Do you n. who w

Thins C»rl*ln.

know, uid the thoiiRhtful

“*“1.

l\ U a

iMit. who was always devisina some way i become fabulously rich in a short me. "that the two great oceans contain >mrthin£ like 3.000.000 ton* of silver in "J» that so?” returned the practical

said the dreamer. “Does not extraordinary fact as lhat bring onderful new idea to your

“ft does." admitted the practical man. •It gives absolutely convincing evidence

of something I have long suspected."

"What iiTt?"

“That silver is not good to drink.".

H* Liked Cigars.

"I believe Higginside smokes the vilest cigars on earth. When he drops in at my office I always give hi in a good cigar to keep him from lighting' one of "Drops in every day. doesn't he?" “I thought so. I know Higginside. He is a fflloiv of a great deal of thrift and

ingenuity."

Negative Virtue's ttewer.S. “Why. papa." she urged, “you know Arbuthnot never drinks, chews, smokes, gambles, nor swears." “Yjs, I know." the ruggeo. unromatr tic old man answered, "but I don't wanr a chap for a son-in-law who merely doesn't do things." Merrill', Foot Powder. An absolute cure for all foot trouble*. Guaranteed to stop all odor and exeeaslTe

■a away with tl fats, or sent d

*ome*prtDkl*toptln paekage for JAe. T. Maacitx. Maker. Woodatook, Vt.

teU* 5 h?”

IB bandc. Edwim

A Kotad Teacher.

Eavannab Ga.. It your druggist don t keep It,

g Alien', Poel-Baee 7

It la Use only cure tor Swollen. Smarting. Tired. Aehlng.' Hot. Sweating Feet,Corns and Bunion*. Aak tor Allen * Foot-Eaaa. a powder to be shaken Into the shoe*. Cores while you

prove that you are right. X»r. B. H. Kuna, Ltd. ■ W Arch St ^ Phil*.. Pa. J£ br *" SSStStAZ^S. It* the unexpected that never happen, if you-are expecting it. —

Flgo'a Cure U the best medicine w* ewer used for all affection* o! throat and lung*.—Wa. O. Espii-Kj. Tanbuten. Ind- Feb. 10. 1900. The bad boy aaya nia mother* slipper must be bard to be felt. I

Black Hair

“I hi or five

d your Hair Vigo and am greatly

Ive years and am great pleased with it. It certainly i

stores the original color to grgy hair. Itkeepa mrbairsoft. , ’—Mrs. Helen Kilkenny,New Portiaod,Me.

Ayer’s Hair Vigor has been restoring color to

gray hair for fifty years, and it never fails to do

this work, either.

You can rely upon it

far stopping your hair

failing, for keeping

your scalp clean, and for

from I

makii

mg youi tl.M a Mile

r grow.

g^r^aSL yowaboule. Be aura and gin of your naaraat eipraaa otBc*.

ZFSJSi

_£««• Of CATMMWT1C

HE IS T SHIM

Wills PillsH£ •and year nam, and P. O. add re* Tkt 1.1. WUa ■•fcl*d

HiaaB

Raggody nick.

All tattarod and torn and very forlorn. And tired and lame and tick, H* came at our call one day la tb* .all. And w* named him “Raggedy Dick." Whan era spoke a word he aearoaly beard; HI* and eeeir ad very near. But w» fad him up—poor little pup. And (or him abed n tear.

Do you aak It w* cried on the day he died ?

We should J-but the pnp’s alive— "~ r that wears bis (nr.

Jmiwim and dlv’ —Hew York 'moune.

We should ] He's the )o|U( You should

p-to-Data Parlor Trltk.

An I p-1

If anybody should tell you that you can cut In two without touching It a thread hanging from the cork Inside a sealed up bottle you would he likely to think that he was making fun of

fy t;

Gt

way as comrHielj to mystl-

Ihe spectator*.

let a clear glass bottle—a pickle

the cows had gone down /.ic i to the bars at the west end of iower bam. around th'at and up steep hill on the south side

barnyard, the uppe

mder the b

’hich wi

For tl

>osja

bank wall on Ihe north side. Fanner Adams went down the

front of

the front of the bam, >ugh the door to the male floor. Then he took hold of the heavy ring

lied i

road

of the

he year It w hay through cattle and c

to put

this floor opening for

in the

» yard,

d for Jhc - young stock" kept In a imblon ctable at one end of the

cows fed

and

stsm

underground department.

