.AaT-vei-tiriinr- l-intrs. .
The larue and relisWe e'rrtitaMwB oi tv Cliat
pri a Fskkw a eomrres,;. it to t h. fimriola e
f"1eratfrn of ajlremsers. w r favors will he In
serted st tos roliovdn low rates : -
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m I -; n -T. t Insertion &e. per tins.
Alrr.lnl7rtor i and Fieentor's oti-e t so
AmlOor'i PJotlees .n
ftrsv aeJ elallar Notices l.M
W JesO.'ufneeiS Or proof el-M7 c? C rffrsfl, .'.
er sorter t J f(wi-w.'oi'-ii rfr-,c"wi to rfi n
fion re c- f m&ttrr of lrmitti or v&rf iultnf erv
unifr t - tc4 jen as Jr"-?:r-newI .
Job PiniTiss of all kin'ls neatly and art-edr.
cully executed at lowest prices . lHn't yoa orrwt
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' '1" tv; not i
-t I r; .i- t li,- who
no. ! rt,i. ,! froto
JAS.C. ' ASSGN. Editor and Publisher.
, to t P''" ;
H IB A FRKBMAN WHOM Til TRUTH MAII9 TREE, AMD A LI. ARF SLAVES BKSTI,. 1
81. 50 and postage per vear. in advance.
ff'.i
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ate hie i too Jhort.
volumi-; XXI..
EBEXSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1SS7.
t !e
NUMBER 9.
It.
II A
1 ? 1
BOO'
MS, THREE
.n hooks are pahl Uhe4 in ot pamphlet form, msny of them hand.mnely llln.trated. n.1 n are
trpe upon koo.1 ra;-r. mmiin tlie lit and me if yon .lo n..t rtD.i Uierp.n .ome ilit Toa
,u cloth bouoJ form U,e bor.ki would cost $1.00 each. Each book l. complrte m ilvli -
of (he Rebrlllom. A rntUrtl r amom1
- - i:
-I i kf . a1vcrttir- of -AQt kmc
nrr.ii I . P. frmnt. By W. A. PflTBM.
i. W bltllfr.
I U - V. I ,Mf r llow. Moonarao afford to
n. ' -! fnifion. 1 worfc ronfalna an ana
(i 41 - t P l.nrt.
lor nt"- n tf. A Ut r..l t-i i.tri r Attar Oia
I L' '. -i'lw Pi.totutm. Otm.a, PurtlM,
- . , , r-.r-lur-t i-h'-M auU prlvnta vatrrlalnmrnta
nil of I I t-lt-ull urr. T- -ha tTi bt m!' P"f-
... !.Tf ul k . . . f r h..W t fiir d Mr!
. . - t - 14. rji-t-. f ; .n It r tuklDC hra'.t j'-h fl..tl
- ' -V ! ' ii 1 r tr. Ulttstr
! t.i SrtiM-warlt, KnltrltiK nn4 'r-hf. Tnt.
' i - ' ! ' Kir;. .- ! 1 -wrli,
E nlT' tr . I i 4 Walk, knitting, 1 at tlDf, CrocUct and
. J',..r. ,if-..
1 i
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f ,m .ii lt'tr-tl v r ttwrlam. A MHMrn nf th-tlH r ar-
:. ,w:r-n ai -'!ur-, maaj of them writtnt tj actuaj
, , r-a f I't rt'r!.in.
afiL W It and llniaar. A ffnvt' of hnmnmna
.' ar v0-"' ptarra-h, by tba Ira-linc rnay
mtr ' :rfr!in p -i IT!u'r,irtt
Ihf Myatrr at Klackwod Crtife. A Jlovrt. By
g M. tarn.
Ebrll A o-1 BT at T rL-oa.
f try f a Mor am. A XovL liy Mra. JmQ. Avntv.
f w 11 nX rrrH abort botby mai! potpa'd upon Tertpt of only Twelve OdU;2dt .vn for
tAi.ntai try ;r for KOCeauat the eiuira litt (D boo) for WOnlij the entire li-t b..uJ in IhahIi
i'. b ia. rrrni.io. Thne are tn chfapem book erer published aud guaranteed worth thn?e tmien th
r " ; 'l- ir''rr rfranlj-nt or meyyunt reuiuitd. PaatAfe lUmn tajieo for f ractiont of a dollar.
a .r r .A-i.t. v r ' t u nwptr publiniied lo New Tork. likewia to ib ommriitl At?tnc'e
f,r-roifs f f O f f Toeerrpne tvnd.D7 for tfce mfirw Uj to! books hp above, w? wi il a-nJ . !thoti
. f. O v I CTl I I I V, I i tra rhnrtre, either mxtf eenu' worth of the Imperial Tinned Pniiep
Ptifmt. the M.efted by youneii from a ratalTie which will be int yoo, or The People'! Rone .JoarmaL
.a.-tfe r M c lumo wuatraud hterarT paprr. for nne ytr AH orders Oiled by return maiL
AjJxeae ail W;u: M. JLlPTOX, PabUihtr, No. a Pftu-iv Plaee. Hew York.
1TF WANT 5,000 WORE ROOK
AGE.MSTOSELliOrjU JE W BOOK.
