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Have you been made ac-
quainted with our Outing
Shirts yet?
Well Introduce you at 81 +,
$I.5O, So, and $3.50 for the
genteeI kind.
You'll become fast friends
after a day of this warm
weather, and regret that you
haven't seen them before.
Tennis Coats, Pants and
Vests, Blazers and Thin
Coats of all kinds, Summer
Neckwear, everything to
make you comfortable this
hot weather.
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NRw MISUNDERSTANDING.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
MINNESOTA SAVING FUND & INVESTMENT co.
JOHN L. SMITH, Ire
FREB B SIESYXp2E De Directors.

FRED FRED e. G. S SAMRs Directors.
state Of Minnesota County of Hennepn, S.:
L, John l.. Smith, Treasurer OF Minnesota oaV-
ing Fund and Investment Co., and FREQ 3. ony,
DER ana Fred G. James, two OF the directors OF
SAID company, do solemnly swear that the ABOVE
statement by US subscribed is true acc0ruihg 10
our best knowledge and belief. subscribed and
sworn to before me. this 18th day OF June; A ID.
1881. CHAS. w. PURPLE, Notary PuDuc,
lNotarial Seall Hennepin County, MINI.
State OF Maine. Bank Examiners ONCE:
be IL known unto all to whom these presents
may come-it appearing from its statement on ME
IN TINS office, that the Minnesota SAVING fund
and Investment Company, of the city OF Mlnneap-
Oils and County OF HeEnepin, and State OF Mnne-
sota is conducting its affairs in responsible and
safe manner, and That it has otherwise complied
with the requirements OF chapter one hundred
thirty-one OF the Public Laws OF Eighteen Hun
dred Ninety-one relating to Foreign Corporations
Now, therefore, /, George ID. Bisbee, Bank Exam
lner Tor the State of Maine, by virtue OF the auth
orltyV ested in me as such Bank Examiner by the
aforesaid law, do hereby authorize and license
said Minnesota Saving Fund and Investment Com
pany 70 conduct its business In ms state, SUBJECT
to its laws until the first day OF December, Eigh-
teen Hundred Ninety.One unless this license Is
sooner revoked. In witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand at Buckfeld, in said State, this
fourteenth day of July, A. ID. Eighteen Hundred
and Ninety-one.
GEORGE d. BISBEE. Bank Examiner.
IL you want a good per cent to per cent in
VeStment write the company.
Agents Wanted. Address Minnesota Saving
Fund aud Investment Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
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FOR SALE or EXCHANGE

for property In this city or vicinity, farm In
Windham; cuts twenty-five (25) tons Of hay;
buildings hrst-elass. Excellent farm in Deering;
cuts fifty tons hay. For particulars, call on
JOHN q. and n. III. COBB,
IVA Exchange Street, Portland, Maine.
feb2T dtf
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We were shown banana yesterday that
bore on its skin, grown in the peel, these
words:
G Wa1Sdn Jan. 10.
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; ADVRRTIsEmKNTs TO-DAY

NEW ADVKkTIBHWhNTb TODAV
FINANCIAL.
Fred e. Richards & Co., Bankers.
FOURTH PAGE.
Owen. Moor a. Co.
Harrington Bros. -542 Congress street.
Rines Brothers.,
Benjamin Shaw, real estate
A: z. Libby & Co.-Excnange street,
Globe tea store for sale.
Notice-Fish dealers.
Maine Central acknowledgements.
situation wanted Bookkeeper.
Steam launch for sale-3.
For sale-Brussells carpet.
Minnesota Saving Fund and Investment Co.
For Sale-LiTtleheld & Co.
AUCTION SALES.
Il. .. Bailey & Co.
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Derangement of the liver, with consti
patton, Injuries the complexion, induces pimples,
sallow skin. Remove the cause by using Carriers
Little liver Pills. One dose. Try them.
iuly13 dS,wIw
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TOURISTS

are constantly needing some
OF the numberless things that
are sold by druggists. Perhaps
something is lacking among their
toilet requisites, or they have eX-
hausted the supply of remedies
experience has taught them TO
carry. Possibly n member OF the
party has had the misfortune TO
become i'll ON the journey, or mt
the beach or mountains. In either
instance it Is well TO know where
TO send or 20 for reliable goods,
whether medicines or toilet arti-
cIes. Our name Is a guarantee of
quality that is unquestiOned here
abOuts, and our prices are low,
quality considered. The preScrip.
ton department Is In charge OF
registered pharmacists.
We I'LL matt orders promptly.
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STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE.

