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ARemarkable Kind of Tea.

Mr.. Yuet Sing, the rich Chinese i'm
porter, some time ago sent to Canton,
China, for few pounds of "China's
best" called, in the language of the
Orient, "Peh Kuen Cha" or White
Clouds. 1t is peculiarly rare tea that
cannot be cultivated, and is to be found
only once in many years upon a certain
high mountain, where it fourishcs under
cover of a perpetual dew. After much
trouble the agents in China secured just
exactly four ounces, which arrived here
last evening.
The leading Chinese shopkeepers met
at Mr. Yuet Sings store to get glimpse,
or possibly taste, of the King Of Mon
golian beverages. In shape and appear
ance this tea resembles young willow
leaves. slightly rolled in ball, with a
pale blue color, and when stepped it pre-
seuts almost a color!ess liquid, almost
tasteless to the palate. Still the China
men claim that it has a wonderful me-
dicinal property. Each merchant bought
about thimbleful of it to keep as a
charm. Mr.. Yuet Sing says that it cost
them about $6 an ounce. After the
grand division the importer had less
than half an ounce of the cargo left
NeU York Sun.
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A Pathetic Blizzard Episode.

The most pathetic case in Bonhommie
County (where alone sixty or seventy
persons frozc to death) was that of
Farmer Field near Avon. He had been
in town to sell some corn. The storm
broke out on his return trip. His horse
stumbled and fell and could not be made
to raise again. Farmer Field continued
his way on foot, and had gotten nearly
home, when exhaustion and cold seized
him and he fell down and died. Toward
evening his wife, seized with terror and
unrest, dressed herself and went out to
search for her husband, leaving the two
little children in the house by warm
stove. After stumbling around for a
thousand yards in the binding snow
storm, she, too, became bcnumbed: and
stumbled over something in the road.
She fell and died. The next day the
ncighbors found her frozen stiff in the
road, leaning over the corpse of her
husband. He had been that something
which had brought her to the ground.
The two little children were likewise
found dead in the house, the fire hav-
ing gone out in the stove when the
mother had not returned, and the little
ones freezing to death Chicago HeraM.
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The Sandbagger's Advice.

"I'll never forget my first experience
as footpad," said "Soaps" out at the
workhouse the other day. 'I'm not a
professional footpad or robber, but once
in Chicago l thought I'd 60 out and get
in my work with stuffed club. Well,
who do you suppose / picked out as my
first victlm2 A man with plug hat.
Did you ever hear of such thing" and
Soaps, who never washes, fairly over
flowed with laughter.
"Why, what is funny about that?"
"Well, saudbaggcr-that is, pro-
fessional-never tackles man that wears
q plug hat. 1t don't do any good"
"Why nots"
"Well, you are green. A sandbagger
attempts to strike either just in front of
or behind the hear. Those arc the most
effective places. Well, a plug hat is so
constructed that no blow can be got in on
the points on the head it covers. The
rim is very still and breaks the force of
the blow, and before second can be
given the man has cried out for help and
your attack has been in vain. Now you
know what to- do when you are going
out at night-wear plug hat. It's a
complete armor against sandbaggers. "
81. JoSeDh (IMo.) Gazette.
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The Millionaire Operator.

Andrew Carnegie, the we'll known
manufacturer and millionaire of Pitts
burg, appeared at the official telegraph
Office OF the Capitol the other day with a
dispatch which he wanted sent to
the Secrc: AIRY of the Navy. The opera
tor said he would send it in few mo-
ncnts, but was just then compelled to
leave his key to deliver an important mes
sage. ~,
$50 on, stay as long as you like" said
Mr. Carnegie. I'll send the message my
self If you will tell me the Navy Depart
mcnt call"
"Can you telegraph" asked the opera
tor.
"Can I telegraph" exclaimed Mr..
Carnegie. Ishould say I could. I was
ten years in the business, and was one OF
the first operators in the United States to
to read by sound"
The operator called up the Navy De-
partment, and left the millionaire at the
kew. The latter sent his message and took
his reply without the slightest difficult
ty, but the man at the Department was
curious to know who was at the other
end of the wire.-Mep Fork Tribune
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Short StODS.

