SHE GAVE HER HEART TO Mt Cupid, om dux. in fluent, Fitted dainty dart. And aunod it at I'riseilla braa To atnkn I'nndlla ' heart, Clean through It went; no heart wu there; Said Cupid: "I beh'cve PriaeiMa'a just the girl to wear Her heart uixin her sleeve." But th-re. alark! it wan not found; "A La!" cried Cupid, "note ll.-r fristiten. d air; now I'll be bound. Her heart ia in her throat." Fuiiiire ujrain. On some slender chance, lie i ue mure arrow shoot; Av-miuiiK from bT downcast glance. lie. heart was in her boots. Foiled. Cupid threw aside hie bow; "She has no heart," said be. (He did not know that long ago She gave her heart to me.) Pittsburg Oispatoh. AS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. "Murder! Murderl Helpl Mur der!" It was a woman's shrill scream that rang out on the murky air and caused a irreat commotion on the usually quiet btreet. Men ran. hatless, from tlielr supper tables; women with frightened faces followed. What has happened? What can bo the matter"" they asked each other. "The cries came from Dean's," one man salJ, making haste in that direc tion. From up and down the street people came riimiiii. and In the dusk they crowded and hindered each other, and the opposite streams met and Jammed the gale at Dean's. Hut nieu leaped the low pickets aud rushed around the house, for whatever It meant the dis turbance was in the back yard. Almost instantly oue came hurrying hack. "Xeij-hhors." he shouted, "there has been murder done! Mr. Ieau has been killed! He is lyinn there, all blood, his head split with an ax. Somebody go for a doctor." he called back from the vuier of the house. 'Police! Police!" some one yelled. The increasing crowd swarmed inside aud overran the yard and tilled the house and surged to and fro, excited and ea-er for a glimpse of the unfor tunate victim. Bulletins for the information of the hUKlne.st wen? sent back, second by second, from mouth to mouth, by those nearest I he sceaie of the tragedy and whine imaginations supplied them with their knowledge of the facts, ami many were the contradictory statements that new about and enlarged themselves lu passing, a.s Is natural aud usual. The messengers dispatched for doc tor and police spread the news as they ran. and on returning heard on the out skirls of the crowd that stretched far up the street that not only Mr. Dean. Ym t Mrs I can and even the two chil dren hail b.s-ii butchered in cold blood. The screams were from the servant girl, who had found the mangled bod ies, etc. So does human -atiirc love the hor rible, and gloat over it. As Mr. peau as cashier of the bank, the president and other officers were notified by swift and willing volun teers, and presently they adder! them selves and tiieir neighbors to the hu man .nass of excitement and curiosity. It was at !:tst definitely learned that no one was hurt but Mr. Dean; that no uno else happened to be at homo at the time: that Mrs. Ivan, returning late from something somewhere, had found him lying in the back yard apparently dead." A few of the bystanders were so for tunate as to get .1 Heeling view of The Inert figure as it was carried into the house: aud then the police with their bludgeons undertook to drive out the crowd. "i iff with you!" they cried. "If yon stamp :ul prainv all over the place, how do you think anybody is going to lii.il a trace of the miirderer?" "Yah, much good you'll do!" jeered one. "That's so! Much good you'll do!" re peated another, taking It up. "I'd like to know what the polloe amounts to any way when a man can be murdered iu broad daylight within two blocks of the sijuare." "We might all be murdered In our yards und you not know It," said a third. "It was not done In broad daylight, aj you know very well; and we are not iipt-cted to prowl around in back yards, looking for possible assassins," the police retorted hotly. "But get out of here, every one of you; we've got to search the premises." and with much taunting and resisting the mob at last withdrew. Reporters for the several newspapers, the bank ofllcials aud a neighbor or two were allowed to remain; the may or, a personal friend of the family, came in, and together they awaited in an outer room the announcement of the re sult of the examination by the physi cian. The wound on the head was found to extend from forehead to crown. "The whole bit of the ax," said one of the doctors; but although It was an ugly gah it did not seem to have pene trated the skull; and aside from that there wns not a bruise or wound of any kind on the body. The man breathed, and It seemed pos sible that he might recover If he es caped concussion of the brain. Having done everything possible for i.is comfort and well-being, attention was turned to a close examination of the place, and everybody concerned, in h.ifsis of liudiug something that would -x plain the murderous attack on Dr. I e.1U. KucouratSed by the knowledge that her husband still lived. Mrs. IVan had recovered her composure, and was abe to state unite clearly I he little she knew of the affair, in compliance with the oomewliut pompous request of the chief of police, who felt that his hour had I'nino. "It was late." she begun. "And I -:i:: home lu a great hurry: it was so lark that I could not see distinctly :UTos the street. I hurried lu and i.gh.od the I imps, wondering tvhpre Mr. D.vui could be. The children 1 did Lot ep-.