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1 TWO INDIAN BATTLE8. Rlrtarr It Apf??r? From (k? B*dakin'* Point of View. Ill* Indian's aide of any'controversy between litm and the white mnn hat never really been presented at nil. Ills f tory has necessarily been written from ^4 the white lunn's standpoint and large* ly from the reports of commanding Ulcers naturally anxious to secure fullcredit for their gallantry or to conceal any weakness. Take as an Illustration the so called "battle" of Wounded Knee. A ring was formed about the Indians, and nfter disarming most of them one mnn restated. and the troops began firing toward the center, killing nearly all the Indians and necessarily many of their wii men. The soldiers tlicn followed np fleeing women and children and shot them down hi cohl blood. This la fin# nalLawl m n?na??.<?n 1 - ?>? ^?? n *(iHon<IVIV All IIIV UUIV'IIII rH' port*. The pr*?* of the country did not call it a massacre. On the other hand, Ueneral Custer wns in pursuit of certain bands of Sioux. He followed their trail two days and finally overtook and surprised them upon the I.ittle B1K Ilorii. The warriors met him in force, and he was l>caten at his own Same. It wns a brilliant victory for , the Indians, whom Custer had taken at a disadvantage In the midst of their women and children. This battle goes down In history as the "Custer massacre." ? Dr. Charles A. Eastman in Reader. Origin of "Cra-rnt." "The word 'cravat,' " said a man who makes neckwear, "came Into our language about 108(1. Prior to that year a feature of the uniform of the Austrian cavalry wns a wide band of coarse linen worn in folds around the heck under tlie short hussar jacket. This cavalry organisation wns called the Cravnte, Its members being styled the Cravntes. Later, in the seventeenth century, France recruited a regiment of cavalry, adopting for It the uniform of the Austrian regiment in Croatia, calling It the Royal Cravnto*. Later, in England, the word 'crnbnf was applied to a neck handkerchief. After the buttle of Steenkirk, in Flanders, In 109*2, English officers brought home the 'steenkirk,' n long, flowing neck scarf edged urltli 'flue Flemish lace, tlie ends of which were drawn through a buttonhole of enormous size. The neckwear of today is clearly traceable to the 'steenkirk' and the modifications it underwent."?Wnslilnstnn Star. Odd Dwell In it Sites. The people of Tupuselel linre no need to travel far when they want to take a salt water bath. The town In built on piles which hare been driven into a submerged coral reef situntcd far out lU the Torres strait to the south of New Guinea. Opposite this extraordinary settlement on the mainland Is another Tillage that Is perched high In the air among the gigantic palm trges With wlflcli the const'.(a fringed. The object of both communities In choosing these cprious sites for their dwellings Is Identical. They desire to assure themselves against being surprised by their numerous enemies, and especially they seek safety from the prowling L>ynk head hunters. The Oldest Known flookkeeplnar. In the primitive villages of the Andes, scattered through Tern. HoHvIa and Ecuador, the descendants of the ancient Incas depend upon the "klpu" for keeping all their accounts, it was In use when Plznrro conquered Peru, and the Andean Indians have never Improved on It. It Is the oldest known form of iKiokkeeping. The "klpil" Is almply a collection of knotted strings. Differently colored strings denote dlfferent articles in dally use ami ten distinct knots the ten numerals. In the absence of a written language it is a tnnrvolously perfect system. Large transactions are conducted as accurately l>y it as if double entry bookkeeping were employed. Proof. Mother?Why, iny child, that little hurt couldn't possibly have made your knee so stiff as that! Little Liaele?Yes, it did too. Just yon try to hend It and see If I don't scream.?Baltimore American. . ! J? ?7" T CAN'T BE SEPARATED. Some People Have Learned how to Qet Rid of Both. R-ickflcho and Kidney ache arc* twin br?1hers. You can't separate them. And you can't get rid of tho backache until you cure the kidney ache. If the kidneys are well and strong the ro?t of the system is pretty sure to be in vigorous health. Doanw Kidney pills make strong healthy kidneys. Mr. Henry