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An Annual Crop of Meat.

Upon certain spot on the lawn OF
one of my neighbors, year after year,
without fail, there spings up a most
singular crop. For the first two years
of its appearance it was looked upon
with curious awe by the proprietors
of the premises, and usually ignomin-
iously spurned With the foot by the
indiscriminating and destructive small
boy. One day I observed about five
pounds of this Delmonico delicacy
thus scattered piecemeal about ths.
grass, and my protest has since spared
the annual crop for my sole benefit.
1t usually makes its appearanesiR in late
September, and continues in intermit.'
tent crops until November. A casual
observer of this cluster of edible toad
stools might imagine that he beheld
convention of goose eggs standing on
end in the grass, their SUBMITS more
or less spotted with brown. If one OF
them is examined, it is seen to be 3
curious short-stemmed mushroom
which never expands, perhaps five in
ches in height, and whose surface Is
curiously decorated with shaggy
patches. In it's early stages it is white
and singularly egglike, but later be-
comes brownish, and its shaggy points
almost black. The concealed gills are
crowded and of equal length, at first
creamy white, but gradually changing
through a whole gamut OF p1nks,
sepias and browns until they becoms
let black, at which time the whole SUBJ
stance of the cap melts or deliquesces
into an unsightly inky paste, which
besmears the grass and ultimately
leaves only the bare white stalk stand
ing in it's midst. This is the SHAGGY
name mushroom, Coprinus comatus.
It is savory morsel, and it cannot be
confounded with any other fungus. 1t
should be gathered in the white or
pink stage, and may be prepared Tor
the table in various ways, either
broiled or fried, as described for
previous species, or stewed with milk.
-Harper's Magazine.
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HE "FIxED" THE PIANO.

A Utica IN. W family changed
their residence from one street to an
other few days since. Among the
household effects was a handsome
square piano, the cover of which had
in process of transportation been
slightly cracked, When the tuner
came he noticed the cracked cover and
told the lady of the house that he
knew of man who could repair it SO
that it would not be noticed. There
was q carpenter working about the
house and as the cost of moving had
been considerable the lady decided to
have the carpenter do the wtrk, and
informed the tuner that he need not
send his expensive expert. Calling
the carpenter she showed him the dam
aged cover and informed him that he
could easily fix it with glue. The car
penter set about his task and the lady
paid no further attention to him.
A day or two ago she had company,
and was requested to play upon the
piano. Having foundit, she learned that
her surmise was incorrect. Failing,
after repeated and strenuous efforts to
lift the lid, she was compelled to fore
go the pleasure of entertaining her
guests in this way. When her hus.
band came home he exercised his mus
Gle, but to no avail. After three or
four trials he began an examination,
and found that the carpenter had Ia
bored under the mistaken notion that
the lid ought not to rise, and had ac-
cordingly placed thick coating OF
glue between it and that part of the
piano upon which it touched. To
make the job undeniably complete, he
further secured it by driving ten
penny nail through it.-Chicago
Times,
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THE FASHION IN GLOVES.

While there are any number of
fancy and bizarre colors in new gloves,
general taste is limited to but few
shades. Goldel brown gloves have e
large sale, and tan in all it's tones,
with strange pertinacity, holds its
own even among those of the most
conservative tastes, but women who
do not like this color have choice of
several very pretty shades of yellow
from ionquil, maize and primrose, to
the deeper dyes known severally as
golden rod, cowslip and chanterelle.
There are also imported some neutral
tints in violet gray, of a brownish
tone, thrush, fawn, mushroom and
dove gray. The approach of hot
weather has been the signal for the
purchase of suede-fnished Isle gloves
and silk gloves in black and colors
The improved makes of these gloves
are fine and handsome, and another
thing in their favor is the fact that,
when soiled, their wearer, with the
aid of some lukewarm water and bit
of fine soap, can restore them to their
fresh looks again. York Adver-
tiser.
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ALONE YET NOT ALONE.

