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THE GAINESVILLE NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13, 1902, gtiftsri ——— jut. rnomas, m careless Haste, an swered: “Anything! Anything!’' The lad, literally obedient, set np “Rain, hail and snow.” The diligent readers were surprised, but when the day came the prediction was fulfilled—it really did rain, hail and snow on the 13th of that July, and the fortune of the almanac was made. The “Almanac de Gotha” is the best known of the German publications. Whittaker’s is the standard English publication of the kind, while in this country several of the large newspa pers, issue annual almanacs. The stray production, however, with its old as trological and magical symbols of Faust, must ever possess an interest for the curious who are versed in the history of almanacs. — Washington A Modest Request. To judge from an incident reported In the Washington correspondence of the New York Tribune, the department of agriculture sometimes appears from a distance like a big department store. During the season when members of congress send out seeds one of the packages, found its way back to the sender, accompanied by a note from the farmer to whom it had been ad dressed. “My dear sir,” wrote the farmer, “1 appreciate your good will in sending the seeds, but my eldest daughter, Ma tilda, is going to marry the doctor down to the village next month, and wife and I think of giving up the farm and going there to live. If we do, the seeds won’t be much good, as we shan’t have a garden; so if you could change them for some stockings (No. 9) and some handkerchiefs or a nice spring bonnet for Matilda I would be much obliged.” ALMANAC VAdAftlES AN INTERESTING COLLECTION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Sallow* ^ dnijr Bilious People f tneed a gentle stimulant for the liver jgfand a tonic for the system. This essentiaP&a. By combination is fonnd in W f TJ AVON’S liyir pills 1 I^^andTON 1C PELLETS They do the work completely and thoroughly, and make strong men and women of invalids; they [ assist Nature to a healthy normal condition, and j k banish disease in a natural, easy way. 25ea I k fj box froin all dealers. Write for Free M Samples. Mg iSL BROWN MFQ. CO. MA new york Afrr AND CREENEV1LLE, . TENN. • fioted Men WIio Are Credited. Witli '7 Beans tlie First Almanac Makers. 7 Yearly . Almanacs tlae Rase Since f tlae Sixteesitla Centarx. ' One of the most curious collections v«t the library of congress is that of ^almanacs. These publications, tvhich ns advertising mediums are left at the ■door, often to be at once thrown- care lessly into the wastebasket, have a .striking and venerable history. It is still contended by many author ities that the almanac of 1457 was the first specimen of printing, and it has -been > variously credited to Gutenberg, ^Schaeffer and..Pfister of Bamberg. Dr. -Faustus, celebrated in legend, whose .strange story has been immortalized Vby Marlowe and Goethe, was the ac credited author of almanacs containing astrological .signs (retained at the pres ent day) and necromantic secrets. ^“JPoor Richard’s Almanac,” the pro duction of Benjamin Franklin, is well known as a treasury of homely wit and wisdom. One of the greatest of modern German authors, Auerbach, ifirst won his way to popular esteem by using the almanac as a vehicle for Sins talents. Reyiomonianus, a famous German ^mathematician, under the patronage of Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, published a series of almanacs from 1475 to 150G, and yearly almanacs be- <came an established custom in the six teenth .century. Henry III. of France in 1579 enacted that the almanac 'Should not he made the instrument of partisan politics by t)i<f introduction of prophecies against, parties and indi viduals in the state. 'The fic£>c almanac in the modern ''Shape appeared in England in 1673. It -was compiled by Maurice Wheeler, ^canon of Christchurch, Oxford, and Was printed in that city. The sale was jsbo great that the booksellers of London bought the copyright in order to mo nopolize its subsequent sales. The ** Almanac Royal” of Paris, 1097, con tained notices of pastimes, court recep tion days, fairs and markets, to which were added soon afterward the gen ealogy of the reigning house, etc. In England .Tames I. granted a mo nopoly of the trade to the universities .and the. Stationers* company, subject sto tlie censorship of the archbishop of- -Canterbury aiid the bishop of London. 