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AN OLD FASHIONED SPORT. When chestnut trees are beaten bare And hickory leaves turn yellow, When drooping papaws fill the air With perfume rich and mellow. We boys steal off in early night. While whimpering screech owls shiver. And by the pine knots' flickering light Go gigging down the river. Our blazing prow in crystal swims: We hear a wind blown tinkle Of hidden rills, and through the limbs Stars peep, and home lights twinkle On distant hillsl and there below, Where restless reeds are swaying, A silent circle widens slow, The muskrat's door betraying. Alert I lean along the bow. With slender gig held ready. While Ben now poles the boat and now .Stands still and holds her steady. The fallen leaves in squadrons pass, Each leaf its shadow throwing, And which are shadows, which are bass, Is often past our knowing. The townsman, rigged with rod and reel. When summer's suns are burning, With angler's art here fills his creel, Our rustic methods spuming. But each to each his own delights No keener sport we're wishing Than here to try in pleasant nights Our ancient Indian fishing. And oft again in wintry dreams Our boyish fancies, straying, Glide backward down the darkling streams Where memory's torch is playing: Again the steel is aimed true, And down young nerves a-quiver ; Tingles afresh the thrill they knew When gigging on the river. -William Hervey Woods in Youth'3 Com panion. . " WASHINGTON'S SPY. "The general wants to see you at headquarters early in the morning, sir, " announced the orderly. As nearly as I can recall, thia message was delivered one February afternoon, 1780. Along with a good sized but ragged army of my countrymen I spent that winter with "Washington at Morris town. Back in those days I was a hardy , young chap of 23 and rather enjoyed many of the - experiences which older mea enreed. Two weeks before the time I mention I had returned from a scout ing trip which had taken me as far as Albany, being picked for the work be cause I knew well the town and its en virons from having, been.there, aboard riveT craft, time and again, before red coated forces were in America. I was astir early in the morning. As I walked from my hut near the court bouse toward his excellency's headquar . ters on the hill east and to the north of where the main portion of the army was camped I came to wonder in my mind what might be the purpose of my sum mons, but then this had not been the first occasion I had been honored by be ing called into General Washington's presence.. "Some detail of my trip to Albany, some question he has forgot ten to ask," was my final conclusion, which satisfied my mind and caused me to wonder no more.. It was bitter cold that day, and es pecially at the hour of 6. The snow, which "was not deep, crunched under my heavy boots, and here and there as I left the road for a side path, which seemed smoother iu places, the ice over the little depressions would break with a jingle as my heels struck them. But it was not long before I was safely with in the fine old mansion. Bill, the gen eral's colored servant, met me and an ' nounced that his master and lady were at breakfast. The darky, after he had shown me into the office and had taken my coat, left the room, but returned presently with a platter which contain ed coffee, bread and hot beef. This was welcome, for my breakfast of an hour before had consisted of a piece of cold pork .and a half baked slice of corn cake. "Mars Giner'l hese'f be in t' see you presen'ly. sub, presen'ly, an sends dis wid 'iscompl'ments, sub," and, having sb spoken, he bowed himself out of the room. I was left alone with my -thoughts, a cheerful fire in the open grate before me, but best of s ll was that meal In those quiet few minutes my mind wandered back over past events. I was born at the manor of my la ther, Wil liam Bogers, just to the went of Green wich village, and had spent a happy -childhood there, despite the fact that both my parents had died before I reach ed my twelfth year. My father had for a long time been engaged in trade with the Indies and was part owner of two schooners, which carried on a profitable trade. An older sister. Sarah, and my self, Andrew, were the only children. . She was ten years my senior and had married a year or two before the Bos ton tea affair one John Lyddington, a loyal Englishman, whom my father had taken into his employ on the lad's coming to America. I had no fault to find with Lydding ton on any score, but when the time came to decide between loyalty to King George or to the patriot cause we disa greed. He was a man of very decided British principles and even persuaded any sister to the belie/ that Washing ton, who had just taken command of the army in Boston, was a rebel and his followers the same. Such ideas were -safe enough in New York, and I was chided by many thoughtful old men for my opinions, but withal retained a strong love for the cause of liberty and secretly resolved that when I reached my majority and grew from