Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f?rt tbo gronodt^wptiH froi^n. A I??? A. W. UuuaoK. Kj. !"***'I r? 1 ?T-?1 Aotarw Puutis. ' v. BrII'i Oktwrh Oar* li token loterruUlf ud gb act* directly on the blood and mucous surface# RT of the ayetern. Bend for testimonials free. I __ _ .. , W. J Ubbhkt A Co., Toledo, U H? * 9^ Sold bf JDroju'JaU, 75o. BB-U.. ' There are some epicures lr? rabbit eating who never touch any part but tho hind quarters. Others will cat the houliers only. . Y ; , I,ndlee needing a tonle, or children who % want building "P. should tako llrown a Iron ,-Mf Bitters It Is pleasant to take, cures Malar a Biliousness and Liver Complaints, tho lllood rlob and pure. liio ftu ieui? Tw.uutccr miscionar movement now numbers 7iJ0 roluuteeri tor niissiounrj work in the foreigu Held, among the college student*. If afflicted with sore eye# two Dr. Isaac Tbomoeon> Eye-watqf .Druggist# p#ll at 2&c.por bottle I Vote for Hood's Fortv Yoars in tho Ministry " Having taken Hood'* 8nmi|wrilln flv.' mniillis I am nniixlM It In mi excellent remitly. For yearn I have had Rheumatism, mulcting my body,but en|Hflnlly my right a in front elbotv tj shoulder, no wvcre I feureil I Should Lose the Uso of It. 1 felt better kiiuii after 1 began with llood't Sarsn|?at ilia, and when I had taken t hot tin the rlienmatlMit entirely led me. 1 have lieet a minister of the M. K. t'hurch 10 yearn, am like many others of.sedentary hah tn havenuf HOOD'S _ _ oarsaparma CURES T'_ iTlTTIiTihS*^iirun I >A rTl 1 n. I linva lm< ^ n Rood fi|>jK-( lie, food dfifratrd well, J Ruined nuvrral |M>unds niul tdrop Itottur. I vote foi Hood's." It kv. W. It. I'i'rrtn, Hloliford. V|, HooiI'n I'lllMiiro thn Ih-nI nftrr-dlnnrr I'lllii, w iMt ilium! ton, euro hondnrluv. rents "German Syrup" William McKcekan, Druggist at Bloomingdale, Mich. " I have hail Hit the Asthma badly ever since I came ro\it of the army and though I have been ill the drug-business for fifteen years, anil have tried nearly everything 011 the market, nothing has given me the slightest relief until a few months ago, when I u^etj^floi t~- flrV "fli||-t||y--ifc*1 **"J ? uilfVdgoto r without the least trouble." (D I / m I m\ HI I JWJg'W W ' i, ff t ~M Cares Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Horo Throat. Sold l>r >11 Druggists on Cutanlw A Woman Has cry iiiilo desire to enjoy the pleasures of life, and U a entirely untitled for the cares of housekeeping ot B any ordinary duties, If afflicted with HICK I IK. V I > ACHE HAY AKTKIt UA Y and yet there art few diseases that yield more promptly to propd H medical treatment. Si i* therefore of the utmost fm poriance that a relluble remedy should always tie at j^B hand. During a iwriod of more than ttO YKAII1 H thero has been no Instance reported wlier? mcj V cases have not been periiianently and FH O.U PTI. > HK Oil It Kit hr the use of a single box of the genuine IB Mini lustlycelebrated l?r.C. .llcliANK'S I.IYhll M Pll.l.s. which may he procured at any Drug Storry IjK or will lie mailed to any uddress on the receipt of '.iVy HH In postage stamps. Purchasers of these Pills should H ho carefui to procure the genuine article. There are BB several counterfeits on the market, well calculated am to deceive. The genuine Dr. C, McLano's Celebrated |B Liver l'llls are inuiiufnetiircd only hv FLEMING BBOTHE&B CO.,JUttabnr gh, Fa B ft GRAND ENTERTAINMENT, Consisting of Dramatic and Ilumorous ReeUallong ^BB I'luys. Ac., can easily be given l>v home talent, with copy of tlurrett's famous I till t It oicc Seler. I^B lions,'' costing only ,'tllc. suitable for I.yreums ^ E Schools, t'liurcli SsK'li'tIrs and llome Theatricals M s?>ld hy bookkscllcrs. No. tlx latest. Is a gem. H 240 pages of pathos, diahs-t and fun. Including two MB bright new Comedies; all for ,'IOc., |x>?tpald; or. the HI two I'lnvs, I tic. tvifo/oyuc K!? Ml',, I'. (,.1 it. M ]( KTT A- t I'hlliDieiplila, I'a (Kstabllshed IWtS). kwlUi l'wiM. Sotnuita hands, Injure the Iron and hum red. i The lllilnx Sun Stovo Polish la Brilliant, Odor- I loss. Durable, and the consumer bays for do tin I or glass package with every purchase. ] __jr ^B Coniaaptlie* aud poople^H ( who hare weak luDgsor Arth- ^B ^B ma, should use Plso'sCure for H| Consumption. It has csrtd M| v IB thouiunds. ft has not Injur- M ^ eil one. It Is not had to (ako. ^B ^B it Is the bust cough syrup. ^B Bold everywhere. (Sr. j?2 Kw fit \ M M* ^ ^ jon - -B " QUEER CITY OCCUPATIONS. uviaxm kitbom of ajuumra a lxvxuhood jjv vaw toes. iMtlax and lytolni SoapcaDd Meatr -Hwrnaapand Oo?? Aft la??