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Surprise All Around, There was grief in a south Side household one day hen a careless ser '-ant allowc:n a valuable piece of stat uary to fall and break in a dozen pieces. The girl had a good cry and offered to pay for the marble, but this was out of the question. The man servant. who was also coach man and landscape gardener, was in structed to take the fragments of the art treasure and dispose of them. It happened that he knew a thing or two. Instead of dumping the pieces into an ash barrel he took them to a repair shop, where they were carefully glued together by an expert workman. When the job was completed the servant took the marble to a dealer in antiquities and objects of art. explained how he came into possession of it and received an equivalent of two weeks' pay above the cost of repairs. Some weeks later the original owner came upon the marble in the show win dow. He could hardly believe his senses. ao he had bought his marble as an original and here was another original. He went into the shop and priced the figure. "That's very cheap." he remarked. "I must explain to you," said the dealer. "that it has been broken and repaired." He pointed out the faint lines show ing where the pieces had been joined, and then the former owner recognized his property. He couldn't claim it, as he had once ordered it thrown away. Neither could he accuse the servant of theft. He bought the marble and took it home with him, and thze ax servant nearly fainted when he saw it in its old place on the inantel.-Chicago Rec ord. - A Question of ?ronunciatioa. Americans who affect thte so-called E:ngiisil pronuiah_tiOn1 of the letter "a" in words like 'asi'' "pass" and "last" are so muolh inuclined. t'sp)ecially in Bos tou. to overdo the maiter that it is well to r(priht the testimlo!iny of a Baltimore traveler who took p:ins while in Eng hol this summer to observe critial:y t:l us;1e of cultivated speakers there 't this poinT He found in effect that tiheir "a' was a cross between the "a" of 'anh' and t!:e "a'' of 'at." He list "ned car"fully to the nrtioepy of Lo'd Chief ,Tus(ice Russel. Lord itosebery. and Lord Salislary and to that of the eminent churchmen. and found that no where "was tu'r, any such broad and deep ronuncuitioniI o, words. and espe cially the letter 'a.' as w- generally con sider to be the English niethod." The!r pronunciation was almost identical with that of good speakers in Baltimore and New York. Tr' uph for America. A.. private det?atch from St. Peaersbura eeiems the '-eport that the bids of the Beth 1ehnam t'nn.) Ir-on Cimr,any an I the Car w,Ieron Co:npjany for furrnishing the norpiingim tW: fltne' Rus-ian 'aarsiil hv : r. a-:e'ime-l. andC the .knrcanL :irros have z(~ bee aati threC-et arters of thei "i tire ov.2r. T'iis is cons,idered he re asa ir:at triu-tmnh for the Amnerican tfir,and likely to be'the opening wedIge for rrther large contracts for America, SOW's This? We offer On~e Hundred Dollar's Beward fo any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured b' ~all's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CaSsz & Co., Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J7. Che riey for the last 15 years, and believe him per doc~tly hioaorabic in all business transact2onf iad aninclially able to carry out any obl'ga tio:: madie by their firm. Wssr &.TmA:, Wholesale Druzgists, Toledo Ohio. WAnDxxo, Knrmt & MaaviN, Wholesale Drugdists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Care is taken iternally, act ing directly upon the blood and Inucous sur faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all DrLu;-ists. Testimnonia-s free. A Governor's Opinion. Evei'gbody kno ws ex-Governlor Robert Tay lor, of lennessee. He says: "I have had oc casion to use Tyner's Dvspepsia Remedly and find it an admirable aid to digestion. Take. before lecturinr, it imparts a vittor and ea-i ness of feeling v:hich is very desirahie. I am convinced that it is a first-class remedy for aidiiur direstion. "Especially if Tynei"s Dyspepsia Remedy is taken after eatinr." Price 50 cents per bottle. For sale ev'ery where. Mrs. Wins!low's Soothing syrup for children leething, softens the rcims, reduces inflammoa tton, allays pain, cures wind cot ie.2'c. a botte. flindlercoros is a Simple Remtedr, flut ilt takes out corr-. anA whst a consolation it isl Makes walking a pleasare. 