The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, November 08, 1899, Image 4
i Tho Township Bond Cases.
At tho recent term of tho Uni
d States Court iu Greeuvile, a
mseiit verdiotwa? given in favor
f tho bondholders of tho Caro
lina, Knoxville and Wostorn rail
J?oad oompany against Cooper,
linety-Six and Cokesbury Town
.'hips, in this county. Those town
ships, it will bo remembered, votod
^oonds for tho building of tho road
j/about twenty year* ago. The road
was never built and iho taxpayers
rosisted the payment of the
bonds. Tho holders of the bonds
oarried the case "into oourt," and
it will likely remain "in court"
for a long time to come. The fact
that the bondholders havo se
curod a judgment does not moan
that they havo won the oase; on
tho contrary, it is claimed by
those who profess to understand
the mattor, that they are just
that much noarer to losing it. The
verdict was given by consent of
the attorneys for tho townships
for the purposo of advauoing tho
progrosB of the case. Tho roal
fight is to com? up on mandamus
proceedings.
The attorneys for. tho bond
holders will ask tho court to issue
a writ of mandamus requiring
Auditor Graham to placo an as
sessment for tho payment on tho
tax books. TMb will, of oourso,
6e rcsistod, Auditor Graham
claiming that he cannot levy
taxes for any purpose oxcopt by
direct authority of the Legisla
ture. The real fight will be made
on this point.
The case is involved in a mazo in
of legal proceedings, and it is im
possible for a layman to tell its
oxaot status now or what will bo
tho final outcome in tho courts.
But it eooms now to bo protty cer
tain that no taxes for the pay
ment of the C. K. & W. railroads
will bo collected without an Act
of the South Carolina Legiala
ture.
Persons who own proporty in
Cooper,Ninety-Six and Cokesbury
townships need not be in any
great hurry to sell or give away
their possessions for fear of in
creased taxes on this account.?
Greenwood Index.
Fatal Accident at Huntcrsville.
Miss Sallio White was killed at
Hunterville, fourteen miles east
of the city on Wednesday aftor
noon by being thrown from a
buggy. Sho and Mrs. John White
were out driving, and when near
Huntersville store the mule become
frightened and ran. Both the la
dies wore thrown out of the buggy
about the same timo, but Mrs.
John White was not seriously in
jured. The accidontoccured about
4 o'clock and Miss White died
about midnight from internal in
juries. No bones were broken. Tho
funeral was at Clear Spring, Miss
White was about fifty years of
age and was known in this county
as a most intelligent, rofined
Christian lady. She was a daugh
ter of the late King White, a
prominent citizen of tho Huntors
ville section, and -tho family con
nection is quito large.
Miss White lived with a brothor
in Laufens County, and was on a
*pfiVto another brother at Hun
ttsville, whose wife was in the
ocf>Sy when the run-away took
t0 ce. They had startod to visit
tll(ster, Mrs. Fowler, when tho
0f;ident occurred. Tho family
p/ed in Greenville for somo years,
,nd several of them were mem
oors of tho First Baptist church
while here. Thoy wont back to
;hoir home in tho country oight
or ten years ago. ? Greenville
Mountaineer.
\
j He Fooled tho Surgeons.
All doctors told Reniok Hamil
~" m, of West Jefferson, 0., aftor
uffering 18 months from Rectal
Fistula, ho would dio unless a
costly operation was performed*
but he cured himself with five
.boxes of Bucklon's Arnica Salve,
the surest Pile euro on earth, and
the best Salve in the World. 25
cents a box. Sold by the Laurens
Drug Co.
o_ a xOB Supervisor Census,
Fourth Diat.iot Sottth Carolina.
At the request of the Direotors
of Conane, I hope you will print
in every issue of your paper, if
possible, from now until June 1st,
1000, information and suggestions
I concerning the 12th census, whioh
all desire should be as perfect as
'Me. This request is made
sing that uone reoeivo great
er benefits than Editors from re
liable statistics, neither can this
work be done satisfactorily with
out their peculiar and valuable
help whioh can be furnished from
no other source. Tho idea is to
have' the attention of the people
so continuously oallod to the va
rious inquiries whioh the schedule
will contain, that thoy may be
fully prepared to answor them on
the arrival of the census enumera
tors and agents next June.
I am also authorized by tho Di
rector to assure the Editors who
desire special census matter for
use in their papers to request it
from his offloe at Washington, and
it wjll be cheerfully supplied. ? It
is also his desire that copies of
your paper containing artioles on
tho census, original orgotherwise,
be forwarded- toms offioe. Your'at
tention will be appreciated.
