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urn-About Transportation.

One mode of transportation among
the poor whites of southern West vir.
ginia is known as riding and hitch.
ing" II is resortcd to when two trav.
elers find themselves with only one
horse and they are going too far to ride
double" In riding and hitching"
one traveller takes the horse and goes
mile or more, while the other foots IL
behind. The equestrian naturally
makes faster speed than the walker.
50, after he has ridden his share, he
dismounts and bitches his stccd to a
tree by the roadside, and pushes on
afoot. In time the other walker comes
70 the hitched animal, mounts him and
rides on until he has ovcrtakcn the
first rider and got some distance in
'front.'. when the operation Is repeated
Thus each rides alternately. and the
horse gets breathing spcll.-N. Y
Sun.
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lei him tell us who he Isl
Wed Ike tho chance TO scorn his poor. unpatri-
otto spirit,
Who listens TO the rumpus and who doesn' /
like 70 hear IT,
Hurrah for all the noisy boys that riot every.
where
With cracker and torpedo and with hubbub and
with Dlare;
For every country lad who brings rosy coun-
try maid
To city sights and saltwater. peanuts and
For every workman idlIns by exactly as he
pleascs.'
For every nag that shakes itself against the
buoyant bree1es!
Hurrah for every orator that roars with might
and main.
Declaring that We lead the world and swearing
is again:
Who never mentions drawbacks but with allie.
Believes 10 Yankee glory and yeils it 70 the
crowd.
Hurrsh for independence and tho swsgger Of
the nation
That darcs to snap it, fingers ~ the rest of all
creationl
starspansied Banner, oh. and Yankee Doodle
doc:
Hail Columbia. Happy Land: Red. White and
Blue
Let us have II once o year. boisterous and free,
Wanting 1t and Haunting II for all the world 10
see
Who's afraid Of ridicule' Who's ashamed Of
buster?
Let us. just for one short day. polish up our
luster.
Mrs George Archibald, in Judge
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less than hundred feet away. TAo
guilty boy had hidden under . hedge
and was waiting for developments
The breeze had frcshened when .
curious instinct msde him creep out %
his retreat and try TO discover which
way il was blowing. lie trembled from
head To foot. and his teeth began
chattering in his head. II had dawned
upon his sleepy perception that IL the
schoolhouse burned DIR. Maybury's
house would also be destroyed lie
was unwilling that this should occur.
DIR. Maybury was the only man who
had ever spoken kindly TO him, and the
boy would not injure him He must go
back and stop that fire.
He went back and again climbed
through the open window, but before
he reached the fuse the oil ignited.
There was an appalling glare Of fire
running across the floor. Then ii APP
pcared TO cncircic him. He was wild
with fear and remorse. but he remem-
bered the water pail and struggled
across the room to get it. lie caught it
mp and threw its contents upon tho
flames; but he did not refill it, lie was
overpowered by cloud of smoke
which filed his lungs, and he fell upon
the burning floor.
day or two later he was vaguely
conscious of being better cared for
than he had ever been before. He was
in d real bed with clean clothing ON
him. Gradually il came to him that he
was in DIR. Maybury's house. He was
profoundly thankful to know that it
had not been burned. Later he knew
that the doctor had seen the blaze in
The fire had been easily extinguishsd.
The schoolhouse had a new floor. and
this green wood had been scorched but
had not ignited. The doctor had
dragged the boy out and had cared for
him.
lie did more than that: he induced
the boy to talk. Gradually the doctor
learned that Simeon had wanted to be
schooled, had stubbornly borne all the
hard knocks he had received in school
because he was determined to learn.
and had finally been expelled after all.
Before Simeon Sulks was well the doc
tor knew more of his character than
anyone else had ever imagined. The
boy had lost his obtuseness. 1t was as
tonishing how his understanding and
his better nature developed.
He was never prosecuted for his at
tempt at incendiarism. There was no
Jail in Ammoniaville, and no one cared
to take the trouble to drag him to the
county seat when he had succeeded in
damaging nothing but himself.
Let us keep the little chap with u.s."
DIR. May said TO his wife. Cruelty
was rapidly making criminal of him,
but kindness is making a gentleman of
him quite as fast"
1T was his gratitude to you that
made him risk his life to save this house
from burning" said Mrs. Maybury.
HE is not a brilliant lad. but his devo-
ton will make him faithful to you
while he lives. The Fourth of July
has been great day to Simeon Sulks.
1t has emancipated him from cruel
treatment, and has given him the pro-
lection and the liberty TO which he Is
entitled. Frances Isabel Currie. in
n. Y. Independent.
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There has been a marked change in
the fashion Of Fourth Of July celebra-
tions since Capt Marryat visited this
country in 1888. lie was in New York
on Independence day; and the sight
that most impressed him there on that
occasion was six miles Of roast pig"
that dclicacy being the piece de
resistance in every one of the hastily
erected booths with which Broadway
was lined on both sides
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bananas in Jelly.--Make mold OF
lemon jelly. Cut bananas in slices and
Inc the bottom and sides Of the mold.
Pour the jelly in slowly, that it may
not iloat the fruit. Set in ice water
until hard. II you have no mold, use a
round, glass dish. Put the sliced ba-
nanas on the bottom, and turn in lit.
ue Jelly; when hard, put row around
me sides, with spaces between and I'll
me center with bananas; cover with
Jelly Reserve cupful OF jelly, and
when ready to serve break this up
lightly and scatter II over the top
dousckccper.
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Mrs. Cantwell---"You should BE-
ashamed 10 sell frecrackcrs TO little
boy" Dcaler--"Well, ma am, do the
best I can. With every pack give
bottle Of arnicA "-Philadelphia Rec
ord
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II 4 C h / l d. q
name was I'M
questionably
Simeon. I h e
man who had
brought him to
A m III oniaville
tavern called
him that, and
Z n a 1,ov had
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An Experts Opinion.

