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A WONDERFUL STRUCTURE ' 'HE STORY or THE OBEAT LONDON BRIDOE. Its Original Erection Buried In fbo Mists of Antiquity?No Other Bridge Like It Anywhere. j The original building of the bridge, , writes Walter Bosant in Harper, cannot be discovered. As long as we know anything of London the bridge was \ '*? t;?.?*!? '"WLXld ? lortitiefl I ?ie-**the year 1095, the chronicler relatos that I hn the feast of 8t. Edmund the Arch- 1 ' bishop, nt the hour of six, a dreadful I whirlwind from the southeast, coming from Africa?thus do all authors in all ages seize upou the opportunity of parading their knowledge?"from Africa!" all that way!?blew upon the city and overthrew upward of 600 houses and several churches, greatly damaged the Tower, and tore away the roof and part of the wall or St. Mary le How, in Cheap"side. During the same storni the water In the Thames rose with such rapidity and increased so violently that Eondon Bridge was entirely swept away. The bridge was rebuilt. Two years afterward it narrowly escaped destruction when n great part of the city was destroyed by fire. Forty years ago it did meet this fate in the still greater fire of 1135. It was immediately rebuilt, but I suppose hurriedly, because _ yuara later it had to be constructed living one Peter, chaplain of a small church in the Poultry?where Thomas a Becket was baptized?called Cotechurch. The man was, above all others, skilled m the craft and mystery of bridge-building. He was perhaps a member of the fraternity called tlie Pontific (or bridge-building) Brothers, who about this time built the famous bridges at Avignoc, Pont St. Esprit, Cahors, Saintes and Itochelle. He proposed to build a stoae bridge over the river. Iu order to raise money for this great enterprise, offerings were asked and contributed by King, citizens, and even the country tit large. '1 lie list of contributors was written out ou a table for posterity, ami preserved in the Bridge Chapel. This bridge, which was to last for six hundred and tifty years, took as long to build as King Solomon's Temple, namely, three-and-thirty years. Before it was finished the architect lay in his grave. AVhen it was completed the bridge was | 1 926 feet Loum and forty feet wide?Stow I sny? thirty feet; it stood sixty Terr ft^Tvr; 0 1 hSflrll.lVMtpf if Ponlninoil u ilra u'KcS/I.va 1 and ninety pointed arches, with massive piers vuiying from twenty-five to thirtyfour feet in solidity, raised upon strong elm piles covered with thick planks. The bridge was curiously irregular; there was no uuiformity in the breadth of the arches; they varied from ten feet to thirty-two feet. Over the tenth and longest pier ; was erected a chapel dedicated to the , youngest saiut in the calendar, St. Thomas of Canterbury. The erection of , a chapel on a bridge was by no means ] uncommon. Everybody, lor instance, , who has been in the south of France re- j members the chapel on the broken bridge at Avignon. Again, a chapel wai built j on the bridge ut Droitwich, in Cheshire, and one on the bridge at Wakefield, in j s Yoiksliiic. Like the cuapei at Avignon, ( that of London Bridge contained nu upTWtltltl rttVr\Vfei "vi'W'&taVra, making- It "J accessible from the river. The bridge gate at the southern end was fortified by a double tower, and there was also a j tower at the northern end. The wall or parapet of the bridge followed the line of the piers, so as tc give at every pier" . additional room. The same nrrau?ement used to be seen on tiio old bridge at Putney. ? j1 The citizens have nlways regarded I u1 ? ? - - r uviuuwu oimgc ivno pucunnr priile and * affection. There was no other bridge like it in the whole country, nor any which could compare with it for strength or for size. I think, indeed, that there j( was not in the whole of K irope auy bridge that could compare with it; for it was built not only over a broad river, ^ but a tidal river, in which the flood rose and ebbed with great vehemence twice a dav. Later on they built houses on either side, but at first the wav w?? f1 ^^uiiii' tmniim; certain monks, called ^ Brethren pf St. Thomas on the Bridge, ^ were charged with the services in the chapel, and with administering the rev- ^ enues tor the maintenance of the fabric. The children made songs about it. r| One of their songs, to which they ^ danced, taking hands, has been preserved. It is modernized, and one j' knows not how old it is. The author of ^ Chronicles of tendon Hrid'/t gives it at full length, with the music. Here are " . u two >r three verses: London Bridge is broken down, tj Dance over my Lady Lee; London Bridge is broken down, VVith a gay la lee. w tl How shall we build it up again? Danes over m.v La ly Lae; How shall we build it up again? hi With a gay lade*. ni Jluil I il up with sfona so strong, J) inoe over my Lady L?e; B( Huzza! 