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I I 3 tH CZZ3 CJ ^rm*.tgwrewr.m^ &T P 23 fir* a A errs '**'45 C>^ KrxS ES“™a»*i cm* Urns a,v3 ta That many new goods Iv are oec ii titled to its handsome stock the past few dn\ s and all are invited to call and look through before buying for your table. A new barrell of fine New Orleans syrup-a new barrell of sour pickle. New lot of canned goods. In fact we have a better and larger stock than ever before and can make your trading very satisfactory to you. We study your wants and strive to supply themto your best advantage. Share youi trade here and we will do ail vve can tor your gam, We can supply all your wants “right now. A- I- SUMMERS. PROP- PARLOR GROCERY Why the Joke Fell Fint. A big, good natured farmer was awaiting the suburban train, accom¬ panied by a handsome (Jordon setter. Two sons of Britain stood near him. The dog strayed away from his owner, who was reading a newspaper. “Hey!” called the farmer. “Come litfe, Locksmith,” and the dog imme¬ diately ran to his feet. One of the Englishmen approached the farmer. “May I ask,” he said, “what you called that dog?” "Locksmith,” said the farmer. “And why, pray?” “Because every time I kick him lie makes a bolt for the door.” There was a general laugh, in which the Englishman joined. When he returned to his companion, lie remarked: “Most extraordinary name that man over there calls his dog.” “What?” asked his friend. “Locksmith,” replied the first Briton. “And why such a name?” “Because, lie says, every time lie kiek3 ’ini he bolts for the door.”—St. Louis Republic. The Weight of lee. Tho iceman and the coalman are often suspected of giving short weighfs —maybe oftencr suspected than guilty; tnaybe oftener guilty than suspected. The means of testing the weight of from ten to thirty pounds of ice are not always at hand in the house, but a close estimate of the weight can be re.ached by multiplying together the length, breadth and thickness of the block in indies and dividing the prod¬ uct I y thirty. This will give very closely the weight in pounds. Thus, if n block of ice is 10 by 10 by 9, the prod¬ uct is 000, and this divided by thirty fives thirty pounds as tlie correct weight. A block 10 by 10 by 6 weighs tverty pounds. This simple method can lie easily applied, and it may serve to remove unjust suspicion or to detect short weights. FrencSi Railways. R;i!iv.-ayg in France are forbidden to cany prisons visibly or notoriously af foenfi |;y contagious diseases in com Panm nt 3 that are used by the public, In ihe second place, tlie daily cleaning Bfd the periodical disinfection cf all cars rev required. Linens of sleeping T’’ tl:i> !;! ;! krai' a ticket indicating to elrr. pr.s.cnger the date of the last g- and they must be properly ing.: i and afterward subjected to a dust:; temperature. Dry sweeping and dison - which only serve to scatter If /'•' d - ’“us. are prohibited, it being ' ' iat all floors, and wood¬ ! seats ier’: lu» Wiped with cloths moistened iim soriu* antiseptic solution. a be Arctic Weasel. in cold ouutries where snow pre tuuinis : g a long winter many of tlie ^ . Lunge the hue of their coats wime tint. The arctic bear and T|' *' " 1 ' :1 dte hare throughout is brown the year. in summer ' . .:itc in winter. Specially The weasel is 5£ at furious. It retains its brown thfn Ike first snow appears and w kiti ns -"hours. in a few hours I - * Remembered. Wife ( n v witinr* itrag the of . hor be Wot I) a I scene ''Member, Algernon, so well he,,." , !! ° pospa S ^“L;; w how painful vd you were. **--• s ’ dear - and 1 remem Wt'M ; *bowl and gln you l 'i'e enCOU ™ ,f Tor , ; ailTit.BuJ° U ®e, af U tS> Read tli A ADS All Mussulmans Secure Converts. Europeans habitually forget that ev ery Mussulman is more or less of a missionary that is. he im ousel j do sires to secure converts from nou-Mus sulrnan peoples. Such converts not only increase his own chance of hoav en, but they swell his own faction, his ow T n army, his own means of conquer¬ ing, governing and taxing the remain¬ der of mankind. All the emotions which impel a Chris¬ tian to proselyte are in a Mussulman strengthened by all the motives which impel a political leader and all the mo¬ tives which sway a recruiting sergeant. until proselytism has become a pas¬ sion, which wherever success seems practicable, and especially success on a large scale, develops in the quietest Mifissulruan a fury of ardor which in¬ duces him to break down every obsta¬ cle, his own strongest prejudices in¬ cluded, rather than stand for -an in¬ stant in a neophyte’s way. He wel¬ comes him as a son, and, whatever his own lineage and whether the convert be negro or Chinaman or Indian or even European, he will without hesi¬ tation or scruple give his own child in marriage and admit him fully, frankly and finally into the most exclusive so e j e ty in the world.