Stat lie VOLUME G. REYNOLDSVILLE, PENN'A., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 25, 1897. NUMBEK 15. . Statlrenb (Pint S-rtbtee. IN EFFECT AL'dtHT 1, 1W7. I'litliidcllililn Erie Itnll'imil IHvMon Time Tnlilu. Train jetie Hrlfiwnuil. F.AfTWAHIi (1:10 n in Trnln , weekiliiya. for diiibiirv, Yllki'hnrre, lliirletim, l'nitvllli. tVi-nuton, llarrMiurn nnd (he lniTm-llilf ntn llnnx, iirrlvltui ut Philadelphia Ur ::i p. in., Now York. ll::l p. m.i Bnlllinmo.tt:ii p.ni.i Viiliini!lnn, 7:15 p. in I'tilltmiii 1'iirlni- -n friiii Wlilliiinrl In I'lillnili'lpliln iiikI pa enffcreniii'hei from Kiiiim to riillntli'tphln mill WllllHniKpnrt to Baltimore mill vtuli ItiKlnu. 4:(l p. m. Trnln . weekdays, fur llnr rWliurg iiihI inli'i-mi'illiile xttitinn, itr rl vlim ut I'lillnili'lpliln 4::m A. M.i New York, f:m A. M. I'lilltiinn Hlppplim '"f from liirrliliiitu In Philadelphia mill New Vork. Philadelphia niwiii!i'M i'iiii remain In deeper utiiliturlHil until 7::m A. M. V:; p. m. Train 4. dully fur Piinhiiry, Itnt-rlH-burtf nml Intornii-ditilL Mini loin, iii-t-l vtnjr tit Philadelphia, ! A. M.i Ni-w York, li::B A. M. on week ilnvs mill I0.:ii a m. oh Nuii ilny: Hiiltlnimi, H:2M A. m.i WihIiIiikIiiii, 7 i A.M. ,1'ullmnn dot'iier fi-nm F.rle nml Wll lliinispnrt In I'lillnili'lpliln nml WllllHiimpurt In Wiislilntrtitn. I'iisi'iineri In sleeper fnr Hiiltlmore iinii Vii-liltiirmn will lie I rnnsferred Intn VVn-dilniMuii Mlceper til Wll lluni!iKrt. l'iiMfoiirer eoiielii's from Krle In Philadelphia mill YlllliiiiiHiiirt to Haiti mure. WKSTWAHl) 4:41 n. m. Trnln 1, noi-kilnyi. for Erie, lilili? waj. IliiUnl, rlernitint iintl pjlni'lpul Intor medlnte HlntHMi. :4a ii. m. Train 3, tlnlly fnr Erie nml Intoi medinte point. , (1:45 p. in.--TiHln 15. weekday fur Kiitiu anil Intermediate stations. THHUI'ISII TIIAINH FOH liMFTV(Kl FKOM TIIK EAST AM) MOliTII. TRAIN Ivnves New York 5:.Vi p. in. Philadel phia S:50 p. m.t Washington H:25 piii.. ar riving lit llrlflWuod 4:41 II. 111.. aerkdnys, Willi I'ullnmti sleepers mid pasiMiL'i'r clinches fmm I'iilhidi'lplilii tu Eric nml llitl limine In Wlllliiinspurt. TRAIN 15 leave Philadelphia :W A. in.! Wiishliiirinn,7."(A. m.i lliilMmiiit.N:.viA.M.: Wllkeliair, ll: !." A. M.i woefcdiiv. nrrlvins nl Drlftwnnil nt 5:4.1 !. i. with I'lilltiinn I'nrlur one from I'lilhidolpliln tu Vllllaniiorl nml pnssi'iurcr coach in Kane. TKAIN a leaves New York in 7:."i5 p. m.; I'lilln ili'lpliln, 11:211 p. m.; Wiislilnirtuti, 1(1.4(1 p. in. I Bull Inmti', 11:50 p. in. I dally nrrlvlnv nt Iliiflwnnil nt 9:4a n. m. I'lilliiinn alceplui: run fnmi I'lilln.ln Wlllliimsii'i, nnd ilimtiuli imasenajer I'niii'lii'n frum I'lillndlpliln in V.rta nml Knltlmotn tu WlllluntHport. On Hundu.v only I'ullmnn nIitimt I'lillndrlplilii to Krhv JOHNSONBURG KAIUtOAD. (Dully exisnpt Sunday.) TKAIN ID tenvr Klditwny nt W:V'. in.: .Tolin Hunhurir nt I0:(M n. in., nrtivlnx nt t'li'rmont nt !: n, in. TKAIN 10 lenvcn Cli'mionl nt WOK a. m. nr rllnir nt .liilinniiiliiirii nt 11:45 m. in. nnit hlditwnv lit 12:04 p. ni. RIDGWAY & CLEARFIKLD XI. K. AND t!tlNNE(TIOSS. WEEKDAYS. nouTHWAUP. NoirrnwAni). a m atm htattons. inrr.M : DM 4 00" Uenovo Soo'iiriii 9 41 4 41 Driftwood 4WI V.H 1033 I0 RniKirlum.lune. 12 W id) llll fi A3 hi. MnrVM 12 82 H III TTT3 -V7...T. STi. hTJi : . Knliu VIInx JnliiiHniihiirff Hlditwuy iHlnnd Hun Mill Haven Cmylnnd KlinriHMIIlM Hlua ltiN-k Vlnivynrd Hun t'nrrlur llrwkwnyvlll I.ani'B Mill llnrvoyn Kun FmIIh ('iis?I( 1 1 mi n 4ii II 44 7 00 if" 0 7 20 IS H42 III IM H 211 9 .VI 94a 9 40 929 9 211 1122 II III 9 17 9 ON 9IM H 55 H50 0 40 ; m 7 4n 7 4.1 r : -ai 721. 7 2N 7 24 7 III 7 II 7 m 7 on II -la 12 17 7 27 12 20 12 ai 2 an 12 : 12 41 12 43 12. VI 12 57 107 I lit I 40 11 HI 7 41 7 45 7 49 7M TIM A3 n 07 15 20 ;) I lu Molt. J. B. HUTCHINSON, T7k. wood, On. l'tutB. Atf't. uen. Mnnnitvr. ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY , COMPANY coinujoncliitr Sunduy, May 1ft, 1807, Low Giuilo Division. AHTWAKII. No. I. No J. No. U. 101 Ml TATtOKR. A. M. P. M. A. M. . M. P. M KndBauk 10 50 4 2.'