THE FOREST REFOBLICAN J. Z. WENK. Ottloe la Smrbugh & Co.' Building KIM STRICT, TIONKBTA, r. Term, ... tl.BO per Yar. No ncript1on received for a short pwiod tbn thro monlht. " 0i"NfXVler.e follcltea frm M part of tha cou.iry no natie will b. Ut.o oToobjbou, RATES OP ADVERTISING. One pjimr, m PCb, one lrtlon. 4 1 M On Sipinr, on Inrt, on moiUh ..... 00 On Pijuwe, one Inch, three msatba. f N One Square, on Inch, on jnt 1 M Two Sqnre, on. jrear 11 64 Qnarier Column, one jt. ............. B Jlaif Column, on ;w On Column, on Jx..... p) Lectal dTert!tmenU teneentier line . Mrtio. Marring aa4 death notlca. gratia. Alt MUa foe yaarly aArartHanaat j... terly. Temporary adTerUaamaaa maM k. hi advance. ( 1 tao, JL VOL. III. HO. 6. TIONESTA, PA.. WEDNESDAY, JUKE 2. 1886. $1.50 PER ANNUM. Joa 1 rf'l I Hie richest silver oro in largo bodies ever discovered in tlio United States was struck lately in the Iron Hill mine, nenr i 'earlwood, Dakota. Much of it assayed fis.rjijo to the ton. Americans probably invest more money in Tnrmmg tools than any other people By the census of 1830 the value of asrri cultural implements made the previous year was f 08,000,000. Ton years is a long life to tho average of farm tools, and many are worthless after three or four yours uro or rust. It is probablo that the entire amount inverted in farm tools now in use is nearly or quite $1,000,000,000. Tho death of a sea captain recently was ascribed by medical authorities to blood-poisoning, caused by his vessel carrying a cargo of nitrate of soda. The sanors were affected by what they called rheumatism. Tho captain, beinir in tin after-cabin, suffered the full force of the evaporation of tho nitrate. It is said that four captains in the employ of a leading eastern shipping firm have died within a few years from this same cause. A naturalist in the west has concluded either that owls are without memory oi that they do not mind going about with owl-traps fastened to their legs.. Ho set a trap to catch an owl and it mysteriously disappeared. Ho set a heavier trap and caught in it an owl whic h had the first trap attached to one of its legs. Vho phrase "stupid as an owl" seems a fitting reflection upon a bird which would Bet aio'.it making a collection of owl-traps in such a manner as this. Harper's Weekly. The mahdi's grave outside Omdurraan in tho Soudan is cow marked by a plain monument, eroctcd by his successor, Sheikh Abdulla. The false prophet is buried on the spot where he died, in his tent, his sword and silver helmet lying on his tomb, where four dervishes Watch an I pray continuously. Now the grave is enclosed in a stone and brick tower, about fourteen and a half feet in diame ter. The outside wall is whitewashed and decorated with an inscription, in huge black letters, stating that the prophet rests beneath. . Tho unequal distribution of land in Great Britain may be judged by the fact that seventy-five members of tho new house of commons own more than three thousand acres of Jand each, with a ren tal value of more than lf ,000 a year. Two of these own $100,000 c;.rh, time more than $50,000 acres, and seventeen over 10,000 acres apiece. Sir John Rams den's rentals are nearly one million dol lars per annum; Sir John St. Aubyn's nearly half a million, and four others are over $150,000 per year. The rentals of twenty-eight members rango from $50, 000 to $150,000 each nnnnally, and ye there is but comparatively little emigra tion from "the fast-anchored isle." One of those heroines of whom the world hears but little lives near Lexing ton, Ga. Her name is Sallie Hansford. Her husband has been becftidden with rheumatism for nine years, and she has had a family of four children two boys and two girls to support. Last year she bought 107 acres of land, much of it orig inal forest, and with the aid of her two boys, fourteen and fifteen years old, clear ed live acres. She cut down tho trees, rolled the logs together, split the rails, built the fence, and burnt tho brush, with their help; and made last year nine bales of cotton, also corn and peas enough for her own use, paid for her rent last year, paid her store account, and paid $10 o her laud. She has bought her meat for this year and paid for it. In addition to this she has done tho cooking and gon,o to market with eggs and chickens. J Mr. Ivan Levinstein, the president of the Manchester section of the Society of Chemical Industry, calls attention to a pew substance which is extracted from coal tar, and possesses sweetening prop erties far stronger than the best cane or beet-root sugar. The substance, he said, seemed