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OUR FLAG. the doomed vessels greeted it with a cheer which was responded to with their last breath by tne loyal Captain and his men. Across the peach-blow sky of spring The storm-dark clouds are looming; With sullen voice the breakers ring, The thunder loudly booming. The huddled war ships ride apace, Each at her anchor straining* Black, black, is all of heaven’s face* ’ It lightens ’twiit the raining. Like crumpled rose leaves the mist edge The hidden reef enwreathing, But cruel as hell the jagged ledge Beneath those waters seething. On, on they come, the poor dumb things, The storm winds fiercely driving* At her dread work each breaker sings, For conquest madly striving. “If we must die”-— the leader’s voice Outswelled the roar of thunder—• “It i: >ui' own and solemn choice To die our dear flag under. “For us to-day the battlefield Is where ths seas are lying. We claim a right we cannot yield, To glory in our dying.” He ceased; upon the topmost mast The: Shu id Stripes were floating. The sight is like a trumpet blast, And other ships quick not ing. Up to the sky there sounds a cheer That ht trfcs the echoes flying. Back comes the answer, loud and clear, From gallant hearts, though dying. A moment’s space, the waves in brine Baptize the flag low lying, And from the breakers comes no sign Of li ving or of dying. 0 flag, dear flag, ones more thy name, As always in thy story, Has set a thousand hearts aflame For these and for thy glory. — Annie. B. King, in lin epee's Bazar. A FATEFUL VOYAGE. Tn the year 1S68 I signed papers with Captain Delano, of the brig Josephine, for a voyage from Sidney to Auckland ami return. Sim was an* English craft, and was loaded with a general cargo.and had made many voyages across the New Zealand Sea. The crew consisted of Captain, mate, cook and four men before the mast, and every one but the cook was white and spoke English. I was then eighteen years old aud just out of my apprenticeship. 1 should have had a second mate’s berth, but the Josephine carried no such officer, The Captain stood his own watch, and there were oc¬ casions when the mate had to go aloft with the men. Captain Delano was a good sailor and a good-hearted man, and there was nothing in the grill) or the <lis- cipline to find fault with. \> r e left Sid- ney one morning with a fair wind for the fifteen-hundred-mile voyage, and had any one predicted the queer adventures and the tragedies which were to befall us he would have been looked on as a lunatic. A portion of the story I am going to tell you appeared in some of the Austra- lian papers twenty years ago, but only a portion, and that full of errors. It was only a month ago that 1 was asked to send my affidavit to certain facts to a lawyer at Melbourne, and so the whole series of adventures is fresh iu my mem- ory. For the first three days out we had fair winds and a smooth sea, and the brig made tine progress. At midnight on the third night the wind shifted, blew up a squall which lasted half an hour, and then died away as flat as you please. We were left rolling on the waves for an hour or two, but when daylight came the surface of the sea was without a ripple, while there was not the slightest breath of air moving above. The sun came up like a ball of fire, and the greenest hand aboard knew that we were in for a calm. It was terrible hot by mid-forenoon, and our humane Captain ordered all hands to knock off and make themselves as com- fortable as possible. By noon the brig was like an oven. The decks were so hot that even the cook with his tough feet dared not walk them unshod. Down in the fo’castle in was stifling, but as it was worse on dock we had to stand it. It was about noon when the cook, who had gone to the side to throw over some slops, called out to us to come and see the largest shark which human eyes ever beheld. I crawled up from the fo’castle, always curious to see one of the monsters ('lose at hand, but expecting that the cook had greatly exaggerated, and when I looked over the rail I was astonished. There lay a shovel-nosed shark of such dimensions that 1 dared not credit my own eyesight, He lay parallel and not over ten feet away, and when, after a few minutes, Captain and all hands had roused up to look ar the fellow, we got bis exact length by a tape line along the deck. He was thirty-two and one-lialf fee: long, with jaws capable of cutting a bullock in two at one snap. The only sign of life he gave was a slight move- incut of the eye now and then. He lay with his great dorsal tin baking in the hot sun, and so near that we could see every little detail. All agreed that he was the largest shark any one had ever seen, although all of us had sailed in the warm seas, and some of the men had turned away when the cook climbed upon h thc"blr til U meant nemthvk by that Vlhu that he l v! uoo.d S 1 hot ,1 v e I, a talk -IS H« with him. I have met