under the thumb of Luddington I would enlist with the colonists, provided their strug gle did not in the meantime become hopeless or they prove too strong for the British forces ere my services could be offered. And so it was, when alone, I ' studied military tactics and did also fence with a young Frenchman who knew his tricks well, but was too much given to drink for his own good. Then also my horsemanship was not neglect ed, for it might be that a ride like the one Paul Revere had taken would be a task set in my path, and I had hopes, should it come, of doing it well. My twenty-first birthday came at last, and for the sake of exciting no suspicion on tho part of Luddington I remained quietly about the place and made no boast that I was three times seven and could do nty own will before his. Reports which came to the city dur ing the spring of 1778 decided the mat ter, and after making some excuse to be absent for a day or two 1 made all haste to reach Paulus Heock, and from there went by back roads and across fields and through woods, sleeping twa nights in the open, and finally joined Washington's command at Rocky Iii]:. The army was being marched with all haste to overtake the Uritish, who were hurrying from Philadelphia to New York, and finally, on the 28th of tuiue, we cangnt mem ana artnnnis the sound thrashing which has down in books as the battle of mouth. After a year's service a tenant's commission was granted bnt for no especially gallant servie General Washington must have : ly finished breakfast when I ar: that morning, for scarcely had 11 the last sip of coffee when he ent He seemed strangely sad in coi nance, but spoke most kindly and some warmth and cheer in his wor "Lieutenant Rogers, I have air thanked yon for your efforts dnrinj mission from which you rcinrned : two weeks ago, but now, sir, thert greater service which you may be to do for your country and for me is an undertaking of great danger, so I make no demand. You shall d< whether or not you care to take it 1 your shoulders, iou are a nath New York, are you not?" "Of Greenwich village, yet I k every corner of the island of Mar tan, or did up to a year and a half when I left to join the army." "That is well. But before* I take ; time and mine to lay plans before I will ask if yon are willing to go spy into the city, starting within a or two-perhaps today ? There wi more for you to risk than for one is not known there, but your kn edge of the lay of the land will ai advantages which one not knowing place could ill afford to be without, especially in the event of danger. I again, will you go?" ? "Certainly, sir, and gladly. " Hoi to be active again. Camp life was suited to my tastes, but I though all this sb quickly that the conversa was not interrupted, and without w ing for his excellency to unfold dei I asked boldly enough, "What, if 11 ask, are your plans?" "For a month past I have been communication with certain peri who are loyal to our cause and who side on the island. Although Clin has gone to the south, there are run afloat to the effect that Knyphau; who has boen left in command, desii no doubt to win fame for himseli considering plans for an attack. U] a week ago I thought little of this his force is weak, but his men are coming uneasy, and he may deem wise to strike a blow at almost J time. The service which I desire of : is to reach New York and then, using caution, learn of the British tentions. I have thought it advisa for the man who undertakes this w< to carry false dispatches to Knyphaus They will purport to come from friend, one Alexander McLair of Phi delphia, and will contain supposed formation with respect to patriot ph and in return will request from h similar disclosures respecting the mt talked about attacks on the Aineric forces. A pass from me should cai you to the vicinity of Elizabethtown beyond, but should you use the name McLair too soon there will be no gr< harm done, as in that case you wot be brought back here. The papers whi I desire to send will be ready in hour, and could you arrange to leave quickly you might start this morni and could, I think, reach Paulus Hoe by nightfall. The road in that directi is a good one, and by noon^omorro even if you are required to wait J some hours, you could be ready to ta your leave of Knypbausen and then i turn here as quickly as seems wise." "I shall never be more ready for fc start than now, general," I replie knowing nothing more to say. "Wait, then, until Colonel Hamilb has done with preparing thedocumenl and you can be off, " and, so say in Washington bowed, took my han shook it vigorously and then was out the door-I suppose to the lines, wbi< he inspected in person every morning Colonel Hamilton must have work with haste, but I trust had been in J way careless, for he entered the roo in less time than his excellency had i; dicated. Nothing beyond the saint passed between us. Taking my coat ar hat from their peg in the hall and stov ing the papers away, I left headqua tera and after a brisk walk was soon J my cabin again. An