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THE EAST WIND.
The world is out of sorts tonight,
2here's gloom and grumbling every
where;
o skill can make the fireside bright;
In vain we pile the logs with care.
For from the sea the east wind moans,
Ill-omined, hated as of old.
With chills and achet for weary bones,
With sleet and blight for feld and fold.
About the clattering eaves it whines,
Through every chink it fiercely shrills;
And he who reads aright the signs
With kindly hand each manger fills.
Now drives the storm; and void of hope
We scold and shiver and complain,
And all prepare to sit and mope
T'hronugh three long days of dreary
rain.
-P. McArthur.
. THE ...
GOLD HUNTERS.
BY EUORATES.
Some 20 years ago a carpenter
stopped at Panama on his way home
from California, where he earned a
fair measure of success in the gold
fields.
In such places men are not dlscrlml
nating as regards the acquaintances
they make, and he fell in with a couple
of rough-looking sailors, who had de
serted from it whaler that put into
port for provisions.
One evening, upon learning that he
was a miner, and therefore familiar
with metals, they showed him a can
vas bag filled with some hard sub
stance, which they asked him to exam
ine and pronounce judgment upon.
lie examined the contents, which he
found to be gold of the finest quality;
whereupon, after imposing an oath of
strict s crecy they told him that short
ly bef, arriving at Panama their ship
had touched at an island to take water.
The casks were rafted ashore and
quickly filled, the ship meanwhile
standing off and on.
While waiting for the ship to stand in
these two sailors strolled along the
Ieach for about two miles, until they
c"ame to a place where a ravine or
watercourse came down from a high
mountain, passed under a natural
arch, and emptied into the sea. Here
they noticed that the sand of the beach
was filled with a number of shining
particles resembling gold, and that the
crevic'es or seams of the watercourse
also seemed full of it. Not sure wheth
er it was gold, they gathered a small
package and retraced their steps to the
boat, saying nothing, however, to their
companions of the discovery.
Being assured by the carpenter that
they had discovered genuine gold, the
sailors proposed that the three of them
should fit out a small vessel anti re
turn to the island, The plan was
agreed to at once, a vessel was pur
chased, and six or eight more men
were Induced to join the expedition.
There were so few men available
that they had totakesuch as they could
get. and they got as precious a lot of
rascals as ever went unhsnged. There
were two big Africans, two villainous
looking Spaniards, who could not be
trusted out of sight; a hunchbacked,
snaky-looking fellow, who it was after
wards learned was an escaped convict
from the penal golony in French Gui
ana; and a surly, scarred old fellow
who had been warned out of San Fran
risco by a vigilance committee.
He was feared by every member of
the crew, and even before the coast
lines had sunk below the horizon he
had let out little suggestions that
filled the carpenter with premonitions
that he was going to make serious
trouble. Surly and morose, he
slouched about the deck without "k
word to anybody. The other members
of the crew were indifferent.
The vessel was fitted out ostensibly
for coasting purposes, with mining
tools, provisions for two or three
months, and a couple of barrels of
whiskey. A man and a woman
were taken along as cook and steward
ess. Toward evening of the second
day out they sighted the Island.
It was a lonesome, cheerless-looking
spot, with a rough, Irregular beach,
along which the surf was tumbling in
long curls of creamy foam, and a little
further in upon the rocks were groups
of slimy, black creatures, which gave
voice to the desolation with their
hoarse barking. There was a sporadic
growth of palms on the island which
dwindled away into a scraggy growth
of underbrush upon the slopes of two
mountains which rose symmetrically
from the two extremities.
A small cove, bordered by a sandy
beach. offered a safe anchorage, and in
to this the vessel was cautiously
steered, and the crew were set to work
to make preparations for landing the
stores.
That night there was a grand car
ousal aboard the vessel in celebration
of the successful termination of the
voyage, during which whiskey flowed
freely and quarrels were frequent. The
carpenter and one of the sallors, how
ever, held aloof from these orgies, re
maining on deck, prepared to leave
the vessel should matters come to a
crisis. Matters did come to a crisis
with a crash when one of the Span
lards dragged the poor frightened
stewardess into the cabin and inslisted
that she should sing a Spanish song
for the company.
The big ruffian, with a livid scar, who
claimed to be an American declared
that she should slug nothing But
"Yankee Doodle." The Spaniard at
tempted to force matters by drawing
a knife; but the American anticipated
him with his "gun." which he began
to discharge right and left.
