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FASHION NOTES.
Crews of all shades are In fashion.

UTtNS VI oil SlldNSC "a IA oAAS
Astrakhan ribbon is woven in tufts.
wv is much used forindoor decoration.
Only brides wear white undressed giant
dc suede gloves.
Waistcoats arc much worn with cloth
and wool dresses.
The swallow is u favoritc bird for trim
ming in Paris millinery.
Walking jackets. tight fitting, are very
popular for young ladies.
4 new velvet ribbon is plain on one
side and ribbed on the other.
Matclassc and Ottoman silks are most
in combination with vclveteen.
A new flower for bonnets consists of
red cactus made of split feathers.
Marabout trimming appears on many Of
the handsome cloaks and dresses.
Applied embroidcries are more fash
ionablc on thin fabrics than the old-fash-
toned body cmbroidcrics of silk thread.
Valcncienncs lace is again in vogue for
trimming evening toilets of silk and vel
vet. but the reign of Duchcssc lace is I'M
abatcd.
The most beautiful fabrics for the
evening dresses of the winter are the
tullcs and gauzcs embroidered in gold
and colors.
Beaded stomachcrs, slashed sleeves,
standing collars arc the accompaniment
of the present style of the powdered
couture for evening wear.
Partisan dressmakers now insert q small
pillow hustle, stuffed with h%orsehalr,
under the plaits of the skirt in the back,
attached to the waistband.
White kid bonnets are imported, trim
med with a fiat garniture OF pearl and
crystal bead-work or hand-painted around
the edgcsin small delicatcly-cOlorcd flow
crs and buds.
Though less universally worn, the reign
of large-plaidcd materials is not over !:
but few costumes are made Of them solely,
combinations Of plain woolens or vel
vctecns being considered bcttcrtastc. The
newest have the tunic and blouse front
drapcd on the cross, the diagonal lines
not then having the effect OF increasing
size.
The style of q certain waist worn a
half century ago is now copied and ad-
mircd by ultra fashionable young ladies:
The waist is sharply pointed front and
back, while over the front is laid a shir-
red piece which reaches'from the throat
to the extreme point, where it ends in a
bow and ends of satin ribbon. The
sleeves arc pulled and shirred, and are
exceedingly high on the shoulder.
Ornaments for the hair arc seen to Il
great extent. Every variety of device
and pattern is seen. Tortoisc-shcll is the
f~avoritc metal used, and inlaid with gold,
or even plain; these tortoise-shell pins
are very pretty. Half moons, stars and
various terrestrial devices are used.
Onyx-headed pins are studded with dia-
monds and pearls. Some of these
ments arc shaped as daggers, and other
designs are wrought in gold and silver.
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Cattle Ranching in South America

Life on a cattle rancho under the trop-
les begins with the dawn and ends at
nightfall. Except at the Strengthening
time, it is a lazy. shiftlcss life. The ran
chero takes it very easily indeed, and
none of his dependents are particularly
hard worked. The women do more than
the men at all times, and between their
domestic and agricultural duties develop
what little industry n is likely to en-
counter. Their licgc lords spend the
middle of the day in their hammocks.
At morning there may be some riding
out to investigate the condition of the
herds, and at evening COWS with calves.
which nay be needed, are driven IN.
But at noon every one VINO
wears pantaloons or the apologies for
them. so popular there. takes to his ham
mock. to sleep out the heated part of the
day. In the dry season, indeed, labor of
any kind is absolutely impossible, when
the sun is at the meridian. Travellers
halt to spend it in the shade, and make
up at night for the lost hours between
twelve and three o'clock.
The cattle are left to natures care en-
tirely. They are branded with 4 hot
brand or by gashing their rumps or slit
ting their ears, and turned out loose to
shift for themselves. From time to time
they may be grounded up" or in palmer
English, driven into the limits of Il GER
tain distance from the rancho. But this
is only performed when the grass is well
dcvourcd, and hunger likely to drive
them to more distant and strange pas
tlragcs.
The native rancheros of South America
are. as a rule, IN amiable and quiet race,
whether creole or Ii -breed; their wants
are few, their tastes simple, and their
vices insignificant. They have vast
families of children and are indulgcnt,
though somewhat whimsical parents and
masters. However rich they may be in
their focks, they arc generally poor in
purse, for they kill or sell their stock
only to meet their needs. A man on the
South American plains is said to be
worth not so much money but so many
head of cattle. and it is his pride to add
to the count.
He keeps Il regular ccnsu of his herds
by perforated boards into which pegs are
stuck. Some ranches have their walls
almost covered with these boards, and the
master will keep pcgging them up as if
he was engaged in Il game of crlbbagc
with nature, and constantly winning. As
a rule each peg represents a single ami
nal. We only found onc rancho where
the count was kept with pegs FOR the
thousands. the hundreds, and the single
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

