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WIT AND WISDOM.

., TIT only takes one-seventh of sec
.ond for the brain to realize that its
owner has been hit on the nose, aud
another seventh for it to tell him that
he can outrdn the man who hit him. -
Detroit free Press. .u5inNt1 o.. ..6
The belief is acknowledgement that
tits not the bicycles thatfrighten horses,
but A., the wierd-looking nyoung men
with lamp-mat caps and base ball pants.
1t may be that a great injustice has
been done an inpocent machine. - CHI
cage Trt5'tit6. = 'H-5i '''
"A sleeper is one who sleeps; a
sleeper Is also a place where sleeper
can sleep; and is, too, q thing over
which runs the sleeper in which the
sleeper sleeps So that the sleeper in
theIsleeper sleeps while the sleeper runs
over the sleeper as wen as sometimes
wheh it leaps off the track. 81. Louis
Railway Register. b 'ois'imoI- a''H
ID AN irreverent humorist. embittered
by,long manufacture of Jokes and the
hendlsh pursuit OF puns, once impelled
a baleful joke upon his wife at the close
OF a wash day, she, then preparing. the
frugal evening meal, whereupon she
smote him over his broad brow with a
stew pan. Falling lifeless upon the
floor the dying man cried out as he fell,
with a CLEAN of immortal triumph in
his eyes, . Stewpandous joker and
passed away to a brighter land, Bur-
Angto9 Ha,Oheye. "
Said Mrs. Younghusband: Char
ley, why is itshyod hever talk with me
as you did before we were married.
notice that you talk fast enough with
other women!pA s'Dearest," replied
Charley, without taking his eyes OF his
newspaper, "don'ty YOU know that peo-
pie talk to conceal their thoughtsp l
have nothing to- conceal from you,
love-" In another moment he was
deep in the stock market reports, While
something that sounded very much IKE
humbug' trembled on the lips of
Mrs. Younghusband as she SLOWLY left
the ROOM -BoStOas Transcripts. 80
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fed; the Sofacld6e Ofa tNfg seemed The
tread of q bear,-the buzz of night
beetle. the growl o, q panther. | sat, l
don't know how long. till suddenly inv
heart almost stopped beating rs heard
the steady but stealthy sound of foot
steps on my left. I did not dare to
move. AT last witha des erate exer-
ton, | turned. and there ina the crotch
of n low tree, about twenty feet from
me, sat an immense panther lust ready
to spring. 1t was so dark that Iioould
just distinguish the outlines OF his form,
and his two ewes cleaning IKE Goals of
fire. raised the rifle carefully to my
shoulder. | took aim right between
the eyes, fired, and missed, | supposed,
for the beast was in the Satne position,
and | could, see his eyes wink and glare
az me vindictivclv. | shot again but
as before with no effect. | grew des-
perate. and fired the whole tive shots
as rapidly as | could, and was just
reaching for my revolver when Hank
came rushing up the bank followed by
his dog. r.I.... ..,....-...
"What on earth is the natter" he
shouted. pointed TO the motionless
form in the tree, and gasped "a pam
Their! See his ewes! Shoot him. Hankr'
I was nearly beside nv self with fear
by this time, and myihar stood on end,
like wire. a., .....r .......... ...FI
Hank looked at the tree for mo-
ment, then tithihgto me-, faitly shout
|, ed "a lpanther. Why your and
here he burst into j. roar of laughter
IA panther. 4WhvH. it's-n and again
he laughed so heartily that he had to
hold onto a tree for support, AT last,
When he had recovered himself some
what, he went to the tree, and reachinp
up into the crotch he took down q =
blue army coat with brass buttons. As
he uhroledit and gazetl at the holes
made bY many butletS he burst into
fresh lit of laughter, Every bullet had
taken effect, and, as Hank Remarked
ut was of no use except for thetOp'to
~, pepper boA,'' IN HERE Uncle. Harry
stopped and laughed at Che recollection
of the Scene. then he added, in eNbla5
nation, q You see, chilIren, the cdat
was, rolled so that two of the brass bbt-
tons showed and glittered IN the fire.
lightlik the eyes of some Wild animal.
| promised Hank a new coataapd I'M
limited tobacco ii he would say nothing
about it; but the story was too good to
keep, and all The q, way home was
leased with sly hints about my panther
hunt. Hello, it's ten o'clock. 90 Come,
OF to bed every one OF you, 'fadded
Uncle Harry, looking at his watch.
You didn't save the skin OF that
panther, did you, Uncle HarryP7i said
Charlie, as he left the oom.-Hqrper's
Young People. .'''''
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A Switchman,s Heroism.

