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IN THE NEW FOREST.

Strange Superstlttons Entertained by the
Peasants of England.
There is scarcelXa village or hamlet
in the New Forest but has its pixy field
or mead, or its pixy's cave. That mis-
chievous spirit, which is known under
the name of Laurence" still obtains
possessions of those whom "the Gods
wish to ruin" ''Laur ence has got on
him." they'say Of one who is lazy. A
tricky fairy, the forest folk believe to
this day, tempts their rough native po-
nies to stray. Also, they say that he
lives in bogs, into which he entices the
unwary. 'Colt pixies such as he re-
termed; only the frstborn may con-
slider themselves to be free from his
spell. The caterpillar is known. as in
the days of the first translation of the
Bible into English, as the ''palmer-
worm" A woodlander talks of feeling
lear-like when he is hungry, using a
corruption of the word ''learnes," old
English for emptiness, which reminds
one of the German ''leer." But one
might fill pages with examples show
ing how much nature, in humans as
well as in wild life, has been allowed
to remain as she was SO many genera
tions ago. There is potent charm
about this old-word state of things
which seizes on one, and seems for a
time to fill one who enters the forest
precincts with sense of rest that is
soothing to both heart and brain.
The poor little shrew is considered to
be a creature of i'll omen by the peas
ants here; yet the shrews are supposed
to die instantly if they attempt to cross
a road where man has been, just as q
witch is judged to be incapable of cross.
ing running water. The bite of fe-
male shrew in young is considered most
dangerous, and even if she but runs
over the limb of horse or a COW it
will, they say, cause paralysis. If this
catastrophe befall beast, the forest
farmer, rs soon as POSSIBLE, drags the
afflicted animal through q loop of
bramble-that is, a long spray that has
rooted itself, or been rooted SO inten-
tionally, at both ends. This is often
done by the end of trailing branch
being trodden into the ground by the
hoofs of passing cattle.
Another remedy is to rub the parts
affected with the branches of shrew
ash, that is, an ash tree that has been,
in many cases. planted purposely near
the farm steading, into which, when
the trunk is large enough, q hole IL
bored with an augur, and then the
poor little live mouse, or shrew, is
thrust into this with many senseless
incantations. The hole is plugged up
and the shrcw thus buried alive.-The
Cornhill Magazine.
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ttas contrary, for the eye calculaxes che
length, not from the forehead, but from
the top Of the standing coil to the tip
OF the chin. The soft fringe Of curls
about the temples relieve the features,
and give them = delicacy that they do
not possess.
The S.like arrangement of hair a$
the back and below the crown Of the
head foreshortens, and the long, thin
face is reduced by expansion. The
crimping of the hair at the side by
multiplying curve lines is as good for
the hollow cheeks as plumpers, while
the fluffy pompadeur bang relieves the
deep-set eyes.
Reckless hair dressing, like rough
materials and clumsily-fitting gar
ments, makes o woman look older than
she really is. Do up the tresses ofsweet
seven on the top of her fair head, tight.
en- the coils with black pins, wet and
brush the up-drawn hair until it mats,
and the first stranger who comes along
will think or exclaim: What little,
old woman?"
The piazzas of the summer hotels
have many more ugly-looking women
than there is any excuse for. They
are all in comfortable circumstances.
they have good clothes and nothing to
do but please and be pleased. But they
DO not please and are not pleasing to-
look upon, for the simple reason that
they don't know how to do up their
hair. The tightness and smoothness
of their wigs which seems to. set the
face is something fearful; the style of
coiffure is frequently SO youthful as to
make them ridiculous, and, worst of
all, the wrlnkled, greasy, or fat face
that should be relieved by the soften.
ing shade from loose ringlets. falling
lace, or bonnet brim is painful in the
prominence given its defects. One has
an irresistible desire to throw a nap
kin over the plastered head of hair and
muss it up, knowing that the result
would be positive Improvement.
A woman with the exquisite color,
the beauty and youth of Lillian Rus
sell may wear her hair as tightly dawn
as a drumhead, but a woman of Mrs.
Kendal's type build and age and INTEL
ligence knows the saving grace of loose
coils, loosely pinned, and SOFT. waving
side locks.-N. Y. World.
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The state school appropriation
made by the last Pennsylvania legis-
lature was $5,379,61s. This exceeds
any previous appropriation by over
5000, 900, the figures for the year 1891
having been sass, ,s59. This great
sum must be divided among 2,35s dis
tricts in the state, representing %, 4se
schools, with the cost of tuition com
puted at 81, 7G6, ,657 ,and in Philadelphia,
where there are 2,7s3 schools main.
tanned at cost of 81, ,73s, ,6s7. The num-
ber of pupils is given by the June re-
turns as 977, 1913 for the state and 1la,-
oSs ior the city.
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Affection Grows Stronger More Often Thar
Weaker After Marriage.

