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M80,000,000. ' r ”’?v?I ORljI> COVTAISS ABOUT THAT NUMBER OP PEOPLE. One-Halt the Homan Race Lives iu Asia—Density ot Population iu Various Countries—More t Bojs Than Girls. HE population of the world is about 1,480,000,000, accord ing to the Chautauquau. Of these there are in China 361,- 766,000; in British India, 286,136,000; in Knssia, 117,736,331. One-half of the human race lives in Asia, and nearly one-fourth in China, which slightly ex ceeds the whole of Europe in population. India contains a little over ono-fifth and Africa about one-ninth of the race. Less than one-fourth belong to civilized Nations. Of these, nearly one-third, or about one-thirteenth of the total popula tion of the world, belong to the English- speaking peoples. T The density of population to the square mile varies greatly in different countries, being greatest in Belgium. The number of persons to the square mile is, in Europe, 95; Asia, 48; Africa, It; America, 8; in Australasia, 1.3; Belgium, 535; England, 430; in the Netherlands, 357; Great Britain and Ireland, 312; Italy, 272; German Em pire, 236; Japan, 271; China, 220; India, 187; Switzerland, 186; France, 384; Au3tro-Huugary, 170; Denmark, 146; Portugal, 124; Spain, 89; European Kussia, 49; Sweden, 27; United States, 17; Mexico, 15; Norway, 15; . Canada, 2. A large part of the world is not crowded yet. The entire population of the world could stand on an area of 250 square miles, and could be compressed withjn the limits of the city of Chicago, whidh includes 160.54 square miles and has a population of about 6850 per square mile. 1m 1899 the most densely populated city in tihfc- United States was New York with 36,675 people to the square mile; and in the most densely populated ward, i. e., Ward 20, there were 474 persons to the acre. The most densely settled State was Rhode Island with 318.4 per- ^ sons per square mile; next, Massachu setts with 278.5; New Jersey, 193; Connecticut, 150.4; New York, 126; . Pennsylvania, 116.9; Nevada, 0.4; .Arizona, 0.5; Wyoming, 0.6; Montana, ,4lq Idaho, 1; Now Mexico, 1.03; Utah, 2.5, and Oregon, 3.3 per square mile. In Europe there are more females than male3—1019 females to 1000 males. In the United States there are but 952 females to 1000 males. Ia the older States the females predominate, the per centage iu Massachusetts being 51.42; in Rhode Island, 51.37; Connecticut. 50.48 Montana, 33.50; Wyoming, 35.19; Nevada, 36.16, and Washington, 37.73. ( In all countries there are born more boys than girls in the proportion of bout 105 boys to 100 girls; but the oys die much .faster than the girls in j the earlier, years of life. Birth rates fairy in different years. Taking the avenge for the twenty yeara from 1871 to 189.),' the birth rate for England and Wales was 34 per 1000; Scotland, 33.6; Ire land, 14.9; Denmark, 31.7; Austria, 38.6; Switzerland, 29.4; the German ' empire, SS-l^the Netherlands, 35.2; Italy, 37.3; Belgium, 31; France, 24.6 per 1000. In most civilized countries the birth rate is diminishing. For the .^Halted States in the above period the rate was 34. For 1890 in England and Wales it was 30.2; Scotland, 30.3; Ire land, 22.3; Denmark, 30.6; Austria, 36.7; Switzerland, 26.6; Germau em pire, 35.7; Netherlands, 32.9; in Italy, 35.9; Belgium, 28.7, and France, 21.8. Death rates are also diminishing, but not so much as the birth rate3, varyiug from 18 to 36 per 1009. „ Taken as a whole, the population of the world has increased during the last hundred years, but especially the last fifty years. The Famous Bayeux Tapcslry. The Bayeux Tapestry is a web of can vas or liuen cloth, upon which is em broidered, in woolen threads of various colors, a representation of the invasion and conquest of England by the Nor mans. William the Conqueror’s first ex pedition to England was in 1066, and his second, when he went to stay, so to speak, in 1068. The canvas is 214 feet long by twenty inches broad, and is pre served iu the public library at Bayeux. Tradition asserts that it is the work of Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror. It is believed that if she did not actually stitch the whole of it with her own hauds she at least took part in it and directed the execution of it by her maids, and afterwards presented it to the Cathedral of Bayeux as a token of her appreciation of the assistance which its bishop, O.io, rendered her husband at the battle of Hastings. Some antiquarians contend that it was not the work of Queen Ma tilda (the wife of the Conqueror), who died in 1083, but of the Empress Ma tilda (the daughter of Henry I.), who died iu 1167. The tapestry contains, be tides the figures of 505 quadrupeds, birds, sphinxes, etc., the figures of 623 men, 202 horses, 55 dogs, 37 buildings, 41 ships and boats and 49 trees—in all, 1512 figures. It is divided into 72 dis tinct compartments, each representing one particular historical event and bear- ab Fbo A Prodigious Memory. The prodigious memory of Librarian Ainsworth Spofiord, of the Congre3 sicnat Library, his remarkable ability t< locate any book among the hundreds o thousands under his charge and hi familiarity with the contents of most o them is well known, In a chat with th* Star representative Assistant Postmaste General H. Clay Evans related an inter esting instance of Mr. Spofford’s ability “General Lew Wallace, while dining with me some time ago,” said Genera Evans, “to'.d me how he got some of th< material for the chapter which deals wit! the chariot race between Ben Hur auc Messata. He doubted if there existed < book in the United States that contained what he wanted and referred to his par ticular matter and at the period—29 B. C.