15c. at draggists. -:IBrogdon, S. C. I have used 4 boxes of Tetterine, for Tettet on my feet. of 1-:year&' s:aendinr. My nailb were thiek and r'o:ten,. sinl.Ce uinii Tetterinf they are growing out new and healthy. Plear send me tv:o mor-e boxes to, use in ease it should show a n v h. of retureini. '. M. Best. Sent by m:d'.t or toe. ini smnps. J. T. :d'p trine, Savannah, Ga. FITS stooped free by Do. KrJNE's GnEAT Neun: RzdTr.aasn. No fits after first day's use. N1arve-lous cures. TreatIse and $2.00 trial bot tle free. Dr. Kline. 93lt Areht St., Phila., Pa. After physicians had given me up, I was saved by Piso's Cure. -IIAL..u Entiso, Wil. :amnsiort, Pa., Nov. :., 189i. *Motherg Who Use Parker's GInter Tonle insist that it bonenits more than other medi Cines for every forma of distres~s. Of your physical.beaith. Bunild up pour sys temn, tone your stem, ch and d:gest:ive organs. Sncrease your appetite, e nrich your hlcod, dr;ve out all impurities and provent sickness with Sarsaparilla TeOne True Blood Purifier. $; 6 for $5. -- ' 59 P3i act harmnioutosly with "NATURE'S W AY: n .ec a:r "' ::i to tis' I Cne Co!ar a ottle sna M*ML DRUGITS.c BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROUS SKETCHES FRO3 VARIOUS SOURCES. What We Want--A Matter of Doubt -Precision-Incomplete State, ment-For the Look's Sake, Etc., Etc. "A word to the wise is sufmcien t." I Is a maxim we've frequently heard; And now what we want is a maxim To tell us just what is that word. -Philadelphia Record. A MATTER OF DOUBT. "Ab, let me think a minnte!" ex claimed Cholly Taddelis. "But do you imagine you can keep it up that long ?" asked Miss Kittish, anxiously. MORE THAN WAS PROISED. She--"What are you complaining about? Didn't the man say he'd charge vou a nominal sum?" He -"He did, but it turned out to be a phe-nominal sum."--\ewark Ad v-ertiser. INCOMPLETE STATEMEN'T. "Wherever there's smoke there is fire." The learned one answered: "I gness not. Wherever there's smoke there's imperfect combustion. That's all. "-r Detroit Tribune. TfE JAPANESE WAT. Gadzooks- "Of course, Korea is go ing to be civilized, but the question is how it shall be done." Zounds - "Probably the process known as Japanning will be used." New York Tribune. FOR T LOOE'S SAKE. - - Lady - (in a bookstore)-"I would like one of the classics." Clerk- "Certainly; which m.y I give you?" Lady-- "One with a red binding ! -. Fliegence Blatter. vRcION. Cavuse Pete-"Bed-eyed it is dead-gave up the ghostabout an hou: ago." Blizzard Bill-"Gave it up? Do:,'; you think gave it down would b( nearer the truth? "- -Truth. THE NEW ENGAGEMSNT. "I'm afraid he will find it diflieni to get along with Maud. She is iever satisfied unless she is picking flaws ia someboly." "Well, she ought not to be disap" pointed in him.". -Harlem Life. HER IDEA. 31isb Ingenue-"Is there reallya cable in the ocean ?" Sailor-"Ycs, mum." MIiss Ingenue (with conviction, a -et studying the man at the wib-e: - "Then that must be the gripiixs." Brooklyn Life. A CLOSE GUESS. "What is the reason that the to: drawer of a boarding house bureau will never either open or shut?" atsked. the newly-arrived guest. "Possibly," answered her friend, "it is due to the quality of the board.' --Detroit Free Press. HELPLESS. In reply to the request for assist ance, thc professor said: "iff I ol help you, I couldn't help helping you. It is because I cannot help you that cannot help refusing to help you." The mendicant darted around the corner, with terror in his eyes nad cries of "Help !" in his mouth.