CHARACTER IN HANDSHAKES. Personal lVi'ulIiiritinH na Indicated by tho Member. The other ovcnhitf at cliuner, unys a writer in Woman, vc were much In IrreKtol in talking over tho imprvv inns wo ciin enrry awny with us of people newly Introduced. My mother aid hko always noticed tho teeth, and drew many conclusions from the eolnr, hape, size, transparency, etc. Wo were all somewhat struck with her really clever portrayal of tho charac ter of Homo friends known to us inti mately, but with whom sho had only moently become acquainted. My sis ter said hho invariably judged by the month, and had scarcely ever been mis taken. A friend staying with us al ways carried away a distinct portrait of tho color, shape and expression of the eye. I declared for the handsha ke, and so fur have not had reason to change my cpinion that this is tho surest test, especially taken in connec tion with the laugh. To begin with, there is the animal magnetism which must pass from otv to the other. To take a few examples: Tho firm, honest, hearty handshake of a sincere man, perhaps rather rough, o that one feels cognizant of one's fingers for some time afterward, points to a character possibly somewhat wanting in tact and refinement, but irenuine and true. Then how well I Vnow the soft, silky, Insinuating hand. , which as one shakes it slips out of one's fl.rers. An Irishman, some one will say! Exactly. Who so clever as he to get out of awkward corners, never at a loss for the right word, or the laughable story to fill an awkward gup, or cover an annoying contre temps. Then there is the ilabby luiiid belonging to people who never put themselves out. Again, wo have the quick, nervous handshake of tin ex citable, nervous temperament, or its opposite, the nerveless, passive one of a person ont of health. Then there is the hand that as you shako it seems to collapse. Don't trust the possessor of such a hand as that. My pet abomination, though, is tho fishy handshake which leaves on one .Jhe impressiou of having touched a toad or a snako. Jigware of those hands and tliefr owners! Lastly, there is the fashionable, pump-handle shake, betokening too often the fickle idler, who follows tho whim of the hour. THE CURRENT OF LIFE. Bow Blood Is Ierrllei Out Little Knowi About It. When the physiologist tells you that "blood is the nutritive fluid of the tis anes of living creatures" he has told you about all he or anybody else knows about tho mysterious current of life, says the St. Louis Republic. To lie sure, he can quote whole text books on the subject can tell you about "dis solved fibrine, albumen, sodium, potas sium," etc., that the liquor sanguineus contains; about the amoeboid move ments of the corpuscles, and tho rou leaux way in which these same cor puscles pile up when separated from the liquor sanguineus, and about nucleoleus appearance of tho same when they are examined with a micro scope, and yet tho whole reverts to the fact that "blood is a nutritive fluid, transparent and almost colorless when deprived of the minute solid badics known as 'corpuscles.'" As may be Inferred from the hints above given the color of blood depends entirely upon the presence of the corpuscles, which, by tho way, are of two different tints, red end white the proportion in the blood of a healthy adult woman or man being three white corpuscles to one thousand red ones. Tho size of the red blood corpuscles of the human being is only one thirty-two hundredth part of an inch in diameter those in the blood of some of the lower.anininls being larger ia some cases and smailer in others. A r.pecies of reptile, pro tens, has the largest known blood cells, the average being one four-hundredth ol an inch. The color of the blood is entirely dependent upon the presence of hemalglobin in the red corpuscles; but, it may bo remarked as a curious fact, even these red corpuscles are only red when ii considerable number of them are collected together binglo cells being almost transparent and of a Tery light straw color. It has only been a few yours since a distinguished European scientist announced to tho astonished world that white blood cells were really the scavengers of the san guineous fluid; that they were capable of independent motion, and that they occupied the time iu catching and de vouring microbes. OoM Nupsets. One of the largest and most remarka bly shaped nuggets ever found wus dis covered in tn Australian mine in 1IM7. It was fiat and almost the exact coun terpart in contour of a colossal human hand held open, with the exception of the thumb and forefinger, which wero closed together in a