hour was require for me to arrange matters and to don suit of gray homespun, the same whic I had worn to Albany. McLair, as have indicated, was a civilian and coul hardly be expected to possess a militar messenger, and also it would be easi? for me to get beyond the America lines thus attired, even though I had pass, than try attired as a British off cer, as I would at some point on my rt turn be compelled to take the road lead ing toward Morristown. The orderly succeeded in borrowin a saddle of a pattern unlike that use in the cavalry, and before "8 o'clock had dashed past headquarters and wa on the main road to Newark. I neei not describe this ride, because it woul< seem tame compared with the event which befell me before the midnigh hour. Indeed I fear as I think of i even now and smile sometimes that '. migut have met death before morning It was toward 4 o'clock and the sui well down when I drew rein in front o one of the several Hoeck taverns. Witl much stamping of feet I went into thi place and found a cheerful room, witl a blazing fire on the hearth. This room, I should have said, was not the on? where grog was served, but back of ii and to the side of the dwelling. Th( landlord, Michael Whiting, was a mosl obliging person. He was, I knew, a loyal subject of King George, which made me careful of my words. "And you are from McLair of Phila delphia? I have heard of that gentle man-a good and true Brit ish subject. " "The same, sir, " I replied. "Why, sir, what is made in writing in a pack age which I have fur General Knyphan een from Mr. McLair cost that gentle man all of ?20 to obtain and a week's werk besides. It has to do with the pro posed attacks on the Americans, and so. you see, it is important." All this made Whiting greatly inter ested as he stood there before me, but pumpas he might I vouched no further information, with the result that he presently left mo. muttering to himself. "A minute, Mr. Whiting. Is there not some one who can see to gettingnic nzross the river? Willing toipaywell for the service, all it is worth, if I must wait until morning, hut more ii' 1 can be landed over there tonight. " He was attention again; ..'rip- very man you want is in th': next room. Jareil, Jared-here!" Heavy footfalls told us Iii" mau ha l heard the summons. He was walking toward the doo:-, which was an inch er ? i.uuuiu ueiug cioseu. uniting ma nut speak until he had entered and then said, "Jared, here is a gentleman from McLair of Philadelphia 1" and then left ns alone. Jared Hawley was one of the devil's own. He was about 50 years of age, short and thickset, with brown eyes which had the look of a cat in thom and ready for any piece of work which might come to hand. Briefly I told him what I had told Whiting. "The only boat at the Hoeck is nigh on to a mile up-beached along the shore. Clinton took most of them when he left. There be men who would tackle the job of lancing on the island yet this night." "Let us talk the matter over while we eat, " I suggested, at which the man seated himself. Hot grog, bread and mutton soup were the best the place af forded, bub neither of us was possessed of a delicate stomach and ate with a relish. "Mr. Hawley," I finally broke ont toward the close of the meal, "are you willing to try tonight the task of help ing me set fqot in New York? Is the boat a heavy one?" "All three men can handle, and I fear th.ere is a good wind down the riv er. Yes, I'll try it, my lad. A darky who is the property of Whiting can be had, I think, and knows how to handle an oar. With yourself to steer and take a hand new and then, we could get across. ' ' "That will suit me well enough, and now the boat. Can it bo had from the owner?" "There seems to be none who claims it, and who has a better right toit than a messenger from the British?" Whiting was willing that Isaac, the negro, should accompany ns, and. we set out to where the craft was pulled up above the high tide mark. We had run the nose of the boat well into the water, and Hawley and Isaac had taken their seats a little way back from the prow, leaving me to send ber the rest of the way. Giving a vigorous push, I was about to scramble into the stern when a rough hand took hold on my back and a voice sounded my name. Try as I might from my position to strike off his grasp, I could not, and. was also hindered from either pushing the boat farther into the water or pulling it to shore again. "For God's sake, men!" shouted Hawley. "What are yon about?" and then, "Whoever yon be, if you want to go to New York, come aboard, but for the love of the devil leave the young man alone!" All the while I was struggling to be free, but the fellow's hold tightened with my endeavors to shake him loose. It was a foul grip he had taken, and I could but half turn-could not move freely enough to deliver a blow. "Do yon know 'tis a rebel spy he is?" shouted that voice which a minute before had called my name. Hawley was by this time on his feet and com ing toward ns. The fellow loosed his hold a bit at this and