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s View of Australians. _ *Old In ^porting circles cl President Kruger during tha day* ct tho South African war the simplicity of tho old Dour V according to tho New Haven idlum. When (ho flrat Austra contingent arrived at Cape Town Kruger in <k& i?l to havo Uenera)> Jouhert If ho knew any thing about thofce AuhtrallaHH. "I only kiivw that II <>t them ??nco ' - li^at All England " .i "Gaud Upavens!" cried lh? l'r< ?i fry dent, "w? ar? lost! Thirteen t;,ou i-and of them havo Ju >t landed." jip|v?':T * Grave cf Pocahonta*. Tn comm!si)KM'Mion of tn ? Iudk'Ti 9'rlncean Poeuhontaa, who di? d at Oravaaend, England, -when nhoui to nail home to Virginia with her Itn.s- j * flianrt ill H'.lt;, Ht? <.b\>vgo'.s < *li i: r<*-h. In ! * Wopplug, la to have a pulpit madn ! (from brought from Virgin a, j ? Pocfthontna'drt buried in th?; eimnco) : Of St. fJeorao. zy> " ' Minister Ibirrelt utateu ilinn urn [ three propoHif ionn r</i the' .i?>? -f i !? * i n ? ? n t ( or qiu btlons now pending with 1'an ma. ^ ANOTHER IIFK SAVro, Mrn. (J. \V. looks, of Salisbury, Md., V'ife of (!. \V, Knobs, SlierllV of Who Iwu'o < 'uiKtty, nii.vs: " L Mill' lira I Willi Klt| 1 i"'.v <'?injiln|itt [ for yi-ars. ? I I 'Vt lilt* oil JiH* I };nn!u:i liy. | fill Ural n ml v* <? a k , \y a s hliorl of iit'cnili ii n<l wits ( ion l> I ?' (1 \\ Hit I||'?,|| 11/^ JllilT ?'u I iiix-T, :Mi<( my limbs wi'i'i) badly swollen. < >iii? * tin 'i nr j lold tin; il would fi n:t 1 1 v ( il : ti to Hriuht'tt j ? 1 1 Hi1. I whs iaai il, > :ii "lie iinie iwi | Ihl'OO Wl'i'llS. I 1 r : 1 1 1 ||<t! l.iL. li I ><?;. li'.H j Kidney Fill* more Hum: i Im d-?j-i j when the <1 1 si rossing aehing :n : w. - Jity I Imi'k disappeared, :;nd 1 .. . t-oon ?? ji - j (Ircly cui id." For miIi' I ?\ ;t!l . 1 1 1 :? i- : ronls. Fusli' I' M i n mi i h < i)., Ibiii .i !<>, N V.. j A dndo preacher ivri? inlly pi .ide,. ? s Orml HCi'IlKUlH. So. I r. > 8ho( Orie l. Partridge. A SlU'u, Mo., f',ii ii nor punned to th? ?city the oilier <';iy nfl< i having '??hot it partridge which hud only on<- leg. 1 1 o j 1 ii f ?*r roil thai the i ?I ? ? t t 1 1 j*. 'i t (u i ?1rnp or tlnil ll '' i ti.'i ht; had ti ' ii t1 hot off by bo hip other i: ? : :i ' .-i 'i "ho i (partridge win lii llii" <ini'!)tlon In i fplln of the l?<t. lliii it vim ho badly : trippled. Erul of Old "Long Bridya." 'I' ho old "I on?? M :?(?'?*? . ?ipami'.ni? the Potomac river at W.i ! ^ i i : ; ? n i , an! over which nos'tly :i!i ti'*' traffic <i llio V.oulh had lo pa i rr.Mu I K i*; | <<i 1K05 In ordei I" r? :i i ? i W'jv hint; '.on, soon will ho ? I ? ? in* .-i ; Ii ' l. and nothing M l!! 1)0 loft l)Mt l|>e nintnory r.f ?h? ' "lo bra tod and historic sti'i< ?< m* Singer Coca Into Poiifi.a. Tifinagno. th<- Italian op'r.u ic (. i.,,r> : XvllOHO imposing physiipn: r : : ? , I ||<- j mondoiiK high (' v. Ill i,.. i . M.iiib.i > ?( )>y many Anicriertin. i- ;t ?? : i :i . } i ? { ,\ t ?> ; for tin.' Italian |nu iiita< t < II. ? knows nothing of politics, lull w:i! i'ii on ' i o i stump at* n idnpor, and In this v. ay i hopes to capture enough vote- to In mtro his ret m i! Fatal Fall en Scythe. The disl in Idiim o of a hoi iw is' mil lod to the deal Ii of Willi. -m Fotii.-s of Ktowni'ton. N 11. in an niir nal wav, . tiio Other day. Mr. Forbes was mow with a fscytlif wIkmi ho sirluk a ' hornets' Host . In rb b nd . ii)t h:tn .'If froip'tho Insects hn,?fropp~ed l'i"~ :a j :tt><l was about tr/step out of ih?* way. i .. ^-4vhcn ho tripo<^<! and fell. Tlie b'a.;</ of the KC.vth??M>asso.i entirely t ;; i his body and h)i il i?-?l almost itr tui.'iv. , \ i \ILL fiOON. The Sliui'lo lH.li'fii il Kri'|ii lint \lK"?- j (litS II II I I W C \ \ I i ? i . AN'iirn the doci'T tal:?v; liis owe. iva-d Icino and tii" ^r- ?- i' <-.m ^ the to d Jio rcooinnn nds s.ere < - ? : i !i- 1 ?? n? ?? ivh-i-i to tiio ohsci'N or. A yroeiT, of ii;.-. an, l nd . had !?..'.<?? t it'll i OXporleie e >\ .lit I I 'Vi l li :i\ ono's attention. Ho Aft \ m: ' Six \' '.1 r;;.. I I (?'. '? f>t> WOiiit from s!"-n:..u ;iii.| I u r| trouble that 1 o - si ? . t . v . .... t !.? Kivo lip all work ... io> and. in ' fact, ail sm i-, .if \\ i >! 1; i ? a !'..nr years, 'i lie la a \ i I v. a . . ??a'.. ..