The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 20, 1902, Image 4
SOOTHSAYERS*
The winds that, gipsy-wise, foretold
The fortune of today,
At twilight, with the gathered gold
Of ^unset, stole away:
And of their cloud accomplices
That prophesied the rain.
Upon the night-forsaken skies
.No vestiges remain.
?Youth's Companion.
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< MOGUL MAGNET>
After the explosion of the Giant
Powder Mills in Alabama, a party of
Northern capitalists purchased the dividends,
and determined to erect another
factory upon the ill-fated spot,
where, for every year for. twelve
vears. the mill had exploded, causing
terrific loss and many deaths.
The president of the company requested
that I should visit Pittsburg
in search of a magnet endowed with
sufficient power to attract an object of
friction at a distance of 50 feet.
Fortunately, while prospecting through
the North and in Alaska, I 'formed the
acquaintance of Captain Laurence, late
of the Pacific Steam Whaling company.
who kindly informed me that
along the Yukon delta there existed a
peculiar lodestone of wonderful magetism.
To me this information was invaluable,
and I accordingly accepted
his invitation to join the whalers, who
were soon to leave on an expedition
from Point Barrow.
I was a little dubious of this adventure,
in spite of the promising report
of the delta, for ten years previous my
brother Jim, my only surviving relative,
sailed from Point Barrow with
Bob Laurence, a brother of our capTfiirt
fpnnws thev were. too. and
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the result was the wreck of the revenue
cutter and four whaling vessels.
Nine hundred men became castaways,
and eventually perished from hunger
and long exposure on the sterile coast
of Greenland.
Our voyage was replete with events,
. thrilling and dangerous, and in my enthusiasm
for the whaling business I
quite fcrgot my lodestone mission,
when it was brought to bear upon my
mind in a thoroughly disagreeable
way.
? The captain and I were together on
deck, discussing the possibility of making
our return down the Yukon river,
thus passing through the gold fields
and lodestone ore, when the engineering
crew appeared before us and announced
that the machinery in tho
power room refused to work. None
of the engineers could explain the mystery;
it really seemed inexplicable.
Soon the steam died away, but strange
the vessel's speed increased, and began
registering as high as 270 knots
an hour.
It was indeed a ship at sea. What
direction we were going it was impossible
to tell, for the compass didn't
j| show. But with a glass I saw at a distance
a mountain of dark color, and
the secret of our speed was revealed.
We were within the precincts of the
great Lodestone Mountain, that both
the explorers, Ross and Franklin, believed
to be near the Pole, surrounded
by waters presumably unnavigable.
I knew that when we arrived within
a certain distance, the attraction of
V * , this Mogul Magnet would be so powerful
that the vessel would be crushed
to pieces against it. A hasty examination
was made of the vessel; nothing
could be done to avoid a disastrous
landing, for the hull was of heavy iron,
of the ordinary build, with fastenings
of steel.
We therefore tnought no more of the
vessel's safety, but of how to avoid
the death shock which most assuredly
would come to us all. Necessity was
the mother of invention in this case.
An avenue of escape was suggested
by a British sailor, who, through fear,
had already suspended himself three
feet from the floor by catching to a
rubber strap that hung from the ceil,ing._
Within half an hour we had a
strap each,_^nd were dangling in mid
air when the^Srash came. It was a
crash indeed, for one side of the vessel
was firmly embedded in the adamant.
With the exception of Good,
who sustained a slight shock, every
man alighted on the mountain bank
unhurt.
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we succeeded m reacning xne top
of the mountain, where millions of
grouse flew gaily enough around, and
I, in advance of the party, stopped and
rubbed my eyes, as well I might.
There, not twenty yards in front,
placed in a charming situation, under
a group of overhanging cliffs, was the
cozy habitation of a cliff-dweller!
"What the dickens!" exclaimed I.
"Can this be a mountain of cliff dwellers?"
