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A Queer Hospital.
1T went to the animals fair,
The birds and beasts were there


The birds and beasts were there
Atany rate it was the animals hospi-
tai, and there were enough birds and
beasts for O fair. The hospital is in
charge of the New York College of
Veterinary Surgeons, and that, if you
please, is part Of the University of
New York so if you wanted to send
your dickey.bird there for the pip,
be would be in manner under the
sheltering wing of all the DDS
that shine as the regents Of that noble
institution.
A great deal of the hospitals most
interesting practice is among the anil
mails kept in geological gardens or in
travelling shows. An old circus lion
was brought here not long ago to have
his liberated tooth pulled. Now if
the toothache makes you feel as "cross
as a BEAR" how cross does the tooth.
achs make live lion feel?
To tell the truth, no one at the hos
pital wanted to know how cross that
lion did feel-they thought it was o
case in which it would be folly to be
wise. The first thing to be done was
to drop nooses of rope on the floor OF
his cage, and then draw them up when
he put his foot in one-he knew ho
had "put his foot in it" when he found
himself shared and so, step by step,
get him bound and helpless. II you
will think how particularly hard it is
to tie up cat, you may gness that it
is no juke to make lion fast; he IL
just like stupendous cat in his agility
and slipperiness. The only way to
render him helpless is to get his hind
quarters tied up outside his cage, and
his head bound fast within it; the
next thing, for dental work, is to put
gag in his mouth that is the easier
because there Is no trou bic at ail about
getting him to open his mouth-he
does it every time any one goes near
him.
When medicine cannot be given dis.
guised in drink or food, it is usually
squeezed down the patients throat
with syringe. The horses are very
good about that operation, but the
dogs are often troublesome at first, but
both dogs and horses soon learn that
they are with friends, and then they
are wonderfully good and grateful
even when the doctors have to nurf
them. m.-Harper's Round Table.
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Utilizing q Dream.

One of the most valuable patents
was the result of a dream, says the
Boston Transcript. An engineer named
Springer had been trying to devise an
automatic lock which would brake a
carriage going down the hill, 80 that
the driver would not have to get out,
but might lock the brake by pulling
his horse in. He dreamed that he
was driving down a steep hill and had
just such lock on his wagon. He
noticed exactly how it was conotructed,
and on waking he got up and sketched
the details of the mechanism. Then
he went to bed again. Three days
later he applied for patent, which
was granted. 1t yielded S75, 900 the
first year.
OF the heaps of patents issued every
week by the United States Patent or
fee only o very small percentage OF
them have any practical usefulness.
But it is not always possible to Judge
before thing has been tried. A few
years ago man thought of inclosing
trees in canvas and filling the canvas
with deadly gases for the purpose OF
destroying insects. He was consid-
cred lunatic, but his method is now
practiced on great scale and with
much success in California.
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A Modern AlcheMist.

A distinguished metallurgist claims
that he has realized the dreams of the
ancients and has discovered the secret
OF transmitting silver into gold. The
old alchemists believed that some SUBJ
stance might be found by the mere
touch of which the base metals could
be changed into silver and gold.
Modern chemistry shows that the ul-
innate particles constituting gold, sill.
yer, iron, lead zinc and all other
metals are identical in substance, and
that the different properties of the
several metals depend entirely upon
the different ways in which the parti-
cles of the common substance are ar
ranged. 1t Is this secret of rear
rangement which DR.. Emmens, tho
high explosive expert, now says he has
fathomed. He claims that the metal
made by him from silver answers
every test to which the United States
Government Assay Office subjects the
gold offered there for sale, and that
the metal could be proved to be gold
in court of law. It has every quality
required by the gold of commerce, be.
ing of the same color, weight and
strength. It is green by tranmitted
light and yellow by reflected light,
properties which are possessed by
gold alone. It's resistance to the &C.
ton of either nitric or hydrochloric
acid alone, and its solution by mix
ture of these acids are also distin.
gushing properties of pure gold, and
of no other yellow metal. DR.. Emr
mems says he has already made foul
ounces of gold from about six ounceG
of silver, and that the loss in the pro<
cess is about twenty five per cent
Should DR.. Emmens's claims be sub.
stantiated an unexpected and striking
solution of the silver question will
have been reached. Science.
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size. it will require of 4i.inch wide
material II yards, and 81 yards fol
the skirt.

