State Chemist, California:
The Royal fulfils all the require-
; merits. Our tests
u leavening power
STEVENSON'S MODESTY.
TIM Novelist's OpiBloa at Hlessalf a
prmii la Bis LeSSan.
There li one passage in Loci a Steven
son's correspondence which it would
bate been thousand pitiea to miss. So
mocb nonsense baa been written a boat
Stevenson 'a work, he was made the vio-
tim while be lived of anob an extrava
gant system of puffing, that those who
did not know him were almost inevita
bly forced to associate him with his
flatterers and to believe that be must
aee himself with their eyes. It is clear
that be did not. Hia most exacting
critic can hardly have Judged him more
sternly than he Judged himself.
"For the notice my skill deserts me,
such as it is. or was. - It was a very lit
tle dose of inspiration, and a pretty lit
tle trick of style, long lost, improved
by the most heroic industry. So far I
have managed to please the journalists.
But I am a fictitious article, and have
long known it. I am read by journal
ists, by my fellow novelists, rind by
boys. With these, incipit et explicit my
vogue. Good thing anyway, for it seems
to have sold the edition. I do not
think it is possible to bave fewer illu
sions than L. I sometimes wish I hsd
more. They are amusing. But I cannot
take myself seriously as an artist. The
limitations are so obvious. "
It is not often one finds a popular au
thor writing in such a strain an au
thor, too, whom there seemed a general
conspiracy among the reviewers to spoil.
What a contrast it is to the following
extract from the touching epilogue add
ed to these letters by hia editor and
friend:
"The fragment on which be wrought
during the last month of bis life gives
to my mind, as it did to his own, for
the first time the full measure of hia
powers, and if in the literature of ro
mance there is to be found work more
masterly, of more piercing human in
sight or more concentrated imaginative
vision and beauty, I do not know it.
Haomillan's Magazine.
A CLEVER SCHEME.
Im
' ' . mm tm Be ranted.
One day in a Sixth avenue chophouse
a well dressed young man sitting at a
table not far from me finished his lunch
and asked for his check, but as it was
brought to him be suddenly rose up and
hurried to the cashier's desk, which was
near the door, and said : '
"Mr, i nave dropped f so out or my
pocket in this place I Let no one go out
until I make a search 1
" Where's your check ?" he was asked.
"Here it is. I had two twenties and
$10 bill."
"Will yon pay this check of $1.50?"
I can't till I find my roll. "
"Thomas, call in an officer 1"
"But what for?" asked the victim.
"To arrest yon if yon don't payl
That's an old game too ancient to
work here."
"But I have dropped $50 !"
"Gun! Will you psy?"
"I'll pay if I can find my money. I
know I had it when I came in here."
"Call the copper. Tom !"
Two minutes later an officer bustled
in to see what was wanted. The cashier
was telling him that he bad a dead beat
to be cared for when a woman rose np
to leave, and the young man's $50 was
found on the floor, where it had been
covered by her skirts.
"Didn't I tell yon sol" be exclaimed
as he returned to the cashier to pay the
check. "Nice sort of man, you are t I'll
sue you for damages before I'm through
with this!"
The cashier looked tired, but made
no reply. When the indignant young
man had departed, I said :
"Then he wasn't beat, after all?'
"The slickest kind," be replied.
: "But he lost hia money, and it was
found."
"Don't you believe it! The woman
was his pal and gave it np only when
she saw that he would be arrested.
Tour Uncle Hiram has been light here
for SS years and knows the ropes -New
York Cor. Detroit Free Press.
"Have you fastened the windows.
dear?" she asked as they weiwabout to
retire for the night
"No; what's the use? I gave yon the
- last dollar I had to buy that hat, and.
we need not fear burglars."
"But they might sit down on my hat,
yon know." Detroit Free Press.
Ft RAVeenerf a ATaaV
Fraf. W. M. lYeke, who
mues specialty ot
Epilepsy, has without
doubt treated and cur
ed more caaea than any
hiring Physician ; his
success Is astonishing-.
We have heard of canes
ot so years' standing
Urff. too
tle of his absolute enra, free to any sufferers
who may send their P. O. and Esoreas addreas.
We advise snv one wishing a enra to address
enra to address
WHO CARRIES TEE LARGEST !
