refiv liiriK sleep come wit h blood made pin r ••> Sarsaparilla The One True Rioorl Purifier. All drnggiats. sl. Hood's Pills arc the boat after dinner pills* Spider-Crabs of Japan. The crab spider Inhabits the ocean bed, terrifying the submarlno world. It Is hideous In appearance and habits. It is the most formidable and repulsive creature In the seas. More than one daring pearl diver and coral hunter has battled with this hairy monster and been driven to seek the safety of a boat's deck. Though frequently found In cool wa ters, the great spider-crab flourishes and attains his greatest size In the wa ters of the Japan seas. Though often encountered by coral and pearl hunters, the monster Is sel dom trapped, and so only four speci mens of full-grown spider-crabs are to be found in this country. A line specimen Is In Rutger's College Museum of Natural History. Two are In the collections of the Leland Stan ford and Cornell Universities. The fourth specimen is in a private collec tion in Philadelphia. While the largest and most ferocious of deep-sea crustacea, the spider-crab Is the most defenseless. Nature has not provided it with a single weapon of de femsc against its many enemies. Still, the appearance of the spider crab is his best defense, and be is mas ter of the scaled and tinned tliiugr that live in the ocean's depths. The spider-crab is so named because of its strong resemblance to the famil iar spinning insect. Its habits are, however, those of the crab family. The long legs, which often exceed forty feet in length, are thickly covered with coarse black hair. The body, often fif teen feet In circumference, is also cov ered with hair, 111 which barnacles, sea weed and tiny shellfish make their home. The spider-crab when attacked ex udes an overpowering odor, which per meates the water around it, while It hushes its long, hairy, fearsome arms until the water seethes. The food of the spider-crab is for the most part decayed animal matter. The creature Is abnormally indolent. It will fasten on a clump of coral and remain there immovable for many hours. The Japanese pearl divers assert that the touch of the spider-crab is as fatal us the sting of a cobra's fang, but the usual fighting method of the monster Is to embrace its enemy, flsh or human, lulls huge, hairy tentacles, where death by smothering comes slow but sure. The spider-crab's human victims are not numerous, though just how many coral and pearl hunters have been suffo cated in its terrible arms no one will ever know. Shaving. Man is said to be the only creature that shaves. Hut this is not so. A South American bird called the "mofmot" ac tually begins shaving on arriving at maturity. Naturally adorned with long blue tail feathers, it Is not satisfied with them in their natural state, but with its beak nips off the web on each side for a space of about two inches, leaving a neat little oval tuft at tho end of each. OH! WITAT A RELIEF. " I suffered with terrible pains in my loft ovary and womb. My back ached aH the time. " I had kidney trouble badly. Doe tors prescribed for me, and I followed their advice, but found no relief Until 1 took Lydia E. / Pinklmm's Vegetable /f x \ [A Compound. Oh! what /sS% \ Jlv a relief it in, not to / /J have that tired feel- t"; ing (lay after day, in f the morning as much as at night, after a hard day's work, and to bo free from all " pains caused by Ovarian and Womb troubles. 1 cannot express my grati tude. 1 hope and pray that other suf fering women will realize the truth and importance of my statement, and accept the relief that is sure to attend the use of the Pinkham Medicine."— MBS. JAMES PARRISII, 2f>oi Marshall St., N. E., Minneapolis, Minn THE MIDDLE SOUTH A liatulsoniply Hliislrateil MmM-lv Journal describing thi'ilevolopjnnut of tiiP MbldJo S id !i. rlio fnrmr , juirii'lis,.. Prl<vu-ts. |>**r >-nr. :-• ■ 11.1::"> < .•. HI >nec, flii- piijH-r mid M I will IT-'HVM "Tin- Middle South' p-'sM;.. ln-.-r if you twmru four subs.-ribor. mid nd us •-''• w.- will pi-mi your 11Hper , 1 I luirec. Ad.in -H IU iilillu SOIIIII lnb. Co.. Soun-i * ille. Ten 11. STEADY^S Wn d a? afsraft-^jiss: There's MONEY!" No lu. in.