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I ??w "fT* * ' ? J W*, * Sp* feo should w live that wery hour. May die aa dka th? natural dower. A Mll>rwhlng thing of power. That every thought, and every deed* May hold within Itaelt the aeed, , i t>f future good and future meed. AN INTERRUPTED VERDICT. I C w*v"~ w u 22 iignu were | ] '' ? toTned low in 9 *no oonru<MDH ! I M<^ about them Uctfjlfi A alowly oiroled the foul, heavy fc. \ air, adding to *7^/ the dimniM. I Judge OreonamT/y goods had gono to dinnof, HI y uotluced his inV,!'^ y??g?|jj5p tention to re\ turn at 9 o'clock ^ *w. unless summoned sooner by tho agreement of tho jury. Tho Di$triot Attornoy had packed away tho papers that had soon their day in his green hag, and, arm in arm with his assistant, had strolled away, pausing now and then to whisper a caution to a bailiff, and to receive in return more or less authentic v information. Tho priBonor had been lod over tlio covered corridor ? another Bridgo of &igha->-into the jail, to await liis fato in the coll where murderers wore ul ways kopt, us tlio grout iron riug in the centre' of tho floor, for their better soj curing totto.stod. His counsel hwl accompanied him to the stairway, ami then htul turned into the oflioo .V J<1it a wmokja aptl a , as to prospects jj^ia'ii thr Slwriir. ''Dubious," said that functionary, munching on hiH cigar. "The Judge was agin him from tlio fust-, ami the jury ocoil it." ' The reporters lmd hurried away with their notes, first arranging for telephone culls when a verdict was reached. I High above tlio Judge's bunch ran a gaT,ory. At the end nearest tlio windows was a door, Hoforo this door sat a court officer, and behind it were the jury, discussing, and so vigorously, too, that again mid anon a muffled sound would descend to those who waited. * These were few in number ?the janitor of tlio building, the clerk, who lived out of town and had brought n lunch with him ; three or four attendnnts, tlio blind crier, do/.iug in his chair, and, iu the further corner of the spectators' seats, an old woman and a young girl. Tlio former of those two was still* and motionless, her features sot sternly, and her eyes burning with a tierce desire. Tlio latter was slight and yielding ; she swayed from the weakness that terror bad i i.i > mm ??nm lllivr rr.MKMI IHT head 011 lior companion's arm had not mi unrecognized antipathy prevented. There and thus thoy liad sat throUghout tlio day, the matron a stone and the maidon a reed. Finally this young girl spoke. "Grandma," alio said, ?"ivhy doeH that man ait without that . <k>or?" uHo ia on guard, my child, to aoo hat tho jury are aocuro and unmolested." "But why ahould thoy l?o locked up?" "In order that thoy may render% a verdict and thus iminsli the wicked." "But Kiiroly ouch one must have known what he believed when the ease was finished, and confining tlicin won't cause thorn to change." "No, but discussion may.' "Then that would bo yielding to other influences than that of the ovidonco, and that would be contrary to tho oath thoy each ono took." "Homo nro strong and sensible, and othorH are weak and foolish. It is proper that tho will of the formor ehould prevail." "But that wouldn't bo thoir unanimous judgment then, and who can say *_..i. a.i ii.. l. ?- t?il-i ? 1 mil lUIll I 11U WUUK IIUU 1UU1IMU Illliy uut eoraetimea bo right? Besides they must bo hungry and tired and cross. 'And when peoplo aro cross they nro unfair. Ob, what a dreadlut thing la the law!" "What a dreadful thing rather ia murder. Think of your only brother dono to death by tho Barlings. I only uriah tho old days of drawing and quartering had returned." "Oh, do you really believe?" . "BePovo! Don't I know? TIain't tho Kuowleaea and tho Barlings been at odds this fifty ypars? Didn't tho toys quarrel at the tavern? Haven't wre heered tho detectives' stories arid this lad's admission? What if tho ethers did got away? Ho was there, and he dono it as much as them. Ami tho jury will say 'Swing,' you mark me." "But thoro were two who seemed to beliovo hia story." "Them poor critters in tho back row? They daasent trust their own feelings in tho face of tho others. Do you mind that racket? That will settle thoir doubts in short ordor. Now you shut up, Patty. If I thought that ono of my kin wouldn't rejoico in the death of an onemv, I'd turn her into the street without a shawl to hor back or a shoe to hor feet." "Poor, poor Tommy!" sobbod tho no nlia 4wnmV\ln/l Ur fr.i .? { ivwlm. H " tinct sounds of wrangling that oamo from above. Patty Knowlos shrank still further away from the stony bosom anil the threatening arm, ami tried to think, as if thoughts could bring comfort. It was all too awful to bo real; she must l>e dreaming; yet why could sho not awake? Was it true that sho, with hor grandmother, was awaiting in court tho verdict which should shamefully 'destroy thoir enemy, and that enemy hor old comrade, Tommy Barling? Ah, there