Line of Cntlerv.BDOTtlnrQaoda. I
Barter supplies and Basaar Goods? Why.doai. 7.
you know if
nc aiu a Fines coarsay T
They will supply you with anything yon went
at lowest market prices. Send for General Cata
logae ar Cetalne;ue of Bportlnr Goods or Barber
Supplies. &B Market Street, Ban Franclse, Cat. .
f OR PEOPLE THAT ARC SICK ar
"JuetDpn't Feat Wall,"
FiiUUVER PILLS
are tae One Tains to nee.
Only One for a Doee.
Sold by Dnasslsta at BSC. a box
Saagplai malted fre. AddraaS
Dr. aetanae stae. Ca. Pbila. fa.
SOOTMINQ J
Cv DII B S
Fits
Gun
av v h a w i.
J him. H
rV publishes
I valabl
I work o
I this dii
ft I J"lwhl9
Irs : wNSLtiwT
( - FOR CHILDREN TECTHINO J
C reveals brallPraawlat SSCeataabsWIa,
, ax.w,.,"
1
show it has greater
than any other.
j
BOCK' BEER.
Is
i
J I 1. . L 1
of beer brewing as it is understood by
the people of this day. - It is generally
supposed that beer ia of distinctively
German origin, whereas it ia fact that
beer was brewed by the men of many
nationalities in many parts of the world
centuries before the Christian era. The
Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans,
made beer from corn and barley in those
ancient times. The lager beer of the
Germans was a Bavarian product and
"bock" beer originated in Bavaria.
We have heard a number of stories as
to the origin of the term "bock" beer,
and while they all vary as to detail, they
are as a rule correct. When beer was
first brewed iu Bavaria and for a long
time afterward in tbat and all other
parrs of the world, ice formed no part
in the manufacture, though it was very
necessary tbat it should be fermented
and stored in a cold temperature. As ice
was not relied upon to make this eold
air and as artificial refrigeration was not
dreamed of, brewing was done only in
cold weather, and the beer was stored in
chill vaults underground. Here it was
left to age until some time iu spring
say the latter part of April or the begin
ning of May, when the vaults were
thrown open and the thirsty public
regaled with a pure, wholesome draft of
the foamy beverage. And as the first
issue from these vaults was stronger and
liable to go to the bead, the people were
said to be "becked; hence the name.
Another version of tbe story is tbat
when tbe vaults were thrown open, a
buck jumped out and tbat gave rise to
the name and also to tbe widely adver
tised "William" goat who adorns tbe
bock' beer signs of the present day.
But "bock" beer season is a time of
sentiment to tbe Germans, and other
people have imbibed tbe sentiment with
tbe dark and heavy drink. They want
book ' beer at the proper time and
they will drink it then and enjoy it.
Wine and Spirit Journal. -
JOSEPHINE'S EXTRAVAGANCE.
Im the Emaaror Naaolaoa Was Both
ered by Puisea-iaa-era Bill.
Throughout the late summer and au
tumn of 1807 the imperial court was
more stately than ever before. Tbe old
nobility became assiduous in their at
tendance, and, as one of tbe empress' la
dies in waiting is said to bave remarked,
the court "received good company.
On his return Napoleon bad found Jose
phine's extravagance to be as unbound
ed as ever, but he could not well com
plain, because, although for tbe most
part frugal himself, be had this time
encouraged lavisbnesa in his family,
Still, it was not agreeable to have dress
makers' bills flung into bis carriage
when driving in state with his consort.
and on one occasion be sent an unprin
cipled but clever milliner to tbe prison
of Bicerre for having disobeyed bis or
ders in furnishing her wares to the em
press at exorbitant prices. The person
was so indispensable to the court ladies,
however, that they crowded her cell.
and she was soon released.
At St Cloud, Malmaison, tbe Tni lo
ries and Fontainebleau tbe social vices
of courts began to appear, but they were
sternly repressed, especially high play,
By way of contrast, the city of Paris
was at tbat very moment debauched by
profusion of gambling hells and
houses of prostitution licensed at
enornjous figure by Foucbe and produc
ing great revenues fur the secret police.
