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Robin sspdbrea.t In a Hospital.

In tho dispcnsary for animals at the
University OF Leipsig thcr, might hav.
been seen il November last, among 11s
other sick animals, littlo robin. He
was quite the smallest patient, but in
sulfcrings he appeared to rise above
them all. lie had swallowed pin, poor
little thing, during his hours of liberty
from his cage, and 1t happened in this
wise: Master Bob was fond of spree,
and it was often difficult to get him to
bed, so that his master often coaxed
him there by tho allurcmcnt of a dainty,
which on this occasion he placed on n
pin. The result WIS terriblc How
ever, tho scientists wcro successful, and
after complicated operation tho pin
was extracted and the bird is as we'll as
evcr.-LPicayunc.
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,,...u.,rs for p.s,nrc Lands.

Very few persons have thought oil
the necessity OF Undertaking pasture
lands, that tame grasses arc not wont
to stand with their tiny feet in water
any moro than cereal plants. Some
h,vo observed that the grass on the low
ground is taller and apparently moro
luxuriant; but the stock grazc upon tho
higher grouad and shorter grass, Tor the
reason that it is swcctcr and moro nutri-
tious Put in few uud crdraias in tho
low land, and tho STOCK Will soon
change their feeding ground to tho
grass growing above the drains. Drain
age will improve the character oil tho
grass, strengthen tho sod and relieve
the soil OF watcr-loving plants, OF swamp
grasses. u American Cultivator.
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Selecting Sech Corn.

In the selection Of seed corn, gather
from the best part of the crop ard
always from Standing coin. Choose
from stalks tn t lear two or more cars
and take only the topmost ear, provided
it is we'll filed to til, point with rcgu-
lar grains. Care must be takca to re-
Jet any which havo hcea soaked or
sprout d at the lower end Gy late rains.
Select enough to allow eight bushels
pcr acre for The intended crop, making
due allowance for tops AMI butts. In
room which is perfectly dry, stretch
wires from side TO side near the ceiling.
Take ball OF Irvine and cut in pieces
two feet long, making a loop at both
ends of each ono. Place an ear 10 each
loop and throw over the wire. If con-
vcnient, have :. stove il the room and
heat occasionally if the weather is cx-
tremcly damp. Moisture in the cob
and vcrmin arc its chief enemies, and
this p,aa cffyctually prevents BOTH
Prairie Farmer.
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Care of RHarness.

Much money is wasted annually Tor
want of caro- Of harness. 1t is so easy
to hang them up in tho stable, where
tho fumes of ammonia and dust from
the horses readily reach them, that few
carry them to separate and clean room.
oiliag should DO done about twice
each year. Take apart, soak we'll IN
warm water, sc7apo with brush, and
leave until dry on the outside, hut yet
soft and piablc. Rub in thoroughly
heavy coat of genuine ncatsfoot oil,
with little bccswax and giyccrino
melted in it. and enough lampblacll to
color it. Let it dry in cool, shady
placo uatil the oil is all soaked IL.
Three days arc better than one. Then
rub off with rag or sponge dampencd
with thick CASTLE soap uds. N-ver oil
without having the harness damp, and
never hang in the sun or by the stove TO
soak the oil IT, Couricr-Journa'.
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Tot,

One day Tot was playing with her
rocking-horse- She played the horse
was kicking up its heels, and-I want
to tell you-.ho horse kicked up so high
the little girl ard the horse and the doll
tumbled right over on the tloor,--this is
just madc-up story, --and bumped the
little girls head.
When her mamma came shc was
frightened. She said:
".Oh, my darling! what have you been
doinga"
And she said: I have tumble over
and I broke my DOLL 10, let me sec,-
she didn't break her doll. Wasn't it
q great wonder she didn't break that
dol2 She didn't even break one Of her
ribs. But she was frightcncd-awfully.
And after that sh, went to Sunday
school and she had a party. Wasn't it
good it didn't make her sick3
But one day the little girl hurt her
foot on the register. Then she coulln't
go to Sunday school. s. she wrote a
poem to her grandmother. i Youths
Companion.
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EanlnG Out I,oultr, Yards.

