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Reproduction OF Snakes.

Snake life is altogether marvellous
/ The power which some snake mothers
possess of retarding the deposition of
Their eggs, and, We have reason TO be-
! heFe, sometimes even the young. when
circumstances are unpropitiOus for her
to produce them. seems to us specially
curious. CkilobOtbrlss is known to have
both eggs and a living brood. So has
C0roneln lIris. OF the latter, some
German ophiologists state that it is al
ways viviparous;" others occasion
ally so. Iu her native Hampshire
WOODS she has been seen with a young
brood about her; bat there seems no
satisfactory evidence of any eggs having
been found. Time and careful notings
only can subStantiate this and many
other singular facts regarding these
wise and subtle creatures, hitherto
Sufr%Inued by prejudice and but little
stu Il. We, not well versed in ophi-
dian biographies, might have expected
the anaconda to lay eggs because her
COUSIN the pythOness did SO; and we
might have also speculated upon her in
cubatlng them, as the python did. But
she las produced perfectly developed
though dead family of six, instead;
circumstance of SO much interest to
naturalists that the loss of the young
ones IS to be regretted, though not Won
dered at. Captured from her native
lagoons, and shut out from the light Cf
day in a box just large enough to con-
tain her, this good swimmer" arrives
alive, thus proving her amazing powers
of endurance; but she has had no fitting
placeln which TO deposit her young, and
they die unborn. Still, it is q note
WORTHY fact in the annals of zoology
At first, from the result Of observation.
the incubation of the python was sus-
pected; then it became confirmed: and
the birth of young coronellas also
From this it is evident that we cease
to declare that only vipers produce live
young; or, according to the original sig
nlllcati0n OF the word, a boa, a corOnel-
la, and several other nOn-yenOmOus
snakes would be ''yipersl" Again, it is
remarkable that these peculiarines of
reproduction are not confined to partic.
ular families and genera; because some
coronellas lay eggs, some incubate
them, and others bring forth live
brood. So, also, while some of the
Boa'3Ce lay eggs, the anaconda is COM
pletely viviparouS-Chanabers' Journal.
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4 Musician's innovation.

\ good story is told by the Glasgow
News of q recent performance in a
provincial church which occasioned
not q little talk as we'll as amusement
III the eneighbOrhoOd. The organiSt of
the church is Il very clever performer,
but unfortunately for himself he is
sometimes dominated by a spirit of
mischief which leads him into awkward
S,UvteDIvItopuy lb-oCUIAI-y.
slyly played scraps from operas. at the
close Of the service instead of the vol
untaries or chorales which are alone
permissible during canonical hours.
This, it may be said is not an uncOm-
mon liberty which church orgaEists
take, for in Scotch churches Operatic
nl0rcedur are often played on an after
noon, while the douce Presbyterian
minister doubtless imagineS that only
the harmonies of the angels are being
interpreted to his flock. But the Epis-
cOpal clergyman now in question found
out the trick the organiSt was playing,
and told him not to repeat it, and the
expert performer promised to regard
the prohibition. On the following Sun
day, however, he broke out worse than
ever. He began to play out the con-
gregatiOn to the grand strains of Lu-
theirs Elm feste Burg" which was
given fortissimo on the grand organ;
but applying one of the soft stops of
the pedals, he played in slow time,
Tommy make room for your uncle"
The effect, as may be imagined, was
cOmical in the extreme; but if the
wicked organist had not carried his
funning any further he might have
been pardoned. Not contented in hav
ing his revenge in pianissimo, he grad
ually diminished the tune of chorale
and increased that Of the music hall
melody, and ended by extinguishing
Luther altogether, and bursting out on
the grand organ with Tommy make
room for your uncle" a member of
the congregation, and himself musi-
clan, says the performance was one of
the cleverest things he has heard for
| long time, though the joke was too
profane. Need it be said that the or
ganiSt is now ont of a situation.
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The Future Of American Women.

