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BISMARCK........ JAPAN ChiraottrlstlM of th? Marquis' I to aa tha Statesman Appeared to Sir Cdwln Arnold? Tha Man of Sllli and Stool? A Human Blond of the German Chancellor, Oavour, Pitt and Washington. I T was lately permitted me | to sketch In light and re i spectful outline his lm i perlnl majesty the Em peror or Japan as I saw him amid his troops upon the bills glad with purple ami gold blossoms which fringe the southern shprc of the Island empire, says Sir Edwin Arnold, in the London Tele graph. Next to that august figure the personage who will necessarily rise to. the mind when thinking upon that in teresting country and its present pro foundly Important position is her great statesman, the Marquis Ito. I have ventured to call him In the title of this brief paper, the "Bismarck of Japan," but the similitude between the two characters is only partial, and haruly covers more than the single fact that history will probably speak of both as the renovators, and, in a sense, ac tual creators of their respective nation alities. If the German chancellor prince was of "blood and Iron," his Japanese anti-type would rather be de scribed as one of "silk and steel." Justly to make up the human Jilend which would best present the chief stateman- of Toklo to Western Imagina tions one would have to add qualities taken from the subtlety of Cavour, the patriotism of William Pitt, the tenacity of George Washington, and the diplo matic resources of such keen ecclesi astical ministers as France possessed In Richelieu and Masarln. I am not pretending that Marquis Ito unites in his genius and temperament all that belonged to those epoch makers, but merely that in Intercourse with him a student of character might be re minded of cach and all of the above mentioned In their turn. After that would remain that aspect of perfect simplicity and naturalness which every true-bred Japanese keeps for his Inner and domestic life. I have seen the famous politician who stands to-day across the path of Russia almost as grandly as Iloratius upon the bridge, iwith not very more than the two com panions of the Itoman hero to share bis uttermost dangers and Innnerinost liopes? as plain u country gentleman, as contented a rustle squire, as could be found In the shires. lit1 <11(1 me the honor of inviting me to pass some time with him at Oda wnra, one of tlioso lovely hamlets ?Which dot the Pacific coast of the southern kingdom. The native houses which he occupied there had no affecta tion of wealth or luxury. It was only n typical rural abode, two-storied, with no large number of apartments, but some of these furnished in feeml-Euro peau style, and the others frankly na tive, and such as any Tokio merchant or fairly prosperous seaside farmer of the Tokkaido might have tenanted. No show of state was visible, although then, too, my illustrious host was the uiost powerful man in Japan. The neat and demure little maids who opened to us the outer shoji were "nesans," such as would be waiting to take n visitor's foot coverings and to announce his arrival in any well ordered Japanese house, but no guards or police or waiting men. At the Inner entrance was the statesman himself, wearing English garments, and hold ing in his hand an English book. The glory of the dwelling was its surround ings, its happy settling In the midst of the loveliness of that landscape, where the perfeet hills came down to the perfect seashore, and one seemed to exist in the centre of a perfect pic ture. At ?he point where the bright sen sparkled and foamed against the embankment of the garden there stood a little inclo8ure shut In with split bam boos, lightly lashed to posts with grass string. In the centre of this there paced three or four grave storks, in their smooth but sombre plumage of black aud white, with dark purple and bottle green reflections? birds of unre strained demeanor, dear to nil Jap anese artists and Indispensable as sym bols alike to the poets, historians and fan makers of Dai Nippon. These were high favorites, although I think they would have been glad to get out along the yellow sands, where the sea shells and little blue crabs lay so In vitingly, or among the square patches of the rice fields, whence Innumerable frogs were beginning their evening chorus. He spoke about the storks as "totems" of Japan, but I pointed away from the Tsuru to a great, glittering, long-bodied dragon fly, balancing upon the leaf of a Illy, his jointed body of black and blue, big, round eyes, formid able jaws, and (limy, powerful wings. That also, was an accepted sympol of the land, the "Tonibo," resembling In ?liape the long, winding line