- m im.VH un well on amount invested os DRILLING WELLS with our nm.li rn machin ery. IT SUCCEEDS J THAT'S the ItriiM.n' LOOM 18 & NYMAN. Tiffin. Ohio.' fB OBPE 19 nnd WHISK Y lml.il cured. Hook sent Ur BU Ll ' I''"- U- M. VVooi.i.i'.v. Atlanta/in rPKANKLLN CO I LEGE, NEW ATHENS, (>. Total cost .IWyr. Thorough. Cheap. Catalog free P N U 89 THE AVOMAN A-WHEEL WHAT SHE WEARS WHEN OUT > FOR A SPIN. Petticoats Hold Their Own with Bloomers and Outnumber Tlicm in Moat Cities—Voluminous Wardrobe of the Sportinff Lady. New Things in Cycle Skirts. BICYCLING ims made the athlet ic side of the fashionable wo man's life to be A — A quite as import ant as the purely rylHr social, but In no phase of her va Pdj does she ever di vest herself of _ the never falling query: "What shall I wear?" Nor is it possible for the most mildly athletic woman to provide herself with a single costume, saying, "This is my gown for athletic exercises," for such costumes are as varied as the flowers of the field, even when designed for the same kind of ex ercise. There are as many different kinds of cycling costumes, for instance, as there are bicycles, and as much dif | NOVELTIES FOLT THE BICYCLE GIRL. forence of opinion as to which is cor rect. The comparative merits of two wheels form a sufficient topic of con versation for any two cyclists, be th<\v men or women; and the coreet costume for women n-wheel is discussed by ev erybody, regardless of wheeling pro pensities. It is the person who does not ride who is most critical. The bloomer has come in for the greatest share of criticism, and the effect of such criticism is beginning to show it ET OF NEW YORK SOCIETY LEADERS. self by the gradual wane in popularity of the bloomer. Take the percentage of skirts and knickerbockers in any largo city, and the petticoat will be found to do much more than merely hold its own. First, there is the ordinary short skirt, not very full, niul without any unfeminine modifications. In spite of assertions to the contrary, this is the skirt which is worn by the general run >f people. Prominent fashionable wom en have not been riding the wheel for very long, and are not ready for the advanced costume yet. Nor does the everyday woman wish to make herself conspicuous by appearing in public in the much criticised bifurcated costume. Mrs. John Jacob As tor wears a skirt when she rides. So do other ladies of fashion. This milch must be said for tin' bloomer, however, that it usually goes with the petticoat but does not ap pear except in cases of emergency. Some women have adopted the practice of wearing a skirt while riding in the city and then removing it and rolling it up in the carrier provided for the pur pose by enterprising inventors. A more convenient arrangement than this is the new Bygrave skirt, named after its inventor, who is an English woman. The skirt is the product of her own experience and is very simple, yet very effective. The Idea was to ar range the skirt in such a manner as not to interfere with tho free management of the pedals and to prevent its catch ing on the wheels. The skirt i£ prac tically converted into a pair of bloom ers by drawstrings running up and down the middle of the front and back of the skirt. These strings may bo ft EXTREMES IN OVCLINO COSTTMEB. pulled as tight as is desired, raising or lowering the skirt at will, and they are provided with catches to hold them in place. The skirt, may thus become a pair of knee bloomers, or be allowed to hang loose like a divided skirt; and when worn amid "the busy haunts of men" it appears as a plain, ordinary skirt, with never n suspicion of mas culinity about it. The divided skirt comes in two va rieties, thus making up the four men tioned at the beginning. These are the IDEAL AMERICAN WOMAN CYCLIST, regulation .Tenuess Miller skirt, and the one that is only divided in the back. The latter style is the special prop erty of a large New York store, and has many qualities in its favor. Off the wheel it hangs like an ordinary skirt, and 011 the wheel it stays put, in exactly the same folds each time, being cut and fashioned to tit the saddle. In the front this skirt usually has a broarl box pleat to admit of the free action of the knees while pedaling. Some of these bicycle skirts arc surprisingly full around the bottom, being stitched down in box pleats from the top, and then allowed to flare for about fourteen inches. The girl who rides a diamond frame gets no advantage from this Louis skirt, as it is called, because of the un divided front. Nothing but bloomers or wholly divided skirts will serve her. One can buy bloomers just like n pair of trousers, separate from the rest of the suit. The best material is alpaca, but they are made of satin for the ex travagant few. The English tweeds in popper and salt mixtures are the favorite materials, brown and white be ing the fashionable as well as the serviceable colors. Whip cords, cheviots, brilliantines and cordu roys are also popular. Mrs. Langtry wears a corduroy suit with leggings of the same. Some of the prettiest cordu roy suits are double breasted, and but- ton up diagonally to onch shoulder. This stylo Is more sensible tlmn the Eton jacket, which flares open and cntches the wind. The Norfolk jacket ;s very popular because, besides being well adapted to the use for which it is intended, it affords such good oportuni ty for the display of the new belts which are so pretty and so