THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG. PA.
fiCRI A L VP DECK A SKI) SOLDI Mis.
Wm. Thomas, luirlnl of Isnno
' llrHtaln.... SHOO
C. I". Sloan, burial or II. '.
Fvc. i". Karnest unit Abram
, Kflh'w . 105 0il
J. W. hvrins. burial of V. (.'.
Barnard tn o,)
Jldwnrd Stewart, bjilal of
l'ctor U'lnnv tSVO
O. ) Hnkcr, burial or Joslnli
Keedy 85 00
. h. Plttirlch, burial of
James Kowier ES0O
II. C. Vtohacls, sburlal of
Jnmo Uviin 3 P0
B. II. Kronixor, burial of IV-
ward Kivnisc r n, 00
J. X. 1'ifor. burial of Xai.ao-
nlol Jiimiiii ... ::no
Hobrt Atideron, burial tf
lvid Wiii kin ::, ixi
ll.'rnmu 'I-. Young, hemlsrotio
Mr ii. Man IS
L. Kurtz Son. Iicndtntis
for Isaac Prum, I. Hilttnln,
K. TanliMon. .1. W. Mminn.
or, II. t' Kvc, J. c iv.
muck, P. lioiiuv, A. bird
andS. 11111 OH
$ Ni 10
KKCAl'ITCLA TIOX.
Miscellaneous cxpenes lr.rtt
Courts..! iiror' p:i.v,ci)iistubl"g'
return to si, in i;:t'rtl
Cosia in commonwealth cases jmi un
Hond ainl tirltltw views ami
road damage n il f,i
Commissioners' office and
court II uf t" fit
County jail v.Tt M
Prtntliu'.s'atloticr.v ami
1niiilHliti)s i h ii
bridge, Imi lillntr anil repair :tMM.
lVllllOll'l II.V Hliil umIuiih.. l'::li
Assegais' pay ft.; i s
Nalp , u,,
KbvtUVI HIVIBP! ;i - ii
Wank I) ks Ni :, .
Tax" rftuiiltl ' ;vT
UurliU or deceased S'ldlcis.. .'e'.i ifi
$ m " :H
KKCAi'im.ATioy r 7.v".rr?.;vrs
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J. o. sank Mr lt-
II ve1rj election
ticket, repairs of
fctliljo ud toad.
ml b'ldce views.
O days f H.50
S." 50
J. ). Swank, travel
ing expense ac
crued, during year
W. It. nt, day at
oftlec. 11M i fl .VI..
W. II. l it, Mrdeltv
erliiij hooks, elec
tion tickets, re- '
pairs or bill.-es,
road and bid.e
views, i'k days (
H5I.
V H. t'tt. travel
ing mn'i ac
crued during year
(t. V. Iiceler davs at,
oflkv. mi m i Vi.,
U. N. Ikeler, tor dp
llvorlng luioks,
elei-tii.ii tleki'i.
repairs of brlUt'g.
rod rtl'd b;'ld
views, M das m
t IS iO
O.M. Ikel-r. travel
liitf rxens' ae
rutd during yea,-
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$l'f3 70
7
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C.v. Terwllllcer. tiers
t". H. Knt, Ui'tjiMter and l;,-oi-der
;. M i.'uti-k. I'rotlionoi irv
J. H Fowler. Treaur r
4. H. MeHenry. llerlf
Newton Walker, Mi:oc;apUer.
w. 11. Khawn, Aity. . .
T Ht'o'Tnian, Janitor and eni't r-Mer .
l Heldren, janPi.r m j it: ;.r Siu ..
II II Kline, janitor at J ill tor '.' ui.s. ..
W M Motmie. county uuilii.ir
W A Hrelsbuch. cuitity iiudimr.
W K Stoliuer, wuaiy auilltur
COCSTY FIXAXCKS.
