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SONNET. There's that more precious than the diamond's flame And beautiful as is the ruby's glow Or bloom of pearls, which gold indeed may maim And yet not easily again bestow,. Which giveth beauty grace like scent to flow ers. Without which beauty is a rootless bloom, Which raiselh bright dressed thoughts like vernal showers The beaded grass and gildeth sorrow's gloom. It makes a beggar happy as a king A king who wants it is a fettered slave! Tis manhood's very scepter-it may bring Hope the hero, courage to the brave 1 "Come, tell us. pray, what is this priceless wealth?' What we are spendthrifts with, ray friends our health! -G. G. Somerville in Chambers' .Tournai. A CZAE'S HUNT. His majesty had listened with some interest to Von Holstein's description of how he had. under the auspices of the imperial huntsman Arnheim, laid siege to the hibernating den of a big bear and-again with tho help of the hunts man, though Von Holstein did not dwell on this point-had succeeded in slaying the bruta .'What-they make a house, as it were, for the winter and shut them selves up there?" said the czar, incred uously '.'Exactly so. majesty, " said Holstein, "a very convenient arrangement for the sportsman. " "But stop-what do they do-how do they live? They must eat. I suppose, in winter as in summer?" "It is a marvelous dispensation of nature, ordained for the comfort of bears, that these brutes require no food during the winter season, but sleep ' during the whole period, existing upon their own fat "Well, then what? You found this den" "Arnheim's men knew of it. " said the attache, "and I" "And you attacked the bear in his den and killed him-devil take it. I see there is danger in the sport 1" "Very little, jour majesty; the beast is too sleepy to be fierce, unless it hap pen to be a female with newborn cubs. Well then, the men and dogs laid siege to the den and drove the ani mal out, as I say Well, there stood I. with Arnheim at my side, holding a second gun and also a bear spear. The bear was not a fierce one, though large He did not attack us. On the contrary, he endeavored to make off through the forest I shot-batzl I shot again batzi At the second explosion down fell the bear and rolled over. Arnheim jaanded me both guns. 'Load them - quickly V he shouted, 'while I keep him . fightingl' And with that he sprang aft er the bear with his spear. " "By St Nicholas 1" ejaculated the czar. "Arnheim is a brave man. I will remember it Well, and then?'' "Then I quickly loaded the guns and 1 went close to Arnheim. who fought with the bear. Arnheim's spear was : weil stuck into the bear's stomach, and j the bear stood and pushed at one end of it and Arnheim at the other. 'Shoot 1 cried Arnheim. 'And don't miss, lord ' ship, for this one's too heavy formel ! I shot putting the nose of my gun close j to the brute's ear and fired. He gave a terrible roar and pushed like 1,000 furies at the spear, and in an instant both he and Arnheim were rolling to . gether in the snow, but Arnheim be neath. ' "Lord have mercy upon us I" mut tered the czar, crossing himself ''Well. Arnheim is dead, no doubt? And how did you escape ? You ran faster than the wounded bear. I doubt not " "There wa3 no need, majesty. It was the bear that was dead and Arnheim unhurt' The czar crossed himself a, second tima "And yon tell me there is little dan ger in it?" he said reproachfully "I protest, majesty, by your favor. I was never in danger. ' "Devil take it Holstein, I think I will shoot a bear myself! I have nerve, I tell you, unusual nerve and courage Yes. 1 will shoot a bear-that is, if you will accompany me Arnheim shall come also, of course What say you? Shall we kill a bear together?" Von Holstein was quite pleased to accompany the czar upon a second bear hunting expedition, because there was just the chance of glory, while, since his majesty would pay all expenses, the . economy of the day's sport was assured. I "Arnheim." he said, "his majesty wishes to shoot a bear. Go to him at once and make arrangements. ' "Good lord I" 3jaculated Arnheim. "But the czar has never pulled a trig ger in his life. " "Never mind, Arnheim, " said the diplomat "Go to his majesty. We'll pull the triggers, and. who knows, we may save the czar, in which case we shall be decorated. ' So Arnheim went to receive his or ders, which were that his majesty would go shooting at 9 the next morn ing. It must not be a she bear with cubs, explained the czar, because he was informed that these are very dan gerous. Moreover. Arnheim must find his bear close to the palace, because the czar desired to be back at 12. "But your majesty, where am I to find a bear ao close at hand that it can be reached and 6hot within a couple of hours? The bears haunt wild, distant places" "Fool!" said the czar, growing angry. "1 tell you there is a parade of the guards at 12. 