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BIG BRAZIL.
WONDERFUL COUNTRY, LARG-
ER THAN THE UNITED STATES.
Strange Customs of the People-Wo-
man Nothing More Than
Drudge-Primitive Meth
DDS in Agriculture.

TN the Atlanta (Ga.) Journal Rev.
DR.. H. C. Morrison, the Secre-
tarv OF the Methodist Board of
Missions, tells of some queer
things to be seen in Brazil, that Won
derful Republic in South America.
Brazil" said the doctor, sis a
wonderful country-larger than the
United States, and Rio, the old seat OF
monarchy, now the seat of Govern
ment, is splendid city of 5000 in
habitants. This is not the only city
of Importance, for there are many
others, among them San Paula, with q
population OF 15O,O0 Back from the
coast, in the centre of Brazil there
are about two million Indians, wild
and fierce, and dangerous men they
are"
Brazil is the only one of the Cen
tral American States in which Portu-
guese is spoken. When the country
vas first taken possession OF it was dl-
vided between Portugal and Spain,
Portugal taking Brazil and Spain tax
ing the other thirteen countries
1.-The average Brazilian home. !"
said Dr.. Morrison, lis but a dwelling
place. I do not mean, of course, the
homes in the populous centres, but in
the rural districts. There is no word
in the language for home. 1t is al.
ways spoken of as my house. The
house is generally latticework af-
fair, the interstices daubed with mud.
A window is cut in the end and q
plank shutter is attached, making the
interior of the house as dark as night.
No flowers bloom about the door, no
ornamental trees are seen, nothing at
tractive. A grunting pig, few
chickens and ducks and sometimes q
mula are all that adds life to the
place. If it happens to be convenient
the man will not hesitate to drive the
pig or lead the mule through the
house.
''The wife is only a woman who
cooks the beans and pie for the man,
waits on the children and feeds the
pigs and chickens. Every man IN
Brazil smokes cigarettes. They smoke
only once a day and that is all day
long, for they carry boxes filed with
cigarettes, and as fast as one burns
out fresh one is lit from the stump.
1t is mystery to me how the women
stand the smoke, for it is everywhere,
especially on the railroad trains, fol
in every coach the men smoke cigar
cites regardless of the women. The
average woman in Brazil is never seen
to smile. for she has nothing to
brighten up her life. She may be
described in the words, sallow and
sad.
s'The country is mountainous, and
while it is cooler than it is here, an
American always wants his umbrella,
for there is a sickly heat from the sun,
showing that you are nearer to it than
here. The soil is sponge-like and
seems to hold the moisture and dis
tribute it as it is needed. The rains
do not overflow the rivers there as
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the time of day when passing, as it
would give her great pleasure to re.
ply. I did ask her, and she went
back in the house apparently to find
out. She soon returned and told me
it was half past 2 o'clock, while really
it was three hours later. I repeated
nv question several days later. She
answered that she was very sorry, but
her clock had stopped. Iasked her
the time every few days and always
got queer or wrong answers. I didn't
do it to make fun of her, but partly
out of curiosity to learn what her re-
ply would be and partly because every
one said it made her happy. 1t was
generally understood that she could
not have told the time had she had {
clock, and it tickled her vanity tc
have people think that she not only
owned a timepiece, but knew how tc
use it. New York Tribune.
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Where Things Will Keep.

