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Equal to the occasion.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Olsen, of fremont New
York, went for a walk Monday night. They
were met by two tramps. One of the men asked
Mr.. Olsen what time it was, and the gentleman
told them that he did not know
Then wen look ourselves said the small
tramp.
Mrs Olsen drew dangerous-looking weapon,
and exclaimed:
IF you touch my husband I'll blow both your
heads off,
and then at the weapon, shouting: ''Dig out,
Jim; shee's got popp took to his heels and dis
appeared with his companion.
When the elderly couple had recovered their
composure, Mr.. Olsen said to his wife:
Matilda, my dear, did not know that you
carried pistol When did you get i'll"
Why father" quoth the venerable Mrs OF
sen, twas only my spectacle case"
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oliver Wendell Holmes.
Youth'g Companion.


Dr. Holmes does not save his bright thoughts
for print and the public, but is often as witty
while chatting with one or two friends as was
ever the Autocrat or Professor of the Breakfast
Table. A young physician once asked him for a
suitable motto. Small fevers gratefully re-
ceiyed, was the witty response. He was COM
planning in a comical way to a lady of the minute
portion Of honey that was given to him at a
hotel at tea "A mere trife the work of a very
you no comb Doctor97 she laughingly inquired.
Possibly one TOOTH madam Several of the
now-famous writers and lecturers of Boston
were speaking of their lecture experiences when
the subject Of pay was brought up. Each man
the smallest sum. But DR. Holmes made a
climax by saying; Listen, gentlemen / had
engaged TO give a lecture for So. After it was
oyer 9 grave looking deacon came to me and said:
Nj. Holiness we agreed to give you So. but your
talk wasn't just what we expected and guess
that tew-tifty will dew =
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NO. 1l73-cRoss-woRD ENIGMA
In well, not in sick;
In hate not in kick;
In grand, not in fine;
In string, not in line;
In take not in give;
In fish, not in live;
In firm, not in easy;
In clean, not in greasy;
In mile not in rod
In wind, not in sod;
In east, not in south;
In nose not in mouth;
In tie, and in knot;
In spoil, not in rot:
In car not in train;
In hail. and in rain;
In rats, not in mice;
In bark, not in dice;
In house. not in barn;
In thread, and in yarn;
In out, not in in;
In trout, not in fin;
In great, and in big;
In hog, notin pig;
In make, and in form;
In rain, not in storm;
In tin, not in brass;
In conclusion, the last
Is found in the past
My whole is familiar to the readers of the puz-
zle department of the journal B.
kNIGHTsTowN, Ind
NO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
am boys nickname; change my head and
become, SUCCESSFULLY, a bundle, an engine OF
torture, bag horsefor hire, adefciency, small
nail. B.
NO. 1l75-PRoBLEM
A man with five weights can weigh any num-
Der of pounds from one to one hundred and
twenty-one What are they2
NO. 1l76-sQUARE.
l. A volcanic earth or sandrock, resembling
puzzalana, used as a cement; 2. An imaginary
circle used for adjusting and regulating certain
motions of the planets; 3. One of the mill
stones; To make more painful (rare); 5. Ad-
ministers extreme unctions to (obs) 6. That
which constrains. FLYING DUTCHMAN.
MARSHALL III.
NO. 1l77-DIAAdoND.
l. A consonant g. To cry like sheep 8.
A kind of tree 4 A civil officer 5. Pains.
6. Possesses. Z A consonant
NOAH, Ind. WILL G. A.
NO. l178-ENIGMA.
am composed of "a letters, my whole being
the name of religious denomination.
My 3, T. 2 | is pronoun.
Ny 10, 20, IL, H. Ii are used to build fires.
My 5, g. 2 is poem.
My 16, Z, H. Is is kind of medicine.
Ny 4, 81. % 8 Is harm.
Ny %, "a, 10, 8, Is is a game
My IA, Is, II, Is is kind of fuel B.
Answers in three weeks.
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Mr.. Bergh was at Home.
New York Dial.


