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Hence tho Living Gun.

The hest account OF the origin az the
loving cup is that given 10y the late
Lord Lyons. formerly an ambassador
In Paris. According 10 his narrative.
King Henry Of Navarro while hunting
became separated from his compan-
ions. and. feeling thirsty, called Mt a
wnysde inn for cup OF wine The
serving maid. on handing 1t to him rs
he sat Oh horseback. neglected TO pre-
sent the handle. Some wine was spill
ed over and his majesty's white gaunt-
lets were solled While riding home the
king beihought him that two-handlpd
cup would prevent Il recurrence OF this
50 his majesty had a two-handled cup
made at the royal pottery and sent it
10 the inn. ON his next visit he called
again for wine. when To his astOnish-
ment the maid (having received -
strucions from her mistress to be vc, 3
careful OF the kings cup presented
To him holding il by each OF its handle r..
At once the happy idea ut once stI1lCi
the king of a cup with three handles.
which was promptly acted upon. ~
MS ma jesty quantity remarked Sure
~ on, OF three handles shall be aG.c
to get one"
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STAGE ExtrRuNcF.

According 10 the Agricultural De.
plrlmcLt at Washington, compila
ton OF oypeumcDts from various rs
pertinent STAT .ons shows the following
results
The Massachusetts, station foul}
mixed silcge OF coru and 500 benns
very fine. Vermont station made o.
superior si.Eec OF oats and Tclch also
OF oats and peas
SiIere produced more milk at the
Ohio station. more butter 90 the
Penney lvouiu station, aud more NUT
ton Ht the Michigan station. than
bscts Even when there is loss of
twenty per cant iu ihe feeding value
OF silngc, 30 rs cheaper food than
roots The Wisconsin ,ttiou pre-.
serves siu.e alta loss OF only eight
yer cent. O DTS feeding value Tho
loss In curing fodder is never loss
tbHr tw'uty per cent
The Pennsylvania station found -i-
lolc end cured fodder nhput equally
dige.hbi.. Ken as station grew 100
ious OI Stage ou ten acres, and it sus
iuiucl twenty head of cattle 1872
days 30 result which ~ is thought
rorIl not lc attained With tea acres
o. cured fodder.
Use thc largest variety OF corn that
viii mature before frost Expert
m,uts ot the Fenusy station
show ihsi as corn approaches matur-
lty lhe amount Of uutriment 30 con
iains aul the diQtsubUty both in
crease very rapidly The total WELD
of the digsstiDle lood by the mntured
crop was two or three times that OF
the same crop in tho siik, au th.rt,.
sis per cen. -reatsr thtu when tar
ears beC"u go glaze. Ius MulcsO %
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SENT FROM sEARspoRr.
Miss :. MOliie Percy. the wen-Nnoxr
searspori Dressinsker. Gives Her
Experience 81 Ber Lite
log SUFFERING aad

Nnre-
From, he Commercial BaHgor. Name.
The iviiowiag c0m,adii, s,fto5. has iirr,.
been received from Miss = Moilie Percy. "a.
S,arsport. M7ine, where she il welt AMI IA.
yorab!v Known:
II was a sufferer from constant hcsdaehe
all my life. frequently accompanied with
uau-ea and sick stomach. especially before
aud during severe attacks am now thirt,
veirs oil. and as far back ~ can renenLer
1 was never free from these depressing an
distressing attacks, aul did NOT know shat
u was Ia feel WELL until last winter. when
having seen so much written an heart :
much spoken about DR.. Williams Pink pill
Tor Pale People. made up my mind 10 sra
IL they woul 40 me Ruv good Therefore
bought some Of them ani began to take them
according TO directions.
Il soon begun % experience relief and
haVe improved ever since. am still taLiu-
HON. and shall continue so 10 DO until am
Tree OF the slightest symptom OF my old enc
my. "m i trm believer 10 the efficacy OF
FinS Pil :. au : shall never be without them
* they hay done me So much good
Il hirvc recommended these pills L.
others. among them G. G. Coburn, who is M
~ heart trouble.
tsiEuedl -. NJ. PEncr."
Witness: Mrs. !. +. NICHOLS
D. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peonlc
are spc'iic for irouh"- peculiar t. e.
male SUI a. suprreSsions. irregularities
tui al forms Ut weakness. They bull NJ
- b'o1i. and restore the glow OF heath t.
pal" and salow cherSs In men they ettec:
radical cure IN all cases arising from men.
'aI worry, overwork or ex ,e-sts Of whatever
nature. They are manufacture by the D.
williams " d cine Comp7nv. Schenectady.
y Y, AMI ar s)l hy al druggists at 81
cents box ~ six boxes for - -.
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ADVICE TO BREEDEE .

