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i Tho Township Bond Cases. At tho recent term of tho Uni d States Court iu Greeuvile, a mseiit verdiotwa? given in favor f tho bondholders of tho Caro lina, Knoxville and Wostorn rail J?oad oompany against Cooper, linety-Six and Cokesbury Town .'hips, in this county. Those town ships, it will bo remembered, votod ^oonds for tho building of tho road j/about twenty year* ago. The road was never built and iho taxpayers rosisted the payment of the bonds. Tho holders of the bonds oarried the case "into oourt," and it will likely remain "in court" for a long time to come. The fact that the bondholders havo se curod a judgment does not moan that they havo won the oase; on tho contrary, it is claimed by those who profess to understand the mattor, that they are just that much noarer to losing it. The verdict was given by consent of the attorneys for tho townships for the purposo of advauoing tho progrosB of the case. Tho roal fight is to com? up on mandamus proceedings. The attorneys for. tho bond holders will ask tho court to issue a writ of mandamus requiring Auditor Graham to placo an as sessment for tho payment on tho tax books. TMb will, of oourso, 6e rcsistod, Auditor Graham claiming that he cannot levy taxes for any purpose oxcopt by direct authority of the Legisla ture. The real fight will be made on this point. The case is involved in a mazo in of legal proceedings, and it is im possible for a layman to tell its oxaot status now or what will bo tho final outcome in tho courts. But it eooms now to bo protty cer tain that no taxes for the pay ment of the C. K. & W. railroads will bo collected without an Act of the South Carolina Legiala ture. Persons who own proporty in Cooper,Ninety-Six and Cokesbury townships need not be in any great hurry to sell or give away their possessions for fear of in creased taxes on this account.? Greenwood Index. Fatal Accident at Huntcrsville. Miss Sallio White was killed at Hunterville, fourteen miles east of the city on Wednesday aftor noon by being thrown from a buggy. Sho and Mrs. John White were out driving, and when near Huntersville store the mule become frightened and ran. Both the la dies wore thrown out of the buggy about the same timo, but Mrs. John White was not seriously in jured. The accidontoccured about 4 o'clock and Miss White died about midnight from internal in juries. No bones were broken. Tho funeral was at Clear Spring, Miss White was about fifty years of age and was known in this county as a most intelligent, rofined Christian lady. She was a daugh ter of the late King White, a prominent citizen of tho Huntors ville section, and -tho family con nection is quito large. Miss White lived with a brothor in Laufens County, and was on a *pfiVto another brother at Hun ttsville, whose wife was in the ocf>Sy when the run-away took t0 ce. They had startod to visit tll(ster, Mrs. Fowler, when tho 0f;ident occurred. Tho family p/ed in Greenville for somo years, ,nd several of them were mem oors of tho First Baptist church while here. Thoy wont back to ;hoir home in tho country oight or ten years ago. ? Greenville Mountaineer. \ j He Fooled tho Surgeons. All doctors told Reniok Hamil ~" m, of West Jefferson, 0., aftor uffering 18 months from Rectal Fistula, ho would dio unless a costly operation was performed* but he cured himself with five .boxes of Bucklon's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile euro on earth, and the best Salve in the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by the Laurens Drug Co. o_ a xOB Supervisor Census, Fourth Diat.iot Sottth Carolina. At the request of the Direotors of Conane, I hope you will print in every issue of your paper, if possible, from now until June 1st, 1000, information and suggestions I concerning the 12th census, whioh all desire should be as perfect as 'Me. This request is made sing that uone reoeivo great er benefits than Editors from re liable statistics, neither can this work be done satisfactorily with out their peculiar and valuable help whioh can be furnished from no other source. Tho idea is to have' the attention of the people so continuously oallod to the va rious inquiries whioh the schedule will contain, that thoy may be fully prepared to answor them on the arrival of the census enumera tors and agents next June. I am also authorized by tho Di rector to assure the Editors who desire special census matter for use in