In the polar regions seal oil il
buried in the ground in bags Of skin.
Meat is heaped upon platforms built
among treee, which are peeled of bark
in order to keep bears from climbing
up them. Little sticks with sharp
points upward are buried in the ice to
distract the attention of the bears
from the provisions overhead An
other kind of storehouse is in the
shape of strong pen, the main sup
ports of which are standing trees, with
brush and logs piled on top to keep
out wild animals. ".-
During the salmon catching season
in arctic Alaska the heads of the 6ah
are cut of and put into hole in the
ground. When they are half putre-
fed they are dug up and eaten, being
esteemed a great delicacy. .-Pearson's
Weekly.
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have the power to command the rain.
The men often cram rice and beans
into their mouths from spoon. They
are very dexterous at this and never
make mistake, although. the spoon
never touches the mouth.
"The most beautiful sight l saw was
the avenues of regal palms in the
Botanical Garden at Rio. There are
two of these avenues made in the form
of a cross. They are smooth, slender
and graceful, rising one hundred feet
in the air, each having only o tuft of
feathery leaves at the top. There are
eighty.six of these trees on either side
OF the avenue and they are 80 feet
apart. The avenues are "a feet wide.
So straight are these trees that, when
viewed on dead line they have the
appearance of an unbroken wall the
whole distance of about half mile.
The view down the avenue, the blue
mountains in the distance, is one of
the most beautiful my eyes have ever
looked upon.
zone very noticeable thing to a
stranger in Brazil is the different
varieties of trees, none of them being
like ours. The people there pay no
attention to the trees and hardly o
man knows the names of them. It's o
wonderful country, but still its not ur
to the South, and I'm truly glad to be
at home again"
DR.. Morrison brought back with him
some specimens of Brazilian leaves
and some other queer products of the
trees, in addition to some pictures,
one showing the lip anu ear orna-
ments of the aborigines Some of the
leaves gathered from vines are ex-
actly like olive colored plush and
would be taken anywhere for artificial
leaves.
The doctor had some vegetables
puppies, tibrous looking ohi ie2ts coming
t:otu q pulpy ball growing on tree.
They present the appearance OF q
sleeping dog and are real curiosities
Then he has some monkey churrs, a
vegetable growth, very much like n
churn in shape to the top OF which,
when detached. is fastened something
like the dasher that reaches to the
bottom of the churn.
DR.. Morrison gives graphic de-
scription of the ants of Brazil, the
white ones often eating honses away
and causing them to fall. When the
red ants take possession o. field it
has to be given up to them, IS they
throw up large, circular piles of dirt
from one to five ieet high, and they
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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-
TEN efecsually, 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 the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's 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 nost
popular remedy known. uo
Syrup of Figs is for sale in oo
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggistt; who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky NEW YORK. NV
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Concealed His Sex.

The recent case of the German lad
who disguised himself as woman and
escaped to this country without ex.
citing any suspicion as to his sex re-
calls the famous Chevalier d'Eon, who
fought many duels, lived in the court
of ST. Petersburg, and died in Eng
land, dressing in all three countries
either as a man or a woman, as occa-
sion required. His real sex was only
discovered in lawsuit instituted to
recover wager on the subject. New
York Telegram.
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There Is moro Catarrh in this section OF tho
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed 10 oe
incurable. For great many years doctorS pro,
nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incuraS!e.
Science has proven catarrh to De cons,Mu- c.itu-
tonal treatment. Halls Cetarrh Cure, man man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
It ia taken Internally in doses from 10drops to
q teasnoonfui. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails 70
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
free. Address
EpSold by Druggists, G5c.
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Highest of all in Leavening Powe,-Laes US Govt Report
R3%!A!s!!! g! Rskas&l Rsk!H&
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Monks That Are Expert Seamen.

An Odessa letter of recent date
says: zone of the oldest vessels
afoat arrived q few days ago in
Odessa, and is now moored in the
lower quay. She belongs to the con-
vent on Mount Athos and is called the
Holy Prophet lila (Elias). She is
brig rugged and sails under the Turk.
ish flag, but Greek cross is carried
on both mastheads, and she differs
from the ordinary Turkish ships by
her scrupulous cleanness. The cap
tair is Jeromonach, a monk ranking
higher than friar, and all the sailors
are monks or lay brothers; still, they
are expert seamen.
'The pilot, Father Iraklii (Her-
culius), has crossed all the oceans and
zones, sailing around the wide world
since 1866. The entire crew speak
both Russian and Greek. Service on
the ship alternates with worship in
the little church in the forecastle. 1t
is quite a curious sight to behold
these monks in their long frocks and
sandals climbing up the masts, along
the yardarms, ree6ng sails or hanging
almost over the water on the foremost
point of the bowsprit.
''The b-ig brought here load OF
bricks from Constantinople, and goes
in ballast to Marinpol, where she will
take cargo of -four, corn, fish and
other provisions which are to furnish
the supply for the convent for whole
year.
according to the sail.monk's OWL
statements, the Holy Prophet Lilo II
q smart sailor, and runs eleven knots
and hour in fair wind. She is 1O5
feet long and carries a cargo of zoo
tons"
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An Enemy to the Potato Bug.

It is announced that a scientist, who
has given a great deal of thought to
the subject, has found an insect in
Japan which destroys the potato bug.
This is discovery OF very great value
in many respects. In some localities
where potatoes have been given up as
too much trouble to raise, the bugs
have attacked the tomato vines. There
is also q weed of which they are fond,
and upon which they will live when
potato vines are not forthcoming. To
find destroyer of those pests will
win the gratitude of an enormous
potato growing constituency.-Ne
York Ledger.
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the water is let out and down goes the
mallet end striking in the bowl and
crushing the corn. The water begins
to pour in the trough and the beating
is Kept up until the corn is reduced
to meal. This rude implement is known
as the mongolia. When man IS ready
to use it he puts his corn in the bowls,
starts the water in the trough and
goes on about his business, feeling
confident that the mongolia will keep
up its monotonous lick until he stops
it.
"In Brazil a hog is never scalded.
They are rolled up in grass, after be-
ing butchered. and the grass is fired,
thus burning the hair of.
"When butter is wanted cream /:
put into bottle and shaken until but
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A Row Among the CroeodileS.