-ct h.iine until after tea at their .".i.:.;ic'.; :lie.:rl .should have been here, i.;:: uas not Mr. Heaii, I knew, had tjii.c work he was anxious to finish, a.l it was a surprise to me to find the ij j;. -j dark and no one about." " I'l 1 von see or hear anything at nil i. ..I on the street, or about the iiou.-e or yard as you came In?" asked the chief ol police. Ail felt ill. ii it was a very serious oc cutloii indeed, and they crowded closer ui.d lisictu-d with intense interest, the rentier's pencils Hying, as Mrs. Dean .: art ri d. "No. I noticed nothing unusual about tLc place, exi t jit that the lamps had Cit b::ea lighted." vou meet any one who might bit akeO-. i "I met no one on thin street," an swered, and then went on with br atory. "After lighting the lamps I went into the kitchen and found the outalde door open " "Ah, ha!" ejaculated the chief, know ingly. ""Outside door open.' Wu It wide open?" he asked. The bank president frowned at the interruption. "Yea," said Mrs. Dean. "It waa wide open; that was strange, and I felt that something waa wrong. I called Mr. Dean several times, but got no answer, so I ran out Into the back yard and found him stretched out on the ground," abe faltered a little at rec ollection of the dreadful sight, but ral lied immediately. "It was lighter on the west aide of the house, aud Mr. Dean bad on his gray clothes, and so I saw him quite plainly at once. He was lying on bis back, the blood had streamed down over bis face and I thought be was dead and I began to scream and to try and lift blm op. lie was so limp and helpless that 1 grew more fright ened at touching blm, and I thought I would faint before any one came. It seemed so long that I called and called for help before anybody heard me. Just for an Instant I couldn't think what had happened, and then I knew that some one had murdered blm, or tried to," and she panscd, wiping the tears from her eyes. "If you had been obliged to search the back premises for Mr. Dean you would very likely hare discovered some trace of the assassin, but coming upon him at once In that condition the shock aud excitement would, of course, ren der It Impossible for you to observe the surroundings carefully," said the chief. "It Is my opinion that the murderer heard you coining and made off down the alley." "And I am sure he ran up the alley, as he could more quickly get In hiding behind the business houses," said the bank president positively and added: "Very likely be slipped around and came down Into the crowd." The chief sniffed a little as he re plied: "He would have to have a great deal of nerve to do that Anyhow, it Is plain that he was frightened away before he accomplished his object, as the contents of Mr. Dean's pockets were not dis turbed." "His object was to obtain possession of the keys, of course," said the bauk president, twirling the bunch in his Augers. The servant g.irl, when she was ex amined, stated, with much Incoherence, that she had stepped out to see a friend a couple of Mocks away for a few-moments; stayed longer than she meant to and was still away when Mr. Dean came in: that as she was hurrying home she saw a man come out of the alley aud cross the street and a few seconds after she heard Mrs. Dean's screams. The chief rubbed his hands and cast a triumphant glance at the bank presi dent, as he said: "Tne very man! He ran down the alley and was making for that string of old sheds and stables. I am seldom mistaken in my surmises, and the man whom I sent out to search in that di rection will probably bring him In." The girl's testimony was very Impor tant and she was looked at with Inter est as one who had seen the murderous villain. Questioned closely, It was found that she could not give a de scription of him; that be was almost on a run and held his head down; that he made across the street diagonally and was at least a half block from her, and she could tell nothing as to the color of bis hair, eyes or clothing. The men, presently returning, did cot bring him in: had found .o trace of him. and nothing