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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-21
What Akron People
Say of
DR.. Camel S
Congo
Compound
The Best Spring Medi-
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pound the whole system undergoes a
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Read what Mr.. w. NJ. Andrews says:
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-21
GRAND
Recital For German
American Hall.
Miss Minnie Henneberser Will
Paw the Bill.

An elaborate musical recital Is TO he
given In the Opera house, May ., for
the benefit Of the German-Amcrican
hall. Ernest Gamble, basso, and Ed,
win Shoncrt, soprano, will participate.
All the expenses of the recital will
be borne by Miss Minnie Hennebergcr
as her subscription to the hall pro.
lcct.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-21
Y. M. c. A.
Local Branch Will be
Organized.
Meeting at Congregational Church
Wednesday Evening.

A well attended meeting was held
at the First Congregational church
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
Organizing a Young Womens Christian
Association.
Mrs. d. P. Wheeler presided. Miss
Nellie A. Lowrey, state Secretary of
the association, was present. She ad-
dressed the meeting referring to the
necessity of an organization in this
city. Committees We're appointed o
draft a constitution and make nomina-
tions for the officers. Another meeting
VIII be held in the Union Charity AS
sociation rooms one week from Friday.
1T Is proposed to establish permanent
quarters in one of the more centrally
located blocks where reading and other
rooms will be maintained.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-21

81 had running sore on my leg for
of Chippewa Falls, Wis, ''and spent
hundreds of dollars in trying to get
II healed. Two boxes of Banner Salve
entirely cured it," No other salye so
healing.
a. NJ, LATER, ]. Lampartcr & Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-21

Eugene ]. Hall, the poet and pub
Usher, says that one dose Of Foley's
Honey and Tar restored his voice when
hoarseness threatened to prevent his
lecture ut Central Music Hall, Chica-
go. Nothing else as good.
}. NJ. Latter, J. Lamparter & Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-21

received a cut above the left eye that
required several stitches to repair the
injury. His left check was also bruised
considerably.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11
Rodacy !!

Jezel, p~ragniecie s'e wesolo zaba-
wit. to*najlepisi kunit sobie debra bar
monljke. .jak9 "a st6.own,e tanio pie
niadze motna dosta6 E polecouego tn
zr6dka:
Mr.. 70. 2 rzedy elos6w - 2 klucze
;eden Rad klaw'szy..." $2.45
Mr.. 80 lepsza 400
M SO 8 rzedy g}o CIV. jeden
rad klaw,szy $50
Mr. 202 doskonata harmonijka 4.78
Mr. 2lS re stalowemi g}osami $50
Mr. 1877 Bardzo do5ra-3 rzedy
g}osow - kIucze - jeden
rad klawiszy 4 rs
M geo Nailepsza re stalowemi
glosami 3 rzedy glos6w
jeden rzad klawiszy 7.75
Mr. 195 P6l..tor6 1ka 6.2S
M l4 Lepsza 7.25
Mr. 100 Jeszcze lepsza 8 90
Pieniadze prosze wysla6 zaraz z
obstaluok,em. Katalog z interesujacemi
rzeczami wysle z kszda harmonijsa i
arazem ciekawy prezent.
Adres: S. KELTONIK
Punxsutawney, PA.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11

