THE U. S. Government Chemists have
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How llrttUh Author Orgunlted.
It is now nwirty eight ywirs since a "mall
body of men, fifteen or twenty in number,
met to l locust the question whether any
thing niiftht he (tone by union to remedy
abusa which were strongly felt, but had
never been formulated, proved or defined,
Thts wa the origin of the society, which
now numhei-H iSt) members, and is every
year lnereasiuv; hi strength, in reputation
and in the elean.t'ss of its aims. It must
be acknowledged that at first these aims
were almost tin viiaueiib those of the former
society. There wan blind imtination,
there wiut atuoldenug lire anions the great
body of the literary craft, but when one
came to examine into the facts, su far as
they had letfn iiHwrUiiiieu, then was little
but aiMpieum to go upon. We therefore
set ourwetve ;it oik' to the arq unit ion and
acciimniatmi! ot the facts as connected
with the practical btuinetwof managing
literary proiertv.
We sfieHiilviliMroveml enough to enable
us to take u first detinite step, and at a
public meeting to be held at Willis' rooms
we claimed theribt of the author, as one
party in a joint vmture or partnership, to
examine and audit the accounts furnished
by the other contracting tarty a modest
step, apparently; in reality, a most impor
tant step, a step which leads to everything
else. Because, when two men are engaged
in the same venture, if one of the two w
excluded from the fight of the books, that
one occupies an interior position. He is de
pendent. He is like the man who numbly
brings to his master the produce of his owii
labor and goes away making his salaam
for any pieces of silver which may be
tossed hi in. How this claim was resented
how it is still resented by certain pub
lishers snows that theyuuve always under
stood very clearly what it would mean to
them and to what it would lead.
This claim advanced and kept boldly
before us, we returned to our research,
which was nothing less than learning
the whole of the business of publishing
from the publishers' side. We were en
abled to follow up our investigation by all
kinds ot materials publishers' agree
ments. Ietters.nnd the evidence of printers,
bookbinders, advertisement agents, clerks,
travelers, publishers themselves until at
last we found ourselves fairly in a position
to understand the methods pursued by
every publishing bouse of any importance
Walter Uesant in Forum,
- Why NiiMHt lVnvy Died.
"What complaint was it that carried off
busati Peevy?" inquired one of the rwi
dents of Apple Kidge, who had lvm away
tor sjx weeKs, on ring which time the death
he mentioned had occurred. "1 don't call
itth't Husan lied any reg'lar complaint,"
replied (Jyrus Peevy, uncle of thedeceased,
in a meditative tone, "Kf ye was t' set
aout t' give it any name, ye'd be pooty well
put to 't, Heems 's ef; thet is, 'thaout ye
was t' siiy th't site died o' symputhizin
irieuds. t net's uaout mj idee! '
"Lawzee. Uncle Cyrus!" exclaimed his
astonished listener. "W hatdo you mean?"
'l menu jest 'baout as I say," replied
Mr. Peevy dryly. ".Susan had kind o'
shakin an Hush in spells, what the doctor
called 'intermiddliu fever,' I b'lieve; but
there waV". much th' matter w'th her, ex
cept th' hu weather'd mnde her kind o1
ailin an ihvigged aout.
"Well, lit' fust day th' doctor come m1
wife was "lop pin there, V kind o' hearten
Husan up, an she see Susan was set on
bavin tit' doctor, so she had him called
he found that whole possy o' women folks
ffm th' Corner, settin an stand in raound
. in busan's bedroom.
"Ann Hascomb she was sayin as th' doc
tor went in, 'Hary'a husband s cousin was
took precisely this way: he died in less'n a
wee tr'm th' day become daown w'th it.1
. " 'Poor Husan!' says Hettv Fitch.
"You've got jest th' look in your eyes th't
my hnsband's brother-in-law by his fust
wife had; he passed away 'fore anybody
re'lized 'twas a ser'ous sickness.'
,ul'h' doctor, he tried to hush 'em up, but
sake alive! Husan had got her mind jest
chock full o what they'd told her, an she
was daown right vexed when tli'doct'rspoke
hopeful o' her case, seems 's eff. They'd
come in ev'ry day, them women would.
M' wife wouldn't let 'em int' th' room
wher' Susan was; but they set in th' fore
nsim an talked s' laoud 't Kusan couldn't
nnw o' liea rm what they said nowavs.
