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Most everybody is nervous and this is more dangerous than most people think, for, as in the case of the well-known s. w. Anderson, Esq, of Warren, Mass, it is very liable to lead to nervous prostra- tion and paralysis, if not cured. He writes as follows about his wonderful re- covery:
 ''Some time ago I was afflicted with nervousness and neuralgia. The pains suffered were frightful. They commenced in my legs and arms and then went to my head and face. Finally I had a paralytic shock on my right side, which laid me up completely.
 II continued suffering the most terrible agony from neuralgia, and was nearly dead with pain. I took everything ever heard of, but got no better. I consulted four doctors, but they did me no good. They said there was nothing but morphine pills that would help me.
 II took them for nearly year, and was no better, but began to get even worse I heard of a skillful doctor in Worcester, Mass, and went there to see him. He said he could cure me in one week. I staid there three days and then went home.
 'The day after I got home I was taken worse than ever I had been before, and my suffering was more than I could en- dure.
 "I continued to grow worse every day all through the fall and winter, then 1 became so bad that I had the pain almost constantly, and I could not have lived but very short time longer if help had not been very close at hand.
 My wife saw the advertisement of Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve reme- dy, and she wanted me to use 1t. Having heard it very highly spoken of I decided to try it, although I had made up my mind was about through with this world
 "The first bottle 1 took stopped the pain entirely, and my improvement was steady and sure from that time until was cured. l could not have lived more than a week longer if I had not taken Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
 ''I am thankful to God for this medi- cine; it is the best remedy that ever came before the public. I thank Dr. Greene, and l hope that he will be rewarded here in this world and the world to come.
 ''I am constantly recommending it and shall always continue to. advise every body to take this wonderful medicine, for it will make them strong, healthy and vigorous"
 You mast have health. You acont to be strong and we'll. Then why don't you take this greatest of all medicines, Dr. Greene's Nervera blood and nerve reme- dy? It will surely cure you. Try it.
 It is recommended and used by physi- clans because it is the discovery and pre- scription of that most successful specialist in curing nervous and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene, of B West 14th Street, New York. The Doctor is consulted with by physicians themselves, in regard to ner- vous and chronic diseases, and all may have his advice free by calling or writing
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of men. It certainly gives form to many of the problems of modern society, but I have yet to learn of any period in the worlds history when the times were not full of problems. In the meantime, uni versal suffrage puts into the body poli- tic the element that feels as well as the element that thinks. A man who is all intellect is not always wise ill action, and our American communities, as I have observed, not infrequently make decisions contrary to the judgment of the few, which ultimately are justified by the outcome. Seth Low in Dona- hoes Magazine.
 DIsoRDER.-Theat is the state of your stomach. You know it. you feel it. vou show it. The remedy yon need it Ripans Tabules. Safe, Sure and Effective.
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CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT DOGS.

EskimOs Find the Faithful Animal a Ne
 cessity of Their Miserable Existence.
 "Without dogs the larger portion of the great Eskimo family peopling the barren northern coast of America would find it impossible to exist in it's chosen bome." So writes E. w. Nelson in his Mammals of Northern Alaska" They are used in the winter for hunting, sledge drawing and the like, but in sum- mer are mostly left to shift for them selves. They receive much hard usage, as well as do much hard work, but are described nevertheless "s d rollicking set, full of play, fond of human society and quarrelsome as schoolboys.
 MT. Nelson credits them with vein of humor and declares that their varying characteristics can be read in their faces, They are worth from $2 to $l5 apiece, ac- cording to age, size and intelligence, For sledge drawing they are harnessed in teams of either seven or nine-three or four pairs and leader. The load is from $50 to 700 pounds, and the course is mainly through unbroken snow or over rough ice. With team of seven dogs and a load of more than 300 pounds MT. Nelson made 8 journey of more than 1,200 miles in about two months, The last 60 miles were made over a bad road in continuous pull of 21 hours. They are much affected by the moon. During full moon half the night is spent by them in bowling in chorus.
 During the entire winter at St. Mi chael's," says MT. Nelson, i've were inva- riably given chorus every moonlight night, and the dogs of two neighboring villages joined in the serenade." He speaks of its "wild, weird harmony" and seems to have found it agreeable rather than otherwise. The influence of the moon is also very apparent when the dogs are travelling. They brighten up as the moon rises, and pricking up their ears start off as if they had forgotten their fatigue. The fur traders take ad- vantage of this fact and sometimes lie over during the day and travel at night, The dogs endure an astonishing degree of cold. MT. Nelson saw female with two newly born puppies lying upon the snow near hut, with no sign of shelter, when the thermometer ranged from 30 to 35 degrees below zero,
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ged he would be favorable to the bishop and do his best to draw him out, as he was unusually strong in Biblical lore During the early part of the banquet matters went on well enough, the young man saying little, but watching for an opportunity to open his full batteries. At length pause in the general conver- sation took place, and while the com pany was all attention he thus addressed the bishop:
 Might l venture to ask your lordship a question relative to point mentioned in the Old Testament which has puzzled me good deal?'
 "Oh, cersainly-quite happy" replied the dignitary, feeling quite in his ele- ment.
 ''Then I should be glad to have your lordship's opinion as to how long it took Nebuchadnezzar to get into condition after he had been out to grass?"- Boston Herald ..
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ABOUT ASPARAGUS.
A VEGETABLE THAT ENJOYS A DE-
 SERVED POPULARITY.

