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TELt. ME ONCE AOA.IN, ~ " Toll mo onco again, With tender, loving voice, That cheers like sunshine niter rain Ami makes my soul rejoice; Toll me ouce again, When changing years havo flown, Tliat in my heart a love will reign Which I may call mino own, Tell me, oh ! tell mo onco again. Toll nao once again. When time's rolentless frown Has chilled tbo current of my life A in! changed my locks of brown, That yet within thlno eyes Mine own m ty fondly gaz*, An I sco that still wl* .n them shines 'J'ho light of other days. Tell mo, oh ! toll mo onco again. Toll mo onco again, If on my dying couch You would bo tliere to sootho my pain With love's caressing touch, An 1 kneeling by mo tbon Would brcntho a lorvent prayer That He who wntohos over men Would take mo to His cure. Toll mo, oh ! toll mo onco again. Toil mo onco again. Jf death s unyielding grasp Should gather me into his fold And to his bosom clasp, That you would on my to nb A loving tribute lay. An I memory's urn implaut thereon To mark my dying day. Toll me, oh ! tell me onoe again. ?Chicago Inter-Ocean. THE MISSING SIGNET. / N IjL riglit. Show him up, Gcorgo." ft v V ' ^ r* Hydenseke'a Vy r, well-known office W# ^ ^ ! ?' Lou* Acre, and I c- ' < i * 0 8P?ft^cr WftS // * m V that estimable . // tf-'Z Vl gout Ionian h i mK,. i k o 1 f, addressing 1 8, \ h i h confidential I 'in \ olork, who hadjuat I x \ brought in a call's v or's card to his (loorgo disappeared, nml noon ro- | turned with tho visitor, for whom ho ph;c? vl u chair and thou discreetly retired. "Mr. Hyndenscke?" ho inquired, in a quavering voice. "At your service, sir," replied tho detective. "You know mo by name, Mr. llydeliseke ?" "Everybody knows Sir Jacob Truelove," answered our friend, with his suavest bow. "1 have conic to consult you, Mr. Hydenseko, on a most private and important matter. I need hardly say that whatever I may tell you must bo regarded as strictly and absolutely confident ial." "Quite so," nodded Mr. HydonRuke. "You may trust my discretion, I assure you." "Thank you; I feci that I can. Now, Mr. Ilydenseke, you know, perhaps, that L am a great collector of antique gems?" "I have heard that you possess about the best private collection in -SiigliO* Yj* "Well, I think I do. At leaet, I am aware of none better, with tho possible exception of that belonging to my friend, tho Duke of X , at I I Castle. His father, you know, spent fabulous sums in acquiring raro specimens. Ho was a grtat conunis ,,, n.if 1.;., preeiate.s or values liis splendid collection sufficiently. However, that has nothing to do with the present enso. What I have come to consult you about is this: I havo just been robbed of the most valuable gem in my whole collection." "Ah!" said Mr. Hydenoko, laconically, screwing up his oyesaud waiting to hear more. "The ge:u in question," continuod the old man, in aa excitc.l voice, "is a signet ring of the Unman Emperor Vespasian, a rare sort of blood-stone, engraved with a miniature Colosseum, and round it the letters T. F. V. I. (Titus Flavins Vespasianus Iuiperator), in a setting of Africau gold. Tho workmanship of the ring is beautiful ?beautiful. That alone would render it valuable. Hut what makes it almost priceless is its extreme rarity. There are only two others like it in England, or, I believe, in Europo." i "And these are ? a here?" "The one at the liritish Museum; the other in the collection of which I was speaking just now?tho Duke of X \S at I! Castle." "When did you lirst miss this ring, Sir Jacob?" "Vesterday, when T opened my jewel safe to arrange and classify some new purchases." Aim wli n had you Inst opened it previous!y ?" "The day before that. I had a call from JmisliiU' iV, Hit! great dealer in ii ti t i 11 ii<> " his, it mi i then opened my hate iii? his presence to ask his opinion' about one or two seals which I picked up last month in lirussels, anil of the genuineness of which I was not satislieil," "Die rine, was not missing then?" "No; to that I can swear. The fact is, ^)r. llydeiiseke (ami f may as well con loss at oik'c), that I li-ivo a suspicion ? amounting almost to a certainly tliat Janshikoirtook the ring. " "Hem!'' coughed .Mr. Hydensoko, pcrforming his favorite operation of scratching his chin. "You holieve that, ilo you?'' "I am convinced of it." "Have you communicated with the police ?"' "No; I have expressly refrained from doing so. I must recover that ring, Mr. llydenseko (dropping his voice and speaking very impressively) without either scandal or publicity. In fact fund I have heard of your doing such things), I wish it got away ftom danshikotV without his knowledge. There is a secret connected with it which must never bo divulged." "A dangerous secret?" inquired Mr. llydeii soke. "Yes; dangerous in a sense?tliat in, if it were known in certain quarters timt I ]?ossessed the ling I might be obliged to lmii I it over to its original owners. You remember the big jewel scandal at the Vatican liltecn years ago?" "1'erfectly." "Well, a ring eln?c!y resembling liist which wo are discussing disappeared from tho Pope's collection at that time, and could never bo traced. This one?I mean the one I have just lost?I picked up at a soedj secondhand shop iu Paris two years haolc. I paid a good prico for it, and I asked no questions. You tako me?" "I think so, Sir Jacob," auswerod Mr. Ilydcnseko, with his peculiar smile. "You will understand, thon." tho other continued, "why I am anxious to have tho matter kept strictly private." "Of course. And, perhaps, Jansliikoff took that iuto account?oh?" "Most probably. He is a very Bharp fellow. But now, Mr. Hydonsoko (ho spoko very excitodly, leaning ovor and plaoiug his hand on tho detective's sleeve), I must got that signet back without delay. For if Janshikoffonce parts with it, good-bvo to our chanco of over Boeing it again. Will you undertake tho job, Mr. Hydenaoke?" "What's tho figure?" asked our friend, thoughtfully. "A cool thousaud and all oxpensos." "Very well, Sir Jacob, I'm your man." Mr. Hydenseko now produced his notebook, and put tho Baronet through a lengthy catechism, jotting down his replies in shorthand. At the end of this process, which occupied about nu hour, Sir Jacob roso to take his departure. "You will lose no time?no time, Mr. Hydousoke, will you?" ho said, in a voico of absolute entreaty. "if I fail to recover that signet it will almost kill mo." "Make your mind easy," was tho brisk rejoinder. "I shall start my investigations at once. You shall hear from me shortly how I succeed. Good morning." As soon as tho Baronet was fairly off tho premises Mr. flvdenseko sent for a cab and drove straight across to tho British Museum. Upon entering that Bomber edifice he betook himsolf to the room where the old Roman gems are on show, and there, with the assistance of a catalogue and a civil attendant, ho discovered tho Vespasian signet. This ho carefully inspected through the glass by which it was guarded, finding it answer 3d exactly to the description which Sir Jacob had given him. He made a careful drawing of tho ring, which ho relegated to his notebook, and then returned to tho otnco iu l-ioiig Acre to consider his next step. After half un hour spent in careful reflection he tmtuinouetl the most trustworthy member of his stall*, mi l instructed hi in to keep a watch on Jan*hikofT for the next twenty-four hours. Ho did not, indeed, think it probable that the astute dealer in antiques would attempt to dispose of his spoil at present. Still li was better to bo on tlie safe side, and to have him kept under closo surveillance, while ho (Mr. Hydeusckc) conducted certain preliminary investigations in another direction. "I heard nothing of a Vespasian signet at the time, I am sure," soliloquized Mr. Hydensokc, frowning perplexedly, "I will go and ask Pinkerton. Pinkerton is sure to know." Acting on this resolve, ho had no sooner given his employe the necessary instructions about watching JanskikotT, than ho walked round to Mr. Pink erton's shop iu Wardour street. Jeremiah Pinkerton keeps an emporium for articles of virtu, which