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i RMTtm DESTRUCTION OF SJ The Assyrian came down like the wolf 0:1 the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and goid; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green. That host with their banners at sunset were seen; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn had blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the aneel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill And their hearts but once heaved?and forever grew still. * ? .. * I * mmmmmzom w M A Gi gvS; V M Wl j 5 LIVING Ch M' * -? ^ By George Ett / / fT"MIIS happened before ycu I boys were born," Uncle j: Harry asserted, stretching A himself in the easy chair. "It was when I was quite a youngster myself. I didn't have as easy a time of it then as boys of to-day. I had to earn fny living when I was thirteen, and before I was sixteen I had been around the world twice. I wasn't a cabin passenger, either, but simply a cabin boy, which means an allaround overworked and much-abused boy. "When I was nearly sixteen we had '> a wreck on one of the islands in the Indian Ocean, and we were all washed ashore. There were sixteen of us in the crew, including one young fellow who was considered half an idiot, but SgL who always made plenty of fun for K? tho mpn ir, thp fo-eastle. When we picked ourselves up on the beach we found we had jumped from the frying pan into the fire. There stood several hundred yellow cutthroats armed to the teeth "with sticks, knives and swords. At first they acted as if they intended to kill us, but their chief came down and ordered us to be carried SjH* away to prison. "We were thankful for that, but the prison was such a dirty place that we nearljrdied in it. I think we would all have been executed if it had not been for Strander, the one we called the half-idiot, who had in some way attracted the chief's attention. Before we knew it he was actually serving as court jester and entertainer to his Majesty. He was a good musician and a good player of all games. He was particularly an expert at chess, "Now, as" it happened, his Majesty was also an expert chess player. This game, you know, is an Oriental. and it was plaved-ifinSe Far East long "America was discovered. this chief had learned to play it somewhere, and he was passionately fond of it. Strander could give him points on the "game, however, every time, but he was wise enough never to beat the old chief. He would give him the hardest game he could, but always at the very end he would make a move which would let the chief win. This so pleased the chief that he spent nearly every afternoon playing chess with Strander. Then he grew so boastful of his skill that he challenged Strander to play for any wish he liked. If he won the wish would be granted. " 'Then, your Majesty,' Strander said, 'we will play for the lives of the men. If I win they are to come forth from the prison and be given their liberty. But if you win?' '"Ah. ha!' shouted the chief. 'You have said it. If you lose they shall be executed at once.' "Strander turned a little pale and demurred. but the chief insisted upon the compact. 'I shall save your life,' the chief added, 'if you lose, for I want you to play chess with, but your friends must all die.' " 'But if I win do I go free with the men, too?" "The chief scowled and thought a moment, and then he said: 'Yes, you ' may go with thfem, too. But you will not win.' "So the great1 game of chess was planned, and the chief, to make it more impressive, called' a holiday for it. More than that, iie decided that it should be a gamejjith human players. In the n^hl^'tfiytlare lie ordered a big fihgg^Tibard to be laid off, with black ,^"*"and white places for the players to aiaiiu UJI. JLii^xi aiuuuu mis Bqumt liv had seats erected for his courtiers and favorites. Next he caused a sort of chair of state to be erected on one side, overlooking the "whole scene, and another opposite for Strander.__^J? these chairs th^jtwo^pl^rcTS"were to ? -^^?t-^rJjITe^tney played their strange game of chess. "We were all led forth from our vile prison one day and conducted to the square, where a crowd was assembled. We had no idea of the important game, ^ nor of the responsibility placed upon Strander's shoulders. We took our! places ,on the white squares, while the chief ordered some of his dusky warriors to take positions on the black squares. "We were all- arranged then for actual playing. It was a rather picturesque sight from the chief's high point of view, but the horrible import of the whole performance gradually dawned upon us, and we had no eyes for the ^ beauty or picturesqueness of the scene. We watched Strander