of tin Japanese arc!ilpclago, which numbers more than 2000 Islands. I remarked that It reminded me better of Japan than did the solemn storks, for I said: ?'After the fashion of that splendid creature, your empire has cracked the skin of 'O. Jtshln,' and emerged Into h 'Meiji,' " ? To this day all Japanese ?peak of the great uprising whicli put an end to the Shogunatc as the "Earth quake," while they term the new era. Which has now lasted thirty-six years! as "MelJI," "Beginning of Order." Yet Hone but the ignorant regard Jnpan as commencing civilized life six and thirty years ago. She was a cultured nation at n date when Britain was barbarous, .and fought the AriuHda of the Mongul |i conqueror. .Kubla Khan, victoriously before Howard and Queen Elizabeth saved England from the Spaniard and the Inquisition. ?t dinner time we left talking about rural matters, and I listened with deep Interest to wfcnt fell from the lips of him who, among the foremost, had >i>ullt so. strong and well upon the ^foundations which the "Earthquake" j^ad fiercely laid. Everybody knows ?bout the early years of Ito's ventur ous life; how he foresaw the mighty Wttre and prepared himself for it, Jtudylng the West down to Its deepest plnclgles, working his way to Europe m a common sailor, landing on oar ?bores with half a dollar In bis pockafc but with a heattlBjUB breast. ardent, pntriotlo. full oCJMhnpire to be. And bj our side waa^Vmaaiable lady who in tbe time of MP girlhood had seen this hero husband hiding for his Ufa under the "tataml/* while his enemies, searching everywhere and thirsting for his blood, dragged her by her long black hair from her cushions, and threatened to kill her also. Now she did the honors of the house, phtcid, demure, debonair, the kind eyes wli!cb had witnessed such deeds and days guarded by blue spectscles from the overbrilllant gold of the setting sun, while her Illustrious lord, with only a gray hair or two in his black locks, went back to finish behind the near est paper screen the rules of the new parliament, or busied himself in mak ing lists of peers, as we catalogue pic tures, or books, or sacks of rice. I saw the great' marquis on the first day of the new Parliament, when, wbile peers and commons, with fore heads upon the floor, knelt in two hemleycles before the Mikado, he stood proud, but reverent, beside his imperial majesty, handing to him the first speech from the throne. 1 shall never forget the bow of acknowledgment which the Mikado vouchsafed to the two houses of his Legislature, thus si multaneously prostrate before him. How would he discbarge this recog nition, descendant from the sun, heir of a dynasty which has 2<KK> years of rec ord? He simply dropped his chin two Inches and a half, so as Just to touch the broad scarlet and white ribbon which crossed his breast, and In that imperial parsimony of salutation I saw the Inborn traditions of his line. I saw and heard it all like a mouse at a chink in the wainscot, for the master of ceremonies had solemnly whispered to me: "You must not be seen. You are here by chance placed above the Km* peror, which would be treason. You will see everyone sits below bim except Ito. You must be honorably invisible." And so I was. That night again in Toklo I had the honor of listening to him npon whom so much still de pended, and was glad to And that bis first and last thought was to ren der Japan powerful enough to save herself, whatever might befall. I should not, of course, dream of repeat ing here any of the weighty things he uttered, since they were all heard in private conversation; yet I may be al lowed to mention an instance of his alert habit of mind and swiftness of action. I had spoken of a group of isl ands eligible to possess, and, as I had \ gathered, not by any means out of reach of Japan's ownership if she wanted them. Without directly reply ing lie took a swift note in Japanese, despatched a messenger to the tele phone and returned quietly to the little pipe. I saw the message afterward; the sense of it was: "Send immedi ately full particulars, report, of " Well, No Man's Land. Not long after ward I had occasion to find that he knew more about the spot in question than anybody, and the white and red flag of Japan tloats over it now. The last time I met ttie great marquis was in Moscow, at the coronation of the reigning czar. The first snow which follows maturity had sprinkled his temples and neck like the summer drift which lies upon the head of Fuji, but the firm face seemed more resolute than ever; the dark brows were even more sternly knit, the strong mouth had grown almost harder than before with use of words masterly and com manding. lie was not "nilwssador