in Pitts Day the Speaker Kept Mim-
self Stimulated With Porter.
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indiscreet as to attack Mr. Gladstone,
then prime minister, upon some point
of foreign policy. Mr. Gladstone re-
plied witheringly that “the right hon-
orable gentleman evidently has sources
of inspiration from which her majesty’'s
ministers are debarred.”—Argonaut. |
AN HOUR OF THRILLS. |
Shooting the Rapids of the Hodzu |
River, In Japan. i
The rapids on the Hodzu river near |
Kyoto must fill even the most blase of |
tourists with excitement. A train from |
Kyoto climbs slowly and painfully up- |
ward until finally it deposits its pas-
sengers at a quaint little siding. 5"
From here, says the Wide World
Magazine, one goes to the river bank |
and embarks in a rude, flat bottomed
boat, which is pushed out by four men
into the middle of a broad river, reed
edged and sleepy.
For a few minutes one glides dream- |
{ly along; then, rounding a curve, one
suddenly hears the roar of water, and
the boat tears down a rapid, just miss- '
ing the rocks on each side. The high
banks race past. death appears immi-
nent, and then, with one mad swirl, it
is all over and the boat is on the quiet,
unruffled stream once more.
This happens again and again for
about an hour. At first one's whole
mind is filled with the conviction that
an accident must bappen, but gradu-
ally comes a delicious feeling of safety
as one notes the marvelous skill these
men show in piloting the boat through
the seething rapids and one is able to
appreciate the beauty of the scene.
Lucien Bonaparte and Wellington.
Lucien, whom I had never seen be- |
fore his arrival in England, as be was
in disgrace with the emperor, was said
to be at least as able as his brother
and to have more decision of charac-
ter. I have heard it said that it was
he who saved Napoleon on the 18th |
Brumaire, and, in fact, I had heard
him greatly praised. My actual meet- |
ing with him, as often happens, did |
not come up to my expectations. He
seemed to me cringing in his manners
and false in his look. He is like
Napoleon in the outward shape of his
features—not at all in expression. |
saw him last year, at a concert at the
Duchesse de Canizzaro's, beg her to
introduce him to the Duke of Wel-
lington, who was present. 1 saw him
cross the room and come up bowing
and scraping to be presented to the |
victor of Waterloo, whose reception
was as cold as such baseness deserved. |
—From Memoirs of Duchesse de Dino. '
An Ancient Rain Gauge.
The credit of Inventing the rain
gauge has always been given to Cas-
telli, a contemporary of Galilei, who |
made one in 1639, but the director of
. the Korean meteorological observa- |
tory, Dr. Y. Wada, has shown that it
is due to a Korean king. The latter, |
King Sejo, in the year 1442 caused an |
instrument of bronze to be construct-
ed to measure the rain, and it is set |
out in the historical records of Korea
that this was a vase fifteen inch. |
deep and seven inches in diamete:
placed upon a pillar. An example of
this was placed in the observatory.
and each time the rain fell the offl-
cials were instructed to measure the |
height and to make it known to the !
king. Other instruments were distrib-
uted to the provinces and cantons, and |
the results of the observations made
were sent to court.—Knowledge.
Queer Anatomy.
Curious ideas about anatomy prevail
in the press. It was stated the other
day that a man was “shot in the ticket
office.” Another paper says a man was
“ghot in the suburbs.” “He kissed her
passionately upon her reappearance,”
“She whipped him upon her return,”
“He kissed her back,” “Mr. Jones
walked in upon her invitation.” “She
seated herself upon his entering.” “We
thought she sat down upon her being
asked,” “She fainted upon his depar-
ture.”
A Regular Hamlet Player.
“Did you ever play in ° et?”
inquired a theatrical manager of a re-
cent acquisition to his company.
“Ever!” exclaimed the newcomer.
“Why, I've played in every hamlet of
Great Britain!"--London Tit-Bits.
Like a Man.
