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grandmother, and an old fellow on the
other side Of the loom recognized her as his
daughter who had died at the tender age of
II. l could not help feeling that this
Identification was complicated and doubt
iui, and | l0nged to make sure thing of 1t
by dragging the specter TO some portion of
the house where there was more light. 1t was
evident that Blake was too badly fright
ened to give the signal. could heaf muir
murs from various members of eur party,
and was anxious to get away from Adams
revolver before it should 80 off by accident.
Moved by these considerations, l sprang
over Blake's kneeling form and seized the
fat spook around the waist. She offered a
very material resistance, which became
quite uncomfortable when Adams shot Off
his revolver into the ceiling and leaned upon
Morse. After that, l was no more of an
incumbrance 10 the spook than if my
arms had been her apron-strings. She
rushed out into the hall, and trailed be-
hind like the "bob" of kite. She fed
up the stairs with an agility proportionate
TO her fright, and marvellous considering
her bulk. l accompanied her up the stairs
because | was afraid to let CO. On
the uppermost step she tripped. staggered
moment, and then, overbaanced by my
weight, she fell backward and slid the
whole length of the stairs on MY unfor-
tunate body, as if it had been a toboggan.
had been told that spirits dematerialize at
the prOfane touch. This one didn't She
was all there when we landed on the hall
floor | was mu,h nearer Standardization
myself. being pressed out to a thin
ness which approached transparency.
All this l have been told, for | was
not in condition to observe it at the
time. l did not know when the spirit Of
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myself: II you get out of this with a
whole skin, old man, YOU will owe famous
wax- candle to Saint JeahsBaptiste de Belle
Vile
DREADFUL LOAD.
"Well, when they had called Hoffman,
until they were tired my tenants decided TO
20 upstairs to bed. l heard their heavy
boots on the stairway, and, at the expiration
of a moment the whole barrack was snoring
like country cl9ck. mat was the de-
partpre signal had been waiting for.
1.-The shore was deserted, and all the
houses were sbrOuded in darkness just
the thing. l hurrirdly returned to the
cellar. / pulled Holman from under the
workbench; | stood him on his feet, and
hoisted him upon my back like porter S
package How heavy he was! Add to that
morning | thought never would have the
strength to get 10 the river. Then, in the
middle of the quay, | imagined somebody
was walking behind me. | turned round.
Nobody. 1t was the moon that was rising.
l said to myself: Look out; at any mo-
ment the sentnels may freW
ITO make matters worse. the Seine was
low If 1 threw the Prussian in the river
near the shore lie would remain there as If
in shall Ow ditch. / entered the stream; l
advanced. Still too little water l could go
no further; my joints were weakening. AT
last, when | believed myself far enough in,
dropped my lead. OF with you! 1 cried.
The Prussian stuck in the mud. No way Of
making him bulge. l pushed, Get along
nowp BY good luck there came a puff of
wind from the east The Seine swelled,
and | felt the dead man drift slowly away.
"A safe journey to your Icried. swallowed
potful of water and hastily got back to the
shore.
LAS 1 was crossing the bridge of Vile
npuve on my return l saw something black
in the middle of the Seine. From a distance
it looked like q Wherry 1t was the Prus-
sian, vino was floating down the river III the
direction of ArgenteuIl, drawn along by the
current" ALPHoNsE DAUDET.
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SCIENCE And INDUSTRY.
To Cure the Foes of London,

