The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 29, 1901, Image 4
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THE DIFFERENCE.
sEt^r
tlome people fear the bridges far beyond
may not be strong,
And even, as they move ahead, keep
draggiug woe along.
Home people cast their glances back
where shaky bridges sway.
And worry over troubled they have
passed upon the way.
11111 Lit Hogij
In the little country hospital the
young nurses were very good and atirf
; tentive to everybody, not having been
in the business long enough to have
grown callous. They were nice girls,
mostly in their first year's course, and
^ their lips would twitch and their
faces whiten very often in the
r- operating room, or when they held a
iinni a-Mio Hr> in the
pctutrut, 3 ii ail a T9 uiiv ?
night. But they were brave and went
Ii about the pretty hospital singing softly
in the cool corridors, carrying little
white-clothed trays to the sick
rooms, and being the best of medicines
themselves by reason of their
neatness, their bright eyes and their
kind voices.
Now, one beautiful bright spring
^ afternoon, at the railroad junction in
the town, two trains, filled with pleasure-seekers,
smashed together, and
f' the doctor and the matron and the
nurses were plunged into a world of
m work, for ambulance after ambulance
came driving up from-the Soene of the
K accident and left to the care of the
girls many people sorely hurt And
among them was a very little boy,
V about six years old, whom nobody
knew anything about, because bis
pj|;" father and mother were both killed in
H the collision, and there was nothing
|p cm them to show who or what they
? ;_ were, except that they were poor. It
J is comprehensible that a very great
|||* deal of attention was paid to this littfy
tie fellow, and he would have been
^ placed in the woman's ward, as the
U . hospital was too small for a children's
. ward, but the woman's ward was full.
s?, . So the boy, quite insensible, was laid
on a cot in the men's ward, and next
to him was laid a big, brown-bearded
man, also insensible, from whose
clothes had been gathered quite a sum
?-> of money and whose few papers went
gr*-* to show he had been a sailor. He was
a very rough-looking man, indeed.
The man came to bis senses first.
?? and it was night The nurse on watch
"was quite frightened at the man. He
V> was in pain, and great allowance must
t": be made for that, but never, in all
? - her life, had the little nurse to listen
to such words as came from the bigiv':
brown-bearded man's lips. He wanted
y.' to get up and go right away, and he
H found he could net move his great,
^ L massive legs. So he began to abuse
?j!?jp' his fate, and the railway and the hosifev
an<* nurse and mankind in
Kg i general. He was a very bitter-mouthed
man indeed. The little nurse, by the
j light of the night lamp, did her best
to soothe him, because he aroused
other patients, and there was a terrible
groaning and walling In the small
ward. And all at once the little boy
fj came to his senses, too. Just for a
minute, and his face was turned up
v to the sailor's face, and his eyes fell
ST . upon the sailor's face. He was not
Hi quite sensible yet for it seemed he
mistook the sailor for his dead papa,
and he said very prettily:
"Good-morning, dad. How are you
this morning?"
The sailor, looking into the little
fellow's eyes, was abashed and stopped
his swearing, and was silent for a
" mpment, and then muttered clumsily:
?| "I'm all right"
"That's nice," said the boy, and became
unconscious again.
The sailer did not abuse anything
any more just then, but lay groaning,
y/ and every now and then when the
little nurse slipped by in the shadows,
pf he called to her softly, and the first
time he said:
"Pretty little chap."
The nurse nodded and smiled, and
the sailor smiled back and, until
morning came at last, he only groaned
and watched the child, and dl-d not
C.urse at all, but every time the nurse
came to wipe his brow or give him
drink, he whispered to her to look at
the t>ofT
?T? V V ? *1 T ?... Vis
pregpr. >- riw/ la//?ut: I4JUU&IIL i uio
- \jad." be said, and would have laughed,
only bis pain made him groan Instead.
Again he cafight the nurse's
4;' "hand.
- "Said It was nice, he did. Cute,
ain't he?" and then his face twisted
In* pain.
; But neither could the sailor rise
from his back, and neither could the
? sailor hope to sail the sea again, for
he was In the same case with the
child and both were slowly dying. At
first sometimes the big brown man
would forget himself in his pain, and
f i - the nurses would shut their ears, terrified,
and the matron would threat?-eu
to move him u> a room by himself,
and that frightened him to silence,
for ever since the accident he
had a great love for the child. The
child would look at his huge friend
in surprise when he fell into one of
his rages and say:
"Oh, John, that's not nice."
And John would bite bis lips at
Once and be patient. I^ien the child
Would say:
"How do you feel, John?"
And the sailor would answer'
"First rate, Joe."
"That's nice," little Joe would say,
and they would lie quiet and look out
of the window at the river and beyond
where the big hills purpled to
the skies, and were always looking
up.