—but concluded that if it was not iu the Congressional Library Mr. Spofiord could aid him. “He came to Washington and saw Mr. Spofiord, explaining what h< wanted. No book was on the shelves of the Congressional Library that would aid him, he was informed, and there was but one book in the United States that had any bearing upon the subject. “ ‘You find it,’ said Mr. Spofiord, in the Athenssum Library in Boston. I ‘don’t remember its title;In fact) it has none. It is an old plainly bound vol ume. The librarian will probably tell you he hasn’t it, but he has, because I have seen it and it contains the material you want. I’ll draw a diagram of the library so you can go to the book.’ “He drew the diagram and explained how General Wallace was to go down this aisle and into that alcove and that the book would be found upon a certain shelf so many books from the end. Armed with the diagram, General Wal lace proceeded to the Athenai.m library and was informed that they knew of no volume that contained the material he sought. He received permission to inspect the library, and, consulting his diagram, soon placed his hands upon an old musty volume, just where Mr. Spofiord had told him he would find it, and sure enough it contained just the material as to the customs, chariots and races of the people of whom he wrote which he lacked. I recall another instance. It was during the debate in Congress over the rules,Speaker Reed presiding. Attorney- General John Rihm, of Nashville, read ing of the question in the newspapers, recalled a like question having co ne up in the English House of Lords. He telegraphed me that somewhere in the Parliament reports the debate and its result could be found. I hurried with the telegram to Mr. Spofiord. He con tracted his brows, thought a moment, and then palled out a volume of the English reports, thum jed over the pages and said, ‘There’s what you want.’ I ran with it to Tom Bayne, who was then speaking and who used it iu his argu ment, Speaker Reed afterward using it in an article in one of the magazines.’’ — Washington Star. Locked in a Safe for Half an Hour. Paul Gore, of the Grand Pacific Hotel, was locked in a fireproof vault in the hotel office for half an hour Wednes day afternoon. It all came about, as Paul Gore himself explains, “througi trying to be too gay.” Late iu the a f ternoon a telegram was received from Colonet Frank Barrett in Helena, Montana, which requested that his mail be forwarded and ending with these words • “Thermometer fifty degrees below zero here to-day.” Mr. Yidel read aloud the end of the dispatch and there was a turning of coat collars and audible shivers from the peopte who heard it. Paul Gore was standing near. “I’ll just tix myself now for this cold wave,” he said, and seizing a small gas stove he carried it into the fireproof vault and slammed the inside door be hind him. There was a click as the door swung shut. A minute later there was a pounding on the steel door. Mr. Vi dal ran over to the vault and he heard faintly: “For pity’s sake, get that door open and let me out.” Mr. Vidal tried to open the door, but it was locked securely. “Who has the key?” he called through the door. “I have one and Colonel Parker has the other,” came through the door. Colonel Parker’s desk in the private office was locked and a search through the hotel failed to find him. Half a dozen bell boys were dispatched in as many differ ent directions, but one by one they re turned with word that he could not be found. Finally Colonel Parker came strolling in, and he was surprised at the warmth of his greeting. It was like getting back from a transatlantic voy age. The situation wa3 explained, he got out his bunch of keys, and Paul Gore was restored to the aims of his loving frieuds.—Chicago Tribn ic. Mulberries for Animals. On my farm, writes Israel W. Putnam, of Washington County, Ohio, a few acres of land, too much broken for cul tivation, has for sixty years or more been used as a permanent pasture; oa this several old mulberry trees are standing— the common black and white varieties; have planted none of the Russian, taiuking our natives much better. The fruit is eaten by our farm animals, pro- duciug flesh aud giving tone to their health. I have seen my horses, young and old, eating the fruit for hours at a time, aud they become fat during its ins an explanatory inscription in Latin, i season; they pick up the berries Irotn the A tree is usually chosen to ” " ” divide the principal events one from another. This pictorial history—for so it may be called gives an exact and minute portraiture of the manners aud customs of the times; and it has been remarked that the arms aud clothes are identical with those of the Danes as they appear iu the miniature paintings of a manuscript of the time of King Cnut that is preserved in the Brit ish Museum.—St. Louis Republic. The Pink GroiTing iu Popularity. Since 1860 the carnatiou has beeu rapidly forcing itself into an important place in the flower trade. Nearly 4009 florists are engaged either wholly or in part iu growing this plant, and it is estimated that fully 200,000,000 blooms were sold last year, yielding over §1,000,000 to the growers. It is called “the flower of the multitude.” It was originally found in France, Italy, Austria and Northwest India. When introduced into England it was a single flewer, hav ing five petals of a light-pink shade, or round with the upper lip, the grouud becoming bale of grass. Sheep, also, are excessively fond of mulberries, run for them early in the morning after their night’s rest; and the hogs take their rounds from tree to tree. We have a few trees not far from the house; our poultry use them and thrive well. Iu autumn, at the time the leaves are falling, the cattle will keep the mulberry leaves eaten clean while fresh, aud I have thought that the flow of milk is thereby increased, as the sap in the leaf is of a milkish color. A corner of the iarm to be kept in permanent pas ture may well be planted to several trees of the different varieties of the mul berry; care for them a few yeurs, until out of reach of the cows’ horns; they are of* quick growth, an ornament to the grounds, and the timber is as durable as the locust for fence posts, grown in the open ground.