wjr i
. . ... ..-tfloa.
Mf. White Tell nie, Uncle Rufua,
bow did you feel when that untt
eatamount Jumped on your back ae you
were coming through the woods In the
dark find begun to clnw and rend you?
Uncle Rufus Rank lh, well, sah,
tell yo' what's n fact, thankee I 'low
ed 'twuz limb wife I To' see, I was uh
41ttln' borne (less a little bit antiquated
fum de lodge o' de Cullud Knights
nd Shivvyleers, nnd muh nacb'l spl
.Ion wns dat de lady had got tired o'
waltln' and come to meet me. It I'd
organized dat 'twua a ratnmount dnt
bad me by de back, I reggln I'd uh
be'n skeered plumb to death; but,
thlnkln' to muhse'f dat 'twua nobody
but mub wife, I doss breshed de var
alnt aside, oeeawdin to muh custom,
and come uh-bogiu' along borne, happy
la muh tgnnnce. Puck.
Women as Well as den Are
by Kidney
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
diacouragesandlessenaambition; beauty,
vigor ana cheerlul
nesa soon disappear
when thekidneygare
' out of order or dis
eased. Kidney trouble has
become ao prevalent
that it is not nncotn
' mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
child urinntcstoooften, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should he able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting,
depend upon it, thecausc of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these importuntorgnns. This unpleasant
trouble, is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people supiose.
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swairp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may,
have a sample bottle
bv moil free, also a
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Einghnmton, N. Y., be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
bnt remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Eiughaintou, N. Y., on every
bottle.
WOULD BE A STERN PARENT.
Father Walla tut Yon no- Son to Can
Homa After 11 O'clock.
She came Into his study gently. "I
hate to disturb you, dearie " He
looked up "but It la after 11 and Dick
baa not come home yet and It la
the second time tbls week be has stay
ad out I did not wish to apeak to
you but a boy of 17"
She falteced. He was looking at
tier with a strange, fixed expression,
"I understand. Leave blin to mt. I
ihaM wait up nntll be cornea In."
"Don't be harsh with hlin," she aald
pleadingly. "Oh, I am so sorry I told
you I Remember, he has always been
such a good boy"
"My dear, you hnve nothing further
to do with this. 1 must deal with my
son In my own wny ; I request you not
to Interfere. You had better go quiet
ly to your room. I ask you to do so
I want blm to And me here whan he
sees fit to return to his home,"
She retired with her mother heart
anxiously beating and waited until tho
click of a latchkey sounded In the
-treat door. She listened, trembling
ready to rush out a penitent peace,
maker. She heard:
"Dick, la that you?"
"lea, air."
"Ia tha dog In the halir
"Tea, air,"
Wall turn out tha gaat Good
night I" Woman'a Home Companion.
Horrible Kiample.
"Ally dear," aald Mrs. Strongmlad, "I
want you to accompany me to the town
tell to-morrow evening."
"What for?" queried the meek nd
Jowly other half or the combine.
"I an to lecture on the 'Dark Side of
Harried Life'," explulnod Mia. S., "and
1 want you to alt on the platform and
&o ae one of the Illustrations." Ohl
eago Newa
Italy produeea eoma of tha strongest
tobacco In tbe world, and aba makes uae
of the crop herself.
BANISHED.
CesTee Ftaallr Uad to Go.
Tbe way some persons cling to coffet
even after they know It Is doing them
barm, la a puzzler. But It la an easy
matter to give it up for good, when
Postum Food Coffee is properly rnada
and used Instead.
- A girl writes: "Mother bad been
Buffering with nervous headaches for
aeven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
"One day I asked her why she did
not giva up coffee, ns a cousin of mine
bad done who had taken to Postum
But Mother was such a slave to coffee
alve thought it would be terrible
give It up.
to
"Finally, one day. she made
tho
change to Postum, und quickly her
neaaacnes disappeared. One inornt
while aho was drinking Postum so free
ly and with such relish, I asked for
41 taste.
'That started nie on Postura and
4iow drink It more freely than I d
lid
-coffee, which . never comes Into
house now.
our
"A girl friend of mine, one day, saw
site drinking Postum and nuked If
was coffee. I told her It was Pixlnrn
and gave her sme to take home, but
-rorgot to tell lier bow to make It
"The next day she auld she did not
see how I could drink Postum. I found
ahe had mHd It like ordinary coffee.