Our readers have doubtless noticed the
numerous discussions by the scientists and
hygienists as to the relative value OF tht
various baking powders. A careful sitting
of the evidence leaves no doubt as to th'
superiority of the Royal Baking Powder in
rurity, wholesomeness and strength, from
q scientific standpoint. An. opinion, how
ever, that will have perhaps greater infu
ence with our practical housekeepers is that
given by Marion Harland, the we'll known
: and popular writer, upon matters pertain
ing to the science Of domestic economy, OF
housekeeping, and Of home cooking. In
letter published in the Philadelphia Ladies'
Home Journal this writer says:
II regard the Royal Baking Powder as
the best manufactured and in the market,
60 far as have any experience in the use OF
such compounds. Since the introduction OF
it into my kitchen have used no other in
making biscuits, cakes, ETC., and have en-.
tirely discarded for such purposes the home
made combination Of one-third soda, two
thirds cream Of tartar.
Every box has been in perfect condition
when it came into my hands, and tie con-
tents have given complete satisfaction. 1t
is an act Of simple justice, and also a pleas.
ure. to recommend 1t uuqualifiedly to Amer.
,can housewives. MARION HARLAND."
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Horticulture at the Worlds Fair.

Chief samuels values plants at present
on hand at the Worlds Fair grounds in
Chicago at 5000, 900, and he is credited
with declaring that the collection of
large decorative plants has not its equal
in the United States. The giant ferns
from Japan and Australia, grouped in
the center of the rotunda, have devel-
oped their fronds, increasing rapidly in
circumference. The rotunda contains
also a number of japanese naples, pine
200 years old, cinnamon trees, etc. This
exhibit is rapidly increased by new con-
signments arriving almost daily.
In the greenhouse are nearly four thou
eand primroses grown from seed sent
from Italy, Germany, France, Great
Britain and the United States. OF PAN
sies Germany and France have made
special exhibits, also Belgium and Hol-
land. Another green house division con.
talns thousands of Persian violets and
South American orchids; among the lat
ter are rare cows horn from Costa Rica.
In connection with the horticultural ex.
hibit 10000 hardy roses have been
planted on the wooded island and 49,
700 more of tender varieties are prom
ised for next summer.-New York
World
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cult was / minute 80 2.5 seconds at New.
burgh, February 2, 1891. Norseng
made the distance in 1 minute ~ 30
second at Amsterdam, January 81, 1880.
Since the above was written Joe
Donoghue, the American. champion, has
beaten the worlds record at 100 miles,
skating that distance against two COM
petitors at Stamford, Conn.,. in z hours
II minutes and SO 1-5 seconds.
Changing the subject from skating to
tobogganing, we quote from an illus
trated article in Frank Leslle's as fol-
lows: The Essex County Club at
Orange, N. j., Is the oldest toboggan
club in the vicinity of the metropolis,
and the only survivor of the many which
were established several years ago.
Orange is noted as a social centre, and
tobo gaming is the winter fad of the
fashionable and select, Parties from
New York and adjacent cities frequently
visit the slides, and the scene on fair
night is one of great brilliancy.
The costumes of the tobogganers con.
sists of the regulation Canadian blanket
suit, dark blue with red trimmings. As
shown in our illustration, the slide con-
sists of two parallel troughs about five
feet wide, with sloping sides, extending
third of mile up the mountain. The