"Hhe seemed 't feel real pleased t' know
naow ttiey all spoke, an I cal'iate 'twas as
much 't show 'em 't she had 'preciated
their remarksasuuythiuth'tshedied. She
was alius an obligiu creatur', Husan was,
au grateful. I oil' tale ef she hadn't 've
had quite s many neighbors an' a' much
sympathy, she'd 've been alive t'doy!"
French JfollUtQMfc
Suppose French politeness u a myth,
it is one to be cultivated the world over.
Even the humblest peasant in the small
est province endowed with an all con
quering courtesy that is brought into
pliy-ln the most commonplace matters.
If our men could only be taught Home of
Bit, how much more easily would run the
'wheels of life's machinery! Business in
business, of course. The rush and worry
of money getting dwarf tlie real nature,
' VAt at tl'.tt 0A171A timfi aftwia nrmilil uM. nr
more irregularly, bills would be no less
ready to be paid, panics would occur no
more frequently if the arbitrators of
VTeat Mum would but remember to
jng into their business life a little mor
m
a1
I
1
A VILANELLE
Love in the dawn la honey sweet
Sweet to the tasle and fair to the sight;
Kisses an balm when young lips meet.
The heart In the throes of it first white heat
Burns, a meteor shining bright:
Love iu the dawn is honey sweet.
Enjoy while you can such moments fleet
Those transient spells of a fond di'light:
Kisses are balm wlieu young lips meet.
Glad as the morning, Marguerite.
f Are your girlish fuce and your Oovim white:
Love in (he dawn is honey sweet.
; The lilies smile at our very feet.
The ruses blush to our left and rlfflit;
j Kisses are balm when young hps meet.
Wedded today fn this bower discreet
j Our lives shall fall uin lines of Unlit:
i Love in the dawn is hooey sweet-
Kisses are bulm when young lips meet'.
-Euavne Davis in Kate Field a Washington.
Met With a Serious Fall.
"You ure very late this morning, Mr.
Baldwin," said a dry goods merchant re
cently to ono of his clerks. "Do not let
it happen again.'
"Very sorry." said the clerk humbly.
"I met with a serious fall."
"Indeed," replied the merchant, relent
ing. "Are you hurt much?'
"Principally, sir, in your estimation.'
answered the clerk respectfully.
"Oh, never miud that," said the mer
chant kindly. "I am very sorry and had
no intention to be severe. We are all
liable to uccidents. How did you getthe
falir
"Well, yon see, sir," said the clerk
confidingly, "I was called quite early
this morning earlier, in fact, than
usual."
"Ah!"
"Yes, sir; but somehow or other I fell
asleep again."
"Go to your desk, sir, and don't try
that on again," exclaimed the merchant,
with an air of severity which was belied
by the twinkle in his eye, which denoted
tliat he enjoyed the joke. New York
Herald.
Lightning's Strange Heleetlon,
Probably one of the most remarkable
lightning accidents of the period was
that which took place in one of the east
ern counties lately. A num wits shear
ing a sheep. Another man, puling on a
pony, stopped to exchange a few words
with the shearer and watch the clipping
operution Air a minute or two. He hail
been standing there but a very short
time when a sharp crack of thunder was
preceded by a blinding flush of lightning.
The shearer was startled almost out of
his senses by seeing the pony and its
rider suddenly collapse in a heap, but in
a second the man was np, quite unhurt.
Then the shepherd, happening to glance
at the animal beneath him, found that
the lightning had served it as it had
served the pony. The sheep was stone
dead! This, it may be as well to state,
is a perfectly true story. London Tit
Bits.
The Heat Language For Telephoning.
The French language, it appears, is
better adapted to the purpose of the tele
phone than the English. It is stated that
the large number of sibilant or hiss syl
lables in English renders it a less easy
and accurate means of communication.
Some English words are especially diffi
cult of transmission by telephone. The
word "soldier" is cited as one of these,
Proper names frequently occur in the
midst of an otherwise perfectly audible
and intelligent conversation which the
ear cannot possibly catch. These must
be spelled out, involving delay, Elec
tricity. Considerable Mutuality,
Mrs. Lakeside You are Mr. Pork
chop's second wife, are you not?
Mrs. Porkchop Yes, he w.as married
once before.
"That's unpleasant. Whenever you
have a little row, be can bring np his
first wife and brag about her goodness."
