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LIGHTNING FLASHES.
There Are Three Kinds. the Forked, the
Sheet and the Globular.

There Are Three Kinds. the Forked, the
Sheet and the Globular.
/. AS to the term 'forked lightning"
the representations of it given by
artists, which resemble the so-called
thunderbolts placed in the hand of Jupi-
ter, are quite absurd The flash, when
photographed, exhibits itself as line
which is continually changing its course,
and is described as Intensely crooked"
by very careful observer. 1t never
proceeds for time in a straight line,
and then, turning alta sharp angle, go
ing on further in an equally straight
line, as Is represented in pictures. The
forking Of it is very marked, and this
occurs by side flashes passing off from
the main track, and eventually losing
themselves, like the qualifications of
tree roots. Occasionally the lightning
appears to start from point from which
several flashes diverge in different di-
rections -
2. "Sheet Lightning. "-Wheneve a
flash passes from cloud to cloud or
from cloud to earth, the light produced
by it Eliminates the sky in the neigh
borhood, and the more intense the
fash the more brilliant and ex-
tensiye the illumination. AT times
sheet lightning has been proved to- en-
anate from an ordinary storm distant
more thana hundred miles from tn o
point of observation. 1t is, however.
maintained, and apparently with good
reason, that occasionally ligh thing OF
the sheet" type, such as what is called
.'slmmer lightning" takes place with
out any thunder; so that, in such cases,
no actual thunderstorm is in progress.
8. "Globular Lightning. This is a
rare phi inomenon and one which no one
has as yet been able to produce in the
laboratory, whereas the phenomena OF
the two previous types are easily pro-
duced. The general description OF tho
occurrence is that luminous ball is
seen moving very slowly, not touching
any object and eventually breaking up
with violent explosion and the APP
pearance OF several flashes OF ordinary
lightning. 1t is reported that persons
have gone out from a house into street
to follow such ball and watch its
movements, SO that the occurrence must
have lasted at least a number Of seconds
Ordinary lightning, as is well known,
is practically quite instantaneous. The
size Of the ball on different occasions
has varied from that of an orange to
that Of large glass lamp globe, or
even larger. Many physicists refuse to
believe any accounts of this manifesto
ton of the electrical discharge, but
the reports Of II are too numerous and
oircumstantial for us to consider them
to be entirely baseissA - Longman's
Maxasinsl
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Salt will curdIe new milk, hence -
preparing milk porr1dge grAFaoA etc1s
the salt should not Do added unnt -
dish isprepared
Black Currant Tea---Two table
spoenfuls Of black currant jam to pint
and = half Of boiling water, stir, strain
it and set aside to cool; serve with
cracked ice--Boston Herald.
Half teaspoonful Of sugar will
nearly always revive dying IRE, and,
unlike the few drops of coal oil which
servants are so fond Of using and which
have caused SO many sad accidents, Ia
perfectly safe
--Watercress Salad.-Wash the cress,
put in a salad bowl. season with salt
and pepper. Mix half pint OF vinegar
with two tablespoonfuls Of cream or
melted butter and pour over the 1cress.
Good Housekeeping.
"A writer in the New York Herald
saws, in commanding the use Of whole
meal bread, that lit makes fine flesh,
feeds the~neryes, and teeth that have
begun to crumble And decay renew
themselves on thisfood with sound bone
and enamel"
To mend a very large hole in socks
or woven underwear, tack piece OF
strong net over the aperture and darn
over it Thus mended the garment
will be stronger than when new and
look far neater than il darned in the
ordinary way.
-Papier mache for filing cracks in
floors can be prepared by heating to .
