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Who has Ppecial Bargains in Varioue Linos of Goods. FINE DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, HATS, ETC, —ALSO— HARDWARE OP ALL KINDS. Farmers’ Tools, Wagon aud Busrgy Ma- tertwL Blacksmith s Tools, Hinges, Locks, Bolt*, Doors amJ Sash. —EVEI 1 YTIIIXO IN THE— HARDWARE LINE, COCK STOVES, STOVE PIPE, AND WOODWARE, --ALSO-- DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES. TOCCOA. CA. 3 i T be Pianos bearing the al« ve name stand P*. eminent!v in th front rank ud conceded pro¬ l-e the highest ,, , acliievpn are to manufacturing. id In the art or pinr nil the <-»,t Jhhn m a wonderful de«rre« esset iia1 qualities of u perfect piano TirLTmt T«XK, 4*L«FE< r ACTION, f.xtr r..u 1 : m itABii.n \, ELEGANCE IN' IM SOS' unil rixisn Mid are univcrsallyendofsed by leading musiciaai and musical p< oj>lo * the workmen quality employed of materials their used nud the skill of Jon* m construction also first class expeiienc: allow us to say, these pianos 18 are 111 every r spect. OVER 95,000 IN USE. - ORGANS Are tho Loading Organs cf tha World. 11‘tcauKe they are tho iiest. I heir purity of voicing, prompt speech, quick- nccaor touch, nob. full and organ-like tone has -von for (Ii. ni tlm highest praise and admiration of nil who have c.cci and heard them. 1 lie.y contain ninny valnr.L.e improvements, which are e\eluFlve features Folding T’edals Three-t ly hounding Boards, Book Closets and a magnificent Chimo of Swiss Bells creating be used the most harmonious effects, inti which • an with or without the reeds. These in¬ struments have tiikeii .Medals and First Premium wherever exhibited. Agents wanted iu territory not already provided for. J fiend for Catalogue to B. SHONINGER CO 80 Fifth Ave., New York. Factorfe?- New Haven, Conn. A Man! CD r ► from rait Ohio of Mr. Hera Garrl- i« a poll * .Oil, of Sat cm, O lido, $20 fctl.- 'vriiw: Wa, ai work on a fan. j for 9 #*40 a month; 1 now have an agency Day mr 1.. C. Allen A Co‘. album, and jmbli- aiimn a n d often make WO a day." A (Signed) 5V II. (iaKKI-ON. i Kli»r, Hajrlsburjr, llhtrisbur I‘« , 1 writei ?«: “I Lave ive never known anything Voatenlay to sell II like It your album. 1 look orders enough to |>ny me over ovi VV. J. El- more, lbtnpror, Me., M writes: “I take nu ortler for your album at alii t ost everv C|!m e 1 visit. My pfe>f I protlt i> often H-simn minim lias 5^550 gi )jjr o r a aiuirle e day's day work. ,r Others are doin I? quite • «s w ell; we have not m spuc< give t‘X- tracts from in their I otters. Every one who takes hold of this grand ud business business piles upg rami profits. Xlinll we start VOU in this l»i isines** trader? Write toils ami loam all about it fur yourself. We *ro starting ninny ; we will start you if you don't delay until anoth« r gets alum! of you iu your part of the country. If you fake hold yon will be able to pick uphold last. t)n account of a forced manufacturer** sale 1^.11,000 ten dollin’ At l>ia iiih are to be sold to tho peopl* for each. Hound in Loyal Crimson Silk Velvet Clash. Ohnrtmngly decorated insides. Handsomest albums in tho world. Largest Si.;e. Greatest bargains ever known. Agents Wl tiled Liberal terms. money for •gents. Any one can bet Dceome n successful agent. Sells itself on sigbt—little or no talking necessary. V^terever shown, every om wants to pur* chase. Agents take thousands of orders with rap idlty never before known. Great profits await every worker, Agents are making fortunes. Ladies make as much as men You, reader, etn do »s well as anyone. Full information and i •rms free, to those who write for same, with particulars and terms for our Family Dibits, Hooks ami IVriodicnlt. After you know all, should you conclude to go no further, why no harm Is do one. Address E- C. ALLEN & GO., Augusta. Maine W • H . BRUNEI One of the Oldest Mercantile Houses in Toccoa, Here you can find bargains STAPLE Din GOODS. Boots, Shoes Provisions of all Kinds. BACON, FLOUR, FEED. ALSO THE BEST VARIETIES FBBTILIZEB8, Double Djck DlocA\ Hoccoa , Geo?'