had been discovered to give them a clew, though the whole place and the alley behind the store buildings had leen very carefully searched. The bank president grew impatient. It seemed to bin; that the miscreant might have been found at once had it been rightly managed. "We must hare a strong guard at the bank to-night," he remarked to one of the directors as they wended their way thither, the chief accompanying them. "I am satisfied That the fellow who at tacked Mr. Dean was only one of a gang who have planned to rob the bank, and they may try It yet, although he failed to get the keys. He ought to have been taken before this." The chief was nettled and Interposed hotly. "You Intimate, sir, that carelessness and lucompetency on our part has al lowed him to escape. I can assure you that no one conld have been more prompt and thorough In the search than we have. The depots are watch cil and every spot where a fugitivi could be lurking has been, or is now being, overhauled." "Oh, of course, Jenkins, the bank president answered. "You are doing as well as you know how, I suppose but this is beyond the common town po lice. I shall telegraph to the city for a good detective at once." "You can do as you please," snapped the chii-f. in high dudgeon. "Certainly," answered the president blandly. Such a bold attempt at crime had never before been made in the quiet town, and It was excited beyond meas ure. The Morning News, being the only morning paper in the place, had a big scoop on its several evening rivals, and maile the most of It Column after column was tilled with the stories of different people, narrating all that was known, suspected or Imagined, and it sold like hot cakes. The city detective arrived early and excited much Interest nnd comment, but like the great man that he was, Iif preserved a dignified reserve and si lence. The physician who had cared for Mr. Dean through the night reported him is much better; that he had passed from unconsciousness Into natural sleep, and would probably awaken ra tlonal and able to give an account of the attempt on bis life. The detective .eipiested the privilege of being pres ent lout of sight, of course, as a strange face might excite him) when Mr. Dean rallied enough to be questioned. The night bad passed quietly as far is the bank was concerned. A num Iter of arrests had been made and sus picious characters were reported a having been seen on all sides. It is surprising how nfter-events wil' rlear the mental vision. Many remem bered distinctly the villainous appear-, ance of men whom They had observed slouching along the streets. The de tective bad made known nothing of hi nriud on the case, except to Intimati that he should probably telegraph foi several men from his force in the city Mid his manner only served to strength en the air of mystery that brooded ove: the place. People looked at each other wit) Mentioning eyes, as if wandering I ;ome of their own townspeople migli lot prove to be Implicated In the affair t was supposed by everyone that Mr. Van had seen enough of bis assallan! o be Able to Identify blm If known, or describe hjnt If a stranger, and bust aess was almost suspended ba the anx iety and eagerness all felt when It Was whispered about that be bad awakened national. . Only the officers of the law and the bank president were admitted to the room adjoining the one where Mr. Dean lay. After uneasy movements, partlal y arousing and drifting off to sleep again, be bad Anally opened bla eyes ind looked about Noticing the doe tor, be said: "Why, doctor, you here?" The doctor merely nodded, watching him closely as Ijp rubbed his eyes again, felt bis head and then exclaimed: "On, I remember now! This la to morrow, la K not 7" "Tea, this is to-morrow." the doctoi mswered. "How do you fed now?" "All right," be answered, promptly, and then added, smiling, "bat tbal blow waa a swinger, waaa't It 7" The listeners, out of sight craned their necks and strained their ears to catch every word. He semed to come suddenly to a full understanding, for he said, quickly: "Why, I moat bare been pretty badly ttnnned to lie so all night Were yon frightened, AMceT" he asked hto wife. "Oh, yes," she answered, almost In tears; "I thought the wretch had killed you." "Who?" bo asked, then added: "There waa no one." "There, never mind." said tbe doc tor, soothingly. "Drink this and don't get excited." Though everybody was aching to bear what he bad to say about the assassin, they feared the abrupt way in which Mrs. Dean bad mentioned him would retard matters. "Ought to have been led tip to ver? carefully," muttered the detective. "I am not excited," said Mr. Dean tc the doctor. "But I want to know what my wife meant Is it