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Bushmen Hunting fhe Ostrich.
The buahman divests himself of all
hxa encumbrances; water vessels. fo:>d,
cloak, assegai and sandals are left be
hind. Armed only with his bow, ar
rows and knife, he sets forth. Tho
nearest ostrich is feeding more than a
mile away, and there is no covert but
the long, sun-dried, yellow grass, but
that Is enough for the bushman.
Worming himself over the ground
with the greatest caution, he crawls
Sat toward the bird. No serpent could
traverse the grass with less disturb
ance. In the space of an hour and a
half he has approached within a hun
dred yards of the tali bird. Nearer
he dare not creep on this bare plain,
oid, at more than twenty-live paces, he
cannot trust his light reed arrows.
He lies patiently hidden in the grass,
his bow and arrows ready in front of
him, trusting that the ostrich may
draw nearer.
It is a long wait under the blazing
sun, close on two hours, but his in
stinct serves him, and at last, as the
run shifts a little, the great ostrich
feeds that way. It is a magnificent
male bird, jet black as to its body
plumage and adorned with magnificent
white feathers upon the wings and
tail. Kwaneet’s eyes glisten, but he
moves not a muscle. Closer and closer
the ostrich approaches. Thirty paces,
twenty-five, twenty. There is a slight
musical twang upon the hot air, and
a tiny yellowish arrow sticks well into
the breast of the gigantic bird. The
ostrich feels a sharp pang and turns
at once. In that same instant a sec
ond arrow is lodged in its side just
under the wing feathers. Now the
stricken bird raises its wings from its
body and speeds forth into the plain.
But Kwaneet is quite content. The
poison of those two arrows will do his
work effectually. He gets up, follows
the ostrich, tracking it after it has dis
appeared from sight by its spoor, and
in two hours the game lies here before
him amid the grass, dead as a stone.—
Longman’s Magazine.
Accidents on British Roads.
During 1896 there were 1,096 per
sons killed and 5,877 injured on the
British railroads, 98 of the killed be
ing passengers and 417 employes. The
total number of passengers carried
that year, exclusive of season-ticket
holders, was 980,339,677. so that the
proportion of the passengers killed
was one in 10,541,287.
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WOOD IN BICYCLES.
The Wheel Creates a Cood Demand in
the Lumber Trade.
The continuing and growing demand
for cycles has its effect upon me Uaxu
wood lumber trade. It Is estimated
that there will he produced in Ameri
can factories this year nearly 800,000
bicycles. Practically all of these are
equipped with wood rims. Each wood
rim requires 2*4 feet board measure,
and allowing one-third for waste, that
would mean a consumption of 0,000,000
feet, almost exclusively rock elm. This
is for the rims alone, to say nothing
of the guards and handle bars, but
of the latter there is another story,
says the Lumberman.
The consumption of (>.000,000 feet or
thereabouts of rock elm does not look
very large in a business which, is ac
customed to deal with hundreds of mil
lions, but when it is remembered that
only about 15 per cent, of hard maple
is available for rim purposes, and tha.
therefore 40,000,000 feet of one of the
minor hard woods must be handled
over in order to obtain this material,
the importance of the bicycle demand
in this special way will be recognized.
We spoke above of wooden handle
bars. That is to be the next thing in
bicycles, according to authorities on
the subject. Wood, principally hick
ory, perhaps a little ash, is to be used
instead of steel tubing, not because of
any decrease in weight, but because of
the superior elasticity of the wood,
making the wheels easier to ride and
less fatiguing to the hands and arms.
Furthermore, it will be an advantage
to the manufacturers, as bent tubing
is a difficult article to manufacture,
whereas hickory can be bent into any
desired shape; and then again, the new
bars will be cheaper. There is no
prospect of any less number of bi
cycles being manufactured in the near
future than in the present or the past,
and perhaps 1,000,000 bicycles next
year may be placed new upon the mar
ket.
