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For DiphtherIa and Group.

w. r. White. OF Chester, sends the
following, whose value he has tested:
In report to the French Academy OF
Medicine, DR.. DiethoH stated that the
vapor of liquid tar and turpentine
would dissolve the fibrinous tissues
which choke up the throat in Group
and diphtheria- He described the
process OF treatment as follows: Take
a teaspoon each of turpentine and
liquid tar; put them into a tin pan or
cup, and set fire to the mixture. TAX
ing care to have,a larger pan under II
as safeguard against the spread OF
the flames. A dense, resinous smoke
arises. making the room dark. The
patient Immediately seems to expert
Fenee relief; the choking and rattle
stop; the patient falls into slumber
and seems to inhale the smoke with
pleasure The fibrinous membrane
soon becomes detached and the patient
coughs up microbes. which, when
caught in q glass, may be seen to dis
solve in the smoke. In the course OF
three days the patient entirely recov.
ers. This remedy has proved success
fnl In many instances. and household
ers everywhere should bear it in mind.
A prominent gentleman In Charleston,
who applied the treatment to his child.
after the sufferer Was given over as
incurable by his family physician,
suggests that before burning the I'M
eredients named, all such articles as
would be likely to be- injured by the
thick smoke should be removed on
covored mp closely. Springfield
MAS. Republican. "
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Throwing Dice for Bibles.

About two centuries ago an old citi-
zcn Of st. Ives parishs Hants. left in
trust to the vicar and church wardens
an orchard, the rent OF which was to be
devoted to the purchaser Bibfes.The
testator further provided that the BIZ
bles should be rallied for with dico In
the. church, and since then the pre-
scribed ccrofnony has been duty car
ried out every Whit Tuesday. Last
Whit Tuesday. after a shortened even
prayer the vicar delivered an address,
telling those present that they must
look upon what was going to take place
revcrently. Hciwas sorry they had to
observe the custom in place sanctilied
TO the service OF God, but it had been
observed for two hundred years. Then
the proceedings began. A table COW
cred with white cloth was brought
forward, and the girls and boys came
up as their names were called and
threw the dice, which wero provided
by tho church. Each had three throws.
the highest numbers winning the BIZ
bles. The ceremony closed with n
hymn and benediction. London Let
ter,
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AN EXPENSIVE SCOOP.
How One EntcrprisIng Reporter Got Ahead
of His RIYala.

How One EntcrprisIng Reporter Got Ahead
of His Rivals.
There absolutely M price to be
placed upon an exclusive piece OF
news. The ambitious editor will got
1t as cheap as he can, Of course, but he
is going to have it. cost what it will.
News was received in New York once
that an emigrant ship long overdue,
and for which fears of loss had been
strongly felt. had at last been seen
and would reach Philadelphia on a
certain date. One of the staff OF one
of the largest dailies formed scheme
and carried it out, getting a full-blown
SCOOP on all the other papers. He
jumped on train for the Quaker City.
having FIRST sent his paper notice of
his plan, and asked the proprietor to
have a special engine and some
coaches at frankfort. suburban port
near Philadelphia Arriving at that
place himself, he chartered tug and
steamed down the river, intending to
catch the emigrant vessel outside. He
met the ship just coming up to tho
city in charge of another tug. A halt
was made and a bargain struck so that
the reporter bought out the tow and
his own tug took the vessel. He also
fixed 1t with the captain to go with
him to Frankfort instead OF to the
city. Here the whole crowd was
loaded into the train and run to New
York, taken quietly to the newspaper
Office and there held and guarded until
the paper went to press containing a
full page scoop" All day long and
through the night the wharf at Phila-
delphia was thronged with waiting
and anxious reporters who did not
know what they had lost until they
saw In print what the other fellow
had found. It took a nice pot OF
money to carry out the scheme. but
looking at 1t as bit OF enterprise 1t
paid, and the owners of the paper
were satisfied, while the editors, and
particularly the reporter-Swho had
successfully carried It through. were
In q state Of ecstacy. e Chicago Herald.
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CHEAP POULTRY HOUSE.

