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HOW ANIMALS FIGHT.
MEANS ADOPTED BY QUADRUPEDS
TO OVERTHROW THEIR ENEMIES.
Awkwar<1r.?n? of the Camel?Fierce Battle*
of Trained Stallions Among the
Nortlinif ii ? The Old Crocks Loved a
9 <>uail Fight ? Battles Among 1'lgeons.
There are no wild beasts in Europe
suitable for the combats which Qrientals
love, or they would certainly have
been utilized. Wolves look Yery promising
and it might be thought that j
such an ill-tempered animal as the
Russian bear could easily be roused to j
fight a comrade; but we may be sure I
that the experiment was tried often j
enough to prove that in neither case j
was it worth while to make a match.
So our forefathers had to be content i
with the hideous sport of "baiting"? J
which it not our theme. Had they j
possessed more ingenuity, however, j
some diversions might have been obtained
from stags. Even antelopes are j
used in India, though they need train- j
: T* :~ noturfl tr? fifrht An 1V Jit" I
llig. 11 IS lucu Uttiuiv w "O"" *- . I
the rutting season; to make them eag- j
er for the fray at any time they must ;
receive special treatment, and above j
all they must be kept in practice. But.
that means a great "consumption" of
antelopes, for they battle to the death,
and this variety of entertainment,
is not common. Elephants and tigers
are the favorite victims, of course; but j
nothing profitable can be said about ,
their duels and certainly nothing [
amusing.
A camel fight is rather curious. The j
brutes have a pair of teeth far back ;
in the jaw. which rival those of a
tiger, and an old male is extremely
ferocious. Knowing, however, that
these, their most terrible weapons,
are useless in a front attack?for,
\ vast as the camel's gape is, it cannot
be stretched .wide enough to bring
them into action?they never try to
grip the head or neck or any vital part
' of an antagonist. All their strategy
is directed to the object of seizing one
of his legs below the knee, and thus
overthrowing him by pressure; then
the huge teeth can be brought to bear
upon his throat, and he is no better
than a corpse. There are those who
deny that the camel has any sense at
all, and they appeal to everybody who
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Knows me ue&si uy eipencutc. i iic 1
camel's way of fighting is mean and j
awkward?the coup de Jarnac of quad- j
rupeds. But it is the one best suited !
to its anatomy. A very strong stom- ;
ach, however, and a nose which has
lost the sense of smell are required
Sr to enjoy this spectacle.
Of all combats between beasts, perhaps
that between a horse and a tiger
is the most thrilling. We have read
several descriptions, and always, if we
remember right, the horse was the victor.
But it must be a stallion, as cunning
as brave. To avoid the tiger's
spring, in a wallevl area of limited
extent, is impossible. The horse does
not try, it is only careful to face the
enemy, turning on the same spot as
he circles round. At length the spring j
Is made; it sinks its forequarlers till ;
the knees almost touch the ground, j
and the tiger lights, unsteadily, upon
its haunches. Instantly the hind legs ;
last out, with such force that tne orute
is thrown headlong, and if it does not j
recover its feet in a second the battle
is over, so rapid and so heavy are the
kicks bestowed. In general, however,
there is another "round" exactly similar,
and the tiger confesses itself beat|V
en.
? Such a match, like a fight of camels,
has some interest; but the "hammer
and tongs" struggle between two elephants.
or an elephant and a rhinoceros,
must be almost as dull in reality as
in description. Lions and tigers are
not much more scientific in their
methods. Oriental ingenuity, however,
has devised some eccentricities in this
line. The old Greeks loved a quail
fight, and the sport is to be witnessed
occasionally in southern Europe. Partridges
are used in India. That curious
book, "The Private Life of an
Eastern King," which made a stir_ijo_
-our grandfather's time, gives a ttfely
accouhl of -the^ir8xsioQL as. practised
at the Court of Oude. When the table
was cleared every evening after dinner
two cock partridges were intro~
duced. They trotted about, comfortably
and friendly, being familiar with
"* man, until a hen dropped between
% \ them.