President William q. Thompson. in
his opening address at the seventh an
nual meeting OF tue National Live
Stock Exchange at Fort Worth, Texas.
gave stock breeders some wholesome
advice. In commenting upon the adj
verse legislation enacted by many
foreign countries against American
meat, he said
1t occurs TO us that the question AS
to whether the Legislation is last is not
for us to specially consider, but it be.
hooves MS TO salts v, nay, convince our
European Producers and consumers
Chat our live stock aud meat food pro-
ducts are the healthiest and best in
the world, and that when any disfine-
ton is madc it should be made i'm favor
o. our products.
The unSCundIess OF our meat and
meat food products has been the al
legged cuuse for some OF the inimicaI
legislation enacted We know the
reason to- he without foundation in
fact, and would heartily welcome rep.
rescnta'ives oi any and all FOREIGN
countries 10 our ranches, our feed lots.
orr stock yards and orr abattoirg.
where our mop; food products are nre.
pared f,r consumption. aud b,ino prs.
pared id critically ipspectsd. cyan.
med and fncnd healthy. 90 he seaIcJ
and 80 certified bv sucb repraeents.
livcs. We court the most caret,I
scrutiny aui critical scientific exam
ination Of the health Of our live stock
mud meat food products.
To those os opr r. ends i,to,e.t,i
in the sheen industry 7 wonId w,tb
your approval. recommend. in order
t0 successfully compete IN forsio,,
mlrkets with the sheen raisers If ot,or
countries, that less attention he noid
10 wool raj iug md more fo food o1o,i.
ties. il isnot particularly n opestiop
of fat and weight. bnt of weiobt ami
dosh. which latter. believe. can in m
great measure be accommodated Inv
breeding.
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station found that 100 pounds OF en-
silage from the Northern aud South.
crn and sweet corn all contained
about the same feeding value.
Siiage is distinctively n cattle feed,
but the Kansas station fluids 1T not
good for feeding bulls. 1t may he
fed IN moderation to horses, pigs,
poultry AMI sheep.
There has been some complaint that
sIlage gives milk nm unpleasant flavor.
This Is probably due 10 sour and de.
caying silage. The Kansas station
found that if the silage be fed Just
after milking, instead OF before, this
dlsagreeable flavor disappears
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Badly HIpped.

It's hardly a comp iment to say tina, any
one ts dipped, be-, anyone is pretty badly
hpped who suffers with seiaiica. IL is in
the hip that the cIcTuciating pain taxes hold
and io-iures. 1t j. just there where 81.
Jacobs Oil, with it, soothing penetration
has done some OF its most remarkable wor (
OF cure. Those who suffer thus. therefore.
nerd not desp ir OF cure whcu this great
remedy 'nr pain can he had 40 readily. and rs
II Is known ~ a sure cure. b. sure to get Il
tud insure sp-e Y and perfect radiance OF
~" Intense pisery. There az eases Of con-
trmed crippliuy from this malay which
his great remedy has efTecn lily cured and
restored be sufferer TO a sound condition.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09
FIGHTING INSECTS

Spray with paris green, writes Pro
lessor J. NJ. Stedman, OF the Missouri
Experiment Station. using tobacco
dust for wColly aphides, u spray Of
.obacco ten for aphides AMI slugs on
roses or other more delicate plants,
also tue mice ion OF carbon bisulph;de
into the ground two to four feet from
the tree, for suffocatiun of insect life
OH the roots. The kero enc emulsion
is sure cnre fer the black aphis on
:he leaves OF plum trees. Arsguale OF
lead is the spray for the peach tree,
cs it will not hurt the leaves.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09
EHusARB cUtrUEr.

IN order to keep The vitality Of the
plant AMI to obtain delicious and
healthtul product, The rhubarh root
should be replauted occasionally. Ii
the stool remains undisturbed for sew
erai years 1T begins to decay in the
center, aud soon the whole plant be-
comes diseased. As the plant is pro.
pagated by division, IT can be kept in
the healthiest condition by dividing
the stool aud replanting the different
portions.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09
purno.c or Life rrc.crrer..