Even as I said it, from an aperture
in the rock there limped out a Rip Van
Winkle looking fellow, clothed in a
beautiful cloak of duck breasts, and
; ' with a glorious crown of white locks. I
thought I must have got a touch of the
sun. How did" he ever get here? Besides,
he was alone, for we could easily
see all over the mountain. I stared
and stared, and so did the other men,
ana just at tnat instant tne captain
came up from the rear.
"Here, Cap," said I, "is that a white
man, or a North Pole joss?"
Then all of a sudden the white
haired man gave a cry and came hobbling
toward me. When he got close,
he fell down In a sort of faint. With
a spring I was by his side. Great
powers! It was my brother Jim!
At the sound of the disturbance another
figure, also clad in sealskin,
xiuiui Lnc v;nus> ami vault; i tin*
v^-- ning toward us. On seeing the captain,
he, too, gave a cry.
"Cap," he hallowed, "don't you know
me, Bob, your brother?' And he fell
at his kinsman's feet and rolled over
and over, weeping with joy.
Meanwhile, Jim began,?
"Ten years ago, Laurence and I were
hurled against this mountain. The
ship and the other thirteen men went
into the deep. Since -then, we two
have lived like a second Robinson Crusoe
and Ms man, Friday, hoping
against hope that some explorers
might help us away; but none ever
came. And now you, of all people on
earth, turn up, and find us where you
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icooi, CAycuucu. Y* Uiiuenui?aiiu j
most merciful, too!"
In a joyful manner we all set to talk- j
, - ing, relating the main features of our |
> many adventures, till, exhausted from
long Exposure, we fell asleep; for here
no day nor night came, yet the world
around us was mellowed with the delicate
rays of the Aurora Borealis.
The preparations for our return voyage
were arduous. From the wreck of
our vessel we secured a sufficient
quantity of timbers to build a boat, in
which we conveyed ourselves safely
to the port of Nuwuk, thence to Uncle
Sam's "ice-box," rich in the knowledge
of the great fortune that lay awaiting
our return?the Mogul Magnet of
the Earth. But life is short at best,
and if some ship, other than an iron
sided whaling vessel is not secured, 1
shall not risk the magnetism of the
wonderful lodestone again.
Truth is often stranger than fiction.
?Waverley Magazine.
YOUNG SOLDIERS OF FRANCE.
Picturesque Scene* at the Departure of
the Conscripts.
During the last three days 25,000
conscripts have left Paris for the vari!
ous military centres. It is the annual
J departure of the "classe." There have
been many picturesque scenes in consequence.
Bands of young men of all
conditions of life and drawn from all
parts of the country have been parading
the streets, shouting military airs
and blowing upon imaginary instruments.
It is their way of keeping up
their courage, for the conscript, as
often as not. has little stomach for
war, and looks with a degree of dread
upon his barrack life. The district of
JMontmartre, especially, has been enlivened
during these evenings by the
roystering "Blues," as Paris calls them
and the police have turned an indulgent
eye on their proceedings, prompted,
no doubt, by personal recollections
of the days when they also formed
part of the class. The town generally,
looks fondly after the lads as they
go trumpeting along the boulevards.
The purely rustic conscript is a less
demonstrative person, and marches
soberly along, under the direction of
his sergeant or corporal, with his little
valise or package, containing his
worldly possessions, on his arm, cutting
often an odd figure in his rough
civilian clothes. These are the grubs
from which the butterfly of the soldier
will emerge in a few weeks.
wnen the conscnpt comes among; ms i
friends again it will be in the guise
0/ the familiar long blue coat and
red trousers of the infantryman, or he
will have blossomed into a cavalryman,
a gunner, or, perchance, an engineer.
The first day in barracks is a trying
one for the young conscript. Civil life
finishes sharply on the threshold of
the ca'serne. The soldier in embryo
is challenged brusquely by the sergeant
major, and probably the latter
has some idea of imparting a little
wholesome respect for military discipline
at the very outset of the
young man's career. Very often the
conversation that ensues has its amusing
turn. Each conscript is put
through an elementary examination.
