PROFESSIONAL CARDS,
a h. Fnirz
' ATTOIINEY-AT.LAW,
Of hob Front Itora, Ovor Pootoflloe.
IILOO.VtSBUltU, PA.
T E. WALIjEU,
XJt ATfOKNEY-AT-LAy,
Office ovor 1st. National Dank. ni00m,,"lr' f
vr U.FUKK,
ATTOllNKY-AT-LAW.
omce In Kat's Building, bmmmwm.pa
J OIIN M. OIAHK,
ATTORN KY-AT-L AW
AMD
JUSriOE OF THE l'EAOE.
DLOOMSBD0, Fa
omce ovor Moycr Bros. Drue 8toro.
p W. MILLER,
ATTOIINKT-AT-LAW.
Offlco In Drawer's bulldlng.sctond tloor.room No. 1
Blooinsburg, I'a.
FRANK ZVKR,
ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
omce corner ol Centre and Main streets. Clark t
Building.
Can bo consulted In German.
EO. E. ELWELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
I!loom8uuiio, Pa.
Office on First Uoor, front room of CoLi
dmhuh Building, Main street, below' Ex.
change Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attorney-at-Law.
OQIlo In Columbian Building, Thlrd'floor.
ULUOMSBURG, PA.
IjvTwaiTEi
AT - ORNEY-AT-LAW,
B.L 0 M S B U R.Q i PA.
Office la blowers' Building, 2nd;Qoor.
muy 1-tf
S' .nokk. u s. wimtb&stibn,
rCMJKK & WINTERSl'EEN,
A ttornoys'at-JLa-vv.
onica lu 1st National Hank building, second floor,
flrstduortoihekru Corner ot Main and Market
streets Ulootnsourg, t'u.
url 'etuvmii and UourAict Collected.
E,
P. UILUIEYER,
(DIHTJIIOT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
tiTOillco over Dentlcr's, shoo store,
Uloomsburg, Pa. qpr-30.86.
w
H. RIIAWN.
ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW.
catawlsta, ra.
OBoo.cornet ol Third and Main Streets.
M
I01IAKL, F. EYERLY,
Conveyancor, Collector of Claims.
-AND
LEGAL ADV10E IN TUB; SETTLEMENT OF
ESTATES, AO.
rw-Ofllce in Dentier's building with V.V.im
mejer. attorney-at-law, tront looms, snd floor
Uloomsburg, l'n. apr-o-st.
D
,'K. ItONORA A. BOBBINS.
omce and residence, West First Btrcet Blopms-
burg, l'a
JB. McKELVY, M. D.,Burpeon and Phy'
.slcUn.nortb side Main streot.below Market
pvR.J.O. R UTTER,
PIIYSICIAN CHURGK0N,
omce, North Market street,
Blcomsbure, i"
DR. WM, M. HEBER Surgeon and
Physician, offlco comer ot nock and Market
treet.
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TDBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOMSBUBCl, PA.
OPPOSITE CODUT nODSE.
Large and convenient sarrplc rooms. Bath room,
hot and cold water; ana all modern conveniences.
T) F. UARTMAH
' BIFBKSJNTB TUI F0LL0WIN0
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIEB
North American ot Philadelphia.
Franklin, " " .
Pennsylvania, " "
York, ot Pennsylvania.
Hanover, ot N. Y.
Sueens, ot London,
orth Brltlsn, ot London,
omce on tfirkot atrast. No, 5, Bloomsburg.
oct. at,
i-
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IRE INSURANCE
CHRISTIAN V. KNAPP, BLO0M8BUIt9,PA,
uu.mk, uir n. I.
MERCHANTS'. OP NEWAltK, N. J.
CLINTON, N.V.
PEOPLES' N. Y.
HKADINO. PA.
These -ld conroKATiONB are well seasoned by
aire and fiiie tested and have never yet had a
loss settled by any court ot law. Their assets are
all invested In solid sbcuhitiis are liable to the
hazard otriRB only. .
Loshos pnojirTLT and honestly adjusted and
Said as soon as determined Dy uubibtiam r.
MArr. BPKCIAL AOEMT AND ADJUSTER BLOOKSBUBO,
The people ot Columbia county should patron
ize the agency where losses If any are settled and
pau uy one or tner own citizens.
Flt01lPTNKh.S. E0U1TY. FAIR DEALING.
17REA8 BROWN'S INSURANCE
JP AGENCY. Moyer's new building, Mala street,
TUhftmftburtr. lil.
Assets
AJtna Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn 17,078,520
Hoyal of Liverpool 12-592-S92
r.nm-ashtrn. . 10.000.000
Fire Association, Philadelphia 4-165'Ii2
I-bcenlx, of London 6,266,3T0
London & Lancashire, ot England l,109,ST6
Hartford of Hartford 8,273,060
feprlngncld Fire and Marine 8,082,680
As tho uircncles are direct, policies are written
or the Insurfcd without delay In the office at
uioomsourg. 01
TT H. HOUSE,
DKNTIST,
Bl.OOMSllUltti, COLUMBIA County, Pa
Allstylesot workdonulnasuperlormanner.work
warranieiiOB reproenira ikstu mimui
id withoot Pain by the use ot Oas, and
freoof charge v hen artificial teeth
are Inserted.
(Hllr-nln Unrtnn's liulldlntr. Main street.
below Market, five doors below Klelm's
drug store, llrst Uoor.-
lo be r.ptn at all hour I during tht dai
NOV 13 -IT
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A1NWRIGIIT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Philadelphia', Pi.
TEAS, 6V11UPS, COFKEE, SUGAIl, MOLASSES
MOB, BP10K8, BIOARB BODA, SIO., ETC.
N. E. Corner Second; and Arch Bta.
Mr orders win receive prompt attention.
Benton Hotel,
LEMUEL DRAKE, PropT.
This well-known hotel has been ro-openert and
many Improvements made forthe accommodation
of the (raveling publlo, The bar and table are
supplied with IlieU'bt tho marker affords. A large
and commodious stable Is connected wllh the
hotel. Terms always reasonable.
8HnajS7 LEMUEL DHAKE, Proprietor,
WILLIAM HART
BLOOMSBURQ, PENN'A.,
AGENT KOIt TUB
KEYSTONE DYNAMITE POWDER CO.,
manufactrucra of the celebrated Keystone Dyna
mite," This explosive Is giving universal satisfac
tion. Quotations cheerfully gli en, isaugflm
PATENTS,
btalned and all patent business attended to lor
moderate toea.
our omce Is opposite the U. S. patent Office, and
vre can obtain Patents In less tlm than those re-
.rtnta.mm ll'.ulilnnlnn
Menu model or drawing. We adv90 as to pat-
eniammy rreo or cuarge, ana we wo u
unles patent Is secured. . .