with pale faces, while that individual returned our gaze stonily and coolly. He was playing for a terrible stake, and fifteen lives de. -nprtrto/1 linnn flif* ekilJ nf liic mnvoc Tlie cliief was 110 mean player, although ordinarily Strander could easily have beaten him, but the anxiety of his position seemed to tell severely on him. lie played apparently with reckless haste, making blunders that brought forth harsh laughs from the chief and wild shouts from the specL iators. One by one Strander*s pawns were captured and removed from the board. Then one of his castles followed. and next a knight. His king was also nearly cornered, so that for a time it looked as if he was caught. The old chief had the word 'check' already framed on his lips when Strander seemed to pull himself together with an eiTcrt, and bv a dextorous move extricated his king from its perilous position. "The game then proceeded more slowly. Strander studied the dusky warriors of his opponent as they stood in their positions on the queer chess >m^TEsji ENNACIIEIcIB'3 HOST. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide.. Cut through it there rolled not the breath of his pride: And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf. And cold as the spray c. t.ie roe.c orating And there lay the rider, distorted and rale. With the dev.- on his brow and the rust on his mail; And ti'O tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances uplifted, the trumpet unblown. And the widows of A hue are lor 1 in their wail. And the idols are broke in the temple of Ud .1* , And the might of the Ceniile. unsmote by the sword. Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord! ?Lord ILnon. h.4? ><-? *r?? ?>< v3? >:-? ;--* ?r ?, * ?-? \t/ ^\ME S v?/ th <:* HESS MEN 8 v/ % * ielbert Walsh. ytx \*./ mmtmmmm 8 board. He moved the few remaining fellows of Lis crew with slowness ant precision. I had been selected as r knight, and I found myself time ant again brought into such close proximity to the chief's knight that I feared | for my freedom. But in some strange j way Strandcr always brought me cut ! of the dangerous position, and by farsighted planning gave me a chance tc capture some of the pawns cf the enemy. "My greatest triumph came when** captured in a double play the chief's bishop and castle. Nothing could have made me feel happier at tha: moment, and I could see th? chief scowl with anger and determination. The loss of these men made the battle more equal, and the chief grew nervous and restHit. f! n<To-o nlov?>il fnvArisnlv IV.00? 1XIO O V v? fc v ? v? mmm%J with his long tunic, and his mustache was twisted and twirled several times between each play, llis warriors also lest their cheerful manners and 1 o longer shouted when he made a move. "But Strander was like a sphinx. He was sober and serious, and his eyes | were glued upon the players before him. I thought he often looked at me with a queer expression, and even when he was watching his opponent's play a gleam from the corner of bis eyes appeared to take me in. Was he, after all, merely playing with the king to give him the impression that it was a hard-fought game? I began to be-' lleve that he was only fooling with his antagonist, and that the game was well within hand. The suspicion was further confirmed by the way he eyed mc. I felt certain that he had selected mo for some sharp work, and that he was planning a. j wotild_^eatL'fhe game. I grew more [Confident at this and breathed easier. "But following this came a series cf mishaps or mistakes which raised the hopes of the bloodthirsty warriors around. Four pawns, a castle, and a bishop were swept in rapid succession ! frAm lmo tvl T fo Irl tt rro cnOfl I 4.IVU* V H coo UVU&U* jl. iUUij j ill surprise fit this, coming so soon after my conscience In Strander's strategy. The shouts of approval which rent the air made me feel faint and dizzy. I looked around. There were barely half a dozen of my crew left on the board. The others had nil been captured. The game was surely lost, and our lives would pay the penalty. "The old chief, in his glee, made two rapid moves to corner Stander's king and queen. Strander appeared frightened and demoralized. Then lie quietly made a few moves, and, in a Toice that seemed plaintively nfodest and frightened, he said: "'Your Majesty is checked!' "The chief uttered a sort of growl and moved his king to one side. Strander followed up his advantage, ! and called 'check' again. In some mys| terious way Strander had arranged his few remaining men so that they seemed suddenly to close in upon the ! chiefs cornered king. In vain the old | man studied the puzzle, and tried to l plan a waV of escape. It was a trap so neatly laid and sprung that it took some time for the spectators to realize it. An intense hush fell upon the audience. The chiefs face worked spasmodically. He was facing defeat, but it was hard to acknowledge it. It was the first time that any one had defeated him at his favorite game. How would he accept the defeat? Even before the game was declared finished every onoof us was questioning in our mind whether the old, man's promise would be redeemed. Even Strandcr was in doubt, and we could see the working of his face. "The^.