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A SILLY NotiOn.r

AS soon as boy leaxes stch6nO..s
looks ABOUT to see what he shaIl A.
next, he is very likely to be toI5 10 10
some unwise persons. s.Ihe ygorl,l 49,, y
you living" This probably strikes
MN as being very wise remark srS
the boy says to himself: qAIf n II rrra frTa
that the world owes me liyinc then
M all right. He finds A fIa99a INA
goes to work n1anfully; butatier & f;n,a ;,,,a
he concludes that there is no finn IN +.
and he stops to consider: siIf tba wd,,55
owes me a living, why should Itronblo ,0tio
myself? Let the world pay its debt to
me-" Suddenly he loses his place and
has nothing to do. He, is. surnrised
and wonders why the world does mi
give him his due. "a nice he'd warm
clothes and regular dinners are 4, sood ,..uI
things, and / ought to have them. s Tbs
world owes them to me, andIif I glai inot
rights :" 9ifl.4 10y
At one time this country was arsstil.
derness, where no man could live save
by fighting the wild beasts. Some 6no
chased away the bears and wolves crt
down the forests, laid out roads hp;lt
towns and dug canals. Somebody snens
vast sums OF money in constructing rail.
roads, steamboats, docks, light-hotseS
schools, libraries, and all the ine ,thincs
you enjoy so freely. More than this
somebody pays the policenlaa. the FIRE.
man, the soldier, sailor, the .Iight-honsa
keeper and school-niaster. - 77'-AFHT
From the day YOU were horns Ssdur
father and mother have fed. clothed
and sheltered you. 1t has cost von
nothing None of these lgrUat public
works, roads, canals, towns, alayies and
armies cost you anything. How can
you say the world owes you lipinagIs
it not you who are in debt? What has a
boy done to deserye . all thisp Not
thing. 1t is you who must pay-not
the world. i.,iiW .1fJft 10
All! boys, hewas foolisl. ereature
who first said: 1.-The world owes me a
living" He told Q very silly mble.
The world owes no man. q. living till he
has done some worthy deed, some good
work to make the world better and
tairer place to live in. Those old. fel-
lows who dug canals and laid out
towns, who built cities and inSenedAll
these splendid things these telegrspbs
these ships, these magnificent engines
had the right idea. E They work6dHman-
fully, and the world at last did, owe
them a living, and paid it many times
over. 1t you mean to get out Of IBhe
great debt you owe the world, do some
thing, 60 to work and show YOU are
man. Then, when you have shown the
world yoa can work, it will gladly pay
you a living, and the finer and more
noble your work the greater viii be
your reward Charles Barnard, titi N.
Nicholas. s,s.. . .,s., Esw
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shoulder LamanAss.

This affection is not of so freauent or
eurrence as is generally imagined. hut
sometimes the difficulty of ascertain;no.
the real seat of lameness. when situated
u sne 1901. has occasioned many '.hoss
doctor or ignorant blacksmith to refer
She complaint to the shoulder: and. in
consequence, the poor animal has been
doomed to undergo the painful opera
ton OF rowelling. As lameness in the
fore limbs of the horse, in the plurality
OF cases, is located below the knee.
either IN the back tendons or in the foot
1t IS OF considerable Importance to he
able to distinguish between a sprain of
the shoulder and injuries elsewhere in
the limb. Mistakes viii seldom occ,,T
It attention is paid to the following
symptoms: Q
when horse is lame in the shoulder
ne drags the limb from inability of the
muscles OF the shoulder to properly lift
the limb from the ground. The motion
OF the limb is more or less swinging ont
wardly. Ii he lifts his foot high from
the ground the shoulder can not be much
aneeted. In rapidly walking down hill.
ne catches up the leg with considerable
quickness: he viii frequently stumble
When going uphill, and will make =
shorter step with the lame leg than with
the other He goes equally lame on
hard or soft ground, which is NOT the
case when the lameness is in the foot
In shoulder lameness there is no differ-
ence In the temperature of the two feet
Application of hartshorn linimept. ar
blister, TO the point of the shonlder
loint' extending a few inches below the
same, IN front and towards the side. to-
gether with absolute rest. or liberty on
pastarage, removing the shoes, gener.
ailY ELECTS . epre.--EfaRie Fcynlsr,
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Shearing.