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M 7i
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Amonn? of ottts!andlncbmls$l.vriryi
I'loailui; debt esiuuaud ,"v:iii J57WPO
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Ami. tax omtand'i;.'"'-,-':! '
Lesset-t. coui.ex .etc w
1 lrt-."73 7
Amt. statp personal tax due
from eoniiiionwealt li tor Hi -r.1 "7
Hal. In bands lounty Tre.. I i7 S3
Auit. of eounty shaiv Mi-ense
commlss'oti allowed stibjevt
to appeal. 8i50 r3il9 44
li30r6
Amount of county bonds due
lewi t 4V0O)
Amount of interest on Uuiv'.s
tor C.-.M0 0)
-f U740 0O
Wecortlfr that the fwcolnu is a full and ac
curate statement of all receipts nud extendl-
lurts lor v.oiuo;ma county tor the year it-Si.
J. li. fWANK.) Corn's
G. m. IKKLtK.V of
W. II. I I T. ) CoU CO.
Attest : C. M. Tibwilmi.ek. Clerk.
We, the understT!ie4 av.jrors of Columbia
cnumy, lielnn elected to adjust and seMe the
aecounts of Ilie TreSMirt-r a'ej ComuiK'loiiers
of i olurubla county, do Uereby ivrtltv tliat we
met nt the C uiinlloners' and Treasurer a
otriivs In Klor-ttisbuiK. Monday, auunry t'h,
lj-yti, at o'elo'k, and pnvevo. t to audit the
accounts ot the above named oftUvs, and after
earemlly esmlnln the same from Jan. 1. if.,
to Jan. I, lwnik we rind a balance l:i t he hands of
J. It. fowler. Treasurer, of .1:3161. Ki- thirteen
i housoud one hundred sixty-one and !S:-:00 dol
lars. W. M. MOXKOE. )
w. A. l'Ki-lsMAiii.'- Auditors.
W. V. SUHiNEli. )
Attest : ('. M. Tkkwili.uish t le.-k
ethr a Topular Triramlnr.
l'eathcre ore evor.vwheit. Coruliinc;l
with imitation jewels ami jet they nia',c
inost elalxirute triiuiuiujrs. Vandyke
point muiie of bliu.'k obtrich pluuics
ura stxikinuly ctTective on lilit col
ored evening p-owus. Sum 11 curly tips
nre used for outlining ilecollotc bodices.
In the i-1 ores narrow feutju'r trimniinjf
i aolj by the yanl for oxjicnsive cloth
costumes. It is nppliqued to the IkkIico
to Fimulat a vest or to outline senilis.
&puules arc f rvijuoatly combined with
n leather friupo. Trimnunj.'s formed
of feather pendantsareanothernovolty.
The rtrmhrnts swinif from a jeweled
baud, and outline a corsage beautifully.
The newest satins for evening jrowns
have raised velvet l'owers for the de
Kig'tis and aro wouJerfully soft iuul
beautiful.
i' A Wort About Hirthdaya,
A lonely woman, one who w as bear
ing1 patiently a frivat sorrow, surprised
a friend one day by saying: "Coma with
m nest Tuesday, it is my birthday,
and I want you to help nie celebrate it."
"Why should 6he care to celebrate her
birthduy?" thought the frieud. ttut
the next week she learned, for the sor
row f ul one went loaded with (rifts to an
institution in which she took a keeu
Interest. "I want some one to be plnd
that I was born," said she, aud that U
the noblest, best and happiest thought
thut can come to us ou our birthdays.
It is pleasant to bo remembered and to
receive presents, but whether surrouud
cd with love or sufferingr from neglect,
which U more often thoughtlessness
thuu Intention, we can uiako some one
happier because we were born.
OUR WAR FACTORIES,
W1ICX VXCLK SAM CiETS ItKAMY tOH
rc'SMIU-E TKOl lll K.
irtrthodn of Moilrra Wurfwre Prpr
Hon In the Way f War Kartorlt
M.nuitlnc Xeiw Uuua l:tvtxoii tvr Wat
l'r'ittatlon,
U Is not probable that the I'nlted
Ptntes will be Involved In war during
the present generation. We are prac
tically Isolated from the contentions ol
Kuropenn and Asiatic powers, and out
assertion of the Monroe doctrine i
pcarccly of enough inip-M-tanre to any
Kuropenn innvor to Invite it to a wat
with a nation of 70,000,000 of people,
whoso wo? lth and resources are un
matched by those of any other powct
in the world.
