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BE AND DO,

The relation Of being to doing, and OF do
ing to being, is one of much complexity and
orofundity. There is room for vigorous
argument as to which is the more excel
lent. 1t would seem that being were the
more fundamental, since goodness consists
less in the outward things we do than in the
inward things we are, and Incorporating
leeds not prompted by pure motive are
scarcely better than the rattle Of
tin pan Yet, on the other hand, being is
scarcely to be counted an end in itself; the
thought should eventuate in action before
it can be stamped as noblest, and our
deeds are our sincerest prayers. We Ere not
to wait for perfect being before attempting
to do our deeds determine US, and we grow
by means OF them into larger stature. Yet 1t
we're useless to expect to come into perfect
manhood through the multiplicity. and high
merit of our doings. Only by much medita-
lion and the patient suffering OF sorrow is
the soul refined and brought into close like
ness with Deity. We can spare neither OF
these two factors. The doing and the being,
the being and the doing, must proceed hand
In hand, each helping the other, each tested
by the other.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
SELF TRUST.

To thoroughly trust oneself Is the highest
possible evidence of character. It Is COM
paratively easy to trust another; but when
a man or woman, knowing himself. as he
does, to the very core. beneath all seeming
and pretending and withholding-when this
self-behOlder is also serene and fearless
self-truSter, then may he, without presump-
ton, believe that he has attained to some
soundness and greatness Of character. For
there is no masquerading in a mans own
soul and if he eau honestly say that the
man he sees there is fit for himself to trust,
that man may be counted fit for nobody to
trust. But as matter of fact ,selftrust is such
an exceedingly rare virtue that the world Is
in no danger Of having to canonize more
than handful of saints because of it. The
condition is one toward which humanity
approXiInates, rather than an assured moral
status 1t is like those other conditions
which We speak Of so frequently and some
times familiarly, heaven and holiness, neither
Of which we have permanently attained, but
into whose borders we sometimes feel that
we have, for moment, entered. Any new
accession Of self-trust, any increasing con-
adence in ones own moral integrity, small
though it may be. should be humbly and
gratefully hailed as a step in the direction
If true Righteousness. When person can
saw. Il used to be weak under this tempta-
lion, but. with Gods help, feel that
can trust myself now," he is get
ing a flrmer hold upon Christian char
,cter. 1t is tho part of a weak man to be
always placing his trust in others. Even
Christ does not want us to lean altogether
lpon Hin. but to have such sturdy faith that
it shall breed in us some strength Of indi-
vidual purpose and will. Thus. when Peter
,ssayed to come to Him. walking on the
water. but, losing his confidence, began to
sink, there was tone Of distinct reproof for
his lack of self-trust in Christ's, 80 thou Of
little faith, wherefore didst thou douht?'
Increasing self-trust simply denotes that
Christian sees in himself more of the
image of the Master, and knows that in so
far as he attains that likeness, ne is inevl-
tably nobler. stronger, holier. This kind OF
self-trust is no less becoming than rever-
ence. than faith, than humility. It is not a
moral quality that one displays tothe world,
but the secret estimate of ones own heart,
known only to God, in whose eyes no man
cares to ilaunt presumption. And God
knows that the man who trusts himself
more and more, is the man in whose heart
dwells the most revental humility.
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Hunting Tramps With Search Lights,

Some of the Paris policeman ou
night duty have been provided with
electric lamps, which seem, 30 far, to
have answered their purpose very we'll
indeed-it might be said even too
we'll. As first venture the lamps were
carried by a number of guardians OF
the peace who were engaged in clear.
ing the Bois de Boulogne of the un'
fortunate wretches who, through force
of circumstance, are compelled to seek
a lodging "a la belle etoile." In al
twenty-five, some of them badly
wanted for numerous misdeeds, were
captured. One harmless tramp, who
has seen better times, was found wear.
ing a tight-ftting jersey made OF
snakeskin, cleverly woven together.
He claimed that this peculiar garment
as grand specific for rheumatic and
other bone.aching complaints. Whilst
serving in Tonkin, and during hia
subsequent peregrinations. the cold
earth, which usually formed his bed and
mattress, had given him rheumatism,
and native had constructed the rep!
tile.skin vest, with the result that evef
since then he has selpt with impunitY
on the dampest of ground. II was
found that the electric lamps swept
radius of over fifty yards, but it i
probable that had they been lesf
powerful there would have been more
arrests. The loafer who saw half
dozen such luminsnts through the
darkness of the wood did not stay to
investigate the cause of the unwantsd
light, but made tracks"
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Rules for Bicycle Riders.