1 will shoot this bear and be back in time tor the parade. ' Five minutes later Arnheim appeared before Von Holstein. The huntsman was in tears and declared that he was Jost; he was a dead man; he was off to Siberia1. Von Holstein bade the fellow play the man. There was no need to talk of Siberia until he had exhausted every resource in his search fer a bear. Bot at 7 in the morning Arnheim rang up the young diplomat once more. and. looking a mere wreck of his usually sturdy and genial self, declared that there W2s not a bear known of within a radius of five miles. "Never mind," said Von Holstein, "I've thought of a plan. There's a lit tle risk in it, but that is botter than disobeying the czar, who, as all tho world knows, is insane upon the ques tion of absolute obedience." It was 9 at night when Arnheim re turned. He was haggard and worn, but radiant. "All is well, " he murmured "I havo the wild beast, lordship. Ho and bis master., are on the road to Ruchee. -z:-~ :r r. ".'.'wed cz:jy :-. mue iron: Samson bridge. I propose to make the berloga there.' "Good!" said Holstein. "The nearer the better. " The two sportsmen overtook the bear and his master by the river side near the Samson bridge. He was a fine, large bear, and he whined and moaned as ho went along, for he was very hungry. "I wouldn't have him fed at his usual time, " explained Arnheim, "be cause he must eat a large meal in the lair and fall asleep there, otherwise he j might not remain." "Good again!" said Holstein. "You are a genius, Arnheim. " The wood, scarcely half a mile from the outskirts of the town, suited admir ably. In the middle of it was a spot in which two or three trees had fallen over one another. Here Arnheim deftly dug in the snow a large hole, rooted by the chaos of broken branches and backed by the uprooted trunk of one of the pines-just such a spot as a bear would choose for his winter house. Into this den a huge supply of food was placed ready for bruin's use; the snow was carefully piled and hardened at the sides, and the berloga was ready. "Stop; we must have the chain off,' said Holstein. "Did you think of bring ing a file, Arnheim?" Arnheim had a file, but though the bear was glad enough to have the chain removed he absolutely refused to allow even his master to file away the ring at his nose, growing very angry and sav age over the matter-so much so, in deed, that it waa judged advisable to desist for the present. "I can do anything with him'when he's full, " explained Ivan, his keeper, "but he's apt to bo savage when his stomach's empty." So the bear was fed, entering prompt ly and kindly into the wishes of those present by climbing straightway into the berloga and starting with a grunt of incredulous joy to demolish the pro visions as though he had not seen food fer a week. "Stay with him, Ivan," said Arn heim, "and use the file when he is in a gcod temper. We shall be here at 10 to morrow If all is well then, you shall have your money down. " In the morning, soon after 9, the czar having ascertained that the bear's den had been found and all arrangements made and having assured himself fur ther that the animal was a single gen tleman or possibly a single lady-but, at any rate, not a married lady with a family-started upon his sporting en terprise, determined, but somewhat nervous. . Arnheim was shocked and alarmed to find, on arrival at the berloga, that, though Ivan, the bear keeper, was pres ent, he was very drunk, so much so that it was impossible to get any sort of conversation out of him. With the czar stood Arnheim and Yon Holstein, each holding two extra guns-single barrels, of course, and of a type in use just 100 years ago. for the emperor was Paul, father of Nicholas I. and the date about 1S00. Two other men stood by with bear j spears, wicked looking weapons of stout | ash, with double edged steel blades of a murderous sharpness and thickness. There were even a couple of horses tethered to two trees close by, in case of accidents, the czar having explained that he desired horses in order that the bear might be followed up quickly should he escape, though there were those who believed that his majesty in tended the animals for another purpose. Ivan, the bear keeper, remained close to the lair, armed only with the stick with which bo was accustomed to dom inate his dancing friend. "Who is that man?" asked the czar. "And why does he stand so near the berloga and grin in that foolish man ner? Is he drunk?" "He is the peasant who found the ! berloga, " explained Arnheim. "It will be bis duty to start the bear when your majesty is ready. It is a dangerous duty, and he is no doubt a little drunk. It is often necessary in big game shoot ing to produce artificial courage in those who occupy dangerous positions. ' "Goodl" said the czar. "He is a brave man. Stay ! I, too. will take a glass of vodka 1 Now, "he continued, having refreshed the inner czar, "I am ready Stand prepared, you two, Arn heim and Von Holstein. Stay I Are you certain this is a single