With all their activities and encodes,
the American people nre essentially
pnel'lo In character. I'd. by inhert
tanco. thoy are the scions of the mcsl
warlike l aces of the globe. Their peace
ablo disposlllon 1s the result lamely of
their Isolation from forolgn comphca
Hons, ain.1 it Is the ecttlid character o;
our (Government to avoid foreign con-t:-or.!;s,
execjit when the Americat
cot'.ti',rnt Is menaced by foreign en
croa' Inner t.
The methods of modern warfare hav
iircdi r jrone a great revolution within re
cent yo.n-f and the Vnlted States ha
been .unortr the most backward o
great rations In evolving Its prepai
ntlnn for joslMe hostile operatloni
Yet the apparent apathy of Congrcl
We Are Peaceable.
and of the various departments of th3
Oov.-rnnient has had method in it. The
science of war itself has been in a
revolutionary stage. Fearing no for
cliin enemy. Congress has wisely await
ed the progress of invention before
ally completing its plans for natiou
ul defense.
One of the results Is that our fight
ing equipment, whatever its size or
strength, is cf the most modern char
r.cirr. Our navy ranks low numeri
cally, but It is composed wholly of the
most raod.rn and powerful ships of
the various classes represented tn It,
and in lighting strength it rantts fifth
among the great navies of the world.
The capacity of the United Stafa to
produce warships and material Is now
surpassed but by Kngland alone. Our
navy gu:s shops, ship yards an.l armor
plate foundries have a capacity that. In
cas-.' cf t Tiicrgency, could speedily be
enlarged to match those of Great Brit
ain or any other power.
Great preparation has also been made
wltr.iii the past few years for the pur
poses of coast defense In case of an
unexpected nnd undesircd foreign war.
At WatervI.et. N. T., Uncle Sam has a
gunshop that Is to be matched only by
that of the great Krupp at Kssen. Gtr
tnany. The Government now has on
liai-.d a large stock of modern rifled
guns of all cal brcs for b.ith naval and j
coat defense iiurposes. The present de
ficiency of our warlike preparations foi
defensive purposes is rather in run
mounts t!mn In guns. The Government
now ht-s, however, at Watertown,
Mass.. a factory where gun carriages
and projectiles of the most modern
type can be turned out in great quan
tity. Two hundred end fifty men are !
now employed, building carriages fcr
eight, ten and twelve inch guns, con- '
verting old-fashioned mounts and mak
ing projectiles for all calibres, from the
vicious rapid-fire to the deadly l.uOO
pound deck-piercing slug for the coast
dfinse mortar. During the past week
five immense disappearing carriages
were shipped, to be placed in a new
battery at Fort Wadsworth, X. T.,
where the guns are already waiting to
be mounted.
The question is often asked, 'Why
should the United States prepare for
war? The proper reply Is. Why should
Europe keep on extending its enormous
armaments? Doubtless old world jeal-
- rv
- if if."
In the Time of Monroe,
ousies are the motive of the Immense
armaments of Europe, but. unfortu
nately, this condition of affairs sub
jects the United States to great peril
should any of theae heavily armed pow.
era suddenly seek to make war upon
us, for purposes of revenge or aggran
disement. The policy of the United
States should always be peaceable, but
It should at least be prepared with auf-
t MX
J7v
flclent war resources both to defend Its
coasts and territory and to make It
will respected in a Just cause.
It la satisfactory to know, therefore,
that our nation possesses the ground
work of a most effective defensive and
offensive war machinery. The naval
gun factory at Washington, the army
gun factory at Watervllet. N. V., the gun
carrluge and projectile factory at Wat
ertown. Mass., the rifle factory at
Springfield, Mass., and the great pri
vate shipyards, gun. foundries and ar
mor plate works In various States arc
unmatched of their kind In all the
world.
It seems strange that so much of war
preparation should have gone on In this
country so quietly during the past few
yerrs. but the utility of it Is very ap
parent nt the present time. For mere
purposes or self-defense, the t'nlted
States is strong, and it has no ambition
for foreign conquest.
Doubtless the war scares that now
weekly affect the civilised nations are
more or less sensational. There is al
ways a "Jingo" class, so-called, reudy
to call for a clash of amis at all times.
