Ligonier Banner., Volume 30, Number 27, Ligonier, Noble County, 17 October 1895 — Page 7

A LITTLE SURPRISE. . -T HAD been mar- | o ried ‘just. a 00l BT twelvemonth AL n‘t@lly ksl v b and, as I bePN et \0 (] lieved, 1 had got 4’”/@‘.‘& ‘\;sll \ the very dearest f ! \‘ e % \‘g little woman in \RN /‘2 * the world for \ */N my wife. The N© sf@ year just con- ‘@- T7N cluded had in AOQ(D.Q@Q/ consequenc.e Q 3 A a 2 27 been the happi--8 Giephd est of my existo ence, and I resolved to make my partner a little present in remembrance of the event which had made us one for life. As 1 know how mueh more delightful a gift becomes: when it is unexpected, 1 said nothing to my wife of my intentions, wishing to take her quite by surprise. The accompanying narrative will, I think, show how completely I succeeded in that endeavor. My business lay in the city, whither it was my eustom to travel every morning from the quiet of a little suburban residence, returning home in time for a cozy dinner in the carly evening. It was my invariable practice to carry with me a small Gladstone bag, and on the day in question, after placing into this, along with a few other things, the articles I had purchased for the purpose named, and which consisted of a gold bangle, @ pendant for the neck with ruby star attached, and a small diamond brooch, 1 toolk train at Cannon stre et in the very lightest of spirits on my journey home. : Seating myself in the corner of the

first-class’ carriage in which I rode, with my bag in hand, I was for a time the only oecupant of the compartment, but as the train was on the point of stavting I was joined by a person of very gentlemanly exterior, faultlessly dressed, who stepped into the earriage with an air of some concern. Like myself, he carried a bag—a circumstancé not at all striking in itself, but noticewble on this occasion by the solicitude: which it seemed to cause its owner, who, seating himself opnosite to me, tirst put the thing under the seat, then " by his side, and {indlly elceted to carry it as I was doing mine. It was not long belore we were in conversation. The scason of the year was late summer. and the subJjeet that naturally suggested itself was that of holiday-making. -My c¢ompanion had evidently traveled a greéat deal, for he discoursed fiuently of journayings on the-conti-nent, comprising adventurcs ia :the Alps, trips up the Rhine; and excurslous tulo Italy. Heé told of the beuan- ‘ tice of thy Riviera, tha delichts of Baden; and the glories of Berlin, and Cavaxed enthusiastic ovor the c¢harms of continental womnen, the fair girls of France, and the daric boauties of [taly. l v R L s eas e wrginon ‘.‘.i.\' vae B, s aoludad My com- l pation, more quietly; ‘‘they may g beliind the contineatal girls in the mutter of personal beauty, bat depend tpon it theyaalie up for it in all otler Grralitiasis " . : This wes quite in aceordance svith | my tastes, for my little wifc at home was. I am proul to say, an Knglish cirl. and fully bore out his cstimate. I warmed to my companion at once on | his saying this, and it was not long be- l fore 1 had informed him a good deal | about my'private life; drawing a glow- | ing pieture of my conutry homer and the little. genius who, like am angel, | presided over it. He appearved so in-‘ terested That I even went a step farther in the lightness of my heart, und tolkd him ‘not gnly that this was the anniversary of my wedding day, but that [ wasintending to surprise my wife an my return home with a little unexpected preseat. In exchange for this frankness my companion also became confidential. “You'd hardly think.” he said, speakitz in a low voice as he leaned (fverl toward ine, ‘‘that this bar which li hold in my hand contains ‘jewelry worth close on to ten thousand pounds. sterling, would you? Ah, you 100 l surprised! And yet it weighs but very Hytial - Preach! i ; I placed my otwn bag on the seat beside me'in order to take the one he offepred me,. “Jewels aye not necessarily heavy articles,” 1 said, balancing the bag eritically, which see¢med no heavier —— /’4@,_,_/ e L K NN — ST L) e ——e A S e L AN ‘ jz ‘;.!JJ g i ,\. ' ﬁ;,.-« i _‘;J _‘{ TN ‘i Ty /{’l ;"Q? 3 , A',‘\ _l 3 s"'{_t"‘ g [”__.(,_ i ¥l (RN L L R g LR ” ”""x ! }L,/;Z’i/ %y i friss i 7 : W™ v MY ‘3-.,r'~‘ia‘.a~.~\\\\‘ vy \idd £ 2 v 5R TN e N LA R A RS , I?%{\l\:\l‘\\“ N 7 ¢il WA DGR ‘\‘ G /ﬂ el G ¥ 3 R .@G SANERTS 1 % NVoy @0 — : \Q\ \\\3, ;\‘.\\_t»'»_ “ \ i«{W : G , b ; l/ .' /é/ Q’ 'l'll"}:‘;"’,'l‘."f"i{ ”]/ ~ N!0l 1! : e Ul “IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE WE WERE IN e CONVERBATION:” &~ than my own. ¢Buat,” I added. smil ing. swhile a {lntter passed through my frame at holding in my hands so much weaith, *‘it is none too wise to trust @ stranger with ‘so precious an o getielo ne this v 1877 0 i “Oh, 1 have no fear of you,” he repliecd. with charming candor. *I think I know a rogue when I sce one. In ¥ Jine of business I have occasion to. mix with all sorts of people, and - nearly a lifetime of experience has given me a suflicient insight into the characters of men to Le - ble almost to Judge them ata glance.” .. ~ \Wondering who my companion could be, but convineed in my own mind that he was some one of importance, and flattered somewhat by his contidence, - 1 handed him back the bag, which he - vlaced on the seat beside mine. and im- . mediately started an sther run of entertainiug conversation, Considerably ji*?‘ was interrapted by R '\s‘éé‘i?ﬁi \‘%W‘?Z"% SRR e T e L the strsnger, rising st once and takiog e et BRODIRITOR R TG LN O RO, ) Bope SN Do iB G s v

