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■a?* TAVUtW ▲ I^OYALBPY ROBY Or BBS £XPM>ITO OlVtl War She Aided the. the War Urant Ua*e Aaeyle Reward. Mlae Elisabeth Van Lew, who died tlj la Richmond, Va., was the danfhter of John Van Lew, •_New Yorker, of Dutoh)deeoent, who married Elisabeth Baker, a daughter of Hillary Baker, mayor of Philadelphia, who died le the yellow fever epidemic of 1798. Her father, as a hardware mer chant In the aLte-bellum Arm of Van Lew k Taylor, prospered, after locat- a ; le Richmond. Hla, family was re vel In polite society, and the wit and beauty of hla eldest daughter onarmed the young gallants of the Virginia capital, so that Elizabeth, of Puritan descent, became a belle even le the cavalier society. But she never married. In the light of after events, It might not be disbelieved that some romance or disappointment In earlier years embittered her. For when the civil war commenced she took a pronounced stand against the South, and tho cause her Virginia companions espoused. She gave her sympathies and. Mleglance to the Union, and more. She remained In Richmond, and espied upon the Con- " Its agents, civil and f, and such was her intelligence federaey and all Its agents, military, and such was h I ind acumen that s!)e found means to communicate with the Federal army during the years It thundered at the gates of the Confederate capital. In this capacity she rendered the North services exceed lug In value those of any woman, certainly In the confines of the Confederacy. When Grant hovered about Rich mond Miss Van Lew was In constant communication with him. Flower* out la her garden In the morning found their way to Grants table at City Point before nlghtlall. The Van Laws owned a farm below Richmond. Thith er would go servants, who, by reason of their humble station, passed the guards unsuspected ; yet these carried, usually la the soles of their shoes, missives of great Importance to the eaemy. After the evacuation of Rich mond General Grant visited Miss Van Lew and remained, as most substantia evidence attested, her warm friend uatll his death. During the war the old residence bar bored many a Federal prisoner of war Miss Van Gsw was constantly In com mualoatlon with Libby prison, hiding them, as well as their horses, at her home until opportunity presented Itoe f for them to get out of the city. She aided le the escape of Coloiel Straight, the noted raider, who, to geher with 1,800 men, was captured down South by Forrest and confined In Libby prison Coioeel Straight bored hL way out of the prison with Implements provided for him by Miss Van Lew. He was afterwards ooaoeaied at her boms until be fleelly found e chance to get through the Coe federate cordon The one Incident with which MieS Vaa Lew s name Is moat notably linked la that of the removal of the body of Ooioaal Ulrich Dahlgraa, a eon of Ad ■iral Dablgreo, wbo, while la maed of a raiding party, was killed In King aad Quasa county Colonel Dahi free had loet a lag, aad were •rtlfteal limb. Tba body waa brought for burial. When the olty R wee minus the lag, aad oee lager—tbe rkag been amputated at the joint. Otherwise, It had not mutilated, which la worth Doling had aroused Intense feei declaration that he would If the fortunes of war lit. The body was burled ta Oakwood cemetery o the section set a burial piacs for Federal ■loo, among them Frederlcka Bremer, the distinguished Swedish authoress. The late John Minor Bolts, Franklin Stearns aad ex-Scoator John F. Lewis were among the men who enjoyed the old manaloo’s hospitality. Miss Van Lew was a small woman, with gray, curly hair, a thin, Intelli gent face, aad keen, sparkling blue eyee. There was a gentleness in her manner that surprised one who ex pected to find her a rough woman. In her look there war something pathetic, h mute appeal, es of one who had suf fered long and much; out In silence, and this, In truth, for no one ever suc ceeded lu getting her to tell about her many adventures. Much hintory there was Id her possession, but she kept them locked wltbiu her breast. One of Miss Yen Lew’s peculiarities was a very pronounced opposition to paying taxes. She objected on princi ple, contending that, as she bad no voice In the government, bur prop rty could not, cpnsUtutlonally, be taxed. Every year her tax fee was accompanied by a written protest. Her last protest was filed with the c|ty collector last spring. ' SOU.vD AD VICK TO THK NKUHOK*. Mr. irSf) i Mr Dehif r*n hi lag br his dacl bare Richmond !l begging Inclosed Admiral Deblgren. upon learning of Ike fata of bln son. wrote to 1‘resldeat Davis from Fortress Monroe, |lM return of the body, lie ire MO (Old pieces to pay expenses Bat when the grave was opened It (owed the body bad been mysteriously President Davis had to la- Admiral Dahlgren of the dlsap Thn admiral aad bis peo- kaowlag tbs 1 ate use fsellag against did not ballavs tba body had i bjrled, bat bad bean cast Into tba river. A few weeks later M Isa Van Lew wrote him a letter that explained relieved bis aox C "Si Taken frornlU resting place, ooeveyed tlesl postage stame-ki tl Vaa Lew planned the success ful enterprise which resulted la the removal of Dahlgraa’■ body, though It wee ant known till the close of the war. Between the time of burial aodTU j bar awl w nurl through the lines end Interred near Hungary Station. When tba war was over, and Gen eral Great bed bean mads President, one of his first acts was to anpolnt Miss Van Lew postmaster at Richmond— Merab 19. 