.! l.awHfMilMiin.... 11 On 4 3n New Hvlfcluliem 1130 lit 5 20 (ink Uidmi II H' i IH 5 27 Muyitvillo II 44 5 2l :u Hiiiniii.TvlllB ... I2IH 5 4i A 52 Hruukvllle 12 20 0 04 (1 mi tlell 12 2i 18 in tl 15 "uller..; 12 as S 22 H 27 Hoynuldnvllle.. 12 Vi 4u I) 45 I'KiieodMl tl m t 4k to 5a KnllHOreek 1 20 7 on 7 on 10 15 I an DuUuIh. 1 an 7 10 7 on 10 1 40 Hnliuln 1 43 7 20 7 25 Wlmerbum .... 1 Ml 7 Ml 7 IH I'onlteld 1 5U 7 42 7 41 Tyler t ON 7 51 7 50 Uenoietta t 37 8 20 17 Oi-nnt t2 47 H 30 l 27 Driftwood a 15 8 5N 8 55 P. H. P. M A. M. A. M. P. M WKNTW A K D. No.2 io. No.10 lint It TATI0N8. A. M. A. M. P. U. P. M. P. M Driftwood 10 10 S 30 t M Omnt tlO 3n 5 57 tu lu Beneiutta 10 48 6 07 i Tyler II 17 34 M PenAeld II 2d 6 43 7 oil Wtnterburn .... 11 32 6 4H 7 15 Habnln II 42 Ml 7 211 DuBoli 12 M 7 12 7 41 13 45 8 40 FnlUCrenk 120 7 25 7 Ml 12 55 6 50 I'aneonHt tl 20 tT 81 tT ISO Keynolilnvllle.. 1 35 7 40 8 05 Kuller 1 AI 7 57 48 22 Bell tt 03 t8 09 8 34 Bmokvllle t II 8 If 8 41 8ummervtlle..,. 2 27 8 32 8 57 MnyHVllle 2 47 8 52 r 17 OnkltldKe 2 55 (Mm 29 NewBetlileheui 1 05 9 10 1 35 LawKoulinm.... 8 3rt 9 41 Red Bunk 8 AO 55 p. m. A. m.i p. m. p m. p. M. Trmlna dallv excoDt Hundnv. DAVID McCAK(0,Ges'i..8upi. J AS. P. ANDEU80N OkX Pas. Aoi. B UFPALO, ROCHESTER & PITTS BURGH RAILWAY. The short line between DuBoli, Rlduway, Bradford, Halnmancu, Buffalo, Kucheiiter, Niagara FalU and polnta In the upper oil region. On and after Nov. 1.1th, IHflfl, pasiien yer train will arrive and depart from FalU Creek station, dally, except Sunday, aa fol lows: 7 a m and 1.3S p m for Curwenavllle and Ulearneld. 10.00 a ai Buffalo and Itocheater mall For Biwkwayvllln. UldKway.JoliiiHOiiburg.Mt. Jewett, Bradford, Hiilniiianra, Buffalo and boeheHUr: cuniieetlng at Jnlinannburg wllb 1'. ft E. train X, for Wilcox, Katie, Warren, Oorry and Erie. 10.27 a ni Accommodation For Sykea, Big Run and l'Uixutawmy. 10.28 a ni For HcyiioldHvllfe. 1.15 p m Bradford Awommodatlon For Baeclitrie. BitM'kwayvllIu, Kllmoiit, Car . mon, lildvwuy, Juliiinoiiburg, Mt. Juwutt and ii-ttdfurd. 1.J5 p. m. Acrammodutlon fur I'unxau- tawuey and Ulir Itun. 4.26 p. ni. Mull-Fur DuIloU, gykoa, Big Hun PuiiXHUtuwnuy and Wiilatun. 7.40 p m AiTouimodatluii for lllg Kun and PiiiiXKiituiiiy. Paiueniteru are rtiuuntud to purchaao tlck ftla brforo entering the curH. An ext'etui cliurgoof Ten ('unla will be collected by coul ducturnwlien farea nre paid on truiiiN. from allatntlona where a tfektii office In mutiiluiiied. ThoUHttud mile tlckutb lit two cbnIh per Bllle, Baud for phhkuw lietKMenall btntloiui. j, it. MciRTi iiK. a iient, milk ureuu, ru. E. 0. l.AI'KY. ttvn. 1'on. Aiient, uoclieaior H. X. TEARS WERE FORBIDDEN. A Note i (Jult 51 rant Ttiat the Typewriter Wn to Ho. Hlio wan n (lninty littlii tliiiiR, nnd tltn old Ri'titlciimn iiiiriirri1 to bo prpptm wsRod in nor fiivor rilit from tlio sfnrt. but there vt evidently guniething tlmf tuaile liim pnaw, "Lniik here, " lie mild In liix blunt fudhiim. "I tiko yon nml your wfprrncM ro nil rifjlit. You run the typpwrlter ni If ynn kix w ull tht-ro In to know about it, nnd yra don't look lilio n girl who would bo Rick every third day nnd wnnt to Ri't nwny mi hour or two envly all the rent of tho time, but before I en Hiiro yon I wnnt to hnve n clenr under ttnnding with yon on one. Bnbject. " "yen, dir." Bhe replied, looking at him inqnii i'lly. "Of roumi," he explained, "I expect yon will be perfectly isitiKfiictory, bnt if yon are not there nmnt be no doubt about my right to (Uncharge yon." "CVrtninly not." "If I want you to go, I'll jn.st havu one of the clerks put a liore on yonr desk or leave it with the ennhier for you, aud you're to take t hut as final." "Nnturnlly," flie laid, looking nt hiiu In lonin imriirise. "you're not to enter any protest or file any objectioiiB, " he persisted, "mill most of all you're not to weep." "Why, I suppose I eun ark you why" "You