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A surnrise In seidlitz.

On the first consignment OF seidlitz
powders in the capital of Delhi the mon
arch became deeply interested in the ac-
counts of the refreshing draft. A box was
brought to the king in full court, and the
interpreter explained to his majesty how
1t should be used.
Into o goblet he put the 19 blue papers,
and having added water the king drank
it off. This was the alkali, and the royal
countenance expressed no signs of salts
faction. 1t was then explained that in
the combination Of the two powders lay
the luxury, and the 10 white powders were
quickly dissolved and as eagerly swallow
ed by his majesty.
With a wild shrek that will be remem-
bered while Delhi is numbered among the
Kingdoms, the monarch rose, staggered,
exploded, and in his full agonies screamed,
'Hold me downI'' then, rushing from the
throne, fell PROSTATE on the floor. There
he lay during the long continued etfer
vescence of the compound, spiriting like
10000 pennyworth of imperial pop anc
believing himself in the agonies of death
-London Tit-Bits.
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Amusement Versus Learning.

Not long ago the head of large corset
factory, where hundreds and hundreds OF
girls are employed, was visited by COM
mittee Of educational people to urge night
school work for the operators throughout
the business year. The society volunteered
to arrange suitable course of study, pro-
vide the necessary fund books and recon-
mend able instructors. NO" said the
senior staymaker; tive don't care to go
into this scheme. Our people work al
day, and if they start in studying all nlgh0
tbev won It be able to do us justice. Learn
ing is all very well for the rich, but the
Door have q living to get, and they need
all the time after working hours for rest
and amusement Now, if you want to
start a baseball or tennis tournament, or
fit up pavilion with gymnasium and
natatorium, we will be glad to talk it over
with you. New York World
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Lost In the Woods.

"Few persons realize how easy 1t is to
lose ones way in the woods, remarked j.
L. Parkinson of Albany. 1.-The most Gu
rious thing about the experience is that
when the bewildered man becomes aware
that he is lost he keeps on the most watch
full guard against repeating the blunder,
and yet the result usually shows that he
has gone on losing his way over and over
again. Several years ago / lost my way
in this manner in q forest In Canada. l
was on hunting trip and late in the aft
ernoon started to go back to camp. After
several hours fruitless search for the place
where my tent was pitched I came to the
conclusion that was lost, and that my
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Earacha Remedies.

A good liniment for earache is made
thus: Camphorated chloral, ~ parts; pure
glycerin, 1871 parts; oil of sweet almonds,
10 parts. Mix well and keep in stop
pered bottle Soak pledget Of pure cotton
wool in this Iiniment and place it gently
In the ear, unseallng it as far as possible,
and renew it once or twice daily. The lini-
ment may be also rubbed behind the ear
itself. Equal parts of almond oil and
laudanum form another good application
for earache. Shake the bottle WELL then
pour few drops in q teaspoon previous
" heated by being placed in boiling water
and pour the heated fluid into the ear.
Then put In piece of cotton wool, max
ing the patient rest his head for a time on
the opposite ear to get the drops well down
within that which is affected, so that when
moved the oil will not come out again
New York Dispatch.
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Earned a Fat Tip.

The absentminded man is unlucky about
getting into predicaments; but, like the
cat of nine lives, he gets out of them with
rare good fortune. A man who can't help
forgetting some things had an experience
the other evening which is not common.
He had taken some friends to the theater,
and afterward they went to hotel in
Fifth avenue for supper. When the wait
er brought the bill, the host discovered
an error of 30 cents in the addition and
handed it back to the waiter. The waiter
apologized took away the bill and short
" returned with it. While the host was
scanning the items second time he ran
his hand in his pocket for his money. A
blank look came over his face, and he said
to the waiter: IT have forgotten my mon
ey, keys and everything. viii you explain
to the cashier and tell him that will send
a check tomorrow My name is -"
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LULLABY.