So it was In the mornings, when Joe
seemed always first awake, and ready
- to have his hands and face washed
by the nurse. He could not turn about
to see the other paftents. but he
learned all their names and as soon
as he heard them moving, he always
asked very politely:
"And how you feel, Mr. Smith?"
And Mr. Smith would always answer,
because it pleased the child:
"First fate. Joe."
Thars nice," said Joo, and bo he
would ask each in turn, and to each
answer,^Tways the same, he would
reply^&eerfully: "That's nice."
v And when they asked him bow it
wen^ with him. he always said, though
sometimes with an effort. "I'm pretty
wsgfl, thank you." Then everybody
would say, with real pleasure: "That's
ni^e, Joe."
So the summer went on. and very
"^Vfe^v patients came to the hospital,
and John and Joe were alone, save
. for the nurses who grew to dread the
time that was soon to part the
friends.
At last they told the sailor that
there was no tyope at all tpr him?a
\ clergyman came to prepare him. He
Nook the news very calmly, but ln^antlv
whispered:
' the little fellow, Joe?"
""Vn't tell him." said the minister;
ratioio innocent he needs no prepa\ut
you?"
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For days the poor sailor was In |
much trouble. f\nd one night ho whis- i
pered to his little companion:
"Joe, say you was rich as Vanderbilt,
and was going a long sail, would
you leave me behind?"
"No, John," said the child very earnestly,
"I would want you to come
too."
"Would you feel sorry, Joe, to sail
away and leave me on the wharf, or?
or If you was safe on a big fine ship,
see me busted to pieces on tie rocks?"
"John!" said the child, "I would
jump out and pull you to my ship. I
would."
"Good old Joe," said the sailor, and
said nothing more until prayer time,
when he squeezed Joe's hand and
whispered:
"Pray hard, Joe. Pray hard for me
to come along. Pray for two, Joe."
And little Joe prayed for two.
The two used to watch for the
searchlight of the big night boat which
ran between two great cities on the
river. When the steamer turned a
point, its light flashed for an instant
full on the front of the little hospital.
Joe and John, nand in hand, very,
very weak now, would lie and watch
for it Joe had made a story that it
knew they were there anjl smiled in
on purpose to say "Good night." Always
he piped "good night," in return,
and John also. Then Joe.
squeezing the once powerful hairy
hand, would feebly ask:
"How do you feel tonight?"
"First rate, Joe," poor John would
I-answer, with a smothered groan.
"That's nice."
And they would lie very still or
gradually go to sleep.
And so one night the steamboat
came up the river and turned the
point and cast its light upon the little
hospital.
"Good night," said the sailor, in a
very low, husky whisper, while Joe's
little hand rested on his. But the
boy*8 eyes were wide with av strange
light
"It didnt say 'good night,' John."
he whispered, and tried to squeeze
his friend's hand. "It said 'goodby.'"
The sailor tried to rise in bed, but
was unable even to call out. He saw
the river, but he could not see tne
other side. It was dark. He was
afraid. His fingers closed round the
child's feebly.
"How?do?you?feel tonight, dear
John?" said little Joe's voice very
softly and tenderly.
There was a moment's pause. The
sailor'3 voice rang out with a glad |
cry.
"First rate. Joe."
"That's nice," said the child.
And the little nurses, running in
found the friends had gone together.?
P. Y. Black, in Los Angeles Times.
PEARLS 0? THO JGHT.
Endurance is noble, lethargy the
'reverse.
Obligations menace friendship and
destroy love.
The mantle of silence generally has
a few holes in it.
To be honored socially is not to be
seen everywhere.
Argumentative victories always
leave scars behind.
Fault-finding has its root in dislike,
criticism in kindness.
Those who try too hard to be smart
prove they are stupid.
Fear is a murderer at heart and
envy the breeder of lies.
Impulsive women dig pits,into which
they finally fall headlong.
Keeping ones woes to oneself is an
excellent proof of wi9dcm.
Mistaking possibility for probability
has wrecked many a fortune.
The desire to please is normal and
the desire to supplant abnormal.
Little tongues are more powerful
than the ingenious might credit
Silent reformation is far more potential
than open confession of error.
Never bemoann your few friends;
you thereby save additional enemies.
'Tis better to have a dinner ?f herbs
and harmony than a banquet and tears.
Mean men and haggling women
make the eyes weary and the ears
tttue.
Young knowledge is a braggart
Aged wisdom says very little until
as'ked.
Never build upon a possibility,
Thereby ycu will be saved much disappointment.
Diplomacy Is never so valuable as
in the marital relation; it bridges differences
otherwise fatal to peace.