A proposal is now under consideration for
the prevention of the smoke and fog plague
by which London is from time 10 time af-
ficted. The waste involved in this misplace
ment of useful matter is something prodi-
gious, and it is somewhat surprising that
until now no feasible attempt has been made
to remedy it. A weak idea Of what Lon
don fog is may be gathered from the follow
ing description by a famous London CORE
spondent: Every body is railing at or
signing over the fiendish fog that has kept
London in is grip during the last fortnight;
the thick darkness has reached climax;
the trains as they ass across the bridges
are exact representations of Mirzah's
vision on the hills above Bagdld,
as they emerge from mysterious
misty region. The palatial halls
of the west end are utterly deserted. In
one of the largest and best known diapers
shops in the west end the attendants COM
plain that business is at standstill, and the
seasons trade is practically lost The flower,
confectionery and jewelry trades are also
great sufferers by the fOgs. 1t drives the
tradespeope to despair and everywhere only
one refrain is repeated: The fog is disas-
trOus, ruinous. The three weeks fog has
done more harm to the tradesmen than a
season of industrial depression While the
fog lasted millions of people had from morning
until night to breathe as best they could an
atmosphere that seemed TO be composed of
frozen particles of SCOT ard sulphur. Only
those who passed the long hours of the dark
day in the midst of the terrible fog can
realize the suffering which it brought with
it. In the streets, in the omnlbuses,
in the railway carriages. the people
seemed to be positively benumbed by the
dreadful visitation. They covered together
in speechless misery. Existence itself was
painful No wrapp!ngs could keep out the
fog, and many hundreds of people were
poisoned by it as certainly as thoagh they
had drunk prussic acid or a solution Of
arsenic" The proposed remedy for this
frightfu state OF things is to turn large
portion of the coal supply of the Yorkshire,
Staffordshire and South Wales coal-ields
into gas and to convey it by pipes to Lon
don, where its use will be regulated some
what after the same manner US that adopted
In Pittsburg with natural gas. Such an
abundant supply of cheap fuel would mean
saving TO the city of over S1OO. 1000, 900 an
nually, besides Transforming the city of
smoke and fog into one Of the healthiest
places in the world
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The Flying Problem.


Mr.. G. Chanute, in an address on aeron-
autieS, delivered at Cornell University, gives
it as his opinion that we are nearing a dis
tinct stage in the progress toward nracti-
cal system Of aerial navigation. Mr.. Chanute
thinks that success with aeroplanes if it
comes at all. is likely to be promoted by the
nayigable balloon. 1t now seems not i'm
probable that the course of development
VIII consist first in Improvements of the
balloon, SO as TO enable it to stem the winds
most usually prevailing, and then in using it
TO obtain the initial velocity required TO float
aeroplanes. Once the stability of the latter
is well demonstrated, perhaps the gas bag
can be dispensed with altogether, and self
starting. self-lnnding machines substituted,
which snail sal faster than any balloon ever
can. II we are to judge of the future by the
past such improvements are likely to be
won by successive stages, each fresh in
ventor adding something to what had been
accomplished before; but still, when once a
partial success is obtained, it is likely 10 at
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l just behind him. | estimated that of
the thirty people present only about third
had come with real desire to see and con-
verse with the departed.
When the lights had been turned down a
thin and faded spinster began to play tunes
on a cOESunlptlve cabinet organ in a man
ner calculated to disturb the eternal Sum-
beTs of their defuncL composers. if anything
could. That they did not mateTaiiZe and
remove the nrgan.st hardened my unbelief
as nothing else ever had. But young Blake,
who was very nervous fellow, found this
waiting for ghosts in the grizzly darkness
very trying. lie did not know which to
fear most, the appearance of q genuine
spook or the rough-and-tumble fgh' which
was certain to follow a palpable fraud. He
treu bied 50 that l could feel his chair shake.
Adams noticed it, too, and tried to quiet the
young mans nerves.
Don't you be alarmed" ne whispered.
Just because that man Morse has gun in
his hip-pocket aiu't no reason why you
should expect to be cut off in the flower of
your youth"
Blake's teeth began to chatter .audibly.
II felt the gum continued Adams, while
you fellows we're looking over the room.
spent my time looking over Morse. He is
my meat, aDd don't you forget it. Cheer up,
my bloomin' shrub; l have a Shooting-iron
in my bootleg, and it's twice as long as
Morse's."
biahe gave tremendous groan. by tnlS
tine Mrs. Morse had gone into trance and
was jtbbering In her alleged Choctaw.
Adams listened to it awhile and then he
sad: " Pm gambling that that don't come
from the happy hunting grounds. Ii any
poor Iujin talks that lingo it must be be-
cause his sufferin's overpower him. Wait
Till try the genuine article"
lie spoke few words in an Indian dia-
lect. aud then added in United States: b" If
the ghost of old Chief Red Eye isn't here in
thirty seconds, the whole thing is a fake"
Why SOP" inquired.
II just remarked in Red Eyes native
there was barrel of fre-water on tap. No.
no; he'd have been here before this. What
evidence do you want? Speak your little
piece, Blakey. my boy, aud I'll open fire
right over your shoulder"
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Railroad IncivilitY.