their papers to request it from his offloe at Washington, and it wjll be cheerfully supplied. ? It is also his desire that copies of your paper containing artioles on tho census, original orgotherwise, be forwarded- toms offioe. Your'at tention will be appreciated. Very respectfully, George W. Shell. Supervisor 4th Dist. Why buy inferior suite when you oan buy something good for the same monoy? T -s show THE LAND OF_GRAVES. Ancient I:? > pi In m < neltcved In Con sinn? ii i in i iv.:. i i of Death. To tho Egyptian death was but tho beginning of n career of adventures and experiences compared with which the most vivid emotions of this life wore tunic. He lived with the fear of death before bis eyes. Everything around blni reminded him of Unit dreadful Initiation Into tho mysteries of the tremendous niter lifo for which bis present existence was but i\ preparation, ills cemeteries were not bidden away In remote suburbs; his dond were not covered with mere grassy mounds or n sbib of stone. Tho whole lnud was his graveyard; Its whole art was of the mortuary. "Are there no groves in IOgypt that thou bus brought us Into the wilderness to die'.'" asked tho Israelites In derision, and we may believe Unit Moses winc ed ut tho Barcasm. Egypt Is the land of graves, and the whole energy of the people, tbnt could be spared from keeping life together, was devoted to death. The mightiest tombs In the world -the pyramids - were raised upon the deaths of multi tudes of toiling slaves. The bills wore honeycombed passages and galleries, chambers, pits, nil painfully excavated In honor of the Illustrious dead, and Bcmpturcd nnd painted with elaborate skill to make them lit habitations Cor his ghost. Wherever he looked tho Egyptian beheld preparations for tho great turn lug point of existence. Thy mason wns squaring blocks for tho tomb chamber; the potter molded images qf the gods, or bowls and jars, to be placed In the grave for the protection or refreshment of tho Ka, oxhttusted wlti tho ordeals of tho uuder world; the sculptor and painter were nt work upon the walls of tho funeral cham ber, Illustrating the scene ebSwugB which tho ghost wKS to pass, or de pleting tho Industrious lifo of tho de parted. The very temples which cluster along the levels beside tho Nile were, In a sense, but vestibules to the tombs In the hills behind. The sacred lake, now the weedy, picturesque haunt of wa*o? fowl, wns thou the scouo of solemn ferrylngs of the dead. The temple walls were covered with the terrors of the judgment to como. The houses of the living, lndoed, were built of per ishing mud, but the homes of the dead and tho shrines whero supplication was made to the gods who ruled their futo were made to last forever. On those nil the strength, the science and tho artistic skill of tho ancient Egyp tians were choorfully lavished.?Sat urday Itcvlow. THE EXPERT BUTCHER. One of HI* AooompllihniAnti the Ability to Oat Off the night Weight. It Is his business, of course, and he becomes expert at it, as any um? might in any work, but the customer who pays any attention to It at all is sure to bo interested nevertheless in tho accuracy with which the butcher cuts off just the required amount of moat. Whether it Is two pounds of steak, or four pounds of chops, or six pounds of corned beef, It's all the same to him. He cuts without long dwelling upon where to set the knifes. He slices away sort of casualliko and plies the saw and lays the meat on tho scales, and It docs not weigh more than a quarter or a half pound from the weight required on even the heaviest pieces, and on the lighter pieces he comes within an ounce or 'two or hits it right on the nnil. A man, for instance, goes into a butcher shop nnd asks for three and a half or four pounds of, sny, corned beef. The butcher gets a big pleoe out of the pickle, lays It on a block and picks up a knife, and, without the slightest hesitation, with one strong, smooth sweop cuts of-' a piece, which he lays on the scales. It weighs throo pounds and three-quarters. It Is in weight exactly midway between the limits set. The expert butcher gots his ability to do this, naturally enough, from good judgment, to start with, backed up by long experience, but when he cuts things as close as this even the customer familiar with his skill looks upon him as a wizard.?Now York Sun. Too Hot to tfxtlnarnlah. A well known Mississippi farmer will have cause to remember his recent visit to Memphis. He stopped In a well known cafe, nnd among other thlm** ordered a sirloin steak. A h-**'* of ta basco sauce wns o- ?"e tablG- nnfl U1,s tnklug i* t*>r catchup he spread It quite lavishly on tho steak and settled down to enjoy the meal. He out off a big piece, but no boo"" bad it struck bis mouth t)o?