OLGA. ably ja sprzcda} ~ ten spou
sob zdobyl srodki do iycia, ale
|ojcieo poczatkowo s}uchac Q tenn ME
choial. Rodzina przywedrowa}a do
Kantonu; tutaj g}6d da{ jej sic tax
we znaki. lie ojuiec z rozpacza "
serou wi1zia} sig zmuszonym us}u-
chad rady swego drogiego dzlecka.
Chinskie przys}owie posiada: >, kto
ma }adna c6rke, ten powiada skar~
bone do piealedzy." Cz}owiekowi
ubogiemu przydatniejsza piekna
c6rka, niz piekna zona." Ot6z starry
Mandzur: pc d}ugich wahan,achi
sprzeda} swoja o6rke, jake slu4aca.
Rok 1851 jest pamietny ola Chin
ola cesarzowej wdowy. W owym
roku wstapi& ma tron przedostatni
wfadzca. szuka} on pieknej dziew-
czyny rasy mandzurskiej " wieku
Is do Is i obwieszcza} to odez-
wami pc ca@ym kra]u. Uboga,
sprzedana sluzaca, kt6ra mia}a
w6wczas lat II, uazajutrz pc OBJ
jeciu swego miejsca, wysz{a ola
ma ulice; uwage jej zwr6cl-
~ owe odezwy, ~przeczYta}a je j
powz;e}a mY6l 6mia}a. Wr6cils do
domu swego chlebodawcy, pred"
stawi}a mu sw6j zamiar. By} to
lito6ciwy, pochwali} mysl,
zaopatrzy} ja W odz1ez i ozdoby,
ME szczedzac tael6w i wyprawi} j.
jake swoJa c6rke do Pekinu; pode~
bala sic cd razu cesarzow1 i ME
bawem osiad}a ma tronie.
OCALENI przez koleg6w.
strzelcy alpejscy dali
niedawno dow6d prawdziwle boz
haterskiej odwagi i poSwiecenla.
Owie kompanie ego batalionu
obozowa4y W Authion, W wawozie
Raus> Pewnego dnia
oddzia} ~z}ozony z szesclu o6cer6w
czterdziestu zo}nierzy pod dow6dz-
TWEEN kapitaaa' Peri, wyslany zosta}
na rekonesans. Oddzia1 zaopatrzony
}yzwy sciegowe j. k'jc okute,
ina dowaf sic jug ma wYsoko6cl
1000 metrow, gdy olbrzymi wal
5niegowy, spadajacy z g6ry,' por"
val z soba ma dol, i zasypa} ka-
p~itana, s2esciu oicer6w i dziesleciu
io}nierzy, idacych ma czele. Wtedy
reszta s%trzelc6w, ~nlezwazajac ma
niebezpieczenstwo, aa slime
'meczenie, wzie}a sic energicznle
10 piracy z n%arazeniem w}asnego
'ycia, ably ocalld towarzysz6w. Pc
,adludzkich wysllkaoh strzelcom
1da}o sig wydobyd zasypanych, 2
zt6rych laden JUL niedawa4 znaku
,ycia. Dzielni strzelcy wzisli wtedy
'ztywne c'a}a towarzysz6w ma RAJ
Mona l zanieSii je czempredzej do
ooblizkiej wioski Petra Cava.
i energiczna pomoo zdo}a}a
zyeis wydobytym pod
Wszyscy zostali ocaleni.
Komendant Mirepoix, W rezkazie
lsiennym W goracym ~}owaSt
uznanie b%ohaterstw dzlel-
'ych zo}rlerzy.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11

u ssHaeHI11l SSSsnsssss1assaeaalEgssssHla
1l=..=.=.:. ::.::..==. .s'1s .sI-1.s llll.I.:
vice ME naleza1s. Teraz ma podad
jak SIC nazywa, DO sauna na.ywa
sig Warszinskl, q " papierach stoi
Warsin,ka. Gdy zak}opotana Polka
ME umie soble z tenn pytan1em dad
rady, gwa}towny uarzeczony tract
cierpliwos6 i slowami: kiedys jest
taxa g}upia, lie w}asnego nazwiska
ME wiesz. to lepiej, ze sic ME POI
blerzemy = opu6cA urzad.
W TURYN1E, dzicki. stara-
niom ki]ku szlaehetnych pan, POI
wsta}o dz'e}o howe, niesmiernle
praktyczne praktyczne a poiadane.
kt6re winno bye wprowadzone we
wszystkich ~wiekszych miastach.
Zbyt znane 50 we wszystkich
wielkich miastach oiezkie warunki
szwaczek, Jak r6wniez ich moralna
ruina i wyzYsk, jakiemu ulegaja to
biedne. istoty cd g}6wnych praco-
dawc6w lub ich posrednik6w. Pre-
temu materyalnemu i mo-
ralnemu wyzyskowi m}odzienczej
slabo6ci i sill, powsta}a W TurYnie
pracownia pod wezwaniem
Naj6wietszej Nary Fanny, majaca
ma celu dostarczanie robot dobrze
p}atnych uczciwym mat
kom i ich c6rkom.
DIVA tysiace podah wniesiono
do dyrekcyi, a katolickie panic
zobowiaza}y sic dostarczaG zam6-
wione roboty. Dziefo pob}ogos}a~
viii Ojcieo sw i kardyna} Richemy.
ZBASZYN. - w B.6jcach
(Braetz) pewien kawaler, kuplec,
. braku znajomosci pan poda}
o~g}oszenie do gazet, re ma tel teraz
)uz zwyczajnej drodze, - szuka
ma}zopkl 49, ale ME bez mamony!
.gfosi}a sig az z Momentum panien-
ka z 20 tysiacami marek. Przyby}a
nawet la prosbe kawalera do Bro
iec. ably pozna6 stosunki miejscowe.
Postanowiono sic zareczyt, ale W
1omu jej rodzic6w W Momentum.
.ybrali sig eaten W te pe}na szcze~
5liwo$ci podr6z. Ma STACEY Hof
@aarzeczona uprosifa u narzeczonego
pieniedzy. ably kupic rodzin1e upo-
ninki z podr6zy. SzczeSliwy ma
'zeczopy dab jej portmonetke z
<ilkuset markami - a narzeczona
: mimi drapnefa W SWAT daleki,
oozostawiajac kawalerowi tylko
nile wspomnienie goracej milosci.
NIBY MORD ~RITUALNY.-
10 tyslecy Grekdw, zamieszka}ych
SmYrnie, W Malej Azyi, spusto-
'zy}o W dniu 8 Kwietnis zydowska
'zesc miasta. pod pozorem, re zydzi
'iby pope}nili mord ritualny "a
greckie dziecko.
CABIN. - Donosilitmy, ze
pruskiego Krosigka za-
przez okno W ujezd1alai
,dy twiczy{ konnice. Posadzono 0
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11

