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You Cant Fool a Rox.

Women can't read a boys nature rs
men can, and they might rs we'll own
up. The Fort street mother who yes
terday sent her boy to a drug store
with a bottle and q sealed note mag
inch that she was sharper than the
serpent's tooth when she wrote to the
druggist: "Send me half a pint of
port wine, and write on the label p.
W.--Poison." The druggist followed
orders, and when the boy got outside
he tore off the wrapper and read the
label.
up. W.-Poison." he mused, as he
walked along. "Wonder whal that
is? p: w. doesn't stand for bedbugs,
and know it. and it doesn't mean
rats, either. P. w. can't be hair-dve,
nor scalp-wash. and I'm going to touch
my tongue to it."
He touched. IL tasted so good that
he took q sip, and meeting three or
four boys just then, the crowd entered
a lumbcr-yard and p. W.'d the con
tents of that bottle ill only n gill was
left. Then one of the lads ran home
after Il dipper of water. filled up the
bottle, and the Fort street boy Wotted
homewards, whispering: "P. w.
means pretty weak. aud il she finds it
SO she mustn't blame nobody but the
druggist."-Dctr0n Free Press.
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anruages. This induced him to select

languages. This induced him to select
the figure of a polly for signature
purposes. The authorities learned of
this mystic sign, and when, in 1T23,
they found the following drawing on
the door of a church near Gratz, they
concluded to act upon the suggestion.
The drawing. which is of the complicat-
ed order, reads MS follows:
9Polly has concluded TO bnrglar1ze
this church on Dec, 20; comrades should
be here on Dec. 81 TIC explanation
of The mystic signs depended on an M
tiInate knowledge OF the calendar. The
figure below the. church is supposed to
be that of a child in swaddling clothes,
or, in German, a wickelliind. This
wickelkind conveys the date of the
meeting. that of the birth of Christ.
The three stones below the "Polly"
mean st. Stephens Day, Dec. 81. St.
Stephen, as is well known in Syria,
where this saint is especially esteemed,
suffered martyrdom by being stoned to
death. Evidently the robbers of those
times were well up in their catechism.
That, however, did not save four of the
guild from arrest, and afterwards from
the gallows, for they responded TO
"Polly's" call and ran into the arms Of
the police.
Another feature of the criminal
jargon is the mode Of communication
between prisoners. Ave : Lallemant
says this is subject to local conditions,
more or less, but some of the forms are
utilized in the prisons of different
countries, which proves that criminala
interchange their experiences and OBJ.
%servatious.
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1T WORKED BOTH WAYS.
10 Demanded Instant Itrparatlou and
Got 1t with IL Vengeance.

A very absent-minded member OF
the French Institute was reading the
newspaper in the Casino at Dieppe tho
other day, says the n. Y. Mat aid
Express. He was absorbed by his
reading. and with his left hand lie I'M
consciously pushed the files of the
newspapers on the table. Each mo-
ment he sent them further from him.
Beyond the papers was al inkstand.
which at last tho movingpapers pushed
over the side of the table. 1t fell on
the trousers of Il Paris banker. who
was furious at the accident.
The absent-minded man offered his
best IL without %nppcasing the
bankers wrath, who shriekcd that his
new trousers were ruined.
But. sir. will chcerfuliy pay fol
them. Be good enough to give me
your card and ! will send the money
to your hotel"
40 my hotel, sir. l don't know
you. ! must instantly have the 81
francs these trousers cost"
The member of the institute drew
forth the 80 francs and handed then
to the banker. Then he said:
"Now that you have been paid
hope you have too much of the deli
cacy OF a gentleman to remain in my
trousers. You know they are mine
and insist upon their immediate de,
livery TO me. You have no confidence
in me; l have none in you. My trou'
sersp"
In vain the banker protested against
such haste. The crowd that had gath
cred ubout the disputants said thu
member of the institute was right, ant
the banker, after sending for another
pair OF neither garments. SURRENDERED
the ink-staincd ones amid the laugh
ter of the ~bystanders.
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Famous Figureheads.

