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Two Detroit merchants were sitting
on adjacent stools and taking / 3 cent
luueh, when one asked the other if he
consulted his wife IN his business affairs
Cant do it. was the response
I've tried it Il dozen tiuc8a month for
years, bat it always winds up just
about as it did yesterday asked her
if she thought she could discuss little
matter Of business calmly and dispas
sionately. She said Aho could, but had
neyer known me ~ be- able to do 50. |
conplimcnted her sarcastically on her
angelic temper, and she at once ac-
eused ms Of being angry ! told her
that / was regarded among men as hay
ing very equable disposition and that
my employees called me Old Suayity,
She called attention to the fact that
her pet dog, that weighs about pound,
was called Danger, Then / told her
straight from the shoulder that ! de-
clined 20 be made angry by her taunts
and odious comparisons, but served
pointed notice that / was going to have
the respect due the head Of the house.
She laughed cheerily and declared that
| was entirely too touchy.
But what about the business confer
encet"
"Oh, slammed the door and left. 4"
detroit Free Press.
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STLNG. OF TIE Be.
roisouous Properties That Iurt In III
Honey Maker.

Poisonous Properties That Lurk In the
Honey Maker.
The chemical and taNie properties Of
the poison of the honeybeo havo been n
subject for long study by II German sci
enlist, DR.. Joseph Zangcr. During his
investigation Dr. Hanger employed -,
000 hoes. He found that thu fresh poison
L. clear, like water, Of IN acid reaction,
bitter taste aud Of Il fine aromatic odor.
en- cooperating and drying nj Il tenn.
peraturo Of LOO degrees contiRrado C2I9
degrees IL II gummy residue is left 1t
* soluble III water, with alcohol IL
forms aH emulsiouliIle mixture Tho
aromatic odor Is due To volatile sub
stance, which disappears on evaporation
and is mt poisonous. The poisonous
constituent Is not destroyed by short
boiling nor hy drying and heating the
residue To PIG degrees f. nor by the di-
luted acids or alllalia.
Dr. HanRcr has proved the existence
of farmie acid, but he has also proved
that that is not the poisonous principle.
Phe ldter Is nh organic baso. soluble
with difficulty in water, but Kept in So
luton by AN acid On the healthy skin
neither the Leo poison nor n . per cent
solution Of tho poisonous principle has
amy effect, hut they act as powerful in.
ritants on the mucuous membranes.
His tests made on rabbits and other
animals chow that when tho poison ia
brought IN contact with the eye there
follow lachrymation, hyporomia, che
M a. aud croupuus membrane or coli
junel ~. The general condition * also
affected tho animals become mclan
choly, take no food, but are very thirsty,
and the urine shows small amounts Of
albumcn Philadelphia Record
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Circumstances arc still much in the
habit Of altering cnscs 1t is said that a
Yorkshire socialist was explaining to a
friend the principle Of his belief, and
that henade the statement at the outset
that all possessions should be shared
equally.
o5If you had two horses, " said the
friend, "would you give mo one:"
"Of course said the socialist.
"And if you had two cows, would
you do tho sames
cor course | should. -
Well suppose now, said the friend
slowly, that you had two pigs would
you give ms ono Of thom"'
En-, tha's gettin over near home, "
said tho other slyly. 'Tha knows I've
got two pigs Youth Companion.
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STUMP PENCILS MAsCoTs.



Talking about hoodoos and mas
cots, said Il member of the Stock Ex-
change, tho boys ON the floor of tho
exchange are Us superstitious rs lot of
sailors lf,Nuu don believe il, YOU look
at the lead pencils they are using the
next time you are in tho building.
You won't find man using Il long
lead pencil Why? Because Il long pen
ell is ,hoodoe' Of the worst kind.
They always cut a new pencil iii half
before they sharpen it Some of these
pencils acquire the reputation of heing
lucky.
less than week ago | camn down
without my pencil, which, by the way,
is u lucky one-eNery memorandum
made with that pencil results in profit
for me-and ! borrowed ono from II
friend ON the floor He handed me Il
stump about nm inch long and said.
You can use that; it's u lucky pencil. :
"Suro enough | mado two deals in
the morning, and each melted mo u
handsome profit
Il was about To mal,o mcmoran-
my friond approached and said:
Here take this pencil and let me
have mine again. Eve lost ON every
dead since | loaned il to you.
.Suro enough, lost on that deal, and
the lucl, Wont hack II the owner of the
pencil
When you get hold of II lucky pen.
Gil, you want to hang ON to it,
SOME of the boys have little lucky
peueils not more than an inch long, and
thoy guard them as they would their
lives.
III yen, through earelossncss or acct.
dent, causn them to break tho lead point
they lose whatever regard they hnvt
for YOU and forever nfterward regard
you us ipimical Some of them wouldn' I
take - Tor a little piece of pencil worth
considerably leas than II cent New
York Press
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ALSIFlED HER AGE.
A. Court Trial That Disclosed "a Queei
Phase of Russian Society.

