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Lasts lifetime Every farm AMI mill sivuld have
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The Sizes of Books.

Many people are bothered by the terms
folio, Svo., i2mo., and can neither read
the terms nor understand them. The
sizes of books descend from folio, which
is the largest, to l2smo., which is the
smallest, and is rarely printed. The
American standard of paper is "me-
dunn" 24xl8 inches. The English stand
ard OF paper is "demy,"22lxlH inches.
Besides these there are: Foolscap, l7xl33
post, l83Xl54; crown, 20x30; 1oyal,.,24x
l9; super royal, 27x2l; imperial, 30x22
There are several other sizes also, such
as "atlas," columbian" elephant
double elephant" antiquarian" but
these are seldom used, and Of no practi-
cal use. The size of g. book may be de-
termined without seeing it, by keeping
in mind the above sizes of paper; for if
the sheet is folded in the middle, it is a
folio, folded again it is a quarto (abbre-
waited 4to and 4 degrees), the third fold
ing makes it octave (abbreviated evo.
and s degrees), the fourth a l6mo. (l6mo.,
l6 degrees the fifth a32mo., the sixth a
64mo., and the seventh q l2omo. A
duodecimo (l2mo., 10 degrees),,,is made
by cutting off one-third of the sheet and
inserting it between the other leaves,
thus making 10 leaves or "a pages, and
for a 24mo., 48mo., etc., the same pro-
cess is adopted. The size Of a book may
be discovered by noticing the binders
marks Mt the bottom of the page, called
"sipnature marks" In a Alto, they will
be found on page 8. and every alternate
eighth page; in an svo. on page II, and
alternate sixteenth page; in a l2mo. on
page 25, and alternate twenty-fourth
page. and 80 on. In English books these
"%signatures" orc in the letters of the
alphabet; being in evo., B at page II;
c ut page 80, etc. But in American
books figures are more generally used;
thus the figure Q will be found at page
II in an svo., and so on.
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Look to Your Eyes.

a train was wrecked rev years ago
on an English railway. One or two
lives were lost, and many passengers
were injured. The engineer "a held
responsible, for he had blindly rushed
on to an obstacle on the track; although
the danger-signal was displayed.
Didn't you see the red light?" he was
asked.
mo; the light was green"
He persisted SO o~bstinately in this as
sertion that the officials began to think
that possibly the wrong light had been
displayed. A physician, standing by,
pulled out a red bandana handkerchief
from his pocket.
what color is that, my man." he
said.
"Green, sir"
"About the shade OF grass, eh?"
brighter, sir"
The man was color-blind. Since then,
it has been made obligatory on all rail-
way and steamboat employees in Eng
land and France to be examined for
color blindness. When the lives of
thousands of travellers depend on the
ability of a man to distinguish n color
from another, such q precaution be-
comes an absolute necessity.
> The eyes of American children ap-
pear to be exceptionally imperfect,
and a slight defect is enormously in
creased by the effort to decipher the
small text of school books. If boys or
girls find that the use of the eyes in.
voIves the least strain, they should tell
their parents, and the s. should be at
once referred to a competent oculist.
|. One very frequent defect is adherence
in the lenses of the eyes, which, OF
course, gives TO each a separate focus.
This defect produces a series of mysteri-
Gus symptoms in children, which are
usually referred to every cause but the
right one. .
"A lad who has this trouble" said
an eminent oculist, makes a constant
effort to see alike with both eyes. The
effort affects the optic nerve; that in
turn affects the brain. Soon the boy
has violent headaches whenever lie
tries to study. He grows pale, dull,
spiritless. His whole nervous system
is debilitated. Physicians do him no
good he becomes vaguely known rs a
sickly, stupid fellow Heis then either
taken from school and put to manual
labor, or he is urged to perseVere at his
books until epilepsy intervenes: A pair
| of glasses properly made would have re-
| stored him to health and usefulness"
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Something Ab0ut Buoys.