It Grows Wild In Some Places, but Flour
 ishes Best In Well Kept Garden-Its
 Relation to the Famous Asphodel-The
 Seeds Used For Coffee.
 As ticker of the palate asparagus has come down the ages with all the weight of Greek and Roman approval. Plato ate it by the plateful, and Aris- tophanes, the humorist, regarded it as a great aid ill digesting the crank phi losophers of the day.
 It is an odd fact that this culinary plant is closely related to the famous asphodel, which was supposed by the ancients to be the leading flower in the gardens of the elysium, the Greek pur- gatory or paradise. A part of the quaintness of this lies ill the fact that the roots both possess purgative quail .ies. The roots and fruit of both were formerly much used in medicine for this purpose
 According to the superstition of the Romans, the names of the dead fed on the roots of the asphodel. They planted it, therefore, in and around the ceme- teries. Hence to this day it covers with its beautiful golden blossoms as profuse- ly as dandelions the Apulian hills and valleys, and the sheep feed on it greed fly.
 It belongs to the same natural order of perennials, and the only difference between the asparagus and the asphodel appears to be ill the fruit and the color of the flowers. So abundant is the wild asparagus in the steppes of Russia that cattle eat it like grass, just as Italian sheep devour its botanical cousin.
 Not native to America, it has here, however, been raised to its greatest per lection as a table delicacy. Perhaps no other plant gives as good proof of what cultivation can do. In its wild state it rarely grows higher than a foot or thick CT than a slate pencil. Culture has mul tiplied it's height by four and its thick ness nearly as much, adding also to its fiavor-not, however, to its value as 8 food, for it still possesses very little nu- trttive substance.
 It was once regarded as 8 garden or nament in this country, and in New England rural places especially was used in making up bouquets. Dried speci- mems can still be found in Maine and Massachusetts parlors. Nor is this. which would strike those who know it only to eat it, as curious old fashioned taste, without good foundation from an artistic point of view, for the full grown plant is remarkable for it's deli cate elegance. It has many branches loaded with fine, threadlike leaves and small bell shaped flowers of greenish yellow luster.
 Its responsiveness is also remarkable, and it has lent itself to modern humor as it did to ancient. One of the most de- licious passages of Charles Dudley War ner's My Summer In a Garden" tells of his planting 1t, leaving it alone for awhile and coming back to find that it had overrun everything and threatened
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Not That Mir. Sax.