Very respectfully,
George W. Shell.
Supervisor 4th Dist.
Why buy inferior suite when
you oan buy something good for
the same monoy? T -s show
THE LAND OF_GRAVES.
Ancient I:? > pi In m < neltcved In Con
sinn? ii i in i iv.:. i i of Death.
To tho Egyptian death was but tho
beginning of n career of adventures
and experiences compared with which
the most vivid emotions of this life
wore tunic. He lived with the fear of
death before bis eyes. Everything
around blni reminded him of Unit
dreadful Initiation Into tho mysteries
of the tremendous niter lifo for which
bis present existence was but i\
preparation, ills cemeteries were not
bidden away In remote suburbs; his
dond were not covered with mere
grassy mounds or n sbib of stone. Tho
whole lnud was his graveyard; Its
whole art was of the mortuary. "Are
there no groves in IOgypt that thou
bus brought us Into the wilderness to
die'.'" asked tho Israelites In derision,
and we may believe Unit Moses winc
ed ut tho Barcasm.
Egypt Is the land of graves, and the
whole energy of the people, tbnt could
be spared from keeping life together,
was devoted to death. The mightiest
tombs In the world -the pyramids -
were raised upon the deaths of multi
tudes of toiling slaves. The bills wore
honeycombed passages and galleries,
chambers, pits, nil painfully excavated
In honor of the Illustrious dead, and
Bcmpturcd nnd painted with elaborate
skill to make them lit habitations Cor
his ghost.
Wherever he looked tho Egyptian
beheld preparations for tho great turn
lug point of existence. Thy mason
wns squaring blocks for tho tomb
chamber; the potter molded images
qf the gods, or bowls and jars, to be
placed In the grave for the protection
or refreshment of tho Ka, oxhttusted
wlti tho ordeals of tho uuder world;
the sculptor and painter were nt work
upon the walls of tho funeral cham
ber, Illustrating the scene ebSwugB
which tho ghost wKS to pass, or de
pleting tho Industrious lifo of tho de
parted.
The very temples which cluster along
the levels beside tho Nile were, In a
sense, but vestibules to the tombs In
the hills behind. The sacred lake, now
the weedy, picturesque haunt of wa*o?
fowl, wns thou the scouo of solemn
ferrylngs of the dead. The temple
walls were covered with the terrors
of the judgment to como. The houses
of the living, lndoed, were built of per
ishing mud, but the homes of the dead
and tho shrines whero supplication
was made to the gods who ruled their
futo were made to last forever. On
those nil the strength, the science and
tho artistic skill of tho ancient Egyp
tians were choorfully lavished.?Sat
urday Itcvlow.
THE EXPERT BUTCHER.
One of HI* AooompllihniAnti the
Ability to Oat Off the night Weight.
It Is his business, of course, and he
becomes expert at it, as any um?
might in any work, but the customer
who pays any attention to It at all is
sure to bo interested nevertheless in
tho accuracy with which the butcher
cuts off just the required amount of
moat. Whether it Is two pounds of
steak, or four pounds of chops, or six
pounds of corned beef, It's all the same
to him. He cuts without long dwelling
upon where to set the knifes. He
slices away sort of casualliko and
plies the saw and lays the meat on
tho scales, and It docs not weigh more
than a quarter or a half pound from
the weight required on even the
heaviest pieces, and on the lighter
pieces he comes within an ounce or
'two or hits it right on the nnil.
A man, for instance, goes into a
butcher shop nnd asks for three and a
half or four pounds of, sny, corned
beef. The butcher gets a big pleoe
out of the pickle, lays It on a block
and picks up a knife, and, without the
slightest hesitation, with one strong,
smooth sweop cuts of-' a piece, which
he lays on the scales. It weighs throo
pounds and three-quarters. It Is in
weight exactly midway between the
limits set.
The expert butcher gots his ability
to do this, naturally enough, from
good judgment, to start with, backed
up by long experience, but when he
cuts things as close as this even the
customer familiar with his skill looks
upon him as a wizard.?Now York
Sun.
Too Hot to tfxtlnarnlah.