There are experiences in life when, whas.
ever the surroundings, one must, 80 far as
human counsel and help are concerned, walk
alone; when one knows that the Voice whose
word Is supreme in loyal souls, has called
him to path, whether longer or shorter, in
which not even his dearest ones can go be-
side him. It Is one of those places in which
the pilgrimage where the narrow way be-
comes so narrow it can only admit the pas
sage, side by side, Of the believer and his
Lord. Even the beloved Son of God, in his
human life, tasted this experience; and in 1t
found, what every true soul finds, "Yet am
not alone because tho Father Is with me-"
And this revelation Of the blessedness OF
the Lords companionship, its sweets and
supports and satisfactions compensates the
soul for its human solitariness. 1t Is one OF
the most helpful and precious lessons OF lie
to have learned in our own experience the
truth of the poets lines:
"A presence actual as the heart
From whence my own life-notions start,
A being real, though unseen,
More true than trace where form hath beenS )
A spirit to my soul is nigh.
Alone, yet not alone am /.
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A Remarkable Resuscitation

A San Diego paper recently ann nounced the
death at Moosa, Cal, of Washington E. Irv.
ing, nephew Of the great Washington Irv
ing. at the age OF seventy-two. A day or
two later the surprising news was received
that, after all preparations for the funeral
had been completed and the lid ofthe casket
had been screwed down just prior to inter-
ment, a knocking was heard inside by the
borriiied attendants. Some persons present
hurriedly unscrewed the lid, when the sup
posed corpse sat up. He appeared to be
daEed or out Of breath for some moments,
but finally managed to say that he was
hungry and weak from lack OF sustsnarce.
So great was the shock Of the sudden transit
tion from apparent death to life that some Of
the women present tainted, while the men
were so astounded that their ordinary wits
deserted them. Food was finally furnished
the patient. So tar rs can be learned he has
almost entirely recovered from his Late
trance, and is US strouS Us could REASONABLY
be expected.
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A PRINCES CRADLE.

The cradle in which the infant son
of the Duke and Duchess of York re-
poses is a gift from the Queen, and
bears an inscription to the effect that
it was made in 1910 for the Princess
Royal, was used for all her Maiesty's
children, and was given by the Queen
to the Duchess of York in 1894. The
Queen commissioned the firm of Ed
mond Il Orr, Wigmore street, to fit it
mp with pure white satin and Honiton
lace, and rs the bassinette is itself in
white wood, there is no scrap Of color
about if. The Queen has also given a
second cradle to the Duchess, made Of
mahogany inla:I with fine gliding.
This is fitted up with brocade III deli
cately pale tones of color. The bed
ding provided for both cradles is of
the softest and lightest description.
The sheets are of Irish lawn bordered
with Valenciennes lace, and the blan-
kets are of Pyrenean wool, very white,
and weighing very little, the texture
more nearly resembling elder down
than flannel. Two small eiderdown
quilts have been provided for the
baby's use, one white and one pale
pink. The Queen has also given the
little prince several robes, including
one of fine Irish lawn and lace, and a
handsome cloak and hood of Zibeline
silk. Three small plumes in the hood
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DRIFTING APART.

How many persons there are who are drit-
ing apart Families part asnnder, husbands
and wives separate, brothers and sisters drift
away. The same roof may cover them, they
may eat at the same table, they may come
and 20 ostensibly members of the same fam
ily, but in reality drifting asuuder day by
day. They have less in common. less union,
less friendship, less love, and then sometimes
love turns to hatred and disgust, and persans
who begin by drifting away, END in open war
fare and unbrotherly strife. Families which
begin to drift apart on trifling matters, are
finally utterly wrecked and broken up.
Watch against the tendency to drift asun-
der. Keep the bonds Of affection bright.
pray against the tendencies to evil. Let
heart and hands be united in sincere afrec-
ton. Let love be without dissimulation, abb
hor that which is evil, cleave to that which is
good. Stay the harsh words, be patient under
trials and Affections, watch against sin, re-
sist evil and pray that God may keep you
peaceful and united in a world of strife, dis
sension and desolation, and bring you to the
land of rest and peace, the home OF everlast-
ing gladness in the presence Of the Prince OF
Peace.-The Christian.
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TWO REMARKABLE WOMEN.

