Richmond Palladium (Daily), 1 March 1900 — Page 3

RICHMOND! DAILY PALLADIUM. THURSDAY MARCH 1 1906.

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Mrs. Edmands was Cured of a Severe Case of Rheumatism at that advanced age. Mrs. Susan II. Edmands, of 37 Broad St., Newburyport, Mass, when recently interviewed, said :

"A Zemr ".? ,"i Febmary I waa taken with rheumatism. My hand welled, and I sunVred rrooi irdu la the Joint or my trmi aud llmba. At my ago tills waa tiulta a serious matter, and I employed two doctors, but tbey did not cure ma. One day my ton found a little book at tne door which contained a statement by a minister who formerly preached here, and waa known lotxa man of print truth and honeti'. i w?.',,,",nt.urit.,ll tn"t he ,,ad cured of rheumatism by t"im, j"" PH for fale I'eoi.le. I told hit doctor If tie waa willing: I would I rr tha mil mvuir Tk. - .. , .

. . , l -r " J 111! II I ! Ul in BIO IllCUb & T.'T mf known to lt' do-tor, and tne latter did not object. so 1 tried tna pills. I aoon began to pea an Improvement. TM swelling Wm i "nd " leK" soreness. I continued tbe use of the

. ven ana was entirely cured. If I am rrrr t with the rheumatism again I shall surely take Dr. Williams' PI: for i'ale People, and advise others to do so who are afflicted w

disease." Signed

Dr. Will jams' Pink Pills for Tale Teople expel impurities from the blood, and supply the material for rapidly rebuilding wasted nerve tissues. It has performed hundreds of almost miraculous cures in severe cases of Rheumatism, many times after doctors had given up hope.

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Look for this trade tnarh on every package. DR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE WASHINGTON LETTER. Tbe Rrvfist Cutter Irrrlee A Vacation For (General Oils A Markef For Flab Scales. ISpeclal Correspondence.! Another attempt (s being made to plate the officers of the United State revenue cutter service on a footing more nearly equal to that enjoyed by officers of the nary. For years past various efforts have been made to proTide a. Just system of promotion and retirement for officers of this service and a rate of pay hotter suited to the work performed by them. The splendid work done by uUlcers and vessels of this service during the Spanish war has served to draw favorable attention to It. and the number of congressmen who are daily coming out in favor of legislation to still further promote Its elileiency Is steadily growing. If anything, the duties of these offl cers are much more arduous than the work of unval olllcers, and they have practically no shore duty. While the cutter service Is under existing law a part of the civil establishment. It Is and always has been regarded and treated as a part of the military force of the navy. Its vessels are armed cruisers, otacercd by men bearing commissions of the president who are in every way as thoroughly equipped for sea duties as the graduates of the Naval academy. One of the first acts of I'resJdeut JIcK'iilt v at lti hi caking out of the t'.j-iuislj wnr was to trausfer the vessels of this service to the control of the secretary of the navy. One of ta unjust ; features of the present law I that relating to advnnce;:icni in n service. If a revev.uc ".! " Incapacitate r lo be place 1 a :.. . three-foi :rtl. pay Hi 1 Oiled, au.l he t-aunut be it i. ducing the uuia!er of uicu ;. .ai!a for duty and doubling up Use went; n those who are ou the active list. Whai is wanted Is an amendmcuf to the law permitting the removal from the line of promotion of all otlicers now ou waiting orders, thus making room for the promotion of the young men of the service. A Vacation For Ceaeras Otta. The president hopes that the nevr commission will start for Manila In time to reach the- Philippines In May. lie Is anxious that civil governments be established In the other Islands the tame as already exist In Negros. Another reason why the president wants the commission to get to work is that te Is anxious to let General Otis have a vacation aud come home for a rest and a visit to his family. General Otis went to the Philippines on less than 24 hours' notice. Soon after Admiral Dewey's victory, when it became necessary to re-enforce the navy with the army, tbe president looked around for a general to take command. General Otis was selected one morning, and tbe same afternoon a telegram was sent ordering him to leave at once for Manila. General Otis, who was at Denver, packed his trunk and left that city at midnight for San Francisco, being on his way wlthtn less than 12 hours after receiving his orders. Since then he has not seen his wife or family. He has now tnti- ' mated that he would Hie to have leave to come home to see his family, and the president and secretary of war aro anxious to grant his request. A Market Far Flak Scales. Fish dealers of this country will find a market In France for fish scales, which have been without commercial value hitherto. According to Consul Covert at Lyons, there Is a great demand for them. They are used in the manufacture of artificial pearls and other ornaments by the recently discovered method of a French chemist. The supply Is much less than the demand, and it Is said large quantities will be used and a good price paid for them. The consul says: The scales should be sprinkled with salt as soon as they are removed front the fish and packed in tin cans. Any specimens sent to this consulate will receive careful examination, and the results, with any suggestions that may " be made and particulars of prices offered, will be duly reported. "It Is believed here the sale of these scales will result In establishing an Important business in an article that now has no commercial value. A Roans Far the Blind. The late John BusseU Young established while he was librarian of eon press, at the invitation of some Wash luirun ladles, a hall for the use of blind readers and later provided en tv.ainments for the blind, well knowu persons reading select.oos from theli own writings or performing on musi ral Instruments or singing. There la a Dumber of blind persons In this city ami to some of the readings or recita tlons they t-ame in considerable num bers. But tt; entertainmeuts provr .- . -i 3f.r:i:-live to tho-e wtoil.f a tu wiiise who could r Th "banibet of readers of lh- Ikkk. made for tbe blind is larger than oat vafild IrsllvTf ji)ii-iirt Croat tna turn

