Fast Merchant Steamers. It appears that there are only 1,109 merchant steamships In the world of over 2,000 tons and capable of mak ing 12 knots or over an hour. Of these 597 are British, 119 French, 10G German, 94 American, 41 Japanese, 34 Italian, 29 Dutch and 21 Russian. Great Britain leads all at speed, even In the fast ships of 20 knots or over, the number in this class being: British, 7; German, 5; American, 4; French, 2; Russian, 1. re Allen's Foot-Eaie. It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Foot, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to bo shaken into the shoes. Cures whilo you walk. At all Druggists and Shoe Btores, 250. Don't accept any substitute. Pamplo sent FBEE. Address, Alien 8. Olmsted. Leltoy, N.Y. Home is to bo electrically lighted with power from the Marmore Falls, seventy miles away. FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous- Less after first day's uso of Dr. Kline's Great Kerveliestorer. fit rial bottleund troatlsefres Dr.li. H. KLINE, Ltd., 931 Arch Btl'hila., Pa. Greater London embraces about 400,000 acres. A. M. Priest, Druggist, Slielbyville, Ind., says: "Hall's Catarrh Cure the best of satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonials, as it cures every one who takes it." Drug gists sell it, 75u. The lazy man aims at nothing and gen erally hits it. arrs.WJnslow's Soothing Syrup forchildren teething,softon the gums, ruducesinfiammue He li,allays pain, cures wind coiJe. 25e. a bottl- It doesn t make a lie any whiter to pu? it on a tombstone. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump tion has an equal for coughs and colds—JOHN x . DOVER, Trinity Springs, Ind., Fob. 15,1000. AY hat a young man who has a best girl wants to do is to hold his own. H. 11. GREEN'S PONS, of Atlanta, On., are the only sueciful Dropsy Specialists in the world Koe their liberal offer in advertisement in mother column of this paper. The carnation likes a sunny situa tion. Gray ? ''My hair was falling out and turning gray very fast. But your Hair Vigor stopped the falling and restored the natural color."—Mrs. E. Z. Bcnomme, Cohoes, N. Y. ; It's impossible for you not to look old, with the color of seventy years in your hair! Perhaps you | are seventy, and you like your gray hair! If not, use Ayer's Hair Vigor. In less than a month your gray hair will have all the dark, rich color of youth. 3 SI.OO a bottls. All druggists. , ! If your druggist cannot supply yon, eond "us ono dollar and wo will express you a bottle. He sure and givo the name of your nearest express office. Address, J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass. i ii ii " m HUMOURS Complete External and Internal Treatment, One Dollar. CUTICURA The set, consisting' of Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales, and ,' soften thcthick- cuticle, Cuticura Oint ment,to instant ly allay itching, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and heal, and Cuti cura Resolvent Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood, and expel humour germs. A Single Set, price st, is often sufficient to cure the most tortur ing, disfiguring skin, scalp, and blood humours, rashes, itchings, and irritations, with loss of hair, when all else fails. MILLIONS USE CUTICURA SOAP, naslFtcd by CUTICURA OINTMENT, the great skin cure, for preserv ing, purifying, and bwiutilying Hkin, for cleansing the scalp of crust*, HCHICB, and dan druff, aud the stopping of falling hair, for eoftening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, aud sore hands, for baby rat-hes, Itchings, and challngs, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Millions of Wotnen use CUTICURA SOAP in the form of batlis for anuoying irritations, inflammations, and ex coriations, or too five or offensive perspir ation, in tho form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women, especially mothers. CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS fChocolatoCoated) an 1 a now, tasteless, odour less, economical substitute for the celebrated liquid CUTIUURA RESOLVENT, as well as for all other blood purifiers and humour cures. Tut up in pocket vials, GO doses, price, 25c. Sold (hronghn-IT h- world SOAP. 2*J.. OM MPXT, .WO. FILLS, 'A. HRITUH Depot: C. -ii, C UMERHODW £N , Lon don. Ennch DER^F'UPAIX. PSM. IWRNN Dsut> AND CUEA- CORF./ bolsProps, Button, L. B. A. EXPERT TO TEACH CADETS. Danish Naval Officer to Instruct in Marine Architecture. The services of one of the most competent naval architects abroad have been secured for the instruc tion of naval cadets selected for an advanced course In marine architec ture, preparatory to their