manner so as to make it appear that tho thumb was holding the linger in place. Its great est length was twelve and a half Inches ond it jr-jatest breadth eight inches, 6ays an exchange. It was of the very purest gold, with but a littlo of foreign substances adhering (mostly between the "flngcre")and weighed six hundred and seventeen ounces. Tho famous "Lady lirassy" nugget, also found in Australia, weighed fifty-one pounds of puro gold, worth two' hun dred and twcnty-flvo dollars per Tound. Iu lM'Jl a nugget of fifteen pounds weight, shaped exactly liko a .irons, with the exception of the right xrm, was discovered in tho lluriss initio near the s.v.210 place. The I-urgest Km ui In the World. The lurgcbt room in tho world under line roof and unbroken by pillars iu ut St. Petersburg. It is six hundred and twahtv feet long by one hundred and ofty in breadth. ISy daylight it is used t'or mi lltory. displays, and a battalion nan oomplctely maneuver in it Twen ty thousaxid was tapers aro required U tight it. Tho roof of this structure is it singlo arch of iron, and it exhibits reinarkublo engineering skill ia the architecture. A BA13Y PRISONEf? Cl- Vv'AR. An ItcreaMiig Imirieiit; of un i:ngittt nient In tlin Crimen. A physician who was one of the Eng lish medical staff in the Crimean war telle, in "Seventy Yinrn of Life in tho Victorian la." a fctory which ho calls tho "baby Incident." A r.iandato had gone forth to tho effect, that n certain suburb of Sevastopol should ho raided by a select body of English; the attack was to tako p".aea at juidday, when tho enemy were at dinner. The venture was so quickly executed that it was completely successful. Tho occupants of the cottages had (led, leaving their dinners untouched on tho tables, and the canaries in their cages; in one cottage was found a child about six months old, clothed, and asleep in its cradle. An oillccr carried away the little ono as a prisoner of war, and sent the news of his capture to headquarters. Word came at once from Lord Raglan, order ing that a flag of truco should bo sent out next morning and that all possible search and inquiry should bo made for the mother of tho child. Some of tho ofilevrs were amused that so much trouble should be taken about a stray baby, but the chief's order had to bo obeyed. Xo mother was forthcoming, how ever, to acknowledge the loot waif. l!ut there was a woman in tho riflo brigade who had a. baby a few weeks old. who was willing to undertako double duty. About threo weeks elapsed, and then "Kaglan the Good" I sent another message to his staff, who had forgotten all about the adopted I eh'l 1. directing that inquiry be made aft ft "the mother and her twins." I Word came back that the two chil- dren wore thriving admirably, but that the mother herself looked worn and tired. j "1 low many cows are there?" askec Kaglan. "One, sir," was the reply. "I lien, said tho self-der.ying chief, "send the woman down a bottlo of milk every morning." After this, tho littlo army protege became very popular. A ' chaplain christened her Alma, and at the end of the war tho queen adopted her and gave her a liberal education. POINTS IN PALMISTRY. Slgntflranre of Slmuo In Finger and tht Lines Across the liands. Square or spotulated fingers, in the science of palmistry, denoto the philo sophical and practical temperament, says tho Philadelphia Press, taper fingers signify an artistic temperament and very pointed digits are a sure sign of the dreamy, psychical nature. Much is learned by the general quality and configuration of the hand and pulm as well as by the lines which cross tho latter. The life line running around the base of the thumb denotes long or short life, good or ill health, according as it is long or short, clear and un broken orotherwise. The "heart line," running across tho palm nearest the base of the fingers, signifies the quality of the possessor's emotional nature, also the kind of love she will give and receive. This will be enduring or tem porary according to whether tho line be long and clear, forked or crossed and chained. Uelow this is the head line which indicates the mental and moral qualities and achievements and deficiencies. Tho line of fate runs per pendicularly across tho middle of the palm and is a very important factor ia tho happiness or unhnppiness of its owner. It should be clear and narrow, rnoh.nined end uncrossed by tho fine wrinkles which score so many palms, and it bhould never come to an end on the line of the heart, since this signi fies disappointment in love. A cross on the "Mount of Mercury," which is just at the base of