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NUMBER 20. a. for your pal.er helnre you utop it. if atof ,7o rvoue hut Kcalawaus .lo otherwise VOLUME XXVII. tl Tuu 111 .Ion I t gfMl I'la l too buoi , f-v 1 I I T1 I Tl . 1 1 I I fr". I i I II II ( r,, : I : -ss i : i '. ) i '. : I ! : I t ; i ; i ( ; 1 1 ; i ! ; i ; ; : i J U'.- :r.- ill.' awitki CANS SPRING DISPLAY OF QUALITY AND ELEGANCE. an.l a.ly jn III.' .ill :ni'l si... iiir . I. ill r.l grades in Men's, I..y s D 2L- O "GC" i I ! ; i : i ; ; i ( I ( ' i -; i : i , : I : ; I . ' ( r I i I ; I : I r Von wish to se I f vim ili to si' I f vmi w ant vali the newest ideas fur t lie verv liest st les lor your money I f yon w ;i ii l lo enjuj ! I (iir ..'i'i:il tT. I .if v.iur ilnllar u ii ( in V.iur ini.-ift l. I liulil.' sl;in.l:: .1 1 D. GANSMAN, LARCEST CLOTHIER. HATTER AND FURNISHER. It IS F.l.F.VF.STH AYF.SVF., Al.TOOSA. K. IFSV.Sl"i". I EVEnVTmC OH WHEEtS Buggies, Wagons, Farm Macliiiiery, Saw Mills, Engines and Boilers. Vr- otrvrn- .... - - - Oliver Invented and Cave to tho World tho Chiliod Plow. theg OLIVER GillLLED PLOWS MADE ONLY Oliver Chilled Plow Works, South Bend, Indiana, ARE THE BEST GENERAL PURPOSE PLOWS IN THE WORLD. A strong statement but a true one, for these plows are better known, have reached a larger sale, have had a longer run, have proved more popular and given better satisfaction than any other plows on the face of the globe. We mean the GENUINE OLIVER, and not the imitations claim ing to be the Oliver, or equally as good. Such imitations are on the market, placed there by unscrupulous manufacturers who seek to trade on the good name of the Oliver. Look out for imitations, buy only the genuine Oliver plows and repairs, and be sure you are ririht before you take the plow home. JtayOnce more Beware of "bogus" Oliver plows and repairs, and take none but the genuine, made by the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, South Benl, Indiana. HENCH & DROMGOLD'S A 1 , Lj ST F. l I , F I iA I B Spring Tooth Lever Harrow, A Womlerful Improvement lu l.i'ifr spritiic T.lli lfrrov. r A.I ST In tnkini this new l.evrr limn w they u-e The isnie ZlzifHir t-t- el frame ne. In their other nfrle t'liiat lUrfi'i Unit the ir.tne mmld he u("l Inr ettl er hurrow If ili-sirr,. The Tenth re txilte.l b--l'"' nii.llei.hle lafteiiimi!. whl-li l.inue .i t . . 1 1 tlie holr extend nk tl n'tmn the Iraino pl.-i-e nl are r..nnr:e.l witti an H.IieHiiuf lor n.l if m urr:iiii;. d that hue the harrow Ik In oper.'itiun nn.l terth In the nr.. un.l. it will ti.it pup the level, h.rwar.l II .1 let icifeit In the ruck einoinx .r In other wnr.'s It l liKt r;.s ti. u.iut the ireih .lee), or -l.a n.w wl.ile the harrow la in oi.eriitl.in a when i an.l ui if mil. I hey in., e tw. ,itr.-rent n.it'-lie in wnich the teeth are lnMonr.l ami when lour nr hve im-tie- are w.irn oil they ran . t in iun.ti.rr t.igienliiir . an.l hv it, In i.lm.it.,..! in ..nr, -i.. uir.., r..ii.n uir.ij-iiiia lover, ran ne lillehe: Tiioth ll:irri-w. Ka.'h tin, ti hi. a eurvcil nliue uihler the Iratnc II arn to he i.e u I I he iiinnt r.'iiii'l. te it ml t.e-t 307 Cor. Main anil lietlfonl Street?, J0HNST0WN.PA. THE 4 HAY- FEVER AND 0LD-HEAI t. y I ream Jlalm in nt a li'ruid, nvff 50c quirK.lt aimtrtxa. JlcUana the the mrre. cviUl l ilrtn'qmt r nent fit until on rtreifit of jiri're. ELY BROTHERS. 56 Varren 'Street. NEW YORK. ELKHART illMil hakiEss kfu. m M-i'jySSawS!SaajSJ tl3 Road IHcn. Vwj L.I1 i lret rannureniinm in Antit. mIiii, ' 4.3 i,). b,"M H.nmsi Una tj. M... ii Ii . - ..y - 1 I ' jmxi frtihl 6w ;f I I raut fortwoynara. w ay Cf fZ5KJ 1 1 li We take all tlu nalt IV IX I JSXKS WHOLESALE fl if )vfl Karlrtg WacnniH J,3 II IV W J i' "iihmiiiv 4Z-! all f .r l.mtn am 7 -T lt!t:'1.t:'' Hh-tetocaat urv... f .ij--ciH.rr4 j.etttntr. .nrle to !-o, oul.!e llntay. 3IS I to M.t.. Itidina. r4ad.llr. ud 1 l 1 PW cant. (I t c ut a Uatdt.ata..ialrae AdiiiM : i : 1 1 ; '. : I ; t i i i ( ? i i ) 1 1 I : i '. li.'l.l with ;t Spring Stock of tlu' iliu'lic.-t i AN'S .i ts for tin- Spriiia m'iinin is to incr.'iisc tin' piiri-lisisinu power ) J ii rim i ii:i t ! Values ever .iil.-icl for your ni.iiii'v: it w III In- 1 ( inn)' .lisiiUiv ol new iiovelin ui .1 rc- i ', iiu.l ( lillilieii s 3C 3E 3CT G- - i ; ; : ; ? ; ; : i ( ) I ; s I ! $ i t ; I ; : i : ; ) t '. I : ; I ; the se-is.ii, come an.l us an.l relialile makes come au.t ns. come an.l see us. . the lull purchasiiif; power of your dollar spetin it mi Facts ARMERS BY THE worn aimed entirely out the HAine in their makinu a hl'.dtnv rumiurt. I iiiiii. ihi, i ...... levor 1 1 arrow ever oilere.1 tu Hie trade. or p-inl.-r. AppUsd inlo the mmtriU it is Mud. aUuti tn fUimm-ifion. hruls 50c Dot aaui.tact.iry. War. it! ao Arohi into 'nl ui damac. in atupymc. PRICES. 3:l.t)l.i. liiunntmlnim Mirrni, H'l lo sum, Ton llunim at uS. MM. Vnoue ii h ider M-nar, Ulua FOR i -or Er3 tLii tsm W Ma aT a3 J .1m.S "V W.B.PRATT, Sec'y, ELKHART, I N D. LABOR AND RUST. ?nlnst the wind: Against thi wind! Willi i-ut. rapid lia-slo it tiles; Until Willi j,.y its nest ii tind The beauteous bird f I'amdise. Ami be w ho hath one end In view, Tew.iril:. that miul always ur.