Yesterday afternoon the domestics of the fam
lily of Mr. Molloy, who are now occupying one of
the houses of Mr. James Gordon Bennett, at 427
Fifth avenue, were alarmed by rafting among
the china and glassware in the buffers pantry
The girls, suspecting burglars. called in alarm
upon George P. Barnett, young mulatto, who
is employed in the house to investigate the mat
ter. Barnett found that the cat had got its
head in metal cream jug. The girls screamed
with fright, and to relieve them of their fears
Barnett, gently lifting the cat by the tail. as
sisted it over the fence into the yard ofthe house
adjoining
Unfortunately for Barnett, the house next
door is the residence of Mr. Henry Bergh. Mr.
Bergh was at home. The great humanitarian
procured a can opener and relieved the cat of its
predicament, and then called officer Smart. of
the society for the presentation of cruelty to
animals, and had Barnett arrested This morn
ing in Jefferson Market Polics Court, Justice
Kilbreth held the accused for trial at Special
Sessions, bail being fixed at $780, Barnett was
bailed by Mr.. james Wilson, of West Fifty-sec-
ond street
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student Pranks in Berlin.


German university students are privileged
beings. who may outrage propriety and good
manners to any extent without arousing the
wrath of either professors or public. Long be-
fore Bismarck entered the ranks of the students
they might do things which other people might
not. The Chancellor has got to the top of the
tree in spite of all the pranks in his students
life, and there is therefore some hope that the
young Berlin student who the other day paraded
about one of the most frequented streets Of
Berlin in q lady's white petticoat red-feather
hat, with sunshade held gracefully aloft may
turn out something better than the leader of q
shouting and applauding crowd, attracted to his
strange attire. 1t appears that the young man
had made wager to walk from his residence to
town adorned with the above costume. We re-
gret to say that his courage did not meet with
due reward, for long before his goal was reached
he had to seek refuge from the crowd in the
nearest house, from whence, without the UNI
wontcd garb he emerged after the crowd had
been dispersed by the police
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How Blaine Learned His Bible Verses.

Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
II went to school with James G. Blaine" said
one middle Gagged farmer, much more intelligent
than any Of the rest land he was the smartest
boy of US all Too smart, in fact for he was so
conscious of the great ability he possessed that
he was apt to neglect his lessons till the last
moment, and then, by means of his powerful
memory, to cram them into his head in few
minutes. The facility with which he committed
to memory was simply marvellous. remember
on one occasion our teacher, for some triding
breach Of decorum, told him to come to school
the next morning prepared to recite fifty verses
from the New Testament. When the morning
came, James presented himself before the mas
ter, and, without the slightest hesitation or
mistake, repeated his fifty verses"
/" That is very good said the teacher, about
to close the Testament with which he had care
fully followed every word his pupil had uttered
8 L learned few more, sir, which I should
like to reeite, said James.
"'Well go on said the teacher, with a look
of surprise. And he did go on with vegeance
literally with vengeance, for he had resolved
that, instead of the teachers furnishing him, he
would punish the teacher. He went on and ON
until the teacher, in sheer desperation, shut up
the book and told him to stop, so much time
having been consumed that several of the morn
ing's lessons had to be dispensed with"
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The Hot Weather .

Of midsummer has weakening effect both
upon body and mind You feel absolutely in
capable Of doing any arduous work, and even
light dudes are performed languidly and unwil-
lingly. This low state Of tho system causes even
greater inhr1nty, and gives opportunity for seri-
GUS disease to gain foot-hold In this condition
the system is quick to respond to the reviying,
quickening and Strengthening effects of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which purifes the blood, regulates
the digestive organs and infuses fresh life and
vigor into every portion Of the body People
who have taken it write us, saying 1t puts neN
life right into me" 1T makes me young again.
Reader, Il you suffer from summer weakness
try Hoods Sarsaparilla One hundred dose< 81.
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READING FOR THE SABBATH.
Alone with Thee.

.ld
Alone with Thee, my Father,
The daylight softly dies,
And in the brooding silence
The hushed earth calmly lies.
The fragrance of june roses
Is floating on the air,
Her wealth of bloom and beauty
Astounding everywhere.
Her carnival Of flowers,
With heraldry of green,
Blue skies, and sweet bird music,
And wages in flashing sheen.
Earth wears her crown of glory
As grandly as of yore,
Upheeding human sorrow
For Joys that are no more.
The chndren's ripping laughter,
And youth up-swelling song,
And life's high tide of triumph
To these June days belong,
Alone with Thee, my Father,
The silent tears must fall;
For Thou, so true and tender,
Dost see and know it all.
How one dear face is mirrored
In cloud, and wave, and sky.
And one dear name is murmured
In every breeze's sighi
And yet to all our yearning
The banished voice and form
Come not in words of comfort,
Or touches soft and warm.
The viewless lands beyond me
Their gathered treasures keep,
And brightly FER lowly mound
The stars their watches keep.
Alone with Thee, my Father,
IT'S sweet and safe to stay,
And down before Thy pitying eye
The griefs and pain to lay.
Emily 7 Bupbee
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The Big Good owl and the Little Bad ow