Then he took the 15-foot ladder leaning up against the mow and low cred It to the rough, stony ground be low, and went down th“ Indder with a pall on each arm. and a basket with hammer and nails in one band. He set the palls just at the edge of tha bam and carried the hammer and basket of nails to a place on the bam where one board was off and another loose about the slanting earth that led up the Incline to the stable door at the west end of the bam. For a kicking ox within the stable had knocked off one of the boards apJ loosened the other a day or two b*

. fore. Then he went back

mbs of the way ; ladder Md pU

rn the Inside of the bottle, and to , barn near eBdg(? of , h) . lower end of the thread fasten any elnb , BklnMt . Md pBl lB tb , accessary

nails.

In the meantime WIIllo had gone to the lower barn to attend to some chores. Although the sun had not wholly disappeared In tie western woods. It was growing dark In the bam; where it never was very

and decidedly dark In

ground cellar part of tbo yard. Farmer Adams had just placed s

pail on each way to the

glas

bottle will do—and to the under pan i of the cork attach a bent pin. To the i

t pin. '

pin tio a piece of thread long enough to reach three-fourths of the

down

hject, say a shoe-button, to make the thread bang taut.

Insert the cork and seal It with wax, and say to the company that you are going to cut the tread In two without opening the bottle—In fact,

without touching the thread.

To accomplish this, you need a reading glass, or sun glass, and access to a window where the sun Is shining clear and bright. The feat is more mystifying ifyou perform this

f K In private#

part

To

sun

rays from the glass directly ■ thread through the side of the

ou go io the window, hold up your

you can focus tEn-

train the glass direct);

sun glass so that ’

and in a short

e the heat from

ttle, the

focused rays will bum the thread ro pieces, the end with the but

attached falling

to two pieces, the end wl

the bottom of the

bottle. Then go back to the company with the bottle, and they will see that the cork has not been moved and yet the thread has been cut. It would b« belted to use black thread for the experiment, for that

t May ' little ;

a tender greeting, their bright eyes watching the bird's every motion as

they made bis acquaiqtance.

At first he seemed so wild and frightened when any one approached his cage that we feared he would beat himself to death, but he soon grew tamer. One day. while we .were giving him fresh water, he made his escape from his cage, and was only trapped again by our placing the feed-

again by our placing t

cup within tEe cage. After a few days we determined to give him more

door back and

d got the

placed It up Against the

* of the slanting

r light, under-

bo yi

just plac

arm and was about half first cow, and had just

started ia the usual milking ityle half h^nmlng. half singing or attempt ting to sing (for he wasn't much of s

siBBe*):

“And I'll never see my darling and

more,

»r Nellie Gray i taken her away."

apa. papa.

you. but I tan't see you; here In the barn." # His heart almost et.ppW What carelessness! 1 that trap door open and

*1) dark

itlng.

He had left id the ladder

the farther end of the barn.

was

He drop]

under the barn and pleadingly shouted: "Estelle! Estelle! Don't come any farther. Walt right where you Can you hear papa?” ’

■tb. papa. dear. Why tai

"Yfth. papa I know wfcer

you a and I k

liberty. So 1 tied the Dickie was given the-ft kindergarten roams.

you arc. Kb tomlnV

"But, O. Estelle, you wait there.” and he stood below the trap door, up nine feet above his bead, peering at the faint light, for only a little light came in the small door far to the front of the barn, and the big mows on both sides shut out aK light from

the ends. I

“Yes. papa. I'm right here by .this black piece of tarpet you got on

big the

floor. What do you hare a

tarpel for on ’ That isn't a cat

window is i

your barn I

irpeL It's a door In

i generally, down from the the floor. Don't go „„

top a few Inches and the screen doo> “I fordot. papa—I know now, that's has quite a hole in it. still our birdie where you put the hay oown for lit-

never has shown the least Inclination tie bossy's mother."

to leave his pleasant surroundings. > "Yes. dear, you wait”—but what td He spends most of his time during wait for was the problem. Should'he' the morning above the windows, flit- go back and get the ladder? That ting from plant to plant and warbling. • seemed too much risk, for the little At noontime he comes to share my j Estelle might be frightened, or make

luncheon, and often a child will ask permission to stay in at noon to watch _Diclrieenjoy •he morsels at my feet.

