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rsld for Being a Lady.

Occasionally in his mountain homo
the ameer of Cabul has met ladies Of
refinement, and the oriental despot
delight the easy and graceful man
ners of the fair ones from the Oc-
cident. His majesty some months
ago conceived the idea of educating
the ladies' Of his harem in European
manners, and with this end In view
asked an English officer to find him q
"governess" possessed of the neces-
sary accomplishments. The officer
expressed doubts us to the possibility
OF finding any lady willing to take
the risk, upon which tho ameer
assured him that his royal pro-
lection would be extended to
the visitor, and that in
addition she could name her own sal
ary. With this assurance the officer
mentioned the subject to some friends
on his return to Calcutta. and young
Englishwoman named Hamilton ac-
cepted the place. Miss Hamilton
sings, plays and paints with marked
ability, and is in all ways just the
sort OF woman the ameer wants. In
addition she has good general
knowledge of medicine, having given
considerable study to that science,
and although ability as physician
was not specified ms among the neces-
sites there is no doubt the ameer will
be doubly glad to have European
doctor in his palace. Miss Hamilton
shows rare courage In undertaking
such long journey alone, Cabul be-
ing fourteen days march from
Peshawur, the last place in India at
which she stopped.
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A Reeelpt for Conversation.

Tn. Benton, writing OF "Conyersatiou in
France" In the August number of The Cen
furu, says of Nine. de Girardn's salon:
She has given in n humorous way very good
receipts for conversation: First of all the
quality OF the takers, secondly, the harmony
Of their minds; thirdly, propItous arrange
ment of tho furniture IAN amusing CONVEX
sauon," she says, "cannot start IL the chairs
are arranged symmetrlcally. Tho disposition
of a drawing room should be like an English
gardcn-npparent disorder, which is not tho
effect OF chance, but, on the contrary, OF con-
summate art, the result Of fortunate combi-
nations. In a symmetricaily furnished draw
ing-room, IL is only at the end of the evening,
when the furniture has against It's will yielded
10 the necessities of society, that enjoyment
begins. You just begin to amuse your
self when 1t becomes necessary to take
leave"
"And remember" she adds, s'that good talk
crs hate idlcness, the most witty men hardly
know what tosay when they unceremonIously
bold their hats in their hands; they must have
some valuable thing 10 finger, and help them
keep countenance-dalnty scissors or pen
knife, golden chain, jewelcd smelling
bottle. Tho more you scatter tritles and bau-
bles in your salon, the less nonsense there
will be In conversation. But before anything
let yourself go; do not think of yourself; for
get the talent you may bave.'
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An Improved Trolley Conductor

With the trolley conductor shown in
the illustration, the trolley wheel may
ia easily and conveniently brorg at
In 10 contact with the conductor Win
the shifting of the trolley is necessary.
Figs / and represent sections trans
versely through the conductor, and
Fig. is o longitudinal section show
ing hov the joints are made. The
conductor is shaped substantially us
an inverted trough, and is protected
by a casing, preferably of wood made
in two sections, engaging one another
ut the top, and tied together where
joint is made by a shoe, as shown
in Figs and Q. Between
the conductor and its casing is pack
ing of insulating material, and the
sections are Joined by plate crossing
the joints when the ends of the sec
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Rice CheeSes,

Heat and butter your muffin irons,
and put layer of well-cooked rice in
the bottom Of each ring. Over this
sprinkle salt, little cayenne and bits
of butter. Next put a layer of grated
cheese, then second layer of rice,
salt, pepper and butter, aud finally u
second layer of the grated cheese.
Place the muffin iron in hot oven,
with a hot tin cover over the rings
until the cheese is thoroughly melted
into the rice. Take off the tin cover
and brown nicely on top. Serve hot
These cheeses can be made in gem
INNS
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that the latter will be adjusted stimuli
taneous with the former. The sides of
the concavc are formed of movable
semi circular bearings, each of which
consists of n plate with n slide way on
its inner face in which are loosely held
the ends of the body portion OF the
concave, the sides or bearings of the
concave not being attached in any way
to the sides of the machine. On the
central portion of the under edge of
each side or bearing is a lug, pivotally
connected by links and crank arms
with an adjusting shaft journaled
in the forward lower portion of the
casing, and having at its outer
end gear wheel meshing with a
worm on n short shaft turned by
hand crank whereby the concnve may
be carried upward or be lowered, NOV
ing concentrically with the cylinder
and around it.
The feed board section, as shown in
the sectional view. has hinged connec-
tion with the upper edge of the con-
cave, and when the latter is carried to
its upper position the feed board is
very nearly horizontal, when the feed
will be quite slow, but as the concnve
is lowered the feed board becomes cor
respondingly more inclined, providing
for substantially rapid feed. For
the adjustment of the concavc verti-
cally, and to and from the feed end
of the machine, two shafts, one for
ward of the other, are passed through
segmental slots in the under sides of
the concavc bearings, each shaft hav-
ing near each end an eccentric, where
by, on turning one of the shafts, the
concave will be raised or moved for
ward, or lowered or withdrawn from
the cylinder of the machine. The ro-
tation of each shaft is effected by u
worm on the lower end OF vertical
rod. engaging n gear wheel on the
outer end of the shaft the rod being
turned by crank within easy reach
of the operator. The attachment is
readily adjustable to and may be APP
piled to any thrashing machine
Scientific American.
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A Spray of Sweet nrIer.

