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How Lover Cut a Half-Married Rival
Out.

The Salem (Oregon) Statesman tells the
following interesting story of two bride-
grooms' troubles:
g A few days since young man hail
ing from the classic precincts of the La
Creole applied to the County Clerk of
Polk County for a liceRse to marry a
yonng lady, which The accommodating
Clerk issued The same day another
young man applied for license to
marry. The Clerk was not In, and his
deputy issued the license. The two
licenses Were issued for the same girl
The first party FASTENED to the home of
his young inamorata, and, fixed up in
gay attire, they FASTENED to minister's
residence TO have the knot tied in
regular orthodox style. While the cere-
mony was being performed party No.
came painting into the room, his face
flushed and his almost broken heart
humping perceptlbly. In answer to the
question if there were any who objected
TO the bans, No. ? yelled out he did, at
the same time presenting his license
duly issued and signed by the County
Clerk. Here was quaDdary the man of
God cculdnt get through his clerical
brain and he stopped, leaving the party
unmarried. No. came TO this city the
next day to consult an attorney. He was
IN world of trouble--frusirated IN his
cherished desire of wedding his lady-love
the day before, he wanted 20 appeal to
the law, perhaps to place an injunction
on his rival, No. 9 While No. was tax
ing legal advice No. took the much
coveted Rose of Dallas to another dis
penser of connubial ties and was mar
RED. When No. returned he found
that while he had gained his point as to
the law his rival had gained his point in
matrimony."
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A Boys Composition on Trees.


MosT trees was once twigs, but some
was acorns, which are not good TO eat,
but some boys eat them, though, and |
think they are bad off - A kind of "a tree
which was once a chestnut is good
enough, but is is awful tail and mighty
scarce, because the Chestnuts are six
dollars ii bushel, and they don't give
hardly any for five cents, and so I'd
rather buy a plug top.
But there is kind of tree what thew
make into homemade sugar with, and |
believe like them kind the best, for,
you can borrow augcr, you can spit on
your hands and bore big hole in them,
and then drive in big elder, and you
can suck till you get sick if you suck too
much. Then you can leave the elder in
the hole, SO that other boys will get sick,
just for spite. q d y
l don't think the, hOney-locust tree is
much liked, only by birds, for they know
that boys can't climb and get their nests.
The thGrns are so sharp as lacks, and for
my part it is the only thing what | will
take dare on. | won't climb honey
locust for anybody. Honey-lucusts are
tolerable good to eat, but they won't fall
till frost, and the boys havn't got no time
to wait for frost, so they throw clubs at
them.
i despise the sycamore, for they near
ly always grow by the creek, just where
the good holes is, and they root out into
the water SO, when you go a fishing and
get a bite and think you have got club,
why, you haven't got no such thing, but
you get a line broke and get mad Then
there is the persimmon tree, which if
you eat before they get ripe you can't
whistle "Shoofy" and Hail Columbia"
both at once.
A tree grows in our back yard; | don't
know its name, but good many of the
small limbs is trimmed off of it. My
stepfather cut them of one 1T time, as
they was needed. If the wind would
blow that tree down altogether, or it
would get biighted, would be glad.
a tree is the most naturalist thing, and
they are like schoolmaster, because no
two are alike.
These trees which | spoke about are
found in the woods, ard lightning strikes
them, and any boy can find them what
amt too lazy, but no boy can find the
lightning. Some of the Great Eastern
was once tree, and a telegraph pole
also once was, and so was stump fence
and some of the Erie Railroad, and then
you well know that a tree is one of the
usefulest things which is. There is some
men which they call wooden men, but
don't know for certain if ever they were
trees.
But my finger is sore, and my pen it
must get mended; and SO respectful,
~ 80 JOHN GLADEs.
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A Lost Grave.

