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COMPOSING Under Difficulties.

In October, 1887, after his return to
Vienna, Mozart produced his greatest
opera, "Don Giovanni" AS late as the
night before the performance the over
turc had not been copied. Mozart wrote
on until late into the night, and his wife
could only keep him awake by telling
him the old fairy tales, such as he loved
when a child; at times he would break
from laughter to tears, until, growing
murc and more weary, he fell asleep. At
! the next morning he arose and finished
the score, the ink in some paris being
scarcely dry when the copies were placed
on the musicians desks. The musicians
had to play the overture at sight,
but its beauties aroused the greatest en-.
thusiasm both in the players and in the
audience. Mozart superintendent all the
rehcarsals, and inspired the singers with
his own ideas and feelings. lie taught
the hero to dance a minuet, and when
one of the singers failed to conquer his
score Mozart altered it on the spot. At
Inst the emperor bestowed q count po-
sition on Mozart, but the salary was so
meagrc-it was less than $500-that it
was of little help to him, while his duty
to compose dance music for the court
was humiliating. Well could he reply,
when asked his income by the tax
gathercr, "Too much for what I do; too
little for what l could do."-&. Nicholas.
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Climbing a Mast TO Escape from a Fish.

A naturalist describes in the New
York Erening Post, q ludicrous incident
which occurred while fishing OF the
Florida Coast. lie says:
While the shark was being divided a
slight breeze sprang up that carried the
Mystic perhaps half Il mile. leaving her
again at the mercy Of the Gulf Stream.
The dingy was towering a~stcrn, and the
hsh not biting we'll from the smack, l
jumped in and pulled away. There was
a mast with Z sail wound around it ON
her, and to get it out of the way |
stepped it, then tossed ovcr q line with
a tempting crayfish bait. Almost rs soon
as it struck bottom | had a bite that
almost tore it from my grasp. 1t was too
lively for a snapper, and not heavy
enough for a groupcr, so | took in us
fast as | could, and with Il jerk landed
in the dingy-not a fish, in the common
acceptation of the word, but q sca-ser-
pcnt, at least four feet long, spotted an
ugly black and white, with a thick viper
like body, q small head, and a pair of snake
like jaws, with as vicious q pair OF eyes
rs any fisherman ever looked at. AS the
snake landed in the boat, it for a mo-
ment enjoyed the surprise with its
captor; and theu. recovering, and with
the hook still in its jaws, and its mouth
wide open, it started in my direction.
The patent headachcr was at its end of
the boat, and before l could raise an oar
or lift the line, the creature was on me.
There was no time to argue, and there
were only two courses open, to 60 over
board or climb. | took the latter, and
gracefully Skinned the mast, leaving the
snake in full possession, while my friends
on the smack roarcd their advice and
sympathies. The sea, serpent gave out
first, and finally after wandering around
the craft, squirmed over the side into
the water. descended and rowed for
the smack, and for the second time
pulled in the murry, for such it was.
When placed on deck it darted at the
men with all the f~erocity of a snake, and
as its bite is very dangerous the natural
result followed, and it was somewhat
gratifying to find that l was not the first
who had been masthcaded by a murry.
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ONLY Temperanoe Bitters Known.

Grateful Thousands proclaim YVntrata
BrTTERs the most wonderful nrigorantt that fe5
sustained the sinking system.
Made from California roots and herbs, neo
from Alcoholic Stimulants. A Purgaslve
This BItters cures fenalc Complaints,
Infiammatory and Chronic Rheumatismy
Gout; Bilious; Remittent and Intermittent Ee.
vers, Blood, Liver and KidneyDiseases:
Dyspepsia or IndfG estton, Heedacnst
Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs. Tightness OF the
Chest, Dizziness, Sour Stomach. Furred Tongue,
Bilious Attacks, Palpitation Of the Heart; Pneu'
ore cured BY the use ofthe Bitters. op.d.
For Skin Diseases, Eruptlons; Boisa
Erysipelas, Scrofula, Discolorattons, Humorsan
diseases Of the Skin Of whatever name or ~
ture, are literally dug up end carried QUO Q, tns
system In O short time by the use OF the Biters:
1t Invigorates tho StOmacbs ana Sum-
ulates the torpid Liver and Bowels, which rem
der It of. unequaled efficiency IN cleansing the
blood of all impurities, and impartnS new Lie
and vigor to the whole system.
No Person can take the Bitters and remain
Pin, rape and other Worms, are
destroyed and removed from the system.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever
the blood pure, and tho health OF the system
In conclusion Give the Bitters trial. Il
will speak for itself. One bottle will prove q bet
ter guarantee Of Its merits than o lengthy ad'
vertfsement.
Il. II. NC Drug Co.. Proprietors,
Ban francisco. Cal. and 69, $50 $50 Washington b.
Cor. Charlton St, New York. .
Sold by all Dealers and Oruggtsts1
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The Cotton Rat.