viiu't ask me a thing," he broke in. "If you get a note unking yon to qnit, you're just to pnt on your thingx uud walk out without n whim per or ttiction of any kind. Is that un derstood?" "It is," he replied. "Havo I your promise to live up to that agreement?" " You have. But it i" inch an extruor dinury request that I I" " 1'oung woniiiu, " said the old gen tleman impressively, "I've been in busi ness here for 60 yean, and up to the time woman got a good foothold in thr business world I wai iu the habit of en gaging and discharging clerks ai seemed to iiio bost from the standpoint of mr business. Iu au unguarded moment, however, I wus induced to hire a young woman to run a typewriter for me, aud after I found that she wasn't satisfac tory to uie it took me over eight weeks to disnhurgo bvr. I left a note ou tier desk and she promptly came In aud wept ou mine. I turuod the job over to various subordinates, but each time she oauie into liif private office to do ber weeping, uud iuside of a week she Jind the whole force wrought up to a point where business was beiug neglected, and she was still drawing salury just thu same. Woman in business may be all right, but wheu it comes to getting her out of business somebody else can have the job. However, if you'll make :t solemu promise to go without a single wep if yon dou't suit I'll try yoa. " Chicago Post. The Doueet Skirt. Thedouoet skirt shirred ou fine -cord) around the waist, the shirring extend ing below the hips, is a populur feature of summer frocks. Iu organdie tills fashion is particularly adaptublc. A pretty "summer girl," who looked in if she had stepped out of a picture at u wedding iu the country recently, bail an oigandio with a white ground, pow dered with tiny pink rosebuds, the skirt made in this way and woru over a white taffeta slip. The waiit had a little full ness gathered ou the right shoulder and undtw the arm, the folds being brought across the breast 'diagonally aud fas toned with a ruffle ou the left aide, forming a curve around the oollarless ueck, which was loft a little bam, the organdie forming a sort of bolero, whici. wai drawn tightly across the figure und the waist defined by a high draped belt. The sleeves were made without being gathered and drawn tightly around (be arms, except at tbi top, where a smart looking puff accentuated the shoulders. With this pretty frock wai worn a leghorn hat tilted over ou the side br a cluster of pink roses. Bones also formed a garniture ou top, with loops of bluet velvet ribbon forming an aigret on one aide. New York Tribune. OMliaad tha Iarttetlaau A well kuowu professor is noted for bis absentmiudedness. He and a friend, another, old professor, used to take a daily walk together and discuss mutters qui to beyond the comprehension of ordi nary mortals. One day when the walking was very bad professor No. 1 wai ou fail way to the corner at which he and nil friend alwayi met when he enoountered a young student whose face he recognized dimly, having seen it every day for some weeki iu his morning class. He accordingly hailed his pupil, who was wading through the mud to get across the street "Have you seen my friend?" he asked. "Yes, sir," replied the itudeut, paui ba: respectfully iu the midst of a mud puddle to remove his cap. "He ii at the corner waiting for you. " "Good," replied the professor.looking ovor his spectacles. "I thank you. You may be seated. "Strand Magazine. The Profitable fart. Customer So you sell these watches at $3.60 each. It must cost that to make them. Jeweler It does, Customer Then bow do you moke any money? ' Jeweler Repairing them. Boston Traveler. Elegant English Crook. . Pickpockets, or "hooks," as they are termed in tho criminal vernacular, are j often well educated and of genteel ap peiiriirce nnd manners. Those who work tho "tubs" (omnibuses) nro exception ally respcetnblc iu their dress und quiet in demeanor. As stated in the printed warning exhibited in railway station and