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A "Saviny" bog.

About /, 400 anecdotes have been pub
lished under the above title, in which
dogs have figured in preserving human
life. We once had a dog noted for saw
ing things, but there wasn't a life
among them.
He kept the things he saved under
the kitchen dresser, and mis- hiding
place wasn't discovered for a long time
not indeed until it became necessary
to tear up the kitchen floor to find a
good place to deposit some chloride Of
lime during a cholera season.; then we
found what had been "saved by q dog"
There were a couple Of kittens, a cat,
two or three rats and a chicken-all
stone dead; a large assortment of bones,
the remnants of an ottoman, q couple OF
teaspoons, a canary bird and a nutmeg
crater. 1t is rarely there is so much
saved by a Cog, for they are generally
improvident. London Tit-Bits.
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CONTENTS OF A MANS POCKET.
Some of the Unimportant Things That Wc
men Find to Ridicule

Some Of the Unimportant Things hat c-
men Find to Ridicule
"Men are fond of laughing at the lit
tie ways and whims of women" said
our sprightly hostess, ''but I wish some
man would explain to me why he car
rles unimportant papers about with him
for months, wearing them out in SO do
ing.
Il have often watched my husband
carefully change the contents of coat
or trousers pockets from one suit of
clothes to another. Soiled, worn enyel-
opes and folded papers are tenderly
transferred, and for a long time I was
Impressed with the important operation
and drew a sigh of relief when the
operation wa over. One day my curios-
lty got the better of me, and I begged
for a sight Of those mysterious docu-
ments guarded with SO much care.
TO please me my husband examined
them. He found several unreceipted
bills, some that had been paid and re-
ceipts filed; a note from a friend dated
three months back, regretting that he
didn't find him in his Office when he
called; n or two business cards of
firms he had no recollection of know
ing; several advertisement circulars; a
playful OF last seasons performance,
preserved for some unforgotten tempo
rary reason, and perhaps three really i'm
portant papers among the whole lot.
And l honestly believe if I had not
prompted the investigation he would be
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SELLING UNCLE RASTu9.

l. Pathetic Family Reconciliation at the
Auctioneer's Slave Block.
Herbert Putnam, unnoticed by any
one. elbowed his way through the crowd
to his brother and touched him on the
arm. Their eyes met. Pardon me-"
said Herbert, ''but / must speak to
you," and George Putnam was drawn
beyond the outskirts of the crowd. II
cannot keep quiet and see you cheated"
faltered Herbert, with his eyes ayerted.
"a long time ago, when you and / were
boys, you stood up for me, and I cannot
forget that we are brothers. Don't bid
any more on Rastus. He is shamming.
He is as sick as can be and is only pre-
tending to be well to bring q high
price"
The two men gazed into each others
eyes. George Putnam was quivering all
over, and his face was softening. I'm
pulsively he put o,N his hand as if to
apologize for his lack of words. Lets
not be enemies any longer" went on
Herbert as he pressed the extended
hand. II an tired and sick of this es-
arrangement. l am going away, and l
may never come back. l can't keep up
the old place as father thought l would,
and you are welcome to it. Take it and
care for it. My mothers and fathers
graves are on it."
George Putnam's face was working.
He strove to reply, but his voice was
clogged. He looked toward his son and
wife in his carriage and then back into
his brothers. face. "God forgive me,
Herb" he said. 1--WE treated you like
a dog. Old Rastus has been truer to you
than your own brother. You shall not
give up the old place. You must keep
it Wait" And with these words he
hurried to the platform.
The auctioneer had been proclaiming
Staley's reckless bid of thirteen-twenty.
five, and the crowd was eagerly taking
in the unusual sight Of the two Putnam
brothers in close conversation. Colonel
Putnam reached the platform and signed
the %auctioneer to be quiet Standing on
tho lower step, he was in the view of all.
Il want Rastus, and l am going to
have him." he said to the upturned
faces. II want him to give him back to
my brother, who has been forced by my
neglect to offer him for sale. Twenty
thousand dollars is my bid, and Rastus
Is worth every cent of it."
No II spoke as Colonel Putnam STEP
ped back into the crowd. Old Rastus
seemed the only one to thoroughly grasp
the situation. "Bress de Lawd!'' he ex-
claimed as he slapped Aunt Milly on
the back. Dem boys done made up, en-
l fotch $40. 900! Whoo-eel"
Twenty thousand dollars" said the
auctioneer aV'kwardly. Twenty thou.
sand-do I hear?-and sold to Colonel
Putnam. l reckon the amt no use put.
tin up the others. will N. Harden
in Lippincott's.
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0hiboNanx 5fntinfA-
WHAT TEEN.

