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Hints for Keeplng off Wrinkles.

There is no such thing rs Wlplng out
wrinkles. In men they are often honor
able evidence of hard mental labor; in
women they are usually the evidence. OF
coming age, although care and suffering
have much to do with them.
Sometimes fair toreheads are prema-
turely wrinkled from nervous habit of
raising the eyebrows, and from q too
great and too constant pressure OF the
pillow on one or both sides Of the head
while sleeping. And just here comes q
fact worth remembering. If the forehead
has escaped wrinkles, crows feet are pre-
maturely seen about the corners OF the
eyes. We see all the crows feet in men
and women whose brows are smooth and
young-looking. They are the result OF
sleeping on the right and left sides. The
pressure upon the temple and cheeks
leaves wrinkles at the corners and under
meath the eyes which disappear in a few
hours, bit finally become so fixed that
neither hours nor ablutions will abate
them. II girl children we've compelled
to sleep on their backs and continue the
habit when they reach womanhood and
afterward, they would arrive at middle
life without crows feet gathering in the
neighborhood of the eyes, and in most
cases their foreheads would be free from
even shallow furrOWS.
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i've and Learn.

The principles of digestion and the
quantity and quality of food that ought
to be eaten by human beings have been
more discussed during the past few
wears than ever before. 1t has been
thought until very lately that all solids,
excepting those which by nature are
extremely soluble, ought to be thor
oughly masticated before passing down
the throat and being consigned to the
tender mercies of the stomach. A writer
in foreign magazine has been making
some experiments with q dog, which
proved that the stomach of that animal
was incapable of digesting meat chopped
fine; whereas meat bolted in large pieces
was digested perfectly. The writer then
proceeds to argue that "as to the me-
chanical action of the mouth in prepar-
ing the food for deglutition, this is not
specially necessary for morsels of meat
of the ordinary size introduced into the
mouth. while for q large portion of the
vegetable or plant products eaten-and
it is upon these that the saliva exerts its
chemical action-mastication is neces.
sary before they can be swallowed" "
Professor Ludwig is cited rs having
made some experiments rs to the gen
eral truth of this theory upon himself,
eating coarsely cut meat at one time
and fine at another without ut least be-
ing able to detect nyill effects whatever
from morsels as large as it was conven-
iept to swallow.
Experiments upon more than one dog
or one man are necessary in order to
show that most human beings may
"bolt" animal food without injury to
their digestive organs. People who
have smattering Of science, and even
those who have more than smattering,
are likely to generalize from data that
are entirel ly too few and narrow. Dys.
pepsia is an American disease, generated
by eating too much and too rapidly OF
things often known by the eater to be
inimfcal to his health. Under these cir
cumstances the new theory of the advan-
tage of " boiling" cannot be too strongly
discountenanced.-NeaO York. Telegram.
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Story of Bean Hickman.

1t is related of the famous Beau Hick-
man, who died in Washington year or
two ago, after living many years by his
wits, that in his best days he once went
to a first-class hotel in Baltimore, and,
after registering his name, said he wanted
the best the house could afford for his
money, twirling in his hand at the same
time a quarter of q dollar. The clerk
saw before him an elegantly attired gen.
tleman, and, rs Beau requested, assigned
him a handsome parlor and bedroom.
Beau lived like fl ghting cock, ordering
wines, extra dinners and everything
palatable, fora week, at the end of which
time the bill was sent. The amount was
something extravagant.
Nothing abashed, however, he strolled
into the office and confronted the clerk.
Look here, sir; there must be some
mistake about this; when I came here |
told you wanted the best you could
afford for my moneys worth. I had
this quarter then producing the coin),
and it's all I've had since" The clerk
waxed angry, and high words followed.
Your fault, SIR" said the imperturba-
bic Beau, mot mine. You can kick
me out if you like, but I'd rather 20
alone"
Tradition says they were about to pro-
ceed to violent measures when the land
lord appeared on the scene, and, looking
at the name on the register, recalled the
peculiar vagrant character of the man
before him Gust then becoming notorious
in Washington and discovered that he
had been "eggregiously sold" The
thought flashed across his mind, Ii this
Joke gets out I shall be the laughing
stock of my friends and never hear the
last of it," Deliberating q moment he
turned to Beau and good-naturedly re-
marked, "Well, Hickman. that's the
best ever had, but l can't keep it. III
make bargain with you. Here, take
this five dollars and pay your fare to
Washington (Beau quietly pocketed the
half eagle), and now 90 over to the
-- House, stay week on the same
terms that you stayed here and I'll give
you dinner every time that you come
to Baltimore"
"Thank YOU" replied Beau, without
cracking a smile; "I've been over there
for two weeks and they sent me here"
"It is needless to add that Beau dis
appeared out of the front door with an
accelerated motion, and the landlord
never heard the last Of his attempt to
"get even" with his neighbor.-Phila-
delpbia Chronicle.
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A Humorist on Lake Ontario,

