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At THE WINDOW.
xho Clerk h the Village Post-O0ce IA
. Life Full Of Experience.

The Clerk II the Village Post-Oncs has
Life Full Of Experience.
The life of a post-ofRce clerk in . town
Of 1000 or 5000 inhabitants Is full Of
pleasantness and all his paths are peace.
He has nothing under the sun to rufie
the placid serenity of his amiable tenn
per. and consequently his disposition
soon becomes as sweet and mild as the
perfume of magnolia grove waited on
the gentle breath of summer. All he has
to do is to engage in exhilarating con-
versation like this:
lis there any thing here for Sarah
Bilkins?"
Nothing, madam"
"Are you sure?"
''Quite sure, madam"
''But you didn't look. How do you
know without looking?"
Il have looked over the letters in the
b box 700 times to-day, and I remem-
Der that there were no letters in it ad-
dressed to you"
well. now, that's strange. I should
have had letter yesterday, and l
thought it would come to-day sure. Do
you suppose it could have been lost?"
Its possible"
do many letters get lost?'
about $4,000, 900 annually"
'Oh, my! What is the reason?"
''By reason Of incorrect or illegible
address. insufficient postage and other
causes"
Goodness! And suppose lots Of
them had money in?"
Eyes. Twenty-eight thousand of the
letters sent to the dead-letter Office last
year contained money, amounting in all
to S4S,64a; 1000 had Enclosures Of postal
notes aggregating $500. and $1,000
were found to contain drafts, checks,
notes, commercial paper. etc., in the
sum of 81. 471,s71.
my land! And who gets this money!"
''1f the letter contains the address Of
the sender it is sent back to him; but in
over 5000, 900 cases out Of 100000 no
address whatever is given by the writer"
Then perhaps my letter has gone to
the dead-letter Office. or is held for post
age or something like that?"
perhaps"
''Well, don't you think"
MADAM. will you please stand aside
moment until l wait on the people
who are crowding around the Window"
And as madam departs she mutters
spitefully that she never saw such an
insOlent, Overbearing, accommodating
fellow as that post-oifice clerk. He can't
even answer civil question. and l am
going to have HIM reported to the de-
partment this very day."-Punxsataw-
neY Spirit.
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STALE WELL WATER.
An Explanation That Seems to he Based
on Close Observation.

An Explanation That Seems to BE Based
on Close Observation.
I have dug at different times and in
different localities three wells. When
they were first dug the water did not
taste all right. l attributed the bad
taste to the earth and stones. One of
them is thirty feet deep. and used to
water seven horses at it and at the same
time we used the water from it in the
family. There never was better or
purer water. and this contin ued so
long as we watered the horses and were
dra"ing large quantities from IT each
day. used it for twelve years in this
way. Then dug well near my barn,
yard and put Windmill over it to
pump water for my stock. From that
time | did not water horses at the old
well and the water began to taste and
smell badly shortly afterwards. The
well filed up so that there were
nearly fifteen feet of water in it. /
have abandoned il entirely and get my
water from the new well. on account of
its purity. because so much water is
pumped from it for stock. Neither
Stops nor any thing else impure can be
found within four rods of the old well.
/ have attributed the bad taste and
smell to the fact that the water stands
so long. / believe | am right. i can
see no reason why water will not get
stale by standing as well as any thing
else. / am away from home a large
share of my time and find very many
wells the water from which tastes and
smells very badly indeed. and in every
instance it comes from wells that are
nearly full. On the contrary, when 1
find good water it is from deep wells in
which the water never gets very high.
I believe the water from shallow wells
is purer than that from deep ones. be-
cause the water in the former is drawn
out soon after it has flowed in. while in
the other case the water is. in great
part. made up of surface drainage, and
has become more or less foul from stag
nation and lack OF aeration.-C.M VI. Lusk,
in Rural New Yorker.
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FIG. l.-AMERICAN
HARVEST MITE lil
FIG. 2.-IRRITATISG

a
The engravings are greatly magnitied; the
actual natural size OF the full-g grown insect is
shown by the very small dot seen Just below
the body of each.
Central Illinois. tells us the '-chiggers'
are common and very annoying there.
The true .'Chigres" (PuLr irr1tans) are
found south of the United States in
Mexico. etc. The two insects in the en-
cravings are the offenders of this coun-
try, the irritating harvest mite being
most common.
The mites get upon the skin. especial
" the lower limbs. and climb up over
the lower half of the body, occasionally
over the whole, and with their strong
mandibles and arms. or elbOwed Max
lilac, cut and dig their way down into
the true skin. causing great irritation.
which results in small swellings. red
ness and Inflammation, causing an ir
resistible scratching. The insect is
often scratched out before it can
burrow deeply, thus giving relief.
Sulphur applications. the same as for
the itch mite. or kerosene will kill the
insects and allay Inflammation. Strong
salt water is effective. A severe attack
in Kansas was cured for the writer by
a prolonged bath in Salt Lake. Utah.
In Florida. mothers informed US that
they used ''scorched butter on their
children who were much annoyed by
these pests.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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THE POULTRY BUSINESS.
Begin ON . Small Scale and Work Your
Way Up.

