The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 14, 1900, Image 4
HOW TO HELP,
To have willing feet,
> A smile that Is sweet,
A kind, pleasant word
For all that you meet?
That's what it is to be helpful.
In a mild, gentle way,
To help through the day
To make some one happy
In~work or in play?
That's what it is to be helpful.
?Humane News.
X THE? J[
i BELLS of HULL, f
MtM
Olil Pflt^r TTarvev was a strancre
man. After living 50 years a bachelor
he astonished the little world in which j
he lived by marrying a little old maid
as strange as himself, ami all the little
world laughed.
But he was a good husband and a
kind father to his only child, Annie. I
After 12 years of married life he aud ;
his wife, Elizabeth, were called away I
almost in an hour, leaving little Annie ;
to sob out the first great grief of her
life.
After the funeral, when Poter Harvey
and his wife had been laid side by
side in the old graveyard, aud the stern
Covenanter minister had said his few
solemn words of regret for the dead
aud comfort for the living, little Annie
Harvey went to live with her uncle,
Andrew Mallory, until she should become
of age.
At 12 years old Annie Harvey was
like a rosebud. One fears to see the
bud expand into the magnificent
flower, lest the delicate tiuts of the
exquisite proportions may be lost.
Such were the feelings of good Mrs.
Mallory when she said to her husband:
"I wish the lassie would just stay
the pretty bairn she is now."
MTnt ink mithoi" T minrl wlipn ta
were a wee bairn yoursel'; and who
says ye're not a comely body noo?"
said the sturdy old Seotchmau.
: That Annie Harvey should have
other views than her aunt concerning
herself is not strange. She was impatient
for the time to come when she
conld assume the long dresses and the
acoom^uiying airs of riper years, and
already she had faint dreams of the
'delights of beans, parties, dancing
and that crowning delight, flirting.
From 12 to 17! How slow the years
move! It seems an age in youth, and
- bat a moment in age.
Little Annie Harvey had become
Miss Harvey. She was exceedingly
pretty, and she knew it. She also
. knew that she was heiress to the lands
and money of her prudent though odd
father, and she had been told that the
money had been donbled and quadrupled
in the careful hands of Uncle
? ; |^;Mallory.
. But another thing she had not been
told, thst wonld have been pleasanter
in her ears than all this. She certainly
had lovers; but they were such *
milk-and-water fellows that she conld
not for the life of her help thinking
of them as she did her uncle's oxen,
great, harmless, good-natured animals
?good enough, but so dulL
Among the friends of Peter Harvey
was Robert Wallace, au honest, hardworking
man, but singularly unfortunate.
If a cow became choked eating
turnips, it was his cow; if a boy
: went to sleep in meeting and was
marched out in disgrace, or warned
- . from the pulpit, it was snre to be his
boy. When the minister's b9es
swarmed on Sunday and refused to go
; into the nice new hive, ont of a hun?
dred heads present they selected his
head and fonght sharply for a resting
place there.
His wife nailed a horseshoe over
the door and he drove his oxen and
horses with a witch hazel rod,but still
tbe troubles came. nuauy oia Aizzie
r-. Brock threw salt in his well, and from
that day forward his troubles ceased.
Within an honr after old Kizzie had
settled the witches in the well, Peter
Harvey came riding down the lane,
singing his favorite song, "Comin'
Through the Bye, "a sign that he was in
an excellent good humor. After stopping
to have a chat and taking a drink
from the well, he proposed to Robert
Wallace to sell the few animals and
other things he could not take with
him and emigrate to Illinois; and,
drawing out his well-filled pocket
book, he counted him $100 for the
journey.
E&- Great was the joy of the Wallaces
at this unexpected act of friendship.
"But," said Peter Harvey, when he
y^::k had written out a note for the money,
:|;%-made payable when convenient, "yon
must give me security, and I'll jnst
J: * take a mortgage on this colt" And
he clapped his hand on the head of
one of the half-dozen lads who called
Bobert Wallace father.
" With true Scotch humor the mortgage
was executed and recorded and
Bobert Wallace, with his household,
started for distant Illiuois.
r Like all emigrants to a new
oonntry, he had his troubles, but in
tho end prospered. He owned broad
acres, and cattle and horses in abundance,
and after eight years on the
V prairies, he said to his wife:
PI "When the crops are secured wo
will go back to old Byegate aud take
a look once more at the green hillocks
of Vermont"
ft "And mind yon cancel that mortgage
and make me a free man," said
John Wallace, now a young lawyer in
i!?. Peoria.
'Tm thinking the lad intends to
marry and wants to make a clean
record," said his mother, laughing.
