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Holiday* the World Over. ' A computation made a short time ago Ehowed that among the European coun¬ tries the two In wbh wage were highest and the hours of labor least were England ar a. France, whereas the two countries » which wages were smallest and the hours of labor long¬ est were It al and Russia In tome countries el the irld an explanation of t'ae apparent arth of prog etslve industry am Oil j the Inhabitants is to be found, perhaps, In the •ecurrcnce of holidays of a religious, ! atriotic or purely social charade; sons who are familiar yith ihe indua- trial usages in Hies Of South and Central A ,ha r Ihe number of hojidayi ms t. o excee d number of workim da; here are in some countries usually not fewer than a dozen church fei ‘ivao:; ana there arc besides patriotic fedivEds. A similar fries ° I)» number ‘'n days, the of working days in the United States, cici irivc of the gulf states, is 305. In Russia, there are 207 working days; Great Brdnin has 278; Portugal, 283; Spain, 2!)'J; Austria, 292; Italy, 298; Bavar.a, Belgium and Brazil, 300 each; Denmark, 1 ranee, Norway, m ^ Swoifon"'30t 4 pr.f4la ■ aTd iff: land. 312." 305; the Netherlands, 80S; ’ Hun- gary, It has been found impossible to get any accurate figures fr om the South Amerlcan countries, but 200 is the maximum esii o of actual working days in many Of them. Of course, if the number of Sundays bo subtracted from the total number of days in a year there are left 313, and If one-third of the other days available for work are set apart for holiday purp !CE it is perfectly clear v.-hy then mid not bo more than 200 working clays in a year. In Anglo-Saxon countries and in the United Slater, the special effort of workliig men has been not to reduce the days of labor, but the hour3 of labor In each day, and thus o has been within the last twent yt;ars a larger ieduction, really, cf working time in the United States nnd in Great Britain than in the Latin or Latiu- American countries.—Detroit Free Press. Don’t filiu Way Jo DcHjmir, Although you lmvo :ig time from malaria, dyBpojmia ■u l >1 e, n oi’vou an obb or blliousno Iu; tha 11 h tottor’s 8tornacb Bitters lias • urod than xntr ami Is potent to But help you as It. has 1mlpod host of others. aJivays remember !i. frrfti ■ HfiyitiK, “Delays are dang' ; t am.” Mob hi] gl’C »\v to bo mountains In eouHu {IH'IH'P of disregarding it. (’heck dlseai ft the rt ft'lth thin incoinpar- ablo defensive m ihe, A Kansas woman Is trying to abolish tho eor- BOt In that state. What style of architecture do you suppose that she i opt i i > tus? .7uer try a lOe, } >; ('ne nrt candy eafchar- tie, finest liver and bowel regulator made. fits FlTHdtoppf after first <1 tree and pa of urn Du wmtlycured. Kljnu’s "No T^krvk Hr.t day'tt Free use . (Jurat rciKf xu. if” trial hottl't and front lh-- Bend to Dr. KHm>. 931 Arch St.. 1’hila., Pa D«»fTjc*«s Uaimot be (hired by local applications, an they ciuuiot r* h the (lieo««od portion of tit There is fatly one way to euro dcninc at. nml that ... is .. I 'iy eonstitu- tlonal remodi ob. D oaf ness Is caused by an ia- flamed condition Oi the ljivteouB lining of tho Kustochtan 'l ube When this tube gods In- 11amed j'i;u have a Fumbling Bound or Itttper- foot heart ug. uml when It is entirely closed Deafness Is t the result, and unions tho lnflam* mation can be taken Liid this turestored to its normal < nth heartng Mill bo 4.1 o- strayed fvrevt’i 111 ,! 7>.s out of tou arc caused by on,tar i,i flamed couditto We will give Doll; case of Deal not nt not bo euro -’ ■ > Cl u» F. .T. ( Tolotl Hold llall bv Drugg ft. ITU IMfto'fi (m o for Consmujitlou hi lie filial as a Cough Duffalo, iiK’fifi’ino m. AiilJOTT, HSo Henoca St., W. V., May 0, 1HD1. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing ^ yrup for chlhlron toethlng, softens Die minis, r ('duces Inllnmiim- tion, allays pain, cures wind colic SJki. a bottle. If nffilcttMl with soroo; yes U8o Dr. loaao Thomp- son's Kyo-wator. Druggi ata soil hi per bottle. t’ARCAiiETS stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never si< , weaken or gripe; 10c umors iltin riot in the blood-in tho spring:. Boils, pimplo-i, sores nnd eruptions debilitafW uproar, and tho yatom is in a gewrnDy condition. A gno l Sprint? medicine is,ahcoRttely neces- sary. Hood’s S usapaviUa polo every trace of humor, gives a garni uppoHtc nnd tones up tho system. Itemumber Hood’s iSarsa- ypariMa iMh ‘bwd-dn fact thoOneTniopl° ^ Durifler. Md by by al all l drug...fists. druggists. SI, SI six foV S5. Moiid's Fill ? nro tho Ik 1 atoaf tor* dinner pills, aid 26o. MALSBY&COlWANY, 157 Sn. Forsyth St., Atlnntb, (in. General Agents for Erie City D on Works Engines and Boilers Steam Water Heaters, Steam Furaps aud 1’enbert h y 1 nj eeto rs. ■■ IllKwif r\^m Mumifa.'tmers tuul DouIaib Iu S-A.