-EIos tn Transcriput. METE&OROLooICAL. Peddler-"Want a fine barometer, that will tell you all about the we-at.ii er? Cheap." Would-be Customer-"Naw. Gio no use for it. Whenever the janitor. turns the steam on full head, I- kno w it is going to be fair and warmer, a vicc versa. What do I want of a bar ometer ?"-Indianapolis Journal. KEnl ERROR. "I sea that you have been buying a biacce," he casually remaarked3, u they sat side by side on the sofa. "-Cash or instalment?" "Two dollars a week," she admitted. And thus it was she unknowingly caused him to postpone his propos-a! for nearly a year. -Indianapolis Jour .IN ALL COURTESY. The Professional-"Beg pardon, ir ; but you wouldn't mind mnyasking you for a quarter to get something tc eat with?' The Sophisticated-"Not at all, nio at all; and I trust that you won't mind my bidding you a kind farewell with ot going through the additional sor row of parting with a quarter. " Boston Transcript. ECoNoMY. M1rs. Shopleigh-"Yes, it is simply outrageous the way they keep us wait ing for change. I have been sitting here for a half hour waiting for two cents ! I won't leave without it, either. 'Take care of the pennies, and the dolars will take care of themselves, vou know." MIeanwhile a hired carriage is wait ig for her, at the rate of one doliar au hour.-Puck. TUEN ABoUT. "You dion't raise much on your farm, do you?" said the clerk in the bore to ? armer Coratossel "No," was the reply, "I don't de. much raisin' now. I jes' let the city folks ten' to that." "Wihat do you mean?2". "1 jes' let 'em alone durin' the win ter months while they hustle 'roun an' raise the price of some more coun try board.''-Washington Star. A 5UBTDiE APPETITE. They were seated at the restanrant table, he looking over the menu, whet she said, gushingly: "D you know, dear, I have alway~ longed for the society of a congenia one ho lvedthe-good tl "Pig's feet, baked beans, cold tripe griddle cakee, which will you have?" interrupted "dear" at this point. "I'll take them all," was the soulfal answer.-Detroit Free Press, TEM FIRST Q B.IL. She-"Strange how married people can quarrel, isn't it, dear? Here we've been married two whole weeks, and not an unkind word has passed between us." He-"We shall never quarrel, darl ing, until you begin it. I never shall." She-"That's just like a man. I know you'll be the first to quarrel." He-"Now, don't be unreasonable, dear. You-" She-"You never used to thtnk me unreasonable. Why didn't you find that out before you married me?" Etc., etc., etc. Tears and dor slam. -Boston Transcript. A SAG COs: lcsioS. "John," said the explorer's wife, "don't you think you had bet er be making preparations to ind the North Polc r" "No," he replied. "l'm willia' to do my duty, but Im not going to ove:do it. I didn't lose the North Pole, in the first ptace." "3t the publie expects you to go V^,in your efforts." No it doesn't. If anybody'll come and convince me that he needs the Nrth1 Pole in his business or that the North Pole would in any way con ribute to his domestic happiness, Pil 1g out and find it for him. And that's as fair an ny nau could say."- Wash inq ton Star. Fec:ing the iirds. There are two pelicans, some gray he:ous and a cormorant, which, with three white storks, make every after 10oon a qw:tit group on the green bank on the e::wtern side of the Roun i Poil, in the Z;ological G r.eus, Lon do,. T e r'-st of the birds ar. fed in h ear. ar:ing on bread and getin. but these eat fi-h, and their daily dole braoght to them by the keeper ,Out o'clock in the a'~terniaooa. T1he u:ur of 3 is not always observed with :."1rict punctnality by the caterer, but it is well remembee by at least one a: the diners. Rcgularly at 3 o'clock. 