gave me the op portunity I sought. I let go the gunwale and, turning, faced the man. Beyond the fact that the countenance betrayed a low char acter I could, detect nothing of his identity. He was well built, but of what age I could not tell. Well- did I know that it would be best to keep him and Hawley separated, for the stranger evidently knew me and my mission. I turned suddenly to the boat again and, with a mighty push, sent it full into the river and waded after it. Hawley fell forward on his face, and the oars left to Isaac were of little use. So far I could desire no better fortune, although I wished to see no ill overtake those who had volunteered for my service. I had no more than turned when I was again grappled by my former as sailant and accuser. The man tried to throw me into the water, thinking no doubt a ducking would do me good, but I was no child, as he seemed to im agine, not even in his strong arms. He proved supple enough and might have downed me had he known more of the tricks which make a man possessed of them a dangerous one to encounter. With a hard cuff under the ear and a turn of my foot I sent him sprawling and was about to draw one of my pis tols and bid him keep silent when I: slipped and fell, but only lightly, and was on my feet again in an instant. So was he and still seemed to regard me as but a lad from the wolfish manner in which he tried to grapple at my throat. A fist full in the face was the lesson he needed, and it was delivered with each smart good will that he uttered a cry and an oath. My legs were bothered by my greatcoat, which had become nnfastened in front and also hampered me there because of its flapping about with every turn of my body. My blow in his face only seemed to increase the fellow's determination to desperate actions, and he was again at ma Well for ns both the bank was fairly level and I had edged away from it fully ten yards. Another whack I gave him, and. maybe, because of being stunned by ffie first, he reeled and fell, then remained still. The boat was the first thing I looked for, and there in the gathering dark it was, with both Hawley and Isaac try ing to beach it. I had no desire to enter New York with that mau so close at my steps nor to remain there and explain to Hawley. Thinking to make the two in tho boat believe that I had been the ono to fall, I threw my coat over the form and one of my pistols at his side and was then away at a good pace, placing thu documents and thu oilier pistol out of sight as I ran. For a short distance I took my way from the shore and after that toward Whiting's. If I could reach my horse! I had watched where Isaac had led him and felt pretty certain that ii' tho door of thu barn was nut too .securely fasten ed and. with no ono alioiit I might es cape in the darkness; Fort une half way favored me. Tho door was loose, and a lighted dip was set ?in the feed chest. My lingers were cold, though, and 1 found a little 1 rou ble in discovering Hie saddle, but at last it was on thu animal, and tin.' bridle also. I went wit Inuit 1" listen. All seemed miiul. Propping lin' door open, 1 nu Hinted inside th?'st?hle and spurred tin- horse in th.' ?n?iks Hie iii?>- i nient his head was outside: ile;g;illj?j?ed;np the pa* li at thu sido ol' ; Whiting's lavern thought all dan ger over, for thu time being, at least: when; turning into the main road, Haw ley sprang at my horsu's head and w uki have brought mu t-: a standstill had not a heavy uoct KICK, mn JU ?.UV face, sent him flat. Where Isaac or Whiting or the fellow who attacked me might be, I knew not and came to care less as I galloped ont of the village, be ing careful io keep a sharp louk ahead, lest I should be taksn by surprise. Of being followed I had some fear, but it left me as the night wore on. I suffered much from the cold, yet could but lie thankful from what I had escaped, although I well knew that any moment new danger might look me full in the face. To be frank, I did feel a little ashamed when I was again in Washington's presence, but found that he had received word but a few hours after leaving that no attack was to he made on the forces quartered at Morris town.-John Davis Anderson in Newark Call. Washington UH a Business Man. At the time of his death he was sup posed to be the largest landholder in the country, being possessed of 51,395acres. exclusive cf the Mount Vernon estate, his town properties and the real estate of his wife. The value of his property at his death, again excluding the Mount Vernon estate and the property of his wife, was estimated at $530,000. The estate at Mount Vernon included 8,000 acres. In Ford's "Washington" an ac count is given of the stock on the Mount Vernon property. It appears that in 1793 Washington had 54 draft horses on the estate, 317 head of cattle, 034 sheep and "many'' hogs. The live stock was valued at his death at ?30.000. In addition to the draft horses already mentioned, he had in 1790 "2 covering jacks and 3 young ones, 10 she asses, 42 working mules and 51 younger ones." Morin* Vernon was a community in itself, in cluding some 300 persons. Washington had his own blacksmith shop, his own brickmaker and masons, his carpenters, shoemaker and weavers. We can read ily understand how it was that while he was president he wa3 continually think ing of Mount Vernon.