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t..Jake,s', Parrot.

A Bush street barber has recently
added to the interior decorations of his
tonsorial symposium a large owl, whose
Solomonic visagc assists in wooing som
nolcnt delights, while the nimble blade
is rcaping its hirsute harvest. The other
day Il callow youth whose eyebrows arc
much more prolific in their growth than
the hair upon his lip, and whose intellect
is in an inverse ratio to his knowledge OF
cheap slang, entered the shop and spicd
the apothcosis of wisdom upon the perch
near the chief chair of torture. Deem,
ing it a rare opportunity to be "funny'
at the expense of the proprietor, who
had recently lost his wife and was subject
to fits of melancholy, the "frcsh' young
man proceeded to distribute his stock OF
''chaf" for the dc!ectation of the occu'
pants of the ncighboring chairs.
"Hcllo, Jake, where did y kctch the
bird?"
Silence envclopcd the shop like q fu-
neral pail, and the barber went on shay
ing. Nothing daunted, Mr.. Fresh
moved a little closer to the perch, and
after a careful survey thus delivered him
self:
"Why, the mark that stuffed that
chrome couldn't stuff q sausage for me.
Git onto them eyes; there a couple of
glass beads poked in there. Pipe the
position of him. Who ever seen an owl
in that posish?'
He paused for u reply, but the painful
stiffness was only broken by the scraping
of the steel, and Jake" quietly went on
shaving.
The case was getting desperate, and
the youth saw the necessity of Immediate
and decisive action; so advancing to.
ward the bird, with outstrctched hand
he said, almost plaintively:
Say, Jake, honest, now; get onto the
way they've fixed the head of mis- nibs."
But the lesson IN taxidermy was never
concluded, for as the aggressive hand
reached the rufled poll of the big.eyed
bird there was n blink, q sweep and a
snap, and "Jake's' pet sat quietly MUNICH
ing a small outlet, which had once been
a portion of the youths manual anatomy.
The "trusty Damascus blade" glinted
and scintillated, as the barber quietly
went on shaving, and the silence was op-
prcssive rs the wounded youth started
for a drug store, mentally debating
whether he had made expenses on the
trip San Francisco Aha.
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Arsenic in Hosiery.

"Weariug colorcd hosiery develops
some peculiar facts" said a dealer on
Broadway to a New York MaI and En-
press reporter.
what arc they 7" .
"Well it would seem cheap colored
stockings would be more liable to have
poison in their color than the higher
priced ones, but the fact is just the re-
verse. You never hear of poor people
being poisoned by wearing cheap colored
hosiery. 1t is only those who wear the
best material. 1t would scarcely pay to
put arsenic in q cheap article. A gentle.
man bought a pair of colored silk socks.
He wore them once and -afterRard COM
Lplained-of orr irritation and soreness in
his limbs. An investigation revealed
the fact that he had been poisoned by
the color ir the fine silk socks hc wore:
They contained arsenic. l took them
back, had them dyed a deep black and
they did not poison the wearer after
that. Now this fact shows that the fin
est hosiery has more poison in their color
than tine very cheap kind. When the
weather is warm the cheap colored no.
siery runs, and the color gets all over
the feet. At night the color is washed
off and no harmful effects are felt. When
the weather is warm fine colorcd hosiery
runs, but very little. However so little,
though, the effect upon the wcarer is de-
lcterious and frequently results in blood
poisoning.
I%cannot say, though, that this is true in
every case, but many that l have known
excmplify what l have stated. The poor
people have o wonderful immunity, it
seems, from poisoning produced in this
manner If arsenic was used in cheap
hosiery as much as in fine: the hospitals
might be full of patients now, all suffer-
ing from poisoning in the feet anu
limbs. Of course it is the aim OF the
manufacturers to have as little arsenic rs
possible in the coloring they use, but the
faintest trace occasionally has a wonder
full effect upon some people who have
impure blood susceptible to any inilu-
ence.
"Black shades Of hosicry seem to be free
from poisoning. OF the colors more like
ly to contain it is red. Dark gray, light
straw, deep maroon and such shades
possess less of poisoning than the bright,
decided colors like red, blue, orange,
green. violet and garnet. These colors
arc always dyed to q black il a hue and
cry is made against wearing stockings
with poisons in them. Black never in
lures and contains no arsenic.
II must say that I really believe that
a small proportion of the colored hosiery
used by the general public perhaps may
have arsenic in them. The greater ma
jo:ity do not, and there is little probab-
ility that with all the mean of detect
ing poisons in color any manufacturer
will be rash enough to put in enough ar
| senic to create o panic in hosiery.
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He Saw the Falls.