The American woman is being formed
for a citizen Of the world. 1t is not
merely as teacher that the spirit of
the New World seeks to prepare for
woman freer development and Il wider
sphere Of activity; it SEEKS to open
for her free paths i'll arts ana m2nufac-
lures. "If [ must choose between CIV
ing education to the men or the women
Of a country, [ would leave the men
and begin with the women," said one
Of the Legislators of this country to me
one day; and this is the thought Of
large number of men in the United
States. The advancement of the high
er development of woman is one of the
most remarkable features of the New
Worlds cultivation, its greatest merit,
and its principal labor for the future.
All that is now wanting is merely that
it shall not stop halfway. do not be-
lieve the right-mindedness of the men
will fail, if the women will, with dis
cretion and earneStneSS, take the place
which society here is willing to assign
them. 1t is with justice that we are
accustomed to estimate the measure Of
nations cultivation by the estimation
in which woman is held, and the place
which she occupies in society, because
it requires no small degree Of spiritual
culture to value being whose highest
power is of spiritual character. The
people of America have shown them
selves to be possessed Of this, and it
will increase in the same proportion as
the women of the country make them
selves deserving of it.
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The Orthodox jews Sabbath.

The following are few specimens of
rabbinical regulations for the Sabbath:
Water may be sprinkled in a house
to prevent the dust from rising; but
because filling bitches is deemed un-
la awful, some Tabbis have forbidden the
sweeping of room on the Sabbath, lest
any furroW in the floor should be filled
by the operation. Walking over ground
newly digged or plowed is also pro-
hibited, lest pit or hole should be
filed by treading on it. Leaping over
ditch is allowed, but not wading
through water, lest occasion should be
given for drying stockings. Dirt on
the shoes may be scraped off against a
wal, but not on the ground, lest it seem
to till any ditch or hole. Dirt on the
coat Or cloak or stockings may be
scraped off with the nails while it is
recent and moist: but if it is dry it must
remain until the Sabbath is over. No
command is so strictly adhered to as
the one: "Ye shall kindle no fire."
Hence the orthodox Jew will under nc
circumstances whatever light fire or
camille on the Sabbath-all must be done
on Friday.
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About Coffee.

There is 4 legend about coffee-a
legend Of which the pious Mussulman
is the hero. The Mussulman used 20
get sleepy during his dev0tions, and so
he prayed TO Mohammend, who came
10 his AID. Mohammend sent him Tor
advice to goat-herd, who took a hint
from his goats. He observed that when
these animals ate the berries of a par
tlcular tree they got frisky and excited
bounded about all night, in fact. The
Mussulman took the hint, ate the coffee
berries, slept less, and no doubt prayed
better. That was the legend. That
coffee, however, was sold in the streets
of Cairo toward the end of the sixteenth
century is not a matter of legend but of
history. In fact, it was not only sold,
but it was forbidden to be sold. An
Arabian historian recounts that III the
ysar 152s cato ~sao s.ttoolzad by tho
authorities, and the customers who
were found on the spot hurried off to
prison from which they were not llber-
ated till they had each RECEIVED seven
bCcII SllOhtS Will Il SiICh lpI liit tll-
cOnragement of others. And in fact
this raid served that purpose so excel
lently, that five and twenty years after
ward the town of Cairo could boast of
more than two thousand shops where
coffee might be bought. From Cairo
to Constantinople was in those days a
necessary transition, and the new drink
once established in Europe, soon made
its way To the East. 1t is recorded that
the first cup Of coffee known to have
been prepared in France was handed
to Louis XIV. to drink. 1t was roy
al beverage in those days. a pound of
it cost about twenty-siX dollars. But
this extravaganza of price must have
abated soon, for not long afterward
several shops were opened for its sale;
and III 1917 ThevenOt, giving very
select dinner party, offered each Of his
guests, after their wine, a cup Of coffee.
Young Folks.
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The Uses OF the Iem0u.

