| Two Big Pains j
" K seem to be the heritage of the " '
" * human family everywhere, vi*: ~'
Rheumatism
■ * and -< ►
ii Neuralgia j;
1 hut there is one sure and *
„ „ prompt cure for both, viz: _ „
: St. Jacobs Oil II
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The Role of the Button.
The world of the West has failed to
appreciate the button, *ts utility is
undoubted, ard as an advertising me
dium it has proven useful, but except
in isolated cpses it has not been ac
corded the same importance as in
China, where it is one of the chief
decorations. The mandarins all wear
on their caps as insignia < * rank, each
of the nine classes possessing a dis
tinctive model, ranging in value ac
cording to its wearer's rank. Red coral
heads the list, then a sapphire blue
button; a peculiar opaque purple stone
follows. The fourth, a light blue but
ton, is awarded military field officers;
crystal buttons designate a subaltern;
then come the jadestonc button, an
embossed gold button, a brass one,
and, lastly, a tliin silver one. The
first is reserved for members of the
imperial family, the second for dis
tinguished foreigners. One instance
only is known where the coral was
bestowed upon a foreigner. This hap
pened in the case of an Englishman,
Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of
Maritime Customs.
The ITnirorn.
The Unicorn is an enemy to the Lion,
wherefore, as soon as a Lion seeth a
Unicorn, he runneth to a tree for suc
cour, that so when the Unicorn in the
Swiftness of his course runneth
against the tree, wherein his sharp
horn stlcketh fast, then when the
Lion seetli the Unicorn fastened by
the horn, without all danger, he fa 11 -
eth upon him, and killeth him. These
things are reported by the King of
Ethiopia in a Hebrew Epistle unto thj
Bishop of Home.—From "Topsell's
History of Four-footed Beasts." 1058.
HOW WEAK CHILDREN ARE MADE
SIM, VIGOROUS INDWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hallows, of Peckham St., Globe Village, Fall River,
Mass., have cause to thank Dr. Greene's Nervura for restoring' to health, and
probably preserving the life of their little son. Almost from infancy Everett
Hallows was troubled with indigestion and nervous troubles, and nothing
seemed to help him. Finally Dr. Greene's Nervura was recommended and tried
with success. A few bottles were sufficient to effect a cure, and to-day the little
one is enjoying the best of health. By the use of Dr. Greene's Nervura thd
sickly chilu was transformed into a happy, hearty, robust boy.
Dr. Greene's J, or \ ho .
mm
Nervura NOW
Thousands of other children can thank Dr Greene and his wonderful
remedy for the strength and health they enjoy. Children to whom it is given
have less sickness, better health, better grow{h, and longer and more vigorous
lives. Parents should realize that it Is their duly to give it to every child who
is not in perfect health. There are no diseases more dreaded by parents than
fits, epilepsy, and St. Vitus' dance. Yet no child would be troubled by them
U Dr. Greene's Nervura were given when the tirst symj touts appear.
Ohsrlss I, Moßsy, m highly esteemed polios
officer, who rssldss si 14 Myrtle St., Mew Bedford,
Mess., ssyst
" About two years ago my little daughter Wants run down in health and suffered
from 8t Vitus' dttnue. noon after she was prostrated by rlieumatuiu. which severely
affected her low Unit*.
" After trying various remedies without obtaining relief she began taking l>r
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. and ei|*rlenced iniiimdutte benefit Hlie
continued its use, and after taking live bottles her rheumatism was practically cured. Her
appetite return si, her pains disappear**!, sh<- on* again able to walk without lam-new, ber
general health was restored, and she was able to attend school aad to play like oliter
children '*
Dr. Greene's Nervura, blood aad nerve remedy, la the prescription and
dtscevery of the well-kaawn Dr. Qreeae, ef 11 West Nth Street, New York
City, who la the most successful specialist la curlag all foraM af aerveus
aad chraato complaints, aad he CM ha taaaaltad la aay case, free af ttarit.
faraaaally ar hy lattar.
I The Mexican Boundary.
The boundary lino between the TTnl-
I ted States and Mexico lias recently
been resurveyed and marked by stono
monuments In the form of obelisks lo-
I cftted about live miles apart. The
shafts are ten feet hifrh, four feet
square at the base, and two feet at
the top, built on foundations five feet
square and rising six inches above the
surface of the ground. In some places
only boulders could be obtained, when
these were covered with Portland ce
ment plaster and tlie proper inscription
plates being placed 011 tliem. Rome
iron obelisks were also used, these
being about six feet high and twelve
inches square. The completion of
this work gives some interesting data
In regard to the accuracy of long-dis
tance surveying. The boundary line
was first surveyed and marked in 1848
and 3853, and most of the stones then
erected have been destroyed, the dis
tance between authentic marks often
being as much as 100 miles. In resur
veying a distance of about 1000 miles
but three errors were discovered, two
being of about 300 feet and the other
about ninety feet.