-e his course; To i i'lit and his own self most true W till xteuily. un.liniiniMhed force Arainst the stream! Against the stream' Which ever, ever lioeih xlrouK. Though oft to looUcrHin, it seem 1 he course he takes Is surely wrong. lie may not rest! I!e cannot rest! t, yet tliere is much work to do; Fit duty calls! Iler stern behest. I lids him his glorious task pursue. lie cannot stop: He may not cease! What c.irclli he for wind or tide! He fears nut hattle: seeks nut peace; His conscience is a laithful KUi.le. 1'or imrt he st.H-rs! Towards home be steers! Hai;er is he tor promised rest: He llnds it. after ho'S and fears. Lake bird ff lara.lise Its nest. Kev. J. I. Ilurrows, in N. V. Observ cr. THE SKaVATOirs COAT. How It Sorvod a Colored Minister for Many Years. When Sonntor Morsoy roaoho.l home one t'veiiinj late in the autumn lie was tii-.'t tt the iloor y liU wife. It was a tine 1J m:iniin, and tlie hall was Iir. a.l and inviting;. Mrs. Mersey was :ut iil.'al hostess an.l her parlors were the center from which emanated the liest m.ir-.il an.l Iienevolent inlluences. Senator Mersey had found. -.1 a col lege for colored people in the south, and had endowed or liecome a trustee of several other institutions. His name was a tower of benevolence. Mrs. Mersey was a true helpmeet. Her charities were Irestowed with such un tiring zeal and cultivated wisdom that lH'Aplo came to her to' be taught hvir to help others. One day when some one told her a heart-uriniiifT story about a poor woman she exclaimed, with tears in her eves: "Oh, K'ive me her address! 1 would rather see that woman than the Queen if Siieba." And tlie best of it was, she not oiilv meant what she said but did it. "How fine you look!" she said that antiimn cveiiinr twenty years ao, as she met her husband at tlie door. He laughed irently. "oli, .lo 1'' Well, it is my old over coat that deserves the compliment. I have hail it pressed." "1 am jrlad you have," replied the lady, '"fur 1 have left a place for it in the los that ".! down south to-morrow. You will have to buy a new one." It never occurred to the senator to diiTer from his wife in such matters or any matters at all; and the ncxtday, when the box was nailed up, the sen ator's overcoat was nailed up in it. That was, as I have said, luii apo, and thoujrhtfulness for the poor was so ci num. n in that household that the senator and his wife forjjot all about it. Now, I atu telling a true story, only chanirintf names aDd places, so as to pr.iteet the modesty of two of Christ's servants, who are careful that their Ic-ft hands do not tell their riht hands of their noble deeds. Last year Mr. and Mrs. Senator Mersey visited the south. They stopped at a 'little sunnr town, and there met a colored minister, who, though poor, was in many respects far above the average of the colored people about him. lliswife was a lovable woman in U'lli'cut. thrifty and neat. She had l'cii i schoolmistress for several years, and was a devoted mother. Inspiring her children with a strong1 desire for an education. Indeed, so well had this worthy couple done in this respect that their oldest boy is professor of tlreek in a colored college, and would lie hon ored as a citizen in any community. When these jrtxxl jH'ople learned the names of their visitors they showed un cxiK'ctc.l emotion. On liein; ques tioned, tlie minister's wife told the fol lowing story: "About twenty years a fro my hus band was sent as a delegate to the Methodist convention. That was le fore you were sent to England to the conference" she turned toward her husband with a proud smile. "1 must say his overcoat v.as quite shabby. It had leen worn four years; I had done the liest for it I could, lie fore they made him moderator lleacon (arvin came up to him. "'llrother Jackson, said he, 'you ourht to have another overcoat. " '1 have a pood one on. that 1 am sure can't ! a stumbling block to the peo ple of Zion. "'I.lunno 'liout thai, said the dea con, feeling of the overcoat fioin collar to pockets. 'Now, I can jes' fix 3'ou up finely, llrother Jackson,' said he. A Ikx ha-s jes come from Senator Mer sey, and in it is an overcoat that will lit you like the rind on a tiersimmon, and you can send your overcoat to some poor brother down on the narrer- "So he brought out the overcoat, and my husband tried it on, and it titled him finely. It was a beautiful over coat. And how lon.tr do you suppose he wore that overcoat?" She turned triumphantly to Mrs. Mersey. "Three years perhaps?" inquired the lady, feeling almost :u if she were insulting; the family. "It was quite worn out, wasn't it, dear?" She ap Mjaled to her distinpuished husband. "I don't think I recall the pivinp of the overcoat," he said, smoothing the rim of his hat. "You dou't mean that?" The minis ter's wife looked quite hnrt. "Why, it was such a tine overcoat! My husband wore it six years, and then, I must say, it iH-paii to look a little shabby, didn't it, Mr. Jackson?" Mr. Jackson nodded vigorously. "Then I set my wits to work, and found a way out of the trouble. I told him I would rip the seams ami turn it, and put it together apain. and then, as the material was so line, it would be as tfood as new. " 'Hut suppose you can't fit the pieces together, said he, 'then I shall be without any coat. " 'You trive me tho coat and just trust me. said 1. So 1 ripped it up. and cleaned it, and sewed it together, and, sure enouph, it was almost as pood as new. I put on it a new collar and new buttons. I declare it made tho pood man quite too vain to live, for lleacon (.arviu said to him: " 'Where did you pet your new over coat, ltrother Jackson? Has the lipht tiinp of the Lord struck your house?' " 'It has" he said. 