We struck our tents at Niagara the
falls and took the train for Niagara the
city, and there we embarked on O boat
for Toronto. The passage was rough
one. A heavy northeast wind chopped
the lake up into most distressing state
of irregularity and abruptness. The
steamer was crowded with excursion.
lists, and they were happier when we left
the dock than they seemed to be when
we got we'll out on the lake.
Lake Ontario, observed. is just like
Niagara Falls.
1t takes everything you have.
At least, it took all the excursionists
had.
Talk about casting your bread upon
the waters!
Supper was served On the boat and
saw one man pay seventy five cents for a
supper that ought to have lasted him
two weeks.
tdidn't last him five minutes.
never saw such reckless ext-ava.
gance in all my life.
One very pale young man told me nc
had crossed the lake twenty times, and
had never been sick, in all the term i'm.
plies, in his life.
In ten minutes I saw that young man
looking down into the angry waters, and
I am sinner if he didn't throw up
everything he had in the world except
his situation.
He looked wretched.
In fact, it was the wretchedest time l
ever saw anywhere. =.
am proud to say that was not af-
fected. do not think my immunity
from the prevailing distemper was
owing to any superior physical qualities
on my part. think it was due toa Ger
tain moral grandeur and integrity that
has always marked my actions, and also,
in great part. to my rigid training IN
the high schools of journalism, a train-
ing that has developed in me an almost
unconquerable aversion to giving up any
thing I once gethold of.-Burdette, in
Burlinqt01a HdaUkeye.
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His Trade.

A man walked into large grocery or
Third avenue a few days ago and asked
if he might see the proprietor. That in.
dividua1 soon put in an appearance and
inquired: 49, /.
II am in search of a first class place
to deal at. I generally buy about fifty
dollars worth of stuff day when my
family is in the city"
"This is the best place in the city
everything guaranteed" warbled the
proprietor, as he took pencil from be-
hind his ear and commenced an entaglio
head of DR.. Mary Walker on the top of a
flour barrel.
"Do you keep anchovies"
eyes, sir; and frst-class they are,
."Well, there is some relief in know
ing that" continued the prospective
customer, good-naturedly. care you
aware of the fact,,my dear sir, that /
have always experienced great trouble
in securing good anchovies?" .
M" | was never before aware of it, sir, !"
replied the grocer, after thinking care
fully for minute.
well, Ihaye, and if you possess some
first-class ones I'll buy you out"
"Will you just taste one?"
certainly, sir; certainly"
He then got one and took nibble.
Isn't that just A No. l?" screamed
the grocer, as he danced around in an
ecstacy of delight. =
Kinder, Kinder" responded the
other, as he made strange faces to be-
come acquainted with the flavor, "but
they have a kind of wire edge. If you
will kindly favor me with a cracker and
Il bit of cheese I may be able to reach the
foundation of these anchovies."
Then he devoured huge cracker and
a huger bit of cheese, after which the
proprietor inquired: ..
"How about the anchovies
"I'm too warm to taste them now,
but if you'll give me pineapple to cool
me off, a glass of wine to cut that cheese
out of my throat, and an Intimidad ci gar
to settle my nerves, I'll proceed with
the examination"
II can't give you all those things for
nothing"
"You can't, eh?"
"No, sir"
All right. Then I'll move out. If
you're too mean to 90 fifty cents worth
Of secondhand stuff on a man who
wants to purchase a thousand dollars
worth ofanchovies, then you can't have
my trade. My fifty dollars per diem
will 60 somewhere else.''
Then he stepped out into park and
digested what he had got at the grocer's
and calmly devoured the things which
he appropriated during the converse
tion.-NeW York Star.
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The GuileIess Old Man.

