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j" Mr." and "Mrs IS

The origin of the titles "Mr" and
Mrs" which are now common property.
is not without interest. 1t is thus ac.
counted for by the Oldham Chronicle:
:" In earlier times the ordinary man was
simply William or John that is to say he
had merely Christian name without any
kind of handle before it, or surname after
1t. Some means of distinguishing one
John or one William from another John
or another William became necessary.
Mechanics derived from a mans trade
or his dwelling place, or from some per-
sonal personal popularity, were tackled on
to their Christian names, and plain John
became John Smith.
"As yet there were no Mlsters' in the
land. Some John Smith accumulated
more wealth than the bulk of his fellows
became, perhaps, a landed proprietor, or
an employer of hired labor. Then he be.
gan to be called in the Norman-French Of
the day the Maistre of this place or OF
that, of these workmen or of those.
an time the 'Maistre' or Master as II
soon became, got tackled on before his name
and he became Master Smith, and his wife
was Maistress Smith. But gradually the
sense of possession was lost sight of, and the
title was conferred upon any who had at
tanned social distinction of any kind, by
mere possession of wealth or holding some
position of more or less consideration and
Importance.
at is only within comparatively modern
times that the term came to be considered
an almost indispensable adjunct to every
ones name, when mentioned in ordinary
conversation or writing. Maistress Smith
soon became Mistress Smith. Exactly
how and when the term got corrupted can.
not be said. Master Smith, however. re.
manned Master Smith long after his wife
became Mistress Smith,"
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The Paradoxes of Science.

The water which browns US, a fluent
stream, can be walked upon as ice. The
bullet which, when fred from a musket.
carries death, will be harmless if ground
to dust before being fired The crystaIlized
part of the oil of roses-so grateful in its
fragrance solid at ordinary temper
atures, though readily volatile-is COM
pound substance containing exactly the
same elements, and in exactly the same
proportions as the gas with which we light
our streets. The tea which we daily drink
with benefit and pleasure produces palpi-
tations, nervous tremblings, and even
paralysis, if taken in excess; vet the
peculiar organic agent called theme, to
which tea owes its qualities, may be taken
by itself Gas theme, not as teal without
any appreciable effect.
The water which will allay our burning
thirst augments it when CONCEALED into
snow; so that it is stated by explorers of
the Arctic regions that the natives "prefer
enduring the utmost extremity of thirst
rather than attempt to remove it by eating
snow" Yet if the snow be melted it be-
comes drinkable water. Nevertheless, al
though if melted before entering the mouth
it assuages thirst like other water, when
melted in the mouth it has the opposite
effect. To render this paradox more strik-
ing, we hare only TO remember that ice,
which melts more slowly in the mouth, is
very efficient in ailayiug thirst Black
,rls.T's Mor1-jne
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The Poodle Mustacha

Among the individual dogs which have
earned good name in their country's his
tory was one which, in A. d. 1902, shared
the cares of his master, General de Melac.
who was beseiged by the French in Lam
dau. He not only escorted his master on
every sortie, but contrived to ascertain all
the mining proceedings of the beseigers.
and to reveal them to the General who
thus, thanks to the dogs sagacity, was able
again and again TO ward off impending
dangers.
Probably, however, no dog has ever rem
dered such signal military service, or been
so honorably recognized, as the celebrated
poodle, Mustache, who shared the yictori-
Gus fortunes of the French army through
most of the wars of the Consulate and of the
French empire. He won special honors at
Marengo, and was decorated on the battle
field of Austerlitz, by Marshal Lannes, as
reward for having rescued his regimental
standard from an Austrian soldier. when
in the act of snatching it from the grasp of
the standard as he fell mortally
wounded. The plucky poodle drove off
the assailant, and then selling the tattered
colors in his teeth, dragged them triumph
antly till he reached his own company.
Many are the incidents recorded Of the
bravery and sagacity of this prince of
poodles. In the van Of scouting parties
he detected many an Austrian ambush.
and on at least one occasion he drew attention
to the presence of disguised spy in the
camp. Moreover, to his vigilance was due
the failure of night attack by body of
Austrians, of whose vicinity, in the valley
of Balbo, the French were apparently ig-
norant.- ViRtoa's Gazette.
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short Stitches in Time.