- fle began to feel like his t,,..?ue was on Are. He twisted and turned, and soon had tbo eyes of every one In the dining hall fastened on him. Tho more ho twisted and screwed his face the hotter tho steak in his mouth got. Ho didn't know what was tho matter. He could stand It no longer and reaching up his bond he jerked out tho burning bite, threw it on the floor and in a very dramatic Way oxclaimed, "Now, hang you, blaze!"?Memphis Scimitar. Cold Wate? a? n. Stimulant. According to a high authority, cold water is a valuable stimulant to many if not ail people. Its action on tho heart is more stimulating than brandy. His own experience is that sipping half a wine glass of cold water will raise bis pulse from "0 to over 100. Prejudiced Afuiln?t the Piano. "I never thought tho time would ever come when I should be delighted to hear that piano going," remarked Fogg as tho "Instrument" in the noxt house was being carried down the stairs to the furniture wagon.?Boston transcript. Money in America is as Important as quinine In tho African jungle. Don't squander your quinine. A fow grains saved up are bettor than none.?Now York Evening Journal. A landlord can always raise the rent. That i* more than many of bis ten ants can do/?Philadelphia Times. Millions ?lvei? Away. It IB certainly gratifying to tho public to know of one concorn in tho land who are not afraid to be generous* to the needy and suffer ing. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds have given away^oven ten million trial bottles of thi? great ?nedicin?; and have th? natisf?"**' ~* knowing it has \nh' ' thousands of ^ma, Bronohi ?i{<Mwt?.eg Of MANY USES FOR JUNK HOW WORNOUT AND DISCARDED METAL IS UTILIZED. Old MoriHhoei May neappen* m Ha aori, ana Hattureu Kitchen 84ovw? May do Up In Skyaornpera?linolcy Vluda In the .IimkahopM. The other day I wandered into o large yard containing groat heaps of ?crap Iron and old inctnls of different kinds. Workmen were sorting out the masses of runty, misshapen and tan gled metals, each of which evidently had its particular value in the market. I wondered what became of till the castaway metal and what peculiar transformations It underwent. In seek ing some information on the point from the proprietor of the place ho eald: "ThiB business doesn't look as If It pOBBesscd any elements of Interest, od ucatlo al or romantic, and yet it has something of both of these. Now, there's an old horseshoe. It may shavo a Mongolinn In China, though what a Mongolian has to shave 1 don't clearly see. Of course It will be con verted first Into it razor. I ship largo quantities of these wornout horseshoes and wagon tires to the Colestlnl king- I dom to ho worked up Into razors, knives and other useful domestic antl cleB. The Chlunmau engaged In this particular Industry gets 12 cents a day for his labor. These horseshoes and wagon tires are wrought Iron and arc preferred to other forms of this metal, because they are the most conveniently handled. "When you go across the bridge to the borough of Manhattan, you proba bly notice some of the new 20 - uyJ etory buildings golm? ?-??? 1,10,0 and tl>0 big Iron liTuiunH and girders used In tnelr construction. You probably think that those columns and girders are all new metal, but It is likely that they are not. They are scrap Iron, pure and Blmple, or may he mixed with some new ore In the melting and recasting of the scrap metal In the foundry or rolling mill where all the scrap goes. .Your dlsen Vd kitciiOIi StOVC :'.?;;., re appear In one of the columns or gird ers of a skyscraper. The owners of these lofty buildings may think they are getting new Iron material and may pay for it, but they are probably not getting It. Perhaps there Isn't much difference In the durability of the re cast metal and the new. "When you are riding In a trolley car, you may reflect that the metal In the axles of the wheels and In the railroad tracks may have formerly served In stove grates. Such are some of the new forms and uses which scrap metal assumes. "We dealers alight upon some strange duds among the old metal which we gather. I have at homo six solid bronze plaques, os one of this class of finds, which I wouldn't take $75 for. I've also got at home an Iron and bronze aquarium, another of these pe culiar discoveries, which I wouldn't part with for $50. "It Is curious to think how such valu able articles get Into such poor com pany as ncrap Iron. Perhaps the orig inal owners carelessly permit them to | get mixed up with some old Junk which they disposed of to the Junk man Who brings his collection of stock to us, or perhaps they deliberately throw theuy.