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NJ OF H DAY.

A case of much interest-When you
borrow of your uncle at the sign of the
three balls.
An exchange says mush has become a
popular dish in society. Nothing seems
to take in society like something SOFT
Blizzard.
In il courtship the position of purser
is occupied by a man, while woman looks
after the rigging and stays Chicago
Telegram.
Lambkin saws the only sure preventive
against Western river rising would be for
him to own a lew shares of 'cm.-B0ston
Bulletin.
The largest word in the dictionary is
Observation-Disclosures" BY punching
out every other letter it ought to make
an excellent comb Uicago Sun.
And still, year after year, the standard
of college education is raised higher and
higher and higher. Columbia has just
organized a banjo club.-La~keye.
"Brlng something good to the sur
prise party tonight" wrote a young
lady to her sweetheart, and the New
York Morning buruaI says che brought
a tremendous appetite"
Walt Whitman's latest poem shows a
marked improvement in the construction
of rhymes. lie makes suggestions
| rhyme with "goal, and "sun" with "hur-
Reconsideration Herald.
We have discovered that turkeys can
be completely fooled by throwing them
gold dollars by the handful. They snap
| them up in mistake for corn. 1t is good
fun. Try it.-PhiMdelphia Call.
"Shot dead by a doctor" Such is the
startling caption of an article in an ex-
| change. He must be a very unskillful
physician who has to resort to powderand
ball to get rid of a patient Boston Tran
script.
A Boston man advertises that he recov-
ers umbrellas. This man should have a
good run of custom. We would give him
a lob ourselves if we thought he could
recover the silk one we lost last spring.
-SomerciM Journal.
Mothcr-"l am AFRAID MIR. CrlsscrOs
is not serious in his attentions" Daugh
ter-''IIc is awful bashful, you know;
but he's offering himself piecemeal. Last
night he wanted me to take his arm. =
New York Graphic.
:. HER sTUPENDoUs SCREAM.
A Fargo young lady named Rouse
Caught q glimpse OF a poor little mouse,
And the scream that she scrome,
Shattered heavens blue dome,
And bulged out the walls Of the house.
-Bisnlarck Tribune.
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Flowers Makers Of Paris.

1t appears almost incredible that in
Paris no fewer than 80, 900 women find
their living by making artificial flowers.
The majority of them are asserted by a
too credulous admirer to be real artists,
initiating nature almost to perfection
with exquisite taste and well developed
imagination. The rose in the workshop
of the ~f1euristc is the masterpiece. If the
art of making a rose is required, the
maker is supposed to be able to initiate
any other flower, the rosc being consid-
cred as particularly developing the i'm
agination of young artists. AS in other
branches of industry, there are specialists
in the flower factories, the buds, the
foliage and the mounting being done by
different people. At present great
number of flower makers arc out of work,
owing partly TO flowers being out Of
fashion and partly TO the enormous COM
petition in England, Germany, Switzcr-
land and America. which increases with
every season. No country, however, can
compete with France in elegance, deli
cacy and taste, although the flowers are
generally made after French models. 1t
is a curious fact, says II complaccnt
Frcnchman, that women who in France
were highly esteemed for their taste in
the manufacturing and arranging of flow
ers lose all their ingenuity when, as not
in~frcquently happens, they 60 abroad to
pursue their cailing.-PaH MaN Budget.
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Sheen in Seryia.

Sheep are exceedingly numerous In all
parts of Scrvia, and resemble in general
appearance those common in England and
Scotland. They weigh from thirty-eight
pounds to forty-six pounds net. Their
wool, white and also black-the former,
as in England, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the material for the ordinary household
industry of the Servian peasant. Out Of
it they are able to spin and weave all but
their summer clothing, although it is
noticeable that often, on account Of the
expense, the Scrvian peasant proprietor
does not increase his comfort in the Ok.
cessively hot summer of the country by
outer garments of a less warm nature.
The skins of the lambs are in great repute
for glove leather, and are exported for
this use to Anstrin, Hungary and Ger
many,
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Praising the National Capital.

