Jjpldckl Ik ||p ALMOST GOT A WHALE. f"/r~ T Amagansett, L. 1., standing /\ on tlio beach gazing out to sea Nat Edwards saw some -6 thing that made him lose his attitude of indifference and rush wild ly into the town, shouting in a voice to which years of seafaring life had given the capacity of a foghorn. lie made use of only three words. These he shouted again and again, and their nature was enough to cause a great commotion. He hadn't soon a ihostile German fleet. Of far more im portance to Amagansett was the mes sage Nat bore. His three words were: "There she blows!" The hullaballoo was great. The Flag wag run up on the Liberty pole; bolls wero rung until it seemed as if a na tional convention of town criors had I been called, and even the housewives ran into the street beating dishpans. Such a call to arms always stirs the blood of the Amagansotters. * "Biggest whale I ever saw!" gasped Nat. In twenty minutes every man, wom an and child in town—snvo bedridden foil: and infants in cradles— was down at the beach looking out to whore the whale was spouting. The Amagan sett fishermen always have boats ready for such an emergency, and in a few minutes three of these were manned, those who could not get aboard growling their disappointment as the luckier ones pulled away. In the first boat to start were Cap tain Gabe Edwards and ids brotlior Josh. Gabe was to handle the har poon and Josh the lance. It was a great day for the Edwardses, for the second boat was in command of Bert of that family, while Captain Jesse, also an Edwards, was in the third, v The boats sped to the southwest, • Whore tile whale, unconscious of his danger, was moving along In the ways of peace. The pursuers were close to the whale When he sounded. Tile men's spirits were depressed accordingly. A few minutes later, however, the whale arose, a point to the loeward of Cap tain Gnbe's boat and almost within striking distance. . "Jump her, boys!" shouted Captain Josh. The crew yanked at the oars with increased energy. It seemed as if tlio whale didn't have a ghost of a show, hut Captain Josh's son Everett got into the game with unfortunate results. Ho was in another boat. He and his crew Wero young and didn't know much about whale nature. So they shouted as they rowed, and that was enough for the whale. 1-Ie sounded and re vmained below for ten minutes. When Wae came tip he was a quarter of a mile away. Then ho rushed off at high speed. It was plain that all possibility of capture was ended, but the Edwardses hated to give up. and they rowed about for half tlie day. When they finally Went ashore not a bell was rung. "And lie was 110 feet long," groaned Nat. A sharp lookout will be maintained along the hoaeh to-morrow morning, in the hope that the whale will ho kind enough to come back and be killed. On the strength of Nat's statement about the whale's length it Is figured out that tlie capture would mean about |2OOO profit, and tlio Amagansetters Want tbat money. A MAN OF GRIT. A man in southern Illinois had. eom l mittod a cold-blooded murder. He H was a member of a secret society of ' criminals and had been selected to put out of the way a traitor to the organization. He found bis victim scouring the country as a member of a sheriff's posse for an escaped criminal. Tlie man asked his victim if he were so and-so, received an affirmative answer, then and there shot him dead, fought his way through the posse and fled. Two days later he was discovered Biding in a house in a neighboring small town. He was bored by a dozen bullets, but lie lived and was sentenced to be hanged. Then political influence began work ing to save him from the gallows. A man now prominent in New York City Was assigned to tho task of trying to prevent his execution. His attempts resulted in failure, and the day before the date set for the execution he called on the murderer and Informed him thnt nothing more i could be done. "All right," said the man, "hut they'll hnng the wrong fellow to-morrow." To the politician's question whether he could do anything for him, the prisoner answered, "No." "But what about a priest?" asked tho politician. "No," said the condemned man, add ing a moment later: "But there's a Methodist preacher in town who's been kind to me. I'd like to tell him good by." Half an hour before the time set for the hanging the Sheriff went to the murderer's ceil. He had been a model prisoner and the Sheriff wanted to show his appreciation in some way, so lie asked: r"1Vell, Jim, is there anything I can do for yon?" "I'll thanlc you for a good cigar," was the reply. When tho procession to the gal lows started the prisoner was calmly smoking a cigar. Arrived under the noose the Sheriff spoke: "I'm sorry to interrupt yon, Jim, but It's time to quit smoking." "I beg your