When there is a crack in the stove il
can be mended by mixing ashes and salt
| with water.
When clothes are scorched, remove the
stain by placing the garment where the
sun can shine on it.
| Steel may be bronzed by covering il
with olive oil and exposing it to the steam
| of kettle of boiling water.
SEARCHED shirts will iron easier if you
let them dry after starching, so you will
have to sprinkle them before ironing.
| Milk, if put in an earthen jar, or even
the can, will keep sweet for long time if
well wrapped in wet cloth.
The wings of turkeys, geese and chick
ems are good to wash and clean windows,
as they leave no dust or lint, as cloth.
To brighten the inside of coffee-pot or
teapot, fill with water, add small piece
of soap, and let it boil about forty-fye
minutes.
To remove grease from wallpaper, lay
several folds of blotting paper on the spot,
and hold hot iron near it until the grease
is absorbed.
Always remove the contents of tin cans
the moment they are opened. 1t is pos
itively dangerous to leave canned goods in
the open air.
Put few ears of corn in the oven and
let them remain until reduced to charcoal.
Feed this to the fowls and notice the in
creased egg production.
An excellent furniture polish for every
thing but piano is made by mixing three
parts of alcohol shellac varnish with one
part of boiled linseed oil. Shake well, and
rub briskly while applying-Erchanqe
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a CITY ESQ Yearn Old.

Hartford, Conn, is preparing to call the
attention of the country in general, and
upstart cities of greater pretension in par
ticular, to the fact that it looks back over
a corporate history of 80 years. The
Courdnt, which talks as complacently of
"our efforts in getting up tea party in
Boston harbor as the Chicago papers do
of our part in bringing the Anarchists to
justice" tells us that "it was on the 18th of
January, 1899 january Oath according to
the present calendar, the inhabitants and
residents of Windsor, Hartford and Weth-
ersfield adopted by vote the Constitution
that made them as one public State DR..
Leonard Bacon has described the docu-
ment as the first example in history of
written Constitution distinct organic
law, constituting a government and defn-
ing its powers DR.. Palfrey, the eminent
historian, says of it that for nearly one
hundred and eighty years it secured a de-
gree of social order and happiness such as
Is rarely the fruit OF civil institutions"
That day, January a, 1889, is to be COM
memorated on its 250th recurrence, and
preparations are making for the event by
Hartford on scale worthy of the antiquity
of the town and its present vigor.
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victory for the former. By the Constitu-
ton Of IS Nicaragua is governed by a
President, who is supposed to be elected
by universal suffrage, and holds his office
four years. Politically, the Executive is
almost without power, having neither vote
nor veto in critical cases. But in point of
fact, he who controls the army (which is
generally he who can get his hand into
the treasury controls the country by a
power more potent than votes or yetos.
There are two legislative chambers, the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Both houses of Congress being chosen on
the same ticket, their celebrating in
separate chambers is farce; for not only
is everything cut and dried beforehand
according to the sovereign will of the
leaders, but the absolute majority of the
whole body, voting in joint meeting, carries
every point.
The Liberal Congress of 1851 formulated
Constitution which the Nicaragua
Congress of 1858 had right to adopt or
reject. 1t did neither, but altered its en-
tire text, till its original identity was so
completely lost that its own fathers could
not recognize it, then voted that it was
the same, and adopted it BY an over
whelming majority, while the people rent
the air with joyous ciraS for the glorious
Republic of Nicaragua.
The said Constitution guarantees liberty
of speech and of the press, and promises to
protect all forms of religious belief = but
the most partial lover of Nicaragua cannot
say, with truth, that liberty to that extent
exists anywhere south of the Rio Grande
But, though the majority of central
Americans are. still intensly Roman Catho-
lie, and none but that religion is publicly
tolerated, the priesthood no longer exer-
else the unlimited control of the past over
the souls, bodies and estates of their
parishioners.
Though Nicaragua's form of government
is much like that of Los Estados Unidos del
Norte, as they call the land of the Stars and
pes-unfortunately for the governed,
its whole theory is opposed to stability.
Not only has the ancient system of tithes
been abolished-of which it used to cost
about four-fifths to collect the remainder
but the Government seems bent on repeal
ing every other tax that now yields cent
income, excise OF all kinds being regarded
as relic of barbarism. The plan is to
assess taxes on incomes that exceed GER
tain amount only-thus putting poverty at
premium in this modern Acadia, letting
the vagabond go scot free. The vagabond
being in the majority, the result is that
the wealthy few are loaded beyond endur-
ance. FANNIE B. WARD.
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Butter from Australia.