1o a few minutes before, the cor:nor :: arrives on the snot and looks wist inly about him, and the storks are seld~om far behind. Diuner mr. lag a (.rter of a hour. a whole hour, ir e s6is and the cor:uorants wait on the ground-the cormr ant leeping on one spot and only n ,wing exCitement and i:patncece by tw"isting it?s ht: from side to s.de :uad s"reading his wings and c,osilg them ag:ain, the storks walking rest lessly to and fro and occasionally exe c ting funny little jumps in the ai. The pelicans generaliy comec up with the keener and behave in a manner a toethe~r out og keeping with their smmetrical nose and smloo:l nmove uient wihen in the water. Stretch ing thi necks high in the air, plauging their bills greedily into the tish pad, Iflap ning their heavy wings, they floan der'about in the most grotesque and unainly manner coneivable. They are clever catchers, <ma are also theC storks, and it is amnsing to see themn opening their bills to reeite morseis thrown to them. Indeed, catching is a camie with the p)ee.i, as well as a wy of taking their food, and they will amuse themselves wit b throwing on oject up in the air, catciing it a fall.< and then throwing it to catch Oniv' lately cne of the pelicans at Ke ia the risk of doing himself at vey serious injary byv playing~ this 'anue with a knife he found lym bout. Fortunately, .the knife was taken away in time; had it happened to fall blade downward into the bird's bll, it mus't have cat through the skim of the pouch. Their fish dinner once a day is not the only food these. birds vc-te catch fish for themselves in Eepn;the storks contrive now and ten o sera young sparrow, andl 'the cormorant has been seen to kill ad ect a rat. -The Spectator. A Canhine Globe 'Traitr. "Owiner," the postal cierks' lamiour de- who has Iraveled all over the Gl itedt States, sailed at 4 o'ciock oni a trip around the world from Tacoma, Wah. Early in .Tuiy Owvney came to T em' and made a trip to Alaska. Returnin~ he inspected a China -cmer liing at the dock, and seemed much intereeted in it. This led to Asistant Postmaster Sto::kings mak img arrangements for him to go arund the world. He will go to Hong Kong onm the Northern Pacific steamer Victoria as the guest of Cal taa John P'antou. There Captain Panon will put him aboard a Penin sular and Oriental English mail steamer bound for London via India and Suez. Qwney will thence be sent to New York and back to Tacoma. Owney is now fifteen years old. He Istarted travelhng from Albany, N. L,. mainy years ago. A postal clerk took a fancy to him and put about his neck a tag 'bearing the inscrniption: ." kind to 0Owney."' Ever since he ha:s been traveling with the postal clerks. He is now fat and lazy, and will purobably die eventually of overfeed Iing, for the clerks vie with each other in taking good care of him. About his neck and attached to a large ring which goes with him are a hundred tags bearing names of various towns he has visited. A bushel of them have been sent to Washington, the ring Ibeing unloaded every little while. Portland Oregonian. The Imnperturb~able Hol ieep,er. I once witnessed in a hotel a. perfect Icommotion started by an Enghsh man who had dared express his dissatisfac tion at the way he wa treated, writes 3a O'Rei. He wa in the hall. This is the worst manage.l hotel I hae ever been in."' he exel:.imed to 1the cerk. "Where is the proprietor ? I sold like to spe-.k to him." The proietor was in the hall, thoroughly enoyig the scene. He was pointed oit to the guest by the clerk. The EB gli shman, excited and angry, went up to the proprietor. "Is it you who are running this *house ?' he asked. Well," said the piroprietor, with his cigar in ii mouth and i-:s hua.ns in his pockets, ".i thought I' was tilt voucame. The Englishman lookea ut him, turned back, paid his bil:, and de PALMETTO POINTERSI INTERESTING ITEMS FROM ALL OVER ThE STATE. The Docnment Now in the Hands of Secretary of State. The Constitntional delegates have all returned