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T? 55. - . T? - " 1 1 ' ~ U'? TWO T< I. "With wean* brain and aching heart I greet another day; A hasty bite, and I must start Upon my weary way; The sun may shine above my head and soft, sweet winds may blow, But what are fair, blue skies to n:e? With tired feet I go ? To labor where no sunshine falls, Shut in by cheerless, dingy walls, Estranged from all but woe. "The day is done, but what have I That it has brought to me? The^ sinking sun may gild the sky? Why should I stay to see ?? I that am doomed to merely rise and toil all day and then. Lie down to troubled sleep awhile and toil awav again?? Day after (lav the same old round Until some day the welcome ground Shall hide my face from men?" . t % fhe J(ris y\fith t ^ ^ By Frederic Upon my return to Manila in the 6pring of 1000 from a four months' sojourn in the Southern Philippines I was reminded by my friend Feldman that I had promised, before starting for the south, to purchase for him a fine kris, a weapon much in evidence among the savage tribes of the islands of Mindanao and Jolo. I accordingly asked my friend to drop into my quarters and select a weapon to bis liking from my store of 200 or more krises. Feldman lost no ^ * time In calling on me, and after some hesitation, owing to his inability to decide between a beautiful "suake-kris" from the Lake Lanao country,*which had a fine ivory handle, and a Jolo weapon, the handle of which was covered with leaf-gold, hammered from Spanish coins, he selected the former, as Lake Lanao curios are extremely Tare. Before Feldman left the room, however, he spied a peculiar kris with a plain wooden handle wrapped with e strong black thread, which was lying on my writing desk. The blade of this : weapbn was inlaid with silver, and the'ctirves at its base began In wide sweeps at the hilt, and ceased altoge^her at the centre of the blade, leaving the point straight for at least a foot and a half. "I say, old man," said my friend, picking up the kris with the plain handle, "I didn't see this one. It isn't 11 A very elaborate as to finish, but It certainly has a sinister look of business . -v ' i T aoout/ir.-; ii you nave no uujt-cuuu?, * think I will take it in preference to the 'snake.1 Do you know, I wouldn't wonde^f-that knife had a history. Where Aid it come from?" l^hlpjan was right in his surmise. The Kris with the plain handle had a history, and that a pretty exciting one. The odd thing about it was that no one knew that history better than myself, for I saw the keen, cruel knife ><-*" sating its lust for blood one day, and could give direct testimony to the effect that it had taken the lives of at ??lea*; five human beings, besides A' . wounding and maiming as many more. It was early January in Parang-Parang, a town on the south coast of Mindanao, and the day of an event of P the greatest Interest to the inhabitants. The company of American soldiers which had been detailed to garrison Parang-Parang had arrived in the morning, and the vertical rays of the fierce tropical sun at noonday were heating down as if bent on showing the newcomers how hot they could make a day along the seventh parallel of latitude. The people of the town n were enjoying their siestas after the excitement caused by the coming of the first Americans they had ever seen ?with the exception of Major Brett, Governor of Cotta-Bato, and myself, who had visited Parang-Parang a few weeks before. The landing of the troops had been effected in the most satisfactory manner, and the soldiers were quartered temporarily in the cement church of the town, as the old Spanish barracks were in a most un* sanitary condition. Parang-Parang bears rather a bad remitation. As a post of the soldiers U (IT 10 JfliR'tu uj/wii IUV ? soon proved wofully in error. The Moro had been engaged in altercation, ' - true enough, but. as we subsequently learned he had little thought of seeking for justice or protection. The events which had transpired a few moments before were of such a nature T: . of Spain it caused the Dons nearly as much trouble as all the rest of the great, unruly, unexplored Island of Mindanao put .together. Nearly 300 Spanish soldiers were killed in and about Parang-Parang during the scant eight years that Spain maintained a garrison there. One day I was standing in the main street of Parang-Parang, unmindful of the heat, engaged in an earnest endeavor to induce a big, ugly Moro to place a price on his kris, the blade of which was of uncommon though the knife bor^^[^BBndle and the sheath w*^l^i^of orna*M9^Bhrtferwas frequently the case Moros, the owner of the r not care to part with it, and wou* not consider any offer, no matter how extravagant. In reply to my question as to why so fine a blade should be fitted to so plain a handle ?s he answered, in a surly tone, that he .kept his weapon for use and not for sale. The remark was one I had heard frequently before, in reply