The cotton rat, says q correspondent
of the Country Gentleman, is about the
size of the common ground squirrel. The
tail is shorter than the body. and the
ears are broad and rounded. The color
above is dark %ycllowish brown; beneath,
ashy. The head and body measure six
inches in length. This is the common
wood and field rat of the South, being
found a%bundantly in all the States south
of Virginia, and westward into Mexico.
1t is a nocturnal species, although seen
abroad at all hours. II digs shallow bur
rows in the ground, often twenty-five
yards in length. each of which is in
habited by a single family. This rat
builds n nest of grass, or at times of cot
ton-hcnce its name-and brings forth
from four to six young several times
during the year. The young attain their
full growth in less than five months. 1t
runs rapidly, and is an excellent
swimmer and diver, like the
wood rats generally. This is a gregari-
Gus species, large numbers being always
found neal together. They make beaten
paths, which may be found leading in
every direction in old fields where tho
rats are numerous.
1t does little or no damage to the
planter, being more Of an inhabitant Of
worn.out fields and woods than of Gull
tivated grounds, and it is rather a friend
than an enemy of the agriculturist. 1t
feeds upon the seeds of various grasses.
and also largely upon animal food.
Clay fish, various insects, wounded birds
and rats and mice, all enter largely into
its dietary. 1t will kill a Florida rat Of
twice its size in a few seconds, and so
%pugnacious is it that in captivity it will
destroy every rat and mou put into its
cage, and even weaker individuals of its
own species. 1t is also very fond of
eggs, and destroys numbers of nests Of
the quail and other birds which build
their nests upon the ground.
The cotton rat has a host Of enemies
to keep down its numbers. several species
Of birds and mammals feeding almost OK
clusiyely upon it in the States in which
it is common. All the c%arnivorous ami
mails prey upon it and all the wcasels are
its invctcrate foes. Hawks of many
species, especially the marsh hawk, feed
largely upon it, and it feeds the young
Of al the large owls found in the South
ern States. This species is easily cap
turcd in wire, steel or box traps; the
traps should be baitcd with a piece of
meat, or the head Of q fowl, and be set
overnight; bat the destruction of this
rat, except in rare instances, is worse
than useless, the animal doing far more
good than harm to the farmer. 1t
breeds readily in captivity, and becomes
tame in confinement, and familiar with
those who feed and carcss it.
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A Wonderful Fish.

A wonderful fish is becoming numcr-
Gus in Goose lake. 1t is called by some
the g1ccnback fish, for it certainly is an
intlationist. 1t has the power to fill it.
self with air until it becomes very much
like a ball. of evenings about shutdown
they may be seen playing on the surface
of the water. They will swell up by
in the air, and the wind will blow
them ovcr the lake. They reflect all the
of the rainbow, and when sporting
ovcr the lake are grand sight. A hunter
weeks ago saw q crane swallow
one of these fish when in its normal con-
but before the crane had got more
than fifty feet up above the lake the fish
had taken in enough air to explode the
crane, which, at the sound Of a report
like that of a gun, flew all to atoms, and
the fish came lightly down on the water,
worse off for the short ride in the air.
The fish is q great curiosity, never having
been found, l believe, in other waters
San Francisco Examiner.
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THE SWIM MER.