'The Lord has piven tne a powerful wife. It's the same old overcoat of Senator Mersey's turned inside out. "It was such a beautiful material," you see. Mrs. Mersey! And he wore that coat for five years more. " 'Now, says he, 'wife, 1 suppose I shall have to throw Senator Mersey's overcoat away. It's petting almost too shabby to wear. "And I had to confess that it was pretty bad, all stained and colored with ape. I!ut I thoupht it over for a week. It was of such nice material and had been so handsome that it real ly seemed a shame to throw it away. It was like an old friend. One morn inp when I was a-wasiiinp, it occurred to me, 'Why. it can 1 dyed. It Ls such pood stuff, it will take the dye nicely. Surely the Lord sent me that thoupht. "So I ripped it up apain, and dyed it, and pot a quarter of a yard for a new collar, and new buttons and for less than two dollars he had such a pood- lotikinp overcoat that it was I am sure, almost the envy of the country, llrother tlarvin would have liket to have 6een it, but the pood man has pone to plory." She stopped for breath, while Sen ator and Mrs. Mersey looked from one to another with the smiles that border on tears "Well, do you know, my husband wore that ecat for five years more." she liepan, in a quieter tone. "The first two years the dye held its color very welL Then it of course faded and looked seedy, and I must say, towa.-.i the en.L it was very shabby indeed. Then ;uy husband was ashamed to wear it, and I had mended it all I eonl.l, and I was ashamed to have him. We IhHIi felt badly aUmt it. " 'You can do nothinp more with it. I ve worn it inside and outside, and I reckon now I'll have to po without. My husband said this. I knew it was true, and I went into the lK.dr.xim and had a poxl cry. I reckon I must have prayed ripht smart over it, for one niht the inspiration from on hiph came to me why not make it over r a coat for Jimmy? He needs an over coat." The Lord surely sent that thoupht to me. "Jimmy was just ten years old then; that was four years apo. So I ripped it up and cut off the worst parts and made a very pooddookin. coat for Jimmy. You see, it was such fine ma terial I couldn't help but use it as the Lord told me. "You oupht to have seen Jimmy strut around with that coat on. lie thoupht it was the finest coat in town, and so warm " She stopped and looked at her hus band and wiped away a furtive tear while she stilled a cou:rh. "Where is Jimmy?" asked Mrs Mer sey, chokinp. "I shculd like to see Jimmy vith tho overcoat on." "He died two years apo," came the low reply. "The Lord ttxik him. I'm sure he's better oil with Him than with us" '1 he mother broke down. She went over to her dusky husband and txjk his hand and put it on her cheek and kissed it. It was a rare caress. "Excuse me," she said, turninp to her puests in apolopy. "Jimmy was our yotinpest, and we loved him so muclu The Lord loved him, too, 1 think, so He took him where he will be sate forever." With that expression of the simple and supremo faith which puts to shame all cold and scientific explanations of the awful inystery of death, she went Dut of tlie r.xmi to hide her sorrow. Hut six in she came back. While she was pone not a word was spoken in the neat parlor. The old minister could not speak, and his visitors eyes were full, and their lips quivered. "Here is the coat," said Mrs Jack son, tenderly. She held it up. What a travesty what a phost of an overcoat it was. The senator from one of the proudest states in the union looked at it seek inp for a familiar feature. Then he arose an.l felt'for his pocketbook. "l'ermit me, madam," he said, in his stately way, "to have the honor of purchasinp that overcoat of you at its oripinal price. I should like to take it to the north. I am sure I can make it the means of se ndinp down many other overcoats to your .people by piviiiif its history as you have told it." "I tlon't'see how I can. sir," pleaded the mother. "It seems so like an old friend, and then and then it was Jimmy's!" "I think you will excuse her, sir," said the hnsband; "you see we've le come attached to it." "Never mind," said the senator's wife, ftoothinply; "I know another way of lettinp the overcoat tell its own story to penerous people. And I hope she may not be dissatis fied with the way it has K-en told. Herbert I). Ward, in Youth's Compan ion. PETER, rhUutlrlpliUa'a THE MINT BIRD. irt Kagle nd HI Sad Kn.L If you have a silver dollar of 1S;M. ISIS or lSilli. or one of the first nickel cents coined in 1 s.V..s;iys Harper's Younp People, you will find upon it the true portrait of an American caple that was for many years a familiar sipht in the str.