But Bobert Wallace and his wife
never saw their Scotch friends in uld
Byegate, nor the green hills of Ver
mont Before the crops were gathered
man and wife were cut down by the
harvester Death, and their neighbors
laid them side by side under the tree3
. their own hands had planted.
John Wallace, the son, with whom
this story has to do, with that restlessness
common to western life, had
gone still further west, and finally
located in Denver, and there he prospered
slowly, as young lawyers in new
places generally do.
K;-' * _
Annie Harvey was ailing.
"A breath of sea air might do her
good," said old Dr. Goodwillie; and
to the seashore she went
The little steamer Rose Standish
carried its load of passengers safely
through all the windings of that
V. crooked channel which leads to the
dock of ancient Hingham.
Mrs. Helen Sackie and her invalid
charge, Annie Harvey, were glad to
accept the offered aid of a gentleman
fellow-passenger, who plated them in
a carriage, which conveyed them over
to the beach at Nantasket
The sea wrought wonders in Annie
Harvey. Before three days she was
flirting outrageously with young Perkins
of Boston, whose mother had
learned from Mrs. Sackie by sharp
cross-questions the undoubted respectability
^id est, dollars aud cents) of
her charge.
Miss Harvey hac1 also condescended
Ip-Sv.
lipfe I, :
to smile graciously upon her fellowpassenger
ou the Koao Standish, Mr.
Wallace of Denver. But when thai
gentleman invited her to ride she was
ei:gaged for the same pleasure with
voung Perkins and his mother. Let
him make what advances he would,
Perkins was continually in the way;
yet Perkins was, to use the plain but
expressive language of John Wallace,
"an infernal fool," still, none the less
troublesome for that
But John Wallace was in love for the
first time in his life, and he was not a
man to let t ides or simpletons staud
long in his way if he could help it.
Ho he persevered in his wooing, and
at last thought he might venture to
propose to that most fickle lady, Annie
Harvey.
Moreover, his business demanded
his speedy return, for he was yet too
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pwr iv ttuum RUY IUU^ taiauuu. iig
found Miss Harvey ou the veranda
busy with crochet or some other feminine
employment. He invited her to
ride; but Mrs. Perkins reminded her
of a prior engagement. Mr. Wallace
expressed his regret, for it was his
last day at the beach. That informa-.
tiou seemed to startle Miss Harvey,
for she at once laid aside her work,
and, saying she would be happy to
ride with Mr. Wallace, went to her
room to dress. ?
Ancient Hull has, or had. 19 lawful
voters. Potation in office would permit
each voter to represent his dis
tinguished constituents in the general
court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
at least once in his lifetime.
The wise politicians of Hull weighed
carefully the probabilities au l possibilities
of politics; aud so skilled
did they become that Bostou, the concentrated
centre of ail wisdom, looked
anxiously for the returns from the
elections of Hull, saying, resignedly,
"as Hull goes, so goes the state."
John Wallace and Annie Harvey
rode over the long stretch of firm,
sandy beach from Nantasket to Hull.
They talked of the sea of old wrecks,
of Minot's lighthouse aud the white
waves forever dashing against its >
sides; aud John Wallace described bis
bouse in far-uwav Denver, the little
city surrounded by its giant peaks,
which, in the clear mouutaiu air,
seemed so near, yet they were many
miles away. The lady was silent,
thoughtful, reserved, almost demure.
So is a certain domestic animal vhen
approacmng cream. I
John Wallace tolil his story as all
others have told it, and it fell 011 willing
ears.
"But," said he, "tomorrow at this
time I rntist be on my way to Vermont
to pay a debt of my father. 1 am
mortgaged and have been since my
childhood. When that is canceled I
can with honesty offer you my hand
and heart."
A little laugh followed. Ringing
out sweet and clear across the beach
came the bells of Hull, telling the
little world around it was 12 o'clock.
"They sound like wedding bells,"
said Miss Harvey, quietly.
"They do, indeed," was the reply.
The old preacher was sitting in hia
door, his coat off, thinking dreamily
of his unwritten sermoD. A vehicle
drove past, but he was still in the
clouds.
"Will you please step over to the
church, sir?" startled the preacher
from his reverie, and he hustled ou
his coat and hat, wondering what the
gentleman could want at the little old
church.
When he entered the church, he
found the sexton talking with a gentleman
and lady.
