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TIIOS. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR EDOEF?ELD, S. Cfc WEDNESDAY, APRIL IT, 1895. VOL. LX. NO. 12. /?"Stateswomen" is the correct thing to call tho female Australian poli tician, The Japs will before long be a for midable factor among the world's naval powerp, predicts the St. Louis Star-Sayings. In France it is decided that the makers of bioyoles are responsible for damages when an accident occurs through a structural fault in a ma chine. _ According to the St. Louis Star Sayings, "detrolleyized" is the new word New York has coined to de scribe Brooklyn's condition during tho street car strike. Statistics aro quoted to show that in New York City last yoar 347 fires ?were caused by coal oil, 231 by gas, 273 by matches and only forty-eight by the uso of electric light and power. During the last two months of 1S31 the number of serious crimes reported in Egypt was 231, as compare! with 484 daring the same period in 1893. This is regardod as very satisfactory. It is estimated by some that the present coinage value of gold bullion is about forty per cent, of its market value. The remaining sixty per cents is the value given it by demand for use in the arts. The big Gascogne was adm ?rod foi making her way half across tho ocean with a crippled cylinder, out oar little gunboat Bennington made an equally long run in similar circumstances last year. "Oar sailors are cqnal to any thing when cruising anywhere but in a navy yard," declares the New York Journal. The Southern States are dotted with gold properties from ono end to tho other, avers the Atlanta Constitu tion. Tho Virginia-Marylaud gold runs in a southwesterly direction through the middlo sections of those States and continues its course into ? ?Torth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama into Mexico. This belt covers at least twenty counties in "Virginia, and quartz veins exist of immense size in Fauquier, Goochland, Loaisa and other counties, quar.cz taken from veins at different sections Bhowing . bj? fire assay from $10 tb ? mnn"' ^ ^T^r"""""Brr six nundred pounds of ore were taken from a vein near Montgomery County, Maryland, near the Virginia border, which yielded $30,000 gold, this be ing a pocket. The oro o? this vein averaged $50<-to the ton at a total ex penso not exceeding $3. : There aro 1,800,000 boys in the public schools of tho United States under eighteen years of ago, and thc New Orleans Picayune believes that if the plans of Lafayette Post, G. A. E., of New York, Henry EL Adams, commander, are carried to a success ful issue, every one of these boys, be fore the end of the ye3r, will be skilled m military knowledge and the use o? arms. "It is an idea of magnificent di mensions that tho Grand Army post has conceived, and the men selected to put it into active operation aro go ing about the herculean task in a sen sible, business-like manner that promises speedy success. Should thy project be developed into a fact it will givo the United States the greyest loree of citizen soldiery on earth. Almost from the time the boys ox the Nation are taught the first elements of the three R's they will bo given military instruction-first, in primary ? stages, and later on, tho moro ad vanced courses, as tho student in creases in age. Under this system, when the averago boy leaves school he will be in better physical condition than is the case at present, by reason of the active exercise attendent upon military instruction, and in cveut of emergency will be ready to serve his country capably and efficiently with out months of training." Tho Bod houses in which many of the farmers of Western Kansas brave the blizzards aro admirably adapted to the purpose. It should also be 6aid that they arc the coolest of dwell ings during tho heated term. The manner of construction is as follows: "The farmer cuts the slabs of sod foi building purposes just as sod is cut for transplanting grass. Thc buffalo grass indigenous to the Western Kan sas country grows like a thick mut ot tough herbage. The slabs of this sod, about fifteen by twenty-four inches and four inches thick, hold together with tho consistency of felt. They nro laid in courses like building stone, and pressed closely together, and thu roof is made of timbers and frequently thatched. The inside is then smoothed with the native lime, which makes an excellent plaster. This coat of lime is sometimes applied outside also, but usually these sol honsos present a natural dun color liko tho wintor prairie. In some cases tho floor is made by excavating a few feet and tramping theground solid with horses ; otherwise a regular wood floor is laid. The window and door frames are fitted as iu building stone house. The sod bouse contains frequently only ono room, but some havo two aud even turee rooms." Tho sud house lasw about live years. CUBA'S METROPOLIS. IMPRESSIONS OP AN AMERICAN VISITOR IN HAVANA, Charm of tho Soft Atmosphere-Pic turesque Features of tue Out of-Door Life-Cuban Ilorsd -A Dairy on Legs. DELIGHTFUL winter cli mate, a brilliant verdure, tropical scenery, picturesque cities and people, all com bine to givo a rare charm to Cuba, says a letter from Havana to tho Wash ington Star. Here tho ocean seems bluer, the sky fairer and the fields greener than elsewhere; for all is seen through the medium of a marvel ously clear atmosphere. An artist fairly revels in tho wonderful color effects. Havana would be ono of the dingiest cities in the world iu any other light than that of Cuba, but hero the fading paint of a dilapidated house front, the weatherworn stones and crumbling plaster seem to take on new and brilliant tints. Even tho narrow, dirty streets seem to get somo glory from thc light. Wheu to this are added the pleasing, picturesque effects produced by tho old castlc-like forts that crown eminences about tho city, thc water of tho gulf, tho many colors used in painting nouses, the gruy old churches, the peculiar archi tecture and thc tops of palm trees showing themselves here and there above the roofs, ono would have to be devoid altogether of sentiment not to find pleasure in Havana and Cuba. The city of Havana is quite as strange to an American's eyes as any city of the old world. This is true also of THE PEA] the other cities ot thc island, but none of them is so interesting as Havana. Tho houses are foreign to an Ameri can ; the streets, the customs of the people, are all strange. Tho Btroets , are narrow, many of them mere alleys, and the sidewalks in most of them not more than a foot or eighteen inches it widths Along these Btreet3 ia a Btrange "jum'??lffo? dwellflrgs, sh?py? U?or?is iiM cafes. Usually the buildings are not more than one or two stories in height. The walls are made thick, as a proteo tion against cyclones and earthquakes, and the roofs are fiat. Many of the roofs are mado into gardens, and all of them aro used for laundry purposeE and for family gatherings on warm evenings. Tho walls are carried ur so as to form a coping arouud thc roof, making it a safo playground foi children. There arc no back yards ir Havana. The houses have inner courtf and the roofs tor airing places. From the roof thc littlo boy flies his kite, and there in the twilight tho father of the family will promenade while he smokes his cigar. There are three or four wide avenues in the newer part of tho city. Tho Prado, a boulevard as wide as Pennsyl vania avenue, extends about a mile frcm a square kuown as tho Campo dei Marte to the shores of tho gulf near tho cntranco to tho harbor. On this are located tho principal theatres and hotels, and many residences of thc better class. On it, or near it, also, are found thc large and fine establish ments of the clubs, of which Havuna has many, as one result of its lack of domestic lifo. Another wide avenue extending in another direction to thc outskirts of the city is the avenue Tacon, which is boulevardcd, and on which are located many fino houses, including the Captain General's sum mer palace. The great busiD ess streets of the city are narrow alleys, so nar row that during the middle of the day awnings are stretched across the street from store to store. Tho exterior of the houses is cov ered with smooth plaster, and painted drab, blue, green, or any color that may please tho owner. Tho ordinary one-story dwelling has a doorway that extends from thc ground nearly to the top. Th !s is fitted with wooden doors that look R3 th ougn made for tho bas ilio. They are thick and studded with bolts. In these doors another of com mon size is cut. This is for ordinary use. There aro no door bells, but each door has a brass knocker. Be side tho door is a wide window, reach ing also from the ground nearly to the roof. There is no glass in tho win dow-in fact, window glass is a thing almost unknown in the dwelling houses of Havana. Tho window looks like a cage. Strong iron bars extend from top to bottom and from sido to side. Inside aro wooden shutters, which can be closed when either the sun or thc rain make it desirable. The front room is the parlor, and, of course, in the small houses-tho homos of thc rorrLTP.r EBMSEB. poor-the genera! living room. Where it is the parlor there will be curtains for the window, and inside one can see a stiff-lookiug