numbers of ship's cooks who claimed to have “made up” with sharks and were not afraid of being gun a sort of chant, when I passed for- ward intending to Had a missile, and heave it over and scare the monster away, I had just found an old bit of iron and got back to the raU when there was a splash aud a yell, i he cook was in the water through some careless move of his. I had m\ e\ e on i ne sum k, and h:s mo\ e- ineuts were like lightning. With one flirt of his tail ho slewed himself around, his great jaws opened, and 1 was looking right down upon him as he took the cook in clear to the middle and bit him in two so slick aud clean that the upper part of the body rolled away irom the shark s nose and remained on the surface directly below me. After hah a minute it began slowly to sink, but was not yet out of sight when I saw the shark seize it. As he grabbed it he rushed aw.,j and we saw him no more. The tragedy upset us in _ more x» ays rhiua one. Here we were, left w ttnout a cook at the beginning of the voyage, and tnere was something in his taxing oil v.nich aroused the superstition of the hands for- ward. I think the Capuuu felt it os much as we did, but of course be concealed it ' ‘ U uown and a hght breeze sprang up every man uttered a heartfelt “Thank HeaxenV* We crowed too soon, however. * : y breeze did not push us over five miles hci ore it tired out, and we were left as before, the sky full of stars and the sea bke a mirror. I was in the mate's watch and C3me ?, n d,lt / at mid night. Indeed, wc veto a on dut\ for that ma‘.er, as tierC f* 8 nothin g whatever to do and we however, were sleeping , on deck. I was aroused, to take the lookout, and I took m J seat on the heel of the bowsprit as a matter of form. As we were not moving, no other sailing craft could move, and the few steamers crossing on our line could see our lights and avoid us. Something happened, however, before I had been on duty an hour. The Josephine was rising and falling on the glassy swells, and swinging her head to every point of the compass by turns, and I was scanning the sea and the heavens in the most perfunc- tory way, when an object suddenly came into view. It was a black spot against the darkness, and after rising to my feet and watching it for a few minutes I made out, as I thought, the dismasted hull of a small vessel. It was coming down to- ward us, and when sure of this I hailed the mate. He came forward with the glass, and after a long look he said: “Well, that beats my time. It is the Fuil of a dismasted schooner, and stands up high and dry. There’s a lot of raffle around her-bows, and I believe a whale is tangled up in it and towing the wreck!” He sent me to call the Captain, and in a few minutes all hands had caught the excitement. The wreck stopped for a while on our starboard bow, and not over a quarter of a mile away. Then it crossed j our bows and came down on our port side to the quarter, where it lay so close ! that every man could see what it was. j It was then, at the suggestion of the i Captain, that we raised our voices in a shout to see if anybody was aboard the strange craft. We were answered almost I immediately by the barking of a dog, and j the Captain said: “There are men there, and they may be starving and suffering. Well, lower a boat and pull out to her.” “Heavens! sir, but you wouldn’t think of it!” whispered the mate. “She’sbeing ! towed by who knows what? See! There she moves again! And just listen to that howling!” It was true that the hulk was moving. moved across our stern at slow speed aild ranged up on the other quarter, and the dog ceased his barking and sent forth such mournful howls that every man was upset. “What do you make out under her bows?” asked the Captain of the mate as he handed him the glass after a long look. “Why, sir, there’s the bowsprit, the foretopmast, and a big tangle of ropes,” was the reply. “It looks to me as if all the foremast raffle had somehow slewed around under her bows, and I’m certain that a whale is tangled up therein. I can sec flecks of foam as he churns away, and you can hear a ripple along our side from the sea he kicks up.” The dog barked and howled by turns, but we got no other answer to our re- peatod shouts, “Men,” 1 said the Captain, as the wreck began moving slowly away, “it’s our plain duty to board that hulk, I could never forgive myself if I left auv one to die of starvation. I won’t order any one to go, but I’ll call for volunteers.” Not a sailor responded for a minute, I waited to give the men a chance, aud as they hesitated I volunteered. Two others then came forward, and their ac- tiou shamed the mate into saying: “Very well, sir. I’ll take Jones and Harris and pull off and investigate.” Why he left me out I do not know, but I was quietly ignored, and the two middle-aged men whose names I have given had the oars as the boat moved away. The Captain called after the mate to be sure to board