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The Watch Below. Those whose privilege it may be to 1 inspect a liuer or other large passenger I ship will be wiSe to ea Ve Iheir watc1heS at home. says the Shefflield Telegraph. This unv so'und -strazgue. There is no fear of !osign their wa -te-s. blut the. iU maiy find their watches lose. all the Iii same. and very considerably too. Ia ' the engine room, where the electri dsne.nmo is at work, the air Is so power fully chargcd with electricity as to affect any watch, even when carried In the pocket and not actually close to n the dynamo. Engineers invariably leave their watches in their room. nev er, except by accident, carrying them c' below. U An engineer wishing to demonstrate the wondrous power of the dynamo a held an iron hammer in his hand some f inches from It. The dynamo drew this C hammer from his hand with a clang a as a magnet would a needle. Doubt less many persons who have gone be- ti low at some time or other have subse- N quently wondered how theIr watches f< have become "deranged," ignorant of a' the fact that it was done by electricity, b which plays havoc with the delicate tuechanism of a watch. Rossetti and His Chloa. Ford Mados Bueffer tells in "Mem- a ories and Impressions" a story ot Uos- b setti and his china collecting. A cer- P tain potter had acquired a valuable set of Chinese tea things of which he had M duplicates made in his pottery. Then d he got an agent to sell the imitations ti to Rossetti for a large sum. "Coming to ten the next day," relates Mr. Hueffer, "be remarked to Rossetti. 'Hello, GabrIel, where did you get those clumsy imitations?* And eventually he I sold the originals to Rossetti for a a] figure considerably over that at which b< Rosset-ti had bought the forgeries. At m each visit thereafter he brought one ti of the forged cups in his pocket. and e( while Rossetti's back was turned sub- 11 stituted the forgery for one of the bi genuine cups. At the end of the series :b of visits, therefore. Rossetti once more 1a possessed the copies and the potter the 1n, genuine set, which he sold, I believe, to ei M. Tissot." s Morphine and Morality. C( Morphine stands unequaled as a per- E verter of the moral sense. Whisky I may disturb the imagination and judg- tr ment. causing many foolish and un- in wise actions to follow its use, but mor- o1 phine strikes deeper and creates a per- ni son whom the father of lies must ree- f: ognize as kindred to himself. Stories ez that are the creation of a disturbed bi brain, told in a manner to appear so intrinsically true that the stories be come works of art. are what you will obtain from the habitual user of mor- tl hine or cocaine. I know of nothing L at will appeal to one of these suffi- bi ciently to enable you to get an honest C reply to any question of moment you pi may address to him. If you should re- hi ceirp a truthful reply it will be by ac- m cldent.-North American Journal of fe Bomeopathy. st A Tale of Two Hairs, hi Of the dandy D'Orsay's not very se brilliant "wit" this is from Fein- el mouth's biography: "The company a were lounging about the fireplace when h4 & singularly tactless gentleman of the C name of Powell crept up behind the F count and, twitching suddenly a hair L out of the back of his bead. ex-t claimed: 'Excuse me. count; one sol-i-E tary whIte hair!' D'Orsay contrived tot conceal his nnoyance, but bided his time. Very soon he found his chance and.- approaching Mr. Poweil, he de- de liberately plucked a hair from his de head, exclaiming. 'Parrdon, Pow-ail; ht one solitary black 'air!'" a .. Not His Air' fr It was a very fashionable concert. tu and the-artists were very well known ~. ones, but the two young things were F< too busy with picking out their pecul larities to hear the music. In the midst of a beautiful selection the pianist suddenly lifted his hands fromn the keys, and one of the young s< things was heard to say clearly: ."I wonder if that hair Is his own?" t< The old man who sat beside her was slightly deaf, but he turned with a be-p nevolent smile. a: "No. miss." he imparted pleasantlyi tn "that Is Schubert's." - Philadelphia ~ Times. c b A Friendly Tip. tI "'m going to keep on climbing until e I reach the top of the ladder," said the o candidate who had just been elected a, to a p'etty offce. "That's all right," rejoined the old politician. "but take my advice and keep an eye on the men at the bottom. c They are the chaps who can upset the a ladder,"-Pittsburg Post. n A Straightforward Answer. o J. B. Lippincott once ventured to ask k Ouida, the novelist, how she came to h know so much about clubs, camp life. n barracks, gambling houses and other g places which are only visited by men. v She placed her hands upon her knees and, looking straight at her questioner. said. "It is none of your business." Good Sailing. marry me? Village Belle--For the -lh thirteenth time this hour I tell you I b will not. Jack-Well, thirteen knots an hour ain't bad sailin' for a little b craft like you.