Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It is not generally known that s rabbit ranch exists nesr South Bend on what promises to be quite an extensive aoalo, observes the" Journal of that place. J. B. Baumgartner and Matthias Fn?i-g aiw ILc u'mui ui ine ranch, which is located above the Narrows, 'and already have a barn forty feet long and divided up into stalls, all of which are now oooupied by bunny and his numerous progeny. The rabbits are of the lop eared variety, a breed exceedingly soaroe and held at fancy price* in the United I ' States. Mr. Baumgartner importefe'l _ two pairs from Switzerland a year an<ft a half ago, paying $200 for them. Ho now has over sixty rabbits from those two pairs, which shows that in rabbit farming, at least, two pairB beat three of a kind. The rabbits breed Beven times a year and hare from eight to ten to a litter. When full grown thoy "weigh from fourtoen to eighteen pounds. They are most delicious eating, their flesh being considered superior to chicken. As thoy command from fifteen to twenty cents perpound, rabbit farming is muclv more profitable than chicken rnising. Liike ordinary rabbits, they are practically omnivorous. They are beautiful animals, with tlioir long, silky ears and fluffy fur. Unlike other rabbits, they do not burrow excopt at breeding time, and are exceedingly tame by nature and easily kopt. Messrs. Baumgartner and Foerg say that they have ?>iily made a fair beginning in the Business and are already planning to ?... 1..- ii...;. > - vuiiuijv muii iiuiHiiii^ mm ritiu'a. faring For Horses in the Far East, Some of the oddest oquiuo habits \vhioli horsemen over imagined aro to l?o found in lands abutting on iuo homo of tho Arabian, but where ho himself if? not to bo found; though, indood, tho Arab himself has enough of oddities. The Kurds ride a tree covered with plaited straw, quite flat, aud padded with blankets. This they never remove from their horses, except occasionally to dry it out. Tho horse is kept saddled day and night, summer and winter. This seems in credible, Inn is literally true. In Turkistan the horse, under hi* saddle, is covered with the biblical niunber of blankets, seven, which ht likewise wears at all times, and which are supposed t<> sweat him out aud J?c liim in condition. Simple Remedy lor N'ose-Hleedinsr. Obstinate nose-bleeding, sayB Science, is frequently one the most difficult things to cheek Several ?ggr?%- i vatetl cases have lately occurred at the I linKiiitnl nl' flui TTnitfin-uiO. ..f !>..........l I 1 "? " "" 'j'" vuuin. Ah a last resort, Or. I>. Haves Agnew tried ham fat with great suevena. Two large cylinders of bacon wore forced well into the nostrils, and the hemorrhage ceased at once. This is a very simple remedy and one which tdtould bo remembered for cases of eiaex.g-ency in the country. How's This i Wo offer One llutulrr?l Dollars Howard for am-ease of ('atarrh tliatcaaaot bo cured by lull 's Cat arm Cure. F. J.Ciiknkt ?Sr Co., Props., Toledo, O. Wo, the undcrstgntM, bavo known F. ,1. Cliotiey for I ho last. 15 years, and beiiovo him perfectly honorable In all business transactions nnd financially able to carry out any obligation mado-\?y their firm. ? ' ?? - "Hi mil jr Tiiuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, I Ohio. tV'Al.m.vcj, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold Vy all Druggists. Teatiiuouials free. A niLiito kill murderers by olootrlclty has peec introduced Into tho Maryland Senate. SrniuiN <'inMit.1 or Weatiikr cause Throat Diseases. There is no more effectual rcnied\ for Dough-, Colds, etc.. than "Drown'* IhimrUi'il 7Voc/ie*." "lily hi bore*. Price cents. Reform Is demnndod in tho Bank of F,ng3and. Tho bad m. ?nur??, ai ? ?vi iuu wuuoru 13 becoming notorious. Many persons aro broken down from overwork or Household cures. Brown's Iron Bittors rebuilds tlio system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile, and cures mslnrin. A ?j>leiultd tonic for women and children. Detroit merchants are asked to give unsaleable goods to the poor. HOOD'S SarsapariSSa ' JfeRES After Diphtheria His 1 iIV liuiu: as by a thread, strength failed ]iiin and li s llesli bloated. I load's Sarsaparilla piiriiii d his Idood, built up his system, ttnve jmm >iiimik'i" Jinn jiim? in-inins r.iinriTml troublo." \V. S .iini, T'unliridifo, Vt. Ilood's I'M Is .