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spring that he gets enables MIN to lift
his foot more rapidly and repeat the
stride more quickly than the ranner
who goes fiat-footed. AS length and
rapidity of stride are what give speed
In running, it follows that fat-footed
runner can never be fast one. Anoth.
er reason against pounding away flat
footed is that the delicate mechanism
Of the ankle, knee and hip is Jared
and may in time be injured.
The second point for runner to oh.
serve Is bis method of breathing.
Breathe through both the nose and
mouth. Nearly every boy when hs
first begins to run has the insane idea
that all the breathing must be done
through the nose. There was never a
greater mistake. When boy runs hin
heart beats much faster than it does
ordinarily, and pumps out just SO much
more blood. All this must be aerated or
purified by air from the lungs. The OPP
preston that one feels when 3e'
ginning to run Is due to the lungs de-
manding more air for the extra guam
tity of blood which the heart is send
ing out. Nature has looked out for
this, and provided way by which air
can be furnished to the lungs very rap
idly. 1t is very simple way, and COM
sists Of merely opening the mouth.
Breathe, then, through the nose in
ordinary life as much as possible, but
when you are running or exercising
violently open the mouth and take in
air in deep, rapid breaths, not gulping
it in through the mouth alone, but let
ting the mouth and nose have each
their share.
Take long stride as possible, but
without overbalancing the body. Bend
the body slightly from the hips; for il
| it be held too erect the stride will be
shortened. Let the bent arms swing
easily and naturally little above tho
level of the hips, swinging out and back
with every stride. This keeps the
muscles loose, prevents them from be.
coming tired SO easily as they would il
held rigid, and balances the body bet
ter. Take especial pains to keep the
body from being stiff; let it swing as
easily and lithely as possible. In
sprinting the stride is shorter and
more rapid than in long-distance run.
ming, and sprinter usually funs with
body thrown farther back, in quite diff.
ferent form from the long easy lope OF
the distance runners. Scoville, Jr.,
| in st. Nicholas.
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he uill Not Droun Himself.



r. W. Edwards, OF Lansingburr. was
prostrated by sunstroke during the war,
and II has entaiIcd on him peculiar and se.
rious consequences. At present writing
Mr.. Z. Is prominent officer OF Post Lyon.
g. A. r., Cohoes and past aide de camp on
the staff of the commandcr-in-chief OF Al
bany Co. In the interview with reporter,
he said
81 was wounded and sent to the hospital
at Winchester. They sent me together with
others to Washington-a ride Of about 100
miles. Having no room In the box cars we
were placed face up on the bottom OF fat
cars. The sun beat down upon our unpro-
tected heads. When reached Washington
Twas inseusible and was unconsciou, for
ten days while in the hospital An abscess
gathered In my ear and broke; It has been
gathering and breaking ever since. The
result of this 100-mile ride and sunstroke
was heart disease, nervous prostration, in.
somnia and rheumatism. A completely
shattered system which give me no rest
night or day. As a last RESORT took some
Pink Pills and they helpedme to wonder
ful degree. My rheumatism is gone, my
heart failure, dyspepsia and constipatica
are about gone, and the absoess in my ear
has stopped discharging and my head feels
though 1t would burst, and my once shat
tered nervous system is now nearly sound.
Look at those fingers" Mr., Edwards said,
"do they look as If there was any rheuma-
ism therel" He moved hts fingers rapidly
and freely and strobe about the room like
young boy. "a year ago those fingers were
gnarled at the joints and so stiff that could
not hold pen. My knees would swell up,
and could not straighten my leg out. My
joints would squeak when I moved them.
That Is the living truth.
"When came to think thatI was going to
be crippled with rheumatism, together with
the rest of my ailments, l tell you life
seemed not worth living / suffered from
dependency. / cannot begin to tell you,"
said Mr.. Edwards, as he drew a long breath,
what my feeling is at present. l think II
left me prime and vigorous at forty-seven,
could feel no better. l was an old man
and could only drag myself painfully about
the house. Now l can walk off without any
trouble. That in ITSELF" continued Mr..
Edwards, "would be sufficient to give me
cause for rejoicing, but when you come to
consider that l am no longer what you
might call nervous and that my heart is ap-
parently nearly healthy, and that can
sleep nights, you may realize why / may ap-
pear to speak in extravagant praise of Pink
Pills. These pills quiet my nerves, take
the same time enrich my blood. There
seemed to be no circulation in my lower
limbs a year ago, my legs being cold and
clammy at times. Now the circulation
thereis as full and as brisk as at any other
part of my body. l used to be so light
order that frequently fell while crossing
the floor of my house. Spring is coming
and never felt better in my life, and l am
looking forward to busy season of work"
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soma schoolbox netinitiona,