Modern nations seem to be allllcted
with the Idea of trying to be Imnieine
ly superior to each other in war-mnk-ing
power. The chance Is that the na
tion which has made the greatest pre
paration might provp to be the v.eak
cst in case of war. The science t f war
Is (sscutiully modern. A new war
would produce new imthods and new
Weapons. Thut nation Is strong at he
piesent lime which has preserved its
resources, has a ready supply of the
most modern war material, und has in
Its shops and factories the power to
manufacture speedily the new weapons
and devices that a modern war would
call forth. And that, most happily. Is
the present condition of the United
StatL-.
Taine M ild Anlniala.
Pome of the people who live on the
edge of the Maine woods have been be
twixt the "devil and the deep sea," as
the phrase is. with the game law on
one side of them and the disposition of
the protected animals to be neighborly
on the other. Said a woman In the Pis
cataquis backwoods:
"A deer can be tamed as easily as
cny other animal, and sometimes they
are hound to be tamed whether you
want them or not. A few years ago a
young deer came out with our cattle
and grased round "with them and came
up to the barnyard at night. lie didn't
seem a bit frightened, and I gave it
some milk It drank readily, and next
day wanted some more. I could pat it
and fondle it as well as I could a cosset
lamb. It stayed around with our cat
tle for stveral weeks, when one day a
game warden ram.' and said I was lia
ble to a penalty for keeping the deer
and feedinr it Then I tried to drive It
Avtuy, and the way he would come up
in spite cf my threats and attempts to
scare it, and coax for milk was pitiful
to see. I had the hardest work to
make him go away, and for a long time
he'd keep coming back to our place."
A similar case occurred in Fortland
lat summer, where a" seal came to a
fisherman's boat and .followed It for
a number of days and wouldn't drive
off.
These Instances of tame "wild" ani
mals reminds a Maine gentleman of
what he saw In Mayfleld a few years
ago. He was dr.ving through that
town, and at a place where he stopped"
his hostess, a handsome young woman,
asked him if h? wanted to see a deer.
Taking a dish with some grain in it or
something of that sort, she went down
the lane to the edge of the woods and
stopped, calling in a low tone some
name. Presently a fine large buck
came out of the woods and trotted up
to her as tame as any colt could be.
He stuck his nose in the dish and
munched the food, while she patted his j
nriv anu taitviru iu mm. ueu But: fell
him to come back to the house he fol
lowed her to the fence and seemed real-
nvlr.ll. n ... ,t, l,,.o
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Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
A Goad I'olnter.
"That pointer of mine is a great dog,"
declared Howard Vernon, as he petted
his S100 dog Glenbelgh. "I can always
denend on him. When h n-.akes n n.-.lni
1 know that he has scented a bird, and j
I know that he will not move a muscle
while I have a chance at that bird.
I was hunting quail up at Point Keyei
last month, when I lost Glenbelgh. I
knew he must be pointing in the brush
somewhere, but I looked, everywhere
for him and could not find him. The
next day I resumed the search with no
better success, but on the third duy I
found him in a dense thicket, standing;
perfectly rigid with his tail nicking
straight out behind and one foot up. A
quail had run into a hollow tree, and
the dog stood at the'opening. The quail
dared not come out, and the dog. true
to his training, wouldn't move. He had
len standing in that position, without
so much as moving a foot, for a.xty-five I
hours, and when I tried to lead him
away he could not walk." San Fran
cisco Post.
Car or tha raet
The skill of the pedicure la now called
Into requisition nearly aa often aa that
of the manicure. Many persons have
their feet carefully and systematically
looked after, and the nails of their toes
as nicely kept as the nails of their fing
ers. The visiting pedicure Is a distinct
profession in the large cities. Unques
tionably the care of the feet has much
to do with their condition as regards
comforf and service. Tender feet can
be somewhat hardened and rendered
less susceptible by bathing them every
morning in tepid, not hot, water int
which a teaspoonful of eau de cologne
has been put. Tha occasional parboil
ing In almost scalding water, which la
still provincial practice for the soften
ing of corns and other excrescences. Is
harmful, and Increases tn the end the
very troubles for which It seems a tem
porary relief.