"He never tried it but once, and then
I told him about what nice men my three
other husbands were.' Texas Sittings,
All Illustration.
"There," said Miss Frances E. Willard,
closing her fist and presenting it as an
object lesson to her interested audience,
"is union and that" suddenly letting
every separate finger fly limply apart,
"is diversity. Which is the stronger?"
A Diary of Thne Ontario.
A diary begun more than ttiree centuries
ago by the Hozaka family of Japan has
bseukept up continuously by the various
heads to whose charge it was committed
until the volumes now nil eight large
chests. It was no New Year's experiment
witb either the original Colonel Uozak or
his successors. New York Press.
'- h1 Ryu on for It.
'BMlAr stick!
THE NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
1
,ug Yu I. ii Ternou of Ooiwlderalilo liu-
pit rl an lie at 11 nine and Abroad,
A very influential persouitgt iu the Flow
ery Kingdom la Mr. Yang Yu, the new
ChineHe minister plenipotentiary and envoy
extraordinary to the United States, Hpaiu
and Peru. Besidea belonging ton family
of distinction, ho has great wealth in city
real estate, mining property and rice plan
tations and if altogether a man whom the
authorities of his native lund delight to
honor. Ah minister to three countries he
pusaejuea great power, appointing nil his
official subordinates, subject to the confir
mation of tho emperor.
JIIXISTRH VAX!) YB.
Minister Yu w of (liHthigiiisliHl Appear
anceuliil bmriug, conipnrlinK llimwlf with
tUeitwyuiruf u limn boriituRMliority. Hi1
in Ail ytHrs nf uxi. ratlitrbov? tin) mwlium
lieiftht, Ktnutly buili unit weiicbH Htimit 1U0
pound). Tie knows no liuiKutw liut Chi
now, but tlmt foot iu not expected to inter
fere with In diplomatic uefulnes, hn he
una bftd much experience In Htntecnifl. nnd
will lie iiasisted by very nble interpreters
Chinese gnuluutett of our own bent univer
Bltien, one of them, Muu Yew Chuittf, hav
ing been coekawuin of the Yule boat crew,
The minister brought with him the most
numerou and moat Konteounly attired auit
that ever attended a foreign functionary in
tuiK country. lJeaide hia wife ami three
children, it cotisiHted of 4ti ofticialN of va
rioua gradea, aeverul of them uIko accom
panied by their wives, and WaervunU. The
dipiomntaare naaiKned by the milliliter to
putt in the variotia countriea under hla
jurisdiction. Tiiey come from all iarta of
China and are all of influential fainilica
and well educated. None of them knew in
advance to what poat he wan to lie Hunt.
Mr. Yu ia credited with entertaining a
very friendly feeliiiK for the I'nited htatea
ind is Niid to be unxioim to nutiulniu cor
dial reiationa between our Koverimtenl and
bia owu. tic piwaeuM the complete con
fidence of the Chiueite court, and having
had chance of Miime of the iiioftt iniimrtant
cuatoma diritricta in tile empire hun been
brou(ht more or ieaa iu ciiulact with con
suls am! other government olticiaUfrnui all
parta of the world.
Ha Wanted to Ha aura,
"I went down to Indiana not long
ago," nuid n Michigan Centrul enimiem'
to tho reporter, "tn see my folks, who
live in ii Hiiialt town on u brunch road
that is about tho wont I ever saw. At
it way station a Hoosier ciiuio aboard,
and a fow minutes after be bad curled
np in tin; comer of a seut the conductor
came iiIohl'.
" '1 nay. conductor.' lie inquired, 'is
this train ruuntiiK now?'
" 'Of course it is,' said the conductor,
taking bin ticket.
"Then he relapsed uguin.and in about
fifteen minutes ho beckoned to the con
ductor.
" 'Li this train miming now?' he asked
as before.
"'Course It is. What's tho matter
with you? said the conductor angrily.
" 'Don't git mad about it,' urged tile
passenger mildly. '1 don t mean no in
sult. This yer train runs so slow that 1
can't tell when it's goin and when it
ain't, and I've got to git off at the next
station er the weddin that's set fer II
o'clock won't take place, that's all. 1
hain't nothin ag'in yon ner the road, but
I'm jist a leetle mite anxious about
Iundiu in time fer the occasion, you un
derstand.' "The conductor apologized and the pas
senger was duly deposited at the ap
pointed place." Detroit Free Press.