At the Falls of Montmorency, below
Quebec, there is a hotel by the roadside
where you pay twenty-five cents to a
woman who can't talk English and in
consideration of this SUN you are allowed
to see the falls. A young fellow paid
just as l left the house to walk across
the fields to the steps in front of the
falls. He came running after me. lie
had walked all the way from Quebec
about nine miles-and now his impa-
ticncc was getting the better of him.
"You paid first" he said, ''but would
you mind my y, going down the steps
"Not at ALL" l said. "Iguess, though,
the steps are wide enough for two to 60
down."
81 suppose so, but I want to get there
before o crowd comes. hate a crowd.
l want to enjoy the falls alone"
cit is too late in the season for a
crowd. don't suppose anyone has been
here for u month.
As we came to the long stairway he
hoped mcrrily down, two stairs at a
time. Suddenly his feet went out from
under him and he went down the stair,
which is very steep, in a sitting posture,
giving a shrek every time he hit Il new
step. There were several platforms, but
he shot over them with incredible swift.
ness in spite of all his efforts to stop and
at one time l thought nothing would
save him from going right down into
the current. However, he flung his arms
around one Of the railing supports and
hung on there seemingly panic stricken
till | reached him. found that after
the first few top steps the rest had been
covered with spray that had frozen and
made every step as slippery as glass. 1t
required a good deal of caution and q
persistent clinging to the rail to get
down in any other way than the some
what hurried plan.,my new acquaintance
had so thoughtlessly adopted. "iou
are too inpatient" l said soothingly.
you shouldn't have done that. DO you
think twenty-five cents pays for such
wear and tear of the steps as you put
them to. This is not a tobogganing
slide you know
For heavens sakc," nc cried, chow
am | to get up again:"
81 guess we'll both get up the same
way. Hang on where you are and look
at the falls"
"Falls!" he said in disgust. "rvc
had about five hundred separate and dis
tinct falls. Falls enough to last me un-
til next season. When l visit Montmor-
cncy again it will he in summer"
And with that he crawled up on his
hands and knees. and l saw him no
more.-Detr0it Free Press.
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NEAR H
When life's troubles gather darkly

When LIES troubles gather darkly
Round the way we follow here;
When no hope the sad heart lightens,
No voice speaks a word Of cheer;
Then the thought the shadows scatter,
Giving us o cheering ray
When the night appears the darkest
Morning is not far away.
When adversely surrounds us,
And our sunshine friends pass by,
And the dreams SC fondly cherished
With our scattered treasures lie;
Then amid such gloomy seasons
This sweet thought can yet be drawn:
When tho darkest hour is present
It is always near the dawn.
When the spirit futtering fingers
Onthe confines of this life,
Parting from all joyful memories,
And from every scens Of strife,
Though the scene is sod and gloomy,
And tho body slginks in fear,
These dark hours will soon be vanished,
And the glorious morn be here.
Pain cannot affect us always,
Brighter days will soon be hsr,.
Sorrow may Cypress lis often,
Yet n happier timc is near;
All along our earthly journey
This reflection lights our way
Natures darkest hour is always
Just before the break Of day.
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A Peculiar Custom.

The Cape Verde islands are fourteen
in number, and contain a population of
eighty thousand. The manners and Gus,
toms of the people have remained I'm.
changed for years, which is natural
enough, in view of the fact that the
ruling principle of :heir lives is to live
without work. A peculiar custom is
noted by a recent visitor at the islands.
His hostess was smoking q cigarette,
when suddenly she drew it from her lips
and offered it to him. Though some
what startled, he accepted it with the
best grace he could command, and UPON
subsequent inquiry found that it was
considered among the islanders one of
the greatest compliments a lady could
pay to q gentleman.
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Church A1aa