LIVE INSECTS WORN AS JEwELRv.
Women have taken to wear ing
jewelry that is alive and crawls, fact
which requires some explanation.
There is little animal known as the
Japanese terrapin, which for many
years has been allowed to make It's
humble way unnot1ced. Then of
sudden some tickle Partisan ladies be-
gan to tire of their brilliant chame.
Icons, which they had formerly been
fond of wearing as substitute for
jewelry, and the pretty little terrapin
was attached to gold chain and be-
came the very newest fad. Then New
York women took up the idea, and a
New York jeweler, in response to the
demand, has just ordered some bun
dreds of these living ornaments.
Women are 30 quick to adopt an idea
of this sort that it will not be very
long before the bodices Of evory fash
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How Pins Are Made.

To complete a pin it has to "a
through many hands before it is ready
for the consumer. It is a very deli.
cate article to handle, and the cost Of
building the machines to make it is
the greatest outlay. The wire from
which these pins are manufactured is
specially prepared and comes to the
factory on large reels very much like
gigantic cotton spools.
The wire is first turned through
eight or ten little copper rollers.
This is to get all the bend and kink
out of it; in other words, to straighten
it perfectly. After this preliminary
operation is completed it is once more
wound on very large reel, which Is
attached to the machine that makes
the pins. One of these machines
makes on an average 5000 pins an
hour, and some large factories will
often have thirty or forty machines
at work at one time. After the pins
are released from the grip of this ma
chine they are given bath of sui
phuric acid. This removes the grease
and dirt from them.
They are then placed in a tub or
barrel OF sawdust. Pins and sawdust
are next taken together from the
barrel and allowed to fall in steady
stream through a strong air blast,
which separates the sawdust from the
pins. But as yet they are pointless,
and pins without points would not be
of much use. In order to point them
they are carried on an endless grooved
belt which passes set of rapidly NOV
ing files. This points them roughly,
and after being passed between two
grinding wheels and forced against
rapidly moving band faced with emery
cloth they are dipped in polishing
tub of oil. This latter is large,
slowly revolving copper-lined tub,
which is tilted at an angle of about
forty-6ve degrees. As this revolves
the points keep sliding down the
smooth copper to the lower side, and
owing to the constant friction against
the copper and each other receive
brilliant polish and finish.
They go next to the sticker, where
they fall from hopper on al inclined
plane. in which are number of slits.
The pins catch in these slits, and,
hanging by their heads, slide down to
an apparatus which inserts them in
the paper. This machine is, perhaps,
the most ingenious of all the beautiful
and complicated contrlvauces that
help to make and manipulate tho pin.
It does ell this at the rate of 100, 900
pins an hour, and yet single bent or
damaged pin will cause it to stop
feeding until the attendant removes
the offender. The pins are then stuck
into the papers by the machine, which
is usually operated by skilled girl,
and then they are ready for shipment
to all parts of the civilized world
where the common but necessary pin
is actor.-Dry Goods Economist.
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shell, to which the gold chain is easily
attached. This in turn is fastened to
a stickpin, which may be elaborate or
otherwise. A gold heart is the
simplest design, and gold dagger is
likewise popular. The terrapin is
often worn with evening gowns, when
he astonishes the public by crawling
over his owners fair neck. One has
to conquer little squeamishness to
keep up with modern fads, and the
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breasted fashion and closes with two
handsome pearl buttons. The back,
exhibiting the fashionable and uni
versally popular Vatican effect, is
joined to the square yoke. The velvet
collar that conceals the yoke is styl-
ishly noticeable feature. The fashion
able sleeves are gathered at the top
and bottom, the wrists being complet.
ed with deep velvet cuffs. All season.
able coatlngs will develop stylishly by
the mode. SIN mooth.f faced cloths, plain.
ly tailor finished or combined with
velvet, may be utilized for dressy oc-
casion OF when finished in cheviot,
diagonal or less expensive grades, the
model is adapted to all.round practical
wear.
To make this jacket for lady hav.
ing 36.inch bust measure, 81 yards
of 44.lnch wide material are required,
and 25 yards for miss fourteen years
of age.
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D>nL1> HsSln are the best after-dinnel
H00d'S PIttS pills, aid digestion. 25c.
Manufacture of Paraffin,

