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he SAVED HIS CORN.

A friend OF ours owns one OF the best farms
near the Illinois River, about one hundred
acres OF which are covered with waving corn.
When II came up In the spring the crows
seemed determined on its entire destruction.
When one was killed 1t seemed ag though a
dozen came to Its funeral, and though the
sharp crack OF the rifle often drove them
away, they always returned. with. 3 echo.
Our friend at length became weary OF throw
ing grass and resolve on trying the virtue
Of stones. He sent to the druggists for a
gallon of alcohol, in which he soaked q few
quarts Of corn, and scattered II over his field.
The blacklegs came and partook with their
usual relish, and, as usual, they were pretty
well '.corned," and there followed q strange
cooling and cracking, and strutting and
staggering. When the boys attempted to
catch them they were not little amused at
their staggering gait and their zigzag way
through the air. At length they gained the
sdge OF the woods, and. there being joined
by new recruit, which happened to. be
sober, they united at the ton OF their voices
in haw.haw-hawking ard shouting either
praises or curses Of alcohol. .it was difficult
to tell which, as they ratified away without
rhyme or reason. but our friend saved bis
,orn; rs soon as they became sober they set
heir faces steadfasrIy against alcohoi-not
anott er kernel would they touch in his field.
National Temperance Advocate.
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WOULD Not ADm1NisrEn ALCOHOL,

An eminent German physician, Dr. Hirsch-
field, who is on principle opposed to the use
OF alcohol, was charged at Magdeburg Grim
inal Court In May last with having caused,
or at least hastened, the death of man who
had been for thirty-yix hours under his care,
and whom he had then sent to an hospital,
where, after eight days treatment with large
doses Of alcohol and qninine, the patient
died. The disease was, according to the
united judgment iof NIL the doctors, serious
inflammation Of the. cellular tissue of the
left arm, setting tn with high fever (septt-
cRmia, or blood -poisoningC. In reply TO the
charge, DR.. Hirschfeld presented to the court
scientific Justification OF his treatment Of
the case, and that on perfectly general prin-
eiples. "I have never YET, In my very ex-
tansiye practice, orIered drop Of alcohol,
nor shall ever do so. I consider It abso-
lutely mIschievous to patients in whatever
form It may be admin stored, not giving
strength, but taking 1t away. In all iebrfle
diseases 4 give only unstimuIating diet. such
rs milk, Cruel, fruit syrups, stewed fruit, and
the like" He referred to Binz, Professor Of
Pharmacology at Bonn, who says: Alcohol
Is one ofthose exciting agents which always
occasion a corresponding swing Of the pen
dulum to the opposite side. Tne stimulat-
ing effect is always speedily followed by an
equally marked diminution Of energy in the
brain and spinal marrow The case was
decided In DR.. Hirschfeld's favor, with costa
against the State Attorney. ~ ~
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SarsapariIla
an H. nslp> cure Liver Ills; easy to
mUUV 5 FlliS Ia e. easy to operate. CSC.
Tea Drinking People.

H
The relative quantity of tea con.
sumed by various Nations is an inter.
esting subject Excluding China and
Japan, which produce their own,- and
furnish no statistics, the Anglo.Saxon
race is far ahead of oil Others. The
Englieh. h.speaking peoples THAT is,
+ Great Britain, with her colonies, and
the United States) account for four
fifths of the whole worlds consump-
tion, and Great Britain alone takes
one-haf of the total amount. The
5 English drink as much tea in the
aggregate as all the other civilized
countries put together, though not SO
5 much per head as some Of Englsnd's
colonies. The United States comes
next, with less than half the quantity,
and then Russia, with about one-third.
The only other Europeans who take
anything worth mentioning in proper
tion to TIE population are the Dutch,
and their taste for it is no doubt due
to the fact that they have their own
plantations in Java. a.-The Ledger. j
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Uniform Size Of Circus HIngs.

