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A Thibetan BED.

In the mountains, at the stopping
places en- route favorable to camping
out, there are placed for public con-
venience the most absurd contrivances
for sleeping upon that L ever saw.
They are n sort of public bed, and are
used, L presume, to guard against
snakes at night time. Imagine an enor-
nous wooded four-poster placed I'M
der the trees without any covering what
soever, and often on the edge of some
frightful precipice. At evening, when
approaching one of these places, the
packmen rush hilariously forward to
obtain q good place for the night, and
later on, when they have all retired to
rest on this wayside piece of furniture,
it is irresistibly comic to see these men
planted on this bed; dozen some
times rolled up and packed together
like sardines, smoking the while and
forever laughing. Sometimes at the
dead Of night one of them will rouse
the entire camp with loud OUTLAW,
what at heaven knows. / believe if
they fell out of bed and went rolling
down one of these awful chasms that
they would still laugh These beds
are often carved, and always have long
prayers huttering from their posts, and
if stranger saw one of them / don't
know what on earth he would think
they were made for. At the same
places there is to be found also pub
lie pipe, q roadside convenience which
is fashioned by stopping up hole in
tree with dab of mud and poking two
holes in it with piece of stick, the
upper one made concave and large
enough to contain some tobacco. At
this public pipe the Thibetans take
turns to suck with great apparent sat
isfaction.
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He Wore Them Out.

"Why, Mr.. Smith, how do you do?
IL has been so long since | saw you,
down ut Alton, that l had almost for
gotten you," said confidence man,
stepping up to Jones, who was rather a
rustic looking man, and shaking him
warmly by the hand.
"My friend, you are little off there, "
said Jones, my name is Brown, and
I'm from GAINESVILLE.
"Oh, beg your pardon. You look so
much like my old friend Smith that l
could have sworn that it was he." And
number one walked hurriedly away.
Jones had proceeded but few blocks
when he was accosted 10y number two.
swell, we'll if this isn't my old friend
Brown, from GAINESVILLE. When did you
come down? Left all the folks well, l
suppose?"
"My dear sir, you are mistaken. I'm
not Brown, from GAINESVILLE; I'm Greene,
from Peru"
"'Pon my life, but you look just like
Mr.. Brown, and am SO anxious to see
him."
Number two passes quietly out of
sight, and soon number three comes
across Jones, standing leisurely in
front OF the hotel. Sure of his cue, he
proceeds;
Hello, Greene, old boy; found at
last I've been looking all over the
city for you, and, by lingo, here you
are. Let's step around the corner and
take something.
"Mein trent, see you anyding in mine
eye dat green looks? Mine name ish
Herr Bautelschneider, und / am Won
Egypt, und l am already nod long here
peen. L denk l not know YOU shoost
so gooder as you knows me, Ell? Vas
you denks?"
Thus number three passed on, and
when the trio came to compare notes
they resolved unanimously that they
had struck the wrong man. Chicago
D
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s'The Generals Wife Is Now the Gen.
eral."

"Grant and Hancock, although able
to command and hold in absolute ODE
dience hundreds Of thousands of men,
took back seats when they were at
home. Perhaps you do not know how
the unfriendly feeling arose between
Grant and Hancock. 1t is a most in
teresting story, and extends back be-
fore the war, when Grant and Hancock
were both young men. Both were sta
toned at st. Louis at the time L refer
to, and neither of them had been mar
ried great while. Mrs. Hancock came
from Southern family. Her feelings
were all that way, while Mrs. Grant,
on the other hand, was intensely North
ern. At that time the Hancocks moved
in little better circles than the Grants.
There never was any good feeling be-
tween them, and Mrs. Hancock snubbed
Mrs. Grant, fact which Mrs. Grant
never forgave. After the war Grant
came to Washington with his family to
establish his headquarters there. They
went to Wizards Hotel. but the bills
were too high for the Generals purse,
so he told his wife that he would like
to go to housekeeping, and asked her
ut the same time to select proper resi-
dence. Mrs. Grant went out and finally
decided that Gen. Hancock and Mrs.
Hancock were occupying the house
which she would like She went home
and told her husband and he made
ont the necessary order. You see Grant
outranked Hancock and was entitled to
the house according to precedent and
established usage. Mrs. Hancock, how
ever, was not to be outdone by Mrs.
Grant, so she persuaded her husband
to write a sharp note to the General
Then came Mrs. Grants turn. She
made up her mind to have that house
or die, although there we're thousand
other houses just as good in the city,
so she influenced her husband to reply
in kind TO Hancock. There was quite a
correspondence, but Grant, of course,
came out ahead and got the house. A
few DAYS afterward Grant and Hancock
met in the street. Grant extended his
hand as though nothing had happened,
for he was not O man to bear ill-will
against another for some petty, foolish
thing, but Hancock deliberately turned
his back upon him. When the assign
ment of divisions came, later, Grant
sent Hancock way up into Minnesota,
where he kept him six years. Meade
was given the Division of the Atlantic,
with authority to establish his head
quarters either at Philadelphia or New
York. AS Meade was a Pennsylvania
he chose Philadelphia. After Meade's
death Grant assigned Hancock to the
command of the Division of the At
lantic, with authority to establish his
headquarters either ut Philadelphia or
New York, in precisely tho same lam
guage as had been given to Meade. AS
Hancock was also Pennsylvania the
Philadelphia people supposed that the
headquarters would remain where they
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The Most Marrying People.

