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apparent effort drags it into hole in the
ground Therein ii completely burles II
with earth, after having first deposited In
its back an egg, which in course OF time
changes into grub, and lives upon the
carcass upon which it was born. This
grub in a short while becomes another
tarantula wasp, thus adding one more
TO the ranks of the enemy OF the spider
race.
The amount of slaughter which these
large wasps inflict upon the tarantula is
almost incredible, and it is noticed that
those to which the greatest destruction Is
due are the females. 1t can only be real
lied when it is known that though the
female deposits but one egg In each
spider, she has a large number to get rid
of, each one of which she provides with
home, and its grub with future susie
nance at the expense Of the life oil a
spider. From the powerful character OF
the tarantua wasp's sting it may be IN
ferred that they are dangerous to human
beings. But this is not so. 1t never an
noys them unless leased. Without doubt
it is mans friend, not his enemy. and
much would jewellers in Mexico regret
its absence were it destroyed. Chambers
Journal.
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CLoUDBURsT IN TEXAS.

Five Dead Bodies Recovered. and
Others Thought to Have Persisted.
DALLAS (Texas), May 30.-A special to
the Nelos from San Angelo, Tex, tells of a
disastrous cloudburst which occurred
yesterday along the Johnson and Devil
Rivers. Five bodies have been recovered
from draws" which were flooded by
the oudburst, and it is feared that a
number of settlers in the valleys of the
two rivers have persisted. Searchers
have been unable to reach several ranches
in that section. The draws, which have
water in them only short time after
rains, were deluged. The waters of
Devil River are rushing down in series
of waves.
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"King,s Menther, in Italy.

The King of Italy delights in bad
weather. The more tiercely it rains,
SHOWS or storms the better he likes it,
He thinks that the winter Of 1S94-95 has
been an ideal one. Whenever he goes
hunting or shooting, he hopes there
will be torrents of rain. He once said to
Admiral Brin: In Germany and Aus
trla they call tine weather 'kaiserwetter'
l am the only one in tho triple alliance
who looks upon bad weather as Kings
weather. - He said to the Admiral on
another occasion: You seamen have a
fine time of it. Whatever the weather is
you must be at your post upon the bridge.
l call that true enjoyment" There is a
story told in Rome that on the day chosen
for the opening OF the Marg herita bridge
over the TIber the weather was so bad
that there was proposal for delaying the
ceremony. The Mayor personally asked
the King whether the festival should not
be postponed until a more agreeable day.
NO. no." said Hum bert, ''if you think
the rain will incommode you while you
are reading your address, L will hold an
umbrella over your head. "-Eanfulla.
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THE San Francisco Board of Health
gives valuable advice as TO the most
wholesome baking powder. The follow
ing report is published over the sigma
lures of all the physicians of the board:
1--WE, the members Of the Board of
Health of the city and county of San
Francisco, cordially approve aud recon-
mend the Royal Baking Powder. 1t is
absolutely pure and healthful. composed
of the best Ingredients, of the highest
strength and character.
I'm our judgment. it is impossible to
make parer or stronger baking powder
than the Royal"
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Pennsylvania is waking up. She has
just amended the old law of 1772 in refer
ence TO administering oaths by striking
out the words "by laying the hand upon
and kissing the book" For hundreds of
years oaths were administered by kiss
ing the Bible, but the custom had long
ago died out or been abolished except in
the Quaker State.
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THE cook should examine carefully the
label of the baking powder and see that
she is not imposed upon. If the grocer
sends anything but the Royal, send it
back, as one cook did five times until she
got the Royal. The only safe way is for
the cook to have the finest things to work
with, and the Royal is not only the
finest but the most economical to use,
because it goes so much further.
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VIII be Taken Back to Prison.

SEATTLE, May 30.-Elijah Brown, who
was converted in a, Salvation Army
meeting two weeks ago and confessed to
being an escaped convict from Kansas.
will return to Leavenworth Penitentiary
tomorrow in charge of a guard, j. Nc
Kay OF Leavenworth, who arrived to-day
for the prisoner. He says that Brown es-
capped three years ago. and still has nine
years to serve for grand larceny and
seven for burglary. Brown does not re-
gret having declared his identity or CIV
ing himself up, and says he will spend
his days in working for the Lord.
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A Prisoner Clubbed to Death.

