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HIS CURE FOR THE BLUES.
A Pretty Little Squirrel in a Chestnut Tree
Was the Medicine.

a fretty Little squirrel in a Chestnut Tree
Was the Medicine.
For two years red squirrel has made his
nome IN our chestnuts, says the Gardiner
journal. There is always remarkable dis
crepancy between our crop of ripe chestnuts
and that promised by the growing crop;
and we have more than half suspected that
he knew something about it, but if he does
he never tells
He looks as honest as an editor and an
pears as happy as palace-car conductor.
But appearances are deceptive. He may
have his troubles, though he never tells
them. We love the chap as one of our own
household We buy peanuts for him, and
still he seems to think no more of us than
any other man or woman. We call him
our squirrel, but still our ownership does
not pre- vent him the largest liberty
He has as cunning home as you ever
saw, in the heart of chestnut halfway
down our walk. We have o saving: e'The
Lord takes care of the lame and the lazy"
and though sour squirrel is neither lame
nor lazy, he seems to be well cared for. To
the bustling, thrifty business man he would
seem to be leading as useless life as it is
possible for one to lead; but we verify be-
heve he does us more good than DOCTOR
When we feel poor and blue, we will find
him, perhaps, sitting with his tail thrown
jauntily over his back, on a limb, above our
head, and he will say to us, as plain as
squirrels can: 'Look at mellow happy
am! 1 have no bonds or stocks; do not
know even where the next meal will come
from; but this is such a blessed world 1
have faith that He who cares for the spar
rows will not forget the squirrels"
Abashed and ashamed we say to him with
an affected air: "Why should you or any
one else be blue? We are ashamed that you
should talk of such thing"
Though skies grow dark above the restless
sea,
Gods gifts are measureless; and it shall be
Eternal sunshine in the grateful heart.
When the rheumatism racks our aged
frame we go out and watch our pet jumping
from tree to tree, and his itheness is so con-
tagious we forget that we ever had an ache
or pain. Bless his little downy head, we
hope he may live to scatter nuts above our
grave! May faithful seasons load his trees
with chestnuts, and may blessings throng
around his OathWav
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'e t7eshets. They stopped at our ranch
gel lunch. Both of them were rather
i.--oo5lng customers. When they had
Ten their fl they pushed off their raft
AN and continued down stream; but a
Eple o- DAYS laier one of them turned up
IN inc information that the other had
en killed by bear.
-Eey had sc"n the animal and had fol-
"ep IL mo a little basin or valley less
an lV0 yards across and filed with dense
.aeT'rEsh. Their utmost endeavors failed
c.ao,e them to catch glimpse of the
.zr IA thls thick cover, and after circling
uBd and round and throwing stones into
20 no purpose one Of the men announced
s iHtehIlon OF crawling in after the bear.
Iis companion demonstrated with him in
an, ara nc went Oh all fours, dragging his
BE ai'eF MIN and peering ahead in the
1a.l among the dark, twisted stems of the
ing grown. Before he had gone a dozen
.rds lie came right on the bear. SO close at
nd that be had neither time to shoot nor
much as call out before the great paw of
le bear smashed iH his skull like an egg
sell His companion finally got the BODY
II. bIt the bear escaped scathiess.
Very Few Good Bear Dogs
The best way TO hunt the grizzly is with a
-e6 OF thoroughly trained, large and fierce
f-~. Ordinary hounds not specially trained
he work aTe valueless, being entirely
able to hold the great animal at bay; and
Is exceedingly difficult to pet a nacl
liCh can do really effective work In fact
snow Of the existence Of hut one or two
ugl The only legitimate methods of hunt
the bear ordinarily in vogue are still
ntia- proper, and living ia wait at bait.
s-il hunting one goes abroad early in the
.-niuc or late in the evening and hunts
-oacA tie localities where the bear is
kelly 10 be found feeding, keeping a shsrp
7oEyUt and trying to creep up on the
aa1rv monster uuobserved.
Tie best time tor pursuing this sport is in
b. spring when the snow is on the ground
mi when the bears have just emerged from
heir holes and are roaming with hungry
lgerHess all over the land. Successfully to
l.k bear tries all the hunters KNOWLEDGE
the craft, for although its sight is not
rJicularly good it possesses the keenest
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
YOUNG BLAINE's RARE OFFER.
He Could Have Had $4,000 n Year Merely
for thu Use of His Nauo.

