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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Indianapolis has a tile factory whichis
said to be the largest in the world. The
works have a capacity to produce two
million square feet Of tiles a year.
Excavations at the Bots de Boulognc
in the environs Of Paris. have brought
to light the remains of a lake dwelling.
They consist of piles and IL great quantity
and variety of bones.
The astronomical day begins at noon.
The civil day begins at the preceding
midnight. The civil reckoning is, there
fore, twelve hours in advance of the
astronomical reckoning.
After repeating with water some ofthc
experiments by which Professor Tyndall
has proven that the air always contains
floating dust PARTICLES, Monsieur Mar
chand asserts that really clear water does
moi exist. He covered with black paper
a bottle filled with the liquid, and pierced
two holes in the paper at opposite points,
when. on looking through the holes at
the light, the minute bits of dust were
plainly: seen. This interesting expert
mcnt is so simple that any person may
readily test the accuracy Of Monster Mar
chand's conclusion.
1t is well known, says the H'ustrW
My~nicle, that the round form is the best
shape for chimncyS in workshops. Ii
facilitates the escape Of the smoke anu
gives less hold for the wind. besides re-
curing less material for construction.
Round chimneys are, however. difficult
to build, and in some places the want of
workmcn able to make the round kind
has compelled the adoption of square or
octagonal forms. TO Obviatc this an
European firm makes bricks i'll the shape
of wedges, and corresponding with the
radius which the chimney is to have.
The new meteorological observatory on
the summit of the Ben Nevis. in Scot
land, is I. 406 feet above SEA level, and is
much higher than any other in the British
isles. America has two elevated weather
stations-that of Pixies peak being IA, $50
feet high, and that Of Mt. Washington
G2, $40 feet; while France claims four,
ranging from 1889 to 12, 100 feet; and
Italy has three, Of which the highest Is
$3.50. and the lowest is 7.0S7 feet. Rus
sia has one rs high as 3,791 feet; and
Switzerland maintains II at Il height of
7.5O5 feet. and another at 1915 feet.
Madame De Long, it is announced, is
about to introduce into England the
mctal-cutting machinery of her
invention which has for some
time been in Use in France. She first
conceived the idea of her wonderful ap-
paratus nearly twenty years ago, when
paralysis of the right arm forced her to
abandon the trade of Il jewcl-workcr.
She has now perfected machinery,
worked by steam power. which cuts with
the utmost precision the hardest and
softcst metals, in any design. BY it she
can cut Il gold lace pin or Il steel castle
portcullis from the solid metal, without
any molding or filing. And all her APP
paratus and operations are of the simplest
description.
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New Work for the Life.Saying Service.

Professor Spencer +. Baird. United
States commissioner of fish and fisheries,
in conversation with Il correspondent III
regard to the arrangement made with the
l~ifc-saving service for the announce
mcnt of the stranding of marine animals,
said: "a number of specimens have
been already received. including some of
much interest on account Of their rarity.
The animals reported thus far have been
cetaccans and fishes, but it is probable
that as time passes we shall obtain spcci-
mems. not only of vertebrate animals, but
of the invertebrates as well. No such
arrangement exists in any other country.
Its Importance to the advancement of
the knowledge of the largcrmarinc vcrtc-
brates cannot be ovcrratcd." continued
Professor Baird. ''IIithcrto biologists
have been forced to content themselves
with examination of specimens of which
the stranding has been reported indi-
rectly through the newspapers or other
wise. In the majority of such cases the
rapid progress of decomposition has made
it impossible to preserve more than the
skeleton, and so it has come about that
the external appearance of many large
species is quite unknown. BY the pres
cnt admirable arrangement, howcver.and
the extension of our railroads, Il special
list can he dispatched to almost any point
on the Eastern coast in time to observe in
a fresh state any stranded animal which
may have bppn rpDOrtpl.'
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4 BOYS Battle with an Alligator.