"We want you to perform the marriage
ceremony," said the gentleman
to the astonished preacher; and he
handed him a card with the names of
John Wallace and Annie Harvey written
on it
The old preacher laid aside his hat,
and, brushing down his white locks,
walked to the desk, followed by the
others. The school children, seeing
strangers in the church with the*
minister and sexton, gathered round
the door, and whispered to each other
their curiosity at this unusual sight
In a few solemn words the old
minister prononnced John Wallace
and Annie Harvey man and wife, then
gave them his blessing and kissed the
bride. John Wallace kissed her also, j
and as he did so was told in a whis- 1
per:
"That cancels the mortgage."
The old sexton, forgettiug that he
had rung his midday peal, set the bells
again in motion,anil the wives of Hnll
looked out in wonder.
"This time they are wedding bells,
indeed!" said .Tohu Wallace, as he
helped his wife into the carriage.
"Yes?onr own wedding bells,"
was the happy answer.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
None but beggars live at ease.
Onr pride misleads or timid likings
kill
Nature's tears are reason's merriment.
Let them obey that know not how
to rule.
A life without humor is like a life
without legs.
A house without woman and firelight
is like a body without soul or
spirit.
Precepts often heard and little regarded
lose by repetition the small
influence they had.
Too often when Cupid registers
marriage vows he falls into the modern
habit and uses the cash register.
The gust of passion having passed,
vindictiveness disappears with it in all
natures except those without moral
sense.
Will you have me bear poverty?
Come and see what poverty is when it
strikes one who knoweth how to play
tlie part well.
Goodness and love mould the form
into their own image, aud cause the
beauty and joy of love to shine forth
from every part of the face.
The man or woman that has never
known sorrow may be forgiven a life
that is callons and selfish. There has
never been a touch of anything better.
It is an utterly immoral desire to
usurp the functions of the Almighty.
The recognition of this fact should
warn us all against the nursing of
malice and should put us on our guard
agaiust those who exhibit a vindictive
disposition. They are morally
unsound and upon occasion are liable
to develop into criminals.
Monarch* a* Horsemen.
It is curious that while nearly all
the royal women of Europe are excel- ,
lent and picturesque horsewomen, few
of the reigning raonarchs are even
tolerably good riders. His crippled
arm partly excuses the German
emperor's poor seat. The king of
Italy if famous for his falls; the
emperor of Russia is not an expert
horseman; while the kings of Sweden,
Greece and Denmark are seldom seen
astride, and the king of Portugal is
too stout to enjoy riding.
[for farm and garden, j
Number of Sl?eei?on Kape l*a?tnre.
The number of sheep that one acre
of rape v.ill sustain, and the period
through which it will sustain them,
will, of course, depend upou the charactor
of the growth Or' the rape. But
an average crop will sustain from 10
to 15 animals per acre for GO days.
At the end of the 60 days they should
all b* in condition to "take the market,"
even though lean in form when
put upon the rnoc. ? Professor Thomas
Shaw of the Minnesota Experiment
Station.
Watering Slork.
If ono figured up the time spent
every year or even every winter in
driving cattle a quarter of a mile to
the brook aud back again, twice or
eveu once a day, aud computed it at a
fair price for labor, and then added to
it the value of the milk lost aud the
extra food consumed to keep up the
system to its normal lempei ature, he
would find that from even a few cows
it would not take long to reach the
cost of a good cistern, or some other
method of having tho water light in
the yard, or even in tho stalls so that
the cattle could drink without man or
beast going out of doors.
Breaking the Surface Crnst.
Very often a heavy dashing rain
falls upon the lately sown field before
the plants appear. The soil if of a
clay formation forms a hard crust and
often is so dense that the plaut cannot
break through. If it does get up,
it is doubled an I twisted aud not
healthy looking as it would be if the
conditions were normal. All the
farmer can do is to in some manner
break this crust. A light, slanting
tooth harrow will do it, but perhaps
the most effective tool is the field roller.
It not only levels the surface in
a proper mauuer for harvesting the
crop, but the pressure of the roller
breaks the surface soil in small atoms.
liie plants mat are already mrougu
tlio soil now have plenty of room to
grow without pressure, but those not
through come up at once. There is
plenty of air and sunlight admitted,
and rain can easily reach the roots to
give the plant new life and vigor.
The Ariny Worm.
Few insects are more dreaded by
the American farmer than the army
worm. Although it becomes destructive
in a given locality only at rare intervals,
it then does great damage to
cereal and forage crops, feeding especially
upon the members of the
great grass family. The parent iusect
is a light browu moth which deposits.eggs
in gras3 lands. The young
worms hatch soon after and feed upon
the grass loaves, growing slowly for
about five weeks. The army worm is
then about an inch and a half long and
is striped with brown. The full grown
army worm burrows a short distance
into the soil, where it changes to a
pupa, and again two weeks later it
changes to a moth, like the one which
laid the eggs. It is only when these
insects become extraordinarily abundant
that they move from field to
field in armies. At such times, however,
they do great damage.
