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Fair Exchang?, Yet a Robbery. wiiiif Qsjstavs Don was at Ischl and wandering about the mountains he became much interested in a coun? try wedding and sketc hed It on the apot He put the sketch into a book In the pocket of his paletot and went back to the hotel to dinner. Aft?r dinner he looked for the sketch. It was gone. Angry at tue theft, the artist called the landlord and made complaint, but no trace of the book was found. From Ischl Dore went to Vienna, and there he found a letter and a parcel awaiting him. The let? ter, which was anonymous, read thus: "Sir, ! stole \our book at Ischl. The ?ketch was so charming that I could not resist the tetnptatlou of having it in my possession, and 1 knew very well you would never consent to sell It to me. Hut theft Is uelther ray trade nor my habit, and I beg you to accept as a souvenir of my crime and my enthusiasm for your talent the walking s ick which will reach you at the same time as this letter." The cane was one with a massive gold head In which was set a gem of value. The Clock's Annoying Habit. Mrs. Benham had ^ust seated herself to work at a bit of embroidery that re? quired particular care and attention when there came a ring at the tele? phone. "I Just know that's Mrs. Gum? my." she said as she laid down her work and went to answer the cal . "Whenever I am unusually busy and haven't any time to snare she rings me up ai d talks to me by the hour." 8he was right. It was Mrs. Gum? my, who was fully as talkative as ever. She began with I long story, snd when fairly in the middle of it the clock on the wall of the room be? gan to strike. "Walt a moment," Interposed Mrs. Benham. "I can't hear you until this noise stops." What made that noiseV" asked Mrs. Gummy after it had ceased. "It was only the clock,' answered the patient Mrs. Benham. "You know It slways strikes once or twice when we get to talking." The conversation did not last long after that.?Youth's Companion. A Curious Trap. A curious labyrinth in which ele? phants are captured alive is to be seeu near Ayuthia, formerly the capital of 8iam. The labyrinth is formed of a double row of immense tree trunks set firmly In the ground, the space be tween them gradually narrowing. Where It begins, at the edge of the Infest, the opening of the labyrinth is more than a mile wide, but as it ap? proaches Ayuthia It becomes so nur now that the elephants cannot turn around. Suspecting no danger, the wild elephant enters the broad open? ing at the forest end, lured on by n tame elephant. The gradual narrow? ing of the boundaries is not observed until the elephant finds himself in close quarters. Having reached the end of the labyrinth, the tame elephant is allowed to pass through a gate, while men lying in wait slip shackles over the feet of the captives. The sport is a dangerous one. for tho en? raged elephants sometimes crush the hunters under their feet Bull Baiting. Although bull halting was a cruel pastime, it was also a fulfilling of the law, for formerly M butcher was nb otTer for sale the flesh of any bull that had not l>ec:i baited. The goading of the animal in u fury was supposed to have some influence on the flesh. In a similar belief the flesh of a hunted hare was thought to be superior In flavor to that of one that had been ?hot, and u present of "a hunted hare'' was lared t<? be a special compli? ment. In the r?s?v?rds of the corpora? tion of i . i ingland, the follow lng order ap; <? ,rs At a common hall, held on Thursday before St. Simon and St. Jude. 1 107, no Ian. her to kill a bull till baited " ? At Win. bester it was or? dered t reign of Henry Villa "that from heusfortb ther shnl be no bul stake set before any mayor's tl?>re to bsyte any bull, but Ofdjg at the hutl rlnge within the salde cytle." Gender of the Sword. Among the many curious notions ob? taining am ?ng the different races us lng the IWOrd may be uoted the gen? der of the weapon. In the north of Kurope It VM either masculine, as in Britain, or neuter, as In Germany, while in the south It was uniformly feminine Its force and cruelty ap? pealed to the northern mind. Its grace and elegance attracted the warriors of the im] south, it typified to the one strength, to the other dignity. What He Saved. "Cood!'' shouted the friend Sjf the bibliophile as the latter emerged from the burning house carrying a bundle of book- 1 IMd you save your Shake speares?" "No." replied the bibliophile, comb lng a spark ass] of his whiskers; "I saved my I'...n "- Houston Tost. Timely Warning. Proprietor I urn satisfied with your work. I'usher. and I will ISjss year salary from sp> to $pj a week; but. mind, that #901 BjQ4 mean that you must go and get married on the strength of it.