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Cotton.
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Wild orpfi il rotation of.
crops and liberal fertilizations, ,
I
cotton lands win improve r
application of a proper ferti
lizer containjnglsuffiaent.;Fo
ash often1 makes the difference
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain
ing not less than 3 to 4
A ri-nli: Potash.
-a.- - . . :
Kainit is a complete Specific
aeainst -is-ubu
O . . . ,. , , v.,
. r a.
All about Potash me return "J . .
the be farm, ill the United Stat.
actual ex.
mail free to any farmer in-menca who will writ, for it.
GERM All KAU
si Nassau St, Nsw York. ,
nor WSa - ' ' ' ".'
THE CLOCK TICKS OW.
The song that we're tinging Bears wun
it a moral, I
To be taken to heart by the vouog
and the old; . .;
. While Time, envious fellow, so quietly
- stealing, j .
Shall whisper ro print it in gold
' '-The clock ticks od!" ;r
Themaiden whotnft.es with honest af
fection, . , ; .....
Who thinks youth eternal, ab! let her
;.. beware; 11. , !
She'll find oat too late; with a b tter re
flection, !
That Time is1 relentless she's no lon
ger fair.
"The clock ticks on!'
There's the note that you gave such an
easy transaction; , . " '
Three months to elapse ere the pay-
r ment is due. - 1 '
How hard to consider that Time's ileal
v iing on you,
" And the day of protesting youll bit
terly me!
M i "The Clock ticks on! '
Vour friend i are departing how sadly
you miss them r- 1
But you count not the hours, so
moarniuUv told;
Lnd sadly oblivious to time that is pass
ing. :
You dream not a moment thaljou re
growing old. ;-t
. "The clock tides odi
j . Harper's Weekly.
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Inward diseases are least
; Visi-
ble, and yet most fatal. -.
The devil always goes to the
wedding when people marry for money.
Ram's. Horn. ;,
Obscurity on . earth will not
keep anybody from becoming famous in
heaven. Ram's Horn.
The first dart the devil aims at
a young convert is always pointed with
a doubt, Ram's Horn. .
Despise not any man, and do
not spurn anything, for there is no man
that bath not his hour, nor is there any
thing that hath not its place, j
. Before going to law, be sure its
worth while. It takes only two to make
a quarrel, but alt the courts in the coun
try may be required to settle it.
How wretched I should be if I
felt that I was carrying about with me
any secret which 1 was not willing
all.' the world should know. Phillips
Brooks, .
! Prejudices areJike the knots in
the glais of our windows. They altar'
- the shape of everything that we choose
to look at through them; they make
straight things crooked and everything
indistinct , ;
i J When it is morning, think thou
mayst die before night, and when even
ing comes dare not to . promise thyself
the next morning. Be thou, therefore,
always in readiness, and so lead thy life
that death may never take thee unpre
' pared. A'Kempis, ' I k
, TWlNrTuNGS. i
awewawaamwi v l -
'."I- wish Christmas lasted all the
year round." 1 I
:"Wby?" i I
. .! "I kept my wife waiting on the corner
an hour and she never said a word."
Chicago Record.
The 'Stipendiarjy "Can't yon
and your husband live together without
fighting?" .
Mrs. Mulachy J'No, yer anner not
happily." Tit Bits, f
The Genesis of a Name.
"Why," asked the daughter with dreamy
eyes, "why do theyicall it the honey
moon, mamma?" :
I ''Because," answered the mother with
the drawn lines about her mouth, "be
cause it is a sort of sweet lunacy, I sup
pose. Cincinnati .ngutrer.
j An old Scotch lawyer, writing
of an estate he bad jast bought, added:
I'There la a chapel upon it in which my
.wife and I wish to be buried if onr lives
are spared." Tit Bits. '' '
I "Boggsis quite versatile, isn't
he?" . .
i "I should 'say be was. Why, when
that man came to mark his election bal
lot he made a different kind of cross at
the head of each party ticket." t&eve
land Plain Dealer.