Probably the measure that is most
generally useful in preventing outbreaks
of the army worm is that of
burning over grass lands in fall, winter
or spring. Large numbers of the
insects may thus be destroyed. The
migration of the worms from field to
field may bo prevented by plowing
:leep furrows with the perpendicular
:idoa nn-iir f rnm til a trrvrms r>r liv so}
ting long boards on edge, loaning a
little toward the worms, and smearing
the upper edge with coal tar. The
herbage ahead of the moving army
may also be dusted or sprayed witli
Paris green or some other poison.
Xestn for Layers.
Many claim that the ne3t should be
on the ground, but all claims that
hens should have their nests on the
moist ground are but theories, and
unsupported by facts. What is required
for the hen in winter is a snug,
warm location, while in the summer
she should have a cool place. The
best material for a nest is dry earth ou
the bottom, with chopped hay over
the earth. Then dust the ne-d, hens
and eggs with iusect pow.ltr, put a
small quantity of tobacco refuse in the
nest aud clean it out thoroughly
should au egg become broken or the
nest foul. The broken eggs will
cause lice quicker than anything else.
But first see that the hen has no lice,
then give her good eggs aud she will
bring off a brood if she has a warm
and comfortable nest. The uest should
be made movable, so as to be taken
outside for cleaning, and it should
never be placed where any of the fowls
can cause it to be filthy or roost upon
it. It should upver be so high as to
compel effort to reach it, as the large
breeds will prefer to lay on the ground
rather than to reach a high nest,
even when a footway is provided, to
say nothing of tlis fact that
some of the hens learn to fly
over a fence by first leavniug to
reach a high nest. Never have the
nest in a barrel, or so constructed that
the hen must jump down to it, as
broken eggs will be the consequence,
but rather to place the entrance as to
permit her to walk in upon the eggs.
The nest should be placed in a dark
position, or so arranged that the interior
will be somewhat dark, which
will be a partial protection against egg
Bating. For a flock of one dozen hens
four nests will be sufficient.?American
Gardening.
Burning Orchard Brush.
Many a good orchard has been rendered
largely unproductive from year
to year because the owner did not
keep the old dead trees and limbs
cleaned up. A good fire of orchard
brush once a year will have a wonderful
effect in proteetiug the fruit trees
from insect and fungous diseases, and
this will be especially the case if the
m-n^ord ho at. a onnsiflornhlfl distance
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from other orchards. Of course, when
there is an orchard over the fence that is
permitted to become a harbor for jiests,
it is discouraging work trying to keep
one's own premises clean. Nevertheless,
in any case it must be done, but
it can be doue with more hope of
good results in the one case than in
the other.
In human diseases of a contagious
nature, it has been found that the
greatest barrier to their advancement
is cleanliness in all surrouudings, and
the same is true in the orchard. Jf
the work has not been done in the fall
before the leaves fell, the dead limbs
should be cut off in the spring and
burned, together with all the dead
wood that has fallen in the orchard
during the wiuter. The orchard
should be more carefully raked over
than the lawn, for the reason that
3ome of our orchard pests live over on
those that have fallen. This gathered
brush should not even go to the woodpile,
if the latter is near the orchard.
The writer remembers a woodpile that
was a part of a great orchard, and to
that woodpile was brought all tho
limbs and other material that came
out of the orchard. The piles of brush
would remain for more than a rear
sometimes, and the enemies of tho
orchard found in them a safe harbor.
Where trees have been killed with
the scale it will uot be sare to try to
use them for firewood, and the same
i might be said of peach trees that have
i yielded to attacks of the yellows. Let
the lire do its work, for it is a safe
agent. >~o scale or fungus germ can
stand its purifying effects. It will
| cat h many euemies that the eye of
, man never detects.?Farm, Fiel.l and
i Fireside.
Corncrib mid 5*u<hel Cr;?f<M.
The first thought that comes iuto
one's mind in building a corncrib is,
where is the nearest convenient place
to the nlace of feeding? Second, to
{ build a crib that can be kept free or
nearly so from rats aud mice, for tkoy
j not only eat the corn, but they m-ike
I the corn they do not eat unlit to be
fe k I have seen corn that has been
; taken from a crib where ruts and mice
! have been that horses would refuse to
; eat. When mice once get a harbor in
| n corncrib they breed Aery fast and
i cause great waste of corn. I here de:
scribe a corncrib and one that I think
very good. The place to build is ou
tbe side of the hogpen. ]f the hogpen
and corncrib are both built at the
same time they may be under one
roof. Have the alley in tlie pen ou
the side of the crib. Have an opening
the whole length of the bottom of
j partition between the corncrib and
j hogpen, and wide enough to let the
corn come out sufficiently to shovel.
| Have the shovel and basket or crate
' handy. If the place of feeding is in
the hogpen tie corn is right there.
