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CURIOUS FACTS.

There will be ffty-three Sundays in
1892.
Only three species Of reptiles exist in
Ireland.
The first German university was at
Prague.
In the parrots beak both mandiblea
are movable-a popularity unknown in
other species of birds.
Lead pencil wood-soft cedar-all
comes from Florida, and it will be ex-
hausted in a few years.
By putting aside a quarter Of a dollar
every day a New Jersey man has In
twenty years saved $1s25.
Eggs are fried in the shapes of hearts,
stars and other devices by means of pans
heving sunken places in these shapes.
A Swedish gentleman wears a watch
chain made from one of his own ribs,
taken from his body by a surgical opera
ton.
Daniel Webster was able to repeat the
whole Constitution Of the United States
word for word, including punctuation
stops.
The first coins made on this continent
were made in Mexico in 1885. They
were called the ~''real," and are now
worth So each.
The fame of some men is preserved by
their cast-off clothes. An old hat of
Dillon, the Irish leader, recently sold In
Australia for $25.
When Captain Cook first visited Tahiti
the natives were using nails of wood,
bone, shell aud stone. When they saw
iron nails the fancied them to be sheets
of some very hard wood, and, DESTROYS
of securing such a valuable commodity,
they planted them in their gardens.
In Japan archera test their arrows by
balancing them on the nails of the second
and third fingers of the left hand and
rapidly twirling them by the feathered
end with the fingers of the right hand.
II the arrow makes a whirring sound, it
is crooked and must be Strengthened.
A japanese doctor never dreams OF
asking a poor patient for a fee. There
Is a proverb among the medical fraternity
of Japan-"When the twin enemies,
poverty and disease, invade a home, then
he who takes aught from that home,
even though it be given him, is robber."
Horseaesh is used for human food in
Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland and
also in several parts of Italy. It is not
considered fit for human food in Buchar-
est, Scotland or England. Attempts
were made in 1868, 1875 and 1878 to
introduce it into London, but they were
not successful.
A girl in Dexter, Me-, has a faculty
which mystifes her friends. When
blindfolded and provided with a photo
graph she can describe the person or
object portrayed in the picture, and she
will also describe the objects in any pic
ture or print after merely running her
finger tips over the surface.
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THE POOR CROW.

That useful and perhaps most intelli-
gent of all our native birds, the common
crow, has been accused of much rascal
ty, but that he is destructive to water.
melons and ground peas is to US an en-
tirely new line of mischief to be recorded
against him. However bad the crow
may be at times he still has some, yes,
many, redeeming traits; consequently,
we cannot wish for his determination,
but would compromise on frightening
him away from crops worth saving. A
little tar on seed corr will protect it
from crows and other grain eating birds
and vermin, and to protect your melons
and ground peas yon have only to stretch
some white Irvine about the field a few
feet nom the ground over the rows of
plants. The Irvine suggests a trap to
the crow and he will usually give it a
wide berth. Many of our farmers use
Irvine to protect their corn in spring and
think it less troublesome than applying
tar to the seed at planting time.-Amer-
lean Agriculturist.
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The defensive alliance between Austria
and Germany was negotiated at Gastein
and Vienna by Bismarck, in consequence
of the unfriendly attitude of Russia.
Italy subsequently joined the league, and
after its renewal in February, 1887, the
terms of the original Austro-G German
treaty of alliance were for the first time
published to the world. The new treaty,
except in minor particulars in respect to
the military forces to be maintained and
the conditions of mobilization, is official
ly declared to be identical with the other.
The agreement is generally understood
to be that if either Austria or Germany,
without being the aggressor, is attacked
by Russia, the combined military forces
of the two empires will move against
that power; if France should attack
either Germany or Italy, she would be
opposed by both chose powers acting in
common; and if France and Russia should
combine to assail one or more of the
allied powers, the entire military and
naval strength of the league would be
called into immediate action.-Detroh
Free Press.
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sixty-three years.