pardon for delaying you, Sheriff," replied the man, without a tremor in his voice. And then the murderer calmly re moved his cigar from his mouth and placed it on tlie scaffold's rail. Then he crossed his hands behind ids back. The cigar and the man's life went out together. A PLUCKY POLICEMAN. Fifteen years ago there was a polioo man in New York named Sheridan. He had a side partner as extraordinar ily big aa he was little. The big man one day Interfered with the doings of a notorious East Side gang known ns Short Talis, and he was murdered in broad daylight on liis post for his pains. When the cap tain of the precinct heard of the mur der lie declared that the Short Tails would be broken up and imprisoned. So he set about forming a platoon of Doiico to take into tlie haunts of the gang. As be was about this duty the murdered man's chum, little Sheridan strolled in. "They murdered him, did they?" he yelled. "And they've got hrieka piled on the roofs of tho tenements to throw at us when we march into their street, have they? And they're standing on the streot comsrs looking for a light, are they? Well, they'll get all they want—and I'll glvq it to 'em!" Without club or firearm of any kind, Sheridan dashed out of the station house and ran into tho heart of the Short Tails' stamping ground. Recog nizing a group of their leaders on a street corner, he walked up to them, knocked down ovory one of them, grabbed two of the more notorious by their coat collars and, turning his back on the crowd, marched them toward the station house. On tho way there another Short Tall made a disparaging remark about tho murdered policeman. Quick as a flash little Sheridan ordered his two prison ers to halt, knocked tlio third Short Tail down, dragged lffni ovor to where tho other two wore meekly standing, stood tho third prisoner In line and without further ado, drove them Into the station houso. Sheridan renclied there Just as the platoon was Issued forth. He quickly handed his prisoners over to the door man, joined the platoon, and in tho general round-up thnt followed took a leading part and arrested a dozen Short Tails. A FORESTER'S NERVE. Fritz Werner was a Gorman fores ter. One day a stag gored htm fright fully in the abdomen. As the infuriated animal pulled out his antlers, backod away and prepared for a second charge, the injured man propped himself on on elbow and fired just as the stag was closing in on Idm. Tho animal fell dead and the man fainted away. When he recovered consciousness ho found that he could not attract atten tion by shouting. He realized that he was out of the beaten paths and that unless he dragged himself to a fre quented place he would surely die. So he began dragging himself through tho forest in the direction of his employ er's house, three miles away. He started on hla journey at noon; at S o'clock the noxt morning the oc cupants of the honse were nrousad by the explosion of a gun nearby. In vestigating thoy found the forester, In a dear] faint and nearly dead from loss of blood. lying on the laws. By his side was a smoking gun. When tho injured man got so that lie conld speak and tell his story, his master asked him: "But why did you drag that heavy gun all the way?" "I knew thnt I couldn't shout when I did reach an inhabitable place," was tho reply, "so I brought it along to attract attention. I didn't think of it nntll I had crawled for half a mile, then I crawled hack and got it." 3lrks of tho C'ntologner. A number of persons who receive hooks from the public libraries are puzzled at tho mysterious marks on the titlo page. Somo books havo only one or two marks, others havo a dozen. Occasionally it is a letter of tho alpha, bet with two small figures close to it. Sometimes it is a letter underscored under the name of the hook, or under the name of the author, or both. Very frequently it is an outline in short hand, which many renders can de cipher, lmt are in ontiro Ignorance as to its meaning. These are the marks of tho chief cataloguer of the library, and are intended only as guldcposts to her assistants. They convey Informa tion as to classification, other books in tho library on tho same subject, num ber of times the book Is called for, and various items that are useful when tho time comes to make ont an annual re port. Most chief cataloguers are wom en, and nearly every one has a system of her own. Cataloguing and Indexing have grown to be a business in them selves, just ns much ns stenography and typewriting. It Is mostly in tho hands of womcD, and the pay is about the same. New York Times. Tlie Priest Hpot on Ear.h. The reputation of being the driest spot on earth is claimed by many spots In many climes. The latest claimant is Payta, in Peru, a place about five de grees south of the equator on the coast thnt has risen forty feet in historic times. Professor David G. Fairfield, a recent visitor, reports having reached thero in February Just after a rain of moro than twenty-four hours, the first for eight years. The average Interval between two showers is seven years. Sea fogs are common. Of about nine species of plants noticed seven were annuals and their seeds must have re mained dormant in tlie ground for eight years. In spite of the lack of rain the long rooted Peruvian cotton is grown In the dried-up river bed, fur nishing crops that yield subsistence to the natives.