Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.. ... BSS5?K^j| V? rr'~ . _ . _? ? . ? . .. " - ^ IN thz wootland \ i In the forest lawns I see Little ring-plots fenced around. So that shrub and sapling tree Thrive in safe and happy ground; And I wonder, cannot t. . * Keep some little plots apart. Open to-the wind and sky. For the growth of mind and heart? ?Atlanta Constitution. i'HGMNDMOmER^l: I I nun ! I 3 * v A ? BY RUBY MAINE. ? j f- : wYou will have $230,000 apiece. girls, when I die. My diamonds will go to WInthrop Mayne's wife.*' ? So saying my grandmother deposited upon the table a good-sized eboDy box. inlaid with silver; and fitting in its - lock the little key she always wore at : her watch-guard. Unshed wide the lid. My grandmother's diamonds! There they were?great wells of light, petritied sunbeams. As we beheld them ly- . Ing upon their white, velvet cushions, one blaze of splendor, we girls uttered simultaneously screams of wonder and ! % - ' delight. 5^..-. . Thus was kiudled the first spark of j rivalry that ever glowed between my i sister Drusy and me. We had each a ipk'' ^**1 pearls. Drusy had a handsome set of sapphires, beside, and 1 of rnbies. Mine were for my name, which s?|, - was Ruby. But these were as nothing i beaide grandmother's diamonds. jjj|. ; Winthrop Mayne was the prince of gi'P the family, grandmother said. He was \ 4Ka enn n i^anplr IavciI t>n]f.hl*ntllPP OVM VI \ UVtlilJ IV? V\? v ? v-, and immense]j wealthy. We had not seen him for years?not since we were children?till the evening of the day jk v on which grandmother made the announcement that we were to have j* ||p j $230,000 each at her death. ' and that her diamonds were to go to } Wiothrop Mayne's wife. Jpv'* Mrs. Throguiorton, as we were j taught to call grandmother on all cere- : laonlous occasions, was in a state of . the liveliest glee at the thought of seeing her nephew; and Prosy and 1 nev^ - er made such careful toilets before. Drosy was two years older than I. j tall and graceful, and fair-faced, like a : *f-?.lily. She wore a white silk dinner- j l| dress wHh her sapphires. I was litfle. and dark, with black eyes, and cheeks like pomegranate f hearts. I wore cerise satin, and no f _?/ '' ornaments. j &-V Mrs. Throgmortou scolded when she saw me; but Winthrop Maync, who rs,c was with her, declared, as I had deelded, that even a flower would have spoiled tb$ effect, and said some pretty j things about my looks, that I instinctively perceived displeased grandmoth- j ^ er. Drosy was her favorite. |k' v , At the first opportunity grandmother improved me sharply for bursting into j t.;' the room as I had, without waiting to j Kg;:- be -sent for. "Bat grandma,!' I pleaded, "I thought Mr. Mayne was making his r-: toilet In his own rooms, and I wanted - - you to see how I looked." ? At this moment my sister entered j I the . drawing-room, and Mrs. Throg- ? morton's eyes sparkled as she led ; Drusy toward her nephew. heart was a chaos of gratified j vanity, of childish anger at the reproof i just administered, of bitter envy of j my sister's queenly loveliness. I retreated, unobserved into a cor- j ner, where a high-backed sofa hid my brilliant plumage, and through the ! fretwork of the carving watched the ' three. Winthrop Mayne, with his tawny | beard, his magnificent stature, was ! my ideal of the kingly creature long j since chosen as my hero. How he was impressed with my sis- I tar's < appearance I could not gather ' , from his manner, but I saw his deep < blue eyes send now and then a search- j lug glance to the farthest corner of the j room, and I shrank every time lest I ( H that azure lightning should fall on me j I In my hiding. He must have caught some flame- j \ like glimpse of my dress, for he rose j ' presently as Drusy was' about to ring j for a servant to send for me, aud j ' came straight to my lurking-place. "WInty,'my dear." said Mrs. Throg-. ! morton, abruptly, as dinner was announced, "yon may take out Drusilia. j I hare a fancy to see how you two j t will look together. Ruby, you must ' gtve me your arm." I sat upon her left, and my sister : < and the prince upon her right There i was a large vase of hot-house flowers precisely between Winty Mayne's dark blue eyes and mine, and grandmother frowned at me every time I ' spoke. She was fond of me, too; but j . 1 Recovered very soon that she had set ; { her heart on making a match between ' . 3 my sister and the prince. tn i ii ?_ ji i _ *? ! ! ^ . . "jurasiuawm jcok weu iuuiamonus, she would whisper to ine, significantly; I 1 or, "I wouldn't go into the library just I * git ' now. Ruby; your sister and Winty are there." | 1 HiThey were always together, and I ! did not hinder them; on the contrary, j 1 i;>: - 1 rejected and avoided every possible < opportunity of joining either in their < morning rambles or their evening ling- 1 ering in \he music-room or library. 1 t . Sometimes the prince's dark blue j eyes reproached my avoidance. I im- 1 < agined, and now and then his lips put j s the reproach in words; but I only 1 ^ ; laughed at him. . - My sister remonstrated with me. too; 1 and I told her crossly, that she need ! ] not mind?she had all the better chance < 6,5of aeelng Winty Mayne herself?and 1 for my part, I would never marry any ' man for the sake of twice as fine diamonds as grandmother's. Druisilla Sighed. 