There Is a fable of Lafontaine's,
loved by French children, which begins,
"Deux coqs vivaient en paix?advint
une poule," etc. Its truth to nature
was demonstrated by the conduct
of those partridges, hitherto friendly, i
which ruffled their feathers,, crowed,
and engaged upon the spot, i ne King
would have half a dozen "mains" before
adjourning for more sophisticated
amusements in the "drawing room." j
Crows were substituted for the part- i
ridges sometimes, but the stupid !
chronicler only mentions this without j
. - giving the details of the proceeding. |
A crow fight should be droll. But
... "they went one better" in Manipur.
Before the war, while the Maharajah
| ; and his noble kin spent al their time
in diversion, and employed the public !
revenue for that object only, the aristocratic
sports were polo and pigeon
fighting. The latter does not seem to
.promise much amusement; but very
few of us can judge, for who in this
country has seen two doves in mortal
combat? Somehow the nodes of Manipur
contrived to get a match, and they
found it quite desperately exciting.
Common pigeons there, such as nature
designs for pies, fetched three
halfpence apiece, while a proved specimen
of the warrior class was valued
i . at S, 3 or ?4. But how they bore themselves
in fight is a mystery. Mrs.
Grimwood often saw a match as she
passed along the streets near the prtface,
but she could never understand
it was ?oine. The birds beat
' uv?? *v ???r u- w -
each other with their wings, cooing
loudly, and presently the victor was
acclaimed?for no apparent reason.
'. But the excitement of the owners and
spectators was intense?the betting
furious. When princes of the blood,
who were a multitude, lost more than
they could pay. as a matter of course,
they drew upon the Maharajah. His peu
tience gave away at last, and an edict
forbade any of the royal line to engage
in a sport c-f such fatal fascination.
But a bird almost more unlikely
than the pigeon has ben induced to
fight. Sir Hope Grant witnessed a
battle of nightingales or bulbuls. and
he says too briefly that "it was amusing
enough in its way."
The horse fights of the Northmen
must not bo overlooked. It was a
sport not unworthy of them, for they
took part in it themselves, and risked
their lives. The owner or a friend attended
his stallion to the fray, carrying
a short stick, with which he hit
k it at the psychological moment?that
i is, at the crisis of the battle. Any one
P who has seen well bred horses fighting
will understand that this would be a
service of great danger, the stick being
short. But also it was the duty
. of the champion to "assist" his horse
'
when it rose on its hind legs to attack.
How he assisted it, we cannot te*l.
but evidently he must have ben quite
close?sometimes, no doubt, between
the furious brutes. Besides these obvious
risks, there was a strong probability
that he might strike his antagonist's
horse, or even the antagonist
himself, and, whether this were done
by accident or by an impulse of passion,
signified little. In either case the
blow must be avenged, unless the rivals
were personal friends. A certain
Eygulf hit his own stallion, and the
stick, rebounding, hit Bjarni's shoulder
?showing, by the way, how very close
they must have been, horses and men,
in the heat of the fray.
He instantly apologized, offering GO
sheep if Bjarni would overlook the accident,
and the latter replied that it
was his own fault: for there was no illfeeling
between them. But. of course,
he expected the sheep. In due time Eygulf
locked them out. and Bjarni came
to receive them. ThermoJ, Eygulf's
father, was present, and remarked,
quite mildly, as we should think, that
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SO sheep were a 101. Aciuauj h-j
more than that?but Bjarni struck him
dead. A blood feud followed. But if
a charge of foul play were made, and
the parties concerned wore men of influenee,
all the people of each district
would take sides. Odd. "an overbearing
fellow," struck Greti, who, diving
under his horse, which was on its
hind legs, delivered such a thrust that
he knocked Odd into the river, breaking
three of his ribs. The result was
a smaH'civil war. Thus, horse fights
often ended in man fights. But that
possibly gave further attraction to tho
sport.?London Standard.
TWO MEN.
A "Little Story," by I>r. Weir Mitchell,
in the Century.