- @S"i
While Captain r.. b. Johnson, of
Clinch county, was helping Il party OF
twenty-five or thirty men haul for trout
in a milI-ppnd the other day, his little
son, Joseph, had Il most thrilling expert
cnce. Master Joseph carried a bag, or
corn sack, in which to deposit the fish
when caught. When loaded with as
many as he could carry he would take
them out and make a deposit and return
for more. In making one of these trips,
while wading through water about three
feet deep, and some distance from the fish.
crmcn, a monster alligator. said to b" of
unusual size, rose suddenly right ut the
boy aud seized him by the thigh. \
desperate struggle enSued-thc boy
battled for his life and the alligator
for his prey. 1t so happened that
the bag, which hung by the boys
side, was caught in the ALI
gators mouth with the thigh. and it
proved sort of shicld-lcsscning greatly
the missions made by the brute's teeth,
and this. perhaps, prevented Il shock to
his nervous system which might have
made him succunb without the struggle
which saved him his life. BY an effort
-onc of those supcrhuman efforts which
come to men only when facing death
the boy tore his bleeding flesh from the
alligator's jaws. The monster grimly
held to the sack moment with the drlu-
sion, perhaps. that he still had his prey,
aiTording the boy an opportunity to c.
cape.
lie had hardly cxtrlcatcd himself from
the laws of death before the fishermen,
alarmed by the struggle, were at hand,
and another battle cnsIcd. Thirty men,
armed with gigs, poles. pockct-knlvcs
and srch other Instruments OF war as
were at hand. charged upon the
monster. Being in three feet of wafer the
gator had considerable advantage. but
those men had their blood up and were
not to be outdonc. They polcd and
punched and %harpooncd him until the
brute WAS almost outdOnc, when one OF
the party made bold to seize him by the
tail. This was Il signal for a general as
sault. In less time than it would takcto
tell it a number Of the more daring had
him by the tail and legs. There were
too many of them for the gator to slap
around with his tail, il peculiar mode of
warfare, and he had to give up the fight.
4 harpoon was plunged into his mouth,
and then it was safe to approach him
with pocketknivcs. Soon his head was
severed from his body and the victorious
party marched out of the pond with the
monsters head on pole.-Iahao'f" (Ga.)
Timex.
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Milking Matches.

The manufacture Of matches is an en-
~tcnsivc industry in Sweden. From the
fact )rics in .Ionkoping. in Smaland, Wen
crShorg. and Maricsbad, at the foot of
the great inland lakes Wcttcrn and Wen
crn. the homes of the civilized world are
lighted up. Already very rich and pow
crful, these factories are growing more
so since the United States has become
their great customer.
At Jonkopiny is the oldest and great
est match factory in the world. 1t WAS
established 100 years ago. There are
shown specimens of the matches in use
when the nineteenth century began. They
are big fagots of wood, with II handle
and IL tip to dip in Il sulphur tub. They
are the giant ancestors Of the delicate lit
tie slivcrs used for matches to-day. Mil
lions of the lattcrarc turned out in Il day.
There was a time when they did not
make a million of the big matches in Il
year.
Thc wood is taken from ncighboring
forests. They parcel the forests out in
fifty sections. Every year they cut one
of the sections. and then rrplant it with
Young trees. The great forests of Sma-
land supply the factory at J%onkoping.
The trees are hewn into planks in the
forest and arc cut into ~slivcrs at the fac
tory. They use the outside rinds of the
trees for boxes for the matches.
Transportation is cheap and rapid in
Sweden. You can 90 to any of the ship
ping ports in five days at the furthcst.
The traffic is mostly by canal. The fac
tories are on the banks of the lakes, and
wide canals reach from lake to lake.
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NANCY
AN IDYL OF THE KITCHEN.

AN IDYL OF THE KITCHEN.
In brown Holland apron she stood in the
kitchen;
Her sleeves were rolled up, and her cheeks
all a.low;
Her hair was coiled neatly, when l, indis-
creetly,
Stood watching while Nancy was kneading
the dough.
Now, who could he neater, or brighter, or
sweeter,
Or who hum a song 50 delightfully."- low,
Or who look so slender, so graceful, 50 tender,
AS Nancy, sweet Nancy, while kneading
the dough:
How deity she pressed it, and squeezed it,
careSSed it,
And twisted and turned it, how quick and
how slow.
All, me, but that madness I've paid for in
sadness.
Twas my heart she was kneading as well
as the dough.
AT last. when she turned for her pan to the
dresser,
She saw me and bluShed, and said shyly,
PLEASE, go,
Or my bread Ill be spelling, i'll spite of my
toiling.
If you stand here and watch while lin
kncading the dough-
l begged for permission to stay. Shed not
listen;
The sweet little tyrant said, "No, sir! no.
no.
Yet when l had vanished OH being thus BAN
ished,
My heart stayed with Nancy while knead-
ing the dough.
I'm dreaming, sweet Nancy, and see you in
fancy:
Your heart, love, has softened, and pitied
my woe,
And we, dear, are rich in n dainty wee
kitchen
Where Nancy, my Nancy, stands kneading
the dough.
John 4. Frazer, Jr.. IN the Century.
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The CamOrra.