likely to enter into daily con sumption. According to Mr. Levinstein, one part of it will give a very sweet taste to 10,000 parts of water, for it is 2:10 times sweeter than best sugar, and taken in the quantities added to food as sweet ening material, has no injurious effects on the human system. Patients suffering from diubetcs have been treated for the lust few months in one of the priucipal hospitals in Berlin with saccharin with out feeling in the least inconvenienced by its use. The use of saccharin would, therefore, Mr, Levinstein said, be not merely a probable substitute for sugar, but it might even be applied to medicinal purposes where sugar was not permissible. THE DISAPPOINTED. There are songs enough for the hero, "Who dwells on the heights of fame; I slug for the disa;iiolnled, For those who mitred their aim. I sing with a tearful cadence For one who stands in the dark, And knows that his Inst, lxst arrow Has bounded tack from the mark. I sing for the breathlesi runner, The eairnr, anxious soul, Who falls with his strength exhausted Almost in sight of the goal; For the hearts that break in sileneo With a sorrow all unknown; For those who ami companions, Yet walk thoir ways alone. There are songs enough for the lovcri, Who share love's tender pain; I sing for the one whose passion Is given and in vain. For thoso whose spirit comrades Hove missed tlioin on the way, I sing with a hoart o'erflowing This minor st rain to-day. ' And I know tho solar system Must somewhere keep in fjia' A prize for that spent runner M'ho barely lost the race. For tho Flan would be tmperfeci Unless it held ronio sphere That paid for the toil and talent And love that are waitod here. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. a TRUST WELL KEPT BY EDMUND LYONS. The torrent of mutiny in India that had been gathering volume and force in Secret for months In.l l.nrct ! i, : at last, and was sweeping nlonir as thouzh i-,,s, nn vuuiroi. i ne gaiiant oiutoionel Pratt hnd rmrndnd hia mrrlman in of his bungalow, and, with his gray hair rinnlcd bv th n warm Kronvai k4 SI - tl ,V1V, UUU v a " pressed to thm his ill-founded confi dence thnt, though all tho other Sepoys rose in rebellion, they would never rise. His men, whom he always spoke of as "his children." priMorl J.t..v. ing cheers. Two hours later they had murdered the ' " j uuti, MllULl b LIU u own chosen leaders, were marching to ii-tiii. tin-ir nana playing, witti tiio curi ous inconsistency for which the mutineers from first to last wero famous, the Eng lish national anthem, "God Save the Queen." Allahabad had fallen. Evcrv wunri ni. mi: mess inoie, witn one ex ception, had hern htitrhnrnl K- ... vant who stood behind him, and struck with his knife when the signal was given. The one who escaped the general doom. . n 1 1 1 . I . ' -..v. niiu nun cancn, wnen uie story was told, tho "Martvrof AlluhoKo through a window of the mess room, and ;eaching the banks of tho Ganges plunged in and swam for many miles; hidintr in the jungle during tho day, and drifting with the current nt tii,rl,t. ei.iT..: credible hardships, to die of native fever i n J i w.,..l l. .1 . ... mumm j ,m; exposure wncn mends and apparent safety were reached at last. nt". ii vuht oiiiccrs iMMonrfing to tlint ill- those only because they wero not nt the table when the murderous signal was given. One of them, having been de tained by regimental business, was hur. Tying to join hiscomrades when a woman Stormed riim hv nnmin m.UU in.4i:.. ...... T i "iiiiii niaiLiuiir suddenness from the shminw nt a .imn - H F.U.UJ of bamboos beside the road. "Sahib, don't go on!" she said, speak ing in her own language. "They are all aeaa tty tins time. Bodcn Singh was behind vonr rdniir liio Lnifa rixJ. 1 - , nin'u tuvjr, uuu had you been in it you would hsve been With Allllll linw It,, Inn Uirx-rh n.no 3 7 - " " VI. 1-1.1,1. ..no uiivjl with rage, and waiting. Ho had waited bo umg uar no said he could wait no Ion - ....... v.. ,v iiiiuuii juu mat night when you were asleep on the char poy. but 1 told him if he did so itwould not be easy to get tho officers all together uc .ni;.