Begin ON . Small Scale and Work Your
Way Up.
Statements often appear in poultry
papers and others that hens can be made
to pay 81 year, and that one-half that
amount will readily cover the cost of
keeping year, leaving the other half
for profit Upon this basis it is easy to
figure 100 hens will pay $50 as profit and
1000 hens 5000 fine living for a small
family. The hens can be purchased by
watching the market at not over 20
cents apiece or an investment of 500.
Then, counting the houses and the feed
ut $500. it is easy to see very large
profit in the business: and the beauty of
it is that there is no delay. The income
commences Immediately after the hens
are bought. That this much is realized
in many cases there is no doubt: but
that every one can do this, or even half
as we'll. is not true, as many have aScer-
tanned by practical experience.
1t is said that experience is dear
teacher. and it is certainly very true in
the poultry business. Those who make
the business success. in very large
majority of cases commence on a small
scale. and increase as their experience
and business warrant. 1t seems \
small matter to feed and water n lot of
hens and gather up the eggs, and il is
this that induces so many to make the
attempt, only to find that there are
many details that. while they do not
seem important. yet if neglected will
make a considerable difference in the
profits. In fact. it is the attention given
to these details that assures success.
In making a start in the poultry bust
ness begin on q small scale. Get good
breed, suitable to the purpose for which
they are wanted. In majority of
cases one of the general purpose breeds
will prove the most satisfactory.
Build cheap house large enough to
accommodate forty or fifty hens. and
by the time you have kept that number
for awhile you can tell pretty we'll
whether you care to invest more large
ly. IL the results are satisfactory. and
you want to raise poultry for market
rather than eggs. get an incubator.
Fowls of all kinds must be fed and
cared for regularly. They need va
riety of food. pure water, clean quar-
tiers, and such conditions as are neces-
sary to maintain good health. AS long
as the fowls can be kept healthy it is
comparatively easy To make them
profitable: hence good care must be
taken to secure this condition as fully
as possible. What others have done
4
with mary other things more or less
experience is necessary. and this can be
gained at less expense with small
number of fowls than with large
umber.-St. Louis Republic.
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acres of pine woods and swamp land
near the great Okefinokee swamp. and
Old Tom religiously believed his mule
to be the most sagacious, industrious
and trustworthy beast that ever chewed
hay.
Il taken that animal when hit weren't
no bigger'n pint o huckleberries, an
tn can't nobody tell me hit amt the
smarteSt an best mule in Georgy 'thout
bein' called a liar. an a fightin' liar, t
boot. When hit comes to mule at
knows more'n half the School-teacher
dooz and s willin' T. work. too. I'll put
Old Bawley agin any mule at walks on
four laigs."
The people of the neigh borhood en-
tertained much the same opinion of Old
Bawley. Any stranger that wanted a
fight on his hands had only to stroll
into that region and cast slurs on Old
Tom Krandalrs mule. Indeed. it was
currently reported that young dude
from Thomasville. who had ..partick-
Ter hankerin' after" Miss Georgia Kran-
dali, spoke once upon a time incau-
tiously of Old Bawley in her presence
as IAN onhan' some beast" and when
last seen he was running through mile
of swamp that lay between the kran-
dall's and Townsville. and he was only
a short distance ahead OF bulldog the
spirited girl had unclaimed for his sole
and exclusive benefit.
The numerous negroes on the place
believed Old Bawley understood every
thing he heard anybody say. and were
careful how they talked when he was
within hearing distance. Old Tom
krandan had no sort OF doubt the ami
NAL would outline him. and in making
his will he bequeathed him, in the most
solemn and binding English Squire
Thiggs could muster, to his only son.
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Fever Preventer" I've just come from
where it was prevalent Thanks! Please
resume"
The agent was moving uneasily in his
chair, and appeared to hesitate about
pressing the matter further. But he
made last rally and said: Il have
here, sir, few statistics, which show
the financial standing of our company.
1t is the frmest and most reli-"
He paused; and frightened look was
on his face, for the merchant was on the
6oor, writhing and twisting as though
in an awful fit. ''D-don't stop, SIR" he
managed to gasp to the terrified agent.
who was collecting his papers and max.
ing for the door. I'm just having a