As the express train was passing
through Willimantic Thursday after
noon, at about five o'clock, an elderly
lady stepped onto the track ia front of
the ponderous locomotive as it came
laundering along, and, before a word of
alarm could be given, the engine had
struck her. and she had, been thrown
heavily on the pilot, to roll again on
to the track jp front of the wheels,
The engineer reversed his engine the
moment he saw the woman's peril, and
put on the dir brake. Sparks of Are
flew from the heavy driving. wheels as
they resisted the momentum of the east
ward bound train. which stopped inside
of 100 feet but not soon enough to have
saved the lady's hfe had not q switch
mainly the name of Fay, with great
presence of mind and commendable
heroism, run to the woman's assistance
and dragged her by main force from
the track. She was woman about
20 years of age and exhibited a COM
mendable amount of pluck. Portions
of her dress were cut off by the wheels,
and it was found that one of her arms
was broken. When solicited to ride to
a surgeons Office, she resolutely re-
fused, saying that She preferred to
walk. She was one oil the coolest per-
sons in the assembled crowd, and bore
her injuries in praiseworthy manner.
-NOTi0tch co., ButLetER.
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Youths Department.
LITTLE D0RAl,s S0LIBoQUk

~ III DNhhI y .a1OIJIDOtIUl n.
lttant see what oatbdbJ boy'is doodfor any.
He'd ~ fnOw'bow to waM St italk. hedon,
u,c az y sS ~ y RIn4le ansSht g,.s9rl,.v
An1cvsSi triedhto,sJas. one day. nv ma m.
- ma b lstest tau. -
Hc's'al1y' tumhin' bout ze foor. an gives
us awful SCarcs,r go. VI
An when b. goes 10 lea at nipht ne never
says his prayers. ---.' %.
on SUNDAY, too, he muses. MP nv ro-to-
meetin' clio hes, ..... T.
An once foun' Him hard at work apinc'ip
Dolly nose; ..
An Ne u2her day Eat naughty boy now what
you s'pOsC you ziuky , ,'....t...
Upset dreat big bottle Of MY papa's writin
An stead of kyin' dooi h'bard. As course he
ought to done F ..
He laughed an kickod Ills head most of. as
cough ne Fought Twas fun. ., -.
lie even tries to re tCh up. nigh, an pull Zfngs
Off re shelf, I'm -.
An hers arays wantin' non, of course. jus
when you vans you self NM ..
ratio err dcss, really do, from how he pulls
. my turls. .. ..... .....I 4
ley all was made a-purpose for to 'noy us little
49,. diTs; .... '....t I'D ..'. ii ~
An W sh zere wasn't no such zing as naugh-
why-whv, zat's hin a-kyin' now; he makes a
dreiful noise. l. ...T ..'0 y
dess betterrIu and see for If he has-boo-
Fcncd down 70 stairs and isillod his-solf, ,olot-
eccr s-9's gil do! yet .aH J., IN. 20
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arhYiIEints for Mothers.