the hulk, and if he found her in . good condition to cut the raffle loose and report. The wreck had been moving away from us pretty steadily for ten minutes, and as the yawl left us I could hardly make her out. The mate was to show a light when he boarded her, and for the next half hour we were straining, our eyes to catch it. Then we figured that he had missed the hulk and was pulling back to us, and although we had out our regular lights, which could have been seen for two or three miles, we sent up several skyrockets and burned a flare as further guides. But the hours wore on and brought no tidings, and daylight came we swept the sea in vain for sight of either hulk or boat, A breeze came with the sun, and we began a search which lasted all the day without result. The loss of three men reduced us to sad straits, There were only two working hands, and as a measure of safety we had to get the big sails reefed against what might come. The breeze was light, and as we were under shortened sail we did not cover any great distance during the day, not over thirty miles, This satisfied us, however, that a calamity had occurred. The wreck could not have been over half a mile from us when the yawl pulled away. I would not take over ten minutes to pull to her. What could have happened to the boat? If not able to board, she should have re- turned, In boarding she should have displayed a light, as ordered, and then returned to report the state of the wreck, r? of the three ™ word ""l has , ’T been ’ l heard from them N NX to tht, “ day, nor will it ever be known how they perished, ha*d finished the cold bite I got from the pantry. We understood from the Captain that he should cruise about for a dav or two more in hopes of falling in with' the boat, but it was easy to see that he was, badly upset, and in the afternoon l smelled liquor about him very strong. tN hen he told us to go into the pantry and forage for something to eat his voice was thick and his legs very weak. My mate was to stand watch the regular time and then awaken me. Sometime in the night I was aroused by something and sat and looked about " up me. The calm continued, and everything was quiet, and so I lay down and slept again. It w as daylight when I awoke again, and after a wash I got some biscuit and meat from the pantry and looked around for my mate. Noi finding him after a hunt of^ caoin tea door, minutes iieceiving I knocked at the open I no response, finally ventured in, and five minutes later I realized that I was entirely alone aboard he Josephine. Neither Captain nor sailor ouid be found, nor was there the slight- st clue to tel; Die how or way they had disappeared. I did not give up «ntil I I sat down and let superstition and terror take such hold of me for half a day that I liked to have gone crazy. It was only by calling up mvself* all my will power that I could prevent from leaping over the rail. After several hours, however, this feeling wore off, and I could view the situation with common sense. I was alone, but it was a flat calm, and I turned into the cabin and slept for six hours be- fore I opened my eyes. Then it was to find that evening had come, and that the brig had been boarded by a boat from one of the mail steamers plying between the big island and New Zealand. My explanations astonished and astounded the men, and after I had been taken off the steamer, sind given all the details to the Captain, he took the brig in tow and continued his course for Sidney, There the story was told and retold, but with very little satisfaction to any one. A craft was sent out in search of the lost yawl and the hulk, but neitliei could be found. The general idea at Sidney was that the Captain and sailor both got drunk that night, and somehow got overboard, but no one could even guess the calamity which befell the yawl .—New YorTc Sun. J !iri!!in:r \<! cn<iiiV^BgjSs! ••Any of this to <1. this VC"-: 1 I'.'.-iW^Hgfl dete^Hj on the deck,” was the i.vg Incited above tin* : : ing sea by Captain Charles di-nm-led schooner tova.-d^HH City a- So- i-row :*i-li.*d capo on a pa-sing vessel. saile<1^E|g JHH Tin- s<*hoon<*r had of for PLiladi and Iphia is laden of witlf^H the nS sugar, one Fitzpntoj^B owned by Philip Csdl^B 8 usually commanded by but he was detained at hoHP Kr last voyage by sickness iu his family, and the vessel was placed in command of First Mate Hale, who acquitted himself with distinction in saving the vessel andgerew during a violent gale aud bringing them into port afterward when many masters would have deserted the valuable craft. Before the schooner had lost sight oi land sails were furled and preparation made for heavy weather. Within a few hours the vessel began to roll deep into the sea, besides straining heavily. This continued until the Cape Florida light bore ten miles distant, and the weather began to moderate. Again heavy weather was experienced in the shape of sudden and violent