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The Evolution OF Punctuation.

Printers Circular: Caxton, the first
English printer, had three punctuation
marks-the comma, the colon. and the
period-but, says Mr.. Blades, an ex-
cellent authority in relation to Caxton
and everything concerning him, it Is
doubtful if he had any idea of the prin-
ciples of punctuation. The earliest
known manuscripts are without any
points, nor is there any division between
the words. The confusion resulting
led to the separating of words by sin
gle dot. Then a space between the
words superseded the dot, which was
made to perform another service. viz,
to show the divisions of sentence.
The Greek grammarians were the first
to recognize the limbs of asentence. A
clause they called q comma, member
of sentence colon, and complete
sentence a period. Little attention,
however, was paid to these divisions for
long time. Allius Donatus, who
hourished in the fifth century, and
wrote grammar which served all
Europe until after the invention of
printing, was the first to distinguish
these divisions by placing dot at the
bottom of the line, where our full-point
now is, to designate the comma; in the
middle of the line, where the hyphen
is, for the colon; and at the top of the
line, where our apostrophe is, for the
full-point. 1t was not until well into
the sixteenth century that printers be-
gan definitely adopting an acknowl-
edged system of graduated points.
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Orpheus c. Kerr.

The author of "The Mackerel
Brigade" is being rapidly forgotten
of men. Do you remember after he
mad married Adah Isaacs Menken, and
accompanied her to San Francisco,
what bubble of talk there was about
it? He resembled then Artemus Ward
little-only that Mr.. Newell (Mr.
Kerr was much handsomer man, of
the perfect blonde type and most cul-
tivated in his manners. He is of very
aristocratic family, who repudiated his
claims to their clemeney after he had
welded poor Menken. 1t is well known
that it was q genuine love marriage on
the part of the poet-author, even if,
like many another, it was finally un-
fortunate. Kerr never regained his
vivacity of spirits or his literary posi-
ton after that fateful silence and its
eventual separation. He did her justice
after her death by giving to print the
only truthful account of her unfort-
innate life. He lives now in New Jersey.
Long since, after q dreadful illness, he
was again reconciled to his family, but
he was never Just himself. He is old
now beyond his years; his yellow silken
hair is turned dusty gray; his mus
tache, that curled around the corners
of his effeminate mouth in a wonderfully
artistic way, is white and long. The
whole face is one of pain and sadness !;
he stoops in the shoulders. and he was
an Adonis in figure; is morbidly silent
and reticent. He writes a little-not
much for print; is an inveterate cigar
ette-smoker, and PAGES up and down
some favorite walk or room by the
hour, buried in his own gloomy retlec-
tions. The "unkindest cut" to poor
Newell is that Western papers are
copying his "Mackerel Brigade" papers
without giving him credit, and even en-
deavor to so mutilate them as to be
made Original" Is there any meaner
thief in the world than the literary pill
ferer Cor. San Francisco Chron-
| icle.
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Prof w. w. Williams, in his "Chem-
istry of Cookery" writes: There is o
great waste in the ordinary process by
which eggs are cooked. What we want
to effect when we cook an egg is to CO.
agulate the albumen. of which the egg
is mainly composed. Yet, when We
cook an egg by the common method of
throwing it into water at 212 degrees,
and keeping it there until we guess
that il must be "done," we run the risk
CT rendering it almost UNBEATABLE. The
cooking temperature of albumen is not
212 degrees, but 81 degrees below that
point; and, as albumen exists in meat
as we'll as in egg, the truth is one which
ought never for an instant to be for
gotten by the cook who aspires to be
anything more than O bGngler. He
tells us how to cook an egg to perfec-
ton without running the risk of render
ing it indigestible. The egg should be
put into boiling water, and simply left
there for ten minutes or more. The
prolongation of the immersion can do
no harm to the white" but it should
be borne in mind that, for some not
very we'll understood reason, long ex-
posture to temperature that never
rises above, say, $50 degrees will hard
en- the yelk. This method of cooking
may be, and has been, successfully APP
piled to other food than eggs. 1t is the
principle by which the so-called "Nor-
wegian cooking apparatus" acts. In
the preparation, indeed, of all al
luminous foocs it should be remem-
bered that overlooking produces tough
ness, and that it is by no means neces-
sary in any case to employ long periods
