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Andy eud the Worm.

Well, one day Andy was digging in
his very own garden just after a shower,
when he spied big worm.
Worms are not pleasant things. [
don't think that anybody would make
a pet of one, and although I've tried
very hard, [ can not say that | really
love them myself but I'm not afraid
of them, and neither, [ am glad to say,
was andy.
he didn't run away as fast as he
could, tumbling over all sorts of things
until he reached the house, nor did he
dance up and down screaming ''oh
oh oh - when this worm came out of
of the ground. Not bit of it.
He sat quietly down on an overturn-
ed fower-pot and looked at the worm
in silence for at least two minutes, and
the worm raised its head a little
(worms can't raise their heads very
high and looked at him.
At last said Andy, "You're not
pretty"
II am not, answered the worm.
"You can't dance" said Andy.
q can't" said the worm.
Nor sing" said Andy.
NOR sing, 1tptbItti lf1t WofH-
You don't know your letters, even, -
said Andy.
q don't" said the worm.
Butterflies can fly" said Andy.
'EThey can" said the worm.
Bees hum" said Andy.
They do" said the worm.
g You can't do anything" said Andy.
Il CAN" said the worm, so loudly
(for worm) that Andy tum5led of
the flower pot, he was so very much as
tonished.
But quickly picking himself up. he
sat down again and asked, "What 2"
Something that bees, birds, and
even boys can't do" answered the
worm, wriggling a little, as naughty
girls do when they say, 80 there now,
you think yourself something great"
Lets see, " said Andy.
Take your little spade and chop
me in two" said the worm.
"Oh, no." said Andy, "that would
be wicked"
"Well, don't you ever do it unless a
worm asks you to" said the worm,
then it's all right. Now, I'm ready,
go ahead. +"
Are you sure you're III earnest p
asked Andy.
"Quite sure, answered the worm.
And won't it hurt you?" asked
Andy.
"Don't ask so many questions; dc
as tell you, replied the worm.
And why 2" said Andy; but seeing
that the worm was turning away from
him he seized his little spade and
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n DlI-Ea sb Toned Hat.

4 long time ago, when we old folks
were young, when girls wore big bon
nets-and never dreamed of wearing a
hat like boys ,-there was in fashion
small fairy like hat of silver or gold,
to wear on the finger. Every girl had
one, and was taught to use it almost as
soon as she was out of her cradle
young ladies wore it nearly all the
time, and as for mothers--why, they
scarcely took it off to go to bed.
They were very pretty little things,
made of gold or silver, as l said, and
though they are somewhat out of style
Just now, think you will like to know
a little about them. The Germans call
them finger-hats, and our English fore
fathers, who had time to give long
names to everything, called khem
thumb-bells; but of late the world has
got into such hurry that we've short
ened that pretty name into thimble>
and now, of course, you think you
know all about them.
You may know how one looks, and
what it is for, though, thanks to sew
ing machines, you don't have to wear
it much, and the time is long gone by
when it was necessary to every girls
good name that she should embroider
q "samplero full Of letters and figures,
and have it framed and hung up before
she was dozen years old. But / don't
believe you know how it comes to be
dainty little fnger-hat instead of a sill
yer spoon or a gold ring.
Why, how many persons do you sup
pose it has taken to bring it from the
state of tiny specks to the pretty little
thing it is Not to count miners,
or crushers, or retiners, or any of those
people, but to begin when it enters the
thimble factory 1T takes about twenty
workmen, besides lots of machinery
to make it.
Pope immortaliZed a thlmble by de
scrlbing one adorned with the face of
a queen but sewing machines are got
ting so perfect that perhaps before
Pope is forgotten, there will have to be
q note at the bottom of the page, ex-
planning the use Of that antique tool
the thimble.
Whom we are TO thank for the gift of
thimbles we do not know, except that
the inventor was a woman. Some VII
ters say that they came from the in
dustrious danes Of Holland with their
quaint name of fingerbat, while others
claim the invention for some small foot
ed lady of the Flowery Kingdom.
] think the probabilities are III favor
of the Holianders.
1t is not quite two hundred years
since they were introduced into Eng
land. How do you suppose ladies did
the wonderful embroidery that has
come down to us from those old times.
book-covers, robes, and almost every
thing else. when they had no stout lit
tie thumb-beli to protect their fingers
st. Nicholas for NoUenber.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
C.iobing Corn.