Before going into tho poultry bust
ness ono should decide where no will
keep them, and how much space he can
devote to this purpose. This is an easy
matter with ono living il city or
small village, as there is generally but
small space to give to this business,
and oftea only one place that can BIO
used.
With the farmer it is different. Flo
can taks any one of several locations.
1t is, of course, more convenient to have
Mt least the rurs for tho young chicks
near the house OF whoever is to attend
to them, as in this way much timc can
DO saved, and in case of sudden emcr-
gcncics they would be near ut hand. A
good size fora run is onc-fourth acre
for each 100 chicks Their coops can
be changed from place to place
often, and in this way fresh
grass will always be easily found.
Tho run for the full-grown fowls
should be at least four times Us largo as
those for chicks, and laid out so rs to
allow the building to be built with,
southern frontage Never build hen
house with northern, northeastern or
northwestern frontage, as these expo
sures allow much cold wind to ontcr
tho houses. This may appear to some
to BIO matter Of small Importance, but
one has only to motto tho difference in
the egg production in winter OF flock
of hens housed in a building with
southern frontage and That of ono in
house with northern frontage to BIO
convinced that it docs mako differ
cnce which way poultry house faces.
Ii several breeds arc 10 be kept and 1t
is thought too expensive 10 give each
large run, each kind should be given
small run covered with gravel, and be
allowed to roam over a largo grass run
on alternate days, or Tor
few hours OF each day.
All fowls arc better when allowed
plenty Of room, but space for running
and foragins is absolutely necessary to
give strong vigorous and healthy
chicks, if fowls are kept for breeding
purposes. 1fruas can lie protected on
the north by a wall, bait OF trees or
buildings, it will be all tho better. II
YOU can have land for your run that
slopes to the south, it will DO an advan-
tagc-
To sum up, always select land for
your poultry-ruu that gives you
southern frontage for your buildings.
that slopes to tho south, aad that is
ample in size for all the fowls and chicks
you wish to keep, and with northern
protection. -[Farm, Field and Stock
man
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The Needle. of - Nupen.

or the beautiful fre-hued granite OF
Sycno the fiaest obclisks in Egypt wero
made, such rs the pair made by the
masculine Queen Hatshcputiu, tho sis
Ter OF Thothmcs H., of the great els h
tccnth dynasty, whom some think the
Pharoah OF the Exodus, to her Father
Amen, tho Thcban sun god. There
every traveller wonders at the still ul-
finished obclisl seen emerging from the
quarry and gets an inkling how it was
that three years wcro taken up in hew-
ing out such granite needle, 1l5 feet
long, by II feet square, boating it down
tho Nile, and setting it upright. Her
next successor, Thothmcs Ill, who first
set up the needle now on the Thames
cmoankm.nt, may well havo found it
hard to outvic his immediate prcdcccs-
sor, the Amazon Pharoahess, although
she would never aflix to her melsi (thc
mystic cartoucho in which her name
was incloscd) tho feminine proaoun. =
[NTcw York Press.
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LADIES DEPARTMENT.
1sinner Glove, and How They Lool

Dinner Glove, and How They Look
Dinner gloves arc novelty. Mrs.
Cleveland is credited with having in
troduccd tho custom of retaining the
gloves at table. Fashion has done her
best to accommodate herself to the de-
cree, and has atlcngth evolved u special
glove which introduces the inconvcni-
encc to a minimum. Tho dinner glove
has no palm and only the vcricst stubs
Of fingers. 1t is a modification OF tho
nit in kid, aud is proluacly cmbroid-
cred. 1t leaves the hands comparatively
at liberty. an.l is the next best thing to
tho commonscnsc plan of barring tho
hands at mcal.-[NIuil aud Express.
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Fashion, :xotr,.