supposed that somebody attacked me with an ax?" "Certainly," said the doctor, seeing that the truth would be the best "And he very nearly killed you, too. Can yon tell us who be was or what be was Itker In their eagerness the listeners edged inside the door. Mr. Dean lay and laughed; then catching sight of th bank prcsld' it, said: Good morning, Mr. Akers. You here. too?" Yes," said the president "we are anxious to know all you can tell us ibout It what he waa like, what he said and if he let out anything about the gang " The doctor put up his hand. "Don't hurry him," he said. "Take your time, Mr. Dean." Mr. Dean laughed again as he said: "There was no one here but myself; positively no one." "But you were struck a murderous blow by someone. Don't you reniein- ler?" said the rather impatient presl dent. "Nobody struck me at all. I did it myself." said Mr. Dean, flatly. There was a sensation. "He doesn't know what he la saying He Is not rational," said someone. Mr. Dean looked at tbe blank faces ind put out his hand, saying: "Y'ou will find my pulse quiet doctor. I have no fever. I know very well what I am saying. I remember how .t happened." "He certainly is all right," said the loctor. "Tell us abaut it Dean," he on tin tied. "I usually split wood a while for ex ercise after coming home from the hank. There was no one at home, and 1 left the kitchen door open, meaning to carry in a big armful. I got hold ol x particularly tough stick and I was bound to split it I swung the ax witfc ill my strength, to fetch a tremendout blow, and it caught on the wire clothe dne above me, bounded, turned aud came down on my head before I could oossibly dodge It You see how easily hat could happen. Ko easy that I won der you did not discover it for your selves," and he laughed again. Yes, they saw now how easily 1 .otild happen. They were convinced. "Well, I'll be Mowed!" exclaimed the hank president, slowly, and as they silently dispersed Mr. Dean sent h'.f parting shot after them: "If I had killed myself I suppose you would have always believed me to have been murdered and would have fast ened It upon some poor fellow and pun ished him for It" New Orleans Times Democrat WHEN THEY MADE TAPE. rhe Honaewtfe of Coloalal Days If sew This Art with Other, Among the many household Indus ries of colonial housewives, which in--luded spuming, dyeing, weaving, and andle, soap, pen, Ink, wine, glove, shoe ind lace manufacture, waa the making f tape, though this was considered of ulnar Importance, says a writer in the ThlledalpiUa Press. The preparation for weaving tape on the amall band loom was tbe same as for making yards jf linen cloth on the great looms that stood in the weaving room attached tc the kltohen of colonial farmhouses. The flax when harvested wait "rip pled" on the field, the rippler being a '.argc comb fssteoed on a plank. Tin flax was beaten on tbe comb to remove the capsules containing the seed. Then it was "rotted" to make the fiber soft ind flexible. This was generally accom .tlislted by laying It beneath the waters . the meadow brook or pond. Some colonial farmers laid it on the ground for tlie winter's snow to render K fit for the scutcher, tbe machine that whipped ut all the particles of bark and stallr idhering to the fiber. The next and last process before II was ready for tbe aplnnlng-wheel waa hackling, to straighten the flax, free it from tangles, and bring it to the re quired fineness. This was done by a very primitive machine called the "hatchet," an immense comb, whose !ong teeth were set perpendicularly lr a board. The operation of hackling requlrec much skill, and this part of the long preparation was particularly women's ivork. as it needed delicacy of touch. After the flax was backlcld It was care 'ully sorted, according to the degrees of .inencss. This process waa called "spreading and drawing." Then it was esuly to lie wrapied. In Ha soft fluffy ineness, about the spindle. The spinner seated herself at the ma--bine, and soon the "music of tile vheol" and the deft fingers of the colo nial housewife brought the fiber Into ong even thread, ready for tbe amaX oom and shuttle, to be converted Into 'ape. The shopper to-day little realizes the 'nng and tedious processes practiced by ho woman of colonial times, before she ould wind her linen tape Into a neat oll for tbe workbaaket'a use. Isaac Mason, colored, of Worcester, Mas., celebrated his 7ath birthday. He s a slave, and came to itiinrsier m IS by the "underground railway." tor ..aiiv years he has ween one oi ine muni sneete.1 citizens of Worcester, and auiue of the most prominent people of tbe city cwagratuhtted him on his birthday. FOR LITTLE FOLKS. A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN TEREST TO THEM. SaaaatUaa; that Will Iaterest the Jm- ealh Meaahsea of Bvsnr MsaaehsM Qmslat Actioaa and Bright Sojrtasa at Bfaavr Cats mm Cwauatma; ChlMrca. The Jaaaplasr-OST Place, fnt m the dooryard one morning at play Four Htae rascals planned maniac away. Tbere'e Httle to see," they said, "where we are. And the end of the earth can't be very far. Ve will go," they cried, with a smile on each face, And go tW we come to tbe jumplng-off place." Tis plain to he seen," said 5-year-oM Will, That the jnmpiag-oS place ia yonder high hil." Aad to this opinion the others agreed. I laid they : "The sight will be fine, indeed." 