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why EeIa Are ohiectlonable.

Inasmuch as cells must go to sea in
order to propagate their species, they are
found not to multiply at all when placed
in ponds that are landlocked, although
in such places they will grow rapidly
and be healthy. It costs so little to pur-
chase young ones by the quantity that
this is no obstacle to the usefulness Of
stocking inland waters with these fish.
They have many very important advan-
tages from the economic point Of view,
inasmuch as they will feed on anything
dead or alive, will thrive in water clear
or muddy and at any temperature, and
require no looking out for.
However, in rivers like the Susque-
hanna, where gill nets are used, cells
are very undesirable. 1t is not unusual
upon hauling the nets in that stream
and in others farther south to find that
the catch has been entirely eaten up by
myriads Of the squirming robbers, which
have left little besides heads and back
bones. 1t has been found advantageous
by the fish commission to plant cells In
the upper great lakes and in the Missis-
sippi. They have also been introduced
very successfully in California.-Ne
York Sun
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ourved rrunl.s Get strairht.

Possibly the greatest manifestation Of
growth power that could be referred to
is in the power Of many trees to curve
their trunks when partly blown over,
though they may have had them straight
for u quarter of century. This curious
subject is yet in its infancy as q branch
of study; but so far the curving has
been noticed more in connection with
palms and coniferous trees. A trunk
may be, say twenty or thirty feet high
and foot thick, and as straight as q gun
barrel. Should it, from any cause, be-
come tilted in few years the whole
trunk from the ground to the summit
will be found curved like bow.
1t was at one time thought that plants
grew toward the light, and we come to
believe that "as the twig is bent the tree
is inclined but it now seems that
grew" is not here an active verb--the
mass ofIfoliage-that which was grown as
well as that which is growing-is really
lifted-lifted by some power in nature
so far entirely unknown to vegetable BIZ
ology.-Thomas Meehan in Philadelphia
Ledger.
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lob were laughing in our sleeYes for


job were laughing in our sleeves for
three days before the race took place.
"On the day designated the mile
course, which had been laid out on a
fairly good road, was lined with blue
coats from one end to the other. When
the horses took their places visions Of the
luxuries which have named doomed up
in our imaginations and we exchanged
sly winhs as the horses came down past
the starter. AS soon as the starter yelled
Cor the men in the two long lines began
to yell and swing their hats in the air.
''The space between these two lines
was not more than fifteen or twenty feet
wide and this unusual sight and noise
frightened the sorrel mare. Well, she
just took the bit between her teeth and
the way she did skip down that road
was caution. The faster she ran the
more the men yelled and the rider could
no more check her speed than he could
stop o cyclone. At the end Of the mile
the sorel led her opponent by fully 300
yards, and not satisfied with this she
ran nearly another milo before her rider
could stop her. New York Tribune.
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Something About Money.

There is no place on this wide earth Of
ours where there is nothing to sell or no
money to buy with. The kinds of money
people are forced to use would make our
boys who are familiar with gold, silver
and crisp green paper laugh. Think Of
currency all the way from strips of odor-
ferrous dried fish to beautiful nature pol
ished sea shells and bright birds plum
age.
OF course we speak of money in its
broad sense, meaning something con-
venient to carry, of a standard value, to
be used in exchange or trade; something
that costs labor to get or make, and of
which every man thinks it would be
good to get plenty. The pieces Of
leather of tho Greeks with the rude
figure of an OK scratched upon them,
standing for real OK, were just like our
bank notes.-Philadelphia Press
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A "sTRAIGHT TlP.U
The Terrible Result of Betting, Esps-
ciaIly on n Dead Sure Thing.