///a. E. F. SIMI'SOISJ 2 TOCCOA. CEORCIA. I mmmnm in iisttisuf. And Machinery Supplies, Also, txepairs All Kinds of Machinery. Peerless Engines, BOTH PORTABLE & TRACTION GEISER SEPARATORS Farmers and others in want of either Engines or Separators, will SAVE MONEY by using tho above machines. 1 am also prepared to trivo Lowest Prices and Best Terms on the celebrated <IESTEY 0 RGANS.t» Mills Cardwell and Evaporators. Hydraulic Cotton Presses, Corn and Saw MiJK Syrup White Sewing Machines. McCormick Reapers, Mowers and Self-Binders Which need only a trial their Superiority. Call and see me be- ere you Liu. BuDlicate tarts cf machinery consiar.tiy on hand. TOCCOA NIARSLE WORKS. The Undersign'd ts Vrcpired to Furnish Mi US L L, Jm •'.T WV 20 K'» .fill HIGH ARM $25.00. Each Machine has a drop leaf, fancy cover, two large drawers, v ith nickel rings, and a full set of Attachments, equal to any Sin¬ ger Machine sold, from $40 to $60 by Canva sers. A trial in your home be- fore payment is asked. Buy direct of the Manu- fadurers and save agents’ profits besides getting certificates of warrantee for five years. Send for testimonials to Co-operative Sewirg Machine Co., 269 S. nth St., Philadelphia, Pa. «*WE PAY FBEIWHT.'iJ ATARRH We have a remedy that will CURE CATARRH. BRONCHITIS and ASTHMA. Our faith is so strong that we will send treatment on trlai. 5end for Treatise and full particulars. Address, The Hall Chemical Co., 3860 Falrmount Av, ( Phila., Pa ot Mil Site CAN be CURED. We w 11 SEND EOr^LE^; FREE by mail a large TRIAL also, a treatise LONGER! cn l-pilepsv. Gi Post Ot- SUFFER ANY ve ficc. State and County, and Age plainly. Address, Th j E HALL CHEMICAL CO., 3260 Fair mount Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. LEWIS DAVIS, VT rOPN KY AT LA W TCCC0A CIIY, GA, TV III practic • in the c aiudes o- f II iber- sham an.i It tha >t the N rthwes'ern Gircu t, anti Frank! <1 an l Banks of the West, ru Circuit, Prinapt at enti »n will ; M* g veil to a ! i bus 1 ess entrusted to him. Tlie collection of CfKS w.11 have «p.c- ui! atteni ion. ffffC -r- - t • r | A 9 ... V ..... ■h-, h y fi ’AjifC nfy . if. lofLir »•: 1 IT t of ib*s t.ir ■ ■Viv; i's',:; A • 1 . I 182a. itab t Pfl 8 ii ■ Finest THE WOODWORK g-p AftAC-HMENtlS CHICAGO C 23 UNIONSQUARE.NY ' ,l "---ATLANTA Efl CAL - - - ST.LOUIS.MO. i. A, yy 7 /r. Bimmimm ? HORSESHOEING, Manufacturing and Repairing WAGONS, BUGGIES —AND— FARM IMPLEMENTS Of all kinds. JAERETT & SON. toccoa. GEORGIA. GrfflstiaisS insii G r All Kinds and Styles f:om ihe plainest and lowea: costly.* pr'oe*, up to the m elaborate and Ail work delivered, set up and satisfaction.guar- an teed. Call *t my yard, exam no samples and ’earn prices : e’ore ur fhasng tisewbere. Address, -L* j T) C'i 1( ) i. r I OwOwA a C bi. * t i SECRET THOUGHTS. I hold it true that thoughts are things Endowed with being, breath and wings, And that we send them forth to fill The world with good results or ill. That which we call our ‘ secret thought” Speeds to the earth’s remotest spot, And leaves its blessings or its woes Like tracks behind it, as it g 033 . THE TRAMP. BY MHOTE T. BRIGHAM. -Do unto others „ « would the;, should do to us.” The short wintry afternoon is drawing to a close; the wind is chilling, and there are signs of a snow storm; every one seems to be housed in the small town of C_; but just now there may be seen the figure of a man coming up the ' v roa q He stops at Fanner Moses’s gate—stops and looks about as though "he were stranger in the lit>le overcoat,* town He wear; a long and shabby and a slouched hat drawn low over his forehead. He leans against the gate as though very wearv. A small, piping voice, speaking close to him, startled him from the reverie into which he seemed to have fallen. The small voice issued from the lips of a lit- tie girl of perhaps seven or eight years of age; a pretty child, with rosy cheeks and bright black eyes, said eyes being in strong contrast with the bright lings of hair, which had escaped from beneath the little red hood. The child speaks again as the man turns and looks at her. "Be you awful tired, sir?” is what she said. “Yes, I am, little one; but what makes you think so?” The man's voice is strong and kind, if the figure is shab- by. “Why, because you act so you was tired. Why don’t you go home and lay down and get