-London Tit Bits. I Exhausts the Stock. Peck-i tell you it takes a lot of courage to propose. Heck--Yes. so much that many of you husbands nev- it er have any afterward.-Boston Tran script. - In politics what begins in tear usual- . ly ends In folly.- Coleridge__ i He Lumipedi it "My coffee is not quite sweet enough." remarked he. "Well, If you don't like it I suppose you'll have to lump It." said she, with j a smile, passing the loaf sugar his P way. a___I A State Secret. "I hope your husband has no secrets from you." "Not many. Howeve?, he never would tell me what be paid for the en gagement ring."-K~ansas City Journal Steletly Business. -Mrs. Kriicker-Did you hold a short session with your husband? Mrs Bocker-Yes. I merely had him pass an appropriation bill. - New Yorkc Times. Somewhat Vague. The Smitten Man (fervently)-LOVe you. dariing? Why, before 1 met you I thought only of baving a good time in life-Puck. L.E CT RIC mILIISEsS4 D I T E DQ AND IDNEYS. hay Fever, Asthma and Sumr'mer Colas u1si bte relie.Ved nik amia Ioe' o0eV and A: - lii " n 'n wil ! do it I. . Stewar. al olfra 'n . cae rites: "I have. been ''eIt"y u'oubled iring the hiit su-m motP".s wvii itay 'ever andI( ind ib.1 b1 :1, : - .' onet.r an1d Ta I o111nd i q t ::rek, a :li e glad t; beneht by .li. ste% .Cs q,:iec.D~ko Drua' Co. Woe i His. First-My wife is my boss. I shall )t deny. Second.-She maketh me to lie down hind "he bed when swell com;nany >nes. and she leadeth me1 behind her ) Main street. Thhd.-She restoreth mity pocketbook ter she has spent all of its contents r stylish skirts and theater tickets. :d she !cuadeth me up the .ain aisle church for her new hat's sake. Fourth.-Yea. though I walk more [an balf tbe night through dark rooms Ith a crying baby l wIll get no rest. ir she Is behind me; her broomstick id her hatpin they do everything else .t comfort me. Fifth.-Sbh prepareth a cold snach for e. then ma"Keth a bee line for an aid >ciety supper. She anointeth my head ith the rolling pin occasionally. My -ms rurnnetli over with the bundles fore she is half done with her shop ng. ixth.-Surely her dressmaker's and illiner's bilis shall follow me all the ys of her life, and I will dwell in e house of my wife forever.-Urich 10.) [erald. Signaling at Sea. The custom of signaling at sea by eans of various colored flags Is very icent. and the method seems to have en brought to a degree of develop ent bordering very closely un perfec. an. Many people have been astonish at the length of messages conveyed a few moments and with the use of it half a dozen tlags in various com nations, and when the estent of the nguage and the complexity of many ,cessary messages are considered the ghteen flags in the signal flag locker em very inadequate. However, it ust be remembered that the signal ide utilizes -I sort of shorthand. and any long messages, known to be of equent occurrence, have been con acted to a single showing of fags a given combination. The number flags hoisted when a signal is made er exceeds four. With the eighteen gs of v'arous colors. using four for .ch signal. no fewer than TS,42 cow nations can be made. * An English Ghost. A Westmoreland ghost used to haunt e shores of Windermere. where the wthers from time immemorial have en lords of the lake-the "crier of alfe." Cute tempestuous nigbt in *ereformntw'n tit-mnes a crr was ard .cros tils w::ter by the ferry an a. the N::! in ---. boat." The rryminn . in':::Itst al! his ero:iies' per :asi!s' 1 n' I.n. -' omT. After an l :r, !-v r':heithe Nab again, S '. :'.:.l tI.wni by some un en wea::!t amt huu:s-It with hair on d. a r-::.: lun::IX'. So'n he dIed, id every s'.ry night his wraIth was ar2 n11. ize.d shrieks aeross from aife- till at laist the resident monk ofI .irness was sought In his retreat on iy Uoclmi and persuaded .to "lay" e unhappy spirit. which he duly did. arret Mar'tieaui and others tell thae le.