The Economy of Electricity In Mining.
In tiie first place, its great conveni
ence must be noted. An electric lamp
can be placed and used where no other
lamp can, and practically any candle
power that may be required can be
had from it. An electric motor to do
certain work is much lighter and han
dier than any other form of motor, and
Hie cables which feed it with energy
are lighter, handier, more easily got
into position, and more easily main
tained than the pipes required for
either steam or compressed air. The
electric signal and the electric tele
phone will do what no other apparatus
will, .ill these are sources of economy
in themselves, and the busier the
mine the greater the economies ef
fected. But apart from these con
siderations, the electric motor and the
electric system of transmitting power
is far more efficient than any other
system.—The Engineering Magazine.
The Lawyer'# I)p(Vn»e.
My client admits having struck his
wife; in fact, having beaten her. Hut,
gentleman, should we not praise this
aged man for having retained the fire
of his youth, despite Ihe chilling blasts
of matrimonial experience, rather than
chide him for his action."—Flh-gende
Blaetter.
The Book Women Don't Want.
No woman ever has any use for a
book where the girl accepts the man
she is in love with before she has put
him to a lot of trouble.—New York
Press.
It Will.
"The man with money to burn," said
the Cornfield Philosopher, "thinks it
will be a cold day when Ills fuel gives
out."—lndianapolis Press.
I WHY THE TRAMP IS THE
| BAILBOADS' MOST EXPENSIVE PATRON, 112
ONE of the greatest sources of
annoyance and perplexity to
every railroad superintendent
' the "holio." The members
of this easy-going gentry have selected
the road cf steel as a natural successor
for their purposes to tliQ "king's high
way" of a century and a half ago. It
Is stated on good authority that the
various railway lines of the country
spend each year more than a million
dollars in attempts to keep their lines
free from trumps.
It is easy to understand, says the
New York Herald, why the "hobo"
prefers the railways to the highways.
In the first place, they offer the most
direct routes between towns, and, in
spite of beliefs to the contrary, the
genuine "hobo" prefers not to stray
any further than is necessary from
these centres of population. It is
easier to count ties than to pick one's
way through the uncertainties of
country dirt roads. The railroad is
never muddy in wet weather nor very
dusty In the dry season. Moreover,
there is r.lways the alluring possibility
of stealing a ride on the trucks, the
"blind baggage" or within the friendly
shelter of sonic bos car.
W-.lle the railway is a groat boon to
the members of the genus hobo, it can
not be said that the reverse is true.
In fact, so great a dislike do the rail
way officials show to the free and In
discriminate use cf I'ieir property that
they spend thousands of dollars in em
ploying men to drive the tramps off
trains and away from the line.
A single line of railway—one of till
more important companies—spends up
ward of $40,000 every year in lighting
tramps, and it is probable that most of
the through lines pay out not loss than
$25,000 apiece in attempts to keep their
lines clear of these unwelcome travel
ers.
| If these men are driven off one train
j they catch onto the next that conies
j along. If they are sent to the peniten
tiary they serve their terms and fcturn
to the ro .d. Xo amount of beating or
Imprisonment serves to discourage
them, nnd the problem of dealing with
them Is a source of continual perplex
ity to railway officials.
The use of the railways by the invet
erate hoboes menaces not alone the
HEADING SIGNS OS BOX CARS.
property of the companies themselves,
but also the peace aud security of the
sections through which they pass,
which is practically the same as say
ing of the whole country. On this point
the opinion of an expert Is available,
nnd is Interesting as showing how the
present lax system of policing the rail
way lines tends to keep tilled the
ranks of the vagrant aud criminal
classes. Mr. Josiah -Flynt, who has
spent many years among tramps stu
dying their ways and habits, says:
"All the great railways are spending
thousands of dollars on their "detec
tive' forces, as they call them, and
they are all overrun by mobs of ne'er
do wells nnd criminals. There are no
Worse slums In the country than are
to be found on the railroads. Reform
ers nnd so.Mnl aglt ►c.-s are accustomed
iJ'*^m tU4MP4.
lu *|n4k of the R»NIFR»iMI dtiirkti of gruuml ■< IUUCII |iluu4»r as tin ili<>ii«bt
Ihv largi- <il!M a* tli«' ■luiii* In wblib tuultf U> initlo I away, the Miut* twlug
lltuillvii ahuultl b* liirvcttHl, but lit lb« picketl by laiar l»> ilw mil uf ibw gaug
most congested quarters of New York
City there are no greater desperadoes
nor worse scenes of degradation than
may be met on the "iron highways" of
the United States. A number of rail
roads are recognized by vagrants and
criminals as the stamping ground of
particular gangs that are generally
found on the lines with which their
names are connected.