rested then?” “Alas! I don’t know that I have any home, child,” he answered slowly, while the child looked at him in astonishment. Suddenly a light dawned on the little face. “Be you a tramp, sir?” she asked. “Well, yes, my dear, I suppose I might be called a tramp in good faith.” “Be you hungry, sir?” is the next question; “if you * be, I will get ~ you something to eat, and I would let you come j n t 0 n ie house, and lay down ou the lounge, so you would get rested, but my mamma is ’fraid of tramps. Oh! halloo, Sarah, cries the child at this moment, and the man turns and looks to see who she is speaking to, and sees that it is a young lady approaching. She may be twenty- eight or thirty years of age; a trim, neat figure, but the features are sharp, and the bright black eyes look anything but kindly upon the tramp. “What are you doing here, Flossy?” asked the woman. Before the child could answer, the house-door opened and a man slipped out; while a woman’s figure was just discernible behind him in the door- way; then before anyone had time to utter a word, the child sprang to her father's side, exclaiming, “Oh, papa, he’s so tired and he ain't got any home to laydown in, and I guess he's hungrv too.” She whispered this last to her father: “I asked him but he didn't tell me; Sarah came just then; can’t he come in and rest and have something to eat, * papa?” “No, no, John,” said the low timid voice of John Moses’s wife, “don’t let him come in; give him something to eat and let him go.” “Whv, ' woman,' Flossy,” said the sharp voice of the whom the child had called Sarah, “want a tramp to come in to your house? why of course not. I am astonished to find vou out here talking to one. If I had" my way I would put them all in the penitentiary. Why don't you tell that person to tramp on, Mr. Moses? I would not give him anything to eat;” and she drew her drapery about her and brushed with scornful mien past the man who still stood leaning by the gate. “Don’t be too hasty, Sarah,” called John, after her. “I have not been asked by him yet, and it is always my custom never to deny before I am asked.” Flossy had not stopped to hear Sarah’s harangue, but had rushed past her mother into the house, and now came out again with one hand full of doughnuts,while in the other was a huge piece of pie. She went directly to 1he man and held up her offering to him. He looked at her a minute in silence, drew his hands across liis eyes, then took them from her, saying: “Thanks little one for your kindness to the tramp.” Then turning to 3Ir. 3Ioses, he said: “I see it will be of no use for me to ask for & night's rest in your house, sir?” The tones of the man's voice impressed the fanner as they had his child. “Well, no,” -said honest John, “my woman is a bit nervous, and strangers put her out a great deal. “How far is it to the village?” the mau asked. “Four miles to the tavern,” replied Mr. 3Ioses; “but you might get put up somewhere on the road.” “Thank you, sir, I hope I may, for I am very tired and need rest; good night. sir.” “Good night,” returned the famer; and the tramp passed on. He had not gone far, when he heard the little voice of Flossy at his side, “I know who will take you iu 3Ir.-and let you rest all night. Granny,” she cried eagerly, “She lives right there iu that house on the hill, aud she and Grace will make you real comfortable. 3Iy Granny and Grace are the goodest womans * you ever see.” “And who is Grace? Grandma's daughter?” “Oh, no, she ain't Granny’s girl, She's Grace Seyton. Her mother died ever so long ago, when I was a little girl, I guess, and Granny made Grace come and lived with her. She's just awful good all the time; not one mite like Sarah Bos- ton. She’s as cross as two sticks, 'cause she can’t get marrjed. Roy says he's my big brother, but I don't see why. My Grace ain't married, and she’s never cros ^- “Sarah Boston is . the lady that came into the yard while you were speaking to •' ‘ Aes; but I must go back now. Yon to Granny s. and she il let you come “i sure. Good-bye." “Good-bye, little girl.and ^ manv thanks fo? . ? our kicdoeS5 to tke P°or tramp: f ome I aay see__yoa again. Good- Gear child, and the tramp turned and went