“Did Hawkins take his punishment
like a man?” asked Lollerby.
“You bet he did,” laughed Dubb-
leigh. “He hollered and yelled and
used strong language to beat creation.”
wgHarper's Weekly.
PLAYED A SHELL GAME.
A Parliamentary Joke by a New South
Wales Solon.
weet
be blighted in their bloom by
coast, including the periwinkle, were
added to the flowers worthy of protec-
! tion.
The officials of the house discovered
the hoax next day and set it right.
quiet, and ali Australia chuckled at
the expense of the pompous legislator.
-London Answers.
DON'T MIND BIG NOISES.
But Slight, Rustling Sounds Make Gi-
raffes Tremble With Fear.
Among the curious characteristics of
the giraffe is its strange indifference
to loud nolscs as contrasted with its
peculiar “scariness” with reference to
slight sounds. Noisy sounds, like that
of a man walking near in hobnailled
boots, the giraffe does not appear to
notice, but should it be approached by
a woman whose skirts give out but
the slightest rustle the sound thereof
causes the giraffe to start up with
pricked ears and eyes distended in
fear,
Officials of a zoological institution,
situated near a canal, tell of a curious
instance of this peculiarity of giraffes.
, After a terrible explosion of gunpow-
| der on a barge on the canal the keep
ers were astonished to observe that
the giraffes took little notice of the
tremendous blast. They jumped to
their feet, but almost at once lay
down again when they found that
nothing extraordinary bad happened
in their inclosure. But were a keeper
at night to creep along outside that
inclosure in his stocking feet the queer
beasts would exhibit such terror that
one would imagine them about to dash
themselves in terror against the fences.
Giraffes fear the lurking foe, and a
. big bang scares them hardly at all. To
them the faint, rustling sound is a to-
ken of the greatest danger. In that
respect they are like deer.~New York
. Press.
Many Things Different In Holland.
Holland is to me one of the most in-
teresting countries in Europe, writes
George R. Sims. Apart from the ex-
citement of having to do a bit of
Blondin, with the edge of a canal for
your tight rope, at intervals of a few
minutes all day long, the Dutch them-
selves furnish you never ending study.
I love to see the little Dutch boy of
. six smoking his clay pipe or his cigar
as he clings to his mamma's skirt.
There is something at once novel and
startling in finding Dutch cheese and
a penny bun placed in front of every
guest at the breakfast table. In a
| land where a public company is a
Maatschappij and nearly every house
of restauration announces that the
| thirsty traveler can there obtain *Tap-
| perij, Slitterlj and Slemp,” there is al-
ways something to amuse you.
Oath of the Turkish Doctor.
The oath which young doctors take
| in Turkey when they come before the
medical examining board contains the
following pledge: “That when [ am
called at the same time by two differ
. ent patients, the one rich and the other
poor, 1 will accept the call of the poor
without taking into consideration the
money offered and will do my best for
| his treatment, and that I will never de-
cline to answer any call, day or night,
during the reign of common diseases
or of an epidemic of contagious dis-
ease.”
Keeping His Word.
“Henry, you owe me $5. You remem-
| ber that bet you made me last week
: that you wouldn't smoke any more for
a month. Well, I saw you walking
down the street last night smoking a
big cigar.”
“I'm not smoking any more; I'm
simply smoking the usual amount.”—
Exchange.
Out of Place.
Aunt Prisms—I am shocked at you,
Maude. You permitted young Mr.
Jones to kiss you. Maude—He only
just touched me on the nose, auntie,
Aunt Prisms-It was quite out of
place, my dear. Maude—He knew it
was, auntie. But you came in so sud-
denly, you see,
Fishing Luck.
“Have any luck on your fishing
trip?
“Yes. Counting those that got away
and those we threw back, we almost
got seven.”-Detroit Free Press.
Her Criticism.