Anoction Grows Stronger More Often Than
Weaker After Marriage.
Depend upon it, as you grow older
you will see more and more instances
and proofs of the reality and the depth
Of the love of husbands and wives for
each other in the most ordinary, COM
monplace couples. have heard of
marriages where love has died out from
some canlker or selfishness or worldli-
ness at it's heart; but 1 have oftener
seen unexpected proofs of a love
stronger than death in all sorts
vt people in whom 1 had never
before discovered any signs of senti-
ment or romance. Nor must we for
get the many loving couples in whose
case love has come after a marriage
which seemed to have had no higher
than prudential motives of one kind or
another.
Love, indeed, must be kept alive by
love-love deep in the heart, yet cours-
ing through the minutest veins, and
giving to every power of life a new and
double power. Love must show itself
living in the great occasions of life, in
some supreme moment calling for mu-
tual sympathy in a great joy or grief;
it must show itself in all the thousand
little daily and hourly thoughtful
nesses, courtesies and forbearances of
common life. These things, the re-
fiection of which we call good man
ners, the manners of the lady and
the gentleman, should have with hus-
band and wife reality rs of sun
light compared with moonlight. They
alone can know and share these things
in their fullness, and they should be
to them as the atmosphere they
breathe.
think the author of ''Obiter Dicta"
says the husband and wife should take
care to have and to keep up a common
interest in some subject of reading or
action which they can always share to-
gether. 1t is good, practical advice.
To many it may be unnecessary, and
especially to those who have children
as the objects of their common love and
care. once heard a noblehinded
lady say sadly. ''Wc were very much in
love with each other," speaking of the
old days of courtship; and she added,
''and it might all come back again if only
he would show me some love-" They
were not selfish or ungenerous, but
their life was cold and dreary because
they had not learned rightly the arts of
welded love. A wise and prudent re-
serve in all other affairs of life is so
right and needful that there is always
danger of its growing up in the one re-
lation in which there should be no re-
serve; and SO it may grow and harden
till it becomes an impossible barrier
between the hearts that should be one.
When Maurice was asked whether we
shall know one another in the life to
come, he answered, in his favorite So
cratic fashion, and the further ques-
ton: ''Do we know one another
here?"-Sir Edward Starchey, in At
!antic.
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"The INTELLIGENT Jurx~

It was dull day in the magistrates
court, and visitors were SO scarce that
constable was sent out to, bring in a
man to serve ona jury. At the front
door he met lawyer:
What's up?" was the inquiry.
I'm looking for a man," replied TIE
officer.
''What kind of man?''
"Oh, any blamed fool will do; they
want him to serve on jury" and the
constable proceeded in his search.--pe.
troit Free Press.
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HE ASKED HIS WAY.

herself says I, but how do you come
to know wasn't with her last night?'
oh! II you were she wouldn't
have been where saw her.
"'And where was that% 1 asked, as
-careless-like as could.
"Taking an evening stroll with q
smart-looking British naval officer
1t was somebody else you saw, and
not Mary. She doesn't know any Brit
ish off1cers'
It's little I'm acquainted with who
she knows-or maybe you either, for
that matter she answered rue. with
an ugly little laugh, but :an rely on
my own eyes,
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Why He Reduced tho Price.

