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SUICIDE AMONG ANIMALS.
How Scat ol the Dumb Creature# Kill i
Then??elves.
"Mauy animals," fays an observing ;
writer. " will commit snicide to relieve j
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themselves from great pain. Snakes :
will lacerate themselves when suffering ;
from intense heat. I ba^e observed !
spiders do the same, biting at their le:s j
and available parts with suicidal intent. ;!
Place a ricg of fire around a scorpion, i
and it will invariably destroy itself
rather than sn O'er the torture of heat,
and I hive often seen ants tear their
own leg(> ai d try to destroy themselves j
when exposed to deadly heat. Dogs i
have been noticed from various causes
to make desperate attempts to drown
themselves. holding their heads
underwater until the desired release
was obtained. A case came under my
notice of a dog, that was verv much at
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tacneu to its master, rei using an iuuu >
after the master's death, and actually |
starving i self to death, being found
weeks afterwards lifeless on its master's
grave : and yet we say the lower animals
are devoid of intelligence. If the
truth were known they have the same
aSYctions and feelings, differing only
in degree from our own. On questioning
an old farmer in the Adirondack
country last summer, if he knew of any
cases of animal suicide, he referred me
to the B'ble, citing tire case cf theswin,
that m>Leu down into the sea and were
drowned. Be said that the swine preferred
death to evil spirits, and so committed
suicide. But this interpretation
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Be told roe {bat several of Ms hogs in
ti jinu' to swim across a large pond, evi' ?
dently tave out in the middle, and
before be could get to them they had
tilled themselves. Their throats were
cut, evidtnrlv by their fore feet. His
idea was that they begun to give ont and
Lad cut tfceir throats; but this was evidently
cnly accidental. Their increased
strangles had canstd the wounds, which
were^ fatal, the cute bt-ing vertical
wcusds, deep, and five or eii inches
lone. But among the star fishes suicide
or attempted self-destruction seems to
Ka , > foT^.w+js r--?fViAri of av(^idiccr ene
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mies and escaping pair. -Tiiere is one,'
bolting tip a round object about four
inches in diameter, 'that I caught on
the reef about sixty miles from Eavana.
I was wading along among the coral
dragging icy beat, and in lifting np a
bunch found this fellow. It was more
than two feet in diameter, and the arms,
Ibe in number at the base, branched !
eff into thousands of bifurcating points j
and tendrils that weie entangled about j
tbe ccr.il like so many snakes. It was j
the asteroph^ton, commonly called a I
basket nth, from its resemblance to one j
? when the myriads of arms are coded j
up. I; dropped out of ibe coral, !
t toV.1ca.-5 the scnirmine: I
mass Tip it commenced a fragmental
process t/f suicide that w?3 decidedly
astonishing. I Lad to partly dive to it, :
and as I raided it up a per ect shower i
of limbs fell off, twisting and coiling j
down on my feet, and by the time I had i
it at the surface its beauty was shorn, j
as it bad thrown off even arm and j
appeared, as you see, a simple oval.',
Professor Forbes of London had an
equally curious experience with a star
suicide. He sajs: 4 The first time I
took one of these creatures I succeeded
in plackg it entire in my boat. Not
having seen one before, and being
ignorant ox its suicidal powers, I spread
it out on a rowing bench, the better to
admire irs form and colors. Onattempt
t-a if fn* nrocoTcaHrvn. to EiV I
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horror and disappointment I found only
an assemblage of detached members.
The next time I went to the same spot
to dredge I determined not to be
cheated out of my specimen a second
time. I carried with me a bucket of
fresh water, for which the star fishes
evince a great antipathy. As I hoped, a
litudia soon came up in the dredge?
a most gorgeous specimen. As the
animal does not generally break up
until it is raised to the surface of the
sea, I carefully and anxior.siy plunged
mj bucket to a level with the dredge's
mouth, and softly introduced the Luidia
into the frt^h water. Whether the
water was too cold for it cr the sight
of the bucket too terrific I do not know,
: -/ but in a moment it began to dissolve
its corporation, and 1 saw it* nmos |
escaping through every mesh, in tbe net. J
In my despair I seized the largest piece
and brought up the extremity of an
arm with'its terminal eye, the spinous
yelid cf -which ope red and closed with
something exceedingly like a wink of j
derision.'
"In fact, so determined are thess;
fellows in their self-destruction that j
hardly a cabinet contains a good speci- i
V, men of this or the other. The only way j
to obtaiu them is to kill them under i
water by electricity before they have a
chance to break up. 11 any crabs when
touched throw off their claws and legs,
preferring that to being captured. A
snail called the Helacurion, found in
the inland of Luzon, has the faculty of
v throwing off its tail when caught by it. j
And so ouiekly does it jamp away from '
the renamed portion that collectors have j
d:f?cul:y in csp;nring it. In some !
cases the raaiis uied after the loss. !
The so called glass snake slight be!
mentioned as a suicide, as they break
np at very slight provocation.
" 'Here is a case of accidental snicide,
holding np a spear of dry hay. 'O \ it'
pierced throcgii ana throngh, wa^ a
large green grasshopper. It had
jumped into the air with a reckless
spring, coming down first on the
jac.=i like spear of'gr^s had en-j
tered its body where it joins the head, i
and held it aloft as a grim warning to ;
the rest.'"
The TVfteel-Horse.
There is a wheel horse in every
family; some one who takes the lead en
r?f?resKir.T>s_ It mar be the oldest
daughter, possibly 'he father, bat
generally it is the mother. Estra com-:
pany, sickness, etc., give her & heavy |
increase of the burden she is already
carrying.
Even summer vacations bring less
st t*nd recreation to her than to others
ol the family. The city honse must be
put in order to leave; the clothing for
himself and the children which a country
sojourn demands seems never to be
finished; and the excursions and picnics
which dilight the hearts cf the youngi
K__ people are not whcllv a delight to the i
provider." I
Woman's work is never done. She i
would never have it done. Ministering I
to father and mother, cherishing her j
husband, nourishing and tiaining her
children- no true woman wants to see i
Tiai* mnrV "Rnt; hAranSA it is never i
done she needs resting times.
Every night the heavy track is turned i
up; the wneel horse is put up in the !
stable, and labor and care are dismissed '
till tiie morrow. The thills of thej
(household van cannot be turned up at j
night, and the tired house-mother cannot
go into a qaier stall for repose. She j
goes to sleep to-night feeling the pres-1
sure of io-morrow. She must Lave j
"an eye" over all until every one is in
bed, and mast keep an eye ready to j
open at any moment to answer the need j
of children, and open boih eyes bright j
and early to see the machine well;
started for the new clay.
