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}?: is THIS TORY? “Every morning I have a bad taste in my mouth; my tongue is coated; my head aches and I often feel dizzy. I have no appetite for breakfast and what food I eat distresses me. 1 have a heavy feeling in my stomach. I am getting so weak that sometimes 1 tremble and my nerves are all unstrung. I am getting in pale and thin. I am as tired the morning as at What night.” does your doctor vay? “You blood.” are suffering from im¬ pure is his remedy? What M sS 4 r You must not have consti¬ pated bowels if you expect the Sarsaparilla to do its best work. But Ayer’s Pills cure constipa¬ tion. We have a book on Paleness and Weakness which you may have for the asking. Writa to our Doctor «• eminent I’orhaps you would like to consult tion. Write physicians freely about all the your particulars condi¬ * us in your case. Y ou will receive a prompt reply. Address, DR. J. C. Lowell, AYER, _ Mass. A BIr- Frog Farm. How many generations ago was it when unkind British satirists began calling Frenchmen frog eaters in ac¬ cents of sneering and contempt? It is not unlikely that in these days as many frogs’ legs are cooked and eaten in the United States as in our sister re¬ public over the sea. The sales in our markets are large, and the demand in American homes and restaurants seems to be steadily increasing. Sev¬ eral keen New Englanders have put their heads together and also their cap- ital and have decided to start a huge frog farm not a hundred miles from Boston. The annual crop wall not be sent across the ocean, but will be taken in the markets of our principal cities. This is a time of odd and novel indus¬ tries. Is there a possible profit in tad¬ poles too? Well Behaved Washington. Washington is perhaps the most raor- al of the large cities of the country. There are no gambling houses. Faro, roulette and keuo are unknown. Poker, when played, is restricted to small groups in private rooms. Sunday ob- servance is notable. Not only are sa- loons shut tight, but other places of business, save where food or news- papers or drugs are on sale, No the- atrieal entertainments are given, the last vaudeville house which attempted a Sunday night performance having yielded to pressure the past year. The observance of the liquor law is not merely ? formal, ; with the evasions of sidi' . , doors, as found in some cities. T+ is actual, licensed places closing ^ promptly at the hours specified in the law.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. i ) Dirt JEatern. There is an old legend that every man must oat a peck of dirt before he dies. In some parts of Australia people eat more than a peck of it and do actually die as a result. There is a disease there which frequently becomes epidemic, as it n Ins nos now now in m vHuitu North Queensland, vr ’ and wliieh takes the form of inspiiing victims with a mad desire to eat earth, At Geralcltown, Cooktown and Towns¬ ville conditions are more than serious, and it is feared that the scourge will spread and that the school children will come under its influence. A com¬ mission of medical men has just been appointed to consider means of check¬ ing the disease. Nevr Orleans Markets. By the operation of a new law near- ly 1.000 green grocers, butchers and nonltrv pm.urj si Ellers llers in m New i>ew Orleans urie are forced to close their places of business permanently. The law in question pro- bibits the establishment of a private market within 3,200 feet of a pub ic market and was enacted in the interest of tbe pub market lessees d to increase revenue It has been tested and upheld in the courts. The public markets now have a monopoly, and food prices la New Orleans will go up 10 or 15 per cent.— New York Tribune. MR. M’KIN'LEY’S CABINET. President Reappoints His incumbent Offlcia l Advisers. Wismsaxos, March 5.