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Coudensatious.

The recent floods ont west were very
damaging to pianofortes. In one town
the cost of repairing pianos was esti-
mated at $40, 900. Pianos have not as
yet been manufactured that will float
round two days without sustaining seri-
Gus injury. Who can tell but that some
ingenious Yankee will soon introduce a
piano warranted in case of floods to re-
main under water a week without dam
age.
Sixteen leading railwaysin Create Brit
ain earned during the last half of 1888
S33,747, $50 more than in the last half of
1852, and this increase was almost
equally divided between increased ex-
penses and increased net revenue, the
latter amounting to 81 SIG 800, or q
per cent. But there was an increase of
% per cent. in the miles run by trains
107. $40 ,46l miles in the six months.
The increase in traffic receipts was
81, 93S,0lO from passengers, $S49, 405
from merchandise, and 81 jas, $50 from
minerals, with y decrease in livestock.
In order to raise money fora church
aid society in New Haven an auction
sale of old maids was gotten up by the
the ladies. They disguised themselves
and went on the block heavily yelled.
The first ones put up brought good
round prices, ranging from $40 to $14, but
these figures could not be maintained.
The last one wa knocked down to a
clever, well-to-do mechanic for the beg
carly sum of % cents. When the veil
was lifted she was found to be the
handsomest, most intelligent and wealth.
lest girl Of the crowd. The buyer said
he was sorry it wasn't d sure enough
sale. She said she was too. The
absence of the minister was all that
prevented a grand finale to the enter
trinment.
OF the late Judge Lord, Of Massachu-
sets, the Boston Post says: Ellis blunt
ness and sterness incurred for him the
dislike Of some, but it is safe to say
that he enjoved the respect Of every
one. He belonged to the old school Of
judiciary, and he vas n of the ablest
and most upright men that the present
generation has known, even in that
school. His name will be written high
upon the roll of Massachusetts, judges"
Alex Z. Wotzka was released from the
Todd county jail recently by order of
Judge Collins, He had been confined
since Jan 30tl on an indictment for for
gerry. He has been acquitted of a charge
of burglary and larceny. The forgery
case is not substaltiated by sufficient
evidence, and it is believed that the cese
will be dismissed.
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AN ANTS BEtAII.
A Wonderful Place OF Physical r1echan-
49, ism.

Well may Darwin speak of the brain
Of an ant as one of the most wondrous
particles of matter in the world. We
are apt to think that it is impossible for
so minute a piece Of matter to possess
the necessary comrlexity required for
the discharge of such elaborate func
tions. The microscope will no doub
show some details in The ants brain, but
these fall hopelessly short of revealing
the refinement which the ants brain
must really have. The microscope is
not adequate to show us the texture of
the matter. 1t has been II of the great
discoveries of modern times to enable
us to form some numerical estimate of
the exquisite delicacy of the fabric
which we know MS inert matter. Water,
or mir, riron may be divided and sub
divided, bnt,the process cannot be car
ricd on indefinitely. There is o. we'll
defined limit. We are ever able to.
make some approximation to the number
of molecules in q given ma 70 Of matter.
Thomson has estimated that the number
Of atoms in a cubic inch of air is to be
expressed by the figure g., followed By
no fewer than twenty eiphers. The
brain of the ant doubtless contains more
atoms than an equal volume of air; but
even if we suppose them to be the same,
and if we take the size Of an ants brain
to be alittle globe one-thousandth of
of an inch in diameter, we are able to
form some estimate of the number of
atoms it must contain. The number is
to be expressed by writing down six,
and followingit by eleven ciphers. We
can imagine these atoms grouped in so.
many various ways that even the COM
plexity of the ants brain may be intelli-
gible when we have SO many units to
deal with. An illustration will perhaps
make the argument clearer. Take q
million and a half of little black murlas.
put them in q certain order, and we
have O worlrous result-Darwin's De-
centof Ma This book merely consists
of about 1900, 900 letters placed one.
after the other in a certain order. What
ever be thecomplexity of the ants brain,
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70 Cure a Babe Of Habit.