on toward the house cn the hill. ^hlle the child ran swiftly home. Sh6 found her father, mother and Sarah at the gate waiting for her. When 3Ir. Hose* entered the house, after Aiddins the tramp good-night, he found his wife and Sarah talking about the stranger. They did not notice the absence of little Flossy f)r some time. The mother, of course, was the first to think of her, and at once exclaimed: “John, where is Flossy?” “Sure enough, I thought she came into the house.” He opened the door and called, but no response. “Shouldn’t wonder one .mite if ahe had gone a piece -with that man.” “Oh, John,go quick 1” and the mother ran past her husband down to the gate, but he was there beside her instantly, *olW»a -Yes there she h’r 1 he maTtWT4^ g r ~ * ,'nv, ! 'N lK V '°T ... U , ? ri * .7 . .. 7 < , ’ \ -’ p ^ ] s ^ < hat the uttle wuch is ^7'^ Just as lisely as not she is * t0 g ° tQ moth er '. 3 t0 £ e * featcd. She was very much , interested Tkat child’s got a heart of g ° W ; “Humph!” . Bo3tou ‘ bps, came sharply from Sarah s “a heart like John Moses, - oa hud better say; she s a chip of the c,ld block. Ii she belonged to me I v ' °uula t have her running off down the road v,lt ' a ragged tramp, I know.’ “f el1 ’ Sall v ( John knew ske dis * . “ked to ca “^ d Sally), I do hope for oae f Uat J our children will be brought up aa n § a L an d n0 mistakes made. Ah! at ' e comes I lossy now ; we 11 see what sae 1 kas f°_ sa Y about it.” Flossy ran them with glowing up \° cheeks and spark- llQ g eyes, an d soon confirmed her fatner’s statement comcerning the tramp being told to go to grandma's for rest. Her father laughed and said: “Well, Flossy, we shall have to go up and see about it after supper. I have not a doubt but my mother will take him in, and it will not be the first one, either. She has an idea tliat "' hat she does for wayfarers will be in 5; 1 °. Ul aui ^ ^ H°P e if ^ , . land of the living # that he 2S 111 wiU corj y home before a great while; but ^ dou bt if we shall ever see the dear old fellow a Sain;” and Farmer John looked VCI ^ s °bc". '"coining in, Sarah? he called to Miss Boston, who was running away, “^o, I am on my way to the mission circle - 1 took an earl J tea to-night, as there is a lot to do at the meeting to- ui S ht ‘» 3' ou had better join our circle, Mr. Closes, and assist us in our efforts for helping the poor heathen.” • “Well, Sarah, I ain’t quite ready for that,” John replied; “there are quite a lot of suffering poor in our own country that I must try to help first.” “Good-night, Mrs. 3Ioses,” said Sarah, completely ignoring John, who laughed good naturedly as he passed into the house with Flossy. Those two, John and Sarah, never got on well together, As Flossy and her father entered at one door, Itoy, the oldest child of John and Ruth Moses, came into the house by mother. Two bright boys had been laid at rest iu tbe old church-yard. “Well, Ro .V’ said his father, “I don’t know but ou wil1 have to g° U P and sta y grandma to-night.” “Why, father?” asked the young man. He mastoid of the strange man, and that Flossy had sent him up to grandma's, and tka t after tea his father and sister would 3° U P and mak< ; a call > and see if the man was there, “very well, I will go if he is there,” said Roy. “Did Sarah call here to-night?” “Yes, she did,” exclaimed Floss y> “and she scolded that poor man.” “ Yes > she got quite excited over the tramp, ’ said Mr. Moses, “I met her,” said Roy. “Report has it: that ske is after that missionary now, aud if she manages to catch him he’ll have the a harder heathen, time I converting thinking.” her Sup- than poor am P er over and chores done up, Flossy and her father made preparations for a call on grandma, We will precede them, reader, and see how the tramp was received. As he neared the low-roofed farm house, he drew the slouched hat lower over his forehead, then stepped up and rapped upon the door. It was opened almost im- mediately by one who must have been Fiossy’s Grace Seyton; a slight figure, with goodness written in every feature of the expressive face; dark hazel eyes and wavy golden brown hair. The tramp asked if she would let him come iu and rest a while as lie