spray or sweet Brler.
Open swing the long closed portals
on the days of long ago.
And with eager steps l enter,
Down narrow path go.
Scrdered by old fashioned flowers:
Mountain pinks and poppies brisht
Bounc ng Bets and cabbage roses.
Larkspurs, pink and blue and whit
Bachelors buttons, lady slippers,
Live-forever. striped grass
VII 10 the CHEEKY Johnny jump ups
Greet me gayiy MS pass;
Iiorning glorics. cool and dainty,
With their faces bathed in dew;
Rosemary. sweet-clovcr, fennel
Mourning brides, sweet Williams, RUG
iou will find, stored in the attic.
For the Ills of youth and age,
fboncset, saffron, pennyroyal,
Tansy. chamomile and sage
Wormwood. peppermint and catnl
Magic herbs, with potent powers.
Higher priced by dear grandmotho
Than the sweetest OF her fows
Now tumble in the hnymow
Hunt for eggs and gather grD
Happier In my joyous freedom
Than the happiest of queens.
Now l sit In the log schoolhousd
Saying Two times two arc four,
See the faces. hear the voices,
Known and loved In days of yorc i,
All, they re gono-the Past has vanIs.
Closed the doors i stand without;
And the Present sternly bids me
Struggle on In pain and doubt:
And the KEY that for u moment,
Opened wide the portals fair
or tho Past SO dear and pleasant
Free from sorrow. fear and care.
Was spray OF wild sweet brler.
with Its breath of perfume rare
SyIyia E,rpup
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Aliens Little Joke.

Congressman Allen OF Mississippi when
nsked II tho House would accept the sugar
schedule In the tariff bill, said: "Why, of
course we Will. We always give In when we
have row with the Senate We are going 10
raise hi for while and let on as II we never
never would be cnslaved by the trusts aud
plutocrats, but when we get out of wind we
are just going to lie right down and let them
step on our necks. That Is the way we al
ways de, and 1t is very uortifying to man
OF my pride and high moral principles to re-
nlize that while the trusts are having to pay
big price for the Senate they are getting the
House tor nothing. l tell you no one can
imagine how 1t Grnds man 10 read all
about this bribery and speculation in the
newspapers, and the pools the senators ARE In
and the colossal fortunes they are making
and not have soul offer him a DOLLAR
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surrnnnt.d by Icrhcry..

During the recent return voyage
from tho old world the Allen line
steamship Grecian passed ffty-two
icebergs, on Cape Race twenty-five
bergs were in sight at one time. An
officer OF the ship said that many of
the bergs were so close alongside
that one might have stepped of the
steamship to them without wetting
his feet The weather was perfectly
clear
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CONDENSED CLIPPINGS.

There are ten telegraphic cable
lines between America and Europe
A substitute for glass is made from
collodian wool and is flexible, not
brittle.
A sign over bird and animal store
in San Francisco reads: Talking
parrots, monkeys and dogs"
OF the 1,1O0 persons who patronizcd
fortune teller in Chicago during the
women.
Joe Resoule, aged go years, an Ital-
ian resident of New York city, per-
forms many feats of strength, one of
the most difficult being the breaking
OF horseshoe by twisting it in his
his hands.
Professor Ewald of Berlin pointed
out in recent lecture that nervous
diseases arc extremely common among
female telegraph operators, and gave
his opinion that such employment is
not suited to women.
A peculiar succession OF calamitous
events in a single household occurred
tho other day in Elmira- The mother
Of the household was sick unto death;
the father, q motorman on street
car, was struck at crossing md died
from his injuries, and while the un-
dertaker was embal ming the body
little nephew drank of the embalmiug
fluid and his life was despaircd of.
When q sugar refinery wharf needs
o new floor the old one is not thrown
away or sold to junk dealer, but
carted into tho refinery and boiled.
The planks arc saturated with sugar,
molasses and = variety Of other things
not usually deemed edible. The re-
tiusry process, however, separates
the absorbed sugar from the impure
tiss, and the rsianers make = hand
sems sav.ss by boiling up ~ osd
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Atlantic Cnblr.