he knows more about than any other man in England. fie is an oldfashioned man; old-fashioned 111 his appearance, his methods, and, more particularly, in his honesty. Put he is very shrewd; gifted with a most capacious memory; and, as an expert in Greek and Komau geins, without an equal. Mr. Hydensokc had often had occasion to consult him, aud knew him intimatel\'. "How lire yon, Piukerton?" said our friend, shaking hands with the dealer; "give me five minutes' private talk. You know the Vespasian signet at the British Museum, I suppose. "Hather," answered Piukerton. "How many are there liko it in existence?" "Only one other; that is in tho Duke of X 's collection at II ." "rio I thought. But I have been informed to-day, Mr. Piukerton, that there was a third specimen, which was stolen from tho Vatican in that great jewel robbery fifteen years ago." "I don't believe it," said tho dealer, decidoilly. "The principal gems missing wcro all mentioned?in fact, a list of them was printed and circulated by tho police among all tho chief dealers in Europe. 1 had ono I..,?, i ........ii.?.? i .o.. certain that a Vespasian signet?which would hiivo been the most precious of the whole lot ? wus not iuclfided." On leaving Pinkertou's emporium, our frieml hailed a cab, drove to his private house, where ho kept the vehicle waiting while ho packed a Oladstono bag, and then ordered the driver to take him with all speed to Haddington. He was in time for the afternoon down mail, by which he proceeded to 15 -, reaching that ipiaint country town about 5 o'clock. Having ascertained at his hotel, the X ?? Arms, that the Duke was in residence nt, the ensile, lie betinil; liimselt' tliitli. IT with US little delay as possible. His Grace, for whom Mr. Ilydeiisoke had more than once nctcil in <><> 11 li< 1<> 11 tial mutters, readily saw the detective, and gave him permission to inspect tiis collection of rings, being himself present during the process. The result of this inspection nml of n long eonversntion with the Duke, wnsthnt an urgent telegram was dispatched io Pinker ton asking him to come down to 15 ? as early as possible next morning. It was two days later, and Mr. Flydonseke was standing before the lire in his ofliee, with his hands, in true British fashion, behind his coattails. A rather odd smile, suggesting triumph nnd self-satJsfnction, dickered about the corners of his month. He had sent a m-ssoiiger about an hour previously to request Sir Jacob Truelove's attendanc at the odioe as so >11 as convenient, and he was now awaiting that gentleman's arrival. By and by the street bell rang, and a minute or two later the Baronet was ushered in. [ , "Good morning, Mr. Hyilonseko," he began, with an eager, anxious look ou in uuuHiuj{ iaco? you nave goi the riug ! You told mo in your note you havo goi the riug!" 44Yes," rojoiii^d Mr. Hydonsoko, pursing up his lips and spouking incisively, 4,I have got tho ring." 44Thon, for tho lovo of God, givo it mo at onco," cried Sir Jacob, with strango oxoitoment. 44Hore?horo (pulling oat his check book from his brcast-pockot) I'll pay you your thousand pounds at ouco. Tho riug, Mr. Hydcuseko?givo mo the ring.44 44Wait a minute, Sir Jacob," said tho detective, coldly, waving back tho othor's outstrotohod hand. 4'I havo a word or-two to say first. I always deal square with those who are square with me. I am not squeamish, not I. 1 take up almost any cases for those who pay mo well, and 1 carry out my client's wishes to tho best of my power, without raising any inconvenient questions of right and wrong, or anything of that sort. Hut I uiuko one stipulation. My clients must be square with iuo; and they must tell mo the truth !" 44What do you mean, Mr. Hydonsoko?" muttered Sir Jacob, beginning to turn pale. *4It is nothing to mo," the detoctivo went on, without heeding the interruption, 44that you have tried to steal that ring from the Duke of X , or that, finding yourself forestalled, you laid a plot to steal it from tho rtiati who had anticipated yoU. Hut it is a great deal to me that, instead of telling mo the truth, yon tried to delude me iuto your service with a pack of silly falsehoods and a trumped-up story about a third Vespasian signet, stoleu from the Vatican, which lial never had any existence, either there or elsewhere." 