Tbe gorgeous state uniforms of the
marshals, tbe rich and elegant costumes
of the ladies, tbe bespangled and begilt
coats of the household, dancing, theat
ricals, concerts and excursions all
these elements should have combined to
create brilliancy and gayety in the im
perial circle, but they did not "Life
of Napoleon," by Professor Sloarn,' in
Century.
DMeeaKlae of Carnation Carton.
Lnck is not a reliable factor in tbe I
difficult problem of carnation culture. It I
demands exhaustive knowledge of the
habits, requirements and diseases of the I
plant, nnueasing watchfulness and uure-1
mitting labor tbe year through. Even I
when all is done tbat seems possible to
mHt the rwr i. liaWe to tha
exasperation
nf finrlins that nartfonlar
varieties, upon wbicb he may bave based
hia most sanguine expectations, obsti
nately refuse to flourish under his care.
Almost every carnation culturist knows
varieties that be "simply cannot raise"
and neither he, nor anybody else, can
tell the reason why. Of course, there
must be something lacking, in soil, wa
ter, air or treatment, wbicb they re
quire, but it seems as if they were ca
pable of taking offense at him, or hi
surroundings, and preferring death, or
least unproductive life, to endurance
the association. Scribner'a.
WUIIdc to Oblige.
Ex-Senator Sawyer was quoted in
Washington as saying: "When tbey ask
me if I want to be delegate, I tell
them 'No, I don't care anything about
it. tbat I bave been to a good many
conventions; that I am pretty near 80
years old, and that if any of tbe boys
want to so in my place I am perfectly
ili:n ... h. A f ,t,. nn.
77 " " ,
they want to make me a delegate 1 11
accent. I've sot nothina else to do. bnt
I'm too old to have any ambition, and
hereafter will do anything that is want
ed of me, bnt no more. "
This is a very sensible and moderate
observation. But it applies to all sorts
of Jobs, including United States senator.
La Crosse (Wis.) Chronicle. :
. V v
Haw Ida la Bail way Tracks, .
The annoyance of wheels slipping on
tracks, especially in np grade, -and tbe
tremendous resistance experienced have
led to a new invention. The rail is pro
vided with an edge or rim covered with
oogs or teeth, and the wheel bas simile-
i.(..i fr-i
mi taiga euiunDUKSHeiTHU moiu. lucag j
cogs are set . on diagonally,
inclining j
downward, and are lea likely to accu
mulate dust and dirt New York
Ledger. ,
GROVE R GOES DUCKING.
Bat Jbbj It Was la Beas-taiy oka
smith's Dlaluc Rea-s.
President Cleveland went on another
ducking trip the other night. Mrs.
Cleveland accompanied him this time.
They left the White House at an early
hour and returned very lute, It was en
Joyed also by tbe entire cabinet, for ev
ery one of the president's advisers saw
him as he held a gun in hia band and
watched three ducks floating on the wa
ter. The gun was about seven inches
long, and- the docks were of papier
tnaohe. .
The water was in. an artificial lake
which had been built in the center of
Secretary Hoke Smith 'a dining room ta
ble and filled with not only ducks, hut
mall live fish of the kind which the
president loves to catch. Beside the toy
gun there was at the president's plate a
miniature fishing rod in order tbat he
might enjoy himself if tbe ducks got
away. Everything was planned to make
him happy.
Usually cabinet dinners are very form
al affairs, but it was the secretary of
the interior's turn to give one !iat
night, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Smith
decided to provide a few novelties. They
designed a sure enough lake, which was
10 feet long by 6 feet wide and several
Inches deep.
A florist built a grotto in the center
of Maryland rocks, covered it with
ferns and orchids and carried out the
humorous ideas of the secretary very
successfully. A 10 cent tin man-of-war
was anchored in front of the secretary
of the navy's plate. Penny cannons
frowned over breastworks of atones at
the secretary of war; coils of red tape
were strung along in front of the secre
tary of state; a girl with her eyes band
aged was Bleeping off a dock opposite At
torney General Harmon. Secretary of
Agriculture Morton gased on little
wooden farmer pouring seeds down a
hole in tbe rocks instead of into con
gressmen's districts. Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson confronted a mermaid who
seemed to want to deliver a letter from
tbe deep. Little gold dollars studded
an old Kentucky nome in toe cutis
which Secretary Carlisle faced. Over
all biased a huge Maltese cross with 45
electrio lights, emblematio of tbe 45
states. Pittsburg Dispatch.