bear and not a she bear with cubs? I-I must remem ber my responsibility to the state. It is useless to run needless risks. ' ' "Ivan is certain, " said Holstein. "He actually saw the creature enter the den" "Yes. bot it may have given birth to cubs since then," said Paul, looking very pale and anxious. "Here, you, Ivan. " he continued. "Are you sure this is a male bear and not a dam with cubs?' Ivan smhed inanely, but very pleas antly. "Why, bless you, " he said, "1 ought to know I Only last night I" "He verified it last night," inter rupted Holstein, with great presence of mind, "through a hole which he pierced in the snow wall of the den. There are no cubs * The czar planted his feet bravely and held his gun firmly; he crossed himself with his left hand and muttered a prayer. Then Ivan liftod up his voice and roared at the bear, using the usual en- j dearing words in which he was accus tomed to address the animal when in viting bim to dance. There came a moaning and a groan ing from within, for, as a matter of fact, tho poor old gentleman, comfort ably ensconced in the den, was lying full of food, intensely happy, altogether disinclined for dancing or any other foolishness involving movement or ex ertion. Ivan beat the side of the den with his stick. At the third call, emitting as ho came a moan of profound, unspeakable anguish, out rushed poor bruin, and, obedient to his training and to the voice of his master, rose upon his hind legs and commenced to dauco around Ivan j in thc pathetically ludicrous manner of j his tribe. To tho horror of Alheim ! and Holstein they perceived that lie still wore the ring in his snout! "Holy Virgin!" cried the excited czar. "What is he doing? Thc man will j bc killed I This must bo a she bear with j cubs. Stand aside, Arnheim ; I will j shoot. I-havo tho horses ready there!' ! The czar fired his gun and missed. Arnheim pushed another into his hand. By somo concatenation of chances, all j tending most unfortunately for that bear, the. emperor's second bullet flew* straight. Down tell ??ti?h. dead of uy ing. Then drunken Ivan fell also over the body of his beloved companion and wailed and howled aloud, crying out, with many Russian adornments of speech, that his dear friend and the source of his very living had been taken from him to make sport for Icings. "What does the fellow mean?" cried the delighted czar. "Did he not sell us this berloga?" "Certainly, majesty," said Arnheim. "He is drunk, and knows not what he is saying. " "Then pay him and take him away, ' said the czar, and. Ivan was led blub bering from the field. Meanwhile Arnheim plied the file upon the nose ring and was able to re move this before the czar had done with Ivan. But Paul, examining the bear, pres ently noticed the score in bruin's nos trils and inquired what the mark meant. Holstein rose to the emergency. "That must have been your majesty's first shot," he explained. "I thought you could scarcely have missed, judg ing from the accuracy of your second attempt." Paul had never been seen in so amia ble a frame of mind as on that day. He rewarded and decorated all concerned, and the matter would have passed off magnificently had it not unfortunately occurred to his majesty a couple of days later to send for Ivan. He would shoot another bear, he said;Ivan should find him another. So Ivan, still very drunk, was usher ed into the presence and left alone with his majesty. What passed at the interview cannot with accuracy be described, but it is certain that Ivan presently departed with orders to take the huntsman, Arn heim. for a bear dance around the town. Ivan was to lead him with a halter around his neck and make him dance at 25 principal corners. It is, moreover, an ascertained fact that Yan Holstein from this hour was no longer a persona grata at court and soon left for Berlin. But the bearskin remained to provo to all and sundry that, though a czar and unable to devote his time, which belonged to the state, to such pursuits, his majesty could face the fiercest of wild beasts, if he liked, as bravely as another-aj'e. and overthrow him with the best. Moreover, there was not a trace of a ring mark about the snout. And the friends of Professor Dubinof of the Academy of Arts all agreed that the czar wa3 ever ready to reward mag nificently the work of those who served him well, for his majesty decorated that eminent scientist, who superintended the curing and setting up of the bear skin, with the order of St. Anne of the second class. The skin certainly was beautifully prepared, and what is still more to the credit of the professor is that instead of shrinking, as some skins do in tho cur ing, the czar's bear had gained at least a foot in length since death.