Ko I told her bow to wake It right and
cave her a cupful I made, after bell
inr It fifteen minutes. She aald aha
never drank any coffee that tasted aa
good, and now coffee la banished from
both our homes," Name given by
Postum Os , Battle Creek. Michigan.
Read fbe little book. "The Road to
rVellUle," la pkga. "There's a Bea-on,"
me
Bom of Swamp-Root
F:siffic ii;vTWk"ar ;rfw
r jrr ;
X. FENmOBE COOPER
A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION
CHATTER XXVI. (Continued.)
The composed features of the oflircr re
laxed Into a smile of benevolence, and he
grasped tho band of the peddler firmly.
"Now, Indeed, I know you ; and al
though the same reasons which have hith
erto compelled uic to expose your valuable
life will still exist, and prevent my open
ly asserting your character, In private I
ran always be your friend; fail not to
apply to me when In want or suffering,
and so long as God givcth to me, so long
will I freely share with a man who feels
o nobly and acts so well. If sickness or
want should ever assail you, and peace
snoe more smile upon our efforts, seek the
rates of him whom you nave so often met
is Harper, and he will not blush to ac
knowledge you In his true character."
Tbe officer stood for a few moments In
the attitude of intense, thought. lie then
drew to him the desk, and wrote a few
linen on a piece of paper, and gave it to
the peddler.
"That Providence destines this country
to some great and glorious fate I must
believe, while I witness the patriotism
that pervades tho bosoms of her lowest
citizens," he said. "It must be dreadful
to a mind like yours to descend Into the
grave branded as a foe to liberty; but
you already know the liven that would be
nacrifleed should your real character be
revealed. It Is Impossible to do you Jus
tice now, but I fearlessly intrust you
with this certificate ; should we never
meet again, it may be serviceable to your
children."
"Children !" exclaimed the peddler, "can
give to a family the infamy of my
name?"
The officer razed at the strong emotion
he exhibited with pain, and he made a
light movement toward the gold; but it
was arrested by tho expression of his com
panion's face. Harvey saw the intention,
and shook his head as he contfnued, more
mildly :
'It Is, indeed, a treasure that your ex
cellency gives me ; it is safe, too. There
are men living who-could any that my
lire was nothing to me, compared to your
ecrets. The paper that I tald you was
lost, I Swallowed when taken Inst by tho
Virginians. It was the only thne I ever
deceived your excellency, and It shall bo
the last; yes, this is, indeed, a treasure
to me; perhaps," he continned. with a
nielalcholy smile, "it may be known after
my death who was my friend; but if it
should not, there aro none to grieve for
me.
"Remember," said the officer, with
tronj emotion, "that In me you will al
ways have a secret friend; but openly I
cannot know you." i
Tho armies of America and France
were led by their Illustrious commander
gainst the enemy under Cornwallis, and
terminated a campaign In triumph that
had commenced In difficulties. Great Brit-
sin soon after became disgusted With the
war; and the Independence ef tbe States
was acknowledged.
As years rolled by. It became a subject
of pride among the different actors in the
war, and their descendants, to boast of
their efforts In the cause which had con-
9 l , J - . .
it-ani-uiy mapeu ho many warnings upon
their country; but the name of Harvey
Birch died away among the multitude of
agents who were thought to have labored
In secret agnlnst the rights of their coun
trymen. Ills Image, however, was often
present to the mind of the nowerful chief.
who alone knew his true character; and
several times did he cause secret Inquiries
to be made into tho other's ftite, one of
which only resulted in any success. By
tins no learned that a peddler of a differ
ent name, but similar appearance, was
toiling through tho new settlemonts that
were springing up in every direction, and
that he was struggling with tho advance
of years and apparent poverty. Death
prevented further inquiries en the part of
the officer, and a long period passed before
tie waa again beard ot.
CHAPTER XXVII.
It waa thirty-three years after the In
terview which we have Just related that
an American army was once more arraved
against the troops of England; but tbe
scene was transferred from tho banks of
tbe Hudson to those ot the Hfacara.