vinced it would have resulted in my contracting a new one. How delightful it would have been, I thoucht, to ask him to make one of our little din-ner-party that evening. What u charm would his interesting conversation prove to my wife, whose knowledge of the world, like my own, was unfortumnately not based on a very cxtensive personal experience. With an indistinct intention of acting upon this half-formed idea I rose from my seat and peered through the carringe door, but the man had gene out of sight, and I sat down again with a feeling akin to disappointment. In ten more minutes, however. I was at myv own stopping place, with my thoughts and steps both homeward turned. The brightness of the evening and the lightness of my heart made my step quicker and more elastic than usual. ““Bnbby, my dear,” 1 said, gayly, to my wife, when I reached home, addressing her by a familiar nickname, *‘you know what to-day is.” “Our wedding-day,” was her quick response. L '

“Yes,” I said, returning her Ikiss, “and I've got a little surprise for you in the shape of a small present to mark the day.” :

I knew it would Le welcome news. “You dear creature, how kind of you!" exclaimed my wife, simply clapping her hands in delighted excitement. *‘[am so inquisitive already. Tell me what 1s 127 :

*Sec for yourself,” I said. handing her the bag and ury buneh of lkeys at the same time. *‘Unlock the bag and see what it contains.”

“What are you waiting for?” I asked, presently, as Bubby seemed a long time turning the key. L *I can’'t move it!” she replied, after several futile attempts to fit the key into the lock. “Give it to me!” I said, and took bunch and bag from her. How . tiresome; 1 supposed 1 was nervous, or excited, or both. But what- ¢ ver the reason, I was no more successful than she. 1 wriggled and twisted until I got myself into a state of per-

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Of course, I had to tell my wife all about my companion of the railway carriage, in order that she might understand how the mistake occurred, and as 1 recounted to her what I coutd at the moment remember of the conversation whiell had so fascinated me and won my attachment to the entertaining stranger. Bubby’s face iit up with unwonted interest, and [ mmore than ever rearetted not carnying out my half-formed ntention of asking him home. i