9o Bobbie and Willie and Maggie and Urace ill harried away to the Jumping- ft place. Twae down through the meadow, with t lover bloom red. With shouts and with laughter, the run always sped; Then np past the orchard, the church and the miH, fhey skipped tiU they came to the top of the hHl; Rnt being intent on a spirited race, ; They all rumbled over the juutping-off place. rhat night when the Telescope Man iconned the sky He cried out "The land Bakes!" and kke- hkewise, Dh, my!" tifi tired, in surprise and astonishment great ind stood on one foot and robbed his bald pate; For there 'mid the stara still traversing apace Were the rognea who had dropped from The Jumping-off place. -Arthur i. Burdack. in Ohicage Becerd. Orion Drills ia Kansas, Fire drill is a great event in every Chicago school, but out in Kansas there isn't so much danger from fire as from cyclones, and so the pupils In the pub lic schools are treated to cyclone drills. And very exciting they are, too. When the alarm la sounded all the children rise to their feet, anil to the music of a march played on the piano they parade out of the schoolhouso in good order and make for the nearest open space In tbe prairie to escape the flying Umbers of the buildings, Treetops and other ob jects, as the cyclone sweeps them to the ground. Of course it Is not alto gether safe even on the prairie, and so Kansas people are discussing the ad visability of building cyclone cellars under each of their schoolhouse. Then when tbe alarm comes the children can be marched downstairs, where they will find protection, even if the wind carries the building entirely away. I.iftlnn a Kettle of Hot Water. Some time when the tea-kettle is bub bling and lulling on the kitchen range lift It quickly by its handle and set it In the open palm of your other hand. This sounds like a very foolhardy thing to do as if your hand might be blis tered in a twinkling. Itut you will find that you can hold the tea-kettle which has just come from a roaring fire for some little time without hurting you. Try It, and then see if you can tell the reason why you are not burned. This little experiment may be tried to the very great astonishment of your friends who may happen to be present They will think you have certainly lost your senses or that you are deliberately attempting suicide, while you remain as calm as can be. He sure, however, that the water is boiling strongly be fore you try the experiment An International Poatace Mamm Supposing you were to write a letter to some business firm in Canada and wanted an answer very much. Indeed. If the firm was in this country you could inclose a postage stamp and ask for a reply, but going to Canada a United States postage stamp would lie of no use and you would have to de pend upon the courtesy of the Cnna Han firm. This fact haa led many prominent people, who are Interested in a better postal service, to recommend a uni versal postage stamp, which couid be bought in any civilized country and used In any other country. In this way all sorts of foreign business would be greatly helped, and the stamp collec tors would have a new set of stamps for their collections. The plan was brought before tbe recent international postage congress, and it may be adopt ed before many years have passed. Wars Growing Shorter. With the exception of the Fraaeo Pnissian war, the greatest war which Europe has seen since the days of Na poleon waa tbe Crimean war, which took place more than forty years ago. and lasted about two years. Tbe cam (iatgns of Xapoleon,of course, whUe they were considered abort as compared with some previous wars in Europe, were certainly long as compared with the wars of the past few decades. A distinct movement In the direction of he shorter duration of wars ia to be lotloed in the past few centuries. Tbe campaign in the Spanish Nether lands lasted forty-two years. Then followed tbe thirty-years' war in Eu rope, ending In the peace of West phalia. Civil war in F.ngla.nd lasted from 1642 to HAO, although hostili ties were not ha progress all that time. The wars of