-London Cnronticle. Many a Suffering Wome.n as bherself painfully through her ily'- tasks, suf!'ering from backache. adche. nervousness. loss of appetite a poor sleep. not knowing her ills are e to kidney and bladder troubles. iley Kidney Pills give quick relief a pain and misery and a prompt re rn to health and strengta. No woman 'o so sut~ers can atTprd to overlook >!ey Kidney Pills. Dickson Drug Co. Bee's Double Stomach. The bee has two distinct stomachs. the first It stores away the honey It industriously gathers up from thc )ers until such time as it Is ready yield it up. while the other stomach ~used simplily and solely for digestion irposes. Thus the food and the honey e never mixed. When the bee 're ts to the hive and is ready to de >sit the honey It has gathered it mtrcts the muscles of the stomach, y which act the honey is ejected trough the mouth. As to bee food, It various In kind, consisting largely the honey It so patiently makes for :hrs. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ What Nothing ia. If any man thinks that he can con rive well enough how there should be thing, I will engage that what he ieans by nothing Is as much some lg as anything that he ever thought Sin his life, and I believe that if he new,. what nothing was it would be ituitively evident to him that it could ot be. Absolute nothing Is the ag regate of all the contradictions in the orld.-Jonathan Eldwards. A Partial Alibi. "She claims she has a perfect alibi." --What is her alibl?" "She says she can prove thtat at the ery time the crime was committed er own little girl was brushing her "That proves an alibi for her hair. t how about herself?"'-Houston Thirty Years Together. Thirty vear's of associatio-think of .How'tihe merit of a good thing stat.Js :t in that time-or the worthlessness 'a bad one. So the'es no guess work this evidence ef Thos. Ariss, ('oncord. ch., who writes: "[ have: used Dri. ng New Discovery for 30 -,ears, and the best cough and cold cure I ever' d' Once it finds entrance in a home u can't pry it out. Many families have e it for forty rears. It's the most in Ilibe throar. and long medicine on irt. nuequalled for' lagrip~pe, asthma, tv-fever, croup, quinsy or sore lungs. re~e 50c,31.00. Trial bottle free. Guar 'iteed' by all druggii't. Walking. "I know how people walk," said Ville to his grandlmoth~er. "They put ne foot down and let It stay till it ets away behind, then do the same rith the other foot. and keep on doing t"-Chicago News. Quite Likely. "I wonder when the first surgical peration wvas performed." " suppose it was In Adam's time. Shen he had his fall be must have roken something.'"--New York Press. The Weather. Sunshine is delicious, rain is refresh ng. wind braces up, snow 's exhila ating: there is really no such thing as >ad weather-only difl'erent kinds of marl wenathar .-Tnhn. Ruskin. Oriam of Foxe's "Book or Martyrs.' Foxe's -'Sook of Martyrs" was pub-iN and .1 uments" ot the n:IrtVrs. ' title borrowed from an enriier book, says t:e r.'onLon Cbro:!lele. Theo fa aiOus v.olume mlight never oae p peared at all but for the assu i:I of Foxe with the printer Day of .\lders gate street. iu whose business Floxe took an active part. O: the tomb stone of Day in the church of Little Bradley, Suffolk. the partners!iip is thus immortalized: le et a Fox to wright h-ow. martyvrs runne By death to lyfe: Fox vc-ntured paynes and health To give them 1ght; Daye spent in print his wealth. Even in those days the alien prob lem troubled industry. for we iid Foxe appealing to Cecil to relax the law and permit his friend Day to en gage more than four foreign printers. k Iron In Plants. Iron is the substance which gives the green appearance to foliage. It H forms a constituent part of chloro- H phyll and is the green coloring matter H which stains the bodies inside the cells of leaves. called plastids. When the first organized food is being formed in the leaves from water and carbonic acid gas a certain amount of energy is required. This is obtained from the sun's rays, but the work of absorb ing it is carried out by the chlorophyll. H It.requires very little iron for the pro duction of all .the cholrophyll found in a crop, and nearly all soils contain an abundant supply. The Human Clock. The Spanish pointer Ribera. Mr. Hal dane Macfall recalls in his "History of Painting." worked with such fervor chat all count of time was lost to him. "He made a living clock to check the passing hours. His servant came ev ery hour to the studio to say in a loud and stately voice. 