In a recent examination some boys
were asked to define certain words,
and to give sentence illustrating the
meaning. Here are few: Frantic
means wild. / picked some frantic
flowers. Athletic, strong; the vinegar
was too athletic to use. Tandem, one
behind another; the boys sit tandem at
school. And then some single words
are funnily explained. Dust is mud,
with the wet squeezed out; fms are
fishes wings; stars are the moon s eggss
circumference Is distance around the
middle of the outside.-Educational
Gazette.
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EVERYBODY LAUGHED.
Huge Crowd Amused by q Terrier and Al
Indestructible Rat.

Huge Crowd Amused by q Terrier and an
Indestructible Rat.
A rat, q terrier and small boy caused
thousands of people to congregate on
West Madison street about nine o'clock
the other night, and it was not a real
rat, either. The rat. which was most
natural-lool,ing rubber affair, was con-
nected with long, thin pipe and
bulb. Every time the boy squeezed the
bulb the rat would leap forward in
most lifelike manner and the ladies on
the street would shrek with terror and
gather up their skirts. This delighted
the crowd, which surged down on the
boy and the rat from every direction.
The fun was kept up for an hour or
more, even the policeman on the beat
stopping now and then for q good
laugh. Suddenly, however, a sleek
looking rat terrier sprung through the
crowd and made for his mortal enemy.
Down be pounced. The boy gave the
bulb jab and the rat leaped about six
feet. Again the dog made spring.
This time be caught the rat in his teeth
and the pressure caused it to give out a
most lifelike squeak, which delighted
the dog and audience alike.
BY this time the street was packed.
Time after time the dog would shake
the rat and put it down, only to see it
leap again, to the wild delight of the
crowd. For the first half hour it was
mere play to the plucky little terrier,
but after awhile things began to grow
monotonous. The dog lay down for
rest and the rat jumped over him. This
was too much Cor canine flesh and blood
to stand; he loaped up again, and now
the contest kept up until the dog fell
from. sheer exhaustion. Painting and
with eyes protruding, he made few
more Intellectual snaps at the rubber
rat, then turned over on his side and
laid his head on the pavement. His
owner worked his way through the
crowd, picked up his pet in his arms,
uttered few remarks, and offered to
lick the man who had killed his dog.
The crowd jeered and dispersed, while
the small boy strolled down the street
in search Of another ambitious rat ter
rier.-Chicago News.
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MILK COOLER.

It does not matter how much or how
little water is pumped into the vat at
once, as it holds itself with the top Of
the hose all the time. There is no
danger of overflowing or drowning the
cans. OF course, there should be
enough cold water pumped into the
vat to keep the milk cool. / find that
when my milk is at the same tempera-
ture as the water coming from the
well, it is about right to raise~all of
the cream. used piece of two-inch
hose, and bored two inch hole in the
box and inserted the hose. Then in
order to make the hose and box water
tight. bored hole through stick,
which drove inside of the hose where
1t passes through the tank. l had
good sweet milk and good buttermilk
aud fine, hard butter all summer. !
shipped my butter to Omaha, and re-
ceived for it at the depot four and five
cents per pound more than we could
get at the store at home. also grew
In my garden after July s, 1894 tat
which time was hailed out and lost
my entire CROP, one pail tomatoes, one
bushel of turnips. eleven cabbsges,
four bushels of radishes, one-half peck
Of beans, lots of lettuce and a few
onions, by irrigation from our tank =
George Hallock, in Farm and Fireside.
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THE QUEENS EQUIPAeE.