The candidate is always asked whether
he can write. "But I am 'bachelier,'"
perhaps he says. "I do not
ask your occupation," responds the
sergeant, gruffly; "but can you write?"
And so on. When the parade takes
palace before the adjutant, there are
bound to be some few recruits who
Uitttic a, rnai ucopamug cuuit w uv
quit of military service. Their sight
is too bad, and they have not enough
strength. But the adjutant is a hard
hearted man; besides, he has heard
all this before. And the military net
is spread very wide. There is no myopic
bar, unless the degree of short
sight is very pronounced, and as to
the question of stature, one often sees
the diminutive sentinel handsomely
topped by the fixed bayonet of his
rifle.
The man upon whom military life
sits the lightest and to-whom it may
be positively agreeable is the musician.
He comes under the class of
"ouvriers d'art," which escape with
one year's service. He is drafted into
the band, so that he continues his
studies, and he may supplement the
sou a day which a grateful country
awards him by giving lessons outside
the barracks. And so we will leave
our brave conscript. Tonight he may
put his head under the clothes in
sheer wretchedness of being; tomorrow
he will hold his head up and cry;
"Vive la Patrie!" "Vive l'Armee!"
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
He wno naners you is yuui uumj,
?Cardan.
Self-tnrst is the essence of heroism.
?Emerson.
Lying is a certain mark of cowardice.?Southey.
We cannot always oblige, but we
can always speak obligingly.?Voltaire.
He who loses his conscience has
nothing left worth keeping.?Izaak
Walton.
Monuments are the grappling-irons
that bind one generation to another?
Joubert
Next to the slanderer we detest the
bearer of the slander to our ears.?
M. H. Catherwood.
The passionate are like men standing
on their heads; they see all things
the wrong way.?Plato.
Misrepresent nothing. No permanent
success was ever built upon a
foundation of fraud.?Insurance
Press.
His Explanation.
The bookkeeper for a commission
house has lately resigned to engage
in a farming enterprise in New Jersey.
"The life is not a pastoral dream
nor yet a charming madrigal," admitted
the ameteur. "But I expect to enjoy
it more hereafter because there
will be fewer tramps hanging around
our doors at all hours of the day and
night?a condition resulting from my
wife's benevolent practice of keeping
open house the year round.
"I owe a debt of gratitude to the
last imposter, since it was he that
effected the necessary reform. The
fellow was an artist.
"He simply came and stood at the J
door and pretended to be taken with j
a violent chill. His reward was all j
the available liquor in the house, of j
couse. When he was quite sure that
we had no more whiskey he confessed
that he was feeling better. My wife
asked, in sympathy:
" 'How did you ever catch such a
dreadful chill, my poor man?'
"He grinned with impudence.
" Til tell youse de trut', lady he
said, as he walked away, 'I caught da
chill while standing up in bed to keep
me feet warm.'"?New York Times.
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DEEP RESPECT. |
"You must always have the greatest !
respect for your parents," said the
benevolent stranger.
"I have," answered the boy with '
freckles. "Why, either one of them | 1
can whip me with one hand.?Y.'ash* j
ington Star.
Coal in China.
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The proper age at which a girl should
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The Rote's ltirthday.
A bee came by my window
With little time to lose,
And buzzed in happy measure:
"Ob. have you heard the news?
Besiilo the garden pathway,
With Jilacs round about,
I saw this morning early
A rosebud coming out."
The wind is saying softly,
As through the vine it blow3,
"Come out into the garden
To see the baby Rose.
The butterfly has seen it;
The swallow, too, has passed;
So come and pay a visit;
You should not be the last."
I walked into my garden
To where the lilacs grew,
And on the yellow pathway
Their gentle shadows threw;
And there the baby blossom
In crimson beauty glows,
While sky and earth make happy
The birthday of the Koso.