We refer here, to tho Postmaster, the Supt,of
Money Orrter Ilv and to omclals ot the U.S.
Patent omce. Por circular, advice, terms and
i-oterencea to actual clients In your own State or
Conoty, write to
C. A. SNOW & CO..
opposite pateiitomce.W.tMmitori u 0
0. S.ELWELli
3 E BITTEHBEMCE8, roIfltori
YATES &C0..
BEST MADE
CLOTHING
IN Phi l-
BL00HSBUB6 PLANING MILL
:n,
The under si uned havlnir nut his Pl&ntnir Ml
on Kallroad Street, In flrBt-cmss condition, Is pre
pared to do all kinds of work in his line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS.M0UO3INGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
urniahod at reasonable prices. All lumbernsed
s well seasoned and none but skilled workmen
are employed.
ESTIMATES FOE BUILDIKQS
arnlshed on abDllcatlon. Plans and sneclflca
one prepared by an oEperlenced draughtsman
CIIAUI.KR KRTJG,
IIIoniiiNlMiri;, Pa
Mason & Hamliri
Organs and Pianos.
Tho Cabinet Organ was Introduced by Mason &
Hamlin in 1101. AIaon & Hamlin Organs hafe
always maintained their pupremacy oyer all otbera.i
having received lliKheBt Honors at ult Great World1!
Exhibitions since 1667,
The Improved Mode of Stringing Pianos, Invented
by Mat-on fc Hamlin In 1882, is a great advance In'
piano conatrnctlon, eiperts pronouncing it "the
greatest Improvement In pianos In half a century.'
llano circular, containing 300 testimonials from'
parch&aers, ran t clans, and tuners, and nana and
Organ Catalogues, free,
MASON & HAMLIN OEOAN AND PIANO CO.,
13 lut ll'Ji a ad:: Uytm), HIT TOU.
r-bros sep30.
Dr. Schenck's
Mandrake pills
PURELY VEGETABLE
AND STRICTLY RELIABLE.
They act DiRECTLYand prompt
ly on the Liver and Stomach,
restoring tlieconstipated organs
to healthy activity, and are a
positive and perfectly safe cure
for Constipation, Liver Com-'
plaint, Sick Headache, Bilious
ness, and all other diseases ari
sing from a disordered condi
tion of the Liver and Stomach.
They are the only reliable vege
table Liver Pill sold.
Thoy aro Perfectly HARMLESS.
They aro PURELY VEGETABLE.
TRY THEM.
For Silo I V nil )ru?-lU. Pri M tti rr lii
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receipt of prim. IT. J ll.Sclii-m U 4 Son. 1'UUJ'a.
Mi Pills
OTJIRJES
Malaria, Dumb Chills,
Fever and Ague, Wind
Colic, Bilious Attacks.
Triey'iiroclnco reculnr. natural cvae
uatrfou, never KrMu t,r tnlcr Tre nltb
tlitllv ImmIiii's. Ah f uintly miHllclue,
tUey ulioulil be lu every lioiiieliolu.
SOLD EVERVAVnEUE.
nov5sn.c4coiy.
Bittcitbciidcr & Co.,
WAGON MAKER'S
AND
BLACKSMITHS' SUPPLIES.
No, 120 & 128 Franklin Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
Iron, and Steel,
(apilll-ly,
lo be made, cut this out and return to
us, and we will send y.m free, some-'
thing ol great value and importance to
vm that will start you In business
whlohwl'l bring ypu In more money right away
thananythtng ei) in thU world. Any one can do
the work and live at home, timer sen i g.
somelhtng uew. that just coins money lor all
worlcerii. We will start you; capital not needed.
Thls U one of the genuine. Important chances of a
Utellme, Those who are ambitious and enterprls
lu 5V11 not delay. Orand outfit free. Addrtes,
Ttfoii -.Co., Augusta Milne. aecM-w,ir.
SIXTH W
LCHE3jfy(0Tr
lie
BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16.
HOW'S
YOUR LIVER ?
Ip the oriental salutation,
knowing that good health
cannot exist without a
healthy liver. When tho
liver is torpid tho bowels
are sluggish and constipa
ted, the food lies in tho
stomach undigested, pois
oning the blood; frequent
headache ensues; a feeling
of lassitude, despondency
and nervousness indicate
how the whole system is
deranged. Simmons Liver
Regulator has been tho
means of restoring more
people to health and hap
piness by giving them a
healthy liver than any
agency known on earth
It acts with extraordi
nary power and eflicacy.
N1CVRH HRRM ntSAPPOINTKt).
AS a general family remedy for dyspepsla,torpld
liver, constipation, el o.,l hardly ever use anything
else, and have been alsappolntcd In the effect pro-
aucea; it seems 10 do auiiosi a perteci cure lur mi
diseases ot tho stomach and bowels.
W. J. 31CEI.K0T, .Macon, us.
CROWN ACUIJE
THE BEST BURNING OIL THAT CAN
BE MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
It gives a brilliant light.
it win not smoke i ne emmneys.
ltvillinotcharthe nick.
It baa a high lire test.
It will not explode.
It Is pre-eminently a family safety OIL
WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON
With any other Illuminating oil made.
We Stake Our Reputation,
As refiners, upon the statement that 11 is
THE BEST OIL.
IN THE WORLD.
Ask your dealer for
CROWN ACME.
T.
Trade for Uloomsburg and Vicinity Supplied by
MOYER BROS.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
seps-lyj.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING !'
a. W. BERTS CH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Rnilq mrtdn In nrilpr nl. slmtt notice
on,l n fitfili.nva mmrntitrod or no nftlo.
Call and examine tho laipfPt and beat
... . i
HCiected stocK ot gooua ovor unown in
Columbia oouuty.
Btorc next door to First Natlonnl Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Bloomsburg Pa.
J.R.SMITH&CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
DEALSItS IK
PIANOS
By the following well known makers;
C bickering;,
Knabe,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of the
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. Do not buy a piano be
fore getting our prices.
Catalogue and Price Lists
Ou application.
septs-8f.
ORMfiMinSTFEKCES
OF CAST CH WROUGHT 1HON.