If you have ever passed the old de-
serted graveyard on Russell street, near
the House of Correction, you know that
there is not "A more lonely spot in Detroit.
1t is a score of years since anyone was
buried there. The fences lean in or out /:
the few trees are ragged in limb and
trunk; the weather beaten headstones
lean this way or that, or have fallen
down. The rich and the poor who sleep
under the ragged sod have been dust for
years, and If any of them left friends
behind they are scattered now, and are
net here To fiiI up the sunken graves and
plant Hover to take the gloom away.
The other day people saw an old
woman wandering through the grave
yard, brushing the moss from some of
the headstones to look at the letters, and
studying long over the quaint characters
carved into others BY and by she
crossed the street and sat down on the
steps of a cottage, and when people saw
how old and feeble she was, and that
her eyes were full of tears, they pitied
her. She could not answer at first. but
by and by she told them that she had
come hundreds of miles to take a last
look at grave which she could not find.
han century ago she buried child
there, and all through the long, long
years, though moving here and there
her mothers heart had not forgotten the
dead- Old now, her steps feeble and
her locks gray, and feeling that she had
put little longer to remain on earth, she
hso come clear across the State alone to
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Ashes for crops.

In answer to a correspondent who
asks US sundry questions as to the value
of ashes, we answer that unleached ashes
are more valuable than leached, but that
both or either are valuable applied di-
rectly to the soil from which any crop is
to be taken, whether grain, vegetables
or fruits, whether ON fallow or grass
lands, on strawberry plantations or in
orchards. Ashes contain essential COM
ponents of all crops. They should not be
mixed with compost-that is, there is no
gain in so mixing thcm-but applied
| broadcast directly to the soil, whether it
is grass land or land that is to be plowed.
We never knew farmer who could get
more ashes than it was profitable to APP
ply to his land One hundred bushels
per acre is not too much to apply to old
cultivated lands. Any man who asserts
that wood ashes applied to orchards is
death TO trees either does not know what
Le is talking about, or has selfish pur-
pose in lying Especially are ashes ex-
cellent for orchards. They should not
be hcaped right about the bodies of the
trees, but spread over the roots, which
extend as far from the bodies of the trees
as the branches do. Ashes are specially
valuable as top dressing on old grass
lands, or on lands cropped with grain
For root crops they are equally impor-
tant; indeed, as we say above, there is no
crop grown and no land cultivated that
is not benefited in a greater or less de-
gree by the application of leached or IN
leached ashes-the latter being the more
uable.-RuraI Nelo Yorker.
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There are many forms of silence that are

There are many forms of silence that are
full of poetry. Silent dew, silent stars,
silent woods, the silent moon, silent
shores and Coleridge's "silent sea of
pines all have loneliness of their own
but there is peculiar beauty about the
silence of q man who is hurt, wounded,
wronged, to whose lips the sharp and
biting rejeinder springs, and is there ar
rested. This is the silence that is golden
very scarce and very valuable.
To be sure silence may be sullen; it
may be for taking time deliberately to
plan the revenge. This is horrible To
nurse ones wrath, to carry it about, per-
haps to smile and smile and be vii
lain" waiting for the fit moment to strike
with effect, this is diabolical rather than
human. 1t combines hypocrisy, fraud
and vindictiveness. 1t is little thing
but it is true he who does this harms
himself while preparing his revenge.
The arrow he is hiding for his victim
wounds and poisons himself. If ever we
are tempted to plan wrongs for ourselves
let US hear that Voice that says: sven
geance is mine"
Perfumes is drilling rain that
shuts out the sun; temper is a thunder
shower, preceded by gusts of wind,
clouds of dust, and of which you say at
last: I'm glad it's over" but sullen re-
yenge is a continuous, bitter north
wester" from off ice-fields, like that
which stops the breath of the old and
the little children. Good temper is the
day of sunshine when the birds come
out, the grasses CLEAN in gentle breeze,
the blossoms open and the H'trees of the
fields clap their hands"
1t is not meant that life is SO uniform
ly bright that we cannot be ruffied 1t
is meant that we darken its sky if we
give way to temper. If thorn enters
ones hand, it is better to draw it out and
throw it away than to strike at the bush
1t is not meant that there are none who
try ones temper. There are many-the
iGie, the fOreetful, the vicious, the mar
plots, the xiii joys. What is wanted is
that the temper should stand the trial,
that a man should retain bis equanimity
though every button be missing from his
shirt, or his wife be five minutes be-
hind time; that, as Pope has it, a woman
should be
Mistress of herself though China fall
For most of us get more than we de-
serve; we need forgiveness as often as
we exercise it; and we ought not. to for
get Him whose rights are paramount and
often denied Him, but who is "long suf.
fering and slow to wrath "-Reu. yohp
Hal, d. D., Ne,o York. -Er g.. -r-v =-
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have last look at the little grave.