The Terrible Result of Betting, Espe-
ciaIiy on Dead Sure Thing.
Talk about your sure things on horse
races" said the veteran, "have / ever
told you about how was tripped up on
the most beautiful straight tip you have
ever heard Off
None of the party had ever heard the
story, SO the major told it.
"While we were in camp with Nc
Clellan," he began, 1--WE had some good
horses which were worked just about
hard enough to keep them in fine condi-
ton. Several of them were pretty good
steeplechasers, too, but Colonel Blank
had sorrel mare which could outrun
anything in the Army of the Potomac.
Well, one day o lot Of recruits came into
camp. They were well supplied with
tobacco and other little luxuries which
help to make soldiers life bearable.
"Some of the boys who had been in
camp quite q long time looked enyiously
on the well filled canteens and hayer-
sacks Of the newcomers, and it was, per.
/ haps, natural that they should begin tc
scheme to try to secure some of tho lux.
uries for themselves.
"The idea struck some one to get up a
hippodrome horse race. The scheme
was Of course to have Colonel Blanks
mare run against some Of the poorer ami
mails. And to have those who were in'
ON the deal to bet against the sorrel
mare. The rider Of the mare, of course,
would be party to the deal and he
would prevent the sorrel from winning
the race.
"Well, the details were all arranged
and the plans were working nicely. The
newcomers had heard all about the fame
Of the sorrel mare and they took the
bait like charm. All kinds of articles
were wagered--tobacco whisky, coats,
boots, and not small amounted money
or. the result. We who had put up the
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sanitation at cheap Restaurants.

The frequenters of some of the cheap
restaurants of our large towns would
probably suffer from q painful falling of
in the appetite were they first to pay a
visit to the kitchens from which their
savory mersels come. In the interests Of
their hunger they doubtless show sound
discretion in taking the goods the gods
of the gridiron send them without ques.
tioning or demur. On the other hand,
in the interest of sanitation and public
welfare, it is quite as important that the
cleanliness of our restaurant kitchens
should be beyond suspicion as that Of
our baking establishments.
The local authorities are empowered
by the sanitary acts to deal with any
work place which is not kept in cleanly
state, or not properly ventilated, ETC., SC
rs to be injurious or dangerous to health,
1t would be interesting to know what
attention tho local authorities have
shown to these establishments Hospi-
FOL
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THE CHILDREN IN THE STREETS.

The sweetest sounds In the city wide
Are those when the children shout and call
In the hollow streets at eventide.
When the mellow western shadows fall;
They run and they jump,
They tumble and bump,
In the sounding streets in the evening time.
Many time have tripped over Tot,
And broken my shins over Jacks and Jims;
But went on my way and needed it not,
For the laugh Of child is the sweetest Of
hymns;
They scream and they shout,
And they scamper about,
In the joyous streets In the evening time.
But GROWERS that growl and bachelors old,
Cry out at the game and object to the din;
They snarl and complain, they croak and they
scold,
At the child who plays in the street-it's
sin.
Let them tumble and leap,
Like wee, wee sheep.
In the sounding streets of the evening time.
Toronto World.
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NO. 981
TWO ALTERNATIVES.
A Shrewd Young Man Chooses An Un
fair but the Expensive One.


fair but the Expensive One.
A young man came to this city some
time ago with no capital, but with an
experienced and expert lnack of getting
rid Of money, He brought letters in
Producing him to the favorable attention
of several rich and influential New YorA
business men. His relatives in the west
persons of good social standing and
some means-were very glad to grant
such courtesies to him in consideration
of his departure from their immediate
neighborhood. He had proved an ex-
pensive indulgence for them.
One of the gentlemen upon whom the
young man called was the president Of a
fourishing down town bank. This bank
president had been the intimate friend
of the young mans father, and, without
thinking of the consequences, he offered
to do anything in his power to advance
the interests of the son of his old friend.
The young man had ga business scheme
In his head and he wanted credit at the
bank until his expected remittances ar.
rived. The bank president told him
that he might draw up to 81 200.
The checks came in promptly for large
and small amounts until the young
mans overdrawn account amounted to
$1,150. The hard headed cashier then
went to the president and suggested
that the bank ought to have some col
lateral. He frankly admitted that ha
had no confidence in either the young
mans schemes or his intentions. The
president saw the force of his cashiers
suggestion, but, still chary of offending
his old friends son, he wrote o personal
letter to the young man, saying:
My DEAR YOUNG FRIEND-It has been
pleasure for mo to accommodate you with q
small line of credit at the bank. Sufficient
time, however, has elapsed, think, to enable
you to realize on your own resources, and 1
trust that you are now able to make a settle
ment. In fact, am constrained to say that
you must either make your account good or
cease drawing checks on the bank.
The young man was not thin skinned,
and this letter did not offend him. He
smiled as he read the closing sentence,
and stepping into the Office of friendly
broker, he penned the following note:
RESPECTED sIR-Acccpt my cordial thanks
for your kindness. OF the two alternatives
that you suggest am obliged to accept tho
latter. shall cease drawing checks on your
bank. With kindest regards, etc.
The kind hearted bank president was
somewhat nonplussed by this reply, and
he showed the note to his cashier. That
practical functionary looked over his
gold trimmed glasses at his superior and
said: "Umphl well, that is pretty slick.
But you have got rid of him cheaper
than thought You would. New York
Times.
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New and Harmless AntIseptic,