Toward autumn one of the children

brought a little mate fop Dickie, and

bas made quite a change In

might be frightened,

a step to try what seemed to "black carpet” and be dashed i hard, rough, stony ground - below, would wait, for be could c*tob hi

this b btfd's

!'s ways and dolngs - CaU notes the only ones heard now. and at ut 11 o'clock each morning the

Ihcir respective bath

jlrds’ baths furrflsb an impressive object-lesson to the rhi, dren on cleanliness. The children exclaim: "See! Dickie washes his face

be equal in the 1

aim:

flrjst?" and make other remarks of like nature. During story hpur I place the seed cup on my knee, and the birds rome there to oat. Soon I shall let some quiet child hold the cup. For many days the children have been bringing bits of cotton, worsted, straw, etc., and placing them In Dickie’s box: and the bird* have now rewarded us by beginning tbelr heat-

ler If

she fell. There was .

for him to mske out the ontline of the opening. Perhaps Wnltc or somu

woul-J come. But to delay would lally dangerous, for It grew dark barn very rapidly after sun

i set,. and as soon as there was no > faint light up through the big hole she might fall right down by blm and he know nothing of H till she a-as killed at his feet. All ibis took bu^ a moment to flit through bis mind. If she fell now he could catch her. Why not.

have her jnmp now?

"Estelle, papa's here below

door .lhat you cal

Come up Just to the edge

black place and give n bu jump

righl

will catch you.”

■k carpet.' :c of that

A.

“But. papa. I tan't see you. I tan't anything now. It's so dark. I

Rear

-hlldren over the : see anything new. It's so dark,

nest Is intense, and 1 will leave you ! tan hear what you say. papa." to imagine their enthusiasm when the “Yes. dear, papa's here. You Jump— birdllngs appear.—Kindergarten Re- ! you aren't afrald_to Jump Into pap's

view. ; arm*, are you?"*

| “All right, papa, go clear up to the Tha Riark farp.f. , p] tc e and. then dump en» It. Is “It s almoat time for Willie to come j Tbal rlght , p ap a 7 Here I go! See me

with his cows," said Fanner Adams to ‘ dump "

little four-year-old daughter

ar year-ol e had a

■pell since papa came home ffom ‘way. down there in the corneld. where pap's been hoeing—corn—all—day— tong. Now T must go. for I've got a little work to 4o beftoro I milk the

supper.

to Banbury

crons." “My foot's all tired oat now." “Now, you stay right bere-aand help mamma get the supper—and when 1 come in. and Willie and I eat all the supper you get for us—well play till you go to sleep, sleep, sleep.” He kissed tha Uttle one. with a

“Down.” down into tb • blackne*

.little form went—

what a ■ption w:

faith and love! What

le kissed tha Utl

big hug. and put mt down, went out ■to the branching goats by the well, took a pall on each arm and then stopped at tha bench tn the woodshed and took hammer in one hand and basket of nails <n the other. U the meantime Willie. Daisy and

feet love Chronicle

was that! The safety of • wisdom of the father In ways—the safety of |

md

lef tn the wisdom :s—the safety

trust—Ban Francisco

ilde.

Karalty'* Umllallaa*. “Emperor William owns 359 carriages. so this paper aaya” “Poor chap." “Poor chap? I should say lucky chap." “But he rant ride in more than one of them at once."—Chicago Record Herald.

cyiea, each distinctly referable to *-

different action.

NEW JERSEY JTATE NEWS. Special Condensed Dispatches From

Many Feints.