-ets of I'hikuhlphia. "I'eter," one of the finest eaples ever captured alive, was the pet of the Philadelphia mint, and wa.i pencrally known as the "mint bird." Not only did he have free ac cess to every part of the mint, poinp without hindrance intr the treasury vaults where even the treasurer of the I'liilcd States would not po alone, but he used his own pleasure in poinp about the city, llyinp over the houses sometimes perchinp upon lamp-posts in the streets Everylxxly knew him and admired him; and even the street lys treated him with respect. The povem iiicnt provided his daily fare, aiid he was as much a part of the mint estale lishmcnt as the superiutcudctit or the chief coiner. He was so kindly treated that he ha.1 no fear of nnybody or any thing, and he niipht Ik- in the mint yet if he had not sat down to rest upon one of the preat lly-wheels The wheel started without warninp, and Peter was eaupht in the machinery. One of his win rs was broken, and he died a few days later. The superintendent had his Ixxly lK-autifully mounted, with the winps spread to their fullest exteut; and to this day Peter stands in a glass case in the mint's cabinet, where you may sec him whenever you po there. An ex act portrait of him as it stands in the case was put upon the coins named. tfOKESTS AND KA1XFALL. A Western Timberman's Views on the Subject. He Think That All I nettalneae About tti ltenndation of Timber Land la the Vet I Without i'ouu dmtloo. A correspondent of the San Francisco Ilullctin from the foothills of llutte county advances the proposition that in the Sierra, where the oripinal timber has been cleared off, a second growth has sprung up which has more than twice the retaining capacity for moist ure of the first growth. From this he deduces that the alarm about the de nndation of our mountain forest lands is unfounded. In fact he attributes this theory mainly to the influence of the railroad company, which aims lo get government rangers to watch its tim Wred grant lands Anyone familiar with the methods of the railroad company will accept the general suggestion that it would In prompt to avail iLself of any plan for shifting its burdens upon the govern ment or the public. Possibly there may lf something in this idea, although it may look a little far-fetched. Yet it is un.lorsto.xl that often it is ne"essary to scrutinize byways as well as highways to get at railroad schemes (lovemment rangers might not take it directly upon themselves to protect railroad timler. but indirectly their supervision of ad-jiu-ent sections would tend to that re sult. Aside from this however, it may be admitted that our correspondent's views are partly right and partly wronp. The result would depend much on local con ditions No doubt in many portions of northern Calif. -rnia. where the rainfall, especially in the mountains is abun dant, a second growth would soon cover the ground after the clearing of the original forest. A like fact may if ten be observed in the redwood forests along the coast. There, where the an nual precipitation is profuse and the climate and soil are naturally damp, the redwood tends to reproduce itself. In other l.H-alities the contrary appears. In the Contra Costa range, for instance, where the natural moisture is less, the clearing of tlie redwoods is not followed to any great extent by the appearance of a second growth. The same will be found true in a greater or less measure of the forests of the Sierra and of other mountain ranges Where any tendency to aridity exists it will undoubtedly prove true that the wholesale destruction of for ests will not be followed by renewal, but by jK-rmanent denudation and cli matic changes It might be safer to destroy the oripinal mountain forests in northern than in southern California. In the ranges of the interior states and territories where aridit3' is more pro nounced, it would be a most dangerous experiment. In such cases only a judi cious thinning of the larger growth should be permitted on an- conditions Even in moister regions it would le better economy to confine cutting to the larger timber, giving the smaller oppor tunity to mature. Instead of that the past policy has been to cut indiscrimin ately for lu in ber or fuel purposes and complete the destruction by sheep browsing and fires. It is time for a definite and intelligent system of for estry. It may be both preservative and reproductive in scope. In many por tions of France forestry now includes not only the preservation of the natural growth but replanting on a large scale. In the latter work due attention is given to the species used. Medicinal and aromatic plants are included and iKH-ome commercially important. This may be somewhat in advance -of present needs on the coast, but it indicates the tendency in countries where necessity has put the problem of forestry more forcibly le fore the people. We can af ford to take lessons from the larger ex perience of these European countries. 