" State Chemist, California: The Royal fulfils all the require ments; Our tests show it has greater z leavening power Independence of Janitors. ' The young man in dinner jacket has forgotten his keys left them in the pockets of his afternoon dress. Be is pulling with all his might the bellknob in the midnight air, saturated by rain. In die basement drawing room the jani tor is surrounded by blue spirals from his cigar, as blond as the hait of a fairy princess. The janitor's wife is reading The North American Review. Their daughter, Ada, whose neck is swanlike, is playing a "Reverie" by Chopin on the grand piano, painted in delicate repre sentations of roses on a light green back ground. ',: In time the young man will break the bellrope. Exchange. ' The Lone Juryman Not Unanimous. In the trial of a case in Powell coun ty not long ago the attorneys objeoted to all the jurors who had been sum moned save one. As no others were at hand, it was agreed that the action should be tried by the one remaining juryman. After the evidenoe was heard the judge told the lone juror to retire and make up averdiot. He retired, and, after staying out for over an hour, came back and reported solemnly that the jury had failed to agree upon a verdict. Louisville Courier-Journal. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant eff orts rightly directed. There i comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt ly removes. ' That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. . Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order .to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, whieh is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the eniovment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If 1 afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Vigs stands highest and is most largely vsed and gives most general satisfaction. ' From early child- Pit Mil hood until I was' 11 Z. l III II grown my famUyj v spent a fortune , trying to cure me' of this disease. I visited Hot Springs i and was treated by the best medical I , men. but was not benefited. When ' ' all things had r 11 A 1 faded I de- J I termined to fa K 1 1 E l try S.S.S. and in four 1 1 U III months was entirely cured. The terribh eczema 1 was none, not a sizn of it left My general health built up, and I have I i never naa any return ot tne disease. any return oi tne disease. I CHILDHOOD i nave oicen I recommend ed S.S.S. and i nave never . yet known a failure to cure. unii. w. IK WIN. Irwin, tra. Never rails to cure, even when all other I remedies have. Our . treatise on blood and i I skin diseases mailed ' free to any address. I SWIM SPECIFIC CO., Atlnt, CI. omu BLACKW ELL'S DURHAM If TOBACCO. chcii puuiiu you ouy. oap is offered for a limited time, so order to-day. Yours very truly, BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO II you hav any difficulty . soap, cut out tnis notice and send It with your order to your wholesale dealer. than any other. The "Arabian Nights" Onoe More. A large part of Cairo is very little spoiled. It is still, to a great degree, the oity of the "Arabian Nights." The worst injury was done before England took the reins, for it was Ismail who recklessly ran streets through mosques and anoient palaces in order to make a straight drive to the citadel. In the Boulevard Mohammed Aly we certainly find the oddest jumble of east and west, old and new. ' For example, just oppo site the stately mosque of Sultan Hasan at the head of this unsightly street, yon see a cabaret with the signboard, Grog Shop For Army and Navy next door a Moslem school, as the inscription, "Medresseh Mohammediyeh," shows. Across the road stands the shape' less mass of the unfinished Rifa'iyeh mosque, ereoted at the cost of 950,000 by the mother of Ismail, and within those unroofed walls, surrounded by rotting scaffolding, lies the body of the princely borrower himself. Under the shadow of Sultan Hasan an Arab barber is ontting hair with a modem dipping machine. A gayly painted hanm car riage stands in the road. On the panel is a sham coat of arms. Solemn sheikhs pass by without any sort of emotion at these queer sights. Overhead the citadel guns boom out a salute, for it is the great festival, the Id-el-Kebir. Satur day Review. V , ' The Tale Told of a, Doctor. v Apropos of doctors' beards and mi crobes, a lady writes: "Several years ago I took the steam cars to and from school. For a week or more our family physician took the crowded noon train always sitting very near me, and enter ing into conversation. On questioning his sister-in-law about his trips, she said: 'Oh, he has a smallpox patient at O. , and is afraid to take his carriage for fear of communicating contagion. So he takes the train. I always supposed his professional eye looked on me as a prospective smallpox patient. Boston Transcript. CONSUMPTION CUKED AN ABSOLUTE REMEDY FOR ALL PULMONARY COMPLAINTS. T. A. 8 locum offers to Bend Two Bot tles Free of His Remedy to Cure Consumption and All Lung Troubles . -An Elixir of life. Nothing could be fairer, more philan- tnropio or carry more joy in its wake tnan the