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How to Sleep.

In recent paper read before tho
Boston Society for Medical Improve
ment, DR.. r. NJ Hodges said: 1T Is a
common impression that TO take food
Immediately before going to bed and
to sleep is unwisc. Such suggestion
Is answered by tho reminder that tho
instinct Of animals prompts them to
sleep rs soon as they have eaten; and
In summer an sfter-dinner nap. espec-
ially when the meal Is taken ut mid
day. Is a luxury indulged in by many.
Neither darkness nor season alters the
conditions. II the ordinary hour Of the
evening meal Is or z o'clock. an In
terval OF twelve hours, or more. elaps-
% without food, and for persons whose
nutrition Is at fault this Is altogether
too long period for fasting. That
such an interval without food il per.
mitted explains many restless night.
and much OF the head and back ache.
and the languid. half-rcsted condition
on rising. which Is accompanied by no
appetite for breakfast. This meal Oft
en- dissipates these sensations. II Is,
therefore, desirable. II not essential,
when nutriment Is to bc crowded. thai
the last thing before going TO bed
should be the taking Of food. Sleep
lessness is often caused by starvation.
and tumbler Of milk, II drank In tho
middle VI the night. will often put
people 10 sleep when hypnotics would
tail VI thcir purpose. Food before
rising is nm equally important expedi-
ent, 1t supplies strength for bathing
and dressing, laborious and weari-
somo tasks for the undcrfcd. and Is
better morning 'pick-me-up' than any
haeknryed tonic 49, Bosloa Gazette.
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The American Pine Supply.

In the United States the problem that
has long agita,ed Europe has begun to
present itself, and the question. From
whence are tho American people to
procure their future supply OF construc-
ton timber?" is constantly being asked
by the dealers of this republic. The
question may readily be answered.
1'he tall mountain ranges OF Mexico
are covered nearly TO their SUBMITS
with growth of excellent white and
pitch pine. The tops Of the innumer-
able foot hills are so garnished with
grand pine forests.
The same may also be said OF the five
Central American republics. As the
traveller recedes from the coast, at
about fifty miles from the ocean. the
lands which gradually slope upward
present an almost temperate hora to
The eyes of the astonished beholder.
while many pleasing contrasts may be
observed; for instance, the larcn, pop
lar and sycamore flourish beside the
tamarind and the frondose ceiba- The
oak and the laurel mingle their branches
with those OF the nispero and the zapote.
while the same fertile soil gives life TO
the cypress and the cherry. the apple
and the banana, the plum and the
coffee trees. At an altitude OF 2.5U
feet above the sea the pine and other
conifere first appeared; at an elevation
OF 6, 600 this genus attains It's greatcst
size, but at the hight OF 5000 II assumes
n stunted and dwarfed appearance
NeU Orleans Times Democrat.
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Emerson's Americanism.

Emerson's Americanism, therefore
was Americanism in its last and purest
analysis, which is giving him high
praise, and to America great hope.
But do not mean TO pay him. who
was so full of modesty and humility.
the ungrateful compliment of holding
him up as the permanent American
ideal 1t is his tendencies, his quality,
that was valuable, and only in minor
incipient degree his actual results. AL
human results must be strictly limited,
and according to the epoch and out
look. Emerson does not solve for all
time the problem Of the universe; he
solves nothing; but he does what is far
more useful-he gives q direction and
impetus to lofty human cndeavor. He
does not anticipate the lessons and the
discipline Of the ages, but he shows us
how to deal with circumstances in such
q manner as to secure tho good instead
of the evil influence. Now conditions,
fresh discoveries, unexpected horrors
opening before us, will, no doubt, soon
carry us beyond the scope Of Emerson's
surmise; but we shall not easily i'm
prove upon his aim and attitude. In
the space beyond the stars there
may be marvels such as 1t has not ems
tered into the mind of man to conceive;
but there, as here. the right way to
look will still be upward, and the right
aspiration be still towards humbleness
and oharity.-Julian Hawthorne in The
Manhattan for august.
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Summer Board.

