THE ILL-NATURED BRIER. WHS. ANNA BACH I. I.lttlc M;s Prier came out of t!ic ground: She pin our her thor.is and scratched every thing 'round. 'Til jiit t-y." Mill she, "How bid I c in he; At prlcklnc and scratching there's few can match me." I. trtl'' Miss Brier m liiim'snn .ind bri-ht. llt-r leaves eie l:irk urecn and her flowers were pure Mhite: rut all mini came near her ere wo wot ried hy her. ltey'd so out uf their way to keep clear of lier. Mttle Miss Brier was lookins one dav At her teiuliuor, the Violet. Just over the way: wotnler." said h , That no one pels imp. V Lite all iient so iilad lit lie Violet to see." A .M lirr iiM l innet, w ho sat on a tree, II. i.l i: i--i"-' i- I I lie 1 rier, aud thus an- en d l.c : '1 1 in.t that she's fair, I-'or on inav cottniare In beauty Willi even Miss Violet there. I lit Vl -let's aKias so pleasant and kin I, . o e lit III lo.iiiif i. h li m lue III itliu 1 ; K II III"- ioiiiiii at her f"el sl.rt ui.ut.l i.i'V.-r I'l tteat. Ami to I ud, l.ee ai.d l.uueiny always so sweet.-' 1 he pardrner's lfe Just tl.i'n the pathway e.iiiii- ilov. h. . . Alllllic Il Isclil- NOUS I'.ner not hold OI urr to' v " 1 1 il. ar. w hut a tear! Mi p,ii:"M. I declare: Tltctl..lll.:es I'll- I l as no bil-lllcss til; re. tier. .1 i.'Kk i: no; Hiiow I' Inln Ihe lire. A..d lh.il ..s the end ol t. e 111 iial.uea brier. Excitative. IIOWTHKV .VKKK CURED. "I'll tcilyoti, I 'aisy, 8'imetbin?; nicer tluu iiiif di'TU tunes," said Kitty, ,ni-i;io;4 Hu m neatly away in tho box. ' It's tn lu li nu-li other to improve.'' "f lo '!" a.skeil Lai.-y, setthuK back ii. to tit r clniir fur a "oood listen" as mi e sniil when a story was in order. "Well, jtiHt this way. We'll each V'i t a blank book ami then writedown Heh ut Iter's fmilti; tlien truile books, joa si e " ".-iileiidi.l!" cried faisy, nkipiiing nut ni ber chair anil olulu.K her IiuuiIh, "an I we'd have it for a mvrirk, uutl Lilt tell auybntlv." l'uicv livi il next ilimr to Kitly auJ t':ev wife nliunt coiit-t.iutly together iliitiii tlitir waking lunir., ami asiilo trow hci-iiMoiirI little) "spats" whien bent lusteil but a niiio-nt or two, tliov were the meat peueeable of luv lnnteri, mill it kvo one iiltiiuiure to see tin m together. Tho programme was ehan.l Ci m- letely now. lubteail f pitiyintf 'u their usual happy an. I contorted way, tin v fi ll to Btiiiijing one another crit 1,'mIiv, mill uniting laborious eulriea in Ho- littlo books. A eooli:e-s an. I a feeliug of uufrieml liii hs, siii-li as they La 1 never before e erieui ed, terminally eatiie lu'tween them. 1 ho itiiy at length arrived when the books wen to reveal to each her tiiiillH. 1 lair-y chiiio over, uu.l with li any uiisnivins the books Mleutly ehuiie.l huuils, and they sat down to i e ml. I-or a loiig time the tiekinr of the dork and the purring of the kitten iu tie window were the only sounds iu ti e room. Theu a liltlo book came tl iiijj across the tlor, turnmi.' many s .iiit-rsaiills before it collapsed utterly, and an ugly voieeeveUiined: "You are jmd as mean as you cau be to write micIi things about me!" and billy's tears bef.au to flow. "Well, you're a hateful old tiling, au 1 1 shan't never come to see yon uiiiu. rso tin re!" iiud laisy flouuood out oi the hotise iu hih dudgeon, too iii. -rv mid hint to even think of her i:ut. Kitty thrfw ters If on the sofa, and le re her mother found her, bund ed into a .!eji cti d littlo heap in one Cor fu r of it, eryiiifr bitleily. 'Why, Kitty! what is the niu'ter, uud w here is 1 ai-y '!" i lone home; we've fit," sol bed Kdly. "Impossible! How did it happen?" exihiiuied her mother hitting down beside hrr; and by a few adroitly put questions she learned the trouble, and pirkit.x tip tho hook oil' the Hour, read tlio tollowiug: Kl r rv's FAl'LT:'. I'on't bite your nails so lunch. l'ou't feel so 1 ir iu your white hat. lon't leave your close on the foor. Uou't sit on jour foot its improper. 1 1, n t lie mad when Jr'redily I'.lake f?ives mo ie,lm drops. Poll' carry my noli by tho lep. l'ou't blow on my bird when he suites too loud. liuttou up your own shoes, 1 do. oai.sv's FAff.rs. l'ou't throw your bonuit iu a chair. l'ou't f.;et mad when I dress tho kit ten up iu your dolls best things. I'm jour hand over your mouth w In u you Kie. l'ou't net su silly in bunJay -school. You make me sick. l'ou't think you nro so smart some times befote the boys. l'ou't open your mouth so wide w heu you laut;h. V ith ilillieulty Kitty's mother re pressed a hiugli thut threatened to Lin -t f.'itli, and Siiid: "We canuot expect to keep our fi ieii. Is if we enlu'iHo them in this way. We ti:nl it hard to bear when told our limits iu the kin. lost end gentloi.t num ber. Our enemies are ever rea ly to t nlighteu ns on that score, aud even then it does not wound as when a friend takes us in hand. It takes auy amount of tuct, my dear, and instead of searching out tho faults it's better to hud out the good qudilio ; then ou'd ulrt iivs be at peace with tbem ami yourself also. Now you wonld better wr.te a n.ite to Dnisv at once and make up. You can't alTord to lose In r friumlship, nor she yours. Kitty dried her eyes ani sat down to write. When she opened tho gate t carry the note to Daisy, she spied that i'tle girl coming out of her own, evidently on the same errand. They hurried towards each other holding a note at arm's Lngth bef -e tin in, with a look at on -e i nid and I'tiestiouino; then a smile of foryive-ner-8 beamed from both faces, and feeling that the trnd was at nu erd they sat sociably down on tho edge of the shtew ilk mid reait their respective notes. Pa sy's to Kitty can: "My I 'ear Kitty I am not mad no more and hopo those few line will find yon the same. "Yours sincenrly, Daisy." Anil Kitty s: "Dear Duiiy I am sorry wo tried to improve. Como o er mamma is a go ing to make caramels, p. s. and get jour hat. "Y'ours r?spect ible, Kitty." "Wo con't ever do it egain, will we, K tty?" "Never! Mamm says we most nse tacks' when we t-jll faults." 