1 13- avoiding the past errors we may also avoid some of their present necessities AGES OK PRESENT RULERS. lta Number of Year Ther II' lave Occu le.l Throne l.a the World. In the new edition of the Almanach de tl.it ha. the ages of the various rulers of Europe and the length of their reigns are given in completeness. The Alma nach reports forty ruling princes eight of whom are more than seventy years old. Leo XIII. is the senior of all, his age Wiug S-i, the years of his reign 14. The other leading rulers reported are Christian IX., of Denmark, 74 years old, has nihil -0 years; Queen Victoria, aged 7:t. with 55 on the throne; King Albert, of Saxony, aged 04. with l'J on the throne; King Oscar II., of Sweden, 64 years of ago, with 20 on the throne. Francis Joseph, of Austria, aged 6i, with 44 m the throne; Leopold II., ol Ilelgium. aged 57, with 27 on the throne; King Carl, of Iloumania. 53 years of age, with :U on the throne; Sultan Abdnl Hamid, 5'J years old, with 10 on the throne; King Humbert, of Italy, 4S years of age, with 15 on the throne; Czar Alexander III., of Russia, aged 47, with 11 years on the throne: King tleorge, of tJreece, aged 47, with tMJ years on the throne; King Wilhelm, of WurtemlK-rg, aged 4.1, ruling 1 year; Emperor Wilhclru III., of tlermany. 34 years old, ruling 4 years; King Charles, of Portugal, aged 'JV, ruling S 3-ears; King Alexander, of Servia, Id years old, ruling 4 years. Jedre Wiifin'i Proverb. Most state legislators needs muzzlin. Ef local polliticks wuz clener, nash unal polliticks would show it. Thers two kinds of money in pol liticks: That you put in and that you git out. . Uncle Sam don't let anyboddy im pose on him but his own family. r Tain't one uAichal in a hundred that's got sand enuf iu his craw to tell a man right out that he won't give hitn an oflis. The star tpangled banner is the gos pel ov libbcrty. Morals in polliticks is subjick to re vishnn and amendments When a politishan prays the angels lift ther eyebrows Detroit Free Press Preservation of Foreate. Alout f40.0Ou.UO0 is paid eery year in Crf-rmany for the creation and preserva tion of forests; JOO.OOO families are sup ported from them, whilesomething like 0,000.000 find employment iu tlie vari ous wood industries of the empire. The total revenue from the forests amounts to (14,500,000 and the. current expense are $3,500,000. ON WOMEN. The Great Poet Itd Not like Literary Wo Wordsworth indulges not infrequent ly in caustic remarks on women who write, towards whom he always re tained a rooted objection. It is said that after Miss Martineau took up her residence in his neighlmrhood, this ab horrence to authoresses sometimes took such active expression that the deaf lady' was frequently obliged to see what she could not hear, and, perforce, to recognize that her presence was un welcome at Uydal Mount. She herself, however, : makes no mention of any thing of the kind, when alluding to the WonLsworths and her intercourse with thein. On one occasion, saj-s the Cornhill Magazine, after unsparingly condemn ing a work by Miss Sedgwick, he con cludes his criticism thus: "Such pr.vlnc tions add to my dislike of literary ladies indeed make me allii'st detest the name." And further on apain I find the rather sweeping announcement that "blue-stockingism is sadly at en mity with true refinement of mind." This last is said in reference to Sara Coleridge, whom he rather pettishly ac cuses of monopolizing Mr. Quillinan's attention on one occasion, during the time of the latter's engagement to his daughter Dora. Perhaps, as the remark is made in a letter to Quillinan himself, something in the nature of a tacit re prtxif may Ve included in it for him also That Wordsworth entertained a high idea of womanhood in the abstract is undoubted, and is evident in most of his poetry: but it is equally true that he could ill support contradiction or in terference from the ladies of his own family, from whom, by the way. he was likely to meet with very little of either. He was lord pant mount in his home: the central figure of a group of devoted and faithful admirers, who could see no law iu anything he said or did. His sister and sister-in-law resided con stantly with them, joining wife and daughter in one invariable chant of praiae of his great gifts and veneration for his genius Under such circumstances who could wonder at the growing weakness for universal approbation which is said to have beset, in his latter days, the grand old Lake poet? THE SNAKE NUT. A Oueer Vegetable Production of the West Indie. A nut which should 1m? classed with such w,..iderful vegetable productions as the "Vegetable Worm" of China, the "Vegetable Fly" of Australia, and other plant .xldities of that ilk. is the snake nut of IVmerara. Tflis paradoxical vegetable is said to also grow in some parts of Cuba and Itritish tluiana, the first specimen in the Itriti-.li museum having Ix-cn sent from the latter coun try. These remarkable nuts vary in size, some being