In a moment tl fight became gener
al; out of the cabin and up on to the
deck they tumbled, shooting and cut
ting and cursing in a manner that was
frightful to hear. Half of them would
have been killed or wounded had It
not been for an accident that drew
their attention from the fighting to a
danger that threatened them all In
common. In the scuffle In the cabin a
large lamp was overturnet and before
anyone attempted to put out the flames
the whole cabin was in a blase. With
out trying to save the vessel, they
rushed to the single boat remaining,
leaving one man dead In the compan
lonway, amn another severely wound
ed on deck. Thus all the stores and.
tools were burned, together with the
poor wounded wretch on deck.
The naxt morning a party set out to
explore the island, and soon found a
simple-minded old 2ermen on the op
posite side, who lved alone-a sort of
Soblnnpa Crusoe life-tilled a little
soil, and kept a couple of fishing boats.
That night some of the more desperate
iprts of the Irarty proZosed that they
sbhuld steal one of the old Oerma's
boats, sall to the mainland, seize a
small vessel, and bring it bck to the
dlanmd with more provlsons and tools.
The cazrn ter and the sallQr who had i
Joined him the night before tried to
dissuade them from putting the plan
into execution; but they persisted, and
sailed away the next day.
In about two weeks the sail-boat
hove In sight, and when she was
beached, an emaciated, wounded
wretch crawled out, the sole survivor
of the crew that had sailed away so
confidently two weeks before.
Before he died he told how the ras
cals had succeeded in reaching the
coast safely, and with little difficulty
had found a small vessel suited to
their purpose.
They tried to get away with it In
the night, but the owner discovered
them and attempted to interfere, with
the result that he paid for his vigilance
with a knife slash which settled him
in a minute. But the pirates did not
get far away before they were over
hauled, taken back to port, and every
one of them was hanged except the
teller of the tale, who had escaped, but
had been mortally wounded in doing
so.
The carpenter and the sailor prospect
ed daily about the ravine and the
beach; but having nothing except their
knives with which to work they made
little progress. Still they picked out
of the crevices a considerable amount
of gold.
One day they borrowed a hatchet
from the old German and penetrated
a ravine which seamed one of the
mountains. Some distance up the
slope they cleared away the under
bush, and found the ledge to be com
posed of a soft stone impregnated with
gold in large quantities. In fact, the
entire mountain seemed to be streaked
with the precious metal.
As they worked, however, their lives
were in constant danger, for the moun
tain side seemed to be alive with poi
sonous reptiles, scorpions, tarantulas
in fact, owing to these pests they were
fain to give up all attempts to pene
trate further, and contented them
selves with working about the foot of
the mountain. They remained on this
island nearly two months before they
were taken off by a passing vessel
which stopped to fill her watercasks.
Shortly after their return to the isth
mus the sailor was taken down with
yellow fever and died. The carpenter
then took the gold and, keeping his
secret, set sail for his home, where he
bought a hotel. He intended some time
to return to the island, but one win
ter day he fell on the ice, receiving
an injury that resulted in paralysis,
and a year later he also died. But
before he died he told to a friend
who had nursed him all the details ,i
his strange adventures in the South
ern Pacific, dresv a plan of the island,
described its location and topography,
and gave such accurate description
that any one familiar with the coast
could have no difficulty in verifying the
statement.
The carpenter's frien'd did not sur
vive him long, but before he died he
likewise related the carpenter's story
to a captain who was familiar with the
waters of the Southern Pacific. Some
months later another expedition was
fitted out for the mysterious isle of
gold.
But wiseacres shook their heads, and
a belief has grown among the timid,
and, indeed, more than the timid, that
a curse is associated with the Isle and
treasure, that death and doom inevit
ably follow the pursuit of the secret.
New York Weekly.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Art may err but nature cannot miss.
- Dryden.
Many little leaks may sink a ship.
Thomas Fuller.
Defer no time, delays have danger
ous ends.-Shakespeare.
Hope herself ceases to be happiness
when impatience companions her.
Ruskin.
Be a man's vocation what it may, his
rule should be to do his duties perfect
ly, and thus to make perpetual prog
ress in his art.-Channing.
Bethink thee of something thou
oughtest to do, and go and do it, if it
be but the sweeping of a room, or the
preparation of a meal, or a visit to a
friend.-George Macdonald.
Never bear more than one kind of
trouble at a time. Some people bear
three kinds-all they have had, all
they have now, and all they expect
to have.-Edward Everett Hale.
Life is not dated merely by years.
Events are sometimes the best calen
dar. There are epochs in our exist
ence which cannot be ascertained by a
formal appeal to the registry.-Bea
consfield.
Write your name in kindness, love
and mercy on the hearts of those who
come in contact with you and you will
never be forgotten. Good deeds will
shine as brightly on the earth as the
stars in heaven.-Thomas Chalmers.
