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THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., DECEMBER .31, 1890. PERSONALS. People You Know and People You Don’t Know. Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Humphries, of (leorRiu. are the guests of Alderman nml Mrs. .1. A. Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. Humphries arrived Christmas Eve. They will Jeavc for Georgia to day. Mr. ami Mrs. B. L. Humes spent j Christmas with Mr. llatnes’ parents ; at Jonesville. They arrived home ! Monday. Itev. and Mrs. C. E. Robertson spent Christmas with friends in Spar- to the city themnatism is no respecter of per- is—the healthy and vigorous are liable to its attacks as the weak. ?he symptoms of the disease arc jtnost unnoticed at tir so insidi- do they steal ove the body; | They returned Jaduallv the little pains nd stillness ! MondaV crease, until they develop greater ‘ te ;i oon t i:i?e „t, from convenience day by day. ,, . . ..7 'he knees, ankles, ^nd other joints | OalTney in Churlotle Monday, hor the body ache constantly, swell- what purpose they were there we do fog to several times their natural j not know Ze; the patient finds himself unable Set around ; is soon incapacitated r business, and later is confined to s bed, utterly helpless. It is a great mistake to expect relief Wo simply give the mimes and let the reader conjecture. They wore: Col. T. B. Butler, Alderman L. Baker, Engineer Alex Fergersnn. T. (r. McCruw, J. W. rrom such coiulitiou by the applica- I ainl liar:*} 1 ,, * in o l.ion of liniments and other external Messrs. Burgyon But mini, [remedies. The medical profession ad- | jtnit that the disease is in the blood, land it is but reasonable that only a Iblocd remedy, one purely vegetable, i land free from potash, can afford rc- : lief. S. S. S. (Swift's Specific) is an | unfailing remedy for Rheumatism, | and has cured t he severest cases, I where other remedies failed to reach I the disease. Mr. Frank T. Key- \ nolds, of Dalton, Ga., was a sufferer from Rheumatism since his boyhood. He writes: “Ever since I was twelve years of age I have suffered intensely with Muscular R h c u m a t i s m , which, at one time, kept me in bed for eighteen months. I took all kinds of treatment, and visited many famous springs, but could get only temporary relief; the disease always returned, and at times Was so painful that it was impossible for me to use my arms and legs. I tried almost everything that was sug gested, and after eighteen years of suffering, fcj. S. S. was recommended, i with relatives iu Shelby of Double Shoals, N. C., ami Julius Horrt, of Beams Mill, N. C., visited Gaffney during the holidays. They were de lighted with Gaffney’s prosperity ami charmed by some of Gaffney’s young lades. Mrs. F. A. Spencer, of Bo.vlins- vilie, was among the visitors to the city Tuesday. Mrs. Spencer added her name to Tun Lkoukk list while here. E. B. Macomson, Esq., was in city last Sunday. Mr. Kennett, of Jonesville. in the city Monday on business paid Thk l.i:i)o:;u a pleasant visit. Jim and Isom Richardson both came home to spend Christmas with their parents a ml many friends. Charley Betty came up from Augusta and spent the holiday with friends and relatives in and near the city. Messrs. 8am Hopper, Fitzhugh Hopper ]unl Harry Byars spent Christmas day at Zion Hill. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lipscomb and children spent a portion of this week and Mrs. J. E. Webster on, Frederick street. Mr. Mitchell returned to Spartanburg Sunday night hut Mrs. Mitchell will remain in the city sev eral days. Mrs. Jane Clary, one of Tm: Lkd- cek’s best friends, was in to see us yesterday. Mrs. Clary is a lady of yc olden school—so earnest, so frank and so kind that it is indeed a pleas ure to he able to number her among one’s acquaintances. Spears-Dobbs. Yesterday afternoon at IdlOo’cloek Mr. Ben Spears, of Lockhart, was married to Miss Luella Dobbs, of Woodstock, Ga , in that city. Mr. Spears is well known here, lie left on his pleasant mission Sunday night and was accompanied by his brother, H. L Spears, of this city. The wed ding party will arrive this morning on the 7 train from the South Tut? Lkdgek joins in tions. congratuln- thc was