As I spoke 1 recollected about the jewels, and wondered wvhat the owner's feelings would be on discovering his loss, The awkward part of the affair. was that, althougi I had told the gentleman a good dewl o my private affairs, I had not diselosed to him either my name or address, nor had he imparted his to me; therefore the idea of direct communication could not be entertained. \What would be best to do I hardly knew. : © Bubby's womanly intercst in ‘the jewels was naturilly grreat, and as my curiosity was also considerably aroused, we decided that woe woald empty' the bag in order to have a look at them We began to do so at once. At the top was a quuantity of paper, wihich we carefully removed and unfolded. fearful lest a valuable diamond should roil out unheaded. Nothing of this }ind, however, occurred, and we went on eagerly scarchingz until, right at the bottom of the bug, we cume upon the valuables. They consisted of a small lmnd-chfgel; a coil of stout rope, several skeleton keys and a box of silent matches, : g

I will not attempt to deseribe 'my fmeiings;_. It was quite unnecessary to tell me that T had been nicely robbed, and that my entertaiaing rellow-trav-eler was a beastly fraud, and WS ten thousand ponnds’ worth of jewelry was a detestable myth. lam afraid 1 looked as small as [ felt. G AR

Bubby could not resist a smile at my dejected appearance. : *This is indeed a surprise,” slie said, trying to put a cheerful aspect on the affair. “But never mind, dearest,” she added, kindly, “try to forget all about it, and I will promise not to bhe disappointed. ' I need mo present save yourself.” . - I Kkissed her for her goodness of heart, but felt that I could never forgive myself for being taken in so SRy AR es s AR o 0 S S T AN ey i ol Y 2 i —Ginstayus. Adolphus was the Snow. kmmm%wwzé that I s dﬂn*ﬁm were termed tie snow Kigdow,

THE FARMING WORLD W . AN EXCELLENT TESTER. Directions Here Given Explain How One Can Be Made at Home, The wuniversal favor with which the Babceock tester is regarded by progressive dairymen almost makes its introduction an absolute licccssity in every well regulated dairy, The seemingly low price of dairy products, with the prospect of high-priced rations, would ndicate a greater reason for every farmer who has a herd of cows to know just what each individual animal is doing for him in return for the feed fed to them. Even when feed is plenty and low in price, it is not within the bounds of economy to shiftlessly feed a cow that has poor assimilative powers and tails under the light of figures to give & net profit to her owner, to continue to keep her and still reduce the profit of another that gave milk of 4 high testing value. L

Many dairymen have provided themselves: with a tester and are acting in this regard wisely, but a very large majority have either carelessly neglected to supply the need or do not care to go to the expcnse of purchasing one {or cheir few cows. ’ L ;

The present crop conditions inOhio will demand that many of us must cut aown our stock or purchase feed at outrageous prices, hence the necessity of the eliminationn of those -animals which are the poorest producers at the pail and churn and the keeping of those which will come nearest making a profitable attachment to the farm or awill prove a source of revenue regardless of | high-priced feed. : | For the purpose of encouraging the | introduction of the tester I will give an illustration with (lesi';'i})t_i()li of a cheap, reliable one, that can be made and operated at a very low cost and give just as good results as those ‘purchased of creamery supply companies. The agricultural press has given so much upon the manner of use and manipulation of the tester that little upon that, point will be necessary at this time further than to say that the greatest care and exactuness must be brought into play from the beginning to the close of cacly test, otherwise no good can possibly accure from its use. In the first place, an old sewing machipe that can be bought very cheap, or donated. must be secured. One that i '\:\. \\\\ AN RN 8 \ : : . \\\.\\\.\ ! \ o e : , S AN f DO l 1 i r. AL ; '» %Z A//?m f : 'z e ; ; 4 i 5 . ; TN e R A\\“\\: \\\i\“ W Yol \ ! 'S.*\\@ \\——-- \ ‘ \\m D 7 i 7 o ‘ 1 R ‘ V= L= HOME-MADE MILK TESTER. " C, pulley: E, handle for turning the flywheel; D, bucket. has a large fly wheel on which a band runs the pulley for propelling the works of the machine will necessarily be the bestiand the lavger the fly wheel and the smaller the pulley the better.

