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'i'll K <i KIJMAN CANARY STRONGER AND MORE MELODIOUS THAN ANY OTHER VARIETY. N,*nrl> n Uilllmt of ll»o lllrils llrfd In flu* lltirx Uiittiitttliis I^itj V-nr, Alums! All ( Ins*)-* of I*«*iiiiI«• Tlifri* Art* In tin* Itunliirini. Ncnrlj nil tlio cniiniiiM Imported Info A merit'll nro from Gi'iinnny. A Gruon- n If-Ii slroc'l bird ili nlor of Now York Import)) from 1,0.000 In 70.000 ruiiarics 11 your, nml I'Htliiinlos tlio lotnl Aim rl- cnn Importations of tin- mcloilloun lit tle 1 Ti'iiInivH nt nliont l’oo.oiki iilimmlly. Ki'crytlilng rnnslilcrod tlio (iormnn onn:tr.\ birds nru more satisfactory to most people limn those broil anywhere else. They lire not so h 11 lily In thin, country, perhaps, ns tlm American broil; tliej nro not so largo nml good looking ns tlio English or Soot eh vn- riotios, 1,or ho freak I ly showy ns those raised In Belgium. Hut of nil ennarlcs the tiormnn broil slug iiiohI Hiitlnlncto- rily, nml iih ninety nine In n 1111 nil red buyora of birds want thorn for their songs, tlio bulk of tlio bualtieas la In tiormnn bird*. Tlio canary was llmt found wild In the Islands of tlio anine name, though whether tlio Ifdiindn were namod from the bird or the bird from tlio Islands nobody knows. Today, 1 hough canary birds still IIy about in freedom nmoug the tree hrnuehe. of the < unary and tlio Madeira islands, many thousands more are bred In tierinuny than any Where, probably llinn everywhere, !‘lse. And for somi' reason most tiormnn canaries are bred In that part of Her- innny known ns the Har/. mountains. J'orhups there Is n <11 mu I lit reason for lliirz mountain birds to bo stronger and more mtdoilious than others; per- haps the breeders there lonrued the business belter tlinii other breeders L’bu years ago when the birds were first taken to Europe; perhaps it Just happened so. At all events, there lire Hot only more liars mountain en- narlos than nny others, but they are the best In everything but sl/.e, color mid frenklshness; St. Andrensherg, whence oiimo the famous full roller Songsters, is In the Harr, mountains. Inasmuch as the liar/, mountain breeders have to supply the demand for canaries in all parts of fiennany and some other European countries us Mi'll as the chief part of the American ilcuiuud, it Is probable that nearly a million birds are bred there every year. Oddly enough, while the raising of canaries Is one of the lending Indus tries of tlm region, no one is uuder- etonil to be devotcil exclusively to canary breeding- Nearly all ctnssoa of people breed canaries tin 1 butcher, till' bullet' and thi' cnndlcHtick maker; tlm farmer, the blacksmith. Ilm miller and all. The most extensive breeder known to the (Ireenwlch street Im porter breeds only Vmi or Hun a year, while many breed only a few each, so there mils! lie thousands and thou Hands of breeders. The (iormun canaries begin to reach Ibis country early In August, and the shipments continue all through the fall and winter, the heaviest of them com ing in November and lfeeember, Just in tlmo for the birds t 1 tie useful as holiday presents. Importation stops In March for the year. The birds reach this country at ages ranging from a few months to a year. The younger ones have not been taught to sing of course, and really are not wanted by American dealers as a rule, for teaching them to sing Is a tedious operation. No Importer likes to refuse a consignment of young birds with the demand as great as It is, however, for fear some other dealer will get them. As practically every bird breeder 111 the liar/, mountains has some other way of making a living besides hatch ing. rearing and selling canaries, which arc thus a byproduct, they are generally tired Just under tin* roofs. In tlit* attics, and there kept till they have learned to sing. Different breeders adopt different methods of teaching the birds. Many a breeder keeps in tils posses tdon as long as It lives one especially good singing bird; the young birds hear tils song and Imitate It. others prefer the canary organ, a ipieer whistling instrument whose motive power Is a stream of water from a pipe acting on a little water wheel. This mechan ical melody producer Is kept going con tinuously whi'n birds are being taught to sing, and the fact that It never gets tired or falls asleep gives It one value Hot possessed by the living bird. 801110 breeders use both the living bird and the canary organ, only run ning the latter when the former refuses to slug. Canaries are bred In every country of Europe, but mostly for domestic con sumption. English canaries are much larger than the Germun birds, one rich orange colored cayenne pepper fed English canary being twice or thrice the sl/.e of the average little St. An- dreasberg roller Not only do English bred canaries, for some unexplained reason, tend to grow larger than the German breed, but, and for an equally little understood reason, their song, though loud and vociferous enough, is not nearly so melodious as the German birds' song. A famous English variety Is the Manchester topknot, a canary with a crest or topknot. The feather foot ca nary Is another variety and those who fyney any of these will pay a high price for a good specimen-the range being from .$S to Sin for ordinary birds of ani of these types up to $100 for unusual examples, while the German singers arc worth much less, $'J to $g.Mi being a fair price for a fairly good Harr, mountain canary, and $.