to their homes. Everybody, members end all, seemed to be glad that the thing was over and there would be no more work. The members of the convention all express the opinion that the- conven tion has done more to bring the fac tions together than anything else could possibly have done. In this respect they all declare their belief that good effects will soon be seen. In speaking about the matter, the delegates were absolutely unreserved. Thursday morning the new t'onstitu tion was turned over to the secretary of State by the secretary of the eon vention, and the folloning is a eoPy of the receipt givel by the present eisto cian: Received of S. W. Tance, secretary Constitutional convention, the Consti tution of the State of South Carolina as ratified and signed by the deleg.tes present. D. H. Tompkin:. Secretary of State. Governor Evans says he is mueh gratified with the result of the conven tion. He says the Constitution is the cheapest Constitution ever Inade in this eot-ntry. He estimates the total cost of the convention, including the printing, etc., at between $51.000 and $52,000. Diversified Farming. Mr. R. S. Grant. of Clyde, Chester tield county, makes .he followius in teresting statement: " planted ".) acres in coftoa anid made 28 bales; inmunre used was 20 bushels of cottou See 1 per acre. I planted ?0 acres in corn and made 500 bushels: manure tSed was 10 'usliels cotton seed per acre. I planted 10 acres in tobacco and made . poiiud<; Inanure used was :"5 pounds fertilizer per acre. I sowed 15 acres in oats anl mtade 225 bushels, and sowed the same land in peas and gathered 2:)000 nounds of hay. I planted three-fourths of an acre iu potatoes and made 200 bnheIs. I planted one acre in cane and made 147 gallons of sorghum. i planted a half acre in rice and mutade 12 bushels. T also k.lled a htg that weighled 7%'1 nounds gro.ss and i3e t. have 11 inore. The stock is Biuekshire ani Essex crossed. r a : l - - - - - 4 *s - .- - . ateni Alive by a Ho. A Conway special to the Columbia Stte savs: "'Near Pine Bluff, N. C. just a shiort distance from thle Sonth Crolini line, guite a rema~rkable in stance of swinish ferocity occurred vesterday. While Marshall William on, a negro s;hool teacher. was absent from homie, aine of his children was at taked in his yard by a hog. One arm and one side of the child's face was eaten off by the vicious creatture before the child was resened. There were no gown people around at the time, and e. the child was sinail. the brute made a meal of it without much trouble. The chil. died. As only children were piresent at the timne. it is ntIt knowni whLether the child did anyvthi:s to the hog: to cause thec at-:ck, or wether the animal attaede. withoni 3Ir. S. WV. HUohuan. general agenit of the Mayo Knitting Machine Company, of Franklin, N. Hf., has sold Mr. W. D. Craig, o,f Che:=terIil county, a coplete outfit for a knitting machine. Mr. Craig has water pon*er en his~ premises and intends utilizing it in this way. Thus it will be scu that one en te prise followvs another anid ol hes teriel senms to be keeping uip with the other cntLrprising counties of the~ State. .3. M. Cherry, cashier of the Savig. Bank, at Rock Hfil has resigned his. poiin to take eleetd-anry~ JIt He hats not vet dLecided 't hat he willd. 1. Lee KNerr, present teller ini the First National Bank, has beenu eected to the place. Jacobs and Sons, one of the larest retail dry goods and shoe tirmsi Chaeston, running five stores. have made an assignment for the btenefit of t.peir creditors. Liabilities and assets unknown. G4ov. Evans has.ollered a reward of $30J for the apprehenssonl and con ie tiou of the party or p.arties who on th ihAt of Nov. 113 set lire to and b)urned the houseof~ F. A. Townisen d in A bhe le county. The. despe'rado, Garland Gtood e. w ho was shot in October at Cafruey, whie resisting arrest, died at the penitentia rv last week and his