A considerable portion of them, it.
is said, perhaps the majority, will have
hickory bars made of second growth
hickory. That is another thing for the
hard-wood men to take note of. But'
the consumption of lumber, due to the
bicycle trade, does not stop with this.
There is crating. What that amounts
to no one seems to know, hut about
every bicycle, sooner or later, is in
vested with a crate of .ts own, and
this requirement must mean a con
siderable increase in consumption of
coarse lumber, so, though the bicycle
is largely a thing of tubing, wire and
forging, it has some influence on the
lumber trade.
Hostile Indians in Alaska.
A Klondike miner who recently vis
ited W. W. Weare at the offices of
the North American Transportation
and Trading Company in San Fran
cisco, Cal., said that there were moun
tains of gold in Alaska, and that more
of the yellow metal would remain in
the ground for years to come than
would be taken out, for the reason
that it was located in territories where
hostile Indians abounded. He said:
“There are tribes in Alaska which
have never seen a white man, have
never been counted and never even
mentioned by name. The Innuits, or
Eskimos, live on the north and north
west coast3 and up the lower Yukon,
Copper and Tanana rivers; they are
identical in race with the Klamaths,
Apaches and Navajos of this country,
and are fierce and dangerous. The
Thlinkets live on the southern coasts,
and are the merchants, traders and
pack-carriers. On islands off the
coast live the Hydas, who are often
practically white, and are supposed to
he of some unknown race —possibly
the same as the Japanese.”
A White Throat Racer.
George Stewart, while working on
the farm of J. Kennedy Tod, the New
York banker, at Sound Beach, Conn.,
came upon a reptile known as a white
throat racer, which was colled behind
a rock.
He procured a gun and fired at the
snake, slightly wounding it. The
snake, a monster, sprang at him and
hit him on the shoulder, but was
knocked to one side.
Mr. Stewart seized a rail, and for
more than an hour there was a run
ning fight between him and the snake.
When it was finally killed the reptile
was found to measure eight inches
around and nearly ten feet in length.
The snake is the largest ever seen
there. —Trenton (N. J.) American.
Needle and Thread In Her Ankle.
Dr. E. C. Tinsley performed an oper
ation upon the left ankle of Mrs. John
Routh, of Jeffersonville, Ind., which
revealed a rather remarkable condi
tion. Mrs. Routh had been suffering
from sharp pains in the ankle, and
the incision showed that a piece of
darning needle an inch long, with a
piece of thread, had found lodgment
there. The thread was encysted.—ln
dianapolis Sentinel.
Four new railway lines —three of
them tributaries to the St. Gotthard
line —have just been opened in Swit
zerland. Express trains from Berlin
to Rome by way of Zurich will soon
be run over one of these new roads.
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l*otuto Mulrliing SutxTHfifiil.
In some sections where mulching of
potatoes is usually a great success, re
sults this season have not been wholly
satisfactory because of an unusual
rainfall, which caused the seed to rot
in many cases where the mulch was -
applied a little too soon. —The Epi
tomist.
When to U* Phoaplmtea.
The tendency of phosphates to re
vert to insoluble forms when brought
in contact with dry earth makes it
necessary to use them only in places
and at times when plenty of rains will
supply the moisture to keep the plant
food in condition for use. Hence
phosphate is much more effective used
on fall-grown grain, or on the crops
planted very early in spring. If a
long spell of dry weather follows its
application the phosphate will revert
so that water alone will not again dis
solve it. But in soils which contain
any organic matter the water they con
tain must have an excess of carbonic
acid gas, which is derived from the
decay of plants. It is this carbonic
acid gas in spring waters that makes
them bubble up as they come out of
the earth and adds greatly to their
palatableness. In their passage through
the soil these waters have come in con
tact with much carbonic acid gas, and
have necessarily absorbed a part of it.
But on limestone soils this spring
water has already absorbed as much
lime as it can hold.