aud the complacency of the donkey
suggested that he almost understood
the honor which was being done him.
The donkey, whose name is Jocko, has
an interesting history.
During previous sojourn in the same
district, the queen was one morning en-
joying herself incognita, In the open
air at Acquisgrana, when she saw a
peasant leading along by the bit q
donkey which looked as though 1t had
once been fine animal of his kind, but
now seemed to be almost starved. He
was lean, languishing, evidently suffer
ing.
The queen asked him If his donkey
was for sale.
THAT depends, signora," said the
man. "If were to sell him, now, how
should I get my HvingP"
How much did you pay for him?"
"A hundred francs"
II will give you two hundred, and
You can buy another donkey"
The man sold him to the unknown
"signora," and poor Jocko at once be-
gan a new life. Abundantly fed and
carefully groomed, he blossomed out as
royal favorite. The story spread,
and the queen could take no more
promenades with convenience, for she
was certain every day to encounter
several peasants who tried to sell her
decrepit and half-starved donkeys. She
bought none of them.
During her late visit the queen drove
through Acquisgrana with Jocko, and
his former owner, the peasant, saw the
equipage go by. The donkey was fat,
glossy and glittering with buckles of
silver and gold.
"Alas!" exclaimed the peasant.
when sold my donkey, why didn't
throw myself in?"-Youth's Companion.
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THE FASHIONS.

BLAcx and white are certainly In
fashion, but in stripes and pekins and
not in checks.
EcRU lace is popular, and with net
and Insertion viii form exquisite col
lars, yolScs, berthas and skirt trim
mings.
THE plated and rosctted collars Of
chiffon are still to be seen; In fact, the
lavish use of this material bids fair to
last oil through the summer.
THE fullness in eigot sleeves is dis
posed In gathers or plaits at the shoul.
ders, the distended effect being at
tanned equally well by both modes Of
adjustment.
SLEEvEs for plain day dresses are Al.
ways worn long, sometimes too long.
Some end in the form Of the mouth Of
. blunderbuss or of q hute, and are
most un becoming
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stransest Costume Ever Made.

According to the Pittsburgh journal,
Peter Gruber, the rattlesnake king of
Venango county, has made the most
unique costume any man ever wore.
It consists of coat, vest, trousers, hat,
shoes, and shirt, and is made entirely
Of the skins of rattlesnakes. Seven
hundred snakes, all caught and
skinned by Gruber during the past five
years, provided the material for this
novel costume. To preserve the
brilliancy and the fexibility of the
skins in the greatest possible degree.
the snakes were skinned alive, first be-
ing made unconscious by chloroform.
They were then tanned by a method
peculiar to Gruber, and are as soft and
elastic as woolen goods. The different
articles for this outfit were made by
Oil City tailors, shoemakers and hat
tiers, and the costume Is valued at one
thousand dollars.
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The officials of the agricultural de.
partment are satisfied with the gem
erai results of the experiments made
IT Cornell university, which have
shown the possibility of making but
ter from the whey left after the man
ufacture of cheese. The only other
question to be determined is whether
butter can be made in suoh quantities
~ to pay. 1t is said to be good butter,
qualified judges being unable to de-
tect It from that unads from milk In
the frst placs.
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PINNED TO THE GROUND.
How Enraged Cow Managed to whip
Grizzly Bear.


How an Enrased Cow Managed to whip
Grizzly Bear.
Usually a COW does not stand much
chance when she engages In a hand-to-
hand conflict with a grizzly BEAR" said
Colorado stockman to winter fof
Dumb Animals, but several years ago
one of my cows killed one of these ami.
mols and came out Of the struggle with.
out scratch. The COW had recently
had calf. 1t being her first-born, the
mother was exceedingly vicious, and II
was unsafe for stranger to approach
her, as her horns were long and point.
ed. The cattle-shed had thatched
roof. and was scooped out Of the hill.
side short distance from the house.
Zone night bear, having smelled
the presence of a cow and calf, mount
ed the roof of the shed and proceeded
to force an entrance by scratching
through the thatch. The COW at the
same time detected the presence Of the
bear and held herself in readiness to
receive the intruder. The noise of a
terrible struggle aroused me, and grab.
bing lanterR / rushed from the
house, and opening the shed door found
the COW in frantic state, bunting and
tossing to and fro some large object,
which evidently had lost all power OF
resistance.
at turned out to be good-sized
grizzly, which had been run through
and through the body by the courageous
mother. The little calf was nestled
in corner, sleeping peacefully, and
seemed unmindful of the maternal
struggle. suppose as soon as the beat
gained an entrance through the roof ii
was pinned to the ground by the cows
horns before 1t had time to do any
damage"
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What the Fad WIN Coma To,

Jane-If you please, ma'am, as it's my
night out would you mind lending me
your bicycle?
Mistress-Oh, certainly, Jane. take II
by all means. And if you look in my
wardrobe you'll find pair of last sea.
sons knickerbockers, which you may
have if you ike.-Boston Home Jour.
nal
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Tho rrustfuIness of Love.

