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Dream and Despair.
It I were only bolder
'ro' her 1 then should swe\r (
Ny dawn Is her white shoulder ,
My dusk her ebon hair ;
.My day , my night ,
1\Iy whole delight ,
My dream and II1Y despair !
Such beauty seems : to fold her '
I'or ever fresh and fnlr.
Between the dawn , her shoulder ,
And dusk that 111 her hair ;
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IJ'tI' ! soft eyes are
laoh ; ; one a star ,
1\ly dream and 111) despair !
So let my love be told her ,
And let 111) faith declare
Dawn sparkles : on her shoulder ,
Dusk hovers In her hair ,
AIIII each lip shows
hot ' tile ' . :
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My dream and I11Y despair ' !
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Ambidexterity.
'Cen. Dlu1cn.Powell has long been
sable to write and draw with either
viand with equal facility. During some
ImlnoouvC\'s : \ which took place when
. This right arm was useless owing to
the bite ot a dog ho wrote and 111us.
tratcd his daily reports entirely with
his left hand , says the "House Deau.I
'uru1. " Sir Walter Parralt , organist ot I I
; SL Georgo's chapel , Windsor , can ac I
company a full choral service with his
left hand und his feet and write a letter .
' ter at the same time with his right
'iland. Queen Victoria' was ambidex
irons : she could draw a3 well with
the left hand as with the right. Proto
Morse of the Baltimore university and
Sir Edwin Lnndsoer were able to use
either hand impartially : and the great
arUllt'selent ! t ot the Renaissance
- period In Italy ; Leonardo de Vinci , was
ambidextrous. . . - - Conjurers and jugglers
must ' 110 alllo to depend' upon the loft
hand IlS much as upon the right . All
who possess umlJhlcxtral power der
clare - It to lJo a most highly prized
fnculty. The Japanese appear to ho
: the most ambidextrous nation In these
. days , though many Orlontals are able
.to use either hand with Impal'tIlIt ! !
The Shah ot Persia signs his name
with ollller left 01' right hand : artislllls
In the east arc frequently able to work
with either hand with equal skill , and
they also bring both right and left
foot to their ald.
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TlckedTlme Two Centuries.
The residents ot Tlnlpam , 1\Iex. , com.
' ( Main that the public clock of that
town Is useless : repairs are made
every week , but every week the clock ; :
gets out ot repair and can never bo
kept In good condition The Tlnlpnm
'locle Is probably the oldest public
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Jock on the American continent. It
was originally installed ns a cathedral
elocle In the year 1657 : in 1790 It was
rtknuted to the council ot San Agustin
Ide las Clevas , near TlaJpum , when It
'Vas Installed there and set In motion.
; Since that time It has never undergone J
repairs until a few weeks ago. The
clock , however , has told the time for
.2. ( ' ; years and It is but natural that it
'Is Hired anti wants 10 be sent to a mu
seum. .
Singed Hair of Cat and Dog.
-Honry Adams , a Henry county far-
'hler , was In the city yesterday with avery
very naked dog and a strange tale of
the odd effects of a bolt of lightning
that struck his house during the se-
"Vera storm ot Monday afternoon ,
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The lightning struck the kitchen ,
'running down the pipe ot the stove ,
shaving the fur clean from the back ot
n. cat that was asleep beneath the
Etovo , striking ; : the dog as lightly as It
had struck the cat , running down the
; anlmal's legs to the ground , leaving a
trail or singed fur in its wale and
doing no damage to either animal beyond .
, yond a severe frlght.-Ballhuoro Sun
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Chair Has .Seen Long Service.
Mrs. J. \V. Burgess , a Vermont worn-
-an. has in her possession a chair I
which came to her through the Field
: family , It formerly belonging to Gen.
VarUn ; ; Field , her great.grandfather , .
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who \VitO also the grandfather of Eu
gene Feld the poet. When she had
It tnlion to nn upholsterer last woelc
and the outer covering was removed ,
1\ card was found on the inside bear.
lug this Inscription : "Chair owned and
used by nev. Aaron Crosby of Now-
fane In 1770. lie was u missionary
among the Indians on the headwater
of the Susquehanna ! river before the
revolutionary wnr. "
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Cow Made Clean Haul.