'twill last for ages long, si I With n gay ladee. ur Tiie late Archbishop Tail oi Canter tt bury onro made ?n effective use of a ser- a nion. Driving down Hollow.ly Hill, he fct was confronted by r runaway horse with n9 a heavy dray making straight for his *" carriage. He tlire v a sermon in its face. The horse was so bewildered by the Hutteringof the leaves tint it swerved and paused, the driver regains I control, the f'r sermon was picked up, and the Bishop proceeded on his way. "I don't know,'1 he said to his companion, the present Archbishop of York, "whether my serinon did any good to the congregation, ha but it was oi considerable service t<? self."?Ne<c York Tribune. wh Out of Sorts l'(*rlhf * a fpclln? peoiillnr In ppr*nn? nf dy*peptlc tendency, or minted l>y change of rllmnfe, wumn or OStl life. The ntnmnch In nut of order, (he h*?? achrr < or doe* nol feel right 5M regulating and ton log power* noon reetore* her- VXC moo J to the ?y litem. end give* otrength of mind, nerve* and body. hpr Hood's Sarsaparilla " fold by all druggleta. ': ? * f<* Prepared only C|U| ?iy C.I. HOOD *00., Lowell, Mar*. IOO Doses One Dollar wei * Mr*. Driscoll, bearing the crash, rushed in furiously. She found Mercy, pale and horrified, picking up tho pieces. ( The next instaut the strap descended on the child's shoulders. She cried out, and at once spraug through tho door, I and lied up the hill to her tree of refuge. J The landlady followed, but she ifh saw ' Mercy safely perched on her lor!/ seat. It happened that a rough young sailor, a nephew of Mrs. Driscoll's had come to the hotel the evening before. Woanpg the noise, he came out. When Mercy saw the young sailor climbing toward her, she gave a little cry like a frightened bird, and at once ascended higher, and disappeared in a thick bunch of foliage at the very top. A moment later the spectators heard a scream, and snw Mercy fall from that dizzy height like a wounded squirrel. Fortunately, she struck first among tho lower boughs, but from these she fell to the ground, where she lay motionless. The sailor, reproaching himself for tho accident, sprang down and picked her j up. Oue of her slender arms hung limp, and there was blood on her face. He carried her tenderly to the hotel, and Mrs. Driscoll promptly sent for a doctor, and meanwhile exercised her owu skill to revive the child. "I never thought of fallin', no more'n n squirrel," she mused. ' She must a' ben terrible scared at Jim." In the midst of the excitement, tho landlady was surprised to see Mrs. Du?l * ??lut hiir .coachman. | oho tottered feebly, and her j.ale fiTCS was really ghastly. She laid her trembling white hand on Mrs. Driscoll's big red arm, while her frightened eyes were Vxed on Mercy's motionless form. "I saw her?fall!" she gasped. "Is ? is?she?badly hurt?" "Not so verv, ma'am." rcnlied the MAOIC. IThea the sparse leavqp left to the oak are sere And fray at their boughs, and night is near, And the wind wails over marsh and mere tVhere the after light lies dead and drear? Then, ah that again! Come days that have been? Dead many a year?for many a year I ^hen the wild drake calls in the early night. Than, ah for the deacF^JP^^^^^ . Sweet days that are fleJS^ And their dear delight?and their dear delight ' ?G. K. Turner, in Sprint/field Republican. .1ARAMILL0S GIRL The gossips of the little California town of Savoy talked much about Mrs. Duperu. She was a very wealthy, lame old lady who lived in lonely grandeur in a country residence called llohin Wood, about a mile from the town, with no one but servants about her. It was said that she had a son lor whom she had planned a great career, but that she had disowned him. What had been bis fault was not certainly known, but it was reported that he had led a life of foolish pleasure, and at last married a rope-dancer. One day two events stirred the drowsy atmosphere of Savoy. ? T.