was very tired. A voice spoke from the inner room: “Yes, Grace, yes, let the stranger come in.” Grace opened the door and the man stepped in. An old lady of about seventy summers sat in a large armchair knitting. I say summers, for it did not seem as if that fair and placid face had ever wit- nessed the rough storms and blasts of cold dreary winter. “Take a seat by the fire, sir; it is growing colder, and I fear we may have a storm before morning; have you much further to go, stranger?” “I was thinking of reaching the tavern, madam,” theman replied, “I inquired of a man who told me that it was four miles to the village. It seems a long and cold walk. Do you think to-day that you could keep me all night; I really dread to go out in the storm and cold again.” “Weil, sir,” replied 3Irs. 3Ioses, “I have never turned the stranger from my door. We are two women here alone, Grace and I, and if I let you stay all night, I trust the good Lord will care for His own. For the sake of my son, my boy, who has been wandering these six long years, I do to others as I would have others do for him.’’ “You have a son, madam, out in the world. How could he leave his home, and such a mother, for so long a time; he must bean ungrateful, undutiful son. “3Iy Wiliie will come someday, and then Ishall know all about it; we will not discuss the matter,” said the old lady, with dignity. Then turning to Grace, she said: “Now, dear, we will have some supper; I dare say the man is hungry. As Grace disappeared ^ down the cellar stairs on hospitable thoughts intent, 3Irs. 3Ioses again addressed the stranger. a “Will you please take your hat off. sir? I always like to see who I am talk- mg to. The stranger arose, threw off the old coat and slouched hat and stood re- vealed a tall, handsome and well dressed man; the kindly blue eyes beaming with love and tenderness upon the old lady, Mrs. 3Ioses's hands released their hold of the stocking which she was forming. It fell to the floor unheeded save by the kitten, who in less than two minutes was perfectly wound up in yarn, stocking and knitting needles, while the kitten’s mistress tottered forward, crying out, “Is it possible, can it be my son, my Willie?' The stranger received her in his arms. murmuring: “3Iy mother, yes it is your Wiliie, come back to your faithful heart at last.’ Grace Seyton, hearing the commotion hurried from the cellar* drojK ping meat, doughnuts, bread and pie, which she had been collecting for the tramp’s supper, all in a heap "together. ’ ‘ the , eu . head ___ ^ ^bounded of . the , stairs when . and she saw reached Mrs. , , closes clasped in the stranger's arms, They both looked up at her exclamation of astonishment, Mrs. Moses’s face beam- ing with joy and happiness. -The lost is found. Grace; this is mv son, my Willie: and Willie you surelv re- member little * Grace Seyton *' “Yes, indeed I do,” he replied, taking .hi the blushing and bewildered girl by S.'Sf niz ® tins J ou “gl® 1 fT!? d y t!,e ’T?? Dnld whica ^ I used to know, had I not been prepared 10 dud kcr kere with mother. “Why, with who told you that she was liv- ing . Willie?" me, asked Sirs. Moses. Iu reply he told her of his conversation with little Flossy and her father, and of the child’s* eager desire that he should go to her granny’s to get rested. “Blessed child,” said the grandmother, “sh ■ has been a great consolation to me in y-.-ur absence, William. f " l - arc ‘> t eased speaking . when . footsteps . heard, and were m another in- stant in walked Flossy and her father, The child gazed in surprise at the nice looking gentleman who was seated be- side her granny. Her father was quite as much surprised as the child. For the space of one minute no one spoke- but presentlv, a joyful light of recognition amfke passed over John Moses’s face, ex- claimed: “William, my brother! Can it clapped in each othei ^ s arms—boys br0,he ” ^ It again or ne moment. was some little time before qutet was restored. During this time Flossy stood bewildered; even Grace had not thought of her. It was Uncic William who went to her and taking her in his strong arms, untied and removed her hood, the warm cloak and little red mittens, explaining at the same