Wheelmen insist upon causing cease.
less annoyance to themselves and theii
brethren by failing to comply with the
common rules laid down for all riders.
So many accidents have happened on
the road which might have been avoidi
ed with little caution, that it il
necessary for them to observe the fol-
lowing hints:
Keep to the right of the road. Neve1
neglectthis.
Request permission of pedestrians
for the right of way. .:
Turn to one side for a heavy load,
even if you are on the right side.
Be ever ready to assist female
rider in distress on the road, without
the formality OF an introduction.
Don't scorch. This means you.
Ride no faster than an eight mile an
hour gait in passing through villages
where you are unfamiliar with the or.
dinances. 1t will save you money.
And don't say sect out OF the way
to any chance pedestrian who may
appear in your path.-Cycle Topics.
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Character in Hair.

Men with fine light hair are smart,
conceited, and if they do not marry
until late in life are apt to Sf1WH Hdg4I
and selfish. If girl wishes to select
a husband she should examine his hair
very closely before accepting him, bet
cause it is q fine indication of what
his disposition is. Men with 6ns
brown hair, light or dark, make the
best husbands. They are quick,
thoughtful and less apt to be selfish
than their very light or very dark;
haired brothers. Those whose hair
turns gray prematurely are nearly al;
ways good fellows. They are a little
nervous, but are brainy, sympathetic
and very honorable. The hair turna
white from being overscrupulous in
money matters aud friendships oftener
tkan it does for grieving over ones
shortcomings. Nearly all. red-headed
people are smart, whether the hair id
coarse or fine, but when you do run
across one that isn't he is the stupIdest
person under the sun. The women
with pale blonde hair, or the color!
less, ashy kind, are impulsive, loving,
tickle. They are not to be depended
upon, but are usually good company
while they like you: On the contrary,
those with dark brown hair are very
loyal. They are full of sentiment and
easily affected. They enjoy keenly
and suffer. in proportion. Women
with fine black hair are high strung.
and those with coarse black hair, il
they are smart, are nearly alwsys
mean. All women with dark hair are
more tempestuous than those with
light hair. The dark eyes and com!
plexions that go with the different
shades OF dark brown and black hair
denote strong feeling. They are also
more faithful than light.haired wo;
men. Men who are bald are not de-
sirable as husbands unless they have
money.-Philsdelphia Bulletin. !
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PER CENT OF FAT IN CREAM,

In answer to the inquiry of sub.
scriber as to what per cent of butter
fat there should be in cream as it
comes from the separator to obtain
the best results in churning. the fol.
lowing answer in Hoard's Dairyman is
very good one: From thirty to-
thirty-fve per cent, provided you can
secure the proper churning tempera-
ture. Rich cream requires a lower
temperature for churning, aud when
this can be had gives not only small
or per cent. of fat in the buttermilk,
but also less buttermilk, which is
double gain. 1t is sometimes difficult
to get the required temperature in
summer, and in such cases it is better
to take cream with less fat in it.
For thirty per cent. cream the tenn
perature should not be above tifty.hve
degrees when the butter breaks, and
soy fifty degrees or less at starting
dependent somewhat on the tempera.
ture of the churning room.
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WORDS OF WIsD0M.
h,.,a- baa a had habit has q mag

Whoever has q bad habit has q mag
Ter.
When the outlook is not good try
The urlook.
We best serve ourselves when We
best serve others.
The man who has no God to worship
wo,ships himself.
A fault will attract more attention
10 US than virtue.
The man who has the "big head" OF"
ten wears small hat.
1t is not the longest prayers that
are answered quickest.
The spots We see on others are
nearly always on our own glasses.
Every man who does wrong is help
Ing to lead an army of boys astray.
II some men. would give up more,
and lay up less, how soon they would
be rich.
IhThere arc peopls who never care
for music except when they plsy the
arst fiddle.
The man who is trying to hide be-
hind a hypoorite now, will not do it in
the judgment.
Some people talk much about what
happy place heaven is, and do notht
ing to make their homes resemble it.
One of the first marks of backsliding
is worldly conformity. We ara
anxious to please Mrs. Grundy in
proportion as We fall in grace. Rams
Horn.
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cRAB-TREE CHRISTIANS.

