Some Queer Things That Result This dvertising From Wiania. and put itions on the of the (10) As ag as that A mania for ting strange ¢ back of the paper mon has broken « Hnmun : ' hing torn bills are used es are put to bill iis of one mi On an on Dearborn slip on which the bottle. the bank the £500 bill which printec sumably, on whi this should fall Reuben rommunicate his brother James Bost Muss 1896. After that knows where Then the funny man got hold of one on which he pasted a slip and then wrote: ‘You are all the world to me because I am stuck on you.’ A dollar note in the possession of a La Salle street lawyer has this writ- ten across the face of it This bil} has saved my life three times, but I give it up.” His life or the bill? Who kno'vs what story that dollar bill could te]® There is a $5 bill somewhere, if it fsn’t destroyed. on the back of which is indorsed the statement that the man who had it passed it a number of times at the World's Fair—first in purchasing a ticket, then at various times at the cafes, and, finally, as he supposed, in old Vienna. And then he paid his hotel, in part, with the bill, indorsing that on it the last time he saw it, as he supposes. A banker on Washington street told the writer that he has a collec tion of bills on which are written or | painted or drawn many strange things and pictures. His collection represents a face value of more than $200. —Chicago Tribune. WALKING IN FLAMES. A Device Used by the Fire Fighters in Germany. There are some fire apparatus and appliances in which the firemen of Berlin are undoubtedly ahead. Of these apparatus the most notable is the fire ‘' scaphander.” The word ++ geaphander,”’ which means either * hollow man" or ‘' hollow to re- ceive a man,’’ is generally applied to the suit of impermeable material ip will address to (r01 Delivery on or before January in England He Middleman, he his eral yn fore he goes down into the water. { he fire scaphander is on the lines the diver's scaphander, the only difference, in fact, being th#t it is different Iie fire scaphander is made usbestos and is absolutely proof It neither takes fire nor the heat of fire an asbestos suit or scap- ol made of a munterial, of and rubber fire. is it permeable to \ man hander can through roaring the thickest weriinst in take a leisurely waik flames or through of smoke with with complete immunity from burned or I'he helmet is donned apart of the suit an volume least Deine comfort, orat choked from the rest metically fitted to the suit + being so perfec wed A plate y prepared to TWO GUILELESS FARMERS They Sell Bogus Chickamauga Rel- ics to Northern Visitors, 1 famous ball Ihe exter two men did a smparatively Mr. Dorfee a discovery top of hi intended the trunk and rodd to fasten on the broken piece. He charced to loosen one of the rifle balls, and, into the opening that was left, the whole story was revealed. The hole was perfectly cut with an augur, and the small hole made by the point of the augur was unmistakable. Fur ther investigation showed that the solid ghiot were also inserted in holes earefully cut out, and some of the other rifle balls were removed with a gimilar result. The man who did the work was an artist. Places were chosen for the insertion of the solid shot and shell where the bark had been broken and had subsequently grown partially over the place, so that when the ball or shell was inserted the appearance gave the impression that a growth of years surrounded the metal. Pieces of bark had also been ground and broken and inserted in the fine chinks to increase the ancient appearance. RIVE DUSINneSS identally made a repairing the broker Saturday. He hole lengthwise in serting week to accomplish, and in the result one may be excused for being de- ceived. Miles of Cigarettes. There was a contest before Putent Commissioner Beymour at Wash. ington as to the ownership of a pat ent for a cigarette making machine that is warranted to make five miles of cigarettes per day. The tobacco is spun out in an endless rope and fitted into an endless roll of paper, and is then cut into the prope: lengtne. The wedding ring is worn on the which the diver arrays himself! be third finger of the left hand. THE SURRENDER OF LEE. Grant Stately Southerner, How General Received who led iy fictions ‘Ontrast The snfederate vanquished it wit between the the Union victors was very wore his and did not I'he Confeder. and (renernl Lrant yn soldier's blouse is sword as clean ave h were stylish as with their uniforms and arms. The unos. tentatious, natural, common way in which Grant got at this im- portant business will always live as one of the most picturesque as well as remarkable events in history. sense Jefferson's Sweetheart, Mrs Nellie E. Stockton, widow of Captain F. C. Stockton, United States Navy, a direct descendant of tichard Stockton, fame, recently received a and interesting treasure in the por- trait of her great-great-aunt