441?I?don't understand you. Do ?do?you realize whom you're talking to?" stammered the Baronet, tremhliiM* linvv??vi?v in iivitv limb 4'\i?ll must ho mad, Mr. Hydenseko.'* "I have tracked out the whole affair from first to Inst," continued the other. "You had bettor listen, aul deny any of my statements if you can. You intended (taking advantage, ?.f your intimacy at B , anil of tho Duke's comparative antiquarian ignorance) to steal tho Vespasian signet from his collection and substitute a forged ono in its place. You employed Janshikoll to make you tho necessary imitation* Ho gained au inkling of your plau, an l thinking the idea a goo t one made a second iinitatiou for his own use, and paying a visit to 15 just ono day before you forestalled you in filchiug the real signet. You went down and duly effected your theft, but when you came to examine your spoil you found it only a sham that you had got. Knowing that Janshikotf had been there tho day before (for the Duke showed you some gems which Junshikoff had brought down for his inspection), you easily guessed what had happened, and being determined to get tho real signet from that astute dealer?a thing which your own skill could never have aoeoav plished?you enlisted my services. Now, if you had told mo the truth, T 111. 1 t. .a r ? l woiuu nave uono my nest ior yuii, even as matters stoo l. But a< you have seen tit to try and impose on me, and to gain my help by false pretenses, you must accept the consequences. The riug has been restored to the Duke of X , and is now back in its place at B "It's a lie?tho whole thing's a lie," persisted Kir Jacob, lint, his 1<> ?ks declared the guilt which his words denied in vain. "I have forced a full confession fromdanshikoll," Mr. llydonsekosaid ; "in the face of which, and of other convincing evidence, your denial or admission is perfectly immaterial. Now, Sir Jacob, you had better pay me my thousand pounds aud let tho affair bo closed?" "What?" the Baronet almost shrieked, pay you a thousand pounds for?for?playing mo false and mnk ing a fool of inc." "Those aro my terms" ^rHydeusekc, quietly ; "you may accept them, or you may decline them au.l accept?tho consequences." "It is scandalous," protested Sir Jacob, furiously. "I'll not submit to bo blackmailed in this infernal manner. " "Look here, Sir Jacob,'' said the detective, with his sternest and most determined air, "you have tried to fool me, and you must pay for it. Whether in money or exposure, decide yourself." The ilaronet raved, swore, protested, pleaded, was abject, insolent, pathetic, hectoring, but to no pur.w.un Af v II v.,1..,.u..Li. vi. n, ..in. ..I in.. movod by all thoso demonstrations, and they ended (.?s our wily fri? u 1 foresaw they wonlil) in Sir Jacob drawing tlio requ ired cheek. When tin; latter ha l t ikon his departure ill a perfect storm <>i i 11 potent oaths ami curses--Mr. IlydenKeke sat down ut liis writing table, an I, with a very eoinTort iblo smile, worke I out a short addition sum upon his blotting pad. From t ho Duko of X ....... '.'I.OOO " Jan <lu!vofT. I,(in I 11 Sir J. Truoiovo I.il.io i)i?i "And all earned in throe days," chuckle I Mr. Ilydonseke. "It Sir Jacob hal l>eeu siptare with me 1 should have h i I to be square with hi in. nut Fin glad ho wasn't 1" ? .London Truth. Aew 111 me vtuy or l.iilerlaiiinimnl. A Western resort hotel tins introduced Hoinetiiin_c new in the way <>i entertainment lor the quests. A channel runs hark of the hotel, mul, us it is known to nboun I in cir|? un lealtisli, some genius of the institution hit ll|)Oll the plllll of H'.'ttill-J I lie quests t ? fishing, that they might while away the lagging hours of tin tilleriioi,:is. tSoinetiiues the e itch is large, ninl sine > the new pastime was inaugurated some two hundred pounds of lish I uve heeii landed on the hunk by the pisentoriiil prowess of the quests of the hotel, iienerully there are several small boys about, who are rewarded bv beiu given the eateh, an I sometimes the man who lands a nice bite wauls a nice lute himself an I has the eiief of the institution to put it on the pan for liiiu.