I Frank Dow pitched a tent In a pasture .
ture , where he employed himself in
picking berries at Meredith , N. H.
During his absence n cow tipped the
tent over and devoured nearly the en-
tire can\lllnt outfit. Among the things
eaten was at pound ot salt pork , six
quarts ) of berries , four candles , one
quart of cooked ) beans , the sleeves ot a
coat , a bundle of newspapers , half n
dozen doughnuts , n peck of potatoes , a
number of cookies and several other
ArlIC1C5.
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Harm Done by Paris Green.
Speaking of the potato an observant
Maine farmer states that for - aoveral
years past he has noticed no potato
balls , although previously the plants
were covered \ with thorn. lie gives as
a reason for this that the paris green ,
used so generously In recent years for
the extermination of the liugs , killed
the flowers of the plants and thus prevented -
vented them from going to seed
Cow Gives Birth to Triplets.
At the Hock Cliff farm , North Smithfield -
field , R. I. , ot which Hiram I. ' . Thayer
is proprietor , an yreshlro cow has
given birth to three calves a most
unusual occurrence. All ot the calves
appel\r to he healthy , although they
are somewhat under size. The same
cow two years ago gave birth to twin
calves , both ot which were or thg
usual \ I size i
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Letter and Envelope of Bark. I
Ellory A. Baldwin of West Upton
received n unique letter from his son ,
who Is on a fishing trip In 1\1alno. The
envelope was stripped from 11 birch
tree and held together with a postage
stamp and the letter was written on n
largo piece of burl and folded twIce ,
the same as an ordinary : piece ot writ. I .
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Oldest Cat Killed.
The oldest cat In the worM was
lellled by its owner Belford Bonham ,
at Shiloh , N. J. , last week. The cat
was 22 years and 3 months old , and
had been In his day ono of the greatest .
est of ratters. lie foil ill with a cancer .
eel' of the nose , however , and had to
be put to death.
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Bedspread Made In 1805.
Irs. Denison Turner ot North Stone
ington , Conn. , 11'1 ' the possessor of a
bedspread made in 1805 by her grand.
mother , who spun the woolen yarn
from which It Is made , wove the cloth ,
colored some of the yarn , and drew
In little tufts over the face ot the
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sllread. '
Not Injured by Long Fall.
A 5'cnr.old boy named Durkin
climbed into a new house at Nauga'
tuck , Conn. , and fell through the bole
left for the chimney Into the cellar ,
thirty feet below , escaping with nothing .
Ing more serious than a lump on his
head and a few bruises.
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Weapon Used by Red Men.
An Indian ax Is attracting much at'
tention In nocli:1aml : , 1\1e. It was found
by William Ge'er of Friendship while i
repairing a road. The ax Is of stone , :
Is a perfect specimen and weighs
seven and one.half IOunds. .
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Caterpillars' Healthy Appetites.
A caterpillar in a month will devour
6.000 times its own weight. It will
take an ayarage man three months be-
fore he eats a quantity of food equal
to his own welghl.
Peculiar Claim for Damages.
A Washington county , Maine , man
seeks indemnity from the state for
damage done his orchard by wild aul-
mals.
TO MAKE OVER eARN.
Plan Will Ensure a Commodious and
Comfortable Structure.
A. C. 1\lc1.-I wIsh to remodel a
barn , 48 hy 84 feet , the floor of which
runs through the center from end ) to
end. The barn stands north and south
find the dwelling house stands about
150 feet south of the south end. I
wish to run the floor across the barn
and to arrange a cow stable to hold
forty-t1v cows , convenient for feeding
and clearing out.
We do not know how far the bents
are apart in your barn , nor how many
there are , so that some of them may
como directly over the mangers or
gutters behind the cattle. If you adopt
the plan shown and the bents come
over any of the gutters or mangers ,
so that the posts would'interfere with
y ur stable , two posts opposite each
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Stock Barn
A. cow stalls : B , passages : behind cattle :
C , teed rooms : D. box stall : E , granary -
ary : F , drive floor : G , windows.
other can be placed on each side of
the ' sill , and a 10 by 10 or 12 by 12.