'Tacks!' how? aaked Daisy, won d ringl7'. ", I enn't tell how," said Kiby, f-elirg herself in deep water. I s'pose oil kuo when we'vo growed. Come, ?'aifiy, t'u ro'. in i nro a at the window ttiio; t,n iicr pron," and hand-in-han 1 thev l.ippitj hopped op ttio wa k as I ari y r.3 two nice little girls could possibly bo Advocate. Did you ever ucar or a niau lio had striven !l hin l;re faithfully mid singly toward an object, and in no- pleasure cbtMinetl ll'J If a cm) constantly as pired is ho not elevated? It Is a test of politeness for a man to ."sten wl'h interest to thinffj he k own at bo..t, wbe .they are being: told by a prison who knows nothing about thom. The Bost-.n and Maine Railroad will erect Boston's largest 7Mn elevator.for w - cli 3,000,000 r.t of lurab it Ul fc uud. THE KINDERGARTEN U'OUSDER. When Froebel was fifteen years olii, he went to the honse of a forester, who agreed to give liim two years' instruc tion ia forestry, geometry, and survey ing. The forester was, however, too busy t keep his agreement; and Froeliel, thrown on his own resources, availed himse f of the forester's books, and gained f r himself the knowledge which hi9 mast' r had agreed to give him. At this time, also, lie made the acquaintance of a physician who in structed him in natural philosophy U favorite study with the physician), and lent him botanical books, by means of which he mado the acquaintance of other pltnts besides those which grew in tho woods, and was e' ablod to find the lehitions of the wood plants. At the close of the two years Fro ebel ret urued home. He was, soon alter, sent on business to one of his brothers, who was studying medicine iu Jena, t'roebel reached that town about alii weeks before the close of the school half-year, and his brother arranged for the youth to study there for t!iat length of tim -. He ile.ote.l himself to drawing, a knowledge of which is required by a surveyor. He returned to Jena after the vaca tion, mill then studied mineralogy, natural history, cliemisiry, aud archi tecture, bo d.les coutiuuing his former studies of geometry, natural philoso phy, and botany, aud acquiring more information on the subjects of forestry and survcyiug. The experiments in natnrsl philosophy did not satisfy him. He wished to perceive the inutr con nection of the whole, tie was, how ever, fortunate enough to have for his tcachc of botany and natural history, ono who went into the sub jects thoroughly, and lucreased t'roebel's nati-al inclination to learn by obseiving. His knowledge of tho subjects above mentioned was completed, aud the study of mineralogy and of the laws and forms of cr stals (ervstalography) thoroughly mastered, at the uivi rsity at Dcrliu. 11..- gave up his first private pupils in order to alt -ml this univer sdy, and supported himself while ther by giving lessons in a private school. "Aftr tho war ho was appointed as sis ant in the Museum of Mineralogy Iu Iterlin. This position gave him excep tional oppor! unities for examining and comparing tho different minerals and crystal. t'roebel's father was a minister, and froebel, Iu his childhood and early youth, was frequently with him iu his study. Thither the pat ishiotiers ci ie to consult their pastor about their spiritual and uioml ditliculties. The thoughtful boy studied the souls thus revealed to him, and also his own Soul. He thus fitted hi'il-elf to understand littlo ch ldren, who are so often misiin dersto id because their powers of ex pression aro as yet too weak to enable t tie li'tlo one to explain the olt-u iunocetit, even praisewo- th v motive of blameable actions. The fol ow ing true story may serve to illustrate this fact: A little boy, only three years old, broke od the head of his sister's doll. The l.ttle firl ran to her mother to compl.tiu of the deed. When the mother reproved him for his unkiud ness, the litt!e fellow looked up inno cently into her face. ' Why, nmmm i, 1 wanted to see what was inside." 'Ilia mother, who had studied frontiers sy ,teui, perceived that the child's do striietieiies was caused by a desiro for investigation. She provided him with suitable mat rials, and his de-.-tr.tctn entss changed to constructive ness, then by rendering unnecessary the sacrifice of more dolls and other playthings. A review of this article will show that l ioelitl had acquired nil aud uioie than all the kuoAl-dge which a kii.det g.ii t "ter needs before he es tablished the fir.-.t kiuil'-rgai ten rather more tiniu tilty years ago. TflK CTUNK.SK .1 ACANA. Few of us h vo tho chance tt study tho habits and peculiarities of birds. We are iu tho hlut of thinking th 't the uir is their natural eh-n ent, but a reliable naturalist slides that there are nearly ten thousand iltti'oreiit species of birds fieqm i.titig the so-, whi h is their el it ent, their home, a d affords them all they require food, security, anil enjoyment. Many of these bir is are expert divers, swimming under water with the greatest ease and rapid ity in pursud of tish or other kinds of food; others prefer inland lakes and rivers. .Among this numerous class is a Very beautiful bird, the Chinese Jacann. t is to bo met with throughout the whole of India, on i ho iauges, near llcnnres, and among the Himalayan mountains wh rever hikes, large pools, or morasses alio. l. id. Its length is about twenty-five inches. Tho front of tho neck and chest is white. The tipper or back pai l of the head and neck is of a bright orange color, a thin blao't line dividing the two colors. Tho rest of tho body is of a deep choco'uie brown. Its toes are long and slender, aud ap pear unsuitable for use in tho water; but its motive power under water is in the wings. When in search of food, tte Jseana may be seeu on the surface of