The secret society still exists in Naples,
in spite Of all the efforts that have been
made to root it out. In the vulgar ac-
ccptation of the term the camorra is
simply IN association of criminals. but
with qualifications extending through all
Glasses of society, even to the highest
seat of authority. To give an example
of it's most primitive mode Of express
sion: You hire Il cab, and at the mo
mcnt you take our seat the driver throws
a halfpcnny to the ground. \ ragged
urchin picks it up. not for himself. but
for the camorra that is its sharc-its
1.-THE on the drivers profit. This camorr
takes cognizance of everything. If You
have Il house to sell YOU must pay a tax
to the society. otherwise you will get no
purchaser. Do you wish to buy one?
Then pay again. else there will be Il con
spiracy to raise the price. Now and again
YOU meet a man with his face distigurcd
by a scar. The scar is the stamp of the
society. The bearer is Il camorriSta, who
has offended against its rules. and as a
punishment has been marked with a
razor. | know a foreign manufacturer
who dismissed two of his workmcn, who
aftcrward threatened to stab him. At
first he PAID no heed to their threats. but
finding the matter become serious he
acted upon the advice Of a friend, and
waited upon a camorrista leader. The
latter said to him: Are you disposed
to pay us ten pounds a year, in return for
which we guarantee that no one shall
touch you?" agreed" said the for
cigncr. The chief sent for the two work
men, who were members of the camorra,
and said to them: From this day the
signore is under our protection" The
stranger was never molested after that
and what is more extraordinary is, that
every time he pays his contribution the
camorriSt chief asks him. with III amiabic
smile. if he has no little commission y
for HIM to cxccutc.-Ln Frame.
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Professor Newton says that the earth
receives about 5000, 00O, 600 of mcteors
every year. but they only increase the
size Of the earth one inch in 100, 600. 600,
years. This agrees with our observations
during the past 100, 600, 600 years in re-
yarl to the increase in the size of the
earth, though WI never counted as many
rs i, 900. 600, 600 mctcors in one year.
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An English artist who camcto America
in the interests of one of the illustrated
papers of London fell in with bad com
pany in the course of his stay in Chicago.
In the morning he had neither money mol
any other valuables, but he remembered
the faces of those who had been his com.
panions. So he made portraits of them
from memory, and took the pictures to
the police, who arrested three of the
'originals."
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Machine Guns.

Machine guns in the field are now en-
tireIy abandoned. The French mitrail-
lcusc, from which such wonders were rX-
pcctcd. was as heavy rs a field gun and
required six horses to draw it. Its range
was practically the same as that of in
fantrv. and had its disadvantages. If the
range was correct and the mark remained
steady, great execution was done, but
the slightest error would throw every
bullet out. unless at short range. Both
French and Germans have given up ma
chine guns for the field, and have in
creased and developed their field artillery.
They both admit that the machine gun
cannot face field artillery at artillery
ranges, and that its projcctilcs have no
power whatcvcragainst walls or buildings
or earthworks; but they believe when
two hostile bodies of infantry are closing
the machine guns may be brought from
v in which they should be kept till
then. and may then exercise great intlu-
cnce on the result.
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4 Friendly Suggestion.

