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gospel, and, unlike those from the
Oxford and Cambridge Bibles, could
not be tainted with heterodoxy.
Another matter greatly conduced to
thesuccess of these Bibles-the bind.
ing Hitherto all the Bibles had been
bound with open backs; stiff, unyield.
y Ing, easily broken, and not adapted to lie
open. Mr.. bagster introduced fiexi-
bic tight back: and by sewing the
sheets with very thin thread, or with
silk. secured strength while preserving
tlexibility. The modern Turkey mo.
rocco, now so common, was then but
little known. We have been informed
that he not only used the Turkey
grain, but for some years prepared
seal-sk1ns, and that most of the covers
SO much admired for the ''pinhead''
grain were really seal-skin and not
morocco. Many of the books were
most daintily ''blind.tooled'' by hand.
He did not approve of gilt Bibles, and
it was not until some years after his
death that gilt Bibles were sent out
from his establishment. SiDgularly
enough the authorized presses did not
for some years make any attempt to
supply the want pointed out by
Bagster. 1t was not till 1885 that the
Oxford Pearl Reference Bible appear.
ed and about Is months later similar
edition from the queens printers.
Since then there has been plenty Of
competition both in England and in
Scotland.
After attaining a good old ago
Samuel Bagster was gathered to his
fathers and his sons reigned in his
stead. They i'll turn have given place
to his grandson, Robert Bagster, who
now carries on the business.
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The Women of MONTENEGRO.

n correspondent of the "Londoll
Standard" says: The Montenegrin
woman takes an equal share of labor
with the man at field work, and she
does all the carrying, In travel here
one engages horse to ride and a
woman for the baggage. Only those
who have neither wife, mother, daugh.
ter, nor dependent female relation
shoulder burdens as Il common thing.
Transport by animals also is q depart
ment Of female occupation. Coming
from Cettinje here, one meets pack
horses, mules, donkeys, going up in
drOves. with Il gang of women follow
ing. Tremendous weights they carry
slung by straps that cross the upper
chest. and US they 60 they knit or spin.
These jewellers by the frontier are
much better looking than the unmixed
race of the interior. but not less hardy.
strong and independent. They have
no shame or hesitation in begging, and
universal mendicancy on the part of
women and girls must, imagine, have
it's influence on morality. In leaving
Montenegro. the traveller carries with
him deep regard and admiration for
the galIantry, the manliness and the
shrewd intelligence of this strange PEG.
pie. He is constrained to wish them
well and to hope that they will acquire
means TO live at peace hereafter.
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MWantAd to RnoN.0


Whether false ringlets can be properly
described Is "curls Of smoke.".
Whether . row in . rookery deserves
the definition of caws and effect"
Whether tho sailor who wanted to
know. what time it was has gone to sea.
Whether misnaming = baby at q
christening may be called turning rite
into wrong.
Whether the plainest woman alive,
when she reaches the age Of II, will be
pretty old one.
Whether it is not preferable to fall
out with your banker than to lose your
balance with him.
Whether when horse takes his meals
he has them at his table.
Whether sweepstakes are sootable
food for sweeps?
Whether when you give q child bal
it will be likely to give you q ba,vl.
Whether dumb man always keeps
his word.
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The Death Of Tompk,ns' Mother.

The gentleman of this city who was
30 absent-minded that he put his UNI
brella to bed and stood in the corner
himself all night has furnished another
illustration of mental wool-gathering.
He came home late the other evening
and his wife asked him where he had
been. .eBeen down TO Tompkins' house;
his mother is dead" said he, sleepily.
This was accepted as sufficient ex-
c1lse ut the time, but was hardly regard
ed G such tho next morning It the
breakfast-table, when the wife; alluded
TO poor old Mrs, Tompkins. I" What's
the matter with: her? said Dreomthorp.
pausfng, with his codeecup half raised
to his mouth. why, she's dead, You
silly fellow, answered his vis-arvis. us
she? replied the unconscious husband.
when did che die?--Exchange,
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fairy, whose lordly castle and lands
were now his possession: He never
desired to return to his poor fisher
mans cottage, or to his comrades, who,
as they still passed along the stream
and saw no more of the gigantic rock,
used to relate how the Stone Fairy
must have allured the youth; and with
him and the rock gone down to the
bottom of the stream.
But Hellmuth reigned for many
years over the fortunate land that
Angela had brought him as a bridal
gift, and all his subjects honored and
loved him, for he was wise, just and
virtuous king.-1ranslated from the
German by George Ho,otand.
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LABELLE DlNR.