— The presi- dent today sent the following uomiua- tions to the senate: totted “ ict of Co “ L.thu Root of New York to be secre- T Jomi v V. Briggs of f xr New Jersey i to be b at Oh^L f? Em^ 1 ^ Smith y ? f f P Penns ? i lvama nia John D. Long f general. of Massachusetts to be . secretary of the navy’. A ^ ltcilcuck of Missrmri t0 h® secretary James of f the interior. Wilson of Iowa to be secretary of agriculture. ^ssion of the Senate. Washington, March 5. —The senate oonfirmed all the cabinet nominations, Senator Morgan of Alabama intro- ducerl a resolution declaring the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty abrogated. It went tomorrow. The discussion of the rales of the senate was continued in executive session. At 1:45 the senate adjourned. FORMING A NEW REGIMENT Kulistirii* Recruits For the Twenty- Sixth U. S. Volunteers. Atlanta, March 6. — The work of en¬ listing men for the new Twenty-sixth regiment has begun, and already Lieu¬ tenant Macklin has examined seven ap¬ plicants for enlistment. The work of enlisting the men requir¬ ed for the new regiment of volunteers will be carried forward as rapidly as possible, and it is the confident belief of Lieutenant Macklin that several hun¬ dred recruits will be at work here with¬ in the next few weeks. The equipment for the regiment is being steadily shipped to Fort McPher¬ son, and as soon as the necessary num¬ ber of recruits are secured there will be no front delay in moving the regiment to the of the lines now fighting in the Philippines. THE CIGAR TRADE OF TAMPA Shipments For Past Week Reach High Water Mark. Tampa, Fla., March 6. —The cigar shipments for the week which closed Saturday evening were heavy. They reached a point which has only been exceeded once during the year, so far as wee kly shipments go. The figures pre¬ sent the usual interesting comparison with the business of rhe previous year, all <* the increase is still far m excess of last year’s business, There were 521 cases of cigars shipped last week, against 366 for the corres- ponding week of last year. This is an increase of 153 cases over that week. The cases last week contained 2,655,000 cigars against 1,840,000 for the week of last year, which is 815,000 excess in ci« gars> or a i most , 1,000,000. Disston Lauds Sold Cheap. Jacksonville, Fla,, March 6. —All of the property of the old Disston Land company, which has been in the courts for several years, has been sold at Kis- simee, Fla, under foreclosure, to C. W. Ward of Washington, D. G. Mr. Ward represents the holders of bonds under which the sale was made. The price paid was $70,000 spot cash. The lands a i 0 ue represented in tho sale consist of 2,000,000 acres, a great deal of it in im- proved estates. This property is located in five counties and has been tied up from investors and prospectors for a number of > ears, Head of Ex-?iave Fund Convicted. Atlanta, M.aroh 6.—I. H. Dickerson, a negro, manager of the National ex¬ Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pen- sion Association of the United States of America, with headquarters in Nash- ville, who was arrested a short time ago, charged with operating:a gigaunc fraud on ex-slaves, was tried and convicted yesterday ^, before Judge A. W. Calhoun - n c courC Judge Calhoun sen- fenced Dickerson to pay a fine of $1,000 or serve 12 months in the county chain- gang- t hrown by a Mule. Orange Springs, Fla., March 5.—A young sou of He«ry Dudley was return- ing home late m . the afternoon, „ ridmg a mule, which became frightened and ran away. In making a sudden turn the boy was thrown with much force against a D i ue tree. He was pickea up and car- r ^ e( j to ^i s home, where he died two afterwards. Leg Lost In Turntable. LaGrange, Ga., March 6. —Willie Broughton, a negro 12 years old, had his left leg crushed off yesterday in a turntable jointly used by the Macon, LaGrange and Birminghim railroad and the Atlanta and West Point railroad. Prosperous Woman’s Exchange. Augusta, Ga., March 5. — At the an- DUa . tiug o{ the Woman’s Exchange today officers were elected. The gross successful of the oxc haugo were $3,043 and rear closes with all obli- gatious me t and $106 in the treasury. Alabama a« „ , oration of of . L,,bon Bikmixgk M, . a., ‘ S1 dent Edward Fynn has ^ called the first convention of the Alabama Federation of Labor to be held iu this city on April 1 7 The federation was organized Sept, 1 last with a good membership. DRUNK- CRAZE D NEGRO. t.ordon Kills ilis \\ lie and Wounds Her Sister. Ati axta, March 5. — While in a druuken rage, Will Gordon, a negro, shot his wife and sister-in-law, tried to rietta jugt ’ - d , . R Janie Gordon, ’ the