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A Miracle.

1t would seem from the circumstances
VIC are about to relate that the age Of
miracles is not yet over, but that cures
are vet affected through Divine agency
as they were in ancient times. A young
married lady living a few miles from this
town named Mrs. Winnie Case Formerly
Miss Sharpe) has been reported as almost
gone with consumption. Everything
that the best medical skill could devise
has been resorted to, but in vain. eli
nally, when all hope had fled, when she
and all those around her had given
up in despair, and there seemed to be but a
very few weeks of life remaining at the
most, a distant relative, an aged and de-
yout man of sixty-fOur years, the most
of whose life had been spent in religious
work, came here on a visit, and while at
the house engaged in earnest prayer with
Mrs. Case, laying his hands upon her
head and praying for her recovery.
Strange as it may seem to the skcptical,
ber recovery commenced Immediately,
and she is now a well woman. She was
in our office yesterday, and personally
gave every evidence of complete recov-
erv. Her face has resumed its healthy
appearances; she is able to do a hard days
work without fatigue, and her step is as
elastic and vigorous and her lungs APP
parently as sound as when she was in
perfect health. 1t is certainly a remark
able use. Sue is earnest in her thanks
giving for her recovery, and gives all
credit to the Lord for it.-Srring VALLEY
(Inn.) Progress.
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.