1889, fifteen days after bis Inauguration. Four years later ho're appointed her, but she went out of oiHoo at the end of her second term, to the im- appointing ho succeeded After remaining out of office for A while, Miss Van Lew secured a de partmental appointment at Washing- toe, which she held until the first Clifeltnd administration, when she war reassigned, causing her to resign. Miss Van Lew again made her borne ia Richmond and, with her most of the time, a niece, also named Elisabeth Vaa Lew, who died a few months ago. ▲ brother, John N. Van Lew, and a sister, Mrs. Louisa Klapp, wife, of Dr. Joseph Klapp, of Philadel phia, have been dead many years. Miss Vaa Lew never mingled freely with the people of Richmond after the war. Vat she delighted to receive as guests the few old friends who cheered her last secluded years. She delighted In visits of children, and In showing them bar beautiful grounds and flowers. The Van Lew mansion is a large, square brick building on Church hill, of the highest locations In Rich- Just across the corner is the church of St. John's where Retrlok Henry made his great "Give me liberty or give me death " speech, and within the stone fanoelng of the churchyard are many crumbling gravaa of olden oolonial days. The hoaae, la the center of the square be tween Twenty-third and Twenty- Marth, fanes the east, and In front is a high porch with four pillars and cur- vipg steps leading down on each side into the itrRLzf be rear of is the most attractive, for one looks dova a large terraced garden over and out'*} the shining waters of the his- faric Jamas The garden Is not of the prim, modern style, with geometrical KfWras fashioned to bloom, but It has Mac walks bordered by boxwoods, aad ars big. drooping magnolia trees the way. Though In ra- astaneas in late years, Miss Vaa Law always devoted much time to bar pretty, and spacious grounds. BaMrathe war-many noted ms aalerteined at the E areb ihade t Bryan Talka Common Henke and Kuloj^lxes Abraham fJhOelh. Mr. William .1. Bryan spoke loan audience of 8,U0U In St. Paul, Minn., where ne was presented with a life of Abraham Lincoln, on behalf of the colored men’s league of that city. Mr. Bryan congratulated the colored peo ple upon their advancement, and said be was glad to know that so many of them are determined to study public questions and vote according to ihelr convictions. Continuing, he said : "Certainly you have repall the present Kipubilcan leaders for ail that they have done for your race. So far as officers are concerned, you have be stowed presidencies upon the Republi can party and received janltorsblps in return. So far as legislation Is con cerned you have been the victims of the eame vicious policies which have Injured the white man. More of your race are engaged in the production of cotton than any other industry, and yet the ooilon growers, without re celvlog any benefit from a high txnlT when they sell their product, suffer from the Imposition of high tariff duties when they buy. ^ "The colored man Ir, as a rule neither a money lender nor a holder of fixed Investments, and therefore does not prolt by the gold standard. He Is not astucknoldar m private monopo lies, but when the trust passes through tba land, even the blood of Lincoln sprinkled upon the dour po«L of the colored mao's humble home would not protect him from extortion. ‘ Wbeo Lincoln lived be wanted to encourage the. production of bulb gold and silver ; now the Republicans have no use for sliver. He signed the law that created the greenbaexs ; now ine Republican# are trying to retire the greenbacks; be sffixed his sigoaturu to an income tax bill; now mo It* publican party is opposed to an income tax. He waa a believer in the citizen soldier; sow tbe Republican party ■taodr fora large standing army anu the Imperial policy. Lincoln wanted the Declaration of Independence ap plied to a black man, wUhe the pree-ml leaders of tbe Republican parly are unwilling to apply It to a brown In tbe Pnlllipplne Islands. " No one can deny the existence of. race prejudice In this country, bow ever much be may deplore it. Tbe race problem Is wlib us and It will re quire tbe Intelligence and patriotism of all our people, •North aeu .South while and black to solve It. But the existence uf ibis very race prejudice should lie a warning to us nut to tiring In a new race problem even more d.f ticult of solu.loo. It should be a warn lag to administering a carpetbag gov ernment In distant colonies over peo ple who are to be denied Independence i vet excluded from dtixonebip. * 1 appreciate the support promised by your club. If by the suffrages uf my countrymen 1 become I'residoutof the United States, you may rest assured that the rights of the citizens of this country, regardless of color, cced or condition, will be protected as far *. the executive has power to protect them" f HR NOTED OLD ITONR OHUKOH. An Intereetlng Description of (he Fa tness KdlOoe Near Old Pendleton. • A correspondent of the Anderson Intelligencer says : In the southeast corner of Oooneu County and a mile and a half from Clemson Collego, there stands the Old Stone Church, a build ing unique In its structure and around which are entwined the memories of more than a century. It was original ly called