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That's exciting ho young mid the old as well; Gather! UK the people from tar and from near. To Join in the class—Now Isn't it queer* spelling and guessing at word* that aiv tough, Innocent spelter, it seems hard enough That for dropping an "I" an "K" or an "A," Tliev are sent to the rear in utter diunay. Whilst the rest of the class and audience as Will lay back and laugh at the fun of the spell. Oh, the spell the laughing spell! To attend it the people are rushing pell mell; And when they get luere they are struck with surprise, When iliev Had there are "hs" where they thought there were Ts," And when they stick in the "IV where there ought to be "K's" .... They set down in disgust and say confound the bees, I mind one old ladv used a "K" for a 4 ;0," And said, "when I was a gal that's how they tenehed mo," And as she stepped down and out there went up a yell, And she said, "consarn the critter who inven ted the spell." Oh. the spell, that extraordinary spell! What fun It creates no language can tell; There is young Sprlgglns, he looked so torlorn When his gal cantered off at the toot of the horn. ~ „ Trembling blushing, for the rear she did strike, Cause she and Mr.VVehstei did not spell it alike Again the shrill notes ot the trumpet are heard: This time an old Patriarch's been mangling a word, And the youngsters all set up a shout and a yell And tne aged man wishes the spells were In —- Oh, the spell.the fun-making spell! Go there if you're sick and you'll lie apt to get well. Why there is Jim Leathers, he looks like a spook, His g!.l has been wrestling with the j toughest word In the book. She did pretty well, but Jerusalem, just hear That Infernal old horn, she's now back at the rear Whilst an urchin near by on cussedness bent Shrieks out. -Miss Muggins, yer can't spell worth a cent," Then with vengeance that female upon that same urchin fell, And it seemed a young corpse must emerge from that speil. Oh. the spell, the sensational snell! There never was anything took half so well. There's a chap who imagines he's old Webster himself. And all other spellers he can lay on the shelf. He's mistaken and tramps off at the sound of the horn. Looking like a fellow who is only half bom. He was a sad looking mortal as away he did point For the rear, disgusted.and his jaw out of joint; Aud from the noise and confusion it's easy to tell That the people are tickled to death with the spell. HULDAH. A TRUE STORY OF 1812. "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Tenderly, reverently even, the gray-haired man repeated the words. Huldah's head gave an impatient I toss. Many a time had she discussed theological questions with her father, and her qnick mind bad often proved a match for his more mature judgment ; but when he took refuge in Scripture, as he was now doing, she could go no further. The last blue plate was placed beside its campanion on the dresser with an energy that threatened its destruction. "Patieuce," "waiting" and "faith" were words she could not understand. She herself was overflowing with life. "Faith without t corks is dead, any way." She spoke more to herself than to her father, but some one behind caught the words and merrily called out, "Who did you say was dead any way ? Have you been murdering ?" Huldah knew the voice and turned with a smile. The good-natured,hand' some fellow who entered read his wel come in her face. "What's the news, Si ?" she ask ed. "News enough, I should think. Those rascally Britishers are up to all sorts of dodges. Their yessels are all along the coast, and nobody's safe. We thought they only wanted to get our seamen, but they are robbing vill ages and burning vessels, and I don't know wiiat. I'd like a chance to give it to 'em once ! Guess they'd find that a 'Yauket' is good for soinethiug 1" Standing in the doorway, his tall form seeming still taller against the back-ground of a sea and sky, Josiah Bates really looked as if he might keep an army at bay. And Huldah was pleased to hear his threats, for, to tell the truth, a faint suspicion of his cow ardice had crossed her mind when Si had pleaded sickness and lemained at home when his vessel sailed. "We roust trust in God. He's our only hope." The gray-haired father spoke, and again came the impatient toss of the girl's head. "Guess 'twill take something besides faith to deal with Englishmen. Who was it ? Cromwell, I believe, used