- io-nigni. co nc njroea to Wnit ft littlft lnnro AnI L-fnV. t 41. iuiiu UUU DtllU JO'U 1U tilt back, as tho others wero stabbed, while no stood behind nt dinner. He has killed somebody else by this time, to make up for having missed tou. Yes.it is. terri ble, but why did you put the grease on the cartridges? Ah, here thev come !" . The butchery was over, and a troop of soldiers, accompanied by the servants who had shin their masters, were march ing down the road, headed by a band playing "Rule Britannia." The woman who had spoken was Pooniah, the wifo of the villain Boden Sinch. frPodcn Sinph was the "bearer," or body servant, of the oflicer who had been warned. I was tho oflicer. "Quick, Sahib!" she exclaimed, has tily, as I stood irresolute in the middle of the road. "They will see us In a minute. Hide in the clump of bamboos! And in a moment we were crouching there, side by side, while tho mutineers came on, marching with that steady military step that they had learned so well from their English masters. They had learned some other things, too, from the fame teachers, and in the next few months they showed all too plainly that the seei of instruction hnd not been cast upon bar Aii t-oil. "Why did you put grease on the cart ridges?" At that moment, with life and death hanging about evenly in the bal ance, those words and their evil inference were ringing in my brain. Assuredly the pork grease on the cartridses had in some degree hastened the mutiny. The cart ridges of that day had to be bitten before they were used, and both i Hindoo and Mussulman abhor tho flesh of the pi.', though thf higher classes cat imported hums and bacon, and protect that they are not the same meat at all. The Sepoys had g.n.u on biting the cartridges contentedly, mid with no idea that they were puttiuir the unclean thing into thuir mouths, until the rcbc'lious rajahs, watching for such a:i j opportunity, wilily pointed out the griev ance. Several of the regiments protested, and asked that tho grease on the cart ridges be changed, so as no longer to elah with their religious principles; and had the advice, strongly urged, of the astute Sir John Lawrence, then collector of Agra, afterward governor-general of India, been taken these requests would have been granted at once; but India's rulers, in the prido of a century's almost undisturbed possession, feared nothing, suspected no danger, and drifted blindly on to the sharpest crisis in England's later history. A clump of bnmboos is a good spot for a fugitive to hide in. It is an excellent place also for a party of soldiers to en camp by. The mutineers thought so, and, throwing themselves on the parched grass beside the road twenty yards from where ie were hidden, they began tn smoke and discuss in low, cautious tones, for they were still distrustful of them selves and each other, the prospects of the desperate venture to which they wero now irretrievably committed. It was quite light enough now to see that Boden Singh was not with tho sol diers. Where has he gone to? I asked my preserver, in- a whisper. "He has gone to your bungalow," she replied,' significantly. "He expects to find you there!" Situated as I then was, forewarned and, therefore, forearmed, I was sin cerely sorry that Boden Singh would not find me in my bungalow. Tho clump of tall, thin bamboos were singing their endless song to the night breeze, felt by their sensitive, lofty tops, though not percc?lib'lo below; and, our voices lost to the mutiners in the groan ing and creaking of the branches, I learned from Pooniah her reason for sav ing me. A few weeks previously, when the Shadow of the advancing mutiny had falltjii on tho country, I caught Bodcn Singh, who could read and speak Eng lish remarkably well, about to open a lctteri.gKen to me by a messenger from Sir John Lawrence to deliver to the commissioner of Jubbttlpore. In view of tho expected outbreak such an inten tion, if exposed, woulit.infallibly have been quickly followed by Joden Singh's execution ; but he had read nothing of tho dispatch, and, yielding to Tooniah's entreaties, I was silent, and his life was spared. "The time is closo at hand, sahib." said tho grateful wife, "when I may do for you what vou have done for him. and" she stojped down, picked up a small pioco of eaith and swallowed it,following a weu Known custom oi Hindoo fanat icism "may this choke me if I betray the trust." Boden Singh, too, pledged himself to repay the debt I hud placed him under. How the husband and wife kept faith with me tho coming ordeal showed. "Pooniah! Why are you here?" It was Boden Singh who spoke. Cominc by a short cut from my bunaalow ho had approached the rear of the clump and nearly fallen over us. In another second he had seen me, and his knife a carv ing knife from the mess table was in his hand; and in tho next I had him bv tho throat, disarmed, and on the ground. lie would have shouted for help, but Pooniah stooped, and in quick, nervous tones whispered : "Boden Singh, utter one word and I will run out and say you were saving your sahib ! You were