A well known Mississippi farmer
will have cause to remember his recent
visit to Memphis. He stopped In a well
known cafe, nnd among other thlm**
ordered a sirloin steak. A h-**'* of ta
basco sauce wns o- ?"e tablG- nnfl U1,s
tnklug i* t*>r catchup he spread It quite
lavishly on tho steak and settled down
to enjoy the meal. He out off a big
piece, but no boo"" bad it struck bis
mouth t)o?- fle began to feel like his
t,,..?ue was on Are. He twisted and
turned, and soon had tbo eyes of every
one In the dining hall fastened on him.
Tho more ho twisted and screwed his
face the hotter tho steak in his mouth
got. Ho didn't know what was tho
matter. He could stand It no longer
and reaching up his bond he jerked out
tho burning bite, threw it on the floor
and in a very dramatic Way oxclaimed,
"Now, hang you, blaze!"?Memphis
Scimitar.
Cold Wate? a? n. Stimulant.
According to a high authority, cold
water is a valuable stimulant to many
if not ail people. Its action on tho
heart is more stimulating than brandy.
His own experience is that sipping
half a wine glass of cold water will
raise bis pulse from "0 to over 100.
Prejudiced Afuiln?t the Piano.
"I never thought tho time would
ever come when I should be delighted
to hear that piano going," remarked
Fogg as tho "Instrument" in the noxt
house was being carried down the
stairs to the furniture wagon.?Boston
transcript.
Money in America is as Important
as quinine In tho African jungle. Don't
squander your quinine. A fow grains
saved up are bettor than none.?Now
York Evening Journal.
A landlord can always raise the rent.
That i* more than many of bis ten
ants can do/?Philadelphia Times.
Millions ?lvei? Away.
It IB certainly gratifying to tho
public to know of one concorn in
tho land who are not afraid to be
generous* to the needy and suffer
ing. The proprietors of Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds have given
away^oven ten million trial bottles
of thi? great ?nedicin?; and have
th? natisf?"**' ~* knowing it has
\nh' ' thousands of
^ma, Bronohi
?i{<Mwt?.eg Of
MANY USES FOR JUNK
HOW WORNOUT AND DISCARDED
METAL IS UTILIZED.
Old MoriHhoei May neappen* m Ha
aori, ana Hattureu Kitchen 84ovw?
May do Up In Skyaornpera?linolcy
Vluda In the .IimkahopM.
The other day I wandered into o
large yard containing groat heaps of
?crap Iron and old inctnls of different
kinds. Workmen were sorting out the
masses of runty, misshapen and tan
gled metals, each of which evidently
had its particular value in the market.
I wondered what became of till the
castaway metal and what peculiar
transformations It underwent. In seek
ing some information on the point
from the proprietor of the place ho
eald:
"ThiB business doesn't look as If It
pOBBesscd any elements of Interest, od
ucatlo al or romantic, and yet it has
something of both of these. Now,
there's an old horseshoe. It may
shavo a Mongolinn In China, though
what a Mongolian has to shave 1 don't
clearly see. Of course It will be con
verted first Into it razor. I ship largo
quantities of these wornout horseshoes
and wagon tires to the Colestlnl king- I
dom to ho worked up Into razors,
knives and other useful domestic antl
cleB. The Chlunmau engaged In this
particular Industry gets 12 cents a day
for his labor. These horseshoes and
wagon tires are wrought Iron and arc
preferred to other forms of this metal,
because they are the most conveniently
handled.
"When you go across the bridge to
the borough of Manhattan, you proba
bly notice some of the new 20 - uyJ
etory buildings golm? ?-??? 1,10,0 and tl>0
big Iron liTuiunH and girders used In
tnelr construction. You probably think
that those columns and girders are all
new metal, but It is likely that they are
not. They are scrap Iron, pure and
Blmple, or may he mixed with some
new ore In the melting and recasting
of the scrap metal In the foundry or
rolling mill where all the scrap goes.
.Your dlsen Vd kitciiOIi StOVC :'.?;;., re
appear In one of the columns or gird
ers of a skyscraper. The owners of
these lofty buildings may think they
are getting new Iron material and may
pay for it, but they are probably not
getting It. Perhaps there Isn't much
difference In the durability of the re
cast metal and the new.
"When you are riding In a trolley car,
you may reflect that the metal In the
axles of the wheels and In the railroad
tracks may have formerly served In
stove grates. Such are some of the
new forms and uses which scrap metal
assumes.
"We dealers alight upon some strange
duds among the old metal which we
gather. I have at homo six solid
bronze plaques, os one of this class of
finds, which I wouldn't take $75 for.