The one-ring circus of our grand.
fathers day had a ring no larger than
each of the three used by the big
shows to-day. Circus horses arc
trained to perform in standard ring
forty.two feet in diameter. In a
larger or a smaller ring their pace be-.
comes uneven, irregular and unrei-
able, and the riders in turning somer-
saults arc liable to miscalculate the
curve and miss their footing. One OF
the ''greatest shows on earth"-there
are several--gave series of perform
ances last year in Madison Square
Garden, New York. By mistake the
rings were made forty.two feet six in
ches in diameter. On the first per.
formanee three riders fell and one was
severely hurt; before the second per.
formance the rings we're reduced to
the regular size.-Chicago Times'Her'
aid,
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Enormous 6rizziIes in Alaska.

q. J. Darling, who is identified with
the salmon industry of Alaska as the
owner of an extensive canning plant
at Karluk, Kadiak Island, is among
the arrivals at the Palace Hotel. MIR.
Barling brought down with him from
Karluck some of the largest bear skins
ever seen in San Francisco. One of
them, perfect and unblemished skin
of an enormous grizzly, measures
twelve feet from tip to tip and to-
gether with several other peltry OF
almost equal size it forms an inter-
esting exhibit such as IS not to be
seen every day in San Francisco. Mr..
Bsrling has marvellous tale TO relate
of q natives way Of killing a'l'ear. 1t
is this:
"There are many grizzlies on Kadiak
Islsnd,n he said, "as well as q large
number OF cinnamon bears. Was
cruising around in q launch in an un-
frequented cove one day when spied
two immense grizzlies not very far up
the creek. They were SO large that l
did not care to go after them, but
when I got back to Kariuk I communi-
Gated the fact to an Indian who en-.
ioyed the reputation of being one OF
best bear hunters in that section. All
right he said. Wall, you had better
hurry up,' I told him, because those
bears won't stay there very long. 4
ask nanny was his brief rejoinder.
He was ffty-two years old, but he had
to ask his mother. She was the Oldest
woman in the village, and her opinion
carried great deal OF weight. Pretty
soon he started cross country after the,
bears. Some of the natives of Kadlak.
use firearms on their hunting e1pedi-
tions. This fellow simply armed him.
self with q long spear. He creased
his head and got to windward OF the
animals. Pretty soon he heard q
tramping in the brush, and knew the
prey was approaching. he dug hole
in the ground, planted one end OF the
spear firmly with the point in the di-
rection of the bear and then crouehed
down. The bear came along and
licked the head of the Indian. With
swift and dexterous movement the
native cut cash in the bears neck
with the sharp spear point. The
angered animal drew back few yards
and made rush. He impaled himself
on the spear and all was over.
Mr.. Darling has the the pelt OF the
animal.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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MAaMoS WORSHIP.

q L. NJ
The Rev. DR.. Charles Roads. ex-President
OF the Pennsylvania G. T. Union, says: 4 ii
1.-THE yilest form OF mammon now In op-
position to God Is liquor ceiling. II fs
wholly evil and that continually No one
It's enormities require a pen dipped in fire o.,
In blood to describe, and the wickedness Of
its promoters is worse than murder or ar.
son. For love of the large profits in beer
and whisky men are willingt TO desolate the
homes OF their customers, 10 denude them of
every comfort, and even to take tine neces-
saries from the table, bed, and hearth; they
complacenily pour down the poison which
will enieeble and prematurely destroy human
bodies. which will arouse heliish passions In
them and quench every holy aspiration,
which will brutalize, demonize, and drive to
desperation and crime. They do all for
money, out-Judasing Judas. X .y' = /.
"The liquor seller serves mammon with q
devotion We ought to have toward God, In
hours Of service he shames us. Up to mid.
night every night he works to destroy men,
while we grum BILE when services continue to
1u o'clock TO save them. have seen many
in Philadelphia open again at s o'clock In
the morning, beating US in our earliest sum
rise meetings. They take no vacations In
hottest summer. Churches are closed in
july and August Saloons are ALWAYS open.
Every night in the week he is in his place
without pledge or lookout committee to
urge him. Can it be possible we will longer
allow men to love money more than we love
God? That saloon keepers shall worship
gold more faithfully than we worship Jeeusp
No! let US say 1t tonight, God helping Us,
Mo- Es ~ ,.t...5;s5- 2 f-it.sf :
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was the morning ne salIed away rom
Sag Harbor, on the Wanderer, never