-Self Culture. The Fnnlla of American Speeeh. The faults of American speech orig inate in the primary school. There the child is not taught the melodic value of his phrase, but is made to emphasize each individual word, creating a new pitch, or level, of sound for each in stead of the uniform pitch, or level, which should control and harmonize them all. He is allowed to use the throat instead of the tongue in enunci ating his consonants, and the flow of his speech becomes thereby halting, dis connected and guttural. "-Educate your alphabet, and you will find your language as mellow as any of the family of Latinru. Your l's are throaty, your m's are too labial, your d's and t's are too hard, your s's are too hissing, your c's are -not soft enough. When yon can train your scholars to emit these and the other consonants within the pitch, using the tongue instead of the throat for their emission, then yon will see that for rhythm and sonority your English lan guage may he compared with the Tns .can. the Roman, the Spanish and the Provencal.-Werner's Magazina Star Accident?. Every once in awhile a star goes ont. It loses its light or is struck amidships by another planet and knocked into smithereens. Our eun will go out one of these fine days, but don't worry, it won't go out for a while yet. There was a brilliant star called Ca tullus which entirely vanished not a great while ago, and a good long time since there was another of the Pleiades, a constellation that most people know pretty well. There used to be seven Pleiades, but now there are only six. Planets are not given to disappearing in this way, and when a planet is estab lished it keeps a pretty firm hold on it self and does not give up its place very readily. Mondie'M Conjecture. Maudie's papa is night editor on a newspaper, a fact which Maudie ap parently hasn't learned, for when some one asked her a few days ago what her father did for a living she replied : * 'I div it np. I fink he's a burgiaf, tause he's ont all night Varions Kinda of Ten. Of course every one is aware that un der the name of "tea" we often drink a beverage which has no acquaintance with the real leaf. But there are several "teas" which are not fraudulent manu- j factures, though they are not made of the leaves. In Mauritius, for instance, they make tea of the leave? of an orchid. In Peru they drink mate, a tea made from a na tive species of holly. The Abyssinian3 make a tea from the leaves of the Catha edulis. which has such stimulating qualities that even a leaf or two of it chewed has all the reviving effects of "the cup that cheers; " and thus is most valuable to travelers. The Tasmanians are said to be the happy possessors of no less- than 100 substitutes for tea. while the Tonkinese have teas of their own made of berries, leaves, woods and bark of trees. In Sumatra coffee leaves are infused in the teapot, and the result is said to be an1 excellent beverage. What V. M. C. A. Meant. "You are a nico member of the Y'oung Men's Christian association, to make mo call a dozen times for this little bill!" said an irate collector. "YoungMen's Christian!" responded tho impecunious one. "I' ain't any Young Men's Christian I" "What do you have Y. M. C. A. stuck np there for, then?" asked th? collector, pointing to n paper posted over the desk. "Oh, haven't yon seen that before V replied the debtor. "I got tired of dis appointing so many of yon fellows. Most of 'em know when they soo that sign that it moana 'You May Call Again.' " And be filled up tho last unoccupied corner of thu blotting pad with his sig nature as thc; collector slammed the door with needless oiunhasis. For Infants and Children. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought - Kcvengo generally seeks refuge in :i pretty small head; LANGUAGE OF MOLES. WHAT THESE SPOTS ON THE BODY ARE SAID TO SIGNIFY. Every Human Heiim\ It Ls Asserted, Hus One or More of These Illcm islies. Which, According: to the As trologer, Tell Voiir Fortune. "It is the very latest." began the as trologer as he led me into his sanctum, where the atmosphere hung heavy with mysticism, where the furnishings were consistently oriental, "and I introduced it in New York myself." "What is itv" I asked.