Murphy, of 084 Broadway, Memphis, Tenn , Professional nurse, says: "For a year or two pain and e. weakness across the loins and difficulty with my kidney excretio is Indicated that my kidneys were cither overtaxed " or weakened. All my knowledge of medicine failed to bring relief and ever anxiens to gefrrid of the trouble before it became chronic, I got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills at Hamner A Ballard's drug store. They performed their 4| work vory satisfactorily. I know of a great many others in Memphis who nave been benefited by Doan's Kidney .Pills " For sile by all dealers. Price, 50 cent4. Fostor-Milburn To.. Buffalo, N, Y., sole events for the Unitod States " Remember the name?Doan's and take no subetitnte. PUZZLES IN SPELLING. Ther Are Liable to Catch Yon^Iit Bloat Blj-aterlona Wax- I What queer quirks a Rood and obedient mind will sometimes take! A clergyman of exceptional scholarly attainments tells ine that he once wrote what he at the moment conceived to ho the word "righteous." The nature of his calling ought to suggest that of all words this one should be among the most familiar to him, and Indeed It was. Yet when he had written It it did not look right. After puzzling over it for some time he concluded that it must end with "lous" instead of "teous," as he had written it. Finally in a mental- muddle he went to his unabridged dictionary, but was amazed at finding no such word there. Deferring further search for the uonce, he completed Ills letter and then nnenod th? dictionary again. This time be found the word nil right and in its proper place, a fact which, he said, would . have been n warning to him if he had boon a drinking man. ! The explanation of it was that by some unaccountable freak lie had got it Into his noddle that it was spelled "ritchcous." lie had spelled it so in his letter and had of course looked on the wrong page of the dictionary for it In the first Instance. Ry the time he looked again the crotchet was out of his mind, and he knew how to spell tho word as well as Webster did.?Brooklyn Eagle. Scholarly Men and the Polplt. i If scholarly men more and more reject tlie church as tho means by which they will Influence opinion and conduct and replace 1t by educational, editorial and adthlnlstrnflvc agencies, tho ; next century may be altogether guided ' in its Intellectual decisions and in those of Its nctlons which depend on intellectual Judgments by forces outside tho church. Our grandfathers looked to the minister for advice not only upon religious beliefs and moral practice, but also upon most matters outside their own direct acquaintance. The minister prescribed for the education of sons, solved social problems and acted as the source and Judge of truth In matters of general knowledge. Our sons seem likely to regard the ministry as a bodj' of men fitted to deal with men's religious welfare, but less fitted to bo generous mentors In others. The direction of the people in other than purely religious n^lvlties may pass wholly out of the bands of the church.?Frofessor E. L. Thorndike In Century. A Traffic WrilUlns Hinff. A tragic story of n forgotten wedding ring Is told In the "Idves of tho Lindsays." lie should have been at church when Colin Lindsay, the young Earl of Ilalcarrns. was quietly eating his breakfast in nightgown and slippers. Reminded that Maurltla of * .Nassau was walling for him nt the nl-tar, lie hurried to church, Ait forgot the ring. A friend present gave him one, which lie, without looking at, placed on the brhlc'e linger. After the cercuiony wns over the countess glanced at her hand and beheld n grinning death's head on her ring. She fainted away, and the omen made such an impression 011 her that on recovering she declared she wns destined to die within n year, a presentiment thirt-'probably brought about Its own fulfilment, for In a few months the careless Colin was a widower. Irritation and fain. A sharp definition should l>e drawn between irritation and pain,;-' Irritation Is not pain, but only n frequent cause of It Thus a crumb, lodged in the larynx near the vocal cords produces violent Irritation and prolonged coughing, which often result In actual pain. 80, too. a speck of dust In the eye sets up violent Irritation and Inflammation, followed by acute pain. Of the surfnce