Sag Harbor, on Inc Wanderer, never
paced O. quarter deck. :
He was young, handsome and able,
but in his joy he gave no thought to
these, for vanity held no place In his
brave heart. but he was ordered to
meet the authorities OF the province,
and he felt certain no sailor who ever
left New York harbor had been more
successful than himself, He felt glow
o. pride at the sense Of duty well per-
formed, but it is doubtful il this would
have elated him 30 much had the graft
tication, of what was now the control
ling impulse of his life, been wanting.
Lea Hedges had pledged him her love.
What IL her astonished father stam-
mered out objections without clearly
defining them; the young man felt that
he could set them aside, and that the
clouds of mystery that enveloped his
origin would be dissipatsd or forgotten
in the glow Of glory that was yet to
be his.
All nature was In harmony with his
joyous frame Of mind
he had loved the ocean from g. boy;
but never before did he feel that rapt
sympathy that existed between his
strongly throbbing heart and the .gayly
flashing waters.
He had cruisei among thn Antilles,
that gem with tropic growth the breast
Of the Caribbean, which fringed with
beaded emeralds the hem OF the OLD
ocean 8 mantle: but their remembered
beauties were rank and garish, COM
pared with the verdant islands which
jeweled the hand Long Island extended
in greeting to the mainland.
He was pacing the deck, watching the
fishing canoes Of the Indians, and re-
calling a hundred happy days spens
with them Oh these bays, when Captain
OK, who had been issuing commands
in way that showed he was a very
thorough sailor, joined him, and said:
Il intended going up through the
Sound, but as I do not know the channel,
hardly care to risk itwith this wind, and
so will 60 outside It will not make ten
minutes difference in the time.
II think am familiar with every foot
Of the way up the Sound. and, II you
permit me to act as pilot, I shall be
happy to SO. We you in that capacity" :"
said 'Ralrh. =. sa
And that you could do SO better than
any man that ever ;traversed that route,
I am as sure as that we are here; but
could not permit the Captain Of the Sea
Hawk, that has covered hers,ef with
glory, to play pilot for the Wanderer,
that has yet a reputation to make In
these Taters. No, with the southeast
wind and The open sea before us, we
can. make the Narrows before tho sun
has set" said Capt. Fox, as he passed
his arm through Ralph Denham's, and
began walking back and forth, just as
II they were the dearest friends In the
world On the part Of one, at least,
there was feeling Of regard that might
in time grow into strong friendship;
but on the part OF the other there was
an incapacity for everything that did
not panaer to his own avartce or feed
his inordinate ambition. 5
lro BE CoNT1NUEp
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The Spiders Eyesfght.

How far away can spider see fly ?
After several years oflngenious expert
menting NJ. and Mrs. Peckham,. the
7naturaliste, have concluded that the
greatest average distance at which
spiders are able to see objects dis
tinctly is about one loot. The same
observers think that spiders have the
senses of color and OF smell but feebly
developed. San Francisco Call.
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peasne,s Cannot be O Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reacn]
diseased norton Of the ear. There 10 only
way to I lure deafness, and that Is by const
famed condition OF the mucous lining OF
Eustachian Tube. When this tube getg
famed you have q rumbling sound or Inn
feet hearing, and when 1t Is entirely cl5
Deafness is the result, and unless the INF
nation can be taken out and this tube
stored tot tis normal condition. hearing Wil
caused by catarrh. which is nothing but tai
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
case Of Deafness lcaused by catarrh) that 4
not be cured by Halls catarrh Cure. Send
r. j. CHgsEY 3 Co, Toledo.
Sold by Druggists, TIC. (. q .sSs q Z e
HALLS Family Pills are the best. l. & ~
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TEMPERANCE
q aElo's PLEDea.t

-: ,sA HElo's PLgDaR.j ~ sgEs IL
Upon day it chanced. heated with wine,
The young Adolphus, Sweden's soldier
king,
Meeting his mother, Knocked her with rude
fling
or words. as bitter as the salt sea brine,
But on the morrow when his spirit fine .
Had cooled, he with deep shame remem-
bering .art
His drunken folly, felt renorseful sting,
And made, resolve to do penance condign.
Mother" he said, holding the brimmine
f., glass.
81 drink" and then eashine It 'sainst q
stone, ~ I: =. 3ls 2,-s 5HS s
''No drop again my lips shall ever pass,
!. For only SC, can Ito thee atone. !"
True as tha'heart beneath his strong cuirass
He kept his word, more precious than his
throne. " a.s5 ~
Bishop J..L spalding. 4
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Cinnamon Worth Il Kings Ransom.