Suitable for
Yards,
Cemetery Lots
and
Public Grounds
:o;
The lOUOWlUg HUUWB IUD UUtlllU. UUC Ul
the several beautiful stylesot fence manufactured
by the undersigned.
ror oeauir ana uur.uiuiy nwi iv uui a
ed. et up by experienced uaods ana warranted
to give Baiisiacuoo.
Prices and specimens of other de-
MffnB sent to any address.
Address
UL HE KHfiS
bloomsburg' pa
MNllllMttliil
All Druizliu. tic, 6M.. and U. l'r,ri5 onljbj
r. S.tb Arnold, ill. Urn.ttoon.wiil, K.J.
0CStiltt6U,"
M. C. SLOAH & BRO.i
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUQOIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS AC
First-class work always on band.
JtEPAIHim NBA ILYDONh.
Prioet reductdlo mil the timet.
ji a
An Incident of Clint. north.
Mrs. Mcrrlrim Grant, ono of tho peopls
woini'lol in tho ChnMworth tlfsnsU'r,
WM In tho rear ear wltli her lnisuanil.
nays tho I'eoria Trantcrlpt. In thin car
w.is a iiarty ol six people. In onler that
they mwlit sit toetlii-r. Mr. and Mrs.
Grunt eluuigoil seatt with a young man
mid li:fl britlo. Their rouricsy saved
their live, for tho yotin couple wero
both killed. Mrs. Grant thought this
party wero theatrical peoplo or concert
finers, thoy wero so jolly and sang so
woll. Tliuy could eln, mid they Implied
anl told stories and anticipated tho
pleasure of tho trip until Into.'nt nhilit.
Then Mrs. Gr.tnt composed heraelf in her
ohnir and covered her face with her
handkerchief to go to slepp. Nearly
everybody in tho car was quiet but the
jolly party of sit. About tlil.t timo tho
young britlo was requested to sing 'Sweet
11
Hour of I'rnvcr.' Nnuethhiu In the de
sire to sleep mid rest recalled the sweet
old song. Tho voung woman sang, and
all listened while tnu train sped on.
As the little grenm of devilish tiro ap
peared far down tho track their voices
swelled hi:
Ycl In my dream. I'd b
Nearer, my Uoil, to Thcc.
The speed of tho train Increased down
the grade. Again tho song swelled :
There let the way npcar, step, unto heaven.
The way was already In sight.
All that Thou iendcit mc, In mercy given.
And then with but a motnent'of llfo left
for each. Kven w hen poor I'A MrClin
tock's hand .was giviii!? its last desperato
wrench to tho throttle of his engino the
singers SJng to their God, who seemed
not to lu holding them iu tho hollow of
his band i
Angela to beckon me.
Nearer, my Ood, to Ihee.'
Knoueh. It was finished. The Engines
struck tho frail brhlge and it s.ink. The
car containing the singers crushed Hko a
boltof Jove through thu tuocars in front
of it, killing and grinding iw tho foot killi
a worm! In tho s.tnio instant nnothcr
car crushed through it, and tho singers
wero dead.
The Story or nn Old Army Badge.
Mrs. E. O. C. Ord has among her most
prjzed mementoes a plain metal badge,
two Inches square, covered with red
enamel and bearing in the centre tho
rnUed design of a cartridgo box with
"Forty rounils. U. S." on the cover.
Tho man Diego Union explains that alter
Sherman's army had returned from At
lanta after his celebrated march to tno
sea, it wiu twitted of lack of individtmlitv
on every baud m not atl'ordiug a distinc
tive army bndgo. While the matter was
being talked over In frherman's tent, two
privates outside wero also discusdng tho
same matter, when one of them rose up
and slapping bis hand on his cartridge
box, Baitl in a tirnl voico : "Hero is my
badge forty rounds I"
This so pleased General Sherman, who
heard tin. patriotic statement, that ho
ordered badges bearing tlni cirtildgo box
and the words ''.forty rounds" struck oil
for' tho men' in his army. Every one,
from the ollicere down, wore the badge,
generally on the bat or cap. Within a
loW days after, the; march to, tho sea,
while General Sherman was entertaining
a party at his'heiulquarte'rt with'' his in.
exhaustible supply of stories and jollity,
an incident occurred that illustrates the
gallantry of that great.soldier. After the
evening had been spent Sherman said to
General woods in nis usnai brusque
way : "Hand me your hat, Woods."
. General Woods did as command
ed, whereupon bener.il Mierman snat. h
ed1 thu badge from tho hat and alter
removing it proceeded to scratch some
thing on the reverse side of the badge
with his pocket knifo. This done he
mined it on Mrs. Ord's dress and sho
:ias treasured it ever since. As seen to
day the lettering scratched on the badge
by Uetij Sherman is plainly legible, with
the exception of the last lino. It reads:
"Gen. 0; It. Woods.' Mav 12. lSUo. Pre
sented by Gen. Sherman. 1st D." Here
me inscription becomes illegible. When
ever Mrs,. Ord meets Sherman she wears
Gen. Woods' old army badge and the
jolly old General invariably accosts her
vtite tho Same salutation. "Hello, where
did you get that ?" "Get what 1" answers
tno little i.my. "mat army oadgo. '
"Guess yon should know ; you'gave it to
mo," is tho response. At this Gen. Sher
man always looks quizzically at tho
badge, thinks awhile, then finally replies
in his old, odd way: "Well, well, I guess
you're ri;ht f but 1 would have forgotten
all about it if I hadn't remembered it."
KfTecta ot Novel Reading.
The novel reading youne cirL when
thrown into' tho society of a young man,
is npt to be at once overpowered with,
tho consciousness that he is a young man
and she a young womnn ; that he might
fall in love with her and ,sho with In in.
As a result of tho thought she "ill im
mediately assume a demeanor anil per
sonality altogether' dillerent from that
natural to her.
Girls, talk to tho youne men vou meet
as unaHcutcdly as you do to tho boy
friends of your brothers, or, if you have
no mothers, and, therefora no brother'
mentis, as yon lo to the neighbor lad
who, mayhap, "does chores" for your
father. lJo not imagine when you meet
n gentleman that your conversation must
be remarkable or unusual to bo' enter
taining. Tho hearing of an intelligent,
gracious gentlewoman is one always to bo
cultivated, but this should be your over
day behavior. You should have no com
pany manner. Assume no extra kin I)
of demeanor simply because you are in
tho society of a young gentleman instead
of a young lady.
Po not bupposo that tho strnmre cntle-
man you meet is a typical novel hero.
He is no more a hero of roman'u than
you are a heroine. Vou are both just
plain, every nay nuinainty. won t gel
foolish notions that you aro anything but
ordinary clay, and try to act like tha
young person who figured as chief char
acter in your last Novel.
vnwago jxew.