<J From Vnttnaoljr Death, Bto. -- /\ OBIASmotaf tf fartnua la jT\ Ifaw York City make Ibeii Hrriz^ Iz ?.!giu?i aoa uuujue wayi, Without doubt 000 of tiu moat refreshing tad original, aa well aa remunerative, of the outlying professions la that of a young Frenchroan. Only a few yea re ago be waa a cook in a famous reatauraut in Paris. "" Of 1 aaOBflfiliAB* " miitinn?" '/DC U1 Ull VU(llpV?l?IVU?| in eggt and mushrooms, probably, liappoood to tickle tbo jaded palate of a wealthy American who was traveling abroad, and in a short time tho culinary artist's sphere of usefulness was transferred from tho Boulevard des Italiens to Fifth avenue. Ho received a salary equal to that of a bank cashier, and had very much lc? work to do; but h i artistic soul aspired to something higher. Finally his epportuuity came. . There was a great exhibition in the Madison Square Garden of the possibilities and impossibilities of the science of gastronomy, and tho masterpiece of the young Frenchman easily carried off the prize. Immediately his services were in demand ? by n rcorc of millionaires, but ho doi clincd nil of tho offers made to him of a , position. '- Much as I would like to do so," he said, **l cannot devote all my time to j your affairs, owing to my numerous enpngencrits; hut whenever you have a dinner on hand of a special nature, I shall be glad to offer my services in su* f pcrintcuding its preparation." Dinner giving had become a popnlni form of entertaining in New York, niu soon this favorite ditc'plo of Kpiciinu had more engagement* than lie couh fill, light as was tlie work ho was ex peeled to do. His duties simply con sist in the preparation of a menu, nn< then w hen the dinner is almost ready t< tie served he goes into the kitchen am tastes ami puts the finishing touches t< tho different dishes he I ore they g> t< the table. To the uninitiated tli change that fakes place in these duriti; 1 those few moments seems simply marvel bright Frencnmtn das two *hr' dVJ three engagements in n single evening and as lie receives nnv sum fr-?in #20 u for each dinner it will be seen that h is in n fnir wny of becoming rich. Another innh whoso dealings with th Four Hundred ore a source of cnusidcrn bio reven jo to him occupies an unpri | tcntious cstnhlishinent on one of the aid streets, nenr Hrondwny, in the vicintt of Central l'ark. A neatly painted si.; , nnnounees that ha is n* specialist in ti * diseases of the dog. 11ia patrons hi i Indies for the most part, and ho wi 1 receive no dog of whoso uohlo birt there can be any question. Hut win is chiclly remarkable about this indivii ual is the mode of treatment he adop and, it may he said, it is seldom unsiu ccssful. It is a hit wintorisli when lay jinsses that half a dozen or iuoi k fashionable equipages d.? not draw u | At his door and that an assortinaut u r - w ,y. m I tearful owners. The look of pity and commiseratio which shines all over his face as li listens to the doting owner's recital e the miseries of "poor Fido" is scomiugl as deep and strong as the afTection of godfather, lint what a change take place when the unfortunate canine mistress is driven away. "(J une hero mv nruttv. nanioeied animal." lie softl mutters; "we know what ails you, don' we? You've been gorging jour ski with porterhouse steak,*aud veal cutlet" and chicken, ami trutllos, and cream and enke, and lollvpops, and otlic vanities, haven't you? And instead ti taking your exercise like a sensible do you've been riding around the park i soft, rolling carriages; and when you g to sleep you are wrapped in warn blankets and furs, ain't you? Well you belong to a nice Christian faiuil, and we will see what a little sac'c-c'.otl ? Miiik u I till' rrtr rtiMU sit 111 fllf roc back o the neck and throws him into a bncl room where a uuinberof other dyspeptic looking animals are doiug penaucc fo previous indiscretions. When 'he dog's owner returns in th , course of a few slays Fido is brought ou ami the professor proceeds to give i demonstration. The dog has tiothini more palatahie or sustaining than castoi oil since his ineareeration, and when i saucer of milk is placed before bitii tin now famished animal makes a mad das! tor it, and in his haste puts his head am both feet lata !t. Finn's mistress is de lighted, of course, and cheerfully settle the bill, wliie.