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
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?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.
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Can also furnish any of the
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1 Tti wearing qualltlMar VBSurpuwd, actually
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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
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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.
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hvery one who takes hold now i.iid wurks wu
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Whet her you aro old or youiiit, man or woman, It
makes no ditference, do as wo tell you, and
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Eggs from fine birds
at Si.co per
Hi
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