Hopewell, but latterly that name la forgotten and “Stone Church" is the only name It Is now known by. Tbe building Is of rough stone col lected nearby, built up equare, the roof and gables being of wood. It is about fifty feet long by thirty feet wide, and the walls some eighteen feet high. In the northwest corner and 'about two and a half feet from the ground there Is one stone a little smoother and larger than Its fellows, wherein Is carved in quaint old figures, npw dim with age, 17D4. Could these stones speak they would tell us that they were laid ^In place and cemented there by John Rusk, asturdy stalwart Irishman, whose son afterwards represented the great State of Texas in the United States Senate. They would tell us also oT the Audersons, the Pickenses, the Calhouns, the Reeses, the Cherrys and many other Illustrious names who had worshipped within those sacred walls In the days of long ago. They would tell us, moreover, of the grand preach ers, wbo had at different times for a —A correspondent oi the New York Sun suggests that the Stars nod Stripes would make an admireotb'de- slgn for a postage stamp. " A plain flag three quarters of au loch lotig on browu .atu-wora lievwme hw WifpnBf postage stamp ic the Word, and with It our flag would truly float over every land of tbe globe.’’ —An Audrain county, Missouri, man found that he could not live happily with his wife and rather than sue for a divorce they signed a deed of separa lion which was filed with the county recorder. It Is said to be lue first in strument of the kind ever put on re cord in Missouri. It divides tue prop erty and is more binding than a de cree of uivorce, in that it forever sep arates the contracting parties and pro vides against any reconciliation In the future. '—The popular Illuminating agent in France continues to be the old-fashion ed candle, and Inmost of the hotels I -as has not been distributed through pipes beyond the -offices and dining rooms. In many of the very elegant irlvate residences, particularly tnose relonglng to the old families of the country, the same condition prevails. On a cerenaonlal occasion the halls and. salons will be magnificently Illuminat ed with wax tapers distributed in large chandeliers and beautiful lusters, one of the latter in each of the four corners of every apartment. —A Georgia exchange gives the fol- owing advice to young men : "My son, follow not In > the footsteps of a oafer and mane no example of him who Is born tired, for verily 1 say unto you their business is overstocked, the seats on the corner afe all taken, and he whittling places are all occun'ori. *t is better to saw wood at two bits „ cord than to whittle in a loaficg malcb bJ cu«s the government. My son, ,v with the digarette habit, for lo I thy breatfa stlnketh like a glue factory and thy appearance Is less Intelligent than a s.one dummy. Yes, thou art a cipher with tfic r.m knocked off." —United States Treasurer Itobe sent to the New Orleank subtreasury to aid in tbe tnovemeifl of the cotton crop. The St. Loulp and Chicago sub- treasuries Save received aboutkUjQQO,- 000 for the same purpose. The ship ments to New Orleans exceed by 81,- 000,000 the amount that bad been sent at this time last year.' This, it Is said, tends to show that the kLutharn farm ers are getting bettor pWcp* for their oottoa than at this timn/JUt year, and that much more money will be needed to move the oottoa crop this year than for several years hundred years, proclaimed the "glad tidings of great joy’’ from Its lofty pulpiL . .. ' Tnis ancient edifice, while orglnally a i’resbyterlan'Church, Is no longer used by that denomination exclusively, tbe urgsnlzjktion which formerly ex isted here having bben transferred to Pendleton. Preaching services are had here occasionally by different denomi nations. Sometimes a union Sabbath school Is kept up. Notwltbstaoding the Inlt rest which Ibis old church awakens, probably there Is even mure attractions In the city of the dead bardby. Here He the dead of a century, many of 'them famous In the history of this State and epuntry. The Rev. Thomas Rieso, D.D , is believed to be tae first person burled here. He was the pastor of the church and died to ITMi at the age of fifty-four. Thu well-merited degree of D.D was conferred on him by Princeton College in recognition of eminent ability eud scholarly attain ments. in those days such a degree was a high distinction. There .s a cluster of graves, enclosed by a brick wall three and a half feet high, among which there Is oue worthy of more than a passing notice. It i* marked by THK 1AYINGA OF AN OLD NKORO. Bill Arp Writes Aboqt Good Old Sans Pitta- The Difference Between Ne groes, Uncle Sam is dead. Good old Sam Pitts. He never changed hit name when freedom came. " My old master was a good man," he said. " Dar was f ;ood people den and bad people ie«’ Ike dar it now—blfck and white,., but de black has got wusser and wutser since dey got free. Effen a black, man bad a good master he wan mighty well off, fer he didn’t have no sponsibillty. Effen l bin rho of a good master and my wife and children been sbo of one and we all live logedder onlill we die I wouldn't |ceer anything bout freedom. My old master used to make de nigger gals get married and take a man and stick to him, but nowadays dey dont marry at all hardly. I got a lot of grandchildren what ain’t got no daddy to speak of and 