HURLED TO DEATH At A CROSSING. Well tafe Hannoetos Fanner Street ky * BrMfe Trail sod Insisstly Killed-Lljlil-■ls| Wrecked e Biy Pars-Bobbed Vas Who DM Tbca a Kindoess- Salt Coal Sepply Exbasslcd—Wooes Killed Hlf Snake Angelo Fogleiio. aged ?? vyars a well-to-do fanner of Hainmc-nton, was killed st Colwell'* crossing by the >ccond xcction vt a bridge train on she Union building, where he had sold hi* load of strawberries, and had Matted to return home. When he crossed the tracks with his horse and wagon the locomotive struck the wagon. Fogletto was thrown with such force against the front of the engine that every Imnc in his body was broken. Portions of the body and fragments of the wagon were carried three-quarters of a mile on the engine before the train could lie stopped, the horse attached to the wagon escaped without a scratch. The crossing is a dangerous one. the view of the tracks being obstructed by woodr In return for a kindness ip 'directing them to his house to get a drink of water, two men Supposed tame of the five who broke jail in Soujtrvillc robbed Conrad Smith': house in Springdale- 'if ?35. They had just broken into II P. Opdikc's house and carried of some jewelry, and. crossing flio fields where Mr. Smith was at work :.*krd him for a drink of water. The latter tola them to go to the spring near hi- house. They entered the house, and. taking the money, made good their escape. Among the companies chartered at Trenton, were the following: The Combination Investment Companv : capital, fl.ooo.ooo; to purcha-r. hold and sell stocks, bonds and ail other forms of -c--urities. The Cairo dc l'a-c.> Mining

ipany; capita: " -

curities. T.ic Cairo

Company; capital $ 10.000.ooo: .. ctkt'isVwa ik Granite Company: capital. $1,000.-

• Pink Granite Company: capital. 000; to quarry granite and other

The Florence Fishing and Gunnin) Club has elected these officer-: I’resi dent. John Kale; vice-presidrnt. Charle

•ctary. A. S. Bullock: treasi Absalom: trustees. \V. A. 'illiam Kimble and \\. I'.

Frock

•d of lirr homi

While Miss Clara Truckscss. of Cam-

' iquct of

tome she

a Truckscss. 1

den. was about to pick a bou<

roses

ran across a four-foot fnakc Instead of screaming for help or fainting. Miss Trucksess ran into the house, got a hoe and killed the rcptile. The soft coal supply of Elmer is atkiut exhausted, and wood has been resorted In to keep the fire in some of the fttrna -res agoing. It is possible that unless coal is obtained shortly there will be a cessation at some of the plants. Ugbtning struck a large barn belongum to Samuel Coombs, in Dutch Neck. building was consumed. Four horses were taken from the burning building and saved. The lo*s is $15,000. tectivcs Smil

colored, robbing

ago.

Effort*

Camden 1

regular stop!

mums.

> will be made by prominent business men to .have the river . freight and passenger, make

e of the public

c .National capital $351

pany. capita! $350,000. filed article- ol corporation in the County Clerk's offic-

at Camden.

The New

ie _ Convertible Car Company, of _ York, has begun the erection of

the factory U completed.

The Lamhertvilli; fire depart men iijs selected these officer-: President. G*o. W. Arnett, chief: Vice-prcsidem. jn’-n Schenck: secretary. Joseph X. I Luc:,. . A large quantitv of clothing stnlro from the store of E Raphcl. a-. ljmber* ville several weeks ago was diseoven-d under a pile of boards in a kimbrr y.cd The old soldiers of Gloiicc-tf r-utniy ar^ aggiuting holding of ar. anr.nal pienie where they can have a genuin'-'estop fire and a good time in general.

The Skerry Woolen Hills, at Chang water, has commenced onersiion'. tine hundred and fifty hands have been giver

employment.

A . 9-ycar-old *011 «? W. J. Peall. • Swedolviro. started alone :n make trip’ to Colorado. A telegnun -talc' liu-i he arrived all right.

ImT!

gyrsri*Xirs.^ s £ i :

N«- 35. Knighr- of t was inslitnud* ai Viii

. Fame Castle, SSfoaS

of trolley cars iti that city on Sttod-.s, Jd'wSSiJ'S.I&feKSiv'i;: Boston^ and Jerry. Coffin A Burr.

There is no lack of parties in Franca In the pending elections which will take place eoon. there are candidates representing no leas than twenty-two parties in Paris alone, the leading ones being the Nationalist, Conferva tire. PlebtscKary. Royalist; Bonapartlrt. Republic.-Uberal Collectivist. Progressive. Radical. Radical Socialist and five different stripes of Sociallstf. Then there are specialised parti* such as Anti-Semite* and Anarchists varied hues.

be benrfi

COMMERCIAL REVIEW. CcscrsJ Trade CesdlUas*.