—Liverpool Post. MTo§r* PROTECTING TREES. It ig estimated tliat the cost of pro tecting trees to prevent disease, by the use of spra> Ing mixtures, Is less than one-fifth of a cont per tree, and tho spraying mny also increase the proiit on fruit, by Inducing bettor quality. PRUNING VINES. The winter is the time to prune grape vines, and it should not he d - layed, as they cannot he cut back witli safety after spring opens. Vines put out last spring may bo cut back to thrco eyes and older vines mny have their new wood cut back to six or eight buds. - ' THE HEDGE PLANTS. The hodgo plants along the roadaMc should receive an application of fer tiliser in the spring and bo also neatly trimmed. Iledgos nro frequently much neglected and dio out, no attempt. tie- Log made to prevent them from insect attacks or supply them with plant food as a compensation for tl* enor mous growth mado every season. STORING FRUIT. " In storing fruit or vegetable, in the cellar, the better plan Is to have boxes or bins, and arrango them so that they will be raised two or three Inches above the bottom and the same dis tance from the wall. This gives a cold air space all around thorn, and will aid materially In keeping them at a more even temporature, while at the same time tho risk of injury by frost is con siderably lessened. TRUNING TREES. In pruning trees all stems half an Inch or more In diameter should be covered with some water-proof sub stance, like grafting wax or shellac, of tho consistency of cream. The bark end outer wood will thus be preserved, ami tho wound will In a season or so be covered with new bnrk. If this precaution bo not taken tlio end of the branch will decay from exposure to wind, rain, heat and cold. GROWING BLACKBERRIES. It to now contended that It Is a mis take to cut blackberry euuas bank too low, as they will give bettor crops If allowed more cane. Thoy 6hould be given bettor cultivation than Is usually bestowed. One point to observe is that if the old cunes have not boon cut out ami burned there will be damage frem borers. Blackberries will thrive on all kinds of soil, but to secure good crops fertiliser should be supplied early in tho spring and tho canes tbined out In the rows where they are too close together. SPRAYING APPLE TREES. When to spray apple trees depends opon tho purposes desired. Use Bor deaux mixture when the buds are swelling, and If canker worms are abundant spray also when the blossoms are about to open. After the blossoms fall spray again with Bordeaux mix ture, also Paris green, repeating both applications n week or ten days later. In about ten days or two weeks an other application may be made of Bor deaux mixture. These remedies or preventives ore for scabs, bud moth, codling moth, tent caterpillar, curculio and canker worm. EVERGREEN HEDGES. Evergreen hedges are ornamental and useful. The desire to secure a quick hodgo Induces close setting of the plants, which causes them to crowd in after years, as well as straggle for plant'food. Glvo plenty of room nt first, allowing not less than a yard of space between plants, as they will fill the space as thoy advance In growth. Tho enemy of hedges Is the basket worm, and tho "baskets" should he picked oH and burned. They are really cocoons and can bo easily found Spray tho hedge with Paris green two or three time, during the season. 'A PORTABLE IRRIGATOR. A portable Irrigator especially adapted for treating the roots of a plant with fertilizing liquid Is here shown, the crrt being taken from the Scientific American. The general shape of the Irrigator Is similar to that of a pitch fork, the tines and handle of which arc hollow. A piston Is adapted to bo operated within the hollow handle, serving as a pump to draw the fertiliz ing liquid from a supply pipe entering nt the top of the fork head and to force It out through the openings in the tines. In operation the tines are burled into tho ground with their lower ends in proximity to the roots to be treated. The liquid can then be forced out in a fine spray at the point where It will do tho most good More Abcut Wireless Telephony. The principles at the ba3e of wire- j less telephoning are well known. It; is sufficient to recall that