Crocodiles are very apathetic, and
fights among them are rare. A short
time ago, however, two OF the SIX
crocodiles in the geological garden at
Antwerp had serious disagreement,
and one of the saurians, with vicious
snap, closed his iron jaws on the up
Der jaw of the other. During the en-.
suing battle the locked jaw broke IN
the middle. The assailant swallowed
the fragment, teeth and all: This
ended the unpleassntness: both at
once assumed their former listless ST.
titude. The vanquished animal now
presents a horrible sight; part OF Its
tongue and the front half OF the lower
jar, bristling with teeth, are exposed
to view. But the MANNED beast shows
no sign of suffering, not even sign
of the proyerblal crocodile's tears.
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ter comes. The milkmen do not run
wagons, but they drive COWS from
house to house and milk them at the
doors. Each COW has a bell on her
neck and her calf is tied to her tail.
When stop is made the bell is rung,
calling the customer to the door, and
and a pint or quart of unwatered
milk is drawn from the COW and
poured in the vessel waiting to receive
it. In Rio the principal conveyances
are Tilburys. A Tilbury is nothing
less than the body of light buggy
mounted on the hind wheels of On OK
cart. Each community has Mauda
Chuva, or rain god, whose authority
is absolute and who is supposed to
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BlOOdstones.

Almost every jewel has supersti-
ton of some sort attaching to it, and
the bloodstone is not wanting in this
particular. The story is told of it
that at the time of the Crucif1ion some
drops of blood fell on piece of dark
green jasper that lay at the foot of
the cross. The crimson crept through
the structure of the stone, and this
was the parent of this beautiful jewel.
The dark.red spots and veins were sup
posed to represent the blood of Christ,
and many wonderful properties were
attributed to the stone. 1t was
thought to preserve its wearer from
dangers, to bring good fortune and to
heal many dlseases.-New York
LEDGER.
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Telling People the Time Her HOBBY

ga queer woman lives up in New
England where I spent my summer, y
said the artist. "Her greatest and so
far as anyone knows her only delight
is to tell people the time of day. This
is all the more remarkable because
she hasn't clock in the house, and
hasn't the slightest skill in Judging
the hour by the height of the sun.
She lives with her children in farm
house which stands near the road.
Some one suggested to me to ask her
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A BIG SPOOL.

Lexington avenue power house, on
Twenty-fifth street. The cable is one
and a quarter inches in diameter.
Contractor McLarnon said it was
the largest ever taken through the
city, and required fifty horses to re-
move it. The truck was especially
built for its transportation to New
York the wheels being of cast iron,
four feet in diameter and eight inches
broad.
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A Woman Town Crier.

Mrs. Miller, who resides in the lit.
tie Scottish town of Dunning, is prob.
ably the only woman in the world who
carries on the duties of town crier.
Mrs. Miller is seventy years old, and
has adorned her profession for great
many years. Thirty-three times has
the "bell wife" as she is locally
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Burning Cod.

Intense cold, as is we'll known,
burns-if we may use the term-like
heat. If "drop" of air at tenn
perature of 1S0 degrees below zero
were placed upon the hand, it would
have the same effect as would the same
quantity of molten steel or lead.
Every one who has the care OF horses
ought to know the pain inflicted by
placing a frosted bit in q horses
mouth. It burns like hot iron.
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To See a Flying Bullet.

A European authority asserts that
by rubbing vaseline over ball to be
fred from pistol or gun, the eye can
follow the progress of the missile
through the whole distance OF Its
flight. It's course is shown by q
thread of smoke. said to be due to the
combustion of the vaseline.
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called, proclaimed the birthday of the
Queen, and for sixteen years she has
been janitor of the public school oi
Dunning, as we'll as its town crier.
Although no longer young, Mrs, Mil
ler is still hale and vigorous.
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A Spool Ten Feet Thick.