The moon burns soft behind the hilli
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
l hear the plaintive whippoorwill;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
It's throat is mellow with a lay
l never heard before today.
/ wonder what grieves its heart away.
The night winds rustic on the hill;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
The stars are shining for the morn;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
The night another morn has born;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
The stars CLEAN on another grave,
The dews another tombstone lave.
Where larkspur bloomed but yesterday
The night hangs pressing on the morn;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
The winds have sobbed the stars to rest;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
The whippoorwill sleeps within its nest
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
Two little teeth begin to show.
Two little eyes give back the glow
That beamed on me one year ago.
Baby's sobs would break her rest;
Sleep, little rosebud, sleep.
Alfred Bryant.
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IT Was Familiar.

snow, children, " began the gentleman
who had been asked to address the infant
class. "you must all keep very still, for
am going to tell you about Moses. Moses
was one of the patriarchs. He was one OF
the grand old men of the Bible-no doubt
you have all seen pictures of Moses. he
had white hair and a long, white beard
hanging from his chin. Now, children,
Won all know what long white beard is,
don't you?" There the gentleman ad-
dressing the infant class paused for that
reply for which such orators are seldom
fully prepared. "Yeth, thir," piped up
the smallest boy in the room from some
remote corner; 1--WE theen um-jes' like q
billygoat, thirp'-New York Tribune.
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only chance was in firing my gun in The
hone of attracting some PERSONS atten
tion. This did, but no answering sound
greeted my ear. wandered around in
these woods for two whole days and nights,
keqnently finding myself, after several
ours tramping, at the same spot had
narted from. On the morning of the third
day came across a little path, which
made up my mind to follow. No words
can expression the joy 1 felt at finding aft
err going shorS distance that it led me
into locality that was perfectly famil-
lar with, and from which I had no diff
Guilty in finding my way to camp. Had
gone about 100 yards in the proper direc-
ton when 1 first became aware was lost,
Iwould have struck this path. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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GIVE YOUR STOMACH A REST.
Simple Advice to 1yspeptics.

Simple Advice to DySpeptics.
Indigestion is caused by tired stomach just
as a sore back after working is caused by tired
muscles. The remedy in either case is rest.
Rest is the rational cure for every ache and dis
order that is caused by overwork. There is but
one way to rest your stomach and other digestive
organs without starving and that is by resort to
the use of artiicially digested foods,
Processes have been discovered whereby meat
and vegetables can be digested outside of the
body and thus fitted for immediate absorption
without further change.
Paskola Is such food, but Paskola is some
thing more than food. 1t not only strengthens
and nourishes the body, but aids the digestion
Of other foods
BY its use the dyspeptic will find himself able
to eat and enjoy those things which haye hitherto
caused the most frightful distress.
The wonderful secret of health and disease Is
hidden almost entirely in the food we eat, If we
take care of our digestion, five eat proper food
the chances are we shall always be well. If we
fall sick, we should take all the more care for
what we eat.
Sickness can be cured by food more easily than
by medicines. raskola is one Of the most impor-
tant discoveries OF our age. Here is the evidence
Of what it can do for you:
BRIDGEToN, N. Y, April IL, 1884,
Gentlemen-After being under the care Of my
physician for long time and trying almost
most every remedy known to science, was in
duced by my friends to try Paskola as a last re-
sort to health.
Ifelt a great improvement and benefit before
had consumed the first SOC bottle. and mad ne
trouble to retain 1t on my stomach, as all othei
preparations Aauseated me.
now have rAvenous appetite and can eat thu
most hearty food and know am gaining in fesl
daily. MRS. EMMA CLARK
Paskola may be obtained of any reputable
druggist A pamphlet on food ana digesuon VII
be mailed free, on application to
The Pre-Digested Food Co., 30 Read st., N.
Sold by ]. t. shurtleff, Bennington, vt.
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A citizen of Rumford had canvassed the
town in vain from end to end in search OF
"a hen to set' when he heard that an old
darby on tho Boston, Providence and
Newport road had great deal of setting
stock" As this was just what he wanted,
he lost no time in hunting him up. He
found the old man building hencoop in
the rear Of his residence. Approaching, he
asked by way Of broaching the subject how
many hens he had sitting.
''Three hens and "a rooster, boss. !"
"And a which," inquired the poultry
man, thinking Ire had not heard straight
"a rooster, " replied the darby.
Seeing the look of distrust on his visit
or's face, he took him into low building,
and sure enough there sat large Brahma
rooster calmly covering 20 eggs. On one
side of him sat two hens, and on the other
O third hen. The visitor, seeing how state
" the rooster sat, secretly resolved to get
some of the darky's eggs and hatch out
special lot of ROSTERS. On being asked
what he did when the rooster wouldn't sit
any longer the darby replied that "dat ar
rooster done bound to set, pointing I'M
derneath the box.
Looking under the box the visitor was
surprised to find both of the ROSTERS legs
sticking through holes in the box The
black rascal had actually bored holes
through the box and tied the ROSTERS legs
underneath, so, as he said, the rooster was
"done bound to set"
Inquiring into the matter, the Rumfort
man found that the darky had four hem
and one rooster. Three of the hens wer'
sitting, and the other hen was laying. TIT
darby, finding the eggs of the hen accu
mulating quite fast, decided to let up feed
ing the rooster corn and make him hatcl
a flock of chickens. Journal
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n1ushrnts as Household Pets.