---Chicago Ilerald. ( HISTORY OR BALLOONING.-1 I THE ART OF AERONAUTICS TOLD FROM ITS FANCT. The Latest Inventions In Europo Are Steered Against the Wind ? Balloons In Warfare. < IT is only 111 years sinoo tho Montgolfier brothers sailed in tho air a balloon filled with heated air, d a crude nffair at best; now the latest developments and investigations of Langley, Maxim and Holland are becoming well known to tho public. But it is only within a few yoars that any real progress has been made. On tho 5th of June, 1783, Joseph Montgolfier, at Annonar, France, assisted by his brother Stephen, sent up a balloon made of varnished paper. They nro credited with being "tho first that ever burst into that unknown sea." Tho first ascension with passongers was undertaken by tho Marquis d'Arlandc, and Pilato do Kozior, coming ilown in tirmitv.tlvn mimifnH at. a ills tauco of tivo miles from tho starting point. Dr. John Jefleries, ft graduate of Harvard, made, in 1785, tho first passage by balloon from England to France, with tho aeronaut Blaneliard, paying him otot $8500 for tho cost of tho trip. Tho trip occupied two hours only. A monument was erected at tho point of debarkation, and Mr. Jeffries was mnch feted by the municipal council of tho city of Guinea, in France, and its Oompte?having descended in the forests of Guinea. Improvements were made soon after in tho safety valve, hanging tho car in a net, tho method of using ballast, etc. Gay-Lnssae and Uiot reached an elevation of 7000 meters, or 21,000 feet. No further progress was mndo in tho construction of balloons and tho scientific development of aerial navigation for uearly a century. The employment of balloons in warfare was found to bo practicable during the siege of I'aris, in 1870, when Nadar and others established the balloon postal service. Gainbetta himself did not hesitate to ese.-.pu from Faris in this manner. In Tonquiti, iu tho late French war, balloons were employed. Tho balloon roso to a height of 150 meters, or during battles to 250 meters, and from that height it was possiblo to inform tho commanding ofiieer as to tho point where tho projectiles fell, tho strength of the enemy, etc., by raising tho voice, or by dropping writtcucmnmumentions weighted with stones. It was also through this means that the Chinese were prevented from retiring from Ilac-Ninh, and that place was taken wcthout liriug firing a shot. Tho use of tho balloon in tho recent great military maneuvers in Franco lias liorfoeted tho science crnatlv. as shown by M. Dobureuux, an officer of engineers, in his report. In concluding his report ho claims that if Napoleon at Waterloo and Haznino at Saint Privat had had a balloon service at their disposal, a dillerent result might have been expected from both battles, and thereby the course of history would have been changed. M. Debureaux thinks thut at u distanco of three miles tho balloon would bo beyond the reach of artillery, and would command the ground for a distance of more than six miles; and even at night, the country is sufficiently illuminated to be compared with a map. It is difficult, however, to distinguish tho movements of troops in a wooded country, and there are other drawbacks. ] If tho proposed balloon ventures 1 succeed a new era will have been in- ' augurated in aerostatics. Tho grentest ' of theso is tho navigablo balloon, | based on the theory of Lieutenant 1 Clement do St. Marcq. It consists in sending an electric current to a motor ( placed in a casement, which is stis- ' pended by a balloon, thus operating a ^ propeller situated in the anterior part ( of the casement, the current to he-ton- ^ veyed to tho motor by mcuns of a pli- ' able cnblo towed by the balloon, aud ' slidimr aloncr an elevated aeriel wav 1 by means