How to Secure the Most Room For the
Least Money. Zzzlf7=z1-=
There is probably no better time for
building and arranging a good house
for the poultry than after the harvest
and stacking work is over. 1t need
not, and in majority OF cases should
not, be costly building. The most
room for the least money should be
an important consideration.
When it can be done without inter-
fering too much with the arrangement
ofthe other farm buildings. the poultry
house should be convenient to the or
chard. Where the poultry can be al
lowed free range with the trees.
fruit and fowls will be benefited.
One OF the first items is to have dry
land. This implies q situation where
good drainage can-be given readily.
Then with good roof the fowls can
have a dry house.
Let it face the south, or at least ar.
range SO that plenty Of sunlightcan be
given in this way and providing for
plenty Of sunlight during the winter.
Arrange also to afford good ventila-
ton during the summer or whenever
1t may be needed. Good rough boards
we'll battened with tarred paper on the
inside will make it sufficiently warm
for all ordinary purposes. A shed
roof will be the cheapest, especially
for small house such as ordinarily
will be needed on the farm. Have
the nests in the darkest corners of
the roost and nests are all to be In
one room. Make the roosts all on q
level, and arrange so that they can be
readily taken down to be cleaned when
needed. Flat strips are preferable to
round poles; plane smooth and oil,
The nests, as far as possible, should
be made in the same way, as 1t will be
necessary to take do p and clean in
order to keep down the hill, as we'll az
to change the material in the nests.
II the nests are made permanent the
work OF keeping clean will be consid-
erabiy increased, and In planning this
kind of work convenience must ALWAYS
be considered. Then with most that
are easily taken down the work OF
whitewashing and cleaning will be
much less
A house sixteen feet square will or
dinarily be plenty large for ALI the
poultry that 1t will be desirable to
keep on an average farm. with the
exception OF ducks, and a separate
place should always be provided for
them. as 1t Is not good plan to keep
them with the other poultry. An
earth floor will answer provided 1t
can be kept dry, but il not then make
n tight board floor. There is another
good advantage in a board floor and
that is it can be cleaned easier. A
board floor at least ought to be pro-
vided for feeding grain and other ma
terials upon and be made SO as TO be
cleaned readily, as filth in any form
breeds disease. Properly managed
poultry can be- made very profitable,
but In doing this good house will be
found almost indispensable. Detroit
Free Press.
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- 80
slIsvs Is Y ~ n - 'sxssa
.sWhat does Il cost you year 70 have
your manuscripts readss I asked one
Of our largest publishers We'll was
his answer, 1t Il very large sum. 20
large that II / named Il tho public
would not credit It Let me give you
4 single instance Of what occurred re-
Gently. Tho manuscript Of . novel BY
an author Of whom We have book on
our list came In about two months ago.
II was sent to one OF our readers, and
the report made upon It was such that
NO considered It wise TO send Il out 70 =
second reader. In . week itcame back
again with the result Of the second
reading. This critic coincided In .
measure with the opinion Of the first
yet neither report was decided enough
IA favor Of tho work TO induce us 70 ac-
cept tho novel for publication. From
the reports we saw that there was
something in the book-the difference
in the opinions Of the critics was upon
a technical point yet 1t largely affected
the whole work. It was sent out
again. and then. taking the three
reports before me. read the manu-
script myself. spent two evenings on
it. and finally declined it That
was a manuscript of six hundred
pages. and the expense OF three read
ings by accepted critics, whose time Is
valuable. is considerable. And this Is
not an uncommon Instance. ! tell you
the cost OF manuscript reading in a
publishing business OF any size is q
large item, and one never takem into
account by those who are continually
crying about the profits OF publishers.
We have five regular readers on our
salary list, and seven others who are Mt
our bidding ut any time when we are
crowded. This year we have kept six
steadily employed. Sitdown and figure
out what you would charge to read a
single manuscript novel OF 600 pages.
on reasonable basis. multiply that by
about 200 or 250 and you will get a
fair idea OF what 1t costs us to have our
fiction read. and, mind you, that is
only fiction. am not now speaking
Of works OF history. theology, travel,
essay, adventure and juvenile books
which come to us by the hundreds dur
ing year. 10 have our manuscripts
read is one OF the largest items in our
accounts, and yet it is an item never
thought OF by the public. boston
Journal
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fAaM AND nousEnoLn.

