North Carolina Newspapers

3 every &j in the year ex Ijy. Journal Buikiir.g 56-60 Ji. - . PhoneJo. 8. .";'; CIIARLE3 L, STEYEN3,- J: : ;;:'j:sc&:pticn rates,;. One Year, in tdTance..w-400 One Year, notinadvance..-i 6.00 . ... . .j. ?,!onthlv. bv carrier In the city-.. .60 Advertising ratea furnished on appli- Entered at the Post Ofi&ee, New Bern H. C m seeond-daas matter. amcut; ?peb 0 NKW BKKH AMD Kew Bern. N C,4 Peb.1 EASTERN iCAROLiNiiRAItROAD . ; v AND TIMBER? MERGER. ; v - ' The announcements in the local col umns of the Journal, from time to time, nil nnint to .the culmination of a tre mendous railroad and timber land mer ger of these interests in Eastern North Caroltai The Virginia-Carolina Coast, the Suffolk and Carolina, the Coast Road, and just made'public the Pamlico Orientul and Western,nd hardly to be ; doubted, tbe Norfolk' and Southern, and the Atlantic and North Carolina, these railroad properties all seem to be under one giant control of men to whom the question of money, in any amount, is of small importance, if money is wanted . for the acquirement of good properties. Together with these railroad combi nations, there is also a gathering together of the large . timber interests of this Eastern Caro lina - section, which include mills ' have carried logs to their mills. Among these timber interests are the Roper and Blades people, whose properties are estimated at about S4.000.000. If ' tbe timber interests are merged with the smaller railroad interests, the lat ter said to be capitalized at $7,500,000. these totals go beyond the eleven mil lion dollar mark, and if the large roads le added, with the additional timber in ' terests said to be held by option, it is easy to see that here is some 220,000, 000 to $26,000,000 of practically new money coming into this section, and . theaa investors are DeoDle who make invested money earn something, so that iliAaA "rnanv milKitna mnef nrrtHllfA n never before known in this section. '. And If thrttA who have sold their in terests shall employ their money in - trade or investment in this section, the question of trade interests becoming extremely large, with business develop ment of all kinds being on a huge scale compared with the past, is easily solved und the growth of Eastern Carolina will be on a scale that will soon remove every idea that this is a slow growing aeciioa . There Is more Catarrh in this section f the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pro nounced it -a . local disease and pre twrrlbed local remedies, and by constant ly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable, 8cience has ;roven catarrh to be a consUtutkmal and therefore requires conatitu tiotikl treatment r Hall's Catarrh Cur manufactured by T. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only , constitutional cure on the naxket it is taken in ten rally in doses from 10 drops to a tea rpooofuL It ecu directly on the blood .nd mucous surfaces of the system, thry offer one hundred dollars for koy am It fails to cure," Beod for circular s.nd twrtlmontals. Addreei V - F. J.llENEY CO Toledo, X Sold by Druftrlsta, 75e. " " Take UaQ'i fWly lUk frr eonsO- ''.Steera ox" and "stoam camel" are ' K names rirea to aetomoLUea by the .ives of German Southwest Africa, All !TorU have falledtonndabeUeir t r.t-1 i fot trouf ha., rokia and lung : ,!- Uuu Foley's Hooey aikd Tar. ii t'-,a theroofb, bmls taw lurfrs and i r vn.is aeriooa reeuHa from a cold, .1. ?i. 1'stttrano, Kaahua, Iowa, write. ' I a t winter I had bed cold on my and LtSmI st iMat half a dnera a4 vwsh nwlkln aad had treat ! f rrn, fwe phyeklansl Without ff4 t -try lTwf,t, A fri4 rroenmTd ' )'s Honey ed Tar and two . f a 1-r.UW f urd m. I cork)T - ; - steel and Itihf twdirin. worUi" lot sale by DaU' sry t 1T U(M) bl rr,aMUl cnitr4 of Ut i ' r r mi of a Uirn, h i Ira lire K-f, or te rare lMt( erfrr, avd 3 skin t'K' WiUh , A j-r;(Ve f'4 pUK 01 T iefj rA'ioe sorH n.p it i i Ti- : : Ftrat Appear of DundniX a Fere nun ef I ulljrt lleldaesa. That such la tl.e ease hss ben con clusive!?' proven tv scientific research. Prof. Unna, the noted Enropesn ikio specialist, declare that dandruff Is the burrowed-up cotiele of the aca!p, caused tr pns!tea deetroylnir the vitality in the hair bulb. The hair tacons.es lifelea and. Id time, falls out . This can be pre Tented. Newbro'g llrrpldde kills this d-inanifr frnn, end restores the hair to Its' natural softness and abundancy. . , -. .