A Court Trial That Disclosed "a Queer
Phase of Russian Society.
Even III Russia it seems, despotism
does not 10 the length of forcing
woman To tell her age or of Furnishing
her for stating it inaocurately \ GER
tain Princess Eugalytchetf was recently
tried ut Moscow and sentenced To life
long intenment III the province of Olo.
nett for cmbezzlng Lilo 600 rubles.
After the proceeding IN court Ind como
to an end and after tho noble lady had
retired to the country for her somewhat
prolonged rest from urban gayeties and
temptations too careful official discoy-
cred that among the papers III the case
was tho princess certificate of baptism,
and that she had changed the date of it
from 1877 to 1867. Instantly this grave
crimc was brought to the notice Of tho
authorities, and the convicted embezzler
| WIS summoned to meet tho charge of
| falsifying mn official document Then a
| curious fact was disclosed, and sur
prising amount Of light was thrown on
| Russian society.
The Prince Eugalyteheif, who was
| cited MS witness by tho prosecutor,
| said TINT whether hia bride was 20 years
| older or younger than her certified age
was II matter Of absolute Indifference to
him All he could say was that he re.
ceiyod tho sum of ,, 600 rublos for Civ
ing the lady his name, that immediate
ly after tho marriage ceremony he pro
cured for her II separate passport, and
flat giucp then hp hug Lnnyu uothiuu,
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ROSARY BEADS.


beiofe the Fra OF BUddha.
The prevailing idea in regard to
rosary is that it belongs solely to follow.
ers of the Catholic religion But take
away the cross that is hanging to the
beads and we iinl that one must turn to
the dim, mysterious east for the origin
of the rosary, for it is among the tenn
pies of lntiia, China and japan that the
first sign of the practice is to be found.
Ancient pictures of the llindoo gods de
piet them with Chaplets of beads in
their hands, and it is believed that this
method of keeping count of their many
prayers WAS i'll use among tho Hindoos
before the era Of Buddha, or mt least b.
C. 900.
Tho use of the rosary seems especial
ly suited To an eastern cline and to the
reposo of an oriental mind The Bud
dhistS are fond of using very smooth
beads of glass, polished jnde or coral,
and il has been thought that the smooth,
cool beads gliding through their fingers
MS they murmur the holy name for thou
sands of times help them to arrive at
that state of holy abstraction from
'"itiiS thlilbs NhlCu IL ST lhucH lIiIeu
among the followers of Buddha
Tho favorite Japanese rosaries are
made of polished wood crystal, onyx
and chased silver and the japanese
Bnddhists repeat iii endless devotion
Manu- Amdh Butzu" Save us,
Buddha" }, while their Chinese brothers
have tho blessed namo "O-Mi.to- flu
forever ON their lips. \ rosary of very
great size was recently brought from u
temple III kioto, Japan. The largest
bead is about six inches III diameter, and
tho rosary entire is about "a feet long.
The huge beads are Of dark brown pol
ished wood. They arc hollow and have
each II figure of II god inside tho little
shrine, which can be seen through IL
lattice of brass work. Cincinnati En-
uuircr
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TAKEN LITERALLY.