wero substances, not shadows, about her; her mind in its peacomil slumbers had nover imagined anything so cruel! Yet he would bo acquitted, how could sho doubt, when tho jurymen as well as sho had heard his frank, simple story and had seen the candor of his beautiful face? Had who not watched them anil detected expressions o! sympathy,of oontideuee, on at least two of their countenances r 'Aud if thoso men had once trusted would they dare to condemn? Then, indeed, were net they tho murderers who would slay for relief from custody, from fatigue, or from four of their associates? Oh, a dreadful thing was this law which beclouded I uw until wkin It was to erider Hadn't Tommy explained that ha a removing tha obstruction from t track when the "wildcat" to nnexp^f edlj came around tha onrra and etrn it, and waa derailed t Couldn't they Understand why i had remained silent when asked h< he happened to be there? Surely, ai one could see that he had diaooven his brothers' plot and had striven thwart it, but was nowirw* b?yii L Encate them. The idea that Tomm er getttle, true-hearted Tommy, won Connive to slay the only brother of tl girl he loved 1 And yet, when ha refused to answer, the Judge, ^ wt surely should be impartial in action i well as word, had swung around in patiently in his chair, and the Diatrii Attorney hAd stalled, oh, so ironically And Shrugged his shoulders and eaiu * Yon see, gentlemen. See?" The case which had occupied til Aberdeen Oyer and Terminer for tli past week, was, as tho District Attorne bad said in his opening, "awftll in tli simplicity and directness of its proof. At tho further eudoi iho county, ami tho arid sand plains, tho Barlings an tho Know-loses had occupied adjneer farms for many years. The rail wo ran iu front ot their dwellings, and tli young men had grown up half farmer* half liuemen, gleaning from tho tw occupations livelihood and recreation There had been a constant feud be tween tho two families, sprung froti some forgotten trivial cause, but en haticod into bitterness through paileit of daily interest. There were three Barling hoys, e whom Thomas, tho defendant, was tj* youngest, and one Knowlos, ihebrothc 1 of Patty. ThiH latter had onoountero .evening the two elder Barlings n Uio village tavern, and a quarrel and souffle had ensued. Tt was the follow iut; day that a 'wildcat" train, o which young Knowlos was engineer was derailed aud ho thrown from th cab and killed. Thomas Barling wh aeon running awny from the j?Ia<r where this accident ocpurrml. Hi brothers disappeared, hut the ?1 ??t?;c tivea, incited by liberal rewards, cause the urroHt of tin; bid, claiming Mint i whn lie who had act thu obstruction o thu track. IIih preaetice, his flight, lria terror curtain incoherent words which ho hu< utturud on hie apprehension, consti tuteil the inniii points of thu enao nguim liinr. IliadufeiiHu had been nocessaril brief, (HiiiiiHtiiiK of bin youth, ^on character, ami his own atory alightl cotroboratutl?that ho hud boon on gaged in removing the obstruction* when the "wihlcut," of whose cxistonc he had not been aware, ciuno nrotin the onrvo and atruck. Ihit on th question of how he happened to h there at just this time ho had roiuuinc silent. Solemnly the great clock in th courtroom beat out the drugging 1,1,1 ineuta. The baililTa droned atoriea am yawned. The clerk acribbled ?>n th back of papera. The erier slept th sleep of childhood and smiled over it reviving scenes. The old woman sa erect, motionless, intent like anothe Kplrynx, awaiting the culiniiiatioii o burning desires. Perhaps she uloiu could explain that ?? !..?.? J- ' ? ? haps when that bosom had been ton tier and that arm softly responsive t< enressos, an inujry to her beauty bai been the dragon's tooth of this future Perhaps llio past now returned t?? licv for etuiiey hath its panorama o spent, lint not dead, emotions. Cei 11>itilv little 1 *n11 v, us slut saw tin* grii fiie*' g rowing grimmer, grew faint wit I dread, for in its lines she read veil geiinee upon Tommy and woe for hoi self. There was a sharp, demanding ra 011 the door of the jury room. It drowsy guardian sprang to his feet an unlocked it. Tin re were whispers, an then once more the door closed, th l>olt was shot, the sentinel sat at hi post. Onoo more, hut with a ditlei enee. The man no longer lolled. H was l?ig with the eonseiousness the every eye was upon him, lug in th possession of a secret which he had n right to know. The great clock ticked warningh for the hours of excitement are iui meats. It was Hearing the time f? the .ludgo'H return. The clerk sc dockets and pen and paper in order The bailiffs shut windows and openei doors, and turned up lights and tool their stations. There was ouo whos post was hv the door at the end of th gullery leading to the jury room which opened upon the main stairwa of tho building. The guardian of th jury room was hi? friend, and, so h passed, whispered a single