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snakes commit suicide9 Well, they
do. When we catch them we use a
crotched stick and aim TO fit the crotch
just back of the head. Sometimes we
get It too far back, and that gives the
snake a chance to bite himself. When
he sees that he has no chance of escape
he bites himself, and in half an hour
he is dead. If he gets bitten in a fight
with another snake he glides off at
full speed to a marsh, where he can
get rattlesnake weed, sure antidote.
The toads know of this remedy also,
and often use it after being bitten.
We are apt to despise these lowly rep
tiles, but they have good pluck and
often fol the rattlesnakes.
"Are rattlesnakes good to eat?
Well, their flesh tastes like sucking
pig, and is perfectly transparent, l
never made a practice of eating it, but
1 have tasted it fried and have no
hesitation in saying that it was de-
licious.'
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A Germs an Custom.

There is beautiful custom among
the Germans of having chorals played
from the church towers at regular
hours of the day. When first heard
this music in Stuttgart, coming, as it
appeared to me, from the heavens, 1
was puzzled to know its object and the
source from whence it came. l gazed
above and around me, but failed to
detect its origin. The beautiful mel
ody, softened by distance, was floating
in the air like music from Ro!iau harps.
A few days afterward L was more
fortunate in my discoveries. L again
heard the music from above. Near
me was the Stifts kirche, an old church
built in 1903, which has attached TO it
an immense octagon tower rising up
to a height of nearly two hundred
feet. Encircling this tower near the
top is balcony, on which 1 at last
espied the authors of the strange
music. Several men with brass instru-
ments were perched on that giddy
height playing sacred music. When
they had finished one piece they moved
to another position on The balcony and
played a different tune. -Four selec-
tions in all were played, one toward
each point of the compass. On max
ing inquiries afterward, l found that
this playing from the church had been
in practice for more, than a hundred
years. A German lady "once upon a
time," belonging to one of the noble
families, bequeathed a sum of money,
the income of which was ever after to
be devoted to paying the expenses Of
this religious observance. The clause
in her will stated that chorals or selec-
tions of sacred music were to be played
from this church tower twice a day,
punctually every morning at the rising
of the sun, and also from half-past
eleven to twelve at noon" Germany
Seen Without SpectGcLeS." s."
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Wirely Devotion in China.

Imagine fifteen of our maidens
throwing themselves together into the
river rather than accept the husbands
proposed for them, as so many young
girls did at Canton not long ago. But,
II once the objection to marriage be
overcome. such young ladies show as
keen desire to fulfil every duty of
the state to which they have been
called as they before did to avoid
undertaking any duty at all. A
daughter of the last Chinese minister
to London, Kwo Sung-taon, has re-
Gently afforded an admirable example
of what a wife should be, dare and do.
According to the Peking Gazette, at
the tender age of seventeen she con,
sented to become the wife of the
brother Of Tso Tsung-tang, the con-
queror of Kuldia. Not long afterward
! by a decree of the fates her husband
fell i'll, and when ordinary nOurishing
food failed TO revive her PROSTATE
lord, she with more than courage sliced
a piece of flesh from her arm and mixed
it with his broth. But "her pretty action
did oUtsell her gift" and, in spite of
her heroism, her husband died. This
event, which might well have brought
t. a close a record of fself-deyotion, only
opened a new field for the exercise of
sanity duty. TsD had gone and could
not come back to her; but there was
no reason why she should not go t.
him. So she refused to swallow any.
thing but gold-leaf. Here however
some unseen power interpOsed, and
the gold neither choked her mol
wrought the mischief which the more
costly powdered diamonds produce
with the victims of Indian assassins.
Struck with wonder at this miracle heI
friends besought her to throw away
the poison and remain yet little while
with them. This, after some misgiv
ings, she consented to do but, keeping
the word of promise to their ear and
breaking it to their hope, she took ad
vantage of the first illness which over
took her to perform a happy dispatcl
hy starving herself to death.-Neu
York Hour.
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SELECT sIFTINes.

