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Won’t Turn the Other Clioek. Warwick—I're read that tho Boers •re a very religious people; that they never use profanity in any form. Wickwire—No, so I’ve read. ■ Why, it is said that they won’t even use "dumdum" bullets without apologia ingl—Puck. The Chinns* HituitMon. The cause for I ho present Chinese entan glements is not religious (Hfferonoce, but tho abuse of tho Chinese Immigrants by tho foreign powers. Another great revolution eooieo from tho abuso of tho stomach. Over- tased digestion produces constipation, In digestion, dyspepsia and flatulency. Hos tetler's Btotnsch Bitters Is the best medicine to take. It will restore a healthy tone to the entire system, and thus prevent nerv ousness, sleeplessness or despondency. Don't fall to give it a trial. He—How 1 envy the man who pint *ang the solo. Hhe • Why, I thought he hud an exceptional ly I*»r lie -<>h. It tan t Ills voice I envy; It'a his serve.—Tlt-HIte. i:w cuts "Oh, docl Dyspepsia. Indlgni , Heartburn end all unties throughout tho stato, Sts Sergsali Old aal N«v. In tho autumn of tb# year 1540, the first white explorer* of California, whose advcntiisea were forcibly told In 3898 by our correspondent. Mr. II. G. Dulog, reported thu< m the- waters of the Gulf of California they tmw a great oerpetit. An described by Mar- tines, who chronicled the ndveuturcs of the lltUo baud, Us head was or the bigness of a wine cask, and It had eyes about the size of. a breast plate nud long white teeth. As It swam fast through the water about 200 paces from the shore. It held Us head ‘high above the surface, aud over the waves were seen from six to nine folds of its swimming body.. In tho summer of 1000—300 years later—certalu Ameri cans who were engaged In the contem plative pursuit of llshlng In these same waters—off Guaymns—saw and promptly reported another soa sepent whose description would well enougli fit tho one reported by Martinez. Thus, after three and one-half centuries, comes to us confirmation of the obser vations of 0Vtther Jay me, Murtlnez, Kstrcda and • Bejnr.—Forest and Ktreum. I do not boll rim an equal for couglin mid cuiun.—iitm Bo tick, Trinity Bprlug*, JOd., Fob. 15, 1000, Ma«l« h DlfToronro. "Killy. I on n't stand your extravagance at 'honl; $15 a month for candy I" “Hut, pa, I don't pay for It; I bare tho bills Power of a Uniform. The United States army is clever enough to appreciate the .attractive power of a handsome uniform. The gaudy posters, printed In blue, red, whlto and gold, which, tho recruiting ofllces stick up In government build ings and'on trees, fences and cliffs, barn doors, roofs nml assembly rooms, Illustrating the several branches of th* service, do more to secure enlistment (■tddn—'foils !< i' 1 than all the war tulk aud promises of .•«». h. . us promotion put togetber. The prospect of strutting around In a bright uniform causes young and old men to bury the thought o flmrdship. The ambition to show off is well-nigh universal.—Now York l»res«. Motherhood 5,000 REWARD Owing to ths fact that some sksptical people have from Urns to tlms ques tioned the genuine** of ths testhnoniol letters we art conutantljr pubfTihlng, t have deposited with the National City Bank, of Lynn, Mass., $5,000 which will be paid to knv person who will show that the following testimonials ar# pot genuine, or were pub lished before obtaining the writers’ special per mission. — Lydia EL Pinkham Mzdioni Co. O NK of the greatest sources of nnnoynucc and perplexity to every railroad superintendent tlioJ'Jiobo.” The members of this easy-going gentry have selected the road cf steel ns a natural successor for their purposes to the "king’s high way” of a century and n lmlf ago. It Is stated on good authority that the various railway lines of the country Rpeud each year more than a million dollars Ip attempts to keep their lines free from trnmps. It is easy to understand, says the New York Herald, why the “hobo” prefers the railways to the highways. In the first place, they offer the .most direct routes between towns, Aud, in spite of beliefs to the contrary, the genuine “liolm” prefers not to stray any further than Is nocessnry from .these centres of population. It Is easier to count ties than to pick one’s way through the uncertainties of country dirt roads. Tlic railroad Is never muddy in wet weather nor very dusty iu the dry season. Moreover, there is always the alluring possibility of stealing a ride on the trucks, the “blind baggage” or within the friendly shelter of some box car. WMlc tho railway is a great boon to the members of the genus hobo, it can not be said that the reverse Is true. Iu fact, so great a dislike do the rail way ofllcials show to the free and In discriminate use <f 1'ielr property that they spend thousands of dollars in em ploying men to drive the tramps off trains and away from the line. A single line of railway—one of the more important companies—spends up ward of $40,000 every year in fighting tramps, and