course is lighted by electricity. Snow
is not depended upon for the road bed.
This Is made when necessary by pouring
water down the slope, which freezes even
in moderately cold weather. The lower
end c. these slides Is elevated some
what from the valley, the elevation sery-
ing to reduce the momentum of the
sleds. At times it is found necessary to
use sawlust to break the speed; and the
haystack is in all cases employed as a
bumper at the finishing point. The
speed often attained by the riders IS
really terrific to nervous people, but at
ter two or three descents the most timid
become courageous and find the utmost
enjoyment in the sport.
The gentlemen of the Essex County
Club are most agreeable hosts. Their
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be charmed to see the weaker sex glide
around with their marketing wares on
their heads and their knitting in their
busy fingers. Girls races have been an
institution since the beginning of the
present century, while more than one in
stance is quoted where a male champion
has succumbed to the superior speed OF
these swift-striking damsels.
Sports and pastimes on ice have been
characteristic of every rigorous winter in
England since the reign of Charles IL.
but actual racing did not attract general
attention until about half century ago.
Moskaters, of England, and Charles
June, of America, were then the pre-
eminent opponents of the art in their re-
spective countries. June was supplanted
by T. Donoghue, of Newburg, father OF
the present champion, while Moskaters
passed his title on to Larmen Register.
The race in which the latter won the
English championship is alleged to have
been the first in which an accurate record
of time was kept. The winner was
credited with covering the distance in
six minutes thirty-five seconds.
In 1854 the English championship
was won by William Smart, more famil-
iarly known as Turkey. HIS most
dangerous rival was W. "Gutta Percha"
See. Sees son, George. and Turkeys
nephew, George Fish Smart, ousted
their veteran relatives in 1878, and since
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How q Snake Swallows a Freq.

The method of swallowing is a very
simple one, although, if the frog be
large, more than half an hour may be
consumed in the process. The two
bones of the lower jaw are separate and
capable of Independent movement; SO
the reptile loosens it hold upon one side
of its jaw, and, pushing that side for.
ward as far as possible, it drives the
teeth in again, and then draws the jaw
back to its original position. The re-
suit is that the prey is drawn down by
the movement. The process is then re-
peated by the other half of the jaw, thus
Inevitably forcing the victim inward.
The snakes skin stretches enormously,
and the jaw is, of course, dislocated,
but the extensible ligaments hold the
bones together. The disproportlon be
tween the diameter of the frog and the
serpent's slender neck is indeed marvel
Gus, and snakes have been observed to
split themselves open by attempting too
ambitious a mouthful. After perhaps
half an hour of laborious contortions,
all that isseen of the poor frog is great
swelling that the contracting muscles
are rapidly forcing down the reptiles
neck. If one iberates the captured frog
before it is too late, the wretched animal
often seems so overcome by fear, or per-
haps stupefed by the serpent's saliva,
that it will not leap, bit crawls in
painful manner. We must not allow
ourselves to be dupcd into a mistaken
sympathy, however, for such is the
poetic justice of the case. Large frogs
esteem small snakes particular delicacy.
Popular Science Monthly.
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Repulsiye Alaskan Customs.