William Rush's father was a shi,.
carpenter and from his youth the son
was fond of ships. Often when Il boy
he would cut out miniature vessels
from blocks Of wood and exercise his
artistic talent in drawing upon boards
figures in chalk and paints. When he
commenced work in this country there
was no demand for the productions OF
native sc%ulptors, consequently to make
"A living Rush was obliged TO carve
prow-leads for vessels then in common
use. BY 1900 he had attained consid-
erable reputation rs a sculptor and
carver in wood and time matured his
talents. AT an early date in his career
his iigurcleads began to be noticed in
foreign ports. The figure of M Indian
trader on the ship William Penn was
much admired in London. The wood
carvers there, it is reported. would
come in boats aud lie near The ship to
sketch designs of the i%igurehead. This
was but a few years after tho revolu-
%tionary war. Another notable PROV
head which Rush carved was the fig
ure OF Il river god for the ship Ganges.
So VOL known abroad did his work ut
last become that the house of Nicklin
& Griffith of Philadelphia received
many orders from England for figure
heads TO be made by Rush 10 adorn
ships built on the other side of the At
lanlic. One of The most celebrated OF
these carvings was a female figure Of
Commerce.-Lippi1icotaS.
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81 =,

Ing an army was unknown. After
peace was re-esta blished in 164s, the
armies We're dissolved and the lands
knechts and troopers, accustomed to a
rowing life and to find their means of
subsistence, continued In their evil
ways. They became members of
marauders' bands, over which their
former officers reigned as chiefs.
"Most of them returned to the land
Df their birth, and thus it happened
that the strange mixture of tongues,
bred in the contiux of soldiers of fortune
from all parts Of the globe, was carried
into Spain and Italy, England and Rus
sia, Sweden and France as well, even
across the sea. being readily accepted
by the native rogues, who We're glad to
adopt n means of conveying ideas to
one another which was beyond the
grasp of the authorities fighting them.
"That in the criminals iargon the
German predominates is not to be won
dered at. Likewise it is but in accord
ance with the facts that many of the
pictorial signs bean some remote rela-
tons to the habits of the la%ndslknechts
and German scenery"
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lao nus. POTATOES pnu ACRE.

This astonishing yield was reported
by Abr. Hahn, OF Wisconsin,, but Sal
zer's potatoes always get there. Tho
editor of the Rural New-Yorker le-
ports a yield of 1856 bushels and Sponnds
per aero from one of Salzer's early
potatoes. Above Lilo hu hels are
from Salzer's new Seeding Hundred
fold. His new early potato, lightning
Express, has Il record of sos bushels
per acre. He offers potatoes as low as
$3.50 a barrel, AMI the best potato
planter in the world for but s..
IT You VIII Cut This out aud send 1t
with &c postage to the John A. Sal7er
Seed Co. La Crosse, Wis, you viii re-
ceive free his mammoth potato cata-
logne and Il package of ~sixteen-day
Get There. Eli. laaish. q
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: . Z 0%