Mrs. Sarah Howard of Houlton has two
queer pets-a couple Of muskrats that
came up the drain into her cellar and
thence even into the kitchen. They have
low got SO tame that they eat out of the
ats saucer and show no fear of that in
Rvidual, who on her part does not deign
to notice them, though her kittens some
times cuff the rats. One day they got
straw and pieces off the broom and made
a nest under the cupboard. They will
come close to ones chair and smell ones
hand when reached down to them. When
eating milk, they sit beside the saucer,
thrust both paws into the milk and then
lap it from their paws, sometimes taking
a half hour to consume small saucer Of
milk.-Lewiston Journal.
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Youhp Wife-The minister wants every
woman in the congregation to earn some
tbinJ for the church by her own labor
andlf don't know what in the world 10 DO
Eusband-You spoke about needing
new dress and s.o.
Wife-oh, yes, never thought OF that
T,,l qet the dressmaker to pay me so
much an hour while I'm being fitted, and
then she can charge it in the bill.-NeW
York Weekly.
A correspondent submits this question:
"Do YOU not think 1t is better to live for a
few friends than to die for the masses"
1t is safe to reply that there is little dan
ger of crowding the cemeteries in the man
ner here suggested. -Minneapolis House
keener
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"Oh, 4" answered the waiter, never mind
about that I'll pay the bill, sir" This
having a waiter offer to pay ones bill rath-
er stunned the host, but as he was not
known in the hotel he thought the wisest
thing to do was to accept the proposition,
SO he took the waiter Aame, saying, "An
right, Ernest I'll come in on my way
down town in the morning and hand you
the money" ''You needn't trouble to do
that, SIR said Ernest. "You could hand
it to me the next time you come in" The
next morning, when the forgetful man
went to the hotel to reimburse the waiter,
he gave him fat tip" of course. That
was what Ernest was counting on.-New
York Tribune.
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Window Pastel.

The man sat at the window. TWAS easy
IN SEQ that the world had dealt kindly with
the man. The room was sumptuously fur
nished, and the man was well groomed.
The red rays of the setting sun filtered
into the room through the boughs of
budding tree, outlining on the tapestried
wall the maidenlike contours Of the young
leaves in group of dancing elhand sprites.
Using their wand with natures impartial
ity, the magic rays tipped with gold the
scattered gray hairs commingled in the
locks that graced the temples of the man.
Tenderly and with the reverential touch
of one who is permitted to take in his hand
a fragment of some sweet saints robe, the
man held in his soft and tapering fingers
a lock Of hair. "Only woman's hair, !"
blond and silkily soft.
For long time the man sat in silence,
gazing at the little silken lock. Once he
sighed and passed his hand over the tress
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with a motion that the observer might
have interpreted as caress-
The sun sank lower till but bit of red
rim showed above the horizon like the
sleepy eye of jaded debauchee. Twitter-
ing sparrows filled the tree, and their
shadows on the tapestried wall seemed the
dance Of hobgoblins
The man looked out the window to the
west as the sun dropped behind cloud as
If it had been seized and dragged down to
darkness. The eyes of the man assumed
a PARKWAY expression, his pupils dilating.
IF that chambermaid," said the man,
doesn't quit using my comb and brush,
I'll get another boarding house, and that S
all there is to it. "-Indianapolis Journal
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OLD TIME CARVING.
Our Ancestors Had Vocabulary We Have
Quite Forgotten.