Doing things as well as they can be
done is not only the quickest way to
advancement, but it has a very great
influence upon one's character and self
respect. If from noothermotivethanto
maintain our self-respect, we should
never allow ourselves to get into the
habit of half-doing things.-Success.
Maklaz True Diamonds.
As a matter of fact. the diamond
the true stone in every respect-is
being made every day. It requires,
however, a strong magnifying glass to
discern the largest yet produced-it is
a by-product-and there is not any
great prospect of a disturbance in
Union square by anything likely to
take place in this direction.
The conditions requisite to the pro
duction of a diamond of any size-the
compression of a hydro-carbon vapor
under great beat and enormous pres
sure-have never yet been attained,
though Molessan got half way, and pro
duced diamond specks in a mass of
white-hot cast Iron quenched In cold
water.
Carbon, however, is precipitated from
benzine vapor or electrical filaments
in a vucuum as a part of the manufac
ture of glow luipa, only great pressure
is required to convert the carbon de
posit into crystals. A Ilnt 'for this
purpose is being preparsd in London,
and at no distant date the results,
whatever they may prcs to be, will
be forthcoming.-New York News.
Desigling Wenasn.
Mr. Newlywed-You never call me
pet names now unless you want some
thing. Before marriage it was differ
ent.
Mrs. Newlywed-Oh, no. Before
marriage I called yon pet names be
cause I wanted you.-Judge.
lot Obtainable.
Student-The hair of our heads, even,
are all numbered.
Baldhead--Well, then I would like to
secure a few back numberis.-The
iart Set.
A Dally Caller.
All the good wivep in the neighborhood
say
Dear little Dimplekins rings every day.
Smiling, he greets them with, "How do
you do?
I'm pretty well, and my mama's well,
too."
Laughing and whistling, he's of with A
bound;
So they have named him their "merry*
go-round."
-Clara D. Cowell, in October St. Nichoa
lea
The Fly as a Balleonlst.
According to MesSrs. I. M. Aldrich
and L. A. Turley, two Well-kuoowl
European soologists, man is not the
only living being who delights to go
skyward in a balloon. There are cer
tain flies, they say, which invariably
go through the air in balloons when
ever they get tired of flying in the or
dinary way. These airships are com
posed of small bubbles, which are ex
uded from the bodies of the files, and
the air In which suffices to support the
insects whenever their wings b'come
weary and the fancy takes them to ride
through the air on their tiny gossamer
bladders. They can go, it is said, in
any desired direction by simply sway
ing their bodies toward the goal they
expect to reach.
In one of these curious airships the
soologists found the body of a very
small insect, and they are now wonder
ing whether It got in there by chance
or whether the proprietor of the bal
loon thoughtfully placed it there with
the object of feeding on it during its
aerial journey. As an argument in
favor of the latter hypothesis they
point out that flies while traveling in
balloons cannot satisfy their hunger
unless they return to the earth.
7 he Career of Henry Wilson,
The life of Henry Wilson, who rose
from the position of cobbler to vice
president of the United States, should
be an encouragement to every poor
boy in America. No one has ever
climbed to greatness through more dis
couraging circumstances than he.
Born at Farmington, N. H., Febru
ary 16, 1812, the son of a poor day
laborer, his real name was Jeremiah
Colbath. For some reason when he
was 21 years old he had his name
changed by act of legislature to Henry
Wilson. When he was 10 years of age,
the future vice-president had to go to
work as a farm laborer. He was for
tunate enough to have access to books,
and he did a great deal of reading.
When 21 years old, he walked to Na
tick, Mass., learned the trade of shoe
making, and by means of it supported
himself while he took a course of study
in Concord academy. After establish
ing a good business as a manufacturer
of shoes he entered public life. Soon
he became favorably known as a po
litical speaker. For ten years he was
sent to the legislature and in 1S63 was
elected to the United States senate,
where he remained until 1873, when he
was elected to the vice-presidency with
General Grant as president. He died
at Washington. November 22, 1875, be
fore the end .of his term. Although
Wilson had exceptional opportunities
for becoming wealthy dishonestly, he
died a poor m'n.
Charles Sumner said that so poor
was Wilson that when elected vice
president lie biorrowed $100 from Sum
ner to pay the expenses incidental to
the inauguration.-Trenton (N. J.)
American.
Smart Horses In Fire Departments.
"If there is any animal that knows
more than a horse," remarked a mem
ber of the fire department the other
day to a writer for the Washington
Post, "I'd like to see it. I mean one
that knows more than a smart horse,
for there are fool horses as well as
fool people and once in awhile we get
one of these fool horses in the fire de
partment. But I will say that our
horses as a rule are pretty smart and
knowing.