some clear stream or lake, tripping about upon the broad leaves of the lotus or water-lily, lookiug for in sects; tho u-e of his loug, slender toes is then very apparent. When he seeks fond, which is to be found ouly in the water, he divos from his plat form of broad leaves; reaching the liott. m, he runs about, perfectly at home, si arching f .r the kind of food he desiies. When alarmed he dives noise 1. ssly, making ids way under water, and hiding among the stems of aquatic plants, ristug at intervals and thrust ing his bill out of wat jr just enough to take in air. When doubt and danger are past, be emerges once more into the sunshine. W. A. C. THE SCl.SSOKS-aiUNDKH. At a dinner of friends, if yon wish to mys'ify those on the opposite rido of the table, offer to sharpen their knives on a new kind of grindstone. I'lace your plate on your knees, the hollow part toward jon, keeping it upright by leaning it against the edge of the table, above which it should show about two inches. in I'lace the blade of the knife on fie edge of ttie plate, taking the ordinary position of a kudevrinder XSy a slight tremulous motion of the legs make the plate dnco on the knee", so as to rise and iall rapidly from one-thirty sec ond to one-tenth of an inch, the knife-blade barely touching it. Y'onr opp-.tite neighbors will belive that they see tho plate turning on its centre, liko the wheel of tho scissors grinder, and will great'y admire the address with which you have imparted to tho pin to snclt a rapid rotary mo tion. L'Jll ustral ion A New York 1'iua is manufacturing self wiudiLg docks. KECItEa TOMATOES. If yon like tomatoes, let me advise yon to trv the following reoipes now this delicious frnit is in season: TOMATO SOUFFLE. Feel 11 lb. of very ripe tomatoes, remove the hard centres, and beat the remaiuder of the fruit to a pulp; sea son with pepper, salt, cayenne, and a little lemon; turn into a lined Muce pan, add a heaped dessert spoonful of cornflour, and stir over the fire nntil the mixtnre boils, and continue stir ring until perfectly smooth; turn into a basin, and, when ccol, mix in the well-whisked yolks of three eggs, and lastly the frothed whites of four eggs; pour into soullle cases and bake five or ten minutes in a good oven; when cooked, serve i nmediately with brea I rusks or pulled bread. STIW-'LD TOMATOKS. C'-oose six large ripe tomatoes, and c.refnlly remove the har.t centre from each without bre iking the shape of the fruit, till tho hole thus made with savory stuihug, prinkle with a mix ture of chopped parsley aud bread crumbs seasoned with pepper and salt, place a small lump of butter on the lop of each and bake in a moderate ovea f r fifteen to twenty minutes; jila-o each ou a square of fried bread on a hot dish, have ready some thick brown mushroom sauoo, to which add the juioj ruu from the torn does, then pour ronnd the frnit, and garnish with tuft of fried parsley. AV KOONOUICAC AND SAVOBT STUFFIVO can be made like this: Mince finely then ponnd together 3 ozs. of cold cooked beef, mutton, lamb, or veal, and 1 oz. of oooked lean ham or bacon, add 1 oz of fine breadernmbs, 2 ozs. of birter, n.. chopped button mush room', season with a teaspoonful of chopped pirsley, teaspoonful of grated lemon find, teaspoonful of shrod chive, teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, ditto of salt aud pepper, mix well together, and moisten with a little warm stock, stitlieieut to form into a soft panada. If any shilling remains over after fi ling the tomatoes, r -11 into small balls, dip iu Hour, fry, and use to i;nruisU the dish of tomatoes. TOVI VTO SOCP. Pocure doz-n large ripe tomatoes, place in a 8 tew pan with 3 gills of water, 1 oz. of batter, 3 button onions, a small strip of lemon rind, and oz. peppercorns, aud a gpriukl: of salt; simmer gently until quite soft, sln-iu the jtiie- into a basin, remove the sk u and centies from the tomatoes, and rub tho pulp through a hair sieve iut.j the basin coulaiuiug the juiov; stir iu II pint of stock (meat or vegetable) and pour into a stew pan; I ring nearly to the boil, then add 2 os. of white run r, stir until the soup thickens, strain into a hot tureen, aud serve with fried croutons. The following vegetable recipes are fro n the I'nrul Sfio Yorkrr, and are specially good: CO UN SOUP. So re ami scrape young corn from the cob. Hoil tho cobs ouo-half honr, theu remove them from the water and aild tho oorn pulp Thicken with Sour rubbed into a generous quantity of butter, and season highly with pepper aud salt. MVIA-l'.KAX SOfP. One quart of very tender yonnp Limns, and half as much each of stock and milk; one tablespoouful of butter rubbed with two tablespoonfuls of Hour; salt, pepper and the yolks of two egg . Cover the beans with boiling water, boil slowly for half an hour, drain and put through a colander. Heat the milk to boiling in a farina kettle, add the beans to tno stock, stir the thickeuing into the boiling milk, not slacking unt.l it thickens smoothly. Add this to the beans and stock, let it boil up, then stir in qnickly the beaten epg yolks. VOI'NG USUI, OKEAMEn. If very voting and tender, aid as much boiling water as will nearly evaporate while cooking; if older, cover well with water, boil half an hour or until tender, aud drain. Add bait, pepper sud butler; or, if cream is plenty, use half a cupful of hot cream iustead of butter. Do not let the cream boil; it will not be so good. Tuoso who liko the flavor of mint some times add a sprig to the water, remov ing it when the beans are tender. TOMATOES AND COKN. Mix equal quantities of co-n pulp aud cut tomatoes, say a pint of each. A id boiling water and cook slowly for 21 minutes, season with salt and pep per, and sdd also one tablespoon of bntter, half a much of sugar and the same of grated onion. Cook gently rive or ten rcinuU-s longer before serv ing. DIN NEK TABLE