man’s wife, j! was ghot livf h th n f ^ h , cannot Celia Spikes, the sister-in- law. was shot through the left arm .and fataL 'xly, but the wound may not prove -rdon had been drinking night’ and when be returned home iast he found that his wife had bepn ro rnwn and nnr- ©based a new hat This made him angry, as he wanted money with which to buy more liquor. POOR WIDOW TAKES POISON Mrs * Mary Gordon Attempts to Com- mit Suicide. Atlanta, March 5. —Mrs. Mary Gor- don, a lonely widow who sesides at 181 Lovejoy street, swallowed a vial of laud- anum last night for the purpose of end¬ ing her life. Her rash deed was discov¬ ered and she was taken to the Grady hospital. “and •‘lam just tired of life,” she states, when a person gets tired of life, the best thing to do is to let them end their existence. I am poor and alone in the world, and if I die no one will grieve, and the world will lose noth- m Mrs. Gordon will be kept in the hos¬ pital until she recovers. She will prob¬ ably have an opportunity to carry out her threat of self destruction. SHOT DEAD BY WATCHMAN Truck Farmers Near Savannah Are Bothered by Thieves. Savannah, March 4. —William Scott, an old negro, was killed last night while stealing cabbages from the Hermitage plantation west of the city. The truck farmers west of the city have been suffering from petty thieves lately and decided to take turns in watching. It was Frank Helmly’s turn to watch last night. His statement is that he saw the negro approaching him in the dark, ordered him to stop, re¬ peated the order, and, as no attention was piad to his command, fired, the load of shot taking effect in the old man’s breast, killing him instantly. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAIN Solicitor General Polhiil Commit-; Suicide In Macon. Macon, March 2.— Hon. Hope Polhiil, solicitor general, killed himself last night in his room at the courthouse. He was discovered at 5 o’clock this morning with a bullet through his brain and all the gas turned on. Dispcmsary Must Go. Barnesville, Ga., March 5. — The Barnesville dispensary has been ordered closed and the debt of $8,000 hanging over the city for liquors purchased for the dispensary, and which has been fought ou the ground of its being an il¬ legal obligation, has been ordered paid. These decisions were handed down in Forsyth by Judge E. J. Reagan of the superior court of the Flint circuit, be¬ fore whom the case was argued. Wanted^Clgarettes on Deathbed. CkxLUMBUS, Ga., March 5.— Reuben Maffitt, a resident of Girard, died yes¬ terday from the effects of smoking ciga¬ rettes. Maffitt was 25 years of age and leaves a wife. He consumed from 15 to 20 packages a day. On his deathbed he would ask for them, and after losing his voice, would make signs. His fingers were stained a deep yellow, and the at¬ tending physicians stated that his lungs were in the same condition. Hilman Hotel Burned. Siiaron, Ga., March 5.—The Hillman hotel, a 40 room house, was destroyed by fire last night. The furniture, to¬ gether with the piano, were lost. The hotel was occupied by C. W. Dozier and family. There was one guest only in the house. He was carried out in Mr. Dozier’s arms, as he was unable to walk. Everything was consumed. Mr. Dozier did not save his wearing apparel Sent to Jaii For Contempt. Macon, March 5. -Judge Candler to- day ordered that R. C. Tindall, receiver of the Macon Hardware company, in default to the amount of $6,000, be sent t° jail for contempt of court and held until the full amount should be paid and the receiver be sufficiently punished for contempt. A supersedeas was ap- plied for by his attorney. Given Fourteen Years. Columbus, Ga., March 5.—John Me- Gough, recently found guilty of volun- tary manslaughter in the superior court of this county, has been sentenced by Judge Butt to 14 years in the penitent!- ary.' Notice was given trial by his attorneys of a motion tor a new to be argued d i ° the Mav term of court ’ —--—— Shop Work Increasing. Decatur, Ala., March 4.—It is re- ported that the Louisville and Nash vide ^ ^ ^ ^ increase ^ Bnmber of its employes by several hundred ow- [ n g to an order just received to build 650 new cars. The great need of roll- ing stock has compelled the setting aside of ail but urgent repairs to get out the order. Three hundred and fifty of state cars are to be completed by June 1. RELIC OF THE CONFEDERACY isttit e of Alabama to Buy tbs Old Davis Home. Montgomery, Ala., March 9.