There is less and less o! bu'tlo in tho
world OF fas hion.
Dark rich fables in wallhower shades
are imported.
Corded silk will be in high favor this
autumn.
Dircctoirc gowas aud bonncts are
very becoming to tall, stately women.
The designs of the boltod blouse
waists are really as varied as the ma
tcrals employ cd.
Pointed peasant bats are much
favored, aud so are loose blOuses, par
ticuiariy Tor young girls and little chill
drcn.
Odd effects appear il the newest
watercd silks, many OF which have wavy
blotchcs or ovals just thought darker
than their ground tone.
The dainticst parasoll of the season
arc made OF Brussels net or d ottcd point
dcsprit, made in very ull puff over
a transparent foundation.
A SHRED rould hat of pongcc, made
to matcha costume OF the same material,
had the fiat brim faced with green
tucked Ia,i! silk, G-ccl leaves aad
loops Of tho poagoo were tia only trim
ming.
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Ladies' of tfne Supreme Court Circle.
The circle of the suprcm me court Of the
Unitel ST. It's has always been well ia
vorcd with young ladies in the families
of its niue members. The daughter of
the late chief justice, Miss Mamie
Wailc, was one of the most charming,
active and charitable ladies in Wash
in.ton. Chief Justice Fuller has seven
or eight daughters who will be nota-
bic acquisition to the maiden members
aud beauty OF The social circle OF the
court. Senior Justice Miller has young
lady ia hi; family il his granddaughter,
the young, pretty aud accomplished
Lucy Corkhill, who has lived in her
grandfalhcr's family siace she was fv.
years of age. She entered society this
wear. Her father was the district attor-
ncy who represented the government in
the prosecution OF tho Assassination
CTullcau. lHC uuu5 utCt W shS A"eS y 49,
ticc Wood a lady OF somewhat adj
vanccd maidcnhood, was very popular
on account Of her interest III works OF
bcncvolencc and her conversational
gifts. Justice Matthews has three
daughters, all inter- sting and accom-
plishcd. The daughter of Justice
Bradley, who is in her younger
twcntics, is petite brunette, of a very
cheerful disposition, but not much dis
posed to society, taking rather moro
interest in doing good TO the poor.
The last wedding of young people in
the court circle WIS the marriage OF Il
Son o: Justic. Bradley and Miss Cam
eron, a daughter OF III, senior Senator
from Pennsylvania. Null and Ex-
press.
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Counting Money by Weight.

An tlicer Ct a street raj lro!d CON-
pany s4i to Courier urual man in
substance, that the time Consumed, if
the nickcls coll.ct,a IN s day were
counted one by enc, would be toO great,
and therefor, th-t they were not
counted. Instead They were weighed.
Fifty dollars ia nicksls will weigh 1O4
pounds. This systrmsof weighing has
lecn brought 10 such perfection that it
i; rarely mistake is mSdr, aud is never
more than fire cents IN $500 The
nickcls arc oou ted, o course, ordi-
nariiy, when taken out of Ithc car box:s,
in order to see if tho ar Mount CORES
onds with conductors and Ulcers re-
ports, but CONT OF a big day is never
attempted save by weight.
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Warning 20 yvouln.ne Blondes.

Recent analyses arc said to have
shown that the various nostrums used for
imparting golden shade to the hair all
depend for their action upon tho de-
colorizlng and corrosive influence Of
nasccnt oxygen or nascent chlorine, the
bus,s employed being peroxide of n.y.
drogcn, aqua rogia and broazor's acid.
The first oil tho bases is the least harm
fu', but this produces scalp sores and
skin affections, and in time turns the
hair au unnatural gray. Tho two acids
power. u.ly attack both hair and skin,
blcachng and burning the former to o
gold color, staining the latter like 10
dine, and giving rise to unpleasant dis
eases Of both. The preparations all
lead to premature badness -[Mcdical
Record.
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tho first foods growing animals and
treats them ms they nccd, and does farm
work in prompt and thorough manner
and things when they should bs done;
not practising economy at overy point
that on tho surface saves dollars, but
tho under current Of Which is IN unseen
force that ongulfs profits aud labor and
makes ono kind Of farming an occupa-
ton that doesn't pay.
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doing?"
An Elephant Stampede.

At Munich. Blvaria, there recently
occurred, say, the NV York Herald,
stampede Of four elephants through tho
crowded streets during great pro-
ccssiop, which il something new in the
way of accidents The elephants
charged throu h the crowds lining the
streets, upsctting and tramping upon a
dozen people. They were scared ori il
nally by steam from locomotive in tho
procession. Tho beasts became frantic
with terror at the>shrioks OF the people
all around them, and at umbrella thru't'
and knife cuts they received in tramp
ling through tho crowd. At ono point
the crowd was caught in a corner and
compressed, partly by fear, partly by
the actual imaact of th, elephants, al
most to suffocation. They battered
down the doors of the Mint, but quick
" came out OF that building again. In
Heilig Gci,t street they upset cab. At
tho Cafe Hook the elephants scared a
man, who swung himself up on bis
chandelier, which broke and nearly
caused a tremeni Gus gas explosion.
Finally il Bum street they. battered
down the door, OF small house, and
getting insilc wrecked the whole
ground floor, while the people wero on
the roof praying AMI shrickins. oac
elephant attempted to so up stairs, but
broke through with crash which near
ly caused the people on the roof to jump
of. At last the elephant tam'r got
control of the animals, and after hours
of hard work they were gotten out OF
the house through hole in the wall.
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A Cure for HydrOpllGbia.