The Journal of the Farm says
Many a sore fingered husker has wish
ed that his load Of corn could be shov
eled direct from the wagon into the
crib, without having TO throw out a
portion By hand until the shovel could
reach the bottom of the wagon. In
such cases every finger is like false
horse finchlag from the collar, and
the work is only done from convic-
ton that there Is no help for it. Ii
loading corn take out a piece of pine
board SIX feet long and little wider
than your shovel place an end on tn
tail board close to one corner of the
wagon, and the other on the bottom
end fill up as usual. In unloading,
shovel down the board to the bottom
of the wagon, and not an ear need be
touched by the hands
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Pumpkins for stock:

The different opinions of farmers as
to the value OF pumpkins for mich
COWS and other stock, IS believed to be
the result of different ways of feeding
them by a correspondent of the Ger
mantown Telegraph. In a hurry TO
clean a field farmers viii give their cat
tie surfeit OF pumpkins for day or
two, then for day or two perhaps
none, and thas alternate feasts and fasts,
and conclude pumpkins are worthless,
or worse. The writer says he intends
to feed pumpkins about two months
making them last till the snow flies.
He feeds regularly, once a day, from
one to three per head, never more, and
finds them greatly conducive to health
Of stock, besides greatly increasing the
quantity and quality of the butter
made. Pumpkin made butter will pass
for golden or gilt edged" without
the use of "coloring."
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FuitI wheat.

In Yates county, New York, a care
ful experiment was made by CORE
spondent of the department with Fultz
and Treadwell wheats, with reference
TO testing their respective merits.
During the summer of 1872, an eight
acre field of gravelly loan, which had
been cultivated the previous year IN
fodIer-corn, was summer fallowed.
The field was MANFRED IN 1871
and 1872, in the latter year the
manure plowed under at first
blowing. Upon plot of one
eighth of an acre of this ground, five
quarts of Fultz were sown broadcast,
September 10. 1872 Treadwell was
drilled upon the remaining part of the
field, September Is al the rate of two
bushels per acre. The former was har-
vested July 7, and yielded four and a
quarter bushels, or thirty-fold upon its
seed the latter was harvested July %,
and yielded twenty bushels per acre, OF
tenfold upon It's seed.
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Planting Mats.

The raising of the seedlings in ques-
ton IS not Il difficult operation, prOvid-
ing the laws of nature an not violated.
Nuts, after becoming once thoroughly
dried, will either lay in the ground two
years before germinauoG or else Will
decay The invamable rule IN this case
is to gather the seed and SOW at once
where 1t is to grow, or else to place IN
moist sand and set them away In the
cellar until spring. | once heard an
old gardener remark, Never put
chestnuts IN your pockets when you in
tend to grow them, else the
slight heat will destroy the
germ. This Is little strong,
perhaps, but it is p well-known fact
that chestnuts, more than any other
species OF nut, is liable to injury from
dryness. WaInuts, both white and
black, must have the epjcdp, or hull,
mashed, and then SOW the whole mass
somewhat deeply in trenches, IN the
autumn Shellbarks may be sown at
the same time, and hazel-nuts also.
There Is an apparent perverseness
about the seasons, as some years ali
seeds seem to do best when sown IN
the autumn, and perhaps the succeed
ing year they viii grow better if left
until spring, so thay 10 definite rule
can be given rs to which Is the better
time j osIAH HOOPER, az NclC YORK.
Tribune.
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cHHDREN'S CORNE 4.
The Little Boy that Wi ,hed.