*<0 u top notch price for a tlrst class St. Amlreasberg roller. The Belgians produce ( audries with what is culled the "Belgian shoulder," Whose necks are uuduly developed, as most bird lovers think, but to the great admiration of the Belgians. The Scotch fancy canaries develop a graceful curve between the tip of the tall and the top of the head that has almost (lie exact sweep of the crescent. There arc othe: fancy varieties of canaries, none of which arc bred in great num bers or valued much except by a few Hf.i" allsls. but all of which arc held at higher figures by those who like them than the singing birds generally are by anybody. Nobody else loves the canary as (he German does; nobody else rears or teaches the bird so skillfully and lov ingly as he, and a very large propor tion of the canaries Imported to this country are bought by Germun-Ainerl- enns. Both here and in tlio old world the Germans form Idl'd clubs nml carry them on with great enthusiasm, study ing the peculiarities of their favorites ns'-idiiously, listening critically to ihelr songs and discussing them with all the sorioUHiies* that Is given to criticism of the opera. Himli clubs are to he found In nil clllcs with a large German population— In Chicago, Si. I.ouis and New York for Instance, and In many of the small er I’eiinsylvniila towns. The Green wich street dealer says the Keystone State Is fairly speckled with them, the number of bird dubs within Its bound- nrb's being greater limn In nny oilier stale. Contests between canary birds - or ill least tlic lidding of coinparutlve exhibitions of lliclr power as singers - lire not at all uncommon wherever there are German canary enthusiasts, and l( Is from the members of such dubs liial tlio Importers and the breed ers get fancy prices for fancy birds. Americans sometimes work up a de gree of enthusiasm for canaries, but their devotion to tIn* melodious birds never compares with that shown by the Germans, either in degree, persist ence, or, If Ilm truth must be told, In Intelligence. The American's interest In tlie canary, to put tlio case Hally, Is always faddish and Meeting, while the German's Is serious, lasting, and, with regard to the bird's song, of the nature of true music worship. New York Telegraph. SPEED SWIMMING. The Dimcnll Mile stroke mill How II I* \<■<'<»in p | InIm*«I. Whether a man he a sir I mini r or not, In taking up a new stroke lie should begin with the leg movement only. In the slilc stroke It Is culled lliu scissors kick. To acquire) II Mini a place with water at least three foot in depth, where you can use either a stationary or a floating support. Take hold of this siippnrl and Id your body rest on tlio water, on Its side, with logs straight nml in'll together and feet as If Miami lug on tiptoe. Clmose the side that feels most comfortable. Now proceed to open the legs very slowly, not frog fashion, but front amt back, as in walk ing. The upper should be brought for ward almost straight, tlio under, back, belli In a kneeling position. When they ure about two feel apart snap sharply together. The position of the body Is un changed. I.lo on your side, with body and legs In 11 straight lino; both arms perpendicularly over your head, nml the palms turned slightly away from the face. Bring upper arm down smartly, keeping It rigid at elbow and Avrlsl, palm of band open. Ungers well together. Carry It through the water Just below tlm surface, describing a semicircle to end at tlio thigh, then bend arm at I he elbow and bring It forward well above wator, until it Is straight before you In the original posi tion. The under arm should be started when the upper one is Just about through with Its stroke, and should he brought down with force, almost parallel to It, so that at tlm Mulsh It brushes the lower (high; then II is bent lit tlio elbow like tlio other and brought forward just below the surface. The upper arm should rest on the water, at full reach, while (lie under olio re covers, milII It is at the height of tho head. Thu notion of tlm arms iu the side stroke entails a rolling motion of tho body which buries the face at every stroke. Tills necessitates an artiMcial way of breathing, which has to be learned before the stroke can be swum properly. It is advisable to mako a special study of It. Air should be lu- baled through tho mouth as the up per arm Is being brought down and hIioiiIi! be exhaled through the nostrils, under water, while the under arm goes forward. Some Mud this impossible even after long practice, and breathe In and out through tho mouth during the short period that the face Is above water, but If one can acquire tho other way It Is far tfjo best. The legs should be opened very slowly Just ns the under arm starts Its recovery; they should be snapped together when the upper arm Is in the middle of Its stroke. If properly timed the side stroke gives a clean, even prog ress, without a break or a check.