> would keep a full-growi man ai. the best hotel in town for j W tt'h it is a fact that some woman pay inor in the course of a year for the trcatincul of their pets, their sickness being causer hy overfeeding, than would buy a dozen ueniiny (logs. lint then it would not Ite Fido, you know. .About every other day there passes along Park How a short, thickset, phlegmatic-looking Herman woman, with a bundle balanced on her head of tho proportions of an intlutud balloon or two or three leather beds rolleil into one. She trudges manfully along, past the entrance to the big bridge, through Chatham Square, until tinally she is lost to view in the maze of streets on the cast side. Wonder as to what the enormous bag contains is only equalled by the commiseration felt for tho woman and he seemingly hard lot. A veteran Park Itow rounder cleared up the mystery the other day after a number of persons had made guesses as to what was in the bag, these guesses ranging all the way from feathers to lend. 'That fhere sack," said he, has got corks into it, and you don't need to be wasting of your precious swnmtby op that there female, for they represent a clear profit of from $10 to $20 to her, which is pretty good tor a day's work. There are champagne corks, whisky corKs, Deer corks, 'pollinnris corks and every kind of corks u?e<l m bottling liijuors. She is taking them home now and will set her children at work sorting them into different sizes. She hoys them for ten or fifteen cunts a pailful from the saloons, and when they arc assorted site sells them over again for Irorn twentylive to forty cents a gross. Then there arc those who make a regular business of calling people who havQ to go to tbetr work it u uoimuaIIy early M hour 10 the morning. Tbey are to be found fa erery i<nrt of the city now, f'om the Battery to Berletn. Tbu business MHl," ?>nc Of tbcm, "oas u* imusing sides, as well as it* dangers. Near policemen often cause m* a good W? t.oat.1.. Tb., -? ?"'/ numb#r rf bouMi Willi 00 ipptftoi cjie?t, and ofteu lake ine klhyiyMj gtm boat* ae a suspicion \ "?"U? OHVn. ?UU |*|* me go at once. > "Now, do jou see* that?" continued ^ be, pointing to a knob On bis forehead un about tho site of a bird's egg. "Well, y I got that froin one of ray oldest custom pr( ers lor persisting In waking linn up. lie was tired n d slecpr, and ho thro* a heavy l>oot at my he-id. He would hare ' e chucked an alarm clock out of the w>a- r* dow."? New Yor< News. ?J! ? sen Remarkable Rainfall. wo Wo often hear poonle declare that <lur- J*? iug a certain heavy shower "at least a loot of water fell." That such a pheoom- 'P cnal shower would bo impossible I shall now attempt to prove: An acre is equal , to 6,272,(110 square melon; an inch of *' water over tho surface of an inch would " ,r incan 6,272,610 cubic inches, which, at wn tho usuully estimated rato of 217 inches to tbo gallon, means 22,000. This im- 1 1 mouse quantity of water would weigh 22<\0<K) pounds or exactly too tons I *ot Just think of it, and this calculation Is ^ j i on the basis of only an inch of rainfall, ! not n foot. Yet many reliable (?) men " will tell you that they Invo se:u wooden buckets of ten and twelve inches in ^r< height rained full in less than an hour. Such declarations are simply nonsense of I the most nonsensical kind. , Throughout most of tho Unite 1 Statos the amount of rain which falls in twenty- ^ four hours rarely exceeds one inch, which I means 100 tons of water to tho acre. ' There are exceptions to alt rules, ol i course, and occasionally tho fall is much more remarkable. Thus at Flatbush, Long Island, ou tho 22 I of August, 1843, 40 I nine inches of rain fell in less than eight , > hours; at Cats It ill, N. Y., ou July 26, 1 1M1II, (ifteen inches of wu or full m six s hours; at Wilmington, DjI., ou July 29, j ( u 1831, inches fcl\ In less than two . o hours and a half, nnd at Fairlicld, Ohio, 1 - ? >.? I'M. .i?? ?f ,\li ri?t 1H61. oiuht IT ? <111 tllU 1?U? ? * ' ? ? I VII I- inches of water foil in eleven hours. _ j n for '? particle of moisture were wruug from tho P atmosphere it would cover the entire * o globe to a depth of less than four (4) '' inches. . o Tt.e southern slopos of tho Himalaya s, '* Mountains record as much as GLO inches w of rain in a single year, but to counter0 balance this l^rn, Kgypt and parts of jl y Persia o.ten pasi whole yeirs without n rain.?St. Louis It-public, ic _V_ w re .. Chnn;o ft?r tin Piutoa:er'<< ,j I, There is n conductor on the E-icli I cl avenue street car lino who played a cl ,j. clever trick on n passenger tho ot'ior ti (s morning, which has probably taught n him to have his fare ready horcaftor e u when lie hoards a car. Tho passongcr h ro lives away