being as signed to the naval construction corps. This officer is a commander lr. the Danish navy, and a graduate of the Royal School at Greenwich. He visited Washington and was in conference with Rear Admiral F. T. Bowles, and returned to the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology, where he will become head of the special course, for cadets. His resig nation from the Danish navy is ex pected to follow shortly, when he will become permanently a member of the institute's staff. PEAS FOR POWDER. Results of Experiments With the Smokeless Explosive. The manufacturers of smokeless powder have been conducting rather elaborate experiments for the pur pose of finding the best material from which to make charcoal, which is one of the ingredients of the pow der. After trying all kinds of wood, it was found that peas answered the purpose better than anything else which had been lilt upon. Fine cedar, boxwood, maple and ash were tried among the others, hut the burned peas made the best powder, the product being line and light and of smooth, even quality. TO PREPARE GREAT BOOK. Prof. Jansen Will Compile Technical Dictionary. Prof. Hubert Jansen, of Germany, announces that he has engaged 460 English-Speaking, 90 French and 730 German so-workers for his projected "Technical Dictionary" to he printed in three iangugages, English, German and French. The dictionary is to con tain about 500,000 technical words and terms. Twenty-three English speaking technical societies are lend ing their aid to Jansen, who says the work will be epoch-making. Natural Gas in England. Natural gas, in which England was generally supposed to be deficient, has been discovered by Americans and put to practical purposes iu the little village of Heathfield, Sussex. The operations are in charge of an American engineer, who is said to he representing American capitalists. An extensive plant is now being erected, the railroad station and hotel are al ready lighted by the local product, and the whole village will shortly be similarly illuminated. It is said that the Sussex gas is much richer in hydro-carbon than the American gas. His Price Was High. Andrew Carnegie is found of telling how the editor of a popular maga zine once askod him for an article on "Organization in Business." Mr. Carnegie feared the price would be too high. "Oh, no," said the editor; "I am sure wo could arrange that sat isfactory. Name your figure.'' "Well," said Mr. Carnegie, "I could hardly afford to do it for less than $5,000,000. No. I must withdraw that. What I should put into it has cost me much more than that, and, of course, you would not expect me to sell it to you at less than cost." Motors In Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has a strong disposi tion to devote itself to practical mat ters. An automobile line for the ben efit of tourists is making regular trips across the island from San Juan to Ponce. A plan is under considera tion to place powerful automobiles, drawing trailers, on the same road for freight purposes. Many fine roads are under construction in the island and the slow bull carts hitherto used to carry freight will soon disappear. To Discipline Roumania. Tile Rothschilds have entered into a combination with the Bleichroeders. Oppenheimers and other Jewish finan ciers to henceforth withhold credit from Roumania to punish her for driv ing out the Jews. The kingdom, it is said, will soon he forced to issue a loan, but the preliminary action of these financiers has given it a black eye beforehand. A Prolific Tree. A Tennessee paper announces that out of a single tree in Dyer county a citizen had got four cords of fire wood, three gallons of honey and five rac coons. 1; 18 BOY | ° Weneal the productln key-opening CURB. Tan* \ o key and you find tho cioat eiactlyu* it lert y us. YVo put thorn up in this way Potted Ham. Beef and Tongue. Ox Tongue (whole), yea! loaf. x * I Deviled Ham. Brisket Beet, 7 * Sliced Smoked Beet. x . | All Natural Flavor foodn. Pnlatuble and X wholesome. Your grocer bhould have thom. Y < > Llbby, McNeill & Llbby. Cblc.no ® Y "How TO MATE GOOD THINGS TO EAT" will Y O be sent free if you ask us. MOST COLOSSAL SWINDLE DETAILS OF THE HUMBERT-CRAW. FORD $10,000,000 HOAX. A Safe In Paris Supposed fo Contain 1 £0,000,000 Francs, When Opened In Found to Hold Only S4OO and a Little Jewelry—Credulity Run Mad. Details of the colossal hoax which for the last two weeks has occupied the attention of Paris to the exclusion of almost everything else are at hand. On the pretence of a fortune of 524,- 000,000 locked up in a safe the perpe trators of the fraud have been able to borrow