o A REMARKABLE BOOK. Sixty-six Thousand Dollars Could Not Pur- ‘ chase it, . The most curious book in the world is neither written nor printed. Its pages are composed of the finest qual- ity of vellum. and the letters were with infinite pain and trouble cut out Of the material with a sharp pointed knife or pair of delicate scissors. It is interleaved with blue paper, and the letters can, therefore, be read as easily 'as any print. It formerly belonged to the Prince de Ligne, and is now in the library of a noble French family. The title of the book is “Liber Pas- sionis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi, cum Characteribus Nulla Materia Compos— itis;” in English, “The Book of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in Characters, Without Materials of Composition.” The matter is a hom. ily probably composed by some mon- astic preacher of the middle ages. A remarkable circumstance connected with this book is the‘fact that, al- though it bears the royal arms of England, no mention of it can be found in any English writing. The book is believed to have been made some time in the thirteenth or four- teepth‘ century. In 1640 the Emperor Rudolph II. offered for it 11,000 du- cats. which in the money of our time would eqfial about $66,000, and the of- fer was refused—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. Faithful to the Captain. That was a loyal if not very gentle answer once made by a private soldier to Frederick the Great of Prussia, as the story is told in Harper’s Round Table: During a campaign in Silesia the king made it his habit to stroll through his camp in disguise at night, to come into closer relations with his soldiers. One night he was stopped by a sentry, but‘giving the proper password, was permitted to proceed. Instead of do- ing so, however, he endeavored to tempt the sentry into accepting a ci- gar, saying that a smoke would solace his long watch. “It is against the rules," said the soldier. “But you have my permission,” said Frederick. “Your permission!” cried the soldier. “And who are you?” ' “I am the king." “The king be hanged 1" said the incor- ruptihle sentry. "What would my captain say?“ A Lordly Dish. Wild boar, roasted whole. was the chief dish at a State dinner recently given by the Prince of'Montenegro. It was brought in smoking hot. Inside the hour was a turkey. and inside the tur- key was a snipe which had been shot by the host. . . ‘\ .' . $§§§M ‘i- \\\‘ dFA CuaNTvJquE The Honorable J. F. Greer, one of the best known and most highly respected county Judges of the State of Florida, wr'fw: of his horrible sufferings from 121' unnatory Rheumatism: Ll-‘l-‘lCl-Z or J. F. GREER, COUNTY JUDGE} 41.“;‘cn Cove Springs, Clay Co., Fla. GEN'I‘LEMEN : Twentyothree years ago I was attacked with inflammatory rheumatism. I was attended by the most eminent physician in the land. I visited the great Saratoga Springs, N. Y., the noted Hot Springs of Ar- kansas, and nany other watering places, always consul ing with the local physwians for directions, and finally came to Florida, ten years ago. About two years ago Ihad a severe attack of rheumatism, was confined to my room for twelve weeks, and during that time was induced to try P P. P., Lippman’s Great Remedy, knowmg that each ingredient was good for impurities of the blood. After use- iug two small bottles I was relieved. At four different times since I have had slight attacks and each time I have taken two small bottles of P. P. P., and have been relieved. and Icon- sxder P. P. P. the best medicine of its kind. Respectfully, J. F. GREEK. James M. Newton, of Aberdeen, Ohio, says he bought a bottle of P. P. P. at Hot Springs, Arkansas, and it did him more good than three months’ treat- . mcnt at Hot Springs. Rheumatism, as well as sciatica and gout, is cured by a. course of P. P. P., Lippman’s Great Remedy. . P. P. P., Lippman’s Great Remedy, is a friend indeed to weak women. It is a positive and speedy cure for general v.» :.kness and nervousness. All skin diseases are cured by it; any- thing from pimples to the worst cases of eczemas succumbing to the wonder- ful healing powers of P. P. P. Dyspepsia and indigestion in. their worst form are cured by it. As a tonic to restore the appetite and to regain lost vigor, it is simply marvelous. P. P. P. is the best. spring medicine in the world. It removes that ,heavy. out-of—sorts feeling and restores you to a condition of perfect physical health. For Indigestion, Sick and I\'ervous Headache, Sleeplessn ess, Nervousness, Heart Failure. Fever, Chills, Debility and Kidney Diseases, take P. P. P., Lippinan’s Great Remedy, the most wonderful medicine in the world Sold by all drugglsts. ‘i MPPMAN BROS., Apothecariee, Sole Prcp'ns. _.Lippm'—in's Beck. Savannah: (is. \ l UTAH SHORT or also N. ‘NEY PRACTICALLY UNKNC‘WNiN PARTS OF THE STATE. E‘uotcal of the Bart-er System in Reroute Mormon Communities. Sawmilllinnds Pat 1 in Orders for Luuxber. l'attenis as a Circulating ‘Mcdlum. T he peculiar industrial system of Utah is unique, especially for the pri: — itive sysfiem of exchange of commodi- ties practiced in many of its communi- ties. The batter system survives to a. greater extent, perhaps, than in