Says The L ?coln Mcb. Journal: "Ii
you inadvertently happen TO be the
landed proprietor of Il mad dog, it
might bc we'll to read tho following
proposal made by a IL. Hanloa of Mis-
souri,, sent by that gentleman to the
editor Of a medical paper: Sir, in your
issue OF tie 3 last. it mentioned u
case Of hy'rcphobia where man died
from the bite Of a dog, but will tell
you that if the mans friends went aud
killed the dog aud took his heart and
liver and cooked them, telling him it
was lambs, and that h. was desired 10
eat it and drink the soup, he would
not get hydrophobia. II you think
this is not tru', let tho medical facu'-
ty make w $1,000 and will allow mad
dog 10 Lite me. Ii, must be chained
and given to me. >"
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CHILDREN's COLUMN.
a City of tho Mind.


We rowed about little lake
A sweet, enchanting spot
And some strange pleasure seemed to take
In fancying what was not.
Imagination held its sway.
We thought that meath the waters lay
Some ancient city, grand and old.
About which is no story told.
Our visions took mighty range.
We built its houses wonlrous strange;
A temple reared, with minaret
OF pattern never seen as yet.
Glist'ning with gems of solid gold;
We filled tho streets with soldiers bold,
Who, homo returning from tho war,
Trophies and arms Of victory bore.
We ruled, in fact, a city there,
Built in water, out Of air.
Pushing aside lily-pad
TO SEQ our city grand,
We looked below TWAS strangely sad:
Nothing but little band
or fishes wero our soldiers there,
Swimming in and out, between
Grasses long Of darkest green,
Which made up the city fair.
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Byron's Socks.

The first pair of socks ever worn by
Lord Byron has just been presented to
the Payers club of New York. They
are quccr-looking little things, and
seem tc be mud, of narrow braid sewn
together. ole caa learn nothing of By
ron's delormity from them for they were
cut down to fit doll before they came
into tho hands OF their last ownor e''
[HarpeTs Bazaar,
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FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
U.e the Hoe.

Don't spare the hoe aud spoil your
crop. "Threc hocings arc better than
one" Ono of the great secrets OF sue
coss is to bogia hocing before tho weed
octs a hold. At tho samo tmo never
do aay hooing by hand that can be
done with harrow. A ride through
tho country will demonstrate the truth
of the statement that many turner's
wait to stir the ground until it is green
with woods. This is poor economy. 1t
is much easier to prevent their growing
than to kill them after they are once
startoi.
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Economy of Feeding WILL.

A writer in the Country Gentleman
says:- The idea OF restricting The food
of any animal, especially growing ani-
mails, is one that should be as speedily
luricd as possible. This economy ~
has and is costing tho dairymen OF this
country millions of dollars every year.
The stuntiag OF hcifcrs, both as calves
and ycarlings, entails fearful loss. The
profits of a COW dcpcp; upon her
power to consume, digest aud arpro-
pirate her food. 1. il her hcifcrhood
she was starved, piachel and frozen,
the after life AID feeding can never
restore the system to the normal econ
omy it would have otherwise exercise !.
This starving process forces the ami
NAL 10 cxpcnd all the substance re-
cciv ID to protect its life, and If contin-
ued for months, dwarfy the power Of
growth and expansion OF tfa bady
and when prosperity does com. nature
has lost its full power Of direction and
cows will yield neither flesh nor milk
as they wcull if given liberal lalioa
adapted to THAR wants.
Tho whole system OF putting grow
Ing stocl upon SCAT allowa c., expos
ing them TO storm aud cold to mako
them tough and s'hardy" is a 'rclic of
barbarism." Good AID ahundan ra-
TORS and protection, and lots Of the
latter, to develop growth, vigor and
constitution, are far moro profitable
than "hardiness" induced ly exposure
and scaaty food.
It is hard to convince tho masses that
itrays to feed well. They sec examples
every day oil the r.snits OF gool feeding,
Lutthey say, ".lat's high farming and
does not apply 70 thu needs Of the com
mon farmer" High farming only diff
lors from common farming IN this, tibet
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Do what you ought. let come what will.
A Dill, ofNew P,s,

