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_ Beep tars and thrones the morning realms hare tried, Earth for the people kept her sunset side. Arts, manners, creeds, the teeming Orient gave; Freedom, the gift that freights the refluent wave, Pays with one priceless pearl the guerdon due, And leaves the Old World debtor to the New Long as the watch-towers of our crownless Queen From the broa/l ocean that she sits between, May her proud sons their plighted faith maintain. And guard unbroken Union’s lengthening chain— Union, our peaceful sovereign, she alone Can make or keep the Western world our own! —Oliver Wendell Holmes. rJjAIlJNlj p-r A VTATn inTTiTT WlLll ■nxTvn xliiL. - “Look here, Bevan,” said Superintend- ent Clarke, “I will give you just one more chance. I am ff •'oing to send v<>u down to Henderson you behave your self there, and show that you have any of the true stuff in you I will .rive vou a better position in'time. If not I shall wash my hands of you, and you will re- ceive no more employment from this ' company ” He looked after Bevan somewhat re- ner fully, as the great, handsome fellow event out. Sunerinf(Muic-.t inclined to like him: hut Bevan’s conduct made it impossible to show him much favor. A week later Bevan went down to Henderson and opened the little tele- graph office over which he w as to be sole manager for-how long? Telegraphy was more of a curiosity then than it is now, and he found him- self regarded as a sort of lion by the peo- pie there. lie tried hard to be and sober, and really succeeded very well. He struck up an acquaintance with the station agent,who was a steady, ti;or- ough-goiug young fellow and an excellent companion. He was greatly taken with the mysteries of telegraphy and very much to his delight Bevan offered to teach him and had soon transformed him into a tolerable “plug.” One evening about two weeks after Bevan had been in possession of the Hen- derson office he \v;us attracted to the sounder by hearing Iliehport, the largest city on the line, thirty miles above Hen- rierson, calling furiously. The big fellow 7 Walkcd leisurely back to the ttible and mmvered in his slow, drawling fashion, Which always set the other operators along the line nearly distracted. He was re- warded by the following: ToJ. R.Claude, President Henderson Hank: Tho bullion has arrived. Do you wish it sent by milk train to-night? I shall not send it uuK'ss i receive direct orders at ouce. William Klein, Cashier R-Bank. lie copied the message, inclosed it in an envelope, directed it in his round,bold hand, and called to the messenger, who was in the outer room. “Be sure and get an answer,William,” he said. the village, and he could just see the lights of the nearest house in the distance. in half an hour William returned. '‘Rather a lonely walk, Will,” Bevan remarked fields, “Yes, sir. I came back across the ami so shortened it." Which in all probability saved his life, Bevan tore the envelope containing the answer open and read it “You can home now, my boy,- he said. The message read: To W illiam Klein, Cash ier,Richport Bank: No; do not send the bullion tc.-ai ht. I will give you further orders to-morrow as to i ts disposition. J. R. Claude, President Henderson Bank. He had checked the message and, standing by the table, had stretched his hand toward the key to call Richport, when an arm-was thrown roughly around him, pinning his hands to his sides, and he felt the pressure of cold steel on his temple. “Move, shout or speak but a single word, and I will blow your brains out,” said a harsh, determined voice in a low toue. Bevan was as brave, perhaps, as most men yet he was thoroughly frightened— scared almost to death. He could hear the muffled tramp of men in the office. One of them blew out the kerosene lamp and turned a dark lantern so that it shone directly in Bevan’* eyes, almost blinding him. An¬ other man, , low in stature, thick , . , set, with :l long black beard and a black nuisk ovci t ie tippet part of Ins tc.ce, placed hunse.i uireeth in Irom of Bevan auu produced a ptur ot handcuffs, which he secured upon lm wrists. His arms uere then re .ease-., by the man who had ted them, lie, with tne beard, who sseemed to be tnc leader, then by the light 1l ajucftietuitvpi.ic •rid carp full v ubr > um 1 in hi- li.s ...cast t poc > bet. , been seut^he^id addSn^VroS ..... w .. the n t\ on "1 kuoiv it -v has not, „ was the , answ er. when'wo eMereT" tm ° ^ ^ l • • v ui) - oou. , i nt now, iv- n lie i „ continue,., . - O Stor Z «4>in^ “I want^ u t > : &K * It vV .