z @A
culinary law that salt mast get into
|the soup Philadelphia Press
"A pie,e Of ground should Be kept
pIowed or spaded for the stock 70 uss
as fine dirt or wallowing. A spot
twenty feet square and which y
stirred up after each rain will be used
by stock with advantage.
Clean up the front yard; tack on
that loose board or picket, slicksup and
make home and its surroundings As
neat and CHEEKY as possible. You will
1--we just as long, have just az good
crops and feel great deal better II
you tidy up bit"
=Gooseberry jam. Stew the bcr-
ries in a little water and put them
through coarse sieve. and then pour
into d porcelain kettle with q pound of
sugar to each pound Of berries. Boil
three-quarters Of an hour and stir con-
stantly. Yankee Blade.
-Corn-Starch Wsffles ~ Make .
batter with half pound Of corn-starch,
six ounces OF sugar. little lemon
flavor, adding milk as required; warm
the molds, butter them out and fill,
close them. place on the fire, then
turn them over; repeat this until they
are evenly baked; when cooked, dust
sugar over them. Christian Union.
The cheapest pork is made by the
wise use Of clover pasture. The com
position OF the plants meetsathe wants
of the animal systena to make q rapid
growth. The season fayoring the
growth OF the plant is most favorable
to animal growth, particularly swine.
When they have good shade and water,
the animal digestive organs do not
convert themselves into furnace as
in the winter to keep the body warm
TO make mats for vases is to take
piece Of white wadding, cut 1t round,
and thirteen inches In diameter. Work
around the edge with some pretty
yarn in button-hole stitch. Take sew
eral round pieces six inches in diane
ter worked the same way. Then
double them over through the center,
then across through the center again.
Tack these in the large wheel by the
center of the small ones. They will
then come in she'll work all around
the outside. --Woman's Magazine.
The best way to make a pot-pourri,
put nothing into it but leaves and salt
Alternate the layers OF rose leaves and
salt. pressing the Inter down upon the
former When the scent becomes evil
dent, the leaves OF any other fragrant
flowers may be added, such as hello
trope, lemon verbena, violet, or even
those of the geranium. jar filed
in this way will prove source OF de-
licious fragrance for many months.
Peach Merineue. Put a AqnaEt=of
milk, less hall teacupful, into a
saucepan, and when 1t boils add to It
two tablespoonfuls OF corn-starch dis
solved in the half-cupful OF milk; stir
constantly. When 1t has thickened,
remove from tho fire and add one ta-
blespoonful OF butter. and let the mkt
ure cool; when cold add the yelks OF
three eggs and half cupful Of sugar;
cover the bottom OF a pudding dish
with three layers Of ripe peaches,
pulled, stoned and quartered; sprinkle
two tablespoonfuls OF sugarover them.
pour the custard over the fruit and
bake twenty minutes; add. the whites
of the eggs beaten to stiff froth to
the top; brown delicately in thu oven
and serve cold, with cream.
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MOI long A9o M George =. D2niel4 ~
; Has 90 ~ Z h s III n 4
tending q invitAki0n 70 fersignsrs - visit
sss ccetf elrsSssa fes,r sf ssss e e
earth .ssdl peopied with sixty million Ii the
most civilized and enterprising people on
the globe; that tho New York Central
Railroad b the greatest railroad on
earth tho only four-track road ~ the
world; that It started from the largest city
On the continent, passed through the rich
est and most prosperous region touching
the largest cities in the interior, Ii the
great trunk line and direct route V that
great cataract Niagara Falls, and that In
al respects il reveals moro Of the resources
and riches Of America Ia less time, with
more safety and under more iuxurious con-
ditions than any other route. There
Is much In the above not only Tor
foreigners, who want TO see this country
under favorable conditions, but FOR our own
restless and moving people. The New
the outgrowth OF q luxurious and prosper
Gus civilization and one Of its greatest en-.
zrfueerfnr triumphss ASS well known 1T
Is the only line from the west TO New York
that lands its passengers tn that city
Without ferrying them across me i Nossn
station In the heart of the city has
been for years not only the pride OF
New York, but q lasting monument 70 the
foresighted liberality and enterprise Of that
great organizer and founder OF the New
York Central ~ Hudson River Railroad syf..
tenn, Commodore Vanderbilt Tho lilnitod
trains Of this line are the finest In tho
world, and its general accommodations for
the travelling public are only known and APP
preciated by chat large portion OF II who
have been over the line and enjoyed them.
a Ifatv@ rSif Er,r pEaC
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Society in the West.