"I remember one we had in this com
pany some years ago that actually
could count. George was his name,
if I could remember rightly, and
George was one of those horses that
never did any more work than he was
obliged to. Not that he couldn't, but
just because, like some people you
run across, he was opposed to looking
for work. W'el!, every company in the
fire department has a certain district
to cover on first alarms. That is every
company responds to certain boxes on
the first alarm and doesn't go to others
except on special or general alarms.
Well, sir, we didn't have George many
montths before that horsecame to know
our district just as well as any one of
the men. He knew thie boxes we went
out to on the first alarm, and it is a
fact that that horse got so that he'd
wait and count the first round before
he'd budge out of his stall. If the
box was not in our district George
would walk leisurely to his place, but
If it was one we were due at on the
first alarm he would rush down to his
place. In those days we had to hitch
up on every alarm that came in,
whether it was in our district or not,
and stand hitched for 15 minutes.
George knew this. of course, and that
was why he'd palways take his time
going to his place when the box wasn't
in our district. And it's a fact that if
he was eating when an outside box
came in he'd just keep on eating un
til the foreman yelled out to bring him
down to his place.
"Of course, now and then George
would miscount the box and rush
down to his place on a box not in our
district. But when he did make a mis
take like that, which was precious sel
dom, that horse would get so mad and
feel so bad about it that he wouldn't
get over it for a dlay or so."
The Adventures of a Gray Cat.
Did you ever hear of a cat playing
scarecrow AnI a stuffed pussy, too,
at that. Not very long ago a lady who
loves her garden very much was great
ly troubled Secause of thl flocks of
hungry sparrows which came in fam
ilies and companies, and picked up all
the little grass and flower-seeds as
fast as they were sown. They were
bold, saucy. little fellows,. not easily
frightened away; andti the lady was In
despair.
"Why not have a cat" some kind
friend suggested. But no: a cat would
kill the little birds. Then a bright idea
came to the lady's mind; and, to her
family's amusement, a sleeh-looklng,
gray flannel pussy mounted guard over
the precious seeds.
How thbespargQw twittered and cop. -
plalned! But not one of them dared
brave that fiery-looking sentinel!
All day long puss sat in the middle
of the garden. But late in the after
noon she mysteriously disappeared;
and the watchful birds were quick to
discover her absence, so that the lady
was obliged to start out on a search
for the missing guard. Not very far
from home there sat Miss Pussy on a
neighboring perch, looking as dignified
as ever. She was seized upon with
great satisfaction, when a door epened,
and out came Mrs. Neighbor with a
very merry smile on her face,
"I must tell you how completely I
have been deceived," she exclaimed,
"Yot know how very much afraid of
cats I am? Well, my dear friend, I
have been standing at my window for
some time, clapping my hands and
crying 'Shoot' 'Scat!' to that very life=
like animal, and feeling much disgUst=
ed that I could not frighten it away!"
Both ladies had a hearty laugh over
the funny circumstance, but it was yet
to be explained how puss managed to
get away from the garden. It was not
long, however, before another fancy
story came to the garden lady's ears.
Another neighbor, out for a stroll with
her baby and two pet dogs, was
startled to see one of the dogs dash
past, carrying by the neck a large gray
cat, shaking it violently as he ran.
Mrs. Mother dropped her baby, and
started in pursuit, crying: "You shall
not kill that cat! You shall not!"
Can you imagine her surprise when
she found that she had rescued a puss
made of gray flannel and stuffed with
cotton?
She could not guess its rightful home.
So she left it on the step where the dog
had dropped it, whence it came once
more into the hands of its owner, and
at last accounts was sitting in quiet
dignity under the watchful eyes of the
disappointel sparrows.
Wonders of the Fair.
Two of the more peculiar features of
the Paris Exposition are thus described
by a writer in St. Nicholas:
The wreck of a ship is so aruanged
that it extends from before our feet
into the ocean depths which are separ
ated from us by sheets of glass. This
wreck is one which was 'raised from
the harbor of Cherbourg and recon
structed here. Fish swam contentedly
in and out among the cordage and
broken spars; crabs patiently erawl
up the sides of the sunken hull and ex
plore the mysteries of port-holes. But
these inhabitants of the ocean do not
constitute the chief attractions. Far in
dim, shadowed recesses may be seen,
disporting themselves, those water
sirens or sea-fairies whpae undulating
dances below the waves, legend tells us,
cause the disturbances of the surface
so menacing to mariners. Gliding,
twisting, and bending, they rise and
fall while a weird music fills the air,
as of rippling waves swelling to surg
ing tempests and resounding through
deep-sea caverns. In another compart
ment, the tranquil fish are startled by
the swift api'earance of two pearl
divers or fishers for coral and sponges,
who, holding heir breath, or letting
it slowly escape in silver bubbles
which rise upward, tread the sea-bot
tom in search of treasures.
