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A Sad Story Of Real Life.

A ptiful story in real life is that of
Frederick Walters, an old German lens
polishcr of Philadelphia, and his old
crazy wife. The old man, after suffer-
ing tortures from cancer Of the stom-
ach, died two weeks ago while sitting
in chair near window. From the
moment of his death until the discov-
cry was made few days ago that he
had died, the demented wife had placed
the same plate of victuals on the table
before him day after day. When in
the end she was told that her husband
was dead, she replied: "Get the ash
man to take him away in the ash bar
rel" The old woman's mind became
impaired few years ago, at the death
of her only daughter, and she spent
her time sitting at an open window
waiting for her child to come back. A
rewsome and pathetic picture must
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many of the regularly organized day
schools of this character. Of course,
this work of the association is done at
night when men and boys who receive
its benefits are at leisure. 1t costs
them nothing except in cases where O
small fee would be q stimulus to the
student and is within his means.
There are forty-two of these train
ing schools in the United States. The
curriculum includes everything from
the simplest mechanical drawing and
wood carving to elaborate designing
and the construction of tools, ma
chinery, furniture, etc. Such anoma-
lies as piece of delicate wood carving
by fireman, and an architectural
drawing by laborer, are among the
samples of work shown, illustrating
wonderful possibilities. A complete
course in electrical engineering is given
in the New York school, and man who
takes the three-year course may learn
enough about steam engineering to
construct q locomotive.
This great organization includes
1850 associations, whose total mem
bership is 100000. The associations
own 800 buildings, some of which are
the finest structures in large cities,
and the total net value Of the property
owned is $14, 100000.
The portable pulpit, which the elo-
qucnt George Whitefeld carried about
the country 125 years ago, stands
across the aisle in the midst of IN ex-
hibit prepared by the American Tract
Society. This interesting relic was set
up in roads or fields, on Sundays as
we'll as week days, and has participated
in some of the most stirring scenes man
ever saw. Its four slender legs sup
porta platform about three feet square.
The legs are carried upward to aheight
of six feet from the ground and con-
stitute the corner posts Of an inclosure
within which the preacher stood.
Locking himself within, his enthusi-
asm was kept under control. The parts
we're held together by hinges, and,
like the Arabs tent, could be folded
up and slowed away under a wagon
seat. All out doors was needed to hold
the audiences of this wonderful orator,
and wherever he planted his pulpit
vast crowds fiocked around it. The
bit of religious history it recalls is very
impressive.
The American Bible Society, next
door neighbor, makes curious display
of Bibles printed in about all the Ian
guages of the earth. This society had
it's origin in a number of local Bible
societies in 1816and during the seventy
seven years of its existence it hos pub
lished and disseminated 55, 53l, 90S
copies of the Scriptures. 1t has aided
in circulating the Scriptures even be-
yond where civilization has spenetrated.
1t has printed the Bible, or parts OF it,
in 242 different languages, many Of
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TOUGH HOESES.

It is not infrequent that horse is
found that has outlasted two OF three
generations Of horses and practically
worn out half a dozen other horses
that seemingly were as tough as he was,
says the National Stockman. Nearly
evoyv farm has an old standby that
has taken his turn at all the hard
knocks of farm work, has had the same
usage rs any OF the other horses, and
has stood full share of the ills and
mishaps consequent upon farm life,
and is still hnlc and hearty and able to
wear ont lots OF the younger horses.
Why one horse will outlive, outwork
and be more serviceable than another is
q question that is hard to answer.
There ere several things which may
hsyo bearing to the answer to this
question. First, e horse with perfect
conformation is not liable to wear out
soon. Second, good, quiet dis
position in horse prevents worry and
fretfulness. Third, good digestive or
gans so long way towards maintain
ing the bones and sinews OF an animal,
and thus add both co utility and
longevity. Fourth, good breeding.
There is nothing which guarantees the
qualities in q horse which are con-
drciyc 10 long life and usefulness rs
docs good breeding. The staying
qualities OF most horses consist of the
gool blood they carry, although they
may Inherit it from ancestors. These
points nay be we'll worth RENE mbering
when the purchase Of horse is con-
templatsd, O. when the breeding of a
horse IS being considered.
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Human Fat.