the Spanish Succession, of the Austrian Succession, the Swedish-Russian war, and tbe Seven Years' war followed, averaging about ten years apiece. The Napoleonic cam paigns covered nearly fifteen years. The Crimean war lasted from 1854 to ISoff. In the war of the rebellion, lu this country, the world saw the latest war which extended over four years ol time. Since 1SHE, with the general Introduc tion of the telegraph, the electric cable, and the modern system of railways, war has become a matter of a few months at most In 1806 Prussia de feated Austria in seven weeks. Prua sla defeated France in about tw months. The war between Russia anc Turkey began in April, 1877, and wan practically finished by the doss of that year. The war between China and Ja pan began about rnktouaunor, 1894, and mded In March, 1895. The present wni between Turkey and Greece seems to be practically ended in about four weeks from the outbreak of formal hos tilities. It senna to be shown by expe rience that two titrportsnU civilized na tions la these amy of tieigiBtiii and railway cannot condnct wars for any length of tame unless tne oontmrlrng countries are eerntraesd by the eems or some ether natnral barrier. If you have anything left to eked a. r-OR HANDS AND HEAD. lompie htsthoda for Treating Chapped Hands nnd FnUlnn: Hair. At this season of tbe year It la almost mpoeslbleto keep the hands from chap ting and looking red when they are in jvater as frequently as it la necessary o have them. Below ia given a most excellent recipe for making Laurellne, which la simply and easily prepared at iome and very inexpensive: . Two ounces of glycerine, one ounce f alcohol, one-fourth ounce of gum iragacanth, one-fourth to one-half unce of rose water or violet perfume, ine pint of water. Soak the traga anth In the water two days, then train and add the other Ingredients. 2ut tbe glycerine with the alcohol. If t should be too thick add a little more water and alcohoL Bottle and It Is ready for use. In very cold weather If K Is too thick to poor easily, heat It by setting over the register or In a bowl of hot water. While most people admit there Is nothing better for the scalp than a thorough brushing of the hair morning tnd night, many will not persist hi this ind are continually asking what Willi make the hair come In when it is fast Miming out Many of the best hair dressers and barbers are recommend ing rubbing pure grease in very thor lughly every night or every other .light. In several Instances this has proven very euectual ana a new growth of short and strong fuzz all aver the bead has been the result Many children and some of an older rowth are severely troubled with dan- Iruff In the scalp, which always makes tbe head and hair look dirty. This can be removed by rubbing pure grease In every other night, and in the morn ing following wash thoroughly with tar soap. Made from Walrus Tasks. "Where do false teeth come from?' said a well-known bone importer, echo ing a question that I bad put to him. "Wouldn't you like to knew. Most people, I Imagine, think that all false teeth are made from ivory. That is quite a mistaken idea, as the majority of false teeth are now made from any thing but ivory. We import large quan tities of walrus' tusks for no other pur pose than that fhey may be made Into false teeth. You go Into some big den-t-d establishment where teeth are made and you will doubtless find the remains of walrus' tusks lying around, and, in deed, a highly polished tooth made from a walrus tusk Is just as hand some, although not so lasting, as an Ivory one. "A dentist once came to me for an elephant's tusk, from which a good set of permanent teeth might be made for a wealthy client of his. He was to spare no expense. I found hlin a tusk, which being an especially good one, I sold for ff 12.50 a pound, the usual price being from $2.50 to S3.50 per pound. I afterward learned that the dentist made ?. out of that set of teeth. "Of course. It would be Impossible for dentists to sell teeth so cheaply ns they do now If the teeth were all made from elephant's tusks. As a matter of fact, so many people are now wearing false teeth that I doubt If the ivory suitnLle for this purpose would ever be found. 