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A Gamin's Generosity.

There was Grape hanging to door ON
Beaubicn street and boy six or seven
years old stood at the gate with pale face
and red eyes. A ragged, tobacco-chew-
ing imp, about twelve years old, came
slamming along, and he was making ready
to stick his finger into the small boys
eye, through the bars of the gate, when he
caught sight of the Grape.
Somebody dead?" he asked.
"Yes, my pa" gasped the little one.
"Hokey! but that's tuff! exclaimed
the imp, and he began searching his
pockets. After discovering that his per-
sonal property amounted to three nails,
an old cigar stub and a clay pipe, he
said:
"see here, bub, I'd like to give you
candy or knife, or sumthin' to kinder
make you feel good, but I can't do it.
I'm dead-broke and feelin' half sick, but
I'll tell you what I'll do. I could chaw
you up in one minute, but you can come
out here and I'll let you take me down
and maui me, and I'll hollcr like loon,
and all the boys around here will think
you are the wickedest fighter east Of the
avenue"
The small boy might have appreciated
the motive, but he didn't accept the of:
fer.
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Amusing Scene in a Law Office.

Two elegantly dressed ladies entered
the office of prominent lawyer on Fay-
cite street, Baltimore, and looking round,
as if expecting other surroundings than
green baize covered desks and Volumes
-in*law calf, inquired .timidly: us this a
laundry Officer.
The attorney, supposing she had said a
lawyers office, replied: ''Ycs, madam"
and having asked the ladies to be seated.
drew his chair up beside them, expecting
to hear the points Of a frst-class case.
The ladies were encouraged by his
courtesy, and one opened her satchel and
drew forth what the lawyer supposed to
be- a: bundle of valuable family docu-
ments; he put up his hand to assist her
to extricate it from the bag. His face
fairly beamed with expectancy as he
drew forth one end of the treasure, the
lacy holding on to the, other end, and he
wss about TO propounda leading question,
when the bundle unrolled, DISCLOSING a
bifurcated garment, richly trimmed with
laces, pointing to which the lady eagerly
asked: evil this do up?" The LAWYER
gasea with horror from his branch of tho
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impositions." Studied politeness has been
passed off on us for native refinement, the
forms of devotion for its essence, and specula-
ton for science, until We look askance at every
new person and thing, and to an assertion Of
merit invariably exclaim, "Proye it" In
brief, Satan has made himself so omniprescnt,
that we look for his cloven foot everywhere
even in bottle of medicine. Imagine a lady,
having complexion SO sallow that you
would deny her claims to the Caucasian
type If her features did not conform to it.
purchasing her first bottle of the Golden
Medical Discovery. The one dollar is paid in
the very identical manner in which Mr.. Taylor
after his experience with mo. 1O4; 16$," with
this difference, his doubt would be the result
OF personal experience, while hers would be
founded on what certain practitioner (who
has been whole year trying to correct her re-
fractory liver has said concerning it. At home,
she examines the bottle half suspiciously,
tastes Of its contents carefullys takes the pre-
scribed dose more carefully, and then proceeds
to watch the result with as much anxiety as a
practitioner would count the pulsc-beats of a
dying man. She takes another dose, and
ANOTHER, and shows the bottle to her friends,
telling them she "feels better" Her skin
loses its bilious tint, her eyes regain their
the fact that she purchases another bottle is a
sure witness that she has found the Golden
Medical Discovery to be a reliable remedy for
abe disease indicated. The lady wisely re-
solves that in future her estimate of any med
icinc will be based upon personal knoeoleszge Of
ats ctectS, and not upon what some practitioner
(who always makes long bills rhyme with
pills. may say of it, Dr. Pierce is in receipt
OF letters from hundreds Of the largest whole
sale and retail druggists in the United States
stating that at the present time there is a
greater demand for the Golden Medical Dis
covcry and Purgativc Pellets than ever before.
In affections of the liver and blood they arc
unsurpassed.
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Good Dog.