Our Ancestors Had Vocabulary We Have
Quite Forgotten.
What ds we know about carving except
for the domestic mealH What do we know
of the terms used-of the different ways
of carving every kind of birdY declare
that carve pheasant when one appears,
Just like fowl, and that carve par
fridge by dividing the bird into two equal
or unequal portions. 1t is, believe,
about year ago that l quoted from an
old book on carving some of the terms Of
the art. May one repeat them from the
same book? Remember that there were
carving masters in those days-professors
of the art. They were itinerants They
did not keep school. They went from house
to house and taught the ladies. AS for
their social position, have not ascertain
ed it. Probably they were classed with the
itinerant portrait painter. Certainly they
did not sit at table with the gentlefolk. l
fear that their place was the Kitchen, and
that Lady Mary took her lessons in that
room surrounded by the admiring maids.
But the only thing she carved was
mutton or beef. You had to "break (,
deer, rear goose, lift swan, sauce ca
pom spoil hen, frpsh chicken, embrace
a mallard, unlace cony, dismount her
on, display crane, disfgure peacock,
unjoint bittern, untack a curlew, alaye
O pheasant, wing partridge or quail,
mince plover, thigh pigeon or any 9th
er small bird and border game pie.
The acquisition of these terms was only
the beginning of knowledge. And they
tell me-the men who can remember {
dinner party when James II or William
III was king-that there has never beer
any carving since to compare with thu
carving of her ladyship.-London Queen
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How 70 Rutter Thin Bread.

"Iuke my sandwiches with the bread
cut thin," sad Mr.. Googleby, but sell
dom try TO make them in that way my
self. for they always make me angry; the
bread crumbles and ourls up so when try
to spread it. Mrs. Googleby has no such
trouble, however, and this morning dis.
covered why. She buffers the cut end Oh
the loaf before cutting off the slice SIM
nile. amt it, and Mrs. Googleby tells Rne
it's as old as the hills New York y IN
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Bishop Polk, afterNard General Polk,
was one of those men who wear the seal of
authority upon their brows. On one of
his episcopal visitations he stopped for the
night at a country inn, when his host at
once addressed him as general
"No. my friend" said Polk, lyon are
mistaken. 1 am not soldier"
Judge, them" hazarded the innkeeper.
"That is not the title given me by those
who know me, replied Polk, beginning
to be amused.
'Bishop, thenS"
fright" said Polk, laughing
'Well, knew you were at the head OF
your profession, whatever it was" said
the innkeeper. Youths Companion.
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FOE OVER FIFTY YEARS.

AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over
ffty wears by millions Of mothers for their chill
dren while te4thing, with perfect success ~
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays All
nain' cures wind colic and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. Is pheasant to the taste. Sold by
Druggists in every part Of the world. Twenty
Ave cents bottle. Its value is incalculable. BE
sure and ask fot Mrs. Winslow's Soothing SYRUP
and take no otlier.
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1mnnrtnnt Point For Johnny

Johnny-Don't they use bark to tan
hides with, par
Father-Yes, my son, but If you ask
any more questions this evening you'll find
that slipper does just as well.-Boston
Home journal.
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"I'm glad Tompkins has struck d streak
of luck at last" II
smith-So am I. What is j
II don't know just what. 4 only know
that he talked to me for 20 yhinutes with
out asking to borrow So. "r-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung z castoria'
When she had Children, she gavethsm Castoria-
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
Making Billiard Cushions.