tho fore or index linger, is an unfailing bigu of u happy uaiV.ugo. A Great ywnllovrer. In the zoological gardens atP.reslau .ecently a South American boa con strictor contended for a rabbit with a largo python from west Africa. It did not succeed, however, the python being tho stronger of the two, and it withdrew. About two hours later the keeper f.jund the tame snakes fighting for another rabbit. As the keeper supposed that tho boa, which was the weaker of tho two, would again give up its prey, ho left them to themselves cud went home. The next morning ha wan horror-stricken to find that the boa had not let go its hold and had been swallowed by tho python as a pendant to the rabbit. The boa was nearly seven feet long and correspond ingly thick. The python had already I twallowed one rabbit before the one j which proved fatal to tho boa. Its circumference, throughout it.i length wan from twenty-three to twenty-eight inches, and its Kkin was expanded to double it;; slue. Tho surpositvm that the snake might, perhaps, not be able to digest tho boa proved false. Diges tion only proceeded somewhat more slowly than usual. I'.alil Head. It is maintained by a physician who has studied the subject that plenty of hair on tho head means plenty of brains; that tho hair is a sura index of one's staying power. "I always look on the bald-headed man," he says, "as deficient, not only in hair, but in actual brain power. You know each hair is connected with tho brain by a tiny nerve and the loss of all these nerves means 4.0 hss of powers. In deed, though tho eifects may not bo at first so apparent, a man may as well lose his hand or foot as his hair. If you doubt this, tho next tima you hear of a man who bus all his life been clear-headed and practical suddenly doing somo foolish and inexplicable thing or breaking down in a crisis which demands all his energies, just look at his head. In nine times out of ten ho is bald. Half tho men who drop deid suddenly aro bald. In almost every case, however, there is a hope of. cure i'or baldness if the head is regu- lurly submitted to a gentle 'scratching1' and occasionally to a thorough dotimr I of a suitable btimulating soap." . Why Oil Stoves Explode. DIRT AND CARELESSNESS TUB CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. Just as regular as the summer seas on comes around, says the Boston Transcript, numberless small fires are reported in the newspapers as having been caused by the explosion of oil stoves In such cases what realy hap pens is generally only this s That a person rushes into a kitchen where there is an oil stove, sees the stove enveloped in flame, and catching it up, dumps it bodily out of the nearest window. The stove is broken to pieces by that proceeding, but there lias been no explosion ; in fact, the dealers say that oil stoves never ex plode. The trouble seems to be that the people do not take proper care of the stoves. Instead of cleaning them from time to time, as in the case of lamps, they neglect them and allow them to become clogged up with a coating of dust and oil. That mix ture is very inflammable, and if it re mains about the wicks it will eventual ly take fire. In order for the stove to explode there must be a sudden ig nition of the gas generated within it ; if that happens the stove will be blown to pieces. Most of the stoves are now made so that gas from the oil escapes through holes perforated in tne cap ol the oil chambers, and as thouse holes allow communication with the open air, if an explosion that is, a quick ignition of the gas should take ptace, it is doubtful if it would do any damage. If a stove should burs?, into (lame on account of the coating of dust and oil, so long as the flame did not come in contact with anything inflammable, like wood, there would probably be no damage. The dust and oil would burn oflgthe surface, then the flame wauld go out. It is possible that trouble might be occasioned in rare instances by the overheating power of a stove, but ac cording to dealers the temperature must be raised 260 degrees before the oil will flame. The dealers seem to think that if the stoves are kept thor oughly clean the chance for trouble is very slight. Christopher Columbus surely was born under an unlucky star. History fells us of the insults he received and how he died almost penniless, while others appropriated the honor that justly belonged to him. Now, after a lapse of 400 years, while we are doing honor in memory of his discovery ol this'great land; by means of the stamp bearing an engraving of himself and company we are administering one of the