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Norman Horses.

New YoRI, Aug. 1.-THE largest
lot of Norman horses ever imported
into this country arrived Saturday.
The lot is composed of fifty-six stall
lions, five mares, fourteen yearlings
and forty yearling colts, 100 in all.
Ten were consigned to Elmer
Hull, and 40 to f, Dillon e. Co.,
Bloomingdale, Ill. Two horses died
on the voyage and one died on the
wharf after being landed. The
steamer went at once to the Penn
sylvania Railroad wharyes, Jersey
City, and the horses were soon trans
ferred to twenty-three cars, three be-
ing put in each end of 4 car, with
the heads toward the door. They
were shipped to Illinois for breeding
purposes. Most of the animals were
OF a handsome mottled gray color,
and several jet black. The horses
weighed from 1000 to over 2,00C
pounds. They cost in France $500
to 81 200 each.
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TACT.

Ii was once Causeur's good for
tune TO spend few days in the mod
est home of u friend OF slender
means, a home that was all that its
owner could afford to make it, yet
lacked many things that would
have made it more comfortable and
convenient. During Causeur's stay
two guests were entertained Mt tea,
both of ,lcm men of means and
wide acc iaintance, accustomed to
all the lu,.ury that wealth can give.
But they were widely different in
their behavior. The first dwelt
upon the fact that the house was
in an out-of-the-way place and that
there were few or no neighbors. At
the table he told of the delicious tea
he had drank at the house of one
friend, of the rich tea service he had
seen upon the table of another, of
the rare old china that was used in
his own household, and of the dain-
ty meals he had eaten from ii. In
the cramped little sitting-room after
tea he sat by the stove and talked
of the delights of an open wood fire,
of his enjoyment of rare and costly
books and pictures, and of the 20
other things that the host, Of whose
hospitality he had partaken, did
not and could not possess. When
he had gone it was clear, although
nothing was said that his visit had
cost pain, that it had made the wife
feel her limited circumstances more
keenly than ever and cast a shadow
over her husband. The next even
ing came the other visitor. He
brought good cheer in his very face.
The room, he said, felt SO warm and
comfortable after his walk which,
he added, was just the thing to give
a man a good appetite for supper.
At the table he spoke of everything
that was nice, congratulated his host
upon having such snug little home,
apologized for eating SO much, but
couldn't help it, because it was so
good and tasted so 'homelike, lik
ed the old black teapot because it
was Just like the one his mother had
when he was a boy. and told his
hostess, who was all smiles and
happy as queen, that she ought
to thank her stars that she had no
gas or furnace to ruin the flowers
that made her room look so cheer
ful. After tea he insisted that the
children should not be sent to bed
Just yet, said he wanted to tell them
a story, as he did and when he had
done, and had kissed them good
night, they trudged off up stairs
with beaming faces, under the guild
ance of Il mother who felt that Il
real ray of sunshine had entered
her home, making it better and
happier.
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Twenty square Miles OF Wheat

The poetry of the harvest field re-
written. a correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, writing from the
Dalrymple farm, in California, fur
nishes the rough material for one
canto.
"Just think, "he says, "of a sea
of wheat containing. twenty
square miles-13,000 acres-rich,
ripe, golden the winds ripping
over it. As far as the eye can see
there is the same golden sunset hue.
Far away on the horizon you behold
an army sweeping along in grand
procession. Riding on to meet it
YOU see a major general on horse
back-the superintendent two
brigadiers on Observation-Disclosures.
No swords flash in the sunlight, but
their weapons are monkey wrenches
and hammers. No brass band,
no drum beat or shrill note of the
fife, but the army moves on-a
solid phalanx of twenty-four self
binding greapers-to the music of its
own machinery. At one sweep, in a
twinkling, a swathe ofone hundred
and ninety-two feet has been cut
and bound-the reaper tossing the
bundles almost disdainfully into the
air-each binder doing the work OF
six men. In all there are one hun
dred and fifteen self-binding reapers
at the work. During the harvest
about four hundred men are en-
ployed, and during the threshine
six hundred.
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knocked from "a Mule.