A rich merchant of Paris has a hand
some country house in the environs which
he only occupies from July to September.
The rest of the year the property is under
the care Of Lerat, an old soldier retired
from service. About May list, while Lerat
was smoking his pipe before the door, two
men in blouses, carrying large goods
box on handbarrow, asked his leave to
deposit the box for an hour in the gar
den. Lerat assented; the box was set
down behind the stable, and the men de
parted. In the evening Lerat's dog be
gan to bark savagely. Lerat went to see
what was the matter and found the dog
guarding the chest, barking, and show
ing his fangs significantly. Lerat crept
on tiptoe to the box, and heard movements
in it. He ran at once for his gun, got the
gardener, and, returning, opened the chest.
A man in blouse sprang out and at
tempted to escape, but Lerat covered him
with his gun, and the man, instead of
evading. fell upon his knees and begged
Lerat not to betray him; he would con-
TESS everything. Lerat, however, handed
him over to the police, who set a trap and
captured his two accomplices, trying to
break into the house. The goods box
dodge, it seems, has been frequently tried
of late
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Fight With q Heron.

A heron is dangerous bird, even for
a man to attack, as will be seen from
this story of an encoun]er between man,
a dog, and heron, published in the Lon
don Field. The heron had been woun-
dcd, its left wing being broken by a
shot.
I spied him in large pool, some yards
from the river bank; seemingly, as he
rested on the water, he was unhurt. AS
I shouted out, ''There he is, Samr' the
retriever plunged into the eddying pool
and swan to seize his prey. Now the
fight began.
Without swerving an inch, the heron
with his crest erect, and with a
scream, darted his formidable beak
straight at the dogs eyes. Sam was puz-
zled. In moment, however, he was at
him again, but the terrible beak of the
heron, as the attack was again renewed,
held him fairly at bay.
Sam now changed his plan; he tried to
circumvcnt his formidable enemy by
swimming round to its back, but the
heron presented bold front at all points
and once more Sam rushed in. The fight
was getting fast and furious, but Sam,
though considerably punished, stuck to
his post, and, though repeatedly recalled,
would not return without his bird.
There was nothing left to do but to
kill the heron, to prevent his binding the
dog, if he had not already done so. Ac-
cordingly, raised my gun, when my
companion shouted out, "Don't shoot
Don't spoil the bird I'll save the dog"
In an instant he leaped from the bank
into the pool, and, swimming, made fol
the heron. The bird now left the dog
and turned on his new assailant, rushing
at him with a scream; IN an instant tho
heron darted his formidable beak at Mr.
Gwynne Vaughan's eyes but, as he swan
he managed to cover his face. and his
hand only was wounded.
Again and again the heron attacked
him, but never succeeded in woundine
his face. At last, he grabbed the hero1
by the legs, drew it under the water, anG
struck out for the shore. Grasping thu
bird by the beak, he was soon on land
none the worse for his courageous exploit
than wounded hand and wet skin.
| Sam, the retriever, was bleeding from
at least five honorable wounds, all within
a quarter of an inch of either eye. 1t wa!
a courageous fight all around.
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'Seyealanl Blossoms with a Single Thought,

An amusing incident happened on a
Kansas City paper the other day. Two
brothers, named. Hart, were, arrested,
semcwhef in the interior, for obtaining
goods under false pretenses. There was
unusual commotion and mystery among
the members Of the editorial staff that
evening, and each said unto the other.
tive got a bully thing for to-morrow's
paper,-!just you wait and see;;' and, being
jaekeds.wllatl that bully, thing was, de-
clincd to 60 into further particulars lust
thena Next morning the mystery was
solved: There was an editorial note in
the first column as follows:
The Hart Brothers. were arrested yes-
-terday, at 7E :, for defrauding their cre.li-
tors. They were evidently as the poet
says, "Two Harris that beat as oInc.'
Half way down the same .naGe was
another editorial paragraph, as follows:
4. Two Harris that beat theix creditors
like one, or even more, were arrested YES
terday, at - Let us hope that the
righteous Judge will, in the words of Cic-
Over on the sea!o5nb "a column there was
display heading, in big black TYNE,
"Iw6' Harris That Beat Like Onc": awav
down at the foot of the third column was q
little item, snrreptitiously inserted by the
advertising clerk about two hearts that
beat as one; and half way down the fourth
was 2 letter. from IT. r. F., the &C.
knowledged wit 'of the composing room,
addressed to the Editor of the kansas
City Whangdood!e and asking if that
wasn't a case Of two hearts (Harts) that
beat as one2 The different authors oil
this exquisite wittieism spent the morn
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What a flood of "reminiscences it brings
upon young mans mind, these balmy,
beautiful June mornings, while he is hunt
ing around the bureau in the morning for
Seidlitz powder, to come upon diary,
and read on the first and only written page,
under the date of Jan. 1: II will never
aga n touch single drop of any intoxi-
eating liquor. This day sees me free from
the chains of habit that" etc., and
maybe he laughs grimly or ma ybe he does
emit laugh at all, but he keeps searching
around for that Seidlitz powder all the
same
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A Great Lawsuit Over q Wonderful In
ventiOn.