I've also got at home an Iron and
bronze aquarium, another of these pe
culiar discoveries, which I wouldn't
part with for $50.
"It Is curious to think how such valu
able articles get Into such poor com
pany as ncrap Iron. Perhaps the orig
inal owners carelessly permit them to |
get mixed up with some old Junk
which they disposed of to the Junk
man Who brings his collection of stock
to us, or perhaps they deliberately
throw theuy.-aVr?y through simple j
..We'iiriness of their posseslou. Then,
again, the articles may possibly bo
stolen and sold to the Junkman.
"There nre other Interesting finds we
meet with in our business. Not only
the common hut the liner metals, such
as Jewelry and silverware, fall into our
hands. Possibly you've heard your
wife remark one day that there was a
sliver spoon missing, nnd she might
suspect that the servant has stolon It.
iiut the truth Is the spoon has acci
dentally goue astray and passed un
noticed Into the ash can or garbage
tub and in the course of time, possibly,
wo pick it up out of the dumps. Many
a spoon, knife and fork with Tiffany's
or Benedict's stamp on it I havo
bought at Barren Island after being
taken out of these dumps. Othor stray
waifs In this class which I have gath
ered from tho Barren Island dumps
are silver pocketkulves and nirttch
boxes, gold and sliver thimbles and
cuff buttons, gold rings and a ladles'
gold purse which I sold for $20 as old
gold. Some time ago a ring with a
transparent stone was picked ou4
tho dumps. A business rival "f mine
Just got ahead of mo In t)>-? purchase
?t tue ring, which he got for $10. Tho
stone proved to be a genuine diamond,
and the purchaser ffot $250 for tho
ring. It looked like a ladles' engage
ment ring nnd the sympathetic thought
struck mo that Its possibly fair owner
was at that moment suffering unim
aginable distress at its loss.
"So you |ee," continued tho dealer,
"there are ? few interesting and some
what romantic features associated
with our vety prosy looking buslnoas."
?Brooklyn Citizen.
.Cnrlnar n Cold.
To feed n cold nnd starve a fever Is
a dangerous maxim. At the first sign
of a cold tpie patient ought to take a
rapid hot Math In a warm, well venti
lated room, then remain covered In
bed, with hot water at tho feet, for
several hoirs. Darken tho windows,
court sleet., and fast, savo only from
drinking warm broth or gruel, until
unpleasant symptoms subside. Nor
should thero be mental or physical
exertion. Then all the vitality can go
to restoring circulation and throwing
off that waste material which, retain
ed, Is absolute poison. To eat in this
condition Is to add the proverbial
straw to the camel's back.?Good
Housekeeping.
"Some men," said the com red phi
losopher, "can't stand riosperity, nnd
other men can't rjJt the chance to
stand It."?IndKaOpolls Journal.
?i00 Reward $100.
The readers of this paper will
be pleasod to loam that there is
at feast ono dreadod disease that
soienoo has boon able to oure in
all its stages and that is Ca
tarrh, Hall's Catarrh Car is the
only positive oure now known to
the medioal fratornity. oatarrh
being a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, aoting dirootly
upon tho blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby de
stroying the foundation of tho
disease and giving tho patient
strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting naturo in
doing its work. The propriotors
havo so muoh faith inv,'ts curative
powers that they off ie Hun
dred DolttvH for an j that it
'ails tr nire. _.8onv r list of
THE POET'S WIFE.
Phc brings her pretty knitting, bless her.
Or mystic threads, (or iiiu'kIiik laoea
That by and by will r?rv? to dress lier
hi new und no doubt charming graces.
8U* sits und rocks, in i rocker ehliniug,
lu moasured cad?ncc to my rhyming.
Sometimes with eyo that proudly glistens
} read a sonnet I have written;
StoO counts her stitches while she listens
Or pulls a thread to make it fit in,
And, with her gaze intent upon it,
Asks, "What they pay me (or a g?nnet?"
She lit tic knows ot rhyme or meter
And cares still less, but ask* me whether
Chiffon and roses would look sweeter
To Mim her hat than jet and (csther.
And while I'm "(ranting odes to Cupid"
She tells uie, "Poetry is stupid!"
But, oh, her c>es?her silken lashes?
ller hair's sweet mutinies?the dimple
In cheek and chin?the outward flashes
Of inward smiles--her tranquil, simple,
Ei-.truncing alrl Did she but know it?
She id the reakon I'm a poet I
?Miululine 8. bridges In Ladies' liomo Juurnul.