There is never any time that seems
convenient for the mother of littJe'
children to leave home,* even for a day; i
bet wilh a little kiedly help from her ,
husband, and a little resolution to her
elf, she may go and be so much better i
for it that the benefit will overliow j
from her into the whole household. j
She will bring home some nee? idaa
and will work with enthusiasm that |
comes from a fresh start.
One word for the older sister who !
?< .-?aakes the salad for lunch and the ]
desert for dinner, who takes the po*
sition of the wheel-horse quite cheer- j
r. fully while her yonng-r sisters make
themselves beautiful and entertaining,
e aad one after another find "one true
heart" apiece to love them, and leave 1
no moi.^an to stow into an old maid, j
However willing her sacrifice, it was
one; audEothing bat the d-svotfd love :
|p- and gratitude of the household wbose :
g|?4 , fires bhe has helped to ?indl<: will re-j
ward her for what she has given ? 1
Christian Union.
RELIGIOUS READING.
Morctonltm and toe Churches.
"Rishrm Tnt.Mo nf T7 fn Vi anrl ppvpral
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proninent clergymen and mission wo:rk-!
ers of the Protastant Episcopal, CatLolie,
Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational
clmrches in Salt Lake City,
have addressed to the ministers of the i
different chnrches in the United States
an appeal whieh sets forth in a striking
light; many facts concerning the evils of
ilormcnism. The chief points to which
attention is called are given herewith:
" 1. Ont of a total population of 143,000
in Utah, about 110,000 are adherents
of Mormonism. Of the anti-Morinon
minority, only a' small per cent,
render us active aid in our endeavors to
establish Christian homes in the place
of the foul system of polygamy which
prevails in Utah, iience, we greatly
feel the need of your sympathy,
prayers and efforts. 2. Mormonism is
no ibnger confined to Utah, but already
holds the balance of power in Idaa<*,
and has gained a strong foothold in
Wyoming, Arizona and Southern Co/.orado.
3. Although there has been a
strict law against polygamy upon the
United States statute-book for more than
eighteen years, only two persons have
been convicted under it, and it is practically
a dead letter because of its defects.
4. In this matter we believe you i
can give us valuable help. The AntiPolygamy
law of Congress, in order to
accomplish its intended results, needs
to be amended in the following respects:
(1) So that the living together of the
parties?or cohabitation, to use a legal
term?shall be the proof of bigamy or
polygamy, instead of the ceremony of I
marriage, because the latter is per- i
formed in secret within the walls of the
Endowment House, in the presence of
faithful Mormons only, and no one of
these wiil bear testimony to the fact.
(2) So that polygamy shall be a continuous
crime instead of being allowed,
as now, to expire within three years by
a statute of limitation. (3) So that the
women shall be equally punishable with
the men for this offense. (4) So that
the accessaries to the polygamous mar- j
riage shall be equally punishable with
the principals. (5) So that the jury list
may be increased to 400. (6) So that
adoltery and kindred offenses may be
punishable, as in the States and other
Territories of the Union." In conclusion
the request is made that these
facts be brought by clergymen to the
attention of the Congressmen in their
districts, in order that the evils complained
of may be remedied at the
present session of Congress.
Religions News and Notes.
The Mormons are obliged to pay to ,
the church one tenth of all they raise, i
or make, or earn.
T4- Co Acfimofa/1 4!?fVjirfr.fKrAA I
missionary societies at work in Africa j
have secured upward of 30,000 converts, j
The receipts of the past year for j
Episcopal domestic missions were $220,- i
593, against ?165,273 in the previous
year.
The Methodist Episcopal Board of
Education received last year $9,256, and
added about one hundred students who
are preparing for the ministry.
There are ninety-four Episcopal
churches in Minnesota, with eightythree
clergymen, 5,064 communicants,
and church property valued at $262,497,
The Rev. Walter Ching Young and
Miss Ah Tim. of Hong Kong, were married
in San Francisco, by Bishop Kip,
recently. Mr. Young is an Episcopal
minister; Miss Ah Tim, the bride, was
from childhood trained in the Episcopal
church.
The Russian church has ordered its
priesis not to administer the rites of religion
to those who kiil themselves with
excessive use of stimulants. To this
date the Russian clergy have classed
such persons with suicides, and left
them unblessed.
The Rev. G. W. Shinn says the ideal
"parish house" is a building of one
stnrv -with a rpfi^inc-rnnre in front, a
large room occupying the middle portion,
and two smaller rooms in the rear,
all of which can be thrown together
when occasion requires.
The Congregationalisms are doing
some energetic home missionary work
in New Mexico, Dakota and other Territories.
At Santa Fe they have just
opened an educational institute, which
is to be the academical department of
the University of New Mexico.
The gospel is winning its way in the
New Hebrides. Ten years ago there
was but one island in the group tbat
could be called Christian, and now they
are all open to l^ie gospel. One great
drawback to the work is the fact tbat
twenty different languages, or dialects,
are spoken by the natives, requiring as
many different translations of he Bible.
In one place, it is said, the people C3ntributed
?8,500, in arrow-root, to pay
for the printing and circulation of the
Sciiptnres.
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j ue iseceiiiiu nuisKarutf.
Lam's like as is the face cf the kangaroo,
tender and soft as are his eyes,
he is by 110 means as gentle as he looks.
Like the heathen Chinee, his countenance
belies him, and there are few more
exciting and withal dangerous sports
than kangaroo shooting.
To the hunter seeking for some new
sensation, a visit to the wilds of Australia
in search of kanaarooscan be ^commended.
It requires a fleet hor^e to
ron an "old man" down if be gets a fair
chance to show tail; and strong, welltrained
dogs to tackle him when brought
in bay.
luside his soft, dewy lips are strong,
formidable teeth, which can bite severely.
His forepaws, weak as they seem,
can lift a cog high in the air and crush
him to death ; while, when lying down,
his favorite righting attitude, he can
kick with his powerful hind legs in a
manner that rapidly clears a circle
ronnd him ; and woe betiJe the man or
dog that comes 'within reach of those
huge claws, which can make a flesh
wound deep enongh to maim the one or
k I the other.