-W MIL.LS, Corn Mill»,F$o(l Mill. 1 *, Cotton (ilu Machin¬ ery nnn Grain Separators. SOLID aud INSKKTED Saws, Saw Teeth ant! Looks, Knight’s Catont Oops, Hlrtlsall Saw Mill am! Mnglno Kojmlr**. Governor*, Grate Kars quality and :\ full line of Mill Supplies. Catalogue Price and of goods punri.moed. free by inoutiouiug this paper. WANT TO MARK AN EAST LI VIM * ' 4 > Any man or woman who will do two hours' honest canvassing each day can mako from $3.00 to $10.00 per week. A nice opening lor Confed¬ erate veterans It with push, pluck nnd persever¬ ance. will oust you nothing to try it. To such parties as can gin t etorj references as to their promptness and honorable dealing, we will send a ease of our medicines to nearest express ofllce —charges prepaid by us. Medicines to ho p^ihi for only As you sell them. Agents get one- half for selling. Our medicines give perfect sat- ‘ is faction wherever introduced, else could we not afford to make the above liberal offer. In addi¬ tion to tho very liberal commission of one-half, every Ilnnd-ib'iinted agent gets a Beautiful Parlor Lamp with Shade nil complete as a Premium, Only such patties as mean busi¬ ness, nnd who enn give the : -v,nlsite satisfactory references need write u< TUG PI i. I V I I \ MKDICIXK COMl’ANV. Atlanta,Georgia. Best on Earn, KVKRY / I’AKMKR Should Have Gantt’s Improved GUANO and COTTON PLASMTER. Opens and distributes any <5 quantity at tbo iamo time. Fur prices wri 1 e to J. T. (I A NTT, 31 aeon, (Ja. Best GoujrU Syrup, Bee lu tltUe ;,v rirtt C'ONSUMPTI LS R‘ 25 - mg! 3; rats“: I SOUTHERN MUTUAL AFFAIRS AUK VENTILATED IN ATLANTA. REPORT OF TEMPORARY RECEIVER. Mncli of theAssets of the Association Disappeared-—gtocklioider, Hot After, ’ r ;de '“ Sca,p ' '- . The storm cloud of the wrath burst over the heads of the C ers of the Bouthern Mutual and Loan Association Thursday. At 10 400 stockholders the association mot in the chamber commerce in Atlanta. The stock represented by in person or by proxy was 8,775, represented by attorneys and members was 628, making a total of 9,403 shares. Dating the meeting sensation ed upon the heels of sensation in ling series. financial Deep laid plans, plots ramified different affairs until the agination w'as bewildered, schemes the most mystifying nature were ed up by angered men. It was like a fairy story in finance, a page of highly colored fiction, in- stead a cold matter of fact affair of dol- lars and cents. Transactions in Atlanta were dove¬ tailed with transactions in New York. Local corporation were mutually de¬ pendent and connected in the most tricate manner. Throughout the there was one hand, one influence. Tho stockholders lo know were W. O. Hale, tho dent, was. The crowd which assembled in chamber of commerce when tho ing was called to order was in no able frame of mind. It was a esque gathering. There were from every part of the south. had invested thousands of dollars the association. They wished to the truth of the' various which hud- caused them to loose of their earnings. Judge Anderson, the temporary ceiver, was called to the stand. he: “There is $30,000 in different on deposit at the Btate Savings bank and a little less than $100 in the National. “The reserve fund of $69,000,which was intended for use in paying with¬ drawals and ought certainly to have been on hand, cannot be found and re¬ mains unaccounted for.” The question of accepting officers the nation of the directors and was then discussed, They were finally accepted with with the proviso would that action of the convention in ‘ re- lieve t from liability ( Ii.jur C viliy nr crii ‘ally. ilis- The z lorganization plans were z nd acted upon. The Bc.