A new antiseptic agent called micro
cidine, which is composed of rs per cent.
Of naphthol Of SODIUM and 25 per cent.
of naphthol and phenyl compounds, has
been tried in France. 1t is white pow
der, soluble in three parts of water.
The solution, which is cheap, is said to
be q very effective antiseptic, without
being poisonous or caustic or injurious
to instruments or linen. Its antiseptic
properties are inferior to those of corro-
sive sublimate or naphthol, but surpass
those of carbolic and boracic acids ten
and twenty times respectively. The So
luton has given excellent results In
dressing wounds. New York Telegram.
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a MAN VINO rrled 70 ne a Glant

John Laws Milton, an English writer
and author, states that in his youthful
days he wanted to be giant, "and sew
eral times thought he had discovered an
infallible method of attaining the object
Of his ambition, such as overlooking,
stretching by dint Of violent jerks from
beams, ETC., to the great amazement OF
his relatives and friends" Mr.. Milton
may well congratulate himself that he
did not succeed, as giants are seldom
bright in intellect, rarely in good health
and universally shortliyed. Rapid de-
cay seems to naturally follow rapid and
excessive development. - New York
Times.
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Making Use Of Her Husband.

An old lady in a Mississippi river town
was practically pAilosophic soul and
was satisfied with things as tie existed.
Her old man was drowned in the river,
and his body was not recovered for 9
long while, when it was discovered by
some boatmen. One of them went to
her and said: Madam. we've found
the body Of your husband and taken 1t
out Of the river, and it's chock full Of
cells. What shall we do with itg''
"Well," said the old lady, II reckon
you had better secure the cells and set Il
again. ~ Chicago Herald.
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The TaIlpot Palm OF oey1on.

The TALBOT palm of Ceylon has gigan-
tic fanlike leaves, which when fully ex-
banded form nearly complete circle
thirteen feet in diameter. Large fans
made Of them are carried before people
of rank among the Cinghalese; they are
also commonly used as umbrellas, and
tents are made by neatly joining them
together. They are used as substitute
for paper, being written upon with n
stylus. Some of the sacred books Of the
Cinghalese are composed of strips of
them. Washington Star.
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A New Hay Rake.

A westerner has invented hay rake
which he thinks will avoid some of the
defects of those now in use. 1t is COM
bination Of the sulky and revolving rakes.
There are the wooden teeth of the re-
voiying rake hanging under and revolv-
ing round the axle. The proper motion
is given by means Of hinged back. The
idea is q sulky rake which win not
gather dirt and rubbish, and will drop
tho hay in the windrow without drag
ging it several feet or yards beyond
New York Journal.
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When silk Was More Precious Than Go


Common as is silk nowadays, in earlier
times it was most precious material.
When 1t was first brought into Europe
silk commanded three times its weight
in gold, and so valuable was 1t deemed
that in the reign of Tiberius a law was
passed forbidding it to all save noble
ladies, and prohibiting men from wear
ing it on the grounds of its effeminacy.
So unusual was it even 200 years later
for II man to wear silk that every histo-
rian of the time Of Heliogabalus noted
tho fact that that emperor had silk
gown. For ages it continued at an alb
normally high price. Charlemagne, in
the year 7s0, could send to King Offa of
Mercia no more valuable present than
two silk coats.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
erat
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In the hippopotamus the eyes, ears
and nostrils are set exactly on the same
plane. This enables the animal to sink
its body entirely below the surface of
the water and yet be able to perceive the
approach of foes by hearing, sight and
ccaft
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Among the tribes Of Asia, besides
those used for food, one variety of mush-
room is utilized in making snuff and
another for producing intoxication, one
mushroom making a man drunk for a
whole day. The same specimen is also
converted into ''Hy killer" for European
I1aa
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The Mexican government has been ex-
perimenting with a new machine for
manufacturing ramie. The machine
made one and quarter tons per day
and the expense of cleaning the fiber
was only A ITO cents per pound.
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SC. Vitas Dance Cnred !