We sit b the freside, Gear Cd vic end I,
Thinking and talking of G2ys cGle by,
Days so full of pleasure, and days all OF Ta:n.
But none Of those days we'll sec again.
We've lived, wife ard !, near tlreescore years
and ten.
The end comes-we'nr crs ~&vay-what tlenf
some there.
Some know were living; others co not care.
We're old and feeble and oaly il tacN:ay,
While life's tide flows onH:-d Gay by Cay.
When darkness comes, ard we pass tl-eescore
and ten,
If friends should cast rs aside. what then?
Allen C.. Browne III Brooklyn Easle.
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Won His Cabin Boy At . R.ms.


Captain Barratt of the American bark
Carrie Winslow has ON board one Of the
strangest prizes ever captured in a rattle.
1t is nothing less than a boy, a swarthy
young Argentine, Juan Baptiste by
name, whom the captain won in a rattle
at Buenos Ayres.
Juan is only 2 years old and was an
inmate of a Spanish orphan asylum at
Buenos Ayres when the Winslow reach.
ed there on her last voyage. Juan de-
sired his liberty, but under the laws Of
the Argentine Republic that could only
be secured by the payment of a cash
sum that would go to a fund for the
prosecution of persons taking out the
orphans and then treating them badly.
In Juan's case the amount required was
$40, and in order to secure this the en-.
terprising boy decided to put himself up
in a rattle and sell the tickets himself.
Captain Barratt became interested in
the boy to the extent Of IS spent for
tickets, and when the drawing was an.
nounced was somewhat surprised to find
himself the winner.
The youthful prize has been installed
on the Winslow as cabin boy, and
though he has now been away from his
native land several months shows nc
desire to return to it. He is bright and
intelligent, and as he evinces a decided
disinclination to associate with the crew
Captain Barratt treats him as one Of his
W family. Philadelphia Record.
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There are some stories unaI ougnJ 60
be concluded before they are begun, but
this, which is as true as-yes, truer than
most history, reached its natural con-
clusion then and there, and the Penn
sylvania drummer boy now owns one OF
the finest fruit farms around Jonesboro,
and the mistress of that southern home
is Shell Annie. Atlanta Journal.
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CARELESS ABOUT THE TEETH.
The Great Majority Are Negligent In This
Important Matter.

The Great Majority Are Negligent In This
Important Matter.
Much has been and will be written
on the care Of the teeth because SO many
persons do not appreciate these valuable
organs If m%astication. If teeth are we'll
cared for and regularly inspected by the
dentist, decay will hardly have an op-
portunity to do great harm before it is
stopped. Decay often has its beginning
in bits Of food sticking between the
teeth and forming the starting point Of
q diseased tooth.
The toothpick should be used regular
ly after each meal and after eating. It
need not necessarily be employed during
a meal or be carried like q cigar in the
mouth after eating, but in the privacy
of ones room the quill toothpick should
search out each corner and angle be-
tween the teeth, aid all foreign matter
should be removed; then the toothbrush
should be used, and, as the spaces be.
tween the teeth are vertical in a stand.
ing person, SO tie toothbrush should
be used up and down rather than across,
SO that fresh water nay be scrubbed be-
tween each tooth.
The toothbrushes that shed bristles
are not desirable articles of the toilet,
for not only are the loose bristles a
great annoyance, but they may ever
work in between the teeth and in the
gums and cause painful points. Such
loose bristles usually come from cheap
brushes or those used for too long a
time.
These injunctions about the care Of
the teeth have to be repeated again and
again, because it is such . matter Of
everyday observance that persons care
full in other matters are careless about
their teeth. As the teeth are not only
very visible. and when in a bad state
very prominent, but are aids to diges
ton, and if imperfect may lead to dys
pepsia and kindred troubles, they SHOULD
be scrupulously cared for.-Populal
Health Magazine.
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An Inference.

How do you like that cigar?" asked
the man who had just presented his
friend with q weed.
Excellent. One Of the best I have
smoked in q long time"
sit was presented to me by a friend"
Eyes. l thought it must have been"
WASHINGTON Star.
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His v Ones.