Mrs. Gotham SO you live in Kan.
sas City! suppose you know Mrs.
Van Astor who moved there from New
York!
Mrs, De Boom Not intimately. The
fact Is, she Is not in my set. She as
sociates with very respectable people.
Of course lawyers. preachers. bank.
ers, manufacturers, md such folks.
but she has not been admitted Into thc
real-eetnte circle ~. \, {Yeekly.
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Half-Ratc Excurslons.

The Chicago & North Western Railway
offers exceptional opportunities for an in
spection Of the cheap lands and growing
business centers Of Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Wyoming, North and South Dakota,
Colorado and the far Wcst and Northwest,
by series or Harvest Excursions, for
which tickets will be sold at half rates, or
ono fare for the round trip Excursions
leave Chicago August 9th and 10th, Sep
tember 10th and 24th, and October 6th. For
full particulars apply to any ticket agent,
or address r. p WILSON, General Passcn-
ger Agent Chicago & North " estcrn Rail-
way, Chicago, Illinois.
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When a piece,of grass is devoted
to hens and chickens the pen should
be moved every day. 1t is healthier
for the hens and chickens, the ground
does not become tainted. and, by NOV
Ing them systematically and regularly.
the ground first used is At to be reoc-
lcupied when Is turn comes -Ameri-
can Poultry Yard
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They were nearing an ice-cream
saloon, and the young man casually
remarked: They say that ice-cream
is full OF tyrotoxicon this year" ..Oh!
is itP" she gushcd. THAT must be a
new flavor. and should like to taste it.
I'm about sick OF all the old flavors."
And the young man hadn't twenty
cents in his pocket!--N. Y. Ledger.
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in the country towns the circus
comes one day and departs the next,
In Chicago it stays week. and then
lots Of people fail to got in to see it..
Talk about country jays and circus
lemonade! the city jays lay them all in
the shade. After all, human nature is
pretty much the same wherever you
find it -Arkansaw Traveller.
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Next 10 81 Approving consclenoe.

A vigorous stomach is the greatest OF mum
dane blessings. Sound digestion Is a guar
anty of quiet nerves, muscular elasticity, Q
hearty appetite and regular habit of body.
Though not always a natural endowment, II
may be acquired through the agency OF Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, one Of the most
effective invigorants and blood fertilizers in
existence. This fine tonic also fortifies those
who use it against malaria, and remedies
biliousness, constipation and rheumatism.
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"A young man of Green County re-
Gently sent his sweetheart luscious
melon. accompanied by a noto making
the startling request. enclosed please
find q Watermelon - Savannah News.
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The peasants OF Northern Germany say
that TO whistle in the evening will make the
angels angry, while the Icelanders consider
whistling as disrespectful to the Supreme
Being. Arabs say that after puckering the
mouth for whistling, it takes forty days to
pacify that member of the body.
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WHAT wrought the changer This womant race
Is rudy with u roses grace. "
Her eye IL bright,
Her heart Is light
All, truly, tits q Eoodiy sight.
few brief months ago her cheek
Was palIid and her step was weak,
= = F"' and a. mar