- , "Herpjclde 1 row fj b thousands of people oil satisfied that It is the most wonderful heir preparation on the mar ket to-day. i , " ""- . Bold by leading drusrlrts. 1 Bend tte. In stamps for rampla to The Herplclde CO., Detroit, Mich.:- . r'.'fcv- '.Ci'iA ' f King Christian IX of -Denmark died I of heart - disease in his -eighty-eighth I year.. Commba Colds are Ths Cause ol Many Jtri- w i?ifii ?i?8Mat : Physicians who have gained a nation-1 al reputations as analysts otithe cause I of Varirus diseases, claim that if catchr 1 ing cold could be avoided a long list of I dangerous ailments ; would ; never Je heard of.' Everyone knows that pneu monia and consumption -originate from I eold,and chrpnicjsataCT and all throat and lung trouble are ag gravated and rendered more serious by each fresh attack, J Do not nskt - your life or take chances when you have a cold. Chamberlam' Cough Remedy will cure it before these' diseases de velop. -This remedy contains no opium morphine or other harmful drug and has thirty years of reputation fcack 'of it, gamed by its cures unaer every con dition. - For sale by Davis Pharmacy and F. S, Duffy. An attempt was ma Je to assassinate M. Alberti. the Danish 'Mmister or Justice. . A Habit to Be Encouraged. The mother who has acquired the habit of keeping on hand a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, saves herself a great amount of uneasiness and anxiety. Coughs, colds and croup, to which children are -susceptible are quickly cured by its use. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia, and if given as soon as the first symptoms of croup appear, it will prevent the attack, This remedy con tains nothing injurious and mothers give it to little ones- with a feeling of perfect security. Sold by Davis Phar macy and F. S. Duffy. The rioting in Gomel, Russia, grow ing out of racial feeling resulted in the destruction of more than 100 buildings. Luckiest Man In Arkansas. ; "I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas, writes H. L. Stanley, of Brono,v"slnce the restoration of my wife's health af ter coughing and bleeding from the lungs, and I owe my good fortune to the world's greatest medicine; - Dr. King's New Discovery, for Consump tion, which I know from experience will cure consumption if taken in time. My wife improved with the, first bottle and twelve bottles completed the cure. Cures the worst coughs and colds or money refunded. A All Druggists. 60c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Count Frederick Lamsdorff. and Baron Roenne were murdered by revo lutionists in Courland, Russia. No pill is as pleasant and positive as DeWitt's Little Early Risers. These Famous Little Pills are so mild and ef fective that children, delicate la and weak people enjoy their cleansing effect, while strong people say they are I the best liver pills sold. Never gripe. Sold by F. S. Duffy. The attorneys for the Governmeot anu for the packers failed to agree on statement of facta and testimony must determine the issue. Frbjhtfsllj Israed. Chas. Moore, a machinist of Ford City, Pa,, had his baud frightfully burned io aa electrical furnace. ; lie ap plied Bock left's Arnica. Salve with the usual result: "a quick and perfect cure." -Greatest healer on earth for Burns, : Wounds, Sores, Ecsoma and plica. ,2Cc at All DroggistaV .7,, ' . ' . Secretary Bonaparte's order , fit re-i treochment will result in the discharge of 200 men t the Norfolk Navy Yard. If a kind of lUUooa V. ,Uk as a LI id die-eat tntA -. '"' No other pill la half so good - . Aa DaWitt's Ultie Early RWer Theo o'er you foal Impendina; UL , And need a toegic little pL , No other on will fill the Ull . V . Lik, peWttt'a Little Early Rise ' 1-..,, " T! oVlermfnaUon of the AddWls tUpublW-ana la Delaware to ftowlnate trpVaU tickets prombx lo raak the I SUie DamorraM at falL at AS ; aUeinrit vaa made to wrtrk a vet train on the DougUs r4 of the Tbnrrtpexia LomW Cofn(ny, near DevW, W, Va. , TheOrbr'nal lAtnLire (Vxigh Ppiip Is Kiftftorfy'e Latstite It.mey ant Tf. It lr'la all t'M tmrn the yt-m ly riirg a 0 caO.st'c tm U.e l:. Kirrw-lj's Iai!'iv Hony sdTif U 7 li r t ti i b r (. o'erii of i tliu-aj Clru..i .r, ''Li bceu xil.t lu lue Bt l tit iUvt; t:: .. a u-.ue lu esohangj fjr a pardju. Ibe primm er was scut to Jail for six years fur f-lse registration, but does uot seem to. bare understood what be was do li: , His wife, with her three cLil d.en, curae to see the governor, but be w as still In -doubt : ,- "The prisoner's five-year-old daugh ter approached bun timidly and said. It yon let my papa go 1 11 give you a kiss.' Tbe governor -replied a trifle huskily, 'All right, Utti -girl you, ehall take him borne with you.' , - -.: i ItcMni Pile.' wno j, troubled with this distressing ailment you can do him no rreater favor than to tell him to ' try Chamberlain s Salve.