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How to Run.

"Can you give me any directions for
running2" was asked of q we'll known
athlete Of this city.
eyes. Keep your head well up,
breathe through the nose and not the
mouth, keep the chest out, shoulders
thrown back, body bent slightly forward
from the hips, and elbows in. The
trouble with most people is that they
breathe through the mouth and thus ex-
toned to running, keeps his mouth shut,
in a little while he will feel a pressure on
his chest as thougha weight were placed
upon it, but if he keeps going he will
soon breathe freer and get what is called
second wind then he can run as long
as his muscle holds out"
Having obtained this information, the
reporter decided to observe how people
did run, and selected the depots as the
best place for observation.
The first person who appeared in the
field was a short fat man, with his mouth
wide open and his face very red from his
cxertions, and his arms working in every
direction.
Next came two men carrying a trunk
and e%ndcavoring to run, but as the trunk
struck their knees every time they put
on steam there was hardly a chance to
put in any professional work.
eli! Catch on to the dude perambu-
latin. o, why did its mother let it go
out alone" yelled a bootblack. And,
sure enough, there was a genuine speci-
men of a dude, with boots, pants, coat,
collar and hat complete, poking the toes
of his boots into the cracks of the side
walks and thus "peramDulatin'" along.
Still another specimen in the form OF a
big-hcartcd, big-fstcd and last-but-not-
least, blg-footcd "down-Eastcr, making
the very floor of the depot shake, but
'gcttin' thar all the same, and tumb-
ling on to the platform Of the last car
just in time.
a school girl appeared next on the
scene, with a bag of books as large as
herself, which impcded her so much that
an impartial Judgment could not be
formed, and she seemed to care for her
hairpins more than her style of locomo-
ton.
Of the several people the reporter saw
no one had been running according to
the rules laid down by the athlete
BDst0n G{0be.
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HUMOROUS.

Remarkably find board-Sawdust.
Superior csurt-Sparking a rich girl.
When you see a glass of water-Goblet.
Out of sight, out of mind-A blind lu.
natic.
Light houskeeping-Keeping a light
house.
The Great Indian Corn Cure-The Au-
gust sun.
Quick at ~fgures-The dancing master.
Boston Bulletin.
The fisherman is the one who has to
scratch for q living, at least you continu-
ally hear of his having a bite. -Statesman.
Under certain circumstances it makes a
man feel mean to have people give MN a
wide berth, but somehow it never does
when travelling on q steamboat. -Burting-
ton Free Press.
A Michigan youth, aged nHleteen, had
a 1are-up with his girl, and out of re-
venge, married the latter's aunt-"fat,
fair and forty" 1t is the first time aunty
fat has been utilized as q cure for a broken
heart.-Peoria Transcript.
Elk. Minister Schenck is made to say,
in Life, "Will you please state that Miss
Anderson is not the only dlgnlted
American. !, too, in my day, refused to
see the Prince of Wales, although at the
time I held three jacks"
There are ninety-six hundred must
cal bands of various kinds in the United
States, and still some people are surprised
when they open their morning papers n
read of the terrible crimes committed
every day.-Merchant 1rareler.
A learned man has discovered that
birds lack the sense of smell. If this
learned man should pull off his coat and
roll up his shirt sleeves he might in time
also discover that birds lack o nose to
smell with.-PhiMlelphia Call.
They have an extraordinary police
force in Troy. A man was attacked at
night, stunned, carried a quarter OF q
mile. and then robbed of his watch and
chain, money and diamond pin, hat,
clothes and shoes. The police recovered
the shoes.-New York Sun.
The idea of congratulating q mar be-
cause he has reached his SEVENTEEN birth
day, as though that was something to be 9
JOYOUS about. Now, if the man could
only reach his seventh birthday again
there'd be something to fetch the band
out for.-Burliagten Hawkeye.
A philosopher asserts that one of the
best lessons of life is LEARN to labor and
to wait" and that call that is good
takes time, and comes only by slow
growth" "This is decidedly cncourag-
ing" murmurs the young man, as he con
suits the almost invisible bristles on his
upper lip.-'Statesman.
A German accosted a broad brlmmed
specimen from Texas on Wisconsin street
Sunday. "Who vos you, l don't known"
Looking the inquisitive German in the
face he replied: 81 am a cowboy"
"Dot's good" replied our German
friend. "Shake. I vos a bully boy, doc"
They shook.-Peck's Sun.
Now ZONES the annual poultry feast,
When roosts do barren grow,
When every brand Of feathered beast
Doth in the oven 80,
When man doth mounds OF turkeys bake
And with a gravy lather 'em,
And then doth Of his stomach make
A sort Of omnium gatherum.
-Yonkers Gazette.
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Americans in Europe.