? Chicago liecord-Herald.
Sand-Storms.
As would be inferred from its temperature
the desert is a land of fearful
winds. When that volume of hot
air rises by its own lightness, other
air from the surrounding world must
rush in to take its place; and as the
new ocean of atmosphere, greater than
than the Mediterranean, pours in
enormous waves into its desert bed,
such winds result as few people in
fertile lands ever dream of.
The Arabian simoon is not deadlier
than the sandstorm of the Colorado
desert (as the lower half of this region
is generally called). Express
trains cannot make head against it?
nay, sometimes they are even blown
from the track! Upon the crests of
some of the ranges are hundreds of
acres buried deep in the fine, white
sand that those fearful gales scoop
up by carloads from the plain and lift
on high to fling upon the scowling
peakes thousands of feet above.
A Universal Fairy Story.
Thp P.rtfrlish version of Cinderell'.i
came frotn the French version about
300 years ago, and has remained un
changed ever since. In translating
the French story into English a m5stake
was made which gives us the
second title of the story, "or the little
glass slipper." In the French the
fateful slipper was of fur?"vair,"
which the translator rendered as if :i
were "verre"?glass. This would seem
to indicate that the story first was rendered
into English by some one who
had it by word of mouth, the pronunciation
of "vair" and "verre" being
similar enough to account for the
mistake.
The story is said to have originated
in India between three and four thousand
years ago, and from there to
have spread to all parts of the world.
Certain it is that we find it well known
in Egypt, where it was told of Rhodopjs
and Psammetichus in the sixth
century before Christ.
Almost the only variation which the
story of Cinderella has in the various
languages is in regard to the interesting
question of how the girl got her
fine clothes to go to the ball. We
know, of course, that it was the Fairy
Godmother w'no supplied them to her.
but in some benighted nations, they
ascribe the outfit to other sources.
Thus the children of Sweden are told
that a bear was the benefactor; in Denmark
it is said to have been a wolf;
the Italians tell their children that it
was a fish that broughtthe ball costume
and jewels, while in Hungary the benefactor
is said to have been a toad.
Among the Slavs it was a mouse, and
among the Russians it was a pair of
doves. All of which is absurd. It was
the Fairy Godmother for a thousand
dollars; any Yankee child can tell you
that. What would a bird, a fish or an
mimal know about the proper costume
for a ball at the Prince's palac?
Whereas it is a well-known fact that
Fairy Godmothers are right up to date,
and when they furnish you with anything
you can be pretty sure it is the
latest thing out in a "swagger" way.
It is sa.id mat, uie siury ui wuaeiella
has been found in the forests of
Africa, where the natives, before the
white man went into the country, had
no knowledge of clothing beyond a
sweet smile, and never had seen slippers
of glass or any other kind. How
it came to pass that in places so distant
from ea.ch other the same tale
exists and has existed for centuries is
a mystery. Certainly the universality
of Cinderella is a singular and most
interesting fact which might repay
study.?New York Press.
What One Boy Would Do.
If I were a cash boy or an office boy
and I wanted to get on in the worl I,
I think I should be prompt in everything
that I did. I should try to get
to my work early, and should try to do
everything at the proper season. I
should also keep myself neat and
clean, because I think a boy looks
much better with a clean face than
with a dirty one. A little dirt on a
boy's face will often make a really
bright boy appear dull. Then I should
try to be quick and active; I do n^t
think that any one likes a lazy boy,
and the quicker I should be with my
duties the quicker, I believe, I should
be promoted.
I would tell the truth at all times;
if I made a mistake I should acknowledge
it like a man. I think this is the
easiest way to get out of a bad place.
If I were sent to carrt' a bundle, I
should try to get back before they
looked for me. I would much rather
they would say: "We were not expect
ing you yet," than to say, "You have
taken too long." If a little extra work
were put upon me, I do not believe I
should complain, but I shouid try to
do my best.