-Long man's Magazine. A Little Behind the Times. Le Petit Journal of Paris imparts this curious misinformation toits read ers: "The 'press gang,' in vogue in France under Louis XIV and suppressed by Colbert, still flourishes in England to this day. The 'press gang' is the means used for recruiting the royal navy, is an rrganized service and is officially recognized. The system con sists in carrying off by force men capa ble of making sailors. Strategy and violence are all it costs. In times of war the sailors specially charged with this service patrol the streets of Lon don, enter the taverns and take posses sion of men they consider sufficiently strong. If the latter resist, cudgels are freely used, and finally knives are req uisitioned in case of necessity. The prisoners are then carried aboard ship. By this means the recruiting of the British navy is assured." He Proved lt. Bob burst into the house in a state of high excitement. His hands and cloth ing were smeared with a liberal amount of sticky substance, and his face wore a glow of triumphant satisfaction. "1 say, mother Those new people across the road don't know much I" he exclaimed. "They've got a notice on their front door that says 'Wet Paint. ' ' "And you've been getting into it! You ought to be ashamed of yourself !' said his mother severely. "That notice was put up to warn people to keep away from it " "Yes, i k?cnv, " persisted Bob. wifh the enthusiasm of a rightly rewarded investigator "But it wasn't paint, and j I proved it It's only varnish I' Typewriter* and the Blind. "You will often hear people say that the typewriter is a great boon to the blind," remarked a gentleman who knows a good deal about the business, "and so it is in a certain sense of the word. It is comparatively easy for a blind person of average intelligence to learn the lay of the keys, for, as a mat ter of fact, the ordinary operator never looks at them anyhow, and after that a great vista of amusement and useful ness opens up. "The sightless operator can beguile the darkness by keeping an elab?rate diary or by writing a book or engaging in lots of correspondence-in fact, there are a hundred and one ways in which tlio writing machine makes life brighter and more cheerful for such unfortu nates. But, oddly enough, all these ad vantages are to a considerable extent offset by a little bit of a stubborn fact which was overlooked by tho original enthusiasts. 1 refer tu the hardening bf the linger tip? which forms une of tho inevitable and unavoidable results of working on any machine. "Now, the linger tips are tho eyes of the blind and anything that effects their exquisito sensitiveness is a disas ter. If tho skin becomes the least cal lous, it is impossible to read the raised letter books, so most of tho blind folks who had been hammering away on type writers and getting a great deal of fun out of them were obliged to stop. I heard tin; other day that somebody had devised a new system which was sup posed to cover tin; difficulty. Tin; idea was to use only two fingers on the ma chine, reserving the others for hook ? reading and the ordinary a tia i rs of life. "-New Orleans Times-Democrat. - Thc way of thc transgressor is j ard if he gives himself away. RESCUED BY A NOSE. HOW A HUMAN BLOODHOUND SAVED A KIDNAPED GIRL. ! The Dramatic Climax to a Search That Rent oreti the Yoting: Woman to lier Friends and Unmasked thc Villain In the Case. Prevoste Paratole of middle Texas is a human bloodhound, says the New York Press. His amazing power of scent, for a long time exhibited for the amusement of his friends, was once put to practical test and resulted in run ning down the kidnaper of a young girl. He is an Australian liv birth and passed his youth among thi^inslnnjn of the interior of that continent, acquiring from them his wonderful nasal equip ment, which, to look at, is not different from tue nose of any one else. Sallie Mayne, a neighbor of Paratole. disappeared. She had left a neighbor's house about sundown to go half a mile to her home. Forty or 50 persons, among whom was Paratole. began to search the woods the next morning when it became known that Sallie had not re turned. She had several admirers, in cluding a young man named Shade and a rich old bachelor named Gadson. She had recently quarreled with Shade, who had seemed to be her favorite. Shade did not join in the search, though Gadson did. This helped to throw suspicion on tho yoting man, and no one thought ill of the rich bachelor. Paratole, with his nose close to the ground, followed the path that the girl was supposed to have taken. Ho stop ped suddenly in thc woods and began to smell of the bushes. "It occurred right here. I smell Shade 1" exclaimed Paratole. "Where is be? He had something to do with this business. ' "Oh. we will find him I" shouted Gadson and a dozen others, and they set out to arrest Shade. Paratole kept smelling of the bushes, and finally turned aside from the path and went ont into the woods. "Ccoiel Cooic!" (the cry of the Australian bushmen) he shouted. "Here is a mess. I don't smell Mr. Shade any mere. I smell another mau. Can't quite make him out. " Away they went through the woods for a mile or