remains were sent o> his home in Rutherford county. N. The Annual South Carolina Confer enec conven ed at Rock Hill Wednesday morning with a very fulU attendan e. :50 members anid delegates being pree Captain P.atterson. if the Britsi steamer Maduca. for Port Roval. S , telegraphs from Cornunna. Spin that the Maduca founded in midl-'ean. NEGRO DAY. They Will Celebrate in Force in Atlanta on Saturday, 21st. Saturday. DTeember 21st. ha~s beeu desig aitd a Negro l)ay at the exposition. The rairoes have been asked to>nmakc very low rats in erder that the negroes. who have re' ognion i for thr-~ first time at this expo.sition . av ae there an exhibit we;-- prve a :v.ation, ma~y have an .pprtumt toiro the ew:-a. h'ir ra-e h-: done ther. Th d: reitors cf the expo)Sitionl ha'' pub0 e an-i.i addrss ti the 1,-'.Pl.. of Atlanta :kba tha tur-y giv-' thir :..ervants a lh'iay e a th 21. tj :.r"e that. tLt neroe'.- s- may. om aun Several Nominations. The PresIdent has sent to the Se'nate-h nominations of the I-nithed States .iudges. marshals. and attorneys madie durinv rho' recess of Congress. Included in the air. those of Walter E. FiSoui. of North C: runma. to be Solicitor for the i)Tprt m'-m : St William M. Springer. f Ilinoi...iudge of h northern distri'ot, and Co.-at:lin II. l{ihere if Texas, for the souithern dli.trin 11 indian Territory,.and WAilliamn L. 3!ahur:. xit".i States attorney for the dist rier f Sttary!atwd. 31r. Miabury was nomiwr:.d *iurigy REVIVAL1N TuE SOTI. lhis Part of the Country Is Standing Hard Times Well. Special reports to the Baltimore Mann aturers' Record show that there is a de :ided tendeney toward a revival in raliroad p,llruvenerits and construction in the south. luite a number of enterprises of this kind eing reported as in prospect for early con truction. The building of a number of short -oad" in mitat and timber districts is pening up some extensive property which vestern capitalists and others are preparing to deV'-lop. Coiun mill t"nterpri-e- C.untine to, attract ittention aid a nulber h11.1.- been repOrt'l lirin the .ast week. in.-Iliing a $100.000 :tton mili r,roii!eted in Sonttit Carolina. the ner'poratioi 'f a -otton mill rompnyiii Cith a litai ,to,:k m.t to be exceed 50.0 . a ;)roplositioi to increase the 1tok of a noi ,ompany fron F100.000 to _50.000.a 4.),000 hoSiery nill,a 15.G 0 knit ing mill al smaller knitting miii ani a hrea:d mill A Virginia tannery company l:s contra -ted to establish a *100.000 tan mery at North Wilksboro. N. C. In the sstam tate an electric fight pht, a box factory. a ruruiturt! factory and a -10,000 Hour mill ave bcen rtported. Aiabamna r'purts a ^20.000 smeitinglt plaut, a tannary and the n!nargvmncnt of basket works; Arkansas. an ieand *tet'ri: iiht launt: Florida. a starch ':+tvr;. a ecdar miil, a satsh and door mili and a lumber mill: Getrgia(. pyrits mining -om pany: Lou.siana. , a O150.000 t"l"etrie light plant. water and ele tric light works and a paer mill: MIississippi. water and electric light works: Tennessec. an electrical supply -ompany and a saw mill: Taxas. a *250,000 1lectrii light rlant, a 600,000 irrigation oupany: Virginia. :i $150.000 brewery and ptlaimlug mnill. It is noted that there is increasing activity in the e tablishmuent of such municipal im lrrtements as electric light and waterworks. indienting that this feature of urban devel temnit is making rapid progeess throughout the South. TILL31AN AND EVANS. The Exposition Exhibitor's Associa tion Codemns Them. 