A crocodile shuts It's Jaws with n
force Of l,540 pounds.
It is said that 2,450 watches are
manufactured in this country every
working day in the year.
There is man in Buckspot. Me-,
whose name is Esrom Morse, whether
spelled backward or in the usual way.
The Arabs used utt.r in early
times, but the Greeks and Romans
were content with oil, and it i, not
mentioned rs food by Galen, who wrote
in the second century.
The white perch of the Ohio are
noted for the musical sounds e. ey
malA. The sound is much like that
produced by silk threat placed in a
window where the wind blows across it.
There is a place in Ceylon called the
worlds end. You stand on the edge
of plateau and look over precipico
5000 feet in height. If you tumbe,
you tumble about mile. One step
will do the business.
Aaron Glover, aSumter county (Ga.)
negro, does not perspire like any other
man. The left side of his face Will
trickle like a stream while the right is
as dry as bone. Then his body is
just the reverse-the right side seems
a continual stream, while the left is us
dry as piece of iron lying before a
big fire. Aaron enjoys most excellent
health.
The most ancient system of weights
in the kingdom of England was the
moneyer's pound or the money-pound
of the Anglo-SaXons, which was con-
tinued in use for some centuries a ter
the Conquest, being thea known rs the
"Tower pound" or sometimes the
Go.dsmith's pound. 1t con aimed
twelve ounces of 450 grains each, or
5,400 grains, and this weight of silver
was a pound sterling. The Tower
pound was abolished in 1927 by a
statue of Henry Will, which first es-
tablished Troy weight as the only legal
weight for gold and silver, and from
this time to the present our system OF
coinage has been based on the Troy
weight, the Troy pound containing
$3.50 grains.
Professor Huxley, in an address al
the International fisheries exhibition
pointed out that an acre of good fish
ing ground will yield more food in {
week than an acre of the best lane
will in a year. Still more striking
was his picture of the moving "moun
tain of cod" 100 to 130 feet in height
which for two months of every yeal
moves westward and southwark pas
the Norwegian coast. Every square
mile of this colossal column of fish con
tains 120,000,000, consuming when or
short rations, no fewer than $4,000,
600 of herrings. The whole catch o
the Norwegian fisheries never exceeds
in a year more than half a square mill
of this " cod mountain" and one week
supply of the herring is needed to keel
that area of cod from starving.
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The LARGEST Feet in the World.

A letter from Sandusky, Ohio, to the
Cincinnati Enquirer says: Fannie
Mills has the biggest feet in the world,
so far as known, and they are still
growing. Your correspondent came
here on purpose to see the wonderful
sight, which would, under ordinary
circumstances, be a very indelicate pro-
ceeding.
Fannie Mills is twenty-five years
old, and resides on the dairy farm of
her father, George Mills, two miles
from Sandusky.
Your correspondent called at the
Mills home at evening, and the head of
the household was standing in the
yard. His greeting was kindly and he
entered into conversation on the sub
ject of his daughters big feet. He
laughingly remarked that people
generally didn't Lelieve the seemingly
Incredible stories concerning Fannies
immense pedal eXtremities, but to
prove that they were really so large he
invited the reporter into the house to
see for himself. The young woman
was called by her father and wabbled,
rather than walked, into the front
room. She wore a long gown, which
was scarcely sufficient to hide the de-
formity. She sat down in a chair and
exposed her feet to view. 1t is almost
impossible to eXaggerate the marvel
Gus sight. She removed her shoes, and
then great white pillow cases, which
were worn as stockings.
The feet look like two immense
hams. The toes are irregular and the
little toes are represented by two little
knobs. There are no toe nails, although
the places where they should be are
clearly defined. Your correspondent
undertook the delicate task of measur-
ing the feet. The right foot is one
foot six inches in length, and the left
one inch shorter. Over the ins,ep Of
the right foot is twenty one inches, and
over the other one inch less. The big
toe of the left foot is eleven inches in
circumferen e. The right foot is
longer than the left by an inch, but the
latter is heavier and thicker. The feet
are respectively seven and eight inches
wide. From this actual measurement
| Ol Il dullN Mills lCtO ullN Oll6 Cttu
readily imagine what marvelously
large shoes she must wear. Hereto
fore they have been manufactured in
Albany, n. Y, bur a Sandusky shoe
firm has the lasts and "A pair of shoes on
exhibition, when have attracted great
attention. Her feet have increased in
size since the display in the shoe store
window was made.
The left shoe is 16l inches long, the
right eighteen inches in length; the left
is seven and one-half inches wide and
the other eight inches. The right in.
step of the shoe measures 191 inches
and the left 171 inches. Fannie Mills
! weighs 109 pounds, and, although deli
cate-looking, says she has good health
1t takes two calf hides to make her g
pair of shoes. and all her vitality goes
to sustain her massive limbs and feet
, The girl had unusually large feet wher
she was born, and they have continued
, to grow alarmingly fast ever since.
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Another Life Saved,

J. @. Gray, of Dadeville. Ia. writes us:
81 have been using your DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam
for the Lungs, and say OF truth 1t is far su-
perior to any other Lung preparation in the world
My mother was confined to her bed four weeks with
cough, and had every attention by az good ply
sicians as there are in the country. and they all
failed to effect cure but whom got bottle Of
your DR.. wm. Halls BalsAm for the Lungs, she be-
gan to mend right away. can say in TRUTH that IL
was the means OF saving her life. knew of lvo
cases that DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam has cured, and my
motheris betternow than she has been before for
twenty years"
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Home Items.
-"Aii yoar own fault
Tfyou remain sick whom you can
Get hop bittora that noyer--fdtt.

