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The indicator., 1897-01-09
Clock Run by water Power.

A water clock has been devised by
a Chicago inventor 1t is operated by
water power and the man who de-
signed 1t says that it will tell the time
as well as any other machine, besides
having the charm of novelty. which is
so much admired in these days. 1t ls
a small, circular box, partitioned in
several apartments. and is suspend.
ed by two strings to an ordinary
wooden frame or backed by wood
panel. The hours are Indicated along
one side of the frame. The interior
divisions are similar to those of a
water-wheel. and in each. at alternate
The indicator., 1897-01-09
q. a. d.. webster city. Iowa.

According TO data. the sign Leo,
which the Sun rules, was rising at your
birth. with Mercury and Venus on the
ascendant, and therefore the Sun, We
nus and Mercury are your ruling plan
cts or signifcators.
You are medium height or above;
medium to light complexion, hair and
eyes; you will .be disposed to badness
early in life; you will be active ambi-
tious, energetic, and will hold good
position in any locality: you willalways
be regarded as leading man not so
much from your wealth as from your
ability. You will also he noted as hav-
Ing great gift of language and as an
orator you would make great sue
cess. You are very popular with the
ladies'
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of pleasure. Greater still is the pleas
ure experienced by one who has at one
time had normal hearing and who has
become deaf from some cause or an
other. If the tune selected is one with
which the subject has been familiar, he
may easily follow the varying changes
of the music, and by the aid of his
Imagination. which in the deaf is un-
usually acute, he can thus enjoy the
oddly conducted concert almost as thor
ov ;hly as II his hearing was normal.
&>sile the new system of making the
deaf hear is yet in its infancy, DR.. King
says that scientists all over the world
himself included, are working untiring-
ly with the electrical agent. and are
sanguine of even greater success than
has already been attained.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
JOSH BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY

The man whom praze allwuss makes
humble, IL an ironclad
In youth our pashuns keep us bizzy:
in middle life our ambishuns; in old
age. the rumatism.
The more intelligent man bekums,
the less he thinks of himself. and the
more he thinks of others.
Adversely is tru and honest; II liz the
test that never deceives us. Prosperity
IL allwuss tteacherous
II man will tell me what he thinks
Of his nabors, can tell him what his
nabors think ov him.
have seen people spend large
share ov their time and talents Citing
religion. and a very small share in
practicing It..
When man has done me one abso-
lutte good turn he kant kross 1t off
from mi books, don't kare how mean
he may be afterward.
When / waz n young man waz all
wuss anxious to beat other men at their
own game; now that ! am old, If |
kan beat them at mine am satisfied.
never hav advised having twins in
family; 1t Is too often the case that,
like n goose for dinner. there liz a leetle
too much for one, and not quite enuff
for two.
How menny thousands thare are who
liv out a whole life. and hav nothing to
prove 1t by, only that they have had the
mumps. the meazels, and perhaps the
chicken pox.
Menny people hav no other way to
suckceed in this world but to pull 9TH
srs back: but the tru way IL to elevate
others n high ~ we kan, and then
lut ouvsslfs asev tNsa,
The indicator., 1897-01-09
W. A. W., Dubuoue. Iowa.

You have the zodiacal sign Virgo ris-
Ing and therefore Mercury is your rul-
ing planet. You are medium height or
slightly above with well proportoned
figure; the complexion, hair and eyes
from medium to dark: you are rather
reserved in your manner until you get
we'll acquainted. When young you
were quite bashful, modest and avoided
strangers. You are active, energetic
ambitious and Industrious: you are
very humane in your nature, kind to
all, make many friends, and will be
very popular with the ladies; you are
gifted in one of the fine arts and very
fond of any kind of art work; you have
good command of language. You will
rise to high position in life, and if
you avoid hazardous speculation and
take good care of tee money that comes
into your possession you will become
quite wealthy. 1t will be hard for you
to keep money after you make il.
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twenty to ninety-fve pounds. The
temperature at the start was forty-sir
degrees, but fell to twenty degrees at
the height OF $3.50 feet The meteoro-
graph made Its record in ink upon a
revolving cylinder run by clockwork.
Seven Eddy and two Hargraye kites
were used. These ,he;-sa rod from six
to nine feet in diamete,. For three
hours the instrument was more than
a mile above the surface of the earth.
This is the most successful kite-fyins
experiment ever made. and breaks all
records In this line
The indicator., 1897-01-09
An IItlmltmml.

