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llorphlne Blond an d NevsFra.,ea !,

"There goes a woman who is a
confirmed morphine flend, and yet
The never took a drop Of the durg In
her life," remarked a well-known
chemist, pointing to a woman walk
Ing down Chestnut street 'No, she
doesn't inject it, either, and yet her
wstem is thoroughly saturated with
1t. Strange? No, not so very. IL you
know the circumstances You see it
Is this way: She Is employed in a
largo labratorY, and her special work
Is weighing morphine. She has been
doing this for years, and has absorbed
the drug through the pores OF the
skin. The more she perspires the
more freely she absorbs the morphine.
During the week she is perfectly well,
hut on Sunday the reaction sets In,
and she says she never sleeps over
two hours on Sunday nights and Is
perfectly wretched. In time her sys-
TEN will break down, and she will 20
TO pieces Just the same as In the cases
Of confirmed Opium or morphine
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
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DE- Aa
court Of Spain a century ago to Don
Miguel de Peralta de la Cordova. This
land had afterward passed into the
power of the United States which had
never paid the heirs of Don Miguel
Gaything and Reavis wanted Congress
to settle. The land in question is ex-
ceedingly rich in minerals and on 1t is
located some very important towns.
4 cash estimate of Its value would
make it worth $75,O00,0o0, and this
sum, In ten years, would be easily dou-
bled. For twenty-five years Reavis
labored to build up the claim, He went
to Mexico and Spain and in his inves-
legations spent at least 100000. He
forged grants, titles and royal %cedulas;
he manufactured parchments, royal
signatures and seals, he made spurious
decorations and orders. all of which
went to the establishment of Don Mig
uel de Peralta as the man to whom
Spanish royalty had granted the land
In question.
While engaged in his work Reavis
vent to New York and there interest
ed some of the greatest legal lights In
the country In his scheme. Among
these was the late Roscoe Conkling.
Col. Ingersoll was another who believ-
ed thoroughly in Reavis' claim. On the
strength of these legal opinions Rea-
Wis managed to raise large sums Of
money In New York from prominent
men who were promised a share In
the land when Congress should have
granted the claim. Reavis began To
live like a prince. He stayed at the
Hoffman House where he ran up a bill
of $4,000; he spent large sums for fast
borses and he entertained his friends
in a truly royal style. During the time
he married and maintained his wife
was the lineal descendant of Peralta
and thereby strengthened his claims to
the land in question.
Reavis was unable to get his claim
before Congress, but he succeeded in
having q law passed creating the Court
Of Private Land Claims to investigate
the alleged grants. Two clever New
York lawyers at once set about prob
ing the truth of the Reayis claim. AT
first they believed there was some
thing at the bottom of 1t since all the
documents produced by him were SO
apparently trustworthy, but a trip to
Spain and Mexico revealed what q
fraud the whole thing was. The law
yers handed in their report after
months of investigation. and 1t was
seen how baseless was Reavis' claim.
June ~ last, In the little court room
At Santa Fe, N. NJ, James Addison
Reavis was finally shown to be the
fraud he was and that his claims were
forgeries pure and simple. Reayis
told the story of his life. the reasons
for the claim, and once more brought
forward Don Miguel de Peralta. Then
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t was that the evidence of the attor-
neys on the other side was brought for
ward. Don Miguel was shown never
to have even existed while the famous
Peralta land grant vas proved to be a
myth. Moreover, Reayis' wife, the
heir of Don Miguel, was shown to be
not a noble Spanish lady who
could trace her ancestry for 700 years
through the proudest blood Of Spain,
but the daughter of a Missouri post
trader and a Digger Indian squaw.
Reayis, It was revealed, was originally
a ca- driver who, ambitious above such
a station, had Invented the whole
scheme.
The end was inevitable ReaviA
vas accused of fraud and conspiracy,
and now lies in jail at Santa Fe under
bonds of $4,000. He is an old man
now; the best years of his life were
given to rearing the fabric of fraud,
and now, as he lies there. friendless
and alone, wanting wen the necessl
| ties of life, his career speaks more
plainly than any sermon Of the fulfil
lily of ambition when founded on fraud
and wrong.
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The One venomous Bird.