Almost
Distracted
O1
kID YOD EVER suffer from real ner-
vousnesa? When every neirv&eemed
to quiver with a peculiar, creepy
feeling, first In one place, and then another
and all seemed finally to concentrate In a
writhing Jumble in the brain, and you be
come Irritable, fretful and peevish; to be
followed by an Impotent, weakened' condi
tion of the nerve centers, ringing .In the
ears, and sleepless, miserable nights? .
r - Mtla'
Mrs. . Eugene Searles,
; 110 Slmonton St., Elk-
iart, Ind., says: "Ner-.
' vous troubles had made
' me nearly Insane and
physicians were unable
1 to help me. My memory .
Nervine -
Restores
Health.....
almost gone and every , little thing
worried me until I was almost distracted,
t really feared 1 was becoming a maniac 1
Imagined all sorts of evil things and would
cry over nothing.. I commenced taking Dr.
. Miles' Restorative Nervine and four bottles
. of this wonderful remedy completely cured
- me, and I am as well now as 1 ever was." . .
. f Dr. Miles Nervine Is sold on guarantee,
-first bottle wUl benefit or money refunded.
JTeuutaeJie wtoppeM. la 30 minutes by Dr.
-. Miles' Vaim Pills. . "Once cent a dose." - -
.No'morohlae or oeianla Dr.
Miles' Pa Pnxs
Crss AUPaia. "One cent a dose.
LFor sale by all Drogziits.
jaoeWlr- : . as tot'
CChsafe,:
i "WOMAN'S WORLD.
MISS CORNELIA G. CROSBY; THE
QUEEN OF ANGLERS. ,
'I
Latest In Itfbbon Trimming English W
' mcn-In' Politics Mr. Cleveland's Mem
, ory About Glove. Wall, or Snname
I Houses Mrs. Carson tores the Ocean.
Miaa Cornelia G. Crosby, or, as she ia
j better known in the sporting world,
"Fly Hod," with her cabin and guides,
! her live fish and mounted game, was un
rmestionablv one of thejrreatest attrao
rinnnat
the sportsmen b exposiuuu -
cently held at Madiflon Square Garden,
vr , 1T--V
' The cabin which held Miss Crosby's
hunting and fishing treasures and
trophies was brought piecemeal irom
the , Maine woods and erected by stal
wart, bronzed fellows, who spent their
.odd moments exploring the novel mys
teries of Broadway and the Bowery, for
Miss Crosby's guides were new to the
metropolis. - . . ... '
Tho ; live fish., numbering 100 trout
and salmon that disported themselves in
the five tanks Close to the cabin, were
brought down from the Rangeley lake
region in a special fish car sent.frem
Washington for that purpose, a compli
ment from the United States to "Fly
Rod" perfectly unique of .its kind.
Miss Crosby is very proud of the fact
that she has been self supporting and
independent from girlhood. Her educa
tion has been largely of that interesting
desultory character ' gleaned from daily,
lovinar! intercourse with nature. The
rmlv Winventional item in it seems to J
have been a year spent at St Catherine's
school at Augusta, Me., where she num
bered among her school friends James
G. Blaine's daughter Alice. She does
not appear to envy girls whose training
MISS "FLY BOD."
has been of the more fashionable order,
for she has found nature, and people, her
guides and the woods satisfactory sub
stitutes for both teachers and libraries.
In j taiying over th'er fishing exploits
recently to n friend Miss Crosby said:
"I fail to see how women can be hap
py who live, so1 fair front nature as do
mostrdwellers in cities. ; There- is no
reason in the world why women should
not do their fair share of hunting, fish-,
ing and tramping, and be all the better
and stronger for it I feel nearer heaven
in the woods than in a house, some
way. ' y:'-
"The pine woods' and nervous pros
tration never go well together," she
continued, "and a woman hasn't time
to fret when she is taking a trout on
the fly. I really doubt whether there is
any sport in the world half so delightful
as angling or. half so graceful and
healthful for onr sex. What gems spar
kle as the gleam of a 'speckled beauty'
darting through limpid water, or where
is the collection of china or lace as in
teresting as a well filled flybook? .