She is nm accomplished musician with
clnsslr tastes. aud her husband wa- greatly
surprised when h" came home tho other
evening no hUd Hcr fUduSIr0usly playing
what even his unsu>u"ptlble ear recognized
as dance music.
exclaimed.
"Nos,' -h" answered wnHrily ~ haven't
done 50 much prurtrug lu ~ good while
''ilHvp Won abandoned Wagner aud List
nud ynur uther former fuyurlrsF"
''Nut altogether Euf IUr tpOl, doesn't
Ike thom. II | duIt lcuru tu plny Wearing
OF Tie Iruuu' hy iu morrow morning. slr'I 10
leave Washington Sur,
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shlnldlnc OF Lightning.

1t is reported that an official inquiry
recently made in Germany concerning
the effect OF telephone wires oI ut
mospheric electricity, showed that =
network of such wires extending over
town tended to diminish the danger
from lightning during thunderstorms.
Reports were compared from SOC
towns, of which $50 possessed telephone
systems. and the conclusion drawn was
that a network of wires lessons the
danger in the ratio of l to t6
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Fatal Cases of Mushroom Poisoning.

latal Cases of Mushroom Poisoning.
For some unexplained reason there
have been very many deaths this year
attributable to eating poisonous mush-
rooms. One is forcibly reminded of
the familiar rule "If you live. it's a
mushroom If you die. it's toadstool. "
AS curious incident in the singular
fatality which has of late attended the
use OF this edible, it may be related
that number of experts and dealers
nave been among the victims. Under
these circumstances the rule can hard
ly be said to hold good Medical sci
entists are beginning to wonder wheth
er it Is possible that atmospheric con-
ditions or the season may have any
thing to do with the toxic properties
OF mushrooms. Surely those who have
dealt in them and been familiar with
them for half a century should be
able to say which were mushrooms
and which were not. But even this
experience was of no avail, according
to the accounts that have reached us
from France. IL is an underst ood fact
that stormy, unsettled and changeable
weather, with exceedingly hot and dry
spells following chilly dampness and
humidity, have a deleterious effect on
certain forms of vegetation. The sug-
gestion that druggists and fancy gro
GERS keep in their windows jars con-
tanning genuine and spurious mush-
rooms might be an excellent one were
1t not for the fact that, as shown by
the statements previously made per
sons thoroughly familiar with mush-
rooms through almost their entire life
time have died from the effects of some
poison, the nature OF which has not
been determined.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Electrical Fabrication %, WLSr

The publication of water by cleo
tricity is just now engaging the atten.
tion of scientists. Experiments show
that bacteria and microbes are effectu-
ally destroyed by electrical currents
and the water completely clarified; but
cheaper process than that under
which the experiments have thus fas
been conducted must be found befor7
electrical filtration can become com
mercial success.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Kite-EIyInr Extraordinary.

A great kite ascension was one of
the events of October s, at the Blue
Hill observatory. The ascension be-
gan at 9:15 a. M, and ended at 9:05
p. m. The kites reached and passed
through clouds, the fact being duly
recorded by the instruments attached
for that purpose. The meteorograph
wns sent up 1885 feet above the level
from which 1t started. 1t took three
miles Of piano-wire to carry the me-
teorograph to this surprising height
end tho pull on the wire varied fres
The indicator., 1897-01-09
A s,mpl, skunk Trap.