Lord of two elements. with bounding heart,
And tingling blood, and mighty strength of
limb,
Stroke after stroke he swiftly cleaves apart
The lambert emerald waters bearing him.
Or diving through the vast, dim under
world,
He seeks the tabled mermails hidden there,
Rising to shake his locks all sprayem-
pearled,
And draw a long breath of the summer air.
Again he idly floats q little space,
Letting the lucent weight Of each cool
wave,
Caressing as a kiss, his happy face
And all his outStretchcd length of body
lave.
Then from G height, with free, exultant
spring
He dives again, and feels himselfa king.
-,Julin Ditto lOupU, in the Current.
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Crabs Scared TO Death,

"Why soft shell crabs arc killed by
thunder storms" said Eugene &. Black
ford, ''has never, to my knowledge,
been scientifically explained. My theory
is that they arc scared to death. You
know that the soft crab is the ordinary
blue hard crab that has just shed its
she'll, and l imagine the crab is then in
an extremely sensitive state. While in
that state and out of its element, if it can
see lightning or hear thunder, it almost
instantly dies. Whether on train, steam
boat, or in crates in the market - per
cent. of the crabs are killed by q thun-
der storm. But if they are put in the
ice house and can only hear the slight
rumble of the thunder, VIC do not lose so
many. Every dealer in soft shell crabs,
the minute he sees the sky overcast,
bundles his crates Of soft crabs into his
thickcst ice box, and until the storm
passes over spcculatcs upon his probable
loss by the rumbling thunder. '-Ne~
Jnrk SnD
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Americas Richest BOOtblack.

The richest bootblack in America is
MIR. Patrick Malloy, whose stand is op
rositc the Adelphi hotel in Saratoga.
lie owns two houses and has n fat
bank account. lie seems unable to cX-
plain how he got rich in any other way
than by saying that he and another boy
started out in life together, and while
the other boy invested in horses, he put
his money in the bank. The other boy
is a poor man, and he is not. The proud
est moment in his life, next to the one
when he bought his first house, was
when a tremendous swell from Boston
came to him to get his shoes polished,
and said, as he dropped a dime in the
old mans hand, "That is the last cent
I've got. Eve been betting, and have
lost every dollar l had. Now l must
walk back to Boston," The bootblack
took him to n railroad ticket office,
bought a ticket to Boston, and gave that
nd Sc to him. Tie grateful gambler
repaid him with heavy interest when his
luck rcturncd.-Nco York SIM.
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Men and Their Curiosity.

"In my room," relates Mr.. Jolly, the
Canadian liberal, who was the guest Of
the Duke of Westminster, was q curl
Gus, old. fashioned Swiss clock. Below
it was q printed notice: please do not
touch The longer l looked at the clock
the more 1 wondered at the reason for
the strange request. Next day l ven.
turcd to ask my hostess the reason for
the prohibition.
"'You are about the twentieth gentle
man who has put the same question, and
l find that you are just like the rest OF
your sex. Women arc said to be pro.
verbally curious. That label was put
there TO test the extent Of the same weak.
ness in men, and my experience 10 that
men are just as curious rs women. !
keep Il list of all the gentlemen who ask
me the same question you have just put,
and l find there is only one exception
'Indccd,' replied, and may I be
permitted to ask who he wasp
"'lIc vas Mr.. Fawcett, the late post
master general, and he, poor man, was
blind. '"-NeU York Star.
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The Deadly American Pie.

Should the cholera get a foothold in
New York its progress will he undoubt-
cdly fastened by the aid it will receive
from the American pic industry. Just
think that one pie baking corporation
alone furnishes daily II, 900 pics for con.
sumption! And there arc several others
whose aggregate supply is in the neigh.
borhood of 1OO, 900 daily.-Msw YORK
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Here is a '%!stunning get up in which

Here is a ''stunning get up in which
q well-known actress appeared or the
race course at Longchamps, France: A
crimson velvet bonnet representing a
saddle, tied under her chin by strings
tipped with steel stirrups. With this
the lady o a cherry-colorcd jacket,
fastened about the waist by Il horseshoe.
Her skirt was embroidered with horse
shoes, while, to complete the costume,
her hair was dressed we a silver bit SO
as to fall down her back like u horses
tail.
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Y YIN U-23
Relief!