A SPONQE IN HIS BODY.
t)neer and Fntol Rosjult of a, SnrjcleHl
Oporatloii.
Dr. Morcstlu, n Ituselou surgeon,
who had been treating n woman for
recurring abscesses, aunounced the
recovery of his patient the oll.er day.
He hnd removed from her n pair of
physician's bemostaliC forceps, four
Inches long, which hud been acciden
tally sewod up In her body four years
before.
Said a New York physician: "A short
time ago an up country doctor enmo to
the city to be operated upon for the re
moval of the vermiform appendix, al
though I understand he never Lad ap
pendicitis. Ho did not Improve ?ffe
the operation, and ono --o'?i no died.
There wn? ??* "Utopsy, and it was
jOuurj that a sponge hud been sewed
up In him. Yot I have known of many
forceps, clamps and other motnl Instru
ments to bo forgotten nud left In pa
tients, and the latter got well.
"Sponges are bad. From their very
nature they become collecting agents
nud soon poison the body. The smooth
metal objects, on the other hand, are
apt to work their way into the ali
mentary f.Vit.i, and then they soon pass
away. You doubtless have heard of
needles Which have staid lu the hu
man body for years, gradually work
lug their way out of the system or
of old soldiers who still carry the
bullets shot into them during the civil
war. The glass swollowors of the dime
museums really perform wonders In
tho way of resisting foreign substances
in tho human body.
"The most wonderful case of all was
that of an insane man whom 1 saw lu
an asylum In Lancaster, Pa. lie took
to swallowing things in the carpenter
shop and before he was stopped ho had
gulped down 140 nails of all sizes,
some buckles, a ploce of old Iron, some
screws and a lot of other things.
"All of this hardware was extracted
and the man recovered. He Is still liv
ing and still a luuntlc."?San Francisco
Call.
Conldn't Chnitae the SIriih.
England Is said to be the freest coun
try in the world, but Its freedom does
uot extend to the alteration of a public
house sign by a licensed vlctuuler.
This was proved ot tho South Hants
Brewster court, where a brewor asked
leave to alter tho name of nn Inn from
Tho Duke of York to Tho Panther.
Admiral Field, M. P., who acted as
chairman, asked the reason of the pro*
, -posed transformation, and was inform
ed tbnt the applicant owned another
Duke of York, . iino dislnnco oft, a fact
which was liable to cause confusion in
business. The admiral, however, con
sidered It discourteous to the brave
old Duke of York to put a panther In
his place. Eventually the application
wus refused.
A similar fate attended tho request
to change tho name of a house from
The Royal Oak to The Uadstock, Ad
miral Field urging that Lord Uad
stock, us an cmlnont philanthropist
and Christian man, might ?ustlllably
object to his name being thus taken In
vain, and the justices:, perhaps out of
regard for French susceptibilities, also
rejected on application to change the
sign of The Alma tavern to that of
Tho Fashoda.?London Telegraph.
Tho Food Wo Need
Dr. Pavy, ono of the -,oat eminent
authorities upon d?-c- Sft5'a that the
avcrngo ma??J" 11 state of absolute re8t
can IJv oix 10 ounces of food a day, a
doing ordinary light work can live
on 23 ounces and a man doing labori
ous work needs from 20 to 30 ounces.
This Is food absolutely free from wa
ter, and It must be remembered that
everything we eot contains more or
loss water, so that from 48 to 00 ounces
of ordinary food are necossnry accord
ing to tho work In which a man is en
gaged.
A Lively Gnine.
Get a largo sheet or tablecloth and a
small feather. Have tho company take
hold of the edges of the sheet and form
a ring. Then somo ono blows tho
feather Into the nlr and all must do
their part to keep it In the air and not
let It touch any one, and so it Is blown
from ono side to another, while tho ef
forts made to Keep It tlontlng are very
funny. Sometime*, In ttn> excitement
of keoplng the feathor up, some one
will forget oil about holding the sheet
up, and then more excitement and fun
follow.
Announcing; a Birth.
In somo parts of Holland a birth is
announced by fastening a silk pin
cushion on t'.io doorknob. If tho pin
cushion is red, the bnby Is a boy, and
If White a girl.
Rheumatism?Catarrh, ore Mood Dis
eases.?Cure Free!
It is the doip-soated, obstinate
cases of Catarrh and Rheumatism
that B. B. B. (Botanic Blood
Balm) euros. It mattors not what
othor treatments, doctors, sprays,
liniments, medicated air. blood
purifiors, have failed to do, B. B.