have a last look at the little grave.
Years had gone by, but she thought she
could walk right to the spot, and there
was half hope in her heart that stran-
gers hands might have kept the head
stone white and the grave as when she
last saw it. She found the old yard cut
up by streets, the city all around and
beyond, ana of the hundreds of mounds
and headstones which she once saw but
score or SO were left. She sought
among the leaning headstones, and she
stood under the dying willows and
searched the field for the small stone
which bore the words sour Willie" but
the flight of time and the hand of prog
ress were more powerful than a mothers
love. Fifty years since the little dead
body was lowered into its gravel Half
century since the headstone was placed
to mark the spoti And yet her mothers
heart brought her back in her old age
with the hope that her tears might fall
upon the little grave, obliterated and
passed from sight forever.
1t was sad enough to see tears falling
down her wrinkled cheeks and to know
that her old heart was aching with dis
appointment, and men spoke kind words
to her and women wiped their eyes in
sympathy. Looking through her tears
at the bleak and lonely field, its loneli-
ness relieved and yet made more lonely
by the time-worn headstones and the
clumps of briers, no wonder that the
poor old woman felt it in her heart and
had to sob out:
"I'm afraid can't find him in heaven
heavens 50 larger-DetroH Free Press
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How the King Was Amused.

WRITER on the King of Bavaria, in
the Gaiary, says: LET US not forget to
mention a whim which supplied CONVEX
sation for several days in the court and
the city during this last winter. For
several days the King had ordered that
thirty of his best horses should be fed
with oats alone. The grooms thought
that he was preparing for race. In the
midst of a snow-storm he had little
tower built in forest, with a gallery,
where, on certain day, he stationed an
orchestra of wind instruments. He him
self assembled the summit of his observa-
tory, around which he ordered his horses
to be led. In the corn-fields he scattered
here and there drums, kettles, and some
soldiers with guns loaded with powder.
What could be the meaning of this? An
order had been given that each one
should remain in his place in perfect
silence. The affair was beginning to be
tiresome, when suddenly the King, from
the top of his tower, made a sign which
was expected by the leader Of the orches-
ira, by the drums, trumpets and
soldiers. An internal hubbub burst
forth, rolling of great drums, powder ex
plosions, shrill whistles, hoarse howlings
Seized with mad terror, the horses
started, burst their fastenings, leaped up,
wildly running here and there, tails and
names floating in the wind, they reared,
zigZagged, whirled in circles, fleeing the
uproar which beloved from all the
bushes, and seemed 10 pursue them. At
last. one after the other, the distracted
and maddened animals disappeared from
the horizon In the evening, the next
day and the day after they were picked
up enfeeblcd, still wild and frightened.
Some had fled to the mountains, others
to the woods and marshes. The peasants
had collected several. We know not if
any were missing. But no matter, His
Majesty had been well amused"
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