any other part of the world into which civi- lization has made its way. There are whole counties in the newest. State of the Union where trade is conducted practically without the aid of cash. To many families money is almost a curi- osity and the possessiDn of a dollar a very infrequent experience. This con- dition does not exist in remote localities alone. In towns of good size workmen have built homes and reared families, who have only on rare occasions been paid for their labor in anything but a portion of its product. The New York Sun says the barter system was a neces- sity in Utah in its early days. The iso- lation which the Mormons sought in their migrations to the SaltLake Valley made them almost wholly dependent on themselves. For years their trade with other people was insignificant. Their distance from the communities of the Mississippi Valley ,was such as to prac- tically forbid commercial relations, es- pecially as most of the Saints were without means with which to purchase goods, even had there been facilities for transporting them. The leaders taught the people that they must rely entirely upon their own resources and secure the necessaries of life through co-oper- ation. There we.‘ little if any money in Trousers ' the colony, and so when a man wanted a particular article he secured it by ex- changing for it some other product. It was long before even in Salt Lake busi- ness was put upon a cash basis. Twenty years ago workmen received “store pay” for their labor, and an enterpris- ...ing Gentile who located in Zion about that time and advertised for half a dozen laborers, whom he offered to pay cash, found his house surrounded one morning by scores of applicants, who were as curious to see a man who would make such an oifer as they were anxious to enjoy the novel experience of being paid in real money instead of scrip, then commonly in use. The growth of labor unions in the cities and mining camps of the State has served to create a sentiment against the truck system. This sentiment led to the introduction, at the recent ses- sion of the Legislature, of a. bill requir- ing employers of labor in mines and mills to pay their workmen in lawful money. The bill was framed for the purpose of abolishing the practice of requiring miners and hands in ore re- duction works toeither buy goods at company stores or to board at company boarding houses. But the promoters of the measure Speedily found that they were antagonizing various interests which they had not taken into consid- eration. Members from rural districts were quick to announce their hostility ‘ to the bill and to declare that it men- aced the industries of their communi- ties. In the contest which followed and resulted in the defeat of the measure a condition of industrial affairs was re- vealed, especially in southern Utah, that surprised even residents of the State. Hoist by His Own Petard. “Will you please examine that dia- mond,” said a man who had stepped into a downtown jewelry store yester- day, "and tell me what you think of it? If it is a good stone I think I will buy it.” The jeweler took the gem, which was unset,‘and looked at it critically for a moment. Then, in confidential tones, ~ he said : “Well. to tell you the truth, that isn't a very good stone. It hasn’t much fire; it is badly cut, and there is something here that looks very much like a flaw.” Then he held the diamond under a microscope and examined it carefully, finally observing: “No, it isn‘t exactly a flaw, but I shouldn’t call it a perfect stone. Now. if you want something really fine, Ihave here——" “Excuse me,” the other interruptad. “I guess I will not buy a. diamond to- day. This is a stone that one of your clerks let me take Saturday on approval. I deposited 850 _on it. Please let me have my money, and we will call the deal off.” . ' The' money was handed over without any comment, but there was a grieved expression ipoa the jeweler’s counten- ance that told the Story of a lesson well learned—Cleveland Leader. Buying In Advance. “I’ll take this one,” said young hus band, “provided you'll exchange it if it proves to small.” . “Certainly, sir, certainly,” replied the shopman, taking the ticket oil? the per- ambulator. "If you should need one for twins. the price is only a pound e;- tra."—-Pick- Me- Up. The Mule \Vas Safe. “Rastus, you infernal nigger, you told me that mule was perfectly ....fe, and when I went into the stabie be nearly kicked the top of my head off.” "Yes. sah; I sayed the mewl wa 3 safe, sah. But ef you kin recollec’, I didn’t say nuiiin’ about wedder. it was safe in his wicinity. Dal: mewl is’ able enough to be safe anywhar.”—Indianapolis Journal. True Economy. “Lampton and his wife always make calls on their wheels.” , “Yes, and it’s a very good trick.” “How is it a good trick?” ' “It saves clothes—any old thing will do to wear . on a. bicycle.”