The capital of the Republic is not un-
worthy OF the great and prosperous coun-
try in which it occupies the first place.
Washington is an absolute creation of the
Federal Congress. Other cities have
grown, but Washington was made. The
Site chosen for the scat of government
was we'll adapted for the purpose, though
some of the lower ground is said to be
conducive to malaria. Large ideas per
vaded the founders Of the city. They
provided for q development commen-
surate with the development of the ma.
ton. Hence they placed the public de-
partments so far away from each other
that Washington was happily designated
the City of Magnificent Distances. The
distances are still magnificent; but the
intervening spaces have now almost all
been filled up with handsome residences,
The streets and avenues are all broad.
all planted with trees, and nearly oil
~asphalted. 1t is said that the average
width is double that of the streets
and avenues of Paris and Berlin,
Pennsylvania avenue seemed to me even
finer than the Champs Elysees. The
management of the thoroughfaresi is placed
in the hands of a parking commission,
which has done its work so we'll that up
ward of 81, 900 trees have been planted
under it's direction. Trees of the same
variety are placed in each street or ave
nue., regard being had to the surround
ing conditions. For instance, preference
is given in the lower locations to the
California poplar, which, in its power of
absorbing miasmatic cxhalations, bears a
strong resemblance to the eucalyptus,
which cannot be successfully grown so
far north. The result of the Parking
commissions operations is that 100 miles
of shaded walks are provided for the
use and enjoyment of the citizens of
Washington. Many Of the public build
ings are splendid specimens of architec-
ture. The capitol, however, overshad.
ows them all. Situated on m elevation
in the center of the city, it commands a
clear and unoDstructed view on every
side. Nothing can be finer than the
prospect from the capitol-the city, en-
bosomed in trees, lying below; the broad
waters of the Potomac beyond; and be-
yond the Potomac again the Heights Of
Arlington, where, around the ancestral
home of the late General Lee, 6 5000
Federal and Confederate soldiers lie side
by side in one common graveyard. From
the Potomac, too, the city has a charming
appearance, crowned as it is by the dome
of the capitol, which shines in the sun
like a globe of polished silver. l have
seen many of the capitols of Europe.
have seen London, Edinburgh and Dub
lin; I ! have seen Paris, Berlin and Brus-
sells; l have seen Copenhagen, Christi.
ana, Dresden and the Hague. But
have seen none that surpasses for effect
the city of Magnificent Distances
"Our .lmericun C0usins."
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SELECT SIFTINGS.

The crucifx came into general use IN
the eighth century.
Battle c were made Of jade and Of
dcoritc in the stone age.
The greatest known depth Of the
Atlantic ocean is five miles.
At Il recent ball in London a lady wore
a skirt studded with dead robins.
The value of the tourmalines taken
from Mt. Mica, Me-, is between $4,000
and $50, 900.
In January, 1151, a globular bottle
was blown at Lcith capable Of holding
two hogShcadS. Its dimensions were
forty inches by forty-two. This inn
mcnsc vessel was the largest ever pro-
duccd at any glass works.
\ New York optician says that ne has
a customer who keeps six pair OF specta-
Giles in wear. reading with one, writing
with another, and having duplicates OF
all three in fine frames for occasions when
full dress seems necessary.
The hoopsnakc ~rcvivcs again this year,
and bv Il neat stroke of genius is COM
bined with the horned snake. lie lives
somewhere in the Roanoke valley ana
when he rolls down 4 hill and strikes a
tree with his horn the tree dies.
Snails in solution were among the hair
tonics used by the Romans. An auburn
hue was produced by a mixture of lotus
stems with privct leaves and the juice OF
fuller's herb. Black dye was made OF
cypress cones boiled in vinegar, and also
Of sorry, a mineral from Egypt.
A Portland (Mc.) man put n large spi-
der OH a floating chip in 4 pond. After
walking all about the sides of the chip
the spider began to cast a web Tor inc
shore. lie threw it as far as possible IN
the air and with the wind. 1t caught on
some blades of grass. Then turning him
self about the spider began to haul the
chip toward shore.
Among the stories CT sword fishes to be
found in marine jurisprudence is one OF a
fish which sent its sword through the cop
per sheathing, an inch board under the
sheathing, Il thrce-inch plank of hard
wood, the solid white oak timber twelve
inches thick, then through another two
and a half inch hard oak ceiling and final
" into the head of a barrel of oil, where
it remained.
The Boulak Arabs, who make all the
paper used in Egypt, have been engaged
in the manufacture of this article for
centuries. There is an Arabic version of
the "Aphorisms of Hippocratcs" in the
library of the Escurial, written on paper
said to be made of linen rags, which
dates from the very commencement of
the thirteenth century. The present
makers use linen and cotton rags and
sugar-cane fiber to produce their wares.
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Mr.. NJ. J. Quinn, Of Albany. n. T., sSys his little
daughter. six years old. WAS . terrible sufferer With
s~crofulA from birth. Was blind for months; In fact
never saw q wall day till she took Hoods sarsapshns.
she isTnow well and healthy. Neishbors corroborate
Nj. QuInn's statement. and say tbs case Of his child Is
the most wonderful thing that has conn to thsir knoul.
edge.
Mr.. HxHRY T. CURTIS. Of Frankfort, No.. says his
boy had twelve sores below his knee, and pieces OF bono
came from all Of them. The boy went on crutches three
year,. On taking Hoods Sarsapsnlla the sores began
to hed, md "a yesr from the time he began taking ithe
threw away bis cYutohss and walked : milo 10 school.
Tho neighbos1 thought he never would walk again.
This ID al strictly true"
Mr.. J. Y. 4. Psuudfoot, Of Chicago, says bis little boy
had a Discharge from his ears, aftsr scarlet fevsr'
Hoods ssrssparilla greatly benefited BIN.
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lnyinus to Please.