Gi course, we here speak of the great
kangaroo, the boomer, or old mac, of
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there are some thirty different kinds of
kangaroos inhabiting various parts of
Australia, ana one species peculiar to
New Guinea. They vary in size from
the tiny hare kangaroo of South Australia,
the most avals of its kind, which
is but litile larger than a labbiN to the i
several giant species, whether b!a*.rk, j
red, brown or gray, some of which stand !
nearly six feet high.?Lond-m Globe.
Carious Wanting Aeci<lent*.
Justice Stevenson, of Taney county,
111., went hunting with his son. The
son fell ar.d his gun was discharged,
killing the father.
As Milton liejer, of Naomi Station,
Pa, was rising from the ground a'tsr a
rest while hunting he seized his gun by
the muzzle. It went off and killed him.
John Scarboro, of Mangonir. Ga, had j
one of his arms blown to pieces through !
the hammer of his gun catching in the
straps of his boot as he lifted the gun. j
As George Howard, of Rockdale, Pa., i
was about to go out hunting his gun !
wss accidentally discharged, shattering !
an arm. Lockjaw ensued, resuming in J
his drath. I
As Frank Macoaaber, of Luding on, j
?\TIrm wliilshnmin?stormed at, ftsi>rin/r I
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to drink,his companion's coat caught the j
trigger of Mucomber's gun, discharging j,
it and blowing off one of Mucomber's
hands. j'
Two physicians of Upper Creek, N. J., !
went hunting for the lii>t time. A ] .
rabbit crossed their path on a rue, and j
in their exclJemeat one hred and shot j 1
liis comrade, while the rabbit escaped, j
The wound was luckily not very serious ;
As Abraham De .Bow, of Charleston ! <
Springs, X. J., was conversing with two i <
hunters near his house, a rabbit, pu;r- j <
sued by two degs, came along, and oce ;
of the hunters handed L'e Bow h:s gun i
to shoot it. He shot the rabbit, and ]
while the hunter? were securing the
game they heard the discharge of the
other barrel of the gnu aud saw De! :
Bow fall dead with his skull shattered.
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Characteristics of the Cowboy.
A Los Angeles (Texas) correspondent f
of the Philadelphia Bulletin writes :!
The cowboy i3 a pecnliar product of j
the frontier; as a rule, i is base flattery i
to suppose that he ever drives cows, j
unless he steals them. He is generally I
clad in a wide-rimmed, soft hat, a pair !
of spurs, a ";elt full of cartridges and a ,
revolver. He probably wears other;
articles of comfort and adornment, bnt j
those I have mentioned have a faculty j
ys t Avt Avtrklintvt/v A nUrtwIi AM '
cri mo ftiicnuuu ui
observer. With. Lira the revolver is a
substitute for all things; be argues
with it most logically, he buys with it
at his own price, and he amuses himself
with it habitually. Two of them went
into a church down at Charleston,
Arizona, a few weeks ago. The services
wearied them. They "covered" the
minister with their favorite weapon and i
made him come down from the pulpit
and dance a jig in the corner. They
are getting scarce about Deming; the
place is not lively enough for them now.
A merchant from Los Angeles came
down here about the time the coniicc- j
tion was made between the two roails. {
The "rowhovs" were nnmftrnns. Tbe !
merchant incautiously sported a higu
hat. fie had scarcely al ighted from the j
train when whiz went a bullet through !
the crown! On the other side of the i
track stood a grinning "cowboy" with I
the smoking pistol in his hand. It was i
not a hospitable reception, and the j
merchant was so nearly scared to death |
that he failed to get any enjoyment outj
of his visit to the "front." "Wonderlul'
stories are told of their skill in hand- !
ling the pistol; to put a buhet through
the hat as above and scare the
bowl from the stem of the pipe that he
holds in his teeth, are two feats which
they delight in performing. They take
delight in compelling a " tender foot"
(a stranger to the frontier) to drink
with them against his will, and occasionally
cap the climax by making h:m
pay for the drinks. The "cowboy"
jaay have his good traits, however.
They tell a pretty good story of how
one of them made himself useful here
in Deming. A fastidious "drnmmer"
had come down from " above" (Frisco)
upon business. At a restaurant kept
by a " lone widder," he expressed dissatisfaction
with the bill of fare. " The j
meat was too rare and the potatoes too i
soggy, while the beans weren't fit for a
hog to eat." " Stranger," remarks a
smiling cowboy over m the corner, j
while'he raised his revolver and drew a j
fine sight upon tho drnmmer, "them
beans is good enough for yon, and the
sooner you get outside of 'em the
healthier you'll find yourself. Do it
pretty quick now, while this lady's a
looking, or I'll bore a hole in you and
put 'em in." The beans were eaten
without further criticism. The cowboys
frequently come to giief, and get
their just deserts, without the law being
brought to bear upon them. Two or
three days after we left Demia? one of
them, in a half inebriated condition
that is chronic with his class, attempted
to " run" that town. He rode through
the depot on horseback, brandishing his
pistol and scattering the bystanders pro
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of his way promptly, was knocked down
oy a blow from the Outlaw's pistol. A
deputy sheriff, armed with a shotgun
appeared on tlie tcene and ordered the
cowboy to surrender. Ho failed to
comply, when the depnty shot him
dead. Three were killed at Tombstone
the other day in a conflict with a deputy
marshal and his aids, who had arrested
one of their number a short time
previously. A frontier jury doesn't
hesitate very long over a verdict of
"justifiable homicide" when a cowboy :.s ]
killed.