TOW of chairs ar rang?e! along the v/nll or in the middle ot thc rc;>m. Jn th? ordinary house tili;) is usually ali iha furniture to he Keen. Tho better horses will have two, )?nd even three., ol' Ile immense cage-like windows The dcor will open apon B wide airy hallway, which will lead into the patio, 'lue patiu is it court or yard in tho center of the bouse. The apartments are arranged around it. Sometimes there is a foun tain or pretty garden in this court, A N.umow STEEET AND CATHEDRALS and often a tree which lifts its hoad abovo tho roof. Sometimes & house arranged on this plan is a sort of tene ment house, and the patio is a place for slops, rubbish of all kinds, and tho gathering of scolding women and dirty children. Tho better houses have floors of tiles or marble and on some i streets have an Ionic colonnado in front. Thcso that riso to tho hoight i of two stories have a little gallery on the second floor, around tho inner court. Ono impression a visitor ?3 apt to have afc first-whenever ho is in Hav* ana-is that he is in tho slums of tho city. He will ask to ba shown tho better streets. All of tho streets are DO, HAVANA. dirty. In all of them one will meet unpleasant smells, and then every^ where ia an odd mixturo of poverty and wealthy comfort and squalor? re i spectability and vice. Cafes ate everywhere. The Havan ; ese live outdoors. The front3 of ?hops i and bazaars aro all open and the cafes s" seem to be on tho street. At night ie irriBi??cl:fe~;^^ ; are crowded and the parks in the center of tho city thronged with prom ? enaders. One sees a thousand strange sights i in the streets, besides tho houses, that 1 6eem so odd to an American. Bille i tarios or lottery ticket peddlers will i accost you at every turn, begging you ? to buy a piece of a ticket. The mar ) ket men from tho country como into . town with pack horses or donkeys t completely hidden under great loads ? of fodder, or pigs or chickens, which aro suspended in bunches over the horse's back, or of fruit and vege ' tables. i Huge carts drawn by four oxen do the draying around the wharves. Every ! where thc porters and drivers wear tho flat red, bluo or whito Austrian THE DA TUT OX LEC3. caps, which add mush to their pic turesque appearance. Thero is a ten dency to gaudiness of color in tho dress of all classes, but especially among tho colored women, who wear brilliant yellow or rod dresses, with bandannas aronud their necks or over their bends. Tho colored woman has a peculiar old-fashioned way ot dressing her hair with ' 'rats, " so as to niako puffs of wool on each side of her head. Many of them, and especially tho old ones, go through the streets puffing cigars. The volante, tho old-fashion ed Cuban carriage, is no longer seen in Havana, though it is still used in some districts where tho roads are very rough. In its place in Havana hns como a little victoria, drawn usually by a very sorry looking speci men of a Cuban horse. Thero are three or four thousand such vehicles moving restlessly up and down tho streets. Tho established fare to any point within tho city is ono peseta or twenty cents. Compared with prices of other things in Havana this is ridic ulously cheap. Every one rides in them, from tho bootblack to tho mill ionaire. You will seo washwomen carrying their week's wash to or from homo in a victoria. Tho horso cars, which arc very shabby, aro drawn by three horses, ono of them being hitched in front as a lead horse. Another odd sight frequently seen in the streets is a train ol from ten to twenty horses, the halter of the second being tied to tho tail of thc first, and so on. At a point on thc water side of tho city horses arc taken for a bath in thc sea. When tho sea is running high this is en interesting sight. Tho man in charge of the horses strips down to one garment, mid orders the lead horso into tho water ; tho others, tied noso mid tail, meekly follow. When they get into tho breakers tho line of horses will riso and full with tho wave, and tho horses will plunge about ill a lively hislliou. Thei'C nt? always scores ol' horses being bullied in this way iii tho rocky inlets near the Hospital o? St. Lazaro. The great numbers ol soldiers every wherd seems queer id /aierican?; Many bf those that appear ?it first sighl to be soldiers are pbli??irieri ?r meiri bers of the civil guard; Their" uni; form is inuch the same as that ?f. the soldier; The ?oldier weara a hine linen suit and either ? soldier cap br a straw hat with a rosetted cockade; Their regiments and the branch bf the service td which they belong, is indi cated by the color of the collars and euffs; Some are red; sdme.. green; some