,~"IIavc you read any of my new
tragedy inquired IL young Austin anna
tcur author Of Colonel Percy lcrgcr,
who is famous for his candor.
"Only the first act" was the reply.
And do you not think the first act is
Sublimc.' asked the litcratcur.
"Wcll, yes" was the reply, its some,
what sublime, but think you might add
an act that would be more so: an act
that would be Il benefit to the people of
AUSTIN"
And what is that" was the anxious
inquiry.
THE act of throwing the whole thing
into the fir. That would be an act of
humanity, Il noble act.'-SUtings.
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IF and Il

ur, vn, ara suffering from poor
iheaHh or hnguishing on q bed OF
.s;cInesx take cheer, II you aresimply
.a;i;no r. if you feel weak u dis
,ain;tsd without dearly knowing
.why. Hop Bitters win surely cure
Won are a minister, and ave over
taxed yourself with your pastoral aueigs' VI
"a mother, worn out with care ano "ola' ~ :.
"a man Of business or laborer Weahe'ieu ~
the strain Of your everyday dut,es, = nnrp
of letters, toifng over y your lth vou."
"If you are suffering
from over eating, or
drinking, any tndiscre-
stior or dissipation, or
'areyoung andgrowtng
'too fast, as Is often
the case,"
"Ori il you are In the workshop, on
stbe farm. at the desk, anywhere,
= and feel that your system neeos
Cleansing, toning, or stimulating,
without Intoxicating, if you are o!d,
tblood thin and impure, pulse feeble,
nerves unsteady, faculties waning,
Hop Bitters Is what you need oglVe
YOU new life, health and Vlgor."
IF Won are costive or dyspeptic, or
suffering from any other OF the hu-
nerous diseases Of the stomach OF
bowels, it IS your VT fault if you re-
main i'll
If YOU are wasting away with any
form Of Kidney disease, stop tempt
ing death this moment, AMI turn lot
cure to Hop Bitters.
II you are sick with
that terrible sickness,
Nervousness, you will
find q "Balm in Glead"
In Hop Bitters.
II YOU are a f%requenter, or q resi-
dent Of a miasmatic district, barrl-
cade your system against the scourge
Of ali countries-malaria, epidemic,
bilious and intermittent feVers-py
the use Of Hop Bitters.
II YOU have rough, pimply, or sallow ssln,
had breath, Hop Bitters will give you 1alI
skin. rich blood, the sweetest breath, ann 1
health. $500 viii be paid for a case they WILL
That Door, bedridden, invalid wife, sister,
mother, or daughter, can be made the picture
Of health, by a few bottles of Hop bltters' COSY
ing but a triae.
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A Misunderstanding.

"Say, you," remarked an Austin hack
driver, stepping into Il dry goods en-
porium on the avenue, and addressing a
dudc-like relic Of fallen greatness, 81
want to get Il pair of driving gloves"
"What is YOU number ?" inquired tho
athlete of the scissors and yardstick.
"Thirty-scven,' answered the hark
driver, land if you report me for fast
driving I'll mash you."-SVtings.
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4 Cool Friend to the Chinese.

san FRANCIsCo.-Consul A.. F. Bee,
of the Chinese Consulate office, expresses
himself clearly in saying that he, rs well
lis his family have suffered severely from
rheumatism and neuralgia, and that
medicines were used in vain. At last
81. Jacobs oil WAS tried. which effected
Immediate cures in every case. The Con-
sui regards the oil as the greatest pain
curing remedy in existence.
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Genius.

If people arr not born with IL Imrtlru-
lar genius to particular rmrloymcntS,
saws .Mnrm NLn's .WnWr-u". their Large
powers" nevertheless may III many
eases. perhaps in most. be moi 80 "@rn-
rral." but that they are confined !" Ger,
tain classes of cmploymrnts. 1t wnul'l
not hr easy to believe that amy accident
could have made johnson Il great mIl>l-
clan. lie KNEW" he said, IA drum
from a trumpet and a hagpip" from II
guitar. and this was about the extent OF
his knowledge Of music" He might
easily have been a great politician or Il
great lawyer. He might have sunk I"
the level of Il woolsack. and might have
given up t o party what was meant for
mankind. Indeed. Burke said that If he
had gone early into parliament he GER
tainly would have been the greatest
speaker that ever was there. He might
have been a great ruler, a great Judge, Il
great physician, and perhaps Il great
general. but great musician or a great
fainter he never could have become.
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CHRONIC CATARRH.-I have suffered fc

CHRONIC CATARRH.-I have suffered Tor
wears from chroni, cararrh. Six weeks ago
I was induced to try Ely's Cream Balm. Re-
lief was instantaneous, and continued use ha
resulted in an almost c complete Cures. NJ
GREENE. Bookkee2er, Steamboat Co., Gals
kill, n. Y.
Was afflicted with catarrh and cod in thu
head. I tried many renedie, without any
beneficial effects, at last used Ety's Cream
Balm, which eff actually curad ma.-W. H.. l..
billiard. Dentist. BordentoWn, n, ].
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The Young Ostrich.