When Man la Weakest.
According to experiments with the
dynamometer, a man Is precisely at
his weakest w hen he turns out of bed.
Our muscular force la greatly increased
by breakfast, but It attains to Its high-
est point after the mid-day meal. It
then sinks for a few hours, rises again I
towards evening, but steadily declines
from night to morning. The chief foea
i.i U1U.CUHM- lorce are overwork and.'
telleness. Many of the great workers'
ot me worm, tnougn not all. hare beeil !
early risers. But early rising ouhi
always to be supplemented tf carlj 1
breakfasting.
tONXKTS OP GLASS.
A Trip Ihroof :i a Rain Htorm Never Datn
ngra Them,
Pclence Is ever adapting material
from the vast laboratory of Nature to
practical use. We have almost arrived
at a rediscovery of malleable glass. At
all events, gl is is now ranked among
our textile fabrics. In Venice a man
ufacturer Is turning out bonnets by
the thousand from glass cloth. They
have the shimmer and brilliancy of silk
and are of nearly any color. They are
Impervious to water. For a long time
In Itussla has existed a tissue manu
facture from the fibre of a peculiar
fllmentous stone from Siberia. lty
some process It Is shredded and spun
Into a fabric, soft to the touch, and of
exquisite pliability, durable In the ex
treme. Whin soiled, as It is indestruc
tible by fire. It Is simply subjected to
heat sufliclent to drive out all the dirt.
In the case of the glass silk, however.
It will not stand such extreme heat. It
may be made clean again by simply
brushing with a hard brush and soap
and water, when It Is none the worso
for being either stained or soiled. The
material is now to be had H white,
green, lilac, pink, and yellow. It bids
fair to become fashionable for evening
dresses. The ni w fabric is rather cost
ly. It Is also made for use as table
cloths, napkins and window curtains.
It is even claimed that glass Is capable
of being made into a fabric which may
be worn next to the skin without the
slightest discomfort. An Austrian is
the Inventor of this new textileLon
don Invention.
Women As Inventor.
An English editor writing about wo
men as Inventors says not only do
ladles seem fully able to originate
ideas, but also prove able to hold their
own, commercially. In the defense and
exploitation of their patents. "Seveial
large and flourishing commercial busi
nesses In this country," he continues,
"are actually and practically carried on
by women as heads or sole representa
tives of firms. One lady of the United
States very successfully defended her
patent dress-protector in open court
and, though conducting the case her
self, came off with flying colors, al
though opposed to one of the cleverest
lawyers in America. In the multi
tudinous and ever-Increasing require
ments of modern domestic life, In the
changing fashion of dress and In the
growing necessity for substituting me
chanical labor-saving appliances for
hand maids' work In household affairs
a boundless field lies before the gentle
sex in which their Inventive faculties
can be productively and profitably ex
ercised." Modern Woman's View.
He (as the clock strikes eleven) I
like a person who has some vim and
go in him.
She So do I. tspeclally the go.
Womeu' r.lghtaln Indiana.
The legal rights of women are no
where tn the union more liberal than In
the State of Indiana. In a recent ad
dress by a lawyer before the Woman's
ellll. In 1niiannrkiitli , V. . . .-. .,.....-. V. , .
formuhlteU. . i!lnce lssl . marrleJ wo.
j may may hold real or personal property
! the same as if she were unmarried, he
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- c; J.
lndorser for her husband, or any other
person. She may carry on any trade or
business, and perform any labor or
service on her separate account, and la
entitled to her separate earnings. Her
legal condition is one of comparative
freedom and Independence. The rolle
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remove her disabilities
and at tha
I Kn IYIA tlniA tl -i . t , km. tmn . iw. I. !
nations of those who might seek to
take advantage of her inexperience and
of her willingness to sacrifice every
thing material for the sake of those
she loves."
Combs of High I)egre.
From the little, unobstructive inch
and a half combs that used to plaster
back refractory bangs during the Ma
donna craze, the side comb has de
veloped into a five or six-inch Imple
ment, encircling half the head and vari
ously ornamented and flllgreed. The
teeth are fine and far apart, to suit
Boft or coarse hair and variously rrad-
''d, being perhaps only a half Inch deep
on on,i tnd ard two inches on the other,
In the matter of coiffure, sweet sim
plicity has been relegated to the back
ground, and authorities predict that
feminine heads at the opera and other
evening functions this winter will be
works of art.