1 dont know my sons in law. Dey don’t dome about In daytime. Dat’s what killed my old woman. She jes* so ..mortified and. bo shamed she never got over It. So many spurious children all round callin’ her granny, Effen a white woman do dat way she is disgraced, but a. black omen dont keer ; she shine as big as ever and dey dont turn her outen de church. In de old times she got a whlppln and dey ort to have It yet. White folks duo quit whlppln bad nlggere; dey send em to chalngang, and dey dont keer for dat. I hear dfttndar if four or .five glad -tliousaml in jlar.from Georgy. How’s dat—didn’t have nary one before de war. Gwloe to School too much f spek and work too llUle. Don’t know what Is gwine to come of all dese growin’ up niggeca. Dar ia a dozen or mere round de depot or trampin’ around town doin’ nuthin’ all de time—livin’ offen dey mammies and smokin’dese little paper •teg ars.” Old Uncle Sam dldent talk much, but sometimes he would lean on hlslioe or his ax and spress hla feelins. It did him good. Ho has been chopping my wood and helping me In tne garden for thirteen years and we will miss him. He felt down paralyzed with bis hoe in hla hand. He was " the man with tbe hoe ” to the very last, but he never was poor, for he made a good liviug and bad many friends and owned a comfortable bouse and lot. They sent to my wife for tome grave clothes and be will be buried In a right decent suit of mine and we^v 111 go lo his funeral. 1 was rumlnlting about this good old npgro who had seen thlrty-tnree years of slavery and thirty-seven of freedom and knew the good and the bad of both conditions and then my thought-wandered to the malignity of a pinio white marble ncedstooe, le*a I those wbo have slandered us so long than three feet high, upon which Is witboulaceuie. Here Is a book of poems by John G. Wittier and thirty-seven l of them are pitiful appeal* for tbe poor slave and Invoking Heaven’s curses , upon his master. He knew no more ^ about slavery as It really was than he | did about Barbara Freltchla and he the following Inscription : M —»>■ (»«ii Andrew IV-ketrs waa l>brii 13th Se|4em>*er. ITS*, and died llth August, 1MT. He «as * * hrtsuaiir. a I’aiyiot * eold>er His riiatS&er and a< tiuus art* iiicorix'irated witli the ■ lustury Ins country. Filial affection and rested raiae this Hione lo hts aisaiorv." And this trail there Is to tell to gen- eratiuas to coma that lb s L the last resting place of the hero of many a hard fougbl bailie of tbe war of tutlepen- deece, out to sovak of bis emtneal service# ia subduing tbe Indians of the regions round about Wbtla towering tnonumenW of bronze or stone have been erected by the government lo the memory of many wbo did far jess tar their country titan did Gea. Fictteas, It bs- failed to do lU duly to this illus trlous chieftain. Within two miles of wnere he sleeps he consummated a treaty of peace In 1*77 with four pow erful tribes of Indians-tba Cherokoes, Creeks, Chickasaw* and Choctaws— having all four tribes encamped at one time about bis home on tho nenks of the beautiful Seneca River. This de sirable end was not attained, however, till be had' severely punished them in several battles On the heights over looking tbe river he had his residence j for many years after tbe war. The old j oaks and other marks are there yet to show the place where his hou>e stood. ! We are told that-in lb>* same grave ! yard there lies buried the secret of the I real authorship of the celebrated | ‘Junius Letters" that stirred England from palace lo hovel. John Miller was , the printer through whuac hands these j letters passed lo the reading public | and In the endeavor to discovec the writer the pressure became so strong as to necessitate Jdlller'* leaving Eng e'ta .-OhiSrtostoa^w ta* rsmalaea-a 1 taw -ycai vr*ud~ ffPOT there he removed to I’cndlcton, where he published fur several years a weekly paper called the 1’endleion Messenger. There he died at a ripe age, always re fusing to divulge tbe name of the author pf the famous letters, and here |he secret lies buried with him In this old graveyard. > At the lower side of the grounds there are two huge pine trees about •even or eight feet apart, towering far above the surrounding growth. They are the sole monuments to mark the grave of Turner Bynum, who wa*> zill ed in a duel in 18&1 by B. F. Ferry. Both were brilliant young lawyers of Greenville and editors of rival papers> Ferry being editor of tLe Patriot and Bynum having charge of the Southeru Sentinel. Their controversy became so hut during nullification times as to bring on a duel, which was fought with pistols on an island in Tugaloo River, just below Hatton’s Ford. Ferry was only slightly wounded, while Bynum was shot In the spine and killed. Uls body was brought to Stone Church and buried by torbh light on a dark and stormy night. There is a tradition that the poles upon which the coffin was borne from the wagon to the grave were planted at the head and foot of the grave to mark It, and that they took root and grew and are now the great trees that sing their mourn ful dirges when the evening zjphyra blow. But there are those who deny this and say thegravo was dug between two small pine trees. Time won’t allow me to tell of the Whitners, the Kilpatricks, the Lew- i >'**, the Hugers, the McBrydos, the L.e betters, the Simpsons, the Ogiers, the Sharpes, the Bishops, the Boggses, .the