if the varia tions of current produced by a tele phonic transmitter are suitably trans mitted to a direct current feeding an arc lamp the words pro nounced into the transmitter are heard as if they originated in the arc. This phenomenon is due to changes in the volume of the arc consequent upon changes of tempera ture caused by the variations of the density of the current. The changes of temperature of the arc also cause changes in the emission of light from it, and these latter changes are utilized in the transmission of wireless tele phonic messages. The fluctuations in the emission of the light are very rapid and cannot be seen by the eye. Mr. Ruhmcr has lately 6ent such messages over a distance of more than four mile 3 by day and by night. (In the day time the appartus must be screened from the direct rays of the sun, nat urally). To direct the beam Mr. Ruh mer USCB a 12-inch parabolic mirror. The arc lamp employed requires 4 to 5 amperes of current for a distance of 1 to 2 kilometres, 8 to 10 amperes for 3 to 4 kilometres, 12 to 16 amperes for sto 7 kilometres. The receiver con sists of a parabolic mirror like the transmitter, in whose optical axis there is a cylindrical selenium element in peries with two telephones and a bat tery. The selenium varies in resist ance under the action of the varying light. The luminous beam from the transmitter determines theso varia tions of resistance corresponding to the microphonic currents of the transmit ter. Similar variations are produced In tho receiver and the spoken sounds are thus reproduced. The process here described was tried by Dr. Graham Bell in Washington, who was not suc cessful over such long distance. The Day of Influenza. To sneeze or not to sneeze? That is the question. Then we sneeze and it changes to an exclamation. Everyone is doing it. Headache, bones ache, coughs, colds and the pestilence of grip is upon the faco of the land. In Brooklyn Hills tho worthy burgher sneezes an early curfew from his front porch ,and the sound la mistaken for blasting in the tunnel. And when the 6hades of night draw down, he sneezes across the field to his neighbor; "Come over this evening; we're having a little snack before going to bed. Got some hot mustard and quinine, and some thing in a bottle." Then far into the night the rich,mellifluous sneeze chorus rises from that house. This is a hard blow to the warnings of the doctors who assert that grip la a serious mat ter, and not to be sneezed at. Lawmakers Want Passes. Members of the Montana Legislature are protesting because a railroad in that State issued passes to them good only for 60 days, the term of the ses sion, when each for the most part does little traveling. PAINFUL PERIODS are overcome by Lydia E- Pi.uii luua'u Vegetable Compound. Mia* Menard cored after doc tors foiled to help hor. " Lydin E. Pinklinm's Vege table Compound cured mo aftor doctors had failed, and I want other girls to know about it Dur ing menstruation I suffered moat Intense pain low in the abdomon and in my limbs. At other times I had a heavy, deprossod feeling which made my work seem twice as hard, and I grew pole and thin. The medioine the doctor gavo mc did not do me one bit of good, and I was thoroughly disoouraged. The doctor wanted mo to stop work, but of course, I could not do that I finally began to tako Lydia E. Pinklinm's Vegetable Compound and felt better after taking the first bottle, and after taking six bottles I was entirely cured, and am now in perfect health, and I am so grate ful for it" Miss GEORQIE MENARD, 637 E. 152 nd St., New York City. SSOOO forfcH If original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female ills when all other means have failed* Vienna Is threatened with a strike of chimney sweeps. FlTSpermanently cured.No fits or nervous ness after first day s uso of Dr. Kline's Great Nervelleatoror. 42 trial bottleond treatise f roe Dr. 11.11.Kuws, Ltd., ¥3l ArchSt.,Thila.,Pa. A reformer is generally a inan who trie# to convert other# to hie way of thinking. Mre.Wlnslow's Soothlnfflyrup for oMldrea teething,soften the gum*, reduces inflamma tlon,allays pain,purser wind 001iq.260. a bottle You can't xneoouro a genius by tho length of his hair. Piso'e Cure connot be too highlyspokenof as a oough cure.—J. W. O'BDISK, 8112 Third Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6,1000. The man who agree# with nobody think# everybody else is wrong. PUTNAM FADELESS DTES color Silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling. Come people don't care what happens so long a# it doesn't happen to them. One of tho most complete electrical ratuoammmtsaamazaaaisassLaxarai u power plants recently installed is that jjj 'j |/ Aslt Tour Dwlfr For Alteu'a Foot-Kiwi#, i r, cjf J A powder to shake into your shoe#; rusts the rsttDOffrW"*lT'.?