Indiana School journal.
"Queer pets, you will say That is because you
know little Of them. The factis owls are easily
tanned and among the most interesting of birds
when in captivity.
Shall ever forget the two owls which Prof.
ID. S. Jordan had for pets at Irvington, the win
ter of 1862 Every evening we brought them
in from under the stairs, placed them on the
backs of two chairs before the open fire, and
they seemed to enjoy it as much as we did.
They would gaze into the FIRE with all the sol
emnity of men or cats There was the great
horned owl, Bubo Virginianus, who had lost one
leg in a trap and so could not scratch or fight
him we dubbed for this reason the sGood Owl. q
Little Scoops asio, the screech OWL was a
quadrangular neutrality-suspicious. little rascal, cross
and sassy always kissing and swapping his
harmless little BILL so we called him the wicked
Owl Like most animals when they had plenty
TO eat and nothing to do they were peaceful and
happy under the stairs and seemed to enjoy their
evening fireside siesta. always cycling the fish
we were studying and gravely considering the
mysteries of archaeological nomenclature. The
wicked owl and the good owl were at the height
of their glory when DR.. Jordan gave a party to
the returned Butler University Scientific Tramps
bust, we called it for short as they were per-
petually out of money land they occupied each
an alcove on either side of the bookcase, where
they were mistaken for poorly stuffed owls until
little Scoops gave the scheme away by an untime-
ly hiss and snap.
But it was their last party. for the big bad
boy who fed the owls did not feed them for sew
eral days, and so, in the cruelty born of hunger
the Good Owl killed the Wicked Owl and ate
him, all except his big skull and claws. The
bones, however with the feathers, were regur-
gitated, owl-fasbion, from the capacious NAV Of
the Good Owl the next day, but there was not
enough left Of poor little Scoops to furnish the
pretext for funeral. And the Good Owl that
was not good got away and was shot by the next
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Foot Notes.

GRACE Thanks for the enigma, which shall
be used next week.
WILL G. Avery glad to receive the puzzle
from you. We trust you will come often.
''B' writes: II am very much interested in
the puzzle department of the Journal, and as a
proof of my interest send a few puzzles hop
ing that you will use them
tGlad to hear of your interest Your puzzle
work is good. Please become regular contrib
welcome.
FLYIEG DuTcHMAN, who has been absent
from our puzzle band for some time, reappears
He writes; Il had given up puzzle solving; grew
tired, and school studies and puzzles not CON
cording, ! stopped. But somehow to-day l
wanted to see what my old mystic friends were
doing or if the department was still in ex-
istence. So, on opening the paper, was more
than surprised to see so many correspondents
as there were so few when l resigned. 1t re-
vived the old puzzle fever in me, so much so
that you will hear very often from me. !"
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The Chautauoua Calendar.

Opening Day. Teachers Retreat and School O
Languages, Saturday, July II.
browning" Day, Saturday, July 49,
''Agassiz" Day Saturday July 26.
Mid season Celebration, Saturday, August
Anniversary Missionary Institute, Monday
August 4.
Assembly Opening, Tuesday, August 5.
Missionary Day, Thursday August 2.
Lookup Legion Day, Friday, August 8.
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle In
auguration Day, Saturday, August 9.
University Day." Anniversary of the School
of Theology, Tuesday, August r.
Denominational Congresses, and Methodist
Episcopal Centennial Day, Wednesday, August
10
Alumni Reunion and Illuminated Fleet Thurs
day, August IA
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Days,
Friday and Saturday, August 10 and 16.
'Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle,
Memorial Day, and St Pauls Day, Saturday,
August 16.
day, August 49,
Competitive Examination Day Wednesday,
August 20.
National Temperance Society Day, Wednes-
day, August 20.
National Day, Thursday August 81.
Children's Days. Friday, August 8, and Satur-
day, August o.
Closing Day, Monday, August 25.
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Puzzles Answered.