'Another hour has gone. Signor Cavalierel'" He Won. "Before you kiss me. Horace, let me tell you that Fred has given Kitty a diamond ring. You have never given me one." "Dearest, it is only girls who are not precious in tiemaserves who require the aid of iroiois 5tune' "Oh. you i:y kiss ne twice. Hor; A King Who Left Home set the world to talking, but Paul Math- M ulka, of Buffolo. N. Y.. says lie always KEEPS AT HOME the King of all La-x-I tives-Dr. King's New Life'Pills-and' that thev're a blessing to all his family. Cure constipation. headache, iudiges tion. dysp-psia. Only 25c at all drug Guarding Its Cwn Goods. . Honesty, in its purpose, looks but ittle outside of itself; honor gener- : ously aims to deserve the good opinion of the best, finding keener anguish in the moral stain or blemish than in grievous bodily wounds. Honesty guards its own goods, and loves self nterest, while it gallantly protects the 1 weak, relieves the oppressed from the grasp of cruel force, redresses the in juries of others or defends its own pure dignity.--Albert Mathews. Art Enthusiasm. "Does the public of Crimson Gulch remember my previo~us visit'/' asked Mr. Stormlugton Barnes. "It docs. replied Broncho Bob. "And is it waiting to receive ame with open arms'? * "Not exactly open arms. It looks more like a case of concealed weap- d ons."-Washington Star. dt Good Impulses. - A mere good impulse that does not result in good works is rather worsem than useless, for if not carried out in deed it has -a reaction -Instead of an c acton as its outcome. Settled. H Fater-I don't think much of that young Sinliins who calls to see you. Daughter-Never mind, father. I think enough of him for both of us! o Nothing. Binks-Where I spent Christmas last c m year the thermometer dropped to zero. Jinks-That's nothing. Binks--What's nothing?' Jinks-Why, zero! Conalderhte.f Miss Antique-I don't befleve you hi could toll my age. Miss Caustique hi I could, but I wouldn't be so mean.-w Philadelphia Record. And when they do-they hurt. HUNT'S ni LIGHTNING OIL is the one instan- 01 taneous relief and cure fer all wounds- D bruises. sores. cuts. sprains and atbra sions of the skin. It. forms an artihecial i skin covering, excludes the air instant-. ly, tops5 pain at once. Trhere are many o'ils, but none like H UN'S. The ac- a tio is diiferent, and the eifect. es well. II HNT'S OIL | LIGHTNING 'i Always have it in the house. Take it a with vou when von travel-yvou neverA can tell when In-NT'S LIG H TiENING a OIL may be m~ost nleededl. 25ts. aind rC 5ets bottles. b di A. B. Richards Medicine Co., . Shermnan, Texas. 1 Sold by sC Zeigler's Pharmacy ~ .. -..st fi Worse Off. "You know that I told you how I dropped our rubber plant and wrecked "Yes'' "I'm sorry 1 did it." "My wife has just bought a new one w thats wice as heavy."-Cleveland b~ Plain Dealer. ti Hardly. "The old, old story!'' escilimed the t( husband. with a long drawn sigh, as he p laid down his paper. "Another man committed suicide because his home was unhappy. "And did that make his home any i hppier." asked his wife. 'br doesn't ' the paper say?" A Mixture of Composite.. 'Jorkins Is certainly in a good many tc positions at once." "How so?. "He is up in the alir, down on his luck, on in years and back in hIs taxes."-Baltimfore American. Long Engagements- ItI Toung Man-Do you believe In long t engagements, sir? Cynical Benedick- m Certainly, my young friend, certainly: w The longer the engagement the shorter ~ m TO AT'] lAD AMS S8c0 A Sack of Flour or a Sac SGiven Free with Eack $5 Charles Lamb's Exeuse. Dvr~~ fErirGoga edenhall street. London, was for McjbWlimo etalcne ny years the scene of the daily inla veni-h onofWsigo.I P1 of Charles Lamb. That Lamab, foto hstvr a ag itr pite his many complaints, appears Io ereWsig'nbniga have had a fairly easy time at the swnigsn.ohClregvrorZ 1st India house is evident from a 11-3 sdt oet onad ry told by Algernon Black in Mac- lk otmno i agtduk la's Magazine for February, 1879. Te l i o ctu, oeea e muorlnng he "was observed to en-heddo uhcasn.Hewt the office hastily and in an ex- it trsmn mse hnsgnr Led manner. assumed no doubt foraly itrdiosybuhelas occasion, to leaoe byraieopposigea. e ~cajahkan Wias or