Both potash and salt are excellent
for top-dressing land on which phos
phate has been drilled with the grain
crop. It is not best to try to mix
these and drill them together. The.
superphosphates in moist soil will help
the plant best alone. Besides, both
salt and potash draw moisture from
the air so rapidly that when mixed
with phosphate they make it too wet
and sticky to drill evenly. But applied
in spring or fall, phosphated winter
grain, either salt or ashes, will pro
duce a very remarkable effect in en
abling both the grain crop and the
grass or clover seeding to utilize the
phosphate applied the fall before. .Salt
especially should always be used on
phosphated land in the spring. It
will be all washed away by winter and
spring freshets if it is applied in the
fall. —American Cultivator.
A Shady Chicken Coop.
Shelter at night, and shade for the
heat of the day, are both provided for
in the coop shown in the accompany
ing cut. A barrel, with a bit of the
head left in, is placed upon its side
A USEFUL COOI*.
and partly filled with dry loam. Above
is stretched a square of cheap cotton
cloth, as shown in the sketch. If the
hen is to be kept from running with
the chicks, she can be tied to the
stake in front, or slats can be nailed
across the front of tlio barrel. A
square frame, covered with coarse wire
cloth, makes an excellent protection
for the front at night, as it keeps out
the enemies of the chicks, but lets in
pure air. It is for lack of proper
ventilation that many broods fail to
grow thriftily. Remove the surface
of the loam in the barrel occasionally
and put in a coating of fresh earth.—
American Agriculturist.
Blanching ami Storing Celery.
When celery is grown in rows, earth
ing up is accomplished by tirst pulling
four or five inches of the soil about the
base of the plants to bold tlie steins in
place. Then with a plow the earth is
piled up to within a few inches of the
top, the ridge being finished with a
spade. When sufficiently blanched the
celery is ready for use. Some varie
ties are planted in beds six or eight
inches apart both ways. Boards are
placed around the beds when the celery
is to be blanched. The foilage is so
thick that nothing more is needed to
exclude the light. Where the crop is
wanted for winter, no blanching is
necessary, as this process will he ac
complished when in winter quarters,
whether kept in field or cellar.
Winter preservation is often unsat
isfactory and usually attended by more
or less loss, says L. i\ Kinney in Bul
letin 44, Khode Island experiment sta
tion. If left in the field, set in trenches
in rows, having- the tops' about on a
level with the surface of the ground,
then cover gradually with some mate
rial like straw or leaves, increasing
the amount as the weather gets colder.
This method answers very well where
large quantities are grown but small
lots can be kept more satisfactorily in
a cool cellar, if there is no furnace or
fire heat of any kind. Tightly pack
the celery upright in boxes six or seven
inches wide and four to six feet long,
putting four inches of sand or loose
earth in the bottom before beginning.
Set the boxes on the cool floor and in
two or three months the celery will be
nicely blanched and ready for use.
If large quantities are to oe kept in a
cellar, place a board a little narrower
than the height of celery nine inches
from the wall farthest from the en
trance. In this space pack the bunches
of celery as described for the boxes.
When this is full erect another board
trench nine inches from the first and
so on until the whole space is filled.
The space must be left between the
rows of celery or heating and decay
will take place. No earth or sand is
used between the bunches. Simply
cover the bottom of the cellar with
three or four inches for the roots to
rest in.. It is indispensable in field,
pit or cellar that no water goes to the
stored celerp. A temperature just a
little above freezing is most satisfac
tory for the cellar.
Good Homemade Potato Sorter.
I made and used last season, writes
Dwight Herrick, of Illinois, a potato
sorter, Fig. 1, which gave first-class
satisfaction. It is cheap and service
able and is used when hauling potatoes
from the field to the cellar or bins in
barns and sheds. One end must rest
upon something solid, like tho side of
a bin, while the other may be supend
ed by a rope, so the whole will be on
an incline. My method of operation
was to have two bins, one for the sort
ed stock and ono for tho small pota
toes. The lower end of the sorter is
suspended over the bin for large pota
toes. The other end extends two or
three feet outside the small potato bin.
