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SCIENTIFIC CHAT.

The Electrical ReUietv says that the usefulness
Of the lightning rod is becoming so generally uu-
derstood that the agents find their vocation try
ing one. Fewer and fewer rods are manufactured
each year, and the day will come when a lightning
rod on house will be regarded in the same light
q horseshoe over mans door.
The sovereign remedy in the treatment of in
termittent fever is quinine and the most common
forms in which it is employed the sulphate and
bisulphate and the Boston journal Of Health says
that owing to its greater solubility the latter is
preferable. Several methods are employed In Civ
ing quiBne. Some advocate the use of n single
large dose to ward off expected attack; others
prefer 10 give the remedy in small doses, repeated
at intervals of two three hours The weight OF
evidence is in favor of the latter method still. in
some cases, the former will be more effective. II
the disease has existed but for short time, hve
grains of qunine should be taken during the sweat
ing stage, or as near as possible 10 the paroxysm
which has passed, and repeated every four hours
until ringing noises In the ears are experienced.
Even if by this method the second occurrence of a
paroxysm is prevented, the use of the drug should
for several weeks be persisted in, and be given
three or four times daily in decreasing doses.
Inquiry is frequently made as to how thespeed
of train may be estimated The traveller espec-
tally is curious about the speed his train is max
ing, and we suggest three methods by which the
speed may be guessed with remarkable accuracy,
as follows:
l. Watch for the passage of the train by the
large white mile posts with black figures upon
them, and divide g. 600 by the time in seconds be-
tween posts. The result is the speed in miles per
hour
q Listen attentiveIy until the ear distinguishes
the click, click click of the wheel il passes a
rail joint The number of clicks upon one side OF
the in 20 seconds is the speed in miles per hour
where the rails 30 feet in length and this Is the
case generally.
g. Count the number of telegraph poles passed In
two minutes, If there are four or five wires to a
pole, and in two minutes and 90 seconds, if there
only one two lines per pole. The number
of poles passed is the number of miles per hour al
which the train is travelling g.-RaiL,CdV ReUtet0.
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The following is from Disease Germs and
How to Combat Them" by Lucius Pitkin, in
The Century for July:
First. Corrosive sublimate (mercuric chic
ride, sulphate Of copper. and chloride of lime
are among our best disiniectants, the first two
being poisonous. AT wholesale drug houses in
New York single pounds can be obtained, mer-
curic chloride costing 70 cents, the others 10
cents pound
Second. a quarter of a pound Of corrosive
sublimate and pound of sulphate of copper in
one gallon of water makes a concentrated solu-
tion TO keep in stock. We will refer TO il as
solution A."
Third. For the ordinary disinfectng solution
add half q pint of solution A " to a gallon of
water This, while costing less than cent
and a half per gallon, is a good strength for
general use. Use in about equal quantity in
disinfeotug clioleraic or typhoid fever eXcreta.
Fourth. A four per cent. solution of good
chloride of lime or quarter pint Of solution
A. TO q gallon of water is used to wash wood
work floors, and wooden furniture, after fumi-
cation and ventilation.
Fifth For fumigating with sulphur, three to
four pounds should be used every thousand Gu
bic feet air space Burn in an old tin basin
floating iD tub Of water; keep room closed II
hours to allow the fumes 10 penetrate all cracks
/ Then open a window from the outside and
allow fumes to escape into air.
Sixth. Soak sheets, etc, in chloride Of lime
solution, wiring out, and boil.
Seventh. Ce=spools, etc, should be well COW
cred on top with mixture OF chloride of lime
/ with ten parts Of dry sand.
Eighth. Isolate the patient in an upper room
from which curtains, carpets, and stuffed fur
niture have been removed.
Ninth. The solution of mercuric chloride
must not be placed in metal vessels since the
mercury would plate them.
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Singers Mistakes.
[Boston Transcript.I