A Kat in z Bottle^
A female rat was recently caught by
a youthful hunter of North Second
street, who earns many an honest penny
by selling bis prizes to Mr. Cills, the
serpent-cbarmer. The latter purchased
the uclucky rat frcm her captor, and
was about to hand her over to the tender
mercies of a huge turtle-headed
snake when he perceived that in a few
days the rat would be the mother of
several little rats, and there would be
so many more for his snakes. Procuring
a large box, he wired it in sueh a way
that the animal could not escape, and
putting: Mrs. Kat inside, he carried her
new abode downstairs to the cella:: and
left her to her maternal dutiee. The
nest morning five little rodents were
hnddled at the side of their mother. A
couple of weeks passed and the captive
family were all in a flourishing condition,
but one evening their owner
noticed when be went to feed them that
the mother had gnawed a small hole in
the side of her prison, and on counting
the progeny he likewise perceived tnat
one of the infants had escaped. "I
nailed a piece of tin over the hole,"
said Mr. Cills, "and was about leaving
the cellar when I heard a sqneaking
noise in the midst of a lot of empty
beer bottles which were standing in a
comer of the cellar. I moved one of
the bottles and saw that, something
was jumping up and down inside it, and
what should that something be bus my
youcg rat. The little fellow hud
jumped down the neck of the bottle
and couldn't climb out again, the sides
being too slipperj, I suppose. Curious
to see what the mother would do, I
placed the bottle containing the youujr
'un in the cage, in sach a way, however,
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in the eveoiag I went to see liow things
were getting on, and I found that several
pieces of food had been dropped
down the neck of the Lottie by ihe
mother. After another week had
passed the jonng rat had so increased
in size that all chanoe of its leaving its
crystal dungeon w;-.s precluded, aad so I
placed the bottle on one side so that
the mother could fesd hor little one
more ccmfo:t*bly. Sne has evidently
taken the best of care oifor he is so
fat that he can no longer turn himself i
round. I wa-j puzzle i for some time j
as to how he got his drink, but one day |
I arproached cautiously and found the j
rtl.-f ?o? tvncilv ?!rtoroor<?rl t'r> o i nmrt rr Iipp I
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tail in the saucer of water and tbc-n ;
shoving it down the neck o? the bottle !
for the young 'un to suck. Of course
the other lit tle rats have been long ago
swallowed by my saakes, but the
mother rat and the little one in the
beer bottle I am preserving for a while
as a curiosity."?Philadelphia. Times.
Tattooing.
Dr. Lacassagne, a French physician,
has published a book on the habit o f
isittyoin;? as practiced ir? the 1'rench
urmy. Thc-r6 are professional tattooers
in Paris and Lyons, who charge ten j
cents for each design. Generally the j
taitooer has cartoons on paper, and re- j
produces these on the skin by a me- j
chanical process. Large designs cost a
good deal; a big representation of an !
Indian holding up the flag of the United j
States costs the decorated peison S3, j
ii-?V 10 +!;.o nrincr snlKfftr<(?p nrA. !
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Jerred, touched up with Vermillion. Dr. ;
Lacassagne has collected 1,333 designs, [
tattooed on 378 members oi the Second \
African battalion, or on. men under
arrest in military prisons. Many were
tattooed on almost every part of the j
body. Patriots and religions designs I
and inscriptions amounted to ninety- J
one. -There were 311 works of pure;
fantasy, such as ladies driving in a;
carriage, the horses ponging, and the ;
servants rushing to their heads. The :
great efforts of art are reserved f.?r the !
surfaces of the breast and back. Among :
patriotic and religious emblem-* ?ra f
cited two fiends, nine theological vir- j
tues, six crucifixes, two sisters cf chari-1
ty, three heads of Prussians, not flat- j
tare I, and five portraits of ideal girls of ;
Alsace, with no fewer than thirty-iour j
bnsts of the republic. Among animals j
the !i ;n md the serpent are the favorite ;
totems. Among flowers, the pansy is ;
generally preferred. The resthetic >
classes will grieve to hear that not a I
single hlv appears, and there was only j
c;ne dai^y. Amocg mythological sob- ;
jtct:> the sirens are the greatest favor- j
ites; next come Bacchus, with his I
parda, Venns, Apollo and Cupid.
The deepest insult that can be given j
inDtaclwood is to say: "Yon ain't |
wor'.h lynching." !
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FAR3T, GARDEX A>"1> HOUSEHOLD.
Alternate Frnlt Growers.
A correspondent asks if there is no
remedy for the alternation of fruitfulness
and barrenness. The nse of good
fertilizers such as a compost of wood,
ashes and mnck will give the trees
sufficient vitality to bear moderately if
not liberally each year. Apply
this top dressing in autumn. Pasturing
hogs in orchards is also of incalculable
benefit. They rid them of insects by
devouring the larvae inside of the windfalls,
and heep the land loose and
well fertilized by their rooting and
excrement.
Eca-Eatins Fowl*.
A correspondent of the Poultry Yard
su?'.rests to owners of egg-eating fowls
how to get rid cf the trouble. In the
fall replace all the old hens with pullets;
procure some china nest eggs, and
fetch in the new-laid eggs every night
in cold weather, and oftener, if you
uricVi frt sfiTA t.hfim from freezincr and
prevent the liens learning to eat them.
Give the hens, instead of frozen or
other eggs.refsnse meat from the slaughter
house or meat market boiled tender,
with the bones pulverized. If these
directions are followed, the writer says
the hens will not learn to eat eggs.
Breaking Colts.
Colts should be broken to harness
at three years old, and used in light
work for two years, when they will
become matured and fit for fnl. work.
If they are nsed for hard service before
their 'joints become settled, or sur
rounaea Dy a luii-growu tei..uio m
muscle and sinew to support them, they
are liable to become strained, causing
spavins or bony enlargements that will
destroy their future usefulness. Any
imberile can break down a colt, but it
requires good sense to build them up
after they have been crippled by
igi.orant task-masters. It is not worth
while to risk the experiment of converting
sound colts into invalids, when
they will live longer and perform more
service if suffered to ripen into the
full-matured horse before being' put to
hard work.?National Live SlockJournal.
Orerfeedlntr With liar.
Now that cows have gone into winter
quarters, a hint about feeding hay may
not be out of place. We ofton hear
dairy raen talk as if the height of skill
in taking care of co^s in the winter was
to ge; all the hay down that it is
possible to cram into them. "I give I
my cows all the bay I can get them to
eat " is the boastful remark often heard
from a spirited and aspiring dairyman,
though in doing so he is wasting good
provender, without promoting the
best welfare of his animJils. It is a
good thing to feed cows well and to be
sure that they hare food enough to
sustain them "fullv, but it is neither
wise nor economical to crowd them
with a great bulk of hay of any quality.
It is not wise to crowd any animal with
a great bulk of coarse food. Cows
should hare no more hay than they
have time to re-m?.s;icate, and if this is
not enough for their necessities they
should have some easy-digesting concentrated
food along with it. The
quantity of hay given should never
exceed what they will eat up clean, and
twice a day is often enough to give time
for properly ruminating.?Live Stock
Journal.
Profitable Ponlir.T.
Eggs have been remarkably scarce and
very dear during the past, fall, and it
would seem only reasonable to suppose
that raising poultry will become, by
and by, more of a business of itself,
although perhaps it seldom pays better
than as an adjunct to general farming.