hem liese Ssate te nxtmorin inexla-~tiainte aond glope Wahion. Coutn tiontha ashe as pssig trouh froet anfhis tro g th le picture o ~adehal maret n hs wa t oth Gerl Washingt'on beforeing taser a the utcer, ut he ltte retrt- genr butn h n f rie (gerni or. ~Ysbuyurexuss ont ur 119-23 Telegrpd tocm6oonad ~'brke ee, n, m, sidh .lk mostmenofhs_ dy,_ gt_ dunk i-ughi kif. I'l av I o T hey aL i o r tp"he ver a PU! -headid o ndceccos. lie ean a nte "Lam d fom he utcer ndintornc stoir anwsashtied ofhinggenr cad f hs prsut. are no re a lly for rotion a ys, o borunthes toways occars o th lea y a oppie cd a m bak nddfo thnus isl.lesiem k anopr >r.u Hexcupefre takngre tholiday-a gethem. s nh ame tmre inoi town -Sta rted tn ornSing. ep la- ntoc ensiond gallope atw Curt t tion hat s hewas pssinthrugh s streetandhre toute a ituy affar adetin o ha mret olencseay the gr i Genralsh intoeefrstesaer. enem adtave trod own altch-dope" Ts'h offce "brugt the factaist heL o- the apgied, saod becme, |thim ;late whefh wa ha adedae for te autchr, not eve wortter ofetort- magoverobuis iend aie t. brke " heel, anot it rm oval san uhte.k o oefte. zighis a nioul,"I aysGeera Dtodge of_______ Lthmb oed fOroml Idn the Hetcheriund.h adici no d is u sudredta nots teaic-n oe fexlainnhsvic.'tu - gtyhie will invove consequteince di ataetdytatnte ea se does ntr awas knowte whch a Umh"eauae i puei a Inianwillnevr tae te sclp ajohr oftiest des. mke manye ane colored ~ ~~ Frnc soldier, nrde egv n e,1wn u toay tirdof hunting asofo it al t begotoutof im forscls pr o ok and gootunhte tohni - wy f xpanaio i, Bufal sl-.gtnguishhiself Heriue. nopr ornino tooenoyhaalitalemedicemnnt'an 'hiaeve th speialrelgiou ophio ta ie erndLs. X I eindian nlieveathato akping thnni atoIf h ou;hnceh egr dips of sleInin n eure he neesncahinokepteplo pr pre of thlie sp trippd beomesn h itl i'tr reoecm.I ren casrion prnot tin s eveorhy o bremadsrsmlpyadsrnt mandsthertric Btterits reeulaeaston Hltea sou, saysGe ra DodgIe,' n ides n o xe pi lianeisyet sure hfather scarowful'strons rmtebod"hyaetebs dierne' and hteuay b ee l ht ain." blotak-e. rts .T -aa fl Tby hmCaifl. invovevevernfend."nTee "Yem fither" seragd r ey bd malerrdchlridrbloodr strongenervesaan son i ors ith alltg When of hi lldmgis ay boyf ercylan a lwy s. won.1'ao sol balloonyaseensyoniwhich atwthatctim ive t gt i tewarssbow"homtt e ader raniskg. ar m alay ht hebo firy nhehee"sourmjesy saild thardo the, tc ie." igorae. s teofcr baut mthe hact be "Ye, fthe, btuppsehenyoucoe pintess ofWrhaee mae haes t te oyon hepont f isjawhe1 mn theomise bnteir women gI ent 1 ito pie o brcksandgot up to b ok ofore toue o th an." . itha ric i eah and hw wul I"heria." who DrInssso rawing U hve ontnue yor sstewhnmoney ofetan eilnc hs ee "Ieur Swre bo?" ased btraseo y theare netill mela "Pecy, sid isfater "yu eemI "h'kmpnher booklte hs dsappueri hav a uarelsme ispsi~. erndI hotet plac mae hae airedman-H ur dfeatbe leson t yo. fiorwh clans ioknteres o her. Jhne -an fl away whgokow her!"-Ch ca ll Tribney' etb 'oldokind'dheheddd:b"Oneedaicweedi datve th secil el'hoavoenona ta cke.k Tigears he n n ach pendian in read wome taren sut sihe ehdjstfgrd'ue c infown kine ae bladere trobe counthane corushe wakdase gehrt. , t fan ucd efe adec eared of sand wast y nitl ther areoveyrcome. ona turor pukrevenitef ndn een colrhe ado Se mutpand ugtrewnlsh beftouhn thoey Kinomdy."t lea v a speti teral Thseconitill he --h a mandseElctriceltters te renultefstom Tec resmidhis fe orrofuley, ond fretromn thend wTey aroedu the s uer imns, thaheredisaidscircce matterih and od. serong oerve and t t ei ose Dihasn anytigC. Whe he celld its.e ok iue 7END LIFESALE ! k of Granulated Sugar.a .00 Purchase. LBRAMSI Carlisle Fitting School. .'The School that Stands for Work Character." 2 BAMBERGi, . - - - - SOUTH CAROLINA. 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The myth of the infant Hercules who strangled two serpents in his cra die may not be a myth at all, but a fact. Modern science has proved that it is a possible feat. The newborn babe is relatively much stronger than a full grown man, according to the result of medical tests. The muscles of the forearm are surprisingly strong. A few hours after birth a baby sus pended by its finger to a stick or to the finger of a person can hold itself in the air for ten seconds and in the. case of particularly strong infants.for as long as half a minute. At four days old the child's strength has in creased, and the time is two and a half minutes for 98 per cent of ba bies. The maximum is attained at a fortnight. Few infants can hang on for more than one and a half minutes, though one exceptionally young Her cules remained suspended for two minutes and thirty-eight seconds by his right hand. After fhat he hung on with .his left for fifteen seconds longer. 