The mistakes which people make who have
to sing chants, te deums and other sacred music
in church. and who are IMMERSED in the Script
ures and sacred literature generally, were the
subject of conversation in a little group of mu-
sical people at Music Hall, the other night.
Il recall" said one, :" the CHASTITY effect that
Mrs O., who was from the Cape, used to produce
in singing this line of motet, as she always
did in spite of many protests
Let all the world stand in or before Him"
"That," said another in the company, was
hardly as queer as the bluDder which Howlson,
the tenor, whose education was limited, once
made in singing a line about the great levi
athan of the deep 1t came out, The great
Levi Nathan of the deep!'"
81 can beat that with another story of Howl
son." said another. "He sang once in a solo,
with great JUNCTION and distinctness Hearken,
o Israel, to the voice of the sheriff. when it
ought to have been seraph."
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DR. Um T. Hutchinson II, The american Magqsi,,e ]
have recently met with several cases of in
s0mnia due 10 over taxation Of the American
nervous system, and have been requested TO
prescribe some drug that should be effective TO
produce sleep and be at the same time harm
less.
No such drug exists
There is not one medicine capable of quieting
20 sleep voluntary life that has been working
10 hours at high pressure, except il be more or
less poisonous. Consumption OF choral, bro
mine IN some form, or opium, has increased in
this country 10 au incredible extent, is still
growing and a large number Of Americans 70
10 bed every night more or less under the in
fucuce Of poison. Sleep thus obtained is not
restfui nor restorative, and nature sternly ex-
acts her penalties for violated law, more severe
IN these cases than in most others
Digestion suffers frst-one is rarely hungry
for breaks last, and loss OF morning appetite is 8
certain sign of III health. Increasing nervous
mess follows until days become burdens and
poisoned nights the only comfortable parts o.
life
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From Everywhere.

Dakota puts forth the best Summer resort
advertisement of ala snowstorm in June
ST. Paul Globe
Country Wife (at the ballet)-Isn't it awful,
John!
Countryman drawing long breath) h)-Yees,
but Pm slowly gettin' used to it.-Neo0 York
Sun.
A favorite expression of Francis Murphy is:
" ] pay 100 cents on the dollar and love every
body" Probably these two circumstances ac-
count for Mr.. Murphys popularity, especially
the first Pittsbsrg Commercial Gazette.
The cheeriest person the Globe saw in Atchi-
son to-day was bright-faced GIRL who goes
around the world on crutch and earns her
own living. Right behind her came the rich
est man in town, whose gloomy face suggested
despair.-AtchiSOn Kan.) Globe.
gentleman of this city, who by tha way,
has fad or two, was walking down town the
| other day with witty lady, the intimate and
| guest of his wife, when he began to revile fa-
| cetiously the gait and carriage of her sex.
Even you" said he, walk with q very me-
chanical step"
Eyes," she instantly replied, I am going
with a crank."-DetrOit Free Press.
Sponge cake would be an appropriate adjunct
| to a free-luuch counter, but the proprietoTs
never thought of it, probably Pittsbarg CErOH-
icle.
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Watching a Game of Baseball.

They Just filed two nice, shady seats in the
grand stand and it was evidently the first ball
game she had seen. With loyer-like kindness
he offered to explain the game to her as it pro-
gressed, though she insisted, with that pretty
little childlike manner which was so dear TO
him, that she feared he would find it hard to
make her understand on account of her dull
ness.
Now, If there's anything you don't under
stand Just ask me, won't you, dear?" he said,
as he bought two official score cards and looked
over the array Of talent.
''All right" she gurgled. "Whst has that
boy got in that sort of basket he is carry
ing around?"
SWhat boy2 Oh, yes. He's got Lemer-
nadetenerglassere. Hi, boy !"
And the boy hied.
" Now, you see, dear the game is about to
commence. You see that man standing with
the club in his hand, he's the striker, and that
other man in the center throws the ball to the
other man with the mittens on, and the man
with the stick tries to strike it as 1t goes by,
and if he hits it he runs"
"What did that man with everyday clothes
on jump SO for?"
'' He's the umpire and he decides when ball
is fair and has to"
"Why, the man didn't hit the ball at ALL
What did he strike at it for it he couldn't hit
it?"
Never mind, dear See, he's out, and"
"What made him out?"
Because the umpire is great big"
"What are those men standing on those
sachels for?"
"Oh, their other clothes are in them and
they are afraid some Of the other men will steal
| them"
"Oh, see, that poor man fell right down and
got all mussed up. How did it happen2"
"Well, you see he tried TO steal that other
mans sachel, but the other man caught him
at it,"
Did he want the other mans clothes2"
"No, that's the game of it,"
What does that man stand away off by the
| Stove Polish advertisement fOr?"
| He's the mark. The man with the club
tries to strike the ball SO that it will go and hit
| him"
a should think it would be awful hot away
| out there"
| at is sometimes, when liner comes along
| "What is a liner George?"
| "He's the man that draws those white lines
on the ground, Look out for that foul ball
there dear!"
| (Shriek.)
"Did it hurt you much, dear?"
"I-I-I guess not Is my bonnet crooked y
"That stuffed bird on the side is sort oi
groggy, and there's dent near that blue bow
on top; otherwise everything seems to be all
right"
Oh, there comes that boy with that tin
basket again."
"Er-where2 Oh, yes. Hi, boy"
81 don't think ball is very scientific game
do you, dear; just hitting ball and then try
ing to steal each others sachels. Suppose We
go now?"
yes guess So"
! And they wandered out Just after the frs
inning and before Knock-kneed O'Finnigar
had made his great left-hand catch aud superb
double play.
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A Woman's Vengeance.