- It gives instant reliefs Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Davis' Phar macy and FS. Duffy.?; .-. Sir Ucury liriiig one' day met' a bro ken down actor in the Btrand "! nev- "er see you Jit titsc' theater now,", ssid Sir Ileury. "The other murmured some thing about his Jll luck and snabbineaa. ."Oh, nonseuse; yon come tomorrow and give your name at the box ofBcer He went, to find two ttckets awaiting him; with a jtttty;dollar notefga Bean he v : ijf m lu mHIW8fl Hs "Ah!" he sighed. -.Mf you only gave me the least possible hope I" i , "Good gracious!" retorted tne nara hearted bella. I've" been giving you the least I ever gavo to any man!" . . A Jlsnacs to Health. . r- Kidney trouble Is an insidious danger, and many people are victims of a seri ous malady before the symptoms are recognized.,: Foley's Kidney Cure cor recta irregularities and strengthens"and builds up the kidneys, tatd it should be taken at the first indication of kidney trouble, as it la impossible to have good health if the kidneys are derang ed." For sale by Davis' Pharmacy.' Jto Uoabt. Jack What seemed to be the hard est thing to you in learning to ride the bicycle? Tom The ground.- . . LaBrlpps and Pnaumenla. Pneumonia 'often "follows LaGrippe but never follows" the use of Foley's -Honey and Tar. It cures lagrippe coughs r and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Ask "for Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse any substitute of fered ' Mr. 0. Vacher, of 1ST Osgood St.. Chicago, writes: "Myy wife had a severe case of la grippe three years ago, and Jt left her with a terrible cough. She tried a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar and It gave immediate relief., A 60 cent bottle cured her cough entirely.". Refuse substitutes. For sale by Davis Pharmacy. THE POINT OF VIEW. . They sat before the kitchen fame. The corn was bobbins? -In the pan, Uho was a sweet eni lovlnj lass, lie was a brave but bashful num. For full a renr on bar he'd called And looked the love a Dore tne maio. But still It seemed he never would Declare blmastf without bT aid. Bo, weary of tbe lone delay. A hint resolved to Sir him. flhe said: "Look at tbe frisky com. 1 do dcvlare It's poppln', Jim I . - "It's poppln', poppln', Jlraltar el ', What la It tellln'. don't you knowr" ' Ha blushed and rose. "I auees," said be. "It's tellln' n It's time te col" t-IIenry Waldorf rancl . la Woman's Home Companion. A HeaRnf fissaeL ., ;' The Ret. J, C Warren. ' pastor of Sharron Baptist Church, Balair, Ga., says of .Electric Bitters. "It's a God send to mankind. It cured me of lame back, Stiff joints, and cotnoleU physical collapse. ; 1 was to . weak It took me half aa boar to walk a mile. - Two bot tles of Electric Bitters have made me so strong J have ust walked three milea la fifty minutes and feel like walking three mora. It's made a new man of me."- Greateet remedy for WeakDe4 and all 8tomach, Liver and Kidney complain ta. Bold under guar antee, at AH DntgglsU. Drug Store The Senate eo&akWred Senator TtTW man . reaoutioa to investigate the eauaea of the - Chlneao anU-American boycott i , - .; '., ' T Ta Tew f ever Cersj " - has recently te diacoreml. It boars close rteemblaaoa to the marUI girm.To free the system from dis ease gTma, the ranet effective remedy ll Dr. King's New Ufa Tills. Guars. tjred to cure aU diapeaee due to malaria D ison and eocaUpatluti. at AR OruggiPt,, - , I - BecfwUryTaft Snt 10 Cnngresnll aiila, ffuking re4el changes in the irmy and ptwMing for ths emtloo of i batiorul rrve cf to.ooo moa, - PViif ft'i Met t4 Tar. FoVy A Co. , Q.w-ne, orij;!nst4 iniy sod Tar M a t.r.t arni lur. rrn:y, and rn axirt nf the t-M pw-T-t artl Jwi-.i!flr;t rf fnlry's Tsr p.r.y imil!i.,na are i-f". f t-e -rttiir,o, Aa t't w f .ry j -".7 r I tr arv) ft ! ,im r.f .' f -Tft-i aa r-o f-! 