for Japan at that time, but only, if I right ly remember, a representative minister, who, so far as 1 could see, did not by any means waste his time while in the city of the green and golden domes. It appeared to me that I was viewing history through an inverted telescope, seeing him and Count Ixibanoff stand ing together, far off, in the miniature of events, but coming, and certain to come into the large foreground. The Russian statesman, who has not survived to carry out the anti-British plans he cherished, was tall, spare and punctilious; Marquis Ito is of average Japanese stature, which is lower than that of the West; and you could read difference of race in the Muscovite countenance, where the Slav blood mingled with the Teutonic, and that other countenance, which only the ir norant called Mongolian, and foolishly confuse with the yellow peoples. It wil! be well when continental states men learn that a score of natural facts discriminate the Japanese people from the Chinese and the Tartars. There Is more of Malay blood, there is even more of Kanaka and of Polynesian blood in that fearless, self-reliant vis age of the Jainous marquis than of Cengis or Kubla Khan. At the last good-by he paid me a compliment far beyond any merit of mine, and no doubt Inspired only by bis conviction that I was a grateful well-wisher to Japan and to her sovereign and people. "What is your last word of counsel?" he laughingly remarked. "Excellency," I answered, "It Is tills: Be strong! the future will have no pity except for the strong." The glitter of his eyes as he made response dwells in my recol lection, as If I had seen a samurai of the old days touch the handle of his sword, there was In It so plain and resolute an answer! But I fervently hope that It will be by tho path of peace that Japan Is to accomplish the splendid mission confided to her by history and lier national qualities. Thin World of Our*. When n Chtnnmnn wants to have a tjolb drawn, says t bo Lahore (India) Tribune, l?o fe??ls no nervous reprehen sion of pain, for the excellent reason that he knows his dentist will not in fllet any. The latter simply rnbs a Re eret powder over the tooth. After ahout Ave minutes the patient sneezes and the tooth falls out. Many at tempts by Europeuns have been made to pet some of this mysterious powder, but no one has yet snecccdcd. rirtnrMqn* Unt?rai. The noted Japanese gardens, famous for their beauty, owe mueh of their charm to the quaint lanterns which are used In great profusion. The best of their garden lanterns are made of bronze after quaint native designs. Some of them are richly carved and are of greot intrinsic value. Many of these luntems are of great antiquity, and the best examples are seen at Nlk 1th o, famous for 1U exquisite brouxea. , At Era of RMd Balldlng. That the first quarter of the twen-, tleth century will be a great era of road building In this country now seems probable. All persons who hare given serious thought to the question are agreed on the following proposi tions: That road building in the United States has been greatly neglected; that we are far behind other civilised nations in this respect; that the gen eral Improvement of the highways throughout the country would do more to promote the welfare and happiness of the people, than any other work which could be undertaken, and that , the present Is an auspicious time for ] inaugurating a national good roads j campaign. Tlie last of these propositions is in some respects the most Important be cause on it rests the hope that some thing is actually going to be done. The last quarter of the nineteenth century was the great era of railroad building, but that has now passed Into history. Of course, we are still bulluing rail* 1 roads, aud will continue to build them for ages, but never again on the? enor mous scale of the past thirty ye^rs. The necessity and the opportunity no longer exist. The energy, the enthu siasm, and the capital heretofore di rected to the building of railroads Is now seeking other channels, one of which is the building of Improved highways. Another reason for beiieving that the time is ripe for a great popular uprising for good roads arises from the extension of the rural free mall deliv ery. This is rightly looked upon as one of the most beneliceut develop* ment8 of modern civil izat^m. In fact, the people have scarcely begun to re alize the extent of its bonetlts. Proper Conntructloii of Roaili. Broken stone toads may Le conven iently divided into two classes? nine adam and telford. The princlpnl dif ference between these Iwo construc tions is as to the propriety or necessi ty of a paved foundation beneath tlio coating of broken