''She's faded somewhat, = say tho critics 4. :
Who knew her In earlier days, :
When maidenhood's radiant beauty
Brought 80 many tributes Of praise,
" The daughter is fairer," they whisper,
Impressed by youths freshness and grace;
But think the loveliest lady -.
Is she with the calm mother. face.
Thrugh G0ldilock's curls may shine brighter
And silver hair CLEAN like Z crown, !,
hold there Is nothing more bonny
Than her glossy tresses Of brown.
Her family lined forehead seems fairer
Than many q smooth brow of youth,
For hers shows q beauty far rarer-
The impress of pureness and truth. I
Her eyes DER my heart have power
All bright eyes Of maidens above;
They healtk Of the treasure long for p,
A wealth Of sweet mOtherly love.
No young mothers eyes half express this,
For love must look from them for years
In tender and constant devotion,
Ere this blessed beauty appears.
her smile falls on me,-and my cyclids
Are wet with a hot, sudden mist
50 like Is she then to the mother
Whose dead, smiling lips have kissed!
Q beautiful face! While I render
The homage to loneliness due,
own that its chief charm to me, il
The mothcrly heart that shines through.
-Emtltc Poulsson in Golden Rrlt
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.lDRkAMOEAUTUNN.
Mellow hazes lowly trailing

Mellow hazes lowly trailing
Der the wood and meadow, yelling
somber skies, with swallows sailing,
~, Sailor.lik to foreign lands;
{ And the north wind overlapping
Summers brink, and dood-ike sweeping
Wrecks of roses where the weeping
Willows swing their helpless hands.
- Haunted high, like torches hinging
Flakes of fame and embers, spriuging
From the vale the trees stand swinging
In the morning atmosphere;
While In dead'ning lands the lowing
OF the cattle, sadder growing,
Fills the sense to overlooking
With the sorrow of the year.
Fields Of ragged stubble, tangled
With rank weeds, and shocks of tangled
Corn, with crests like vet plumes dangled
Der the harvest's battle plain;
=: And the sudden whirl and whistle
OF the quail that, like missile,
Whizzes over thorn and thistle,
And, a missile, drops again.
Mun1ed voices hid in thickets
= Where the redbird stops to stick its
Rudy beak between the pickcts
OF the truant's rustic. trap;
And sound of laughter ringing
Where, within the wild vine swinging,
Climb Bacchante's scoolmates finging
Purple clusters in her lap.
Rich as wine the sunset flashes
Round the titled world, and dashcs
Up the sloping west and splashes
Its red foam against the sky,
Till my dreams of autumn, paling
In the splcndor all prevailing,
Like swallow leaf goes sailing
Down the silence solemnly.
Down the silence solclnnly.
JONES ". Riley.
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IN A BEAR CAVE,
Jerry Greening Has a Terrific Fight
With a Great Big Beast.
(Honcsdale PENN Special Correspondence
the Times, November 24th.]