- New York Times, A Dozen Egge. Tie TfOXbit -How many egg-? are there in i djQSJSSil The psjpll Five fresh ones. h'. ?? doubtful ones ami two bad sees, Clei stand Leader. Scandalo as. "What |0 \>>\l think'.' Mrs. '/.]?/:/.* \. wie? lever (Oes to ? huivh. has won the first pri/e In Ike ebun h lottery!" Meg gendoi for BtottOTi The foolish and the (bad alone never change their opinion.?Lowell. His Tokens of Farewell. Among Um legends that have path- ! ered around Sir Alfred Jones' name is one to the effeti that he was in the habit of signifying to an ufflci visitor, by offering him a banana, that he de? sired to eud the Interview. If the banana was accepted and the call pro? longed Sir Alfred arose and presented I bis visitor with a fine Mower from one of the glass stands in his office. But, supposing his visitor stayed after the flower?well, the legend continues. Sir Alfred thcu offered a pass to the West ludles on one of 1:1s small steam? ers, with a free holiday for six weeks at his hotel. It la told, however, that on one oc? casion Sir Alfred got the worst of the banana trick. A young reporter called on him to learn on behalf of his news? paper something about the shipping conflict When, after a ten seconds' conversation regarding the weather. Sir Alfred's hand was straying toward tho banana plate, the reporter hooked a couple >f bananas out of his own pocket. In the sweetest tone of Inno? cence he said, "WJU you have a ba? nana. Sir Alfred?"?Westminster Ga? zette. ; - Tho Vital Tost. "My eyes seem to be all wrong," ex? plained Mr. Plnchpenny to the expen? sive oculist. "They're weak and the easily. After a bit everything seems to swim before them. Bright lights make me dizzy. Can you assist me?" The expensive ocrMst nodded. "Your case is a c?. .mon one," he re? plied, "but I fear It will necessitate a treatment extending over several months. However, I can guarantee an absolute and enduring cure." Biweekly for several months Mr. Plnchpenny was treated, and day by day his sight waxed stronger and more strong. "Do you think I'm all right now?" he inquired at last. "Mr. Plnchpenny." replied the ocu? list, beaming. "I think I can assure you that your eyes are now cured. But there is one more test it would be as well to apply." Here he held up a little sheet of paper. "See," he said suavely, "if you can read this little bill of mine at twelve Inches i without blinking."?London Answers. Recipes For Invisible Ink. Tho following are the ingredients of tne most common Invisible luks: Sulphate of copper and sal ammoniac, equal parts, dissolved in water; writes colorless, but turns yellow when heat? ed. Onion Juice, like the last. A weak Infusion of galls; turns black when moistened with weak copperas water. A weak solution of sulphate of iron; turns blue when moistened with a weak solution of prussiate of potash and black with lnfuslou of galls. The diluted solutions of nitrate of silver and terchloride of gold; darken when exposed to the sunlight. Aqua fortls, spirits of salt, oil of vitriol, common salt or saltpeter, dissolved in a large ? quantity of water; turns yellow or | I brown when heated. Solution of nltro inuriate of cobalt; turns green when heated and disappears on cooling. Solu > tlon of acetate of cobalt to which a little niter has been added; becomes rose colored when heated aud disap? pears on cooling. i Knew the Wrong Msn It was with a good deal of confi? dence that he walked up to the mag? istrate's desk In a Philadelphia station i notwithstanding the fact that a police? man had a tlnu hold on both sleeves. He waited quietly till one of the po? licemen made the accusation of "drunk , and disorderly" and then asked the I magistrate If he might speak. "Yes," replied the magistrate. "What have you to say?" "Well, Judge. I was drunk last night, but it does not often happen. I have lived In this ward nearly all my life, and any one can tell you that." "Oh, lived here all your life, have you? Do you know any one In the ward that can speak for you?" asked the magistrate. "Yes." said the prisoner, "I know -. He can tell you all about me." "You knew him, do you? Weil, so do I. Ten days." was the result. Justification. The old darky had driven his fare to the hotel and was now demanding a j dollar for his service. "What!" protested the passenger. "A ' dollar for that distance? Why, is Isn't | half a tulle as the crow flies!" "Dat's true, boss." returned Sambo. I with an appealing smile. "BuL ye ! see, suh. dat old crow he ain't got free wives an' ten < hilluns to suppoht, not to mention de keep foh de boss."