"Take the Lake Shore and .Michigan
Southern Railroad, for example. For
several years a mob of cutthroats and
'hold up' men, called the 'Lake Shore
Push,' were operating on that proper
ty. The hangman's noose and long
sentences to the penitentiary have
weakened the gang and removed its
terrors, but originally it was a strong
criminal combination.
"The men had no leader or organi
zation in the strict sense of the word,
but they were bound together, as well
as criminals aud thugs can be, by the
determination to keep the Lake Shore
Railroad, from the outcasts' point of
view, in their own hands, and there
have been times when it was all a
man's life was worth to be caught by
the gang on a freight train. They had
made up their mind that a syndicate
of ruffians was as appropriate and like
ly to succeed as any other kind of syn
dicate, and for several years they lev
led toll, In the shape of money or any
thing else of value that they could get,
on all strange wanderers found on the
property which they had picked out
as their territory. If a man whom
they located beating his way on a
freight car refused to pay toll they
pummelled him until he acquiesced In
their demands, and then. If they hap
pened to be drunk, they were as likely
as not to throw him off the train.
Only a few of the original gang are
alive or free to-day, but it still be
hooves a man beating his way on the
I.ake Shore to be on the lookout for
men of their stamp.
"Besides holding up tramps they also
robbed freight cars, and I doubt
■whether any other gang in the country
ever brought to such perfection this
kind of thieving. The robbery gener
ally took place at night when the train
was going round a curve. Two of the
gang would board the train before the
curve was reached,carrying with them
n rope ladder which could be fastened
to the running board on the top of the
car to be robbed. Oue of the men
saw to It that the ladder did not slip,
and the other climbed down to the
side door of the car, broke the seal,
opened the door, and threw out on the
scattered along the track. Tlio two
men would jump off the train as soon
as It slackened its speed sufficiently
to allow them to do so, rejoin the
'push,' and help In distributing the
plunder among the 'fences' In neigh
boring cities."
The method generally adopted by
the railway companies In ridding their
lines of tramps, and the one which is
being followed by the Central road at
the present time is that of scaring the
great number of hoboes away from
the line by making examples of a few
of their number. The Central employs
on its Hudson River division four de
tectives who are empowered to make
arrests In any county of the State
through which the line extends.
These men are the general officers of
the detective force, and In the per
formance of their duty they are able
to call upon other railway employes
who hold local commissions in the va
rious towns along the line. Since the
order was issued to use more stringent
efforts In getting rid of the tramps
these detectives nnd their loe.il assist
ants have been exceedingly busy. Be
ginning at the' southern cud of the di
vision they have worked their way to
ward Albany, riding on freight trains,
going through the yards in the differ
ent towns and raiding the hoboes'
camps along the railroad property with
the aid of the local police force in the
different places. Half a hundred
tramps have been arrested and sent to
jail, and a number of their established
METHOD OF ROBBING A BOX CAR.
camping spots along the line have
been broken up.
The problem of dealing with this
nuisance Is a less serious one for the
Eastern roads than it Is for those of
the West. In the first place. In this
part of the country the tramps are dis
tributed over a great many lines. In
the second place, towns are closer to
gether, and It Is always possible to
turn the hoboes over to local magis
trates to be dealt with. In the West,
however, where the towns are further
apart, the question of what to do with
the hobo nfter he Is caught Is often a
grave aud difficult one, and some of
the Western roads have adopted the
policy of permitting the tramps to ride
undisturbed on their freight trains so
long as they do not Interfere with the
railroad property or steal the cars.
The tramps themselves are well aware
as to which lines have adopted this
policy, and they are to be found In
great numbers along all these roads.
