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cnce who listened with interest to tho
recital OF some Of his adve ntures as a
-HiaFeds @hshl4e n=-tlae- reeeraer~put the
questions to him:
what do you account the most per-
iloGs adventure Of your life, Uncle
Mosr?"
The old hunter thought moment be-
fore he answered:
s.Well, now, I've had a good many,
but Ireclson about as close ashave with
death as ever had was trying to kill a
crane. 1t was of the white species, or
what Is known as tho whooping crane,
and which is considerably larger than
the other variety, the blue or sand hill
crane. This one | refer to was the
largest ever saw, being nearly six feet
In height and Weighing over twenty
five pounds, while one Of fifteen or
twenty pounds Is considered good
sized bird My adventure with IT hap
pened nearly eighteen years ago, and i
was correspondingly spryer and
stronger than am now, but that crane
put hfe lip to all was capable OF to es-
cape with my life.
Il had been out hunting quail, and,
as had pretty we'll filled my bag, was
passed Rutherford Lake, which, as some
of you perhaps know, is good-sized
pond lying in tho northeast corner Of
the county, of which it forms part of
the limo separating it from Grimes. 1t
is shaped very much like a beefs
tongue, running nearly four miles long,
with oJly about three hundred feet
aefess= heMidest- part. 4ANell,- there
saw the crane am telling Of, standing
on tho Dough of tree that had been
trolSen'oiT and fallen in. 1t had lodged
about the middle Of the lake, and the
majestic bird, now white, with only the
tips of his wings beautiful glossy
black, looked as If he was an image cut
IN marble ornamenting. an artificial
sheet of water, 50 motionless was he,
outlined against the sunset sky.
~ declare hated to disturb him. but
] had been wanting for months just
such specimen for the collection was
making of the birds of these parts, so
boarding without leave the old dngout
found tod to a tree near by, 1 sculled
as. close as dared to the crane, and,
taking careful aim, fired He dropped
instantly and began futteripg feebly
about just enough to keep himself
above water. was afraid, though, that
he was hurt SO bad that he would die
and go to the bottom where l !, would
lose him, so rowed as hard as could
to get to him before this could happen.
He seemed nearly gone when
reached him and tried to catch him by
ono of his outstretched wings, but no
? tooncr had ltouched him when he gave
such a flounce that took me so complete
ly unawares that | made a frantic clutch
at him and shot clean out of the crazy
old dugout; heading straight for the
bottom OF the lake some twenty feet bo-
low That did mot matter SO much, for
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Trimming Fruit. on tho Trees.

1 This is subject which will properly
bear repetition. Among others who
have amply tested its advantages, is
Jabez Fisher, of Fltchburg, Mass, who
stated in an address before the Massa-
,husetCs Board Of Agriculture, after an
experience of more than twenty years
in thinning pears, and half as many in
apples, that the labor expended in this
way has always been worth more than
twice what it has cost, and in some
cases more than five times. He con-
fidentfy stated that 1T adds to the value
of the remaining product from twenty
five, to one hundred per cent. il pays
the largest profit when the crops are
heaviest. In such crops the difference
in the value of the firsts and seconds Is
greatest. In 1883. when the apple prod
uct was very large, and a great quap-
tity went begging at small prices, first
class fruits sold for fully three times
the prices of the others. But it should
be. borne, in mind that the trees on
which the fruit is grown must receive
fair attention and good cultivation, for
fine fruit can not be grown on feeble
and stunted trees, nor gathered from
them. The finer and fairer the ST eel
mems the handsomer and more perfect
and excellent will be those bringing
high prices in market; but in all cases
the best fruit will grow on trees not
overcrowded With crops Country
Gentleman. y. " y \.
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thus kept himself shove vstsr in scns
one could come - his Ifescue, 20 I
cl1tchsd the Ley Of the crane, and
thought myself saved; for, knowing the
pfodigious strength Of these birds, and
seeing that this one was bY no means 70
badly wounded ~ he'd thought I
trusted It would carry me st least close
enough TO tho shore to enable me 70
grasp the stout water flags that bordered
it. and SO scramble up TO land.
But as found afterwards, had
taken hold of the log my shot had
broken, and while the tough ligaments
OF the member held Arm, must have
caused the bird excruciating pain. At
any rate my hold seemed to drive him
frantic and he began TO beat mo with
his great powerful wings until was
nearly insensible, but still afraid TO let
20, for when / cautiously tried to touch
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BAsQuEs MADE OVER.
Some Really Valuable Suggestions Fo
Homo Dress Makers.