more, until they came to the shcres of Polloy's lake. While searching along the banks and peering into the water, fearing that they might find the dead body of the girl, another crowd came up with Shade. The young man was nearly scared to death. He admitted having met Sallie in the path, and said that they bad a long talk and had made up. "I believe every word he says. " said Paratole. "He met Sallie, but some one else brought her out here. " They were standing on a little cape that extended into the water 50 or (JO feet. A great ledge of overhanging rock protruded far out. The mau with the bloodhound nose kept smelling of the bushes and the rock. "That girl was here not many hours ago." he said, "and I believe that, dead or alive, she is not far away right now. " At that instant ho happened to pass near Gadson, and sniffling the air like an animal he sprang at the man's throat with fury. "A rope-a knife I" he roared. "Bring me a knife I He knows where she isl" Gadson's friends at once rallied around him and resented the accusa tion. "Stand backl" snarled the Austra lian. "He knows. Produce the girl, ' he shouted, "or I'll tear your heart out!" Gadson fell on his knees and pointed to the ledge, and there they found Sallie bound and gagged. When released, she confirmed Shade's story and told bow a few moments after she left him she met Gadson, who had a gun on his shoulder. "He threatened to shoot me dead, " she said, "and made me go off into the woods and brought me to this place, where he bound and gagged me and then told me to lie still and he would come for me in a boat during the night and carry me off to old Mexico. " And then the girl threw her arms about Paratole's neck and kissed his wonder ful nose. Gadson escaped by the skin of his teeth. The girl interceded for him, and he was permitted to leave the country. Paratole was born in the far interior of Australia more than 1,000 miles from the coast. Ho is pretty sure that his father was a Frenchman. As to his mother, he doesn't know. Neither does he know where his father settled among the naked savages, with whom the boy grew up. They were fond of tho boy, and he frequently staid for months in their villages. He says he does not re member when he learned that he could scent and trail an animal like his little playmates. When Prevoste was 20, his father moved to California and died there. While in that state Prevoste married a Texas girl, who had inherited a large tract of land in middle Texas, and there the young couple went. His powers of scent were amusing to their friends. He would pick up an envelope and smell it and say, "That ia from your uncle in California. " By taking hold of his wifo's hand ho could tell with whom she had last shaken hands. He could call over the names of those who had been in a room within a few hours. By the smell of a gate he could tell who last passed through it. Occasionally his friends took occasion to verify his state ments, and always they were found to have been correct. S Itel IHsh Silk. A shellfish of tho Mediterranean has the power of spinning a viscid silk which in Sicily is mado into a very handsome fabric. The silk is spun by tho shellfish for the purpose of attach ing itself to the rocks. This material is gathered at low tide, washed in soap and water, dried, straightened and curded. - ''Fancy X. is so fat that lie has not seen his feet for the last ID years." "Nothing extraordinary in that. I know a student that is so tall that he lias to climb on n ladder to tnke off his liai." "That's nothing at all. I hiive ?i cousin whose legs are so long tliat when lie catches cold on thc 1st ol' January, lie doesn't, begin snce/ing till thc iMth or -'nh of the same month." -.In ten years thc descendants of two rabbits, if left unmolested, will number 70,000.000. NOTABLE "SCOOPS." Htm- Some Groat Facts Got Into the Xeivspaners. Of tlie long list of important bits of j news caught by chance in the journal istic world none surpassed the manner i in which a New York paper secured the I account of the sinking of tho British j man-of-war Victoria some years ago. As may be remembered, the unfortunate ' traft was rammed in a naval maneuver . "?ff the coast of Algiers. A coasting ves i sel brought the news to a little station I of a Dutch cable company, which promptly sent the news toits headquar ters. The European correspondent of the New York paper caught the tip from a friend in the employ of tho com pany, and, hastening to the British ad miralty office, laid the catastrophe be fore it. He was laughed at for his pains, but nevertheless cabled all he could get on the matter to his paper. Two days after the thing was world news, but the London papers had been obliged to copy from an American con temporary the most startling piece of news of the year. When the news of Gladstone's in tended resignation was first published, few people in all England believed it to be true. No one could realize how he could