—New York Tribune. Parisian Shoplifters. The Bon Marche, Paris, the largest tiesh* 'color,** which" fact^conferreel' the I retail shop in the world, employs a hua- name carnation. ' Under the influence of j dred “ ea wdodo nothl “** , “ t wa ‘ cl ? for English soil, climate and culture the ^ohfters. Th.s one establish nent alone , , a '• nrro:te An on o\roro_or« fmm I *. Ml 1.1 rn color deepened and the nosers were called pinks.—New York World. arrests on an average from 12,000 to 15,000 women annually who have been ! caught stealing. Every article from a two sou spool of thread to a 19,009 franc patern of Oriental tapestry, is labelel. Men Are Plentiful and Cheap. The guns in use ou the ships of our Every purchaser is conducted by the modern navy have a plate of steel armor fastened over them and bent slightlv back, so that a missile striking it would be deflected forward. A visitor to one of the ships said he supposed that this was a servicable protection to the men who were working the guns. “Why, selling clerk to pay at one of the cash iers’ desks (there is no cash boy or eleva 'or change system), where the article nought is wrapped up and its piice paid for only to a cashier. Every clerk has a number and every article sold must bear upou its label the private mark of the bless yer!” replied the old salt who was ! salesman; This system is not known to explaining the mechanism of the big the world at large, and it serves in the rifle, “ ’taint to protect the men, it’s to double purpose of tracing au article, and the works from gettin’knocked out also finding by whom it was sold,-in keep of order. There’s men enough.”—Dc troit Free Press. case of any dispute afterward.—Atlanta Constitution. The first woman over naturalizs'i in Jackson County, Missouri, has received ber papsrs, Bha ia Agne3 Euphemia Cleland. Some of the handsomest^ new are lined with bright-coi HOOP SKIBT3 IN OLD TIMES. In Spain about 1630 the hoop skirts became so monstrous that an edict was issued commanding their reduction and ordering the confiscation of hoop skirts above the regulation size. The attempts to carry out the edict caused innumerable riots and were finally abandoned.—Chi cago Times. THE DIAMOND OF MARIE ANTOINETTE. Two uncut diamonds, green and white, mounted on a square diamond, on which is engraved the word “Marie,” have been creating interest in England. In the same exhibition were two pearl epaul ettes worn by the late Emperor of Delhi, and au ornament made of an idol of pearl in a niche of pearl. A black dia mond was shown, the largest that has vet been discovered, and which it took a year to cut, losing 100 carats in the operation.—New York Press. THE INTENTION WAS GOOD. The Farmington Society, in Chicago, sew for the poor. Young ladies nowa days are not instructed in the fashioning of plain garments as in the days of our grandmothers, and some of the articles evolved by the brains and fingers of the society’s fair members are, to put it gently, unique. It fell to Mrs. X., the wife of one of Chicago’s best known men to distribute some of the articles among poor families. One woman held up a certain garment, and after looking at it said: “I may be poor, but thank goodness I am not deformed l”—Life. REPAIRING SUEDE GLOVES. I saw a pair of Suede gloves that most women would have discarded made as good a3 new the other day, writes a correspondent. Several of the long pieces between the fingers had given out, though otherwise the'gloves were nearly as good as new. So.out came a pair of sharp scissors and an :old pair of gloves of a similar color. The worn pieces were carefully ripped out and laid lengthwise on an unsoiled place in one of the old gloves,, as a pattern. The new pieces were them neatly stitched in place. Some people believe it to be a matter of economy 1 to have more than one pair of glovessof the same color, as sometimes it is thejtright and sometimes the left glove thatus worn out first. The better glove if laid\aside may chance to become the mate offone from the second pair, or may be useti in mending. As a matter of economy, however, the habit of buying stockings of the same color and quality by the half dozen is of more value than in buying gloves in this way. Black glace kid (gloves that have the dye worn out at ‘ the finger-ends are gieatly improved by staining the faded spots with good black ink, and after they are thoroughly dried rubbing in a little olive oil. If very gray, rub over several times with the ink.—New York Post. EXHIBIT BY WOMEN OF RUSSIA. The women of Russia recently dis played in Moscow the exhibit they have collected for the World’s Fair. Com missioner Rakouza-Sonstcheffsky says the exhibit aroused great interest and resulted in securing a large sum for the relief of poor families. Her majesty, the Empress, is the patroness of the wo man’s department. The Moscow divi sion is under the presidency of Grand Duchess Elizabeth, wife of Grand Duke Sergius, brother of the Emperor. The exhibit to be made by Russian women is large and varied. An important feature of it will be the display of lace and em broideries. It is believed that through the instrumentality of the lace exhibit at Chicago a new market will be created for Russian lace, much of which is ex ceedingly fine and comparatively inex pensive. The exhibit contains a medical and hospital department, showing the progress of Russian women in the prac tice of medicine and surgery. More than 1000 women physicians are regis tered in Russia. The women of the commission will unite in the publication of a book describing the progress of the movement for higher education for wo men in their country and also the pro fessional education and training in in dustrial lines. Part of this work will be devoted to descriptions of the medi cal and hospital work of women in Asiatic Russia during cholera plagues and famines.