The owners financial interests ought
to protApt, him to humanity in theAreat
ment of his stock. And both on thai
account and for the sake of the sheep.
we ask humane treatment at shearing
time. The animal should be handled
kindly; should be held in the most CON-
Portable position; should be restrained
with the least possible force and should
never be put into the hands of care
less shearer who cuts and siashes awav
without regard to whether he draws
blood or not. When a man cannot
shear sheep without having it look,
after the operation, like tho face of a
man who has been shaved Sy an ap-
prentice with dull razor, he should
not be allowed to shear one at all. In
shearing Merinos it is not always pos-
slble to prevent some cutting of the
skin, but frequent cutting even on this
breed should be sufficient to demonstrate
that the shearer is incompetent. A
shearer must have experience to do the
work well. A novice will most likely
make bad work on both fleece and skin
OF the Merino especially. The most
delicate part of the work is. perhaps.
Merlno eve having no lamb, in pfx-
dcuIar. In such case the udder is small
and concealed from view by the wool.
and unless special care is exercised
there is danger of severing the teats,
which will make them useless unless
opened by artificial means. The best
advice that can be given to those who
have never sheared sheep, is to never
undertake it unless they have become
familiar with the process by seeing
good shearers perform it. OF course
there must be q first time in every
shearer's experience, but it ought to
follow a most careful observation of the
practice of others. This being true it
IS not necessary to describe the process
IN detail in this connection.
The wool should be sheared off pretty
close and even, care being taken not to
cut the wool twice in two. But the
shearing should not be so close as to
expose the skin to the sun or the animal
to the danger of taking cold. A great
deal OF our shearing is performed before
the weather is very warm; and it is only
necessary to remember that the removal
OF the heavy fleece makes great change,
and If the weather is only moderately
cool the animal win feel it and not only
be made uncomfortable but. perhaps.
take cold. This is a species of cruelty
which should be carefully avoided. But
If the weather happens to be quite warm,
and the sun hot, the skin win become
sun-burnt if the shearing has been done
too closely, and this is another species
of cruelty.
All that can be done TO put the animal
at rest and to allay excitement should
be done, and part of this work will be
found in attending to the wants of the
stomach before the shearing commences.
It cannot be expected that q hungry
sheep will be as quiet as one whose ap-
petite is satisfied. Besides an empty
sheep is not as easily sheared as one
that is rounded out with full feed. If
we include directions for shearing on 4
clean, dry floor, all viii be said that il
necessary to say in the way of genera
directions, - ResterR R.rgf
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edge OF the pond, cluckino .a,s,s-s
mig hke q crazy creature. JtFts saekI
But the little ducks were i I.
that they forgot all about bs,s = nappy
swan along on the water. Ana 4; ;IAey
their heads down now and then uipped
little Water-bugs or sometSino. aau . ate
they never had such merry tins !, and ,
1t was a bad time for Cb;ck.s;s,
when she was nearly distraetssdp "
all came safely out of the -pond Iea :. saey 9
a, as ever, and would have gone off = ,I utF
the strange ducks. hut with oraa, ,ss'sllh el!i
nculty she persuaded them - = s,,.S. ull-
with her. They had frirhta5es,dH e,HVL0e me
once before BY running into 4 nm nrd5I me-
out Ghls was much worse. i b5..sSSlS
HOW could ven be SO nanobtr
dearsg she said to them thai S;1.E. Tsy, my
20 mammap' they said :sif sf'. -
only would go into that bea,rtifSIs w, lsO1
water with us once, you wouldpls,csI1II SOII
US naughty, and you never would g.n. ~.
to come out again. pLAnaie Ifoors S"as y
Youths Companion. -1V"e' ~
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A Funny Time.