4*I know something better than dia* * monds, if only I might have it," she said, wearily, ahd she went out of the ! j room. ] , One warm, moonlit evening, in mid- ; summer, I was walking iu the garden, j and as I passed the pavilion I heard j voices, one of which 1 was sure was j < Drusy's. As 1 had left her half an hour before in the music-room with Winthrop Mayne. I wondered seme. While I hesitated an instant her vo.'ce reached me in accents stifled with sobs. I did not distinguish what shp said, but it was a man's tones which soothed her. Angrily stopping my ears with my fingers, I ran away to the hou.-e. The piano tickled as I entered, and. tiptoeing along the hall. I saw Winty Mayne before it Without turning his head, he called to me. I went in doubtfully. "How did you know I was there V" 1 asked. "Didn't you know I bad eyes in tbf hack of my head?" he responded gravely. "Ccme. Sit here and play this duct with me." ;l haven't time." I replied. i yWhere is Drusilla?" Mrs. Thrcgaqjrton's voice said, at this moment, ' ' '* ' *' . . . .. i *.r f * - . . .. ; f ' '>*Lo has retired. 1 believe," answered M'iuty Mayn tnivLnsIy. "She said she had a headache." "Have you hern here long?" I askeil. "Half an hour or so." "I am very sorry." said grandmother. "l?r.t you will have to excuse ltuby. I couldn't go to sleep at all. if she did not read to lue awhile.". As we quitted the room the prince's hands came down upon the piano keys with an angry clash, and at the sound I felt Mrs. Throgmorton's eyes search my face, shaiply. I d d net mind, li >wever. I was wondering whom my sister was talking to in the pavilion. It was a week after this that grandmother sent for me to her private !in-?rrnn>nt< Sffe was sitting in rapt exultation. 1 pforc the open racket in which sh.? l>pt her diamonds. Their prismatic Mash, as I entered the room, almost Minded me. "Take your farewell look. Ruby," she cried gleefully. "Drusilla has won them." I stood as if petrined. '"Where is sliei" I asked. "They are both in thedra wing-room." '"Oh. "grandma! grandma!" 1 cried, coring forward, "lot me take them to bcr." ".Nonsense! She will have them soon enough:" "Dear grandmother." I coaxed, "I wart to see In. w sh w.H lo' k in them." Mrs. Throgr." orton smiled. "Well, well.' she said, and she put the precious casket in my hands. I darted away to the drawing-room. I had a glimpse of myself in the tall pier-glass as 1 crossed the thick carpet noiselessly. My eyes shone like stars; my cheeks were fevered. Not till I was nearly beside him did I perceive, in my excitement, that Wiuty Mayne was alone. "Where is Drusilla ?" I exclaimed, setting down the box. "Drusilla has gone." said Winty gravely. "Done! Where?" I asked, scared by bis ton?. "To be married to the man of her choice, which I never was. Ruby, you and I must not let grandmother be too nnforgiving." "I don't believe you." I burst forth, beginning to tremble. "It is true; nevertheless. She was just here to tell me she was going, and to beg me to intercede in her favor with Mrs. Throgmorton. She has not more than got beyond the garden-wall by now." I guessed how it was. Mrs. Throgmorton. ever on the watch for the success of her hopes regarding these two. had overheard something as she crossed the hall, which she interpreted to mean the fulfillment of her desirvs. "That was the man Drusy was talking to in the pavilion, too," I said to myself. "What have you got thereV" Winty demanded; and then he made me tell him why I had brought the diamonds, and, in spite of my frightened remonstrances, he proceeded to clasp them upon mv neck and arms. Then he led me to the pier-glass, gave me a glimpse of myself in its still depths, and whirled me away to the very presence of grandmother. Mrs. Throgmcrton's first anger was terrible. But the prince stood his ground, and she ended by forgiving us all rouud. and telling me 1 was welcome to the diamonds. I deserved neither them nor the wifehood they implied; but both are mine, and Drusy is too happy herself to envy me.?Saturday Night. PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.?Johnson. Self-ease is pain'; thy only rest is labor for a worthy end.?Whittier. Whilst we are considering where we are to begin it is often too late to act.? Juintilian. "When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.?Thomas C. Hallburton. He that wrestles with us sreughens ^ur nerves and sharpens our skill. Our magonist is our helper.?Burke. If we would learn patience, there is no school but in experience that require us to exercise patience.?Westminster Teacher. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our :houghts; it is made up of our thoughts. ?Dhamma-paua. A marvelous vain, fickle and unstable subject is one of whom it is very hard lo form any certain or proportionate Judgment.?Montaigne. One who is too wise an observer of the business of others like one who is loo curious is observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.?Pope. Begiu by denying yourself, anil by and by you forget yourself. The kindness which was at first a just duty becomes a pleasure and a joy. Self denial becomes glorified inro self forgetfulness.?Brook Herford. The privilege of laboring is to me more and more precious. I would not boose the spot: 1 would not choose the circumstances. To be able to do something is a privelege of which I aiu altogether unworthy.?Mary Lyon. There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conclusion that envy is ignorance; that imitation Is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is j full of good, no kernel of nourishing j corn can come to him. but through his j toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.?Emerson, j .An Intelligent Horse. Provost "Baxter -1 y. writing :n Pic London Morning Post ?>oin Gerniiston, South African Republic, describes a picturesque incident that occurred on the ew of tJie occupation of that town :it the end of May. In the course of a:i isolated attempt by a body of mounted infarftry to enter the town two troopers were shot, one fatally, as the men were cantering back to cover. The horse of the other stopped for a while by its master, then waiked over and look a look at the dead man. and then went back to the other, rubbing him with its nose and pretending to go away without him. Finaliy. as though realizing the wounded man's helpless condition, it knelt down beside him the trooper making several ineffectual attempts to scramble into the saddle. Meantime the enemy had begun to hre on the horse, which scrambled off. while the trooper?a colonial?managed n stagger a few yards at a time, to i? shelter of the railway. There, .vising himself on his one arm. he waved the other to his horse, which . antered back at the signal to the rest of the troop. It is interesting to know hat the hjr^ecan tbu; b.> d!s.iplin-:a So the display of a sagacity almost a* j great as that of a collie. ' v - V.. . . ... -:'-M Do Business Women Make Best Wives? The business woman is bavins her innings at last. The wise cues of the earth are beginning to say that the exbusiness woman makes the lx*st wife in the world. She does not expect impos sibilities of punctuality in her husband. neither does she send him on errands during business hours. She knows that business cares are of necessity apt to engross much of the attention of the successful man. even when he is absent from the ottice. She does no: talk to a man who is reading the stock reports lu the morning paper, and she brings all her trained mental faculties to bear on household problems. In consequence of the latter fact, she is able to master detail in a shorter t me than is required by tin- inexperienced young wife. who. previous to her mariage. has lgid no more serious problems than engagements to engross her mind. The members of the opposition arc prone to declare that the woman who lias earned her own money is more careless in tlTe spending of that earned by her husband. This the friends of the business woman deny: they claim that she has learned to know the value of money, and is better able to administer it than the woman who has previously had it doled out to her in small sums or had her bflls paid for her.?Philadelphia North American. What He Meant. 'T tohl him you were as honest as the day is long." "What did he say?" asked Senator Sorghum. "He merely remarked that he guessed I must l>e talking about some of these days they have up around the Arctic circle that don't last more than a minute or two.*'?Washington Star. Still More Counterfeiting. The Secret Service has unearthed another hand of counterfeiters and secured ft large quantity of bogus bills, which are so cleverly executed that the average person would never suspect them of being spurious. Things of great value are always selected for imitation. notably, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which has many imitators but no equals for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation. nervousness and general debility. Always go to reliable druggists who have the reputation of giving what you ask for. A Surfeit of Duck*. I t Colorado wild ducks hive become so numerous th t they are regarded as a nuisance, and some counties are offering premium} 'or Uieir destruction Jn nearly all tho states these wild fowls are protected by game laws. ?o Ci:rc a Cold In One Oar. Tnke Laxative Rromo Quin'Ixk Tablets.- All drucgists refund the money it it tails to cure. L. W. Gkovk's signature is du each bos. Cio. Cheering Him Up. Newly.ve?l?I saw your old lover on the street today, looiiui aw.'ully blue. Mrs. N^wlyved-I hope you tried to cheer him up Mr. New ywed-Oh. ye?. I sliowed him my button les* shirt and now tie you bought me.? J iidge. Wanted. A traveling salesman In each Southern State; ?50 to $&.