A Chicago special to the New York Herald
thus descri bes the tireless hunt made for }.
Aldrich Brown, the husband of % wives, by
Mary Benjamin. one of his victims, at Detroit,
whom he married on Aug. %, 1887: Mary
Benjamin was the one who ran him down. She
had a neat little dressmal1ing business, and
supported him well. He lived with her sew
eral weeks. Then he left and Mary found that
he had taken with him all her hard-earned
savings. Her house and stock he had mort
gagged, and she was completely ruined. Instead
of giving up in despair and throwing herself
into the river the plucky little woman started
on q search for her viilainous husband. She
took the agency for patent corset and plalt-
I JnE machine aud selling her goods as she Went
followed Brown from one town to another, al
ways on his track, sometimes at fault, some
times for lack of funds, unable 10 go where she
knew she could find him, but always following
him with the pcTsiStenCy oil a trained detect
i've She tracked him to a dozen towns but he
eiuded her. At Alpena, Mich, she met him on
/ the street, but he ran away. In nearly every
4 place she visited she found wife whom Brown
( had robbed and deserted. Miss Benjamin, after
/ following several false clews, gave them up and
started on a new theory. She knew that Brown
was afflicted with rheumatism and heard him
speak Of trying the waters at Mount Clemens.
/ She thought she might find him there, and on
/ going TO the springs learned that he had been
/ there and ordered his mail TO be forwarded to
/ Chicago at the general delivery. 1t was this in
formation that ended in Browns capture. Miss
Benjamin informed the police of her discovery,
and officer Tuthill, who was sent here on other
! business was told to look out for Brown. a
/ letter had been forwarded from Mount Glenn
( ems, and Tuthill was to wait Nntil Brown
! called for it. In some way the man got the
/ letter during the detectives Absence and Tut
! hill went home. Then decoy letter was sent,
and officer Myler was told to watch it. The
/ plot succeeded, and Myler caught Brown as be
was reading the decoy. Miss Benjamin was
notified by telegraph at Mount Clemens, and
at once signifed her intention of going to De-
/ troit and prosecuting the prisoner"
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lincoln and Mcclellan.

In the following paragraph from The Century
Life Of Lincoln an account is given, from the
diary Of Col. Hay himself, of an extraordinary
incident Of the year 1861, which has given rise
TO many Tumors: The friendly visits Of the
President to army headquarters were contin-
ued almost every night until the 18th of No
vembeT, when an incident occurred which vir-
tually put an end 10 them. On that evening
Mr.. Lincoln walked across the street as usual,
accompanied By one of his household, to the
residence Of the Secretary Of State, and after a
short visit there both Of tbem went to Gen Mc-
Clellan's house, in II street. They were there
told that the General had gone to the wedding
Of an officer aud would soon return. They
waited nearly an hour in the drawHg-room,
when tile General returned and, without pay
ing any special attention to the Orderly who
told him the President WAS waiting 20 see him,
went upstairs The President thinking his
name had not been announced to the General,
again sent a servant to his room and received
the answer that he had gone 10 bed. Dir. Lin
coin attached no special importance to this in
cideut and, 50 far as we know, never asked nor
received any explanation fit. But it was not
unnatural that he should conclude his frequent
visits had become irksome 10 the General, and
that be should discontinue them. There was
10 cessation Of their friendly relations, though
/ after this most Of their conferences were held
/ at the Executive Mansion.
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Origin Of POTTERY Ware.
Popular Science 1fouthIuI