"Tbe natives of Southeastern Alaska"
said ex Governor A. P. Swinford, of
Alaska, to the Star representative, "are
rapidly falling into the customs of
Americans, particularly as to their dress,
some of the better class of natives dress
ing even batter than the American resi-
dents. 1t was formerly the custom in
Southeastern Alaska for the women to
wear 'abret' or short piece of bone or
steel in their lower lip by way of orna-
ment. Now one observes it only among
the old women. Along the Bering Sea the
men thus puncture their lips. They
begin with a small piece Of steel or bone
no larger than a needle and gradually
increase the size until it measures nearly
an inch in diameter. The bigger the
'labret' the more pleased and important
feels the native. Men and women alike
plaster their faces with thick coating
of black paste obtained from grinding a
sort of soft rock. They say it keeps the
features warm in winter and protects
them in summer from the attacks of in.
sects and troublesome flies. As race
the people are under size and not per.
sonally attractive, though at Sitka one
may see some splendid specimens OF
muscular development among the men,
while some of the young women are
good looking. There are now four
newspapers published in the Territory
and it is progressing satisfactorily. My
stay there was very pleasant and made
many warm friends. ."-WashingtoD
Star.
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None But Royal.

BAKING POWDER is absolutely pure. No other equals
it, or approaches it in leavenng strength purity, or
wholesomeness. (see U. S. Govt Reports) No other
is made from cream of specially refined for It and
chemically pure. No other makes such light sweet
fnely-Aavored, and wholesome food. No other VIII
maintain its strength without loss until used or Will
make bread or cake that will keep fresh SO long, or
that can be eaten hot with mpunity even by
No other is so economical -
The Baking Powders now being offered IN this
vicinity with the statement that they Gas good as
Roval" have been shown by the official analyses to oe
composed of alum and detrimental to health &
The official chemists of the United States and San-
ada, State analysts municipal boards of health and
physicians ndorse the great qualities OF the Royal
Baking Powder. .I a4.as.a
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order. Ever since it has been very diff
cult to beat the Dutch on skates, either
in peace or war. The peculiar confor-
nation of Holland makes it the paradise
of the Old World skater. Communica-
tion is chiefly maintained by network
of canals, and when these are frozen over
the art of skating develops from pastime
into an almost Indispensable mode OF
progression. Every native is an expert,
and blades there are in mole common
use in winter than rubbers on Broadway.
An advocate of womsn's rights would
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What a Cup of Chocolate Can Do.

An enthusiastic lover Of chocolate af-
firms that for those who wish to keep
the imagination fresh and vigorous choc-
olate is the beverage of beverages. How
ever copiously you have lunched cup
of chocolate Immediately afterwards will
produce digestion three hours after and
prepare the way for good dinner. II
is recommended to every one who devote'
to brain-work the hours he could pass
in bed; to every wit who finds he has
become suddenly dull; to all who find
the air damp, the time long and the at
mosphere lnsupportable; and, above all,
to those who, tormented with a fixed
idea, have lost their freedom of thought.
New York World.
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then Fish and his younger brother
James have divided the skating honors
of England. A National skating asso.
citation was formed there in 1879, and
the first amateur championship was held
under its auspices early in the ensuing
wear. The same winter ten and
twenty-mile race for the amateur cham.
pionship of America took place. Both
events were won by George D. Phillips,
who terminated brilliant career by win
ming the figure skating championship
last winter.
The present international interest in
speed skating and the patriotic rivalry
engendered BY properly conducted com
petitions is universally attributed to the
compilation in 1884 of the first compre.
hensive table of records. This invalu-
able basis for international comparison
was the work of W. B. Curtis, of this
city, and it is now acknowledged as an
indisputable standard by the skating
authorities throughout the world.
Distance skating, like all other feats
of endurance, seems to have been sup
planted by desire for speed. The re-
cords for the past decade from 10 to
100 miles are distributed between a ver.i
select few, such as Alex. Paulsen, OF
Norway; F. W. Craft, s. ]. Mont
gomery, Secretary of the American N.
8. A., and the famous brothers Tebbutt,
of ENGLAND. The distance of modern
races rarely exceeds ten miles. A. u:
Norseng's record for that distance Is 81
minutes 3sf seconds, made at St. Peters
burg, February II, 1890. Jot
Donoghue's time on a course cfthe same
circuit at Newburg, February z, 1891
was 35 minutes 81 3.5 seconds. On the
same day Donoghue covered five miles
in Is minutes 36 2:5 seconds. Norseng's
time at St. Petersburg was 1t minutes
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Quarters are cheerful and supplied with
everything necessary to generous hospi-
tality. The large meeting room is
warmed by a great hearth fire.. and along
the side of the room facing the slides
there is glass front, enabling the visit
OTIS in the intervals of their sport to look
out upon the scene below. The club.
room decorations of skins and snow
shoes afford suggestions OF Canadian
winter. In fact, the whole appearance
of the place reminds one of winter
sporting scenes in Montreal. 1t is hare
for one to realize, amid such surround
ings, that be is standing on jersey
hill side.
Asa means of healthful recreation to-
bogganing may claim q high place
among winter sports. 1t is certain that
the young lady who spends an evening
on the Orange slide will need no cosmet'
ic to bring the roses to her face.
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Why They Are Speckled.