Two of the most remarkable women
in America lived in Glasgow, Conn.
The late Miss Abby Smith made O
uame for herself by steadily refusing
to pay her taxes, because she was not
allowed to vote. Her sister, Miss
Julia, had even a more startling
record. She was curious to know
something of the original Hebrew,
which she studied diligently. She
found that no one man alone had ever
translated the Bible. She accordingly
decided that a woman should do the
work, and after going over her great
task five times, shut the fruit of her
labors up in her closet for quarter
of century. When she reached the
age of eighty -four her Bible was pub
lished. When eighty-two she had
law suit which was decided in he1
favor, and she appeared on the stand
every day during the trial. She was
married at the age Of eighty six. -
American Farmer.
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Flower Growing for Perfume,

Grasse and Cannes, France, are the
centres of very active industry in the
manufacture of perfumery near the
Mediterranean Sea. In the vicinity
of the former city the annual output
of orange blossoms is nearly four mill
ion pounds, of roses three .fourths as
much; white jasmine, tuberose and
other fragrant flowers are largely cul-
tiyated 1t is found that the most ia
yorable conditions to the success of
flower growing for perfumes are an
attitude of 500 to 1000 feet above sea
level, soil rich in calcareous ele-
ments, and O situation we'll sheltered
from cold winds, and not subject to
the severe frosts which in autumn and
spring affect the lowlands. Flowers
grown in localities Of the elevation
mentioned are said to be far more rich
in perfume than similar varieties cul.
tivated in valleys or damp lowlands.
American Agriculturist.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
FOUR IMPOSSIBLE THINGS.

1. To escape trouble by running away
from duty. Jonah once made the expert
ment. But he soon found himself where all
his imitators will in the end find themselves.
Therefore, manfully meet and overcome the
difficulties and trials to which the post as
signed to you by Gods providence exposes
you. Gu at Gods bidding, as did Moses, and
do the work laid upon you. His grace will
be sufficient for you as 1t was for him, and
the end will be peace, honor and eternal
glory. =,
2. To become Christian OF strength and
maturity, without undergoing severe trials.
What Are Is to gold, 80 In af1iction to the be-
lever. It burns up the dross and makes the
gold shine forth with unalloyed lustre There
fore, do not timidly shrink from the troubles
which Gods providence brings upon you,
but count. it all Joy to overcome them,
"knowing this, that tho trying OF your faith
worketh patience"
g. To form an independent character, e1-
cept when thrown upon our own resources.
The oak. in the middle of the forest, sur
rounded on every side by trees that shelter
and shade it, runs up tall and sickly. Cut
away It's protector, and the first blast Will
oyerturn it. But the same tree In the open
field, where it is continually beat upon by the
tempest becomes its own protector.
'sAs high and wide as 1t sends its boughs
aloft so deep and 80 wide does it strike 1ts
roots below. So the man who ls compelled
to rely on his own resourses, from an indie
pendence Of character, to which he could
not have otherwise attained. Therefore,
never purpose to be Jealous and devoted
Christians only when others are 80, but let
you faith, and love and zeal shine clear and
steady, in the dark days of general declen-
sion.
4. To be growing man, when you look to
your past for influence, instead OF bringing
climb up hill with difficulty, rather than to
roll down hill with inglorious ease.-Ohio
Obs.
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MEAT IS pALIEYING2