R. G. Dim k Co.’* “WeekTy Rc\ in of Trade" say*: Peace in South Africa', ha* greatly improved the outlook. Foreign industrial markets will quickly benefit by the development of that country, while n return to active gold mining will have a helpful inllticnce in monetary - circle*. Owing to the present exceptional home consumption, produces in this country may not be able to take advantage of the opportunity immediate

even the indirect effri

cial. Domestic conditions still have but tbp one drawback of labor disputes, which have reduced the earning power

of a large force.

Outside the limits of this influence there is little cause for complaint. Order* are large and distribution is less interrupted by the shortage of cars. Railway earnings for May show an increase of per cent, over last year and 17A per cent, over 1000. * Failures this week in the United Stales were 318. against iik last week, 193 the preceding week and 185 the corresponding week last year, and in Canada 16. against 20 last week. 13 the preceding week and jo last year. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour—Spring clear. $5.15 35.55 : best Philadelphia No. 3. 82;ja8jc; Baltimore

csKsaEssMA* Firz.’AraicK Saya Pa-ru-na is a Splendid Ca- ,

Corn-New York No. 2. Phi! adrlphia No. 2. fis.'Jabfic; Baltimore No

t'ork. No. 2. 45c: Phila Sopjastc; Baltimore No

■

drlptua No. 2. 5

Hay—No. 1 timothy, $14 5031500: No 2 timothy, $15.00314.00; No. 5 timothy Green Fruits and Vegetables—Aspar agus—Eastern Shore. Maryland, pci doren. prime. $1.5032.00 BeeU—Nor folk, per bunch. 54c. Cabbage—Charles

ton. Early York, per crate $1.2

Cantaloupes—Florida, per 2.00. Cherries—Maryland,

'fcajl.oo; do. Charleston, per iiooai.25. Eggplant; — Florid

crate $20032.50. Grp bannock, per brl $1-2;

cs. per aft.00.

r I bri $1.25

2531-40: do $1.2531.-0

crate $1,503 per brl. red, per lb a’Gas. basket or box

1*—Rappa-

55340: do. Eastern Shore. Virginia, per basket 60370: do. Anne Arundel, per 1m

170: do. Ann

vSr K “;. Onions—Bermuda, pc do. Egyptian per

per

So; do. Patuxent*.

Radishes—Native, per too bundles,

do. per too bunches, white.

|c. Huckleberries—

t 8312c. Letbox 25355c. box $1.7031.75;

“ k £355

SS - Sg

. per too be 1 barb—Natii

white, 7Jca bunch 2a

itive, per bunch

ich—Native, per bushel box ing onions, per too bunches,

liasket 40350c. Strawberries—Ea<lern Shore. Virginia, per quart £a6c: do. Maty land, per quart : do. Anne Arundel,-per quart Jap. String beans— Charleston, per basket, gretn. f5ca$ioo: da wax. 75ca$I-2J. 1 onuffoes—Florida.

Potatoes—Old—White—Maryku Pennsylvania, per bu. No. t. 653700.

second*. joa6o; do. New York, per bit. ta*t stock. 65370: do. seconds. 5oa6o: do.

1 and e; do.

Ulces—White—Charleston.

"s,

1. cull*. 7«ca$ioo: do.

-line Houlton. Early grown Green Mountain. $5324 :o $5.50

sides. itH: bacon -houldcrs. olj: sugar. |K3S3£S;S* ,ra "“ ;- “*" -

ired C

rased or tin refined lard

ami

ird. tierces.

I2:,sugai

ota: hams, can-

I. 12 lbs and over. 15:

brls and yo-lb cans

Butter—Separator. 25324c: Gathered Cream. 22225; imitation. 19320: Prints, tdb. 24325^ Rolls, 2-lb. 25324: Daf -

I5'jat6c.