out nt the end of the line, h p and was so punctual that he c night the ii ,f same car ovory moruiug. About a woek o ^ ago ho tendered a #10 bill in paymont ir havo no much money at tho bogiuuing n of his trip and told tho passenger that q 10 he would pay the nickol out of his own at ,( pocket and "lie could return it the fol- e< y lowing morning. Tho next morning the fn ,i business man again presento 1 a $ 10 bill. I] ,3 Again tho conductor paid the fare for p; '3 him. ni This occurred four mornings in sue- si y cession. The liftli morning tho sa-no $10 It g bill caiuo around, but tho conductor was tl ,, prepared. lie show a heavy bag from g 1 beneath the seat and handed it to tho h passenger with tho remark- "Here's ti ir your change, srr. It's all right. I've p ,f counted it." llo had secured l'JDO pou- u ,, uics luo mgni nuioro mm wept iwcuvy u ^ live of thorn for tho faros ho paul for tho c A) business man. Toe hag contained 9 To n u copper coins. The passenger took thfc ti I bug and mug for tho car to stop, lie h y jiow rules on auothor car.?'Jlovoloa*1 g > 1'lain Dealer. _ , jn(3Tinor5lU} of the * T largest if not the very largest of the ei Canaries, about "naif way botweuu tho Porto Santo an?l the summit of the famous I'.eo tic Tytlc, the highest point of fr land on the island, stands the consider- 311 able town of Orotnv.i, famous for its 1? wonderful "Dragon Tree," tho identical tli botanical specimen which Humboldt 80 pronounced "the most ancient vegctablo f? * relic in the worbl." Humboldt made w calculations on its age in several dillercnt th ways, and t'.eelared that it was between r? 5000 and (>000 years out. Sir John V . llei'M'hel often allude ? to it as the oldest f? tree in the worl I. For at least twenty P' centuries the tiu inches used thcimmcuse ?r hollow of this ancient tree as a temple of ?' worship, lis eventful career was sud- vc denly terminate I in the summer of 18(>7, ?" when it. was uprooted and almost entirely destroyed by a hurricane.?St. Lojis <li ! Kepublie. Hr. ? i ? co Aristocratic In liam, c There arc no people in Maine in whom of the aristocratic instinct is stronger or ho who have more pride of birth than some wi of those who live in Oldtown Island, hii 1 At present the tribe is greatly agitated bri over the question whether an adopted cri child shall bo admitted to the inner circle of the island's Four Hundred. A .vi year or two ago .Mr. and Mrs. Sabatb be Shea adopted a child from another tribe. ntl the child being half white, as arc man* w! ot the Maine Indians. "Owing to tin In fact that the child is a half-breed and W belonged to another tribe," says an island ov correspondent, "there is a certain clast Ai on the island that is trying to prevont wi her from having her rights, while Mr. gr Shea claims sho is entitled to nil tho ki rights of the tribe, as she was legally hi adopted. There are other cases of simi- II lar nature, hut no trouble was ever made vi before, and Mr. Shoa proposes to fight it o " out in a le_ral wav."?T.proi?fon \ -j- v*>"; J;arna\ _ nc A Capitol Acoor?liiif to Her Slxe. W! The State Capitol of Texas is the gt( largest State building in the United 8C States nml the seventh in size among ta the building of the world. It ia a vast \\ Creek cross of red Texas granite, with j)f a central rotunda covered by a dome se 311 feet high. It was begun in 1861 fc and finished in 1SSK, having cost about $3,5 10,000. It w is paid for with 3,000,- w 000 acres of public land, deeded to the jj capitalists who executed the work.? ,s. Now Orieaus Picayune. y( r * eod uiucfcotifle^toull imae. Let u? try to aniweAit with rlty ud reverent*. \ VwhiDrioa had pUh UiUu At taldent be w? ere a loclioelVto be oosr'reL He uaed to lecufte hia ward every week on the erila i exragance. But tbe ate ward, at^ ex[eni_iaag_pamed Frauooea, wbojwcr p?d Washington and had a ploper fc of the dignity of his poskmn, old muttor at the end of each **k)y turc: "Ay, ho may discharge mi if will, but while ho is President atw I steward hi* table will be suppled th the best the conntry can affo/<lL" sslnngton had a special fondness far 1. One February an early Delaware id, caught in advance of the season, * soizod from the market by Frauncee J served up triumphantly at the Proa* ntial table. "What fish is tliatf' cried Washing?, m the savory odor flf^Tlb nostrils. "A aht^i sir,4* wltl *rsuti<^,' gws.