‘.VT Cm ' " whv 1 was ... t o iucoetu ntdo , vou have^anv Yhctn ^ suadt-r will silence " r'-.iVr- he tamvd the which" hut’ 'id of - *d from* nific-mtlv A,. ’ o:\ueet * J Vs - '' it/ ti lu *,o- ao\ „ vworwGi pen amt „ , i pio- . • eeeded to write out a message on a soft Thlvt Bewin took etht to ohnee^round there we~ eight men men in m the the room room all all of o^ whom wore masks similar to tnat worn by their chief. He could just make out their forms in the dim light. A hand dropped upon his shoulder showed him that even the turning of his head had " been observed. “There ” the leader said “von wifi send that instead of the other He held the blank up before Bevan. It v. ' . , . , night without the fail. My receive cashier with it. a guard vul be at station to J. R. Claude. President. Bevnn looked down at his manacled wrists. The irons were heavy and the clyiin connecting the two rings not more than three inches long. “I can't send it with these on,” lm i adored. " \ ou must! ” said the chief, grimly, Sevan resolved to try. Taking up a pencil he managed to count the words and 8Cr ^ w l the check on the message with ® orae difficulty. He was going to remark fro m forc e of habit, that it should be ^’ ritten . a message blank, but under conditions bethought himself in time. * ‘Stop! What is that?” said the chief, j ! pointing to the check. ‘ ‘ The number of words and the amount paid,” answered Bevan. I “Is this necessary?” he asked of the man to whom he had spoken before. “Yes, sir. It is all right. They call | it the check and put it on every mes- : sage.” “Very well, then; go ahead. This i man is an operator; he will watch vou j closely, will' and at the first sign of treachery I put a bullet through your head, Smith, stand out of range, or you may get a taste of it, too.” I Bevan sat down at the table, the leader pushing his chair closer. Opening the key he commenced calling “R.” He a " a ‘ n felt the cold barrel of the revolver on bis forehead, and it made him so nerv- ous tb at he could hardly manipulate key- “ R ” answered. “ That is g™ f V’ said the man ad- dre 4ed as who was the operator. “ Send slow. I can’t read fast sending,” ne added - Bevau proceeded very slowly, and i Smith pronounced each word as he made 1 5t * The leader g^nced alternately at Smith and Bevan uneasily. It was evi- dent that this was the crisis of their bold cons P irac y- “ R ” broke Bevan in the ,nkidle of tlie messa g e > wanting to know why the deuce he sent so slowly. Bevan closed tke k( ' y and took his band away Dcrvo,lsly - “ What did Le ssy? ” demanded tke Chief. ™, tcd to know why 1 didn’t send 1 J el1 lum vou liave a sore „ said . - c . rni n ' Poor Bevan spelled the lie out slowly, Smith reading it aloud, then went on and finished the message. “R” gave a sharp and distinct “O. K,” which the renegade operator read aloud, The leader gave a sigh of relief which Bevan promptly echoed as he felt the pistol barrel removed from his head. The chief then unlocked one of the handcuffs. removed it, placed Bevan's bauds behind llis and rcclasped the ring around llis ’"'rist, thus rendering him perfectly helpless, There was nothing to be done now ex- ce P fc to wait. The meu disposed tliem- selves on the various chairs scattered about the room, the leader still guarding Bevan, revolver in hand. As Bevan thought over the events of the first half hour lie was filled with rage at the dastardly decd he had *>een compelled to commit. This money which would now fall into the hands of of these miscreants was the honest property of honest farmers, wives and orphans, and he had assisted to rob them. Better far to have sacri¬ ficed his life. If unharmed, how could he ever hold up his head again? Oh, that he had refused to be their tool! Was there no way to undo wliat he had done? P^ely J? ^ \ as Joke his other the key good-natured was connected, sta¬ jou agent, lie had at odd times prac- t'ced senelmg with his foot and found it not half so difficult as one would sup- the circhit closer so that hc ™ uW m0 ' ° “ easily, and the rest ' ! V,,S )er * e mere 7 arcd ‘7 >l>“d a he j-rerv o! l >ract qu.te ‘ ce ' proficient **> ‘! ,,s “ OT « l ” c tho d °!T' . , Z key with his foot and made a few dots. “What is that?” said the leader. “Only some one practising,” said Bevan, rapidly. The leader looked at Smith, who nodded. Bevan called “R” rapidly, -‘What did he say there?” “Practising the letter ‘c’” he an- swered glibly. “Do you wish me to read aloud all that passes over the wire?” “No, it is not necessary.” “I can read most of it,” said Smith, giving Bevan a penetrating glance, Bevan had his own reasons for doubt- ing this statement, however, an ‘ swered, Sevan said, sending as rapidly as he could under the circumstances: “Has that message been delivered ( yet?” “Yes, long ago.” “Then go after it and stop it. That bullion must not be sent to-night.” 1 he key at “I. opened and remained „ so for nearly five minutes; then it closed and he said. “All right, the bullion will not go. What is the matter?'’ “flicmatter is that this office is full of armed highwaymen. I was forced to send that message with a loaded revolver at my forehead.” “Good heavens! Wait ^ a minute.” Bevan turned and met the eye of the robber chief. He could not help smiling 1 he chief was on his . feet in . an instant, . -By God,” he said. “If vou have P la ved us a! W tri ck , young fellow, you - will pay for it with . your life'. ’ “He has not said a word,” remarked g m ith. “It is well for him,” said the leader, i tbat bullion arrives all right you will be released uninjured. If it fails to come or if there is a sign of treachery yo3r oor l >se wjU be found °a the floor to- morrow morning with your brains spat- tered on that wall.” Beran Juddered at this picture,which beginning to loom up as black reality bet eve him. out " the (be sounuer, Chief of "and Police wants is here,” to know ticked how you are situated. “My hands are handcuffed behind me aud a man sits at mv side with a i oade(l ^d cocked revoHer,” Bevan answered. iir am sending °l with my foot on a con- kev under the lokeonM^ tahle '"what up ca/be to play a done to save von?” rK^sible “•Nothin*?. ^ But capture thes=> robber- IwtveT’'’ ; ir When does ?S the be train tram leave, At i.rev t ' S » 'here v bIS? ;m. . , , ' ^“hirtv Sail five well armed armea men men on on the tne tram, ket 11 st °P £ . Jst a b ov f the curve and have ^ *"'* " d SUrIOTnd ,he “K. . „ . Key opened , moment, then he s a said: “It will be done. What will they do to }Ou. “I am doomed—will probably be shot the very first thing. But some one will swing for it.” “Good God! Is there no help?” “No, none. I would like to have you bid the Superintendent good-by for me. Tell him I had resolved to live a better life. And tell Mason in the morning the trick I played on him.” “I will; I will, Is there nothing else?” “No. I had better stop now, or I may arouse suspicion. Good-by, old fellow.” “What is that all about?” demanded the leader of the highwaymen. “A couple of students practicing,” Bevan replied, wearily. A deep silence followed, broken at last by the sounder clicking out: “The train has just left with twenty- eight policemen and citizens aboard.” K,” Bevan answered, ^ would make the run in forty or forty-five minutes. A distant church bell chimed out 11 o’clock. Where would he be at 12? “The train is due in ten minutes,” j said Smith. Just at that moment Bevan ; caught a sound which escaped the less practised ears of his companion. The train had arrived and stopped at the curve. j His blood coursed like wildfire through his veins; his heart thumped against his side as though it would force its way out; i g reat beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead like pearls; every nerve was alive with anticipation, Jt came at last. Both doors of th ■ station were hurst in with a tremendou crash—a wild rush was made for the in¬ side oflice-a loud voice exclaimed: .Surrender, in the name of the law! “Betrayed!” shouted the leader, He placed the barrel of his revolver tc Bevan s ear—the hammer fell with a dull thud. It had raided fire! With a curse ke raised R m the air and brought it doWn ^. on Bev f n s head ~ a bri - nt dask passed before f his eyes, the room sank away from him-all was oblivion, “I think he looks a little better, Dr. Thorne,” said a sweet voice. Bevan opened his eyes. “Where am I?” he asked. His voice was low and weak. “You must not talk. You are in the hands of friends and all is well.” He soon found that he was in the house of the President of the Henderson Bank, and the sweet voice belonged to his daughter, Miss Marion Claude. Nursed by such hands his recover} 7 w r as rapid. When able to get around he was provided with a clerkship in the bank, whence he had risen to the present high position of cashier. The eight highwaymen were all cap¬ tured and tried and sentenced to various terms in the State prison. The ringleader received a life sentence and is there still. Miss Claude? Oh, she is Mrs. Bevan now. Some Big Bridges. Coalbrookdale bridge, England, is the first cast iron bridge. It was built over the Severn in 1779. The covered bridge at Pavia, over the Ticino, was built in the fourteenth cen¬ tury. The roof is held by 100 granite columns. Tlie bridge at Havre de Grace, over the Susquehanna, is 3271 feet long, and is divided into twelve wooden spans, resting on granite piers. The bridge of Holy Trinity at Florence was built in 1569. It is 322 feet long, constructed of white marble and stands unrivaled as a work of art. The cantilever bridge, over the Niagara, is built almost entirely of steel. Its length is S10 feet, the total weight is 3000 tons, and the cost was $900,000. The Rialto, at Venice, is said to have been built from the designs of Michael Angelo. It is a single marble arch, 98^ feet long and was completed in 1591. The Bridge of Sighs at Venice, over which condemned prisoners were trans¬ ported from the hall of judgment to the place of execution, was built in 1589. The bridge at Burton, over the Trent, was formerly the longest bridge in Eng¬ land, being 1545 feet. It is now partly removed. Built in the twelfth century. Tay Bridge, old bridge over the Tay at Dundee, destroyed December 28, 1879. New bridge about two miles long, has 85 piers; height above high water, 77 feet. The Niagara Suspension Bridge was built by Roebling in 1852-55 at a cost oi $400,000. It is 245 feet above the water; 821 feet long, and the strength is es- timated at 1200 tons. The new London Bridge is constructed of granite, from the designs of L. Rennie, It was commenced in 1824 and completed in about seven years at a cost of $7;290,- ’ qqo Clifton suspension bridge, at Bristol, bas a span of 703 at a height of 245 feet above the water. The carriage way is 20 feet wide and the footway 5 d - feet * vvide. Cost, $500 000. The Britannia bridge crosses the Mena! strait, Wales, at an elevation of 103 feet above high w ater. It is of wrought iron, pyjp feet lorm and was finished in 1850 Cost, $3,000,000 .