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GIANTS AND DWARFS. Chinese giant, Chang, is eight feet inches. trpolus tells of a young giantess who was ten leet high. A giant eight feet high was exhibited at Rouen in 1755. Lecat speaks of a Scotch giant eleven feet six inches in height. The Grecian giant, Arnanab, now 18 years obi,-is seven feet eight inches tall. The giant Giilo do Trent, in the Tyrol, and one of the guards of the duke of Brunswick, was more than eight feet four inches in height, The Austrian giant Wmekelmeier, who was recently exhibited in Paris, measuring eight and a half feet, may be regarded as a specimen of the highest stature [attained by the human species. A Swedish peasant, cited by Buffoon, was eight feet and eight inches in height, and the stature of the Finnish giant Cujanus was the some, while Frederick William, king of Pms sia, had a guard of nearly equal stature. At the opposite extremes may be found numerous dwarfs not more than twenty inches, and some even os little as sixteen and even twelve inches in height; but such dwarfs aro only monsters with atrophied limbs or twisted backbones, or stunted in* fants whose age is usually exaggerated by their Barnums. Swedish Social Etiquette. All through Sweden social intercourse is en¬ cumbered with much ceremonious etiquette, particularly among the landed gentry. The three Scandinavian tougues employ the two personal pronouns “thou” and “you,” the first familiarly, the second when speaking to a mere acquaintance. But a well bred Swedish gentleman addressing a stranger will always, with old fashioned courtesy, substitute the equivalent for “Monsieur,” regardless of har¬ rowing repet itions, and where a title is de¬ manded, even under the difficulties of rapid speech, it is never for a moment omitted. As such politeness, however, in the end becomes both monotonous and wearisome, they have a practical way of cutting the Gordian knot. When a casual acquaintanceship has ripened into genial sympathy or mutual respect, your Swedish l’rieud at once proposes “a brother¬ hood.” This is a distinct social ordeal, the initiation to which demands a special rite. The man who has requested the honor of be¬ coming your brother provides you with a glass of wine filled to the brim, he himself holding another; both rise, each linking the right arm of each; looking one another boldly in tho eyes and pronouncing fcfce words: “Skal bror!" the beakers are emptied. Hence you are expected to use the pronoun “thou,” and you take your stand on the footing of relationship. Among the reminiscences of this visit to Vermland is an evening when I acquired no Jess than six now and stalwart brothers. On the subject of ancienne polit esso, 1 should mention, by the way, that there is n well known Swedish gentleman who al¬ ways gives precedence to his own son, because “he has one ancestor more than his father.”— The Comliill. « ho 1 a»rt‘> In Hound Safe*. **W do a big trade in house safes,” r# tnarlc fo manufacturer to a reporter. >v truthfully that it ©present: one tenth of the entire safe in ustry of tbi country In aon: * cases tho aai but in more modest families it is a movable safe, mainly used for plate, and kept in the dining room, sometimes finished in a way as to look very much like a sideboard. There is very little attempt to make them either fire¬ proof or burglar proof. As a general thing they are made simply of boiler iron, with combination locks. That is quite enough to baffle the ordinary house burglar, while the high toned bank burglar wouldn’t waste Ills time over it, as he knows the haul wouldn't l>e worth his trouble.—Philadelphia Call. Well Preserved Railroad Ties. Near Reno, Cal., railroad ties laid down nineteen venrs ago when taken up were found i lie in a perfect state of preservation. An aalysis, ie to determine what has prevented wood front rotting, will be made at once. * Tl»e “Yankeriee” in London, which were at first regarded as a failure, are now quite as thronged os the “eolouke” were in tbeij prime. A DIUIMIST’S MISTAKE. A Sick Man's Wife Disregards the Druggist's Advice and So Saves the Life of Her Husband. I am a wood carver by trade and it is out of 1113 ' line to write letters; but my wife thought it was no more than right that 1 should let you kn#vv what your remedy has done for me, and I think so too. I live in East 157th street, west of Third uVenue, and have lived there for about twenty-three years, where I own real estate. Up to the time I am about to mention I had been a strong, well man. There was always more or less malaria in the neighborhood, blit I had not personally suite red from it. It was in 1880 I had my first attack. It came on as such attacks commonly do, with headaches, loss of appetite and ambi tioin chilly sensations with slight fever afterwards, a disposition to yawn and stretch, and so forth. I was employed at that time at Killians & Brothers, furniture manufacturers, in West 32d street. 