time who he was, aud showing her the old shabbv ™ k d ,vn s rtrioTd " ’ auu when , , ic , lad , finished „ . , . by asking , . her il she was not going to love him too, as well as grandma and Grace, she answered him by putting her arms about his neck and giving him a hearty kiss. They all laughed as her father exclaimed: “I guess that settles the question. Now', Will, old fellow, where have vou * been all this time?” “It is a long story, John, but I will try to make everything clear to you.” We will not try,reader,to tell his story in full, but let it suffice to say that he had met with misfortune the first foui years of his stay abroad; he had grown tired of trying to grow rich farming, and had gone to the gold mines to make a fortune, and there fortune favored him; but the letters to aud from home were miscarried, and the yearning for home and mother became so great that he could stay no longer, and, as we have seen, returned home. Toward spring oi the same year a noble house was erected near the old one in which Mrs. Moses lived; great pains were taken with its finishing and furnishing. A large sunny room was reserved for Grandma Moses; sweet Grace Seyton became ita beloved mistress, loved by her husband for her own self aud also for her goodness to his mother while she was comparatively alone; loved by little Flossy and we may say by everyone excepting Sarah Boston, who was very much cha¬ grined when she learned that the man whom she had treated so scornfully was none other than William Moses, rich and handsome. Sarah knew that in the olden time she had some influence with handsome Will; so after his return she decided to leave the missionary to his fate, and the poor heathen, and try her arts on William 3foses. Her disappointment was great when she learned that Grace was ke m istress of the new house, 4 ‘Marry that chit of a girl,” she said in ker sharpest tones to Mrs. John 3Ioses. (John wasn t anywhere round) “Why he °^ d enou gh to be her father.” “Oh, no,”3Irs. 3Iosesreturned, “there Is . but ten years difference in their ages, ^d I never saw a happier couple.” She spoke truly, they were very happy. Grandma 3Ioses was happy, too, and little Flossy was happy every day by some P^sent or attention from Lncle 3VilJ, wko almost worshiped the little girl, and ske returned his love with interest, Reader, do you see the moral of this s ^oryPerhaps, all may not be deserving, hut let us be kind and charitable, and ^ ® od he the judge, Revival of Sailing Ships. A revival in the building of fineclippei snips and very large schooners for fast sailing appears to be at hand. Shipping men say that the cheap carrying trade of the next fewyears will be by four-masted schooners. There seems to be a general impression among shipping men that sail- vessels last longer than vessels propelled by steam, and being less expensive to run, need but sufficiently fine lines and a pro- portionate amount of sail to make exeel- lent Several”large voyages. schooners of this class are now being built by New York merchants and persons who have capital to invest in shipping. They are to be fitted with en- gines run by steam to do much of the hard work about the decks, and do away with the necessity of carrying large crews. Along South street, with their huge jibbooms pointing nearly half way across the street, can be seen at almost any time a score or more clipper ships that have made many remarkable voyages. A shipping merchant, in speaking of them yesterday, said: “Here are a dozen big ships that have been sailing for twenty years; yes, and some of them for thirty years and more, yet they are to-day almost as good as the the year they made their first trip around the Horn. Where is there a steamship that has been running tea years aud can still make as good a voyage as she made when one year old .”