and and I was happy to, at last, find a jure for this painful trouble. S. S, S, seemed to get at the disease promptly, and afforded immediate relief.” The experience of Mr. E. J. Gibson, of Mad i son, G a., w ar, similar to the above. He says: “I tried almost every rheu matic remedy I heard of, but grew worse instead of J better. The sharp, aching pains, pc- culiar to Rheuma tism took possession of my entire body, and the suffering I endured was intense. I was soon unfit for business, and became as helpless as a child. The potash pre emptions of the doctors almost ruin- my digestion, and I found no r relief in anything until S. S. S, (Swift's S pecilic) was recommended. Several bottles cured me completely, and for more than four years I have had a symptom of Rheumatism.” [. S. S. is unlike the many blood |ics on the market, for it cures the it obstinate cases, which they can reach. It is a real blood remedy, is the only one guaranteed furely V egetable. cures Cancer, Scrofula. Conta- js Blood Poison, Eczema Rheuma- i,'Catarrh and other blood diseases, ^matters not how deep-seated. [Books on blood and skin diseases tiled free to any address Swift pecific Co., Atlanta, Ga. m the city L. Scin::ns'Kier. Tims. It. Uuti.ku. | Sol. 7th J udicial ('in-iitt. 1’. S. Com. Wm. Uc.iowA.w Rhett Mucomson was last Sunday. II. L. Gallahar, of Blacksburg, was in the city last Sunday. Fred Turner who is buying colton this season in Georgia arrived in the city Christinas morning to spend the holidays with his parents. Dr. J. C. Ivilgo, D. I)., Bresident of Trinity College was in the city this weak on a visit to relatives. Rube Moorman spent the holidays with his father in Columbia. J. J. Richards, of Cowpens. was among the visitors to the city yester day. Mr. Richards lives in Cherokee county so subscribed for the county paper—Tin? Lkdgkr. Claud Ross got tangled or b’oek- aded in the wreck between Clifton and Spartanburg some time during Christmas and didn’t get home until Monday. Mrs. Harry Gooding and daughter, Helen, have returned lo the city af ter several weeks absence in the Hueen City. Artiiur Calvo, of Columbia, spent Christmas in the city. Arthur is a linotype operator on the Register, his father’s paper, and is a genial young gentleman. Dr. Chalk, of Clifton, was in the city Tuesday among his friends. A Penny Party. The Presbyterian children will have a penny party for the benefit of the building fund at the home oftle ir pastor, Rev. C, E. Robertson, Victo ria Avenue, Friday afternoon from 3 to (} o'clock, Jan.. 1st, 1)7. Come little friends, bring your pennies and soothe “House that Jack Built” and have a good time. One penny ad mission, one penny to Jack’s bouse, also articles for sale. — —• «— - - — A EUBSTITU 1 E POU AMPUTATION. Til* AMtsenti*' !<letho<l WIilcIi Dr. Kochi* Advt ;ates ai::l Adopts. A now and simple mode of treatment has been introduced in Franco by which, it is claimed, a large proportion of in jured limbs now usually amputated can be saved. The m< thud, which is due to Dr. Rcclus, was recently described be fore the French congress of surgery and is thus explain! d: “Whatever the extent or gravity of the lesions, he (Dr. Rcclus) never, un der any circumstances, amputates the injured limb, but m< rely wraps it in antiseptic substances by a ve ritable em balming preeess, le aving nature to sep arate the dead from the living tissues. This method e>f treatment peissesscs the double advantage of be ing much le ss fa tal than surgical exa resis and of pre- Fcrving for the use of the path nt, if not the entire limb, at any rate a much larger part than would be left after am putation. He adveieates this very con servative treatment on account of the excellent effects e.f hot water, which he uses freely. After the skin has been shaved and cleanse el fie m all fatty sub stances by ether, etc., in the usual way, a jet of hot water CO te» G2 dc grecs C. (140 to 144 degrees), but not higher, is made to irrigate all the' injured surfaces and to penetrate mte) all the hollows and under all the de taclie d pans of the wound, without exemption. This is the | only way of removing all clots and to wash away all foreign bodies, together j with the micro-organisms the y may con tain. The advantage