FIG. 1. COMPLETE POTATO SORTER.
This gives the dirt a chance to settle
through be ore reaching either bin.
Fig. 2 shows the inside slat frame,
which is made of hard pine slats 10J
feet long, two inches wide and three
fourths of an inch thick. They are
set on edges and bolted with quarter
inch bolts to slotted sticks near each
end. This arrangement admits of ad
justment. I have the upper end of
the slats three-fourths of an inch apart
and the lower end If inches. This
prevents wedging of potatoes between
the slats. The upper ends being close
together allow the dirt to drop through
in advance of the small potatoes. This
end also has a hopper, four inches
•high and reaching 2 J feet from the
end. This whole frame is suspended
to the outside frame by iron hangers.
These arc made of f-incli rod iron and
FIG. 2. INSIDE SLAT FRAME OF SORTER,
are six incites long. Notches are cut
to receive these on the upper edge of
the outside frame and the lower edge
of tho outside slat of the inner fram e
A piece of tin may be tacked over to
prevent their getting out.
To operate, pour into the hopper a
box or basketful of potatoes, then give
a vigorous shake or two by taking hold
of the upper end of the hopper. This
will send the potatoes rolling down
the incline, where they will be separ
ated. Two men can unload and sort
1000 bushels a day as they come from
the field. The material for making
the sorter will not cost over $1.50 at
the outside. If it is desirable to sort
the seed from among the small pota
toes, the slats may be set closer, and
cloth may be tacked around the side
to prevent their dropping through the
larger spaces at the sides thus made,
or additional slats may be used.—New
England Homestead.
Ventilating the Stable.
A low stable cannot be so ventilated
as to give pure air and an even tem
perature; there is is not room enough
for free circulation. The ventilation
chutes commonly used are about one
foot square inside. In these the fric
tion is so great and they are so liable
to be obstructed by spiders’ webs, etc.,
that but a poor current is created. In
stead of being twelve inches they
should be not less than three feet. As
the area of these chutes is as the
squares of their sides, the one has nine
times the area of the other, with only
three times the side surface for fric
tion, and the danger of obstruction is
reduced to the minimum. But the
cupola or projection above the build
ing is the most important part of all
ventilators. As an almost general
rule, this is built with slatted sides
like the shutters to a blind. The build
ers have only thought of keeping the
rain out by so arranging that the water
would run to the ’outside, and never
for a moment thought that twice as
much air would be forced in on the
windward side as could escape on the
lee side. Any one who has such a top
to his barn or stable must have noticed
every time it rains or snows, with any
wind, even a moderate one, that the
floor under the cupola has a pile of
snow or is wet. This shows that in
stead of taking air out of the stable or
barn it is forcing it in, and if he will
stand under the ventilator when the
wind is blowing he will find a strong
downward draught. The cowl used on
hop kilns works well on small build
ings, but it is too small for large
stables, and costs too much money if
made large enough for large barns or
stables.
On one other point much discussion
has taken place. Shall the ventilat
ing trunks go to the bottom of the
stable, or simply through the ceiling?
I have given much thought and obser
vation to this subject, and while it is
theoretically just right to have the
trunk go to the floor, practically I
would not lose the room to have it
done. If this device be put -on its top
the least breeze will, by flowing around
the cupola, cause a strong upward
draught in the chute and will take all
the foul air out; if we get that out,
purejair will find its way in. No stable
was ever so tight that millions of feet
of air could not get in if we made a
place for it by taking the foul air out.
Any dairyman .or stock keeper who
will keep his stables clean, use plenty
of absorbents and bedding to take up
urine and smell of the manure and
take the foul air out, will have no
trouble, and needs to be to no expense
to get pure air in.—j. S. Woodward,
in Bural New Yorker.