> per month and traveling expenses; experience not ahsrlut ly necessary. Address Pkxicss Tobacco Worss Co.. Peuicks. Va. M?vre Keasun to Exterminate Him. Wa ts-Still, you must concede that the Chinaman minds I.is own business only. 1' tts-Of course. He is notorious for that. It is only another evidence of his laci o:' real humanity.?Indianapolis Press. To Mothers of Large Families. In this workaaat* World few women are so placed that physical exei\ion is not constantly demanded of thcin in their daily life. Mrs. Pinkham makes a special appeal to mothers of large families whose work is never done, and many of whom suffer, and suffer for lack of intelligent aid. To women, young or old, # rich or poor, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn. Mass., extends her invitation of free adviee. Oh. women! do not let your lives be sacrificed when *a word from Mrs. Pinkham, at the first approach of Mrs. Cabbib Belletii.tx. weakness, may fill your future years with healthy joy. ' When I began to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I was not able to do my housework. I suffered terribly at time of menstruation. Several doctors told me they could do nothing for inc. Thsnks to Mrs. Pinkham's advice and medieine I am now well, and can do the work for eight in the family. 4 I would recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all mothers with large families."?Mrs. Ca_brie Belleville, Ludington. Mich. t fif>- H llfPTOV nates aspecialtyof FEMALE lift. UAmriUH TROUBLES, and cures them. T ' ]??* >. without medicine or ^\ surgery. lie alf-o suoyssgs -> fully treatsall the ills that yF- 1 flesh Is heir to Do not despalr if ycu have tried all other remedies and failed. The Doctor hs made his reputation on such cases, wi 11 treat you at your * \ < home, and It is Just as efj* V^'Sfectlre and permanent, tr " Vw JL! though not so speedy in results. as personal treatment. Wilte for the llealth Messenger, a 32-page pamphlet containing unqualified endorsement of character from judges or the Supreme Court. City Court. Court )f Ordliiary.Mayor. insurance and Bank officers. Processors ot the University, and leading business men of the state, he-ides a long lis: of testimonials from those who have been su?x*essfully treated for worst forms of disease. Address Dr. R. I. IlAMPrON. Athens, Ga. Mention this paper. 17 JEWELED adjcs'ed. patent regulator, >-t -:n v.ad aa 1 f?ctor-' pay ee.m't St.>.8o> * d eapresy c'aarg?*. A jrt??rai.teo ana beautiful cbain a d cliar.n k* t free with tv*ry wa* . Writ? -* tili.i m-?v nit ."PW? r.g in. E. J. KLLLEY. Wno ?su* and Retail Jeweler, i?>8 Braid Stre?t. Atuati. Ga. * Cotton or Hay Press HENRY COPEIAND, j Chittaiiooga, Tenn. \Pressrve this.) 13 g SP ^ STOPPED FREE 1 g \ D^uhT'^BHVAT I 1 W NERVE RESTORER ! B| Sj i"?.u after Cnt day i a?a. H Conrvlta:ion. pereoDal er be mail; <reati?s "4 SvJ TRIAL IMVTTLK FREE ts Fit pauthta wa-> pay eipreas.je oa!y ?c driirery. Perraar-in: Curt, tot cnij tersporary relief. forail.Ver%aut i'Morirrt. Kpi!er>-r. Spatial. Si. Tiio?' Dacca, Debility, Esh&uiix.a. DR. R. tl.EhlNEthdi 831 Arch Strftt, PhiiidelphU. f?c<i?4 un. * STRIKE PARTIALLY OFF. Coal Companias Which Have Complied With Demands of Miners Can Resume Work. A special from Hazleton Pa., says: The mine workers' strike has been declared off as to all companies which have complied with the strikers' demands, and the strike will be continued against those companies which have not granted the Scranton convention's demand. The strikers will return to work Monday at the places where the tie-up is ended. This announcement was conveyed in a statement addressed to the miners and issued Thursday by President Mitchell and other officers of the United Mine Workers. There was much Ytjoicing when the announcement was made. The news ciivon.l nmT srmn tnlpprams " I" v ? M "* J o began to arrive at headquarters. Most of them were from local union officials congratulating President Mitchell on the successful ending of the strike. The district presidents telephoned a synopsis of the statement to every mining town within telephone reach in the coal fields. The United Mine Workers' officials firmly believe that all operators against whom the strike has not been declared off will concede the miners' demands by Monday. Id fact, it was said by one of the higher officials of the union that the statement was not drawn up until positive assurances had been received that the other companies would comply with the demands. SOUTBERfToFFERS AID. Will Pay the State of Georgia $207,000 at Once If Necessary For Building of Depot. The Southern railway* through Vice President Andrews, has agreed to pay the state of Georgia at once all the road owes for the purchase of the Northeastern railroad, if the money is needed for the construction of a union station in Atlanta. The Southern is indebted to the state to the amount of $207,000, of which $100,000 must be paid under the contract on November 1st of this year. The officials of the road have given the state to understand that if the remainiug $107,000 is needed in improving the terminal property, it will be forwarded at once. It is to the state's interest not to accept the offer, provided the fnnds for the depot can be secured otherwise, as the remainiug $107,000 will draw per ceut interest until 1915, the date when the last payment must be made. The offer of the Southern has, nevertheless, suggested another solution of the problem of where the state is to m obtain tne money ior ine nmon station. The $207,000 offered by the Southern would