Sto r jo I he Livingstons, the Alex anders, toe Gnerrys and a multitude of others who i > > mouldering here, names illustrious oulh in Church and State and ra-.i.y of them woven Into song or story, ll all that is interesting in connection with these dead of many decades was written it would, make a mighty vol ume. Gen. Andersoh, another hero of the revolution, worshipped here, he and Gen. Pickens both being elders in this Church. He was buried by the side of his first wife across the river,-some- three mile* away, on the place now owned by Mrs. Lowery. fed the young people of New Engined upon poetic lies for thirty years and (other Instilled into their iitarls that hatred from which they have nevfr recovered. Strange *1 Is that smart peuole will write about things they have never seen. Now the Idea of an uneducated negro slave getting down on bis knees and making an apostrophe to the north •tar—and yal that Is tbe title of one of the poem*—“The Slave’s Apostrophe to tbe North Star." Tbe nigger was 'possum bunting right then, bit the poet make* him to sav “ Star of the North. I look to thte. Thy light and irviih shall set me Ire*.'' Hut enough of tola. The question still survives what will become of the negro. And that other question loom* ui> before us, what will we do with lU.UUU.OOt) more of them over in the Philippines ? A more senseless war was never wag. J. It was conceived In sin and Is S ing carried on In Iniquity. Prosperity I Yes, it is war that glosses over suffering and death and grief with a coat of prosperity. Hut It Is nothing but a coat. War always produces a semblance of prosperity, for armies have to he fed and clothed and equipped. Ships have to be built and cannon made t.od a thousand lb lags collateral to th«s« •how activity and give employment to labor and to capital. This, activity began with tbe Cutian emhrwgHu and •till goes on, but in the long run somebody will Jiavu to foot up the money bill. The hill for blood and suffering will never be paid. Who wants the war but contractors wbo are f rowing rich from their profit*? When waa last In Texas I heard a cattle mail say lie hoped that Ku#ato.aad KMgtlfijL would ga . u* ajight, far tae had rstrln Li go up bU per cent. In a day. Dally SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. Flbroleum, a naw leather paper made by a French manufacturer, la prepared from waata cuttlnga of hide. These are cut Into small pieces, freed from glutinous matter lu alkaline solu tion, beaten, passed through a refiner,, then made into very thin paper, which Is dried in a dydraullc press in piles of 100 to 1000 sheeU. —A late critic of cremation affirms that earth'disinfection makes burial the safest disposal of the dead. In twelve years of experiment, Sir Sey£ tnour Haden found that bodies burled 4 feet deep required more than 4 years for complete dissolution; 3 feet, 3,years; 2 feet, 2 years; 1 foot, 1 year. In no case was- tbe earth or air polluted, nothing worse than carbonic acid and water ever being given off at the sur face of burial grounds. —An - Interesting chapter, ip the world’s history is suggested by' Mois- sen’s elhctrlc furnace. The metallic carbides produced are like those now existing in the sun and stars, and It is thought that these—many of them de composable by water—originally held the world’s carbon. ' When the cooling gases formed water, carbides were de composed, forming hydrocarbons. Oxi dation gave carbonic acid, when vege table life became possible. —The theory that sunstroke Is a con tagious disease, due to microbes, haa met with little favor, notwltstending the evidence brought forward by Dr. Ban bon a year or two ago. Mr. E. H. Freeland, who haa seen many cases, finds no good reason for changing the old explanation, and believks that there is ample proof that sunstroke Is due primarily to the exposure of tbe body to a hot moist atmosphere, and secondarily to blood poisoning from the perverted metabolic action thus set up. " —v —During inundations at Munich two batteries of accumulators In the muni cipal electric station were completely submerged. On the following night an attempt was made to light part of the streets from one of the batteries, and proving successful, with about a third of the usual current, the battery was charged on the next day, and again discharged on the second night. On the subetding of the water, the ac cumulators werefoumFlo have sustain ed no damage except a slight weaken ing of the acid. —The entire drainage basins of the Aral and Caspian Seas are found by Dr. Sven Hedln to be drying up. Lakes and rivers are becoming smaller, and ’d wellers on Lake Balkhash assert that i hat the lowering of Us water* Is as auch as a foot In five years. The moet remark able-changes appear in the Lob Nor. This lake has no outlet, although 2000 feci above sea level, and Its fresn- ness led to the inference that It must be of recent formation. It Is now proven that «he sheet of water described by early geographers has disappeared, leaving only a dry bed of shells and ains, while asarlea of new lakes has formed around the old basin —The germination of seeds In steril ized water to which varying quanllthe of oxygen had boen added has been studied by M F. Msze. He concludes that, white life aop'- er* to remain la tent, certain alow changes take place, although germination under water may fail on account of lack of aeration