Envy none. Every heart has some
secret chamber of horrors, and those
who seem most gay have often the
grimmest skeleton.?Philadelphia Iiec.
ord.
Canaries n* Weather Prophets.
"I have heard of all sorts of barometers,
or rather weather signs, but I
know of no more reliable weather
prophets than my birds," said a Baltimore
lady who owns several canaries,-'
"I can almost always tell whenVit is
going to rain by the distinctness^ with
which I can hear the trains'~at night,
but the birds are ervea-fhore reliable
than that If I ^ar them singing
in the morning^early before I take
the coverings of their cages off I
know that the day wi^l be a good o'ne,
no master if it is raining at the moment,
but if they do not sing I am
_#ure there will be bad weather before
the day is over. I have never
known them to fail, and I never think
of going shopping or calling unless
the birls sing in early morning. That
is why I never get caught in the rain,
as many of my friends do. That poor
weather bureau man who makes so
many mistakes in his prophecies
ought by all means to get himself
some canaries."?Baltimore Sun.
Japan's Cp-to-Date Postal Service.
There is one little exhibit in the
postal museum which illustrates the
degree of perfection to which the postal
service of Japan has been brought.
It is a missive pasted over many
times with "forwarding slips," showing
the efforts made by the postal
.1 pa.* * ? ?1* ~ 1.11
autnoriues i-u ueavcr in*? ttuier iu
the addresses. There are about 25
of these "forwarding slips" on the
envelope, and these make it clear that
the letter followed the addresses all
over the island of Japan. There is
a law in Japan which directs that a
citizen, upon reaching a determination
to change his abode, shall notify
the postal authorities of his new address.?Washington
Star.
>Ir. I!.'? Supposition.
, "Since Spiffins lost his teeth he
. can't speak distinctly nor eat proper ,
food," remarked Mr. Blcomfield.
"I suppose he has to live on gumdrops
and speak gum Arabic, added
Mr. Bellefield.?Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph.
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Of Ico-Blno Foulanl.
An odd model for a foulard gown Is
of icc-blue, ringed with white and
black. The collar, cuffs and ilounco
have rows of black bebe ribbon velvet,
joined by diamonds of yellow lace, and
the vest and sleevelets are of lace to
saatch, the front held in with two
crossed braces of black velvet ribbon.
To be worn with this costume is a
jaunty little hat of blue straw, trimmed
with tea roses and black velvet.
tVlil I>ov(?t? Life to Leper*.
Mrs. Laura Sc.hwichtenburg, a young
widow of wealth, some time ago received,
at her urgent request, an apnnintmnnf
Go TnvnrnmOnt insnPrtnr Of
kAL\ UV.UC UO -JV I Vi MiMvv ? hospitals
in the Philippines Visiting
the leper colony on the island of
Cebu, she was deeply impressed by
the large number of. children there
and the unsanitary conditions prevailing,
so she has decided to devote
her life to tho lepers, and will make
Cebu her home in the future.
Sliirt Wnl?t?.
Six shirt waists should meet the
requirements of most careful girls. To
have a sufficient stock of blouses to
be able to ring the changes in rou- j
tine lengthens the life of each one
considerably. Therefore, two of gingham,
two of plain silk for afternoon
wear and one or two of smarter nature
for parties would not be too
many, while, needless to say, the more J
the better. And when these arc manufactured
at home, their cost is real- j
ly so very slight that one is justified ,
in the extravagance..
Dainty Velllii!;* for Summer Woar.
Veilings of every shade and variety,
often of the faintest blue or gray, but
by preference of white, arc far and
away the daintiest things for dressy
summer wear this year. The simplest
way to make them very smart is to
put them over a Pompadour silk
overskirt The fabrics are so thin
and sheer that the flowers just show
through with a suggestiveness of color
and shimmer that is irresistible. If
your dressmaker Is equal to it have
one summer gown made with a princesse
slip of Pompadour silk All its
elegance than will come from lines,
and a few dainty shirrings or ruffles,
these last tucked, at the bottom of
the skirt, and some similar trimming
on the bodice.?The Ladies' Home
Journal.
Most Extravagant Woman in History.
The Empress Josephine was allowed
ai me Degmnmg or ner reign $<z,uuu a
year for her toilet, and later this was
increased to $90,000. But there was
never a year during the time that she
did not far overreach her allowance
^l've the Emperor to come to
her belief.
Accordiag to the estimate Mason
has made, Josephine spent on- an average
of $220,000 yearly on her toilet
during her reign. It is only by going
over her wardrobe article by article
and noting the cost and number of
each piece that one can realize how a
woman could spend this amount. Take
the simple item cf her hose?which
were almost always white silk, often
richly embroidered or in open work.