Some there are presumably on the way to
heaven, and whom we shall perhaps be happy
to associate with there. that We are very
glad to get rid Of from the earth. There Is
40 complaint when they die. Everybody Is
willing. and more than willing. that they
should be promoted. transferred to the bet
ter land. They have vast amount Of vine
gar mixed with their disposition. They con-
ceive it to be their duty to set
their faces like n flint against about
everything that goes on in this degenerate
age Nothing suits them in church or state.
They cannot defend religion without getting
into a rage. They are s. sour thnt people 8
teeth are set on edge at the very sight Of
them. How sadly they misreprcsent and
dishonor the Master at the very time they
claim to be about the only ones that know
him. Whatever else the Christian lacks,
sweet reasonableness and wiEsomeness must
not be wanting. However cantankerous the
natural disposition, there is provision for Its
change into something good to live with.
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To BUTTER MAKERS.

Don't wrap up your sweet-scented,
prettily printed butter in old rags,
suggestive of wornout sheets and pill
lowcases, for it often hinders the sale
of the best of butter. I like to pur-
chase my butter wrapped in nice,
clean white paper. l notice that the
butter at our country stores. from the
creamery, sells for twenty-five cents,
while farmers butter will bring only
fifteen. One farmer, hereabouts, has
taken the hint, and wraps up his but.
ter in the same nice, clean way. and
gets twenty-five cents for it, too
proving.that many farmers complaints
are due to a carelessness and lack of
neatness on their part.
"Whatever is worth doing at all is
worth doing WE'LL" and much of the
comfort and happiness of families de-
pend on good butter, for butter comes
next to bread.-New York Times.
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LENGTH OF DAYS.

Patrick Coan, who died recently in Kansas
City, was supposed to be lO4,
Barney Morris, of Brooklyn, at 1c4, still
makes himself measurahly useful picking up
paper and rubbish In Prospect Park.
Catherine French, of Moorestown, P. m. =,
and Jacob Urban, of Mount Airy, in the same
State. have been celebrating their lO2d birth
daYa.
Diana Smith, who died in Horner, Mich,
re :sntly, was supposed to be lit. Her Pc
cuiar case was that she had been Il slave,
not In the South, but in Connecticut and
Michigan.
Among the voters registered in Avondale,
Ohio, recently was Thomas Anderson, COL
ored, aged l05. He knew, because his mother
told him he was slxty-nine when Abe Lin
coin was elected.
The age of colored people in the South Is
frequently matter Of some doubt. Anscl
Corey, Of Independence, Mo-, claims to be
ITO. Estella Diggs, who died in Baltimore
recently, was credited with l07 years.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
VALUE OF HEATED GRAIN.

Grain that has been heated will not
do for feed. nor will it make good
bread. If grain is at all damp when
thrashed, it should be thoroughly
dried by spreading it on floor in q
dry, airy place and shoveling it over
twice day until it is quite dry. Any
how, even dry grain will heat, be-.
cause, unless it has been kept in q
stack or in NOW long enrugh to go
through'a fermentation or full ripen-
ing, which it will do when gathered
in large bulk, this fermentation will
occur in the granary and will be liza
bic to injure the grain, destroying it's
value for seed or bread. Heated
grain is sweeter than other grain, and
may be- used to advantage for feeding
to animals. 1t is always best to crush
or coarsely grind wheat or rye before
feeding it, as it is better dlgested.
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How Car Nicholas Proposed,