/ Human fat is composed OF seventy.
nine per cent. carbon, little over
eleven per cent. hydrogen and a little
over nine per cent. oxygen. Of
course this fat cannot be accumulated
unless it's ingredients are taken into
the body in food. The food which
has preponGerance Of these ingredi-
ents can be worked off by open-air
exercise, because the oxygen of the
cir uniting with the carbon goes out
of the lungs in the form Of carbonic
gas and relieves $ne system Of SO much
fat. This is the reason why people
who lead IN outdoor life or who live
in the country OF on mountains and
breath great deal of fresh air are less
liable to be coGpulent than business
men, shopkeepers and others VINO are
habitually in an atmosphere with less
oxygen and who take less exercise.
Open-air exercise IS one Of the best
ways to work CT f&t.-Chicsgo Her.
old
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Solomon Thatcher, Jr.. sits behind
the railing around the Methodist Epis-
copal section in prominent corner
and details with pride the extensive
collection he has made illustrating the
growth of that church. An original
painting OF John Wesley hangs on the
wall and his old wooden clock beside
it ticks off the hours, as it has been
doing, uninterruptedly, foE 125 years.
This clock is about five feet tall. The
wooden case is made Of cherry and tho
dial in size looks like full moon. 1t
was made in England, but has been
spending it's old age in John Street
Methodist Church, New York, the old
est Methodist Church in America. A
warming inscription on it's face reads:
"Be ye also ready, for in such an hour
as ye think net the Son OF Man
cometh."
Bishop Asbury, the first Bishop of
the Methodist Church in America, is
remembered by host OF relics. Most
important Of all is o painting which
represents his ordination in Lovely
Lane Chapel, Baltimore, December 27,
1884. There arc in the picture sixty
seven correct portraits Of the persons
present. Among the relics in the pavil-
ion are: Bishop Asbury's saddlebags,
his sulky box, spcctacles, lock Of his
hair, his ordination certificate and will !;
original letters written by John Wes-
ley his teapot and tea canister; Acts OF
the Apostles, written on bark; original
sermon, written by Bishop Cobe, the
first book for classes Of the Methodist
Church; copy OF the first American
diamond edition OF the Scriptures, two
brass candlesticks, loaned and lighted
by Barbara Hicks for the first evening
service over held in the Methodist
preaching house in John street, New
York; a cane presented to Bishop
Simpson during the Civil War, dupli-
cate of the one given to President
Lincoln; three silver trowels, pre-
sented to Bishop Simpson at the dedi-
cation Of churches in Ireland, Scotland
and London, and many other similar
articles.
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Dplftyara No Lon ger Made.

Deiftware is kind Of pottery which
was manufactured in Delft. Holland,
from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth
Century. The industry is now p-ac-
tically extinct in Holland. It closely
resembles porcelain in appearance. 1t
was brought to this country by the
early Dutch and English settlers. In
those days it was not considered par
ticularly valuable. Descendants Of the
colonial families prize the rare speci'
mems of the ware which still remain IN
their hands very highly, and it is diff
cult to purchase any genuine specl'
mems. New York Sun.
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ELECTRICITY IN FARMING.