—Chicago Herald. POPULAR SCIENCE. A London man earns his living by dealing in volcanic dust. The tail of a comet is believed to be matter sin alar to that contained in the nebula. Some excellent asbestos deposits have been found in the Grand Canyon dis trict, Arizona. It is commonly believed that color? can be detected by the incan descent light. This is not so. Lightness of weight consistent with high efficiency is one of the first requi sites of a successful mining drill. Professor E. W. Stewart is quoted as saying that a ton of gluten meal repre sents nearly three tons of corn with the starch taken out. Light, heat and electricity are differ ent phases of the same phenomenon— viz., the vibration of the universal ether. They differ from each other only in the rapidity of their vibrations. Professor Marshall Ward, in a paper to the British Royal Society, has given the results of further experiments teudin to prove that by far the most powerful factor in the purification of the air and the waters of rivers from bacteria is the sunlight. Evidence of the former existence of a type of dog now extinct has been found in remains obtained from Ely Cave, Lee County, Va.,—a limestone cavern of an early geological age. This ancient dog was a badgsrlike creature, different in many respects from any existing species “Egg-albumen,’’ much used foi cooking purposes, is manufactured from the whites of the eggs of certain sea fowls, which are found in great numbers near Iceland, Greenland, Labrador and the Hebrides, and also in the Northern Pacific. It is sent to market in a dry state looking very much like glue. From various experiments respecting a connection between thunder storms and the souring of milk, Professor H. W. Conn draws the conclusion that electricity is not of itself cipable of souring the milk or even of materially hastening the process; nor can the ozone developed daring the thunder storm be looked upon as of any great importance. Pitch-pine beams will shrink in thick ness from eighteen and three-quarter inches to eighteen and a quarter; spruce, from eight and a half to eight and three- eighths; white pine, from twelve inches to eleven and seven-eighths; yellow pine, a trifle less. Cedar beams will shrink from a width of fourteen inches to thirteen and a quarter; elm, from eleven to ten and three-quarters, and oak, from twelve to eleveu and three-eighths. The eminent French geographer, Reclus, says it has been shown that cancer is most prevalent among those branches of the human race who are the greatest meat eaters. This agrees with observation of ceitain French physicians who report that this disease may be traced to an excessive meat diet, and more particularly where the meat has cot been thoroughly cooked, or has been kept too long, such meat containing poisons that the kidneys and towel; cannot thiow off. FASHION NOTES. Every shade of gray is fashionable. Dark green and bright red mixtures are much fancied. All the Empire dresses which are belt ed have the skirt gathered full. Golden brown and light reddish violet shades form one of the striking combina tions of the season. Dressy and fanciful vests, to slip over dress fronts or plain bodices, are very popular and useful. Flowered and striped flounces serve to lengthen dowu old dresses and brighten them up for house wear. Robin red is a new color in cloth, aud is pretty when combined with russet brown velvet and dull gold passemen terie. Street gowns are cut short, and are quiet in color, while the corsage is brightened by sleeves and guimpe of vel vet or silk of a contrasting color. A much admired sleeve, which is as sociated with the Russian blouse, shows two large puffs crossed by a bracelet of fur in the middle of the upper arm. Narrow stripes and quarter-inch checks iu indefinite shading, and the old silted mixtures are among the designs in tailor wool. The stripes cross the goods, which, if the wool is hnug widthwise, will throw them up and down. Bright-colored chevrons are shown with narrow satin stripes of the ground color set a third ot an. inch apart, with silk arrowheads, or other figures, shot through on the stripe; scarlet is figured with yellow, gray with scarlet. A new and lovely cotton is French dimity with flower printing on the white corded ground. The texture is finer than the ordinary dimity; the flowers are in wreathing sprays of lit'le blos soms. Twenty-nine inches is the width of this fabric. Printed silks ate this season conspicu ous by their absence, all of the newest designs being woven ia the fabric. China and Indiasilks are decidedly passe, and, excepting for morning and neglige toilette;, will not be worn at ail by modish women. A pretty white muslin has lines of maroon color, far apart, with the space between etchea.iu maroon, in little pen cil touches that look like- the swailows homeward Ilyins. The striped and flowered percales are pretty. Swiss without flowering is. dotted in colors. The main drainage pipes of London Advertise in this paper god thus ju- tre eightj-twojDilgf long, crease your business. Famous Nil ,’gcti o! Gold. On the 13th of August, 1863, a mon ster piece of gold was taken from the Monumental Mine, near Sierra Buttes. This giant nugget weighel 1596 troy ounces and was estimate! to be . worth §30,000. The mine was owned by Will iam A. Farrish & Company. The nug. get was afterward sold to R. B. Wood ward, of San Francisco, for §21,635.62, and was placed ou exhibition at the fa mous Woodward Gardens. In 1881 a large nugget was found at Chipp’s Flats, in the Rainbow mine. One account says that it weighed 1992 ounces, another that it weighed but 1402. This latter account is probably correct, as it was sold by H. II. Noble, of San Francisco, to a London firm for §22,000 even. A; early as 1855 a nugget was found in tbe French Ravine which weighed 532 ounces aud was sold for §10,000. Before the discovery of the last men tioned nugget, the French Ravine had yielded one lump that weighel 426 ounces; one of 146 ounces and another of ninety-three ounces. Smith’s Fiat, another celebrated min ing locality in California, turned out some good sized nuggets—one of 140 ounces, valued at §2717, and one of 140 ounces, which sold for §2605 and a third of ninety-four ounces which was as good as a find of §1770 to the lucky iiiner who discovered it.