In the time of Shakespeare, and, in
deed, for a century or two before his
day, it appears that the term ale was
Synonymous with festival; and hence its
occurrence in such phrases as Leet-ale,
Whitson ale, Bride-al", etc., numerous
references to which we meet with in the
literature of that period. Thus Chaucer
uses 1t in this sense; and Ben Jonson.
in his "Masque of Queens" makes one
of the hays say: "a piper it got at a
church ale" Shakespeare also employs
the expression in "Pericles:'
at has been sung at festivals,
On ember ewes and holy-ales."
As at these festivals ale seems to have
been the predominant liquor,it is
highly probable that from this circum-
stance the term took its origin. On such
an occasion, for instance, it was the
business of the church wardcns to have
specially brewed q considerable quantity
Of strong ale, which was sold to the Wis
itors; a practice which, it is recorded,
led to "great ~pecuniary advantage, for
the rich thought it was a m%eritorious
duty, beside paying for their ale, to
offer largely to the church fund" Hence,
it was no uncommon thing in some par
ishcs to have several of these alcs in the
course of the year, and sometimes one
or more parishes would agree to hold an
nually a certain number of them. As
all illustration of this usage, we may
quote the following curious stipulation,
preserved in the Bodlcian library: "The
parishioncrs of Elvaston and Okcbrook,
in Dcrbyshire, agree jointly to brew four
alcs bctwixt this (thc time of the con-
tract) and the feast of st. John Baptist
next cunning; and that every inhabitant
of the said town of Okcbrook shall be at
the several alcs; and every husband and
his wife shall pay two pence, and every
cottager one penny; and all the inhabi-
tants of Evalston shall have and rceivc
all the profits and advantages coming OF
the said alcs, to the use and bchoof OF
the said church of Elvaston." - Chambers
HANNAH
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Earm and Garden NOtcS.

A liberal dressing of wood ashes is
said to be beneficial to cherry trees.
In planting an orchard the young trees
should be slightly inclined toward the
direction of the prevailing winds. ALI
the old orchards lean as the trees were
bent while young. and most of these old
orchards were set when there was more
forest and winds were much less violent
than now.
TO make pigs grow rapidly barley meal
is better than corn. 1t is not so chatfy
as ground oats, and in England barley
with peas are the standard feeds for fat
tening hogs. When barley is high there
is always more or less light grain which
can he better ground for the pigs than
for any other use.
DR.. Salmon says that o mixture of two
ounces of sulpkuric acid to a two.gallon
pail of water will make q disinfcctant
which is amply sufficient to destroy
every germ of chicken cholera that 1t
touches, and that it will accomplish this
within a few minutes. He says: every
one who uses this disinfcctant intclli-
gently can save his fowls, or at least the
greater part of them, even after the dis
ease has made its a~ppcarancc'in the
flock"
AS the object of root pruning fruit
trees is generally to promote fruitfulness,
it is best to do it when the check to
growth is greatest. and this is in mid
summer or after the trees get into full
leaf in the spring. On the other hand,
if it is desirable, as it generally is, to
cultivate in orchards with the least in
jury to the trees, it should be early in the
spring. New roots put out, and the tree
is rather more vigorous than before, cs-
p~ccialIy when it had previously been in
sod.
The New England Farmer gives the
following recipe for grating wax. Four
parts resin, two parts bceswaX, and one
part tallow. Melt all together in a ket'
tie, over a moderate fire, and when well
mixed, pour into a cold vessel to harden.
When stiff enough 10 handle, grease the
hands, and then pull and work the wax
until it is white, or amber colorcd, and
cvenquality throughout. In cold weather
the wax may need warming by working
it with the hands, or it may be melted
and applied with a brush.
Tagging sheep is removing the locks
of soiled wool around the hinder parts.
1t should always be done to yves before
they drop their young, as the lambs may
| otherwise not be able to find the teats.
BY removing the tags before turning out
to green feed some good wool may be
saved that would certainly be rendered
worthless by soiling so soon as the sheep
droppings became watcry, as they will on
grass. The wool tags are, however,
worth more for the manure heap than to
sell at rates which wool dealers can now
offer. Tagging should not be neglected,
as the removal of dirty wool is essential
to the comfort Of the sheep.
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Ono of Franklin's Dinners.