NEARLY NEW and in perfect order; she is
steel boiler and condensing engine. and is fast
and ilne sea boat; has awning, lights, oars,
buckets anchor, compass, etc., and is licensed to
carry IL passengers; is offered for sale because
the owner has no use for her; for full particulars
address Z. o. Box No. 8, Hurricane Island, Me:
iYlbdu
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FOR SALE.

A LOT of land ON Myrtle street., corner of
Laurel Lane Inquire of 4. WHITNEY
~ Myrtle sIreet. lIy0d1ws
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Upstairs the cap sale
goes briskly on, and every
body buys two, three and
four caps. 1t is three for
the usual price of one,---is
it strange that they're GO
ing fast'
OWEN, MOORE & co.
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MALE HELP

CARPENTERS WANTED-Four or five eoot
~ carpenters on Framing work address
giving name and address to A. b. Is. G. Pres
office. al
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III. II. HAY x son, Middle Street.
msrI7 4thp6m
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A SSAGNEE'S SALE
Or
MARK Island, !"
PENOBsCOT RAW

THURSDAY, August 18th, at 3 O'clock n n,
4 shall sell at public auction, at the rooms ~
t. D. Bailey & Co., 10 Exchange street Portland
Me-, "Mark Island" situated In PenObscOt Raw
about q miles from Camden, containing about 7b
acres OF land partially wooded, has fine spring
OF mineral water. Is In direct line OF the Boston
Bar Harbor. II Is the only Island In the Bay for
sale, every other having been sold TO local or
western capitalists. From the higher elevations
some Of the grandest Views can be had, Consid-
ering the very limited amount Of shore and Island
property now for sale on the New England coast,
the SAFE Of this valuable Island, unsurpassed Tor
location and beauty, should attract attention.
TERMS CASH.
For particulars inquire Of HIRAM KN0Wl-
TON. Assignee OF JOHN j. CARR, or OF the
Auctloneers. ily15,2l ,28aug4, 10,11
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The bond of David l.. Fernald as inspector
of fish was approved.
Licenses to keep billiard rooms were issue
to John B. Bishop at Cushing's Landing,
Long Island; VIM. DeWolfe at No. 229 Dan
forth street; and Harvey Hall at No. 1886
Fore street.
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AUCTION SALES.
r. 0. BAILEY & CO., AUcTIOEEERS.
Steamer ''LiIIie. f."


nN WEDNESDAY, July 9th, at IL o'clock
" m. at Railroad Wharf, foot Of state street.
Portland, Maine, we shall sell the steamer "Lll-
lie" inspected for 20 passengers, but Is allowed
more Tor excursions: freight capacity 81 tons;
dratt OF water, with boiler fun and cOaed, feet;
loaded, ga tot feet; has khree small state rooms,
for captain engineer aua fireman; saloon on up
per deck. ~ feet, inches long, ~ feet wide; sa.
loon deck 90 feet long, 26 feet inches wide;
space forward Of house on main deck 80 feet; afL
q house IA feet, not housed; can be seen at any
Time AZ place OF sale. Terms cash. Iy2dtd
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NOTICE,

WANTED-A position as bookkeeper or assist
w ant, by a young man with experience, IN
VINO lesale and retail groceries, or would invest IN
Office. 16-1
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AGENTS WANTED.

WlNTpn-Agents to sell the Pinless Clothes
uhNlHU Line; the only line ever Invented
that holds the clothes without pins a perfect sue
cess; patent recently issued; sold only by agents.
TO whom the exclusive right Is given; ON receipt
OF 90 cents we VIII send a sample inc by mail;
also eiTeularS price list and terms TO agents; Sc
cure your territory at once. Address The PIN
less Clothes Line Co, ~ Hermon Street
worcester Mass. ap11S&N1yr
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EOR SALE-A 34-feet steam launch in good
- order. ready for immediate use; VIII DC s9lo
at bargain. Address BOX 1854, city. 1b-1
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BOARD

WANTED-Af few quiet bOarders al the we'll
w known Thornton Mansion OAK Hill,
SeaTboroj terms moderate. Apply TO A. Nc
LELLAN, oak Hill, ScarbOrO, Maine. Ill
WINTHROP, ME, Stanley Farm. summer
W Ooardi 21a-stOTy house, near Lake MARA
noeOOk; horses, carriages, pleasant drives re
ierenees given. MRS. CHARLES SIANi5Eh'
Box 90. -
GUNNER BOARD--Partie wishing SUMMER
- board can find accommodations ~ s.,o N1a
house Of M. q. BURNELL, toxl4, 1orIld sL Me-
house omen from May 70 OCTOBER references
given. -
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Petty 1txtortiOn.