HENDERSON (Ky.), May SO.-John 8.
Wangan (colored). a County Jail prisoner,
who is supposed to have been a leader in
a plot to break Jail, was dubbed to death
to-day by Jailer Kohl and Deputy Jaiier
Whitehead. The negro began the attack,
and fought like a fiend until the life was
beaten out of him with billies. a Coro-
ner's jury acquitted the Jailer.
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One Shot Dead and the Other Mortally
Wounded.

LOUISVILLE (Ky.), May 30.-A special
to the Times from Little Rock, Ark,
says: Passengers reaching here this
morning from Monroe, La. bring partlc-
ulars of fatal mistake made by Deputy
Sheriffs Ed. Edwards and Willis Baxter
near that place, last night. The officers
were sent out on the line OF the Little
Rock and Monroe Railroad to apprehend
man named Hugh Abrams, who had
been shooting into passenger trains on
the outskirts of the city, and they sep
arated in order to capture Abrams. They
met in the dark and mistook each other
for the culprit, and opened fire. Ed
wards dropped dead ia his tracks. and
Baxter received fatal wound.
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PURE baking powders are one of the
chief aids to the cook in preparing perfect
and wholesome food. While those are to
be obtained of blished reputa-
ton, like the Royal, of whose purity
there has never been question, it is
proper to avoid all others.
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s-pawned His Statue.

Years before he died William Nevans,
the veteran bandmaster of Chicago,
caused statue of himself to be carved
out of solid granite. intending it to mark
his last resting place. His friends re-
Gently found it doing duty as sign out
side a saloon door. In an hour of adj
versity Nevans had pawned his sta tue,
STIMULATING that his family might be al
lowed to buy it back some day. A big
benefit concert will be given TO raise the
money.
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During the last 1900 years Britain has
been invaded by foes from over the sea
no less than forty eight times.
The record-union., 1895-06-01

There are over 1000 miles Of gas pipes
the London streets.
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At less than half their cost to manufacture The
lot consists Of 200 Jackets carried over by us from
last spring. The style and cut of these Jackets are
the same in every particular as this seasons
There are very handsome garments In the
lot and it would pay every lady to see them.
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Windsor Ties are in big demand this season. a
consequence of shirt waists being so largely worn
We will place fifty dozen Plain and Fancy Silk
Ties on our center counter to-day Many of them
have light grounds, with neat figures and polka
dots.
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About Sitting Room Furniture,

u cry drawing room, and certainly ev.
Dry common sitting room. should have an
abundance of low seats. The old fashioned
chair obliged one TO sit bolt upright with
stiff back for ones only support and had
g. scat so short that it did not permit ease
Of posture. The latter day furniture is SO
varied in its shapes that one may choose
almost anything from its assortment.
What are known rs Sleepy Hollow chairs
are very cli,ghtful resting places, but they
do not conducc to digni1cd rcpose. One
curls up in them for good time" over n
book, but one does not want to adopt that
pose when on dress parade. A low chair,
however, may be graceful not in the way
and still allow the occupant to be at rest
and comfortable. Therefore every one buy
Ing chairs should try them all carefully.
NOT purchasing merely for pretty shape
Or appearance, and should invariably have
several of these very low seats among them.
1t will be seen that they are the ones al
ways selected first by incomers to the room.
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Miss Alice King,

Miss Alice King, the popular novelist,
who was wholly blind from the age of 7,
became IA fearless horsewoman and would
gallop over hills and along rough moor
hnd paths that would have been impassa-
bic To any but the most proficient rider.
Miss King, who was educated ut home,
gained more or less proficiency in seven
languages besides her own - namely,
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin,
Greek and Hebrew. All her literary work
was done with II typewriter, and with its
aid she could write rs quickly as person
with sight ordinarily writes with IA pen.
All Miss Kings time no; taken up with
these literary labors was occupied in teach
ing and influencing the workingmen and
lads in her father 5 parish, and by her own
efforts this unwearying blind girl estab-
lished for them IL reading room, cricket
club, band and other institutions.-Lon
don News
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Training Appetites of Children.