—Here York Commer- dal Adcertiter. -- -- - Mothers Should Care for a Child’s Eyes, j j Dr. Webster Fox, in tho journal of the j Franklin Institute, maintains that the! I majority of blind people have lost their sight from want of proper care during infancy, and that nurses or mothers who heedlessly expose an infant's eyes to the glare of the sun for hours, may be laying . the foundation for the most serious evils j He protests against permitting young chii- j dren to use their eyes in study, and de- ; dares that eye is not strong enough for school work until the age cf seven, tc nice. Children should not he allowed-tc ; study much by artificial light before tbe j age of ten. and books printed in small j type schoolroom should be absolutely prohibited in j the , The World’s Wheat. .. ... crops have been found to be too small, an j the total is now estimated at from 485,000,000 to 500,000.000 bushels. One journal which lias given careful atten- tion to the subject believes that the harvest will amount to 498,000,000 bushels (333,000,000 winter and 165,~ 000,000 spring wheat), as 1887-’88 compared and with with 415,868,000 bushels in 456,329,000 bushels in 1886-’87. If re¬ 5**7® stocka of wh * at An® Un ited , 3 IT™ , . t a"o < total ns above) 13,000,000 bushels, less the d ficiencv of about 30,000,000 or bushels as comjmrecl than with one year ago, is offset here by more 82,000,000 The bushels increased production. London Miller, after au elaborate and not altogether satisfactory eakula- tion. estimates that the “net export sur p.us of American wh at “for the ? e ? v cereal year looks therefore, like ’ 05ng 135,3u),00 ° buslie 8 ’ as com P art d with 94,920,000bushels,” which appears quite like!y. A recent estimate of the increased and of the decreased quauti- ties of wheat grown this year, compared with lust, is as follows: Increase—In tod States, 82,000,000; Canada, 8,000,090; Kngiand and France, 32,000,000, and in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Holland, and Algeria, 32,000,000 bushels; in all lo-l,- 000,000 bushels. Decreases—Russia, 12,000.000; Hungary, 36,000,000: Rou- ™ania, 8,000,000; Germany, 8.000,0 )0; Ind, a ’ ft nd Argentine Re¬ 1 ^'icc^moou tasheb. decreased This ifvoriUfJu powT ft bushels output of about 12,000,000 in the countiv named, which, if true, should be construed, taking the .year States, through, in favor of the 1’nitad 000 buslie’s as they have grown over 80,000,- more w heat than a year ago, and at least 45,000,010 bushel- more for e W>°rt, even after supplying all deficien- c ’^s in the reserves. As has been pointed 0ut ’ durin S Jul V fow important autumn - 1 sftuatiwi; with the sr more n so, s u f India shipments were light, Russia did not ship freely, and the United States were enacting the role of Micawber. Our export surplus is large, and the Pacific States, as in the past, are ino ined to se 1 freely. They are satisfied to sell, and three months from uow arrivals out of Pacific Coast wheat ma ? v ' bo found to liave some influence on worJ d’s markets irres] eetive of the price . at New York or Chicago.—[Brad- street’s. Women Who Buy Men’s Hate. “It is not perhaps just the thing in point of good manners and social eti¬ quette to allow a woman to wait while you attend to the wants of a man,” said a local hat dealer the other day. “ But when a woman comes in to buy a hat for a child of one of the late ‘man’s st aw hat fad ’ and a masculine comes iu be¬ hind her we always wait on him fi st. Why ? Well, for various reasons. The man as a rule buys a hat costing him all the way from 83.25 to §5, while the woman seldom wants more than $2 worth of a hat. Then again it is easier and m«e satis 'actory to try to sell hats to a dozen men than try to get a woman to invest 8L75 in a straw hat for herself or 75 cents in head-gear in with for a child. They will come one or two friends, ” continued the loquacious dealer, “ and try on about every hat in the store before they decide to take the first they looked at, or decide to go else¬ where. Then, after the imagine they have se’ected the best and most becom¬ ing style, and they are generally very sure to do that, they put it down and take up another with, * Now, Julia, I don’t know but this would look as well on me. What do you think V Then follows an animated discussion, broken by various lapses into comments on out¬ side matters till the hat clerk begins to grow dizzy. He has not been used to that soft of thing, poor fellow, till within the last two seasons, and it wears on him. The woman about to purchase a hat