A German historian with a French
name, Prof. Il. Oh. b. Ave-Lallemant,
in an elaborate Illustrated work, has
en- ahasized the conclusions arrived at
by other celebrated students of out
lawry, and has disclosed the ancient
origin of the codes, if such they may
be called. that govern the business Of
criminals all over the world. He holds
that crime is essentially an i%nterna-
tional, if not a cooperative institution.
Ave-Lallemunt shows that the crim-
inal jargon is a mixture of the German.
English, French, Swedish, Danish, Rus
sian and Gypsy languages, created by
the soldiery in the Thirty Years War,
ESQ years ago. This terrible war, +"
says the Professor, "drew recruits from
NIL parts of the globe. They naturally
turned robbers and plunderers, for
their wages We're uncertain and far be-
tween, and such a thing as provision
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Among the interesting cases he cites
Is that Of two Russians incarcerated in
a Berlin JAIL in cells situated one above
the other SO as to prevent them from
seeing each other. They begged per.
mission to be allowed to exercise their
religious functions by loud prayers
and singing, and made frequent use of
the license granted. The prison author
tiles noticed that when one of the
prisoners INDUCED in his celebrations
the other pressed his ear closely to the
grated doors, trying to catch his col
leagues words. Then the singer would
stop and the other begin to pray.
This went on for some time, till on.
fine morning both prisoners were mis-.
sing. They had escaped by an opening
in the wall, produced by mean of a
chisel. 1t then turned out that the
rogues while seemingly absorbed in
prayer communicated certain news to
each other and finally concocted the
plan that gave them their liberty.
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their way and possibly meeting with a
warm reception at the hands OF victims
recently plucked. The formula. play
ing-cards and arrow, could not be mis-
understood.
Figure ) is n sign by q gypsy band,
signifying the road they have taken
and the date they passed the spot where
found. The ciphers show the number
| of children, the horizontal lines the
number of comrades, the half line that
they carry "A woman with them. The
sem~i-circuitous line Of the arrow shows
that they travel on foot. If they had a
wagon the arrow would be on Il straight
line.
FIGURE was discovered q few wears
ago Dy the i.russlan police IN a prairie
district near Hanover. 1t turned out
to be the mode of communication
adopted by the chief of a band. who,
| being an educated man, had taken the
design from Il well-ltnown German
work on criminal Jurisprudence. This
gentleman is bemoaning his
stupidity in Jail.
Frequently criminals adopt a nom de
guerre corresponding with their former
Occupation. A Rhenish burglar of re-
nown was known as the pretzei baker,
and was in the habit of suminoning as
s~istance by some such sign as figure Z;
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CHOOSING THE DINNER LIsT.
Husband and Wife Quarrel About Ut and
About Hts stories.

The art Of bringing together a num-
Der OF congenial people nj IL dinner or
elsewhere is II most difficult QUE.
Some people are perfectly c%l,arsninu
IN their OWE homes and almost mn
bearable ont OF them.
Others give yon the impression that
they are easy, plant and generally
agreeable until you lind Them pittetl
against one of yorr guests whom you
thought possessed of similar traits.
Yet the two will bring out each 9th.
er's most disagreeable qualities, aud
perhaps help to spoil an otherwise
pleasant evening.
This SORT of thing often occurs in
planning q dinner, ! am sure, says Pol.
ly PrY in an Exchange.
"Charley, dear. I've only GOT six in.
vitations written for the dinner. We
want twelve"
"Who've you oot2"
"There's Col. Cook and his wife and
DR.. Allen"
you must be crazy. Cook and
Allen will start arguing with the sour
~"
Arguing with the soup, dear"
81 mean arguing when the SOU
M on, arl they'll keep it up unit
the liquor, aud | won't be able to get 8
word in. I've got a good lot of goot
stories, and"
"Oh, Charley, hope they're nicer
than the ones you told before"
"Ihey'rc the same ones, but these
are all new people"
VERY well, then; I'll leave the
table"
"Oh, well, I'll cut the stories. VIVA
a tyrant n woman can be. Did you in
vite Belle Burns?"
Belle Burns? No, indeed | didn't
Il don't see why not. We want ont
young woman"
whats thata"
81 say we want one other youns
woman besides you"
"Yoa didn'ts say anything of the kind
1t seems to me that you take IL grea
deal of interest in that girl."
"And SO did you"
"Yes, dear, until saw what an In
terest she took in YOU"
Nonsense. You really make m,
awfullv tired"
Just the effect she has on me-"
"Oh, don't invite her, then. Ii there'
any d~espotism equal to that of TIL,
domestic circle I'll like to see it. Her,
l nm paying for the dinner, and nj
that, and ] can't have Il word 10 ga,
about the guests"
"1'll tell you what I'll do. Charley
You can invite Belle Burns If you'll 10
me invite Fred Harrison.
Fred Harrison! Well l guess not
That would settle the dinner. NJ,
house isn'tany asylum for impecuniouI
dudes"
"We want one young man, dear"
"What?"
II say we want one young man--bc
sides you."
You think you're clever, don't YOU.
We won't have either Fred Harrison
or Bel Burns. Who else have yo,
invited"
"Mr. and Mrs. Hargraves, and"
"Oh.dcar. That woman will talk IL
to death about her charities, and IL
dollars to d%ougbntls that she'll sprin:
a subscription paper on lis before III,
dinner is uver.'
Charley, you're just rs mean as yol
can be. never SAY you so disagree
able. guess you must have lost nor,
than you said last night"
Indeed | didn't
Suppose you make out the list o
guests"
"All right, | will"
But he knows better.
Little "wifey' does it nil, and 4 yer,
good time they have. despite Charley
gloomy prophecies.
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Seeing a Great Editor.

