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A Sheep Nourishing q Wolf.

Fulton County is the only county in
Pennsylvania that has not mile of rail-
road within its borders. Much of it is
mountainous and wild, although it il
near the rich and populous agricultural
region of the Cumberland valley. Wild
animals of many kinds still roam in its
wilderness, and do annually much dam
age to the outlying farming population.
Richard Cunningham owns small farm
in a wild part of the Blue Mountains.
Like most of the land in the region, the
farm is best adapted to grazing. Cum
ningham keeps a number of sheep be-
sides his other live stock, and up to
short time ago some wild animals had
been regularly making inroads on the
flock, especially among the lambs. Cum
ningham had no idea what kind of beast
it was, but he at last succeeded in cap
turing it in trap, and was astounded to
find that he had caught wolf, an ami
NAL supposed to be extinct in the Blue
Mountains. The wolf was she one, and
although she was held by both fore feet
in the strong jaws of the steel trap, she
was sucking baby wolf probably three
weeks old. Cunningham shot the old
wolf and captured the cub alive, and
took it home with the carcass OF its
mother. The young wolf mourned pitt
fully for its mother, and Cunningham
proposed killing it, but his wife would
not hear to it, and took charge of it.
She could not induce it to take susie
nance, and it was in a good way to die
of hunger when Mrs. Cunningham had
bright idea. The night before the wolf
was trapped one of their ewes was robbed
of her lamb, undoubtedly by the wolf.
Failing in all her methods of introducing
food into the baby VOLTS stomach, Mrs.
Cunningham carried the cub to the past
ure, and finding the eve, which was still
lamenting the loss of her lamb, she held
the wolf to the sleeps uddcr. In
stantly the wolf began to suckle eagerly,
and the farmers wife had the satisfaction
of seeing the orphan wolf take hearty
meal. The eve was at first greatly averse
to this operation, but finally submitted
graciously, and seemed satisfied to let it
proceed. The success of Mrs. Cunning
hams plan to feed the young wolf being
assured, the eve was brought from the
pasture to the farm yard, and every day
the strange spectacle of a sheep suck
ling a wolf-and that wolf the offspring
of the one that bereft her of her own
may be seen at the Cunningham farm.
The wolf cub is thriving amazingly on
sleeps milk, and the strange foster par
cnt and child have become warmly at
tachcd to one another.-Neao Y0rk Sun.
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TO RESTORE WORN GARMENTS.

The mystery to many people how the
scourers of old clothes can make them
look as good as new is explained in the
american Ana2yst as follows:
Take, for instance, shiny old coat,
vest or pair of pants of broadcloth, cassi-
mere or diagonal. The scourer makes
strong, warm soapsuds and plunges the
garment into it, souses it up and down,
rubs the dirty places, if necessary puts it
through second suds, then rinses it
through several waters and hangs it to
dry on line. When nearly dry he takes
it in, rolls it up for an hour or two, and
then presses it. An old cotton cloth is
laid on the outside of the coat, and the
iron passes over that until the wrinkles
are out; but the iron is removed before
the steam ceases to rise from the goods,
else they would be shiny. Wrinkles that
are obstinate are removed by laying q
wet cloth Over them and passing the iron
over that. If any shiny places are seen
they are treated as the wrinkles are; the
iron is lifted while the full cloud of
steam rises, and brings the nap up with
it. Cloth should always have suds made
especially for it, for in that which has
been used for white cotton or woolen
clothes lint will be left in the water. In
this manner we have known the same
coat and pantaloons to be renewed time
and time again, and have all the look and
feel of new garments. Good broadcloths
and its fellow cloths will bear many
washings, and look better every time be-
cause of them.
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Story of O Greenback.