"A skunk is the biggest tool in the
world" says Charles o. Cappers, the
cleverest amateur trapper in Lewiston,
Maine, who can catch skunk every
night in flour barrel. All he does is
to incline an empty barrel over stone
or something that will slightly tilt it
and drop in a hunk of bread or almost
anything to bait it. Along comes a
skunk in the night; he smells e bait,
jumps into the tilted barrel. ms weight
tips it up. and there he is and he can't
get out.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah. Dec. 3l.-Utah's
mineral output during the year reach.
ed total of S9.347, ,3S3.61, according
to the figures tabulated by Wells, Ear
go 4 Co. Their statement follows.
03,S96 fine ounces of gold Mt so, ST.
SI7,920: S,72S,705 ounces silver at
.G695, S5,S43,S6S; 73,43O,O6O pounds of
nnrefined lead at S3T per ton. S1.35S,-
HILL; 3,5G1 .SG0 pounds copper ut ~
cents, S26I, 1880. Total, S0,347 .3S3.Gl
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Gsrtru,lc. st. ao.cn,,. Mn.


You have the zodiacal sign Cancer
rising, therefore the moon is your ruI-
Ing planet; you are medium height or
above, with rather well proportioncd
figure; the shoulders good width, the
complexion fair; eyes light; hair me-
dun; you are fond of making changes
In certain ways, and will be rather of
an emotional nature, and will some
times change your mind very quickly
and apparently without any good rea-
sons for it. Your constitution is not of
a robust kind, and you are subject to
feverish ailments and especially severe
headaches when these attacks come
on. You are fond of having your own
way and are liable to rebel if opposed
strongly. You are endowed by nature
with strong intuitions, and might easily
develop some mediumistic powers If
you would make some effort in that
direction.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

cries In an old abandoned field. Some
small shipments OF gold and copper
ores have been made and seem TO
point to the fact that the district will
become a rich mining region.
Some new discoveries In Larlmer
county, west of Bcrthoud and Love
land, around the headwaters of
Thompson creek have attracted con
siderable attention. ana several lit
tie camps have sprung up.
The Plateau country in Mesa county
southeast OF Grand Junction has
brought forth several prospective
strikes and may he shortly proven To
be Il richly mineraliZcd region.
The latest gold excitement is over
very recent discoveries made about
seven miles northwest of the city of
Pueblo. A couple of hundred claims
have been staked and it is claimed that
there are excellent Indications of rich
ore.
Jasper City, near where the Colorado
Midland crosses the South Platte
river west of Florissant, is another
| lt" camp ''TP bl gphu value has
been struck there and shipments will
very shortly he made. Puma city is
another new camp from which come
excellent reports. 1t is also in Park
county n few miles northwest of Jas
per City and in what is known MS the
Tarryall district.
The Times estimates the production
OF gold, silver, lead and copper as fol
lows:
Gold. .. =. ..... ..SlG,1s4, ,4o1 -
Silver. .... :. ....... lS.Goi ,WI -
Lead. 80. -. -. -. 3,W1 ,314.5i
Copper. .... So2'O'''i'
Total. 900. =. 8. -. .S39, $50, ,5TG,S5
The estimate given by the Republican
is as follows:
Gold. .........-....... SlI,'l2.''S'l
| Silver. =. .............. l4,ISi.lS'
| Lead. 80. .......... 2.SSi,iH'
| copper. .......-.....'.. '"s''"''
| Total ............... .S'b.H''.2l'i
The Rocky Mountain News gives ths
following figures on the output:
Gold. Colorado. ...........S .S1G,5ooH
Silver, Colorado, 67c oz).. 12,o37 90
Lead. Colorado ............ 1SIg'
Copper. Colorado ........ l.o6l.Rk
Iron. Colorado ............. 3,ooI, l4
Total for metals ........ $50 .4ps1'
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Montapa.

Helena. Mont, Dec. 31.-rhe min
eral output for Montana for the year
ending December 81 has been very
large. The gold outputs are figured
to be 225,OO0 ounces, valued at ST.
100000; silver, 1G,5OO.OOO ounces; lead
22,5OO,0OO pounds; copper, 224,OO0,OO0
pounds.
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nnr .rrrrt nfLnnrr,Ity.