Usually most machines have a shaft about 8 or 10 inches.to which this puley aboeiit 8 or 10 inches to which this pulley is attached at one end and d crank wheel at the' necedle end. This shaft and its equipments can be removed from the arm and used for the shaft on which the arms for the buckets and bottles are to be attached. . A table or stand of seme kind must be provided as a foundation upon which to constricet the . machine. Often the stand of the old sewing machine will answer quite well by sérewing on a piece of 2-inch plank under the top, about 3 feet in length, extending out on one side asutficient length to attach the fly wheel, as indicated by the dotted lines in cut. Any old table that is 31/ feet long makes a first-rate pedestal, The arms A\ are made from IY,-inch galvanized strap iron, 1 foot long, and riveted to the crank plate on the shaft with two holes at ¢, drilled in each end. on which the buckets are hung from wire hooks soldered into the buckets. The latterare 2 inches in height and 1% inches in diameter. ' :

Sometimes the bearings of the shaft can be utilized in banging it in an upright position, plumbed and made to run true. The pulley wheelis located at the table where the shaft passes through, allowing the shaft to extend nearly 6 inches above the stand and sufficient distance below to get a steady motion, either in iron or wooden bearings. e e ' o

From the shaft center measure out 26 inches on the four sides, inscribe lines and take quarter round and form a ledge at the line with flat side out.. Then construet a box out of some light Ve-inch material, 10 inches high, so that it will drop over the outside of the quarter round, Cut out holes at' B B for band. ‘This top or box is a necessity. to protect the operator. as the breaking of a bottle with acid in it strikes the face. Welwarn not to leave off this cover underany ¢ircumsances while revolving the machine, £ The drive or fly-wheel should he arrangediso it anbe moved asway from! the smail pulley, thus tightening up the band., We find that revolving this wheel a horizontal motion is not any ‘more tivesome thon with a verticni movement and gives quite as satisfactory resulis. R ; ' - Whete there is but one connection it requires a swift motion with the band fly-wheel, but we have. had just the same reading from same sampie of milk on this machine that an $8 one with double gear gmve. Sceure hottles from & n%})i;:i:g{g furm; they will send pawphiet how 1o handle: also procisre cream bottles, a eream and milk pipeft cambined; andsaniocid measure; thesé COBL 25 to Weentseach,

I think many of our young men, sohs of dairymen, would find it no difficult matter to construct and put into operation a good, cheap tester that will both give pleasure and profit to the (lairév business, by following up the above illustration and accompanying description. Try it and see if you don't succeed.—George E, Scott, in Dhio Farmer. :