AL railway companies are very particular
about ciyility being shown to the public,
with perhaps but one exception, known to
most railway men; but even that company
has now improved in this respect, as we'll as
inmany others. A bald-headed director of
this company was travelling with some
strangers, and at one of the stations one of
them asked the name of the place. A porter
pointed to the name-h0ard, remarklng
Cant you read ?" The director was some
what yexed, but said nothing. At the next
station, another of the passengers asked if
they changed there for A. ''Sit still, and
don't bother; this amt junction." the
porter replied. The director, who was
much surprised at the inciviity of the
porters, told the strangers who he was, and
expressed regret that they had been so
spoken to, 81 will see, however," he said,
''if they will speak in the same way to me-"
At the next station he put his head out Of
the window, but could get no ones atten-
ton till the train was moving off, when a
porter came up and shouted to him keep
your bald head in, old duffer. or you'll catch
cold" He fumed with rage, but the
strangers seemed to enjoy his defeat.
There was trouble at those three stations
the next day; and three faces were seen
no more on those platforms. -Chambers'
Journal
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having died when he was little more than year
old, OF consumption (scrofula, of course). He
could walk a little, but could not get up II he
fell down, and could not move when in bed, hay
ing of his hands. Immediately commenced
with the CUrIcURA REMEDIES, using all freely.
One sore after another healed. bony matter form
ing in each of these FIVE deep ones lust before
healing, which would finally grow loose and were
taken out; then they would heal rapidly. One OF
these ugly bone formations preserved After taking
a dozen anG half bottles he was completely cured.
and is now. at the age OF years. strong and
healthy child. Mrs. 4. S. briggs,
May 8, 1885. 6l2 E. Clay ST., Bloomington, Ill
MY grandson remains perfectly well. No signs Of
scrofuia and sores MRS. L. S. briggs,
Feb T. 1850 Bloomington, Ill
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Blake's grandmother was lifted eff my
ruins, nor did | suffer anything at the hos
pital, where | was restored from a strip to
my usual cylindrical form. No, these trials
were over before | regained command of
my faculties. But what did pain me seri-
ousy was the notification that Blake's
Srandmother's ghost would charge me with
assault and battery and sue me for civil
damages. Considering that had fractured
five ribs. while she was practically unin-
jured, l could not but regard this as un-
kind.
Therefore, | publish these facts in order
that this new investigating committee may
know enough TO stand from under when
spirits that have been too pOnderonsly ma
terialized attempt TO impose upon the humble
seeker for the truth. We should all erieve
il any member of the committee should pur-
sue the search for the facts about the other
world to point from which he could not
return with his report.
Howard FIELDING.
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THE SUNSET CLUB.


The Peculiar Declarations of a Club of
the City of Chicago.
There exists in the city of Chicago an or
ganization which is known as the Sunset
Club, the principles of which are declared
to be as follows:
No club house.
No constitution.
No debts.
No contribution.
NO accounts
No defalcation,
No bylaws.
No stiDulaliOns.
No profanity,
No fines.
No stealing
No combines"
No President.
No steward.
No encores"
No long speeches
NO dress coats.
No late hours.
No perfumed notes.
NO parliamentary rules.
NO personalities.
No dudes.
No mere for mallties.
No preaching.
No dictatiOn.
No dues.
No litigation.
No gamblers.
No deadbeats
No emb.ZZlers
From ioreign retreats.
No meanness.
No vltuperatiun,
Simply tolerant discussion
And rational recreation.
The object Of the club is to foster rational
good fellowship and tolerant discnssinn
among business and professional MN of all
classes. eN Va al
The requirements for membership-Anv
genial and tolerant fellow may become q
member on approval of the Executive Cam
mittee. w u
TINE Inc programme is a dinner every other
laikS upon subject previously announced
by the Secretary. ''n"ouio'o
The only expenses incident to member.
snip IN the Sunset Club are an annual as
sessment OF 81 for stationery, printing. ETC.,
ana VI Oh Tor each dinner partaken Of.
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why Suffer One Moment