Some small soeds are developed slowly by tbe atmosphere within their coats Starchy seeds under water quickly lose —Our oouulry la a good deal behind DANGEROUS BREEDING* Instance, It does In soma things. For not owa aa ocean oabla, while Great Britain haa 136; Franca, fifty-four; Ja pan seventy ; Austria forty-one ; Den mark seventy-three, and Spain fifteen, WHY DR. HATHAWAY CURES. for Hla Marvelous SacMM— His New, Free Book. Dr. H&tb&wsy’s method of treatment Is no experi ment. It Is the result of twenty years of experi ence In the most exten sive practice of any specialist In his line In the world. He was grad uated from one of tbe best medical colleges In the country and perfect ed his medical and surgl- cal education by exten- sire hospital practice. Karly lu his professional career he made discov eries whlchplaced him at the head of his profes- >4ou as a spedallst In treating what are generally Known as private diseases of men and women. This system of treatment he has more and more perfected each year until today his cure* are so Invariable as to be the marvel of the medical profession. Enjoying the largest practice of any specialist In the world he still maintains a system of nomi nal fees which makes it possible for all to obtain his services. Dr. Hathaway treats and cures Loss hCVltallty, Varicocele, Stricture, Blood Poisoning in Its dif ferent stages, Kheumatlsm, Weak Back, Nerv ousness, all manner of Urinary Complaints, Ulcers, Bores and Skin Diseases, Brights Disease and all forms of Kidney Troubles. HIs treatment for undertoned men restores lost vitality and makes the patient a strong, well, vigorous man. Dr. Hathaway's success In the treatment of Varicocele and Stricture without the aid of knife or cautery Is phenomenal. The patient Is treated by this method at his own home without pain or loss of time from business. This Is positively tbe only treatment which cures without an operation. Ur. Hathaway calls the particular attention of sufferers from Varicocele and Stricture to pages 17.38,29. so and 31 of hls new book, entitled. ‘'Manliness, Vigor. Health,” a copy of which will be sent free on application. Write today for free book aad symptom Mank. mentioning your complaint. r J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, ML A Dr. Hathaway A Co* BSHHonth Broad Street. Atlanta,On. HJurriON this rzrxk wbxx wkitixo. » •. . 11 OoOoOoQoOoOoOOoOoOoOoOof | BREAKING HORSES ” ■* v 1 THK 1‘ROPKH AMD fit WANK WAV OK HHIDLING AND Q BITTING. OoOoOoOoOoOoOOoQoOoOoOoOoi A writer in the London Live Block Journal il«>s«Tiboa what he calls the proper ami humane method of breaking colts. The breaker should' undo the near bit strap, slip tbe brldk* gently over hls head, ntand n exkt tly opposite hla near shoulder and fondle him gen tly with tbe hand and encourage him by kind words. This. Is the only poaltlon clone to a hiirse of alaadute nafety No colt can strike the breaker either from before or t<eb!od. no matter how hard he trie*, nor can he run away If hla neck la bent and the poaltlon maintain ed. He must fasten all tbe bridle « lly seeds re-1 straps properly, then slip the two first o proof that floors of the right hand Into tbe colfa all |mw*'r of germinating. Bily *eeds rr wage* dont go up, but everything the laborer 1* obliged to consume has advanced. Uow aboutoierk hire, male and female,, in the towna and cltlea How about child labor la the factorlea not In all tbe factories, but In most of them, for there are not many Gunby Jordan* at the head of Southern cotton mills. 'What a beautiful tribute hls people paid 'him in Columbus when he returned from Europe. What a touching ovation those factory workers gave him. Why can’t the owners of ev ry mill do the same by their operatives and secure their love, which is worth more than a crown of gold read in an Atlanta paper about a poor woman who awore her son would not be nine years old until next Christmas, but her husband certified to tbe super Intondentof the mill that he was eleven so as to get him a place, for no boy under ten would be employed. What a degree of misery must be in a family who have to resort so such methods. The poor have but few friends, but 1 hope they have enough to press that Ihbor bill before the next general assembly. Later—News has just come that old Uncle Sam is not yet dead. They be gan to dress him for the grave and suddenly he showed a sign of life. Maybe he will live to have his obitu ary read to him—wbo knows. I read my own many years ago in a Western caper when the orginal Bill Arp dlcu in Texas and the -editor though it waa I. But Uncle Bam will hartily live through the night. Bill AKf. —St. Joseph, Mo., comes out splen didly In the census returns with a total population of 102,979, a gain since 1890 of 98 per cent. —A frisky little dog fell from a bridge at the Chicago water work* the other day, a'hd was drawn Into one of the pumps before It could be res cued. To tbe surprise of those who witnessed the incident the animal passed through the pump without los ing its life. It was almost dead when it came out, but waa revived by-the employes of the works. ^Sir Claud Macdonald, the new Brit ish minister to Japan, and, during the trouble at Fekln, the English repre sentative there, became a soldier at the age of 2U and wa* in almost continuous active service for twenty years. He has been in diplomatic service gnly three years. j- New