squalls, blowing with the force of a hurricane. During one of the heaviest bursts of wind a terrible sea swept the decks, carrying overboard William Cosgrove, a sailor, of Bath, Me., taking away the mainmast and foremast and breaking the mizzenmast fifteen feet above the deck, and leaving the vessel completely at the mercy of the sea. The cabin was filled with water, and the sea made a clean breach of the deck, This continued the next day, knocking the hatches off and letting the water into the cargo and crippling the entire crew. Temporary masts made from booms and spars were rigged, and the schooner kept on her course. One morning the bark Kelvin, of St. John, appeared in sight, and the entire crew rushed to loose the davits and lower tlyt boats. The ring¬ leader was met at the cabin door by Cap¬ tain Hale, who aimed a six-shooter at his head. Seeing the determination of Cap¬ tain Hale the men at once crept into the forecastle, and, after a consultation, agreed not to attempt to desert th< schooner. When the Kelvin hove to £ call was made by permission of her mastei for volunteers to go aboard the Philadel¬ phia, but the only response was from & young Irishman named Patrick Higgins who came on board and worked until th( Philadelphia was docked at B. Hillman & Co.’s shipyard. During the time that the vessel was dis¬ masted, and up to her arrival at Haiuptor Roads, she was spoken ten times auc boarded by captains from many tugs, on< of the latter offering Captain Hale $30( cash for $1090 the privilege of charging tin owners for towing him into a pori of safety.— Cincinnati Enquirer. HorsemanshiD w i • of -> Indian r )• Riders. t,. , Fifty fine-looking young men, mounted 3 ST S Wn Hieir evolutions with a loud yelh lea moment they disappeared over a neigh- boring lull. Then there suddenly rose a mighty tramoling a° of horses’ feet, end they swent mV ain so commct that 1 oulv saw a ballmadc of horses and men. Splitting in two, one body swept to the right and another to the left, and again they disappeared. Presently they charged each other in solid lines, and while the spectators waited breathlessly for the shock of collision the files skill- fully opened to the right and left and the lines passed through the intervals with- ^ out touching. Now came the moment for displaying of* individual horsemanship. Some the riders approached, each lying so close to his pony's back that nothing but horse could be seen. Others stood erect upon their animals’s backs. Some hung to the horse by one foot and one hand, so that their bodies were completely tected by those of the ponies. These young warriors also threw objects upon the ground, and picked them up at full gallop, aud drew bows and shot arrows i , , ,, , hol , ^ilo , 0 . Upnm i wSuld Y S K rkfec. W?, | a man Ml from his wountk . d , anJ „ vo othcr s, riding „p j behind him, would take him by an arm j j cl exhausted f® Ti “"fn All tlT* t^it evening ^* re the huBjau ‘ ; P^formers lay m tame lodges, whiK me Indlan ™ meu brought them mod and hataed tnem.—Horn and ir Cellular Cloth. The new cellular clothing now* coming into use in England is said to be a sue- 1 cess. as~the It is woven out of the same material common weaves of cloth, being simply, as its name indicates, closely ' woven into cells, the network of which is covered over with a thin fluff. Its porous qnalitv allows the slow passing of the in- side and outside air, giving time for the outside air to become of the same tem- perature as the colds* body, obviating all danger of catching and allowing vapors constantly exhaled by the body to pass off, thus contributing to health and cleanli- ness. The common objection to cotton clothing, that it is productive of dulls and colds, is removed if wdamn in thi; manner, and the invention car ^ertainlvb?e wituNhygienk said tc be strictly in occurs*nce and scientific arincioIaiH'q * ^ BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. Alas!—A Questionable Denial—The Past Was Secure—As Far as She Had Been—The Same Stick, Etc., Etc. I had told her that I loved her, She had whispered me the same: Then in innocent flirtation I was caught. The climax came. She demanded back her letters; And my mind is in a whirl. For by some mistake I sent her Letters from another girl. A QUESTIONABLE DENIAL. Brown—“I understand that you told Wells that I am a regular chump.” Jones—“Nothing of the kind, sir. Im not going round telling the public what I think. —Omaha World. THE PAST WAS SECURE. Full Blown Rose—“What a pity, dear, you are engaged so young, You will never have the fun of refusing a man.” Bud—“No, but I’ve had the fun of accepting one.”— Life. AS FAR AS SHE HAD BEEN. Omaha Teacher—“What influence has ^joon upon the tide?"’ KE^Kly J^^JIigh what School influence Girl—“I it has don’t the oa has a tendency to make the Ej^poony. ”— Omaha VNrvl . SAME STICK. ( at hotel entrance)—• ”?io money to spare for MH|fiwhy ^^^gc around an able-bodied begging.” man like s’pose, mum, it’s fer about the same reason that a healthy woman like you boards at a hotel instead of keepin’house .”