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The age-herald., 1900-11-18
MozIoy's Lemon Elixir.

have been great sufferer from dyspep- sia for about fifteen years my trouble be- ing my liver, stomach and bowels, with ter rible headaches. Lemon Elixir cured me- My appetite is good, and I am well. had taken barrel of other medicine, that done me no good. CHARLES GERHARD,
 No 1515 Jefferson St. Louisville Ky
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
Mozley's Lemon Elixir.

Cured me of enlarged liver nervous indi- gestion and heart disease. I was unable to walk upstairs or to do any kind of work. I was treated by many physicians, but got no better until l used Lemon Elixir. I am now healthy and vigorous.
 c. H. BALDWIN, No. 9S Alexander st., Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
MozleY's Lemon Elixir.

Cured me of indigestion. I had suffered for ten years. had tried almost every medi- cine, but all failed Since taking Lemon Elixir I can eat anything I like.
 Reevesvdlle, s. c. W. A. GRIFFITH.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
MozleY's Lemon Elixir.

Cured me of indigestion and heart disease after years of suffering when all other rem edies and doctors had failed.
 Beulah s. c. N D. COLEMAN.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
Mozley's Lemon Hot Drons.

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage, and all throat and lung diseases. Elegant, relia- ble. F
 25c at druggists. Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
True to His Party.

Diggs-Hello, old chapi Where are you going with that big basket?
 Biggs-Fishng. Won't you come along? gs-Impossible. I'm candidate for mayor on the prohibition ticket.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
MOz1ey's Lemon Elixir.
A Pleasant Lemon Ionic.

Cures indigestion, headache, malaria kid ney disease, fever, chills, loss of appetite, debility, nervous prostra tion, heart failure and appendicitis by regulating the Liver, Stomach, Bowels and Kidneys.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18

Tomorrow! that central cor ner 2d avenue; snap; 5OxlOO; pays 10 per cent; near bank; $lO,OOO. EBORN & JONES.
The age-herald., 1900-11-18
Texie cigars! Texie cigars 1!

$525O-NeW lO-room home 1lth avenue, South Highlands, near 18th street.
 EBORN & JONES.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

declares that the company Is bound to pay unless it can be shown that the de ,cedent took out his policy with the in- itention of committing suicide-a fact which it would be practically impossi- ble to prove. The ruling seems to bear heavily against the companies, but it is more in appearance than in reality
 Few men will commit suicide because of the knoTledge that their heirs will get their insurance money. On the other hand, men will be induced to in- sure by the knowledge that there will be no quibbllng and wrangling should they die under circumstances which might favor the suicide theory. The decision thus fayors both sides and is in accord with public policy. Life in- surance is one of the blessings of civil ization. It is only necessary that the man who pays premiums year after year shall have every assurance that his dependents will receive the amount of his policy without having to fight for 1t in the courts.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Misleading ktsures.

Two women had thirty chickens each which they took to market. They agreed to divide equally the proceeds of theil sale.
 The chickens of the one were sold two for dollar. realizing, for the thirty chickens, fifteen dollars. Those of the other were sold three for a dollar, real. izing, fvr the thirty chickens. ten dol lars. This made twenty-five dollars realized for the sixty chickens. The merchant called on to divide the money said: You have sold your thirty chickens two for a dollar, and you have sold your thirty chickens three for 8 dollar. That makes sixty chickens at the rate of five for two dollars. We'll. five into sixty goes twelve times-twice twelve is twenty-four That makes twenty-four dollars your chickens have brought"
 He handed them over the money. but. as shown above, the women were cheat. ed out of dollar, for their chickens had actually fetched twenty-five dol. lars. And yet the merchants figures were right.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