s of hot water at this high temperature are threcfolel—(i) ; lied water at this temperature is anti septic; heat greatly increases the poten cy of antiseptic substances; (2) it is hemostatic (that is, stanches the flew i of bleed); (!J) it helps to compensate fe-r the loss of lu-at resulting from the | bleeding, nnel especially fromtho trau matic shock. After the embalming ! pre erss and the de ad tissue has been ! I separated from the living the surgeon i has nothing to de) except to diviele the j bone at a suitable spot. According to A CITY TO f.lGVE. Tlio Inlinliltnnti of Onro-Prrto Grow Tired of I In IM*roii>fnrtn. ' The greatest exodus that the world has ove r see n since the children c f Israel departed out of the laud of Egypt, nearly 3,500 years ago, will soon take place in Brazil. Ail the inhabitants of a city rf over 20,000 population, the capital e.f one of the largest and richest states of that country, will in a short time abandon their homes c» masse. What makes this wholesale e xodus more remarkable is the fact that these 20,0C0 people will move in a body into a new city, which fer two years has bee n in process of erection for their eernpaney, and which is as yet untcnnntcd save ly the arti sans and laborers who are putting the finishing tone he s to the miles of streets and the spacious public buildings and private palaces. The city which is on the point of being thus abandoned to the wild beasts which swarm in the forests about it is Ouro-i’reto, the capital of the mining state of Minns-Geracs, in the southeast ern part of Brazil. It was founded near ly twocenturie s ago by the gold see kers. Ouro-Prcto has been unique among cities for several reasons, one being that it has but a single street, and that sev eral miles in length. The town is built along a narrow gorge in the mountains, known as the Sierra elo Minas-Geraes, n part (if tho mighty chain which rises far back front the coast of eastern Brazil. Though it lie's some f>,GOO feet above tho seni level, the air is always so damp that everything nett ke-pt in airtight case's becomes mildewed within a short time. Thorn is no such thing as a car riage of any description in this moun tain city, and even riding mule back is dangerous, for tjte single stieet, which twists and winds for miles, is probably the roughe st in tho world, there being hut few level stretches of more than a dozen yards in all its le ngth. A portion of it lies along a deep chasm, at the bot tom of which roars one' of the mountain torrents which he lp to make the great Rio dc Francisco. Another remarkable thing about this town is that fully half of the inhabitants have lived of late yesirs in the exhausted galleries which the miners have hewn out of the roe k along the* mountain side in their search for gold, 'ihe other dwellings me pen lied at varying heights up and down the sidrs of the steep spurs which jut into and sometimes al- inost e ioss the narrow* pass. Tho nfw city which tho people ct Onro-Preto are having built for them will be tin' direct antithesis of the old. —New Ye rk Journal. DRYING FRUIT. An Economlrnl Finn Whero Rmall Q tltlen Are to De Cured. Every farmer ought to dry enough fruit at least for home consumption during tho winter soaron. thin dried fruit ha« a flavor that cannot be ap proached by the evaporated, sulphur bleached article. Besides, sun drying is the most economical plan for curing green fruit where but small quantities are prepared annually. Fruit exposed to the sun and air should, however, be protected from the SENOR ANDRADu. SATISFIED. Joseph M. Sims, of York county, ! R* clus, the results obtained are remark- i i iCHUMPERT, - BUTLER - & - McGOWAN ATTOIt !ViC Vr.- AT-I.AW. Union and Gaffney, S. C. I Oflli'i' einv"- :it (Uiiriiey. I'l i.lMy ;mel Satur- luy of file 11 v r(l,. [ \ cry (■:ircfi!l ;in<l |ir'>!n;,t ;tl tent ion given o all liusine c:.l i n-' •(! to n>. ^e^l’ract jeo in :i 11 ( ho I'onrl s. 'R. J. F. GARRETT, Dentist, Gaffney, - - - S. C. Office over J. R. Tolleson’s new store In office from 1st tej 21th of each In tli; N. WOOD, BANKER, ’.unkingand Exchange loes a genera msiness. Well secured with Burglar- froof safe and Automatic Time Lock, [ufety Deposit Boxes at moderate it. Rrys and sells Stocks and Bonds. !