In his beautiful home, with its lux
uriant furnishings and pleasant surround
ings, he passes much of his time, where
his friends, whose name is legion. are
thrice welcomed and Hospitality received.
$50 firm he strobe across the room,
So stately was his air,
You scarce had guessed that eighty years
Had whitened through hi ' hair"
A perfect gentleman of tue old school;
a millionaire and splendid 6nancier; a
lover of books; a friend to science and
education and q believer in the broad
principles of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. colleges,
universities, churches and benevolent
societies alike receive liberal benefits
from his bountiful hand. The cut is re-
produced from a recent photograph,
presented by Mr.. Beardsley with his
autograph, as a souvenir to the writer of
this sketch during his recent visit to
New York State.-Detroit Free Press.
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WHEAT EXPERIMENTS.

Trials for three years, made OF the
Illinois station, indicate that variations
in quantity of seed between one and
two bushels per acre have less effect OF
Weld than other conditions have. In
1891 the largest yield was from six pecks
per acre; IN 1890, from four and from
eight pecks; in 1889, from five pecks.
In 1891 sowing small kernels gave a
larger yield than was obtained from the
same weight of larger kernels, but less
than from the same number of larger
kernels. The kernels in the crop from
the small seed was approximately as
large as those from the larger seed. In
two trials no injury resulted from roll
ing drilled wheat soon after sowing.
The yields of five plats sown at inter-
walls of tensor twelve days, from scptem-
Der 2 to October IA, were all good, 30.S,
1854 bushels per acre. 1t is not certain
that they were affected by the date Of
sowing. If the last sown plats be ex-
cepted there was no appreciable diff
ference in the time of ripening and very
little including 1t.
Selected wheat kernels were planted
in rows one foot apart, one kernel for
each inch, in three plats of three rows
each. In each plat of three rows the
wheat was covered one inch, three
inches or five inches. The yield dimin-
ished with the increased depth of plant
ing.
The results of all the trials with CON-
mercial fertilizers on wheat at the station
indicate that such fertilizers are not
profitable on the black prairie soils Of
Central Illinois.-New YORK World.
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Ice for Summer Skating.

Skating on ice in midsummer is
luxury promised for Chicago skaters.
A company is being organized by Nor
man Totten. a real estate dealer in the
Chicago Opera House block, to build a
rink similar to the Alhambra in Paris.
1t is to be a circular affair, something
like the big panorama buildings on
Wabash avenue. The capital stock OF
the company will be $3.50, 900, and the
site will probably be near Jackson
Park. The skating surface is made by
building a cement basin about two feet
in depth. Across this on the bottom
are laid q number of pipes one-half an
inch apart. Water is then turned in,
and by patented process is frozen by
means of some substance passing through
the network of pipes. The temperature
of the room will be kept about forty de-
grees winter and summer Chicago
News.
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pLowINs WITH DYNAMITE.

subsoil blowing with dynamite is one
of the new methods in the South, aud it
is said to be equal to the process OF
trenching used by the market gardeners
to loosen the earth to a depth of two or
three feet and allow the absorption of a
good deal of water for sustaining vegeta-
ton during a drought The inventor
drills holes two or three feet deep and
FIVE feet apart, making 1900 to the acre.
In each he puts an explosive, and after
tamping it, discharges, the number be.
ing connected witha wire leading to a
battery. In a recent experiment the ex.
plosive used was one-fourth of a small
sized dynamite cartridge, with about an
ounce Of Judson powder. The surface
of the ground appeared to be lifted two
or three feet, a few small clods being
thrown to the height of a house. 1t was
broken to the depth of thirty inches at
the points Of the explosion and sideways
for a part of the distance between the
holes.-St. Louis Republic.
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THE FEEDING VALUE OF coBMEAL.