Some Really Valuable Suggestions For
-H Homo Dress-AIakers.
The styles at present arc excellent
for contrivlng new garments out of old,
but the new design must be selected in
reference to the size and number of
pieces fit for use.
The chief trait OF new basques is to
have them as nearly seamless as is con-
sistent with beauty, as comfort is not
much thought Of. The lining is fitted
and boned as carefully as of yore, but
the outside opens invisibly down the
left shoulder and under arm seams, and
is shaped to the figure by tiny plaits
above and below the waist-line, front
and back. If the basque is trimmed
with buttons, show them then along
the opening, otherwise hook it invis-
IDLY. Tapped and full fronts from the
shoulders are by no means given up,
with V of contrasting goods, passe-
menterie, etc. The fronts are cut in a
rather blunt point, or round, according
to the figure, Jacket overfronts are cut
off straight across tho waist-line, meet
over the bust and then slope away, or
may be round in Zouave; style. Under
these the fronts are plain and pointed,
full, shirred at the neck and waist,
Tapped in folds frexa the shoulders in
hchu fashion, or may be cut in blouse
fashion, dropping below the waist
line. The Z back is long, narrow,
coat-tail, long enough to sit on;
or shorter one, opened up the mid
die in either case, and trimmed up
either side Of the opening with one to
three rows of buttons. Some house
basques are pointed in the back and
laced like an evening bodice. Tho edge
of pointed basques are finished with a
ribbon folded narrowly all round the
Ecdgeending in three loops and two ends
in the back; II it has a coat-back, tho
ribbon starts from the sides of the fiat
back and ends atone side of the front,
under a rosette- or short bow. Some
dartlcss basques opening on the left are
slit at the top front and back, to form
a V, which is filed in with soft ma
terial gathered at the top to make an
erect ruffle, nesting close about the
neck. Some India silk bodices have a
full, plated ruffie down the edge OF the
tapping 'front.' which is left to fall &C
cording to it's own sweet will. A lace or
net bodice must be full, whether it is a
round waist or basque. Pretty jacket
basques of striped flannel or outing
goods have a coat back and loose fronts,
with rolling collar ending as revers
over front Of bias stripes, Tapped in
fchu fashion, and v of plain goods
like the large, full sleeves The skirt
is Of either material, and the design is
excellent for making one dress out OF
two half-worn gowns. Ladies' Home
Journal.
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He Intended 70 MAKE FeOpse AIN ns8@
and Grow IN Moral beauty.
It has been objected to Emerson that
be Is Altogether too refined and LOFTY
for the daily uses Of men; that the ideal
which he insists on is unrealizable.
That he was sane and sensible in his
own life is we'll known; that DO kept
aloof from visionary associations and
had sound counsel where public affairs
Of i'm portance were concerned is we'll
known; but 1t Is still proclaimed that
his writings are not concrete and prac-
teal enough for the world as 1t is con-
stituted, and on this account are curious
rather than useful, species Of intel
lectual fireworks, dazzling, butiof little
substantial valne. That this is all
error might be apprehended by suppos-
ing such a person as Emerson in any
given community going around and,
with such strains as we find in his
books, animating, kindling and COM
forting, making people aim in thought
and manners at something high and
beautiful, making them respect SINGER
ity, courtesy, and faith. reconciling
them to life and inspiring them with
conviction Of greater and loyelier things
yet 70 como: Would not such person
be serviceable in any community? Why
do we rush after the really eloquent
orators, If the world can do without
transcendent expression? Emerson
never expected the world to realize the
ideal he set up, but he intended to make
people aim high, so that they should at
least be less vulgar and mean and base
And this is great work and good one
1t is high mission and needful one
We do not need fewer but moro trans
cendentalists." In land mainly de-
voted to politics and business, these
stirring and enchanting messages that
call US all into tho temple of the human
soul and bid us adorn its walls with
spiritual gifts and listen to tho mysteri-
GUS voices that make deep music,sthesc
are now and always messages wc most
urgently need for growth and salvation.
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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TWO RIVALS MEET.
Instead OF 0uarreilng They Go Into PART
nersi,ip and Grow Rich.

