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- PEARLS AND PEARL SHELLS. I fci A VALUABLE SERVANT. LONG-HEADED LINCOLN. jQgg
iNMorri Tlmt Are Taken from the Inilmn
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To St. Nicholas Capt. H. D. Smith ot
the United States revenue cutter ser
Th tells of his experiences, "Hunting
ft Shells," from the Island of Ceylon
to the Dry Tortugas. Capt. Smith
Pearl shells are valuable, and fine
specimens are hard to obtain. They
are found In the Treamotee, Gambler
and Trlhual groups of Islands. The
choicest come from Macassar; these
are the white-edged shells, worth $800
a ton. and from these the finest pearl
battons are manufactured.
The most celebrated pearl fisheries
lie near the coast of Ceylon, the Per
sian Gulf and In the waters of Java
and Sumatra. The Australian coast
tn the neighborhood of Shank's bay
and at Roebuck bay furnishes some
Tery large shells, some of them weigh
ted from two to three younds each.
Tna fisheries of Baja, Gulf of Cali
fornia, are very rich, France con
trolling the gems procured there. The
meat of the pearl oyster la readily
nought by the Chinamen, who dry the
leathery little bivalves or seal them
op In cans and ship them to their
countrymen In San Francisco. The
pearl shells readly sell upon the spot
at from $1.50 to $5 per pound .
Pearls are of various colors, and In
India the red pearls were highly prized
by the Buddhists, who used them In
adorning their temples. Pearls are
formed to protect the shell fish. They
art due to a secretion of a shelly sub
stance around some Irrltalng particle,
and their composition Is the same as
Oat of mother-of-pearl.
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A FISH STORY.
It. Wm Hnmeilck tor Old Friend unit
Moped Without Thorn.
Among a lot of golden trout from
Sonapee Lake received at the New
York Aquarium In December last,
there was one fine big brook trout
taken from the same water. At the
Aquarium the golden trout were
placed In a tank by themselves; the
brook trout was put Into a tank of
Take trout from the Interior of New
York state.
The golden trout from Sunapee
thrived; the brook trout that came
with them, now In with the lake trout,
did not. It held aloof from the other
fish in the tank, and never fed well,
and was not Interested in anything.
Two or three weeks ago the tank
that the lake trout were in waa need
ed for something else, and the flah in
It were shifted. The brook trout
from Sunnpee was put into the tank
with the golden trout with which it
had been received. From that day It
was another fish. It no longer moped
away the time off In one corner by
rtself, but it lined up with the golden
trout, and slashed around the tank
with them, and pranced around on Its
own account quite at home. It fed
well, and was aa chipper as a fish
eonld be. and has been so ever since.
A New Subwrlber.
Say, kernel," he said, as he walked
Into the editor's office and stamped
about forty pounds of mud off bis
boots against the legs of the stove, "I
sorter thought I'd take your paper ef
- you'd do the square thing."
"Why, of course; we are always glad
to accommodate our subscribers."
"Well, here's a little obituary of
Annt Kallne hit's Jes' ten pages o'
foolscap, an' won't make much, I
reckon."
-We'll print it."
"An you'll send forty copies of the
paper to this 'ere list o' relatives,
won't you?"
"Yes."
"An next week my daughter Scrllly
Is goln' to get married. I reckon you'll
print a hull lot about that "
"Of course; that's news."
. "An' say, I've got one of the finest
young shotes you ever have saw. 1
want you to come out some day and
write up hit"
"I shall be glad to do so."
"Tou hain't got a dozen or two old
magazines whut you's done read a
lyln' eround handy, fcev you?"
"Tes; here's three or four."
"Thanky. Jes' put me down for
three months, an I'll hand you the
quarter 'long this fall some time."
Oriental IMle Driving.
In Japan and China, women drive
piles for houses and bridges. Their
method is interesting. Attached to
the hammer block are twenty-seven
topee, carried up to the top of the
frame and on the outside looking very
much like the old-fashioned May-pole.
Twenty-seven women hold the ends
of the ropes, and with a sing-song all
together pull down; up travels the
hammer until at a scream, all let go,
and down It comes on top of the pile.
wnien is unprotected dm a band or
ring. This May-pole driver is in gon
eral use throughout Japan and Ch'.na.