"And,, another thing; while fishing
you are out of 'doors in the sunshine,
coloring your cheeks and strengthening
your muscles.5
"I first went out in the Maine woods to
live because the doctors told me that I
was dying with consumption and my
only chance for life was to be in the
sunshine. You Bee it was a very good
chance, the stalwarlr Maine girl said
laughing as she straightened up her
splendidly proportioned body, 6 feet tall
and supple as a young forest tree.
Miss, Crosby's voice is deep and vi
brating, and gives the impression that
it would send a ringing shout over hills
and meadows, and her hand grasp is
almost painful in its intense cordiality,
a clasp1 that would convert a skeptical
guide into a devoted friend. .
Miss "Fly Rod," as she is sometimes
quaintly called by the guides, who are
her stanch friends and admirers, spends
most of her time hunting and fishing in
and about the Rangeley lakes in the up-.
per . hunting region f Maine. When
she grows tired of rifle and rod, or per
haps on stormy days, she lounges in her
hammock or in the cozy corner of her
.cabin and Writes delightful stories of
the forests and rivers for outing maga
zines and papers, signing her favorite
nom de plume. M. A. Fauton in Chi
cago Record, - ' i
- 'Latest In Ribbon Trim mine. '
Figured. drcsde4 or chine ribbons are
used for belts, crush collars and bows.
Bretelles .of libbon, also called suspen
ders, end on thdrhoulders in a simple
bbwknot or ajlJ)right bow of three
loops and four notched ends. Bracelet
.cuffs on elbow sleeves afejmerely a plain
or. twisted band of ribbon ending in a
bow at the back. A new decoration of:
two inch ribbon starts from the shoulder
under a bowknot, follows the arm size
to the, bust, is caught there with a large
fancy button, turned and brought
. straight, across the bust to tie in a bow
of four loops and two ends, all short.
AndtLer KTea is not long from Paris and
: is carried out "in a six : inch -ribbon' for
bretelles, bock and front, crush collar,
ditto belt, bow at back cf each and on
the shoulders. In front one bre telle fin
ishes under a knot of ribbon, from which
fall two long ends. The other bretelle ia
finished with a fan of seven inch lace
held by a rhinestone button. 1 Epaulet
ruffles of lace are fastened under the
bretelles just at the top of the shoulders,
and a folded band of the ribbon across
the upper part of the front has a fall,
called a bib, of the lace,' with two but
tons at each side confining the . band.
The quantities necessary are three yards
of lace, five buttons and ten yards of rib
bon.' liven ribbon as narrow as three
inches may be used. It. preferred. . The
plain and printed gold ribbons are used
for belts in. widths , of 1 to 2 inches
with a gilt or enameled buckle or tied
in a tiny bowknot in front These last
well without tarnishing if not allowed
to become damp. They should also be
kept wrapped in tissue paper when not
to use, as should steel buckles and clasps.
A fancy button centering a bow of rib-.
bon, lace rosette, eta, is much newer
than a tie over of the same goods. Rib
bons are never amiss on summer or even
ing gowns. Ladies' Home Journal.
'' The
"When did that famous defense of the
pais . at Theromopyl take plaoef " asked a
young woman who.ls studying the olaaslcs.
: "I cant say," her father replied, "with
any preoislon. . X have a.bad memory for
dates. But It must have been since the In
terstate commerce commission was estab
lished. "Washington Star. ; iJ'r
The highest claim
tobaccos is
good as D
Every old
knows-there is
i r as good
You will find one
each two ounce bag,
pon9 inside each
bag ot uiacKweu
Bar a bag of
brated tobacco
coupon wnicn
of valuable presents: and how
B X " I . A. a. 4.1.