Australia has entered the English mar
ket as producer of butter. New Zealand
is claimed to be organizing to send butter
to the same market. New South Wales is
reported to have had butter factories estab-
lished for four years. The Australian
butter is said to be equal to the Danish
butter by English dealers, and consider
able feeling seems to be expressed in dairy
circles in Great Britain as to this new
source of decreasing profits to home dairy
products
The idea of sending butter from Aus
tralia seems to have arisen in the success
of the dairy department of the Melbourne
Exposition. 1t has certainly attracted
much attention. 1t is said now to be the
intention Of the authorities to cause the
dairy exposition 10 travel over the country
for the education of persons in districts
remote from Melbourne.-Pairie Farmer
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The Aston of Modern Athens.

Chief among Boston's capitalists is
Montgomery Sears, whose vast holdings of
valuable real estate give him claim to be
called the Aston of the modern Athens.
He inherited 100000 few years ago
from his father, Joshua Sears, who came
to Boston without a penny, and estab-
lished small grocery business. By aston
ishing parsimony, backed with remarkable
business instincts, old Josh rapidly piled
up the thousands. The land he bought
multiplied in value, and it was not very
long before he found himself millionaire.
Already old, he began to look about him
for wife, and finally selected his house
keeper. When he died he left his money
SO that his son should never come into the
bulk of the estate, providing the young
man merely with a pitiful $4,000 year.
This did not suit Monty" at all, who
thereupon began proceedings to set the
will aside, and finally succeeded, with the
aid of skillful lawyers, in getting hold OF
the entire property. He has added to it
considerably since, and his fortune seems
not unlikely to compare favorably during
his own lifetime with the possessions Of
any one Of the three great Astor land
holders. Mr.. Sears belongs to all the
swell clubs, keeps steam yacht, and is an
amateur in violins, of which he has valu-
able collection.-Al5dny Argus.
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Have You a Bow to snare9

The saloon must have boys, or it must
shut up shop. Can't you furnish it one i?
1t is great factory, and unless it can get
two million boys from each generation for
raw material, some of these factories must
close ont, and its operatives must be
thrown on cold world, and the public
revenue will dwindle. "Wanted-two
million boys" is the notice One family
out of every five must contribute boy to
keep up the supply. VIII you help?
Which of your boys will it be? The mino-
taur Of Crete had to have trireme full of
fair maidens each year; but the minotaur
of America demands city full of boys
each year. Are you a father? Have you
given your share to keep up the supply for
this great public institution that is helping
to pay taxes and kindly electing public
officials. Have you contributed a boy? If
not, some other family has had to give
more than its share. Are you selfish,
voting to keep the saloon open to grind up
boys, and then doing nothing to keep up
the supply ?-Eastcyn exchange.
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Danger of Close Shaving.

1t is said on good authority that very
close shaving is dangerous thing to folItw
up for any considerable time. One who
claims to know writes as follows "Do
you know what close shave means? |
never did until looked at face the other
day through a microscope which had been
treated to this luxurious process. Why,
the entire skin resembled a piece of raw
beef To make the face perfectly smooth
requires not only the removal of tie hair,
but also a portion of the cuticle, AMI
close shave means the removal of layer
of skin all around. The blood vessels
thus exposed are not visible to the eye, but
under the microscope each little quivering
mouth holding a minute blood drop pro-
tests against such cruel treatment. The
nerve tips are also uncovered, and the
pores are left unprotected, which makes
the skin tender and unhealthy. This
sudden exposure of the inner layer of the
skin renders a person liable to have colds,
hoarseness and sore throat.
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PLAsTRRINe WINES.
The Object of the Process and lis Results
Considered.