The English are people much given
to matrimony. Not only is their
average annual marriage rate higher
than those of all other European coun-
tries, with the exception of the German
and the Austro Hungarian Empires,
but, says the Register-G General, they
also marry at an earlier age than is the
case in any other European country ex-
cepting Russia. In Russia a very
large proportion of marriages are be-
tween boys and girls under 20 years of
age; and it is stated that no less than
from 60 to 70 per cent. of the con-
scripts, who cannot be over u years of
age, are already married when they
come to be enrolled in the army. The
explanation given of this strange
anomaly by NJ. Pietro Somehow is that
in Russia the population contains an
enormous proportion of small agricult-
lists, who are in the habit of marrying
their sons at as early an age as possible
(the legal age being Is for males) in or
der to secure an additional female la
borer. Putting aside this exceptional
case of Russia, it will be seen that in
no other country OF which the statistics
are given is the proportion of either
males or females who were under % at
the time of marriage SO high as in En-
gland. Very young brides-.hat is to
say, under 20 years of age--are pro-
portionately more common in France
but, with this exception, and of course
that of Russia the figures fer England
in each of the first columns, both for
male and females, are higher than that
for any other untry.-EEchange.
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There Are No Lead Pencils.

There is no lead pencil in existence
to-day, and there have been none for
more than forty years past. There was
time when a spirale of lead cut from
the bar or sheet sufficed TO make marks
on white paper or some roughed abrad-
ing material. The name lead pencil
comes from the old no ion that the
products of the cumberland mines in
England are lead, instead of being
plumbago or graphite, carbonate of
iron, capable of leaving lead-colored
mark. With the original lead pencil
or strip and with the earlier styles of
the lead pencil made direct from the
Cumberland mines, the wetting of the
pencil was necessary preliminary of
writing. But since it has become a
manufacture, the lead pencil is adapt
ed by numbers or letters to each par
ticular design. There are all grades Of
hardness, from the pencil that can be
sharpened down to needle point to
the one which cannot make other than
a broad mark. Between these two ex-
tremes are number Of gradations
which cover all the uses of the lead
pencil. These gradations are made by
taking the original ca Donate and grind
ing and mixing it with fine quality of
clay, in different proportions, accord
ing to the quality of the pencil required
TO be produced. The mixture is made
thoroughly and then squeezed through
dies to form and size it, after which it
is dried and incased in its wooden en-
velope. --NeU York Mail and ErBreSs.
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And who from 2
John Williams. y
4 Multitude of Ailments.

The ailments which afflict the kidneys and
bladder are so numerous, tina. merely TO name
them would fill space far outrunning tho limits
of this article. Suffice it TO say that they are
both Obstinate and dangerous. TO their prevsn-
tion Hostetters Stomach Bitters is well adapted.
The stimulus which it lends 70 the action cf the
kidneys when they are letharGic serves 10 coun-
teract tendency in them to lapse, first, into n
state OF pernicious inactivity, and aft ,rwards
into one OF positive organic disease, which soon
destroys their delicate integuments, roisons the
blood, AMI causes death. A double purpose Is
served by this depurent. 1t promotes activity
OF the htneys, md oxpels impurities from tlfe
blood which have no. natural channel of outlet
except those organs. Constipation. biliousness
fever and ncu rheumatism, and dyspepsia, are
also remedied by this ,nedicine OF thorough
action and wide scope.
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Home Study.