Won rauain sick whom you can
Get hop bittors that never-tUtt.
The weakest woman, smallest child, ana
sickest invalid can use hop bitters with
safety and great good.
old men totiering around from Rheu-
matism, kidney trouble OF any weakness
will be almost new by using hop bitters.
My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of hop bitters, aud rec
ommend them 10 my people.-Methodis
Clergyman.
AJAX any good doctor II hop
Bitters are not the best family medicine
On earth.
-Malarial Fever, Ague and Biliousness will
leave every neighborhood as soon as hop
btters arrive.
-"My mother drove the paralysis and
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tiers. ed. Oswego Sun.
Keep the kidneys healthy with hop Bit
tors and you need not fear sickness.
-Ice water is rendered harmless and moro
refreshing and reviving with hop bitters In
each draught.
The vigor of youth for the aged and In
firm in hop bitters
AT the change Of life nothing equal.
- Hop sitters to All'y all troubles incident
1.-THE best periodical for ladies to take
monthly and from which they will receive
the greatest benefit is hop bitters.
Mothers with sickly, fretful,. nursing
children will cure the children and benent
themselves by taking hop bitters daily.
Thousands die annually from some form
of kidney disease That might have been pre-
vented by n timely use Of hop bitters.
indigestion, weak stomach, irregular
tiles of the bowels cannot exist when hon
bitters are used.
Atimely use Of hop
| Btters will keep whole family
In robust health year at n little cost.
To produce real genuine sleep. and child
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On retiring
That indigestion or stomach gas NJ
night, preventing rest and sleep, will disap-
pear by using hop bitters.
--Paralytic, nervous, tremulous old ladies
are made perfectly quiet and sprightly by
using hop bitters.
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A wclI-ISnOwn Man.

Hunts Remedy having been recommended
10 me for kidney and liver complaints, pur-
chased some at the peoples Drug Store T"
and used it in my family, and found IL TO be
a very valuable medicine, and l gladly
recommend it highly to my friends, knowing
IL TO be beneficial TO those troubled with kid
ney or liver disease. Respectfully yours,
ELISHA NOYSE,
63 G Street, South Boston, Mass.
April IA, 1888.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-29

Somebody's child is dying-dying with the
flush of hope on his young face, and some
body's mother thinking of the time when that
dear face will be hidden where no ray OF hope
can brighten it-because there was no cure
for consumption. Reader, if the child be
your neighbor's, take this comforting word
to the mothers heart before it is too late.
Tell her that consumption is durable; that
men are living to-day whom the physicians
pronounced incurable, because one lung had
been almost destroyed by the disease. DR..
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" has
cured hundreds; surpasses cod liver oil, hypo-
phosphites, and other medicines in curing
this disease. So by druggists
Iris no uncommon thing for hot words to
produce coolness.
LEwIsvILE, Ind.-Rev. j. S. Cain says: at
Used Browns Iron Bitters for nervous pros.
tration and found it entirely satisfactory"
WATER reddens the rose, whisky the nose,
and tight boots the toes.
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Last Manufacturer.

have used Hunts Remedy for the kidney
complaint, and, having been fully restored
10 health by its use, L can testify TO its value.
Daily / recommend it TO some one of my
friends, all of whom know have been bene-
1''N' - Wv GEO. P. COX.
Maiden. Mass.. April %, 1888,
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An Insurance agent named Pyle,
In running fell over the stile,
st. Jacobs Oil gave relief
And the pain was so brief,
He got up and said: "I should SMILE
A lame old lady at Keyser,
Had no one to advise her,
Till Doctor John Boyle
Tried st. Jacobs Oil,
Its action did simply surprise he
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The above Is good likeness Of Mrs Lydia Z rinls
ham, of Lynn Mass who above all other human beingl
may be truthfully called the "Dear Friend Of Woman,
as some of her correspondents love TO call her. shs
Is Eeaously devoted TO her work. which Is the outcome
Of a nfe-study, and is obliged 10 keep Ex lady
assistants help her answer the large correspondencs
which daily pours in upon her. each bearing is special
burden Of suffering or Joy at release from It. HcE
Vegetable Compound Is medicine for good ard not
evf purposes hAvo personally investigated II and
am satisfied OF the truth of this
On account Of its proven merits. Il Is recommended
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The wind may roar among the trees,
Yet great ships sail the stormy seas.
The baldhead man may rave and swear,
Yet Carboline restores the hnir.
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in the cure of severe coughs, weak lungs,
splitting of blood, and the early stages of
consumption, DR.. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" has astonished the medical fac
ulty. While it cures the severest coughs, it
strengthens the system and purifes the blood.
BY druggists.
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MONTANA has so, 600 inhabitants.