hia bearer, and gave him warning in time to prevent him from going to the mess table. How long do you think you would live after that was told? . The sahib will spare your life again if you will promise not to join tho mutineer. Lie quiet now, and you will never see me after to night." ' : I ho villain saw his only chance for safety. Sullenly he gave the promise re quired of him, and lay still for twenty minutes. Thea the Sepoys moved away, and half an hour later 1, for the second time, allowed Boden Singh to go in peace. , "tahib," said Pooniah, "I have kept my trust. I can do no more for you. haloam." bhe was gone, ana 1 never saw her again. More fortunnteiyihan tho "Martyr of Allahabad" I got saf ely into Lucknow, and came out with Sir Colin Campbell's men when they marched to our relief. It is, perhaps, needless to say that Boden Singh s word was broken. He was nn active mutineer. I saw him for the last time near Cawnpore. He was one of a long line of Sepoys tied to a staked rope running forward from tho muzzle of a shotted gun. "Boden Singh," I said, I cannot save you this time." " oulu you ir you could f he asked. And as I looked on the traitor's face, and recollections of the past crowded upon me, I could only reply: "i don t think I would." Aeio York Star. A Novel Trade Custom. "A novel conimcrciul custom came to my notice in Vera Cruz, Mexico," t-ays a traveler in that country to a Pittsburg lhsiiatcn reporter. "1 went into a to bacco shop to buy a cigar. I got ono for hvo cents, which pleased me, and then asked tho price of a box. I found that if I bought a box I would have to pay at tho rate of five and a half cents apiece. TJicy look upon our middle-men as rob bys, and claim that we have no right, if can sell a box of cigars for three dol lars and a half, to charge five cents apiece." A Simian Sentinel. Abu Tana's band of Soudan guerrillas have apet baboon, who accompanies them on all their expeditions, and iicrforms picket duty when his two-legged com rades are overcome with fatigue. His coughing bark has several times foiled the htea thy advance of hostiles, and ho teems to undrrstanil the purpjseoi' the urmx, for at the first flash of a ritio he will fling liims .-If Hut on the ground. -i I'Lka'jo Tin. SINKING THE ALBEMARLE. HOW THE CONFEDERATE RAM WAS DESTROYED BY CUSHXNG. Attaching a Torpedo to the Vensel and Itlowinir Ilcr np A Paring Midnight J)ecd. A writer in the Detroit Free Prem gives a thrilling account of the destruc tion of the Confederate ram Albemarle by Lieutenant Cushing.of tho Federal navy. We CjUote from the article as follows, be ginning at the timo that the little mid night expedition of thirteen had arrived tlose to tho Confederate vessel in their mnch : Tho wharf where the ram reposed, grim and confident in its strength, loomed upon tho expectant vision of Gushing, who in a whisper directed that the, gear of the torpedo should be ready for prompt action. The boom was shipped in its place, tho torpedo adjust ed, guys hauled taut, and trigger line placed close to Cushing's hand. The speed of the boat was slackened, a posi tion taken abreast of tho ram the launch was headed straight for the mon ster, and the long-looked for decisive moment had arrived. Suddenly there flared up from either bank a broad belt of light, illuminating the dark bosom of the river with almost the distinctness of cfay. The launch, with its fatal number of thirteen, was revealed to the keen eyes of the eruard ! on shore. "Who goes there?" hailed a sharp, clear voice. " Who's in that launch ? Ileport, or I'll open fire upon you." This waa followed by the rattle of firearms, as an unseen force made ready for the next command. The Shamrock's cutter at this juncture Tas cut off, with orders to proceed down the river and capture' the force on the Southfield, if possible, or to try and spike the guns there. Gushing,, realizing that concealment was no longer possible., while every mo ment to him .was worth its weight in gold, rushed toward the ram with tor pedo poised ready to do its work. His tall form towered above the rest of the crew as he stood -erect, his eyes flashing and hair streaming out from beneath his cap. Again there was ahail, and Cush ing, allowing his natural dare-devil spirit to gain the ascendancy, replied : "Yankees you, lookout ffor your selves?" He laughed recklessly as a vol ley of rifle balls whizzed .about his ears, but his eyes never eyen lost sight tf the ram. The smooth sidea of the launch were splintered and torn, riddled in fact through and through, and the water spurted up throvtgh the planks, in half a