*s County and School Claims. Four business solicited. was in the cily Tuesday on business. T. W. Kirby leaves today for La crosse, Fla., on a prospecting tour. Mr. Kirby may locate in Florida, but we hope not, ns wo need all e>ur young men. Jonas Yassoy, of Ezells, was in the city yesterday on business. Misses Maggie and Yic Amo*, of Spartanburg, are the guests of Prof, and Mrs R. C. Surratt. Miss Lela Hollis is visiting Miss Minnie Goforth. Alderman and Mrs. R. A. Jones and children spent the holidays with relatives at Asbury. Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Crout and little daughter returned to the city Tues day night from Essie, Anderson county, where they have been spend ing several weeks with relatives. Cadet \V. J. Surratt is home from Clemson College on his annual va cation. William Magness. of Spartanburg, who has been spending the Christ mas holidays with the family of A. A. Sarratt, has returned home. Hal Gaffney, of Spartanburg, spent several days in the city this Xmas. Mrs. J. N. Cudd and children, of able. ”—Hospital. PATIENT TRAINING. lie Knew How to Tritlu KlephnntK, bnt a Hoy \Va_i Too Much For Him. “How long has it taken you to train these elephants?” asked the' reporter. “I’ve hael ’em threee ye'ars,” replied the keeper. “Been training ’em steady all that time.” “Do you have to bo severe with them?’ ’ “Always. If ever you let an elephant get the upper hand of you just once, you’re a goner. If you try to boss him and he finds you’re afraid of him, he’ll watch his chance and kill you. An ele phant ain’t ruled by love.” “But you reward him when ho has learned his lesson all right, don’t you?” "Oh, yes. Ho knows if ho goes through his performance without a break he’ll get a tidbit of some kind, and if he doesn't he’ll g'-t the pitch- fork. And sometimes w*e have to giv3 him the pitchfork anyhow. ” “Dex'sn’t it require a groat deal of patience to train an ele phant?” “Neiw you’re talking, young man. It takes more patience than anything else in this world. An elephant is a mighty Spartanburg, are visiting at Mrs. E. ! Bmart animal, but he-’s tricky. When A. Brown’s, on Limestone street. I y° a think you’ve got him all right, he’ll Mrs. Kay Littlejohn is visiting her 1 tuko wrf,u K Kh< * ,r > and ye>u have to do father, F. G. Briggs, this week. n11 ovcr fl 8 ain - Patience? You don’t Mrs. W. W. Thomas returned Tues- 1 know ' vhnt the w 01 '' 1 ,, ‘ ,,UU9 unless where she spent if You Wish — l<> hnlrl ymir cotton, store* It in my Witre'lionsc. No eliingcr from- elain- age anel ready for market at any time, t'liarccs :ir<‘ rcasonnltlo. When you have cotton for sale call 'it my oltii'c. reair of W. O. !,lp- hcoiiil) \ tiros*. Mi'/lu st prices paid. R. $. LIPSCOMB, re Insurance Agent. day from Cliftcn Christmas. J. Lucian Hopper spent Christmas among .the fair flowers ejf Johnson. He returned home Tuesday. Miss lulia Littlejohn, of Thiokcty, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Web- I ster. James Ruppe, of Maud, was in the | city yesterday. Mr. Ruppe added i his name to Thk Lkdgek list while in the city. J. R. Godfrey, of Maud, was among the callers at Thk Ledger office yes- ! terday. Judge W. .Smith Thomason, of Spartanburg, was in the city yester- | day prospecting with the view of making tho capitol of Cherokee his home, where he will practice his pro- ache. For Ma'lariaand LivVr"troubles you’ve trained an elephant.” “Is this your be>y here?” “Yes.” “Are you going to make an elephant trainer of him?” “I used to think I would, bnt I’ve given it up ” “What’s tho matter with him?” “Well, he’s too hard to manage. I haven’t the patience, I guess.”—Chi cago Tribune. Free Fills. fiend your address to H. E. Bucklen tfc Co., Chicago, anel get a fret sample box of Dr. Kings New Life Bills. A trial will convince you of their mer its. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation anel Hick Head- Tho Think* tIn* Wm Treaty \V«il soon Ho Aco« pio«l. Washington, Dec. ;»0. —ficnor An drade', tho Venezuelan minister, has reached tho city frem New York. The minister cordially revived visitors to the legation, but in reply to questions he repeated what he ha-e already said concerning the treaty, anel elec arod that further than this lie con el not talk. He feels satisfied with tnc results of Ins mi-siem to Venezuela. The treaty is to bo submitted to an extra sessiem of the Venezuelan con gress, which will bo e-i«.led soon, and Minuter Andrade hopes to see it acted on premiptly. Neithing is to be demo now except to wait until the instrument shall be passed on by the Venezuelan congress. Junns J. Storrow, who is the Veil'* zuelau counsel before the bou idu y commission, and who went to Venezu ela with Minister Aodruelo, has a Go re turneel. He iii*clinns to taix further than he already has done. Sir -lInlander MMnn Dni.t. London*. Dec. 30. — Sir Alexander Milne, admiral of the fleet, who once was in command of the North American station, is doael. Tho admiral was born in 180(1. While in command of the North American station he received the Prince of Wales at H difax upon tho oc casion of the latter’s visit to Canada. Sir Alexaneler was the only admiral on the North American station who had ever officially visited any ports of the United States siwo the’ war of 1812. Ho arrived in New York in October. 1803, at the time of the civil war, and was subsequently cordially received at Washington. Man and W|f<> A*<as<liiiited. Knoxviixk, Dee. 30 - Lite at night William Whaley and wife, poor but respected citizens of Sevier county, liv ing near Seviereville, were shot down in ceild blood by two men, who broke into their homo. There is no clue to the guilty jiarties. Many seem to think that tho perpetrators of the tragedy were some of the crowd that Wtmloy recently had prosecuted before tho grand jury at Sovierevii o. fession. Welcome to you Judge and don’t be long about getting here. Edwin Thompson and Mnllette An drews, of Cliffduio, N. C., are in the city on a visit to their relatives Mr and Mrs. T. Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Mitchell, of Spartanburg, spent several days in the city the past week with Mr. they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every eleleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate t ho system. Reg ular size koc per box. Hold by DuBre Drug Co. \ l.atiHt In Lamp Ctilinurjm. A new German lamp chimney has the bulb in tho upper iustead of tho bot tom part, and tho upper rim is cut obliquely. It is claimed that this shape makes it safer to blow out the light, while the flame is improved by being made taller and steadier. —Boston Bud get- —— -• -«•*- •— —— Index to Advertisements. Below is a list of our changes and new advertisements for this week. Rend them and benefit yourselves as well as us by calling on our patrons: Notice—J. G. Spencer. For Sale—Apply at Ledger Office. This space—W. (). Lipscomb A* Bro. For rent—A. N. Wood.* For Sale—F. Q. Stacy. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Halve in tho world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcer, Halt Rheum, Fever Horos, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Hkin Eruptions, and positively cures Biles, or no pay required. It is guar anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Brice *2'» cents per box. For sale by The Dul’ro Drug Co. FOH DRYING Fill*IT flies. A convenient plan 1ms been illns- trated in American Gardening: Two frames of inch by two inch stuff, of equal size, are covered with wire mosquito netting. On one the fruit is spread evenly and thinly, while tho other serves as a cover, the whole rest ing on a sawhorse frame or npen four stakes driven into the ,-round with cross pieces nnilcel to the tops. The air thus circulates up through the fruit, while flies and othe*r insects have no chance to soil it. Two strips can lie nailed across the bottom to support the weight upon it if ne eded. Tare Sirup From Sn^ar Cane. Profe'ssor B. L. Reiss of the Alabama statiem at Auburn lias demonstrated that cane juice ran bo successfully puri fied—even on a small scale—before evaporation. Farm and Fireside says: The cane juice is allowed to flow over two seri'-sof three shelves each, fastened to the opposite sides of an airtight box 1 by 2)4 by 4 feet. This box is ke'pt filled with the fumesof burning sulphur from a small furnace underneath. After this process is completed the juice is heated almost to the Imiling pednt, when a small amount of thin milk of lime is