relinquish his commanding posi tion. However, the premier was in earnest and confidentially mentioned his determination to a friend at a res taurant. A waiter happened to overhear him, and, hastening to tho office cf a leading daily, offered to sell his news. It is said that he received ?1,500 for it. When Lord Randolph made up his mind to resign his portfolio under Sal isbury, he drove to the office of the London Times and made known his de cision. He had shrewdly calculated that after being so kind as to bring in such a "scoop" in person the paper, although on principle opposed to him. would hardly censure his action. But the edi tor of the greatest paper in the world preferred principle to news. On hear ing of Churchill's plans his indignation knew no bounds. He took no pains to conceal his abhorrence of the scheme. "This news is indeed enormously im portant. " he said; "it will make a great sensation. But if you choose to have it so you may take it to some other paper, and not a line shall appear tomorrow in ours. The Times cannot be brined!' The nobleman left in a towering rage, and The Times scored him un mercifully in its announcement of his resignation. Bismarck himself revealed to M. do Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the London Times, a scheme to overthrow the French empire. The German gov ernment, jealous of the increasing pow er of France, intended to pick some petty quarrel with the other, invade Paris and level the city to the ground. The Iron Chancelllor had long opposed the plan, and now, being u'.terly unable to cope with his enemies, divulged the matter in hopes that England might interfere. England, long watching the growing power of Germany, did inter fere. The balance was maintained. A piece of information of the gravest importance to Great Britain leaked out at a dinner table. The editor of a Lon don paper, staying when tho hours were small and the bowl had somewhat free ly flowed, overheard the French embas sador say that the kh?dive was about to sell his shares in the Suez canal. The journalist left the table immediately and hastened to Lord Derby with the news. Rothschild, when appealed to, readily found $20,1)00,000, and the shares were in a week the property of England. ] Had the strip of land com prised in the khedive's claim been transferred to France international complications of incalculable impor tance might have resulted. Italians and Mnsie. The Italians cannot give the artists large sums of money.'for they haven't the money to give, but they can give j discriminating approbation. With them ? the love of music is not a forced cul ture, propagated by societies and clubs, and affected as a fad by society people I who go to an opera to talk over-their | troubles. No, it is genuine, sincere, indigenous to the atmosphere and the national life. The artist does not re ceive so many invitations to dine with rich enthusiasts who aro less than one generation removed from "Old Dan Tucker" and "Jay Bird," but he is sincerely worshiped by all classes. Even the ragamuffins in the street take off their hats to him. If I lived in Milan and loved adula tion, I should want to be a great tenor. -Milan Cor. Chicago Record. Hook Xnme Dlanders. A London publishing house has for a long time kept a book in which arc noted the curious blunders made by those who come and ask for books. "Worcester's Diseases of the Colander" was asked for; "The Worcester Diocesan Calen dar" was what was required. "Rive? Frozen, Silent Gold and Unstopped Lands" was demanded; the book want ed was Rev. Frazer's "Silent Gods and Sun Steeped Lands." "Play Actress," by Crockett, Pseudonym Library, was turned into "Play Actress and Cricket In the Pandemonium Library." "Thc Boy Hero," by Walshain Kow, was wanted, but the collector asked for "The Boy Hero of Walthamstow. " and the same genius turned "Frondes Agrestes" into "Bounders and Here tics." . DlKcntlhllily of Choose. Digestibility of cheese has been care- ' fully tested by a German chemist, who i placed the samples in an artificial di gestive Huid containing a considerable proportion of fresh gastric juice. Chesh ire and Roquefort cheese took four ? hours to digest, Gorgonzola ci gb t hours, j Romadour nine hours and Brie, Swiss I and ten other varieties ten hours. As an ordinary meal is digested in four or live hours, the common belief that cheese aids digestion appears to be er roneous. CASTOR!A ? For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought ? Boars tho Signature of - Thc average woman is a linn be liever in home rule. - Theoretical philosophers are sometimes practical fools. How We Spend Time. A man with a taste for figures has been apportioning tho life of a man who lives 70 years. Ho finds of that time a man spends nearly 25 years in bed. nearly 12 years each in work and play, nearly G years in eating and drinking. 