"These ought ye to do, and not to
leave the others undone."
A pale young man sat down on a
bench in the park behind the reservoir
on Forty-second street. He put a torn
bag of tools under the bench.
A small, red-faced man came behind
him. He stooped to steal the bag.
The pale man turned, and said in a
slow, tired way, "Drop that. It ain't
worth stealing."
The ruddy man said, "Not if you're
lookin'."
The pale man set the bag at his feet
and said
"It's a good business you're in."
"You don't look as if yours was any
better." He sat down. "What's your
callin'?"
"I'm an iron-worker; bridge work."
"Don't look strong enough."
"That's so. I'm just out of Bcllevuo
hospital; got hurt three months ago."
"I'm just out of hospital, too," he
grinned.
"What hospital7"
"Sing Sing."
"What? Jail?"
"Yes; not bad in winter, either.
There's a society helps a fellow after
vou ouit the hospital. Gives you good
clothes, too."
"Clothes? Is that so?"
"Gets you work?"
"Work?good God! I wish they'd
get me some."
"You ain't bad enough. Go and grab
somethin'. Get a short sentence; first
crime. Come out, and get looked after
by nice ladies."
"My God!"
"Didn't they do nothin' for you when
you got out of that hospital?"
"No! Why the devil should they?
I'm only an honest mechanic. Are you
goin'?"
He felt his loneliness.
"Yes; I've got to go after that job.
It'll give me time to look about me.
Gosh! but you look bad! Good-by."
The ruddy man rose, looked back,
iingled the few coins in his pocket,
hesitated, and walked away whistling.
The pale man sat still on the bench,
staring down at the ragged bag of
tools at his feet.
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BUILT BY A PIRATE.
JBuwh na'a Mo?t Famous Thenlre Wan
Founded on Wood Money.
The Tacon theatre, in Havana, one
of the largest and most famous in the
western hemisphere, was built by an
old reprobate, Marti, who was a notorious
pirate in his day, and obtained
immunity for himself by betraying his
comrades into the hands of the Spanish
authorities, says the Army and
Navy Journal. One dark and rainy
night Marti slipped by the sentry
guarding the palace in Havana and entered
the apartments of the captaingeneral,
who was writing at a tabic.
When the captain-general raised his
eyes and saw the cloaked figure before
him, he reached for the bell. "Stop,
your excellency," cried the stranger. "1
am here on a desperate enterprise, i
have come to deliver into your hands
every pirate on the Cuban coast upon
one condition, a pardon for myself."
"You shall have it," was the answer,
"but who are you?" "I am Marti, and
I rely upon the promise you have given
me."
Preparatory to this interview Marti
had appointed a rendezvous for the
different bands, to which he conducted
the Spanish force, ana every pirate
was captured and righteously gar rot ed.
As for Marti, he was not only pardoned,
but was given a monopoly of
the sale of fish in Havana, which made
him a rich, and thus an eminently respected
citizen, who ended his days in
the odor of sanctity. It will be remembered
that another famous buccaneer,
the Welshman. Henry Morgan, showed
such remarkable military talent that
he was knighted hv Charles II.. and
made governor of Jamaica, which he
had previously captured.
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appears to be heaped up ten feet high
with one vast mass of bloom?Woman's
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A notable quarrying feat has just
been accomplished at the Rubinshaw
granite quarries. Aberdeen. A large
stone had been drilled ready for splitting.
when the thought struck the foreman
that nature might aid in the object
to be attained. The idea being
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Water was poured into each
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An idea of the immense power of !
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With Catarrh of the Stomach?
Pe-ru-na Cured
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY*.
According to Professor Erich
Nolte, the size of the sun is of such dimensions
that its hollow body would
accommodate 1,278,000 terrestrial
globes.
It has long been known that water is
one of the products of combustion, but
Professor Dewar has succeeded in producing
snow fram aflame. Into a vessel
containing liquid oxygen he inserted
a small jet of burning hydrogen,
and the water given off was instantaneously
frozen into snow, thus
presenting the startling spectacle of a
fire's giving off snow instead of
s^jioke.