TKICKH. A good dinner table tnok is to make an egg force its way into an ordinary wine carafe, such as is found on all well regulated dinner tables. The other accessories are some paper and a medium hrd boiled egg with the shell taken off. Drop the paper lighted into a wine bottle ami get the interior well heated. This expands the air within aud forces part of it out. While the interior is still hot stand the egg up on end in the neck of the bottle aud let it rest there. As the bottle cools off the rgg will begin to force its wa' n, nntil it finally drops. Another trick, which works on the same principle, is to make a banana peel itself. To do this all that is wanted is a wine bottle, a ripe banana and a bit of paper wet with alcohol. Light tho paper and drop it into the bottle. hen the air in the bottle ia well heated set the banana on end on top and let it do the rest itself, as the air on the inside cools off and contracts the outside pressure, pushing the ban ana down into the bottle nntil it has pnlled itself ont of its skin. THE FEATHEK PEN. One f the prettiest novelties for the writiug table whi -h has been brought out qmte recently is an ostrich feather, with the fines prettily arranged in per manent curls, and fitted np as a pen holder, with a gold an 1 silver tip. The feather appears to be much bi tter be haved than the average bang, as the cnrls remain permanently, and do not require any further attention onoe their heads are turned in the right di rection. The feather pen is seen in different lengths ard may be bad in almost any color desired. It is a most welcome addition to a lady's writing table, anil forms one of tho many desirable gifts with which to .resent a friend who is starting npon a long journey. It is pretty certain that all letters directed to home friends, and certainly those to the giver of the pen, will be written with it. A monogram, either in plain or jew elled silver or gold, may be attached to the stem, together with a tiny bar of met d npon which is seen the date of presentation. Of course, the super stitions person who would not present a pen to a friend with any greater feel ing of security iu fntnre friendship be tween giver aud recipient thin the feeling with which he would present that same friend with a knife. But with brave people, who scout the idea of faith in such things, the feather pen will be considered a very desirable gift at all times and at all seasons. The roniard of the celebrated brig and, Fra Did vol o, is among the posses sions of the museuj) of the Nan:y, to which it was presented by General Hugo, the captor of the tobter. THE ANCESTRAL HOME OF THB WASHINGTON FAMILY. The thonshts of Americans of all , classes, both here and across the At ; Untie, must have dwelt a great deal on the stirring times between the years 1775 and 178 1, and more especially on the central figure of that deplorable struggle between two peoples who should have been linked together by all the ties of brotherhood and common in terest. Washington's name has al ways been a spell to ronse the en thusiasm of every patriotic heart, and his history ran but have a deep inter est for English speaking people throughout the world. Many efforts have been made to ac curately trace his family history, bnt none have met with complete suooes. The old Manor House at Sulgrave. in Northamptonshire, which we illustrate to-day, was the borne of a family of Wasiiiugtons, who, apparently, had a common baptismal name, "Laurence." There i-i a brass plate ia Sul grave Church, of which we give a sketch, to t 'ie memory of a "Lauronoe Washington, (ient,and Ameehis wyf, "who bad a large family of sons and daughters. One of the sons, orelsa a grandson, also called Laurence, we find obliged to part with the riulgrave estat and subsequent y rem ving to Islington, near Althorpa Fark, pro! ably on accouut of being related to Lord Spencer. In the church at T.nugton can be found hie epitaph, dated December 13, 1C1H, showing that by his wife, Margaret, daughter of William Tecs of Sussex, he had eight sons and nine dangters. Of these John and Lanrance are sup posed, by some, to have emigrated to Virginia, though this is disputed by other authorities. The connection between the above named John and Oeorge Washingt n's great-grandfather John is by no means clearly established. The latter settled in Virgiu;a aliont 1057; his eldest son Laurence had three children John, Augustine, and Mildred. Augustine was twice married. By the first mar riage there were fonr children, of whom only two, Lauronoe and Angus tine, grew to manhood. 15y his second marriage, in 17:10, with Mary Ball, he had six children, one of whom, Oeorge as destined to become one of the greatest men of the age. Oeorge Washington's early days wero pased inder the guardianship of his hulf brother Laurence at Mouut Vernon, ivhere also, alter his eveutful career, lie died on the Hth of December, 17'.f. Washington's descent from the i'amily above mentioned is, to a Cer tain extent, borue out by the fact of the "t irs and Btripes," so familiar in he American national Hug, appearing n the coat of-arms upon the memorial trass to Laurence Washington in Stil rave Church. PERSONAL. Cvrus W. Field gave his collectiou if medals and paintings relating to the laying of the Atlantic cable to the Metropolitan Museum of Ar New 1'ork, several months before hiu death. No announcement however of the gift was made at the time. Among the historically valuable and interesting irtie'es in the collection are the various medals aud tokens received irom governments, stutes and societies, including tho great gold medal pre ented to Mz. Field by Congress in 1 mIT, the cross of the order of St. Imiritiiis, conferred by the King of Italy, etc ; the gold box given by the lieople of New York, the silver and oak t mi bird civen by the men workiug in ' eiitntl I'ui'k, fragments of the Atlantic ble, i-ix largo oil paintings and forty- x wi.b '-colors illnstriitiug the laying of tiieoiiMe, ami Mr. Fiel l's own portrait pointed by I'liuiel Hnntington. The collection will be kept together in special alcove of the museum. Mbs. Kosr Terry Oookr. whose leat h occurred last week at l'iltstleld. Muss., begin her literary career as a ei-niribiitor for 1'ittniiin'a Maiazlne before she hid reached the ago of twenty. She coutribnted to nearly all the leuding periodicals in the country, iiesitles publishing several volumes of oe i:s, ske ehes, and short stories, so i e of them tumorous, mainly ilo seriliiug New Kngl nd life, and a novel called "Steadfast," which is story of eolonisl times. Mrs. Anna 15. 