—-Chicago Record. — Tliexxoill makes and ...._.r.er and "cheese. eats 1,900,123. able. ‘.. '_ ~“THE‘EVEN1NG GAZETTE New Peril for Firemen. An entirely new danger from clay. tricity was" discovered in a fire the other day in the electrical power house in Chicago. The fire wascontincd it the basement, and it was found nec‘ essary to chop holes in the finer of'tla dynamo room in order to play a steam on some. burning waste. \Viii.uu‘ waiting for the dy-namos to be s'lul off the firemen crept through the ‘luinl thus formed and turned a stream 01! the flames. In an instant the «an holding the hose were thrown 'to Ln»! ground with great violence and tlzt hos-e sent flying into th) air. 'l‘ln‘ stream of water had acted as an (2100 trical conductor, and a powerful cur- rent of electricitv had passml along the stream and shocked them. The men were unconscious, but were soor resuscitated.—New York \Vorld. Fattening Hogs on Horscflesh. Every imaginable kind of :1 1501-30 save a good and serviceable one, is brought to Georgetown on court day to be traded off. Frequently trades are made for 25 cents to boot, and many amusing sights are witnessed on “jock- 9y row,” as it is called. In connection with this trading in worn-out horses a new industry has sprung up. A man from W'oodford county bought all the horses he could get for $1 per head. feeds the flesh to his hogs, sells the hides and bones, and finds it profita- Whenever he buys a horse for a dollar, and he can sell it for two, he lets it go, otherwise it is fed to the bogs.——Courier Journal. Rivalryiii the llIarrying Business. The marrying business has advanced so far in Youngstown, 0., as a busi- ness that Justices of the Peace and ministers are vying witheach other in the way of holding cut documents. It is an open secret that some of the min- isters recently made a deal with hack- He kills them, . 111911 to pay them so much of the fee - for every wedding‘couple delivered to g the); . s away from the Justices, and one 1‘. Cr‘ This took a portion of the busi- i of them has had a suite of rooms finely ; t't‘rnished ll cs for marrying purposes.'—Cleveland I .21in Dealer. “'itch-Hazel Ointlnent. Lanolin, four ounces; petrolatum, twelve ounces; boro-glyceride (fifty—per-cent. solution), two ounces. Mix the lanolin and pe- trolatum; add the glycerine and bore! glyceride; lastly, add the extract of witch hazel. Perfume with oil of lav: cnder. This makes an excellent toilet witch-hazel ointment. cream. ... Ornithology. Tommy: A bat‘s a bird, ain‘t it, ma? Ma: Yes, Tommy. Tommy: gcr’n a eagle, ain’t it, ma? Ma: What makes you think so, my boy? , Tommy: ’Cause I heard pa say he an’ Mr. Jinkins was on one last night. _.___ “4.. glycerine, six ounces: ' in connection with his of- E An’ it's a great deal big- ‘ -' . A CURIOUS INDUSTRY. FRANCE HAS ALMOST A M'ONOPOL'Y IN MANUFACTURING MASKS. They Supply the American Market Yearly Wm: Six Million Dozen Fa..su l’uces— Special Disguises are Almost Portrait: of Noted DIen and “'ouleu. - it is estimated that the yearly im- portation of masks to America rear]: more than 6,000,000 dozens of mask: of all. kinds and degrees. France and Germany produce near- ly the entire output of this urious in. dustry. The best~that is to say. the most artistic—productions come from France. In Paris alone more than 2,000,000 masks are used annually. and per- haps as many more are shipped to other parts of the world. The largest share of those exported go to the United States and] South America1 where there is a constantly growing demand. Some masks are. finished with such marvellous accuracy that at the first glance one would almost believe them to be part and parcel of the wearer. Special masks, being almost pon traits of noted men and women. ard expensive and cost up to $5 and $10 apiece. They are made with extrcmt care, having real hair and eyebrows besides an immaculate complexion, provided the original boasts of such The prospective purchaser of a man can have his own face copied, should he, as has often happened, choose this peculiar mode of hiding his own iden tity. The leading establishment has over 10,000 different models. and a customer is permitted to try the ef fects of just as many as he pleases. Of late there has been a disposition to masquerade in the guise of some animal, and this idea has opened a . large field for the mask manufac- turer. larger animals, either wild or domes tie, that is not faithfully imitated. And as for grotesque freaks of the most astonishing character their num- ber is equally large. It is scarcely possible that this industry will gain a foothold asu profitable business in the United States on account of the many complications that it involves It is one of the few trades where it is hard to introduce labor-saving ma chincry, and wages are too high in America to make the attempt without it.— Chicago Tribune. ’E‘iie llIotto Sown in Fertile Ground.— “1 never see that good old motto. ‘lIonesty is the best policy,’ ” remarked Senator SOrghum, "without' being can .r' d back to my boyhood days." ' ‘It is a grand old motto,” replied hi1 friend; “one that is well to imprcs! early in life.” “Yes. I’ll never forget the time I had to pay the smart boy of the school seven cents and a jackknife to writ-l that: line in my copybook, so as to keen inefrom getting marked below tlit ave‘L‘agc in péhmanship.”—-Washiugto-r , sm. ease on po 5 e'Pa'xS‘iir-ck'y Y i ‘e \ Id to Largest package-extra value. Sold everywhere. Made only by THE N. K. 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