offerof T. A. Slooum, M. 0., of 183 rear, street, mew xork. reriecuv conn dent that he has an absolute remedy for the cure of consumption and all pulmon ary complaints, he otters through this pa per to send two bottles tree to any reader wno 18 sunenng irom lung trouoie or con sumption, also loss of flesh and all condi tions oi wasting, tie invites tnose desir ous of obtaining this remedy to send their express ana postotnce address, ana to re ceive in return tbe two bottles free, which will arrest the approach of death. Al ready this remedy, by its timely use, has permanently cured thousands of cases which were given up, and death was looked upon as an early visitor. Knowing his remedy as he does, and be ing so proof-positive of its beneficent re sults, Dr. Blocum considers it his religious duty, a duty which be owes to humanity, to donate his infallible remedy where it will assault the enemy in its cidatel, and, by its inherent potency, stay the current of dissolution, bringing joy to homes oyer wnicn tne snaaow ot the grave has been gradually growing more strongly defined, causing fond hearts to grieve. The cheap ness of the remedy ottered freely apart from its inherent strength, is enough to commend it, and more so is the perfect confidence of the great chemist making the oner, who holds out hie to those already becoming emaciated, ' and says : "Be cured." The invitation is oertainly worthy of the consideration of the afflicted, who for years, have been taking nauseous nostrums without effect ; who have ostraoised them selves from home and triends to live in more salubrious climes, where the atmos phere is more congenial to weakened lungs, and who have fought against death with all the weapons and .strength in their nanas. There will be no mistake in send ing for these free bottles the mistake will be in passing tne invitation by. Mr. Wallace Is j our sister Alice an obliging girl? Willie Obliging ain't no name lor it She's all the time obliging me to do what I ooiii ime. , or TOBACCO COMPANY. ' DURHAM, N. C. ' Dear Sir: '" You are entitled to receive FR E E from your wholesale dealer, WHITE STAR SOAP with all ' the . ' Blackwell's Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco you buy. One bar of soap Free with each pound, whether 16 oz.f 8 oz., 4 oz., or a oz., packages. We have notified every whole sale dealer in the United States that we will suppty them with soap to give you FREE. Order a good supply of GENUINE DURHAM at once, and insist on getting your soap. One bar of Soap FREE with COMPANY. In procuring your IHIHIIMt SMASH THE COMBINE. SHERMAN ACT OF 1890 REGARDED AS MOST EFFECTIVE. Seizure of Property Would Bring Things to an Issue Less Summary Measures Would Give the Monopoly the Delay It Wants Speedy Test Needed. The statement of United States Dis trict Attorney Wallace Macfarlane that if it is possible to reach the coal combi nation by federal statnte it must be by the Sherman aot of 18U0 has called par ticnlar attention to section 6 of that law. The seotion provides that ooal in transit from one state to another, owned in violation of the provisions of the act, may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided for the seizure of property imported into the United States contrary to law. It is argued by those familiar with the ways of combinations such as the coal monopoly that if the government intends to take steps against the deal the most effective way would be by seiz ing the ooal in transit. It wonld bring the issue to the test quickly, whereas proceedings in court to prevent shipping wonld be tedious, and while pending the combine conld go on victimizing the public. The seizure of coal In transit wonld be a novel proceeding, of course, but it is the opinion of lawyers that if any part of tbe Sherman act is constitution al the section providing for seizure is also. . The coal combine would probably fight the entire act on constitntional grounds if proceedings were begun, and they could thus delay matters. If ooal were seized, the claim would be made, of course, that the railroads have noth ing to do with the combine, but that the agreement was made by the produ cers. This would place the burden of proof on the government to show that the produoers and coal companies are identical and that the Sales Agents' association, which regulates the output and prices, is a part of the big system. Of the roads carrying coal to New York on which seizures might be made, the Beading does the largest business. It carried last year between 9,665,000 and 10,000,000 tons. Under the new agreement and the mandate of the ooal sales agents the road will carry 625,000 tons during February. The tying up of a small portion of this by government seizure would naturally bring matters to a crisis, and a lively tussle in the courts would follow. The Lehigh Valley comes next in im portance as a coal carrying road. The percentage of the entire output? allotted to it is 15.65, which is a decrease of over 16 under the ratio of 1895. Under the agreement it will therefore carry 891,250 tons during February. . It is probable that the new combine will be brought