For her. Tear, n
Sighed many friend who held her dear.
Lean tell you what wrought the change
IN her. She was told by q friend, who, like
her, had suffered untold misery from o
complication of female troubles, that DR..
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription would GER
tainly cure her. This friend -knew
whereof she spoke,n for she had been
cured by the remedy she advised hor friend
to use. She is enthusiastic in its praise,
and tells her friends that DR.. Pierce de-
serves the universal gratitude OF woman.
kind for having givcn~Sit this infallibIe
remedy for its peculiar ailments. 1T Is
guaranteed to give satisfaction In every case
or money refunded.
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ToREGuLArE the stomach, liver and bowels,
and promote digestion, take one of Carter's
Little Liver Pills every night Try them.
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"WnY don't you lfsten to reasonsn
growled out old Brown, in q perfect rage
"How do you expect me TO do that when you
are spcaking!' returned his better half.
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If Dobhins, Electric Soap u what so many
insist that it is, you can mol a00sd TO go
without it. Your grocer has 1t, or can get
II, and you can decide for yourself very soon.
Don't let Monday pass without trying It,
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ELDERLY aEsT-"l am eighty years old,
young man, and don't recollect ever tell.
ing o lie,n The young man-"Well, you
can't expect your memory TO be reliable ai
that agen
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.sIT doesn't take me long to make up my
mind, can tell you,n said Lonceited fop
sIts always 30 where the stock Of material
young lady.
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GIVE not that which is useful TO the pigs i;
neither cast away stale bread, which may
possess the promise and potency OF good
pudding.
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SEA air roughens the skin. Use Glenn's
Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and whisker Dye, 80 cents.
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IF you borrow, you must lend; therefore
whatsoever you are unwilling that men
should borrow Of you, borrow not Of them.
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FIounEs in the arithmetic do not lie; but
the figures In cook book sometimes repre-
sent indeterminate quantities.
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They resched their unseen world; by narrowest
limit
His life was bound
hut skin and kindness, clasping hands with
Within his barren life had made q rift.
And The barred senses 10 his slender fingers s'
Had brought their gift
Though dwelling in Q realm 80 strange and
- lonely,
He had learned something. through their
simple art
OF the great world in whose wide JOY and beauty
He had no part
Standing amidat them on one happy morning
Fer generous hands the glad ambassador,
cried Dear God, what have these hapless
children
To give thanks fory'
ASK them" the teacher said; SO in that lan-
guagc
That blind eyes read asked, and 10 they
wrote.
Ono thanked God for his friends, his health,
Fer o new cap aHa. eeaf..-z=~--;s
This one was grateful for his teachers patience
And others, sitting in their ccaseiess night
Gave thanks for speech and for the JOY OF hear
ing,
And songs delight
Tbcn he, the deepest stricken, laid his answer
Within my palm IN sad humility,
Il SO 1t read, 'thank Go It's not with others,
As II il with me. y
Rebuked bowed my head before the grandeur
OF that so sadly smitten shut-in soul
Ashamed said: WAS eer such sweetness
born OF
Such dearth and doeY'S
wondered much IL any from his bounty
Had ever brought, or ever yet would bring,
Unto Gods altar such o strangely precious
Thank-offerng.- -
wondered II from any life all freedom
A breath OF gratitude had ever risen,
80 sweet, so pure os that In silence lifted
From such prison.
Unto what lifc." cried, Through all Its por.
tails
Did Christs own teachings Ger moro closely
pressf
Out Of what richest life c,er come dvner
Unselhshnessf'
-Carlotta Perry, in Youths Companion.
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Mr.. SIssr-.Aw, Miss Laura, erldo YOU
think marriage failurepf Mss Laura
"WeLL Mr.. Sissy, as Ihave never been mar
ried can not say from experience, but be-
tween you and me ! think 1t would be :
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''Mr gracious, frauiein, you don't seem 70
realize that belong 70 the oldest nobility,
Do you know what thai meansin uOh, yea,
quite well IL means that ID u + very long
time since any one Of your family has done
any thing worth doing, n
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DON'T put out your furnace fire till the
sun is ready to take its place. A ton Of
coal at $3.50 Is cheaper than doctors bill
of f65
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FLATTERY Is foolishness, and whosoever
IS deceived thereby is not wise; neverthe-
less the discreet woman may use q little OF
it for her husbands sake.
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NAGLEY--.Y GU wanted TO get married bad
enough, Lord knows. when took you.
(meekly) --.Well, don't twit me with what
haze done. We all make mistakes.''
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THE order Of the Kings Daughters nov
nrwbers 1900 active members.
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THERE are as yet more things In heaven
and earth than have becu dreamed OF In
hash, but the resources for novelty In its
combination are fewer than they hayc
hoaIa