An oat is better than a wink to q blind
horse.
The age at which many marry-The
parsonage.
A sweet thing in bric-a-brac-An
Egyptian molasses Jug.
"Why are you so distant2" said q
tramp to a beefsteak in the restaurant
window.
The generous give according to their
means, others give according to their
meanness.-Picayuns.
A new style of writing paper is called
"Dude.n We infer that is a kind OF
fools-cap.-Statesman.
If YOU cannot rest for an hour rest for
! thirty minutes. Half a loaf is better than
nome philadelphia Call.
Aided by its 400 physicians, Cincin-
natl is enabled to boast of one OF the
finest cemeteries in the world.
Who wrote Shakespeare queries a con-
temporary. Probably some fellow who
wanted Williams autograph.-Bostm
Courier.
II have been exploring the waist
places" remarked DR.. Duday, on return
ing from q late visit to his darling
Derrick.
Miss uncertain age)-"I pride myself
on my descent; n of my ancestors
came over in the Mayfower." DeSmth
-"Was it your father or motherF"-
Ihe Judge.
Harmless. - Sportsman (who has
missed AGAIN.: II say, Mumbles, the
birds seem to be afraid of me-" Keeper
-"Well, sir, they didn't ought to be, for
YOU never 'urt any IN em."-Punch.
"Maud" wants to know if it is immod-
est to speak of night-caps. We certainly
cannot see anything immodest about IT
but at the same time it is better to avoid
slang and frankly say ''hot-toddy."-Ph%
adelphm Call.
Now the comely blue-eyed maiden,
With her papa's ~greenbacks laden,
To the store proceeds, the winter styles to
scan;
II have got the real best reason
To look charmingly this season.
For must book a husband IT can"
A German writing in one OF the Berlin
papers of his campaigns, gives the follow
ing interesting item: "ln this battle we
lost the brave Captain Schulz. A cannon
ball took off h. head. His last words
were: Bury me On the spot where I
f~ell.''"
The remark of Lord Coleridge to the
effect that "John Bright built himself up
on Milton" suggests to the arkansas
Traveller that if Mr.. Bright had been an
American, and an Arkansas man, he
would have "built himself up on
Bacon"
He was a lover of the lugubrious, mel
ancholy sort, and as they sat in the par
lor he drew up to the piano and thum-
med over "When you and were Young"
So rapt was he in his own performance
that he didn't observe her flush with in
dignation, tear off his engagement ring,
and leave the room.
Il cannot sing the old songs"
She raspingly did toot,
While at an asthmal organ
Her fingers she did shoot
"Thank Heaven" growled the parent,
! With manifest ado,
cam pray they'll fix the new ones
Just so you cannot, too"
-Yonkers Gazette.
An Arkansas editor u that he
is compelled to retire from his paper ION
account of being so afflicted with the
govt" Tho excuse won't be generally
accepted, as everybody knows that an
editorial position is an-ti-gout in its
workings, tending to a plain diet OF
crackers and cheese washed down with
water. Nobody ever got the govt on
such fare.-PecE's Sun.
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had always been 4 friend, also a young
gentleman, who had lately returned from
a foreign tour. ,
He asked no questions and expressed
no surprise. though the change he saw
affected him painfully. But, like a true
friend, he resolved to aid both father
and daughter.
TO this purpose he followed the for
mcr, and quietly tried to hinder him
from the abuse of his appetite, and
gradually gained his confidence.
Then he told how sadly the change in
his daughter had troubled him.
Change" exclaimed old Joe, chow
is she changed"
is it possible YOU do not see that she
is at deaths door,
What do you mean? At deaths door
my child-my angel? You will kill
me. What have | but her."
You have God. and He will help you
to redeem yourself. If you do that, your
daughter will live, if you do not, she
will die"
That night old Joe went home full of
doubts and fears. He watched his child,
| sick at heart from the news he heard.
Il can make her livc-and l will" he
said. rcsolutely, to himself. Il am not
an old man yct"-lifting his bowed head
with Gods help | will be 4 new one.
He went to the curb outside and broke
his pocket-tlask in Il hundred pieces. The
next day he came home sober tkc next,
he had found a placc-a small one. it was
true, but in the old bank where he had
once rcigned master. Everybody saw the
change. Old Joe had new clothes, he
was respectable to outward seeming.
| Once nor he became Il man among men.
His knowledge of the business. his lnteg-
ritv. gained him Il better position. Day
bv day he took steps upward-day by
day the color and brightness came into
his daughters face and her step grew
light and her tones joyful.
1t seems like a miracle, but Is not, thai
old Joe rides in his OWN carriage again.
He is Mr.. Pollard again, cashier OF the
bank, and Il power among his fellows. 1t
was Just trustingin Godand God helping
him as he helped himself. But the best
of all is. his glorious daughter by sacriiic-
ing herself, by her noble fortitude, by her
patient care. has won Il place in his heart,
and in the hearts of all who know her,
proudcr and more enduring than the
throne of a quecn.--Ns. De"iSo", an
Youth'S Companion.
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A Masousa Affair