to similar questions, but I had good cause to remember it later in the day. When the cool of the evening began to replace the heat of the day the entire population of Parang-Parang turned out to see the "Americanos." The Datto Uttamama Baqui, the chief among the Moros, who iivea in tne vicinity of the town, was standing in the main street, not far from the church where the Americans were quartered, surrounded by a large group of liis retainers and followers. Suddenly a commotion was noticeable a few hundred yards up the street. Attracted by the sound of cries we at once centred our interest on the stalwart figure of a man who came running toward the little group, in the centre of which stood the Datto and myself. As the approaching figure drew near I noticed with surprise that /it was the fierce-looking, surly Moro whose plain-handled kris I had endeavored to purchase from him earlier t in the day. The weapon, unshathed, was in his right hand as he ran rapidly toward us, and we could see blood upon his sleeve and upper garments. When the Datto heard the clamor and saw i^^rnan running toward him witlr^^Maaked weapon he supposed that pfe participant, or possibly the survivor, of some Moro altercation was '"coming to him, either in search of justice at Baqui's hands or else protection from his enemies. If such was the supposition that the ? _j 1 thi\ r-fisr* ho was DILERS. IT. "The sunbeam play across my way, The wind blows soft and sweet; The sky is smiling down to-day, And I, with dancing feet, Speed onward to the duties that still claim my faithful care And to the pleasures that arise from faithful service there? And in my heart I'll bear along A little of the West Wind's song For those I love to share. "My tasks are done?a golden glow Spreads out across the sky, And still the sweet wind whispers low, Still sings the song that I Have, with a haunting gladness hummed through all the blissful day, And all the wojld seems happy as I hurry on my way To smiling lins and loving arms? My path is through a land of charms Where pleasing fancies play. ? S. E. Kiscr, in Chicago Record-Herald. leeeeeeeeOK*** fie Plain JJaiulIe. | : Coleman. ^ that the Moro knew his part In tbem deserved little else than death. Moreover, he knew that It was his fate that his life should be forfeited should his townsmen be able to take it before he escaped from their midst. For the Moro had the blood of two women of his family on the kris with the plain handle, and by the Moro law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth his life was already declared forfeited to the members of the family of the dead women. The commencement of the trouble and its cause will ever remain unknown?as is often the case in an "amok." The Moro became enraged with his wife for some reason known only to themselves, and in the heat of his anger adopted a course not uncom mon in Moro-lnnd. He attacked liis spouse with his keen kris, and, driving her before him to the front part of the house, finally overtook and killed her. They were alone in the house at the time, and as the building was somewhat isolated several minutes elapsed before those who heard her screams arrived on the scene. By that time her cries had ceased and her troubles were over. That her struggles must have been frantic in the extreme was proved by the condition of the dwelling. Leaving her mangled form, the Moro ran towards the stairway at the rear of the house, and met another woman of his family as she was ascending the stairs, attracted by the screams of her neighbor. By that time the vengeful blood-lust which filled the maddened Moro's mind had gained complete control of him. Swinging his kris over his head he cut his second victim from the shoulder-blade to the waist, leaving her in her death-agonies where he had struck her down. By this time half-a-dozen people were at the foot of the stairway, but the murderer jumped down the steps and ran by them so swiftly that they had no opportunity of learning the extent of his crime before he had passed around the corner of the house and was at some distance from it In an instant, however, two or three of his townsmen discovered the mangled form at the top of the stairway, and started off on the trail of the fugitive, crying, 4E1 Moro, el Moro."'