She kept 150 or more pairs on hand,
and they cost from $4 to $8 a pair.
She employed two hairdressers?
one for every day, at $1200 a year;
the other tor great occasions, at
$2000 a year; and she paid them each
from $1000 to $2000 a year for furnishings.
It tvas the same for all the
smaller items of her toilet.?Cincinnati
Encuirer.
English Working Girls' C4nbs.
At the exhibition held by the English
working girls' clubs in the People's
Palace, in Ix)ndcnf recently, great interest
was shown in the departments of
needlework and cookery. In the former
branch the girls have found a
new incentive to ambition in their dosire
to make extra clothing for themselves
to take away on their summer
outings. This is a marked step in advance
of their custom of a few years
ago, when a pocket handkerchief contained
their entire outfit. They are
now actually saving money with which
to buy small trunks..
In cookery, a prize was offered for
the best Sunday dinner for a man,
wife and four children, at a cost of
not more than 50 cents. It was found
necssary to divide the honors between
one young woman who supplied a meal
of meat pie, mashed potatoes aDd rice,
with stewed rhubarb, and another providing
pea soup, with fried bread and
Vlry mint, stewed beef and carrots,
cabbages, potatoes and a plain pudding.
Twenty-two clubs were represented
at the exhibition, comprising in all
Eome 2000 members from the poorest
clhsses of London.
I
.?v A Partnership Afftlr.
An interesting discussion on the
relatione between women's development
and privileges and her economic
independence is reported to have
takn place recently tn English Ladies'
Literary society. The fundamental
relations between property and privilege
were discussed, and the peculiar
bearing of the generally accepted
opinion that "husbands keep their
.wives." But it was shown that in
domestic labor women really "earn"
as men do abroad, and that the earnings,
though not translated into coin,
can still be reckoned up at the end
of the week as so much to the good of
the common stock. This can be proved
by a husband paying others to do what
his wife generally does, and the figures
would come out approximately
as to what a woman relatively earns,
especially among the working classes.
Some ladles repudiated the thought
that woman should or could be paid
for what are labors of love; but Mrs.
Stopes pointed out that there should
be ho humiliation of the true conception
of matrimony was understood. It
should be a union of souls and a partnership
of interests."?Detroit Free
Press.
The VVdv to Hnpptnc?<>.
Fin'l out as early as possible what
you can best do, and do it with all
your might, and expect to succeed, no
matter what obstacles you may encounter,
writes Ella Wheeler Wilcox
in Success. Cultivate a philosophical
vein of thought. If you have not what
you like, like what you have until you
can change your environment.
Do not waste your vitality in hating
your lif ^; find something in it which
is worth liking and en'oving, while you
keep steadily at work to make it
what you desire. Be happy over something
very day, for the brain is a
thing of habit, and you cannot teach
it to be happy in a moment, if you
allow it to be miserable for years.
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Make yourself worthy of true friendship
and lasting respect and worthy
love; and, if any of these emotions
seem to prove ephemeral, remember .
they were not the realities?the real
ones wyi come to you since you ar j
worthy.
Acquire all the knowledge and ao
complishments possible and enter I
into studies and sports with all your !
energies. They help to round life out, ;
and to keep tjie mind fed with a varied j
diet, while they open new doors of
pleasure and enjoyment
Form a habit of trying to do some 1
little act to add to the comfort and j
pleasure of some living thing?man {
or her st?every day of your life. If 1
you do no more than to feed a starving
cat. speak kindly to a lost dog
or loose the cruel check of a misused ;
horse, you have traveled a step toward j
happiness, aud have not lived the day J
in vain.
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Buttons and buckles?what an Incessant
chorus these adjuncts make! |
On behalf of the former a good deal '
of applique work is ehiployed. this taking
the form of a delicate tracery in J
gilt, silver or aluminum on ground- j
works of smoked pearl, mother of .
pearl and imitatTbn colored stones of I
every sort, kind and description.
Amethysts are wonderfully imitated j
and have become a great vogue. Amo- j
thysts and topazes have alike been out '
of favor and fashion for their allotted j
span, and the time is just ripe for their !
return.
Beforo the shrine of the turquoise j
all continue to bow In adoring worship,
but this pretty blue stone has become
a trifle tco familiar to the sight to b?
altogether pleasant.
Many are doing their best to lake
coral seriouUy. Corai buttons, appli
qued with dull silver are especially
decorative. BrobJingnaglan buttons
are not nearly so much in vogue as i
they were. Of course, they are to be
found here and there when some particular
period of style commands their
presence. But decidedly of more pro- ;
ncunced popularity is the small but- !
ton arranged in detached groupstwo,
three and four, as the fancy die
tates. As to buckles, their story is
a long and bewildering one. Scarcely
j in millinery can a buckle go wrong,
and in this department do they seem
to grow longer and longer and narrower
and narrower every day. And
it is buckles that create a decorative
! item In one's chic visiting toilet.