of tlio body the flnger tips and the end of the tongue arc most sensitive? for Instance, a burn on tVe Angers is much more painful than one on the back would be, while one on the tongue would be more painful still. Deep wounds arc not painful, as a rule, save as regards the surface Injury. Troon of Harnni* And \nrf1i AihapIhb Forest vegetation js much richer In . North America than in Europe and comprises 412 species, of which 170 nre native to the Atlantic region, 100 to the Faclflc, 10 nre common to both, 40 to the Ilocky mountain region, and 74 are tropical species near tho const of Floridn as against 158 species in , Europe. Six North American species of forest trees?the Judns tree, persimmon, hackberry, piano tree, hop hornbeam and chestnut?are also Indigenous in Europe, nil now growing there naturally south of the Alps. Natnre's Toiler. The West Indinn negro need not buy soap. He picks a bulb from the "soap tree" In tho Jungle, which makes a i bountiful lather. If he wants a shave, he uses a piece ! of sharp coconnut shell or broken glass ' and It nnswers ns well as a razor. To clean his teeth he picks a twig of "fchowstlck," which Is better than the best caChel's hair brush uud dentifrice. The Correal Reply. At an examination held at the agricultural college the question was put, "When Is tho best time to sow barIcy?" The "examinate," a sharp country lnd from the district of Altenburg promptly replied: I HTI.MW. ,1... - it- ? auicv uii; n uciuiu u UU IIUU, From tb? German. A Lender No Longer. "Never lend Burroughs any money?" "Never did." "Bnt you bare." "No; used to think I did, but found I was making a gift every time."? Boston Po?t . THE MODERN SALESMAN. J He Rrnllafa the Neeenelty For Correct Dress In Dunlnens. It has become the unwritten but none the lost* stringent law thnt young men shall tlress well ami neatly (luring ; business hours. In many of the lapj gest banks and financial institutions ; none of the clerks Is permitted to go costless, anil In the mercantile estnb; lishments where salesmen are em- J ' ployed "loud" attire Is actually dls- 1 con raged. The old time salesman glo- 1 | rled In his flamboyant cravats and shirts, Ids diamonds and Ills peculiar clothes. His capital in trade consisted of n flashy appearance, vulgar stories, n constitution Hint would stand intoxicating liquor and an unlimited amount of cheek. He did not have to know anything about the goods lie sold, except in a general way. lie slapped men on the back, took them out to dinner, got drunk with tlieni and then booked their orders. The modern sales- J man is a well educated, neatly dressed gentleman who knows nil about the j goods he sells. He Is never called upon to drink, he never needs to dine out. 1 he trades on honor and brains, and his ' customers are men who only admire men who know r.s much as or more than they do about their business. Dress plays the most important part In the game of commerce, no less with the salesman than It does with the manufacturer, the mill man, the banker or the financial man. They all dress to Impress their fellow men favorably. ! ?C. M. Connolly In Success. i Got the Orators. | A captain of a Massachusetts regiment. stationed In Washington at the time of the civil war, was noted for his love of good things to eat and one day dispatched one of his soldiers, a man | named Dailey, to Alexandria to get some fresh oysters, giving him Inst rue( tlons not to return without them. The man started, and no more was seen of .-htm for nine days. The Washington Times prints the story of his return: After a lapse of nine days Dailey cnnie Into camp leading a trnin of four horse wagons, loaded with oysters. Approaching and respectfully saluting the amazed captain, Dailey said: "Here are your oysters, captain. Couldn't find any In Alexandria, so I chartered a schooner and made a voyage to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk for them. There are about 200 bushels. Where do you want 'em?" Dailey did really make the trip, hired his men and sold oysters enoucli in Georgetown before "reporting'* to pay nil expenses nnd leave lit 111 n profit of about $100. The 200 bushels were divided among the members of the regl' ment. and Ihilley returned to his duty. Pnper JUUIiir nnil the Rarypt lnn?. The art of pnper making Is almost