FLOWERING SHRUBS. |

But Very Few -r\’urietle:t Want Any Pru‘&:- " ing in Winter, ,

During the winter season a very gr‘ot‘lt deal of dﬂmag‘g is done to shrubs ],, ¥ many who profess to understand hoaw to prune properly and yet are entire1y ignorant of the whole business. This i deplorably evident near all ]ar;zc cities, where there are many men whocall themselves gardeners, and who “turn many a penny” by the work of pruning they get in the many small gardens therein. Many of these l:rn «re entirely honest, butignorant. Not only are they ignorant to-day, lmt'ﬂ{(’y continue so. from day to day, ne er profiting from experience. Others Lknow better, but as the pruning means work they slash away at the trees and shrubs, caring nothing whether the owners get flowers from their shrub# or beautiful shapes from their trees. |- It would be a great surprise to the honest pruner to be told that, \\i,ith hardly an exception, shrubs want no pruning at all in winter, yet it is h;mo. lExcepting not more than a half dozen sorts, shrubs flower from wood of the previous season, and when the last snmnier's growth is lopped away the promise of flowers entirely disappesirs. ﬁdo not say I never prune, for theve is soimetimes a little thinning out to do, and sometimes - a long, straggling shoot wants shortening in. to give a l)usih a good outline, and this work I do. [l'he well-known: golden bell (l"m's_\‘{thia viridissima) will serve as an illugtration. Left to itself, it is not a handsome bush. It makes very long shoots, especially when the plants are \'.i}go'" ouS¥ 1 have sich a one in my ganden, and but lately I cut off the tops of sl;m:' of the longest shoots, which had shot far ahead of the others. The iength cut off each was not more than two feet, and there is left four feet to cachjone, ‘and, Lesides this, there are a couple of “dozen other young shoots not mpmﬁl at all, so that 1 have yet an abundange of voung wood to give me bloon. [t has ;grie\'ed and provoked me many a ftime to see a collection of shrubs in some g'm'denr the young shoots of which bud been entireiy cut away, and in many cas~s the owner would have beerwy li“ioug‘,lt o have been possessojdv of cnough intelligence to have preventesd | the mutilation of his shrubs. ]f you employ a man to prune your shrubs and Le procceds to.cut away the \\'o4:(l of last season, clear him out. for h¢ certainly is' imposing on you as tb hi- - knowledoee, : LR

© The praper scason to prune shrybs is in spring or summer, as soon ;\és the owering is over. Cut them back|ther. if they are not shapety, orif ﬂwr(‘gis 100 much old wood. Dutdonot thinkjpraning has to be an annual job. I havé stch shrubs as weigelas, snowball, diutz]:i and the like, which may be ‘s:lid{ne\'(‘r te have been pruned. = A little finger and thumb nipping of the ends ()‘l,Jsmmof the growing shoots in midsutmnwr has been all sutlicient for them.—+l’rac+ical Farmer. ! i

WHEN TO SALT BUTTEE&?. Valuable Not es’Relatulg to This audi Other = ' Dairy Operations. 1 By all means salt in the churn. {irinding salt into the butter on the worker is a thing of the past, and is not practiced by any of the first creamery and home dairy butter-makers. It i@’;njuros the grain and is more apt to ledve the butter mottled. One has to estimate the amount of butter color, and why }not use the same rule in determining the amount of salt touse, - i After the butter is washed licet_ the water drain out of the churn while the required amount of salt l\' being weighed out. Then sprinkle the sult o enl,\"o\'(‘x{ the butter in ‘he 'j[c‘.un‘n. close the lid and turn the churn|slowly for & minute or two: then let stand in the churn long e-noz‘igh for: the i_su.lt to dissolve. It a lever worker is nised be careful not to give the lever a sliding motion, but press gently until tghc butter has a waxy textnre. ‘ ' In packig the butter be careful not to leave any open spaces in the package. Level off the upper surface pith a wooden straight edge and cover with a - circle of parchment c¢loth. \\}ipe the sides and bottom of the package witha towel, so that it will have a neat pppearonce,——stock, F'arm and Heome. I ! Ri R s ot Sol | A : : s2of ' SECURE FARM BRIDGE. : An Easy Thing to Build 3f ()ne{ linows . How to Do It. :’ ; [laphazard econstruction of farm bridges is a risky matter, thi safety of valuable animals being often thus L put in jeopardy. The ﬂc(-o”mi):m.\'ing' ilustration shows an easily constructed

m ie, s i et e e SECUNE FARM BRIDGE. ‘ and very secure bridge \'.'hm'c;:l single log cannot be used as a string‘q}r. Rails can be adde:d along either side for greater . security to the top.»—f—()faiigc Judd Farmer. ; : : Remedy for the Turnip l‘il.y. Until turnips get into the rough leaf they are liable to be troubled g\vith the fly, which eats the leaves. and will quickly destroy a picce whilejthey are small. The best remedy f()i‘ this is frequent stirrving of the soil avhile the Jeaves ave dry. This dusts the leaves and kills the fly by filling up the apertures in its body through iwhieh it breatheés. = In o wet time the plants grow rapidly and soan come illto rough leaf, but if the fly begins to 1# 'ome numerous, dusting the Jeaves with plaster, ashes or lime will kill the inse¢t. Kach of these will also act as a ferfilizer for the young plants and insure their more vigorous growth.—Troy (N. Y.) Times. . What the Bleyele Wil Do, - The work of the farmers’ allinnces, Teagues and chibs may materfalize into the good country roads they sre so vigorously working for; but in the meantime the bicycle has and will master better than any other vehidgle known m“ggmy“m al%k Ot s~ Sarah Codune, Mbion, No¥, |