—St. Louis Republic. He Dias Regularly Once a Week. An Italian, who cannot be other than a most remarkable impostor, has been playing wonderful tricks upon the good people of Tiflis, in the Caucasus, Russia. His name is Tagarelli, and, while he cannot be termed an Italian in the strict sense of the word, having been born in Russia of parents born in the same coun try, it is known that he is of that extrac tion. He is kcown all over the laud of the Czar as “The Dying Prophet,” his ability to delude the public depending on a queer faculty he has for dying and returning to life once every week. A persou who has viewed the situation on the ground says: “The audacity of his pretensions, the skill with w.iicb they are maintained and, above all, the pro found effect produced upon all who come in contact with him, have no par allel in history. He is a most extraor dinary being, and if he be an impostor tiien he is the most marvelous impostor of the age.” He dies, to all appearances, and the ordinary death tests declare that life is extinct. While iu this condition he de clares that his spirit visits “the other world,” but which of the two he will not tell. AU that he will divulge in regard to his doings while on these “trips” is that he examines the Book of Life, and that he cau tell the spiritual-standing of every person who cares enough about it to make inquiries.—St. Louis Republic. Secret of Making a Snuff. Eire! Kvitek, a young chemist whe keeps a drugstore in Cnicago, says he has discovered the art of making rappee snuff, a secret jealously guarded by the Austrian Government ’for nearly 159 years. “It is simply a matter of ex tracting the preparatory liquid from the leaf of the tobacco,” he said to a Tri bune interviewer. “The original dis covery was made in the Eighteenth Century by Henry Scheele, of Hamburg, in the province of Galicia, Austria. He had amassed a small fortune when the Government learned of the Value of the discovery. “It extorted the secret from him and then exiled him and confiscated his property. From then on the Austrian Government has manufacture!this snuff in the city of Hamburg. Tobacconists from all parts of the world have en deavored to secure the secret, but have never been successful. A well-known New York firm offered §500,000 for it, and it was thi3 offer that set me think ing.” Mr. Kvitek is thirty-five years old, and a native of'the province of Moravia, Austria, and has been studying chemistry for twenty years.—Cleveland Piaindealer. Small-Pox in Wall Paper. “Many years ago a person was sick of smail-pox in a farm house in the country town of Groton, and after tbe patient recovered the dwelling was fumigated and repapered. Ira Chester and family now dwell in the house. The paper was removed a week or so ago, and presently Mr. Chester’s daughter was stricken with small-pox. In the opinion of the phy sician the germs of the disense were dormant in the walls of the room.” The above clipping from the Cincinnati Enquirer makes good the claims of sani tarians, that all disease germs find a hid ing place in wall paper,with its vegetable paste to hold it on the wall, and its animal glue to hold its colors; that these, to say the least, are not the best materials with which to cover so much space around us as the walls in which we live and sleep, and that paper and glue are great absorbents of mois ture, of which every person throws off a certain number of ounces in exhala tions every day, and that such decaying materia! as glue and paste gives off de leterious gases in such small quantities that we do not discover them, though those who study it can smell it in most rooms papered, and especially where a Dumber of layers of paper have been pas cd upon each other. Sanitarians claim that these conditions have moie to do with our ill health than we are aware of; that such a state of things in the room in which we live af fects us more lor better or wor;e than does a change of climate; that it would be cheaper, at least, to try a change of room or one coated with some nen-de- caying material, before going to the ex pense and trouble of a change of climate. A Snail’s Exact Pace. “A snail’s pice” need no longer be used as a term more or less indefinite; those skilled in the science of “snail- ology’’ can tell you j ist to a dot the snail’s rate of travel. These interesting facts were ascertained by some wonder ful experiment at the Florence (Italy) Polytechnic institute in 1889, and those inclined to be exact can now use figures to -upport their arguments. It was all done in this way: A half a J< z n of the molusks were permitted to crawl between two points tfin feet apart. Exact time was kept from the start to tbe finish, and thu3 the average “pace’’ was ascertained. The experi menters reduced their figures into tables of feet, yards, rods, furlongs, etc., and thus found that it would take a snail ex actly fourteen days to travel a mile.— Exchange. The Value of Kindness; We have all read of the lucky lady who was left a large fortune by an elderly gentleman to whom she showed kind ness when lie was seized with faintness or some vertiginous attack as he was watching the debutantes wendrog their way to Buckingham palace. History of all kinds repeats itself. Thackeray, in his “Sketches and Travels in London,’’ tells the tale of a gentleman who, when a crowd of young bucks and bloods in the crushroom of the opera were laugh ing and elbowing an old lady there— lonely, ugly and unprotected—went up to her respectfully aud offered her his arm, took her down to his own carriage, which was in waiting, and walked home himself in the rain—and twenty years afterward had §50,000 a year left him by this very old iady as a reward for that one act of politeness.