He Could Have Had $4,000 n Year Merely
for ths Use of His Name.
There is story about young Blaine
which, although strictly true. has not found
its way into print, says Charles g. Frost in
the st. Louis Glo6e-Denocrat. A publishing
firm, seeing the use Russell Harrison's
name was being put to for advertising pur-
poses, offered young Blaine $1,000 a year to
edit periodical which was to circulate
freely among branch of the civil service.
1t was explained frankly that it was his
name, and not his services, that was being
bargained for, and promise was made that
everything should be very pleasant in
deed.
The young mans income was then. as
now, not fourth the amount offered, but to
the surprise of those making the offer it was
not entertained for moment. The papers
have been trifie hard generally on the Sec
retary's son and his unfortunate matrimo-
nial venture, but his action in this particu
lar seems to show that he has more self
respect and regard for his father than is
generally supposed
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where they study in the art class and after
ward attend the Art League. Working,
practically, at their profession during the
day and studying at their classes in the
evening they have every chance of becom-
ing skilful engravers.
The pay of engravers ranges from S25
to 500 week, sometimes more. Quite a
large proportion receive $50, and the man
who receives 500 a week, or more, must
be an exceptionally clever person. The
best qualified workmen are those who can
execute portraits.
Rattlesnakes on a Bin.
Engravers are called upon to make
vignettes of railroad locomotives, agricul-
tural scenes, river views, street cars marine
subjects, animals, such as dogs and horses,
and subjects of an allegorical character.
Ask your father to show you 81 note, and
then see how many rattlesnakes there are
on the face of it; then ask him to show you
500 note, and see how many snakes there
are on that. Although engravers are OBJ
liged constantly to make use of their eyes,
they seldom suffer from eye troubles, and
you will rarely see them wearing specta-
cles. They know too well that they earn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
WRITTEN DISPATCH
BY MARY E. WILKINS.
-RITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH

/ back of the rocking chair; then somebody
went across the floor, and the door was
| opened ''Who is it?" asked a gentle,
| drawing voice. Mrs. Wheelock was very
tall and pale, with pale sweeps of hair over
her ears, and mildly bewildered, specta-
cled face.
'It's Davy Whitman" replied Davy.
''Have you seen Car'line?"
'What?'' Mrs. Wheelock was not deaf,
but she was as slow of comprehension as a
heavy sleeper.
"My sister Sarah's little girl has run
away. Have you seen her go BY here?"
'sNo, dun know as have" repeated
Mrs. Wheelock, slowly, while her look Of
bewilderment deepened. 81 amt been
settin' to the window sense dinner. When
did" But Davy was gone, and she
stood staring after him. She stood there
quite while before she went back to her
rocking chair.
The Whcelock house was the last in that
direction for mile. Davy walked on about
half mile, then he stopped before narrow
lane that led over through the fields to the
woods. 'Im a-goin' up the lane" he said.
'T'm 'fraid she went into the wood"
The dusk was increasing fast; however,
the full moon was rising, and it would be
still light enough to see the white tire
long way ahead Davy trudged on. He
emerged from the lane into a cart path
through the woods. 1t was darker there.
He called all the time at short intervals:
"Car'linel Car'line! Here's Uncle DaYyl
Car'lineP'
But there was no sound in response.
Davy's voice grew husky as he went on; j
seemed to him he was walking miles, but he
did not know how many. 1t was now quite
dark except for the moon, but that lighted
the open space quite bri2h tly. He had had
a plan of taking a circuit through the woods
and coming out into q point further down
on the road. He knew there was path, but
somehow he had missed it, and did not come
out, although he was constantly expecting
to.
At last he sat down on a rock in an open
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
THE SCRAMBLE FOB BARGAINS
Shopkeepers' knowledge of Woman Nature
Responsible for Bad Taste.