I'd gone that night to learn Sues mind.
Joe Becky wuz the reason
A rivals good at times, l find,
To make us force IA season.
I'd dallied for year till joe
Set jealousy Albumin,
An then wrote I'd call To know
jest how she viewed my yearnin,
An in the letter that | sent,
Although Il sorry scholler.
paid her many II compliment,
Sech as the ones that foller.
I've heard IN songs Your voice arise
An seen the flowers springin,
An often, lookin In your eyes,
I've heard the mockbirds singinl"
But when called She seemed more shy
Fer some cause or anuther
An tried, thought, as time flew by,
My fondest hopes to smother.
Dear Sue. be minel'' said at last
An edged little higher,
But not one word-her eyes downcast
Or iookin in the fire,
An then she raised her eyes AK in
An said. my bosom thrillin
you say You va heard. by looltin in
My eyes. the mockbirds trillin
Why should speak. thonY Seems to me
That you're "a curious man, sir,
For If you look once more, you see,
Why can't you hear my answer"
Will 4, Hale in Chicago Times Herald
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the tree At first he had medltated dig
Eihg down through the iioor one night,
pnt Tue chances OF detection were great
ana lie had gwen mp the idea,
Years passed. The deacon had be-
eoiho an lhNailu, ana Blll practically
managed ms business. lie WAS an inn
portaht man AT the chapel, too, and WAS
often lhtrusted With collection box.
ono uaN the deacon died Soon after
Ward II was known that having no near
relatives he had left his property To his
friend p" llllam JONES
l See l exclaimed. Hill
blalleo Watson shock his head.
bll was Blll no longer he said.
ne had become man oil wealth. At
the next election of deaeons he WAS one
Oh 'he successful candidates, In future
we must refer To hlm rs Mr.. Jones and
not as Blll.
MI. Jones WAS most energetic
deacon. lie introduced new members,
ana he persuaded old ones to attend
more resulatly lie started young
men literary society and series of
-''''N'' ~
chapel TIE most popular III the district,
and then at II New Years business
meeting hestruek boldly for the jewels.
The chapel was too small, he said
III the course of an eloquent speech.
They must erect another ON larger
site. There Was but one such site III the
neiShborhood. They must secure it he
fore others did lie himself would un-
dertake the building operations, charg
ing only what they cost him. lie would
also purchase the old chapel. The net
expenditure need not be very great.
Tho proposal WAS we'll received, and
committee with Mr. Jones as chair
man, was appointed To consider the de
tails Their report was very favorable,
and ut another business meeting 1t was
decided TO carry out the proposal
Tho necessary funds were subscribed
or guaranteed. Contracts We're made
with Mr.. Jones. In the spring of that
year the building operations were cont
menced. and by the autumn they We're
finished The congregation removed to
the new chapel. MIR. Jones purchased
the old one at high price and entered
into possession.
And then, | said, Il suppose ho
got the jewels
Blanco Watson laughed.
"No, " he said, "he did not He broke
up the floor himself, counted the Steps
due north from the tree again and dug.
lie did not find the jewels He counted
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Ice Broke tho Spell.

There j. curious little tale about
Captain Bagot, NJ = for South West
moreland, which cannot fail to interest
those superatitioGsly inclined, 1t is said
that, some generations ago, II witch
cursed Leyens Hall, the seat of Captain
Bagot, aud said that there would be no
direct male heir to the estate as long as
the Kcnt-th river which runs through
the grounds-low such has indeed
been the case, until in 1895, when,
owing to the severe frost, the Kent was,
for time, entirely frozen up, and few
months aftcrward Mrs. Bagot presented
her husband with little boy
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A PERFECT NEWSPAPER

70 publish ALI THE MEMS promptly and
succinety ana IN the most readable form
without elision or partisan bins; t. discuss
its significance with frankHoss, Ia keep AN
OPEN EYE FOR PUBLIC ABUSES. H.
give besides complete record of current
thought faueies and discoveries IA all de.
partments of human activity in It's DAILY
EDITIONS of from 10 To u PAGES, and to
provide The whole for its patrons at the
nominal price of ONE CENT that was
from the outset, aud viii continue to be
the aim Of THE RECORD
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a remarkable illustration Of the scope
Of Mr. Gladstone power as a linRuist
was gwen many years ago whom he i'd
dressed an assembly on the island Of
Corfu in modern Greek, little later
spoke to an assembly ia Florence in
Italian. a few days later conferred with
ease in German with Bismarck SOON
afterward responded in fluent French
to a toast at banquet in Paris, sad
then crossed tha channel to deliver n
five hours speech in parliament on the
budget
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How to Make Money

Ii yon are out of employment and want
position, paying you from $50 to sl0O monthly
clear above expenses by working regularly,
or, if you want to increase your present in
come from s210 to 500 yearly, by working at
odd times, write the GLOBE co, 723 Chestnut
St, Phila-, Pa, stating age, whether married
or single, last or present employment, and you
can secure position with them by which you
can make more money easier and faster than
you ever made before in your life. n.3,'gf-ly
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I,yn,lInx the Issue.