Summer board! What's that"
asks little Jimmy Jenkins. spelling out
the letters Of an advertisement in q
morning paper.
Come here. my son, and look at
me-" replied his papa. II am summer
bored, very much bored,"
'You. papaP"
Yes, my child. II "a man, obliged
to sit all day long on the piazza Of q
summer hotel and to listen TO lot Of
women talk gossip as thoy swap pieces
Of silk for crazy quilts, isn't summer
bored. should like to know who is,
that's all,
''Rut you're not board. papa"
mo, my child. literally speaking l
am not but please God. shall be to-
morrow morning--aboard the train for
New York. and business will detain me
there for several days. Now run and
hand your mother that piece Of crushed
pineapple ribbon that the wind has
blown from her lap. and tell her What
say. while | finish reading the paper"
The Jui0e.
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Women Should Marry.

Marriage with a worthy man Is
woman's privilege, and her best and
highest development, mental and physi-
cal, can be attained in this state,
says The Rval NeW Yorker. Men
other. and n very old but never
theless true truism is that a hap
pv marriage is the very Garden Of
Eden. An unhappy marriage is the
reverse, and the greatest of all calam-
tiles that can befall pure, affection
ate, and noble woman. Faith in God
and a strong resolve to do every duty
can alone keep such one from absolute
despair. Miss Braddon says: "A
good woman who does not love her
husband makes the best wife," If this
is true, it Is because she is controlled
by duty instead of the changing cap
rices of affection. Trouble in the
flesh" will come to every married
couple. Why not expect it? The most
wretched married people l have ever
known were always quite willing and
even eager to see their children settled
for life In marriage. knowing that they
would find shelter and protection there
by. If not in the affection. at least by
the law, which compels the husband TO
support his wife-a support perhaps
meager enough and grudgingly be-
slowed. Look around on all your
friends. married or single, and ask
yourself the question which is the pre-
ferable lot. II You are strong enough
to fight alone tho baltic of life, to
earn your own bread and butter, you
are just In the condition TO gain the
respect ut least of husband, and hay
ing hearty. genuine respect, admira-
ton and love are not far distant The
truth is, dear girls, too many enter this
holy condition hoping to find in 1t only
ease, adulation, and pleasure. Such
persons will find the reverse of what
they seek. Read Tennyson's "Prin-
cess" Had not he the true conception
Of happiness in this condition.
A man must be bad. indeed, that
can treat with disrespect woman who
respects herself. AS rule a good
woman will make a good home-we
know Of exceptions TO this, however.
But il you have made up your minds
TO follow the bent Of your own wills
and pave way for yourselves, you
may do well; but to those who intend
to enter the married state. should
good opportunity come to them, I
have only to say. see to 1t that you
individually understand what is re-
quired of you as wife. Be willing to
make concessions at any time if In the
wrong. and. above all things. don't
find fault with your husband before
others.
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Is she magnetic? On, yes; and that's
what makes me mad. ! regard it
ssreasonab!c. and. usually proper.
that when Il pretty, gentle, refined
girl stands close in front OF q man.
looks him meltingly in the eyes, lays
her soft palms on his hand and radi-
antly smiles, he should do her sweet
will on the spot, no matter how violent
the required exercise may be. Now,
the relative positions which have de-
scribed arc exactly those of Lulu, and
every man who undertakes TO resist
her power, physical. metaphysical, or
whatever else it may be. just because
she Is girl they idiotically submit A
gaze from her bul gy eyes and touch
of her coarse paw oyercomes them.
and while they think they're resisting
with all their might. they really do not
oppose her etfectually. This Ii all
there is in her feats. except that she Is
more muscular than any wearer of pet
icoats ought to be. Once in while
some level-headed man refuses to be
impressed. and then she fails in her
feat If she was merely rural and un-
fashionable, / wouldn't grumble. /
am US quick rs anybody to discover
prettiness, no matter how freckled,
tanned or back-woodsy its possessor;
but if Lulu was to be dressed in Par
is gown and taught the ways Of Fifth
avenue drawing-room, she would re-
main uncouth. Where is the reward Of
really fascinating merit in our sex if
men are going 10 let such an uncuItur-
ed maiden capture themP l would
just like 10 back fashionable New
York girl against her. My champion
should be one of our highest develop
ments of feminine Drawn, induced by
the riding. tennis playing. pedestrian
ism and other exercises that are now
so much in vogue. l would wager
that my girl could make man stand
on his head where Lulu could only
dance him around the stage little
"Ciara Bel.e," IN tic Cincinnati En-
. Uutrer
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Tricks I'm Expert Shooting