AS a reliable remedy for indigestion and a
certain cure for dyspepsia, GAsTRINE without
doubt stands first GAsTRINE is in liquid
form. Sold by druggists.
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On Thirty Dnrs, Trial.

The VoLTAIo BELT Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for
thirty days to men (young or old) who are
afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality
and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy
and complete restoration of health and manly
vigor. Address as above. n B.-No risk is
incurred, as thirty days trial is allowed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-29

One greasing lasts two weeksi all Others two
or three days. Do not be imposed on by the
humbug stuffs offered. Ask your dealer forFra-
zer's, with labelon. Saves your horse labor and
youtoo. 1t received first medal at the Centen-
nial and Paris Expositions. Sold everywhere.
Thht Husband of Mine
Is three times the man he was before usino
Wells Health Remover. 81. Druggists.
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When DIR. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, an
bounced that his "Favorite Prescription ["
would positively cure the many diseases and
a weakhesses pecullaf 10 women, some donbted'
lie local treatment But tho mighty truth
gradually became acknowledged. Thousands
Of ladies employed the "Favorite Prescrip-
tion and dwere speedily cured. By druggists
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The eason why they best the drum was
because it called the harp Tyre.
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NoBI1.rrY is power and love combined; it
needs not title, for tbs self defined.
A full feeling after meals, dyspepsia, heart
burn and general ill-health relieved by
Browns Iron Bitters.
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LADIES q chlluren's boots a. shoes cannotru run
over if Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners are used.
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Success depends upon liberal pa
tronage of printing otiices.-J. j. AStoi
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SPARTA, Tenn.-Dr. W. B. Cummings says:
" 1 am strongly convinced of the efficacy of
Browns Iron Bitters, and recommend them.'
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through on Corr

Trough on COFns.o
Askfor Wells Rough on Corns." 15c. Quick
relief; complete cure. Corns, warts, bunions.
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BARBERs make many friends, but scrape
more acQuaintances.
AS cure for be art disease nervousness
knd sleeplessness, DR.. Graves Heart ReRu-
lator IS unsurpassed. Thirty years trial
prove it. 81 per bottle at yolr druggists.
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GIVE of your bounty to friend. But if you
want to lose one, lend.
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O.. Catarrh Ofthe BLADDER
Stnging irritation, Inflammation. Kidnav
Urinary complaints, cured by Buchupaiba. 81
You would use st. Patrick's Salye If Won
new the good it would do You.
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By a loose tongue men show their wit, but
sense is shown by holding it.
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VINO browns his grief in waters strong, its
rhnsI will hnnt him his lifn long.
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hvers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard 81
TO-, NY. Absolutelypure and sweet. Patients
who have once taken it prefer it TO all others.
Physicians declare it superior to all other oils.
CHAPPED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
lkin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
yaswell, Hazard & Co., New York
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Truth is Mighty.

WATER reddens the rose, whisky the nose,
md tight boots the toes.
The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-03
Death the Levelle..

The glories of our blood and state
Are shadows. not substantial things;
There is no armour against fate;
Death lays his icy hands on kings:
Sseptre and Crown
Must tumble down,
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Some men with swords may reap the field.
Aud plant fresh laurels where they kill
But their strong nerves at last must yield
They tame but one another still
Early or late
They stoop to fate,
And must give up their murmuring breath
When they, pale captiyes, creep to death,
The garands wither on your brow
Then boast no more your mighty deeds;
Upon Deaths purple altar now
See where the victor victim blceds:
Your heads must come
To the cold tomb;
Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet. and blossom in their dust.
j. Shirley (l596- 1866.
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Every farmer needs reliable Live
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one year for the small sum of $500
Every subscriber will receive large
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YOU will want it.
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Farmers and others desiring genteel,
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to $40 day can be earned, send address
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York.
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Paris has 2,226,000 inhabitants, 90
theaters, 3 circuses, 6 music halls.
Vienna has | ,l04, 900 inhabitants, has 7
theaters, | circus, 6 music halls. Ber-
lin, with 100000 inhabitants, has IL
theaters, l circus and music halls
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Some of the better class of Jews in
Roumania are making up colonies for
Palestine. More than fifty colonies have
gone within the last six months.
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Eighty thousand packages of tea were
refused a landing in England under the
Adulteration act during 1881 aud 1882,
and il is said that much of it found it's
way into the gift" tea stores of the
United States.
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The grandfather of DR.. Benson, the
new Primate of England, was Metho-
dist preacher and the author of a Com
mentory on the Bible still much
esteemed by many Methodist families
in Great Britain.
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Mark Twain is convinced that science
is very fascinating, because it gives you
such wholesale returns of conjecture
for such trihing investments of fact.
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Our Temperance fliends~sheuld sub
scribe for the Friendly Visitor, pub
lished at Byrdstown, Pickett county.
We can supply it with the Ruybeian
for Sl.75 a year.