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20 the hubs cannot strike the siding,
and vehicle may be run in 81 a dark
night. If one preferred, the remainder
Of the upper floor could be used for
stock, and tie basement for poultry 1t
could be left IN open shed until the
owner was able to inclose it. From
slime to time, as he prospered, the
building could DC made longer, and the
roof to the opposite side extended for
Il she'd
The owner avoided the expense of
buying shingles byss !rift Of quantity
of second hand tin Instead of putting
this on in common sluatter style. en-
tire, he unlocked e.. ch sheet, f1attened
it carefully on a llcck with mallet
and stopped every hole with putty
made of sand and white lead in equal
quantities. Thcs, were then put on il
courses up and dow IL the roof, making
4 series of shallow cutters that look
neat. Anybody may do this in the fol-
lowing manner: Turn up the left sid'
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Oddities About the River Nile.

The Nile has fall of but six inches
to the thousand miles. The overflow
commences in June every year and con-
tinues until August, attaining an eleva-
ton of from twcnty-four to twenty-six
feet above low water mark, and flowing
through the valley of Egypt" in a
turbulent body twelve miles wide.
During the last thousand years there
has been but one sudden rise of the
Nile, that of 1929, when sc, 1000 people
were drowned. After the waters recede
each year the exhalations from the mud
are simply intolerable to all except
natives. This mud deposit adds about
eight tinches to the soil every century
and throws muddy embanl1ment from
twelve to sixteen feet into the sea every
year. This being the case it is plain
that the mouth of the river is thous-
ands of feet further north than it was
in the time of the Ptolemies, and it is
only question of time when the sedi-
ment will make a dam entirely across
the Mediterranean sea.-St. Louis Re-
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August
Flower

am ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago I was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that 1 had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything I ate distressed me so
that I had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it, LORENZO F.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
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MAKING SMALL BRIDGES.
Iron Rods Far Cheaper Than the Pro verl
ioi Ti-,,I,or S%;,I,.

Iron Rods Far Cheaper Than the Pro verb
ial Timber Sticks.
Our farmers no longer split q c,w's
tail and insert salt and pepper as a sure
cure for the hollow-horn. Few &C to
the moon to make soap, or plant pota-
toes in, the dark of the ~moon.. The
country school director does not deem
it economy to get the lowest priced
teacher as in years gone by; and the
highway commissioner no longer thiaks
that any kind of soft rock is good
enough for bridge work; but why does
he still persist: in placing two long
sticks of pine timber from abutment to
abutment in the bridges that span our
small streams? Six to eight years is
the length of time sappy pine stick
will last in bridge, and as the only
use to which the long sticks can be
put is to hold the truss braces from
spreading, the same can be done
cheaper and better with iron rods.
The accompanying sketches are ofthe
old style and the style now in uso by
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]. CLOVER.

Just at the south side OF our house, beside the
= - cistern,
The clover grew as nowhere else 1t grew,
folo1ng its triple leaves together close at even
ing,
Turning Its silver lining to the dew.
There drowsy bees came humming and well
laden
Went to the hive with ambcrcovcred thighs;
IL was so green SO sheltered and SO peaceful,
OFT recall the spot, meath distant skies
And there we children" played with neighbour
g ing companlons-.
How time goes by1dead now or scattered
wide,
All then so glad and guilcless. Those that love
Say now Of some: ''Twere better they had
died.
Yet surely, though that childish band is broken,
And innocence is gone and youth is over,
Each heart has, like the bees, hivcll some sweet
treasure,
Ana mem ~ wakes still at the breath of
clover.
CT Gregory, in Ny. Independent.
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(Original