Mr.. Dudley Villicrs (who writes poetry
''iust for relaxation, you knOw,D-l see
you have my verses, Mrs. Green; have
you read them?
Mrs. G.-Oh! Yes, l almost know
them by heart.
Mr.. D. V. with a little thrilD--
Really!
Mrs. G.-Yes, indeed! I read the chill
dren to sleep with them every night
Life.
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SAD HEART, TO THEE I SING.

SAD HEART, TO THEE I SING.
Asshower Of rain to song Of birds,
As thorns to weary feet,
As winter wind to autumn leaves,
As sickle to the wheat;
So to the heart the hand of Grief,
So to the eye the tear,
When Hope is dead and not a rose
TO lay upon the bier.
As lilies in a desert place,
AS stars in leaden skies,
AS sleep comes to a weeping child
When angels kiss its eyes;
So to the heart the still, small voice
That whispers through the gloom:
dead Hope, I say to thee arise
And make life's roses bloom"
Clarence I. UrmH IN the Continent
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Purify the Blood

and sppbed Hoods Olive Ointment. and In 8 snor't"n'
the sores almost entirely disappeared. Mrs. Allen nef-
self was also greatly benefited by Hoods sar'apSluI''
sbs says: II never was SO we'll In my life."
MI. j. n, Ketchum. Of Barre. Vt, says that mn
bo, had several very ugly s~crofulous SORES on ms 'es.
uo,h,. s.rs.nadlls cured hin. And Mr.. Ketcnum
a.ys: II Can heartily recommend its use to othsn''
Last spring my two children were vaocinated. so%
after, they broke all out With running sorcs' 20 oreeuII.
Thought I should lose them. Some one SPOKE ~"1
about Hoods sarsaparilla as q purifier OF the o.oou.-
hor.bt . ho,ha and p.ye It to the children. 30 soon
AZ they beesu to take II they began to get better. thn
cured them completely. and they have rsma'nea
hs,Ithy syer since. I do feel that Hoods SaIssps1ln
saved my children to me-" Mrs. @. L. T1oA<'"N'
West Warren. Mass, .
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Not Afraid of Animals.

"Gcorgc, dear, do you know that
papa doesn't like you very wcll!'
"Oh, yes" said George.
"And he has said that | mustn't re-
ceivc you any more at the house"
Good for him." replied the young
man, heartily.
"And," continued the girl, with a
blanchcd face, II hear him now in the
woodshcd untying the dog"
Eyes, l hear him; but he is standing
terribly in the dogs light. Does he hate
the dog"
'No, George, clear, he hates you.
But what in the world will you do? You
will surely have m encounter with the
f~erocious animal when you 60 out"
George smiled a superior smile and
said:
My dear, as you know, I am a book
agent. My income is derived solely,from
selling books. This afternoon ! sold an
editor of a daily paper an encyclopedia,
a pronouncing dictionary and a gazetteer
of natural history. 1t took me ten mln4
utes. / shall spend five minutes with
the dog."-PhiMdelphm Cali.
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Care for the Children