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Mr. Sutm B. Edmonds.' troubled uk Pills ith tiiia Sold by all druggists, so tents per box; six boxes, fi.jo. COMPANY. Sehonoctady, N. Y. out at the readings. A feature of Washington society which almost always brings prominent hosts and hostesses and their friends, especially their official friends, to "blows" Is the freedom with which invited guests write and ask for invitations for their friends. Mrs. "Senator So-and-so or Mrs. "Judge So-and-so" says she has a friend with her and "would like very much to bring her If perfectly agreeable and convenient. etc. The result Is that when a hostess expects and provides for 30 she may lie obliged to ask as many as 20 additional guests or els ofTend Mrs. "Representative So-and-so." and lecause of her husband's political standing she cannot afford to do so. Car. RrHortttTuD. A GOLDEN PRIZE. A Wealthy and Pretty Widow Who lias It el used Some .Notable Offers. One of the prettiest and wealthiest widows in the world, who has probably received more offers of marriage than any woman so circunistauced, is Mrs. George Law, widow of a New York street railway multimillionaire. Mrs. Ijiw has had noblemen at her feet, but so far she has successfully resisted the onslaughts of Cupid, although Dame Rumor has coupled her name with some titled heads of Europe, amoug them a prince. The prince that fell before her was the niaharajah of Karputhala, rich as Cropsus and who Is always accorded a salute of nine guns when he makes a visit of ceremony. lie met Mrs. Law In Paris, where the dark beauty Is the most courted of -'MISS GKOffJK LAW American women, her perfect French speech, her wealth aud her splendid entei-taiuments making her a great favorite. The latest gallant whose name has been coupled with Mrs. Law's is Gor don Kallowes of New York city, but U Is likely to eud like all others of these stories. Oue of Mrs. Law's friends expresses the belief that the young widow will never niarry again. Nonsense! Who can say that better than Mrs. Law herself? And on that subject she is silent. St. Louis Star. The Bed Liiarlost. So prominent are the beds In handsome sleeping rooms nowadays that ' is uo wonder their clothing shows all the art and lavish beauty and lace of a fashionable woman's wearing appareL Sheets of especial fineness are mad' with broad bands of drawn work running about the four sides and linen lace whipped on the edges. The costly California blankets are sent to a needle wiua n Ik fore they are ready for use to have their edges lightly scalloped and buttonhole stitched with silk aud a monogram worked in . the corners. Duvets covered with china silk show a fluff of valenciennes frills and pinked flounces alHiot their edges, and the huge sham pillows used by day are upholstered esactly to accord with the duvet. Added to this lusuriousness there are beds with big sachet pillows that lie all day between the sheets and when taken out at night surround the sleeper with a sleep inviting fragrance of violets or rose leaves. Tne Craelty of It. The "curse of beauty, says Mr. Frank Chapman, the ornitboliirt. has nnmla-red the days of the snowy egret. The delicate "aigrets" which it .onned as a nuptial dress were lis death warrant. Woman demanded from the bird Its wedding plumes, and man has supplied the demand. Mercilessly the aigrets are shot down at their roosts or nesting grounds, the coveted feathers are stripped from their backs, the carcasses are left to rot, while the young hi the nest above are starving all for the little bunch of "aigrets" in yonder Jaunty bonnet or milady's headdress, Mr. Chapman says It Is a blot In Florida's history that a plrme hunter can boast of kiiliog S " of these dainty and graceful birds in one afternoon In a -rookery." Another proudly stated that he and his companions had killed 130.000 birds in one winter. Reaaona For WearSa Skart Sklrta. ' The long skirt is responsible for many of the woes of wv-uieo. Not only does it sweep up microbes of various diseases, but it is tbe promoter of nen ralgic pains, w.fcica are brought on t7