dozen places. r; v The guard on ihe wharf aroused by the alarm came pouring forth from their quarters, half asleep, bewildered and not knowing which way to turn to meet the foe. The huge ports cf the rain swung open, her decks appeared covered with men, rushing wild to and fro, demor alized, filled witli consternation, and unable to ward off the, impendingdanger. The bow gun of the Albemarle, trained down the river, was fired, probably at M'andom, but its thunderous echoes rang throughout the town with startling ef fect, arousing both citizens and soldiery, who mingltii in a surging1 mass as they rushed toward the river to discover what was the cause of the alarm; The flash of the gun revealed the, low over-hang of the ram to the sharp eye of Cushing, and for that point he directed the launch, when, as he came within striking distance, he discovered for..,the first time the raft of logs surroundingTthe ram. The bell of the ram, together -Wflh & number of alarm rattles were creating a fearful din, while the confusion, and jostling of the mob prevented anything like concerted action. This probably saved the life of Cushing, for, although the air Seemed full of bullets, no one appeared to know at what they were firing. In the midst of the wild fusilade a blast from tke river, a storm of grape and canister tearing through their crowded ranks and the Confederates fell back, yelling that tho Ysftikees were Cushing had trained the howitzer in the bows of the launch upon the throng, firing full in their fces. Before they recovered from the "panic which had seized tlfein, Cushing 4iud taken a sharp sheer with the launch, making a com Vlte circle, so as to strike her fairly.and ent into her bows on. 4 The fleet little JJaft wa flying through the water, lushing standing by the tiller, intent upon one result the destruction of the ram. Musket and rifle balls were sing ing through the air in every direction, tho clothing of Cushing had sustained several rents, but none had scratched him. "Leave the ram !" he shouted. "Jump, for I'm going to send you sky high 1" With a heavy thud and sharp shock tho launch struck the boom of logs directly opposite tho ram's port quarter, pressed them down, thereby gaining several feet. To quote Cushing's own words will best illustrate tho situation: "In a moment we had struck the logs, breasting them in some feet, and our bows resting on them. The torpedo boom was then low ered, snd by a vigorous pull I succeeded in driving the torpedo under the over hang, and exploded it at the same time that the Albemarle's gun was fired. A shot seemed to gq; crashing through my boat, and a dene mass of water rushed in from the torpedo, filling the launch and completely disabling her." A seam twenty-rive feet in length and three inches wide had been opened in the ram, proving her death wound, and tho Albemarle, with -the shattered re mains of tho little launch, sank to tho oozy, muddy bed of tho river, side by side. Cushing refused to surrender, and, or dering the crew to save themselves, lumped headlong into the water.followed by tiiti bus 6i, 1 zip of a torreat of leaden ' missiles. Ho swam to the middle of the stream, and when about half a mile below tho town came across Acting Master's Mate Woodman, of the Commodore Hull. Cushing assisted him all he was ablo,but failed to get him ashofe. Completely exhausted, Cushing man aged to reach the shore, but was too weak to crawl out of the water until just at daylight, when ho managed to creep into the swamp close to the fort. But four of the thirteen escaped. Some were drowned, others shvt and a number capturcifj The prisoners were surrounded by the ijow thoroughly aroused and in furiated jjhob, who swore they would kill the Yankees on tho spot. Swords, re volvers, rifles and bowie knives were branished and leveled. The guard hav ing the prisoners in charge appeared powerless, when the commander of the Albemarle forced his way through the crowd and gained the side of the cap tives. He was a tall, powerful man, and exerting his strength soon cleared a space sufficient for the guard to re-form and fix bayonets. Then drawing his navy revolver he stood between the glaring,fuming soldiery and their would be victims. Facing the crowd he swore he would die by their side before a hah of their heads should be harmed, and the first one offering to molest them would be shot. "I have been tnirty-fivo years in the United States navy," he said, "and this is the bravest deed I have ever known or heard of." Under the protection of the Confeder ate naval officer the survivors were soon lodged in a