plenty this year. Leggings usually match the suit with A TYPICAL ENGMBH which they are worn, but they can be bought separately in any material de sired. Most of them are buttoned tip on the outside. Others lace up part way and are then fastened with Foster hooks, with a couple of straps at the top. It seems to be the general verdict, however, that knee shoes are preferable to leggings and low shoes. As to hats, the public favor is divided between the Alpine hat and the Tain O'Shanter. A pretty hat that combines the ad vantages of both Is now on the market. It has a rolling, narrow brim that Is stitched to make it stiff, with a Dres den silk Tain O'Shanter crown. It Is trimmed with a couple of quills stand ing up 011 one side. These hats are more becoming to most people than the English lint, and at the same time furnish a good shade for the eyes. Ili"y --<jc caps seem to have entirely gone out of use among feminine riders. Perforated gloves are among the nov cities invented for the comfort of lux ury-loving wheel-women. An expe rienced wheel woman recommends an outtit for a feminine cyclist which seems very reasonable: A full suit of cheviot or tweed, with an extra pair of bloomers and two pairs of equestrian tights. With these a pair of high bicy cle shoes and one pair of low shoes with leggings to admit of changes In the ?vent of being caught in a rain storm while riding at a distance. A couple of hats and one pair of gloves especially devoted to cycling, whether perforated or not. complete the outfit. The sweater is worn by enthusiastic cyclists, and there are many new de signs that are very attractive. Some of them are made with a blouse effect which is rather prettier for the purpose intended. They can be bought for al most any price from .SI.OB to .$5 or SO. Any costume described may be worn for other purposes, but in general it Is better to keep it for its special use, though it adapts itself to hunting and mountain climbing better than other athletic exorcises. A lady's sporting wardrobe bids fair to become very voluminous. What with her yachting costume, her tennis gown, her yachting rig. her bathing costume, her golf, rowing and hunting SARAH 11ERNIIARDT ON HER IHCVOLE. gowns, she will need several trunks to tarry them, and not have much room or time for the old delight for gauze and ribbons and lace. SOUTH AFRICAN RUINS. Ituildinsn nt Zimbabwe that May fie of King Solomon's Time. It would seem that, at some far dis tant dute, a people more civilized than any of the present Kafir tribes had penetrated into the region we now call Mashonaland, and had maintained It self there for a considerable period. Re mains of gold-workings are found in many parts of that country, and even as far as the southwestern part of Matabeleland—remains which show that mining must have been carried on, by primitive methods, no doubt, but still upon a scalo larger than we can well deem within the capabilities of the Ivallr tribes ns we now see them. There are, moreover, In these regions, and usually not far from some old gold working, pieces of ancient building exe cuted with a neatness and finish, as well ns with an attempt nt artistic ef fect, which are entirely absent from the rough walls, sometimes of loose stones, sometimes plastered with mud, which the Kafirs build to-day. These old buildings are, with one ex ception, bits of wall inclosing forts or residences. They are constructed of small blocks of the granite of the coun try, carefully trimmed to ho of one size, and are usually ornamented with a simple pattern, such as the so-called "herringbone" pattern. The one excep tion is to be found in the ruins of Zim babwe, in southern Mashonaland. Here a wall thirty feet high, and from six to twelve or fourteen feet thick, Incloses a large elliptical space, filled with other buildings, some of which apparently were intended for the purposes of wor ship. There are no inscriptions of any kind, and few objects, except some rudely carved heads of birds, to supply any indication as to the ethnological affinities of the people who erected this building, or as to the nature of their worship. Such Indications as we have, however, suggest that it was some form of nature worship, including the wor ship of the sun. We know from other sources (including the Egyptian monu ments and the Old Testament) that there was from very early times a trade between the Rod Sea and some part of East Africa; and as we know also that the worship of natural forces and of the sun prevailed among the early Semites, the view that the builders of Zimbabwe were of Arab or some other Semitic stock, is at least highly plausible. Two things are quite clear to every one who examines the ruins, and com pares them with the smaller fragments of ancient building already mentioned. Those