in the last twenty years sums aggregating a total amount of $9,200,- 000. When the creditors became impor tunate tire famous safe was opened and found to contain securities amount ing to about S4OO. a little jewelry and some worthless papers. The story begins in Nice in 1877, and the principal actors are an American, one Robert Henry Crawford; Therese d'Aurlgnac, now Mme. Humbert; her husband, who is a son of a former French minister of justice; two broth ers and a sister of Mine. Humbert, sev eral lawyers, and last, but not least, two nephews of Robert Henry Craw ford, both New Yorkers and both mil lionaires. Concerning the existence of the Humberts and the d'Aurignacs there is no doubt, but no one seems ever to have seen or to have heard of Crawford or his nephews, although the latter have been parties in innumerable suits contested in the French courts over this fabulous fortune. According to the legend that has grown up, in 1577 Henry Robert Crawford died in Nice, leaving his whole fortune of 120,000,000 francs to Therese d'Aurlgnac, who had nursed him during his last illness. She was the daughter of a linen draper in Tou louse, and shortly after the fortune had been left to her she married Fred crick Humbert, whose father was min ister of justice in De Freycinet's cab inet, in 1882. But before she had time to enjoy her windfall two nephews of the deceased Crawford appeared—Rob ert and Henry Crawford, of New York —bringing with them another will made on the same day as the one which left all to Mme. Humbert. This will provided that the fortune should be divided into three equal parts, to be given to the two nephews and to the younger sister of Mme. Humbert, Ma rie d'Aurlgnac, with the condition, however, that an annuity of ,100,000 francs a year be paid to the elder sis ter. But the nephews were rich al ready, and generous, too, so they pro posed that the fortunes be united and all made fair by one of them marrying Mme. Humbert. When they discovered she was already married they proposed the union of one of them with the younger sister, Marie, who at this time was a child in school, and the offer was rejected. Then an arrangement was made by which Mme. Humbert was made trustee of the entire fortune, to hold until her sister came cf age. She was to have an allowance of 305,000 francs a year, and the rest of the for tune was to be locked up in a safe and not be disturbed. A few years later when Marie d'Aurlgnac came of age she refused to marry either cf the brothers Crawford, and since that time, a matter of twenty years ago, French courts have never been without a Humbert-Crawford case. In the meantime, no one, not even the lawyers retained by them, has ever seen the Crawford brothers, although up to a comparatively short time ago they received, or asserted they re ceived, instructions from them, and that all the necessary legal papers were signed by them. And Mme. Humbert, unable to get their consent to open the safe and divide the money, took to bor rowing on the concealed assets. She bought a palace in the Avenue de la Grande Armee In Paris, two magnifi cent chateaux in the country, a steam yacht, splendid jewels and spent great sums in various charities, the money for which she borrowed at very high rates from various money lenders and hanks. From one man, a M. Glrard, she got $1,240,000; from another man $1,400,000, and from several she se cured more than half a million. All this time she was asserting that the safe contained 120,000,000 francs In securities which she could not touch without the consent cf the Crawfords, and to calm the fears of her victims she would show them the officially sealed envelopes containing the fortune, with the affidavits of the notaries as to their contents. A few years ago communica tions from the mysterious Crawfords ceased, the brothers were completely lost sight of, and all that Mme. Hum bert could do was to borrow money, which she did most successfully, con sidering that the only proof of the ex istence of the fortune was her word for it In 1807 Glrard, one of her principal creditors, committed suicide on account of his failure to collect the money he had'lent to her. His estate was liqui dated by M. Waldeck-Itousseau, the present Premier, who, during the course of his argument, asserted that the Crawfords, uncle and nephews, had never existed, that they were un known in New York, and that the whole business was a gigantic fraud. Mme. Humbert settled this claim for 2,500,000 francs. (The Nationalists are making political capital out of Wal deck-Rousseau's connection with the ease, accusing him cf having known the truth for the past five years and to have concealed it for good reasons). Lately, however, new complications have arisen, and finally, two weeks ago, the courts ordered that the safe bo opened and tiie couteuts examined. This ceremony was to take place on the afternoon of the Otli. On the even ing before, Mme. Humbert with a party, was in her box at the opera, wearing her famous jewels, which have not been paid for. After the opera she and her friends disappeared, the supposition being that she went to Dieppe, boarded her yftcht and sailed away to parts unknown. The next day the safe was opened, with the results already indicated. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Mme. Hum bert, her husband and iter sister and two of the lawyers implicated were arrested the day following the disclos ure. Up to last accounts the where abouts of the principals had not been discovered. The swindle is one of the most extra ordinary in the history of crime. Were not the truth vouched for by the French courts it would be impossible to believe that a woman could have borrowed nearly $10,000,000 in twenty years on such a slim story as Mme. Humbert's. The genius with which the scheme was devised is matched only by the audacity with which it was carried through.—New York Commer cial Advertiser. An Unofficial Order. Thomas, tenth Earl of Dundonald, at his death Vice-Adiniral in the English navy, tells in his "Autobiography of a Seaman" of an incident on board the Hind, on which he served as midship man. The pet of the ship was a parrot, the aversion of the boatswain, whose whistle the bird learned to imitate ex actly. One day a party of ladies paid us a visit aboard. By the usual means of a "whip" on the yard-arm several had becu hoisted on deck. The chain had descended for another. Scarcely had its fair freight been lifted out of the boat alongside when the parrot piped, "Let go!" The order was instantly obeyed, and the unfortunate lady, instead of being comfortably seated on deck, Was soused in the sea. Luckily for her, the men were on the watch and quickly pulled her out, and luckily for the parrot the boatswain was on shore, or this unseasonable as sumption of the boatswain's functions night have ended tragically for the bird. Wasn't Ills Hat, Anyway. Mr. Wcddle, visiting his wife's rela tives up In Maine, fairly had to go to church that Sunday. He did not want to go, but his wife thought it would do him good, and would ho apt to pre serve the harmouy of the family. The sermon was long and powder dry, and Wcddle stole off into the arms of Morpheus, gently and serenely. As he did not snore his wife did not sus pect that he had gone to sleep along side of her, and gave herself up fully to inspecting the bonnet of the woman in tiie pew in front. Like all things, good and bad, the sermon came to an end at last, but Weddlc slumbered on like a baby even after a deacon began taking up the collection in a hat. When the derby was passed to Wcddle, Mrs. Weddle was surprised to see that he did not respond. She nudged him violently to bring him back to his senses, and Wed dle, awakened with a start, sat up right. and, bewildered, gazed at the hat in the hand of the deacon. Then ho shook his head sleepily and said: "No, that isn't mine. Mine is a gray fedora."—New York Tribune. Queen Victoria's Way. The Queen's interest In and oversight cf public affairs did not cease with the Prince's death, although, in the first years of overwhelming sorrow, it must have been difficult to carry out her con ception of duty. All important resolu tions were taken by her; the personal notes in the "Court Circular" were written by her own hand, and were seen by no one else. When Sir Henry Ponsonby became the Queen's private secretary, she said to him: "Remember this: no advice! I am older than you arc, and have had more experience." In after years, historians will have much to say upon the Queen's personal shan? in the government of her do minions. All her papers have been most carefully preserved and arranged, and some day, perhaps, will he ac cessible to the inquirer. On the other hand, there is not a single paper be longing to George 111. which is known to be in existence.