Every man, no doubt, used his gourd as a
gourd alone. But as time went on he began at
last, apparently, TO employ it as a model for
pottery also. In all probability his earliest
lessons ia the ictiIe art were purely accidental.
il is a common trick with sayages to put water
10 warm OH the camp fire Ia a calabash or gourd
with wet clay smeared over the bottom TO keep
ii from burning. Wherever the clay thus en-
ployed was fne enough to form a mold and
bake hard in shape, it would cling to the gourd,
aud be used time and again in the same way
without renewal, till at last it came to be re-
gaIded almost Is q component part Of the COM
pound vessel. Traces OF this stage IN the evo-
luton Of pottery still exist in various outlying
corners Of the world. Sayages have been noted
who smear their dishes with clay; aud bowls
may be found in various museums which still
contain more or less intact the relics Of the
natural object on which they were modelled
In one case the thing imbedded in the clay
bowl is a human skull, presumably an enemy's
IN most cases however, the inner gourd OF
caiabash, in proportion as 10 was well coated VI
to the very top with a good protective layer o
clay, would tend to get burned out by the heat
OF the FIRE in the course Of time.
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Somewhat Particular.

4 customer with about three hairs left out of
his original stock Of capillary attractions took
possession OF a chair ia a BARRIERS shop.
" shall want the part made in the middle" /"
he said 10 the attendant who waited Ou him.
The latter studied the bald Uranium for some
time aud then asked with a puzzled express
sion;
" But, please, sir, what shall I do with the
third haiTP
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She Figured il Out.
TTg

Store Clerk-A hammock, miss? Certainly.
Here is one warranted to sustain weight of
800 pounds.
Young Lady (solus)-Two ninety; let me
see John weighs 164 and l weigh 125-fve
and four's nine, with nothing to carry two
and six is eight, with nothing to carry; one
and one is two total, 289. [To the clerk
Well that's mighty near, but guess it will do.
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[Ne1O York SIn.l

Old Lady-Little boy, do you go to Sunday
school?
Little Boy-Yesm. go to the Baptist Sun
day-school.
Old Lady-You are the son of Christian par
ents2
Little Boy-No, ma'am; they're Baptists,
lust the same as / am.
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was Confederate soier, and that's what allied
the King and we both got rid of 'em in the
same way, and the Niger what got my old
close, he felt as bad as Elijer's servant"
Parson Jackson solemnly arose, shook his
head, and signing heavily returned to the COM
mittee and reported that it was no use wasting
any time on old Bob Gazely.
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The virns of Malaria,

Breathed into the system without any attempt to
dislodge It, is a most obstinate poison to expel
1t is therefore, highly expedient to drive it out
early with Hostetters Stomach Bit,ers, which is
fully adequate TO the task, ard moreover safe,
which cau scarcely be said OF many antnaIaral
medicines. Dyspepsia constipation. liver and kid
ney complaints, debility aud nervousness are rem-
edied by the Bitters.
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NnI sn Rad ns n Mlrht me.

Tcras Slfings.l
Customer (gettifR, his hair cut)-Didn't you
nip off piece of the ear then?
Barber (reassuringly)-Yes sab, small
piece, but not 'nough to affect de hearin', sab.
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OF Small Value.
- - p I

Husband contempIatively)- How true it is,
my dear, that the good that men do is oft in-
tered with their bones
Wife mot eoutempIativeIy)-Yes l s'pose
there's so little of it that it isn't considered
worth saving.
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Why lie Kissed Her.
[Teras sUaings.

Lawyer-Did you not kiss the plaintiff con-
tinually when you called on her?
Defendant lin breach of promise suit)-Yes; f;
never stopped kissing her while was in the
house, but did that ia self-defense to keep
her from singing.
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An Invaluable Husband.