A Idva-SI.lt Mongolian
Some days ago was published tho ro
mantic story of the attache of the Chinese
legation who cut off his cue and dressed
himself in American clothes to wiu the
love of a fair American girl. It was also
related that tho young girl had only ilirtud
wllh her Celestial lover, and when she
learned that he was in earnest fled to her
mother for protccl'on. The 'young girl
lelt town, and the Chinese nobleman was
locked up In Stewart castle, which is
now occupied by tho Chinese; legation.
It seems that this young diplomate, in
stead of learning to forget Ills lovo, be
came morose, lost his appetite, nnd
grieved until ho became heartsick,
I'inally ho attempted suicide, but was
prevented from rashly ending his exist
ence. Yesterday, however, lie niutlo
nuotlier attempt, and this was moro
serious than tho first. Early in the
morning ho arrayed himself in a loosely
fitting hght blue silk garment, thou he
took from ono of his bureau drawers a
hnru-klrl sword, only used by Chinese
ollicere when they fall to win a battle,
rrocurhig a rope, he Hod one end to a
window hinge, and then make a loopknot
of tho other end, and mounted to the
whitlow sill. Tho Pedestrians about
l)tiout clrclo noticed him, and wero
horror-stricken to see bihi jump from tho
wimlow. The alarm was given, nnd tho
Chinese inside the house rushed to tho
fourth fctory, broke down tho door, uud
proceeded to haul up tho would-be sui
cide. The young uoblemau was nearly
dead, but was resuscitated. In jumping
from the window the young man dropped
a photograph, which proved to be one of
a young lady to whom he had paid at
tentions, and who had rejected him, Tno
young Chinaman's first attempt nt suicide
was by trying to drown in a bath-tub last
Monday, The members of the legation
aro verv reticent about tho allulr to-dav.
It is said tho love-sick young man had
cut himself once with, the hara-kiri
sword before jumping,
Walt Whitman' (Jun.lltlmi nnd tut.ntlon.,
Wnlt Whlman writes thin to tho editor
of tho l'all Mall Utuctk: "First thank
you again for the bandsomo money
present of somo months ago, which did
me more goo I than you perhaps think
for It has helped me In meals, clothing,
debti, Ac., ever slnco. My heel help,
ho over, bni como In my old ago and
paralysis from Hi Islands. The piece
In your paper (was It early In May last?)
fro ii a distinguished American man of
letters" anout mo was a very largo in(la
Hon into fiction of a very httlo amount
of fact In spirit it Is altogether, nnd in
letter mainly untrue about my attain,
Ac, My income from my books (royalb
ties, &c,) does not reach il'iO a year. I
mil now in my G'Jth year living plainly
but very comfortably, In a little wooden
cottage of my own, good spirits Invariab
ly, but physically a sad wreck, failing
more and moro each successive season.,
unable oven to get about the house with
out help most of tho time, though, with,
out Bcrious pain or sudoring, oxcept
weakness which 1 havo n good ileal the
paralysis that prostrated mo alter the
Secession war (several shocks) nover
lilting entirely since but leaving men
tality unimpaired absolutely (thank
God.) I havo a few, very few, staunch
and loving friends and upholders bore In
America. I am gathering a lot of pieces
verso and prose uttered wtthin tho
last six years and shall sentl them out
under the namo of "November Boughs"
before long a little book, 200 pagos or
less, somo new pieces a sort of continua
tion or supplement. Then I think of
printing a revised edition of complete
writings, "leaves of Grass," "Specimen
Days and Collect" nnd "November
Boughs" all in ono volume, soon. I'lease
accept personal thanks from mo (nover
mind the literary), and I know you will
accept this impromptu note in the same
spirit in which it is written. Best thanks
and love to all my British helpers, readers
and defenders."
Anotbn Shot at the Saturday Ilalf.UoU.
day.
A rorrcpondent suggests, in a letter
that the Saturday half-holiday "has been
established and generally observed
throughout Groat Britain for many years
past," and that hank holidays also aru
annuauy observed; yet ureal i.ruain
remains prosperous, lliero aro six bank
holidays in Kngland nnd Ireland, five of
which originate in religious observance,
ami there are five In Scotland tho first
Mondays m May and August, with New
Year's Day, Good Friday, ami Christmas
Daw In the United States we havo
seven holidays without "Labor Day."
There is no Saturday half-holiday known
to liriusn law. A custom oi Biioitening
the Saturdays has grown up among tho
larger houses of business of all sorts,
Saturday afternoon and evening remain
ing, however, tho favorite s.'ason for
shopping among the poorer classes. A
custom tlius growing up may be trusted
to work no harm, for custom is nothing
but a manner of ordering their all'airs
wlncn peoplo havo lotinu to bo con
venient ami (icsirui)ie, ruin wntcn can uo
altered or nbolished by them whenever
it proves to be otherwise. There is great
dilference between this and an observ
ance imposed by legislation, such as the
Saturday half-holiday in New York
., :.v.:. i. -; 'i.r
uiu iiiuereiicu uciween cuuicv, wuntiug
freely upon things of its own which it
understands thorouzhly, and compulsion.
applied by force without knowledge.
Aciio York Evening l'oit.
Mu.uiw., CHURCH
A Prelongml and Hitter Wrangle la Pros
pect Among the faithful.
Fneculatinn is rife now nmonr? tho
faithful of the Mormon church as to who
shall bu the successor of thu late Presi
dent Taylor. A prolonged nnd bitter
wrangle is tjuito probable. Josopn r.
S.uitli would like to be thu next ruler, as
also Georgt Q. Cannon. Both of tlie.so
men are influential and have a consider
able following. Wilford Woolriilf, the
president of tho Twelve Apostlos, is a'so
an aspirant for the place. He stands
where both Brighain Young and John
Taylor stood when they assumed tho
iresiuency. isotn Mnitn ana cannon
litvo a strong following nmonir tlu
younger element. Cannon would make
nn active, aggressive leader. bother
tno clique with which thtj lato president
was identified, and which is the most in
fluential within the church, would lavor
his candidacy, is hard to snw John Tay
lor, as presiuem, was pretty mum oi a
figurehead whoso actions wero guided by
the wishes of his circle. Cannons run
bitl'Mis sp'rit would very likely inluv
niiu iu luriucr ins uuu uibcrfnis kuuii t
than those of the church, nn 1 as suc'i
would not likely ho an available catidi
dat in tho eyes of the clique. Woodru
may bo chosen, but in any event if llu
scheming clique cannot secure tho elec
tion of ono of their number, they will
prefer to throw their power 111 favor of
one whom they believu can be made
amenable to their wishes rather than
unite on nn active leader.