It is a fact that babies are not all
alike by any means, and some are much
more troublesome than others about
putting things into their mouths. An
inquiring mother asks how this may be
stopped. An instance that came under
my observation may let light in upon
this subject. The baby at fifteen
months old had a perfect mania for
putting everything into his mouth
chessmen, shoe-buttons, pennies, etc.,
ard his mother was alarmed at the
strength of the habit and set about
remedying it. She took alittle p p
box into the nursery one day and
sprinkled a little black pepper over
the things the baby was most likely to
put into his mouth. He dropped them
II otter another, and she thought the
victory was complete; but the next day
he presented the spectacle Of a burnt
child who does net dread the fire, but
after repeating the peppering for three
consecutive days the habit OF q
Lifetime was overcome to q very greet
extent.
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Short Paragraphs for Farmers.

Mr.. j. S. Kirkham cautions brother
farmers against putting themselves ''into
the hands of the expert manufacturer
of promissory notes."
Some Michigan people were lately
victimized by al agent selling alleged
"Holland bulbs of rare varieties" which
proved to be good for nothing.
A New Jersey farmer writes to the
New York Herald that lie gave q dress
ing of salt eight bushels to the acre) to
land badly infested with white grubs,
amt for three years after raised good
crops of corn, which was impossible
previous to this application.
Cleanliness is goodness on the farm.
Clean implements, clean harness, clean
animals, clean fence corners, clean
fields, clean garden, clean orchard,
clean seeds, clean pasture, clean yards,
clean stables, clean shelters, clean
troughs, clean food, clean water, clean
litter, clean sleeping quarters, cleah
granaries, and a clean conscience.
One of the best things that can be
said Of horticulture is tibet the pursuit
of it leads to more correct views of what
constitutes beauty. We cannot associ-
ate with beautiful flowers without ac-
quiring correct taste and the heart is
nodded as well as the mind. The study
of flowers is q rest in itself, no matter
how hard we have to labor, and tho
labor is only recreation if we truly love
flowers.
Sudden changes of food should al
ways be avoided with young animals.
1t is the best plan to give them bran, or
ground oats, mixed with one-fourth of
linsecd meal, and to make this food I'M
form throughout the entire Winter.
They should be fed regularly, as two
meals crowded into the stomach too
close together are likely to produce
disarrangement and scours.
The great weight required to be sup
ported by the feet of draft horses rem
ders these parts quite liable to many af-
fections, which may in a great measure
be avoided by frequent judicions shoes
ing. The texture of the horn OF the
draft horses foot is net. as a rule. SO
firm and resisting as We usually find in
lighter breeds, but this deficiency is
largely made up by increase in size, to
which, if we add proper shoeing, their
feet should prove just as durable as, or
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sensation the words gave as I mentally

sensation the words gave as I mentally
pronounced them. :
Under my own window, with the ruby
red light shining through the wine-coi-
ored damask curtains. I stood there
feeling as Rip Van Wrinkle might haye
teit III the play-like q dead mar walk
ing on the earth once L Voices and
lights were within. / opened the door
softly and crept into the hall. The
drawlng-room door was ajar. Clara her.
self stood before the fire, with a,frill of
white Grape on her auburn goldtresses-
the awful sign of her widowhood.
Directly opposite stood Harry Birming-
ham looking diabolically young and
handsome i'll the soft light.
CLARA, Clara!!' he cried .tyou are
surely not in earnest. You will recon-
sider!!' .
My answer is final,n she replied.
The time might have once been when l
had o childish liking for you Harry Biz
mlnsham. But that time haslong since
passed away. / gave my heart to the
best and nohlest man that ever breathea
Panl Foll:ot, andinhis grayeitisburied.
| loved him once: shall love him on in
to eternity. Ineyer was half worthy of
him, but
AndClaraas voice was cl,oked with
sobs.s - 49, - 81 ~
MY love! my darling! my own pre-
cious wife"
How ] ever got into the room--how l.
managed to make Clara comprehend
that was my own living self and not
asilost arising from the shadow OF sepul-
chre, cannot tell 10 day. Neither can
she. Butt know that vou Bringing
ham somehow disappeared, and / was
standing with Clara clasped to rv
Areast, the happiest maa that ever
breathed Gods blessed air.
For ]. zones, Tweksbery. T'arum& Co.
were all wrong; atd, to nse the words
of the orthodox fairy stories slightly
p@raphrased,' and nay widow, lived
happy ever afterwara.'
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Compliments of
Mrs. Frederick Wallace Paramore and son, /:
Born st. Valentines Day, 1881 !.