Exhibition shooting amt what IL
pretends 10 be-" exclaimed q veteran
crack shot. when man attends o
tournament shoot with shell-loader
on the ground who is known TO be
square it is far different work than
that INDUCED in by q man who goes
before an audience with his own gun,
loaded by himself, and the targets or
traps his own private property"
"You don't mean to say that these
crack shots who give exhibitions of
their skill are crooked, and don't do
square work?" interrogated the scribe.
"Well, some of 'em are square
enough, perhaps, but the majority are
not, and l know what Pm talking
about. Frank Frayne, who used 70
shoot an apple off the head of lady
on the stage. until he killed his SWEEP
heart at Cincinnati few years ago.
was one OF the square men. lie was
good shot; and some of the men who
practice deception are good shots, too.
but they prefer 20 be on the safe side"
Explain yourself?"
"Well, take Buffalo Bill, for instance.
Bill can handle a gun in good shape,
oub w iiu VCot hO tioOo "
horse at full gallop and shoots glass
balls thrown up by men along the
track. He pretends to do it with
rifle ball, but he don't because he is
afraid of missing too many of them.
Tne second day the show was here he
gave an exhibition of his skill with
rifle, but the balls had been extracted
from his cartridges and they were
filled with shot"
What other cases do you know OFF,
well, Bogardus has two small boys
who stand up and shoot at q target
When they strike the bull's-eye a bell
rings. The bell manages to ring near
ly every time, and the people think
those boys are great shots. The Sc
cret of their skill lies in the fact that
the target is SO arranged that If the
bail strikes q space anywhere within
six inches of the center it causes the
bell 10 ring. That makes 1t very or
dinary shooting. Capt. Bogardus him.
sell is square shooter, as is his eldest
sou. Eugene, but they sometimes re-
sort To tricks. and the boy is by far the
finest shot of the TWO. Are there any
other tricksP Well, should think SO.
1t is like every other business; there
are tricks OF the trade but 1t is best
not TO give them all away"
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A German Village Wedding.

The village church where the we'd
ding took place is ON the top of little
craggy hill. The church Is very old.
built Of gray stone. with q square
tower and an odd-shaped belfry. The
stony path led through the graveyard
to the church door. The chime of
bells rang out with a decorous Joy.
Let all things be done decently and
In order" they seemed to ring; mot
too fast; we arc staid people and take
time for all things" The interior of
the church was cold aud severe look
ing. the walls white-washed, but the
galleries painted pink and blue. The
long, narrow windows seemed set in
stone arches, so thick was the wall.
The pulpit above the altar was as high
up as the galleries, SO that the minister
breaches far above the heads OF his
flock. On one side of the altar hung a
portrait of Luther; on the other of
Mclancthon.
The wedding took place at midday.
First came troop of little girls. each
carrying in her hand tiny punches of
flowers. The little things, with their
braided hair (no hats) and dresses al
most touching the floor. looked as
quaint and demure rs the little women
in the old-fashioned picture books.
Next came the bride and one brides
maid, then three bridesmaids walking
together. LASTLY the groom and grooms-
men. The bride and bridesmaids en-
tered pew to the left, the groom and
party one to the right. All knelt in
PRAYER. Then the bride went by her.
self to the altar, laid on one side a
white silk handkerchief, n sprig of
rosemary and lemon! wondered TO
myself il the lemon was emblematic of
the sourness of married life. She then
returned to tho pew. / noticed that
there was on the other side of the altar
another white silk handkerchief, a
sprig Of rosemary. and a new Bible.
The choir sang quito a long hymn.
The minister went up in the pulpit and
preached 4 sermon of about twenty
minutes. The choir sang another
hymn. A little boy placed long.
low stool before the altar. The min
lister descended, and the bride joined
the groom at the altar. the bridesmaids
and groomsmen remaining in the pews.
At the close of the ceremony the
minister presented the groom with the
new Bible. The choir sang still
another hymn. Then the bride re-
turned to her pew and the groom to his
and said their prayers. after which the
groom and groomsmen left the church
and were not joined by the bride until
they were quite out in the churchyard.
1t seems the silk handkerchief, lemon,
and rosemary on one side of the altar
were for the minister. On the other
the gift was for the organist.
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A New and Startling Invention.