Few people know the value Of lemon
juice. A piece of lemon bound upon a
corn Will cure it i'll few days; it should
be renewed night and morning. A free
use OF lemon juice and sugar will al
ways relieve a cold. Most people feel
poorly III the spring, and take medicine
for relief, but if they would eat q lemon
before breakfast every day for week
with or without sugar as they like-they
would find it better than any medicine.
Lemon juice used according to this re-
cipe will cure consumption even after
the doctors have given it up as not to
be benefited: Put a dozen lemons into
cold water and slowly bring to a boil;
boil slowly till the lemons are soft, but
not too soft: then squeeze until all the
juice is extracted, and sugar to your
taste and drink. In this way use one
dozen lemons day. If they cause pain
or loosen the bowels too much, lessen
dhas ths qH4iatntity and gse 9nly y FIVE Ssh 9r six
with a dozen a day. After using five or
six dozen, the patient will begin to gain
flesh and enjoy food. Hold on to the lem
ons, and stilluse them very freely several
weeks more. Another Use for lemons
is for a refreshing drink for summer,
or in sickness at any time. Prepare as
directed above, and add water and SUI
gar. But in order TO have this keep
well, after boiling the lemons, squeeze
them and strain carefully; then to every
pint of juice add two pounds of loaf or
crushed sugar, boil and stir few min
utes more until the sugnr is dissolved,
skim carefully, and bottle. You will
get more juice from the lemons by boil
ing them, and the preparation keeps
better London Lancet.
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and looking in strange, wondering
way at Mr.. Levering, said, shall we
not be friendS?'
Leyeringreached out his hand. Har-
dy grasred it with a quick, short grip,
and then, as if to hide his feelings that
were becoming too strong, dropped it
and went off hastily.
"Thee's killed hinr' said the Quaker,
on his next meeting With Levering;
thy enemy is de8d!'
''Siain by Kindness" answered Pam
I.evering, (which you supplied. -
No, thee took it from God armory,
where all men may equip themselves
without charge, and become inyinci-
bic replied the Quaker. And L
trust, for thy peace and safety, thee will
never use any other weapons in fighting
with thy neighbors. They are sure to
kill -
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4 Penitent.

tTrah, Neelie, don't look Ike a tunder-cloud,
darlint;
What harm if / did stale kiss from your
lips?
No sinsible bee meets a smiling young rose,
sure.
sips
And, rose of the wur-uld spake aisy now, ain
More sinsible far than a vagabond bee?
And how could Isce the s9ate kiss that was
lying
There on your red lips, as though waiting for
me,
And not take it, darlfnt? Och, Neelie, give
Ger,
Faith, I'm awfully sorry-I didn't take more.
Twas your fault intirely. Why did you smile
at me2
SO great timptation no man could resist
For your laughing blue eyes, ana your cheek
wild 4 dimpIc,
And your di.ieate mouth said, We're here to
be kissed"
And could be drmhing they didn't spake truth.
dearE
Sure beautiful failures like thin niver lie;
II they do. YOU should hide thin, and not be
deSayiHg
Such an innocent, trusting young fellow as /.
Are You trowniHg still, daTintI och, Neele,
give DER!
Don't L tell you I'm sorry-I d5dJ. t.taIsc more.
-RdIper.
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Shooting.

They were telling yarns about good
shooting out i'll Virginia, New, the
other day. Said one Of the marksnen:
Some years ago l was out in New
York state hunting grouse. There was
an Old fellow along who was some What
near-sighted. We We're just at the edge
Of the farm, when suddenly one Of my
favorite game-cOcks jumped up on the
fence and he drew a bead on it, mistak-
ing it for grouse. / had not a second
to lose, and So l threw up my rife and
quietly knocked off the left nipple of
his shot gun at fifty yards, so that when
the hammer fell the nipple and cap
wouldn't be there-see:" You saved
the bird then?7 Clipped in an attentive
listener. NO" said Austin, sadly,
Il picked out the wrong nipple; the
fellow fired the right barrel and blew my
ffty-dollar game-cock all 70 blazesl"
The crowd quietly dispersed.
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Book Farming.

A reading farmer, a book farmer, Is
SIMPLY he who avails himself of facts
already demonstrated by men OF thought
and practice, thus giving him greater
strength and capacity in life'S work,
| and saving to him the chagrin Of fail
| ure, the loss of valuable time in labor
ing to solve problems by himself alone.
And how shall this best be done? Plain
! ly by reading standard books and we'll
conducted agricultural journals, as well
as by meeting together and discussing
methods Of culture and practice. The
accumulated knowledge of the world
should be utilized as far as possible by
eachindividual. Man is superior to the
lower animal mainly from the fact that
he can avail himself Of the recorded ex-
perience of others, who have preceded
him, for his guidance, and hence does
not need to commence at The bottom
round of the ladder each time. The
man who does not thus avail himself of
such opportunities. signifies his willing
ness to be a child Of knowledge, to be
slave to ignorance, to spend his life and
strength in vain battling with natures
forces, which wiser heads have learned
to conquer in q far easier manner. The
onward march Of thought and progress
has cheapened every other production,
has improved every other manufacture.
Why not admit the invigorating life of
investigation and advance into agricul-
ture?
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The European Plan.