?Ilar per*i Weekly. He Had. The kind hearted man had given the panhandler a nickel. "Haven't \<>u got anything smaller?" asked (he panhandler. "Well, here's a dime; that's smaller," anawered the good natured man, dis? playing Hie coin f<-r a moment and walking away. Buffalo Rxpresa, Musical Note. A thief Was lately caught breaking Into a sohlt. He hid already got through the Oral two bus when a po? liceman came out of mi area and hit him with his slave. Several notes were found upon him.-London Mail. Bright and D">rk Days There ure bright days ami Unrt ilnyt, and a 0 tau i take ad' nntltge of the form r and be as little discouraged as possible by I1 e latter. They tue all in a lifetime, Common set \ - the knn< k of seeing things as th. . are and doing things as they ought to be done Stowe. Ctsttom reconciles us to everything Edmund Burke. The Tomb of Genghia Khan. Genghis Khun, the Mongol chief, in the thirteenth century proved himself one of the world's greatest warriors. His tomb exists i t Edchen Koro and Is described lu Count de Lesdaln's "From Pekin to Sikklm:" "Two small tents, one behind the other and con? nected by a very low Inner door made of wornout felt and admitting through their rents the rain and the wind, are the 'monument' destined to perpetuate the renown of the greatest conqueror the world has known. The ashes of the body of Genghis Knau are deposit? ed in a kind of chest cubic in shape and placed on a wooden support made of small colored pillars adorned with paint iugs ou all its sides except that facing south, which is covered with a finely worked copperplate represent? ing a divinity surrounded by four ani? mals which are not easy to identify. The tomb, In fa't. has not always been here, but it is difficult to know exactly where the first descendants of the great emperor laid his remains." Which Foot Walks Faster? You may think this a very silly ques? tion to ask, but it Isn't. It is a simple, demonstrable fact, which you can prove to your own satisfaction In a very few minutes. If you will take a pavement that Is clear, so that there will be no interference, and walk brisk? ly In the center, you will find that be? fore you have gone fifty yards you have veered very much to one side. You must not make any effort, of course, to keep in the center, but If you will think of something and endeavor to walk naturally you cannot keep a direct line. The explanation of this lies in the propensity of one foot to walk faster than the other, or oue leg takes a longer stride than the other, causing one to walk to one side. You can try an experiment in this way by placing two sticks about eight feet apart, then stand off about sixty feet, blindfold yourself and endeavor to walk between them. You will find it almost impos? sible.. A Summer of Haze. Europe and Asia were covered by fog during the summer of 1783. Says Gilbert White (letter 109): "The sum? mer of the year 1783 was an amazing and a portentous one, * * * for, be? sides the alarming meteors and tre? mendous thunderstorms, * * * the peculiar haze, or smoky fog, that pre? vailed for many weeks in this island (England) and in every part of Europe and even beyond Its limits was a most extraordinary appearance. The heat was intense. Calabria and part of the isle of Sicily were torn and convulsed with earthquakes." Cowper also re? fers to this phenomenon in speaking of "nature, with a dim and sickly eye." Eggs Worth Millions. Two poached eggs oo toast once formed the foundation of the great New York stock market. If the eggs were eaten securities advanced in price; if left untouched Wall street shivered and quotations crumbled. One morning the eggs proved worth a thousand times their weight in gold, for the news that they had been eaten with relish added 2 per cent to ac tive stocks. Even 1 per cent ou the $10.000.<XX).000 securities listed ou the New York exchange would be equiva? lent to $100.000,000. By such trifles Is Wall street swayed when seized by hysteria, when hypnotized by a per? sonality, when lost to the sound rea? son that usually governs its actions.? Bert C Forbes iu Van Norden Maga? zine. It Sounded Hopeful. A young man who was not particu? larly entertaining was monopolizing the attention of a pretty debutante with a lot of uninteresting conversa? tion. "Now. my brother." he remarked in the course of a dissertation on his family, "is just the opposite of me in every respect, Ho you know my brother?" "No." the debutante replied demure? ly, "but 1 should like to."?Lippin trott's. Made Over Prescriptions. "There is oue loss sustained by drug? gists that very few people know about," said the experienced clerk. 