There is an abuse in the selling of
newspapers against which there should
be a general cutlery by the victims, >"
said Ex-Governor r.. G. Mccormick to
me recently. II refer to the charging
of an extra price toguests at hotels who
buy papers Mt news stands, and to trav-
clers who buy papers on trains. OF all
public enterprises that are fostered by
newspapers the railroads get more help
ten times over than any other. Yet
they allow the newspapers to be handi-
capped in sales on trains by an extra
charge of one or two cents. The same
thing is true at hotel news stands.
There is no reason why the guest of
hotel should be compelled to pay two
or three or four cents for a paper which
he can buy on the curb in front for one
or two or three cents. 1t is simply petty
extortion, and it is probably because it
is petty that no one raises serious OBJ
lection to it."-New York Press.
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Tortnnia the Banker.

A striking instance of tho elevation
of a person from humble to exalted cir
cumstances is found in the life of Tor
tonia, celebrated banker of Rome,
whose father was nothing moro than a
valet de place, or a guide, who showed
about strangers for hire. Tortonia,
who was an active, intelligent young
man, at first entered into business in a
small way rs a jcwe!er. In course of
tine he became sort of banker, and
an unexpected circumstance brought
him in contact with Cardinal Chiara-
mont.
On the death of Pope Plus VI n
conclavc was to be held at Venice for
the election Of new pope. Chiara-
mont had expectations of being elected
to the vacant office, but he was unable
to attend the conclave for want of
money. In this emergency he was
supplied with n few hundred crowns
by Tortonia The cardinal now re-
paired to Venice, where, in the church
of St. George, he was elected pope,
under the title of Plus VII. In graft
tude for this act of service the SOW
erein pontiff on his return to Rome
appointed Tortonia banker to the
court. He was created n marquis, and
afterward a duke, and became one of
the richest capitalists in Europe. New
York Ledger.
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He Didn't Get 1t.

London cabmen have many telnpta-
tons to impose upon their fares" and
it is hardly to be wondered at that
they sometimes catch a tartar in tho
attempt. The author of The Philoso-
pher in Slippers says that a large part
of their undue gains is derived from
timid women, who find it difficult to
withstand their buster. Still, even a
woman may rebel upon occasion.
A lady who once gave cabman an
extra sixpence after paying his proper
fare, found that he was not disposed to
be grateful.
well, num-" said he, ungraciously,
'I'll take the money, but don't thank
you for it,"
you haven't it yet" said she, alert
ly withdrawing the sixpence, and he
never did have it.
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NEWSPAPERS.
BY A PRINTERS DEVIL.

Newspapers Is called vehicles OF In
formation. Reporters is what is called
'the staF'-so many of them being
"sticks'. They work hard-at refresh
ment bars.
Proof readers is men what spoils the
punctuation If compositors. They
think they be intelligent persons COM
positors think different.
Compositors is men who sets up tyr g
and sometimes the drinks. Compos.
itors is very steady men when they is
sober--which they seldom is when they
can help 1t.
Editors IS men who knows every
thing in the heavens above and in the
earth beneath. They is the biggest
men you ever see.
Proprietors amt nobody. They amt
ever seen.
Printers devils is the most import
ant persons in printing office. They
does the hardest work and gets the
least pay.
Ii ever I start a paper of my own
I'll call 1t the Umbrella. Everybody
will take 1t,
| heard the foreman tell tins funny
story to one OF the "statf' the other
dav. 1t must have been funny. cause
they both laughed. This is the story
"A gentleman was promenadlng the
stree. with little boy at his slde when
the little fellow cried ont: on, pa,
there goes an editor! Hush, hush,
said the father, don't make sport of the
poor man; Col only knows what you
may come to yet
| - VL1 RrIjDo3,uG
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COrea.

Corea has no political connection of
any sort with either Russia or England.
1t holds a sort of relation of dependence
to China, however. That is to say, the
"hernit nation" acknowledges the SUI
zcrainty of China, and has done 50 for
the past 200 years. Its government, to
large extent, is modelled after that of
China, and on the frontier between it
and China there arc trade regulations
favorable to the latter. Virtually,
though, Corea, SO far as regards all the
rest of the world, except China, is an
independent country. 1t has its own
line of monarchs, and its own laws and
regulations. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
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SPOILERS on THE HORSE CARS.