? words whose significance were that someone had "run amok"?and calling upon anyone who had the opportunity to assist in capturing or killing him. As the Moro, now become a renegade, passed the first house on his way towards the centre of the town several lances were hurled at his retreating figure, though none of them found their mark. Tr m Ifht coom noonllfir thnt flip rpnp gade should make for the centre of the town; but that was his shortest route to the shore of the bay, where he could obtain a boat and soon place himself in the hands of a rival Datto on the opposite shore a few miles distant. This was no doubt his intention. As Datto Baqui stepped from out the crowd about him, and walked toward the approaching Moro, he put up his hand' as if to stop him, at the same time inquiring the cause of the disCur^ bance. In answer, however, tteThalfcrazed man swung his krie- at full arm's length around his head, and, without doubt, had the weapon landed where the Moro intended, it would have severed the old chief's head from his body. But*Uttamama Baqui was a Moro himself, and won his way to power in Moro-land as much by the strength of his good right arm as by >Ts powers of diplomacy. Although sixty years of age, Le was still agile, and the scars of combat, which covered him from head to toot, were evidence of his years of experience. He had learned that to evade a blow was far better policy than to met it. He saw the deadily gleam of his assailant's eye and the evil intent It bore before the kris was fairly on its way! By a clever duck of his head he escaped what seemed for a moment to be certain death. The weapon fell, but its razor-edge missed the Datto, cut well into the neck of the servant following closely behind him, and added a third to the list of its victims. Another stroke of the cruel kris ended the life of one of the Datto's henchmen who stood in the path of the murderous Moro's escape. So suddenly was the whole affair concluded that scarcely another weapon was drawn before the list of deaths to be credited to the kris with the plain handle had been swelled to four. In cutting his way through the crowd, most of whom iiaa maue a wna break-away from the affair,-no fewer than five of his fellow-townsmen were wounded by the renegade. Incredible as it may seem, the fleeing Moro gained the farther edge of the crowd and obtained a good start, unscathed, before the Datto's warriors had gathI ered their scattered wits and given chase. A shot was fired at the retreating figure; but the Moros are no marksmen, and he stood in no danger from their guns. It seemed for the moment as though the man might make good his escape. Indeed, such might have been the outcome had not the desire to take human life been so strong within him. As he was running down the road he met an aged and infirm Moro who happened to be passing, and although the old man was too weak to prove a fit antagonist for a mere child, the murderer ceasca ins nignt long enougn to bury the kris "with the plain handle from the crown to chin, straight through i.q head of the old patriarch of the village. The blow that robbed the old man of his life, however, proved the indirect means of the assassin's death. Before the maddened Moro had time again to raise the dripping blade the campilans and krises of the avengers had struck deep into his head, neck, side and back, and the spark of life left his mangled body before bo could ; emit a single groan. : When I arrived at the depot a nio- I ment later the kris with the wooden j handle was lying unnoticed in Jlie long grass a few yards from the corpse of Its former owner. I picked it up, and subsequently obtained the permission of Datto Baqul to keep it as a souvenir of the lurid event. All this went on in the very midst of the town, and almost within a stone's throw of the American troops as they were lounging about their quarters. When the Moros scattered in every di- j rection, crying "El Moro. El Moro!" at ! the top of their lungs. Captain Gillen- 1 water, the commander, drew his com- j pany quickly and quietly into line, not aware of the nature of the excitement, but resolved to be prepared to meet whatever developments might ojisue. The whole affair was over, however, In far less time than it has taken to tell it, and the Americans breathed a i sigh of relief when they learned that j the Moro who "ran amok" would run ; no more. That Is the story of th? kris with the ] nr\ b o 1^ I nV? f T'tVt C 1 Itn n wuru iiuuuiu n mvii uu u iv/t iuo iiiv prom of my friend Feldman's collection.?The World Wide Magazine. A FUNSTON STORY. The Gallant Knnsan's Kxcitluj; Experl- 1 ence* With a Cowboy. This is the season for the Funston i story. Some of the anecdotes told in j reference to the captor of Aguinaldo are more or less apocryphal, but until j the gallant general comes back from the Philippines to deny them they will j probably pass unchallenged, which j has been the case with a yarn that originated somewhere in the West. After Funston's brief but exciting \ experience in journalism he became a conductor on the Santa Fe line, and in this capacity found himself in al- ! most daily association with various , tough things in the cowboy line. One day a cattle puncher who had imbibed ! more whisky than was good for his \ nerves boarded Funston's train at a i way station, and immediately began to make trouble. Refusing to pay his j fare and shooting holes in the ceiling j of the car proved to be among his spe- j ellaties. He was a deal bigger than Funston, but the latter did not hesitate to einnhasize his authority by kicking the fellow's pistol from his hand and