>p>.ftr&tjaas_doii4,S4X1gic#ro gradeis were at work on the mountaintide about a third of a mile from tho town. During a heavy blast in the niorning one of the Chinese, named Ah Gorv, had been killed. The Chinaman's body was badly mutilated, and, dreadful to relate, his head could not be found. Poor All (low's body, lacking the head, received temporary burial on the mountain. I say temporary, because, after a time, the bones of all Chinese who die in foreign lands are, if possible, exhumed and sent hack to China, to receive final intirincut in their native soil. The second event was simply light comedy. A circus came to town, and pitched its tent on tho plaza. A graceful little girl, who danced 011 the slackwire, was greatly admired; but the applause and laughter were loudest whenever Jarnmillo, the clown, appeared. When the circus departed from Savoy, it left behind it Jarnmillo, tho clown. Many of those who had heard his hollow tt?m pQMtn MI ttt -1 a, I,,, followed by a side-shaking jest, had laughed and thought the mockery excellent; but, alas! the cough was a leality, and Jarnmillo was dying! He remained at the Woodman's Hotel, kept by the rude and energetic Mrs. Drisc.Yll. His little daughter, Mercedes, whom he called Mircv, was with him. She was the graceful child who had lanced on the alack wire. Jarnmillo lingered several weeks, a! ways nojH'iw oi recovery. Nevertheless, i tie wrote a letter one day, sealed and ! Hamped it. Then, giving it to Mercy, le said "Keep that, Mercy, and if anything inppens to me, put it in tiie postoflice." Mercy wondered what he meant, but ' he put the letter away carefully in a leep pocket of her dress. .Tarumillo'ar money nave out. The ' ? A ' '?rftrrrtm- itii3. ^,1. ..n L] complained loudly to her family and friends, but never to the clown or to Mercy. Jaramillo cheerfully asserted that he would soon be on his feet again, and would pay up everything. One sad day he asked Mercy to bring lis make-up box and the looking glass. She had never seen his eyes so bright, ind thought with joy that he was much letter. hi he held the glass while he 1 minted his face. At last, lie said. "That's good. I'm ready to go on 5 iow."' ' He fell back on his pillow, dead. Mercy was overwhelmed by her great 1 iss. ' When she had seen her father laid to 1 jst in the little cemetery on the ridge, lo knew no kindred nor friend in the " ide world. ? She went hack to the Woodman's '' [oteI, aud w as eju)UiL' iat kind of work, she often aroused the rath of the severely practical .Mrs. & 'riscoll. The landlady had a daughter named Sl Soatrire, but the name had degenerated l common usage to "Heat.'' She was a 1 ?d cheeked, loud-voiced romp, and *' then any mischief was clone, which fre- * uently happened, she did not scruple to iv the blame upon Mercy. So Mrs. " Iriscoll's sceptre of power, in the shape c f a broad biack strap, often descended s njustly on Mercy's shoulders. Hut soon the landlady learned todis nguisn sometimes between the occa- c ons when Merry was innocent and ai hen slie was really to blnine. When le fault was hers she would tearfully 81 ^knowledge it, ami await with folded inds and downcast eyes any punish- 111 ent that Mrs. Driscoll saw fit to inflict; it when falsely accuse I by the whining ''1 eat, she always preserved a watchful ^ lenee, neither explaining nor dcnjdn#. rr 11 i I shr^ YrVtriwm HneflKucn" ,![?m & Then, if possible, she would tly out of w to house, through door or window, like 3;| gazelle, (lee to a huge oak-tree which ni ood on the ridire above the hotel, and ccnd In'o its breezy top with marvelis agility. w One day Mercy found in her pocke w e letter tlint her father had given to ,ot r; she had forgotten it. It. was ndessed: rji Mns. Ki.ohkm k Dupkhc, No. Van Ness avenue, San Francisco. She mailed the letter. Mrs. Dupcru 1U 11 been in Snu Francisco for some l)f| eks, but soon after Jaramillo's letter cr'' s despatched, she arrived suddenly at vc vov. Mercy saw her ride past the hotel. c pale, haughty old lay looked keenly her. After that time she pav-e I tho Mr el in her carriage nearly every day, the nsibly to visit the poi'.olticc, loinctinies she saw .Merey at?h^J<K>rf_? \ 1 "Ttrt'fl if, \ neighboring; tree. This seemed to ^ ite her anger, and she would stamp ^ sound foot and mutter to herself, "A 1 wn's daughter!" sile )ne day at the Woodman's Hotel tho the rosy Beatrice l"t a tray of dishes fall, the i fled upstairs promptly and swiftly, rtra I knowing what would follow. S landlady. "iler arm is broke, and she's a bit jaired. Don't be scared, ma'am. Beat, letch a chair for the lady. But it's prettv hart, ma'am," she continued. "I don't see what I'm a-goin' to do with her, with all the work that's a-pilin' up on me. Sure, she was enough trouble when she vvjR well." "I shall take her home with mc as as soon as she can be moved," whispered Mrs. Duperu, eagerly. Mrs. Duperu spent the night and the succeeding days at Mercy's bedside. When the child could be safely moved she tock her iu her carriage to Robin Wood, to the great amazement of the gossips. .Ate nbout her, but they were generally of a kind that accorded with her gentle nature. She was well-dressed and welltaught. Mrs. Duperu showed little affection for her, but she was very kind, and Mercy often wondered why this great lady ha 1 taken charge of her. There were many splendid tree? to climb at Robiu Wood, but Mercy soon discovered