Ceny targowo
WHOM
P5zenlca Mr. 81
M2ka patent 40
Mako Standard 400
Bran $14 SO tona .
Midllings $I4 50 tona
Zyto 40
Kon,czyna IS 50
TYmotka so c.
Kurn, 80
OWES %
Ground Feed $500 rona
Siano tymotka $1,000
Ssano dzlkle 800
SWINE 1--WE $40 wyprawne {. 60
Wo}y 1--WE $50 - 400
Musto 10
Jaja II 6. tuzlp
Kartofie Is c. buszel
Corn Meal $50
Rszenlca - 70
OWES - rs :,
Korn - IL
SWINE 5000 Is
Bydio karmne SO .OU-4.5O
KrowY chudsze Oh $500
WoaY mtode I'd IS 90
DULUTH.
Pszen,ca No. l hard 70
No. ] Northern ~
No 3 Northern 70
No, 3 Northern &c
st. Paul Minneapolis.
Pszenica - No. l hard II
No. / Northern 70
No. 2 Northern IS
SWINE - 5 e3
Mode wo@y -450
Krowy - $8.4U
Bydio harmne - 20 50-44.OO
Cseleta $4.3O-a6 .25
Owee $3.50
Skopv A5O
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11
ekaW eRZeczy.

NIELUDZKIE traktowanie
zo}nierzy polskich. W Trewirze
toczyla sic pred sadem wojennym
nastepujsca wetretna sprawl. Pod
ofcer Winter mia1 pod swoja ko.
menda rekruta Polaka, kt6ry ME
umial dobrze pc niemiccku. Me
rozumie;ac wlec pytauia podofcera,
da} zupe}uie fa}szywa %odpowiedz, 60
tax rozgnlewa}o owego podofcera,
lie zacza} go bio p~is6ciami, kopad
nogami i ma zakohczenie tel opera
cyl tax SLIME uderzy{ rekruta pol
skieeo v ramie, ze mu psk{ oboj~
czyk. Podoieer zacza& sig obawiac
skutk6w swego brutalaego postep"
ku, nam6wi{ vice rekruta, ably
z~ezna}, ze obojczyk mu psk} PREY
spadnieciu- TAX tel 6w zo}nierz
zezna} widocznie z obawy, ably 60
p6zniej podoicer ale przesladowa}.
Podstep jednak sig ME uda}. W
lazarecie wojskowym poznano. re
pekniecie ~obojczyka spowodowane
zosta}o uderzenlemJ ma odno6ue
zapytauie wyzna} wreszcie sponie-
wieranY rekrut ca}a prawde. Podo-
fcer, ktory take swym prze}ozo~
nym oswiadczaf, ze pekniecie oboj~
czyka nastapi{o wskutek spadnlecia,
skazany zosta} przez sad wojenny
ma 8 miesiecy wiezlenia.
o BRAKU SYMPATHY Ho-
lendr6w ola Prus czytamy W pew
nym dzienniku co nastepuje: Lud
holenderski, ub6stwiajac swa m1oda
kr6lowa, ma jednakze do niej ME-
che6 "a to, re "a malzonka wybra}a
sobie Niemca, a ten nietylko ME
czyni starah o pozyskanie sobie
zyczliwo6ci kraiovc6w. tylko
przeclwnie wprowadza ma dw6r
obyczaj niemiecki. Usuna} nadwor.-
nego stangreta Holendra, a przyj2}
Nlemca. Wlelu dygnitarzy dwor~
sklch ma bye Niemcami zastapio~
pych So to niby drobiasgi. ale te
oddzia}ywaja ma ustr6J polityczny.
Holendrzy obawiaja sig wp}ywu
Prusak6w, kt6rych niecierpia,
sk}aniajac sic wiecej ku Francuzom.
W ostatnim cz:sie ~jeszcze wiecej
stall sig niechetnymi, odkad cesarz
Wilhelm g}adko sig pozby} sympa.-
tyi ola Boer6w, szukaf zblizenia
sic do Anglii. Niechec ia spada
teraz ma ksiecia meklenburskiego,