Thpse anxious "a proIpuc thi- rapid trani-
tory existence NJ ours beyond the average
span. should fpSfur Ills digestion. mega
lively by uhstuluiuT from mdisrrrtlpus In
diet, and nilirWuIiycly 10y the Use uf that
peerless stDmAUhic, Hustrttcr's stomach 81.
t"r- when ba experiences symptoms Of In
digestion The impairment Of thr digestive
function Is 'ntal 10 vigOr. SUhlur With tho
Eltf"rs, also, fever aud gEuC, hutpusur~,
aud constipation.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
On the Wedding Trip.

"You can't both ride on single
ticket" said the conductor sharply.
20. guess we kin" answered Josh,
with perfect confidence. as he threw his
arm around his blushing companion
"If you'll look at this here dockament
you'll see that me and Marchys jes'
been made one"
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ships, like those of duck. and fur
ther resemblance is given to that bird
by tail which curls up over piggy's s
back. This biped is tritie unsteady
on its limited equipment OF legs, and
in its watery blue eyes there turks
puzzled expression. as though 1t
missed something, but it never fails to
reach the trough as soon as the other
members OF its family when the swill
pail comes into view.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
\ rortabie steelno.plnl.

The Pott-vilie Penn-ylyauiai Iron and
steel company has sent 10 New York for
shipment tu liHvuuHs suupl" nf It purtuhl"
steel structure. which % Is proposed that tho
spanish iruups stall Ms" uu the Cuban hHt
ileh".l- t"r hospital purposes. The build
lNE is constructed entirely of light Stoy
beams. channels and angles win curruEaf
"l iron covering uu roof and sides o. I.
hollrl together and may be taken apart
rnsily aud transferred from one scene Of oI
rrnti0us to another The building Is ~ plain
design. II is thirly-ny" feet long twenty
feet Wide and fifteen feet high under Tho
caves Tho doors und windows are made of
wood IhAr ar" four large windows uu
either Side VI the building About forty
patients ran lee cared for ln rucI structur,
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In tho Mhnlesnle Line.

Distinguished Chinese Guest-Hoy
many times have you been married?
Average American Woman-Thre
times.
D. C, G.-And how many times havi
you been engaged 10 be married?
A. A. W.-Oh, thirty or more, :
guess.
D. C. G.-Ah, And how many time'
were you born?
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Idaho.

Boise, Ida, Dec. 3l.-The United
States assay office here has noe heard
from NIL mines. but only the smaller
ones are missing. Estimating these
the mineral output for Idaho for 1895
was: Gold. $4,275.665; silver. S5.77s,-
S4S; lead, $3,O0O.117; total, $l3. l43. .G3O.
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ends Of the divisions, is very small
hole. Water is sealed in one compart.
ment, and is uppermost when the
drum is at the top of the panel II
slowly trickles into the next compart-
ment below it in front, and on account.
of the leverage exerted by its weight
the drum gradually reyolves down
ward. 1t is rewound to the top when
another journey is necessary The
time can be told by the position Of
the Indicator on the uprights.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

walter Baker Il co. NJ Dorchester,
Mass. Z. ;. A, have given yunr> Of study to
the sltllfui preparation NJ uurnn and rhucn.
late, and hny" devised machinery and ~y-
TENS p"culiur tn their methods NJ treat mont.
whereby tue puri'y, uulntHhiuiy aul h.slr-.
nutrient characteristics are retained. Their
preparations urr known the world over and
have received the highest Endorsements frum
the medical practitioner lbp nurse and the
Intelligent hOusokocpcr and ruryrer TberJ
is hardly any food pruluui which may he -n
extensively u-rl IN lh" household Iu conn
hnHtiuu with other fp0l- uN rurlu aud
chocolate. Int hrrr again sc urge thr iu
pnriauc" NJ purity nnd u'rir.It vulu"- mud
these Important points. W' fnrI SURE" muy hr
relied upon iu Eakrrs 'term and ChorU-
late l'irulir anal lGyEiruic liuz"ttr-
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D. c. G.-And how many times havi
Pitiful Ignorance

THAT teacher of ours don't know
putty" claimed Tommy with fine lool
of scorn.
boy now?"
when | told her that | tackled Jim
mie Trotter so hard that he had to pu'
on a substertute she said orter be
ashamed of meself"
The indicator., 1897-01-09
HIS Preference