Sat last" says he, ''when I lost al! hope,
these words were deeply impressed on my
mind, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved I cried out in agony,
"What is believing? What Is real Scriptural
faith?- Lord teach mel I know notbinG2
I can do nothing! If thou save me not
perish!' 1t was then brought to my mind,
''Cast all thy care upon him." 1 cried, Lord,
the burden of my sin Is all my care, and may
cast this upon thee? Wilt thou receive such
a sinner? know thou art ableto save and thy
blood Is sufficient to atone. But art thou in
deed willing?" It came into my heart-only
believe. I felt rising hope, and cried 81
will" but my sins stared me in my face, and
thought 30, it is impossible. My sins have
been so secret, 80 complicated" It came to
me again-only believe, thought 1t cannot
be now. must repent more be more in earn
est. 1t is impossible he should be 80 mercl-
full to forgive all my sins now. 1t was ap-
piled a third time-Only believe. said,
'Lord, help me to believe and to cast my
soul upon thy mercy! Let me know that
the saving of my soul" have nothing 20
plead but Jesus came to save sinners, even
the lost. am lost Thou hast said, Come
unto me, all ye that are weary and heavy
laden, and I will give you rest. am weary
and heavy laden. I come, therefore; the
promise Is for mo. While I was thus plead
ing, was enabled to venture my soul upon
the redeemer with an assured confidence In
in his promises. Then was happy indeed.
His love was shed abroad in my heart; and
those precious words were applied: HE that
loyeth is born of God Now, if I had
thousand souls, I could have trusted him
with them all. I found real change in my
heart. was new crcature-I was child
of God od.-Eyangelist Magazine,
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LADIES AT THE RIFE.

The Duchess of Connaught lately
drove over to Aldershot, where the
Army Rifle Meeting is now held. The
Duchess took special interest in the
ladies' competition, distance fifty
yards, with small rifles, and watched
the firing for some time. Some fifty
ladies took part in the contest, with
weapons of various calibre, and hand
led the rifles with wonderful dexterity.
Three ladies made within one of the
highest possible-34 out of the posi-
bic 35-Mrs. Pitcher, Mrs. Dumbreck
and Mrs. Grier. New York Journal.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Charcoal is said to be the best fuel
for producing intense heat.
Seashells murmur because the Vi
brations of the air are brought to q
focus in them.
A telephone has been invented
through which voice may be heard In
any part of room.
Boiled water tastes fiat and insipid
because the gases it contained have
been driven off by heat.
A tree in forest near the southern
boundary Of Japan attains height of
four feet in seven weeks.
Scientists are now able, by means
of an ingenious machine, to count the
particles of dust in the air.
Lieberkuhn estimates that the ex-
tent of respiratory surface in the hu-
man lungs is not less than l4OO square
feet.
OF 67,OOO,OOO rays Of light and
warmth radlated by the sun only l.
100000 fall on the planets of the solar
system.
Research shows that there is not q
particle of vegetation in the eastern
part of the North Sea. It is ..one great
watery waste.
The earliest known attempt at an
explanation of the rainbow was made
by Aristotle. It was along the line OF
modern scientific Investigation.
L. The most remarkable formations Of
frost known to the meteorological are
found on Mount Washington, where
the crystals are often foot long.
Charles McIlvaine, an American e1-
pert on fungi, claims to have eaten
full meals of over 400 species of toad
stools without ever having been pol
soned.
/ Electrical weaving machines are IN
use in Germany. Seamless stockings,
with double heels, are ratified out OF
each machine at the rate OF eleven
pairs an hour. 70.
Muscles of the eyes, ears and nose
show that several groups, which, In
the lower animals are very highly de-
veloped, in man are in an almost rudl-
mentary condition. 80,
Professor Ball, the Astronomer
Royal of Ireland, says that it the fixed
star Sirius is inhabited its people can
not sec our sun, which is 100, 600, OOO,-
900 miles from them.
Animal magnetism is no new dis
covery, but was practiced by Father
He'll, at Vienna, about 1774, and had
wonderful success for a while IN
France and England in 1888 and l7S9.
In the interior of Australia is q
series of great lakes which are occu-
pied by water only at long intervals.
The mud which remains when the water
is absent is filled with the bones OF
geologic monsters. y
An inventor has just discovered that
there is enough latent energy in a
cubic foot of air. to kill regiment,
and that this power can be liberated
by vibration" This is the Keely
| motor principle. AS air is composed
Of certain elements (gases), united in
proper chemical proportions, 1t Is
| simply necessary to produce vibra-
tion of sufficient intensity to make q
new chemical combination, and there
YOU have the power. Easy enough! !
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suggest the Prince of Wales's feathers.
Such articles as these, for the children
of the wealthy, were some years ago
almost invariably made of French
cambria, but of late years the manu-
facture of Irish lawn has 80 immensely
improved that it now equals, if it does
not even surpass, the finest products
of the looms of Cambray, SO close, so
even and so clear is it.-London News.
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
SHE IS AT HOME IN AFRICA.