Art Color* In Llnonr. [
The new linos in art colorings are
delightfully cool and very smart for
summer wear, and are usually made
without lining, being of a sufficiently
firm texture to set well without further
support. Nine to ten yards of linen
will make a full gown and allow a'deep
hem to the skin, but even less may
be allowed for a bolero and skirt, and
this is a very popular fashion for duck
and linen.
Frills, flounces and anything of the
full or fussy type must be avoided for
linen, but flat bands of Russian galon or
coarse lace of point d'Arabe type axe
most effective, and grouped lines of
machine stitching and large pearl buttons
are invariably an attractive com.
bination. Some of the new galons or
coarse lace are filled in with shaded 01
chintz colorings, and these are charming
cn red, blue and biscuit linen.
Very little of this trimming is re
quired, and it must be laid quite flat
and not put cn full, as lace usually is.
Foulard gowns are always in evidence
at this time cf year, and many
of the new foulards are wonderfully
pretty, both in color and design, especially
these who exhibit a light,
graceful pattern In some delicate tint
on a white ground, mauve and pale
green being among the most effective,
like all other light fabrics, foulards
require to be very daintily made, the
skirts trimmed with frills or flounces,
tucks and insertion, and the bodices
prettily trimmed. A nice design represents
a dress of mauve and white foulard,
the trained skirt bordered with
three rather wide tucks, a newei
style than the little frills or shaped
flounces, of which one so soon tires.
Above are two bands of ivory Irish
lace insertion, through which the
mauve lining of the skirt is seen with
good effect. The bodice is quite simply
made, with tucked chemisette of j
I whiff* lawn with ODenwork insertion, j
through which is run black bebe ribbon,
giving a very smart and pretty
finish. There is a kind of half yolk
cf the Irish lace, and insertions of the
same lace, while the picturesque sleeves
have bands and fuffs to match the
chemisette, and full puffs of fine lawn. |
This model could be made very in- I
expensively, in one of the nice "foulardines,"
or mercorized sateens in
foulard patterns, or it is equally suitable
for making up in one of the thicker
muslins, especially those which ex.
hibit a pretty haircord stripe. The
hat with it is of black tucked tulle,
with paste ornaments and cluster of
mauve poppies.?The Lady.
The latest models in shirtwaists
fasten down the back with pearl, gilt
or silver buttons.
The linen batiste collar with lace i
applications is much favored by Par- |
islan dress designers.
Heavy ivory white and ecru lace I
comes in sailor collar and cuff sets as
accompaniments to shirtwaists.
White silk roses with black velvet
leaves make an effective trimming for
a white 6traw hat faced with black. ,
Parasols of miroir silk with inch J
wide fan tucks around the edge are j
very attractive, with carved handles l
of ivory.
Stockings made entirely of lace
are among the novelties and silk mousseline
stockings, handsomely embroidered,
are also on the season's hosiery j
list.
Rrtmp nf tfoo newest RiiriRhadee are i
decorated with cretonne applique and
vailed in chiffon. Gold and silver !
spangles are seen on a few of the ;
black lace parasols.
Among expensive novelties are belts !
of rattlesnake skin, tanned so that all
the markings are preserved and the
scales returned to their places. Sell '
covered or silver gilt buckles are used i
as fasteners.
Deep hyacinth blue is one of the
shades that is seen in bordered voile, a
new fabric. The borders are sometimes
of a darker or lighter shade 1
than the plain material and occasionally
of a contrasting tone.
While the military heel and broad
toe have not lost favor, the new low
cut shoes show pointed toes and high
spool heels. The extension sole is still
' in evidence, but shoes are narrower !
| and less mannish than last season.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
The sun's surface is known to bo i ^
subject to greatly increased distur- I ^
banccs every 11 years, known as tho j
sunspot period. Auroral displays and j ^
disturbances of the earth's magnetism j
have a similar period. j e
I s
Recent measurements of Saturn
show that the outer ring, with a total j J
width of 11,830 miles, has an external j ^
diameter of 173,200 miles. The cen- !
tral ring, 17,180 miles wide, is 115,830 i t
miles in outside diameter. The plan- j
et's equatorial diameter is 74,050 J *
miles: polar diameter G7.350 miles. | ,
The diameter of satellite Titan is 2100
miles. Saturn's mean density is cal- j '
culated to be 0.G79 that of water. ! ,
? \\
Eminent authorities declare that the : t
Lyddite shells supplied to the British j (
army in South Africa were far from i <
being successful, owing to inherent Jif- ! t
Acuities in the use of that explosive. ! j
It is reported that except in shells I ^
weighing 100 pounds, or more, it is j
practically impossible to obtain a sat- ]
isfactory detonation, and this is indo- <
pendent of the kind of fuse used. Most
of the shells in South Africa when de- z
ton^tcd only gave off a greenish-yellow j
smoke, instead of the black fumes j ?