Children I'D NJ debility Of The ssptns season even
moro than sduits, and thss become cross, psevish and
uneontrollsbls, Humors IN the blood are tablet to man.
itest themselves In various ways, weakening the systsm
40 4. to render Il unable to stand the attack Of serious
disease. Ths blood should b eleaused and tho system
invigorstsd By tbs use Of Hoods ssrsapsnlla. Thou.
sands Of parents can testify to the great bensdt their
children have dsatysd from Hoods Sarsspar1ls.
my Htls GID vas amieted With s~cEofuls. senfuIsns
was tho disease that her nsok hsd besn lsncod tan ttnes.
At tho tims he began to taks Hoods Bsrsspsrils there
was . vsry ls1ss bunch on hsr face. This W expected
to open With . lancet; bot 70 our surpriss tbs bunch b.
gan to shrink, aud now II has entirely disappeared.
Baby is in good flesh; sorss all gone; her appetite 10
good, and shs seems a. well a. any ohid." WILLIAM
II. CoaANT. Lyme Centre, n. n.
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Lot s,ssy parent read this we!l'writtsn let'e.;
"Unsolicited I send only such reoommenaa"
Hoods sarsapanlIa deserves. Spring ana q
Hoods Sarsaparilla in our family OF tour' Wv .e.h.,1
isfactory results. Ny little girl OF TWO U ,IsLL
and = hearty cater. was troubled with sites on hereyee'
W. triad v,riou, remedies, but with no lasting euec''
At last I rssortsd to Hoods Sars,parilla and nom "
first Of Nay, whom I used 1t first for that puIpose, ~
has not had the least vestigs Of a sty. BY keeping ~
blood IN apurs condition. the whole system 10 puEnsr.
60. both for economy and comfort. We use hooa'
sarsaps1lls." -Mas. CHARLrs BRzwsrrA' oun''''
n. ?. .
Mn, Maria Allen, of wflimsntic, Conn. wItes an..
her Little daughter was troubled with scrolui'u" =
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A woman who seeks success suffers less
in not being remarked than in seeing her
self indifferently appreciated; and all
those who aim Mt a success of seif-love
are women on this point.
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H LIFE LESSON
LEARNED BY A PROMINENT HUDSON
ODD FELLOW.

LEARNED BY A PROMINENT HUDSON
ODD FELLOW.
From te Hudson IN. ~ Regtner.
Mr.. John Eltins, {. faithful Odd Fellow past Grsnd)
(''Lindelwald. No, As> and = member Of tho Baptist
church says: Ihave been. Is most Of my scquaintanees
In Hudson know. Q sufferer from dyspepsia for ton
years. The symptoms Of NY mAlady were those which
q million other sufferers in the land would recognize as
their Owl. Beginning with indigestion, sour stomach
and a~atulence, Ibeoame 50 weak that my body became
a burden too heavy to carry. and my mind was weighted
down by q gloomy dependency. After eating I felt as
IL had . ball Of glowing iron In my stomach; my abdo-
men would bloat, and I was afflicted almost constantly
with = sick headache. A lady learning Of my condition
advised mo 10 use DIR. DAVID KENNEDY'S
FAVORIFE REMEDY, telling me what An in
fnito deal Of good Il had done her and others whom she
knew. Ibexan taking 1t in tbs latter part Of August,
and used altogether only three bottles. when It achieved
in me the most wonderful improvement. have now
gained flesh, and feel stronger, better and happier than
Ihavs in ten years. FAVORITE REMEDY cured
my friend, r. T. Hernaps, OF Client. Of the lingering
remains Of malarial fever and OF billiousness. Mr..
Harvey Thomas, the grocer on Warren street. Just d.
low the Worth House, says that It has had wonderfully
good effects upon him. Scores OF my acquaintance
say that having once tried It they would mover again DO
without IL. Ihave given 1t to my children and found 1t
the best medicine I have ever known Tor regulating
their bowels and purifying their blood. The knowledg,
of this medicine I desm the greatest lesson Oh physical
life.n
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Health first, riches afterward. All forms
of heart disease, including palpitatiOn, rheu-
matisnl. spaslns, bony formation, enlarge
mcnt. valvllar arrangements. acute pains in
left breast, etc.. yield to the use of DR..
Graves Heart Regulator. 81 per bottle at
druggists.
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1t is truly wonderful to see how the name
Of Mrs. P!nkliam is a household word among
the wives and !nnlh.rs of cur land. Alike III
the lux :rious homes of our great cities and III
the humble cabins Of the remote frontier one
woman's deeds nave borne their kindly fruit
in health for Others.
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ctssra. Editors-
Tho above Is . good likeness Of Nra. Lydia z Pfrr
nam, of Lynn, Mass, who above all other human being
may be truthfully called the Dear Friend Of Woman,
as some Of her correspondents love to call her. eas
Il zealously devoted to her work, which Is the outcome
Of a u~festudy, and Is obliged to keep 81 Lady
assistants, to help her answerthe large correspondence
which daily pours In upon her, each bearing Its special
burden Of suffering, or Joy at release from II. Hef
Vegetable Compound Is o medicine for good and mos
evil purposea. ! have personally Investigated ana
ON satisned Of the truth Of this.
On account of its proven merits, 1t Is recommended
and prescribed by chest physicians IN tho country.
Ono says, ut works like o charm and saves mncn
main. It viii euro entirely tho worst form OF falin4
Of the uterus, LeucorrhGa, irregular and painful
Menstruation, all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation ana
liberation, Floodings, oil Displacenients ana the con-
seouent spinal weakness, and Is especially adspted'to
the Change OF Lne."
II perrneatcs every portion Of the system, 'and gives.
nav Life and visor. 1t removes ~faintness, Aatulency'
destroys all craving for stimulants, and relieves weak
ncss OF the stomach. It cures Floating, Headaches,
Nervous Prostitution, General Debility, sleeplcssness,
Depression and Indigestion. That feeling OF 'peafln&
down. causing pain, weight and backache, Is always
permanently cured by its use. Il VIII at al Tunes, nno
under oil circumstances, act IN harmony with inc nu.
that governs the female system.
Itcosrs only g. per bottle or SIX for g., and Is SOLO oy
druggists. Any advice required as to special cases. ana
tho names of many who have been restored to perfecs
health by the use Of the Vegetable Compound, CAM
obtained by addressing Mr.. 2, with stamp for reply
at her home In Lynn, Mass.
For Kidney Complaint Of ataer SCI this compounds
unsurpassed as abundant testimonials show.
aMr1 Pinkham's Liver Pills" says one writer arc
Il. best IN the tcorld for the cure Of Constipation,
Bniousness and Torpidity Of the liver. Hsr Blood
Purifier works wonders In its special line and hiasi ar
to equal the Compound In its popularity.
All must respect her as an Angel OF Mercy whose sos
ambition Is to dc good to others.
Philadelphia, Pa Cd s'A.4 :
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very wen fuIs
Why do we defer till tomorrow what we
should do to-day: Why do we neglect a
cough till it throws us into consumption, and
consumption brings lis to the grave! DR..
VIM. Halls Balsam is sure to cure if taken in
season. It has never been known to fail.
Use it thoroughly, according to directions.
Persevere till the disease is conquered, as it is
certain to be, even if it should require a
dozen bottles. There is 10 better medicine
for pulmonary disorders.
! have suffered from Catarrh to such an OK.
tent TINT ! had to bandasr my head to quiet
the paiu. was advised 10y Mr.. H!n"n' u
Itlica. to try Ely'$ Cream Balm. When SUI,
fcrin- with ta.arrh Or cold III tho heat L
have ncrcr found its equal. c. a: Cooper,
DANNY. y. y. Apply with finger. I'rlce'"ctS'
have used Ely's Cream Balm for dry ca
talr.l Ito which every Eastern person Is sub
irct WHO COMES TO live in Il high altitlldel; it
has proved n cure in my case. +. r. VI.
WctI:s, Denver. Col. Easy to use. Price 'Vc's.
Mother Swum's Worm SYRUP.
%Infalliole, t~astclcSS, harmless. cathartlc: for
feveriShncsS. restlessne>s, worms, constlpa-
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DairNmcm Prefer II.

