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A Warming to Girls Who Chew Gum.

Late last Saturday evening an Incl
dent occurred on Portland avenue that
may serve as warning to hundreds of
young persons who have entered upon
a career of wax chewing. A girl named
Ida Smith had been a chewer for
nearly year. She is about IL years
old, rather bright and intelligent, and
chewed about the same quantity of the
material that was used by neighboring
girls along the avenue. On Saturday
evening she took her wax from her
mouth, stuck it under the edge of the
mantel until she could go to the kitchen
and get a swallow of water, and on her
return her parents were Mortified to see
her jaws moving rapidly. She was told
to throw the wax from her mouth, and
on investigation it was found that she
was not chewing anything; still her
jaws kept moving at rapid rate. The
parents sent for a physician, who came
and attempted to hold the jaw in proper
position, believing it to be only tempo
rary, but he could not stop the regular
movement. The child grew nervous,
and the excitement only increased the
action OF her Jaws. The physician put
a tight bandage over her face, and this
partially relieved the movement, but
then the twitchings of the muscles e1-
tended all over the face. As a last re-
sort a moderate dose of morphine was
administered, and the little girl kept up
incoherent mutterings, accompanied by
general disturbance of the muscles Of
the upper portion of the body during
the early portion of the night, and to-
ward morning the little sufferer was
restored to her normal condition. The
physician says he never heard of such
a case before, and thinks it was brought
about by a spasmodic action of the
muscles of the face, caused by over
action. The little girl, after enduring
a night of suffering, is now restored,
but nothing in the world could induce
her to again chew wax.-St. Louis
Netcs.
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DOMESTIC RECIPES.


FRIED CAKEs-One teacup of cream:
one egg, well beaten; piece of saleratus
the size of hickory nut teaspoonful of
salt, and -four enough to make them roll
out thin. Fry in hot lard until OF a
light brown.
NICE BREAKFAST DIsH.-COld mashed
potatoes, made into little balls and
slightly hsttened dip them into an egg
slightly, SO as to mix the yolk and white;
roll them in cracker crumbs. Fry them
in hot lard or butter. Send them to the
table hot.
BIRDS NEST PUDDING pare and core
tart apples; I'LL the openings with butter
and sugar; put into pan heaping tea
spoonful OF dry tapiOca and sugar to each
apples then put in the apples; sp iDkle
over them cinnamon FIJI the pan nearly
full OF water and bake.
Hot SLAw.-Three spoonfuls of sugar,
one OF salt; one cup OF vinegar; one
spoonful of mustard; mix well. Chop
the cabbage very fine put it in the pan
with tablespoonful CT water let it get
well heated through, and then pour the
above ingredients over it.
PRIME PIEs.-Tske a pound of prunes
and soak them over night, 50 that the
stones will slip out easily stew in some
water with as many raisins as you wish,
and sweeten; use less water than Tor
sauce; when both are soft grind in the
rind of two lemons, and fill the pie, al
lowing two crusts.
FISH GRAvY.-This is much improved
n fol ho Eo+ l.
fish il fried, and putting in a little but
ter; the fat thus taken out will do to
fry FISH again, but il will not do'for any
kind OF shortening; shake little -four
into the hot fat, and pour in a little
boiling water; stir it up well as it bOils
for minute or so. Some people think
little vinegar sdds to its taste
MoLAssEs CANDY.-One pint of sugar
house syrup; one teacup OF brown su,
gar; small piece of soda. Put this in
8 tin dish sad boil until done. When il
will snap it is done. This is easy TO tell
if you drop it in water, or pour a little
on the snow. Be sure ana not let it
burn and do not put in the soda until
1T is nearly done. Pour Oh a CREASED tin.
When cool enough pull until 1t is white.
CHICKEN CHEEsE.--Boil two chickens
in merely water enough to make them
tender; take them out when done
remove all the bone; mince the meat
very fine; season with salt, pepper and
butter, and return them to the water in
which they were boiled; cook until the
liquid is nearly sill gone; pour into a
deep dish; lay plate over il; put on a
weight and set away IN a cool place
When ready to be eaten cut in slices
and it will be as firm as cheese, and is
very nice for Sunday evening tea
STEwED RABBIT.-( English style. y
Cut the rabbit up in nice-sized pieces
wash well and dry. Then fry them a
nice brown. Take two large onions, slice
very thin, fry also, and dredge with -four.
Put all in a saucepan, with pepper, salt,
and some good stOck-or water, with
herbs, mixed, carrot and turnip-but il
possible the stock, as only the onions are
served with it. Let it stew gently two
hours; rub down piece OF butter with
q little catsup or not sauce. just ten
minutes before serving stir all together
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THE HOME DOCTOR.