prehistoric. It Is believed that the Egyptians Invented the first crude process. This Is shown In the name Itself, which Is derived from the word papyrus, a reed which grows In Egypt nnd other warm countries. The ancient Egyptians nmde their primitive paper from this plant by taking the smooth, fibrous layer between the rough outer bark nnd the Inner flesh of the reed. This they dried nnd glued together In long rolls, which served as a means to convey their thoughts lu hieroglyphics. This process has been so Improved upon during the succeeding ages that today the most perfect paper can be made from the meanest substauces. Home Treatment. In Ohio, as In several other states, persons condemned to death are taken to the state capital for execution. 1 Iteceutly In the Greene county court a Jury was being chosen to try a murder case. 1 One member of the panel had been asked the usual questions and had given satisfactory answers until the law1 yer for the defense Inquired: "Do you believe In capital nunlsli ment?" "No, sir," was the prompt reply; "I believe In hanging them light here at home."?What to Eat. C>|td Bird* I.tve Lonneiit. Many people declaim against the cruelty of keeping birds in cages, but It Is a well proved truth that cage birds live about six times as long ns a wild !>lrd, and the bird Invariably becomes so fond of its owner and its surroundings that when the cage Is thrown open It will not fly away. It suffers so little from solitude that if a prospective 1 mate Is Introduced it hits her on the 1 head at first for her Impudence in daring to iutrudo Into a private apart' ment Dlrd Superstitions. According to n superstition which holds sway In some parts of Ireland, the sedge warblers possess the souls of unbaptlzed babes and sing their sorrow at the midnight hour, while the linnet, yellow hammer and finch sing their plaluflve and tender songs to remind us they are souls of departed friends not yet relieved from purgatorial pains. The bittern is their herald at night?Irish Times. A Sermon on Money. "No, my son," said the Bllvllle par out; "money doesn't bring happiness. It only pays house rent and the grocery bill and makes the bailiff and the hill collector respect us six days In the week while the parson gives us the lialleluia smile on Sunday."?Atlanta Constitution. A Shocking Drlnkrr. The Girl ?Does he drink so terribly? The Guy?Yes, Indeed; pours It out Into Ids saucer.?Kansas City Indo IKMidout. If you have a good temper, keep it; I If you have a bad one, don't lose ItColumbia Jester. Gray Hair | VI have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for over thirty years. It has kept my scalp free from dandruff and has prevented my hair from turning gray."?Mrs. F. A. Soule, Billings, Mont. There is this peculiar thing about Ayer's Hair Vigor?it is a hair food, not a dye. Your hair does I not suddenly turn black, n look dead and lifeless. 1 i Butgraduallythe old color 1 | | comes back,?all the rich, I dark color it used to have. The hair stops falling, too. U $1.00 a bottle. All drii(|Uti. F lf your ilrn^ist cannot supply you, B | K send o* ouo dollar nml wo will express you a liottlo. Ho suro nntl givo the nanio of your nearest cxnross oliii c. Address, | J.C. AY Ell CO.. Lowell, Mass. BERMUDA MAIDENS. The ncrson So Many of Tliciu Decide to Itcmuln I" v mnrrlc.l. In proportion to population {hero are more oltl maids In tl;t? Bermudas than in pny other part of the world. This is true of all classes of the population, but especially of the oldest and wealthiest families, who have been connected with the islands ever since they were colonized by the Virginia company in 1(112. I-'lve out of six of the daughters of the old planting families do not marry In spite of the fact that they are pretty, with a delicate rose flush type of beauty, extremely well bred and accomplished and Just as nice as girls can possibly be. Their failure to marry Is a standing source of wonder to the whole of the West Indies. An antiquated law is undoubtedly responsible in part for this state of things. By this law provision is made for the daughters to take shares of a landed estate when their father dies, but if one marries she loses her fartune. It Is taken away and shared among the others. Under this law many n girl of the better class Is robbed of the dowry which