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NEW ft? *". r ;v I *! ? V nei of : Jg lrx (C ^ sty relj In i lo\ r- I I ltle I tlic I zr~ 2 7/ AERIAL POLO. M Qvetr Kind of Amiiemtat a Pacific Ocean Island. Writing on "Our Equatorial Islands" In the Century, James D. Hague says: It became an amusing diversion to overturn the lnrge hut stones beneath which the rats were hiding In solid masses and watch them as they scaml>ered in all dlrwtlfiiia nnrumwl nnrt quickly snatched up by the mau-o'-war hawks. These crnfty birds were apt to learn that the appearance of a man walking ou the island, especially with a dog, meant rats for them, and any one thus going forth was usually followed by a hovering flock, ready and Impatient for the sport they bad learned to expect. A rat brought to ^and by the dog was quickly tossed iq sir. where the birds were ready to natch it, sometimes with a contest on the wing for the disputed possession. One form of this sport, a sort of aerial polo, which seemed to be as good fun for the birds as for the observers, consisted in tossing two rats into the air at the same moment, not singly and apart, but tied together with about lx feet of strong twine. Instantly the birds made a dash for the rats, and the successful winner of the ^rst prize went sailing off with gpe rat in his bill nnd the other swinging in the air beneath until snatched by the second winner, when, after a quick, sharp struggle and a taut strain on the cord, the bird with the weaker hold was compelled to let go. This then went on as a continuous performance, with somewhat Jonah-like but rapidly repeated disappearances and reoppearances of the little rata, swallowed and reluctantly disgorged by the btf-gs |n quick succession until the flock, thoroughly exhausted by their Impetuous flight and extraordinary exercise, alighted on the ground for a short truce, when the two temporary Stakeholders would be found sitting face to face, keenly eying each other from opposite ends o{ the string still connecting them, each anxiously on the sharp lookout for sudden jerks and unpleasant surprises, while all the other pursuers gathered around In a ring, waiting for the two prise birds to fly. The general aspect of all participants seemed to verify the familiar adage that the pleasure Is not In the game, but In the chase. i r -,vr^\^2.sss5tS5| Hi.. o-. fajwwmsi I Saw aoutaatlyiu* * ?* ?y? h ' STORE, v . r I Hfl V? invite you cv store, Puroe] SEP d we promise meroliancilse tills Qlty. Wo n, boys and ?3 ; goods for men les, Slioes for La"ble, depends our store, and vest noton. O d "by reason of >?, we can assr in ever before. A. Tbe Demon of Indttreatlon. Cooks and housekeepers have a nobler mission than they as n class seem to be aware of. It is that of feeding ^ the human being and keeping him In health and irood worklnir condition. A poorly fed uiau Is likely to be miserable. Few If uny of us are able to rise j above conditions. "A sick man. sir." said Dr. Johnson, i1 "Is always n scoundrel." The language '* Is perhaps somewhat strong and lack- t' ing in charity, but It contains a good grain of truth. The dyspeptic. who sees 1 the world given over to evil and dally ' growing worse. Is very likely to think 1 himself unable to kwIuj against the current and to drift to disaster. "Wft < are saved l?,v bo|v\" l>pt without u good 1 digestion faith, hope and charity are ' almost Impossible. , i Stories of Children. I Teacher-What Is velocity, Johnny'/ i Johnny? Velocity Is what a feller lets < go of a bumblebee with. < The Parson?My boy. I'm sorry to see you flying your kite on the Sab- , bath. Small Boy? Dat'a all right, mister. Dls kite's made uv a 'ligious paper, See? Small Ned, hearing a number of frogs In p pond making a hideous nolae, exclaimed, "My goodness, but the froggles must sleep awful sound 1" "Why do you think so?" asked his mother. "'Cause they snore so loud," replied Ned.?St. Ixrnls Post-Dispatch. Limited Choice. Father?Johnny, 1 see your little brother has the smaller apple. Did you give him his choice, as I suggested. Johnny?Yes, father; I told him he could have bis choice?the little one or none?and be took the little oner? Chums. The Color of It. "And you loaned him $2? Did you ever see the color of bis money?" "Well, yes. There was a good deal of dun to It before I got It'*?Now York Herald. A?4 V?t H? Ha* Plenty * Sab*. The average boy Is like an hourglass. He won't work for more than sixty minutes unless somebody tarns him upside down. -tJomerville Journal. rHTTJfe^BBCvil Digestion, Regulates LPOWIMV^H the Bowels, S.