Shopkeepers' knowledge of Woman Nature
Responsible for Bad Taste.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArCH.l
Perhaps at no season of the year are there
more bargain hunters abroad than at pres
ent. Is the alleged cheapness of an article
ever a compensation for the scramble to get
it or the satisfaction of possession? Has
not this rage for buying bargains become a
species of gambling? Does it not in the
end engender careless expenditure? Have
you honestly ever been satisfied with one OF
these so-called wonderful bargains? Has
not the wool proved shoddy, the silk crack
ing, the leather poor and the kid worse than
vile?
1t is really pitlable to see horde of re-
specially dressed women, jostling each
other to buy goods marked ''below cost, !"
or goods for which they have not the slight
est use, simply because they are cheap.
Women have created an enormous demand
for bargains and shopkeepers must supply
that demand, hence all sorts of spurious
articles are put on sale and the result is
that homes are filled with rags and tags of
remnants and women dress abominably in
colors or stuffs not in any way suitable to
them, but purchased because they were
such bargains.
Men are better shoppers than women,
simply because they will buy good articles
and are very cautious about examining
these tempting goods. Did you ever hear
man declaim about his great bargain in
shoes or the oyercoat he got below cost?
Not he. He buys the best his purse will
permit, and in consequence the average
man is better dressed than the average
woman.
The women who shop six months ahead
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ELECTRICITY BY THE GALLON.
A Wonderful Little Battery Invented by a
Man From the South.

a VI Onueriut LlUtle battery invented by a
Man From the South.
Electricity can, according to the Chicago
Tribune be purchased by the gallon and
carried home like oil So says Walter A.
Crowdus, a Southern inventor Mr.. Crow
dus believes he has discovered a means in
dependent of the steam engine and dynamo
for generating electricity of sufficient power
to furnish light, run pumps and propel
street cars He produces electricity by
chemical action. The dimensions of his
small battery, one-eighth horse power-are
six inches. The cover is of hard rubber.
Within are four compartments, each con-
tanning a cup. To charge the generator the
inventor filled the cups with mixture of
sulphuric acid and water. The cover was
then fastened on with knobs. The inventor
said that was all that WAS necessary at anv
time to charge the battery, and any servant
could do it.
The battery was then connected with
sewing machine by means of two insulated
wires, a switch was turned and the machine
was running. A slight movement of the
switch made it possible to regulate the
speed as desired. The battery was next
connected with an incandescent light
burner. 1t furnished strong, steady light.
Connection was next made with a pair of
carriage lamps with good results. They
could be stored in the cellar, and connected
with any number of burners required. The
inventor claims he has proved by expert
ment that his generator is available for
operating street cars
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"Where's Uncle Davy?" asked Sarah
Cobb of her mother She had run over
bareheaded, and come hastily in the north
door; her hands were all purple with grape
juice; she had been making grape jelly.
"He's out under the butternut tree.
"Why?"
"Oh, Car'line's run away again. l tied
her up just as strong as knew how to the
front gate with piece of clothesline, and
gave her two cookies and her doll, to keep
her amused while made the grape jelly. I
don't see how in the world she united that
knot. Davy's got to go an hunt her up. %
''HeIl CO." said Mrs. Whitman; che
most cried cause you tied her up the other
day. He told me he thought Sarah was too
bad. He jest sets his eyes by Car'line.
Davy, Davy!'
Mrs. Whitman stood in the door and
called loudly, but she had to call several
times before DaYy heard. He was very
busy, indeed, gathering in his winter store
of butternuts, and wanted to get them all
gathered by o'clock, because he was going
to party that evening. 1t was his first
evening party. Davy had planned to go in
the house about o'clock and commence his
preparations, and it was about quarter be-
fore when he heard his mothers voice
calling him.
He obeyed her rather hesitatingly. 'I
shan't get the but'nuts picked before it's
time to black my Shoes" he thought, as he
went. Davy was only II years old, and
small for his age, though he was an uncle.
His mother and his married sister, Sarah,
little Caroline's mother, were waiting Tor
him in the door.
''You must go right off and hunt up Car
line; she's run away" his mother called
out, as he came in sight. "Don't stop a
minute Sarah was almost crying "Here
It's almost o'clock" she exclaimed, ''an'
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rely upon his guide setting trap for the
animal, then for heavens sake let him hand
the guide the rifle and have him finish the
work he has begun. Shooting a trapped
bear for sport is a thoroughly unsportsman-
like proceeding, and stands only degree or
two higher than that foulest of butcheries,
shooting swimming deer in the water
from boat
In spite of the great bulk, formidable
teeth, and enormous claws of the grizzly,
it is normally frugivorous and insectivor-
Gus animal, feeding on berries, nuts and
the insects it obtains under stones and logs
AT times, however, it becomes fiesh-eater,
and it then attacks the largest animals,
whether wild or tame. Not only horses,
cattle and elk, but even the bison itself has
fallen victim to a hungry grizzly. Like all
bears, however, it has an especial taste for
pork. In the Yellowstone Park the pigs in
the sites near the hotels have on a number
of occasions been carried off by bears which
have leaped the wall, seized the poor squeal-
ing piggy and bundled him out to his doom
over the fence. A grewsome trait of the
bear is his habit of eating his prey alive,
with bland Indifference to its yelling pro-
tests. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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HOW TO TREAT LOBBYISTS.
A Wise Man From Kentucky Lays Down
tho Law for Law Makers.