Sir William Siemens. OF England,
has bccH conducting experiments In
the use OF electricity in farming, and
reached the following conclusions:
81. That electric light is both efica-
c;o,ls in producing chlorophyl in the
leaves OF plants and in promoting
growth.
s'2. That O light CENTER equal to
l4OO candles, placed at a distance OF
two meters from growing plants ap-
peers to equal i'll effect average day
light in February; but more economi-
cal effects can be attained by more
powerful light centers.
SO. That carbonic acid and the nj
trogenous compounds generated in Ill
minutive quantities in the electric arc
produce no sensible deleterious effects
upon plants inclosed i'll the same
space.
"a. That plants do not appear to re-
quire period of rest during the TWEEN
ty-four hours of the day, but make IN,
creased and vigorous progress if sub
jected during daytime to sunlight, and
during the night to electric light.
't5. That the radiation of heat from
powerful electric arcs can be made
available to countersct the effect OF
night frost.
Sc. That while under the influence
Of electric light, plants can sustain in
creased stove heat without collapsing,
= circumstance favorable to forcing by
electric light.
"7. That the light is efficacious in
fastening the development of flowers
and fruits. The flowers produced by
its aid are remarkable for intense
coloring, and the fruit both for bloom
and aroma without apparent augmen-
tat;cn Of the saccharine constituents.
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Discovery in TIE Moon.

II is reported that Professor Welnek,
Director of the Observatory Of Prague,
who makes speciality of studying the
moon, and is supposed to know as
much about that satellite as any living
man, has been examining some photo.
graphs Of the moon made by means OF
the great Lick telescope Of Californle,
and Saws that one OF them shows a
crater which is not to be found on any
hitherto published map Of the moon.
This crater is estimated to be about II
auarter Of mile in diameter, and 1t ls
thought to be unlikely that the dis
tinguishcd sclenograpcr. Schmidt,
would have overlooked il If it we're
there when he made his map. Yet it
seems unlikely that it could have rcen
formed since, us it is generally cor
ccded that all activity died out il the
moon many thousands of ages ago
Picnyunr
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The Society Of Christian Endeavor
shows how it has created %, SGT muxil-
iary societies throughout the world,
having membership Of 1900, 600.
The organization known as the peace
societies Of the world shows how it is
striving to put al end 70 war. Politi'
cal economists may study with profit q
chart the latter les prepared showing
the relation between war end National
debt. War is o black band, and fol-
lowing it is c mountain of debt i'll oil.
other color, melting away only rs the
debt is Cancelled. The mountain which
followed the Civil War has diminished
but little compared with it's tremendous
proportions.
The Church OF Christ, OF which
President Garfield was ono OF tho
prominent disciples, has pictorial and
literary exhibit which shows o mem
bership of $50, 900 and valuation Of
church property at $13, 1861 GIT.
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Mems Christian Association gives the
best evidence of the real work it is do
ing. The association has O space
seventeen by fifty feet in size, subdi-
vided into five sections. Two of these
show the general work Of the associa-
tion, one the educational, one the in
ternational and the last the college,
railroad and training school work.
1t will be news to most persons that
the association conducts school of ar
tistic and manual training, which is
quite as systematic and complete as
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES,