as large as a goose egg. others not larger than a walnut. The kernel of each and every one d ks not simply "Ixar a close resemblance." but is a perfect counterpart of a lx.a constrictor, lying coiled up as if asleep tne neau. general taper of the lxxl3', spots and everything being true to life. When the kernel is yet unripe it may be unwound or unc;ihil and straightened out. In this state, althoug'.i it is then without the spots, the resemblance to the lxxly, fangs, scales and tail of a reptile is simply extraordinary. Those who can overcome the natural aversion to tasting such a thing declare that the nut is one of fine flavor, being equal in every particular to the cream nut or the English walnut. THE TERRIBLE COBRA. A Oearriptlon or Some of It Marked Pe. ruliarltte. It is a remarkable peculiarity of most poisonous reptiles that they seem to have a preat reluctance of putting their deadly powers into operation. lie fort inilictiug the fatal bite the rattlesnake always gives his note of warning, and the same may Ik' said of the cobra di capello, the most deadly of the many poisonous reptiles of India. The cobra warning is unmistakable he dilates the crest upon his neck and gives a hiss loud enough to In." heard distinctly fifty feet away. The cobra's crest is a flex ible membrane or h.xxl with two black circulars joined together so sis to form a very g.xnl representation of a pair of spectacles When the h'xxl or crest is in position its eyes seem, to blaze with a devilish luster, and the cmtinu.il hissing gives the very air a noisome smell. According to the best author ities the cobra never bites while the h.xxl is closed; and so long as that par ticular membrane is not erected the creature may be approached and handled with impunity. Even though the crest be spread, if the creature con tinues in silence there is no danger. One hiss however, is a sure sign that the reptile is angry and searching for a victim. SAVED BY A DOG. A Farmer Narrow Mrtpe from Lln- errtnc 1 'eat li. The newspapers of Fredonia, X. Y.. relate an incident in which an intel ligent dog certainly saved his master's life. A farmer named Rutan was en gaged in cutting wood in tae forest so far from his house that he was quite out of hearing. He was accompanied by his dog. In chopping down a tree the trunk fell upon Kutan in such a way that both of his legs were broken at the ankles and he was held fast iu the snow, unable to move. The weather was intensely cold. The farmer knew that if he remained in this situation long he must die of cold and loss of strength, for the pain from his broken legs made him very faint. He strove in every possible way to release himself but was unable to do so. He thought himself l.st, but a way out of the difliculty suggested itself. He had a lea.! pencil in his pocket and also a scrap of paper. He managed to scrawl upon the paper a message, tell ing of the situation he was in. This he tied with his ixckethandkerchief, an.l calling his dog made the handkerchief fast around the animal's neck. '(lo home! Go home!" he now shout ed, as loudly as he couhL Like a well-trained dog the animal ran home ajjd bark.il at the door to be admitted. The handkerchief was no ticed and the note found, and relief went at once to the farmer." He was found by the aid of the dog, who led the way, and was rescued from his perilous position, barely alive. He recovered, and Wlieves with reason, that he should not W alive if be LaJt not had his dog with lam. WORDSWORTH THE FAMILY FINANCES. How Mr. and Mrs. Abol Cut Down Expenses. "Jud. I thought we had decided not to bpend any money foolishly this year. This list Ls positively discourag ing!" Mr. Abel stirred restlessly in his creaky rattan rocker, turned his paper an.l became still further ab sorbed in its contents His wife threw her account book on the table, with a bang. "Well, if we two can't pull to gether there's no use trying to .ir" Keeping his finger on the line he was quietly reading, Mr. Alxi'l turned and boldly faced his persistent helpmeet. "Pull together!" he echoed. "You can't charge ? with any unnecessary expenses! Where can you find a man of my salary who dresses so plainly, hires so few liveries spends so little on knickknacks neither smokes chews drinks nor gambles, does his own shaving even, and seldom uses the street cars in spite of the two mile walk to the factory?" He re sumed his reading, having, to his mind, disposed of the unjust imputation. "Let me read a few items." Mrs A lx-'l opened her book. "Microscope, one dollar." "Oli. of course, that microscope I bought it at Cole &, Merri man's Chica go. I thought it would 1m? a valuable article to have in the huuse," with a su perior air. "Hut how did you happen to feel the need of a microscope?" queried his wife. "You care nothing for botany nor zoology." "WelL you see," slowly, "the vender had shown the horrible animalculu crawling on a prune, and you are so fond of them, and try so hard to make " "That is sufficient," laughed his wife. "I must remind you you've seen noth ing through the glass yet, and so I am still unconvinced