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A UNIQUE HERMIT. Frr Twenty-Five Years He Has Lived in a Hole in the around. Disappointed in Lo* e He With¬ drew From HtnnA.n Society. In ttie town ‘ /taint:. Me., there is u unitpio In-rur* For twenty-five vttnrs he pas/''cd. in a hole in tho ground. 'Unis picturesque rcclnsc, (It'orge yV (i or, is now nvly years old, but^i ‘'i' 1 hi* singular abode in spite increasing age nml 'infirmities, Hi! S ■mb his existence like a prairie do. y/A Now York press correspondent /aw the oil i)nu in his dugout the oth / er day. It i- a place unlit for luimnu abode. I n tin - h‘ of iv bit! lie has dug a hole and roofed it over witli paies and so l. A rndo dt>»r is stout ly m tde and fastened hy a number of hooks un i tiasps, ami locked with a big, rusty ( idioek. T:ie only other ven t i- it little wil dove with an outside siiutter. lIousneleitHi ii;‘ is smiplo with this hermit. Wi.ni.:- house gets musty and od irtfe/up he moves, digs a new hole'and tVo-« his r.oo-f with him. Then . lie ii.iN a/oit hoiis-e, fresh and cjbftu His ou'.V implemeut is an old spaiie • which. e>‘ has worn down shatiV”TUero are jw i) rooms to his hoirse, mi outside sti/ti: room, about live by eight feet, nsd bis living room, nturo m a low space abotit four by eight ho has Ids cook-stove,- his bed and bis provisions ( which consist of n barrel of flour, a can pf molasses, and a piece of pork), This old mnu has lived iu this miset'a bie hole fur a quarter of a eontury without a bath, eiiango o! clothes or decent food p yet be is in good health, has good 1 nags, a good digestion, and not a traeu of rheuiuatrsm. Tho hermit's costume consists of only two~articles, a tattered pair of trousers and a dirty red shirt, Tho way in which they are kept together and prevented from dropping oil' from his gaunt frame by sundry pieces of string, strands of rope, and bits of yarn, instead of batons, is something to marvel at. But ho whs not always thus, He has seen better days. It is tho same old story—the same sad story of dis- i appbintiueut and . bitterness. When | ho started out in. life he owuod a large j and fertile farm, and lived iu a com* JFortabie dwid lyng house above ground. Nothing, save a wife was lacking to make his life one of hnpptbeas and 1 peace. Then come the love disap pointim at, ami tiie consequent ■ dejec¬ tion. He .gradually became more tuc- I itnru, ami finally withdrew from bis associates, it was top tone i trouble j to lull a house just for himself, he said, and then there a.is the likeli hood of a fire; ho he gave d up and retired to his .hole in the ground, whore be h:iK lived over i-Mie.e. 'j’h world will nov r I, now the whole story of the.old man A cuvet, for he rrhi t-* speak id his |tast, The < hin as an Index. .“mini line chins olmraeb-ri/.e • .no .! and women of the get-thore tv|>e. Huceessfui people usually carry their chins thrust forward, with compressed lips. This chiu, if heavy, with broad . rami ami .‘PVe.ljn,.; in e s< ter-, indicates lighting blood. rcfre iUng chin shows lack of force, men.taliv, morally, and physi¬ cally; usual ly of tho yielding sort; soon discoiir.i ;< d ; d -sire- pi ot.-etion ; small cXceutn e. lore- 1 . The develop¬ ment. of <d)n r faculties often make up for this ile!!