have been troubled for g numbero OF years
Nth kidney and bladder difficulty; at times
have suffered 8 great aeai WIN in neowsa na;ns
in the back and loins. tried many medi.
ninss that were recommended, but none Of
them seemed to reach my case as uni until ds one day
bera in Auburn. Mr.. Smith was very urgent
that 1 should try Hunts Remedy, for he knew
of many who had used it with wonderful
success. / purchased q bottle and used it,
and found O good deal of benefit, and com
mencod to improve rapidly, and the pains in
the back were relieved. 1 gained strength
and vitality, and after using four bottles l
have been completely cured, and nave recon-.
mended it to Others, and give this statement
Voluntarily, believing that, from my own
case, Hunts Remedy is all that is recon-
mendei, and you can use this as you choose
for the benefit of the public.
WILLIAM @. CLARK,
Mason and Builder, 50 Van Anden St.
Auburn, N. Y, June 9, 1883.
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A. SONG OF TIME.
How worn q theme Is that Of timei
Then why do I begin to rhyme

How worn a theme Is that Of timei
Then why do I begin to rhyme
Upon it nowi
Because to night the air Is filed
With voices that will not be stiled-
They will not cease.
And always sing the same refrain
OF Time that ne'er will come again,
OF Time that flies.
or all that Time sweeps in his flight,
The voices sing to me tonight,
Time cures all care.
That's what 1 would fam believe,
My heart Herewith I do deceive,
With faith in Time.
Oh voices singing, be you mute,
You touch a chord on my hearts lutte
But seldom played;
Yet filing the air around
With a sweet melancholy sound,
song OF llIne
OF time that was, Of days so fair
When all was young, andlove wasthere-
Long days ago!
Be still |! be still !! that sad refrainl
I dare not listen once again
To that anne song
Maybe I hold those days too high,
And yield them far too oft a sigh,
Those long days since
Yet as they were the fairest yet
OF all my days, then why forget
That happy timel
Though if it still should be my fate
To live yet happier days, the date
OF that sweet time.
I'll bury, then, within the grave
Which holds all things forgotten, save
The present time.
Nor heed q voice which whispers low,
"The sweetest song is that you know
Of long ago."
So with the voices in the air
l mingled NINE, and, 10. was there
A song Of Timel
.J.. Coosoyt
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Wafer Fowls rs BarOmpters.

In a new book called THE Fowler in
Ireland" Sir Ralph Payne Calvert states
that the movement of the water fowl in
dictate approaching changes in the wealth
or more surely than any barometer. Thus,
if ducks fly but short way after a shot, ii
violent gale may be confidently expected.
''Snipc, like duck, will rest and feed in
prospect Of II disturbance o fthe elements.
When the gale comes roaring down, per,
baps accompanied by rain or slcct, these
birds will rise from their retreat, and
whirl about like dead leaves in the murky
sky" An arrival of wild swan intimates
a severe frost if they leave suddenly as
they came, the weather will turn mild
again. Herons will break away from
their fishing when it is coming on 10 blow
from a certain quarter, for they dislike
beating homeward in the teeth of the
wind,
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William J. Couyhlin, Of Somervi!le, Mass.
says: In the fall OF 1876 I was taken with
bleeding of lungs followed bya severe cough.
I lost my appetite and flesh, and was con.
fiued to my bed. In 1877 1 was. admitted to
the hospital. The doctors said I had e hoe
in my lung as big as q half dollar. At one
time a report went around that I was dea |.
l gave up hope, but a friend told me of DR..
VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs. l got
a bottle, when, to my surprise, I commenced
to feel better, and today 1 feel better than
for three years past.
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LIFE A