BAN ANDREAs, Cal, February, 1889.
My boy, IL years old. was SO affected Inv 81
vltus Dance that ho could not 60 to school for
two years. Two bottles of Pastor Koepip's Nerve
Ionic restored his health, and no Is now attend
ing schooi AGAIN MICHAEL o'CoNNEIA
BALTIMORE, June 1890,
used Pastor Koenigs Nerve Tonic for nerv.
GUS trouble caused by ovorwork and found IT
al that it is claimed to be. After using one hot
tic 1t had tho desired effect, and can trpIv rec.
omnlend IL 10 all suffering like complaint, as n
really wonderful remedy SAAfI.. THREW-
PITTSBURGH, Pn, Oct 10 On
For seven years my eldest daughter Ind faint
Ing spells and spasne. Last June she tool, The
nfst o. Pastor Koenigs Nerve Tonic, and slnce
that tine they have entireiy ceased.
JOHN GLOECKNER
EnEF-A Valuable Book on Nervous
III Il Diseases sent free TO any address
MH and poor patients can also obtain
] khkm hn this medicine free of charge.
This remedy has been prepared by the Reverend
isnow prepared under his direction by the
KoENic MED. co.. Chicago, III.
Sold by Druggists az 81 per Bottle. 6Sor 80
Large Size, SLID. @ Bottles for &C.
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Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk 1927.
9.s7 m, LBS, 6s2 and $40 IN. Sunday $40 D M,
For Philiipsburg and Easton only G.S2 p M week
days.
Leave Frenchtown $50. 1903 m, 2O7, 5.5S d m.
weekdays. For Phillipsburg and Easton only
706 p. m.
Arrive Phillipsbnrg 9.36 and 10. 40 a m $50 G az.
ia and $50 p n. Sunday, $50. m.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.26, 1886 and TO- 40 a M 2 30
6.3S and $50 m. Sunday $50 D M
Arrive BelvIdere 800, 1904 and I'LL a m r "a
100 and 9.57 m. Sunday 8. 81 D m
Arrive Manunka Chunk sos, 1910 Ills a m
$50, 1907 and 1908 m. Sunday 1908 m.
Additional trains leave Belvidere for Manunka
Chunk 6.45, $40 a. m, and 2.25 p. m. Sunday Gas
IN. Returning, leave Manunka Chunk for Belyi.
dere 10. Is ~, ITO, 1908 M. Sunday 10 O5 D. m
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manupka
Chunk at sos a. M, Belvidere GIT a. M, MARTINI
Greek at 6.45 IN. arriving at Lehigh Junction al
40 a. M, Will carry passengers and make stops al
nag stations north of Phillipsburg. Trains ieay.
Ing Manunka Chunk at 1925 m, and 43O D m
Will carry passengers to Belvidere.
Connecticut Is made at Manunka Chung with
Delaware. Lackawanna g. Western Railroad: Le.
high junction with Lehigh Valley Lehigh & sus
quehanna Morris Essex and New Jersey Contra
Railroads. At Lambertyille with Flemin gton Rail
road AtTrenton with trains to and from New
York, Camden, &c.
Forfurther Information see timetables. which
can De obtained at the ticket offices.
cHAs. E: PUGH, J r. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenoer Aeen,
+. w JACKSON.
Genlsupt. U. r. r. of n. J. Div.
WILSON BROWN. Supt. Belvidere Div
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BY Taking
Ayers
SarsapariIla

Prepared by DIR. j. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, 50.
Cures others. will cure you
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BEEVIDERE DfVISION


week days.
Arrive Lambertville si5 m. 1.2s and 4.25 p m,
weekdays.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-23
s,,e IIas Her TYntoh Now.