There are times when we long for
nature pure and simple, and then it is
that the Exposition visitor hastens joy
fully toward the Swiss village. Out
from the hurry and bustle, the glitter
and confusion of brillihnt Paris and the
dazzling splendors of the Exposition,
in a moment's time we may step into
the peace and quiet of a pastoral vii
jage set in the hollow of an Alpine
valley. Mountains tower above us.
Part way up their sides stretch grassy
pasture-slopes. On a high, distant
rocky ledge clusters a group of tude
homes of a band of mountaineers, with
a tiny chapel in the midst. From an
other lofty height a mountain stream
leaps over the crags, and after paus
ing a bit to lend its aid to the water
wheel of a mill below, gurgles and
prattles over the stones beyond, and
finally goes whispering between grassy
banks bordered with wild flowers till
it reaches a placid lake on whose fur
ther bank protected by an overhanging
crag, stands the chapel of William Tell.
The houses and shops, with their pro
jecting eaves, carved balconies and
doorways, and curiously shingled roofs,
are wonderfully executed copies of real
ones. In another part of th* village
is a group of mountain huts, brought
from Switzerland and reconstructed,
timber by timber, some with thickly
thatched roofs, others covered with
overlapping stone slabs, while there
are still others whose shingled roofs
weighted down by timbers and stones
suggest to us something of the violence
of the mountain storms.
Not a detail of the village has been
neglected nor of the natural scenery.
All along the side of the brook grow
the flowers and plants of Switzerland
-the blue and white Alpine violets,
the mountain pinjt, clothing in bright
dress rough patches of rock, the edel
welss, low purple asters, and masses
of the Alpine rose. The wild poppy
brightens the landscape withitsorange
and'gold, and in sheltered spots below
the dripping waterfall ferospeep forth.
An opening in the side of the moun
tain invites us to explore within. Ad
vancing through a rocky passage, we
seem to come out upon some upper
height, with a view of the majestic
Alps spread before us. Sunlit valley,
wooded mountain-side, distant, spark
ling lake, and towering, snow-clad"
peaks are there. It Is only a panorama,
but so well and artistically painted
that we come away with the sense of
having been for a brlef half-hour really
among the mountains.
The Evolintion of the Pocket.
The ancient wore a single pouch at
his belt; the modern has--how many
pockets in an ordinary costume for
outdoors? Let us count them: In the
trousers five. in the waistcoat five, in
the jacket five, in the overcoat five.
making 20 in all-a full score of little
pokes or bags, and arranged so con
veniently that they are scarce noticed.
Truly this is an evolution! How long
may it be before we have pockets in
our hatbands-where the Irishman car
ries his pipe, the American soldier his
toothbrush, and, internally, the petti
fogger his legal papers, the papers
that his predecessors in England thrust
into the typical "green bag?" How
long before there may be pockets in our
gloves-for there are, I believe, patents
covering this inventionr-and in our
shoes? The cape also, with its screw
top, begins to be a useful receptacle.
Two centuries from now, so the man
with a long foresight can clearly see,
the main idea underlying the wearing
of clothes will have entirely changed.
The chief purpose of garments will no
longer be considered to protect the
body. They will be regarded, first of
all, as textile foandations for Innumer
able pockets.-Tudor Jenks, Ii the
Woman's Companlo,
DUTY IN KIND.
one Csse Where a Therlag Turk
Bltes.
The rapacity of Turkish officials of s
all sorts is notorious, but that of the
eustoms officers exceeds all other '
kinds. An interesting instance of pay
ing duty in kind is to be recorded. An °
official of the British embassy bought d
in Paris a dress for his wife, for which
he paid £10. The custos officials
valued it at £60 and demanded duty
on that amount. The nglishhmln re
fused, and, knowing the law, said they 1
might keep the dress, paying him the
value they had fixed upon it, less the
8 per cent. This wasu done, and a
month later at the public auction of b
confscated goods he bought back the t
dress for £6, thus getting the dress n
for nothing and making a profit of
£39 4a on the barsaid. Justice is
meted out rapidly in Turkey. On one
occasion a Kurd nicked up a tobacdo f
box in the street, which was promptly
claimed by an Armenian. Just as they
were coming to blows a policeman in
t terfered. Both Armenian and Kurd C
claimed the box, when the former sug- a
gested that the Kurd should say what
was in it. "Tobacco and cigarette pa- I
per," promptly answered the Kurd.
a "Nothing of the sort." cried the Ar
menian. "It contains only a five pias
tre piece." The box was gravely open
ed by the policeman, who then said: b
"The Armenian is right and the Kurd a
is a liar." Here he smote the Kurd's
head. "Furthermore, Allah be prais
ed!-for my trouble in dqciding this a
complicated case I keep the five pias
tres." d
WOMEN CATCH SHARKL 1
B alue-led Kea-mater leaded by1h E
Long Isahud Womep.