Parafin is one of the most valuable
products of petroleum, and its manu-.
{acture has been brought to such per.
lection that it is scarcely possible to
Improve upon it. @y the most ap.
proved processes the wax is redistilled
for the purpose of reducing to the de-.
sired gravity and crystallizing the wax.
Then the oil is frozen y processes
Bimilar to those employed tor produc-
ing artificial ice. The apparatus for
this work is of the most complete and
scientific construction. Enormously
powerful pumps force the frozen oil
into filter presses and convert the
wax into solid cake. The uses of
parafin are manifold, aud every detail
of it's manufacture is of the greatest
interest to all scientists. s.-The Led
ger,
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ionable woman will be adorned with
crawling specimen and the enterpris.
ing dealers supply will be more than
exhausted.
The terrapin is harmless little
creature, most amiable and unobtru-
sive in disposition and modest likewise
in appetite. When one is tired Of
him as an ornament he may safely be
kept in box and will subsist content
ed " on little water and fly or two
every night. He has pretty notified
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handsome bertha shaped at the upper
edge in rounded outline with the free
edges outlined with narrow jeweled
trimming. A standing collar Of vel
vet edged with q fall OF cream lace
completes the neck. The stylish
sleeves are close fitting to a considera-
BILE distance above the elbow, the
short full puffs at the top being the
newest of the seasons modes. The
skirt of fashionable width is gored to
expand gradually toward the lower
edge, band of passementerie above
the facing forming the garniture. All
seasonable fabrics such as mohair,
chalIis, crepon, in plaid, striped or
figured designs, may be employed in
developing the mode, and decorated
with sparing or lavish hand. To make
this waist for O miss in the mehinm
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Vessel Lifted From the Water by Wind.

Captain Carhigeri, OF the italian
bark Vermont, which reached Phila'
delphia sixty days from Genoa, sat IN
his cabin and told story of the
greatest windstorm he had ever
experienced during twenty-five years
at sea. 1t was while in latitude 80. IL,
longitude 6S. 30, that he was struck by
gale that lifted the vessel from the
water and shook her from stem to
stern. Captain Carhigeri believed
that if the bark had been a larger
vessel the storm would have sunk her,
but as it was she rode the gale out
bravely, and after the broken sails
we're readjusted she passed on her
voyagc.-Ph1ladelphia Times.
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Gladness Comes

With a better understanding OF the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease. but simply to constipated condi.
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup Of Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions Of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitatlng the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene'
fetal effects, to note when you pur'
chase, that you have the genuine a-tl'
Gle, which is manufactured by the CALI
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold BY
all reputable druggists ,,
If in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatlves OF
other remedies are then not needed. Ii
afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most skllitui
physicians, but if in need of Laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satlstactloA
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SinguIarity About Bicycle Accidents.

The remarkable thing about most
of the accidents that happen to bicy.
clists is that the injured is not a
novice on the wheel, but generally IN
experienced, if not an expert rider.
The novice seems to have sense enough
to keep out of dangers way. But as
soon as one becomes accustomed to the
wheel he overestimates his ability to
dodge danger whep he gets into its
path. Witness the foolhardiness OF
Chicago youths who make practice
of riding through the tunnels between
the cable cars.-Chicago Tribune.
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Popularity Of Chess.