1 't rj rt I g'T, i- l j' a - s' - t . it r f f.t f r r.. . I if ! 1 1 'n. lint I r.1 f : ' 1 1 - I,-!. '. 1 I t ar J, ESPERANTO. 4Plui la the Kew LaUf ul ' Its Tramelatioa. ' Books for tbe study Of Esperanto are now printed lu twenty-two different languages." Tbey publish about twen-ty-flve Journals In tbe new Idiom, obe of tbera of a strictly scientific character Several continental papers, occasional ly or regularly, offer to their readers an article , lit. Esperanto. , ; KsperantiBt clubs or societies' are to be found al most everywhere. The one In rParls counts no less than 3,000 members, while thoso In - cities like Marseilles, Lyong, Bordeaux, Havre, Lille, and so forth, - are ' also of considerable else. Courses in Esperanto are offered not only In clubroouis, but In public Ingti tutlons' a' well.;; A few commercial schools hare It on their programmes as a free elective, ' In the University of Dijon they have organised an even fog class,' which is said to be well at- h Not. long ago Professor Carnot of tbe national engineering school. EcoIe des Mbies) in Paris," said publicly that be was thinking of Introducing -Esperanto lu the regular courses of students. , In England they have adopted the method of tuition by correspondence. Esperan to has already proved useful for pro Tiding reading for the blind. j A ;sys tem of stenography has been adapted to the' new language.' Many commer cial firms use it for international telegraphic- communications. ' Several em ploy advertisements In Esperanto and find that Jtipays,,-" v v Here is a passage in the new Ian- guage and Its translntlon: ri ; Esperanto.S-La lnternacla llnguo tis perauto estas facile lernebla, ec de la personoj uemulte instrultaj. Unu boro sufidis generalo por lernl la tutau gra jnntlkon, kelkaj tagoj por Jegi, kelfdl seinajnoi poir skrlbl. -Espernuto estas. efektlve'tre slmpla, fleksebla. bonsona kaj vore lnternacla per slaj elementoj. Kun malgrandn kvanto dft radlkoj onl j povas fart tie grandan nombron da.vor-' toi dank al la m-aktlka. slstemo de nre-i iiksoj uu buiiksoj. uu ci unguo lie iT i . n. iV-m.- .. " . I havus la intcucou malfortlgl la linguon naturan de la popolo. ' Gl devos servl por la rilatoj lnternacla) kaj por tlu vcrkoj kluj interesas In tutan mondon, Esperanto - belpos la sclencojn, la komercon, kaj la vojagojn, " . . -v Translntlon.T-The International lan- guago Esperanto Is easily learnable, even by (of) people not much educated. One hour . sudlccs generally -.to (for) learn the whole , grammar, ' some (French quelques) days to read, some weeks to write. , Esperanto Is effective ly very simple, flexible, well sounding and very International by Its elements, With a small (not large) quantity of radicals, one can make a very great number of words, thanks to the prac tical system of prefixes and suffixes, This language has not tbe Intention to weaken the natural language of any people. It must serve for the" interna tional relations nnd for all the works Which interest the whole world. Es peranto helps tbe sciences, commerce and Journeys. Albert Bchms In At lantic, CMt-a-f Wizard's Oatat, Now we know bow much It costs to set up as a sorcerer. Ooe of these dark wlMrus hss obligingly ' published a price list of bis plapt: Magic-mirror, 13 shillings o pence: magle lamp, 13 shillings 0 penco; con juring wand, 20 sulillngsr charmed sword, SO shilling! bewitched spirit lamp,v24 shillings: divining rod, 24 abll lings; Vervain of March 2L whatever that may be, 2 shillings 5 pence; man dragora, T shillings Q pence; . virgin wax. 4 shtlllnga; skin of atlllbora calf. shillings: special lint T shillings 9 pence; Greek fluid for preserving the feminine figure, one bottle, 7 'shillings 0 peace; anti-wrinkle milk, as need by4 Marie Antoinette, S shillings; water for complexion bath, as wed by La Moots span, 14 shillings.. , t V ; ..