Considered.
The Society If Pharmacy OF Bordeaux
some time ago appointed committee to
examine into the subject OF pkitluge This
is process in which plaster-of, Paris is
added to wine both 10 clarity and preserve
1t. The effect of wine thus treated upon
Its consumers has long been matter of
doubt, some authorities regarding it rs
harmless while Others believe that such
VINE was injurious TO health. The con-
illusions of this committee are as follows:
L. In the present state of viticulture in
the south of France and in Algeria, the
plastering of wines in the mash is almost
always necessary, in order to give the
wines the marketable qualities sought af-
ter by consumers.
:. Facts are wanting 10 show that plas-
tered wines are injurious to health.
3. The experience Of numerous popula-
tons that drink only plastered wine, the
experience of the many strangers who are
continually travelling through the south of
France and Algeria, drinking hardly any
thing else than plastered wine, and
methodieal experiments by learned bodies,
show that potassium Sulpkate in the pro-
portion OF sixty grain to the liter of wine
produces no appreciate effect on the yari-
Gus functions OF the economy
/. The plastering of wines in the mash
to the extent of producing this proportion
of potassium sulphate may be authorized
until facts vigorously deduced from extern
siye scientific experiments show the dam
gers or inconvenience OF this amount rs
regards the public health.
The Academy OF Medicine through
committee, has been investigating the
same subject, and its conclusions are as
follows:
/. The testimony and the facts analysed
In the present report demonstrate that ex-
cessive plastering exerts an injurious in
fuence on the public health
2. From the exclusive point Of view Of
hygiene, the Commission cannot approve
of the principle of the plastering of wines.
3. Nevertheless IN view of the pgo-
dueers' and dealers necessities, and esrec-
Tally taking the consumers interest uto
account, it thinks that it would be M
prudent TO exclude from the market DIR
ing certain years, by too absolute meas
ure, wines which thus for nothing bit
moderate plasterin,s has proved capable OF
preserving.
I. NohsiueiAhS thas, II potassium sui
phate is 4 natural constituent of pure
wines, it never exists in them in proper
ton above 60 centigrams to the liter, as
analysis shows; that ii has not been di-
seetly proved that potassium sulphate,
even in the proportion of two grams to the
liter Of wine, has any noxious influence on
health, but that it is necessary to fix the
maximum of potassium sulphate which may,
without appreciable danger be produced
in wine by plastering-the Commission is
of the opinion that the presence of potas-
stun sulphate in the wines of commerce,
whatever may be its origin, ought not to
be tolerated beyond the maximum limit
of two grams to the liter. The Commits
sion urges that the regulation formerly in
use should be carried out strictly Science.
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Earnestness is Power,

Earnestness is power. He who is in
earnest will impress himself on others,
whether he would impart to them or would
receive from them. Yet no man will gain
in earnestness by seeking to be in earnest,
nor will he convince others that he is in
earnest by saying that he is in earnest. In
order to show earnestness man must be
in earnest; and the man who is in earnest
cannot help showing it. Earnestness is of
the mans self, and is drawn out by the
cause that can draw it out When it is
drawn out, every one who sees and hears
the man knows that his earnestness is real.
1t, therefore, a man is in earnest in behalf
of anything he undertakes, he may know
that he has power in that direction; but il
he lack earnestness, it is of no use for him
to try to seem in earnest-.S. S. Times.
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British Imports of Butt or and Cheese.

According to the usual monthly figures
published in the B bill of entry, as quoted
in the Marx Lane Express, the quantity of
butter imported into Britain during No
vember was 124, All cwt., against SO, 763 cwt.,
France contributing 1873 cwt, against
&c., 62 cwt.; Denmark, 37,2O1 cwt., against
1884 cwt.; Holland, 11,224 cwt., against
1891 cwt.; Sweden, 1854 cwt., against
1900 cwt.; Germany, 6,026 cwt., against
5,697 cwt,; the Atlantic Ports of the United
States, 1857 cwt., against LASS cwt.; and
Canada, 1882 cwt., ae ainst 2,022 cwt. for
the same month of 1887. Out of total of
80, 949 cwt. of margarine imported during
the month, against 11S,4S0 cwt, Holland
supplied 81 ,294 cwt., against 100000 cwt.;
and France, 2,546 cwt., against 6,297 cwt
The November imports of cheese COM
prised 9S, 412 cwt. from Canada, against
g., 443 cwt.; 29,457 cwt. from Holland
against 25,529 cwt.; and 1898 cwt. from
the Atlantic ports of the States, as COM
pared with $3.50 cwt., the total quantity
of that article imported during the month
being l52, 426 cwt., against 1876 cwt.
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Rule. TOR Fla, peopls and for Lean.