- properly im pressed by the hint of startling novelty. "Reading the planet marks on the body," replied the divinator, "or, in other words, interpreting the sigaiti cance of moles. " "But suppose one has no moles what then V ' I suggested. "Nonsense!" retorted the astrologer emphatically. "Every one in the world bears on some part of his or her body the mark of the sign or planet which governed at the hour of his or her con ception and nativity. Moles are contin gent on these. They are ineradicable, are impressed by the influence of the celestial signs and answer thereto not only in their formation and position, but differ according to the dominion of the several planets. "Moles are either flat or raised like warts. They are of three colors-black, red and brown, or honey color, as some call it. When they appear on the right side of the person, they are usually symbolical ol' good. If on the left side, however, they usually denote misfor tunes and a host of the ills of life. Ac cording to color, shape and position, I find, the character, tastes and disposi tion of a person as well as the future itself may be determined. " "Tell me something abort" reading the moles," I pleaded. "Well, if the sun be in Aries and ascendant at a nativity," said he. "the mark of that sign will be found on the head, very likely on the left ear. "When born under Taurus, the mark will be on the left side of the throat or neck. "When born under Gemini, the mark is on the arms or shoulders. "If born under the first part of the sign of Cancer, the mole will be found just above the breast. Usually it has no feeling, contrary to the general run of mole3, which are more or less sensi tive and may be pricked with a needle without the possessor feeling the slight est inconvenience. "When Leo is ascendant, the marks or moles are on the left breast. "If the nativity is under Virgo, the moles will unfailingly appear on the abdomen. They will be red or black. Brown seldom appears. "If the nativity is under Scorpio, moles will appear on the left side, in the region of the groin. "Joy betide those born under Sagit tarius. Their moles will appear on the right thighs and legs. "Those who are born under Capri corn have the sign on the knees. "If a nativity is under Aquarius, then the marks appear on the calves or ankles, most often on the right side. The moles are usually brown, but now and then black spots are found. "Pisces, the lant of the signs, governs the feet and often distributes planet marks with a lavish hand about the pedal extremities. "But, as to the more personal indica tion of the moles, if one of them ap pears on the right side of the upper lip. just a pencil 's breadth above the mouth, it signifies to either sex extraordinary good fortune. If it is possessed by a woman, then she will be pretty or beau tiful, graceful, healthful in body, dis creet and tactful. Nine chances out of ten she will marry well and live hap pily, for she is sure to make an excel lent wife and an exemplary mother. Her best time for marriage is between 19 and 25 years. "Many persons have moles on their foreheads. If a man has one on the ' right side, he will be successful in com mercial enterprises. To a woman this position of the mole denotes the inher itance of legacies. But if the mole is on the left side of the forehead, then it signifies to the unfortunate male pos sessor that he is going to be imprisoned. To a woman it foretells that she will have two husbands and probably reside in foreign countries. "If a mole is situated in the middle of the forehead, it denotes in a man a cruel, sel?sh mind. In a woman it sig nifies foolishness, extreme simplicity and idleness ' 'A mole1 on the back of the neck fore tells a happy life, but menaces the wearer with- an untimely death by drowning. "Moles-on1 both sides of: the neck op posite each other predict' dangers and perils, with ill fortune "A man having a mole on the left side of his upper lip seldom marries. Such a ? mark on a woman signifies trials, tribulations and suffering. If the mole is on-the under lip, it proclaims a woman to be improvident, and men should beware of bei*. "If situated in the hollow of a-chin, a brown or red mole denotes a woman to be quarrelsome and contentious. On the edge of the chin it denotes good for tune, happy marriage and a long life, whatever color it may be, excepting black, which is nearly always signifi cant of evil and misfortune. "Tu have a mole on the throat is most unlucky. It indicates that the pusesssor will die by tho hand of jus tice, ur, should it appear as a wart, that ho will find a watery grave either by ac cident or design."-New York Herald. A net ral ian Trees. Travelers in Australia complain that almost the only trees in the continent are eucalyptus, and they afford little shade, as they have learned to turn their leaves edgeways to the sun. The botanical gardens in tho cities are, how ever, declared to bo dreams of beauty. Biliousness and constipation arc sei'ds out of which spring many of thc serious diseases that a ill i ct the human boily. Sound judtrmetit would demand thc immediate removal ol' this condi tion before it develops something more troublesome and difficult to eure. Prickly A .?li Hitters is a reliable euri' fm- constipation and disorders nf simi lar character, ll not only thoroughly eui plies and purifies the bowels, but strengthens thc bowel channels and regulates the liver and stomach, hence ii performs ;i radical cure. Sold by I'1.v:ins I'hannacy. INTERESTING SMOKE TALK. Facts With Which Few Devoteea of the "Weed Are