-tver’, Jleport. The report of JauieA A. Anderson, the receiver,was presented as follows: “Atlanta, (1a., F biw^icy 25. Mr. A. O’Byrne, Chairman Cofjimitteo of Shareholders of (lie Boutlieity Mutual Building and Loan Assooiatioh; .Dear Sir: I hand you for tho information of your committee aR per request a fill list of shareholders of the association and with the name and address of each shareholder and the number of sba. held by each, excepting that we have not liad time to have the list embrace stock issued since December 1st,1895; of this a summary is included and it is expected a list of this iu the snmo form as the other will be ready by Sat¬ urday morning. You will notico that there in a small amount of this stock. I give you also such information as I have been enabled to get up concern¬ ing the affairs of the association. A ivial balance from the books of the as¬ sociation got up by Mr. Weaver, the bookkeeper, shows the liabilities to be $1,313,394.42 and the credit item actly balances the same. “In making this balance the liabili¬ ties on account of capital stock are placed at, $1,10$,831.17. “On account of expense fund $16,- 409.88. “On account, of interest $10,408.66. “It is proper to state that this rep¬ resents the capital stock, etc., as it has stood on the books since July 1, 1896. At the same time all previous with¬ drawals, etc., had beou deducted from the capital stock. “Another principal item in the lia¬ bilities is on account of unearned premiums, which are placed at $121,- 749.99. * 4 That item also dates from duly J 1896. “The permanent participating stock is placed at $18,725. Bills payable $16,248.89. “On the other side of the account I mention tho principal items. Real ('state loans...... ......#853,110 00 Stock loans........... ....... 28,050 47 Withdrawal* sinco July I, 189G.... 111,939 33 Agents’ commissions...... 4,646 25 Advance to agents......... 1,960 45 li. M. Farrar, treasurer........... 20,217 37 State gavings bank deposit account 4,793 68 Reserve fund.......... ..... 69,330 25 Unpaid dues........... ..... 62,815 57 Stock dividends....... ..... 3,424 17 Office furniture....... ..... 4.300 93 Insurance aud taxes... ...... 3,117 70 Real estate............. .... 73,263 IS llllls receivable........ .... 55,112 27 William Cl Halo....... .... 2.160 83 WilliamHalo, president....... 1,737 75 Eastern oftleo.................... 1,924 62 “ It is proper to ndtl of the several itenis above, , aggregating between \" K) ami bo,1,000, which ought to be in the hands of the late treasurer, Mr. Farrar, and in the several banks, practically deposit none of it is now in sight exce pt the in the State Savings bank, wnich is now in the hands of a receiver, but it is now probably sol- vent so,far as depositors are concerned. “I give yon also tho result of tho xauiinationa mnfto by Professor B. F. Moore, export accountant, employed under the direction of tho court, so far ho has been able to examine: “To cash loans on real estate from August, 1889, to February 6, 1897, 6si M.37. ’J here loans boro a pro- ::\ium under tho eon tracts of $739,411. “Aggregating loans and premiums. $1,557,135.87. “Less loans repaid as far as exam- iuation, $699,6(59.37, “Leaving a net balance on this ac¬ count of $807,466. “This net balance is subject to de¬ ductions to whatever further payment the examiner may find. It is expected that this statement will be completed in time for its consideration by the court. Professor Moore finds securi¬ ties as follows. “In state treasury, face value, $331,- 492.86. “In office value, $59,550. “Add to this amount, reported to he placed as follows. ^ In8UranCe ° 0m ' ’ ““Bates Farley Company, $30,000. ri'With T. B. Felder, $15,000. “Makes a total of securities on hand and located from information, of $546,. 942.86. “Leaving a balance of securities to be accounted for of $310,973.14. “The balance will be largely reduced | no doubt by further examination of : loans repaid, real estate purchases, ! and bills receivable,and other accounts which have not been examined. I j mention as a matter which may bo of interest to the shareholders’ conven- tion, that at the time of the appoint- . merit of temporary receiver there were j ! applications for withdrawal pending from 2,852} shares of stock represent- ing withdrawal values under the rules 0 f the association amounting to $161 557.34, and u large number of these had been pending for a considerable time, and were exceedingly clamorous, as the correspondence on file in the office will show. “It may also lie of interest to the shareholders to know that a large amount of the stock of the association is more than seven years old, and should