The Chicago Times discourses at length
on the subject of profit in poultry. It
says that success in keeping poultry
largely depends on having a good location.
A farmer who lives a long distance
from a large town will derive little
profit from seeding fowls to market, as
the cost of packages, expressage and
commissions will be large. He Trill,
however, find fowls profitable to raise
for the supply of his own table,as there
is difficulty in procuring fresh meat on
farms during the warm months of the
year. Generally, a farmer will do better
by using the poultry raised at heme
and sending more beef and pork to
market. Fowls to sell well must present
a fine condition when they are
exposed for sale. They should not bo
dressed long before they are offered to
customers. By dressing them at home,
the feathers may be saved, and they will
be quite an object where a large number
of fowl3 are killed on a place.
Turkeys and geese are more profitable
to rcise to supply a distant market than
chickens. The former are more in
demand ciuring com weatner, ween
poultry can be shipped to the best
advantage and at the least cost. Turkeys
2re not in good condition to eat in the
summer, and geese are most desirable
during quite cold weather, as they contain
much oil. Chickens are harder to
transport than turkeys and geese, and
are preferred for eating in warm weather.
Most farcers raise gees9 for their
feathers, and do not fatten them until
there is danger of death from old age.
In European countries, whero geese and
ducks are more generally eaten than
bere, they are fed liberally during the
summer and fattened Defore they ave
old. When managed in this way, their
flesh is ranked among the luiuri.es, and
i commands a ready sale.
Improved Scfcd Corn.
It should be, says a sensible writer,
the study of everj thrifty farmer how
+ vni-,,/^nrta fV>o rnnct. mor/OiontaViTo f>r,rn
on an acre of land, and yet how careless
rr:any farmers are in sowing seed and
improving the manner of culture. Truly
one half the farmers save their seed corn
when gathering their crop in thin corn
fields, a method by no means reliable
even if they are certain to get seed that
will grow, for the reason that there is
no cc-rtaintv that the same variety of
com will be got on a good ear taken
from a field whero inferior corn is
grown. To insure good seed a field or
small piece of land should be selected,
not near other corn, and cnltivated care- J
fully, and any stock not likely to pro-!
duce a, good ear should be cut out before
the pollen or blossom falls to
inoculate the seed to be selected; for if
the blossom falls on the silk o? the
/ v-\ fllA not* 10 l.L* t
Otuuzx VII n Uiuu Ullv V'Uii A. J k V, ? .
althoagh tlie variety may not show in
the ear selected it certainly will in the
coming crop. Tiiis is why corn gets so
much mixed that it is a very rare thing
to find a crib of corn of anything like
even kind or one variety of corn. Even
at the fuirs we find specimens of corn
entered for preminms,in many instances
there will be no two ears the same
and no appearance of having been cultivated
carefully with an eye to the production
of a pure variety of one kind of
corn. To save seed that will grovyis sc
easy that any farmer not having reliable
seed is inexcusable. If corn is pickeu
before any frost and kept from freezing
and heating it is certain to grow, but it
must not heat or be kept where any
grain is that is heating or even going
through what is usually called a sweating
process, and it must be kepi; where
there is plenty of pure air nntil it is
thoroughly dry, and if kept dry there is
no danger of its not growing if properly
plant!*.;. It should be similar in color,
if white, a purer white and if yellow a
deep bri^liti yfllow, and not mixed
/^I'M-c in^fnpr ocsAttti-il tViimr is to!
have it of even sized grains to in-ure a
regnlur md proper stmd in a hill. If
carefully selected of even sized grains a
corn planter that will not drop about the
proper number, say three or fonr grains
in a hill, is not fit for use, but if uneven
in size it is very difficult to get a good
corn stand. Iam r="'ng a deep grain
early, yellow corn, with twenty rows on
a small cob selected carefully and cultivated
carefully for seed which I have
been improving so long that I get the
same variety and fully seventy bushels |
per acre where forty was considered a j
lair average crop.
Household Hint#.
J
Black linen thread shonU bo kepi
| wrapped in paper/om^av from the light
Wash mnsli^w^u- caiiooes that are
I liable to fadeSt^ch water. Brown
I linens should Mfc' e&pecl and rinsed in
i bay water.
A simple and g$cd ttang for cleaning
nickel-plated articiJ"3 is made as follows:
; Take half a cnp of whiting, fill it with
water, put it in a'bottle and add a teastioonful
or a tri?lJ more of ammonia.
One of greatest* helps in the kitchen
i3 washing or s?'s?da. Ii a strong
solution is kept i?a bottle, and a little
is used in cleansing or ^ron ware, it
will more than re?ar(^ the housekeeper
/or her trouble. [There is nothing so
nice for milk utenpils*
Titere is a verf simple method by
which dampness->ail(i this produces
mold?may be prevented in unoccupied
apartments or f n houses at the seaside
which are closed^iu winter. Place
in an open plate a quantity of lime,
which will absorb t&? moisture. In
libraries this simple remedy is said to
be very efficacious.
To extract the fragran&P of flowers,
take thin layers of cotton iJ'col and dip
them into sweet oil and sprinkle a small
nnanf.if.v of fino wit nn ft<wers. the
tragrance of wl;ich is to bo extracted ;
then dace in a jar a layer of &nd
a layer of flowers nnr.il the jaV \s Aldose
the jar air-tight and pi^ee in tho
sun for fifteen davs. S
J w
liecipes?.
Ckacker Griddle Cakes.?One pint
of cracker dust; the yelks of two
eggs; thin with milk, and when it
swells add more milk until of the right
consistency; salt, and when ready to
bake, add the whites of the eggs beaten
stiff.
Boiled Frosting.? One cnp of sugar
boiled with just enough water to prevent
it from burning; let it boil several
minutes ; have ready the white of one
egg, whipped stiff, and pour ever it the
hot sugar very slowly and beat until
cool; add flavoring and spread on your
cake.
Breakfast korjci.?Prepare a good
dressing, such as you like for turkey or
duck; take a round steak, pound it, but
not very hard, spread the dressing on it,
sprinkle in a little salt, pepper, and a
few bits of butter, lap over tbe ends,
roll the steak up tightly and tie closely;
ppreak two great spoonfuls of butter
over the steak after rolling it up, then
wash with a well-beaten egg, put water
in the bake-pan, lay in the steak so as
not to touch the water, and bake as you
would a duck, basting often. A halfhour
in a brisk oven, will babe. Make
a brown gravy, and send to the table
hot.