present when they are propCi tly deton. :
ateJ. j ]
A new, powerful and agreeable anti- !
septic has be^n introduced in Ger- i
many. It is possessed of so many
properties to recommend it that the ,
public, who will doubtless know It ,
shortly, should be made familiar with ;
its origin. It is known as "tannoform," j
and is produced by the action of tannic
acid on formaldehyde. Tannoform is
odorless and tasteless, and at the same
time appears to possess all the antiseptic
properties of formaldehyde, but j
Is free from its unpleasant smell and
Irritating action, besides which the
well-known astringent properties of
tannic acid are also retained.
A species of sunflower hitherto unknown
to science has been discovered
by Judge Daly noar his summer home, J ]
at Sag Harbor, Long Island. It Is very ; '
remarkable that such a conspicuous j '
plant as a sunflower, growing where j
botanists go collecting year after j
year, should until now remain unknown
to science. The explanation
seems to be that there are very special
conditions existing at a particular plot
a few yards square on the beach at
Sag Harbor, for it is only in this area
that Hfllanthus Dalri, the new sunflower,
has been found, and It has persistently
refused to grow in the New
York Botanic&l Garden, whither it has
been transplanted.
Until recently it was believed that
the famous atlantosaurus, whose
length was reckoned at 80 feet and
height 30 feet^ was the largest land
animal that ever inhabited the earth.
But the Field Columbian Museum in
Chicago has lately come into possession
of some bones that out-measure
those of the atlantosaurus. They are
the bones of a dinosaur from the Rocky
Mounlain region. The thigh bone is
Bix feet eight inches in length, and the
bone of the upper arm, the humerus,
Is even larger, exceeding by 23 inches
the largest humerus hitherto known to
science. Prof. Riggs says that the extraordinary
length of the humerus suggests
that the animal had something
giraffe-like in its proportions, in which
Case its height must have been truly
jigantio.
Cash oF the Ancients.
The little brass cash, the Chinese
coins, are me lineai descendants, m
unbroken order, of the bronze ax of
remote celestial ancestors. From the
regular hatchet to the modern coin
one can tr^ce a distinct, if somewhat
broken, succession, so that it
is impossible to say where the one
leaves off and the other begins. Here
Is how this curious pedigree first
worked itself out: In early times, before
coin was invented, barter was
usually conducted between producer
and consumer with metal implements,
as it still is in Central Africa at the
present day.
At first the Chinese in that unsophisticated
age were content to use
real hatchets for this commercial
purpose, but after a time, with the
profound mercantile instinct of their
race, it occurred to some of them
that when a man wanted half a
hatchet's worth of goods he might as
well pay for them with half a hatch/et.
Still, as it would be a pity to spoil
a good working Implement by cutting
it in two, the worthy Ah Sin ingeniously
compromised the matter by
making thin hatchets of the usual size
and shape, but far too slender for
practical usage. By so doing he invented
coin. and. what is more, he
invented it far earlier than the claimants
to that proud distinction, the
Lydians, whose electrum staters were
hrst struck in the seventh century,
B. C,?Cornhill Magazine.
Keeping Birds O'lt of Trutt Trees.
"I learned a trick while in the
Philippines in the matter of keeping
birds out of fruit tre-es," volunteered
a well-known official of the postofiice
department, "which may be of value
to many Just now. when so many
cherries are being destroyed by birds.
It is simple; inexpensive and, as far
as I could observe, practical. It consists
in hanging a small mirror on the
top limbs of the tree. There should
be at least six inches of string to
the mirror, so that it can swing about'
as it is blown by the wind. The flash
rwf tfio mirrnr It nnncars scares the
birds away. One or two five-cent, mir- i
rors hung on a '* tree are !
sufficient, though, of course, J
three or four would be that j
much better. I was told that this
method had worked in the Philippines
successfully for many years, and that
the birds do not grow familiar with it
as they do with a scarecrow. Since
my return here I find that the mirror
scare is not unknown here, and that
it has been in use by Michigan fruit j
growers for many years. I have tried j
it myself in a small way and it is |
amusing what a stir it creates among j
the birds."?Washington Star.
Tlie Unrefoot F??l.
The latest sensation in Dublin is the :
adoption by a number of society people
of the "barefoot" fad for their children.