-.t to the bed nearly all <?! ill.' ! . inl nuu'h of tl;i> t ; II ? linabie to : iii-.il ? of any sort on a y 1 i . My ela wore badly c.inNii|.?i. .i ly, and 1 lost In *\ ? '.'lit t oai I ? ..1 It pounds down to ?> p..-.:; 1 - "W lien )l t 5 he I Ot tan. . ! : :??? 1 < handed t r e:>. t ii ?? 1 1 1 ? ..III , . ,.i. ! :.i; ; o I in on i !rapt'-Nu!y> mk! .n t. r Jloill'lHliiiient. 1 ii?.| al. '.o'.ntcly :;-.'h iiiK btil Ill's for nb.i'H tin, ? . . : i ? - | n!owly improved u..:.t i uot <.?: boil and bo^an to nun .? a'.oii! '"I have been improving rev. .It: !y and now In Hie pasl t n <> y.-ats I .e. e born working ab.r.jt tit : I -Il honf- a day in the store and i ? or i. It 1*. ? ? i r in my life. "During 1 1 1 o s o |W' yea-, I bn\r i,?v or missed a biraKi i-t of lirape Nuc and croatn, and oft. n 5 ? ? . \ . ? ii two meals a day, lint th" en lire breakl'ast in always made ?>f Crape Nut<< and <reani alone. "Since eommiMicin^ the u^o of Crape- i Nuls I have never used anything to ' stimulate the notion nf the bowela, a 1hlQK 1 bad to do for year*, tint this : food koeps me regular and in lino j shape, and I am crowing stronger and . heavier every day. "My customers, naturally, have boon ? <_> interested and I am eon polled to mi. swqr a groat many rjueslions about Gr^pe-Nuts. ,4S#iuo people wouid think Hint i* sbnple dish of Crape Nuts and cream .would not carry one through to tho j noonday meal, hut it will and in the rnoit Ylgorotii faahlon.**' | N*me given by Postum Co., Ibiltlo Creelr, Mich. j Uok In oacIi pkrf. for tr.A ramom 1 Wttlt book, MTb? Hoad to W?l!v:il(ww i a-- ? ?? ! WFATHBR FORECASTS AT LONG RANGE Tho tjow tiiid laborious piO?rt?A ui all tho <!cl?.'uce*i. from iho vainest ? dawn ot civilization, ha:i been hamper od and bnrdonod hy t b f ? wHohh of men iiwupiihlo of uuiHkrhtK tho prln <lphv Involved in the Kiiuty of aolenoo, >i:i had thi- keOnnosH to 1)0 alivo to lilt* possibilities of seh-nOe for tho pili) He fcooil Thrne III'-I) Were tm>l"l'Upli Ion* 0||0li;<ll In H lo t Id 111 tint i.'ii-'i n?i b of Kuii'.vji;d^u, and In that tii! o jjai h |>'? a? ii;>oh?I??x of tin I .? ii-u< ror |ifr :r>nat Kiln ami utter i> rt'KHi'd !<;<).?( oi 1 1 *y ?//iod of Immunity. I In Mw lr r ;t ? ? j;til*o, K la tiuo, t I i III I'W.-. !<<!':? VII' hill ihO lilllKhlng MlO< !< ; ?.t mi it ot ? ? inn <? uiii i!"< mod unwor I 1 1; > of : riouh n< iloe, while thy Ixnor ant- Hii l < r ? ? 1 1 1 1 : c ? u : > li< !|i-v< d morn r> adily in lfi?: /a J ? tiian in llio 1 1 no, i n : ih'i li/*in< i pri?mls(*d more, won? more ii?y.rl< t hiU;^ i !a!mod lo know li nil, ini'l |i i? loo f.adly Hue, Unit tin* I > ' ?< > p I ? ? In aft ?? j'iiff, a/, in our own uk1'., '1' iudi"-d i" lif-InK humbUKHod, and wire v. i I II ii i; io pay for their |>l< il v II I ' Thus il wa.s that the hcautifi^ ci'ifii'''' ?>?' H-iiiotwdoy that (Itiiuou, j i.iratta with Mi' h 'Iks mo lluti of tins heavenly hod i in} and that toadies other pi m|i'-i i h'-t Hint pertain 10 flu in only, Kav<" i'Iho i<> tho astrolo V r who made iho ? rodiiloiiH holleyo thai phttn*'n hud an lnltu<*i)co on tho iN.liiil"., o( on ii, tin I i I a wiser ?>(#? do.slroyod lTi<< lalhiey. Thus II v/u.i that i hr>ml:;i ry k??vo rh>e lo tlio al ( In nil.-i, who in als my;.'loi loua and ] 1 1 r< 'I ?' mi a I it t'ii I |iioi<*hki'h made tin* < it 1 d ii Ions believe ( li a l _ lie had tin* command oi iho mm h .sought for eji x J if <1 1 1 f ? ?. Tii. is ii wIih thai fiW faii ii <? of medicine gave I hie lo tho f|iiai'k with Ills in. hI i ii in m, and who, even loil iv, delude:-; tho Hick and it f * i lli< '<?,) wliii his deadly (limon; ami I (Inn n is i liiit iho hoautitul ;uid inin ' < .in' kvicjk'o of mt'h.'orology ami j v/uather forrcasltiiK has Ktven rirft; to its own i line p.. I'a alien, a hunt of N'Tij; rango wealher forecasters*, I hut | in a in v h(<-i huts <111.1 wholly Irrational r | way claim to l>> : able to foreavo that j which path-til, haril and iiitclllxc'IU | . ; iji lin '??i'liliiK; !?>? 'j.S'IST""!. !!P!!i ill III! (li'l'ls III' t ho Will l"l liltr- Hot l>< VI! I al<l. to .: i, and l>y th< itj lin i hern j declared i hi )'i in t li able. [i is tin., t mil our own acat'i. r bit- ] i ? : 1 1 1 iinl ih'. meteorological wrvi "OS o| ? i h ? ? i* countries have dentnusi ramd j the iiiiici icalillit y or roiv. aiiiluM ih.) u.-hIImi lor I two or in v*ry ; favorable < i.inl#W;n:i tilled days In ail- ! \ n i ? ? ? ? with it a?oiiblu accuracy, but It Oil . f I (? HI < .