4tThat is in the prescriptions that have to be made over, the same as clerks, stenographers, writers and artists, no matter how painstaking, frequently have to do their work over. The most careful drug clerk lu existence Is bound to make mistakes sometimes in meas? uring and mixing. He may pour in too much of some kind of liquid or sift in too much of a certain powder. In most cases the overdose would not real? ly affect the value of the medicine, but the conscientious clerk Isn't going to take any chances on murdering any? body, so he throws away the whole mixture and makes up another pre ecrlptlon."?New York Globe. At Close Range. "Who is that neglected looking little boy with dirt over his face?" "lie is the child of the noted astron? omer who lives over the way." "Oh. is he? Come here. Sonny. Kim home and tell your father he doesn't need his telescope if he wants to see spots en the sou.'1 Baltimore Ameri? can An Everyday Suit. "That One is certnlnly a nifty dress er. He hns a suit of clothes for every day in the wee1.." "Why. he has the same suit on every time I see him:" "Yep; that's the one." Cleveland Loader The sweetest of nil sounds Is praise Zenophon. If you don't know what to min? tho haby, ask tie- census man. A Rhymed Wedding. According to the Mexico Ledger, John Stobie. a Wellston magistrate, united n negro couple with this cere? mony : Jim. will you take Bet Without any regret To love and to cherish Till one of you perish And Is laid under the sod. So help you God? Jim having given the usual affirma? tive answer. Judge Stobie turned to Bet: Bet, will you take Jim And cling to him, Both out and in. Through thick and thin. Holding him to your heart Till death do you part? Bet modestly acquiesced, and ths newly married couple were dismissed with this benediction: ' Through Ufe's alternative Joy and strife I now pronounce y?u man and wife. Go up life's hill till you get to the levei And salute your briie, you dusky OevU! Why Pallors Like "Scraps." It has long been observed that the Ballo", whether In commercial or gov? ernment service, takes a peculiar de? light in "mixing up" with the blue coat, but this inclination has been at? tributed more to a natural exuberance which comes with a land leave, ac? celerated somewhat by artificial means, than to animus inherent with deep sea life. But why this feeling? Perhaps it is that the strict rules of marine service, the long periods of close con? finement to which the seaman Is sub? jected, make bira a hater of any one who wears the emblem of authority when he is temporarily enjoying free? dom on shore leave away from the re f t raints aboard ship. The sailor wants liberty in its full sense, and, realizing that the bloecoat is the chief obstacle to his obtaining It, lie develops a firm conviction that the policeman ought to be trounced on general principles. In time it becomes bis chief peaceful am bition. -Brooklyn Standard Union. Opening an Oyster. "The Cook's Oracle." a book which was never tar from the kitchens of our great-grandmothers, is very precise in its directions as to the proper manner of preserving and eatiug oysters, says an English journal. "The true lover of an oyster." writes the author, "will hove some regard for the feelings of his little favorite and will never aban? don it to the mercies of a bungling op? erator, but will open it himself and contrive to detach the fish from the shell so dexterously that the oyster is hardly conscious he has been ejected from his lodging till he feels the teeth of the piscivorous gourmand tickling him to death." An Extremist. "He's a great reformer, isn't he?" "Oh, he's worse than a reformer. Hla ideas would upset the whole social and business world. He said if he had his way he'd put In Jail everybody who ought to be there."?Philadelphia Press. Tried to Be Cheerful. The Minister's Wife?I'm afraid Mr. Skinflint does not realize that the Lord loves a cheerful giver. The Minister? Oh, I don't know! The less be gives the more cheerfully he gives it A Rude Youth. "How do you account for this, ma'am?" And he held aloft a lump of coal which he had just dug out from the sirloin steak. The landlady slightly flushed. "I suppose the poor cows sometimes stray along the railroad track," she said. "But you must admit the steak is tender." He thumped the coal with his knife. "Yes," he said harshly, "locomotive tender." And the meal progressed in silence, ?