ANY fool can farm-so long as his
money and credit last.
Water is often mistaken for disease
among the new litters.
The crop that makes the profit is the
crop that beats the average.
Thing has doubled some mems farms
not broader, but twice as deep.
Straight rows are more pleasing to the
eye and less tiresome to the hand.
Early to pow and early to reap, the
graueries all with golden grain heap.
The oldest resident can't remember
when a green fodder crop came amiss.
Foresight is much more valuable than
hindsight, because it is so much scarcer.
Wind, rot and breachy animal, like
the measles, always find the weakest
spot. .,
Better begin the spring with only one
pair of trousers than without grind
stone.
While condemning that which de-
serves it, don't forget to commend work
we'll done.
The man who leans upon novelties is
apt to fall into very old thing-a
pauper's grave.
The doctor who rejoices at clean
premises and good gardens loves his
neighbor as himself.
Work. is hard to drive, but if you will
put yourself ahead of it, it will follow
without trouble.
Last years corn stalk will bea trouble
some neighbor to the roots of this years
corn plants.
If a much distended udder threatens
garget, put the COW on dry feed and milk
her before calving.
Corn planted before the ground was
warm, caught cold that made it bilious
looking all summer.
The man who scours his plows in the
spring does his only hard work Oh the
highway at that time.
The bleat of the disowned lamb &C.
cuses, not its dam. but an Incompetent
or a careless shepherd.
A day gained in the spring will be of
more value than the ideas caught float
ing around the stove IN the village store.
STEADY pulling doesn't bear on CALLED
shoulders and chafed Sides" thought the
horse while the unoiled harness was
buckled on.
If the horses are frisky do not turn
them in the lot together while they are
fresh shod. They are apt to injurc each
other with the sharp calk.
Calls are rarely seen on the horses
shoulders bathed night and morning
with strong salt water, beginning a
month before the spring blowing. In
warm weather use sweat-pads under the
collars .-Americaa 4g,iculturist.
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A Mighty Ivory Idol.

The great event of this years cclcbra-
ton of the Chinese New Year in San
Francisco is the introduction to Office of
the mighty ivory joss of the Shin 81
Gear Society. The society lost many
members last summer by the murderous
assaults of rival faction and concluded
that their old joss was unpropitious.
They accordingly obtained brand new
ivory god from Pckin, who came through
free Of duty and was formally Installed
the deity Of the Shin ST Gear band of
idolatrous highbinders. The new god
was first carried in state through China
town. The ivory and gold deity reclincd
in chair of ebony inlhid with silver and
bronze, over which splendid tiger skin
was thrown. As it was raining hard the
great joss had to be protected, and six
coolies in blue silken tunics with orange
sashes held over his head an ample
canopy Of yellow and crimson silk.
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Inherited Diseases.

In the realm of disease, the facts of in
heritance are most numerous, ana are
daily accumulating. Here they are no
longer, alas, curious and amusing, but
terrible, fateful, overwhelming. No fact
of nature is more pregnant with awful
meaning than the fact of the inheritance
of disease. 1t meets the physician on
his da ly rounds, paralyzing his art, and
filing him with sadness. The legend
of the ancient Greeks pictured the ma
lignant furies pursuing families from
generation to generation, and rendering
them desolate. The furies still ply their
work of terror and death; but we have
stripped them of the garb which super
stitution threw around them, and they
now appear to our eyes in the more intel
ligible but not less awful form of hered-
itary disease. Modern science, which
has cast illumination into so many dark
corners of nature, has shed new and
still more lurid light on the words of the
Hebrew Script re: "The sins OF the
fathers shall be visited upon the children
unto the third and fourth generation. !"
Instances of hereditary disease abound on
every hand. Fully fifty per cent of
cases of gout are inherited. The proper
ton is not much less in that fell destroyer
of families, our national scourge, con-
sumption. Cancer and scrofula run
strongly in families. Insanity is hered-
itary to marked degree; but fortunately,
like many other hereditary diseases,
tends to wear itself out, the stock be-
coming extinct. Nearly all defects OF
sight are occasionally inherited. Sir
Henry Holland says truly that "no organ
or texture of the body is exempt from
the chance of being the subject of hered-
itary disease" Probably most chronic
diseases which permanently modify the
structure and functions of the body are
more or less liable to be inherited
P0pular Science Monthly.
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Danger in Public Troughs.