IN 1864, whcI Confederate camp was
located on Marietta street, an incident
occurredwhich, with its sequel, makes an
interesting Renaissance of the days
when the old Atlanta was moro of SOL
dier's barricks than city. The camp to
which allude, writes contributor to
the Atlanta Constitution, was good way
out on Marietta, and the site is now oc-
cupied with a number Of new dwelling
houses. DR.. Roy, Of this city, was one of
the physicians at the camp.
The late Captain Alphonse Hurtel, of
the Twenty-fourth Alabama, had been
placed in temporary charge Of The prison,
and one day a Federal prisoner gave to
him S100 greenback bill to keep, fear
ing theft on the part of other prisoners.
Shortly afterward the prisoner escaped.
Captain Hurtel sent the money to his wife
in Mobile, Ala, telling her to keep it,
and if he did not send for it, and the
Confederacy fell, to use it. When Mobile
surrendered that $500 was God-send to
one of the many impoverished families of
the Gulf City.
And now the strange sequel:-Ten
years after the close of the war, one
day while Captain Hurtel was sitting in
his ofice,a poor and ragged sailor walked
in and asked:
'Is this Captain Hurtel2"
After quick glance at the mans feat
ures Captain Hurtel answered: "Yes,
and you are the soldier who gave me the
$500 bill in Atlanta, Ga, during the
war;"
"Ycs, sir, I am, the sailor replied, as
the tears rolled down his cheeks" and If
you will give me just S. OF it now I will
be thankful"
A check for 800 was given him, and
the man fell on his knees and wept like
a child. Once again had the same money
proven God-send in an hour of bitter
need.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

There is nothing more contagious than
example.
To divide sorrow with some one is to
tighten it.
The heart that has never suffered has
never loved.
No man ever goes willingly where his
heart does not lead him.
The way to do q great thing is never
to neglect any little thing.
All the reward love ever asks is the
privilege of doing its best.
If some of our heads were not so big,
our hearts would grow faster.
If you always do good as you have op-
portunity, you will never be idle.
Many people never accomplish much
because they never plan for much.
The man who would be a leader must
never keep the procession. waiting.
Be willing to do good, and you will be
surprised at how much you can do.
The smile of a sleeping child may
nerve man to do desperate things.
If brains could have saved the world,
the work would have been finished long
ago.
A good man needs no monument.
Nothing but his dust can be put into
coffin.
He who does most without a good
motive is the one who will have most to
regret. T. ....:: - s., -; .:::s.s..,
If you don't want to lose everything
else, don't let envy get a foothold in
your heart.
1t is good blood that makes good
health, and not good heslth that makes
good blood.
If we have good in US it is sure to
come to the. surface whenever it has an
opportunity.
The man who says the world owes him
a living, generally has trouble in collect
ing the debt.
Words of sympathy and encourage
ment to some one who needs them are
better than gold pieces.
The more we help one another, the
more we want to. The more brotherly
we act the more brotherly we feel.
Be in earnest always. The rife ham,
mer strikes just as hard when there is
only cap on the gun as it does when
there is a full load in.-Indianapolis
RAMS Horn.
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RECIPES.

Graham Bread. For one loaf take one
cup wheat -four (fnc), two cups graham,
one cup warm water, II teaspoons soda
dissolved in water, one-half cup yeast,
one-third cup molasses, one teaspoon
salt. Stir all together, let rise once, and
bake slowly for one hour, Or little
longer as needed.
Soft Gingerbread.-One and half
cupfuls of molasses, one-half cupful of
sugar, one and half cupfuls of sour
cream, onc-half cupful of sour milk, one
half teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls
of soda, one teaspoonful each of ginger
and cinnamon, -four to make not very
stiff batter. Bake in sheets in moder-
ate oven.
Chicken Pudding.-Cut up spring
chicken, and cook tender in little
water; take up, spread on dish, season
with pepper, salt and butter. Make q
thick batter. Butter pudding dish,
and put layer of chicken in, and pour
over n cupful of batter. Continue until
the dish is full. Bake and serve with
butter sauce in gravy boat.
Frosted Lemon Pie.-Thc grated rind
and juice of one lemon, one cup of brown
sugar, the yolks of two eggs, one-half
cup of cold water and two tablespoonfuls
of -four or cornstarch. Line the plate
with paste and fill. When baked frost
with the whites of the eggs beaten to q
stiff froth with three tablcspoonfuls of
sugar, and brown lightly in the oven.
Succotash. one pint Of young
lima or kidney beans into kettle of
boiling water; add tcaspoonful of salt
and boil twenty five minutes. Score and
press out sufficient corn to make one
pint. Drain the beans; add them to the
corn; add half pint of cream or milk,
tablespoonful Of butter; salt and pepper
TO taste. Cook and stir continually for
five minutes and Immediately serve.
Sweet Tomato Pickle.--Slice one
gallon Of green tomatoes, sprinkle with
salt, let stand twenty -four hours; drain
take two quarts vinegar, add four cayenne
pepper pods, one cup molasses, two
tablespoonfuls mustard seed and two
tablespoonfuls each of whole cloves and
cinnamon bark; let this come to boil,
add four sliced onions and the tomatoes,
boil eight minutes. These will keep a
year in cans or jars.
To Preserve Parsley.-Take fresh gath
cred sprigs, pick and wash them clean.
Set on stew pan half full of water, put
little salt IN it, boil and skim it clear
and then put in the parsley. Let 1t
boil few minutes, then take it out, lay
it on steve before the fire, that it may
be dried as quickly as possible. Put it
away in dry box, keep it in dry place
and when wanted for use lay it IN
basin and cover it with warm water a
few minutes before using. A,ss
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THE ART OF FEEDING HORSES.

