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This aluminiam 1 by four copper rods which go down acep 1110 the earth. . On April 5, 1885, five immense bolts of electict ty were seen to ‘lash between the mornu- ment anda thundercloud overhanging in the course of 20 minutes. In other vrords, the monument was struck fierce ly five times, but it cuffered no damage whatever.

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tacks. The obelisk is ideally located for attracting el ical assaults from the skies, and yet, while many times hit, it has suffered on) ¥ once, and that time to a trifling exten:.— Boston Transcript.

The Hour of Lincoln's Shooting.

A highly interesting story is told to account for the fact that almost every wooden clock in America has its hands

painted to indicate the hour of 18 min- utes past 8. It is related that most such watchmakers’ signs were originally

made by one mun, who was at frst in the habit of painting the hands to in li- cate any old or young hour that struck his fancy when he came to that part o! the job But !

President Linco!n was assassinate 1 he conceived the idea of commemorating the event by record- ing the hour and minute thereof upon all his wor timepieces, a custom ever since perpetuated. There is some- thing striking and dramatic about this notion of tim: standing still forever after an event of such tragic signifi- cance. There is no doubt about the fact that nearly all the wooden clocks do in- dicate the hovr of 18 minutes past 5. You can see that for yourself. But if the clockmaker thc ught he was thereby re- cording the boar of ‘the assaxsination his intelligence was as wooden as his wares, for President Lincoln was shot not at 18 minutes past 8, but at about 15 minutes past 10.—New York Post.

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The bell at the parsonage went ting- a-ling, and, as the dominie was in his study and his wife getting the baby to sleep, Master Harold, aged 7, went to the door. On opening it he founds couple, evidently from the country, both young aad bashful; but, after looking at the boy a moment, the young man queried, ‘Is the parson to home?”’

‘*Yes,’’ said Harold. ‘‘Do you want to get married ”’”’

‘‘That’s just what we’re here for,”’ said the prospective bridegroom as he looked fondly at the blushing girl by his side.

‘‘Well, come right in, then,’’ said the boy, usher ng them into the parlor, and when they had seated themselves on the edge of two chairs side by side he started off, saying: ‘‘I’ll call pa, and ma too. She’!l be awful glad, for she has all the marryin money, and I heard her tell pa this mornin that she wished some folks would come to get married, ‘cause she hacdu’t ’nough money to buy her new hat.’’—Chicago News.

Musicians Live Long.

A French writer notes that, though a few great musicians have died young— to wit, Mozars at 85, Schubert at 31, Pellini at 88, Mendelssohn at 38 and Weber when he was but 40—a large number have lived to be very old men. Those who «ied between 60 and 70 years of age include Bach, Von Bulow aud Rubinstein. Living beyond 70 years came Gluck, Gounod, Handel, Liszt, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Spontini and Wag- ner, while tha great age of 89 was at- tained by Auber and others. Dying at more than 80 were Cherubini, Cramer, Lachver, Palestrina, Rameau, Schutz avd Taubert. The average age of music- al celebrities is about 67 years.

Good Reasons For Giving.

At the mecting of the Fifeshire asso- ciation held in London Dr. Wallace told a story of a pensioner who used to stand with a placard on his breast enumerat- ing his claims to the coppers he begged. The list ran thus: ‘‘Battles, 4; wounds, 5: children, 6; total, 15.’’ This is al- most as good as Sir M. Grant-Duff’s story of the Irish beggar who prayed, ‘‘Por the love of God, sir, give me & crust, for Iam so thirsty that I don’t know where I shall sleep tonight!’’— London Globe.

The Bishop's Advice.

A clergyman once complained to Bishop Blomfield of London that his parishioners were indifferent to his teachings.

‘*No sooner,”’ aaid he, ‘‘do I begin to preach thap they begin to doze.’’

**Do you,'* asked the bishop, ‘‘preach your own sermons?”’

‘*Alwaya, my lord, always.”’

*“*Then, my good friend, suppose you try some onc else’s,’’ retorted the bishop.

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GENERAL DEBILITY CURED.

From the Advertiser, Hartland, N. B. Ralph Giberson, postmaster of Mon- quart, Carleton Co., N. B., is also known as a prosperous agriculturist and enthusiast in his line. Now stalwart and rugged, weighing 250 pounds he scarce would be recognized as the man who six months ago wasjthe picture of one suffering the terrible symptoms of general debility. He was run down 1n health, suffered much from dizziness, almost blindness, general dullness and depression of spirits. He hada poor appetite and such food as he ate gave him great distress. He was incapacitated forthe work that fell upon him and was well nigh utterly discouraged. ‘The symptoms bordered on to those by which hypochondria is manifested Through reading the Advertires he learned of the particular benefit that several of his frieads in this vicinity bad received by the use of Dr, Williams’ Pink Pills, and by the bope held out by their testimonials he secured a supply | and took them according to directions. The result was almost soon his symptoms became less disagreeable, he steadily gained until now he is | from old troubles. | }

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WEAK AND RUN DOWN.