of a trolley. The balloon is an elongated or cigar-shaped ' form. The central part of the easement is tlio governing station, where the motorman has access to all tlio actuating levers. The anterior part is reserved for passengers, fitted up like a saloon steamer, and will accommodate twenty-five to thirty people ; the posterior part is reserved for machinery. Hero is locatod a motor of 14o horse power. The speed of tlio balloon is estimated at twenty-five miles an hour. Tlio electric current is generated by two dynamos of '200 horse power each. Tlio track is to bo laid from the houso in the city to tho fair grounds, a distance of about a mile. The other venture in aerostatics ? lo chateau aeriuii?consists, as its name suggests, in having a castlo suspended in nud-air by means of a balloon. The gigantic enterprise is not expected to be in operation until late in the summer. The basket or "chateau" will hold lOi) persons at a height of loll!) feet; connection between the chateau and the ground is to bo established by means of fast elevators between heavy cables. Tho onllooii, the chateau ami the elevators aro t?> l>o equipped with parachutes, iu case of accident. The moorings of this aerial monster will consist of forty steel cables, so arrange! that tho airahip can l?o drawn to the ground in a very few moments. Among tho numerous inventions in the Hold may ho hriclly mentioned the aerial balloon of M. Champaguon. Tho propellers of this aro not screws or ]inddlo wheels, hut eight oblong wings, similar to tlioso of a dragon 11 v : and thev are claimed to do velop u propelling foreo of twice tlio strength of screw or paddlo wheels. I aerial velocipede seeks to bring tlie unaided muscular j?o\ver of luaii into service for tho working of the screw flight. Tho ideal of Hying machines it of course olio that will ennldo man to simply imitate tho (light of lords, hut it ia greatly feared that this maehiiie will fare no bettor than its predeei s ors. I silent lull's apparatus has bat-like wings, in which the Hying person hangs without tho orMst.'iiiei of any mechanism, using Himl.i V 11 i M (I'A'tt nuiCiiial.iti ff \a O I--. ? I"'"""" menus of gn dually anil gracefully ocseemling from heights ami tlio iuvonlor Jnis traveled through tlio nil* ft distanco of nearly 1:ir> feet, tho curved wings demonstrating ft very respectable carrying power, J In Franco balloons havo boon made within the year tbat can bo stoered against tho wind whon blowing at twenty miles nn hour; whilo in Germany a balloon hns been produood which can bo atcorod, which is usod in warfare solely, lionoe the manner of its construction is not mado known. Our own country is far behind in this respect, but in tho making of flying machines is taking tho load, ns witness the efforts of Prof. Langley, Hiram Maxim and John P. Holland. ?Now York Advortisor. WISE WORDS. To toll tho truth is to teach it. Kindness is not always lenient. No rabblo is eror oonsorvativo. Boarding house life is oanned homo. It is oasier to marry than it is to lova. A groat many wise words are un BpOKOU. Tears that como cosy, go oosy. Ditto, love. Muu's good opinion of liimsolf is a great stimulant. Walking is slow traveling nntil you overtake a snail. The present is mado up of tho fragments of tho pnst. Don't nurse a good intent; give it immediate oxerciso. Man's yesterdays should bo his proudest monument. Ignorance is somotimos so donee that you cannot even stir it up. It is the man who is "on tho fence," who is pierced by the palings. It takes a philosopher to find any kiuducss iu effective criticism. Man's mind to him a kingdom is, while woman's heart is that to her. No matter how popular one may bo ho cannot livo on thanky work alono. Don't refuse to do good in fractions, when you can't work in whole numbers. Tho ambi tious young graduato now goes forth to huut up some tides to stem. A woman has a right to cbr.ugo uc-r mind often, because she can't cliango her heart. After man makes a prediction he forgets all about it until it happens to como true. A patch on tho seat of a