B. always promptly roaches the
roal cause and roots out and drivos
from tho bones, joints, mucous
mombrano, and entiro system tho
spociftc poison in tho blood that
causes Rheumatism and Catarrh.
B. B. B is tho only remedy strong |
enough to do this and euro so
there can never bo a roturn of the
symptoms. Don't give up hope,
but ask your dru;' {ist for B. B.
B.--Botanic Blood Balm or II B's.
Large bottles $1, six bottlos (full
I rent.11lent, $<. B. B. B. is an hon
est remedy that makes real euros
of all Blood Diseases after ovory
thing else fails. Wo have abso
luto oonfldenoe in Botanic Blood
Balm; henco, so you may test it,
we will Bond a TRIAL BOTTLE
FREE on request. Porsonal medi
cal advico free. Address Blooo
Balm Co., 335 Mitchell St., At
I lanta, G^a.
A LEGEND OF JAPAN, i
THE STORY OF CHOBEI, THE MAN
WHO KNEW NO FEAR.
Rather Than TnrnUh III? llepnta
iluu For Ilruvcry Ho Accepted llio
Prluce'? Invitation and Went Vol
untarily tu AnhuhhIiiu? Ion.
The following logond\of Chobei has
been handed down In Japan as Indica
tive of the courage of the "lunvls," or
duelists, who nourished In Yeddo dur
ing the sixteenth century, forming a
sort of Japanese St. Horinindud. Oho
boi, the leader of this clique, was a re
doubtable swordsman, whose constant
ly recurring duels forced his munter to
expel him from his retinue. Unwilling
to enlist with another of the feudal
lords, he assembled nil the D'Artagnans
of Yeddo about him until his power lu
olted even the princes to envy, al
though thoy declined to rccogulzo the
outlawed duelist
On this pretense ho was excluded
from a popular teahouse ouo day at an
hour when was expected Julrozaye
mon, the leader of the Hatamotoa,
then the most Influential political party
In Japan, who had arrogated the city
of Yeddo for the official residence. But
Ohobel, with u shrug of his shoulders,
forced his way past tho attendants lu
to tho apartments reserved for tho
prince, where he removed his garments
and cast himself on a couch In feigned
slumber.
"Who Is that brute?" demanded the
piiuce on his arrival, "'r'~ J...,ic, of
the fv.?.Jonien," they answered him.
Juirozayemon seated himself in silence
nud began to smoke. Having smoked
his pipe, he emptied the glowing cin
ders Into the pretended sleeper's nos
trils, repeating this live times, when
he paused, astounded by such coura
geous endurance. Ohobel, noting this,
yawned,rubbed his eyes like one awak
ening from profound slumber and ex
claimed:
"You, O most noble master! And I
having drunk too much should havo
slept uucovered before your ?yes! How
shall I excuse my vulgarity?"
"I have so long sought your ac
quaintance that you are forgiven. Be
seated aud accept this cup of wine, I
pray you."
Politeness forbade Ohobel to refuse a
drop of the in-offered cup, a huge
beaker of powerful wine, ottered him
In the hopes of overpowering him. But
Chobei drained it ensily and, replenish
ing it, presented it to his host, who ac
complished this feat with the utmost
difficulty.
"Will your highness permit me to
offer you some gift of value'/" Chobei
asked humbly.
"Surely."
"What do you most desire?"
Thinking to render the bravo ridicu
lous before tho whole city, the prince
said promptly:
"A plate of macaroni."
"Ah, Chobei," thought he, "the whole
town will soon be telling how the great
duelist Avas permitted only to offer a
plate of macaroni to the president of
tho Ilatamotos."
After a whispered colloquy the at
tendant disappeared, leaving the two
enomles alone, smiling but impassive.
But soon a great noise penetrated the
apartment, ami the prince discovered
a crowd of workmen busily construct
ing an immense wall of macaroni
-ftround Hie teahouse. Ail Yoi'niu was
assembled to view this unique and
royal gift. Dlscointited that the "bravo"
ahonld have outwitted his ruse, tho
prince depuiicd to plan revenge. Tho
following day brougiu vmu it. an in
vitation from Juirozayemon to break*
fast. Despite his comrado's remon
strances, Chobei Insisted on accepting
it. As he entered the prince's dwell
ing tho Samurais threw themselves
upou him with drawn swords. Chobol's
Immense muscular strength enabled
him to disarm them, when he proceed
ed unannounced to the rear apartment.