throwing nim off the train. ] The cowboy grabbed a chunk of bal- j last and smashed a car window; then he fled down the track, with Funston i In hot pursuit, and flinging gravel af- j ter the fugitive as he ran. Finally the cowboy got away and his pursuer, j tired and breathless, returned to his train. The chase had occupied something over half an hour and Funstou's ; train was just so much behindhand at the end of the run. The divisional su- | perlntendent made an Inquiry and Funston explained. "You did right to fire him," said the superintendent, "but what did you chase him for?" "Because I was mad," replied the conductor. "You would be mad, too, If anybody flung a rock through your window." "Probably," said the superintendent, | "but I wouldn't do it again if I were j you."?Brooklyn Eagle. Guarding Against the Future. The young man had married the rich ! man's daughter, and wasn't killing ; himself with work to support her. j One day the father Called him to talk to him. "Look here," he said emphatically, "why don't you go to work?" "I don't have to," the son-in-law replied with brazen effrontery. "Well, you will have to." "Why will I?" "Because, sir, I can't live always to j support you." "But you will leave us something?" : "Not much, I won't. There won't be { anything to leave." "Great jupiter, you don't mean to ; tell me that you have nothing?" slie called It." Fortune in a Mattress. The police of Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris, were informed some little time ago of tlie sudden death of an old woman named Marguerite Blassau, who had long been regarded as a pauper. She had been in receipt of outdoor relief for a number of years, and had been regularly aided as well by charitable persons. The police doctor who inquired into the causes of her death found some $1000 in bank notes concealed about her clothing, and further investigations revealed the existence?stowed away in the woman's mattress?of a small fortune, consisting of bonds to the value of over $20,000, and a considerable sum in gold. JLlAdi o auuut n. The son-in-law devoted himself to profound thought for several seconds, i "I have a suggestion to offer," he ' said In a business-Ike manner. "What is it?" asked the old gent "Well, I suggest that you take out, $100,000 life insurance on your- j self to save wear and tear on ray mind."?Stray Stories. A Sharp Lookout on tlic Clerk. The clerk in charge of a Yorkshire i (England) postoflice was annoyed by the conduct of a certain farm laborer who, by buying stamps on the very j edge of closing time, frequently put i him to the trouble of recasting his accounts. "Are you really obliged to come so j late with your letters, my man?" lie , asked one night, his stock of patience ; giving out. "No," answered the laborer. "Both i these were written and addressed afore noon to-day." "Then why didn't you bring them to j the post straight away?" "Not me, Mr. Clever," replied the la borer, thrusting ins tongue mio in* cheek. "Business is slack here in t'daytirne, and there's nowt to stop yer from prisin' open an' readiu' every let- I ter which comes in; but at a minute j to 9," with a knowing wink at the clock, "ye've nobbut a few seconds to glance at t'envelopes and drop 'em into a bag afore t'lnail-cnrt calls for 'em. { I wants to keep temptation from yer all I can."?Tit-Bits. "Churchyard I.uck." "Some of your readers," writes a clerical correspondent of the Westminster Gazette, "may be interested to know that it is not only in Trinidad that mothers have odd ways of expressing their feelings about the increase of their family. Some three or four years ago, in a village not fifty miles from Loudon, the wife of a laboring man had recently presented her already overburdened lord and master with another child. A visilor, on hearing the news, asked: 'Well, Mrs. Jones, how many does that make?' The answer was: 'Sixteen, sir, and no churchyard luck.' I have not had the heart to inquire whether since then she has added to the number, or whether she has at last had 'churchyard luck,' as y | (^ood j^oads f^otesjl I II Combined Efforts. THE strenuous efforts of drivers and wheelmen in behalf of improved highways have been doubled and redoubled since the appearance of the automobile. The organized bodies which represent the three divisions of our citizens prominent In the use of the roads, namely, the drivers, the wheelmen and the chauffeurs, seem determined to wor'i together vigorously and unceasingly for the accomplishment of their pur Ferhaps no better illustration has been seen of the fraternal feeling existing among these organizations than was afforded at a recent meeting in this city. The event was announced as a "good reads reunion" and was conceived by the President of the Ilond Drivers' Association. Among those present were conspicuous advocates of the good roads movement from various parts of the couutry who. as cyclists, automobiiists or drivers of horses, discoursed