to the attention of the attorney general of New York, but no conclusion has been reached as to the statnte under which it oonld be attack ed. When the McLeod combination was formed, the legislature appointed an in vestigatmg committee, and sessions were held at the Murray Hill hotel, New York. Mr. McLeod appeared there sev eral times to give testimony, but J. Pierpont Morgan got in ahead of the legislators in blocking McLeod 's game. It is argued that there is just as good a field for the investigation of the present combine as there was of the one formed by Mr. McLeod. New York Journal. A Curious Photograph. In connection with ' the statements about the Roentgen discovery may be mentioned an instance that came to our notice on Tuesday last. . Commissioner Dow ling of the labor bureau has recent ly been investigating certain tenements and alleged sweatshops in New York and had photographs taken of some of the places he visited. The photographs were taken by flashlight by Alman of Fifth avenue. One of the piotures is of the interior of a cigarmaker's working and living room. Mr. Wood of the Cigar Makers union is sitting 'on a ohair in front of one of the windows of the room, and outside of the window is a fire escape with its customary railing. The railing, the window sash, the back and the seat of the chair on which Mr. Wood sits can be seen through his body as plainly as if he had not been present It is a curious picture and will have a place in the commissioner's forthcoming report. Kinderhook Hough Notes. For the National Republican Convention. It has been finally decided to hold the Republican national convention in the exposition building. The northern part of the bnilding will be remodeled at an expense of about $30,000 and will in sure a satisfactory hall for convention purposes. The hall will be bounded on three sides by St. Charles, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, thus securing proper light and ventilation. Some of the local committees were in favor of erecting a wigwam, but at a meeting of the Business Men's league last night this was decided impracticable, as the time is too short in which to build. The Champion Midget. The boy baby of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Maeley of Neilson street, New Brunswick, N. J., is thonght to be the smallest youngster in the United States. Although 7 months old, the child weighs only three pounds, but is healthy and has a good appetite. When born, baby was but a tiny mid get, and for six weeks he did not grow an ounca He was wrapped warmly, bathed in cod liver oil and slept nearly all the time. After that time he began to grow a little. He is dreBsed in doll's clothes. . .... To Keep Cigarettes Out of Iowa. By a vote of 81 to 11 the Iowa senate has passed a bill making it a crime to manufacture or keep for sale cigarettes in tne state of Iowa. It is known as the Phelps bill, and it will pass the house by a big majority. It makes it unlawful to handle cigarettes in any manner. They cannot be given away. The pen alty is a fine or imprisonment or both. STORY ABOUT LINCOLN. Senator John M. Palmer Tells of Their First and Last Meetings. "The first time I met Mr. Lincoln," said Senator Palmer of Illinois, "was in 1839, when I went to Springfield to be admitted to the bar. He was already reoognized as a Whig leader. He wore, I remember, a suit of linsey woolsey that conld not have been worth more than $8, even in those days. The last time I saw him was in February of 1865. I had come to Washington, at the request of the governor, to oomplain that Illinois had been credited with 18, 000 too few troops. I saw, Mr. ' Lincoln one afternoon, and he asked me to come again in the morning. The next morn ing I sat in the anteroom while several officers were received. At length I was told to enter the president's room. Mr. Linooln was in the hands of the barber. "'Come in, Palmer,' he called out, 'come in. You're home folks. I can shave before you. I couldn't before those others, and I have to do it some time. ' "We chatted about various matters, and at length I said, 'Well, Mr. Lin coln, if anybody had told me that in a great crisis like this the people were going out to a little one horse town and piok out a one horse lawyer for presi dent, I wouldn't have believed it. ' "Mr. Linooln whirled about in his chair, his face white with, lather and a towel under his chin. At first I thought he was angry. Sweeping the barber away, he leaned forward, and, placing one hand on my knee, said : " 'Neither would I, but it was a time when a man with a policy would have been fatal to the country. I have never had a polioy. I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day as each day came."' New York Sun. It ' is the old lesson a worthy pur pose, patient energy for its accomplish ment, a resoluteness undaunted by diffi culties, and then success. W. H. Pun shon. POT BOILING. ' From the running of the maple trough in the Spring to the boiling of the apple butter pot in tbe fall, and all the house hold boiling between times, there are a thousand chances of very severe scalds and burns. In all household