How Conductor Learn to Recognise
Them and Pass the Word.
Every street car line in New York
employs from forty to sixty "spotters, "
who are paid twenty cents round trip,
and whose business it is to see that the
fares received are rung up on the car
Indicators.
"lt's the easiest thing in the WORLD"
said a Broadway car conductor, '1or
us to spot them. In the first place
they have to keep track of every person
who gets on the car, and they can't be
seen taking notes. The usual method
is for the spotter to carry pocketful
of beans. As a passenger gets on the
car he transfers a bean from the full
pocket to an empty one, and when he
leaves the car, as he usually does when
it nearly reaches the terminus, he looks
at the Indicator, and at his leisure
counts the beans and sees if the num-
Der tallies with that shown on the reg
ister
Casually the spotter gets on the car
about five blocks from the starting
place. One of them once told friend
of mine that he had two pockets in one,
so that he didn't have to take his hand
out at all. The spoilers word is always
taken, and it is seldom that a conductor
gets anything but his dismissal notice.
"Thcre is no appeal from his report.
Seven trips day is the average made
by these men, and if they do not report
a man or two week the officials think
they are not attending to business.
There is one consolation to honest con-
ductors, however, and that is that the
spotters have men to watch them, and
no one spotter is known to another
Their statements are all mailed to the
car Superintendent ut his residence, and
they get their pay each month by mail.
1t sometimes happens that two will
board the same car unknown to each
other, and perhaps give in different re-
ports. Whenever am sure of spot
ter give him the sixth degree as he
gcts off the car.
II can't tell you how it is done, but
it works to a charm, and before night
four or five other conductors know him,
and the next day he is known to as
many more, so that in few weeks
most of us get on, as the boys say. 1t
never fails, and the spotter becomes a
walking sign to the men on the road,
whose eyes are as keen as can be. -
New York World.
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Spoiled The ElOpcMncnt.

Not long ago young lady who des-
ired to get up with the lark, IN order to
60 on an clipping tour. adopted the
schoolboy S plan, and the lover was to
be on hand at daybreak to give the sig
nal. The string used for the pedal com
lnunication was stout cord, and one
end was dropped out Of the third story
window into the back yard, and the
other end, of course, WAS attached to
the damsel's great toe. The legend
runs that healthy goat Of the William
persuasion arose earl y next morning
and wandered into the yard
After eating up all the Old sardine
tins, barrel slaves and broken crockery,
he found the string. and took that in
as desert. As soon rs the string was
drawn taut the goat stood upon his mind
legs nd gave an impulSive jerk. The
glrl awoke. Tie goat gave another
sudden phil, and the maiden Jumped
out Of bed with a smothered cry of
pain. Then she stopped down to de-
tach the cord just as the ridiculous
beast gave another violent jerk, and she
nearly lost her equilibrium, aud her
toe too, the cord cutting into the ten
der flesh.
She sprang to the window and called
down in hoarse Whisper
Stop pulling, Harry; III be down
IN Il minute
Then she made another effort to UNI
tie the core, but the persistent goat
gave his head several angry bobs, and
each time the girl uttered cry of pain.
A gain she called into the dsskness -
Harry, if you don stop jerking |
won t come down at al !"
She was answered by another savage
pull, and the cry OF anguish that es.
capped her brought her mother into the
room with IL look alright and Il light
ed lamp. The yonng lady tainted, the
etopement was nipped IN the bud, and
the disappointed maiden's toe was sore
for month. The goat escaped.
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He Kent the Watch.

Gen. Bligh and his wife happened to
arrive at Yorkshire inn when there
was only Just so much in the larder as
was sufficient for them, and of course
they bespoke it. Some sporting gentle
men presently arrived, and on hearing
what had happened asked who was
the guest. ''An Irish officer" said the
landlord; whereupon one said: "Oh, if
he's Irish potato will do for him.
Here, take my watch up to him. "a
very handsome gold onc) ''and ask him
what's o'clock" The inquiry had
doubtless some impertnent Significance
in those days, which it has now lost.
At all events, it brought down the gen
eral, with the watch in his hand and a
pistol under each arm.
u am come" he said, ''to tell you
what o'clock it is. Whose watch is
thisl" Everybody FASTENED to deny
any knowledge of it whatever. 'Then
l have made a mistake" said the gen
eral, ''in the company. received IN
impudent message, which cane down
to resent, but find have come to the
wrong room" The watch, which would
have paid his dinner bill fifty times
over, he kept to his death, and left it
by will to his brother, the dean of Ell
phin. Francisco Aryonaut.
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--.--~ --------->~>~
POiSon0us Fish.