WHY H0 Neuuc6d the FI4C0.
DIR. Getthar. having lost his wife. by
death, visited a marble man for the
purpose of ordering a tombstone. for
the departed. After examining va.i-
GUS models, he selected one that pleased
him, but kicked against the price and
requested considerable reduction. The
marble man resisted for a time, but
finally consented remarlzing:
BE it so. But only do it, remen.
ber, because you send SO many people
to me. You are one of my best pa-
trons."-Texas Siftings..
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81 tell you that idleness doesn't
pay. The snrest way for a person to-
get ahead is to keep moving" "Guess
you're right. ''That's tho way four or
five tenants.got aheadof NE last week.:
boston Courier.
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hammer to smash his skull II he mad. .

hammer to smash his skull II he made q
loud noise. But, by the way his teeth
chartered and the huskiness Of his
voice when he spoke, it hardly seemed
as if he could have given one good shout
then to have saved his life.
Take my money, my watch, my
Jewels. everything, but spare my life,
he stammered in a quivering voice that
sounded almost like crying.
YOU'RE life is all we want saws I
as savagely as could-aud the boys
did me the credit to say my style was
blcod-curdllng, though nightly
wanted to laugh. We mean to make q
terrible example of the Britisher who
comes to practice his libertine arts ON
the maids of Greenwich village
"'Villains!' he exclaimed. MY noble
cousin. the earl Of Tweedledum'-or
some such namc-'w;ll make you suffer
for this outrage
It'll be safe wager answered,
that You will never tell him about it. >
''Then he begged hard for his life
and swore he meant the girl no harm,
but we turned deaf ear to him, and
as exercising it seemed to strengthen
his voice little too much gagged him
with handkerchief and proceeded to
business. While he listened we de-
bated how we should kill him. Most
were for cutting his throat, only it
would be likely to bloody the boat, and
because of that wouldn't do. Other
ways were discussed, some of them
atrocious and It's wonder we could
keep straight faces through it all.
Finally it was made up we should
put him afloat astride q big keg, that
just happened to be in the boat, with a
heavy stone, that was her anchor, slung
to his feet to keep him upright and we
would bore lot of gimlet holes in the
keg, SO that it could fill slowly with
water and go down gradually under
the weight of him and the stone. For
that we made our preparations. He
could hear us boring the holes, only as
we had laid him down he could not see
it was through bit of board we were
making them and nos in the keg, which
we had taken care should be good,
tight, sound one. big enough to hold
him up safely, for we really had no
WOISO 4uCCuIAOu tu6u 10 Rlv0 MIN CnS
greatest fright Of his life. While we
bored the holes we talked. Says ono:
There are holes enough. Let him go
down slow and he'll have the better
chance of meeting a shark when he
rounds the point below No. answers
another. 1T he floats too long some
boat may pick him up. Put three OF
four more in anyway And we went
on boring in the board. Put some in
the top to let the air out says 1, else
the water won't 20 in. Right you are,'
says one of the boys. we came nea,
forgetting that And we bored some
more holes, while the noble lieutenant
groaned.
"When we came to pick him up and
put the lSeg between his legs. where
we lashed it safe, he had tainted with
fright. but we soon brought him to by
throwing water in his face, and then
he seemed to pull himself together te
meet death in a more manly way than
we had thought he could. That ht
hoped for no mercy was quite apparent
for he looked up to Heaven as if il
silent prayer and resigned himself te
his fate without struggle We fxee
Griggs courier., 1893-10-13

The tenth anniversary Of a mar
rage is called the tin wedding. The
Invitations for this anniversary NAV
be made upoA cards covered with tin.
foil. or upon ordinary wedding note
paper, with q small tin card inclosed
The guests generally present any
product of timers art their taste NAV
suggest, although the p-esention is not
obligatory.
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Us your new maid person of any,
education?" "Yes. She can read pa.
per-covered novels with great fuency,
and she never neglects to soun;i the Il
in the word ehimily.'-I1arper,s RazaAl
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tinues to mend and make hand-looms.
And you can find, too, in a retired
nook where The iron hoof of progress
has stamped all around it, but not yet
upon it, one of the old-time cottages.
At the door is tiny porch with a
bench seat against its railings on each
side. and two wooden steps lead down
70 the sidewalk.
In the small porch found seated, one
afternoon when the shade lay on that
side of the street, q little man. His ap-
pearance was in exquisite harmony
with the qaint. old-fashioned home.
His hair was white and his face had as
many wrinkles as you will see lines in
piece of Chinese crackle ware, but his
skin had healthy, ruddy tint, his eyes
sparkled with vivacity and the spright-
ly way in which he moved and gcsticu-
lated with his pipe-a quaint old bowl
of red Powhatan clay on a reed stem
showed there was great deal of life
in him yet, whatever might be his age
/ easily found a pretext for making his
acquaintance, and one day he told me
this story:
"Strolling for the air one evening
after supper, l CHANGED by Ellen Nc
1lvaine's gate and she leaning over it.
Good evening, Mr.. Deering.' says she
to me. and I bade her Good evening,
Miss McIlvaine,' and, as was only po-
lite for me to do, stopped to chat q lit
tie. never took much to Ellen, though
she was pretty girl and always friend
ly with me. She had smarter tongue
than liked and had it in my mind
she was bit of q mischief-maker at
heart.
Why says she, you ought to be 60
ing the other way
''For why to the west more than the
cast? says l.
"'To look after Mary Halsey. your
girl You were not to see her last
night either
MARY is old enough to look after
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KesOlutiOmA.