When'yopr daughter performs task
in an ili-fasMoned manner, always say:
There! 7 might as well have done it
myself in the first place." and then
take the work out OF her hand and do
it' yourself." This win encourage the
girfnot to try to do the thing next'time
sheSis set about it. liz ~ .NsH-i u
Meyer permit your son to have any
amuSament at home This will induce
him to seek, it in places where you viii
not be .Rnhoyed by his noise.
There Is no place like home. Impress
this truth. upon your children by making
home as. 'disagreeable and unlike any
other place as possible. '.
Neverneglect the lock on the pantry
Some boys ghave probablytturned out
firstIcass ,housebreakers all On account
?fthiis juaFlous treatment in early child
hood. -.
Never permit your children to contra
diet Let them know that that Is Your
peculiariprerogatirei nJ Won .fhi' .
In Gliding -yodr children faults,
never forget to mention how much bet
tel, the Jones, children behave This
will cause your little ones everlastingly
to love the Jones children. ''''~
Take frequent occasion to tell Your
,Childhteh' howihhieh more favored their
lot is than yours was when you, were a
girl. 1t is always pleasant to children
&c be constantly reminded of, their obi
cations. '. N's3 .'. ID 90" Wln.iI .
Don't let your son indulge in any
kind of outdoor games. Keep him at
his books. 1t will make p, great man
of him some dqy, ii he should happen to
live. .....t ~ x.-H
Your girls should never be permitted
Co romp. Letithem grow into interest
ing inyalids. by all means. Tjs'in
Be gentle and courteous before COM
panyi but ifl you, have temper, let
your children have q taste of IL as often
as convenient "A mother shouldnever
practice deception upon her brood.
Talk Slightingly., of Your husband to
Your boys and girls. This will make
Chem RESPECT their father
' Tell yonl' child he shah not do a
. thing, and then'let him tease YOU into
giving your consent. This will teach
him what to do on subsequent occa-
siOns. a
Make promises to your children, and
~then neglect to keep them. This will
lead your children not to place too
much reliance upon your word, and
shield them from many disappoint-
ments. .f ......
When your boy gets comfortably
seated in the easy-chair, take il from
him. This will induce him 10 appreci-
ate good thing when he grows older
and stick to ia seat in a crowded
horse-car, for example. aid. ..'g
Tell your children they are the worst
you ever saw, and they viii no doubt
cndeayor to merit your appreciation. -
Boston IrGllSeript.
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Beaver Hunting In the Northwest!

The Indians of the United States a.
least those Of Wyoming, Colorado,
Idaho and MOntana-are very inditfer-
ent 'trapers. The half-breeds, on the
contrary, are the deadly enemies Of the
beaver tribe, for the combine the
acuteness OF the white man and the
d0gged perseverance, and primitive
style Ct living Of their mothers. race.
They will winter in regions where but
very few even of the amazingly hardy
trappers will venture to lemain and.
moreover, as they have generally a
little party Of squaws and Young bucks
with them, they reap all thei hdvan-
tages of skillful, and gratuitous labor in
skimning and preparing the pelt.
[ Not "a few white trappers are
married to- squaws; but while their
wives ,kith and kin will not willingly
accompany the pale-face, they would
dose readily were the man a half
breed. Not few trapper outfits |
met or heard of we're composed of both
elements. say Que white man and a
half-breed, with a couple of willing
female slaves. Those, as a rule, are
perhaps the most successful. and have
heard, of very large takes. making the
business really profitable one, were it
not that the trappers, both whites and
natives, are usually terribly cheated
when exchanging their peltry for pro-
visions. .'1f'NF-' %, -. u't nod
ID The Government post4traders and Ina
dian agents at the,remQte little Indian
forts, pushed far in advance of other
white settlements, make a 250'per cent.
profit in buying up beaver skins (they
usually allow 81 or is. worth of prOvis-
ions, which cost them perhaps 4 little
more than hplD andlsending them di-
rect to wholesale houses in New York,
where they fetch from los to lbs. In
the old days, of the fur Traders the beal
yer skin was the unit of computation in
buying or trading. fNli'7L' gM"' 300.
Provisions, ammunition and blankets
were bought with beaver skins, and
horses and squaw wives were traded for
them. A tifty-skin wife was an average
article. Considering that the working
of the peltry, the tanningand soFtening,
fell always to the lot ofthese uniortu-
nate female slaves, it was in past DAYS
no unusual occurrence for one wife to
work upaskins wherewith, in goodMor-
mon fashion,, new wife was TO be
traded. LONDON Field. IA.
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-About Io1ne.anar.tteerr of Eeddr