—Detroit Free Press. ___ .. _ Wolverines are Ugly Customers. Few Washinotnn ’know nennle that* bnwwW -i * woiver'me is. They Michig.i is called the Wolverine State and th Michigan people P are called Wolverines But they have little or no idea why the State was so named or what the nickname moans q’p e p„ named after nn inimal that used to infest, and still frequents, the dense woods in the northern part of the State, as well as in the woods of northern Wisconsin and Canada. This animal is the wolverine, or, as the vane- tics of him found in northern European countries are called the glutton They are savage beasts, these wolverines are', and they play sad havoc with the cattle of the Michigan farmers. They are like a cross between a wolf and bear. The tail and the temper resemble those of a wolf, but in strength and size and savageness thev much "resemble a bear, ! a very J bad bear . They are less clumsy than bears. thou ^ aad tk ey can climb trees. Many 4 a htmtar has walked uuuer under a a tree uec up up ,n , r . , . ltho look for v ' ut “g a wolverine brst . and tne wolverine ro PP ed own on him from one of the J j 0M T had r i 1 ^ him 3 ’ and be.ore buckskin the nest breeches morn- mg eaten up, and all, even to the heels of his hunting ^ ai ?. uglvjooking beasts, S* their T bushy HT tail,a f foot g or ab ° so Ut , long. them ^ Their ng claws are longer and sharper than bears’, their teeth justae .harp. They are so savage and so wary and suspicious that it is almost impossible to catch them alive, and so they don't have them in circuses and zoological gardens, and most people don't know what thev are. care'to- They are so them?and savage that hunters don’t hunt so the wol- verine has things about his own. way where he lives.— Washington Critic , BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. From Different View Points—Hardly Worth TVhile-A Question of Authority — Business Changes, Etc. ‘‘If I were in your place.” the visitor said. As he looked through the grated door, life, “ I would turn my thoughts to a better And endeavor to sin no more.” “ If I were in your place, you bet vour life,” The prisoner remarked, from his cell, “ I would skin up the street till I couldn’t rest, In less time than it takes to tell ! ” HARDLY WORTH WHILE. New Boarder—“Madam do you really propose to say grace over this break- fast?” Boarding Mistress—“Yes, sir, it is my invariable custom.” “Yes, I know, but do you think it worthwhile—nothing but thin coffee and fried liver ? "—Texas Siftings. A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY. Neighbor—“ Roof leaking up there ? ” Mr. Cassius—“ Nope. See that shot gun sticking out of th’ scuttle ? ” Neighbor—“ Yep.” Nr. Cassius—“ My wife’s behind it. I veniui e '< to remark this morning that I r th' iiead of th’ house, an’ she's kept me up luce ever since.”— Judge. BUSINESS CHANGES. “ A year ago,” he said, “ I sold out my drug business and went to Wall street, and in less than a week's time I doubled ray capital. That’s making money fast, eh ? ” “ Yes, indeed. You must be vei'y rich now ? ” “Well, no, not very. At the expira¬ tion of the second week I left Wall street, and am now clerking for the man I sole! out to.”— Life. IIIS KNOWLEDGE OF FRANCE WAS MEAGRE. “My son,” said the anxious parent, “ I learn with some surprise that you are marked ‘ deficient ’ in your French his¬ tory. I thought you told me that you finished your paper in ten minutes.” “ So I did; but the question was, ‘Tell all you know 7 about the history of France.’ ” “Ah, I sec.”— Harper's Magazine. WHERE TOTS ATHLETE TRAINED. “You say you never had any gymnas¬ tic training and never took part in a con¬ test of this kind before ? ” “Never,” modestly replied the man who had just won the championsitiu in a high leaping match. “But there’s no secret about it. I live on a street where the grocers keep most of their stock out on the sidewalk in front .”