TAKING CoLD.-Upon this subject q
high authority says: when a person
begins TO shiver. the blood is recading
from the surface; congestion, to greater
or less extent, has taken place, ard the
patient has already taken cold, to be iol-
lowed by fever, Inflammation OF the
lungs, neuralgia, rheumatism, etc. All
these evils can be avoided and the cold
expelled by walking, or in some exercise
that will produce prompt and decided
reaction in the system. The exercise
should be sufficient to produce perspira-
ton. If you are 80 situated that you
can get glass OF hot water to drink, it
will materially aid the perspiration, and
in every way assist nature in her efforts
to remove the cold. This course ollowed,
your cold is st an end, and whatever dis
aesse it would ultimste in is avoided :;
your sufelings are prevented and your
doctors bills saved"
GUARD THE CHIIDREN.-Little chill.
dren must be carefully guarded during
this season if parents expect to Keep
them from sickness. We do not mean
that they should be confined within
doors, even in cold weather. They are
much more likely to keep well If they
are exercising in the open sir during the
middle portion OF every day not sbsO-
lutely inclement. From ten IN the
msrning to three in the afternoon is the
best time for young children TO be out
doors at this season, Toward night the
air becomes too chilly. But they should
always be warmly clothed, the feet being
well protected, and the soft under fam
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The DesolatiOn Of Babylon.

It is usual for travellers to dwell upon
the utter desolation of Babylon, and to
paint its site as a strip of desert, es-
pecially woe-begone and unfertile. But
the eloquent gentlemen who dwell upon
this aspect of the place could not have
seen it in the middle of April. The
date groves and gardens along the banks
of the Euphrates are then things of
beauty in their fresh spring Vetdure.
and the plain itself is laid down with
crops. Irrigation canals cross it here
and there and give trouble to the horse
man. No grass grows upon the mounds,
and there are patches of the level white
with the inter which is to be found here
as in other parts of Mesopotamia; but
the surface Of the soil is. on the whole,
green and pleasant to the eye. The
glad waters of the river flow on in
the bright morning sunshine, with palm
and mulberry hanging over its banks,
drinking in sap and life. The great
city which counted its population by
millions, and filled the world with re-
nown not yet forgotten, has disappeared
under the dust of twenty centuries, but
nature is as fresh and jocund as when
Babylon was still unbuilt Birds sing
overhead in the pleasant spring air;
butterflies futter about in search of
flowers; balmy odors regale the sense.
It is difficult under the circumstances
to feel as one perhaps ought to feel for
the great capital which once numbered
this ground. Nature does not mourn
for it, and it is hard to be sad at the
bidding of sentiment when the bright
spring hides its grave.-TArOugh ASi-
ATTIC Tllrkey.
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The Last Arrow,

During the expedition Of the French
against the confederate FIVE nations in
New York, in 1886 the following Incl.
dent occurred. KiOda o, MOnswk
chief, had Tor his wife beautiful hati-
breed girl, whose father was said to be
no less q parsonage than the governor
general Of New France, the veteran
Count de FrOntenac A small force OF
French musketeers and pikemen sur
prised the summer camp of KiOdagO's
band at what is now called Trenton
Falls, Just before daylight, when, not
dreaming of an attack, they were wrap
ped in sumber. Hand g:ensdes Sc;
their lodges on fire, and murdArOus
assault was made upon the ha awakened
natives Some persisted IN the flames
some were cut down in the cOmhat, and
others still, among whom was Kiodago
and mis- wife, escaped to the hills. a
small party OF seven, marking the course
pursued by Kiodago, followed, The
valiant chief had lost both his toma-
hawk and war club in the STRIFE but he
! still carried his trusty bow, and there
remained in the culver just three ar.
rows. The warrior determined that q
| lite must tell for the loss OF each arrow.
| Two arrows were sent whi-tiing from
the bow, carrying destruction with
them; but just ss be was drawing the
bow tor the last time shot from d mus
ket carried swSy his thumb. the war
riOr betoOk himself To flight, now bound
ing over the rugged crags, now crossing
aud recrCsslng the mountain torrent to
mislead his pursUers, AID finally re-
Joined mis- wife NJ the entrance Of cav
ern, where she had sunk down in utter
exhaustion, pressing her babe to her
bosom Som, however, voices were
heard, aud looking down they discovered
party OF three, led by a renegade scout,
pressing forward in the direction of their
rocky fastness. TIE chief grssped his
remaining arrow with his bleeding TN
gers, and aimed it al the leading one OF
the pursuing party. 1t struck The steel
cuirsss OF The eff ,er, and glanced off
hsrmlessiv, but transixed the hesrt OF
the scout, who, in his dying fall, grasped
the sword chain OF the chevslier, and the
two went rolling down the glen to-
gether. The third man abandoned the
pursuit. Kiodsgo and his beautiful
wife escaped, aud many of their descen-
dsnts are still iiviGg to tell the tale OF
the LAST arrow.
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SOUTHERN Farm AND HONE.
GGHIcULTUKAL NOTES.