From the New York Tribune.
An important suit, involving the posses
sion of valuable Geographic patent rights,
has occupied for two months most of the
time of Judge Sanford, in the superior
court, and has now been submitted for a
decision. The chief invention, the title
to which is in dispute between the two
telegraph companies that divide the bust
ness Of the country, was originated by
Thomas A. Edison, about the year 1869,
and was brought to perfection by him in
1873. For many years scientific men
had been in search Of a method by which
the capacity Of q wire for the transmits
sion Of messages could be utilized. Some
inventors had devoted their attention to
the automatic system, as it is called. by
which machinery is employed, and the
number transmitted in q given time is
thereby increased. Others had endeav-
orcd to perfect process by which two
messages could be transmitted at once
over the SAME wire. This was at first
called double transmission. As long ago
as 1852, a method had been invented in
Europe, by which two messages could be
transmitted in opposite directions at the
same time over short circuit. For many
years this method, of which Ginti and
Fischer were the inventors, has been in
use between Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Sir Charles Wheatstone, in England, af-
terward invented new mode of accom-
plishing the same result. These methods
were improved in this country by Profs.
Farmer, Stearns, and others, and in 1879,
this system received the name of the du-
pick, and was brought into exclusive use
on the lines of the Western Union Tele.
graph company.
No one succeeded in solving the more
difficult problem of transmitting two
messages in the same direction on line
in actual business until it was solved by
Mr.. Edison. He conceived the idea Of
employing two receiving instruments,
one of which should be affected only by
a strong current of electricity, while it
was insensiblc to weak current. The
other of these instruments is affected only
by a change in the character of the cur
rent, transmitted from positive to mega
tive, and vice versa, and is insensible to
an increase or decrease Of its intensity.
In this way, each instrument is as indie
pendent Of the other as if it were on a
different wire. In connection with the
duplex system, this invention makes it
possible to transmit four messages at
once. The value Of the invention consists
largely in the fact that it is new pro-
cess Or method, and not mere improve
mcnt in Geographic mechanism. 1t is
estimated to be worth millions Of dollars.
Prominent counsel have been engaged in
the suit. Mr.. Latrobe has come from
Baltimore, Ben. Butler from Boston, Mr..
Meyers from Philadelphia, and Mr..
Wheeler, Mr.. Russell, and Mr.. Hodges,
of the New York bar, have united with
these gentlemen to vindicate the claims
of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
company. On the other side have appear
ed Judge Porter, Mr.. Dickerson, Mr..
Lowrey, and Mr.. Soren, for the w stern
Union, and Judge Huntington for Mr..
Prescott, who claims an interest in the
expected patents.
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: PATIENCE
Beside the toilsome way,

Beside the toilsome way,
Loncty9nd dark; BY frnits and flowers un.
Which my worn feet tread sadly, day by day,
,r'o1h t''' Longingin vain for rest, r..
sss 'aA 'sA,r, Angel slowly walks,
With pale, sweet face, and eyes cast meekly
The Whine, from withercd leaves and tlowcrlcss
- '' ''S sSo wta;vcs my fitting crown 70 IN,
'AA A.' 'Aswcet' and patient grace,
look Of firm endurance true and tried,
!rOfsutering meek1y borne, rests on her face
l.-o. ,} T. So pure, so glorifed:}
ssa'''''@ Xiii Kid wien nj, MY fainting heart
Dcsponds and murmurs at its adverse fate,
~tfhcn quictfy-th angels bright lips part, ~
Whispering softly,.' WaitC' -.
1sod2 aPaknss {" she swcetly saith,
The Fathers mercics never come too late;
O>Gird thee with patient strength and trusting
- y And firm cndurance-waitm
s'7't.. ~ Angel, behold, wait,
sWca.rlng the thorny crown through all lifc's
hours
Wait till thy hand shall ope the eternal gate,
And change thorns to flowers.
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ing in paying visits of coincidence to each
other, and remarking, with disparaging
shifts, that it would only be in accord
ance with fraternal feeling and news
paper etiquette to let another member
of the staff know when one intended max
ing q dumfool Of himself in "a specific di-
rectiOn. m ="
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MacMahOn and his Barber.