By "Flying Dutchman,n Marshall, Ill, Nos
1850, 1851, 1l52, 1853 l155, 1857
1856, 1857
By Grace, New Brunswick, Nos. 1885, 1852
1853, 1855, 1157.
BY Viii c. A., Noah, Nos 1850 1852 nearly,
1853, 1857.
No complete list having been received, we can
not award any prize as per offer.
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THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must
be addressed to w. H. GRAHAM, West Scarbor-
ough, Cumberland county, Maine. Original con-
tributions and answers to each weeks puzzles
are solicited from all
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Answers to Puzzles,

No. 1150-Lilly d. T., Juliette, Ind.
No. 1l5l-l Strain train, rain, ain, in n.
2 Mclean, clean lean, can, an n. 8 Glare,
lare, are, re, e. A. Spite, pile, lie, lie, e. 8.
oP@ar n PA, Pare, are re-
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Onr Prizes.

l. We offer set of dominoes for the first
complete list of answers.
2 For the next best list, we offer pack of
cards.
a pack of cards. Must be received within one
week from date
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The Centennial Methodist Conference.

The executive committee Of the Centennial
Methodist Conference, to be held in Baltimore
December 9 to IL, 1884 met in Philadelphia at
the Methodist Book-rooms, Thursday, June &c,
and organized as follows: President, Bishop E..
E. G. Andrews; vicepresident, Samuel Rodgers,
D. D.; secretary, II. K. CARROLL treasurer, I. J..
Magruder
The committee spent four hours in pleasant,
harmonious session, and adjourned to meet at
the call of the president Following is the list
of topics for the various sessions of the confer
enee. and the time allotted each:
First Day-Work of the Christmas conference;
personnel of the Christmas conference.
Second Day-The superintendency of Asbury,
and what it did for Methodism; the relations of
John Wesley to American Methodfsm; statistical
results-membership etc; statistical results
educational and financial
Third Day-Methodism in 1854 and its out
look Methodism in 1884 and its outlook; causes
of the success of Methodism; possible dangers to
future Methodism.
Fourth Day-Rise and progress of Methodism
in Canada; Methodist pioneers and their work;
Is Methodism losing its power over the massesg
Fifth Day--The aim and character of Metho-
dist preaching Methodist means of grace; the
doctrinal unity of Methodism; guards to the
purity of our doctrinal teaching
Sixth Day-The four points of Methodism-
heart conversion, assurance, Christian expe
rience, and sanctifcation; the influence of Meth
odism on other denominations value of the
press to Methodism; value of the periodical
press to Methodism.
Seventh Day-Place and power of lay element
in Methodism; what Methodism owes to woman
Public meetings will be held in the evening,
as follows Wednesday evening, topic, Mis-
SONS Thursday evening, session of the confer
ence for reception of fraternal delegates; Friday
evening, topic, ''The Educational Work and
Spirit Of Methodism;" Monday evening, topic,
''rhe Sunday SCHOOL, Tuesday evening, topic,
1.-THE Mission of Methodism to the Extremes of
Society," 1t is expected that several churches
will be open each evening except Thursday, and
the various topics will be treated by invited
speakers
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Original Puzzles.

No. 1157-striye to do right.
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ElsaMhara.