of high temperature to obtain the best
results. Highs temperature is, how
ever, useful, if employed for a short
period at the beginning of an operation,
to coagulate the albumen near the
outer surface of cooking joint, or, IN
other words, to seal up the juices with
in, and so to confine the goodness"
and flavor of the meat In cooking q
leg of mutton in water, for instance,
the meat should be put into boiling
water, which should be kept boiling for
four or five minutes until coating of
firmly coagulated albumen envelopes
the JOINT. Afterward a temperature of
about $50 degrees maintained for half
as long again as the commonly pre-
scribed boiling period will satisfactorily
complete the cooking. Owing to her
ignorance of these and kindred facts,
the cook wastes not only her fuel, but,
which is far mere important, her meat.
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The history of China dates back near
lv 5000 years, but up to the year 2207
i. G. it bears mythical character
The legendary Fuh-hi is said to have
been the founder of the empire in 1852
b. G. The year 22O7 introduced the
dynasty of Hia, founded by Yu the
Great, which held the throne of China
440 years. 1t was expelled by O popu-
lar movement, and the dynasty of Yin
held power until 1872 Il. c., when the
dynasty Of Chow came to the throne,
which it held for S73 years. It's history
is an uninterrupted catalogue of Tartar
invasions and provincial wars. The
dynasty of Tsin restored the unity of
the empire by resubiecting the vassal
states to the central government. I'm
der the second rule of this dynasty the
great wall of China was built The
dynasty of the Han came in 206 b. c.,
and held sway until A. ID. 30, and gave
the country several remarkably able
rulers. From 220 to 260 the country
was divided into three independent
kingdoms, which were united under the
Emperor Wu.ti in the last-named year.
During the following $50 years the his
tory of the Chinese is monotonous
record of conflicting dynasties, and
wars with their tireless foes, the Tar
tars, but during these years the admin
istration of several able rulers marked
important advancement in the arts and
sciences. The Mongol rule was estab-
lished in 1879 by the Conqueror Kubla
Khan, and held power for nearly CEN
tury, when it was overthrow by q
popular revolution. During the reign
of the Ming dynasty, which followed for
nearly 200 years, Christianity was first
preached in the empire by the Jesuits.
With this circumstance, and the admis-
sion of Russian traders, which occurred
in 1868, under the rule OF the first King
of the present Mantchoo dynasty, the
modern history of China may be said
to have begun. From this point may
be dated the first acquaintance of the
outside world with this remarkable en-
pire, and though it took more than 150
years to even partially break down the
wall OF prejudice within which they had
intrenched themselves, the powerful in
fuence of Western ideas was at work,
and made itself felt in spite of exclu-
sive edicts and intense conservative
hatred of all innovation. The best &C.
count of this country, with its pecul-
iarities and extraordinary ancient civil
cation, is given in Williams recently
published volume, @The Middle. King.
dom. ~ Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Effects OF the Markets.

"Love you'll" echoed the young man
"why, I'd walk through the fires of
hades to sit by your side for ten min
utes"
"That's awfully nice. L wish pa loved
ma that way"
Doesn't he?"
ooh, no. She asked him at dinner
for $500 camels-hair shawl, and he
made her cry"
"How?"
"Why, he said that, with wheat
touching dollar, and he half million
bushels short on delivery at 81 cents,
she'd better be thinking of calico at 8
cents yard. Why, what ails you,
Augustus?
"I-I-that is, I've got to meet q
man at sharp 3. Half million bush
els short, eh? Good day, Miss Fair
banks"
And he went off kicking himself for
not being in love with an ice-dealer's
daughter. -WaH Street Nelos.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 5th, 1883. Mrs. Lydia
f. Pinkham; "As is frequently the case with
mothers who have reared large families
have been great sufferer for years from
complaints incident to married life. have
tried the skill OF a number OF physicians,
and the virtue OF many medicines without
relief, and as an experiment concluded TO
try yours. can assure you that the benefits
have derived from IL came not because OF
any faith had In II, for had but slight hope
of any permanent good. am not seeker
after notoriety. but I,oant TO tell 0ou that haze
been wonderfully Ienefted by pour madeleine. /
am now using my fourth bottle, and IL would
take hut little argument to persuade me that
my health Is ftaiy restored. / should like TO
widely circulate the fact OF its wonderful cur
alive powers. pHFRA &. HOOp
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Educational.