Cramning is cruelty. A score OF
things well learned are better than a
thousand things half known. A few
hours study day makes boy mental
ly healthy; too much study makes him
top-hesvy. A brain that is made alert
by knowledge is good thing, but a
brain that is water-logged with porting
over books is very poor thing. Chill
dren should be made to study hard in
school, but not lesson should be
learned at homo. Emerson once said
very tersely: "We are students OF
words, we are shut up in schools and
colleges and recitation rooms for ten or
fifteen years, and come out at last with
bag of wind, memory of words, and
do not know thing" Our present
methods are defective, but we shall APP
ply better ones by and by. The sys-
TEN of the future will have this fact in
it, and all through it-that boy is an
out-of-doors animal, and ought not to
do mans work until he acquires a
mans strengthened York Herald.
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Good for Wheat,

To show the patriotic spirit animat-
ing the Territorial press we present a
few items clipped from different papers
during the past year:
There was heavy fall of snow
last night This will make splendid
sleighing for Christmas. 1t viii also
be good for wheat.
Although the Fourth of July occurs
next week we have had no rain in
this vicinity since last fall. People I'M
acquainted with the climate might
think this was bad thing, but we can
assure such that it is most excellent
for the wheat"
1.-THE wild geese are already seen fiv-
ing south, and we will doubtless have
an unusually early winter This is
gratifying, as it assures an excellent
wheat crop next season"
a severe hailstorm passed over this
region early in the week just as the
farmers were commencing to harvest
We must congratulate our readers, as
nothing is better for wheat at this stage
of its growth"
"The eclipse of the sun here on Tues
day was the cause of much rejoicing
among our farmers. 1t helped the
wheat crop fifty per cent"
"An Eastern professor predicts that
this country will be visited by great
swarms of grasshoppers, as was the case
few years ago. We can but hope
his prophecy may prove correct, as
nothing will make wheat boom right
up to fifty bushels an acre like grass
hoppers. "-EsteLLine (Dak.) Bell.
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nnDnrlanl.

When you visit or leave New York City, save
baggage, expressage, and 81 carriage hire, and
stop at The Grand Union Hotel. opposits
Grand Central Depot
6l3 rooms, fitted up at cost OF one million
dollars, 81 aud upwards per day. European
plan Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the
best Horse cars, stages, and elevated rail
road 10 all depots Families can live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at
any other first-c class hotel in the city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-05-27

The receipt is simple. You have only to take
violent cold, and neglect it Abernethy, the
great English surgeon, asked lady who told
him she only had cough: "What would you
have? Theplague:" Beware Of only coughs. "
The worst cases can, however, be cured by DIR.
VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS In
Whooping Cough and Group it Immediately
allays irritation, and is sure to prevent fatal
termination of the disease. Sold by druggists.
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were. Mrs. Hancock, however, remem-
bered that the Philadelphians had
given Meade house in that city, and
that they had neglected to similarly
remember her husband. She deter
mined that the headquarters should be
transferred to New York, and trans
ferred they were, and remain so unto
this day. Women have more to do with
national affairs than you have any idea. "
-Towle in Boston Trareller.
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.Put Up"a t the Gault House.

The business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the low price of 81
and $3.50 per dgy 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 frst-class.
HoYT a GATES Proprietors
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A leading citizen Of Hagerstown, Nd,
Mr.. George W. Harris, had suffered for some
time with facial neuralgia and toothache,
when lac tried st. Jacobs Oil. He says: 1T
gave mo instantaneous relief, and l con-
slider il a wonderful remedy"
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have not felt the rheumatism since
using three bottles of AthlorhoroS. | have
sold dozens, and il has cured all who have
taken it. Some who were confined to their
beds are now we'll since using the remedy.
j. NJ. Shaw. Rutland, Ill.
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HEAKT PAINS.

Palpitation, Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness, In
Digestion Headache. AGue, Liver and Kidney
Complaint Sleeplessness cured by"Wells Health
Remover" Elegant Tonic for Adults on children.
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BETTER late than never" but better never
late when troubled with cough or cold Take
Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure at once, which
cures all throat and lung troubles speedily and
thoroughly. Pleasant for children. 80 cents
and ST.
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Paid or in InsiaIlments.

@Where do your expect this money
from?" asked clerk in the money
order department of the Postofice of a
woman who presented an order for $l5.
"From Chi ago"
And who from? 2"
John Williams.
"Ahem. L guess it is all right
sch, know it is !" as she signed her
name. "He used to be my husband.
He offered me $50 if i would throw up
all claim on him, and this is the second
installment. I'll probably get the rest
in about two weeks. "-Detrou Free
Press
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THIN PEOPLE.