-ire carefully prepared and are nindi' of die !>: >! ins'iv lii'iits. Try a lux. "German ~ Syrup" I simply state that'I am Druggist and Postmaster here and am therefr\ro im o t?AcittAfi i r\ i tirlrro T AKiiy. ... ?. I'wo.IIW.. * ..ovx- | tried many Cough Syrups hut for teii years past have found nothing equal to Hoschee's German Syrup. I have given it to my baby for Croup k with the most satisfactory results. K-very mother should have it. J. H. Homes, Druggist and Postmaster, Moffat, Texas. We present facts, living facts, of to-day Hosehee's LGerm???- " - strength to the \>o(.'' ^ ^titutc. y 1 SERVICE ANU ?un? '*1 am worn with work and watching t My homo la humble and lono $ Why lift np my voice in singing For no human heart bat my ownf* Hot uotee Kiunu a passing pool] Ho sang to a mighty hoot t And tho world is glad and bettef For the music she counted loot i ?CK T. Packard, in Youth's Companion* SAVED BY A SNOW-SLIDE. ^ j addle hoss * ' r Pete's record in . tho mining-camps ff of the San Juan ^ District was As urn- ^ pavotfy AB li i h Grouching form C| was unsightly and |"| his hoArso voice disagreeable. He was a short, thickbuilt mau?*if man tJ he really Was, foi j| bo had mord the appcarauee o f a boy?who shulllcd about ntnl leered , at you with a fiend- ^ ish grin vhich I J1 made ,>oti fool mi* i easy in his pres- . : ence. . . His brain was 11 quick though his * physical movements were sl?>w, and he " was strong as a boast. His record was . that of t in horn gambler and nil-round ! thief. Added to this he bore the roputation of having been run out of Headville for horso stealing, and having escaped from Tombstone's readv-made bisiioe, charged u iiu a like offense. e TIiuh he came to the mining camp ly- n ing in a pretty basin under tho alia low 0 of old King Solomon, one of the grandest mountains of Southern Col- ? i a orado. Nine-tenths of the population had departed before the first storm ha.l come, as was the custom in new camps in the early days before the railroads h hud broadened tin? trnils and opened u the passes through the JJocky Moiiu- >> tains. Only about one hundred men c and women remained in camp that c winter, ami they had little else to do a than amuse themselves. They were h law-abiding and had lit Mo use foe peace ofiiccra. So the 1 ?wnnnd county ii officials took their usual vacation with t others who di.l tinf fn/il liL-.i f*' - ? rigid winter which was predicted. ii Snddlc-IIoss Pete did not go out d with the . He Uo.miiy lormcd '> a minority?of one. But he was not t disappointed at their leaving him. Ilo c thought lie would ho nhlc to stand it ? for one season. But Paymaster Bill and Big Frank, who seemed to he d looked upon ns guardians of the afTu'rs * of the camp, plainly told him Hint he ^ must go out?that the penalty of his c return would he sudden death. So n Saddlc-Hoss Pete departed before the *' second storm had come ?whither r.j- * body knew. r Parson Tom had come to the camp in the previous spring and had inn le a H good impression on his own kind of people, though the present remaining ' population knew little of him, and did r not care whether he remained or not. ^ None of them were church-going poo- ^ pie. But as the parson said he had no idea of preaching, nobody objected ft to his staying in camp. He gave a 0 reason for staying that in case of death ' his service would be nooded. Beyond r that he would not intrude h:s ???'!.?<>? t The extreme length of the whiter *j had led Paymaster Bill to inquire into * the parson's finances; and, learning that there was a probability of his '' running short before his parishioners * phould return, Hill proposed to the men in the camp that apur.