BUSINESS LOCALS-
tOT" Noncaa For Kant or Sale, Um. and Found
mA Mfcr hnr mheen.neona aavertuemeota
inserted is this Department ,in leaded Nonpareil type,
on first ot fourth page, at Publisher' option, tot 1
cant pet word aacV Inserticntbut no Mremterflent
takes for lea this SO centt. Terms posUirely cash
It may
For Rent Dwelling 115 South Front street, 10
Roods. Well, Cittern and - Water Works. Suitable
for bearding home or private tne. i Peaseauon given
at once. Terms low. Apply to A. D. Westell, 118
South Front stree'. - ' ' I 1 -.-jasSU
Tw young men can obtain Board with private
family in te'ect portion of the dty. j Address at once
WStas office. . i .- j jtaiit
Private Board A, few Boarders can be
accommodate with Home Comfort, at 114 Ana
street. Mrs. h,dgar S. Wa-rock. ra we it vr Im
Bay Timothy Hay, mixed Clover Hay, Prairie
Hay; Straw, Grain and all kinds of mixed feed for
hones sad cattle. Jno. 8. McEachem, 811 Mar
ket St. Telephone 82. 4 C ; ' octWtf '
Haydem P. la., una m stack bnggief, road
Carts aad harness of all kinds. Repairing done by
.nnfnl workmea oa short aorJca, Opyoslta new
CoartHmia. ! i el '.
AH
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CASTINGS.
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IRON,
SPIKES.
OVENS.
NAILS.
J. W. Murchison,
Orton Building,
Wilmington, N. C.
dec 31 tf
Orders for Apples, 7
Raisins, Mixed Nuts,
COCOANUTS,
Chnstmas Gopds,
Butter, Cheese, &a, &c, solicited.
Prompt attention to mail orders.
Samples and prices on request,
HALL & PEARS ALL,
Nutt and Mulberry streets.
dec 8 Dw if : j , . -
ORINOCO
i ' Tobacco ...
i Guano.
Farmers' Bone
Special'. Cotton ComsonncL
Are (he IDEA I. rertllzors.
4 - i - -
j 5,000 Farmers use them
In North Carolina.
Agents. Wanted.
Correepondenoe Solicited-
F.S. Royster Guano Co.
; Tarboro, H, c., "
and Horfolk, Vs.
dec St tf
THE SUN
' The first of American Newspapers,
CHARLES A. DANA. Editor;
1
fnei American Constltutiop, the
American Idea,! the American Spirit.
These first, last, and all the , time,
forever. i
Daily,1 by Mail, - - U - - ($6 a Tear
Daily and Sunday ,by mail, 8 a Year
J--.V- - ' .- I
The Sunday Sun
is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in 1
- , tbe world.
Price So. a"copyf By mtal 2 a-year
lUren '- ii k avnr. w v.ir
ACROSTIC
ibr other
"Just as
urham..
smoker
none just
as -
coupon inside
and two con
tour ounce
s uurnam
this cele
and read the'
eives a list
am . am
IIBWYBAR PRESENTS
Diaries for L1897.
New Year Cards.
": .V. - - ..... f j- : - ;
Calendars 1897.
Almanacs 1897.'
Blank Books.
i Office Stationery.
.... : t
School Books and r
School Supplies.
'4,
Subscriptions received for .all
Magazines at publishers' prices.
C. W.Yales&Co.
dec 27 tf
ZriAS PRICES AT
UERCER & EYANS'
. Fit your feet with our SHOES.
They fit well, look well ' and wear
well, Try them! Respectfully,
Zlercer & Evans, :
Successor to H. C. Evans.
115 Princess St. j dec 25 tf
IFRAI1K H, STEDUAH,
Real Estate Broker,
. 'dealer in
STOCKS AND BOIiDS.
Loans Negotiated.
, -
Office in Star Building, first floor.
declSlw, '
NOTICE.
Wanted, Furs if All Kinds.