| ;. 1 4 I X, with OtH.' .'iccord, i;i iis ill.* |i is* iliility of foi ecatdinp? tin) wcat her for :t nionili or a season in ; .id'. mice. ii nil y? i i lie ;e < Inn la. fin.t. j i l;i:. .i v. haL nol : . who make a I :i I r . lhoti.*',h I'l'Mrtu!' in liviiu; hy m-ilin^ : ... 1 1 :r i.! in tin (nihil:*, and, j whit I. -iill tn .,<? si ran r,"', reputable j in'. thai ordinarily ;.i ? not will- i ii j*. | at I i? to any t'r.iinl. publish am h j lol i i'. I 1.1 lilt i r < ol II III li H. Ti: ? ?h ? . i . i It 1 1 My ii|' hui:; t'lltie lore-: <a"; i.. ad tnli ted, | h ? *i f usoflth if: ih. y wen' possible cannot he y.aui. ai I, and t h' l ? attempt Is no' deprecated. ; tlw < intrarv success la a:*ticntlvl hoped for mitl encouraged on raiionat i ri1. u ml ', hut tin ii practicability la, a' ; j > r t .iii! wholly denied and cut he allow u h\ any aMi t.,,)i however frlom! ! 1'.. i i \. rit'y Ih' in win never made. ! I > oph who are familiar with iiieteor j ol.ii;y know I hi*, hul the many hav | not i,tudi?d Ihe faience, und htllm nce.l ; hy their dealt e for knowledge and nil.; j l-.l hy ilu* spurious though plausible; i ia, in i>l unprincipled h<nu ranjp* lore j casters reaullv buy and believe tliei i*'kii|s to tie j;c mil in- Few t . *jit i ? | worth b v actual v??i*llica t'lon. hut ( re I j ulou Iv accept accidental as;reeaieui . 1 between the f< ?| ecast ei| weather and [ what mtuallv occul ted as convincing i proof, while th* failures that so n * t - j merou: ly happen. If note I ill all. aru j ? hit t i< ahi >? forgiven and forgotten. If' w.^ubl indeed be strange ! f some of | tho lont; ran pa forecasts did not \ provo correct. for tin* ehancos nro a *> about cite iu live that they will, if or ; ('.Inarv Int ~dli;yeiK ?? Is exert isml in making 'hem. and it Is ? I i i -t probability j ? t chance i that give* life to the Ion*;! rr.tu.e I 'feeasb'r. Hit' he ha", oilier j dei ep! i \ i ? deuces. mKIi "d riot hint?; In- Co. . ca ->t s in the im>:-i general an i j i nd 'tin 1 1 e language ; he vuat'dn car*'- j ! ?; ! I \ a'.'Mimt any aiteiiipi to ilisprov ? i ! i. forecasts ami keeps open a loop- ] * '.to!. l"f . svape, ami also stating thai I'" Ins in tutud sopie oth'M* section ! ? if tlu cor, ati y w hero the forecast ed | condition^ dnl m t ii a I ly o?rcnr. While/ im ;< ot olony a a sin.nle rap- j p i vi j/e 1 ? In Ihe h.sl II ft y years, anil ilrp in- t. I\ i.- h< i n amply demonstrate I j thai tlK; veai'M-r is ^oveined by law* ; .. ? certain in iln i: *.i|.im ations as tlr* : i:i.\ niiii.; (?!!.< r pie tininena of nallii'.', j .* i'. ;;;t.: t: ?' a'Htoj'a'l far onotirh ? i : ? i liable tl.e we ther to he for.* ;> (i t !'|>\ ;i :'|-:1 nil ol even .1 month HI .i i y.iih-i'. tlw We.ithei Hureae. i !i'*ik'.-.i no i hiitn ?" I" able to neik ? ? eiise.f foreea.ts lor periods hni'.p*r i :iaii one. ( -,?? o e r a' l>.nv."-5t three day : nd I l" the lent'esl pi-fiod tln-re !llllsi if v"!.\ deci.l" ! (..<n lit ions, as show e. 1'*. tl; ? ilailv ? -irv > of lit* :d iiiosph'S ? ? j b.\ r.- : : n ? 1 1 ? > "it . trained ?!'d skillful 1 1| 1 1 \ ? 1 Wnh :* i 1 t h? -ktll and ; ' la :ui a :*. of tie* b 1 lah iit availabh-, ] .1 nd w ;t h ? 1 ? ?) - 11 ' 1 ffort a ? 1 : ::?? and hone. ' in- 1 .0 ? ? apahb- o: , 1 mi -ink. - tin ..ml will >1 ? :*rt" ? .on,; an I tai. tni obsorvaiion ha *? ?h wii lha' **. ? ? : : 1 1 1 ? r 1 luv.y.i are no. > ihp'i.den? e*i d.iniaty nilln**ii ? ??-. \or is v.. stit.-r t ot . ?( ast 111 1* a 111 :i 1 1 ? r of 1 1 1 . | > i 1 . . ? . ? 1 b;'t ability to malic t i illhh' fo; . . ,1 . i 1 illli 1 1 out li.t 1 I ? t udy. loin; Irn-'! and in! 'diluent 11I1 se|\allolI It is .1 d < lu-beve I It :? t \\ he*) intellli'i iit. i *.;i1y lie n. \^h.i law In de tll.-li'.M oh.; . ;i ?peeiallv 1 ! : wMidd o\. r. i'le iii fall aeeoiil in li. ir ib'tiial tin' p:ai inahiltt y "f i.i.ikin;; a? in. e. loiii; inline lofeea t thai 1 man i;;i|.ir:iiii ? t She very law ^ ia which the fore< ast" tire hrtM-d and tc'.\ iiiir in mystic:.;, 111 :i ?.'Xl:>lln< plan eliiry itillu in ?? :. <1 tin Instdr j 1 i< n v, I. t?!i means n . >t Ii i 1 1 >; avi an irratioi; .tl i.ientnl <"iinltt ton, : heiild be aide t,. make iln in I lie \\'i sih.'r Ibiteau tot!. iv is l'I\ ,;n\ tho people tl.e hold seivbtf p > . 