees centigrade for the butter of Karite is perfectly preserved up to the temperature of 37 degrees centigrade.-Christian Work. Ancient Dentistry. False teeth are by no means a mod ern inver t ion, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger, as is proved from the fact that jawbones of mummies have been found with false teeth in them, and also with teeth stopped with gold. Indeed, the ancient Egyptians were no mean dentists, and in Greece the art was also practiced with much skill, says Homes Notes. Thcro is plentiful evidence of skilled dentistry among the Romans, ?nd roany of thc ancient Latin authors have references to faire teeth. There is a distinct nctive of them in the "Ro man La-.vs of the Twelve Tables." The first, part of No. 10 prohibits useless expenses at funerals, but an exception is made in No. ll, which permits the gold fillings of teeth, or the gold with which they are bound, to bo buried cr cremated with the corpse. About a couple of years ago an an cient grave was discovered near Rome. It was opened, and In lt was found the skeleton of a woman with a com plete set of false teeth, admirably made and wrought out of solid gold. "Two years ago my hair was falling out badly. I purchased a bottle of Aycr's Hair Vigor, and soon my hair stopped coming out." Miss Minnie Hoover, Paris, 111. Perhaps your mother had thin hair, but that is no reason why you must go through life with half starved hair. If you want long, thick hair, feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor, and make it rich, dark, and heavy. $1.00 a bottle. All druggists. If your druggist cannot supply you, send us one dollar and we will express you a bottle. Bo sure and give thc namc or your noarcst express o (lice. Address, J. C. A YJER CO., Lowell, Mass. A Golden Rule of Agriculture: Be good to your land and your crop will be good. Plenty of in the fertilizer spells quality ( and quantity in the har- ? J R? vest. Write us and we will send you, free, by next mail, our money winning books. H A W LIN'S WI ZAR D O IL . - At?r DR uj-?G?'a'x?^vseLt. i r ! ^"Give the name of this paper when writing to advertisers-(At. 47. *02) Oiled Hlgrlmays. -pr DISPATCH from Paris states /\ that the experiments with crude petroleum, employed to ?""^ prevent the accumulation of dust on highways, which have been for some time going on at Saint Germain and Versailles, have resulted satisfac torily, and that the petroleum treat ment ls about to be applied upon va rious roads near Paris, Lyons, Nice and Marseilles. In consequence of this undertaking, says the dispatch, there is likely soon to be a considerably in creased demand for American petro leum throughout France. So it appears that crude petroleum ns a "dust killer," which has been tried repeatedly In the United States and generally abandoned as ineffective and, for other reasons, undesirablo.still finds favor among thc Frenchmen. It was reported a short limo ago that thc Touring Club of France, desirous of in creasing thc comforts of Its members, had voted a large sum of money for the purpose of conducting a series of experiments on various roads with heavy American petroleum and also with Ulick mineral oil. During the last twelve years, it is said, numerous avenues of St. Gaudens, in France, have been kept dustless by the free usc of oil and tar, which render the surfaces absolutely impervious to wat er, and hence mudless. These mate rials, declared La Locomotion recently, arc the only ones known to science which will effectually prevent the crea tion of dust on roads traversed by fast vehicles. The most extensive application of crude petroleum lu the United States for tho purpose indicated has been made by tho railroad companies, but several of them have expressed their determination to discontinue its use for various reasons, one of which is that the fine soot-like particles which arise from thc roadbeds whereon it is spread are extremely objectionable. In California crude petroleum has been employed freely during the past year or more as a cement. There it is usu ally applied while a road is in process of construction, aud it is invariably ap plied hot. Minor experiments of a sim ilar sort, however, undertaken in the East, have boca conspicuously unsuc cessful, and Hie coal oil remedy is re- , garded hereabouts as a failure. Pos sibly its efficacy depends largely upon the quality of soil treated-New