Cinnamon. a small portion of which
was once held present which kings
were glad to receive, is a native Of
Ceylon and has been known from the
most remote time. 1t was first carried
to Europe by the Arabs. Cassia bark
is relative of cinnamon and is priced
for haYoring liquors and chocolate.
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A POINT WE'LL TAKEN.

It claimed 10 be breach Of pollteness not
to partake of the unch on the sideboard oi
yourh host. 1t is contempt ofhis providence,
an insi1uation against bis good taste. Not
30. A host always provi les a scraper out
side the door. But it IS no breach Of polite
ness, when I come clean-footed from the car
. age, thar do not stop and rasp for five
minutes on that scraper. do not need It
or his punch bowl. either Guests have
rights as we'll rs hosts, and If hosts drink,
let them not tempt the guest whom hospi-
tality binds them to project. ...
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Ernx Eacles n Pest.

South Dakota farmers complain that gray
eagles are making havoc with poultry ana
Young stock A rancher on the river near
Pierre recently kiIeI ono which measured
seven feet three inches from tip to tip. The
bird was attempting to carry off young
calf at the time, and seemed to have II fair
show Of success when the man arrived on
lhe scene. Even after the rancher got in
shot the eagle attacked him, and 1t was only
after fierce battle with the cubbed gun
thnt he succeeded In killing It ..
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A POISON.

The most serious and widespread derapge-
ment Of the natural tastes Is that caused by
alcoholic drinks. Alcohol has been demon
stratel to bo Il poison. Its confined use,
even in what are called moderate quantities,
paves the way for many diseases, some OF
which are sure TO overtake those who prac-
lice using drinks with alcohol in them.
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s a London omnibus company has or
Idered several hundred motor omni.
Free silver.

The coinage Of silver might have been too
Tree, but the free use of it in a small sum
may bea very big Investment with very sure
and large profits. What 1t costs to buy q
bottle Of st. Jacobs Oil for the sure cure Of
tneumatism Is within the reachsot the poor
est. It is the best investment in this line
best cure, and the profits are sure because It
Will surely cure. This is so we'll known It is
almost maxim and SO much good ia wrought
out Of the free use Of SO little. strong, active
workman can be made Of a man who before
may have been q helpless invalid or hob
bling cripple. W.
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THE IloUo. TRAFFIC AND ruE INDUSTRIES

TIE IlQUO.: TNAFFIC md TIE INDUSTRIES.
The liquor traffic takes directly and indi-
rectE $4,000, 0,U0O from legitimate indus
tries. and cuts the amount of wages which
90 into the peoples pockets almost in four
and reduces the number of those employed
by such capital by about seventy-eight per
cent In addition to all this. it crowds the
labor market by forcing woman and child
labor upon it and demoralizes it by the
ruinous competition which drinking men
everywhere bring to sober labor, says TEN
Gnce Cause.
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The Modern Mother

Has.found that her 5ittle ones are improved
more BY the pleasant Syrup Of Fig; whenlis
need of the laxative effect Of q gentle rsmsdy
than by any other. and that II Is more accept
able to them. Children enjoy It and II benefits
them. The true remedy, Syrup OF Fisl, il
manufactured by the Galifornia Fig Syrup
Compary only MI y ~ ~ 2 4 x z y &c 43Ss2 ~
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SWEDISH LIQUOR CURE.

Dipsomaniacs in Sweden, when put under
restraint, ire fed a most entirely on bread
stepped in wine. In legs than fortnight
they loathe the very look and smell OF
liquor. and when liberated generally become
total nbstIiaeIs. Philadelphia Ledger.
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sonE FIGURES WORTH REMEMBERING.