- - -r Tbe Invocation for calling up Satan. which can be dona only on Ba tarda rs after ' burning sulphur; sounds like Greek gone- wrong, with touch of Esperanto and Chinese nixed, and run, "Again telegram vsy chow atlmn. lamatoo y esparea retrngrsmmaton." This Inst tip la glrra for nothing. Par la Letter lu London Triegrapu, 'I: i - T. - - -.1 , -A Tawkeray tjeHee, ''' A letter from Thackeray found 101001 the papers of tha late Georga M. Craw ford, Pari correapoiidrut of tha Lfio cod Ially News, establish! tne-fact tluit Mr. Crawford was the original of Wsrrlngtou. -."You will find much' to rem bid you In Tewlehnla of old talks and fac-of Wllllsm, Joba O'CouooH. Jack Sbcchsn and Andrew ArrtidectM. Tlirre Is something of you la Werrtnr too, hot be Is fcot Ot to bold a candle te foe, for. taking you an around, yov art the moat genuine fellow mat over strayed from a better World lot this Warrington la always gnvaiing tw. but be hss your hnnptty sod. like you. could Dot postnre If hs trtpd." . . rt !! r rwsie. , Mot rwnple be patmnit tbe Pll man rrs bai-e no r3o-nitioo of tbe enormous itrofts sc-rruh t to the foov fhr. Mrs Np Tork r-trt. The t eam; tic 0 a K 00 aa ordinary rne are fr m Ili.f0 H H2.f yer. or StKWt 1wr t), n', of the Ct Of !' tar. OU Hrn!:l trains Wwiwtj hens- York Bn4 tl.i'-sr' tb ai aarn'nr ar at hich as i' r o a y.ir. T!.e t.'ir paM ly t!. r!1 u rni: y s-.f-f!r1-M 14 c(f all t!,a ij,ih r.f rr- eran.irl, InrlnVr.f t!,a Ir.r-f:rt.t ar.i fipf fw'nfVTfl, o .l r"', 'a frT jmfrt.t"f sr In !T't ti I r- tU tnePullmaa fit;. fry. rr;;!rj !, f :'S. !' fr-n ",'J 1 I f H - ! 7' V " t: - - I CiOlliiG VVOPsLD Ircboallna (mhi. -i " - ' A Trick With Cards. . r j: Ic-e boat ran-s are now at tbe height Tricks wish carUs- er.d damlaM af of the season's activity. In New Jer- : ford a pUiasiiiti c:iic.-tn!iuv'Hit, n:tl one sey, Kew York, Pennsylvania, Wiscon- termed "tlic aeilwl tT.rJM-fJ Burjrlalng. sin, Michigan and Illinois thousands of daring lee sportsmen are endeavor ing to lower previous records. l" "- - .' Tbe ice boat Is the fastest racing ma chine In existence, excelling at times KB BOAT SCUD GOING FTFTT " HOUB, , OiiSfl AH.j : - I the speed of even the swiftest of auto- mobiles.- A. few ve'ars aeo an lee boat on the Shrewsbury river, ew Jersey, f covered part of a course at the rate of . a mile lxl 83 secouds. That terrific rate of speed Is still the world's rot- ord.':,V:?:'""' "".'"-;''.'". ''.'"''" . American Leaane Topics. i Rube Waddell, the famous pitcher of the champion : Philadelphia ' Athletics, may be sold or traded to the Boston American team before the beginning of the next championship campaign. Con nie Mack, manager of the Athletics, was in Buffalo in conference with Manager Collins of tho Bostons, and the deal whereby Waddel! will become, a mem- OL runl m uuuuuucuu Boon. 1 - One of the reasons assigned foe Mack's willingness to let Waddell go la the coldness of the Philadelphia .fans toward Uube. r Wlien the big twlrler broke down last fall part of the Quaker ana thought his ailment was not gen uine, although the management was thoroughly convinced that tbe famous "southpnw" was "all In" at tho flnbb of tbe season. On account of Waddell's eccentricities and desire to stand high in tho estimation of the rooters Mana ger Mack Is afraid that Waddell would not bo at bis best If tbe fans wore In different about his work. ' "Rube has got to be the whole show wherever he is," said Mack, "and If tho Philadelphia people failed next spring to warm up to bis pitching and rave over his actions on the ball field be might soau lose heart In his work, nnd so I think he would do better work with some other team, but tbe deal Is by no moans consummated," President Johnson of the American lengno was with Mack. He announced his staff of umpires for tbe coming sea son. Tbe name of Jack Bherldau beads the list, although that veteran has not yet signed bis contract If be signs the staff will lncludo Sheridan, Connolly, O'Loughlin, Hurst Connor, Evans and Conibnn. Jack McCarthy Is not to be retained next season, probably on ac count of the numerous rows he bad with players. Wlrker Slsaa 19O0 Ceatraet. The great pitcher, Bob Wicker, hss signed bis contract to pitch for tbe Chi cago Nationals In 1000 and during a talk, with President Murphy said he considered tbe team . much stronger with the addition of Moran, Bbeckard and Stelnfeklt than It was last season.' Former. Manager Frank Be lee was beard from, too, his letter from Fay wood, N. M reaching the office. of the Cube president the other rooming. Mr. Be lee congratulated the Cuba upon the acquisition of Bbeckard and stated that tho Chicago Nationals looked stronger than they ever had to him. 1 Kara see Beree OeaalO, Fred Teacfaout will wlatcr cumach,' MMi. . Besides bis at To- ones be has Long John, pacer, 2.12U: Kat Gordon, 2:10. and Liberty Bell, pacer, IJJH4- w:..'