leave the legislature only $200,000 additional to raise, for the surface depot contemplated at present will cost only $400,000. In.order to take advantage of the suggestion made by the Southern, which is manifesting an interest in the depot and a desire to aid the state in every way possible to make the new station a reality, the legislature must agree to use the fund arising from the sale of public property for depot purposes. The $207,000 due the state naturally belongs to the fund, and its use to build a depot would be only a temporary use. Such a use, in the opinion of leading members of both houses, would not be unconstitutional. The report of the special depot commission was completed Thursday morning ar.d this report, accompanied by a special message from Governor Candler, will be forwarded to the house and senate. Workers Amend Mining Laws. The legislative committee of Alabama District No. 20, United Mine Workers of America, held a session in Birmingham Thursday for the purpose of framing mining laws which the next legislature will be asked to adopt. A number of amendments to existing laws are suggested. Schley Will Visit Louisville. Bear Admiral W. S. Schley, of the United States navy, has accepted the Invitation of the Knights Templars of Kentucky to attend the twenty-eighth conclave in Louisville August 27-30, 1901. PSYCHE DID SALUTE. Alleged Slight to Oar Fine By British "War Vessel Is Denied. The British third-class cruiser Psyche, Captain Francis B. I*elley, commander, arrived at Hamilton, Berj muda, Thursday morning from American waters. Captain Pel ley, who is ill, went to the hospital. For -the | present he cannot be interviewed regarding the alleged slight to the Amer| ican flag on the occasion of the crniser's flying visit to New York last Monday. One of the ship's officers, when his attention was called to the report that the Psyche entered and left the harbor without firing the usual salutes, replied that she did salute. j FOR BENEFIT OF VETERANS. Memphis Decides to Spend S.10,000 In Providing Entertainment. At a meeting of the local executive | committee for the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans next year in Memphis, it was decided to recommend July 9th as the inaugural date, the reunion to continue for a period to be fired by the authorities of the veteran's associations. A minimum entertainment fund of $50,000 will be raise 1 by Memphis for the affair. n d^t/v rdiiict i\ v c NONE PURER, NONE BETTER. CU- STYL?j|||pi7 ASK FOR IT AT ALL DISPENSARIES - y-=: - It was Voltaire who said: " People whose bowels are freed by an easy, regular movement every morning are inild, affable, gracious, kind. A 4 No' from their mouth comes with more grace than a 4Yes' from the mouth of one who is con stipated." Such is Voltaire's testimonial to the value of Aver's Pills. J. C. Ayer Company, practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass. Tver's Sarsaparilla i Aver's Hair Vigor Ayer's Pills j' Ajrr's Cherry Pectoral Ayer's Ague Cure ; Ayer's Ccmatorrc A REMARKABLE SPECTACLE. File Phenomenon Wax a School of Herrings Chased by Monkey Fish. M. H. Shaw, of Boston, was telling the other evening at the Murray Hill Hotel of an experience lie had some time ago at York Harbor. Me. '"The | last time I was there," said Mr. Shaw, | "was in the summer of 1SS4. In those days the railroad stopped short at Portsmouth. N. H.?twelve miles distant?and the balance of the journey you made by coacli. It is one of the most attractive places I have ever visited. But' I knew it In its stage coach days, and prejudice has kept me from returning since the railroad reached out and touched ft. It was in this summer that I witnessed one of the most remarkable sights it has ever been my luck to see. York Harbor is a beautiful circular bay* Into one end of which the river runs. Behind the bluff the river forms a small harbor, and then it decreasee-^npidly in size as you proceed inland. Two miles above the harbor it is scarcely more ' 1 ? ?1- A?>/v AfAnln/v *1 f f Ot* Clin mail 11 uieeii. unc cicumg umi per I had taken n couple of young ladies for a row. Dusk found us about a mile from the hotel on our way home. As I was rowing, my back was to the stream. Suddenly the girl steering cried out, 'Gracious me, what's that?' "Turning, I saw In the gloaming what seemed a wall of phosphorescent water, some two feet high. It was rushing toward us. and. thinking it must be a tidal wave, or something of that kind, I grabbed for the oars. There was no time to reach the shore, so I held the boat head on to the advancing wave, at the same time warning my companions to sit perfectly still. In a second it struck us, and it struck us hard. Fish in twos and threes began to jump into the boat, and the frightened girls, screaming, jumped on the thwarts. I implored them to 3it down and keep perfectly still, for the boat rocked fearfully and we \yere in imminent danger of upsetting. The river was covered with fish, from bank to bank, like a glgarrtic sardine box. and if we had" ever gone over among them knowledge of swHiiming would not have been of the slightest use. The girls finally quieted down, and we were able to watch the spectacle without fear. It was the strangest of sights. Down the stream to the bay the river seemed a mass of living, leaping quicksilver. The head of the liue was a hundred yards beyond us, a moving, living line of light. Fish by the score jumped into the boat, and kept us busy pitching them out. I thrust my oar down into the water, and you could feel their bodies leaping against its entire lontrrh Ftnnllv however, the stream 1 " ? Vt ?