Curtin McClain, of Houston, has had
nephew at the University of Texas.
McClain asked the boy:
"Have you been Industrious during
the vacation?"
Student: well, / should say so. 1
have been attending lectures during the
whole vacation"
Uncle: But the professors at the
University of Texas don't deliver any
lectures during the vacation"
Student: Il didn't say they did. ]
have been listening to lectures from the
old man about tire money 1 spent while
was in Austin. He can beat the pro-
fessors when it comes to lecturing." p
TeTds Sitings.
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The Preventive Of Terrible Disease.
No disorders, excepting the most deadly forms
of lung disease, involve such tremendous de-
structton Of organic tissue as those which fasten
upon the kidneys. Such maladies. when they
become chronic-and none are SO liable to
assume that phase-completely wreck the sys-
tenn TO prevent this terrible disease. recourse
should be had, upon the first manifestation OF
trouble. to Hostetter's Stomach Bittcrs. which
experience has proved to be highly effective as q
means OF Importing tone and regularity TO the
organs Of urination. as we'll as TO the liver,
stomach. and bowels Another beneficial result
OF this medicine, naturally consequent upon its
diuretic action, Is the elimination from the blood
OF impurities which beget rheumatism. neura-
gia, govt, dropsy, and other maladies. BY In
creasing the activity of the kidneys. itaugnents
the depurative efficiency OF these organs. which
are most important outlets for the escape OF
such impurities.
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In an exchange we read that il is en-
tirely . gratifying thing to lazy, ire
sponsible people to find that health,
and the best conditions for living USE
full and reasonably happy lives. are
within their own power, end that they
are responsible for their fulfillment. 1t
is so much easier to keep on in the old
way, to pile up refuse, 10 let the drain
age go, to build house like soap box,
and transfer the consequences to the
shoulders of Providence or the Al
mighty. But it is too late to do this
now. Providence has been made re-
sponsible for the results of our short
comings long enough; science has dis
covered that they are within our control,
and that it is our business first to dis
cover what the laws are that govern
health and disease, and then adapt our
selves and our circumstances to the
obligation they impose.-Dr. Foote's
Health M0nthlu.
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Knew Where to Go.