i To the ordinary mind 1t seems inevi-
table that If two trains approach each
other on the same track and do not
slacken their speed collision must
ensue. But there is n man in Con-
necticut whose mind is not ordinary.
OF course, we DO not mean by such o
statement TO insinuate that the Nutmeg
State possesses only ono man gifted
with ordinary mental cndowments.
The woods there are full of them, but,
SO far as heard from. there is only one
who has exercised his genius of solv-
ing the problem of how to enable two
trains TO pass on the same track with
out collision.
The plan of this ingenious person is
very simple, rs all really great plans
and ideas are. He proposes 10 place
on the front of every locomotive going
in one direction long inclined plane
upon which are two rails. These come
close to the track at the forward end of
the plane, and at the hinder end are
connected with otEer rails that run
along the tops of the cars. and down
to the main track on another inclined
plane in the rear When the train
provided with this attachment meets
another on the same track. the latter
simply goes over the former. its
weight making the connection of the
front of this inclined plane and the
rails of the main track perfect, and
acting at the same time rs brake on
the speed of the train underneath.
Ii this invention had been made u
few years sooner the number of double
track roads in the country would not
now be half so great rs it is. A single
track with occasional switches for
heavy freight trains would answer all
purposes. and the cost of constructing
railroads would be decreased % per
cent. at least. The system will. of
course. be adopted on the single track
roads. and within few years the sem
sation OF riding over or under another
moving train viii be so common rs to
pass almost unnoticed. This is u great
country. .-New York Mail and Express.
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81. WHOLEN NO. 300
The Mud-Puppy.