— G. do B. Handley I11 Outing Maga zine. MAORI HOSPITALITY. MrrnuoiiK Welcome Kitemlptl, to a Party of Traveler*. A traveler in New Zealand tells of n native welcome. Mis party drew near to the central home of tho tribe of Maoris. "As we rested beneath the parapets we were startled by'*, horri ble yell, and round tin* turner of the stockade appeared a ferocious figure, tattooed, red painted, liefenthered nml naked, except for u very brief waist fringe of dangling palm liber. His eyes rolled till the whiles only were seen; then lie thrust out n long and Snaky tongue and grimaced fearfully. Shaking a wooden spear in Ids hand, he swiftly cast It at us, then turned and rushed toward tho village. Just ns tho spearsnmn turned one of our young men who hml rapidly divested himself of 'all but bis waist shaivl darted out In pursuit, and we followed nt a more dignified pace. The entrance to the, village was barred by a body of armed men, crouching still as death, on one knee, each holding a gun, butt on the ground, barrel sloping toward us. We advanced until we were with in twenty paces of the warriors. Then all at once, at a wild cry from a chief on the right, they Jumped to their feet, leaped high In the air, with their feet doubled under them like deer, and with one voice literally barked out a thun dering chorus. This n ay and that our martini hosts bounded, brandishing their loailisl rifles In tlmo to the chant. Halting abruptly, with an earth shak ing thud, they Mrcd a volley of ball cartridge over our heads. “Another volley reverberated from hill to hill and the bullets whistled over us. Then the brown warriors foil back and a gayly dressed band of women, with green leaves wreathed about their brows and waving shawls and leafy boughs, advanced with a gliding seml- dnneo nml chanted their nuelent wel come song. When the women's song ceased out In the front danced six girls —a group of vividly barbaric, yet not Inharmonious, color—appareled In loose crimson roundabouts and short gowns of gorgeously flowered print, their brows bound about with red handker chiefs, which held In place the black and white plumes of the rare linia bird and the Iridescent feathers of the long tailed cuckoo, their cheeks dabbed with red ocher paint, ustoiio pendants and shark's teeth hanging from their ears. , "These hnrel'ooted nymphs, hands on hips and heads thrown back, gilded Inlo the measure of 11 dance to Hie music of a shrill monody chanted by a wlilte haired, tattooed old lady. Then nil at once the chant I'lubsl 011 an un expected high 110(1* and the performers stopped, breathless ami glowing all over with their self evolved emotions. Broad Max mats ivere spread out for iih on the green nml after speeches of greeting we were regaled with pork, preserved birds, wild honey and pota toes, In quantity sulQelcnt to hove snt- Isfled a starving garrison.”—Chlcugo News. ilunt ll»w to Do It. Atlvnn«*p to flu* Inner iloor nml glvo three distinct raps. The "devil" will attend your alarm. You give him your name, pimloMIce address and the num ber of years that you are owing for the paper. Ho will then admit you You will advance to the eon:or of the room, address the editor ivlth the fol lowing countersign: Extend the right hand about two foot from the body, with the thumb and Index linger clasp ing 11 ten dollar bill, which drops Into the extended hand of the editor, at the same time saying, "Were you looking for me?" The editor will say, "You bet,” After giving him tho news you will be obliged to retire ivlth a receipt for the obligation properly discharged. —Kingman (Kan.) I.eader Courier, llllllnrtls ill Sen. "Can you Imagine playing billiards lu a heavy gale?” said the captain. "Do you wonder that our great liners, xv it Ii their elevators and telephones and gymnasium, don’t have billiard tables as well? One ship once lmd a billiard table, the Great Eastern. The wonderful Great Eastern had a billiard table on a swinging deck. This deck was supposed to counteract the ship's motion and to keep the table steady, but It failed to do so, and very re markable were some of the shots made on the Great Eastern’s table in rough weather. Nevertheless the table was kept for years and was a popular Insti tution aboard the big boat, hut no oth er boat before or since lias ever both ered to Introduce billiards." Tlie Tiillcrle* Harden.. Early iu tho reign of Louis XVI. tl.e author of a book entitled "Go Parterre Geographiquo et Historlquo" suggest ed that these gardens should lie laid out to represent the provinces of l-'rance. On Sept. -I, 17SKI. a deputation cume to the national convention, and the spokesman, Anaxagoras Chau- motte. said that "the eyes of repub licans would rest with more pleasure on thut former domain of the crown when It produced objects of prime ne cessity. Would it not be better to grow plants which ivere needed for the hospitals than to leave there stat ues, Meurs-de-lis. box trees and other objects which ministered to the lux ury and pride of kings?”—Notes and Queries. Hlnjgnlnr and I'lnrnl. It Is a question of taste and fancy whether one should make two bites of a cherry, but xve all really make two bites of the word "cherry” when ivo use It In tlie singular. The original English version of "cerise" was "oher- Is" or “clilrls,” which ivas mistaken for a plural, so that "eherl" or “chlrl" Aims soon manufactured as a singular. Exactly so has "pea" come into being as a false singular obtained from the supposed plural and true singular "pease." "Sherry” for "sherrls” is an other ease, and "shay" from "chaise,” “Chinee" from “Chluese" and “corp” from "corpse” are others In vulgar speech. Similarly "riches" Is really a singular, of which “richnesses” was tho old plural.