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10 b.
These have been graduslIr '-l 'sa,,
to the present period TIe tio'G
ton OF a weight for the ~. su1'.i,s
the wheel is supposed 10 bsyot y I'M
work of the Saracens tho O.e1 t.s
have been introduced SOM :. !. F" usr
fore, for Archincdes had n; ..ls D.
the advantage OF weightiB ,l- 'e-s
OF small machines some cent. .'.-,.
lier. The clepsydra. supnossI ~ e. Is '..
been used among the CboI3.-'. % l-,s
employed extensively br a rs
and Romans This instrr,a.-- ''.-is
ured time by the gradual aor o
through a small orifce 7. ~ '-.-
used i'm China. and ancierl- 8
some instances a musical s..- --' Q
by which attention was can.-
hour as by the stroke Of in a
clocks. They were ipt-,S- p. .'
Rome about I5s b 9 r.
years later they were ilnpro,l5. e
addition of a toothed wheel ~. I.
driven by the water which e. =. z z
the bottom Of he lar m
the substitution Of the wci-E, .
been already mentioned Us
At a very early pelind rsrt
to divide the day into sever1I,-..
and soon the night also IT.,
sions were al first of abop, ~, -'
four hours each. but after % 60.
division Of night and day int.
hours each was found 10 be rr.-..
renient, and then there came I'm
ccssitY for means Of megsrr,....
of these divisions Of time NJ -
in use was the dial, the uSa NJ -...
was learned hv the Greeks f-.- -
Chaldears. This instrument .-
the hours Of the day bv the >.--
of gnOmon or stvle cast hr ,a. IT,
on graduated a C. Tie olia..-.
construction of dial /, t5 f-r d
suns distance from the ms~i-ir b.
means of the shadow. THIS r.-
known the hour also IS known I. .
true that the shadow can rarrrs .
well defined that its limits csr 10 d.
certainei with astr no llca. lleT -
Practically the error NAV l.. --
great account. 1t Is believed -.--
style or pin of the sun dial. vlf p
. its shadow indicates the lorr1f p
day. was probably the first a,.---
ical instrument, and itaunaar> .-
been in much Use among tie r--.
tians, the Chinese. and even tie Pen
/ vians.
1t is not necessary 70 trace tl5fs
/ tory OF the clock from the time .tt
substitution of a weight for ust.-
turn the tOothe6 wheel Yaru,
culties in the construction were sAe
wards rectifed. The ingenuity a -
own countrvmen has been ezge~
bringing the clock to lis present ,t
of perfection. The clock. as a
been justly said. was the mother f.
watch. When it was made. In .l--
by Peter Hele, a clockmaker .. VI
/ reinburg. It was called his ari1r.
I egg" and was considered one %.
wonders Of the world The r-a-
ton of this pocket clock " cost ager
labor; was about thy size agi s-.
. OF a goose crC: varied ueaE.Eal
2 day from the true time mf -
price was equal TO about s.
gold of to-day. 1t isneel.e>st1 ta
its improvements from that peri
/ the present. but, as in the clock. q
the watch. the American masas b
now competing successfully VIII
| others In the markets of tie F0-
I Chronometers are watches a#ia,.a
/ the variations oftem2eratUreallI %.
/ of American make have proved 8,
curate as any timepieCes ever Ealt
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intrinsic virtues and sustained by its re-
markable cures. So mild as to be safe and
beneficial to children, and yet so searching
as to efiectually purge out the great cor
ruptions of the blood, such as the scrofiilous
and syphilitic contamination. Impurities,
or diseases that have lurked in the system
for years, soon yield to this powerful anti
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cures, many Of which are publicly known,
of ScrOfula, and all scrofulous diseases,
Ulcers, EruptiOns, and eruptive dis
orders of the skin, TumOrs, BlOtches,
BOils, II implies, Pustules, Sores. ST.
AnthOny's Fire, Rose or Erysipe-
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Head, RingWOrn, and internal Ul-
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and Liver. 1t also cures other COM
plants, to which it would not seem especi-
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Female Weakness, Debility, and
LeucOrrhOea, when they are manifesto
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it dissipates the depression and listless Ian
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appears, people feel better, and live longer,
for cleansing the blood. The system moves
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4 RENARKARLE F0oD IBE5
TIvE.-A practical ply sician--.
w. Davenport of Dallas. Iszl,-
obtained a patent which lroH''
be of great usefulness. Il iss-l
fluid for keeping al kinds %. -
vegetables and meats fresh aai
The aim Of the chemist has -.-
discover the ingredients OF
which would arrest the process " .
composition and eXtinguiel '--
of decay of al animal and veg
substances without Impa'I-+
flavor or imparting to them Sd,
rious effect. Il Is simply l.-'
the most inexpensive sort cl'--
than brine or vinegar, in Wl..- I
meat or vegetable NAV be Seq - o
vessels, submerged for m'..-,
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and fresh as when the ycgela..5
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furnished ANA prepared ai
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SO nearly tasteless and pa.a.a.
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day, green corn which ha' .,
mersed i'm it tor twelve mo'-->
boiled. could not be ds-l
from the corn which had 'e.'
ed that morning. Mutton 'I'
chops, even fat papabotte7.
this pickle weeks ago, ".,G :.
to heat, had preserved 'i' AZ, ". 0
al freshness and hayor-'
Democrat. Nay p.
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t1-6.l Altoona, Pa. lem.
SUCH THING AS FAILURE
Il. L.. FAHNESTOCk'S LUNG SYRUP is n SAFE and
snee.lY cure for lausu Mt ion

speedy cure Tor Consumption.
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of male slaves-sonle'ius,,b ,bsir
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river is allowed to resnnle
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Sarsaparilla

Is widely known
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TEN and purifying
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years, with a con-
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utatiOn, based on ifs
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.PERSEvERE
In the use ofthis Remedy until Cured. It con-
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Plants in their Essential Form as OBJ
tainad hu listillatinn

Catarh, in its extent and destructive force,
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which | encountered in this good old town. 1t
was late in the afternoon when my companions
and concluded our perambulations around the
old homestead, and started for the nearest depot to
take cars for your own good city. Judge Of our
dismay when we learned that the Last train bad
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THE BLUEBIRD.

When ice is thawed and snow is gone,
And racy sweetness floods the trees
When snowbirds from the hedge have flown,
And on the hive-porch swarm the bees
Drifting down the first warm wind
That thrills the earliest days of spring,
The bluebird seeks our maple groves,
And charms them into tasseling.
He sits among the delicate sprays,
While mists of splendor round him dawn,
And through the springs prophetic veil
Sees summers rich fulfllment drawn;
He sings, and his is natures voice
A gush of melody sincere
From that great fount of harmony
That thaws and runs when spring is here.
Short Is his song, but strangely sweet
To ears aweary of the low,
Dull tramp of winters sullen feet,
Sandaled in ice snd muffied in snow.
Short is his cong, but through ii runs
A hint of dithyrambs yet to be-
A sweet suggestiveness that has
The influence of prophecy.
From childhood have nursed faith
OF bluebird's song and winds of spring.
They tell me, "After frost and death
There comes time of blossoming,"
And after snow and cutting sleet
The cold stern mood of nature yields
To tender w-rmth, when bare pink feet
OF children press her greening fields.
Sing strong and clear, bluebird dear!
While all the land with splendor fills,
While naples gladden. In the wales,
And plum trees blossom on the hills
Float down the wind ON shining wings,
And do thy will by grove and stream,
While thro' my life springs freshness runs,
Like music through poets dream.