| ldOneSOale (fenn special Correspondence OF
the Times, November 24th.]
The details of all adventure in the
wilds of Pike County have just reached
this place. Jerry Greening is one of the
Oldest and most skillful hunters in
Pennsylvania, and his adventures with
wildcats, bears and deer are pretty
we'll known in this part Of the country.
n few days ago, just before the cold
snap, Jerry started out on a grand bear
hunt, taking with him provisions for a
tWO-cays' stay. The first out he killed
a fine four-pronged buck, which he
! dressed and hung up ina tree out of
the reach of wild animals. He built a
fire short distance from where he had
hung the buck, and after eating a
hearty supper rolled himself up in his
blanket, with his feet to the fire, and
and was soon asleep. In the middle Of
the night he was awakened by 4 loud
noise and turning over noiselessly on
his side he discovered a large bear
trying to pull the buck out of the tree.
Jerry grabbed his rifle and after taking
careful aim fired. The bear gave 4
loud growl and galloped off in the
underbrush. In the morning Jerry
saw blood stains on the gaound, and
after following the tracks some dis
lance he came to the entrance ola cave
i'll some rocks. In front Of this cave
saw large pool of blood, and the hunt
er was convinced that his game was
with IN. lie procured a pine knot, out
of which he made a torch, and, after
the manner of Isreal Putnam, he en-
tered the cave. The entrance was
small and he was obliged to creep in on
his hands and knees, but as he advanced
the opening grew larger and larger,
until finally he could stand upon his
feet. He was advancing cautiously
when he heard a terrific growl, and
before he could draw his rifle the bear
sprang upon him from behind large
bowler, knocking him down and inf1ict.
ing severe wound in the shoulder
with her claws. The torch which
Jerry carried was extinguished and
the old hunter was left to fight for his
life in total darkness. He succeeded
in reaching his hunting knife and
dealt the bear several vigorous blows
in the neck and side with the weapon.
The blood from the animals wound
spurted into Jerry's face, nearly blind.
ing him. The bear released her hold
and made for the mouth of the cave.
Jerry followed, but in the darkness
WIS unable to find his rifle. He pur-
sued the bear, and just outside the
cave another hand-to-hand conflict
took place. The struggle lasted about
half an hour, and iafter the bear had
succeeded in nearly stripping Greening
of all his clothing and had inflicted
several more wounds she was dispatch
ed: Jerry got another pine knot and re-
entered the cave and procured his rifle.
In the furthest corner of the cave he
found two little cubs. not larger than
kittens, which he took home with him
to raise as pets. The floor of the cave,
Greening says, was literally covered
with bones.
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Bagste1's Bibles.
From the London BOOKSHELF

IRON Tic London Bookseller.
Some IS or SO years ago, Samuel
Bagster, then thriving bookseller
and publisher in the strand, discover.
ed the want of small pocket refer.
ence Bible and set about supplying
the want. At that time the Bible
was close monopoly, not only in
England, but also in Scotland and
Ireland. In England the kings print.
er and the two universities alone were
permitted to print Bibles. Sir David
Hunter Blair had a similar right for
Scotland and Mr.. GriersOn for Ireland.
But it had been settled that the patent
did not extend to Bibles printed with
notes. Mr.. Bagster having decided
upon the plan of his book, set to work
by engaging some compositors and
turning one Of his top rooms into a
printing office. He was himself a
good biblical scholar. but he also had
the assistance. we believe, of Mr..
Greenfield, and being intimate with
DR.. Lee of Cambridge, had the benefit
of his advice when needed. From
DIR. Lee he got a well-known motto,
"Multe terricstis iingue cGiestiaus
una,' which may be rendered, "On
earth there are many Languages; in
heaven only one.'' The references
were mainly selected and all verified;
the work went on slowly, and was,
no doubt, printed sheet by sheet. as
composed, and the type distributed.
Those were not days when large edi-
tiOns were printed by machinery.
Hand presses only were in use. and
1000 was considered a good edition,
and 1000 very large one. The pap-
er, thin, Opaque and tough. was proba-
bly, made by John Dickinson, then a
young man, who. having given great
attention to chemistry and to the
manufacture of paper by machinery,
was pushing his way toward the fame
which he eventually obtained. The
Bible came out and was an immediate
success. 1t was different from any
other. There were diamond, pearl.
ruby and minion "a no. Bibles in
market already; but they were all
thick dumpy volumes, and they had no
references. The smallest reference
Bible was Cambridge medium octave.
and royal Octavos Of the other two
presses; but no pocket reference
Bible. Bagter's was thin. compact
volume. just suited for pocket use.
Another favorable circumstance
occurred about this time. 4 violent
controversy arose about the use of the
Apocrypha in Bibles, and the Bible
society decided not to circulate any
containing the Apocrypha. It was
discovered that in the Bibles in COM
mon use there were numerous REFER
ences to the apocryphal books. and
still worse, that the Cambridge medium
Bible contained references to the
prayer book also. This finished mat
ters. A standing order was made
that the Bible society would not only:
not circulate the Apocrypla, but.
would not circulate any references
thereto. It was at this time that
Bagster's Bible made it's appearance. :.
and for minister to be seen with one
in his pocket was sufficientttG mark-
him as a Protestant and an evanaEica]:
both he and his congregation were con.
WINGED that the quotations made were
genuine-that they were the pure
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A GREAT MANY SNAKES.
Retaining Their Reputation for Livel
D0ings to tho Close Of the Season,