"You know, dear" said Miss Dolyers,
frankly, to her accepted suitor, 'you
know we get none Of papa's money
while he lives"
quite understand that, my precious
pet" replied the young man, with the
light Of love in his eyes. 1--WE will in
vite him to live with US, put folding
bed in his room, and hope for the best. ;"
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Easlly AccomplIsheA.

Mrs. Sunklands ian Arhansaw ma.
tron)-I hear tell that Jim Clayetah
says he's goin' to move his family back
to Gawgy as soon as he kin settle up his
affairs.
Mr.. Sunlxlands-Settle up his affairs7
Why, Lawdl All in the world he's got
to do is to po' a gourdful of water on the
Are and call the dawgs.-Puck.
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A scientino Answer.

An intelligent boy in the national
school Of large and popular town In
Lancashire on being examined, among
others, by the commissioner, was asked:
"Do you know any Of the effects Of heat
and cold?"
Eyes, air; heat expands and cold con-
tracts"
''Good, my boy-you have answered
well; now an example"
''Why. SIR, the days in midsummsr
arc the longest and In winter tho
shortestl" -Once . Week.
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Change of Life.

When woman approaches the change Of
life she Is liable to have a return of al the
menstrual arrangements, and other ailments
that afflicted her in former years. The di-
rect action Of McElree's Wine OF Cardui on
the organs afflicted, make 1t the best remedy
for use during this period.
Mrs. ID. Pennington, West Plains, Mo-,
says: 81 had been suffering from change OF
life and it took the form of dropsy. The
doctors told my husband 1t was useless to
prescribe for me any more. About that
time we got DR.. McElree's book on the treat
ment Of female diseases and decided to try
the Wine of Cardui Treatment. After US
Ing nine bottles, 1 am well.n
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Laugh and Grow Fati

You shall do both, even if you are slab
sided, pallid, woe-begone dyspeptic, If you
reinforce digestion, insure the conversion
Of food into rich and nourishing blood, and
recover appetite and sleep by the systematic
use OF the great renovator of health,
strength and flesh, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which also pemedies malarial, kid
ney and rheumatic trouble, nervousness,
constipation and biliousness.
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Tho Cannibal's Quandary.

II don't know what to do with that
chappie we got out of the last ship
wreck" said the chief to the cannibal
king.
whats the matter?"
IF we take his cigarettes away from
him he'll pine away and get thin"
"Let him keep them"
"Then Wen spoil the flavor of the
stew. w."-Washington Star.
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Not pleasant to always carry around, but
It don't compare with the ve-destroying
power that tobacco keeps at work night and
day to make you weak and impotent. Dull
eyes, loss of interest in sweet words and
looks tell the story. Brace up-quit. No
To-Bac is sure, quick cure Guaranteed
by Druggists everywhere. Book, titled
"Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life
Away" free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.,
New York City or Chicago.
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What Distinruished Him.

Miss Castique-So you are engaged to
that Mr.. Atkinson, are you not? Now
tell me honestly, what can you see in
him that distinguishes him from all the
other men in the world whom you have
ever met?
Miss Pasee with unlooked-for frank
ness)-He asked me to be his wife
Tit-Bits.
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LEARNING TO RUN.
One of the Most Hcalthfui Exsrf1ss
Boy Can Take Up.

Cho ~ tn' nnU-t EtE8itufui EH&NA4Y y
Boy Can Take Up.
Running Is one of the best Of cxes>
cises for the whole body. II rounds
out hollow chest. drives the oxygen
into the farthest air cells of the lungs,
wonderfully increases their capacity,
and develops the leg, thigh, stomach
and waist muscles. But II must be
learned, just as skating, swimming and
bicycling have to be learned, and thera
are two things that must be kept in
mind by the learner. The first is.
wbether in sprinting, distance or cross,
country running--to run entirely on
the ball of the foot, or, rs they say on
the track: "Get up on your toesl" By
striking on the ball of the foot. which
is sort of a natural spring board, the
runner takes a long stride and the
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SIMPLE MILK COOLER.
Leaf from the Diary of a .rogressits
Nebraska FarmeAx

Leaf from the Diary of a ,.,rogressits
Nebraska Farmes~
My milk cooler is a box large enough
to hold all my milk and cream cans
and butter crooks. 1t has = spout down
one corner within one inch of the bot
tom, to allow the wates to flow in,
thus putting the cold water in the bot,
tom of the tank. The warm water
rises to the surface and passes of
down the hose, which is hooked
up as high as yo% wish the
water in the vat arousd the cans.
When there is less milk In the cans,
lower the hose by u.s. of the wire
cham. Oh The warm wates passes off at
our garden, and is used to irrigate it.
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Tho Most PIeasapt way

OF preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
and fevers is to use the liquid laxative rem
tdy Syrup of Figs, whenever the system
needs gentle, yet effective cleansing. To
be benefited one must get tire true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co; only. For sale by all druggists in Soc
and 81 bottles
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
The WEARY WOODEN SOLDIER.