1'katt has given the "Old Concord" publio library a bust of In r sister, Louisa M. Alcott, by Mr. Kiel.elRon. It is a fine likeness, por rAying Miss Alcott at her best. Con cord is fortunate in possessing this ust, which graces the "Authors' Alcove," and is a memorial to a woman whose memory will long be cherished by young and old. In Cincinnati, Ohio, there flourishes a I'reshvterian Hospital, Woman's Medicid Colli go, and Free l ispensary, ill combined, managed and controlled exelusively by women. At its recent econd nunnal Commencement it con ferred the degree of M. 1. npon Mrs. Louise J. Lyle, the fonnder of the in stitution, and npon one other woman. Mrs. A. E. W. Hohkrtson of Museo 400, 1. T , has completed the transla tion of the New Testament from the original Oreck into the Creek lan--!unee. The University of Ohio hat jr.nferred Ujvou her the degree ol Doctor of Philosophy in recognition of her si-bolarly attainments. Miss Uabkiella Clements, of Phila delphia, in distinguished among women innral decorators for her ability in lesignrng and executing figures and tine allegorical groups for filling large wall spaces. Her work done three venrs ago for the New Century Club of Philadelphia has been transferred to the walls of the New Century 1 'rawing lioom, and other rooms in the club bnil. hug show handsome decorations by her. Among the unknown heroines of the world's dark places are the brave won en nnrses of North brother Island, where the city p:iupers afflicted with dictations diseases are sent for care. I h. ir matron, Miss Kate Holden, bos for ten years led a lifo of solitude aud sacrifice, frequently spending months at a time without crossing to the main land. When the fifty Russian typhns patients were sent in a single day to this island hospital, Miss Holden spent forty consecutive hours among them "vithout sleep or food. Mrs. Margaret E. Sanoster, the editor of llarpr.r't liazar, has just received a complimentary dogree" f rorr the University of Nebraska. A Citriositv. All the twenty-six fetters of the alphabet are contained in the following sentence: "John P. ltrady gave me a black walnnt box o ipii'e a g-nall si7.e." "German Syrup 55 Boschee's German Syrup is more, successful in the treatment of Con sumption than any other remedy prescribed. It has been tried under every variety of climate. In the bleak, bitter North, in damp New England, in the fickle Middle States, in the hot, moist South every where. It has been in demand by every nationality. It has been em ployed in every stage of Consump tion. In brief it has been used by millions and its the only true and reliable Consumption Remedy. Indig.stion Cured "I h.iv for ye' 5"n troubled with distress In my itoinach and Indi gestion. Whm I lxk Uo-mI's Saisapa'"' xtx rnert wa urprNltS Itn.iveine great relief, and I now eat without ihit terribl distress. I w ui. w Mile. .t. ,.t well at night .-a i ,a ..enei-ii h, Itlt. or all of which I thank H.KiOS 8.4K1 tMHttl." Vi M. Wade, Hoot and Shoe dealer, li ierrim.- street. Lowell, Sim i ii ill's l-II.I.S cure liver MH. constipation. jillinisiiess, J iiitiuiee, aim tuca un.'i KUonld Have I In The Hoese. Jtmppol oh Suuur. Children I.ov to take Jon suns' AsoDvst. ljsirnTforlTnumfoMa, KSTllinmt. T.hisIIIIK.1 ..ll.-.Crallltl.l e.UU. Kola-vet all sutiiui.-ri'..iiil.iuli!ls.o.iaiiJ Bei!l II- !:r...i:. s..l.ievervher.-. erl.si :ev. hy otall: 6 taUe utaw AKUtl. S i. I.S JOrtSboM JklXIBut.TOH. FOB WOMEN QHLY. No Cure, No Pay. Hon Mlene win cine Hie wol.sl ease ol l.eu orilne.or whites and relieve all pain or ue aiigeiiieut ol the female 01 gain. A.Uress, K. AND L. REMEDY CO. lit X te.1. I KOIUA, III. Pi Ire 50c. Sent securely sealed. FOR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has been ne1 1'T Million f Mother gums, alUys all pain, run wtml colic, and Twentj-nve tenia m dbiu 3nr roltoi .- sinu a KIGOEilS PASTILLES I.TKUSAl K Hinltliiig Lots Free for days only. N. lliK.MLUir Land Co., a Broad way, N. Y. HUMOUOUS. Said the lecluter "The roads up i'..esein uiutainiare Uo sleep and reeky for even a donkey to climb; therefore, I did u. t attempt the ascent.'' Amy "Mas lie eifer loved any other ( rl before?" ATaiiel "No; that doosa't worry me. U l at I want to know ia If be will lute my o. her girl in the future." "Whatl Do yoa diu-j in that fourth rate p'ace?" "Only when I am not huugry. What s the ue of wasting good lood ou a o J.- appetite?" "Do you kuow Wlddikeu'd widow?" "Oh, yis." "I hear s'te Is goi.ig to contest Ihe )ld man's will." "I don't wonder at all She always tid when he was alivel' ' Do you think t:iat truth is stranger .ban iiuilon?" 'I i ou't know,' repliel the cautious nan; "when some people that I know ;et through with it, generally seems to e." She "How did you and Tom Hillow lAopen to eet married, Rlauche?" Rlatiebe " We were both single, you know?-' "VesV" "Well, wa m.trried to get even." She (to Cousin George, who ha9 just returi ol from the tropics) "O.i, ileore, how kind of you to bring me ihn dear little monkey! How thought- ulvouacel Bit but it's just like touV Do your c'othe lust as lliey ud to? If not, ,-tiu inimr be iiilti)! a soni or uttHinii powder hiilro.s tiiein Tiy me k.miU old fas 'licri' d li.ilii.ins' hleeliic Soai., prrjectli pure to-day is iu Isn'J. Thomas Jetleisou was our thai Secre tin y ol Male. Mr. Frederiek F.