-Highest New York market prices.
Express anSlreight charges paid.
- ' Returns made the. day goods are
received. L - .
. Quotations furnished upon request-
- SALI'L BEAR, Sr.,
, : 12 Market Street,
dec S3 tf I .
Borax Soap.
Boxes Borax Soap,
Boxer Clalrett 3oap9
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Boxes Boaa Soap,
Boxes H-. R. Soap, i '
Boxes Riverside Soap, .
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Boxes Dew Drop Soap. .
Boxes live. -: j. .
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50
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OR. FELIX LB BRUM'S '
Steeli Pennyroyal Pills
UKJbNCH. safe and reliable cure
on the market. Price, $1.00; sent
by mail. Genuine sold only by
K. R. BELLAMY ,
Drnsprlst, Sole Agents, Wilmington, N. C.
: w D4W ly i
O I d IM e vspap e rs.
YOU CAM BUY OLD NBW8PAPERS, ia qoaa '
btiei to snit . j ;. .- ' .. , .
At Your Own Price;
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Suitable for WRJLPPIHO PAPER, aos
excellent tor Placing Under Carpets.
rlM - m Y
i
L Woman's Club Story. ' jT- ' s:. .
" A rather good story is going the rounds,
according to the Boston Transcript, in a
certain club within ten miles of the Hub.
Itis' to tho effect that a weirknown
learned professor was written to by the-
president and asked if he would lecture J
before ner ciud on a certain aate, tne
nrice not being named, whereupon he
Teplied, not without good reason, it is
to be feared, that he was sick and tired
of being asked to lecture before women's
clubs for l0 per afternoon, and that if
she could manage, to pay him- $25 he
would try to go to her club as-desired.
Now it happens that this is a very large
club, with a high fee, and there is con
siderable money in the treasury. . Conse
quently this president,, with a wicked
eleam in her,handsome eyes, sat down
-and wrote 'the learned professor that, as
they had not yet paid a lecturer any lees
than $50 a lecture, they considered
themselves especially fortunate in being
able to secure his services -for $25 and
"would consider Mm "engaged for the
specified date. And then he wished he
hadn't! ' ' ' - - '- -."---.
The Throat and Shoulders. : : f
. Fashion- is in extremes as regards
throat and shoulder decorations. - For
evening wear the medici collar is often '
of very prondunced type and legantly
elaborated with mock jewels" and ; se-'
quins, - rich ace, points :.; and - hand
wrought embroideries. Capes, berthas
and fichus are all made with an excess
ive amount of trimming around the
neck and shoulders, and hugo lace and
chiffon boas; supply in jnany cases the
-something and nothing that is needed to
distinguish outdoor from indoor dress.
The latest display of shoulder capea:
shows models challenging th$ powers of
the best descriptive Writers. Every pos
sible elaboration is bestowed upon them,
and frequently as many aa six different
materials and half, as many colors go to
L the completion of a single small caper
the new models being very much ab
breviated, very frilly from throat . to
lower edge and formed of velvet lace, !
chiffon, silk passementerie, embroidered
gauze, insertion and ribbon. New York
Posf. -
. ... ,
College Bred Waitresses. -'
The independence of the"; American
college girl is a constant source of sur
prise to forei jners.Mhe fact that a girl
who is cultivating her mind is not above
exercising her body in the performance
of menial duties is something incompre
hensible to the aristocrat on the other
side. , It is possible that these -very aris
tocrats have beenv served to ham and
eggs or some less vulgar looa by some
ambitious American girl who puts her
pride in her pocket until she gets an
education that she thinks is worth being
proud "of. : Every summer the hotels
along the St Lawrence number several
young women among their waitresses
who are freshmen or , sophomores in
some neighboring college. The girls look
upon the venture as a sort of odting,
and though the work is'often very ardu
ous and at.'fimes humiliating, most of
them manage to get a pretty good time
out of it and enough money to pay their
expenses for the coming term. Boston
Journal ... . - ,, . .. . ' j
The White Veiled Woman. ' .
