-or. jttlttlCfilt B. P. XOHWEIER, THE OONSTITUTION-THE UNION-AND THE ENFORCEMENT OP THE LAWS. Keillor nd Proprietor. VOL. XL VII MIFFLINTOW1N, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 251893. NO. 6 . "f WINTER MONTHS. BT FLOKRNCB UENNIKIR. Betoredone. dM ymi sometime think Sitting voiir chvi fill hM.irti beside. thilr tx.bt- roiis iii.ls tliro" everv clilnk of door and caeinout moaned and sijclieil- Tliat. after Au'umn's d iys a e dme. Finif f.iollii birli .or pckv-s thing.l Jl;iv strive thro' storms ti r-ah tlietu tt But apreatl too late their fragile win.?' Aii bow many, dear. mnt tile, uf tlx'se e1 !iliivrniK emigrants! At thought of II teat c oid yotir eye; l.oi.i; shall e miss tneir yom etianta, To n 1 1: li t you love m: and you ay 1 bat Iti-ir return wt b str:rt( I- sura. But not those bluls who ttew to-day? And you abl wilt xov.r love rnduret TUE LOST Sl'KAH. Oice upon a tlra"? when the fairies were still in this land, ai l the black man h.i'l not be-n dtiven Inla id away from the Sea sho e, a mighty King called all hi chit f 1 together to witness K contest between the four strongest, bravest, aud baudsomett, of the young men of a'l his subjects. The pr ze w tie King's youQes'. daughter thj Mark eyed Lala an I t ie one of theso fcur who should thr.-w the jvsegat the farthest should win her for Irs biile. Many prince aud chiefs a -id tlieir followers assembled at the King's vil lage by the 8i.i, an I m v.iy days weut by iu fea-tintr anl in ch 001:01? four from all that host, who were ut the same time the strongest, bravest, and most handsome there. At last four we.e oliDse . Three of them were sons' or treat chidftalns, but ttie fourth wis 01. ly a poor herds luan. Yet the Piincesj Lai 1, who stood at her father's hut thotuht him the liest of all. A sandy plain that stretched betwe"!i thi mountains was chosen, had the four champ. ons stood in a row ready to thro v. Th first threw lils assegai so well that it Ml upright into an anthill far away. Ti.e secotvl assegai stool quivering ia the bark of a fir tree many paces beyond llieatil-hill. The spear 01 the thud p erc d the breast of a gold and green su-iar-Urd tha' was fluttering over a tall alee bio soin ."till further away, But the herds mao, who was fourth, threw bis asse gai so vigorously that it flew i ke a flash of lightning up into the heaven", and struck a hawk that wa soari-tg there iu search of prey Loud were the acclamation of the peopl , an 1 they adjudged the fourth the winner. The Princess wept for joy, but the gi eat King who did not wKh his daugh rr to wed a humble herd-111 in, sai l: "Let (hem throw again wiih spears that I shall give them. This man's weapon was su:eiy 1 eitched." So on the morrow the King sei.t for Iiesh spears of gold. And to the princes wers given splen lid, equally balanced one.-; but the h-rls n mh wis clumsy and untrue. A aiu they threw, and again the herdsui m' assegai out distanced those o' the others. Ti:is tiun it How into the clo.ids, ni l wa list to sight in their whiteness. . But the King was uuj u and pa d: ".Not till you h it a found the spear, and bring it to ray feet, shall you win my daughter the beautiful L ila. Go! The Princess chin,' to her father and wept, sayi og she loved this gallant herdsman; but the King took h r arms from around bis neck, and bade her go. To disobey the King rceaut dea'.h, and the girl went. Thus Zandilli, thehrdsni3n, set out in search of the royal awgai. He wandered some days among the mountains, for it was in the. win 1-c'ouds on their brows the spear had d:sapieared. It was on the fourth day if his wanderings that, whilst he was gazing down into the depths of a brown poo', a "butcher bird" fell at his feet, clutching in its t&locs a tlrty green frog. The fro cried for help, and Z .n lllll succeeded in frightening the brd away. The frog expressed its gntltu'e, and aid: "If ever you are In trouble, anl think I can help you, close your eyes and call to mind this brown pool, and 1 shall come to your assist nce." Zandilli thanked the kind frog, who then disappeared In the water. A Utile further on he saw a large black and yellow butterdy impaled up ob a thorn of prickly-oear. He releas ed It, and the butterfly said: "1 was thrust upon that thorn by a pair of liny brown ha:ids belong 'ng to a little maid with large black eye". She was cruel. Tou ara kind, and I am grateful. If ever you are in diffi culty or danger call me, and I sh ill be at your service." Then the glorious la?ect spread its wingp, and dew away to 1 1 iy with its mates among tho crimson orchl Is. Night was approaching on th fif h day, and still the lost spear bad not been found. It was a warm eu cmers night, and the moon rose, a great b ill Of crimson fire, from out the fog in' I he east. Zandilli was arz'ou to find some shelter for the nlpht, and to that end entered a narrow go-ire, through which trickled a ti-iy sir earn, it was very dark in this ravine. Its wall wert ery high, and lie fi?;l into deep w ;ter holes, and stum.h'ed over sl ppsry boulders; but ZindiUl persevered, knowing how often tall caves are found in these ravines And such a cave at I v t he came 11 nor. The moon, now clear of the fog, had dotted up ln'o the heavens, and shone into the forge, lighting up its wes'ern wall nto a large cavity her llTi't fell iu a tro.id patuway of s l .er. Zandilli entered l-o'dly; he, who had lived among the n ounta.ns all his life, knew no fear. The liulit cf the rut 0.1 did not enter very far into the cave, and he was to tired to explore the darkness beyond, so he lay (low j to rest, with his sj ear close at hand. He awoke to Dnd the cave In total darkness, an I a strange soft nniffc greeted I is ? ars. It w.is mu-ic sweeter than that of the turtle-dove cailin to her mate, softer than the murmur of t'lewlnd among the pras-belli. Its soluI thrilled the listener. 