that Mrs. Duperu did not regard with favor that form of exercise, ami sho regretfully promised her benefactress never to indulge in it again. The girl wore a pair of antique carrings?little crescents of gold, set with turquoise. Mrs. Duperu deigned to admire them one day. ' They were my mother's," said Mercy. The old lady started as if a wasp had stung her. Then she seized her cane and hobbled away. ____ _ - i?irf uuun mwmtrs. Oil pel t? but eral mouths when a Chinese notable arrived at savoy, and registered at the Woodman's Hotel. He was a grave, dignified gentleman, dressed in his rich native costume, and wearing a black skull-cap with a red braided button at tne top. His name was Wo Keong, and he was an official of the Chinese SixCompanies of San Francisco. His business was soon made known by small bills which were posted about own. He had come to remove the body >f Ah Gow, who had been killed by the xplosion; and the bills offered a reward >f fifty dollars to the person who should ecover the missing head. Wo Keong quaintly explained in his dvertisement that the matter was one f great importance, as a Chinaman whn i:i<1 left his head in a foreign land was [_ l\|iifin{ gf^yppnitiBg* wjrt"TTOpbssiblo To[ im unrii his head was found; and at the ( reat festival of Yu Lau ho was sure to omo back to the earth mournfully i earchiog for it. One of these singular bills was brought o Robin Wood as a curiosity, by Mercy's tiusic teacher. Mercy read it, and from bat time was sad and absent-minded. A secret was weighing upon her mind, nd there was no one in whom she could onfide. Mrs. Duperu was kind, but , he had never invited her love and con- t donee j Mercy drove^to town one day in the ' arriage, and saw a great number of men c nd boys on the mountain side above the I >wn. She knew for what they were J arching, and she shuddered. One morning the music teacher re- i inrke 1 that Wo Keong was about to f ire up his search, and that lie would ' robnbly leave Savoy the next day. t Mien Mercy heard this a great lump ? ,cn in Uor ntt') nt the SilllC tlUlt) ^ great resolve rose in her heart. t Ttie lmatfr of Ah Qow, so distressed s ithout his head haunted her. She kept ? lying to herself, "ife is unhappy; I I ust help him." n When the music lesson was finished, i le went to .Mrs. Duperu and asked, 1 ith a tremulous voice, "Mrs. Duperu, ill you please let mo climb a tree just ice more?" The old Icdy was surprised at the rc- > icst, so solemnly and earnestly made. , "Is that what has made you so serious /' late?" she asked. "You are palo, P o. I fear that I have kept you too ,R liet. I must give you more exercise, a ,? ny to rifle, perhaps. Yes, go and 0 inb a tree if you wish, but lef ii i?. ? b ry small one." , ' "I want to cliinb a big tree," declared u tcj, witli a grave firmness. "What a strange child!" murmured J s. Dupcrti. "Choose your own tree, ' m,"shc continued, "but do aot fall, ooodc Mjojoa." A wis walking the W orriy road to town. The wind roared fl| the tall redwood trees; black clouds T lg overhead, and drops of rain were 01 ing. th Tbe Woodman's Hotel was dark and nt. Mercy passed it and went up to b< great oak on tbe rid.ro. She stopped ' ro shivering. The wind made a ,ngc noise in the huge tree. j thi die began to climb slowly, ller arnts of 1 'V' were weak with terror, and she had to top often to rest. Once there was a bright gleam of lightoing, and she cowered close to the trunk, lest some one should see her. At last she reached the thick mass of foliage at the top, from which she had fallen. She wrapped her handkerchief around her hand, shut her eyes, and reached out fearfully. She touched a smooth, rouud object that had lodged in tho thick foliage of the tree. ThI?u>lA>fa the mere sight of She la of Wp/ Stone's window; she had sou him sitting there, grave and tedatc^is became his rank. There was a rtfin-'?pout at the corner; a large roseLush cding to the side, and the window comic* would afford a foothold. She began t> climb the wall. Wo leong was awakoned by the cold touch ? tho wind and rain on his face. Heforevie could rise, a brilliant flash ol lightni* illumined the wild night. He mw a sLht form, with pallid face and lying hir, framed in the open window, licuse qrkness fell, but in the mighty crash ofthe thunder he thought lie heard n suiriti ry. 116 sfang up and lighted his lamp. No livip thing was visible, but on the floor bjieath the window he saw a human lull. He knew that Ah Gow's head w4 found. Somejiing gleamed beside the mournful reliqof humanity. Wo Keong picked it up am. ^\umined it curiously. It waa Au.juitijiVk? crencent set with ynsdTke7 It likr been raining heavily for an hour, \nlt frequent flashes of lightning, when Duperu