stood on shelf over the stove, while
their owner, tilted back in his chair,
toasted his feet in the oven.
The table was cluttered with dirty
dishes Piles of crockery and greasy
plates stood'n us they were left after u
hearty meal. Since Nix. Arrowshooter
had presided over the kettles and pans
nnwashed dishes had collected in ever
increasing numbers. =. 80
Mr.. ArroWshooter was peculiar
man, with apeculiar name which had
been handed down from father 20 son
through several generations. He held
peculiar views on womaE's work and
woman's sphere. "Wom>n re fools"
he said, .'to spend SO much time wash
in dishes. Night W. 81 leave EN- alone
till there's enough to make job Of 'em,
and right 'cm all up the fust rainy
day."
He felt well satisfied with himself on
this particular morning, for having
mentally reviewed disturbance, in his
domesticsa fairs he decided that since
he had publicly asserted Ills rights, he
had settled the matter in manner be-
fitting the dignity Of manhood.
To be sure the brea';las was not so
palata bic; as when ''Silury" prepared
the frugal meal but he "reckoncd him
and Sam could get along until Silury
came to her senses. Anyhow he
wouldn't be trod on by no woman, let
alone his own wife, and if she thought
he'd put up with such high falutin do
ings, she'd tackled the wrong man"
With these reflections, he leisurely
glanced over his paper in a serene
state of mind, carefully avoiding the
item in which he was particularly inter-
ested. When at last h: forced himself
to read it, he spr"ny from his chair in
Wrathful CONSERVATION.
Slowly he read aloud:
Whereas my wife s,iluran -Arrowshootcr has
left my bed and board will pay no bills Of her
contracting.
"ABIJAH ANoNADAB ARROwsHoOrER."
Directly under this insertion was tie
following:
. "Uuruing'!,
women are notified 10 keep away from the
premises Of Ahliah Ancnadab Arrowshooter,
as his wife Snursh has struck for higher wages.
"S1LUKAH ME!1NDA AHNoWsHoorER.'
THE impudent huzzy:" exclaimed
Mr.. Arrowshootcr, as he ground the
paper under his feet. ~ pretty talk
that'll make! Every family in Stoke
vile takes the News. It'll be all over
town before night. But I'll get even
with her! She Sha'n't boycott NELL
give her enough Of it!''
The next day Mrs. Slimmens had the
sewing circle. Never had the ladies
turned out in such numbers. The
needles were hardly threaded before
Miss Chirp :piped out: do you think
Mrs. Arrowshooter will get the best of
Anonadab?'
Pm sure hope she will,' returned
Mrs. Fairplay. "Silury's had hard
time since she married Anonadab. She
want brought up to do farm work. He
used to be terrible closc-iisted young
fellow, though where he got the trait
nobody knows. They say he's worse
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ROMANCE OF 4 DOCTOR.