The day, with its sandals dipped in dew,
Has passed through the evenings golden
gates,
And a single star in the cloudless blue
For the rising morn in silence waits;
While the winds that sigh to the languld
hours
A lullaby breathe DER the folded flowers.
Tie lilies nod to the sound of the stream,
That winds along with lulling flow,
And either awake. or half adream.
russ through the realulS Of long ago:
While faces peer. with many a smile,
From the bowers Of Menury's magical isle.
There are joys and sunshine, sorrows and
tears,
That check the path of lifc's April hours,
And a longing wish for the coming years,
That Hope ever wreatheS with the talreSt
flowers;
There are friendships guilelesS-lovc albright
And pure as the stars in the halls of night.
There are ashen memories, bitter pain,
And buried hopes, and n broken vow
And an aching heart by the reckless main,
And the sea breeze tanning a pallid brow;
And a wanderer on the shell-lined shore,
Listening for voices that speak no more.
There are passions strong and ambitions wild,
= And the fierce desire to stand in the van
Of the battle of life: anil the heart of the
child
T-..Iol - +l,n lrnnpf bf fhn StrlDOInp
man.;
But short are the regrets and few are the
tears
That fall at the tomb of the banished years.
There is a quiet and peace, and domestic love,
And joys arising from faith and truth,
And a truth unquestioning, far above
The passionate dreamingS of ardent youth;
And kisses of children on lips and cheek,
And the parents bliss, which no tongue can
speak.
There are loved oneS lost, There are little
graves
In the distant dell, meath protecting trees,
Where the Streamlet winds and the violet
waves.
And the grasses swayto the signing breeze;
And we mourn for the pressure Of tender lips,
And the light of eyes darkened in deaths
eclipse.
And thus, as the glow of the daylight dies,
And the nights first look to the earth is
cast,
Igaze, meath those beautiful summer skies,
At the pictures that hang in the hall of the
past;
Oh, Sorrow and Joy. chant a midnight lay
When to memory's wildwood we wander
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Browns Case.

Mr.. WILLIAM E. BROWN, of Gardiner, Me-,
on May 1G, 1883, forwards the following state
ment of his severe illness and the means by
which he was cured: II have been afflicted
with indigestion and liver disease for q num-
her of years: everything that l ate distressed
me, my stomach and bowels we're very weak,
and | suffered severe pains in my back and
l'ils. | used many medicines that were
recommended from time to time. but found
no relief until I tried Hunts Remedy. !
have used but one bottle, and l have expert
enced such a remarkable improvement in
INV condition that I cheerfully recommend
Hunts Remedy to all who are in need OF q
sure cure for kidney or liver diseases"
THE California orange crop will not be a!
Short ne pXDactel.
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How He Douhled His Trade,

Mr.. BENZ. W. Patton, pharmacist, Globe
Village, Mass, says that the miraculous
pain-curc, st. Jacobs Oil, has greatly
helped his other business, and the sales
of the remedy have doubled in one month.
He keeps a large supply always on hand.
Officers Of the Army and Navy pronounce
St. Jacots Oil to be the greatest pain
cure Of the age.
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BROTHER GARDNER ON FAMOUS MEN.