<'SAA~'s
Corn is the great ensilage plant.
Let the market be as near as posi-
BILE.
After all, the hen is the best incu.
bator.
Never give the chickens food which
has soured.
Keep the other fowls away from the
setting hens
Overfed poultry become subject to
liver disease.
Farm products we'll packed are al
ready half sold.
The chicks should be carefully ex-
amined for lice.
Green corn is good food for laying
hens in hot weather.
In potato raising commercial ferti-
lizers are profitable.
Lice are to be looked for on the head
and under the wings.
The opponents of ensilage are grow
Ing 1e"oA o'eiJ yooA'
Tainted food fed to chicks will affect
the flavor of the eggs.
All fruit growers should have some
means of cold storage.
Strong soapsuds applied hot will rid
the poultry house of lice.
There is never any difficulty in sell
ing a good quality of butter.
Heliotrope is a very satisfactory
bloomer during the summer.
Pear orchards should not be culti-
waited after the middle of July.
Bees can always be united without
fighting if they are first made queen
less.
1t is said that beans are about the
most profitable crop to grow in the or
chard.
Young chicks should be kept shaded
from the sun and sheltered from
storms
Cleanliness is preventive of many
diseases in the hen house as well as in
the home.
Farmers are beginning to admit that
their wives are right and that there is
money in poultry.
Raising chickens is profitable in
dustry, if they are properly fed and
kept steadily growing.
Oatmeal boiled in milk until dry
and mixed with powdered bread crumbs
is excellent for chicks.
Sow a corner Of the farm with man.
moth Russian sunfowers. There is no
better seed for the poultry.
Cheese-makers differ as to the de
gree of ripeness the milk should reach
before the rennet is added.
When hens begin to eat their
feathers. something is wrong and their
food should be varied at once.
More manure is wasted on the farm
than any other article, yet it is ono of
the most valuable of the products.
The chick needs no further food
than that contained in the egg from
which it was Matched for the first
twenty-tour hours.
Brown Leghorns, Barred Plymouth
Rocks and Light Brahmas rank among
the best breeds for those qualities de-
manded in high-class poultry,
Paralysis in chickens is due to over
feeding and lack of exercise. Give
less food and make the fowls scratch
for large part of their living.
Plymouth Rocks and the light Brah-
mas are rivals for public favor. Each
has it's advocates, but the best judges
generally prefer the Plymouth Rocks.
If you are eager for fruit plant
dwarf trees in your orchard so as to
get the fruit early, but if the orchard
is planted to last, the standard trees
are alone worth consideration.
. English farmers say that sheep, like
other animals and human beings, re-
uuire change of scene, and that the re-
moval from one pasture to another
without waiting till the grass is exhaust
ed is beneficial .....s.5...5.. :.
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RED PEPPER FOR HENS.

1t has long been held that red pep
per is excellent for laying hens. No
doubt it is invigorating, and is bene-
fetal during the spring season, but to
give as much as teaspoonful to o
flock of dozen fowls is feeding it too
largely. If few pirches are added to
3 quart of food it will be ample. A
mixture of red pepper and ground
saffron is better than the pepper alone.
American Poultry Yard.
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them on it's own presses OF at its own

them on it's own presses OF at its own
expense.
Among the relics on exhibition is a
COPY of the authorized version Of the
Bible printed in 1911, and a facsimile
of the first book printed from movable
types. The date of this book is l45O.
There are all sorts of articles which the
heather, in other lands, have given III
exchange for Bibles, from arude wooden
crosa, covered with red cloth, given by
o door Mexican woman, to. coins and
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have been that Of the, old ansoand
dead, sitting at one window with un
touched meal beside him, and the old
wife sitting at the other window, gaz
ing out wistfully for tho back coming
of her dead daughter Philadelphia
Norc
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Efectually yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluSgish,t per.
manently cure habitucl constipation, to aw&k-
en- the kidneys and liver to healthy activity,
without irritating OF weakening them, to dis
pel headaches, colds CT fevers, use Syrup Of
Eirs
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"s. That the expense of electro-hor-
ticulture, depends mainly upon the
cost of mechanical energy, and is very
moderate when natural sources of such
energy as waterfalls can be made avail
able"
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HOnx II . Pctrified Irec.

The hollow trunk of a petrified tree,
which contained quantity of honey,
was found by workmen digging well
at Live Oak, Fla. il. is said. The tree
was about ten feet below the surface
of the ground The petrifaction was
only on the outside, the vein being
about two inches thick. The honey
was soft and sticky and tasted like che
fresh product of the hive. New York
Sun.
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SECTS AT THE FAIR.
INTERESTING EXHIBITS OF RE-
LIGIOUS PROGRESS.
Y. NJ. C. n. Practical Work in Edu-
cation and Manual Training
Society of Christian Enceav-
or--Somc Unique Displays.
I q RCHES and

4 u n " n l. . unu
Christian organizes
tions to the number
of fifteen arc repre-
sented in the relig-
ious corner of the
Fair, says the Chi
caso Herald. The
Methodist Church
has the most exten-
sive collections of
religious posses
sions. l,ut tho Young
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shells from the women of India. Thers
is conjectural reproduction of the
original manuscript of Ii. John on
papyrus and pages from Eliot's Indian
Bible of 1855.
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We Cure Rapture.