A little colored boy in Macon
county 5. c., was sent by his en-
ployer, one day last week, to drye
UP some cattle. and while he Was
returning home with the cattle
some five head--a severe rain be-
gan to fall. The who was on a
mule, and all of the cattle gathered
up under 4 large oak for shelter.
While there a flash of lightning
shivered the tree, killed the mule,
knocked the little negro about twen-
ty feet off from it, and killed all the
cattle. The little fellow was only
stunned, and as soon as he recover
ed, made his way as fast as possible
to his master; and with terror de-
picted in his face, told him that
while he was under de tree to keep
out of de rain, de debble run down
it in streak of fire, frowed him
from he mule, and den killed all
de cattle and mule and run off wild
dem."
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Don't Use Big Words.

In promulgating your esoteric
cogitation, or articulating your su-
perfcial sentimentalities and AMIGA
bic, philosophical or psychological
observation, beware Of platitudin-
Gus ponderosity. Let your conver-
vational communications possess a
clarified conciseness, a compact
comprehensibleness, coalescent con-
sistency, and a concatenated cogen-
ey. Eschew all conglomerations of
fatulent garrulity, jeiue babblement
and assinine alterations. Let your
extemporaneous descantings and
unprecedented expatiations have
intelligibility and veracious vivaci-
ty, without rhodomondate or thra-
sonical bombast. Seduslously
avoid all polysallabic proiundity,
pompous prolixity, psittaceous va
Guilty, ventriloquial verbosity, and
vaniloquent vapidity. Shun double
ententes, prurient jocosity, and pest
iferous profanity. obscurant or APP
parent. In other words, talk plain
ly, briefly, naturally, sensibly, truth
fully, and purely. Keep from
slang" don't put on airs ; say
what you mean; mean what you
say. And don't use big words.
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Fatal Explosion.

DENVER, Col, August 16.-Ad-
vices from Gunnison City report
that last Thursday, at Caraco Il
Fay's mining camp, twenty-eight
miles from Gunnison, two men
were instantly killed and two fatal
ly mangled by an explosion of nj
tro-glycerine. Fivei men were pre-
pairing a blast, when the charge OF
glycerine prematurely exploded. L.
Sweeny was blown into the stream,
and the body was not recovered.
1t is supposed to be buried under
the rocks thrown up by the explo-
sion. Feeze (colored) was instantly
killed, and his body badly mangled
Two others, whose names are un-
known, were terribly mangled and
will die. The other man escaped
unhurt.
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LITTLE Rock, Ark, August IL
A special from Fort Smith to the
Gazette says: "A letter received here
to-day by the United States Mar
shall Dill, from Waldron, gives the
following partic ulars of a horrible
double murder in the Choctaw Ma
ton, a few miles west of that place.
On Friday night William Massin-
gale was guest at the house OF
John Stewart, and was to remain
there all night. About nine O'Clock
James Hobbs, a white man, and Ed.
Fulsom, a Choctaw, came TO Stew
arts house and shot him seven
times. Massingaie started to run,
when one of the assassins shot
him in the back, killing him in
stantly. They then beat him on
the head Until it was horribly crush
ed and mutilated."
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Ending OF an Old Fcud.

CYNTHIANA, KY, August 15.-At
Lees Lick, Harrison county, on
Saturday, James Carol was riding
by the residence of Charles NJ.
Smith, and, meeting the latter in
the road, made an offensive remark
about him, which Smith overheard,
and angrily called upon Carroll to
repeat. Carroll Immediately dis
mounted, and a wordy quarrel en-
sued between the two men, which
Smith shortly terminated by firing
three shots into Carroll's body kill
ing him instantly. Smith is thirty
years old.and Carroll was sixty-fve.
The latter, it appears, did not use
any weapons. The tragedy is the
end of an old feud.
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The Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmour,
Cleveland, Ohio; Chas. s. Strick-
land, ESQ, 8 Boylston street, Boston,
Mass; Capt Paul Boynton, the
World Renowned Swimmer; Prof.
c. o. Dupleseis, Manager Chicago
Gymnasium, Chicago, III; w. II.
Wareing, Esq. Asst. General Super
intendent, New York Post Office
Hon. Thomas l.. James, Postmaster,
New York; Stacey Hill, Esq Nj.
Auburn Inclined Plane Railroad,
Cincinnati, Ohio, are among the
myriads who have experienced the
beneficial effects of that most re-
markable remedy, st. Jacobs Oil,
and who have testified to its efficacy
in unqualified terms.-Pitsburgh
Commercial Gazette.
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/ Jubilee i'm Kansas.