ma}zonka Wilhelmlny.
ZE smiec,arki - cesarzowa.
w czasoplsnie ,,Ostasien" znajdu~
jenny ciekawy zyciorys cesarzowe]
wdowy ehinskiej. Ia kobleta, kto~
rel rzady wszechw}adne i bez~
wzgledne sprowadzi}y lyle kiosk ma
Chiuy i ma Europe. pred laty
pietdziesieciu zbiera}a 20 drogach
ga}gany. Podobna zmlana losu ME
zasz}a " dzlejach 6wiata. Cesarzo~
wa wdowa pochodzi rodziny
mandzurskiej. Jej ojcieo by} ME-
gdys urzednikiem W Chinaoh pol
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11

W ~SEEHAUSEN, W starej
marchii, upodoba} sobie Niemiec
Poke, kt6ra tam by}a ma roboc,ei
chcia} sic z nia o4eni6. poszli ~iec
ma urzad stanu zapissd sig. Urzed>
mix stanu pyta sig narzeczonej
gdz'e sic urodz'}a. Odpowieiz: ME
WIEN. Dyplomatyoznie pyta sic
vice, lie ma lat. Nsrzeczona ME,
vie, ale przypemina sob,e. ie Jest
2 lla'ta starsza. niz iej. %siostra, q1o..
" r. 1865. Do najm}odszyc
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1901-04-11

!ADEREWskI, slawny poll
ski forteplanista. ktdry podr6zuje
.obecnie pc Hlszpau;i, ~otrzymaf
wiadomost o dmierci jedynego syna
.s'wego. : pierwszej Tony, 2 ktdra
o1en,} sig " !. 1879.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
MONEY IN CORNER STONES.
Millions of Dollars Have Been Depos. ited Beneath Brick and Mor-
 tar in Churches. ss.s

The calculating barber seemed some what 'wroth, says the Kansas City Star. Excuse mel" he exclaimed with an ef- fort to calm himself. "Fact is I'm & little put out. Business trouble? No, it's only my church affairs. was called upon for a ive-dollar contribution at the corner stone laying this morning. Ever been at the laying of a church corner stone? No? We'll, there's often nice little pile of good hard cash in gold and silver coins of the current year slowed away in the stone. Twen- ty-6ve dollars were plastered up in ours, and that's what makes me mad. The idea of asking man to pony up five spot and then putting the money out of circulation that way! It's awful! And there are exactly 177,4S corner stones in the country, according 10 church statistics. Suppose everyone of these to contain $25. I've figured out that just $4, ,437, ,O25 is slowed away in- stead of being out working. No wonder I'm madi That interest would just amount to $266, ,221.5O year. Why, the churches ought to be paying dividends instead of making fellows like me go down in their clothes. Some day the congregations will get next 10 this idea and there'n be the deuce to pay. Does the razor pull?"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
AMERICAN DUEL IN GERMANY
GO-CalIed Affair of Honor Bes
 tween Heidelberg Students kz IG Fatal.