's heart, and nv'ile him lon to look upoi the telng who e voice cuild discourse such sweet rruo Zandilli arose, and crept with st. p i.-snolw lesaas the leopard's towards the plrce whence the music came. Jieaier and nearer it grew, and as b-' advanced the cive grew broader an l higher, aud a pale light seemed to Ihicd 1 he walls. louder grew the mucic at each step, lorti r tl wa'ls, and tr.ore brilliant the light, until s mI ien y such a sight burst up -n his astonished e;es as never uj r'ai had seen before. A larte lake spread it sapphire waters belore him. The rotf of the C ve shone as th sup, and great pillars, vhich sparkled with the glitter if c unt I ws diamonds, raied lhemstlve from the water. and were lost In the blaring glory or the dome. In t' e very centre ot the lake a magnificent flight of flittering golden steps 11 to a Ibrone, which sent forth, ttaahet cf green are - being fashioned ot a single emerald beautifully carved. The lake seemed bound les', for its shores were lost tn darkness. Fi ora out of the shadow from all directions, countless larje Tose-color! lilies cams floating, each bearing towards the tbrme a lovely fairy. It was from these lilies the lovely mulc floated, for each iairy sat singing a f he combed her long golden hair. Never bad Zundim seen such beautiful forms. More delicate-looking weer they than the soft wind-flowers that crown the preciplcer; more teautifnl than the crimson orchids. Their hair that spread rehind them was not lss brilliant than the fiery tail of the great star which comes to warn the black man of approaching drought and famine; anl it gleamed against fheir snowy breast as loesthe golden tongue of the arum. Their forms were as graceful as that or the slender ante lope; their arms were whiter than the ray wh'ch t'ps the waves. Their brow. weri crowned with white st ir blosom, and their voice excellM anything Z m Mill had ever heard. The lily-boats floated from all sides, and seeoird to be gu ded bv some unseen power. A they touched the golden steps the fays stepped from the pink petals, and slinking their golden hair around their s onldt r as a mantle, they joined the throngs of ethers as fair as themselves around the throne. All this Zandilli gazed upon with eves large with wonder. Only who it was that sat upon thi throne he could not see, for a brilliancy of flashing light cl thed the occvpart as In a ved. The empty boats doited the lakp, as do the blue Wht;r-lilies the quiet reaches of the rivers, floating lazily backwards ai d tcrwardsi Suddenly the music ceased bis presence stemed tc have become known to th Strang people. There was truch whispering among the throngs upon the steps or the throne. Than a troad pathway was opened among them, and a Heing clothe 1 in llyht stepped fioTi the throce to the water's edge, aud a silvery voice spoke: "Moitd you are not unexpected. You are Z tndtlll, the herdsman. Your q iest Is n t unknown to us. You seek a rcyal s;ie.ir, an 1 dare ti aspire to win a royal bride. The moon has risen Ave times (dnce you vanquished 1 he three princes In throwing tliespetr. When she shall have shone yet twice upon Jand and sea your bride, unless you save her, will hava wed another, aet, have no fear, brave Zand M, the royal spear is within your reach " The nlvery tones ceased, and Zandilli fell 1 poa his face, and said: "Oi l preatBelnal whose light Is as the 8'iiiV, whose wisdom Is greater than tha:. of our witch-doctors, help jour servant to tltid that snear which you siy is withjn his reach!" A s! range shaped canoe cf gold shot from tlie steps of the throne and rest! f.t Z indit:'s feet. He entered it fe.ir- i sstv, ara as qiv.ck as ngnt he w is carried acrosi to the golden steps. The dazzling Keing wh stood there reached a h iu I t him as he stepped from ti e canoe. He raided his eyes, and saw before him a wrrnan lovely as the morning. Ooui.thss rays cf light streamed from a girdle and breast plate of diamond?, and from the flow ing robe of silver tissue that clothed her, leaving oniy the lily-white arm and thro t bare. Her golden hair fell to her feet, and was crowned with a wreath of star-flowers. ' We'c ime to the land of the Moon Fairies' I" she cried, as she took his and and led him to a reatbe-ide her self uHn the throne. The crowd upon the st'ps bowel humbly before them as they passid through lis midst. Then Zindllll spoke: "OM great 0.ueeti! whiter than the wind-ciouds, fairer than the dawn, tell your servant how best he can serve you aud w in the speail'' 8he bent her eyes, blue as tba lake, upon Llin, and said: "Would that I could say It Is yours now yours to take awa ; hut there is au ancient law amongst us that forbidseven ti e Queen t,t take from our tre.tsuretrove any thing. "And this golden spear of Royalty, which fell at the mouth of this cavern, has been given a place a.iiong our treasures. It was prophesied in years remote, that a Mortal would come amongst us in