Mrs. Mary Ruston was one Of the no,
table ladies in Philadelphia society Il
century ago. Her receipt book is now
owned by Mr.. Charles Pennypacker, one
of her descendants. In it she recorded
particulars of the elaborate dinners at
which she was present. Thus it appears
that OH one occasion DR.. Franklin re.
called his guests with clam soup, breast
Of veal ragouted, ~forc-quarter of roast
lamb, four small chickens, pigs feet, 4
pair of roast ducks, aud q roast leg of
mutton. with numerous vegetables served
from the side board, and filled up the
crevices with a dessert of green currant
tarts, %jellies, blanc mango, cranberry
tarts, English and Swiss cheeses. and
cheese cakes.
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4 Family of Giants.

It is asserted that America has raised
the most remarkable family in the world,
when weight and size are considered
Statisticians acquainted with the averages
of thousands of persons of different ma
tionalitics affirm that the Howard family
of kentucky have never been cqualcd.
The following table, which gives tho
height and weight of each member OF
this family, may be relied upon as being
accurate:
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Out of Sorts

Persons Of . dyspeptic tendency arc often tout OF
sorts," cross and peevish. The failure Of tho diges'
tive organs to do their duty, the severe headache,
distress in the stomach. heartburn. or other indica.
tons Of dyspepsia, cause irritability, confusion Of
mind. and . miserable feeling It Is impossible to do.
scribe. Hoods sarsaparilla tones up the digestion.
and rouses the kidneys and liver to regular action.
'1have used Hoods Sarsaparilla for sick headache
and indigestion. and It has relieved me Of days and
weeks Of sickness and pain."-MARY @. SMITH, Cam
bridgeport, Mass.
FOR the pas: two years 1 have been afflicted Will
severe headache and dyspepsia. I was induced Il
try hoods Saraaparins, and having found great 70
lief, I cheerfully recor1mend itto all similarly afaict
ID ."-MRs z. 3. AsNABLI, New Haven. Conn,
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Friend Of Woman.
This title is often applied to Mrs. Lydia E.
Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass. by happy wives
and mothers who have been cured of dis
tressing disorders and relieved Of pain and
suffering by Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Mrs. L. H-of Strother, s. c.,
says in a recent letter: "Your medicine has
done me 80 much good that I don't think
can stop taking it until I am entirely we'll !
owe all my good feelings to you. The dec
tor can't get any credit for curing me, It is
your medicine that has done me more good
than anything I have ever taken" Adress.
maker in Findlay, O., says: II have de-
rived so great a benefit from the use Of your
Vegetable Compound that I recommend it In
the strongest terms, with tue utmost conf.
dence and am sure it will cure the most
stubborn cases. I consider it gerry mnch
better than any other preparation made for
all Female Complaints"
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The Care Of Children.

Boston, MAss.-A leading medical
journal thinks 1t is about time mothers
should know how seriously the health OF
children is imperilled by the use of prep.
arations containing morphia and opium,
and given for the cure of colds and
coughs. The chemist of the Brooklyn
Board of Health, Otto Grothe, Ph.D. a
graduate of the University of Kiel, Ger
many, certifes officially that recently q
harmless and yet effective article for such
complaints has come to his notice. He
refers to the newly discovered Red Star
Cough Cure, which he found purely veg.
etabie.
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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
cooseberries and Currants.