place of safety and left to their own refections. But they had heard enough lb convince them that the grand object of their mission' had been accomplished, and that the Albemarle was a thing of the past. Cushing rested in the secure depths of the swamps until the sun had risen and then started through the dense mass of mud, water and entanglements of roots until finally he came out upon solid ground some distance below the town. Here he met a negro who. proceeded to town find soon returned with the infor mation that the ram was sunk. Proceed ing through'another swamp he came to a creek, where he captured a skiff or dug out belonging to one of tho advanced pickets. With this and tho aid of a pad- ale ne managed to reacl tho Valley City about 11 o'clock that night. It was a. gallant exploit, unsurpassed for coolness in the history of any navy on the face of the globe, A naval writer' thus renders the tribute of praise to his Jjrother officer. "A more heroic picture can hardly be conceived than Cushincr. "Standing in his launch, running hard on To the Aloemarle, the glare of the hre on shore throwing its lights and shadows on the doomed ram, and illuminating the man, who pushed on, placed the torpedo by his own hand, when he desired ex ploded it, and received at the same time. at tho cannon's mouth, the blast of a 100- 3 . 'a -it t ai..,? , . .... pouuuer rmc. lie was at matume twenty two years of age." With the loss of the Albemarle, tho last vessel of the Confederate iron-clad navy disappeared. The Merrimac, the Arkansas, the Louisiana, the Mississippi, the Manassas, the Atlanta and the Ten nessee, had all been captured, sunk or blown up. " An Elephant Wrecks a Bustle. Catherine Cole, one of the best known literary women of the South, told a New York Mail and Express reporter that the worst fright she ever got in her life was from the defunct elephant, Jumbo. The lady described the thrilling incident as follows : ' 'I was in England and visited the Zoological gardens frequently. That was before Jumbo became noted for having the 'moost,' as the Mahouts call it bad temper in English. One fine day I attired myself in a new dress with an exceeding ly largo bustle, as was the 6tyle then, and iu my rounds dropped in at the Zoo. "I was walking around the garden when suddenly I felt myself lifted like a feather into the air. I tried to scream, but I could not, I didn't have the time. The power that raised me aloft had me by the bustle, and I could hear that protu berance crushing together as if a moun tain had smashed it. Then I described a semi-circlo and was let down, bustle and all, on tho walk. I heard a shout of merry childish voices and Jumbo passed with twenty or thirty children on his back. It seems that I was just in front of him and quick as thought he seized me by the bustle of my dress and care fully lifted me to ono side. His gentle squeeze of my bustlo broke it into a use less wreck, and I lost fivo pounds of flesh from concentrated fright. It took mo an hour to realizo exactly what had hap pened and take an inventory of the smash up. I never went back to tho Zoo any more. I am now as a Texas cowboy is about Indians. Ho likes them better dead. So do I elephants. I always bus tle to get away from these mastodons when I see them coming." An Obliging Animal. Horse-dealer "That's a beautiful hoss, sir, just beautiful. I wouldn't part with that hoss for the money to anyone but you." Inexperienced Buyer "Bu( there seems to be something tho mutter with his ribs. Why, you can see every rib in his body." Horse-dealer "Yes, but just look at the advantage. How many bosses do you suppose there are whose ribs can be seen? Kot one in ten, sir; not one in tea. Why, that hoss is so obliging that if ho had an idea that he had another lib stowed away somewhere he'd actually feel sad if he couldn't (show it. Yes, sir yes, sir! Shall we call it a bargain" TUl-Bds. The oldest Episcopal church' ia tho United States is that in Williamsburg, Va. It contains the font iu which Pocahontas was bspti.ed. THE STAHS SHINE OUT. The stars shine out and gild the nky, Softly the night winds breathe and sigh; And, as tho world fades from my sight, I feel the presenc e of the night Wrapped in its strange deep mystery. Dark vapors rise their flagors lie Coldly upon my brow, but I Lift np my startled gaze, and bright The stars shine out Trust on, sod heart, nor qnertion why The shadows and tho iiiht draw nigh. The mist of doubt will melt in lisht, God's face will put them all to flight Till then, look up, for still on high The stars shine out. Walter T. Field, in the