A WICKED CITY.
Mt-ietae- Kaeace tha aadvaliea Arasv
R floral Areola, Ills. .
The ministers of the various churches
in Areola. Ills., bave declared their in
ability to bring about satisfactory re
ligious results. They claim the city is
growing worse daily and tbat immoral
ity is visible everywhere ; that hell boles
and dens of vice are ruining tbe major
ity of the young men. They further
claim tbat the churches are powerless to
remedy the situation, and have settled
on a new and novel method of action.
At a secret conference of tbe ministers
of the city it was decided to secure tbe
services of a Salvation Army band from
Indianapolis to assist in the work. Tbe
duty of the Salvationists will be to make
a personal canvass of tbe steeped in sin
element and endeavor to lead them into
the path of righteousness.
The movement is indorsed by promi
nent church members, who believe much
good may be accomplished. Chicago
Times-Herald.
Caaldat Do It Himself.
A famous English physician, Sir
James Crichton Brown, has risen up as
an opponent of the higher education of
women. Two years ago, be says, be
met a high school girl who waa reading
Lucretius" for recreation, bnt she
failed lamentably when he asked her to
boil a potato. Quite possibly Sir James
would bave been equally unfortunate
had be been asked to boil the potato
himself, or, to cite a more masculine
employment, to hitch np his own horse.
It ia impossible for one person, whether
man or woman, to acquire -all tbe ac
complishments, but if a woman suc
ceeds with her higher education, as
many of them bave succeeded, abe can
afford to pay for having her potatoes
boiled. This is now so well understood
and conceded tbat the opposition to
woman's advancement is confined al
most exclusively to tbe ultra conserva
tives, of whom Sir James Crichton
Brown appears to be a type. Philadel
phia Ledger.
Sha Bailt a Charak.
Mr. Althia Hults of Artimns. Ky.,
nag Dull a ennren through her own
efforts alone. A year ago she made up
her mind tbat a church waa need. She
asked help from tbe miners, but they
were poor to a man. Nothing daunted,
she set to work. She gathered berries,
tramped across tbe mountains and sold
.1 i OL. I 1 .
7 .1 , .
dontUber both. In every way in
""
Last fall she begged of the miners again,
but this time far work. She met with a
ready response. A tract of land was
bequeathed. Lumber waa given. Tbe
little store of savings did tbe rest The
church is now under roof. Little more
bas been done, bnt it is a church which
one day will be complete, and Mrs.
Bolts has her reward.
Mrs. Cleveland.
In evening dress Mrs. Cleveland is
the handsomest woman today in Wash
ington. She has a beautiful neck and
Weil rounded shoulders, and with the
sparkle ot her Jewels makes a picture
of a White House mistress which is
simply regaL Her smile is contagious,
for her manners are always agreeably
gracious. ''
lira. Cleveland is seen on tbe street
oocasionrly, walking in tbe morning
or driving around among tbe shops. Sbe
ia the most devoted of mothers, and is
never away from the children at night.
This baa done away with tbe little shop
ping jaunts to New York which nsed to
give her so much pleasure during her
first residence here. New York Times.
Her Title.
If that Wyoming woman is nominated and
elected, will sbe be tbe governor or governess
of that atatet-AtlaaXa Cunatitution.
We are afraid she will be sovernor.
As tbe case stands now, when a woman
ia chosen to preside over a meeting of
women, she is caned tne "chairman''
and is addressed as Mrs. Chairman of-
tener than otherwise. New York Sun.
Tbe attar of roses is obtained by ab
stracting from rose leaves the volatile
oil tbey contain and condensing it in
masses of cotton batting.
,
There are said to be 41 Homan Catho
lic peer in the British house of lord.
SPORT UP TO DATE.
Tbe final arrangements for the Yale
Princeton track games have just been
completed. It bas been settled tbat the
game shall be beld at the Yale field on
Saturday, May 18, and shall be accord
iugtotheL C. A. A. A. rules..
B. Zalamea, who holds the title of
amateur bicycle champion of South
America, was one of the passengers who
arrived the other morning in New York
ou the steamer Allegany, from tbe
United States of Colombia.