But one species of venomous bird
IS known to the student of ornitholo-
gical oddities-the Roir N'Doob, or
bird of Death" a feathered paia.
dox of New Guinea. 1t is not .
large Of formidable looking creatu1,
as one would naturally expect, being
scarcely as large as a common pigeon,
but longer and of a moro slender
build. 1t is of a gray, glossy culrr,
without any special markings, except
the tail, which ends with a blood-rcl
tip. The bird is comparatively help.
less being able to fly but a few feet:
and can be caught without difficulty;
however, it is unnecessary tosay :ha,
Its poisonous bite causes the native
Papuans to let it severely alaac. Ta,-
sons bitten by the creature are ssized
by maddeuing pains, which nRdIy
extend to every part Of the body. Loss
of sight, commissions, and lockjaS ale
the other symptoms which follow in
rapid succession. The natives say
there IS not a case on record of a sur
vival Of the bite, there being no an.
tidote, death always ensuing w'thiD
the short space of two hours.
( In the Rosin Bible the word rosin
WAS gubstituted for halna.
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BOYS.
Every Boy Can Become a Runner If He
Tries.

Eyery Boy Can Become a runner IL nc
Tries.
Every American boy should learn u
! un. In Greece. in the days when men
Itnd women took lctter care OF thelr
bodies than they ever have since every
ooy. and girl. too, was taught to rum
Inst as the American child is taught tn
cad. And MS far ~ we can judge by
| he statues they have left behind them'
here were very few hollow-ches'eu'
| ,pindle-lcgsed boys among the Greeks
The Persian boy was taught 10 speak
| no trutL. ruin, ride and shoot the bow
The English boy is encouraged to run
In fact, at some of the great EnshSh
oubllc schools. boys Of thirteen n
fourteen years Of age. like Tom Brown
md East Mt Rugby. can cover SIX n
eight miles Cross-Couutry in the great
I6are.and-hound runs, Every boy Is
turned Il twice a week, out or doors,
and made to run, and fill himself full OF
nure fresh air ana sunshine, II gam
more strength and life than any amount
Of weight-pullins or dumb-peh wofh
In stuffy gymnasiums would give MN
See the result-the English boys, as a
whole. are a stronger set than we
american boys. Every English school
boy is to some extent an athlete Anu
THAT is what american boys should re-
Not because football, baseball ana ten
mis- are valuable in themselves, but for
1.-The good they do in strengthening boys
bodies.
By playing ball every day for hour
In the open air; by exercising his arms
back and leg muscles in throwing bat
ting. running and sliding; by going ia
bed early and giving up all bad habits
In preparation for the games, a boy
stores up strength, which he can ara"
5h ali his life %long-that is why every
lboy should be All athlete. But mol
every boy can play football or baseball
He may not be heavy or strong enough
| he may never he able to acquire the
mack of catching or batting the ball
Every boy can become a runner.-st
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TO MY WATCH.