Equal to the Ocmalon.
An old lawyer In Paris had instruct
ed his client to weep every time he
struck the desk with his hand, but for
goi ana strucK tne aesK at Uie wrong
moment. She promptly fell to sob
blng and crying.
"What Is the matter with von?"
asked the Judge.
"Well, he told me to cry as often as
he struck the table."
"Gentlemen of the Jury," cried the
unabashed lawyer, "let me ask you
how you can reconcile the idea of
crime In connection with such candor
and simplicity ?" L'llluBtratlon.
llf r Speutiilry,
Mrs. Tompkins Why don't
make a name for yourself?
you
Mr. Tomkins (who is the fourth)
That's your specialty; you've alroady
nana three. New York Hernhl
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Mistress Didn't I tell you, Norah,
that I should be at home to no one?
Norah Vis, ma'am; but the lady has
on jlst the foiuest new hat yes Iver laid
eyes on, an' I fought It me Christian
Jooty to have ye see it.
NOT TROUBLED WITH INSOMNIA.
Officer O'Toole Here, yez git a move
an yersllf ; yez can't sleep there!
Peaceful Powers That's al'rlght.
Cap'! Don't yer worry about me; I
kin sleep anywhere! Pick-Me-Up.
MERE SPEAKING ACQUAINTANCE
Nell Who's your friend?
Belle He's no friend of mine.
"But he spoke to you as he passed."
"Yes! He's my husband." Phila
delphia Record.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
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She Charlie, the engagement ring
you gave me has "E. C." marked on it.
I hope you were never engaged before.
He Never, darling.
"E. C." stands
tor eighteen carat.
MONEY TALKS.
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Brother James Harriet, Jimmy
loves yer, but he's too bashful to tell
yer so; he's wlllln' to dewote hlsself to
you If you'll on'y say the word.
Jimmy (aside) Speak to her of my
wealth; tell her I've got a quarter
saved up. Money talks. Truth.
IN THE FUTURE.
Professor Bproutlnl In his daring act
ot riding bareback on a horseless car
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An Anecrtiite Showing How He Looked
' Into the future.
Perhaps no anecdote ever told of Mr.
Lincoln illustrates more forcibly hla
"long-headedness" in laying plans, not
even that incident when he asked the
Jedge" a question In his debate with
Mr. Douglas, which may be told as
fallows:
One afternoon during that Joint de
bate Mr. Lincoln waa sitting with his
friends, planning the programme,
when he was observed to go off In a
kind of reverie, and for some time ap
peared totally oblivious to everything
tround him. Then, slowly bringing
his right hand up, holding it a moment
In the air, and then letting It fall with
quick slap upon his thigh, he sa'.d:
"There I'm going to auk the 'Jedge'
(he always called him 'the Jedge') a
question to-night, and I don't care the
ghost of a continental which way he
answers It If he answers It one way
It will lose him the Senatorshlp. If he
answers it the other way, it will lose
him the Presidency."
No one asked him what the question
was; but that evening it waa the turn
for Mr. Douglas to speak first, and
right In the midst of his address, all
at once Mr. Lincoln roused up, ae If a
new thought had suddenly struck him,
and said:
"Jedge, will you allow me to ask you
one question?"
"Certainly," says Mr. Douglas.
"Suppose, Jedge, there was a new
town or colony Juat started in some
Western territory; and uuppose there
were precisely 100 houEe-holdcrs
voters there; and suppoeo. Jedge,
that ninety-nine did not want slavery,
and one did. What would be done
about it?"
Judge Douglas beat about the bush,
but failed to give a direct answer.
"No, no, Jedge; that won't do. Tell
us plainly what will be done about It?"
Again Douglas tried to evade; but
Lincoln would not be put off, and he
Insisted that a direct answer should
be given At last Doug'.as admitted
that the majority would have their
aA. -
way, by some means or ouitr.
Mr. Lincoln said no more. Douglas
had answered the question as Illinois
people would have answered It, and
he got the Senatorshlp. But that an
swer was not satisfactory to the peo
ple of the South. In I860 the Charles
ton convention spilt in two factions,
and "It lost htm the Presidency," And
It made Abraham Lincoln President
New York Independent.