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fact " was clearly shown by Profwwoi Itubner in a public discussion wbicL look, place in tier tin recently. Nor is the long skirt to be advocated from an ! artistic point of view, for Professor BrockmueUer. the artist, while not de nying the gracefulness of trains in gen eraL pointed out that tbe effect In any (juick movement was a vi k ward ao recommended tbe use of the short skirt for dancing. Mme. Professor Seler sd v oca red the use of short skirts because tbey make women look younger. Slssple Refreeksaeata the Beat Faraa. The day of heavy refreshments has passed sway, perhaps never to return. Cultured people live more simply and more daintily. Afternoons "at home' are social gatherings, not feasts, conse quently they may be given by those whose Incomes do not Justify them in entertaining in a more expensive way Then. too. they are elastic. A dinner party, as a rule, can only be given to a chosen few. but an afternoon affair Is sufficiently elastic to include all of oue s friends and calling acauaint ances. Ladies Hame Journal. For the Hvi,(r. Dressing table silver or gM furnish Ings no longer affect elalwrate repous se or etched work, as that has passed Into the category of things which have had their day. Tbe fad of the hour de mands that silver gilt or silver toilet articles shall have unwrongbt but highly polished mountings, with cblffre monogram or crest, but nothing more. A WAR EXPERT'S VIEWS. Wkat Hammersmith- Browne Thinks of the Natal Ga.isait:a. Sir. Ilaii. nerbiniiu Browne, the fa mous military exiert who has been closely waichlng the progress of the South African war from bis lodgings In Pimlico sqnare, London, has aga favored the :iubiic v. ith some valabio views on tLe mismanagement of the campaign. Mr. Browne says: "If Great Britain's noble army In Natal had beei. more ac tive, it would have been less klle. Gen eral Buller made his first gr.evous er ror when be permitted the Boers to crowd him back. This seeming suc cess no doubt animated the enemy tc still greater exertions, whereas a de feat would in a measure have discouraged them. See my pamphlet entitled 'Zones of Fire.' page 70. "What Buller should have done was to get behind tbe Boers at all hazards, a movement which doesn't appear tc have occurred to him. Once safely be hind them, be could have pushed the whole Boer pie stand clear to the coast and into tb arms of General Roberta General Metbuen, too. seems to have entirely neglected the chance afforded him of advancing by enfiladed zigzags. This beautiful movement would have made tbe Boers dizzy at the very out set, and Methuen would then have been able to do with them as he pleased. So. too. with MacDonald and Dundouald. Neither appears to have grasped the opportunities so plainly laid down before him. The Boers were there and waiting, yet for some unexplained reason tbe British generals seemed entirely unable to take advantage of this favorable Tact. "No doubt the kopje problem baa something to do with these continued blunders. The fact is the British gen erals have made a very serious mistake in doing their fighting In a kopje neighborhood. "To sum up. the campaign has been marked by too many British defeats and not enough British victories, and all this can be ascribed to a pertinacious disregard for the ordinary rules of modern warfare, which I have been at some pains to point out and which I recommended to the war otfice at the beginning of the conflict In my cele bra ted paper beginning "How to Win Battles on Paper.' ' Greater iapoleons. "1 don't see why so many people en vy a character like Napoleon." "It's due to the native egotism of the human race. Every man imagines that if he had been in Napoleon's place he would have lieen considerably smarter and managed to keep away from St Helena." Washington Star. The Sole Survivor. "Tie is the only survivor of the thlr ry yea is' war. in which he was a par depant." "Nousensel The thirty years' wai occurred centuries ago." "Not the one 1 mean. It ended only :ast week with the death of his wife." -Philadelphia Press. Of Hoaxa ( UikIhk Disposltloa. -Klutusy is very fond of horses. isu't he? Jon x If be is. it's something new. Hoax Well. I saw him out ridin; tbe other da v. and ue had notn arms around the horse's neck. Philadelphia Record It is just as easy to drift into dar; as to drive into it. The progress is siow but the end is equally sure It is t' ;jradual progress ot drifting v.hich hUnto the danger. Men and women drift ir. i-health in such'a way. There is iittle feeling oi" oppression after eatir A , ter a time it passes away. Some d it returns and brings another symptom'xeadache. perhaps. Something is dot ;o relieve the headache, but nothir.c relieve the cause. So one more vieti ges drifUnif on to the rocks of dieaYoung women who are teaching studying are very apt to become viciir. oi disease of the stomach. They eat ii t.iicious!y, in some cases, and in jrol the brain is too occupied to ailo the stomach the blood necessary to carr ju its functions. Hence in time tl or us of digestion and nutrition ar locally deranged, and the young gradt it-- goes home a chronic invalid. The timely rose of Dr. Pierce's GoMf Medical Discovery will avert such a cor Jiiion ; the faithful use of it in clironcases will effect a complete cure. " t was troubled wtth very frequent headacSroften accompanied by severs vrmrt:nc. " wtt. Miss Mary Belle Sammcrtoo, of Sab L'tego. Dm Cc-. Texas. "Bowels were. intulaT- sad r. stcutach sad liver seemed cocutm.t?lv out oricr. Often 1 could eat almost ccxiaa. sk s met iines absolutely notiaz. ier twtcty-fcr r-.oo.ra st a time. 1 waa entirely untit toe r-ov . and my whole system seemed so rua down tV I feared a severe sick spell and was very raor rsc-irssed I was advised to trv Dr. PUtcc C Ji!.-a Medical Dtscoverv. and before ficsni; tbe thir l bottle I wasabie to orHicrt- i-the ' ties of public school life, and contracted to do sc Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clean. Lb coxBclczioo and -weetea Lb breath. I