mo, it isn't dog at ALL" said Fish
Commissioner Z. G. Blackford; sit Is a
lizard about half way between the
wood-lizard and the hell-bender. It
comes from the western states, where,
among epicures, 1t is considered supe-
rior TO the latter. am uncertain about
the etymology OF .mud-puppy,' but
suppose 1t comes from the animals
habits. 1t lives in muddy bottoms, and
when excited utters cry similar TO
that of young dog. believe its meat
is tender, but rs have but one left I
haven't been able yet to form a practi-
cal idea on the subject. 1 had three,
but our cat ate two of them ono after
noon with great gusto. As that cat has
a very delicate palate, they must have
been excellent eating. If you'll 60 up
stairs you'll see the only specimen in
New York" -'-.
The reporter climbed the spiral stair
way 70 the fish tower on the corner of
South and Beekman streets, where he
was received by Prof. II. j. Rice, the
pisciculturist. In large pan was the
solitary mud-puppy. 1t is lizard of
sepia-brown color, with brownish- black
spots on its head and back. 1t Is about
eleven inches long. an inch wide, a
half inch thick. The legs are small
and weak, the tail thick and very mus
cular. From either side of the neck
project three fringed gills, which make
the animals head look as though orna-
mented with well used tooth brushes.
PROF. Rice said: docs the mud
puppy barkP / really don't know.
This one has made no noise since he
arrived. One evening here there was
the cry of puppy from near the tank,
but 1t came from young street dog
that had wandered into the room by
accident. won't say that he can not
bark. because nearly all reptiles have
vocal chords, and some of them fair
voices. Jersey bull-frogs are instances
in point. The mud-puppy is oviparious,
and lays its eggs in the muddy bottom
of streams after April. The eggs hatch
in short time. and tho young reptile
comes forth full tledged. 1t is difficult
Mt this point to distinguish one lizard
from another. Unless it may be in size
nearly all are exactly alike. The young
mud-puppy starts life with q trcmen-
dous appetite. He eats everything that
comes along. and grows rapidly. After
he attains his full growth he becomes
sluggish in his movements, and, being
cold blooded, requires but little food.
Still If you feed him he will eat inordi-
nately and become quito fat. This
characterizes many reptiles. The hell
sender, iguana. and bull-frog can be
similarly fattened. For this reason |
think many reptiles have great food
value. In fattcning warm blooded an
imals large amount of food is con-
sumed in generating heat; with cold
blooded animals the loss is minimum.
Sometime or other the mud-puppy and
the hell-bendcr will be on the counter
of every fish-dealer. l suppose it will
take some time for people TO get over
their prejudice against using mud-pup-
pies for food. The last time spoke Of
1t to party here, lady almost faint
ed. But of course. they didn't appre-
ciate scientific ideas IN Y. Sun.
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A pole thirty feet long and four or five
inches in diameter was laid down with
one half OF its length secured on the
shore, the other half being over the
water. At the water end of the pole
large box was suspended with greas-
ed pig In 1t. Seven men tried for half
and hour to get at the pig by walking
the CREASED pole. They would take =
step or two and tumble head over heels
into the water. The crowd roared with
laughter. Finally one OF the men
walked about half the DISTANCE out and
made jump, 10 that be was able TO
got hold Of tho string on the box which
opened the trap-door at the bottom and
let the pig into the water. Then he
had to jump into tho water himself.
catch the pig and bring il ashore. Al
the pig was CREASED this was no easy
task, but the fellow finally succeeded.
and walked off with tho animal. which
let everybody know It was alive by
shrieking all 1t could. Kent Corrs-
spondencc Brooklnn Uss0n.
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Anew Departure In Passenger Boats.

The vessel that Is exciting wide in
erest among the Long Island Sound
Iteamboatmen Is the new large side
wheeler for the New York and Provi- /!
ience line. This steamer Is built Of
wood. and is 305 feet long over all, AZ;
Get beam. and 16 feet in depth.
But the great attraction, the novel
feature about the new craft, is the en-
yine, which is an experiment here. 1T
the first of its type that evct sasi
huilt in this country, being designated
Is an oscillating. compound surface,
,ondensing. direct acting sidcwheel en-
yine. This type of engine has always
been used by the sidewheel steamers
in England, and it has many advantages
over the beam engine that Is so COM
mon TO American steamboats,. The os-
sillating engine occupies less room. and,
The weight of the machinery Is carried
much lower down than that OF the
beam engine, which adds immensely to
The vessels stability. The Reaches are,
furnishing the machinery. and there
are to be eight tubular boilers capable,
,f sustaining eighty pounds pressure.
The engines consist of one set OF oscil-
lating cylinders, the low pressure one,
being scventy-eight inches in diameter,
and the high pressure forty-two inches.
with ten feet six inches stroSe Of pis-
ton. The stroke also excites much COM
ment owing to its length.
As can be seen by professional men,
the feature Of the stroke OF the engine
Is strictly American, being so much
longer than the English stroke, which
would be about six feet. The long
stroke has always been much fay-
ored by American marine engineers,
who claim for it higher degree OF
economy than the short stroke engine
can produce. This departure will be
watched with much interest by many ex-
perts in engine economy. some OF whom
assert that SO long stroke for this
type of engine Is incompatible with
practical efficiency. The steamer will
have feathering paddle wheels. and is
expected 10 be fast with limited con-
sumption of coal. Sne will begin run
ming this fall. Her cost is placed ut
$3.50. 0O0