Instead OF nuarreiing They Go Into Part
"e's"'' an" "'o"
newspaper proprietor VINO is no"
wealthy man, Tells an amusing STORY
OF one OF ms early ventures ITO went
TO the west when bus twenty-three
years DID, with capitai OF only Two OF
three hunared dollars he hao done
some reporting for local paper at nome
ana haa smatterlnS OF the PRIMER ART
Hearing OF new town In tne-meaintaihs
"a town OF whlch great Things were ex-
pected-he decided to establish news
paper there forthwith.
lie borrowed some money TO ada 10
ms meager capital, ana started alone LOT
the neld with MS ilttle hahd-press anu
type and paper In wagon. .
length and mostly up nil. Inc muddy
road made the travelling slow ana DIM
cult, so that ~ was almost aarh wneh,
on the second day. he came WITHIN slght
oil the new town, still nve miles distant
just then, as he pulled through a
slough at curve IN the road, ne over
took fellow-traveler whose old wagon,
to which was hltched pony Morse IVES
hopelessly fast in the mud
Our young newspaper proprietor
promptlN-nnhltched his horse and went
to the otherman's assistance. FOR near
ty an hour the two men pushed and the
two horses pulled. Finally the horses
gave mighty tug at the rig moment
and the cart was pulled ont OF the mud.
Reaching out his hand with true
Western heartiness, the driver OF the
extricated cart, also young man OF
twenty three or twenty-tonr, said:
THANK you, sir! I'm over SO much
obliged toyou. Times mighty precious
to me, and ! don't know what I'd have
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Some interesting facts were furnish
ed some time ago by English matters re-
specting the sizes of men s hats The
''size" is mean between the length and
breath of the hat; thus. measurements
of seven inches and a half by six inches
and a,haf would give No. 7, and so on,
The usual size for an adult Englislman
is No. Z. Germans have round heads,
Malays small ones. The heads OF
Portuguese average from six inches and
seven-eighths to seven inches; those oil
Spaniards are little larger The
heads of Japanese excel the English
average. Men that have much to do
with horses are said to have the small
est heads; and rough relation appears
to exist between tho size of the-- head:
dress and mental capacity. Popular
Science Monthly.
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THE FARMING WORLD.
THE USE or SALT.


-
Uss II.
AGRICULTURAL SALr.--Can you tell
me about how much salt it is customary
to SOW on an acreT
The above is q clipping from an I'M.
known paper. A reply from one who
has had experience In using salt as .
soil fertilizer may be of interest, says
the Country Gentleman
.sed Was reared ON farm within . few
miles Of the Onondaga salt works A.
that time salt which had been con-
demned By the inspectors was thrown
out as useless, and anybody was free to
take 1t. | was minor and my father .
large farmer and considerable of an ex-
perimenter Under these favorable au.
spices he commenced trying salt on yari
GUS crops. It was broadcast very light
" at first. The amounts used was too
young to remember; but l know he
thought so we'll of it that he kept In
creasing the quantity
have vivid remembrance OF the
last application made while | remained
at home, its quantity and effect, for
applied 1t myself. field~of@twenty-
four acres had been prepared for wheat
by narrowing. measured off six acres
in one corner, to which l applied one
and half ton loads by broadcasting
from the wagon, with boy to drive.
and then watched the result. Tho
wheat crop on this was better than on
other parts Of the field, the straw
brighter and stood up better, and the
grain plumper; but just how mrch bet
ter was not ascertained, for farmers did
not make accurate tests then as now.
The salt told wonderfully on after
crops. The field was sown in timothy
at the time of sowing the wheat, and
clover the following spring, six quartz
to the acre, the small, red kind. AT
the wheat harvest the clover on this
portion was SO thickly set that there
was scarcely square foot that was NOT
covered with rank growth, while Oh
the other there were many spots where
the clover looked sickly, and some
places were bare On moving the field
the next season the clover on the salted
portion was badly lodged and the other
not. The succeeding season the clover
had nearly disappeared and the most
rank, dense growth OF timothy that l
ever saw had taken its place. Look
ing back through the misty past, l
Judge it turned four to five tons to tho
acre, and the rest OF the field one and a
+ h alf to two.=-z===s=
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$500 to NIaga ra Falls. 5000 to Toronto.