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A tavage, wandering through tho wamp Infested lowlands of Spanish xilorabia, about 300 mike from the sea .aet, found a heavy white nugget vlncb a few daya later he gave to the rarest trader for a bottle of rum. Tfa-t .ugget, which passes as native curren--y, waa sent as a draft to an exporting uerchant of New York., It is said to e the largest nugget of plailmtm at resent In America. Although the little object measures ipproxlmately only 8 by 2 Inches, It .velglis nearly two pounds. It is of a tluteh white hnrter, and contains fully 5 per cent of rare platinum.. The ad llbkmal ingredients ef the nugget are hodfrum, gold and pallndtusa.. What enhances the importance of the ind ia that the ordinary platkaum ang. ret is about the also of a canary eeed. Phe Intrinsic value ef the big nugget s $350, but a a specimen tt la worth much more. Platinum hi quoted at 914 in ounce, while absolutely pare gold is quoted at $20.67 an ounce. The big nugget was transferred to Baker Ce phvUnom refiners, in Lib erty street C. O. Baker haa sent K for inspection to II. T. Day, chief of the geological survey in Washington. "We are trying to learn the exact lo cality where the nugget was found," said Mr. Baker. "Reports from that portioa of Spanish Colombia are very euutr.idictory and unreliable. It waa found near a river, the name of which we do not know. The objective point of thtt part of the country is Bnena Ventura. Although gold, platinum and other valuable metals seem to abound there, the miasmatic swamps are so deadly as to render placer mining al most Impracticable. "This firm sent a man down there ten years ago, but he haa never been beard from. He was either murdered or died of malaria. We have always tried to encourage platinum mining In South America and Tbe United States. We hope this find will be brought to the at tern ion of miners on tlie Pacific coast We know that a great deal of platinum goes to waste in California. Tbe great platinum country is In the Cral moun tains of Russia. Tbe Russians turn out f rim 80 to 90 per cent of the plat inum of the world. They are very un satisfactory in their dealings, ami we would like to free ourselves fnwi th Russian yoke by encouraging the min ing of platinum here." Plarinuin was flnst discovered early in the sixteenth century In a Spanish mine of South America, from which source It receives Its name, "platina del I'lnto" little silver from the river rtn.ro. It ia the rarest and most pecu liar of metals. In contradistinction to aluminum, the lightest, it la the heavi est of nietalt. It is twice as heavy as silver, and nearly three times heavier than cast Iron, riatinuin is almost as soft ns copper and as ductile as gold. It can lie rolled into sited so thin that a thousand of thorn piUnl on top of each other would not exceed an iin-b in height. The average imports of platinum to this country are valued at nearly $2, 000,000 a year. New York Herald. The Indian Baby. An article on "Home Llfo Among the Indians" is contributed to the Century by Mrs. Alice C. Floteher. Mrs. Fletch er says: In the Indian household, as In our own, children bear an important part. Tbe lie by Is the constant com panion of Its mother; not "that other members of the family do not share In the care of it, but the little one is kept closely under the maternal eye. oun after birth It is laid In its own bed, which is often profusely orna mented, and is always portable. A 'board about a foot wide and three feet long Is covered with a feather pillow or with layers of soft skuxv Upon these the Imby Is fastened by broad bands of skin, flannel, or calico. When asleep the child's arms are bound un der cover, but they are released when It awakes. A great lKirtion of the in fant's time is spent lying upon a soft robe or blanket, whore it can kick and crow to Its heart's content. If, ihowever, the mother sliould be so en caged as to be frequently called out of the teut, the laby Is laced upon Ma lmard, and hung up under a tree, or placed where there Is no danger of tailing. Should the mother have to go any distance from home, she will slip tbe strap of the board over her head, and tbe baby goes along, winking at the" great world from its mother's back. Long Journeys on horses are mode by 'babies snugly packed and hung from the horn of the mother's saddle. Thrrt la Class of People Who are Injured by the use of coffee. Kc csnllv there Ims been placed In all the grocery stores a new prei-arallon called Gralo-O. made ol pure grains, ibat lak.s the place of coDee. 