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For Lazy Card Players.


An automatic card shnffler is the work
of an English inventor. Mr.. Booth. It
works thus; A sharp turn to the right of
either of the two handles places the ma
chine in working order. Tho cards are
then dropped into the slot. The machine
works by itself, and the cards gradually
disappear. When the whole have passed
into the machine the handle is turned
again in the same direction and thecards
will be brought back to the surface OF
the table,
Another pack should then be placed
in the slot, and the shutting process re-
peats itself while the players are dealing
and playing pack No. 1. When the
hand has been played out turn Of the
handle brings up pack No. ready shut
fed, and the used pack No. Is then
placed in the slot in place of pack No. ..
This process may be repeated indefinitely.
By this arrangement every card changes
its position, passing through the machine
in twenty seconds Chicago Herald.
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A thrilling story Of an encounter with
leopard comes from Serajgunge, In In.
dia. Two young English gentlemen be-
longing to the locSlity went out to hunt
leopard that had been making its pres
ence unpleasantly felt in the neighbor-
ing villages. Neither was accustomed to
hunting or to the use of firearms, but
both were full of pluck and eager to
show their prowess. They took up their
station on a patch of cleared ground,
awaiting the. leopard that the beaters
were chasing from his lair, when sud-
denly the brute leaped on one of them
and caught him by the thigh, inhicting
terrible injuries.
His companion, seeing his danger, tried
to fire at the brute, but unfortunately the
safety pin, with the use of which he was
unacquainted, had locked the gun, SO
that the trigger would not move. He
tried to beat the leopard off from his
companion, but the enraged beast turned
upon him, stripping his arm and literally
crunching his hand. Two of the beaters
came up and used their hamboos with
such effect that the animal turned tail
and returned to the jungle. The two
Europeans were removed to Serajgunge,
and 1t was found that the first mentioned
was in such critical condition that he
could not be moved. He died shortly
afterwards. His companion was sent to
Calcutta for treatment.--Pall Mall Ga.
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LAATBERTvILLE N. j.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4. 1890.


My name is Woodford, said w. G..
Mills. l was born in Woodford county,
this state. After the excitement incl
dent to an occasion such as birth the
people began to bother themselves about
my name. Delegations called at the
house and wanted to know what was
to be dubbed. AS / am reliably informed
day was set for the ceremony and peo-
pie Games miles to see me. My father
informed them that he had concluded to
call me Woodford Mills. He referred to
the solicitude Of his neighbors, and while
thanking them said he hoped the name
he had selected would be satisfactory.
One Of the crowd got the floor and said
Woodford was all right, but he wanted
middle name. Others followed In this
strain, and finally my father yielded.
He asked what it should be. Several
names were suggested, but none suited.
Finally one man asked:
"Whnt is the sWoodford' forPn
My father said it was for some relative
Of his. The man who had asked the
question said he thought maybe 1t was in
honor of the county. This suggested
| that sc" be stuck in after Woodford
and that 1t stand for county. And that
is my Woodford County Mills.
The reason for SO much commotion
about my birth and name is found in the
fact that was the first white child born
IN Woodford county. Chicago Tribune
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A HANDSOME Clock.

One of the most beautiful and costly
clocks ever made was sent many years
ago by the East India company as a gift
to the Emperor of China. The case was
made In the form of chariot, in which
was seated the figure of woman, with
her right hand resting on the top Of q
tiny clock, which was placed In the side
of the carriage. Some Of the wheels that
moved the clock were concealed In the
body of q bird that Ind saenningly alightz
ed upon the lady i finger. Over her head
was an umbrella that concealed a silver
bell. This, although 1t seemed to have
no connection with the timepiece, struck
the hours, and it could be made to repeat
by touching diamond button fixed be-
low the dial Of the clock. At the feet Of
the lady's figure was n golden dog, and in
front of her were two birds that were
apparently flying before the chariot.
This exquisite clock, with all its neces-
sary parts, was made Of gold, and was
most deliberately ornamented with pre-
cious stones.--Jewelers Circular.
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Divided by n Chalk Line.