to tell his soldiers to 'trust in God and keep their powder dry ,' and I think the last part of the advice the most import ant." The old man made no reply. lie was back in Revolutionary days, deal ing with Englishmen himself. Many a time had long lines of soldiers follow ed the "rud a-dub-dub" of that dusty drum hanging on the wall. Iluldah had no such memories. More important to her was the fact that the eggs must be gathered before dark. She lingered a minute on the back porch, half-hoping, half-feanng that Josiah might follow, for she had seen from the first that his visit was not an aimless one. The minute grew to half an hour, for Josiah did follow, and thus Haldah listened to the old, yet ever-new story. Very sweet, it sounded in her ears. Fancy clothed the man before her with eYery virtue, MILLHEIM, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 8., 1884. and woman like, sho was ready to fall down and worship the creature of her imagination. "Oh, Si ! Hullie ! Come with me to the beach ! There's a vessel in sight that looks like a man-o'-war. It's growing dark and I can't quite make out, but I think she's coining to an an chor." And Josinh's question was left un answered while the two hastened with Cousin Hannah to the shore. It certainly was a man-of-war, aiul a British one at that. Happened to be anchored, and piobably meant mis chief. "What can we do ?"Ilannah turned a white, scared face toward her cousin. "They'll carry off our cettle and rob our orchards, aud maybe burn houses ! Our men are 'most all away, you know." Huldah was not frightened. She felt that two could put ten thousand to flight, provided the two were she and Josiab, Slill plain common sense taught her that something must be done. "We must send to Boston for help. There are soldiers there." "Boston ? Why, Bis ton is more than twenty miles away !" "But it's the nearest place where we can get help. They," nodding her head towards the war-ship, "won't land o:i this strange coast till daylight, and by that time men can travel from Boston. Yes, Josiab, you must go as soon as you can." Evidently Josiab did not exactly a gree with the girl. Ho looked down, kicked the moss at his feet, coughed, aud finally stammered something about danger. The clear blue eyes looked at him searcbingly. "Surely you are not a/raid, Si ?" No, he wasn't "afraid," but he didn't like to "leave her unprotected." "Nonsense ! There's no time to lose. You might go in a boat ; but I think on horseback would be the best. Be off," half-laughing, "be off! or I'll go myself." And he was forced to leave them. The two girls lingered awhile, watch ing the distant vessel fade into dark ness, and the coming out of the wake ful stars. They did not feel alarmed. Help was sure to arrive before morning. But, when she went home, Iluldah se curely fastened the door of every out building. "If such a thing should happen as their coming ashore they'll have some work in opening doors ;> round our premises," she said. There was but little sleep in the vil lage that night. When the small hours came and the cocks bejjat. to crow many eyes were 9trained to watch the road from Boston, for by this time all the people had heard of the threatened dan ger and expected aid. Four o'olock came, then five, and the east was growing light. Still no soldiers, no mesenger. It was certainly time for them. Could Josiah have been bar mod ? Had he not reached the city ? iluldah' breath came fast at the thought. What if she had been the means of sending him into danger V But there was a movement now on board the vessel. Ail old tar, watch ing through his spy-gl iss, stid they were lowering boats. "Heaven help us !" exclaimed one. There was scarcely an able-bodied man in the village. Some were in the army, some at sea. What could a few oUI men and defenseless women and chil dren do to protect themselves ? "Let us p:ay," said Huldah's gray haired father, and to the church they all went. "Not all.While those assembled knelt to pray, Iluldah and Hannah, each bearing a dru n, hurried to the shore and hid behind the rocks. One long look they cast up the road; but no body was in sight. Then they watched the boats as each measured stroke of the oars biotight them nearer and nearer, and the white cuffs of the officers could be seen a gainst the dark blue of their jackets. And now the words of com nand could be distinctly heard. The time for iut tion had coma. Suddenly, loud and long, sounded