work, winter and summer, in great lactones ana in nurseries where careless children play with matches, there is need of something to be always on umiu m giicn emergencies, ana 01. jac.oos Oil fills that want to the letter. With careful attention to direotions for use. there is nothing more soothing, healing and curative than this great remedy for Dain. It cures nromutlv. and. making a new surface, leaves no scars. The pain of scaias or Durns is acute ana torturing, ana the relief by the use of the Oil is immediate ana sure. - . Hark, the spr'ngtime poets si' g; "I have seen ihe bluebird's wing;" Yes the wretch but what of that? On his sweetheart's winter hat. LouiBville Courier Journal, FAIR AND FRUITFUL As the West is, it Is often malarious. But It is pleasant to know that a competent safeguard in the shape of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters exists, which absolutely nullifies the poison of mlesma. Western bound emigrants should bear mis in mina. jMorsnoui i it De torgotten, tne Bitters is a sterling remedy lor avBueusia. bil iousness constipation, biduey and nervous complaints ana rneumatum. v An event: She You should have been at church Sunday. The minister Drenched such n Interesting sermon. He Indeed? She Yes you enow it was Ms debut as a neritic fuck BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system wnen entering 11 tnrougn tne mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except ou prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possiDiy aeriye irom tnem. uairs uatarrn uure, manuiaciurea oy jr. j. vneney a uo., To ledo. O.. contains no mercury, and is taken in. ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be Bure you get the genuine. It Is laiten lmernany, ana mnae in loieao, unio, Dy r. J. uneuey k uo. jegtimomuis tree. Sold by druggists, price 75o per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best. FITS. All flts stopped free by Dr. Kline's Glreat Nerve Restorer. No fits aftei the first lav's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and S2.00 '.rial Dottie iree to fit cases, nena 10 lit, mine. 181 Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa. We will forfeit $1,009 if anv of our pub lished testimonials are proven to be not genuine. The iriso uo., Warren, .Fa., Tby Girkba for breakfast. QPVOUS People find just the help they so much need, in Hood's Sarsaparilla. It fur nishes the desired strength by purifying-, vitalizing and enriching the blood, and thus builds up the nerves, tones the stomach and regulates the whole system. Read this : " I want to praise Hood's Sarsaparilla. My health run down, and I had tie grip. After that, my heart and nervous system were badly affected, so that I eould not do my own work. Our physician gave me some help, but did not cure. I decided to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. Soon I could do all my own housework. I have taken Hood's Pills with Hood's Sarsaparilla, and they have done me much good. I will not be without them. I have taken 13 bottles o( Hood's Sarsaparilla, and through the blessing of God, it has cured me. I worked as hard as ever the tast sum mer, and I am thankful to say I am well. Hood's Pills when taken with Hood's Sarsaparilla heir verv much." " Mrs. M. M. Messenger, Freehold, Penn. This and many other cures prove that (ruOOdl'l Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. SI. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. rsil act easily, promptly and HOOd S FlllS effectively. 26 cents. J SURE CURE for PILES Itohinr and Blind. Bleed, nir or Protruding Piles vlali. at onee to DR. BO-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY. " ius. aDiort). tumor.. A oo.lLltre Guru. Circular, nent Ir.a. PrlM W. Vruwliu or auih KB. JBOBAMIsO. 1'nlla.. P- BANK PRESIDENT BEALS. The Great Financier Found Health in Palne's Celery Compound. Prominent among the New England men whose brains and energy have helped to make the western states rioh and powerful is General David T. Beals, president of the Union national bank of Kansas City. Successful in his many enterprises, he lives today in a fine mansion at the oorner of Indepen dence and Wabash aves. 1 r The work and the responsibility in cumbent upon the president of so im portant a banking institution as the Union national would endanger the sturdiest health. Gen. Beals' clear headedness ' and good sense were as manifest in the choice of a remedy as in his business enterprises. He strengthened his tired nervous system by the use of Paine's oelery compound. Its invigorating, health-giving effeots justified his expectations, and showed in his own oase the remarkable power of this muoh-disoussed remedy for thor oughly restoring and strengthening the "run-down" system. . : ,"I found Paine's celery oompound an agreeable tonio and soothing to the nerves," says General Beals. These are the concise words of com mendation oharaoteristio of the con servative business man and the influen tial banker, who has learned to weigh well his words. , , The soanty sunlight and the stag nant, used-up air of living rooms dur ing the winter reduces the strength