word. Th bailiff stopped to Ins place and beyoni Ho leaned over the rail and gaze down iuto tho gioomy corridor. Tb front door swung open, a dignille furni entered. Ho recognized it, an in an instant was leaping down tb stairs. And in another instant Judg Ureongoods knew at what verdict tb jury had arrived, know that tho solom words which he had montally arrange during his walk thither had not bee marshaled in vain. Many sharp eyes hail noticed tl passing of that singlo word from offlci to officer, and ero tho crier had bogr his sonorous proclamation, bailiffs at attoruoysj and Sheriff and prison knew that the verdict was "guilty Tatty know it, too, for she had watclii that guardian at tho door as if ho he tho portals of her happiness. Pat knew it, and a great sob swelled in h hoart and hardened into a resolutio In this moment of extremity, win human and Divine powers hi coalesced against him, she would bol her old playmate's side to comfort, sustain, to bless I She looked at h graudmothor. That expeotnut ga hud not yet changed into triump "I will go a littlo closer, bo tliat T ci And out," hho said, Ami tho old lni nodded uu eager ftpi>rovul. Down 1 ho narrow iron stairway oloi tho wall camo tho jury?swaggoriti hesitating, stuttering. Tatty loam ngaiunt tho littlo door of tho railii which divided tho courtroom, thi separating the goatsof spectators fro th<? sheep of the l?ar, and studied tl faces as they passed. Stolid, ii movable for the most part ; hut tlo> were two that seemed worried ai dubious, and they were the faces of t two men in whom she had put h trust. Oh, cowards! Why had th not preserved tho courage of th< convictions or why had they put the selves in a position where fail hoartednoss is a crime? The jury took their scats, these t # > it f man in tha place* which tl raa ooonpicd during fha trial, Nw be in tha te?r row, directly be si- foreman. From tho anteroo Ok Tommr, and aat by hia lawy< aide of tha tabla in front of the ha benoh. How pale ha waa, 1 >w quiet, how atarnl Waa it 3 that thoaa lipe which had arei in am ilea oould be ao Arm? to might be afraid of him. *?? ? wno didn't lore him aa aha did hruahed a tear from her chee d gazed; it aeemed aa if he ware ha dead, and that it waa hia Co *d ahade that now appearod. "Call tho roll, Mr. Clerk m Judge Greangooda, and, aa thi ** tionary obeyed, each Juryman ai ?t "Preaent"?complacently ao, U cepting Nob. 7 And 8, who look ': they winliod vory much they wt where. Ndi 7 Wan rt tall, alendi 10 young man, awkward and baahl 10 wbh perpetually blushing, eitl 7 cause people were looking at l(* because ho imaginod they weri aIho HUmmjre/J. No. 8 wbh i <1 i ,ui.k . s? 1 luauA-iHji, ikg^rtmnivt'-itppuariD <1 gentleman, very ilcliboruto in aligbtly deaf, but over ready y any one who imputed Mich a d< 0 liim. Consequently, No. 7 d '? into n pool of Htuttcring, wb ? hopelessly floundered, and shouted "Her6" Homo time aft clerk had noted tho attendance. 11 ".Stand up," said tho olerk '' prisoner. Ami Tommy arose am y with folded arms, a fragile j trepid Ajax defying the ligl t lint, ob- tt wan itnrV. ?V>out h W IWrili might ba.but a single ray < * pithy, thon ho could endure. '' court officer at tho littlo gato w ^ orally more interested in tho pi ft iiiLTK than in his duty. ITo inov ward, and 1'atty slipped withi '* rail. ', "Tad til < priHonor look llp< o jury ; let the jury look upon th .h oner," continued the clerk, o tlemeii of the jury, have you h upon y ?ur verdict?" The foreman dropped his h <1 folded his overcoat ai d strugi it his |-e -t. Ill that silent, inst n su.spen there was a fluttering an I'atty lh-w to her old play . side. Sie- threw one arm ubi j ie e\, and stood with the idh [. t-mlivi to'.iai 1 tho jury box ?V r. A' ? I" ? y S!i ? 11:.r used her face glowin, '' with li.-'lit. of love, and Tuinm; y his head and kissed her trcnmloi "We have," answered the fi> '? "Wr Oud tlm prisoner" -l?it her confusion. From the touching 1 " Nos. 7 and K sprang forward on ? side, liotli noisy, incoherent, ?i L' dignunt. From tho spectators an ancient fury with hla/.ing ej twitching ling .is was mciiiicini vancing. "Si 1 mien ! Order!" cried (Ireengoods, rapping sharply, a crier reiterated Ins command. I hail ill's rushed to their posts, J caught the grandmother at tin irate and forced her hack; a j gently placed l'atty in a chair, I leaned against the prisoiiei clung to his hand < of suspense prevailed. ' "We Qnd him guilty, your H ^ hlurted the fovoman. "Or at thought we did, but these two , men seem to o hjoct." Then again there was confusioi District Attorney, his assists II defendant's counsel were on tin '' together and talking at once. l" "Sit down !" thundered Judge goods. "Mr. Clerk, poll that jv "Ouilty," answered the fore p response to liis name, and " t'H ,1 answered tho suecoeding live. ,1 came No. 7's turn. He sprang fc 0 apoplectic with determination jH press himself and for once unco of his own