NJ boy hus "oasl"rs- trims aud dr1ys
Aud -k1tr- and slcds und tools
liui slips them all aside and plays
With wagon made Of spp)ls.
"lIrnry lets go to bed at dark Christmas
night Why $50 We can gu down
town curly tn" next morning and buy our
'hrislUH- presents for 1857
Mrs Hopkins where Is Tint Christmas
present YOU said you had bought mrf'
Wei Mrs llupllu7, yuu talked SO much
about hard limrs. rhul I put u away uuttI
your birthday"
at may seem queer hul ! get the most pf
my huliduy joy the day after Christmas Of
Flows lhatt' I'm so glad TO he alive
0fi"r eating So much dinner the day before '
Josephine Is drcndfully vrNrd with hrI
hu-buuu' "Wuut hu- be dome" "Sh,
gavp him gold su~pcudcr buckles az Christ
dinner"
The indicator., 1897-01-09
The Pacific States

San Francisco. Jan. 1.-Statistican
Yale Of the mint gives the following es.
innate Of bullion: California. gold, ST.
100000; silver, $25O,OOO. No figures on
lead and copper yet compiled, but total
in either case comparatively trihing.
Oregon, gold, S2.25O,OOO; silver. $15,-
600.
Washington, gold, 100000; silver,
slQ0,QQQ,
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Total. .se1,717,o2e sa2 .s17 800

The gold production Of the country
in 1894 was placed by the mint at $50
100000. In 1895 it rose to about $4S,-
100000. The figures above indicate n
gain of more than % per cent. during
the. year just closed. The production
for 1896 is S22,217 $50 more than in
1891. To this Colorado contributes,
roundly $1,O0O,O0O, the production in
this state in 1894 being $3.50, 731, as
against $1G.5oO0Oo in the year just
closed.
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NEIGHBoRINo STATES.
Oficiat or Estimated Fig urrs OF their Min
.rnl Output for 1890

Denver, ian. 1.-The following dis.
patches give figures on the production
of the precious metals in adjoining
states:
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RemarknhIe Gnnaienna

She; at is remarkable what conf.
dence that Mrs. Storms has in her hus-
band! Believes everything he says"
He: well, why shouldn't she?'
why. man! he's clerk in the weather
bureau. u."-Yonkers Statesman.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
\ Local Troubtc

FIRST wc,torucr -''Tctc is down with lung
trouble nEniu."
second Wo~truor Whats tho matter
with his hugsl"
First Wc,tcrucr Hes rol % bullet i'm ono
u NJ nmnE.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Nevada.

Carson, New. Dec. 31.-No figures
are obtainable as to the mineral out
put of Nevada, but 1t is estimated at
about SS,OO.OOO.
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4 Murnur from MOSCOW.

Yes, tha. French cooking
The Gear Of all the Russias gave =
tugovitch at his beardsky.
was too much for me must
try
HIS toyed now with his tOothpickskr
try light diet for awhile
Drawing the platter of tallow car
dies toward him, he nibbled delicatel5
at these favorite Russian dainties
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Kai-s Lin ihc IlinsInn,

May-Does You father allow you t.
turn down the gas when George comes
to see you?
Agatha-No; but We get the best o..
him all the same.
May-How SO?
Asatha-we wear dark glasses after
10 ?, u,
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Taking All the Risks.

Now, mother, said the Boston boy
before you get down to business, lei.
us reason together You only spoil
your slippers, and do me not any
good
'I'll take the risks on this proceed
ing, George, my SON said the wise
Boston mother. as she took firm grip
on the slipper.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

"Hcury l bought hcrurCul nunI rnl
RritIaf.l " ''Wnuf l. it, "lt H. clllHl TIE
Autnaraf of the Kitchen Table
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ESTIMATE FOR THE COUNTRY.
God Output Paced nt RsI.1 1929 nr'
SlIHnr at a52.aIH.3.O.