"Mr. Addemup said Mr. Spotcash
severely, to the bookkeoper, 81 have
spoken to you before of your careless
manner of smoking in the office You
throw lighted match III the waste
basket little while ago and it set a lot
Of papers on fire. Such work as that
might start big hlnzo some day. "
"lt was needless, replied tho book.
keeper ~ will see that the Office boy
Keeps that wastcbnskot emptied here
after. Chicago Tribune
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Greels aud Latin.

M jules Lenatre condemned the
study Of Greek and Latin tine other day
at the Paris Sorbonne. licdeclared that
the national mind had been formed not
by the literature Of the Greeks and KG-
mans, except III an indirect way bat by
the Scripture first and ufteryard by the
great French writers. NJ. Lemaitre
further declared that hc regretted hay
ing studied Greek and Latin 2 years,
whereas he is ignorant Of English, which
is spoken by half tho world, and only
knows German in pitiful manner,
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The highly organized, ElllNN
finely strung nervous I1iHIAl NJ
system of women sub "h'HH -
iects them to terrors of nervous apprehen-
sion which no man can ever appreciate.
The peace of mind, the mental poise and
calmncss under difficulties, which is neces-
sary for happy womanhood is only possible
when the sensitive feminine organism is in
a perfectly healthy condition. If there be
any weakness or arrangement in this
spcct no remedy in the world so COM
plctely restores womanly health nervous
vigor aud capability as the wonderful
favofte Prescription " invented by DR.
X. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician OF
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
of Buffalo, n Y. 1t purihes, heals and
strengthens; insures functional regularity;
provides physical reinforcement and sus-
tanning power at periods of special weak
ness and depression.
1t is the only medicine which makes
the coming of baby safe and comparatively
easy. In personal letter to DIR. Pierce,
Mrs Marguerite Collin, of Cutler, Algoma
Co, Ont, says
II was n sufferer aud was cured by DR..
Pierce's wonderful medicine. when l COM
menced the medicine L could neither eat nor
sleep My hands and feet were constantly cold;
! had IA wasting. troublesome drain for three
nonthA md my monthly periods were never
regular l took DIR. pierce's Favorite Prcscrip-
ton and it cured me feel well. thank the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association"
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1t is tho custom in Lima, Peru, to
keep animals on the roofs of the houses.
A calf makes its first appearance on the
roof and never descends until it comes
down as hncl
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Judge-And what did the prisoner
say when you told him that you would
have him arrested
Complainants-Ile answered mechan
ically, yer honor.
udgG-,Ezplain.
Gomplainant--li hit mo on the head
Till hammer. Exchange.
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The Pioneer
one cent morning newspaper III The nltta
States, The Record ~till LEADS WHERE
OTHERS FOLLOW

Witness its nriyaled average daily eiteula
ton exceeding 10000 copies and an aver
age exceeding 10000 copies for its Sunday
editions, while limitations Of liz plan Of
publication in every important city of the
country testify to the truth of the asser
ton that in the quantity aud quality IF It's
contents, and IN the price at which it Is
sold The Record has established the
standard by which excellence in journal
ism must be measured
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Dwelling in flats is making great
Roadway in London, especially in tho
west end but many persons are ayerso
to being known III residents 81 such
Landlords advertise them a. mansions
built in stories
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Fatal.

Hc--Thoro is Miss Glover over there.
She is superb She is considered per-
feetly. formed.
tshc-But very imperfectly informed.
Boston Transcript.
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The Daily Edition
The Daily and Sunday

A NJ Buying Renting selling, Exchanging I ype-
IA writers Of alt Kinds tqrbusiness, family and
private Also buying and ex changing job aml
d1 lots Of merchandise, lumber. machinery etc.
and especially slow and dead stock Advise wants
and offerings. Everything Is sdiatde samc8 here
II. II MANSFIELD
2ij broadway, New York.
Nav ~ 1856
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Certificate of Reduction of the
Capital Stock of The ]. H.
Butterfoss Canning Co.