CHICAGO Sept 25-The Drovers journal re-
ports: Hogs-Recepts, $4,000; shipments. 4,50O
rough packing S.. 1906. so; packing and shipping,
$500 10; light, $52005.95i skips and grassers,
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; shipments. 800 The
market dull and lower for all below choice grades;
export steers good to choice shipping steers
$59006.50; common to medium S4. so as 60; range
cattle weak; Texas, $3.70O465.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000; shipments
400 The market was dull and 25e lower inferior to
1925.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. Cattle-Receipts, 1,sOo
shipments, 500. The market firm; export
steers, $64006.75; good to choice shipping steers.
$59096.So; common to medium steers, $4.500
3d. 2504.40.
Sheep and Lambs - Receipts 100; shipments.
500 The market was steady for best grades; poor
dull; inferior to fair sheep, 1925 rs; medium to
good $393.4oi choice to extra, SIS. 5004; lambs SO
0450 Texas sheep $213.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 100; shipments, ], 400 The
market was active but lower; Workers. S. so d5 so:
packing hogs, So. 2o05.50i butchers hogs. $500
EAST LIBERTY, Sept. 25-Cattle- Market closed
l,600.
Hogs-Dpn. Receip pts, 5, 100: shipments, $500.
Philadelphias. $60615; Baltimores, So 7O06 go;
Workers., SIS. 25 1850.
Sheep Continue demoralized and a shade off from
yesterday and Is to IS carloads unsold and no
buyers Receipts. 3, 400; shipments 1900.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports CATTLE Receipts, 900. The market
firm for good native cattle; others Slow prices
unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, $500. The market was weak and
loo lower sales made of lots of 1916 to 30 lbs
average at So. 80 05.70.
Sheep-Receipts. 2000 The market was quiet;
fair to good muttons, So lD3.25.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-peeves-Reeeipts ego.
all for exportation extremes. $6.4006.70 % ewt.
for Colorado. Beef dull at $S.50010.5o for native
sides; $708 for Texas sides.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, Z, 200. There was
no Improvement in prices: common to prime, $3O5;
decent to good lambs, $4SD5 " cwt
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market dull at $500
$40 aP cwt.
CINCINNATI Sept 25.--Hogs quiet; common and
light. $405.70; packing and butchers, 50. 1006.
Receipts 400; Shipments 500.
MILWAUKEE. Sept 25.--Hogs steady at 81. 750
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Produce Markets.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Flour was quiet and UNI
changed. Wheat was in good demand and unsettled.
The market closed lac under the closing prices on the
afternoon board yesterday Sales ranged September
7614078l2c, closed at 76loc; October, 77le0
7Sc, closed at 77l4c; November, 79OSOc closed
at 79lsc; December 8Ola0s1l ec, closed at 805sc;
january 81 40S2c, closed at 81 lac; No. 2 Chicago
spring, 76ao971c, closed at 76lecs No. do, 62c;
No. 2 red, 7Slec No do SOC. Corn rapidly
advanced with excitement and closed: Cash. 70076c
closed at 75ci September, 70076c; closed at 76e;
October and November, 46d47c, closed at 4t:4c:
an the year. 38Ss 4Oatc closed at 40ssc; May 30 is
039l2c, closed at 39l4039ssc. Oats were quiet
The CLOSED Ice under yesterday Sales ranged:
Cash lots, 253sc; September, 25ss025l2c Novem-
ber 25as 0257sc, closed at 25ac; May, 2S7s029lsc
at &c. Fiaxseed was steady at $132 PORK was
quiet. Sales ranged Cash. 6.250l6.5O; October,
SIG; all the year, Sill 90012, closed at $12. Lard
October, 7:62l2@7 SOC, elosed at 1907. "a iac;
November, 7.3U al. 2loc December 7.37 iac all the
year, 722l2c; january, 73007.35c closed az q 321d
1850. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders,
6.75c; short ribs, l0.45c short clear 1050t Butter
was steady: Eggs were frm.at 1Sc Whisky steady
at 81 ID. Lake Ffeights-Corn to Buffalo BY steamer
112c " bu. Receipts-F1our, 5000 brls: wheat, 81,
600 bu; corn. 10000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye
232, 600 bu; barley, 13, 600 bu. SHIPMENTS Flour,
IL 600 brls; wheat 125, 900 bu; corn, 100 900 bu,
oats lO7 900 bu; rye u 500 bu; barley. 1873 600 bu
On the afternoon board; Wheat-The market was
weaker; declined &c. Corn irregular; October de-
cned SEC, November declined lac. May advanced lac
Oats were quiet and unchanged. Pork was 1Oc lower
for all the year and january. Lsrd-The market was
lower; September and October declined .l5c Decem-
Der and January declined .05c
NEW YORK Sent 25.--hTour dull, receipts, II.
000bbls exports s. 900 bbls good to choice, $3.50
05sT5. WheatSpotl lots Ia aic higher; closed With
less strength; options a fraction higheT receipts,
242000 bn EXPORTS 10 900 bu; No. 2 spring. "a lstt
hard No. Duluth c. j. E.. 92c No 2 Duluth, G. i. "a
$685. ac; ungraded red, 690S7c No 3 red S3ci