. NJ
These cards were, received BY many
Of the friends to whom they were adj
dressed within twenty-four hours after
the event had occurred. Tho cards
we're in, Mrs. Paramore's handwriting,
and the effort in writing them in all
probability brought on the fever which
caused her death.
She made her debut in society on her
seventeenth birthday at a party given
IN her honorsby her mother. From the
night Of her debut she took afront rank
Us a beautiful girl, and soon had the.
name of being the belle Of ST. Louis.
The great social successes Of Nellie
Hazeltine are too many aud too we'll
known to need reconnting. In her
twentieth Year she visited the Eastern
watering places, and on Dec. 2
1851, she was married TO
Mr.. T. W.sPararnore,-son ofsCol. j. W.
Parnnlore, presidential the Texas & ST..
Louis railway. The wedding w~asssol-
emnized in sPhiladelf,hia lay the bishop
OF that Episcopal diocese, and was
brilliant affair. From the date Of her
marriage she lived quietly with her Aus-
80 - ~. AaeLEN EHtIAEHNEtH&&[E0EAe
band, but indnlged in1many socialsen-
tertain1nonts, notably the historical en-
campment at the arnory and at q drn-
matte performance Of the MCCULLOUGH
club. She was quite successful us an
amateur actress, her fine elooutionary
training serving her. HIRE
There have been many differences of
opinion on the subject Of Mrs. Para.
.more's. beauty. Photographers We'd
with each other in Reproducing her face,
while artists Yainly endeavored to put
her features on canvas. As &
girl she was tall and graceful, herfgure
being marked by square shoulders,
small waist, and the large, free limbs Of
an English woman. Her features were
Grecian. Her fnce was oval, and her
eyes, which were a deep brpwn,swere
large and lustrous. He hair was her
chief glory, being Of the hue Of burn-s
Iished bronze, q golden red. orSwhat IL
more generally known. as Titianesqne.
She was very intelligant and possessed
many accomplishments. Miss Hazel
tine became known nationally by . res
port that Samuel u. TSiden had sought.
her handin marriage.
HL ErA t2 ENHa-E NlNAH
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Of One Who Fen from High Estate.
Washington Letter in the Inter-ocean,

.t-EI14 sJE4Ns HNENEdNEa E-g9L2I
The name Of Ex-senator Ferry, Of
Michigan, has been spoken of in con-
nection with the vacant mission to st.
Petersburg, but there is no probability
of his appointment. A Washington
lady, who has just returnedfrom Europe
and met him there, says that he was SO
much changed that she scarcely knew
him, and did not recognize him until he
spoke. The ex-Senatoria appearance.
she says, is quite distressing, and he re-
CURED the most constant attention from
his sister, who is the companion OF his
travels. He was then visiting one of
German spas andthought thewaters were,
doing him good. There is a story cur
rent here that tho Senator has for sew
eral years been a yictimso the morphine,
mania, and that his weakness is the Ne
suit OF an endeayor to cure himself Of
the use Of the drug.
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Tie quantity Of distilled spirits in
the United States in October last was
lis, s49,235 gallons Of which the Uni
ted States was taking care of "a $50, l4S
gallon until the owners could find it
convenient to pay the tax on it. The
amount of human misery says the Ma.
ton. the murders, the fires, the suicides,
the defalcations, the loss of property
and health, the divorce, the family
shame and sorrow, stored up in this
amount Of liquor is simply i~ncalculable.
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it is still hard to believe that il could
not be fully described in 400, 600
volumes, each as large as Darwin's work
Yet the number Of molecules in the
ants brain is at least 400, 900 times as
great as that number of letters in the
memorable volume inquestion.
Endurance of Human Friendship.
BAwriter in the New York World re-
Gently had talk with an old grave-dig-
ger, and drew from him some interest
ing observations upon the question as
to who manifest the most grief when
death enters the domestic circle and
carries off the loved ones OF the house
hold. He remarked:
A mother who loses her first child is
about as sad a sight you would care to
see mt the grave, and l am positive there
is no grief equal to hers: next the
daughter over the loss of either Of her
parents, or the parents over the loss of
their daughter then the husband Owe,
the loss Of his wife, and lastly the wife
over the death of her husband. As for
relatives any more distant than these.
the grief is of shortduration. Ofcourse,
there are exceptions to
this rule, bnt | am speak
ing generally. Ihave seen loveeiis stand
by the graves of their betrothed and
weep with more earnestness and SHOW
the grief that filled their hearts to u
mach greater extent than did any par
ent. a Young lady pledged in marriage
to a gentleman Will slowftle most ua-
coatrollableys sorrow ANA will often swoon
at the grave, but after marriage she is
the first to get ovar it. I thinks mans
grief is more lasting. Lot me show
you. Here is a little three-year-old
cirilds grave; see how neat it looks and
how fresh the flowers are. They wero
placed there by 2 poor mother; now on
this side is q husbands grave, On thu.
slabit says he was but 26 years old. i
dug that grave, and that cross OF flowers
was placed there on the day of the fun
cral, and the wife hasnot been here since.
Now walk up this path q little way and
Ill show you a wife's grave. But wait,
see that young girl over neal the big
walk cleaning twigs off of thai grave
with the wooden cross? Her mother is
buried there and has been for five wears
but every week, when the weather per-
mits, she comes here to attend to it.
Now, here's the wife's grave, and that
neat little headstone and flowers We're
placed there by her husband. He's a
poor brakeman or the railroad, and she
has been dead for three years, but you
drop in here any Sunday when he's off
and you'll find him here, cutting the
grass around it or doing something to-
ward making it look neat, and paying
what little tribute he can to her who
must have been SO dear to him.
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Death ola Beauty.