quest or a weapon that would give the possessor great joy. When he should appear two tasks were to be set him. If lie peif jrmed them tnt object of his search should be given biro. You, Zindllll, the herdsman, are that Mortal, for do you cot. seek a spear that will give you a lovely Iride? We will del berate upoa the task to be set yon. Meanwhile, you will be shown the I duties of our home by my maidens." With these words the Queen rose and descended to a lily-boat,which bore her quickly away. Now three, of the loveliest of the fairies stepped with Zandilli into the gulden canoe wonder after wonder unfolded itself to his as tonished gazp. All was glitter and light. But there was one dark cavern, whose walls were lustrelesi and black as uuht. Yet Z inlllli was !m pat ien t witi the spear, especially a the Q .ten bail spoken of another who was 10 win the Princess Lida ere two moons bad risen. He therefore begged to be taken back t the Q'i e 1, who sat upon her ihrore. She greeted him with a smllt, and laid her lily-while hand upon his bronze atm. "We have decided," she said, uion your flrst tisk. 51 comcdhtri have niad4 it no e isy one. Y.011 h ivo seen the black chamber? It is the one bl t u on our home. If you can make it as beautiful as each of the others, half your I ik will be fulfllle 1. Berore the moon ha risen again this must tm Perform d, or death will be your doom." Z ludiili was tik-m to the black chamber ; and there he was Ieft alone lr. the irolden canoe, with despair in his h'art, for he bad no means of beau tifying tho'e hideous walls. He lioti''ht cf the foim-flecked sea, wMch he should never see aain; of the shy nfihlen who was to have been bl bride. Ilrj thought of the flowers, the birds, the bultertlies. At the thought that theu came h langhel. The butteilly he had sive 1 Could its help ba of use to hiin? It s-emed hopeless. Zm lilli slgied, and, overcome by fatigue, laid hims.lf down to sleep. The butterfly heard Its saviour'a scarce formed cry for help. So at bteak of day it ca If d together it brethren anil it cousins, the fire-flies. Then tl.ey all flew into the dark cavern. The sound of their fluttering wings awoke Z tidilM. O.eat was hi-eurpi Ise to Gnd the dull walls transformed Int.) a fairy palace of gorgeous wings and tender pnle-green gems. Ti e butter II es and fl relhts h id spread themselves over the entire walls. When 1 he Queen and her followers earn to tee U the task bad beta per formed, great surprise and J y did tber express at the wonderful transforms tion the Mortal had worked. With one voice they cried: He has wool He has won!' All that day was spent In revelry; but the Queen was absent. She w is with her w as men, discussing the second task. At the close of the day, the Que i spoke thus to Zmdilli: You ba'e com p'eted your first task, and the spear is partly won. It has therefore lan placed here upon the steps belore my throne. Sae! This is to tr your S3-.-ond task: My maidens' robes a:e woven from the wings of flies. O.ir looms are idle, for our store-rooms are empty. To you is given the task of filling a hundred of our bo its with the wing of flies." Then the Quen dis appeared. Z in'lilll lay down in the canoe, and gave way to despair. This task seemed f ir more hopeless than even the first had. Never more should be see the sil t; never should he hunt the leonard again. Never should he see the tumbling streams and cool brown pools, nor see the great black eves of bis princess smile upon him. Ha fell asleep at last with these sad thoughts upon him. The frog beard hi saviour's sigh for n sight of the brown pool, and called his breLhrea and bis friends the iiz.tn's. Each came wita their burden of lie1, and soon fil'ed the many boats. . Their busy croaking awoke Z indllll, who found his task performed; and when the Queen aud her folio we; s came again, they cried: "He has won! The spear is hlsf Then Zandilli ast ended the golden stept to take his well-earued pr zs lint the Queen was 1 ilh to 1 -t him go. J-hu would like to have held this wonder-worker by her si Je for ever, aud she tried to bold him back. But Zandilli was impatient, aid suatched his arm from her grasp. lie seized the golden spear, and juxpu.g iuto the canoe, propelled it with the spear to the edge of the lake, Hud bouuded ashore. Ia a few short Lours be had claimed hi bride. TWO SETS Ot;' MANNERS. THAT PrT OS FOB COMPANY SHOULD BS USED ALL TBI TIME. If we only bad on oar company man. ners all the time how delightful we would be, for, deny it though we ruay, we certainly have one set of ways for every-dny nse and another when Grangers are present. The frown fades into a pmile when our next door neigh bor snddenly enters during a heated argument. The features tbst were set in obsti nate and nnbending resolution relax before the eyes of the casual oilier, and the voice, snappish and Hhurp, becomes tuneful and lovely when ontsiders ap pear npon the domestic horizon. How well a child understands Ibis nnivertnl hypocrisy and beseeches for fuvcrs in the presence of others, know in? fnll well no reproof or curt refusal will take place at snch a time, while the same knowing small one would not dare to ask for cake or a perjny if mam ma did not have comf any in the pr lor. Do we Dot, we children of a largei growth, af-ks the Philadelphia Time, know of pleasant words and endearing terms need only between husband and wife