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Real Musk.

Musk-that is, tie genuine grain
from the musk deer-is now worth
its weight in gold, so rare has it be
come, the wild eyed little animal
from which it is obtained having
been very nearly exter1ninated from
its Asiatic haunts. A full grown
musk deer viii yield about an onnce
of the grains, which are found in a
sac in the sim of its abdomen. The
grains are 10 larger than a pea, and
some of them are as small as a pins
head. The musk is sold in the mar
ket in the pods or sacs in which it is
found, but is frequently adulterated.
So many of the deer have been killed
before reaching maturity that the
average musk bag imported, either
Chinese or Russian, will not exceed
half an ounce in weight
The adulteration of musk is made
possible by the use of a seed known
SIS the musk seed. 1t grows in India.
The Chinese musk is prized the most
but is more open to suspicion than
the Russian. which is seldom found
with the sac broken. There are
many artificial muslxs, and our com
mon muslkrat yields pod that is the
only near approach to the genuine
imported musk. Interview In New
York Evening Sun
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ON enc wronr rrnn1,.

He Congratulate me, Miss Bella.
In few days Miss Goldthwaite will
be mine.
She-I am glad to hear it; but
didn't know you were
He-Of course you didn't, nor any
one else. Didn't want any competi-
ton, seer But it's all fixed now.
She'll be worth ten thousand year
TO me.
She -Reallyl The names unfa-
miliar. New York familyl
He-No; Kentucky family, and
one of the best. Sired by Bang Up,
dam Queen Elizabeth-why you must
remember her She made 2:13 last
season and not half trained at that.
She-0h, thought you Were
speaking of a marriage engagement.
He-Now, Miss Bella, that's pretty
hard. l know spend half my time
in the stable. but that's no reason
you should take me for an ass.-Life.
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The Dinner Hour.

The hour for dinner has undergone
several changes About 400 it was
10 a. m Henry VIII dined at this
time and supped at 4. In the Six
teenth century dinner was at II.
breakfast st and supper at 5 or 6.
In the following century meals were
an hour later.
Disraei tells us that in the reign
of Francis I of France folks rose at
), dined at 9, supped at and went
to bed at 9, which, according to a
popular saving, made them live to
the age of ninety nine. Louis XII, It
Is said, hastened his death by alter
ing his hours to please his young
wife Instead of dining at 8 a. m.
and going To bed at 6 p. m, he took
to dining az noon and cften sat up
TIN midnight London Cor. Chicago
Herald
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OIL as an InsuIator.

The value of oil as am electric insu-
lator, which has been supposed te
have been well proved by practical
tests in this country and in Germany
is now placed somewhat IN doubt by
experiments conducted by Professor
Elihu Thomson. the results of whose
experiments seem to show that alter
mating currents of moderate poten.
tials and low periodicities viii cause
puncture over much longer distances
under oil than occur with very high
period current discharges. = New
York World.
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oa-.nivorous china,

Dogs and cats are subject to the
same process of absorption as dead
horses, mules and donkeys. We
have been personally cognizant of
two cases in which villagers cooked
and ate dogs which had been pur-
posely poisoned by strychnine to get
nd of them On one of these occa-
sions some one was thoughtful
enough to consult foreigner as to
the probable results; but as the ami
NAL was already in the pot the co.,
wives could not make up their minds
to forego the luxury of a feast, and
no harm appeared to come of their
indulgence Chinese Characteris-
tics ,,
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A lady school teacher in Boston.
who is rather proud of her profession
than the reverse, is not pleased at
having her occupation thrust for
ward when she meets strangers. Not
long ago, at a reception, the hostess
regularly mentioned her occupation
in introducing her.
AT length the hostess presented a
young man, adding to the introduc-
ton, as usual, Miss Faneuil is one
of our school teachers.
The gentleman bowed, but Miss
Faneal said:
Il beg your pardon, Mrs. Allen,
but did not catch what the gentle-
mans business Is.
What his business is9'' repeated
the hostess in perplexity.
Yes" Hiss Faneui1 said. "T
thought it only right that this ac-
quaintance should start fair, and as
yeH told him my employment it
seemed only fair that should know
his"
The point was understood and
taken good naturally, but the teach
er was no longer introduced in her
professional capacity y.-Y Youths Com
TsaIiou
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In Europe there arc still the eagles
Of Austria, Russia and Germany. be-
Sides others pertaining to minor prin-
cipalities. An able writer remarks
that owing to tho restoration of the
western empire dunl,..s the rule of
the Byzantine C;esals the world has
never since the time of Augustus
been without one or two elnperors
of the Romans. The present Aus
trian emperor, though holding scarce
ly n province of Abrams. is the
direct successor of Charlemange
who was crowned In Rome, emperor
of the Romans, the sixty-ninth from
Augustus The car of Russia bears
the double headed eagle. which was
assumed by the Grand Duke Ivan
Basilovitz, who in 1d72 married So
phia, daughter of Thomas Paleolo-
gus and niece of the last emperor of
Byzantium, Constantine XIV.
The German emperor reigns over
some Roman provinces and bears a
single headed eagle with the crown
of Charlemange The single headed
eagle, assumed with the imperial
title by the first Napoleon Bona
parte, sets forth the union of the
whole Roman empire as the tradi-
tional ann of his family. All this
strildngly halmonizes with the adj
mitted fact of the continuance to the
present time, though in a divided
state. of the Roman empire, and sug-
gests thoughts as to what may be
the ultimate meaning of the words,
'Wheresoever the body is, thither
viii the eagles be gathered together. y
Westminster Revicw.
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RARsER AND DENTIST
The shrewd Knight of the Razor wanted
an Advertisements