stone. Macadam denied the advantage of this, wliilo Telford supported end : raeticed it This point will not lie argued here, bul It is suggested that good judgment should be used in the selection of one or the other of these systems. The macadam system is the best under some conditions, while the telford - is more advantageous under others. Thy latter system seems to have the advan tage in swampy, wet places* or where the soil Is in strata varying in hard ness, or where the foundation is lia hie to get soft in spots. Under most other circumstances experienced road builders prefer the macadam construc tion. The earth foundation for either sys tem is identical. It should have the same slopes from centre to sides a? the finished road, with sufficient shoul dering to bold the stone in place at the sides. The Wav? and Mean*. Thoughtful, progressive people nr# earnestly discussing the ways and means by which the highways of tlie country iuuj 'ut- improved. The great est obstacle to progress along this line appears to be that, under existing law? and conditions, no general movemen/ Is possible. Everything depends ot local efTort and local initiative. WIisj Is needed Is National legislation whlcfc will stimulate action in all sections and co-ordinate local effort. At pros cnt those who have given the mattet most thought are in favor of a Nations' aid law similar to the State aid lawi now in force in several States. Jus' what will be the solution of the prob lem cannot now be foreseen, but thl? much appears certain that the era ol road building on a large scale is dawn ing, and something of Importance 1> going to be done in the immediate fu ture. The Weakest Link. Aft n chain is no stronger than itt weakest link, just so the greatest j0art which can he hauled over a road is th< loud which can be hauled up tht steepest hill on that road. The cost oJ haulage is, therefore, necessarily in creased In proportion to the grade, ai it costs one and one-half times at much to haul over a road having ? live per cent, grade, and three timet as much over one having a ten pe> cent, grade us on a lovel road. As a perfectly level road can seldom be had It is well to know the steepest allow able grade. If the hill be one of greaf length, It is best to have the lowes# part steepest, upon which the borse It capable of exerting bis full strength and to make the slope more geutlf toward the summit to correspond with the continually decreasing strength of the fatigued animal. Orutlet. (looJ roads should wind around bills Instead of running over them; and lv many cases this would not lnereasf their length, as it is no further around some hills than over them. Moreover as a general rule, the horizontal lengtb of a road may be advantageously in creased, to avoid an ascent, by at leasi twenty times the perpendicular heigh/ thus saved; for instance, to escape a hill loo feet high It wou'iil be better fo? the road to make such a circuit at would increase its length 2000 feet The reasons for this are manifold. th? principal one being that a horse car pull only four-tifths as much on u grade of two feet in 100, and gradual ly less as the grade increases until with a grade of ten feet in 100 he ca? draw but ono- fourth us much as h? can on a level road. Tobacco Aih, It has been calculated that 8000 ton? of tobacco ash is annually wasted in Knglund. It would make an invaluable fertilizer for poor soil, considering that ?eventy-flve per cent, consists of sal slum and potassium salts, and fifteen per cent, of magnesium and sodium lalts, including nearly five per cent >f the essential constituent to all plants ?phosphoric acid. SHRUBS ABOUT TMt HOUSE. rlnos will tnuMtora the appMnnce of in old whoolhaiM yard baa been many , Imn mad* dear to mdm of The wotapaokm. An expert of the Agrlcul cnral Department has recently been making an investigation of what may be done In aimpie waja for beautifying home grounds, whether they include only the back yard of the city real Aence or em bra c^ the spreading acres of the old farm. Treee and ahrnbbery, the Govern aent expert auggeets, should hide un sightly buildings without interrupting the line of vision where the outlook !a pleasing. Their use as screens and wlndbreaka may be combined with pleaalng effects. Walka ahould generally be straight. Any ornamentation that sends the trav eler a longer way round defeats one of Ita own objects. Greensward is everywhere an ele ment of beauty aa a common back ground for almost everything that grows. The perfect lawn is a posses sion hardly less rare than beautiful paintings; it usually represents a trl- ? umph over difflcultlea in addition to giving restfuluess and delight. ShrubS ought to be