Strawberries, raspberries, and even
b%lackberries, are exceedingly perishable
fruits. They must be picked when just
ripe, require careful transportation, and
if not sold at once, they perish and are
a loss to the shipper. Such fruits can
be proitably grown only by those who
make a business of it, and conform to all
their pcculiarities. G~ooseberrics and
currents. on the other hand, are not so
''miffy," as gardeners say of certain
plants. \ farmer can have a plantation
of either or both of these, and may often
proftably market the fruit not required
by the family, One great advantage Of
these fruits is, they are in demand when
green. G~ooseberries. indeed, are almost
Invariably marketed while unripc, and
green %currants, in city m"rkcts, at least,
arc always in demand. Ripe g~ooseberrics
arc hardly known in our markets, but
ripe currants transport readily. and may
be sent to market in baskets holding ten
pounds, and if not sold the first day,
remain in a salablc condition for several
DAYS after. Gooscbcrries and currants
may be raised by farmers and others,
who have not the time to devote to the
more rcrishablc fruits, or who are too
far from market for their safe transpor.
tation. They may be planted for sup
plying the family, and to allow of a sur
plus that will bring in a little ready
money. If q plantation is to be made,
it may be done this spring, as soon after
the ground can be worked rs possible.
Good, strong, rich, moist soil is best;
if planted in poor soil, let it be we'll
MANFRED. Procure plants from the nur-
series, and set them in rows four or five
feet apart, and the same distances apart
in the rows. Plants may be had Il year
old, which will give some fruit the next
year. DO not expect fruit the samc.ycar
the bushes are planted, and if any bios
SONS appear, pick them off. The varie-
tics arc numerous. For currants we
| should select Versailles and white grape.
Fay's prolific is true to its name, but
being new may cost a little more. For
gooseberrics, only the American varie-
ties should be planted. lloughton is one
of the most reliable; Downing's Seeding
and Smiths improved are good. When
hot weather approaches, it will pay to
mulch the earth over the roots with hay
or straw.-American .Agrituturist.
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There arc so. 600 skating Kinks in

Ihcre arc 0O, skHCIHS r1HKs III TITS
country. On an average there are six
falls a day in each rink, this makes a
total of 800, 900 falls a day throughout
the country, or 1900, 900 falls a week.
In the face of this showing the fall Of
Adam dwindles into insigniicance. But
the true American is by no means dis.
mayed by these statistics. On the con.
trary, he cxclaims: Oh, my country, with
all thy falls l love thee still. - B"sto4
Courier.
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SKIN D1sEAsEa-"BEEsoN's AROMATIC
ALUM SULPHUR SOAP" cures letter, Salt
Rheum, Ringworm, Sores, Pimples, all itchina
Skin Eruptions. IS cents by Druggists, OF
by mail. Vim. DreYdoppel, philadelphia, Pc.
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A New York circus is advertising for
the second year q sacred white elephant.
An animal that can keep the company
of circus men for a year and remain So
cred must certainly be a curiosity worth
crawling under the tent to see.-States-
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ssInusa and Grew Fat,,

IS q precept eaaily preached, but not 90 easy
to practice. Ii person has 40 appetite, hut
. distressing nausea, sick-headache, dyspep-
sia, boilsJ or any other ~ resulting from mac
ton Of the bowels, it Is impossible TO get uT
such q laugh as will produce aldermanic cor
puienca. In order to laugh satisfactorily yor
must be well. and to be well you must have
your bowels In good order. You can do thii
and laugh heartily with DR.. Piercs's tPleas
ant Purgative Pellets" the little regulators
of the liver and bowels and best promoters o.
inllity.
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The father and his six sons we're able
to lift $500 pounds! Many Of the
grandchildren Of this family are six feet
six inches in height, and weigh 200
pounds Chicago Tribune.
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1t is scientifically estimated that if all
the ';champion" roller skaters in Ameri
ca should stand up in a row, there
wouldn't be people enough left to count
them.-Sarannah Meus.
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-1Ops
was the way It appeared in the proot-slip.
The argus.eyed proot-reader, however, knew
the quotation intended and changed it to
read: "Shoot Folly as she lies."-Pope OF
course 1t was an error, yet how many are
daily committing much graver errors by al
lowing the first symptoms of consumption to
go UNDECIDED. II afflicted with loss Of appe-
lite, chilly sensations. or hacking cough. it is
suicidal to delay n single moment the use Of
DR.. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery
the great and only reliable remedy yet known
for this terribly fatal malady. Sendtwo let
ter stamps for DR.. pierce's complete treatise
on this disease. Address Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
A SINGLE orchid plant in flower brought
$G55 at a recent London sale.
4 Delicate diseases radically cured.
Consultation free. Address, Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
THE English language is taught in $1,000
schools in Japan.
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What is the use of suffering with Backache,
Rheumatism, Kidney Diseases, or soreness II
any part when q Hop Plaster will certainly
give you relief Vastly superior toall Other
porous plasters. Csc. everywhere.
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seThat poor invalid wife, sister, mother
"Or daugher! ~
"Can be made the picture OF healthi
with a few bottles OF Hop Bitterst