little epileptic fit. Qu-quite subject to
to them, you-you know, I'll be all
fright in min-minute"'
But the agent had fed, leaving q
long, blue vacuum in the atmosphere,
SO fast had he gone.
WELL" chuckled the busy merchant,
arising and brushing the dirt of his
clothes, 1T is hard work, and it soils
ones clothes; but. by Jove, knew the
scheme would do the business. / shant
be bothered with any more of those
agents for some time now. I'll be as
cool as cucumber in a minute, after
I've had drink Of that good old-'Con.
sumption Cure Ha, ha! Consumption
Curev Wonder what the kentuckian
who distilled this prime old rye would
say. if he heard it called that! Well,
here's go!"-Paul c.. West, in Light.
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the Squeehawken Mutual Life Insur-
lnce Company-capital, s6.oOo.oo0 I've
salled to see if you would not take out
policy, and"
.'Sit right down." said the busy mer'
chant. ''and we'll talk it over. Excuse
me; but will you hand me that bottle
labelled Cure for Consumption" It's
nv time to take it. Thanks! Go on"
1.-THE rates are exceedingly low, con-
tinued the agent, ''and-for Heavens
sake, sir! Shall call doctor?"
''Oh, no. thanks" feebly moaned the
merchant, picking himself up from the
door; for he had fallen out Of his chair
Is II in faint. ''It's only slight at
tack of heart disease or paralysis
don't know just which. I'm quite fire.
quently affected. Now, please go on
The agent was not quite so enthusi-
astic, but he went on.
''As said, the rates are scarcely any
thing; and, in your case, We would be
pleased to make . discount, SO you see
-"
EYES," interrupted the merchant
"Please excuse me again; but won't you
hand me that box marked yellow
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ing gators, the chief implement being
hook of peculiar construction fastened
in stout wooden handle. II had
pulled many an ugly saurian from his
cave in the swamps. A great deal OF
interest was felt in this hunt Is the al
igator was believed to be an unusually
large one.
''Jedgin' FIN tn racket hit made last
night that gators fifteen foot long
not an inch less" said old Fluker, who
had been born slave on the place and
was wont to oficiate as oracle-in-chief
to the younger generation Of dusky
Georgians. More than one of the gang
had mourned the loss of q favorite dog
that was believed to have gone down
the red gullet of this particular gator,
and the thirst for vengeance gave zest
to the hunt. A drought of unusual
duration had made the water in the
pond very low, and it was found pos
sible to approach within reaching dis
lance of the gators hole by wading
few rods through swamp mud
Young Tom set his teeth, took a firm
grip of the long pole, and in a few mo-
ments was prodding vigorously In the
cave. The maddened reptile snapped at
the hook, it fastened itself in his jaws,
and the next instant Tom was jerked
PROSTATE in the mud. He held 10 the
pole, however, and several of the boys
seized the rope attached to the handle.
They pulled, and the alligator. an enor-
nous one, charged on his enemies, LASH
ing his wicked tail and Kissing most
horribly. Young Tom dropped every
thing and made for dry land. barely es-
Gaping vicious blow from the gators
tail. The attack was renewed again
and again with the same result. The
boys had the beast hooked, but could
not land him.
Like flash of inspiration the thought
of Old Bawley presented itself to young
Toms mind.
Fetch the mulev' he shouted.
A dozen youngsters Obeyed the order.
In five minutes Old Bawley was hitched
securely to the rope. Bogus Jackson,
daring young ''coon" who had ridden
him in many scrub-race, was perched
on his back and instructed to yank the
gator out. He gave the mule one blow
only one-on the ribs with light
wood knot, and with a wild below Old
Bawley sprang to his work. At the
first jump the alligator was jerked out
on the bank, Kissing, disappearing and
thrashing it's awful tail. Old Bawley
looked back for an instant and saw the
hideous creature. No need for Bogus
Jackson's club now. As that coffee
colored lad rolled off into the gallberry
bushes the mule, snorting with terror,
his ears thrown back, his tail straight
out, and every muscle strained to its
utmost, tore through the woods with
the speed of an express train. And
ever as he looked back and caught
lightning glimpse of his frightful p,,r-
suer humping horribly at his heels he
redoubled his efforts and roared with
all the energy of his being. Bawley
had done some fast running in his day,
but his best previous record wasn't
circumstance to the time he was max
ing now. On through the dense woods,
on through the pine stumps, palmetto
plants, and stunted gallberry bushes
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THE HARVEST MITE.