Beef Soup.?Take nice bones left
from a rcast or any other booy pieces
that are fresh; put in your soup-kettle ;
cover with cold wate7 and let It come
gradually to a boil. Skim carefully and
then throw in salt to season. Boil till
the meat is very tender; remove the
bones and strain out the meat if jou
I prefer?but it can be chopped a little
and returned to the kettle ; season also
with pepper if agreeable. A nice addition
to the soup is to throw in a halfcupful
of rice an hour and a-half before
dinner, and boil in the soup, being
careful not to let it stick to tho kettle.
A nice thing for this use is a little hardwood
shovel which some little boy will
whittle out with a jack knife. Serve
j very hot.
JIoyf Shoe Pegs are Made.
It was the privilege of the writer to
visit the picturesque little town of Arlington,
Yt, which at the time boasted
a population of 2,500, three churches,
five stores, two hotels, an extensive car
works, sash and blind and chair factory,
also a peg factory, which, by the courtesy
of tho foreman. Mr. L. E. White,
(who had been employed there t wenty nine
years) he was shown through, and
received valuable information. The
timber used is black and yellow birch,
which is cat into piec9s four feet in
length, varying in diameter from eight
to fourteen inches.-. These logs are
placed in a building in winter and the
frost extracted by steam. They are
then run in on a tram railway to the
circular saw department, and cut into
slices or blanks of the thickness desired
for the length of the pegs. These
are sorted and the knots cut out, and
are then passed on to a long bench
which contains six machines composed
of fluted roliers. The blanks are then
ran between these rollers, which
creases on both sides. They are then
run through again to cross crease, or
mark out the exact; sizes of the pegs.
They then go to the splitting machines,
which are set with donble knives, and
cnt the blanks into pegs. As they pass
the last machine they are sorted, and
all knots and discolored ones removed
as they are brushed off into large bas
kets. The machines arc tinder the caie
of young women, who appeared much
more happy and useful than do many of
those who, thumping at the piano,
would consider such employment
menial. The next process is bleaching,
which is accomplished by the fumes of
brimstone, which is unhealthy?(those
who labor here shorten their lives.)
They are then placed in large cylinders,
which hold eleven barrels, aud have six
hundred steam pipes running through
them, and revolve one and one-half
times to the minute, drying two charges
per day to each cylinder. They are
then passed into large wooden casks,
or cylinders, which, revolving rapidly,
nnli&h them fiv the friction, the refuse
j faliing throrgh wire sieves on screen
! openings, after which they are again
passed into a sifter, which 'separates all
the single pegs and drops them into
tubs or boxes, leaving those which have
not been separated in the machine.
They ar* *> . put in barrels ready for
market e factory running on full
time turn., out one hundred and fifty
bushels, or fifty barrels per day. The
sizes go from eight up to sixteen to an
i;.ch. The lengths go by eights two
j and one-half to twelve. Twenty-six
hands aro employed, half of them being
j women. The products of this mili are
mostly shipped to Germany find France,
and euter largely inio the manufacture
of toys and fancj goods as well as into
the shoe manufactory. Thus the "genii
of mechanism" converts, as by magic,
the trees from the Vermont mountains
into articles of use, which floating ofi^
through the channels 01 coirim"erce io~,
far away couutries, anon return to
sparkle the eye3 of happy children in
rrrrt^/,^ f f-tVO i^Orfl l^O/^ATVI
important laeiors.
Food Adulterations.
The following is from a paper read
before the Maryland Academy of Sciences
: The use of beer has become
mncli less general because of the suspected
use of harmful bitters and grape
sugar. A large piece of this to called |
grape sugar, taken from the hands of a '
jouth in this city, who said his father j
manufactured it, proved, upon analysis, ;
to contain a quantity of sulphuric acid, i
enough to destroy some half dozen sets !
of good teeth! As this sugar is largely j
used in adulterating cane sugar, can- j
dies and numerous other articles of j
luxury and necessity, further c.mment i
is unnecessary. Yeast ponders are
made and sold here which contain soluble
salts of aluminium. The use of tin
in sugar, of baryta in numerous articles
of food to increase their weight are
barely concealed. The agreeable odor j
of caramel in the neighborhood of the
coffee mills tells its own talc, and to
explain the wonderful cheapness of the
beautiful jellies new in such common
use we should have to go further than |
our matutinal friend ,:Kag-i Bones" and j
pursue through the wonderful transfor-!
mation worked by modern chemistry j
the bones from onr garbage bcx, fiav- j
ored asd colored by the waste products j
from the gas works, back again to our 1
tables as curraut jeily for our famous |
caDvas backs and red heads, and per-1
haps meet in our sugar bowls onr old ;
shirts transformed into very palatable :
sugar. When in "Washington rccentiy I
I asked the Chinese ambassador what;
was the punishment for food adult+-ra-I
tion ;n China? Replied: ''Death." j
FOE THE FAIR SEX.
Plain Dresses.
An attempt to wear plain dresses of rich
j fabrics is again being made, says a New
I York paper. After the great profusion
! of trimmings used for several years,
j ladies cannot get accustomed to simpler
I styles, and a toilet is not admired unless
| enriched with a quantity of fringe, gal
loon, beads and embroidery. Rich
materials, as well as plain ones, are
embroidered; sal ins are heavily draped,
and plush has^ elegant passementerie
combined with it. It would be far
more advisable for ladies past a certain
age to adopt plainer fashions; they
would appear younger in rich dark siU:s
than in toilets trimmed after the present
styles. A number of fashionable weddings
have taken place of late in Paris.
As black is not used on these occasions,
many ladies of middle age wore violet
and bronze color. There is a dark,
gilded, greenish-bronze color, which is
very becoming, and which combines
well with old point lace and all kinds
of dowers.
Two Wealthy Ladies.
A New York correspondent says:
The Fifth avenue contains two ladies of
great wealth, each of whom may be said
to live alone, with the exception of
servants. One of these is Mrs. A. T.
Stewart, who occupies a place which
cost $1,000,000. The taxes alone on
i this grand establishment are 812,500.