There is strong probability of a
friendly alliance between the governing
athletic bodies of England, Canada and
the United States. Secretary Sullivan
stated yesterday that the Canadian offi
cials think very highly of the proposed
alliance, and that tbe A. A. A. of bug-
laud will consider the question at a
meeting next mouth. Steps are also be
ing taken toward an alliance between
the A. A. U. and the Y. M. G, A.
The Yale Alumni Weekly states tbat
plans are being made by prominent
Yale alumni and the New York Atn-
letio club for a general football confer
ence of eastern colleges. It is thought
that if successful this scheme will re
sult in a Yale-Harvard reconciliation,
aa Harvard has been invited, and will
probably participate In the conference.
The proposed conference baa the cordial
support of the student body at Yale,
gnaday Latter la Relflaai.
The Belgian authorities, it seems, are
anxious to save the postofflce as much
trouble as possible iu tbe matter of de
livering letters on Sunday. For this rea
son every postage stamp ia issued with
a little perforated supplement inscribed
with the legend, "Ni pas Iivrer le di
nianche!" Those who are anxious to
have their letter delivered on tbe sev
enth aa on tbe other aix days of the week
tear , this off, while those whose com
munications are not of any special im
portanoe leave it on.
The new woman has arisen In China,
At 8huntun tbe daughter of a magis
trate acts a bis treasurer, and the dis
trict Is startled at tbe fact tbat he baa
made 50,000 taels since abe began to
"finance" hia affaire, six montba ago.
There is, after all, but one reliable
way to Increase your Income, and tbat
Is to reduce your expenses.
BDBM'S nowlll AND THORNS.
In this beautiful season of flowering
green, when the air is balmy and the sun
light golden, it seems a pity that anything
should enter into this Eden of ours to mar
its pleasures and blight Its joy, but so it is
Al.i.ul. ...... I... 1. i- U- .W -.i I,
even doubtful If all of life were a seen of
pleasure whether we could possibly en-
iur no utrue wme ana bi ub;, ana ina
birds sing and so. Rheumatism eomea
also. It eomai from exposure to ths damp
ness of the nights and mornings, to the
sudden obang of temperature, and it cer
tainly goes, a tnousanaa Know, oj toe
prompt use or Bt. Jacobs uu. wnicn is
complete and psrfeot on re. It ia well,
therefore, while we enjoy all these season
able delights, not to be without this great
rameay lor pain, ana to nave it reaav,
mora because we are the more liable at this
season than any other to suffer from such
auaccs. ..
"What," uked the neophyte. "It tbe differ-
tHNi hatwMMt wit iu) h.mMl'1 Tha 1 iw.H.M
fhlloaonhereodsed the aaeatlon. '-I'll xva-
plifr," Mid be. "A wit is humorUt with dyt
pepMa." .
TBI BOCK Or GIBBALTAB
Is not tteadler than s tyatem liberated from tits
tucklai of chilli and fevitr. billon romlltent
or dumb ana by Hoatetter't Mtomacb BtUr, a
peneci anuaoie 10 malarial poiton in air or a-a
tt-r. It la also an unexampled remedy for
billoaa, rhenmatloor kidney complaint,, dj
peaila and nerroiunaM. it Improves appetite
and sleep and battens oonvaleaoanoe.
She Tbla decimal system is so tlmplel I
ovn t are wnv uter uon t ana our money in r.n
land. Ha They do, at hut as they can eel
over. ...
Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
01 an congu cures. ueorge w. imz.
Jrabucber, Lav, August 20, Ifm.
BBWABB Of OINTMENTS FOB CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIW MERCURY,
As menntrv will rarelv deatrov the aenae ot
men ana completely aeraoge tne whole syntem
when enteriug It through the moeotu urfaaee.
Such aitlclea hoillil never be need eaeent on
preacrlptlooa from reputable DbyaletatM, a tbe
damage they will do la ten told to the food yoa
can poaelbly derive from tnem. H all's catarrh
Care, manufactured by F. 1. Cheney A Co., To-
ivuo, u., wniajoa no mercury, ana lueo in
ternallv. acting dlrectlv nuon tha blood and
mnooni rarlaoee of theiyetem. In baying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be tare yon ret tbe genuine. It I
tasen inierneny, ana nude In Toledo, Ohio, by
v. uneney m u. iwetimonuus rree.
aoia oy aruegtute, price 7oe per bottle.
liaU't family Pllli are the beet.
rm-tl am topped tree ay Dr. Kllaa's
rem Narva Rutani,. eta flta aftal Ua Brat
Say's see. Marvelous caret. Treatlee aad 1M
trial bottle Ire. to Fit eaaaa. Bend ta Or. KUae,
aw am av, j-ouaawpaia. ra.