Inch Umber placed on top of posts to
carry the sill.
The plan shown provides for bents
of the following lengths , commencing
at the south end : 14 , 14. 20 , 12 and
24 feet , making In all 84 feet.
There is an overshoot of six feet
on the south side ot the driveway to
feed the first row of cattle from. The
windows on the west side are close to
the doors and come directly over the :
gutters in order to let In light. In
cleaning out the cow stable the doors
can be made wide enough to drive in
from the east sIde through the stablee
and out of the west side. The stalls
are single stalls for swinging racks
for mangers , but It swInging racks are
not used the stalls can bo converted
into double ones If desired. There are
thrtr.nlne cows stalls and one box
stall ; It the box stall Is not required ,
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three single stalls can be made of H.
Roomy and Up-to.Date Stable.
A. McT.-Plcaso publish a plan for
the basement of a barn 76 feet by 40 I
. feet , to have 6 or 8 stalls for horses I
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Ground Floor Plan of Handy Stable.
A. horse stable : B. teed rooms : C , cat- '
Ue stables : D. passage behind cattle :
E. box stalls ; F , room for cattle to run
lOOSe.
4 or 5 box stalls , stalls for 18 or 20
head of cattle tied , and a place for
8 or 10 head to run loose.
The above plan provides for six
horse stalls , ten double cattle stalls ,
'foUl' box stalls and a room for young :
cattle to run loose In. The box stalls
have doors In from outside \ , so that
they may 11e cleaned from theso. The
passage behind the cattle is nine feet
wide , allowing room for a wagon or
cart to bo backed In to draw out the
manure.-
Blaming It on the Bread.
"Slcl ; : at your stomach , eh ? " said
the boy's mother' "What made you
that way ? "
"I guess , " said the boy , reproachfully .
tully , "it was that bread you made me
eat at lunch time. "
"Indeod ? Where have you been all
afterDOP ? "
"Over In old man Peters' apple or-
chard. "
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Her Ex-Son.
1\I1's. Wa ash-'fhero goes 1\lrs. Mar- .
rlmore with her stcpson What a' . . : .
homely boy he Is ! , . . I
1\1rs. Do 'rse-Yos , and yet I remember . , {
member several years ago I thought
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him quite lretty.
Mrs. Wabash.Ah ! but you were his
mother at that time , were you not ?
Mrs De Vorse-Why , yes , I 'bollovo
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Looking Over the Family. ,
Mr. Wntk'na-Do you think : that i
that . young : Mr. Spryggyns Is especially . \
Iy Interested in Mabel ?
Mrs. Watkyns-Wett , It looks that
way The last time he called be persisted .
slsted In having her brIng out the old 1
photograph album and show him the
pictures ot all the near and distant "
relatives ,
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get away : I have an engagemont.
Gus-A pressing one ?
Ted-WoJl , it generally ends in that ,
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don'tchel'lmow , when the gas Is
turned down.-Half.Hollday. .
A Logical Inference.
Little Bess-Who is that strange
lady , mamma !
Mamma-That is Miss GoodwIn , the- -
philanthropist , my dear.
Little Bess-What Is a phllanthro
pint ?
Mamma-it Is a word , derived from
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the Greek signifying "a lover of men. . "
Little Bess-Then I guess all women
are philanthropists , aren't they , ma.m.
ma ?
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Jael-1 ; : thought that the author of
this book was famous for his keen -l ,
understanding of women ? . .
Jane-Well , do you doubt It ? '
Jtclt-Of course He says that thg
heroine suffered In silence.
Retribution at Hand
"Mandy , " said Farmer Corntossel ,
"do you know that one of them board.
ers is the man that got me into a
crooked game in the train last win.
ter ? '
uAre you goln' to have him arrest'
ed ? "
uNo , jest you Bee that he 'cSoesn't
pay his board In counterftelt money an' -
.we'll get even all right. "
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