1 Four man-eating sharks were land
t ed at Bay Shore, L. L, last week by a o
fishing party and the credit for the °
achievement is given to a number of
women, Mrs. E. F. Draper, Mrs. Frank
De Rossers and Mrs. Joseph B. OGrs
f wold. There.were, of course, a few men
in the party that left the pier. They
were rounding Fire Island when a tre- a
1 mendpus shark was seen to Jump out
t of the water near the stern of the
boat. Captain Ketchum rigged three
lines each as thick as an ordinary i
clothesline, and baited the big hooks
with good-sized chunks of pork, using
pieces of wood about the size of a I
brick for floats. The women of the
party did the fishing. Soon Mrs. Gris
wold got a bit so fierce that it almost
jerked her out of the boat. But she I
held on, and with Captain Ketchum's
assistance commenced to haul in. She
u had hooked a blue-nosed shark of tre
mendous. size, which struggled in vain
to free itself. Mate Howell grabbed
the handle of a sweeping brush, to
which was attached a large-sized knife,
c and when the shark had been pulled
to the side of the boat he plunged it in
I as far as it would go. This he did four
or five times. After a struggle of
nearly fifteen minutes the shark was
i killed and lifted into the boat. It
weighed 270 pounds. Mrs. Rogers and
F Mrs. Draper each succeeded in land
ing a shark, though the prize catch
I, was Mrs. Griswold's. The fourth and
g smallest of the catch also fell to Mrs.
Ga riswold.
Woman in the Palpl.
One of the most successful women
r preachers in this country is Mary
a Gammill Rheubottom of Indiana. She
is a member of the denomination call
t ed Christians. She has charge of sev
r eral congregations, including those at
e Millersburg, Wakarusa, Pleasant Hill
i, and Belleville. She has been the regu
o lar preacher for Millersburg for five
years and a circuit preacher for the
e other places. She recently completed
a series of revival meetings at Pleas
ant Hill, when there were 103 conver
t sions, and at Millersburg, where there
e were ninety-two accessions to the
b church. At one time 106 of her con
. verts were baptized. As a result of
her work the old Pleasant Hill church
has been razed and a handsome brick
church has taken its place and is ready
Sfor dedication. Mary Gammill Rheu
bottom was born in Ohio. She is an
accomplished, sympathetic and force
ful pulpit speaker and fearlessly at
tacks vice and immorality. She offici
ates at weddings, burials and other re
ligious affairs, and people go for miles
to hear her preach.
Width of a Lghtnina Fish.
The width of a fish of lightning has
e been measured by George Rumker of
t the Hamburg observatory. A photo
graph was secured last August as
lightning struck a tower a third of a
Smile away, and from the distance of
e the tower, and the focal distance of
the camera objective it was possible to
calculate the breadth of the discharge
shown in the picture. It has been de
e termined that the flash was one-fifth
of an inch wide. Ramifications shown
D in the photograph on each side of the
main discharge are attributed to the
Sstrong gale that was blowing, the phe
nomenon appearing like a silk ribbon
' with shreds floating in the wind.
Brain Food.
Apples are now recommended by
V many physicians as brain food, because
e they contain a quantity of phosphoric
acid and are easily digebted. When
Seaten at night, some little time pre
rious to retiring, they are said to ex
c- ite the action of the liver and pro
e luce sleep.
c The bishop of London told a quaint
story the other day at a meeting at
the speaker's house, Westminster. A
Slittle east end girl was being examin
ed upon the question of the prodigal
and his eating of the husks, when she
Sinquired: "What else could he have
done?" The child replied: "He could
have pawned his little girl's boots."
Precocious Juvenile--Mamma, it isn't
good grammar to say 'after I,' is it?
His Mother-No, Georgie. Precocious
SJuvenile-Well, the letter J comes after
I. Which is wrong, the grammar or
e the alphabet?-Chicago Tribune.
Juliet-'"Did you ever study the
e stars?" Romeo-"I've understudied
them."-Yonkers Statesman.
"When I hear about men who are
~ *razy to wander off to the gold coast,"
,remarked the professor, "they always
strike me as Nome made."--Chicago
tribune.