little watch. fast ticking out
All the hour of pain and doubt,
All the tpnult, toll, and strife
Masking up our span of life
All the hsuTt-wruug signs and tears
Failing faster with the years,
As the petals drop and fade
IRON the bloom HES hummer made.
Ali what thoughts each other ehase
As / look upon your fnce.
Every tick your motions give.
ous lick less have / to live,
Did | realize this thought,
with such solemn meaning franEht,
When somo new born JOY drew nigh
IL tue happy DAYS gone by,
And your slight hands sill too slow
lound about your face did go2
Ahltnoss tGrdy hours have passed.
Would they were not now SO fastl
Never stopping in your flight,
Mover pansing day or night;
Not a moment s rOat you crave
From the cradle u the grave,
With u uever-Ceusing motion,
k~teHdtust 10 tho tides OF ocean;
fleming e]NeguluIe 10 hurry
YET without n moments furry;
Till our worn hearts almost prDy
That you would II moment stay.
All things rest-the clouds at noon,
And the leaves in nights OF June;
Aud the grief ildered brain
Whom tleep falls like softest rain;
And the stars when day awake.
And the dpy when hesper shakes
Cleans OF gold from out the skies
Into wandering lovers eyes,
You alone speed on your way,
Mover resting night or day.
Yet what joy those hands have brought
Golden days with rapture fraughti
Golden days by sunlit fountain;
Golden days on breezy mountain;
Days made more divine by love
Than by rddiun' 9 from above,
All those hands That to the sense
bring suGh jo' L and bear them hencei
Could we know what time conceals
Meath those little ticking wheels
Yet when those slight hands shall mark
That last huur hen all grows dark,
And shnll still kctp ticking on
When earth's lignt from me is gone.
Little watch, your face shall be
Still a memory sweet to me,
Though OWNER light may shine
On these opened eyes OF mine,
For your hands that never cease
Bring at last the perfect peace.
Bar.
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The bush is horribly dense and
fhorny, and the thOrn5 are of such n
nature that the strongest cord breech'
es can scarcely withstand their as
saults. The old giraffe bulls, with hides
nearly an inch thick, care for no thorn
In the forest, and plunge through the
armed thickets as though they were
black currant bushes. There Is only
one thing to be donP-to forget the
sickle thOrns and follow them. The
spurs go in, the gallant pony springs
forward, and the chase begins. 1t Is
truly headlong. Crash 90 the tall giants
their long necks rising and falling
rhythmically, their heads sometimes
bending low to escape a bough which
all but scrapcs the withers.
1t is wonderful how such monstroui
game can evade branches and tack this
way and that among the Interruptions
and obstacles Of the forest. 1t Is a
tough gallop. indeed. but in ten min
utes the hunteS has driven his pony
right up to the iail Of the nearest bull,
and, from the saddle, has fired his shot.
He falls behind n little, then closes up
and fires again, Both bullets, planted
close 10 the root of the tail, have pillow.
ed deep into the short body of the
giraffe and done their work. The
painted giant f%alters, sways, and then
in an instant falls crashing to the
earth, carrying with him in his ruin a
stout sapling.
Dark chestnut of coats almost black
with age upon the back, this old bull,
measuring nineteen feet from the hoof
TO the tip of the false horns, forms a
noble prize indeed. As he lies there in
the long yellow grass, lie looks, sure
~, the strangcst OF all s%uryivals of the
fauna of the Dark Ages: n priceless
and pathetic relic left to the modern
world by the rayages of time.
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cedar rlan. rh,, !, 100 year. OH.