Az the season for drying fruit is now
], hand. we would call the attention OF
w. merchants throughout the state to
,be importance of impressing upon their
,nmers the necessity of taking more
nains in drying than has heretofore been
A customary in this section.
N Nearly the entire crop OF dried fruit IS
sbinped out OF the state, and it should,
of course, be prepared with a view to the
,,onts of the market for which it is in.
ton led. For several years Germany has
ken the bulk Of Tennessee apples at
law prices, mostly caused by the bad
,nanner. in which they were handled.
EIast wear the trade with England in
rrea. ed largely, lO,OO0,000 pounds being
ztaken, against a little over 50O,-
o0O pounds the year previous. By put
ting it in better shape, the demand can
8he largely increased, and better prices
obtained. Their trade requires them to
he well peeled, cored and cut smoothly
s;nto ouarters--the larger the better.
I Anple5 should never be dark, therefore
&they should be gathered before they are
hoo ripe. There were many orders sent
3to Nashville last season which could not
The filled, on account of parties specially
Stating that they wanted none but bright,
coarse CHARTERED apples.
4 The merchant should sack separately
The different qualities as to color, and cut
Reaches also are required to be as bright
as possible; they should be dried in
halves when it can be done, as they are
always worth from n to two cents more
Ithan quarters, alone.
Blackberries should be perfectly ripe,
land care must be taken to dry them
thoroughly. Keep them summed for
home time after drying, or they are apt
|to mould. Itall parties interested would
bear these facts in mind, the income of
Tennessee from this source, already large,
could be increased to an almost incredi-
bile amount. There is one other point
that has been much neglected-that is
sacking. Old sacks should never
be used. Four-bushel burlap bags are
the best for apples, and two bushel bur
Zap or corn sacks for peaches. Pack
and sew neatly and straight with
the seam,
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well heated previously, let them bake
just long enough to set the whites.---
Z, e.
To WASH CoRsETs Take out the
%steels; use hot water one t,aspoonful
borax to every pail OF water; place the
corsets on the dashboard and scrub with
a clean brush, using very little soap; 90
not boil the %corsets, but if very yellow,
bleach in the sun rinse well; rub in a
little starch, and iron when quite damp.
-RWrat NeW Yorker.
FIRE PROOF CEMENT.-Take the white
of eggs and some ashes with a little salt.
This makes a cement that is fireproof. /
have used cement of this kind for my
stove with great success Country GEN
item m.
CURE FOR FELoN.-Take equal parts
of gum camphor, gum opium, CASTLE
soap and brown sugar. Let a druggist
prepare it, and apply a thick plaster of
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1t was a popular restaurant. -,
The seedv customer who had fingered
for half an hour over a doughnut revel,
brushed the crumbs off his panlaloons
with his four by six napkin, and
approached the cashier withan distracted
air. As he handed owe his dime he
remarked
"Mister, | think you and l could do a
little business"
Chow so?" said the cashier.
Why, l have noticed that the folks
who p~atronize this hashery seem to go in
mostly for clam. chowder, and beef, and
doughnuts. They ignore the more
recherche elements of the meal, such as
quail on toast, and %venison steak. You'd
realize more profit if the public partook
more extensively of the Injuries of the
| season. so to speak, wouldn't you"
q" reckon" replied the check-taker,
"Haye YOU ever noticed" continued
the seedv customer, that mar is an
cumulative being? He is guided and gov
erned by public opinion rather than his
own ideas"
Exactly"
"Now do you see what | am driving
at? Public opinion, influenced by hard
| times, says doughnuts and clam chowder.
You want to educate public opinion up
t, the more elevated standpoint Of quail
on toast, and v~enison steak"
Glow are you going to do it?"
CHATS lust what | am coming to.
That's where my inventive genius comes
in, You and | put up a job on EN-
Every day about this time | come here
to dinner, / look over the programme
and yell out, Here, waiter, turtle soup
fried oysters, pate de fol gras, and a pint
of Rnderer,' and the waiter he sings out
the order so the whole room full cal
hear. The folks that have just come II
saw to themselves, { Hello, this is a kind
of stylish place. 1t won't do to eat
baked beans and Goldfish balls here and
then they follow my example; more
especially if the waiter does his parI
well, and can infuse a tone OF sarcasm
into his voice when passing along the
order for clam-chowder and hash, so a
to make the cheap feeders feel thel
insignifcance. Things would soon worE
around if some enterprising man would
set the example"
Well" said the cashier, "you, o.
ANYBODY else can order Just what yor
like, providing you pay for it,
"Im afraid you hardly appreciate thu
Importance of my idea. In order to in
~augurate the system it will be necessar,
to disregard the immediate pecuniar,
outlay. Now, my proposition is that
should o~ficiate as epicurean eXemplar
| will soon rouse the spirit of emulation
by my apparent reckless extravaganza
will, by reveling in the delicacies whicI
would appease the appetite of a Lucul
, Ihs. stimulate others TO like lavish indul
gence. | shall assist the process by cast
ing around me glances OF scornfu
depreciation at those grovelling souls VIII
persist in partaking 81 humble fare
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WHIPPED CREAM FOR ANY UsE.-Al-
low one. quarter pound of powdered sugar
TO one quart of cream ; if for coffee or
chocolate, ne havoring is needed; if for
dessert, erarge-fower is very nice, or any
other you may choose; whip the cream
and sugar with rods until it froths as
the froth rises take off with a spoon and
Try on an inverted sieve. So continue
until the cream is all used.
EGGS BAKED ON A PLATE.--Take
small tin-plates--and have enough to
tupply each member of the family-but-
ser them slightly, so that the eggs will
not, stick to them, and break the eggs
into each plate (which should have been
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Surrender of Gen. Lee.