have matured according to the original estimate of the association. Tho amount of this stock in Georgia is $346,000 in round numbers. Just how much of this has been paid off’ I am unable to state; nor can I state at present what the amount of this old stock is for the other states. Yours very truly, J. A. Anherson, “Temporary Receiver.” Where Is Mr. Hale? W. C. Hale was not iu Atlanta at the time of the meeting. The stockholders called for him lust¬ ily. tie was in immedaatqjleinand and there were charges of all kinds brought against him during the day, but noth¬ ing was heard from him save a tele¬ gram in the hands of E. A. Richards, which said that he was forced to stop over in Baltimore and that he would not reach Atlanta until Monday. There are those who say that crimi¬ nal action will be taken against Mr. Hale upon his return, but bis friends deny that lie is culpable and state that when he comes ho will be able to ex¬ plain all charges which have been placed against bim. THE TURKS ARE ENRAGED. Declare Re i n force merits Must and Will bo Sent to Crete. A special to Tlie New York Herald from Constantinople says: “Ismael Bey, governor ad interim of tlie palace, has that, officially taking informed the gravity the of ambassadors the events into consideration the Turkish gov¬ ernment no longer considers itself bound by its promises with regard to sending reinforcements to Crete. The ambassadors are now trying to per¬ suade the porte to grant them a few days’ delay to establish order and to c i ize the administration. Tho . u admirals have received ordors •rsuade the insurgents und the ree to consent to an armistice of ‘igbt (Vay?. The porte insists upon the departure of the Nali of Crete.” EMU. A MRS POSITION DEFINED. King; George, of Greece, Grows More De¬ fiant of the Powers. A cable dispatch from Athens, Greece, says: King George and his government reiterate that it is impossible for them to retreat from their decision in regard to Crete, which is supported by the whole nation. A special dispatch received from Larissa says that 20,000 Greek troops are concentrated there and that the greatest activity prevails. Tlio dispatch further states that it is believed at Larissa that general hostil¬ ities will immediately begin on the frontier in the event of Greece not be¬ ing allowed to annex the islaud of Crete. LEE’S WARSHIP CABLE. Text of the Consul General's Message To Secretary of State Olney. Tlie New York Herald prints the following as tho text of the dispatch sent by Consul General Lee to Secre¬ tary Olney on Monday last: "Olney, Washington.—Havo demanded release of Seott, American citizen, who has been kept iu prison and ineoinmunioated without duo process of law cloven days. Trust you appreciate gravity of situation and are prepared to sustain me. Must have warship Immediately. How many ships havo you at Tampa, Key West aud southern waters, and are you prepared to send then} here should It become necessary? I cannot and will not stand another Kui/, murder. (Signed) “Lee, Havana." M'KINLEY’S SPECIAL. Tho Train to He Known as the Pennsyl¬ vania “Venetian Roil." The special train conveying Fresi- deut-eleet McKinley ami his guests from Canton to Washington, will be known as tho Pennsylvania railroad Venetian Red, all the cars composing within the special and being without. finished in that, tint The train will consist of one bag¬ gage car, one dining car, two Pullman sleepers for the accommodation of the inaugural committee and represeuta- tjves of the press, and two special Pennsylvania cars, which will be oeon- „ ied bv Major McKinley, his family * ud personal friends. —---------- Sailors Will Bo In Liao. Secretary Herbert bas ordered 500 sailors to to be in the naval section of tlio inaugural parade with the United Statea marine corps. The men will be collected from Admiral Bunco’s ships, 0 t Hampton Roads; from the Brook- h-n, at Philadelphia, and from ihe Now York navy yard. Mrs. Stevenson Re-Elected. Mrs. Letetia Green Stevenson, wife of the retiring vice president of tho United Stales, has been re-elaetod president-general of the Daughters of tho American Revolution at their ses- sion in Washington. BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLI¬ CANS DENOUNCE THE LAW. MR. MILLS SEEKS INFORMATION. The Pregldent Asked to Furnish Facts Regarding Dr. Kuiz’g Death in Spanish Prison. The house late Tuesday afternoon