—Chicago Tribune. THE JUDGE SIDED WITH THE JOKER. Judge—“You say the prisoner threw you out of the door. Had you provoked him?” Plaintiff—“Not at all. He advertised an unusually fine bargain sale of laces, and I went in and asked him for the low¬ est figure on a pair of shoe laces.” Judge—“Prisoner is discharged. Mr. Clerk, swear out a warrant against plain¬ tiff and have him arrested for criminal as¬ sault. ”— Harper's Bazar. AN OBJECT LESSON O PUNNING. A noted Washington wag and beau of thirty years signed his name “A. More.” Mrs. John Washington had invited him to a formal dinner party at Mount Ver- non. The companv all arrived except Mr. More, but knowing his queer ways the hostess did not wait for him. After she was seated some time a huge envelope was handed her, in which she found an enormous leaf of a sycamore tree. The interpretation was: “Sick.—A. More.” — Chicago America. EE COULDN’T MISS THAT GAME. De Courey—“Angelina, dearest, have you yet fixed upon the day that is to make me the happiest of men?” Angelina—“Yes, Reginald, the 15th of next month is my birthday, and how appropriate it would be to have our wed¬ ding on the same date. Does that day suit you?” De C.—“Well, no, not quite as well as some other. You see there is to be a League game played on that day, and I wouldn’t like to miss it .”—Easton Budget. the jury was down on the slouch. A man charged with stealing a calf macTe the following statement: “I was ahva >' s Cached to be honest, an’ most al- ; 7 have been, but when I seed the calf - 1. I never wanted a calf so bad in iy life, an’ you know that when a ..nts a calf he wants him.” i C .i lu T returned the following ver- ' “We, this jury, air satisfied that the call, be. as the fetter that tn ^ an - r - 1£d is considerable of a " agree to clear Steve an’ make eh pay the costs T—Atlanta Con - - A suggestion. Tf was in the grocery store. “Give Iie a pound of cheese,” said an elderly man with blue spectacles on. “Yes, sir,” said the grocer, and he went to work with his knife. Just then a horse hitched in front of tb e store became uneasy. “Whoa!” shouted the grocer. beg your pardon,’ said the with blue spectacles, who had been gaz- ing intently at the cheese. “Did you re- mark whoa? “Yes, sir; to the horse outside.” “Oh, to the horse. Well, hadn’t you better sav it again to the cheese V'-Mer- Traveler. GETTING FULL ON WATER. Miss Never traveled—“One sees such ridiculous things in the paper, don t you think, Mr. Mr. Justfromabroad Justfromabroad^ 1 A rather, es. It docs seem that the editors tried to see which could tell the biggest vara.” Miss Nevertraveled— Why only this moru ^’ { re * d f the P a R er tnat rt J 35 a possible thing to get intoxicated on water.” Mr. Ju S .fromabro 3 d-..Oh, that was all right. Why, when I crossed, I was drun^-er—hem—aw—t his has been a glorious day, hasn’t it, Miss Never- traveled?” But the reply that belonged for never came.— Peck's Sun. EE WAS HIS SISTER’S KNIGHT ERRANT. A young lady walked was much pained and shocked as shp down the street to 6ee her young brother sitting astride the prostrate body of another boy and rain- ing down blows upon his struggling vie- tim. “Johnny,” she almost screamed, “what are you doing? Come here this minute. Aren’t you ashamed of your- self, fighting this way in the street.” The boy reluctantly arose from his van- quished antagonist and faced his indig- nant sister. Then he explained: “Well, I don’t care. He said you wasn't good-looking. I don't think vou are either, but it ain’t none o’ his funeral. So I licked him .”—Minneapolis * Tribune. EMBARRASSED BY HER COMPLEMENT. A young lady was once present at a musical party where the lion of the even- ing was a celebrated flute player. After he had performed, this young lady was presented to him, and there was a general silence in the room, which added to her natural embarrassment. She felt that she must say something pleasant, so, with a happy smile, she exclaimed: “Oh, how delightfully you play! Do you ever accompany yourself on the piano?” The artist looked at his flute, then at his fingers, shrugged his shoulders, bowed low and said: “Never.” After a moment she saw why everybody laughed .—London Tit-Bits. EXPERIENCED. The mystic moonbeams and the twinkle of the stars made soundless harmonies on that balmy night. They walked together down the old road past the orchard and the ruined mill to the rustic bridge across the little streamlet which prattled idly to the pebbles as it hurried along. “Mable,” said he, “do you know what love it?” “I think so,” she replied simply. “I mean were you ever the object of a love that w T as as fierce as the onslaught of a tiger and as unquenchable as the stars. Were you ever truly loved?” “Was I ever truly loved?” she repeated thoughtfully. “George come back to the house and I will show you two dia¬ mond rings, six valentines, and a trunk full of photographs.” And George was silent .