Tho Mormon church shows signs of
(lis -ontent nnd factions; this was patent
at Taylor's funeral when 0110 of his sous
ntlemptod to create a disturbance by de-
iiuiiuciug tue processes ui uiu recent
Mormon convention. Tne moment these
factious clearly define themsolves so
soon will the church weaken antl thu
Mormon faith lose its grip 011 tho follow
ers. The succession looks now very
much as if it might be tho rock on which
all previous harmony Is bound to split.
Th presi lency is not likely to be settled
for some lime yet ; and in any event dls
api intineuts are bound to come to the
Mormon leaders.
Ca.htng Checks at lloteU.
If I wero the proprietor of n hotel I
would casli checks to uvery man 1 knew
and considered responsible. Tho hotel
would lose no more money under that
method than it does by the present rule,
which makes tho cashier responsible for
any losses. Rascals are continually get
ting in on us as they do on the banks, for
tint hotels do a regular banking business
with their guests nnd aru forced to ac
commodate a good many other people,
just as the banks are. W o losu $1,'.'0J to
Sl.oOOa year In worthless checks. Somo
of tho fellows who boat us are very
shrewd about it, Kor instance, there was
a young fellow about here awhile ago
who was supposed to have business rela
tions with Warner Miller, He got quito
intl nato with one of the proprietors of
the hotel, and used to sit down in the
oltice with him and talk. After one of
th 'so talks one day he camo over to the
cashier's desk and said: "By the way, I
wish you could cash a rheck for me."
There was no prettier confidence game in
tho world. His check was cashed and
came buck marked "No funds." A well
known lawyer, who Is down ou his luck,
got into the hotel in much tho Baiue
manner. Tako it all in all, thu hotel can
nlibrd to lose gomo money in this way,
because its refusal to necommo late people
will drive awav a great ileal of neonlo.
The business of tho country is so largely
transacted by check that wo have to take
our chances.
SOCIAL C l luOu. l' I ti.
Mann.rs and Cu.toms l'ractte.d la Faille
Society,
Twelvo o'clock is the usual hour se
lected tor a day wedding, but this is a
matter of individual choice. The Art
Interchange suggests that the place antl
hour of the wedding must determine the
kind of refreshments to be offered to tho
guests. If the wedding takes place in
the house and In the middle of the day,
a substantial luncheon must be provided.
If tho ceremony is held at the church,
followed by a small reception at tho
house of the bride's family, would bo
naturally followed by a 5 o'clock tea,
when tea and coffee, cakes, ices and fruit
would be the refreshments. These may
bu arranged ou thu dining room table and
guests allowed to help themselves, or
vney may uo uauueu arounu.
1887.
Labooch.re Pitches Into Itnyat TaeliU
Tho performances of the Queen's yacht
on Wednesday last In running Into the
Orontes Is equally discouraging to tno
British taxpayer and tha British sUhlseer.
That after the thousandsdfpcHirids which
are yearly Spent on the Victoria and
Albert sho should proceed backward
when Intended to go forward, and thus
knock hundreds of pounds' worth ol
gilding and ornament oil her Blorn, Is
bad enough from the taxpayers' point o.
view; but that she should Indulge In
these vagaries when presumably being
extra carefully handled bociiuse of the
presence of the Crown Princess of Oer
many Ou hoard, is absolutely terrifying
to the Intending spectator or the iinval
review. Tho regulations for navigating
tho royal yacht are highly Idiotic. It
will scarcely be credited that in co.npli
nnco witli the most foolish ami absurd
royal or.ler.lhose vessels aro always taken
alongside the landing place at full speed,
the engine room telegra ill being altered
from full speed to full speed astern only
when thd jetty is being npnnached. It
is wonderful that any officers can bo
found to undertake the charge of the
engines under such preposterous condi
tions, as the delay of a second would
cause a bad accident. All vessels havo
their engines stopped before altering the
speed In this way, and tho royal yachts
ought to follow the usual rational pract
ice. Hot Honored at llome.
As water seeks iU level, so does the
village Instinctively tend to maintain a
certain moral and intellectual uniformity:
The man of exceptional ability is sooner
or later expelled by the body politic.
He is mistrusted, disliked and finally os
tracized. Nor is he slow himself to take
the hint to depart. He perceives thai
there is nothing for hltn to do at home.
He forges restlessly about for alnvile, try
ing this and that and effecting only mis
chief ; everybody surmises an evil des
tiny for him ; ho puts on his hat and
departs, in despair or anger, and present
ly the world recognizes nnd celebrates
his genius. But his native village never
swells the chorus of praise. They have
known him from a baby ; he cannot
humbug them I Did he not steal apples
from Farmer Hoyt's orchard ? Was he
not the slowest hand at a spelling match
in school? Did he not jilt Mary Jano
after everybody had agreed that lie"
would marry her? Go to, then I Can
Bivli a fellow as that invent a navigable
air ship or write a classic book, or create
a successful railroad 7 He is only Jack
Smith after nil Is said and done, and,
among thoso who knbw him, will always
have a Jack Smith reputation.
"Sib; I hear you using the word don
key very frequently in your conversa
tion." "Yes, your ears do not deceive
you." "Am I to understand that you
apply tho word to raoV" "Why, what
makes you harbor such an unjust bus-
ficion ? Don't you know that th'ero are
ots of donkeys iu the world besides'
you?"
Arms and Leg. for These who Meed Them.
"I suppose," said the reporter, "that
you meet with some queer incidents in
the course of your business?"
"Yes, I remember a customer coming,
to me not long ago for his second artificial
leg. lie nan worn tne nr.st ior a liumu.-r
of years. He said that ho wus in much
troublo of mind. He was going to get
married, and had been courting bis in
tended for a year and a half, and she did
not know but that ho was entirely sound.