the call of the drums ! The boat* stopped. There was a hur ried consultation, the drums still beat ing as fircely as two girls could make them. The British feared to land. This little village by the sea must be garrisoned. The boats were turned a bout. They were soon received on board the war-ship, and she, like a huge vulture cheate I of its prey, rais ed her broad wings and slowly sailed away. Then,bow the people from the church came flocking around Huldah and Han nah ! llow they praised them as the deliverers of the place 1 Gratitude was written on every face. Iluldah was glad when she could re turn to the of her home once more. Above all the praises she had received she prized her father's caress- A PAPER FOR THE HOME CIRCLE es us he whispered : "It was your works that saved us after nil, my child," Then her tears came. "Father, do you know that all the time I was lie hind the rocks I thought of you, pray ing,and I believe it was because of your faith God turned the minds of the Brit ish sailors." The liens were cackling and cows lowing, impatient for their breakfast. What did they know or care about their narrow escape ? Iluldah unbarred and unlocked thy door of the corn-house. The great pile of yellow ears in the corner had been disturbed. She pushed a part of it a side. Something moved. There was an upheaval and then emerged the head shoulders and body of a man. It wits Josiab Bates ! Iluldah gave a little start of fright, a laugh that sounded like a sob, then turned and rail from the place. Straight to her own room she went, and burried her face in the pillow. Her idol had fallen ! The man she almost loyed was a coward ! Bitter tears she shed over her departed ideal. This man could never again take its place. Aud yet she had reason to be glad that, the discovery had not come too late. * An hour afterward she was moving about her household work, with the same cheerful smile that she always wore, and no one ever knew through her why the troops from Boston failed to come. We need not add that josiah Bates never dared to repeat the quest ion which had been left unanswered on the evening when the man-of-war anchored in the harbor. STORIES OF THE ELEPHANT They Exhibit a Strong 1 Fondneso for Drunken Men. Jack Eaves was the keeper for a while of the elephant Tippoo Saib, one of the largest and fiercest elephants ever known in this country. Tippoo Saib, had the longest tusks of any elephant. They were over ten feet long, and he would manage 'em in away that was terrible to other people, though very convenient to himself,openin' 'em very wide or bringin' 'era b th together to o point, just as he chose. They finally had to saw these tusks off, aud Jack E ives put the shortened tusks to a use which I don't think could ever poss'bly enter anybody's head, except his own. He put his money in 'em—made a savin's bank of one of the cavities in the hollow of the tusk. lie had previously kept his loose money around his clothes or hidden in the circus tent, but he had been rob bed, and he made up his mind to find a safe place, and in Tippoo Salb's trunk his money was safe. Elephants, as is well known, are very fond of whisky, and a female ele phant, known as little Betsy, used to go ou a drunk regularly every Sunday along with a chap called "Long John," her keeper. Whenever "Long John" would want a whisky he would ask for it in the name of "Little Betsy." lie had a great s.dicitude about Betsy's ears, that were very sensitive to cold, and one time, when they weie showiu' out West quite late in the autumn, he said to the manager of the show : "You'd belter get some whisky for Betsy, or she'll freeze ; her ears are be ginnin' to freeze already." "How much shall I get ?" asked the manager. "Oh," said Long John, "a couple of buckets." The manager opened his eye 3 at this wholesale order. The two buckets were got, and over a bucket and a half was given to Little Betsy, and Long John partook yery liberally of the balance. In an hour or two Little Betsy and Long John were drunk together. The elephant would roll oyer, and kick up her huge heels, and then gettin' up again would seize Long John playfully in her trunk, and toss him over her back, and pick him up agiin, and the two would have a regular drunken spree. And every now and then Littleßetpy would give a sort of grunt, a noise that sounded just like laughin', and that Long John swore was intended for a laugh. It is one of the most curious things