The Havana newspaper La Lucha fs now printed partly in English, and It is having a struggle to set it up. There appears to be no "w" in its cases, and the expedient io adopted of putting two "v's" in its place. The effect of this is rather picturesque, as, for instance, when we find the name of the Father of his Country spelled Washington. La Lucha advises the American soldiers not to pay the newsboys more than five cents for the paper, that being the regular price. Joseph Jefferson is a firm believer that a man must be sick once in ten years. Since 1869 he has been ill every tenth year How's This T We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any (rase of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CiiKNEY & Co., Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, iiave known F. J. Che ney for tho last 15 yearn, and believe him per fectly honorable in all Wines* transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their firm. WEST He THUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. WALDINO, K INN AN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Testimonials sent, free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are t,.- best. Ex-Senator Gorman, of Maryland, was 42 when he first entered the Sen ate. and the youngest man in that body. No-To-Uac for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco hebit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c. 91. All druggists. On rainy days Governor Roosevelt still dons the old sombrero which he wore at Santiago and San Juan. M. L. Hayward, the newly elected United States Senator from Nebraska, has had little experience in office holding. one year on the district bench being his only service. Fumigation of fruit trees infected with the San Jose scale by the use of the gas of prussic acid is a remedy which is now said to be certainly ef "Spring Unlocks The Flowers To 'Paint the Laughing Soil/' And not even Nature would allow the flowers to grow and blossom to perfection without good soil. Now Nature and people are much alike/ the former must have sunshine, latter must have pure blood in order to have perfect health. Hood's Saraaparilla cures blood trou bles of ail sorts. It is to the human system what sunshine is to Nature the destroyer of disease germs. It never disappoints. Poor BlOOd —"The doctor said there were not seven drops of pood blood in my body. Hood's Sarnaparllla built nie up and made me strong and well." SUSIE E. BROWN, 16 Astor Hill, Lynn, Mass. Dyspepsia, etc.-" A complication of troubles, dyspepsia, chronic catarrh and infiammation of the stomach, rheumatism, etc., made me miserable. Had*no appetite until I took Hood's Sarsnparilla, which acted like magic. I am thoroughly cured." N. B. SEKLEY, 1874 W. 14th A v., Denver, Col. Rheumatism —" My husband was obliged to give up work on account of rheu matism. No remedy helped until ho used Hood's Sarsuparilla, which permanently cured bim. it cured my daughter of ca tarrh. I give it to the children with good results." MRS. J. S. MCMATH, Stamford,Ct. 3fccdJ Sakdafmuila 11 !'• I'll la rll r> liver Ills, the nn Irritating and the only c Übartle t<> take with Hood's Suraprllla. PILES "I suffered tlte torturer, of the dimmed with protruding plies brought on by constipa tion with which 1 was afflicted for twenty years. I ran across your CASCARKTS in the town of Xowell. la.. and never found anything to equal them. To-day I cm entirely free from piles and feel like a new man." C. H. KKITZ. ltll Jones St., Sioux City, la. CATHARTIC Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Tnste Gooi. Do Good, Never Slckeu. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. 25c, 50c. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling Rrm.dt Company, Cl.ir.ipo, Mnntrral. Nf York. Sl* kin TO nun P rt Man. A. <*• bi Ai.DlNti & UiIUS„ New York. Chicago. Denver. RHEUMATISM 1 ■ 'ALEXANDER UXMKDX Co..2Mt>(*reeuwicliSt..2i.Y. THE MEKHY SIDE 0E LIFE. STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. The Tryst—Some Necessary Requirements —Not Wholly Wasted—Sincere Sorrow —What She Liketl—Reversing the Or der of Thing*, Etc., Etc., Etc. I waited for Grace in the dark rendezvous; She had said: "I will not fall you, Fred." I heard a light stop that I fancied I knew And my fears in a moment had (led. "She's oomingl She loves me!" I said to myself, As I stepped out to meet her half-way; In an instant I'd kissed her, the sweet lit tle elf, And theu, iu the dark, heard her say: "I've corao ns I promised—how happy I am!