Retaining Their Reputation for Lively
Doings to the Close Of the. Season.
While workmen were opening a
spring at Rahn's Station, Penn. they
found fifty .one snakes secreted there
in, where they were hid for the winter.
The largest was four feet long.
A colored man at Parsons, Kansas,
saved his life by his quick motion of
his gun. a snake, eight feet in length
and twelve inches in diameter, was
about to attack him, when a charge
of shot silenced him.
Jacob Francisco, with some friends,
unearthed fourteen copperhead snakes
near CarrOltOn Ky., and was bitten by
one of them. His body swelled to an
enormous size, and, although kent
dosed with medicines, he suffered
much until his death.
Capt. O. A. Herne's construction
party at Arlington, Ga, went into
their tent at night and were greeted
by the rattling of a dozen or more
snakes. The cook found one in his
bed waiting company. Capt. Horne
had his men fall into line, each one
armed with stout fence rail, and
marched to more agreeable place
for the balance of the term.
When John Skeil of Hickory town
| ship, Pa, met snake in the woods
that was eight feet in length, he be.
came charmed and found it impossible
to remove his eyes from the dazzling
orbs of the monster. Finally he be
came unconscious and fell to the
ground. The snake Immediately
coiled itself about the body, but the
arrival of Mr.. Skeil's son saved his
life. The reptile was shot, but Skeil
lies at home in a very critical con
dition. >
Jacob Terwilliger, farmer in the
mountains near Kingston, tells a
rattlesnake yarn that is exllilerating,
! While gathering apples he fell into 4
bed of lattlesnakes. More than one
of the snakes attacked him before he
regained his feet, and one was fast.
ened in his clothing. His twelve.
iyear-old son, who was near, was OF
little help. but Terwilliger got rougl,
stick and attacked the snakes. In less
than all hour he killed eight rattle.
snakes, the largest measuring five feet.
and having II rattles. lie was bit
twice, but says whiskey saved him
and that it isn't bad for any kind OF
illness.
When Hans Wigcr, German
butcher of Harrison, Ark, awoke
from his little nap Ivy the roadside. lie
was terrified to find Il rattlesnake OF
the diamond species coiled about each
leg. and both looking him hungrily i'll
the face. He dropped back and lay as
one dead, and went into Il swoon
How long he remained in that
predicament is hard to tell. but some.
time after dark both snakes uncoiled
themselves, and after crawling under
his neck and around his head several
times. moved quietly away. Wiger
made tracks for the nearest house and
fell fainting. After some trouble he
was revived, but it was found that
during his lying still blood had oozed
from his mouth, and his hair, which
he said was before raven black. had al.
most an iron.gray cast.
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THE DEPTHsOF DEGRADATION
A Cleveland Father Tears the Dead Body Of
His Daughter From the Grave and Sells 1t
For Rum.

A Cleveland Father Tears the Dead Body of
His Daughter From the Grave and Sells 1t
For Rum.
Cleveland Leader
A highly respected physician is au-
thority for the following story of al.
most unbelievable depravity. An old
man in this city depends for support
upon the work of his daughter-his
only child. He was not worthy of
that support, for he was slave to
that most hideous of harsh masters
the whisky bottle, He made no effort
to earn all honest living for himself,
although able of limb and sound of
mind, but was an almort constant
dweller at whisky shops and loafing
corners. His daughter went out to
sew and her father compelled her
every day to give him quarter to buy
liquor. With that money he always
went out evenings to blow his coin,
his health and his drains into whisky
jugs, leaving his child
TIRED AND FEARFUL
in frequently cold dark house. BY
her toll she secured a sewing machine
and did her sewing at home. She did
everything in her power to draw her
father out from the folds of the mon.
ster that with 4 thousand arms was
dragging him down. The neighbors
reasoned with him and scolded him,
but to no avail. He regularly slept in
a gutter or crawled home from some
saloon in the morning, to bear the poor
girl the sight of''the old man drunk
again."
One day when all the streets of
Cleveland were covered with ice, the
daughter slipped and fell near the
Public Square. She was picked up
badly injured and carried to one of the
hospitals. Her fall was to much for
her frail system, weakened and run
down by mceasing toll, poor food,
cherries
| DAYS AND NIGHTS or SORROW.
For several days she tossed in fever,
and although kindly cared for, she fin.
ally died. The father missed her dai-
ly pittance for his rum, and pawned
the sewing machine to buy liquor.
The poor dead girl was buried
quietly, no one going to the paupers'
graveyard except the undertaken and
the father. The ladies who lived
neighbors to the girl made a beautiful
wreath to he put upon the coffin, and
gave it to the father to be placed there
in the grave. That wreath he sold
for liquor.
At night, when the rum cravings
came Oh the strongest, the old man
secured horse and wagon, drove tc
the grave where his dead daughter
was buried, dug up the earth,
| TORE THE EVACUATED BODY
from it's resting place, and conveyed il
away to the storage room of medical
college. He sold it there for miser.
able pittancc-a few dOllars-witll
which again he went to kneel down
before the frightful idol, to whom he
had offered up health, happiness,
home. his only child and his own soul.
Humanity 50 sunk is happily seldom
seen.
With the price of his faithful daugh.
ter's body that man, the physician
says. is even now debaltching himself.
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A Poor Memory.