-A tear tnre of yesterday’s session of the gen- e ral assemblv was the passage of the ate, ^ Ho^^Son°4omtr?V?he^ which will to some extent relieve suspense that has been felt for sev- eral days by the friends of the meas- ere was iirtie opposition, the *£ich ° g 50 7 ’ *? e announcement of plause that was greeted by prolonged ap- came from the floor of the se . TmrM ladiea nT .'d from the gallery crowded : ' liiu y prominent women of Alabama have . interested themselves in this move- “f' a “ d < of course, this interest is 8j:iar ed b J‘ those of sister states. This u . relic of the days of the con fed- eracy will now be given its proper olace and made an interesting feature of the ca P lt al city. ALABAMA SOLONS ADJOURN Appropriations • u- t > Fit Condition of Treasury. Montgomery, Ala., March 6.—The general assembly of Alabama adjourned sine die last night, after a session of 50 working days. It has contained more individual intelligence and perhaps less collective wisdom than any other assem¬ bly since reconstruction times. The governor withdrew his veto from the Birmingham charter bill and signed it. He furthermore vetoed the Mont¬ gomery oharter bill, which had been irregularly bill passed, and also vetoed the which provided for the reprint of the Alabama supreme court reports. The bill prorating the appropriations to fit the conditions of the treasury was finally passed, after having been sub¬ stantially amended, and was sigued by the governor. The bill as amended cuts about $76,000 out of the appropriations. Suits Against Government. Florence, Ala., March 4.—A suit has been filed in the circuit court by W. L. Douglass, Will Jacksou and the Douglass heirs against the United States government for possession of lauds now used by the government as a canal and railroad. The suit was for $5,000 in each case. The government has had possession of the land for 20 years and it has never been condemned or paid for. Several other land holders have asked for relief by bills in congress which have been hanging fire for years without any chance of passing. These cases are considered tests and if success¬ ful will lead to other suits being brought. Alabama Car Service. Birmingham, Ala., March 5.—The Alabam^Car Service association held a called meeting here today for the pur¬ pose of considering the petition of the Shippers’ and Buyers’ Mutual Aid As¬ sociation of Alabama, which set forth, that it was the belief of the signers that the rules of the association are one¬ sided, arbitrary and unjust in requiring the shippers to pay $1 per day for their delays unless the railroads pay the same amount for their delays and that this rule be put in effect in Alabama the same as in other states. The petition was not granted. His Second Trial. Jasper, Ala., March 2. —Th© trial of Oscar Oakley, charged with criminal¬ ly assaulting his half sister, this be¬ ing the second charge against him, he having been convicted on the first charge and given 15 years in the penitentiary, is on here. A demurrer was entered in the second case on the ground that a former jeopardy for the same offense practically precluded any right to an¬ other trial The demurrer was over¬ ruled. The Old Familiar Story. Talijotton, Ga., March 5.— Lettia Leonard, a negro, living on A. B. Wim- berlay’s place, 6 miles from this place, had her house destroyed by fire and three children were burned to death. She was not at home and did not know that her house was on fire until sent for. Fatally Shot While Hunting. Waycross, Ga., March 5. — Harry Dixon, aged 10 years, and Willie Folks, about the same age, were bird hunting, when Dixon was accidentally shot, an entire charge of buckshot entering his shoulder, tearing much of it away. The wound wil l likely prove fatal New Road For Hawkinsville. Hawkinsville, Ga., March 5. — A new railroad from Pitts to Hawkins- v jii e a cotton factory and an electric pl , 311 ^ to ^ b ® m operation inside of _ . six months. The Unwritten Law. Birmingham, Ala., March 4.