Gordon's King Of Pain relieves pain OF whateyernd
ture, tho moment 1t Is applied, and is . household
remedy wherever known for rheumatism, Neural.
Sprains and Bruises. Dlarrhna Dysentery, Sorf
Throat. Ulcers, Fresh Wounds, etc: burns Will nof
would require q week by any other method. The
remedy is furnished In powder, with labels. etc, and
is sent by mail. postage paid. IT Is put up In a0e;,S Y
reduced to LIQUID form, will fll a 2oz.' bottles, which
arc worth at retail, 81. Agents can coin. money sell
ing II, 1t Is worth ten times It's cost for burns alone.
Send postal notes or two cent stamps. Address
e e. RICHARDS. Sole proprlelor. Toledo. Ohio.
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Statistics of Suicides.
New York City-1SSO, 1872; 1881,
16G; 1882, 100; 1883, 150; 1884, 229.
IN FOURTEEN CITIES IN 1850.
IN SIX CITIES IN 1888.

In New York in the eleven years cnd-
ing with 1880, 1,193 men and 1928 women
committed suicide. These figures come
from DR.. Maggie, register vital statistics:
From some few of the cities mentioned
doubtless the returns arc incomplete
Ncp York Sun.
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Every Organ Of the Body demands sus-
tcnance and support from the stomach.
If the stomach cannot supply the all
mcnt required, the whole system Ian
guishcs. To rouse and regulate this
great supplying organ, when enfcebled
or disordercd, there is no preparation at
present known that will compare with
DIR, WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs.
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Doctors say that people who left off
drinking beer and took to tea have, in
many instances, abused the latter, and
are troubled with what is known as 'tea
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TIE clever turn everything to account.

An Only Daughter Cured of C~Onsumptlon:
When death was hourly expected from Con
sumption, all remedies having failed and DR..
H. James was experimenting; he accidentally
made a preparation Of Indian Hemp, which
cured his only child; and now gives this recipe
on receipt of stamps to pay expenses. Hemp
also cures night sweats, nausea ut the stom'
ach, and will break d fresh cold in "a hours.
Address Craddock & Co., 1882 Race street,
Philadelphia, Pa naming this paper.
MENsMAN's PEpToN1zED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object containinsits entire nutrt
tious properties. It contains blood-mskt1y
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration; and all forms OF general debility
also, in all enfeeblcd conditions, whether the
result OF exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly II resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswel, Hazard e
Co., Proprietors. New York. Soldby druggists.
THOUGH we travel the world over to find
the beautiful, we must carry it with us, OF
ra find If NOT
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Umbrellas in 1915. according to a re-
cent writer, weighed about three pounds
and a half. The men who stole umbrcl-
las in 1915 must have been quite mlscu.
lar.-MeU lOyk Graphic.
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Important.
when you visit OF leave Now York city. saye5lzysss
sIprrssaKe snd 90 carriage hire. and stop at tn, Gr,1f
Union Hotel. opposite Grand Central dspo.,
ttpelegant rooms, fitted np a. O cost Of on, m,lll3i
Collars. 81 and npTatd pssa.y; European Rlsa: ~
ttages and elevated railroad to all d,p III. F4nili,i
can live better for less Innnsy At this Graud Unioi
Hotel thar at any other tirstclass hotel ID the city.
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Rupture, Breach or Hernia
permanently cured or no pay. The worst
cases guaranteed! Pamphlet and references,
two three.cent stamps. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, COB Main street, Buff
fo1o N "
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He who travels the road oftenest become
better acquainted with it

How often Is the light Of tho household
clouded by signs of melancholy or %irritability
on the part Of the ladies. Yet they are not
to be blamed, for they are the result OF all
ments peculiar to that sex, which men know
not Of. But the cause may be removed and
ioy restored by the use Of DR.. Pierce's IA.
vorite Prescription" which, as q onic and
nervine for debilitated women, is certain,
cafe and pleasant. It Is beyond all compare
tho great healer Of women.
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would be a truthful name to give to DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery the
most ef1cacious medicine yet discovered for
arresting the early development of pulmon;
airy disease. But consumption cure' would
not sufficiently indicate the scope Of its iniu-
ence and usefulness. In all the many dis.
eases which spring from a arrangement OF
the liver and blood the discovery" Is o safe
and sure specific. OF oil druggists.
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If afflicted with soro eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
Frecklcs, Pimp.es, Salt Rheum cured. Ad'ss
DR.. NJ. Hutchinson, 10 Clark St, Chicago, Ill.
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Tie Lord, the Lady and the Dude