Much mention has recently been made
of General Lees sword at Appomattox-
whether he rendered it to Grant or not.
We only know that General Lee wasn't
so rapid about surrendering. For nearly
two hours on that memorable day officers
and men were uncertain what was TO be
done. A certain officer of high rank
being asked his opinion, replied that
Gen. Lee was tten in consultation with
Grant, and that we might be ordered to
surrender or cut our way out-he could
not tell. As to the side arms of the Of
fcers, whether a compliment paid them
by Grant, or whether required by Gen.
Lee in the surrender, We know that in
ceming from that consultation Genera
Lee made q short address to a large
number Of officers and men, and the nrst
thing he told them, after wishing them a
safe return to their homes, and that their
behavior as citizens might cOmport with
their conduct as soldiers, he told them,
as if it was something, at least, that the
officers would be allowed to retain their
side arms. 1t was then that a ragged
old private rushed up to him, the tears
flowing down his face, and exclaimed
3" Good-by, General God bless you y
General Lee shook his hand. 1t wa
then that a large body of men dropped
on the ground, and that's all. Officers
and men wept alike.-Rei9sUiUe Tmes.
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AFTER an experience OF owe twenty
five years, many leading physicians acknow-
edge that the GraefenJerg MarshaArS Uterine
CdthOiicOR is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject. The
Grdefenberg Vegetable Pits, the most popular
remedy of the day for billiousness, headache,
liver complaint and diseases Of digestion.
Sold by ali druggists. Send for almauacs.
Graefenberg Co. New York.
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The proprietOrs of Hatch's Universal
Cough Syrup gave me the virtual formula of
this medicine. Knowing from this that ii
must be of value, | recommended it to my
customers. An experience with it for SIX
years has shown me that it has no superior.
/ have sold by far more bottles during that
six years than of any similar preparation.
consider it safe in all cases.
W. H. SCOTT. NJ. D., Friendship, N. \.
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THE utilization of the accidental FALL
ing of an ample gave us, through Newton,
gravitations' laws, and the incidental discov-
cry by mission life, gave us one of the most
valuable antefebriles which enters into the
composition of that elegant tonic HOME
STOMACH BITTERs. Prepared by the HOME
Stomach Bitters Co, st. Louis, Mo.
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THE GREAT FAvoRIrE!-The popular

The GREAT FAVORITE!-Ihe popular
Chill Cure of the Agell Composed Of pure
and simple drugs, Wilhoft's Tonic has long
held the highest place in the long line
Of remedies for Chills and Fever. 1t is
not only Anti Periodic but is Anti-Panic, for
it curtails the heavy expense of doctors visits,
where friendly calls are all itemized in the
account current. A penny saved is a penny
gained, and saving it in this way adds to
health and comfort. Try Wilhoft's Tonic as
a certaiaty and you will never regretit. G. r.
FINLAY & Co, Pnoprietors, New Orleans.
FoRsALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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Europe and America, but he goes fur
ther, and assumes that, at no remote
time, it will become prudent to re-
nounce gold as the chief circulating me-
tallic medium.
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of honest trade. When you buy DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER, for sale by all groeers, you
get perfectly full weight, just as marked on
the cans, and beside that an article made Of
the very best and purest material, so that
the strength can always be trusted.
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RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CUR

RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.-Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy, the great Internal
Medicine, will positively cure any case OF
rheumatism on the face OF the earth. Price
81 a bottle six bottles, So; sold 10y all Drug
eists. Send for circulars TO Helphenstine,
& Bentley, Druggists, Washington, d.. {.
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PoND's EXTRACT. Used alike by the
medical profession and the people, 1t hoIas
a position held by no other medicine IN ms
country, or perhaps, the world,
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.."No pains will be spared" as the
quqck said when he sawed off a patients
finger TO cure a telOn.
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IN EYCELLENT MEDICINE.
ADVERTISERS

Are invited to investigate The American Newspaper
Union List OF Newspapers-the largest combination
ofplpers in the United Staies-and compare the prices
with other lists. IT'S the cbeapes' aud best adrerhs.
ing me iHm IN the country.
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By a mercantile structure" they
mean in Boston, a store.
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4 WOodchuck's ADOPTED BARNS.