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Making a Bolt For It. The monotony of crime in the po? lice stations is relieved offener than Is generally supposed by an infusion of unexpected humor. This happy fac? ulty oi tickling the magistrate's sense of humor won a prisoner in a police station his liberty the other day. The prisoner had told the magistrate that he was a locksmith by trade, and the magistrate asked: "Well, were you on business lu this gambling house at 2 o'clock in the morning?" "Yes, your honor." replied the pris oner calmly. "I was making a bolt for the door." The Jews and Thirteen. Commenting on the thirteen super? stitions in the Oesterelchisba Wochen? schnift, Jacob E. Ehrlich, a Jewish writer, says: "The number thirteen is surely not a bad oue for us. The holy writ tells of the thirteen attri? butes of the Most High, and we have thirteen feast days la each year. Our gr<)at arch enemy, Hainan, was hang? ed on the 13th of Abas. The thirteenth birthday of our sons is a day of joy because on that day the child becomes a member of the religious community. The dream of Joseph was of thirteen ?the sun. the moon and eleven stars? aud Jacob had thirteen children." Tue Retort Cou teous. "Camp Meeting" John Allen was a famous Methodist preacher and reviv? alist of the old days down In Maine, and. like m??.st successful pulpit ora? tors, bis sense of humor was equal to his glfl of spec h. it is recalled by the Boston Journal thai "U o: e occasion the old gentle? man':; wife was getting into a carriage, and he in gle< led lo n ?f 1st In r. "V< ii uro uot as gallant, John, as when j u were n boy!" she exclaimed In gentle rebuke. "No," was his ready response, "and you are not as buoyant as when you were a gal!" And no one ever suspected that Ca tonsville was in the earthquake belt. Statesvlllc, S. C. Social News. DtateavIUe, April 22.?Mrs. C. V. Henkel was the charming hostess to the Eclectic Book Club at its last meeting, at her handsome home on West Broad street. Nearly all the members were present, and quite a number of special guests. After the president, Mrs. Dorman Thompson, had called the roll which was responded to, by references to Greek art, Miss Mary Henkel of Le noir sang a delightful little ballad, in her clear, well trained soprano voice. The programme including two sketches on Greek life and Byron's "Ode to Greece" was carried out by Mrs. A. J. Evans, Mrs. R. B. Mc? Laughlin and Miss Louise Hall. The hostess, assisted by her at? tractive little daughters, Misses Vir? ginia, Lila and Dorothy, and by Miss? es Mary Henkel and Mary Lois Mil? ler, served delicious refreshments In two courses. The other out-of-town guest, besides Miss Henkel, was Mrs. Charles Kingman of Sumter, S. C. Miss Louise Siddall delightfullly entertained the Round Dozen Em? broidery Circle Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Charles Kingman, of Sumter, S. C, in the parlors of the college. Mrs. Nannie Bonner received the guests at the door and escorted them to the second parlor where they were introduced to Mrs. Kingman, who is here spending several weeks with her daughter Miss Eva, a pupil of the college. Besides the guest of honor there were quite a number of special guests. In a number of progressive games, Mrs. S. B. Miller won the prize, a dainty volume of "Tales of a Way? side Inn." Miss Siddall, assisted by Misses Fleming and Kingman, and little Miss Sidney Kingman, served delicious re? freshments, after which all made their grateful adieu to the popular hostess.?Charlotte Observer. WHY SUFFER? If you have rheu? matism, catarrh, kidney disease, skin diseases or any trouble arising from impure blood give Rheumacide a thorough trial. By punfyng ihe blood Rheumacide neutralizes the acids, starts the kidneys into healthy action and helps to build up the nerves and the entire system. Rheu? macide is put up in liquid form, also tablets. At druggists, 25c and 50c bottles. Tablets by mail, 25c. Bob? bin Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md. 12 A $5,000 tire came near destroying the town of Williston at 11 o'clock Monday. The annual conference of Epworth League chapters for the Orangeburg district is being held in Denmark. Are ?<ot Poultry Sickly or Healthy? 'M+/r. Poultry ralblng pa y s enor? mous prol >--it Kept in a. healthy state. Cleanliness is important and when the (owls get droopy or chicken cholera you can bring thera around and Increase egg production quickly by giving them a lew doses of BUSCH'S COLDf* f EAL STCCX ANO POULTRY MEOlCiHE. Every poultry raiser should have this valuable remedy on hand. Guaran? teed or money refunded* Prlc?2&c, ?Oc aud $1.00 cans. For sale by dnmetsts and dealers. Bosch*S Disinfectant aud Dip is guaranteed to kill MITES ?fc LICK on your poultry, o0c Sample on requc^ to Golden Chain Remedy Co.s Inc.-, Evansville, Ind. SIHKUT'S DRUG STOKE. No Other Candy Takes the place of Nun nally's. 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