Is rightfully hers. Sometimes she will not marry lier sweetliojirt at the cost of hot* fortune; sometimes the mercenary swain wiMrnot marry her if she has nothing to bring him but herself. Eluntlp Work. Booner or later every owner of n country home runs up against the idea of rustle work. Generally it hits him hard?sometimes too hard. If you really need seats or summer houses In your woodlnml nothing can be more appropriate than logs with the bark on. because they harmonize with the growing trees, sn3*s Country Life In America. This is the real secret of the popularity of rustic work, its fitness. It is opposed to costlier and more architectural features which make a strong contrast with natural surroundings. Occasionally, however, you will find a man who has fallen head over heels in love with rustic work for its own sake. The conseuonee is that he tills the lawn in front of his house with all sorts of rustic impossibilities which look doubly foolish because they have no earthly use and because they are out In a sunny spot In the midst of an environment which is civilization rather than nature. Cosily Draff*. Unless you arc a druggist you have no idea of the value represented by n little shelf in the prescription department of a big drugstore. It Is one of the wonders of the world that drugstores do not furnish the same temptation as banks to knights of the chisel. A pound jar of hyoscoanine is worth just $2,240 the world over. Jaborlno is a little less presumptuous as to price; It costs $1,500 a pound and is used to cause perspiration. Ergotine crystals cost the druggist the trifling sum of $5,000 a pound. They are made from the ergot of rye. Nnregnnine goes er goiuie crystals one better and costs $0,S00 a pound. It is used as an expectorant in bronchial troubles and as an emetic. Easy Pill D Easy to take and easy to act Is A that famous little pill DeWitt's Little Early Risers. This Is due to the fact that they tonic the liver Instead of purging It. They never gripe nor sicken, not even the most delicate lady, and yet they are so certain In results that no one who uses them is disappointed. They cure torpid liver, constipation, biliousness, jaundice, headache, malaria and ward off pneumonia and fevers. PRRPAKBD BY E. C. DeWITT A CO., CHICAGO ^ Don't Forget the Name. ^ EARLY RISERS Dr. R. M. Dorsey, Specialist >n diseases of the EYE and EAR ?and? OPTICIAN. Successor to IT. R. Good ell. Alexander's Music Hall, Spartanburg, S. C* 47-ljr. SCHOOL The boys will terested in 01 and will requ Very Dure We have jus fine stock oi which we a very low fi< ore good in rt onrl *v? y v< vu j.AiurkV^t not to rip. Prices $1.0 J. CO Koiiii Su|?cr*tlli??n?. Almost any old time fanner will tell you n worm fence built in the light of tin* moon and ascending male will worm arouml and finally fall down. If you want potatoes during similar phases, they will all go to tops and file tubers will bo small and watery. This is the time, however,, to plant on rum- ' hers, especially when the sign is in the arms. I The carpenter of former times would not think of putting a shaved shingle ; roof on a building In the dark of the moon, because the shingles would curl up, pull out the nails asid soon leak , like a sieve. Neither would he cut tint- , hers for a house nor would he paint it until the si.un was right. Outdoor musical performances are ' not permitted in St. Petersburg. TRi:/ ; TO OUR 1<F. \1)F.R$. linionic Jilo yd It.ilni for the 111 cod If you stifT-r from tt'c is. ?< /. ma scrofula, bluod poia ?n, cat-ci r. m n j sores, i etiing skin, pimples, l> i s. bote pain*, swellings, vheuut .*imu, entanh or any bli od or skin d'sea *. ue advi\ou t.? tai c II I'anic 111 eni Balm (It 1 B) Especially recommended f.?i < 1obslii a'e, ft? ep sea ed <a-es. cntes v herall el.-e lads, heals ev. i v s >r? n.?u. the blo.fi pure and lieb, gives the ski> the ricli gl nv of h>-al ti. l).u_r^i*;s, Si per large bottle. $.t<ii|l? h i.i fr * 1?? wplil}g blood li.i'iu (/ ? , Allnira. 