About o5ne-quarter! Of Georgia is
extremely unhealthy for lack of'9gbod
water. . In that rotten limestone re-
gon man VINO doesn't die only half
lives, and is subject 70 'malariai Clisor-
ders constantly" The water is smilky
and ropY," and it has been said that ar
tesian wells are impossible thereA John
/. Fort, q prominent planter, seems to
have solved the water problem for that
region. He has struck below the Water
proof mari, at d30 feet an abundance
OF the purest water, coming, as he
thinks, from the North Georgia moun-
tains. JIi s' 1.Iadl p
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATToyAL.

fs1eeas es1a Ass'laSaLZa ISrssSs - = -
THE High Ct SssL w. " h. faS lsnd
ineSpressst, sitcck ~ nee apss lussn
Ntet9tta,s feeentlyssatt6ifded y lbueral
%fVca afteG rue .Coak tegatid N d lofhl.
NTfe W6Bfsr,ss Fdreiqn si.ssss.,Hkry
S6eIsty of ihe MathoS n ShSisL sS M,
tas irows $50, atbeiiihSies. lsith, q ,,5JS
me,n1ers and 81 eiees ins p Treasury
.gz-=fbesrss aie 20 900 white Baptist
'chuSc hes SUI NJ sisSippi with 56, 600.
nleRihd a NsOf these chuuohes only,ten
haTp ~ "a hihg every sunday, and of
dhesepnl y K are 81 f-sustaiuingA IVA
hi---Arraneements. are being made for
a National 'Preacherso Institite, OF tfe
Christian denomination, to be held in
81 LopiSgthis fall ? The upreeisey date
has hot6et been fixed. ~ III VI r.
There is a field for unemployed
clcrgymen of the Protestant Episcopal
Church ip9 Texas. J A few Unmarried,
men, fond of hard work on slim salary,
are invited to correspond with Bishop
Gregg, at Austin.
-CenpApt was made IN the Ontario
Teachers CSnyontioA lab Toronto thai
S mere Is an oVer-supPiy, OF teachers in
Canada, kthat IS, OF thlrdSrate teaehers,(
cases BEING made "F for sitnotior ~ w II,ie
salary of not.ISore fban Ssoo a So %,s1
~ SS5ffP 80 80 ~'0S% ssfr
1t was suggested, at the recent
meeting OF the pennsylvania teachers,
that II mlghhRsa good idea to have one
course IN the common schools for those
VINO ineenHIto enter college or pro-
Iesslonai ME and another for those
VINO must leave school at'an early age,
Ior the farm or workshop, 3.i %. If Oh.
An hast INDIAN Bishop has lust adj.
mitted to holy orders a Mr.. Thomas
Richards. tillIatelv, a miner at Callinp-
ton, in Cornwall, who is said, '.bv con-
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others W no
lose tn cir
STOCK by n
miserable eff
fort at econ
ony. There
are others
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Every thing can happen in Arizona.
They are telling the story of the bird
which entered the Post Office of Php-
nix, few into a mailbag unseen. and
was locked in and sent to Maricopa.
where it arrived unhurt.
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no DIE 1LAtcFkoN.

These fahliilar words reeaii 70 the farmer
and others interested. the unfortunate neces-
sity OF sometimes getting rid Of stock that
shes or inrperfections. To inaproys upon
this method, by showing how to restore your
Stock 10 hrst-ciass condition, is the plan
herewith presented, The signal benefit Of
the Great German Remedyto mankind very
reasonably induced It's application to the
sufferings and ailments of the dumb crea-
ton, beginning with the Horse. People who
tried it were more than surprised by It's re-
suits, as Infested in the speedy and perma-
nent cure OF their Stock, and they gladly
announced their experience by word OF
mouth and by the public press, until to-day
FARMERS and DEAGERs, SToCKMEN AND
BREEDERS, the CoUNTRYovER, are using ST.
JACOBS OIL with delight, satisfaction and
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-17