-aVr?y through simple j ..We'iiriness of their posseslou. Then, again, the articles may possibly bo stolen and sold to the Junkman. "There nre other Interesting finds we meet with in our business. Not only the common hut the liner metals, such as Jewelry and silverware, fall into our hands. Possibly you've heard your wife remark one day that there was a sliver spoon missing, nnd she might suspect that the servant has stolon It. iiut the truth Is the spoon has acci dentally goue astray and passed un noticed Into the ash can or garbage tub and in the course of time, possibly, wo pick it up out of the dumps. Many a spoon, knife and fork with Tiffany's or Benedict's stamp on it I havo bought at Barren Island after being taken out of these dumps. Othor stray waifs In this class which I have gath ered from tho Barren Island dumps are silver pocketkulves and nirttch boxes, gold and sliver thimbles and cuff buttons, gold rings and a ladles' gold purse which I sold for $20 as old gold. Some time ago a ring with a transparent stone was picked ou4 tho dumps. A business rival "f mine Just got ahead of mo In t)>-? purchase ?t tue ring, which he got for $10. Tho stone proved to be a genuine diamond, and the purchaser ffot $250 for tho ring. It looked like a ladles' engage ment ring nnd the sympathetic thought struck mo that Its possibly fair owner was at that moment suffering unim aginable distress at its loss. "So you |ee," continued tho dealer, "there are ? few interesting and some what romantic features associated with our vety prosy looking buslnoas." ?Brooklyn Citizen. .Cnrlnar n Cold. To feed n cold nnd starve a fever Is a dangerous maxim. At the first sign of a cold tpie patient ought to take a rapid hot Math In a warm, well venti lated room, then remain covered In bed, with hot water at tho feet, for several hoirs. Darken tho windows, court sleet., and fast, savo only from drinking warm broth or gruel, until unpleasant symptoms subside. Nor should thero be mental or physical exertion. Then all the vitality can go to restoring circulation and throwing off that waste material which, retain ed, Is absolute poison. To eat in this condition Is to add the proverbial straw to the camel's back.?Good Housekeeping. "Some men," said the com red phi losopher, "can't stand riosperity, nnd other men can't rjJt the chance to stand It."?IndKaOpolls Journal. ?i00 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleasod to loam that there is at feast ono dreadod disease that soienoo has boon able to oure in all its stages and that is Ca tarrh, Hall's Catarrh Car is the only positive oure now known to the medioal fratornity. oatarrh being a constitutional disease, re quires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, aoting dirootly upon tho blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby de stroying the foundation of tho disease and giving tho patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting naturo in doing its work. The propriotors havo so muoh faith inv,'ts curative powers that they off ie Hun dred DolttvH for an j that it 'ails tr nire. _.8onv r list of THE POET'S WIFE. Phc brings her pretty knitting, bless her. Or mystic threads, (or iiiu'kIiik laoea That by and by will r?rv? to dress lier hi new und no doubt charming graces. 8U* sits und rocks, in i rocker ehliniug, lu moasured cad?ncc to my rhyming. Sometimes with eyo that proudly glistens } read a sonnet I have written; StoO counts her stitches while she listens Or pulls a thread to make it fit in, And, with her gaze intent upon it, Asks, "What they pay me (or a g?nnet?" She lit tic knows ot rhyme or meter And cares still less, but ask* me whether Chiffon and roses would look sweeter To Mim her hat than jet and (csther. And while I'm "(ranting odes to Cupid" She tells uie, "Poetry is stupid!" But, oh, her c>es?her silken lashes? ller hair's sweet mutinies?the dimple In cheek and chin?the outward flashes Of inward smiles--her tranquil, simple, Ei-.truncing