Yesterday evening stranger, clad in
duSter and carrying carpet-sack, en-
tered hotel on Delaware avenue. He
marched straight up to the counter,
where the amiable landlord stood pick
ing his teeth, and the moment he set
his bag down the amiable landlord
whisked it off and set it down with the
pile of other baggage i'll the rear of the
bar
''Please register your name" said the
landlord, passing him a pen.
Glow much is it, mister?n
''That depends Oh what you get
We keep hotel here on the European
plan"
Il sa5, mister" said the countryman,
all in a tremble, please give me that
bag, and III get right out and not say
wOrd.n
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a curious detail from the Shipka
Pass is reported by Russian eye-wit-
ness: THE first detachment of pioneers
which had reached the crest Of the pass
had erected there wooden post, sur
mounted by the Russian eagle, and had
buried beneath it about fifteen roubles'
worth of Russian coins. Now. your
Honor, said to me one of the soldiers,
we have got Russian property in this
soil. We have right not to return it. "
Those words sounded like prediction;
it is around that post and the Russian
property" beneath it that for ten days
and as many nights one of the most
terrific and stubborn battles recorded
in modern warfare has been raging.
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Jennie June, in one or her gossIpy
letters, undertakes to explain why it IS
that so many young women marry elder
ly men. She looks away from money
which has so generally been brought
into consideration of such alliances
for the principal reason. The young
man Of to-day, according to this author
ity, is not the desirable young man OF
fifty years ago; he is not SO thoughtful,
sober, painstaking and conscientious;
he lives at a club, has no love of home
life nor desire to build up character and
reputation as a man and citizen; his
ideas Of life are bounded by the theatre
and the doings Of his little set; and in
too many cases his ambition is to own
racer and be on intimate terms with
the ballet. Naturally mothers shrink
from entrusting their daughters to such
youths rs these, even if they have the
opportunity, and are better pleased to
bestOW them on older men-men who
have sown their wild oats; who know
how little of real value there is in the
temporary excitement of pleasure;
who have, perhaps, been married once,
and have learned to value home and the
guarantee it affords for permanent hap
pineSS.
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Farmers Wives.

a Monroe county, New York far
mer writes thus: THE home life of the
farming class sadly needs Teorganizing.
Farmers homes are boarding houses
for hired help and farmers wives are
almost b0nd-W0men. The larger the
farm the worse the servitude." Is
there not much truth in what he writes?
Az must admit its force, but the diff
Guilty is to suggest q remedy that will
be practicable. Perhaps its panacea
r1aoy, bo fo,---I :-+iI~,- rSai~--:---, o,-4----A
from another farmers letter: Il have
always boarded my help until the pres
ent season, but shall never do it again.
[ built tenant-h0use and it has paid
its cost already in the added privacy
and quiet it has enabled me to enjoy,
and in lessening the work of the women
folk.n
1t is hard for us to get rid Of the
idea that it costs us something to board
our farm hands, but we must do it. If
farmer will sit down and carefully
count up just what it costs him to board
his men, he VIII be surprised at the re-
suit, and conclude that hotel keepers
are not SO very eXorbitant after all.
Let our farmer friends think over the
matter, and see if we are not right in
supposing that it is practicable.
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4 process is announced in a Belgian
journal by which ordinary wood has
impaired to it the appearance of our
most beautiful specimens of walnut,
adapted TO the very finest cabinet work.
The wood, first thoroughly dried and
warmed, is coated once or twice with a
liquid composed of one part, by weight,
Of extract of walnut peel. dissolved iii
six parts of soft water by heating it to
boiling and stirring. The wood thus
treated is, when half dry, brushed by g
solution of one part, by weight, of
bichromate of potash in five parts of
boiling water, and, after drying thor
oughly, is rubbed and polished. The
color is thus fixed in the wood to a
depth of one or two lines, and, in the
case of red beech or alder, for instance,
the walnut appearance is most perfect.
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no movement toward the bag.