1 b v. hul not (onient with tho sn< ?vj it'.rendy ult.iinetl. ii Iiks in tho pad. and I now. ntudvin^ rvtiy availal b and ruf'Kesled nit iitis .f tinpiov!r:; ami oxttiuliPK 'he sitijie and amp!: nt its forecast a, fur both siiot I r.ntl Ion f; |?crlotls. and should lon^ 1 tinge foie^rt^ts tvci hettuiio possible, ii will he through rtt -h etT.n ts and not by the brauKudiani nie'.hotls ol I imiorant charlatan wiio new octnpy j ihe Held w ith their lotto t ani*,e loro I Ci.sli-\. l*r?>f. Willi.; .1 .Mooie. who, as Chief I of hto W'oathor Itnrcaty ha-, had to I deal with this subj??i-l In brth an ad i mlnlstrati\o way and in its sciontillc j aapo? I, reootHly riait'u hi* vlows on .so'callod Ion range forecasts in no uncertain lancnftRo, ami wholly in eondeinnnth t). In isnbfttftnoo he -Aid that it Is tho opinion of the leading ntovcorcloguta of woild that pub ISo int?reita ore injuiod by th* P-tLlU ration of so-oalta) long renf* w??ih?r fortoMU, wjjtcUU )' lucb predietlotti a? relate to ??vere utorm*. floW?, drought*, and other atmospheric pb* j uornena of a dangeiou# and damaging j i huracter, and the pcraiatcnt effort* of certain men to folet their predic tion I oil ? li*% public, for public fain, had reached Much proportions that, ft la deemed advisable fairly and temper ifialy to counteract jhe influence of thouo whom wo bblieve to be prey in k on the crcdulllty of the public. They 'mfty beileve that they havo dlb {covered a physical law or a meteoro logical principle that hat; riot been re ' vnalcd to the astronomer*, meteoro loglHtu or to any other elana *>t Helen j Ullc In . eHllgatot H, but the publica tion 'of predictions that by reason of | tlioli- absolute inaccuracy are culcu (hito.j to posit viely InjutJoiTb to ag i Ki 'cult in a!, commercial and other in dustrial hit erects, casting a serlouH ?toil bt o?i i he honcHty of their purpose, and upon their rtlsiuterertcd devotion jto the publl wed faro. Huch publica tion* bring 'hi> sclent e of meteorology ? Into disrepute and cannot, therefore, ! bo mado in response ?'> * desire to ndvanco tna? s"i?*nce along useful lines; and they retard the work of j honest 1 1 1 v ? .?>! igatoi h through whose j efforts only can g.iliis Im made In the j fundamental knowledge ol the causa (10:1 of weather, that will JiiKitiy fore Gnats f< i; a njt?ulh or a reason in ad vance. V in a circular let.ffcr to observers ou the khiik! subject, I'rof. Moore says "I hope iho t inn; will come when It will be possible to foiecast the weath er for coining season#, to specify In what r?'i;|if-( t. the coming month or t canon will cetiforiu to-or depart from tlio wc.::ther that ih common to the month <? ?eanon; but that time has not yet arrived, and I believe that you will be bunt reiving the public in Ureus when, wiihout indulging in personalities or mentioning names", > ou !nn<li the community you servo 1 1 j < ? limlrat Ions t,r weather forecast lug and warn it against impostors. Your public prcm? should, and doubt will co-operate with u? In thin endeavor." J. W. BAUER, See lion Uirector. n THIS RKNATK. The political complexion of the S?n uU \6 expectrd to ho an toiiows: ( N';i IjK > <;!' St. !(.<?;; which elected Leg Itlaturcn t hii t will < boose Senators ar<? printed in capital letteiH.) States'. Dem. ltep. Alabama 2 Arkansas 2 CAhll'OUXI A V ( 'olorado 2 ( 'ONNHCTICIT 2 l:KI,AWAHK I FLOHl DA 2 Georgia 2 I daho 1 1 I'linols 2 INDIANA 2 Iowa Kansas ? Kent in ky 2 I ami-.dnna 2 M.MNK Maryland 2 M \S> U'llPSKTTS 2 ? 1 1 ?. 1 1 1 1 C ? A N 2 MINNESOTA 2 M iSKlHSl |> |? I 2 MiSSOl K1 2 MONTANA I I N mm ASK A 2 N FA' A DA 1 1 New Hampshire 2 MOW IF K SKY 2 NKW VOilK 2 Ninth Carolina 2 NOUTIl DAKOTA 2 ( 2 CV'j.on ?! I'c n nay Ivan la ullODI-: ISLAND St * 1 1 1 h Carolina 2 Staiih Dakota 2 TKNNKSSKK 2 TKXAS fc 2 CTAII ? 2 V Kit MO NT 2 Virginia 2 WASHINGTON 2 WKS'f VIlUilNIA 2 WISCONSIN 2 WYOMING 2 Totals Itrpubiican majority, 20. Present Senate? lirpMblicans I leinocrats :.7 :i:?, Kcp'tbiican tnttJor.iC/ 24 WOIJI.D'S F.Ui;, Oeroniiuo. (he famous Apache chief, !s now at tin Fair. The I " 1 1 i t ? ? . I Stales P.iucau of For estry has a line display. A la r:re captive balloon is now tnnk iiiu ma it v' ascensions every day at the I'air. ( i ne hundred and lii'ty ,iiiii-U?ishas are in use at the I'air to carry visitors ewr tile "loniuK Tin-re ate I ? *: *. varieties of apples .