‘Ct. A small, weU-routlded chin, with Uiobllo and Vi 1 cushion of (Ie*di Upon, i udie it •; a pi • .i , r> - lov in a own, r, Jt dimpled, all (In; more for dimpled chins ' b- 1 . n I • - e- q r 11 ■ ■. I’.copo with diinjib - lot to be petted and lots!; Idle adn.it atioti and praise, generally lick'e, ! eus'ly this chin is 1 u ullliv, recuperative and long lived. Urimd chin- ignify nobleness and large dignity, mile s veilicaily thin, vrlicit, if with it them be. thin lips of bloodless ki.’ 1, yon tiinl eruelty. .Square chins with little lbisli denote firmness and executive ability. Those make good ball i-. Ifruukards vt-ualiv have a - itire.uiai fine about t beir chill-. Hlovcus h.'ivv wrinkle- about Uir:r cklllN. iiOIlg t h i U . a l l! 1 tied, mi- stable aud delicate is constitution. Such people arc subject to bowel de¬ ruugemutiis. ft lira through the angles of the mouth too, <h-y are tuboT^lonU OeMy BhorthvctL Medium chi' s w ‘ tl> 11 suggestive hi ! furoatiuB in ?.io centre, t with small ! mounds of fesh on either side, obar- 1 . acWize giiorositv, impnlHiveiiiss, cin ery natirea (Tiiesonip-sized chins, .j w jth a i lib ef flesh just under the een i ife of the loynr lip, indicate uiean i Ues-, aeliishhf^s, brutality, j t N. If. — (Uif feature can be taken ; nidging.'iiaraeter. • Often develoj> incut. \/! * r faculties of mind oi lent lire c governs, lu each { |‘1 e lse take “totality .of. indications" , c Je mg.—Hi, Louis Clinique. i n. lysicinns Slionlil Slutvc. i it nut claimed by some, writes J)r. \Y. \. .omeyer to tho .Med j • , j 1,‘ ief, t d the beard iso pro , q.q j-. v nature;' and should be ul j lowed to romaiti, >So it may be with the layman, but when with the faculty ! it mi^ltl prove i m riptis means of cun* tttgi oi, it were bed tor that no chancis sbuhtd be taken, Iu listening to the actioh of the heart, or m making other examinations, the face of the examiner must necessarily come into contact iiith the person or clothing of the patient, and a bearded fa.ee Would bd much moreliable to beail'ectcd thereby dbau tbo cleanly shaven skin. Dr. Marion Huns was under the impression that-disease hud often 'been conveyed by this menus, and was always a firm | ! believer that the less the face was eu cumbered, the better it Was for both |^ doctor and patient. There is, ! 1 beyond all that, this fact which can not but be generally aumittod; tho perspiration of summer and the frosted breath of winter, or the dampness from raiu in all seasons, are not pleas¬ ant things for a doctor to carry into a sick room, in winter he may divest himself of ins overcoat nml lint in the hall, but the benjjil, with the effects of the outside atmosphere, cannot be so easily laid aside, and oftentimes, ca¬ pceisUy if the cal! bo a hurried one. tbc Imfient Dmy bucolno llmlso , te aiy #wnro , bllt tb( , d()0to , w8h 1 ' llt( . rnlplLH f in Hie enjoyment of bis pipe. A Dog Fired (he itifle. The accidental discharge of a twenty two-calibre rillii rocontlv, ended ll,o life of Albert Cooper, an cigbteen year-old boy, ut Hteyens, Cal.. Cooper and too friends left Kern City on a hand Car in the morning for a rabbit hunt. At about four in tlm afternoon they were ready to return, and placed tlieir gun- on tin- floor of t iit.* crir, Copper was standing iu tionf- of the ear. One of the party had already boarded, it, and the other lifted tlieir hunting dog^liotu the ground and placid him on top oi the weapons, Theiv followed immetli iiteiy the, discharge of Cooper’s rifle,, the bullet cute! ing the abdomen and pert netting the aorta. 