I'LL ny pas de grand homme pour
son valet de chambre' The charming
writer whose series of essays entitled
Ground About France" has been appear
ing in the London Dolly Neaos, takes this
saying of Tallcyrand's as motto for an
imaginary conversation between the
President Of the French Republic and
his barber: $50 the people are or UNI
bling, Monsieur lie Marechal. Well, we'll,
they are discontinued LOT, who never
know what's good for them. All the
same if had the honor of governing
them (herc gentle dab in the mouth
in the mouth with the shaving brush to
prevent the hero from answering), if
governed them should fling a Bonaparte
at their heads, and have done with it.
My impression is that this would silence
(dab), though nothing else will unless
you give 'em Republic in earnest, which
is of course out of the question. Dab.)
Steady, please, Monsieur lie Marechal, or
We shall snick our chin. Going to the
perfumer's yesterday to buy this soap,
told 'em the last cake didn't lathcr as it
ought, but they answered that politics
were the cause of it, for trade was going
to the dogs. That's the old story, and
there was barber in the shop who said
that if Monsieur lie Marechal would have
himself proclaimed Emperor We should
all dane c in a ring, and be happy, but I
laughed,-(dab, dab),-and replied til at
Monsieur wasn't made of the wood out of
which they cut monarchs. Dab.) Lor
bless you, said I, the Marshal wants to
die comfortably in bed in his mansion OF
Rue Bellechasse instead of perishing OF
ennui as an exile among the fogs of the
Thames; and I fatter m ysclf spoke
wisely, ell, Monsicur!''
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Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works

Manufacturers of Wrought IRON Bridges
We make specially Of
II G II w A Y ID X ID G ES,
and would respectfully Invite Correspondence
from County, Town and Village AutllOri.
ties. Take advantage Of the present extremely Low
price OF iron to build bridges combining great dura
b!lty with economy Of construction.
r. >. 1LSLEY Il CO., Milwaukee, Wis.
IL EEP'S SHIRTS-only one quality-The Best
~ Keeps Patent Partly-made Dress Shirts
Can be finished as easy as hemming Handkerchief.
The very best, six for -. 90.
Keeps Custom r,hirts-made to measure.
The very best, six for ~. 90.
An elegant set of genuine Gold plate Collar and
Sleeve Buttons given with each half doZ Keeps Shirts
Keeps Shirts are delivered FREE receipt of price
IN any part of the Unonno express charges to pay.
Samples with full directions for selfmeasurement
Sent Free to any address. No stamp required:
Deal directly with the Manufacturer and get Bottom
Prices keen Manufacturing Co. l(j Mercer ST.. N. Y
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garment to that held by the lady, and
stammered out confusedly: madam, you
have made a mistake; this is a law office,
not laundry" Both started to their
feet, still grasping the contents of the
bag, the other lady looking on in dismay,
and the tableau was complete.
Mutual explanations followed, and the
ladies withdrew,
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Thirty years experience proves the Gracfcn-
berg Vegetable Pills to be the mildcst and most
effective medicine ever known for the complete
cure Of Headache, Biliousncss, Liver Com
plants, Nervousness, Fcyers and diseases of
Digestion. Sold everywhere; price rs cents
pcrbox. Scnp for almanacs. Noycs Bros. &
Cutler, st. Paul, Agents for Minnesota.
GRAEFENBERG Co. New York
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It is not the loudest expressions that
show the strongest feelings. Still waters
run deep, and a watch ticking can DC
heard farther than bed ticking.
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1t will be found upon inquiry Of represent
alive storekeepcrs that ladies no longer de-
pend on foreign makers for their Perfumcry
and Toilet Articles. To Messrs Colgate &
Co. the credit is largely due for this new de-
parture. Their Cashmere Bouquet Soap and
Violet Toilet Water are universally esteemed
by the tasteful and refined as the most deli
cate and recherche Of perfumes.
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Valuable Legal Adviser

Judge Oscar Stephenson has resumed the
practice of law, at St. Paul. He will attend to
cases in the U. 8. and State courts, and devote
especial attention to probate cases, in which
he has had large experience and is considered
the best authority in the State. He is cordial
~ recommended to all persons having legal
business to be transacted in Minnesota and
Wisconsin, and particularly in all contested
eases of wills and other matters in the Probate
Courts
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Rules for nakinx 0eoa Bread.