in the world, that elephants aie so very forbearing to and considerate of drunk en men. This "Long John" when he was drunk used to go round the two elephants of the show, whom nobody else dared to bother, and of whom he himself was afraid when sober -Cana da and Sultan—and would fool with 'em, and swing on their tusk, and loss their trunks about, and then would fall at their feet asleep. And they wouldn't hurt him 'em selves—would be as careful of him as if he was a baby elephant—and wouldn't eyen allow any of the boys to play any tricks upou Lira. A TUB STORY. New tubs, is it ? Well, Mr. Car penter, no doubt they'll bo a dale natcr than the ould ones, but they'll never be the game to mo. /in l attached to the ould tubs ? Why, Bure, if you'll believe it, I've the best of reasons for beln' attached to them, for they saved my loifo, iu dade they did, as I'm a living sinner. Master and Missus, as you must know, are well-off people, with lashings of silver and the loike of that, and at the time I'm spakingof they kept them same in the house. They had no more fear of being rob bed than I have at this minute, and they just turned a bit of a pantry key They had no more fear of being rob bed than I have at this minute, and they just turned a bit of a pantry key on them at night, and thought of no danger it all. And no more did I, until the day came whin there was a grand party at my missus' daughter's, and she and he went off to it together. "We mightn't be home to-night, Bi ddy," says she ; "but you'd not feel a fraid of staying in the house along with Nora ?" "And why should I, ma'am V" says I. Lord help us, how little we know of what's comin' ! "Why should I, ma'am ?" says I. "There's no ghosts in it, I'm sartin." And off they went together, him and her, and Master Alfred ; and about nine o'clock Nora and me fastened the doors, and went to bed. Now, I've a corn that hurt 3 me won derfully because it's on the joiut of my big toe, aud nothing aises it but soak ing it in sodawater. So, after I'd been in bed an liour or moie, that corn began to burn and smart to that degray I R'os wild, and I thought to myself I'd go down into the kitchen, and soak my feet well, and pray the saints to better it. So, not to w:.ke Nora, I slipped out as soft as silk, and down the stairs,aud never lighting a light, for it was as bright as day With the rnoon. I just let the water in the tub 3, and stepping on a chair, sat on the wan of 'em wid me feet in the other, and let the warm water run, and I was get ting a dale of comfort, when, all in a sudden, I heard a noise that made the blood iu me veins run cowld. It was steps aud the jingling of sil ver in the dining-room, and somebody coming through the passage-way to the kitchen. I'm a little woman, by the grace of heaven, and I can slip iu almost any where, and it came into me mind that thin was the time to slip, and down I went into the tub, letting the cover down over me,with just my finger in the crack to get a peep, and if I didn't see enough to satisfy me. Two men—bad luck to them ■ —wid crape over their faces, and pistols in their hands. "I told you there was 110 one here, Jim," says one. And I knew his voice, and the hands of him, with a crooked finger on one— a man that had been pretending to want work of the master. "I heard something," says he, "and I'll look about me." Then he poked around, paping over and into everything. "Tne family is out," said he, "but that divil of a Bridget might le here, or the other girl, Nora." "They're safe asleep upstairs," says the first. "They'd better stay there," says the other, "for I'd think nothing of silenc ing the two. This is a good haul, Jack —solid stuff." I'd as soon put a bullet through a screeching woman as not," said the other. "Bee here—here's a pocket book." It was mine, with jist ten shillings in it, but I didn't mind rae money at that minute. They took it out and counted it and divided it,and they seemed in no hurry to go, the villains. "The silver is in the bags," I heard them say. "Maybe there's clothes in the tuh," says the one ; and he lifted the lid of the one next to inc. My heart gave a great flop, and I gave myself up for gone. "You'd be an idiot to take wet clothes along with you," said the oth er. "Here, while we're waiting for the chance to go, let's have a bite. Here's a good leg of mutton and some bread." The impudence of the thaves ! But sure the next minute I'd just lifted me head to pape