Tie Lord, the Lady and the Dude.
Lord Randolph Churchill, so con-
spicuous just now in the affairs of the
English government, recalls a good story
to be heard at New York clubs Lady
Churchill, who was one of the brightest
girls ever reared in New York, was one
Of the attractive features at a recent
charity ball in London. Her husband,
hot.hcaded but generous, was one of the
fashionable throng. While Lady Church
i'll was executing some brilliant dash on
the piano keys a tall young fellow, with
bangs, eye glass, and all the rest OF
dudcdom's paraphcrnalia, stood near
Lord Churchill. In a feminine lisp the
tall young man remarked for his lord
ships ears: "Deuced fine music. You
know; but it lacks the veal soul, it lacks
the veal soul" Churchill gave him a
half contcmptuous glance. The tall
young mar still dispensed his lisp. lie had
nothing original to say, but his criti-
cisms made up for what they lacked in
that direction by silly personality. He
was in delightful ignorance of the iden:
tity of his listener, and seemed amazed
by the spirit of a low phrase that finally
flew into his ears sounding very like
this: "For a shilling I'd wal,op the life
out of you here on the spot" A sooth-
ing panacca to wounded feelings came
to the tall young man on the following
day, when a card unexpectedly invited
him to the Churchill drawing room. He
wasn't long in responding. Neither was
he long in departing. He got no fur
thcr than the hall. A burly young
man met him there. 1t vas the same
gentleman whom he had favored with
his lispings last night-Lord Randolph
Churchill. Then out foated Lady
Churchill. "This fellows come to
apologize to you." Thus the lord to the
lady. "Down on your knees" Thus
the lord to the caller. And down on
the rugs fell the perfumed creature. lie
was very abject. He even consented to
be kicked. I haven't much pride in
chronicling the fact that this youth is a
New Yorker.-Mcw York Times.
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Four millions of false teeth are manu-.
featured in this country every year.
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ECZEN M q!

Ny wife has been sorely AFFLICTED with Eczema or
Salt Rheum from infancy. VIC tried every known
remedy, but to no avail. She was also afflicted with
q periodical nervous headache, sometimes followed
burden to her. Finally l determined TO try S. S: S:
She commenced seven weeks ago. After the third
bottle the Inflammation disappeared. and sore spots
brushed them of In an impalpable white. powder re.
sembllng pure salt. She Is now taking IN" sixth bot.
flesh Is soft and white as a child's. Her headaches
have disappeared and she enjoys the only good health
every bottle OF S. S. S. Is worth a thousand times It's
weight In gold. JOHN +.
Detroit, Mich, May IL, 1855. AGriswold st.
For sale by all druggists.
n. V, 1877 ". Sd st, Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
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For nose bleed, get plenty of pow
dcred alum up into the nostrils.
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Or. RadHaI'S RGqllatipg Pilly

For tho cnre Of all disorders Of tho Stomach, Liver,
Bowels. Kidneys. Bladder. Nervous Diseases. Female
Complaints, Loss Of Appetite. Headache, Constipa-
ncss, Fever, Inflammation OF the Bowels, Piles and all
arrangements Of tho Internal Yiscera.. Purely veg.
Price, 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists.
~ Send 4 letter stamp to Or. W d
CO., No.32 Warren Street, Now York, for
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1t was a few hours earlier in the same
day when a noble knight sat in a hosiery
of the little seaport town of -. He
was of %singularly imposing cast of coun-
tenance. His features were Of the true
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WISE WORDS
There is not a single moment in life
that we can afford to lose.

There is not a single moment in life
that we can afford to lose.
Troubles spring from idlcness, and
grievous tolls from needless case.
Adversely is the trial of principle;
without it a man can hardly know
whether he is honest or not.
He that studies books alone will know
how things ought to be; and he that
studies men will know how things are.
Sympathy is q fellow feeling with any
one in trouble; it can only be fully
developed where like experience OK
lists.
Base all your actions upon a principle
of right; preserve your integrity of char
acter, and in doing this never reckon on
the cost.
Good is slow; it climbs. Evil is
swift; it descends. Why should We
marvel that it makes great progress in a
short time.
Thoughtlcssness is never on excuse fol-
wrong doing; our hasty actions dis.
close, as nothing else does, IL habitual
feelings.