"T5h?-Jlas a dozen servants and a housekeeper,!)^
otherwise lives alone thongh
often visiter shy her young and expectant
relatives. Th^o^* "is Miss Harriet
Lenox, sister otf^he philanthropist,
who occupies the^ii^ouse built by the
latter when the Fims? avenue first
became an ar'stocratics&J?6^ She also
lives alone, with the exce^i0^ the
servant, bnt her purpose iX^e *3 \?
carry out her brother's phila^it1 ?pic
schemes, for which reasons he mp.dl^her
his sole heir. Old Boberk Lenox, t&S
; founder of the family, had four children,
i a son and threo daughters. Harriet is
the last of the line, which in her death
will become extinct. She is, like her
| late brother, a rccluso, but devotes her
time and her wealth to beneficence,
which is administered through approved
channels of usefulness.
I
A Girl Who Can Shoot.
? The St. Louis Chronicle, in an account
of the operations of the band
with which Rjan, the railroad train
robber, was connected, tells this e'ory
about the sweetheait of one of the men :
The robbers used frequently to shoot
at targets in company with their sweethearts,
in the shooting the girls making
sometimes almost as good a score as the
men, and the yells that vrould rend the
air as one's favorite lady would split
the ballet on the half dollar as it fell
toward the ground would have done
justice to a border scout. Nor were the
young ladies behind them in equestrianism,
Miss Ryan, in particular, often
boasting that she could drop the nickel
as often in the race as any of the boys.
It may be proper here lo explain the
modus operandi of the "nickel race."
A nickle or other small coin is placed
in the forks of a tree, about the distance
from the grouud that a man's shoulder
would be while ou horseback. Each
party has one shot at it as he flies by on
his horse at full speed. The ladies take
their regular turn, and Miss Ryan has
been known to drop the nickel three
times out of five races, and that she is
indeed at home in the saddle is demon
siratea oy tne lacs mac wnen aiignuing
fr*m her favorite horse, a powerful
black charger, she simply raises in the
saddle and leaps to the ground, while
her horse walks to the nearest bitching
post to await his rider. When she is
ready to remount her intelligent horse
comes to her call, and taking the saddle
by the pommel she bounds into it and
is off at a fast gallop, the only gait she
ever rides.
Fasblon Norcs.
Bonnets grow larger and smaller.
Plush trimmings remain fashionable.
Neck lingerie grows more voluminous.
Artificial fur is one of the latest
novelties.
Sealskin garments have lost none of
their popularity.
Large bonnets are very large, and
BiilttlJ. IAUC3 > CA J ouutaiA.
Pinsh and velvet bags are finished
with silver clasps and chatelaines.
English and [rish point, point de
Venice and point Ducliesse are fashionable
laces.
The three leading articles of jewelry
at the present time are bracelets, lacspins
and finger-rings.
A new trimming for a black satin
walking skirt is loops oi black velvet
lined with white satin.
The most effective lace nsed for
fashionable fichus is the Carrickmacross
in improved modern designs.
The flexible bracelets with fancy ends
have replaced the less graceful broad
bands, chain and bangle bracelets.
A favorite combination for rings consists
of the ruby and sapphire, two
popular stones at the present time.
Shrimp-pink bonnets with plumes to
j match aro affected for reception and
{ evening wear by young ladies of high
fashion.
i ^ Immense scarfs of Spanish lace, either
| black or white, maffla the threats of i
| our mcst fashionable ladies in-the cold|
est weather, placed above the fur collar
| or tippet.
All dresses with the least pretension
i to elegance are finished around the bottom
by one, two or three narow flutings
or raffle-', besides the indispensable
balayeuse of plaited white muslin
edged with lace.
The gilt dagger with jeweled hilt is
| the favorite bonnet pin; it is thrust
| through the large bow on one side of
t zl. - t.ocfA in
tub Jieaui emu. vw r
give it tbe correct angle of incidence or i
reflection to the base of the bonnet or
hat crown.
| Entire evening dresses are made of
i pale-tinted plush, which are most gener
j ally cut princesse stylt, with long
i panels of the same goods faced with
i delicate gold color, or with a shade of
; satin several hues darker than, that composing.^j|^n|ttss
These panels and
other ;?)ortion^Kj-hg dress are other- j
^WWPWimmtd witl^Boft frills of costly i
white lace, and largo satin bows placed j
here and there npon the skirt,
A very becoming coiSorefor a young |
girl is made by plaitiii^BflftMiMM
braids, then winding^B
the head, first cros-sS fl
n:it)e of the necb. t'fl
JL 7
over the crown, vvhoS
tansd. Over this, v|w
worn a French netjM
tiny gold beads, thr<^
With dark hair
effective. This coifl
with evening dress^H
Among the n^fl
sonio which ha\^H
in oil to match^H
colored sarin.^B
inlaid in gold,!
worked in ^0
evening nse^M
the applicajfl
birds in fcjfl
of grebe f
is laid np?
dation, an
disposed fl
pretty pcffl
Eric
thoughJ
plete vM
first eiig
iutoxic^H
track an9|
T ffA TT.-W
their husbH
France, oifl
The busbflj
both womeM
?<I move,?
convention, JH
Dr. Ball's
cannot unuflj
no doubt jfl
Between the Clipper Mills and
! Stuart's Point, in Sonoma couaty, Cali!
fornia, is an actual road bed in the tree
' tops. At this point the road crosses a
i deep ravine, and trees are sawed off on
j a level and the timber and ties laid on
j the stumps. In the center of the ravine j
i mentioned two huge redwood trees,
j standing side by side, form a substanj
tial support, and they are cut off seventyj
five feet above ground, and cars loaded
| with heavy saw-logs pass over them with
| as much security as if it were framed in
| uie most sciemmu uiumier,
_____
It is useless to grosn with rheumatism
when a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil will cure it,
| as everybody knows.?Columbus (Ohio)
! Daily Times.
Before the civil war the exports of
pecau nuts from Indianola, Texas,
were reported at S100,000 ; now it is
estimated that the amount annually
gathered exceeds $2,000,000 in value.
No care, however, has been taken in the
trees ; in fact, in many localities, trees
fifty to one hundred years old have
been cut down to secure the nuts.
! With proper care of the trees and
i systematic gathering of the crop it is
j believed that $10,000,000 could be
annually realized.
I ?
i The Des Moines (Iowa) Tri-Weekly
! Tribune says: " A Harrisburg, Pa., journal
I mentions that Mr. D. Bensinger, No 4 Mari
ket Square, that city, was cured by St. Jacob?
! Oil of a violent attack of rheumatism.
~
"I'd have you to know, sir, that I
moved in the best circles before I came
to this country," said a native of Albion.
" They kept you moving all the time,
didn't tbey, until you were forced to
move out of England?1' queried Fenderson.?Boston
Transcript.