—After being out all night, the jury in the case of George B. WiJmot, the Southern railway conductor, who, in March last, shot and killed C. C. Braxton, because of Braxton s alleged intimacy with Mrs. c y*. Wilmofc pleaded not guilty because of insanity at the time of the Killing, The verdict was generally expected, New Railroad to Be Built, Chattanooga, March 2.— Colonel Ed Witkins and associates have Med appli- cation here for incorporation of the Southern Construction company, which will build a road from Florence, Ala., into Wayne county, Tenn., to open the mineral and timber lands of that section. The parties claim to have ample re¬ source* to build the road. A FOFtify StfOIlg the Fortification. body dis63S6 bv TuttS Liver Pills anabso- lllii cure tor SICK ncilclachc, dys- '**«*?». pepsia, SOUT Stomach, malaria, “The * Vly- 1 V Wheel ▼▼ “ vva OlDfe” v* wtv Dr. TuttJ YoUT Liver Pills are the , fly-wheel _ , , of life. I shall , „ ever , . f i f :^nt- *W De gratetUl tor nr the accident . rr *0- k Drou rnil(T g“ttnem Vii-tV»pm tOmy tn mv notice. nntirp T 1 f ieei P pl as if I had a new lease of life- J. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, ^ Col. ^ , Tutt’s Liver Pills Handsomest and Fastest Train ever run to the North and Northw st. r Leaving St. Augustine, Fla, ev¬ ery day eveept Sunday at 12 o'clock High Noon, the handsomest and fastest train ever operated between Florida and the North and North¬ west makes a smooth quick run for Chicago, passing Jacksonville at 1.05 p. m., Macon at 8.20 p, m • % Atlanta at 10.3c; p. m. arriving in Cincinnuti at 12 o’clock noon and and Chicago at 8 -.30 p. in. This train is known as “The Chicago and Florida Special” and is a solid Pullman Vestibule train of Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, Observation Cars and Dining Cars, St. Augustine and Jacksonville to Chicago, thrjugh without change. The route of this elegant train is via the Florida East Coast Ry. St. Augustine to Jacksonville; Plant System, Jacksonville to Jesup, Southern Railway Jesup to Chat¬ tanooga, Queen & CrescentJRoute Chattanooga to Cincinnati and train runs over the Big Four Route, C. H. & D. Monon Route, and Penna Lines on alternate days, leaving St. Augustine Mondays and Thursdays via Big Four Route; leaving St.. Augustine Wednesdays and Saturdays via Penn. Lines. By using this train our St. Au¬ gustine and Jacksonville passen¬ gers are only one night out to Chi¬ cago, the run being made between St. Augustine and Detroit, Mich., Cleveland, O. and Pittsburg, Pa., leaving St. Augustine for Detroit except Saturdays and Sundays; for Cleveland daily except Sun¬ days and for Pittsburg Wednes¬ days and Saturdays only. The Drummer Boy of Shiloh. Atlanta, March 6. — Colonel John Olem, so well known in Atlanta, says a Washington correspondent, was here with the Porto Rico battalion. He is enthusiastic over these Porto Rico troops and about Porto Rico. He is now chief quartermaster of the island station and is enjoying his detail very much indeed. Final Settlement. Russellville, Ala., March 4.—W. O. Hurst, assignee in the matter of W. A. Orman, who failed here in 1894 for, ap¬ proximately, $35,000, has made a final distribution of the proceeds of the es¬ tate, the creditors receiving a total of 17.4 per cent on their claims. History of Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., March 4. —The state department of archives and his¬ tory has been organized, in accordance with the act of the legislature providing for its creation. Thomas M. Owen has been unanimously elected director of the department. Alabama University Presidency. Montgomery, Ala., March 5.—Dr. T. W. Jordan, dean of the University of Tennessee, has been tendered and will likely accept the presidency of the Uni- versitv jamea of Alabama, to succeed Presi- dent K. Powers. Woman to He fried For Murder. Centreville, Ala., March 4.—Cir¬ cuit court is in session here. A notable murder case, that of Mrs. Lillie Gardner for the murder of Mrs. Mamie Caddell, is set tor Monday, March 1L Too Emphatic. Young Lady—How much? Telegraph Operator — Twenty - five •cents. “For that one word ‘yes?’ ” “Yes’m; same price for ten words or less. You can repeat the ‘yes’ teD times if you wish.” “t’o-n o; that wouldn’t lock well. It’s an answer to a proposal of mar¬ riage.”—New York Weekly.