poor man's trousers may bo lionester than tho crown on a king's head. Young man, remember that a diamond stud caunot light up tho dim corridor of thocouuty jail. The material for making other poople happy doesn't cost as much as tho material for making soft soap. Woman may not got her rights, but she will continue to take tho first car seat in w hich overcoat and bag have been left. Do not settle in a community devoid of public spirit, where there is no attempt at adornment of the homos or improvement of tho highways. A man ought to remember that his children must and will mix with tho society which snrrouuds them and they cannot help being influenced by it. Some husbands seem to imagine that their wives are built expressly to sniff the approaching norther from afar and run around after them with their ilannels. A Pictorial History on Canvas. Tho "Bay en x Tapestry," called Bayeux from tho place where it is preserved, is a pictorial history on canvas, more minute in some particulars than written history, of tho invasion and conquest of England by tho Normans in 18(?<?. Tradition says it is tho work of Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, and the ladies :>f her oourt, and that it was presented i?y the Queen to tho Cathedral of Bayeux as a token of her appreciation af the services rendered to her husmuul by its bishop, Odo, nt tho battlo cf Hastings. The tapestry iH a web of -unvns or jincn cioin xii icoi long by twenty inches wide. There arc 011 it 1512 figures, only threo of which urn those of women.?Chicago Herald. The Telegraph in China. A Chinese engineer, educated in New Haven, Conn., has nearly completed a telegraph line, 3000 miles long, across the Gobi desert, from Pekin to Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan. It has been three years under construction, and poles in places were hauled 000 miles. French lines connect it with the Kui man system.?Literary Digest. 9100 Reward. 8100. The readers of this paper will ho pleased' to Irani I hat t here is at least one dreaded cl isc/iso iliat science has been ftldo to euro in all its -t aires, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Pur? is the only positive cure now known to the imdieal fraternity. Catarrh helm; aeonstitutioiial disease, requires a coustitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken in?. ....... II.- ........ 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The oldest mathematical book in tho world, which dates some 101) years back, and was written in Egypt, contains a rule for squaring the circle, says tho Engineers' Gazette. The rule given is to shorten tho diameter by a ninth, and on the line so obtained to construct a squaro; and this, though far from being exact, is near enough for most practical purposes. Since then the amateur squarer of the circlo has been a thorn in the side of the professional mathematician. Learned societies at last, in pure self-defense, made a rule that all solut ous of the problem sent to them should, without examination, bo consigned to the flames, in the last century a Frenchman named Matin* 1 us was so sure he had succeeded in squaring tho circle that ho ottered a reward of $1000 to any one who proved his solution erroneous. It was shown to be erroneous if not to his own satisfaction, at least to that of the court's, and ho had to pay the money. Mathematicians have long been convinced that the solution was impossible; but it is only a few years since they were able to demonstruto tins. A iicrmun j>r?*fessor named Iauidninnn published in 1882 a demonstration, which was accepted by the scientific world as satisfactory , so that would-be squarers of the circle may now rest from their labors, seeing that it has been mathematically proved that the Ihiug ouunot be done. bicyclists in llic German Ann jr. The sum of 825,000 is included in the German Army estimates for the present your for the supply of bicycles to tho infantry. Two bicycles are assigned to each battalion. An instruction lias been issued dealing with the bioyelo service. bicycles are to bo used for communications between columns on tho march and for communications between advanced guards. When troops arc in quarters bicyclists nre to fnllil the functions of orderlies, especially where mounted orderlies nre wanting. They will also relieve the cavalry from relay and intelligence duties, in great fortresses tho whole of the duties now devolving upon cavalry as message bearers will be transferred to bicyclists.