please, mister, give me my bag
There is nothing in it but few shirts.
indeed there isn't. Here's the key. I'll
let you search it," continued the
stranger, trembling still more violently
The landlord passed him the bag, and
as the stranger instantly shot for the
door the former exclaimed:
"Well, blame me if l amt puzzled to
know what kind of fool you are.n
But the stranger paused TO hear no
compliments, and he was good half
mile away before he took courage to
lean against an awning post and NUT
ter:
"Gracious! What an escape! Keeps
a hotel on the you rope i'll plan, does
he? | suppose he wanted &c rope me
in and perhaps Kill me. Lord! what
wicked places these cities are. III go
home Immediately" And he kept his
word. "-Ne1C York St0r.
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MERCHANT TtILOBING ESTABLISH
NJ meut, en- o.h -rrcct.urag south end of Bridge.
The tailoring department is complete, and com
fafu- l4ryp assortment Of fashionable cloths and
GENTS furnishing Good. constantly ou hand.
Piea-. cal and examine before purchasing else
where.
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10 soften putty slack three pounds of
qulekst0ne lime in wate., then add one
pound of pearlash and make the whole
about the consistency of paint. Apply
1t to both sides of the glass and let it
remain for twelve hours, when the
putty will be so softened that the glass
may be easily taken out of the frame.
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I,ASUONABLE TAILOR. ALL GOODS
L made hv the subscriber are warranted 10 tit
the form Prices, reasonable, ana am bound to
please those who give me their custom. shop
on York street, two doors West of the Nindiate
House.
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Three sons of a worthy old farmer
and elder in Fifeshire were quarreling
together about something or other. In
the height of passion one said to an
other, Il declare to goodness, Sandy.
you're The greatest ass III Scotland"
Come. come,'' said the father, with re-
buKe in his eye, making his appearance
suddenly on the spot, you surely for
get that I'm here"
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rOIIN P. WICkERT, COUNTY CLERK. HAS
" made arrangements ny which he + able 10
execute Deeds Mortgages, I'm proper fora, on
II all wishing sncn documents 10 civ, him call.
IN County Clerks OHicc, near the Court House,
Soatb Side Nauitowuc
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WILLIAMS HOUSE.

TT a. REUSS. PROPRIETOR, CORNER
IL, Eighth and Franklin streets, Mauitowoc.
This house has recently been enlarged and reiur-
uished ana offers every induCemcut 10 the travel
iug public
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NORTHWEST IIOI Sc FRANKLIN AND
y Niuth streets MauitoWoc. Travellers viii
here find the best Accommodations, sample rooms
nftlNl.L
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HEt-tnIg LIZ

TAR. al. J. PATgHEE, DENTIST oFEICE
J fin Sherman5 baiiduI On Sth Street, Mani
tosnc. Wis
.Yr-Tccth extracted without pain.
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CHARLES SCUAFFER.

TASHoNAGLE TAILOR, HAS REMOVED
L 10 Bufain Street. two doors West Ot +. X. \
f. II. Rand Hardware Store. Auwork warranted
wen done ANA 20 &.
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II. X. PAINE, n. D.,
J,F. PRETCHARD, NJ. d.

OFFICE. N sHERMAN.S BRICK BLOCK.
" North Eighth street Men;,oUoc, Wis.
C rr...-. s % A. NJ.
otti : ii'e'-@' I 70 . ana to p. VI.
Residence. on Sth street, opposite j. =. Platt's.
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NJ kETTENuOFFEN.

7, ZEMAE, PROPRIETOR. CORNER BU
4. laloand Main 81 North side
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NEW BARBER SHOP.
CHARLES HOVER.

1tARL PANGBURN. EIGHTH ST, SOUTH
L Side. Work guaranteeda~ n good a. anybody :
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NEWHALL HOUSE,
NORTH CAPE HOUSE.

r ASTISDEIn PROPRIETOR, BROAD
u. way and Michigan SIS. Milwaukee Wis.
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DREWER AND MASTER, CORNER SIXTH
ID and Washington streets, South side. Tine
highest cash price paid for Barley
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FRANZ & TREAT,
q F. ESTARROOK.

a Ay- INSURANCE AND = ABSTRACT OFFICE
I Frgg2 Block South Eighth street, Manto-
v1c Wi. Collections promptly attended 10.
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II. C0AKLEY, NJ. D.,

4 TTOBSEY AED COUNSELLOR AT LAW
N Office, corner Of sth and quay streets, Man
lt8y o.. Ml4eon--.
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WHITE & FORREST,

4 TTOREEYs At LAW, OFFICE OK sTH
Street, South side, over k~hieg- store, Man