ssWell. Tm happy" said a petite yonnnS
woman who earns her living by be- --se.
aPve lust had returned to pea watch that
was stolen two seasons ago down in central
New York. It's in good order too. My.
how I've worried about that watch, and
the number Of Innocent people, too, that
I've suspected. It's awful. The watch was
stolen from my hotel in little city in New
York. while was singing there two sea-
sons ago. put the matter in the hands
Of the police ut the time, but heard nothing
from them all that time, and had just given
the watch up for good, when the other day
Irot a letter from the chief OF police ask
ing the description Of the watch had lost.
sent it at once.
sSee, my monogram is in the case and
here the other day a package came, and
opening It found the watch and a letter
Il seems a fellow stole a lot Of things out
of a store about the time the watch was
lost: soap and candles and everything he
took, beside what money he could lay his
hands on. Well, they were looking for
him and finally arrested him in another
town, and sewed up in his underclothes
was my watch He acknowledged stealing
il so the police say, but couldn't sell it
without danger OF detection on account Of
the monogram cut In the case and the pub
lished descriptions IN the newspapers at
the time lost it. Wasn't it funnyr'-
Chicago Times.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-23
A Bear Story from afassaehusetta.

I,vman Gallup, OF Clarksburg, sixteen
years old, went to Stamford pond last week
with a party OF companions for few days
Of camping. He was not long In 81 NJ
all he wanted Of camp life, and lAaf
he bade adieu to the PARTY and stara
home Stamford pond is We 81 -
zion. far from the nearest settlement, and
one OF the party more familiar with the
wilds than young Gallup accompanied him
through the forest to a point from which,
il was thought he would have no difficulty
IN finding his way home. Shortly after
separating Gallup lost his way and wan
dered for q long distance through the
mountain solitude, so deep it seemed as II
It might never before have been visited by
man.
He had with him a shotgun, also bas-
ket, in which he had carried provisions TO
camp. As he hurried on through the an
broken forest, filed with alarm lest night
should overtake him before he should ma
his way to the settlement his attention
was attracted by a black, shaggy animal,
closely resembling Newfoundland pup.
| He knew at once that it WIS a cub, and,
/ levellnQ his gun, he brought him down.
| The cub was placed in the basket and the
homeward tramp was resumed, young
| Gallup rejoicing over the proud trophy ne
was bringing from the wood.
! Suddenly there was a great commotion
4 in his rear. The thrashing Of brush and
swapping Of twigs convinced him that the
mother bear was on his track. The situa-
tion was decidedly uncomfortable. Gallup
broke into a run, and tore down the noun
tain ut prize winning pace. but the tor
nado In the rear drew nearer The boy
soon came to the conclusion that the
weight of the cub was too much OF
handicap in this race, and the game was
thrown into the bushes. Very soon after
the commotion ceased, the old bear stop
ming as soon as she reached her cub.-North
Adams Transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1891-10-23

There are seven cotton mills in Greeoa.
The mothers kitchen is the girls best
cooking school.
More than 100000 pounds Of rubber Is
used annually for bicycle tires
Nearly 1000 men desert from the Ger
man army every twelve months.
There is only one sudden death among
women to every eight among men.
In twelve marriages out Of ever 100 ore
of the parties has been married before.
The Brooklyn bridge WAS opened on
Queen Victoria's birthday, May q, 1888.
1t is always well to remember the fact
that savage cows and fierce dogs can't
climb trees.
Damp salt will remove the discoloration
Of cups and saucers caused by tea and care
less washing.
A woman can safely stick fifty pins in
her dress while a man is getting one under
his thumb nail.
The Hawaiian race now numbers only
10000 members, a decrease Of nearly one
half within fifty years.
The number Of passengers, exclusive OF
season ticket holders, conveyed over Eng
lish railways last year was ai7, ~, ,08.
The hailstones which recently fell at
Arkansas City were about the shape Of a
common soda biscuit and nearly as big.
A single sheet of paper six feet wide and
seven and three-quarter miles long has
been made at paper mill in New Jersey.
The most extraordinary freak Of extrav-
agance Is an Eiffel tower in diamonds one
meter high, recently sold in Paris for
S44,OOO.
Il see now why they call them break
ers, said the landlord, as big wave came
up and smashed his bathing houses into
splinters.