There are two young men in this city
who have roomed together for some time
past, but who now don't speak as they
pass by. There never was any warm
friendship between them, their tastes and
habits being very dissimilar, but they
rocmed together for reasons of economy.
Upon taking the room twas divided into
two equal portions by drawing a chalk
hne across the floor, each agreeing to
oonfine himself to his own half of the
room. They soon got used TO this and
when, In the course Of time, the chalk
mark became obliterated, it was not
necessary to renew 1t, so accustomed had
they become to keeping within their re-
spective bounds.
All went well until one Sunday, when
q visitor called on one Of the young men.
The other one was out, and the visitor,
knowing nothing about the division of
the room, seated himself in the portion
belonging to the absent man. When the
latter returned and found him there he
grufiiy ordered him to cote his friends
side of the chamber. Then the fires of
hatred which had smoldered so long
broke out, and a rough-and-tunable fight
ensued between the two room mates,
with the result that they now occupy
separate apartments. Nv Washington Star.
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Leo XIII is the 258d pope, q fact seldom
thought of when the great pontiff' name
Is mentioned. or the total 1853 successors
of st. Peter 10 have been Frenchmen, 10
have been Greeks, have been Syrians,
Q have claimed Germany as their birth
place, have hailed from Spain, Q were
from Africa, Q from Savoy, which was
also the number sent by England, Swe-
den, Dalmatia, Holland, Portugal and
Crete. Italy caps the climax with q to-
tai OF 1914, al: since 1923 having been Sc
lected from among the Italian cardinals.
Eight of the number did not live q
month after succession; 40livedle less than
year, and 20 more died when they had
been less than two years on the pontifical
throne; "a between four and five years:
81 when they had reigned less than ten
years; 81 before they had finished the
fifteenth year, and IS died after reigning
between 10 and 20 years. Only 0
lived over 30 years after their elevation
to the fsChair Of st. Peter" Plus TX
who died during the early part Of 1878,
reigned longer than any OF his predeces~
sors, his pontificai life extending over a
period OF 81 years. st. Louis Republic.
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Electrlc Matcbboxes.

A novelty that Is ON the market Is an
electric matchbox, which strikes light
ed wick in little vessel of perfunaed oil
whenever it is open, and is said to con-
tain 400 lights before it must be replen-
ished. 1t is no larger than the ordinary
silver matchboxes which are fashionable
at the present time. saw one in the
hands of e. @. Woodford, the American
who has returned from seven years Of
exploration in Africa, and who was as
tickled with it as a boy with his first
pair Of boots.
sMany is the time" said he, 'sthat we
have talked about the possibility of such
matchbox out in the wilds Of Africa.
always carried wax matches out there,
because could strike them in any gale
of wind. But once out Of matches q
fellow was pretty badly off. The natives
make fire by rubbing dry sticks together,
but they know what wood to select. /
remember one night when we were talk
ing about such a matchbox as this, that
declared it was worth million pounds
to the inventor, and Twill not take it
back now that / have got one. New
York Press.
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A Bravo Knncaron.

A very pathetic story comes from Aus
tralia describing lSangaroo's daring for
the sake Of her young. The owner of a
country station was sitting one evening
on the balcony outside his house when
he was surprised to notice kangaroo
lingering about, alternately approaching
and retiring from the house, as though
half Ia doubt and fear what to do. AT
length she approached the water pals,
and, taking q young one from her pouch,
held 1t to the water to drink. While her
baby was satisfying its thirst the mother
was quivering all over with excitement,
for she was only few feet from tho bal
cony on which one OF her great foes was
sitting watching her. The little one hav-
ing finished drinking, It was replaced in
the pouch, and the old kangaroo started
off at rapid pace. When the natural
timidity of the kangaroo is taken into
account 1t will be recognized what aston
ishing bravery this aifectionate mother
betrayed. 1t is pleasing ending to the
story to be able to state that the eye wit
ness was SO affected by the scene that
from that time forward he could never
shoot kangaroo.--New York Telegram.
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A Dog That Flew.