The following resolutions we're adopt
ed by the Womens' Guild OF Grace
church, Madison, S. D., on the death OF
our sister, Mrs. Annie Kirkpatrick:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God, 10 his infinite wisdom, to remove
from bis church militant to the church
triumphant, our beloved sister, Mrs.
kirkpatrick; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we humbly bow to the
will Of our heavenly father, knowing he
doeth all things well, yet we deeply
mourn her loss, feeling that our Guild
has lost an efficient worker, the church
a devout member and each of us a be-
loved friend.
Resolved, That we, as a Guild, tender
to MI. and Mrs. Cleveland, our beloved
pastor and wife. also to her daughter,
Mrs. Leiby Of Howard, and other men,
bers Of the family, our heartfelt SYM
pathy in this their bereavement, CON-
mending them to him who doth not af-
fiict willingly or grieve the children OF
men, and hoping they may remember
that their loss ID her gain.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon our minutes and a copy be
sent to the sisters and daughter of the
decsased. Mrs. M. 3. BAGLEY,
MRs. w. H. STEWART,
Mrs. N. III. WMrER,
Committee.
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patriotism, cou rage, honor. On it's fold.
are written such names as Bunker Hill
Lexington, Yorktown, Gettysburg, Vicks.
burg, Appomatox. Ii has been defended
by Washington, Lincoln, Grant. Such
names, such victories, such principles,
such a history are a rich heritage from
the past and full of inspiration to our
youth to-day. Stand by the flag.
2. In view OF such valued possessions
and large opportunities We have tre-
mendous and far-reaching response
bilities. "America holds the future"
said Matthew Arnold. Vast and varied
populations are gathered within our
Large room" In order that our
precious heritage may be preserved and
our institutions saved from ruin, the
leaven OF law, order, righteousness and
truth must permeate the whole mass CT
our political and social organism. Elk
perience has proved that the Gospel is
the greatest and best civilizing power.
The perils which threaten us are
GUS and o serious. Ignorance, ire
hgion, intemperance, mormonism, are
some OF them. Political and social COR
ruption are rife in our large cities.
Hundreds of thousands Of foreigners
land at our Castle Gardens every year.
"Many of them" says DIR. Hubert, "come
to us having neither money enough to
pay their passage, nor learning enough
to write their names, nor virtue enough
to prise their liberties, nor manhood
enough to use their opportunities. The
only remedy is systematic, earnest,
kindly teaching OF the precepts of Jesus,
a loving proclamation of the message OF
redeeming love.
This is the work OF our board of home
missions which last year employed 1723
missionaries and 379 teachers who were
instrumental in adding to the churches
under their care 1886 soule. Will you
assist that board IN such a noble work?
1t can use the mites. as we'll as the
millions.
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Ola Veterans Attention.

There will be a camp fire at the opera
house on Wednesday evening Dec. 18th.
There will be a fine program, speeches,
declamations and music, which will be
announced at the time. Admission to
the hall and supper % cents for adults
and 10 cents for children. By order OF
committee OF arrangements the following
committee on soliciting and supper, is
appointed: LIST ward, Gilchrlst and Tubbs.
Ind ward, Garry and Stuart. 3rd ward,
Bingham and Norton. 4th ward, Fintzel
and Palmer. County: Berniger, Pull
ford, Huntimer, Sawtelle, Buntrock.
Everybody is invited.
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Card of Thanks.
The undersigned extend their sincere
thanks to all for their kind sympathy and
assistance during the recent illness and
death Of our beloved Carrie l.. Beal,
MRS. l.. ID DOUGLAS.
III. S. DOUGLAS,
O. +. BEAL.
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THE CITY.