The question in his mind wasw.ietherto
tell ner before, or wait until after mar
riage. 1 advised him to inform her be
forehand, as otherwise sho might havo
legal ground to apply for an annulment
of the marriage on the ground of decep
tion. He told me afterward that ho fol
lowed my advice, and tho lady concluded
that she loved him nono tho less on ac
count of his misfortune. Another singu
lar incident, but ol a dillerent character,
was in connection with the collision ot
two steamers, ono of which had jtist
started from this port for Kurope, and
bad to put back again on account of the
damage. Nono ot the passengers wero
Injured by tho accident, and a friend
jokingly reiuarKea in my presence unit 1
would, no doubt, be greatly disappointed
that there was no loss of limb, as 1 would
therefore get no revenue from the occur
rence. Strangely inotigh the day follow-
ne a man from Ohio walked into iny
ollicoand said thathe wanted an artificial
leg. He related that he had been a pas
senger on the steamer which had to put
back on account of the collision, having
started from his home in Ohio to pay a
visit to I'.urone. hen the vessel ro-
turned to port ho concluded, on reflec
tion, to give up his European trip nnd to
expentl tho money he had received for
the trip in providing himself with a new
artificial leg in place of the ono which he
then' wore. So it seems that the collision
of those two steamers brought business
after all."
"Who supply limbs for tho soldiors ?"
"The business is distributed among
different manufacturers, nearly, if not alt,
in the large cities on the Atlantic coast
No Union soldier who lost a limb in the
war need be without an artificial one.
Northern manufacturers also supply a
good raauy artificial limbs to confederate
veterans, on the order of states of the
South that have made provision for the
maimed of the lost cause; but a great
many of tho Southern veterans aru un
provided, for tho reason that the appro
priations for their relief aro not sufficiently
frequent and adequate." V. 1". Sun.
The Pathetlo Death at a "Practical Poli
tician." There is something almost pathetic in
the death of Captain "Miku" Cregan,
whoso life was ebbing away while the
first republican convention held for
many years iu which ho had not taken
an impoitant part was gathering at Sara
toga. ho can tell how much disap
pointment had to do with the nipping uf
his energies ! 'lho breath of his nostrils
and thu object of all his thoughts und
ambitions lor years had been thu strife oi
politics, and perhaps it was a merciful
dispensation that the out war horse, shut
out from tho battle, Should not survive to
witness the conllicts in which he could
no longer take part. Cregan was a bravo
soldier ihirniL' tho war. and if his political
career since that time has not been as
creidlablo to him, the blamo must bo
laid, in part at least, to tho Bystein which
made him what he was. Men who were
older and wiser, whom he ha I learned to
look up to and respect, wero the ones
who taught him the work of the machine,
and they have not hesitated to protit by
labor, done by him, that they would have
shrunk I rout performing themselves. Of
course, lie was tliruwn over when he be
came nn incumbrance, but if Hi') same
It tt were applied to some scores of tubers
in the bu ne positions, in either of the
gr at paities, lie would not havo been
alone in hi exile. A. 1. Com. Adv.
Tit Hew Iron Curtain of the Theatre
Prancals.
The new iron curtain of the Theatre
Francals is a gigantic affair. It neither
rolls up nor folds together, but ascends iu
a solid Bheet into tho upper regions,
which have had to be heightened to
make room for it. Tho ascent occupies
a tnlnnto ana a quarter, it appears, too,
that the now dron-scene. with Its colon
nado and busts, is not an ordinary rolling
canvass, but is giucu w tno iron curtain,
Tills gluing was a work of no small dilli
cultv. being nrobablv the "largest ordor"
ever attempted In the way ol apcnage.
The other structural alterations at tne
Theatre Francals have involved a sacrl
lice of seating space to tho value of more
than $76 a night. As the theatre is open
every night in the year, and generally
filled to overflow Intr. the annual loss in.
volved in these changes may be reckoned
at something like t.-'i.bOO, A handsome
peace-offering this to the theatrical
Nemesis may it bo accepted I i'uf Hall
Uateue.
THE COLUMBIAN, VOL XXI.NO40
COLUMBIA DBMOOHAT, VOL LI, NO 88
What New York Ii.n. t,y the H.tnrdar
llalMlollilay.
"The Saturday half holiday hai begun
to innko tin linprosslou Uolithe banking
business of this city that is portentous ot
evil. Now York is conceded by every
body to be the financial centre of the
Tountry, and hitherto the time has been
none too long for the accomplishment of
our work. Now wo are handicapped by
the sudden taking away of "i whole
working days out of the year. Adding to
these the eight wholo holidays previously
existing, and the business of New York,
tho foremost business city in the Union,
is deprived of lit actual working days,
whereas most of the other cities of the
Union havo but six holidays. In other
words, tho Immense business of tho city
of Now York, with its ramifications into
every city, town, and hamlet iu tho
Union, must bo transacted in 27!) work
ing days per annum, against 307 days de
voted to work by every other city. The
consequence is that thd expense of doing
our business is largely increased. Friday
becomes substantially tho last day of tho
week, for little or nothing can be done on
Saturday, and Slonday begins with an
accumulation of work and correspondence
almost overwhelming.
"But our most scrioustronblcs growing
out of tho Saturday half-holiday are tho
losses of accounts. Our California and
Western accounts requiro the exchange
of htindre Is of millions of dollars an
nually, and several of these havj been
driven to Chicago nnd other cities by our
Inability to do business, with them on
Saturday. It is folly to suppose that the
channels of business of the whole country
aro going to ceaso their How because New
York ban its aro unable to wait upon
them. They will avoid tho New "iork
banks, and In their train all tho otliT
business institution of tho city, nnd go
where th y rah be accommodated tit nil
reasonable times." .1 1'rominenl Danker
In Mew York Timet.
Trickery la Fancy Soaps.
"Experience is necessary in tho
pur-
:nase ol tancv soaps," remarked a dealer
tho other day. "You aro not nl ways sure
that you tiro getting tho worth o'f your
money. A good toiL't article should' not
contain more than from tlto 18 per cent,
of water. The unscrupulous nianu.ac
turer i.icreas s the amount of water in
various ways. In some instances he
forces water into the soap as it Hardens
after tho boning it undergoes; in other
cas. s he mixed the water by mechanical
means Into the soap; in third and
equally large class of cases ho introduces
some powerful chemical, such as t c ali
ber's salts, which enables him to intro
duce as much its 70 per cent, uf water.
It is obvious, therefore, that ten pounds
of honest toilet soap would contain nine
pounds if thoroughly dried, nn tb.it ten
pounds treated chemically would contain
less thau three pounds.
Nor is tho wrong confined to selling
three pounds for nine to tho innocent
purchaser. The spur.ous soap is uil'ected
by water live times as milch as the genu
ine. In the wash bowl or bath tub it
dissolves visibly before the cyo. 'Wiiero
its honestly made rival can bo used fifty
times, it only lasts ten. If left by acci
dent in the water, it disolves until tho
surrounding liquid Is thick Buds. The.ro
are noaps of this sort in the market which
are advertised as first class und sol, I at
high prices. Have an eye ou tho man
who calls on you nnd nreten Is to 11 vu
you bargains by letting on it is Inst of 1 110
' lot, and tempts you with a quick lun.njj
scale of prices: The perfume is thero
and the showy wrapper, but it's 60 per
cent, water, instead oi honest soap."