No matter of how long standing. Write
for free treatise, testimonials, ETC., to s. j..
Hollensworth e. Co. Owego, Tioga Co., n. y.
Price 81. by mail, Sl.H.
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To Cleanse the system

An ordinary piano contains a mile of
wire string.
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Inventors of anything made Ct wood assisted
financially or otherwise 10 patent or place on
market. WIN. Matt!son, Fox 3l79, New York.
Beecham's Pills with drink of water morn
ings. Eeecham's-no Others % cents box.
Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup. most
prompt, pleasant and effectual. Is cents.
If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomn-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at Csc per bottle.
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s. X. Coburn. Mgr. Clarie Scott. writes "
find Halls Catarrh Cure valuable remedy
coll II T.c
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There are said to be ], 1000, 900 square
miles OF oiunexplo-ed territory in Canada.
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Syrup

My niece, Eneline Hawley, was,
taken with splitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of n1edi-
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. It
stopped the blood, gave her streHgth
and ease, and a good appetite. I
had it from her own lips. Mrs.
Mary A. Stacey, Trumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup. :, q
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-06-17

Sleeping Cars -nd Touri.t sleepers
that viii b. attached 10 tho Canadian
Pacific special rain. The rate per
double berth IL the former from Sault
Ste. Maie 70 Montreal will be $4.O0
and bcr.hs in tie Tourist Sleepers will
he at nominal III ice.
Anticipating that iumlicr q, excur-
sionis,s viii want TO visit the Worlds
FAIR on the return, arrangements have
have been iia by which excursion
tickets emitting holder, ia return via
Chicago viii be sold at the low fare of
$500 for the ronnd trip Thi, will be
one Of the choicest SUMMER excursions
offered to the people Of this section, as
it includes not only visit to the pl Incl
pal cities Of the Dominion OF Canada.
but also gives the tourist IN opportunity
of visiting Detroit and the Worlds Fair
on the return trip home.
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An investment that Will Pay

a II investment tnat Will rdy &.
A Chinese baby is really the funniest
looking little tot that can be imagined,
and we have never seen such iifelike
portrait Of one as that published in the
July number of Demorest's Family
Magazine, which contains THE Oriental
Legations at Washington. Besides
this baby of the Chinese minister, are
pictures of his wife aud suite. and views
Of the different rooms i'll the Chinese
Legation; and this highly interesting
article is further embellished with other
curious and beautiful portraits and
vicws from the several Oriental Lega-
tions. Nobody who has any interest il
art should miss the Familiar Talks on
the Different Schools of Art which are
superhly illustrated in this number.
They are q liberal education, and will
enable anyone with no previous knowl-
edge to converse knowingly about the
great painters OF all ages and their
works. "The Story of the Millennium"
grows in interest, and the illustrations
this month show what kind OF houses
we will live in in A. d. 10000, besides
the kind Of garments we will wear, and
depicts the routine of everyday life, ut
that remote period. The July number
would not be complete without some
thing about fireworks, and the bill is
filled by telling with pen and brush just
how they are made. To enumerate all
that appears in this grand number,
would take to much space, but the Co.
lumbar Exposition, of course, comes
in for its share, and water color,
representing an inverted old straw hat
in which three cute little puppies have
taken refuge, makes the name "Full to
the Brim' as appropriate rs the picture
is desirable and worthy of framing. All
these attractions under one cover sell
for 20 cents. Published by w. Jen-
nings Demorest, 10 East 18th ST., New
York.
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Train , ~ HoTEL-Take \,
Staten |" south Chicago gel ofif
anJ wn cor. 7lst Isl. and s,onn
'' walk two blocks south 'ony isiaL.