when they wish to impress ont siders with the felicity of the relations which assnmo a very different phase as soon au the door closes and there is no one around to see the averted gaze and indifferent air which mark their natural behavior' Why can't we wesr onr company manners with onr every-day gowns in stead of banging them away ont of sight, only to be brought forth on oo-ca-icns of ceremony, along with our best bib and tucker? Wouldn't life be richer and sweetet if more of the little courtesies were shown when there are no eyes to be hold them eavo those that are sure to brighten at the nnasual demonstration? Is there any one in the world as sweet and true and devoted as the home folks, yet are there any in the whole wide world treated with the scant courtesy thece dear ones receive? Bring the company matners into tht intimacies of home life, and see how much brighter and sweeter will seem the world at large for the knowledge that yon are giving your best to those who deserve it most. TOO BUS! FOK ENMITY. When I hear men or women attribut ing a lack of success in any direction to the machinations of their enemies, I involuntarily smile at the egotistical assertion. People are in general too much engrossed, each by bis own af fairs, to make any very active war against each other. Jealons, envions, rancorons tbey often are, bat to Wage positive hostilities, they are for the most part too indifferent. Tbisprone- ness to attribute onr mischances to enemies is merely oje of the refnges of onr eelf-lovo. Admitting possible ex ception, it may be said emphatically that we are nons of ns anybody's en emy but oor own. We are all, how ever, onr own enemies. Tho tongne that trnly detracts from onr credit and glory is our own tongue; the hand that most mercilessly despoils ns of onr property is onr own hand. All the real murders in this world that is, apart from the mere commonplaoe kill ings of men and women are self-murders. Conceit tells as a different tale, ami we are too ready to lay on the flat tering unction. But all great suc cesses, all the grander triumphs, will be in proportion to onr seeing the truth as it really stands; namely, that the hardest obstacles, the most real dangers, lie in the perverse impulses ot onr own nature. Family fray.r: The picture which Robert Barn drew of household worship tells us of the secret of old Scotland's "grandeur that makes ber loved at home and revered abroad." No prelude to the day is so powerful in its sacred in fluence as the union ot loving hearts around the throne of grace. Family worship is a strong scam well stitched on the border of the day to keep It from raveling out into contention, confusion, and ungodliness. Wise is that Christian parent who beras every morning with the word of God and fervent prayer. When the inroads of wealth and fashion crowd out family devotions in the morning and the weekly prayer-meeting in the evening there is but small hope of rearing such households in the nurture of the Lord. The "church In the house" is the best feeder of the church in the sanctuary; home religion is the sheet anchor of our nation's well-being. l.Tanfllst " MUSICAL FLASHES FROM. ABROAD. T DR. WAIDTEBX PKOO. Nearly all musical instrnments ewe their origin in some manner to nature. In the vibration of stringed instrn ments, perchance, the primsry idea was given to the hnman mind by listen ing to the slender branches of the trees, the vines and the rnnners of the forest; or tt-e cordages of the ship, as they were played npon by the action ot the wind, as it swept through them, eliciting wiM, weird mnsie, which even in these modern times has 11 most sin gular effect on one's senses. For in iwnce. the JKolian hare is one of tha samples of Nature's prompting to pro- I dace musical sounds aud instrnments. On this (I preenme I may call it an instrument), the strings are all tuned ! to the same note, apparently "U ap pears to be the oi e generally nsed, because of it being the most free from 1 1 . a , 1. ucorreci, or i..u.uK .uu ie na- ble for the errors of temperament, Uar.n .,f Iks atrln..a ara an lower than the others, bnt the tone, of coarse, is always the same. The Aoh an barp is placed in a current of air, as under a raised window; thus the wind acts upon the strings in a similar m in ner as it does in the forest", over and tbrongh the slender branches, toe vines and runners and the ship's cord-a.-es. It is not necessary, really, to state that the airings of the -o!ian barp are not touched by bow or fingers, but the current of air acts npon the strings and sets them vibrating in the most as to.ishiag mauner; farther, they aato ma ieally divide themselves into the component parts of the common chord, and produce octaves, firths an 1 thirds jui infinitum. Again, if a siring be btretched to two supports, and then with the finger made to vibrate, one produces the same effect. Should this string be lightly 'touched, or damp ened, tas it is styled,) iu the middle, it will ilivi ie itself into two parts, ( o to speak) and sound octaves. Executints of stringed instruments are aware how i. valuable are these harmonics, which are bronght into use, without which certain passages in many famous mu sical works onl 1 not be performed; th' se harmonics are produced by dampening, and not pressing the trings. Jven strips of fibre, torn from trees or plants, will often vibrate by the wind s