Did you ever hear pack Of li0undsf
Such q noise as they make! iTheEae ran
beat anything for noise, except boys
Just let loose from school. ;a5aia -9E 4 4
Uncle Jack More has five or six, fac
fox-hounds. When he goes out to hunt
he takes his hounds. They start on IA
run with their noses TO the ground
When one of them scents the track Of
deer, fox, or any other a,linaal. he
raises q cry Then the whole pack
start on the trail, making the woods ring
with their cries. l'H b!4nW 9l8l .a1i1
The hounds are very gentle. sThsy
are great pets with all the children who
live near.
Uncle Jack has a friend living eight
miles distant. He often makes himga
visit with his hounds. One day when
he was coming home he had 4 fdnlly
time. must tell you the story 5g4a3
Right on his road home stands our
new white sehooEhouse. 3iSchoel had
just begun for the summer Weshaaaa
pretty young teacher. She was
stranger 10 ali of us, and had never
heard of the hounds. Uncle JachGWas
AA1lAg WIFI q nSI2uuOI. Abr tHCy paAvO
near the school house, be- called ayAe
hounds up into the wagon, E,giir9y ~
IF they strike the track Of the chill
dren, they viii go straight I'd school,
he said. saG It.se 4s{atgI Bht 10
They rode along, but did not see that
one of the hounds had JUMPED down.
He was under the wagons ~ .ahpo2.
To-o-o-too t-o-ot! said he; and all
the ether hounds JUMPED after Nm.
Away they went, bayiBg at the top OF
their voices Nothing could ktoptb
now. They had found hel,traqk ,0f
their little playmates Happy dogs
The school-honse door Was DpenslAAn
they went. You never heard such p
noise as they made. ''- taSN
The little school mistress WRREbrave.
She did not scream or faint. But she
said she was frightened. She never
had seen pack Of hounds before9 She
did not know that dogs could make sp
much noise. They went ali found the
school-room. wagging their tails against
the desks. They were glad to sec. .eVeF{-
body once more.
Poor Uncle Jack had the worst iof 1ik
He had to come into. school With Rls
riding-whip. to drive them 'ttut-t'Er
Little Ones. 88g Hsflad 9ei % f'a
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Good Society.

The term s.good society" TO the Iln-
= observing and uninitiated would seem
TO imply class of persons separated
Dy common consent from the rest of
mankind for their excellent morals. IN
tellectual ability and other qualities
winch would seem to place them in a
sphere far removed from those Differing
from them in mind and morals. Rut ~
the present time it merely signifies GER
tain people of abundant means and little
brains, others with less brains and
abundant cheek, y and vet few Others
who pride themselves on family
A mystic charm surrounds the latter
class which no one has vet been abIo
or perhaps has had the desire to lool,
into, or probably in this democrat;q.
country, where aristocracy is unknoyyn
tnere would be some very startling rev.
eiatlons. We're some one of an ifquir-
ing turn OF mind to investigate the true
orlg1n OF some OF those boasting high
ancestral lineage he would probably
md very little trace of blue blood in the
ancestry OF hundred years ago.
Ii among this class of people there is
one esteemed above the others for that
winch makes him eminent among his
fellows, the possession of mind of b;s
own, let him take warning by the GEN
eral uprising in Europe against the
arlstoeracy and not seek te copy that
Which has met with condemnation in
the old country and will most assuredly
meet with disapprobation in this Land
OF liberty and equality. But let him
rather, ike the great and efficient belI-
wether that he is, jump from the field of
ldiing and sycophantic fawning on
riches to pastures of learning or bonest
labor, and surely the rest OF the sheen
will follow. 1872
In every town of any pretensions
whatever there is always select coterie
OF what is termed the .sbest sociefv.,s
the male portion usually CONSISTING Of
IDLE, dissolnte fellows, rapidly souander-
ing the fortunes left them by hard
working fathers; the females, in most
eases; rendered helpless by the educa-
ton which was meant to refine and i'm.
prove them. spending their time IN |
dawdling over execrable s.fancy-workr
,'luneheons" and very poor novels. In
deed II good society," consisted. as Il
should, OF the best, the noblest, purest
and most refined. how would the s6s
called good society of the presept
I, gay be ranked HerrssbarQB fPaJ
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FARM AND rTREsIDE.