--, |y. ,4Tho only one In tho market, j Hrst one of tho seaton." "I3ut the price?" Washington's face jw stern. " rbrce ?three dollars,"stammered tho iwnrd. Washington's etcrjnoss in:ro.ved. fako it nwar," ho oried. "It shall vcr bo sai 1 that I sot.suc'i an example extravaganco." Aud the disli which fwas too groat ai travaganco for Hid President was rricil oil into the kitchen, where the rvaute ato it with al qualms of coaien<^ Washington's irnmcdiulo successors, lams aud JelTursou, erero light caters private, but the foancr gave stately id magnificent baniucts, while tho tter kept a generous table in the large ee-handed Virginia style. Forty guests as no uuusual number, and it is said int the marketing ft* a single day frelentljr amount%) tOM^i?uc?i_iis $5<J. uwii.a? ?srfTved aTnnors of dams'.s time with avgood deal of the ;toudunt ccrem mial, wblcii JelTersoir* nd discarded. Yet Mr*. William Winston Seaton in licr diary rather iglits one of the banquets at which she as present. "Tho dinner," she says, r?? rw.rtninl v f5ni? lint, still I WHS ritll'jr ir prised, ui it did not ahrpas* some I ivo eaten in Carolina. There were inny French dishes, aivl exquisite ines, I presume, by the praises be* .owed upon tlieui; comment ou the utility of tho wine seems to form tiio hief topic after the removal of the Lotli. Candles were introduced before 10 Indies luft tho table, nnd the gentle* ion continued half an hour longer to nioy u social glass." Itut Madison imsclf was a light drinker. When lie ad hard drinkers at his table he would ivariably dilute his wiuo with water iu rdcr to keep up with them, or else iprely touch tho f^lass to JijsJips while In strong contrast to Madison's banucts were those given by Andrew Jac'c>n. lie hated conventional etiquette rcu incro than JctFcrson did and set his ico moro sternly against ccrctnouiul. [o always used a steel fork himself and rovided his guests with ono steel fork id a silver one. After dinucr lie nuked a long-handled corn cob pipe. , was his wish to throw the doors of 10 Whito House open to the people in encrel and allow them to partake of his ospitality without any special invitaon. Hut after a trial or two this exeiimcnt was reliuquiahod, though not ntil the carpets in the East Room had con ruined by tho puneli which the rowd spilt on the lloor in their eagcress to get at tho buokets which con* lined it, and the dresses of numerous idios had been i>iotri<u^|^3poilcd and lasses aud f?niUunjktja jjfitton broken aw* curious novelty. This was au lormous cliceas a yard thick and as big i a liarrcl in circumference, which was if infrt Hirnn.i\/ninf1 nt?/sna nnrl /IU _ ibuted among the guosts. This proved icii a great success t!iat Van Huron was tup tod to emulate tho exainp'e. But 10 carpets an.l tho furniture aulTorod so vcroly^from tho greasy crumbs which 11 upon tho n that tho experiment as never again repeated, and indeod 10 custom of serving eatables at general ceptions came to an end forever with au Huron's lost iur.n. It had gro vn be such a glaring abuse that just ior to the election of 18 4') hungry owds had besieged the iiouui, nmoring to be fed, ami threatening to >to against Van Huren if they wcro not itertained. The deaths of two Presidents may bo rectly associate 1 with tho tablo. Tho st President Harrison caught a fatal Id while out marketing, his invariable atom, before breakfast. Taylor died cholera morbus, resulting from a arty meal of cherries washed down th ice milk, which he partook of on ? return from a Fourth of July ccle ation. In.au hour ho was seizsd with imps; in tive days he was dead. With tho exception of President t;uir, tho later Presidents have oil cn rathei careless eater#, paying small tent ion to the doli^hts of tin tablo ion tliev dined en (a nille, an 1 allowg their stewards or the la lies of the hitc House to tako full supervision or the Stnto banquets. President rthur, however, though a light eater is essentially an epicure, who took a eat interest in tlin nlT:iir* of the tchcn, and malo tho supervision of s dinners a inattet of earnest stu ly. is private dinners nrc said to have cost tuuch as >> n plate, Ins public ones or #10. President Cleveland, on tho her hand, during his first ter.o, is said iver to have entertd-' tthf kitchens of o White House, and though blessod ith a wholesome appetite and a omach capable of digetting anything t before him, he has no epicurean stcs. Garfield, when he entored tho Into House, was tormented with dysipsia, and wns forced to confine hiuiIf to plain dinucrs. Ho and Iiulherrd it. Hayes were tho ouly Presidents lio were not accustomed to sejrre wines ith their meals, bike most abstainers, uyos had a sweot tooth, and was esicialiy fuau of cake and candy.?iicv ork World. ' m HpF?.