action, and cause bass like tones which are heard in the forests. The Harp owes its origin to a savage. Ages ago, testing the strength of his bow-string by twanging it, he was actually twanging a rude one stringed barp. One is taught to belisve, that the world is indebted to Apollo, for the Lyre. In accient Egyptian history, the Egyptians have a legend which rnnsas follows: The Ood Apollo, was one dav wanderlnar on the banks of the mill after an inundation and ob- 1 served that a tortoise had been left , there by the receding Water; it wa : dead, and only a few tendons of its I body were remaining, stretching f trom the lower to the npper shell. The god struck it with bis foot, and the tendons resounded. Thus does the world ows the god a debt of gratitude (or causing to be produced the first Lyre. The sweet old Spinet and the Harpsichord, now superseded by the pianoforte, was the conception of an ancient Assyrian. The crude bar us at that period in nse gave him the idea, of the springs being struck instead of plucking them. Tuns from this change, the Spinet and the Harpsicord came into existence. Apparently the Violin does not owe ts origin nor wasit indirectly prompted bv nature. The Violin appears to have beeu in existence at the period of the ancient civilization of India and its origination took place about that era. it was then styled in India the Rav anostron. In ancient time, (I should state) the Romans, Greeks and Egyp tians, had no such instrnments of the Violin School or style; anJ-the ab surd and incorrect saying or state ment that (the pagm musician) the Emperor Nero "Fiddled while Home was burning," most, most decidedly be placed in the vast realm of exags gerations. What that strange and won derful Roman Monarch did do was to go to h's Thespian Temple during the conflagaration, and, arraying himself in robes appropriate to the theme he sang of the destruction of Troy. This event "en passant," Anton Rubin stein has masterly treated and utilized in his opera entitled "Nero." Bnt, par donnet-mof, I mast not digress farther, to revert to the point. The violin made its appesrnnce in Etirope abont the end of the Eiphth century or the beginning of the Ninth and from that period dates the trne development of the violin. The Trumpet and the Horn date back iO the earliest periods. ' These instrn ments originated in the age of prehis toric man. Perchance the idea of the trumpet and the horn came from one of the barbarians evoking sounds from the horn of a dead ox or cow. Singing was the first music of the hnman race, and the voice the organ. It was not a very long time, however, before man kind possessed instruments to accom pany his vocal efforts. A new symphonic poem, entitled "The Ocean." composed by Paul Oil- sen, was produced recently at Brussels. The work was well received by a good audience. It scored a decided success. The musical score is scholarly and skillally constructed. On the whole, the work well merited the favorable verdict. Tho well-known and brilliant com poser of valses, Johann Strauss, is now completing the last act of a enmiqae opera, wbioli wiil be entitled "Princess Ninetta." At the fourth popular concert given at Brussels recently, the third act of "Parsifal" was renderod in a snperb manner. The soloists were: Slons. Lafarge, Legnin, and Signor BadialL The audience was critical and apprecia tive. Broortlng. What is called in common parlance "brooding" is a very unwholesome occupation of the mind and leads to most unhappy consequences. If one I should stand for a continuous period on one foot he would after a time grow one-sided. Readers of "Ben Hur"' will remember that Ben Hur secured the privilege of rowing flrst on one side of the galley and then on the other, that he might not lose the per fect symmetry of his physical develop ment. We need to use all the facul ties of our minds in tune to keep our selves in poise, and not to lose the use of any faculty. T ! u.-; vi oiij luuuiljr. X3imiujug UU uuu I subject breeds melancholy, and melan- I choly frequently results in insanity, . Tbey were first nsed is 1666. LAUGH AIVD GROW FAT. HEALTHY TONIC FOR IN VALIDS OF ALL K1NP3. B.m.rOTls An.ctlot. Gl.and from Tarl mmm Souvo.a Sometblnf to ReJ v hlcfc Will Man. Anbody ftiMp W.ll-B.ctu Tku M.dloln. Wh.a Tak.a Bator B Wrlng. R.l.ntl.s.ly jlrearat "Can anything be more pitilessly truthful than the relentless accuracy of the camera?" groaned Morton, looking fixedly at the proofs just re ceived from the photographer. "Oh, yes," replied Norton. "What?" queried Morton, for bo thought he had said a good thing and naturally objected to being dis puted. "A suspicious wife'9 memory," was me answer, accompanied by a re- luini9Cent sisrh hlch Sllrumed up haIf t .iHarw.0 in " -7 vtl the evidence in a " ' " v.. .u. v. wc msv troit Tribune. I Very W ell OfT. First Tramp Why, Willie, whafa . the use of complaining, yon are still I better off than Jay Gould. I Second TramD (who ha9 just escaped from the dog) How do you make that ' out? I First Tramp Because Jay ain't got a rag to his back and you have got ! wore than a thousand. Looking Backward. Jonesh sold me remarkable horh, but didn't shay he went backwardsh. Mustn't forget to tell him about that, and write to the Field hie . London Judy. An Oflio. S.er.u A large manufacturer took isto hl oflli e a nephew who, to put it mildly, w: s rather feeble-minded. One day