Charley Wilcox was in the burg the
other day exercising his team of fspeckled
colts. The way the animals happened
to be speckled happened in this way:
While their mother was at Hat Creek
drinking, one day, she was seized by
the lip by a trout weighing at least
twenty pounds. The fish had to be
killed with an az before it would release
its hold and when the twin colts were
born they were speckled like trout.
They are an extra fine team and are
peculiarly fcnd of water.-Burney Valley
(Cal.) Bulletin.
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sevenths of mile in circuit, was Q
minutes SO As seconds. Donoghue did
2 minutes 594 seconds on small path,
at Minneapolis, December 20, 1889, and
covered a mile on a three-lap course, at
Orange Lake, March 8, 1890, in .
minutes So 1.5 seconds. Skating
straighaway, with the wind, on the
Hudson. February 1, 1887, Donoghue
made one miles in 2 minutes ~ 3-5
seconds. Last January he went half
mile under similar conditions in minute
5 2.5 seconds, reaching the quarter in IS
seconds. His fastest half mile in cir
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16 seconds.

IL seconds.
Norseng's fastest three miles is y
minutes 26S seconds, on half-mile cir
cult, at St. Peterst urg, February Is,
1890. On similar circuit Joe
Donoghue skated thr ee miles, at New
burgh, February 7, 1891, in 9 minutes
10 is seconds. At Heerenveen, Hol-
land. December 1s, 1890, Donog hue
went three miles on a mile circuit in 9
minutes II seconds. Norseng's record
for one mile at Hamburg, January rs.
1891, around a path about three
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Horsgf. Sh For Food.

In Europe, where the horse is every
rear more used as human food, the ami
nails are not allowed to become a mass OF
kin and Jagged bones, as old horses Of
en do here. They are fattened, and
wen an old horse can be made quite fat
f given succulent food mixed with
tround grain. 1t is no more difficult to
atten an old horse than it is to fstten an
I'D cow.-Boston Cultivatol.
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along contentedly on snowshoes and
runners made of wood. 1t is supposed
that during their frequent visits to Eng
land in the Eleventh Century they pa
raded this National accomplishment, for
history shows that the English sports Of
the Twelfth Century had become adopts
in the art. One authentic record writ
ten in 1850 says, "Many young men
play on theyce, asome tye bones to their
feete and under their .heeles, and SHOW
ing themselves with little picked
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Few "Kid" Gloves are nade Of Kid.

Kid gloves are not made of kid; in
fact, few of them are. The cheap ones
are not kid and neither are the dearest
ones. Ladies' gloves that cost under a
dollar and half or two dollars pair
are all made of lamb skin. It is likely
that gloves paid for at higher price
than that will be of kid, but the very
best and most expensive kid gloves are
.nade of the skins of young colts.-New
York Sun.
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Oriental Rugs.

It has always been popular belief
that the manufacture of rugs in the
Orient was carried on by men almost cx-
clusively, but it is said that women do
most of the work. In Alden, as no other
occupation is pursued to any extent, the
whole province is almost. entirely sup
ported by the labor of women. This is
sswomen's rights" with a vengeance!-
New York Journal.