personality. "Not p lt.t noo.kik titik.l 1 ton. I I 'vo liooti t r ? .It- ...... . ... Hay ho ever since we retired." y Tlien No. H deliberately net en 0 in place and arose. "Your 1 ho said, "I am thoroughly couvi the defendant's innocence, an< dor stood that we all were. I ir man, sir, not apt to he mistaki t there must be some chicanery ? here. I solemnly protest agai J verdict as given by the foreman k beg to say that F am prepared t o tain my judgment for the rest o natural life." i, "It is evident, your Honor, "i v prisoner's counsel, "that tin o been a mistrial. I would usk t ,s jury bo uinm loBfil ami iue ?ie ie released on hiH own recogni'/at 1. IcsH, indeed, my learned brotl d agree to an order of nolle prom 10' "Never." exclaimed the ] ^ Attorney with on oratorical (j "Never. I have a duty, sir, a l0 duty that I owe to tho peoplo , great eommonwonltli which f io mo" n "There, there I" interrupted id Grcengoods, "of course, of con n dismiss tho jury and continue t unto the noxt term. Tho pris 1C remanded without bail. / .r court, Mr. Crier," and withavi m satisfied expression contorting ular features "his honor" n t.r away to liis club. The Sheriff led his prisonoi j,'l Tho lights wore turned out i Id great building wiih icrt to tin 1 v of HorrowH and tho eehoea ? or Aiul Httlo Tatty driving homo v n. wrathful grandmother dared an through her tears. r,d But before the next term nei ,v of the violent death of the el< t() ling boys in a foreign land and cr prior confeaHiou and assertion zo hrothor's innocence. The g jj yielded up ita captive, and 1 where murderers had been knew hia guileless nature iu Impotent rage increased the w year* until they crushed the ^ mother into her grave. Tho I tweon the two families was bur 1 her, and over their joint farm Itarling now presides as a hap ,n tress.?Now York Times. Is Lightning Cause.I by It a ^ popularly supposed nd sudden dowupoiir which list he lows a bright Hash of lightnii or Home way caused by the Hash, ey rologists have proven tl: sir tiie case, and that, exactly to in- trury, it is not only possible I nt- ly probably tliat tlie sudden i precipitation is the real can wo Hash.?Ht. Louis Republic. Jj BEES WITH NO STING81 m came BUST XJTTXJi aoill OITTXM OF ft along- BOXDUXAl Judges M CltdiaU Tm Cold For Them? possible Tho PifHtlM Among Bees?Why rottriod Msglm Beet Are id Demand ,/ -rOWWnni-' awn i 1! Petty written to the Deportment k a* she JL _ 1 Of AgficulthrO offering to already ** kettd to tbie country some of 1(1 trrav stittgleas beee which ere native to Central Aiderida* If it were possible o ? . to domesticate them here? save tho at fuuc- ^ kington 8tar, there would bo nswered ?re*t advantage in doing so, iuastoo o*- muck as the sting of the bee is tho 1 ' it chief obstacle td bee culture in the rd else- ^hited States. The idea bf producing l*ri bent without stings by selection in full wild breeding has often been suggested, her be- but it is not considered prscticable by him or cientiflc apiarists. The tropical inb. He Hec^fl reforred to are cousins to tlm a short *ruo honey beee, being grouped zoog old logically between tho latter and tho action, bumble boes. They make excellent to slay honey, which, though less sweet thin jfoot to that sold In Northern markets, lias an . ardinatie perfume and a delicious flavor ropped Qf ^ own. Sonio of it in Haid to bo j oro no p0iHOnoUfJ> i,u^ not go ordinarily. I ?* . Of these bees, which are very aiiiall, there are twenty-six species in Central .. and South Amerioa, where they have . ? been kept in hivea for centuries. h oo They belong to the genus "Aleli.1U" ponae." Tl 'ttgh laoJttn* il??r ttning. vtom uU^rfA'<"t?n of defence. Thoy L" ' 1 not only bfWxptlier sharply with their } ^ jawa, like ants, but they do thoir best 0 to crawl Into the ears and nostrils of M "Y anybody who nttacks tlieni. Somo oceei - H|,cciCH Bro very npiteful, but others ' aro comparatively amiable?notably l!l " the "Scutellaria," which is the one . most commonly domesticated in Brain the zj| Tho hives employed aro usually u ?\nf - hung from roofs and verandas. Some(,l'n' tiincs they are of earthenware, but agioo' moro often thoy are made of hollow logs two or three feet long, closed at 11 the onds with circular plugs of woods. * ' ' When a hive ia judged by its weight ant of ^)U ju|j^ ^jU) plugs are withdrawn hiiiiiKi, ftn(| |j10 honey is removed. These ma o s i,00H i,avo been kont sinco prehistoric nit ns times ],y tho nat.ves, i K~ Their honey is contained not in " hexagonal cells, but in wax bags as big iiHsioii. as j,ig00n8? oggs. These are hung n> 1 around tho iutorior walls of the hive j y bent ami are usually about half full, hold- , us lips, ing ah much as the strength of the reiuan. sacks will bear. On one sido of the o arose tree or log occupied by the boos is a I tableau hole iu?t liiir nnoni/li tondmil (lm nmni. I either hern of the colony one at a time. At lihI in- this hole a single bee