An exchange gives the experiences of
mothers in that very difficult matter-the
training of childrcn's appetites. one CON
tributor says: Il would like to tell how 1
have overcome the difficulty by means
which may not appear to others as practi-
cable. A strong willed, sweet tempered
child of ga years began to refuse oatmeal,
over which there was daily struggle
She was brought to the family table for
breakfast and, as usual, would take but
a taste of the Objectionable food. She was
then told she could not have it the next
day, and, childlike, she wanted it, This
met with positive REFUSAL and so on for
few days Each time she wished for it the
more and at last was allowed to have it.
When she grew tired of it again. the same
plan was adopted. Bread and butter sup
pers were refused in the same way, but
compromise of toast was made with bread
and butter when there was no fire. "A lit
tie tact in giving new articles of food will
often make them u treat, whereas a sensi-
tive, nervous child will not even taste Of
them if they are urged upon it with pre-
vious words of preparation Woman at
Home.
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A Grateful Baby,

a grateful baby has something TO say:
"Do all the babies mothers know very
simple renee for collie? My mother does.
I've often w.. led her between my yells,
when I've Lad pain in my front, so l
can tell You just how she does it, She just
takes II icce of flannel long enough to fold
in sqa..re, sprinkles ground ginger be-
tween ti4c folds, dips it into hot water and
squcczcs it out, claps it on the pain, and
there you are It's more fun to have poo
pie try TO pour things down your throat, be-
cause you can scream and choke and scare
them stiff, and you don t get much of the
stuff But the ginger warns you up and
comforts you, and you 60 off to sleep be-
fore you know it, which Is of course less
exciting"
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Rubbing Out Wrinkles.

Any woman who is willing to take the
time, and who has the patience can give
herself facial massage. Seat yourself be-
fore II mirror where you can plainly sec
where the lines are most distinct in your
face and just where the relaxed muscles of
the throat have caused the flabbineSs so
much dreaded. Apply IA little of the mas
sage ointment to the skin and smooth the
lines just as you would the crcascs out of
bit of ribbon hy pressing firmly, but gen
tly in movement the reverse of the line.
After the skin has absorbed the ointment
pinch it gently with the thumb and fore
finger, BE careful not To he too heroic at
first, or you may hruisc the flesh. Five
minutes twice ii day for three months of
this treatment, which costs nothing, will
really produce marvellous results.
There are II number of appliances to be
procured for the oblitcration of wrinkles.
Some are desirable; others utterly worth
less. The theory is the same in each case,
and to women who have money to spend
in wrinkle removors l say in confidence
the above home treatment will prove very
satisfactory Turkish baths are luxuries,
but to the woman who takes daily soap
scrub not necessities. Brooklyn Citizen.
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For Oiled Floors.

Few things clean vanished or oiled
woodwork in "a house better than kerosene
rubbed in vigorously with n flannel cloth
Crude petroleum and linseed oil in the
proportion of one-third of the petroleum
to two-thirds of the oil are also good for
polishing and cleaning such woodwork as
well as hard wood for furniture. If very
much soiled, it is well to wipe both wood
work and furniture with flannel cloth
wrung out of warm water. Wipe dry
quickly and use the Oil If the result is to
be success in any cleaning or polishing
process, the rubbing must be with the
grain of the wood, and the application
must be so thoroughly rubbed in the wood
that it will not remain a greasy, sticky
substance on the surface ready to impris-
on every particle of dust that settles on it,
New York Post
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The Small Dining Room.