Whether most people wish we'll to
 their fellows is a question of locality. The world over, probably more people
 wish each other i'll than good. The sav- age is cruel and selfish. The half-ciy
 ilized races are vain and covetous. Envy and jealousy have still mighty show in the politest circles. Yet one cannot help believing that in prosper ous, educated communities of our land the vast majority of the people are we'll wishers as they meet and greet their neighbors. A decidedly major part of such neighborhood are really pained when misfortune overtakes one of their number. The sincerity of the regret is not to be doubted as they lament ones overthrow, or talk in pitying words of sickness or bereavement. The struggle of life is so much the same thing in ev. cry ambitious household, the knowledge of what must undoubtedly be the inside facts of each home is so perfect-thanks to our democratic institutions-that the sympathy of the average American is real and worth something. The day may be far off yet when we shall do as we would be done by; but we are get ting to think of others as we would be thought of. The world is not nearly so ''cold" as it was when poets invented the phrase. In trade, do we not prefer to see each other get on? Whatever may be said of harsh methods, is there not a measureless amount of amiable and chivalric good will among mer- chants? The keen contentious of mod ern business and professional life we do not believe are so desolating that we are lapsing into heathenism. The re- venges of the age of the knights are rarely pursued. except among politi- clans. The frank, bustling business man is disposed to forget and waste no time on getting even." Injury for she sake of injury is rare in a commercial age. In fact, a commercial people take little stock in purely sentimental sins. The millionaire who built his own foI- tune is rarely vain. He carries a light baggage train of likes and dislikes, for they do not pay.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

Henry Clews believes that civilization Is largely matter of beef steak, pota toes and wheat and corn bread. These with the bath tub, he believes, are more potent than missionaries. Degeneracy Is a blood disease and good food anu sanitation reach the blood The Chi nese. in Mir. Clews' view, are weak in intellect because they live on rice. Give the orientals the stimulus of western meats and cereals and they will come up to the standard of our civilization Mr. Clews does not hint at enlightened selfshness in his plan of redemption, but it may be added that we have the meat and bread for sale.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

When science uses technical speech the uninitiated listen respectfully, but are conscious of an aching void in their apprehension. An everyday compari- son, however, brings fact and specula. ton within reach of the average man. Fossil remains described in plain Eng hsh can be seen with tho minds eye. A dinosaur, for example, could be pie tured in scientific terms and but little more than a vague sense Of vastness would be the unlearned hearers DOT ton. But when a scientist says of monster discovered by him, that round steak taken from the ham of the animal would have been at least twelve feet in diameter, or more than thirty. i've feet in circumference, the ordinary meat-eating individual has a definite and suggestive fact ready for use. Speculation as to the number of walters and the size of the tip, in case prehis- toric man had ordered such a steak, is Inevitable if not important.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
A AConpincinc Anarer.

There are many people who do not care for libraries who pride themselves on having "only the books they read about them, but the answer made by a distinguished scholar to one of those persons very we'll illustrates how valu- able is this idea as to what a library should be. The scholar was connected with an institution of learning which had been greatly helped by a liberal man of the neighborhood. but the liber- al man was not much of a sympathizer with the idea of increasing the library. When appealed to in the matter. he re- piled:
 More books? Dear me. 1t seems to me you've got more than you can read now. Have you read all you have al readyY
 "No," returned the scholar, "and never expect to read them all"
 "Then why do you want moreT
 "Let me ask you," said the scholar, "did you ever read the dictionary through?"
 Certainly not" was the reply.
 "Well. sir" said the scholar, "a libra Y is my dictionary"
 The answer was convincing, and the merchant provided the professor with the funds be wished fOr.-PittsburS Dispatch.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

The divorce agitation that pervades the country, of which ministers of ev cry denomination are speaking and church conferences are passing resoIu- lions, Is not to close the doors so as to render escape from unhappy marriage impossible. Neither is it intended to throw the doors wide open and to aI- low all to pass through without ques. hon. It is not all for the interest of women, as many have supposed. It is Tor men. women, home and society that the people are discussing with great earnestness, are viewing in all its as- oects and revolving in their minds the great question. In twenty years there were 324, TIC divorces granted, of which s12, ,176 were given to women, indica- ting that men are guilty of violating the marriage bond more frequently than women, an assumption that few would care to dispute or are prepared to refute.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Famine Funds of Animals.