-cliicf bowed his head and shaded his eyes. Three times he looked up at the sky and blinked his eyes. Then he glanced coldly at his opponent seated opposite. A wave of his hand summoned one of his warriors to him. Stretching forth his arm. he shouted: , " 'Take them away from me! I never want to see his face again! Away with him! Away with him!' "Was this our sentence? Did it mean immediate execution? That question also puzzled the old warrior, for he asked something in an undertone. "'Xo. no:' shouted the chief; 'I gave my word. They shall be free. Take them away and give them their freedom. But never let me see his face again!' "Strander had mortally offended him in ueiciiuug mui ui \jucjo, uui nv uuu also saved our lives. The old chief was bowed with grief and mortification when they led us away. An expression of pity entered Strander's face, and for a moment it seemed as if he would face the danger of speaking to the chief and asking his pardon. But he thought better of it and walked away with us. "We were conducted to the coast and placed in boats which carried us to the mainland. There we met a ship in time which carried us home. "It seemed like a miraculous escape, but after all it was due entirely to Strander's skill. lie had the old chief beaten from the beginning, but lie had played carefully with him to keep him from losing his temper. He was afraid even then that he would not keep his promise; but sometimes a savage has as good a sense of honor as a civilized man. and certainly one who could play such a game of chess ought to. Don't ! you think so, boys?"?New York Times. J Her Income. The ambitious woman always speaks ] of lier'aliowauce as her income.?New | York Press. - - 1 SECRET OF DIGESTION. Experiments on a Dog Produced Curious and Interesting Results. Some experiments on a dog con cerning the effects of personal liking for various foods on the digestion were recently emade by a well known scientist. The results are curious and interesting. It was found that the articles of diet which the animal was particularly fond of met with a great flow of the gastric juices, and were accordingly digested better and more quickly. For purposes of observation the gullet of the dog was cut in sections and fixed to the neck, so that the ffcod it ate fell through; the stomach of the animal was also divided into two portions, into one of which no food was allowed to enter, the other being supplied only with the food necessary to life. If some tempting dainty was held before the dog and he evinced the usual signs of pleasure in the expected treat, it was noticed that at once the stomach juices sprang into play, although the food when swallowed did not reach the stomach at ali. On the other hand, if he was fed with some thing which he evidently did not have any preference for there was no action of the gastric fluid. Also, more curious still, when food was Introduced, unknown to the animal. into the working half of his stomach it lay there absolutely dry and untouched by the digestive juices for several hours, even though the food were of the most digestible sort. All of which proved conclusively that mere thought or favorable brain action of any sort concerning the food eaten not only assisted the digestion, but partly caused it. Professor Pawlow, who made the experiments, thinks this partly, at least, explains why men of letters are often dyspeptic. Their minds are busy with things far re'moved from their dinners when they are eating. The connection between the nerve which sends the important message down to the digestive machinery below for more oil and the patient engineer of nutrition is cut off.] So when unexpected orders for deglutition come piling in upon them they are not ready and the work is bungled.?New York Herald. PART OF THE BLUFF. "Why," she finally ventured to falter, "do you look so sad when we are sitting thus?" "Because," he answered, gazing tenderly down into her troubled eyes, "a man always looks sad when he holds a lovely hand." She was something reassured, although she did not altogether understand.?New York Herald. A woman has written 4,070 words on one side of a postcard. No word is of less than three letters and a microscope was ilsed to complete the task. Catarrh Cannot He Cared With local applications, <13 they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional diseaso, and in order to euro it you must take internal romedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on tho blood and mucous surface. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a. quack gie^fcinc." " "irtfas'^xrescribC'd^jy^one'of the best physicians in this country for years, and i.s a regular prescription, It is* composed of the best tonics known, combined with tho best blood purifiers, acting directly on tbo mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Chexey k Co., Props., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists, price. 75c. Hall's Family Piils are the bost. At St. Augustine, Fia., is the only mill in the world that gets its power direct from an artesian well. FITS permanently cnred.No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerveltestorer.f 2*trial bottieand treatise free Dr. B.H. Klixe, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Pbila., Pa. Some people mn into debt and others rlaim thpv arp nnshed in. Mis. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething,soften the gums, reduoe3 Inflammation, allayspata, cures wiud colic. 23c. abottle About 1000 diamond workers in Amsterdam are out of work. I'Iso'sCureisthe best medicine we ever used for all aflfeotions of throat and lungs.?Wm. 0. Exdslet, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1900. If she is frugal even the old maid can husband her resources. THE PfNKHAM CURES ATTMCTHG GREAT ATTESTiOS AMOSfl THMDEG WOMEI. Mrs. Frances Stafford, of 243 E. 114th St., N.Y. City, adds her testimony to the hundreds of thousands on Mrs. PinkhanTs files. When Lydia E. Pinkham's Remedies were first introduced skeptics all over the country frowned upon their curative claims, but as year after year has rolled by and the little group of women who had been cured by the new discovery has since grown into a vast army of hundreds of thousands, doubts and skepticisms have been swept away as by a mighty flood, until to-day the great good that Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound and her other medicines are doing among the women of America is attracting the attention of many of our leading scientists, physicians and thinking people. Merit alone could win such fame; ! wise, therefore, is the woman who for a cure relies upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I PAT sror CASH FOTt milbSUSTT LAND WARRANTS Issued to soldiers of any xrar. Also SoldlertC Additional Homestead Rights. Write me atonce. FRANK H. REGER, P. 0. Box 148, Denrer, Colo. III Pay Cash [SHOE CQi Send for Catalog twelve the name of this paper when I writing to advertlsers-(At. 2, '03) I . ?? ? CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. B| Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use PI In time. Sold by druggists. m A Fine Campaign. THE subject of good roads is by 110 means new, but there is nevertheless something new in this connection. Some time ago a scheme was devised by the United States Department of Agriculture wlic-reby some practical object lessons would be given to the pill'lie in various parts of the country. Another road building outfit has been provided which, through the co-operation of the railroads, is to be transported about the country for the purpose of giving illustrative exhibitions in the art of road building. To construct good roads out of selected material is not a difficult task, but to provide an acceptable highway with local material and ui:ult um;i> uiiiuie aiuumuus is iiui always easy. Realizing the value of such a movement to the railroads, Mr. Hill, of the Great Northern, has placed a train at the disposal of the department, and it is now engaged on that road in demonstrating to the people what can be done in that line. It is proposed to proceed to. the Pacific Coast, stopping at various places where the need of such instruction is apparent, and show, through the medium of actual work, how much the ordinary wagon road may be improved by the use of intelligent method and the proper use of present means. That the railroads should give all possible aid and encouragement to such a scheme is not strange. No single interest in the country, agriculture excepted, will be as much benefited by Ihe general establishment of good roads as they. Nothing is more destructive of economical railroad operation than the periodical interruption of the ever and continuous flow of traffic which results from the condition of the roads over which the produce and supplies of the" country is handled to and from the