$500 to Niagara Falls. 5000 to Toronto.
Grand personally conducted excursion
via c. ii. e ID. and Grand Trunk Rail-
ways. August 81, 1890. The triumph OF
the season.[Our record is the best and
this year wo will eclipse all former
efforts, in the assurance of comfort and
care to our patrons. Five thoroughly
posted and competent agents viii accom-
pany this excursion and remain as an
escort to the party during their stay at
Niagara Falls, and arrange accommoda-
tions for tho side trips to Toronto or
Thousand Islands; to tho latter point a
rate Of $1,000 for the round trip is offered.
Make application early for Sfeeping-car
accommodations and tickets, on sale at
Chamber of Commerce Building, 200
West Fourth Street, 4l0 Vino Street, or
Depot, Cincinnati; Union Ticket Ohhce,
Covington, Ky; or any Agent OF the
G. H. & ID. r. r. or immediate connect
ing lines. T.. o. MCCORMICK, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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lett above them in tho plate. The
plate should then be tempered so it
will hold keen edge without breaking
If it strikes an obstruction. Hung in a
shovel handle and ferruled, this appli-
ance will cut more brush.and do it
more closely without being ground
than any thing on the market One
edge protects the other, and unless a
thin stone be standing on edge they
can not be dulled without Being driven
into the ground. A smaller, lighter
pattern is excellent for cutting corn
end tobacco. Farm and Home
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And now it has been discovered
that. Napoleon |. was German at least
in origin. NJ. reyre, in his new book,
Napoleon l. ct Son Temps" furnishes
documents to show that Napoleon came
from German family in Genoa, which
belonged to the Good party lBuona
Parte) in Ghibelline times, and subse-
quently settled in Corsica, where it
adopted the party nickname as its sur
name. Its said that the French would
much rataer be told that the great Ma
polcon was the devil than that he was
German.
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A HUNTERS STORY.
Uncle Moses Thrilling Advent
ure with Crane.

SCLE MOS E.
as Mr.. M. i.
+ ra n kim OF
t h | 8 place, Is
known all over
the county, is
one OF the most
successful a N d
G x perie n C Q d
hunters in the
v + C 4 n / t yin
spite of his low
stature, W h i c h
IS not quite five
foet. a II d b | s
corpulence. He
was surrounded
a fow n i 6 h t $
ago by an audi
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1t was Ben Johnson, we b

1t was Ben Johnson, we be-
lieve, who, when asked NAL
locks question, " Is life worth
living ? " replied That de-
pends on the Agsy." And Ben
Johnson doubtless saw the
double point to the pun.
The liver active quick
life rosy, everything bright,
mountains Of trouble melt like
mountains Of snow.
The liver sluggish-life dull,
everything blue, molehills Of
worry rise info mountains of
anxiety, and as a result-sick
headache, dizziness, constipa-
ton.
wo ways are~open Cure
permanently or relieve tenn.
porarily. Take a pill and suf-
fer, or take a pill and get well,
Shock the system by an over
dose, or coax it by a mild,
pleasant way.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are the mild means. They
work effectively, without pain,
and leave the system strong.
One, little, sugar coated pei
let is enough, although a
whole vial costs but rs cents.
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a DRINKING FOUNTAIN,