From torturing and disiSuring skin diseases, when
a single application of the CUTIcURA REMEDIES
will afford instant relief and point TO speedy per-
manent and economical cure, when the best physi.
clans and all other remedies fan?
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, the great
Skin Cure soc; CUTIcURA SOAP, an exquisite Skin
Purifier and Beautlfer, Csc; CUTIcUKA REsoLvEsT,
the Blood Purifier, 81.
Prepared BY PoTrEE DRUG AND CHEMICAL Con-
PoRATIoN, Boston.
Sc Send for How TO Cure Skin Diseases" e.
pages, 80 Illustrations and 100 testimonials
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My hair had all matted down or fallen OF, and my
head, face and were scab. The disease con-
tinued in this manner until was seventeen years
old, and one day in January 1879, read an
account IN the Tribune of your CUTIcURA KEN
EDIEs. II described my exactly that
thought, q last resort to give them trial.
When 1 first applied them I all raw and
bleeding, from scratching myself, but 1 went
asleep almost Immediately, something 1 had
not done for years the effect was soothing. In
about two weeks 1 could stand straight. but
walk, was weak; but my were nearly well.
As near as l can Judge, the CuTIcURA REMEDIES
cured in about six to eight weeks and up TO this
date q. G., from January 1879 to January, 1879
have not been sick in any way, or have had the
least signs of the disease reappearing me.
w. j. MCDONALD,
1892 Dearborn St., Chicago, ILL.,. June 80, 81.
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scratch bis face cannot speak too highly OF the
CUTIcURA REMEDIES. recommend CUTICURA
whenever can. would be pleased to see any one
and talk to them OF the good it has done my boy.
Mrs. CYRUS PRoSCH.
Coytesville, Fort Lee p. o.. N. J.
N. B.-My husband is president OF the Prosch
Manufacturing Company. pgOprietOrs OF the
"Duplex" and "Triplex" Photographic Shutters.
3S9 Broome street, n ew York city. He dlslikes
desirable notorety, Tut is willing to make sacrifices
to benefit others. and assents to this testimonial to
encourage the use of CUrICURA. and thus bring
lief to others.
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Immediate relief. began to notice that the scaly
eruptions gradually dropped of and disappeared
one by one, until had been fully cured. l had
the disease thirteen months before 1 began taking
the REMEDIES, and in four five weeks en-
tirely cured. My disease was eczema and psoriasis
know OF great many who have taken the REM
ED1Es. and thank me for the knowledge Of them
especially mothers who have babes with scaly erup-
tions their heads and bodies. l cannot express
my thanks to you. My body was covered with
scales and was awful spectacle to behold. Now
my skin is as clear a haby's.
GEO. CoTEY, Merrill, Wis
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Cuticura ReSolvent

The new Blood Purifier internally ito cleanse thu
blood OF all impurities and poisonous eleInentsl.
and CUTIcURA. the great Skin Cure and CUFIcURA
SOAR, an exquisite Skin Besutfer, externally Ito
clear the skin and scalp and restore the hair, have
cured thousands of cases where the shedding Of
scales measured quart daily, the skin cracked.
bleeding, burning and itching almost beyond en-
durance hair lieless all gone, suffering terrible.
What other remedies have made such curesH
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Greatest Humor Remedies

It is one thing 10 claim to cure these great skin
and blood diseases, but quite another thing to do it.
Noremedies ever compounded in the history Of
medicine have performed the wonderful cures daily
made by the CUTIcURA REMEDIES, which are in
truth the greatest skin cures, blood purifiers and
hunor remedies of modern times. we earnestly
desire these who have suffered long and hopeiessiy
from tOrturing and dsfgurIng humors and diseases
of the skim scalp and blood and who have lost faith
in doctors and medicine to make at least one trial
Of the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
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spending many hundreds OF dollars, I was pro
nounced incurable. heard of the CUTICURA REM
EDIEs and after using two bottles CUTICURA RE-
SOLVENT, L could see change; and after
had taken four bottles, was almost cured;
and when 1 had used six bottles of CUrIcURA
REsoLvENT. one box of CUrIcURA, and one
cake of CUTICURA SOAR, l cured OF the
dreadful disease from which had suffered for five
years 1 cannot express with pen what suffered
before using the REMEDIES. They saved my life,
and feel it my duty to recommend them. Ny hair
is restored as good ever, and SO is my eyesight
MRS ROSA KELLY, Rockwell City, Iowa
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Steam Crane Excavation.