- - f cleared enough for me to row again, nd we returned to our hotel, j "The explanation of the phenomenon was comparatively simple." Mr. Shaw went on. "Herring have a deadly enemy called. I think, monkey fish. They hunt them in schools and destroy the herring by hundreds. When the monkey fish get after them tb? herring mn for it, as their only means of escape. A school of herring had been chased into the outer harbor. Tht monkey fish blocked their way back to the sea. Then the herring found the way into the river, and the whole frightened school tore through and ur: the stream in their wild effort to escape. They died there by thousands. I The next morning the plot in front of the Marshall House was silvern! with their bodies, and both shores of the river for miles presented a similar appearance. Farmers all over the country came there and took the fish away by the cartload to use as fertilizers. But there were fish enough to have fertilized New England, and intently they began to decay. The people stood if for a day or two, but by | that time they smelt to high heaven j and every one that could fled as from the bubonic plague. I couldn't, and had to stay through. It was an awful experience. The water in the river ran like glue, and so impregnated the water of the outer bay that bathing for a while was out of thp question Yon ate, drank and slept fish. Fish were in the clear weather and the storm. The summer of 1884 at York Harbor has since been known as the stale fish summer. To give you ar idea of how bad it was. a French poodle fell off a float on the river side and he had to be sent out of the State. That's an actual fact, for he was senl to Portsmouth."?New York Tribune. Where Lace Abounds. Brussels owns countless attractive little shops with the most tempting displays of lace in their windows many of which are devoted exclusive ly to its sale. It is a recognized facl that Belgium's capital is the place tc buy laces, and one firm alone employs twelve thousand women in lace mak ing. but the majority of the weavers of this priceless, cobwebby fabric arc in Flemish and Belgian convents. N< matter how poor and shabby a womar may be in Brussels, one may always count on seeing her decked out in t collarette or handkerchief of finely wrought lace. A Proposition. Graphter?Hang it! I left my pocketbook home, and I haven't a pennj in my clothes. Say. lend me a fiver, will you? I'll return it to-morrow. Phonxy?I'll do better. Here's a nickel; you cap go home and get youi pocketbook.?Philadelphia Press. Ban I Italy's Iroa Crown. i In accordance with King Victor's j ; orders, the iron crown was taken J j from the chapel in the cathedral at i ; Monza, where it is kept, and set on J | the cottin of his father. This precious old crown symbolizes the Italian > : royal power. Tor twelve centuries i j the Italian Kings we're crowned with ; it. A tradition accepted by the Ko - ; j man Church tells that the rough iron i circle forming the inside is one of the j nails used in the crucifixion of our j j Lord, which Empress Helena, mother j j of Constantino the Great, found in j j the Holy Land. The outside of the ! ' crown is of purest gold, set with 1 ' twenty-four gems. It is a precious j ! example of Byzantine work. As, j | however, it belongs to the State, bo- j ! rnusp of some ancient riehts. the j -- . " Cathedral of Monza is intrusted with | its keeping. The priests of the eathe! dral who transferred it were escorted j by officers, and a solemn service took I place before the masters of cere} monies, in state dress, received ir. As ! soon as it was set on the coffin Queens j Margaret aud Helen and the Prineess! es kissed it respectfully, as it is con! sidered a holy relic. The crown will j be taken to Rome for the funeral, and | will then be returned to Monza. ; whence it has been removed only on i three occasions, in 1803. for Napoleon's J coronation: in 1338. for the crowning I of Ferdinand of Austria, who then i transferred it to Vienna, and in 1878, i { for Victor Emmanuel's burial.?Lon- j j don Telegraph's Rome Letter. Best For the Bowels* j No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you wiil never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascabbt? fcelp 1 nature, cure you wltoout n gripe or pain, j produce easy natural movements, cost you i inst 10 cents to start getting your health i back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the j genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tab- ; ! let has C.C.C. stamped on it. Beware o! ! imitations. Decree Was Granted. Judge - What are your grounds for seeking a ; divorce? Plaintiff?Well, my husband has developed a 1 sch*me for the re-.'en era Hon of the race and I for