General Itevlew of the Fruit Yield.
From the first fruit that ripened in the
spring to the la-t to como the quince
here havo been ereat oxn.clatioiis and
little realization. Tho strawberry crop
was verv unsatisfactory. The rhnrrv
crop was the greatest failure in many
ears, yet the trees hung tu with fruit.
even to the ripening season, but exes
sivo rains ju.st at the critical time de
stroyed tho crop. Tho rainy season fol
lowed thu cherry-ripening season from
Irginia to Cana la. The Hudson river
raspberry crop was literallyw.vshrid from
canes. The currant crop was less than a
third of what was cxpjcted. The peach
orchards from Virginia to New York,
have.refused to yield anything liko tho
quantity of fruit expected 6f them. Tho
iiimson river grapa crop win be but a
little more than one-half the amount ex
pected by the growor so lato as midsum
mer. The apple cron. as tho time for
gathering it approaches, seems to bo less
promising, nut a light crop of qu'nees
is expected in Western New York, wherj
most of that frnit that is sold In this city
is produced. Tho only fruit that has
been nearly up to expectation in the
quantity yielded was the Bartlett p-nr
crop. They havo been abundant, of lino
nuallty, although somewhat under riz;i
and cheap. JV. Y. Tiinea.
Bow Fashions Orlgtaate,
Savs "Entre Nous" in tho Hotton Sutvlav
Herald'. "Somebody at Newport put her
elbow through the sleeve of her la o
gown by some mischance, and to hide
.. - !.
1 1 it? iriuLuru iiiru 11 origin nuuoii uvur iu
Instantly the bright-colored bows 'caught
on' to other elbows, and what wasorigin-
ally niten tea as a cute, little remedy has
become a new fa-hlon. I saw a slender
llarptr't Itiuar girl looking as though sho
had just Btepped out of that femin.no
publication the other day a toung B.iiml
tietl about her right elbow in a very
hrenchy how was a bit of nasturtium red
rib 'on, sj I presume tho caprice has at
tacked Boston. Girls have gono about
all summer with ribbons tied pussy-cat
Btylo around their necks, and now why
should they not vary the plate, while
sleeping uio coquctiiMi notions .
Very Vlaborate Protestant Ceremonies,
The laving of the corner s'ono of tho
new mist. on school house of tho Holy
Cross Mi-sion, at Avenue C and Fourth I
street, was an event of Interest to east-
aiders. It was also tho most interesting
incident of thu week's series of festival
celebrations commemorating tho anni-
versary ol tho lounding ol tho snccesslul
mission. Avenue C was blocked with
Boectators at 3) o'clock when tho proces
sion of acolytes and Episcopal priests
issued from tho vestry doors of the mis
sion church and wound around the
foundation walls of the new school e li
fico to the spot whero the corner stono
hung irom a rone. A cross-bearer hold-
In: aloft a bronze crucifix led tho pro
cession. Behind walked acolytes mi 1
choristers in robes of black and white.
Tho Kuv. Dr. Houghton of tho Little
Church Around the Corner, with hit
white locks crowned with a bhek bcretla
nn I his body enveloped in n loiu rolm of
gold sllir, h '.ivy wilh gold emhioi .ery,
followed w th two acolytes bearing tin
train of t.iu robe. Then came Fatli t
James 0. S. Huntington, tho Epis'op l
monk, nf the I nlted Labor pirty, and
h -n I ol thu nisiion, and his tuaht in
Fnlicrs hill, Field and Allen, ll-liml
the mar hud lu couples, singing m l
b r ig 11111 irol I -red banners, the liu.e
clu .r n of the inWsiou, several hundred
in iu 11 ,er. Last of all came tho lilt
ro 1 d I'rot'-staut sistirs of St. John lbs
Dup.ist. ,'ew York Sun,
Meilcan "Lover's (lulrte.
There is on sale everywhere and In.
universal use a cheaply printed liltlo
pamphlet entitled "El Socretario de los
Anmutes." It is tho guide and hand
book of lovers. It contains the language,
of tlowers, tho significance of the varied
wearing and handling of the sombrero,
tlu language- of fan, the language of
uls, the meaning of the varied use of
o handkerchief, omblems in design
,iug the hours of day and night iu
making appointments, the use ol tlin
lltiinemU in cipher writing, several 6hort
chapters on the conduct of a lovo affair,
and the deif mute alphabet for one ban I.
, This literary gem seems to bp moro
ludled than any oth t in tlu r p ibhi.
NAPHA-KLANQ.
Manner In Which Toinhs Are Dalit ami In.
term.nts Made.
A striking feature about Xnph.vKt.ing
Is tho number of tombs surrounding it.
These aro built in tho sides of the hills,
nnd are of a hors?hoa slmpa. They nre
In the form of vaults, and are constructed
ot 1 Id masonry, In these vaults the
tlend are placed nnd left for seven yenM.
after which the remains nro collected and
placed in urns. Thoso who can not af
ford to build a tomb for tho lino of their
own relatives combino with others, no as
to have a common placo of Bopulturo of
respectable appearance. Tho finest, how
ever, are Interred In holes cut iu the sea
cliffs. After burial supplies of food nnd
rice spirit arc placed In lho tomb for tho
use of the deceased, which tho relatives
come nnd consume alter a decent Inter
val. The combings of tho hnfr ant col
lected by the pricstB, antl by them burnt
on certain occasions as offerings for somo
purpose or other; but tho meaning ol
the rite has not yet been disclosed.
A Ba Flower.
Ono of tho most exqiilslto wonders of
tho sea Is called tho opclet, about the Bizo
of the German aster, and looking, indeed
very much liko ono. Imagine a v.'ry
largo double aster, with a great ninny
long petals, of a light green color, glossy
as noun, and each tipped with tho color of
n blush rose. These lovely petals do not
lie in their places tpiictly, however, but
wave about in tho water, while tho while
opelet clings to n jpek. You have no
Idea how pretty antl innocent it looks on
iU immovable bed. Would you Btispoct
that it would feast upon anything grosser
than dew and sunbeams? Let us watch
this satanlc plant -for it is a devil of a
flower and boo what it will do with
thoso pretty, graceful nrms. You will seo
in a moment for here comes a foolish
littlo fish do you s;o that little fish
wriggling and sinking ? ah, it lias dis
appeared 1 Yes, it was Btruck dead bv
the poison In thoso pretty arms, which
was as fatal as tho rattlcnaku's bite, and
in an instant a tremendous mouth opened
nnd tho victim was swallowed whole by
tho innocent looking opelet a scaly
thing for a How er to do, surely.