MtM Hoauiera Dm.
Miss Harriet Hosmer. the sculptor,
dresses in the quaint old-fashioned
style which was popular In her youth.
Her hair, which ia still abundant and
shows more of brown than of gray,
she wears gathered into a net In the
way that schoolgirls used to dress
theirs thirty or forty years ago. Her
face shows few wrinkles, except the
lines graven by smiles, and her merry,
genial chat puts the mere acquaintance
instantly at his ease.
Sh'i ( hMl klxprrt.
One of the most accomplished chess
players In the world Is a woman. Mrs.
Nellie Marshall Show alter, of Ken
tucky, a charming society woman, has
within the past few years won unusual
distinction in this field, which Is sup
posed to belong peculiarly to men. Mrs.
j Show alter will take part in the Inter
national chess match ty cable which
will be contested In April between the
wuuieu of England aud America.
Wim Mr. Cralglo.
Many women will echo John Oliver.
Hobbes's emj hatio dictum that limited
; means does not make tasteful and be
coming dress impossible. Mr. Cralgie
confesses a weakness for beautiful
gowns, but Insists that It coats no more
lo wear an artistic frock than aa ugly
ca.
I - . .Sfcta
OAVBLINO IN MEXICO.
Many Who net Do Not Know What Is
Coming to Them.
Knter a Mexican gambling saloon
when things are a little slack, arid you
will see the habitues of the monto ta
b!? discussing the topics of the day,
while thry roll their cigarettes and loll
bnck In their chairs as If they had met
for no other purpose. Seated on a chair
a little removed from the table Is a
man who has probably Inhabited the
gambling saloon for days past. He Is
now overcome with sleep, and as ha
s!t. with his legs crossed and hla head
rocking from side to side, one wonders
Jinw he can keep his scat or how It Is
that his greasy tall hat does not topple
off.
Then you will see nn unshaven, III
krpt fellow, nursing his knee and mood
ily gazing at the roulette table for
hours, while the croupier rakes In the
coin and hands out the winnings with
machine-like deftness and accuracy.
No one ever suspects the croupier.
Nine out of ten of those who bet and
win have no Idea of what Is coming to
them. Hut they take what the crouplT
gives them as a matter of cours?. He
has no Inducement to cheat, for the
bank is not hls.iftnd any way the bank
must win In the long run, come what
may.
A Chinaman may saunter In to glv
some animation to the table. He asks
for no chips, but wagers hard, cold sli
ver. Where the Mexican lays one dol
lar he will lay five, and oftener than
not he wins. With the absence of un
dignified hurry and eagerness peculiar
to the Oriental, he docs not take his
winnings at once, but produces a cigar
ette, rolls and lights It, and then lays
hold of his dollars. You will bo sure to
see at any table a mild lunatic with pa
per and pencil before him, noting each
point, and slowly laying the founda
tions of a "new and infallible system.'
As If there were any way of obviating
the laws of nature.
Now nnd then a young gambler will
enter, bringing with him Into the havy.
laden atmosphere a gush of fresh air
from the street. He will bet and have
u run of luck that will draw to him the
attention of all thv black-luster eyes
that surround the table. One or more
will gradually sidle up to him. and with
parched, trembling lips ask him where
he is going to place his money and ask
leave to follow his lead.
Where but round the gambling table
do you see so many and such striking
examples of statuesque immobility?
You count not by minutes but by hours
the time that gray-haired votary of
chance has sat with his hands folded
on the table and his eyes fixed on va
cancy. And how much longer will he
stay In that posture? Perhaps until
the lamps are turned off in the gray
morning or until he summons up en
ergy enough to stagger off to the pawn
f hop to raise a pittance. And that man,
who has sat so long with his head
buried in his hands, what is he think
ing of? Perhaps of the home as It was
once, and as it might have been still.
(rowing l'rrclnn f-tone.
A pearl Is the result of an oyster's ef
fort to remove a source of irritation.