heard a strange sound in the liuse. Obeying her first impulse, she tool her lamp and went to Mercy's room, fl'luro she found the child lying on the floor sobbing piteously. Her hair and clJthiiig were drenched with rain, and sm was shivering with cold. "Mlrcedes! Where have you been?" screnoaed tho frightened woman. "I have lost my mother's earring," was all that Mercy could say. She began to sob pitifully, and then fainted. The next day Mercy was delirious and dangerously ill. The old lady's proud spirit broke, and she prayed that Mercedes might live to know her again, so that she could take her to her heart. But Mercy was likely to die. Hour alter hour she seemed to be seeking ths lost earring, or shrinking in terror from some frightful object Late when sleep had at last Duperu, watchiug ^fSer Ceclsfde, *lell into a short, troubled slumber. She suddenly awoke and started up wildly, with the feeling that some one was in the room, llul everything was still. She was about to sink down in her chair again, when a strange object on the table attracted her attention. It was a small octagonal box, of silver filigree work. S'10 had never seen it before. Mercy was still sleeping, and Mrs. Duperu went out and questioned the servants. No one had called, and none of them had been in tho room. Greatly astonished, Mrs. Duperu returned and looked closely at the box. At one side of jt was a spring, which she pressed. The box opened, and she saw in it a slip of paper on which was written, ,lMercedes Jaramillo." Benentlt- paper lay Mercy's lost ? .? -rr pk r; * '1 1 ^iu remained. Sao lifted one corner, and saw withiu h beautiful pearl necklace. This mystery greatly disturbed Mrs. Dupeiu, but she gently clAsped the carring in Mercy's ear, grateful to whoever had returned it. When the morning dawned, the child awoke, rational for tho first time. She anxiously pat her hauds to her ears, and a look of joy came over her face. "O Mrs. Duperu, I dreamed that I lost one of my earrings," she cried, weakly. The old lady's face was wet with tears as she bent down and kissed her. Then a sound and healiim slnmhor f?tl n "-w: n ??*v" Ul'vu the child. The gossips of tvavoy were astonished when, not long afterward, a marble shaft which bore thiainscrif tion was placed at poor JarayMllo'a How til^^flKsilver box was placed on the fable wag never discovered. If Wo Keong thought it fitting that a mysterious kindness done to himself should be repaid by a kindness equally mysterious, he certainly carried out his idea very veil.?Tcv/fA'a Companion. Bright Thoughts and Merry. Fratk It. Stockton toils with great ;leo htw once, many years ago, ho inrented i dish and got $2 for the invenion. It was while ho was sub-editor of Hearth <nel llome, a weekly paper of vhich J!rs. Mary Mapes Dodge was the ditor. He had contributed to ovejry department save the household department. This pis. him on his mettle. So he landed in a receip1. of his own concoct* ng. Mrs. Dodge accepted It, and paid or it a the current rates?$2. The lish is xhlled "Uold Pink," and here is he receipt: Take all the white meat left iver from the thanksgiving tijrkey, uud hop it uHfrrgrfttje. "Tour a thin cranterry sauc over the cold meat. Mix veil, put t in a china form and set if ,way to g< cold. When cold, ser i it. t makes delightful dish. But alas! s Mr. Sto ton himself remarks, there s never 01 turkey left over from the Phanksgivi g dinner.?Kpoeh. The T'fi Soldiers of Nuremberg. The artis t of Nuremberg and Furth ave long I en famous for their manuictures o toy-soldiers of lead. The rt dates oin the Hcven Years' War, nd was d eloped under tho influence f the entl siasra aroused by the career f Frederi the Great. Much pains aro , 1, Jill it- - - * * iivcu win me saeicnes o[ the intended gure*, an eminent artiste are willing ? supply the models. Certain fixed ilea have o be adhored to in designing >e figures In colors, deep tints must j avoided and v hues preferred, he artists nu^t "^Jt'ijyito||^yith W*A\Vttr The^THKp* ' belonged. nachronisms in tp*WSjl('r *ro olds of slale nrl naeff for the plain ;ures, and of braslfo^fhose in relief, he figures, liaving^toen cast, are taken it and trimmed; tfen handed over to ie women, to bo pirated; and then to her women, to be \ackod in wooden jxcs. ? I'ojiular Scioi%4f Monthly. Each of the fonrAblea upon which R Brooklyn Bridge m%U has a capacity 12*000 tons. " . * > A Ncn Hypnotic. Sotnnnl is tho unine of a new hypnotic :ently discovers! by n Berlin phyaiin. Its effects aro far less depressing in those of chloral, and in other- chartcristics it has the sainc advantages, many of tho now hypnotics have one more objectionable features, and their ntinuous use results in so many now ug habits that it is a great boon to the ysicisns to have another remedy of tble iss that can be used interchangeably th others, and which, as iu the case of mnal, is singularly fee from injurious to^ ac ^ y case of catarrh that cannot be cared bv dug IIall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo. O. Ye, the undersigned, have known P. J. eney for the last 15years, and believe him rfectly lionorable in all business transacns, and financially able to carry out any obatioiis imide by their firm. est & TnUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Tolelo, O. ai.dino. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale I Jruggisl e, Toledo, O. tali's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act; directly upon tho blood and mucous surjes of (he system. Testimonials sent free. Ice 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Cansae City Is promised tee at Ave cents a ndred, as a result of competition. For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomaoh sorders, use Brown's Iron Bitters. The Beat >nlc, it rebuilds the system, cleans the Blood id strengthens the muscles. A splendid to?fer weak and debilitated persons. "Mauk Twain" has gone to Paris for a ree years' star. Cent a Mile a the C.ncitinali, Hamilton and Dayton silroad to the Detroit Encampment of the A. II. on August 3, from all points on e C , H. & D. Front Cincinnati August I id 2, the round trip rate to Detroit will le .'25, Bnd on August 3 it will bo $5.30. BpecI trains as well ns rogulor (rains will run lid to Detroit. Tho C , H. & 1). being the ily direct lino from Ciucimitti to Detroit m* been s looted by tho (1. A. R. as the lioial route. Purchase tickets \ia1heC., . & D. For further in'orina ion address O McC'jrmiok, General Passenger and cket Ag< nt, Cincinnati, O. If you would bo correct in pronouncing anitoba accent the last syllable. For impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Malua. Neuralgia. Indigestion and Biliousness, k? Brown's Iron Bitters?it gives strength, aking old persous feel young?and young irsons strong; pleasant to take. Novelist Rodyahd Kiplino was only vo weeks in thn ITnited Htstes. Difficulties or Affrlcaltnral Experiment Stations. The lack of suitable men has not boen rc< the only drawback to the work of the cio younger stations. Two clauses in the act thi passed by Congress allowing only three ?cl thousand dollars of the first ard seven Bo hundred and fifty dollars of each buc- or cecding appropriation to be used for co: buildings, and requiring that from the dr very first at least four bulletins a year pb be issued, while ultimately it may prove ck of advantage to them, has certainly wi which the 8tate had previously given to an the agricultural college was abolished, tal The fact that quarterly bulletins were re- > quired by law, whether the station had Cb valuable matter on hand or not, coupled with the fact that in many instances men wholly new to the busiuess had to write ,| them, tended at first to distribute more w or less matter of questionable value. As i the bulletins have general circulation hu among the class for which they were in- i?r ' 1 tended only in the State in which they j wero issued, many States necessarily sent hu out some compilations on the same top- j ics, which, to all practical purposes, dli were duplicates of each other. Bulletins, too, had to be written in popular to style, in order that they might be understood by men whose educatiou, in too th many instances had been limited to the winter district school. If it be also re- ^ membered that these newly formed stations have been organised scarcely three o. years and have not been in working th order for that length of time; that they are going through the same trials as the ja older stations have had , that they have so to break down the prejudices of many ^ farmers, as the older stations have largely (>1i done; and that they were popularly ex- H pccted to sho.v in a few months results hi equal to those which even the German 11 experiment stations have conquered only M after years of strict application with the aid of the best of the scientists of that rJ scientific nation?it cannot be wondered ta at that these new born stations have iii several instances fallen short of what was expected of thciu.?Popular He tenet Monthly. l 1 ' N A New Guinea ftlnii-C.ilclicr. f,1 R. H. Dean, of London, England, was if at the Ryan yesterday on his way homo ^ from a trip around the world. Ho spent ~ some tune in New Zealand, Samoa and t New Guinea. J Among the curious things from New - > **. * - ? ? - -?c;^ ? - ? mcut consists of n strong wand about one-half an incli thick and about twelve ] feet long. The rod is bent double so as ' to leave a loop