A spool holding about eight miles
of wire cable, weighing about seventy
tons, which is intended for the Lex
ington avenue cable road, recently
arrived in New York from Wilkes.
barre, Penn. It was taken to the
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become hard as a adamant. No way
has been discovered by which they
can be driven away from place, once
they have taken hold.
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st. Francis is popular in Hungary.
His name is borne by l, 1884, 600 men.
There are about 1000, 900 Annss IN
the country.
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DR.. Kilmer's SwAMP- Root cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation tIee
Laboratory Binghamton. N. 7.
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oGood Spirits"

The words have different meanings to splr-
itualist, KentuckiaD, and an average man.
For the average man good spirits depend on
a Ripans Tabule after each meal, that's all.
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FITS stoned free by DR.. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and S2D trial bot
file free DIR. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila.. Pa.
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Pisos Cure is the medicine to break ~
BLUNT, Sprague, Wash, March s, 1894.
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces 1nfiamma.
lion allays pain. cures wind collie 25c. bottle
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HAIE's Honey of Horehound and Tar re.
ueves whooping cough.
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The Russian thistle has appeared neal
Abilene, Kan.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
THoMPsON's REMAINS.

They Arrive 1T Halifax on Board the
Steamer Blenhelm.
HALIFAX, N. s., Jan. 2.-H. M. s.
Blenheim, conveying the remains OF
the late Sir John Thompson from
Portsmouth, England, was signalled
off the mouth of the harbor at lO:45 a.
m. When the big cruiser arrived off
Fort York redoubt, the outarmost FORTH
fication of the harbor, the cannon high
upon the rocky caverns' stern sentinel
doomed forth salute of five guns. At
2 o'clock 10 sailors bore the coffin up
the companionway. On arriving at
the ordnance wharf the same 10 sailors
placed the coffin on the gun carriage in
waiting and the procession to the pro-
vincial parliament building was COM
menced. On arriving at the parlia-
ment building the ca,ket was removed
to the ly1ng.in-state chamber by 10
non-commissioned officers of the i'm
perial forces. The body will be III
state until Thursday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-01-04
ROBBERS GET LEFT.

Elk Masked Men Attempt to Hold Up q
Cotton Belt Train.
CAMDEN, Ark, Jan. 2.-Six masked
men made an effort to rob the north
bound Cotton Belt train due here at
10 o'clock at tank south Of Camden.
The object was to secure the express
money. The train stopped as usual to
take water, and the negro porter got
off the train to 60 around the tank to
let the water on. He was stopped,
however, by a Winchester in his face
and ordered to uncouple the cars, the
order was obeyed, and the engineer,
who was under guard, was made to
run the car up from the train dis
lance of half mile. The bandits dis
covered too late that they had made q
water haul, taking the baggage car in
stead of the express car. They had to
grin, take their medicine and 60 to the
woods. The leader told the engineer
that he had the laugh on them but
would see him again. The work was
so quickly done that the passengers did
not know what was going on until the
would-be robbers had found refuge in
the dense forest.
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GREAT PARADE OF STRIKERS.

Have rhill Shoe Workers Addressed by
Miss willard and Lady Somerset.
HAvERHILL, Mass, Jan. 2.-The
demonstration Of the strikers OF TINS
city during the evening was by far thu
largest OF its kind ever held here. Five
or SIX thousand shoe workers and (the'r
sympathizers paraded the principal
streets, while fireworks and decorations
greeted the men as they marched.
The process ion m sde it's way to tt
city hail, where q mass meeting Was
held. J. M Carey preside and intro.
duced Miss Frances e. Willard, presl.
dent of the national w. c. L. u, VINO
delivered stirring address, urging the
women to continue their work Of Or
ganization. She expressed sympathy
with the working poi'e and advised
them, in their strug lie for thor rights,
to man ain the respect of their fe. low
men, which could be accom- plished in
no better way than by the absolute re-
fusal to have anything to do with i'll
tOXlcants.
Lady Henry Somerset was then in
troduced. She said that while she was
unable to discuss the local aspect OF
this matter, she knew that the sir.l(ers
were making fight for manhood afl,l
womanhood and urged them to stand
out persisrently against the greatest
tyrant the world has ever known-the
modern capitalist. ~
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M'BRlOE TAKES THE REiNS.

Meeting of the New Executive Council Of
the Federation of Labor.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The new execu-
tive council OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor held it's first meeting at
Clinton Place. John M Briue, the
newly elected president; James DUR
can of Baltimore, second vice pres..-
dent; r. J. Elderkin, third vice presi-
dent; Augustln McGraith, general
secretary, and John E. Lennon, treas
urer, were present. Ex.President Sam
uel Gompers and ex Secretary Chris
Evans were in attendance and handed
over to the new committee the books
and papers of the Federation.
John Burns, M. p, called during the
executive session. He had all inter-
view with ex.President Gompers and
President Mcbride. He then left for
Fall River He will return here on
Friday. Ex-Presldent Gompers sad
he felt rather happy at no longer bear
ing the cares of Office. The books of
the Federation were all written up and
in few days tho new officers could
arrange for the opening of the new
headquarters in Indianapolis.