An English veterinary surgeon recon-
mends that those who have charge of
horses should be taught that the stomach
of horse is not like the rumcn Of COW,
a mere receptacle for food, but an essen
tial organ of digestion for limited ca
pacity, which does not need to be crammed
in order to perform its proper functions,
and that it cannot be so treated without
danger to the animal; and that the teeth
OF the horse are provided for the pur-
pose of masticating the food, and that
the food which does not require mastica-
tion should be sparingly, if ever used.
He further recommends tina: no horse be
put to work Immediately after full meal,
and when horse has done heavy day s
work it should be allowed to stand in
the stable until it is cool and comfort
able before being fed. A little water
may be given, and if little good hay be
put into the rack it will occupy his at
tention, and beside requiring proper mas
ticatiop, will further have the effect to
slightly stimulate the stomach to secrc-
ton, and prepare it for the reception OF
the feed which is to follow. Should q
horse require more food than usual to
supply the extra waste of tissues caused
by hard work, give it by all means, but
let it be in excess in its albuminoids, and
let the horse be fed oftener and not in
creased quantities at time.-H0rse and
Stable,
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Complimentary C0l0rs.

Accidental colors are those depending
on some affection of the eye, and not be-
longing to light itself, or any quality OF
the luminous object. If we look for a
short time steadily with one eye upon
any bright colored spot, as a wafer on a
sheet of paper, and Immediately after
turn the same eye to another part of the
paper, similar one will be seen, but of
a different color. If the wafer is red,
the imaginary spot will be green; if
black, it will be changed into white; the
color thus appearing being always what
is termed the complimentary color of that
on which the eye WAS ixed.-D,y Goods
Chronicle.
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Chinese Arbitrators of Market Values.

The Chinese authorities have a system
of securing steadiness and uniformity in
the prices of commodities which has the
merit of simplicity, but, unfortunately, it
appears from the complaints of the
traders in that country to be open to
abuses. 1t consists in appointing a class
of public arbitrators and appraisers known
as ''Ching Chi" who declare the just and
proper prices Of all things that come into
the markets for sale. Perhaps this is
not much more anomalous than the time
hallowed custom of fixing the price of
bread by the fat of the Lord Mayor, which
was still in existence within the memory
of living persons. But bread is only one
article, and Lord Mayors are not easily
couaterfeited, whereas there are, it ap-
pears, sham Ching Chi going about with
forged credentials. AS these impostors
are said to make all sorts of exactions,
practise all manner of hardships upon the
petty dealers and hawkers, and create a
general disturbance in the market, the
vigilant eye of the young Emperor will
no doubt be directed to these grievances.
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lent animal for labor or meat. Then by
careful selection and continuous breed
ing up, in four generations you arrive at
fifteen -sixteenths bred animals, essential
ly as good as pedigreed animals, except
that they may not be eligible as breed
ers.
You may still further improve your
grades by selling the original sires when
you have bred up to three-fourths blood,
replacing them with highcr-priced ami
mails of the same blood. Then if you
have bred to only the best females from
which to continue to breed females for
service, you will be surprised to find how
short time it takes to acquire breed
of really superior animals and that for
wool, flesh, milk or labor, will command
the highest prices in the market, thus
finding that the investment is one OF the
best ever made.
Never breed from a grade sire, however
cheap the price may be. The progeny
of half-bred sire on females not of i'm
proved blood can never get you half
blood, however long you may breed, and
if YOU start with females containing
some good blood, the business PROPOSE
ton would be still more against the use
of grade sire. Rather than buy grade
sire at any price you would better join
with q neighbor and buy sire in part
nership.
In fact, if the farmer will take the
price of two average good COWS it will
buy bull good enough to put in his
herd. So two good sows will buy a
creditable boar, four ewes buck, and
four mares q ssryicsab!e sire but meyer
sell the best females in Order to buy a
sire. Never sell the best grade females
until you have surplus; and, above all,
once you begin to establish grade herd,
never depart from the original breed
with which you commenced.-P'airie
Farmer.
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IRISH METHOD OF SAVING POTATOES.