LOCAL BREvlTIEs.
Wheat 46 cents, flax 81.
Weather report to-day: Temperature
VIII fall from twenty to thirty degrees
by Tuesday morning.
The young son OF Geo. r. Farmer has
taken 2 turn for the better this after
noon, this being the ninth day OF the
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In connection with her dressmakinq
business, Miss McGilliyray will teach
ladies the art OF cutting dresses by the
Ladies Tailor cutting system. This is a
combination OF the square and compass
and anyone can be taught to cut and fiji
their own dresses by this system. Eve
ming lessons will be given for those who
cannot attend during the day. Price,
with instructions, %.
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Come Prepared.

sOme prepared.
The proper order of business at the
opera house on Tuesday evening next,
18th INST, will be:
First, oysters, Jaw or stewed, with COT
fee, ETC., % cents.
Second, purchase you Christmas gifts
for children of the Epiphany Guild, at
from 10 to so cents.
Third, social intercourse, free.
Fourth, sit down again and eat a good
supper.
Fifth, purchase Christmas gifts of the
Womens' Guild from % cents to sky
figures.
Sixth, see that your friends observe
this program also.
Seventh. do not be in a hurry 20 60
home.
Sonora cigar. made in Madison hast
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fever. His temperature has fallen con-
siderably and he is much easier.
The reading room was given an impe-
tus for good Saturday evening by the
attendance OF a large number Of citizens
who brought pictures, books, magazines
and periodicals in abundance, many OF
the highest value and merit. The pic
lures were hung up to adorn the walls
and as soon as tables and sideboards can
be procured the other donations will be
properly arranged.
The Globe Republican of Dodge City.
Kas., In speaking Of the departure Of
Mrs. Anlt and Charley Preston for this
place. December /, says OF the latter:
Charley came here a couple of years
ago to visit his aunt. He was then in
delicate health and this pure atmos-
phere and invigorating climate has
proved very beneficial. He is a very
worthy youth and has endeared himself
to his schoolmates and a large circle OF
acquaintances who will all be much
pleased to see him return"
Thos. Olson, a young man who has
has been working in the northeast part
OF the county the past season, Friday
stole a horse from Jacob Malstad and
had reached Flandreau with bis booty
when a~ppehended. Sheriff Fox went
east ON the freight Saturday afternoon
and returned with his man OF the eve
ming passenger. He was brought before
Justice HoIdridge this morning for a
hearing, but waived examination and
was bound over in the sum of $500 to
await the action o. the next grand jury.
Jerry Hurley to-day made out CON-
plant for the arrest OF Aug. Strohmeier
charged with stealing liquid goods from
his ice house. He has for several weeks
been subject to the annoyance Of having
his ice house broken open and quantities
Of liquor taken which became quite, ex-
pensive for locks il not for liquor, and
last night he lay in wait for the despoiler.
The lock had been broken as usual and
when Strohmeier came for the second
load he was detected. 1t has been DIS
covered this afternoon that the old man
who works in Hugo Filsinger's restaur-
ant for his board had been carrying the
liquor over there. MIR. Hurley and
Sheriff Fox searched the premises of
Filsinger this afternoon and though no
liquor was found in Strohmeler's room,
bottles, cases and jugs belonging to
Hurley were founu in plenty in diff
ferent places. Some were hidden in the
chicken coop, about twenty jugs were
found in the hay NOV, >and no doubt
still more is undiscovered. Strohmeier,
though under arrest, claims to be too
sick to leave his bed. Mr.. Hurley's in
~tention is to have Filsinger arrested also
as an accompllce in the larceny.
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Fer sale.

The best nickle cigars in town are the
"New Umpire" at the City Bakery.
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All our household furniture, stoves and
carpets, good as new, at your own price
il taken at once. Call at the residence.
Il. l.. BUCKHoLTz.
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| have q customer who wants to trade
IL good work horses and q new thresh,
ing machine for land.
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It is reported from Japan that q syn
dictate Of Americans has q project ON
foot for the establishment Of d gigantic
clock and watch manufactory in Toxic.
which Is to employ over 10, 900 workmen.
labor being 30 cheap in Japan.
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Money fs Scarce

Money Ia Scarce
lis the universal complaint and there
fore we must find a remedy. What bet
ter remedy can be found than to sell
goods at prices that meet the times?
Therefore. / have made arrangements
with q OF the largest wholesale iewelry
houses in Chicago to send an entire new
stock to be retailed at wholesale on De.
cember IL and IL, at Geo. Cooks Jewelry
Store, Madison, s. ID.