P stands for Pudding, for Peach and for Pear.
And likewise for Poetry and Prose;
The Parrot, the Pigeon that flies in the mir,
The Pig with y ring in his nose;
For Paper and Pen, for Printer and Press.
For Physic, and People who sell it,
But when you arc sick, TO relieve your distress
Take at once pierce's Purgatve Pellet.
Oh, yes indeed! These are the P's for you,
foo SIGH lh e bG n9n
anu in order-tiny, sugar-coatcd granulcs.
scarcely larger than mustard seeds. They
work gently but thoroughly.
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pu.. ma. .n Educated uralate

A Norwich Falls man has a cat
cpicurcun tastes. She at this season Of
the year furnishes her kittens with
frogs legs. She goes to tho swamp and
catches tho frogs and, amputating the
hind legs, brings them home to her kit
TENS. She has done thi. several years.
No claim of extra Intelligence is made
for her, but she knows good thing
when sho secs it, Nor wich Bulletin.
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DIED FROM FRIGHT.

Fire broke out in the basemcn OF Mountain
View House, at Camden, .'c. 1t was SO, n
under control ard Sigh d III. was dore.
Miss amanda Miles, Of Bu.;o.i, who was
spending the season there. t!:r.l fran an at-
tack OF heart disease brought or by fright
She was il tas house at tug Tins tue tire
broke out,
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You have been told that consumption is In
durable: that when the lungs are attacked BY
and the end is n Mere question Of time. Yol
have noted with alarm the unpiistakaE:i
symptoms OF the disease. you have tried al
manner of so-called cures in vain, and you art
now respondent and preparing. for the worst
But don't give UP the ship while Dr. Pierce:
Golden Medical Discovery remains untried. L
is not cure-all, nor will it perform miracles
but it has cured thousands of cases Of con
sumption, in its earlier stages, where all othcl
means. had failed. Try it. and obtain new
lease Of life
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snfn Effective.
Suio ihu 6hSSei'cs
7ru,a p,TJS are the safeet md ynoat.

BRANDRETH's PILLS are the safest and most
effective remedy for Indigestion, Irregularity
of the Bowels, Constipation, Biliousness Head
achc, Dizziness, Malaria, or any disease aris-
ing from an impure stale of the blood. They
have been in uso in this country for over fifty
years, and the thousands of unimpeachablc tcs-
imona $ from tl,2s. who have used them, ami
their constantly sale is incontrI-
vertiblc evidence that they perform all that is
claimed for them.
BRANDnETn's PILLS are purely vegetable,
absolutely harmless and safe to take at any
time
Sold in every drug and medicine store, either
plain or sugar-coated.
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The only trouble with Hamburg Figs ts that
they are so pleasant to the palate that childrea
are apt to cat them when not absolutely neccs-
sary.if they can get hold Of them surrcptitious-
~. They will injurc no one, but medicine
should not be taken unless needed. Dose one
Fig. Muck Drug Co., y. Y.
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The best cou. ii medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption. Sold everywhere. 2oc.
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Many irnitators, but no equal, has DR.. sage's
Catarrh Remedy.
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The Liver

A pair of slippers consists of two fat men
on the icy sidewalk.
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Tickling lie paIntc.

once woman has reached seventy she n
longer hestates 10 give her age.
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A drink for the sick: Well water.
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Dnn,t Give ti,e shin.

Regard not dreams, for they are but the
images OF our opes and fears.
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DIR. TAIN AGE.
1nEnHool5AyN plvINE'ssUNoAY
SERMON.
Subject: -"PIastcrs That Will Not
Stick preached at East Hamp-
ton. y. ~

TENT: ".Hscrable comfortcrs arc &c az
lnl
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When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.
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IS Y u 80

cHII-Ls.-No chills without congestion.
Al congcstions yield TO DR.. Sc!icnc!S's
Mandrake Pills.
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For Sale by all Druggists Price IS rts per box;
boxes for Gj CTS; sent b? m?il, poslnIe Tree,
ON receipt Of price. DR.. j. II. Sciclck & Sou, Pills.
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ERuprloWS.-Boils, carbuncIes, &c.,
SLOW impure blood. Cleanse and
purify with DR.. schenck's Mandrake
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coNGEST,oM.-vcssels Of Liver or
Stomach gorged. Unload them by use
Of DR.. Schcnck's Mandrake Pills.