This recalls the story of the grey
hound, whose master was an expert BIZ
cyciist, and was accustomed TO run down
hill, with his legs tucked up ON the ma
chine. The greyhound, a speedy and
highly intelligent creature, always SEEM
ed to take extreme pleasure in this feat,
and one day, to his masters astoniah-
ment, suddenly drew all his legs under
him and shot past the bicycle at an ele-
walton Of some five feet from the ground.
Three times only, in the course of long
descent, he just touched the ground with
his left hind foot, and met his master at
the foot of the hill with frisls and
bounds, having travelled nearly three
hundred yards in the air. II is curious
fact, but the chronicle asserts that, on
the death of this dog, elementary wings
were found on his shoulder blades, which
seems to indicate that he had natural
prediction for flying. London Times.
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Hard to satIsfy.

Dominic Campbell was one day watch
ing carpenter making repairs in his
house. The carpenter whistled Maggie
Lauder" as he labored and worked in
time to the tune.
Saunders" said the dominic, pres
emily, "can you no whustlea more sol
emn and godly tune while ye're at
work.
SAY, weel, minister, II 1t be your
will and he Immediately changed the
tune to the dead March in SAUL still
planning in tune to the iNusic.
The worthy dominic looked on for some
minutes in silence, and then said, 'Saun
ders, haze another word to say till ye.
Did the guild wife hire ye by the days
work, or by the jobY'
1.-THE days work was our agreein',
minister"
"Then on the whole, Saunders, think
ye may jistas weel gaze back TO whust-
ling Maggie Lauderr Birmingham
POST
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What Il = Good BeoEs

A good book is one that interests you.
One In which the bright rather than
the dark side of life is shown,
One that makes you see how mean are
the small vices OF life and how despic-
able are the great sins.
One that gloriiies virtue in woman and
honor In man.
One In which the good are rewarded
and the wicked are made to suffer suf-
fering, by the by, that may be Of the
conscience or Ia more material way, q
reward given either on earth or prom
ised for the future.
One which conyinces you that this
world is filed with good men and good
women.
One that breathes forth the goodness Of
. Creator, and respects his all governing
laws.
One that makes you feel you arc meet
ing real people, people who elevate your
thoughts as you associate with them
Ladies' Home journal.
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NO. $40
INsPlRATIoN.

He was a peasant tolling mid the sl1eaves
From dew to dew among the waning grain
What time he went afleld In early morn,
The stars shone above the morning mists;
And when at eve he reached bis cottage door,
He heard the plovers calling to the night
One day, while meath his measured rhythmic
stroke
Fell swath on swath Of precious golden grain,
She came across the fteids---a vision rare
The princess, good and pure and beautiful,
Who, smiling on him as she passed him by,
Knew not that she had hlled his heart with lore
And soul with music. Yet from that day forth
His fellow workers heard his sweet sad songs,
And wondered at their comrade as he sang.
Soon far beyond the humble rustic town
His master music touched the hearts Of men,
Until the world had claimed him as her own.
And wreathed him poet with the laurel crown.
One day he found his wandering steps estray
Where he had seen the vision Of his soul
If she" he thought, ehad been peasant
maid,
And q prince had seen her tofling there,
How happy now would be these weary days,n
At this he threw himself upon the sheaves
Until the length ming shadows eastward thrown
Had blended with the gently deep'ninG gloom
Until across the misty starlit meads
He heard the piovers calling to the night.
-Sanborn Cove Tenney In Harper's
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"lxetehede un with Thorn,

Ignatius Donnelly sometimes tells this
anecdote from the platform: An old
farmer in the south was taking HIS first
trip on railway train. The equipment
was poor and the road was rough and in
bad condition, SO that the train made poor
time. Suddenly the engine whistled.
whats the mattera7 asked the farmer,
anxiously. "Oh,' said fellow pas
senger, there are some cows on the
track and they arc whistling to scare
them off. )" The train ran along slowly
few miles farther, when the whistle
sounded again. The farmer suddenly
started and then exclaimed. "Blowed II
we haven't ketched up with them cows
again y
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pser Come 40 rewn . Iire.