>e be raised. j' His suggestion was acted upon, and , ' Paymaster Hill himself presented the ^ hatful of money, accompanying the ^ presentation with an appropriate extempore speech, in which he advised Parson Tom of the appreciation of the ^ donors. ^ Parson Tom declared he could not accept tlio money unless lie should 11 have an opportunity to earn it. "But we don't none of us want tor * die," objected Bill, "jist ter give ye a chance ter earn the money. We'd v rutlicr pay ye ter pray for our eon- ^ tinned good health, jist as we drinks ter your good health w'eu we makes j up that purse." Parson Tom laughed, and said lie had v no desire for the demise of any one, ^ but merely wanted to give them some return for the money. That night Parson Tom appeared in Pig Frank's saloon, where the entire mule population was endeavoring to ' hreak the hank, having cleaned up the f. Corner saloon early in the evening. The appearance of the parson created ? a flutter, and one or two superstitious players lost every bet they made for ^ the balance of the deal. When the end ^ of tho deal had been reached, the par- j son asked their attention for a few minues, and, mounting tho platform which held the look-out chair, ho thanked them kindly for their generous donation, and said if they would ' come to the little school-house on Sun- H day evening for a half-hour he would j endeavor to entertain them without j preaching a sermon. He declared that ho could not accept their money with- . out earning it. Upon entering his cabin. Parson ' Tom stirred the lire, thinking of his J1 visit, and, after sitting by its warmth " till he had thawco himself, he went to 1 his trunk, which held his treasure, to look at the little hoard of gold and silver which these rough men of the mountains had so kindly donated. It was not there! Perhaps, in his 1 excitement at his good fortune, he had hidden it from himself and forgotten j the hiding-place. Bui, no, it was not in the cabin ! The parson was troubled. He could v n<?t believe that any of the men who v had been so kind to him woidd be j' guilty of robbery. \nd yet the money was gene. The long buckskin hag, in which he kept his money and which t boro his nnmc worked in silken thread, ^ he found behind the trunk. When he met Paymaster Hill on the j following morning, ho mentioned his loss Bill was astonished. He dul u<<t r believe that nuy man in the i^mp was mean enough to steal, "atony rate, not o parson's money.'' The story of the loss of Parson Tom's money woh told about the camp, and, ' while it was n mystery to snipe, the s inorc irreverent smiled and s,?id they c wwKEawsTO 3K| ptcmed the pafsort Wm excited) and it rottld tare up all fright in time. Oil Sunday the sttn shone out bright ind clear, and old King Solomon was ts glorious a Bight as Ono might wish :C CC" w*? bibiiuai uauiesoKo in all lis reputed glory cotlid not have furlishod a grander inspiration. Every malo person was promptly on land that night at the littlo schoollousei and tlierw was a sprinkle of the >thefr sox?women who had not istenod to a preacher's voico since hey wore little glrhk The half-hour iwaj devoted to readng stories, which \Vrc responded to y hearty laughter mid a few pathetic sclamations, WLeil Parson Tom liojl finished atld as UfooiittOsay gdod-higlit, Paymaster ill arose and reminded his compan>us that on tho night the parson had nllod on them, it had been proposed tiat a fund be started toward building church. Thou he added: "I don't reckon none of ye has got notion o' bftckin' dowrt tm thet thefr' foporsition. Ef ye has, let's hear There was not a dissenting voice, hough tlio amount of gold and silver ropned in the t*\r son's pretty buck kill i>Ag Was not so large an it might ave been had tlio parson not "lost is first winniuV The moon had dropped down boiud the peak of King Solomon, leavng the camp in darkness, while soft Bow fell with that monotony which ndieatos a heavier fall to Come. Parson Tom had just opened the oor bf his cabin to stop in, whou a envy hand was laid upon his throat nd a hoarse voice demanded : "Give me that money ! Quick !'* The parson was i>y ;;c in cans ? oward. He struggled with liis assail' nt, and together they foil into the abin and rolled out into tlio light oVet of frcsli snow which had fallen u the frozen crust. Muttered curses nd a tighter grip up ju liis thvont met is resistance. Parson Tom knew not how long he ad lain there, and, despite the runner temperature, lie was numb rit-li eold when lie crawled into liis abin. He was ho completely overorno by the struggle with his assailant nd the cold ill at llo lay upon his bod 11 a stupor far into the uiglit. When lie aroused, the snow was falltig in groat sheets, like drifts, from lie gulch above. He opened the door n<l looked