~ is said that on account Of iH.ir
depth and coldncss the waters OF Lake
Superior do not give mp their dead A
recent traveller there asked tho captain
NJ a Lake Superior steamer why he
carried fe-preservers the water being
to cold that one could not long survive
immersion "Oh." was the uonchalant
reply "ve carry tho corks so that t
ViU ue easier to recover our bodies
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The OTHER SIDE or TIE He, EUstNEs,.
Would it not he we'll to speak of
"tle other side" Of poultry Keeping?
asks NJ. G.. Dean. Article after article
appears week alter week, all telling OF
the prohtablencss Of the business. aud.
think, too often they cnuse an ma.
teur to think ali he has to do is to get
n large flock OF hens, say 500, and,hev
will support him. At least rour of nv
friends have gone into aud out of the
business. having made bad failure OF
1t, one OF them losing MI he had, be
sides getting badly III debt.
Thirty years ago. when ] was oieht
years old, having a love Tor poultry,
bought fifty Lens and from then ur
til now have continued IN the bust
ness, keeping from thirty to 500 fowl.
| have now over four hundred hens.
mostly White Leghorns. 1t is quite
natural, If we have unusually good
success, 10 report it for lublica-
ton. How about the nine times we
didG t succeed? After thirty wears
expfrler &c, think begin TO under
stand the business. aud although ]
have not succeeded as we'll rs some,
yet l hope i'll the future to do better
and shall continue at it.
put most OF my capital, wien
starting, into a building and it was
almost thrown away, or haps w1-se
than that. for the building was all
wrong. II / were TO start asaiu 7
thiu'; J would 20 and work for some
Que who has succeeded, ami So leur
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09
SOW OF counrehe,.ion

FOG Henderson Is good enough
fellow. hu, he is terribly slow ut seeing
7 Joke.
rpsS HIM. hun?
20. He slipped an banana peel
the otter day and had a fall. Every
LODI laughed hut Henderson could NOT
see the point OF the Joke
Rass- Not surprising.
Fog-He SAW il about twenty-fo,...
hours later. however. when another fel.
low did the same thing. Boston Trar
script.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09
wArER IN prrrrr

Inc amount o water III butter varies
widely. As q general rule, the more
water there is in the butter the poorer
its quality and the lower its price.
Some Of the English courts allow ns
much rs twenty per cent water with
out considering the butter aduterateJ.
but in this country butter is lot con.
sldered OF Aood average quslity If il
contains much over fifteen per cent.
OF water. Out OF nearly 500 case s that
were exhibited at the permanent Dan.
lsh Lutt,r exhibitions, very few bad
over sixteen Per cent. OF water, ard
the average for al was 49,. The
butter from niue-ten,hs of the cases
averaged from twelve TO fifteen per
cent. OF water, and from nearly hall
OF them from thirteen to fourteen per
cent.-New England Homestead.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09

French Nilljner oh. par b,ue: 70 va
pers are telling re exact coat Of making
4 bicycle,
Assistsu. But, why your alarm. ma
lam:
M.l.ner Crag caliyj Why, Why
ny suppose roy next tell 10 actual
.osf NJ ira,ing $40 bon.et.-Ner
York Journal
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
sny ca'e OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
iial's CatsrFh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo. o.
We, - undersigned. have known +. !. Che
neg Tor toe last is years, and believe him per-
tectiy honorable iva NIL business transactions
and An tncially able to carry out any obliCa.
so made hy their Arm.
MESr & TRvAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
wltolNa, KINNAx g MAnvIS, wholesa. G
Dru .gjsts. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous Snr.
laces OF he system. Price, 7bc. per bottle. Sold
hy a. Druggists. Testimonials free.
ialHs Family Pills are the best.
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\ TOOL 6nally hangs himself. IL given
enough rore. hut he makes a lot OF
iyonhle for others before he does ii.
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How is i- tina; YOU arc alw77s -.
debt You should DO ashamed oe
yourself Come. now: don't ba too
hard on a fellow You would pcr.
haps he in debt too, 81 vow were I'm
my place What place." able To
get credi'"-Odds and End. -
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cupy their thoughts, aud
their one object is TO get well.
They have no confidence in them
selves, and only too often lose faith ir
their physicians
All Irregularities, whites. bearing
down pains, nervousness. headache,
backachc. blues. distaste for society,
sounds in ears. palpitation. cmacia-
tion, heavy eyes. all gone" feeling.
dread of impending evil. slceplessncss.
etc, should at once be removed ana
vigorous health assured
Lydia +. Pin|Iham's Vegetable Com
pound has for twenty years saved
women from all this. Hear this wo.
man speak -
wish to publish what lydia i.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Sanative Wash have done for mo. had
falling OF the womb and lcucorq.hoca
and they have cur, me of both. am
"a we'll woman. suffered crcadfully
with such dragging pains i'm inc lower
part of the back and extending around
the body. irritation of the bladder.
pain when walking and painful men
situation weakened terribly. had
been treated by three doctors without
much help, and it only took five
bottles Of your Compound and three
packages o. Sanativc Wash to- cure mo.
can recommend them to all women
suffering with complaints like these. -
Mrs. NANNATTA 1927 y. Broad st.
"''i'0 = .'r.'rir -
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Or British birds the cuckoo lays the small
1T egg in proportion to its size.
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Nn.rn.nnc forEirlr C.ni,.