1 loath ensued within fifteen minutis from nitcrniil immori iiagix i’lie firing ut tin- een must .have no n caused by the dog striking the Ixiggei with his foot. It i- siippoMod ihat the vjittm of the accident bad •IU flccti d to lower tbe hamrni - \iben h.e bud the weapon down. Thu family oi young Cooper have resided hero for •vend Years, his father being a loco¬ motive engineer of loll; 1 , set VICO with iii" railroad.cpmpttny. Han Francisco Chronicle. The Morning Drink. \ g.ln-s'of water should always bu ti.eii the lint thing iu the morning. L '. vreisers a two-fold advantage. of alt,when nipped slowly it acts ;t i 'iinuiutor t > tiic excretory organ '.See ,nilly, (lurin' slurp a great deal of mucin i- snereb-d by the membrane lining tiic moiii ti and < tlirr 'ofguib it Vie nlimeutarv I'u.ial, and this mo-n ;e ' drink remove-• ir. Many a tuorn ii". beielache will be cured if this habit i.» carefully and systematically earned out.-—New York World, Surgery. Consulting Surgeon—What is tho matter here? liou-e Surgeon This is u man who k" lh.; lit I dumpling Ins, wife ever made, ' Consulting Hut geon — (Jin- be seems 1"''^ weak. 1 guess we’d better not pr die for the dumpling yet awhile.— i’i nth WHY SHE MARRIED JACK, How a Maldan’t two Suitor* War* Pi t to* Te*t. “Oh, you dear thing!"' cried the girl In the empire jacket, as she stepped . aboard the cars, " to think that I’ve only just heard of your marriage, I was away at tho time, you know, and I just can't forgive you for not lotting me know all about it.” “Well, you see, it was very sudden," said tho young woman In the fur col¬ larette, according to a writer In the Chicago Times-Herald. “I only knew it myself forty-eight hours before it happened. Yon see, l had decided to be married in the spring, anyhow, but 1 liked Jack and Edgar equally well, and I just couldn’t decide which—’’ "Yes,” said the girl in the empire jacket,• breathlessly, "and how did you decide?”’ “I put them both to a test,” said the young woman in the fur collarette, "and Jack stood It." “You didn't make them fight a duel, did you?” "Mercy, no. That is away behind the times, 1 took each one of them for a walk and stopped before a milliner's window to—" "You clever, original thing!” “Yes—to admire the lints. I said to Edgar, ‘I'm trying to decide wTnClf one of these suits me best. I've tried them all on and I can't decide. Give me your opinion.” "Yes, yes, don’t slop; I'm dying to hear—” "He pointed to one V ‘bring a ticket which said ‘Marked (.own to $1.10,' and said: 'That one, by all means; It would just suit the sliupo of your head!’" “Oh, I see; a husband like that would tell yon that you looked better in a calico frock than—" “A silk? Exactly. I rejected him that duv. The following afternoon Jack and I went for a walk.” “And stopped before the same win¬ dow?” "M’hm. Then jRCk displayed his real nobility. Ho said; ‘If I had any¬ thing to say to it. I'd select that one.' it was placarded 'The very lataat, $22.’ I knew I'd never find such a noble creature again, bo 1 married him two du.vs later. "And you were right, too. Of course, the first thing he- did after you were married was to buy you that hat! How awfully- romantic! Of course, you haven't worn it out in two months— you must let me see it when I come to call to-morrow !" A queyr look flashed over the bride's face, an' she gaeje “Why, no, he didn't. 1—iid-vo. thepcht Jtt that. Conductor, stop the car!” 1 “Why, where are you going?” naked the girl in the empire jacket, "To Jack's oflico," said I he bride, firmly. “I—we have an errand to do before I go home!” The Outcome. < Mrs, Kingley (anxiously)—IIow night playing did yon come out last poker? Kingley—I won two boxes of cigars and,lost that now gown I vffts going to give you.