The Western stock Journal gives this
sensible advice 10 farmers: For the
western grain farmers there is but one
safe plan for this season, aud that is to
reduce expenses, Taise corn and osts, and
iced the products into pork and beef.
by reduction of expenses / refer TO such
as accrue from fam management. Put
in no crop that will compel you to buy
expensive machinery 10 cultivate or
harvest it; maze no plan that will ne
cessitate the employment of much extra
help.
Barn-ysrd manure must remain, for
many years at least, the backbone of
profitable farming, hence il should be
guarded with special care. Msnures
should invariably be under cover, and in
absence Of proper shelter they should be
protected by thick coat of dry earth,
road scrapings Of sOds and mold. Do not
permit your most valuable aid to in
creased profits to blow off with every
wind, or wash away with every rain.
Horses should be wstered in the morn.
ing before they are fed. A full drink of
water Immediately after being fed is a
SUI "eg VI bAVNAGALE Atu1Et6lAOu II uOL
inflammation, When wster is drunk by
horses the bulk Of it goes directly to the
large intestines, and little of it is re-
tanned in the stomach. Some old and
worthless horses, by way of experiment,
were fed with split peas, and then sup-
piled with water Immediately before
being killed. 1t was found that the
water had carried the peas from fifty to
sixty feet into the intestines, where no
digestion took place at sll.
Mr.. Lyons, of Muskingham county,
Ohio, hiss peculiar COW. Parties have
visited and tested the truth of his state
ment, which is as follows: 1.-The COW
has bad her second cslr, and her milk
produces butter without churning.
When set in common pans twelve or
twenty-iOur hours, butter rises instead
of cream, and all we have to do is to
take the lsdle and throw it into the
butter bowl; with two or three minutes
working it is ready for the table, and il
superior butter at that. Quantity pro.
duced is fifteen to twenty pounds pei
week when she is fresh. She is a full
bred Durham, and very peculiar look
ing animal"
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nels never omitted. Halt of the i'll
nesses of little children, and much OF
their fret'ulness, might BE- prevented by
Keeping them warm, not only out o.
doors, but in the house. This should
not be done by having hot rooms, but
by putting on them light, warm wooden
garments Ii children have cold feet or
cold arms, OF course they feel cross, and
they don't know wha. is the matter with
them.
CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA-A Dublin
paper gives this remedy Ior diphtheria
Put a teaspoonful of sulphur into q
wine glass OF water, and stir 1t with the
finger instead Of a SD, on, as the sulphur
does not readily smslgamate With water.
When the sulphur is well mixed then It
is to be given TO the patient to gargle,
and after gsrgling, to swallow it, and the
patient will be cut of danger IN ten min
utes When the fungus is too nearly
closing to allow gsrgling. the sulphur IN
| that case should be blown through a
quill into the threat, and, alter the fun
! gus has shrunk to allow OF it, then the
| gargling. If a patient can not grgie,
take live coal, put it on s. shovel and
sprinkle spoonful Of -four OF birthstone
upon it; let the sufferer inhsle it holding
the head over it, and the fungus will die.
Birthstone kills every species of fungus
in man, beast, and plant in few min
utes A few days ago, at Princess Mary's
cottage homes, London, Gn outbreak OF
diphtheria attacked fifty OF the inmates,
but one of the nurses cured them all by
causing the patients TO gargle With sui
phur and swallow the gargle."
4 HoMELY CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA
Here is rathe- a curious remedy, says
Cassells Family Magazine, but in many
cases q very certain one, for the cure OF
indigestion. 1t is simply the cultivation
of q habit of chewing, while out OF doors,
different kinds OF green lesves, sDd swat
lowing the Juice. One can always pick
leaf from a hedge or bush as one
passes Almost all are good that are not
nauseous, such as the ivy, or poisonous.
as the laurel leaf. One of the latter,
however, is capital thing where there
is slight irritation of the stomach. The
chewing of leaves cures dyspepsia, prin.
cipslly, believe, by increasing the flow
of the salivary juice. and partly by the
tonic or stimulating action of the lea
chewed. The leaves that occur to me al
present as most likely to be beneficial
are those of the pine trees, spruce OF
Scotch FIR, bIsckthOrn, currsnt and rose
bushes, mint, the petals Of many f)w'
ers, the stalks of mountain daisies, the
y hite portions of rushes, the bark o
many young trees, and the tender partt
of the stalks of green wheat, Oats, or al
most any Of the larger grasses; but you
own taste must in great measure guide
you, if you elect TO make trial of my
remedy. | should say, however, that the
chewing is better to take place before Oh
tetween meals than Immediately after.
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IHerHfhiuR GneE RrOnE

