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ally discharged, killing his mother.
Max O'Rell says truly that ''the
aristocracy of nature is universal
that gentleman is gentleman,
whether English, American or
French.
A man named Dixon, of Toronto,
walked a seven-eights-inch cable
stretched over the Niagara gorge
between the Suspension and the
CantilVer bridges.
A piece of the photographic stone
from which the SO bills Of the Con
federate government were printed
were discovered in cemetery near
Anderson, S. c., recently.
The race war, between the chill
dren of colored school and white
school at Chattanooga, Tenn, has
reached such pitch that a special
officer has been stationed between
the schools to prevent serious
trouble.
Practical genius has always been
the distinguishing quality of all
Western peoples, and, it is this
practical genius of our wertern
world which makes the Americans
the most remarkable people the sun
has ever shone upon.
The Crescent City Yarn and Knit
ting mills, which will employ 125
hands, has just been put in operation
at New Orleans. 1t is the only
mandatory of the kind in the South
where raw cotton is transferred into
hosiery.
Mrs. Julia J. Irvine has been APP
pointed junior professor of Greek at
Wellesley college. At the intercol-
legiate contest she took the prize
over sixty Greek students, Mrs.
Irvine is a graduate of Cornell, and
took special course in Leipsic col
lege.
A soldiers definition of kiss-A
report at headquars.
a sailors definition of a kiss-A
pleasure smack.
A grammarian' s definition of kiss
"A conjunction which frequently
leads to an interjection.
Farmers who consider it good
economy to take good care of their
teams find it pays to groom their
horses twice every day at least, in
the morning before commencing
and after work at night.
When there are plenty teams on
the farm equalize the work so that
each team may rest as much as pos
sible during this hot weather.
Don't blow in the gun your grand
father carried in the war of 1872. 1t
is more dangerous now than it was
then.
The farmer who economical with
his corn and other feed when it was
abundant, is now reaping his re-
ward.
Yearling colts will make better
growth and development If they are
given light feed OF oats every day
Smokeless powder-the kind you
generally have on your coat sleeve
after visit to your best girl.
Don't go near a draft. If a draft
comes towards you, run away. A
draft is most dangerous.
Laundered percale shirt waists
found easy and slightly and are
much worn.
Among new thin stufs are face
figured grenadines and printed
bareges.
Mares that are sucking colts should
} have the run of a good pasture a.
much as possible.
The man with icy manner is quit,
refreshing these dog (goned) days
Love is an argument that is KEEP
up until one of the two Is worsted
One of the best men in the worlc
is the man in jail.
The lord mayor of London get
$4,000 year, out of which he i
expected to give eight state dinner
at an average cost of $4,000 each
The balance of his salary he spend
: in professional show which great
{ delights young London.
3 SPEAKER REED can now take him
, self and his belly band back t,
l Washington and try his hand a
lhOldinp down such 1Inr,1lv charao