— Townsend's “Biown Man.” Loaded With Ffit, In the good old days when we were greatly pestered by a neighbor’s sow, or mule, or bull, or deg, invading our premises and taking unwarranted lib erties we loaded tlie old shotgun with powder and fat meat and, after serving due notice upon said neighbor and said notice being ignored, set out to uphold the first law’ of nature, self defense. The amount of execution that can bo done by a wad of fat meat cn top of a good charge of powder is amazing. Wherever it strikes hair and hide dig¬ appear. it seldom if over kills, but leaves soars that time does not obliter¬ ate. The fat being salty, causes excru¬ ciating pain, which lingers long in memory, and the stricken animal does not offend again. ^ A tallow candle can be shot turougu a two inch oak board without injury to the candle. In like mannei a ta ow j bullet if driven by a sufficient charge of powder would penetrate a man s bony and grease him so well internally that lie would not care to go dueling again. A glancing shot would plow ugly fui rows in the skin—New York Press. Two Battles. Porfirio Diaz gained national promi nence and won his spurs at the battle of Pueb’a where the Liberal forces made a gallant but ineffectual stand n<nPnst the Ffonc-h who had invaded Mexico for the purpose of erecting a throne for Maximilian. Notwithstand¬ ing the fact that the Mexican rerccs 1 were defeated, numbers their defense^ so galiant against that superior was the anniversary of the battle of the oth of May became a national holiday .n Mexico. asked the A brusque American once , ' nresident “Why do you Mexicans cele * ' Late a defeat when Puebla?” you know that the French finally took J President Diaz, with a twinkle in bis > . have imitated er M “Perhaps we of the Americans even to the extent celebrating . our defeat, j fni* ret i I htp L>een told Hint the British defeated the eo - onists at Bunker Hill, and vet yon bo It monument to commemorate the a event.” ' _____ scotch Economy. ' A Scottish noble lord, famed among hi3 fl ieuds for his saving, or, as he tvould have put it himself, bis carets PS propensUios , went om 0 fic day shooting , n h!s l)rond ffi00rs , accompanied only by hig L;cepor . After aa afternoon’s Par( j work p e down to rest and, ruofully contemplating his bag. observ ed tll0llshtfu ;i y , » An(] to think that eac r, pjpce Las ccst me, first and last, at least 11 shillings, Donald!” “Eh, eh!” answered Donald consol¬ ingly. “Then it’s a maircy yere laird ship missed the many ye did today, for it’s a nice bit ye’ve saved, I’m think¬ ing.”—London Sketch. Sedan Cliulrs In Franee, The sedan chair still exists in Or¬ leans, a bustling town not far from Paris. In this pretty city, says a Paris newspaper, especially on Sundays at the hour of mass, the classic sedan chair, as it was known to the gallants of the eighteenth century, is borne through the streets by robust carriers, its occupants being aged people and in¬ valids, to whom the jolting of a car¬ riage is intensely disagreeable. The Cause of It. “May I ask, sir, how it is that you and your brother are so bald?” inqulr ed the inquisitive barber. “Well,” replied the customer, “I’ll tell you if you'll promise not to say anything more about it.” : Oh, certainly, sir!” Well, it’s because our hair has fallen out.” A Wouderfnl Fan. Mmo. Pompadour had a wonderful fan. The lace cost about $30,000, and it took some years to make the five sec¬ tions, each one containing a medallion so minute as to be almost invisible to the naked eye. It is now in existence, broken and apart, but still showing traces of its great beauty. His Size. ; lie—Often when I look up at the stars in the firmament I cannot help thinking how small, how Insignificant, l am after all. She—Gracious! Doesn’t that thought ever strike you except when you look at the staz3 in the firmament?—Ex¬ change. In the year B. C. 123 eight hundred thousand persons perished by a pesti¬ lence arising from the putrefaction of great swarms of dead locusts. I.micli Prices and Dinner Prices. Any one who will take the trouble lo compare the lunch and dinner menu cards of some of the leading restau ra nts of New York will make a rather surprising discovery, lie will ascertain that the prices on many dishes are cut 0 n the dinner card from 10 cents to 20 cents. A gentleman whose curiosity was aroused by this singular practice to the extent that he went to the head waiter for a more satisfactory could advance reason than given the J table waiter was this explanation: I “You sec,” said the waiter, “the gen- j eraiity of men don't care for a heavy | lunch. One dish and a glass o. umx or j a *np of coffee, with bread and butter, are sufficient for them; consequent.j to , prevent them from getting off cheap we have to put np the price of pin rr lo clislios. At dinner time it is d.f K number of of dish- i feront. A n.a.i ™«> ■.. ., m m -r . es foe «KlJ. we«. «» «»! ^ ,.' ITon0 c t i. Why not? It is always honest to take what people are willing t0 pa>v you for what you have to sell, is it not y'-Sew York Times, Met Ills Match. That well known historical person¬ age. Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony, has furnished the subject for many a tale of li.’s wonderful muscular power. We need refer only to one characteristic storf in which, however. he met his match. On the occasion in question he entered a blacksmith’s shop. To show' his suit how strong he was, picking up sevens horseshoes, he broke one after the other, asking the blacksmith whether ho had no better. When it came to paying the bill, the Elector Augustus threw a six dollar piece on tbe anvil. It was a very thick coin. The blacksmith took it up, broke it in half, saying, “Pardon me, but I have given you a good horseshoe, and I expect a good coin in return.” Another six dollar piece was given him, but he broke that and five or six others, when the humiliated elector put an end to the performance by handing the blacksmith a louisd’or, pacifying him by saying. “The dollars were prob¬ ably made of bad metal, but this gold piece, I hope, is good.” Sfarshlng For a Soul. Before the astonished eyes of a num¬ ber of Parisians a singular funeral cer¬ emony took place the oilier day. A resident property owner in the Rue Malte-Brun had just died. On the even¬ ing of his death, when darkness had fallen, his relations, five or six in num¬ ber, each provided with a lantern, slowly made the circuit of the garden, as if they were searching for something in the walks. When they came to a large heap of stones, they turned each one of them over and then re-entered the house. This curious procession is an old Nor¬ man custom. The dead person was a native of tlie country near Gisors. Be¬ fore Interring the dead it is necessary, according to the tradition, to investi¬ gate and see that the soul cf the de¬ ceased is not concealed in a corner of his property or under some rubbish. Hkjih of Crab* and Lobster*. Crabs and lobsters are hatched flora eggs, resembling upon birth nothing so much as the animaleulse shown by the microscope in a drop of ditch water. They are as unlike the shellfish they are to become in mature life as a grub is unlike a butterfly. In the ease of the crab the egg clusters are attached beneath the animal after extrusion, while with the lobster they become fusteued to tlie tail, which, by Its fan¬ ning motion, increases the stream of oxygenated air through and among the ova. One Kind of Conjunction. “What is a conjunction?” asked the teacher. “That which joins together,” was the prompt reply. “Give an illustration,” said the teach er. up to date miss hesitated and blushed. *. The marriage service,” she said at last.—Chicago Post. Fretty Wentt. The ncarder-I protest against drink !n „ nny sucU water as this. It is posi tively warm! The Lady of the House—Gracious, man! That’s not water! That’s your coffee! Man loves to be praised for his intui¬ tion. woman for her logic. As a rule neither possesses either.—Smart Set. To learn .the worth of a man’s reli¬ gion do business with him.—Aphorisms and Reflections. . Ilia One Daily Meal. Dr.. George Fordyce, the celebrate® anatomist and lecturer on eheniistisp, used to eat one meal a day and on* meal only, but it: was a mighty one, washed down with liberal drafts of wine and beer. At -1 o'clock every day lie used to enter a certain chophous* and take his seat at a table always re¬ served for him. A silver tankard con¬ taining a quart of strong ale, a full bottle of port and a quarter of a pint of brandy wore placed before him imme¬ diately. Tlie moment the waiter announced! the doctor’s arrival the cook put • pound and a half of rump steak on the tire, and to while away the time until the steak should he properly broiled the waiter brought the doctor some tempting or a plate morsel of fish. like When a broiled lie had chicken eaten I this, Dr. Eordyee drank half of lilt brandy and then began on his steak. While eating the steak lie drank the tankard of ale and after that tlie rest of the brandy. The waiter then un¬ corked the bottle of port, and the doc¬ tor proceeded slowly to enjoy it until II was all gone. lie spent an hour and • half daily at Ids one meal and after It returned homo to give his lectures on chemistry, which are still quoted as classics of that science. Hi* ate nothing else until the next day. when he re¬ turned at the same hour to the same ehopliouse for the same sort of a meal. Dr. Eordyee lived to be sixty-six yearn old and kept up Ids one meal custom to tlie last. A Closer Dog. “A Durango man,” remarks th« Floresville (.Mo.) Chronicle, “was show ing lo a friend the good points of hi# dog and threw a half dollar coin into tlie river. Obediently (lie dog dived for the coin and brought up a two pound catfish and 3.1 cents in change.” Tlie Railway Instinct. “How did that railway magnate’* daughter happen to accept Jim Boozle* by Buffer?” I “I think it’s because in* runs his nnmp in three sections.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer. Friendless. Kind Lady—Poor fellow, have you got no friends? Hay Hazard—No, mum; I hnin't got nobody but relatives.—Exchange. Why Hindoo* Don't Go .Mad. Why are there so f w lunatic asy¬ lums .and so small a proportion of In¬ sane persons in India? That lo a ques¬ tion which many a traveler Las won deringly asked. The Hindoos regulate their lives en¬ tirely in accordance with their religion— that is, their working, eating, sleeping, as well as what we usually regard as our “life” in the religious sense of the word. Everything is arranged for them, and they follow the rules now just as they did 2,000 years ago. This constant observance of the same rules for twen¬ ty centuries has molded the bra’n3 of tlie race into one shape, as it we, and* although their rites are queer enough! 3 et there is but an occasional example* of that striking deviation from the common which is called insanity in countries inhabited by the white race. They are fatalists too. With them II is a case of "what is to be will be” carried to the extreme. This has in time given them the power to take all things calmly and so freed them from the anxiety that drives so many whit* men into the lunatic asylums. Sulficribe for the Weekly-Ban-. NER,