Ilnuflit Old Pipe,.
A valuable pipe that belonged to the
late Lawrence Barrett had carved on its
bowl an ideal bead of Ophelia. The
collecting of pipes was one of Barrett's
hobbies, and he was often seen iu some
pf tho New York establishments looking
np what he could find in the way of odd
pipes. The pipes he usually bought
were old ones that had been colored by
other people. Collector. .
Thflrapeiitlo EUetrleltr,
Tbe ordinary electric bath is one of
the best means of stimulating and re
freshing a patient in a debilitated state
of health. One singular result is the re
moval of metallic poisons from the body.
This is effected by electrolysis. The me
tallic poison will be found iu the water
after thirty minutes' sitting. New York
Telegram.
Dffc of th. Uuaofiot Indian.
The Uuochos of the Argentine Repub
lic live entirely on roast beef and salt,
scarcely ever tasting farinaceous or
other vegetable food, and their sole
beverage is mate or Paratruay tea taken
without sugar. Gentleman's Magazine.
Angel Oak';.
Chop np groen apples, raisins, bananas
inqnrtntitiestosnit; stick them in dough.
MM. f
An AstuulMlied but tlunslilerate I'rhicu.
One of the leading families in Stmt- '
yurt gave u snppor party to which the
prince royal bud hum Invited. His
royal bighueHS arrived little before all
the preparations for the feast were com
pleted. Observing that ho bad arrived
a little too soon, he decidud to take a
short stroll in front of the house while
daylight was fading into dark. Sud
denly a trim servant inuid bounded out
of the bouse und ran up to the prince, to
whom Bhe handed a parcel containing,
ts it afterward turned out. a large piece
of sausage and. snuie money, and ex
claimed under her breath:
"Yon won't have to come today; we're
having a large party, the princo him
self is coming; so goodby till tomor
row I" and with that she gave bis royol
highness u couple of harly kisses and
disappeared before he had time to get a
word out.
A moment later he perceived a sol
dier iu his cloak, who was casting wist
ful glances ut the lighted windows of
the house, and asked hint if bin sweet
heart lived there, and on the man's re
plying in the aiUrmutive the prince con
tinued: "Then this tutrcel must lie intended
for yon. The person who brought it
sends you word that you ure to come to
morrow, for she has no time today on
account of tbe party."
"Much obliged: it's all right. I'll come
tomorrow," suid the soldier.
"She gavu me something; liesides,"
tbe prince went on to say, "but 1 can't
deliver yon that."
"Oh, you may keep it nnd welcmne,"
rejoined tbe soldier. "I've plenty here
for todiiy."
Evorylsxly ut the party noticed that
his highness was more lively and gmxl
humoral than usual. He narrated his
adventure over tbe cigars and wine, but
exuutcd a promise that neither tbe sent,
ant girl nor tbe soldier should suffer in
couseinence of the disclosure. Leeds
Mercury.
Heirs Apparent anil l're.aiiiitlve.
There seems to lie a gmsl deal of con
fusion in tho minds of tbe public and
the press as to what constitutes the dif
ference between un "heir presumptive"
and an "heir apparent," and one gentle
man who has Won informed that then)
is no "heir presumptive" to the throne
ut the present time, writes to inquire
of me whether Prince Ueorge of Wules
is not entitled to that designation. I
should say certainly not. In point of
law, the heir is the party who succeeds
to un estate or u dignity by the demise
of the previous holder: and u iniin can
only have during his life un "heir ap
parent." orun "heir persumptivo."
The Prince of Wales is now the heir
apparent to the throne, and while he
lives there can bo no other heir. Prince
George is tbe heir apparent to the
princedom of Wules, anil he is not heir
to the throne at ull, except in the loose
and inaccurate sense in which all iwr
sous who may by any possibility be
come entitled are ssiken of us "heirs."
The difference between an heir ap
parent and an heir presumptive is tMit
tbe heir apparent must succeed if he
survives the present holder of the dig
nity: while un heir presumptive, al
though the heir at tbe moment, is liable
to have bis right to the succession de
feated by tho birth of another heir.