A Description of Two Varieties of This
Annoying Pest.
The results produced by this insect
are somewhat similar to those caused
by the Acarus or Itch Mite" described
in section 3S4. These insects. especial
ly Fig ., are very common in most sec
lions over the whole southern half of
the United States, and are found quite
abundantly as far north as Central Hi
nois and Iowa. The writer can speak
from a painful experience, while travel
ing, of their prevalence in Kansas and
Missouri. and in most Southern States.
A resident of Mclean County, North
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Art Note.

Livingston Snobberly is distin-
Tuished New York amateur artist, who
got his picture into New York gallery.
A sarcastic friend met Snobberly few
days afterward, and said:
Il VIZ in the art gallery yesterday.
By Jove! l saw such a big crowd. spent
half an hour before your picture. Yours
was the only one looked at
'Ah, thanks, thanks. Quite compii-
mentary. But why didn't you look at
the rest?'
''Well, you see, there were crowds Of
people in front of all the other pict-
ures, but there was nobody in front Of
yours except mysef."-Texas Siftings.
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flew the frenzied old mule. and on flew,
close to his heels, 4 limp and soggy al
ligator, bouncing, banging and zigzag-
ging wildly, now in the air, now
on the ground, now rebounding
from some decayed stump on one side
and bringing up with muffled
crunch against tree on the other, but
keeping all the time in the general di-
rection pursued by Old Bawley. On
past the Westinghouse where Parson
Wheeler's Mortified congregation, just
gazing at the fleeing caravan in petriied
establishment, on through Nanny
Briggs yard, pulling down the weeks
washing for the Krandall household. on
through the premises of Scrub Jones,
upsetting barrel of soft soap, demol-
ishing a hencoop in the rear of Alb
Gantlings house, and carrying desola-
ton to limbo Hunters melon patch,
whizzed the ill-assorted pair with un-
abated speed.
But all things have an end. At the
turning Of a long lane stood the school
house where Bessie Krandall was teach
ing the young Georgia idea its first les
sons in projectiles. Old Bawley. clearing
a fence without variation in the swing
of his stretching gallop and dragging
the gator through its decayed timbers
without feeling the obstruction, tore
down this lane. At the point where the
road took a sudden turn he let it turn
and crashed through the gate of the
school-yard. then through TIE door of
the little school-house, the stout dm-
bers flying into splinters as he struck it,
and with last despairing snort Old
Bawley fell to the floor amid pile of
overturned benches and yielded up the
ghost, while two score terror-stricken
children screeched requiem over his
MeleSs Chicago Tribune.
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THE FIDDLE DAD PLAYED on.

Sarsarty was the fddler's name;
An he could play,
Well, should say.
Twas whole circus an q Skinny game
To hear him make that fiddle talk
An laugh an cry's IL like ter die;
He made it dance, he made 1t walk,
He made it sing. he made II sigh;
He sent the notes clear up to Mary,
An then way down to the old Harry.
he knew. no doubt, what he was about
He fairly set me cryin' once,
An then ne made me laugh right out,
felt as 5heepish as Ounce.
But arter al is sed an done,
AFTER all the fine notes he would take,
'Twa-n't no sech music s Dad 'ud make,
With the little fiddle he played on.
That was the cutest little fiddle.
1t was as black
AS a factory stack.
II alters seemed 20 me riddle
Where all them pretty sounds 'ud stay;
They was so sweet, so shy, so neat
An then the way AT Dad 'ud play,
There want nobody but nd say,
When round the dancers gayly went
t'Give i'm his pipe al he could beat
The man as made the instrument"
It was delicious jest to feel
The bow a-turnin' Of reel,
Back an forward, toe an heel
Your eyes a-dancin' with your feet,
Your partner lookin' flushed and sweet,
Not a false STEP not a break,
Sech was the music Dad 'ud make
With the little fiddle he played on.
But in the chimney corner home,
A winter night
By candle light,
The sweetest music seemed to come.
You'd hear the water lafiin'. dancin',
The birds 'ud sing, the sleigh-bells ring.
You'd fairly see the horses pranctn,
An then so low, so sweet an slow,
You'd hear the fairies in the air,
A-singin' to 'emselves up there,
A verse each time he drawed the bow.
An Bill an me aside his knee,
I'd sit an. cry an laugh together,
An watch the fiickerln' III the fire,
An specklate an wonder whether
The angels in the holy choir
From their gold harps sech notes nd shake,
As the lovely music Dad 'ud make
With the little fiddle he played on
Fred Warner SHIRLEY, in Boston Globe
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Geuius in the Kitchen.