profit. TIL o
mistake OF
thinking that
anything is
good enough
for a Horse
is made by
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-17
-, DR.. JOHN BULLS llL
Smiths Toni Tonic Syrup
FOR TIE CURE OF
FEVER and ACUE
Or CHlLLS and FEVER. -

y :. . NL
II, The proprietor of this celebrated medicine !
justly claims for it superiority over all rem
edies ever offered to the public for the SAFE,
CERTAIN, SPEEDY and PERMANENT cure
ofAgue and Fever, or Chills and Fever. wheth-
er ofshort or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southern country to bear
MN testimony TO the truth Of the assertion
that in no case whatever will it fail to cure il
the directionsare strictly followed and carried
out. In great many cases a single dose has
been sufficient for cure, and whole families
have been cured BY single bottle, with per-
feet restoration of the general health. 1t is,
however, prudent, and in every case more cer-
tain to cure, if its use is continued in smaller
doses for a week or two after. the disease has
been checked, more especially IN difficult and
long-standins cases. az Usuallythi medicine
will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order. Should the patient, however re-
quire cathartic medicine, after having taken
three or four doses of the, Tonic, single dose
of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS
The genuine SMITH s foN1c SYRUP must
have DIR. JOHN BULLS private stamp on each
bottle. DIR, JOHN BULLonly has the right to
Manufacture and sell the original JOHN J,
b SMITHS TONIC SYRUP, .ofnLouisyine, Ky.
Examine well the label on each bottle. If my
private stamp is not on each bottle do not
purchase, Eyou will be deceived, syIf
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who humanely, regard the welfare Of their
faithful dumb creatures, and provide for
their comfort with good food and shelter,
and for their health by q constant supply
of ST. JACOBS OIL,--the safest and speediest
relief for Diseases OF Horses and Stock ever
discovered. Whenever there appears any
evidence Whatsoever OF disease or injury
among Animals, they should have the best
possible treatment, as II never pays to de-
fer attention TO Stock. Inasmuch, then, as it
is the part of common prudence to use the
surest curative means in the beginning,
every Stable, Farm and Stock-yard should
be abundantly supplied withhST. JACOBS
OIL, which Is used and recommended by
the best Horsemen in thecourtry MS an ar
ticle which win relieve more promptly and
certainly the ailments of and Injuries to
stock than any other remedy known. For
SPAWN, RnGboHe. d-Gan, Flesh
-.s--,--rs Mounds and Calls IrS,->
4SNt@&s3 of all kinds, Poll rs N
us w ~ Evil, Sphnt,d SWELL 90 Wy
~n=54tsssss iugs. Tumors. LEistu- ssSskAr.asAs-
Ia, Laneness. fitness. Cramps OF the Mus
Gle, Acute and Chronic Founder, Mango,
Corns. Whitlows, Broken Knees, Cuts,
Collie, Sore Threat, Distemper, and many
other Diseases, especially, Eoot-Rot in
Sheep! ST.. Jacobs OTTeafferds instant relief
and p sure cure, and costs but FIFTY CENTS.
PHpNphiets containing fnli directions for
home treatment of diseases of domestic
animals, sent upon,hpplication, by
@ E'yoaEtEa a. CO., Baltimore, Nd
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FACTS AND FIgURES.