Plaster scattered over the floors
of fowl houses is powerful absorbent,
preventing all bad odors.
Nice cookies: Zone cupful of but.
ter, two eggs, one-half cupful of sugar,
two tablespoonful of sweet milk and
nearly one-fourth teaspoonfui of soda
in the milk, little nutmeg. Flour to
roll out nicely.-The Household
"A bit of economy is to save the
peel of oranges; dry it and CRATE it for
tiavoring mince pies and orange cakes,
and custard also. If it is dried per-
fectly, and is kept in a dry closet, there
is no danger of its becoming musty.-
N. Y. Post
"A correspondent suggests that il
corn, before planting, be soaked in
tarred water and then rolled in plaster
it will prevent the crows and blackbirds
from pulling it up, and also prevent it
from rotting in case a long wet spell
follows its being placed in the ground.
Though not new, a repetition of the
suggestion is timely Chicago Tribune.
The pudding which should invaria-
bly, accompany q boiled dinner to the
table is made in this way: One pint of
sweet or sour milk, two teacups of corn
meal, sifted; one teaspoonful of soda,
dissolved in hot water; add two slices
OF stale cake, crumbled very fine and
mixed with the meal; boil for three
hours in a bag; serve with a common
sour pudding sauce Chicago Journal.
A good way to clean hairbrushes is
to dampen the brushes and sprinkle
them with powdered borax; let them lie
half an hour and then wash and rub
thoroughly, rinse in clean water and
stand them on end to dry. 1t is good
plan to clean two at one time, as they
clean better by rubbing two together.
II you have no borax, common baking
soda may be used.-Detroit Post.
"A delicious and inexpensive raisin
cake is made of two eggs, one cup and
a half of sugar, two-thirds of cup of
butter, one cup of sweet milk, two cups
and half of flour, three teaspoonfuls
of baking powder or two teaspoonful of
cream tartar, andssone of soda; one cup
of raisins, cloves and cinnamon to suit
your taste, one emp stoned and chopped
raisins. 1t is the experience of most
cooks that cake made with cream of
tartar and soda will keep moist longer
than that made with baking-powder,
but the powder is so convenient to use
that it has almost superseded the other.
Do not frost this cake, but bake until
the top is dark brown Toledo Blade.
-Artichokes on good land with the
same culture as corn will produce from
four hundred to one thousand bushels
per acre. A. G. Williams, prominent
Iowa pig-breeder, says: 1.-THE keep of
my hogs, when the ground is not frozen, |
is blue grass, clover and artichokes.
Forty head of hogs and pigs may be
kept without other food on an acre of |
from the time frost is out of |
the ground until they grow again, and |
from October l until the ground freezes
again. They produce more hog food |
per acre than any other crop | am ac-
luainted with, and the hogs will harvest |
he crop themselves. They also produce |
IN immense quantity of tops, of which |
cattle, horses and mules are very fond,
md which make excellent food whep |
cured Chicago Times.
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For Young Readers.
SPRING WEATHER.

May day and June day,
Spring and summer weather:
Going to rain; going to clear
Trying both together.
Flowers are eomingI No, they're not.
Whilst the air s so chilly;
First it's cold, then it's hot
Isn't weather silly?
S'pose the little vi1etS think
Spring is rather funny,
So they hide themselves away.
Even where it's sunny.
S'pose the trees must think it's time
To begin their growing.
See the little swelling bUdsi
See how plain they're showing!
S'pose they know they're going to make
Peaches, apples, cherries.
Even vine and bushes know
When to start their berries.
Only little girls like me
Don't know all about 1t:
May be, though, the reason is
We can do without it.
Winter-time and summertime
We keep on a-growing;
SO, you see, we needn't be-
Like the flowers, and like the trees,
And the birds and bumble-bees-
Always wise and knowing.
st. Nicholns
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ShOpliRting as An Art.

The firm of Marks Brothers has been
greatly annoyed of late by the petty
depredations of thieves. One Of the
members of the finn said recently that
every day somethingor other was stolen.
and occasionally articles of considera-
bic value mysterious1y disappear. "A
short time ago, said Mr.. Marks. sstwo
women came into the store, and while
one OF them engaged the attention of a
clerk the other picked up roll of velvet.
and put it under her coat. The loss
was not discovered until after the won1-
en- went away, and then they could not
6e found. Only the other day. he con-
unued. ''a woman came here to try on
hats, and she was observed to mt her
bonnet on over one of our hats, which
she Sill kept on her head, She quietly
lett, and was as quietly followed un
arch to Ninth Street, and there in
formed that she was wanted back at the
store. When she returned she was pro-
fuse in her apologies, and said she was
not aware the hat was on her head. On
last tuesday piece of lace valued at
eighty dollars, which had only been in
the store twsnty-four hours, disap-
peared. No one knows how. We offer
a reward OF one hundred dollars for
information that will lead to the detec-
ton OF the thief. We do not care for
the lace, and are willing to pay one
hundred dollars in addition to discover
the guilty parties, that we may, if pos
slbie. put stop to this petty thieving.
which, to say the least, is a source Of
great annoyance. Philadelphia Times
An idea of the magnitude OF the
flower trade in New York NAV be
gained from the statement that one
1orist in that city ships on an average
Aoo0 tens a year by express to every
part Of the Union. Z. Times
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m rEI

AT the railroad station in West
Cornwall, N Y, the travellers were stu
pefed recently at seeing youngWomr
an attempt the difficult feat Of entering
the car through the window. she .had
never before seen afrailroad train. tae,
ing lived in the inland country, and SAG
she thought that was the regular lisFn'
cd of ingress. IN 7. Sgr,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08

Suffering itself does not less affiict the
senses than the fear of suffering.
tits upon the smooth ice we slip; the
rouehest path is the safest.
A patent has been obtained 1or . ma
ahine for making haste. 4 sa
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-08
LYMAN Beeoher,s Absent -Mindedness.