6 years in walking about, nearly 3 years in dressing, 1 year and 5 months in ill ness, the same in reflection, in gossip, and an equal amount of time is wasted. There is about one hour a day which is wasted or given over to odds and ends at small duties. The mere act of putting on . ne's shoes is not considered worth mentioning, yet in In's lifetime a Mian of 70 spends fivo minutes a day. 30 hours a year, or more than 12 weeks of a lifetime I Who would want seriously to sit down and do nothing every minute for three months but put on and take off his shoes? Until one analyzes his day be will have no idea of the amount of time spent in locomotion in getting from one place to another. Two hours a day is a conservative estimate of the time used this way. If a person spends but an hour each day on his toilet, in 70 years he will have devoted three years to this duty; and as for women one hour is entirely too short a time to al low them ; three is nearer right. Washington Monument Figures. Height above mean low water. 59? feet3inches: height above doorsill, 555 feet: side of base, outside. 55 feet 1% inches; inside. 25 feet: foundation depth (sand and clay). SS feet; founda tion size at bottom on a side, 12G}i feet: foundation area. 1G.002.25 feet: top. side of monument, outside. 34 feet 6 inches: iuside, 31 feet G inches: walls, thickness, base, 15 feet one-quarter inch : top, IS inches; weight of capstone, 3,300 pounds: weight of wholo monument, bl, 120 tons: mean pressure of monu ment at base. 5 tons per square foot pressure on foundation nowhere great er than 9 tons per square foot and near edges less than 3 tons.-(Coast Survey Report. Dec 1, 1S84.) Taper of monu ment, one-quarter inch to 1 foot; me morial stones, beginning at 30 feet, end ing at 280 feet, 179; steps, S9S: land ings. 50: windows, at tcp only, 3 feet by 1% inches, G; 3 feet by 2 inches (east side), 2; time to ascend in eleva tor. 9 minutes; time to descend in ele vator. 8 minutes; elevator tested at 10 tons; load allowed, persons, 35; ca bles, diameter. ??? inches; cost ?1,300.- j 000; cornerstone laid July 4. 1S4S; capstone set Dec. 6, 18S4; dedicated Feb. 21. 1SS5.-Washimrton Star. Grant and the Manager. Stuart Robson told the following story in which the late President Grant oc cupies a prominent place "I was playing some years ago in a well known manager's theater outside of New York. The first act was over and I was chatting in the wings with my manager when a boy rushed in on the stage to tell us that General Grant and his family were in one of the boxes. A flush of gratified pride mounted to the managerial face, followed by a look of agonized doubt as he evidently re flected that perhaps the general had .dead headed' into the box. 'Did you send him a box'/' he asked me, and on my replying in the negative he pulled out a card from his pocket and, scrib bling a line on it, told the boy to take it to the box office and bring back an an swer. "The boy rushed off, his head full of the general, and returned in a few min utes with the card, which he handed to Mr. Manager. A ghastly look crossed his face as he read it. and without a word handed it to me. The first line read, in the rather shaky managerial cnligraphy 'Did General Grant pay for his box'/' while underneath appeared. .Xi?, hut my son Fred Grant did-U. S. >.". '. ?.meterle*. . : . :. .._.?!. iniruils were always ? . ;.i.- wait.- ..i a city or Town. In ?:;?. ?: ;-e i in- l ina? of Christianity it \v;i< tint lawful tu bu ry tile dead within tile Inuits About the end ot' the sixth century St Augustine obtained of King Ethelbert a temple of idols-used by the king before his conversion-and made a burying place of it, and St. Cuthbert afterward obtained leave of the pope (A. D. 752) to have yards made to the churches suitable for the burial of the dead. -^ ? m - "Bobby (at the breakfast table) :'Maud. did Mr. .Jules take any of thc umbrellas or hats from the hall last nicht?" Maud-"Why, of course not! Why should he ?" Bobby-'That's just what I'd like to know. I thought he did. because I heard him say when he was going out: 'I am goiog to steal just one,' and-Why, what's the mat ter. Maud ?" 44 Wc have four children. With the fird three I suffered almost unbearable pains from 12 to 14 hours, and had to be placed undef the influence of chloroform. I used three bottles of Mother's Friend before our las! child came, which is a strong, fat and healthy boy, doing my housework up to within two hours of birth, and suf fered but a few hard C pains. This Uni- / ! mcnt is the grand- / / cst remedy ever \ made," 'S Friend will do fer every woman what it did for thc Minnesota mother who writes thc above let ter. Not to use it during pregnancy is a mistake to bc paid for in pain and suffering? Mother's Friend equips the patient with a strong body and dear intellect, which in turn arc imparted to thc child. It relaxes the muscles and allows them to expand. Il relieves morning sickness and nervousness. It puts all thc organs concerned in perfect condition for thc final hour, so