The Oregon scout., September 03, 1891, Image 3

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AT A TEA AUCTION.
HOW THE EXPERTS VALUE THE
STOCK BEFORE IT IS SOLD.
iSconn In a Snlftrnoin A A"llt from Pro
fclfmtl Ton Tuter A rrelliiilnnry
Test The Arnnmlirttlug the flavor.
Unlet lurcliapr.
A dozen or ft score of tea importers mny
bo represented in the stock of tea which
a firm of auctioneers otrer for salo on
a given day. Two hundred or more diirerent
grades of ton may be in the consignment.
A sample chest, half chest, or pnekago of
each grade is sent to the auction room for
in$icctioii and sampling by prospective pur
chasers. These tiro ranged in tiers ntwut
the auction room so that their distinctive
names and marks may le seen. All theso
marks, and a queer lot of hieroglyphics they
are, are reproduced in the catalogue, always
largo leaved, and w ith plenty of room for
notes alongside the description of each lot of
a particular grade of tea. The lots vary
from a single package or half chest up to
jwrhnps a hundred packnges of the fragrant
Oriental leaves. The small lots are usually
particularly choice brands of tea, the largo
ones the cheaper and "standard'" grades.
The distinctive marks on these, chests aside
from the Chinese figures are either figures or
letters, sometimes standing alone, but oftencr
inclosed in a circle, n square, a triangle, an
ellipse, or some other geometrical figure, and
occasionally accompanied by an anchor or
some similar figure that is a symltol of no
one knows what exactly. Onco in their
places in the miction room, the sample chests
are made ready for customers who wish to
try the teas. And here is where tea auction
sales differ from other auction sales. A pur
chaser may try Iwforo he buys. To euablo
him to try, big holes, an inch and a half or
so in diameter, are cut through the chest and
its wicker cover, so that the ten can easily
bo reached. The sample packages thus pre
pared, everything is ready for the sale.
rnoKF.ssio.VAi. tea tastkus.
For two days lieforo the salo young men
with the big quarto catalogues and accom
panied by a boy with small tin boxes visit
tho auction rooms and take samples for test
ing. Theso young men are usually profes
sional tea tasters, and to tho casual visitor to
an auction room their methods are eculiar,
to say tho least. A wisp of tho split bamboo,
such as tho network of matting that covers
tho packages is made of, is tho sampler's
weapon for attack on tho tw chests about
him. His catalogue is held in his left hand.
With tho right he thrusts his wisp of bamboo,
doubled so as to make a sort of hoe, into the
round hole in tho tea chest, and from the
chest hauls a handful of tho tea on to tho
catalogue pages. The eye serves to tell him
if tho tea has been colored or bleached. That
point settled, the necessary noto is mndo in
his catalogue. Then comes tho preliminary
tost. The tea is dumed from tho sampler's
catalogue into his hand. Then, with tho
bund partially closed, tho sampler blows
vigorously into tho mass of leaves, and at
onco allies tho leaves to his nose. Thus ho
gets a fair idea of the aroma. As ho has no
further uso for that particular sample, ho
throws it into a trough which stands at tho
foot of tho rows of chests, and which is put
thero for tho express purpose of holding theso
discarded samples and tho particles that do
not fall on tho cataloguo pages when tho wisp
of bamboo pulls tho sample from tho chest.
And so tho sampler goes tho round of tho
long row of tea chests, eyeing and smelling,
and onco in a great while tasting a bit of tho
tea, and ulways throwing away two or three
K)Uiuls during tho course of his afternoon in
spection. All tho observations of this oxiert as to
color, aroma and quality aro noted in his
catalogue. 801110 samples aro quickly dis
posed of, and the sampler marks in his cata
loguo tho valuo of the particular brand of
tea ho has inspected. Hut there are some
brands, usually of tho finer grades, that
puzzle him. He is in doubt as to the actual
valuo of the leaves ho bus looked at and
smellcd of a half dozen tunes perhaps. So
he instructs a youth whoa' rompanies him to
"take a sample." This youngster, using tho
same means as his companion has lcforohim,
hauls a liberal sample from tho chest into ft
tin box, which is duly marked and labeled
with tho same hieroglyphics that aro in
scribed on tho chest and in tho catalogue. A
dozen samples may be taken in this way for
tho expert's uso outsido of tho auction room.