— Though I trembled lest some one should Now let 'us go back ere they hunt for us, Sam—" Then a ehillness came over me. I said not a word, but I held her small baud, And wo stole from tho dark rendezvous; We came to tho light—l looked down at her— And beheld! my perturbed sister Sue. —Chicago News. Not Wholly Wasted. "Your portrait was a failure?" "Yes, hut I told the artist to paint au old-fashioned frock on it so I could hang it up as au ancestor."—Chicago Record. Some Necessary Requirements. "I suppose to write well you must use ink well." "Yes; and to write fine use a pen with some point to it."—Harvard Lampoon. The Work of an Amateur.' First Tramp—"Dat's home-made pie, ain't it?" Second Tramp—"Must be. No baker what wuz responsible fer dat pie cud stay iu de business.—Puck. What She Liked. He (very much gone)-- "There's nothing half so sweet iu life as love's young dream." She—"X don't know. Chocolates are pretty good."—Chicago Journal. No Financial Value. Ethel—"Cholly Wilsou just gave himself away last night." Maude (thoughtfully)—" Well, I don't suppose auy'oody would ever pay anything for Cholly."—Somerville Journal. Sincere Sorrow. "Do you believe Cholly was really so cut np over beiug jilted as he pre tended?" "Yes, I do. Ho actually neglected creasing his trousers for a week."— Indianapolis Jonrnat. Itevcr.ini- tlio Order of Tilings. "I'll make a fortune out of my new musio box. You put a penny iu the slot aud " "Aud the thing plays a popular air?" "No. It stops playing oue."—San Francisco Examiner. Chemistry Kindergarten. Bobby—"ls oxygeu what oxen breathe all day?" Papa—"Of course, aud what every thing else breathes." Bobby—"And is nitrogen what every oue breathes at night."—Bos ton Traveler. He Had Ccniicd to Worry. "Y r es," sold the young doctor to his wife, "I felt greatly worried until tho climax was passed." "Will ho be out soou?" "No," said the young doctor, "uot until tlie day of the funeral."—Cleve land Plain Dealer. It Wat a Live One. "Dead, is he?" "Yes. Died suddenly." "Old story, I suppose—looked in the gnu to see if there was a charge in it." "No. New story. Felt of the trol ley wire to see if there was a charge in it."—Chicago Post. A Real Gentleman. Blush —"Y'ou did not stop in at tho drug store as I requested you?" Beryl Montague's voice rnug out clear and cold. As for Mr. Montague, her husband, he drew himself up to his full height, "No!" he answered, hanghtilly, "Have I uot given my word that I would uever do anything to bring tho blush to your cheek? Telephone for your complexion, and tell the druggist to send it up!"— Detroit Journal. A Philosopher Reflect*. Hardup Bill, tho celebrated pedes trian, had arrived at a turning point in bis career. Halting for a moment bo superciliously threw his eyes over the surrounding country aud iu a tit of abstraction mused thus: "If I was never born and the earth was never created that barn would uever have beeu erected. It stands to reason it is there for my benefit, showing that a beneficent wisdom guides my des tiny. I need a shelter from the com ing darkness, and good turns .'never strike one uudeserved. Ergo*, it is mine for to-night."—Uuutterediioiili quies 0/ Famous Men. USED BAMBOO ARTILLERY. Rcctarkable Field Guns Improvised by the Filipinos. In sbme parts of tlie island of Luzon the natives surprised the Spaniards by bringing artillery to bear upon them, so tliat in several instances de tachments of well-atmed Spanish troops were absolutely panic stricken, not knowing what they kid to face, writes Joseph L. Stickney, in the Chicago Kecord. The field nuns im provised by these ignorant Filipinos were among the most interesting curiosities of the island. They were made of bamboo, wound with wire, when it was to bo had, otherwise with bamboo fiber. I saw one of these guns and tried hard to buy it, but could not induce the natives to part with it even for a sum that seemed to them enormous. It wis nearly as difficult to buy one of their machetes, until they saw that they were going to have a plentiful supply of breech-load ing rifles, and then I got one or two excellent specimens. The cane artillery was generally of a caliber to take one of the Spanish eight-centimeter projectiles, as many of these shelle could be picked up un exploded after the Spaniards had been engaged in firing at one of the native camps. It was a comuiou trick of the insurgents, I was told, to pretend to be at work on iutrenchmeuts within sight of the coast, so that one of tho Spanish gunboats would come along and throw shells at them. Every shell that did not explode was "marked down," as one would