it Is probable that most of the through lines pay out not less than $25,000 apiece In attempts to keep their lines clear of these unwelcome travel ers. . If these men are driven off one train they catch onto the next that comes along. If they arc sent to the peniten tiary they servo tlielr terms and return .to tho ro~d. No amount of beating or Imprisonment serves to discourage them, anil the problem of dealing with them is a source of continual perplex ity to railway ofllcials. The use of the railways by Hie Invet erate hoboes menaces not nloue (he READING SIGNS ON BOX OAItS. How shall a mother who is weak and sick with some female trouble bear healthy children P How anxious women ought to be to give their children the blessing of a good constitution I Many women long for a child to bless their home, but be cause of some debility or displacement of the female organs, they are barren. Preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham’H Vegetable Compound more suc cessfully than by any,other medicine, because it gives tone and strength to the parts, curing all displacements and in flammation. . « Actual sterility in women is very rare. If any woman thinks she is sterile, let her write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., whose advice is given free to all expectant or would- be mothers. Mrs. A. D. Jar ret, Belmont, Ohio, writes: " Dsar Mrs. Pinkham :—I muBt writa and tell you what your Vaga- table Compound has done for me. Before taking your medlolne I was "MMf to carry babe to maturity, having lost two—one at elx months and one at seven. The dootor Bald next time I would die. but thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham’H Vegetable Compound, I did not die. but am the proud mother of a sir months old girl baby. She weighs nineteen pounds and has never seen a sick day in her life. She is the delight of our home." Mrs. Whitney’s Gratitude. "Dear Mr. Pinkham From, the time I was sixteen yean old till I was twenty-three I was troubled with weakness of tho kidneys and terrible pains when my monthly periods came on. I made Up my mind to try your Vegetable Compound, and. was soon relieved. The dootor said I never would be able to go my full time and have u living child, as I was con stitutionally weak. I had lost a baby at seven months and half. Tho. next time I continued to take your Compound: and I said then, if I went my full time and my baby lived to be three months old, I (should send a letter to you. My baby is now seven months old. and is as healthy and hearty ns any one could wish. I cannot express my grntitnte to you. I was so had that I did not dare to go away from home to stay any Jen gill of time .Praise God for J# Lydia E. Pinklmiii'# Vegetable Com- pound: and may others who are suffering S uiuiiij mm uiuy outers wno are sunenng oas I did and find relief. ' 'Wishing you suo- oe*« in the futuro nn in tho past, and may many homes be brightened as mine has been.’ —Mrs. L. Z. Whitney, 4 Flint St., Somerville, ~ The medicine that cures the ills of woniieh is' Lydia £ Pinkham'a Vegetable CompoundL Sol property of the companies themselves, but also tho peace aud security of the sections through which they pass, which 18 pract|cally the same as say ing of the whole country. On tills point the opinion of an expert Is available, aud is Interesting ns showing liow tho present Inx system <5f policing tho rail way lines tends to keep filled the ranks of tjio vagrant, and criminal classes. Mr. JoslnU Flynt, who has spent mnny years among tramps stu dying their ways and habits, says: “All the great railways are spending thousands of dollars on their ‘detec tive* forces, ns they call them, and they are’ nil overrun by mobs of ne’er do wells aud criminals. There are no worse slums in the .country than are to be found on the railroads. Reform ers and social agltters arc accustomed most, congested quarters of New York City there are no greater desperadoes nor worse scones of degradation tlihu may be met oil the "Iron highways” of tho United State*. A number of rail roads are recognized by vagrants and criminals as tlift stamping ground of particular gangs that are generally found on the lines with which their names are connected. “Take the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Railroad, for example. For several years a mob of cutthronts and ‘hold up’ men, called the ‘Lake Shore Push,’ were operating on that proper ty. The hangman's noose and long scattered along tho track. The two men would Jump off the train ns soon as It slackened its speed sufficiently to allow, them to do so, rejoin the ‘push/ and help in distributing the plunder among the ‘fences’ In neigh boring cities.” The method generally adopted by the railway companies in ridding their lines or trnmps, and the one which Is being followed by the Central road at th£ present time is that of scaling the great number of hoboes away from the line by making examples of a few of their number. The Central employs on its Hudson Rhrer division