alrl Did she but know it? She id the reakon I'm a poet I ?Miululine 8. bridges In Ladies' liomo Juurnul. A SPONQE IN HIS BODY. t)neer and Fntol Rosjult of a, SnrjcleHl Oporatloii. Dr. Morcstlu, n Ituselou surgeon, who had been treating n woman for recurring abscesses, aunounced the recovery of his patient the oll.er day. He hnd removed from her n pair of physician's bemostaliC forceps, four Inches long, which hud been acciden tally sewod up In her body four years before. Said a New York physician: "A short time ago an up country doctor enmo to the city to be operated upon for the re moval of the vermiform appendix, al though I understand he never Lad ap pendicitis. Ho did not Improve ?ffe the operation, and ono --o'?i no died. There wn? ??* "Utopsy, and it was jOuurj that a sponge hud been sewed up In him. Yot I have known of many forceps, clamps and other motnl Instru ments to bo forgotten nud left In pa tients, and the latter got well. "Sponges are bad. From their very nature they become collecting agents nud soon poison the body. The smooth metal objects, on the other hand, are apt to work their way into the ali mentary f.Vit.i, and then they soon pass away. You doubtless have heard of needles Which have staid lu the hu man body for years, gradually work lug their way out of the system or of old soldiers who still carry the bullets shot into them during the civil war. The glass swollowors of the dime museums really perform wonders In tho way of resisting foreign substances in tho human body. "The most wonderful case of all was that of an insane man whom 1 saw lu an asylum In Lancaster, Pa. lie took to swallowing things in the carpenter shop and before he was stopped ho had gulped down 140 nails of all sizes, some buckles, a ploce of old Iron, some screws and a lot of other things. "All of this hardware was extracted and the man recovered. He Is still liv ing and still a luuntlc."?San Francisco Call. Conldn't Chnitae the SIriih. England Is said to be the freest coun try in the world, but Its freedom does uot extend to the alteration of a public house sign by a licensed vlctuuler. This was proved ot tho South Hants Brewster court, where a brewor asked leave to alter tho name of nn Inn from Tho Duke of York to Tho Panther. Admiral Field, M. P., who acted as chairman, asked the reason of the pro* , -posed transformation, and was inform ed tbnt the applicant owned another Duke of York, . iino dislnnco oft, a fact which was liable to cause confusion in business. The admiral, however, con sidered It discourteous to the brave old Duke of York to put a panther In his place. Eventually the application wus refused. A similar fate attended tho request to change tho name of a house from The Royal Oak to The Uadstock, Ad miral Field urging that Lord Uad stock, us an cmlnont philanthropist and Christian man, might ?ustlllably object to his name being thus taken In vain, and the justices:, perhaps out of regard for French susceptibilities, also rejected on application to change the sign of The Alma tavern to that of Tho Fashoda.?London Telegraph. Tho Food Wo Need Dr. Pavy, ono of the -,oat eminent authorities upon d?-c- Sft5'a that the avcrngo ma??J" 11 state of absolute re8t can IJv oix 10 ounces of food a day, a doing ordinary light work can live on 23 ounces and a man doing labori ous work needs from 20 to 30 ounces. This Is food absolutely free from wa ter, and It must be remembered that everything we eot contains more or loss water, so that from 48 to 00 ounces of ordinary food are necossnry accord ing to tho work In which a man is en gaged. A Lively Gnine. Get a largo sheet or tablecloth and a small feather. Have tho company take hold of the edges of the sheet and form a ring. Then somo ono blows tho feather Into the nlr and all must do their part to keep it In the air and not let It touch any one, and so it Is blown from ono side to another, while tho ef forts made to Keep It tlontlng are very funny. Sometime*, In ttn> excitement of keoplng the feathor up, some one will forget oil about holding the sheet up, and then more excitement and fun follow. Announcing; a Birth. In somo parts of Holland a birth is announced by fastening a silk pin cushion on t'.io doorknob. If tho pin cushion is red, the bnby Is a boy, and If White a girl. Rheumatism?Catarrh, ore Mood Dis eases.?Cure Free! It is the doip-soated, obstinate cases of Catarrh and Rheumatism that B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) euros. It mattors not what othor treatments, doctors, sprays, liniments, medicated air. blood purifiors, have failed to do, B. B. B. always promptly roaches the roal cause and roots out and drivos from tho bones, joints, mucous mombrano, and entiro system tho spociftc poison in tho blood that causes Rheumatism and Catarrh. B. B. B is tho only remedy strong | enough to do this and euro so there can never bo a roturn of the symptoms. Don't give up hope, but ask your dru;' {ist for B. B. B.