TTsiirs of the Head.
A set of “hair scientists” have been
counting a square inch of hairs on the
heads of several persons and have
come to the conclusion that a head of
hair is made up of 143,000 hairs; a
dark head produces 105,000 hairs and
a head of red hair only 29,000. The
reason of the difference is that fair
hair is of the finest and red hair of the
coarsest quality.—London Figaro,
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Let friendship creep gently to a
height l if it rush to it, it may soon run
itself out of breath.
Tho fear that our kind acts may bo
received with ingratitude should never
deter us from performing such acts.
Happiness is like a sunbeam, which
the least shadow intercepts, while ad
versity is as often as the rain of spring.
The time is flying this way on rapid
wings, when the only thing that can
prosper in this world is righteousness.
Life is continually weighing us in
very sensitive scales and telling every
one of us precisely what his real weight
is to the last grain of dust.
The great duty of life is not to give
pain; and the most acute reasoner can
not And an excuse for one who volun
tarily wounds the heart of a fellow
creature.
All great men are brave in initia
tive; but the courage which enables
them to succeed where others dare not
even attempt is never so potent as
when it leads to entire self-forgetful
ness.
How mankind defers from day to
day the best it can do and the most
beautiful things it can enjoy, without
thinking that every day may be the
last one, and that lost time is lost
eternity!
Be deaf to the suggestions of tale
bearers, calumniators, pick-thanks or
malevolent detractors, who, while
great men sleep, sowing the tares of
discord and division, distract the tran
quility of charity and all friendly so
ciety.
Wear your learning, like your watch,
in a private pocket, and do not pnll it
out and display it merely to show that
you have one. If yon are asked what
o’clock it is, tell it, but do not pro
claim it hourly and unasked, like the
watchman.
Honest and discriminating praise
never really makes any one vain. It
encourages fresh efforts; it gives new
vitality and vigor; it is a pleasurable
stimulant, not an intoxicating drug.
There is far too little of it in the world
for the world’s good.
The way of life is by no means smooth,
but let us not make it rougher than it
is. The world is not all we could wish;
hut, if it goes wrong, let us not spend
ourselves trying to make it worse.
Bather let us make it a little smoother
and a little pleasanter by our disposi
tion, manners and deeds. If men in
general are out of sorts, there is the
more need of our being in sorts.
Lost Her Tresses While Sim Slept.
To go to bed with glossy locks of
brown or yellow and to arise with
them white is an experience which is
at least not entirely unheard of. But
to go to sleep with luxuriant tresses
and to wake up with a head shaven
and shorn and entirely without knowl
edge of how the calamity happened—
that is something new.
That is the experience which Miss
Emma Weitz, of St. Louis, has had.
She was the possessor of most brill
iant auburn hair and most profuse
looks. She went to bed on Monday
night with her hair in the customary
nocturnal braid and she awoke on
Tuesday morning to find that she had
only a boyish crop left. She had not
been disturbed at any time during the
night and there was no trace of her
missing hair.
The family is divided in its theories
to account for the loss. Emma's
father has never admired her hair,
and has always objected to the way
she wore it. But he denies that his
were the shears that, clipped her braids.
Emma inclines to think that a burglar
made way with her valuable posses
sion, but no other valuables in the
house were disturbed. And everyone,
even the heart-broken loser of the
hair is utterly unable to account for
the fact that the shearing took place
without her knowledge.
To Cure Snoring.
Dr. E. J. Bermingham, Chief Sur
goon of the New York Throat and Nose
Hospital, states for the benefit of those
who suffer from snoring that it can be
cured. It is usually caused by some
obstruction in the nose, which makes
it easier for a person to breathe with
his mouth open when asleep. Some
times the removal of the obstruction
does not stop the snoring, the habit, of
breathing through the mouth having
become too strong. If the patient is
unable to break the habit without as
sistance, a small strip of celluloid is
placed between the lips and teeth and
tied by a string around the neck tc
prevent its being swallowed. This
corrects the habit in a short time,
when its use may be discontinued.