\ few weeks since Mr.. George S.
Redingtou. proprietor Of the Delaware
House, in this village, placed under q
! sitting hen ten eggs Of the Hamburger
pheasant variety and a ducks egg. In
due course OF time the eggs were Matched,
but it was reserved for the duck to be
last in emerging from the shell. The
hen with a critical eye, it may be, ron.
dercd at the appearance OF such strange
looking biped among the brood, and be-
coming thoroughly Disguised at the re-
suit Of ler %iucubatory labors, turned a
deaf ear, aud refused to care for her
progeny.
! While wandering about the grounds in
the real Of the hotel, the little chicks,
accompanied by the duckling, found
their way through the gates into a cage
. containinga pair of woodchucks. Neither
offered 10 modest the tiny strangers, but
on the contrary the female took to the
friendless ones kindly, and that night
the little tledglings nestled beneath the
soft fur of the motherly woodchuck, with
the solitary duckling crouched close
alongside.
This system was kept until they had
grown too large to squeeze into the cage.
Now, when nightfall arrives, they are
allowed to pass through the cage door,
by the side of which they anxiously wait
until some one comes to admit them, and
are always welcomed with manifestations
of delight by the "Eind old SOUL" who,
cuddled mp in a corner, coaxes them tc
her side; and soon ten tiny heads pecr
out from under her soft coat, while the
duck sentinel like, perches OF her bach
with nm air CT pride.
The Adore narration may be relied
upon as being true i'll each and every
particular. Port JcrUis Gazette.
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-
1.-The nineteenth century is the Gge OF
novels remarks a literary historian--he might
have added with equal truth, land novel im-
positions" Studied politencss has been lassed
off on us for native refinement, the forms Of
devotion for it's essence. and speculation for
science, until We look askance at every new
person or thing. and to an assertion Of merit,
Invariably exciaim: "Proye it! III brief,
Satan has made himsclf so omnipresent, that
we look for his cloven foot evcrywilere-even
in o bottle Of medicine. Imagine n lady, having
o complexion 80 sallow that you would deny
her claims to the Caucasian type il her features
did not conform to it, purchasing her first
bottle Of the Golden Medical Discovery. The
one dollar is paid in the very iden'ical manner
in which Mr.. Taylor might be expected to
purchase a lot cry ticket after his experience
with mo. 1O4. 163,' with this difference, his
doubt would be tie result OF personal expert
ence. whilc hers w"r:i1 he founded oil what a
certain practitioner (who hns Lcc, o whole year
trying to correct her refractory ll'cr) has said
concerning it. At home, she examines the
bottle half suspiciGusly, tastes Of its contents
carefully, takes the prescribed dose more care
fully, and then proceeds to watch the result
with as much anxiety "a q practitioner would
count the pulse-beats OF q dying man. She
takes another dose and alo. her, and shows the
bottle to her friends. telling them she feels
Her kin loses it, bilious tint, her
eyes regain the r lus.er, hrr accu toned energy
returns, and the fact that she purchases
another bottle is q sire "ltuc>s that she has
found the Golden Medical Discor. rs to be q
reliable remedy for tho disease Indicated.
The lady wisely resolves that in future her
estimate of any medicine will lie BASED upon a
personal knowledge of it, effects, and not upon
what some practitioner (wl,o always maEcs long
bills rhyme with pills. may say Of it DR.. Pierce
is in receipt of letters from hundreds Of the
largest wholesale and retail druggists i'll tho
United States stating that ut tho present time
there is greater demand for the Colder Medical
Discovery and Purgativc Pellets than ever be-
fore. In affections Of the liver and blood they
are UNSURPASSED
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Dom Pedro and Victor Hugo.

/ The following is a new %anecdote about
the emperor of Brazil:
He recently paid a visit to Victor
Hugo, in France. After a long inter-
view, in which the two celebrities con-
versed upon divers topics, the emperor
asked permission of the poet to repeat
his visit, requesting him to fix a day.
81 receive my friends every day." said
Hugo, politely, "and VIC have dinner at
eight O'clock"
After the lapse of some days, one
evening at about half-past seven o'clock
the door bel! OF the poets house was
riung, and q gentleman in dress coat and
white cravat presented himself. "Whom
shall I announcer" said the servant.
dom Pedro lie Braganza," replied the
visitor. AS yet there was nobody in the
parlor. The host WAS informed of the
arrival.
81 have come to dine with you," said
the emperor, in democratic style.
Soon the guests sat down to table.
The repast wa charming. Dom Pedro
gave some very curious travelling impress
sions. Victor Hugo, for his part, spoke
with that simplicity so full of warmth of
Which those who have not the honor of
being intimate with him have 10 idea.
When the emperor took leave of his host
it was rather late-the latter said to
him, smiling with his fine and arch
smile: "Sire, I could not possibly tell
you how happy T an that WI have
no s~ovcreigns like you in Europe"
"And why ?" said Dom Pedro. "Be:
cause" replied Victor Hugo, "both my
self and my friends would be very much
puzzled to find anything bad to say OF
them"
Dom Pedro burst out laughing, md
took leave Of his friend like q good
naturcl and sensible man.
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One Woman Not Afraid Of a Rat.