In the bodily mechanism when the liver gets
out of order. Constipation, dyspepsia, con-
ANIMATION of the blood, imperfect assimila-
ton are certain to ensue. But it is easy to
prevent these consequences and remove
their cause by course of Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which stimulates the biliery or
gan and regulates its action. The direct result
disappearance of the pains beneath the
ribs ami through the shoulder blade, the
nausea, headaches, yellowness of the skin.
furred look of the tongue, and sour odor of
the breath, wnirh cha rae er re liver com
plsint s ,un dige ton and regular habit
Of body are h ssings also secured by the use
Of III &c ebrat-d restorative of health,
Fhich iupIts d,gree of vigor to the hodv
hi b is ITS best guarantee OF safety from
d,lsrial epide les. Nerve weakness and
over-ten loo are relieved ~ it, and it i'm
proves both appetite and sleep.
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A (UrjOUS Cancer.

A young man recently died at Ra-
cine, Wis, from the effects of osteo
cephGloma Cancer of the boDe), and
the case was of considerable interest to
the medical profession. The formation
was on the right leg extending from
the hip to the knee-joint. 1t measured
fifty eight inches in circumference, and
weighed 125 pounds, being much heav-
Ter than all the rest of the body. The
growth of the cancer had been going
on for two years. No other case of the
kind is On record where the cancer had
attained to anywhere so great a size.
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Where the Missing Men Go To.

A New York exchange tells "How
men Suddenly Disappear from Our
Streets" We haven't read the article
bat we suppose they suddenly dart up
an alley in order to enter the saloon
from the rear. We have seen scores OF
men suddenly disappear from the
streets in the same manner.-NoTrlS-
tOlU1l Herald.
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AMERICAN cars are already running
on several British tramways, also in
Hull, Swansea, Northampton, Glas-
gov, Edinburgh, Leeds, Aberdeen, Lis
bon, Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels, Am
sterdam, Christiana, Stockholm, Vienna,
st. Petersburg, in nearly all the South
American cities, the West Indies, and
in Adelaide and Wellington. An order
is in negotiation for the Cape of Good
Hona
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Then the boy came in with bin Of
s. for his sled, to say nothing of the
loss of suit of clothes, surgeons bill
for plastering sundry skinned surfaces,
and the bill of hacliman who conveyed
the fainting wife home. In the cooler
moments of afterthought Sanscript
reckoned it up and discovered that it
had cost him $l0978 to recall recollec-
tons of fifty years ago, and required
but one minute and five seconds of old
Father Time in which to do the recol-
lecting.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-10

THE man whose lame back prevents
him from splitting a stick of wood or
kindling fire is the one who leads an
attack on a pile of ten cords of wood
TO help uncover and kill a frightened
70 b1,it
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PAP. Creading from Keats "St. Ag.