"Pardon mo, your lordship," said he,
"for announcing mysolf. Your attend
ants have forgotten to do so."
"Surely. Perhaps they have sought
quarrel with you. 'Twas but a joke,
for I wagered that all six could not
disarm you. Perhnps you would like
a bath to refresh yourself."
Who Bhall say that Chobei was wise?
Alone In his enemy's house, he dis
carded his weapons, removed his gar
ments and crouched in tho bath. Tho
water that was at first hot was soon
boiling. Chobei dashed from the bath,
but ten spears held by Invisible hands
forced him back. Suffocated by steam,
exhausted by blood, Chobei fell dying
to the ground.
The Samurais wore still congratu
lating themselves on their success
when a loud knocking was heard. In
quiry revealed the dueling confeder
ates who were oomo to seek their
leader.
"Ho Is drunk and cannot see you."
"Our leador Is dead. Wo havo
brought his bier."
The Samurais were dumb with as
tonishment. Chobei had divined the
trap, yet, preferring to sustain his rep
utation of daring untarnished by any
accusation of fear, had voluntarily
gone to his assassination.
Little I . on Men.
As It Is only now and then that wo
have a landslide, while wo are contin
ually annoyed by the dust which sifts
In at every crack and door and win
dow, so It Is only now nnd then that
wo have a crashing trouble, whllo wo
are perpetually annoyed by little dally
cares and vexations.?Weekly Bou
quet.
Hit) Mlafortane.
Teacher?Try to remember this: Mil
ton, the poet, was blind. Do you think
you cau remember It?
Bobby Smnrt?Yes, ma'am.
Teacher?Now, what was Milton's
great misfortune?
Bobby Smart?He was a poet.?Co
lumbus (O.) State Journal.
Qettlnn; Acquainted.
A Rnvcnswood man tells this story
about a friend of his whose business
takes him away from home frequently:
For the last month or so ho has had
a resplto, and his neighbors have no
ticed the unusual length of his visit to
his own house. Ouo of them asked
him recently If ho had got pretty well
acquainted with the members of his
family.
"I think I am making nn Irapros
slon," ho responded. "My little ghi
Went to her mother the other day and
said, 'That man who comes hero some
times spanked mo today.' "?Chlcngo
News.
Tho wife of the fourth emneror of
Ohina Invented silk weaving nnd was
worshiped In consequence. Japanese
bronze work resulted from a woman's
efforts.
One man Is probably Just as good as
another, but he usually considers him
self a little bettor.?Chicago News.
Big lot boy's suits just rocoived
at Simmon's Bargain Storo.
THE NERVOUS MAN.
He Who Hoiinir.-N Mir Conntant Cure
of an v i (c ii .in ii?.
A crowded car of an up town bouud
Lexington a venue olevutod tratu,
Wednesday afternoon, ubout 8 o'clock,
was deeply interested in u couple that
eutcicd it at Heid, avenue station. The
Uiuu was so nervous that he could
Hcaroely stand, and he fairly trembled
as his wife supported him to a scut.
As soon as he reached It squarely, his
eyes closed, aud he appeared to be lu a
deep sleep. The woman carried lu her
right hand a saw, u hammer and Sev
ern! other sorts of carpeuter's tools.
She sat stern and erect, and looked as
though life to her was a pretty tough
experience. The passengers guessed
that she was leading her nervous hus
band home from work, but how on
earth he ever used the tools nho carried
was a puzzle. If you look about you
sharply these days it is no uncommon
sight to see women careworn of coun
tenance leading along faded men. Tho
other morning a silent woman walked
into the barber shop on Evergreen ave
nue, near Cooper street, followed by
her husband, n polo faced, thin individ
ual, who acted ns though he was walk
Ing on air. Ho fell Into a chair, and the
barber rapidly shaved him, while tho
woman sat In a corner and waited un
til the process was complete. Then she
handed over the price of 0 shave, with
no tip. ?Jld walked out, followed by her
broken down better half.
"Oh, that's nothing." said the barber,
as he looked after tho qncci couple. "I
hrtvp hod numbers of men come to my
place like that. Some of them are so
confounded nervous that before you
get half finished they want to Jump
from tho chair. I've got six outside
customers whom I shave at their
homes, and two of them I shave in two
days; one side today, the next bide to
morrow, because of their excessive ex
citability. When I was over In the
Produce Exchange building, I had men
Jump from my chair and run out of the
shop because they couldn't sit still long
enough to bo shaved."?Brooklyn
Times.