*fvr'-x.trk. feet. Cams Corns, Bunions, Bwoollen. f*ore, & << i j, 2C j a mo;i £ stubborn COUCh § Hot, Onlious, Aohing. Sweating and In- ft v . rr . if drnrived me k growing Kails. Alteu's Foot-KaUmak#s new H fo 9 r - Slu ? f or tight shoes easy. At all druggists and :1 sleep and 1 t * . I shoo storee, 25 cents. Bample uuiiod Fn*a. . gj then tried Aycr E Cierry Pectora., e Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y. i 3 and wr.s quickly cured." ( 1 About 150,000"different kiiidT.of bcet'.o j I Ft. N. Mann, Faliftuhs, Term, j have been discovered thus i'ar by the gj ] scientists. I B Sixty yCRTS OI CUTCS j BTATX OF Onto, Oint OFT OLEDO, # 9n and such testimony as the | FJIAKK J. CHEMIST, tunko oath that ho is tho [j fIbGVC hflVO tullgli tUS VHLT | senior partner ot tlio firm of V. J. CJHSJIXT k H A ~p . 'n f'nprrv Pppfnral I 00., doing bnsiaeas ia tho City of Toledo. H f lTbvlJSiiS J County Mid gtate aforesaid, and that sold fj will UO. firm Trill pay the sum of OXE BUXDIUBD DOL- M W * . • * . { LAIIS for Ofvch andoveryoo^.eof CATAUBH that B V/C KHOV/It S tllO I owmot be cured by the use of HALL'S M T ONI'FH I CATABBHOUEK. FfiAWE J. CBBKKT. : K CSI COLgfi reillCUy L/Cl ft Kworn to before me and subscribed In iny W rn3f?° vnit will SJSV ul | $ nuu yv>u YTAJI w I \ SEAL. A. D., ink. A. w. GLBASON. fi so, too. alter you try it. | 1 —' —' Xolary Public. H > ' . / HaU's Catarrh Cure Li taken internally, and u 1 nefG S CUTC iTi CVCTy Cii'Op. H aets dlroctly on the blood and muoouß sur- H .. ... . faces of tlio system, bend for tastUuoniiUa, Tkrsoslses. Zc., s#c., *l. AROT.,„.a(3. J lree. F. J. CHBKBT & Co., Toledo, O. Bold bv Druggists,T&c. R Comalt your doctor. If ho sayri tnko It, £9 Bull'. Vuniiy PUU nr the boat. g @ N Loavo it with bira. W ♦ hro wllttng. ■ uhc chronic borrower seldom pays ah J. c. ATKr. CO., Lowell. MAas. n man back in his own coin. tTt-'.rgrr-*!-"YtiBLTaS DOAN'S DEAL GENTLY. Iti the g.ntle and effoctlve action cf Doan's Kidney Pi!!s in Ksdney, Bladder, and Urinary troubles that make them fanscus with Men, Women, and Children. MT. PLEASANT, Omo.— l received the cample of Doan's Kidney Pills, and never had any medicine do me so much good in so little time. I had Congestion of the Kidneys and Bladder BO severe it caused a pressure on the lungs like Asthma, hut through tlio use of Doan's Pills I am freo and easy now. GEO. W. SMITH, Veter inary Burgeon, P. O. Box 41, lit. Ploaaant, Ohio. Aged poople find Doan's Kidney Pills a great comfort for declining years. They euro incontinence and urinary weakness peculiar to children. BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS. — I received the free sample of Doan's Kidney Pills. For five years I have had much pain In my hack, which physicians said arose from tlw kidneys. Four boxes of Doan's Pills havo entirely curad the trouble. I think I owe my life to these pills, and I want others to ! know it. BAD IE DAVIS, Baxter Springs, ; Kansas. , ' Genalao stamped CC C. Never sold in bnllt. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." OK OPSY:SSZ CIUIO* Book of Wutiuiouia * and 10 duya' ir*a!m** Vruc. Dr. B. H. SdUti'l BONK. Box B. AtlauU. Ga M&TS for a Clear Mead* e BROMOSELT liffY <tSol,l} 12 ■yjEit'yzy-ivjsjßE A Strange Bequest. A Bruges philanthropist has just [ made an original will. He has left the town $20,000, which is to be divided in I the following manner: The sum is to [ be separated into seven parts, this be ing the number of parishes in Bruges. . Each of these portions must be again , subdivided into sums of S2OO, for which ] tho poor on the books of the charitable ' society are to draw lots. The amount j is to be spent in setting the winners up in a small business or trade. New Mill Device Tested. A new device in the rolling of hoop iron was tested at Monessen, Pa., in the presence of officials of the American Steel Hoop Company. It is called a "repeater" and automatically handles the hot iron from one set of rolls to j another on the principle of the contin- I uous wire rod mill. By its use the j labor of two men is dispensed with at each train of rolls. a——a MaKaasKaaaaHiLaaagaMm^ St. Jacobs Oil I Is the greatest remedy in the world for all bodily Aclhes and Pains ; for which an external remedy may be used. 4 Price, 25c. and 50c. Aching backs arc cased. Hip, back, and loin pains overcome. Swelling of the limbs and dropsy signs vanish. They correct urine with brick dust sedi ment, high colored, excessive, pain in pass ing, dribbling, frequency, bed wetting. Roan's Kidney I'ills dissolvo and remove calculi and gravel. Kelierc heart palpita tion, sleeplessness, headache, norrauwess. j PRIE—CCOO FOR OLO AMD VOWUO. : Fwaixfi-iLiiJcaw Co., Cu.7ak. K. T. 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