.r-'' 3. - A. Iltxpatrkk - of Cambridge, Mab4 rrcutfy purchased a yearling colt by Blngcn, 3O0S4. da'oa Jolly Bird. 3:1V, from A. 1L Parker of Bedford, Mane, , '" t-" : ' ': . John CaMwrn.,by Rtrathway, re dnced bis rcrord to 3.-09Vi at Los As gnlea, Cat, wbeo be won tho 2.00 trot In straight beats from Ilotwa Norva, ; Bawkey Teaaaa. - rUrrerd's hockey teem look to be mighty good one (but season.. Tbe hv torcoliefiate cbamptxhs have lot of men tot from last jenr, . tale la Hkrly to be a pertinent factor In the cbitn pUmahtp acrlre this tim, bowavtr. Tbe New Hsertlts are fftat as Ugbttitng. ew WeMira Ska II Leeaae The mlU-ca f tbe tVeatem Confer ore IntTo!U-g'.la aaanrfalioaj hare firmed a lknt hall Irogw. . MJrbl gan It not a number. Aa tnttiatkia bi be-0 wl t CVilnmWe to nx-od a team west time Uili omisos) ta pin PH tintt lb f liAitiplnfia. - Tel-'e Raw StMlkeaea, Iali rr" l ara lo bare a Bvw lat- lirwja f,rt? a-n Jt;''srl W. fart Iba Y!t r"!ng a Jrtwr, tit f.i l r'iS prr.r-1. ai.l fV.e ,ro'1tr H btll.t rtl the J.jfe f !,a (J :i'.T, n'p. ' k r1T tear tl pe-T,t - '. ' I ll I y r: i- -n t !' 1 t 1 t r t ! r tt rir'i r 1 I f t ' (' '1 I -Off r ( 1 : t r V, l r aj- - ' ' ' i's I t, 1 a a dij 0 " r , j 1 - jr st i i a' ) r I f -a r .; t- l I II ""a. - . & , XX - J1 : -f fOR T1IC CHILDREN it Is perforuKsl lu this xvay; Take a flat beaded nail aud tile it down until Its paint Is as sharp as a needle and theiicad la quite fiat The nail should be about half an Inch long or even shorter., ' Pass the nail 'through the center of any card,, say 'the ace of spades," and conceal it In. your left band. , Jake another pack of. cards, get the ace pf spades to. the bottom end allow them, to be Inspccted.'-J'tt'hen the cards arc returued shuiBe .tiiem about and exchange the pierced card for the other. . rut tbe pierced card, at tbe bottom . of the pack and ' throw - the Cards violently against a --door, when the nail wilt be"ariven In by the pres sure : of Hbe others cards Cegalnst. the head, and tbe chosen 9rd will be seen nailed to tlie door. The nail should be piit ' throughV-the face of the card, so that when the others fall on the floor It remains facing the spectators. -.- Wkerc Toya Afc Hade, Until a few years ago all tbe toys rthe" American children played with v'wero brought from Europe. Now every toy .that carf bo made, by machinery has Its ' starting place In the United . States.- Tin and pewter toys and all those, that have clockwork for a mov- tag power are manufactured ln Con necticut," New York and Pennsylvania. - AU the' drums, used by our American' hava are mnile in Mnssnchiiaptta Mnaln uoxes are the product of the DeoDle Hv- 1U3 in Hwitzcri:in ;i. Harmonicas ana jewsharpa come from Austria, while all wooden toys are of German make. All dolls, with the exception of the finest nnd most expensive ones, which are made in Franco, are manufactured In Germany. The" wooden jointed dolls come from the Tyrol, but the others as ! wel) as all false faces nnd masks are made, in Germany. A Rainy Day Race. Gather all the children in the play room or hall for this game la apt to prove rather rough on furniture ar range a number of hazards, such as low stools, boxes up and down steps or -a Jump from two rugs placed a short distance apart. Then give to each player a teaspoon with a spool stand ing upright in it nnd tell him he or she must bop on one foot over the entire course without upsetting the spool. If the spool topples over or the racer rests on two feet, even for a minute, he is out of the game. Tho one who tfi-tn over the courso with tbe least mishaps is tho winner and can bo given ii-small prize. IatdllKcnt Done. The shepherd dogs of South America bnvo an extra duty to perform. The vultures are very cunning birds and tho dread enemies of nil sheep owners. The sheep are hj heavy and fat that when tbey fall down nnd roll over on tbclr bucks they cannot" get back on their feet Tbey lie down and kick, aud tho watchful dogs know this sig nal as one of distress. They run to their assistance and help them up; oth- orwlso tbe vultures would swoop dowu upon thorn when lu their helpless con dition, pick out their eyes and torment them in other ways until tbey die. Marina Store. The children will llml a good deal of amusement anu nt tbe sumo tluio learn a great deal by pluying store. Cloth may bo . represented by long strips of paper neatly folded; sugar, coffee, eta, by little sacks of sand. Bboes, Jewel ry, ready mudo chilling, etc., may be cut from old catalogues. Money may be wade by cutting round pieces of cardboard of tho right sites aud writ ing the value on each one. Then one of tho children may be storekeeper. while lira others come with tltcir card board money to buy. Mothers Msgs. Sine. Ulddea Tare. L Here Is a little Chinese Idol. Let Ethel look at it 2. Dr. Umbo I was here but evening. 