There cannot, therefore, be ,:. tbe same
time an heir apparent and an heir pre
sumptive. Should the Princo of Wales
succeed to the throne, Prince George, if
then living, will become the heir ap
parent to tbe throne. Should Princo
(ieorge succeed to the throne before he
has children the Duchess of File would
lie the heir presumptive, her right to
tbe succession being ulwuys liable to bo
defeated by the birth of a direct heir to
her brother. Henry Laboucbero iu Lon
don Truth.
The Nanyasis of India,
Popular belief in ludia still credits
8anyosis and other holy vagabonds witb
miraculous powers. Even the native
journals often chronicle murvcls like the
instantaneous cure of incurable diseases,
or the feeding thousands out of a
small measure of rice. One of these
prints gives a description of bow a saint
ly Wunyasi suved the lives of a certain
rajah and his escort from a wild ele
phant. As the party was proceeding
through tbe Lower Himalayas u mon
strous tusker broke out of tbe jungle
and set to trumpeting. The rajah and
his followers were considerably scared,
and were giving themsolves up for lost
when a noble lookirur SikiiviuiMumwHtenfl
and, standing iu front of the travelers,
told them to shout a cortain order to tin)
elephant. This done, the animal bolted
into the jungle, while the savior of the
rajah and his party vanished without
waiting to ne tnuiikeu Philadelphia
Ledger.
Buufluwer Ashes m a Fertiliser,
Tbe ashes of the sunflower contain a high
percentage of potassium. The experiments
of Hermbstedt have proved that l.UOO
pounds of dried stalk yield 97.9 pounds ot
ash, and from 1,000 pounds of ash are ob
tained Ml) pounds of the best potassium.
An entire ripe sunflower plant without tho
root contains about ii grams of mineral
substances, whereof about 19 grams are
potassium. The farmers In Kussia sell
their ashes to the soap works for a very
low price Instead ot using tlioui for tbe
field. Exchange.
V
"German
Syrup"
JodgrJ. B. Hiu, of tile Superior
Court, walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When ineti'of rank
and education thus use and recom
mend an article, what they say Ls
worth the attention of the public.
It is above suspicion. " I have used
yourGermau Syrup," he says, "for
my Coughs and Colds ou the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as a first-class mediciue."
Take no substitute.
UueottQlft
Tim Orrat rotroii i
where nil othnre ftUL Coucht, Croup, lore
Throat, HoariensM, whooping Cough nl
Asthma, For Consumption It nna no rival:
ban eur4 thouund. and will cum Too If
Ukm Ultima. 80W oj DniRglnti on ft g uar
ntw. For a Lama Ihuik or ChL tin
BHiLOH't BELLADONNA PLASTbRJbu,
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iiavR ymit.aiurrh This ramHr tvrimnuw
teydtocurejrou. ittoe.oueu, iiUaoturtni.
(H'M -KUHTlr ItooKISi; FKI.T rout only
IMH por !WiKiiinre 1cm. Mkth a oil roof
(or Viiirn, iiml un y oncan put It on.
Ul'M -KUHTir I'AIST fofiuuiily MmiiIn pr
Kill. In hill, hits, or $1..' lor -gtil till. Color
ilttrk nnl. W ill nUt Uukn In ttn or Iron umti
tlmt will iHNt four yuiim. Trv It.
huna n in tin lor iunU' mul fuH nHrilciiUn.
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V '-'"'"l uKunUi WAiitud.
We hnvfi Jut Ifwitfil an ck'HHiit lai-imgu Illus
trated cat it login; of
FIREARMS AND SPORTING GOODS.
II yoti ure hi ueixl nf AiivthliiK In thli Hne.tetid
tw yonr muni-hiuI wL will wml you one by ru
turu mull. AililruMi
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LIFE HAD NO CHARMS.
Far three years I was troubled with mala
rial potaon, which caused my appetite to fail,
and 1 was greatly reduced in Ikih, and life
lost all its charms. I tried mercurial and
potash remedies, but to no effect. I could
getno relief. 1 then decided to tryKK -MM
A few bottles of this wonderful E2ut9
medicine made a complete and permanent
cure, and I now enjoy better health than ever.
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ehr of the FflOitlo
Northwct,lteewft
larne ntook ol all
HKt'KKT HUOIKTY
HAlHiKH on hand.
BewtROoUn At low
tjHt tlgnrta. B(Ikui
mmtc to order. . "
MRS WINmUCC SOOTH. NO
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