1t is probably not widely known
that only seven out OF the seventeen
transatlantic cables are in use-ten
having given out from various
causes Estimating the cost OF each
cable at SO, OJD, 600 hero is an ire
clGimable Investment of $4,000, 900
safely buried beneath the ocean to a
depth ranging from few fathoms to
over five mites.
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Potato Soup.

Six potatoes, one quart OF milk,
one teaspoonful of chopped onion,
two stalks of celery, two teaspoonfuls
of salt, dash of cayenne, q table
spoonful of flour and quarter of
pound of butter. Boil, drain and
mash the potatoes. Cook the onion
and celery with the milk in double
boiler. Add the boiling milk and
seasoning to the mashed potatoes
Rub through strainer and put on to
boil again. Put the butter In small
saucepan, and wher hot add the flour,
and when we'll mixed stir into boiling
soup. Let it boil five minutes; add
one henping tablespoonful of minced
parsley and serve. A cup of whipped
cream ndded after tho soup Is in tho
turcen is o great improvement.
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So far RS the matter OF land ia concerned.
the majority Of Englishmeu are tenants, and
"JOhn Bull' pays trllle more than 500, ,tNOt-
600 year for farm rent alone, This fact be-
comes the more clear. and one may add the
more iuEubrious, when 1t is said that there
are 12,O0nUD0 acres Of land in the United
Kingdom and that bO00O,0OO of those acres
are owned by lj,UOO persons, and 3O,OOO,OoD
are owned by only 1000 persons; IN word,
IS $4,000 Inhabitants OF Great Britain have
-, GOO 600 acres, and the other 1900 have
hO.0O0,OOO acres. or. more conclseiy, l,OOO
Engllshmen own nve-twelfths Of all the land
in Great Britsin.-F Forum.
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Salt slackorel Brolled.

Sonk the maclkcrel in cold water
over night, take up and wipe dry.
Rub both sides OF the fish lightly
with butter. and place on creased
gridiron. Set it over D pretty sharp
fire, and broil it on both sides When
done, lay the fish, skin side under, on
hot platter. Spread butter over it,
sprinkle it with little finely chopped
parsley, and pour over the whole q
half cupful of warm cream, or serve
it with a maitre d'hotel butter spread
over it. This makes nice breakfast
dish,
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spoonful and half OF rennet vino.
In cold weather the milk should bs
warmed o little. 1t will harden soon,
perhaps in fivc minutes. Sometimes $
u spoonful will be sufficient. 1t is
more economical to warm the milk a
little. sweeten 1t, and add only tho
rennet wine and CRATE nutmeg over
tho ton
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The Fort of Paris,

The Importance of tho movements
of the port of Paris. which includes
the whole department OF the Seine.
will astonish many readers. The ar
rivals in 1898 gave total tonnage
OF l,62l, 500 tons and the departures
6,054, S0i, which, compared with the
preceding year, shows an increase OF
81. 1S5 tons and IS, $50 tons, res pee
tivelv.
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Rico Biscuit.

Put one teacup of rice into a sauce
pan with nearly one quart of cold
water; let 1t boil till very soft Pour
1t into a bowl, add one teaspoonful of
salt, one fourth of pound of butter
one cup of sugar, one quart OF milk,
half cup of good yeast, and flour
enough to make a stiff batter. Let it
rise over night and bake in gem pans
or CUBS.
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WORLD OF SCIENCE.
INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES
IN MANY FIELDS.
An improvement of Interest to Grain
Growers - Improvement Upon Post
Inventions In the Trolley Car Line
General Notes of Science.

An Improved Thrashing Machine Feed.
The regulation of the draught in
hand or self feeding thrashing ma
chimes is readily effected by means of
tho improvement shown in the accom-
panying illustration, which provides
:or the convenient adjustment OF the
concavc to or from the cylinder to suit
any kind of grain, the concave and
.eed board being also so connected
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The Kitrs OF Nnrmnndy.