If the feeding placo is in the hogyard
at the back of the pen, make a door in
the back ond of the alley. By taking
the corn from the bottom of the crib
all the corn is stirred which keeps it
from moulding, if soft, and rats and
mice will smother to death if they get
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Ill tue criu. X56 sure 10 nave mu eiiu
so fixed that the com can be emptied
into it from crates, for bushel crates
are a necessity on every farm, in
handling corn, potatoes, roots and
apples. They can be bought ready
made or the material can be bought
and nailed together on *aiuy days.
In husking corn, put it in the crates
as husked. It will dry out much
quicker and will save picking, aud
then it is uot ou the ground to get
wet and dirty when it lains. Ill picking
up potatoes with crates set them
011 a sled made one crate wide and six
or eight crates long. Hitch a horse
to the sled. Go between two rows of
dug potatoes, pick up from both sides
of sled. If the potatoes are to be
sorted put the small potatoes in the
middle crate. The potatoes can b8
stored away in the cellar in the crales,
then there is no picking out of bin
when ready to sell. Soft corn can
also be kept in the crates when it will
not bo kept iu the crib.?Burton
Shingleton iu the Epitomist.
How to Snccesd in (irowlnjj Onions.
At the outset, I would like to say
that success in growing the onion crop
is not possible without well-directed
effort. This means that the soil must
be well supplied with plant food,either
? ~ 1 maavo s\( vr> o n 11 r
naiurauy ui imuu^u jcaio ui ^uum
ing and fertilizing. I do not mean to
say that there can be no good results
where.the ground has not been especially
prepared. I have succeeded
fairly well where I have begun to fit
the ground the first season of planting
crops, but when this ii done I would
suggest a liberal application of barnyard
manure. Plow this under deeply,
using the joiuter.
This is a good beginuiug, and when
the roots of the crop reach the manure
the plants will grow rapidly, if the
ground is fairly moist. This stable
manure, however, will not be sufficient,
and it will be necessary to apply
some quick-acting fertilizer, as
nitrate of soda, to the surface when
the plants most need it. Be sure to
get ba -nyard manure that is free from
straw, as unrotted material interferes
with cultivation. Where an application
of fertilizer is made to the surface
of the soil, it must be well worked in
to give the plants a rapid growth.
After the ground is plowed, great
care must be taken to pulverize the
suriace thoroughly, for several reasons.
During the dry season, unless
the soil is well compacted and finely
divided, the air will get into the upper
layers and remove all the moisture, so
that there will not be any left to germinate
the seed. Then clods choke
the tender sprouts until they are
smothered and never get to the sur- |
face. The grouud must also be well
draiued,- for if water accumulates daring
a wet time the seed will rot.
Next secure good seed, for failure
will surely result if this is not looked
after. I would suggest obtaining
seed of the latest improved varieties.
Drill in the seed as early as the ground 1
cau be safely worked, as I find that
early sown onions are the best, especially
where blights, mildews and
rusts are abundant. My onion field
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' but any field is apt to be attacker!.
Ail extra effort must be made after
the seed is in the ground to keep
down the weeds, for if they once get
started it is almost impossible to
eradicate them, because of the small- 1
ne&s of the young onion plants. Go
over the ground often so as to form a J
soil mulch and thus conserve the i
moisture and keep the hard crust
broken up. ? B. F. Underwood in
American Agriculturist.
Polo and War.
The cheerful and uudaunted spirit
that can play polo at such trying
times is doubtless admirable, but all
the same after the war is over, or
possibly before, the British may ask
themselves whether this universally
cultivated love of outdoor amusement
so excellent in itself, has not been
largely responsible for the inferior
professional training unquestionably
hampering the British military leaders.
Has there not been too much
polo, or other things of its kind? Has
not civilian play taken time that
should have been given to military J
work? And has not play filled the
minds of its votaries in the jbntisil
army with thoughts of cups and
matches and how to win them, instead
of with the serious problems
which soldiers must expect to meet
and be trained to solve? We incline
to think it has.
We are satisfied that the British
army would today be a vastly more
efiicient fighting machine than if its
officers there had been less polo and
more "hay-foot, straw-foot."