omnibuses, pickpockets nre "both mnle nnd fcmnle," but the proportion of tho latter is small, probably loss than 10 per ceut The best educated and most genteel aro generally experts at devices such as card sharping and tossing for money, and, speaking several lnngUHgcs, aro enabled to travel all over the world. This clnss is especially dangerous on board the Inrge Atlantic liners. Reprceiiting themselves ss gentlemen of property traveling for pleuurn, they disarm suspicion by their liberal con duct in paying for champagne nnd ci gars. But woe to any unfortunate, pas senger who plays at cards with one of tin-so vampires. The victim is possibly gently hnudled for tho first fow nights, until confidence is fully established, when larger stakes are proposed. He is then plied with drink, and after losing nearly all his money is "kindly" assisted to his berth by his "friend," who coolly rifles his pockets of the remainder On nwoklng he is nimble to recollect the exact amount of his losses and can only come to the conclusion that he has been very "unlucky. " Pcnrron's Weekly. A Gracious Reply to Royalty. The queen was once informed by the malinger of her Shaw farm that a Mr. Elliott, a Hoottish farmer, was a breeder of superior collie dogs, and she there upon expressed a wish to possess one of them. Accordingly Mr. Elliott for warded two beautiful dogs, and her majesty was so enraptured with them that she gave orders that the next time be came to the farm he sbonld imme diately be takeu up to the castle. Mr. Elliott waa somewhat uneasy as to how he should comport himself iu the presence of royalty, and the man ager spent a considerable time in put ting him through his facings. At last the fateful day arrived, und he was nshered Into the presence of tbe qneeu. Her majesty shook hands with him and said: "Oh, Mr. Elliott, 1 have to thank you for the two beautiful collies yon sent me. " And to this tjraoious remark Mr. El liott replied: "Touts, touts, wnmmaul Hand yer tongue! What's the matter ' a pair o' dowgs between yoa and me?" London Answer. Th Young Meaakaa. Qrantrey Berkeley tells, in bis "Life and Beoollec.tious, " how a member for Ludlow, iu tiie last parliament of Wil liam IV., "tried to make a maiden speech, nnd, rising in his place with a very bald bead, known, too, ns he was to everybody, as one of the oldest stag ers in all the ways of' the world, he be gan with great affectation of inexperi ence and with an exoeediugly mild voico, 'Mr. t-peuker, 1 am but a young member.' On heariug thii assertioa from ao well known and crafty a man, possessing; eo venerable pate, tbe en tire house roared with laughter. Twioe he stopped, and three times he com menced with these words, bnt it waa useless. The house would not listen, aud he never to my knowledge essayed to speak again, or, if lie did, the sight of bis bald head set hi audience iu roar." Parliamentary manners am milder in theso times, but a titter has gone round tbe chamber, even during the existence of tbe pnesent house of commons, when a venerable looking member of 60 clnimed iudulgenoe fir his maiden speech. Geatleman'i Matt aaine. A Slight Dtmnamo. The nearest fixed star whose distanoa has been measured by the astronomers. ii Alpha Centauri, as yoa know. It parallax; waa determined many years ago, and ita distance found to be about seventy -one million! of millions of miles. Not that an expression of those figures can possibly give you any con ception of tbe space between ui and the tar, bnt that is the way the observers have to put it. Now, it seems, another determination of this star's parallax has been made, which briagi the twinkler about eigh teen million! of millions of miles nearer to ui than we thought it was. That la a mighty big difference, or it would be in most things, but millions and billions and trillion! of milei teem to be mere triflei wheu we are considering the depths of outer rpace. Philadelphia Times. Opposed oa .Esthetlo Ground." A phrenologist bus been