His Debt Which Was Cancelled and How
1t Was Paid.
A London medical man relates a de.
cidedly romantic experience which hap
pened to him recently. A patient who
owed him fifty pounds failed in bust.
ness and the debt had long been can.
celed and forgotten, when, on the even.
ing referred to, two strangers. 4 lady
and gentleman, presented themselves
in the medical mans con ;ultation room.
81 think, SIR" said the male visitor,
speaking with an American accent,
''that you attended Mr.: -- and his
family?'
''That is so," replied the medic;,i gen.
tleman.
"Well,' continued the visitor, 81 am
! under considerable obligation to them,
as whenmy wife here wasleft an orphan
they were very kind to her. Now, the
other night went there to supper, and,
| as had been out all day, was consid.
erably tired out, and in the evening ]
| was resting on the sofa, and have no
| doubt they thought I was asleep.
heard all their conversation, and Miss
- was telling my wife of your atten.
ton and kindness. Well, sir,
they talked so much about it that be.
fore got Off that sofa said to myself
That doctor shall be paid"
Thereupon the visitor presented q
malacca cane, the handle Of which was
inclosed in a morocco case. On open.
ing this the recipient of the gift found
thu cane had q beautifully carved ivory
handle, which was studded with jewels
consisting of small rose diamonds,
Eeighty or ninety in number, worked
into fanciful shapes representing small
birds, fish and other objects. and here
and there a ruby, emerald and anne.
| thyst The writer expresses the pleas.
| ure it will afford him to show the editor
the jeweled cane. This. however, was
not all; for the American visitor in.
sisted on supplementing his. present
with a plot Of land in America, with
the remark: at is worth hundred
now, and if you stick to it it will sos,;
! be worth double. "-London Lancet
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the commissioners of Eagle Point town.
ship, Ogle county, Ill. The same PLAZA
of putting down joists and floor plani5
is used in both. BY the new plan only
little timber comes in contact with
the rock work, and there are 40 stills to
rot This is no new device. It is used
upon all iron truss bridges, and has for
years been used upon wooden bridge.
in this township The iron rods VII;
.-1out1ast several $sets of timber. sOa>
streams that rise and fall rapidly it is :,
good plan to anchor a low bridge to
heavy rock work and let the floods past
over it. There are many places where.
it is expensive to grade up to hig>.
bridge, and where the floods overflow
the lands on both banks. For -srch
places the low-water bridge has
worked we'll here, being cheap and
dnrahle.-Orange Judd Fa,nl>r.
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on the clean floor. He swept up the
ashes and went. again to the. pantry.
In short time another peculiar sound
| attracted his attention.
What in creation" he began. 81
| believe the imps are in that stove"
The kitchen was full of smoke, which
| poured out from the oven: ham fat was
| swapping over the reu-hot covers; the
! handle had melted from the coffee-pot,
I and one side of the oven lining had
fallen, sending a shower of SCOT over
the potatoes. This lining fitted into a
| groove on the bottom of the oven, and
was fastened at the top by a sliding bar
which had a vexatious habit of slip.
| ping back at unreasonable times. Many
Il pie had been ruined by the fall of this
| lining in spite of Silurah's watchful
| care.
This mishap cost Mr.. Arrowshootc1
two burned fingers aud total loss OF
patience. He went for tools and in the
next half hour he did u job that would
have rcjoiccd Silurah's heart, for that
stove had been the plague of her life.
! A sadly demoralized man sank into an
easy-chair two hours later after
another wrestle with dishes, chores and
milk-paiis lie was too tired to read;
he was glad Of a place of refuge out
side Of that terribl, kitchen.
| "Id rather hoe corn all day. he NUT
tered. IL feel clean beat out. If Silury
had many such days no wonder she was
discouraged"
| Sleep overpowered his meditations
; and held him fast till midnight, when
| to bed.
Space forbids a description of the
days that ensue d-tllc spells Of anger,
alternating with sympathy for Silurah
| and ending with Il yea:niny heart
sickness for wife and child.
| When human nature could endure nc
more the editor of the Daily News
chuckled over another advertisement
| ''If S!Iurah Arrowshootcr will return to her
/ husband all will be forgiven
| 'Coming around,' observed the ed
itor. Another week of hope and fear
but no Silurah. Then another appeal
"If Silurah Arrowshooter will re turn to he,
husband matters can be compromised
His pride dies hard,'' said the ed
! itor. Still no response. The loneli
ness grew more intense till Mr.. Arrow.
shooter broke down, and, yielding ur
the last atom of selfshness, wrote:
: "If Silurah Arrowshooter will hold communi
cation with her husband all her demands shall
be granted
conquered at last!' said the editor
81 shall have to 60, Cousin Amelia
said Silurah. Il didn't think he would
hold out 50 long. 1t has been rather
hard for the poor man, but / judge il
has not hurt him. Ill send for him anG
have matters in black and white before
/ leave you.'
"But the mullins and mutton chops!'
sighed Cousin Amelia.
~ anticipated this said Silurah
81 expected matters would come to :
crisis and have taught your Mary t.
cook as we'll as can. Now, you mus
look for a table girl
Abijah Anonadab Arrowshooter wait
ed for no preliminaries. The day afte,
his wife's response found him by hel
side, and that her terms were fully &C
cepted and that ample provision was
Emade for the education of her sol
both Cousin Amelia and, her lawye,
can testify. The strike was success
The victory of labor over capital wa.
effectual and complete.
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Don't give the wee ones all the candy
they desire, through mistaken idea OF
kindness. Poisonous materials are
used in the compositions of all confec-
tons Gamboge, powerful poison, is
used for coloring them yellow; Bruins
wick green, emerald green or the ar.
semitic of copper are used for coloring
green; Prussian blue, smalts and ultra.
marine are used for the different shades
of blue; red lead for the red, and burnt
lumber, an earth containing oxide OF
iron, forms the coloring matter of the
innocent brown candies; while daft, 81
chalk, marble, plaster of Paris aud
white clay are extensively employed in
the adulteration of the sugar of which
all candies are made. In view of all
these facts, it is no wonder that the
constant use of such poisons produce
arrangements and disease, particularly
of the stomach. and alimentary canal
Hence my text: Don't allow the children
to eat much candy.-Farm and Fireside.
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SILURAH'S STRIKE.
HOW MIR: ArrowshootersWas Con-
quered at Last.