worst lickings ever perpetrated up on an entire company. Childless and unmarried men form 75 per cent, of all the criminals of France. m rs j& m Veostablempoiind Is a positive euro for rdl thoso painful Ailments of Women. It will entirely cure tho worst forms : of Female Complaints, all Ovarian : troubles, Inflammation and Ulceration, Falling a:id Displacements, of the : Womb, and consentient Spinal Weak-: ness, and is peculiarly adapted to the: L'haiiye qf'Lije. Every time it will cure : Backache. It brts cured more cases of Leucor-: rhcea than any remedy 1 he world has : ever known. It is nlniost infallible in ' such cages. It dissolves and expels: Tumors from tho Uterus in an early: stnjje of development, and checks any ' tendency to cancerous humors. That : Bearing-down Feeling; causing pnin. weight, nnd backache, is: instantly relieved mid permanently : cured by its use. Under all ciieuin-: stances it acts in harmony with the laws : that coveni the female system, and is as harmless as water. It removes : Irregularity, Suppressed or Painful Menstruations,: Weakness of the Summed, Indigestion,' Iiloaitng, Flooding, Nervous Prost rs: Hon, lleadaeho, General Debility. AisO Dizziness, Faintness, Extreme Lassitude, "don't care"uud "want to be left alone" feeling, exci tability, irritability, nervousness, sleep lessness, flatulency, melancholy, or the "blues," and backache. These are mire indications of Female Weakness, sumo derangement of the Uterus, or Womb Troubles. Tho whole story, however, is told in nn illustrated hook entitled "Guide to Health," by Mrs. Pinklmm. It con tains over IK) panes of most important information, which every woman, mar ried or single, should know about her self, bend 2 two-cent stamps for it. For Kidney Complaints nnd Hackaelie of either sex tho Vege table Compound is unenualeil. , , j aruiriii seu ikliam'K S .1.. Vi-uetubl. Cum. pound, nr tent by mnil, in form of 1'ills or Loxentres, cn receipt of If I . Oil. CorrttpttHdenett frertu answered. You cun address in strirt. Ht conlidence, IIIIU K miilUM JIKD. CO., I.JOD, Kui. irn iiiiiiiiKtiiiini a, I lIMtP.JI A ft A ? I.rdi K. 1'ln ( Mrer Plll, the., ) Srnn'llllloiniieM.foMi.tl.? ?pt1lon,ancl Torpid MrorS v ltj mall, or of druniiaU. An &ftornoon Tea in Japan. Then came the dainty process of making the tea, writes Mary llol brook Chappell in an interesting arti cle describing "An Afternoon Tea in Japan," in the Ladien' Home Jour nal. A jar of cold water was brought in, a brocade bag containing the tea- caddy, two teacups or bowls, a bam boo A'hisk and other utensils. The host, alter another profound bow, un tied tho bag and took out the tea caddy. A purple silk napkin was then pro duced from his girdle, and the tea bowls carefully dusted The napkin was then shaken and folded in con ventional fashion, and the teaspoon dusted and laid with great solemnity upon the tea caddy, alter which the host returned the napkin to his girdle. The water ladle was then lifted from its rack, and with it hot water from the kettle was put into the tea-bowl. The cover of the kettle being for mally replaced and the ladle returned to its old position, the tea bowl was slowly rinsed and wiped with a white napkin. Several spoonfuls of tea, in the form of a fine, green powder, were then taken from the caddy and put with all necessary grace into the bo.vl. lhe cover of the kettle was removed, a dipperful of hot water taken out, a portion of it poured on the tea, and the rest relumed solemnly to the ket tie. Then came a vigorous stirring with the bamboo whisk, and at last bet lea, a greenish, creamy looking puree, was ready. The guest of honor receiving a bon-l from the host in her right hand, stead ied it with her left, lifted it to her forehead in token of her thanks, and Buckeye Drills, Richmond Champion Drills, V is "very to buy whsit'f UBflcuicE8ts you laasiy require, at the very low prices s3geD fliberai te&BB2s we are offering. D. BLGOMSBURG, J. R. Smith & Co. i-ntlTED. MILTON, PM AMOS By the following well-known makers : Cliickttririu, Knabc, Weber, Krtilct & Davis. Can also furnish any of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' prices. Do not buy a piano before getting our prices. Catalogue and Price Lists , On application. FRAZER GREASE ' BEST Iff THE WORLD. 