These collected, his work among tho sample
chests is ended. 1
OETTI.NO THE FUI.I. FLAVOR. I
Accompanied by the boy and his small
tin boxes, the ejqwrt leaves tho auction room
and goes to his ollico to finish his valuation
of tho samples his boy carries. Seated at
a pound tablo, which turns on its standard
at tho slightest touch, ho finishes his work
with a s)khh1 which is littlo less than mar
volous. A dozen French china cups and a
samovar, or urn, of hot water help him to
do this. Leaves from tho sample tin boxes
aro put in the china cups and treated to a
bath of the boiling water from tho urn in
tho center of the table. Thero is a prelimi
nary suift nt tho aroma urising from each
particular cup, and then a tasto just a sip
to get tho flavor fully. This test settles tha
valuation of tho tea in u moment, and tho ox
pert marks in his catalogue what ho deems
tho samples thus treated to bo worth. No
one over disputes that valuation, for tho tea
taster is in his line an autocrat, a despot
whose decision no one dares question. Tho
catalogue now marked is sent to the buyer
of the hofo tho oxjiert represents, nnd with
tho latter thero remains only tho purely
.mechanical work of attending tho salo and
buying, If bo can, at or below tho figures
ifixed by tho expert at tho maximum valuo of
dheteas.
Tho auction salo itself is very liko any
oilier trade sale. A hundred men sit about
tho auction room iu front of tho glib tongued
crier. Cataloguo and pencil in hand, tho
.crowd of buyers aro a very quiet party, and
Jet tho auctioneer muke all tho noise. A
pencil or catalogue raised in the air for an
instant goes for a bid. Sometime a nod of
the head sufllces to settlo the ownership of tv
coMlgumentof tea. It U very rarely that v
word is spoken, except when tho sta rting ; bid
is made. When other sixton bids follow they
...11.. ,n,i., i.v some out of town buyer.
S. .oeSoSr knows everybody in tho
AU . , .1,,., snmo out of townmer-
cTan s. 0 aro looking for bargains. So he
Stir tells ins clerks the name of the pur
Er and a granger visiting tho sale is left
mtSry uiot of tho time, not only as W
who tho b-iyar U, but aUo as to which one of
U.e mi that very quiet but very business
,tS,adethi 11. Five thoujan,! or
000 package of tea may bo Awia t In
ffi or an hour ami a half, l
York Til
TO lie lrMK III Mind.
UUh And 4uut r-rgot. Jfcn. IUt you
l . THE ORIGIN OF BLACKMAIL.
rtnlilnex and Siiiir I'rohl r-f Clilnma
Tlile r I'lilliiHiipliy of llniluniuce.
Among the archaisms winch Chinese
civilization Ikim brought into tho light of
modern times is tho blackmail system of
modern Europe, which might merit tho
nttention of the IVking Oriental bociety.
Tho city is like a largo reservoir filled with
varied tish. nil feeding on each other. Tho
transiKirtation of bullion ulTords line pick
ings for many hungry mouths. Among
the army of parasites which livo on this
land may bo mentioned the porters or car
riers in tho capital, who dcrivo very heavy
emoluments from their judicious handling
of tho silver which piusse.s through thoir
hands So doubt their gains aro equita
bly distributed among their otlicial
' patrons, who could not touch the unclean
thing with their own hand. But tho
' wealth of the porters oxcitcs tho cupidity
1 of others, who prey on them. When a
1 porter is known to bo going on duty tho
, banditti waylay him. his guard mnko ro
', distance, but if captured ho is held for
ransom, and may have to part with half
a year's profits to 0110 successful raider.
: Alter tho manner of the traders iu tho
middle ages, theso wealthy porters twuk
tho protection of powerful barons, hero
called wung web, or princes. One of
theso lends tho silver carriers his cart
and mule, which the robbers do not cam
to meddle with, and for this service the
prince receives his share of tho profits
which would otherwise pass, not without
violence, into tho hands of tho bandits.
Tho vulnerable porters further protect
themselves by hiring prize lighters to sit
on tho shafts as they pass through tho
streets of the open ci'ty. Theso men also
hnvo to bo extravagantly paid.
Another tribo of punishes pervades tho
city tho pickpockets whoso harvest is
in tlio wet bcasou. when tho roads aro
nearly impassable. Tho other day a man
boasted of never having had his pocket
picked, when within ten minutes his pipe
and caso were snatched from his hands.