A painter of celebrity in Paris, when
his first wife-he has now married
another-was sick unto death, was in
formed by her of her great fear of be-
ing buried alive, and thereupon prom
ised to make IN incision in her neck
when he thought her dead. He, how
ever, failed to reco]lect it. Some
months after he was dining with q
friend and paying court to the one he
wished to make successor to tho de.
ceased one. Ont Of . brown study, he
suddenly exclaimed, by Jove! I forgot
to cut my wife's throat" Il needed
long explanations before the other took
him.
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Putlt to RranE:

At time when the community is flooded
with SO many unworthy devices and concoc-
tions, it is refreshing to find one that is benetl-
cial and pure. So conscious are the proprietors
of Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
of the worth of their remedy, that they offer
all who desire trial bottle free Of charge. This
certainly would be disastrous to them did not
the remedy possess the remarkable curative
qualities claimed. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption will positively cure Asthma,
Bronchitis, Stubborn Coughs, Colds, Phthisic,
Quinsy, Hoarscness, Group, or anv affection Of
the throat and lungs. AS you value your ex-
istence give this wonderful remedy trial hy
calling on any druggist and obtaining trial
bottle free of cost, or regular size bottle for
e1.00. For sale ut wholesale by GRAY & Hof-
film, Minneapolis.
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Tickling causes laughter, but when doe
tor.tickles person out of s225 or $50 for cure
of contracted private disease without doing
any good. the laugh does not come in the right
place. The same person writes to s. Black
ford, 146 West Third street, st. Paul, MIMI,
to send him bottle of Dr.. Halliday's Blood
Purifier and a package of DR.. Halliday's Wasl,
and Injection, which only cost him three dol
lars for the lot, and cures himself in no time,
then is where the laugh comes in, to see how
foolish lie had been on the start.
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The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tet-
ter, Chapped Hands, Chilblaius. Corns, and
all kinds OF Skin Eruptiobs. This salvo is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in ev-
cry case or money refunded. Price 26 cents
per Box. For sale at wholesale by Gray &
Hofiin, Minneapolis.
The improvideat man is hard to kill.
because he won't Gle worth a cent.
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daily Chicago Times.1

Mr.. George Barnes. of: Bagnall l.
Barnes, South Water street, said that
bis wife had been q severe sufferer
with neuralgia for years, and had tried
many remedies in vain. St. Jacobs
Oil is the only thing that brought her
relief. ".:. =. =
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A WITNESS in case before Judge
Quarles, of Nashville, Tenn, declared
he did not believe in God, heaven or
hell, whereupon the Judge ruled his
testimony out of the court.
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A cHAsM that often separates friends
-Sar- casnl.
Il Physician of Great Prom, imeuce

Il Physician Of Great Prom thence
in Thirty-sixth street, New York city, was un.
able to even help Mr.. Vim. Mckee, Of Pattcr-
son, n. j., suffering the agonics always at
tendant upon diseased kidneys. As al honcat
man and practitioner lie prescribed and cured
him by using one bottle of Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure
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A MILLION bottles of CAKDoL1SE, a deodor-
lied extract Of petroleum, will produce new
hair on million bald heads, which is some
thing that no other preparation ever discovered
will do.
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kalamazoo Mich Daily Gazette. !

kalamazoo (Mich.) Daily Gazcttc.]
It is All unprecedented success, said
Mr.. Chas. S. D'Arcambal, the we'll.
known Burdick House druggist, when
asked for his views in regard to the
st. Jacobs Oil; it is highly extolled,
and is giving general satisfaction.