The small dining room is very diff
cult kind of apartment to treat, yet it has
its capabilities. To give the greatest effect
of space the walls should be covered with
cartridge payer Of some light tint, or u
paper with gilt dot or disk which is not
obtrusive, even in small room. Much
depends in such a room upon the hanging
of the pictures. They should not be too
large or too many, whether prints water
colors or oils. On the side wall shelf
holding good, homely dclf will add to tho
effect In furniture let an old fashioned
sideboard be the principal feature have
wooden chairs of the narrow high backed
style and cover the table with cloth,
plush, satin or velour of one tint, and that
darker than the walls. In summer use
denim and have vase of flowers in the
cantor
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French Households.

Economy and cleanliness are synonyms,
especially in the household We have hut
to refer to the French people to prove the
truth of this. Their thrift, economy and
cleanliness form a sequence demonstrated
in their beautiful capital, extended to their
very kitchens, where the nicely of their
food manipulations, their careful market
ing and dainty rcpasts all seem us aids to
the great sanitary problem.
The FrenchInan wastes never a crumb
He markets for the day His harder never
oyertlows. His meals are composed of It'd
bits Sometimes to the American palate
it seems Insufficient, but when all is con
sidcred what cuisine can take the palm
from the Frenchi
This secret of the Frenchman's cleanli-
ness and thrift lies entirely in his method
of supply The smallest bit of food is not
too poor to turn into some dainty appetizer.
Small things are not abhorrcd by him. In
deed ii is revolving to see large quantities
of good food east before swine in the shane
of garbage. One never sees in Franco
whole loaves of bread, moldy and insight
ly, cast into uufrcqucnted fields or lots or
thrown into cutters by bcggars, II familiar
sight in the streets about American homes
especially in large cities
Money Is saved, labor minimiZcd and
health is preserved by economical, careful
observance of the food supply Contami-
nation of one kind of food with another
grown stale is avoided and the troubles of
disorder uncleanlincss and unhygienc
conditions unpleasant to taste and sight
are escaped in great measure. Until
there is full recognition of the danger from
contaminated food, becoming so by CON
tact with decaying material, perhaps in
the icebox, perhaps from the refuse heap
or can, perhaps from grease clogged sinks,
etc, our domestic hygicnics are not above
reproach. In these days when Spartan
constitutions are unknown and deaths
from malnutrition are found on all sides
in the improyident classes lesson or two
upon the question of waste and want
should work "A wholesome cure. Let the
supply equal only the demand, and there
will he little or no Observation-Disclosures
American
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who had been the principal witness
against young Lynne.
1t was not until the boy had been
fully indicated, and stood before his
unknown friend free, and the mother
had over and over again expressed her
gratitude for the timely help, that the
strong man made himself known and
insisted hat he was only paying off an
old debt-one he had been owing for a
score or more years.
"This is a happy day to me, Mr..
Shelby, and it convinces me more firmly
than ever that a kind deed always
brings its own reward" said Mrs.
Lynne, joyously. "God never forgets
even the smallest favor done for his
sake-never."
If you had not ministered to my
wants on that other May day, 50 long
ago, | could have rendered you no serv-
ice to-day" was the lawyers answer.
81 always felt that | owed my life
more to your delicacies and motherly
interest than to the surgeons knife,
and ever since the bloody strife ended
have been looking for you, to tell you
how grateful / am for the tenderness
shown to an enemy"
Mrs. Lynne, with true Southern hos
pitallty, invited the stranger-friend to
her humble home to break bread with
her and her boy-all that was now left
of once large and happy family. Be-
fore leaving the city, Mr.. Shelby Wis.
tied the cemetery where the graves of
this household had been made, and,
with the flowers which he strewed
upon the tomb of the boy who had
died by his side more than twenty
years before, he mingled his tears most
freely.
The next week was the last week of
the month, and, Notwithstanding the
late spring in the North, there was
abundance of flowers with which to
decorate the graves of the sleeping he
roes all over the land. In paying his
tribute of love to the brave boys of the
North, Mr.. Shelby did not forget the
grave of the son of his Southern friend,
aud with the box of flowers that went
to beautify his narrow bed went also a
marble shaft to mark the spot where he
slept.
But the great mans beneicence did
not terminate in his thoughtfulness for
the dead, for through his influence the
son, Newton, was placed in lucrative
position in a place where he could
make his home with his mother, to
whom the kind-hearted lawyer had
decided neat little cottage.
There was time, perhaps, when
Mrs. Lynne's pride would have re-
belled against accepting such gift
from one against whom her dear ones
had fought, but, knowing that the kind
ness rendered her proceeded from a
grateful heart, she received the gift in
the same spirit in which it was made,
grateful that the good Father, who
notes even the fall of sparrow, had
raised up friend to provide her home
in her old age. Bread cast upon the
water" is sure to come back, though it
may be mot until after many days.
Belle V. Chisholm, in Christian Intel
ligencer.
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Save the Kitchen Floor.