The whi veiled woman will have to
pay for her caprice this summer. It has
been discovered that whereas itispos
sible to wear cheap colored veils with
more or less ; impunity, the white veil
needs to be good to be even tolerable.
White of course is a generic term, the
species including ' cream, ecru, butter
color, and even a very light tan." The
veils range in price from $1 to $15,
which is freely asked for some especial
confection iwith-, hand - wrought lace
edges and figures. A curious effect of
the milk white veil is that it heightens
the fairness of a blond face and adds a
becoming tinge of duskiness to an olive,
complexion. It seems to have the cari
ous quality of . bringing but the typical
characteristio of a good complexion.
The woman "who is sallow : or . whose
skin has that lifeless tint possessed by
some blonds whose beauty has . passed
need not hope for a magic effect from
this veiL New York Correspondent
. An- Odd-Cottage Hanging. .
A lovely and appropriate hanging for
a seaside cottage is made from a fish net
of fine quality in an ecru' color. To this
are fastened the small transparent gold
colored shells found On many of our
northern beaches. A hole is made in
each shell with a small awl or a heated
hatpin. ( The shell is" pierced near the
top and' sewed to the net with linen
thread the color of the net The shells
are not used in a pattern, but scattered,
evenly over the surface. The top of the
hanging may be finished With a fringe
of macrame cord mixed with strands of
shells. Such a curtain shows to the best
advantage when it is hung where the
light shines through it
WHY HE SHAVED.
Did Kot Want His WfcJak-
ers Pulled. - - -
There was a time when ' Senator Ba
con of Georgia wore an ornate and lav
ish hirsute adornment, and pictures
taken at the time he was . president of
the Georgia senate so represent him.
Now he contents himself witfe a simple
mustache. - How he happened to shear
his beard was told by the senator him
self recently. " ' ' ..
, "It was," he began, "when the roll
er skating craze broke out . and invaded
the best families in the south. It struck,
Macon, and somehow it found a victim
in me. Everybody was going - to the
skating rink, and consequently' I went:
I soon acquired a remarkable degree of
grace in gliding dreamily over the floor
to the pulsation of exhilarating waltz
strains,! and my company was in great
demand by ladies who were ; still some
what distrustful of their own skill I
shall never forget. I was acting as the
guardian angel one evening of a lady
whose main support I was in her feeble
efforts to prevent a collision with the
floor, and we were rather tremulously,
gliding. hither and thither among the
crowd, when an invalid on skates ap
proached us from the opposite direc
tion. .1 saw at a glance that the man
had lost hiscompass and-nothing but a
blind reliance in providence wasdefer-i
ring his fall . That moment came when'
he crushed against me. - The .collision
disturbed' the - center of gravity in my
fair companion, while at the same time
it hastened the downfall of the other.
Before .1 knew what was up the man,
in order to save himself, grasped hold
of one side of. my whiskers, while the
lady fastened her grip in the other half,
; and both held on for dear , life while
their feet Aver describing geometrical
figures on the slippery floor. .Considera
tions of gallantry prevented ine frgm
turning on the wretched being who was
clinging to my beard like the proverbial
. straw on one side, and there I was with
two struggling fellow creatures in the
stress of. despair dangling on each side.
of my whiskers.1; That experience deter-
led me to sacrifice the whiskers and
. to circumscribe my indulgence . in that
line to a modest, unobtrusive mustache,'
-which affords; no comfort to unskilled
skaters. "Washington Post: 4 - ?. vr
rxte STasterpfeee Too.,
Mr. Impressionist That's my last
.there on the easeL Now, that is a pio
ture," Squibs! . : - . - - . -. ; ;:-y
:. Squibs Yes, so It is. I can tell that
Dy the frame. Harlem Lifa
Strange bed ' Warmers are used bv
Chilean women.- In cold weather, when
in: Deo, they teep their feet warm b
piaffing them on a dog. , y,'::--'- -.