Mrs. Theodore Bent, while explor-
ing in Africa and Asia with her hus-
band, has always worn the same kind
of costume-a tweed and skirt coming
we'll over the knees), breeches, CATERS
and shoes. The skirt is made in pleats
and arranged 80 that it can be altered
for walking or riding. She and Mr..
Bent always take on their expeditions
plenty of towels and sheets, but no
glass or crockery. AL their cooking
and eating utensils are made of enam-
eled iron.-New York Tribune.
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The Drought in Nebraska

The drought in Nebraska is so severe tuat
1t is estimated that 10 900 farmers have left
the State. They are getting away while
they Gun. Many OF them are penniess.
They dread the winter that will follow the
failure os the crops and ars working to
reach the Mississippi, where they will, many
of them, become objects OF charity. There
are thousands of farm hands idle in Western
Nebraska and Eastern Colorado because OF
the drought The calamity is so serious
that it cannot fail soon to command national
offpn.ion
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Dried Horse for Food.

It has been discovered at Sioux City. Iowa,
that firm has been slauehtering cheap ranch
horses, the flesh Of which is made into sdried
beef" The product is all shipped to Jersey
City. The proprietors say that they have
converted HOO horses into ''dried beef" :"
They buy the horses for less money on the
ranges than cattle can be had for.
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An Ex-Senator's Big Ranch,

Ex-senator Warren's Wyoming ranch Is
75Xl00 miles. and is stocked with 1000
horses, $1,000 cattle and 12O, 900 sheep. The
sheep are divided into bunohes of 5000 to
10000, and driven from place to place, or
rather herded for sh ort time in one place.
the herders living In movable houses built
on wagons.
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Wfsconsfn's Bic War Claim

The State OF Wisconsin is about to sue the
United States for 81, $500 ~ for munitions
of war furnished in 1861, which were paid
for only in part by the United States, and for
interest on deferred payment. A United
States statute of limitations may be made to
apply to this case rs to bar part Of the claim.
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Would our King tell US again and again,
"Fear not tr' If there were any reason at an
to fear. Would be say this kind word again
and again, ringing changes as of the bells Of
heaven upon it, only to mock US, if he knew
all the time that we could not possibly help
fearing? Only give half an hour to seeking
out the reasons he gives why we are not to
fear, and the all-inclusiye circumstances In
which he says we are not to fear :: see how We
are to fear nothing ,aRd no one, and never and
nowhere; see how he himself is in every case
the foundation and the grand reason Of his
command, his presence and his power always
behind it; and then shall We hesitate to say,
II fear no evil, for thou art with me?" Shall
we even fancy there is any answer to those
grand and forever unanswered questions,
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; /;
whom shall fear? The Lord is the strength
OF my life; of whom shall l be afr:lid?'-F.
Hnverpal
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ONLY ONE MUST.

Sturdy Luther once in time OF fauine
found q lot of rough peasants about to break
into mill where corn was stored. what
iye.N pleaded one of the peasants May"
thundered Luther, II do know but one must.
We must be honest" To carry ever thor
ough surrender of ourselves to the word Of
the living God Is our only safety, as it was
the safety of the tempted Christ. To cast
away the future for the present good, to bar
ter the relationship to God, and all that Is
loftiest and best for a present and passing
qualification. is the sin Of Esau. Temptation
can never justify sin; circumstances can
never Justify it.
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Petrifled In a Swamp,

Middlebury, Ind, is greatly excited over
the finding in swamp Of the petriled body
Of man, which weighed 400 pounds.
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Michigan's Cheap Iron Ore.

Investigation shows that iron ore is being
mined as cheaply in Michigan districts as at
any place on the globe.