Current HUMOR OF THE PAT, Post of duty Tho custom-henw. Toe martyrs People with coreo. Sharps and flats Needles and did. A deed of trust Lending a ma a dol lar. A policeman, like a man climhtng a ladder, goes the rounds. Men who are always giving themselves away are no more generous than others. Life. Anyone who is quick at repartee must necssarily have a great response ability. Merchant-Traveler. A very slim dude aud a very stout cane have been known to pass for brothers. Philadelphia Herald. A Texas gentleman has observed that when he goes out hunting and has his gun with him, and wants to ride on the street car, he has never yet had occasion to signal a street car driver twice. Texas Sifting). Two fashionable young ladies wero walking down street, ono on cither side of a young gentleman, extremely swell in attire and equally meagre in propor tions. A street gamin grinned at them, then remarked dryly, much to the dis comfort of the dude: "Ain't much in that sandwich." Boston Itecord. At a masquerade, where people strayed, A dude wished to be there; So he asked a belle if she would tell What costume he should wear. "Go as a tree, my dear," said she, With countenance serene; "I tell you that 'twill fit you pat; Go as an evergreen. " , GoodalVt Sun. One little girl was heard to say to a playmate: "When I grow up I'm going to be a school-teacher." "Well, I'm go ing to be a mamma and have six chil dren." "When they come to school to me I'm going to whip 'era, whip 'em," "You mean thing. What have they ever, done to you?" Boston Journal. Curious Timepieces. -In the year 1839 a transparent watt If ofsmallsize, constructed principally of rock crystal, was presented to the Acad emy of Sciences in Paris. The works were all visible ; the two-teethed wheels which carried the hands were of rock crystal and the others were metal. All the screws were fixed in crystal and each axis turned on rubies. The escapement was of sapphire, the balance wheel of rock crystal and the spring of gold. It kept excellent timo. A curiosity in the way of watches was shown by the director of the Watch makers' school at Geneva before the ho rological section of the society of arts at a meeting last year. This wonder is nothing less than a watch with one wheel, manufactured at Paris in the last century. A recent number of the Jewelers' Circu lar describes an ancient musical clock now in possession of a citizen of Mari etta, Wis. "It is 235 years old and keeps good time. The movement, is made of wood, lead and iron. The weight that runs the musical part weighs fifty pounds. It plays a piece every hour, but it is ruther hoarse at present from old age. The dial is large, and has the paintings of William Penn, describing his history. At tho top are five musicians dressed in uniforms, who raise their instruments to their lips as they begin to play. The is-e is made of maple and mahogany. Itwasmadein the year 1(549, and was brought to this country in 1847 by a party of emigrants, being the only timepiece brought with them." A paragraph went tho rounds of the newspapers some time ago, describing tho novel invention of a Salt Lake jew eler. It is a timepiece in the shape of a steel wire stretched across a show win dow, on which a stuffed ( anary hops from left to right, indicating as it gnes the hours of the day by pointing with his beak at a dial stretched beneath the wire, and having the figures from one to twenty-four. When it reaches thi latter fig ure it glides across the figure to one again. There is no mechanism whatever that can be 6een, it all being inside tho bird. The inventor says he was three yeni s iu study ing it out. A novel form of clock has recently been designed by an English urtizin. The face has the form of u tambourini decorated with a wreath of twelve flow ers at equal distances apart. These mark the hours, and over them glide two gayly painted buttertfjes, ona larger thin tho other. These ure tho bauds tho larger indicating the minutes, tiio small er the hours. The works are concealed behind tho tambourine, aud the motions of the butterflies, which are made of magnetic metal, are produced by mag. nets carried on the arms, forming tiio real hands of the clock. Ano, her clock worthy of mention is exhibited in a well-known clock liiikei's window in London. In is a framed mid colored photograph of the houses of parliament, Westminster, with real dial let into the tower to represent " Big lien." The dial is very small to match thu photograph; nevertheless it is said tu keep yoo 1 time. - A i Yvrk Ulwrver.
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