The cob of corn is not digestible, and
is not to be recommended for feeding to
horses. 1t is difficult to grind as fine as
is safe for these animals, and is apt to
produce irritation of the bowels by it's
sharpness and roughness. For cows and
sheep it is not so Objectionable, but its
small quantity Of nutritive matter rem
ders it of little value for ever these ami
mails that have strong digestive organs.
As it must be ground to be of any use,
the cost of grinding leaves no profit on
the feeding, and, therefore, considering
all things, it is more advisable to use
cornmeal instead of the cobmeal. As a
rule the best food is the most economi.
cal, and mere bulk is better made up
with hay, or even straw, which is o
easily digested than the hard, woody
cobs of corn.-New York Times.
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DONALD KENNEDY,
OF Roxbury,M ass.,Says

Strange cases cured by my Medical Discovery
come to me every day: Here ts one OF Paralysis-
Blindness-and the Grip. Now how does my medis
cal Discovery cure all thesei I don't know, un-
less It takes hold Of the Hidden Poison that makes
all Humor.
VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, Sept. 9th, 1891.
Donald KennedY-Dedr Sir: ! win state my case
to you: About nine years ago I was p~aralyZed in
my left side, and the best doctors gave me no relief
for two years, and I was advised to try your Dis.
covery, which did its duty, and In q few months I
was restored to health. About four years ago I be-
came blind In my left eye by q spotted cataract
Last March I was taken with La Grippe, and was
confined to my bed for three months. At the end Of
that time, as In the start, then IL struck me that your
Discovery was the thing for me; SO I got o bottle,
and before Il was half gone I was able to 60 to my
work In the mines. Now In regard to my eyes, as Host
my left eye, and about six months ago my right eye
became affected with black spots over the sight as
did the left eye-perhaps some twenty Of them-but
since I have been using your Discovery they all
left my right eye but one; and, thank God, the bright
light Of heaven Is once more making Its appearance
in my lsr eye. I am wonderfully astonished at It,
and thank God and your Medical Discovery.
Yours truly. HANK WHITE.
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EATABLE MUTTON.

Of the various crosses. of the South
down or other breeds of sheep, the
Shropshire thus far seems the most gen.
orally useful in America. A greater num-
Der of these have consequently been i'm
ported, especially Of ans to turn out
among our focks of common ewes. The
chit unit of their breeding is an increase
of flesh in proportion to the bone, and
this flesh is of supreme quality, it being
mostly a tender, juicy lean, well marbled,
that is abundantly mixed with nice,
slender streaks Of fat. Broader, more
juicy and thicker chops can be cut from
the carcass of such sheep, and they are
more savory and tenderly cooked. The
leg of mutton, whether roasted or bolled,
is so superior that every part of it is
eaten without waste of fat and tough
pieces to be cut off and laid aside. If,
then, it happens to cost higher in the
market, it is cheaper in the end, for
every part of it is consumed and highly
relished.-New York Tribune.
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The Oldest Postmaster.

Below is presented the portrait of a
man who has the honor of being the
oldest postmaster in the United States,
and probably in the world-Roswell
Beardsley, of North Lansing, Tompkins
Co., N. Y. Appointed in 1928, during
the administration of John Quincy
Adams, and when this republic was yet
in its infancy, and the recent discoveries
in modern science %unthought Of, he as
sumed al the age of a little less than
nineteen years the duties of a responsible
position that he has continued to hold
through all the vast changes, party an
imosities and political commissions of
sixty-three wears.
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Why continue the use of remedies that only
relieve, when Ely's Cream Balm, pleasant Of
application and a sure cure for Catarrh and
coldin head, can be had.
had q severe attack Of catarrh and become
80 deaf I could not hear common converse
ton. I suffered terribly from roaring in my
head. I procured a bottle Of Ely's Gre am
Balm, and in three weeks could hear as well
as ever. and now I can say to all who are
afflicted with the worst Of diseases, catarrh,
take Ely Cream Balm and be cured. 1t Is
worth $1,000 to any man, woman or child SUI
fering from catarrhal. E. Newman, Gray
ling, Mich.
Apply Balm into each nostril. 1t is Quickly
Absorbed. Gives Relief at once. Price 10
cents at Druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, Sc Warren St., New York.
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How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case Of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business ~traEsac-
tons, and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
WEsr& TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o..
WALDrNo, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Cafarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent free,
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
]fafiicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
on'sEye-water Druggists sell at &c.per bottle
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Here is an old chestnut revamped and
told on Bismarck. He was commissioned
to decorate a hero with the Iron Cross.
81 am authorized" said Bismarck to
him, with that liking for playing jokes
which uas been 30 strong throughout his
career, II am authorized to offer you 100
tbalers instead of the Cross"
.sHow much is the Cross WORTH"
asked the soldier.
Three thalers."
"Very well, then, highness, I'll take
the Cross and ninety-seven thalers.'
Bismarck was so surprised and pleased
by the ready shrewdness of the answer
that he gave the man both the Cross aud
the money.
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MARKETING HAY IN BALES.