fifteen inches in diama- 1 ter, open at one end. A spear is fastcucd w to the handle so that the spear head pro- ' jects into Hie loop. The spear is ol *' wood and is very hard and tough. When 3' the warriors of New Guinea go to battlo they carry this terrible weapon with " thcra. As their cuemies begin to run J", they follow them and throw the loop over the head of the pursued, the shock -throws the victim upon tlio spear head, J which pierces tlio unfortiiuate's neck, and in nearly every case instantly kills = bun. The victor then cuts off the dead 1 man's head ani carries it home, for tlio * warrior is judged according to the num- m ber of heads he can show. The natives show a great deal of ability in making 1 mrl wc mrnre uf Iron, glass and ftono for spear points.??>t, Pttul Pioneer Pre**. ? A Bull-Fight With Fun in it. ? In ordinary accounts of hull fights you bear of the sickening sight of disemboweled horses, and bleeding men, and butchered bulls. This went on with ever-changiug fun, shouts and laughter, but no one was either hurt or got the coeurdo'j. Whoever tliiuks it is merely a joke to go dowu into one of these eDormous arenas and snatch the tiny rosette from between the horns of a beast who has been trained all his life to keep him from getting it, will find A that ho has a large piece of work cut out for him. For fun a Provencal bull fight a cxpei tn< it is fsr ahead of anything I ^ ever saw. As it goes en every Sunday in the summer time all over Provence, C< Frenchmen regard it as too common an ol affair to be worth description. Foreign- " era never going there at the proper sea- 11 son?tg summer and autumn?never or ?S scarcely gVor see it. And even down in T I^a (JMnrgiie, on tlie banks of the pi Rhone, in little towns, all of which, save ill a l m t ao mawiao i . . mi; uuKuowii, mc course.', cc like base-ball matches, are held every (me- fa day. They are the sport of the people, ti and have much more character than 111 }-Jl the small towns. ? C'enturu. CJ W ON^ ENJOYS Both the method end result# when ByrupofFigsis taken; it i# pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acta N gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual Mtnatinatt? ? * " T"i DTTun or i-iffs is ths SfiTSft ?f "* ^ind prodnoed, pleasing to the taste andao. Kfi its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. t?i Brrup of Figs is for sale In 60o ? ?nd $1 bottles by all leading druggist*. Any reliable druggist who may not bare it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 9AM FMAM0I800, OAL. itvrsviui xv Mtw ro99. a* KITS stopped rroe by t)R. Ki.ink's Ukbat ervk Restorer. No fits after first day's use. arvelous cures. Treatise and $- trial bottle eo. Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St.. Phlla.. l'a. afflicted with sore eyes tiso'Dr.lsaac Thomnin's Kyc-water.Druggists sell at SSc.per bottle Dyspepsia Is tlie ltane oftlio precpnt generation. It Is Tor its cure ami it sat tendnnts. tick headache, constipation and piles, that t utt'HPHIs I'srs become so rninons. They net gently r>n the digestive organs, irilnrr t liein tonu md vigor without griping or nausea. ~5c. pRINITY COLLEGE. ill Trim llrgin.' at Dt'RHAM. X. C.. 0,1. |. JS9I. six liepartnu-ntsof lnstmetion, ench In charge of .Vric HtillilinpK. Xf"' tsUHtmlorirt, .Vnrh'nt Itrnrir.-. b.nlhs, Alhlrlir Orountis, ill acres |n eea r of Park ) lliiiltliful Ijh ulion, hi II Shrub tl. /ij-ficasrs. S<o |h*i' trim of :! months. Including .iitil, tuition, furnished room, electric light. heat, re of rooms Seiirl for Oifa/oj/ur /o ilOIIN K. CKOWKlil,, President. Trinity College irk. I'urlinm. N.C. I | ABOUT Kant Tennenn~e's FINK t I (1.1 >1 ATI: and (Irkvt Rehockcbs is II I KNOXV1LLK SENTINEL; daily 1 mo.. w JOi'.; weekly l year, 91; samples Ac. IFN&IflN No Pinslon. No Foo. tjllnlllll .IOHKI'11 II. HUNTER. IliwBMMI " **"' INHTOX. - l>. I'mimircs. Allays l ain a Hr ^Wthii Huron. Its-stores TmI HL J|| (Jlvea Ivellef at one Apl'lfl into thr Xottrilt.? tilSHIg^EstSllI600- brupgl?U or by malL EL "German Syrup" For children a medii Cough cine should be abso- ' nci -r ltUcly 1L\liahl,r- A redlcfhe. pin her faith to k as to her Ilihle. It must mtain nothing violent, uncertain, r dangerous. It must he standard i material and manufacture. Tt mst l>e plain and simple to adminter ; easy and pleasant to take, lie child must like it. It must lie rompt in action, giving inimedi- ! e relief, as childrens' troubles mie (juick, grow fast, and end tally or otherwise in a very short me. It must not only relieve quick u oring them around quick, as I lildren ch:! and fret and spoil ! eir constitutions under long conicment. It must do its work in oderate doses. A large quantity medicine in a child is not desira-* e. It must not interfere witlv the ild's spirits, appetite or generat alth. These tilings suit old aa 11 as young folks, and make Boliee's German Syrup the favorite uily medicine. <D , Es Life Wor o?Not 8f Your Bowe Cures Diarrhoea,DyNjW.' d all Stomach Troubles of * Wtltl- It H?t>. T*m*4 KJ CurcH wlirro all elae falls. Pic U| lantf. flitldren take it withov ti^^sEmnz . * / ' i *** iWJ'". 