"Wells' Health Remover" restores health, and
vigor cures Dysp epsia, Malaria. Impotence, Merry
Gus Debility. Consumption, Wasting Diseases,
Decline. 1t has cured thousands will cure you.
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LYONS Patent Heel Stiaener, the only inven-
ton that will make old boots straighta as new
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BED-BUGS, FLIES.
BUCHU-PAIBA

Flies reaches, ants, bed-bugs, water bugs
moths, rats mice, sparrows, ack rabbits. gQphers
chipmunks. cleared out by Rough on Rats, l5c
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A TRAVELLER in Florida say that the most hos
pitable inhabitants OF the State arc the alliga-
rs-Nd0Crick
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A STEAMER engaged in hunting seals
along the Labrador coast came upon q
large field of floating ice covered with
the ANNALS. The men killed 5000
young seals in a single day, piling them
on the ice, to be skinned the next dav.
The weight of the seals broke through
the ice, and all were lost The follow
ing day the men killed 5000 moro
young seals, and skinned them at once,
thus saving the skins.
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LIFE PREsERyER.

II you are losing your grip on life try "Wells
Health Remover" Goes direct to weak spots
Great Appetizer, and aid to, Digestion, giving
strength u stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels.
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USE Frazer Axle Grease, it's the best in
world-wiil wear twice as long as cny 9th
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/ KNo ov a man whose sole ambition
sentered on hiz bekoming justic ov the
pece, and whoz famely, when he did
finally assume charg ov the skails of
justic, became ov much importance,
and didn't forget tn brag ov it long
after hiz turn ran out and when he
waz in realiti ov no more akount tn the
nation than maskaline peakok on par
ade in a barn-yard IL tn mans redemp-
lyon. This would seem to indikat that
ambition liz az lible tn "set up" some
people az hot whiski doz some FOOLS
Jatd Ldtdgan, az Chicago Ledqer.
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clears out rats, mice, roaches flies, ants, bed
bugs, vormin, water-bugs, skunks. 15c
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IT Your Lungs Are DESTROYED

do not expect that Dr. Piercs's 'Goldcn Med
zeal Discovery" will make ncw ones for you.
1t can do much, but not impossbilltes. If,
however you have not yet reached the last
stages OF consumption, there is hope for you.
But do not delay, lest you cross the fatal
line whore help Is impossible. The Discovery
has arrested the aggravating cough or
thousands of consumptiv' cured their
nightsweats ana hectic feVers, and restored
them TO health aud ha piness.
A MASSACHUSETTS man has patented an add
ing machine for boOkkcepers. No subtracting
machine has been Invented Not necessary.
Close the door gently,
AID bride the br ath:
I've one ot my headaches
I'm sick unto DEATH.
Take 'Purgative Pellets
They're pleasant and sure;
I've some In my Iocket
Ill warrant to cure.
DIR. Piercc's "pleasant Purgative Pellets
arc both prevent 20 and curative.
ExTINGUIsHNg q lamp is like small sup
pert Is a small blowout
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WHEN YOU need friend select true one.
DIR. Jones' Red Glover Tonic is the best friend
mankind has for all diseases of the stomach,
liver, and kidneys. The best blood purifier and
tonic known 80 cents
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ENVY, like the worm. never runs but
to the fairest fruit; like the cunning
bloodhound, it singles out the latest
deer in the flock.
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Thousands of cures follow the use OF
! DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. so cents
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Prof Chas Z. Williams, Phi. D., of Phil
adelphia, says there is neither morphiG,
opium nor minerals in Red Star Cough
Cure. Price, twenty-five cents a bottle.
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RELIEF is immediate. and cure sure.
PlsO's Kemedy for Catnrrh. 30 cents.
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AYERS Ague Cure never fails to cure all dis
eases caused by malarial poisoning
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Il WANT an honest dollar!" exclaimed tho
politician. 60 20 work, them cried one Of
his hearers -Nc,c HaCcJt NeieS
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In Russia a man may appear as a witness
in lawsuit against his wlfe-if he has the
grit to DO so Chicago Ledger
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@TvE been doing some fine work." as the
prisoner discharged from the house of correc-
zion said
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He learns much who studies other
men; he also learns much who studies
himself.
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WE believe Halls Hair Remover has no equal
as a remedy for scalp diseases.
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ROUGH ON RATS

Cures all Kidney Affcctat ons, Scalding, Irrita
tons, Stone, Gravel, Catarrh of tho Bladder. 81
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How to shorten Life.

YEsUvIUs is no pimple, and yet it is very
frequently in a state of eruption.
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& Rough on Toothache Instant relief. 15c.
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said 10 lady OF the hd ton IA PATENT As VOa ladies'
tcH use them recommend 'GOurduTs Cream as the
least harmful OF oil SKIN preparations. One bottle
Will last months, using II day. Also Poudre
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y. Y. For sale by all druggists and Fancy Goods
Dealers throughout the u. s., Canadas and Europe.
Beware Of base limitations. 600 Reward for arrest
and proof of any one selling the same
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ExTTNoUIsmSa lamp is like small sup
pert Is a small blowout