—London Graphic. High Class Druggists AND - OTHERS. Tho bettor class of druggists, evorywhero. are men of scientific attainments and high integrity, who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians' prescriptions and scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but always under original or otiicinal names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines. They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances. The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know that Syrup of Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package. They know that in cases of colds and heudaches attended by biliousness and constipation and of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of i^yrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemned, but there are individual druggists to he found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations Bometitnes have the name—“ Syrup of Figs”—or “Fig Syrup” and of some piratical concern, or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of the package. The imitations should he rejected because they are injurious to the system. In order to sell the imitations they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a denier passes off on a customer a preparation under the name of “Syrup of Figs” or “Fig Syrup,” which does not bear tlie full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package, he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been bo unfortunate as to enter his establishment, whether it he larce or small, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and and deception in one ense he will do so with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of physicians’ prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. Knotving that the great majority of druggists are reliable, we supply the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may he purchased every where, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but ns exceptions exist it is necessnry to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return any imitation which may he sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company— California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the article and to demand the return of your money, nnd in future go to one of the better class of druggists who will sell you ivhat you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices. THE CONGREGATIONAL!STS. They started the Mrst foreign nils slniuiry society lu Ilm country. They started the Mrst home mission ary society lu the country. They started tho most effective city missionary society In the country. They started the greatest Christian | young people's movement of this coun try or nny other country. They started the Mrst college In the country. They started the Mrst theological seminary In tho country. They started tlie Mrst religious news paper in the country. They published the Mrst hymn hook In the country. They started the toivn meeting—the Initiative and referendum. They started the Mint temperance so ciety In tlie country. They h ive given to America the throe greatest eva::g 'lists It has ever had.— Chicago Advance, Aii Av.Mrlolmi* Woman* A wui. nn who carried love of money to an Inerodlhlo extreme ivas Gmly Margaret Jardlno, sister of the first Duke of Quoeimbury. Although her husband was a rich man. Lady Mar garet AVOUld actually carry foot pas sengers across the little river Atman for a halfpenny, and ivhenever there ivas a fair or market day she ivoultl sit Im the hanks of the stream all day ! long Availing for customers. She usu ally ivore rags to save her clothes, but on the rare occasions when she visited anywhere she packed up a feiv decent ^ garments ivblch she slipped on before entering the house, exchanging them for her dirty ones when leaving.—Lon don Queen. STORE NEWS Tlir Point of View, Zangivill. the noted writer, had an experience ivhlcb convinced him that In deciding ivhat constitutes real great ness a good deal depends upon the point of vleiv. At a political meeting he fell Into conversation ivlth a man ivlio knew all tho speakers and pointed them out as they sat on the platform, "There," he said, "sits Senator Lodge.” , “What!" exclaimed Mr. Zangwill. "Do you mean Henry Cabot Lodge, tho lit erary man—the great historian?" "No, slr-ee!” replied tho other with distinct contempt. "That's Henry Cabot Lodge, United States senator from the great state of Massachusetts.” All Infill 11 bit* Slicn, A student in one of the colleges n-as writing 011 a paper In medical juris prudence In which he was asked to euuuiuerate the signs of death by droAvniiig. After some more or less fu tile guesses be added, "But the surest sign of all is crape on tlie door!”— Short Stories. But for some sorrow and trouble we would never know half the good there la about us.—Dickens. Logical. The employe had been asked by • the employer to vote the ticket al ways voted by the employer. “We must have protection for American industries in order to be able to compete with the world,” said the employer. "Does a tariff on wool make wool more profitable to the sheep raiser?” queried the employe. "It certainly does.” “And does a tariff on woolen goods cause local competition and thereby cheapen the price of the woolen goods we buy?” “That's the idea exactly,” said ; the employer. “You catch on beau- I tilully.” of interest to the trading pub lie will appear in this space next week. Watch for it and read it. New YorK Bargain Store “And why doesn t a tariff on raw wool induce competition and make the price of raw woo! cheap er?” queried the employe. “Look here shouted the exasper ated employer. “It you are going to be one of them blamed Social ists, you’ll have to look for anoth er job.”—The Commoner. Magnetic 3air Tonic The most effective hairj restorer 011 the market Prevents baldness by imparting vigor to the scalp— cleanses it aid eradicates dandruff. Restores lit’ and beauty to the hair. Evefy bottle guaranteed. Price 50c per bottle, at the J. T. Reese Dr& Store, 2i’ewnan r Ga.