four de tectives 'who are empowered to make arrests in any county of tho State through which the line extends. These men arc the general officers of the detective' force, and in the per formance of their duty they aro able- to call upon other railway employes who hold local commissions In the va rious towns along the line. Since the BREAKING UP A CAMP'I Bentcnees to tlic licnttontlhry liave weakened the gall# and removed Its terrors, hut originally It was a strong criminal combination. "Tho men had no leader or organi zation ill the strict sense or the word, but they were hound together, as well ns criminals and thugs ,ean lie, by the determination to keep the Lake Shore Railroad, from tho outcasts' point of view, lti tlielr own hands, and there liuvo been times when It was all a man’s life was worth to ho caught l>y the gaDg on a freight train. They had made up tlielr mind thnt a syndicate of ruffians was ns appropriate and like ly to succeed as any oilier kind of syn dicate, nml for several years they lev ied toll. In tho shape of money or any thing else of value thnt they could get, on all strange wanderers found on tlic property which they had picked out as tlielr territory, If a limn whom they located beating Ills way on n freight car refused to pay toll they pummelled him until he acquiesced In tlielr domnnds, and then, It they hap pened to ho drunk, they were ns likely ns not to throw him olt tho train. Only n few of the original gang nro nllvo or free to-day, but It still be- liooycH a man bcnllng his way on tho Lake Shore to he on the lookout for men of tlielr stamp. "Bealdes holding up tramps they also robbed freight ears, and I doubt whether any other gang 111 the country ever brought to such perfection this kind of thieving. Tho robbery gener ally took place at night when the train was going round a curve. Two of the gang would bpnrd the' train before the curvo was reached, carrying with them a ropo ladder which could ho fastened to the running hoard on the top of the car to be robbed. One of the men caw to It that tho ladder did not slip, and the other climbed down to ;ho side door of tho car, broke the seal, opened the door, and throw out on tlio Bset Cough Syrup. Taste* Good. Cm In time. Sold bjr dnwiMst'. aggEPmawrar dropsy NEW DISCOVERY; nit*, _ quick reliof and cuna want niaV* ami 10 ilnyi : quick r*liof IklMml (Oil . H. OREEK'KBONB. Box B. Atlanta. If afflicted with ' 1 tbcmpsgn’s Eye Water ioingto Pdint -^Your House? Won, McNonV. lt.iily Mixed I’.lnL »r. tlao limit and Olioapeat. Writs for prices to McNEAL PAINT S GLASS CO., Mahotactursrs, 10 N. Fornyth Street,'Atlanta, On. Mention tiiis Paper " ,u,r “i;S'.[^. <, 1 D 5 '"'' t5 ' !r '' order was Issued to use more stringent efforta In getting rid of the tramps these detectives and tlielr local assist ants linvc been exceedingly lnisy. Be ginning at tho southern end of the di vision they Jmve worked their way to ward Albany, riding on freight trains, going through the yards In the differ ent towns nnd raiding the hoboes’ enmps along the railroad property with the aid of tho local police force In tho different places. Half a hundred trnmps have been arrested and sent to Jail, mid n number of their established MKTHOD OF ItOBEINO A EOX CAlt. NIGHT BATTLV, WITH TBAMP3. to speak of the congested districts of the largc clttes as the slums to which attention should he directed, but iii the ground as much plunder as he thought could ho carried away, the same being picked up later by the rest of the gang camping spots along tho lino have been broken up. Tho problem of dealing with this nuisance Id u less serious one for tlic Eastern roads than it Is for those of tho West. Iu the tlrst place. In this pnrt of the country the tramps nro dis tributed over a great mnny lines. In tho second place, towns arc closer to gether, and It Is always possible to turn the hoboes over to local magis trates to ho dealt with. In tho West, however, where the towns nro further apart, the question of what to do with the hobo after he Is caught Is often a grave aud difficult one, and some of the Western roads lmvo adopted tho policy of permitting the trnmps to rldo undisturbed on their freight trains so long as they do not Interfere wltfi tho railroad property or steal the cars. Tho tramps themselves are well nwnre as to which lines have adopted tills policy, and they - are to bo found in great.numbers along nil these roads. It Is a well-known fact among tlielr fraternity, thnt the railways will not put them off trains la passing over tho Rocky Mountains or across tho Southern desert. The lines In these sections have suffered so much from Arcs started by tramps that lind been put off trains thnt they prefer to carry them ns free freight rather than to have miles of their p'roperty de stroyed. One of the easiest "Inys," In tramps’ parlance, to ho found In the country Is that extending from Texas to Southern California*, or from Den ver to Salt Lake City, so far ns beat ing one’s way is concerned. " It is estlmnted on good authority that there nro no less than 100,000 pro fessional hoboes In the United States. These men travel from end to end of tho country over the railroad lines, and live by preying upon tho property of the companies or upon tho people who live along the roads. The cost of unwillingly supporting them amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, but thus far no way has been fourd to successfully suppress them. HOUSEHOLD HIMTS: Make fluml Photograph Mounts. 