Advertisements
DR. Wills, an English resident of
Persia, was talking with the barber
who had come as usual to shave and
shampoo him Why not do me the
honor to come Just over tony shopgr
said the barber It would do you
harm, answered DR.. Wills, IF tho
people were to know that you shaved
an Unbeliever Not bit of 1t.
sahib. would shave the evil one
himself if he We're only open handed; !;
and / should be respected FOR 1t. par
ticularly if with a chuclxle Il kept
tight hold of his nose.
Hassan. the barber. had tight hold
of the Englishman's nose at that mo-
ment. and as he was Just going over
the region above Adams appla with
his keen razor there was no replying
to his joke.
You should see me draw teeth
such teeth r added the barber. You,
doctor. who only draw the teeth of
princes and gentry, you have never
seen such teeth, even in a dream. =
Here he drew his fingers, dipped in
water over his clients cbin-they do
not lather in the east-and added
with JUNCTION, Such teetl: -teeth
with five rootsi
DIR. Wills could not demonstrate.
for Hassan had him by the nose
AGAIN, and his razor WAS stiil playing
in dangerous pinces The converse
ton ended by the Englisliman's S prom
ising to visit the barber at his shop.
Hassan had no, sooner gathered up
his traps and retired with dignity
than the servant of DR. Wills began
to expostulate
You won't go, sir. of course, .
he began. as he handed his master
towel.
Won't gol Indeed 1 shall why
not, prayl"
,'Ah, you sahibs are always taken
in. Don't you see, sahib, why he
wants you to comet He viii say
you have come to learn from him.
The Englishman was amused, and
at the time appointed he went to
Hassan's shop, and was received with
exuberant welcome
Your footsteps are ON my eyes;
you are indeed welcome; you honor
my poor establishment"
The place was clean as a new
pin" Vases of the Narcissus poeti-
Gus filled it with fragrance. and Gus
toners were plentiful.
Heads were shaved; arms were
bled; a rheumatic sufferer lay down
and received three severe burns with
hot iron, for which he seemed duly
grateful; and finally Hassan s.ac-
tually extracted part of tooth-in
three acts and prologue, with an
interval of five minutes after each.
AT the end a large piece came
away.
''Ah, said the triumphant barber,
that was where the pain wasf p And
the patient went out with his cheek
in his hand.
DIR. Wills soon followed, but was
hardly in his own courtyard before
his servant entered, pale with rage.
''Sahibi oh, sahibr' he began. II
said it knew it'll BE has done it:
knew he wouldl There he stands.
the rascal. explaining to the two
merchants, your patients, that you
ah, that should live to see the day
that You have come to him at your
own request to take lesson in tooth
drawing !"-Youth's Companion.
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a ReMlNIsc ENce OF WILD BILL.