During my residence at Heidelberg lamentable and terrible affair took place that threw profound gloom over the university and the entire town, says a writer in Science. Two German students, having quarreled, decided the earth was not large enough for both of them to live in, and resort ed to the diabolical practice called the American duel" In darkened room the two young men drew lots, having sworn that he who drew the black bali would commit suicide. The unhappy loser went t6his room and discharged bullet into his breast, but missed his heart, and fingered for several days on his deathbed. His parents were summoned by telegraph and besought him on their knees to disclose the name of his antagonist, but he steadfastly refused and died with the secret locked in his breast.
 The students not only excused his conduct, but praised his courage, and when his remains were taken to the railway station to be transported to distant city they accompanied the funeral cortege with torches and mu- sic. The students claimed he was not suicide, for he was killed in an hon. orable duel, and they maintained that his opponent was not accessory to his death, because he shot himself. l had many arguments with them and never could convince them of their extraor- 6inary tergiversation.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
BERMUDA LILIES.
~. by the Department of Agricul-
 ture in the south.

An interesting experiment is now being conducted by the United States department of agriculture in South Carolina and in the southern states with the Bermuda lily so popular at Easter as gift and for decorative pur- poses. Bulbs have been distributed freely in every section of Louisiana and South Carolina. with view to ascer- taining if the Bermuda lily will bear transplanting to this soil. An expert ment made in the Rally experimental station in South Carolina was attended with the most satisfactory results, and if the same luck follows the general ex- pertinent the home markets can be SUD- piled with the native grown product. The supply in the Bermudas is still un- limited, but the stock has so deter ioriated as to cause general complaint from the receiving florists in this coun- try, and this resulted ia the action of the department of agriculture. As corrective method the British govern ment has established an experimental station in Bermuda to educate the na- lives in the more successful growth of this, one of their principal industries.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
FALLING BULLETS
When Fired in the Ar They Come Down With All the Speed of
 GunpOwdeF Propulsion.

Falling bullets kill many men, even when they are lying sheltered behind trenches. If bullet is fired in the air it falls with as much force as it goes up. But, curiously, there is a certain limit of height beyond which bullet gains no more falling force; the reason be. ing that when the motion is very rapid the resistance of the air balances the attraction of gravity. In the siege of Sebastapol-and, in fact, during every campaign-a great many men were killed by falling bullets. And the ter rife force with which they come down is shown by case in which the bullet entered the shoulder of a cavalryman, passed down through his body and penetrated several inches into his horses back.
 A curious instance occurred not long ago in India. While native was clean ing boots in the open air he was seen to drop dead without ar cry. On ex- amining him, they found that bullet had entered the top of his head. No shot had been heard, and the person who fired it must have been a very long way off.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
AMERICA's COAL PRODUCTION.
The State of Illinois Figures Second Largest in Total Tonnage bya
 Big Margin.

Based on returns of the total ton- mage, the production of coal in the United States in 1899 is estimated by Edward W. Parker, statistician of the United States geological survey, to have amounted to 25s, ,539, $50 short tons, as compared with 219, 9,974, ,667 short tons in 1898, an increase of 17.5 per cent, ex- ceeding by 15,OOO,OOO short tons the estimates made on the coal tonnage for 1898.
 Later and more complete returns may reduce the figures for 1899, but even a reduction of 5,0O0,OOO tons will not amount to two per cent. of error in the total. The. value of last years product is estimated at $295, ,435, ,412, an increase of over $51, 100000, or 20 per cent. above the value of the 1898 prod~ uct.
 In anthracite coal production the figures for 1899 show s, 3,S57, ,496 long tons, or 60,32O, ,395 short tons. as com pared with 47,66s,O75 long tons, or 5s,- 3S2,644 short tons, in 1898, showing q gain of nearly S13,0OO,OOO
 In the returns by states for 1899 IlIi- nois is second only to Pennsylvania, the figures showing for the two states total production in short tons as fol- lows: Pennsylvania, 75,591, ,554; Illinois, 23,443445
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
{ POLITE TRUCK DRIVERS.
4 Case Where Police Interference Was Required to Settle Cues
 ton of Procedure.