"Edmund, what made you so late?"
t 'My dear, I came up in my new auto
nobile, and passed the house five times
wefore I could arrange to stop."-In
lianapolls Journal,
r Mag-"He ain't no good." Lil--"He'u
sne of these fellers wot chooses the
price first an' then runs his fingers
along the bill o' fare to see wat he gets
for# t."--Broo- _e.
s
Crol U il V.~ o Ihs CryHar
"i .*
CURES BLOOD POISON.
Treatmeat Free,
Blood poisea is the worst disease on earth
yet the easeet to ure when B.B.B. (Botaalc Ii
Blood Balm), is used. Many have pimples,
spots on skin, ulcers, mucous patches, fall
ing hair, bone pains, rheumatism, catarrh,
eating, bleeding, festering sores, eaner,and
don't know it's blood poison. Get Botanle
Blood Balm (B. B. B.), $1. A few bottles
guaranteed to cure worst eases. Sold at
drugstores. Treatment of B. B. B. tree by
writing Blood Balm Co., 4 Mitchell St, At
lanta, Oa. Describe trouble-free medical is
advice given. Medlcine sent at once, pre.
paid. B. B.. makes blood pure and rich. as
A wicked paragrapher says It is remarka- in
ble with what a woman trims her dress gi
with buttons while a man has so much
trouble getting the few sewed on that are
necessary.
There is mof Catarrh in this soetion of the
suntný than all other diseases put together.
end until the luast few year Was supposed to be
Incurable. For a st many years doctors
pronouacns It a lec1s isease and prescribed
local temeit, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronouned t in
surablse Sihcee has proven catarrh to be a
aonstitulonal diseas atid tbssore requires
onstitutlofll tteatment Hall's Catarrh Care
manu ared by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio, is the onl constitutional cre on the
market Its taoen ternally In dosetrom
10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts direotly on
the blood nd mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer ne hundred dollars for any case
It faills to'okre. Send for circulars and test.
moualal Adres F.J Cms v& Co.,Toled, O.
Sold by gists, lc.
itali's Fanly Pills are the beet.
The man who marries a widow is duty
bound to give up smoking. If she is willing
to give up her weeds for him he shouli give
up his weeds for her. al
Resat For the BoWels, to
No matter what ails you, headache to a at
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscasxns help na
ture, cure you witnout a gripe or pain, pro-th
duoe easy natural movements, cost you Just g
10 cents to start getting your health tack. a=
CiscanTrs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, nE
put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C.
C., stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
A statistician says a man stands sixteen W
chanoes of being struck by lightning to one s'
of becoming a millionaire.
Your Storekeeper Can Sell You h
Carter's Ink or he can get it for you. Ask him. Ci
Try it. Car loads are sent annually to every as
state in the Union. Do you buy Carter's?
In wool materials the smooth, fine cloths
stand at the bead for dressy gowns, siblenes hi
and rough, wide-twilled serges are very
much used for plainer costumes. Double
faced Venetian cloths are also hlghly com
mended for traveling gowns.
Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
use PvTrxa FanLnass DrI.. Sold by all
druggists.
The tdilor finished shirt waists iof soft,
light wooler trench flannel, although not as
dainty in effect as the mummer styles, have
their own speciel attractions.
I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal t. r coughs and colds.-JoNn F
Bolra, 1 rinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900.
This Lamp Has Time Limit.
A time-limit incandescent lamp,
which will burn for a predetermined
number of hours and then go out, has
been invented in Germany. It is ex
ceedingly simple in construction and
entirely self-contained. In the base of
the lamp is mounted a copper tube in i
which is contained a solution of sul
phate of copper. Into this dips a cop- ft
per wire which is so connected that the e
current feeding the lamp flows through
it and the solution to the tube and U
thence to the lamp filament. An elec
trolytic action is set up by this ar
rangement, the wire dissolving in the
fluid and copper being deposited on the
walls of the tube. After a certain
length of time, depending upon the
size of the wire, the wire is complete
ly dissolved and the circuit broken. h
By selecting the size and length of the 1
wire the lamp may be made to extin- u
guish itself after any fixed number of t
hours. Just what use will be made of v
this ingenious device is not stated, but t
it is possible that families afflicted t
with callers who stay late might find f
use for a time-limit lamp. d
"It's perfectly absurd, this clamor
about our hats. People who can't see
over them would better not go to the
theater." "I know; that's what I told
my husband; and he said: 'All right,
we won't go,' and we don't."-Harper's
Bazar.
Good PosIlion.
Trustworthy men wanted to travel. Experi
ence not absolutely necessary.For particulars
address leerless Tob. Works,Bedford City,Va
Examination proves that the hats with
their center of gravity on the f, ont are the
most popular. A rich buckle with two large
plumes or breasts are most attractive.