grouped so that those of upright habit and robust growth will occupy the rear, and form a general background for all the lower growing sorts. The eye may thus be carried from the turf to the highest foliage without resting on bare stalks anywhere. In thia nature herself is one of the safeat guides; her compan ionships usually include plants which love the light and those which can bear the shade, growing side by side. The hand of the gardener should always be concealed. Evergreens seem to many people sombre. Nevertheless, in the winter of Northern latitudes they ofTer a striking coutrast of the living with the j dead. They are also useful as a means of emphasizing slight elevations. The value of vines in decorative planting Is well undei stood. Such ornamentation of the homu grounds costs something in time, mon ey and effort. But the effect on a eozy place of enlisting a little of na ture's aid can never be measured in ' dollars. There is a restfuluess in the beauty of the plant life to those who enjoy its atmosphere, and that doubt less adds to the vigor with which they can take up duty's rounds.? v,M,Ui*e Companion. How ?!?>!? Wan VW lb? v wondarfnUy a tew shnabs and l>l?a?troun Alpine Y?-:?r. The death roll In the Alps is increas ing this year with terrible rapidity, and promises to exceed that of any other year of which reliable records have been kept There have been already this year 110 fewer than !?*.?? deaths, either from avalanches or climbing ac cidents, in the Swiss and French Alps. Among the most recent victims is M. Dubois, who, in making an ascent of great ditliculty and danger without a ! guide, accompanied only by a friend, I slipped and fell, and succumbed to shocking injuries before be could be .carried down to the hospital. Mr. Itooke's death at Zermatt appears also lo have -been due to an attempted as rent of a difficult passage without a 1 guide. At Saentis a German musical | director fell and was instantly killed a few days ago 011 the P.odmer Alps. Two soldiers belonging to an Alpine ( I regiment were swept away and killed j a week ago near Epierre; the accident ; on the Dolderhorn, due like so many others to the absence of a guide, re- | suited In the death of one of the three | climbers and such injuries to another [ that he will probably never be able to walk again; another guileless ascent | on the Wetterliorn ended in the fall | and Instant death of one of a party of 1 Swiss tourists; while on Mont Pilatus an Englishman, exploring in thin sum mer shoes, slipped and fell, landing al most unhurt on the very brink of a 2(M>-foot sheer drop. Miss Nicholas, a Scottish lady, a few days ago fell Into a deep crevasse on the Mer de Glace , at Chnmonlx, though her fall was for tunately arrested, and she escaped with I a few minor injuries.? I/ondon rail ! Mall Gazette. A Brier Interruption. Looking every inch the eminent jurist. Judge Clay N. Merriton, of Ala bama. was at Seelbacb's Hotel last night surcharged with a fund of clever anecdotes concerning himself. Judge Merriton was asked by a re porter how he had acquired the facility with which he turned from one case to another. In explanation he stated that he had learned this from what he saw at a baptism of colored people when a boy. "The weather was very cold,** paid Judge Merriton. "so that to immerse the candidates they were obliged to cut away the ice. It happened that when one of the female converts was dipped back into the water the cold made her squirm about, and in a moment sbe had slipped from the preacher's bands and was down the stream under ths ice. "The preacher, however, was not dis concerted. Looking up with perfect calmness at the crowd on the bank, ho said: 'Brethren, this sister hath de parted?hand me down another.' Louisville Herald. A Hard Lnrk Story. The prize hard luck story is told by the Bcloit (Kan.) Gazette about R. D, Dukes, a farmer. Within a short space of time a lot of thing* happened to him. He lost his crops, cholera killed roost of his hogs, a shed fell and killed his two cows, his wife was thrown from a buggy and hurt so badly that she went on crutches for months, and she was just beginning to walk again when she was burned to death by an exploding lamp; Mr. Dukes alno was seriously burned In the fire; then he Injured his knee and had to go on crutches; then he was badly burned again In a prairie Are; a few weeks later his mother died, and re cently his house burned up with all Its contents. Germans In Samoa. The German occupation of Samoa does not appear to be a success. The landed proprietors, unable to make money out of their estates, are emi grating to America, and the heavy freight rates and Import duties are a serious matter to the smaller business people. WROTC HIS TITU CLIAIt !!??! ? 