wandering about the city looking for bumps. He went into a down town establishment the other day aud made his business known. He wai told there wai a man up stairs who wanted his head read. He went up stain and aocosted the probable customer with the query, "Would you like your bead read?" To his disgust, the other replied, "No, I don't like red heads." As the bump manipulator departed he heard the man in the office add, "And when I want my head red I'll use hair dye. "Syra cuse Post The national flower of England is the rote, of Franco tho lily, of Hoot laud the thistle and of Ireland the shamrock. DOGS IN WAR. Bet the t. Bernard Ministers to tha Woamted Rnwtlan floltller. Ill tho present day the British nrmy seems tho ouly one, in which dogs are not trained either as spies, messengers or to help the wounded. Tho Gerninns, r reach, Austrinns, Rnssinus nnd Ital ians have nil fonnd them to be worth the trouble, Tho Germans have devoted themselves chiefly to the training of logs for onrrying messages to and from outposts and pickets and the main bodies of troops. For this purpose they find pointers are the best, but Scotch sheep dogs and short haired sporting dogs are much liked, as nro also the clever little Pomeranians, which loam very qnickly and are very strong nud swift. In the German army the best tniers are the meu of the Jnger regiments, and a spe cial officer and a special body of men are told off to look after the dogs. They nre taught to march without frisking about, to avoid barking, but, with their wonderfully qnick ear to warn if stran gers are near, by pointing or by a low growl. They nre trained to carry mes sages up to 9 miles by known roads, aud beyond that distance to find their own way across country. To men in the same uniform they are taught to be obedient In the Russian army a kind of big St Bernurd mastiff is used; also wolf and sheep dogs. These, equipped with a flask containing brandy or soup and a packet of blindages hung round thoir necks, are taught to find out the wound ed lying among bushes or uneven ground aud to offer them restoratives, standing meanwhile with their forefeet planted and burking to attract attention. They are eveu harnessed to little handcarts, such as we see them use in Belgian and German towns, and can drag two wounded meu. The French, in their wars in Tunis and Algiers, have used dogs; also the Russians in their last Turkish war. In Austria they hnve been employed to discover ambuscades. The Dutch iu Acheen found them most use ful iu preventing solitary sentries iu thick jungle outposts being surprised by stealthy natives. The Italian sentries iu the Alps are always accompanied by dogs. United Service Magaxiue. FIREFLY FLASHES. Tha Method by Which tha Inaect Ktnits Ita tleaotlfal Light, "By what process do fireflies produce tbe beautiful flashes of light?" That is a question frequently asked, and as en tomologioal book fail to give a satis factory reply the following explanation may be interesting: I have made a special study of the Hunt, and carefully examined tbemech anisiu of the illuminating segments in tioth male and female specimens. The light emitted, wheu tested by the spec troscope, gives a brilliant spectrum. which is continuous through all the colors from the' red to tho violet rays. The illuminating orgasn oousiit of dis tinct spherical cells, each one of which is about 1.20W of an inch ia diameter, and the bentle has powr to illuminate one or masry of these colls at will, producing light of corresponding intensity. The cells eontnin a fluid sat urated with phosphorus, and the cover ing of thf cell is so thin that atmosphere coming fci contact with it may affect the contents. It bus been suggested that the beetle produces tbe flashes of light or renders the phosphorus suddenly luminous by electricity by tbe injection of warm fluids or by friction. But it ia certain that the flush of light is made ia an other way. We mayolearly trace a con nection between the spiracloa