- * ' *' ^ i H. 1 - ' ia M-fluUoi Der. j At IrUta tatter dog, owned It Koenk, i f?* week* iMnrpHi^ kit nine by Wearing by bU able when Mat th* *oank I?e CostMiy'l pond with t large ml In bin month. Tbt Incident ltd It be enyp'tffffl that he btd taken an etl rem the pile of torn dehcrmen alttg be shore of the pond, and no nottet me taken of iu Pretty soon l? fmmiwm *m soother good*elted Ml ft ale mouth, and the way la which hi same by this eel became a cause of ht* (airy, the owaar thought that hi irould follow the dcg and ace whose wli be wee stealing. The dog seemed pleased to here the attention of his Owner and ran to a pert of the shore Of the pond that was not frozen and along which largo quantities of dried lea re* were pack el intbo water. Re ran along the edge of the leares, and in a moment or two mado a snap at something in tlirm and brought forth another large cel. Ills o.vner then explored tho spot w:ih a stick^iud found that the eels wero buddtoa there together in a ms*a poaaioff tho winter. He called the attention of an acquaintance to the fact and ho proposovl to see bow many eel* were beneath tho leaves. naviug uu ecl-spcar he i>rocuro<i an ordinary pitchfork nod proceeded to thro* the eel) out. The number astounded him, end when countod they were found to be nineteen dosen, or 223 eels.?Nor .vlob (Conn.) Bulletin. Rcenperative Power of Natnre. An interesting end curious case, Illustrating the recuperative power of nature, has just been recorded by a suigeon. A workman whilst attonding a machine used for cutting blocks of tin had the tips of two of the lingers of his left hand clean cut ofl with a kuife. Seven hours afterwards the man went to the hospital for treatment. The surgeon determined to attempt to replace the musing portions of tho fingers, although the prospect of getting tbein to unite seemed to l>e most remote. The wounds wero carefully cleansed and the cuds of the linger; were restored to their places and gxe.i by sutures. In a fortnight firm unioii was fouud to havo occurred, and w'ner the patient wns ucxt seen, after aconsid' crable lapse of tiino, the surgeon wa able to note that both motion and sensa tion were perfect in the ends of th fingers.?Yankee Blade. A Loiiff-Lived Family. At Skillington, a village in 8out Lincolnshire, .hngianu, more nro no living Thomas Duffin, who was nltioti six in January; George Duffin, the soi aged seventy-two; Georgo Duffin, tl grandson, agod forty-seven; Josef Duffin, tho great-grandson, agod twei ty-fivc, and George Duffin, the grea great-grandson, aged six. Tho head the family is still active.?Now Yoi PcsU Smnll-rox in Wall Paper. "Many years ago a person was sick small-pox in a farm house in the counti town of Groton, nnd after the patici recovered the dwelling was fumigate and rcpapcrctl. Ira Cluster nnd fuini now dwell in the house. The paper wi removed a week or so ago, and present Mir Chcsjcr-s daiioli^ w^ sician the germs of the disease we dormant in the walls of the room." The above clipping from the Cinciunu Enquirer makes good the claims of ssr tarians, that all disease germs rind a hi< ing plneo in wall pn|x.r,with its vegetal) paste to hold it ou the wall, and i aniiual glue to hold its colors; th these, to say the least, are not tl best materials with which to cov so muctfl^ucc around us as the walls i which we live and sleep, and that pap< and glue are great absorbents of mol ture, of which every |>cr?on throws c a certain number of ounces in exhal tions every day, and that such dicayit material as glue and paste gives oil d lctcricus gases in such small quantiti that wc (io not discover them, thouj: those who study it can smell it in 1110 rooms papered, and especially where number of , layers of paper have he< .. .. -r. ...... 'in neaitn thr we are aware of; that such a state i things in the room in which we live a fccts us more lor better or worse the does a change of climate; that it wou bo cheaper, ?t least, to try h change < room or one coated with some ncu-d caying material, before going to the c: pense nnd trouble of a change of climate Captain \\ . K. Smith, President of tl PLii-irfv nf A mnrir-.tii Klnrists i? n man, who is so fond of tho poetry Horns that lie has collected 050 e.litio of the poet's works ami is ablo to ?juo them from hack to back. Tlir Skill nn<1 Knowledge Essential to the production of the most i>erfe and iMipular laxative remedy known have e aided the California Fig Syrup Co.to achieve great success