—London World. A Great State. Mr. Gotham—“California is a great state I hear.” Mr. Oakland—“Great! It’s immense. Everything grows like mad. I can re member when the first grapes were planted, when the first fruit trees blos somed, and the first market-garden was started. Now look at us! We could supply the world! Why, sir, if you plant ouc grain of corn this year, you’ll need a whole factory to make agricultural ma chinery for you next year.” Mr. Gotham—“You don’t say. I have been told, too, that California has five natural bridges.” Mr. Oakland—“Yes, that’s so, and it isn’t two years since we^planted the first one.”—New York Weekly. Man Proposes. Mr. Shortpurse—“What are we paying that woman for washing?” Mrs. S. —“A dollar a week.” “Hum! I can get a washing-machine for ten dollars, and I’ll do it.” Mr. Shortpurse (a month later) —“How does that washing-machine woik?” Mrs. S.—“Very nicely, but it’s rather expensive. ” “Expensive? How?” ■ “The woman makes me hire a boy to help to run it.” The Barricade Gives Way. No doubt, when the bowels are stormed with drenching cathartics, to overcome tlie : r con stipation, but at serious cost to tbe as-aulting party. The intestinal organs ar-A thereby much enfeebled and excessively relaxed. Far more thoroughly, and less violently effective, is Ilos- tetter’a Stomach Bitters, mo t benign of ape rieuts. Incomparab’e for malaria, nervous ness, dyspepsia, kidney troubles. Hot Water for Hemorrhage. If your Ba-.k Aches, or you are all worn out, , >od for nothing, it is general debility. Brown’s Iron Bitters will cure you, make you strong, cleanse your liver, and give you a good appetite—tones the nerves. V.'e have more than ‘.*,000,000 men fit for mili tary duty. The Throat.—'"Brown's Bronchial Troches" net directly on the organs of the voice. They have an extraordinary effect in ail disorders of i he throat. I Vote for Hood’s Forty Years in the Ministry Rev, TV, R, Puffer “ Having taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla five months I am satisfied it is an excellent rem edy. For years I have bad Rheumatism, afflicting my body, but especially my right aim from elbow to shoulder, so severe I feared I Should Lose the Use of It. I felt better soon after I began with Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and when I had taken 4 bottles the rheumatism entirely left me. I have been a minister of the M. E. Church 40 years, and like many others of sedentary habits have suf- HOOD’S Sarsaparilla CURES fered with Dyspepsia and Insomnia, but while taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla I have had a good appetite, food digested well, 1 gained several pounds and 6leep better. 1 vote for Hood’s.” R>.v. W. R. Puffer. Richford. Vt. Hood'd Pills are the best after-dinner Fills, as sist digestion, cure headache. ‘45 ccau Uv. It has been the practice among den tists for many years to stop hemorrhage after tooth extraction by the direct ap plication of cold water to the wound. Practitioners started with the idea that heat caused expansion of and induced increased bleeding from the vessels; but, on the other hand, that cold caused con traction. An advanced advocate of the modern school of dentistry now recom mends strongly the use of hot water for arresting bleeding. Dr. Scheff, of Vienna, adduces three cases in his own experience in which the superiority of this method was demon strated. He allowed one patient to take a large quantity of cold water, and yet there was no apparent diminution in the bleeding. He then took a glass syringe aud continuously applied hot water, in drops, to the wound,from which the blood previously trickled without cessation. After a few seconds the bleeding became less, a coagulum was formed, and the flow of blood finally ceased. In the sec ond case, Dr. Scheff used hot water at once, and the flow was instantly arrest ed. In the third case the wound had been bleeding freely for a long time, and various styptics bad been applied in vain, when hot water was tried. The hemorrhage was immediately stopped and did not recur.—Pittsburg Dispatch. He Felt Reliered. It was a long rido through a desolate and dangerous country and the politician sought to relieve the monotony by philo sophic rausings on his recent victory and tbe embarrassments that even success brings, “Hold up your hands!” The stage coach gave a lurch and stopped. The ray of light that shot into the vehicle turned the spattering rain into myraids of evanescent gems. ‘What do you want?” asked the poli tician with a frankness that showed that he had faced danger before. “Your money.” “Here it is.” “Your watch and diamond ring.* “They are yours.” “I must say yer good nafured any how,” said one of the highwaymen ‘Not at all. Are you sure that’s all you desire?” “What in the thunder did you think we wanted?” “I was afraid,” and the politician’s voice trembled a little, “that you wanted au office.”—Washington Post. It is becoming popular now in Boston for young women to act as ushers at all sorts of musicales,readings and the more exclusive class of entertainments. Why not? The duties are light and require only attention and faithfulness, amt in that respect women are undeniably supe rior to men. The Skill and Knowledge Essential to the production of the most per fect and popular laxative remedy known have enabled the California Fig Syrup Co. to achieve a great success in the reputation of its remedy. Syrup of Figs, as it is conceded to be the universal laxative. For sale by all druggist*. One tablespoonful (well heaped) granulated coffee A or best brown sugar equals one ounce. Ladies needing a tonic, or children who want building up, should take Brown’s Iron Bitters. It is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Indigestion.Biliousness and Liver Complaints, makes the Blood rich and pure. We have twenty-eight cities each having more than one hundred thousand population. STATE or OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, f