I have known two kinds of poison
GUS fish in the Cape waters, one OF
them small and the other large. Tho
latter kind is known by the local name
of ''keeler," and is, as a rule, good to
eat, although the oil Is the most profit
able use it cansbe pat to. Only at GER
tain times is It poisonous. Cape fisher
men declare that they can discern at
these times poisonous streak OF water
from its color, which they say is dark
dirty brown. It is said to be accompa-
MED by an unusual display OF phos-
phorr,s. Occasionally the mussels are
poisonous, and one year several pig
faced balloons out Of a troop which
have long haunted the Cape peninsula
were picked up dead after eating them.
Sly and sagacious as the balloons are
in selecting their food they are scarcely
wary enough to guard against this peri
'odical epidemic.
Within recent years several Malay
fishermen have died from tho effects Of
eating the "keeler" Fortunately it is
not common fish, and experience in
time may remind the Malays that when
there are so many good fish in their
waters it is folly to experiment upon
the doubtful ones. The other poison
GUS fish is small toadlike object,
with small mouth, which often takes
the red bait intended for others. 1t
puffs itself out with venomous wrath,
and it is we'll to avoid handling it. The
local name for it is "Billy blaas-op,"
or Billy blow-up.-Blackwood's Maya
zine.
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Add carbon to pure iron and it be
comes steel. Add hydro carbon to
iron, and steel itself becomes so extern
sively modified that its properties are
not recognizable. Thus steel may be
MS soft as pure iron. Add hydrogen in
varying quantity, and it has the quail
ty of residence, as in the watch spring,
or the quality of tenacity, as in the
knife of II razor, or may be given near
ly all the hardness of diamond, rs in
Il file. With steel at low temperature,
from 400 dogs. to $50 degs. Fahrenheit,
edge tools are produced, and color in
the yellow shades; from 500 degs. to
525 degs. various sorts of springs are
produced, color blue; while by heating
iron to whiteness and plunsing it into
water which is mainly composed of
hydrogen, files are produced or forms
even harder. Chicago News
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Tho HarInattan or Whitening Wind.


The name of harmattan has been
given a periodical wind which blows
from the interior of Africa toward the
Atlantic ocean during the three months
of December, January and February.
1t sets in with fog or dry haze which
sometimes conceals the sun for whole
weeks together. Every plant, bit of
grass and leaf in its course is withered
as though it had been scared by heat
from a furnace; often within an hour
after it begins to blow green grass is
dry enough to burn like paper. Even
the hardened natives lose all of the
skin on exposed parts during the prev
alence of this whitening wind. - st.
Louis Republic.
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INACTS! FACTS! FACTS!
UNCLAIMED MONEY AND Estates.

Money and Estates awaiting distribution
among absent heirs.
1t is an undoubtcd, interesting and lmpor-
tant fact that during rcccu, years The num-
her ofproptr,les and sums money awaiting
distribution among missing heirsan lcgatrcS
are rapidly on the increase. Recognizing tins
fact, have for some years past engaged 10 Il
limited extent in the Investigation OF such
matters, in which have Lad great success.
|, therefore, offer my services to those who
believe that they are cntitledto participate in
the distribution of money or estates. All
correspondence confidential. No charge
unless successful. Call on or address Il. A.
RACER Ofice-Co,ncr Second and Court
Streets, Frederick, Md. =. o. BoX-173.
jan 90 Gm
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HOOsier Philosophy.

Nothing keeps stingy man from
stealing but the risk of the thing.
No man is ever overcome by his
troubles who faces them one at time.
If nobody had hobby this world
would soon become all awful dull place.
God loves everybody, but there are
a good many people He does not adj,
mlre.
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The Changing STYLES.

Ethel-Don't you know, dear, that
that last years bonnet of yours is very
Questionable this year9 The fashions
change SO.
Maud-Yes, and it is SO nice for you
Chat they do change. The same fash
IONS come back every three or four
years, and now your bonnet is in
again. -I!arper's Bazaar
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HUI MOROUS.

Overland The sky.
A receiving teller-A gossip.
A grave danger-The resurrection
st,
The craw6sh is all expert on side.
alks.
Coming up to the scratch--The vac
cinator.
A little woman's fdgets are four
lines az big as she is.
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A Chinese Passport.

In China a traveller wishing for a
passport is compelled to have the palm
of his hand brushed over with fine oil
paint. He then passes his hand on
thin, damp paper, which retains an i'm
preston of tho lines. This is used to
prevent transference of the passport, as
the lines of no two hands are alike.
The cunning Chinese have also discov-
cred that the impression Of no two per-
sons thumbs are alike, and also that
the impression of no one PERSONS two
thumbs are alike. Tit Bits.