-how a in the Indiana exhibit ;ii the I 'a lace ot 1 1 or t icitll lire Two Y.Vi caudle power search lights are operated on the two towers ol the Philippine Weather JPaivau. The Alaskan hide exhibit im-lnncs raw ami drcs?ed hides of every fui bearinji animal in lhat country. iin.- i f the s;i'?al Territories seeking admission to the I nioji. New Mexiio. is visy i ?;???? D iuevidrncc at the World's Fan dai.y \ i s 1 1 w ?' s are attracted by i h . ? t>;:,' waterfall in the Alaska section ft ih" I 'a la i e of Forestry, Fish ii'ad < i:1 me. iii,:. iii r iTi i t a I s hv prominent organ i s t s of the ? ountry are given daily on tin- largest organ in the world in Fex'.i? \ a I llall 1 1 x I ? i I ? i t i ; ? 1 1 -s of the wonderful proper lies of the X rays are given daily i > > the lint-man section of till' Palace of 1 Id uca t ion. Three typewriters especially made for ex 1 1 i 1 ? : t ion purposes, and valued at SI l.%t? t a> h. are show n in the Palace of Liberal Arts A map of Aim rii a and the Philippine 1-!. mils embroidered on .lusi cloth n shown in the educational building oi l he Philippine reservation. To the .sportsman, the most fasc'.nal i n^ exhildt in that great l'.elgian na tional building at the Fair is the co'. k'ctioii of Lh use Lemuine gun barrc.?. Snake Culture In Australia. Snakex. according to the prevailing popular notion, should bo killed nt rdglit utterly useless and positively dang< rous creature?, but in Australia they are now being systematically reared foi the saku of their skins, which have a considerable commerc ial value in London. Paris and New York. Snake skin is the fashionable mate* rial for slippers, belts, bags. purses, card oases, jewel boxes, dressing ta ble ROcWidftos. etcv Habbit trappom supplement their mcai>a considerably by catching j*oung snakes and extract* lutf the poisonous fang* "The blade aro al>o oxport tnak? catcher*. To thorn the aniko l? ?Q airmbU ?i li cit oi <iut. DANGfRS FROM BOLL WffVIL Cotton th? Only Fibre Suitable For Cldth Making at R**&c?n?hle Co?t ? Weevil . Mutt Be Kept Out. QiJie boll weevil is menace to t tio vutli. |>r. '.H|)illn)Uu of the agrlcul uial department and others think hat t hin irn pend in g im iiaif will moan ? gnat deal in the way of showing hat cotton if not tint only crop which an be raised with profit in the south. I wa? for thin reason that tho gov ?iniiiMji :it :? <llv?THlfkatl'>[i farm* II the country. The I'^lsljuore of >* < ? 1 1 1 1 1 ('arolfllft unl I he h'gislat tire of other i-tates iave paf nod lav.* forbidding the im portation oi farm products from the I'exa* dlslrkts infested witii the wee- I v i t which i:s destroying the cotton to pa in Texas and Mexico hut hat) not made its wa> across tin- Mississippi. At the convention at Shrevoport on ihe 3rd of November to discusa ways *nd m?*aos of keeping the boll weevil out of tli" ho u 1 1 1 , it wan decided to call x meeting of the representatives from ill (Ik* southern states. Mr. J. C. l'ugh, ( hall man of tho executive commit I eo. has written v<Jov. Ileywnrd, urging the latter to attend the convention and anking him to ap point 100 delegates from this state. A (iHAVK .STATIC OK AI'T'WIllS. In bin letter to (2ov. Heyward, Mr l'ugh says: "An alarming phase of I lie weevil Kituation Ik that the <otton producing states yet utUnfeslcd do not appreciate the certainty of the wee vil's reach in the entire cotton area of tho t'nited States and the conse quences resulting, , unless something Is done, and done at onee, to antici pate this infestal ion uir devise means for the absolute extermination of tho weevil from the present Infested cot ton hi ruin of Texan and '..ouishtna. "We therefore. hen of you an the executive head olllcial and represen tative of your commonwealth taht you appoint 1 00 delegates, representing your varied cotton interests to nttenil the national cotton convention to be he|(l in the city of Shreveporl. l>a., Dec. 12, Kb II and 15, 1 00 4. Pleaae urge and emphasize the serlouariess of the situation and the necessity of a general awakening of every cotton In terest throughout the south as the boll weevil Is spreading at the alarming rate of f>0 miles each year and on tho authority of the llnlled States depart ment of agriculture will In 10 or 15 years invade the entire cotton belt. "The problem is national and inter national in Its importance and is be yond the power of individual and In dependent state action to solve, no matter how determined and well di rected the individual state efforts may he. \ "Relying upon you -as the patriotic head of your ttale to lead in the ef fort to make this national cotton con f res* the beginning of a campaign aganiPt the cotton boll weevil, that shall end in letainlng for the I'nlted States her present position in the cot ton growing countries of the world, we >irge von to give this scilous and Im portant matter ynur i nutted hue atten tion." Fires ?ri Darlington. 