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t- -- a4s-t.i) mt MbrwriW. Bauztlf! InlsajsrTmpAwa psatM. aad uiuMisUioKTB. LrvtayrJ, aTftaMT VIArattraW IJUaasa atatal sstrkv Ll p-t SJ-O ts lissaigTlaV MS GALL'S MAGAZINE D?nsmAk1ae sroaoauss. fsncy vrt, bcwa-sil aift. sol stonss. earrcos rop- ere. wwni vo-osy. otiUjr few. ysarty. lady savni wsataa . Scsa tor i tfr tatttaL wilsa a. rtrts sat Hrele rfiflJi wt. That eeee t.f any Hmvs no iau Iw cylr sud crfvcC fit. MS CALL -Patterns EsbUt not toe-tser. Onlv lo and It erats esch none sirssr. Sold la Barly ererv cut snd twn, c.r by msii if lurthca. A)jw1uw1t very lstmt ap-UKds&s ayjA THE MrCALL COMPANY. cta-isS wa i4a uw . . T. at, a.' vtLE ut Ala lia USHIMEI. Other Ladles Mlsbt ProBt by This. Mrs. Qui Vive Iear Mr Surplice. 1 can't make up my miud what I.euteu sacrifice will be the most acceptable. "Mr. Surplice Ah! Oh. well, dear madam, suppose you give up trying to rfcin the church. Life. Valaable Medical Discoveries. 'Doctors say that cold weather af fects the nerves." "That's so. When It Is below zero. I feel a peculiar nervous timidity about getting out of bed In the morning." ietroit Free Press. "What's ther news, little boy?" "I don't read de news; I jest purvey! Kl" New York Journal. Ills Waterloo. Be was just as matiiematic As he pusjibly could lie: There was nothing pr.iblfinatic About Euclid he couUI a-e. All the toughest propositions He could solve as quick as K-at; 8imply te!l him the conditions. And be had the answer pat. He was crammed with information Of all kinds up to the brim; MVn of every occupation For advice came unto him. Questions that a-t othtrs frowningHe'd refer to as "a ss.ap:" B could even sabe Browning, Could this tery knowing chap. Tet there was a dark epijtma That he couldn't figure out That would leave on him the stigma Of the deepest kind of doubt i And be couldn't stand the temrion. And he awned up. with s sish. ' -'That Is passed tils cornprt4icn?itrm ' j Bow thst gaa biU came so hisrh. hic-airo Record. A LUNATIC'S IMITATION. It Lacked Finish and Got Himself and a Thief Into Trouble. A Paris correspondent tells an inter esting story of how a shop thief was captured recently .at the Bou Marche In circumstances that in all probability are unique. One of the private detectives in the pay of the establishment noticed a man who, with the most barefaced effrontery, was appropriating articles of every description. The individual indeed seemed to make lit tle or no attempt to keep his operations secret. He simply walked from coun ter to counter and filled his pockets with whatever attracted his fancy. In spite of the strangeness of the man's proceedings there was nothing to be done but to have him arrested, and he was given Into custody. His indignation was extreme. He protested that it was most unjust that be should be interfered with in this way when other people who were behaving In exactly the same r.u:nner wee left un molested, and hr pointed to a stout gentleman of mos. respectable appear ance who he asserted had been laying his hands on ail sorts of good.-i without resorting to the formality of paying for them. The pollcerran t- whom be hd been given In charge h::d bet n ht. rorned to listening : t c::-onvinciug e: lana tlons and too hls prisoner to t. e sta don. A few minutes later tli st gentleman, also in the ca.e ot u polif-. man, arrived at the same destinati ; The detective, whose curiosity uuJ been aroused, had watched the per sonage and had found it to be true that Toe was perpetrating theft after theft with the utmost dexterity. After a short Investigation he was; recognized to be an expert and notori ous shoplifter, whereas the prisoner first arrested proved to be a lunatic but recently discharged from an asy lum, whose mania took the form of Imitating any person who might happen to strike him. The professional thief wss beside himself with rage a what he described as tbe bad luck of getting Into trouble through the vaga ries of a madman. When a ttau peaU First. I supHse we ought to have the bouse painted this spring." said Mr. iliwnmgh rllave you enough money put by to have it done?" his wife aski-d. "Ym." he sahi. pleased at the interest she took in the matter. "I've been laying away a little every month for it. and rhen 1 conn ted up the other night 1 found that the fund amounted to something like $2TK. Oh. George, she exclaimed, "that will be just enough to bay a lovely diamond 1 was looking at yesterday! Diamonds are going up on account of the war in Africa Paint isn't. . Then he began wondering why man was verblessed with the gift of speech anyway. Chicago Tunes-Herald. Method la Her Action. "I thought you were very fond of Mr. Blifkins," suggested her dearest friend. "1 was last summer. replied the sweet young thing. And yet your smiles now are all for Mr. Barkna." Tea; yon see. Mr. Blifkins had an an nual pass on a steamboat excursion lice, but Mr. Bark us has some friends in the theatrical business. Between them 1 am putting in a perfectly lovely year. Chicago Post. Rvtoeaee to tkc Contra ry. "Women have no concentration." "No concentration? Yon just start Aunt Almira on the subject ot her fami erst!" Chicaao Record.