-engthens mAa mA llniaalrfa the Child and Makts MS ai MlggBU, teeti:inc pasy. I? *1. MOFFKTT, M. D? CT. Lrr*3, BaUT, s*c?ta*t of Bun?, Austin. To*.. ' SI. l'V. fMWdr aadalS nrmr teothiog cbil :-en. ??; Mi Mtfcftt wo woald lairiuvbty lo*? '.-.iw ?. Md Ma haproTOmonl was nu* k-sl in 21 .. i.:r > ittaaS aa?4 Uailo? with my children, ah i i. ?. ?***?+ TSMA tawauby^tAirs J \ NE\ to ttL? formal Li's Old stand, v TEMBER to sliow you ever satliered will Bliow y dildren, Hats : l In oHoleest -v botn men anc ble meronand tlie prices wi: ne price to al our superior I ire you more 8CIENCE SIFT1NG9. While volcanic eruptlona ore usually restricted In area, earthquakes are not If all the mountains in the world were leveled, the average height of ( the land would rise nearly 250 feet | j The face of Jupiter presents a con- ' uucrauiu uuuiuer 01 markings, noiaDiy . tme great scarlet patch covering nearly ^ 100,000 square miles. , The amount of heat produced by an ( average man In a day's work would be \ sufficient to raise sixty-three pounds of t water from freeslng to boiling poln{. , Cirrus clouds weje qpce observed at i a height pf 43,800 feet. This is by far t the greatest height at which cloud vapor has ever been noted above the i surface of the earth. < Experiments made while in a balloon j show that when a height of 15,000 l feet has been reached the number of i corpuscles in the human blood have in- < creased by one-third. t The atmospheric pressure upon the Burface of an ordinary man is 82,400 i pounds, or over fourteen and a half 1 tons. The ordinary riso and fall of thp . ' barometer Increases or decreases this | J pressure by 9,B00 pounds. j 1 Bis Offhand Manner. "Dan," said a contractor to one of ' his trusted employees, "when you are ' seeing about that lime this morning, 1 < wish you to mention to Dempsey that 1 would like to have that bill paid. You needn't press it, you know, but Just mention it to him in an ofThand manner." "Yes, sorr." "1 got the money from Dempsey," Barn uun on niB rexurn. "I'm very glad. You merely alluded i to It In an offhand way, I suppose?" i "Yes, sorr. I handed him the bill and I told him If he didn't pay It I would let off my band and give him a black eye j that' he wouldn't forget for a month, and he paid it at wanst."?London An* ewers. . filial Ifapatkr. "When I was your age," said Mr. Goldbaga sternly, "I earned my own living." His son looked uneasy, but was si* lent "Wfll, have you nothing to say for yourself in that connection?" "N-nothlng, sir, except that I sympathise with you. and congratulate you on the fact that It's all over."?London Tit-Bits. Net mm OasalSarata as Be Mlfkt Be. "He's a good friend of yours, isn't her "Ob, only medium." "What do you mean by medium r* "Ob. he listens while 1 tell him all Of my troubles, but he also wants me to listen while he tells me all of his."? (ObkUtMli . . m-li-i N METJ opening ol o srlaioti will ooo TH. tli? greatest 11 under on? xrc ou Clotlilng 1 for all, FurnlE ariety and lat< 1 women. Or ise oan Too fou: LI Too fixed at X 1, fair treatm? ouroliasing fac for your m on APPRENTICE QUARRELS. ifonnir Preach 'Workmen Trarcl Alrrnym Ready For a Fight. I Jealousies between the workmen's x>rporatious in France result In "Honerlc" combats, bloody battles. It is :he one bad side of an Institution that 1 s otherwise so truly fraternal. They start out in companies, rarely tlone, to make their "tour of France." Before coming back to continue their work in their own villages the young ipprentlces go together from town to ;own to study on the ground the masprpleces pf their trade and to see the >eat that the