If I had nothing to do, I should ask
that something be given me rather
than to be idle. I think if my employer
saw that I was interested in my
work he would appreciate my services
more. Whatever I might have to d?.
I should try to do it well; first, because
it is much pleasanter to l?e
praised than it is to be scolded; next,
because I am building my own reputation,
and if I am to make anything
out of myself, I must have the good
opinion of my employer. Whenever
I was praised, I should show that I
appreciated it by trying to do still better.?Dry
Goods Chronicle.
When you tell your children the
story of Cinderella you are repeating
to them a classic which is three or
four thousand years old. The story
is found in almost every language
under the sun, and although there are
various different introductions to the
story, the principal part of it, beginning
with the fact that Cinderella was
a drudge for her haughty sisters, and
so on to the end, is almost exactly
the same, one story being practically
a translation of all the others, and In
all the centuries the main portion of
the story does not seem to have been
added to or subtracted from in any
language. This is because children
hate change in their favorite stories.
If you tell them a story once and the
next time try to change it, they become
irritated and correct you. So it
is the children have preserved the
story of Cinderella intact from the
days when the Pyramids were a-building.
When Stonewall Jackson Was a Boy.
At the "Old Cummins Jackson
Mills" on the West Fork river, in what
is nov; West Virginia, was living 67
years ago a healthy boy, who had very
definite ideas of honor and a strong
sense of right. Little Tom Jackson,
like a good many other boys, was fond
nf fishine' and eauallv fond of selling
his fish whenever he could find customers.
In the village of Weston, three miles
above the Mills, Conrad Kerster kept
a small store and market. He had
agreed with the boy to give him 50
cents for every pike a foot or more
in length that he caught in the millpond.
The boy was only ten years old, but
he made the contract in good faith,
and, as the sequel showed, knew
how to keep it.
As time went on. a good many 12inch
pike were delivered at the market
with mutual satisfaction to both parties
to the trade. One day the boy
was seen tugging through the village
an enormous fish that almost dragged
on the ground. It was two inches over
a yard long. Col. Talbot, a gentleman
who knew the young fisherman
very well, hailed him, and complimented
him on his success.
"A noble fish, Tom! Where are
you going with it? I want to buy it."
"It's sold to Mr. Kerster," said the
boy, without stopping.
"That can't -.?e. He hasn't seen it.
Say, I'll give you a dollar for it."
"I tell you it's sold. 'Tisn't mine."
"What's Kerster going to give you
for it?"
"Fifty cents!" shouted Tom, still
keeping on his way.
The colonel called after him, "I'll
give you a dollar and a quarter:
Tom turned a moment with an indignant
look and replied, "If you get
any of this pike you'll have to get it
of Mr. Kerster." And on he went,
bending under his load till he reached
the store.
Mr. Kerster was astonished. "Fifty
cents isn't enough for that fish," he
said. "I shall have to give you a dollar."
"No, sir, it's yours at 50 cents," insisted
Tom. "I'll not take any more.
You've been kind enough to pay me for
some that were pretty short." And 50
cents was the price paid for the big
pike.
This story Mr. Kerster himself, in
his old age, gave to his nephew, Judge
McWhorter, who gave it to the Chicago
Standard.
nnVtA flnA oAnonlnnnn on.1 QPTIRP
X lie uue wagv^ivuvv uuu
of honor that ruled the boy fixed the
habit of his lifetime.
The name by which he became
known to the world was "Stonewall
Jackson."
Tlie Giant Did Not-Walt.