The body of Washington had Ions- lain
mouldering In the tomb ; but as time was
fast obllterlng tha slight Impressions of
political enmity or personal envy, his
name was hourly receiving new lustre,
and bis worth and integrity each moment
became more visible, not only to his coun
trymen, but to the world. He waa at
ready the acknowledged hero of an age
of reason and truth; and many a young
heart among those who formed tho pride
oi our army in I3U, waa glowing with
the recolloction of the one groat name of
America, and Inwardly beating with the
sanguine expectation of emulating, is
some degree, its renown. Ia no one were
these virtuous hopes more vfvld than In
the bosom of a young officer who stood on
the table rock, contemplating the great
cataract, on the evening at July 25 of
that bloody year. There was another
officer standing by the side of this favored
youth; and both seemed to be gazing for
the first time at the wonder ef the west
ern world. A profound silence was ob
served, by each, until tbe companion of
the officer that wo have described suddca
f started, and pointing eagnrly with bis
word into the abyss beneath, exclaimed :
"See 1 Whar.on, there Is a anan crossing
In the very eddies of the cataract, aad in
a skiff no bigger than an eggshell."
"Ho has a knapsack It is probably
soldier," returned the other. "Let ns
meet him at tbe ladder, Mason, and learn
bis tidings."
Some time was expended In reaching
tho spot where the adventurer was Inter
cepted. Contrary to the expectations of
the young soldiers, ha proved to be a man
far advanced in life, and evidently no fol
lower of the camp. His years might bo
seventy, and they were Indicated more by
tho thin hairs of silver that lay scattered
over his wrinkled brow than by any ap
parent failure of his system. His dress
wus mean, and manifested tbe ecouomy of
Its owner by the number and nature of
Its repairs. On his back waa a scautily
furnished pack. A few words of saluta
tion, and the old man inquired the' news
from the contending armies.
"We whipped tho redcoats hero tho
Other day, among tha grass on tbe Chip
pewa plains," said the one who was called
Mason ; "nlooe when, we have been play
ing hide and go-seek with the ships."
"Perhaps you hare a son auiong tho
soldiers," aaid bis companion, with an
air of kindness ; "if so, tell nie bis name
and regimeut, and I will take you to
him."
The old man shook bis head, and, pass
ing hhohand over bis silver locks, with an
air ol week raslgnattoa, ha answered!
"No; I an aloue la tbe world!"
t9 ,
'n should have added. Captain Dun.
woodie," cried his careless comrade, "if
you could find either; for nearly half our
army has marched down the road, and
maybe, by this time, under the walls of
Fort George, for anything that we know
to the contrary."
The old man stopped suddenly, and
looked earnestly from one of his compan
ions to the other; the action beinr ob
served by the soldiers, they paused also.
Did I hesr right?" tho strangar ut
tered, raising his hand to screen his eyaa
from the rays of the setting sun; "what
did he call you?"
My name Is Wharton Dunwoodie," re
plied the youth, smiling.
The stranger motioned silently for him
to remove his hat, which tho youth dH
accordingly, and bis fair hair blew aside
ike curls of silk, and owned the whole of
his ingenuous countenance to the inspec
tion of the other.
" "Pis like our nafTve land !" exclaimed
he old man. with vehemence, "improving
with time God has blessed both."
"Why do you stare thus. Lieutenant
Mason?" cried Captain Dunwoodie, laugh-
ng a little; "you show more astonishment
than when you saw the falls."
"Oh, the falls! they are a thing to be
locked at on a moonshUiy night, by your
aunt Sarah aud that gay old bachelor,
Col. Singleton; but a fellow like myself
never shows surprise, unless it may be at
such a touch as this."
The extraordinary vehemence of the
stranger's manner had passed away, but
he listened to this speech with deep In
terest, while Dunwoodie replied, a little
gravely :
"Come, come, Tom, no jokes about my
good aunt, I beg; he is kindness itself;
and I have heard it whispered that her
youth was not altogether happy."
hy, as to rumor," said Mason, "there
goes one that Col. Singleton offers him
self to her regularly every Valentine's
day ; and there are some who add, that
your old great-aunt helps his suit."