—Merchant Traveler. LOOKED AT EIS GLASS EYE. The diner-out recently sat at the board of a friend whose misfortune it is to wear a glass eye—a jolly fellow, fond of the pleasure of the table, full of good humor, quick to see a joke and a lover of a good story. What I now relate is one he.tells of himself. Ee is a railroad man, occupying a re¬ sponsible position on one of our great lines. A few years ago there was a great crash on his road, and the train on which he was riding was knocked into smither¬ eens. He was picked up as one dead, and was stretched out in some con¬ venient place to await the arrival of the doctors to officially pronounce upon his condition. By and by a physician bustled up, looked at his prostrate, motionless form and pallid face and said: “That poor fellow's a goner, I guess.” Then he kneeled down, lifted up an eyelid and saw a dull, expressionless orb. “Yes, he’s dead fast enough—take him away!” exclaimed the doctor. The supposed corpse suddenly began to move its lips. The startled surgeon listened and this is w-hat he heard: “You old fool, that’s my glass eye.”— Lewiston Journal. DISCOUNT. It used to be the custom, and is now in many localities, to “beat down” in all trades with storekeepers and merchants. An amusing example of this practice is given below: it In the old haggling Way of trade was customary to demand a great deal more than the asker hoped to get. One time, on the Texas frontier, a man came into a camp riding on an old mule. “How much for the mule?” asked a by-stander. “Jist a hundred elollars,” answered the rider. “I’ll give you five dollars,” said the other. The rider stopped short, as if in amaze¬ ment, and then slowly dismounted. “Stranger,” said he, “I ain’t a-goin’ to let a little matter of ninety-five dollars stand between me and a mule trade. The mule’s yourn.” Another story, somewhat of the same sort, is related of an old tenant farmer who, on paying his rent, told his land¬ lord that he wanted some timber to build a house, and would be much obliged if he would give him permission to cut down what would answer for the purpose. “No!” said the landlord, sharply. “Well, then, sir,” the farmer went on, “will you give me enough to build a barn?” “No!” “To make a gate, then?” i “Yes.” “That’s all I wanted,” said the farmer, “and more than I expected .”—Tanlcee Blade . Victims of the Banann Peel. A gentleman calls the attention o± tne Atlanta Constitution to the New York Telegram's statement that the banana peel kas wrought more damage to-life and than ad tbe dynamite explosions that have shocked Great Britain, Our friend, says the Constitution, goes onto say that he sees the banana peel every- -where in Atlanta, and especially on Peachtree street Sometimes a man steps on one, loses tms balance and oy a mighty effort recovers himself In New 7 Orleans some serious accidents have occurred. A lady in that city who slipped on a banana peel has been bed-ridden lever since. Stringent laws have been passed there to abate the nuisance, and now when a man eats a banana on the street in New Orleans he always steps to the edge of the sidewnlk and deposits the peeling very carefully in the gutter. This is as it should be. To Shut Oat the Gulf Stream. A London cable says: “The Gulf stream has been lately treated somewhat disrespectfully in this country, which owes so much to it. At the beginning of the week a lot of men of science amused themselves with a model of it, and now one John King proposes to shut out what he calls its erosive action by constructing an isthmus from a low point in Ireland to Mull in Scotland. The distance is only 111 miles. The sea does not average more than 200 to 400 feet in depth, and an isthmus would enable a vast surface of land, at present marshy or submerged, to be reclaimed. Scientific bridge across the Atlantic has long occupied an honored position.” A Lest City. The rushing waters of the Potomac River, in the recent floods, destroyed a city that never existed—Jackson City— at the south end of the ldng bridge, op- posite *be Washington, has D. C. The name of town been in the mouth of com- er ? an< ^ goers at the bridge since the ad- ministration of Gen. Andrew Jackson, wko laid the corner-stone of Jackson with much formality, and with a celebration that included all the military and cmcorganrzations of the three Dw- tract cities. George Washington Parke Custis, of Arlington, the adopted son of Gen. Washington, delivered the oration. Tents were erecte l and the occasion was the only gala day that Alexander's Is- land, on which Jackson City was found- id, ever had. Years ago a hotel was built mar the bridge, and this was 'he only approach to a town that Jack- son City ever made. It w as for awhile a roadside inn. Lately it has been head¬ quarters of gamos forbidden in the Dis¬ trict. Long ago the corner-stone was dug up and its contents carried off, and the close of last week the rain came and the flood undermined and mined Jackson City. Teeth Drawn by Electricity. drawn People can have their superfluous teeth by means of electricity, The process in question is very simple, scarce any ordinary apparatus being required beyond an tuo-cell battery, with vibrator attachment. This attachment is a thin strip of metal fastened at the ends, which is made to vibrate a thousand or icon times per second by the