1 1 Ml Indian Tails Qasd Story an Hla lupflar. Osn. Pratt has Qalta a fund of te tsr sating txparkncM from his twenty ??a /ears' service as Superintendent mt the Carlisle Dtdian school. *Oam of the earlier students was Sam Btx Killer, who took up the printer's ?it at the school and became not only ?nlte proficient, hat a universal fa vorite in the offlos and school be cause at his ready wit. One time It became necessary for the Superintend ent. then CapL Pratt, to discipline Baa for some prank, and he was taken out of the office for several days. When he entered the office on his return to duty 8am received quite an ovation from hla brother typos, and snld: "Fellows, come here. 1 want to tell ftn n dream I had last night." When all the boys had gathered around. 8am said: "I dreamed last night that the world had come to an end and everybody ran out of their houses and was look* Ing up. I asked what for. and they said the names of all who were to be saved would be found written in the sky. So I looked and looked every place, but could not find 'Sam 81x Killer' anywhere; but there wss TL H. Pratt' written clear across the slQr in the Captain's own hsndwrlt Inc." North Carolina Teacher's Big Pupil, lfr. M. B. Forbes of Camden coun ty, who Is attending the summer school, bouts of teaching the most ponderous pupil this country has ever produced. His name la Lewis Lewark, son of John Lewark, a fisherman on Albe marle 8ound. He la 21 years old and I weighs 710 pounds. When he went to school to Mr. Forbes he weighed over 600 pounds and his mother told Mr. Forbes that Lewis weighed 160 pounds before he was wesned. He exhibits himself sometimes, going to Vlrginls Beach, Norfolk and other nearby places. He will not venture far from home ? is afraid of an accident or that , be will get sick. He sleeps on an iron ; bedstead snd has a chair especially constructed for his use. He spends his time with his father on the beach. | ? Chapel Hill News. World Statistics. i At a rough calculation the popula tion of the world is more than ono | lillion souls. These speak some 3.064 | languages, and are worshipers of more than 1,100 religions. The average i length of life is 33 1-3 years. One ; fourth of mankind die before the sev I enth* and one-half before the seven 1 teenth year. Only one-sixth live be yond the ago of sixty. Thirty-three million die annually. 91.000 dally, 3.730 j every hour, sixty every minrte. Whilo I one-fourth are capablo of bearing I crms, only one in a thousand is nat urally inclined to the profession. Necessary. The other Sunday two boys were I Industriously digging in a vacant lot. when a man who was passing stopped [ to give them a lecture. "Don't you know that it is a sin to dig on Sunday, except it be a case of necessity?" asked the good man. VYes, sir," timidly replied one of the boys. : "Then why don't you stop it?" " 'Cause this is a case of necessity," replied the little philosopher. "A fel ler can't fish without bait." | F. M. Warner of English Birth. Like Mayor Weaver of Pbialdelphia Fred M. Warner, Republican candl- j I date for governor of Michigan, is of | ; F.ngllah birth. He was about three ! j months old when his parents moved from Nottingham to thU country. COULDN'T LIFT TEN POUNDS. Ooaii'a KMnt-v I'llls Brnnghl Strength ? ml II i-ii I ? !i to th* Suflflnrrr, Making llliu I'di'l Twenty- five Younger J. U. Cortuu. farmer and lum berman, of 1 >e|? |>e. N. C.. says: "1 suttered for years with my baek. It was so bad that I cotil<: k not walk any distance nor ride in an easy Imu;k.v. I do not believ?? 1 could have raised ten J. n. rom-ojj. pounds ??r wriulit from t lit* ground, the l>:iiii was n?> severe. This whs my con dition who: i I began using Doau's Kid ney Pills. They quickly relieved ine. and now 1 am never troubled as I was My bark Is strong and 1 can walk or ride a long distance and foci just ax strong as 1 did twenty-live years ago I think so much of Doan's Kidney Pills that I have given a supply of the remedy to some of my neighbor*. "and they have also found good results. If you can sift anything from this ramb ling note that will he of any service to you. or to any one suffering from kid ney trouble you are liberty to do <o." A TK1AL I** KICK? Address Foster Mllhurn To.. Buffalo. N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts. Why Children Like Fairy Tales. Probably the chief reason why children are so fond of fairy tales Is because of the seeming reality such stories have for them. The enchant ed palaces, the wonderful transforma* tlons, the mysterious people and ani mals that talk. Is for the Imaginative child much