Henry +. Gillig, manager of the Amer
lean Exchange in London, and the most
widcly-postcd man in the world on Amer.
lean travel abroad, was asked how many
| Americans had registered in Europe dur.
ing the past season. "Onc hundred and
thirty thousand, she replied, "thc largest
number ever rccordcd.'
GLOW does this compare with other
years"
-" will give YOU Il little history of
American travelling abroad that will let
you see just how the trade has increased
replied Gillig. SIN 1871 or 1878 the
travel was about Is, 900 annually, and at
that time | was laughed at by Il Chicago
newspaper man for predicting that the
number would soon reach 80, 600 per
year. Well. it reached that figure in two
or three years, and ran on up to the pres
cnt number of 1870. 0OO-all travelling
Americans in Europe. | now want to
predict that we shall see the year that will
record IL quarter of Il million souls cross
ing the Atlantic for travel and pleasure" "
But where do these travellers mostly
come frOm!'
From tie East, of coursc-all the
East, though New York is far ahead Of
the other cities. \ New Yorker runs
over to Europe nowadays in the same
spirit that lie jumps aboard Il boat to
visit Concv Island or Long Branch for
recreation and pleasure"
How about the Vest"
"a proportion comes from Chicago
and the Northwest. From th" South
very fcr;;, ;.i,h6st none, come. The peo-
ple do not seem to be at all given to
travel outside their W region"
Suppose the average expenditure OF
each person was 50, 600, Il very moderate
estimate, the total will amount 10 seq, OO0.-
600, paid to foreign steamship and rail-
road companies, European hotcl-krcprrs,
and Paris shop-kcrpcrs since last spring.
--fHiuyo Iiibupe.
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QUITE 4 POINTER.

Chief Wigglesworth, of Austin, is a
great dog %fancicr, and his kennels arc
nearly always stocked with choice breeds
of bird dogs, shepherds, and other
bloodcd varieties. One day he met a
bosom friend on the avenue and accosted
him.
81 wish" he said, ''that you would
call up to my house tomorrow. l want
to give you a pointer, a valuable one"
ooh, thank youmm exclaimed the de-
lighted friend, II shall certainly call"
Then the friend, in the anticipation of
the expected present of a fine bird dog,
purchased u brecch-loading shotgun, Il
thousand or two cartridges, u gamc-bag,
and $40 or $15 worth of ammunition.
The next day he appeared at Wiggles-
worth's residence with a handsome nickel
plated dog collar in his hand.
".Ah, good morning." said Wigglcs-
worth; ''glad to see you"
Il came" explained the friend, ''aftcr
that pointer
ooh, yes; l came mighty near forget
ting that. 1t is this: You talk to much
with your mouth on the outside"
The nickel-platcd dog collar and
bosom friend moved sadly up the street.
IcIus &ttinqs.
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Russian Etiquette.

As illustrative Of VI. Remains allusion,
in the course of his funeral Grafton ovcl
the body of his friend, Turgcnctf, to tho
suddenncss with which the Slav race
made its appearance on the scene, to be
come part of the European family, {;
French journal quotes the text Of the
rules of social etiquette promulgated by
Catherine II. when she set about intro,
ducing Western usagcs into Russia little
more than IL century ago. She begins
by prescribing the mode of invitation,
the hours for receiving, and the cere-
monial forms to be observed. She dis
couragcs the cumbersome uonventiOnali-
ties of the Oriental politeness in vogue.
The host should not see a visitor beyond
the door Of the house when he takes his
leave. The guests at evening parties are
to be allowed to sit or stand, as they
please, but the host must provide the
room with chairs, as well rs with candles
and liquors. 4 mere bow Oh entering or
leaving the room is the only formality
necessary. One of the articles specifies
the classes that constitute good society.
which is allowed to include not merely
mobiles and officers, but also '~artiStS, cs-
p~ccially carpenters Possibly Peter the
Greats connection with the craft gave it
this prestige. BY the seventh article
''ladics arc forbidden to get drunk under
any pretcxt whatever" at social gather
ings, and gentlemen must not do so be-
fore nine o'clock. Another of the arti-
Giles discountcnanccs the coarse fun of the
game Of f~orfcits as played in Russia.
When the forfeit was a kiss gentlemen
were not to insist on claiming it from Il
lady who lost; and if it were a beating, ii
gentleman who proceeded to exact the
forfeit was to be excluded from the
company.-St. lanes Gazette.
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Three or four dock-wollopers, led by a
man who had a 81 bill in his hand, en-
tered the office of a prominent tug-ownel
the other day and the spokesman an
nounced:
s'Say, captain, the boys out there have
been blowing around about the speed OF
tugs, and I've finally made 'em put up"
"How?"
"Why, I've got a bet of 81 that you
have a tug which can break the biggest
hawser made on a'squarc pull"
"Wcll?'
"Well, I want to win it. If I do I'll
divide with you"
The captain not only refused to send
to Buffalo for the tug mentioned, but
would not pledge himself to buy a new
hawser for the trial. In fact, he dis
missed the matter 20 frigidly that the
stakes had to be returned and the wager
declared off. That's just the way with
some men after they get u few dollars
ahead.-Free Press.
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EMIGRANT SONG.
Written on the steamship City Of Roma1
Behind us lies a land all dim