He is covered with spccklcd brown
downy feathers except N the head and
neck and legs: he is as wild, shy and
active as the young antelope fawn, and,
only Il day old, isas large as Il full-grown
Lcghorn hen. Uneasy and restless, in
constant motion and withinquiring eyes,
he no doubt waits impaticntly the com
panions who arc to join him in his
fcathcr-producing career.
Preparatory to any nourishinG food,
he had placed before him when about
t~wcnty-four hours old a tray of small
gravel stones and crushed sca-shells; sub,
sequcnt to this tonic he had a handful OF
chopped alfalfa. This lays the founda'
ton for a meal of cracked corn and water,
and when this had been eaten the bird is
considered on the straight road to dis.
tinction rs the first ostrich Matched in
Amcrica.-An"heim (C"i.) letter
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tits entirely different from all others. 1t
Is as clear as water, and as its ameindicates
Isl perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer: It will
Immediately free the head from all dandruf,
restore gray hair to its natural color, and pro
duce a new growth where it has fallen off; It
does not in any manner affect the health,
which sulphur, sugar of lead and nitrate Of
silver preparations have done: twill change
light or faded hair in q few days to a beauti-
full glossy brown. Ask your druggist for it.
Each bottle is warranted. SMITH, KLINE &
CO., Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia. Pa,
andC N, C%RrrTENToN, New York.
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MENaxAN's PEproNIZED BEE

MENsMAN's PEPToN1zED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation of beef containing its entire nutri-
tious properties. 1t contains blood-makin9,
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia. nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly il resulting
from pulmonary complaints. C'swell, Hazard &
Co. Proprictors, New York. Sold by druggists.
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4 Mispr's RuSp,

\ rich mlscr has a niece whom he pro-
claims to be his unique hciress, but who
has never seen any of his money.
Your niece is twenty years DID," says
IL friend, you ought to do something
toward getting her scttlcd.'
well" replied the miscr, after rctiec-
ton. 81 will pretend to be ill."-7i"ns.
.ltiuntir.
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successfully treated. Pamphlet Of particu.
lars one stamp, address Worlds Dlspensary
Melical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Weakness, Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual De-
bility, cured by Wells Health Remover. 81.
DR.. Sanfords Liver Invigorator. Just what
name implies; Cathartic, Tonic. Reliable
Nothing is uglier than crooked boots:
%straighten them with Lyons Heel Stiffeners.
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Decline Of Nam.

The greatest Enginei in the world is the new
Baxter portable, in use all over the world.
Descriptive circulars free. Address J.. C.
Todd, II Barclay st., New York.
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Hon. H. G.. Crossman, Jersey City, says:
81 suffered with rheumatism for years; un:
able to leave the house for months; t!1ei al
most ev srything without relief; finally o
DR. El1nore's re, which soon cured me.
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Nature.

Mother Swans Worm Syrup.
Infallible, t~asteless, harmless, cathartic; for
feverishness, restlessneS, worc:s, constipa-
tion CSC
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Dame Nature is the or at teacher and ply
sician, and Carboline, made from pure petro-
leum, is one of her grandest remedies for
badness. Try it and you will use no other.
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Young and middle aged men suffering
from nervous debility, premature old age,
loss of memory and kindred SYMPTOMS:
should send three stamps for Part VII OF
pamph'ets issued by Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
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As a cure for heart disease, nervousness
and sleeplessness, DR.. Graves Heart Regula-
tor is unsurpassed. Thirty years trial prove
il. 81 Der bottle at YOUR druggists.
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AT a moderate estimate Philadelphia
pours into the sea So, 0UO, 900 worth OF
fertilizers annually.
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LITTLE three-year-old boy at Pittshurg
fell q distance of 100 feet and was not IN
illred.
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J. r. Cobb, of West Florida, can lift
II, 100 pound pile-driver. Hehas should
cred and walked off with bale of cotton.