He was an innocent, guileless looking
person. Walking up Broadway, with
spectacles on his nose, and large, rusty
looking carpet-bag in his hand, his very
serious and fixed gaze upon much that
was ne W to him would have attracted at
tention anywhere. He moved slowly,
and with strides that suggested agricul-
tural pursuits during the week, with
rigid attention to church duty on Sum
day. He might have been deacon.
At the corner Of Canal street, his hand
was suddenly seized by q very vivacious,
we'll dressed man, who exclaimed
"Well, I declared This is a surprise.
Who would have thought of meeting
ou in New York."
Then, seeing that the traveller failed to
recognize him, he added
"Can it be possible that l am mistaken
in your face? Your name is-is"-
"Baker," interrupted the old man,
with confding innocence, his face BEAM
ing with smiles. 81 kinder reco'nize ye,
and kinder dent. I'm from Chemung,
you know; n prob'ly you've been up to
Elmiry sellin' goods, or suthin'."
"Why, certainly, Mr.. Baker. [ knew
I could not be mistaken. I've seen you
in Elmira. Well, I'm real glad you've
come down. I'll see you again; good
bye" o.,
And, shaking the old mans hand with
great warmth, he hurried away.
Then the country traveller hugg9d his
arms over his breast, and seemed con-
vulsed with laughter.
"Oh, lawsm he soliloquized. "What
would t'ley say to hum, to hear me a. llyin''
like tha5? But how can man get rid O.
these heather without it?"
Then he continued in an undertone:
Now for the other feller. Guess it's
bout time for him to show up. Gosh!
here he comes"
A stylish-iooking business man ad-
vanced from the throng, and, addressing
him at once rs Mr.. Baker, cordially in
uuired how the folks were at home up in
Chemung. The old man said at once his
name was not Baker, and he didn't live
in Chemung. His name was briggs, and
he lived in Genesee county.
why" he continued, "you chaps
down here in New York must be goin'
crazy. Now, only two or three blocks
back I met your friend, and he thought
my name was Baker, too, and that I was
from Chemung."
And the old man laughed heartily.
But the other man didn't laugh. He
simply sremarked: "Beat, by George!"
andiwas speedily lost in the crowd.
The stranger sought and found a.re-
spectacle hotel. and as he closed the mar
ration to a friend in the butter trade, of
his first experience in New York, he re-
marked: .,
81 guess hain't read the papers all
these years for nothin':" m
And then, still looking like Sunday
school superintendent with pastoral pur-
suits, he registered his name. 1t is not
necessary to give it, but, in the interests
of morality, l grieve to say it was neither
briggs nor Baker.-American.
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Iowa Rattlesnakes.