My wooden head is cracked across,
I've lost my youthful charms;
I've lost, aiack. one wooden leg.
And both my wooden arms.
Full many Q fight have been In
'Twixt Fred and brother Hught
I've been oricer and private
Q've been ammunition, too}.
I've been used 90 poke the IRE With
I've been dipped into the ink;
Aid I've made q perilous journey
Adown the kitchen sink.
I've been drowned, and I've been married;
I've been buried. and dug up:
I've been worried" round the garden
BY that seven-months' pup
In short this mortal life Is such
That, though I'm truly brave,
long. with oil my wooden heart,
For Just q quiet grave.
-Theo Bernard, in Harper's Young People.
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someth,nx TO Be Proud OF.

Something to Be Proud OF.
"This box isn't the regular size, /" said
the woman who had purchased some
strawberries.
THAT box, ma'am," replied the
vender impressively, ''is the achieve
ment Of statesmanship."
what do you mean?"
"It's compromise measure. Chi
caro- Mail
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Tho Coming Por.

Winebiddle-There is one reform the
emancipated woman viii insist upon
when she gets into power.
Callowhill-Name it
Winebiddle-Ehe viii mako every
year Q leap-year.-
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de eaghed: 'Givs me my ansver now
eno said; Kind sir. my hears q minas
But when she spisd that brind1e Gov
With crumpled horn and horxid low
she gasped: Dear 0soFgo IN thinsfs
-,Ju0Go
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AugeliDa's Helm.

Said little Angelina: MY mamms fastens
strings
Around her finger so that they viii help her
think OF Things.
So thought ia put few around my nngers--
suss 10 keep me from forgetting my iessess.
sou't you kaoW"-N " WoylA
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THE QUEENS DONKEY.
Why It's Former Owner Wished He Had
Sold Himself.

Queen Victoria, during her recent So
journ at Cimiez, on the French Mediter-
on pleasant afternoons, very sleek
and comforta able-looking donkey. The
aged queen, holding the reins herself,
seemed greatly to enjoy her drive,
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'eTHE curious thing about my business ~
said the mosquito, alighting softly upon the
nose of the sleeping victim, ''is that it's
more fun to go to work than it is to stay to
brv,
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AN ALIBI-"Where were you when the as
sault occurred r' asked the judge of the vic
tim. "Sure'n Oh dun mo-, yer honor. He
hit me so hard OH couldn't say."-Harper's
Razar
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PIso's CURE is wonderful Cough medi.
Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct rs, '94.
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ALpERrA-'I do wish 1t were not the Gus
tom TO wear the engagement rlng ohiH on
v. ui9 ESQ do /. can't get more than half my
engagement rings on OF one time, now."-
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Incompatible.

"You want a divorce from your wife,
do you?"
"Yes, sir, do"
"What grounds?"
"Incompatibility. She and the cook
are quarreling continually. Detroit
Tribune.
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"6hall return his pressutsSs
mo. He might be mean enough =
aocept them.@Lifs.
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Tobacco Sinking Breath.

WE speak of some men as all wool, prob
ably because they shrink at nothing.-Bos-
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"YoU viii notice that have you on the
string" said the boy to the kite. Eyes" an
swered the kite. "And that is what makes
me soar arn-Indianapolis Journal.
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"Do You think that Blckens would de-
ceive friend." "Of course not. None of
his friends would believe word he says"
Washington Star.
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MrS are born with two eyes, but with
one tongue, in order that trey shouio see
twice as much as they say'-1oieoh'
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0lasa houses arc usually hald 70
gethsr b. The beams n sae1 ewn ~
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THE pyramids themselves, doting with
age, have forgotten the names of their
founders. Fuiler.
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RHEUMATIC Pains are greatly relieved by
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SO cents.
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REVISED VERsIoN.-Whatsoe a man
seweth, that shall he also rip.-Y ale Record.
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In nine cases out Of ten the man who b..
riches paid too much for them.-Ram,s
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price ~.

Puck. VI" ~