M Lucas County. > Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he 5s the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of $10C for each ar.d every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D., ^88o. ~ I A. W. Gleason, seal Y ;—' Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surface* of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. (3T* Sold by Druggists, 75c, ‘The best thing yet!” That is the way a young man put it who made arrangements to work for B F. Johnson & Co., of Richmond, Va. You can get further information by drop ping them a card. “German Syrup 99 William McKeekan, Druggist at Bloomingdale, Mich. “Ihave had the Asthma badly ever since I came out of the army and though I have been iu the drug business for fifteen 3’ears, and have tried nearly every thing on the market, nothing has given me the slightest relief until a few mouths ago, when I used Bo- schee’s German Syrup. I am now glad to acknowledge the great good it has done me. I am greatly reliev ed during the day and at night go to sleep without the least trouble.’’ © MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS f WITH THOMSON’S! SLOTTED CLINCH RIVETS. No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drive find clinch them easily and quickly, leaving the clinch absolutely smooth. Requiring no hole to be made In •he leather nor burr for the Rivets. They are strong:, (ongh and durable. Millions now in use. All emrths. uniform or assorted, put up in boxes. Ask yonr dealer for them, or send 40c. in stamps for a box ol 100, assorted siiea. Man'fd by JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO.. WlLTHAR. MASS. Do Hot Be Deceived with Pastes. Enamels and Paints which stain the bands, injure the iron and burn red. The Rising Sun Stove Polish is Brilliant. Odor less. Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin cr glass package with every purchase. If yon will cut this advertne- ment out, put it in a letter and write for our catalogue of Dia- aonds, Watches and Jew- } elry, which we will sand you / frea of charge, it will explain to ^ you howy n can make one dollar . minute. Address at once f J.P.STEVENS&BRO. JEWELER-, 47 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat. Sold bv all Druggists on a Guarantee. AV&I3IM Morphine Habit Cared in 10 i|i53 to 20 days. No pay till cured. VI f Wifi OR. J. STEPHENS, Lebanon,Ohio Helping tbe Cmse. Mamma—“Did you put that dollar in the contribution box to-day?” Small Son—“No, ma’am.” Mamma—“You said you wanted it for the heathen.” Small S->n—“Yes’m; but just one dol lar wouldn’t do them much good. I’m goin’ to send them a whole lot of Bi bles. ” Mamma—“But how many Bibles do you expect to get for a dollar, my an gel?” Small Son—“Ob, a good maDy, you see, Johnny Smart sold me his air gun for a dollar, and I’m going to shoot a lot of birds and stuff them, and then trade ’em for Bibles for the poor heath ens.” Mr. Micawber—“I wish I knew some nice easy way to mike money.” Mrs. Micawber—“Well, my dear, you might get your life insured, and then die.”—New Y'ork Weekly. Telling Sex by Movements. Observant and farsighted persons dis tinguish at great distances’a man from a womaD, not by dress, face or figure, but by movements. The motions of the most graceful of men are ungainly when com pared wfth'the sinuous lints that most women instinctively assume. It often h -ppens that a single motion of a distant figure, and especially a motion of tbs arms above the head, will instantly de termine for a trained observer the sex of the person. If any one doubts this, let him note the awkward, windmill like performance of a man arranging his hair and the graceful curves and deft touches with which a woman accompiisir tie. same thing.—New Y'ork Sun. Aunty—“SVhat do you drink at supper when at hom> Wee Niece—“Papa drinks tea, and mamma drinks tea w;th hot water in i‘, and I drink hot water with tea in it.” If You Want Tlie Best A LTHOUGH you may have had good luck ■with hut few failures in making cake and biscuit in the old-fashioned way with soda anc^ sour milk, or soda and cream of tartar, you *v will have better luck and (following directions) no failures with the Royal Baking Powder. The truth of this must be evident when you remember that in the leading hotels and res taurants, and in the homes of our city cousins, where the latest and best methods are invari ably employed, and where the most beautiful and dainty food is always set out for the guests, the Royal Baking Powder is exclusively used for all quickly risen food. Royal Baking Powder never disappoints: never makes sour, soggy or husky food; never spoils good materials; never leaves lumps of alkali in the biscuit or cake; while all these things do happen with the best of cooks who cling to the old-fashioned methods, or who use other Baking Powders. If you want the best food, Royal Baking Powder is indispensable. Easily Taken Cod Liver Oil as : t appears in Scott’s Emulsion is easily taken up by the system. In no other form can so much fat-food be assimilated with out injury to the organs of digestion. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos- phites has come to be an article of every-day use, a prompt and infallible cure for Colds, Coughs, Throat troubles, and a positive builder of flesh. % Prepared by Scott & Bowne, N. Y. All druggists. W. L. DOUGLAS 33 SHOE koT^Vp.