His Feat iu KUing Two 1ren Who Had
Pistols Leveled Mt Him.
Among the prominent citizens of
Hayes City il the last DAYS of Kan
sas railroad building was wild Bill
(William Hickok), who had been a
serviceable scout III the Union army
along the Arkansas border during
the war. Bill came to Hayes CITY
with the prestige of having killed
nine men, n1lassisted, who had cor
rallied him Nuring the war intent
upon his DEATH He, too. had fol-
lowed tho 4. p" railroad along
every inch of its construction from
Manhattan. His personal appearance
and the complexion of his white han
died revolvers had become quite fa-
miliar all along the road, and espe
cially at Abilene, during its days as
the terminus of the Texas cattle
drive, where, as city marshal, there
was never q cowboy who got 1.-THE
drop" on Bill.
Wild Bill In those days was 1.-The
Siade" Of western Kansas, the man
who Mark Twain says in ..Roughing
It" was respef ted in Nevada for hay
ing killed his man. In physique.
as the writer remembers him. he was
as perfect specimen of manhood as
ever walked in moccasins or wore a
pair of cavalry boots, and Bill was a
dandy at times in attire regular
frontier dude. he stood about 6 feet
2 inches tall, had 1.-THE waist and
loins, broad shoulders, small feet.
bony and supple hands, with taper
ing fingers, quick to feel the cards or
pull the trigger of revolver. His
hair was auburn in hue, of the tint
frightened but not Redeemed by the
sunlight. He had clean, clear cut
face, clean shaven, except thin,
dropping, sandy brown mustache.
which he wore and twirled with no
success, even in getting an upward
twist at either end. Brown haired
as he was, he had clear gray eyes.
Ho had a splendid countenance
a1niable in look, but firm withal. His
'luxuriant growth of hair fell in ring
lets over his shoulders. There was
nothing in his appearance to betoken
the dead shot and frequent murderer
except his tread. He walked like
tiger, and aroused, he was as fero-
cious and pitiless as one.
Bills means of livelihood at the
time he was in Hayes City went un-
questioned, and there is no reason
for agitating the subject at this late
day. As "a killer" however, Bill
put himself on record very shortly
after coming to Hayes City. His
first exploit was a double shot. a
right and left fusillade. The writer
witnessed the affair.
Two men came out of Tom Drums
saloon, and walked toward the newly
built depot, surrounded by raised
platform. Each man had a pistol
drawn, when suddenly from group
of four or five crack crackl" went
two pistol shots and Wild Bill stood
on the edge of the platform with a
smoking bone handled revolver i'm
each hand, and the two mon who had
been approaching the platform were
seen to totter, stumble forward and
fall. Death was instantaneous in each
case, as if Jove had hurled a bolt at
the men. A row over cards the
night before caused the double death
and a double funeral as soon as the
corpses could be prepared for inter
ment.-St. Louis Republic
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Papa-Yes, they were delicious.
A Few Ideas.

DIR. Hooke, one of the founders of
the Royal society, and mathemati-
clan of credit and renown, throws
out a fanciful calculation ON the
number of ideas of which the human
mind, in the aggregate, is. capable
he arrives at total of 8, S,;760, 900.
We should suppose that so respect
able a figure is not yet exhausted,
and though a time must come when
nothing new win be left under the
sun, we may still hope (some of us,
to catch a floating idea or two, of the
practical kind, for current use.
Gentleman's Magazine.
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aLINDEp sY a seIpgRs aI1E.

The Last Thing She Saw Was the Hand
of the Doctor That Lanced Her Eye.
In the almshouse of Kings county
IN Fiatbush there are many old wom-
en-. some of whom have seen the
light of an earlier century, who de-
light in gathering around the stove
at nights and telling one another
queer stories These stories gener-
ally de away in weakened memories
and rarely go outside the long brick
walls. There IS a woman there who
tells how she was dancing ON her six
teenth birthday when her brother
burst into the room with the news
of Waterloo. And there is woman
who saw Washington. and yet an
other who picked berries where the
Brooklyn municipal buildings now
stand.
Not long ago a visitor to this insti-
tuition remarked to one of these
women:
i guess there arc many inmates
here who have had some remarkable
experiences
Yes, indeed, the old woman an
swered. There's Annie Krozan.
poor woman. stone blind from a
spiders bite. Did you ever hear the
like of that befores''
This visitor, in telling about these
very old women, repeated the story
OF the spiders bite, and it spread all
over. Yesterday Annie Krozan told
the story herself. She lay ON a cot
in the basement of the almshouse.
where She has been lying for nearly
eight years. All that could be seen
of her was white and wrinkled face
half hidden in a white hood.
Il came here IN 1882, sir, she said.
when was only sixty-five years
old had as fine and strong pair
of eyes then as girl of sixteen, but
now I'm all in darkness, and every-
thing is black before me. Well. sir.
was maI1i I'd for the second time in
1865 to John Krozan, who was a
sailor. After We We're married he
went to sea and never came home
again. The ship, they told me, went
down and nll were lost. never
knew the name of the ship or the
owners.
We'll, sir, things went badly with
me, and at IaSt had to come here.
Now it was one summer night, very
hot, maybe eight, maybe nine years
ago, and was lying here ON this
very cot. 1 was Just dozing of when
felt sing in my left eye. I
thought it was mosquito, so I took
my handkerchief and brought it
down right hard on my eye. Then
fell asleep. The first thing in the
morning looked at my handker-
chief, and there, as l hope to sce
heaven, was big, black spider
crushed dead The next day my
eye began to pain and swell, and
when couldn't bear it any longer
they sent me to the hospital.
They put poultices on the eye.
but that didn't helpit any, and soon
the pain spread to the right eve. I
went to the hospital regularly, and
one day young doctor lanced my
right eye. II didn't hurt much, but
felt him cutting something, and his
hand over my face was the last thing
l ever saw. / was stone blind. F1
never believed the spider story, brt
it was either that, sir, or his lance
that blinded me-"
That is her story, and the matron
of the institution and all the other
inmates believe it.-New York Sun.
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rhe Judge liked the weed.