--Botanic Blood Balm or II B's. Large bottles $1, six bottlos (full I rent.11lent, $<. B. B. B. is an hon est remedy that makes real euros of all Blood Diseases after ovory thing else fails. Wo have abso luto oonfldenoe in Botanic Blood Balm; henco, so you may test it, we will Bond a TRIAL BOTTLE FREE on request. Porsonal medi cal advico free. Address Blooo Balm Co., 335 Mitchell St., At I lanta, G^a. A LEGEND OF JAPAN, i THE STORY OF CHOBEI, THE MAN WHO KNEW NO FEAR. Rather Than TnrnUh III? llepnta iluu For Ilruvcry Ho Accepted llio Prluce'? Invitation and Went Vol untarily tu AnhuhhIiiu? Ion. The following logond\of Chobei has been handed down In Japan as Indica tive of the courage of the "lunvls," or duelists, who nourished In Yeddo dur ing the sixteenth century, forming a sort of Japanese St. Horinindud. Oho boi, the leader of this clique, was a re doubtable swordsman, whose constant ly recurring duels forced his munter to expel him from his retinue. Unwilling to enlist with another of the feudal lords, he assembled nil the D'Artagnans of Yeddo about him until his power lu olted even the princes to envy, al though thoy declined to rccogulzo the outlawed duelist On this pretense ho was excluded from a popular teahouse ouo day at an hour when was expected Julrozaye mon, the leader of the Hatamotoa, then the most Influential political party In Japan, who had arrogated the city of Yeddo for the official residence. But Ohobel, with u shrug of his shoulders, forced his way past tho attendants lu to tho apartments reserved for tho prince, where he removed his garments and cast himself on a couch In feigned slumber. "Who Is that brute?" demanded the piiuce on his arrival, "'r'~ J...,ic, of the fv.?.Jonien," they answered him. Juirozayemon seated himself in silence nud began to smoke. Having smoked his pipe, he emptied the glowing cin ders Into the pretended sleeper's nos trils, repeating this live times, when he paused, astounded by such coura geous endurance. Ohobel, noting this, yawned,rubbed his eyes like one awak ening from profound slumber and ex claimed: "You, O most noble master! And I having drunk too much should havo slept uucovered before your ?yes! How shall I excuse my vulgarity?" "I have so long sought your ac quaintance that you are forgiven. Be seated aud accept this cup of wine, I pray you." Politeness forbade Ohobel to refuse a drop of the in-offered cup, a huge beaker of powerful wine, ottered him In the hopes of overpowering him. But Chobei drained it ensily and, replenish ing it, presented it to his host, who ac complished this feat with the utmost difficulty. "Will your highness permit me to offer you some gift of value'/" Chobei asked humbly. "Surely." "What do you most desire?" Thinking to render the bravo ridicu lous before tho whole city, the prince said promptly: "A plate of macaroni." "Ah, Chobei," thought he, "the whole town will soon be telling how the great duelist Avas permitted only to offer a plate of macaroni to the president of tho Ilatamotos." After a whispered colloquy the at tendant disappeared, leaving the two enomles alone, smiling but impassive. But soon a great noise penetrated the apartment, ami the prince discovered a crowd of workmen busily construct ing an immense wall of macaroni -ftround Hie teahouse. Ail Yoi'niu was assembled to view this unique and royal gift. Dlscointited that the "bravo" ahonld have outwitted his ruse, tho prince depuiicd to plan revenge. Tho following day brougiu vmu it. an in vitation from Juirozayemon to break* fast. Despite his comrado's remon strances, Chobei Insisted on accepting it. As he entered the prince's dwell ing tho Samurais threw themselves upou him with drawn swords. Chobol's Immense muscular strength enabled him to disarm them, when he proceed ed unannounced to the rear apartment. "Pardon mo, your lordship," said he, "for announcing mysolf. Your attend ants have forgotten to do so." "Surely. Perhaps they have sought quarrel with you. 