HOW A SPIDER DISAPPEARS.
4 Wiley Little denture That Cndernlnnd.
the Sclcnco uf Revolution.
On the borders of the Everglades
you often see a large yellow spider.
He swings a strong web from two pli
ant twigs on each side of a path of
clear space of ground and waits for his
prey. The web la in the shape of a
hammock, and tapers 'at each end to a
fine point, though quite broad in the
middle. The bright color of the own
er seems to mark him out for destruc
tionhe is clearly defined against the
white sand or dead loaves, and you
wonder what he would do for defense
In case of attack. Approach quietly
and he watches you Intently. Now
raise your hand suddenly and he will
disappear. While you are wondering
what became of him you sec first a blur
where he had been, then several spid
ers, then you catch sight again of the
yellow ball you noticed at first. Re
peat the performance and the stage
effect Is renewed. The disappearance
Is absolute there can be no doubt
about it, and the little magician trusts
to it entirely for his protection. How
la it done? As soon as he Is threaten
ed he starts the vibrations of his airy
hammock; these become too rapid
for the eye to follow, and he vanishes.
As these become slower you see a blur,
and then several spiders aa the eyes
catches him at different points of his
swing, until finally he, rests before
you. Florida Citizen.
A Locomotive'! Health.
Locomotives, like human beings,
have their ailments, many of which
defy the skill of thoee deputed to look
after them. We hoar of tired razors,
a simple complaint which vanishes af
ter a brief period of repose, but loco
motives are apt to betray Indisposition
oven after a day's rest and much oiling
of the various parts. Two good engines
may be made on the most approved
principle. They may each cost as those
of the Loudon and Northwestern rail
way do 2,200, and yet one will ex
hibit from the first a hardihood of
constitution altogether wanting in its
companion. A first-class locomotive,
of 300 horse-power, costing 2,000, Is
expected to travel during Its life 200,
000 miles, or, say, 13,000 miles per an
num for fifteen years; yet now and
then an engine Is found so Impervious
to the Bsaiiults of time rs to bo able
In lta old age to do its dally work with
all the zeet and vigor of a youngster.
Toronto Mall.
Klectrlclty and SIiikIiic
M. Grainier reports to the- Paris
Academte de Medicine that a singing
voice may be made more full and clear,
less rapidly tired and the quality mui-h
more agreeable by tne singer sitting
upon an Isolated stpol coupled to the
negative pole of a static electric ma
chine and breathing the atmosphere
electrified by means of a brush elect
rode for a short tlm. Chicago Inter
Ocean. Mother What did your father say
when he saw his broken pipe?
Innocent Shall I leave out the
wicked words, mamma?
Mother Certainly,
Innocent Then I don't believe there
Is anything to tell you. mamma. Ans
wers. . . .....
TOR THE KLONDIKE.
Agents Buying the Canlnet to Send to the
Cold Fields.
TRAINED TO DRAW HEAVY SLEDS.
One of the most unique and inter
esting projects to which the discovery
of the Alaskan gold fields has given
birth came to light Thursday when it
was learned that the Philadelphia
agents of a Seattle firm are purchasing
and training dogs in that city for use
next spring in the Klondike region.
Seventy-two canines suitable for the
purpose have been quietly bought up
dunng the past three weeks, and are
now in training quarters at Gray's lane
and the Pennsylvania Railroad, where
they are being taught to drive in harn
ess and to pull heavy loads. Nego
tiations have been closed for ioo more
from parties in New York and Boston
and for a car load of another hundred
from a source which has not yet been
divulged. Altogether, the agents ex
pect to have 300 well broken dogs
ready fcr shipment front Philadelphia
by March.
Those who are interested in the en
terprise as representatives of the west
ern concern are J. L. Buck, of No.
331 South Second street, and Fred A.
Robinson, of No. 2316 South Trent
street. While they are engaged in
buying and training dogs at Philadel
phia, other agents are operating in
Chicago and elsewhere in a similar
manner, for it was found that a suffi
cient number of canines of suitable
character could not be secured in the
west.