—Philadelphia P 'ess. That FverluMitifc trritttt Itch. Tliot (leiHu'ribn«Tott«r, itu/.ema J n<l other skin •Jlnpiift' s.. '*0 rcntH will •Mir*' them . etop the Itch at once. r»0 oeutn pays f» r a i.<». ' ToUerlrw' Ht ilrui; store* or jKHtiml<1for > «. tfvmpft from J. T. Hlmptrlao, Havun t’ASCARltTB Stimulate ih*r and bviwels. Never al«‘k.en, wtuU. mj -r 1 tOc. M Vitus’ Dani'o. One I - b nner's • ^pecifk* cure» tTrcular, RrcUtmloJ* • Buckincha DYE For the Whisi.v-. s, Mustache, and Eyib‘ov o In one preparation, f »sy apply at home. Colars brm or black. Tho Gonti men favorite, because sati ' ctory n P lull. >vid * Civ, by rn>prieti»r«, fill ]>rus^i»ti j*. N U. ( 71 . OL mv4 I of Hire* Rontbei-r on a sweltering h<jt day tiui is highly esseii- end to comfort W health, it cools tlf e i lilood, reduces yon'.r the temperature, tone* -1.0 stomach. KM boo HIRES r»» r ®0 % »•* ‘ i-7 ft Root beer rr* -6fl should be in ov?*y : home, in every ""trW :4C ■**? office, in every work¬ i driuk, shop. A tcmpemnice hiiaith c-ao more ful than ice /Water, :-is i^r. satisfying more delight/ul thhu and. •-a any h other duced. bever-igc pro¬ U;o ('hadra T., Birr* C».. Pi*' blptiis. * p *\ tnalMt f hou*. fold *r ftywher* 7 HE “GROWN-UP” DAUGHTER’S DUTY TO HER . ; MOTHER. \’ou can only have one mother ;• therefore, when her step is growinj alow and her mind gloomy with forebodings, and you can see that her whole lv nervous system is upset. It is your filial fm critical time duty ! and Mother period privilege of is her approaching to. life. attend to the her most in \ The change of life, that is’what mother > r( is dreading, and no wonder, for it is full ;Vx S’ wf of peril to ait but the strongest Mm* women. i / rT m Wearing There are symptoms some special from and which very - A/. r c w'-.. mother speak of suffers, them-to but she will Help not ■> (her any one. out; she doesn’t know what to do r fS i for herself t / j Shall I advise you ? First, send to the nearest drug store and get a bottle of Lydia E. Hnkham's Vegetable Com pound, and see that mother takes it regularly, then write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., giving all tho symp¬ toms and you will receive a prompt reply telling mother what to do for her¬ self. In the meantime tho Vegetable Compound will makejife much easier for her. It tones up the nervous system, invigorates tiic body, and the “ hi js” vanish before it as dark- ■ ness flees from the sun..gift. You can get it at any H reliable druggist's. I Sj F Mrs. horns Strong, Harris Hill, Erie Co. ,N. Y., says: “1 have advised been t roubled to take with Lydia falling E. of Pinkham's the womb Vegetable for years, ] ■ was Compound. I took thirteen bottles and received great K #5 benefit. ‘ When the time for change of life came I suf fered a great deal with-faintness and palpitation of ▼ the heart. 1 got one bottle of the Vegetable Com¬ pound and one of Blood Purifier and was relieved again. - I wtt thereby enabled tf pass through that serious period very comfortably.” ANDY CATHARTIC rabcoAeib CURE CONSTIPATION 10* S' »! ALL 25* 50* DRU<sG’,5TS _ ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED 1* and hook let frw. Ad. KTtRMNO KKMKDT CO.. Chlcuro. Mmtnal. Cuh, »*■ REASONS FOR USING Walter Baker & Co.’s u j Breakfast Cocoa. t. Because it is absolutely pure. 2 . Because it is not made by the -o Dutch Process in which chemicals are used. m J. Because beans of the finest quality ire . a. * i t Because it is made by j metliod AtiiCh preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor V.'