Among many in Ottawa and the vici- nity who have been benefited one way or another by the use ef Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Paie People, the Jouroal has learned cf the case of Mus. Gilchrist wife of Mr. T. V. Gilebrist, «f Hinton- burgh. Mr. Gilchrist keeps a grocery at the cornor of Fourth Ave. and Cedar- street, and is well known to a great many people in Ottawa as well as to the vil- lagers ofthis suburb of the Capital . Mrs. Gilchrist states that while in a “run down” condition during the spring of 1897, she was greatly strengthned and built up by the use of Dr.Wi.liams’ Pink Pills. Speaking of the matter to a Journal repcrter, she stated that while able to go about at the time she was far from well; her blood was poor, she was subjeet to head-aches, and felt tired after after the slightest exerticn. She had read different times of cures effected by the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and decided to try them. She was benefited by the first box and continued their use until sbe had taken five boxes, when she considered herself quite recovered. Mrs. Galchrist says that she always stcongly recommends Dr. Williams Pink Pills as a builder and strengthener, when any ofher friends re weak oF ailing.

rric, he usucliy has more or less money When he is poor, a man is simply odd —Boston Transcript.

Twenty-three men in every 1,000 serving in the British army are 6 fect and upward in height; 83 in every 1.000 are 5 feet 11 inches, and 58 in ev- ery 1,000 5 feet 10 inches. There are 785 in every 1,000 army men under & feet 9 inches.

In only three cases out of ten the sight is equaily good in each eye.

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tain terrors. Explanations were of no avail, and the concession Was not granted.

It is curious Abdul is not a better Greek scholar. If be had ever thumbed a lexicon, he would know that the grim Greek root which gives us ‘‘dynamo’’ and ‘‘dynamite”’ is, by an irony of ety- mology, the origin of the word ‘*cynas- ty.’ It is thus that the whirligig of time brings in its revenges.—London Mainiv About People.

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Many mixtures are tem- porary in effect, but Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites is a permanent remedy.

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M. Felix Dubois, the author of the fa- mous book on Timbuktu, has just been made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.

Gyp having proposed a general boy- eott of the Jews, her publishers, MM. Cal- mann-Levy, have informed her that they will no longer publish her books.

Miss Gertrude Warden (Mrs. Wilton Jones) is writing an English society novel in collaboration with Harold E. Gorst, the theme of which is said to be exceedingly fin de siecle and startling.

Ether Voynich, the author of the novel ‘‘The Gadfly,’’ is 33 years old and is Irish by birth and English in ancestry, being the daughter of the logician Boole. Her husband is a Pole of quiet tastes who has long lived in London.

Marion Crawford says of himself: ‘*Most of my boyhood was spent under a French governess. Not only did I learn that language from her, fut all of my studies—geography, arithmetic, etc.—were taught me in French, and I learned to write it with great readiness as a mere boy because it was the language of my daily tasks.’’

Breathing and Malaria.

The importance of guarding against acrial transmission of malaria is shown by the personal observations of Dr. Mau- rel. In Africa he had spent nights tramp- ing in the marshes without suffering the least inconvenience, while his assistants suffered from chills, merely because they did not seem to be able, literally speaking, to kee» their mouths shut. He absolutely refrained from talking, so as to allow none of the miasmatic air to reach his lungs through the mouth, the nasal passages, 48 is well known, acting as a sterilizing ap- paratus through the destructive action of the nasal secretions upoD atmospheric or- ganisms.— Exchange.

A Chicago paper suggests that the bat- tleship Illinois be christened with water from the Chiezzo river. Bust a chunk of it over her bow, eh?—Denver Post.

Chicago women insist that the battle- ship Illinois shall be christened with wa- ter, but are considerate enough not to specify Chicago river water.—Lafayette (Ind.) Call.

Tllinois is all tangled up over the ques- tion of what liquid shall be used in chris- tening the battleship that is named after it. Either Chicago river water or Peoria whisky will do. There is not much differ- ence in their killing power.— Kansas City

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with the epigram makers. oid ballad we take this: There was a criminal in a cart A-goin to be hanged; Respite to him was granted, And cart and crowd did stand To know if he would marry a wife

More modern is this verse:

I would a a man to pause Before he takes a wife—

In fact. I see no earthly cause He should not pause for life.

Who, by the way, is the author who de- scribes a second marriage as being *‘the triumph of hope over experience?”

Samuel Lover’s matrimonial epigram is very apposite:

Though matches are all made in heaven, they say,

Yet Hymen, who mischief oft hatches, Sometimes deals with the t other

side of the way,

And there they m:.ke Lucifer matches.