“I wish Fritz would write his figures
plainer. [ can't possibly tel! from his
letter whether it is 1,000 or 10,000
kisses that he sends me." —Fliegende
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dise which be cannot afford to buy for
his wife, and his audacity upsets the
whoie store for a month.”—New York
Suan.
THEY LIKE SHARP FOOD.
Lions Gobble Up Porcupines, and Com.
els Eat Spiny Cactus.
A note in the London Field draws at-
tention to lions that eat porcupines. It
would appear that an animal protect-
ed by such powerful spines should be
quite secure from attack. Yet, if we
may trust the account given, it ap-
pears to be a habit on the part of the
lion and not an isolated occurrence.
Captain Dumbell had been told by a
native hunter that the lion was in the
habit of eating porcupines. And this
has been confirmed by two English
sportsmen. V. Kirby, for example.
has taken a porcupine’s head from the
stomach of a lioness. Others relate
that it is not uncommon to find lions
with porcupine quills sticking all over
their noses, faces and paws. It seems
to argue some indifference to pain on
the part of the lion, as well as a fancy
for porcupine's flesh.
Compare this with the case of the
camel, which a distinguished traveler
describes as calmly chewing up a very |
spiny plant with the blood dripping :
from its mouth! The cattle in some of
the arid parts of America. again.
browse on that spiny cactus. And in
gome parts of the English coast the |
horses browse on the prickly sea holly. |
while the donkey's partiality for this- |
tles is well known. Incidentally such
cases seem to show that spines in na-
ture are not such efficient protectors
as some have supposed.
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Sleight of Hand Poisoning.
very curious item in toxicological
Jore 1 chanced to light upon, wrote
Augustus Sala in one of his
be called the feat of pol-
sleight of hand. You were
a lady. and you wished to
her. Well, you asked her to lunch,
you caused a very nice peach to
be served at dessert. You cut the
fruit with a golden knife, one side of
he blade of which was endued with a
eadly r+’ nm. You presented the poi-
k
. med bu... * the peach to the lady,
who ate «th much relish and then
wn dead. The wholesome
half you nie yourself and laughed in |
your sleeve and went on slicing more |
peaches for the ladies of whom you |
were jealous till you were found out
and broken on the wheel. Aye. there's
the rub! What high old times we
might have, to be sure, but for that
contingency of being found
out!
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Mer Drawing Powers.
Pat and his little brown mare were
but by dint of much
ept her to the harness.
leading ber to water he
town.”—Housekeeper.
Change of Life.
There are two Feat ch which
come to women. e first is the change |
from girlhood to womanhood. The sec- |
ond marks the termination of the period |
alloted to maternity. During both these
periods of ¢ there is need of care. |
Almost always Nature needs some help
in the re-adjustment of the physical func-
tions. Dr. Pierce's Favorite ption
gives to Nature just the help she needs
n these crisis. It heals diseases of the
delicate organs, nourishes the nerves, and
increases physical vitality and vigor. It!
cures the aches and pains common at
such times and induces a healthy con-
dition of body, which gives a natural
appetite and refreshing sleep. There is
no alcohol in “Favorite Prescription,” and
it is absolutely free from opium, cocaine
and all other narcotics. It makes weak
women strong, sick women well.
Important to Mothers.
Esamine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that it
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Wo Mas iq Wr Handbook on patents sent free. perience. Pa,
tory by Hood's Sarsaparila. This great ents taken Munn & Co. receive
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tat I have found no to egal yours.”
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Children Cry for Children Cry for
Fletchwur’s Castoria. Fletcher's Castoria.
Clothing.
Clothing.
Bellefonte.
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Allegheny St.,
FER RIRACREERERE SERENE REE SN
Men who have the
habit of demanding
The BEST for their
Money always wear
the Fauble Clothes.
There 1s a reason.
Ask your neighbor.
If there were better
clothes than we sell,
we would not be sell-
ing these. Only the
Best is good enough
for the Fauble Stores.
Everything that man
or boy wears at Fau-
bles.
The
Fauble Stores.
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