and nervous energy, eBpeoially of per- Chichested'8 English, THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE. IaIm. uk Drnffeiit for Cltie.krxt&r'M Iwitm MM.1M1 with hln. rlhrmn. Tab mn All pUU to pasteboard boxes, pink wrappers, are danfferova counterfeits. At Druggists, or send OS 4. in stamps for particulars, testimonials, and "Relief for Ladle," in letter, bj return Mail IO.OOO Testimonials. Name Paper, Sold bT aU Local Drafflrlsta. CHICHESTER CHEMICAI. CO.. 8K81 Madison Sq.. I'll 1 T, .TF,T,PHTA. FA. it the name of Woman's Friend. It is -a i . unif ormly success ful in relieving the backaches, headaches yg j J I y' and weakness which burden and shorten a woman's " life. Thousands ol women testify for it. It will give health and strength mm a- and make life a pleasure. For sale by all druggists. TT C J I J BLUMAUER-FKANK DRUG CO., Portland, Agents; V' SAW FLOUR ..W MINING ... MARINE WARE-HOUSE Most Popular Novels. The novel or story whioh has probably enjoyed the largest term of popularity is "Robinson Crusoe, " by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719. This novel attained great popularity from its first appear ance and is one of tbe very few that have continued to be popular down to the present day, or for more than 175 years. Defoe died April 24, 1781. The next most popular works of fiction were the Waverley novels of Sir Walter Scott, published in 1814-1881. So successful have these novels been from then till now that bo fewer than 80 men have been uninterruptedly engaged by one Edinburgh firm for the last quarter of a century in producing them. Of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," published in 1851, more than million copies in English have been told. Philadelphia Times. The Unscrupulous Merchant who tries to make you believe some other skirt binding; is ; as good as --a- .firm Bias Velveteen Skirt Binding should be taught a lesson-4- buy it elsewhere. Look for " S. H. & M.," on the Label, and take no other. If your dealer will not supply you we will. Send for samples showlne labels and materials. to tho S. H. & M . Co., P, O. Box 699, New York Citv. sons employed constantly indoors. The need the absolute neoessitv of a - genuine ingivorator at this spring sea son has impressed itself on the atten tion of all thinking people. In the famous laboratory of Dart- month Medioal School, Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D. , LL. D. , discovered the formula of Paine's celery com pound,, a remedy that has become the standard nerve restorer, blood purifier, and strengthener from one end of the country to the other, a preparation that stands unrivalled as the medioine that makes people well. It is a fact muoh commented upon that men and women of national repu tation and prominence, like Gen. Beals, State Treas. Colvin of New York, Mr. Carlisle's private secretary, Mayor MoShane of Montreal, Rev. Fr. Ouellet, Com. Howell, ex-Minister to Austria John M. Francis, and a host of others who are oareful what they em ploy when sick, and have the amplest opportunities for finding out what is best, have of their own aooord sent let ters describing fully their permanent xeoovery from rheumatism, heart weak ness, ; sleeplessness, debility, kidney trouble, and diseases of the stomach and liver. In all these oases Paine's oelery oompound was the remedy that was able to completely and perman ently bring back health, make poor ' lil finil a rra i ji fi r.Vi anrl nuro anrl romi. w.vwu ic" t 1 " o " t late and build up the nervous system U 1 nMJ JnnMJ Red Cross Th omlsr Safe. Sure. nd reliable Plu foraala. BnaUah Diamond Brand ib Kd and Gold metallic .thw blad. HrfttiK SubaHtitHona and Imttatlotu. The very remarkable and certain relief given woman by-MOORE'S REVEALED U.EMEDY has frivnn MACHINERY.; FIRST COST... ' BY CORRESPONDING WITH THE WILLAMETTE IRON WORKS PORTLAND, OREGON FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK or "Just Don't Feel Well," MUIVER PILLS are the One Thing: to use. Only One for a Dose. Sold by Druggists at 250. box Samples mailed free. Address: Dr.Bosanko Med. Co. Phlla. Pa. T$ tbi$ wbat ails you?! Have yon a feeling ot weight In tne ' Stomach Bloating after eating Belch Ing of Wind Vomit- i ing of Food Water- brash Heartburn Bad Taste in the Mouth in the Morn- ' Ing Palpitation of1 the Heart, due toDls- tension of Stomach 'Cankered Mouth Gas In the Bowels ( ' Loss of Flesh Fickle Appetite ( Depressed, Irritable ' Condition of the , Mind Dizziness Headache Constlp , Then you hare nuon or utarrncear ' DYSPEPSIA i In one of Its many forms. The one positive cure iur mis uiaurcssiiig comptainc is ,- NJicRer'$ Dyspepsia Cablets, ' by mall, prepaid, on receipt of 95 cents I says: "I suffered horribly from, dyspepsia, buO ACKER MEDICINE CO., 16 ft iS Chambers St, N.Y. 1 MDC LVIMCinW'C Soothing IlilltJs IIIIIOLUII U SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHING For sale br all Uratra-lst. 6 Cents a battle. , HU4 IHIRFK WHUif Ail FISF I-All S, I&jg Best CotiKh Syrup. Tastea Good. Use Ej In time. Sold bv druKslsts. DIAMOND BRAND A iatlsLjiaw IN. X. JS. U. Ho. 647 S. F. N. TJ, No. 724