intelligently upon the need of better ioads in the United States. General Miles, who spoke, emphasized the advantages of lirst-class highway;: in case of military conflict. He said: "The subject of good roads is one that military men. of course, are interested In, for it Is one of the vital questions that the General has to study as to how he can best manoeuvre his brigades, corps and armies. Frequently during the Civil War the line of march was marked by dead animals and wrecked wagons, owing to the wretched condition of the roads o*v* which the armies had to pass. On one or two occasions the movements of the armies were very much embarrassed, and one campaign had to be abandoned for It was found impossible to manoeuvre an army. On the plains we were compelled to make the roads as we passed over the country." Of course, in times of war, as well as In times of peace, smooth and hard roads have always been eminently desirable; but it must be obvious to every one that the advent of horseless vehicles, whose utility for military purposes has been indorsed by distinguished Generals on both sides of the Atlantic, lias rendered their construction a matter of even vital importance. In the South African war, where perhaps automobiles have been put to a more practical military test than anywhere else, it has been found that their use not only facilitates transportation, but that the machines can carry heavier burdens and necessitates the attendance of fewer men than would be required in the case of wagons drawn by mules or horses. It has been estimated that, considering the greater speed of the motor vehicle, thirty-four of them, each of twentyfive horse-power, can transport in a given time as many pounds of provisions and artillery as 1300 horses. Besides, the use of the latter would involve the element of forage, which must be stored and removed as occasion demands. In France, experiments conducted with an automobile of twenty-seven horse-power have shown that twenty-four such vehicles can supply an army corps, or 30,000 men, with 200 rounds of ammunition per man, over a distance of eighty "lllfle In +Tr/in + r_f/-ilir linnve- orwl Mn iu in vuvjivua. uvuiu) uuu vmm transport heavy guns to corresponding advantage. Manifestly, the usefulness of automobiles, as of bicycles, depends largely upon the condition of the roads over which they are to be run. When the road is right, the possibilities of the machine are vastly increased. No one should underestimate the highly creditable results already achieved by the good roads workers in many parts of the country, and notably in New York State. The cause in which they are enlisted is one which deserves universal support.?New York Sun. Better Bonds. One of the best signs of progress in the South is the increasing interest in road building and road improvement. It is true that we have much more talk than performance on this subject, but there are signs of practical progress in several Southern States. In Louisiana there seems to be a good prospect of much first-class road work this year. The principal factor in the movement is the Illinois Jentral railroad, one of the most enterprising and liberal railways in the country. It has been said that the Illinois Central has never entered any territory which it did not benefit and improve. It has done great things for the Southern States through which it passes. Besides giving them admirable freight and passenger service, it has settled many thousands of the best class of immigrants in that section. The railroads purchased large tracts of land lying along its lines, which it cut up into farms and sold on very easy terms to sturdy and intelligent farmers from the Northwest. These new citizens of the South are so well pleased that they have induced many others to join them. They have added much to the value of farm lands in Mississippi and Louisiana. Tlic Illinois Central is now doing another good thing for .the States it has already benefited so greatly. It is building at its own expense ! sample stretches of good roads along i its lines and is distributing much practical literature on the subject of good roads. In addition to this it gives low freight rates on road materials and in other ways encourages the good roads movement. If all the .railroads in the South ! would do as much in this cause as the : Illinois Central is doing, the result would be of immense benefit to this section, as well as the railroads themselves.?Atlanta Journal. An ICducHtional Influence. We need good roads, not only for haulage and commerce, but as an intellectual and educative influence to give us an enlarged intellectual power . for comprehending the world that is ! about us. No "Keep OH" the Grass" Sljrns. "Keep Oft* the Orass" signs are no longer to be found in Cleveland parks, or, if they are, they have been overlooked. According to the Plain Dealer, Mayor Johnson has ordered them I all removed. "What's the use of having parks that people may only look at?" said he yesterday. "If these people whose business it is to keep the parks green and pretty can't do it we'll get others who can. But the people arc going to walk on the grass if they want to.'