1 Tti wearing qualltlMar VBSurpuwd, actually outlaatlnff two boxea of any other brand. Mot floctwl by haat. IVii ET 'til B GEM lilS Km ' FOR SALE BY DEALEBB GENERALLY, lyf 2-24-1 yr. after observing the quality and decora tion, put it to her lips and drank the contents, bitter as quinine to the tin initiate;!, but to the devotee of cha no yu savory in the extreme. With gravity, if not with grace, we three Americans, each in turn, went through the ordeal. The host was served last, and on drinking apologized for the poorness of the infusion, a mere for mality, but one never omitted. The tea-bowls were then passed around and admired. The one from which I drank w;is made in the pro vince of Owari, and was two hundred years old. The tea caddy, said to be five hundred years old, was also duly examined, together with the brocade bag in which it was kept. F.nthusiasm rose to the highest pitch, perlnps, when we feasted our eyes on the tea spoon, a plain, little device in bamboo, but interesting because of its having been made by Nobunaga, the famous General of the Ashikigas. Strong nerves, sweet sleep, good ap petite, healthy digestion, and best of all, pure blood, are given by 1 Iood's Sarsaparilla. A Likcuuss. "This is not a very good picture of you, Harold." "No'in ; I guess it isn't good, 'cause mamma says I was bad that day." Ilarjiei's Young I'copli. May Never Desert. Optim -Oh, you are so cynical ! Certainly you must find some men who stick by you like brothers. Pessim Oh yes. My creditors Chicago Record. tight," font you W. KITCHEN, : 'The who smiles." rhe Haz Burair-ir 0:1 Thai Car. be Mad 7: rcL"o'.eu.T.. It gives & brilliant lijjlil. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the wick. Jt hns a high fire test. It will not explode. t is ure-cminently a family safety oil. Challenge Comparison with anj ather illuminating oil maile. "We stake ouiReputation, as Refiners upon the statement that it is Tie Best' 051 IN Tiir; n iiiti.ii ASK YOl'K DFAi.l.U FOR. Crown -'Acme The Atlantic Refining Co. BI.OOMSBURG STATION, . I.OOMSBURG ,PA. A Substitute. "Did you hurt yourself when tumbled downstairs ?" you "No o o j but I I'm cryin-r f()r v ro, 'cause I fell on him.",,,! ,,T Youno People. A lady never extends her i-.and to man whose acquaintance she U mile ing. She may or may not shake hamk with a lady who is introduced, ,t Z must not cive her h.m.l to , ... e man. A low bo.v is the elegant form of salutation. A gentleman never ex tends his hand to a lady first. To d, so would be presumptuous and sub" ject him to a snubbing. A man shows" his breeding the way he eats a; dinner a woman shows her breeding thy w ' she receives people. '' y I have not used all of one b0tt'e yet. I suffered from catarrh fot twelve years, experiencing the nauSa. ting dropping in the throat peculiar to that disease, and nose bleed almost daily. I tried various remedies with, out benefit until last April, when I saw Ely's Cream Halm aderiised in the Uouon lhhhj 'i, I piucuicd a lottIe. and since tho first days' use have lmj no more b'eeding the soreness is i;n. tircly gone. 1). G. Davidson, witi, the Boston HuJget, formerly wi'h Host on Journal. A gent'eman must k;-; cve;y U,y he is introduced to in Paraguay i( is the custom of the country. In t'.ie past fiscal year the number of Chinese who entered Canada r.as 2,258. The poll tax collected amount cd to $1 13,491. Farmers' Favorite Drills, Oliver Chilled Plows, E3 cseei well HH'oril PA. WE TELL YOU nothing now when wo itato that It paya to eMrsp" In it prrinsnrtit, most lirulthy and pleasant bui tifss, that returns a profit for every day' work. Such Is the husiiiess we offer the working dsn. We tench them how to mnko money rupiilly. snJ puiirmilee everv one who follows our instruction! faithfully tho making of VMUO.OO H month. .,, hvery one who takes hold now i.iid wurks wu surely hi;cI speedily increase their earnings; tin''!; can he no iitiestioii nljout It; others now at wu' lire doiui; It, una you, reader, can do the This is thn best puyiiiR business that you hate ever hud the ohaueo to secure. You will make s crave mliluku If you fail lo give it atrial at once. If you;nip the situation, and act iuikly. you will directly find yourself in A most prosperoul business, at which you can surely make and IM lartte sums of money. The results of only a ff hours' work will often equal a week's "Ke'; Whet her you aro old or youiiit, man or woman, It makes no ditference, do as wo tell you, and eess will meet you at the very start. Neither experience or capltul necessary. Those who wor. for us are rewarded. Why uot write to-day m full particulars, free ? K. O. A IX K.N Jt CO., Vox Ma. JO, Augusta, M. Improve our stock by getting a setting of Barred or White Plymouth Rocks. Eggs from fine birds at Si.co per Hi ,or $2.50 per 26. Address, W. B. German, Millville, t 1 I'cnnti
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