1.-TWO classes of people I love-" said
the ~impecunious author to himself.
1.-THE ancient writers and my friends"
Then he took himself thoughtfully by
the other hand and added, II suppose
it is because / borrow from both Of
them. '-Rockland Tribune.
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A Lost Fortune.

he-Ina fellow e there cheated
me out of a cool $50, 600.
She-How could he?
He-He wouldn't let me marry his
daughter boston Saturday Evening
Gazette.
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On a blank leaf from his notebook
Rarden wrote a lime accepting the invi-
tation and then leisurely finished his
breakfast.
The day was perfect, and as the spe-
cial guest Of the heroine of the day he
thought he had never felt quite so near
at peace with himself and all mankind
as he did while lounging on the green
grass beneath the shadow of the tall
hemlocks at the foot of the mountain
with pretty Annie Fontaine.
Chatting in a desultory way, Barden
suddenly recalled the day and the
drama of 20 years ago.
do you know" said he, ''that 1 was
n of those Yanks that marched with
Sherman to the sea?'
Indeed? Why, you must have been
q very youthful soldier"
Il was a drummer boy, and this day
20 years ago I was in the battle OF
Jonesboro."
And SO was l." said she, with a
saucy smile, "for hat was my birthday
and the place of my nativity"
What" he cried, springing to his
feet excitedly. Then you are, you must
be-
Shell Annie" she replied.
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reassurlng those worthless nlts or paper
to this day under the impression that
they were of value. New York Tele-
gram.
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MEMORIAL WINDOWS.
Dedicated to the Grand Army by j. r
Libby.

In honor of Memorial Day, j. R. Libby has
periodically decorated his two large show
windows in most appropriate manner.
The upper window bears, for a back
ground, a representation IF a rocky glen in
front of which picket guard is bivouacked.
The bottom of the window is carefully
turfted to carry out the Illusion. At the
right stands an A tent, il which the relief
guard is sleeping. In front of the tent is a
tripod supporting the canpkettle, and at
the left the MEMS arms are stacked and
supporting their equipments. At the very
rear centre stands the sintry, life size in
full uniforms, the window bears the date
1861, and placard inscribed Dedicated to
Bosworth and Thatcher Posts, G. A. r.
The lower window represents the veterans
parlor twenty-six years after peace was
declared 1t is handsomely carpeted and
papered apartment, its hlse windows hung
with rich lace draperies its walls bearing
two handsomely framed pictures, one of the
Union generals, the other Sherman's March
to the Sea. On an easel at the left is a
large gold frame holding bhe different army
corps badges, the centralmedals being those
of the Pacific and Atlantic united by the
Hub. On the handsome centre table is a
veterans hat, care1essly thrown. IA large
banquet lamp and shade, and gift books
while about the room arc placed luxurious
easy chairs. The window is inscribed 1884. u
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Tracing Back a Common Saving.

1t is a curious bit Of literary exercise to
take common saying and trace it back
to its origin. Take the common saying,
for instance 'All that glitters is not gold %
1t is found in current literature every
where and in a dozen different forms.
Dryden renders it, "All, as they say, that
glitters is not gold;" Spencer says, 'Gold
all is not that doth golden seem;" Lyd-
gate has the same idea in the words, Gail
is not gold that outward sheweth bright
Chaucer expresses it in somewhat differ
emit phraseology; Middleton has it, "All is
not gold that glisteneth," and Shake
speare says, 's'All that glistens is moi
gold" Go a little further back, however,
and the same expression is found in the
monkish collection of proverbs, and there
is no doubt if classical scholar were to
set to work with the determination to hunt
the proverb down, no matter how long il
took, he would find it in Latin, Greek ans
most other ancient and dead languages
1t is natural outgrowth of sarcasm a.
applied to fictitious show and is no doubt
as old as the science of metal working
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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An Ordeal of Bullets.

In 1777, while Harrodsburg, KY, was
SO beset with Indians that the inhabitants
were in straits for daily bread, young
man, only 16 years old, made himself ex-
tremely useful by venturing out of the fort
before daybreak and returning with a load
of game after nightfall. This intrepid
youth was James Ray, afterward General
Ray.
One day in the year just mentioned Ray
and another young man were shooting at
a mark near the fort when the second
man was suddenly shot down by the Indi-
ans. Ray looked in the direction whence
the shot had come and saw the enemy was
on the point of raising his rifle when he
was set upon by another gang, who had
crept near him unseen.
He took to his heels, and being quick
runner reached the fort amid a shower Of
bullets But the gates were shut, and the
men inside were SO frightened that they
dared not open them. Finding himself
shut out, Ray threw himself fiat on the
ground in the rear of a stump, and here,
perhaps seven steps from the fort and with
in sight of his mother, he lay for four
hours, while the bullets of the Indians tore
up the ground on either side of him.
At last he grew impatient and called
out to the garrison:
For heavens sake, dig hole under
the cabin wall and take me in.
The men inside set to work Immediate
ly, and the brave young hunter was speed
lily safe inside the fort.-New York Dis
patch
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Piirnsoll's Mark.