Aunt, Jeanclte! .' said Dunwoodie.
laughing'; ."dear good soul, she thinks but
little of marriage in any shajw, I believe,
since the death of Dr. Sitgreaves."
The conversation wns interrupted by
sudden and heavy explosions of artillery,
which were immediately followed by con-
"TIB LIKE OUB HATIW LAND."
tinned volleys of small arms, and in a few
minutes the air was filled with tbe tumult
of a warm and well-contested battle.
The two soldiers hastened with preclpl
tatloi toward the camp, accompanied by
their' new acquaintance. Captain Dun
woodie threw several friendly glances at
the old man, who moved over the ground
with astonishing energy for bis years.
In a short time they joined the regiment
to which the officers belonged, when the
captain, squeezing tha stranger'a hand,
earnestly begged that he would make in
quiries after him on the following morn
ing, and that he might aee him In his own
tent. Here they separated.
Everything in the American camp an
nounced an approaching struggle. At a
distance ot a few milea the sound of can
non and musketry waa heard above the
roar of the cataract. The troops were
soon In motion. Night had aet in before
tha reserve and irregulars reached the
foot of Lundy'a Lane, a road that diverg
ed from the river and crossed a conical
eminence, at no greater distance from the
Niagara highway. The summit of thia
hill was crowned with tha cannon of tha
British, and in the flat beneath was the
remnant of Scott's gallant brigade, which
for a long time had held an unequal con
test with distinguished bravery. A new
line was interpossd, and one column of
the Americans directed to charge up the
hill, parallel to the road. This column
took the English in flank, and, bayoneting
ineir artillerists, gained possession of
the cannon. They were Immediately Join
ed by their comrades, and the enemy waa
swept rrom tne nm. Ilepcated and bloody
charges were msde to recover the tuns.
but in all they were repulsed with slaugh
ter. During the last of these struggles
the ardor of tho youthful captain urged
him to lead his men some distance in ad
vance, to scatter a daring party of the
enemy, no succeeded, but in returning
to the lino missed his lieutenant from
tho station that he ought to have occu
pied. Soon sfter this repulse, which was
the last, order were given to tbe shat
tered troops to retu to tho camp. Tho
British were nowhere to I seen, and
preparations were made to take in such
of the wounded as could be moved. At
mis moment Wharton Dunwoodie, Impell
ed by affection for his friend, i.eized a
lighted fusee, and taking two of bis men,
went himself In quest of his body, where
ho was supposed to have fallen." Mason
was found on the side of the bill, but
tumble to walk from a fractured leg. Dun
woodie saw aud flow io the side of his
comrado, exclaiming;
"Ah I deur Tom, I knew I should find
you tho nearest man to the enemy."
"Softly, softly; handle me tenderly,"
repneu the lieutenant; "there ia n brave
fellow still nearer than myself, lie rush
ed out of our smoke, near my platoon, to
make a prisoner or souio such thiug, hut,
poor fellow, he never cumo bark ; there
he licit just over the hillock. I huvo
spokeu to In in several times, but I fancy
ha is punt auswering."
Dunwoodie went to the spot, and to hia
astonishment beheld tho aged stranger.
"It is the old maul" tried the youth;
"iif, I.:... ....i , . . . . .
i. i.iiii, auu irv unu ue carried in; uis
lKinea shall rest on native soil."
i lie men approached to obey. He was
lying on bis back, with his face exposed
to tbs glaring light of the fusee; his eyes
were cloned, as if in slumber ; hia lips.
sunken with years, were slightly moved
from their natural position, but it seemed
uore like a einllo than a convulsion which
PSF !
hs4 eanead tie A awlftao'a onta
kft ky new bisa ; hie aaext were a re wed
npaei hie hret, aad ee ef thai con-
MnH a snhstaans that glistened like
silver. Ihinwoodle stooped, end removing
the limbs, perceived tho place where the
bullet had found a passage la bis neait.
The subject of his last cars was a tin
box, through which the fatal lend hail
gone; and the dying moments of the old
m must have passed in drawing it from
his bosom. Dunwoodie opened it, and
found a paper in which, to his astonish
ment, be read the following :
"tlrcnmateaces of political Importance,
which involve the lives and fortunes ot
nisay, have hitherto kept secret what this
paper now reveals. Harvey Birch has
for years been a faithful and unrequited
servant of his country. Though a man
loeo net, suay God reward hliu for his con
duct I GEO. WASHINGTON."