—Chambers’ Journal Such is War.

The actions of men wounded in battle are often misunderstood. General Fuller, as quoted in the Chicago Inter Ocean, cites a pathetic instance of this kind:

In the midst of battle General Fuller was trying to check the flight of panic stricken men. One poor fellow cameo stumbling along, not heeding a word that was said to him.

Indignant and impatient, Fuller, as he came near this man, leaned from his horse, and, touching him with h‘s sword, said sharply, ‘‘Go. back, sir!’’

The man looked up with an expression of anguish and despair on his face that said as plainly as words, ‘‘I am looking for a place to die.’”” He opened his blouse and showed a big, gaping wound in his breast. Then he dropped to the ground.

The general instantly dismounted, but almost as he raised the man’s head to his arn the poor fellow breathed his last.

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Perhaps the story of the entire inci. dent will relieve the strained relations pow existing between the parties in in- terest. They area certain down town merchant, bis wife and his butcher, all prosperous and highly respected per- souager, the merchant and the butcher being decidedly chummy until of late.

One {stenoon recently the butcher's wagon topped in front of the mer- chant’s residence on Second avenue, the driver proceeding to carry in a big fat turkey, a pair of ducks, a leg of mutton and a whole sirloin of pork.

‘*‘Some mistake,’’ said the woman of the house as her attention was called to the wholesale stcck piled up on ths kitchen table.

*‘No, it’s all right, mum. The boss told me to leave ’em and say nothin, Number’s on the basket, and he spoke to me perticaler ’bout these goods.”

‘‘Oh, he did? Told you to leave them and say nothing, did he? Well, you just pack those things out to your wagon again, take them, every one, back and tell the butcher that we don’t run a ho- tel or boarding house; that when we want things we'll order them, and that it wil! probably be a long while before we'll again want anything from him, ‘Just leave them!’ The impertineneg of the man.’’

All this was faithfully reported, the butcher was so mad that he forgotand cut the bone out of the next order bes fore weighing it, and he and the met chant have not spoken since. The trata is that it was the merchant’s birthéay when the things were sent, they being

kon of the butcher’s esteem.

cidentally learned of what Iu many families is a festival occasicn, but neither the merchant nor bis wile se much as roimemvered it was his birthday.—Detroit Free Press.

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A parrot owued by an Arch street physician gave sigas of possessing **al- most buman inteiligence’’ tae other night. A party of young folks were on the lawn aud were spending an hour in guessing riddles. Finally a young lady asked, ‘‘Wby does a dog turn around twice before he lies down?”

Before anybody could answer the par- rot croaked, ‘‘Cne good turn deserves another. ’’—Philadelpbia Call,

She Used Her Eyer.

Miss Chatter—l knew you would be here today to see sister.

Mr. Cudler (interrogafiveiy)—-icta- ition?

Miss Chatter—No. Observation. You always appear on the same day tpat Ethel refuses onions at dinuer.— Mctro- politan.

The Cummineyville Sage.

The wedded state is a favorite subject From 3 very

Or raiher choose to atk “™other’s the worst—drive on the La cy The criminal! did reply.

“Tt is a little and an easy thing,”

said the Cummiusville sage, ‘‘to give @ sunny smile anda cheerful word to the downtrodden and unfortunate. ‘Che only drawback is the danger that it may ea courage him to try to borrow money from you.’’—Cincinnati Enquirer.

Revised Answer.

“Is life worth living?’’ we: ct one time a much quoted question. «) Waick the most popular answer was tual “it depended on the liver.”’ Nowudays @ poorly paid and hardworked clergy-

living.’ ’’—Punch.

Retort Courteous. boarder has not said @ said the

‘*The word about the boarding house mistress.

‘“No, I believe he’s a very religious man,’’ replied one of the victims. Yonkers

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‘Tye cured my husband's insomnia.”

‘sHow did you do it?’’

‘‘Pretended I was ill, and the doctor left medicine which Henry was to giv@ me every half hour all night long.’’— Vanity Fair.

A LESSSON FOR WOMEN.

Mrs. Dowson of Toronto Curedof Female Weakness by Dodd's Kidney Pills.

Torowto, Nov 21.—The case of Mrs. Ellen Daweon, of 640 Gerrard St, east, who has been restored to vigorons health, by Dodd’s Kidney Pills, after six years of agony from Female Weakness, and Palpi- tation of the heart, is causing widespread interest in the east end,

Mrs. Dawson writes that she used three so-called kidney cures and was treated by one ofToronto’s most prominent physivian® without deriving the least benefit.

The first box of Dodd’s Kidney Piils gave her pronounced relief; eight boxeé cured her thoronghly.

Mrs. Dawson’s case furnishes 4 Jesson every woman sbould learn. Dodd’s Kidney P lls are women’s best friend.

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