Hardly less important than lighthouses
to the safety of the mariner are the buoys
that mark the channels and point out
the dangers of the way. They are made
of wood or metal, and are often hollow.
They are of various shapes and colors-
partly to render them conspicuous, and
partly to distinguish them from one an
other. Sometimes they point out the
best channel; sometimes they warn the
mariner away from the shoals; some
times they form a continuous double
line. between which ships can pass in
safety. A hollow conical buoy is called
a can buoy" a double conical buoy
is called a nun buoy" a floating
wooden spar is called a "spar buoy.n
The different colors indicate upon which
side they must be passed. The colors
are fixed by laws of Congress in the
United States. Thus a red buoy must
be left ON the starboard- hand by a vessel
entering the harbor from sea, and a black
buoy must be left on the PORTLAND.
Black and white horizontal stripes-give
wide berth; black and white vertical
stripes-hug close On either side. Nun
buoys are placed on the starboard-side
of a channtL 4, and can buoys on the port
side. ~
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National Thanksgiving Proclamation

The following proclamation hos been Issued
by the President, l. WIZ "a NJ
no recurrence of the season which the
devout habit OF o religious people has made
the occasion for giving thanks to Almighty
God and humbly invoking his continued favor
has the material prosperity enjoyed by our
whole country been more conspicuous, more
manifold or more universal. During the past
year, also, unbroken peace with all foreign
nations, the general prevalence OF domestic
tranquility, the supremacy and security OF the
great institutions OF civil and religious free
dom, have gladdened the hearts Of our people
and confirmed their attachment to their gov
ernment, which the wisdom and courage OF
our ancestors so fifty framed and the wisdom
and courage oil their descendants have so firm
ly maintained, to be the habitation ct liberty
and justice for successive generations.
Now, therefore, ], Rutherford B. Hayes,
President of the United States, do appoint
Thursday, the 9th day OF November instant,
as a day OF national Thanksgiving and prayer,
and I earnestly recommend that, withdrawing
themselves from secular cares and labors the
people OF the United States do meet together
on that day in their respective places OF wor-
ship, there to give thanks fond praise to Al
mighty God Tor His mercies, and to devoutly
beseech their continuance.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the aited States
to be affixed. " .
Done at the city OF Washington, this third
day OF November, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.nine. and
of tho independence OF the United States the
hundred and fourth.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
BY the President: Vim. VI. Evarts, Secretary
of StHte.
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4 Safe Rule.

After the conclusion. Of . lively horse.
trade on Larned street west yesterday q
witness of the transaction asked one OF
the traders what sort of a horse he had
got by the exchange. &.
ooh, just medium-just q common
sort of plug" was the reply. ,.,
"And how old is hep"
Twenty years DID,"
But I did not see you examine his
teeth"
."No, you did not, young man. I
have traded horses for the last thirty
years, and I have owned as many as 800
different animals. My rule has always
been to mentally calculate the age of.the
other mans horse at twenty. In this
way I make no mistakes and suffer no
disappointments." ...
Didn't your rule ever failP" .u.
"'Well, it did fail once. l was trading
horses in Pontiac, and I made the usual
estimate of twenty years, but the critter
died of old age while I was trying to
beat a grocer down two cents on the
price of q peck of oats.--DetroI Free
prooo
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Russian Business Hen.

Chroniclers are in doubt a.. to
whether it is the Russian or the Chinese
who is the hardest to beat in business,
The Russian is 50 incredulous of other
mems honesty that he mostly keeps his
own hidden like a precious coin, only to
be exchanged fora full equivalent. He
haggles a good deal over his bargains.
not with screams. like a Greek. nor with
disdainful shrugs, like a Turk, but with
tawning and persuasive banter. There
is no such thing as buying APPLE of skins
at sight and trust at fairs; every skin
must be overhauled, and if the slightest
flaw be apparent, it must be exchanged
for O better one. This system applied
to other goods besides skins makes bust.
ness q little slow, and explains the fact
that not much money changes hands,
though there is much fussing in the
booths.
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The bank ofEngland was incorporated
in l649. It covers five acres of ground
and employs 900 clerks. There are no
windows on the street; light is admit
ted through open courts. No mob could
take the bank, therefore, without can
non to batter the immense walls. The
clock in the center of the bank has fifty
dials attached to it. Large cisterns are
sunk IN the courts, and engines in perfect
order are always in readiness in case of
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Communion Cured,