Nearly all of the animals that store away food for time of famine live on vegetable substances in a concentrated form, whether 1t be beans or grain, hoarded by the hamster, or nuts and hard fruits by the squirrel, nuthatch and possibly some of the jays. But there is one vegetable-eating animal whose food is neither concentrated nor easy to move. The beaver lives during the winter on the bark of trees. AS it is not safe, and is often impossible, for the animal to leave the winter when the ice has formed, it stores these branches under water, cutting them into lengths, dragging them below the sur face, and fixing them down to the bot tom with stones and mud. This is more difficult work then gathering hay.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
o~ONO

Mrs. Arthur Beagle, accompanied by her 1O-year-old daughter, was picking berries near ROOd's Creek. and accom- panylng the two was a water spaniel W hen the two arrived near their home the dog acted strangely, brushine against the child as f to warn it of danger. As the child kept on the dog would lie down in the path in front ot her. and finally it was discovered tha, the faithful brute was on top of q rat tlesnake, which bit the dog in numer ous places. The child escaped unhurt and its mother dispatched the reptile but the dog died within an hour iron the bites.
 Animals have sentiment. and thay d., reason. Lord Sandwich had two in telligent. cOmpanionable, lttle whitt dogs. He was fond of both Tn. y wer, much attached to him and devoted l., each other. One white pet fell sick and he watched over the little creature But no care sutficed 10 save i;. and died. The loving master said th.t h, himself would bury the dog. and h did so. The living Pomeranian stO0l by, grieving as sincerely as the bt reaved master. But the survivor couit never again endure Lord Sandwich shuLned him. and was utterly irrecon cilable for all time. He thought tha the master had killed and buried hii canine comrade!
 A rather intere sting sio"y cones iron Genoa, Fla, of an old mule WhicI tracked a gang of escaped conyicts fo two days. and led to their capture. Tht cOnvicts were at Savage X Co.'S stock ade. and made their escape a few day. ago. There were no track dogs at tn camp. but a posse was formed to hun for the men. Among the animal. which the men lad to ride was an olt mule. that had been on q similar chase many times before. As soon as tlt men started out they noticed that tht mule put its nose to the ground, jus as track dog would. and started of as if on trail. The mule was allowe; to go almost as it pleased. and the mel were finally convinced that the muk was right. The chase was kept up foi two days. and the convictS were cap tured below Lake City. a distance of fifty miles. The men are now con vinced that the capture of the fugitives was due to the good scenting powers of the mule.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Too Small.

Uncle 'Zek'el Wetson was accustomed to seeing gOOd-sized squares of cup cake or gingerbread on the supper table, and when he had his first plate of ice-cream in a city restaurant he looked with some diSfavor upon the macaroons and small sponge-drops which accompanied it.
 How do you like t?' asked his niece. who was doing the honors of the city for her uncle.
 The ice-cream is first -rate," and Uncle 'Zek'el. ''I call it extry good; but when you come to these things" he added, lifting one of the sponge lady fingers" and surveying it doubtfully. 'I presume to say they're all right enough what there is of'em, but there isn't enough of 'em-just nothing but gape and swalloww
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
It Can't Be Done Now.

"An increase of salaryp' exclaimed the pompous manager of a small omnl- bus company to a clerk who had just made that request. "l am afraid, sir. that you are too extravagant!'
 He toyed with his heavy watch chain and looked severely at the young man, who returned his stare boldly. It was the set phrase on such occasions. and the applicant had heard 1t all before. He meant to have that rise or-go somewhere else.
 Excuse me, sir" he replied respect fully, "I haven't any chance to be ex- travagant on what l earn"
 Young man," continued the pom pous gentleman, "I have risen from the monkey board. How? By being careful When I was young l made money by saving bus fares"
 "Ah, that was in the old days" said the young man, with knowing wink. "But with the bell punches and the present system of inspection, you would find you couldn't save sixpence without being c0llared, however care ful you were"
 The manager nearly tainted, and the young man had to seek other employ rnnnt-London Standard.
 Out Vvitted the Lunatic.
 While residing at Rome I paid visit to the lunatic asylum there, and among the more remarkable patients one was pointed out to me who had been saved with much difficulty from inficting death upon himself by voluntary star vation in bed. under the impression that he was defunct, declaring that dead people never eat. It was soon obvious to all that the issue must be fatal, when the humane doctor bethought of the following stratagem: Half dczen of the attendants, dressed in white shrouds and their faces and hands covered with chalk, were marched in single file with dead silence into room adjoining that of the patient. where he observed them through door purposely left open sit down to hearty meal.
 ''Hellor' said the would be corpse to an attendant ''Who be theyf"
 ''Dead men, was the reply.
 What" rejoined the defunct, ''do dead men eatf'
 ''To be sure they do, as you see, answered the attendant.
 If that's the case, exclaimed the dead man, "I'n join them, for I'm fancished Lancet
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
TAKES MORPHINE IN PUBLIC.
Habit of a Washington Belle Accident
 ally Discovered.