L. L. Gaffney informs us that the town
Of Downieville is at present inhabited by
quite a number of deer that were cap
tured during storm. They walk around
town and are as tame as cattle, some Of
them going up to children on the streets
to eat food and delicacies given them.
One band of fourteen were found near
the banks Of the river, above town. They
were all punched in the snow and left
over night. The next day those who
found them picked out what they wanted
and took them TO town, where, In few
days, they became perfectly tame. Some
are kept tied In stables, and some wander
around town at will, returning 10 the
barn when they have had their exercise.
The town dogs do not disturb them when
out.--Nevada City Herald.
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RarIty Of the Cormorant.

1t seems rather strange that, while
skins and eggs of the great aux are 30
highly valued, the public rarely hear Of
Pailas' corniorant, the extinction Of
which in the North Pacific corresponds TO
that Of the great aux in the North ATTAIN
tic. Only four specimens Of Pallas' cor
morant are known to exist In museums;
no one possesses Its eggs; and no bones
were found or preserved until Mr.. Leon
hard Stejneger, Of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition, was so fortunate some years ago
as to rescue few of them. Yet this Dir
was the largest and handsomest Of its
tribe. New York Ledger.
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Eleetric Iirht and rreas.

Observers in many Of the small cities
blessed with shade trees have noticed
that those trees near electric lights have
been blighted by something and. for the
lack Of some more apparent cause, the
trouble Is ascribed to the electric lights.
The local arboriculturists say that the
trees need darkness as much as men need
sleep. There seems to be some reason
In supposing that the nearness OF the
electric lights Is the cause Of the droop-
ing Of the trees, for similar trees, not ex-
posed to any other illumination than
that Of the sun, have not been affected
In that way and are bright and strong -
Boston Budget.
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Joseph II. Rotherman, a carpenter, re-
siding at Connellsville, Pa, has a ores.
cent shaped birthmark on the back of
his neck, which has aroused considerable
curiosity in that vicinity. When the
moon is new Rotherman's mark Is hard
ly noticeable, but as Luna turns the first
quarter it begins to turn red and swell.
BY the time of full moon it has swelled
into a horn like roll over two inches In
thickness. As the moon wanes the mark
decreases In size and color until it again
becomes blush, crescent shaped mark,
hardly raised above the skin.--St. Louis
Republic.
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A Man with IRON Nerve,

An exceedingly cheeky thief made his
appearance in Boston one day recently.
He was dressed in overalls. He went
into the office OF life insurance COM
pany and, while whistling one of the
latest tunes, began to vusose,yg 44eaa Aass
'waafof . toilet rooEn on the fourth floor
mirror valued at about 600. Eulls-
twenty occupants Of the building saw
the man at work, and everybody thought
he had been hired either to repair the
glass or clean It. They did not suspect
anything was wrong until after he left.
Then it was learned he was thief. He
walked down the four flights Of stairs
and left by means Of the front door
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Improved sounding Machine.

The old method of ''heaving the lead"
was cumbrous and often unreliable
process, which occupied considerable
time, and could only be performed when
the vessel was brought to or going at q
very moderate speed. With Sir William
Thomson's improved sounding machine
the depth can be accurately found with
little trouble and without altering the
speed OF the vessel. A line Of soundin0s
can be taken with great ease and the
ships place be made known by compare
son with the chart long before she comes
near to any dangerous position. For
steamships going at great speed, and
especially when nearing land, the use OF
this machine is absolutely indispensable.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
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A Lunar Rainhow.