The good housekcepers who read the
Rura1 Ne,o Yorker, may have their pri-
vate opinion in regard to men knowing
anything about bread making, still we
think DR.. Holbrock, offers some good
hints on the subject in the fowllowing:
With good flour, good oven, and a
good, sensible, interested cook, we can
be pretty sure of good, wholesome bread.
Yeast bread is. considered the standard
bread, and is, perhaps, more generally
found on every table than any other kind.
Hence it is important to know how to
make good, sweet, wholesome, yeast bread.
Good flour is the first indispensable, then
good, lively yeast, either yeast cakes or
bottled; the former is preferable in all
respects. Then, of course, there must be
the proper materials to work with. A
bread bowl Or pan-the pan is easiest kept
clean-a stone or earthcn jar for setting
the spongc;a sievc-four should always
be sifted before making bread of any
kind; first, to be sure that it is perfectly
clean, secondly, sitting cnlivcns and ac-
rates the flour, and makes both mixing
and rising easier and quicker; a wooden
blanket to keep the dough of even tenn
peraturc while rising; baking pans, deep
and shallow, large, strong spoon for stir
ring, and little nUltcd suct or fresh but
ter for oiling the pans never use poor but
or. Ifyou want shortening, rich milk
or cream scalded and cooled will answer
the purpose and be most wholesome.
But thorough kneading is better still, and
should always be done cffectually. Scald-
ing portion of the flour makes sweet
er bread and speeds the work. Water,
milk,or butter-milk may be poured boil
ing hot on quart or two of the flour, stir
ring we'll, and cooling to moderate tenn
perature before adding the yeast-this
makes the sponge. Scalded flour always
makes little darker bread, unless we
use buttermilk, which makes rich creamy
White bread. Yeast is fermented flour
or meal-the first stages of decomposition
or decay.
Understanding it, every baker will COM
prehend the necessity Of regulating the
extent of the fermentation with the great
est care; for sponge or bread fermcnted
Or raised" too long, is decomposi1 g,
spoiling-actually rotting! This is the Ian
guage ofan experienced English baker
to us only few days ago, during talk
about the delicate, foamy loaves ''yeastcd
to death,'' which so many families are cat
ing and calling "thc staff of life,' quite
discarding the firm, sweet, substantial,
homemade loaf which our mothers and
grandmothers kncaded with their own
skilled hands. Bread making should stand
at the head Of domestic accomplishments
since the health and happiness of the
family depend incidentally upon good
bread there comes a time in every true
Thoughtful woman's experience when she
is glad she can make nice. sweet leaves,
free from soda, alum, and other injurious
ingredients, or an earnest regret that she
neglected Or was so unfortunate as not to
have been taught at least what arc the
requisites of good brcad-making.
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Why Will Ne Dye2

Because 1t is no trouble to TUFTS Hair Dye Be-
sides is prompt and natural in its effect and i'm
parts such beautiful color that no one can detect it
and it costs only One Dollar
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For a, Good Breakfast orTea.

you often have to make rolls, biscuit, and such
delicacics, in about ten minutes. It's easy and
certain with DooLEY's YEAST POWDER, the best
OF them all. Troubled housewife, here is one
cause Of your annoyanccs swept away. Full
weight and the best material are the watchword
Of the manufacturers
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INFORMATION worth thousands to those out
of health. Self-help for weak and nervous suf
ferers. Facts for those who have been dosed
druggcd and quackcd. The new Health Jour
nal teaches all. Copies free. Address, Electric
quarterly Cincinnati q
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Ponds Extract Large sums of money arc
spent by the afflicted to find relief from Piles
The Extract is q certain cure of Blind an(
Bleeding Piles.