The death of Adolphe Sax, the famous but unlucky instrument maker, recalls an amusing anecdote of Xavier Mar mier, a good natured old Academician, who was constantly being victimized by literary impostors. His housekeeper, who did all she could to guard him from these importunate visitants, informed him one day that stranger wanted to see him, on which the following dia- logue ensued:
 "Who is it?''
 Well, he's newcomer-that I'm sure of, for I've never seen him before Shall send him away?''
 ''Did he give his name?'
 "Yes. A MT. Sax-something or other.
 "Well, Annette, I don't want any trombones, but I'll tell him so myself. Show him in.
 Accordingly the good Annette reluc, tantly ushered in the stranger, who turned out to be no other than the reign. ing Duke of Saxe- Weimar. lTlObe
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to turn his place into all asparagus grove.

to turn his place into an asparagus grove.
 The methods of cultivation and cut ting of the young and tender shoots for market before ramifcation differ very little here and abroad except as to time. Here it is generally no< cut for the first two years Abroad it is often allowed to grow three or four. The life of plant properly cut and tended is a dozen years. The beds are generally 4 feet broad, with trenches 21s feet deep for the ma- nuring. The plants are usually arranged from 6 to 10 inches apart, and the clus- ter of heads that grows from each root is cut from @ little below the surface of the soil.
 Asparagus possesses, ill common with asphodel and some score of related plants, a very peculiar crystalline chem ical called asparagine, and an extract of the shoots and roots is still ad1ninis- tered occasionally ill dropsies as diu- retic, and also as lithic to dissolve calculi in the bladder. It seems to be and is probably one of the most whole some adjuncts of a dinner.
 The seeds in some parts of southern Europe are dried and used as substi- tute for coffee, which may yet come into fashion here. A wild variety in Spain and Portugal is considered the crown of Q salad, having pleasant bit ter taste that gives not only fillip to the tongue, but also to the appetite. The amount raised in Staten Island and in Jersey for the New York market in creases markedly every year, and the quality seems to keep pace with the quantity.
 The ways of cooking and serving it are likewise on the increase. Asparagus on toast, asparagus salads, asparagus patties, sauces and even soups, plain and in combination with many other vegetables, indicate by their variety the favor it has attained.
 A very common mistake, however, that is made i'll preparing it is to cook it whole After being delicately washed, it should be cut in half, and the lowest part should be cooked for three-quarters of an hour. Then add the tops and cook for 10 or 15 minutes. By this method both parts become just right. The stalk is tender throughout and the tops do not fall all to pieces.
 So called Prussian asparagus, an al- lied plant, of which tue spikes are eat ell ill some places, is not wholesome, and canned asparagus seems to lack not only flavor, but the medicinal virtues of the fresh.-New York World.
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James Gale, Charles Richardson, James Parker, Horace Greeley, Charles Dick ems, James Buchanan, Simon Cameron and Schuyler Colfax? Printers, all, and practical ones.
 Mark Twain, Amos Cummings, Bret Harte and Opie Reid are plain, practical printers, as were Artemus Ward, Petro- leum V. Nasby and Slut Lovingood. Senator Plumb was a printer, and so is James s. Hogg of Texas, and the leader of science and philosophy in his day made it his boast that he was printer
 In fact, thousands of the most bril- liant minds in this country are to be found toiling ill the publishing houses of large cities and towns. It is not every one that can be a printer-brains are absolutely necessary.
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While in Chicago, MT. Charles L. Kahler, a prominent shoe merchant of Des Moines, Iowa, had quite serious time of it. He took such severe cold that he could hardly talk or navigate, but the prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured him so quickly that others at the hotel who had bad colds quickly followed his example and half dozen persons ordered it from the nearest drug store. They were profuse in their thanks to Mir. Kahler for telling them how to cure a bad cold so quickly. For sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry
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THE GAME OF WHIST.
American and English Systems and the
 Chances In Holding Hands.

American and English Systems and the
 Chances Tn Holding Hands.
 There are two recognized systems, the English and the American. lii English whist the game is five points and honors ace, king, queen and knave of the trump suit-are counted. In American whist the game is still five points, but honors are nue counted The old Eng fish game-long whist-consisted of 10 points, with honors counted. Ameri- can whist is not the same as American leads These leads can be played by i1l- lividual players, whatever the game may be.
 Richard A. Proctor has written a good book on ''How to Play Whist. " He has also contributed articles to vari- ous magazines on the subject of chances in card games. He calculated that there are no less than 635, ,013, 559, GOO ways of making whist hand, and that there is only one chance ill 158, 753, 389, 000 and then, of course, the dealers trumps must be taken--of holding 13 trumps. Out of 1,587, 533, 890 hands dealt 342, 132, 2l9 hands will contain
 