'The universities accepted an annuity -from their colleagues, and resigned the .active exercise of their privilege into cthe hands of the Stationers. Under 7 their supervision were conducted the ;popular almanacs known as “Moore’s” and “Partridge’s,” the latter of which was humorously attacked by Swift. •““Poor Robin’s Almanac,” published from 1652 to 1828, may have furnished a model, at least in title, for Franklin’s '““Poor Richard.” Popular superstititions and the ex-' travagances of astrology found room vn these almanacs, the Stationers, like .a genuine corporation or “trust” of •the time, having no personality of -itheir own, and exhibiting no special bias except for what would sell, as 'Was particularly proved in 1624, when nthey issued a set of predictions in one • almanac and bitterly contradicted them in another. ^ The famous “Moore’s Almanac” pur ported to be edited by Francis Moore, physician. The original Francis Moore died in 1724, but the publication was .*Sgp isued as if under his supervision, and In 1775 a vigorous rival arose in -another almanac claiming to be the .^genuine Francis Moore. A great law- ~sudt followed, which was decided against the monopoly of the Station ers’ company. A bill to renew and ..legalize the privilege was brought in tfhe house of commons by Lord North An 1779, but Lord Erskine, the great barrister, most brilliantly exposed the absurdity and even indecency of the . ^publication, and the bill was defeated. Although the privilege was thus de stroyed, the Stationers purchased their rival and continued to bold the field with a but slightly improved style of publication until •1828, when the Soci- *efy Fear the Diffusion of Useful Knowl edge published the “British Almanac” and demolished ( their predecessors, .with the able assistance of the daily Aptness, which so vigorously assailed the : TStationers’ publication that that com pany was constrained to follow the xmw example in the “Englishman’s Al manac.” The uniform price for an English al- fsnarrac for many years. was a penny, •but the monopoly increased the price, and the imposition of the stamp taxes after Queen Anne’s time raised it still airore. In 1781 “Moore’s Almanac” was Tjiuepence, ■ two. being for the stamp, fin 1796 it rose to Is: 4d. and in 1816 to 72s. 3d. An almanac was established by Isaiah Thomas in Worcester, Mass., •which gained and established an ex traordinary repute iu 1780 from the &appy accident that, as it was being set flip, one of the boys asked what should •be placed against the 13th of July. Could Pound if Necessary. Judge Hubbard of Iowa argued a case in the supreme ^court of the United States recently against the attorney general of Iowa. The at torney general spoke first. He pounded the reading desk during his argument and waved his arms and did a lot of things lawyers are not supposed to do in the presence of the august supreme court. When Hubbard arose, he said: "May it please the honorable court, I could pound this desk. I have a strong right arm and could break this board to splinters,^aLdd would, too, if I were addressing a jury” Then he stopped and looked se verely at the attorney general. The justices on the bench nodded their heads approvingly and looked at the attorney general also. That worthy’said afterward that if he looked as small as he felt he must have been practically invisible.— Washington Letter. A Promoter of Harmony. "Exam” stories are always popu lar in school and college circles. One of the newest and best is cred ited to Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university. A student in one of the preparatory schools was asked to mention the distinctions between major and mi nor chords. His reply read: "Tar be it from me Jo encourage such invidious distinctions. Let us rather devote our attention to the causes that led up to the Thirty Years’ wars.” This naive reply was followed by a historical essay for which the young man had carefully prepared himself. A Juvenile, Feminine Prayer. A little girl was spending the sum mer at a fashionable .watering place, and one morning as she played upon the veranda of the hotel where her mother was stopping she heard a lengthy conversation upon the fashions of the day and the absolute necessity of stylishness in dress if one hoped to be a success in society. One lady went so far as to say .that stylishness was far more important than beauty. That night as the child her usual prayer she added, with great earnestness, “And, oh, dear Lord, do please make me stylish!”—Lippincott’s Magazine. I bequeath to my children Scrofula with all its attendant horrors, humiliation and suffering. This is a p§| strange legacy to leave to posterity; a heavy burden to y&r JH- place upon the shoulders of the young. . This treacherous disease dwarfs the body and hinders i the growth and development of the faculties, and the (ja child bom of blood poison, or scrofula-tainted parentage, is poorly equipped for life’s duties. 