A Frenchman's Museum of Heath.
Among the numerous collectors of cu
riosities of overy kind who abound in
l'aris thero is ono wealthy virtuoso who
amuses himself by collecting denths'
beads and skeletons fantastically carved
or modeled in marble, cnithcnwntc,
wood or precious stones. These he has
gathered together in it kind of museum
of death, which nt first sight seems
hideous nnd "macabre," hut, on closer
inspection, proves highly interesting.
Some of the heads havo been detached
from those old mediaeval rostrv beads,
which were uually ornamented on ono
sitle with tlie profile of 11 king or a saint
and on the other with the gunning face
of a skeleton. One of the most hideous,
yet at the same timo most artistically ox
ecuted, of the figures is that of n skeleton
engagetl in taking from off Ills bones thu
"conqueror worms," which have been
claiming him an their ow n. The collec
tor has given a lugubrious reality to lho
objects in his museum by placing hero
and thero among them the skulls of dead
women.
Docs with Cat-like Habit.
Mr. Romanes, in his book on "Mental
Evolution in Animals," gives somo
curious illustrations of modified Instincts
due to early association or training. A
terrier pup, brought up withakitten, be
gan to bound like a cat, played with mice
by letting them run for a distance nnd
pounncing on them, licked his paws nnd
rubbed them over his ears. Miss Mit
ford, in her letters, records similar
habits in a King Charles terrier, which
belonged to no less a personage than the
venerable Dr. Kouth, President of Magda
lene College, Oxford. This dog had
been suckled and reared by a cat, having
lost its own mother. He always showed
tho proverbial cat-like dread of wet feet,
and never went out in rain ; licked his
paws several times in the day for tho
purpose of washing his face, .sitting tho
while upon his tail in the truo cattish
position ; watched n mouse-hole for hours
together; and had, in short, till tho ways,
manners, nnd dispositions of his feliuo
fostor-mother.
The Emperor of China and Ills Wives.
Tho young Emperor of China has just
seen engaged in tho occupation of select
ng three ladies as brides from amongst
hirty-two assembled at his palace. Theso
ire collected from all over Manchuria
'rom certain noble Mauchu families, and
have travelled Boino of them for hun
dreds antl even a thousand miles to 1'ekin
to undergo review. Tho future Empress
is first selected, and then two assistants,
called tho Eastern and Western Em
presses. This is the ancient custom of
the Empire fiinco tho Manchus became
its rulers. The Emperor will tako over
the reins of power next year.
The temperance peoplo of Missouri
City, Mo., bought up nil the liquor In tho
tow'n nnd vicinity, and had a grand
maRS-meeting antl bonfire on a recent
evening.
. Thero is reported to bo a growing
feeling among officers of tho English
Naval Medical Service that their interests
are not studied as they should be, nnd
that they nre at a distinct disadvantage
as compared with their brut hern in thu
Army.
Tun largest freight bill ever pild by
one shipper is Raid to havo boon that on
thirty-one ear loads of gr.iuito shipped
from New England to tho Pacific Coast,
tho cost of which was ten thousand dol
lars. It wits to bo uod in the construct
ion of a mechanical school In San Fran
cisco, nn endowment by tbo public bene
fit, tor, Dr. 11. D. Cogswell, of drinking
fountain fame in tho West.
Tne want of accuracy in shooting, ow
ing to the imperiuct construction ot tlin
cannon in early timfs is well illustrated
by the fact thnt iu 1R12 nt tho battle of
S.tlam.in'i "vr,l);),0' cartriilies mil 0,000
cannon hulls wero fired, wit'i tho result
of only 8,0)0 men being put hor.s do
combat. And ns late as lft."7, during lho
Kttllh- war, SlX)') cartridge wore fired in
a single engagement in which only tweu-ty-fivu
of thu enemy wero killed.
A New Yortg firm of wlno merchants
have in their poss -ssion two casks inado
of what Is thought to bo the oldest nn 1
best preserved woo 1 iu existence. This
woo I wits, formerly part of the founda
tion of a bridge, over the Uhinoat M linz,
in the time of Trolantis, ninety-nlno
years after Christ. In later years llr
ilestroyed tho bridge and it was" not until
18S1, while excavations for a stone bridge)
wero being made, that portions of tho
ancient timbers were brought to light.
The casks in question aro artistically
carved and ornamented.
Is tho manufacture of swonls and bay
onets for uso in tho German army, sovero
tests aro employed to insure rcnablo
weajions. With respect to swords and
sihres tho testing process is tho follow
ing: tno luaue.s are brought in un
roow.'.Oil, examined for length and thick
ness, then bent according tu certain fixed
rules; two heavy right and left cuts are
then struck nt a wooden block wilh tho
edge antl two blows with tho fiat of each
blade. Having passed these tests, tho
blades are stamped and laid aside to bo
mounted nnd finished. When mounted
they are again tested for soliditv of con
nection between blade and hilt. Tlin
tc ling of bayonets is equally severe and
ex uiu-tivo. No inferior material or de
fu -tlvo workmanship escapes tho cognlz
itnc" of tho inspecting officers, who aro
specially choson by tho ministry of war
for their knowle Igo of all the physical
and technical details connected with tho
material and fabrication ol steel weap
ons. Uuuyan's Uenlu.
W'a hear that Bunyan's "Pilgrim's
I'rogreM" has been translated into Jnp
imi'S', and that it is illustrated in a very
curious way, by native artists. Christian
has a close-Bliaveii Mongolian bond, Van
ity Fair is a feast of lanterns, with all the
popular Jaoancso amusements, tho dim
g -oti of Giant Djspair is 0110 of thoso
large wooden ciiges' well known to Eastern
irinilnals, nnd tho angels waiting to re
ceive the pilgrims on the furthur side ol
1 '10 hrldgi-less river nro dressed after tho
1 dost Yokohama fashions in the gorgeous
1 ostium- mid liend-diesses of great Jap
anese Indies, It is tho liest 'of pi oofs of
Bunyan's genius, that Ids work is found
so truly huijiau, iwto adapt to tho Bontl
m nts and associations uf men in all
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