.IJAU ANON A.
DAB ARROW
SHOOTER sat
by the fire one
cold W in ter
morning read
ing the "Daily
News" T II e
kite h e IL w a S
not in it's usual
good ord err
there was lack
of w ON a n s
neatness. there
was want Of
WOnan'S care.
A pair of stout
cOwhide boots
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The tainos that taste the hest :,

The things that taste the best are
the things that have no taste at all
pure water and pure air. We soon get
tired Of things that taste good--nc
matter how good they may taste.
Hence it was {; most bencfcent thing
that air and water. which are our p:r.
petual necessaries, were made taste
Iesa
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Going 1t too Fast.

Guest-Now I'll take some ice-cream
to top off with, three flavors.
Waiter - Your bill is seventy-five
cents already. Sir.
Gucst-What OF that?
Waiter-Why, you sec, sir, mixed ice.
cream is twenty cents, and you'll Prob
ably give me Il dollar to pay the check.
and that'll leave only five cents for me.
IN. Y. Weekly.
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ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
All Arrangements Complete for the
Grand Opening on Wednesday.
e4lmore's Band to Open tho Exposition
and Give. -Four Concerts Daily-Con-
tinued Success of the Street lllumi-
g. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daily.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. /, 1s9s.-The grand
street illuminations were repeated to-
night, and the throngs on the streets
were larger than ever The electrical
panorama proved perfect success all
necessary power being now available.
and the street arches and clusters were
regarded generally as brilliant beyond
description. Visitors are arriving daily
from all sections, and an unusually
large number of European tourists are
making St. Louis their objective point.
Excursions are being run from large
number of cities, and everything points
to sustained interest in the carnival
right through the entire forty days of
the festivities. The city will be H.
Illuminated again on Saturday evening,
and also on Monday, the other dates an
nounced including September Is, % and
20, and October l, 4, 6, Is and 20.
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-Wis~o2sin, through it's Worlds fair
board, has asked that May 60 1898, be
designated as "Wisconsin day" at the
exposition. That date is the focty-tifth
anniversary OF the admission of the
state into the Union. and it desires to
celebrate it in an appropriate manner
at the fair: It is expected that each
state will have a day set apart UT, n
which to monopolize public attention
as far as possible.
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Washing Silk Stockings.

The proper washing of silk stockings
is a matter of moment now that they
are commonly worm. White silk stock.
ings should be washed in strong lathe,
made of CASTLE soap or any good white
soap and warm water. Lay the stock.
.ings in the lathcr and rub the soileC
spots gently with the hands. Then
rinse them very thoroughly to free then
from all soap. Wiring them dry in a
cloth, turning them wrong side out,
When they are almost dry stretch and
rub them in the hands to make them
smooth and bring them IN shape, but
do not iron them. Black stockings ma y
be washed in the same way, but should
be kept separate from white stockings
in the washing. Some people 60 SO fa1
as to rub their stockings when they are
dry with q cold iron, always making
:hc passes one way to make then
smooth and glossy. It is 4 great mis-
tahe. however, to iron any stockings
It always makes an ugly crease dowr
the center and does not add to the ap
pearancc. 1t is far better to rub then
into shape, fold them up and allow then
to fit themselves to the limb.-N. Y
Tribune.
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Bulrushcs Shaken by tho Wind

Do not vibrate to the passing wind more
readily than weak nerves vibrate to the
slightest noise or other trivial cause of their
disturbance, which would be disregardcd by
the vigorous. That benz gnant tonic, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, strengthens them
through the medium of restored digestion,
and thus remedies their representative
ness. Malaria, kidney and liver complaint
and constipation are cured by the Btters.
IT is not wise to tell the bicyclist that
you will 60 to the door and ''sce him Off,
Boston Bulletin.
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that corrects and cures; q tonic that invigo-
rates and builds up; nervine that soothes
and strengthens. For all the arrangements,
men, it is the only guaranteed remedy. II
1t doesn't benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
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NO REASON FOR DYElNG.
All Hair Is Beautiful If 1t Is But Well
Cared for.