'Scrofula is a disease with numerous and varied symptoms; enlarged glands or tumors'about* the neck and armpits, catarrh of the head, weak eyes And dreadful skin eruptions upon different parts of the body show the presence of tubercular or scrofulous matter in the blood. This dangerouj and stealthy disease entrenches itself securely in the system and attach the hones and tissues, destroys the red corpuscles of the blood, resulting ia white swelling, a pallid, waxy appearance of the skin, loss of strength and a gradual wasting away of the body. S. S. S. combines both purifying and tonic properties, and is guaran- * ee< l entirely vegetable, making it the ideal remedy in : frN" nTN all scrofulous affections. It purifies the deteriorated blood, makes it rich and strong and a complete and permanent , enre is soon effected. S. S. S. improves ■■■ 1 the digestion and assimilation of food, restores tlie lost properties to the blood and quickens the circulation, bringing a healthy color to the skin and vigor to the weak and emaciated body. Write ns about your case and our physicians will cheerfully advise ana help you in every possible way to regain your health. Book on blood and Bkin diseases free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.* Atlanta. Cali Medicinal Uses of Salt. Salt is one of the greatest of natural remedies and antiseptics. A weak so lution—an even teaspoonful in a glass of water, cold or hot—is excellent for indigestion. A solution of about the same strength will often relieve a cold in the head if snuffed up through The nose. Severe pains in the bowels'are often relieved by the application of a bag of hot salt. Necessary- Precautions. Life Insurance Agent—My dear sir, have you made any provision for those who come after you ? Harduppe^Yes; 1 put the dog at the door and told the hired girl to say I’m out of town.—Brooklyn Life. The ashes, so called, from volcanoes are simply lava that is finely pulver-. ized. No Wonder. \ "That sign, ‘Closed. Taking Stock/ has been in that window for more than a week.” "Oh, that’s all right. The store is closed. The constable is taking the stock.”—Chicago American. A Liberal Preacher. Patience—Is your minister liber al in his views ? Patrice—Oh, yes; he often preach es for two whole hours.—Yonkers Statesman. A Japanese Retraction. The art of retracting without taking anything back—if the bull may be al lowed—rseems to be understood in jh- pan. A young orator at a political meeting called a public official a thief. A policeman on duty gravely rose and addressed a reipark in a low tone to the speaker, who thereupon said, “The chief of police requests me to retract the word which I have just spoken. Although the word of a sage should never re-enter, let us make a conces sion; let us take back the word and keep the idea.” Great applause and cries of “Bravo!” greeted the orator’s escape from his dilemma.—Youth’s Companion. Wliy Tennyson Wrote No Letter®. Tennyson once told Sir Henry Tay lor that he thanked God Almighty with his whole heart ahd soul that he knew nothing and that the world knew nothing of Shakespeare but his writ ings and that he knew nothing of Jane Austen and that there were no letters preserved either of Shakespeare or of Jane Austin; that they, in fact, had not been “rijpped open, like pigs.” What you buy here is fresh and nice—you can that. We have no old stuff to unload on our customers, stock is always new and clean. Nobility. Recommends Time For Business. Pa—Has that young man who has been calling on you rather frequently of late any steady occupation? Daughter—Oh, yes, pa. He’s a trav eling man. Pa—Indeed! Well, plea% tell him when he calls again I’d like to have him attend strictly to business when the clock strikes 10.—Richmond Dis patch. The above portrait is that of Countess Mogelstud, of Chica go, III., whose gratitude for the benefit received from the use of Dr. Miles’ .Nervine prompted her to make this statement: “It affords me great pleasure to add my testimony to the very excellent merits of *Dr. Miles’ Nervine. Although I am past 8o years of age I find it soothes the tired brain, quiets the irri tated nerves and insures restful sleep. I never feel contented without a bottle of it in the house.” Gratefully yours, Christiana Maria, |tp Countess Mogelstud. Means a great deal, so we always please our trade, would be glad for yon to come in and let us show you what we doing for others- We are perfectly willing to sell You j ust cheap. Poetry at Some. : 1 “Posterity will discover me,” said the poet. “If it does,” replied his Wife, who was all tired out because they couldn’t afford to keep a girl, “it will probably regret any time it wasted in doing so.” —Chicago Record-Herald. THE RED GROCERY Children sweeten labor, but they make misfortune more bitter. They increase the cares; of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death.— Bacon. Miles* is a nerve tonic and strength builder that starts right in re storing health immediately. Sold by all Druggists. Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ird, Paper possessing the transparency of glass is made in Paris from kelp and other seaweeds. '; 1 ... -