black, and somo blue; The col lar and buffs are detachable;, and can be removed when thd coat is sent td the laundry. At bight iri thd neigh borhood bf tho opera ho?ses one Will see cavalrymen On guard in the etreet: The people and tile authorities ?nak? much of the opera? and n?vemeles ard allowed to pas3 neat edotigh the dpera house to possibly interfere with the" full enjoyment of tho musid. In th? harbor are hundredu of little boats, propelled by sails and oars, that carry passengers to and from vessels or on expedition^ around tho bay; They have ? shelter ovof the stern; ah awri ing supported by bambdd rods berti over? b?wshap?j from thwart; Nd ves nels except Spanish vessels l??d nt thd docks, so theBO boatmen dd much busi^ ness taking travelers to and from thd boat landings? One of the strangest eighty is a Havana milkman on his rounds in tho morning? He bringa the milk to tho door in a batural state-that is? in thd cow? He stops afc the doo*; kneels by the cow, extracts the needed amount of milk in the iss?al fashion; and de livers it to the servant, foaming and Unstrained? A milkman Usually has rt drove of several nows. The method insures unadulterated and frosh milk? Pretty Feats Wit? Knots* The untying of knots in a string by tying other knots in the same string is a pretty feat, with which those who care to learn it may amuse and mys tify those who have never seen it done. It is quite easy, and there is no trick about it. A careful study of the ac companying diagrams will make it easy to learn tho feat, which can be performed with a stout cord or small rope? A simple knot is made? as in the first diagram, and then the second kc ot is made, forming what is known as a square knot? as shown in the sec ond diagram. The next move is to carry the end of the cord marked "A" downward through the first loop? The third diagram shows the tangle thu? formed, and it is such a thorough tan* gie that to pull the two ends of the string would .make a hard and com plicated knot?. But the end "A" of the cord is now brought up over the outside of the first loop, and is car ried down through the second loop? coming out in the same direction with the end "B." Now. by taking hold of the two ends of the oord and pull KNOTS UNTIED B? OTHER KNOTS. ing them, tho cord may bo drawn out perfectly straight, the knots disap pearing. The performance may be made more mystifying by asking a spectator to hold both ends of tho cord, while the operator, concealing tho knotted portion in his hands, rubs the knots out, leaving the spectator in possession of a smooth and un broken string. Possibly tho specta tor may follow the whole operation so, closely as to be able to perform it himself on the first trial, but he will' bo apt to make a mistake in forming the second loop and reverso the twist shown in the second diagram. In that, case he will succeed only in tying a; knot that will bo difficult to untie! after tho attempt is made to pull the1 cord straight. (Jucen Victoria's Devoted Daughter.1 Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, is un doubtedly the favorite of all that sovereign's many children, and exer cises tho greatest influence upon her mother, whoso constant companion she has been ever since the death of tho Prince Consort. Not even the mar riage of tho Princess has diminished the intimacy of tho relations between mother and daughter, and whenever Her Majesty travels, thc Princess oc cupied tho same day and night saloon carriages as her mother, her husband, Prince Henry, of Battenburg, being relegated to another part of the train, either with tho children or with 'the gentlemen-in-waiting. Princess Beatrice has amaya been known as the most accomplished mu sician of the royal family. When quite young she developed a wonder rr.INOESS BEATRICK. 'ful gift of reading difficult music at sight, and this has been carefully cul tivated. She is olso a most graceful composer, and has set to music various poems by Lord Tennyson. Disraeli was tho last novelist whe received ?50,000 for a single work, and that proved so disastrous to the publishers that the author offered to return part of the money. ?Siam has 250,000 square miles, about the area of North ami ?South Dakota with Minnesota added. BRESS NOVELTIES. THE SHOULDER IS THE "THER 3I03l#rEli Oe FASHION" Inflated j?all?dn Sleeves Aro Still Here, But Will Disappear in Time -Flowor-Bedecked Parasols Will Be th? Rage. IN iiid^Deisarte p'bildsdphy of ex pfessiorr the shoulder is desig nated ''the thermometer of the passions. When our spirts are hp Our shoulders ?to elevated; when wd !are "blue-spirited and low in our minds" our ohoulders are down; when