The most common cause for obstruc
tions in the nose is the enlargement of
the tissues, caused by catarrh of long
standing. Polypi are easily removed.
Enlargement of various bones of the
nose is common, due to neglected
colds. The septum is the bone divid
ing the two orifices of the nose. If
this partition is so bent as to obstruct
the orifice, it is sometimes necessary
to fracture it and iet it straight.
Sometimes enlarged tonsils partiallt
close the nostrils.
Chinese Coins.
The treasures of • the Smithsonian
Institution have recently been en
riched by a fine collection of Chinese
coins, said to be more complete than
any other in the world. It was be
queathed by G. B. Glover, formerly of
the Chinese Imperial maritime cus
toms. The collection represents the
coinage of China from 770 B. C., to
the present day, including many spec
imens of those peculiar pieces used
both as coins and religons medal
molds of divers shapes, notes both
governmental and private, and those
coins of foreign countries struck from
time to time for commercial use with
China, such as the “dollars” of Eng
lish, Danish, American and Mexican
manufacture, as well as the entire
series of the coinage of the Annamese,
Japanese, Koreans and the Mahome
tan cities of China itself.
Royal Siamese Sailor.
On board the Britannia at Dart
mouth, England, a young Prince of
Siam is showing that one does not
need to be a Briton to love the sea.
The Prince, who is undergoing tffts
usual education for passing out as a
naval oadet, and who, when that
training is completed, will at once
join the Siamese navy, speaks English
prettily, and shows all an English
lad’s fondness for the sea.
MRS. LYNESS ESCAPES
The Hospital and a Foarful Operation.
Hospitnlsin great cities arc sad places to visit. Three- Bfy
fourths of the patients lying on those snow-white beds V ' ® '.THuR
are women ami girls. 'i'-'-wa
Why should this be the case ? ‘J/gJSwHSB
Because they have neglected themselves! Women SB /'-’'.l ’•
as a rule attach too little importance to first symp
toms of a certain kind. If they have toothache, .e' • Aj®
they will try to save the tooth, though many leave wHkCj A,HvjwjjE
even this too late. They comfort th ms -lv s with • .'WjHjr,
the thought that they can replace their teeth; but MBBw S|F
they cannot replace their internal organs!
Every one of those patients in the hospital beds ;V j ,
had plenty of warnings in the form of bearing-down j A
feelings, pain at the right or the left of the womb, wjm yw
nervous dyspepsia, pain in the small of the back, the wB l.i -
“blues,” or some other unnatural symptom, buttliey did'Ts
not heed them.
Don't drag along at home or in the shop until you are finally obliged tn
go' to the hospital and submit to horrible examinations and operations t
Build up the female organs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
save you from the hospital. It will put new life into you.
The following letter shows how Sirs. Lyuess escaped the hospital and a
fearful operation, rier experience should encourage
other women to follow her example. Shesaya
n ' * *^ :UIK y°u wry much for what you hare
then three or four times a week for four
■v t TfSpKyV |\ months. Finally he said I would have to un
/dG c' - ’ ' dergoan operation. Then I commenced taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
after one week I began to recover and steadily improved until I was cured
completely. By taking the Pinkham medicine, I avoided an operation which
the'doctor said I would certainly have to undergo. I am gaining every day
and will cheerfully tell anyone what yon have done forme.”—Mas. Tiros.
Lyuess, 10 Frederick St.. Rochester, N. Y.
A STRANCE BIRtX
The Stately Bustard is Gradually Becom
ing Extinct l
The bustard has become extinct lu
Great Britain and cannot be found in
America. It is true there is a so-called
bustard in British America, but it is
really the Canadian goose. Spain and
Africa are the chief strongholds of the
family, many well marked species be
ing found in these countries. India,
too, has at least three distinct species.