1 hoped the attack would wear off’, hut as it didn't I consulted a well known and able phy sician in Morris* ania, who gave me q in lie and told me what to do. I can sum up the first four and a half or live years of my experi¬ ence in few words. Occasionally I was laid up for a day or two, but on the whole I stuck to my work. I kept taking quinine, in larger doses from year to year, and kept on getting weak¬ er and worse, slowly hut surely, all the time. My trouble was now well de¬ fined and its symptoms were steady and regular. I had dumb ague in its worst form, and it was grinding me down ill spite of all that I could do or the doc¬ tors could do. It held me in a grip like fire in a hunting coal mine. The poison had gone all through and over me and nothing was able to touch it. I was fast losing flesh and strung!h, and about March. 1884, I knocked olV work entire¬ ly and went home t <» bn down sick, and to die for all I could tell. I ran down so rapidly that 1 soon became unable to walk anydist men. Liter 1 went from room friends to room in my own house only by holding me up by each arm. The doses of quinine were increased until 1 often effects look Ih this tig tremendous giaius <ti a stimulation tfose. The of was to make me nearly wild. It broke my sleep all up, and 1 often walked the floor, or staggered about it, all night long, scarcely able to bear any noises or even human speech. My temper was extremely irritable. As to food, one of my litil* children would eat more I would in order a meal food than and 1 could then in a day. turn from it in disgust. I lived on quinine and other stimulants anil on nig self like a bear in winter. The quinine set my head in a whirl, and the liquor—given ns a fh«sTn ine -made my stomach so siek I could not tolerate it. From 175 pounds (my proper weight) 1 ran down to y? pounds—the weight of a light girl—and was scarcely better than a skeleton. Jfanghodg had taken a hatchet and knocked me doten and killed me I should have During hern better the off’. this latter part of period, early in 1886, my physician said: “Miller, there’s no use in my taking |iyy more money of you, I can't do you any good. 1 might pour and pounds of qui¬ nine down your throat it would n’t help you.” On the strength of this I gave up the use of quinine altogether, and main e up my mind to do nothing more and take niv chances. Three weeks 'afterwards—about the. last of May—my wif - iw an advertise¬ ment of K iskiim in a New York paper. fold me of it. 1 said: 4 ft Stuff and it ca n't druggist's, do me any good.” But she went to a neverthe¬ to get it. Tne druggist advised against Kaskim*: he said it was but sugar; that she ought not to throw away, her money on it, &e. Ho s;ii< 1 he didn’t keen it, but could get it if she insisted on having it. Turn¬ ing away in disgust my wife spoke to our neighbor, bottle Mr. A. G. drug Hegewald, who got her a at a store in Sixth avenue. Almost against my will, and without the least faith, I began taking it. In one week 1 was lx •tier. I began to sleep. I stopped »• seeing ghosts.” I began to have an appetite and to gain strength. This was now the first of June, 1886, and by the end of that month I was b-e k at my b neh at C. P. Smith's scroll sawing fair cry in 116th street, wit re 1 wor* mcr. Since t i i• n 1 T !• • ■ v. • ■ v lost a day from sick nes-. an - k ne only, about forty pcMm sin i >” q ml (loses a dav, I eon! Hind tb gti The ma lari a appear * i t<> be k . in my' sys tern, and now Uv-* g-*i b ick my old " weight— 175 pounds > I my old strength to labor, I V i •>’) ustonish- . nient to m; ^e i ami !<> ;n friends, and it K iskine did not I i- I :< n't know wimt did. The - nly r • rer thing it Could do WOldd be o» . e » e •i dead man to life. 1 k f im rick .i Miller, 630 K .S , 4 • . t a iji !*•' . New York. P. S. lbr ! !mill of the above stab m-.