out. Ilo could moo notliilg but the blinding sterni and tllO hrkness which was carcdy nubducd y the ghastly whiteness of the snow, io dared not vcntui'o out. No man ould live ail hour in that terrible torm. ltebuilding tho fire, tho parson sat [own and tried to think?tried to hi nk where he had heard I hat voice icforc it demanded his money. IMio ould only recall that, lie would be bio to Identify the man who had olibed him. Without that" recoUecion, his claim that ho had bogji obbed tho second time would be only auglied at by the men who had been o generous in their gifts. But it was impossible to recall it, hough ho knew he had heard it aud cmarked its peculiar tone. And thero 10 sat through the long, black night loping against hope. It was broad noonday when ho woke, sitting hy the dying embers n the hearth. The sun shone brighter hun il had shone for weeks. Its hot ays melted tho snow on the roofs of he houses, andtliy day was like a day 11 spring. But it brought no joy to lie heart of Parson Tom. ino nnnuues oi Dig crank's saloon uid hardly settled themselves down o the pleasures or pastimes of the [ay?their morning hour being the loon-time?when they wero startled ly the ghost-like appearance of Parson .'oiu. In a trembling voice, he tohl lis story. "He pi ay 8 it well," sneered Big ''rank ; that's a purfcy good make-up 'o'vo got on yer face. Ye'd ought ter >o a performer. There'll bo chanco er ye when tho variety show opens ip in tho spring." This speech was greeted with laugher by the crowd, and the poor parson ms dumb?but not dcai'?with morliieat iol). llow could lu> fiioo men /ho disbelieved hin very first uttcruce? l ie t:>i lieu to vo. "Hold on ther'!" cried Paymaster lill ; "this is twicot yer any yer bin obbed in this camp. Doth times it /as our money as ye was robbed of? aouey 'at we give ye. Now ye're got or prove it; fer we don't Mow no man ' accuse none "o us 'o robbin' liim the ccond time 'thout ho pordtices ther iroof." "Ther proof's n'at wo wants!" hontod the crowd. Parson Tom stood as still as death, fe could not speak. "An* tlicr's another thing ye'vo got er prove," continued Dill, as ho saw he parson would uotreply ; "yo'vegot er prove tlxet yo didn't rob somo tlt^jr parties besides yersolb Moro'n lie cabin was burirluri/.od last nichtr ii* of vo ain't tlicr burglar, then? irovo it!" Hut Parson Tom could utter no ounil, save n groan of anguish. Could 10 but recall that voice! lint, no! lis momory failed. There ho stood as dumb as though 10 had been born without speech, irhilo Paymaster Hill doniandod that 10 prove li is imioooncc, and the crowd, rd on by Pig Frank, snccivd at and 01 iled the accused. During this trying ordeal for the ?a:*Hon, three men, selected I?y Big '*rank, had gone to the parson's cabin, ,nd there, upon the floor, had found a ingget of gold belonging to Big Frank. This they brought and flouted in the ace of thti trembling victim. Well he ;new how it had come there, but it ms idle to assert or protest. Ilis rords?if he could have spoken ? ronId have been, to ilie.se infuriated lien, like the screech of a wild bird lorne on the wind in a howling storm. "Yo hev no proof o' yer innocence,' aid Paymaster Bill, hotlv. "an' wo lev this proof <>' ver L'uilt. W'at d'vp a */ U ~ ~ ay now?" Pnrson Tom saw that all hope was 0.st, l>ut with dying lu?po liis speech turned, ami ho said with evident of ort: "Oontlomon, 1 see no hope of estab1.sl.ing my innocence; hut si ill mainain it. That nugget of gold must have icon dropped by the robber in our t niggle in the cabin. If I could reull the voice I should convince you. ? m It Was nrftd bf jrotk wt)o dhl the deed* 1 but one mxo tuts oilde lifed hel'd among 11 you, thcdgh I oan not tell hia nanid. j He can ik>t lire far away?perhaps at one of tlje idle mine* sosm# i; J served titoneh He went toward the ' guloh, fct bad he oome this Way he J would hajre had to cross my body, as I < lay there* in the snow. That ia all I I have td tay. Dd with me as you 1 must.'1 i It was iVoloss to soaroh the guloh^ j tho hoav>\suow would not permit, i And, -then, jMpteo angry men had no ^ doubt guilt of the parson. Only ( tho production of tho man he claimed H had robbed) him would destroy their ! belief iu his guilt. Tho crowd grew < augricr as the