The truck driver is proverbially pro- doesn't swear between syllables when his vehicle is jammed in a bunch of other trucks and blocked trolley cars you feel like taking off your hat to him, says the Philadelphia Record. Down at Second and Chestnut streets the other afternoon, when traffic was at.its thickest and trucks and cars were lined along both thoroughfares, two truckmen had equal chances of making the crossing. One was coming down Chestnut and the other along Second street. Had they been ordinary truck men each would have whipped up and the chances are that collision would have resulted. But these two were not ordinary truckmen.
 With Chesterfeldian grace, one waved his arm to the other, inviting him to take precedence. You first" shouted the driver, wEereupon 8 messenger boy who had witnessed the remarkable scene gasped and nearly swallowed his cigarette stump. After you" was the next contribution to this remarkable dialogue. Wouldn't that jar you?" muttered a motorman, who was stand ing changing his bell for all he was worth. The two truckmen continued to motion for each other to go ahead. II insist" shouted one. "Oh, no, l insist!" shouted the other. Finally policeman interfered. Say, one O yous ducks git a move on" he commanded. "This ain't no pink teal" The truckman coming down Chestnut street consented to cross the street and traffic was gradu- ally reSumed
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
THE STAMP COLLECTOR.

The philatelic world awaits the stamp changes resulting from the Boer-British conflict.
 Victor Robert, the well-known French stamp collector, has presented his splendid collection to the Paris Cabinet de Estampes in commemora- tion of the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of postage stamps in France.
 An entirely new set of postage stamps for Persia has been made in the Netherlands. They were made in con- sequence ofwholesalet thefts on the part of high Persian postal officials. The new series has been changed in color, but not design.
 Int post office department is having trouble with people who are putting revenue stamps on their letters instead of the two-cent red postal. All such letters, if they bear the imprint of the sender, are returned; otherwise they go to the dead letter office.
 Cuban stamped envelopes have been issued. The head of Columbus is in the center, Cuba above, and the value be- low. The colors are: 1-cent, green on white and amber; 2-cent, red on white and amber; scent, blue on white and amber; wrapper, 1-cent, green on ma nila; 2-cent. red on manila,
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
NOVELTIES FOR SMOKERS.

A handsome pipe of meerschaum is mounted in gold and set with small precious stones. The stem is of ivory and the tip of amber.
 An appropriate gift for gentleman is combination tobacco box and match safe. It is of silver, gilt, and the lid is enameled and set with semiprecious stones.
 A handsome cigar case of silver gilt has finish which resembles pigskin. The case is slightly curved so as to fit the pocket snugly. Rubies are freely used in ornamenting the case.
 A handsome ash receiper.of gold and silver has two heads of eupids vii ont stretched wings, which curve together. forming the recertacle. The body is adorned with scrolls in bas relief, giv~ ing to it massive appearance.7JewaS CTS Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
Bicentenarr of the Sweet pe..

The sweet pea is said to have an in ternational bicentenary celebration this year. It was introduced into Brit ish gardens from its home in eastern Europe just 200 years ago. The fine blooms and extensive rangei of color ings which are now obtained are, how ever, of comparatively recent date, having been produced during the last quarter of century or so by the efforts of growers like the Shropshire firm of Eckford and the American firm of Burpee. The arrangements for the bicentenary include an exhibition in London next July, with prizes for punches, collections and decorative ef- fleets, conference of expert growers and perhaps a banquet
The St. Johns herald., 1901-01-19
DOESN'T KNOW RIGHT HAND.
Some Women, Says This Account, Find It Difficult to Distingudsh
 Right from Left.

In some of the little things of life women are absurdly ignorant, says the Chicago Chronicle.
 T saw by a paper last week that a colored woman was excluded from testifying in court because she didn't know her right hand from her left, and was. therefore. esteemed too ig- norant for her evidence to be of any value," said an observant Chicago man the other day. 'Now, do you know I don't believe one woman out of six knows her right hand from her left without stopping to consider the matter.
 "1 was standing in the foyer of a theater the other day at a matinee watching the audience, mostly fem mine, as it passed in. We'll, each maid handed her check to the usher and he called out: First door to the right or Second door to the left as the case might be. With hardly an exception those girls turned in the wrong direction; then they'd pause to consider, exclaim: We're going the wrong way and skurry back again.
 'This happened so often that spoke to the usher about it.
 "'They always do it, he replied, laconically. T usually point so they'll know the way, but I've neglected to do that to-day. They're all right if they stop to think, but they never do think
 "I myself know an intelligent young woman who has to make little mo- tion as if she were writing with both hands before she can determine the right one, and she declares that all her acquaintances are affected in like manner, so, perhaps, this is general feminine failing, and the colored wit ness was unjustly excluded"