Bagley Ito newly-imported servant)-
You never saw lobster before, did you.
Bridget?
Bridget Shure. an Olive seen hum
dreds av the red things shwimmin' in
the creeks av the old country.
Bagley-But Holsters are green,
Bridet, before they are put in boiling
water.
Bridget mot to be put down)-Shure,
an there's boilin' shprings roight in the
creeks, sor.-Judge.
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Mr.. Whitehead (who had just slapped
stranger on the back)-O, beg yo' paw.
don, sab; thought it was my fr'en'
Smithers. Yo' hab on de berry same clos
he gen'r'ly wars.
Stranger-Yes, Smithers attinded dc
same pokah pawty l did last ebening
He am at present confined to his room.
Life
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FRUITS and vegetables placed on
shelves-and if the shelves are made of
stats so much the better-and kept in q
well-ventilated room. will keep much
better than when stored in bulk. 1t is
not always practicable to do this. but
when it is. fruit and vegetables will bs
benefited.
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BAWLEY'S LAST RUN.
Interesting Story of a Georgia
Mule and q Swamp Gator.

.Eprincipalp per-
S o n ag e CO n
cerned in this
authentic n ar
r a We w a S
k n o w n a l l
through the big
woods of South
eastern Georgia
a S Old Tom
krandall's one
e We d m u l e
"Bawley." Old
Bawley and his
N a S ter dwelt
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Young Tom, a lad who was lively and
industrious enough, but much given to
fishing, 'possum hunting and above all
to alligator-catching. And right here
the plot Of this story begins to thicken-
One night. soon after Young Toms
father had made his will. an alligator
in an adjacent swamp disturbed the
slumbers of the Krandalls by most
unearthly believing. Early next morn
ing Young Tom, assisted by swarm of
Afro-Americans aged from three to if
teen years, repaired to the swamp with
the tackle customarily used in caQtur-
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Art Criticism.

''There's Verestchagin, remarked
one visitor to another in the Portland
exposition art gallery.
$50 it is" was the reply; very shock
ing indeed. It's shame the hanging
committee passed such pictures. West
Shore.
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The Youthful G. A. r. Ids..

New Minister-And, Johnnie. what
are you going to be when you grow up?
Johnnie-Oh. I'm goin' to be soldier
for awhile.
n. Minded?
Johnnie Yes, and then after that
every body in the family'n get twelve
dollars every month for nothing. just
like We do uow.-Life.
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He Darsn't at Homo

Wickwire-No; don't think domestic
troubles ought to be spoken Of outside
the family.
n. Peck-Great Scott! Isn't man to
be allowed to ruburden his mind at all?
indianapolis Journal
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A Slayer.

Mother-l hope you liked Mr.. Weari.
some. who called last night; he is such
q staid young man.
Ethel-Stayed! I should say he did
never was so tired in my '.fe.-West
Shore.
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A Trade Secret

Customer lat orange stand)-Eow
does it happen you have NO blood Or
anges?
Proprietor-Run ont of aniline dye.
I'll have plenty of blood oranges as soon
as the boy gets back from the drug
store.-Chicago Tribune.
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Bis Occupation.

slave you no occupation. my poor
man? asked the good woman as she put
. plate Of beans before the turnpike
tourist
'Yes, num-" he answered, with his
mouth full I'm . fancy srone-cut-
ter"
"a lapidary?"
"Yes'm; dilapidary."-Chicago Trib-
une.
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Druggist-So you want to be drug
gist. eh? Have you had any experience?
Young Bilson (cautiously)-Some.
Druggist-Do you know the difference
between EPSON salts and oxalic acid?
Young Bilson (promptly)-Oh, yes,
sir. One kills you and the other doesn't
Golden DAYS
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Naturally.

"What is the most striking feature Of
your celebrated variety show?"
The boxing match, OF course
4unsey's Weekly.
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A FLOATING HARROW.

Picture Of Queer Agricultural Implement
Recently Patented.
The device shown has just been pat
ented. 1t really represents combined
harrow. pulverizer and roller. The
wheel-shaped harrow in front turns
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Miss Slimpurse-Of all things! Here
comes Clara Shortcash, with fur cloak
on.
Miss Nocash tshfvering)-I should
think she'd roast--N. Y. Weekly.