minutes passed; ' The parson h?Ui lied,"' codliy re- marked llig Frank, whoso faith in the preacher sort had never been strong. J "iTp'k flit 11 n err A if* fill rnhlmr " Pot?. i master Bill added. "Ilang biin 1" yelled ft man in the crowd: The excitement increased Jlkd tin roar of the wind through tho gulchof in tho coming of a storm. A minute more and the infuriated mob who, in the absonco of a oourt, had tried, con Victedj and SOlltehccd the acauscdi watt Oftger to execute the sentence of dkjnth. .Like wild men they flew to the upper end of the camp, dragging too parson with them. Convincod of hia guilt, Hud mftddened by though Ik o.' his ingratitude, no hand could stay them. Quickly tt?3 pivparstiorgi for the erecution wcl'u.Wad-'. Two Qirrelr, eaoh of which supportod an end of a broad plank, placed under tho stout limb of a great tree, formed the scaffold. One end of tho rope was fastened to the limb, t.lm formed iulo a noose and pladed over the head and around the peek of tho trembling parson. "Aire yc ready?" cried tho leader of tho mob to the two men who were slationed at the ends of the plank ready to lift it out from under the feet of the doomed man. i ''GliVj hinl otlo ulnto ehaneo tor tjll ) who robbed him," demanded I'ayiuoa- ' tor Bill. i Standing there upon that plank, t with tho death rope around his nook, J Parson Tom's memory returned. Tho < ugly face of his assailant, which lie i could Hot see the night before in the i darkness, was now plainly visible, and 1 the couched form of tho robber up- 1 pearcd as plain us on tho day ho had i sneaked out of camp nJLllio command"-^ of tlieurrsamoThcn. 1 Tho crowd waited almost breath- 1 los?!y. i ". iiiiok I" shouted Bio- Prank, who wna Ion ic*. 1 "Saddle ? Horse ? Pete !" almost ' shouted the parson. ' The crowd broke out iti jeers. 1 "Oh, no I" they said, "tlint can't be. ' Ho was drove out, an' he's not likely ' to show nis hen<l nnywhores 'roun' this 1 cam)). That won't do. (Iness agin." ! "Ye'll hcv to perduco ther body of * Saddh-Hosa Poto aforo the court'll admit thor evidence," said iti 11. "Onco agin. Airo ye ready?" I shouted Pig Frank. j "Yes," cainc the calm but detcrm- i inod voices of the two men at the oxls I of the plank. ? "Give liim time tor pray,V begged < an unwilling participant. . 1 "Pray then!" shouted the leader. Parson Tom stood erect with bowed head. Slowly and with firmness he i lifted his voice. Suddenly ho faltered, 1 turning his face toward the mountain, i Ilark! Look! The excited group 1 of men stood there riveted to the ! ground, 'flic hands of those who held ( the plank were frozen as if iu death's ( clutch. The tonguo of him whose 1 word was law was paralyze 1. The < sound whioh filled their ears carried more terror to tlioir souls than the awful roar of battle, the rushing of the mighty waters in a storm at sea, ami the rumbling of an earthquake, all combined, could have inspired. On, on it came, tearing from their roots great trees that had withstood the storms of generations; hurling heavy branches, logs, timbers and rocks a hundred feet above the heads of the frightened w^YVu^taes. Great clouds of snow tilled the air ami hid from view the surrounding mountains. Not a man in that group, all huddled together like so many frightened aniluals, but comprehended the situation in nn instant. These men who wero hravo enough of heart to havo fought with the inspiration of.patriotism on the field of battle, o: faced with fenrless coiirago the ocean's wrath, or listened without the faintest dread to the earthquake's fearful rumblings, stood trembling like littlo children in the face of a tuow-slidu I Swift as a meteor it came, and, like the bursting of a thunderbolt, had spent its wrath ; and its dreadful liarvest lay scattered far and wide, liko dead and wounded soldiers on a butflcHeld. And when the sky had cleared there lay, at the feet of tlvem who held a life within their grasp, a dead ?*?