She was young and beautiful, with
eyes as blue as the skies of New En-
gland autumn noon, and bright as the
stars that light the polar midnight,
golden tresses, cheeks like June roses,
and lips red as the coral that is found
on the shores of the verdure-c clad
islands of the Southern Pacific. The
editor smiled upon her as she entered,
and said, genially:
pray, take a seat. miss"
Seating herself, she said:
Here is poem -"
The editor arose with frown,
walked to the door, kicked the Office
cat down three flights of stairs, al
though the obliging animal had eaten
up the funny mans copy the night be-
fore, returned to his seat, pushed his
fingers through his hair, and said in
tones from which all the kindness had
fed:
SWELL, let's hear it."
"A poem," she continued, sweetly,
written by Lord Byron, entitled The
Maid of Athens and the last line Of
each stanza is in Greek. Having no
knowledge of that language, 1 have
ventured to call upon you, hoping that
you will have the kindness to translate
the line for me-"
A smile llumined the editors face.
He took the beautifully written manu-
script copy of the poem from the
hands of the charming creature and
translated the Greek into rich and
sonorous English. Then, as the maid
en- took her departure, smiling and
gurgling her thanks, he bowed her out
with Chesterfieldian grace and court
esy that only editors can assume.
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ROCHESTER,. June !. 1854 Ten
Years ago was attacked with the most
Intense and deathly pains I'm my back and
Extending to the end Of my toes and to
my br,inl
which made me deliriousl
From agony II
at took three men TO hold me on my
bed ut times
the Doctors tried in vain 70 relieve me,
but to no purpose.
Morphine and other opiatesl
Had no efiectl
After two months was given up to
die
When nv wife
heard neighbor tell what Hop Bitters had
done for h-r, she ut once got and gave me
some. The first dose eased my blain and
seemed to 60 hunting through my system
for the pain.
The second dose eased me so much that slept
two hours. something had not done for two
months. Before 1 had used five bottles. / was
well and at work as hard as any man could, for
over three weeks; but worked too hard for my
strength, and taking a hard cold, was taken
with the most acute and painful rheumatism all
through my system that ever was known.
Il called the doctors again. and after several
weeks they left me cripple ON crutches for life,
rs they said ! met q friend and told him my
case and he said Hop Buffers had cured him and
would cure me- poohed at him. but he was so
earnest was induced TO use them again.
In less than four weeks / threw away my
crutches and went TO work lightly and kept on
using the bitters for five weeks. until became
as we'll as any man living, and have been so for
six years since
1t has also cured my wife, who had been
sick for years; and has kept her and my
children well and healthy with from two
to three bottles per year. There is no
need to be sick at all if these bitters are
used. ]. j. BERK. Ex- Supervisor
THAT poor invalid wife. Sister, Mother,
"Or daughter!l!
Can be made the picture Of healthl
with few bottles of Hop Bittersi
"WiU uOu let them suGer!ii!"
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is sometimes exhibited in our public exhibi.
tons. When we gaze upon some OF the pc.
culiar freaks Dame Nature occasionally in
dulges In, our minds revert back to the crea-
ton OF man, ''who is so fearfully and wonder
fully made" The mysteries of his nature
have been unraveled by DIR. II. v. Pierce, OF
Buffalo, and through his knowledge of those
mysteries he has been able to prepare his
Golden Medical Discovery" which IL a
specific for all hood taints, poisons and
humors, such as scrofula, pimpes, blotches.
eruptions, swellings. tumors, ulcers and
kindred affections. by druggists.
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The New York Mail and Express
claims that 100000 eggs are daily
consumed blythe American people. An
egg day, the year round, for man,
woman, and child would seem to be q
large egg ration, and perhaps not eggs
actly cor ect. But the idea of counting
IL, 250, 900, 900!
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MENsMAN's PEproNrzEp BEEF TONIC,

MENsMAN's PERFORMED BEEF Tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing its en-
tire nutritious properties. 1t contains blood
making, force generating, and DEMONSTRATING
properties; invaluable for indigestion, dys-
pepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms Of
general debility; also, in all cnfcebled condi-
tons, whether the result of exhaustion, nerv-
Gus prostration, over-work, or acute disease,
particularly if resulting from pulmonary
complaints Caswell, Hazard a. Co., proprle-
tors, New York. Sold by druggists.
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NEW EVIDENCE:

ADDISON. Pa, April Z, 1913.
Itook violent cold and IL settled on my lungs so
murh SO that at times spit blood. ALIENS LUNG
BALSAM was recommended TO me asa good remedy.
Yours respectfully, A j. HILEMAN.
ADDISON. Pa. April, 1885,
A. COIBOM, Esq, Editor of the Somerset Herald,
writes: can recommend ALIENS LUNG BAISAM
as being the best remedy for Colds and Coughs
used.
ASTORIA, his. April 6, 1SSs
GentleInen 81 can cheerfully say your ALIENS
LUNG BALSAM. which have sold for the past fifteen
years sells better than any cough remedy and gives
general satisfaction. Ills frequently recommended
Yours truly. H. g. MOONEY. Druggist.
La FAyETrE, X. l., Oct. IL. 1894.
Gentlemen ALLOW me TO say that after using three
bottles of ALIENS LUNG BAISAM for a bad attack
OF Bronchitis. am entirely cured. send this vol
unfairly, that those afflicted may be benefited.
Yours respectfully. BURRILL Ii. DAVIS.
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WOman's Way.