nearer the real than It is to the fantastic. Of course he ad mires heroism, and in these tales such heroic deeds can be done, and to him they do not appear a a strange as we may think they do. In fact, the fanciful child takes the same in { terest In the fairy tale that tbe adult | does in the book of fiction, where lm ' probable but perhaps not Impossible I things happen. Baby Rhino Pet. Tho wife of the governor of North Borneo has a pet which few women will envy her. The governor's house Is near a Jungle, and from it strayed a baby rhinoceros. Captured as a curiosity he at once became tame and refused to return to his native wilds He consumes sixteen quarts of milk a day and on this diet thrives and raows fat He might be mistaken for a queer sort of hog were It not for the horn in the middle of his face. He le devoted to his mistress and follows her About Nke a dog. Dm# Mute's Advantage At ft social gathering, momm tlaM ?CD. a number of deaf motes were present. Refreshments were served during the evening. snd In hsndinc > .small class of wine to one of the guests ft deaf mute gentleman hap pened to spill a few drops on his ?wife's skirt. The wife Is also a deaf mute, and It was evident that she took the mishap In a rather Irritable way. 8he wrinkled up her forehead and at once made a series of remarkably swift movements with her nlmbla An* gers. The husband, looking exceed ingly apologetic, made a few motions In return. One of the guests, who had noticed this little by-plsy, slyly slipped out a b!t of paper, snd penciling something on It bsnded it to a friend. This Is what the letter read: "No matter how badly afflicted, woman can still scold.** The friend scribbled this in return: "Yes; but in the present case the husband Is luckier than the average. He doesnt have to look." Knew How It Wi* Himself. They had just been married, and were on their way to Niagara Falls to spend the honeymoon. The bride was indifferent as to who saw her with her head resting on his shoul dor. The bridegroom was also per fectly satisfied openly to squeeze her hand or encircle her waist when the Inclination seized him. A little old man sat in front of them, and he looked around and smiled at the hap py couple so often that the young: husband finally said: "We've only Just been married, sir." "So I thought," chuckled the old man. "And we can't help being a little spcony, you know." "No; of course not." "It probably all seems very silly t? an old fellow like you, though?" "Does it? does it?" chuckled the old man. "Well, I can tell you it does not. then. I've been there three times al ready, and now I'm on my way West to get No. 4. Follow me up and you'll get a few pointers." Didn't Know It Was Sunday. A man came into the village of Rumford Falls. Y.o.. one Sunday cftrr noon recently with his farm wagon and some stuff for sale. When it was suggested to him that such a performance was a trifle strapge for such a day. cr.ndidly rerrarked: "Well, for go^'n^ss sake, I didn't know it was Sunday. We are all o f us liable to make mistakes some times." Porr.pe'irn Sign. One of the oddest mosaics of tr.^ world Is that unearthed ct Ponpeil which announced the abode of a fero cious Roman dog. The sign is the exact equivalent of <?ur modern "be ware of the dog" advice. The old Romans, In order to make their mean ing clear, so that he who ran might :ead. carefully wrought the Image of the doir. * ITSperinan >ntlyeured. No lUsorue-.vous" nos9 after llrst day's uho of l>r. KlincV (irost NerveRestoror,*2trIall>.>ttleiind troatl?efrea Ur. It. H. Kline. Ltd., t?3l Aich st.. l,UUa.,Pa. Cavalry of the west coa&t ui Mad.igas ar ride oxen. rise's Cure cannot l>? too highly spoken of its a cough cure. ? J. \V. O'Hiiikn, :>22Tidrd Avenue, N., .Uiuneapolls, Minu., ,iau. 0. 1J0J. Cobf joVa are said to eat candies for ra tions. A Household (ted* Pnroft SCROFULA. l*lires ULCERS. SALT RHEUM, EC ZEMA. every form of malignant SKIN ERUPTION, besidea being efficacious in toning up the ryatam end reitorinp the con ?titution. w.ien impaired from any cauae. it ia ? fin* Tonic, and it* almost supernatural haaling properliet iuilify ua in guaranteeing a euro of ?II blood diaoaaoa. if dircallona art follow**. PrJcc, 91 p.--i nottlr. or ? llottle* (or tS. Foil 8*1./ HV IlNI'OlllnTH. OTBIT CDCC H" 'K wovi.mprr. tkes. ocn i rncs ???#?!??? ????? ??!???. BLOOD BALV CC? ATLANTA. GA. ! Mrs. Rosa Adams, niece ot ; the late General Roger Hanson, CS.A., wants every woman to know of the wonders accom* plished by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. *' Dear Mrs. Pinkh am : ? I qbbmI tell rou with pen and ink what good Lydia E. 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