Of the many ways in which contagious
diseases are communicated from one
horse to another, the National 1Stochman
mentions the following as perhaps most
common: Watering from the same pub
lie trough along the roadside and feed
ing from the same boxes and managers at
hotel and livery stables; the hitching-
racks in villages and towns throughout
the country arc also good places for the
interchange, and to these alone can much
of the trouble be traced. Without
thinking, horses are allowed to stand
with heads together for hours at the
village store, or in the wagon-yard in
large towns, and yet some will wonder
where their horses caught the distemper,
or some other disease that may be worse.
The careful ho:seman keeps watch for
for such matters, and saves himself much
trouble aid expenses and sometimes the
lives of valuable horses.'
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Summer So;linG.

The practice of summer soiling is one
that ,e luires so much careful prepara ion
and forethought and such close and per
sistent management that it is not sur
prising that few farmers should make
success of it. The way to succeed
with such an exacting practice is to grow
up to it by degrees, and the beginning
should be partial soiling to help out the
always inadequate pasture. Pastures fail
in July or August, because the grass or
clover natures and stops growing. But
corn, millet, mangles, and other succu-
lent fodder crops grow on and luSuriate
in the heat which stops the growth Of
grass. Then is found the value of a few
acres of these crops, and preparations for
growing them should be made in due
season. The first thing to be done, and
it should be done now, is to spread a
liberal quantity of manure on the ground
selected for these crops.-Mcso York
Times.
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Curiosities of Guessinp.

Some curious facts bearing on the
"Eccentricities of Guessing" were COM
municated to the American Association
by Professor T. o. Mendenhall. The
author had formed standard probabili-
ty curve which could be applied to any
form of guessing, and which represented
the law that governed the occurrence
and recurrence of purely accidental
things. This standard was seldom de-
waited from to any considerable extent.
He had frequently tested the accuracy
of the probability curve by experiment.
A large number of persons guessed at the
number of nails of various sizes con-
tanned in a carboy. The lowest guess
was 43; the highest between 5000, 900
and 1000, 600. Eight guesses came with
in one of the actual number, six falling
short, and two exceeding it, while a vast
majority came within a few hundred of
it. It was 2,551. Many terminated
their guesses with the figure 7; then 3,
then came in the order of preference.
Odd numbers occurred three fourths of
. the time; and the number Of the year
was frequently chosen.-Popular Science
M0nth7y
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selves often worse than useless, as night