added, but. tho juico is still left dis tinctly acid. By careful skimming and rapiel reduction to a density of 32 de grees Beaumo, the sirup produced was of light color, was not inclined to crys tallize or sour, and was ke pt feir 11 months in tightly se-aled bottles without change. Rrnnvatlng FasturM. Pastures may also bo renovated by rowing seed in the autumn. If certain portions of tho fielels are wholly or par tially devoid of gracs, the autumn is a good time for patching them up. The work may be <le>ne as follows, according to directions given by Prairio Farmer: Sow timothy and clover seed in the autumn on the bare spots, then harrow these freely. When harrowed cover lightly with a dressing of manure. If the manure has Ise n well decomposed it should be applied before tiie seed is seiwn. Pasture's may be secured fre quently by turning under the stubbles of a barley or a winter wheat crop as early in the season as the plowing can tie 1 done afte r the crop has been removed. A mixture of clove-r and timothy may then be sown, without a nurse crop or with a thin seeding of rye. These' may lie pastured the same season when once they have become well rooted, but not too closely. How to Kill Nut Grim*. A Georgian tells Southern Cultivator how to kill nut grass. He writes: I cut it off just under tho top of the ground an inch or se) with a sharp hoc and keep it cut every week for two or three months, ami the nut grass is dead. After the first several cuttings it comes meire vigorous, but begins to got weaker anel weaker until nothing comes up. I commenced about the middle of August and kept it up till frost, and tho next year there was not a sprig of it. lle«uUs of Topping Corn. Three seasons’ tests at tho Mississippi station have uniformly shown a marked decrease in tho yie-lel of com and dete rioration in quality which is not com pensated by the feeding value of tho crops. Ihe records of seven other sta tions where similar tests have been made show a loss of 10 per cent upon topping. Stripping causes even greater loss, according to these and other tests. Hoe* That Swim. It is generally believed that hogs can not swim, bnt Captain Alfred Plate of Burlington, N. J., says his can. Cap tain Platt owns a farm on Burlington island. Several days ago ho w*as looking over bis stock, when ho became aware that, some* of his hogs were missing. He be gan a search for the fugitives, and going down on tho beach ho was surprised to find a dozen of them swimming around in the water. Ho tried in various w*ays tocoax them to shore, but in vain. After having staid in tho water as long as they cared to they slowly made their way back to their sty without so much as a glance at their owner. A few days later there were some lit tle pigs beirn, and before they were 24 hours old they were taken for a swim by their parents, who had become so fond of tho sport that they visited tho beach daily.—New York Herald. More ! Medicinal value In a bottto of Hood's Karsa- parilla than in any other preparation. More skill is required, moro care Like n, more) expense incurred in its manufacture. It cents tho proprietor and the deale-r More hut it costs tho consumer b\«*. as ho {-rts more! doses for his money. More curative jtower is secured by Its peculiar combination, proportion and process, which makes it peculiar te> itself. More )>coplo arc cniployeeland mores|wce oc cupied in its Laboratory titan any ether. More wonderful cures effected and more tos- timonials receiveel than by any other. More sales and more increase year by year are reported by druajmls. More people are takine; flood's Sarsaparilla toelay than any other, and more are takliif' it today than ever belore. More and xtim. mokk reasons mi|;lit be given why you should take Hood’s Sarsaparilla The One True blood Flintier. $1; six for $r>. Beware of Ointments for Catarrah that contain Mercury, as moronry wjll surely destroy the ncium* e>f smell mid completely derange the whole sys tem when entering It through the tnueous surfaces. Such art Ides should never lie used except on prescriptions from reputable phy sicians. as l lie damage t hey will do Is ten fold to the* good you can possibly derive from them. Ilall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by I*. .1. Cheney A, Co.. Toledo. O.. contains no ineic'iry. and L taken internally, acting directly upon the blond ami mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Ilall's Catarrh Cure he sure you get tin' genuine. It is lake'll Internally iiuo is maele In Toleelo, O.. by I* J. Cheney k Co. Testimonials free. I*"Kohl by Druggists, pri(H' 75c per Isitth*. u ,j r»**i <M,r ” l-iver Ills and rlOOd S rlllS Sick Headache. 