= x0ne huhdreA And ffftY t6 ousand CO.
cod lave Ma blantea In Monroe
CophtF, Fla., his ssason. ANW
, AsevefAl Nf the New Zealand deep
kings keep eAeh FROM IS. 00B. TO 300, loco
headgef these profitable aniHalssa
= la is estimated that during the
''strawberrys month.t Chicago receives
70, oaQs busBeIs fthis fruit per day.
--z-A..-Petalhnia1 tCaf. chicken RAJ ser
has aa'structs a an iiiciibator at ualis-
stoga,A the hGlt .belIgs vfroip the hot
spring. ~ e. e., .'., : = 'ss'.A 80
~Ihe vss)bs ntE.the, ahndat pfodna of
gioEessat GldgeyssEi les rnV j ohps,own,
NJ X I, approxiiAa asFSsS GOD w and is
constantly increasing
Z alifornia raises great quantities of
mustard seed. bGt dahnot' succeed in
refining #, so the-bulK goes 70 England,
and returns as Durham mustard.
The British Tag at present controls
an aggregate of i6,000.6O tons of ship
ping, against 100000 tons sailing
under the combined flags of other Ma
tons
in AID the mhss bid Great Britain
-"s'CaS "tc'+ " 10 SSliHlbttu, 90, lOl per
sons employed, and the length of un-
,dergroupd tunnelmg in which they
work is 5S, 744 miles.
There is a weekly sale in Paris of
toads, which are brought in casks filled
with damp moss. One hundred good
toads are worth from SIS to Sl7. These
are bought for gardens.
Among premiums for novelties at,
the next Pennsylvania State Fair will,'
be one for best halfbushe Of 'sifk CO.
coons, best wood pulp for paper, and
best 100 pounds of beet sugar. IuI
An American cheese bore away the
prize ola silver medal at the late great
cattle and dairy show at Birmingham,
Eng, The prize cheese. was, one OF the
largest ever made, weighing three
fourths of a ton, 1t came from iowa.
Bartlett pears from the vicinity OF
Suisun. Solano County, UaIs, are being
shipped TO Chicago. ouThe freight
charges on twenty carloads reoently
shipped were $l7, 900. The fruit realizes
about $1,000 on each carload. i7rH
The people of Sumter, 5. c., are
disposed to rejoice over the early
completion of a cotton mandatory at
that place. Operations will begin in
November with two Thousand spin
dies. The factory was erected by home
capital" r -yf7.U' tu H ..f gr.a0
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-04
Cattle Market.

MONDAY, Jan. 3-The receipts Of bceves
were: West Philadelphia yard, 2,5iW head
North Philadelphia yard, 800 head Total for
the week, 1000 head; previous week .Sa0 head.
Exports-Per seeamer Ohio, December q.
eOS quarters.
Beef cattle.-The market was active on nc
prices West. and prices were fully &c per ,
higher. Choice show cattle were sold as high
Bulls and cows, in sympathy with the cattle
market, were active and higher.
Calves were in good demand ami active.
Fresh cows were but in moderate request.
Dressed beeves, city dressed. were active.
and q good demand had the effect Of stfnenins
prices. while, Oh account of the scarcity OF
cars, no Western dressed arrived last week.
We quote as follows:
Extra, S1s@7c Good, s66ySc: Medium. 5l4@
sao CaiSes ImSa S%s Fresh "'t: co%s S 's sss IS
Dressed Beeves, 566c.
Sheep and lambS-The receipts were West
delphia yard. 1000 head: Hcstonvi;!e yard.
1900 head /; total for the week, S,ID head: pre-
vious week, 5000 head
ExpOrts:-Per steamer Ohio, - head.
The market was fair ami the quality below
last week. although prices were well main
tanned. We quote rs follows:
Extra 64Gl61%c; Good, $685.; Medium.
5ssg?1c; Common, 4's@tlc' C"'ls. ESQ:
samuel Stewart sold 500 head dressed sheep
ut 7@Sc.
j. ii. Mems s Bros. sold 2"o head dressed
sheep mt t6MsI.c.
HOgs.-The receipts were:
West Philadelphia yards. l.5eo head f: other
yards, l,0OO head; total for the week, 5.Jn
had previous week, 5000 head.
ExpOrts-Per steamer Ohio. Dee. Is :;sl head
The market was active. AMI, Oh account OF
t1e light run. prices were A@ic per d higher.
Xfew select cargoes sold Tor Sc per h. We
Extra: llGsc Good: :1@se'3.e Medium. s..
eQ7ssc: Common. 6tsGQT.