our tempers are awry bur shoulders have crooked; variable inclinations and movements, and when we are determined td bravely meet whatever:fate has in ?toro for us, or if we aro are resolved to assert ourselves and "snub tho sun," our shoulders are firmly and squarely set. So goos this ''shoulder philosophy" through lis many ?phases as men and women have moods; Apropos of thia divert^ ing conceit anent shoulder's; it is quito plaid that in tho philosophy df modes "the shoulder is the thermometer Of fashions'1-the fashions in sleeves at least. l? depends upon tho arrange ment of the sleeves at tho shoulders, whether those arm envelopes have an aggressive; or a meek, or a perky, or fc coquettish air; They have had for vs STYLISH GOWN FO some time that air of supremo exclu siveness that challenges tho observer to keep at a respectful distance, as plainly as if, instead of embroidered and sequined, each voluminous sleeve were lettered with "Touch mo not!" .'Stand off!" "Bewaro!" In view of this thero is soraothing almost pathetic in tho meek little shoulder capo shown in thc sketch, which the oracles of fashion say is "a forerunner of thc comiug mode." It looks like a very trumpet, forsooth, to herald the nen s all over tho world that tho inflated balloon sleeves are gradually and genteely disappearing. They are not going in undue haste, but this quaint sleeve is indicative that tho tremendous sleeves that have made a wider breach between men and women and impeded man's daily pro gress more than the insistent sieter hood who are demanding enfranchise ment will gracefully disappear. By the way, this is an admirable pattern for a lean, unshapely arm. If the shoulder is not defectivo in lines and the upper arm is, the fulness above tho elbow is just the one thing needed to disguise thc lack of harmonious pro portions from an unsympathetic world. On the other hand, a shapely shoulder FOI?EnUKXEn OF FASHION IN SLEEVES. is revealed to advantage and tho ?rill3 may bo dispensed with. The fashion omclo further asserts that this sleeve is "quite a novelty." It is as novel aa the stars, which seem everlastingly frcsb, although so eter nally old. Fnov.T.r. BEDECKED r.\i:Asor,?;. Thc coming season's sunshades aro bewildering in floral effects. One is of violet-colored chi (lou, with wreath and nosegays of artificial vi?lete, l?g hows ol' riolet ribbon imminent its ?stick at lop and handle, arni thu grace fal mille around its edge is gay with j silver spauijlca. A nosegay of tho J piolets nestles in the knot of the rib? bon on the handle and the whole is lelicately scented with violet tachet? Another new floral parasol,although SUMMER PARASOLS. moro severo in style, is even more ehiCi It is trimmed with orchids, ono huge cluster hanging from the bow at the top and a smaller ono at the handle. Thc sunshade itsolf is of heavy creatd-tinted silk, with mother of-pearl handle. All the parasols this year are noticeable for thoir elegance and showiness. Every detail is most costly, and, in many instances, most B SPRING WEAK. perishable, as the fluffy and flowery effocts so greatly in vogue aro not meant for wear and tear. The good old-fashioned plain parasol, lasting a whole season through, is completely obliterated by this crowd of frag?e, and efflorescent novelties. STYLISH ?OWN FOR SPRING WEAR. Tho stylish gown in tho double col umn illustration is appropriate for spring wear, say3 the Mail and Ex press. It has some novel effects in its arrangement. Tho color used is a narcissus green, and tho cloth is of a firm texture. The bodice is braided all over in a ribbon design formed of a mohair braid of a walnut tint, this again having a dentatod outline of fine' cord entwined with threads of iridescent metal. The full pouch front, foldod collar, and under basque are arranged in a soft shade of yellow satin, tho centre plaid, rosettes and buttons hoing of walnut velvet. The plain 6kirt, of thc latest shape, has a handsomo spiral design of the braid ing on either side of tho front depend ing from tho waist downward. The capote is of narcissus cloth ; tho square front has bows of walnut vel vet, which aro fastened in tho cen tre by an old Strass buckle. The up standing wings are of white, and a second pair used at the sides give a peculiarly novel effect thereto. PLAIN SKIRTS CONTINUE IN FAVOR. Tho plain skirt continuos in favor, both for street and evening gowns. In deed there is little likelihood that very claborato skirts will be worn until the excessive trimming of bodices and thc enormous sleeves now in stylo cease to be fashionable, for it is a gonoral rule that when tho bodico is simplo the skirt is elaborate, and