St ' The i‘&ﬁhﬁlﬁ‘-olﬁm”i-ﬁ;;v‘rf" 1% When we reach the jumpin’-off-place, w'y I'd jes' like to know BB c Which way a feller ought to jump, an' where he's goin' to go. * ‘ An’ ain’t there some delightful way in which it may be planned So as a mortal can pervide a nice, soft place to land?’ > | To fill our pockets full o' gzcld, it somehow seems to me, o Would not prove, as the feller says, the very best idee. Wik b Fer gold an’ all sech earthly things, 'if what I think is right, g I'll only help to make the jolt the harder when we light. : Ihev a notion if we try all throuzh our livin’ years To fill the world 'ith sun an’ shine, an’ charm away the tears, An' speak the kind an’ lovin' words, an’ do the lovin’ deeds s ‘At all the while an' everywhere most everybody needs, : : 'At we'll become 80 kinder used to angel ways an’ things An'inour hearts we'll sort o' grow a pairo’ purty wings. So when we come to leave the world we'll jes’ - jumpoff an' fiy An’ not go tumblin’ everywhere, but soar up in the sky. —Nixon Waterman, in 1.. A. W. Bulletin. > Beside a Little Casket. Marguerite, Aged One Summer Day. O azure eyes. that never looked on sorrow! . O quiet brow, thathid no anguished pain! O paaceful heart, that dreaded no to-morrow! O sinless lips. that need confess no stain! O tiny hands, that never held a burden!" 'O waxen feet, that never missed the way! O happy child. to win the dearest guerdon, Knowing of life but one sweet summer day —Emma C. Dowd, in Youth's Companion. .. Autumn, Over the valley the great hills rise, £ 'The maples stand in their robes of gold; A dreamy haze on the landseape lies, For the year in its beauty is growing old. The golden-rod blooms by the wayside wall, The gentian cluster so fair to see, While the wind is sighing; the dead leaves - " And grasses are withered on hill and lea.

The golden harvests are garnered in, = - _The ripe nuts drop from the treetops high, While crickets chirp with a merry din, For the year in its beauty is passing by. —d. B. M. Wright. in Good Housekeeping.