Tits singular fact that while all other
games of chance or skill have at one
time or another been denounced by the
clergy of every faith, chess alone has
received their appreciation, and among
the best players of every land have
been clergymen, priests, abbots and
bishops.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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How's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that c"nnot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY d. Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known F. j. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and f1nsncially able to carry out any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALD1No, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family pills are the best.
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OrnithOlOgical,

The reason given that birds do not
fall of their perch is because they
cannot open the foot when the leg is
bent. Look at a hen walking, and
you will see it closes its toes as it
raises the foot and opens them as it
touches the ground. Com
mercial.
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ATTRACTIVE TOILETTE FOR A GIRL.

ATTRACTIVE TOILETTE FOR A GIRL.
Grey mohair, mauve velvet, white
satin and jeweled passementerie are
uniquely combined in the attractive
toilette depicted in the second large
illustration. The shaping of the waist
is accomplished by fitted lining that
closes invisibly in the center back.
The upper portion has shallow
round yoke of velvet across the bust
and shoulders, the fulness at the lower
edge being well drawn to the center.
The full front droops gracefully in o
fashion extremely becoming to youth.
full figures. A stylish adjunct is the
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terrapin permits no exception to this
New York Journal.
PRETTT FUR COLLARS.

The prettiest fur collars of fashion
ere large enough to almost cover the
shoulders, and border OF sable tails
finishes the edges if you can afford the
extravaganza. Sable tails, by the
way, are in evidence on gowns and
wraps Of all sorts, and two or three
arranged with the cream lace jabot in
the front of the bodice are quite the
thing.
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Are You Satisfied With What You Know

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Every person who has not a large encyclopedias
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facts collated in this book.
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Ever since 1855 there have bssn women trnors
each vear) who claim that there Is no soap half
'ss good, or as economical as Dobbins' Electric.
There must be some truth in their claim. Try
It. see how much Your grocer has II.
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Professor Munson, of the Maine
State College, is experimenting with
the cultivation of blueberries, which
have hitherto resisted all attempts to
grow them on large scale.
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G. Angler, q stone cutter in Mont
pelier, Vt, has received notice that
he has fullen heir tie an estnte in France
worth S7.000.000.
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+ In 1890 German exports exceeded
French exports by S8O,0oo,oo0. In
1895 this disproportion was almost
doubled, Germany's excess over
France being nearly $155, 900, 600.
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FITSstopped free and permanently cured. No
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STYLES IN DRESS.
SOME NEW FEATURES IN FEM
ININE GARMENTS.
A Seasonable Coat for Ladies or
Misses-Unique Combination to
Form an Attractive Toll
lette for Young Girl.

X HINT from across the water
~ informs us, writes May Man
NJ ton, that the loose jacket in
it's various forms has met
with special favor. A coat of this de-
sign which is especially noticeable and
attractive is shown in the first engrav-
ing. It is made Of satin.faced cloth
in deep shade of Russian green, the
revers, collar and cuffs being Of vel
vet, darker shade. The garment of
fashionable length is fitted by shoul-
der and underarm seams. The right
front overlaps the left in double
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:! A sixteen-year-old Baltimore boy commit
ted suicide because he could not marry
3ourteen-year-oldg girl.
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3 The public no longer lacks genuine remedy
for skin diseases-Gienn's sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair & Wh:sker Dye, black or brown, Soc.
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|S Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
Eteething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
(Gon. alfays pain, cures wind colo. CSC. q bottle
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K Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me
many doctors bills. F. HARDY, Hopkins
! Place, Baltimore, Nd. Dec. 2, 1894.
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TIRED SALESWOMEN,
EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE MORE
CONSlDERATE.

Interesting Statement by Young Lady
in Brooklyn.
In the vast retail esta blishments of
large cities, many women are EN-.
ployed as saleswomen.
Men formerly held the positions that