If a grain of sand or some other hard
substance finds its way into the shell
the oyster begins coating with nacre,
which gives the irritating Intruder a
smooth exterior. The oyster deposits
over the offending object as long as it
remains a source of irritation, and the
Chinese have taken advantage of this
peculiarity of the solitary mollusk.
They make little pellets of earth which
have been dried and powdered with tne
Juice of camphor seeds, and during May
and June plant these In the oystcf. The
shell Is opened with a mother-of-pearl
knife, care being taken not to Injure
the oyster and the earth pins are laid
under the oyster's beard. The treated
tnoliusks are then placed in canals and
pools, and left undisturbed until No
vember, when they are dredged up.
opened, and the nacre-covered pellets
removed with sharp knives. The pellets
are usually found fastened to the Inner
surface of the shells.
The Chinese pearl farmer then turns
Jeweler. He drills a little hole Into the
pearl at the place where it was fasten
ed to the shell, and removes the dirt.
The cavity Is filled with yellow rosin,
and the opening sealed neatly with a
thiv hit of m nt H nr-nf -r,. a r
i Hut a Frenchman has lninmvp.1 on
this method. He found that the Chi
nese killed many oysters by forcing the
i-hell open to deposit the earth pellets.
The ingenious Frenchman bored holea
In the shells of pearl oysters with a
amall drill and then Introduced through
the opening little globules of glass. He
plugged the holes with corks and then
left the oysters alone to manufacture
pearls. In six months the glass nucleus
was covered with a pearly deposit. rnd
the Frenchman reaped a beautiful har
vest of pearls. He did not have to bore
holes In the pearls to remove the cen
tre, and the pearls brought higher
prices than the pearls made by the Chi
nese.
These artificial pearls have much of
the lustre and beauty of the real gems,
but are sold at a much lower rate t y
honest Jewelers. Experts can color
pearls black, pink, gray, and other col-
I ors by the use of chemicals. For in
stance, a pearl put In nitrate of silver
turns black. But pearl raisers know
a trick worth two of that Certain
kind of fresh water mussels bear pink
pearls, and pearl oysters produce dif
ferent colored pearls, according to the
part of the oyster which Is irritated ly
the foreign substance. The artificial
pearl producer knows this and plant
his seed accordingly.
The Earth's Tcniptratnr.
The first attempt in the southern
hemisphere to ascertain the increase of
the earth's temperature below ground
has Just been completed at Cremone,
near Port Jackson. New South Wales.
The rate is slower than the average ob
tained from borings made In the north-
j ern hemisphere. In New South Wales
j' there is an Increase of one degree F.
I for eighty feet of descent. The eve-r
age of the northern hemisphere Is i ni,
degree in every sixty feet of depth)
gained. The borehole at Cremone la
very nearly S.000 feet in depth.
I'og u tvulaa.
Every ten days 4 fr In London. It
Is estimated costs si.fe people on beds
Of sickness ud kills 2.50O.
AnUlna Hyos.
The beautiful aniline dyes are mad
from the refuse products of gas manu
facture. Moaay .Leading.
There are over 100 referenda to turn?
ey lending In the Old ToiauMrui.
CRANKY 0UEST8.
Eiperlcnre of llotal lerka In Dealing
With Soipe of Tnjm.
"I cannot cieep In that room," said
a guest at a hotel In this city last even
ing as he walked to the desk In the of
fice and threw the key upon It.
"What Is the matter with It?" asked
the clerk.
"There Is nothing the matter with It,
except that the bed Is In the wrong
place," the guest replied. "For moro
than twenty years 1 have slept In a
bed with the head toward the north,
and It has become such a habit with mt
that It would be actually Impossible for
me to sleep with the head In any other
direction."
"It will be Impossible for me to give
you a room containing a bed with the
head In that direction," said the clerk.
"The hotel Is well filled to-night, and I
.have only two vacant rooms, but I will
have the bed turned fur you." Calling
a porter the clerk Instructed him to
turn the bed In the gentleman's room,
so that the head would be. to the north.
The guest followed the porter upstairs,
nnd as nothing further was heard from
him It is presumed that he retired and
lept peacefully.