One peculiar, but important, result of
the great storm of red dust that swept
from Africa over Europe, nearly a
year ago, is mentioned in the scientific
papers of Europe. It seems that the
dust colored the glaciers of the Alps,
and thus produced a red stratum in the
great ice streams, which will make it
recognizable for years. This will be
of vast service to the scientists in
their study of movements of the glaciers,
for the dust-colored layer can be
traced and followed more accurately
than would be possible without the aid
of so distinct a marking.
The world's best timekeeper is said
to be the electric clock in the basement
of the Berlin observatory, which was
installed by Professor Foerster in 1S65.
It is enclosed in an air-tight glass
cylinder, and has frequently run for
periods of two or three months with
an average daily deviation of only 151000
of a second. Yet astronomers are
not satisfied even with this, and efforts
are continually made to secure ideal
conditions for a clock by keeping it
not only in an air-tight case, but in an
underground vault where neither
changes of temperature nor of barometric
pressure shall ever affect it.
Within the past year the explorers of
the Egyptian Exploralion Fund have
completed what they regard as the
most important historical work that
was ever entrusted to their hands.
The operations were at Abydos,
where have been unearthed archaeological
remains establishing the existence
of 17 king s whose rctgns were continuous.
These kings include Mena,
whose historical character is thus
proved, and a series of 12 kings prei<r
V?irr? I!u.in tVio ^arlior nf thp:?P
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by means of gold, crystal and ivory objects
containing their names and engravings
relating to them, than are
half of the Saxon kings of England.
A French explorer, M. Meissen, has
discovered in Siam a new species of
ants. They are gray in color, but the
most interesting thing about them is
the manner in which they move from
place to place. They go in a body, as
other ants do, but seem to have a
commanding officer, who directs their
movements "on horseback,"' so to
speak. The explorer noticed, here and
there in the column, an ant much larger
than the others, whose movements
were also swifter, and on its back was
one of the ordinary size, which seemed
to be in command of the detachment.
This ant would ride to the head of the
column on its "horse," and then back
to the rear, precisely as if it were ordering
the line of march.
STEEL RAILROAD TIES.
They Are Far More Commonly Used In
Europe Than in the United State*.
"Steel tie3," said a railroad man,
I "which, as to width and lcngtn, are ot
[* ordinary tie dimensions, are made of
steel about three-eighths of an inch in
thickness pressed into a trough shape;
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/The rail is secured to the tie by means
of a clip, passing through a hole
punched in the tie, and fastening over
the flanges of the rail.
"Steel ties are far more commonly
used in Europe than they are here, this
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"Wood is more cosily in Europe
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"Here, while wood is dearer than it
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ties of soft wood, wnere we never used
to think of using any but hard wood,
yet wooden ties are still less expensive
than steel. And while more preserving
D.'ants are now being established,
still we cannot be said to have reached
yet in this country the stage of the
economical use of wood.
"And thus the comparatively limited
use of steel ties here?I doubt if there
are laid in this country a hundred
miles of them yet. altogether?which is
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A New Violet.
A new violet nas Deen uiscuvuitu,
and by a young woman, Miss Lillie
Angell, on Orange Mountain, N. J. She
sent plants to the Smithsonian Institution,
and the curator, Charles L.
Pollard, has named the species Viola
Angellae. The flower is large and
violet purple, and the leaves large and
glossy. There's not a naturalist, remarks
the Springfield Republican, but
hopes to meet such fortune as that in
field or wood?to catch a new thing in
nature.
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The daily press of Argentina is filled
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of the Argentine army over that of
Chili. According to the latest news
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of Chili to 2.750.000. The army of the
Argentine Republic consists of 200.000
offifficers and men. and that of
Chili of 150,000 officers and men.
Tho Love of Nature.
A real love of nature is one of the
most valuable possession which you
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you happiness as long as you live.
But in order to have this love *you
must get it while you are youngwhile
you still have leisure to give it
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must be your first sweetheart or she
will not be your sweetheart at all.?