Acquainted. Science has calculated that an aver age puff of cigar smoke sets free over 2,000,000,000 tiny particles, a whiff from apipe liberates over 1,SOO,000,000 of these particles, and one from a ciga rette starts 2,900.000,000 of them fly ing through the surrounding atmos phere. A very curious fact concerning tobac co smoke is the remarkable change in color which it undergoes after entering the mouth. From the burning end of a cigar the smoke issues in deep blue threads, while that which is expelled from the month is of a decidedly brown ish tint. Sir "William Thompson (Lord Kelvin) recently accounted for this difference by proving that the minutest particles have an intense affinity for moisture. From this he reasoned that when tobac co smoke is drawn into the month its smallest particles are immediately de tached from the rest by the presence of moist surfaces, to which they fly and lodge. An error now common even among old smokers exists in reference to the nicotine in tobacco. The dark stain which comes on a white handkerchief after blowing smoke through it is caused by soot and tar from the smoke and not bv nicotine, as nearly every body SUppO.iviS. The "cake" in the bowl cf a pipe is composed of real ccal. as good as any that is mined. It is formed by the juices oozing under the high tempera ture from the burning tobacco and would burn if subjected to sufficient heat Clogging in a pipe stem is caused by the rapid accumulation of tar. Nicotine is colorless and forms less than one ten-thousandth part of all the substances precipitated from tobacco Emoke. It has often been quoted that a grain of nicotine administered all at once would kill the strongest dog, and from this have been argued its terrible effects on the body of a human being. While this statement is undoubtedly true it is somewhat misleading. In order to com mit suicide by smoking the dog would have to consume over 400 strong cigars, one light after another. Whatever the ill effects of tobacco when used to excess, in moderation it acts on an adult as a mild sedative. It is claimed that after the thirtieth year its use prolongs life and preserves the mind by lessening the bodily functions of waste and repair. Experts say that in smoking, tobacco is one of the least injurious substances known. Compared with other well known vegetable substances used for the same purpose, tobacco is very mild. There is evidence to show that the ancient Aztecs made their victims in hale the fumes from smoking grasses, after which the intoxicated prisoners went peaceably to the altar to be sacri ficed to Quetzalcoatl (the sun god). Both cubebs and corn silk inflamef he mucous membrane and upset the di gestive function. None of these evils results from the moderate nse of to bacco. Hygienically strong tobacco is better than mild, for in smoke from the mild varieties the tiny particles are far mere numerous and tend to dry up the blood by absorbing large quantities of mois ture from the month and lungs. For this reason paper cigarettes, even when unadulterated, are held tobe injurious. -New York Herald. Shooting Dis Fish. Great excitement and sport is to be found in hnntingthe halibut, one of the largest of Pacific fishes, mostly found in the strait of San Juan de Fucca. The line reel which is used at the stern of the boat resembles an old fash ioned well lift. When hooked, the hali but draws the line slowly at first, but on finding that his progress is checked, it gives a vigorous jerk and speeds away at a furions rate. When its efforts are fairly expended, the fish rises to the surface, churning the water all round it into foam, and presenting a somewhat startling sight for the amateur. The hunter, lose no time in shooting the monster 'iefore it has time to disappear, but not until it is quite dead do they venture to draw it toward the boat. The great halibut of the northwest coast sometimes attains a weight of 1,000 pounds and is regarded as a dan' g?rons game. - Queen Victoria is supplied with four dozen pairs of kid gloves a month from a certain fund, and she insists on having them._ [Beautiful: [Women j ? There are few women as beau- ? J tiful as they might be. Powder j ? and paint and cosmetics don't J] m make good looks. Beauty is ? ? simply an impossibility without * * health. Beautiful women are . . few because healthy women are f> J few. The way to have a fair * ? face and a well-rounded figure ? ? is to take ? z Mielas i ?Female Repiaiorf 5 This is that old and time-tried J g medicine that cures all female * e? troubles and weaknesses and S J drains. It makes no difference J ? what the doctors call the trou- ? ? ble, if there is anything the S J matter in the distinctly feminine ? g organs, Brad?ield's Fe* . . male Regulator will help S J and cure it. It is good for ir- J ? regular or painful menstruation; ? ra for leucorrhcea, for falling of the ? j? womb, for nervousness, head- ? . ache, backache and dizziness. . o Take it and get well. Then ? J your old-time girlish features J 5 and figure will be restored. 