Tit Oiiiiu tor breakfast.
It 1 often difficult to convince peo
ple tneir Diooa i impure, until dread
ful carbuncles, abscesses, boils, scrof
ula or salt rheum, are painful proof of
the fact. It Is wisdom now, or when
ever there i any indication of
blood, to take Hood' Sarsaparilla, and
prevent such eruption and suffering.
"I hsd a dreadful carbuncle abscess,
red, fiery, fierce end sore. Tbe doctor at
tended me over seven weeks. When the
abscess broke, tbe pains were terrible, and
I thought I should not live through it. I
heard and read so much about Hood's
BarssparlUa, that I decided to take It, and
my husbsnd, who wss suffering with
boils, took it also. It soon purified our
built me np and restored my health so
that, although tbe doctor said I would
not be able to work hard, I bave sine
done tbe work for 20 people. Hood's Har
as peril ia cured my husband of the boils,
and we regard It a wonderful medicine.''
Mas. Awa F TEgsotfy Latimer, Kansas.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood Partner. AH druggists. IL
SJf ntfl.- enrellverllls.easytotaka,
nOOd S FlIIS easy to operate. atoenU.
SURE CURE rem PILES
I-CBIM BB4 atllM, BsmsUbi
D. SO-SAN-KO't 1
Ins, anwb, ii.mi. a aaiil
aa. Urauliuai mtU.
ItfBlBE IM BUM, BieWUMrntrtalal niMlltMMMrlkt
lift cure; i'lfi ui.f s aot fr. fries
Moils
MAYOR CHALLENGED.
A ohaalbay Asks Bin a Bates a Oast
etlMva asaml-alloa.
Mayor Patrick Jerome Gleasan of
Long Island City ha beeu challenged
to a competitive examination by one of
the scholars of an Astoria school.
The challenger ia Frank H. Ward, 1 1
years old, who live at 08 Hoyl ave
nne, Astoria. He attend tbe Astoria
sohool, aud was among those who wait
ed nirau tM bis mayor the other day,
asking to have former Principal Martin
Jovoe reinstated.
Tbe mayor asked Ward to designate
the city's uublic buildings, and tbe boy
replied that the county jail waa one of
them. The mayor scored Ward ana in
principal for this, anil the youth went
away looking for redress.
Tbe other afternoon be walked into
the city hall and luqulred for the mayor.
Gloaeon's private secretary, Philip J.
Coffey, told him that Gleason was get
ting rid of Newtown Creek malaria
down at Lakewood, N. J.
When be conies in, give him this.
See?" the boy commanded. s
Tbe neatly written challenge waa a
follow :
Losa IkijISD City. Feb. IT.
To Ran. P. 4. Ottawa, Bitor uf Long bland
City:
I. Hie nndarelsned, turopoae to compete with
you In an examination spun tha studies we
are now pursuing namely, arithmetic, eeof
rauhv. arammar. spelling and wrltlns-lw
oausa yon claim that we cannot bound lion
Inland City and that we. btyan dMlgnatln tin
pobllo building in tha city by naming tb
atmntyjail. Respectfully jroure,
Fkams B. Wasd.
New York Sun.
TO GET THE PENNANT.
Cleveland aad rtttsbarg Have a riaa to
Loeala It Wast.
A conference was beld recently at
Pittsburg between Robinson and Tebouu
of the Cleveland Baseballclub, aud Kerr
and Mack of tbe Pittsburg, the out
come of which ia said to be a pooliug of
issues between tbe two clubs, looking to
the locating ot tbe pennant for lNDU in
tbe west
It was said at the meeting that the
east for years has bad a combination,
tbe successful working of which bss kept
tbat aeetion a winner. To offxet this, it
ia now proposed by the two clubs men
tioned to pool their extra players, aud
as tbe season progresses draw from tbe
surplus to strengthen either team, as
may be mutually agreed upon.