THE KIND OF DOGS REQUIRED.
None but large long-haired animals
are being used, as small dogs would
nol have the strength necessary to
drag the sleds and outfits of the miners
who will leave for the Klondike next
spring, and those with short hair could
not stand the cold weather of the
Alaskan region. The 72 already se
cured are principally Newfoundlands,
St. Bernards, shepherds, mastiffs, and
other big dogs. Their average weight
when ready for delivery after graduat
ing from the " Point Breeze Training
School" will be about 75 pounds. All
of those used will have to be between
1 J and 3 years of age, for younger
animals are not sufficiently strong, and
older ones have not sufficiently good
teeth to masticate the raw meat upon
which they will be led upon arrival at
their destination.
The building in which the canines
are being trained was formerly used
as the winter stable for horses belong
ing to Adam Forepaugh's circus. The
present occupants are kept in a big
room, 50 by 60 feet, on the second
floor, where they are chained about
the sides and to posts in the center.
They sleep on beds of hay, and are
fed twice a day ; once in the morning,
and again after their day's work is
done.
Jealous Rivals Cannot turn back
the tide. The demand for Dr. Ag
new's little Pills is a marvel. Cheap
to buy, but diamonds in quality
banish nausea, coated tongue, water
brash, pain after eating, sick head'
ache, never gripe, operate pieasantly,
10 cents. 44.
Sold by C. A. Kleim.
Lippincott's Magazine for December, 1897.
The complete novel in the Decern
ber issue of Liffincott s is " Poor
Chola," by Julia P. Dabney, The
scene is an unfamiliar one Tineriffe,
in the Canary Islands; the story is full
of local color, interest and pathos; the
plot is far from commonplace. j
" ihe Consolation of Gamaliel, by
Marion Manville Pope, is the quaint
tale of a Missouri farmer whose hu
manity extended even to " bugs. "
Joseph A. Altsheler, in " The Red
Light, deals with a supposed episode
of the war of 18 12. The "Dr. Felix"
of whom Francis Lynde writes rose
from obscurity to local fame and for
tune by prescribing for cats and dogs,
not knowing that his patients were not
human.
A timely article on "Gold-mining
in North America," from California to
the Klondike, comes from George
Ethelbert Walsh. Charles Dudley
Rhodes, U. S. A., writes with knowl
edge and affection of " Uncle Sam's
Four-Footed Friends," i. e., cavalry
horses and pack-mules.
W. A. Curtis inquires, " Who are
the Greeks ?" and shows reason for
believing that they are really descend
from the Greeks of old. A yet more
ancient theme, "Egyptians Queens,"
is handled by Leigh North.
"A Forgotten Grace," described by
Annie Steger Winston, is that which
used to be called Sensibility. Emily
Tolman writes on " The Club Move
ment among Women," and Francis J
ZieL'ler on "Beards and Barbers."
The second of Theodore F. Wolfe's
papers on "Some Literary Shrines of
Manhattan deals with those "About
and Above City Hall Paik."
The poetry of the number is by
Martha T. Tyler, Emma C. Dowd,
Calvin Dill Wilson and Madison Ca
wein.
Just try a 10c. box of Cascarets, the
finest Jiver and bowtl regulator ever
made. 4 i-iy
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Because It is absolutely rure-
Because It is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in
which chemicals are used.
Because beans of the finest quality are used.
Because it Is made by a method which preserves unimpaired
the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans.
Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent
1 cup.
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IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
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2 ml Door above Court House
A large lot of Window Curtains in stock.
National Guard Reservation.
Recommendations Contained in tho 'Report
ot Captain Paxlon."
Captain Alexis R. Paxton, Fifteenth
Inlantry, U. S. A., attached to the
headquarters of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, has forwarded to secre
tary of War Alger a statement show
ing the condition ot the Ouard. l lie
Captain states that the officers have
reached out to a character of exer
cises which demand annual divisional
encampments.
Captain Paxton thinks Pennsylvania
is rich enough to own a military
reservation large enough and ol suffi
cient topographical features, adapted
to formation, for marches of large
bodies of troops, to maneuver for
taking up a position for battle and to
the development and following up of
an attack by the whole division.