again, when crack came the lid on it, and I knew the craythers were sitting on the tubs, taking their supper. I was nearly dead with the blow, ami I'd nave smothered but for a hole in the lid that wa3 there, glory to hea ven ! And I lay still,doubled up like a frog and heard them chew. And wither it was the fright or the closeness, I don't know, but I fainted Terms, SI,OO per Year, in Advance. dead that minute. Whin it WAS daylight, Nora waked and missed rae, and diessed and came down. The minute the saw what had hap pened, she rushed out to the street shrieking for help, and In came the po lice and neighbors, and sure they said I was in the robbery, end had let the thaves in, and me lying unknownst in the tub useless. They sent Nora for master and mis sus, and nobody had the sense to look for rae, until missus, heaven bless her, says, says she. "I'd trust Biddy with untould gold. Sure they've killed her. Look the house through. And then she turned so faint that master run to the tub for water, and lifting the lid, sure there was I, with a broken head, and no knowledge iu it. And the wonder is I didn't get car ried to the dead-house and identified for somebody else, the way it happened to my cousin Simu l that came back from a bit of journey to find them "wa king" him, being took tor his own ghost. They took me out, and sure getting ;ne straight was a hard job, Nora said, I'd been doubled up that long, but I came to at last ; and it was owin' to my seeiti' them, and being able to swear who wan of thitn was, that mas ter and missus got back the silver, and the thaves were sent to goal. "I wish you'd poked your ugly head out of that tub, Miss Bridget," says one of them iu the coort. "But, bless the tubs, I didn't," says I, "and here I am to confound ye." Yes, Mr. Carpenter ; now you've got the whole story, and make the uew tub 3 if you lise ; but give me a bit of the ould ones to reraimber thim by, 'av ye plaze. A Reminiscence of Gov. Morgan, A neighboring merchant made .the re mark in my healing, "We buy goods and loose money. Morgan buys goods and makes money." The meaning was that Morgan generally struck the niarK et in the right way and at the right time,while others so often made blund ers. Another old merchant exclaimed, "Look at that Morgan that is buying up everything. A little while ago he came here green, and now he can give his note for $50,000." The only mis take in the remark was that Morgan never was green. Politicians made the same mistake. They supposed that a man just inducted into office would, for a while at llhs% need leading striugs. Morgan . however, showed himself im mediately the master of the situation either in business or in public life. He met every exigency with surprising readiness. At one time, for instance, he purchased an immense quantity of tea at public auction sale, and the auc tioneers told him that the amouut was rather large for one man's note. Mor gan's reply was: "I will give you your own paper instead of mine." lie went in Wall street and bought a sufficient quantity of that very firm's paper to meet the bill,and he never had to repeat the lesson. Not False. Old Nelse Patmore was justice of the peace. He could neither read or write, but his friends assured him that such ac comulishments were merely side issues. One day Jack Maine sued the Common wealth for false imprisonment. He em ployed excellent legal council and every one thought he would surely gain the case.When the cause came up for trial the judge said: "Young man, de'dictment says dat yer wants damages for false 'prison ment V" "That is exactly what we want, your honor," said Maine's lawyer. "Uh, huh." "And we think, your honor, that we are entitled to five thousand dollars damages." "Uh, huh," handling his papers. "We claim that Mr. Maine's impris onment was false." "Uh, huh." "And we can prove it." "Uh, huh. Genermen yer say dat de man's 'prisonment was false." "Yes, your honor." "Uh, huh. lie went ter jail, didn' he ?" "Oh, yes." "Uh,liuh. What am de meanin'o' false V Suthin what doan 'zist, ain' it?" "Yes, sir." "Wall, dis man went ter jail. Dat's a fack ain' it ?" "Yes your honor." "Dat 'zisted, didn' it ?" "Oh yes." "Dat was't false, den. DP 'ci&ion O' dis cou't am dis. De generman claim ed to hab been 'prisoned falsly. De proof shows dat de State didn' perten' ter put him in jail,but did put him dar. De cou't hoi's dat der want nuthin' false 'bout dat. Now ef de State had done it. Dat woulder been false 'prison ment. I'll jes'sen'de generman back ter jail an' fling de lawyers in de cost." NO. 19- NEWSPAPER LAWS. If subscribers order the discontinuation newspapers, the ntitffi*hers may continue send them until KIT aTrfeitrages are paid. If subscribers refuse or neglect to take tl newspapers from the office to which they a ret they are held responsible until they hare sett the bills and ordered them discontinued. ff subscribers move toother places without forming the publisher, and the newspa]ters sent to the former place, they are responsible i-.