electric current. At each vibration the circuit is cut ill and renewed again, the effect being to give a perfectly steady flow of the mys¬ terious fluid. The patient in the chair is given a handle to hold in each hand, a; d the curn nt is turned on gradually ui.til it becon es painful Then he is told to grasp the handles as strongly as porsi- bl<‘. the electricity—having been switched off for a moment-is turned on again suddenly, and the ilental surgeon applies h s ferct ps simultaneously to the tooth. The instant the molar is touched it, as well as the parts surrounding, becomes electrified and absolutely insensible to pain. When it is withdrawn from the socket, the subject of the opiration feels not the slightest disagreeable sensation. A jerk and the tooth is out, the patient dr« ps the electric handles and -lie pain¬ less affair is over. War on Saloonists. The Indiana Giand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, recently in session at Indian¬ apolis, Ind., took a step which tlueatens to lead to great demoralization. A riso- lution was introduced declaring that saloon keepers should not be eligible to membership in the order. The ensuing discussion awakened a great deal of bit¬ ter feeling, but the reso ution was finally adopted by a two-thirds vote. The sa¬ loon keepers and their friends immedi¬ ately appealed to the Supreme Lodge. It is stated that nearly one-fourth ©f the order in Indiana are either identified with or in favor of the traffic, and if the action of the state Grand Ledge is sus¬ der. tained, they will withdraw from the or¬ Quite a Difference. In the red parlor of the White House at took Washington, of D. C., a photographer of the a picture four generations Harrison family. The lb v. Dr. Scott sat on the extreme right of the group, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. McKee came next, and the famous Baby Benjamin Harrison McKee completed the gather¬ ing. The latter diel his be.-t to make the affair a failure, and if it had not b<en for vshit is known as “the iustantancous process,” he would hive tueceeded. There is a difference of eighty-eight years between the generations represented in the picture. Dr. Scott is 88 and Baby McKee only two years of age. A Reported Miracle. The celebrated Canon Wilberforce, of London, England, belief writes miracles to a newspaper has been that his ia strengthened by a mbacle performed and upon himself by means of anointing prayer. “My internal ailment,” he writes, “was of such a nature that lead¬ ing surgeons declared it to be incurable except at the cost of a severe operat on. At last I sent for elders—men of God, full of faith—by whom I was prayed over and anointed, and in a few weeks the internal ailment passed entirely away.” 4he canon takes “the Lord’s pains to say that he was healed by bless¬ ing upon His own word.” Why He Hates ’Em. Miss Pyrte: “What makes you such a coufirmeil woman-hater, Mr. Oiel ach?” Mr. Olebach: “Well, when I was a young man a woman made a fool of me.” Miss Pyrle: “And you never got over it.” TnE Paris Exposition has brought sad¬ ness to a large ps.rt of the shopkeepers, the re-t iuraut keepers and the theatrical managers who find ihat ihe show 7 drains the boulevards, and that their business is reduced in a manner unknown since the siege. Even in such gn at restaurants as the Cafe Anglais or Voisin’s th y find that their patrons dine at the Exposition. So a committee of all these interests lately waited upon the ministry in order to git the Exposition closed at night,hut they got refused. Profiting by the recent events at Sa¬ moa, when the treasure of the ur eked Trenton was iccovered by means of a diving apparatus borrowed from the British man-of-war Callhq e, the U. S. Navy Department has determined to equip each of our n.val vessels with a compl ete diving apparatus. A fubma- ritie diver is also to be detailed ns part ol the complement of each vessel in com- mission, The Patterson Mills Co., of Che-itcr, Pa., is looking out !or a Sou hern loca¬ tion for a spinning mill of 10,000 spin¬ dles. 'Ihe capital introduced into the city selected will be $250,000, and great impetus will also he given to an industry pccul.arly adapted to the South. The Pi -monte, the latest Italian cruis¬ er, built on the Tyne, England, must U as f^t as anything afloat. With an or- dinary draught she made 20.4 knots, and under forced draught 22.3 knots per hour, Aro you troubled with a slunrjjfish. inactive Are you bilious? Do you suffer from Has your complexion a sickly, yel¬ tinge? The blood in its passage through liver does not furnish the healthy action should result from it. The impurities stopped, and clogging np the duct, cause a condition, which will produce seri¬ results to your health, unless yon take Iron Bitters at once. It will cure biliousness and Jaundice, and incite to action the sluggish liver. In the U. 8. there are 275 ladies who are or¬ as clergymen and preach. Distanced in the Race. Why