genius of their ancestors ins produced. It is the knight erranry of the workman. He earns his living en route, perfects llmself in his profession, learns from >ne master and another, sees, com>ares, studies, admires. He gathers his tumble harvest of souvenirs and imtresslons, enjoys the full vigor of his >arly years and passes his youth along he sunny highways. Unfortunately there is disagreement imong the "societies." In everything ihere is found a protext for quarrels. The society of the Pere Soubise is lenlous of that of Mnitre Jacques, and < :ne rmrants uu Solomon take part In :lie quarrel whenever possible. Two companies meet on the road, rhe two leaders, the "master companons," stop at twenty paces from each >tlier. > "Halt!" says one. "Halt!" Rays the other, "What trade?" "Carpenter. And you?" "Stonecutter. Companion?" "Companion!" "Your society?country?" And according to the reply they drink from the same gourd or fight. The melee becomes general. They fight, dst and stick, until the road is littered with those who are wounded, sometimes even to the death.?Harper's Magazine. Bt Bad It. "Yes; It's Fullerton's hobby that advice Is cheap and within the reach of every person." "What does he mean, anyhow?" "What he says, I suppose. Hefe a 1 confidential divorce lawyer." ? BaltVmore News. , ( <! SSdiiSeMfcSoi^^^^lljmnSo^tor<[ !; a HI I > HODS, | j SaTX * ' .' E i ?? p b nr nr 5 L t no p to? ! ?n3ert m b ily u o.ci I s lie I b *x*, I p Ml- I J ey I S K e: ti # #11 S-li _LJi FAMOUS ILLUSIONS. SOME SECRETS OF PROFESSIONAL CONJURERS REVEALED. { Raw ? ? ?? ~ ? ?/ ? ?.. /?rc uriiro) f? and the Trick* Shorn of Their I Charm by a Peep at the Mechanism Behind the ^c^nea, 4 behind the scenes view of the fanous illusions with which conjurers lave mystified and delighted generaion after generation has peculiar fasclmtions. There are few of us who ralue our own childish illusions so ilghly that we will not part with thein 'or the fun of seeing how we have been 'ooled. 1 Here are examples of some of the iest known tricks: The box trick is as clever as well ' mown and as old as any. A heavy, f )ras8 bound chest is exhibited. An as- | ilatant is placed in a large canvas bag, 1 be mouth of which is securely fas- I ened, and the bag is placed in the B :hest, which is locked and roped. The box is concealed for a few sec- [J >nds, and when it is revealed the occupant is sitting upon it, the closed and tealed bag beside him. The cords and teals on the box are intact. This astonishing feat is accomplished :hus: The occupant of the bag has in- ai lerted a wooden plug in the mouth 11 while the tying is being done. When ft :he chest is locked, he pulls it out, slips put his hand, pulls off the cords, gets put and replaces the cords over the top pf the sack. x?y me ume ine cnest is ropea lie 18 I Jree. The chest has a secret opening, iisually at the end, and while it Is hid- ] I len he crawls ont. A slim man Is. I usually employed to do the trick. I The vanity fair trick Is one of the most baffling In the repertory of the black art. A woman stands before a large mirror about ten feet high and placed In a heavy frame. About three / feet from the floor is a small shelf placed against the mirror, the bottom ?f which is about eighteen inches from the floor. The glass having been duly Inspected, the young woman mounts the shelf. She then turns to arrange .. her hair by the mirror. She Is naked to ? ? iutv nit- ivuuivuce, urn 11 pen in ii uu again \ turns ber buck, Ihiicc the uniue uf tlie f trick. Finally, losing patience. the perrorm- ^ er thrusts a small screen In front of ? her, tires a pistol at the spot where she wna standing, snatches away the ' screen, and she has van-shed. The top, bottom and sides of the mlr- f ror have been in view all the time and only the center has been bidden for a few seconds. ( The secret lies in the fact tb; t the lower part of the mirror Is made double, the bottom of the uppe part being concealed by a second sli et of i dlrmtt glass placed lu front of it. | II I 1 l'> * i tie Rtieir Uts against the Us# of unction, und enables the