ally Discovered.
 While I was in Washington last month," said a Chicagoan, the other night. "I saw something which fairly gave me cold shivers. We were sitting in the street car and in the seat just beside me sat one of the handsoInest women in all Washington, a tall, we'll. developed, well-groOmed creature of perhaps 50, with dark-rimmed eyes and bronze-tinted hair. I knew her for the widow of man who was something or other in the State Department, I be apartment in the newer part of the northwest quarter. There was a man with her on the car, a mere boy of a fellow, and he gazed at her with ad. hiring eyes. There was a hint of chilli ness in the air and the woman shrugged her handsome shoulders.
 My said she, I'm afraid Pm talk ing cold
 Cant I get you something before we start? asked the boy anxiously.
 oh, mo-, she answered. I'll just take some quinine I always carry it with me-a habit I learned out in In. diana
 'She took folded paper from her purse and opened it. She emptied the white powder 1t contained upon her tongue.
 It's an odd way to take quinine, isn't it| she said with smile. It's the way they do out in Indiana. 1 don't mind the taste at all.'
 Then the car started and the empty paper futtered into my lap. Just lit. tie of the white powder cIung to 1t. Quite without any purpose whatever I rubbed my finger against the paper and touched my tongue with an infinitesi- nal quantity of the powder. The wom- an turned and looked at me just then. and as our eyes met she blushed. Ii was an odd way, indeed. to take, no, quinine, but morphine" - Chicago Chronicle.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Entertained hvaHen

The ways of a hen are often original and sometimes mirth-provoking, and a Plymouth Rock did novel and amusing things to the joy of a carload of pas sengers, on recent trip from BraddOck to Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Con- mercial Gazette tells the story.
 Carrying a hen proudly a man who was evidently a foreigner got on the trOlley-car at Braddock. He was drOwsy and not quite sober, and he crossed his legs, set the hen on his lap and went to sleep.
 Four miles out of Braddock the hen suddenly woke from its own reverle, and cackled. Its owner opened his eyes and found himself and his hen objects of interest. He was annoyed; but the passengers had more or less excuse fo. staring; they had discovered a fresh egg resting snugly on the mans lap.
 No one could speak the mans language, but every one was bound that he should know what had happen. ed. Twenty index fingers pointed to the hen, and forty eyes were turned in the same direction. Finally the stran- ger lifted the hen tenderly, and the se- cret was revealed.
 Then he was wide awake. With his left hand he held the egg aloft, that ali might see; with his right hand he af-i fectionately stroked the hen. Every body smiled. All at once it seemed to occur to him that refreshments were in order. He grinned at his fellow tapped the shell on the seat to open way to the interior, and swallowed the egg.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Iron Denosits in EIh.

The l.ttle island of Elba, once cele- brated as the temporary abiding place of the great Napoleon, has recently come into prominence in a new way. Years ago deposits of iron were discov- cred on the island, but the mines were never worked. Now, where once Napoleon reigned in solitary state, great smelters and machine shops have been set up and the whole island is alive with the hum of industry.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

The old legal question of the liability ef insurance companies where the pol icyholder commits suicide has been ruled upon anew by the Federal Court of Appeals at St Louis in the affirma- tive. The decision takes new ground
 1t does not assume that the man who dlls himself is necessarily insane. It
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
One Mans Theory.