always stands space sentinel, drawing hnek out of the way res and every time that a housemate enters or glv ad- loaves tho domicile. By marking the Hcutincl it has been ascertained that Judge the same individual does sentry duty md the for a whole day. The hole in the side Tho of the liivo is tho entrance to a long One winding tube, which is built of tho bee J little glue obtained from the buds of plants, liotlier For any hostile insect or other foo to >ut Hho make its way through this narrow and r and eagerly defended passage is so perilous : .UWLJl WLrVUUlfCJteJl.iuc,ihat.jiiVAp- tlm fWn.? Birds and lizards are the greatest onor," oueniies of these bees, tho reptilian least I robbers more particularly attacking geutlo- certain species which build their hives underground. All that has boon said n. Tho ft* to the habits of the "Meliponao" lit, the applies in tho main to their near ro,?ir feet latives, the "Trigouac." Tho latter are not peculiar to tho New World, as Clrcou- nro their cousins just described, but iry." are found also in the East Indies and man in iu Australia. They are much smaller, guilty" being in fact the pigmies among bees. Their name, which means "throo-corl'101* norod," comes from the circumstance rward, thut tlioir abdomens are triangular iu to ex- Hhape. Thoy have no stings, but are nsoiouB Htron^ ,lU(i very activo in gathering ;iiiltv," poHon aud honey, carrying remarkably ymg to heavy loads. Tho workers are black, but the queen is dark yellow and ich foot has a huge abdomen, her wing being [onor, not strong enough to lift her into tho need of ftjr when she is tilled with eggs. The '1 I mi- honey cells, winch are as big ns goodam u peas, are grouped iu bunches. on? ,,U,J One thing which the Governor of nst the Et?nduras desired to knowwiw whether i and I 'hero was ftny on boos imported 0 inivin- 'n*? States. There is none, of inv ',ecaWBO they come in under the head of "animals for breeding purposes." said the ^ut the fatal objection to these honey ro has mRhing tropical insects is that they hat the w'll not stand thisclimato. They cau. i t not li?e iu a temperature below fifty ice un- degrees Fahrenheit. In 187$ Edward 1 ' . 11 Drory, of Bordeaux, brought to r-ioij. " Franco forty liives of "Melipouae" District alu* "Trigouae." Ho kept them over swing. ono winter by housing them in ? , sacrod heatod room, bnt oventually they died. of this A few years agoT. F. Bingham shipped lustains a hive of "Moliponae" to Michigan, but ho could not winter them. In Judge Rhort, these little nectar-getters canirso T n<d be domesticated in this country, ho case *1BH ')00n suggested that they might oner is croR8?d with our own honey bees idjourn Advantageously, to get rid of the sting, L>rv dis- ^ fthnost certain that they his roit- w?uld not breed together, inasmuch at aatonod belong to different geucrn. On tho other hand, the true honev * nwnv hoes have been imported from Europe ?nd the *n*? Central ftn,l Hontli America, , ?l,n8tH where they flourish. They are deter ?f sobs uiiued and indefatigable immigrant*, rith her 's known, these vuluuhlo inH,nile HOCl'8 {M(1 no^ exist 'u tho new world when Columbus landod. They were ? ? brought hither V?v tho white man. >VM oamo B , , u . lor Tlnr- -v 0110 "un(lr0ll year* ago their oftheir hum bad never been heard west of the ot their Allegheny Mountains. A violent hurrim iail rioane haviug carried several swarms llio cell ov?r that lofty ridge, they found there chained country singularly favorable to their ? more propogatiou, where they have multioight ot pliod until tho boundless forests and grand- savannahs are -well populated with feud bo- them. It is worth mentioning that led with tho combs which contain tho brood is Putty cells of tho stingless tropical boos deny mis- scribed are not built perpendie lUrlv, 1 J lib., r.t fr.,? l.i.i horizontally. They arc protected, I,, j furthermore, by labyrinthine walls, it t ,, through which any small foe \votil< . oai U1( jjIuj (Jifliculty i? milking its way. i?lly fob ig is it Metro Onnst, tho Bmallcst separate and in>iu jo jjy? ?u'.m idcnt territory in the world, is the con- sitm .c in the lower Pyrenees, about >ut high tea liles from Oleron, between the ncr< asec bo.in laries of France and Spain. The so of th< people speak a language of their own, a cross between French and Spanish. 