Russians are very fond OF telling
the story of an answer given to the
Emperor when His Majesty proposed
to his future wife. "The Emperor,
nv father, has commanded me to
make you the offer of my hand and
heart" was the Czarowltz's quaint
way of putting it. "And my grand
mother, the Queen, replied the lady,
"has commanded me to accept the of.
fer OF your hand; your heart will
take myself" It is said on good au-
thority the Emperor is passionately
devoted to his wife. and that she il
equally fond OF him.
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held there by a strip of cloth used as
string. The cloth is twisted about
so as to have fold of it between the
trunk and the stakes, to prevent chat
ing. The stakes are bound together
by a bit of wire. The cloth will
stretch and loosen sufficiently, SO that
the growing trunk. of the tree will not
be bound at all. A large orchard can
be staked out in this way with very
little labor, and the result will prove
very satisfactory, as every one OF the
three stakes acts as a braco-some.
thing that cannot be said of such as
are driven about. the tree perpendicu'
larly. American Farmer.
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TIMELY SERVICE IS NOT SERVICE.

It is noteworthy that while David is we'll
spoken of for having "serred his own
generation" and while we sing of our pur-
bose to serve the present age it is not
thought complimentary to call man
"time-server" This latter appelatioI has
come to designate trimmer or temporizer.
who yields to the demands Of the hour with
close reference to his own advancement.
but without much Of any concern for con-
sistency or principle. 1t is common in pol
itics. both civil and ecclesiastical. and has
been known to taint things that should be
most sacred Time-serving religion is 1es-
picahle. Yet religion should be both timely
and serviceahe. adapted to the age, not in
opportune or outworn in its methods, up to
date and wide awake. To be all things to
all men is right, provided it be not for per-
sonal gain, but in order to save the more.
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BORDEAUX MIXTURE.

The United States Department OF
Agriculture has issued, from the
Division of Vegetable Physiology and
Pathology, Bulletin No. 9, by Walter
T. Swlngle, which treats technically
of the chemistry, physical properties
and toxic effectsof Bordeaux mixture
on fungi and algae.
The bulletin is intended not only to
record the results of Investigations,
but also to suggest lines of work that
might proftably be taken up by ex-
pertinent stations and other similar
institutions. While technical in its
nature the bulletin contains many
suggestions of practical value. 1t
shows that the chemistry, as well as
the structure of Bordeaux mixture,
may be materially changed by the
method of bringing together the in.
gradients, and suggests necessary
notifications of former directions for
preparing the fungicide.
The author says: Notwithstanding
the widespread use OF Bordeaux mix
ture, the exact nature Of its action in
preventing the ravages OF parasitic
fungi has been but little studied and
is still only imperIectly understood.
In this bulletin IN attempt is made to
present a summary of our present
knowledge on the subject, and with
this end in view all literature relating
to the amount of copper necessary to
kill fungi and algae has been collected
and briefly summarized.
"The questions considered are dis
cussed under the following heads: ~
Chemical composition of Bordeaux
mixture; (2) physical nature, cause OF
setting; (3) conditions governing the
adherence of the mixture and the solu-
bility of copper; (4) amounts of cop
per in solution necessary to kill fungi
and other cryptograms; (5) stage OF
development of parasitic fungi when
acted on, and how entrance to the host
plant is prevented; (6) hypothesis as
to the action of copper in poisoning
fungi"
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StODped the Excitement.

When Charles Hutchinson, the old
est son of cold HUTCH" but a very
different sort of man, was President oi
the. Chicago Stock Exchange, he
Gained tumult in the pits one day
by coming out on little balcony
above the crowd and standing with his
hand appraised in an attitude half com
manding, half entreating. Everybody
stopped talking after little while tc
see what the beloved "Charley" ha6
to say. But all that he said was Gen
tlemen. gentlemen 1t turned thu
tide of affairs that day almost as ef'
fectively as closing the Stock Ex
change might nave done.-Bostor
Transcript. -
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gether and keeps the bushes upright
and in place. Where there is no sup
port at present and support is to be
given the bushes, the plan shown in
the diagram can be followed to ad-
vantage. Light wooden strips of inch
square stuff are held up by stakes of
the same material ard rigidly attached
to each other by Cross wires. These
cross wires are the most important
part OF the whole, for they are con-
stantly pulling the bushes up into
close quarters-the one thing for
which supports are desired.--New
England Homestead.
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HUNGER IN A MILL TOWN.
Thousands Of Operatives Idle at LawIence
Mass.