* The straw-plaiting industry of England gives employment to about oO,OOtf women and 4UO0 to 5000 men. TRAINED BY MACHINERY. Now Way to Teach Elephants Some Old Tricks. They are training elephants by mach- i incry, says the 67. Louis Republican. ! It is something they did not do in the j olden times; hut, then, people generally i have changed from the old ways, and j there is no reason why elephant trainers j should not do so. Elephant instructors have devised a ; new method of imparting wisdom tc 1 their charges. In former years there j were as many methods as trainers, but . with the invention of machinery and the progression of thought a material t change has been wrought. At the present time the elephant in * ?- ? ? ? " ' trt nri>_ ! siruciur goes auum jus ?n m j/4V. , ciscly the same manner as does the con- | tractor of a sky-scraper. If the material j in hand is to he raised, the very quickest ! and safest way of elevating it is em- 1 ployed. If a ten-ten beam is fitted to a certain position on the fifth floor, it is | placed there in the shortest time pos- j sihle bv the use of a huge crane. If the j elephant trainer wants an exhibition of i . . . I head-balancing or rope-walking he is enabled by the use of the crane to furnich a clue of the most effective nature in a minimum of time. Dangling at the end of the huge derrick the elephant is placed in any posi- j tion desired. Once in this position, his i education is commenced from that point. The new method of training is an ex- j pcrimcnt as yet, but its success is as- j surcd. at least as far as young elephants arc concerned. Recently a circus received a consignment of a dozen or more baby pachyderms from Ceylon, Suramtra and India. Their ages ranged from 8 to 12 years, and their weight be- j tween 1500 pounds and a ton. Coming fresh from the jungles of their native country, the young elephants i possessed anything but a docile nature. Rcnrp their training was accomplished only with difficulty. The beginner was taken into a ring in the circus training barns and heavy harness attached to a strong crane or derrick placed around the beast's body. The instructor then gave the command: "Stand on head and forefeet." This would be Greek, of course, tc the pupil, but the meaning of the command gradually dawns upon the animal's instinct after being lifted into the air and tilted forward on his head and trunk sercval times. Thus, in due course of time, the youthful pachyderm is taught successfully all the acts known to elephantine wisdom. Female Bird Rules. Among several species of the birds of prey a deference for the female sex is shown which is not met with in the great majority of feathered kind, says | Mr. Frank C. Kirkwood, an ardent student of the ways of birds and leasts, lie says: j "Several years ago it was my fortune to capture two young eagles of the baldhead species. When meat was thrown into the room where they were confined the male showed plainly how great was his desire to pounce upon it. but a glance from his sister was sufficient to keep him rooted to the perch until she had finished. When beef or other similar meals were given them this easy victory for the fair sex was the rule, but when a fish was introduced it was only after a fierce fight that the female succeeded in reminding her brother of the respect due her. ' A r\f vnitnor hr^nt-horned owls 1 1 p'Ull VI J WVIIi^ ly. ?.M. which I at one time had also displayed this female domination. I fed them prinI cipally on live rats, and when they were I turned lcosc in the room, the male rc! tained a stolid and indifferent pose upon his perch until the female had satisfied I her hunger, after which lie would desI patch what was left. Many other are [ the instances among the eagles, hawks j and owls in which the female bird is the I master of the situation."?Baltimore ' Sun. I WEEK END EXCURSIONS i And Summer Excursion Rates of Seaboard Air Line Railway. Beginning Saturday, June 8th, and on every Saturday until August 11th, the Seauoard Air Line Railway will sell round trip week end excursion tickets between Atlanta, Athens and intermediate points at rate of one fare. Tickets on sale for noon and afternoon trains good returning on any train Monday following. Also on sale daily, regular summer excursion tickets to Wilmington, N. C., Cross Hill, S. C., Morehcad City, N. C., Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach, Va., at greatly reduced rates, lickets good returning until October 31st. ON THE CONTRARY. "I understand that visionary chap is regarded as being twenty years ahead of his time." "No," answered the grave-looking citizen, "I am his landlord, and I know *' ic nlmm six Dctter man mai. _ months behind time."