York city, haa 1,622 polling place* only fifty-one less than the whole Elate of Nebraska, and nine more thso there are lo North Caro Haa. any scads can long retain their vitality The weakening of tbe submerged em bryue is attributed to the accumulation of poisonous products, especially alde hyde. —In the Gbzxl aerator, which D In tended to take the place of the ordi nary window, «trlpe of glass supported at the end* by tinned Iron pivots oper ate like tbe slats of a Venetian blind. The slats are held tightly closed by a spring, and are opened and held at any desired point by m utns of a chela. The advantages r.f the aerator are claimed to he Imoorteal. It .may he used where It would he Impracticable to place a awing or sliding window, and gives a continuous and easl'y regulated ventilation, In all ulalsi# of the atmos phere, whereas an ordinary window must be closed In *torm« and gales and permit* the ealraneo of suddaa cooling and dangerou* draughtson being open- mi in winter. mouth at the side Uffiind hie front teeth At • years of age he haa Be tushrs and mnnot posidhty hit** tbe hug* ii* In this position He mnat pin the Augers over the roll's tongue, then -A new steam freight automoblla Loedm-Jmgland, merits t; ne or the most satisfactory solutions of a difficult problem. It con sists of a road locomotive weighing 'VtUO pounds and a truck weighing 2400 pounds and having 8 platform 11 feet long by 0 wide, the load to be carried being 4 tons. The front wheels of both engine and truck are *36 Inches In dia meter, those in the rear being 4t> Inches. The high pressure cylinder Is 4 Inches in diameter, the log pressure Is hi Inches, and for starting on high grades steam can be admitted at high pressure into the low pressure cylin der. The water tank holds 230 gallons and the coke box carries 200 pounds. In a recent teat for 10 hours, with four tons of baled wool and.five passengers, an average speed of 4 ‘o <> miles per hour was made, and 33o pounds of coke and (100 gallons of watpr were consum ed. The cos*. 7>er mile for each ton carried was estimated at a trifle less than half the cost with horsea. — An Investigation In Switzerland by Frof. H. F. Weber has proven that electric currents begin to be dangerous at a much lower voltage than has been supposed. With wet hands grasping both bare conductors, the muscles were paralyzed at 50 volts, and the wires could not be released ; and with dry hands a like result, with severe pains, was reached at 90 volts. With one con ductor only touching the skin, the body being Insulated hv the shoes, the expe rience was very different. The effects varied from tingling of the skin on slight touching to trembling of the DREAXrvO BIT. Insert the thumb and press -It gently on the nerve centers of bis lower jaw In nearly all cases he will yield at . once and will suffer hls mouth to be opened quite wide.- Tbs breaker should take tbe hit In the left hand, still keep lug the right flugera In colfi ■ ; 4»tu TilTTWirfflf atfacR It to the aide ring, then withdraw the fingers, and the whole matter Is accomplished with out a struggle- As soon as tiff colt Is bridled and bu tt'd the surcingle should be strapped lightly round him. The breaker should avoid drawing suddenly at first, or tbe pressure may startle him and cause him to kick and throw himself down. The next thing Is to place tbe crupper beneath hls tall. This Is accomplished by standing wcllQprward at the near side of the colt and pushing hls tall quietly through. The breaker should be sure that all the loose hair la through the loop. Nothing will make a colt kick sooner then by leaving some of the hair at the root of the tall out- aide the crupper, for when the pressure comes upon It It will nip hls dock and Induce him to kick and throw himself about in all directions. The crupper should be fixed to the surcingle, taking care not to. draw It too tightly. After this the breaker should take the end of tbe halter, which should always be left on tbe head of the colt beneath the bri dle, and bring It through between hla fore legs and tie it not too* tightly to the surcingle. After a little practice In this manner the side reins should be placed upon him very loosely, the near rein being fixed to the off ring of the surcingle, and vice versa. It Is a good plan to turn the colt Into Jiggers, etc.*- on firm gripping, but I a large open court, where he cannot get when standing on moist gravel soil they were scarcely perceptible at 800 volte and were not more serious than violent stinging or intense trembling at 2000 volts. On clay-covered with coal dust, the stinging began to be notice able at 200 volts, the effects becoming severe and only momentarily endurable at 1000 volts with paralysis of the mus cles at 1300 volts. The current used was an alternating one, and it was con cluded that tbe simultaneous touching of both poles of an alternating circuit is dangerous when the pressure exceeds 100 volte, that all pressures between 100 00 volts mly he regarded aa equal ly dangerous, but tbaithe risk of using pressures up to 1000 volts Is very slight, as qnly persons of some electric train ing are likely to be in position to touch both poles at once. ' .y ' CSr. + , - —Miss Mary Anderfcoo, city attorney of Falmyra, Mo., made her official de but In court tbe other day and suc ceeded In aoorleg a conviction. fast in an^ way, and allow him to roam