Considerable attention is.
aroused now and then in the streets
about the fashionable squares by tne
appearance of smartly clad children. !
walking barelegged and barefooted, all j
but a slight sandal. The idea is that j
the children are made hardier and less ;
likely to take cold by this exposure. .
?Dublin Freeman's Journal.
A naturalist says that every time a J
farmer shoots a hawk he throws a $50 i
bill into the fire. for. though the bird j
takes an occasional chicken, it destroys !
at least a thousand rats, mice and
moles every year.
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She was a worthy old lady, who loved
o help people, and when visiting Lon- *
Ion lilced to go shopping alone and re- 1
urn home loaded with gifts for her <
rlends. One day, however, she appeared }
mpty-handed and apparently much up- z
et, and this is what she said: *
"Well, I suppose I may as well tell *
'ou. Perhaps it will make you feel bet- *
er. I had had about decided to buy one *
or Annie?oh, it was a beauty?when I *
bought, now, perhaps she would like \
hat handsome black silk better, so I 1
vent back to look at the silk counter, j
5ut the cloak was fixed in my mind and
! couldn't give it up, so I strayed once 2
nore among the cloaks. One of the *
lummies had been tilted up against the 1
:ounter in such a way that the least '
ouch would send the whole machine on
he floor, and all those beautiful clothes ;
)n it would get dusty, so, as it was an \
:asy matter to straighten it up, I just J
ook it up by the waist and lifted it into J
>osition again; when?oh, dear! I can't 4
ell the rest?it's too dreadful."
"Go on, go on! What happened? 1
Did you tear some of its expensive fin:ry
?"
"No t nothing of that kind, but?It was
l live woman, and the look she gave me
t shall never forget, if I live to be as old
is Methuselah I" '
j^fter the burst of uncontrollable
aughter that followed this confession
vas over one of the nieces said:
"Tell us the rest. What did you do
next ?"
"I felt faint, qnd stammered: 'Oh, exruse
me." but I couldn't tell her I had
mistaken her for a dummy, and I walked
iway without buying anything, or caring
For anything but to get out of sight."?
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CIORGIA'S PEACH BELT.
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Fourteen Thousand Acres in One District \
Now Set Out With Trees.
Perhaps the largest peach-growing district
in the globe is that around Fort
Valley and extending to Albany, Ga.
The peach orchards cover more than 14,x?
acres within a radius of ten miles of
For*. Valley, and in this area there are
something like 1,900,000 peach trees, 20,xx)
pear trees, 70,000 grape vines, 9,000
plum trees, and 1,500 apple trees.
It is impossible for one who has never
visited this region to realize what immense
proportions the fruit-growing industry
has reached. The railroads are
taxed at the height of the season to get
the crops to markets. Each fruit car
carries an average of about 400 cases,
and this year's crop will require not fewer
than 2,000 cars to move it. At $1 a
crate?a very low estimate?the crop
around Fort Valley will bring in something
like $620,000.
It can readily be realized from these
figures what tjie fruit industry brings to
Georgia. There are a .dozen or more
fruit companies formed in Ohio, which
own nearly 10,000 acres of peach lands
in Houston county, on which there are
more than 700,000 trees. The capital
stock of these companies is something
more than $400,000.
Year by year the peach-r&lsing companies
are spreading out and getting
into new territory. The part of South
Carolina immediately adjoining the
Georgia line is coming to the front as a
peach-growing country, and the yield
there this year will be large. Old fields
which have for years scarcely been regarded
as worth paying taxes on, are
being set out in orchards.-?New- York
Sun.
Will Build Toward the Sky Till He Tails
A bet has been made in Great Falls,
Mon., due to a controversy as to the
quality of the bricks produced by a large
brick yard here. The proprietor and a
contractor, himself a graduate brick mason,
got into a discussion, and as the
result a bet of $10,000 was made. The
builder maintained that the brick would
not sustain a column of 300 feet. He is
to undertake the construction of a stack
and after it reaches a height that ordinary
workmen refuse to continue on the
structure he will himself continue it up
until something gives way. If the thing
falls before it reaches 300 feet, he wins.
Otherwise he loses. The stack is to be
six and a half bricks square at the base
with a square one foot flue up, which the
brick are to be conveyed. The builder '
agrees to continue the stack until it falls,
to be at the top when the thing gives
way, and bets an additional $5,000 he is
not hurt in the collapse. The loser is to
pay for the bricks.?Chicago Tribune.
TWO JOKISTS.
Paragrapher?"Here's a funny paper
with a lot of jokes you might use."
Minstrel Man (with dignity)?"We
never use printed jokes, sir."