?Washington Star. I Piles You are costive, and i long congested lumps appear, ble unless you assist nature in giving nature a chance to use quickly and surely remove the Itmtablet GUARANTEED TO CUR] tad breath, bad blood, wind i headache, Indigestion, afmnlcs. plexlon and dlzzlnea. When getting sick. Constipation kills It Is a starter for the chronic a afterwards. ]Vo matter what a ?yoa will never get well and be right. Take onr advice; start < guarantee to enro or money ref \ THE COMPLETION. "I have written an article on 'How to Live on $2.50 a Week,' he explained to the editor. "Well," said the editor, "you had bet- i ter write the sequel to it." "I do not up ,c. stand." "Why, 'How to Get the Two-fifty.'" ?Baltimore American. Postage to bo Reduced to One Cent. Tho President who succeeds in getting this j measure through Congress will hold a high < Elaco in tho esteem of the people, but no 1 igher, perhaps, than tho csteom in which j everybody holds Hoi>t)ttn-'s Stomach Bitters, j This* medicine gots at tho starting point of | disease by acting on the stomach, helping 1 that organ in its dnty of digesting food. It euros dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, stimulates the kidnoys, and strengthens tho nerves. Bo snro to try it. Bananas with purple leaves and seedless fruit have been introduced into British conservatories. For Biliousness, Torpid Liver, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Crab Orchard Water is a specific. Oxford University has voted to do away with the Sunday afternoon sermons. Arc Yon Using- Allen's Foot-Ease 1 It is tho only cure for Swollen. Smarting, Tired, Aching. 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, Lcltoy, N. Y. Massachusetts uses more postage stamps per capita of population tnan any other State in the Union. 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. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 ArchSt., Phila., Pa. Dunvegan, the famous seat of the Maclcods, is said to be the oldest inhabited private house in Scotland. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Even the bee in a bonnet may have a sting in its tail. j Fiso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and coids.?N. W. Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900, In baseball as in cookery the best batter takes the cake. S. K. C'oburn, Mgr. Clarie Scott, writes "I find Hall's Catarrh Cure a valuable remedy." Druggists sell it, 75c. Poverty may be no disgrace, but it's mighty uncomfortable. I Putnam s Fadeless Dye produces tho fast cat and brightest colors or any known ayo stuff. Sold by all druggists. There are 4000 tons of stone in the pyl ram ids of Cheops. It could be built ior ! $20,000,000 to-day. Some men are too lazy to even stand in their own light. Ilosy Chocks Follow i The usn of D1 key's Female Tonic. It Is safe, ' pleasant and reliable It cures the various diseases peculiar to women. It restores the glow aud bio m of health. A reasonable amount of egotism keeps a | man from brooding too much over his j neighbor's success. New Yorkers will invest in a $1,000,000 j winter resort in the Island of Bermuda. 3 A LUXUR , 9 In our | Roasting * I Establish.-. A* I ments we | positively / ^ 1 do not allow ^5 B the use of i Eigs, " ^ | Egg Mixtures, i 0lne fl Chemicals, i 9 or similar Watch o ! I substances. r x . 1 LION Just try a COFFEE , L,u I is an and you i absolutely reason of 9 Pure Coffee. LIO I __ is now v I homes. H In every package of LION COF S fact, no woman, man, boy or girl \ comfort and convenience, and whi< B the wrappers of our one pound seal : Cinvrl W lature is under a constant strain to reliev itching, painful, bleeding. Then you hav , removing the cause. CASCARETS m her healing power. Piles, hemorrhoids, ;m forever. Don't be persuade i as Atchison v. 3*?f* - "I ajfl B never foun<! WW IMW I am on tin MbBM -e of new man.H S all bowel trouble*, appendicitis, biliousness, >n the itoaocb. bloated bowel*, fbul month, pain* after eating:, llrer troable, eallew eomyour bowel* (loo t more rejralarly yearare more people tkos all other dltctue* together, dlment* and long year* ofiaftrlB* that eon* 11* you, start takfnc CASCAKtTs today, for i well all the time until yon pat yoar bowel* with CAtCABXTfl today, under on absolute andod. 8000088880880? LVo Hair?\ <:My hair was falling out very fast and I was greatly alarmed. I H then tried Ayer's Hair Vigor and | my hair stopped falling at once."? J The trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs are beginning to ? 1 f T _ T Tl 1 Isiiow, Ayers nair vigor will restore color every I time. $1.00 a battle. All dnoUtB. I If your druggist cannot supply you, I send us ono dollar and we will express you a bottle. Be sure and giro the name I of your nearest express office. Address, I J. C. A YER CO., Lowell, Mass. I ! fragrant ?070P0NT a perfect liquid dentifrice for the j Teeth and Mouth New SizeSOZODONTLIQUID, 2Sc |)Ps SOZODONTTOOTH POWDER, 25c J * v Large LIQUID and POWDER, 75c faV At all Stores, or by Mail for the price. HALL& RUCKEL, New York. AG E NTSW Brohard Sash Lock and Brohard Doer Holder Actirs workers 'everywhere can earn big money, always a steady demand for our goods. 