A judge in one of the mountain
districts told the sheriff to call in
John Riddlespiker Lochinvar Hanlzc.
The sheriff, after almost dislocating
his jaw over this euphonious title,
finally ushered Mr.. j. r. L. Hanks
into the courtroom and up to the
judges stand.
What is it, your honor1" said Mr..
Hanks.
'.Ah, said the judge, rubbing his
hands, Il only wanted to ask you
for a chew of that excellent tobacco
you gave me yesterday"
He got t.-Dalton CGa.) Citizen.
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The Art ID FIndlar FauIt.

Three times out of four fault find
ing is merely an expression of impa-
tience, and the only good it does is to
relieve the irritable feeling caused
by the careless stupidity or other de-
fects of those with whom we have
daily intercourse. To begin with, or
every occasion where there Is no rea-
sonable hope of doing good by fault
finding seal your lips as with a bar
of iron. Ladies' Home journal.
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At the steamship DocE.,

Among the striking sights of New
York are those to be seen at the
docks. 1t is as interesting to look at
steamship load of Americans bound
for Europe as to look at a steamship
load of European immigrants coming
into pert. The outward bound Amer
leans are apt to be less picturesque
IN their garb than the incoming for
eigners. New York Sun
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Enemies OF the cobra.

Snake catchers In India manage to
seize and handle the deadly cobras
with astonishing ease and freedom.
The most effective cobra catcher and
killer, however, is perhaps the mon
goose, which escapes being bitten By
its wonderful activity. Sometimes
it waits till the cobra darts at it.
when il suddenly pounces on the
snal0's head and crunches lt.-Quar-
terlv Review
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The custom of shaking hands.
which exists among the Amos, the
aboriginal inhabitants of Japan, was
SO strange to a japanese author, in
a work published as late as 1855.
that he gives an engraving Of it.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
WHOLESALE BUYERS and DEALE R ]!

We still selling popular reliable WOONSOCKET
and CANDEE RTBBER BOOTS, SHOES and TENNIS SHOES.
There better goods made in this world than she Woonsoce
Boots and Canlee Rubbes That's why Prices
but send for discounts catalogues appea
ton by card IF you looking both for your
and customers interests you will buy from Special pr
buyers of
the FALL RUSH Wewant send samples quote you
Gossamer Rubber and macintosh Clothing boys
and Misses Prices LOW, GOOD qualities
We illustrate of the lates shapes.
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Little Pet-I dess those biscuits
mamma made was dest wight, wasn't
they7
Papa Yes, they were delicious.
Little Pet-I didn't try zem, but
knew zay vas.
Papa Ycu did2 Howl
Little Pet You didn't say a word
about zem- Good News.
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A RestfuI sight.