a st. Louis account Of the death Of
Mrs. Paramore, nee Nellie Hazeltine,
states that she gave birth to a son on
st. Valentines day. Alunconscious Of.
her impending fate, and ovet-conident
in the strength which had been her''sal 4
through her life, the young mother com-
niu1Iicated the news Of the coming Of
her little son to a number Of her in-
innate personal friends through cords
bearing these words: -.
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Cultivation Of onions.


The onion trials of the last season at
the New York experiment station were
with t~hirty-four named varieties, which
were planted in rows ten feet long and
eleven and one-half inches apart, the
seeds being covered one-haIf inch deep.
Three rows of each variety were planted
III order to note the difference upon yield
Of ~clcseness i'll planting. In the first
row the plants were thinned to three
inches apart in the second to two inch
es, and in the third to one inch apart.
The earliest variety to mature its bulb
was the Extra Early Red, in 116 days
from planting; the latest, ten varieties,
in i63 days. In nearly every case the
yield was smallestin the first row, where
the spaces We're three inches, and lar
gest in the third row, where the spaces
We're ope inch, but in no case was the
increased yield Of the second and third
rows In proportion to the increased
number of plants. AS a rule, the larg-
est bulbs We're in the first row. There
seems to be a foundation for the opinion
held by some onion growers that the
bulbs develop better, Offering fewer
scallions where they are SO close in the
row US to crowd each other. The fol-
lowing experiment with onions is quite
suggestive: The soil was thoroughly
pulverized over a small plat of ground
and on an adjoining plat of equal size
the ground was packed as hard as posi-
BILE by repeatedly pounding it with q
heavy maui. The surface of both plats
was then covered with finely pulverized.
soil to the depth of half an inch, and
on June 3 three rows on each plat were
planted with seed of the large red Weth-
ersfield onion. Late planting was
disadvantageous to the yield, but the
three rows on the compact soil yielded
nine pounds seven ounces of merchants
able bulbs, while the three rows on the
%pulverized soil yielded but three pounds
three n The percentage of
vegetation in the two plats wa not no.
ticeably different, although the vegeta-
ton was prompter on the compact soil.
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Sir Thoraag Brassay, the Englah
millionaire member 81 parlianaant. Is
be made Peer. IL is mot known
whether IL is hessuss his fntLerah
money az his wifess IisorarE r~epEsatiion.;
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4 roll of hills aras,sintsng d q
supposed to have ,been waAlea astiosc
from some wreck aas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
y By psssai, living III Black k0ck.
Conn,
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Tho Gear Of Russia has been told 81
physicians that . less secluded lfas
is necessary to restore his nerves. Ha,s
now deyotes nanch time 10 soc;s gays
oties.
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It has been estimated that the gold
yield Of Victoria in 1858 was 74O ,3373
aunces. or l3a, l08 ounces less than in.
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it is still hard to believe that il could
not be fully described in 400, 900
volumes, each as large as Darwin's work,
Yet the number of molecules in the
ants brain is at least 400, 900 times as
great as that number of letters in the
memorable volume i~nguuestion ~"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-11-19
An Extraordinary 0fsr.
To All Wanting Employment.