'J5ccuU. Tho Hrohcn Wheel. A. M. Pearce, onn of (ho oldest Asso ciated Press operators, fell* an interest ing story to illuRlrnto how important n place tho operator upon (lie railway linci occupies, even the operators in the small anel lonely f tat ions where no Irain stops except it is flagged. “People who travel c:i the cur.a,” bo said, “havo no idea what close shaves tho trains have every day. When 1 first began work for tho railways, I was lo cated at a littlo nation 13 miles from Batavia called Byron. Eight miles e'ast of Byron was the station e:f Bergen. This was on the New York Central. It happened that jnst be yond Byron there was a high hill. It was difficult, for trains to mount, and they some'tiin'r, bad to wait there for another train to come along nnel help Uie-iu over the hill. Qua night I received a telegraph message from the operator at Bergen that as tho train was passing he noticed from I ho sound that one e f iho wheels on one of the cars was in bad shape. Ho suggested that I stop tho train. “Acting upon his suggestion, I pnt out my flag and stopped the train. Thu engineer was pretty sulky, and (ho con ductor got off anel wanted to know what in hades I had stopped them there for. I told them tho message I bail received. ! They cursed some and started oct to look for the broken wheel. “A broken wheel was a serious matter going over that hill, with llio possibil- '• ity of plunging tho train off too track and rolling it down tho precipice. As it happened tho conductor had his wife and child aboard too. Well, he lockeel down one side of tho train, and we look ed down the other without success. Bat in looking down one of the sides we hail a bad light, and so, taking tho light, I went down again and found a quarter i of one of the wheels broken. “Well, sir, when the conductor ramo up and saw that wheel he pie-keel mo up in his arms, and I believe it I had been a littlo younger he would have kissed me, ho was so glad. I speak of it as il-1 lustrating how important the operator may become to tho railway. ”—Detroit News-Tribune. lj FLhes Tli.it Shoot Insoct*. j The jaculator fish, which in foued ii»; the Jukes of Java, uses its mont!) as a* squirtgun and is a good marksman. If’ a stake or polo is put in the water with , tho end projecting three fi*et above tho I surface and a beetle or fly is placed on I tho top of tho pole, tlie< water will soon bo swarming with finny gunners. Pres ently one comes to the surface, observes its prey and measures its distance. Then it screws its mouth into a very funny shape, discharges a stream of fluid and knocks the fly or beetle into tho water, whore it is instantly devoured by tho successful shooter or somo of i*s hungry companions. —Philadelphia Press. The HlocUado Crown. Tho blockado crown was in somo re spects tho noblest trophy that could bo i conferred upon a victorious Roman gen- | crab It was given to the commander of an army who relieved a beleaguered city and was made of grass or wild flowers growing on the site of the enemy’s en campment. It was rarely conferred, not more than 12 times in tho history of Romo. Said to He the Itlchrrt Town. The total valuation (f Brookline. Mass., is $(10,912,000, divided as fol lows; Personal, $15,126,300; build ings, $10,640,600; land, $29,142,1001 There has beeu a shrinkage in value of personal property of $166,700 and an increase in the real estate of $2,079,100i making a net gain of $1,909,400 in tho richest town in tho ceiuutry. In the polls assessed there is an increase of 147, tho number being 4,606.—Boston Herald. IfORYOUR PATRONAGE. 1 A m.n one. (Hoovered muAtn Ws surprise, that nearly .1 I ru ,;by some sreat <•»* = •" d 1 |K^n h ufw^worW Ld product.. People everywhere I Win to realize that the » reful b- £ buy . (rom the best maker*, and th | .uch thins, exist »nd eflsct.