"There Is no accounting for tastes,"
said the clerk, turning to the reporter,
"nnd the funny experiences we have In
the hot 1 business would fill a volume.
Uefore the nlc'.it Is over we may have
calls for beds with their heads turned
to every point of the compass, and, of
course, we are obliged to accommodate
every one."
"I remember an Instance like this
sevt ral years ago. A man slightly In
ebriated came into the hotel one night,
nnd, producing a pocket compass, said
that he wished & room where the head
of the bed should be placed to the
northeast. We sent two boys with him,
and they turned the bed as requested.
The Joke was that the compass was
furnished with a little stop, which held
the Indlcntor In a certain position. It
so happened that the gentleman's bed,
which had been carefully placed north
east nccordlng to the compass, was In
reality placed with the head to the
south. The man discovered his mistake
next morning, and was cured of the
fad." Philadelphia Bulletin.
Presidents Who Joked Not.
Jackson was always aggressive, un
compromising, serious.
Tyler was cross, sour, unapproach
able and Irritable.
John Quincy Adams was a Puritan
through and through, with a caustic
usl bitter wit, but no humor.
John Adams was impulsive and Iras
cible, but too much In earliest ever to
be humorous.
Benjamin Harrison Is credited with
having no sense of humor, although he
does not object to a Joke If the point
is explained to him.
Buchanan could never se-e the point
of a Joke and regarded all jesting as
Ill-bred. His strong point was dignity
and politentss.
Washington was the embodiment of
gravity. It Is said that he seldom
smiled, and never laughed. A man was
once so careless as to slap Washington
on the shoulder, and the poor fellow
was frozen stiff by the icy stare of his
( xcellency. Cincinnati Commerclal-Ga-zette.
Alwaya Certain of Ilia Room,
"What room shall I give you, Mr.
Bland?" asked the clerk at the Tremont
of a late comer the other night. This
dialogue followed.
"How about 33?"
"Gone." ' '
"Well, then, 101." "'
"Can't do it, that's taken."
"No. 202. then." " "
"It's yours."
The clerk wrote the number of the
room opposite the name on the register
and asked:
"Why do you always ask for these
rooms, Mr. Bland V
"Because." was the reply, "the figures
on the door can't get away from me.
It's the same frontward or backward,
in the early morning or late at night."
Chicago Chronicle.
How nt Won Hla Title.
A Charleston. naval officer tells the
following story of an old fellow who
was familiarly called general:
He was In company one evening,
when a hero-worshiping young girl
asked:
"How did you get your title of gen
eral?" "I cut my way Into It," waa the proud
reply.
"Oh. how beautiful! On the field?"
"No; In Bill Wiggins' hotel. There
were only two men In our town that
had ever been in the army at all. so
we cut the cards to see which should be
general and whlcn colonel. I won."-
Boston Globe.
Tha Woman of It-
"Now, dear, I have one favor to ask
of you."
"It is granted."
Then please don't tell me that you
have never loved before, that you never
dreamed that you could love, that I ra
the only girl you have ever been engag
ed to. that "
He (interrupting) I won't.
She (anxiously) But you have never
been engaged before, have you, dear?
Brooklyn Life.
Aa Example.
Father "I hear, my boy, that yon are
in the habit of telling falsehoods. This
grieves me to the heart. Always tell
the truth, even though it may bring
suffering upon you. Will you promise?"
"Yes. sir."
"Very well. Now go and see who Is
knocking at the doof. If It is Bingly.
say I'm not at home'.1 Indianapolis
Sentinel.
It rita,
A. When I see you I always think of
the nroverb: Tn u-hr.m '-l 1vm an
! cilice to him he gives understanding.
w. nut i iuve no office.
A. Well, don't you see how It flu?
Fliegende Blaetter.
Too Xlorh Conietltlaa Now.
She (to young poet) How much d
you get for your poems. Charlie?
Charlie (with pride) From a pounJ
to thirty shilling.
She Well, isn't that very little. Char
lie? I see that 8ir Walter Scott got
rive hundred pounds for one of his.
Charlie Yes; but, yo see, writing
poetry Isn't the business i tsed to be.
There's too much competition Londu
Tit-Bit.