LAWRENCE, August 1S.-The great
musical jubilee opened here to-day
was n grand success. Fully four
thousand singers are camped on the
ground, and every train brings hun
dreds more. All the celebrated ar
fists promised are here. The West
ern Nation Fair Association will en-
tertain the editors of the State and
their wives tomorrow and Sat
urday. Over two hundred have
announced that they viii be here.
All the hotels are full, and the peo-
pie are throwing open their houses,
and all who come will be hospita-
bly entertained.
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Our representative lately learned
the following from Mr.. Carl Sieg-
mund, Cor. Congress and Washing
ton streets: My daughter suffered
from Rheumatism to such an extent
that it crippled her, rendering her
unable to walk at all. We consult
ed many physicians and used all
kinds OF medicine, but in vain. At
last st. Jacobs Oil effected the hap
piest result. 1t cured my daughter.
Ypsiatnti, (Mich.,) Commercial.
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Terrible Explosion.

PoTrsTowN, August 49, While
five men were working in an ore mine
200 feet deep at Warwick, Chester
county, yesterday, keg OF powder
in being hoisted TO the top of the
shaft fell from the basket, and
alighting below was exploded, by a
spark from a miners candle. All
of them were injured, one of them,
Theodore Miller, probably fatally.
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Fatally Burned.

READING. August ia twelve
year old daughter of Benjamin Fit
terling was roasted to death this
morning in Brecknock township,
this couty. She used coal oil in
starting a slow fire. The can burst
ed, and an explosion followed, and
the girl was instantly enveloped In
flames. She died in great torture
and agony in her mothers presence,
the mother having also been severe
ly burned in trying to smother the
flames. The child had frequently
seen her parents using the oil in the
same manner. The house was de-
stroyed.
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Experience the Best Guide.

The constant practice most wo-
men have in caring for the sick
makes them often more skillful
than physicians in selecting medi-
cine. The reason why women are
everywhere using and recommend
ing Parker's Ginger Tonic is, be-
cause they have learned by that
best of guides = experience-that
this excellent family medicine speed
ily overcomes dependency, periodi-
cal headache, indigestion, liver COM
plants, pain or weakness in the
back and kidneys, and other trou-
bles peculiar to the sex.-Home
Journal. See adv.
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Hanging on n Fence.

New YORK, August 17.-An un-
known man about fifty years of age,
was found hanging from the fen ce
on Seventh avenue, between One
hundred and thirty-third and One
hundred and thirty-fourth streets,
early this morning. He was dead, and
had apparently committed suicide.
The body was sent to the .morgue.
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Harvesting i'm Minnesota

ST. PAUL, MINI, August H.
Crop reports from all sections on
the line of the ST Paul, Minneapolis
and Manitoba road indicate harvest
ing is about finished. The condi-
ton is entirely satisfactory. The
yield of wheat is greater than was
anticipated, being about % bushels
to an acre.
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New YORK, August 1S.-Thomas
A. Matthews, aged fifty-two, of
Philadelphia, was attacked early
this morning at No. 312 East One
Hundred and Thirteenth street wit 1
bleeding from the nose, from which
he bled to death in five minutes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-08-31

1t is impossible for a woman after
a faithful course of treatment with
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, to continue TO suffer with a
weakness of the uterus. Enclose a
stamp to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham,
233 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass,
for her pamphlets.
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The only physician we have had
in the family for three years is Pc
runa-the best.
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How to Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night,
eat too much without exercise ;
work too hard without rest; doctor
all the time; take all the vile nos
trums advertised and then you will
want to know
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The Express train leaves Pi,tsburst b ii, ~
IA arriving az Cgnnelisville IO05 = ~ '.sR
wood ll-4O 4. N. Ia return the ET,'..-.---' -.--' seI
Cumberland al 2.35 A. M.. s-r.--if' - .sart.
burgh 7;f5 a. NJ. a. --.i Fl...
Ine most direct and pleasant rUrts l.. a..
and south Via Washington Cifv. --7 Eis
Through Maii leaving az l0.l1 9, r-.
rives az Washington at g.z5 4. a. g.ift,--.f e.
p ~; Philape. phia $40 a. N. New Ysr5 ,.'-i p
NJ. Richmond ll.5A N. ''H pa.
Through Express, leaving sos p An
Fives ~ W ashingt0n at s.3J a. 81. h.. 49, A.
A. u. Phiiadelphia; lI5 p. ~. n "
Through Mail trains daily.
Expsess trains daily except Sur4av
Accommodation trains and F.t....
daily except Sunday. Iin-
Ticket Offices, corner Finh Avenue s,-.r ,..
streets, and depot corner Grant am ~. '-
Pittsburgh, Pa.
g. X LORD, Gen. Passcnge- s,...
L. NJ. COLE, General IirFs+ t..5.l
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Adam established the pioneer
press" when he first huggei Eve in
the garden.
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HOW TO GET WELL.