There was little boy with two lit tie eyes,
And he had little head that Tas just tn
proper size,
And two little arms and two litth p hands,
| On two little legs this little boy 8 nds.
Now this little boy would now and then b.
cross
Because he could only be the VI ry thing ht
was:
He wanted to be this and then wanted tc
His head was full of wishes UNI erneath his
hat.
8: wish / was a drummer to beat a kettle
drum
wish I was giant TO say fe t-to-ti ia W. fun !;
wish | was a captain to go S tIilng in a ship
/ wish | was a huntsman TO CT sek nice whip.
| wish | was q man that lives up the light
house tower;
l wish was a sea-gull with two long wings;
wish | was a traveller to see all sorts of
things.
| wish / was q carpenter; | wish / was a lord /;
wish [ was a soldier, with pi stol and
sword
wish was a man that goes up high IN
balloon
wish, 1 wish, L wish l could se something
els, and soon y
But all the Wishing Ia the world Is not bit OF
That little boy, this very day. he stands in his
own shoes
That little boy is still but little Master What
dO-yOu-call,
As much as if that little boy had never wished
at all.
He eats his bread and butter, and he hikes ii
very much,
He grubs about and bumps his kead, and
bowls his hoop, and such
And his father and his mother say, g Thank |
the gracious powers,
Those wishes connot wish away that little boy |
Of oursi"
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sR Inch u ear.

A Minnesota farmer gives, II the ST.
Paul Pioneer, his experience with plow-
ing a field for wheat one inch deeper
every year. The first year he plowed
the land four inches deep and harvest
ed seven bushels of wheat to the acre.
The next season he plowed one inch
deeper and took off twenty bushels per
acre. Continuing to plow one inch
deeper the next year, he harvested
thirty one and half bushels. He says,
IN conclusion 9 Last fall | did not
go down for the extra inch. | feared
If | kept on until | got down ID or 20
inches, the straw would grow Is or 20
feet high, and that won't stand the
storms of Minnesota but if we want
long straw and heavy wheat we must
plow deep. One inch deeper each year
is plenty. and if this rule is followed
strictly, our farms viii be in good con
dItion 100 years to come.
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Oh ap Corr, Raising an Illinois.

L read some time ago about corn
raising Ia Ohio, where one man stated
that 1t cost him Sc cents per bushel to
raise and crib his corn. Now / Will
give you my experience for two years
past in this locality. Clearing the
ground OF old stalks, breaking mp, har
rowing, planting, narrowing after
planting, and blowing twice one way,
(Which was all 1t got,) and gathering
and cribbing, scarcely averaged three
days work per acre, which produced
over sixty five bushels per acre IN
field OF thirty-eight acres. | think there
could have been acres selected that
would have given 80 acres, as consid-
cradle part OF the ground Wa pretty
wet and did not make half a crop.
[ attribute my success to several
things; most important was a favora-
BILE season, next thorough blowing and
narrowing, next careful and close
planting with good seed of what we
call the yellow Berkshire variety, next
narrowing just as the first corn began
to show through the ground, which
left the ground in good condition for
blowing the corn, which was done
twice with a common two-horse culti-
vator, but not till it could be plowed
close, and when plowed / plowed to
Kill, not to get to over 1t.
The corn was dropped by nay little
girl with an old Union planter at every
step OF the horse, which made the hills
about thirty inches apart, and from
one to three stalks in hill. A very
important thing is a regular stand, and
not tend your land with nothing on it,
as it costs no more and keeps the
weeds down better. SO you see that /
average about - bushels per day.
Three days for man and team at So
would be 50. Add s., 50 for rent, and
you can easily see that it cost about
49, cents per bushels. Cor. Am. Farm
| .To3fyNnI
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mixing melted asDhalt or bitI1men w, ri

mixing melted asphalt or bitumen with
screened gravel or screened coal ashes,
and spreading the mixture upon a pre-
pared bed and rolling it compactly.
To be more explicit, we would say,
first lay out the walks level grade and
roll them. Spread then a coating of
three inches of coarse gravel or finely
broken stone mingled with the melted
asphalt, and ram or roll it down close
~. Then add one inch of finer gravel
or coal ashes, and spread evenly, and
roll well, spreading sand or fine ashes
at each rolling until the path becomes
dry and hard, and all the asphalt is alb
sorbed by the sand or ashes. No weeds
will come up through such path, nor
will moss or grass grow upon it. For
a few weeks occasional rollings will be
needed. -NeeU York Tribune.
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A WRITER IN the California daI;va

A WRITER IN the California delivers
a Sunday school address, of which the
following passage is an example
g You boys ought to be kind to your
little sisters. | once knew bad boy
who struck his little sister blow over
the eye. Although she didn't fade and
die III the early summer time, when
the June roses were blowing, with the
sweet words of forgiveness on her pal
lid lips, she rose up and hit him over
the head with rolling pin, so that he
couldn't go to Sunday school for more
than month, on account of not being
able to put his best hat on.
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From the Atlantic for November.
The Song Sparrow.
BY CELIA THAyTER.