A newspaper mar from the west
visited New York on one occasion and
called on Il great editor there with
whom he had had some corresponds
encc. He called 10 pay his respects
mostly but he was after IL Job if he
could get one. Hc sem in his card,
after the custom i'll New York, and in
a minute or two the boy returned.
What is your businesss?" asked the
boy
mo business; pleasure" he wrote
on the card and the boy took it in aud
came back.
"He wants to know your business or
pleasure" said the boy.
"To pay my respects" the visitor
wrote and sent it in.
Call at tho countine-room to pay
anything" came back the answer.
"1lianks,' lie wrote, 'the amount is
so small that il will not justify me in
stopping"
The boy took it in aud the visitor
started off in nc pleasant frame Of
mind.
Here" said the editor, appearing
at tho door of his den, "come here"
The visitor changed his course.
"fll meet you half way" le said,
stopping at about half that distance.
The great editor came forward and
took him by the hand.
Come ill.," he said, grimly, Come
in and sit down, j ike your style"
Il don't like yours responded the
visitor frankly as he sat down.
some do" said the great editor
with a smile.
Perhaps they do, but it is an ac-
CURED taste"
The great editor seemed to enjoy it.
"Some OF the acquired things of life
are very excellent" he vcntured.
"Yes, my services on this paper. for
instance" said the visitor plumptly
and after half an bours's further talk
he went away with Il commission to do
some work preparatory 10 q regular
.sit" OH the stalf.-Dstlon Free Press.
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THE CARE OF THE CANARY.
Every Little Defender should Heed Thess
, Instructions.