A gentleman tells the New York Sun
some stories about rattlesnakes found Id
the vicinity of Mulleray, Iowa: He says
The children used to kill the snakes
and pull off their rattles. By tying a
thread around tie center Of the rattles,
making loop at each end OF the thread
and twisting it slowly around the fingers,
so that the thread would rub hard against
the flesh, the rattles would vibrate and
sound in remarkably natural manner.
In the districtschoo on the prairie there
was a Young woman Just from the East
who was dreadfully afraid of snakes, and
t was a cheerful habit of the young ones,
when they wanted a holiday, to get out
rattles behind their desks and set them
whirring. Why, they used to scare the
life out of that poor girl, who would
gather up her skirts and scoot for home
at the first rattle. The little scamps
used to vary their performance and rem
der 1t more realistic by leaving, dead
snakes around the schoolhouse. and CIV
ing it out that there was nest under the
floor.
There was q little Irishman, named
Tom Clancey, who worked for the inn
keeper, Litton, and who had reputation
as q snake catcher. His plan was to pin
the snakes head to the ground with a
forked stick, then to slip q loop over the
head, fasten it to his stick, and thus drag
his captive, squirming, home. l wanted
a live specimen of the timber rattler,
which is usually much larger than his
prairie cousin, and instead of being black
Is orange and black, and a decidedly ven
omous looking beast. One day Tommy
succeeded in capturing a big yellow fel-
low, with fifteen rattles, and was drag
in him home in high glee at the pros
pect of the five dollars had offered Tor
the reptile, when a fellow driving q
breaking team passed, and, as be passed,
struck the snake across the back with
his ten-foot OK whip. You know a light
blow will kill a rattler, and this blow
killed Tommy's captive. Well, you'd
better believe that Irishman was mad.
Whirling around, he lifted his stick, and,
using the big snake for lash, walloped
the teamster Justify. At first the fellow
returned the compliment with his OK
goad, but when he felt that clammy
snake flap around his face and neck once
cr twice his nerve went back. on him,
and he turned and ran, pursued by the
little Irishman, who whipped him with
the rattler as long as his breath held out.
Tommy afterward caught me another pig
snake, but not 50 big as the first, and |
had the pleasure of bringing him East
and presenting him to my brother-in.law,
who has weakness for that sort Of pet.
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Several German papers announce the
death of Herr Franz Kotz, parish priest
at Puchkirchen, in Styria. from 4 wound
caused by a steel pen. He had careless
habit Of leaving his pens in the ink
stand with the point sticking upward.
In replacing book on his writing-table
near the inkstand he inadvertently
struck with the palm of his hand rusty
pen thus sticking upward. The hand
was slightly wounded, but it seemed so
insignificant an affair that lie took no
heed. Next day, however, he felt seri-
ously i'll. and the doctor declared it was
Il casc ofblood poisoning. On the third
day the hand and arm were terribly
swollen. as high up as the shoulder. and,
after suffering great pain during eight
weeks, he died.
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ShadOW.EyideHce.
Swift DER the sunny grass
1 saw q shadow pass

Swift DER the sunny grass
saw shadow pass
With subtle charm;
So quick, so full of lite,
With thrilling JOY so rite,
started lest, unknown,
My step-ere it was flown
Had done it harm.
Why look up to the blue?
The bird was gone, l knew,
Far out of sight.
Steady, and keen Of wing,
The slight, impassioned thing,
Intent on a goal unknown,
Had held its course alone
In silent fight.
Dear little bird, and feet,
Flinging down at my feet
Shadow tor song:
More sure I am of thee.
Unseen, unheard by me
Than of some things felt and known
And guarded as my own
ALI my lie long.
Mary .Mapes Dodge, in Scribner.
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BY HUGH WILSON AND W. G. BENET.
"But are you not H. Browne?'
"My name is Honora Browne"

"My name is Honora Browne"
"Well, Miss Browne, since you leave to-
morrow. shall we continue our correspon-
dence ?" he asked. "Tell me, Nora, could
you love me little? Will you write and
tell me if l may love you for ever and aye?'
he whispered, Oliver having gone down to
look on at the game OF lawn tennis.
"Love me, Xantippe, a woman OF that
kind! Mr.. Elphinstone, you are laughing
at me-"
"Come, Nora mavourneen, that's unfair.
How could I guess that you were II.
Browne, whom l mistook for divers
mother? Come, dearest, forgive me. Our
acquaintance began with blow let us
perpetuate it with kiss"
And she obeyed.-Harpers Bazar.
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Iron.
Iron. s
A writer, whose ideas run in rhyme,
has the following to say of the useful