Whether this plau will be extended to
other western teams is not stated, but
tbe two principals believe that such a
combination will work so effectively
that the pennant will next land in the
west ; : -' 1 - !
A NOVEL PLAN.
Baw Mrs, Clay Raised a Dollar Far the
Church.
Each member of the Springport
(Mich.) Christian Endeavor society
pledged herself to turn into tbe treanury
a dollar earned by herself, aud Mrs.
Jennie Clay earned hers in a unique
way. Two tramps called at her bouse
and demanded food and lodging. She
went into a room, got her husband's re
volver and ordered tbe tramps to throw
up their hands, which they did.
She tbeu commanded them to march
and started them for the village lockup,
where they were caged for tbe night In
the morning they were registered and
allowed to depart. Mrs. Clay giving
them breakfast Sbe then presented a
bill te the village council, "To arresting
two tramps, 60 cents each, $1," and
that body, after a good deal of humorous
debate, allowed tbe bill Chicago
Times-Herald,
WARMS THE CABLE SLOT.
Maa With si Maw Bind of Job Atones
"' lata rest Ia Broadway.
A new vocation came into existence
last nlgbt with the cold weather. In tbe
future the man who adopts it will be
known a a slot warmer. Tbe Metropol
itan Traction company pot it , first
slot warmer to work at 8 o'clock last
night, at Thirty-fifth street and Broad
way, where tbe gripmen on tbe Broad
way railroad pick up tbe curve cable.
It was tbe slot warmer s duty to see
tbat tbe cable slot at tb Thirty-fifth
street curve waa kept clear of ice. Once
tbe lot bad frozen over and caused a
block on the line.
Tbe railroad manager decided that
ancb a thing should never occur again
and the slot warmer was put to work.
Armed with a bag of cotton waste and
can filled with kerosene oil be started
a bonfire along tbe up town track. Tbe
fire waa St feet levg, and burned con
tinually over the cable (lot.
From time to time the slot warmer
kept feeding the fire with fuel from bit
bag of cotton waste and can of oil Pe
destrians stood and watched bis actions,
wondering what he was doing, and the
passengers in the cable cars left their
seats and stood up, just a little bit
frightened, when tbe car dashed around
tbe curve and over tbe flames. Tbe slot
warmer said be bad been employed to
keep tbe fire burning all night New
York Sun.
TESLA IS RETICENT.
Bas Hew laventloa, bat Befaeee ta Tall
About It, ,
Tbe friends of Nicola Tesla. the elec
trical wizard, are say In a he ha develop-
ed the X ray idea until he is now able
to pass solid through solids, aud bad
gone to far aa to patent bis inventions
before giving tbem to a waiting world.
tenia was anlted about his new dis
coveries. Be would only say ihat he was
working quietly , and bad strong hopes
of developing something valuable. Be
declared he was not through with his in
vestigations, and could make nothina
public. he idea of forcing solid
through solids badly expressed wbat be
was trying to do, unless ether was con
sidered a solid, which it was, scientifical
ly considered.
Be excused himself from talkinn fnr.
tber about bi discoveries by Buying it
bad ever been hi practice to give the
puuiic toe new only alter he bad made
it known through a scientific society. It
waa also reported tbat Teala had inn.
oeeded in photoKrapliiijH (h hn m tin
brain through the skull This the ein.
trician denied with positivoness. New
xor journal. ...
Ihea They're Horry,
The idea of leading an unriitht life
never occurs to some rieonln nmii
strike a toboggan leading to prison
Chicago Times-Berald. ,rl,0B--
Aad Tat I fa Utht Weight,
The new Coal trust beats tha-, .u
bigness and cincb Detroit Journal.
BE A WELL .WOMAN.
One Remedy That Will Make You 80
Palne's Celery Compound.
Only
Why not be a well woman thi
priug?
There are women wnooanooi toierat
the inllet neglect about the bouse
who too often take bo care ot their
health.
Tbey should use these precious Msrob
d ty tor getting strong and well by
taking Paine' oelery compound tne
greatest of all spring remedies.