, Another was carrying a rich feather fan
in his hand, his linger through tho looped
string in tho handle for precaution a
hard tug from a thief cut his finger and
forced him to releaso his hold.
Ladies nro often tho victims, oven when
riding iu carts, and tho thieves aro so
daring as to spring on tho top of tho cart
while in motion and snatch tho valuablo
head ornaments of tho Manchu ladies in
side, tho cart driver taking no tiotico for
fear of his own skin. The thieves aro so
well organized as to have regular depots
whero stolen property is stowed, and per
sons of influence can generally recover
what thov have lost if they aro persistent
enough. Near 0110 of tho gates is a market
whero stolen goods are regularly sold
during otto hour at daybreak. Spurious
articles are often offered at this placo.
For example, a man thought ho was get
ting a good bargain in a roast duck, but
on reaching homo ho was surprised to find
only a clover imitation in mud. There are
also excellent counterfeits, in paper, of
tho Chinese boats, which dissolve at inoro
sight of water.
In tho bociul arrangements of tho Chi
nese tho philosophy of grin and bear has
been cultivated to an exlremo perfection,
and is also, no doubt, archaic. Uystanders
will never interfere with tho commission
of ti criino in the open street in open day,
and tho whole system of predatory crimo
is tolerated, us vermin is, as tho ordinary
lot of humanity. In fact, foulness, im
passable roads, defective laws, and all
other forms of suffering, aro borno with,
for want of tho energy to resist and over
come them, and not, as is sometimes sup
posed, because tho people really love theso
tilings. Chinese Times.
California's Ualslu Grape.
Tho raisin industry of California prom
ises to become very important and fairly
remunerative. The climuto of tho central
and southern part of the state is most
favorable for drying the fruit, nnd thero
is tho center of this enterprise. Tho two
important factors iu raisin moking aro a
suitable variety of grape and adryclimato
one not subject to dews, fogs or rains
for weeks while the fruit is drying.
Though tho region of California "men
tioned is not exempt from fogs and rains,
yet they aro infrequent, and tho necessity
of protection to the drying fruit is not ex
perienced often enough to make that feat
ure of tho work very burdensome.
Tho variety of grape from which the
raisins aro made is tho Muscat of Alex
andria, which is better known to most of
our readers as tho Malaga grapo of tho
shops, which comes to us from Spain,
packed in cork dust, in small casks. A
white grape makes a raisin of better color
than a red or dark 0110, though in Europe
both red and black varieties are used to
some extent. Iu Santa Clara county, Cal.,
whero tho temperature at tho drying sea
son is not so high nor tho air so dry as
more southern counties, the grapo growers
have resorted to the use of dryers or evap
orators and with success, and tho practice
is extending; many tons of raisins were
made thero in that manner last year. The
method is to expose to the sun for a few
days and then removo to tho evaporator
and finish up with u slow heat. Vlck's
Magazine.
Shallow h'oricty Conversation.
The flimsy foundation upon which so
called "society" conversation and wit rest
nowadays received a good Illustration yes
terday in a parlor of a hotel in this city.
Tho group was composed of hoveral
elderly ladies of dowager liko rotundity,
whoso fretfli cheeks nnd bright eyes
showed that the goddess of health and
they were on more than speaking terms,
and one young woman whoso charms of
faco and form indicated slight need of ac
quaintance with cosmetics or with modi
cino. Two gentlemen joined the ladies.
"Oh, conio here," cried out tho young
est, pointing to her smiling elders, "I
want to show you two people who have
never taken quinine."
Everybody immediately laughed aloud,
and when the mirth had subsided enough
so that speech was again possible one of
the gentlemen cried out:
"How inconsiderate!"
Then thev all laughed loudly again.
What at? Minneapolis Journal.
The Irrtorrr'a Iloiur.
Husband Mary, I'll never bo able to
prepare my lecture while you're doing so
much talking and all tho kids aro yell
ing. "When do you deliver your loeturef"
"Tonight'
'What Is It aboutr
"Tho Idtal ChrUtlan homo." Nebraska
State Journal.
I'uuUtiiiM-nt llnoiifli.