Secret
f. H. lata
!U(T of ?. 0. E tUM-r C:r$t.
POST-OFFICt
ervice
DEPARTMENT.!
A Nr Book Jrrr Frrajjirra by an official of
trt'J IS ymni' XT).ririco In the 8ecrt Service, in
oo Mumiflcent Roral Octavo Volum of over 800
yttcve and riu;anUv iilaatralad by tac beat arUaU in
L.e cunntry with
2GO SIPERn ENGR AVIXfl.
A toniiiJit; record of detection in tba V. 6. Poflt
f.r. I'partrent ; embracing latches of WonUr
fW ip"i t of Poat-OCice In.per.tora in the IVtee
ti n, Purrnit, and Captaro of Robbers of the U. 8.
Vii!:i; fsthr witii a complete description of the
rr.ny rrtana and complicated contrivances of the
w.iy and ncsernpnlona to defraud ths public; also
an termite acronnt of th
FiJIOlS STAK UOCTn FRAIDS,
In Tftich the Author hid entire char?e of the pro
ptnition of the evidence for the government.
-AGENTS WANTED.3
In tVTy town there are Postmasters, Merchant,
yfthanica, Parmers, pTofwiional Wen. and hnn
dr1s of people who viil be gla-i to rjtt thit thrilling
bit. It new bavtcg an nnparalleci saie; it i-Un at
njt to nlL Mon and Women A .rents mukm? from
. to (I0 a month earily. We want an scent in
iTfry tiTT.-aah!p in theTj. 8. and Canada. I'jWe
.rinrtrwion so that At Pi(Bo with this ph
t TiMt-d selling book, tun become a nKxttfd A(fnL
Xo CbmpeHhon ithattrtr. znta are mnetin
wt-h vponUUd rwxi. JAitane no hlnd-
m-M. as we give 8pdal Term to pay Frfiqhti.
K member, we give you the exxlnive .tie of this
ly k In territory assigned yon. Write for oar large
III ..trited Circalars, contalsici; fail particnlars.
tciai Turns to Apents, etc., seut free to all. Ad-c-l-b
Immediately the Pablianera,
V"IXTER& CO.,SPRINGFIF.LD,MASS.
Formerly of Hartford, Oonn.
Standard Wagon
f AjrrrraoTniERS or
nuooins, sPiiiNO wagons,
AJO TTTO AJfO THHEJ BPRIWO PHJITQIia
HULHOLLAND BUCK BOARD, Ho. 21.
Th Yta'.hoand ?pr!nMd9 wt!'!i FII '"
E hi. 6IDK-SPRINJrt, BOHY-IX i'S r . t
flRiyi BAKS;ro sutJ,M,j fori "-cr t-itjr
fuctrj ruaiin, and snpr rior to !l ner rv ."
Is f.-,r ijdiriijt plfjasure or ln, .'
c m r,t cy deacriptior .. &enl for catc . ..ua a.i 1
jnwra.
Standard "W oa Co., Cincinnati, 0.
0 L" "" ii corapoaed wholly cl n
" jut w'ett:a m?raients, eaca one
E3 'I w-.k, l..r!..A .rtA.I h. ttlA THAI -
?J J r.rr.f.-.in w bo lUo mo"tpotcntr
' V..T3 :1 re-Tid ts')'n to mlici
jj;iL.. If. .re wuhnit f. il every caseo' .
J 1 r ' . . ... . - V . , tnnl .Ill
'P)pral ind rTonj l)plillltT,
"irnlglii. t hroniff Khenmn'
tim, iMaboti, jStono tn thegf
HUn.,l.r, Hrlght's Dipa-v, If-
I Vi 1 - I ..J If
fy i.itpt OTnpiHinatTri-i
Diseases of the Stomach.
t o-j tbi "i ii of Life." or it you are
i - -r . rl an ..a. pint TT .B ti nned I
aaisua. Onto. (-)
pnnltlTpTy
n. ana f.rrha-a.
ara. Kia dt ?-
. . i PS. .M
; i-ji. ") d l.ar T.r rvottl'j: n T tor
l iractlons la English and Jeraii.
PARKER'S
HAIR C A LOAM
m , t tbe poTMilcT f frtv for d'ailrg
---r j arraT. and rarenunaT Dnndrnff.
It rSajr the ra:p. Stops ttij
hair fa-Jii.-, and in mi ro to pLoaM.
a., - -zj auicj p . w m i nirFlji.
J 6. and Bi ttta Iwurrl
t Cotigh Cur yon run bw,
- r- t pr.nc.T Vitowi for Coruniri.aWn, It
. r fa", aud .a 'llvx-drr. of tile Stopnwii'h,
" f . I.iv-r. CMnfn, Trinar rin t4
r : i -.a i.jilBta. Tfc. fftiL. an4 al'4c, sfrusr
' --rt c-ijv, at J altrwly dru'tin tcrvarria
. .i. in anot p-m. rcT.r thrfr bet by
" -ry uie of riaam'a T'jir, bn ctel&r in Am-
' .-- It In tlnxa. Sold by aU flXBtra In
KIMDERCORWS
jr-t, qat-lctwt ad baM mra for Crn,
'Uooaa,A. JTladera their f ir
st..paa: niTotnotrcmbla. Makea tb
aKe. Hif:ir-t)ra8 ear wtva eroryliil aif
U by rra at Uo. fTiaoot at(.Hx. X. Y-
'BtPr.ST and BEST. Prices Rrenred
KIM'S NEW PARALLEL BIBLES !