4 w,* El ' 'f. v * 3 * -< ... \ * * ' * But the troubles that arc to^bo ^ ^ feared hive a positive remedy. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription builds up and strengthens the system, and regulates and promotes every proper function. It's a generous, support, ing tonic, and a quieting, soothing nervine ? a legitimate medicine, not a beverage, freo from alcohol and injurious drugs. It corrects and cures, safely and surely, all those delicate derangements, weaknesses, and diseases peuidiar to the sex. A remedy that docs cure is one that can be guaranteed. That's what the proprietors of " Favorite Prescription" think. If it doesn't givu hatlMautii'ii) ill vvuijr taou iv* which it'n recommended, they'll refund the money. No other medicine for women is sold on such terms. , Decide for yourself whether some- ' thing else sold by the dealer, is likely to be " just as good" for you to buy. VSMIC STl''" v noOK-KKKPtxo, Butinest Ebrmr, H wlWE JVnmanship, Arithmetic, Short-hand, etc.. 1 1 11 Tiiorovoiii.y Tauout iit MAI I.. Circular* free. \y Ili-ynnt's College. 457 Main St.. Buffalo, N. Y. r? nil Wkak, Nrnvors. Wrf.tchf.d mortal* g*S >|]aK well ami keep well. Health Heipw ' ?* '? tell* how. 50 eta. ? vcar. Sample oopy" free. l)r. J. 11 .J) Y K. Editor, llnfTalo, N. Y. "RED EYE" X9.PA&99 a Mild, Hyvcel CltKW. No UKAItTHUKN nor HKADAt'HE. Send lOcvnta luStamps for A SAMPLE, If your dealer does not KEEP IT. TA Y LOU lilt OS.. MANi'KAeTURicha, W'lnalon. N. C. tirs no.tDKRFUL. THE "NEW TREATMENT" FW CATARRH. 1 ?e* n find Urealli In lire mlnntM. IKEAKb Ul* A CU1JJ IN TWKNTY-VOCR HOURS. ' A.. A Cures Chronic Catarrh and nil lllaeuM^' V . > rt.y^npnt.HHd Noar. l'Ol PKALLT tll'llj* ? . 8sS8&0!te?7i!tsB^ tl EW1S' S3 ?? LYE g l'owder ad and Per fumed. Strongest ni\t\ jiertsi i.yotuadd. Makes tlio be si perfumed Hard HonpinSn minutes wifAouf faffing. It id flio bcutfor softening v/nter, clennsfn;' waste pipes, disinfect irv' sinks, closota, washing bottles, paint?, trees, etc. PENhlA. SA).T MFG. CO., ( on. Agcnfa, Pbiln., JPc. _ 4 MONEY IN OI11UH.BNS. W m ^tr- i or i&a a liAHpa** book, oxparl ?UI? I J\<J<I A dRof a practical poultry ralasr dodu tBw tHRw year*. It (tacu? boa to dataai TT Tr and our* dUemMai to fa?d for aaaa aud for fattaulogi whloh fowMM at* lor brood lug, Ac., to. Addr*? ROOK EORtfOCaa. IS* Leonard SA, ?. T.CT|R. LWI?Cleanses tin Nasal aid Inflammation, Hr?l?Bafr?v2' nJJjR S*ur,'^Y. agents for IV. I,, noiiglns Shoes. not for snlo In your plucc ask tons enler to send for entnlogiie, secure iho agency, and get tlieni lor you. rr-TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. ... ? WHTIS the * W. L. DOUGLAS i?fB?8TfiJHi w^pfe, kr ??u f.oiiiniio lltiid?irwed, Iho finest calf PaP. shoo ever offered for SYOO; equals Krenoh imported shoes which cost from $s.<n to 912.00. C Jt Off Hiind-Scwcd Welt Hlioe, fine celt ?P"S. stylish, comfortable nud durable. The beat shoo over offered ut this price ; same grade as cuetom-mado shoes costing from $U.(?tn$9.00. MAO Police shoe | fanners. Hsllroed In and LcttcrC'nrrlersnll ufnrtbein; flneoalf, v"? seamless, smooth l-nhle, heavy three soles, eatenslon edge. Ono pair ?III wear a y ear. CO 30 flue rnlft no l>cttcr shoe ever offered M this price; (.tie trial will convince thoee who want a shoe for comfort and service. M'W mid 84.OO Worhliiirmnn'a shoes ero very strong nud durable. Those wbe havu given them a trial will wonr no other make. RaVO' 84,Off nud 81.73 school shoes are a? VP O worn by the boys everywhere; the/sell on tbcTr merits, as the Increasing sales show. nrlflic S.f.ftlf I In ml-newr <t shoe, bMl kdUlvD Dongola, very styllsli; equalsrrcnok Imported shoes costing front to atUHj. \\ I,miles' 4.30, 84.00 mid 81.73 shoe tat Misses sre the best fine Ixmgola. stylish and ainsltla ('notion. iSec. th?t W. U. ieoMglaa' name Ssd prtoe are stamped on tlie bottom of each shoe. \V. L. IXtUULAS, llrocktoa, ZCoM. "is N U 81 ? Thorough, Practical Instruction. Graduates assisted to positions. MP Catalogue FRKK. Write to waiaiogue Bryant I Station Business Colligi, LOUISVILLE. KV. 6 th Living? o Is are Out of Order. Cramps. Summer Complaint Man, Woman or Child. ?r BerekMl will orrfrr It far row. : y^ffl commended by Phniciaiw. Kfl Asiint and agreeable to tho KB it objection. By druggists. El S, i ? auusnJH|p