It was the Spy of the Neutral Ground,
who died as he had lived, devoted to hia
country, and a martyr to her liberties.
(The End.)
TURKISH WIFE'S REVENGE.
She Woo Id Xot Permit a Division oi
Haeband'e Affeetlons.
A Turkish subject who married an
American man and lived In this coun
try for aix yuars has recently revisited
tbe land of her birth. She has been
describing far Appletou's Magazine
some of her experiences. Here is one
of them :
i
'Chakende Hanuin was the daughter
of Nazlin Pasha. She wns educated In
the western fashion. She wns as beau
tiful as a liourl and as good ns Allah's
own heart She was given as a wife
to Djaranl Pasha n, young nnd dashing
courtier. They wero very much In love
with cnchlothcr, nud, be promised her
that she should retnnln his first and
only wife. Their marital life was
blessed with two boys nud , one girl.
Chokonde grew more beautiful as hap
piness became her d.illy portion.
"One day when she was returning
with her retinue from a visit sho had
made In Stamboul, on tbe bridge of
Gnlatn and In a closed carriage she
saw her husband In company with a
foreign woman. That night when ho
came home she questioned hlra, and lie
only answered that the lady was a for
eigner. Chakende Ilnnum understood
that licr husband did not wish to be
asked any more questions. Early In
the morning, however, she sent for her
brother, and from him she learned
what was(.goneralIy known.
"She took a few of her slaves and
went to her country place. She stayed
there for several days, giving tho situ
ation her whole thought; .then she
enme back to her husband. She told
him that she knew the truth, that she
had thought the matter over, and had
decided to give him back his word, as
to her remaining his only wife. Thus
he could marry the foreign ladyr It
waa then that DJamal Pasha turned
her from Allah, no laughed at her,
and said that Mdlle. Roboul of tho
French theatrical company was tha
kind of n woman that men loved but
did not marry. Chakende Ilnnum said
nothing, but that very same day went
Into her garden and plucked roses
from a laurel tree. You know, young
nanum, what you can do with those
rosea?"
A shiver ran down my back as I
nodded.
"A few nights later, when DJamal
Pasha was about to retire, Chakende
Ilnnum prepared his sherbet for him.
Her hand did not tremble, though hei
face was white as she handed It to
h!m. It did not last long; DJamal
Pnsha died from an unexplained mal
ady, but Chakende Hanum kept on
plucking laurel roses dally. After a
little while they put her In her llttla
grave, too, five years ago."
We sat silent for a while. The moon
had traveled fast and was now neai
the water, bridging the Bosporus with
her moonglnde. Tho gnrden, the hlllg
and the water changed with the change
Ing slant of the rays and became mora
wondrously enchanting still, though
thnt had not scorned possible before,
and entharalled me with the fascination
of the east the east whose language
and ways of dealing with right and
wrong had been alien to me for sty
years.
No ChangrlneT tha Lag,
On a certain ablp the mate was too
fond of the cup that cheers. The cap
tain did bis utmost to break him of
this hnblt, and everything else falling;
told hlra that tho next time be waa
drunk he would write It la the log,
runs a story In Judge'a Library. Fot
a long Qjae after this the mate stopped
drinking, but one day he fell Into hia
old habit Thereupon the captain wrote
tho following entry In the log:
"Aug. 12, 19 ; 6 deg. north longi
tude, 70 deg. west latitude. Mate Joaea
hi drunk to-day."
The mate begged him to take this
off, Baying that It would spoil hia
chances of ever being made captain el
a ship. But the captain aald: "If
true. Isn't It?"
"lea; but " replied the mate.
"Well," aald the captain, "tho rew
ord stands."
A few days later the mate had to
write the entry. On looking over tha
log tho anmzed captain saw this entry t
"Aug. 15, 10 ; SO deg. north long!,
tnde, (17 deg. west longitude. Capt.
Smith Is sober to-day."