York Telford Ttnse, Macadam Top. Whore tho material is springy on thc /Inc of a proposed highway, a telford base of eight inches and a macadam top of five inches should bc provided, making thirteen inches over all. On a gravel foundation tho Highway Com sioncr of Connecticut has used a five inch treatment, four inches of macad am and one iuch of bonding and wear ing surface. Upon some of the roads he has used a foundation of slag, with a two-inch treatment of crushed stone and one inch of screenings, making a very good road. The engineers put on tho profile for Iiis information the char acter of tho material found at each sta tion, so that lie can select tho most economical treatment. Where macadam is laid with no curb ing to retain tho stone in thc position that It should occupy, it is essential to build a very stolid, compact and firm I shoulder of the very best material. This very valuable precaution does not receive adequate attention. In the forming of shoulders the rule with contractors ir, to line out of the road and establish the height of thc shoul der, and where shoulders are to bo made to build the shoulder material flush ii]) to the line. Instead of allowing thc material to leak over into the trav eled part net less than from eight to ten inches. This gives an opportunity for ramming tho shoulders down good and solid and then cutting back to the linc, thus forming a good firm edge to work to. When shoulders are thus made the mota] used in tho roadbed is retained in position, and does not work out into the shoulders, robbing the road of material that properly belongs to lt. Hopes to Seo More Great nighwny?. It is a fact that since the establish ment of steam and electric railroads the construction of turnpikes, or boule vards, has suffered much, except roads built for comparatively short distances. This, of course, has been a nautral re sult, ns traveling by private carriage, drawn by horses, has long since given way to the swifter steam motor rail road traveling, and tho railroads have literally become thc highways of the nation. But within the last few years there has bceu a most commendable revival of Interest In good roads, and as a fac tor toward this end the humble bicycle played no unworthy part. Tho intro duction of tho automobile promises to result in thp construction of magnifi cent thoroughfares of great extent, and I am glad that this Is so. One who travels through a country on a railroad train learns nothing of the district through which he is whirled at express speed. There is no real pleasure In such traveling; in fact, it is not travel ing in the real sense of the term; it Is simply being buried from one point to another wth the gheatest possible baste. It has always seemed to mo that the old-time fashion of traveling by stage coach or private carriage, slopping to rest at will, pausing to drink in the de lights of a particularly fine bit of scen ery, putting un at fashionable hostelry or humble farm house or roadside inn, according to fancy, was the only real way to travel so as to know the coun try traversed-to know tho country it self, its Inhabitants and their customs, the flora and the fauna, the peculiari ties of dialect, and all the thousand and one little things which go to make up intimate knowledge of a commu nity. What of these can one learn by gazing from Hie window of a car speed ing along at a mile a minute?-Buffalo Times. ?' Tim SeotllMi Mother.' Mr. Carnegie, after visiting Ibo La dies' College in Queen street, Edin burg, the oldest educational Institution in connection with thc Merchants' Company, made the following entry ia the visitors' hook: "Surprised. delighted, impressed. Ruskin says ibero is nothing in the world that equals Hie Scottish mother in the tried perfectness cf her oui agc. This institution does tho important part of starling the future mother weil ? _JI greater service lt is impossible to render.-A ml rc w Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie blmgcif. of cenrse, bad a Scottish mother, .