C'L?.''"P, My lUvrtrnltt. Kf'U wantM
tree. A. J. Mslnan A tP , Phlla.
CENTS EACH.
Oat of the A 5fl. By Claw nrT4.
AcHlhn'a Ilttorr. A N !. ftv mit Bt f:rr.
Thn .Vorwl.h rami Matrj. A Nvel. By Wii.t
COI USt. llluitl itKd
Thr I.ftai ofLhe Kathrcaa. ft 9at. Ity aflaa Uri ooa.
A Drarl Ffenrt. A TfOTt. By A nihrtr of Tr Thorn.
Out txTtac lK ptha. A Fj H m at.
The Komantle A4vctitarr- of a Milkmiild. A ItoTal.
By i h :i H ,.r.
I n thi HnlMava. A EtM.iTOrii. RT.
T ht II fir f j Aohtrr. A N'.ivl p , M III r VToon,
Mlaa or M ra.1 A Nuvl. II . Wu inC. LUst. lurrnte&.
Mure llitt p thaa lrath. A Nor, b !u .iiior of
bat Thorn."
arrt-tnn T!ft A Ft TTi'a rvn u fra.
1 he t'ajlH. I.illr. A H y A 'H . i . iif.rm."
A biKlniv on tit.- T!irvttotd. N ' rUT.
The tfw tt 4 an w. A KmvI. Py antuoi .- i- , r:i .
1 he Klauriifurd hrjiitt. A ovcl. L H. ... .jht.
A Qut-en AmoBtlt Wonri. A NotI. Tv tt.e s'ttboraf
Dira 1 burnt
Thj KataJ Marrltrr. A vTl. Br M F Pbavdos.
A Tale of Kin. A NvJ. H M a. Rimt v, j
A Hrldar at l.ove. A N vr-l. L aut ,ir f Thoraa."
A HaaaFve ( rime. A H. v.l. By ' Tfia l .
Inflfttfir If oaa. A S. Bt aothf oi " 1..t "Piorna.
The av nlchtabrlJce My at cry. A Novel. R Cuttu.it
lttH Ji frf4.
Wedded and farted. A fnveJ. Byaathoror"TV-aT1torn.
A ortanr llanier. A Novri, By Anmir Thomi. Hi d.
AwioaathliMtnt A Nol. B v Mini Crn It r. JH d.
mm Laoxa, a Aorctiti. By Mra. bimit Wood.
HAVE YOU
BHEUrVIATISPJ?
A Remedy that has been in .ucce-ef ul uee for many
years in Kurne, and was only lately introduoed in
Una country, la the
RUSSIAN
RHEUMATISM
CURE
Thw Remedy has the endotfenvnt of Continental
I'hyaicUns and Oovarrimetit Sanitary Gommisiona,
as well as tbe thoussnde of sufferers to whom it has
bivinjrht relief. It ha. aaved others all who bava
tnod it. It
WILL
CURE YOU
from further atny. if you'll only snve it a chaneei
I ETKRT BOX
I HAS BOTH A
'r uasiA H
I AMD
SIOSATrRE
.'HrMT1SVI CUBT
Twice t hi a Si ar.
nm 0Ma.wtt b'rvt thl. Sic
miar. a., nnia Trmle n.rlMi. .....
rnibc
S2.50
"r ' PER BOt.
For eoniple'e informat-'on. Iecriprlve Pans!
ntilt't. w;ih U'l&tiinoniHix. free.
For sale by nil drug arista. If one or the other is
not in tu.itinii to fununh it to you. do not be pwr
suaded to take anythiuK ele. but apilv direct to the
Cfneral Arcnts, PK.tKIV.KIt HIIOI. V I O.
KJU dt t)2l .Havrket street, 1-Lilndclpliin..
g rH thio One Hundred
prei'trntion of mora
tbe L'r;i:d 'atea and Fore?rn vnt-
triei tbe pabliahera of tna Korintifto
' wX Atsirr-en continue Oact aa tolircitora
r:t:b:.i. etc.. fur t::a L'nTted State, and
t nbuna ptv.)' m f ana-la, L'nginnd. Franow,
Germany, ana at other oonntnot I beirexpaH
ence m uuequaled and their fftoihtiea are uuiur-pai-d.
It'twiDre and prec1fication prepared and fl1vl
o tne Pareof Otfte on snort notir. Term a rr
reannabi o rharee for examination of modela
r drawinrt Advic-e b in,:! fre
Pate et- fba :t"d rnrje'i M ni Oo.aranotioed
Intne MTP.vrrFIC A K it I A whioh baa
t h tr"n eirn'iiaiion and i" ti;i met mrlueot inJ
DwtppiT-ar of itt kind pnhhiy fyj in th world.