branched off unexpectedly into an in¬ teresting anil possibly significant dis¬ cussion of the civil service law. It came about by the consideration of a bill to amend the revised statutes so as to give the governors of territories the powers to remove as well as to ap¬ point territorial officers. It was participated in by a dozen mem¬ bers or more, nearly all of whom criti¬ cised and condemned the civil service law, it finding its only defenders in Representatives Brosius, republican,of Pennsylvania, and Walker, of Massa¬ chusetts. Mr. Grosvenor, republican, of Ohio, denounced the law as a “sin¬ uous, infamous conspiracy upon the government,” and expressed the opin¬ ion that a tide was rising in this coun¬ try which would sweep bureaucracy from power. Mr. Bailey, democrat,of Texas,denounced the system as ahum- bug, and said the reason why the dem¬ ocratic party did not repeal the law when it had the power was that it did not have enough sense. The bill that started the debate was passed. Most of the day’s session was spent in con¬ sideration of the naval appropriation bill. In the senate Tuesday a resolution was offered n . , , by Mills, a- democrat i . of n lexas, and was agreed to, requesting the president to furnish a statement of the facts concerning the arrest, im- prisonment and death of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz in a Cuban jail. The vice presi- dent laid before the senate a report -from the secretray of state as to the persons claiming , • • to bo , American . citi- ... zens, v.lio were captured onboard the Competitor,which was referred to the eommittee on foreign relations. The report contains nothing new, Secretary Olney stating that “practically all the information called for by the resolu- tion" had been submitted to the senate January T nn 22 , last, , and 3 that since that , date nothing had taken place of con- sequence, either in the way of infer- mation received or correspondence ex- changed. Practically the entire day was consumed in a discussion of an amendment to the Indian appropria- tion bill for the opening to settlement ot { the Uncompahgre rr , Indian t t reserva- 1 tion . T Utah -1 , containing . • • two , mil- •, in over lion acres. The appearance of William Jennings Bryan, the democratic candidate for president last fall, upon the floor of the house was the most noticeable event of Wednesday’s session. He lias ■" rr*- and his appearance evoked applause from many members, a few of whom gave vocal expression to their pleas- ure. From his old seat he responded to the greetings of his friends and acquaintances, his face beaming with smiles. Nearly two hours of the ses¬ sion were spent in the discussion of a resolution recommended by the com¬ mittee on accounts, authorizing ihe preparation of a digest of election cases decided in the fifty-third and fifty- fourth congresses, to cost $2,509; and to be prepared by the clerks of the committee on elections. It was finally referred to the committee on printing. A message was received from the pres¬ ident transmitting the report of the joint commission appointed under the agreement of the United States and Great Britain, in 1892, on the fisher¬ ies of the waters contiguous to the United States and Canada. The senate began work at 11 o’clock the Wednesday in order to push forward (Dem.), appropriation bills. Mr. Vilas Wisconsin, secured the final passago of the house bill amending tho postal laws so as to provide indemity ■up to $10 for the loss of registered mail. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, in¬ troduced a resolution declaring it .he sense of the senate that effective steps should bo taken to pro¬ tect the lives of Americans in Cuba, and that United States battle¬ ships should be sent to Cuban waters. The resolution went over. The Indian bill was then taken up. NOTES. The postoffice appropriation bill con¬ taining the southern fast maii item, was reported to the senate Wednesday afternoon. The Perrine grant in Dade county, Fla., which is being investigated by the senate committee on public lands, comprises 23,000 acres, and u-as made in 1841 to Dr. Perrine, who is the stepfather of Mrs. Cleveland. The Alaskan boundary treaty which was signed by Secretary Olney aud Sir Julian Pauneefote January 30th last was laid before the senate Tuesday afternoon in executive session. With¬ out being read it was referred to the committee