CU1InulIIpIEO" -,
An old physician. retired from practice, having had
placed In lis hands by an East India missionary the
formula Of q simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
anu permanent cure for Consumption. Bronchitis
also q positive and radical cure for Nervous Debility
aud all Nervous Complaints, after having. tested III
wonderful curative powers IN thousands OF cases, has
felt II his duty ~ MAKE nov to bis suffering fellows
Actuated BY this motive and Z desire to relieve human
suffering, I will send free Of charge to all VINO desire II
this recipe, In German. French or English. with fpi
directions for preparing and using. Sent BY mall By
addressing with stamp, naming this paper. W.. W
SHEnAR. l9 Powers Block, Rochester, MY.
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At Twilight.


The day Is 'ended-this autumn day,
So like to tho days that have ended be-
The knock OF q friend, maybe, at the
door, g#w%~N,%T
Who gives his greeting, and says his say,
And then goes his way.
The post are all in, and the news all read
There is fighting abroad and oarping here
We have heaved a sigh, and smoshered 8
&ita tear, Il 2 tsH3
As we pored DER the printed names OF the
dead
80 Ere the daylight aed.
The nocks are in fold and the steeds in stall,
IS And the moon is as red a. q rising sun;
While in twos and threes, or one by one
The plowmen thinking of nothing at ally
Pass under the wall.
would I could think Of as little as they,
A they whistle along in their holland
smocks!
Bound tor the home where the cradle
rocks,
And the good vile spreads them their supper
tray
~ y At close OF the day. q&oG ~.
But on US, who wonder and question anG
think, -,
Crowd weightier ~fanoies, as daylight sets
~ Hungers and thirstings and vain regrets,
That may not be stated with meats and with
drink, -u
Or with poets ink.
Fanoies that never may stalk in the light
lowering phantoms OF wasted hours,
Lingering odors Of withering flowers,
Wavings of wings that have taken their
flight
These come with the night.
Yet while l can look in . true friends lace,
And thrill to the touch OF a loving hand,
l suffer no teer; but can take my stand,
And hold myself ready to lie in mylplaoe
sSR5 Attic end Of the .race.sg%
To the length OF our day., this day add ne
Zone lipk, tie more sssthe chain grows
1895 long; &Elp e. ~ .
Let us warm it with kisses and wreathe it
with song, 4
And mipgle together our sands a. they run
kA41EWitht the day. that are done.
-Violet Fane. in London World.
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Foreign News,