selves often worse than useless, as night
soil, muck, refuse, urine, and dead anil
mails. There is no quicker or handler
way of disposing of refuse, sods or
weeds than by rotting them down in the
compost heap. The most common fer
menting agents used in the compost heap
arc stable manure and nj ght soil. Layers
of wood ashes, lime or salt may also be
used if plenty of moisture is applied.
Mate ais for a compost heap may be
gathered at any time, but if done late IN
the fall the pile must be large one or
the heat generated by decomposition
may be overcome by the cold. Heating
causes decay of the coarse materials, and
the pile should be turned as often
as once in four to six weeks, that
the whole may be properly fermcnted.
The use OF urine, house slopS and wash
water Immediately after turning helps
start the heat anew and enriches the pie.
In making the heap, says DR.. L. l..
Hoskins, it Should be we'll and evenly
mixed of the different materials: built up
square, and trodden so as to have, as
nearly as possible, an equal density al
over. 1t should be frequently inspected,
and not allowed to heat too much IN one
spot. The best time to shovel over IS
while the heat is at its hight. After two
or three turnings, if rightly managed,
only a mild heat will be started, and the
compost will then be nearly ready for
use. If the heat, however, is lost before
this is accomplished, the addition OF ~
or Is per cent. of strawy horse manure,
we'll mixed with the mss and wet with
urine, yard water or wash water Will
start a new heat.
The best way to make compost heap,
says correspondent of the Rural Ne'o
Yorker, is with oxen and cart, begin
ming with say one foot Of muck at the
bottom of the heap, then two 1ect, OF
manure, then SIX inches OF muck, then
manure again, and so on until the heap
is completed with foot of muck cover.
ing the entire pile, and the sides too, II
possible. In this way thousands OF tons
of ragweed and other refuse allowed to
90 to waste on the farms can be turned
to good advantage.
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Hanny H0n1ea.

Much has been written and said about how
to make home happy. The moralist and the
preacher have hackneyed this theme until II
would seem nothing more remained to be said.
But the philosophers have gone far out II their
way to account for the prevalence of ill-sorted
couples and unhappy homes, and have over
looked the chief cause. Most of the unhappi.
ness Of married life can be traced directly tC
those functional arrangements to which wo.
men are suject. In nine cases out Of ten the
irritable, dissatisfied and unhappy wife Is
sufferer from some "female complaint" a
trial of DR.. Piercc's Favorite Prescription will
produce more domestic happiness than q mill
ion sermons or philosophical treatises. ltcures
all those peculiar weaknesses and ailments in;
cident to women. 1t is the only medicine sold
by druggists, under q positive guarantee from
the manufacturers, that it will give satisfac.
tion in every case or money will be refunded
See guarantee printed on wrapper enclosing
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Exercise Promotes Health.

Some persons seem to think that if a
certain quantity of feed will keep bird
or animal in good condition, twice as
much should give a cores 'onding gain.
This is a grave mistake, for when fowls
are induced to eat too much, and be-
come excessively fat, they suffer CORE
spondingly. Nearly all the diseases to
which fowls are subject may be traced
to overfeeding. A fowl that is con,
stantly stuffed soon becomes disordered
and deficient in digestion, thus vast
ing the excess of food. Exercise is the
best antidote for overfed birds. Reduce
the allowance and compel them to work.
Industry means production of eggs,
and the fowls will also keep healthy by
having something to do.-Amertc9"
A1rtcuLturSst
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Storm Proverbs.

When oxen or sheep collect together
as if they were seeking shelter, storm
may be expected.
Domestic animals stand with their
heads from the coming storm.
Foxes barking at nj ght indicate storm.
Peafowl utter loud cries before storm,
and select a low perch.
Wild geese flying over in great num-
bers indicate approaching storm.
When a heavy cloud comes up in the
Southwest and seems to settle back again,
look out for storm.
Red clouds at sunrise indicate storm.
A long strip of clouds called Salmon
or Noah's Ark, East and West, is a sign
of stormy weather, but when it extends
North and South, it is sign OF dry
weather.
North and South the sign of drought,
East and West the sign Of blast
If the clouds be of different heights,
the sky being grayish or dirty blue, with
hardly any wind stirring, the wind, how
ever, changing from West to South, or
sometimes to Southeast, without percepti-
bly, increasing in force, expect storm.
The aurora when very bright, indicates
storm.
Goals becoming alternately bright and
dim indicate approaching storm:
Fire always burns brighter and throws
out more heat just before a Storm, and is
hotter during Il storm.
1t is said that blacksmiths select a
stormy day in which to perform work
that requires extra heat.
SCOT burning on back of chimney in
dicatcs storm.
Distant sounds heard with distinctness
during the day indicates rain.
Sound travelling far and wide
A stormy day will betide
The weather usually moderates before
a storm. Boston journal.
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Are the months In which to purify the blood for at
no her season Is the body susceptible to benefit
from medicine. The peculiar purifying and reviv-
In qualities Of Hoods sarsaparlla are neecs to ex'
pei disease and fortify the system against the debi
tatng effects of mild weather. Every year increases
the popularity Of Hoods Sarsaparilla for 1t Is just
what people need at this season. 1t is the ideal
spring medicine II you have never tried II, do
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Hoods SarSaparIiia