paste cuttings of white or brown paper
boiled in water and then mixing the
paste with a solution of gum arabic.
Make the solution hot in which you mix
the paper paste and apply directly, thus
making it adhere more firmly.
Graham Gems.-One teacup Of -four,
level. one half teacup Of cornmeal, one
teacup of milk. one teaspoon OF soda, two
teaspoons OF cream OF tartar, enc table
spoon of sugar. one-half teaspoon of
salt. one egg. Sift both soda and cream
OF tartar with -four Beat egg very light
and add last. Bake in hot oven ten or
fifteen minutes Blade.
Tomato Soi.-one peek green toma-
toes. one Gun salt one cup sugar, one
cun grated horse radish. twelve small
green peppers, ten onions, two table,
snoons cloves two TABLESPOONS cinna-
mon. Slice the tomatoes ana stir the
salt into tbem.then let them stand over
n;obt In tho morning drain them. and
ada the other ingredients. Cover them
with vinegar and let \them boil until
done.-Honse keener.
-Good}syT,caroons-R larcb and heat
$50,
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gloom of a rainy day concealed its short
comings In some degree. But on
clear, uncompromising August noon
like this, the cruel sunshine revealed
each crack in the ceiling, and every
worn spot in the carpet like magnify
ing-glass
And really there was some occasion
for the doleful look with which Leslie
regarded the table. There was the ex-
treme shank bone of ham boiled into
rags, a few slicesSo of cold beef, some
baked potatoes, and custard that GER
tainly had not been rendered indigesti-
BILE by too much richness of material.
Thcre were the remains OF yesterdays
stew, half cold apple pie, and plate
of homemade pickles; and around this
neal gathered four little Demands, with
ravenous eyes, while Harry, the eldest
brother, who had been doing some
amateur white Washing was making a
hasty toilet in the sink-room; and the
two grown sisters superintendent the
banquet.
Mr.. Bernard was engaged in writing
his next Sundays sermon, and his wife
was at neighbours house, helping to
nurse aeross old woman, who had worn
out everybody's patience but her own.
Enough, | SUPPOSE" said Leslie,
.'but not very appetizing. Now, is it?"
poor folks have no business to ex-
pect appetizing food" said Clara, short
ly. "In fact don't think they have
any business to live at III Davy, take
your fingers out of the sugar-bowl. Ida,
sit up straight"
''Why, Clara, what's the matter?"
said Leslie, gently, moving the bowl of
sugar out OF young David's reach, and
helping to perpendicularize the small
Ida in her chair.
''oh! l don't know replied Clara;
"rm cross"
No need to tell us that" observed
Harry, seating himself. 1T is one OF
the very few facts patent to all observ-
ers- Where is father?"
'It's that donation party" said Clara
: with an impatient, backward toss of her
auburn hair.
"Eh?" said Harry.
II hate donation parties!" cried out
Clara, recklessly carving the end of
ham into unctuous shavings. II think
they're an insult to people. So, there"
Harry whistled; Leslie smiled; tho
children all stared.
v III they want to do papa favor
went on Clara, breathlessly, loading up
the children's plates with all sorts of in
congruous materials, ''why don't they
pay him his salary, instead of letting, it
RIM behind? Why don't they repair
this dismal hole of parsonage, and
stop the church chimney from smoking,
and do what they ought to do? Who
wants Mrs. Hampton to bring us a chair
tidy. and Squire Ramsey to sort out all
his damaged beans for our benefit, and
Annie Smith to work horrible pen
wipers for us? We're not objects OF
charity yet are we?'
Flush, Clara" soothed Leslie.
Its the custom, ais, said Harry. II
can't say that Iquite uphold it myself;
but hush, here comes father"
Mr.. Bernard was mild old Eentles
man, with bald head and specsacles;
who sat down v his meal IN "a absent
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POPULAR NOVELTIES.