A steam crane has been constructed for
employment on the Manchester ship canal
which has done some remarkably good
work, both in hard and in soft material
The machine is an ordinary lotion lOcomo-
tive crane with an eXcaV ator attached to the
jib, the whole being carried on a steel truck
fitted with wheels. The principal feature
of the eXcayator is the method by which the
bucket is ted up to its work. This is done
by special steam cylinder, which is bOlted
to the arm carrying the bucket, and by
means of which the bucket can be moved in
or out distance of two feet as desired. In
making cut the bucket is first lowered to
the bottom OF the cutting, and then fed up
to its work by the steam cylinder. the valves
of which are controlled from the fOOtpiate of
the machine. The lifting gear is then ap-
Piled, and the bucket is swept up tie face of
the cutting by means of the lifting gear. In
practice entire cuttings up to twenty feet
deep and forty feet wide have been worked
by these machiacs, the output varying, so
the makers state, from go to 800 wagons Of
four cubic yards each per day of eleven
hours. The cost of such excavation and
delivery into wagons is said TO be tribe
less than cents per cubic yard.
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A useful castor of novel form is being
used in England 1t is intended TO obviate
the difficulties arising from the ordinary
construction of casters, where the roller is
carried on cranked swivel arm, which is
easily broken off. The center hin of the
roler-bearng is fixed in small plate, ro-
Eating freely round a cent-r-pin secured in
the body of the castor. The plate named,
when pushed round into any position. rests
on the base of the cup or disk OF the castor.
and is thus, while quite free to move i'll any
direction. thoroughly supported in every
position. 1t is, in fact, q well-supported
universal joint The castor is a great i'm
provemept OF the older types.
nj
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To Circumvent the SAMPLER.

An effective method of reducing losses
from sampling. and at the same time allow
ing goods to be seen by customers, has been
adopted by many leading retail grocers.
Boxes about the height OF barrel aud of
similar capacity are constructed of hard
wood. with hinged glass cover. The cou-
tents can be easily seen, owing to the fact
that the covers slope downward from the
back about so degrees, and can be removed
as eXpedltiously as from an ordinary barrel.
Only the most impudent sampler would
dream of lifting the covers to get st the
goods, hence the saving in the course of
year must amount to a considerable sum in
stores where the business is large
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Blake fell upon his knees, and reaching
out his hands toward white-robed figure
which had just cspered out of the cabinet,
he called her his dear old grandmother and
asked II she had come to protect him. At
this several women sobbed, but l was not
deeply affected. This same figure had been
out before l recognized it as the bulky
form OF fat woman whom had seen skip
ping down the basement stairs just before the
seance opened. But Blake said she was his
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came on IN layers, accompanied
with itching. would scratch ey-
cry night until 1 was raw then the
next night, the scales being formed
meanwhile, were scratched of
again. In vain did consult all
the doctors IN the county. but
without aid. After giving up all
hopes of recovery, 1 happened to
see an advertisement in the news
paper about your CUrIcURA REM
EDIEs, AND purchased them from
nv dru1oict and obtained almost
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h-SsS cry day. could not stand it any
longer, and made up my mind TO go TO hospital and
If / could be helped. went TO several here In
the city, in turn, but could do me any good.
had terrible leg, with hole in it as big as dol
lar and pain that almost set me crazy got scared
about 1t, and determined to try CUTICURA RENE
DIES. 1 obtained set, and inside of five weeks my
leg was healed up well it ever was. except the
terrible scar it left for reminder of what
a terrible sore leg. These REMEDIES are worth
their weight in gold.
JOHN THlEL 243 E. SGD street, New YorK.
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Cuticura Remedies

Cure every hImor of the skin and scalp OF infancy
and childhood, whether torturing, disfgurng, Itch
ing, burning, scay crGsted. pimply or blotchy.
with loss of hair, and every mpurity of the blood,
whether simple. scrofulouS or hereditary, when the
best physicians and all other remedies fail Parents
save your children years of mental and physical
suffering. Begin now. Cures made in childhood
are permanent.