Taa n;l var.'-ogee of such a notice every patantea
undaMtnnrti
1 t;ia lar(te ard FpVndid'y i!lntrrired newspaper
te p-jbiifh d s r.RT-a. 11 at f 0 a year, and
KKM at f JO a year, and la
tn'-t iiriT dovored to arienre.
-1 1 1 to be t
me.-nan; cie. inveri'i
other depart :neti.a
li.at.d in f n v cm n
:i-t if'rpfrinj worVa. and
f ir. t'ttr'nl protrre, pub
It -int-iinw the namea of
nf e'o' invention patented
f r montha for ona dollar.
ail pa
a vW
.il patentee aud 1 1
we!t. Try it.
Ho'd by all newstioalTa.
If yon have an lnrention o patent write to
M-J3T, fc ., publjhr of Scientitio Amenta a,
il Iirradway. "ew YorS
Handbook about patontc mailed fra-a.
B. J. LYNCH,
TJTsTD K RT A KKR,
And MrufnoiurHr A Dealer in
HOWE AND CITY MADE
FURNITURE!
mm and
LOUNGES, BEDSTEADS,
TABLES, CHAIRS,
Mattiesses, &c.,
1605 ELEVENTH AVENUE,
AT.TOOX A. PKXX'A.
I F57Cit!7.eD8 rT C'ambria C'ounty and all
othpr wiliinK to purchase lionest FUKNI-
rr T - r"i T- r . . . . . i
1 Ulir.. xc.. at minfM pneep grrrrstiiuiij
invited to give lis a call bpfore buying Ihp
wtiPrp. as w arp roT.fji!pnt ttat wp ran
mppt PTPry want and pleae pvery taste.
Price the very lowest. 4-16-'80-tt.l
PAT
Obtained and all PATENT BUSINESS at
tended to Tor MODERATE FEES.
Our office, Is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office and we can obtain patents In less time
than thnp rpmorp from WASHINGTON.
Spnd MODEL OR DRA WING. We ad
vise as to pafpntabllitv f rep'of cbarpe and we
molt-NO CIIARGE UNLESS PATEFT IS
SECURED.
We refere. herp, to the Postroastpr, the
Suot. of Monpy OrdprDiv . and to the offi
cials of the U S. Talent Office. For circu-lai-s,
advice, terms and references to actual
clients in your own State write to
c. a- hxow & r?o.,
Opp. Patent Office Washing-ton, I. C
l .N'EaUAIXKD IN
Tone, Tonc!i,crlmaESlilp & M'lity.
miXMM K.ABI5 A. C
Nos. 304 and 808 VTft Beltiraore 8tre . ul
wo. Ill Firth Avenne, New Tork.
Th
h with raleulatiem R manner ,
I):.rn between awmnmK and lrisiii(
neS'-IV expllllllKl. Hllll "J mill.
uv R."hrd StlirtU. Sl.nV year. aai ae-pvr
I;:-- ., Sew T.rtk "B'l !ari Franetac.l irsa-
Fr.liii Publishing Co.,
11 ' ..." ... v.
MeotwMt una rper.
A LESLIE
WANTED.
to ranvaP9 for the sale of Nursery I Sfeady
emr-losment Koarentped. Sat.art and Ex
penfes Paid. Apply at once stating age.
(Refer to this paper. CIIAS. BROS,
Feb. 25, 2m. Rochester, N T.
a?af7i
Ti."
f-H-. . 1 t'J T-trZ- ? -i After Fortv years
ri SiW"- MriTiVrrfh'A eiwier.ee in the
S1 LUtJiLi ".1
ma
i
OB AW- POKER
TAKING BABY'S PICTCR.
fHOTOORAr-HHB.
"Cards? Four dollars. Bit tot tftfa
sirs.
Thee will please rou host, I think
I'll ho ready in a moment.
And we ll take him. in a wink.
Iirii.fr in bby. Will you hoi 1 hlra '
Sitt c: in yoir Inp, and No?
Ah ! I s.e ! Then we'll arrange hlia
In t' is little hijfh chair. So!
Thero. that's easv. ' Helgho, baby,
floirn,' to ta e a little ride?
V'ant to see the pretty blrdy?
(AVhen I'm ready step one sido.") '
MAMMA.
" Now, tar Po9le, do not tvblspcp; ,
We must still as statues be, I
If we epeak, the baby'll surely
Turn his head and look at ma."l
PHOTOQRAPHEB.
("Now, pood nurse, pleaee raise him rjp
A little f ere!) Hear bird v singr
(Little more!) "Where's the"birdy?'
(Thai s riht I 'What shall nurses bring?
(Try toclose his mouth.) 'Come, birdyP
(Now hi h ad is up too high
Easy 'h.r !) 'Chirp, cfairp teat
birdy ?"
Taby see hird by an' by?
(Tha.s ritrht keep him 80 f) 'Good
ba'y,'
(Steady !) ' Baby wouldn't cry!
(Now then !) 'Look! Sea! Here's) V
birdy!1
Caught him, first time, on the fly r
' Tea, It's pood. I know you'll like It.
I'll have proofs without delay.
Can't be better. Finished? -Friday.
Very tUUCh obliged. Good day.
(St. Nicholas
JAPANESE AET IN NEW TOEK.