"For many months sun red greatly. Ny whole
system seemed to be be entirely run down. my am
btion was gone had pains In my back. and feeling
OF lassitude which could not throw on. was
treated unsuccesfully for kidney trouble. One day
at by brothers saw bottle Of Ho DIS sarsap rllla
and determined to try It. Before the first bottle was
taken candidly y was relieved. have used the
medicine Off and on ever since, and recommend It
for kidney or liver complaints" MRS W. H. STRASo.
s3I Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn NY.
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The Handsomest Lady in Town

Remarked to friend the other day that sht
knew Kemp's Balsam for the Throat ant
Lungs was superior remedy, as it stopped bel
cough instantly when other remedies had nj
effect whatever. So to prove this and con
vince you of its merit, any druggist will give
you Sample Bottle Free. Large bottles 81
oapfc on6
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About Compost.

Doubling the manure heap doubles the
c,op. One of the best and cheapest
wavs to increase the size of the manure
nile is afforded by the compost heap. 1t
l. splendid laboratory for the manufac-
ture of fertilizer from materials III them
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Man wants but little here below,

This is especially true Of purge. The aver.
age man or woman does not precisely banker
for it, as rule, but when taken, wishes 1t te
be prompt, sure and effective. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets leave nothing to be
desired in point of eficacy, and yet their action
is totally free from any unpleasant symptoms,
or disagrecable after-effects. Purely vegeta-
BILE, perfectly harmless.
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March April May

Hoods sarsaparilla IL prepared fro sarsa2arilla
Dandelion Mandrake, Dock, Juniper Berries, and
other well known vegetable remedies in such pecu.
liar manner as to derive the full medicinal value OF
each It will cure, when in the power OF medicine
scrofula salt rheum Sores boils pimples all humors
dyspepsia. bliousness, sick headache indigestion,
general debility catarrh rheumatism, kidney and liver
compaInts It overcomes that extreme tired feeling
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Purifes the Blood

"seven years az while my little boy was playing
in the yard, he was bitten by spider. The poison
entere his blood, and sores soon broke out about
his body; they tched terribly an caused him intense
suffering Several times we succeededin healing the
sores up but in spite OF all we could do they would
soon break out again Finally "etried HOODS sarsa
parla and he took one bottle and one.th rd OF an.
other, when the sores disappeared He has not sore
SPOT on him now and l consider him perfectly
cured" Wa II. B. WARD, Downington, Penn.
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A medical journal has an able article
on GLOW to Stop Bleeding What
most people want to know is how to
stop being bled.-Ol City Derrick.
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AHANDFUL Of common sense is worth o
bushel of learning.
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THE brave man is an inspiration to the
weak, and compels them, as it were, to follow
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MODERATION Is the silken string runninl
through the pearl chain of all virtues.
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The cost of compiling and publishing
the reports of the Challenger expeii-
ton has already exceeded $1,000, 600.
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It's thousands of cures are the best advertise
ment for Df. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
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He is only "a well made man who has good
determine ion,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-19
Ar,e.lan Wen. wi,hou, uo,,om,

A great many people in Memphis have
been attracted during the last few DAYS
TO one OF the artcsian wells on Court
street, which has been sending forth some
very peculiar substance, which seems
destined to finally choke oifthe supply of
blessed with In great quantity for some
time. An analysis Of the water has been
all the scientific men in Memphis, for II
was found that the foreign substance was
nothing more than sol colemans ko-ko
tulu, which had evidently been dropped
In well by some thouslitless children on
the other side Of the globe and forced 10
the top ON this.