every county In the United States and Canada, TO
cell patent article Of great merit, ON IT'S nrEa.
ITs. an article having a large sale, paying over
hoxcg nG and
by . deed given for each and every county he may
secure from us. With all these advantages to our
agents, and the fact that 1t Is an article that can
g sold to every honseowner, It might not BIO me-
cure good agents at o:ce, hut we have concluded
to make It to show, not only orr confidence in III,
merits OF our invention, but in its stability by
,anyaagent that will handleit with energy. Our
agents now At work are making from $50 to $500
to make our offer to all who are out OF employ
ment. An agent that will give our business 4
thirty days trial and ailt clear at least 500 in
this time, above all can return all goods
for them. Any agent or General Agent who would
liketen or more c0untyies and work them
throgh sub-agents for ninet days, AMI fall to
clear at least $3.50 above all expenses, can return
oil unsold and get their money back No other
iers, nor would we II we did not know that we
have SCENTS that make more than double the
amount we guaranteed, and but two sales q day
would give p:oat Of over $l25 month, and that
Our large descriptive circulars explain our otter
fully and these we wish to send tOeyery0ne out Of
en- .l0yment who will SEND us three one cent
eta Fps for postage. Send at once and secure the
% ncy in time for the boom, and ITO work on the
Weld like the address ofallthe agents, sewing
machine solicitors and carpenters in the country,
and ask any reader of this paper whoireads this
TO send Us at once the name and address of all
a1ch they know. Address ut once, , or you wllllose
piem0y make money.
RENNER MANUFACTURING Co..
1Smithfeld st ;, Pitt burgh Pa
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,sssHsedJ ron saa ieeek
How Watch Cases ane Maze.

-
Thispro Of manufac ture vas invented
~ james Boss who started II business e /
1864 and the methods and tools used in
laaking these watch cases are covered by
patents. This = tts only Datck ease made
ssder tbs prooes.. For many years the ms
PRODUCTION Of these goods was slow, owing
% popular prejudice against plated goods,
but gradually the public learned that the
ya.ses Bos1 Gold Waseh Case vac not
;ekeap goldpashed or electro plated article,
but was made Of ge,ss.ins gold plates Of
standard qsality and thickness. Conscientious
adherence 70 the termination to make
the bet watch case ever put on the market,
and the adoption Of every improvement
suggested, has made the james Boss God
Wasch Case the STANDARD. ... 80
In this watch case the parts q
most subject towear-the bon, crovn, lsisgea.
thsasb-catehes, etc, are made Of SOLID GOLD.
Sod eat sasnD c. Tassks, fhila.
Gssplia, n, ~ nyhIetshsvag hss
Sana Dsa' aaA Ksyyslsa1 WalsA Casss sss nals
(1b Be eontinaed.l
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a Celestial banquet.

Our friends are introduced 70 q room
full Of elegantly dressed people all men
of course, who shake their own hands,
clasped together in front, and bow
themselves to the ground. The host
presents his son. arrayed like himself
In richest satin and silk brOcade. The
boy has been politely trained and prog
trates at the feet Of the father q guests,
striking his forehead on the floor three
times. The music now strikes ND 81
perfect din and all are invited out to 8
great dining hall, where there are NUM-
bers OF square tables inlaid with pearl, 8
around which the guests seat hem
selves. The host, wish tho most honor
able guests, IS. at the head Of the room,
and the rank gradually recedes away
from him. Now the fun begins ID
earnest. The two foreigners, for
tunately or otherwise, are placed ~ the
posts Of honor, and, out 81 courtesy
are compelled to at least taste Of every
dish placed ON the table. Imagine par
taking Of such delioacies as shark 's fms,
and eggs which have been nell
for q year. The Chinese regard these
last in the same manner that we do our
sherry and port. Although the dishes
are brought on and removed BY serv-
ants, It iss considered the polite thing
for the host himself 10 serve the guests
at; his table, who in turn serve him and
each other. This, Is done III al odd
fashion: The server arises, takes his
ivory chop sticks II hand, and. fishing
out the Gaintiest part Of some dish be-
fore him, hands il with care IN the deep
sauf.ear m. howl before oach r,roat =.