NFat ~ wv
Science and (research hive nianI
dimes been objected toward cotnlUI'
ing The longevity OF uftnral "o"I'
nut there are as many a'- ''''S ~
the way Of n AItisfactu's s'. S',u
as there are skss:ics Of "'. IH'
action OF climaess waite, . ''',
acids, contact vita vc-ctd &c. "'.'
animal matter, atmosphere rh"
unnatural Influences, all have tAcil
eject. fragments Of vessels "u'ci'
have been beneath the waves Tor nun
ureds OF years have shown The TIM
bcrs 10 be as firm and solid A. "Le',
placed in position, yet the Htd'e y,
preservation is due to the action oi
The brlnY substances with wl On tlie
wood has been saturated ouSeIII"5
me destroying influences.
But the life of a wood, cut oil d,
storm or the act OF mar or beast
from the nutrimcnt OF the eaitt'
when that life and resistance 10 dc'
cay is extended into centuries, proves
wonderful to the most conservative
scientists. Instances are rare where
the wood, dead as tar as connection
with the vital force Of roots ana
earth is concerned, and left exposed
TO the action of climate and 'ege,,
table and animal matter, has iaIled
TO succumb to decay within q cen
tury.
In the Office Of the Pacific Coast
Lumber Company in the Temple
Court Building in Chicago, Is a 'pecl-
men OF wood remarkable for its
longevity and presenting a valuable
lesson in natural history 1t is a
small slab OF fragrant cedar, compact
and unseamed, presenting the AZ
pearance Of a carefully seasoned piece
OF wood. 1t is certainly well sea-
soned, for it has formed part of a
piece OF timber that has lain at the
mercy Of wind and storm for a per- 20
extending over at least 100 years,
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side of a wheel are connected with
each other by chains, so that when
one swings open it pulls the next one
open.
Opposite to the gates are holes that
prevent excessive suction and permit
the current to enter and assist in turn
ing the wheel, but the holes on the end
wheels have their outer sides partially
covered by defiectors. The motor Is
well adapted to being placed in q
stream where the force Of the current
is the only power. 1t is illustrated and
described In the Scientific American.
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There are several theories of tho
proper position in sleep, Tho one
most commonly favored is that one
should sleep on the right side, as di.
g~estion goes on in this position most
favorably. Other authorities say that
one should always lilo on the back, but
there are excellent reasons why this
is not wise. The weight of the stomach
and its contents rests upon the spine,
which often affects the nerves. Some
severe cases of insomnia have Leen
cured by the habit of sleeping on the
face. This is easy to do and is the
most comfortable position if n dis.
penses with the pillow. One young
man who had exhausted all the skill
of the doctors fell into the habit of
lying on his face, with his right arm
under his head, which was turned
slightly to n side. By this change
natural rest soon came to him and he
sntirely recovered, Il Chicago Herald
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TO WEIGH LETTERS.
A Broomstick, a Water Jar, and a Few
Marks the Only REQUISITE.

A Broomstick, a Water Jar, and a Few
Marks the Only Requisite.
A very good scale for weighing let
oers may be made by anyone without
expense. Get the handle of a worn-ont
broom and cut off about 10 inches Of 1t.
Pour water into a wide-mouthed jar I'M
til it is nearly full, and, having attach
ed a weight to one end of the stick and
tackled a square of cardboard to the
other, the latter to serve as a platform,
plunge the stick into the water. as
shown In the cut.
The weight should be heavy enough
to keep about three-fourths Of the stick
under water. Having done all this, get
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A young and well-dressed woman en-.
tered Oharing Cross telegraph office the
other day and wrote out a dispatch to
be sent to Manchester. She read II
over, reflected for a moment, and then
dropped 1t on the floor and wrote d sec.
ond. This she also threw away, but
was satisfied with the third, and sent
1 off. The three kilograms read: First
Never let me hear from you again.
second-"No one expects you to re.
:urn?' Thlrd-"Come homo dearest-all
Is forgiven!"
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol-
any case of Catarrh nat cannot be cured by
HALLS Catarrh Cure.
f.. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known 7. j. Che.
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able. to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
Ohio.
wALDfNa, KtNSAN &c MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
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They Cure tbe Couse.

Most OF the discomfort in life comes from The
stomach. You'll admit that without Argument
The proof is in your own stomAch.
A great many seemingly efficient disease!
come from the common cRusc-a disOrderec
stomach Coming from one cause. il Is mtura
that they should all he cured by one medicine
Ripans Tabnles not only cure tie disease they
cure the cause.
They are good for dyspepsia blliuusness, head
ache, constipation, dizziness and all troubles o
tue stomach, liver n bowels. Druggists sci
them.
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vsyHrue.

Mr. Shortweight dealer in coaD-
1 want you to settle for that ton OF
coal you got few days ago A man
has to pay for what he gets IN this
world. Customer-You are right
sir. And when he buys coal he has
to pay for a lot he doesn't get
Brooklyn Lite
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Use for Horse chestnu.s.