Written on the steamship City Of Roma1
Behind us lies a land all dim
With signs Of sorrows old
Before US on the oceans rim
A land that looks Of gold.
We go, a fuller life to win,
With freedom for tn opprest-
But wont forget the old land In
The new world Of tie West.
We cannot weep who cross the deep,
Unfairly driven forth
We might not SOW, we could not reap
Our share of native earth
We 20, a fuller life to win,
With freedom for tn opprest-
But won't forget the old land in
That new world of the West.
AS emigrants from land to land
From rise to set of sun,
We build the bridge till oceans spenned
And all the world is one.
We go, a fuller life to win,
With freedom for tn opprest-
But wont forget the old land in
That new world Of The West.
Gerald Massey.
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Not Quite Satisfactory.

\ Partisan banker has the misfortune
to possess a wife who is addicted to
gambling. Year after year she goes to
Monaco and loses large sums on the
green cloth. Her husband has been at
his wits end to stop the evil without re-
sorting to harsh measures. At last q
happy thought struck him. Calling to
him a confidential clerk named Armand,
who was unknown to his wife, he
gave him instructions to follow the
lady and to attend daily at the gaming
table. Armand was told to watch
carefully the way that she stakcd
her money, and also always to
place a similar amount on the opposite
color. BY this means the banker hoped
that he would be able to 'hcdge" the
sums stakcd by his wife, and that the
only loss he could possibly experience
would he the general expenses incurred
by his clerk. \ short time elapsed, and
the husband received among his CORE
spondcncc one morning two letters from
Monochrome from his wife, the other
from NJ. Armand. Opening the first, he
found but two lines, but those were to
the point. The lady had experienced a
loss of 60, 900 francs and wrote for more
money. Turning to the next letter, with
some satisfaction at his own shrcwdncss,
he read as follows.
"Kind friend and patron, I have i'm
plicitly followed your instructions, but
have never worked so hard in my life.
Madame arrives at the casino at midday
and never leaves the table till midnight.
Twelve hours without eating or drinking
is no joke. However, / have nothing to
complain of. l have won GO, 900 francs,
and as I am not ambitious, I am content
to stop there. Istart at ncc for Mont
duvon, a charming little town where
was born, and where my cousin awaits
| me, to whom I am about to be married.
Knowing the interest you take in my vel,
fare, I shall be indeed proud if you will
be present at our wedding. OF the
90, 900 francs, you intrusted me with
there remain 11,241 francs, 90 ccnlimcs,
which | remit in a bank check. Tho
balance has been expended in my hotel
bill and other incidental items.
"Yours, ETC.. ARMAND"
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InStructing tie Cautaini :.

The Army anil Nary JoumM furnishes
this interesting paragraph Few arc
aware of the fact that a"1 of the most
distinguished mathcmaticians lives in the
city of New York, where she has fol
thirty years instructed captains ana Off,
GERS for the naval, revenue and mcrchan,
service in their mathematical and medl
cal studies. The daughter of a wealthy
ship owner, she sailed with her husband,
who was a captain. She thus acquired
a thorough knowledge of mathematics,
and has done more to make life safe al
sea than any other individual. The
American humane society have placed
her in charge of their nautical school,
which has qualified over s 5000 navigators
to make life safe ut sea, 1000 of whom
were officers in the naval service, and en-
gagged in saving the life of the nation
during the late war"
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WHAT 4 BABY CAN DO.