In the Irish legend, Fin MacCool
was the famous giant who built the
causeway from Ireland to Staffa in
order that his Scotch rival?who desired
to give him a beating, but who
objected to getting his feet wet?
might walk across to the green isle
dry-shod. Few persons, however, appear
to be familiar with the following
legend, which is told by the peasants
in certain districts, but which, like
most of the unwritten folk-lore of Erin,
is fast passing out of existence:
When Fin MacCool had completed
the causeway he caught a glimpse of
his formidable rival in the distance,
which convinced him that the tales
be bad bearu concerning mm ?uc uvi
exaggerated. With much trepidation
Fin strode rapidly back to Ireland and
confessed to his wife that, for the first
time in his life he feared he was in
imminent danger of receiving an ignominous
beating.
The giant's wife, who was inordinately
proud of her husband and of his
far-earned prowess, listened silently
to his description of the mighty
Scotch giant, then said, reassuringly:
"Just leave this matter to me, Finacushla,
and I'll warrant the Scotchman
will go back over the causeway
quicker than he came, and will never
trouble you again."
Fin, who was more frightened than
he cared to own, was glad to accept
his wife's proffered assistance, and to
trust, to her ingenuity to thwart his
rival. There was no time to lose, for
the ponderous footsteps of the Scotchman
were already heard resounding
along the causeway. With as much
despatch as her portliness of person
would permit, the giantess dressed Fin
in baby garments of monstrous dimensions,
and bade him lie upon his bed in
apparent helplessness. With a pleasant
smile of welcome and a warning
gesture she then met the Scotch giant,
as he approached, swinging his heavy
club.
"Please don't wake'the baby!" she
pleaded. "He is very cross and unrv>or>ocoshio
when his sleeD is broken."
inauu>5VMv*v ? ~?
Then she added: "I expect Fin hom3
at any moment; he will be glad to see
you. Won't you come in and look at
the baby while you wait for him?"
The Scotch giant, somewhat surprised
to find his rival's wife so agreeable,
accepted her invitation goodnaturedly,
and tried to make as little
noise as possible with his immense
feet, as he followed her to the chamber
where Fin lay in his disguise,
feigning slumber.
The Scotchman did not dare to approach
the bed lest he should disturb
the sleeping "child," but standing at
the threshold, he assured the proud
mother, in awestruck tones, that he
had never seen so fine a child before,
then hastily took his leave, regretting
that urgent business in Scotland remanded
his immediate attention, and
made it impossible for him to remain
longer in order to make the acquaintance
of the "baby's" father.?Youth's
Companion.
A Teat of Friendship.
A gentleman has tried the following
peculiar way of probing the ties
of friendship. He sent letters to 20
intimate friends asking for the loan
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of ?1. mnirceen 01 uiu i.v*u uuicu
friends did not reply at all; five declined
to lend the money; two promised
to ?end it on the next day and did
not do it; one sent his ''last ten shillings"
and only three sent the full sum
asked for. The supplicant and all the
"friends" he had written to are well
off.?St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya.
An English firm is to manufacture
a single tube tire, which is opened at
the back and is clamped together by
bolts running through the sectional
rim, which prevents the escape of air
when the rim is tightened and can also
be easily removed to repair punctures
from the inside of the tube.
Builer's Obstinacy.
A story told to Illustrate tho character
of Sir Redvers Buller is worth repeating.
During the last Nile campaign,
while on board a river steamer
descending some dangerous water in
one of the higher cataracts, Sir Redvers
entered into a discussion with
Lord Charles Beresford as to the
proper channel that should be taken.
Each obstinately defended his own
course, but in the end that which Sir
Redvers recommended was adopted,
with the result that the steamer got
through without accident. "You see I
was right," exclaimed Sir Redvers,
triumphantly; "mine was the proper
channel." "That was mine, too,"
coolly replied Lord Charles. "I only
recommended the other because I 1
knew you would go against whatever
I said."
LABOR.
"Do you thing a member of Congress
really earns his salary?" asked
the inquisitive person.
"Of course I do," answered the newly
elected statesman. "You have no
idea what a lot of work it is to convince
your constituents that you are
working.?Washington Star.
Rest For the Botv?!3.