All Hair IL Beautiful If 1t Is But Well
Cared for.
It almost goes without saying that a
we!l-bred woman does not dye her hair.
If in some moment of, I was going tc
say temporary insanity, she should be
induced to do it, although it would be
notifying, and she will have to permit
herself to look like 4 striped zebra fo1
a short time, still it will he ~isest tG
face the situation and allow her hair tc
grow back to it's natural color. The
fancy for blonde hair, which has been
credited to the fact that the beautiful
empress of the French possessed it,may
really be traced as for back as history
goes. 1t is always said that Eve was a
blonde, while the hair of Venus was, SC
it is told, perfect golden. Lucretia
Borgia, Lady Macbeth, Queen Eliza.
beth, Anne Of Austria. Marie Antoinctte
We're all light haired. However
this does not make less marvel.
Gus the beauty Of dark hair
which from the jet black, which
shines like ebony, to the dark brown
with it's glints of gold, can not be sur.
assed. The explanation as to the DIFF
ference in the hair is told very funnily
in an old book. 1t is said: ''That
Heaven sent upon earth many women
with golden hair so that they might
charm the other half of humanity.
Seeing this, the devil, who hates men,
sent cooks. These. with their sauccf
and ragouts, disordercd the human live,
and produced the desired result-darh
skin and hair" However, the color
most esteemed just now is an ashy
blonde, shade that no dive will pro.
duce, and which, as it must have q
clear white complexion accompanying
it, as we'll as black brows and lashcs, is
counted by artists at once the most pc.
culiar and artistic contrast. All hair is
beautiful that. is we'll cared for, and il
it be remembered that smooth crlmps
are best suited to dark hair and fluffy
ones to light, not so many mistakes will
be made in arranging the coi1fure.-
Ladies' Home Journal.
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EB. WALrnALL & Co.. Druggists, Horse
Cave, XIV say: "Halrs Catarrh Cure cures
every one that takes it, Sold by Drug
oistS 15c
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OA<@ @A<JO II -
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectua!!y, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it ON hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA RIO SYRUP co.
lowsHulf. x1. xEw yosx: n.y.
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. NC" said Mrs. rhirplay. "A nora l:,s
dab says he'd share his last dollar.with
her; but when it comes to the Case in
hand he isn't SO ready to do it. The
TACT is he want brought up to do for
people. Eein' an only son everybody
did for him, and that makes children
selfish. Silury was brought up differ
emily. Her father was old Parson
:Goldbury, one of the best men youc yer
see. Seems as if he lived at Heavens
gate, and only staid out to help sinners
in. don't see how Silury came to
jine hands with Anonadab, but she
says she loved him, and perhaps she
did. ! reckon she got tired of knoclzin'
round in bourdin' schools and wanted a
home. AnOnaGab was forchanied and
belonged to 4 good family, and the
old folks thought it would be good
match. sSilusy didn' t,realize what .rshe
was goin' into, nor how hard her little
hands would get playin' on wash
board instead of piano. She's smart,
and she's got gcit. hope she'll get
her way. That boy of hers will make
his mark in the world. Those great
eyes and that broad forehead want
given him for nothin'."
Flushed with her long speech Mrs.
Fairp]ay wiped her glasses and. set her
stitches rapidly. : J !;
II suppose Mr.. Arrowshooter will be
looking for a housemaid," said Miss
Scrubb, who occasionally accepted a
kitchen situation "just to accommo.
date" "He won't get me. He deserves
to have, a. try at honsework and then
he'll have: more sympathy for Silury'
A glance of intelligence passed round
the circle. Lets stand by Silury,'
said Mrs. Fairplay, who had a vein oil
humor in her composition. I'm send
those advertisements to my brother,
W no edits the County Sentinel. Wen
watch the: fun and see how many
women will dare to invade Mr.. Arrow.
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THE OVEN LINING HAD FALLEN.

on the clean floor. He swept up the
ashes and went. again to the. pantry.
In short time another peculiar sound
attracted his attention.
What in creation" he began. 81