who built Zimbabwe were a race much superior to the Rnntu tribes, whose mud huts are now to be found not far from these still st rong and solid walls; and those other remains scatter ed through tlie country were either the work of that same superior race, or. at any rate, were built in imitation of their style and under the influence they had left. But whether this race was driven out or peaceably withdrew, or became by degrees absorbed and lost in the surrounding Bantu population, we have no data for conjecture. If they came from Arabia they must have come more than twelve centuries ago. before the days of Mohammed; for they were evi dently not Mussulmans, and it is just as easy to suppose that they came in the days of Solomon, fifteen centuries earlier.—Century. He Got It. Pick You know that feller workln* in shaft 17 who was always kick in for u raise? Mick—-Yes. Dick—Well, he kicked over a can of dynamite to-day and got it.—Up-to- Date. A woman who is too old to wear a sailor hat is also too old to wear an accordion pleated skirt TRUMPET CALLS. Hare's Horn Sounds n Warning Note j to tlic Unredeemed* rn HE devil works r I the hardest on - 1 - Xmi.lny. Itj/' —\ Wish the cut look is not good we best serve V* others. * ® v The man who has no god to worship worships him self. A fault will attract more attention to us than a virtue. A prayer may be long, and yet not ask the Lord for much. The man who has the "big head" often wears a small hat. It is not the longest prayers that are answered quickest. The sermon falls that does not tell somebody that God is love. The spots we see on others are near ly alwayston our own glasses. No man who is trying to serve the Lord doubts that there is a devil. Get in the habit of resting nil your weight on the Everlasting Arms. Every man who does wrong is help ing to lead an army of boys astray. Wherever Jesus went, the devil took pains to send some scribes and Phar isees. There are people who never care for music except when they play the first fiddle. The man who is doing the thing God wants him to do Is engaged in a great work. The devil's presence in the heart Is often shown by what comes out of the mouth. The man who Is sure that there is no hell will generally be found trying to make one. The man who works for the Lord by the day will never be satisfied with the pay he gets. The man who is trying to hide be bind ft hypocrite now will not do it in the judgment. The man who Is willing to do God's will will not long be kept in doubt about what Is God's will. Some people talk much about what a happy place heaven is, and do nothing to make their homes resemble it. It will be time enough to talk about giving up the Bible when we find something better to take its place. When the devil knows that a man is kinder to his mule than he is to his wife he likes to hear him talk in church. Men do not have to commit all known crimes to miss heaven. It is lost by having nothing heavenly In the heart. It sometimes takes a moderate drink er a long while to find out that the dev il's claws have been run through him. The people who go to sleep under the preaching, will be wide awake wlieu they watch the preacher's prac tice. The devil would have been whipped long ago if he had not always been able to find something good to hide behind. Instead of praying for their daily bread souie men tell the Lord what kind of weather is needed to make a wheat crop. Uncle Sam's Menagerie. The sovereign power of the govern ment lias won a victory in a legal con troversy which is officially labeled "the United States vs. seventeen boxes of snakes and twenty-three monkeys." It was a peculiar case, and appears to have been the outcome of the Jealousy of a clique of importers of snakes and monkeys in New York toward a rival. The members of the clique made up their minds that they would not toler ate a new dealer, who might become a formidable competitor in the mar ket. When they were called on as ex perts to fix valuations they unmtd their estimates so high that the con signee of the snakes and monkeys could not afford to pay the duty assess ed. The goods were detained by the custom-house authorities and placed In bond. Government officials did not know how to take care of the goods. Snakes should have a bath every day. and these did not get proper treatment. The monkeys, too, were not well cared for. The result Is that about all the reptiles are now dead, and the deci sion of the court is that the govern ment need not make good the largo loss if the consignee. This may ho good law, but wherein the justice of it con sists It is impossible to see. Buffalo Express. The Eskimo Character. We found the Innuits very quick-wit ted and Intelligent; with unvarying good nature and a keen appreciation of fun, they proved themselves compan