5 HS Sold by drujjj?ists for ?I a bottle. ta B? TUB BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ? g ?; ATLANTA, GA. jg QB???f?Ei?Eff)S!&E3H!a?2?g@Hea?EienQ> COLOR and flavor of fruits, size, quality and ap pearance of vegetables, weight and plumpness of grainf are all produced by Potash. properly combined with Phos phoric Acid and Nitrogen, and liberally applied, will improve every soil and increase yield and quality of any crop. Write and get Free our pamphlets, which tell how to buy and use fertilizers with greatest economy and profit. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. Public Sale of Valuable City Property. 13Y virtue of a Deed of Trust executed to me by the Anderson Educational As sociation, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House door at Ander son, S. C., on Salesday in April next, that valuable property known as the PATRICK MILITARY INSTITUTE. Formerly Johnson Female TTniversity, containing eight acres of Land, with the valuable improvements thereon, situate on the West side of South Main, and South of West Franklin Street, in the City of Anderson, bounded on the North by loto of John E. Breazeale. Franklin Street intervening, East by J. P. Sulli van and A. T. Broyles, Main Street in tervening, South bv Mrs. Jane D. Sayre, and West by E. W. Taylor and C. W. Webb. Terms of Sale-One-half cash, balance twelve months, with interest from cay of sale, secured by mortgage, with leave to pay all cash or anticipate payment at anytime. Purchaser to pay insurance, cost of papers and stamps extra. JOSEPH N. BROWN, Trustee. March ?, 1399_37_4 TRUSTEE S SALE. BY virtue of a Deed of Trust from Mrs. M. T. Sloan, (wife of T. D. Sloan.) recorded in the .office of Clerk of Court for Anderson County, in Book PP?, pa ges 603 and (335,1 will sell to the highest bidder, unless sold at private sale before hand, on Salesday in April, 1899, in front of the Court House, at the usual hours of public sales, that certain House and Lot on West Market Street, within the corpo rate limite of tho city, containing four acree, more or less, more fully described by reference to original deed and plat to Mary T. Sloan from B. F. Whitner, re corded in Clerk's office, Book YY, page 396. In addition to residence thereon, which is conveniently arranged and b? ing but short distance of Gradea School, there is one two-room Cabin and one one-room Cabin, Stable and other im provement?. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. J. O. WILHITE, Trustee. March S, 1S99 37 4 NOTICE. NOW is the time to have your Buggy Revarnished, Repainted, and new Axle Points fitted on. We have the best Wagon Skeins on the market. All kinds of Fifth Wheels and Dashes. Headquarters for Carriage, Buggy and Wagon Repairs. PAUL E. STEPHENS. FOR SALE. EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS OF CITY OF ANDERSON BONDS. For particulars apply to T J. Mauldin, Esq., Clerk, or to the Mayor. JNO. K. HOOD, Mayor. March 1. 1399_36_ >A?M?4d> 50 YEARS' fe&gl mSlSSLtr- EXPERIENCE PATENTS rU&Vli?j? '-\WK* I RACE rtlAHfta nrwBBBo*^ DESIGNS HrfTFV COPYRIGHTS AC Anyone sending a f ketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether au invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patent? sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn ,fc Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a year : four months, IL Sold hy all newsdealers. MUNN & Co.36'8""1"'- Hew York Branca Office. 625 F St, Washington. D. C. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. AUGUSTA ANU ASHEVILLE SHORT LINE In effect January S, 1899. Lv Augusta.. Ar Greenwood. Ar Anderson. Ar Laurens. Ar Greenville. Ar Glenn 8prings.... Ar Spartanburg.. Ar Saluda. Ar Hendersonville. Ar Asheville. 9 40 am ll SO am 1 20 pm 3 00 pm 4 05 pm 3 10 pm 5 33 pm G 03 pm 7 00 pm 1 40 pm 6 10 pa 6 50 am 10 15 am 9 00 am Lv Asheville. Lv Spartanburg.... Lv Glenn Springs. Lv Greenville. Lv Laurens. Lv Anderson. Lv Greenwood. Ar Augusta. Lv Calhoun Falls.. Ar Raleigh. Ar Norfolk. Ar Petersburg. Ar Richmond. Lv Augusta. Ar Allendale. Ar Fairfax. Ar Youiassee. Ar Beaufort. Ar Port Royal. Ar Savannah. Ar Charleston. S 2S am . 11 45 am 4 10 pm 10 00 am . 12 01 am 4 00 nm 1 37 pm 7 SO pm . 7 00 am 2 37 pm i.?. 5 10 pm ll 10 am 4 44 pm .m 2 16 sm. 7 30 am .... 6 00 am ._ 8 15 an . a 45 am 10 50 am 11 05 am Lv Charleston.j.I fi Lv Savannah.j. 5 Lv Port Royal.".j 140 pm t*. Lv Roan lort.j 1 53 pm il Lv Ycmassee.; 8 05 pm i ' Lv Fairfax. j. .' s Lv7A?Iend?le.1. Ar Augusta.! n (J0 pm. 00 pm 15 pm 20 pm 20 pm. 35 pm 15 pm SQ pm IS a^: 00 ax 45 am 55 am 5* am 55 am 10 00 um rios? connection a: Calhoun Fails for Athens Atlanta anil all points on s. A. L. Close connection at Augusta for Charleston Savannah and all p.ti:i**. Close connections at Greenwood for all points c . S. A. L.,and C. ? IT. Railway:, and at Spartanbv.rg with southern Railway. Forany information relative to tickets, raiia . schedule, etcir, add ress W. j: CRAIG, Gea.Pass; Agent,Augusta.Ga E. M. North,Sol. Agent. T, M. Emerson, Trame Manager,