1 flBLKCT SimVCNL A blind httdvarw drummer visits Philadelphia blacksmiths. Bismarck is ssid to be an expert on eheeee, the age of which he tells at tart it The wine cups of the Assyrians were shaped likf our saucers and were of vwm semi-precious stones, gold and silver. A curious tree-growth Is noted neat Bllenville, If. Y., where a hemlock and an r>ak h*VA WnmA flrffilv ininwl a( ? height of About ted feet* Old English silverware U much is demand id the United States just now, and genuine pieces, especially those bf historic interest; fetch high prioes. Men of marked ability id any line have usually one deep, perpendicular wrinkle in the middle of the forehead, with one or two parallel to it on each side. Until 1050 the *rt of making needles was kept a secret. It was then taught to the English by Christopher Greening, and English needles are now sold all over the world. M. Ernest Chantre finds that iron is found in tombs of Lower Chaldoa which aro contemporaneous with the third and fourth dynasties of Egypt, or about 2500 B. C. In the early days of Virginia a law was made punishing with death the man who killed a hog, goat or sheep. This was done *-n Jgrovid" the in* ortmtM or these animals. The real discoverer of the American continent is said to be neither Columbus nor Lief Ericson, but undoubteuly Bjarni, a Norwegian. He visited the coast of Nova 8cotia in A. D. 995. When tho French crown jewels were inventoried in 1791 there wore 9547 diamonds, 500 pearls, 230 rubies, 134 sapphires, 150 emeralds, seventy-one topazes, threo amethysts and a number oi unclassified stones. Scorpions tiro so uuincroun in Duraugo, Mexico, thnt there is a bounty of sixty cents a hundred for them. Tho persons who tiro legalized to hunt for thorn are authorized to enter and search private houses. The "Spectre of tho Brockon" fs a" mirage visiblo only on tho highest peak of the Hartz Mountains, in Hungary. Just beforo sunset a gigantic shadow of tho spectator is cast upon a very dense atmosphere in the valloy east of tho mountain. Ono of tho curious tilings in tho Catholio educational exhibit at tho World's Foir is a picturo, in hair, of the landing of Columbus. It is said to contain some of tho hair from the head of noarly overy Catholic Archbishop and Bishop in this country. Tho aunual consumption of meat in Australia is 275 pounds por inhabitant; In Argentina, 100; in the United States, 150 ; in Great Britain, 118 ; in France, seventy-seven; in Germany, sixty-four; in Austria, sixty-ono; in Russia, fifty-one; in Italy, twenty six. The ancestors of tho Finns, according to John Abercromby, of Edinburgh, Hcotland, went in for magic Siberia. The first historical mention of tho Finns which the present day possesses locates thom about 1900 yoars ago as living in Poland. A New York madamo makes women beautiful for Ho ware of Ointments for Cntnrrh Thnt Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely tlostroy tlio sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through tho mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will tlo is ten fold to the good you can possibly tlerivo from_them. Hall's Catarrh < ure manufactured by F. J. Cheney <? Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, an?l Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure bo hum to get the genuine. It is taken internally, and is made In Toledo, Ohio, hy K. J. Choney&Co. Testimonials free. t?f"8old l>y Druggists, price 75c. per bottle. It is estimated that by Improper methods in the Pennsylvania mines thirty to forty per cent, of the anthracite cofcl was formerly lost. Tli- True l.nxntlve Principle Of the plants used in manufacturing the pleasant remedy. Syrup of Figs, has a permanently IxMit'liciiil etTeet on the human system, while the cheap vegetable extracts and mineral ?>lutions, usually sold as medicines, are ]<ermanent ly injurious. Being well informed, you will use the true remedy only. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, Tnr. player-nj??ui?ger has not been a signal succors this w;? Many persons are broken down from overwork or Household cares. Hrown's Iron Bitters rebuilds the system^ aids digestion, removes excess of Idle, ami cures malaria. A splendid tonic for women and children. IiROUTnK.ns, of Brooklyn, has been laid off temporarily on account of general poor wnrlr w? Car* Raptar*. No matter of liow long standing. Wr1*? J?r free treatise, testimonial*. etc., to 8. X Dollensworth A Co., Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y Urice $1; by mail. fl.lA Tub tnrifT war betweon Germany and Ruaela continues an<l grows moro bitter. It is n great tiling for a young man to got out a little and come in contact with other people and,see how they live. II. K. Johnson A Co.. Richmond. \ a., are giving man young men a chance to do this, ana at flu* same time to put money in hnnk rcpidly. I ry them and see. Choj "t> ? still sooms to bo spreading In Europe. Hceclinni's Bills cure indigestion and constipation. Beechnut's no others. U5 eta. a box. Rhbsia Is said to bo after tho Hawaiian Islands. Brown's Iron Bitters euros Dyspepsia, Malaria, Biliousness and General Debility. (Jives strength, aids Digestion, tone* the nerves create** ap|?otlie. Tho best tonic for Nursing Mot iters, weak women and children. A i.ahoe amount of bonds is accumulating In tho United Status Treasury. If nfllietcd with sore eyes use Dr.Isaac Thompson's Kye-watcr.Druggists sell at itV.per tmttlo THE TESTIMONIALS Wo publinh aro not purchased, nor writ.ton np In / A vVV our oft)oo, nor from our If W tr~ i > aW employe*. They are faeta. II JjUKI', proving tlmt UnoA'n It * v MSir/ "Forovortwen\\ wfb\ ?