-. hltn, S.jimw, Michigan, writes; I am in tine r. ceipt of your letter and note, th it you would like lo learn my opinion on t. Item tr.l Vegetable fills. This I shall do with pleasure since I cau sliest that they have been of iiocxi service tu me Pi lor to my receiv ing thetsi. II, rum 1 Vetreiuble Pills 1 was very much afflicted with stomach disorders, could not enjoy my nluhl-rift and was troubled wlin turbulent dream. I pon receipt of ihe fit. Bernard Vegetable Pills. 1 took one pill each night aod alter Uiht days, my troubles left me. Accept my best tbank- for Ibe pills. The glfti to Harvard University the past year amount to S373,8iiO.K7. The accessions to the library have been 8730 Volumes and 2'.),000 pamphlets. Tlreil all the Time" Hood's Sarsapa rllla possesses Just those elements of t re n nth which you so earnestly crave, it will jutld you up, give you au appetite, stienutlien your stomach and nerves, fry it. Uiiu.1'1 I'liu InviKorate the liver. The underground electno railway proiio.ied for l'aris is to traverse t:.e Aty In the direction of its greatest length. Frazer Axle UreaM. The Frazer I k-pt by all dealers. One box asts as loii(r as four of anv other, leecived neiials at North Carolina State Fair, Centeu il.tl. and Pans Lxrtniliun. The ldet of ferrying a loaded freight :ar across Ijiko Michigan ia soon to je put into practice. J. C. SIMP.-ON. Mirqium. W. Vs., says: 'Hall's Catarrh Cure cuied me of a very bad tase uf catarrh." Druggists sell It, ' 5c. A cholera epidemic broke out a short hile ai:o among the sharks in the In iian O eau. M an's system Is like a town.it must be well lraint-d and nothing I so eiiliiicint as Beech mi's Fills, For sale by all druugi-,ts. The Transvaal, Houth Africa, lias oined the Universal Postal Uuion. Rnnture cure cunrHia(eeI hv Dr. J. 15. Mayer, 831 Arch St., Phll a, t a. tase at once, no operation or de ay from business, attested by thou lands of cures after others fail, advice ree, aend for circular. Wild Strawberries aro spoken of in Spenser's "Fa-iie C;iieen." Shakes peare speaks or their cultivation. Corn Harventhie Revolutionized. One man cm cut and shock, three to five acres per day, easier than one acre in the usual way Address with stamp, 1. 2. MfciililAM, White water, Wis. About 3IK) orgwn gi unlets arrive in London every June from Italy, and leave again iu Octolxr. CaniV liiiiuer Cure for Dropsy, Gravel, IMabeteg, Bright's, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv ousness, Ac. Cure guaranteed. 831 Arch Street, I'hilad'a. (1 a bottle, 6 for 5, or druggist. 10U0 eertidcaiea of cores. Try iu If London's streets were put end to end they wonld reach tom that city to St, Peteri-burg. FITS 1 All Fits stopped tren hy Ir. Kline Great Nerve Kcsiorei. No Fits after first dav' oe. Marveloite cities. 1 i ealise and 2 GO lrl bottle free to Fit cases. Ser.d lo I)r Kllaa'a Kit Arch but'hilauelehia, Fa. relet ge Zinncl z zkouskekowlouski lj a native of Buffalo, according to thag clt's directory. Pint files Blotches AFP rvrPEXCB That the Hood is JTonr, and that nature is endtay irir.g to throw off the tmpurttus. A-Jixe is so tjneficial t assts ting r.atc as Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) It is a simple vegetable compound. Js iJrmless to the most delicate chtld, yet it forces the poison to the surface ani eliminates it from the blood. I contracted a severe caie of blood pottoy that uni.itcd me for business for four years. A U bottles of SwUt's Specinc (S. S. U cured ' " J. C. Jones, City Marshal, " Fultoo, Arkansas, Treatise on Wood and Skin Diseases mailed Irta. wiT SfciIC Co, Atlanta, Oa. A STAGE ELEPHANT. IsUmtlDt Animal I. Bull Like Life. How That An old-timer of the stage is quite certain that few theater-goers have any Intelligent conception of trie mechanism of some of the "animals that are in the caat of the modern giiectacular drama. A long tin -i ago, when the "heifer" was part and par cel of "Evangeline," it caused an In finite amount of merriment, but few ever stopped to think how it was done. Although its construction B1VIVOKK Or THB LEPHASt was simple enough, the effect was wonderfully amusing. The "ele phant" iu le Wolf Hopper's "Wang Is a much complicated creation, and, while it amuses the play-goer, the mechanism is one of study, and the wen who do the "elephant act are not enjoying themselves as wuch as the people who are In front With these two wen playing elephant is hard work, es neciallv as the "elephant" is conduct ed on scientific principles, and in or der to make it work properlyconsultr atnms were had with the Scien tific American and bridge engi neers, says a writer in the Chi cago Tribune. By the law of me chanics the weight of the elephant U squarely distributed to the four DIAGBAg OF TBI KLIP BIA.D. A Wheels for the eyet. B Wheels for the trunk. C Cord for drawing trunk Inward. 