Iloa. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, C from Kentucky, write* from t Hotel, Washington, 1). C-. aa follows:. ’ ••At the aollcItalian of a friend K used yiur Fernna aitd can cheerful- N I 7 reco 11 inen-J your one oufftrlng urllh ratan neetlna good Ionic.’' —T. Y. FirZPATJtlCB.. A flood Tonic. Pe-ra-na i» a natural and efficient nerra : tonic. It strengthen* and restore* the activity of every nerve in the body. Through the u«e of Pc-rn-na the weak- ! ened or ovenrorked nerve* reauine their natural strength and the blood resael* begni at once to regulate the flow of blood according to natnrr'a law*. CongentioB* 1 immediately disappear. Catarrh Cored. All phases of catarrh, acute or c

rured.

iperation upon tl

syatem that Pe-ni-na has attained *uch • rorld-wide reputation at a aure and relt* remedy for all phase* of catarrh wber-

are promptly and permanently cm i* through ita operation upon the

-d. It

h!e remedy for ever located.

If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory multi from the ue of I’eruua^..

your ci

rn bis valuable advice free, -j Idreas Dr. Hartmaa. President of Tb#

pleated to give you h Address Dr. Hart!

H*r*man Sanitarium, Oolnmbn*. O.

FACE HUMOURS

PimpleSi Blackheads, Red, Rough, Oily Skin Prevented by ruticura YSOAP^

t Pxoitji c*c Currjuig

doren,

. Cheese.—New York State chcddar*-. tiaiiHci do do flat*. nJJauHc: small. •2ai2j4r. Ohio—Flats. loK-auc: do picnic. 11, - Jal 3c. Skims, paioc. Swiss

:hce.*e. igaigVic. Live Poultry.-

roosters. each 25 _ .

iSayoc: young stags 12a 13c. -Duel Hide*—Heavy steers, association and sailers, late kill. 60 l&Aatid up. e' ‘ection. uai2c: cows an&Jjght.Mi

■Hens. I3t4ai4c: oltf 153500; spring _ chjckens/

Ur* Stack. Chicago.—Cattle—Choice steady, oth•s* to to 15c lower; good to prime steers J7.25a7.70: poor to medium. $50036-90; sis $-.5035,00'; calves. $2.ooa6Ao; Texas fed steers, $^^ca6^o: grass Texans. $4.15. to di

Westert

Mtu-ioxs 07 1

Boar, assisted by CcnccaaOiXTMext, fee,, proaerring, purifying, end beautifying the ' skin, for cleantiug the acalp of crosta, ccalcs, an 1 dandruff, and the stopping «f ' falling hair, tor softening, whi'^n'-g. zrd I Ct*ithlug red, rough, and aoro Lauda, for | baby raslios, itebings, and chafing*, and for all tho purpose*of the toilet, bath, and | uracry. Million* of Women use Cun- I

nursery. Million* of Women use com Soar in the form of bath* fori ing irrituiions, inflammation!,and aaroriatiooi, or too frocor offeuxiropersplratkm, in the form of waxhe* foe ulotratlre weak-

Oocpleti Tmtseit tor Kauri, $1.

the .tic Ihlctrnei.— - (60ey, to Inetaulh

. OLVEXT 1TLLS (*3e.t to cn. iae the blood. A .Sist.lz SET ta •nuirlcat to core the reramt ease. = Crnocac EcaoLvrvr ITua (rhoeolata Coated) are a oew. taateteu. odou.-leo*. aoo. . notoical aulatitute for the ceMRaud lu)oM ' Cmccxa RnonvErr.«-Iowa, pnoc. S5o.

sRSaft-sasitel culls and. common. Si2.ooa2.50: choice lamb*. $6.4030.65: veal calves, $6.5037210 | ubobakd7nmjstry

a work.

form a union.

Laundry worker*

J.abor

will fort . Memohii

Cot

1.

mum Ripans Tabules are the best medicine in the world. There tl scarcely any condijion of ill health that is not benefited by the sional use qf a Ripans Tabuh the price—10 for scents—do har them from any home or j any one in enduring ill* thi easily cured. A family bottlecon- - taining 150 Tabules is sold for CO T

iTe-Ca^wSaFlf^aotigfc tor « narr oecaaioa. Tha family bottl cut*, contain* a aupply (or a yaar.

1 trr.tiuant lr»a. o. K. O-lli I Drop.y alaj. Ca. Atlanta. <