- 1 ——— ADVERTISING RATES. 1 wk. 1 mo. I.tmos. 6mos. 1\ 1 square It 200 ft 100 | $5 00 ft 600 • X " 700 10 00 15 00 30 00 4 1 " 10 00 15 00| 25 00 45 00 7 One Inch makes a square. Admlntstrat and Executors' Notices |iJSO. Transient tub tlsements and locals 10 cents per line for i Insertion and 5 cents per line for each addltl al Insertion. HIMOROIB. We can discover no traces of a 1 ness shop ever being called a bri chamber. Spring may be postponed on acce of the weather, but the new spi bonnet, never. •Does yer kapc nothin' but goods here V 'No, ma'am.' 'T where will I lie after goin' for wa ed silk V 'What is a lake V asked the teaci A bright little Irish boy raised hand. 'Well, Mikey, what is ii 'Sure it is a hole in the tea kei mum.' The census proves that the nun of persons in a family in this com is a small fraction over five. In & families the husband is the small 1 tion over. A person being asked what meant by realities of life, answei 'Real estate, real good money a real good dinner, none of which lie realized with real hard work.' Young fellows do not appr& the blessings of living in the pre age. Just think how little fun A had as a masher.He only had a ch to lie sweet on one girl, and he compelled to take her or get left. 'And so you are engaged to Flapdoodle ?' said Edith to her friend Marie. 'Yes,' said Marit thusiastically, 'and he's a perfect of a man.' 'ls he a lawyer, phys or merchant ? What is his busir 'Oh, he's not doing anything but he blows on the harmonican ■ tifully.' When Sugar Was Invented The exact date of the inyentk sugar is lost in the midst of However, sugar is said to have known to the Chinese three thoi years ago, and there is not much < but that the manufacture of the a was carried on under the Tsin dy two hundred years before Chris strong claim for priority has been for India. Probably the Hindoo ed the art from the Chinese, Jtnd China the news was carried fu west. Three hundred and tweut years before Christ, Alexander Nearchus with a large fleet dow Indus to explore the adjacent cour When that officer returned from h pidition he brought an accouut o ey (sugar) which the Asiatics I from cane.without any assistance® bees. This was the earliest id® western nations had of sugar, the® Egyptians, Babylonians and G® knowing nothing use. As 1® A. D. 150 sugar was prescribed ifl len,a famous physician, as a I cine. Before the discovery of At® sugar was costly luxury, used on! rare occasions. During the wars I roses, about 1445, Magaret Pasto® of a very wealthy country gentle® Norfolk, wrote to her husband b® that lie would "vouchsafe" to sel a pound of sugar. As late as ll England consumed on!} twenty ® pounds in the course of the ye® since the consumption has grea® creased,twenty million hundred ® now bung used by the English j® The process of refining sugar vfl known in England preyious t® That was probably an invention B Arabs. A Venetian merchant fl the secret from the Saracens of® and sold the art for one hundred I and crowns. A Warning to Smokers! A curious accident happer® Paris the other day. Dr. R-—I very open collars on his shi® when walking along the Rue (I girard somebody threw a light® stump out of the window. The! received the gracious offering® nape of his neck. He tried ® hold of it, but it eluded his gr® tumbled down his back, burn® dreadfully in a number of place® with pain he rushed into a wii® but before hi could strip his h® a mass of blisters. The doctor did not know ® thrown the cigar stump, bi® stander noticed the window ® from and the doctor sent for fl man. The person who thre\® gar proved to be a Monsieur (fl gentleman of means, who w! much shocked at the result ofl prudence and offered a con® sum of money to the doctor I the matter up. But the latte® to be appeased and threat® bring an action for criminal I ness. Should be succeed the! may griefvo iu jail Crwr tben®