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ANNUAL SUOW OF THE ARMY. Of o o o o o o o Of Of MllUrr Tsirasnnt rO Owe r-rmoic u i n a. o seen.. OS ? 1 o I vwm w . n . . OS r u a. xi.. a. uaoaa, O TVTUUnnan narsOnanannsaAsartan 0e0040vOTOvOvOvOvOvO, An event which each year seems to at tract wider interest is the annual tournament cf the Military Athletic league. This year it is to be given during the last week ia March and. as usual, in the big arena of Madison Square Garden, New York. This tournament is distinctly a soldiers' snow. The MUitarr Athletk- lMmr wnicn arranges the affair, consists f more than 30 organizations of the na tional guard and has a membership of more than 15.0UQ men. In the beginning the league was purely a New York stat organization, but soon after it was form ed it became national in character, and now iue uiuiua oodles or many states aie included. 1. he league has the indorsement and support of tbe war department. Regu lars from various army posts and squad rrom v est i'omt are sent every year to the tournament, and this year Gene:al Miles. Admiral Dewey and General Merntt will each review the exercises on separate days. me tournament programme includes military evolutions of every sort possible to be produced indoors, as well as a large variety of athletic events, participated in by national guardsmen and regulars. 1 is expected that the large and enthusiastic audiences which in pat years have filled the Garden will be reproduced. X he net receipts secured from these tournaments are given to various tmli tary charitable funds. Some of the mon ey is spent in furnishing national gua.d regiments with gymnasium apparatus. some is given to soldiers homes, aud some is spent in prizes. This year the tournament is to be an especially brilliant one. While the pro gramme of athletic events issued bv Ma jor W. A. Turpin. chairman of the athletic committee, insures good entries and a competition that will give a hard struggle for the prizes, the strength of the CIRCCS RIDING BY A REGULAR. tournament will lie remarkable in the military display. Prompt replies to Colo nel Luscomb's requests for the detailing of soldiers have been received, and last year's superb showing will be equaled if not surpassed, several new features being added. Major T. Bentley Mott of General Merritt s personal stair, now acting as adjutant general of the department of the east, writes that there will be present and participating in the tournament a cavalry detachment from the United States Military academy at West Point, also a troop from the Third United States cavalry at Fort Myer. Virginia. Major George A. Cornish, post commander at Governors island, had a con ference with Colonel Lnscomb concernins the participation of the Fifteenth United States infantry, and the men are now at work preparing an exhibition of battle exercises, gymnastic drill, representation of making and breaking camp, posting guards, outpost duty and receiving and repelling night attacks of the same character as practiced in Cuba, from which place they have just returned. Light Battery M. Seventh artillery, from Washington barracks, will make a display equal to the famous evolutions of the Fifth artillery last year. Tlie First and Second signal corps will also be detailed and will build towers, string wires and perform other special signal service work. They will compete with each other, showing the best proficiency and the greater speed, both corps working in the ring at the same time. In the national guard the Second battery. Major David Wilson commanding, will give mounted