It Is a well-known fact among their
fraternity that the railways will not
put them off trains in passing over
the 1 Cocky Mountains or across the
Southern desert. The lines In these
sections have Suffered so much from
tires started by tramps that had been
I put off trains that they prefer to
carry them us free freight rather than
to have miles of their property de
stroyed. One of the easiest "lays." in
tramps' parlance, to In* found In the
country Is that extending from Texas
to Southern California, or fnun lie li
ver to Salt I ..ike City, so far lis beat
lug one's way is concerned.
It Is estimated on good authority
that there are no less than lisi.tUMi pro
fessional hoboes In the I'lilted Slates.
These uieu travel from eud to end of
the country over the railroad lines,
and live oy preying u|miu the pro|ierty I
of the eoui|Niules or Upou the people
who live uloug (he roads. The tost of J
unwillingly supporting them amounts
to hundreds of thou*auds of dollurs '
every jmr, but thus far no way has
been fout'd to successfully suppress I
litem. I
FISHING WITH BIRDS.
Tlte Chinaman ITupfi Cormorants to C.itch
His Finny l'roy.
In this country the fisherman is a
man who uses hook or line or the net
in following his profession, and folks
would stare with wonder to see him
start off with a flock of birds to help
UOW THE CHINAMAN FISHES.
In catching fish. Yet this is done in
China. There the Chinaman may be
seen in his sampan surrounded by cor
morants which have been trained to
dash into the water at his order, seize
tiie iish and bring them to the boat.
Should .1 cormorant capture a lisii too
large for it to carry alone one of its
companions will goto It sassistance,
and together they will bring it in.
If (lie Chinaman wishes to catch tur
tles he will do so with the aid of a
sucking flsh or reuiora. This fish has
on top of Its head a long disc or sucker
by which it attaches itself beneath
moving objects such as sharks, whales
and the bottoms of ships rather than
inr.ke the effort necessary to independ
ent movement.
The fisherman fastens the remora to
a lons cord tied to a brass ring about
its tall, and when he reaches the tur
tle ground puts It overboard, taking
care to keep it from the bottom of the
boat. When a turtle passes near the
remora darts beneath him and fastens
to his shell. Struggle as he will the
turtle cannot loosen the grip of the
sucker, and the Chinaman lias only to
haul in on the line, bring the turtle up
to the boat and take him aboard.
Itapld Growth of Beard.
Three brothers, bearing a remark
able resemblance to one another, were
in the habit of patronizing the same
barber shop. One day one of the
brothers entered the shop early in tli"
j morning and was duly shaved by a
: German who had been at work in the
j establishment for one or two days.
I About twelve o'clock another brother
j :ame in and underwent a similar oper
j ation. In the evening the third brother
I made his appearance, when the Ger
man dropped his razor in astonisli
| uient.
I "Mine gootness, dat man has the
fastest growing beard I ever saw. 1
! shaves him dis mornln' anoder shaves
; liini at dinner times, and he gomes
back now mit his beard so long as it
j never was."—Chicago Journal.
Atchison People Noted For Honeaty.
| An Atchison (Kan.) man points with
| pride to the honesty of inhabitants CL
, city as exemplified in the fact that a
woman left a well-tilled poeketboek
on a chair in front of a hotel there
j and found it safe and unrifled 011 re
j turning several hours later. A jeal
! ous contemporary in a rival town com-
I meats on this circumstance as follows:
! "As a rule people pass along the
| streets of the place oftener than this.
: It really isn't so bad as the story would
I indicate."
Pretty Home Made Screen.
1 In a picturesque camp cottage in the
| woods the dining room is separated
| from the living room by a really lovely
screen. One panel is illustrated liere
' with to show how easily such a screen
may be constructed. The framework
is an ordinary clothes horse. A width
of green Japanese matting is nailed
on the lower half on either side, with
the selvage edge top and bottom; half
inch rope, which has been painted
.green and cut in tlie right lengths,
KAMI.* » OX»THIVTKI> Sl'liKK.S.
fornix 1 IN- trellln, uud » larger »l*e, IIIKO
painted green, the tlnUh. Till* in catt
ily nailed to the wood by menu* of
long wire Mailt. Severn! iftvelJ wodu
water boUlt-H wiili round boitoni* are
tiillltf til interval* uloug tiie edtfe,
which lllil.het Hie lop •_>/ tin- iiiallliii;
011 the dtuluu room *ide. They are
It lied Willi water and kept tilled With
I In* trailing Vllleii or the liclglibai'Uood,
of which ther» In h ureal profiuloti
Tbe»e are Irullied 111 atllolitf the ro|k>
trellU. and «lve. a* ma." readll.f be
well, a uioat charming effect,— SttW
Xvrk Trll.uue