Over 5000 cure .. Why not let MILO BNc
regulate or remove your desire for tobaccC1
Cure guaranteed. 70 cents and slCO, at all
drugE stS.
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II IS not wise TO aim 1T Representatives,; It
: waste Of powder 10 IRE mt the man In
The moon.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-03-09
Hou's ThisF

lf YOU knew that tomorrow would be your
last day how you'd You spend thisy
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CAsC,R-rs stimulate liver. kidneys and
loNe Never cGen, weaken or grip; lOc.
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Mrs. Winslrw's Soothing Syrup FOR children
ieething, Soiteus the gums. reduces luhamma.
lion, allays pain. cures wind collie. %. a bottle
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There Is nothing so strong or safe In an
EN-, rgency Of life -as- The truth.
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Whoever has a good temper will be sure
To have many other good thincs.
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IR.I.P.A.N.SI

Packed Without Glass.
Ten FOR FIVE CENTS.
This spcci1l form Of Pipans Tabules prepared
rom the original prrscript ION hut more cconufr.
ieeliy nut mp for tho purpose OF meeting ths
hniveItai nloderu densnd for n low price.
DlhEC iioNS. ono 1T meal or bod
Tine or whenever you feel poorly. Swallow 10
whole. With or without a lpithftn OF water.
they cure all FiOmaCh troubles banlFh paint
lnduSe sleep ptulonR life An invaluable tonic.
Hest Spring Medicine. No matter what's thu
matter, one will , YOU good. One gives relief
cure viii result II direct ions arc followed.
The hvoccnt package Erc not yet 70 be had m
ali dealers, although ~ IS probable that almost
any druggis: will obtain a supply when requested
by customer 20 do so but IN any case n single
carton, containing ton tahuics. VIII DO cent pos
nIe paid, 20 any address for FIVE cents IN stnnps
forwarded 70 the Hipons Chemical CO.. Eo.'if
Spruce f, g.. sow Work. l'ntil the goods ore thor
CughlN introduced 20 the trpde, agents bud pr.'-
dlers " " Re supplied n price witch vii Fllp-r
them tai- n,niEin OF prcnt, viz. dozen car.
tons Tor 90 cet's-by mai g cents n dozen fis'
caItors) for SHY raHll for efs2. gross ,7.l
cqr'ons) for Ssn.52. - gross (3.6OO caftonsl Tor
goo. Cash With the order IN every caec. and
freight or express charges at the Layers cost.
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JtsT ry i0c. buI of Cascarets. c,nIy ca.
1t ic, nue. 4 iiEtr and bowel regulator matte
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WoMAN'S POWER.
81 SHAPES THE oESTiNi5S OF meN
AND NATIONS.

Where Men Are mt n DisadVaatsEr. snJ
"only a Woman Can Understand n No.
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en- Sstppped free ami permAnrntiyCured. NJ
ITS after fi'St day : use OF nR. kTISE's GHHAT
NERVE RkeToRER. Free S,trlnI bolt eHnd treat
lee. send to DR.. Kline, t9l Arch ST. PhiH., r..
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Il is an insult to offer small sum Of
money "a a bride
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poor man with II sunny spirit will =
more out Of If. than It wealthy gambler.
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WIEN til.ous o. cOst've eat n Cascaret.
cTndy cathartic; ne guarantee ); iOc.. &c.
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Total given during u mos. 1897, $40, 10000

'Tho Hi-rclss are the eel ebrstef Pierce Sperinls
l3l PsNsrn. mrd By Geo, Piercsd Co, 20 Bot.
ffio. Hr1fon md New " ork. Frfrd with Hartford
Iiref. First Clses Nickls Iamp, Neu Departure
Bell. Standard Cgoiouneter, and Hunt Lace Saddle.
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N"iI"vtIeos pOpulaliOn l. 2ii.W2
Pisos Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-REv. D. BUCHMuEr-
IE7 Lexington, Mo. Feb. ~ 1926.
There l. no water on tho moons surface.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-04-17
Haunted!