on foreign relations. Tho house committee on banking and currency by a vote of 7 to 5, or¬ dered favorably reported the bill in¬ troduced by Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, au¬ thorizing the establishment of an in¬ ternational bank. A wiuority report will be.presented. The president has issued a procla- mation in the usual form calling a session of the senate at noon on the 4th of March to receive cmnmunica- tions from the executive. This is the usual senate extra session to consider nominations to important offices. M’KIXLEY STILL Sll'K. No Visitors Ave Bring Keceived By the Frcsident-Elcct. A special of Tuesday from Canton says: The instructions of the attending physician at the McKinley residence, that no one shall see the, president¬ elect except members of Lip. household and those who come on special invita¬ tion, are being strictly ac ihered fo. The physician still mai /tains that there is nothing apprehensive of Major Mc¬ Kinley’s siato of health, and that ho will be fully able to travel to Wash¬ ington next Monday. HOW THE "CHINOOK" COMES. Even the Cattle Recognize the First Breath cf the Benign Wind, Picture to yourself a wild waste of enow, wind-beaten and blizzard fur¬ rowed until the vast expanse resembles a billowy -white sea. The frigid air, blowing half a gale, is filled with needie-like snow and ice crystals which sting the flesh like the bites of poison¬ ous insects, and sift through the finest crevices. The sun, low down in the southern horizon, looks like a frozen glote, w.th halves, crescents, and bright prismatic bars encircling it. Great herds of range cattle, which roam at will and thrive on the nu¬ tritious grasses indigenous to the north¬ ern slope, wander aimlessly here and there, or more frequently drift with the wind in vain attempts to find food and shelter; moaning in distress from cold and hunger, their noses hung with bloody icicles, their legs galled and bleeding from breaking the hard snow- crust as they travel—they appeal to the hardest heart for pity. It is sure death for human beings to be caught out in one of these awful blizzards, with the temperature down to 30 or 50 degrees below zero, unless rescue is speedy. Yet, xuch conditions frequently exist in this latitude, as they did for fifteen days in November, 1896, when it seemed as if the elements had conspired to bring about another ice age, and anni¬ hilate every living thing. Would the “chinook” never come? The wind veered and backed, now howl, ing as if in derision, and anon becom¬ ing calm as if in contemplation of the desolation on the face of nature, while the poor dumb animals continued their ceaseless tramp, crying with pain and starvation. At last, on December 1, at about the hour of sunset, there was a change which experienced plainsmen interpreted as favorable to the coming of the warm southwest wind. At sun¬ set the temperature was only —13 de¬ grees, the air scarcely in motion, but occasionally seeming to descend from overhead. Over the mountains in the southwest a great bank of black clouds a £“° w h0 *» : expanse was unbroken by line o or break onIy at the uppcr edge ln0 curled and serrated cloud, blown into tatters by the wind, was seen to be the advance courier of the long-prayed for “chi- nook.” How eagerly we watched its ap- preach? How we strained our hearing { S™ or 8 *** ® ut welcome « sight ot untU of the 1L35 gentle £ " M. that the first influence was felt, f plr8t> a puff of heaL> summer -nke in comparison with what had existed for two weeks, anil we run to our instru- ment shelter to observe the tempera- lure. Up goes thd mercury, 34 degrees in seven minutes. Now the wind has come ' vith a twenty-flve-miie velocity. Now V le ? attle ® to P travelling, and with muzzles turned towards the wind low with satisfaction . weary with two wceks - standing on their feet they lie down in the snow, for they know that their salvation has come; that now their bodies will not freeze to the ground. 4 ' y md increases in strength and warmt b; it blows now in one steady roar; the temperature has risen to 38 degrees, the great „„ . expanse ____ of . snow, 30 „„ inche3 deep 0 n a level, is becoming damp and honeycombed by the hoi wind, and we retire satisfied that the “chinook” is a genuine and lasting one. Twelve hours afterwards there are bare brown hills everywhere; the plains are covered with floods of water. In a a*? .n,i "it s/xs?