Ho had just married u rluli wife am)
was bowling along the road In iuihw equb
page when Itu uinl a chum. ,
r Hollo!" cried Jho chum. "Wlit'
that thing you are riding hit It looki
Ilk a heumo "
l t hMr's." wu tho gloomy relolruiri
of tha liovviy wedded Hil . JMrolt l'r
FARMANDGARDEN
Hints for the Good Wife
of the Farmer.
RICE GOOD FOR INVALIDS.
How to Make Delightful Muffins loo
Absorbs tho Flavor of Meat,
Cucumbers, Eto.
AVlih potatoes are freshly gathered
the skin is best rubbed oil' with suit in
coarse cloth. Wash verv clean, and let
them remain for about hnlf nn hour in
salt nnd water.
There are msuiv simple nnd ell'ectivo
disinfectants, among which are coil'eo
pounded and burned on an iron plate,
miirur burned on hot coals, vinegar boiled
with invrrli and sprinkled on the lloor
of the sick room.
Uice is the least nitromions of all
grains. It is n good addition to bread,
nnd is especially serviceable to combine
with highly nitrogenous foods, such ns
iiea, beans and lentils. It in pnrticu
lur'y adnpted to invalids, as it is 0110 of
most easily digested substances known.
To cool your face and prevent nn oily
nppearance put a few drops of aromatic
ammonia in your morning bath. When
theface iKJComes overheat ed and "shiny"
during the day, wet a corner of a towel
with alcohol and mop it softly, letting it
dry by evaoration or with littlo rub
bing. The most delightful muflins aro mndo
from the line Hour ground from tho
whole wheat This is a dark (lour. It
diHers from Graham in that the bran
mixed through the Graham gives a
coarse texture to any bread made from
it. Tho tine part of Grahnm Hour is
coart-o liko a meal. Entire wheat Hour,
on the contrary, is as fine as any bolted
flour, all parts of the kernel being pow
dered. The brown bread and niuiflns
made from it have the sweet, nutty
flavor of the kernel.
Do not lay meat, fish, cueunilers or
anything else directly on the ice, as it
ubsorbs flavors readily and will impart
them to the drinking "water. The com
partment for ice should be so constructed
that no food will come in contact with it.
The refrigerators should be kept entirely
for milk, tnitter and water, though sealed
and air-tight canu even of salmon, lob
ster, hum, etc., mny be kept in tho up
per part without Hoiling the butter or
milk, ami of course without nflecting tho
water, unless one should be stupid
enough to put them in tho water tank.
Flowers should be gathered early in
tho niornini: v.ilile wet with dew or late
hi the evening after sundown. It is bet
ter for the plant and for the flowers cut
that they be removed by scissors or a
sharp knife than wrenched oil' with tho
hand. It is far better if they nro kept
for some time to change the water daily
and clip the endB of the stems each time.
Hare roses and valuable flowers should
bo covered with paper and set in the ice
box at night. A few drops of Oinmonia
or a little salt in tho water is said to ma
terially assist in keeping flowers fresh.
It is not everybody who enn mnko a
bed well, lied.s should bo stripped of
nil belongings and left to air thoroughly.
Don't, however, leave a window open di
rectly upon the bed and linen, with a
fog or rain prevailing outside. It is
not uncommon to see sheets nnd
bedding hnngi.ig out of a window with
perhaps rain not actually falling, hut
with DO per cent, of humidity in tho at
mosphere, and tho person "sleeping in
that bed at night wonders tho next day
where he got his cold. A room may be
aired in moist weather, but the bed ling
and bed must, not absorb any dninpneea.
Ailn's nn 11 l"Vrllllzr.
Tho valuo of ashef depends, of course,
largely on tho composition of tho burned
Bubstanco that produces them. They
may contain more or less of otash or
phosphate of lime, according to tho kind
of wood that is burned. Wood ashes
are generally valued according to the
amount of "potash they contain, but
some kinds or wood contain appreciable
amounts of phosphate of lime, and are
there oro more valuable. Pear-tree wood
and trimmings of grapo vinee are said to
contain more phosphates than woods of
otner fruits, and all frait-treo woods
have more phosphates than woods from
forest trees. Humeri bones have their
chief value in alio phosphate they con
tain, but burned bono, unless ii is dis
solved by sulphuric or carbonic acid, is
not available as plant food. Caustic jot
ash has, however, eomt power to make
other mineral plant food avaiJnblo, prol
ablv by its eifect in making it ferment
nnd liberating caubonic-aciri gna.