There is a widespread belief, amount
ing almost to a certainty, th"t when a
woman sees a mouse she will utter a
piercing shrek and either faint or mount
the nearest chair. A woman in Sacra-
mento, Cal, is endeAvoring to lead pub
lie opinion i'll an opposite direction. She
sweeps out the Mechanics Exchange
Hotel. She saw q rat. She saw him,
went him one better, and sailed after
the rodent in real earnest. Ont the door
he went, with the broom-stick tapping
the pavement close behind him. Reach
ing the street, hedolged into q hole un-
der the sidewalk on the other side of the
alley, and lookers-on thought the sport
was ended. Not SO, however ; tho
plucky woman ran her bare arm into the
hole and drew the rat forth in triumph,
and dashed him forcibly TO the ground
before he had a chance to turn and bite.
Here she deliberately dispatched him
with the broom-stick.
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Fashion Notes.

Powered organdy muslins are more
popular than the striped designs SO long
in vogue.
Glasgow percales without glaze and
softly finished are used for morning
suits. @
/. Silkcn purses are in use again, and
ladies are knitting them for a pastimc.
Willinglam embroidery and applique
work in bright colors on gray and white
c~outillc is a popular kindof fancy needle
work at the moment.
Tilleul-colorcd SUI umbrellas, lined
with green, rel or blue silk, and friuged
with ribbon loops and tassels to match
the Innings, arc very stylish.
White spriggcl muslin costumes,
trimmed with Torchon aud Clovis laces,
are worn over pink, blue, mauve and
white lawn slips, according to fancy.
Among the various kinds of fancy
needlework for summer pastime are
tides in medieval lace lraids in simple
but effective patterns, done with wheels
and twisted bar stitches.
Shetland wool, Shetland floss and ice
wool are taking the place Of ZEPHYR woods
for the pretty knitted and crochcted
head coverings which ladies' arc so fond
Of making and wearing at summer rc-
sorts.
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An EX.GOYernOr's Horse.

The roar of an approaching tornado
would produce nc greater CONSERVATION
on the streets of Detroit than does the
appearance of Ex-Governor Bagley and
his black horse, according to the Free
Press. Mr.. Bagley may be Il good poll
%tician, a sharp iinancier, and a genial.
wholc.sorled man, but he can't drive q
horse. he realizes this fact, and he let's
the horse drive himself. The animal is
generally engaged in deep thought, and
the only reason why he doesn't bang
against street cars and carriages is be-
cause they out run him or dodge. While
the ex-governor is looking about the
landscape the old black horse is making
a rail fence along the street. He knows
no law or custom. keep to the right"
is nothing to him. He slams along on
the right-bangs along on tie left, takes
the street car track for q change, and is
constantly looking for some one to kill.
A carriage coming from the other way
must horish q whip in the face of the old
nag, make for the curbstone, or depend
on Providence to get past with all wheels
safe. Butcher-carts have found the
governors rig a terror. He will not turn
to the right or the left-not an inch.
When butcher-boys imagine that they
are going to pass him on the right, they
are badly cleft" The only snfe way is
to turn down some other street or dodge
into Oh alley. The small boy stands no
show. There is no halt to let him get
out Of the WY, but down he goes if he is
in the path. Delivery wagons must
crowd the curbstone or go to the shop
for repairs. Some day, in driving home,
the ex-governor will run ovcr q band
wagon, kill AZ alderman, take the corner
off the high school building and uproot
three or four gas-lamps, and then an in
dignant populace will stand up and
demand that he either ride n velocipede
or hire al ice-wagon.