The next time you get near one of the
big ocean greyhounds, or, in fact, any Of
the ocean going craft, look along her side,
just above the water line, and about the
center you will see peculiar mark which
looks as though it might have been made
by an inebriated cobra. This is known as
'tPlimsolPs mark Load o ship SO that
this is below water, and if she sinks you
can collect no insurance. 1t is the danger
mark. 1t is an outcome of marine insur-
ance, and the regulation has undoubtedly
saved many million dollars worth of prop
erty and many lives. Weighted below it a
vessel is loggy and unbuoyant. In storm
she could not ride the waves easily and
would be likely to founder. The Plimsoll
mark is simply a bisected circle. To the
left of it are the private Lloyd measure
ments and marks. In England these are
regarded very closely; in America we are
more lax.-New York Mail and Express.
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"Be Nobody Else but You,"

If Gilbert and Sullivan's utopia, Linn
ited," accomplishes nothing else, it will at
least supply young persons with capital
verse to write in their friends autograph
albums. There is scarcely an album in
this country which has not scrawled upon
one of it's pages the Shakespearean homily
beginning, This, above ALTO thine own
self be true Now, in utopia Mr.. Gil
bert brings this maxim up to date This
is his version of it:
Whatever you are-be that;
Whatever you say-be true;
Straightforwardly act
Be henest-in fact,
Be nobody else but you.
i New York Advertiser.
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ANciENr ROMAN SHOWS.



Under the republic there were seven per-
formances annually, lasting in all about
sc days These were paid for by the state
and usually cost a couple of thousand
pounds Of our money. Sometimes, how
ever, games were given by some public
spirited individual who desired to gain
popularity, or by sorrowing mourners at
the funeral of friends or relations Under
the empire the time occupied by these
spectacles was increased to 173 days an
nually, and even more, while the cost Of a
brilliant show rose to e7, 200 or aS, 600.
The games, which usually began at sun
rise and lasted till sunset, consisted of
three distinct kinds-that is, horse and
chariot races combats between gladiators
and combats between men and wild beasts.
But into these many variations were in
PRODUCED.
The gladiators were for the most part,
criminals or prisoners Of war. But GER
tain number of volunteers took part-pa-
tricians and even emperors occasionally
appearing in the lists. After a time schools
for gladiators were established in Rome,
and the champions were exalted into pub
lie idols. Their BONES fortunes were pro-
verbal, their praises were sung by the po-
cts, and their portraits appeared upon
lamps and vases. The condemned crimi-
nails did not invariably meet their death
in the arena. If they survived three years
of fighting with men and beasts, they were
released from their gladiatorial Duties
while five years spent in the profession
gave them their freedom.
The performances were advertised by
means of afiches pasted on walls or build
ings On one of these placards, discovered
at Pompeii, it is announced that shelter
will be provided for the spectators in case
of rain; in another, that the arena will
be well watered, in order that the dust
may be laid. The night before the spec
tacle began great banquet was given to
the gladiators, presumably the volunteers
or hired champions. At daybreak these
heroes marched in procession to the am
phitheater, and after the signal had been
given by blast of trumpets the fun began.
The emperor and public officers attended
in state, great ceremony was observed, and
the citizens were expected to appear in
their best attire. In rainy weather a man
tie might be worn over the toga on condi-
tion that it was removed when the gran
dees arrived. In the intervals slaves stag
gered round, laden with huge baskets of
provisions, which were distributed gratui-
tously, while fruit, nuts and small pres
ents were scattered among the crowd by
wealthy patricians. -Cornhill Magazine.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The original Raw Food.
An unrivalled nutrient.
1t builds muscle and bone.
It makes new blood.
Is retained by any stomach.
Satisfies the hunger of
consumptives.
Unaided it will sustain
strength for weeks.
Contains the largest amount of
nutrition in the smallest
possible bulk.
1t will sustain life by injection.
tits simply the vital principles
of raw beef concentrated.
It is prescribed and recon-
mended by more physicians
than any other food in the
world. We refer to any
physician you know.
For sale at all druggists.
THE BOvININE co. NEW YORK.
A. p. BUSH G CO., las Pc ri ST., Boston
NEW ENGLAND AGENTS.
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Messengers Notice.

Messengers Notice.
Office of the sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine. Cumberland, SIS. May
23d, A. D. 1894.
FEVHIS is to give notice that on the 18th day
IL of May. A. d. 1894 Warrant in In
solvency was issued out of the Court of Insol
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
MELLEN D. JORDAN of Portland,
adiudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petit
ton of said Debtor, which petition was filed on
the 18th day of May, A. D., 1894, to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
debtor, and the transfer and delivery OF an!
property by him are forbidden by law. That a
meeting of the creditors OF said debtor. t.
prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at Court
of Insolvency to be holden at Probate. Court
room. in said Portland: in said County of Cum.
berland, on the 4th day of june A. D.
1894, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written. SAMUEL d. PLUMBER
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court Of IN,
solvercyfor said County Of Cumberland.
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