A Spectacle Whlrh Few Peopl TTave Krr
Seen on This Side of the Water.
That everything that Is worth seeing
ran be seen in New York, Is not a trui9m ;
but it is true that there are many things
that are worth observing that are not
generally seen.
Bat a "limited number of persons are
aware that there are two rooms In one
of the Japanese manufacturing and
trading companies that truly represent
a miniature house, and which are
finished, furnished and decorated in the
tru Japanese style.
The house is th work of a first-class
mechanic of Tokio. An ascent of five
Steps brings one to the outer door, which
Is of hardwood and sliding, as indeed are
ali the Japanese doora, which move with
out a ereait or jar.
Thia door leads to the reception or
" tea " room. The ceiling U con
structed of woven bamboo variegate 1,
smoked and natural. Along the hard
woo i wainscotting there is a border of
lacquered wood and the walls are
covered with paper in gold epatterwork of
a soft, artistic tone.
Thero U nothing nailed t- the floor,
but under the feet Is matting which
feel-unusually soft and springy. This
ma ting is laid on a cushion or bed of
straw about sis nches thick, and in
closed in cloth and correspondicg In
width to the matting.
The size of a Japanese apartment 19
Cover given in feet or inches, but
eaid to boa room of so many mattins,
and a mu:ting i generally tinder-tu.ri to
repr.eni a pace f throe lv ten feet.
'1 ho wi:.l. w in the l ecopLion-rootn iq
made of r ce paper int ad of glass, and
piv s jus;, as mueh light a- though eon
6trncied of the latt- r materia', nit .tough
it is of a softer tone. In Japan it ia
customary for on'y the rl tie-t class
to have rice-paper windows ia their
dwellings.
Tnis room contains a slrtA-onrd upon
Whioh ther are water bottles and tea
caddies, whiln underneath there is a set
of lacquer ware for rice and other soft
food, tmd porcclaiu ware tor ruej.t and
fish.
In the centre of the room there stands
a bronze fire-box containing a bed of
ashas of fern leaves. When it is desire 1
to have a fire some charcoal is pi.iceJ
on those ahes and kiudlo i in th- open
air, ami after the pnioke escapes it is
returned to tbe room aud throws out a
good heat.
Betwp. n the ta-room and the pirlor
tiro hand-paint el silk-front blidi;igdooi a,
which ea n ! n opened from ei:ii r s.ue.
The ccilini an i wai peot:l" of ti e par
lor are f various hard wood, ti io walls
end floors be n-: covered siniiUr to thoso
Of the reception-room.
Ilere, ofcoui.se, is fonnd an Incense
burner an I broi-ze smoking f-ets. But
few ornn'!'".te, are visible. On opcnii g
a cup oard. however, ;n one corner of
the room, various curios are found.
Tii is is the pre vail in 4 : istom in nran,
and the m tr.'SS of t ie hu o c.ia..m s
the t-rriam nts from t me to t ine, .n
ting t host) not in u e in ttio cinboai d.
On st.ue oceasiors, however, sua ms
pJays hr entire collect on.
About the house are scattered a num
ber of small windows with a pad of
fret work, with i i:u!-o h hades. Then
are not any chairs iathe honso, their
place be'll.i; .,i;; 'iie I by cushion...
Iii o; p . i t oi the parlor there is a
raised ilatf. rm which is kept ,or dii
tinsuisiieJ tjucsis, and the ho.-t is sup
posed to kneel oeiora it to serve
them.
The woodwork and interior finish are
very simple, the doors and window
frames are without mouldings, and
there are no mantel carvings. Repented
dustings and rubbings have given to the
natural wood a polished sutf tce and a
mel ow tint.
The bea iful lacquer work, formerly
so expensively manufactured by this
skilful j eople, and which could be pro
cured at .o trifling a cost, is now becom
ing rare; in fact, so valuable has this
old lacquer work become, 'hat many
rieces of it have been returned from
'aris. New York and other art centres
to Japan to be sold. N. Y. Mail and
Express.
Theatre Roi Office Experiences.
" There is one pleasant feature about
box office life." said Treasurer Prior,
"and that Is the absent-mindedness of
people who purchase tickets.
It not unfrequently happens that
men or women select two seats, throw
down a $" or $10 gold piece, and walk
off with the tickets without waiting for
the change.
"This morning a lady purchased a mat
inee ticket and gave me a $20 gold piece.
I gave her the seat and $19 in change.
She refused to take the money, and
said I had made a mistake, "and--you
may laugh, but I had to argue with hei
for three or four minutes bofore I could
convince her thit it was not a silver dol
lar that she gave me. What stupid
creatures some women are !
Later: Mr. Prior has just informed me
that hi cash is $19 short. Chicago News.
In(renions Economy of a Miser.
Two old misers. one 70 and the other 80,
fell Into a dispute as to which was the
most economical.
"The proof," said the former, "that
you have no Idea of saving is that during
the half hour that wo have been arguing
a fly In your sugar bowl has been having
a feast, and you have not taken the
trouble to drive him away."
"And the proof that I am far more
saving than you, and that nothing
escapes me," replied his aged opponent,
"is that I leave that insect In my sugar
bowl on purpose. lie acts as my spy.