A baby can wear out a dollar pair Of
kid shoes in t~wenty-four hours. 1t car
keep its father busy advertising in the
newspapers for a nurse. 1t can occupy
both sides of the largest sized bed manu-
featured simultaneously. 1t can make
the author of its beings wash bills foot
up to S. a week and not be feeling at all
we'll. 1t can crowd to suffocatlon the
smoking car of a railroad train with in
dignant passengers between two stations.
1t can cause its father to be insulted by
every second-class boarding house
kecpcrin the city who ''never takes chill.
dren." 1t can make an old bachelor in
the room adjoining use language that, il
uttered on the street, would get him in
the penitcntiary for two years. 1t can,
in ten minutes, drive a man frantically
from his home and cause him to seek the
companionship of a locomotive blowing
off ~steam.-PVadlphia Call.
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Schaal TcnchGra.

Mr.. H. L. SOBER, principal of the High
School at Poquonock, Conn.,, says in relation
to a matter which has given him much anxiety
and pain: "My wife and l have both used
Hunts Remedy, and find it really a superior
article. A year or so ago my kidneys became
v, ak and sluggish, owing to q severe strain,
and finding relief in Hunts Remedy con-
tinued its use until l had used four bottles,
when I became well. Since my cure l have
suggested its use to a great number OF people;
Who I know have been benefited by using it"
And TO s%ubstantiate this state nent, MIR. d.
S. CLARK, assistant superintendent Of the
value of Hunts Remedy, having received
great benefit from its use. My troubles COM
mnenced twelve years ago, when my kidneys
became afflicted with inflammation OF the
passages, but the timely use of 80 valuable a
medicine arrested the disease. can now
checrfuIly recommend it to all suffering as 1
was" May 81, 1855.
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TIE WRONG +

"You know Blank, don't you?'
uucricd a citizen. as he entered q Griswold
street office yesterday.
YES"
"IIavc you any influence with him."
"Wcll. ! may have"
"Thcn you arc the man to go to INN
lie has a son about sixteen years DID,
eyes,
"That boy is on the road to ruin be.
cause his father is too good-naturcd and
too much wrapped up in business. Seems
to me it is your duty to go to that man
and tell him in a friendly way that nc
must exercise more government or nj
boy will be lost" .
Il don't think I'm the man," replied
the other, as he chcwcd at a blottlng-pad
and gazcd out of the window.
But WHY"
"Wcll, I've got a boy about the same
age, and I'm just going up to the police
court to pay a fine of $50 for him smash.
ing up saloon furniturc. Try the next"
Detroit Free Press.
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II is entirely different from all others. Ii
Is AZ clear as water, and as it's name indicates
is a perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer: 1t vii
immediately free the head from all dandruff
restore gray hair to its natural color, and pro
duce a new growth where it has fallen off; Il
does not in any manner affect the health,
which sulphur, Sugar of lead and nitrate Of
silver preparations ayedone: 1t willchange
light or faded hair in a few days to beautl
fiji g..ossy brown. Ask your druggist for it.
Each bottle is warranted. SMITH, KLINE q
CO, Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia. Pa,
and C.. N. CRITTESTON, New York.
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A STRONG GIRL.

"Uncle Abe" said a woman, address
ing a colored gentleman of prominence,
''I'sc got some mighty bad news fer yer
"What is it, chile9'
Use jes' from yer house an yer boy
is dun glib up by dc doctors"
Dat so? Use glad ter hear it."
IVY, Uncle Abe, yer oughter be
'shamcd oh yourself"
Oats whar ycr's wrong. Eff dat
doctor has been workin' on dat boy now
fer two weeks, an at las has ter gin him
up. it shows dat dc boy is a mighty
strong chile. Had ter gin him up, did
he9 ur haw, haw. Doctor fins obstccklcs
in the way when he. comes er foolin
'roun' my family. '-Arkansaw 7;rareler.
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The Hibernacula of Herbs.