& and hard. Were it not for the “chi- nook” winds the northern slope coun- try would not be habitable, nor could domestic animals survive the winters, —United States Weather Review, School Gardens in Europe. While almost every imaginable branch of education Is being supplied to the young in this country, the teach¬ ing of horticulture has been remark¬ ably overlooked. In this respect Rus¬ sia, which is not generally regarded as a very far advanced country in edu¬ cational matters, can give points to the United States. School gardens, or small model farms, are rapidly becoming a feature of the primary schools of Russian villages. A report for the southern province of Ekaterinoslav states that 227 out of 504 schools in the province already have small model kitchens, orchards, tree plantations, or farms, averaging a lit¬ tle more than an acre in size, at which gardening, tree culture and silkworm culture are done by the schoolmasters, who receive special instructions at summer schools from local specialists. This province being nearly treeless, much attention is given to tree culture, silkworms ranking next in importance, and beekeeping and vineyards being studied at rnme of the schools. In Central Russia the culture of cereals takes first place at the school farms, while in Caucasia the greatest interest is felt in silkworm culture and vine culture. Valuable Swords. The most valuable sword In exist¬ ence is said to be that owned by the Gaekwar of Baroda. Its hilt and belt are set with diamonds, rubies and em¬ eralds, and it is valued at ?1,100,000. The Shah of Persia has a sword valued at $50,000, which his father wore on his first visit to Europe. The most valua¬ ble sword In England is that which was presented to Lord Wolseley by the Egyptians. It is valued at $10,000. Interesting. “Wljy are you staring at me like that?” irritably asked the young lord of the money lender. “Because you are an object of inter¬ est to me, my lord,” replied the money lender.—Fun. If It Only Helped a Little It would be worth 50 cents. One hour’s froo- dom from the terrible irritating Itch of totter Is worth more than a whole box of Tettorine costs. It will cure—sure, und it's tho only thing that will cure. 50 cents at drug stores, or by mall from J. T. Shuptrlne, Savannah, Ga. Tho duties of life aro ours, but tho events aro God's. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? Saves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed. 50 cents and $1.00, nt all druggists. Glass eyes with which you can see are among the inventions of tho future. St. Vitus’ Dance. One bottle Dr. Fenner’s Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y. When bilious or costive, eat a Cascaret, candy cathartic; euro guaranteed; 10c., , 25c. Buckingham’s PYS For the Whiskers, Mustache, and Eyebrows. In one preparation. Easy apply at home. Colors brow n or black. The favorite, because It. F. IIall ,V Co.. Froprlctora, Nashua. N II. Sold by nil Druggists. Ye A WOMAN’S BODY. f ] frt# f Vvf What Its Heglect Leads to, Mrs. Qh&B, V) King's Experience. S' A woman’s delicate body mechanism is the repository in the of whole thff- J | most 1 §398 realm of creation, out-of and yet most women of will let it get order and keep out wx I order, just as if it were of no consequence, Their backs ache and heads throb and burn; they have wandering pains, now here and now there. They experience extreme lassitude, & that don't-care and want-to-be-left-alone feeling, ; excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleepless¬ ness and the blues, yet they will go about their work until they can scarcely stand on their poor swollen feet, and do nothing to help themselves. These are the positive fore-runners of serious womb complications, and unless given immediate attention will result in untold misery, if not death. , Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will, beyond the question of a', doubt, relieve all this trouble before it becomes serious, and it has cured many after their troubles had become chronic. The Compound should be taken immediately upon the appearance of any of these symptoms above enumerated. It is a vegetable tonic which invigorates and stimulates the entire female organism, and will produce the same bene¬ ficial results in the case of any sick woman as it did with Mbs. Chas. 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