A Wise Man From Kentucky Lays Down
tho Law for Law Makers.
Washington Post.I
The Hon. Ash Caruth, of Kentucky, and
the Hon. J. A. Geissenhainer, of New Jer-
sey, were discussing the invitation extended
by the Worlds Fair people to Congressman
to go out to Chicago to see how the great
show is coming on. Mr.. Geissenhainer said
he didn't like to go in view of the fact that
the Fair folks would ask Congress for big
appropriation and would, of course, expect
all who went to vote for it.
''That reminds me-. said Mr.. Caruth, ''of
an incident in the Kentucky Legislature.
There used to be an old fellow vino had
been member for so many years that he
had become q sort of advisor general to
everybody. Whenever anybody got into
any sort of trouble and didn't know exactly
what to do, he would go to this advisor gen.
eral and lay the case before him. His ad-
vice was always eminently practical and
directly to the point. One day member
came to him and said he had been offered
sum of money to vote for u certain bill. He
was uncertain what TO do, but rather
thought he should go cunning for the
lobbyist.
"'Do nothing of the kind, said the prac-
tical old advisor general. Take his money
and vote against his bill"
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BANANAS INSTEAD OF POTATOES

A Prediction That the Tropical Fruit VIII
Soon Be on Every Table.
st. Louis Globe-Democratl
The banana is only now beginning to be
appreciated, and will be much better liked
when people learn to cook this delicious
fruit and prepare it for food as it is used in
countries where the plant grows. Il the
South, in Mexico and in the West Indies
the banana is fried like the sweet potato,
baked like the Irish potato, is made into
pies, is mashed up into paste and dried, is
preserved, and in any and every way is
good.
There is more nourishment in the banana
than in the potato. The same land that
will grow 200 pounds of potatoes has been
proven by actual experiment capable of
growing $4,000 pounds of bananas. Even
now this fruit is cheap, but ten years from
now bananas will be universally eaten in
the United States, and will furnish deli
cious substitute on the family table for the
potato.
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OVER A MILE A MINUTE.


The Speed Made by Hudson River Iceboats
They Outstrip the Fastest Railroad
irains-How They Are Made and Man
aged-Wonderful Records.
rwRITTEN FOR THE pIsPATcu.I
Ice yachting has been a favorite winter
sport on the Hudson river since revolu-
tionary times; but the completeness and
speed which iceboats have reached are the
results of the last half century's improve
ments. The first boats of this kind were
merely rough frames mounted on skates,
and the pastime was originally enjoyed only
by boys.
In 1888 Edward Southwick, of Pough-
keepsie, built the first ice yacht of any note
in this country, and he followed the boys
example by fastening skates to its timbers.
Simon Wheeler, also of Poughkeepsie, con-
structed an iceboat in 1S45 with runners of
pot metal made expressly for it. Since
then improvements have been made every
year, until now the runners are made of the
finest polished steel, and the fastest boats
frequently run ten miles in less than ten
minutes. With all the improvements in
method of construction, the ground plan Of
the iceboat has not changed materially
since its earliest days. The basis is now, as
it always has been, large wooden cross,
made of substantial timbers.
Eastwood the Best Material.
The upper part of the cross is the bow of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10
A ROYAL C0FFE SERVICE,
How Lawyer Achorn OF Boston Profits by
Being Mime. Sophia Zela's Husband.