BROTHER GARDNER ON FAMOUS MEN.
"Dc odder night began the president,
rs the Limckiln club came to order, "de
ole mar Birch cum obcr to my cabin an
cried bekase he had not BEGUN a great
an famous man. Dot sot me to tinkin'.
"Cicero was a great man, but cannot
find it on record dat he cher took any
mo- comfort dan Samuel Shin does.
Samuel has huff to cat an drink an
war, an of an ebenin' he kin sot down
in a snug co'ner an cat snow apples an
read dc paper. He am harmless to dc
community as he am. Make a great mar
of him an he might invent a new sort O.
rcligun, or originate n new theory IN
pollytics, or do sunthin' or other to upset
de minds of half de people.
"Dcmostnencs was n great man, II
/ can't find dat a coal dealers collector
could put his hand on him when wanted,
as he kin on Giveadam Jones. Ioucant
find dat his wife was a good cook, or dat
he had q bathroom in his house, or n GU
palo on his barn, or dat he relishes his
dinner any better dan Brudder Jones,
while he had de same chilblains an head
aches an Nightmares. AS Giveadam now
Ibis an c~irculatcs children kin play with
him, wood-piles in his nayborhood am
safe, an mo- dan one poo family am in
dcbted to him for O shillin' in money ora
basket of 'tatcrs. Make him a great phil
osophcr an who kin tell how many rows
an riots an broken heads could be laid
to his door.
"Plato was a great man, but l can't
find dat he was fed on pertickler fine beef
or mutton, or dat his tailor gin him an
extra fit, or dat he got a discount when
he bought ten pounds of sugar at once.
When Waydown Bebcc gets sot down in
front of his cook-stovc, a checkcr-board
on his lap an a painful Of popcorn at his
right hand, wild five ~pickanlnnlcs rollin'
obcr each uddcr on the foo, he am takin'
a heap mo- comfort dan Plato ever
dreamed of. He has no soarin' ambishun.
lie neither wants to save de world nor
spite it. He makes no p~redickshuns fur
people to worry obcr, an his theories
nebbcr Jar dc dishes off dc shelf. Make
him a great man an his comfort an hap
piness fly away, an he sots himself up to
teach an command n'becum eberybody's
antagonist.
ode man who signs to trade far
wages, a warm house an q peaceful
h'arthstun fur dc glory of Bonaparte am
a dolt.
ode man who sacrifices his clean,
humble cabin-his easy ole coat, his con-
cob pipe an his pitcher O. cider fur
dc Cab of an orator or dc delushuns of a
philosopher trades his 'taters fur wind
fall apples. Let us purcccd to bizness."
-Det,Uit Free Press.
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Walnut L,eaf Hnir Restorer.

tits entirely different from all others. II
,s as clear as water, and as its name indicates
isa perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer. 1t will
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,: II
does not in any manner affect the health,
which sulphur, sugar of lead and nitrate OF
silver preparations have done: twill change
iieht or faded hair in a few days to q beauti.
full glossy brown. Ask your druggist for it.
Each bottle is warranted. SMITH, KLINE q
CO., Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia. Pa,
and C.. N. CRIrTENToN, New York.
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Many persons in Pittston are using Elys
Cream Balm, o Catarrh remedy, with most
salts "actory results. A lady is recovering
the sense Of smell which she had not enjoyed
for fftec.l years. She had given up her case
as incurabie. Mr.. Barber has used 1t in his
family and commends it very highly. A
T%unkfannock lawyer, known to many Of our
readers, ~test:fies that he was cured Of partial
ADMINISTRATION lPd.l Gazette.
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Millions have died with Bright's kidney
disease and rheumatic diseases. DR.. Elmore
is the first to discover a cure. He has treated
thousands with his Rheumatine-G outallne and
never lost a case. 1t always cures.
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Greatest Discovery Since 1892.

For Q ughs, cold, sore throat, bronchitis,
~laryngitis, and consumption in it's early
stages, nothing equals Dr.. Pierce's "Golden
Medical Discovery" 1t is also a great blood.
purifier and strength-restorer or tonic. and
for liver complaint and costive conditions Of
the bowels it has no equal. Sold by drug
gists,
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Workingmen will economic by employing
Dr.. Pierce's Medicines. His pheasant Pur-
ca i've Pellets and Golden Medical Dis
covery' cleanse tn" blood and system, thus
preventing fevers and other serious disea es,
and curing all scrofulous and other humors
Sold by druggists.
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Young, middle-aged, or old men, suffering
from nervous debility or kindred affections,
should address, with two stamps, for large
treatise, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL As
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N, Y.
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4 thousand years ago glass was formed
into cwcrS by some .ASiatic people: IRON
could be hammered into the most bcan-
tiful and thinrst of bowls, and the Per
slams made metal pcacocks with spread
inc tails: wood carving was As we'll UNI
dcrstood in Japan loo years since as at
almost any later period: sculptures in
marble were rs perfect then as now: and
the manufacture of porcelain in China
was as thoroughly understood and us
successfully pracliccd then is recently.
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1'ribuncs of the people were first cho-
sen at Rome 494 B. c., when the people,
after a conflict with the senate, had re-
tired to Mons Sacer. The last tribune
was Rienzi, who in 1854 was assasinated,
after having assumed the position and re-
formed many abuses.
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25 Cents

Will buy a TREATISE ON THE HORSE AND HIS
DISEASES. Book of 100 pages, valuable to
every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken.
Sent postpaid. New YORK HORSE Book Co.,
134 Leonard Street, New York City.