which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bitters See other col
umn.-Erpress.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
IN that an application will be made under the
Act of Assembly OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled IAN Act to provide for the In
corporation and Regulation OF certain Corpora
tions." approved April 10Th, 1s7i and the supple
ments thereto. for the Charter of an Intended
corporation to be called The Pennsylvania Mutual
Telegraph Company, the character and object OF
which Is the construction. maintenance, and oper-
alton Of telegraph line in the counties of North
ampton, Lehigh, Berks, Lebanon, Dauphin. Mont
gornery, Carbon, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Schuyl-
Kill, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Ly-
coming. Union, Erie, Warren, Mexican, Crawford,
Venango, Clarion, Armstrong, Westmoreland,
Allegheny, Washington, Fayette, Somerset But
Ter, Mercer, Lawrence, Beaver and Clinton, in the
State Of Pennsylvania. and for these purposes to
have, possess, and enjoy all the rights benefits,
franchises, and privileges conferred by the said
Act of Assembly and its supplements.
READ x PETIT, Solicitors,
augi0S. SIS Walnut St., Philadelphia
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BALTIMORE & oM.o .
PITTSBURGH D1vIsrov
EAST


&C, 1n and ]. siser s. May 2. issl, trains os r,.
aad Water Streets. as iOil8Es '''rr irar.
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Tswa TABLE,
somsRsEr 4 CA-sR,,,

aofauAa5
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CHICAGO and COUNCIL BLUFFS

Pllllll Sl33g3TS G. al Niglt IElE
Insist on Ticket Agents selling you Iicse-s
this road. Examine your Tickets, 'ani reils.
buy If they 10 not read over the Chicago a N..'-
Western Railway
II you wish the Best Travelling Aee1,l'-
tions you will buy your Ii ksts BIZ tll, r--
as-AND WILL. TAKE NONE OTHER
All Ticket A gents sell Tickets hv this Line
MARVIN HUaH1Tr. ~ =. p. . Gen1 NaH--
Chicago.
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Leading Railway
or THE-
WEST AND NORTHWEST,

It Is the shortest and best route between g--.
and all points in
Northern Illinois. Iowa. DaE0ta, Wylm.ss
Nebraska, California, Oregon. Arizona. o..
Colorado Idaho, Montana. Nevada and ~
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acid and then warming it. The heat in
tensifies the action of the acid, but if too
long continued it is possible to scorch the
surface. making it look as though hot
iron had passed over it. Indeed, acid may
be used for staining almost any wood a
dark brown. 1t would be possible, by a
combination of yellow and red stains, to
produce the color of mahogany on almost
any OF our common woods. In Dicks En-
cyclop@dia we find the following directions
for producing dark mahogany color
Boil half pound of madden and two
ounces of logwood in gallon of water
apply with brush while the liquid is hot
when dry, go over the whole with solu-
ton of pearlash made of two drains OF
pearlash to a quart of water" We have
some doubts as to the action of this solu-
ton on cherry, though it might act well
enough on other woods. Permanganate OF
potash is often mentioned as being good
material for initiating certain kinds OF
wood. 1t comes in the form of crystals
which are readily dissolved in water.
When put upon the wood it penetrates
deeply and produces pink color at first,
but this, by the decomposition of the per.
manganate of potash itself, soon changes
to dark brown. This is durable color,
consisting of a metal oxide distributed
wherever the liquid has penetrated.
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ltlS
was some way off. Also she was moi
Just above me, but somewhat to the right,
where no second ledge would stop heI
course. In an instant made up ny mind
| rushed on as fast as possible in a down
ward direction to the right. In this way
might perhaps reach some point where
could stop her descent. II not, she might
be killed or seriously injured by striking
against some boulder. | flew on, keeping
nv eyes on her. Now and then she was
partially stopped by acme small impedi
ment, but again precipitated downward by
the struggles she made TO regain her foot
ing.
It takes long to describe, but it did net
take many moments to reach spot below,
only lust in time to catch at her dress.
Bat alas 4! / had not had time to secure my
own footing; / was dragged by her weight
and fell, still retaining my grasp, however,
A violent effort, in which every muscle Of
my body seemed to be exerted, and then
managed to cling to the ground, and throw
ing out my left arm clutched st boulder.
We were saved; no fear now OF again
slipping, for, curiously enough, against this
very boulder Janet's alpenstock had been
canght, secured it, and planting it firmly
in the ground, managed to raise Janet.
She was for few moments quite stunned,
but happily had not tainted. Very soon
she looked up and recognized me.
Thank you" she said simply; 1T was
SO very horrid going down like that and
not being able to stop oneself. !" She shud-
dered little, then with great effort she
rose, but was trembling too much to walk
alone. She was thus forced to take hold
Of my arm, and we proceeded very slowly
with the aid of the alpenstock. | do not
think / objected a. all to this state of
things; felt SO proud of having been Of
use TO her 50 proud of having had her
hand on my arm.
Before we had reached the end Of the
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THE DAILY RECORD UNION.
e were never bitter