railroads. To overcome such a disability all railroads would be justified in going, and many of them are now ready to go, to any reasonable outlay. There is probably not a system of* any considerable mileage but that would be glad to co-operate with the Department of Agriculture in its laudable efforts. The difficulty will be not in obtaining opportunities for making the desired examples in tlie season of road building, but in selecting the most valuable of the many sections wliicli will be open to it. The Southern Pacific Company has already extended an earnest request that its lines in California be "used for that purpose, and no doubt such lines as the Santa Fe, the Rock Island and others will be quick to follow suit, if they have not already done so. Now that the campaign of good roads has been fairly inaugurated in connection with the railroads, it may not be out of place to suggest that the country press take up thejubject vigordiirsr ly and epcaufageTTie people throughout ""the country to do their part. Up to the present time there has been too little interest displayed by those who will be the chief beneficiaries in such a movement. Work done upon the roads has been commonly considered as of minor importance, and only to be performed when it could not be avoided. To voluntarily devote any considerable time and money to such an object was hardly to be thought of, but it is believed that throughout the West, at least, a more reasonable opinion now prevails. To concentrate this opinion into action is a move for the rural press than which nothing can be more important or profitable.?Railway and Engineering Review. A National Highway. Tho firct stpn imc been taken toward the construction of a boulevard between Chicago and New York. It is possible that the next ten years may see the construction of such a road, and the time may not be far distant when the long talked of transcontinental highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific will be built. That is something that should be done, and the Gazette about a year ago pointed out that some multi-millionaire like Andrew Carnegie could gain undying fame and the gratitude of millions of his countrymen by founding a fund that would build the highway. A Chicago man has started in his automobile to spy out the lay of the land for the new boulevard, and the people along the proposed route are becoming entliusisastic over it. In 182G the Government expended a large sum of money in starting a highway from Washington, D. C., to St. Louis. The idea back of It, of course, was to make the staging easier for the Congressmen who would have to travel from the South and West to the capital every year, and facilitate the carrying of the mails. The advent of the railroad era suddenly changed that. Automobiling and bicycling are doing much toward calling the attention of the American people to the necessity for good roads, and there "yCill shortly be a great awakening on the subject. The class of people who own automobiles are the class who can usually force legislation, and they will attend to the reads proposition. A great bpulevard across the continent, aside from Its usefulness, would prove a practical example of good roads to the residents of rural districts that they could not overlook.?Colorado Springs Gazette. Gratifying Advances. The good roads movement is making important and gratifying advances, but a competent expert who recently inspected the chief thoroughfares between New-York and Buffalo says that most of them are sill rough and uneven and rutty. The richest State in the Union is not yet donig all it should do for good roads. Undo Sam's Business Methods. The Postoffice Department of the United States was considered a good deal of an institution before the Civil War. In 1S52 its receipts were $0,900,000. In 1SG2 they were $S,200,000. Last year they were-$121,S00,000. The receipts of the department have trebled since 1SS2. They have increased $50,000,000 in ten years, and in the same time the annual deficit has fallen from $0,000,000 to $2,000,000. These are big figures on a big subject. If the abuses in the postal business can be reformed, no difficulty will be experienced in making receipts and expenditures balance. Congress should deal promptly with postal affairs. They touch the | welfare of the people at many iinj portant points.?St. Louis Globe-Demo! crat. Tired of Themselves. j It is incorrect to say that one is tired j of life. People expressing themselves { that way mean rhey are tired of themselves ?New York News. .. \ GUATEMALA'S LOSS. j fhs Damage to tlie Coffee Plantations T>J Volcanic Dust Not Permanent. Thousands of acres of the host coffee plantations of Guatemala