-nt i fe: I > ihc following gentlcni'Mi, win) ar * po. smallv ac¬ quainted with tin* faets: Mr. A 1 ex ititilcr We’r, 626 156tli M.: Mr. George Seaman. l-> 8 ;’n street and (Jourtlandt avenue; Mr. A, M»vbi;s, 151th street and Courtlandt itvcuae; Mr. I*. F. Vaupel, lb 1 th street and Courtlandt avenue; Mr. John Limny, 630 East 158 t!i street; Mr. John Renshaw, 124 125th street, and many others. I will also reply to letters of inquiry. We submit that, the above astonish¬ ing cure, vouched for as it is by repu¬ table men, i deserving of a thorough and enndid investigation by th'nkhig people. And w Niifhrr net that when druggists turn away customers remedy by falsifying the character of a because they do’ not happen to have it on hand, they do a great ’ Tong. If this afflicted man had not disregarded the druggist's advice and scut else¬ where for ihe renc’dv !••• would without doubt have been .n !ns grave. Other letters of a similar character from prominent individuals, which stamp Kaskine as a remedy of un¬ doubted merit, will be sent op applica lion. Priee. $1.00, or 6 bolties,*$5.00. Sold by Druggists, or sent by mail oa receipt of price. W&rrM The Kaskiue Company, 54 St.. New York. --^ i » i - The finest line of Toilet Soaps ever exhibited in Hamilton just re ceived at the Drug Store. tf ICEI IGE. Will be kept at the Drug Store for sale. Persons wishing it in quantitief please give me notice in .time to have it shipped. A CARD. I respectfully tender the public my sin cere thanks for (he vetv liberal patronage extended to me during the year 1886, and respectfully solicit a continuance of same for 1887. Specialties. Obstetrics, Chronic and Piiyate Disetses. Will ktep also a full and complete line of first-class Diugs at the lowest prices possible for puieuoods and hope that with an experience of thirty )cars in the practice of medicine to give entire satisfaction. Very respectfully. S. G RILEY, M. D. DR. W- T. DENTIST, OYER COLUMBUS BANK. All Diseases of the Mouth and Teeth treated in the best manner. FAULTLESS FAMILY MEDICINE U *•. : \ ,■ * DR.HOOOS EUREKA V « -V / 1 sc.. LIVER MU j3k • ef, columbus GA. •; S3 » r ? By: r'-5; £V:*3*> !3T isiSF *f$E& wm Torpid and inactive Liver, Billiousness, Malaria, Chills and Fever, Jaundice and all complaints from a diseased liver. Dispepsia and indigestion in all its forms Siek headache and rick stomach, colic and asthma when dependent u on indigestion and a disordered stomach Dr. E. C. Hood’s time-tried and most effective prescription, used by him for 30 years in practice for disease of the liver. It promptly cures and prevents CONSTI¬ PATION, however obstinate an! tiouble some yields to the curative power of Hoodg Eureka more directly and certainly than to any other remedy in ,^u e. ft 1 ms been most effectively tested tor this,and is with¬ out doubt a perfect household medicine HP A XxXVX-^ A "LT p Torpid Liver, Sick Headache, HOOD'S Indigestion, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Chills * n vv 11 t\ H. tv K A ■ and Fever, iiV/ r. Alii i\ kVihSick languor and blues, Stomach . FOR general debility or depressed feeling • No remedy acts so delightfully and efiect ual.y as a household remedy as Hood’s Eureka. Hood’s Eureka is without a rival in the treatin'nt of all these i flections. Such is our confidence in the preparation thht we challenge all .competitors to compound ail) tiling equal to it. Wherever tded it has given unl*oimded satisfaction, and oui chsdlenge is founded upon the experience of intelligent pat ons. Dr N. J Bussey, Pieddent of the Eagl & Phenix Mf’g Co., < f Columbus, Georgia, writ is : ‘T have used Hood’s Eureka for a number of >ears in my family, and I con¬ sider it a valuable family medicine, and I do not hesitate to say it is all he claims for it. > ? Me srs M. D Hood & Co —Gentlemen l have tr ed Hood’s Eureka Liver Medicine well and I unhesitatingly pronounce it the best medicine I have ever used to inval' liable do I regard it that l keep a on hand all the time I hereby commend it to all as a mist efficient, satisfactory and reliable honsehok lemedy. CLIFF B. GKIMES, Mayor Put up in liquid and dry form, and sold by all drugi-ists at 25. 50 and $1 a bottle. PATTERSON & THOMAS, Mfrs, f Columbus, Ga. J. V*. HOWARD Oglethorpe St,, Columbus, Gao Dealer In Rags, Hides," Old Cotton, Hemp, Gunn; Rope, Bagging, Furs, Beeswax,Old Metal. Cotton in the Seed and Cotton Seen pDr Orders lor wrapping paper ant paper bags filled at shor notice.