watch the lighting of a prairie chicken after it had taken flight. Then these shells would be dug out, and the rebels would have the powder that was in them for use in their bamboo guns. The shell itself would be available, only it would not contain i\ny bursting charge. I also saw a stand of grape intended for use in this same kind of gun. I know that one of these guns was effective ou at least oue occasion, when a young Spanish officer was brought in with his arm shot off at the wrist. As I knew that a rifle bullet could not have caused such an iujury, and as I did not believe the rebels where I then was had any artillery, 1 sought an explanation and was shown the bamboo gnu. It had been placed iu ambush and the Spaniards had marched right up to ita muzzle almost before it had been discharged. The breech of the bamboo gnu was filled with a chunk of iron, which was kept in place by much tighter winding 01 wrapping back of it than iu frout. Sometimes, I was told, the plug in the breech varied tho monotouy of the rebel camp by blowing out, doing more damage to the men behind the piece than to the enemy in front of it. Tho vent of the bamboo gun was ou the side, with a little bamboo lip pro jecting from it to hold the priming powder. When it was to be tired it was only necessary to touch it oil'with a cigarette. The Kilihl® Fro~. The species commonly eaten are the bullfrog, the green frog, the spring frog and the Western bullfrog. The most widely distributed i 3 the com mon frog, known variously as the spring frog, shad frog or leopard frog. It is found from the Atlautic coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains, aud from Lake Athabasca, in Canada, to Guatemala, Central America. It reaches a length of three and a half inches, exclusively of leg 3. The green frog is found in the eastern part of the United States and Canada. This frog is especially aquatic in habits, not hunting for food ou laud, and frequenting all kinds of fresh water. The pickerel frog, marsh frog 6r tiger frog resembles the leopard frog, but may be readily distinguished from it by the bright yellow on the thighs aud legs. This particular frog has a disagreeable odor, and it is but rarely eaten. The bullfrog is the largest of North Americau frogs, reaching a body length of over eight inches. It has very much the same geographical range as the spring frog. The Western bullfrogs are uot so well known, and range from Montana west to Paget Sound, thence south to Cali fornia. A Rare unrf Costly Te:. All tea tastes alike to some persons, but there are those who believe the genuine cup o' kindness is a correctly made cup of tea. There is a Japanese resLaurant on the West Side whero this kind of tea can bo had, hut no one can obtain it even there except by special arrange ment. Meals are served in this place as in the land of the cherry tree and the chrysanthemum, and one drinks tea from bowls instead of cups, and, of course, without saucers or spoons, and without milk or sugar. The brew is too rare to risk its delicate flavor with for the tea is worth sl6 a pound. Then—there's the art of making the tea. The water is boiled, aud the steam is allowed to pass before the water is poured 011 the precious leaves —and in this the housewife may per haps find a hiut for use in making tea worth less than $lO a pound. New York Herald. Height and Genius. Hero are a few statistics bearing on the question of height in its re lation to genius: Tall men—Burke, 5 feet 10 inches; Burns, 5 feet 10 inches; Sir It. Burton, over 6 feet; Sir Walter Raleigh, 6 feet; Peter the Great, G feet Sj inches; Thackeray, G feet -1 inches; Lincoln, G feet 1 inch; George Washington, G feet 3 iuches. Medium stature—Lord-Beaconsfield, 5 feet 9 inches; Byron, 5 feet. inches; Voltaire, 5 feet 7 inches; Wellington, 5 fee* 7 inches.. Short men—Balzac, *5 feet 1 iuchefa'; Bee thoveu, 5, feet 4 inches; Keats, 5 feet, Napoleon', s'feet 1} inches; Nelson, 5 feet 4 inches; De Quincey, o feet o iuches.