have been covered by volcanic dust to a depth of several feet in the recent eruptions. reports speak of the plantations as being completely ruined. The loss is very heavy, for it will take some years to bring a new let of coffee trees into bearing. But it would not be correct to infer that the fertility of the buried region is permanently impaired. Volcanic soils are among the best in the world. They contain large supplies of the salts that make plant food. The mountain districts of Scotland, formed mostly of old crystalline rocks,' afford very poor soil. This is the principal reason why the Highlands of Scotland are not turned to good account. Here and there, however, arc small areas covered with the outpouring of volcanoes which became extinct long ages ago. Where these outpourings of lava and volcanic dust are found there are areas of fertility, green islands among the heather and moss on the almost barren Highland slopes. I It was written centuries ago. in the days of Milton and Tasso. that the ft "T T _ - peasants living on me slopes or \ esuvius were fearless and cheerful even I when they saw the lava flowing from Its summit. They had forgotten the tragedy of Pcmpeii. They could tell about how far and how fast the lava would move and they retreated before it without haste. They knew that the lava would work some damage for the time, but that soon after it had cooled they would again cover the fields over which it had passed with rich vineyards and sweet flowers. The lavas of Vesuvius are rich in the elements of fertility. It is just so with the lava fields of our own country. One of the greatest of them is in Arizona, extending from the San Francisco Mountains southward and northward, and a part of this region is covered with one of the finest growths of trees in the Territory. The decomposition of lava blocks mixed with the other needed elements provides a soil that is very favorable to vegetation. A large area in the northwestern part of the country is covered with lava, and if it is ever found feasible to irrigate this region it will be among the finest areas of tillage in the land. While Guatemala has suffered great loss for a time, the ruin of which all the cablegrams have spoken will not ho r\f a nnrmnnpnt nature. It is onlv the improvements of the day that have been ruined. A few years more, unless further outbursts occur, will see the region restored to its past prosperity as one of the best coffee districts in thf world.?New York Sun. Rabbit-Ridden California. It is reported that the importatlor of Belgian hares in such vast numbers threatens California with the saiit danger which menaced Australia. They are over-running the whole country to such an alarming extent that a b^oimtjrkfts-beeiL offered in 'some counties for their skins. This is due partly to over-importation and partly to their great fecundity? which, by the way, reminds one of the small boy, who, frowning over his school task, "wished he was a Belgian hare, 'cause he'd heard they multiplied rapidly." At any rate, they have multiplied too rapidly for the peace of mind of the California rancher whose crops suffer from the constant depredations of the mischievous animals. A way out of the difficulty might be suggested in a recent statistical report to the effect that millions of rabbits are slauehtered every year in the Brit ish Islands and Australia for their fur, -which is used in making felt hats. Tremendous numbers of these skins are sent yearly ttf hat manufacturers in the United States, after being first sent to Continental Europe to be plucked of the long hairs -which are useless in felt making, This is done by :heap hand labor, competent machinery to perform that work remaining still in the limbo of the uninvented. When the skins finally arrive here they are shaved of their close fur, which then goes to the felter. It surely seems as if there must be some economic method of bridging this gulf between so obvious an over-supply and an equally great demand for the home product rabbit skins. Aj*?rg a Purist to the End, Those who have followed the more special dramatic publications of the last two decades will remember the informing contributions of Dr. Alfred Ayers, who ".as an authority on pronunciation and kindred subjects. He died last month at the age of seventyfive years, and many quaint reminiscenses of the old scholar's passion for Duritv of speech are creeping into print. The doctor?the real name of the purist of purists was Thomas Embley Osmun ?let the hobby of correct speech and pronunciation so grow upon him that he fell into the habit of picking friends up for faults in the course of conversation, and even gave evidence of the ruling passion on