PAPA (reading from Keats "St. Ag-
nes' Eve ")-"The owl, for all his
feathers, had cold" Mamma-"Isn't
that wrong, dear? Shouldn't it be was
a-cold2'" Papa-"I It is so here, Maria,
but 1 purposely made the improvement
How was it possible for bird to be a
cold? A cold couldn't be a bird"
Totty-"My cold was, pa The doctor
came, and he said it was thrush p
Fu1a7lu Folks.
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COASTING.
Sanscript Recalls Recollections.
rFroun the Cincinnati EuQuirer1


The boys were coasting down Syca-
more street hill, last evening, when
John Sanscript and his wife came along.
They had been up on Baltimore street,
visiting, and were on their way home.
Just see them boys, now" said John,
as he braced up at the intersection of
Mulberry street. at really reminds me
of the DAYS when I was lad. Do you
know. Jane, that 1 used to coast down
hill on a sled that wsy?"
Did you, John?"
"Why, yes; but that's fifty year agol"
Sanscript scratches his head CON
templatively and then mutters, soto
UOce:
"Durn my granddaddy's buttons, if I
don't try il"
"Try what, dear?" anxiously asked
Mrs. S.
I'm going to coast just once, to re-
vive recoIlections of fifty year ago."
Now, John, if were you"
"But you are not me, so don't inter
fere. Here, sonny" Ito a Lad who had
Just pulled up the hill with his sled) 4;
here, sonny, I'll give you a quarter to
let me slide down on your sled once"
The bargain was eagerly nailed and
clinched.
BE keerful, old man" urged the boy,
as Sanscript suuatted rather awkwardly
on the sled; "be keerful, L say, and
don't let her funk one way or 'tother
till she brings up or you'll git mashed"
Never mind, younker," assured John,
"Pve been here afore-some years afore,
but"
But what will never be known, for Just
then the sled, of its own accord, started
down the hill, and even John himself
has not been able to recall what he was
about to observe. The surprise at the
sled's unexpected movement was gen.
eral
"Look out!" yelled the boy.
"Oh, John!" screamed Mrs. San
script,, .,. o,,oa 1obn
But the sled wouldn't whoa. Itseemed
to have set off down that hill to beat it,
best time. John had chance only tC
| clutch hold of both sides and hold his
breath for fear the wind would blow of
the top of his head. The only thought
he had time to foster was that the boy
must have creased the sled's runners a
a practical joke. And, if this was coast
ing, he had never coasted, if his recol
lection served him right.
Two-thirds way down the hill the sle6
struck an ice hummock, and immediate
ly his course was changed to paraboh'
curve.
Whackl bangl crashl clinkl
The bringing up was awfully sudde1
and uncertain. Sanscript and the sle(
disappeared as abruptly as a shooting
star. The latter lay shivered to atom
against a lamp-post, and Sanscript la.
shivering in the grocery cellar just op
posite. When the off runner of the sle(
collided with the lamp-post and stopped
the vehicle, Sanscript rose like circus
leaper and went right on turning twent!
somersaults to the second. He Wen
through the grocery window as the cir
cus-leaper goes through paper hoop
The grocer appeared soon after ant
compromised upon John paying tn
| following bill:
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A FAVORABLE NoTORIETY.-The good
reputation of Browns Bronchial Troches 1"
for the relief of coughs, colds, and throat
diseases, has given them a favorable noto-
riety. % cts box.
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TIL prs ent number of the WEEKLY MUSICAL
RECORD is full of Easter m 0sic. Send cts. for it,
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PIANOS AND ORGANS. GRAND INTRO
DUGTIuA SALE.

1000 frstclass instruments from best makers to
be Tlaced \ Southern homes for Introduction and
advertisement. PIANOS: Oct sl25, "a Oct $50.
ORGANS 9Stops S57; 3 Stops, 81; Mirror Top. l3
SJogs $50 Choice in truments at lowest prices ever
know years written guarantee IS days test trial
ChickeTing, Knabe, Msthu-hak, Weber and South
ern Gem Plan 8, M JASON Hamlin, ana Pelouoet
Pc ton Organs included in this sale clean sweep;
reserve; new instruments fresh FIR N factory
Only sale of the kind ever carried in the U. 5.
Write for introduction sale circular. Address
LuAJen AZ reat.s' southern Music House. Ss
vannah Ca the Great Wholesale Piano aud Organ
90 a
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Franz List is among the most distin-
guished of musicians in the world. He uses
and prizes a Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organ,
and pronounces it "matchless," "unrivaled,"
styling it "this magnificent and to me so
precious instrument" There could hardly be
higher praise or from move eminent authority
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Easter Music! Easter Carols! Easter Anthems
Send 70 Lists.

CASTATAS FOR SCHOOLS AND SEMI
HARiEs. Among many good ones may be men
toned Maude Irving. "a cents. Lesson I'm
Charity, 50 cents, GuaS dian Angel 50 cents.
Coronation. 90 cents. CulprtG Fay, 81, and
Fairy Bridal. 5 cents.