ionable In spite of their uucleanlint'ss. Tliolr skill manifested Itself in many ways during these long excursions. Later in the year it showed itself, on one occasion, in a particularly interest ing way. Having found it necessary to cross a glacier on a hunting trip, our Innuits passed at the edge and hal loed to ascertain the direction of the echo. On the return a storm of snow and fog bad obliterated nil landmarks, but the Indians easily found the way by meaiiH of the echo. There was always a charm In their strange melodies, and particularly at night, ns they slowly rowed along the black waters among ghostly, beautiful icebergs, under the starless sky. And such melodies! They were like the sighing of the winds, low, contented, full-breathed, yet with an undertone of sadness. But at times their songs are vehement with Joy and action.-Cen tury. or course there Is such a thing ns love, or there wouldn't be so many di vorces. Old ago Is .11 ice the whooping cough: everybody gets It. A (Irrnf Tnitnsfrv, The Sfitrk .'true.' Nurseries, this pity snti ' Itockport i 111.. If* a veritable beehive. Tim prop, ! ijKHtini| plains of the "Two Pikes," enlarged. | '>ll I'ike's" salt -men work from Now York t Westward. Tim offleo force is hurrying out •Am new-style canva-siiu outfits, photos of fruits, trees, orchards, packing, lruit painted from nature, etc. f-evorul departments uivo , all their time to securing salesmen. Stark Hros. iiave room lor energetic solicitors, With such progress, and millions of trail trees, dull times unknown.—Louisiana Missouri Press. ■ Hov. 11. p. Carson, Scotland, Dak., says . ; " two It's of II ill's 1 'atarrli < 'are complete iy cured my little girl." Sold by Dni£gists,7i>o. 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After 30 years /Ktj exposure, Ayer's Sugar Coated Pills have been f'-'Sfh found ns effeotivo as if just fresh from the labor- Mp atory. It's a good pill with a good coat. Ask your druggist for ( ; Ayer's Cathartic Pills. 1 > ii| \ / More pill particulars in Ayer's Ctirebook, 100 pagei. \ . - y ' M t .1 r f i I I ' Judgment 1!" 60 '1 | | The umpire now decides that H h " BATTLE AX is not only H h decidedly bigger in size than any :, K other 5 cent piece of tobacco, but the ' 1 L quality is the finest he ever saw, and ■) the flavor delicious. You will never L know just how good it is until 0 k • you try it. •) r ,T A . , , A . .. .7) p. A..-.-A*. .-^4 jGHr * Awlft IffiCTaaEverything the farmer sells Is low. Wha jgjgr sells low to him ? We have repeatedly refused gut Wt and large sales, one knows the B o 4 P um ,P or P r l CtfS until he knows Bfl ■a ir- power stroke pumps, with best seam iU CHICago izv lffk ° f jfi&fby-' .'■■■ • '■ ■ your dealer. Huy none other. Aermotor prices n<l '* vSWy goods are always best. Through gratitude, and JSj ySk .T.-'ux ryik y .ecause we arc price makers, and are safest to i-uja deal with, the world has given us more than half its windmill business. Wc have 20branch houses— jf&ZF near you. Write for beiulifully tUutrtfl circul*r^ l^|^> r EVERY FARMER M THE NORTH CAN MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH. lie csn make f wtcn as much. Fie can m*I1 nls Northern farm and f,et twice as many acres for hts money down here. We sell improved farms for NS to f*2D itn ucre. Plenty of railroads four ol them No droughts. Neither too hot nor too .-oM climate just Northern farmers are coming every week. If you are iitereMtcd write for FUEL pamphlet and k all the questions you want to. II Is a pleasure to us to answer them. rvOl Tlll KN IIOMMSEEIvHKS* LAND COMPANY, Soincrvlllc, Venn. When You Want to Hock on the Bright Side of Things, Use ! SAPOLIO Personal. Aw onb who Ims been benefited bv the use of Dr. Williams* l'lnk Pills, will receive information of much value and Intercut by writing to Pink Pills, P. O. Ilnx 1680, Phila., Pa. There arc flvo mnlo convicts to ono female convict in English prisons. To Cleanse tlio System ! Effectually, yot gently, when costive or bilious, j or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to permanently overcome habitual constipation, to awaken the kidueys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, to dispel headaches, colds or fovers, use Syrup I of Figs. i London firms nro said to spend over $lO,- i 000,000 a week in advertising. I People rto nn discover until too tat* that wash- I bar powders not only eat up their clothes, but ! ruin their skin and cause rheumatism. Try Dob bins* Floating-Borax Soap. Excellent lor tue laundry uud delightful for tlie bath. Lord Bute has lately been making some purchases of laud in Jerusalem. I believe Piso's Curo for Consumption saved my boy's life lust summer. MHH. AL | lip. Douulass, LcKoy, Mich., Oct. 20, '!4.
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