ing on Their Counters.
Expensive Chantilly for really ele-
CANT lace toilettes.
Many black grenadines and colored
French organdies.
Mohair petticoats having woven Dor
ders of silk stripes.
Sailor hats trimmed with box-plaited
ruehing OF Brussels net.
Hemstitched blocked lawn for Jokes
and children's guimpes.
Fancy boxes lined with silk for tables
of Dresden ware.
Navy blue serge for ocean, mountain
and travelling suits.
White canvas ties.foxed and trimmed
with white suede kid.
Small checked cheviots for travelling
and shopping dresses
Black jet passementerie jackets to
wear over bright red gowns.
Shade hats of brown and ecru mixed
crinoline or horse hair braids.
Red ties to wear with black hose and
red and black house dresses. :.
Summer suitssof checked and striped
gray and black cloths for men, A..se
oCIQ dhu WhAVO,
lined with green, for the seaside.
Dressy jackets of light cloth, with full
sleeves of black guipure lace
Light shades of gloria and lansdown
for dressy home costumes
Dainty gowns, draperies and SUMMER
hangings Of India pongee."
Velvet ribbon and mousselire de sole
for de-evening costumes.
5etted Brussels net for handsome
black toilets over black satin lining.
Black Japanese silk handkerchiefs for
men to carry in their breast pockets.
Gauze parasols laid in accordion plaits
and trimmed with rosettes- of the same.
Valenciennes lace houncing to be
lined with surah for summer evening
gowns.
White cloth shoulder capes embroid-
cred in tinsel for seaside and evening
wear.
Large fichus of white crepe with the
edges scalloped and embroidered in
.colors.
Silk and worsted braid piped with mar
row gilt braid for trimming wooden
dresses.
Dancing costumes OF Whlbe enlHon, 10
be lined with pink, green or yellow silk.
White parasols having handles Of
white enameled wood ornamented with
gold.
Black bareges with colored borders
and panels lined with silk the color Of
the border.
Rubber skirt protectors to take the
place of braids on stormy day dresses. !"
Small buckles for fastening velvet
ribbon worn around the neck like dog
collars.
White dimity for dresses to be
trimmed with Valenciennes lace or
nainsook embroidery.
~Golored- silk mousseline to trim black
straw hats in conjunction with black
ostrich tips.
Crepe and brocaded China silk sailor
scarfs for ladies to wear with shirt
waists and blouses. II
A new silk for plastrons and guimpcs
called silk elastique, which is thin, with
a crimped-like surface--N. Y. Letter
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and on-contAG1ous
phase. The latter
condition results
from injury. to the
foot, from too much
travel. from wounds
made by glass, nails,
etc, or by ingrow-
ing horn. 1t also
.....s.,ltsuhau n q
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AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER.
Story Of an Old-Fashioned Dona-
ton Party. =