for Johnnie is a bother, but she does not become such an unmitigated nuis¬ ance as the woman buying a hat men’s for her¬ self. I hope the rage tor liats among the fair sex will soon disappear. I do not wonder that constantly dry goods clerks and those who have to min¬ ister to a woman’s vagaries are bald- headed,—[New York Star. Voluntary Seavengera. The city of Omaha, Nebraska, has in its service a force of thousands of scav- enetrs who draw no pay, report to no official, but are protected hy law from molestation. They are the crows, who fleck into town as soon as cold weather conns, stay during the winter, and van¬ ish in the spring. Collecting in small groups, they alight here and there on the tree tops and survey the back yards and alleys until they can pick out forag¬ ing places. Then they descend, and in short order the remains fr. m breakfasts, the scraps of meat form markets, and the rats killed by household dogs and rats, are gobbled up. Some crows do scav¬ enger work about the residences. Oth¬ ers alight cautiously in the alleys, and others are attracted to the stock yard* and packing houses. • An Absorbing Amusement. Pigeon flying is grow ing to be an ab¬ sorbing amusement in England, particu- larly among lie Birmingham laborers, The spread of branch the sport has developed traffic. It quite a new of railway is the practice of addressed flyers to s<nd the their biids in baskets, to station master at a particular station, with the request that he release them, mark on a label the time that they were released, and return the basket. This request is regularly work. granted. cloudy The officiate rather iiite the In weather port¬ ers have been known to feed birds f jr three days before setting them free. Electricity is now employed in India to previ nt snakes from (ntering dwell¬ ings. Before all the doors end around tbe house two wires a'e laid, isolated frem each other, and connected with an induction apparatus. When the snake attempts to enter the house, he completes the circuit and is killed by the shock. BRYANT & STRATTON Business College SXLOUISVILLE. KY. s m S CURE FOR im no CD druggists. O taste. Children take it without objection. By I A Now Departure From ordinary business methods Is mads by the manufacturers of Dr. Pierce's Go.den Medical Discovery, in guaranteeing this world-fa lied remedy to cm e all dhvoses ails- ach, Ing from derangements of the liver f>r stom¬ “liver a indigestion, or dyspepsia, bl iousness or boils, blotches, complaint,” or from imi ure blood, as R&lt-rhe pimples, scrofulous eruptions, eca p dis¬ ease, ing' and kindred m. ailments. sores Money and swell¬ 'Discovery'’ tly ictumed if, paid fair for trial, it don’t prom, on c.ire. Don’t howk. hawk, blow, 6pit and disgust everybody Dr. with your offensive breath, but usa fcAge*s l atarrh Remedy and end it. One strong, well directed blow sends the nail truer to its home than do a dozen coaxing taps. One fit and earut-st word carries more Weigh t than does a yard of high flown elo- queuee. Sarah Bernhardt. incoming to Aintrica. and greit will be the enthusiasm aroused amongst her admirers. But, we have our own bright star, Mary Andcr- icn. eho will continue to bear off the palm in the dramatic, a* docs Lucy 11 ini on in th* great tobacco world. Oregon. Ilio Paiadise of Fnrin^r*. Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops. Best fruit, grain, gras- and stock coun¬ try in the world. Full information tree. Ad¬ dress Oreg. Im’lgra’tu Board, Portland, Ore. OU1 sntokers prefer “Tansili’s Punch” Cigar. Weak Women Owe to themselves a July to take Hood's Sarsapa- rUla, In view of the great relief It has given those who suffer from ailments peculiar to the sex. By purifying the blood, regulating important organs, strengthening the nerves and toning the whole system, It restores to health. *•1 have been for years trying to get help for that terrible general debility aud weakness so common to women. Within a year I have taken ten to twelve bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and tha bene¬ fit derived from Its use lias been very great. I am now feeling like a new creature."—Mas. ¥. 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