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BERATED FOR HIS HONESTY.
Peculiar Way In Which the 8uitan
Treats His Officials.
Said Pasha, the grand vizier of Turkey,
is believed to be an honest man
He is one of the few prominent officials
of the government who has not
amassed a fortune while in office. For
that and other reasons he has many
bitter and revengeful enemies. Six
years ago, when he was grand vizier,
he endeavored to punish certain influential
pashas for robbing the government.
They engaged in a conspiracy
against him and got the ear of
the Sultan. He believed their statements,
and sent the Kapu-aghasi, chief
of the white eunuch-; and first officer
of the imperial bed chamber?the Sultan's
most confidential man?to summon
Said Pasha to his presence. The
Kapu-aghasi is always an unwelcome
messenger, because the Sultan trusts
him when he-will trust nobody else.
When he carries a message it has unusual
significance.
Said Pasha understood the situation,
and, instead of going to the palace,
sought an asylum at the British
embassy, where Lord Dufferin, then
ambassador, gave him protection. Nobody
knew what had become of the
grand vizier until after seven days,
when he sent a carefully prepared report
of his proceedings and the motive
for conspiracy against him to the
Sultan by the hard of the British ambassador.
The latter explained to the
Sultan his ideas of the case, and
vouched for Said Pasha as an honest, i
truthful and loyal man. The Sultan
was not convinced, but agreed to accept
Said Pasha's resignation without
further proceedings, and gave a formal
assurance' that if his former
rrime Minister lett tne emDassy and
returned to hip. own home he would
not be injured. Lord Duffcrln notified
the Sultan that, the British government
would hold him responsible for
any injury that Said Pasha might suffer,
and that in case of his death not
even a plea of .sickness would be ac- ;
cepted.
From that hour Said Pasha was the
safest man in Turkey. The Sultan j
sent his own physician and two of his !
most trusted aids-de-camp to live in
his house to protect him, and, adopting
Lord Dufferin's suggestion, made
an investigation of the charges against
him. Nobody knows how he got at
the facts, but he executed some of his
new favorites, sent others into exile
and finally restored Said Pasha to
power. He is still Prime Minister.
Gladstone and Irving.
Mr. Gladstone was a great admirer
and never missed an opportunity of
seeing Irving in one of his great characters.
It chanced that after being
j present at the first night of "Ravenswood,"
presented in September, 1890,
I had occasion to post off to Edinburgh
to chronicle the proceedings in ;
the penultimate Midlothian campaign.
At dinner on Ihe night of my arrival I
had the good fortune to find myself .
seated next to Mr. Gladstone. It was
a time of great storm and stress in
the political world. Mr. Gladstone
was leading the attack upon the Government
which resulted in their defeat
at the general election two years later.
When he heard that I had been at the
first night of "Ravenswood" all other
topics were set aside. He overwhelmed
me with a torrent of questions as to
how Irving had worked out particular
episodes. I remember he was particularly
anxious to know how the final
scene, where the hat of the drowned
Ravenswood is found forlorn on the
sands, was staged. He told me that
of all Scott's novels he most admired
"The Bride of Lammermoor."?Chambers'
Journal.
Breathe Through Your Nose.
In all kinds of atmosphere the
breath should only be inhaled through
the nose. An occasional breath of exmiro
air thrniip-h thp month mav be
good; but In cars and in most offices
and rooms nose breathing is essential.
A second rule is, since so much time
is spent in cars and offices and rooms
In earning a livflihood, and since these
places are overheated and under ventilated?the
heating and ventilation
being left to the control of most of us
?we must take in fresh air whenever
possible, in order that we may restore
the balance. The best times to do
this will be early in the morning, when
the air is freshest, and late at night,
when deep breathing will help us to
get sleep. We may breathe correctly
while we are waiting in a street, and
especially where streets meet. We
can soon form an automatic habit of
breathing properly on such occasions.
?Chambers' Journal.
HOW IRON WAS DISCOVERED.