in the reputation of its remed Syrup of Figs, as it is conceded to be tho un versnl laxative. For sale by all druggists. Members of the English Life Guar cannot be tried by coin t-martial unl the tncnibcrs of it belong either to th< own or ouc of the other household rej meats. The small towns furnish more imirde than the lar^c*cilies, in proportion population. Mornings I'eeeliam's Pills with a drink water, Heeeliani's no others. Scents a ho The United States are the chief sour ot supply fro.u which Germany dra\ the deficit in her domestic, breadstuff*. If your Pack Aches, or you are all worn oi good for nothing, it is general debilil Hrown's Iron Hitters will cure you. mike y strong, rleanse your liver, and g Ivc you a go appetite tones the nerves. Benjamin l'ntton, of Defiance, Ohi is said to be the only surviving oflic holder under the administration Andrew Jackson, whose inauguration 1829 ho wltneMed. the Throat. " Broirn'f Bronchial Troche, act directly on the organ* of the voire. Th have an extraordinary effect in all disorders the throat. A man committed suicide at Sarntogf N. V., recently, because tho train i went to the station to catch was an hoi late. "The l>est thin^ yet'." That is the way yountf man put it \vno made arrangements work for M P. Johnson .V Co., of Itichmoii Va. Von can yet further information l?y drc piu? them a card. BtvUl ?T a Tmt. . I Strictly speaking, dew does not "faH," ' it ia always formed upon the substance upon which it ta found, and cannot, la aay sense of the word, bestid to "fair* from the atmosphere aa rain and snow do. Dew ia a great raspecter of colors. To prove this take pieces of glass or bnew*? zz.- i luvut' nu, jiiivw, greea aad black. Kxpose them at night and you will flod that the yellow will be covered with moisture; that the greea will be damp, but that the red and the - J?I (U u black will be leu perncuy *??j >?? area of land equal to the i!n of the Btate of Missouri the amouot of ^dewfall" per aooum would be 19,156,219,. 822 ton?, counting the ton of 252 imperial gallons.?St. Louis Republic. Three thousand marriages are performed every day all orer the world. If You Wai Although you n with but few fail biscuit in the old-fashi sour milk, or soda ai will have better luck a no failures with the The truth of this mi remember that in the taurants, and in the he where the latest and i ably employed, and \ J and dainty food is alw i the Royal Baking Po^ oil n?iL*lr1v risen fi 1 v7i. ull vjuiv.??j Royal Baking Po never makes sour, so* 0 spoils good materials alkali in the biscuit things do happen wit h cling to the old-fashic " other Baking Powder If you want the t >h Powder is indispensc n 2 Easily Taken Up Cod Liver Oil as :t appears in Scott's y' Emulsion is easily . \ taken tip by the /* ' j jd system. In no Akfftv j 4 J 1) other form can so \Jjj vyvJ ** much fat-food be VV-ln assimilated with- riIK? 7- out injury to the ro organs of digestion. t Scott's Emulsion 'e of Cod Liver Oil with Hypopho: phites has come to be an articl n of every day use, a prompt an * infallible cure for Colds, Cough in Throat troubles, and a positiv Er builder of flesh. Prepared by Scott A Borcne. K. Y. All driiRffixt 1 I AM SO HAPPY "h 3 BOTTLES OF gjjjgg ?t Relieved me of a severe blood troubl 1 It bas also caused my hair to grow o [?D - - - tu iiiivt a cure ?r S. S. S. O. H. Elbert, Galveston, Te ?' O PUPCQ By forcing out germs of d! '* ^9 UvJIlLO case and ttio poison as wol O iy His entirely vegetableandbarmlei Id -if O Treatise on Itlood and Skin mailed fre ' O SWIFT SPl-CiriC CO., Atlanta,Ga ? MEND YOUR OWN HARNE: fWITII f THOMSON'S Eg! oi IH SLOTTED I: CLINCH RIVETS Mo tools required. Only a hammer needed to d s i r !|i. b th m easily ami quickly, lea/lng the ell ihao'utrly smooth. Requiting no ho c to be mndi h? leather not burr for the Rivets. Thoy aro atroi ( null *n<l durable. Millions now in use. encth'. uniform or assorted, put up In boxes. Aah your dealer for them, or send fOe (t ,tamps for n box o( 1U0, assorted ?i/.ea. Mun'id by n JUOSON (.. THOMSON MFG. CO WALTIIAM, MASS. a J". RUtKRII IM.YMOVTH ItfICK eggs from lions weighing R to Mpounds each,(I to i- y. D. 11AKKHAKT, Weat Newton, I'a. H. N U.