Whenever I come home and find the fly
gone I am perfectly sure that the eook
has been stealing suarl" -
Vf case or rniE.
aJaafele Advice to f othefia .
The following letter appeared In the
London Times :
Will you grant me space to explain
briefly what, I think, should be the first
thing to be done by a girl or woman
whose dre-s has ca ight fire, and simi
larly the first duty of any one who goes
to her rescue?
A girl or woman who meets with this
accident should immediately lie down on
the floor, and so any one who goes to
her assistance should instantly, if she
6tlll be erect, make her He down, or If
needful, throw her down In a horizontal
position, and kpep her in it.
Sparks fly upward, and flames ascend.
Ignition from below mounts with fearful
rapidity; and, as a result, well known to
experts, the fatality or disfigurements In
these lamentable cases is due to the
burns inflicted about the body, neck,
face and head, and Dot injuries to the
lower limbs.
Now, the very moment that the person
Whose clothes are on fire Is la a hori
zontal post' ion on a flat surf ice, the
flames still ascend, but only into the air,
and not encircling their victim. Time is
thus gained for further action, and ia
such a cr sis in a fight against fire a few
seconds are precious, nay, priceless.
Once in the prone position, the person
afflicted may crawl to a bell-pull or to a
door, so as to clutch at the one or open
the other to obtain help. The draught
from an open door into the room would
serve to blow the flames, IX any, away
Irom the body.
Or again, still crawling, the sufferer
may be able to secure a rug or table
cover, or other article at hand, to smoth
er any remaining flames.
I say remaining flames, for as soon as
the horizontal position is assumed they
have no longer much to feed upon, and
may either do out, aa the phrase is, or
may be accidentally or intentionally ex
tinguished as the person rolls or moves
upon the floor.
In any case, not only Is time pained,
but the injury inflicted is minimiRed.
In the event of the conditions not being
those of telf help, but of wssistanoe from
enother, if it be a man who comes to the
rescue, having first and Instantly thrown
the girl or woman down, it is easy to
take off his coat and 6o stifle the dimin
ished flames with this or some other
suitable covering, tne flames playing
now upward from the lower limbs or
lower part of the body ot UiQ prostrate
lei low-creature.
If it be a woman who rn6hes to plve
aid, this last-named condition suggests
that the sa'er mode of rendering it is to
approach the sufferer by the head, and
fling something thence over the lower
part of tho body, for fear ot eotting tiro
to h rself.
If, in thece fearful accidents, the hori
zontal position be assumed or enforced,
ther v ould be, in short, comparative
immunity and Hmit-d injury. If not,
what must happen? The lire will mount;
the flames (and it i3 thee which- do tho
i; jury) will envelop t e body insi ie and
outside tho clothes, arid wiil rea'-h. the
rock and he".d, and then, indeed, they
may be smothered by a coat or wrapper,
or rug, while the victim is frightfully
disfigured or is doomed to perish.
l or many years I have urged the;e
views whi e lecturing on i-Juries from
burns; and once I had an occasion to
iilus'vnte them practically, ti ough ia a
Comrmaiiv ly trivial accident.
Some dressings of a ver inflammable
Character caught fire at the bedside of a
patient fn one of my surgical wards ;
they were promptly Felzed by a student,
who threw :hem into the middle of the
ward, and endeavored to stamp out the
flaming material. Hut this containing
paraffin and resin adhered to his boots,
and his legs as he danced about were
getting uncomfortably hot.
To his astonishment, and to the un
doubted surprise of everyone Insight,
I caught him nytho Collar of his coat,
and tripped up h;s legs. Instantly tho
flames became harmless, and were ex
tinguished i,y a nurse throwing a jug of
wa er on them.
I have often thought that on the ap
pronc'i of theWtnt r season theresh uli
be at every school, whether board, vol
untary, or private, whether for girl or
boys, an ud..ress, if not an actual demon
stration by means of suitable ni dels,
pointing out what should be done ia
Ities - pec ill ealnm. ties.
It two upright models were prepared
alike, and simultaneously seton fire, one
being thrown down aft-r two sec nds
and one after thirty seconds, or at any
other two d:ffero :t times, the memories
of chi.dren would receive a lusting, and
it might be a serviceable, impression.
Cores On the Train.
Mr. Daves, of the Coast Line, who Is a
bundle of nerves and talent, told us some
apt stories.
He said that one of the officers of a
road was much annoyed at the impor
tunate curiosity of an old Boston lady,
with indescribable bangs upon her
forehead and gigantic spectacles upon
her nose.
Every time the train stopped for fuel
this formidable female wanted to know
what caused the detention.
Tired of this monotonous interroga
tion, the persecuted man determined to
put a vindictive stop to It. When the
dragon of virtue assailed him again
with the old question, he replied :
" My dear madam, the brakeman is
very sick at the stomach."
"Good heavens, sir !" ejaculated the
woman, " is he extremely ill?"
The man nodded in solemn affirma
tion. " now do you know?" shrieked
Boston.
" Because," wickedly retorted her
victim, " he is throwing up wood."