Australia possesses at least one large
species.
It was thought at one time that the
bustard was nearly allied to the os
trich, but that is a mistaken view.
He would seem to be more nearly re
lated to the cranes in one direction and
the plovers in another.
A male bustard measures from the
tip of its bill to the end of its tail four
feet or thereabouts, and its wings
have an expanse of eight feet or more
—-double the length. If put on the
scales, it would weigh from twenty
two to thirty-two pounds, according
to age. The female bird is smaller.
There is nothing ridiculous about the
appearance of the bustard, although
when compared with other birds fre
quenting open places its legs are very
short. Indeed, it is quite a stately
creature, and when on the wing almost
as majestic as the eagle.
The bustard’s bill appears longer
than it really is on account of the
flatness of the head. The neck of the
male is thick, particularly in certain
seasons, and at such times he carries
his tail in an upright position, turning
it frequently forward, twisting his
head and neck along his back in a
most curious manner. It is then, too,
he drops his wings and erects their
shorter feathers. The appearance is
most strange—for tail, head and neck
are almost buried amid the upstanding
feathers, and the breast is protruded
oddly.
The bustard is of a pale gray on
the neck and white beneath, hut the
back is beautifully barred with russet
and black, and a band of deep tawny
brown or claret color descends from
either shoulder over the breast. No
tice the tuft of long, white, bristly
plumes springing up upon each side
of the head. These are only seen in
the male bird. The bustard loves the
open country and feeds on almost any
plant growing naturally in the country.
In winter, when natural or wild plants
are scarce, he readily feeds on those
which are grown by man. He is by no
means a strict vegetarian, but adds to
his vegetable diet a fat worm or a liv
ing mouse, or anything that lives and
moves and is small enough.
Smallest Train in the World.
A “Tom Thumb” train, so-called be
cause it is the smallest in the world, is
to be exhibited at the Transmississippi
Exposition at Omaha. The engine
weighs 450 pounds. The driving
wheels are eight inches in diameter,
and yet the locomotive hauls six ob
servation cars, in each of which two
Miildren can be comfortably seated.
The entire train, consisting of engine,
tender, four observation cars, one box
car, and a caboose, is but twenty-nine
feet in length. Six gallons of water in
the tender tank and five In the boiler
will furnish steam to propel it for two
hours. Coal is hauled and shoveled
out of the tender in the orthodox man
ner. In fact, the little engine is com
plete in miniature in every detail.
Keep on Scrateliinff.
Dig clear into the bone and the Tetter will
only be the worse. There’s only one way to
treat an irritated diseased skin. Soothe it:
Kill the germs that cause the trouble and heal
it up sound and strong. Only one thing in the
world will do this—Tetfcerine. It’s 50 cents a
box at drug stores or postpaid for 50 cents in
stamps by J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
A man seldom wears his trousers ont at the
knees praying for work.
A COTTON BUYER’S
READY RECKONER.
James F. Moegan, of Atlanta, has issued a
Ready Reckoner for the use of cotton buyers at
the low price of SI.OO. It gives the rates from a
to 18 cents for from 300 to 749 pounds, and is In
such shape that it can be carried in the pocket.
It will prove a valuable book for cotton men.
GRAVELY & MILLER,
8 8 8 DANVILLE, VA.
MANUFACTURERS OF
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by I)r. M. A. 9tm
ntniia Liver Modi- 4
cine, which I bav
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oho Package of it 1
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Insufficient Menstruation
Is sometimes caused by non-development,
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mouth of vagina, and sometimes by consti
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JR 1 mom Liver Medicine lju
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WL pid Liver, Indigestion,
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\ Wife of a Female Coni-’’
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Skin and Eyes Yellow.
This disorder fluda its direct c-anpo in CASIf
derangement in the liver and its cloW’T.
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Evstom, poisoning the blood and disturbing
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