If it were not for the bad condition Of
country roads hay would be more gener-
ally marketed after baling than it now
is. On a good road with strong wagon
three tons of hay may be drawn by a
team in one load. 1t is the cheapness OF
the baling process that gives farmers at
a distance the advantage in sending
baled hay by carloads over those who
market the hay loosely in single loads
from nearby farms.-Boston Cultivator.
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An All.ArOund Fighter.

The Monitor Miantonomah, now ready
for sea, can knock off a chip at the rate
of thirteen mile an hour, and can do the
toughest kind of fighting at seven miles.
When small boats attack her she will
fight them with light guns, but when a
fellow of her size looms up every man
will DO sent below, she will take in
water until her deck is below the surface,
and she will let the eagle scream with
four ten.inch, bresch-loading rifles
Detroit Free Press.
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An Electric Pillow.

Senator Henry Keller, ofSauk Centre,
Mimi, is at work upon an invention
which he is confident will revolutionize
agriculture. He proposes to attach an
electric motor, driven by a powerful
storage battery, to a common breaking
pillow. He says that he is confident of
the success of his idea, and that 1t will
run with such speed, and so cheaply, IS
will enable all farmers to pillow their
lands by electricity. Hcayune.
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run or r0N0tS
the ordinary pill. Trouble whea
you take it, and trouble when you've
got it down. Plenty Of unpleasant
ness, but mighty little good.
With Oh. Pierce's Pleasant Pellet4,
there's no trouble. They're made
to prevent it. They're the orig[
nal little Liver Pills, tiny, sugar
coated, anti-bilious granules, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless tho
smallest, easiest and best to taxa.
They cleanse and regulate the whols
system, in a natural and easy way.
mildly and gently, but thoroughly
and effectively. One little Pellet
for a laxative -three for q cathar-s
tic. Sick Headache, Bilious Head:
ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bill
ious Attacks, and all arrangements
of the liver, stomach and bowels arg
prevented, relieved and cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money Is no
turned. "a
You pay only for the value no
ceiyed. Can You ask more2
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and since that time l
shave never had the first sign of it.
81 can eat anything without the
"least fear of distress. I wish all
that are afflicted with that terrible
"disease or the troubles caused by
cit would try August Flower, as I
am satisfied there Is no medicine
"erro1 IN it." @
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The Most Pleasant Way

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem
edy, Syrup Of Figs, whenever the system
needs a gentle, yet effective cleansing. To
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig sy rup
Co. only. For sale by all druggists in Soc.
and 81 hoftlea-
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Obstinate Blood Hu1nOr.

HAD TERRIBLE ECZEMA f hG I'd Eisa ne1ss { as !. aas-sss
and limbs swollen and scdy like a dead fish The itching vast terrible, and finally LOST
MY SIGHT. After treatment by FIVE phyGans, and other remedies without relief Itook
S. IS. S. AND IT CURED ME-. My skin is soft and smooth, and the terrible trouble is I
gone-R. N. MITCHELL, Maam, Ga. #E4& Observation-Disclosures
know the above statement to be hue-S s. HARMON, Asaen, Cd
was for some time troubled with ian obstinate RASH Or HUMoR, that sesdi
At the suggestion of friend used swif's Specific, which completely cured me me: I aM
vast ears ago, and have had n returns Of the INCONSISTENCIES ChsayhaaIG
SIS. s. is the safest and best remedy for altoubes OF the Blood and SklnsS =
cures y removing the cause, and at the same time builds up the general health. ~
Send for or Treatise mailed free - IS SWIFT SpFGIEIEr O. Atlanta, Ca
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REAvEs IN HORSES.