Paraffraoher?"Well, but don't" you
think they are an improvement on the
jokes that were gotten up before the art
of printing was discovered.?New York
Weekly.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain 3Iercnry,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
Bihell and completely derange tho wholosystom
when entorlng It through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should nevor bo used except on
Sresorptions from reputable physicians, as tho
amage thoy will do is ten fold to tho good you
"can pes lbly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and Is takou
Internally, acting directly upon the blood aud
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Hall's Catarrh Cnro be suro to get the genuine.
It Is taken internally, and Is made In Tolodo,
Ohio, by F. J. Oh-jney <fe Oo. Testimonials free.
Unsold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
The trouble with the budding genius is
that he is frequently nipped in the bud.
Beat For the Bowel*.
No matter what aile you, headaohe to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascabets help nature,
cure you without a gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health baok. Casoabets
Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has 0. C. C.
stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
American wheat has been found to be
excellent for the manufacture of Italiah
macaroni.
Rosy Cheeks Follow
Tho use of D1 koy's Female Tonic. It Is safe,
pleasant and reliable. It cures tho various
diseases peculiar to women. It restores tho
glow and bloom of ho'ath
There is a demand in Germany for
smoke consuming furnaces.
Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Bold by
all druggists.
Germany's share in the traffic of the
Suez Canal has increased greatly at the
expense of England.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness
after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Bestorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free
Dr. B. E. Kline, Ltd., 981 Arch St., Phila. Pa
An exposition of British products is
planned lor jiext winter in St. Petersburg.
Mrs. Winalow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation,
allays pain, cures triad colic. 25c a bottle
Western Siberia affords a good market
for American manufacturers of milk cans.
Pl.-o's Curo for Consumption is an lnfalllM?
medicine for coughs and colds.?N. W.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900.
If a man doesn't want to be robbed of
his good name he'a better not have it engraved
on his umbrella. ... .
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How Sea Turtle* Feed
The study of sea turtles Is a most incresting
one. In order to get rid of the
>arasites that cling to their shells they
>ften enter fresh water streams to en- i
oy a bath, but they are extremely timid
ind take fright at the least noise. The
lunter knows, however, that the turtle 1
eeds in brackish streams, where the tide .
alls rather low and where the turtle
jrass grows in greater profusion. The
urtles cut great quantities of the grass
ind there roll It into a ball, cementing
t with the clay in which the grass
jrows; and in this way, when they
lave managed to amass a goodly
supply of provision, they wait for high
:ide and float away seaward, feeding as
:hey float. The professional hunters are
3uick to detect these balls, and just the
moment they do so they set their seines
md send their peggers, as tfte men are
railed, in search of the feeding shoals.
Men are not the only enemies the turtles
have, however, for bears, raccoons
md other animals native to Flori la destroy
great numbers of them.?Baltimore
American. *
OF TWO EVILS THE LESSER.
Papa?"Didn't I tell you, Willie, if I
caught you playing with Tommy Jink
again I would whip you?"
Willie?"Yes, sir."
Papa?"Then why were you playing
with him?"
Willie?"Well, I got lonesomer than
I thought a lickin' would hurt, so I just
went over and played with him, that's
why."?Detroit Free Press.
Good Girl.
Sne?I only paid $4 for my new hat
t.?day.
He?Gool girl.
She?And the milliner says that she"
ran trim it beautifully for only $30
more.?Somerville Journal.
Our Nation's Wealth.
Gold and silver are poured abundantly Into
the lap of the nation,but our material wealth
and strength is rather in Iron, the most useful
of all metals, just as the wealth of a human
being lies in a useful stomach. If you
have overworked yours until it Is disabled,
try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It will relieve
the clogged bowels, improve the appetite
and cure constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness,
liver and kidney disease.'
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_The coming man is never an auctioneer.
Jtie always Keeps tilings going.
See advt. of Suithdxal's Busixms Collxoz
A man may be as strong as a bull, and
still be cowea.
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Gray Hair \
"I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor I
for over thirty years. It has kept
my scalp free from dandruff and
has prevented myjiair from turning
gray."?Mrs. F. A. Soule,
Billings, Mont.
There is this peculiar
thing about Ayer's Hair
Vigor?it is aiiair food,
not a dye. Your hair does
not suddenly turn black,
look dead and lifeless.
But gradually the old color
comes back,?all the rich, i
dark color it used to have.
The hair stops falling, too.
Sl.M a kettle. All tool*.
If your drugvlst cannot supply yon,
send us one dollar and wo will express
you a bottle. Bo sure and giro the namo
of your nearest express office. Address,
J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass.
Dizzy? Then
vour liver isn't acting
well. Vou suffer from biliousness,
constipation. Ayer's
Pills act directly on the liver.
For 60 years they have been
the Standard Family Pill.
Small doses cure. ' All druggists.
Want yonr moustache or beard a beautiful
brown or rich black ? Then n?o
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