and trachea pirul air tabes) of the beetle aud each of tbe illuminating oella, and find that the little creature renders the phosphorus contained in the cells lumi nous by farcing air upon them. Toe-cells when tlraaexoited emit light from their surface. We may imitate tbe act of tbe beetle by dissecting one and placing the illaml nating organ under a miorosoope, cov ered by a thin glsas cover. When tha cover ia lifted so ai to admit a little air, the cells become luminous. We may add that the name "firefly is a misnomer, as tha "lightning bag Is a true beetle, belonging in the natural order caleoptera, and in the family lampyridva. D. K. Winder in Detroit Free Press. A MUllonalra'a Kztravaaanea. An example of extravagance by a well known millionaire who bnilt him self a castle in one of the English mid land counties is reported by The English Illustrated Magazine. The water of the place was pure and suffloieut, but a case of scarlet fever occurring in the village at a little distance from his residence he took a dislike to the local water sup ply aud at a cost of over $400,000 pro vided himself with a fresh supply from a distance of 18 miles. Without children or wife and a great traveler, he does pot inhabit hii own country place for more than three months iu the year. Although he drinks no wine, his water is an expensive beverugo. Allowing ouly 8 per cent ou tho money, with 1 per cent sinking fund, bis water oosts him 360 for every day he visits his castle. This supply, it should be udded, is lim ited to tbe one boiisa. There is really no reason why it should be shared with others, for tho local supply is ample aud of good quality. The fear that nor kind acts muy be received with ingratitude should never deter ui from performing such acts. Wanting Electricity. Carelessness on the part of the mntor- mau is, according to recent Investiga tions, the conttoof a grent wnste of elec trical force. This occurs nt tho starting nnd stopping. Sometimes tho power is left on until after the brakes are set, at other times there nre merely partial currents, but quite enough to foot up a considerable aggregate. In fact, it is es timated that as much as 20 per cent of power niny ho lost in this way. So l.oticealjlo has this become that It has been found advisable to adopt a very simple device by means of which the lost current is, at least approximately, meusnred, nnd tha amount thereof can bo charged up against the unskillful or careless motorman. This device consists of a strip of alloy placed in a box prepared to re ceive it. The alloy is held against the wire, by a weight attached to the lower end of tho strip It Is supported by a short piece of Gorman silver wire of such cross section as to be heated by the current wfiich flows through it to oper ate tho car At a certain temperature the wiro melts its way through the strip of alloy, thus allowing the strip and weight to descend. There is on auto matic device to prevent Injury to the recorder or tho stoppage of tho car in case the wire should melt under an ab normal current. Tho recorder is pushed into place, at the same moment closing the car circuit. To insure its use the ar ranpeuicnt is such that unless the re corder is in place the circuit is open, and the cur will not stmt. A record is kept of the number of miles each man runs and the uumbcr of inches of alloy melted during tho run. This is returned at tho end of a month and is posted up over against the man's name. It has been estimated that a considerable sav ing is effected by this means. New York Ledger. Slngalar Signs. , Of unwittingly ludicrous or humor ous signs there are plenty A tinsmith near Exeter, England, has a sign which reads, "Quart measures of all shapes nud sixes sold here. " At a market town in Rutlandshire the following placard was affixed to the shutters of a watch maker who had decamped, leaving bis sreditors mourning, "Wound up and the mainspring broke. ' Equally appo site was one in Thomas ton, Ga. Ou one