'enator Ben. B. Tillman and Gov. John Gary Evans, of South Carolina, were Thursday denounced by the memers of the Exposition Exhibitors Association. T.esolutions condeaning their speeches on South Carolina Day at the exposition as inflamatoroy utter Rces, were tdopted, and the two South Carolinians were referred to as ranting demagogues, cut-throats and moonshiners. The resolutions in part said: "Riesolved, that for the fame and good name of the Atlanta Exposition. at which these men were unfortunately permitted to speak. we deunnee their speeches as being devoid of reason, sense and patriotism. and we rex ndiate the speakers. In this we feel conti lent, we are but voicing the sense of our country and the earnest feelings of the better peoslc of all the Southern States. "Resolved, That we sympathize also with the management of this exposi tion. that under the cloak of tempora r authority two such fanatics shoul have been able to intrude their utter anes upon the otherwise healthy and satisfactory proceedings that have characterized this enterprise. But while dismissing the utterances of these men as unworthy of further no. tiee from our association or the c-opn try, we do not forget that in the gen eral economy of nature muanktind nust have his troubles and$ communities af itions. It is not many years since California was greatly annoyed by a brace of bandits known as Evans and Sotag, and the exhibitiou v.ituessed here on the :Mth of November is bnt an evidence that South Carolina iin itu trt; is enduring, thrugh~ its own it' discritions, a seasoun of torment fre'n. its Tillmran and E van. Comntnittee for Asociatiou: ..i. A. Filcher. Cadloornia. cha'mirmiau: .T. WVt. Ports, 3arylantd; W. F. Authony. Virginia: BeLUnett, Teunessee; C2. H. obbins, Bouon. 'Approved: George Johnson. pre.si dent Exhibitors' Association. *mWimYI REVIEW OF TRADE. Duni & Co. Say that Blusiniess Was It. G. Dun & Co.. of Newv York. say of the business of the pas week: With amll the shriakage in pre'eut 'uines: :notl price:- it is .'n curaging~ to I i'l buit -mn:ll increase ir. faiilumre. ma ltis im fr wee.k-- 4f No,vembe':r wv-t-r l:1 (''.2:' a ugai-st -'1h..s1.57:J l:st ye:ar. 'I 3!noa t' ug liabilities w.re~ .5'653...8 act6.2. 8"i in-t ear. lbut trading 11iabilitie'5-fni.e : i-c he Unitd States for thme week.have-' ''en ,1 againm-t:#5 la-'t yenr' andi 52 in ( nm:010 gi;nzt -10 l. int ea. pexcess.ive' indullgence of the appetite for buy. ing when pri;e were advancing. Ini nearly every b'rmneh stoeks not yet distributedi to -osunmnrs -land in the way of new orders, and competition of a producing fore mgely exceeding the piresent demaunt lots dowi prcs that decline retarding purchases ye mr'. After the hol idays business men look. fir a larger u.eumnd. Finan-ilur inf'.'een ha-e not liindce(d, and. rarely ha- the' oren ig of a -session of *-ou:ress aiTeemdci blustne so litl". Irn and its produt- are lowe-r, antr:;ity N'. I. at I a. plares at 1.3 and bar ait l: "euts and ].e semer &12 at Valley )lills. witl: 1ilet.s juG.20. The av-erag: of all quttion)fl is 1- per;~ --enit. below the highest pom111 i tetmbu"r. hut actual SaleCS are frequen htly m;ie be-lov quotations. The proposCe iom binaition of laike iire produa:er5 has .not .yet been e:T-eted. and with the fall in the pti' of ronu ja-ss probable. There is moore pre~s s r to sell Souithern pig here. awl somni .re t ransatctions have been miadem by eon eein. wile the small denutnd has biroke; h barbed wire eomubinationl and two nmi nl the two -u r associations are n'>w 11 4s4j(sin to . -ilsider hei r p'oli+-y.. Itarils hav not -banard while- I.Vsemr pi.g has d:eain o10,000( ton" ior. S-aa' ?francisco f run Ea an wur' nails at IBos-ton. PROTECT USERS OF "ROYAL," B king r'owder coa,yiu Winms its Case inl U:tedu tat.e tCo-urt. The decision of Ju-ige S-lowaiter in a re ent case tha'. came up hee h im =e ain.: the ehitims of the I ibal C-':npan'y tti bex eiusive use of tie n:tmne " y' sa: mark for'i its baking p.u-der. Th I "a importnca of this theision- (onsis- i:. - ptection,i which 12: :.isstemi iom of con':ameirs of FPa .U - : in-' Powdr.Th celec o ti e~temed and 'c -inrre-y mI-.u alumc.-te:' - bnadc as- mno-st "'-ome an ' If oth r au as: urers iould I .s . henr. of-1d .a' wll~' knwn '.= the rablieb he.. :........d.'. n ticorthe F.