How Lawyer Achorn OF Boston Profits by
Being Mime. Sophia Zela's Husband.
Boston Globe.5
Edgar o. Achorn, the lawyer received a
small package one day last week from
Sweden, the contents of which now occu-
pies an honorcd position on the sideboard
of his new house in Brookline The pack
age contained beautiful afterdinner coffee
service which money could not buy.
Mr. Achon's wife, Nine. Sophie Zela. the
operate star, is now abroad, singing in
grand opera at Stockholm. She is a great
fsvorite with the royal family, and this SER
vice was present to her from King Oscar.
The associations connected with it enhance
its real value. When Oscar's favorite
daughter, Eugenia, was married, this coffee
set was among the presents which he show
cred upon her. 1t is of the finest china, and
the decorations are most dainty and elabor-
ate, in green and gold. Each piece has the
name of the princess in letters of gold upon
the side.
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leaves the ice, and sometimes rises to a
angle OF 45o. In such case the helms
man brings the boat up in the winds eye
to get her down again. 1ceboats seldom go
completely over, on account of their
breadth of beam, and when they do the
passengers are merely spilled out on the
lee side and slide along until their impetus
is gone. Even when the boats are flying at
the rate of mile minute these spillings
are not often dangerous, the deck being so
close to the ice. 1t is always safest, how
weight on the windward side.
Can Beat the Railroad Trains.
1t is not at all uncommon for ice yachts
to travel faster than mile a minute, and
they frequently pass the swiftest trains on
the Hudson River Railroad. Twenty-Five
years ago the Snowflake ran nine miles
north from Newburg dock in eight min
utes, and in 1872 the WhIz sailed from
New Hamburg to Poughkeepsie, nine
miles, in eight minutes In later years
these records have often been equaled and
sometimes exceeded.
Poughkeepsie still is, as it has been for
half century, the headquarters of ice
yachting in this country. Among the IA
nous Hudson River clubs are the Pough-
keepsie, the Hudson River, the New Ham
burg, apd the Carthage Landing. The
North Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club, at Red
Bank, n. j., was organized in 1881.
Nearly every city and town along the Hud-
son has little feet of ice yachts. The
sport was first brought into prominence in
1866, when the famous "ice yacht expedi-
ton" was made. In that year the Haze,
the Minnehaha, and the Snowflake, ali
belonging to the Poughkeepsie Ice Yacht
sailed from Poughkeepsie to
Albany, and accounts of this then wonder
ful achievement were printed in all the
principal newspapers of the world.
WILLIAM DRYSDALE
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As MANY Lives az a Cat.

Inc grizzly is very tenacious of life, and
great are his vitality and pugnacity that
eating bear will continue charging when
body Is fairly riddled with bullets. A
II the brain or spine will, of course,
one down in its tracks, but even
eg through the heart will not prevent
ou7aEed grizzly from making good its
roe al close quarters. A man was once
JED near my ranch by grizzly under
-ullar circumstances. He was one of a
1Dle of men who had been coming down
Little Missouri on raft at the time OF
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Cold Iron Bits for Horses.

IF anyone would realize the effect ofa
cold Bit in the mouth of horse on a frosty
morning, let him try the contact of piece
of iron at a temperature below freezing
point OH his own tongue. The effect
on the horse is not simply momen-
tary. Food eaten subsequently, is
mastieated with difficulty, and the repeti-
tion OF the irritation day after day causes a
loss of appetite and strength. Many horse
has become worthless from no other cause
but this. India rubber bits are now so COM
mon that there is no excuse for their not
being used.
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their living largely through their eyes, and
on that occount they are very careful in
their use OF those valuable instruments. If
other people were equally careful in caring
for their eyes we should have little use for
the opticians. HOMER LEE
President Homer Lee Bank Note Company.
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Among ths Franks of the Foolish

There is none more absurd than promiscu-
Gus dosing. Ror instance, inconceivable
damage is done to the bowels and liver by
mineral cathartics and violent vegetable
purgatives. What these cannot do, namely.
thoroughly regulate the organs named, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters can and do Besides
this it will prevent and eradicate malaril,
rheumatism, kidney complaint and la grippe.
Use 1t with steadiness.