The II Butterfoss Canning Company, a
corporation Of the State of New Jersey, does
hereby certify that it has reduced its capital
stock from twenty thousand dollars TO five
thousand dollars, by the surrender by each
stoekhoder of his or her shares and the issue
90 each stakeholder III place thereof of one
fourth of the number of shares thus sarrend-
cred by him or her, said change having been
declared by resolution of the board of direc-
tors of said corporation to be advisable. and
having been duly and regularly assented to by
the vote of at least two thirds i'll interest Of all
The stockholders, at a meeting duly called by
the board Of directors for that purpose and il
is further certified that the written assent OF
said stockholders is hereto appended.
In witness whereof the said Company has
hereunto set its corporate seal, and caused
this certificate TO be signed by its president
and secretary, this twenty-frst day Of Febru-
airy. eighteen hundred and ninety-elght-
II BUTTERF0SS,
President.
Attest -
SARAH T. BUTTERFoss,
Secretary
Ia
certificate Of which the foregoing i Il
true copy, after having been duly proved hJ
the oath of the Secretary, was on March y,
1898, together with the written assent OF SAID
stockholders annexed thereto, filed IN the
office of the Secretary of State OF New Jersey
March lG, lsas-3t
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A.
QiIlgle
Ota uaslaH'aa

only is possible, whether as a test Of excel
lenee in journalism, for the measurement
of quantities, time OF values and
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The
Plaiias e.aBsEaia
Record

after a career of nearly twenty year, Of
uninterrupted growth is instiied i'll claim
ing that the standard first established by
its founder, is the one true test Of
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The highly organized,
finely strung nervous
aVefsut of women sub
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16

Sej A WEEK AMI expenses TO sell cigars, ex-
refichce unnecessary. holiday goods The
w i. Kline Co. st. Louis. Mo.
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FOR sALE-Foiiowlng i2s.volt | e
sale: One 500 light. enc rs ,> NJ
light. three " light. OPS { n :
Miller.
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Eon SALE OR ExCHANGH.

flRNlTuRE-Several hundred dollars worth
OF good furniture; will exchange for lumber
IN large or small quantities or for land In
ton, Texas, IS
FOR SALE-Lots, and will take pair of horses
NJ part payment. Apply to Bette Bryan. Ii
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EXC land and some cash for
STOCK Of merchandise: bank stock for land,
improved Louisiana farm for Texas lanu. w
tlne horses and $4,000 cash for coast country
land, Interstate Colonization Co., 5Q2i,
Mair street.
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TON SAI.E-Uhe blacksmith shop and tools
~ nice growing town; shop freshly painted,
with lightning rods; size lot. quarter acre.
sre shop, 2Oxbo feet, two stories high. with
ana in as fine country as in Teyas. ncrs
wotk than one man can do aud ali good nav:
reason for selling, not able to do the we-s
lot ilrthei Information call on or address
houshton' box 81, Stranger, Texas. Ii
my HI SCRIP for sale in sums to suit. C. l.. &
- - 80 $50" ~ street 1.
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WONDERFUL FORTUNE TELLER-Nrs.
Black tells everything. .Jc, S0c. 500: re.
moves troubles, unites separated; luck
charms, etc; s0S Louisiana street IL
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WE CAN GIVE employment to number Of
young men: S. TO 81 week: no art work or
addressed envelope for sample and material
Empire Works. % Duane street. New York.
EVERY WHERE Men TO advertise "I.ustro. Z"
me modern securing soap; tack signs. dis
tribute circulars, place samples, orders etp
steady work sl2 weekly and expenses. The
Lustro CO.. Chicago. IL
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AYE Y i:ENE GAS.-l want men to handle
perfectly automatic. patented Acetyleue Ca
Generator. You have read of Acetylene. II
not Viii tell you that 1t is the coming
light. Why? Because every man may own
MS own little gas plant. be 1t IN country or
city and light his home, factory, hall, place
OF business safer, cheaper and far more bril-
liantly than with either city gas, electric
leht or coal oil Insurance companies In
dorse IT, This is not fake advertisement.
hut chance to engage In new and profit
ahie legitimate business. Big money; not
for boys but reliable men Address tn,
manufacturer and inventor, W. II. Moody
Shreveport, La. ia
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sAI.EsMEN--For cigars; sl25 moatn ano
&c. Bishop e. Co.. st. Louis. Mo.
AGENTS. Economy gas burner. saves ~ PEI
cent OF gaJ. makes q large. oeautiIui nsns
and gives $50 per cent proht TO saiesmen'
General Agency Co.. Us Dearborn strest:
Chicago. Ill.