Ho sent for tho mate and demanded
what be mennt by such an entry, or
dering lil in to tnke It off.
Well." said tho mate, "It'a true.
Isn't It?"
"Of course It's true!" roared the cap
tnin. - "Then tho record stands," replied
tho u.atc.
Slaves Serve as Money,
Perhaps the queerest uiuney In tha
world la represented by the boy and
girl slaves In Midiuinmedau Africa.
One of tlh'so will buy two camels. It
Is a currency much favored, for It will
cany Itself, aud Increases in value Ilka
the Insst real estate.
tiled lle'e I.lvUx.
Mrs. Crlniaonbeak This papor says
a no rui nl uuin breathes L'0,000 times In
the course of one duy.
Mr, Crlnisonhoak Yea, my dear;
that la his privilege while tha wonue
are talking. Yonkera Sta teaman,
THE HEHOXS OF
KMMfi, T-'Vfi -Ayh Vt i'Vj'''' -.ii' .'t.'J v i - w
ItAILROAD SURVEYORS' PERILOUS FOOTHOLD ON A CLIFF.
Did you ever stop to thiuk what toll of flesh nnd blood Is takcu by civili
zation? Did it ever occur to you thnt every advance into the wilderness,
every onward movement along the avenues of progress, every step taken for
tbe uplifting of the huiunu race or the addition of knowledge, Is made only
nt the expense of human life? Engineering, exploration, experimentation,
mlsnlons, travel all are tilled with peril, yet not one who is called io serve
his fellow man In any profession Involving safety holds back ou tlint account.
Courage Is tho one quality which lins brought the human up out of I lie
mire to a perfection almost godlike. It had its first exemplification when the
doctrine of the survival of the fittest stirred primeval man to deeds of vnlor.
and as the progress of sifting out, if you will, continued through succeeding
ages, It softened and took on new attributes, nnd so, when the goal toward
which Civilization bet her face wns reached when the dawning equality of
man proclaimed the doctrine of the survival of the fittest nt nn end courage
moved man to such prodigious tasks in her service thnt wc niny we'.l stand
amazed that he can do so much. The wilderness of the world !s peopled with
humble heroes who are daily encountering deadly peril for hunnm advance
ment. With nx, perhaps, they are blazing the wny through Illimitable forests;
with chain and quadrant, they may be mnklug slow and painful progress
around dizzy cliffs and scaling perpendicular canyon walls to mark the wny
of the Iron horse, the advance courier of Civilization; with notebook In
band they may be pushing Into the tangle of sunless woods In quest of knowl
edge for the enrichment of the race wherever they are, nnd whoever they
are, they are not the less heroes, because too often their achievements pass
unnoticed. The man who crawls along his narrow log path swinging ngninst
the side of a precipice, thnt he may make the preliminary survey of a rail
road that Is to open a new country, is a figure to attract attention ns much
ns a general commanding an army, and
are less courageous?
The race owes much to these men. It owes more to the ax and the sur
veyor's chain than to the sword, and more to the unnamed heroes of Civili
zation than to tne greatest of Its warriors. We do hot memorialize them iu
monumental shafts, but the record of their deeds will stand far beyond the
.endurance of the hardest granite In Christendom. Wllllnmsport (Ta.) Grit
A good deal of prominence Is being
given In the German press to the ques
tion, of machine guns nnd their place
In the German army, which Is one of
great and increuslng Importance. 1 ne
German gun Is cnpuble of GOO shots a
minute, but rnrely delivers more than
rmm -2r,0 to 400. It has been proved
that the fire of these guns Is more ac
curate than Infantry volley tiring, ine
.t,i,v ti.oAnr nf machine euns, as un-
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derstood In Germany, is that of massed
effect No single gun fire. Everything
i wmerved for a terrible nan wneu
the attack Is fully developed.
An Interesting German invention is
. riBn hi- hot air. nnd ao simple
In construction and economical In work-
i thnt u Is said to compete very suc
cessfully with electric fans. The hot
air Is generated Dy a hkiw "!'
. nimrt of oil. A small glass
chimney on the lamp fits Into a large
metal chimney, wtticii conuucis mc
current to the engine driving the fan.
The speed of the fan Is regulated by
turning the flnmo up or down. The
whole apparatus weighs about thirty
pounds.