1 Darlington, Special. ? Saturday night a Kin house and glint mill owned l?y Dr. A. T. Baird, or this place, was burned, together with several bales of cotton, seed, etc. The Rin and mill were in the same building and were operated by water power. The place is known as Smith mill In the Doversvlllc section. The loss will amount to several hundred dollars. Mr. A. T. (iainoy, who Uvea !>lx miles from Hartsville, lost a Kin 11 nd several bales of cotton Wednesday niKht. On the same night Mr. P. S. Wilds lost a l?arn and some cotton. Thursday night Mr. J. T. Rogers, of Society Hill, lost about. 15 hales of Cot ton; a Rln house and a quantify of reed. The total loss of these four fire? will ttum up some $4,000 or $5,000. It is indeed singular that these four ca lamities should have occurred within less lime than a week and all in the same county. Banker Held For Murder. Roanoke, Va.. Spec ial ? The coioner's jury In the < aso of Dr. Fredei ie l.rfew. who died from a knife wound in the breast received at the hands of .Charles Fishburn, a banker and broker, 0' ought in a verdict that death was causcd ay above (stated. Fishhurn is in )ail to await trial for murder. Excitement Over. Ma. on, (ij.. Spof.ial.~The guard* on Vty at a hospital bete where Frank Chiistian, the slayer of Fied Tharpe, himself wound'"] in the encounter, lies \.ounded, have I ren removed. It is be ii'.ved that thev will not be longer reeded, as no fuither attack is feared 1 1 ?>m '-Ik* mob which made its appear ance at that institution at an eaily hour Sunday morning. Christian is rapidly recovering from the effect of the wound which was inflicted in his stomach, and the hospital authorities Ueliove that I.e. will be able to leave the institution net later than the end of this week. Expelled from Venezuela. v\'A#hington, Special. ? A. F. Jaurett, editor of The Venezuelan Herald, has 1 ? <mi orJeied expejled from Venezuela ' y President Castro. The news came to the State Department In a cablegram n mi) its legation at Caracas. No de tail* are given, but it is stated that Mr. Jaurett has always defended Amer ican Interests in his paper and has ? ake? the side of the asphalt company jr. its recent trouble. It is thought here that he is an American citizen. Civil Service for Canal. Washington, Special ? President i rfucscvelt will shortly feign an order | completed by the civil service and is thmian canal commissions, extending the civil service regulations over the employes of the canal commission. The order embraces all employes except those appointed by the President. a^<) laborers. Beild?9. about thirty places are txcapttd. such at tb? secretary to tfca coantHlOR, th? aaor+tary to tU fcvtrpor isaaral of the tont. tb? m i ??# (tfiiMur (or ib# mi. ttf. TREE WITH^A HISTORY. Under Its Branches WathirtQton and Lafayctt* Conferred. A gigantic chestnut tree, with a ?l?th cf about iwent y-flve feet, an J nr. der whose branches in 1777 Washing ton and I-afayttte hold a council I war and ato their meal* while camp* j Ing on (ho pUco when the American j aVray ua? marching from Haiti more to PhiUdolphio, ir one of the many, object? of Interest shown to visitors* on H o McCormlck farm, near Haiti- i more. This Ib not a tradition, hut a well authenticated fact, as it* abund antly attested by the archives of the McCormlck family. The flint owner of the old manor j was Geo>, ho Councilman, who obtained possession of the farm through n grant from l,ord Haiti more. Tin; grant Is In | possession of Mr. McCormlck, >vbo i prizes it as a precious heirloom. Sir ! McCormlck became a member of tl-.o j Councilman family by marriage with ? Miss Martha Councilman, daughter of Oeorge Councilman, who recently died ! at I ho advanced ago of 90 years. The grunt Is beautifully