1 Cord for drawing trunk outward. K Leather thongs for operating wheels. Vilook from which head la auapenUed. poiuts of union. The two men who "make the elephant," fore legs and hind legs, have something else to do besides stump about on the stage. They ate joined together by a yoke which fastens around the neck, shoulders and arms of each man, and I this yoke serves as a communication between the two wen. hen the front legs want to wake a movement, this yoke prompts the bind legs as to their action. If the front legs want to advance, that movewent naturally draws the hind legs. By the niei h.iuh al construction of the "beast" the rider Is enabled to shift his position on the back of the ele phant at will. If this law were violated or not adhered to the ele phant's equilibrium would be upset. The legs of the elephant are wade of guttapercha, and are worn pre cisely as trousers, and are held in position by heavy suspenders. The soles of the feet are wade of heavy India rubber. The head rests upon a socket, which gives it an elephaut tine undulation. And in this bead is a clock-work system of pulleys and wheels used by the man who plays the forelegs, and by this system he wanipulates the trunk, tusks, eyes and ears. When the tender wants to curl the elephant's trunk inward he inclines his head forward, grasps a tg at the end of a thong which is fastened to the trunk, and by a movement of his head, sets in mo tion a large wheel which turns so as to draw the thong tight, giving the desired effect; on the same principle the trunk curls upward, and the eyes, tusks and ears likewise. The man in front has no time to enjoy the fun. He is kept busy watching his tags and pulleys and wheels. Cora para tl to Distances. If we first lay down the sun and then place the earth one inch from it, that being the relative distance; then if we inquire at what distance to put the nearest fixed star, using the same scale, we will find that it must be placed at a distance of 1 miles. Mixed Things I p. A Philadelphia funeral team did service at a wedding a few days ago, arid the dozing driver allowed the horses to carry the bridal couple into a cemetery. Cood Shot. A Rio Grande engineer recently shot a wildcat near New Castle, Cola, trow the cab of his engine. In order to keep sea rorgies through ti e summer, the fisherman of Rhode Island have nets so arranged that the I assing schools are led np Into salt water pands and channels connecting with the ocean are closed. ill OKI TIN Q INTO THE LEGS. fcCOKOMlCAI. TO THE LAST. "Isn't old Skinflint dead yet, Doc tor?" IX got an estimate on Sot he. to die, he says." WOULD KCIN HIU- get feet well? again Poctor-Will you ever Why, I'll hav vou on yur do. The ra-Vwarcorpan, has promised toaenda San up about that time to agree on a compromise. nothing Mcon. Little nobby-Mamma, the boy is run' to have a circus. May i ?u rnin' to nave a cucu Mamma Oh, I suppose so. What are y Little Bobby-Noth.n' much. Tbey is goin' to have a pyramid of boys, aud all I have to do is to stand on top. CHEEKY. rater-Do you thluk that I wou'd allow a wan of your uncertain pros pects to marry my daughter. Suitor-es; because if I warned her. ouaee,my prospects wouldn t be unceitaiu. fin the teramls. How pieasi,t, but bow dtinirerou. unless Or 's Certain Croup Cure is at hand l h Iloisie (treat reiiieoy is in of s an ubsuluie Sm ptTJ... Sold by : "'"'VXYJT V" Mauufactured by A. F. lloi, Buflaio, N. i. uniellta. iiii"iuf-i The rejulation distance for planting orange groves in Florida is twenty-five fett by twenty-flve. This gives 2800 trees for each acre. 7 us OaVlS ENJOYS Both the method and results when fcyrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasaut and refreshing to the taste, aud acts genLly yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers aud cures habitual constipation. Pyrup of Figs ia the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the Btomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficiul iu its effects, prepared only from the wost healthy ami agreeable substances, its wany excellent qualities commend it to all aud have wade it the most popular remedy known. feyrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and 1 bottles by all leading: drug gists. Any reliable druggist who j way not nave u on nana win pro-1 cure it promptly lor any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN tHANCISCO. CAL. 10UISVHU. Uf. HEW tGRK. H.r, o o Kidney, Liver and Bladder Cure. Rheumatism, Lumbssro. pain In Joint or back, brick dust fa urine, frequent calls, irritation, lnttamatioo. 1 (Travel, ulceration or catarrh of bladder. Disordered Liver, Jmrfred .dlflon. gout, bflllous-headsol h AiTI H-KOOT cures kidney difficulties, isatnjjpe, urinary trouble, bright's dlseaaa. Imiiure lUood, Bcrofula, malaria, geu'l weakness or debility. OMraateo-naeeontentaof On Bottl If nntbaK At Draeel.t, SOc. Size, $1.00 SUe. Unlidir Oukto to Blth"rrM-ConaalutloB fras, Dm. Sjuu ft Cvx, BiaoBAMXM,K. Y. Tte Best Waterproof Coat in the WORLD I SLICKER The FISH ItltAND Kl li-EVR 1. - PnKv?.H'"'.l,3r"!' '.Ir'r ln lho lrd.st norm. Tho ,'-"J"t-1- "'tii is a penert rl.liiij coat. n,ll unminamiiniiiniu, IMWareoT IDIIUIiuus. Thill tl ' - .7 . . 13., 1,1. ii., isnotonit. J instra. ted Catalogue nee. A. J. TOWKk. H,l..n i... QARFIELD TEA V carw Sic k Hea.Urh-; restore Com plexion; cures C'oiiHtiuHtlun enii lor r ree Sample to did tit tith 3tret New York City. slilulina Hliwen wiibout W. I., llouuluo ltHniean.il he prire Muirnloti oolloni. urh ubmiiuuniiuiirc fraudulent and subject lo.proaeruliouby law for co der false pretences. watlaa aiaa. aia aaa wldiVwut.a " Jf d sVT.TW7sVjrk -SF Mr. ... rWi Rwnedr ibr Cktarrb t thm J i RtQt tn rg, and nipupt E I I I JsoW H draitgisf or tveut by 0c. . T. BasclUu. Wftrrao, F. e?l5 -' nokiW a.STcv,r:n '' panel js many (ones m PlWi NrJ JJJJ". ft lootmar Ueinu to eZSLi F, : i Ktii4. (ttrV "Uau, oboultl vou.Mli.r Hie suivnor iinalllies K; A. . cr"J. JN " not be iiinueiice.l i5F I'-.;' ytSj V. VV?N J l.tIV lln-ap ,u L.M8.il4 U tlill, P WSftSSS- si? bccd::l.3l.VIlce and Kami- fea X'.. S.J..-SH Hue Calf; SJ.-J.J K-ff sa VfJ?l ff'J 'i- WorltlnKiuen'si '-ciL ;rCL- ""lOp l. '- are. of the same hlsl t Wr1 02 hi . - Ml wsatai wuis. DO HOT BE lie ,!h past.-., f in titr :tiVE0 snd I'l.tits v. i tic tt. ''i stum Tin- Itisln Sun 8tovo Fi-i-sh is iinliisnt, Cior less lltiraoie.aud tho cm t i .:-. iur i,0 tl or glass pai kauu itl. .vcry pun liae, VDung ioihij-s. Wa OjJ'er Tots a Itemed? vhictt Inaurr Safety ta Xie oMotiier and ChilJ. "EOTKER'S FRiEHD " Kobe Confttinment of Ut fain, llurror andUiak. Afteron'?iebn-tlof Ololhrr'a Friend"! sulfere-l out III! I" '.ilil,nil ii I u..l i perl..,ot ites weakness u(tcrv;u:il im.