THE MARKETS. " NEW YORK. Oct. 14 LIVE STOCK —Steers........ 4™ @ 535 ShgOD i vean L) @ S HORS e tnim it 0480 w9OO FLOUR—Minnesota Patents. 35) @ 375 Minnesota 8aker5'........ "L 80 @ 310 WHIAY-No. 2 Red.iisieees 67 @ 683§ (RBOBEY o N s e €630 66 CORNSNO: 2o i 5T G 3iY SowOureber, (ciVinna G s 3w 36%¢ OATIR NG, 2. s vasiibm e 233, B 24 PCCOINDOY ..« i o e 3556, . 23Y PORK ~=MEesS. i i — 975 @ 1900 LARD < Western Steaa...... - 610 @ 615 BCITER--West'n Creamer;. 4 e 23 wWestern Dolry oo 10 14 SGy eUI e i 16 @ 19 s OHTICA O TR =BoevTos oo i vnonede +55.50. @ 29:9) “ooostotkersand Feeders, .o 0202 W 23 7 EONHR L o edi st i 120 66 360 Texus NteersS i cvee . ueiios 270 . @390 HOGS —Lilvht. oi i iB-607 we 490 Rough Packing, ..o i 34 3 364 SHEEET A U TSN T AN a 3 TS BUTTER—Creamery. co.e .... 9 @ o DI ey e e i Wil iR Raelking Stoekd, sii ooide 6 B 9 EGGS—FTr*Bh. . ..i.ivie vuvave 15 @ 17 BROOM CORN (pertion...... 35 0) G 80 00 POTATOES (perdbu) ... .0, 17 w 6 25 PORK-Messi 00, ciiiiiin .o o 8 304sa 880 LARD—Steam: .5 ..5 vovriors = £ TiYa n.-5 80 FLOUR-—Spring Patents.... s£9s @4 Spring Steddehis i B @ 85 Winter Patents. oo ... v 0) @ 31 Winter Straights . ... VOO @ 81 GEAIN-~WBcat: No. 2. ivivi WY @ 0% NS NOBv s Ll 28 @ 2iad LIS N 0 20 iiiivaie 17%@ 17% Bee LG 2 B 0% o 41 Barley,.Choice to Bane - REPLN 3.% MILWAUKEE. GRAIN--Wheat, No. 2. Spring¥ 58°:@ . HB% Corn NO S 8 i 02l 3214 Outs: No- 2 AVh G, 19155 193 eI e O L e e L 41 «y 4114 Baclew NG, e iy, v 1) o 4044 PORR MOB o v n s 885 @B3O LAY o ii e e D 0 AR ST LOUIS CATTLE—Native Steers..... (37 @ . 43) IPBXIS b S b e e bde YOO @ 3R400 HOLES a 8 B g SR P vDo e e ) @l 3750 | . CMAHA. CATlLE—Steers... iiaiae 300 @ 470 Heeders ol s nolie Tun g 240 @ 36) HOGS—Lignt and Mixed. .... 3tHh @ 380 ; JHenVy viiveeiie i e 395 @3 8) BEHBER ~ o el sy s 800 et B 8

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: @ : germ-life , , _ \ 3 The doctors tell us, now-a-days, that disease germs arc cverywhere; in the air, in the water, in our food, clothes, money; that they get into our bodies, live there, thrive and grow,if they find anything tothriveon. Consumption 1s the destruction of lung-tissue by germs where the lung is too weak to conquer them. The remedy 13 strength—vital force. : ~ Scott’s Emulsion, with hypophosphites, means the adjustment of lung strength to overcome germ-life. It 1s fighting the germ with the odds in our favor. These tiny little drops of fat-food malke their way into the system and re-fresh and re-invigorate it. Whether you succeed with it or not depends on how . ood a start the germs had, and how carefully you can %irc. The shortest way to health ils the patient one. She guinieoftenloin o S 0 B Muemisior | SCOTT & DOWNE, ot Now Yurk

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October 22nd the Big Four Route in connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. will sell round trip excursion’ tickets to all points in Virginia (except east of Gordonsville on Washington Division) and North Carolina at one fare with two dollarsadded. Tickets will be limited thirty days returning and good for stopover in Virginia. In Vugiuia they have no droughts, no blizzards, cheap lands and the best markets in the world. Send for free 'descri!)t-ive i))nmphlet, rates, etc. U, L. Trrirr, N. W. . A., 234 Clark St., Chicago. ;

AY old member of the London stock exchange says: ‘‘The only time a'man of experience takes his wife into his confidence 18 to tell her he is not making any money.” —Houschold Words. :

Atlanta and the South.

The Chicago and Easternlllinois R. R. will during the timeof the Exposition at Atlanta Sept. 18, to Dec.3l, 1845, offer exceptionally fineservice between Chicago and the South. A low rate ticket will be sold, and through cars run to all southern points. Thisis 55 miles the shortest route to Atlanta, Chattanooga and the South. 3 : For guide to Atlanta and the Exposition address C. W. Humpbrey, Northwestern Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn., or 'City Ticket Office, 230 Clark St., Chicago. Charles L. Stone, General Passenger Ageunt, Chicago.

He—“lWill you be mine—mine until death us do part?’ She—*“l don't know about that; rou look as if vou might live a good many years.”—lndianapolis Journal.

Like a Venomous Serpent

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