DIR. Beecher was frequently absent
minded. On one occasion, after an
evenings service, he started for home
in brown study. The houses in his
block were of the same pattern. He
entered the wrong door. The house
which he mistook for his own was oc-
cupied by a well-known halter, by the
name of Rhoades, a Unitarian. The
Doctor put his hat on the stand in the
hall, and went into the back parlor,
where Mrs. Rhoades and her family
were gathered, drew chair up to the
fire, put his feet to warm on the mantle
over the CRATE, tipped back his chair
and his head-simply thinking. just
then he happened to notice French
clock under glass upon the mantle, and
exclaimed: ''Wife, where in the world
did you get that clockp'' No answer.
No one could answer, for they were
ready to burst with merriment at their
neighber's absence of mind. II say,
wife! where did you get that clockP'
Mrs. r. was lady. Putting her hand
gently on his shoulder, she said: "Dr.
Beecher, you have made a mistake and
got into the wrong house." He cast o
quick glance around upon the family
circle, sprang from his chair, and with
q bound was out of the house, without
aword of explanation or excuse.
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A Budding Genius.

At the Armada, Mich, fair this fall
says the The Telegraph of that place,
Maggie Leighton, girl Of IS years,
exhibited a clay model made by herself,
which elected a considerable amount of
well-deserved newspaper comment. The
fact of her extreme youth and that the
work was all done with an old sscase-
knife showed that she possessed rare
amount of talent. Since the fair she
has not been idle, and Judging from the
work now on exhibition, the old cease
knife has been a frequent and faithful
companion. The work consists of three
pieces, the largest of which is the bust
Of a lady with her head resting upon
her hand. 1t is about eight inches in
height, and is very finely formed and
finished.
The second piece represents large
Newfoundland dog and little boy, both
asleep, the boys head resting upon the
dog. On this piece the little sculptor
has displayed great amount OF skill,
and we say, without fear of contradic-
tion, that there is not person in this
part of the country who has any conceit
In this line who will not, upon seeing
this, admit that her talent far overshad-
ows them. The third piece is bust Of
John Patton, Sr., o gentleman well
known to many Of our readers, and
grandfather to this little artist, and the
features and general looks so resemble
this gentleman that few of his acquaint-
ances fail to recognize him.
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He Insisted Upon All Privileges.

The other day a lank young man
from the country, accompanied by q
good looking young woman, arrived in
the city and stopped at our largest ho-
tel. 81 want you to do the best you
ken for u.s." said the young man TO the
clerk. "We've just got married. and
want TO splurge little. Down in my
country Pm the boss. l ken lift agin
any man in the community, and l ken
split more rails in day than anybody
sepenter knock-kneed Bill, the old Gui-
nea nigger what works on the Lige
Sanders place. Tell US where our room
is, please. But reckon we'll take the
range of the big room whar all them
big lookin' glasses is n shinin'."
'Do you mean the parlorP" asked the
clerk, twisting one of his diamond shirt
studs.
"Yes. the perlur."
''Certainly, SIR"
The young man and his wife followed
q grinning negro and assembled to the
paflor Shortly afterward the clerk.
while passing the parlor door, saw
Rube throw his arms around his bride
&nd kiss her.
Here" said the official, "none Of
that II you stay in this room you've
got to behave yourselves"
''Ain't l got right to kiss her"
asked the young man.
''Yes;, but not here"
'Tve got Alright to kiss her here or
any whar else. She's mine, amt you
JuleP'
"Yes, Rube."
Didn't the Justice of the Peace say
that you must cling to mep"
."Yes, Rube."
"And you are goin' to cling, amt
you"
"You know am, Rube."
'That settles it. Put her thar" and
puckering up his mouth he received a
loud, resounding smack. 1.-The law Of
Arkansaw says you can put her thar,
and put her thar agin, julie. Now mis-
ter man-"but the clerk had vanished,
and Rubc, turning to his wife, said:
"Arter while you'll find out that Pm
a hero and boss. Put her thar agin,
julie. ."-Arkansaw Traveller.
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When, in the course Of Congressional
events, Senators and Representatives
sent by pages their autograph albums
around among their fellow Legislators,
Congressman Moore, of Tennessee,
thought the little fellows who brought
him the books were soliciting for their
own collections. So, in a kind, fatherly
way, he put some good advice, of the
copy book maxim style, in each album.
In Senator Edmunds' he wrote: .sBe
good boy and you will become q good
man, and the Green Mountain states
man is making it one of the jokes Of
the season.