—New York Weekly. WOULD NOT CHANGE WITH G. W. “Johnnie, my boy, wouldn’ you have liked to have been George Washington?” “Naw.” “No? And why?” “He never seed a baseball game in liis life .”—Lincoln (Neb.) Journal. SUSPENDED EVOLUTION. He—“Aw, weally, Miss Blossom, do you believe man sprang from the ape?” She (very tired of his attentions)— “Yes, I presume some men have, but there are others xvho have never yet made the spring, or at least never sprang very far .”—Burlington Free Press. A GREAT SPEECH. Daughter—“Talk about your Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Everett, Calhoun, speech etc., pshaw! Henry made a better than any of them last night.” Father—“What did he say?” Daughter—“Hesaid: millions. ‘Nellie, Will I love you; I have three you have me?’ ”— Epoch. TWO DIFFERENT IDEALS. Visitor—“Why are you crying, Tom¬ my?” Tommy—“Because mamma won’t let me wear my hair long. Visitor—“O, you want to look like lit¬ tle Lord Fauntleroy, don’t you, dear?” Tommy—“Naw; I want to look like Buffalo Bill .”—Chicago Journal. AWAITING HER CHANCE. Elderly Spinster (at Navy Department) —“I understand that you are going to open a lot of sealed proposals here to¬ day.” Official—“Yes, madam, we are.” Elderly Spinster—“Well, I guess, I’ll sit down and wait. I’m not going to throw away any such chance as this.” INCORRIGIBLE. Lawyer—“Your share of the estate, sir, is one dollar, and there it is.” Prodigal—“Thank you, Mr. Brief. This unexpected windfall quite over¬ whelms me. Will you not help me to celebrate the occasion by joining me at dinner? I know where we can get ® a s l' Ienchd , d hote f or a doll ar ’ ~ D a * 1 ' WATS MEAM - L ;" cl » < t0 y°™g scapegrace " ard >- What ; more mone )’ ? boy,. J°nr extravagance m something ■“™g- G° to the ant, thou sluggard. consider her ^ a I s and - ' Yo ™S Scapegrace- “Ah! that’s just } do consider my aunt s ways, ^ I^nsxder my uncle s means.”-to To i nc3 ' a labor saving device. Storekeeper—“Mr. Fogg, let me show you our new ash sifter. It is a wonder¬ ftd labor-saving _ machine.” Fogg—“No, thank you. If I should boy one, Mrs. Fogg would be gettingme to sift the ashes, on the ground that with f ou r machine it is so easy that I could do it just . as well ascot. Boston Tran- script. standing on her dignity. Husband (alarmed)—“Emily, there seems to be a smoke coming up through the floor. Run and tell the lady on the Sat below. Something's afire in her part of the building! Quick! Quick!” Wife (cold and stately)—“Cyrus, I’ll never do it in the world, We’ve lived three months in this flat, and she has sever called on me .”-Chicago Tribune. - ivc Mr. Young wife—“For pity’s sake, wnat is it? Mrs. Youngwife—“I made a pie for dinner and set it out on the back stoop, A tramp came along and stole it.” M’ - Toungwue Dreadful indeed ! Poor fellow ’."—Burlington Free Press. HOir n® KX2W 112 WAS of age. A. D. Marsh was judge at the primary Monday. A young, smooth-faced fellow offered his vote, and Marsh asked him if he was old enough to vote.” “Yes,” says the fellow, “I am twenty- one.” “How do you know?” “Well, I have had the seven-year itch three times,” was the response .—Celina (Ohio) Observer. unheard of in his profession. First Club Idler—“What does this mean? The paper says that Rococo, the well-known architect, is in the asylum.” 'Second Club Idler—“Oh, yes: he drew the plans for a house to cost $25,- 000, and it cost only #20,000. A cogu mission was at once appointed which dared him insane.” BOTH OF THEM CONFUSED. They were passing under the elevated railroad, and the din overhead was al¬ most deafening. This bus .e makes , my , headache, , , ,, she , 3ai < ~' “Probably,” . , .. „ observed , he, “lfyouweri .... to wear a smaller one. ’ * “Sir!” she indignantly cried, “Imean the noise confuses me.” “I beg your pardou,” stammered he, “I am confused too.”— Time. HOW JACK WON THE GROG. Here is our old salt’s story of how In got a glass of grog: When at the wheel Captain South says: “How do'-sshe head?” “Southeast by south, half south, s little southerly, Captain South.” “Put another ‘s’ to that, my man, aud you shall have a glass of grog,” says ths Captain. “Southeast by south, half south, a little southerly, Captain South, sir.” The grog came.— Martha's Vineyara Herald. AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE. “The fish were very nice, William. But how did you come to catch frest mackerel in Fox Lake?” “What’s that? What do you mean?’ “I mean that you have deceived me. You never went fishing at all.” “Of course I did.” “No, you didn't. It was a stupid blunder of the fisli market to send fresh mackerel instead of black bass, wasn't it? We will talk this matter over later. If you can explain your week’s absence iu any better way than that you are leading a double life I shall be very glad of it.” — Chicago Herald. THOUGHT HIS PA COULD WORK MIRACLES. In the train.