He reports that the department of
instruction in rifle practice has under
gone great improvement in the last
few years, and that Colonel Asher
Miner, of Wilkesbarre, inspector gen
eral of rifle practice, has established a
standard of honest work, which is
looked un to with respect by the
w
Guard in general.
One Short Puff Clears the
Head Does your head ache ? Have
you pains over your eyes ? Is there a
constant dropping in the throat ? Is
the breath offensive. These are cer
tain symptoms of Catarrh. Dr. Ag-
new's Catarrhal Powder will cure most
stubborn cases in a marvellously short
time. If you've had Catarrh a week
it's a sure cure. If it's of fifty years
standing it's just as effective. 42.
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And now a company has been orga
nized, with an immense capital, to
extract gold from the waters in the
ocean. Probably it was the yellow
metal that attracted McGinty when
he went to the bottom. Rev. Prescott
F. Jernegan, of Middletown, Ct. pro
fesses to have invented a process
whereby he can extract gold and silver
from sea water. So far he. has kept
the process a profound secret, but it
is claimed that m 130 tests made
there was no appreciable difference
in the quantitative presence of gold
and silver in the deep sea brine. The
tests so lar have shown, it is claimed,
from one-half to one grain of gold to
a ton of water, or 75,000,000,000 tons
of gold in all the waters of the ocean.
The amount of silver is trom one to
two grains per ton of water. What
next ?
There is a Olass of Peoplo
Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. It does not cost over
a much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 15c and 25c per pacK
age. I ry it
Ask for GRAIN O.
Illl-4td
Some people marry bad luck,
others inherit it.
and
FROM INGENIOUS BF.AIN3-
Hat pins are prevented from slip
ping out of the hat by means of a
spiral portion near the head of the
pin to screw into the hat after the pin
is pushed in.
Fountain brushes for painting are
made with a socket in place of a han
dle, and screw over the neck of a
paint can, from which paint feeds
through an orifice into the bristles.
'Bicycle pedals are being made with
an adjustable extension at the rear to
slide into the hollow of the shoe next
to the heel and prevent the foot from
slipping forward on the pedal.
To prevent the freezing of running
water in pipes globules of heated air
are forced into the pipe at short inter
vals to warm the pipes and keep the
temperature above the freezing point.
A new center board for yachts is
hinged to the keel of the boat and
controlled by a lever to counteract
the tendency of the boat to keel over
under the wind pressure acting upon
the sails.
In a new combined cane and um
brella the stick is made hollow to con
tain the framework and cover of the
umbrella, which are of such shape
that they can be closed into a very
small space.
To prevent the overflow of water in
a neT gravity filter a rod runs down
ward throuch the valve and ends in a
hollow ball, which rises and shuts off
the supply as soon as the lower
chamber is full.
To assist in mending the punctures
on the road a spirit lamp is attached
to a rod for burning out the puncture
holes so the plug will fit, the bicycle
pump being used to blow the flame
and heat the rod.
A new cooking utensil has slots w
opposite sides of the interior to sup
port a semi-circular vessel having a
ball and cover, thus permitting its use
for cooking meat and vegetables at
the same time without mixing.
A combined fountain pen and
clinic thermometer has been invented
for doctor's use, consisting of a double
cylinder with a place for the ther
mometer in the inner one and a
reservoir between the two to contain
ink.
To indicate that the contents have
been tampered with or that it has
been refilled a new bottle has a double
neck forming a chamber, in which is
placed a paper or other material which
will change color as soon as the liquid
touches it.
Two Pennsylvahians have patented
a fruit picker, consisting of a pole wit"
the
a steel loon at tne top, having
upper edge sharpened and bent in
ward to cut the fruit from the limD.
A loosely woven tube made oforJ;
is attached to the under side of tne
loop and extends clown to the w
end of the pole to break the fall of tne
fruit. '
Dr. Agnew's Ointment Cvi
Piles. Itching, Bleeding, and Biuw
Piles. Comfort in one application. 1
i,e in ihrp n k! nk'lltS. It cure
i.utwa ii tin . v w - ---a j
all skin diseases in ycung anc
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