vice versa. The bell shaped skirt, just touching the ground all around, is still tho prevail ing stylo for all costumes, trains be ing worn only on occasions of excep tional ceremony. A FEW MILLINERY TOINTS. Spring millinery is a conglomera tion of shapes, materials and colors ol the most dazzling and bewildering hues. Ono special feature is that thc flowers and leaves aro mostly verj large, tho hydrangea being one of thc favorito blossoms. Tho most populai color seems to bo petunia, and the ef feet gained by wings and outspreading hows is still dominant on both bon nets and hats. Tho broad Dutch bon net has grown a little point in front, and toques are a little larger, but both are to bo worn na much aa ever. Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, pastor of thc First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Cia., preached aserutou over tin; tolopliouc, and all in Atlanta, Atheiu, Grillon Macon ir.nl Madison who had telepboni connection listened. Greatest ot Diamonds. According to a cablegram the Pope baa received from tho President of the Transvaal Republic a diamond weigh ing 971 Carats. The stone was found in the Jagersfontein mines and is de clared to be tho largest known. The cablegram states that the mon LARGEST DIAHOXD IN THE WOULD, (Reproduced at itu ?xaet size.) 6tcr diamond is of a bluish-white cast and practically perfect, its only blem ish being a tiny spot in tho centre, invisible to thc naked eye. Why tho President of tho Transvaal Republio has sent it to thc Pope is not' made clear. It is not made clear, says the New York Wurld, that he has made a present to His Holiness of a stone valued at 81,000, OOO. Probably his object was to get a free advertise ment for his little republic and the big diamond found there. The Jowelers' Circular prints a pic ture of the diamond, showing it3 act ual 6ize, This was received from a correspondent in South Africa. The Circular presumes that tho diamond referred to is the one known ac the Jagersfontein Excelsior. It wa? picked up by a native while he was loading a truck. Although a white overseor was standing near him he managed to hide it and keep it on his person for some time. It turned out, however, that he did not wish to steal it, for he delivered it personally to the manager. As a reward he re ceived $750 and a horse and saddle. The exact weight of the diamond is 971$ carats, or about seven and one quarter ounces avoirdupois. It there fore weighs uncut nearly half a pound. A diamond of fair size for a ring weighs one carat. In its present condition it measures three inches in length, one and a half inches in thickness, two and a half inches at its greatest breadth and one and a third inches at its least breadth. It is of a.beautiful bluish color and is shaped like the broken-off end of ac The flaw in it is believed to be more serious than is stated in the cable de spatch. It is a black spot near the middle. It could be cut in two, how ever, so as to leave out the blemish. It would then make two of tho largest diamonds in existence. At the time o? its disoovery it was valued at $1,000,? 000._ Tho Boring Woodpecker. The drawing shows part of a cedai telegraph pole from near Pheonix, Oregon, which has been bored full of boles by woodpeckers for the purpose of storing away acorns for their winter's supply. The birds generally use large pine trees for this purpose, but they have discovered that occasion ally a telegraph pole serves their pur pose admirably,as the drawing i shows. Thc wood pecker first digs a hole in the polo about largo enough for an acorn to fit in, then he flies off and soon returns with an acorn which ho jams in to tho hole. He hammers away at it with his bill un til only tho head of the acorn is vis ible. So tightly are these acorns driven in, that they are with the greatest difficulty extracted. In such j numbers do they ' store them that ; the bark of a largo pine forty or fifty ? feet high will pre sent the appear ance of being studded with brass nails. The birds also storo acorns in the hollow stalks of dead plants, notably thc century plant, thc flowering stalk of which is often found completely filled with the POLE accrus. Some BORED BY T??E times tho oak trees WOODPECKER. uro thirty miles away from tho birds' place of storage, so that tho storing and collecting of each acorn requires a flight of sixty miles. In times of famine all this good work shows to advantage, for not only birds but many kind* ol beasts feed upon tho acorns which the woodj?eck ers have so carefully hoarded. If it were not for tho industry of the wood peckers, thoy would have to die of starvation.