Heaves in horses is somewhat similar
to asthma in man, it being of q spas
modic character, and is always aggra-
waited by the use of dusty and musty hay,
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"'BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs' are ex.
cellent for the relief OF Hoarsness or Sore
Throat. They are exceedingly effective
Chrtsttdn World, London N
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Flower

Mr.. Lorenzo F. Sleeper is very
well known to the citizens of Apple
ton, Me-, and neighborhood. He
says: Eight years ago Twas taken
"sick, and suffered as no one but a
"dyspeptic can. I then began TAX
"ing August Flower. At that time
II was a great sufferer. Every.
"thing I ate distressed me SO that1
chad to throw it up. Then in a
"few moments that horrid distress
"wou1d come on and I would have
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For Indigestion, constipation, sick head
ache, weak stomach, disordered l~iver-take
Beecham's Pills. For sale by all druggists.
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FITS stopped free by DR. KLrNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No hts after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle
tree. Or. Kline, e31 Arch ST., Phila.. Pa.
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q" to eat and suffer
again. I took a
"little of your med
"icine, and feltmuch'
"better, and after
"takinga little more
august Flower my
60 nyopope;o d;cop.
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prOuvant au monde

cour supreme, prouvant au monde
enter par Get acte qu'ils croyaient
dams l'integrite de McEnery.
II dit quill ne considerait pas lie
ticket de Foster IN ticket de seces-
sie.lHss 5es, mais un ticket d'indepen-
!ants. DR.. Ogden conclua en- disant
ia'il connaissait trop bien les bons
~jtmccrates de Lafourche pour ne pas
5 lyoir qutl serait lie resultat de la
paroisse lie - dc ce mois, ct il await
contiance gu lis ,dssembleraieAt dams
toute ienr force, ct aInsi aideront a
grossir la grande majorite ,ui sera
dome de tous les cotes pour SAMUEL
DOUGLAS McESERY ct. ses associes
sur lie ticket d6mocratique.
L'Hon. Laurent Francioni parla
e~nsuite ct fut sutvi par lie Col. /. D.
Moore.
lie premier speaker sur Ia troisieme
p!ateforme fut l'Hon. l.. =. Caillouet,
Ierudit avocat de District de Lafour-
che. IL parla en- franeais pendant une
heure ct demle, chaque coup portant
de Dons fruits, ainsi que lie dGmontraient
les ACCOMPLISHMENTS de son grand
aulitoire, qui l'tcouta ayec une
grande attention. II fut suiyi par lie
lieutenant gouyerneur Knobtoch. don't
les paroles ntttes ct claireS. furellt
regies ave. une grande appreciation.
Apreo que les o,ateurs eussent fini
de parler, lie Dr. john GAzzo, chair
maj du meeLtug prlnc.paI, otfrlt DIES
resolutions endossant lie ticket de
Achnery, qui flrent reeaes ct accep-
tees 4 runannit6.
Ainsl finit l. plus grand meeting
qui Sc soic jamais assemble oans Ia
paroisse Lafourche.
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II hIt " FCTCUI
(~~) Witness my hand and seal of Office at
LIS. Ihibodaux, La, this the Goth day
(~~) OF January A. d. 1892.
j. w. kNOBLOCH.
Clerk of said Court.
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H.pUEss tsE yENaDasE

II ~oussien6. proprieraned dc a. 900 acres de
terrc shines dams Ia pnroisse Verm;llior, aux
ruvtronS du Lac Arthur, lonera pour La
culture dn riz on antre Ia site terre aux
contirions >uiyantcs.
s Tn quart de II recolte iusqn u cent arreS
It mn ci:attielne an te>sus de cent acres.
Ia terrr t-t tnf.urGp
III yendra 4 IS 90 Fncr-. payable I'm tiers on
ia moiiie compliant. ct In haiaL~e 4 IN an on
lcnx ans do credit.
tette terre est plopre / touies sortes
culture.
S'aaresser q
;. T. GuFYDAN.
Shell Beach. paroisse Vermlllior. IA.
0n anx hureaux. de In S~ENTISELLE de Thibo-
1aux pour in.orma, ions nre.labies.
Der.-lr4U