his deathbed. In Bellevue Hospital, New York, one of his pupils, a young woman from Cleveland, Ohio, who came on to help in nursing him, undertook to divert his mind by referring to the proper way of reciting Hamlet's advice to the players, and giving the passage in an intentional monotone. Immediately the dying elocutionist roused himself, and, protesting that the rendition was execrable, then and there gave it with all his old expression and vigor. An instance of how the serious pursuit of perfection may involve a momentary loss of the safeguard of humor was furnished when Dr. Osmun walked into the offices of his publishers one day and asked for a member or tne nrm. The clerk, strangely venturesome in such a presence, replied that the man wanted had "flew de coop." "Young man," cried the habitual mentor gravely, "you should say he has 'flown the coop.'" What Football Is. When a human catapult, in leather helmets and dirt-smeared canvas suits, springs suddenly and with terrific momentum at you through a hole in the line, you grit your teeth and dive in to stop it. If "you bring down your man you can jump back to your place behind the line, with the bleachers rattling, and feel that you have done what was expected of you. But if you 'missed your tackle, and merely stopped the avalanche by rolling under it, you limp back to your position with just as many bruises and with the coaches yelling "rotten" at you. After two steaming, aching twenty-five-minute halves of that sort of thing you go back in your "special car" to the gym and get a call-down from the trainer. That's football. It's pluck mostly. Without that 110 amount of mere bvute muscle is worth anything at f 11.? j Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. \ PROMINENT PHY! ~ USE AND EN1 ) ?k C.B. CHAME (_y^ OF WASH I t | C. B. Chambcrlin, M. D., writes fron ^ u Many cases have come unde j has benefited and cured. Ther for catarrh and a general tonic.1 # /VWWW?%MWWMW?*WW? <VM Medical Examiner U. S. Treasury. i Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Examiner | of U. S. Treasury- Department, graduate of j Columbia College, ? _ CTg^iu? ? an(* fierve(^ * ? West Point, has * L. tho following to i l sav of Peruna: ^ ry wW * Allow me to ? \-Sjac^L iPl/ ? express my grati* t tu"e t0 you *or ? the benefit derived ? | d"0mi ^?Ur ^d"" * One short month ? ijF^.m^pPirafrs * has brought forth * w*W\^Hy iW^ I a vast change and 4 Dr. L. Jordan. now consider mya 're" man APOTHEOSIS OF SPAIN'S SPORT. R. H. Davis Says the Royal Bui! Fight Was a Fair Fight With no Favor On this occasion amateurs of the crack cavalry regiments acted as picadors, and were mounted on thoroughbred polo ponies. The riders wore no protecting armor, and their ponieh were not blindfolded. They attacked the bull only after he had first charged them, and then their aim was to kill him from in front by a thrust of a spear over his horns and down to his heart, and at the same instant to lift their ponies out of danger. The blade of each lance was sufficiently long to reach the heart, but the staff was too brittle to serve as any protection to the man who carried it. The officers gave an exhibition, which was a combination of tent-pegging and polo, with a mad bull weighing a thousand pounC. and armed with horns two feet long, as the tent-peg, or the pdlo-ball. But they reached his heart, successfully escaping from the points of the horns by less than three inches. It was the most reckless and sportsmanlike performance imaginable. The work of the professional picador in comparison was as sportsmanlike as that of the man who sticks pigs at a pork-packer's, and about as dangerous. In the game as placed by the officers, which is the game as it was played when bull-fighting was limited to the farms and ranches, the man actu ally does stake his life against the life of the animal. He has no advantage over it; his lance is no sharper than itc hnrnq ariH whpn thp bull makes one of its sudden, furious dashes, no pony is more swift. Also the man offers the bull a target as large as his pony and himself, while he, in order to kill, must hit a mark on the bull's back no larger than a playing-card. And the only moment when he can strike is when he is directly in front of the bull, and it has its head lowered and is charging him. His is certainly a generous proposition?a clean, fair fight.?From "The Gentle Art of Bulb Fighting," by Richard Harding Davis in Scribner's. A QUALIFIED PROPOSAL. Arabella's eyes wandered wistfully along the shore to the rocky promontory where the great lighthouse stood. "How beautiful it is!" she said to Jim I.ackpenny, who sat beside her. 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