-:nd no mother, as is well known, had ever a more de voted son. , Stylish Organ Grinders. Much amusement was afforded the residents of Logan square the other evening by thc actions of a couple of gentlemen who were evidently exhil arated from taking too mach liquid refreshment. The men were enacting tho parts of Italian street musicians. Both men, who were attired in Prince Albert coats and wore shining slik hats, made a laughable sight as they pushed a large hurdygurdy clear around thc square, --topping in front of a dozen houses en "oute. V/hile one man ground out music the other passed his silk hat for a collection. The donations were liberal, too; even'the poorest-clothed workingman, seated on a bench in tho square, tossed in a copper for the "two swells what got broke and had to take to the streets for a liv ing." An officer, who evidently knew the two men, finally persuaded them to go home, and thc instrument was return ed to the waiting Italian, from whom the had hir:d it. Just as the two men had turned to go away they met a poor, lame old woman, whom they stopped and mad*1 wait while one of the men emptied his collection of nickels and pennies^rbm his hat into the surprised woman's apron. Both men politely bowed to the woman as she stood pouring out thanks and blessings, and then they wont their way arm in arm.-Phila delphia Record. GETTING ANXIOUS. "Oh! Miss Perkins, have you seen that ridiculous Idea of Prof. Andrews about forcing all the bachelors to got married, and in that way eliminate thc entire spinster element?" "Yes, Miss Green; I saw it in yes terday's papor. Isn't lt absurd?" "Ye3, indeed! Only think of having to marry a man who felt that the law forced him to marry you!" "Thc-he-he! Isn't It too funny?" "Isn"'. it? I'd lifte to see any man come to mo in that way and ask my hand!" "So vould I. And oh, Miss Perkins, did-did the paper you saw it in say anything about how Boon we might hope-that is, how soon thc-the law, tc-he-he! would go into effect?" Cleveland Piain Dealer. The experience of working convicts on the public highways in Florida has proven the most advantageous and eco nomical use of their services. CURES RHEUMATISM AND CATARRH B.B. C. Cures I>ooi>-Soatecl .nue? Especial ly-To Provo It H. Ii. l?. Sont Tree. 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OnVrs to tho colonist half faro, plus $2.03 to points in Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma ant Indian IVrrii orles, on tho following dates NOT. 4 and 18, Dee. 2 and IC, Jan. G and 20 Feb. 3 and 17, March 3 and 17, April 7 und 21. Write for advertising matter, rates une information to W. T. SAUNDERS, G. A. P.D. Atlanta, Ga. Put up in Collapsible Tubes. A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most doliente skin. The pain allaying; and curative qualities of this artiolo are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once and relieve head ache and sciatica.. We recommend lt as the best and safost ex ternal counter-irritant known, also as an ex ternal remedy for pains in the chest and stom ach .and all rheumatic,neuralgic and gouty com plaints. A trial will prove what we claim for lt, and it will be found to 1* invaluable in the household. Many people- say "It is the best ol all your preparations." i'rice IG cents, at all 'iruftglste, or other deal er!), or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tuho by mall. No article should be aocopted by the publia unless the same carries our label, as otherwise lt ls not genuine CHESEBBO?GB MANUFACTURING CO, 17 S tuto Street, Now York City. mW "( / A* mir ?Vets Q /Acts (Ut s 's lr\i Syrup of Figs well-informed and t< ponent parts are si cause it acts withoul tions, as it is wholly quality or manufactu pleasant tc virtues of from an e> known to 1 act most b To get i genuine-i 5ar. Frar\cis co. Louisville, Ky7 ?r salo by all dru^iata. Price A PHILOSOPHICAL MILLIONAIRE. Attorney-If you leave all your property to your second wife, your children will certainly try to. break your will. Rich Client-Of course! That's what I want them to do. I want them to have their full share of my money. "Then why bequeath lt all to your wife?" "Well, you see, it will be easier for my children to break my will than i'c is for me to break hers."-New York Weekly. EMBARRASSING ERUDITION. "That young man has a brilliant fu ture before him," 6aia the phrenolo gist. And the little Boston boy whose ! bumps were being exummed polished i his spectacles and exclaimed: "Pardon me; but you open up a very ? Interesting field of inquiry. Where else could my future be if it were not be fore me?"