To increase the weight: Eat, to the ex-
tent of satisfying natural appetite, of fat
meats, butter, cream, milk, cocoa, choco-
late, bread, potatoes, peas, parsnips, carrots,
beets; farinacious foods, as Indian corn,
rice, tapioca, sage. cornstarch, pastry, Gus
tards, oatmeal, sugar, sweet wines and ale.
Avoid acids. Exercise as little as posi-
bic; sleep all you can and don't worry or
fret. To reduce the weight: Eat, to the
extent of satisfying natural appetite, of
lean meat, poultry, game, eggs, mix mod
erately, green vegetables, turnips, succulent
fruits, tea or coffee. Drink lime Juice,
lemonade and acid drinks Avoid fat,
butter, cream, sugar, pastry, rice, sage,
tapioca, cornstarch, potatoes, carrots, beets,
parsnips and sweet wines Exercise freely.
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strange glitter-something little short of
an expression of madness-hghts them up.
The strangest Of this half witted fellows
accomplishments is that, awakening at any
hour, he will tell you the time to second.
He does not make business of exhibiting
his power, and it is not always that those
who are most kind to him, and whom he
knows best, can persuade him to ''show
off, He says his power came from God,
and if he accepted offers which had been
made to him to travel with showmen, or
to take employment in large business
houses, God would take his gift away
Lexington No.) Cor. Globe D,mocrqt.
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Facts Abour Harrison.

He keeps one horse.
He wears No. q hat.
He is fond of baseball.
His neck measures 163.
He does not fancy jewelry.
He wears 81 shoe, and can wear 6.
He goes to bed at 10 and gets up be-
tween and T.
He wears open-front shirts, and pays $27
a dozen for them.
He reads for recreation. He is fond of
Scott, Eliot and Thackaray.
His whiskers are getting gray.
He is a regular smoker, and smokes
small cigars-a clear Havana He does not
smoke to excess, however.
He usually wears high-buttoned,
double breasted frock coat, and seldom has
a suit all of the same piece
His chest measure is 81 and his waist ~.
He weighs about $50 pounds, and appears
to be 5 feet q inches in hight Piltsburg
Dispatch
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The world is full of persons afflicted with
weak backs and weak lungs. In the fol.
lowing letter Mrs. l. T. Crockett, of Max
Meadows, Va, tells how she was cured of
those troubles
have Used Allcock's Porous Plasters
for ten years or more for weak back (spinal
aflection) and weak lungs, and can say
with perfect truth that have been greatly
benefited by them. In fact, don't believe
that could get along without them; GER
tainly not for any length of time. have
been the cause of many others wearing
them, who have been greatly benefited
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The little boy had come in with his
clothes torn, his hair full of dust and his
face bearing unmistakable marks of a Sc
we're conflict. "Oh, Willie, Willie p ex-
claimed his mother. deeply shock I'd and
grieyed. "you have disobeyed me again.
How often ! have told you not to play
with that wicked Stapleford boy p' Mann
ma" said Willie. washing the blood rom
his nose, do look as if had been play
ing with anybody Pr CHICAGO Tribune
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H.rrowlng A,fslf. Fields.

Several progressive farmers OF this
county have tried the experiment of har-
rowing their alfalfa pastures, with the OBJ
ject of killing out the Objectionable fox
tail grass, and also improving the growth
of the feed. The plan has been success
full one, and those who have tried it are
earnest in their advocacy Of this method
Of cultiyating alfalfa, especially in old pas
lures This is the season of the year for
such experiments, as harrow run through
alfalfa grounds to-day viii efiectually era
dictate all obnoxious weeds and can in no
wise affect the alfalfa.