s THIS all we've
got for dinner?."
said Leslie Ber-
nard, r a t h Q r
dolefully.
:. l S n t l t
enough?" retort-
edClara, her sis
ter.
T h Q dining
room in Glen
wood Parsonage
was unmistaka-
bly shabby. 1t
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SHIPPING CRATES.
Good SuggestIon-Have Your Box
and Crates Made with Springs.

Good SuggestIon-Have Your Boxes
and Crates Made with Springs.
One of the great difficulties with
which the fruit-grower has heretofore
been confronted, is the rough usage
which some of his perishable and frail
products have been and are exposed
when in the hands of transportation
agencies. No matter what pains the
shipper may have taken with his fruit,
and how nicely 1t may appear when
first given to the carriers, nobody
knows how It will appear after the shak-
ing up and throwing about which it is
likely to be exposed to before being
placed before the would-be purchaser
and consumer.
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Though Totally destroyed

By dyspepsia, bodily comfort may be re-
yived again by the potent aid OF Hostetter' s
Stomach Bitters, which renews the proc
esses of digestion and assimilation, thus
furnishing the system with the elements OF
vigor, the groundwork OF functional regu-
larity. Fever and ague, constipation, liver
and kidney troubles, rheumatism, are over.
come by this superb regulator, tonic and
appetizer.
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trail Is being constantly improved. Never
before in the history of the Company were
there so many fine trains being run on this
line, and the business is steadily increasing.
Last year, the Company carried over II, 000,-
000 passengers, and It IS expected this year
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An exchange has unearthcd the fol-
lowing from the Leisure Hour Of octo=
Der 6, 1858. 1t shows that the present
triumphs of water-gas were anticipated
thirty-seven years ago: In this age Of
wonderful discoveries one of the most
astonishing that has been for long
time announced consists OF the alleged
conversion of water, by a simple mag
neto-electric process OF decomposition,
into a non-explosive illuminating gas
It is to supersede the use of coal gas for
lighting. heating and cooking, and Of
coal fuel for locomotives arid steamboats,.
About Cd per 1000 feet is, we believe,
the estimate, while even at this low fig
ure there would be room for considera-
BILE profit.
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which ain at FIG. !. = FRUIT BOX
safer transport WITH SPRING HANDLE.
tation by means OF doing away with
part OF the jar, shake-ups and hard
knocks.
The use of springs is really the first
thing that should suggest itself in such
an emergency, but 1t Is only very re-
Gently that some of our fruit growers
have hit upon this idea We are quite
pleased with the ''Star Spring Box" ex-
hibited by DR.. Van Dusen at the last
meeting of the Western New York Hor-
ticultural Society. The wire handle of
each box, in packing and transit, serves
the purposes of a spring real we'll, NO
matter in what position the crate may
be. Such box, adapted for putting up
grapes, cherries, plums and similar
fruits, is shown in the accompanying
illustration, Fig. l. In Fig. Q we illus
trate Spencer's Improved Berry Crate,
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"A man with swe1led jaw, and with
two ten-cent pieces IN his hand, goes
around New York begging for five cents,
to make the quarter necessary to pay for
pulling an aching tooth. Although he
gets many additions to his store of cash,
he never gets his tooth pulled. and his
protuberant jaw never diminishes until
he goes off duty" Then he plucks from
his mouth a wad OF cotton, and his face
assumes its natural form.
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Trr differences between the martyr Of old
and the martyr Of today Is that enc Was
burned at the stake and the other has his
steak burned for him. --Atchison Globe.
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FIG. 2. BERRY CRATE All INJURY from
WITH SPRINGS. downward jars.
Altogether, we think that the efforts
for discovering improved devices for the
purpose of securing safety in transpor-
tation. should not yet stop here. -Popu-
lar Gardening.
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insanity Cured Nv Infiuenx,.

In recent Humber OF the Neurolo-
gisches Centralblatt DIR. Metz records
the case of a man.. aged thirty, who had
suffered with mental disease since the
summer of 1888. In February. 1889, he
became affected with dslirium- of perse-
cut.on, and was so violent that he had
to be placed in confinement At the be-
ginning Of the present year there was
an outbreak Of influenza in the asylum.
The patient in question was attacked on
me 18th of January,on the nth he wrots
rational letter to his wife, giving 9
clear and coherent account Of all that
had occurred since he had become in
sane. He dated the recovery Of hia
mental lucidity from the day on which
be was attacked with iuhuenxa Isl
James Gasetta
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rurrr has n<rcr been anything discovered
that win equal Dobbins' Electric Soap for
aii household uses 1t makes paint look like
new. and clothes as irhi'sGs snosr Our WASH
woman says it is pleasure TO use It ASK
vo,Ir grocer for it
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The turning point

The turning point
in woman's life brings peculiar
weaknesses and ailments. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
brings relief and cure. It is q
powerful, invigorating, restorative
tonic and nervine. It imparts
strength to the whole system in
general, and to the uterine organs
and appendages in particular.
!" Rundown" debilitated and deli
cate women need it. It's legiti-
mate medicine - purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. It's guaranteed
to give satisfaction in every case, or
money refunded. Nothing else does
as much. You only pay for the
good you get. Can you ask more /?
As a regulator and promoter Of
functional action, at that critical
period of change from girlhood to
womanhood, 6 Favorite Prescrip-
ton is a perfectly safe remedial
agent, and can produce only good
results. It is equally efiicacious and
valuable in its effects when taken
for those disorders and derange-
ments incident to that later and
most critical period, known as "The
Change of Life"
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r. B. WALrHALL e Co, Druggists, Horse
Gave. XIV. saw: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it-n BY Druggists, 15c
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HAVE .voai seen the Rams Hornl II not,
write to Il. p. Brown, 66lz North Penn. St,
Indianapolis, Ind.
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" the tobacco habit could be cured like
swear or Binghamton Republican.
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BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses OF Pisos Cure for Consumption.
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.sTur match Is off,r remarked Squilikin,
- the nawly-married pair started on their
weddinr tonr.-Binghamton Republican.
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A Kinrfisher at Home.