The great factories at Lawrence. Mass. OF
the Arlington Mills Company, Of which Will
lam Whitman is the Treasurer, were shut
down. and about 5000 operatives joined tho
other thousands of idiers who are out Of
work in consequence Of the closing Of the
Everett and Pemberton mills. Tie Everett
closed July for two months on account OF
the bad condition of the market. According
to the best information obtainable, the Penn
berton will not BIZ reaiyto start up much
before October l. These three mills employ
over 5000 hands. The Washington Mills,
which employ about $50. are running on two
thirds time.
Business interests are being affected and
the calls for aid upon the Poor Department
are becoming so numerous that the clerk or
the Overseers Of the Poor suggests putting
men at work saving wood and women max
ing garments in order to relieve the necessi-
ties Of those who ask for public support.
Business men are quoted In favor of =
scheme Of public works for the benefit OF tho
unemployed.
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NAMED A WOMAN ELEcTOR.
Wyoming Republicans Nominate Mrs
Malloy, Whose Husband is Democrat.


The Wyoming Republican Convention,
after two hours wrestling in committee over
satisfactory money plank, adopted the fol-
lowing:
"We favor the FREQ coinage Of gold and
silver into standard money, as expressed in
our former platforms, under such legislation
as will guarantee that all our money shall
remain on an equality"
This is apparently satisfactory to both the
gold and silver factions in the State. The
nominations made are:
For Congress. Frank W. Mondell, the pres
ent Representative: For Supreme Judge,
H. V. S. Groesbeck, the present Chief JUS
tice. For Presidential Electors, W. F.
Britain, Benjamin Howell and Mrs. Sarah
Malloy.
Mrs. Malloy is the wife OF the superintend-
ent Of the Union Pacific lines in Wyoming,
and is the mother Of four children. She has
always voted the Republican ticket, while
her husband has voted the Democratic. She
has accepted the nomination.
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STRONG SUPPORT FOR BERRY BUSHES.

Wire is very commonly used as a
support for raspberry and blackberry
bushes, this being stretched tightly
along stout stakes, the end stakes
being of necessity very stout and very
firmly braced. But this does not
suffice to keep the wire stiff1y in place.
Where wires are stretched along each
side of row already, they can be
made much more efficient by tying
them together with cross wires every
ten feet, or so. This pulls them to.
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NO MORE GOLD FOR SILVER.
San Francisco Sub-Treasury Stops an Old
Practice There.

PraCt1Ce IHtrt.
The United States Treasury Department
has received no information ahout the al
legged refusal of the Assistant Treasurer at
San Francisco to exchange gold for silver
certificates. This is practice that he has
followed for years. and is peculiar alone to
the San Francisco Sub-Treasury.
On the Pacific Coast nearly all the money
in circulation is gold and silver coin, but lit
tie paper money being used. For the con-
venience of bankers and others who desired
to make shipments OF money TO the East, a
practice had grown up at San Francisco OF
exchanging silver certificates for gold.
Recently the Sub-Treasury's stock OF gold
has been reduced. and for this reason, it is
presumed, the practice of making all money
interchangeable has been stopped.
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method OF supporting young trees, es.
pecially where large orchard is set.
In such case, the saving Of little la
Dor at each tree amounts to great
deal in the case Of the whole orchard.
The trunk of the tree rests in the
sngle between three stakes, and is
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REAR SEATS FOR NEGROES.
Gcorgia's Separate Coach Law Applied to
Street Railways.

Street RnilwayS.
Judge Andrew Calhoun. Of Atlanta, Ga. has
decided that the Jim Crow law" of
Georgia, requiring railroad companies to
provide separate coaches for white and col
ored passengers, is applicable also to street
railways: The decision was rendered in
test case bro ught in behalf of coiored man
who was elected from car Of the Atlanta
Electric Railway Company for refusing to
take one of the seats in the rear of the car
reserved for colored people. The officers of
the company, to meet frequent complaints
by white ladies OF the insolent presence Of
colored men in the same seats with them.
had made regulation that colored persons
must OCCUPY the rear halt OF the cars.