~-' jHL tv yi'?r" ! have aufforod it h nnunilnm. rliontna* 'sm and dysin-jwia. jjOwr" Many times I ronld not turn In l>ed. Hood's '.IWfy? Hnrsnparilla ha* done Mrs. Kurt. ma a vast amount of 2 an. 7~ .<< <% * nib and enjoy good hoatth, wliieli at I riliutn to Hood's SarsaparlUa." Wit-. K. V. Up.it, W. Kendall, N. Y. U. -nr tou-et HOOD'S Hood's5^" Cures fit oil's f*|| |? i ure sic It head actio, '.ttcynts. nw ^v " > a W\ * , * .v i [ Tlk Vhf Weighed a Tm< The l*byrinthodon, huge ore*hu resembling a toed or a frog, and whic lived in the earlier periods of on planet's history, has recently bee round in a surprising state of preeai ration in the marl beds of Hueselweiti Hungary. All species of this giganti troa are now wrtinni ??' to the naturalists only through the in eoetigations of the geologists, who hav often found parts or entire fossils a the monster in strata of the. triassi portion of the mesozoic period. Bontb wick mentions in a three-line entry ii his "Qnizzism and Key/' under th< head "A Frog as Large as an Ox," am in Barnctt's "'Geological Epochs" it i considered in a chapter on "Hug Frog-Like Creatures Of the Meso/.oi Age." The specimen unearthed in th Hungarian inarl boil is entire with th exception of the left fore-Arm and th InWAV law Tint alrnll meaonsea nirvKliiei tw*? v* *uv onuii iut/Wniii voui^ilVVVJ inches between the eye-sockets, am weighs, exclusive of the missing nn derjaw, 312 pounds. Tho bones wliicl have t>een discovered up to date (am there is still hopes of finding the miss ing parts) with tho adhering matrix weights 1860 pounds, almost a ton.? St. Louis Republic. The play of color in tho opal is du< to minute fissures in the stone. A diamond for cutting glass lasti about three months. Russia "produces 111,643 barrels o petroleum daily. I Don't Blan ? If a baking powder is ^ so that the same quantit ? work, no one can know formlygood, light food c; (j?) All baking powders ^ improperly compounder W materials, lose their strcr s2\ is opened for use. At s ? will be noticed a falling < jg is heavy, and the flour, t (8) It is always the case * in pocket, if not in hcali @ stitute for the Royal Bal ? is the embodiment of al 0 possible to attain in an ? It is always strictly reli; 3) economical because of 0 will retain its full leav S other powder will, unt ? wholesome food. "German Syrup" Mr. Albert Hartley of Hudson N. C., was taken with Pneumonia His brother had just died from it When he found his doctor could no rally him he took one bottle of Ger man Syrup and came out sound ant well. Mr. S. B. Gardiner, Clerl with Druggist J. E. Barr, Aurora Texas, prevented a bad attack o pneumonia by taking German Syru] in time. He was in the busines atwl L'npur dTiiror TTf> nend tVi. great remedy?Boschee's Geriiiai Syrup?for lung diseases. (j A*7I? TolMOcMb* mt<1? monthl 31 / .1 III working for B. T. Johnnon A Co W W No. t Booth 11th 8t.,Richmond,F Xngleside .HrCetreat For DIsojisor of Women. Scientific treatment nr oureagnnrnnloe.l. Klcgnnt npnrtmontM for Indira l> fori- nnil during oonllnoinont. Aililross Tlio Hoi dent I'h.vRloInn, ' 1 -72 Hnxtor Court, Nashville, Ton IriNT^^-ramiTY ISBDIcine For Iadlgeatlon, ltllloiuncM, Headache, Conntlpotlon, Hod ,Cva>uitiion, Uffenrix llrfnth. land (ill disorder* of the umr and Rowela, I RIPANS TABULES f<<?~ jP* A->t ; act gently yet promptly. Perfect (^ ^OQVP' idlgcKtion followa their use. Bold 1 by drugglets or cent liy moll, llox | (J rial*), 76c. Pnrki.gr (I bo reel. tt. ! For free muiuieo eddrcM 1 KirA.VB til KM It' A I. CO., NtwTerk. Unlike the Dutch Ptocess QTh No Alkalies jgy Other Chemicals IpmK/ 1 "Wtfo* aro used in the preparation of w in WR jfe rn ?a ||||BreakfastCocoa [H ' trhirh is absolutely Ra ' I TT. ;\| pure anil soluble. H| i J K('V"Gil It hnnmnrethnnthreetlme* Bf9 I I hi I i I <?' Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is far more economical, costiny less than one cent a cup. It la delicious, nourishing, and Kasilt DIUMTKK. Sold bf Oroftn t(tr;whtri, W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester. Mass. ylENO YOUR OWN HARNES IWITB THOMSON'S MM SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS No tool* rrqu.ivd. Only a huimir needed to drl <nd clinch th-m eaelly and quickly, leaving the dim tbeolnlely ecnootb. k-quiring no hoio to be made hr leather nor burr for the Rivet*. They are etroni agli and dnrahle. Million* now In u*u. J engine, uniform or aseorted, put up in bote*. , , . Aek /Bar dealer for liieiii, or tend a y Ump? for a box of 100, ateorted tuei. Man'fd W**' JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO.. WALTIUn. MAM. Do Hot Bo DoeelTod^^BHIHMUli with Paetoa, Enamels and Paint* which ataln the handa. Injure the Iron and hum red. The (Using Hun Stove Polish Is HrllUant, Odor res. Durable, and the consumer paya for no tin or gtaee package with every purohaec. ZZ"> ' ' "" '' Tie Birth of Lake Tatee. < la geographical times, not loarf la ago, as speaks the scientist, but wry ^ ir long ago, as speaks tho chronicler ol a human lollies, there was a deep vaUsW M r- on the eastern slope ol tho Sisrnf B I, Neradas at the headwaters of tho o Truckec Hirer. About this rails* u wwweu granite mountains. But l- earthquakes came, rents were opened e in the rooks, and from the ftasnrog M >( poured monstrous streams of lara?