Miss Kisie M. Brown ot 1 Leeds Bt.,
Dorchester, Ma., whose picture I
given above, wrote the 5th of this
month a follow:
"Four or five year ago, I offered
with dreadful pain in my back (owing
to my kidney), j much so that night
after night-1 oould not close my eyes,
and wbat few hour deep I did get, I
could be heard , moaning and tossing,
bowing thai even in my sleep, I
offered pain. At time I would hav
more pain than usual over my left
hip,and when waking in the morning
it would be all I oould do to tretcb
"Contains More Flesh Form
ing Matter Than Beet"
That is what an eminent physician
says of good cocoa. The Cocoa
made by Walter Baker & Co., Ltd.,
Dorchester, Mass., is the best. ,
See that Imitation are not palmed off on you.
Lived ea What They Toe.
There is one thing which is not gen
rally known to the public that is,
Mosby and bis nieii never received one
cent from the Confederate government.
Each man provided himself with hi
own uniform, horse and arm, and
boarded himself. Tbe United (Mates
government furnished us with captured
borne, arms and ammunition, and tbe
extra borne captured paid our board.
So, instead of receiving pay from the
Confederate government, we turned
over to them horses, moles and arni. I
will mention one incident to show what
an honorable end conscientious man
Colonel Mosby ws. On the greenback
raid, when we captured 1108,000, be
fore division was rustle ot the money
130,000 was offered Colonel Atoshv,
which be declined to receive. Nor did
be ever take anything for bis own uie
that bad been captured. Thomas Moss
In Washington Post.
Mr. Michael U. Alolhail calculate
that the Uuiied States can easily become
the home of 210,000,000 inhabitants
withont any overcrowding. Think what
a presidential election will mean when
that number is reached I New York
Recorder.
. erie
BLACKWKIV DUNHAM
M-L
Who Retail
offered for a limited Ursa, o ordsr
to-day. Your very truly,
I BLACKWELL'O DUHHAr.l
! TODACCO COMPANY.
"""" M yen havs snv dlfflcall In areeavf-e-
seep, eat eat thl eat Ice aa sen n with
year order te yeur wholesale dealer.
"3T7V""TVr A. TVT T,, wry remarkable and certain
En- of Vom' Friend. It is
fnl in reliavina th- ii L ' T
IA at -
wbJch burden and shorten a woman'
my limb down ttralght, a there would
be drawing aad trembling ot the
cord. Besides such torture, I began
to bloat a great deal.
"After suffering for aatna time, a
friend advised me to try Paine' oelery
compound. I can truthfully gay that
after using four bottle) I waa cured;
not helped, but cured."
If you bave any doubt at all these
spring day about your health If dsn
ralgio twinges, kidney troubles, dluy
spells, indigestion or heart palpitation
aliow themaelves.don't wait for plainer
warning. Make a olean sweep of all
these ailment from the system.
It is easiest to do thl now, aa spring
ia approaching. Take Paine' eatery
compound when the system 1 most re
(pousivo to it cleansing, (trnthen.
ing InOnenoe.
An Improved appetite, sound diges
tion, uninterrupted deep, and aa ener
getic condition, ar the result of taking
Pain' oelery compound.
Save My Child !M
is me cry oi
many au
agonized
mother
whose
little one
writhes in croup or whoop
ing cough. In such cases,
Dr. Acker's English Rem
edy proves a blessing and
a godsend. Mrs. M. A.
Burke, of 309 E. 105th St.,
New York, writes: "Dr.
Acker's English Remedy
cured my baby of bronchitis,
and also gave instant relief
in a severe case of croup.
I gratefully recommend it."
Tkn Sim, atc.i Oc. 11. AU toartsMs.
I -M.a w, Is a IS CbsMbarsSt.. W. V,
N. P. N. U. No. 660-8. F. N. TJ. No. 727
or
TOBACCO C-OMPANV.
Durham, n. c.
Dear Sir:
Von Are entitled to recefvv
m E C ro Tr wholeaalo dealer,
ft HUE STAR SOAP with all
BlackweU's Genuino
Durham Smoking
.TobaCCO you buy. On bar
P Ffw with each pound, I
whether i6 ok., ,, 4 ., or
oi., ptckw.
' VVahava notifies avery whole
sale dealer la tha United state
that wa will aupply them with soap
once, and Insist on getting your
aoap. One bar of Soap FREE with
Mch pound stm bu. less la
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aa v jvaij&ii n&BH&ui naa ji""
uniformly tnccesf
and weakneM
life. Thousand ol
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