>id frozen human form. Tight against tho breast, the clutched and stiffened fingers of the dead held the buckskin bag of money?tho evidence of Parson Tom's innocence! The crowd foil back, aghast! It was fiaddlc-Hoss I'oto !?Argonaut. Trli-hilo Mirrors. Fvorvthing is made easy for tTio lazy people of the world. For instance, peo]?le who exorcise a little ingenuity can enjoy the sights of tho street without ever stirring from their comfortable chairs. All that is necessary t<> do is to fasten a small mirror sideways on the window ledge and then to lean back and watch the world pass by. The same mirror may be so ?,r i o ? "... the person who rings nt the front door reeoflj^htf^Bfprt: pent censed. unnoeeHSif^'iuzi., 'yt out. The remarkable feature joi the matter is the number of such mirrors that may be seen in various neighborhoods. It is a charitable view of tho matter tc suppose that invalids and infirm people are the 'men for whose benefit ?hc mirror show is arranged. New York Telegram. An Amsterdam lapidary has a liacliino which can pierce a hole as unall as one one-thousandth of an ncli in diar.ietcj. The holes arc made a diamonds, saophircij and rnbies. Iir? | ' iir#V:-' omy in the feet work, it is a nec< OM-TIiue (himcs. It in curious to note how some o 'ho games of the curly ago have bcci landed down to the present, tiinr rho game, foi' instance, known t< nost of us ns "Odd nml Even," \vh ilso a favorite with the youn Egyptian, and many of the litt.l 'ounters that he used are still pre terved in t!io Hritish Mukciiiii. Titer s also the game of draughts, whiol ivns played 011 a checkered hoard ii lie earliest times. The pool' ehildrei were content with draughtsmen am Soxes made of rough pieces of clay Init the richer ours usually had beau dfully carved iron-headed lien and boxes. The .young (1 recks, too, were wel rovided with toys and games for thei imusemenr. me toys were clneir lorla made of baked clay, the arm uid legs being joined with a stein:; ?nd therefore movable. They had favorite game called "chy triads, ivliich has been preserved throng] nany agea,? and is now played by boyi d to-day under the well-known nanv >f "puss in the corner." In Franc he game is called "quart re coins," o four corners. Both in the old gam md the modern version live player ire required, one occupying each e the four corners, while the fifth playe dands iu the middle. In ancien dreceo ho wore rm earthen pipkin o liis head and was called "Pot;" i Krance at tho present day he is th "Nigaud," or simpleton, and by us h is called "Puss." To guess the nun l)er of lingers another held up was sis i favorite amusemont, and this, too, i frequently ployed at the present tinu rio you see how carefully tliecharnctc i?f the amusements and the plaything of the very early ages have been main Lained in the toys and games in use U ilay.?Newcastle Chronicle. A (Jood Horse Story, "Of courso horses cannot talk, In they understand each other just tl same," remarked Peter Nooll, one < the oldest and best known drivers e it. - CJ * rt i - r tut- oprmg urove ime 01 cars. "For ft long time 1 have been ?lriviii ft sturdy, solid old bay. There nothing fast about him, but when comes to pulling ho can discouut an other horso. owned by the company Ho knows, too, when he is hitched n with a balky mate, and it is from h fictions on occasions of thftt kind tin I am convinced that horses understan each other. When be in lioraei with a balky partner he will stand pe foctly still and let the other do nil tl prancing and kicking. "When it quiets down a bit he wi rub its neck and put his noso up to i ear, as if endeavoring to whisper to i When it becomes quiet the old fello will make a move as if to start. If tl oincr laaes me cue, wen nun gooi but if there is but oue l>it of renrin or jumping he will nettle back in h place and repeat the neek rubbing ai supposed whispering operations. T1 second one is generally successfu and with a slight, neigh, as if his c forts had proved successful, the o fellow starts the car all by himself, tell you he can euro more balky h<>rs< of their bad habits and in quicki time than all the trainers in Cinch nati ]>ut together."?Cincinnati C'cii mcrcial Gazette. Large*! Snake hi Hie World. Naturalists say that the largest se pent of which accurate measuremen have heeu taken in modern times wi an anaconda which Dr. Gardner foun dend an l suspended in the forks of tree in ?<!e:\ic.