That silenced her questions, but she
made an angry memorandum and
threatened to report him to the
company.
Tho prohibition question having been
started Mr. Daves said the most ludi
crous sight he had ever seen was a
drunken musician, who, after striking a
few inharmonious notes upon the keys,
crawled tip on top of the piano, and
w. : t to sleep before his astouudod and
amused audience!
Mr. Daves also stated that he once
had a friend who periodically swore
off."
One day Daves met this man of many
broken promises, and said :
" John, have you sworn off again?"
There was an emphatic negative
response, and then a candid declaration
that he " had not sworn off, but
stopped lying about it V Augusta,
Chronicle.
Trtt1n mT fens rashiona.
It would be much easier to write about
men's fashions, for all that I would have
to say then would be that the boss tailors
of Paris appoint a committee each
season, and that to this committee is
intrusted the getting out of a fashion
plate, in which is indicated the modifi
cations to be introduced Into the various
bifurcated, round-buttoned and split
tailed garments which compose mas
culine toilets.
Members of the corporation In Tans
follow this fashion plate, and the pro
vincial tailors copy after their fellows in
the capital.
All this Is very simple even If we
take Into consideration the fact that
tallori of Paris have been for years
Influenced by John Ehrendall, formerly
of Boston and New York, now the fash
ionable tailor of this great caplUL
(Boston Herald.
CLEVER FEMALE DETECTITES
Some Cases In Which Their Fmartnasa
Was Rewarded with Success.
A New York reporter found a woman's
detective agency, located downtown.
It Is managed by a woman who has
been in the detective business for about
twelve years. She Is well known to
many lawyers and her reputation for
first-class work is excellent. She is of
middle age, of rather stout build, and
has a pleasant, attractive face. She was
dressed In black.
" I called o get a reply from you to
the intimation that women de not amount
to much as detectives," said the reporter
to her.
" I have no reply to make," she said.
" I do not seek notoriety of any kind.
I do my work as well and as careful
ly as I know how, and my customers
appear to be satisfied."
" De I employ women to act as detec
tives? Yes, several; though as a rule
I do the. most of It myself. When
you want work done most to your
own satisfaction you must do it your
self. " To-day there was a man in court
who was arrested through the work of
this office, and I have an important case
on hand of which I shall be glad to
give you particulars at the proper time,
but more than this I do not care to
tell you about my work or myself.
"The woman whom I will speak of
had an important case that involved
the finding of a mother and her child
who had gone West. The parties who
wanted to And the woman and child
employed her to discover their where
abouts. It was very nececsary to learn
this in a suit that was pending.
" The opponents to the suit knew
where they had gone to and had as their
counsel two of the leading lawyers of
Brooklyn. The woman detective decided
to take the bull by the horns, as the
saying is. She arrayed herself in deep
mourning and called on one of thest
lawyers, representing herself as the
widowed sister of the woman who had
left for parts unknown. .
" She told them that she had Im
portant papers to send her sister, and
talked so plausibly to the counsellor
that he gave the whole thing away,
telling her the place to which the
woman and child had gone and all about
his side of the case.
" No sooner had our detective got
out of the sight of this lawver's office
th en she started in all haste to find
the woman, not even going home to
change her apparel. She sent a telegram
to her husband that she wis obliged to
go out of town and started for Indiana
(I believe that was the State) on the very
next train.
" She found the woman and child in
the place she went to and thus ac
complished her task most success
fully. " Another bright operation of hers was
in obtaining information from or about
a household which could only be ob
tained by a person inside the house.
She affected the Irish brogue and made
application at the house to be engaged
as cook.
" Her services as such were accepted
and she remained in the household
several days, long enough to obtain all
the information that was desired. Then
she quit, telling the people that she
found the work too hard for her."
The Artef Conversation.
The art of agreeable conversation Is
one all men admiro, and most men are
anxious to learn. There are few ?uh
jects upon which young people often or
seek advice from those whose greater
experience enables them to givo wise
counsel. It is frequently said of many
kinds of teaching that example is better
than precept, but this is not so in re
gard to the art of conversation. You
may hear a man talk with wonderful
brilliancy, and yet talk no better your
self than you did before.
You must have rules to- observe rather
than persons to imitate.
Boswell accounts for the extraordinary
accuracy and flow of language of Dr.
Johnson by saying that "he had early
laid it down as a fixed rule to do his beet
on every occasion, and In every com
pany; to impart whatever he knew in
the most forcible language he could
put it in ; and that, by constant practice,
and nevor suffering any careless expres
sions to escape him, or attempting to
deliver his thoughts without arranging
them In the clearest manner, it became
habitual to him."
The course which was pursued by so
eminent a scholar, whose conversat ional
powers alone sufficed to make him cele
brated, may well be followed by the youth
of our day who want to learn the much
coveted art of conversation. New York
Ledger.
A Pretty Legend About the Camellia. '
Though the camellia is odorless, thero
Is no flower that blooms comparable to
It for size and rich coloring. This darling
of the winter will always be a favorite.
There is a pretty legend connected
with the camellia and how this beautiful
white flower obtained its name.