Teacher?Johnny, can you tell me
how iron was first discovered?
Johnny?Yes, sir.
well! Just tell the class what
your Information Is on the point."
"I heard pa say yesterday that they
smelt it."?London Spare Moments.
NEW NEIGHBORS.
Mrs. Gadabout?That Mrs. Hardhead
next door doesn't seem to have
many friends.
Hostess (wearily)?No, I wonder
how she manages it.?Tit-Bits.
SEES A BISADANTAGE IN IT.
"You ought to be a good boy."
"Yes, but if I was a good boy peov?1a
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She?And will you speak to papa tomorrow.
dear?
J He (in dismay)?Oh, don't darling!
' ?don't wake me up!"
SHE OUGHT TO KNOW.
Four-year-old Ruth was seated on
the floor, 'tending to the cares of a
large family of dolls, one member of
which was in rather a dilapidated condition.
"How old is that Dollie, Ruth?" inquired
a visiting friend.
"She is fifty years old," answered
Ruth gravely.
"Why, Ruthie," exclaimed Sister
Margaret, "I don't think she is as ancient
as that."
"Margaret," and the large brown
eyes were raised in surprise, "I certainly
fink I ought to know the ages
of my own children."
And Ruthie was right. The doll
had been her grandmother's.?Chicago
Chronicla
TT^Vk nm/-\r? -tr
nr^rt ru;ini oiuni.
"I want to tell you such a funny
thing," she said. "When I heard it I
laughed till I nearly died. You know
the Fergusons have a new coachman.
Well, day before yesterday Nell and
her mother wanted to make calls, so
they told the coachman to get the
coupe ready, and they made eight calls
from 1 o'clock until 5."
"I don't see anything so funny about
that." he observed.
"But there was something else," she
said. "Dear me, I wish I could remember
what it was. It was just killing."?Chicago
Record-Herald.
THE ART OF BEING INTERESTING
"I don't think Mr. Bliggins is very
original in his conversation."
"He isn't," answered Miss Cayenne.
"That is where he shows his good
judgment."?Washington Star.
The Narrowest Street.
Great Yarmouth, England, has the
narrowest street in the world. There
are many narrow streets in Great
Yarmouth, but the narrowest is Kitty
Witches, wnich is only fifty-five inches
wide. You can lean out of your window
and shake hands with your neighbor
across the street.
The small pox epidemic has cost
London $5,000,000.
A ?w Typewriter.
Scientists claim that the noise made by an
ordinary typewriter tends to cause nervousness.
A German inventor has therefore perfected
one that is operated by air pressure
on the keyboard, which does away with the
noise. There is a much better and less ex
peiiaivo way iu prevent uervousutws. iwu
that is by using Hostctter's Stomach Bitters.
It aids digestion, promotes sound sleep,
steadies the nerves and cures indigestion,
flatulency, constipation and malaria, fever
and ague. Try a bottle.
It isn't always true that he who hesitates
is lost. At an auction sale be who
hesitates may save.
In the Blue Grass Region.
"I take off my hat to a 60c. box of Tetterine.
It has cured me of skin disease which
doctors in seven States failed to cure."?C.
W. Cantrell, Louisville, Kv. 30c. a box by
mail from J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga., if
your druggist don't keep it.
A lion in a jungle will jump twenty-five
or thirty feet from a standing start.
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See advertisement of EE-M Catarrh Cure In
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A handful of common sense is worth
bushel of learning.
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The French Academy has solemnly decided
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1 Hall's Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
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One of the highest shot towers in the
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Cheerfulness must be cultivated, but the
seeds of discontent will grow in any soil.
Mrs.Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reducesinflammation,aUayspain^oureswindcolic^^Sc.
a bottle
About 400,000 larks a year are sent from
the Continent to the London markets.
i I do not believe Plso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs find Colds?John
F. Botes, Tnnity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1900.
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There is a dearth of schoolteachers in I
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a No matter how long you
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Ask yoni doctor what he thinks of Ayer's
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Mothers
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