In tins sweet. tranquil afternoon of Spring
While the low sun declines in the clear west
| sit and hear the blithe song sparrow sing
His strain OF rapture not to be suppressed ::
fondetiug HES problem strange, while death
draws near
listen 90 his dauntiess song of cheer.
His shadow fits across the quiet stone:
Like that brief transit is my space of DAYS
for' IKE flowers falnt perfume, youth is
Already, and there rests on all life's ways
a dimness; closer my beloved [ clasp,
For all dear Things seem slipping from my
grasp.
Death touches all the light of loving eyes
Goes out IN darkness, comfort is Withdrawn;
Lonely, aud lonener still the pathway lies,
Going toward tie fading sunset rom the
Yet harkl While those fine notes the silence
break
As if all trouble were some grave mistake.
Thou little bird, how canst thou thus rejoice,
As If the world bad known nor sin nor curse?
God never meant 10 mock Us with that voice
That Is the keynote OF the universe,
that song ct perfect trust OF perfect cheer
Courageous, con tant, tree OF doubt or fear.
My little helper, all, my comrade sweet,
My old companion III that tar-off time
When on LIES threshold chIdhood's winged
feet
Danced il the sunrise! ioy was at It's prime
Whcr all my heart responded to thy song,
Unconscious Of earths dlscords harsh and
strong.
Now, grown aweary, sad with change and loss,
With the enigma OF myself dismayed
Poor, save IN deep desire 70 bear the cross
Gods land on hls desenseless creatures laid
With patience, here | sit this eve of spring,
And listen with bowed head while thou dost
sing.
And slowly all my soul with comfort fills
And the OLD hope revives, and courage
grows
Up the deserted shore a fresh tide thrills,
And like D dream the dark mood melts and
goes,
And With the joy again will rejoice
Ged never meant to mock Us with that voice
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THE season for coughs and colds is
rapidly approaching, and every one should be
prepared TO check the first symptoms, as a
cough contracted between now and Christmas
frequently lasts all winter There is no bet.
ter remedy than Johnson's Aieodyne Imminent.
For all diseases of the throat and lungs it
should be taken internally and externally.
LUNG fever, common cold, catarrhal fever
and nasal discharge of a brovnish color IN
horses, may be checked at once bv liberal use
of Sheridon's Caualry Condition Po1cders.-
Com
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THERE Is NO DEATH.-If it be true
that Nature abhors a vacuum, it Is
equally true that the Great Creator
abhors dedth and glories III life. There
Is really no such thing as death-the
term is a misnomer, used to designate
the changes which occur IN life. Life,
eternal life, is created by the laws Of
Almighty will-power, which are as i'm
mutable in their application as is the
existence of the Creator Himself.
When God made life, He made every
thing necessary to sustain 1t, but left it
for mans progressive intelligence to
discover, convert and utilize. Good
medicine is TO the ailing physique what
good fuel is to the expiring flame 4;
the better the fuel, the quicker the
fire-ihe better the medicine, the
quicker comes relief from pain. CALI
FoRNIA VINEGAR BTTFERs is life's elixir
for old or young. Use the medicine
properly and you will live to good
old age without chose physical all
ments which make seventy years bur
deG.-Cnm.
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chopped it in two, and 10 and behold,
one-half crept off one way and one-haif
the other.
"Well, sure enough said Andy. Il
don't believe | could do that. Good
bye Mr.. Worm-I mean two Mr..
Worms"
Goodbye" said the head. and
goodbye" said the tail; and they
both crept under the ground and left
Andy to ask, "And why 2" until this
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OFTEN LOOK rALE AND
SICK
AND
FAMILY IINIIENE