A CHILD affected with measles appears
to have a severe cold in the head, its
eyes are red and very sensitive to the
light, its face is swollen, and on the third
day the eruption appears on the face in
blotches of crescent or horseshoe
shape, which spread and cover the sur
face of the body. When the finger is
pressed firmly on these red blotches the
redness does not 60 away.
To HULL CoRN IN TEN MINUTEs.-Heat
a pot half full of water with half the
amount of good hardwood ashes sifted
in. Pour the shelled corn into it-as
much, if you wish, as this I've will cover.
Boil it as quickly as you can, and for
five to seven minutes, or until the hull is
eaten of, which may be by this time
half or all jelly, and the kernel not sat
urated or swelled any. Then wash it in
a colander set in a small tub, pouring in
gradually about two pals of water while
squeezing The corn through the hands.
1t is then hulled and ready for thorough
boiling, which will take about four hours.
Keep the corn covered by pouring in hot
water from the tea-kettie occasionally
The second hour the corn swells rapid
ly and absorbs great deal of water.
The last hour let it boil very slowly and
simmer down about dry. Don't stir it
any, AS that will make it stick on the bot
tom of the pot and burn. Put no salt in
1t. When done it will be as free from
the taste of I've as rice, and if white dent
corn is used (Which generally prefer it
will be burst open and white, like pop
corn.-C6r. Prairie Farmer. . +
SCARLETFEvER generally begins with
nausea, followed By pain in the limbs and
sore throat; the face is not swollen and
the eyes are not very sensitive to the
light. On the second day the rash ap-
pears, first on the face in small points of
vivid red, which become diffused and
spread over the entire body. The tongue
is very white, with blood,red spots ap-
pearipg above the furred surface If a
pencil or the finger is pressed firmly on
the skin the redness will give place for a
time, leaving the skin white where the
pressure was exerted, ana then tine scar
let returns. On the fifth Jay the rash
turns brown and the skin is very dry.
This is the dangerous time, since the
skin, being unable to perform its func-
ton, the kidneys and lungs have double
work to do. AT this stage of the illness
the foundation is often laid for Bright
disease of the kidneys, and everything
depends on keeping the skin soft and
moist. This can be done by oiling it
freely with salad oil, with pure lard, with
unsalted butter, or, what is most agree
able of all, with glycerine and rose water,
two parts of the former to one of the lat
ter. In England the favorite treatment
is to immerse the patient in a warm bath,
which is repeated frequently.-ChicagO
IHt6I-OcedH.
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NIL DEsPERANDUM-A real heaLths
man or woman is rarity; and whal
wonder? when we realize that it is the
custom to overload the stomach, and
then produce chronic disease by the use
of spirituous liquors, "Tonics,5 "Appe.
Tiers" " Restoratives," etc. Having first
produced disease by indiscretion, the
victim wonders why nothing does him
good" Just SO; and the reason is thai
they all, or nearly all, find basis ia al
cohol-or POISON. To all thus discour
aged we can conscientiously say, "make
one more trial" Discard spirituous medi
clnes, and give NATURE u chance, aiding
her in her struggle by using one of hei
own pure and unadulterated herb RENE
dies, in the shape of VINEGAR BrrTERs
The discoverer, DIR. j. WALKER, of CaIi
fernia, is no pretender, but an honorable
practicing physician, and his discover,
is the result of years of labor and study
The wonderful cures effected by them Of
Dyspepsia, levers, Rheumatism anG
many other terrible diseases are almost
incredible. %
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Pfmples, Eruptions Rough Skin.

The system being put under the influence
OF DIR. Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery for
few weeks the skin becomes smooth, clear,
soft and yelvety, and, being Illuminated with
the glow of perfect health from within, true
beauty stands out in all its glory The effects
TEN through the medium Of the blood are
necessarily somewhat slow, no matter how
good the remedy employed. While one 10
three bottles clear the skin Of pimples
blotches, eruptions, yellow spots, eomedones,
or "grubs,n dozen may possibly be required
70 cure some cases where the system is rot.
ten with scrofulous or yirulent blood poisons
Inc cure OF all these diseases, however, from
the common pimple to the worst scrofuIa. is
with the use OF this most potent agent only
a matter OF time. Sold by dealers in medi.
cines.
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THE FOLLOWER.
BIZ r. Il. sToDpARD.