should Dr. Pierce’s medicines not dis¬ tance ail competitors in amount of sales, as they are doing, s neo they are the only medi¬ cines sold by druggists possewsel of such won¬ derful curative properties as to warrant their manufacturers in guarant"eir.g fiern ti cure the diseases for which th >y arc rcoowniccded. lougetacure or money said for them re- The Doctor’s ”G lden Medical D:s- coverj cures all diseases caused bv dc auge- mentof the liver, a- biliousness, indices i n or dyspepsia; also all blood, skin and sea p dis- swellings eases, tetter, aalt-rh *um. scrofulous sores and and kindred ailment-*. Don’t hawk, hawk, and blow, blow, disgust¬ Remedy ing everybody, and but use Dr. Saco’s Catarrh he cured. The police of Paris forbid the employment of women in the cafes at the Exposition. Torpid ldver. It is hardly possible to prepare a medicine which is pleasant to the palate as are Ham¬ burg Figs, or which is so oiticacious in cases of constipation, piles, torpid liver or sick-bead- aolie. 25 cents. Dose one Fig. Meek Drug Co., N. Y. Oregon, lire I'nrndUc of Farmers. Mild, equable c imate, certain and abundant crops. Pest fruit, grain, grass and stock country in tlie world. Full information free. Address Oreg. Im’igr’t’n Board, Portland, Ore. Ali, diseases and disorders pceiFia r to women are cured bv the timely use of B rail- field's Female Regulator. So d by druggists. A Fair Trial Of Hood's Sarsaparilla will convince any reasonable person that It does ixissess great medicinal merit. We (w. uot claim that every bottle will accomplish a mtracl*., but we do know that nearly every bottle, taken according to directions, does produce positivo benefit. Its peculiar curative power Is shown by many remarkable cures. “I was run down from close application to work, but was told I had malaria and was dosed with quinine, etc., which was useless. I decided to take Hood's Sarsaparilla and am now feeling strong and cheerful. I feel satisfied it will benefit any who give It a fair trial.”—W. R. Ccamisit, SCI Spring St., New York City. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mam. ICO Doses One Dollar DROPSY TREATED FREE! Positively Cured with Vexetable Kt-iiirilies. Have cured many thousand cases. Cure patle Fr nts pronounced hopeless by the beat physicians. out first doso symptoms rapidly disappear, and in ten days at least two-thirds of all symptoms are re¬ moved. Send for free book of testimonials of mir¬ aculous cures. Ten days’ treatment furnished free by mall. If you order trial, send 10 cents In stamps to pay postage. Dr. H. H. Oricf.s & Sons, Atlauta, Ga. RADFIELDS^ -FBMiVIjB- REGULATOR Cures all Diseases Peculiar to Women! Book to “Woman” Mailed Fkee. BKADFIKLD KEUULATOU C<*., ATLANTA, GA. Sold by all Ducggists. Plantation Engines With Self-Contained . RETURN FLUE BOILERS, I (COTTON FOR DRIVING GINS and MILLS. f Illustrated Pamphlet Free. Addresa dJAMES LEFFEL & CO. 1 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ^or JIO Liberty Bfc., New York* DUTCH ER’S i FLYRILLEE Makes a clean sweep. Every IV sheet will kill a quart of files. Stops buzzing around ears, diving at eyes, tickling your nose, skips hard words and se¬ cures peace at trifling 3 expense. Keml 33 cent a for sheets to F. DUTIUIKK, St. Albans, Vt. 3NT. C. Nashville, Tenn. College for Ycong Latiiss, In the leading school of this section. Bc/tan IBW) with 60 pupils, without grounds or buildings of its own. Now has 3 buildings, ISO rooms, 20 offices, 3AJ pupils front IS States. Full couree in Literature, Science, Art, equipped Music, privileges in Vandcrbuiit Lni- conveniences. versity. fully Gymnasium, and nil modern For catalogue address 1’resideut. Rev. Gso. W. F. Price, D. D., Nashville, Tonn. Road Carts! EVERYTHiHS ON WHEELS. 10 pw cent cheaper Buggies! than anybody. CWDoL’t buy bafore getting our prices and cat* lo«a. Nmm THE GEO. W. »TO< KELL CO.. tli.* paper. NASUViLi.E. TK.N# W I W to S* 3 # a MONTH cal u be made vvorklu.'v for ua. Agents preferred who furnish a horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be profitably employed also. A few vacancies In towns and cities. U. F. JOHN- SON ft CO., 1009 Main St., Richmond, Va. If. B.~ Pirate state agr and. butinrtt experience. Never mind about tending stamp for reply. V. F. J. dk Co. WASHINGTON INFORMATION BUREAU, COLE dk DREIILE, Proprietors, 932 I Mtreet N. W.. Wiialiington. I>. C. General information furnished. 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M ABSHALI, Buffalo, N. Y. T> JL \l..iri«i III M. CUI.I.KGK, Piii adelphia. Pa. scholarship and position-, g.xu. Wnt* for circular. PEERLESS DIES &?£&£££ I prescribe and foil" en¬ dorse Big <1 as th* only pCnrwIn specific forthe certain euro 1 TO 5 DATS. , o.hJingraham.m. d.. IutuimI bo« t» Amsterdam, r*. i. Mf a only byth* We have sold Big G for tnu CioakalQa. many years, and it nas m given the best of 6at:s- Ohio. Trade I SI.00. Sold by Drnggiet*. A. N. U...... .......Twenty-five, ’83