has the following to say of the usel
ness of iron: .s.r'
Iron vessels cross the ocean,
Iron engines give them motion;
Iron needles northward veerinS,
Iron tillers vessels steering,
Iron pipes our gas delivers, ~a1t
Iron bridges span our rivers;
Iron pens are used in writing, .6
Iron ink our thoughts indicting;
Iron stoves for cooking victuals,
Iron ovens, pots and kettles;
Iron horses draw our loads;
Iron rails compose our roadE. sv
Iron anchors hold in sands, ~
Iron bolts, and rods and bands
Iron houses, iron walls,
Iron cannon, iron sails;
Iron axes, knives and chains,
Iron augers, saws and planes;
Iron globules in our blood,
Iron particles in food;
Iron lightning rods and spires,
Iron telegraphic wires; ~
Iron hammers, nails and screws,
Iron everything we use 81,
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CHURCH STREET..


A-Nos - and 80 Worth street and o. and % Thomas
B-NoS - ami 90 Worth street. AMI co and IS Thoma,
street u total loss
t-Nos ~ and ~ worth street and 20 and - Thomas
street. whore the nrc broke out total luss
uNus Ut ami OS Worth street. total loss. aud "a and
70 Thomas street badly damaged.
Ell. IS Claims store, uninIured.
No one who was at the lrc at 1 o'clock this
morning was able TO even approximate the loss
in goods or in the buildings destroyed. or esti-
mate the original or the present value Of the
structures. The police estimate Of the loss was
81 100000. Not even guess was made at the
insurance.
The Metropolitan Elevated Railroad pronted
greatly hy the fire. Ono conductor on the last
downtown train at II o'clock said that the
travel for two hours was like that in the " rush
hours" Of the early morning and even
ing. Nearly five hundred tickets were
sold at the Fiiteth street station. and more than
400 at the Thirty-third street station. The last
train brought down n score Of persons bound
for the hre. among them being several women.
Mr. Jarvis Sladc OF East Thirty-eighth
street. an officer Of the real estate ass ociaiion
that owns the buildings. did not hear of the fire
untilhalf past II o'clock when he was pulling Us
boots OF preparatory 10 going to his bed. He
then hurried 10 the fire. 10 find the fremrn on
the roof Of the building at the corner of Church
street. throwing rolls Of carpet and great bales
OF goods into the sloppy streets. some Of them
scorched, and others ruined by water.
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PLIIFORM IND SrIGE
Miss Anna Dickinson. Aner IL Long Interval,
Again ON the Former.

t,l,tf.rp, tr Cnio.lrire, HAIL Inst ,v,,.', M
D" ''. "' ~ ''- ''''' '"'' "- "'
o'l''h' LomlhHl} l9ohlh- very huh rs size
used %. Herdark wuNy hair was parted on tho
l, .ii. amt ,l.l ,,,,.,rl n,1 i,o,l,, ,,,.rl .,,
Lcr forehead until il looked as IL she had
boon walking barchculrl in tho tooth Of
,,,t, L.,..,r.,.o ,.,..,.... lr,-s.f s.., r,.,,.
mH'l'hI' W.ih r.N@ll'u'u5 ruil' ol Whiie
running around the neck and down the front
n'.i WAY io @ @lnr Waie N enc UAlne IoMh nearer
49, Wnjtgikai lee. 49, thnn@b sbo vy,'ro t'ro.,,.b
inr In nor hnnd she hoij n lon narrow ma
tnir ~. H., II, tb,t r..',nii.d ti, ,,@ss IL
yb1H aro the conna,,i,', iinl Lot,yS,,n ,,ar
and his butcher. i,ud Syi,iis suNakine s6o re-.
,"'rtiy r rroJ IN MI, nv, - ,,r ft..l
yoS ,r ,rii i ,,s NE NE ~, a
ON ne.n,Int ~ tb.' disfurl,lncn crca,ni Lv ihe
t,riv ,r,i,l 4 r,,,, ,,l' I.l s..',,r',.i , ~. ',
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NAVE THEr BEEN sHOTY
A Report that Two spauIards Have been
rnt to nenth In shn DomIngo.