A form of sport very popular in
Normandy is that of hying kites,
which are, some OF them. of very
large Dimensions. There has been
u competition at Roueu, on the
heights OF St Catharine. The vic
torious kite rose to the height OF
$500 feet and would have scared
higher but for lack Of string.
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Heating = Flat.

Landlord-Most of those restrictions
which put into operation last fall
can be removed now.
Janitor-Sure 1 niver cud see phwat
good they did except to kape the tin
ants mad.
Landlord-That was the idea. BY
keeping them fuming at you, they did
not notice how little heat there was
in the steam pipes
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Poor but Kindly.

Clerk-I am to be married shortly?
Couldn't you manage to increase my
salary a little2
Employer-Couldn't really. But
I'll tell you what I'll do for you, my
boy. I'll shorten your hours during
the first three months so that you can
spend your evenings at home, and
after that I'll leng gthen them again, SO
that you will have an excuse to get
away.
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pec.d.ne. Of Dramatic criticism.

First N;gnter-The man who writes
the dramatic criticisms for your paper
doss not know . good play from bad
one.
Editor-I know It, but what can we
DO? He 10 the only man on the stan
who 10 tail enough to ~ over the
heaAetA
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A Practical DramatIat.

Friend-Why do you kill off SO many
people in every act?
Dramatist-The company is small,
and that is the only way can work
in all the characters.
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By n Hairs Breadth.

Frank Coleman was sentenced to
be hanged for murder in the Atlanta,
Ga, Jail. Six hours before the time
set for his execution u witness APP
peared who told new story of the
crime, and with such circum
stantial directness that Coleman was
respited and will have new trial.
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A RestfuI Line.

Young LADY, hate railway travel
ing, us "a rule, but when we We're south
found perfectly lovely little rail
road. 1t was just too sweet
Caller-ln what way?
Young Lady-lt was so quiet and
restful, and they never had any time
tables to bother with.
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A Little SkeptIc.

Little Boy-Did you ever see q
comet?
Little Girl-No.
Neither did 1. don't believe there
is comets"
You ought to be ashamed to talk
that way. You'll be sayin' you don't
believe in ghosts next"
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4 Hired IieAM.

In Holland the peasant girl who is
without beau at fair time hires
young man for the occasion. AS good
dancers command a high price, two
maidens sometimes club together to
employ the same swain.
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Mums OVERHEAD TROLLEY CONDUCTOR

MuR's OVERHEAD TROLLEY CONDUCTOR
tions are brought nearly end to end.
The conductor is supported by trans
verse wires from posts each side of the
track, these wires passing through
eyes in the top of the casing The
construction is designed to prevent
the trolley wheel from jumping from
or leaving the conductor, and facili-
tate its being replaced in contact
herewith when it may have been pur-
posely withdrawn.
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Sure of Adoption.

Inventor-Now I've struck it Ihave
invented new life-saving continuance
for trolley cars. Look at the draw
ings
Friend-Too complicated. Sure to
be expensive. No road will buy it,
Inventor-They won't chi Just
wait They will actually tumble over
each other in their haste to adopt it.
My machine raises the victim from the
track and pitches him over the dash
board into the car, where the conduc-
tor can collect his fare
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He Hit It

Visiting Clergyman anxious to com
pliment his host at a Sunday school
cele dear children, to
what one man are we most indebted
for the great crowd of happy faces
seen here to-day?
Bright Boy-Adam.
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No Judge,

Young Artist-It's an outrage to
have such q ignoramus as Puffcrs on
q hanging committee.
Friend-No judge of art, eh?
Young Artist-Ho is half idiot
Why, sir, he thought my cows were
horsaa
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Willing to Iaarn.

Little JOHNNY think Tommy Dodd
wouldn't have so many accidents on
his bicycle if he'd go slow instead -
Mother-Say 'go slowly"
Little Johnny-Yes'm 'm-if he'd go
slowly instead of fastly.
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In1ormn,Inn cheerrullx DI.an

Working at your essay?
Roommate-Tes, Say! what do you
do when you can't think OF a word
you want?
Student ask you.
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Repnet Custard.

Beat the yolks Of three eggs with
two spoonfuls of sugar and whip the
whites to . stif froth. Put this into
The dish in which 1t Is to be served,
uad adA sae quart Of milk and few
esuSs 4 vanilla OF psAch dsvcrlns, md
: r. = ~ - w NissA ltf m
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Lover tsinging l?D-come where my
love lies dre-a-m-ing, etc.
Old Man-f you're addressin my
darter Hannah you'll find her dreamip'
down to the dance with 81 Perkins
Come round bout half-past one She
an 81 orter git back by that time.
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Twn Tnlnta of View.