No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer,
you will never get well until your bowels
are put right. Cascaeets help nature, cure
you without a gripo or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to
start getting your health back. Cascaeets
Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on |
it. Beware of imitations.
It often happens that the lawyer with
the most suits is the most shabbily dressed.
Earliest Russian Millet.
Will you be short of hay? If so, plant a
plenty of this prodigally prolific millet. 5 to
8 tons of rich hay per acre. Price, 50 lbs.,
$1.90; 100 lbs., S3*00; low freights. John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. A
The man who's looking for trouble can
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liuu C1UUU1C niiuuui nuuu.i.
FITS permanently cured. No flts or nervousness
after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
NerveKestorer.f 2 trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Pliila., Pa.
In the matter of weather the unpredicted
always happens.
Each package of Putnam Fadeless Dte
colors cither Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly
at one boiling. Sold by all druggists.
No man need hope to shake the hand
of fate.
I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.?Meo. Thomas Bobbins,
Maple St., Norwich, N. Y., Feb. 17,1900.
The worm and the organ grinder will
turn.
P?Dt1
One may sail the teas and
.T that men of affair i, who i
*H / nor the inclination, whether
/ medicines which cause exces
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I lines. It acts naturally, acts ci
/ the Internal organs and leaves
I If in need of a laxative ren
I when anything more than a lax
I is to consult a competent phys
% I which claim to cure all manner
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which would give satisfaction t
sanction and one friend recommcr
J exceed all other laxatives combine
I old-time cathartics and modern i:
i diffusion of knowledge, as to the t
I into general use with the wcll-inf
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The quality of Syrup of Figs is
J the laxative and canninative princ
on t*2G system, with agreeable ant
' ' ".j orginal method of manufacture.
| effects one should always note tl
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AN INTERLOPER'S EXPLANATION.
"Now, then," cried the deep-voiced
woman," what has made female suffrage
possible?"
"Male sufferance," replied the rude
man who had 110 business to be there
at all.?Philadelphia Press.
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Send no money, simply try Botanic Blood
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The average run of people are vastly
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a wedding present.
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USED BY THE BEST SHi
visit every land and everywhere will find,
arc well informed, have neither the time
on pleasure tent or business, to use those
sive purgation and then leave the internal
ition. Syrup of Figs is not built on those
WHroiv. Heansos. sweetens and strengthens
i then in a liealthy condition,
ledy the most excellent is Syrup of Figs, but
ativc i3 required the safe and scientific plan
iician and not to resort to those medicines
of diseases.
as the first to manufacture a laxative remedy
0 all; a laxative which physicians could
id to another; so that today its sales probably
d. In some p.'aces considerable quantities of
nitations are still sold, but with the general
>cst medicinal agents, Syrup of Figs has come
ormcd, because it is a remedy of known value
; due not only to the excellent combination of
:iples of plants, known to act most beneficially
1 refreshing aromatic liquids, but also to the
In order to get the genuine and its beneficial
te full name of the Company?California Fig
f every package.
lipSalter's Marvel Wht
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art tk? larrert power* and oar ?to<
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E. J. Vawter's Carnations are the Best
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Prince of Wales Violets for 25r:3 Canna
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I every spring. It cleanses my ]'
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3 $1.00 a bottle. AH drujjists.
"""Tn^our^Iocto'r what he thinks of Ayer's
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R" and "REPEATER"
OV/DER SHOTGUN SHELLS
:ountry because they are so accurate,
's championships ana records have been ,
? CSam th*m end vou'll shoot well.
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oa pradartaj frea 60 to SObu^els ^
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Conalder the Insult offered tha lutelUgene* Of
thinking people when the elalct to mads that
any one remedy will care all dUeueef HO,
well think of ft and aena for oar book telling
all about2? Special Berne din for special diseased
conditions, and oar Tamil7 Xcdlclno
Oasea. A postal card mil sefare the book
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