of the principal streets the same room was occupied by a physician and a shoemaker, the disciple of Galen in front whilo be of St Crispin's trade worked in the rear. Over tbe door hung the sign, "We repair both sole and body." Ou the windows of a London coffee room there appeured the notice, "This coffee room removed upstairs till repaired. " The proprietor of the place was not au Irishman, though the framer of tbe notice over the entrance to a French burying ground, "Only tbedead who live lu this parish are buried here, ' most have been. Demorest's Magazine, Ltcht. It ia now tho general conclusion of scientist! that light is simply the result of vibrations or waves which occur iu a hypothetical substance known as tbe ether, a substance supposed to permeate all spice and all objects and to be co exteasive with the universe According to this theory, when the ether is caused to vibrate at a certain rate it gives rise to the sensation of light in proportion to the rate of vibration, or, iu other words, tbe wave length, in this way, chemist assert, tbe various colors are produced, red having tho longest wave length and violet the shortest wave length of any of the colors that is, there are more waves or vibrations in given time iu the case of violet than in tbe case of red light Briefly, in rela tion to this peculiar phenomenon, the theory is that colored bodies owe their color to the fact that they exert a select ive action on the waves or rays of light which fall upon them, allowing some to pass on, and so give the effect of color, while others are absorbed or destroyed. Banking la Melboarne. The banki and banking business here ure a marvel to Americans. There are 17 bank in this city. Tbe three largest have deposits of nearly 18,000,000 (190,000,000) They carry large caih reserve! aud make advance! to cus tomers on quite a different system from our banks on open accounts or overdrafts, as we call it They all is sue notes, one colony cashing the notes of another at a discount of so much. They charge yon a little something for everything they do, but then you know that's after tbe English system of trad ing. They use the check system, and everybody has an aocount and nearly everybody overdraws. A fellow told me the other day thnt the man who couldn't overdraw his account didn't amount to much. There ia not more loss to the banks here than in America from over draft The banking business seems thrifty. Melbourne Letter. National Airs. The national airs of great countries aro short, suyi the Buffalo Morning Times, while those of little countries are long. "God Save the Queen" con sists of but 14 bars; tbe Russian, hymn is 10 bars, and "Hail, Columbia," has 28 burs. Siam's national hymn has 76 burs, that of Uruguay 70 uud Chile's 40. faper ror Floor. Paper floors are iu use in Eiusiedeln, Switzerland. It is luid in a pasty muss, smoothed and then pressed. Footsteps tu it are noiteleos. peed In Torpedo float. The development of speed in torpedo bunts is a study of special interest, nnd the effect of the rapid increase of speed in this class of vessel i by no mean confined to it, as a basis is thus formed for tho introduction of many improve ments, and consequent higher speed, in vessels of large size. The question is often asked, What Is fhe pTohablo incrcaso in speed to be in tho future and in what direction are wo to look for Improvements with a view to obtain it? One evldrut mode of in creasing speed is by augmenting the rizo of the vessel nnd its lunchinery, ns, if tho proportion of weight allotted to the machinery is the same a greater speed will t o obtained. To secure speed by this ineuns, however, does not in volve any rji "ftl skill or anything in the nature nf improvement All that is necessary Is rluiply to reproduce the same (Irmif.t.ta of bull and engines, but of a lmgcr "zo Greater skill is shown where on ex ceptional speed is obtained within mall dimensions, nnd in this respect the results obtained by M. Normnnd of