Wife-How people gaze at my new
dress! presume they wonder il I've
been shopping in Paris
Husband-NIore likely they wonder
il I've been robbing bank.
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Always Eloquent.

Uncle-Is your little dog intelligent?
Small Nephew-Well, he hasn't got
SO very much sense in his head, but
his tail seems to know lot.
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Teach Children to Help 1hemselve,.

A very profitable lesson for children
to learn early in life is to be inde-
pendent enough to wait on them
selves. Have nails driven low enough
for the little hands to reach and teach
them to hang up their own hats and
bonnets every time they take them
off. Teach them habits of order and
neatness just as soon as they are old
enough to be taught anything, and
many needless steps will be saved.
1t seems perfectly natural for the av-
crage child to toss down combs, books,
towels, papers, soiled aprons and doz-
ems of other articles where they were
last used, and then to turn them all
over when needed article is wanted
that cannot be found in its place.
And the bad habit will develop sur
prisingly fast, unless checked very
early in life.
Teach the children to discern right
from wrong. Teach them that if nny-
thing seems wrong to them they xrs
Nct to do it, no matter if people do
say that it is proper, and that if it is
right they must go on regardless of
what people say. We are, doubtless,
all familiar with households wher,
the mother always asks, what will
people say?" whenever subject is
brought up for consideration. OF
course q reasonable amount of re-
spect ought to be paid to the rest of
the world, and public opinion is often
u healthful restraining power. Int
to take public Opiniou MS n ruln of
action, and invariably be guided by
it, shows weakness and lack of will
md reasoning power.
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What Grumpps Never Saw.

Mr.. Grumpps-What boobies women
are--always crying at weddingsl
Mrs Grumpps-You never saw
women crying at n divorce, did you?
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IlenrY and Ernctlce.

Wife-Do newspaper writers sit up
all night?
Husband-I believe so.
THAT explains it, then"
Explains WHAT"
"The household department of this
paper recommends roast potatoes for
breakfast One would have to sit up
all night to have the oven hot
enough -
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The "Gold Miner is the name of new 16-
page monthly paper recently started in Den
yer. 1t aims TO give condensed report and
summary Of all the principal mining events
Of tie month, devotiug especial attention 10
the new gold strikes The subscription price
is tut so cents year Sample copy furnished
FOR five cents in stamps. Address Gold Miner.
Denver.
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Jauk,a foIn. of yIex.

George-Youngchapp must be crazy.
He has married widow with family
of children.
Jack-Not so crazy ~ you think.
He has moved intc 4 street with =
trolley liAs - u
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Getting There by Degrees.

Little Boy-Papa, won't you get me
nice round stick to roll hoop with?
Papa-0f course.
"And won't you buy me hoop to
roll?"
Yes"
That will be lovely. Then you
will have to buy me bicycles so that
l can keep up with the hoop"
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We WILL MhlL fo4rrhiD
= Dne Panel Picture, entitled
MEDITATION ~

in exchange for - Lases Laun
HeadA cut from Lion Ccffcs
and . 2usas stamp to
pay postaEs. Write for Hs& Of
or other iiue pfrDfunE mdlue
~ hooks, . kntee. 9nnes -.
= Hssssf2 9s:ss e;;s
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Tho Italian will work at almost anything,
But the first thing he turns his hand TO is
usually hand organ.
The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-04

A petrifed man has been found in Wscon-
ain. it Is probably the body of man who
fell "stone dead
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Almost anyone viii rise TO the emergency,
when it takes the form OF bent pin on the
chair.
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mATRoNs AND MAIDS.
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES IN
PARLOR AND KITCHEN,

Spray of Sweet Bricr-Dainty Decora-
tions for butterfly Lunchson-An
Englishwoman's Unique Position
Toothsome Dishes.
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1t seems strange that though the wheels of
a steamboat can be kept going continuously,
it only works in Its turn
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GEYsERITE-IIest and cheapest OF toilet
soaps, cures roughness OF the -kln. CURES
ECZEMA. For sale everywhere. Mauufac-
tured by The GEYsEErrE soar Co, Denver.
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Send two 2-cent stamps to The Road Pub
lishiug Co, Denver, Colo, and get sample
topy of The Road and one of their great Eng
lEh Octopus maps free.
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The difference between man and 4 yacht
Is: the latter can go on a tack without swear
ing and the former cannot.