Mrs. Wederly-Men talk about the joys of single blessedness, but statis- ties show that more bachelors then married men commit suicide.
 MT. Singleton-Yes, that's true.
 Mrs. Wederly-Oh, you admit it, do you? Then, suppose, you can ex- plain why it is true.
 MT. Singleton-Certainly. They are driven to desperation by other peoples babies.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Sir Arthur SulIigan. Inventor.

Sir Arthur Sullivan has come out in a new guise; he has invented an appli- ance for attaching to carriages, by which he claims that safety Is obtained for the occupants of a vehicle in case the horses run away. The vehicle is so constructed that the occupant, by touching spring, can release the shafts, thus leaving the horse to go on alone,-M. A. P.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

Prof. LancIana, of Rome, says the skyscraper was not invented in Chi cago. He claims that there were twelve-story buildings in the Eternal City during the reign of Augustus. What weary lot the old Romans who lived on the top floors must have been -or did they have elevators, too?
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

The suddenness and completeness with which Capt. Dreyfus has dropped out of sight demonstrates that fame Is usually evanscent The permanent variety can be achieved only by the man who wins a glove fight or has 5-cent cigar named after him.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

In Chicago some thives, who were provided with derrick and a four horse truck, succeeded in getting away with a steam boiler. Some interesting individuals tried to carry off a wood and iron staircase from one of New York's hotels. Enterprise and nerve are always interesting, no matter how immoral they may be in their applica- ton.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
No Wonder He Fled.

A tall, solemn looking young man entered the restaurant with a mild, apOlogetic air and seated himself at 8 vacant table near the middle of the room. 1t was evident that he dreaded to intrude. He wanted to get as far away from other people as possi- ble. He even blushed painfully when he gave his order, and the most casual observer could have told that he was bashful.
 Just as his dinner was brought to him a buxom looking woman with seven small children entered the place. The head waiter swept the field with his eye, bounced down upon the table where the young man had sought soli- tude, motiOned to the mother, who clucked to the chickens, and a mo- ment later they were all around that one table.
 That young mans face was a serial story.
 Other people entered the restaurant, glanced at the group. smiled signifl- cantly, and seated themselves.
 me doesn't look 1t, does he?" queried a pleasant faced old lady in an audible whisper.
 ''She looks at least ten years older than be-" murmured a girl at the next table.
 He flew to the hatrack, tossed a half crown to the waiter and tried to go through the door without opening it, London Telegraph.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

There is considerable sarcasm con cealed in the assertion that Cornelius Vanderbilt was "cut off with a beggar- ly million and half dollars" More than this could be of no advantage to him; much less would enable him to keep the wolf from the door. Those who sympathize with the young man are sorry victims of morbid sentimen- tality.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
The Right Word.

Mrs. Wickwire-Our washerwoman always talks about "wrenching" the clothes, instead of rinsing them.
 MT. Wickwire-Maybe she says what she means. She has wrenched all the buttonholes out of half my shirts.-In- Hanapolis Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
An Artist.

"My wife has just completed hand some piano cover," said Hickby. "Does your wife do any fancy work?'
 'Does she do fancy work" roared H. Peck. You ought to see her when I go home late from the lodge."-Pbil adelphia North American.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Not What She Meant.

''So you have given up your music since you got married, Mrs. Mango"
 "Oh. yes; I seem to have forgotten all ever knew about harmony."-Phil adelphia Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13

An organization called the Loving Cup Club has been formed. It would be possible to make up a pretty large social club of the distinguished men upon whom mugs of this sort have rained recently.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
A Misunderstanding

Do you think you earn enough to support twoT asked her father.
 "Two% answered the young man quizzically. "Pve only asked for one of your family. Who else are you go- ing to ring in on meT-Philadelphia North American,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-13
Richest MiIk ComesLast.

The richest milk is that which comes near the close of the milking. A test disclosed that the first half pint of milk at a milking contained only 1.O7 per cent of cream, while the last half pint contained 10.36 per cent.