1 The medallion tapestry squares of ten used for library and parlor pillows j are sometimes converted instead Into \ photograph mounts. The medallion centre Is cut out, the edge turned back nnd neatly hound with gold or silver braid, nnd the picture Inserted. In tills way the tapestry becomes a wall hanging or may be mounted on a standard to stand on a mantel or largo table. Tapestry pieces about eighteen Inches square should i>e se lected. T.um-lieon Tnblm. For any luncheon, however elabor ate or however simple, one begins to set the table in the same way. There must always ho.flowers or fruits, or sometimes both, lu tho middle of the table'. These differ naturally, with the season. At many largo lun cheons It Is Impossible to exchange a word with one’s neighbor because of the high flowers between. Mnny per sons use silver on the table for flow ers, hut men with very aesthetic na tures are apt to cry out. Still, a silver howl filled with mullein leaves, cov ered with dew, makes a charming study. In color, nnd In country houses Is often nsed. Silver vases and pitch ers for flowers appear on most of the fashionable tables, although lovers of the beautrful Insists on crystal, flue pieces of Venetian glass, or even on quaint hits of pottery for their flow ers. People with little to- choose from, therefore, need not bemoan a fate which compels them to use glass and not silver. A fish-bowl Is pre ferred by some people who have plenty of silver to choose from. Tcn-cent vases, holding ferns and wild flowers, are chosen by some women Ih the eoudtry; rich enough to have anything they want, blit preferring the simplici ties and the appropriate ut all costs.— Harper’s Bazar. For Burn* amt CruUr*. The most important point in tho treatment of burns Is to at once ex clude the air. Cottonwool saturated with sweet oil Is a- safe and effective application. Do not remove the dress ing until the Irritation lias subsided, lit the country mothers often cover their children’s burns with flour. In serious cases a mixture of sweet oil aud molasses is favored. Vaseline will sometimes ho sufficient. If tho air Is kept away nature will generally re store the tissue without other assist ance. Table oil or fresh butter nibbed Im mediately on a slight bruise will pre vent swelling or disfigurement. But If tho bruise is severe of course a lit tle raw beefsteak Is better. A slight bruise may often ho best treated by a compress wot with witch hazel. The first thing to do with a sprain is to apply water as hot as can he borne, nud repeat until tho pain is gone. Tho 'hot water inny be show ered oa the sprain, or wet cloths fray he used if frequently renewed. The foot or ankle can he conveniently Im mersed In tlio hot water. The next thing is to keep tho injured part -thor oughly warm. Tills is done by •wind ing It with wadding or flannel. ‘Tho less a spriued limb is nsed, tho quieter It Is kept, the more likely it Is to get well quickly. Frlcnseed Chicken with Oysters— Cook ’ tho chicken until tender, then fry In blitter until nicely browned, Thicken tne liquid' In which It *wan boiled with flour, made smooth In one- half cupful of cream; add one 1 pint of oysters, reason with pepper and sail nnd cook until the edges ruffle. Place the chicken on n pintter, pour the oys ters over, garnish with toast points and serve. Old-Fash’oncd Buckwheat Cakes— Dissolve cue cake of yeast in warm water, add one pint of warm water, two tensrodpfuls of salt aud sufficient buckwheat to make a stiff hatter. Lei •it rise over night, thin with milk; add two tahlespoonfuls of molasses or su gar, nnd let Htnud for one hour in 11 warm pin ?e, then add two-thirds of n tea^poonful of soda dissolved in a little warm water and bake on a greased griddle. Compolio of Calf’s Feet—Get from the butcher three coifs feet. Split, remove tlio large houe, wash thor oughly aud simmer for an hour and a half in two quarts of water, adding a gill of vinegar, two teaspoons of sail and twelve peppe^porns. In anothet kettle place two tablespoons of olive oil, two onions sliced, two green nnd one red pepper sliced, one-half can ol tomatoes; cook twenty minutes, then add one cup of cleaned rice and oni pint of the rich calf’s feet stock, and as the rice swells continue adding tin stock until the rice U's absorbed all il can. Before removing from the fire add the calf’s feet nnd h saltspoon ol pepper. Dish surrounded with tweh ty-four blanched nud stoned olives. A German doctor finds that only In one ease out of fifteen arc both eyes iu • •a