The human tenement 10 often haunted
to The grisvous discomfort Of Its possessor
by those malignant spirits, constipation
and biliousnsss. But the sbominsbls
pair may be speedily driven out with the
potent help Of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tsrs. This genial Alternative, while tire
lisves The bowels and regulates the liver.
never, as q drastic purgative does, pro-
ducss violent effects and weakens the In
testines. On the contrary. the action OF
the Bittsrs is precisely analogous to an
effort Of nature seeking to resume her
proper functions. This furnishes pretty
conclusive evidence that II 10 better 10 use
persuasive means. so TO speak. than to en-
deavor 10 coercs nature 10 . return TO
duty. Violent remedies produce only .
temporary effect. followed by hurtful re-
action. For indigestion, malarial and kid
nsy complaints. rheumatism and nervous
meas, ths Bi,ters tAkss highest rank smone
remedies of the philosophie school.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-04-17
LAVE of reaching.

l. There is no school unless the
father. the mother. the teacher and
the pupil keep school together.
2. Know Thoroughly the subject to be
taught and explain to the pupil why
you teach it.
3. Gain and keep the attention Of
the pupils. Excite their interest.
4. In your teaching use language
that your pupils understand.
8. Begin with the known and 60 by
easy steps to the unknown. Take the
whole class with you.
6. Excite self.activity in the pupils
and lead each to discover truth. Show
the class how to study.
7. In each lesson let halt be made
and then have the pupils FIX points
already made, the conclusions reached
and the premises upon which the con-
clusion is based.
s. The teaching must touch the
whole nature OF the child and stimu-
late to higher action and more indus
trious habits OF work, OF silence. OF
obedience, honesty and truthfulness
Three fourths OF education is Q habit
OF work.. NJ. Greenwood in Mid
land Schools.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-04-17
How .rrutl,. yiauaIs.

England Of to-day Is what Carthage
was in times OF old. We are ruled by
hungry, greedy aristocracy, which
In its turn. Ia ruled by loan mongers
ana oy company mongers. Honor
and honesty under this regime are de-
clded as old-fashioned superstitions.
The minister who can steal any ter
ritory whose inhabitants are too weak
10 resist US. is acclaimed as a hero.
ihe company promoter who can build
q palace by appropriating the savings
oi ms fellow-countrymen is worshiped
as divinity. When We NOV down
Africans with Maxims we glory in this
proof OF our bravery. When, at the
bidding OF Kings and Emperors, We
shell Europeans struggling to free
themselves from suzerainty OF some
wretch, who claims their allegiance,
We glory in our shame. And while We
swaRger and boast Of our might, We
are in such abject fear of being at.
lacked that We heap up armaments on
armaments, because no matter what
we spend, We still would spend more
70 make US ure.-London Truth.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-04-17

Wouldn't il be nice il we only
lived in the dark ages?" she mur-
INJURED. And he took the hint and
turned out the gas.
A woman can never understand why
her husband has to work so much
harder than other men to get along
when he is 80 much smarter than they
are.
my task in life," said the pastor,
complacently, Consists in saving
young men," "Ah" replied the
maiden with a soulful longing, save
q nice looking man for me-"
One Pennsylvania Congressman re-
ports about 800 applications for some
300 fourth-class Postoffices in his dis
trict, not one OF which pays much
more than the few stamps sold.
Hats are trimmed very high one
side. Brilliant flowers and many of
them, are used in the trimming, and
are worn well tilted over the eyes. The
French woman follows the extreme OF
this fashion. and almost conceals the
tip OF her nose under the brim Of her
hat.
For the purpose OF changing piano
to produce mandolin effect newly
patented attachment consists of Sc
ries Of fiat metal tongues in frame.
which is sprung into position between
the strings and the hammers by rod
attached to the third pedal.
by the old Saxon law. a maiden and
widow were OF different value. The
latter could be bought for one-half the
sum which the guardian Of the maid
was entitled to demand. A man,
therefore, who could not afford to buy
a maiden might. perhaps, be able to
purchase a widow.