Private letters received in this city say
that schors V. Perez and NJ NJ. Morcnau tho
two men recently taken from the Spanish
steamer Mauueia at Porto Plata. sun Domingo.
were shot on the day Of thcir arrest They took
passage at Ponce. Porto Rico for St
Jago dc Cuha. Tho steamer had no
sooner anchored I'm tho horhor oi Porto
l.h thon the Governor notified The CaIitn
not 90 Iut Go s'H without PERMISSION. soon
ar rWurd the two Spanards. who had form ry
ro-ii.l Boo san Domingo, wern tak'n ol ly
armed men. Toe Can tain and other lri.-eugcrs
protested, hut the spanish Consul said tiio two
men would not be hsrmed. Spanish man-uf-
war WIS Seni from Havana 20 compel their re-
icn-e. II they have really been put to death. the
Nillllr Is a hnrlnus ono
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sho, b, M. WHO. rormer snIior.

pursuvH1H. Jan. l7.-Oh Thursiry night
Mr. charlotte Jacoby, who. under her maiden name OF
charlotte McAcc.e. was once woll known As an oarswo
man. sut rowcd in Il iamou, scullns match On the Mo
nou-.hcla n 1871. made an appointment TO meet Fran
cl, Small notorious hic who has tccu In the renten
tary for burslaty, at a low saloon IN this city.
The couple were drinking wine a back room, when
Nch.las Jacu'v. the womqu's husband. came
m A n-'t ou-unl Tnc men were .cltrai0 a nni ia
c Dos Hi his viir lr.t tho saloon nu4 walked toward
hun.. 1hcv u0Hrfrlti liit'rly iut 'i uHt com" 10
lpU. Al tIc corner 90 tlid avenue and Chestnut
s'r uIu Daul Dut IIUm lrllui porch, stDpiri up
tnIlDD.v. Gud s4, nr A.g llNc get l.i me wrong
llrt. l.r,N IIar rrtlftr ut if.i Y, l.ft -iic and
s.HtNintlHl. .if 200 .u rho unssr of tlercyuveT
Co-e co. iar D., at thc il,i burned ic la his
coat iit vf. rtII..i liH |.r nui Whom the police
cNur slc woods ut rl WHO dit l.r -h 'las ior some
tilr AZ i-t wont ltIOrt f hHrnr ilnl -wuic that
30 WIS liHHk ,H.I who vas ARRESTED nul is now 10
.I Sf v.,tntl-c' c' o. tlc w %, 800 fnr several years
c'tu vhI" he was iu the pcmtvuuaIy JacVuy viii
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THE ANGLO-AF0HdN VAR.
british Troops In Candnhar-The Afghan
Army In Cnbui DI.orEnnized.

LONDON, Jan. IA despatch from Cam
dahar. dated Jan. 8. says: The sun is set
ting. and the last troops OF the nd
vance OF Gen. Stewards and Gen. Bid
dulphs forces have filed out Of the Cabul gate
OF Candahar. Crowds OF people are lining tho
streets and covering the roofs 10 witness the
magnificent procession OF men and horses, nll
looking. however. in hard-working condition.
Not shot was fred. nor did any coDhc'enps Of
any kind occur prior TO entering the city. We
have captured the post arriving from llerat for
Mir Aizul, late Governor OF Ghuznee. and
khclati Ghilzai is reported to be without n
gnrrison;. 1t is reported that anarchy prevails
AZ Cahul."
CALCUTTA. Jan. 1G.-An Official despatch says
.lnt hOnl7'ni' ciicl7 u, ,lhlich l. 1yreatr us
induced them g. withdraw. The Ghilmi chiefs
ARE urging Nukooh Khan TO make friends with
the British. Afghan dc~ertcrs confirm tho re-
ports 81 the disorguni2atlon OF their army.
There Ind boon -light uar1uding disturbances
in the kholuk Pass. hut the maraudcrs were
punished.