Wifely Encouragement.
"My dear." said Mrs. BIykins, "I
wish you would pay more attention
to baseball."
"You want me to be a baseball
crank, ek?"
"Yes, dear. That's it I don't!
see why you should miss anything
in your line; and you really aren't
as versatile as you used to be."? !
Washington Star. 1
I
His Rcveofc. ^
Two Joneses lived next door to each
other, and having to call on one of
them, Brown, of course, went to the
wrong house. A crabbed servant answered
the bell, and on Brown asking,
"Is this Mr. John Jones's?" she replied,
snappishly, as if she had been bothered
| with many such inquiries. "No, it
| ain't,' and slammed the door in his
face. Brown walked on a few yards
or so, when a bright thought struck
him. He returned at once and rang
the same bell again. Again the crabbed
servant appeared, "Who said it
was?" asked Brown, triumphantly,
mil walked awn v.?Tit-Bits.
Revolution in Water Travel.
Experiments have proven thai vessels, fitted
with propellers whuh Imitate the toll's fln.
develop a renta kat-Io propelling power. It
will can?e a revolution In water travel. Men
gradually learn that Nature's ways are best.
One <-au?e of the remarkable suco?ss of IIostottor's
Stomaoh Bitters s trine* from the fact
that it Ls a harmless, natural tnedbine, made
of Nature'smoat strengthenine herbs. It is a
sure cur? for constlpati >n, in lirestion, dysp-p-ia,
bilious less or weak kidneys.
An Alternative.
"I will die." said the reje ted suitor, "and
then she will see ln>w much 1 loved her!"
"Don't eo to extremes." sa.d hi3 friend,
soo hlngly. "Couldn't you indicate your feeling
by taking to dtink?"?i u-k.
The I'est Prescription for Chills
nt:d Fever is a bottle of ftiiOVF.'s TASTKf.FSS
t mi I. Toxic. It Is Slinply iron ami quinine In
.? tasteless form. No euro?no pay. Price 30e.
Makes It Escape.
riggs?Miss Cheepstor says every time she
irets out in her rain-day skirt the weather
el a?s.
fco;g8 lo/ir out, the means. Ever see it??
New l ork Press
Happiness cannot bo bought, but one of
!h : gr -at hindrances to its attainment can
be removed by Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti.
His Opportunity.
Mis? Elderly?I'm very s >rry, Mr. Woodby,
but I run never be anything more to you
ilmn a?
Wood by (inter: uptlng)?Yes, tint's Just my
beastly luck?and I've got two grandmothers
already. ?Chicago News.
Carter's Ink Is Used Exclusively
by tho schools of New York, Boston and many
other places, and they won't uso any other.
Side Lights on History.
' Crossed In love!" exclaimed Leandcr, as he
looked ba-k at tho Hellespont, shook the water
fioin his hair, and made a bej llue for Hero. ?
Chicago Tribune.
Straight Road
To Health
Is by the way of purifying the blood.
Germs nnd impurities in tho blood cnuse
disease und sickness. Expelling these impurities
removes the disease. Hood's Sarsapnrilla
does this nnd it does more. It
makes the blood rioh by increasing and
vitalizing the red globules and giving it
poweV to transmit to the organs, nerves
and muscles the nutriment contained in
digested food. Remember
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is tbe Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
He Doesn't Mean It.
When you hear a young man say: "1
don't believe in a woman having anything
to do but sit and read, or manicure
her finger nails all day. I don't
want my wife to be busy about anything,"
why, of course, you know that
man lo clmnlr tnltllld
| LI1U UUH^ luau ao anu|/(j
against time. He doesn't mean a word
lie snys, and it is safe to warrant that
lie is the first man who would be bored
to death by such a girl. This young
man may like to fancy that he is a
believer in such false sentiments, and
perhaps he does believe in them foi
the moment of saying. But this may
more than likely be only his way of
protesting against the wave of energy
which the girlhood of to-day is ro
sponding to, out of which perhaps may
come salvation even to man. Or else,
possibly, there is nothing more than
sly method in his old school assertion
-Philadelphia Inquirer.
From Louisville, Ky.
'T take off my bat to a 50o. box of
Tetterine. It has cared me of a longstanding
skin disease, which doctors in
seven states failed to cnre. May the
manufacturer live long and continue
to make such a blessing to humanity.
"W. C. Cantrell." 50c. at druggists or
by mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah,
Ga.
Daring.