—Medical Bacord. CURIOU9 MONUMENT. Old Iroa Anvil with a Sledge Uaminev on Top, One of the queerest tombstones ever designed to mark the grave of a man Is now on exhibition at the ship hard ware store of William H. Whiting & Co., on the northwest corner of Pratt and South streets, says the Daltimore News. It is an old iron anvil, with a sledge hammer laid on top of it, and will mark the last resting place of John G. Angelo, an 84-year-old ship smith of Pocomoke City, Md. Angelo was born at Woodbury, N. J., on Aug. 22, 1815, and began his apprenticeship as a blacksmith on June 28, 1828. When he had served out his apprenticeship and reached the age of 21 years his employer presented him with the an vil and hammer on which he had done his first work. He has used it contin ually ever since. A few weeks a£o he conceived the idea of using it as his tombstone, so he made an iron handle for the old hammer and fastened it with a metal peg to the top of the anvil. He also attached three links to the handle of the hammer, which is supposed to indicate that he is an Odd Fellow. He then sent the anvil and its attachment to the Whiting firm to galvanize, in order that it might not be rusted away by exposure to the weather over his grave. It was a diffi cult task, anu it had to be dipped in a mass of eeventy tons of molten zinc before it was successfully accomplish ed. He wrote to the firm not to spare any expense to make a good Job of it, but they will make no charge for their work. Angelo is still working every flay for two shipyards at Pocomoke City and is as hale as the youngest of the men about the yards. He is a skil ful workman, and although bent with age, he wields a heavy sledge with power and dexterity. He Ilobsonlzed the Mttldi. There is a story told of a former British ambassador to America which goes to prove that the lately-developed proclivities of Lieut. Hobson may have been inherited from English ancestry. The minister was leaving Washington and was attended to the door em bassy by a large portion of the house hold. His excellency made his adieu in a fashion decidedly absent-minded, and on entering his carriage was still in a brown study when interrupted by his ever watchful and solicitous con sort, who had been there awaiting him. "My dear," said this lady, "do you know what you have just done?" "No," replied the embassador, dream ily, "do you?" "Why," cried his wife, "you kissed the maid servants all 'round." "Did I?" said the diplomat, wearily. "Well, I hope there were some good-looking ones among them!" The earliest church on Staten Island was formed before 1660 by the Wal denses at Stony Brook. Every cent of the tax assessed last year in Orrington, Me., was collected. \A/ ITH a better understanding- of the transient nature of the many physical ills which vanish before proper JIfJBS * V efforts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts—rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many Y forms of illness ore not due to any actual disease, but simply to a constipated condition of the system, which the Pleasant family laxative. Syrup of Figs, promptly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions vfjf of families, and Is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to /JBFvX n tbe fact that 11 ls tbe only remedy which promises Internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which \ " aCtS ' iS ' therefore ' all-Important, in order to get its beneficial effects, to note when you purchase that you (^y f MM have the genuine article, which ls manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. THE HIGHEST OBJECT P®!iaj| °f the art of advertising is to correctly inform the public of the merits of any article, and truthful statements _ 4S\5 always prove most effective in time. The valuable reputation acquired by ,he Calltornla F, S Syrup Co. by reason of the excellence of the plensant \V laxative remedy. Syrup of Figs, which it manufactures, confirms the state- V\\\ Sf ment, which the company freely makes, that the best of remedies only \\\\ t t\ls 4# / should be used when needed by the human system. The more one takes VvA\ IIIW'l"//' Of salts and pills the more constipated the system becomes, while on the \\,V vVV\\l ll T/V iSW2\.II 111! other hand one enjoys both the method and the results when Syrup of V V\4VM\\ll ' /&/ ICMSm 111 F| ss is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently . \YN\A%vV ■itZ'* I JIM yet promptly on the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleanses the system effec- WB2SS^~' * " //II? tually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and overcomes habitual consti- CvSft'\ WU&Vjt YcWIX patlon permanently; also biliousness and the many Ills resulting therefrom. frh ' ! Kreat trouble with all other purgatives and aperients is not that thev "^3R\\ J'/ Llf/Ik fa " to act when a single dose ls taken, but that they act too violently and I(h , invariably tend to produce a habit of body requiring constantly augmented / yx / "l !l rd I doses. Children enjoy the pleasant taste and gentle action of Svrup of ' £ ' J " Figs, the ladles find-it delightful and beneficial whenever a