If life were never bitter,
And love were always sweet,
Then who would care TO borrow
A moral from tomorrow
If Thames would always glitter,
And JOY would neer retreat,
If life were never bitter,
And love were always sweet.
II care were not the waiter
Behind fellows chair,
When easy going sinners
Sit down to Richmond dinners,
And LIES swift stream flows straighter-
By Jove, it would be rare,
If care were not the waiter
Behind fellows chair.
# wit were always radiant,
And wine were always iced,
Ard bores were kicked out straightway
Through convenient gateway
Then down the years long gradient
Twere sweet to be entieed-
II wit we're always radiant,
And wine were always iced.
boston Transcript.
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MY wH1rE ROSE.

know it's only rose,
But her leaves are white,
And her heart is sweet,
And she lives and grows
For me
My rose may seem less fair
To other eyes than mine
She may not be sweet,
She may not be pure,
To all.
tbs true there are some little thorns
Quite hidden from view
Ii they were not there
She would not be here
For long.
We all have more or less pain
And sorrow and care;
And the sunlight comes,
and the smiles retlrn
In time.
One thing surely know,
That when / am sad
She whispers oftines
A message of love
10 me
Then | can go on my way,
Eacn burden Lighter to bear,
For have not had
The help OF His love
Through my rose
-[Children's New Magazine.
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How's THAT s-1fThere's not bottle of
Hub Punch in the cellar" How's that p
"Why, our dinner party yesterday finished
the last bottle" "Then, my dear, don't
forget to remind me to order fresh supply
tomorrow y Equally fine with hot water,
soda water, lemonade, or fine ice. Sold by
all grocers, wine merchants and druggists.
Trade supplied by Richards & Harrison,
agents for Pacific coast. San Francisco.
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LYDIA G. PEMKHAM'S
Is a Positive Cure
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.


for all those Painful Complaints and Weaknesses
1t will entirely the worst form of Female Com
plants ell ovarian troubles Inflammation and Ulcera
tion Falling and Displacements, and the consequent
Spinal Weakness, and is particularly adapted to the
Change of Life
It will dissolve and expel tumors from the uterus IN
an early stage of development The tendency to can
there's checked very speedily by its uss
1t faintness fatulency, destroysal craving
for stmulants, and relieves weakness of the stomach
1t cures Bloatng, Headaches, Nervous Prostitution.
General Debility Sleeplessness Depression and 1ndi-
gestfon.
That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight
and backache is always permanently cured by its us
1t will all times and under all circumstances act In
harmony with the laws that the female system
For the of Kidney Complaints OF either sex this
Compound is unsurpassed.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COM
POUNDS prepared at 23s and 2S5 Western Avenue,
Lynn Mass. Price 81 Six bottesfor IS. Sent by mail
In the form of pills. also in the form Of lozenges, on
receipt of price, 81 per box for either Mrs Pinkhsn
freely all letters Of inquiry Send for paInp
let Address as above. Mention this Paper.
No family should be without LYDIA E. PINKHAhE
LIVER PILLS. They constipation, biliousnsss,
and torpidity of the liver. % cents per box.
HE Sold by all Druggists. al