'I he most delicate stomach receives It without distress, and but tew can tell It from coffee. It does not cost over one-quarter a much. Children may drink tt with great beneflt 15 cts and 25 cts. per package. Try t- Ask lor Urain-O. A Madras dentist has, it is announced received a sum of 700 pounds for supply ing His'llitrhness, theN izara of Hydera bad with a row of false teeth. Pirn's Cure for Consumption reUesrea tan most obstiuate couiiha. Kev. l). BrcuMUluy lzb, Lexiutrton, Mo., February C. IBM. In the New York directory for 1812 is the entry, "l'eter Cooper, machinist, 98 Kim street.' Kim street was then one of the poorer localities. Fits permancnUTeared. No "to asrroM. eaa after firs day's uae of Dr. Kline a Great Nerve Restorer. $4 trial "HfjfS Ua. H. u. lout, Ltd Sol Arab Bttfuilawrn In Mexico City "first-class American butter, made by an expert," isailvertise.l at 50 and 56 Cents a pound at wholesale and retail respectively. E. A. Rood. Toledo, Ohio, says: "Hall'a Ca tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen years airo and she has had no return of it. lt'a a sure cure." Sold by Drngirista. !6c Mrs. Prairio Chicken, of the Winne bago reservation in loa, belabored the lea.ler of her tribe with a neck yoke be cause he trietl to pluck her in a business transaction. rnre Guaranteed by IR-J- H. MAYER, 1011 AHCH ST., rllll.A.. PA. Kase at once; no oiwratioD or delay Ir.im business. Conaultatloa tree. Endorsements of physiciana. lad lea and prominent citizens. Send lor circular. Uifaca hour. 9 A. M. lol P. M. In New York tho other lay a lot, 50 feet front by lii feet deep, on the corner of Fifth avenue ami l'oity-lifth street, s.,ld for Hlu,tH)U, which is $8,2tn a front foot and $t a square foot. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing riyrnp for chlldrsl teething, aoftonathe Kuinre4ucfjwtnflamm SonTallaya pain, cure wind couciScJi buttln flrhe average weight of a dozen eggs is aoout 21 l-'I ounces One-eighth of this entire weight may be regarded as nitro genous, on 1 nutritious matter, a greater proportion than that of meat or of the oyster. If affllntennltli sore eyas aaa Dr.Isaaa Tbspnn. on'Kyv-waVr.DrusKista sell at 35c. per bottler At Atchison, Kan., woman goes once a month to court and takes out judgments for $10 each against her two sons, the money being due according to an agree ment the consideration named in which is that the mother shall refrain from an nnviu the sons by her presence or talk. She says that the sons have defaulted la MM lasi iu. Pols on oa IcBbcu or ttorax The extensive use of compounds con taining borax; which tender various namea are sold for preserving foods, lends a special interest to some obser vations of a noted French phyatcmn, who has used borax In the treatment of Intractable cases of epilepsy, and with success In certain cases. It la true that for this purpose it waa necessary to Itlvs largo doses for long period a, but in the course of the trial be met with a considerable number of persons who wor peculiarly asceptibla to borax, v. Laa ? nnnetitii was succeeded by burning pain In the pit of the atom-1 ach. dryness or tne moain, ana evemu afly by nausea and vomiting. Borax produces also a remarkable dryness of tha akin, which is found to favor. If not cause, various skin diseases, espe cially acaema, saya the British Medical Journal. Tha hair also becomes dry and may fall out, causing complete baldneoa. The most dangerons result of the oae of borax, however, la Its power of producing kidney disease, or of converting a .tight disorder of the kidneys Into a fatal malady. Htghts of tha MoaUaka Wyandank Pharaoh, tbe representa tlva of tha remnant of tbe Montauk Indiana, baa returned to Long Island from a trip to Brooklyn and Washing ton, where ha want in search of evi dence to establish the Indians' claim to the land on Montana point, a portion of which waa recently purchased by Austin Corbln and Charles M. Pratt. Fharaoh saya that he has found abun dant evidence to warrant the Indiana rpakinn an effort to recover the prop-1 rty. and ha declares they will make a flght for their rights. Ra Intends to start In a few days on a hunting trip on the disputed land, and if he la inter fered with legal proceedings, he says, win follow. Threw Away Her Plea. Part of tha cruel and unusual pnn lahjnent urged against her husband as ground for a divorce by a woman of Ban Jose, OaL. Is that he threw her pies at of the window and made her visit ors enter the house by the back door. Oleomargarine la France. TTiwfer n new law butter sold in France must be the product excUunve- .ly of mUk, cream or a corooinaaon oi with nir without nalt or color ing matter, otherwise it cornea uaidcr tlie head of "margarine," which must In no case be arttncally colored. Manu nf rruiTirnrine are reirlstered. their factories subjected to rigid In spection, and the article when sold by retail must be put in cudo rorm ana stamped clearly "margarine." Shake Into Your Shoe Allan's Foot Ease, a powder lor the teet It cures painful, swollen, smarting feet, and In stantly takes the stlnir out of the corns and bun Ions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of tlie see Allen's Foot-Ease make tlRht-titilnir or new shoes leel ca y. It Is a certain cure fnr sweating, callons and hot, tired solili K fret. 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