making life worth living, and he Is prac- i ticlng on me. llic Best Prescription for Cltlll* j r.nd Fever is a bott'.e of GhOVS's TASTBMts> I (.him. Toxic. It is simply iron aud quinine in m lueseless lorm. .No cure?no pay. iciceoj-. Extremely Important. Bennet-Have the Chinese made any important d scoveries in recent ymrs? Nearpass-Why, why yes! They have diacoTed 'hat the European {>owers want the earth.? Puck. If you want "good digestion to wait upon your appetite" you shouid always chew a bar of Adam s Pepsin Tutti Frutti. A!iuost the Same Thing. Mlldrod?Have you ever been wooed by a man in a shirt waist? Alice?No: but once when I was visiting one of the museums the bearded woman tried to flirt with me. Each package of Putj>a.m Fadixjms Dts colore oither bilk. Wool or Cotton perfectly at one boiling. Sold by all druggists. Kan?ai Will Celebrate. Kansas, in celebration of the "ftie h aniversary of b*r aim salon into the l"?.lon as a terrltory. purposes to hold in 1904. at Topeka. her capital city, an Interstate exposition. Carter's Ink is jaet a? cheap as poor ink and J is tho best iafc and*. Always use Carter's. At the Photographer's. "Look pleasant; look pleasanr," urged the photographer, with the bulb In his hand "You seem to forget," replied the victim, "what you are charging me for these photographs." . 2 SatisJ B is unusual with |g smokers," hut it 1 ? day experience of # sands of men who 2 Old Virgin during the last tl ? they are just as better than when tl M g| Three hundred million Old ' gg yeit. Ask your own de Ml?! I Sunshine a Cood Hair Tonic. ' j Women sometimes .appear to forget (! that their hair Is their crown of glory j and fhat if they neglect to keep it nice ' j no amount of money spent on elegant 11 toilets wil make them present a pleas j ant appearance. Hair may look fluffy i and carelessly arranged, and yet show ' j that it is well cared for. Some faces, 1 | indeed, requir e an apparently careless 1 i style of hairdressing, but this effect 1 ! must be brought about by art, and ' never by neglect. A good tonic for the hair is sunshine ' and fresh air. The Greek girls who > | sat on the City walls and gate their hair a daily sunbath were wise. The 1 modern woman can't exactly follow ! their example, bur, at any rate, she can refrain from tightly braiding her f i hair at night and can leave it loose so 1 that the air may get to it. Then when 1 she washes her hair, which in summer - should not be less often than once a fortnight, she can sit in a sunny win' j dow till It is dry. Sunshine does not I dry the scalp as artificial heat is bound j to (10, DUt 11 gives, me auu ?>Sui iv . ! hair.?Boston Journal. : i :| Two New Brooches. Two kinds of brooches are being worn by the smart set. One is a Louis ' XV. basket filleil with flowers, tho 5 basket executed in finest of gold cord work, and the massing of flowers dono 5 j in various colored jewels. As a corsage * ornament among laces it is a bewitch} ing thing. The price is $75. The other 1 goes by tbe name of the "baroness ? pin." It has a rosaceae form, with i five short gold spikes acros the top, r each spike pearl headed. Five stones form the rosaceae. Two emeralds, with a centre stone of yellow topaz, lis directly under the half crown of gold. en spikes, while below these there are two discs of the finest cut steel, with a smal diamond in the centre of each. A blue sapphire pendant pear-shaped, . but medium in size, swings from the j centre below. BlEi | HOW WEAK CHILDREN ARE MADE J STRONG, VIGOROUS AND WELL Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hallows, of Peckham St., Globe Village, Pall River, Mass., have cause to thank Dr. Greene's Nervura for restoring to health, and probably preserving the life of their little son. Almost from infancy Everett Hallows was troubled with indigestion and nervous troubles, and nothing seemed to help him. Finally Dr. Greene's Nervura was recommended and tried with success. A few bottles were sufficient to effect a cure, and to-day the little one is enjoying.the best of health. By the use of Dr. Greene's Nervura tho ~ sickly child was transformed into a happy, hearty, robust boy. Of. Greene's J!*!!*0 * .. Blood and Nervura mows _ Thousands of other children can thank IT. ureene ana xus wonwwiu -a* remedy for the strength and health they enjoy. Children to whom it is given . have less sickness, better health, better growth, and longer and more vigorous lives. Parents should realize that it is their duty to give it to every child who is not in perfect health. There are no diseases more dreaded"by parents than fits, epilepsy, and St. Vitus' dance. Yet no child would be troubled by them -"* ; if Dr. Greene's Nervura were given when the first symptoms appear. Oharles L. MoBay, a highly esiaamod polioe officer, who resides at 14 Myrtle SL, Maw Bedford, Mass., says: "About two years ago my little daughter became run down in health and suffered from St. Vitus' dance. Soon after she was prostrated by rheumatism, which severely , affected her low limbs. "After trying various remedies without obtaining relief, die began taking Dr. , Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and experienced