WE have a youngster in the house,
little man Of ten,
Who dearest to his mother is
OF all Gods little men.
Indoors and out he clings to her;
de follows up and down;
He steals his slender hand in hers;
de plucks her by the gown;
why do you cling TO me so, child,
fou track me everywhere;
lou never let me be alone"
And he with his serious air
Answered, as closer still he drew,
My feet were made TO follow you"
Two years before the boy was born
Another child Of seven,
Whom Heaven had lent 10 us a while
Went back again 10 Heaven.
lie came 10 ill his brothers place
And bless our failing years;
The good God sent him down in love
To dry our useless tears.
think so, mother, for I hear
In what the child has said
a meaning that be knows not of.
message from the dead.
lie answered wiser than he knew:
Ny feet were made To follow youl"
Come here, my child, and sit with me,
Your head upon my breast;
You are the last Of all my sons
And You must be the best.
How much l love you, You may guess
when, grown man like me,
You sit as am sitting now,
Your child upon your knee
Think Of me then, and what said
lAnd practiced when / could,
lis something to be wise and great,
lis better TO be good.
On, say TO all things good and true:
Ay feet were made to follow your"
Come here, my wife, and sit by me,
And place your hand IN mine
tAnd yours, my child: while | have yol
is wicked to repine
we've had our share Of sorrows, love;
We've had our graves to eli;
But, thank the good God overhead,
We have each other still
We've nothing in the world besides,
For we are only three:
Mother and child, my wife and child,
How dear you are to mel
know-indeed, ! ALWAYS knew,
Ny feet were made 10 follow youl
-HaTTer's Magazine.
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which were numerous in certain local
NY issued from the bodies of eriekeis,
which were also numerous in the same
locality, although he was unac9uainted
with the manner in which they found
their way into the crickets.
One day, after he had been experiment.
ing by placing crickets in the water TO
obtain hair worms from them, and had
succeeded in securing two specimens,
he noticed a cricket crawling up the side
of his WATERFALL. 1t jumped into the
water, lay quiet FOR a moment, produced
a hair worm some six inches in length
and then made its escape nimbly over the
edge of the pail. About the same time
he found worm some seven inches long
in dead cricket which he found under
stone.--Pacifc Rural Press
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THERE is no risk in buying a Mason &
Hamlin Cabinet Organ These instru-
ments are known to be the best of their
classin the world. But if the opinion of a
dealer be asked he will frequently rec
ommend some other, for the simple rea-
son that he can get larger commissions
fo- selling inferior Instruments.
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COVERED WITH
H. y cLAyEEAGK, Columbia Co., N. Y

Dr. X. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n y:
DearSr-I am sixty years of age, and hayt
been afflicted with Salt Rheum in the wors
FORM Tor great many years until, accidental
ly, L saw one of your books which described
my case exactly. bought your Golden Med
lcai discovery and tooktwo bottles and half
ana was entirely cured. From my shoulder,
to my hands 1 was entirely covered viii
eruptions; also on face and BODY. was like
wise afflicted with Rheumatism, SO that
walked with great difficulty, and that is en-
tlrely cured. May God pare you a long life
10 remain blessing to mankind With un,
told gratitude. MRs. A. w W1tIT,Z,s
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A CURE FOR AsTHNA.-I see that some
one, in your valuable paper, asks for a cure
Tor asthma. l have been afflicted with thai
dreadful disease for forty-four wears. and
never found relief until last summer. In
looking over the Journal and Messenger. one
OF your city papers, | saw a notice OF /" ID.
i-angells' Asthma Cure. One trial package
free" sent and received by return mail. aud
it gave me relief in five minutes. Nv cas-
was one OF the very worst Donot fail to send
for it. God bless ID. Langells for his remedy.
His address is, =" ID. Langels, Apple Greek.
Wayne County, Ohio" A SURscRtpt,,
RISING SUN, nd.
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AT the trial of one Putnam, at Vir-
ginia City, for leading an idle and disso-
lutte life, District-Attorney Campbell de-
fined hummer as ian aggregated con-
catenated, copglomera'ed, segregated,
contaminated loafer." This decided the
jury at once, and they found Putnam
,suiity -e r---
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ARE You AWARE THAT THE PRoMoEoTogIE.
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chltis, Pains in the Side and Chest. Dificulties
OF Breathing, etc? If you permit these symp.
toms to run on tubercles will be the result
aha end IN Consumption. Now, if you want
to cure these diseases, use Aliens limo Re-
sam without delay
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MORE than fifty years have elapsed since
Joft1tson's AnodyRe LIaiDieat was first invent
cd, during which time hundreds of thousands
have been benefited by its use Probably mo
article ever became universally popular
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