Denver. Jan. Photographic reports
to the Rocky Mountain News last
night fix the following as approxim-
ately the production of gold and silver
1S0r.
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shall recommend Ilso's Cure for Con
sumption far aud wide Mrs Mullgau,
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rntho rncitir o,n.t

Two through trains daily via tho Union
Pacific. carrying through slr"pcrs AMI max
Ing from six tu fifteen hours quickest time
Ia principal western points intending Dg-
den Salt Lake, Butte, Helena, Portland.
san francisco. Sacnmrntp, etc. ASK abont
them at pii lTth ST, corner Curtis.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
4 " lI-I'NSON

md uris directly uu Hu blood aud mucous
surfey~ of rbn system S.Ul for trSl
r j. CuENEY < co. 'rurlo d.
Sold hv druggists. IIU
lLlr. InmLIy rms nrc Tho host.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
STATE or QUO ClJ& or roLEpo.

fir sri',- r7rI-,a-' If ibn Arm ~ f. / ,bl.
uey y 60, doing business lu tbp CITY uf
ratslH. County and Srurr aforesaid. aud
fhui said firm will UIy lh. stun uf as q
III NnREp DOLLARS for .alen aUd
every rtso NJ eaturrh .uuf cannot he
cured los She u~p VI ll1lIs GaIurrh Cure.
FRANK j, CHENEY
Sworn Iu before ne md subscribed u
my pu-yurr Eu.- n,u day OF ptefulh'r
A u. 1SpG
The indicator., 1897-01-09

"Esfnrs we were married George usul f,
he always l5.>iuu ufc" "Wcilf' And nov
hp juss lets me ll>> him.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

FITS stopped frcu and permanently rure'i. 80 ~
after nrst days use Of DIR. i<iine's Great Nerve
Rcstorrr. Tree s. trial u0tno and tgsats
send to Dlt klSr, pl Arch St. Philadelphia, ia.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

"WNaI is IL gnau Christmas Sister
MadCCy' ~ green Chr~tmaSg Why, II is
thr time when "a gir - = mac hWvuc- of
holly and only one box NJ candy
The indicator., 1897-01-09

81 wish Christmas nstcd all tho Yea
round % "Whys' II Kept my wife wuifiu.
for mr ou the corner an hour and she ncyu.
said % word q"
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SIGNS OF THE PLANETS
INDICATIONS THAT AFFECT
EVERY HUMAN LIFE.
Prof. Cunninkham's Free Readings for
Our Readers Have become Very
Popuiar-some Instructions for the
Guidance of Applicants for Horoscopes.
H~ HE astrologer

HE astrologer Is
receiving many re-
quests for fire C
readings through
these col Il nj II s.
Each request is
numbered when re-
ceived and every
Ione will be an
swered in its turn.
The astrologer
as-... .aII .a
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Mrs. NNim.ln,,,. sooInlnS >yrnp

FuTrHilIi.u feoJuug .nftcus lhe4 ums reduces inhW
nation hilhy1 pain ruro- O.Hl collie - cents hou
The indicator., 1897-01-09
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
4 CURRENT NOTES OF iNvEN-
TION AND EiSCOvERY.
a Curious. Freak of Nature Clock Run
by Water Power An Invention which
May Ecstnrr Hearing Kite Flying
Extraordinary.

ARM Err r. G.
Otis of Lewis coun-
iy. n. Y, owns a
remarkable pig. 1t
has only two legs,
but it differs from
all other recorded
freaks. in that the
legs are neither
fore nor hind legs.
They are placed
a., g.. mid
The indicator., 1897-01-09
Hetssy: Monroe. Mich.

According to data. you are mixture
of the signs of Taurus and Gemini, and
therefore Venus and Mercury are your
ruling planets or significators. You are
medium height or above. and medium
to dark hair, complexion and eyes: the
eyes have peculiar sparkle and
sharp light; you are energetic and am
bilious and will make great effort
to rise in the world. yet you will find
many obstacles to overcome and will
not be appreciated or paid in accord
ance with what your ability should
command, yet you will succeed far
better than the average of people You
are natural born orator and il you
take ordinary care of the money you
get into your possession you will be-
come wealthy,