P. T. Bae>toi announces that he will
I employ all. curious specimens of the
human race, including giants, dwarfs,
fat people and freaks o,f nature, for his
, great show. Parties interested should
|>^rite, inclosing photo's, to Barnum,
& Hutchinson, 40 Bond st., T.
UnderS^e ?* " Short Stops " a
Chicago v,&KLer tells how a man stopped
i^Xrth^ontb.. They teVt
much idea of tim<Ni^kica?0The
Science of LifeTor ^lf-Preservation, a
medical work for every man-^J?un?>
aged or old. 125 invaluable prS^pptions.
"Vegeteve," says & Boston phvaiCS^?'
no equal as a blood purifier. Hearing^?*vlta
w>onT> YT-/\v./ioi-fnl mirPB all other renisSi??
uiauj "vwv?v**i** W..VWJ ? ? .
had "failed, I visited the laboratory and conVJ
vinced myself of its genaine merit. It is prepared
from barks, roots and herbs, each o 1
which is highly effective, compounded in such
a manner as to produce astonishing results."
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sat sf.icti'-n pi-vanteed or mo:;ey refunded, after one
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HENRY'S CARBOLIC SALVE
Is the BEST SAL YE for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
| Salt Rheum, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
j Corns and all kinds of Skin Eruptions, Freckles and
Pimples. Get HENRY'S CARBOLIC SALVE, as al
| others are counterfeits. Price 23 cents.
DR. GREEN'S OXYGENATED BITTERS
Is the best Remedy for Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Malaria,
Indigestion and Diseases of the Blood, Kidneys,
Liver, Skin, etc.
DENTON'S BALSAM cures Coughs, Colds, Rheumatism,
Kidney Troubles, etc. Can be used externally
as a plaster.
Use RED HOESE POWDER for Horses and Cattle.
ALLEN'S Brain Food-cures Xervons Debility &
Weakness of Generalive Organs, SI?all drujrfrists.
! Spp'llorCircular. Aiien'sPbarm:iCi'.213i'irstav..X.Y.
THE MARKETS.
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inrw yoke.
Beef Cattle?Med. Nat live wt. 9%@ 10%
Calves?Good to rrime Veals.. 5 ($ 9%
Sheep S%@ 5%
Lambs 6 @ 7
Hogs?Live. 6 }4@
Dressed, city 7%@ 8
Flour?Ex. State, good to fancy 5 50 @ 8 00
Western, good to choice C 05 @ 9 00
Wheat?No. 2 Bed 1 39%(<a 1 iO1/,
No. 1 White 138 @189%
Bye?Prime State 95 @ 97
Barley?-Two-rowed Siate..... 82 @ 85
Uorn?ungraaeanesiernjiixeu. oo vj
Southern Yellow 67%@ 70
Oats?White State 50 @ 53
Mixed Western 47%@ 49
Hay?Med. to Prime Timothy. 75 ? 85
Straw?No. 1, Rve 70 @ 80
Hops?State, 1S31 26 @ 23
Pork?Mess, new, for export...18 25 @18 50
Lard?Citv Steam 10 90 @10 90
" P.efinod 1120 @1120
Pe:r<'nm?Crude 6%@
Refined S%@ 8%
Butte/-State Creamery S3 @ 36
Dairy 20 @ 25
Western Im. Creamery 30 @ 30
Factory 12 @ 30
J Cheese?State Factory 9 @ 1-34
Skims 3 @ 9^
Western 8%@ 11%
Eggs?State ar.d Pcnn 30 @ 31
Potatoes?Early Rose, state, bbl 2 87 ? 3 12
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EPILEPSY.
H, K. Stevens:
Dear Sir?My husband has had Epilepsy for the
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from the use of Vegetixe in others, felt anxious to
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Very respectfully,
MRS. A. C. COLE.
Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wis.
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Life's vexations do not generally come on om
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One of life's discomforts is presented herewith:
I . According to popular impression.
| a / hot weather, mosquitoes and
5/ \ mad dogs all flourish at the
ft \ / same time and are chargeable
A]y. \ / to the malefic influence of
\ / the Dog Star. Spealdngof y'M
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S ?and which we here give
\ *h 8bo/ri extT"G<>Sia
_ \ been there laftnight to ^vjM
? W V a-seen the fun. Tom
\ v Winkins*dorg Toddles
I \ xwas a-settin'at the gate C; M
/ \ \ a-gazin' at the CemiL g
V/ \ \ -when along comes old
r \ 1-5 \ Svkes dumed rat tar- R-;''?
rier and the 2 waltzed over the fence and the B
2 fought. The tarrier proved too much for Tod- ? H
dies, and afore they could haul him off the bat- 93
tie ground he had made a good square meal off
hisnide. Tom was In despair. A kind looting
gentleman in a broad brim hat told him to get a Tx
Eottle of St. Jacobs Oil and rub him -with it, and j
it would cure him in no time. What does Tom
do but steal into the chapel at Vesper time and
slide into Father Jacobs confessional box and
beg of him a bottle of his oil with which to rob
his dorg. The Father felt of Tom's head; it was
hot an'afore Tom could utter a prayer, two men
were luggin' him home followed by a great crowd,
who kept at a safe distance, thinking he had
been bit by a mad dor?. The more he kicked
and screamed to be let tree, the tighter they held
on to him." In reference to another torment, the
Chicago Wesicrn Catholic recently wrote: " 3?r.
Joel D. Harvey, U. S. Collector or Internal Kevenue,
of this city, has spent over two thousand - ^
dollars on medicine for'his wife, who was suffer- '
ing dreadfully from rheumatism, and without -2;
deriving any benefit whatever; yet two bottles
of St. Jacobs Oil accomplished what the most . -sgj
skiilM medical men failed in doing. We could
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by this wonderful remedy did space permit us. ^3
The latest man who has been made happy
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James A. Conlan, librarian of the Union Catholic ^Sg9
Library oz inis ciiv. mp ???*** v? . .
lan's indorsement:
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Chicago, Sept 16,1880. J
I \rish to add my testimony to the merits or St. -g|
Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism. One hot- .
tie has cured me of this troublesome disease, ' -HS
which gave me a great deal of bother for a long
time; but, thanks to the remedv, I am cored. This i-ZM
statement is unsolicited by any one la its Inter- ^
est. V ery respectfully, Jn*
Jaxes A. CONLAir. T.fbimian.
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