The kitchen floor, says The Rural Cali
fornian, is cyerybudy's bugbcar, whether
it be of tile or plain pine boards that have
not even the merit of being narrow, and
the neat housewife is careful about letting
spots get on it in any case. She covers all
frying goods with II perforated tin patty
pan, inverted over the skillet or Scotch
Kettle. OF curse perforated covers can
be made, but these pans are just as good,
and when they turn dark beyond soap re-
demptiOn it does not hurt ones conscience
to throw them away for they cost but
nickel
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inc aunt Is sometimes n person of social
Importance, imperatively needed to shine
at dinners or TO CLEAN at afternoon teas.
ana In her most fashionable estate berI
nloces have been known to consult her
about the color of their rosebuds or the
shape of their shoes heels instead of con.
sulting their mammas. In other guises she
is the angel of all charities, the promoter
OF all forms of doing good to others when
they like it and sometimes when thew
don't. But she has ceased to be first, most
and chiefly an aunt as of old. Instead of
being the unpaid nurse of all her family
connections She often becomes u trained
nurse ana charges the worthy price COM
mon to good nurses for her skilled sery-
Ices Disappearance of the Spnster
Aunt"
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Cake Hints,

Is wei II " Low to remove the paper
from the when cooked without dam
aging its t.. rcarancc. Turn the cake from
the tin on To II sieve, and when it has part
ly cooled turn the cake bottom UPWARD
and brush the paper with chilled water till
1t is thoroughly damp, when the paper can
easily be peeled off. Where paper is not
used, and you wish to prevent your cake
from sticking to the pan, grease it well,
dredge it with dried flour and shake out
all the flour before pouring in the cake
mixture
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-03

twenty page journal, is the leading
Republican family paper of the United
States. It is a NATIONAL FAMILY PAPER
and gives all the general news of the
Unite I'd States. 1t gives the events OF
foreign lands in nutshell. Its "AGRI.
CULTURAL department has no superior
in the country. Its MARKET REPORTS 4"
are recognized authority. Separate de
partn ents for THE FAMILY CIRCLE
OUR YOUNG FOLKS " and SCIENCE AND
MECHANICS" Its HOME AND SOCIETY "
columns command the admiration of wives
and daugh ers. Its general political news.
editorials and discussions are comprehep-
sive, brilliant and exhaustive.
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NERVOUSNESS AND HEADACHE. -
MY nephew suffered with stomsch
trouble and began taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. which cured him. have also
taken three bottles of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and it has given me r. ] eff from
nervousness and headache" - Mrs {.
Lovina Baker, Essex, VT.
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Notice..

To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: Ynu are hereby
noiihed that he partnership Of Whelpley Il Emery
of Berlin Vt, II dissolved a thar all accounts and
credist due said firm are to be paid to Charles K.
whepey. and all debts of sain firm will he paid by
said Whelpley, who succeeds said partnership In
business. CHARLES T.. NHELpLEN,
June 6, A. ID, 1895. DANIEL IMERY.
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TlG Amy Proctor Sanat0riun!
r'S,9sz<Sr 7BURLINGTON,1Vt
DIR. L. NJ. BINGHAM, manager
An abiding place for the sick needing special
nursing and those requiring surgical treatment
DIR. L. III. BLNGHAM, :.

TNHlS delightful
Burlington walk
the with all the
nicely furnished heated
Adirondack Mountains
resident physician and trained attend the SICK All
diet and treatment have the personal of the Manager.