as to the worthless ncss of tlie fruit" "Two tickets to the engineers ball and you knew you wouldn't attend two dollars." ("Your frien.L Mrs. llarr, came to my office," explained Mr. Abel in a foot note.) National , one year, one dollar; good for nothing1 but waste paper." "That's so, Celia, but the agent was an old friend from 'away back in Iled ford. and I couldn't refuse hitn." Mr. All ended with a sigh of reminis cence. His wife mercilessly continued: "Tag for umbrella marked 'J. IL A.,' fifty cents. J. H. Abel threw his paper on the floor and stood up. "Where is that?" he demanded, resignedly. "It needs two tiny tacks to make it of use. I believe it is on the clock shelf." "Money to Hugh Harris five dol lars" "Pshaw! that impostor! It puts me out of all patience." lie walked the lloor with deepening frowns then 1 e pan a vigorous poking at the fire. "You sec." he continued apologetically, "'Harris' mother died, then his wife and baby were s.c.i a long titn.- they live with the old folds and he got be hind with his bills. Then the old grandmother was taken to the asylum, his father lot his place, and, to crown ail, Hugh cut his finger, or rather he lost one finger on our planer. So ho cam J up to the factory with his woeful story, and the boys made up a purse of thirty-live dollars And the worst of it is. Harris and ids wife left at once for a visit .o rela tives in Albany. They were seen later by Jocelyn, in Rochester at a theater, and taking long drive i about the city, and say, I forgot to tell you, I lost a silver dollar. Put it in your lUt, because you forgot to mend that hole in my vest pocket.' It was Mrs. Alxjl's turn to hxok sur prised "What hole? You di ln't tell me of any rent to mend." "No. but isn't it a wife's duty to look over her husband's clothes every night and see to repairs?" "If I need a load of wood do you find it out first, or do I remind you many times in every case?" Silence for a little, then: "To tramp, fifty cents; meal for another, twenty five." "There is only on more item. Seven dollars for twenty-eight copies of the Morning Star. You remember the mag azine contained an article supjHJsed to advertise your business. When the essay appeared it fell far short of ex pectations and you have the twenty eight copies not worth the postage to send to distant friends" Her husband ignored the comment. "What is tlie sum total?" "Seventeen dollars and twenty-five cents" "You may as well add five dollars for the Ilusiness Men's association." "Hut I thought that was necessary?" "No, 1 could do an well without. If that is all," he went on, brightening, "read me your list." Mrs. Abel turned over the leaf and read: "Cream balm, of an agent, twenty-five cents. (Couldn't bear the smell, so threw the bottle awuy.') "Solder for tinware, fifty cents (Useless") "Set for marking linen (not needed), fifty cents." "Sewing machine raffle, two tickets fifty cents helping an indolent, worth less woman." "False bangs (not a match), one dol lar and a half." "The hand-glass I gave baby while I received a caller, one dollar." "Ilattie's Century, torn by same dur ing another call, thirty-five cents" "Powder and perforated tins one dollar and a half. Now let me add up." "What does that last item mean?" "I Luetr you'd ask that," demurely. "I was so vexed I couldn't tell you. A gentlemanly agent rang the bell one cold rainy morning. After offering his commodity and being rcfuseL he soke of his wet'feet- So, out of sympathy, I asked him in to the warm fire. He talked Wautifully about his mother, and admired our children. Finally he came back to his ware a boxes of pow der to put into kerosene lamps to pre vent explosions He told harrowing tales Df the burning of inuoccui ciuidren whose mothers had neglected to pur chase his powder. II; furnished also tiny perforated strips to put on wicks to make them last longer. In fact the saving of wicks in a month he stated the amount was remarkable. He proposed to furnish strijis for our eight lamps and two boxes of the powder for two dollars "I told him decidedly I could not af ford it. 'Well, he went on. 'I am nearly through with this place, am on my way to catch the eleven o'clock train to Chicago, so you may have the same for one dollar and a half and I am not making one cent. I can ac count for it in no other way except that I was tired and not on the defen sive, for I handed him that amount which I had reserved for the washer woman. 