>. Si was dragged 01 into open ground by two horses and careful measurement with a tape lii proved that it was thirty-seven feet i length. MOTHERS and those soon to b wPJRA come mothers,Lshoui scrintion robs chili i ' ''' '"7""., nr<' preparing shortonrd. It also promotes the secretion < an abundance of nourishment for tho chili Mrs. Doha A. Omtiur., of OnMni. Ovrrt' Cii.. Trim., wruca. " Win n i began tnktr your ' Favorite Prescription.' I was not ah to rtami on lay tret without r.utTeriiig nlmo ilcatli. Now I loall my housework, wnslilti conk in,row jug and everything for my fatal of eight. I :,iu stouter now than I have l?o< in si* yearn. Vottr * Favorite Prescription' the iiesf. Intake before contlnoineiit, or at lec if proved R > with me. I never suffered ni litt with liny of my children as I dnl ?ith my la fltltl alio is the healthiest we've tfoti Have i tliiecd several to try 'Favorite Prescriptioi and it has proved good foi tlicw." v' / $?- - * DURING hard times coi cannot afford to exp with inferior, cheap brands < ing powder. It is NOW t great strength and purity ROYAL stand out as a friend to those who desire to practise Kitchen. Each spoonful does Its increasing sale bears witn< essity to the prudent?it goes B *? 9o (iroccrs say that every d vested in Roval Bakintr Pov %/ CJ worth a dollar the world over, docs not consume their capital stock, because it is the great ! and sells through all times and : 'AL PAKING rOWDER CO., 10T. WALL GT., NEW-YORK. (Jem Mngra'cs o( Australia. j ,f This queer country of our.", sr.ys ft ? letter from Austral in to the Pull Mall Gazette, in u prodigious lucky bag, ? out of which we are always fishing up _s Rome surprises. There ia scarcely a ? nomadic who has not a hoard of red ? and blue and green stones which ho cannot make up his mind to sell for u the tritle offered by the jewelers. He I, means to go home sonic day, and then u he will get a price for thom. Meauu while he carries them about in a little gold-dust bag, sometimes getting wheedled out of olio or two by a liarmaid or going "on a tangle" and losing I. the lot Occasionally one aces in a breastpin U or a ring a line sapphire, vouched for ns native : but the emeralds, rubies. y Kpinoln and ulnittmlinos found arc s mostly small si>;c. ; - j (i I:? linn. N l.li?, (lain I'rnlil Our Run. Srod. . Tills rcm i rknlde, almost unheard-of, yirlil 11 Mir. reported to (lie Jolui A. Snl/.or Seed Co., ^ li i ('rnsse, IVis., l?> Frank Winter, of Montana. who planted one lnisliel of (ircat North15 crn Oat.*, carefully tilled and irrigated name, e nii'l helicvm that in 18111 he can grow from one hushel of (treat Nor;hern Oats tlirco hundred r tiu liels. It's a wonderful eat. Ik voir wti.t. o CUT TilH our ANIISKMI TT with He postage io tic-above Ilr.n you will receive sample package H of ah ivo oats and their mammoth farm seed ,f cata'ojue. A r - * Tiie "beautiful blue Danube" Is frozen lt st Iff. :i 11 Brown's Iron Hitters cure* Dyspepsia, Mn'*0 ria. Biliousness and (iencral Debility. Give# ., strength, aids Digestion, tone* the nerves creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing t- I Mothers, weak women and children. O is New York State has 10,000 union liquor dealers. r A wonderful stomach corrector?Reccham'? ;h l'ills. livcchalu'* no others. S5 cents a box. ) 5 - KNOWLEDGE" " r- Brings comfort and improvement and ie tends to personal enjoyment when rightly usea. Tho many, who live bet11 ter than others and enjoy life more, with tH less expenditure, by moro promptly t adapting the world's best products to the nccas of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the ' remedy, Syrup of Figs. l'r Its excellence is due to its presenting ^ in tho form most acceptable and pleas1(1 ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly 141 beneficial properties of a perfect laxIt ative; effectually cleansing tho system, f- dispelling colds, headaches end fevers l<l ajKi permanently curing con tipation. i It has given satisfaction to millions and i'H met with tho approval of the medical r profession, because it acts on the Kidi, neys, Liver und Bowels without weakj. ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. c r: u? ~ii J I u/iup kji rigs is lur Miif uy uit urug* gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man* ufacturcd by tlio California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every ' package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. " ? 