The crowds of politicians were treated
to heavenly display at about o'clock
one morning that is rarely witnessed. II
was lunar rainbow, as perfect and as
brilliant as the most perfect and
brilliant rainbow that ever adorned an
eastern sky when the sun bursts forth
after summer evening shower. The
bow first formed half circle over the
moon and underwent a gradual change
until perfect cross and crescent were
formed. The play Of color was beauti-
fully grand, and the whole western sky
was SO brilliantly illuminated that the
electric street lights paled. Lunar rain
bows are supposed to be the heavenly
forerunners of war, and when they take
the form of cross and crescent the war
which will follow will be of a religious
nature. Milwaukee News.
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The young woman who is forever COM
planning, however, that some man keeps
staring at her" In public places ought to
remember that II she had not looked at
him she would not have known he was
staring" 1t takes two to make stare
annoying.
1t would be well to supplement the old
adage to Never look gift horse In the
mouth" with Never look q strange man
in the eyes."--Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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Not a Proper Question

Schoolboy (poring over his lesson) =
Father, what language do they speak in
Chilli
Father-H'ml The language spoken
in Chill, my son, the--er--language
spoken-er--in Chill is--do you find that
question in the book you are studying,
my son2
Schoolboy No, but I thought I'd like
to know.
Father (severelyl--Then don't ask 1t,
my SON II 1t isn't I'M the book It Isn't
proper for you to know. = Chicago Trib.
une,
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The rIrst Newspaper.

The first paper published in Philadel-
phia was not issued by Benjamin Frank
lin, as is generally believed. The first
publisher was Samuel Keimer.
1t was on Oct. 1, 1928, that Keimer is
sued his advertisement announcing the
forthcoming OF The Pennsylvania Ga
zette and Universal Instructor in All
Arts and Sciences"
Keimer issued eleven numbers of the
paper and then he sold 1t to Franklin.
The publication office was simply linear
the market. New York Journal.
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Unsold Land in the United states,

The United States government has
been the largest owner of arabic land
on the earth; the total area OF the
public domain" sold and unsoid,
amounts to 1886, 072, 5s7 acres. and con-
stitutes " per cent. Of the total area of
the United States, including Alaska.
About 700,000,000 acres Of land have
been sold and donated; about 1,150, 0O0.-
600 acres remain unsold. As the area Of
Alaska Is 369, $4,000 acres, the area UNI
sold exclusive Of that territory is about
780, 000, 900 acres. Current Literature.
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watershed of the Plate.

The watershed drained by the Plate is
estimated to represent an area of 500, 200
square miles, the largest in the world,
with the exception of the Amazon, and
possibly also of the Congo, the area of
which hasnever beeneven approximately
estimated.
The Parana contributes an outflow of
A 900, 900 and the Uruguay one of H.
100000 cubic feet minute, the Plate
having q volume OF 81, 000, 900 cubic feet,
as compared with 62, 900 900 for the ANA
zon and 34,000,oO0 for the Mississippi.
La Plata takes its name from, silver, but
It has atawny hue. Export and Finance.
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Advantage Of building associations.

1t may be stated that the associations
are conducted much more economically
than the banks; that they consequently
pay larger dividends; that they can be
successfully carried on in places too
small to support bank. and that by adj
lvancing money to members to purchase
homes they provide an immediate In
vestment and give the borrower the
strongest possible inducement tocontinue
his saving. w. A. Linn in Scribner's.
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Removal Of warts by Electrolysis.

DR.. Patrick, Of Oppeln, describes his
method Of removing warts by electricity.
The wart is first thoroughly moistened
with warm solution Of salt Both
needles are then thrust through it just
above the surface of the skin, and the
current turned on, one element after an
other being added until pain Is felt. Five
cells are sufficient. With most cases two
sittings of five minutes each are sufficient
to destroy the growth, which gradually
dries up and falls away, leaving sur.
face at first slightly Redeemed, but which
later assumes the appearance Of normal
skin. Medical Review.
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A Tlberal Citlxen.

Musician Beg pardon, sir, but I'm
around collecting subscriptions to buy
the village band new instruments. The
old ones are nearly useless.
Suburban Resident--Is It the jnstru-
ments that's the matter with that band?
eyes, sir,
"Great WagneFi Why didn't you say
80 before7 I'll order new set for you
to-morrow."-New York Weekly.