---Chicago i norma. PIERCE * CURE OR IWONF.V 19 RF.FI'NDLD. Disease follows a run-down system with tho liver inactive anil the blood disordered, l'implus, Boils, Sores, Carbuncles, Ulcers, and like manifestations of impuro blood, should be driven out of the system with Dr. Pierce's Uoldon Medical Discovery. Mrs. Kuhn, of C18 R. JR. //" 16tU Street, Arte York miiiiliik < Citi/, writes as follows: r jVA'irtiijtJ jftn__dt'" P'ea608 me to wwjastiAattJ*_ slate that 1 had a run^^ Ml nintf soro upon 1117 Jw *nl neck, and had it opcrCI -w* - w7t atod upon three times, \ J I/ and still it was not V 4.,/ J cured. I was also run \ ' k down very much. t 10 Tlii.nl wiKt a decided \ i oluiiiKU nfU'r iiBiiiB' I?r. Pierce's tl olden Mctlical Discovery/ 1 took a i, I few bottles nod wan soon cured. I.ntcr oiy ? husband lind n lump Mas. Kuhn. behind his car; he tried your medicine, and one bottle cured him. I shall always recommend your medicines. b8kEEL338Z!>JBI |t| Conaomptlvea and people TO US who have weak lunRSor Asth- HJ ma, should uso i'iio'r Cure for Kj K Consumption. It has cored hp! K tbouaandi. It has not Injur- Hi RE cd one. It Is not bail to take. Bl gg It Is the best cough tijrrcp. M [? Hold cTorywhere. S6c. M B^aa^aaaaHJBMss IHVERTMAN HI W " Rr/ort and Afler Taking." A possible by tho immense o<i11 iuu prints ^ much Information Relative to Disoasi A Analysis of everything pertaining tot \ an<! Hearing of Healthy Families; tog f script ions, Explanations of botanical 1* \ New I-et it ion. He vise I an I Enlarged w T the house ttiere is no excuse for not kmc A wait until yon have illness in vour far \ for this valuable voluni . ONLY CIO A notea or postage stamps of any deiiomin A BOOK PUBLISHING HOUSE. wmsmsmz.? <>c negro, end -?*i?J to j m 1 arc any house- Eg not using ROYAL fG POWDER, its m s warrant them in Sjj: viv TNrr; pnwnr.? iKs soda and cream of fjj ivcnicnt, more ceo- Ti s the biscuit, cake, f ing lighter, sweeter, !iSi wholesome. jii ldo in 111c\l\.iiithe m it is quite indispen- pSj |?S i X, 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. rjT] msmmmmmm No one kind of food is perfect. Even when horses have an abundance of timothy hay they will also accept straw and eornstrlks as a change of diet, as well as keep in better condition from being allowed a greater variety. The largest walnut treo ever known in this country was felled in Leavenworth County, Kan., ami taken to thft1 World's Fair, it was seventy-live feet' high, and two carloads of lumber were' taken lrom its limbs alone. Ilerlin claims the record for quickness in turning out a lire brigade. Al a local test a company was in readiness in twenly-tw;: atCouus alter the alarm was sounded. A 1l< autifiil Sliin is one of the chief requisites of an attractive appearance. Hough, dry, t-enly patches, little blis'cry eruptions, red and unsightly ringworms?these would spoil the beauty of a veritable Venus. They are completely and quickly cured by Tctterine. 5b cents i box at drug stores or postpaid by J. T. Shnptriue, {Savannah, Ga. Orf.at damage was <lono In Nebraskn and Iowa by wind and hail. Tin- lli'xl )l is. \V a in oil. "Yes, we want iIn* sirongcsi and best iiu :i among I In- readers of your paper lo rcprosen. is in t heir respective ineulii ics, cit her devoting all or anv pari of llicir linn- lo our business. U. i, anil women who stand well are olTcred except ionaI opport unil ies for profitable work." Thai is what II. ! '. .lohnson <V iRichmond, Ya., say in reference to ilieir ad\"itiscniont. i A METF.on, falling in Weston, Mass., lighted tho town brilliantly. 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