Is the best remedy in the world tor the folosin
complaints viz Cramps in the Limbs and Stomach
Pain In the Stomach, Bowels Side, Rheumatism in
ali its FORMS Bilious Collie Neuralgia, Cholera, Dys-
entery Cold, Flesh Wounds, Burns, Sore Throat.
Spinal Complaints Sprains and Bruises, Chills and
Fever For Internal and External use.
Its operation is not only to relieve the patient but
entirely the of the complaint. 1t per
etrates and pervades the whole system, restoring
healthy action to all its arts, and quckenins the
blood.
The HOUSEHOLD PANAcEA IS PURELY VEGErA BILE
and All Healing.
Prepared by CURTIS & BROWN,
No. els Fulton Street, New York.
Inr Inv all
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EFF. j. Walkers California Vim
gaT BiiterS are a purely Vegetable
PREPARATION, made chiefly from the ma
i've herbs found on the lower ranges Of
he Sierra Nevada mountains of CaIifor-
1la, the medicinal properties of which
tTe extracted thercfrom without the use
II Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, What is the cause Of the
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TIERS" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and life giving principle,
a perfect Renovation and lnvigoratoF
of the system, Never before in the
history Of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERS in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
the Liver and Yisceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases,
The properties of DE-. WALKERs
VINEGAR BITTERS are \ perient, Diaphoretic
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic.
Sedative, Counter-Ir ritant, Sudoritic. Altera
tive, and Anti Bilious
Is. II, MCDONALD - co.
Druggists and Gen. CTS, San Francisco California
and cor. of Washington and Charlton SITS. u Y.
sold by ali Druggists and Dealers.
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For Loss of Appef,ta Dvsnansia T,

For Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia. In
digestion, Depression of Spirits, and General
Debility ia their various forms FERRo- PHos Pc
RATED ELIXIR Of CALIsAyA made by CAswEII
HAZARD & Co., New York, and sold by all drug
Slsts, Is the best tonic. As a stimulant tonic
for patients recovering from fever or other
sickness 1t has no equaI-Com.
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A. I. STEWART has become cross and
grabbed He's got TO die pretty soon,
and he wants to know who's going to
manage his business then. He thinks
..all is vanity
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W. Goa br tho Ch1nnn. ,,n,o,.

WE see by the Chicago papers that
Proctor & GAMBLE have reduced the price OF
their long-established and popular brand Nor
TIED GERMAN SOAP its present price and SUI
perior quality makes it the cheapest as well Al
the best soap for consumers Com
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GEN. SAM HoUsToN always had on
his mantel in his parlor a written no
tice that "Gen. Houston retlres at nine
O'Clock every evening
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SAMPLES FREE. The Saturday EUen-
ing Post, 3l9 Walnut ST., Philadelphia, gives
beautiful CHROME to everyyearly subscriber,
Com.
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liz Il ALTOGETHER WRONG to trifle with Bad
Cough OF Cold when the risk is great and n remedy
sure, prompt and thorough DIR. Jayne's Expec-
torant can be readily found
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JENNIE DAILY, the wickedest woman
III Indianapolis, who is worth $500, 900,
is going to Paris to live.
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Garden Walks.

Very solid and durable walks, either
Tor garden or street, may be made by
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GIL, COLD OR SORE THROAT
A COUGH,
BROWNS
BRONCHIAL
TPOCEE C
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs
THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF An
OLD NITESE.

Mrs. WIN5Low's SOOTHING SYRUP is The PRE-
sCRIPTIoN OF of the best Female PHYSICIANS ano
Nurses in the United States and has been sed 70,
thirty years with failing safety and success by
millions of mothers and children, from the feeble
FAINT Of week old to the adult H. Correcs acdty
of the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates the
bowels. and gives rest, health and comfort to mother
and child We believe it 10 be the Best and Surest
Remedy in the World in all cases of DYSENFERY
and DIARRHEA IN CHILDEN. whether ii
arises from Teethiug from any other cause. Full
directions tor using will accompany each bottle
None Genuine unless the fac.si lie of CURTIS &
PERKINS Is On the outside wrapper.
SOLD ALL MEDICINE DEALERS
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