Me: SEs. WELLS. RICHARDSON 4 Co.:
Since the intr, du'tion OF your Improved
Ru.icr Cu'cr among my customers, it has
given universal sat;sfa' ton. The leading
d,irvmr, o. thiSSc"tipn who have used it give
it the preference over all other colors. of what
csc" name Or nature.
They are especially pleased with the fact
that it dcrS not become rnrcid, like other oil
colors and til ir product brings highest prices
in the market.
W. S. NAY, Druggist.
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THE BROKER AND TIE PARROT.

Mr.. Travcrs, the New York stock
broker, is a great sufferer. The story
is told of him that, driving out on Long
Island one day, he came to a farmers
house where there was a parrot.
"Pr-c-t-ty polly" said he, "c-c-c-
can you sp-pcak?"
The parrot made no answer.
Mr.. T'ravcrs then turned to the farmer,
who was standing by, and addressed
himself to him.
Il say, P-Pcters, c-can your parrot
talk?'
Before it's master could make reply,
the bird turned its listening car and NUT
tered out these startling words:
"If he couldn't talk better than you
did, he'd have his blamed neck twisted
off,"
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A writer in a scientific monthly asks:
"What is a mctcr.m It's a sort of O me-
chanical Jay-Eye-See. -PhAadephM Gull.
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90 Doses One Dollar.

Bold by all druggists. 81; six for s5, Prepared
O.. I. HOOD 4 CO., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
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Very Well PUT.

PENNSYLVANIA has the largest number o
postoiices OF any State in the Union.
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In the delirium of fever and in restlessness'
there's no such remedy rs samaritan Nervine.
Mr., B. ]. Anderson, of Egypt, Tex, writes:
Samaritan Nervine cured my daughter OF fits.
Decline of Man. .,
Weakness, Dyspepsia, Impotence. Sexual
Debility, cured by Wells Health Remover. 81.