3. In the circus I hero was a real Arab, All tho boys were wild to see him, 4. I am going to pot my new sled In the carriage hottse, Answers, L doll; 2, drum; 8, ball; 4, top. One In each line. Flud them If jn can, , ' Hide aad Sau ' A new ami quiet game of hide-and-seek. Is called cockOA Tbe children alt In a circle on the floor, and one child loaves tbe room and hide, calling when bid don: "Cocked! Curkoor Tne teat mast sit sUU and gueos whore the cut d la, guided by tho calla," which keep on from Uioe to time. . Aa soon aa tin place la giMaeed the ooe who la right hidso and the other comes back to tbe circle. " - t- " - , .; . , . Jataaiad SWra Isaea, - -V' rt"fv - ' Aea., Wainiw. " . ; - teio. - , VajmBbe, - T" lloelreeav - Muaala. . . MeUea,. . ' - t barriaM Klaaj. 1 . nm tm a mse," said DeraUeV ' , . "l aecj lo be a klr Aa4 mh my auhvia aapey ,v"" Aad 14 le wr'hl'wt- T.J - Cf emrre tbre'U be aaMM batttaa, riot I sdaU via " aB, . 0te a-ne tHt ficM asaiaat aae . Will t ea etrrme and lIL -, t-il I ehan t bri m aptle; TU wars r d e4 r, " Tra won. twit ! f""r friea,. Ar-4 d.m'l f"frt fi4T " S I n prtr tlr4, 'IWlrt ehn I ua -a, I afcoll iul av Ii-ib1 AM f t r it -a A1 t'l f t eir fcf i4ia All -I'-t nn ih kt fll la the bhiM rxe Ar4 f-ja bti'-a h"- I eMlh s tmtaal ( la !!. !f.g ar, J list r, cf fj!b-eS ai f ; m I if'rf et!r r is r, ' . n it t. 1 ! 1 1 r o.. f r , - f ; to j ' - f ,. ! -r -s - 1 1 ' . V-.. ' -ft a I i: , r ff -T r I's f ,r.'!i,r.a c ' a, O af -T"ii'n's r T;' 1 r rre'l 1 a I ! ;r :: .' I ! A i q I'rrr.Krll : ; ' a 1 T I ;,:i'!tr- FACTS FROM FRANCE. In Paris the average price. of ouro milk U 818 cents a gallon. y -The average number of residents to the acre lu Paris Is no less than 12S. - There are uearly 700,000 apartments or lodging lu the FreuoU nutropulU which rent rot less than 1 100 a year. About 17,000 bring 300 or more. ; All the theatrical aud amusement an nouueemeuts of Paris -arc' posted, on pillar billboards that are placed at In tervals along the boulevards. It Is against the Jaw to "disfigure walls with posters, f, j'.. . ; Ail Paris Is reading and discussing the memoirs of the Philadelphia den' bst, Dr. Evans, the friend of Napoleon III.,'-whieh itave 'Just been published aud whlcb contain a most excellent de scription ofthe last days of the second empire. . POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Criticism, at home. like charity, should begin Apologies are like tears. They should be suppressed. Don't sit down too long to rest If you have any desire to reaoh the top. No mau likea it when callers tell bis Wife that she is working too hard. Don't tell your troubles. Tbe exer cise tbey get in the telllug makes them grow. A woman can make an enemy of au- . other woman any day by looklug sym pathetically St the other woman's bus band. The trouble with the boomerang you send out against au enemy la that It will fly back and bit you at a. time when you are most defenseless to meet it Atchison Globe. OASi-ortlA Bean tha f mo miiu 1011 1 Itie Kind You Haw Always Botighl ' 8lgutum of BLOOD POISON A Desperate Struggle Just 27 miles from the rlnnnir. fitv little town of Maxey's, the residence of ruieuneu irom tne most perilous predicament, the particulars ol which lie has cunscnwni 10 give to tne public. Ha writes as follows: Maxey's, 0;lkthoiii'i--. (.'o , Ca., Julv 1. ror twelve or fourteen venra I hnw hipn a irr..!ii unir,.,,..- ,. ,.1. ,. "i..-.i.ii form of Blood Poison (Svohilis.) which was pronounced a terlinrv form. My head, face and shoulders' 1 . ame almost a solid mass of corruption, and finally the disease commenced eaiin- away my skull boneg. I became so horriblv renulsive t hat, for thr.-i- .. -.l; 1 ,h,,I,iw refused to let people see me. 1 used large quantities of I he most noted blood remedies, and applied to nearly nil physicians near me, but my condition con tinued to grow worse, and alUaid I must surely die My bones h.