AQUARIUM.
A Sorprlse For .m Mao Not Familiar With
' - Bullfrog; Charaeterlstics.
A noarsigbted stranger who sow a bull
frog standing on Its hind legs and resting
its fore feet against the glass front of one
of the tanks in the aquarium stopped to
look at It It was a big bullfrog, one that
would measure about a foot extended, and
it stood" there as motionless as an image
except for 'the1 slight but regular move
ment that respiration Imparted to Its ex
pansive throat, f - - .
The stranger was not an expert In frogs,
but he could see that this was a fine bull
frog. It looked as though it had been
standing there .for a month and was go
ing to stand there in just that attitude till
next Fourth of , July, and be was Interest
ed. ' He drew nearer to - examine it - His.
'hat brlnV touched the front of the tank.
and he took his that off so. that he could
got closer to the glass. -. . . -j;
. He saw the broad; flat top of the bull
7 frog's bead just above the surface of the
' water, with- the- eyes' projecting like dor
mer windows. 1 Just below the water- he
saw the ' frog's " great mouth, . running
around so far that he almost wondered, as
many people had wondered before, wheth
er the .top of; the frog's head wasn't held
on by a hinge at the back. He counted the
toes on th frog's fore feet, which rested
agalast the glass, "and' found that they
numbered, four each. . Descending to the
legs, which rested on the bottom, he had
just discovered that one, foot had1 five
toes while,; the other--had only four, when
suddenly the tank seemed full of bullfrogs.
It was like a bullfrog fireworks, with bull
frogs flying and tumbling In all directions
at. once for 'just one .moment, and then
' everything was Still again,' and. anybody
not an expert In bullfrogs who- had seen
this bullfrog in its new attitude over on
the" other side of the tank, motionless aa
an imago, would have thought that it bad
been standing" there since last autumn
and was going to stand there till next fall.
at least. .New York Bun. - , -
t' Grant's Indifference.
General Sherman, Illustrating the differ
ence between his -own mental and moral
makeup and General Grant's, said: - :
."When I have arranged my plans and
made my dispositions for a battle, I am
anxious about what, the enemy may be
doing on tbe other side of, the hills.' But
Grant, after he has made his arrange
ment, don't care a picayune for what the
other side is doing." " ,
' A story told by Senator Jones of Neva
da and reportea in Mr. willard's Half a
Century 1 With Judges and Lawyers"
shows General Grant as self reliant in pri
vate life as he was In military.
The -general, while walking out in the
suburbs or Washington, frequently met a
butcher driving a horse to which he took
a strong liking. . After much, negotiation
.he bought" the animal and had it taken to
bis stable, where one day Senators Conk-
ling and Jones were Invited to look at the
newpurchaseJ . - ;
"Well, gentlemen, how do yon like the
horse?' i. asked Grant after the animal had
been Inspected. ; a
"How much did you give for him, Mr.
President'"; asked Conkllng. t
"Four hundred dollars."
"I'd rather have the $400 than the
horse," -re joined Conkllng.
"That's what the butcher thought,'
coolly remarked Grant, puffing out a cloud
of smoke. "Pujb him back into the stall,
ECU Bom Stations.
W. J. Br Kourse of Boston, who was a
member of General Wolseley's Nile expe
dition Of 1884, tells some Interesting sto
ries about it.i 1' Every evening," he says,
"we had a ration of Jamaica rum served .
to us. At first we were allowed to carry
off our gill, but the men got to. saving it
up in a bottle for a blow out, and so wa
were made to drink it on the spot. In our
oommand were five men named Pratt not -ono-of
them related. . Four were temper
anee men and would not take their rum. ,
But - Johnny Pratt had no such scruples,
and every time 'Pratt' was called be would
step up and get the gllL v Five gills gave
him a pretty good edge, and one day ha
went up to George Pratt. .'Shay, George,
have yon any. brothers1 he Inquired.