Havre in his latest achievements are specially creditable. No doubt material of greator strength than generally adopted would admit of lighter scant lings for the hulls. Probably tho en gines themselves may be driven at a higher number of revolutions and pos sibly improvements in water tube boil ers may enable a rcductiou of weight to be secured without loss of efficiency. Aluminium may also be introduced as a substitute for heavier metals. It if in the saving of weight for power thnt ad vance may be looked for in the imme diate future, and the shipbuilder can now see bis way to obtain from 83 to 84 knots. A F Ynnow in Cassier'e Magazine. Tho By la Old Age. Dr. Chcvallerenn ii one of the fore most eye specialist! in Paris and tbe medical world. His opinion waa there fore sought upon the effect upon eye sight in thesetimesof omnivorous read ing, which is such a characteristic of the age. ' Speaking to a Herald correspondent, he said tt wa very difficult, iu fact, al most impossible, to lay down any gen eral role on tbe matter. A frequent malady of tbe eye, ai old age comes on. Is cataract This ii gradnal, so much so thnt it is often advanced far before it is noticed. , It is not probable, however, that the eyesightwill suddenly fail, unless there is some extraneous cause, inch as hem orrhage of tbe retina, which sometime! ii to be feared when the patient ia ad- ' vanoed in ago. Dr. Abadie of Rue voiney gave practically tbe lame opinion, pointing out that it waa hardly likely that any one who hd enjoyed normal eyesight would at an advanced ago suffer from the sudden failure of tbe sight unless it were caused by some shock or great emotion. Paris Herald. Tommy Wa Strategists A little boy dropped his drumstick into a well. In vain he entreated his parents, the gardener, the footman, the coachman, the cook, the housemaids to go down into the well to recover his drumstick. Ia his distress a brilliant expedient occurred to Master Tommy he secretly carried off all the plate from the sideboard and threw it into the" well. Great was the consternation wb'en the plate was missed, aud an active-" search for tbe robbers took place In the ' midst of the alarm and the confusion Master Tommy ran with the news that -he bad found the plate. "Where?" waa1 the cry. "Down tbe well," replied Tommy. "I saw it quite plain shining at tbe bottom spoons, ladles; toead bankets, salvers and all. " The hot-' maid hurried to the well, at the bottom of which, sure enongb, tbe plate waa seen. A ladder was procured, a servant descended and the plate was brought up. Just before tbe last article waa fished up Master Tommy whispered to him, "John, please bring op my drum stick when yon go down for the soup ladle." St Louis Post-Dispatch. Flahy, A man who resides ou the east side relates an incident which may be true, but it louuds fishy. His boy caught a large tucker a cou ple of years ngo, aud since that time he has beeu experimenting with bis finny pet somewhut. The fish has beeu kept out of tbe water so much that it gradu ally became aocustomed to it, and fre quently flopped out of tbe water itself and followed the boy around. Finally the boy placed it iu a pen aud gradual ly reduced its bathing periods until it became uoclimutized, abundouing en tirely its native element It would fol low the boy around like a dog, and ouo day he started over to town across tnt swinging bridge with the pot fish flop ping along after him. But ulas for boy ish hopes! The fish imiilo a slight mis cue and flopped ovci board into the creek and drowned before the boy could res cue him. Puuxxutnwuty Spirit. I Aa AtuUyala. I "What did that young man call thin i pooni?" asked the editor. "Asutire." ' "Aud that implies that he is show- ' lug the uselessness aud absurdity of something." j "I believe so." y "Well, there's only one guess that I can tuuke concerning this, and thut ii , thut it is a satire on poetry. " Wash - iugtou Stur.
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