8ainple aah lock, with prices, terras, etc., free for Sc stamp for postage. TnE BROHARD OO., "O," Philadelphia, Pa. "The baieethat made West Point fsmaufc" MclLHENNY'S TABASCO. nPODQY new DISCOVERY; give. XJ IX. I quick relief and cares worst raxes. UooK of te-t>monials and 10 dnre'treatment hile You 5 e the condition. This causes a rush of t e piles. There are many kinds and man; lake effort easy, regulate and soften the si fistula, and other rectal troubles yield t id to experiment with any dobe. gi. tared the tortures of Ike with protruding piles brought on not ) tion with which I was afflicted for r _ ,rs. 1 ran across your CASCA- r* the town of Newell. la., and doV 1 anything to equal them. To-day ?ly freoTrom piles and feel like a , C. H. Kxttz, w Mil Jones St. Siooz City, la erev> Voman's t-ag Salt. fen'* ! saa/ia fo ?r W tV >WELS AND LIVER. fiVASAHTSIO TO CTSKt CARETS wm ?okJ. JCow Ik l5}**?S??i dialUr e4l?ln* U *h?w?rli !*{ H' or beet totlMtlal' We hare manwte?d to core er mosey tfeaftWr, k0,NISK?1^L "" arter nilu one fiOo box* rttorn ? ? *' Soby naif, or tbe ArngwXmt wbom y? boo/tor bit* b???vJT*?e*!7/^/?tnb* i000Q0@00GS8008 - .? * ^ j0.i-sT.v5fi" v " _ j 'O, . / . * _ j Free. Dr. &. E. GKEEN 88OH8.EOX B. Aiuiit, . UseCERTAIH aS'COBE.;; w"S' "/ T^IThompton's Eye Watir A Certain Cure for Sore MITCHELLS i I MAKES THE USE OF DRUGS UNNEt RBHBBBHMBHHHKfl Y WITHIN THE REACH W MESSED ivmiuE you When ; Does a ur next advertisement. b package of u N COFFEE lion will understand the e ' its popularity. N COFFEE ised in millions of ufor LIO t FEE you will find a fully illustrated and < rill fail to find in the list some article whic ch they may have by simply cutting out a led packages (which is the only form in wfc MMNNNNMNNNtNNI i DYSPEPSIA ;| I I nood not bo endured a day longer If yon dm I i #1 9 A natural medicinal water - wrnnmii < i Ap-rient. laxattTo. tonle. A poeiflc for all II P liver, kidney, atomach and bowel disorders. { I 9 It cure*?Torpid Llrer, BUIotisaee*. Jen- , i a 41m. Chronic l>t??a?ea of the KUins J Z llyapepola llmrtkira, Meln M rod or he, < J l>jr?e?iterr Coa *tt tattoo. 1*1 loo. ( I OubOreknrd Water 1* the moat efll- { I caclouoof the natural mineral waters; moat ( i A convenient to tnke; moot f jos j > ? economical to buy. ^rmPg^ ( , P The zonulro io eold hy < I P all drugirlei* with Crab PMfe * j i every hottl'e? ^ j ! X CRAB ORCMARD WATER CO., Lootevttla, ffy. Maisby & Company, j SO S. 11 road St., Atlanta, Qa. Engines and Boilers .. ?... IVatav llrntrra. Sleain PniUM and Pen berth/ Injector*. Manufacturers and Dealers in SAW MXIjIjS, < orn Mills, Feed Mills,Cotton GinXachlnery and Grain Separators. ?01.ID and INSERTED Saw*, Saw Teeth and I oc-ke, Knitrlit's Patent Dojfs, Itlrdaall tew M 111 and F.nglne Itepalr*. Governors, Grate Pars and a full line of Mill Supplies. Price '/gSM end quality of coods guaranteed. Catalogue tree by mentioning this paper. , .? >5 =, HYrnrQIV^. DA SPOON 3 BAKING POWDER 1 IS THE BK8T. TRY IT. J.D. * R.S.CHRISTIAN CO.. RICBMOff DiTA. filttSWhIEAll USE7US. |a M Beat Coach Syrup. Tastes Good. Use H Mention this Paper :,Weak ft Inflamed Eyes pSAlYE E^SARYJ Price, 25 Cents .B/vgguft. '-<% WHHMMMBaa'Ri 1 at as 1 fti ^ I B lab I OP ALL. I MEN PRESSING YOUR SUIT." I ] '? pressing your suit with the favorite lady,? j| girl that you think you desire for a wife? I ". i a place that is quiet, secluded and shady, that's an important transaction in life. I abcr, though she may be charming and I . ice most enchanting, of figure most neat, . 1 she not be well trained it would be I I you and your lady-love ever should meet I osing a wife, my dear fellow, the best trick irst, to consider her womanly gifts, I * d acquirements-attainments dosensible mind that all women uplifts. she know how to cook? Is she able and IK ' t she use LION COFFEE?the purest ol ' M then she surely will make home attractive I wpleasant for you with her own loving hands. . COFFEE, you know, has no coating or 1 liliions of homes is its pnrity known; I mcrs are always its quality praising? I ivor and fragrance entirely its own. ' I ' ' *'^v~gsj| n pound packages, outwardly bearing B M ,,.r.on.r mil ffiftjist in?irfe; _ | your future content you are earing I N COFFEE you'll surely commend to your I iescriptive list No housekeeper, in jfl :h will contribute to their happiness, ? certain number of Lion Heads from I lich this excellent coffee is sold). H WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. B >leep I ilood to the rectum, and before X f cures, but piles are not cura- A tools, relieving the tension, and X o the treatment, and CascareU * ? thing else! (S 25c.,(X50c. | NEVER SOLD IN BULK. ffl DRUGGISTS I year* ? tte ta4 kn af CAS* jK - a v|j