t! e nephew came to his uncle and complained of the head clerk, Jones. "Uncle, what do you suppose the bead clerk, Jones, has been telllni people about me?" "1 have no idea." "He has been telling everybody that I am a foot" 1 win sec him and tell him to keep quiet about it He has no right to expose the secrets of the ofiice." Texas Siftings. A Queer FpelL Mrs. Peterby Glad to see you, Mrs. Yerger. How is your little son Tommy? Mrs. Yerger Tommy Is going to school regularly. Mrs. Peterby lis is learning ver fast, I suppose. Mrs. Yerger I can't say that be Is. II rtill persists in spelling New York with a J. Texas Sittings. Only la Dreams. Hortense Miss De Lane dreamed the other night that she saw you in Heaven. Van Aft It was very kind of hei to dream of seeiug me there, was it not? Hortense Yes, indeed; she toldnie this morhing that was the only way she thouht you would ever be seen there. Seasonable Advle. - rs vi Fi Voices from below: Keep cool! Life. ftlowod about Ills Farm. Osborne I hear Bender has been blowing around about bis farm in the West. Van Jay Yes; but it wasn't his fault, be couldn't help it. Osborne Why couldn't he help It Van Jay Because be was caught In a cyclone. Gloomy Foara. Clergyman (to dying parishioner). My friend, are you not afraid to meet your Creator? Parishioner No, sir; to tell thv. truth, it's the other partv that I'm more afraid of meeting. Exchange. Beaatlfol Keyond Compare. Sumway Is this Miss Scadds you speak of beautiful? Hunker Is she beautifull Why. sir, I never saw a car so crowded that she couldn't get a seat in it. N. Y. Sun. - Satisfactorily Explained. On the Ilorse Do you think Miss Morton and her mother discoverer? that I was tipsy last night? The Other Oh, no: I explained to them that you were crazy. Life. A coiWEspONDKirr of the Confection er' Journal says that banana juice makes a first-class indelible ink. A spot on a white shirt from a dead-ripe banana is marked forever, and the inice from bananas thoroughly decayed i. . rtriohf rliMf esrminiL n - Baner, a European chemist, has sno- ceeded in producing artificial musk by applying nitrie acid to a compound which he isolated from rosin spirits. This is a notable iriJtph for saodew ohsnustry. ' things old and new. I The forests of Hnngary are entirely under the control of the Government. The first rstent for sewing machines .w?'a,lted to Wewnthal England, . Statesman (loftily) That will make in 1755. , no difference In a general way I am Tmt steam engine was knowa 120 B. still opposed to them. If I find, how C. The first perfect engine was made ever, on investigation that the enter- Iby Watt, 176L j prise in whch you are about to eni- Ths bagpipe, the favorite Scotch and liarlc is not in itselr contrary to pul Italtan instrnment, was invented in Policy, why, then, of course," etc. Greece, 20D B. C. tTfae rest in a whisper. j Papkr from rags was made in A. D. 1000 the first linen paper in 1319, and . from straw in 1800. Gas was first made from coal by ' Clayton. 1739, and was first nsed for illumination in 1702. Watobts were first made in Nurem berg in 1477, and were called 'Nurem berg animated eggs. " Wixdow glass was nsed in Italy in (hurches in the eleventh century, is English houses in 1557. j When the Falkland Islands were firsl visited by man, the wild dogs there approached him without fear or aver sion. I vsjaier Bueos iaia on ine not coals is a stove or range will loosen dinners on the firebrick, so that they may b easily removed. Sweden raDks first in the number oi women graduates in medicine, philol ogy and jurisprudence in proportion to her population. Wooden railroads were built in England in 1002; iron rails were first nsed in 1789; the first iron railroad was laid in America in 127. Banks and bauking were known in Greece 385 years before Christ; in Rome, 352 B. C; in Venice, 1157, A. Ia The Bank of Engtand originated in 16.5. j A fence COO miles long, of wire net ting, separating the colonies of New South Wales and Queensland, is one oi the wonders of Australia. It i de signed to keep rabbits ont j The search light to be nsed to lllumi nMe the Colombian Exposition grounds is the largest and strongest in the world. The direct power of the light is ir.0.000. candles. By the aid of the great magnifying glassthe t.owei ia increased to 150,000,000 can lies. An inmate of an Armenian convent has recently died, arter being there nicety-eigLt years withont once going outside of the convent walls. Hei recorded age was 115 years. 1 SCIENTIFIC WAIFS. On a clear night sn ordinsrv hnman eye ean discover abont 1000 .tars in the uormern neraispnere, most of which send their light from distances which we cannot messare. aa insrrnmeni win be nsed in the new psychological labratorr at V.l capable of measuring time to 1.01 of i second. A spray of pnre oil of turpentine mixed with one per cent of lavender oil is said to have an astonishing effect in purifying the air of living rooms, the action being attributed to the ozone formed. If the earth were to revole on its axis with 17 times its present rapiditv, the pendulum would not vibrate at all, and we won Id weigh noth-ng at the equator, for the centrifugal force would be so great as to throw ns off". A Frenchman has discovered that California roses possess 20 per cent, more volatile oil than those of France. The discovery opens the prospect for a new industry in that opr.lent State. Experiment has shown that, contrary to the general belief, water is not pnri fiea bv freezing. The average amount of impurities retained after conversion Into ice la 34. 