Leached ashes after long extKanro to
the air abt-orb ammonia, and tfius make
them often 11 better fertilizer than liofore
their potiwh was leeched oat of them.
'Wol-(irovIm; and C'llinato.
Wool ia emphatically a product ol
2farthem climates,, as cotton is of the
tropics. There is cnpeewl adaptation ol
produt-t to tho ueeri of tho )eoplo iuhnti
iting these respective regions in this
provision of nature for tho products re
spectively produced by each. It is im
possible to grow cotton in Northern lo
calities, because tiie senpon is not long
enough. There is equal disability in
Southern localitic-s to jtroriuce tho lebt
Sualitics of wool. ThiH is shown by the
emanri from Australia, a t-tiiii-trocal
country, for the American Merino rams
bred by Vermont and Western Now York
breeders. YeurHiigoAiJHtrftlhui woolgrow
era thought by croaking wilh American
bred sheep they could make their Hooka
all that was needed to prod ikv good wool.
For a time they succeeded ; nut of Into
yearn a renewed demand haa vomu foi
the Aiimricnn-brori .MerlnoH to improve
Mill further the native ktock, which un
der the influence of climate xhowH a
constant tendency toward deterioiution.
I'ImmI NtrMM lierrif ICurlr
There in no need lo ullnw the now
plum on ttruwUirry riinnura to attain
Inife'o growth UUure tMiniiluiitini; i. (1;
fart, tint kiiiuller the M' the surer It U to
live, and tho quirkwr it will l tfin l ii-
vi lop fruit hod li another )tur. Tlx
wirl" ti l Hnu Uinm riquiouK m dtui
in .re wtK I" kiuiji in fin inn, run
ntf hut limy wtiil repay blr Uuuhio
MISCELLANEOUS.
(Jnle. Klilimp 1 w ltr In Wu.lilnc
ton County, N. V.
A new railroad between Chicago nnd
St. Louis is talked of.
Week lie fore- last fi.fOO Italians sailed
from (tenon to the United States.
lhiincs lin been resumed on the old
Chesapeake and Ohio canal in West
Virginia.
It is said the Alliance circulars sent
from St. Paul are having some effect on
the market.
A New York inventor makes serious
charires against the management of the
patent office.
The potoltice in Chicago does a larger
registered-letter business than any other
in the country.
Kaeh of the members of the famous
F.coiminito community in Pennsylvania
is worth $I,(W,iO..
Great preparation are leing made for
the holding of " The German Day " in
New York on OetnWr !.
A man has been stcalini; hogs near
Havana, 111., by first chloroforming them,
so they would not sipieal.
Hon. Hayliss llnnua, Minister to the
Argentine Republic during the Cleve
land ndmiiiiftratiou, is dead.
The Treasury Department has shipped
recently to the Wet for usAt in moving
the crops $U,S00,lW0 111 small notes.
A treasure of $G0.O.H),O0t) in gold is
supposed to be buried near Warrensburg,
Mo., and parties are searching for it.
The Indiana Farmers' Alliance has
declared a boycott on a farmer who will
not join the order, and his wheat stands
unthresl ed.
The historic and romantic Fort Lara
mie in Wyoming is now uothitur more
substantial than a mass of ruins half
hidden by ivy.
Mississippi Valley lumbermen have
obtained 1,000,000 acres of land granted
to the Central Military Land Company
by the State of Oregon".
Tho total receipts from customs dur
ing tho month of July were !r2.i,0.":i,.'JS(i,
or $S,4S."),'J;2 less than the receipts dur
ing the same month of last year.
Care.'ul New York financiers aro hairi
to be taking gold loans at a much lower
figure than they will accept currency
lonns on account of the free-silver agita
tion. A new scheme has been put in opera
tion, by which it is expected that agri
cultural specimens from every county in
the country will lo shown at iho World's
Fair.
The Chicago Drainage Commission has
fixed upon a route for the canal between
Chicago and the Summit, and has de
cided to issue $5,000,000 of 5 per cent,
bonds.
It is reported from Itoston that a kindling-wood
trust has been formed thero,
and the product of all tht, factories in
Koston and vicinity will bo handled by
one firm.