More floods in Spain are reported by q dis.
patch from Madrid, which says there have
been heavy rains throughout the entire coun-
try. At Malaga a w~ater.spout uprootcd trees
and injured many persons. At Vera, IN
Almeria, the river overlooked and flooded the
mines, throwing 1900 men out OF work.
Twenty. one persons were drowned and thirty
houses and sol, 900 peseta's worth OF ore were
carried away. At Ceuvas several lives Here
lost and one house was destroyed.
The Princess Louise, wife OF the governor
general OF Canada, is in England on q visit to
her mother, the Queen. She will return to
Canada in January next. ..
Within three hours drive Of Belgrade, in
| Seryia, a band OF :fftyr hignwaymen hold the
country roads. They murder travellers, ex-
tort money from the peasantry, DEFY the gov
eminent and prevent the tax gatherers from
performing their functions in that region.
More than seventy vessels went ashore on
the coast of Nova Scotia during a recent
heavy storm. .u. -np T. - .
The Russian expedition against the Tur.
comans OF Central Asia has met with q dis.
astrous defeat.
A new Canadian ministry has been formed,
with Mr.. !Chapleau as premier and minister o.
public works. .I1A
An official return laid before the French
Chamber OF Deputies shows that 3,065 Com
~1nunists have been! nmnestied, 1900 Of then
having been prisoners, and LOO condemned
y default. About 1000 remain excluded. To-.
Clark Brown was hanged ut Cornwall, Ont.
for the wanton murder OF his father and siste,
in September last.
Great bush fires are raging in the province
of Minas Geraes, Brazil. Sixty-seven persons
have persisted.
A Constantinople dispatch announces tha
the band of Greek brigands which has beer
robbing and numbering in all the villages sur
rounding Tricala. has been completely ami
hilated By o company Of soldiers. Twenty-Five
brigands were killed and several wounded.
Advices from the seat OF war in Soutf
America state that 5000 Peruvians have ar
rived ut africa to reinforce the troops there
Troops are also being sent to strengthen
the army at ~Iqnique, Peru. The ChiliaI
forces, 5000 strong, are reported to be ad
vancing against ~lquique.
BY an accident to a railroad train in India
caused by the sinking ofan~ embankment aftel
a min storm, nineteen persons were killed
and torty.five injured.
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Truth and Honor.

Query:-What is the best family medi-
cine in the world to regulate the bowels,
purify the blood, remove costiveness and
biliousness, aid digestion. and tone up
the whole system? Truth and honor
compels US to answer, Hop Bitters, being
pure, perfect and harmless. Ed.-hade-
pendent.
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A ~"stringy," rafting voice and a constant
disposition to cxpeotorate, indicates incipient
throat trouble OF dangerous tendency. Use
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup in good time and be
saved much trouble and annoyance. For sale
BY all druggists.
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For coughs, colds and throat disorders use
browns Bronchial Troches, having proved
their efficacy by q test Of many years. Is cent:
n hoy
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From Washinqton.

At q recent Cabinet meeting, the Secretary
of the Treasury called attention to. the tact
That the Dominion OF Canada hos prohibited
the imoortat;on OF American cattle on account
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TIMELY TOPICS.

Mr.. 10, the Chinese professor at Har-
ward, is arefned and dignitied person,
and much liked in Cambridge. With
his wife, five children and two servants,
he lives in harmony with many Ameri-
can customs, though still clinging to the
rich national dress, and some articles OF
native food.
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Thu manufacture of cork soles is an
industry that has grown to large dimen-
sions in the East.
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Young Men, go West. Learn telegraphy.
Situation guaranteed. Address R. Valentine,
Manager, GAINESVILLE, Wis. 3,
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
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Prevent crooked boots and blistered heels
by wearing Lyons Heel SGHeners. Can be
annliad Mt any time. -
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OF apprehensions Of pleuro-pneumonia, and as
the same lear exists among Americans in re-
gard to Canadian cattle, il ws agreed that An
order shall be Immediately issued prohibiting
the introduction OF Canadian cattle into this
country. ,,. ,..y. ~ ...
The last Treasury statement issued says the
public debt was decreased $l0,3 1852, 906. 81 dur
lug October, and gives the following figures:
Cash in the Treasury. S22s, S44,Sl 90
Gold Certificates. .......... IA, 69l, 900 90
Silver certificates ............ 6,l35,o50 w
Certificates Of deposit out
staudinp. %, 4O5, 900 90
Retundipe..... ............. 2,899, 400 on
Legal tenders outstanding.... 346,6Sl,Ol6 90
Fractional currency outstand-
Observation-Disclosures. 1910, $50 81
The coinage of the mints during October
amounted to So, 1913 .264, Of which 50, 6l6,S $50
was gold md $2,672, 1856 was silver
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Each maker Of parIOr or cabinet ORGAN 40.
~yertises his " as best. . But the e1amina-
tions at the great worlds exhibitions have but
one result. At every one for a dozen years
Mason & Hamlin Organs have been found
best. They are awarded the gold medal at
the Paris exhibition this year. .
The genuine Asbestos Steam Pipe and Boiler
Coverings are tho most durable, effective and
economical in use. II. W. Johns Manutac-
turing Company, 81 Maiden Lane, New York,
nra thu sole manufncturers.
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A St. Louis correspondent of the Gin
cinnati ENQUIRER tells the sad story Of an
aged couple in that city who have not
spoken to each other in sixteen years,
though living together and sharing the
same table. Her refusal to sign a deed
was the cause of the husbands anger.
Their only means of communication has
been a daughter, who married a short
time ago and has since died in a conges-
tive chill. Even this catastrophe has
not unsealed the lips of the obdurate
couple, and they continue their lives Of
solitude.
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Iud1a for Yourael1