71 She Got Her Manuscript. George Eliot was always solicitous about her manuscripts and was afraid she should lose them. Blackwood had occasion to send her the manuscript of "Daniel Deronda." She would not have it intrusted to the mail, and Mr. Blackwood said he would send It by his footman the next day. "Oh, don't," the author said. "He might stop at a public house and for get it! Mr. Blackwood explained that this footman was perfectly sober man of high character and went on to praise the man's virtues; but this did not re assure her at all. "If he is the sort of chivalrous Bayard that you describe," she said, "he is just the kind that would stop and help at a fire." This was a contingency that Mr. Blackwood could not bear to consider. He promised that somie member of his family would .-bring the manuscript, and next day, in fact, Mr. Blackwood drove over with it. When Shaw Was Married. "I was very ill when I was married," Bernard Shaw once wrofe, "altogether a wreck on crutches and In an old jacket which the crutches had .worn to rags. I had asked my friends, Gra ham Wallas and Henry Salt, to act as - witnesses, and, of course, In: honor of the occasion. they were dressed In their best clothes. The registrar never im agined I could possibly be the bride groom; be took me for the inevitable beggar who completes all wedding pro cessions. Wallas, who is considerably over six feet high, seemed to him to be the hero of the occasion, and.he was proceeding to marry him calmly to my betrothed when Wallas, thinking the formula rather strong for a mere wit ness, hesitated at the last moment and left the prize to me."-"George Ber nard Shaw-His Life and Works," by A. Henderson, K. A. The Word Shibboleth. The word "shibboleth." now applied to any kind of party watchword. has a Scriptural origin. In the fifth and sixth verses of the twelfth of Judges* we read: "And the Gileadites took the fords of Jordan against the Ephraim Ites, and it was to that when any fugitive of Ephraim said, Let me go- - over, the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said Nay, then they saldj unto him, Say now Shibboleth, and he said Sibboleth, for he could not frame to pronounce It right. Then they laid hold of him and slew him at the fords of Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand." A Vicious Dwarf. Bebe was the favorite dwarf of the former King Stanislas of Poland.- Born in 1741 in Lorraine, at the age of five he was twenty-two inches high and at~ his death In 1764 thirty-three inches. He was neither physically nor mental ly active. Once Count Borowlaski vis ied him, and he became so jealous of the former's superior manners and In tellectual qualities that he attempted to throw his visitor into the fire, but was prevented by the household. - A Sure-Sign. - - That levity is a subject that Is some times worth while avoiding has been learned to the sorrow of a would be undertaker. At a recent examination of the state undertaking board among the ques tions asked of the maay applicants was the following one: "What do you consider as an infalli ble sign of death?" "Crape on tie 'door:' answered one. -Chicago Journal. Progressing. "I think Arthur would have proposed to me last night if you hadn't come in the room just when you did." "What reason have you for believing that?" "He had just taken both of my hands in his. He had never held more than one of them at a time before." Tit For Tat. "Jims thought he was going to bag the heiress." "WIell?" "She gave him the sack."-Baltimore American. Cruel. Clara-He says he thinks PIn the niest girl in town. Shall I ask him to call? Sarah-No, dear; let him keep - on thinking so.-Town Topics. Weather Note. Mistress-Well, Cooper. what is the weather to be like? Gardener-Well. mum. I dunno, but the paper do say forecast."-London Punch. APPAREL SHOP FOR MEN AND LADIES Everything of the best fcr. the personal wear and adorn ment of both sexes. We fill mail orders carefully and promptly. DAVID OUTFITTING COMPANY, Charleston, S. C. FiYmO1nETaTAR