 one and two cards of one suit There are 98, 534, O79, O72 ways of making a hand that shall contain one five card suit, two three card suits and one two card suit and 82, 900, 900, 900 ways of making a hand containing five cards of one suit, four of another, three of 8 third and two of fourth. Fourth in the order of frequency comes the hand con- taining one five card suit, one four card suit and two two card suits. There are 67, 182, 536, GAO ways of making this hand.
 "Only fifth in order of frequency, says Proctor, "comes the hand which many suppose the most frequent, that of greatest uniformity of distribution, one four card suit and three three card suits. There are 66, 905, S56, 160 ways of mak- ing this hand The sixth hand, in point of frequency, is that which contains six cards of one suit, three of another and two cards from each of two suits. Speak ing of whist chances, MT. Proctor dis cusses the Marlborough hand, " which contains no card over a nine. It was so called because Lord Marlborough used to wager e1, 900 to e1 that hand of the sort would not be dealt. The chance that such hand will be dealt is one ill 1928 chances, so that his lordship's bet was pretty safe. Baltimore American
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Only a Printer.

''He is only printer y Such was the sneering remark of leader in cir cle of aristocracy-th codfish quality. Who was the Earl of Stanhope? He was only a printer. What were Prince Edward William and Prince Napoleon? Proud to call themselves printers. The present czar of Russia, the crown prince of Prussia and the Duke of Battenburg are printers, and the emperor of China works in private printing office almost every day.
 William Caxton, the father of Eng fish literature, was practical printer. What were G. P. Morris, N. P. Willis,
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by some womb disorder. The suffering pa tient gets no better, but probably worse, bs consequent complications. A proper mcdi- cine, like Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, directed to the cause would have promptly cured the disease.
 Mrs. HARRY TAPPAN, of Reynolds, Jefferson Co.,, Neb., writes: '' For two years was Q sufferer. A part of this time had to be carried from my bed. Was racked with pain, had hysteria. was very nervous no appetite and completely discouraged. A few bottles of 'Favorite Prescription effected perfect cure" Sold by all dealers in medicines.
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Nervous Singers,

The effects of nervousness are varied and amusing. One young mezzo soprano was prevented just in time from walking on to the platform in huge pair of fur lined overshoes, which were put on above her slippers, and which contrasted con- ically with her dainty gown.
 Another songstress, who was gifted with good verbal memory. was singing without note. During 8 rather elaborate symphony preceding the second verse of her song she chanced idly to glance at the book of words which she was hold ing. Confusion followed. She could not link the melody with the poem. It was terrible moment, but she stepped swift ly to the piano, glanced at the accom- panist's copy and finished her song con amore. It appeared on inspection that by printers error two lines of her song had been left out of the book of words. This had confused her and was the cause of her failure to blend words and music ogether.-Atalanta
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Pats Mishap,

A story is told of two Irishmen Mho were caught asleep one night ill the loft of a burning building. One of them hastily drew on his trousers and jumped from the window. In his fright and hurry he had unconsciously pulled on the garment wrong side foremost with an effect which, when he recovered his equilibrium after the jump, excited his profound consternation. "Pat, Pat" called out his companion, still in the loft, lair ye kilt intirely?" 'No, Moike, replied Pat in hopeless tones, "It's not kilt Oi am, me bhoy, but l fear Oi'm fatally twisted !"-Popular Magazine,
 GUARANTEED CuRE.-We authorize our advertised druggist to sell Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, upon this condition. If you are afflicted with aCough, Cold or anyLung, Throat or Chest trouble, and will use this remedy as directed, giving it fair trial, and experience no benefit, you return the bottle and have your money refuned. We could not make this offer did we not know that Dr. Kings New Discovery could be relied on. Itneverd rdisappoints. Trial bot ties free at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. Large size soc. and $1. 9
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John c. Mauger, editor of the Sunbeam, Seligman. Mo-, who named Grover Cleve- land for the presidency in Nov, 1882, while he was mayor of Buffalo, N. Y., is enthusiastic in his praise of Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhpa Rem edy. He says: "I have used it for the past five years and consider it the best preparation of the kind in the market, It is as staple as sugar and coffee in this section. It is an article of merit and should be used in every household. For sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry,
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IA.lndInade,