The redemption of t1... per cent, bonds
will not begin until September 12, tho
date of their maturitv. Up to date
about :fl 1.(5 10,000 of these bonds have
lieon continued at '2 per cent.
John M. Samuels of Kentuekvis prom
inently spoken of for chief of the Horti
cultural Department of tho World's Fair,
but tho Tnler-Oeenn says Mr. Shorb of
California still lias a good chance.
Gypsies kidnaped two boys in Wash
ington county, N. Y tho othor day, but
were overtaken by a mob of citizens and
compelled tc eleaso the lads. Tho of
fenders narrowly escaped lynching.
Tho emigration from Germany to
America during tho first five months of
the present year amounted to 55,5117, or
nearly 10,000 more than tho largest total
during any live months of tho laBt iivo
years.
The Simar Trading nnd Finance Com
panv of Central America capital, "5,-
000,000 has been organized. The com
pany will buv and Eell sugar and other
products, and will establish agencies in
the West Indies for that purjKise.
Tho cattle baron has passed away in
Texas, and hia immense paaturea are be
ing cut up into farms. A 20,000-acro
pasture was cut up into farina a few
weeka ago, and it realized nt auction an
average of between $7 and $S an aero.
Land Comiuifwioner Carter thinks tho
only relief the ICaweah colonists have is
through Congress. Ho thinks they
should be compensated for improvements
made; but there is but one course to
ours ne now, and that is to enforce the
law.
Therirouuht in Connecticut is stnrt'ing,
and the heat is intense. The rivers,
nonds and mill streams aro lower than
for years. Mnity mills have been oom-1
polled to stop. Tho loss to crops and
wnges, if rain does not fall booii,.wUL be
great.
sporting" notes.
An Kpltume of What U Occurrlnir In tht
Hortl K M'orld.
Jim Corliett )hh dfioHltol 1 1,000 with
tho Now York World to llj;)it any nmn
above urwund, (iueeribbtirv riileH, either
to lliiinh or limited numfxir of rounds.
Ho prefoni Hlavin or Mituhull.
The California Athletic Club has re
ceived it ertllt'Hriini from Ted I'itelifonl,
the KricliHh piiilist, oirerinn to meet
Hob til7.HinimoiiH for nny jmrHO the "Inb
miht ofl'er. Tho Hoard of Directora
will consider the matter at ita next uit-et-hiB.
Jimmy Carroll, who in acting as man
a;'r for Aleck (IreaiiiH, met Voun!
Mitchell and tried to open rwfotiatiomi
for a mutch with Mitchell after the hit
ter's battle with Keddy (iiillHulier,
Mitchell'H reply waH that, win or Ioho, lie
would retire alter tho mutch with (Jal
lather. Ilanlan nnd O'Connor have ineued a
douhlo-Hctill ehalleniio to t'm world.
They will row threo miles agaltiHt anv
other double for from tm) to f,(XJ0 r
Hide. If any two AiiHtraliaiiH will come
to thin country they will uuurantee them
two Hitmle fcciillini! raeeit for f-.MKhi Hide,
and will allov' tL'.OtK) for oxim'khi-m if o
douhlo-MMill match in initde for tJ.OUO or
more a tide,
C. Willlfim havini; Inien nhkoil to
enter AllerUm in a fro fur-all for 110,
000 with HlmnUiiil hikI I'alo Alto, the
nice to take phiuti in Kan Kraiu uiHi ai d
A Her Urn have 6,lKKJ espviuMM, tel
urtthti H follflwn: " I du. line, hu M-
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tnetv ltMtried ttli mtmfrana inepdotea of the llebellloni a
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the prent time erpht descriptions e-f Untotit battle snd
linpi'itHiit ttrnta In the history of all aatlooo, ohronologtcal
liitoo,rtc , etc
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Itiwii to the resent day
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tenders the work of gi eat practical ust to farmers sud stockmen,
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from tb cxterlciioeof tht most aueeeeaNI liorllcultsrlstt.
AltOIIITItOTITIU:. Designs and plans rr houses, rottagts,
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to preserve and beautify tbt complexion, hands, tettb, hair,
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MKIMCAI Vany dollars In dlr' bills will be saved
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Vienna, the Canons of Colorado, Mammoth Cave, Natural
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THA Vn.H. nrlpllon, profusely Illustrated, of tha lire,
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