'He put powder into ray oil can and oil stove, and that is all I ever used. The strips I found a nuisance, utterly useless. Had the money been put into the stove I should have leen equally benefited. "The amount of vty extravagance Ifi six dollars and ten cents" continued the accountant; "with your seventeen twenty-five it makes thirty-three dol lars and thirty-five cents. Add five dol lars for the 'business association und we have thirty-eight dollars and thirty five cents which would have gone fat toward filling our empty lxxkcase, glancing at the yawning shelves "There are several articles of silver ware for the table which I have tried in vt.in to eke out of the kitchen allow ance. Tliere is the list of books we consider our library incomplete with out, and the portieres I have needed so long. All yesterday I studied how to glean the sum required for the usual monthly stipend and thus avoid touch ing our bank deposit. At first I could find no room for retrenchment no un necessary outlay in either house or table expenses." "I should say not. No woman eoultl be more careful of her wardrobe; and yet you always look welL And. Celia, we could not have a smaller grocery bill. We might possibly omit some table luxuries, but we are not extrava pant, and I prefer to live well." Mrs. Alielsaid, thoughtfully: "These items just read show the only leakage. I have kept very careful accounts the last six months and from them select ed these avoidable expenditures. You will notice that I have included nothinp sient on worthy charities. ."Hut, my dear, there is no need of the economy we practiced the fitst three years of our married life. My present income allows a wider margin. My patent mosquito bar alone will more than cover any unexpected in vestments" "Very well, then. If we can squan der thirty-eight dollars or more twice a 3-ear, on paltry trifles 1 want tc know it, that I may use tlie funds in telligently, and where it is calculated to bring the best equivalent for the money. "People of moderate means often in dulge in what might be called extrav agances tut my ln'itnacy with such families has convinced me that titty are the really economical ones who save on the little needless outgoings. The newest thing in albums nor the latest stitch in embroidery, does not tempt them; nor do thoy thoughtlessly pur chase any of the thousand and one articles presented to the housewife. Then, when- a truly dxsirahle pleasure presents itself, they can purposely in dulge tind fully enjoy what previous self-denial makes xisxible without ex travagance. "How many bright days I have longed to take the children to the ivo.xls nutting, or for wild flowers, or to ri le nver to mother's! I have staid at home lx?cause I thought I could not afford it, and the money has slipjx'd through iny fingers to little or no profit in these ways." Taking advantage of the lesson taught by the truthful list, Mrs. Abel originated a plan which she at once Ik gau to put into practice. She must learn, first of all, to say "no;" in this magic monosyllable lay her only se curity; and the use of it required the most careful surveillance on the easily loosened purse strings. Ecim-mlx-ring to make quick decision as to the neces sity, or otherwise, of the contemplated purchase, she still further held herself in check by opening a personal bank account. Ixng experience with the private household "bank" had con vinced the Abels that it was txi frail to withstand the frequent onslaughts made upon it, hence the patronage of the town savings bank. Every time Mrs. Alxil avoided a use less article she determined to lay away the amouut of the declined article, or less if the price was too large for her allowance. On the contrary, if she permitted herself to make "ducks and drakes'' of her money she drew the cost of the indulgence from the bank accumulation, which was solely and unreservedly devoted to the purchase of the needed silverware and the patronage of the livery stable in sunny weather. The success of his wife's reforma tion in finances induced Mr. AWl to dedicate his unspent dollars to a lit of valuable books although he sti 1 has ?rcat difficulty iu refusing favors of the opposite sex. Mont Farghcr Purdy, in Good Housekeeping. Took I'oaaeaaloo at One. A new condition is a new test of char acter. When a rich man suddenly In comes poor those who live with him have a chance to see of what stuff he is made; ami the same is true when a jxx.r man suddenly finds himself rich. An old gentleman was present at the n-ad-ing of the will of a distant relative, says the London Spectator. He had hardly expected to find himself rem.-mlx-r.il in it, but pretty sxn a clause was read in w hich a certain field was willed to him. That was g.xxL llut the document went on to lxijueath the old gray mart in the said field to some one else, a man with whom the old gentleman was not n friendly terms That was too much for his equanimity, and he interrupted the solemn prK-eediiigs and brought a smile to the faces of the company .y exclaiming: "Then she's eating my grass!" Invention br PriaoiM-r. Stone walls do not always make a prison for the convict. While Eugene Turpin, the inventor of melinite, has lieen confined for treason at Etampes, in France, he has invented a ball. x.it tlutt can le guided by the aeronaut. He has also devised new fuse for shells used at sea.and an apparatus for making inexpensive hydropen gas for inflating balloons. Meantime Tobias F. Hudson, a prisoner in the Maryland peniten tiary, has invcnUil an improved socket for incandescent lamps and constructed a numWr of unique clmks, one of which, the warden says keeps better time than tlie ex -tensive French clock in the prison.
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