Rebecca Burwell, historically known as ‘‘the lady love” of Thomas Jefferson great-granddaughter, Sarah Ran- dolph, in her book on his domestic iife, gives a letter of his when a col- whom he entertained a life-long de- votion, dated 1762, of which the fol. lowing is an extract: “Write me very circumstantially about tho wedding. Was ‘she’ there? Because if she was 1 ought to have been at the d-———I for not be- ing there too. If there is amy news stirring in town or country, such as deaths, courtships or marriages, let me know it. Remember me affection- ately to all the young ladies of my acquaintance, particularly to the Miss Burwells. I would fain ask the favor of Miss Becca Burwell to give me another watch paper of her own cutting, which I would esteem much moce though it were a plain round one than the nicest in the world cut by other hands. [I am afraid she would think this presumption afte¢ my suffering the other to get spoiled.” r (reas beauty his her » Page an ctown Catch Questions. The Government's Why the Cashier Smiles. Mrs. B- widow of two vears $150 a cheek for 3 i departed month her book was written up an returned. and the i her vouchers amused eypressic paying teller check of a was explained month previous read The Blank National Bank will pay to bearer one husband and $50." The lady is thinking of suing the bank for the balance due, for. as she says, she certainly has not collected all the check called for. Monster Tortoises. Among many recent arrivals at the London Zoo the most interesting are four great tortoises from the Gala pagos: these creatures are the big. gest things in their line that exist at So large are they that Darwin rode upon them, though he found it a little difficult to keep his balance; so heavy are these ani. mals that they make beaten paths running to and from their drinking places. King of Quaker Farmers." Colonel James Young, ‘king of Pennsylvania farmers,’’ died at his home in Middletown, Pa., the other day as the result of an accident. He began life as a canalboatman, and in 18566 invested his earnings In a small farm. His agricultural opera- tions have been so shrewdly conduct. ed that he amassed a largo fortune, and at the time of his death owned 8,000 acres of the choicest lands. Ba EE a. io “That a curious typographical er- ror,” said Mrs. Partidge. ‘The title of this new book is printed, “The Viking Age ’ ‘Well, why not?’ asked Purtridge. “What ought it tc be?’ “Why--Biking, oughten's it?" YOUNG FOLKS NEST AR aglish sparrows appare! fron ns and are nu it in Line Hitherto these a lesson fia met lent nave gatisf jistle immigrants ed with a small bunch o ua tree crotch bird and her growing brood. This simple affair has always been open at the top and the callow younglings have been protected from sun and rain by the hovering parents. Dut now these little Englishmen have grown progressive and their nests this season mark a distinct advance. They seem to have lost their fear of prowling cats and the destructive small boy. Many nests are now built in the crotchets of trees near the main trunks, where the cat would nave no difficulty in approaching. Cats, however, have learned to respect the doughty little fighters whose war chirp can assemble an army large enough to rout half a dozen cats. It is only the just fledged youngster whose still weak wings are over. wearied that Tabby or Tom will at- tack. It is in the form of the nest, how. his superior civilization, This year a bunch of hay as large as a child's muff is the chief material, This is guyed and fastened to limb and trunk in a fashion that is strong enough to resist a cyclone. Instead of the open top Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow now hollow a sized apartment out of the middle of the muf!, with a round door jast large enough for one to pass. his door always faces southward, and in a fow cases a porch like the tean-to of a prairie shock is built out, seemingly as a further protection against the elements. Just how they have furnished the interiors of these cory homes could mot be learned without dispossessing the tenants. - EXHAORTIN' DOWN IN GEORGIA «1 Preachers Description of the the Land of Promise. ff $Hhies “Glo Irip to Mi ing nary Dyspepsia And distress after eatin the tonie, are enred by appetizing, biood purifying 3 Heod's lead effects of Sarsaparilia, this letter ‘I am happy to few words about the good Hood's Sarsaparilla has done " me. 1 was troubled with dyspepsia. My food distressed me and I had dizzy spells and a dull, heavy feeling in my head, BSinoe using several bottles of i Hood's Sarsaparilia § my food no longer dis- wa tresses me af all and my head has been relieved from all dizzy spells, I gladly recommend Hood's Sarsa- oarilia for any troubled As I was” Houses J. Crevurasp, Roxbury, Vermont. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Prominently in the public eye. 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