This man is not in the habit of flirting,
but he really could not resist the
temptation the other day when he entered
a corner grocery in the outlying
district. The pretty, red-cheeked girl
behind the counter looked so demure
- - - -
and said, "Certainly, sir," 10 sweeuj
when he asked if he could use the tele*
phone that he was-tempted to use the
electric couverser as the means of
throwing a complaint. Besides, had
not she encouraged him by a slight
arching of the eyebrows and a coy
glance in his direction? She was waiting
on a neighboring housewife, who
was herself attractive enough to cause
more than passing attention. They
both laughed when he made a facetious
remark to his friend at the other end of
the line.
"Where are you now?" asked the
friend.
' "Why," replied the audacious fellow,
"I'm out here in an east-eud grocery
watching a pretty girl sell a dozen eggs
-to a customer.
There was a sudden plunk and
splash, as the confused girl allowed the
paper sack into which she was counting
the eggs to fall to the floor.
The proprietor of the grocery came
in from the rear at that moment, and
the young man escaped during the confusion?Detroit
Free Press.
The Canary Islands have a weeping
tree, and it is wet even in a drought,
constantly distilling water in its leaves
[ Sand-blinded sufferers who
have not heard of the
efficacy of
Mitchell's Eye Salve
should
know that this reliable
Salve is in constant demand
wherever the comprint
is prevalent.
Price 25 cents. All druggists.
HALL & RUCKEL,
New York. 1848. London,
Mention this Papjr'"wr,^7/J)fsr,"'ri
'V. 1 -otkr; ... ' 4 J ~i?
The
Turn
This Is a critical period
In the life of every v/cman j
antl no mistakes should j
be matte*
The one recognized and |
If-tl- X I
reinaana nuvp i ur wumon
w/?o are approaching and
passing through this
wonderfui change is
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound
That the utmost reliance
oan be placed upon this
groat medicine is testified
to by an army of I
gratefui women who have
been heiped by it,
Mrs, Pinkham, who has [
the greatest and most
successful experience in
the world to qualify her,
will advise you free of
charge. Her address Is
Lynn, Mass, Write to her.
An Adven'.nrous Infant.
Although the son of a residept of
Wycombe Marsh is only two years and
five months old. he appears well on the
road to make himself a name. At the
age of seventeen months he toddled
upstairs, took the top off a small lamp
and drank the contents. His greed for
"low flash"' did no harm, and shortly
after he was as lively as ever. His
next exploit ended in his falling into
the river at Wycombe Marsh. Again
he escaped from the jaws of death. A
short time afterward he walked once;
more into the same stream?another
rescue, and more anxious moments for
the parents. This week the little fellow
has experienced another remarkable
escape. His mother sent him into
the garret with the other children
while she performed her household
duties. All went well for some time,
till George's keen eye caught sight of
. the window catch, and in his usual in|
qulsitive frame of mind, lie proceeded
to open the window. With all his j
' inight he pushed back the window, and
j being unable to balance himself, he
! fell to the ground, a distance of twenty-five
feet! The youngster, however,
, is apparently as hard as nails. - To
' everyone's astonishment, he was soon
seen running about as lively as ever,
. the result of his latest exploit only producing
a small scar on his leg.?I.on
don Daily News.
United States Transports.
There are thirty-nino transports
, on the service of the United States
' armv. of which thirteen are chartered.
j The Thomas, Meade, Logan, Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan and Sumner are
considered the finest in the world, being
thoroughly equipped with electrical
appliances and all modern conveniences
for the comfort of their passengers.
They have an average carrying capacity
of about sixteen hundred troops, with
their baggage, equipments and supplies.
These vessels are used for the transportation
of troops to and from the
the Philippine islands. Other transports
owned by the government are the
Buford, Burnside, Crook, Egbert, Han
cock, Ingalls, Kilpatrick, Lawton, Mc
Clellan, McPherson, Port Stephens
Rawlings, Rosecrans, Sedgwick, Seward,
Warren, Wright, Relief and Terry,
which are used for the transportation oi
freight and animals, but have an average
capacity for 1,000 troops and are
well equipped. The Relief and Terry
are hospital ships.
Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease?
It is the only cure for Swollen. Smarting,
Tired, Aeh ng, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease,
a powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures
while you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
Temptation Resisted.
St. Peter?Editor, eh? What good things
have you evor done? New Arrival?I once took
the blam-* for one of my own mistakes instead
of throwing It on the Intelligent compositor.
St. Peter?Go up head.?New York Weekly.
%
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
' Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money tf It falls to cure.
E. WT Grove's signature is ou each box. 25c.
Behindhand.
11 Mrs. V' n Blumer?What is the latest news?
Mrs. Witherby-I don't know. I haven't seen
a fashion paper for two days ?Puck.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness
after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. <2 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. R. 11. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phlla., Pa.