-. Judge 10r FOufsoiI. go, -.
By sending thlrty-fve cents, with age, height,
color Of eyes and hair, you will receive by re-
turn mail a correct photograph of your future
husband or wife, with name and date OF mar
rage. address w. Fox, P. o. Drawer II,
Fultonyille, N. Y. .l. .r
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A Blockade that Should b. Raised.

IA sAA~
The egress from the system OF waste ma
terial through the natural channels shorld be
rendered tree, without loss of timo, when q
blockade is produced Ivy an attack Of constipa-
ton, O disorder which if it becomes chronic,
is productive of serious bodily mischief.
Jaundice, severe headaches, nausea, dyspepsia,
the usual concomitants of the malady men.
toned, all indicate that the bodily functions
are materially intertered with. Hostetter's
Bitters is particularly ef1cacious in cases Of
this sort, and renders the habit of body per-
tectly regular. It is a medicine greatly to be
preferred to drastic cathartics, which are well
calculated to drench, but unhappily also to
weaken the intestines. We say unhappily,
since such medicines are the tavorite resource
of many ill-advised persons, who resort 10
them upon the most trivial occasion, and
greatly to their discomfort and injury.
H. W. Johns Asbestos Root Paint forms
the most durable and economical protective
coating in the world for tin roots, exposed
brick walls, iron work, barns, fences, etc., fol
which it is in every respect equal to The best
white lead, while it costs only halt as much
1t is made in a variety of beautiful colors
samples of which will be sent free on applica
ton TO 81 Maiden Lane, N. Y. a-
The delicate membrane which envelops the
lungs, and lines the air passages, is exceedingly
sensitive, and a slight irritation OF it increases
and spreads very rapidly Remembering this
use, il you are attacked by a cough or cold
that incompatible pulnonic and preventive
of consumption, DR.. Halle Balsam tor tn
Lungs, which invariably gives speedy relic
and ultimately effects a complete cure in al
cases where the breathing organs are affected
Use it in time and prevent serious bronchial
trouble. Sold by all druggists.
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Some idea Of the enormous traffic on
the main line of the Pennsylvania road
may be obtained from the fact that a
breakdown between New Florence and
Derry brought together twenty freight
trains, extending for ten miles along the
road. The scarcity of water, caused by
the lowness of the streams, compelled
the engines to occupy more time in tax
ing water, and brought five miles OF
freight trains together, and delayed the
passenger trains as well. Oil cars were
utilized for the purpose of carrying
water to tie pumping stations. g..
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The apparatus for taking down and
removing Cleopatra's Needle. which
has been presented by Egypt to New
York, has been completed at the Phe-
nix iron works, in Trenton, New Jer-
sew, and has been shipped to its destina-
tion. When this is fastened to the ODE,
lisk, the foundation will be removed
from beneath the immense monolith,
which weighs 2O5 tons, and it will be
lowered into horizontal position, and
placed in q cradle prepared for it.. 1t
will then be transported to New York
city, and placed in a permanent position
by means of the same apparatus.
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new Anthem Book Is nearly ready.
The xssseal Record Is always new. FOO per ye1,
q cents per COPY. Lila. xiv gag'g ..fy