> iA* d One of these fissnros crossed the lower dPP i* end of tho valley, au:l through it a poured floods of molten rocks. Stream 0 after stream issued, to eool in solid d sheets and blocks, until a wall was s built across tho valley 2 J00 or 3000, 5B] b feet in height, and above it was a deep d banid 500 or GOO squ iro miles in area, d The storms that fell 011 tho granit ?and 0 volcanic mountains rolled in rivers to e fill the basin and Lake Taboo war a created. ? Chicago Herald. J ^ Tomatoes are fruit as well as melons , and cucumbers. The distinction beII . a a a 0 fa j""" : twecn h vegetaolo naa a iruit 10 pnxzling at times. A technical difference ' in that a fruit incloses the Heeds of the plant and matures above ground, while plant growth matured under ground is vegetable. 9 ' In St. John's College, Oxford, England, is preserved a portrait of Charles 3 I., in which the engraver's lines, as fihgY TTn to 1m nr.-..ii| * writing, the faco alone containing all f the book of Psalms, with the creeds, and aevcral foriuB of prayers. ~ " * - ne the Cook | not uniform in strength, jf) y will always do the same ^ r how to use it, and uni- ? mnot be produced with it. (K ovront Rnvnl ImraiKP * (wl I and made from inferior Jjf! igth quickly when the can (: 0 aibscqucnt bakings there jff in strength. The food (;? ;ggs and butter wasted. >< that the consumer suffers (jw til, by accepting any sub- ? cing Powder. The Royal (<j) W * 1 the excellence that it is ^ absolutely pure powder. ^ ible. It is not only more its greater strength, but ening power, which no il used, and make more nr A VI*ATINQ Iblu ror ufDU Is our PHOTO* **V Up\ I OKA I'll FAMILY KBCOnOS, other FloUbV I turn an<l Frames. Address, Dept. U, > C, P. C*rr ?V Co., 41 to 45 Jcffersou St., (Ihktia "vnnnnjiruxrirmjuuiAJinjj' Do You Sleep Peacefully? ? 3 " Sloop, thou repose of nil things; Hlrep, thoaH _Ki'iitl\#*t of the tlclliM; thou peace of the mlndP , J from which cure tiles; who dost J soothe? * i? the hearts? : id of mene . riVrnrli'il with tolls of the (lay, and retlttest themH * j J for InlMir." J * , |the highly tempered steel wire| 9 lehilgrim | 5 jSpring | | Bed 5 o- ^Secures "Inviting sleep and Ita soft forgetful-S d- U n. J lh> not bo deceived by cheap, common wlrolj ?1 limitations, ror "they are not wnui iney appear. * 5 Kx hi tilted at No. 31 Warren .street. New York.C No. 2 Hamilton I'laee, lloaton. r 3 for-ale by ?b lehuole Dealor*. J Ej See lira** Tag Itealstered Tnulomwlr on !! : nxrnuinr I'llirriniK. p , 3 send for Honey Saving 1'rlmer. Krea. S | J A ilan TnrU Corporation, Boston. j i 3 WARKiiot'ar.s?Hoston, Now York, Philadelphia. 3 U v'iiii'itK", iininmore, san Kranclaoo, Lynn. C I ^Ka^toriks?Taunton. Mas*.; Knlrhaven, Maaa.; J 3 Whitman, Muas.; Duxbury, Mass.; Plymouth, 3 -r EVERY MAN HIS OWN DOCTOR. Ity .1. Hamilton A .vers, A. M., M.D. A This Is a most Valualile Hook *1. . for the Household, teaehliiK as it o ?loea iho easily-dlo liiKUishcd -? Symplotns of diffident 1) seasea, I 1 lie Causes and Means of l're- I 4 veiitliiK such Diseases, and the 8 / '-> siniple-t Heinedles which will al- -I levlnte or cure. II . :>?S I'uses, I'rofusely llluslrnte<l. "r The llook Is written In pluln KJs ? every-duy Knallah, and Is free from the technical terms which Jk if' > < render most Doctor Hooks so 2a /fyf \ \ valueless to the Keuernllty ?f 7/ ( 1* readers. Thin Book in in- // 1 j II tended to he ol >ervice In ? *\>f / \L I lie Family, anil Is ?<> worded . . , /> , / } lis tol?e readily understood by all /yZIX 1\ , ?>N I.Y till eln. POSTPAID. \ \ l'osta^e Stamps Taken. ' Il ' ' 11 V \ J! I Not only docs nils book eon- s3e(. 11 \. 1 'II tain sofnncli Information II0I11- I [W \\ . I If tlv<- to Disease, but very prop -r- I IIA wk\\ 111 ly gives a Coinplele Analysis of I |p\ | s 1 III everything pertaining h> Coint- ^B. I I] ship. Marriage and Hie I'rod tie- nfjfflMf ' Stmli and iteming of Healthy T Families,together with Valuable I f ltt*el|ies and Prescriptions, Kx- I CT 9V ay w planatlolisof llotanleal I'raetlee, I . Correct use of Ordinary Herbs,Ac 1 ^ tk, IMCoMI'I.KTK. lM>hX. A. IIOOK IM It. IIOI SK, 131 l.eoimrtl St., N. V. C'lly fAt-sr "" 2:1 S. N. IT.? :?? i ijLii |? ii HH (lomumiillvei ikiiil pwililflB B m ?t|h> have wo?w i"?j:sor Ast}.- ^8 ' ^S ma, ahoiiM uau 1'iao'a Cure for p) CnnKuniption. It has rnrnl / I |M ItbM notIdJIP H a It li not bad to tut. ff ^Mk S M it la tho bcRtrmiKh ayrup. ? I " yH Hold cvurrwhero. ?Rf. I I 1 * " I . I