The making of billiard cushions is an
important industry, but is carried on
by two or three firms alone, and while
the story of the difficulty which has
been overcome in preventing the ball
from sinking into the rubber and thus
destroying the angle desired to be taken
Is an interesting one it has been told
before and will not be repeated now.
In the early days of the industry the
manufacturer employed valve rubber
and obtained much better price for it
when it was worked up into the cush-
ion.
Then the cushion maker set his wits
to work to get the valve rubber cheap
Iy. but in those days it was strongly
held, and none was allowed to pass to
that industry unless it paid the en-
HANGED royalty. Finally the com bina-
ton was broken by firm in Pittsburg
ordering the valve rubber ostensibly for
ordinary use, but shipping it back to
New York for the intended purpose.
So skillfully and patiently was this
done that great quantity was accumu-
lated, and the valve rubber man threw
up the sponge. Now billiard cushions
are made OF nodded rubber, an evolu-
ton which came along later.-Hard-
ware.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
La rontaine,s Opinion of Himself.

LA Fontaine," said one of the most
brilliant critics and wits of the famous
fable writer's time, lis such fool that
he does not know he has more genius
than Esop or Phadrus. y
In truth, he was severe critic of his
own work. He attended the first presen-
tation of his 'Astree, and sat near
some ladies who did not know him. AT
some of the important passages he ex-
claimed: "That is wretched! That is
absurdF'
When they protested that it was
good, and that it was by the great La
Fontaine, he rejoined:
''That makes no difference. The
piece is bad. | know that La Fontaine
you are speaking of. He's a stupid fell
low. He's myself"
Then he went out, entered cafe and
went to sleep in corner. Some of his
friends found him there and inquired
why he wasn't listening to "Astree.
''Oh," said the author, rousing him
self and sitting a yawn, 81 just came
away. The first part displeased me
greatly. No one agreed with what said
about it, but didn't care to hear more.
I admire the patience of the Parisians. -
Youths Companion.
The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
POINTERS ON THE GRIP.

Description of the Disease by One Who
Has Suffered.
Ever had the grip? l will give you
few pointers. You will imagine you
have a bad cold, and you can wear it
out, but you need not try it. The grip
has fastened his fangs onto you and will
net let go. You have got to give up, go
home and go to bed. In short time
you will realize Beecher's dream of hell.
You will think your head has been re-
moved and an old beehive with the
empty comb left in its place. Your
mouth will taste like a pail Of sauer-
kraut. You have the grip.
The doctor comes, looks you over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth,
finds your temperature 104 degrees in
the shade, your pulse going at the rate
Of two miles and three laps to the Sec
ond. He orders you to stay in bed and
gives you medicine that is SO strong and
sour that simply setting the bottle on
the clock shelf stopped the clock. He
will tell your wife that she may give
you warm drinks and try to get you
to sweat and take his leave. Now, all
wives are family doctors by right of
their position in the house, and as you
have gone to sleep, delirious and ex-
hausted, she begins her treatment by
putting belladonna plaster across your
lungs, faxseed poultice on one side
and a mustard poultice on the other,
hot fatiron and jug of hot water to
your feet, and sack of boiled corn in
the ear, piping hot, to your back. You
sleep and dream of being away to the
far north in search of the north pole or
out in the center of some beautiful
sheet Of water, like Lake Superior or
the lawn tennis skating rink, helpless
and alone, with the ice breaking all
around you and you slowly sinking.
You finally awake, burned, blistered and
baked. The doctor calls, finds your
temperature about 80 degrees at the
north side Of the house and your pulse
normal, not needing pacemaker. He
pronounces you better, convalescing;
orders beef tea, chicken soup, Cruel
and toast as diet. You take the big
rocking chair exhausted, tired, dis
couraged and ugly; you feel like lick
ing your wife, kicking the dog and
breaking up the furniture, but you
won't do anything but sit there day
after day weak, helpless and tired
Winona (Minn.) Herald.