In bluff ON the shore we saw some
holes dug into the bank, the work of the
kingfishers. One was smaller than the
rcst and wa attributed it to bank swal-
lows, but after digging foot or two we
found quart of rotten acorns, showing
it to be the nest Of squirrel. Two OF
the other holes proved to be old king
fishers nests. They went in straight
about two feet, then sheered off to the
right or left as much farther. terminal
ing in quite chamber. The, third one
was occupied. Idug it to the turn and
then with a little stick felt carefully
about in the chamber. Something grab.
bed my finger and gave me S gch start
that / nearly tumbled down the bank.
The bird followed my lacerated finger to
the mouth of the hole, then stopped in
establishment took out4my handker-
chief and extended one end to her, and
when she seized it / yanlsed her out.
She scooted away without a. sound. The
eggs, eight in number, lay on the bare
gravel took two and departed just as
the mother bird and her 10 ate returned.
They made dreadful clat ter, but seem
cd to be consoled as / disappeared
Lewiston journal.
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SARCASM Is all very well in It's way, but
whom its way Is your way, and 1t isn't your
sarcasm, you are not likely to enjoy IT.
Someryille Journal
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IT seems quite natural that the threads OF
Conversation should sometimes produce
long -Binghampton Republican
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The floating population is now pretty
largely at the seaside -Binghampton Her
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Do nor suffer from sick headache a mo-
ment longer. 1t is not necessary. Carter's
Little Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, one lit
tie pill Small price. Small dose. Small pill
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BrLIousNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache
are relieved by small doses" OF Carriers Lit
tie Liver Pills.
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HoNBsrY may not always pay phenomenal
dividends, but 1t never creates deficiencies
or overbooms the foreign passenger traffic.
w ashiu gton Post
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WOULDN'T the detectives achieve better
results IL they were shod with Hunting
boots f,-Shoe and Leather Reporter.
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Hostess Ito young Spriggins, M. d.
-"Dr. Spriggins will you have some O.
the tongue?' DIR. Spriggins absent.
mindedly) ''Oh-er-let me look at it
please" From the English.
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No, MABEL, the best surgeon in the world
can't set q broken record. ~ Dansville
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rrr l,xy bootblack dos not Improve each
.hininr k6ur. He should take lesson from
HoWdcth. the little busy Been Q. Plea
yune.
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THE FARMING WORLD.


root Rot--Is h Both contsgtSus end
Non-Cousagisuss
Foot-rot or fouls, which 50 frfquently
attacks cattle, has both . cQntAgioua
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RED. angry eruptions yield TO the action
Of Glenn's SULPHUR Soap.
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THERE is, generally speaking, nothing
green abouta widow, Notwithstanding heI
wecdA Boston Transcript
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Coon, for nothing-A railroad pass-N
Y Mail and Express
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which is pre-
v / d Q d nth
springs in the
bottom Of the
crate, and upon
which the fruit
rests after the
crate Is filed,
thus obyiating.
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WHEN the milkmaid Is awkward and fret
lul the cow generally turns pail Chicago
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LITTLE boy described typewriter as q
thing what you grind letters ON.
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II MUST LET HIM M" PLEADED CLARA.
irritation was gene from her heart; and
Leslie, watching her with smile, said
to herself: Dear Clara, so it has como
at last. The enchanted prince has rid
den up to the castle gates and set her
free. am SO 6 iadr'
Et.srEI.LAzG. NOUNS
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IMPORTANT to -Men.-Texas Sift.
ings.
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OTHER game Is losing ground but the
deer always keeps up his lick.-Puck
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FOR GALL STONES.
BILE BEANS.
a. J. TOWER. 3,

Having used Smiths Bile Beans In my
family have no hesitancy in recommending
them to those suffering from biltousness, chills
and fever, etc.
J. D. GAINEY, Limestone. Fla.
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isfaction u pom
every effort to-
wards the inn
prove m emit of
shipping crates
4
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A STAR wrestler-The astronomer. -Texas
6iftings. r,-,l
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FUNNY pedestrianism-Grave walks
N. Y Mail and Express. w.
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WHY are shoes like congressman That's
easy; because they're SO frequently paired
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A WORD and a blow-G Gale. Texas Sift-
ings.
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A RED-nor kind Of coat-The blazer.
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EATEN opt of house and home-P Picnic
dinners. -Puck.