AFRICAN WOLVES.
They An- Very Keroelonit, nnrl TCveu
tho Man? Kmr Them.
The African wolves, when hunting In
packs, are very formidable, aud M.
Fun, the great French explorer, says:
Experience hns shown me that they at
tack not only nil animal's of medium
size, but also the llou itself. They wage
terrible battles, In which tho lion suc
cumbs to numbers, though not without
having ripped open some of tho enemy,
But the survivors In their turn Boon
tear it. Consequently the large, raven
ous beast has a salutary terror of them.
In this connection he relates a story of
how Ids servant once scared away
some lions who hud surrounded them
In the darkness away from camp.
The night was ns black as pitch, and
we did not distinguish the trees until
lipon I he.ii. Lions prowled around us,
and our of them roared within alarm
ing proximity; but we could not Bee
them; we heard them walking lu tho
leaves on all sides. Reaching tho tree,
we found one of our companions with
the rille cooked, another trying to re
light a half extinguished torch. Still
tho lions walked. We guessed tbem
coming and going In the darkness,
At that moment Tambarikn whisper
ed to us the advice to Imitate the p'um
-"i>iS (wolves) in the distance. So we lm
mediately "botJ?U barking and shouting
"lhi, htl, ill I" in an undertone, ns
though tho pnclc was still at a distance,
while the mar- at the camp made tho
same well Imitated cry. The effect was
hintantnneous, There was a rapid gal
lop in tin n-j, loaves; the Hons decamp
ed. The more or less wall Imitated ap
proach of a pack of wolves rid us 0f
them for tho whole night. We returned
to the camp with our honey, and noth
ing troubled our tranquillity until
morning.
Rating Away Stone Walla.
At first sight it would seem hardly
possible for bacteria to be concerned
In the breaking down of n stone wall,
yet this Is the case, according to ob
servations made In studying the cause
of the decay of cement. The gradual
disintegration of the cement mortar
used In water supply reservoirs is one
of the serious troubles met with by
water engineers and a trouble which
so far they have not been able to avoid
with any measure of practical success.
Hitherto this action wnx supposed to
be the result of the solvent property of
carbonic acid and other mineral sub
stances commonly present In a water
supply. Tho cement gradually disin
tegrates and becomes u kind of mud
which slowly detaches Itself. But now
it hns been found this strange process
is dtie to the action of none other than
that bacterium known as the uutrlfy
ing organism. An examination of tho
mud shows It to be teeming with theau
organisms.
Fourteen Mlntnkea,
An English paper gives a list of
what It terms "tho 14 mistakes of
life." While there are undoubtedly oth
er mistakes than those; mentioned, tho
list Is a fairly comprehensive one.
It Is a great mistake to set up our
own standard of right and wrong and
Judge people accordingly; to measure
the enjoyment of others by our own;
to expect uniformity of opinion In this
world; to look for Judgment and ex
perience In youth; to endeavor to mold
nil dispositions alike; to look for per
fection In our own actions; to worry
ourselves and others with what can
not be remedied; not to yield In Imma
terial mat tors; not to alleviate all that
needs alleviation as far as lies In our
power; not to make allowances for tho
Infirmities of others; to consider every
thing Impossible that we cannot per
form; to believe only what our Quite
minds can grasps to expect to be able
to understand everything.
And the last and greatest mistake of
all Is to live for time alone, when any
moment mny launch us Into eternity.
What Mie.ii? Hnve it.m m.
"Now, I suppose," remarked Mrs.
Snaggs, "that the surgeons of the army
are attached to the medlcnl corps."
"Your supposition does you great
credit," replied Mr. Snaggs sarcastic
ally. "It's a wonder you didn't Imag
ine that doctors Joined the army for
the purpose of building bridges or go
ing up In r. balloon. Wbcro should
army surgeons be except In the medlc
ni corps?"
"Well. I thought that they might po?.
slbly belong to the lancers."--London
Standard.
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Thoy'ro wonderful in building up
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aud returns on Saturday.
M. L. ROPEK, Agent.
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when your wifo tolls you on a Su::
day morning that your nhirt front
and collar livuls tho "beautiful
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There is nothing that can encirch?
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arm, that will please you more on
Sunday than a collar done tip with
tho perfect color and finish thr.'.
wo put on all linen laundered
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