In the fall of the year, as the weather
grows colder, the production of the nor
NAL leaves of trees is suddenly checked.
They withcr and fall off. Instead oil
them we find Il close, compact cluster OF
scales, and within these Il number OF
Young leaves and sometimes flower buds.
These scales are designed to protect the
young leaves from the cold during winter;
they are therefore called hibcrnacula OF
winter quarters of the tender parts. To.
ward spring the. growth of the incloscd
leaves and buds is very rapid, so as TO
burst open their coverings and allow a
speedy development of the floral organs.
Hence most trees possessing scaly buds
flower early in the spring Of the year.
1t may not be as well known, how
ever, that it is not at all uncommon for
the earlier Towering, perennial herbs to
possess ~hihcrnacula, or winter buds, con-
tanning the flowers of the following year;
and that many of them owe the power
of early developing their flowers to this
fact.
Perennial herbs. on the approach of
winter, die down to the surface of the
ground. The stem still remaining be-
meath the earth is called the subterranean
stem, and furnishes the buds from which
the next years growth is developed.
The winter buds of herbs consist Of
scales which owe their origin to different
parts Of leaves BLADES, pctiolcs) as in
trees. They never attain the indurated
character nor the rcsinous properties of
scales Ill arborcal vegetation, but like
them arc sufficiently protective to incIosc
the leaves and flowers of the following
year and preserve them from the effects
of Il sudden change of weather. Unlike
the hibcrnacula of trees, the incloscd
parts begin to grow early in winter, and
often break the bonds of their enclosures
to develop and push their way up through
the frozen soil. They are enabled to do
this by the supplies of nourishment fur
nishcd by subtcrrancan reservoirs in the
shape of thlckcncd stems or roots. The
existence of such winter buds, contain
ing the flower buds of the next season, is
by no means rarc.-Nafurulist.
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One of the chief features Of interest at
a recent country exhibition in England
was an iron watch, which had been
turned out by a Kiddcrminstcr firm for
the purpose of showing the extraordinary
malicabiIity of their metal. The watch
| is said to be perfect.
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The "dcpth of sleep" has been the novel
subject of investigation by two German
physicians, working on the principle that
the depth of sleep is proportional to the
sound required to awaken. Ingenious
experiments showed that, with a perfectly
healthy man, slumber during the first
hour is very light; after an hour and a
quarter the depth of sleep increases rap
idly and reaches its maximum at one and
~three-1uartcr hours. The slumbcr then
lightens gradually, but reaction into
deeper sleep occurs after five and Il hall
hours of rcposc, after which gradual
awakening proceeds. Imperfect health
or unusual exertion produced marked
irregularities.
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THANKSGIVING.
For the wealth of painless forests,

For the wealth of painless forests,
Whereon 40 K may fall;
For the winds that haunt the branches,
The young birds tinid call:
For the rcd leaves dropped like rubieS
Upon the dark-green sod:
For the waving of the forests,
thank Thee, oh. my God!
For the sound of waters gushing
In bubbling beads of light;
For the fleets of snow-white lilies
Firm anchored out of sight;
For the reeds among the eddieS,
The crystal on the clod:
Forthe flowing Of the rivers,
thank Thee, oh, my God!
For the rosebud's break Of beauty
Along the toiler's way;
For the violet's eye that opens
To bless the newborn day;
For the bare twigs that in summer
Bloom like the prophets rod;
For the blossominS of flowers,
I thank Thee, oh, my God!
Fer the lifting up of mountains
In brightness and in dread;
For the peaks where snow and sunshine
Alone have dared TO tread;
For the dark of silent gorges,
Whence mighty cedars nod;
For the majesty of mountains,
thank Thee, oh, my God.
For the splendor of the sunsets.
Vast mirrorei on the sea;
For the gold-fringed clouds that curtain
Heavens inner mystery;
For the molten bars Of twilight,
Where Thought leans, glad, yetawed;
For the glory of the sunsets,
thank Thee, oh, my God!
For the earth in all its beauty,
The sky and all its light;
For the dim and soothing shadows
That rest the dazzled sight;
For unfading fields and prairies
Where sense in vain has trod;
For the worlds exhaustlesS beauty,
thank Thee, oh my God!
For an eye of inward seeing,
A soul to know and love;
For these common aspirations
That our high heirship prove;
For the hearts that bless each other
Beneath Thy smile, Thy rod;
For the amaranth saved from Eden,
thank Thee, oh, my God!
For the. hidden scroll o'erwritten
With one dear name adored;
For the heavenly in the human,
The spirit in the word;
For the tokens of Thy presence
Within, above, abroad;
For Thine own great gift of being,
thank Thee, oh, my God.
Lucy Larcom.