If you want "good digestion to wait upon
your appetite' you should always chew a bar
of Adams' Tutti Fruttl.
Shades of yellow, with cream, play the
part of accessories to he browcloth gowns tt
which are to be so much wnor his season.
Wanted.
A traveling salesman In each Soidthern State
550 to 50 per month and traveling expenses;
experience not absolutely necessary. Address
PxlacKS Toalcco WoRns Co., Penicks, Vs,
Physiolans claim that sleep is more refresh
ing in a darkened room. therefore it Is best
to have inside shades of dark green holland
underthe ordinary shades. These are more
easily adjusted than blinds. It is well to ac
custom children from Infancy to sleep in the
dark.-American Journal of Health.
To Cre a Cold in one Day.
Take LauxrAvI Bnoxo QUIne a Tartav. All
druggists refund the money if It fails to cure.
K. W. GaOvu's signature is on each box. 9Ie
Feather pillows should never be exposed
to the sun's rays, as they melt or soften the
oil In the feathers and frequently cause an
unpleasant odor. The pillows ehool , how
ever, be alred and beaten with a light cane.
Mrs.Winslow's loothins 8yrnp for ohlldren
teething. softens the gums, reducinr Inflama
tion. allayes main. cures wind oolic. Moa bottle
As originally laid out by William
Penn, the city was two miles long
and one mile wide. Township after
township was annexed till at last the
city boundaries coincided with those
of a county twenty-two miles long.
Boston overran the old county lines
and took in five outlying towns.
Greater New York and Chicago now
exceed in area and population some
European principalities. In each case
consolidation has been accomplished
by the joint action of the city and
suburbs, with legialatlv authoriza
tion.
"WiU she have him?" was the que
tion they asked. "It would be a waste
of time to answer the queetion," saug
gested the eynic, "bca-se tt is not
properly worded. The question should
read: Can she get him?" As is usual
ly the case, they found upon investiga
tion that he was one of the men who
I have received the mitten in several di
ferent forms.--Ohlcago Post.
Johnny-"Paw, what do they mead
when they say a man 'takes things
irsy?"' Paw-"That he is either a
philosopher, a kodak fiend, or a klepto
maniac"-Baltimore American.
Cadley-"Jove! I should think you'd
ldye in more comfortable and stylish
nluarters than this." Hadley--"o I
would if I had the halves and dollars
i've loaned to some people that do."
'"This," said the salesman, "Is a very
attractive umbrella." "Take it away."
saidWiseman; "I want an umbrella for
myself-not one that will attract some
e,tre tefw_."-Phllade.la.. meord..
WHY MRS PINKIAM
Is Able to Help Sick Womorn
When Doctors Fall.
How gladly would men fly to wo
man's' aid did they but understand a
woman's feelings, trials, sensibilities,
and peculiar organic disturbanoes.
Those things are known only to
women, and the aid a man would give
is not at his command.
To treat a case properly it is neces
sary to know all about it,'and full
information, many times, cannot be
given by a woman to her family phy
Has. G. H. CEArNLL.
siclan. She cannot bring herself to
tell everything, and the physician is
at a constant disadvantage. This is
why, for the past twenty-five years,
thousands of women have been con
fiding their troubles to Mrs. Pinkham,
and whose advice has brought happi
ness and health to countless women in
the United States.
Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Park, IlL,
whose portrait we publish, advises all
suffering women to seek Mrs. Pink
ham's advice and use Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, as they
cured her of inflammation of the ovaries
and womb; she, therefore, speaks from
knowledge, and her experience ought
to give others confidence. Mrs. Pink
ham's address is Lynn, Mass., and her
advice is absolutely free.
To produce the best results
in fruit, vegetable or grain, the
fertilizer used must 'contain
enough Potash. For partic
ulars see our pamphlets. We
send them free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York.
Serious Misunderstanding.-"Oh, I
had an awful time with that hackman
last night!" "Tell us." "I gave him a
little extra change to get himself some
thing to warm up with while he was
waiting for the play to end, and he
took so much that he saw all the city
blocks double. Then he wanted to
I fight me because he thought he had
driven me two miles instead of one."
Cincinnati Enquirer.
I' Ml "TAKE THISI
My Bilious Friend,"
said the doctor, "it is the best laxative
mineral water known to medical science."
A glass of ad
will do more for a disordered stomach or a torpid liver
than all the pills in the world.
IT CURES CONSTIPATION AND BILIOUSNESS.
Average Dose: One-half glassful on getting up in morning.
Your druggist or grocer will get it for you.
Ask or the full name, "lHuayadl Janos." Btle label, red centre panel
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