A Glasgow man during a business trip had tho misfortune accidentally to burst one of his shoes, Entering the first shoemallor's shop he saw i'll order to purchase a new pair, he asked the son of St. Crispin if he had any hand sewed shoes ill stock.
 Plenty O them," replied the trades man, and after taking the customers measure he went into an inner apart ment and soon returned with an armful of footwear. The gentleman selected @ pair that fitted him best, and examining them with a critical eye remarked:
 You're sure these shoes are hand gewed?"
 Look here my friend" exclaimed the indignant shopman, Eye shairly dinna think that made thae shoon wi my feet?'-Family Herald.
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A Biblical Conuudrum.

A good story is told of the horsy son of an English clergyman. Hewas on an important occasion to meet the bishop of Lincoln at dinner, and as it was desir- able that favorable impression should be made on his lordship his father beg
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A Very Full One.

II can't start yet, said the omnibus driver. -''I haven't got load"
 "Mebbe y'aven't," said the joyous gentleman on the rear seat, "but yoush got one full fare, jushe same. ''-Chica- go Record
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Irving w. Larimore, physical director of Y. M. c. A., Des Moines, Iowa, says he can conscientiously recommend Cham berlain's Pain Balm to athletes, gymnasts, bicyclists, foot ball players and the pro- fession in general for bruises, sprains and dislocations; also for soreness and stiff ness of the muscles. When applied be- fore the parts become swollen it will ef- feet q cure in one-half the time usually required. For sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
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Neuralgia and nervousness are fearful ly prevalent. There is no more painful disease than neuralgia. 1t indicates 8 diseased state of nerves and blood, and the most terrible suffering is often pres
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HOPE KILLS DESPAIR.
And Beautiful Results Surely Follow.

THERE IS ONE THING YOU WANT BADLY AND MUST HAVE. EVEN IF YOU HAVE GIVEN UP POSSESSING IT THIS WILL GIVE YOU HOPE.
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Universal Suffrage.

It seems 10 me that universal suffrage is the greatest uplifting and educating force ever set at work among the masses
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Wetmore May Be Senator.

The success of the Republicans i'll the Rhode Island election is said to assure the choice of eX-Governor George Pea body Wetmore as the successor of Ma
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In all that goes to strengthen and build up the system weakened by disease and pain, Ayers Sarsaparlla is the superior medicine. It neutraliZes the poisons left in the system after diphtheria and scarlet fever, and restores the facilitated patient to perfect health and -YigOr.
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visburg Jan. IS, 1886. He worked his way through Randolph and Macon col lege and served through the war in the Eighth North Carolina regiment, ad- vancing from private to captain, At Drury's Bluff in 1864 his right arm was shattered by Federal bullet. He has been member of the legislature speak CT, lieutenant governor ana governor of his native state and served term as United States minister to Brazil.
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WELCOME ROREs D WOMEN.

Nlii ktis ak A0t'itAy
 imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from heart disease, another from liver or kidney disease, another with pain here or there, and in this way they all present to their easy-going doctor, Separate diseases, for which he pre- scribes, assuming them to be such. when, in reality, they are all only olflll Y,fninc n0prdnd
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Right Arm Paralyzed!
Saved from St. Yitus Dance.

"Our daughter, Blanche, now flf- teen years of age, had been terribly afflicted with nervousness, and had lost the entire use of her right arm. We feared St. Vitus dance. and tried the best physicians. with no benefit. She has taken three bottles of Dr. Miles Nervine and has gained 31 pounds. Her nervousness and symp- toms of St. Vitus dance are entirely gone, she attends school regularly, and has recovered complete use of her arm, her appetite is splendid"
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A FULL Line of Rubber Goods. "A such as Syringes, Hot Water Bottles, Rubber Bath Mittens, Hand Brushes and Tooth Brushes, Rubber Cloth, New Bottle Fixings, AT HEALDS