I J. S. Pai ker, Fredonla. X. Y., says: "Shall
not call on you for the $100 reward, for I believe
Hall's Catarrh Cure sill cure any case of
I catarrh. Wa< very bad." Write hlin for par,
tlculars. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation,
allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle.
[ Plso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as a cough cure.?J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave., X., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900.
New York City's Elevated Roads.
f
' In 1871, the first section of the ele'
rated system in New York ity was
1 constructed, but put in operation in
i the following year. In that year the
i number of passengers carried on ail
the surface and elevated railroads was
138,867,000. In 1882, the total had risen
to 252,800,000; in 1S92, to 453,200,000;
while in 1809 it was still further
increased to 528,228,437, and rapidly
growing. These figures are for the old
city of New York, now known as
the boroughs of Manhattan and
Bronx, and are for paying passengers
only. In 1S99 there were transferred
passengers amounting to 159,560,822,
not included in the above.
It is interesting to note in comparison
that for 1808 the United States Inter-State
Commerce Commission reports
that there were carried on all the
steam railways of the United States,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
the St. Lawrence to the Rio Grande,
passengers to the number of 501,060,-,
081, or 5 per cent, less than the numi
ber carried by the New York city sur
face and elevated railways alone.?
Scribner's Magazine.
The Traasvaal and the Wertd*f Pair.
The visitors to the Paris Exposition
will see some curious exhibits in connection
with the South African exhibit,
among them models of mines containing
ore glittering with diamonds and
gold.
It is commonly supposed that diamonds
and gold constitute the backbone
of South Africa's mineral riches.
As a matter of fact, nearly every mineral
known to science and nearly every
precious stone used by the jeweller are
found in that country. In truth, South
Africa is a mass of mineral from the
Cape to the Zambesi River.
In the Ivimberley district and east to
Bloemfontein, diamonds and natural
iron abound. To the northwest of this
district are the Witwatersrand gold
fields. On the Vaal and Orange Rivers
magnificent asbestos, some of it six feet
long, can be bad ror tne troume or urging.
Silver exists in all parts of the conntry,
but is mined only near Pretoria.
Copper has been mined in Namaqualand
since the seventeenth century, and
recently fine deposits have been found
in Mashonaland.
Load Is found in conjunction with
other metals in all parts. Zinc exists
in the Malmani district and antimony
has been mined near Barberton. Tin
is being mined at great profit in Swaziland,
twenty-one pounds of the pure
metal being taken from every ton of
ore. Quicksilver has been discovered
in the north of the Transvaal.
Mica can be found in the Zoutpansburg
district, between the SelatJ ant>
Great Letaba Rivers. Salt Is plentiful
at Uitenhage, in the Cape Colony, at
Craddock and near Bloemfontein. In
Rhodesia sulphur is being mined and
In Xatal oil has just been discovered.
Nitrate deposits have been located in
the Doornberg Mountains.
Besides diamonds, amethysts, beryls,
garnets, sapphires, opals, olivines, topazes,
carnelians, tourmalines, rubies
and turquoises have been found.?Collier's
Weekly.
Jacky's Prayer.
At the battle of Trafalgar a sailor
found kneeling by liis gun, as bis ship
was about to engage the enemy, -was
asked by the first lieutenant !f be were
afraid. "Afraid," answered Jack, with
an expression of the utmost disdnin;
"no, your honor; I'm only praying that
the enemy's shot may be distributed
like the prize money?the greatest
among the officers."
rr A Fact Explained.
Miss Jones?It seems to me that all
the nicest men are married.
Mrs. Brown?Well, dear, they were
not always so nice, you know; they
have only been caught early and
tamed,
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A million copies sold. Address the Peabody
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The Base Girl?I thought you would marry a
title, dear.
I The American Girl? i aia.
The Base Girl?Oh, did yon? What la It?
Th* American Girl (with emphasis)? Mlater.
I ?Phi adelphia North American.
All roods are alike to Putxax Fadeless
Dyes,as they color all fibers at one boiling.
Sold by all druggists,
A Handy Panacea.
"I wish you would do something for my husband,"
said the :-nxlous wife; "he seems to be
worrying about money."
"Don't be alarmed, madame," returned the
doctor, reassuringly; "I'll relieve him of that."
?Philadelphia Record.
Virginia has fumtsh?J many feeders for
In the Baking Powder line, she lua fornls^ "OOOO
LUCK." In sales and popularity. ^WW LUOC^aceeds
in the South all other brands combined. Highest
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