-.l Iu sucli cuaa.-AU. A.si UaUK, L.ilnar. Bio., Juo. 16lii, fvjl. fcent hv express, charffea prjii.i, on r.-ci-lpt of fcrk-l-. $l.Mur liOtllo. Li-s-k C M-ili..ritldiica Um ilUAUFlLI.il III .l I.ATOU CO., ATl.ASTA,liA. r PCXJ LiT ALL Wllu.,i;Ii A SICK LIVER" Isthe cause of nuisl ol llu- lepieni,. pain, ful and unpleasant sensutions aiut nutter lugs With which we urn llltlieteil; unil lhr Klllli-rlligS Will COIlt lllie long us the I.Ives , ullowe.l lo remain III tins Mi k or MiiLh rondtloll. Tosllinulate Ilie Liver anil other ll;e.il.. organs to a norimil rontlitionaii l hcaltliy wrtivily. there is no heller inettii-ine th m ij AD WAY'S il PILLS The most perfect. afe and reli.ill; Cathtrt.a that tins ever been cmiipnuiiilt-il l'l 1:1.1. V VKUETAHLK, pos. lively e liiaili:n' n.. Mer. cury or ottier deleterious siili t.iu. es: t,;i.n,u all the beneficial prupeities lliat .M.-icinv h possessed of as a cathartic wil'muit Urn ilat.-er of any of Its evils cms q icncs. th-y f,.iv stiierseded Mercury, ami li.ive te c m - the of Modern S.-i.-uee. Kleuant;y c.iteil .m.l u ntie out taste, there is l.o dilln-iilty m swail KAIIVVAV'S IMI.I."; Illil.l anil eentle in oimh In their oei.i:ii.ns. aeeordiiiK to tin they are the favorites of the prese-it time Tbey cure all ilis-irilcr- of Mi'- stntti tcli. I'Hiviels. Ki neys, Iwaililer. Seiv.ntsli. I oss of Appetite. Ile.id M-lie. t '.tsl i y ness 'US Hun- Iii.Ii- Ife.stion. Iys,ci la. Hi'io isaess. t, - r. ini'i III. Il lull ol the ILlACls. l'l es. in, I a'.l !h- . erativelliehts t,f lite lllti-l n.ll i-ccr:i. "J at,x.- I.y drucm-ts. I1':. KAliWAV ('!..:! W. rieu Miei I. N. .( Ity. neariache Is th" disorder most complained of ow-a-days, and ai.-aiiist h ch tke Kieater number of the so-cal ed home remedies are ap plied. In most cases, however, they are uot U.e proper remedies, because most people are Ig norant of the true character or the nuincioui causes of the disorder. And yet It is a very simple matter indeed. In nine c isesout uf ten b-adaclie Is produced by a dls.nU. led stuin.-ich and cuiisequeiit imperfect cliculation of thi bood which causes a Congestion In the heii. The phvsitl.tiis ibeiefore call It iMMric head ache. While It is uioie coiiiimtiilv know n as s ck headache. It appears In different Itiiis, Solnet lines it occurs Its a dull palu ill the fore head, airaln as a sliai u acme pain, Iti.-n ,i..iu as a feellim "f peneral oi pressnni. an l tinallv a violent throbbing oi the nrieues at, mist iha temples. In most ol these cases cold f-et anJ keuetal laniruor are adtled In tl.e other sj in toins. The last meutioiied symptoms pari.ru larlv aie an Infallible nuule to Uii ciu-e. No Kc.ims, o liulisiiosliion can be ttion.uli y cureil in. less tl.e treaiiuciit beilirecteil ln.nJi rr.idicaliiiK the root ol the evil. Iu this e.i- the iiisoitlered or ovei lo.uie.l stoui ich and Iu r, which are tue source oi the lieaiia. lie. mu-t t rev-ul-ited and put into a sound ei-u liii- n. Km this purpose tlle.e is no in. in- ni'Tiiit i iiie ij lloU ! lll.tl IS oe-t.-t ii.tt.ci to i i.- the eetieial hea.ih thin the M. I. r. rl Vecelalile l'l so-cal. ed alt 1 tt.e nohle order ol l!ene,!ic! lues, mki-c meiul.ert have rendered such en at -ei vices to the - i. i . of medicine anicnliu ly in the use i f i.t i t.s lhee pills are iitiule ol itieilicin il heihs oi ihe Alps. 1 hey act as a milii laai ive, a n.-iiti iiii Ini; alterant . mil a h o ul i tiiiii. r. proinoi mi; i healthy clrcu at on I hev cttis.- the rl ..j.t.g ot blo.t.1 in the veins to u.-app- nr. and in ti. ! way remove the piesuie mi I lie- blood of the brain, hu h a: e the hreet cause of thi uidisposiliou known as ) int.i lie. A s ue dose oft. Bernard 'eet-t:itle Pills will iheref it alleviate It an;l cure it conitce'e'y i.i a sii ui time. To be had tf every tirstehtss ilr u :.L If your tinmi: sts liaven't them, s.-iol -j'.,. t.. sr. Bernard" lt -Ilo. New V.o . t i'y. an l 5..U mill receive suite post piud ly lonun 1n.11 1. .('.MTI'H r'T tn .:..iit re. let aod is an i.M Ai.i.iui.E eras I I I KS. Prices il ; ai lcisiv. or hv in ul. s -Tes, Ad.lressi kesis. Hol U4iak or a COS. L EWIS' 93 LYE Fowderesl and ferfaoaej f PATKSTED.I T!ie gtrvnprst and rtreil I.ye nia.te. Unlike other Lve. 11 being a fine powder and packed iu a can a lib removable Iu. tha contents aie always ready f.i use. Will nmke the 6sf perfumed Ila-0 Moap In ai minutes n-ff A011I boi fn . It Uibe bet ftircleins inu wa'te pipes. disiureciln sinks, closets, washing bottle, paints, ttees. etc. I'KMM. SALT M'F'O CO, tien. Agtii , Phluu, fa. $5 to $!5 ZV.- LIGHTNING PIATIR r.tc mt ii'-w, i-Q tUl ktttJs.-f re :1 i:b stlv-r or d;-1. 5ci rtt-n.-i". Ns c(ji 1. Evtt bAu.. 114: zxni- o.T.-l- J lull plATUlaT. U huk s!f '. fWht-lj VI fit.- f..r -itja- Urs. H. 4'. UK I. NO M 4 cv, 4 oluiAbu. O. ESTOPPED FREE E V it. in W,vu. C VPr.KliINK-SGKFAf nr fetr -t-ii .I.Wnoni 'if ltrtnni if uk n u directed. A Fits Tlr 1irt .Mi, - hy 7-itii 7,d 1 -j frf.t beau rr t rwriTta. ml i.anir. i'. O 111 nu -4trrM oi 1 fstd in UK. Kl .INK. tr.l in-l. Ph, ..1.1. 1.1. P. rn ax Lp Efl GREASE BEST 1 THE WO it ID. ouin.Toi.'!,! I"0.1"!" w unsurpassed, actually L':g-igv;iH.usr. Of AiiiTtt.. il ntaj iK'ir-iLi.in. T OTfTT ffvmtifrM. r. iilotHl.or(.fr.!llirhT iWrit rvwitliiittr from imtiim -t.-inia-li. iiv r or tPtttiot ("il-vfjikincml HI (I after! tlrp iHr.hlf'ASriiKM! : 1 houl lr. Ad ! Untr4 K lll IV rr c-srul proll. 1 .ltS.ni(.St .N Y. - us-pace book I reel HEADACHE T1TT TiP I I I B T I B I r- n.,d. 1 JLUUII 2-i i 9 , I ti SSt 1 va k re-jaw I a? rl, "IHAIS TABULESwlI T.VjV . lni.h. liver nid bow, la JV Zril",'"l'.-iiis known for l!ili..u.siir; I IV. L. DOUGLAS 't for aaia?? won? T,"1 ""rehanu. where I hV VoiitTi fr2-Iw pi,ac,? "en.d direct 10 Pactorrk
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