'Twas but a joke, for I wagered that all six could not disarm you. Perhnps you would like a bath to refresh yourself." Who Bhall say that Chobei was wise? Alone In his enemy's house, he dis carded his weapons, removed his gar ments and crouched in tho bath. Tho water that was at first hot was soon boiling. Chobei dashed from the bath, but ten spears held by Invisible hands forced him back. Suffocated by steam, exhausted by blood, Chobei fell dying to the ground. The Samurais wore still congratu lating themselves on their success when a loud knocking was heard. In quiry revealed the dueling confeder ates who were oomo to seek their leader. "Ho Is drunk and cannot see you." "Our leador Is dead. Wo havo brought his bier." The Samurais were dumb with as tonishment. Chobei had divined the trap, yet, preferring to sustain his rep utation of daring untarnished by any accusation of fear, had voluntarily gone to his assassination. Little I . on Men. As It Is only now and then that wo have a landslide, while wo are contin ually annoyed by the dust which sifts In at every crack and door and win dow, so It Is only now nnd then that wo have a crashing trouble, whllo wo are perpetually annoyed by little dally cares and vexations.?Weekly Bou quet. Hit) Mlafortane. Teacher?Try to remember this: Mil ton, the poet, was blind. Do you think you cau remember It? Bobby Smnrt?Yes, ma'am. Teacher?Now, what was Milton's great misfortune? Bobby Smart?He was a poet.?Co lumbus (O.) State Journal. Qettlnn; Acquainted. A Rnvcnswood man tells this story about a friend of his whose business takes him away from home frequently: For the last month or so ho has had a resplto, and his neighbors have no ticed the unusual length of his visit to his own house. Ouo of them asked him recently If ho had got pretty well acquainted with the members of his family. "I think I am making nn Irapros slon," ho responded. "My little ghi Went to her mother the other day and said, 'That man who comes hero some times spanked mo today.' "?Chlcngo News. Tho wife of the fourth emneror of Ohina Invented silk weaving nnd was worshiped In consequence. Japanese bronze work resulted from a woman's efforts. One man Is probably Just as good as another, but he usually considers him self a little bettor.?Chicago News. Big lot boy's suits just rocoived at Simmon's Bargain Storo. THE NERVOUS MAN. He Who Hoiinir.-N Mir Conntant Cure of an v i (c ii .in ii?. A crowded car of an up town bouud Lexington a venue olevutod tratu, Wednesday afternoon, ubout 8 o'clock, was deeply interested in u couple that eutcicd it at Heid, avenue station. The Uiuu was so nervous that he could Hcaroely stand, and he fairly trembled as his wife supported him to a scut. As soon as he reached It squarely, his eyes closed, aud he appeared to be lu a deep sleep. The woman carried lu her right hand a saw, u hammer and Sev ern! other sorts of carpeuter's tools. She sat stern and erect, and looked as though life to her was a pretty tough experience. The passengers guessed that she was leading her nervous hus band home from work, but how on earth he ever used the tools nho carried was a puzzle. If you look about you sharply these days it is no uncommon sight to see women careworn of coun tenance leading along faded men. Tho other morning a silent woman walked into the barber shop on Evergreen ave nue, near Cooper street, followed by her husband, n polo faced, thin individ ual, who acted ns though he was walk Ing on air. Ho fell Into a chair, and the barber rapidly shaved him, while tho woman sat In a corner and waited un til the process was complete. Then she handed over the price of 0 shave, with no tip. ?Jld walked out, followed by her broken down better half. "Oh, that's nothing." said the barber, as he looked after tho qncci couple. "I hrtvp hod numbers of men come to my place like that. Some of them are so confounded nervous that before you get half finished they want to Jump from tho chair. I've got six outside customers whom I shave at their homes, and two of them I shave in two days; one side today, the next bide to morrow, because of their excessive ex citability. When I was over In the Produce Exchange building, I had men Jump from my chair and run out of the shop because they couldn't sit still long enough to bo shaved."