3 per cent of orgamo matter and 21.2 per e nt. of Inorgan ic. A PhotoCrsphto Tact. "There's one thing that isn't gen. erally known, even In my own profes sion," said a prominent photographer yesterday, "and that is in eight cases, out of ten the expression of two sides of a face, when taken in profile or three-quarter size, differ. When it comes to the question of a picture in profile there is a right and wrong side for nearly every face. Although I have studied on this fact during the three years since I first discovered it, I still can find no explanation for it. A carefully taken portrait of a man looking over" his left shoulder Is de nounced by himself and his friends as both untrue and unflattering. Let him look to the right, take an equally accurate picture, and the result is more than satisfactory. In view of this fact, when a bit of profile work Is ordered, 1 keep turning the subject both ways until I find the side which seems to me the most favorable. And in the mojority of cases pictures taken in this way are invariably said to flat ter the subject," New York Com mercial Advertiser. Motbinr Masted. In Paris nothing is wasted, not the smallest scrap of taper; that which every one else throws away here be comes a source of profit. Old Dro- . vision tins, for instance, are full of ( money; the lead soldering is removed ' and melted down into cakes, while the tin goes to make children's toy s. - Old boots, however bad, always con tain in the arch of the foot at least or.e sound piece that will serve again, and generally there are two or three others In the sole, the heel and at ' the backs. Scrap of paper go to tho i cardboard factory, orange peel to the ; marmalade maker, and so on. The ' ideas suggested are not always agree- ( able, and to see a rag-picker flshin? ' orange peel out of the lasket is enough to make one foreswear marmalade i but there Is worse than that The most valuable refuse that which fetches 2 francs the kilo is hair; the iong goes to the hairdresser, while the short is used, among other things. for clarifying oils. TCaa. or rrr 'faahrfinn. in the m.t. ter of smells; tbey apprar to object to the human breath, especially that of persons recovering from illness; there fore, to approach a hive with safety, le cautions how yon breathe. It is prob ibly chiefly by the sense of smell that bees and ants recognize their friends that is, the members of the same bive i colony for bees sprinkled with icented syrup and then introduced in to a strange hive will not be molested. vi others invariably arc That. IIOV-rn. Incorruptible Statesman I tell yoa I am not in favor of pools or combi nations, sir! Lobbyist But we intend to t ke tou into this (:. ITnp i-asatit 1'roof. Young Softlelgh (who is going to take hi best girl out for a ride with the intention of proposing on the road) I suppose the horse is gentle one of these horses you can drive with er your er feet, if neces sary. Stable Keeper You can do any thing w ith him. Just ask your young lady she has lieen out behind him with half the boys in town. Puck. And Then Be at KIKhf Down. Principal of Grammar School William Flint, stand up! What were you laughing at? William I I don't like to tell, Mr. Luskinson. T insist on knowing." "1 was laughing at lien Tarrott, He whispered to me that he saw you kissing Miss Roomseven on the stair way 'fore school took up." Alrald or the Bil t. Cholly (to his aunt froru the coun try) If you w.ll, aunt, I will take Vou to Wall street to-day. Aunt Wayback Yes; but take that thar rid necktie offen you or you'll have all them thar bulls after you 've read about Judge. Conflictlna" Opinion. Watts I thought that the Hon. Mr. Blore handled the tariff que.--,. ion rather gingerly than otberwise.didn't you? Fotls No. Ifyoutound any gin- ger in his speech you could see a lot more in it than I coulu. Detroit Free Tress, 1 Perfectly Willing. ' tmu Timid MNs I I want to get on. Bold Conductor Well, why don't ou? The Jester. Ia Poker 1'ar.anre. Father (at foot of stairs) Bill, didn't you hear me call you two houra '0? Bill Yes, but I can't see you. ather. Father Well, then. I'll come up and raise you. New York Herald. He'. All Night. Sunday-School Teacher Who made the sun and the nnon stand still? First Boy Adam. S. & T. No; what's the matter with Joshua? Class In Unison ne's all right! Brooklyn Citizen. Very Plaaslhte. Junmlsboy Papa, what does cows Oi 00 wiv? Papa Their mouths, of course. What did you suppose? Junmisboy It sounded as if she used her horns. N. Y. Herald. Look B.foio Con Leap. The Jester. Sonthern California's glacier has boan located. For many years .tradition has told of snch a phenomenon of nature, and recently an expedition was sent ont by the Los Angeles Herald to investigate the matter. The tradition was vended, for npon the npper levels of Gray back Mountain, the greatest of the San Bernardino range, a glacier one mile long, and on the average 200 feet in depth, was fonnd. The icy mass, according to computation made, moves downward at the rate of 47 feet a year. 1 4tB3lSf; TV eA 1 : ; 4 1 VI. V I 'Phi 4EWa IN BRIEF. - Yaie Co'lege has HC3 students, Over 1700 different kinds of soup are known. There are orate trees la Malts over 2C0 years old. The Danes are raid to leid the world as butter maker?. Fielding, the novelist, married hit maid servant and was miserable. Swelen has a larger area of wood land than any other country in Europe. Electric omnibuses are to be mrto. Juced on Liverpool sheet. In London. The domestic relations of both Tbackerry and 1).