engrossed 01/ parchment and is well preserved aiWl ? perfectly legible. The place was j named Mark Alexander's Range In honor of Mark Alexander, Lord Haiti- ' mores agent at thnt time. It |s situ ated on tho old Rluo Hall road, a short distance east of Pokorny's Four mile house, on tho Rclulr road. BOAT TO SAIL ON LAND. Mouthful Eastern Inventor Hat Built Novel Vehicle. This luteal tiling in the way of a j vehicle is a land aailboat, which has ; been invented by Master Pembroke Jones, Jr., aged 12, of Newport, and I which, if It proves all the young man I sxpects, Is sure to attract attention j In the world of science. The boat, in it general way, -looks ; like an Iceboat on wheels. It Is 25 feet j over all and is In two parts. Like an j loolmnl W to I'rtnll v iwWltlnn' lutf ,'l 1 , ?, framework, from which rises a mast carrying a single fcall like that ot a cat boat. The rear section of the craft is ! square and running through it hit - r- I ally is an axl>>, upon each end of 1 which is a bicycle wheel. The forward ! section is in ihcf form of a triangle, giving tho vehicle a general triangu lar form. On the front of tho forward section is another bicycle wheel, mak Ing three wheels in all upon which the j land boat runs. The forward and aft sections aro ! connected by a plank upon which the ; forward section turns 011 what is ! known on a carriage as a lifth \vhe< 1. | The forward wheel, by which tho ' land boat Is to be steered, is connect- ? ed to an ordinary steering wheel, lo- 1 catcd in tho rear section, the ^ear and methods of connection being that ) employed J'.i yachts. ? New York Aincr- 1 icun. Lawyer's Labors Divided. De l^ancey Nicoll's most recent ex- j planation of his retirement from the post of district attorney of New York county in 1894 came under the eye of James \V. Osborne, who was his opponent in the criminal libel proceed ings involving Amory and tho Metro politan Street Railway company. "I had tired of sending men to Jail, and wished to try another branch of tho profession." "Ouess that'sabout right." observed Osborne. "Tho first half of Nicoll's career was spent In getting scoundrels Into prison. The last half is spent In keeping them out." Responsibility Fixed. The New York Mall 1"iab finally flxoil ! the responsibility for Hie baldlieadod- j ness of tlie men nf this generation, : the Watertown Times-Standard states. I It is the nightcap that <1 Id the nils- i chief, and while it did not make Hie generation that woro It baldheaded. it weakened the hair producing organs and subsequent generations havo had to pay for the same. That in Tho New York Mali's explanation. It is just as good as jiffy. StNl tho musi cian's explanation Klvon a short time )ago, that baldheadedness was caused by antagonistic vibrations of certain tunes, is rather better, because It ap pears so much more scientific and gives rango for wider speculation. French l* Populnr. According to the report. of the Na tional Union of TeacliersP French Is the most populnr language among j students. In other subjects bookkeep- ] lug comes first in favor, followed by J shorthand, arithmetic and typewrit- 1 iug There Is more < 'aturrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together, j anil until tho iust fow years was supposed to 1 bo incurable. Foratfrwiu ninny years" doctors | pronounced It a lo-*al iliKfiwn ami prescribed | local remedies, aiul l>y constantly failing t.? i cure with local treatment, pronounced It in- ' curable. Science has proven Catarrh to he a ! constitutional disease and therefore require* J constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh (hire, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., ; Toledo, Ohio, la the only constitutional cure on the market. It Is taken internally In dose* from 10 drops ton teaapoonful. It acts direct- j )y on the blood and mucous surfaces of thi system. They offer one hundred dollars fo;? | any case It fails to cure. Send for circular-* I and testimonials. Address F JTCiixxir A Co.. Toledo, (). Hold bv Druggists, 75.