1t is popularity supposed that horse
,hestnuts are very unwholesome. New
srtheless In Turkey they are roasted for
,offee. fermented for liquor and utilized
tor horse medicine.
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fraud which Jas.
Addison Reavis
a t t g m p t e d
against the gov
eminent. II Q
claimed that q
huge grant OF
land in Arizona
and New Mexico
"a strip 225
miles long and
70 wide = u $
r q Il q Il h v I II q
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DR.. Louis Pasteur has refused, on
patriotic grounds, a German decora-
ton rendered him in recognition of
his discoveries in the line of curing
hydrophobia by inoculation.
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn eflectually, dispeis colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to tho taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any n who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA w SYRUP co.
go. o ~
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Diocletian, the Roman Emperor
was born in slavery, and obtained his
freedom by service in the army.
A snow-white coon has been caught
in Livingston County, kentucky.
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Epidemics of typhoid fever have
lately been traced in Calcutta and
Bombay, India, to the use Of water
cress which grew IN soil polluted by
sewerage.
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Hoods Pills GoHs n Fliee 8 s ssS.tiPa-
IMPROVED WATER MOTOR.

For Conveniently Utilizing the Cur
reinforce of Any Stream.
This useful device consists of a mum
Der of wheels fixed upon a common
shaft, the width Of the stream deter.
mining how many wheels may be used.
On the sides of the wheels are gates
that swing outwardly to increase the
resistance of the wheel, and conse
quently its power. When the wheel Is
not In gear the gates close Into recesses
provided for them. The gates on one
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Monazite, a rare mineral, which
neither melts or burns, is found in the
rich metallic heart of the Appalachian
Mountains that lie in North Carolina.
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FAIR SAILING through life for the person
who keeps in health, With q torpid liver
and the impure blood that follows It, you
are an easy prey to all sorts of ailments.
That " used.up ;" feeling is the first warning
that your liver isn't doing its work.
That is the time to take DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- Medical Discovery. As an appetizing,
restorative tonic, to iepel disease and build
up he needed flesh and strength, there's
nothing to equal it. 1t rouses every organ
into healthful action, purifes and enriches
the blood, braces up the whole system, aud
restores health and vigor.
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II You are weak and worn out, or have that
tired feeling Hoods SarsaParllla ia just the
medicine to restore you strength and give you
a good appetite. Hoods makes pure blood,
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Little DInarunna

'Oh, papa, there's hardly n diff.
ference between milk and water in
French, is there?n Every little,
daughter; not any more than between
the articles themselves here In Amer
lea Truth.
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San Francisco papers think that the
problem of transporting fruit to the
East might be solved without Ice by
using the chemical refrigerator, car.
bon dioxide.
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Plso's Cure cured me of a Throat aud Lang
trouble ofthree years standing.-E. GADY, Hunt
ingdon, Ind, Nov. Il, 1891.
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An automatic nickel-in-the-sl slot res.
|taurant which ~dispenses with walters
is said to have been opened in Berlin,
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The dome of the Palais de Justice
in Brussels, Belgium, is made of pa
pier mache and weighs sixteen tons.
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Don't tell all you know the first time
Fou meet your friends; they will want
10 see you so long us you have left
something untold.
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SCHEME OF JAMES ADDISON
REAvIS STAGGERS FICTION.
SIost Astounding Land Grant Swindie
Ever Attempted-The Hero Was a
Street Car Conductor, and His Wife
Played the Role of Heiress.

Covered Two Continents.
The records of this country do nos
furnish any instance which even ap-
proaches In audacity the gigantic
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a half-ounce. an ounce and a two-ounce
weight you may borrow them from
your druggist, and placing them, n
at a time, upon the platform of your
scale, carefully mark on the stick the
water level in each case.
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Blood

Manifests itself in Lives, pimples, boils
and other eruptions which disiigure the
face and CAUSE pain and annoyance. By
purifying the blood Hoods Sarsaparilla
completely cures these troubles and clears
tae skin. Hoods Sarsaplrilla over
comes thai tired, drowsy feeling 50 gen.
eral at this season and gives strength.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the only true blood purifier prominently in
tho public eye to-day. 81, six tor -
uood,r D;iIc Cure habitual constipa.
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{ In the Rosin Bible the word rosin
was substituted for balm.
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80
CAP SHEAF OF FRAUD.

80 e53