I
Caller-Last time 1 called on you, you had
two little pug dogs, monkey and two parrots.
What has become Of them?
Friend-That was before | was married. My
husband has taken their place.
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stock Of SILK and Satin Ribbon Remnants Of several
largest these houses who imported the finest goods hsas
goods may depended superior anything to be found
except in he America they given
frees nothing Ike A grand benefit for al the ladies'
beautiful elegant choice goods absolutely free. We have
pended thousands OF dollars In this direction and can otter an I'M
mensy varied, and most assortment OF u1bon IN y
conceivable shade and width anl al Of quality ieI
nec-ea bonnet strings, hat trimmings, bows scars @
mngs silk quilt work etc. etc Some OF tezo remnants mage
yards and upwards IN length Though remnants az tne
patterns and late and be dspnld on a. -
m refined fashionable and elegant - to get box con-
tanning Complete As%Srirlent O. these eis-
giant ribbons Free. The Practical A OSIse + rep
er and Ladies' FlresiGe ConiPanion' Elei.hsl s
monthly acknowledged bythoze eorapeent 10 judge % o
the best periodical Of the Kind in the world Very large and hand
illustrated; reguare 5Cs pcryear Send y cents and
will send y0u trial year, and VIII also seri tt
bbons subscriptions and boxes o. c suls5p-
lions and boxes, 81 Oneceut postage stamps DC sen if
than 81. friends join you thereby seng 4snba ana
boxes only 81 DO IL f minutes The above oeI -
based this those who read the periodical referred 20 9r
year, il thereafter and pay the f1 price Tor IT. H ~
after years and now that make money we MAKE this great
order es subscribers Wh2 not
now year years thereafter shall reward win
profit because the majority them VIII wish renew teT Sud
scrptons The money required Is but sral tc-
on the price YOU would have store tor nh
ibbons Best bargain
you appreciate you all SAFE delivery
guaranteed refunded auy perfectly SATISFIED
Better f0r probably won appear an
Address n. HALLEGf co., PUBLISHERS PoKTLAND MAINE
4
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Ayers Ague Cure is warranted specific for
all malarial diseases and hillary arrangements.
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HUMoR.
A Day OF Hard Luck.
~ o.,

A Day OF Hard Luck.
Net0 York Sun.
Jones Ito Robinson, weary and footsore)-
Been fishing, Robinson?
Robinson-Ya'as.
Jones-Catch anythingf
Robinson-Naw; didn't even catch the last
train home.
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A GENTS WASTED-To sell the fastest-sellIng arsf.
"A Gle IN the mtFSe.. TH0MAs's PIE TURN ERS
sFle i9r ituS not pie plate turning hlf around
bF SIMPLY raising 10 from the bottom Of he oven sells
az sight for 20 Is the best thlng o1t Price s pes dozsu;
s5 ef gfus ret3i5s for IS cents send for Circulars .
:. Z. toBJHN- General Agent BrattIeb0ro. VI
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ctend TO the DINGEE s. CoNARD CO., West
- Grove, Pa, Tor their glide giving fuil de-
scriptiOn OF Roses Flower seeds, Bulbs, Etc.
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TTYHE GREAT CHI1A TEA Co, 30 state St, Boston.
a send your address flr club book.
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EAnkHO of % acres for eco in go monthly INSTALL
FAHWlS ments CiEealars nee.
! IiitItlO J. F. MANCHA, Claremont, Va
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SILK AND SATIN RIBBONS Ere
LADIES, THIS Is FOR YOUl =

> and secure thu besti
Z lady knows and appre-
ltss, the privilege Of hav-
z q few Tennsuts Of RIB
IN handy foFthe thou and
ID one tasty and useful
purposes fOfwLich such
goods are used, an q
which they, the ladies,
use u such advantage.
To purchase what q
wanted at the usual
prices such goods ars
sold for, W0dld create :
large bill Of expense,
and therefore deEars q
great many from in
6ulgiug their tastes in
this direction. Realiz-
ing that there were
thousands upon thou
sands Of remnants OF
ribbons among { h .
large importing houses
4 Of America Whic b
hey would be willing
70 dlsposs Of in bulk,
for a small fraction of
their cost, 20 any one
capable Of purchasing
largely, we Instituted a
search, resulting in or
obtaining tn e entire
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UNMARRIED 5. & 2Si5 5;ss $ iss
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WANT EI-A few Esgs9Ls In each place % do Light
w writing Iucl5se stamp for So page BOOK 81 par
Liculars TO J.. III. WOODBURY. Albany n, 7.
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saa You live At home and make more money
Hl than a ts yor Eithsrsr CosE-
iveItf yREE Terms TREE address, 4 CO. Augusta 2AiaS.
s.zltion Tie Sssl5uaI lEiUuAe
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a NTIETAM TO APPO1IAFFOX with usth
"A Pa. Regiment go pages, l4l llllsslaii9n5- Only
$50. j. l.. SMITH, p SORth sixth SEreeEs
Philade iPhia5 Pa.
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