laxative remedv —— ..TiTmiad without Interfering with business and does not gripe nor nauseate. ' THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS ll\' a 13 l,ue not only ®° the ovlsrinnllty and simplicity of the combination, but also v ) - (I to the care and skill with which it ls manufactured by scienUfic processes -V*w OthllJ, (JB known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and therefore we wish to Im _TNI '* (V 3 press on all the Importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. uU When buying note the name, California Fig Syrup Co., printed on the front of BItMCBAM JO " N W.itvohkvs, Ijlllv9lv#ni WUNIIIIICIOII, Successfully Prosecutes Claims. j| JjfitePrlnojDftl Bxfcmlnor^iLß. Pension Bureau. P. N. U. 12 *99 nDADC V NKW DIBCOVERY; rir* U r% \J I 1 quick relief and cures worst cares. Rook of testimonial" aud 10 dnv' treatment Free. Dr. H. H. QUEEN'S BON3. Box D. Atlanta. Oa. Now Come* tlic Oaiu.. Trust. A banana trust is said to be the lat est thing in combinations. The firms that will consolidate their interests in an effort to control the banana busi ness of the country now control about three-fourths of the business. The new organization, it is stated, will be known as the Fruit Dispatch company, with headquarters at 18 Broadway, New York. Bernard F. Sullivan will be the local representative of the trust, Cleveland being the distributing point for a large territory. Further than to say that prices will be lowered rath- , er than advanced Mr. Sullivan refuses ; to discuss the subject. Queen Victoria is rather super- I stitious and her family never travel a day's journey without having in their luggage proper habiliments for wear in case of her sudden demise. The Thing to Do, When the Sciatic uorvo gives its worst torment in the shapo of Bclutica, the one thing to do is to use St. Jacobs Oil promptly nnd fool sure of a euro. Bishop Totter, of New York, has a dislike of elevators, and generally i walks upstairs in buildings where ■ they are used. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoko Tour I.ife Away. To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, 50c or 81. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. The nest of the boya bird of India is ingeniously illuminated. This little bird fastens fireflies to it with moist clay, and in the night it glows with changeful sparks. To Cure n Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists relund money If It Inlls to cure. 25c. A new-born baby In Dover. Me., re ceived as his first the following timely outfit from a friend of his parents, a bunch of tooth-picks, a tooth brush and a shaving mug. Dr. Seth Arnold's Cough Killer the best ever used in my family.— THOMASM. BUTLER, Cor. \Ulli and Locust bts., Phila.,l'a., Nov. 22, IbUT. Claus Spreckles, the San Francisco sugar king, uses a quill pen for all his writing and carries one with him when v r he goes. To Care Constipation Forever* Tako Ciiscarets Gundy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. tf C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money The Queen's favorite flowers are lilies of the valley and violets. Fnelose Ten Cents And pet by mall trial bottles Hoxsie's Croup • ure and Hoxsie's Dak* lor t roup. Coughs, Colds, Ilroncbit.f-. A. P. Hoxsic, Buffalo, X. Y. Plso's Cure for Consumption has saved mo many a doctor's bill. -S. F. HAHDY, Hopkins Place, Baltimore, Md., Dec. 2. 1801. Mrs.Winslow's Soothing Syrup forcliildren teething, softens the gums,reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness alter first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great j Nerve Restorer. ?2 trial bottle and treatise free. I)r.K.H.Ki.iNF, Ltd. 831 Arch St.Phila.Pa Australian newspapers report the complete disappearance of Metis Is- 1 land, which as late as ISOO prejected j 150 feet above the ocean. WANTED- aseof bad health Hint H-I-P-A-N-8 [ > will n.it benefit. Heuil f ••tH.to HipanH ( hemlcul Co., Now York, for 1(1 samples aud 1000 toHtiiuuniul-. ! 1 ® III! ,- t i d#' lid fc i I [ ' i i P— * I Jplj - 1 1 I <3" A 2 A SONG OF HOME. g \T rt> 131 The summer day is over, In the housewife's hand awaiting y. *3J And weary with honest toil. Is a cake of Ivory Soap, ,3 Home, through the fields of clover And we hear her say i" Hie dirt away, g. 'l* That springs from the fertile soil, 'Tis this that gives us hope." & Plods now the sturdy farmer So he takes the shining treasure, V With grimy hands, and though And laughing with delight, y- Soiled too, indeed, is his suit of tweed, Ciies: "See it float, the magic boat