- ken were unhappy. Tl:e citv of New York cares fot 19,000 lunatics at a cost or $325,000 r year. Millions of butterflies are eates every year by the Australian abori gines. Several tbeusaeds of hair plus, ii many s yles, have been recovered from Pompeii. The weight required to crush a Fqnare Inch of brick varies trom 1200 tc 4500 pounds. At the beclnnlng of the Eighteenth Century all European armies bad pon toon trains. Leorard Getchell, or Wlnslow, Maine, owns a woliet which he claims is 110 years old. Roebling's railway bridge at Ntag ara has a span of 831 feet, Witn fifty line feet deflection. Miny Canadian papers are now boldly advosatlng a political unlop witn the United Stares. It is sai l that more murders occui In Paris In six months than In London Berlin and Vienna in a year. I e Petit Journal of Paris has a sale of nearly 1.25'i,000 copies dally Vho would not like to own it? -At the present moment the police : system, In all it branches, costs Eng- and close upon $20 0J0.000 a year. The electric car Is literacy astonish fng tha natives of Singapore, India They call it the wind canlage. The people in certain parts of Ger many say that the devil Invented brandy, citing a legend to prove it. A five-cent postage stamp issued Id Alar-ama during the Confederacy was sold in New York City recently tof $780. The tallest man In the O. A. B. Is William P. boyne. cf Green County, Pennsylvania. His height is sever feet. Tiburzi, an urcep'ured Italian bandit, who died of old a?e recently. Is said to have bten sentenced to death 37 times. The rice crcp in the South this ear is reported to be exceptionally latg. It is estimated at 225,00J,0Od pound. Greek dandies, like Alclhiarfes, al lowed their hair to fall on their shoul der and at night rolled the curls round a stick. TI e United Stales Imported over $2.0h0, 000 worth or peas and beans in 18U1, and nearly $3,000,000 worth pe ts toes. A fruit prower, of Windsor, Conn., jas a barrel f Russet apples of the crop of lS'Jl, which have been kept is cold storage. On Philadelphia's police force Is a man o;tli SiCO.OiXI, whose Income Is about Jl.",0t 0 yearly, ouuide of his $20 week salary. Monaco, with Its territory of eight square mile and it ktinding army of 120 men, proposes to have a universal exp s.lion in 1893. Nalentia, the Spanish theologian, died of giief because be was accused by the 1 ope of having fa's fled a pas "te in St. Augustine. In the House of Representatives the man with the largest name is Archibald Henderson Arrlngton Wil 'iams, of Noitb Carolina. The fleece of ten goats and the work of several men for half a year are required to make a genuine Cashemere shawl a yard and a half wide. It is expected that 16,009 carloads of exhibits will be received at the ground of the World's Fair between now and the first of May. The post-office and telegraph office at Lexington, Miss., are iu charge of a woman. The chief express agent and her two assistants are also women. A Kansas farmer who bad had much trout le in snipping -ggs at laut Bucceedei In getting a consignment de liverd in gi ot order by marking the box "dvnarulte.'' The English Court of Queen's Bench has decided that grocers may veth paper with tea, coffee, sugar, aud such commodities without being guilty of fr tu 1 upon the purchasers. An advertisement for a school teacher In an Indiana paper reads as f(jllow?T "He must be a man sound in body and inte leer-, not afraid to use the rod. Wages 10 per month aud loarJ around." It has enly leen eighty-one yean since the first tomatoes were introduced In America. The original plant was cultivated as a vegetable curiosity at Salr-m, 'ass. Of li p, the "fabulist," itiswrlt U n tha' be was a person of extremely luxurious tastes, and that be opcs had served at a bauquet a dish of slnglny birds at an expecsa cf $1000. strong decoclioa of chestnut leaves used as a wash for parts which have Income infl imel by contact with Ivy rhus poisoting Is likely to relieve all distressing syrup tons witLIu twenty four hovrs. What a tale satisfies might unfoldl In New York last year one thousmd four hundred men secured divorces from their wives on account of drunk enness, and during the same year over twelve tho-i?au l wives secured divorcer 'o' the ssme cause. Th rarest feeling that ever lights a " hum-in face is the coLtentmenl of s 1 ,-ving foul. Onr Snmmer is a few days longei than the astronomical Winter, which arises from two causes. First, the earth dnricg the Winter is traveling over the smaller half of its orbit; and second, its motion in that period of it -rbit is more rapid. Historically it -has been an almost nniversal practice since the iime of the Dutch to extend East River to Throg's Neck, and ibis practice has been uni formly followed by the Coast Survey. Taking a physical view of the matter, Gotdthwaitc'g Maff-.sine says: "We may say that the name East River is a mienomer, that instead ot being a river the body of a ater is really a etrait The strait commences where the tides meet at Hell Gate "
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