—“Gcorgie, Georgie! mind, your hat will be blown off if you lean so far out of the carriage.” Paterfamilias (quickly snatching the hat from the head of refractory youngster, and hiding it be¬ hind his back)—“There now, the hat has gone!” Georgie sets up a howl. After a while, his father remarks: “Come, be quiet; if I whistle your hat will come back again.” (Whistles and replaces hat on boy’s head). “There, it’s back again, you see!” While the parents are engaged in conversation, Georgie throws his hat out of the window, and says: “Pa, whistle again?”— Argonaut. A TOINT USUALLY OVERLOOKED. The youthful heir to a Walnut Hills ancestral establishment is of an inquiring turn of mind and directs his attention specially to the elucidation of religious problems. Last week he heard a Sunday- school address on “The Prodigal Son.” Just what the small boy thought of the address his father was curious to learn, and so lie said to him that night at snp- per: “My son, tell me which of the characters in the parable of the prodigal son you sympathized with?” “Well, papa,” replied the cherub with perfect nonchalance, “I think I’d feel disposed to sympathize most with tlie calf.”— Cincinnati Commercial. THE OLD MAN’S LITTLE MISSION. “What is your mission here, sir?” asked the old man with a frown. “I am on three missions, sir,” replied the poor young man, who was also a hu¬ morist. “Well, what are they?” inquired the old man, impatiently. “Per-mission to marry your daughter, ad-mission to your family circle and sub mission to the regulations of your house¬ hold.” “Ugh!” grunted the old man, who was something of a joker himself. “I have one little mission to offer before I con¬ clude my arrangements with you.” “Name it,” cried the poor young man, eagerly. “I will be only too glad to perform it. “Dis-mission!” shrieked the old man, with a loud, discordant laugh, and the poor young man fell in a dead faint at his feet .—Washington Critic. Oklahoma hotel T .„„ T . T rules. T , T , T Gents goin’ to bed with their boots on " Ttaee r^ C «t the'door and you.must moaas there is a murder in the house get up. m* y our »»* «“ «* wal1 PM>«, so u-e know you’ve been here The other leg of the chair is in the closet if you need it. j out if ist that hole much where for that you’ll pain find of glass pair is ; oo you, a of pants back of the door to stuff m it The shooting of a pistol is no cause for an Y a ^ arm - if you’re too cold, „ put the , oilcloth over your bed. Caroseen lamps extra; candles free,but they musn’t burn all night. Don’t tare off the wall paper to litc your pipe with. Nuff of that already. Guests will not take out them bricks in the mattress. If it rains through that hole over¬ head, you’ll find an umbrella under the bed. The rats won’t hurt you if they do chase each other across your-ace. Two men in a room must put up xyioi oue c ^ a)r - J Please don t empty the sawdust out oi j the pillers. 1 If there’s no towel handy, use a piece of *he carpet .—Philadelphia North Ameri¬ can. j #f Amelica . 1 photography. ^ ^j ier r ,f American nhotooraphv FIS'SIH raakes it easier to realize what sort of pho- tography ’ Mr. Bradv * has dealt in, to know that at t he closc of the war the United states Government bought thirteen tons of negatives from him. He had photo¬ graphed every celebrated personage in I this country. And not only did he pho- tograph them on his plates, but he has retained the most interesting reminis- cences of all of theJh in his memory. In person. Mr. Brady looks like a French marshal of the Empire, though his bel- ligerency has never taken any form other than that appropriate to the best amateur boxer of his day .—New York Journal. A Substitute for Coal. Petrole is the name given to a manfac- tured substitute for coal, made by a firm in Minneapolis, and is the direct outcome of the scarcity of fuel which has retarded the birth of manufacturing industries in that city and in fact the whole Northwest, is made from saw-dust, the residuum i of crude petroleum, and a number of other ingredients which are not made known by , the inventors. A Gigantic Bridge. The St. Lawrence is to be crossed at Quebec by a gigantic railway bridge, which will very materially affect the traffic of the two great railways of Cana¬ da—the Grand Trunk and the Canada Pacific—as well as*an important part of the ra ii wav system of the New England States. The great depth of the St.