g Supplied with Good Water.
Mr. A. P. Greim, Tompkin's Cove, N.
y, sends description of a novel and
handy drinking fountain, which he=de-
scribes as follows: Here is the cheapest,
and in my opinion the best drinking
fountain, and SO simple that any one can
make it. First, procure a pan or dish
the size required tmine is an oval-shaped
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PAINip the sidenearly always comes from a
disordcred liver andis promptly relieved by
Carter's Little Liver Pills. n'tforget this
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accompanying en-
craving shows one
which can not be
surpassed in effect
iveness. A plate Of
steel 8x10 inches
should be shaped as
shown and welded
to a strong shank
that can be attached
to e heavy shovel
handle. After ham
: mering the edges
thin they are
ground properly
and brought within
halfFan inch of each
other, a circular
hole fully an inch
in diameter being.
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PEOPLE do not discover it until too late,
that the so-called washing powders not only
eat up their clothes, but ruin their skin, and
cause rheumatism Use nothing but Dobbin's
Electric Soap. Have your grocer keep it.
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That Unfortunate Liver of Your,

Bilious reader, will never resume its fine
tons with regularity and vigor if you per
sist in Fostering it with blue pill and Gallo
mel. Don't you know that these are equally
Objectionable forms of the cumulative poi
son-mercuryi We presume you do, ant
yet you go on using them Desist and re
pair damages, regulate the abused organ
and invigorate it with Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, Incompatible, also, for dyspepsia
nervousness and kidney complaints.
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-Guest attempting to carve) What
kind of chicken is this, anyhow"
WaiterA"Dat's a genuine. Plymouth
Rock, sab" Guest Throwing up both
hands)-"That explains it, Iknew she
was an old-timer, but had no idea she
dated back to the Mayhower. "-Golden
pAyA =
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The p,cons,stenc,.s ~ r,,.

-- THu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OI' FsIFe.
Husband How about~that batch oil
funny matter?
Wife-It all came back.
Husband-And that article on "Hcw
TO Write Jokes?n
Wiio--It was accepted. IN. Y. Sun. ].
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~ AN tired Of looking at brick and NOR
tar ! want TO get out into the country and
feast my vision on green felds.n .sIn other
Tprrs Haute Express,
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A MINISTER is excusable for thinking
more OF the lambs OF his flock than Of the
doze.-Binghamton Republican.
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LOVERS are slow about proposing this
summer. Owing to the high price Of the
commodity, they hesitate about breaking the
ice.-Texas Siftings
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:. SEA air roughens tho skin. Use Glenn,
sulphur Soap. ss-s.4.--
HIPS Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
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E. A. Roop, Toledo, o., says: "Halrs Ca
tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
years ago and she has had no return of it
It's a sure cure" Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cur,
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. CSC.
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TIE man Of many adjectiver is liable to be
taken for the composer Of circus advertise
ments.-Martha's Vineyard Herald
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HAVE you seen the Rams Horni If not
write to E. P. BROWN, 661S North Penn. st.
indianapolis, Ind.
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OUr.with the boYs-Elbows and knees
brakes Magazine.
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How SOON the crying baby in the houss
grows to be girl with a piano l-Atchisor
Globe.
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A GOOD deal more is said OF the death
struggle, but it Is the life struggle that is
the hardest to go through. - Hutchinson
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= "HAMMooK dressesr are announced for
summer wear Something a girl can slip
out OF easily, we presume onkers States
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PEOPLE who say sharp things often get
the reputation Of being blunt Baltimore
American.
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NO. 2.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN COMPLETE.
chicks can drink from either side, they
can not soil the water, and they can
not get on the pointed top Farm and
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THERE is always room for one more In the
waste basket-ballas News.
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THE bridal trip often saddles q groom
with outlay enough to make him q littl,
ky.-Yonkers Gazette.
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every hard drinker is little soft-Texas
Siftin9a.
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4 REPORT Of an earthquake can hardly b,
called groundless. -
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THE little girls who carried incense In
olden times were the first myrrh- maids =
Lawrence American s.
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The most popular woman in the United
States Is undoubtedly the golden haired
young lady who adorns tho double eagle
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"THB early bird catches the worm," but
it is the late 'slarlt" that brings on tho
snakes. ~ y onkers Statesman.
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UNLESS she sails under false colors, the
brunette should never be as light headed as
the blonde. -Munsey's Weekly.