-Scientific American. Conversation Killers* How discouraging it is to get off a pertinent quotation only to have your interlocutor inquire in a stereotyped way, "What's that?" For instance, on a cold, bracing morning you re mark quite glibly, "It is au cager and a'nibbliug air." "What's that?" asks the dull-eared i?iot, cud then you have to content yourself with some commonplace as, "It's ii cold day," or "Is this cold enough for you?" Some times it really seems us though there is no uno in bein1,' bright and intelli gent. -Booton Transcript. By the Inst census Missouri had 23-i,c'6'J piih&eus oi' i'treigu birth. wmmmmm And ?iie best friend, that never fails you, is Simmons Liver Eegu lator, (tho Bed Z)-that's what you hear at the mention of this excellent Liver medicine, and people should ngt bc persuaded that anything elso will do. <f It is the King of Liver Medi cines; ?3 better than pills, and takes the place of Quinine and Calomel. It act3 directly on the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels and givc3 new life to tho whole sys tem. This is the medicine you want. Sold by all Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder to be taken dry or made into a tea. PACKAGER Ha3 tho Z Stump in red on wrappaiw . ?I. H. ZEIJL1H & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. IOW HUNTINGTON SUCCEEDED l/hat He Would Do, if He Wera Young, to Make Money. I asked Mr. Collis P. Huntington, ho great railroad magnate, to what e attributed his success in life, and ie replied: "Attention to my own business." Mr. Huntington was a forty-niner. 'I arrived in Sacramento with lothing," he said, "and was glad to ;et a job in a general storo at a very mall salary. Our customers were nostly miners. There were three tther clerks, who devoted most of heir time to running around with he boys. I stuck to the storo and ;ained the confidence of the pro )rietor. By and by I became a part ier, and after that fortune came :asily ..' " If you had to begin life anew," [ asked, "what would you do? >Vhafc do you regard as the best field 'or a young man?" "If I were young and had $100. )00," he replied, "I would go afc mee to the Congo Free State and Duy rubber. Over across the moun tains you can buy it crude for a cent i pound. To get it down to the coast .'or shipment you would probably lave to'pay a cent or two more. The natives will carry it over on their jacks for that price. It doesn't cost COLLIS P. HCXTIKGTOX. & pound. It's an adventurous sort of business, but I know of nothing that will pay better. I'd bo worth a million in ten years if I were a young man and could start with $100,000. "But suppose you did not have the $100,000," I asked. "Then I'd start with $10.000 and take my chances," he replied. "But, Mr. Huntington," I said, "it is not every young man that has 5510,000. What would you do if you ?id not have that sum?" "A young man in this day and generation who does not possess $10, D00 had better stay at home and work at something till ho gets it," was tho answer. And," he continued, "I guess the only way to get it is to save it." Mr. Ward McAllister, the social director of the Four Hundred, en deavored to persuade Mr. Hunting ton to invest in certain stocks in Wall street. "Mr. McAllister," said tho pio neer, "I have made it tho rule of my life never to go outside of my own enterprises for investment. They offer me all the opportunities for speculation I need. I do not believe in scattering my resources. If I do not have faith in my own companies how can I expect others to take stock in them?" Mr. Huntington's fortune is vari ously estimated from $6,0U0,000 to $20,000,000. Ho began with nothing. Cape Horn Indians. The Indians of tho immediate vi cinity of Cape Horn are called Yah gans. Darwin summed up the de descriptions of all previous observers of this race when ho called thom savages of tho lowest grade. So they have seemed to bo to all other casual observers who have followed him. But when in 1870 an English missionary came to live among them permanently the facts which he learned about them were found so as tonishing as to almost pass belief. When ho had completed a lexicon of thc language he found it contained forty thousand items, or ten thou sand moro than tho highest estimate of the number in any Iroquois tongue. They had orators, historians, poets and novelists in spite of their lack of a written language. Tho folk lore was of tho greatest interest, and t heir poetry was delightful, but tho most remarkable pari- of (heir litera ture was in their tales, of which tho poi ni was found in what the listoner wus pretty sure to t hink of and not directly in what the speaker said.