-1I. ds C!! Anilllfl Morphine Habit Cured in '? UrlUMatf m&(fij?5iK5iiafi { - e._____ r. V v' Sh ' a'i ^ j : ymw ... "it won't my, X/#Y of rub off." /////\W - sldip vfe 3 rm^Mw |\y felr h / ?w' ;; i$2q 3&1\x ei ar Senl for Alabastine Rock for ?ouvcnir; Free; also Tint Card. k j0 Mention t.us i-ai-er. t Alabastine Co., < A New York woman ha* been poieonad v 1 by some "germ*" that were on her jigg glove*. She robbed a wart with btaok^ y<"3 glove, blood poMoalog eet in, end the doctor* ?ay that there wa* doubtioae a * f germ" waning himoelf on the glove at \ the time. Where on earth were aU tbean I murderous "j-erm*" Aft* tears ?? manner of meanat We refer to'th^dayi^^KN When, If a man died under seventy years of age, the neighbor* wondered what ha * ' had done to ntadewnue hU constitution. , Were tbe*e "germ*" too ignorant at that J time to know what capabilitiea they had . for making theturelrcs a public nuiaanoet ?Buffalo Commercial. ? in Pennsylvania a man has bean fined $1000 for calling another a "Molly Ma| 1 guire." 7T nt The Best ^ lay have had good luck ures in makiug cake and ? ioned way with soda and id cream of tartar, you nd (following directions) Royal Baking Powder. List be evident when you leading hotels and res>mes of our city cousins, best methods are invarivhere the most beautiful \JI4^ ays set out for the guests, tvder is exclusively used ood. vvder never disappoints; ?gy or husky food; never ? t _ r ; never leaves lumps ui or cake; while all these h the best of cooks who >ned methods, or who use s. test food, Ro}~al Baking ^ ible. T : "" am* To 9*2 AO ran be made monthly SK m V III working for P. K. Johtinon Jt Co.. V W? W w No. 3South llthSt.,Klchmond.T a TTTdTA CTA'MTLT'M ED 1 0 I Ml I For Indication. ItlllouBrM. Headache, OaanttpaUaa, Had Complexion, OBVaalve Hroalh, and all dlaordora of Uio MWMOh. .Liver and llowela. /?$ RIPANS VMBULE8 Z^^ggLxfe/ act gently yet promptly. Iwtrt dlgmtlnn follows their nse. Bold by dnigglela oraent by malL Bos rt vlals>,J6o. l*acknge(l boxea),#?. For free eaninlee nddreaa . Kll'A NTS f IIKHlOA^l^, H?w T?|*? ^ (' g^^'Liooi^0^ r? I Two Beautiful Ladies 1 V... || COMPANION PICTURES '!} ^'ou one on a o' t HOME TACKS,! d ? with several apartments. ? _ ^ and all different sized *' >s TACKS, adapted to all the *1 rg >s various Home uses? * < the other on a box of * - I HOME NAII& I containing: several differ- *' jc ent sized nails, just what ;* |j< are needed for every day >< use 8^ Made sclely by the Atlas Tack Corp'n, Boston ? 5) Warch"iiacs.--nnaton, New Yotk, Philadelphia, kf) Jj Chicago, Ballimore, San Franctaco, J.ynn. Jsj 'e* ) Factorlca?Taunton. Man. Fnlrharan. Mm. (3) lit Jo Whitman, Ma?. lhjibnrr, Man. Plymouth. Stui. /5S 11 W. L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE noTWp. , ?- Do you wear them? When next In need try a pair, they 1? will give you more comfort and service for the mortar than any other make. Best In th? world. *5.00^^3.00 m *400?? X?.50 m *3.50 ?w^J?*2.uO Baaca ^?lfeTFO',UO'rt *2.50 (jr oo *2.25^ ?2.oo %*mmr!Ri Vff ^ B rwr ' * W. L. Douglas Shoes are made In ill tb) Latest Styles.' If you wf.n* :i fine DRESS SHOE don't pay $6 to $9} try my S3.60, $4 or $5 Shoe. They wilt tit equal tn c??-| r ii torn made and look and wear as well. If you wish to cconoml/c in your footwear, you can do so by purchasing W. L. Douglas Shoes. My name and price Is stamp*# on the bottom, look for it when you buy. Take no sub?j ? stitute. I send shoes by mall upon receipt of price,' 10 postage free, when shop Dealers cannot supply yon.' ??.' W> L' IHHJtil.AS, llrockton, Mill, . Sold by; ?;.A| f^YF.RYBODT known 1 that wall paper, with VI "* "s seaelabl* past* y / Iki I / L ' A vJ '* unsanitary, ! ntu' "'a* ?? "PP't r<,P#*t'd *^>3 layers of surh la a very ' "/ i\ I ha'- " din^roai. kalsnmlne ' I XmW tompot-?rjr, rot?, rubs ?#T 3 V :1 11 I I > ftn<' scale.{ pmlnt stop. Hi ''wg" respiration" ?ceded to purify nail*. Send ton. for a paper from Michigan State Hoard of Health re* >Tn* Doctob.?"One layer port on thl. subject) moot pit per In li?l enough, yon ommcndlng Church', ilahave three here. ttnby ... .... . may recover but cannot bastlnc and plaatlco only thrive" for nail, of dnelllnga. Alabastlne form* pure, permanent and poroaa eoatIngK, and doe. not require to he taken off to reaow from time to time } Is a dry ponder, ready fer n.e by adding nnter (the latent make I* used In COLD naler and Is never .old In bnlkl; ran be ea.lly brushed on by any one; made In nhtte and tTtrive fashionable tint., and in three shade., from nhleh decorator, make the balance of forty .hade* .how* on their card. 5. It.?It I. not claimed that all nhollrenlth* * In papered nails d?* much before their time, but they will enjoy better health with nail coating* (PPPP) Pure, Permanent, Porous and Pretty. j? For Sulo l>y Paint dealer* everynhere. jraimd Rapids, Mich.