Did q woman ever clean up rented
house when she moved out of it? and
did she ever fail in expressing her
opinion, ranging from mild vitupera-
ton to emphatic condemnation, of the
horrid condition in which her prede.
cessor had left the premises into which
she moves ?-Terds Siftings.
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you see that you are doing irreparable
injury to your best friend?"
@Hushl" replied the Paste Pot, thick
ly. Tomorrow is the Busy Day, and
we will have some Fun in Life"
So the Scissors curled up its legs in
the Paste and went to sleep; and tho
Clock on the mantel purred pleasantly
to itself and said:
"No editorial tomorrow"
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$500 Not Called For.

II seems strange that IL is necessary to per
suade men that you can cure their disease.
by Offering premium TO the man who fail.
TO receive benefit. And yet DIR. Sage un
doubleday cured thousands of cases of ob
stinate catarrh with his ''Catarrh Remedy, >
who would never have applied TO him, IL Il
had not been for his offer of the above sun
for an incurable case. Who Is the next bid
der for cure or cash?
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A BRIGHT prospect: "You will never
want for O breakfast as long as you
are able to earn it, said lazy, improv-
ident man to his wife, as he introduced
her to her new home the other day,
after their marriage.
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I'm this issue will be found the advertise
ment OF the Farm, Field and Stockmdn. This
journal has a very large circulation; has been
established overs years; it goes to the homes
of the best people; ably edited and printed on
fine paper. Read their announcement.
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When You visit or leave New York Oty,
save Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire, and
Central Depot: COO elegant rooms lifted mp at a
cost OF one million dollars. reduced TO 81 and
upwards per day. European plan. Elevator
Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cabs
stage. and elevated railroad to all depots. Fami-
lies can live better for less money st the Grand
Union than at any irst-class hotel In the city.
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An Edi orial Idol.

Burlington Free Press: An Editors
Paste Pot once broke in the Silly
Night, and flowed around the Scissors,
cumming them up so that they could
not scis.
"StopI" cried tho Scissors Don't
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The business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the low price of 81
and $3.50 per day at the Gault House, Chica-
go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This
far-famed hotel is located in the center Of the
city, only one block from the Union Depot
Elevator; all appointments first-class.
HOYT az GATES. Proprietors
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Common SolSeAdViCe
He Who Becomes a Treasurer OF
Money for Another IL Respon-
sibIe for Safe Return.

How much more responsible is he who has I'm
charge the health and life Of q human being
In preparing our ALIENS LUNG BAL
SA M which for twenty-five years has been IA
vorably known one OF the best and purest
remedies for all Throat and Lung Diseases. we
are particular to use nothing but the best ingre-
dents. NO OPIUM in any form enters its COM
position II is to your interest TO stand by the
old and tried remedy, ALIENS LUNG BAL
SAN, and see that a bottle is always kept on
hand for immediate use READ THE FOLLOW
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THERE is now no scarcity of free
educational facilities anywhere in this
country, but in the school of experience
everybody must pay his own tuition.
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Valuable ana Convenient.

Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs are a safo
and sure remedy for Bronchitis, Coughs, and
other troubles of the Throat and Lungs
Sold Onlu in bOres. Price 81 cents.
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Prosecute the Swindlers ~!

Of Hops on the tohle LabeD the druggist hands out
any stuf called 9. ID: Warmers German Hop Bitters
or with other Hop" name, refuse IL and shun that
druggist as you would viper; and II he has taken
and him for damages for the swindle, and we
will rewar1 literally Tor the conviction.
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RUPTURE, pile tumors fstulas,
and all diseases except cancer) OF the
lower bowel radically cured. Book of par
ticulars, two letter stamps Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association Buffalo, N. Y.
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"Put up, mt the GauIt House.

FLIRrs are like fiddlers; no good without
the beaux.-WdterlOO Observer.
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WHEN Bulwer called his sweetheart a
poodle, he was evidently kind OF puppy
himself