-Washington Star. Hoir'e Th li? Wo offer Ont Hundred Dollars Reward for .my i\ase of Catarrh that cannotbacamd by Hall's Catarrh Cure. JF. J. CHENEY SC Co., Props., Toledo, 0. . "We, the undersigned, havo knownF. J.Che r.ey for the last 15 years, and believe him per fectly honorable In all businoss transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga t lon mado by tholr firm. WEST & TauAX.WholesaleDrugglsts.Tolodo, Ohio. WALDINO. KINNAN-VMAKVIN, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken internally, act ing directly upon tho blood and mucous sur faces of tile system. Frico, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are tho best. Quarantine was first eftablished against infectious diseases in the tenth century. FITS permanently cu rod.No nts or norvous nc?;saftorllrst dare use of Dr. Kline's Groat NorveRestoror.iStrlal bottleand treatlsefree Dr.It. H. KLINE, Ltd., 931 Aron St., Phlta., Pa. The man who doesn't hit the mark every time isn't a failure by a long shot. 3Irs. Winslow's Soothing Syru p for children, teethfng.soften tho gums, reduces Inflamma tion.allays paln.cures wind colic. 25c. A bottle The .ann who is looking for trouble can find trouble without trouble. You can do your dyeing in half an ! hour with PUTNAM FADELESS pres. Some men shrink from thoir duty until | there id nothing left of them. ] am sure Flso's Curo for Consumr Mon saved ? my life three voars ago.-Mas. THOMAS ROB- ; LINS, Maple St., Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17,1930. A man looks anything but merry when thc hui,'h is on him. AN ATTRACTIVE WIFI It is woman's duty to her husband look attractive. STRAICH FRONT will help so much that thc rest corn* easy. These Corsets are thc rest1 of forty years' study, and are n< equaled in thc world for style and ci gance. Ask your dealer to show ther Royal Worcester Corset Ci WORCESTER, MASS. POSITION FOR ?RADUATES. Kfif BSHMdi Cures COLDS, LA GRIPPE. aLi?d all HEADACHES. Etc Sold at all Drugstores DROPSY 10 0AY3* TREATMENT FREE, Pave made Dropsy and ki < hottioni a tpeoiklty for tWi loni a tpeoiaity i W.h. tao so? tut aooeu. Have oniodmanyi and cues, y Sa.E.B.OBnif'8 8198, ' Box 8 Atlanta, Qa. - Jiualneaa, bhorUiand aud Type writing College, Louisville, Ky., open the whole year. Studente can enter any time. Catalog free. Do I Wear Shoes? SSS Bm coi Catalog for Postal ?gg? "armored M> Thompson's Eye Wafar weak eyes? uso piecxsarvtiy* Beneficially; ' as a Lax?isve, Deals to the cultured and the 3 the healthy, because its com imple and wholesome and be : disturbing the natural func ' free from every objectionable substance." In the process of ring figs are used, as they are ) the taste, but the medicinal Syrup of Figs are obtained :cel|ent combination of plants be medicinally laxative and to eneflcially. its beneficial effects-buy the nanufactured by the Ce. I. rtew York.M.Y. fifty cer\t3 per bottle* SOUTHERN MADE FOR SOUTHERN MAIDS The Best ladies' Shoes In ?merica for $1.50 TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. IF YOUR DIS AX. KR ?OES NCT CARRY TREK) A POSTAI. CARD TO L'S WILL T?CLI. YOI; AV II KR K . YOU CAN GIST TMIiHI. 0 0 0 0 CSAM?CK-TERRY CO^., ?1AKERS. LYNCHBURG, VA. The simplest remedy for Indiges tiou, constipation, biliousness and the many ailments arising from a disordered stomach, liver or bowels is Ripans Tabules. They have ac complished wonders, and their time ly aid removes the necessity of call ing a physician for the many little ills that beset mankind. They go straight to the seat of the trouble, relieve the distress, cleanse and cure the affected parts, and give the sys tem a general toning up. At druggists. . The Five-Cent packet is enough for an ordinary occasiou. The family bottle, 60 cents, contains a supply for a year. CANDY (linaine stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk, Beware of thc dealer who tries to sell "something jnst 25 ?ood." ?HMM nre. 12,</00 graduates In botines* Writ*-Tor Special i K8S COLLKGE8, Richmonu,Va-BlriBlu?ham,Ai*. MALSBY & Co. 41 Sooth Forsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. Portable and Stationary Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills AND ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY Complete line carried in stock for IMMEDIA TE shipment Beat Machinery, Lowest Prices and Best Tarma. Write us for catalogue, prices, etc., before buying. ? ? Pl SO'S'-CuVrvE--FOR a tUKt? nntRE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Conan Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso I la time. Sold by drngplata. gf