—Professor Oscar Browning, In the Century. Napoleon's Great Fortune, Napoleon Bonaparte's will, among those of great men, affords the nearest parallel to that of Cecil Rhodes in the fortune it bequeathed. He was surely the richest exile since the world be gan. From his lonely home at St. Helena he bequeathed to his relatives and friends $40,000,000. He had been rich, in gold as in power, beyond tho dreams of avarice, and then must have passed through his hands a pri vate fortune such as mortal man has rarely dreamed of. His exactions from conquered States have been set down at nearly $375,000,000. which is, after all, but six times multiplying the gift he secured for himself from the Aus trian treasury after Auscerlitz—Chi cago News. LeomimUer'a Old Ducking Stool. In the old Priory Church of Leomin ster is a very interesting specimen of the old clicking and ducking stool, a universal mode of punishment former ly in vogue for the punishment of scolds, scandalmongers and ■women with too long a tongue. It was also inflicted on brewers and bakers, etc., transgressing the law. who in such a stool were immerged over head anil ears in (stereore) stinking water. This mode of punishment dates hack to Sax on times, and the Leominster speci men was the last used in England of which we have any record, in 1809. Several other specimens still exist about the country, as at Montgomery, Warwick, Fordwich and Leeke.— Travel. DURING SUMMER MONTHS Dr.Hartman Gives Free Advice to Suffering Women. \ Dr. Hartman, the Famous Gynacolo-1 |§p|r Jfi|| gist and Inventor of Pe-ru-na, Of- ply - fers to Treat Women Free During MRS. ALEX. JOHNSON America is the land of nervous women. The great majority of nervous women are ! so because they are suffering from some I form of female disease. 13y far the great- i est number of female troubles are caused by catarrh. Women afflicted with pelvic catarrh de spair of recovery. Female trouble is so common, so prevalent, that they accept it as almost inevitable. The greatest obsta cle in tiio way of recovery is that they do not understand that it is catarrh which is the source of their illness. In female com plaint, ninety-nine cases out of one hun dred are nothing but catarrh. Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. The following letter was recently re ceived: 18G W. 38th st.. New York City. The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, (). Gentlemen: "What bread and meat means to the hungry Peruna means to the sick. It is an especially valuable medicine for sick women. I have found that no med icine so quickly restores health and places the body in a normal condition. I but voice the sentiments of women who were once sick, but now are in perfect health." MISS LIZZIE SNEATHING. All women who are in doubt as to what their trouble is should write Dr. Ilartman, Columbus, Ohio. Give him a full descrip tion of your trouble, previous treatment, symptoms and age. lie will promptly re ply with full directions for treatment free of charge. This is an opportunity which rto ailing woman should miss. Dr. Hart man has become renowned through his suc cess in treating women's diseases. His ex perience in these matters is vast. Corre spondence is strictly confidential. No tes timonials published without written con sent. Dr. Ilartman relies principally upon ALABASTINE FOR YOUR SCHOOL, HOUSES Cleanly and Sanitary Durable and Artistic Safeguards Health The delicate tints are made with special reference to the protection of pupils' eyes. Beware of paper ana germ-absorbing and disease- 1 breeding Kalsomines. ALABASTINE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. 1 SEND FOR OUR FREE fcj CATALOGUE OF BASE H BALL. FISHING TAC- M KLE BICYCLES, KO- K DAKS, TENNIS, SEW- K) ING MACHINES, BABY H C A R R I AG ES A N O | |5 jp orlfson nst lmentsofsti t_> 810 per month, carry iiiK a lito insurance. ;>e-lde*. an enormous loral business the outside dem.au ' fir an opportunitv to shnre in the trrowth ot the Imperial City of tho World has been s<> ureat tho past year and a halt that we nave sold nearly iiNi.uut) worth of property from Alaska to South Africa. Our ufreuts are making rom sl,ooo to 000 A business conducted as honestly and cmservt* tivoly as ou: s is capable ot us ureat devel pniPiit as tho National I.ife I suran e Company with Jnllnite ly ease, with a comixuisation live times us creat and the opportunity tor en lyetic, honest, in tell m" nt an ■ responsible men to • uild up a perma nent bush for themselves and share in the subsa* quent vrowth which is sure to come to us. We want no representative who i.s not willimr to work ener getically, or who has not su dent capital lo visit- New York to see our property and io taught the most effective me'liod of doiiifr business; To all WHO toprobit* we will make most liberal terms, spend ing moro money in instruct ion and equipment for iho work than their New York trip has coat. WOOD, HARMON & CO., Dept. Y-l, 256 Broadway, New York City. P. N. U. 80, 'O3. DROPSY NEW DISCOVERY: 8.k,( miiu.i.l.l., o"'!i• 'T:.."...! Fro*. Dr. H. E. QRKEN B BOMS, Box B, Atlanta, tta.