Yes, four, was tbe answer. ' Why in thun
der didn't they enlist?' Later on, however,
several of the other Prattswent into natu
ral history and pickled scorpions and simi
lar reptiles and Insects in their rum ra
tions. This Johnny, never approved bf. It
out off four-fifths of his supplies.".
" Sirs. Caisos Lotos the Ocean.
' What do you think of using an ocean
steamer as a regular boarding' place? It
strikes one as rather odd, forfanost per
sons who cross the ocean are glad enough
to get on shore again at the end of a'
week or ten days. Yet one of New York
city's papers told recently of a woman
who has crossed on the big Canard er
Lucania almost every trip since the first
time she sailed away from her home
port Before that the lady had crossed
-eri other ships that pleased her, buthe
Lucania has been her home for ijtwo
years.. In it she has made 46 voyages
over the Atlantic.: She has the same
cabin always, and it is fitted up with
the familiar thinss one' keeps about in
one's room, so that it seems very home
like to her. She rarely leaves - the ship
when it is to. port, though she has oc
casionally done, so. t The officers on the
Lucania and the stewards and servants
are so used to their regular, passenger
that on the three occasions on which she
has failed to cross they have much miss
ed herand j felt as if all was not right
aboard the ship. The lady, whose name
is Mrs. Carson, likes 'the salt air and the
ocean breezes, and as ' she has neither
husband nor children there is no reason
prevent her from "making her home
afloat j i v
"Miss F. C. Baylor. .
Miss Frances . Conrtenay Baylor of
Winchester,! Va, is to supervise the
work in Virginia which has been started
by the trustees of the John F. Slater
fund for the education of the freedmen.
The plan is to supply, at various cen-.
ten, in every southern state, thorough
courses of Industrial education for col
ored women and girls of 14 years and
upward, and to aid them, -with ; such
moral training and help in home im
provement i as can be given by the best
teachers. The work is to begin in Vir
ginia and Alabama. Miss Baylor is well
fitted for , the work in . her own state by
SI : years experience in parochial mis
sions. She is a member of the council of
theGirlsr Friendly"Society For Virginia
and of the' Christ church chapter pf the
Daughters ; of the . King m Winchester.
She is a woman of culture, with a mind
broadened ! by several years' " residence
abroad. .Norfolk: is to be the first central
statidn of i the work. Altruistic Inter
change.
. - ' .-Perfumes Are. Healthful.
A writer oi note says that "science
has come forward and declared perfumes
healthy. A learned Italian has discov
ered that Icherry, laurel,, cloves, gera
nium, lavender, mint inniper. lemon.
lemon verbena, fennel, sage and berga-
mot exercise a healthy inflnenco upon
humanity by converting the oxygen, into
ozone; and thus increasing its oxydizing
Influence. - ; In the perfumes just men
tioned there is a large - quantity of
ozone. ; Among those which he also fa
vors as cf j aid in this manner, but in a
lesser degree, are anise, nutmeg and
thyme. - Among flowers that are medic
inally qualified are the hyacinth, mi
gnonette, lily - of ' the yalley--all of
Which have ozone inclosed vessels."
HLXChange. -: ,
fot For Fashion's Sake. S
Mansfield one day directed a jnry
to find a stolen trinket of less value
than 40 shillings, . that the . thief
might escape the capital sentence.
The jeweler, However, ; demurred,
Baying that the fashion alone cost
him twice the moneyr With,solemri
gravity the judge replied, "As we
ourselves stand in., need of mercy,'
gentlemen, let ua not bang a mart
fOTfashipni .sakeTernple Bar.
v . i . tSA. "r'5'::
. vour house if you: wisn it to be. No extra
time, work or'' money
Half as much time, work
devote to keeping
ir I .SA4 l 3
mwmi
used for cleaning purposes is the secret of
i
ried and'worried. Sold everywhere.- Made only by G
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oet 6 W tf
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