.l. of the beans 5, Because it is the most economical ■ ' * }*v: than one cent a cup. nf Be *ure tint you a*t the genuine ...title m , by WALTER BAKIiR & CO. Ltd., Dortheeter, Mete, httehllehed 1780. V £ SF-XS SSLiHli" Sr mm t. ? ZS5& & Improvement* lifitentetl 1M>0 in th* IT. S , and Europ«. FlTtF FROOF Proof fikfatnit spark*, oindvt*. burning braml^ etc. STKONG A henvy ranvan foundation. LI<« f IT'-- Weighs but Nf> Uw. |x*r I Oil sq, ft. when hult*t\uit«)v laid complete. FltK.V tlftj: no comi t*r. *n<l r«t min* expensive it* leather like plUbilltv find lont’hnetn. K4SII.Y APPMKO U«quir*a no k«tt ]0 or oth«r *pp*r»tn«. Gen be Uul by euy Intel ligeut workmen. SKNI) FOR SAMPLES AND DK-SCRIPT1YK I'A>1PIIT,KT. H. W. JOHNS MFC. l>HlLAT>l£lJ CO., IOO WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. CRTCAflO: m A 04* Rendolph tit. > HlA: 170 A 17#north 4th Hr, UOSTON: 77 A 7I» Pe*rl Bt. FRICK COMPANY ECLIPSE ENGINES m * Zi Hollers, Saw Mills, Cotton (lins, Cotton Chlf»*’i Presses, drain Separators. Tooth nml s«,;m Saw«; Saw Toeth, In sjilrator#, lMjo«-tt»rH, Knglno Hopalca and a full lino of Bray* (IcmxIh. tw~S'rutf for Catalogue and ]*i'icefi. - N MANAGERS. ». SI It KXH. ^ .. ATLANTA, tiA. HaiarJ’s SjtciSc Tails t^ulct tho nervipfi, imjmrt Ui«*flrculatlon,vital l/.a tlin HOrr«»tlotiA. vigor and glv»> ton a to all tin' tiuiHtloMB of tho H.YHtt'in. Over-w<»rk«*<i and run-down moo and weak and iktyoum woman $1.00; aro HjnM’dilj' rritorctl by their iiab, 1 lx>x ;i box*'** by uj/ill, Aildrua^. IIAOWAUI) II H CO., .no Nt>r«)«»*M Building, At bint,.. Ciu. IAMAK A HANK I N DHIHJ CO,, Wholcaiilu Agouti*. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN to WANTED H«ll the famountIrvtmttt »kl« < imp. Uemovew Kr-fd-klvs, 1‘implrs MNoaNaa. and tfixflualvo TViti ol tho t/o*o and oiir<**i all Skin I.. Ifl-orii, WkRrtn territory and omflt IMF 44 M., Aflnnldt, tin. Mt OSBORNE'S QtyoMge udinedd 4 uuumtn. tin. Actual huslnsfMi No Uxt Loc»k>»- HhortMmo. board- »S*» n<l for o*Ub>gti« 41 •sxsssseysfs but •neloea Ktamp to $ 1.00 monay, ws»i«Md« s. ('*.,*14 s. ntNtoii *<„i»*pt. j| A C MTC We %iitit ona nj'«*nt in thi4 County n ** a it I Va tn pb]| to faiiibic* paving <th\ article on earth. Vm i »v all» xiiettb**. AditrrBH ZA < III AI*. < 0., XUiNliiJictutta V. C. MENTION THIS PAPER In tlHt'lH. writing ANt «*>ndv«r Vi 17 GROVES m r ,^Effect '; famii fatav m is ,.; ; ■ Wwl ro, »t a & N, TASTELESS CHILL TONIC 18 JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. Paris Modlclno 0o., gai.atia, Bt, Mo. Ii.uj., Nor. 16, isw. Uni la, (Jentloraon:-Wo sold Ihal year, 000 bottles of OKOVK'S TABTWLKBB CUILL 'TONIC him! hn*« btiught ihrFo khiss already this your. In ail uarex penance of 14 yonrs, iti the drug business, hav« never Bebl nn artlclo that gave aueh unlror’ifd faction um four Toulc. lfours truly, ADNJtY.CAHR A CO. PURCHASE Illustratwlcatalogus Ss Mannfsrtursr to waarsr. frss. IJndarwaar depart msnt. Addra* tr®y, CONSCimaiN Kiri-l'I.IKS co v m. v. MnDDUIMC IflUnr ni™L,‘ Ctplnin mid wnuk, Nti.flf n»l)i* fftllfl ured at homo Mnn.rcli Ilvm, Cnru Cfl,, Xiw Ai.baNI,1mi. 725 crs.‘ 7230's" I .- "- s t CURES WHERE HI 1 Ho* id. Dost Cough Byrup. Katas in time. Bold bjn druggtata. 1131 si?