mirror to ha xnmlned by the audience. A? aeon IS be screen is placed the mirror slides ip abeut a foot Into the top of the rame. The bottom of tbls mirror Is rut away In the middle, leaving a hols ibout eighteen inches square, which as previously concealed from view >y the double glass at the base. Through this hole the ltuly Instantly lips, and escapes by a board which ins beeu pushed forward from behind he scenes while the vanity fair bydny was going on. The glass then lldes down again, the screen Is roaoved. and the mirror appears Just M solid us it wus before. Another of the most astounding fasts t modern magic Is that of making a erson or object apparently float la tba ir. A couple of ordinary chairs tM 4aced ou the stage?well toward tba ark, which is draped with black cloth -and upon tbese Is laid a broad, thlch lank A young lady la then lntra> luced &ud is assisted to placo herself a a recumbent position on the plank. He then draws aside the chairs, and he plank, with the lady on It, remains pparently suspended In the air. Y>s rove that the plank is not supported^ he exhibitor takes a large hoop and asses it backward and forward ovss nd around the plank. Yet there Is an attachment. As sooa s the lady is placed In position on he board a carriage, placed behind tho lack curtain and sunnortlnir n on bar twice bent upon itself, to ushed forward by an nsslBtant so that lie iron bar, wiiicb is covered with lack clotb, comes out through a slit i the curtain while the exhibitor to retendlng to mesmerize the lady. The ar has at Its end a very strong clip, nd the performer, while making hto ypnotic passes, guides this on to the oard. The chairs are then removed, nd the board remains suspended by lie invisible iron bar. The hoop is passed along from one nd until it reaches the bend where ie bar passes through the curt&tok he performer passes it round the end f the board and himself walks be* ind. passing the ring nlong in the ep* osite direction. Next it is brought nek again, and the effect is such that ie average spectator is convinced that ie hoop has really been passed over ie lady and the board from end to nd. Another very effective illusion, aringed upon the same principle, shows ie head and bust of a lady supported n a three legged stool resting on ft nail table. One can apparently see nt only between the legs of the table ? the back of the stage, but through >e spin e between the stool and the tale. In this eese the three legged stool la tranced with mirrors precisely as in ie li ipo 1 Illusion, but the table, which as four legs. Is managed differently. . large mirror is placed diagonally user the table, joining to opposite legs hus the spectators really only ee?a aree of the legs, the fourth being sins ly the reflection of the first.?New ork World. ^ ^ "^^^Vood's Seeds.T| I Crimson Clover 1 will yield under favorable condi- M I tions 8 to 10 tons of green food per W I acre, or 1J to 2J tons of hay and 1 [ is worth as a fertilizing crop, $20. f ^ to $25. per acre. Full information 1 I is contained in our Fall Cntalomie to l just issued, which we wi 1 innil free M ' upon request. B ) Wood's Fall Catalogue also tells a all about Vegetable and Fv-"m g Seeds for Fall Planting, Seed i Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley, 1 I Vetches, Grass and V Clover Seeds, etc. Write for Fall Catalogue and * , prices of nuy Seeds desired. J ' T. W. WOOD & SONS, J i Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. 1 EFECTS OF VISION CORRECTED WITH SUITABLE GLASSES. Peisons who realize the inipoitHiic* lid value of correctly adjusted gin***/ tvariably have their eyes examined tted by H. R. GOODELl, Optician, SPARTANlH'RG s C. tlonsulatiortf.ee ]t??f Reduced Priaae I IIVIi0 Dn Jewelry Silverware and Millinery. ..FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS.. yVe will sell Jewelry, Silverrare, etc , at a wonderful discount. If you need a nice vatch now is the time to buy, w-we are going to sell at al nost any price. Come in and get our price*, md come early, a* goods will lot stay lone at prices we are quoting. M. E TINSLEY %