platoon drills unde; Lieutenant Flanagan and the famou.disniounted Gatling drill under command of Major Wilson. The Third battery, under Captain Harry S. Rasquin, win l"- ke their first appearance at the tour li.. ;ent with their mounted Gatling dril: General Miles will be present during t',;e week and expresses himself in enthn iiastic terms in commendation of th; is-ague. its work and the influence of the tournament with the public and with the - :ldiers. General Merritt is in frequent tonference as to in what way it can be made the best that has been given. an:l the inquiries for seats and boxes are al ready cotnins in to the committee. Th dates for the reviews have not yet been fixed. There will be fjur givenone to Governor Roosevelt, one to General Miles, one to Admiral Dewey and one to General Merritt. This is the. only affair of the kind which the army indorses, and it is the finest military spectacle to be seen any where in the country. The regulars and guardsmen who are to participate have been in training for months and are certain to give a most interestins a:id entertaining programme. Many spectators will travel long distances to attend the soldiers' show. Wny He Was Short. "I don't know what Smith docs with iis money." "NoT" "No. 1 don't. Yesterday he was short. ind he's fhort a pa in today." -"Did he want to borrow from you?" "No. hang it I wanted to borrow from Him." THE OLD MAN WAS NERVOUS Bat the Stranerer Lnckily Got a Hint of Coming Trouble. I spent my vacation last summer in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina." said a New Orleans rice broker, "and was deeply interested in the quaint, primitive peopie in the neighborhood where 1 staid. It was a little settlement southwest of Ashevilie, away off tbe line of the railroad find, full of characters that would have made a fine study for Miss Murfree or John Fox. "One of the ninet picturesque of th lot was an old fellow who kept a countrj store at a crossroads up in tbe mountain.and who had acquired a sort of patri archal authority over all the surrounding district. Captain Jake, as everybody calied him. was barely able to write hi.--name, aud his knowledge of tbe outside world was extremely va-r'-.e. but he had a great store of homely wisdom and was regarded by the country folks as a sort of oracle. His sayings were quoted far and wide, he was general arbiter of di pates, and his decisions were as moch re spected as those cf a court. "One day I was sitting in tbe store, talking with the old man. when the con versa t ion turned on modern inventions, and I began to describe a few things I auiu 1 uegan 10 uescnoe a ie uuuss ' thgUaht wocUd. isiereat feim. Hs UWed

ft silence wane t uetaiiea ine wnnsinj of the automobile, and even the Holland torpedo boat failed to t-lscit more than a grunt, but Wu 1 -tartcd ou the biograph be shifted uneasily in his chair and finally mumbled swine excuse and went indoors. 'lf I was yon. stranwr. I'd draw it mild on th.-in yams. said a Bative wh had strolled up while I was' talking. "Captain Jake bt-ked a city Jsap fer f o:in hint oniy last month. " "Put I wasn't fooling him." I protested. 'Lverytbing I told him is gospel truth. " "That's a hat the other feller said.' replied the native, 'but Captain Jake swatted him ail tbe same. ""What did the city man tell him?" 1 asked, with some curiosity. The native chuckled. "The bisrgest whopper you ever heard He said there was au Fyetaliau named Macaroni conld send eflf telegraphs without no wire or uothin just shoot 'em through t ho air."

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