that thc actual labor is short and practically painless. Dan ger of rising or hard breasts is altogcthct avoided, and recovery is merely a matter ol a few days. Druj??ists sell Mother's Priend for $1 n bottle. Toe Bradfield ?tc?ulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. ?etiJ tor our free ?lLustrntcd book. /COTTON is and will con ||^ ti nue to be ?he money crop of the South. The planter who gets the most cot ion from a given area at the east cost, is the one who makes :he most money. Good culti vation, suitable rotation, and iberal use of fertilizers con dining at least 3% actual -viii insure the largest yield. We will send Free, upon application, >amphlets that will interest every cottoQ planter in the South. GERilAN KALI WORKS, 03 Nassau St.. New York The Exercise Cure. There are wonderful stories afloat bout the cures effected by Dr. Gruby, hough the medical fraternity decried dm as a charlatan. His method was he simplest in the world. Instead of jiving his patients a list of things rhich they were forbidden to eat he [ave them a menu of the things which hey might partake of, with small hanges in that diet. He exercised a ort of mysterious influence upon his latients. He did not write out the pre emptions himself, but dictated them o his patients. Nor did he permit any ontradiction. "You need not write lown what I dictate, but in that case 'on must not send for me. " To a lazy man suffering with dyspep ia he gave the order "to eat an apple very morning under the Arc de Tri imphe, " or to drink a certain sort of Malaga wine which he was to purchase limself, a bottle at a time, at a cer ain store. The man needed exercise, nd he thus compelled him to take it ?o a certain deputy he gave the advice, s the only means to save his life, to ake several times a week the meat of ,n ibis. It meant that the deputy in [uestion must take a trip to Egypt and 0 spend his time in going ibis shooting, hus enjoying the benefit of the Egyp ian climate and the attendant exercise 1 the hunt.-Minorah Monthly. 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. Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Administrators of he Estate of J. C. Williams, deceased, mreby prive notico that they will on the :2nd "day of April, 1S9??, apply to the Tudge of Probate for Audersou Coanty, C., for a Final Settlement of .-aid Es ate, and a discharge from their office as ld olin is trato rs. A. N. CAMPBELL, A. B. SHIRLEY, 0. P. WILLIAMS, Administrators. March 22, 1899 39 5 Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Executors of the Sstate of David Sadler, deceased, hereby rive uotice 'hat they will on the 24th day >f April, ISSU), apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County, S. C., for t Final Settlement of said Estate, and a lischarge from their office as Executors. J. A. GRAY, A. S. SADLER, March 22, 189?* Executors. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anvone sending n sketch and description may qntclcly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentante. Communica tions Rtrictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. recelre special notice, without: charge, in ~.ho Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientiflc Journal. Terms, {3 a year: fourmonths.fi. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN &Co.36,Broad^ New York i- Branch Office. 625 F St, Washington. D. C. MARLESTON AND WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. LUG?STA AS li ASHEVILLK SHORT LINE In effect January S, 1S99. .v Augusta.. Lr Greenwood. Lr Anderson. Lr Laurens. ir Greenville. Lr Glenn Springs.... Lr Spartanhurg., L^Saluda. Lr Hcndersonville. LT Asheville. 9 40 am ll SO am 1 '20 pm 3 DO pm 4 05 pm 3 10 pm 5 33 pm 6 03 pm 7 00 pm 1 40 pa 6 10 pm 6 50 am 10 15 am ti 00 aai .v Asheville.! S 2S am. .v Spartanburg. ll 45 am 4 10 pm ,v Glenn Springs. 10 00 am . .v Greenville. 12 01 am 4 00 psi .v Laurens. 1 37 pm 7 30 pm ,v Anderson. " 00 am .v Greenwood. 2 37 pmi. Lr Augusta. 5 IOjim ll JO am .v Calhoun Falls. 4 44 pm I. LI-Raleigh. 2 16 am . Lr Norfolk. 7 30 am . Lr Petersburg. 6 on am ._ LT Richmond. 8 15 am I. .v Augusta. LT Allendale. vt Fairfax. LT Yemassco. LT Beaufort. Lr Port Royal.-.! ll 05 am Savannah. .rCharleston. 9 45 am 10 50 am ,v Charleston.I. ,v Savannah. . v Port Royal. 1 40 pm v Boan fort.| 1 55 pm v Ycmassee.? 3 05 pm v Fairfax. ?. v Allendale.j. r Augusta.;. 1 00 pm 3 00 pm S 15 pm 4 20 pm 5 20 pm 5 35 pm f> 15 pm r> 30 pta G IS am 5 00 am i? 45 am il 55 am 7 55 am S 55 am 10 am ll 00 pm CIoso connection at Calhoun Falls lor Athens llanta and all points on s. A. L. Close connection ?it Augusta for Charleston ivan nah and all points. Gloso connections ai Greenwood for all points o; , A. and C. & G. Railway, and at Spartanburj Uh Southern Railway. For any information" relative to tickets, r&iae , ihedule, etc., address W.J. CRAIG, Gen.Piss. Ageot, Augustina. E. M. North,Sol. Agent. T. M. Emerson.Tranic Manager.