Miners excavating near Starunia
made a very interesting prehistoric find
In the remains of a mammoth In excel
lent state of preservation. So far, says
a Leniberg correspondent of the Pall
Mall Gazette, the portions dug out in
clude two teeth some 0 feet In length,
but In five or six pieces; Jaw bones,
parts of the vertebral column and 3 or
4 ynrds of hide upon which tho harr Is
still fresh ; Joints and other bones, and
one foot of the animal. The remarka
ble state of preservation In which the
skeleton was found Is attributed to the
fact thnt the soil in the district Is per
ineatod with mineral oils, earth wux
and natural gases.
The New York Herald's correspond
ent In Berlin reports that nn Austrian
electrician Is attempting to obtain
financial support here from the Ameri
can colony for an Invention which, he
says, will nullify wireless messages In
war time. Tbe Inventor declares that
the apparatus makes unintelligible all
messages sent within a radius of 7s)
miles. The mechanism is quite simple,
consist lug merely of a revolving tower,
with ten or more batteries, which send
flashes varying lu strength. The radi
us Is stated to bo so deluged that the
operators will not be able to distin
guish one messnge frAm another.
The genuineness of the barometrlt
record brought back by the souuding
balloon which wns launched from
StriiHsliurif on Auirust 3. 1003. and
which Indicated the attainment of an
elevation of 10 mile above sou-level,
line been called ' nuestlon. It la
pointed out by the doubters that the
self reclsterlnu thermometer carried by
l tht balloon Indicated that It had en-
CTVTLIZATIOW.
who shall say thnt he or his brothers
countered the so-called isothermal zoiu
at nn elevation of 0 miles, whereas nli
other observations indicate for this
zone nn elevation of slightly more than
0 miles. Reducing the barometric rec
ord in the same proportion would give
for the grentest height attained about
11 4-5 miles. But even this Is stupen
dous more than twice the height of
Mount Everest.
BENEFITS OF WAX KING.
Some Thing to Be Taken Into Con
sideration.
My walkers are required to take
drafts of cool water while walking,
not a long drink, but a short one.
scarcely more thun a double mouthful,
Other rules can be summed up very
simply, says a walking teacher in the
New York Sun:
"Don't walk right after a meal and
don't walk when you feel tired.
"Walk before meals aud walk when
you feel lively. Wnlklng when one
feels dull und lifeless will never as
sist one.
"Let your clothing be light, winter
and summer.
"Vary your path when walking.
"There Is no use walking for health
or exercise unless the skin is prepared
for it. The woman who does not tnke
a dally dip or who Is content with a
wnrui bath and u morning of indo
lence will find that her walk does her
little good. She must be brisk in her
movements nnd must prepare her skin
for outdoor exercise.
"Walkers get very tired because of
the eye strain. They get tired in the
head before they get tired in tho feet.
"A man tips his hut over his eyes.
but a woman pulls down her veil and
walks on. A veil makes the head
ache. Bettor wear a hut that shades
the eyes well.
"Women seldom get the best results
from their walking simply been use they
do not know enough to dress properly.
The hat should be pinned so securely
that it will stay on and the collar
should be rather loose so that the neck
muscles cull do their work.
"Thin people should walk slowly In
order to get good air and to gain
weight. A slow walk with the cloth
ing Just comfortably adjusted will put
fat on the walker, pnrtli'iiliirly if she
will stop ouch hour und take a little
luncheon.
"Walkers should learn to take plenty
of uiusrlo food. It will not fatten
them, but It will give theni endurance
Apples and almonds are Ideal muscle
foods und wo are bananas, rice and
red grapes. All fruits that ripen in
the sun are good for the muscles."
With a Satirical Streak.
French tact Is proverbial. A rather
tiresome marquise came tin yawuim
to the Prince do Llgue of the court of
Louis XVI.
"That was exactly what I was coins
to say to you," observed the prince.
suavely.
It takes a dry goods box philosopher
to make a set speech.
One of tho
of tha happy homes of to-day is a vast
land of Information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the world's
best products. .