immediate benefit;-She y. continued its use, and after taking five bottles her rheumatism was practically cured. Her yS appetite returned, her pains disappeared, she was again able to walk without lameness, her genera] health was restored^ ana she was able to attend school and to play like other children." Dr. Greene's Nervura, blood and nerve remedy, 4s the prescription and discovery of the well-known Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14th Street, New Yprk City, who is the most successful specialist in curing all forms at nervosa and chronic complaints, and he can be consulted in any case, free of charge, personally or by letter. S FREE | WINCHESTER| wuonestBr < |[ J[ SHOTGUNS !! Factory loaded | (i Oor 160 page J > and (1 shotgun shells, J j illustrated cata-J | FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS j ?NRWRIVAL? J i ) lo<me. < I the winning combination in the field or at (I "LE ADER,"and 1 J | : * the trap. All dealers sell them. ] j ? REPEATER.* !! FRFF ! [ WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS W; prove { ' < i ,so Wikchsstbx Ava., Wbw Hav>w, Cotar. i i their superiority. < -j^gs llMlMMIOOItlOlllllllllliLiiiuyoill^ IllltllinCII *_ ^.4.' ? 9 W*!9!' SH0?S^fi^2?*i action V pr"?H r** tL < .A F yon haro been w- if \ .. SP fa*to ?.* for ekoes, m "Five-Cent cigar h SSSWUSS . . a will convince you tbnt . P? jA las been the every- ?2 am ? J B (rott II to SlJtO Ian. ' wPBLf hundreds of thou we vA have smoked ? | ia Cheroots J gjggj||^ urty years, because 2 r- . r and tell more 93 and 93^0 ahoes than any good now?m fact,? otber fi? P |m? Dtcr hey were first made. g BEST JECT MM wviUU tioa than oilief nskn moim wSeliD 1 Virginia Cheroots smoker! this " J... guje alcr. Price,-* for ^ cents. (2 ST\wi..? 1^1 I THE JtKA?OX mortW-LtbiffllU^p wrn ^k WM ? A M mx a M A. ^o** ? thsa anrother nkt U beom THJEY . BvH0B9Hei4|0 eswaK, jfer ^arsMf ja Take rabttttatet Insist w kni| "W. L. _ DonxUs shoot with bum tad pric* tUmpni o? bottom. Don't Let the Horses Get Sore. So?"^u^s^-T3Jfu. Jif fmtiif There is probably nothing that looks stat^S* otimthg.tUf. tad wttthTyfea. y . .?% , , . , ^ .,, Our shoe# will retch you *nywh*te. (Mmhb so bad on a horse as a lot of saddle w. i* Do?siu lihaeCo. Brockton, m?m. | ^ or collar galls, and when scars form j ~ ~ ~ ' , ; as the result of such sores it greatly U A1A till y,,. P ft ft I It*1H10 ? ^SSfia ! reduces the value of a horse in a sale: bTiuIulI V Ofr UuIlH/Ull f 1 When your work horses show these sores apply a little sulphur to them, 80.s* Broad St" and it is claimed that they will En^lHCS QDu SOUCTS gradually disappear. ^ Hf*m Water Heater*, Strati* 1'cmpi M<< -:*pf ?? ?? < Feoberthy Injector*. . "And this," said the summer board- ' f er, as he mopped his brow and listen- fj where one is supposed to sleep under K "Fact" said the landlord. "We got the attic full of 'em."?Indianapolis '-'rfr'T^flfir "fy0 Px-ess. Manufacture** and Dealers In . MILLS, How'* Thl* t Corn Mm,, Fecd Milt*.Cotton Gin Xachlu. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for ery and Grain.Separator*. ?in?vca?e.0f ?*?TTh tha: cannot be curoJ by SOLID and INSERTED Saws, SawT?*tfc?&4 -Sra! Hall 3 CatarrhCure. Toioiin n locks, Knight's Patent I>ox?, Ulrdsall Saw ti- F-J-Chbskt A Co.. Props., Trtedo, 0. Mill and Engine Repair*, Governor*. G**t? ' ^ZL\L Bar. and & lull line of 34111 Supplies. Prtea /: ney for the las. 1j years, and believe hlra per- 4nd qualltr of goods guaranteed. Catalogue ' - 5 , fee ly honorable in all business transactions free hr mentioning this mner *?*>* ; and linanclally able to carry out any obllga- 7 menl|f'Plag P*P?g- <MM tlou made by their Ann. ?? yww trt i m W est & Tbcax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 11./ | I flj 4 'I* WELDING, Rinnan & Martin, Wholesale Drug- S* 1. i. 1 fl VV 8 I LA I gists. Toledo. Ohio. M M H 1 J J 1 Jy t\ I Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, act- l|| I II ilng directly upon the blood and mucous snr- III I |H .. 4 A . vSwH ! faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold III .1 .11 A *4 SI 114 I V ' :#<i by all Drugcists. Testimonials free. wMMJV /fllll 11/11 3 fvfl? I Hall's Family Pills are the best. ItiiW "A 1 4s TAP RATiCr ? ?sts&.%!^tsss. M I Ave., N".Minneapolis.Minn.. Jan.?, 1*0. j Dyspepsia. Indlttestlon. Heartburn and all fn^rth'^^olinafrom'TelAgBedKuA^Proof ????? Sand.,?' m free, express paid. Dr. Taber Mfg. Co. Peoria, 111 naid by buyer. Terms osh with. orfgR. . ;^2raHI JTre. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children pHARLOTTE OIL * FEETTLIZBB CO., teething, softens the glims, reduces inflammiu ^RED OLIVER, CHARLOTTE, N. C. tlcn, allays pain, cures wind colic. 85c. a bottle. ' - - j hn Jfe Johnny?What is fame, paw? Free. Dr. H. X. 0lSKX'st0Xg.Box B. Attest*. *. Paw-Fame, my son. csnststsln seeing your - j3s picture on the tront page of the paper one day g f> f. . torMnoto advertisers. and somebody elms every diy thereafter.? flvQlKHl IH15 130*1 AKtJ.1990.ii . Baltimore American. _ Dr. Buil's Cough r cSSoSr?o5!b^S^ Tryruif igwiwfH lj grippe and consumption. ay- J m ? . . ~~ ^$$3$ - .'-r" . .-. i'WM i??\ "" tr A^ggg - '