-ya I .a ? r 2 n to r tect th n + u . - .: .ti-: Chinese govermlnenJt h-s creauted a pateut lega-tion in 1 ris nude t1 asiini-tatin f KngLaug. Th4 clih.. ci I. IIlctt~ tuSvi t 5,)1 < Highest of alt in Leavening Po I OYL ABOLV1 Log--Rafting on the Paciflo. The latest big log raft experiment on the Pacific coast has proved a great success, the first entire success in the history of such attempts. The raft was built on the Columbia river, and contained between six and seven mill Ion feet of lumber. It was made of piles so closely bound together that not a timber of the whole great bulk was movable. The raft was started from Oregon late in July, In tow of the steamer Mineola, and arrived in San !Francisco on Aug. 2, after as smooth a trip as though It had floated down a placid river instead of over a con slderable stretch of the Pacific ocean. It would have taken several score of .ships to trasport the lumber, and the owners of the raft have cleared some thing over $22,000 by the success of the experiment. Several similar rafts have been started on a similar trip, but, while one or two have been a modified suc !cess, several of the largest have gone to pieces in stormy weather and been a total loss.--Chicage Chronicle. v -. ONJO EN3OYS B1oth the method and results when Sfrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation.. Syrup of Figs is the -ony remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prcpared only from the most hea;khy .and agreeab e substances, its Imany excellent qualities commend it Ito all and have made it the..nost pou remedy known. Syu of Figs-is for sale in 50 cent bott9s.y all leading drug ,i-. nyreliable gr?ist who may not have it otn hand will pro ecme it promptly for any one who :wishes to try it. DJo not accept any substitute. e -e C ALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. LLSV AN FRAN'CISOO, CAL, "Ani Ounce of Preventioidr is Worth a Pound of Cure." Ar ounce of healthful food is better than- a tem 6f medicine. UJSE Buckwheat, And throw away the meodicine bottle. JOliNsoNs (ILL AND FEVER TONIC Costs you 50 ce::ts a bott: if it cure. you. ani nn a sng! cent unioss it does, ht. Chils and Fever. 3d. Tn~o ETr~ &t. Denha e Fever. t B.I.a t s o ase. You're WhCn you US big~ ~ drt ~savino \ clothes and t savings as \ to every wis~ Money i !TY IN thi KE KNOW HOW To keep them. but it is wrong io let the poor thkes Sutfer and Die of the 'a rious MfaAadies wbhhlct thm when in acmort d t h ber. citerted had the 0wr6e needa Little 'knowv *. j cr he ONE HUDRED _ PAGE BEJOKJ wer.-Latest U.S. Gov't Report Baking .Powder. To Renovate BTacK Velvet. To renovate shabby black velvet, add two tablespoonfuls of ammonia to half a pint of hot water, and apply tc the velvet with a stiff brush, rubbing it'nto the pile so as to take out all stains tnd creases. Then hold the velvet orei hot iron until the steam raises the pWe; and it is perfectly dry. If in visiting? ATLANTA you do not find in the Manufacture Building that large portion of the EXPOSITION DEVOTED TO ..PRE-EMINENT IN ARTISTIC TO1E QUIJTY.. Or anyway, if you think of buying a piano, write to either THE JOHN CHURCH CO. CHICAGO. NEW YORK. CINCINNATI. OR THE EVERETT PIANO CO. BOSTON. And you wil get valuable information. Blight" costs cotton planters more than five million dollars an nually. This is an enormous waste, and can be prevented.. Practical experiments at Ala bama Experiment Station show 1 conclusively that the use of "Kainit" will prevent that dreaded plant disease. Our parrphlets are no- advertisng circulars hoom ig special iertilizers, but are practical works, coutab ing t e results of latest experiments is this line. Ever cotton far::r should have - copy. 1hey are sent free for theewsking. GERMAN\ KA~LI wORKS. AND N'.-' Scoo of Bhod2mo ?o text books used Actual business from day .o. ntering EnEs p o currno e.Board cheap. 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