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
tnd whicn have attained to world-wide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the Worldj not of indi
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and com
mended by tho Well-informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is tho well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial
fSlects always buy the genuine, manu
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Tho great Lick telescope will pick ont
a star ao small that It would require 80,
000 of them pnt together ta bo visible to
tho naked eye.
AWFUL KFTECT OF ECZBMA.
Cavered with, Tellovr S
Worse Pareuta Dlx-enraKcd
Catleara Drove Sores A war. .
"Our little girl, one year and a half
old, was taken with eczema or that
waa wWt tbe doctor called it We too'x
her ta three doctors, but by this time
she was nothing but a yellew, green
ish sore. One morning we discovered
a little yellow plmiile on one of her
ye. Doctor No. 3 said that we had
better take her to some eye specialist,
since It wns an ulcer. So we went to
Oswego to doctor No. 4, and he said tho
eyesight wag gone. We were nearly
dtocouraged, but I thmight we would
try the Cutleara Treatment so I pur
chased a set of Ctiticura Remedies,
wWcw cost me $1, and In three days
our daughter, who had been sick about
eight months, showed great improve
ment, and In one week all sores had
disappeared. Of course It could not
restore the eyesight but If we had
used Cut! cur a In time I am confident
that It would hnve snved the eye. Mrs.
Frank Abbott R. F. D. o. 9, Fulton,
Oswege Co., N. Y., Aug. 17. 1900."
Flnrry.
First BrokerAny excitement on the
street to-day?
Second Broker You bet ! Sudden drop
In capper. Trolley wire broke.
Mrs. Wlnslow'a Root 111 ni Btriin for Child-
Tea teething, aoftens the gums, reduces In
flammation, allays pain, cures wind colic.
25c a bottle.
A Swelled Mead.
A typical Englishwoman, when some
Obo spoke the other day of a certain
man having a "swelled head," looked
daaed. "Really I You don't mean It I"
cried the Englishwoman. "I'm very
sorry." A day or so later the English
woman, happening to meet the wife of
the nan In question, observed that she
was so sorry to hear that Mr. Blank
was 111.
"But he isn't!" cried the wife. "He
was never better In his life."
"Is that so?" said the Englishwoman.
"Why, what could Mrs. Dash have
meant the other day when she said ha
was suffering from a swelled head?"
W0X.K WEAKENS THE KUiNUYS.
The Esperleae of Mr. Weoda Is tbe
Biiwi lamee eC Thousands of sMhera.
Barnard P. Woods, of Jackie street
LoBnvcaaiaf, Md., says: "Bart work
aad heavy lifting weakened asy kid
neys. I waa tired
every morniatg and
my limbs SBSC and
sore. Dhnir speDs
and hendaOea were
frequent and the Sid
ney RpemCwra much
disordered, Tfets con
tinued for fltCee
years and mrffl I fae-
g a n cstng Dean's
KMhur Pflls- Then I Iinprereft MteadV
ly casts cured, and naturally, I recoo-
tncan strongly.
hy al dealers, CO cetitn a box.
Faater-MIItmn Oo., Buffalo, N. T.
OnUasloas of Illsterr.
Hercules had slain tbe Bryaianthean
boar. '
"I hated ta do It," he said, "but It waa
an aetual necessity. We aro absolutely
out ef meat."
Still, hia stem features relaxed with
a smile aa ho reflected that by doiag bis
own slaughtering he had escaped tho pay
ment of tribato to the meat trust.
London theattra, music halls and con
cart balls provide seating accommodation
for 827,000 people.
Land of Yonth.
Old men are rare In Cullfornia. Tnls
is almost literally true, but I mean
men old in Interests and nctivlty. I
recall In one middle western town five
houses In n single block on whose
porches sat ancient bearded men who
gazed out at nothing, were interested
In nothing, did nothing.
111 UlUUlUllI JiUlJ 1'tllUS Mlt- lUflf,
but few, indeed, who sit in dreams.
They are at work ; not driven to It by
the grim four of want, but blitnel.v. as
young men, rejoicing that their race
la not yet run. 1 recall at ouce a giant
of 75 who still works and rides and
plays with boyish relish. Life Itself U
aid men's meat in ('alif.i-ui.i and they
pursue its pleasures with uuubuted
vigor. Travel Magazine.
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