1,1 r <' ' ^'"1'\er'' Ulonuc . ir 73 |>ostnco. Cata'l iV ld i [v !? VVN^'VVVVVVW,^VVVV 1r, !> One bottle for fift( ? > Twelve bottles for I j R I F ? < 1?* f in I v k : S 1 it < Ripans T abides are 1 iy <. ipo ev?# prescribed in, < disorder of the stor l"a I c liny of any dmggUt a *t, I S THE RIFANS CHEMICAL CO] n- ! | k ( lsumers ?52 # of bak- || -1 or P |M in need vt^ c Econ- g| its per- Wl :ss that ^ ollar in- ] vdcr is ^ If that it . <$| J vwvs'vva1wA4VNfflvvv?vv* ; /^ \/k*^C/^liX^kt^v * cTJJi >-TJT-j <*5p9 >?^9 A steel the t the first in At. n $1300 or $1400, a stool ouo of same dimensions about $3500 or there would bo no economy unless latter would last longer; but it in '"''^^H||H licved that it will last about three times its long, an 1 will not need re< pairs during the first half of its lifetime. A wooden barge alter each trip may reed repairs to any amount, anil always must be caulked, at u cost of from $20 to $75. The most imanrtsst advantage claimed for the bteM barge is that it docs away with pumping, whioli is a constant and large expense to the coal trade.?New York Tribune. The lirst cab applied to a locomotive in New F,ugland was put on the Tartar, belonging to the Boston A Albany. It consisted of corner posts with canvas stretched between tjieiu. CURES RISING BREAST "MOTHER'S FRIEND" blesidng ever altered child-hearing woman. I liavo tiecn a mld-wlfc for manv' years, and in each case wliero "Mother's Iwlend" had been used it has? accomplished wonders and relieved much snlTering. It is tho best remedy for rising of the brcaV. known, and worth the prico for that Alone. Mas. M. M. lhtearKR, Montgomery, Ala. \ Sent l?v cxnrcss, charges prepaid, cn receipt of price,'fl.M) per hottlc. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Bold by all drnggUts. Atlanta, <1a. Swiss i.o/.km;r.s. t?.r curing (?.ugh?. s<>rThr.n! II .aiNetlPH . AftllllltP . < '.'itAl'l*!*, ItlMIIOhllI*# *. i it ix. It tun I. IV K'lwatil Won,.j y r ?'., . .u| ,? (it tii'Ki- St-., ITidadcllihle. '"otiiiII inn To meet the present Ilaril Hfl KM Times on Farmers we linilU will sell them direct for cash T I HA r O good Fertilizers at the folI I IYI L O lowing lowest wbolrsalt rCDTM I7CDC Fertiliser* for corn. rot? fr n I ILlLLnU l0"**"1 ponnuts nt *1 I kit i ti.kiiv Fertiliser* for truckliu Send hvn tj-ceni crops and potatoes at $14. poslnur nlntup* lor Ferlllizmt for tobacco, circular. |oats* rrult nt$| .1 per ton. \V. S. l'owell * Co., Vertlllier Mfrs., liultimore. H'l ??ST|a.,MOf -|T- V.'. I.. nOBGI,Ar. ST KIIOE equals custom work, costing from GtmlWfcU* t" $'?, best value lor the monej A 1tiiUI''K ||, (he world. Name and prico I a\t ELT, stamped on the holtoin. Every y' I C i,i.. \ A pairwturiulcd. Take no iuiitii- /' / v^?!|C<}KlCS5)'^t^tutr. Sec local papers for full ^ i iW.uU/iTts description of our complete X A.?_'IlHiWiEi<P??-v1V lines for ladies and gen- ' r^rrrv^"??u'~r" i M ii i f'n ({ Jp~*r -t^iust rated Catalogue pi.vlnf al?u- Istruclioni VatfE.. VtATKt sirulT-* ? how to or. derby mail, f'or.tape free. You can get the best bargains of dealers who push our shoes. "Ilia Sisry of lily First Watcii." A I;i ii iil iUu-tr.iiril Kiiok. : in t i. llj v.lil',M? In \ mi'i ! >" in.?-i (IMiiiuuislird "DmiimI Ituml.i.v . !>! Ill Kl\. Hiv-hly fiU'ili'liiiiiv ml hi-.'mi. live. Aililw NEW YCRK STANDARD WATCH CO.. 11 John St., New York. kjX]SJZ> YOtJH UmI I..FM OKRRAN DICTIORARf ul.lialiod, at the remarkably low prloe /jVsr JflL. f oul.i #1.00, poet paid Thl* Book oon- f m'r ) lii- ?AI HnolV prio to. 1 pagea of olur I MP. tjrpo on eaeefleot paper uil la han 1 omul; rat aarrloeabljr bound In cloth. It gives English word, with the Herman VtMA qulralanta and pronunciation, and \\^ft ) Oertnan words with ICiigUsh definitions. \ ! It la tnraluabla to Hermans who arouol T i weruughly familiar with English, or to V J Alh*."t:-. - ?l"i wlah to learn Uerman \-,, M Addro*.-, with |I.M>, whihyB KUVk rCH. IIOVS. 1*4 hssssrt St.. Raw tart til/ S. N II. f. * Itl S u h t s^T Kjf r.i-.t Cough h/rup. Table* tiood. U?o H Pi] In limn. Bold by ilrugglalw gf BB icn cents, ) , H one dollar, j ^ mai" I a N-S I I I I the most effective rcc- ? by a physician for any S nach, liver or bowels. i nywherc, cr *end price to J MPANY, 10 SrKfCK Sr., N?w York. (? 1