1t would rest any ones nerves to
stand ON Walnut street in PhiIadel-
phia and loOk at the gentleman who
sits in the window of the Philadel-
phia club in the afternoon and does
not move from ten minutes to 3 to
five minutes to 5.-Cor. New York
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Ono bottle OF Pastor Koenigs Nerve Tonic
cured mo entirely after physicians had tried
unsuccoHsfuhy for eight months 10 relieve me OF
nervous debility. W. HUESNEFEI.D.
DILHI Ont. Jan a. 1901
Ny wife has taken ak bottles OF Pastor
koenig's Nerve Tonic; she hns Ind no return Of
the nts, aud think this remedy has had tho
deeired effect. cheorfully reoomnnond It to any
one suffering from that dreadful malady
Epilepsy. JOHN GRANT.
BRocKroN. Mass., June ~, 1900
About q year ago noticed my right hand con-
tinualiy shaking i tried uiiIerent medicine
but they al had no elect. After using
three or four bottles OF Pastor Koenig's Nerve
Tonic my hand ceased to shake and L found my
self gaining every day / think this medicine IL
THos. o'REILLY.
Ee1 - f7-A Valuable Took OH -. ...-
- - - Diseases sent free to euy aLl.i,.
ElH and poor patients nlk-3 ohr4.
uIAEn this medicine free OF ch.tr-c-
This remedy has been prepared BY the Heserc'.
Pastor koeniR. of Fort Wavne. Ind. Finco l5si. a.
isnow prepared underhi direction b. the
KoEMic MED. CO.. Chicago, Ill.
Sold By Druggists NJ 81 per Bottle. 0ror =
Larze size. s1-75. Q eBottles Tor 80.
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Nineteen Professors and Teachers.
RIO GRANDE COLLRGB

Progressive, Practical, Economical Two
Collegiate Courses: English and Normal
Course. with Special Work for Teachers
MUsIC.-Nocal and Instrumental, the lat
ter including organ, piano, cornet, clarinet
and violin. Terms OF ten weeks ench begin
80, 1885, April 10, lSg3.
For catalogue or circular, address
j. NJ. DAVIS. Pres. or
j. w. JONES. Scc'y.
Aug y Rio eirande, Ohio.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-30
GREAT MEETING OF METHoDIsTs.
Gathering at Omaha for the Quad1en
nial Conference

Gathering at Omaha for the Ouad.en-
nial Conference.
OMAHA. April 31.-A few of the delegates
from distant points to the general Meth
odist conference arrived yesterday, but the
bulk of them came in today A special
train from New York, bringing New York
and New England delegates, reached this
city at 9 O'Clock a. IN. Another special from
Philadelphia. bringing Pennsylvania and
southern delegates, reached here at 1880
a m. Numerous excursions are being
planned. one of which is to bring people
from this state and Iowa on Sunday School
Day. The conference opens tomorrow.
Bishops Busy with Preparations
The bishops are busy with the prepara-
tory work of the conference The quad
rennial address of the conference will
probably be delivered by Bishop Fowler
on Monday. A great meeting is antici-
pated for tomorrow afternoon at Exposi-
tion hall. 1t will be missionary meeting
and special music and eloquent speakers
have been provided
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-30

ing TO discuss at any length the quesJ;o1
which you present, or to attempt any re-
statement of what have attempted to do
In the promotion of civil service reform
movements since have been here.
Cannot Announce a Programme.
My thought was that the first thing to
do was to satisfy the country that the law
was being faithfully and impartially ad-
ministered as to those offices already class
Efsd. / think good deal has been accom-
plished in that direction, and there has
been an important extension of the CLASH
fed service. The subject presented by
you, as we'll as some other subjects
and movements, is having and will have
my consideration, but am not now pre-
pared to announce any programme"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-30
The Colts Can Win Occasionally.

CHICAGO, April 3O.-A break in the mon
otonous gloom of defeat yesterday wreathed
the face of the Chicago ball crank with
smiles that could be seen by people behind
him, and when the Chicago Philadelphia
score was announced he was happy for the
first time in weeks. League scores yester-
day: At Chicago-Philadelphi 2, Chicago
4; at Pittsburg-Baitimore 3, Pittsburg II;
at Cincinnati-Washingto T. Cincinnati
J; at st. Louis-Boston o, St. Louis 4; at
Cieveland-New York 5, Cleveland IA; at
Louisville-Brooklyn 3, Louisville s.
Western: At Omaha-Columbus 5,
Omaha g.
1llinois-Indiana: At Joliet-Rockford
4, Joliet 5; at Peoria-Rock Island Moline
6. Peoria Is; at Evansville-Terre Haute
4, Evansville 5; at Jacksonville-Quincyc 9,
Jacksonville j.
The police raided the workingmen's
clubs of Barcelona, Spain, and made a
large number of arrests, owing to the Sc
cret distribution of an incendiary mani
festo among the workingmen's associa-
tions. The clubs were closed, and will not
be allowed to reopen.