-came the seatof excruciating aches and pains: my nights wer.- pa.'.si'd in misery; I was reduced in flesh and strength; my kidneys were terribly d.-ran,-ed, and life he came a burden to me. 1 chanced to see an advertisement, of C. Birchmore and Co., merchants of our forme. It was used with decided benefit I contilOUrl llu IKK diuI Mliun aicrhf or ten bottles had been used was pronounced sound and well. iiunureus 01 scars cun now be seen on me, looking like a man who had been burned and then restored, My case is well known in this county, and for the benefit of others who may be similai ly affected, I think it my duly to give facts to the public, and to extend my heartfelt thanks lor to valuable a reme dy. I have been well over twelve months, and no return of the dUeaso has oc curred. IN.onrc Won, , , Maxi'v's, Ga., July 1 We, the undersigned, know Mr. Robert Ward, and take pleasure in stating that the facta as shove stated by him are true, and that hi.-; was one of the worst cases of Blood Poison we ever knew in our county, and that he has been cured by the use of U. B. II. Botanic Blood Halm. A. T. HltlOllTWi.i.i., Merchant. JOHNT. HART. W. C. lillti llMoltl. & Co.. Merchants. W. C. Cami'hei.l J. II. Hiticn rwi'i.i., M. n. Botanic Blood Balm (H. K. 0.) is guaranteed lo cine any lllood 1 r Skin Disease if taken m sufficient quantity as directed. It is sold by all ,-ood dru- giaui ai ei.uu per large Dome; o lor a.ou. ff:: ,Sril f'' Our Mr. L. G. Daniels who io now In the west will return in i.bo it U) da with, M bead of the beat aelectad Horse and Mules weighing fr .m '.i u 14kj Iba, to be found lo the But. We Uve DOW on hand 25 head of goo I workers nnd thoroughly acclimated Horses and If ulea. Also a eompIoU ILne of Wagoni, Hurry, lw. (at Wheels and Ilarneasof every deacriptloo. Ws guarantee our pnrva th- 1 iweit quality the best. Bee us before doing butbvMa. Very truly. ; Livery, Feed, Nalo And Exchange r 'r ljirj"t rs1 f' !k cf Inr' ar. A far a -a -I t-',fH 'it ft. Af" a HUMOR OF. THE- HOUR -,s--v. , , Jn 1)eistoaw. ;'" , ;;"TJar has been a powfuI 'eight of quauflcatiou j uh of late about de perils and" Ciscjajfuliilitlcs of wealth," rumi ratlugly said old Brother. Utterback. fPo ric-U man Uio'ly 'pears' to be in a pester, no matter wblch-u-way be turns. I? Lb cling) oa to bis money dey say bo's stingy arid prognosticate about do scarcity wkl wbicb a rich man goes th'oo de eye or a camel; if be g1ve3 It to io college.! and cemeteries and such as dat a bowl goej np sky high about, tainted monry,' and if be ups and dies wid t'.e wealth la his clutches his kin folka, pluhib unto de third and fou'th generation of dein flat hate him, scrap and squaliliic over It, world wldout end, mighty ul; b. ir.id lo church people roils deir eyes and speaks soleuiu when dey names do place wliuh dey s'picions de po' old rich man is at. "Su.h being' tie case, I sawtuli esti mates dat I'll take 'dat 'ar seventeen (loiHilH dat I's saved up endurln' de past year or h.i and buy mo a dram and some 'ialr He au 1 a pair 0' new gal luses wid srrni.' (if It and den go over and propiso ta V.'idduii Gladys Prinks ffut she Jine wid r.n- in de holy bands o' wedlock mid h.-'p mo to keep fum filling' 0110 o' dose yu!i plutocrutter's graves. Yassnh; da't'.-i pii-esizely what I reckons I'll d;!" Vroinan'u Home Companion. A nrntp t n Ilnnlmndl "No, mamma," ftaid the fair hut irate young matron, "I really f.-el that I can not live trllh Augustus any longer." "What make i you say sueh a sliock Iiir tiling?" "He is Just sliii iir-f ully suspicious." "Why, what has ho said?" "Accused me of flirting with thai young Lobson." "Why don't you tell him to prove it?" -sauEra 'I I well. I'm afraid that he would." nciseo Call. CURED it Ended and How nf A t iinc. :., xated the thriving who has just been Mr. I'obert War ran into the .-p..wir,i 1..1 ii,,-iir ir ft II It mi 1 u .ni ,. ,i..n.,, (, w nlace.'and the - nroenr.-il .me lnttl Valuable BLOOD look fre MALM CO. Atlanta, Ga. .-s .Ll ),',urt prer cifTrrv mU in Kr BT r'rf4t l-nanf Itorgw. Wagona. a I a rttrf aaf an! 1 . rrr U ire t - " - -, ' -, ' , vm rt ( tm i (1 '. A.k t 1 I)'Aitf-tlve r-.li'a, rr;p en! hfi !r)g (m,t h. f- II a SM a. Vw11 - Sr -Proprietor I It V. x r-Ty. lyF. 8. IT.