AsN<NA~-N~S~s~s<<'esr
Total number Of liquor dealers. 2S2,295
including bartenders.. ....... 691 ,689
Spent for liquor in 1895. >. $685., ,19l 1854
Internal revenue receipts for IL
quor, 1885. Z. $111 sos, IA
English capital In breweries. -. $91 1902 1923
Interest paid on this in 1885,. S5, 1851 ,2j4
Hon. :,............... 100000
Population to each liquor dealer 295
Voters to each dealer. ......... 81
Barrels Of beer sold IN 1895. $3.50. SO. ,661
Gallons Of beer sold In 1895. .0S7 559, ,49l
Received from liquor licences, t.e
Slate and local :. .. ........... s24. 1856 ,4ss
Total capital invested In liquor
manufacture ure-.!.......-..-.. S299, 22o .SlS
Number of employees 04S
Wages paid. $50, ,052,721
Wholesale value OF product .. $3.50. .S01 ,616
From 1851 to 1895, inclusive. our Govern
ment has paid TO Union soldiers. their
widows and families, the sum OF $1, ,858, 1885,
OF. This is about equal 10 the direct and
indirect cost Of the liquor traffic in this
country Tor twelve months.
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I have found Pisos Cure for Cousumpton
an unfailing medicinesTF. =; LoTz, lSb Scott
St, Covington, Ky, Get lS94. f.Ss ~
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Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing Syrnp Tor children
teething, softens the gums, redn ces indammas
don, alfays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle:
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Nothing in bath or laundry SO good as Borax.
posbtns Floating Borax Soap needs but one Trial
10 prove IS salue. cosa Same as poorer floating
soap. No one has ever tried s. without buying
nor. You,ri Rrocar has IL Es 3. .s ~ 81.
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Good roads in Massachusetts will get
$500, 900 during 1897. 4 81 "a
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

The woEan who weds tippler should pre-
pare herself to live with drunkard, says the
Weekly Outlook. .-..
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/ GIRLS IN STORES,

Offices, or factories, are peculiarly
liable to female diseases, especially
those who are constantly on their feet.
Often they are unable to perform their
duties. their suffering is so intense.
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tspainis buying large numbers Of Missouri
mules for use in Cuba.
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... CHAPTER XIII.
CAPTAIN FOX AND HIS GUEST
a happier man than Ralph Denham
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-02-28

Au ingenious geologist has pro
pounded the astonishing theory
that the center Of the earth Is IA
mass of molten gold and platinum.
He says: "lf you put into a bot.
tie some coffee, some sand aud
some quicksilver, fill it up with
water aud then shake it briskly,
rs soon ms it has rested for min
ute you viii have a layer % quick
silver At the bottom, lsser # sand
il the middle and layer Of coffee
on top, with the water over all
That IL, the henviest at the bottom
and the lightest on top At one
time the earth WAS just like the
contents of the shaken bottle.
And as it has cooled it is likely
that the heaviest of all the ele.-
ments platinum has gone to the
bottom, that is, the center; ahd
that the platinum is surrounded by
a layer of pure gold. The gold
that we find on the surface is mere
ly small quantity that, here aud
there. got entangled with other
things and was prevented from
sinking" THIS should afford some
argument for the deepest level
mining propositions of our South
African friends.
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HiIIsboro Mines and Mills.

Gus Duvall has bonded and leas
ed his Sheeny claim in Wicks gulch
to the Las Vegas Mining & lm-
provement COMPANY, w. > Stan
dish ID the repre-, entative OF the
Company aud the conditions of the
deal require prompt commence
ment aud steady continuance OF
development work. The claim is
parallel TO the now famous Wicks
mine, at some distance further up
the side of the mountain.
w. Smith is working the Silver
claim in Dutch gulch and Is about
ready with "A shipment OF first class
ore.
At the Key West they have on
the dump fifteen tons of heavy sui
phide ore which will soon los for.
warded to the smelter. This ore
runs very high 10 copper and IS OF
good grade.
Sanders & Babbitt are preparing
for extensive work on the Jersey
Lilly claim in the Placers district
A Common Sense whim ID being
placed at the shaft, which ia over
100 feet deep. This mine has pro,
duced rich ore in times past aud
has shipped ore in carload lots ol
over -four ounces gold per ton. Al
the gold Is contained in an iron
oxide running very low in silica
very favorable rates OF treatment
are given by the smelte,s.
Il. Elgecpmbe, tie FlIikus