^Law- recce River opposite Quebec has hitherto been a powerful argument against the construction of a bridge, but engineering skill has overcome th s obstacle with a scheme to build a canitlever bridge, which will cost close upon $10,000,000. The width of the river, from shore to shore at Quebec, is 24,000 feet (about four and three-fourths miles). Two main P iers are to be constructed of solid gran- ite in 40 feet of water, about 500 feet from each shore. These two piers are to support a cantilever bridge of a span of 1,442 feet. The total length of the bridge, with the approaches, will be 34,000 feet (nearly six and one-half miles). The top of the bridge from high- water level be 403 feet, and the largest ocean steamer will be able to pass under it. The principal object of building the Railway bridge is to connect the International from Halifax and St. John to Quebec, which is run by the Canadian Government at a great annual loss to the country, with the Canadian Pacific Rail¬ way. This is the only link uncompleted necessary to give the Canadian Pacific Railway an uninterrupted line from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, through Canadian territory. Veterans’ Rennion. THE SURVIVORS OF THE 4TH GEORGIA REGIMENT TO HAVE A REUNION AT AMERICUS. The 5th annual reuuion of the sur¬ vivors of the 4th Georgia Regiment will be held at Americas, Ga., on the second Wednesday in August, (14th.) Arrange¬ ments have been made by which mem¬ bers will get a rate of 2 cents per mile to and from Americus. B auk certificates, with instructions, will be issued upou application to W. W. Hulbert, at At¬ lanta, or to R. B. Hall, at Macon. They invite all their old comrades to come. Americus is malting grand preparations, and a pleasant reunion is assured. W. W. Hulbert, President; It. B. Hall, Cor¬ responding Secretary. Born in a Day. Oklahoma was literally born in a day. At noon on the 22d of April the -region was a wilderness, without a single legal settler. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon it had a population nearly one-third as nu¬ merous as that of the State of Nevada, and in two embryo cities elections were in progress for city officers. In a week the first hardships were overcome, pro¬ visions and good water had become rea¬ sonably plenty, and troops of disap¬ pointed or di gested boomers The were settlers wear- ily wendmg their way out. who were early enough to secure were so busily engaged in breaking up and seeding their land that there was need for the soldiers who had been to preserve order. A condition of weakness of body and mind which results from many disorders of the sys¬ tem finds its best and surest relief in Brown’s Iron Bitters. As it enriches and strengthens the blood so the st mach, liver and kidneys re- ce ve powers to perform their duties, and the depressing turbed influences from a diseased and dis¬ condition of these organs are remove!. An earthly treasure— buried. A rich husband, his widow lias just A Piece of Her Hind. A lady correspondent has this to say: “I want to give a piece of my mind to a cer¬ tain class who object to advertising, when it costs them anything—til's won’t cost them a cent. I suff -red a living death for nearly two years with headaches, backacho, in pain stand¬ ing cxistence.my or walking, was being literally dragged out of misery increased by drugging. At last,in despair,I commuted the sin of trying an advo tised medicine, Ur. Pierco’s Favorite Prescription, of sound aud health. it restored I me to the blessed¬ ness honor the ph; sician who. when ho knows he can cure, has the moral courage to advertise the iact.” The medicine mentioned is guaranteed to cure those ddica'e diseases peeu iar to females. Read printed guarantee on bottle-wrap :er. For all derangemen s of the iiver, stomach and bowels, take Dr. Pierce b Pellets. One a dose. Many a girl powders her face in the hope of pulverizing some young man’s heart. farming, •‘For seven running long mil!, years &c., I struggled until I away for¬ a was tunately introduced to B. F. Johnson & Co., Richmond, Va., by my brother, and I went to work at once, and in seven months I had made more clear money than I had made in the seven years before. They took me rightby tlie hand from the start and seemed to be very glad of the chance to show me how to do it.” This is about what a young man said a year or so ago of the above-mentioned firm. Since that time he has been steadily at work for them, and is now one of the happiest men in America. If you need employment,. it would be a good thing for you to follow this young man’s example. What do you chew ? “LUCY HINTON!” Why? the best I find. Because it is can Who makes it ? T. C. Williams Co., Richmond, Va. Who sells it ? All dealers. How can I recognize it ? 'ihe name Lvcy Hinton is on every plug. Leiicatc Women, Children and delicate women should not bo forced to take the vile compounds piles, which indiges¬ are usually given for constipation, like preserved tion, etc. Hamburg Figs laxative are known. Zo fruit, and are the best cents. Dose one Fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y. Oregon, tlie I’nrnriise of Farmers, Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crop=. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock country in tbe world. Full information free. Address Greg. Im’igr’t’n Board, Portland, Ore. The Mother’s Friend, used a few weeks be- fore con finement, lessens the pa n and makes labor queik and comparatively easy. Sold by all Druggists. A Pocket Cigar f ate and five of “ TansilTs Punch,” ail for 25c. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaio Thomp- son’s Eye-water.Druggists -ell at 2oc.per home Make Mo Ml intake If you have made up your mind to , buy Hood’s TT ,, Sarsaparilla do not bo induced to take any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a peculiar medicine, pos¬ sessing, by virtue of its peculiar combination, pro¬ portion and preparation, curative powers superior to any other article of the kind before the people. Be sure to get Hood's. “In one store the clerk tried to induce me to buy their own instead of Hood's Sarsaparilla. But ho could not prevail on me to change. I told him I knew what Hood’s Sarsaparilla was, I had taken it, was perfectly satisfied with it, and did not want any other."—Mas. Ells A. Goff, 61 Terrace Street, Boston, Mas3. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $3. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. I GO Doses One Dollar s % price * - ' V- mm FOR forsale by all, druggists. Imagination vs. Fact. There is no doubt many well people imagine themselves sick, being led to believe that nat¬ ural incident* of life are symptoms of t.rrible diseases and fort runners of death. Alas! that suchptrsons should be so easily deceived by the lying advertisements of unprincipled quacks. A blood disease, however, is not im¬ aginative. It is a fixed fact, and its symptoms are unmistakable. When one is troubled with pimples aud eruptions on the body, bad blocd is the cause. When one is troubled with ach¬ When ing bones and joints, bad blood is the cause. one is troubled with periods of weakness, and the functions of the bo.iy become congested and irregular, without warning and seemingly without reason, the cause may bo ascribed to an activity of blood poison in the system which,affecting the mucous linings of the deli¬ cate organs of life, imp ir.s their force aud dis¬ ables their action. In all phases of ill health, brought B. on by an impure state of the blood, B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) has proven a sover¬ eign remedy. It :s the pet prescription of a suc¬ cessful physician, and sufferers wiil be wise who give it a trial. Further information will be given gratuitously to those who address Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. In yonth one has tears without grief; in old age, grief without tears. s' i m C-Friend” a iffOOK " RADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA 80 oi SOLO a Y ALL OR USSJSTS. TF YOU WISH A r**- -- , - - bmoIver YSxEgL •t ' purchase one of the celt- * brated SMITH to WESSON arm*. The finest small arras // w. ever manufactured and the u u ll ami first choice of all expert*. y WHI Msl Manufactured in calibre* 32. Hamroerlnea 8S and 44-100. Sin- ale or double action. Safety and Target model*. Constructed entirely or beet qual¬ ity wrought steed, carefully insj-ected for work¬ manship and stock, they ore unrivaled for finish* durability aud area racy. Do not be decei v«I by oh r ap malleable cast-iron Intitufione which are often add for the genuine article and are not onlv unreliable, but danseroua. The SMITH to WESSON Revolver* are all stamped upon the bar¬ rels with firm’* name, address and dates of patent* and are guaranteed perfect in every detail. In- aiat upon having the genuine article, and If yonr dealer bciOw cannot will receive supply yon an order **nt to address Descrptive catalogue promrt and careful attention. and prices furnished upon ap¬ plies ton. SMITH & WESSON, STMentionttii* paper, BprlugCeld, Mass. JONES lift A w Iron Leve.-a Steel Hearings, I',r*«s Tare liejun a-i>! Beam Ilox lor. Ever SB 430. v *i-e Seale. Fur free prteoliij D:t ntion this paper and address J0NE3 CF BINGHAMTON. BINGHAMTON, N. Y. , r.Lob After ALL other* fail, eons lilt 023N.15th Sf. 5 PK1LA., PA. Twenty years’ continuous practice in the treat- ment and cure of tlie nviTnl effect 8 Of early vice, destroying both mind and body, Medicine % and treatment for one month. Five Dollars, e securely sealed from observation to any address. Book on Spcciul Diseases free. m Plantation Engines With Self-Contained RETURN FLUE BOILERS, f 'COTTON FOR GINS DRIVING and MILLS. Illustrated Pamphlpt Free. Ad<lre»« .James Leffel fi. Co. | 110 SPRINGFIELD. 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I prescribe and folly en¬ dorse Big G as the only ! s p/.Tk/x specific of this disease. for the certain cure }aar* 3 tMd Bttleturt. net w G.H.INGRAHAM.M. Amsterdam, N. D.. Y. D eaau lira only by th« We bave sold Big G lot eft Jmi&ackalCa. many years, and it bas CiL.cir.nati.fS _ given the best of eaiis- 4 Qtea.jf D.'lLDYCHE St CO % A Chicago, 111. Trade Ea.-k ’iSl.OO. Bol d by Druggists. A. N. U....... .............Tweatv-s x, ’83