* . Do you wear them? When next in need try a pair, they Krill give you moro comfort and service for the money than any other make. Best in the world. ✓ oo $2.59 42.00 FOR LADIE9 #2.00 #1.75 FOR BOYS BOTTLES AM SO HAPPY! ~ op ESH Relieved me of a severe Blood trouble. It has also caused my hair to grow out again, as it had been falling out by the handful. After trying many physicians in vain, I am so happy to find a cure in S.S.S. O. H. Elbert, Galveston, Tex. S CI TDF^ By forcing out verms of dis- —' rvl-o case aa j t i, e J,oi 80n a s well. 0 t^"It is entirely vegetable and harmless. S Treatise on Blood and Skin mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. DR. KING’S ROYAL GERMETUER D . IS A POSITIVE CUBE FOB ? K LaOrippe, Catarrh. Rheumatism. K 1 Neuralgia, Dyspepsia. Bowel, Kill- I N ney and Bladder Diseases, Blood N Q Poison and General Debility. U Pleasant as Lemonade. R Harmless Always. R 0 Price, $1.00 Per Bottle. o Y Unexcelled for BURNS. BRUISES ^ L and STINGS. £ MANUFACTURED ONLY BY 1 KING’S ROYAL GERMETUER CO. | (VI ATLANTA, GA. M £ Take Dr. King’s (iermetuer Pills for A the Liver and Constipation- 50 pills in g box, price, 25 cents. jjj R DR. KING’S ROYAL GERMETUER A GRANS ENTERTAINMENT, Consisting; of DrainoU/and Humorous Recitations, Plays, &c\, can easily be given by home talent, with a copy of liarrett’s famous “ 100 Choice Selee- tions,” costing only 30c. Suitable for Lyceums, Schools, Church Societies and Home Theatricals, bold by bookksellers. No. 32, the latest, is a gem, 240 pages of pathos, dialect and fun, including two bright new Comedies: 30c., postpaid; or, the two Plays, 1 Or. CatalomN FREE. P. GAR- RETT & CO., * , hi]adeiphia\ pa - (Established 1865). ^JlCyCLES. i Complete lip e l > of high, medium an 1 3cheap grp :«.JrBicycles. Sundries of s, ali kiryfi stamp tor catalogues ar^gprices. Iin incline Bargain* in Second-Hand Bicycles, Pneumatic and C’liMhiou Tired. Tneon'y ex clusively bit-ycle house in the South. Installment terms to responsible parties. Send references. Ad 're»-n. BICYCLE DEPART JUT, LOWRY HARD WARE CO., E. P. Challant, .llaiiagcr., No. 38 Peachtree Street. Atlanta, Ga. Ian ideal family medicine| I For Indigestion. Biliousness. = Headache, Constipation, Bad |Complexion. Offensive Breath, I and ail disorders of the Stomach, e Liver and Bowels, I _ RIPANS tabules = act gently yet promptly. Perfect L | digestion follows their use. Bold \ = by druggists or sent by maiL Box g (6 vials),75c. Package (4 boxes), $2. I For free earnples-address i BIPAN8 CHEMICAL CO., New York. W, L. Douglas Shoes are made in all tfiA • Latest Styles. If you want a fine DRESS SHOE don't pay $6 to try my $3.50, $4 or $5 Shoe. They will f.i equal to cus-^ tom made and look and wear as well. If you wish to economize in your footwear, you can do so by purchasing V. L. Douglas Shoes. My name and price is stamped on the bottom, look for it when you buy. Take no sub stitute. I send shoes by mail upon receipt of price,' postage free, when Shoe Dealers cannot supply you, W. Jj, DOUGLAS/ Brockton, Mast. Sold bjr 30C000000C USE YOUR T/\CT. Nail these facts about Tacks Tack these facts about Nails. See the Points? Here they are— nonr mens — packed In a carton, with six Compart ments containing the various sizes of tacks for all home uses. A beautiful and handy package. nom nuns —several sizes in a carton, always ready and at hand when you want a nail for any and ail home uses. Two beautiful companions, necessary to the comfort and convenience of every home. Everybody use* them. Every Dealer sells them. Made solely by the Atlas Tack Corp’n, Boston W*T«hcro»*!*.—Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chic*go, Baltimore, San Francisco, Lynn. Factorier--'Taunton, Ma»«. Fairhaven, Map*. Whitman, Mas,. Duzbury, Mas*. Plymouth, Mm A Woman Has very little desire to enjoy the pleasures of life, and is entirely unfitted for the cares of housekeeping or any ordinary duties.If afflicted with SICK IIEAD- ACIIF. DAY AFTER DA Y and yet there at* few diseases thr.t yield more prompt If to proper medical treatment. It Is therefore of the utmost Im portance that a reliable remedy should always be at band. During a period of more than GO YEARS* there has been no Instance reported wh»r* *ueh eases have not been permanently an I PROMPTLY CUIt ED by the use of a single box of the genuine and Justly celebrated Dr.C. McL ANE’S LIVER PILLS, which may be procured at any Drug Store, or will be mailed to any address on the receipt of 25c. in postage stamps. Purchasers of these Pills should be careful to procure the genuine article. There are several counterfeits on the market, well calculated to deceive. The genuine Dr. C. McLane’s Celebrated Liver Pills are manufactured only by n£UNO BE0THERS CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. Consumptives and people j I who have weak lungs or Astb- I I ma, should use Piso’s Cure for j I Consumption. It has cured I ] thousand*. It has not injur- j | ed one. It is not bad to take. It is the best cough syrup. 8old everywhere. Cic. mm $75.00 A. N. U To can be made monthly working for B. F. Johnson & Co. t No. 3South llthSt.,Richmond,Va Fourteen. ’93- Send for Alabastine Rock for Souvenir, Free; also Tint Card. Mention this papsr. TEKTBODY know* that wall paper, with Its vegetable paste and its colorings ia animal glue, Is unsanitary, and that to apply repeated layers of each It a rery ‘ fc Dssty practice,” as well as dangerous. Ealsomine Is temporary, rots, robs off and scales; paint stops * 6 wall respiration” seeded to purify walls. Send to ea for a paper from Michigan State Board of Health re- The Doctob.—“ One layer port oa this subject, rec- or paper lsbad enough, yoti ommeading Chnrch’s Ala, have three here. Baby . if ® _ .. may recover but cannot oastino and plastico only for walls of dwellings. Alabastine forms pure, permanent and porous coat ings, and does not require to be taken off to renew from time to time; is a dry powder, ready for use by adding water (the latest make is used in COLD water and is neTer sold ta bulk); can bo easily brushed on by any one; made in white and twelve fashionable tints, and In three shades, from which decorators make the balance of forty shades shown on their card. !L B.—It is not claimed ttat all who lire with in papered walls die much before their time, but they will enjoy better health with wall coatingi (PPPP) Pure, Permanent, Porous and Pretty, For Sale by Paiat dealers everywhere. I line. Bouquet Cumb Co.. Lynchburg, Va. Alabastine Co., Granp Rapids, Mich,