OF all birds TO keep in the nursery
%canarics arc certainly The incest. They
are very alf%ectionate, and can be tanned
to almost any extent. In buying a
bird be sure TO 90 to arespectablc shop
or you may be cheated. The writer
heard of one lady who, TO her disgust,
discovered she had bought a sparrow
painted yellow, thinking it q very
handsome Anarv. She had given him
a large price for it.
The best cages for ~canarics are those
made of mahogany or any other hard
wood. BE sure never to buy one made
of Fir OF other soft aud porous woods.
as they narbor insects. Cages are
really best made chiefly of wire; these
are light and neal and easily kept
clean. The food and water vessels
should always be OF glass or porcelain,
and placed outside the cage, so as to
let the bird have the whole of tho in
terror to himself. For ono bird the
cage should not be less than twelve
inches in height and eight inches in
lcugth and breadth. Each cage should
have two pcrches, not under Que an
other. The best food is canary and
turnip seed (Lhe smaller summer rape
seed), in the proportion of one-third
or one onc-fourth of the latter to two
thirds or three-tourllls OF the former.
a little variation in their food occa-
sionally will be found conducive to the
health and well being of birds. Oat-
meal or groats nov and then. mixed
with their seed or given in the little
tin box with which cages arc usually
furnished will be useful; chickweed,
groundscl or lettuce leaf should be
given three or four times n week, ex.
cept in a breeding cage A small
lump of buy salt or n piece of old nor
tar is good for them to peck at, and a
slice of apple, pear, plum or a cherry
will be grateful TO the birds il not too
often repeated.
Ii is most important that canaries
should be kept dry, clean and warm,
and their owners must not forget that
these charming little birds are foreign
ers and therefore cannot always bear
exposure to d%raughts in which hardy
American birds thrive.
When keeping pets children should
try to realize the kind of country and
especially the sort OF climate natural
to them. 1t will then be easy to sur
round them with what is best suited to
the nature OF each.
For instance, remembering the
bright, hot sunshine to which birds
from distant lands are accustomed,
it would be we'll to place tho cage in 8
nice, safe, warm place daily.
But the poor little bird must not be
left to shiver when the sunshine has
passed; it is better to move his cage
before that moment. This should not
be forgotten by the young mistress OF
master who wants to keepa pct healthy
aud nanny.
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upon a certain band to act, and reads
rs follows: "Following the point of the
arrow, the fourth house in the direction
given is to be broken into and looted
during the night of the next moon
crescent"
This was and is "a writing on the
wall" which every experienced rogue
understood then and understands now.
One shudders to see it recognized by
the quintet of marauders represented
by the figures in the second line the
gentlemen carrying on their imaginary
signets a bird, die, key, pitcher and
chair respectively, being reputed expert
housebreakers of murderous DISPOSE
ton.
The key, crossed by an arrow, is an
ancient burglars sign. The mem bers
of the guild infer from it's presence on
the wall of n house or u fence that one
of them has been accommodating there
abouts and desires assistance; also
that it would not be amiss to revisit
the place at night, when in all probable
ity q valuable acquaintance may be
formed.
Two swords crossed, with an arrow
running through. signifies the direction
which n certain troop of armed mar
auders belonging to a body under Il
onmo chief have taken. Card cheats
had their EARNS" and signs. which they
cut into the trees on the high roads.t to-
gether with the date of their visit, TIC
warn colleagues from continuing on
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The most inhuman outrages, outrages
which would disgrace the savage, man
pcrpctrates upon his W system by swal-
lowing drastic purgatives which ~convulse
his stomach, agonize his in.cstines and
weaken his system. Many people con-
stantly DO this under the impression that
indictments only which are violent in
their action, and particularly cathartics,
are OF any avail. lrrcrnrable injury to
health is wrought under this mistaken
idea. The laxative which most nearly
approaches the hencticcntaction OF nature
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which Is
painless but thorough, and inrigorates
the intestinal canal instead Of weakening
and irr tating it. The liver and the
stomach share in the benign discipline
instituted by this comprehensive medi.
cine, whose healthfn! influence is felt
throughout the system. Malarious, rhen-
matte. kidney and nervous complaints
succumb to it.
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NEARING OF EASY elks
now They Arc Captured ana tl,c C.n,,.
ness of Treatment They Rraat

@One of the most interesting s;ohts
1saw in Yellowstone park last SIM
mer," said a tourist 10 a n. Y. ,Snu
man, was a small herd of baby c,ks.
The little animals Wouldn't let s,rang-
efs touch them, but to their keeper
they were rs tame and confidinn as
young puppies. They licked his hands
and face and played around him like
cosset lambs The keeper said lie was
tanning them for the governments
geological collection Mt Washington.
we have to capture the young elks.,
the keeper told me, 'before they are n
week old or We can't do anything with
them in the way of tanning. Tho bull
elk stands guard over the female when
she gives birth 10 her calf and for
some time after. When any one ap-
proaclles he becomes furious and pug
nacious and VIC have 10 drive him
away before WI can capture The calf.
We put him 10, flight with a blood
hound. the hound being trained TO re-
tnrn when it has driven The bull elk
out of the neighborhood. The mother
elks are timid and we have no trouble
with them.
"'We are obliged the keeper con.
tinued, to handle tho baby elks with
the utmost care and kindness. No an,
imal is more sensitive than they are.
and il were to cuff or slap one OF
them as | would a dog | could v
win its confidence again or make any
progress with it. daren'tspeak cross
to them or in a loud or sharp tone, for
they kne~v even better than a child
when you are scolding them. Their
memories are SO good that they never
forget the slightest BIT OF i'll treatment,
and we have to fondle and caress them
and speak gently to them at all times
to accomplish Il purpose. So long
as we do that they mind and love us.
Tanning young elks is ticklish bust
ness, but like it better than q
other work
While the keeper was saying this
his sleek little f%our-footed pupils bud.
died around him, licked his clothing,
stuck their noses toward his face and
showed the most remarkable affection
for him. IL was q sight worth going .
loug distance TO sce."