*. Tako rtull's Family Flits for constipation, j Tli# Sprnkrr to ltotlro. Mr. r.ully, who has entered his sev- ' entieth year will probably retire from j the Speakership of t lie House of Com- I mons before another birthday comes j around ns a viscount and with u pen- j fdon of ?2000 per annum. FITS permanently cured. No fits ornei vom ness aftor llrst day's uso of Dr. Kline's (Iran j Nerveltestorer, Vit rial bot tleand treat Iso fro ) Dr It. II. Kiwr.LW., !W1 Arch St., Philn., Pa. f 'eiic highest railroad bridge in the world j is Fern. 1 BUnh* Co(ff? Wln? K**rjrlhlti(, St. l.ouis, Nov. 11. ? World's l'air gives I C. F. lll.tnkc Tea and Coffee Co. hijtheoi I award, grand prire and koM medal on eol- ! fee, also live additional highest awards on (?rant Vf'abin Tea, Ouaker Ceylon Ten, CliinOTea, Shidmokaken Japan and For mouwl>??, making greatest number grand prizes ever awarded one firm. There ere 14.000 hotels in the United i States. Ido ftot believe Ptso'e Cure for Coaramp- I tlofc bas aaequal for coughs aad colds.? Jo?m 1 |\ BOTH, Trinity Springa, lad.. Feb, 15, IWO. i w' ! Miss Cannon, Secy IMroit Amateur Art Association, tells you no- women what to Jp do to avoid pain and suffering caused by female troubles. ^ , ? /M / i>i i PE/k\l F'nkham: ? I rj'm eon.?eientlously reenmmeiid LydfaiBt ? ?$ * I1 , !'U H, ^ Compound to (!>,;? ' of my .sisters suffering Witil. ? iciuu.c weakness and ih?. t roubles which o?W befall women. I suf- a leied for m<, in 1,8 with general Weakness j, jL S(, ut,liy I h?i M aid work to keep up. I had sluioL]^ paircs, :md whs utrerly miserable. MM In my distress I was advi.vd to u.-e V.. Pinkhani's' Vegetable "j? A'V,'"!1:1""1 11 AVasJl ?*?l w!:.m I h. ?k the first dose. M w... :l .5,,nV luy 111r;;t("-<Ui.ii !)<?;: mii. I;; .-i\' v.wLs 1 v.ns a changed r w,:!! n*'1 v n. il! < U I V ? t!. I r? ? ! i socl-iii'd and happy that .*9 35ft lonoi TV* -'^V.15' Wllasldi.r-.MI.S4 Cui-A Gannon-, 1 ? tot., Detioit, Mi.'h., Nvretary Amateur .Ait Association. ,n ,Ms btdy's letter that kydia M. ' Jlj fif u,.ltlllll . ?tt?tabIo Compound cor^iioly cure (he. suffering# "? nnlv ii?? /^IV V, ,n ono consider*-' that. jV, i:>..? tiannon'a letter i.i ; nniiUct ? ? ! countless hundreds which v.e arc continually " ll!"1111' ?;'!VS,KirrK of iui* virtue of Mrs. l>iuk of fo ma 1 oil i * " ' i ''.V n!.v,!,:u; c.uvof all kinds this limi?r St,",t0 i';m |, ,VS,!,,>' <"1"- S!" ?<?*? ?!?u'U lVU? t<> accept ifiythirii ?!,'? llu!*V "" a " *Um*' ''"uI Smc ,>ofc ' liaui's v S l r1 ,N ? " Just. a:. , . ,1 ? >,vdi:i K. IMuk- ? n t Another 5tiffoic! " I) i:a n Mifs?' Pink ham : - T ?-a?uw?l praii* ;????;?. w-'ii'li-r^il romo.dios ...j. enough, for they have d?>:io i::?' ni.irc <???>" :d: have .-~ liad. For the last oight years ;ii??l uunv 1 " i;!i iVii;;'!'! troubles,. wan very weak, yould n??t do m\ a! iiiid K' rvous pros- _ ^ t ration. Soino days I would ivw.u i ?im< ??!:.- ; *?? r a wftnlc day and ? ! night. My 3ioi>rl i ijor.^ thought I aid n i but, thanks to 3 your medic.iiic, I now feel like, a ditl-.-ivnt v.. "I foel very gralt:l'ul to y.iu and will 1 iacn:l Ljditi M. Pinlc* lmm'fs V'ogotuhle ('oiiipoiiu<l to ail It !.:*s uo\v Ix-on four years sineo I had the la.st. spell of n.'i voufi prostr::.i"ii. \ only \<vi>d"-d ninety-: - eight pounds at that time ; now I weivfh ??::?' J j ?; i;? ! r- ? I and i.wcnly-three. . j "1 consider your Vegetable < on: ; >t?; s 1 1? i I ! ? j::,.'--! remedy inadea J Thanking you many times for the b?.me!:i i r?-. r-jv,-.! your incdicin^ -'4 I remain, Your.} truly, Mns. J U. Fakmlii, iioi.'j Kilioti Ave.,.,^. Jyjuis^Md. Reiucinlxtr 3Irs. Pinklintn's nilvieo Is fr<*e ?nd all sick women are foolish it they asU for it. She speaks from the widest experience, and has helped multitudes of women. $5000 F O FJ F E I T If tr n ci 11 not f"Ol:n llh }>r</ftuco tliu and flt'HAtures ubuvo testiiiloniuU, whK-h will ,-rov.i tlx-n itiisotn'o --j.. 1; I'i 11 it >1 ;? in (.ynn, Mni.n ejjarpin To littler &<tv*rits* tli? South'* l.t>a<!lng RualuMi follcBC, four ?c'liohii-ht ;?> jtr? of fercd young persons of this county al !esi tli?i^ cost. WHITE TODAY GA-ALA. BUSIHESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga. PIMPLES "\ trim! #11 kltuls of bloml romrtlle* whlrh fnll?4 to <1o m? nuy good but 1 hav* found tho rt?r)it thing ftt iKHt. My f?eo war full of ]>1 in (>!?? ami Mv'n h(<?it*. After taking rin'umts tbr> nil left I nm root Intllng thn u?o I'f the 111 unit reitoiionCTxIi i g thorn to my frlond*. I feel 6nr when 1 rl?<i u (ho morning. llopo to have a cliuuce to recouiim-ud CftacareM." Fr?d C. 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