?Brooklyn Times. AFRICAN WOLVES. They An- Very Keroelonit, nnrl TCveu tho Man? Kmr Them. The African wolves, when hunting In packs, are very formidable, aud M. Fun, the great French explorer, says: Experience hns shown me that they at tack not only nil animal's of medium size, but also the llou itself. They wage terrible battles, In which tho lion suc cumbs to numbers, though not without having ripped open some of tho enemy, But the survivors In their turn Boon tear it. Consequently the large, raven ous beast has a salutary terror of them. In this connection he relates a story of how Ids servant once scared away some lions who hud surrounded them In the darkness away from camp. The night was ns black as pitch, and we did not distinguish the trees until lipon I he.ii. Lions prowled around us, and our of them roared within alarm ing proximity; but we could not Bee them; we heard them walking lu tho leaves on all sides. Reaching tho tree, we found one of our companions with the rille cooked, another trying to re light a half extinguished torch. Still tho lions walked. We guessed tbem coming and going In the darkness, At that moment Tambarikn whisper ed to us the advice to Imitate the p'um -"i>iS (wolves) in the distance. So we lm mediately "botJ?U barking and shouting "lhi, htl, ill I" in an undertone, ns though tho pnclc was still at a distance, while the mar- at the camp made tho same well Imitated cry. The effect was hintantnneous, There was a rapid gal lop in tin n-j, loaves; the Hons decamp ed. The more or less wall Imitated ap proach of a pack of wolves rid us 0f them for tho whole night. We returned to the camp with our honey, and noth ing troubled our tranquillity until morning. Rating Away Stone Walla. At first sight it would seem hardly possible for bacteria to be concerned In the breaking down of n stone wall, yet this Is the case, according to ob servations made In studying the cause of the decay of cement. The gradual disintegration of the cement mortar used In water supply reservoirs is one of the serious troubles met with by water engineers and a trouble which so far they have not been able to avoid with any measure of practical success. Hitherto this action wnx supposed to be the result of the solvent property of carbonic acid and other mineral sub stances commonly present In a water supply. Tho cement gradually disin tegrates and becomes u kind of mud which slowly detaches Itself. But now it hns been found this strange process is dtie to the action of none other than that bacterium known as the uutrlfy ing organism. An examination of tho mud shows It to be teeming with theau organisms. Fourteen Mlntnkea, An English paper gives a list of what It terms "tho 14 mistakes of life." While there are undoubtedly oth er mistakes than those; mentioned, tho list Is a fairly comprehensive one. It Is a great mistake to set up our own standard of right and wrong and Judge people accordingly; to measure the enjoyment of others by our own; to expect uniformity of opinion In this world; to look for Judgment and ex perience In youth; to endeavor to mold nil dispositions alike; to look for per fection In our own actions; to worry ourselves and others with what can not be remedied; not to yield In Imma terial mat tors; not to alleviate all that needs alleviation as far as lies In our power; not to make allowances for tho Infirmities of others; to consider every thing Impossible that we cannot per form; to believe only what our Quite minds can grasps to expect to be able to understand everything. And the last and greatest mistake of all Is to live for time alone, when any moment mny launch us Into eternity. What Mie.ii? Hnve it.m m. "Now, I suppose," remarked Mrs. Snaggs, "that the surgeons of the army are attached to the medlcnl corps." "Your supposition does you great credit," replied Mr. Snaggs sarcastic ally. "It's a wonder you didn't Imag ine that doctors Joined the army for the purpose of building bridges or go ing up In r. balloon. Wbcro should army surgeons be except In the medlc ni corps?" "Well. I thought that they might po?. slbly belong to the lancers."--London Standard. Working Night and Day Tho busiest and mightiest littlo thing that ever was made is Dr. King's Now Lifo PMs. Every pill is a sugar-coated^ globulo of hoalth, that changes weakness in to strength, listlessnoss into on orgy, brain-fag into montal power. Thoy'ro wonderful in building up tho Miealth. Only 25 ctmts p0r i^^^oLdbyJTIm Laurons Drug REMEMBER THE NAME Mansion House Steam Laundry. 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