about of hls own accord. In this way he will soon begin to champ and work the bit, and the more he works it hls mouth will be the morfi evenly made. The bit should be slightly bent, with three small keys suspended from the center. The bend In the bit pre vents the colt making hla mouth uh- equal, as It is Impossible for him to pull entirely on one side of It. while the loose action of the keys Induces him to work the bit more freely. The keys should not be too long, or they will come between hla front teeth, which may give him a bad habit of toaelng up bis head hi future. •• -v. . - Some colts are inclined to sulk Bn the bit.at first, but In time they will gener ally work It quite freely. Tbe break ing tackle should not remain upon tbe colt more than a couple of hours at first, and tbe time should gradually be Increased aa t^e breaking procaada. Mrivtaw For PsCtar** tk * ■*“ pens* at IndvMlaal Msrtt. One of the tendencies of breeder* tta v day la to produce a fine pedigree, MJB Tbe National Stockman. A noted nama In its pedigree helps to sell an animal, . If It appears more than once, tbe pedi gree la still “atrongtr,” and It la aa easy course of reasoning to tba conclu sion that tba more times this name ap pears the better tbe pedigree; bene# the more desirable the animal. Of course such pedigree budding means Inbreeding, one of tbe moat common sources of dlsasteF to breeders. It 1# ^ true that inbreeding has produced won'' derful results In the bauds of a masters, but It was necessary with them to produce their type. Nowa days It Is not nfeceasary. Type Is not confined to one family or branch of tbaj family..-, it can be bad and Im proved without resort to the dangerous methods of earlier breeder*. Another mistake closely allied to the above Is to give undue Importance to certain^attains of blood. In Short- horna, for example, the presence of - Scotch tope has such an Influence that It often sells an Inferior animal for the price of a good one. The buyer of auch pays too much for a i>edlgree that somebody has built; he pays too mueh for family. He departs from the rule of CrulkshaUk himself, who founded the useful families now so popular on the Individuals he could find re- ^ gardless of “fashion”' in their pedi grees. He worked upon the principle that the surest Indication of good breeding Is a good IndlvlduaL The In dividual was the Important thing with him, and It should be with ail breed ers; then the fancier the pedigree ttle better. Forelaa Lambs. Before tbe dneaead fer feeding lamb* gets up to full tide It will pay to push them on a bit, so as to make as much profit as possible out of-tbem, says The Sheep Breeder. • The proti-sslonal lamb feeder does not object to this. He knows full well that, a start once made. It Is easier to force the feeding after, and a few pounds gained by Im mediate attention will tell when the lambs are disposed of by the hundred. It Is a very sure thing that tbe wore • attractive a lot of laml>s may be the sooner they will be sold. It coats tbe buyer some money to be running around seeking something that meet* bis needs exactly, and It Is a sure thing that he will not be hunting over the. coutftry for belter bargains when be sees just what be wants, and be will rather add a little to bis limit than risk going farther and faring won*. t’orn Is now bard enough to ha safe feed for lamb*. Screenings from tbs wheat thrashing ere excellent, and If there Is s good allowance of rorkls In It this Is bbt'any serious objection, aa It Is quite as nutritious as tb* small shrunken wheat and not lo any way to jurlous for the hunt* Hut with raps little Other feed Will be needed to put some weight uB tbe lambs, and good wetght too. The t>est of solid Aeeb la made by rape, and this feed brlugs a lamb Into surb an excellent condition for grain feeding that It <-auoot be Im proved upon. Still If It Is conveoleat to give tbe lambs a jm le coni or oats with tbe rape.lt will bring double tbe mon ey spent hack to tbe feeder. It la very advisable to give a little of the regular tonic mixture just now all around to lambs as well as old sheep, for It akte digestion, tones up tbe system and as sists tbe food In making growth. This Is made of equal parts of ground gin ger. gentian aud sulphate of Iron and may he mixed with tbe salt so that a lamb gets a half teaspoonful a day aad a sheep twice as much. g— As regards the sbeap, 11 la true cam for every breed there la ooa eapactal place In which It does Us beet Even the marsh Las tt» swaclal breed suited to Its damp soil and co Bheep Breeder except bad ones! There are hun dreds of cough medi cines which relieve coughs* all coughs, except bad ones! The medicine which has been curing the worst of bad coughs for 6o years is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. ‘ Here is evidence: “ My wife was troubled with a dttp-itaied ctugk on Ktr Ittngt for thru years. One day I thought of how Ayer's Cherry Pectoral saved the life of thy sister aft at the doctors had all given her *p to die. So I purchased two 'bottles, ' and it cured my wife completely. It took only on* bottl* to curs my \ sister. So you set that three hot- ' ties (one dollar such) saved two lives. We all send you our heart- v felt thanks for what yoa have dons for us.”—]. H. Bums, Maooa.Col, Jan. 13,1899. ; ; N<m, (or tke im tiac jm cu get • trial bottle of Chary ^****•1 tot 25^ cat! tut yow ■