0,1 Describe trouble a: u live medicd a vice fen*, in bed letter. Medicine mi l once, prepaid. t\ I*. Duke. Gnrtlctia In <l?e Ire. A glacier when it dislodges Itself and sails away over the Arctic ocean never travels alone. In the wake of every large one floats a line of similar companions. The Eskimos call this phenomenon "the duck and ducklings," and any 0110 who has watched the progress of the wild duck followed hy her hjood will appreciate the aptitude of the name. Strange as it mny seein, plants grow and blossom upon these great ice mountains. When a glucler is at rest moss attaches itself to it, protecting the ice beneath, Just as sawdust does. After a time the moss decays ami forms a soil, in which the seeds of buttercups and dandelions, brought by the wind, take root and flourish. Those who have traveled much in arctic lands say the poppy does not bloom during the brief northern summer. Too Much Development. Excessive muscular development is pronounced hy an experienced physician to be not only unnecessary, but positively dangerous. On censing athletic training, which every person must do sooner or later, the system adapts Itself very slowly to new conditions, and digestive rod liver troubles are very liable to follow. The great lungs, not needed in sedentary work, degenerate, often leading to consumption. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take I,. xative Ttr? mo Q limne Tablets All diuggiMs letui d il.e tu iney if it fai's o cuie. K W (ilow's signature on i IH?X. )y ^UMfiER r _ THE LI ^RATES e U ON E SUMW SOUTHERN =?= iMI Comf Hailww W.A r ^ Pasa. Traffic Mgr. WASHINGTON. D. C. is over! I soon be initdopr sports iro a ible Suit. it received a * these Suits an sell at a gure They quality and warranted o to $5.00. HEN. Throw! tin; nict' at I\>il<llnga. Idke ro:>.st pig, tlie* origin of throwing rlco nt weddings Is Chinos**, nnd tl?? legend Is scarcely loss worthy of Charles Lamb: "A famous sorcerer named Chno boennio Jealous of the power of another sorcerer, a woman, and, conceiving a plan to destroy her, lie persuaded her parents to bestow her upon his supposed son. The crafty Chno chose the most unlucky day for iho wedding, the day when the 'Golden Pheasant' was la the ascendant, so that when the bride entered the red chnlr the spirit bird would destroy her with his powerful beak. P?ut Poachblossom pave directions to have rice thrown out at the door, and she passed out i*ibanned while the Rpirlt bird was devouring It." Crushing a tJore. John G. Whittier, the Quaker poet, once in describing the usages of the Quakers in regard to "speaking In meetings" said that sometimes the vol. untary remarks wore not quite to the edification of the meeting. It once happened that a certain George C. grew rather wearisome in his exhortations, and his prudent brethren, after solemn consultation, passed theTollowlng resolution: "It is the sense of this meeting that George C. he advised to remain silent until such time as the Lord shall speak through him more to our satisfaction and profit." The Throat n?<l Tonsil*. A simple gargle for a sore throat may be made by adding fifteen drops of refined carbolic acid to a quart of water. Remember to shake thoroughly before using?otherwise It will b? useless -and gargle four or five times a day. In case of swollen tonsils a tenspoonful of powdered tannin dissolved in a tumbler of water forms ac excellent gargle, which should be use** every two hours. A gargle of permanganate of potash, not too strong. Is also excellent for use In cases of mild sore throat. In Soplclj-, Rella?I certainly think you deserve great credit for your kindness to your mother. Mildred?Oh., it's onlv nnturnl Holla ?I don't know. It Lsn't every daughter that invites lior mother to her swcllest dinner parties, as you do.? Brooklyn Life. Oat of tlie Henri'* Blttcrnenm. Blobbs ? Scribbler lias had no lea# than nine plays rejected. Slobhs?What is he doing now? Blobbs? Writing essays on the decline of the drama.?Philadelphia Record. Getting: the Drop. "You insist on having ft man who carries a rifle in every scene?" queried the startled playwright. "That must he in the contract," answered the star. "But It will appear very sensational and inartistic." "Can't help it I play n territory where audiences have a way of get- / ting restless. I want them to see that ' we've got the drop on them before they start throwing things."?Exchange. [NE FOR BUSINESS, INE FOR PLEASURE, NE FOR ALL THE BEST [ER RESORTS >Iete Summer Resort Folder d Free to Any Address. S. H. Hardwick, W. H. TAYLOR, Con'l Pass. Agent, Asst. Gon'l Pass. Act. II WASHINGTON, D.C. ATLANTA, CA. '