IRISH METHOD OF SAVING POTATOES.
When the potatoes are dug in Ireland,
they are Immediately picked up and de-
posted in trench near by, about three
feet deep and two and half feet wide,
and heaped very carefully in pyramidal
form, pains being taken to avoid bruis-
ing them. Straw is then placed over
them to the depth of about two inches,
and earth placed over the straw to the
depth of about four inches. Another
layer of straw is placed on top of this,
and then more earth on top again. This
is done to exclude both the air and sun
shine.
By carefully saving Irish potatoes after
they are ripe, in the Southern States,
where two crops Of these potatoes can be
made in one year, there would be no
difficulty in securing good potatoes for
the farmers table from January to Janu-
ary. The second crop of Irish potatoes
is planted from late in June to August.
They should be sprouted under moist
straw before planting g.-Picayune.
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Water Power.

Only q small portion of the worlds
supply of energy exists in its coal, and
our industries have in reserve the power
of the sunbeams, of the tides, and of the
waves. Even the last might suffice for
mans necessities, rolling wave twenty
feet high exerting force of about one
ton per square foot. The average force
of ocean waves has been estimated to be
Gil pounds per square foot during the
summer, and 20s6 pounds during the
winter months. A force of 1888 pounds
has been known during heavy gale
Trenton american.
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TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF DUCKS.

There are many advantages in raising
ducks, one of which is that on a small
place where you wish to have garden q
very low fence will keep them inside Of
their own lot. They grow quickly and
are frst-class table fowls, are less liable
to diseases than chickens and will lay in
as many eggs. If provided with good
shelter and feed they will lay early in
February and continue on regularly until
late in the spring or early summer. When
quite small they need attention, but after
the feathers make good start they can
be let run and, with the exception of
being fed and watered, they will need
but little care. They are remarkably
good foragers, and if given the run Of
he orchard or grass lot will pick up
r. he greater part of their own living.
fhey should have comfortable quarters
ind plenty of water for drink, but a
pond or running stream may be dis
pensed with, as they will thrive quite
well without either. The Pekin is one
of the best varieties, on account of its
size and color, and the feathers may be
picked during the summer. Ducks,
however, should not be picked during
their laying season.--Mso York World.
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TOMATOES AS A FARM CROP.

1t is mistake to suppose that ex-
tremely rich soil is needed to grow pay
ing crops of tomatoes. The fact that in
olden times they were mainly planted on
highly manured gardens led to this er-
roneous rotion. But it is also the fact
that as these grow the plants ran too
much to leaf and too little to fruit. The
fruit where much manure is used is also
more liable tQ rot: This crop uses more
Of potash and phosphate than potatoes,
and if both these minerals were supplied
the plant would be properly balanced,
and its fruit less liable to premature de-
cay. Dry, sandy soils with mineral fer
tilizers produce earlier and better crops
than richer soil more heavily fertilized
with barn yard manure.-Bostoa Culta-
p1tor. -.
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DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRESERVING EGGS.

DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRESERVING EGGS.
The most common way of preserving
eggs is to Cline them" By this process
they can be kept for twelve months, or
longer, but when boiled the shells are so
affected by the lime that they invariably
crack. For all other purposes of cookery
"limed" eggs is about as good as q
fresh egg. There is, however, a preju-
dice even against eggs that have been
perfectly preserved. For all culinary
uses an egg must be "above suspicion" I"
Nothing is more delicious than a per-
fectly fresh-laid egg, and nothing more
repulsive than one that is at best doubt
full. Many grocers sell lined eggs all
winter as fresh, and the number of such
eggs used in New York in the winter
season is enormous. Eggs packed with
the small end down in dry salt and bran,
about half and half, will keep several
weeks. If they are dipped in linseed oil
before packing they will keep longer.
To prepare mixture for preserving eggs
with lime, add pound of quicklime to
a gallon of water, and let the prepara-
ton cool for twenty-four hours. Pour
it into jar or covered bucket, where it
will not be liable to be stirred, and drop
into it perfectly fresh eggs. Be careful
not TO stir the mixture when removing
the eggs. A French method which has
been commended for preserving eggs is
the following: Dissolve four ounces of
beeswax in eight ounces of olive oil, and
brush over every portion of the egg with
the mixture. When the substance
hardens pack the eggs carefully, the
small end down, in bran. 1t is said eggs
will keep in cool place two years by
this process, and it is certainly worth
trying. The object in all cases is to ex-
clude the air from the shell.-NeD York
Tribune.
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A Huge Top.

The Cinnamon of Astoria, Oregon, are
amusing themselves with a huge top
made out of an empty twcnty-fve-pound
white lead keg. A square opening is cut
in the side, and it takes three men to
spin it, one to hold the top and two to
pull the string with stick, which sets it
in motion. While spinning it sounds
like the whistle of steamer, and can be
heard three blocks away. =.,,
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
REMEDY FOR CUTS AND WOUNDS.

An excellent application for wounds on
animals is an ointment made as follows !;
Four ounces of lard or vaseline, (the lat
ter is the BEST two ounces of venice tur-
pentinc, and one ounce of spirits of tur-
pentine, mixed by melting; in this is
stirred one ounce of acetate of copper
(verdigris) in fine powder, until the MKT
IRE is cool. 1t is applied by means of a
feather. Carbolated vaseline is kept at
the drug stores for this use, and is also
useful.-Neao York Times.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
TO KEEP FURs IN THE SUMMER.

When you are ready to put away furs
and woolens and want to guard against
the depredations of moths, pack them
securely in paper -four sacks and tie them
up well. This is better than camphor or
tobacco or snuff scattered among them in
chests or drawers. Before putting your
muffs away for the summer twirl them
by the cords at the ends, so that every
hair will be straight. Put them in their
boxes and paste strip of paper where
the lid fits .on.--Dry Goods Chronicle.
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THE VALUE OF TIE SIRE.

The sire is half the herd. A we'll bred
pedigreed bull may be bought for about
$150,a good horse for about $500, boar
for $40 and ram for the same money.
By wedding out the inferior females you
will get, in the first cross, most excel
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Syrup of Figs,

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice Of California figs combined with tho
medicinal virtues Of plants known to be most
beneficial to the human system, acts gently on
the kidneys, liver and bowels, ehectually
cleansing the system, dispelling colds and
headaches, and curing habitual consti patton.
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It is computed that On adult laborlng
man wastes five ounces of muscle in the
course of his dolly labor-.S
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Breaks in Mississippi Leyees.

]. c. Simpson, Marques, W.. Va, says:
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me Of very bad
case of catarrh." Druggists sell it, i5c.
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THE Bulgarian Government is about to eX-
pend Sl5,UOO,UU upon the construction OF rail-
roads.
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terms which render most Doctor Rocks 80 valr
Intended TO be Of Service IN the Family,
PART contains informaI on on General ID
Anatomy and Fuuctions-coverinS Erysfpelas, B!
Prickly Heat, Measles, Small Pox. Chicken Pox,
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Fits, Dizziness, Delirium Tremens, Epilepsy, Fai
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