Ferdinand VI. of Spain, whi!;-) suffering
under the hereditary melancholy "from
which he subsequently died, was pacing
to and fro one December day in the
year 1733 'n his bedroom in the Palace
Royal of Madrid.
He was interrupted by tho entranco
of Maria Theresa, his Queen, who bounded
gayly into the room. In her hand she
held a flower of dazzling whiteness,
which she presented to her husband.
" A beautiful flower, but sonntlews,"
exclaimed the King, folding In his arms
the wife whom ho passionately loved.
" It Is the new flower of'the Philip
pines," said the Queen. I have kept
the best for you."
The flower which Maria Theresa
brought to her husband a century and
a half ago had been presented to her
the previous day by a Jesuit missionary
just returned from the Indies.
Craving an audience from his sover
eign, he brought his offering, a small
shrub with glossy greon leaves on which
blossomed two magnificent white flowers,
which he had brought from the Island of
Luzon, one of the Philippine group. It
was about three feet in height and grew
in a vase of mother-of-pearl. The Jesuit
donor was named Camellia.
Cuttings from the rare shrub were
carefully cultivated in the hot-house of
El Buen Retiro at Madrid.
Though it was introduced into Spain
toward the end of 17:V., the new flower of
Father Camellia remained for a long
time in a state of semi-obscurity, as the
possessors jealously guarded it lest it
should become common. The monopoly
was gradually relaxed, and the camel
lia now blooms newrly as universally
as other beautiful ornaments of the
flower garden. New Orleans States.
Home rut for Congrressroen.
The life of a Congressman Is not an
altogether happy one., judging from the
experiences recounted by many of them.
According to the Washington Star, a
member from Indiana was complaining
the other day of the variety of subjects
his constituents wrote to him about.
He had Just received a letter from a
woman In his district, saying that her
husband had left her seven years ago and
asking the Congressman to go to the
census office and find his present address.
Another, from a fellow-citizen, asked hlra
to write to the American minister at Rome
and get him an Italian oueen bee.
From which It would seem that there
are some uses for Congressmen after all.
BAW HIS FREEDOM.
facie Randsom at last Recovers His Sights
Old Randsom had been blind during
many years. He had heard the guns of
war, had heard the shouts of his em inei
pated brethren, but had never seen his
freedom.
He continued to live in his cabin, Pur
rounded by his wife and children, who
supported him. His wife died, and his
heartless children, one by ne, d serted
fcim. Afr this he contrived to make a
living by bottoming chairs.
Several months ago he became too
feeble to work. About that time a young
man whom the old negro had nursed,
came home.
"You needn't try to work anymore,
Uncle Randsom." said the young man.
'I have bought the plantation, and a
part of what I make shall be yours."
"Thankee. Mars Bob, thankee, sah.
"Twon't be fur long, sah. fur de ole man
is got tin' putty close to de eend o' de
row."
- It was not for long.
One night, after a storm, when the
wind was sinking to rest, the young man
stood by the bedside of 1 he old negro.
"Are you suffering much pain. Uncle
Bapdsom?"
"No. honey, nothln' hu'ts me ertall;
de diffikilty is dat my bref is sorter
wraung."
" You are dying, old man."
" Yas. sah, an' thank de Lawd fur It.
Use be n in de dark er laung time. Mars
Bob, er mighty laung time, an' now I'so
gwine out inter de light. Dese ole eyes
o' de body aln' no 'count, but de eyes o
de soul ken look at de glories o'de udder
worl'."
" Do you wish to leave any word for
your children, in the event that I should
ever see any of them?"
' No, sah. nothln' In purtie'ler. only
dat I for-'ibs 'em. Sorter pr ip me up,
ef yer plase, sah. Dar. dat'll do."
" You are happy In the belief of a f u
ture life, are you not?"
" Oh. yas, sah ; oh, yes. Ef dar wan't
no life arter dis de orl' would be er
failure. De Lawd wouldn' wan'er cre
ate me ter be er slabe ha'f my life an'
blin' de udder ha'f if it wa'nt ter teach
me er cre't lesson.
( " Wnar dat light come from?" he said,
raising his hands. "Mars Bob, Mars
Bob, I ken se I ken see ! Look at de
light. Tildy," referring to his wife, long
since dead, " yer's fotc-ii a lamp to li.'ht
de ole man er way. I'se gw-ir.e I'se
gwine ! De light gits br:ght-r an' bright
er. Hoi' it i;p, hoi' it up. Thank de
Lawd dar ain' no mo' night. Thank "
The young mar. eased him down. At
let the old man Lad setn his freedom,,
Arkanaaw Traveler.
The First Cirar.
The first smoke don't last as long as a
ease of sea sickness, but while it does
lat it is oriiinal and unique.
The new smoker is no j :dge of cigars.
He Invariably takes a strong one.
He goes a good deal by the box in
which he finds the cigars. If acinar has
a fancy paper ring about It he will take
it at any price. If he lives he will know
better.
Out on the shady side of the barn he
take.-! hlmseif aDd his cigar. He is
afraid that some ore will molest him.
He lights the cigar, and holding It la
the most awk.K ard manner between his
fingers puffs and expectorates. It se-ms
manlv to smoke, and he picture.-, himself
narrat;:.g to ids chums how wel. t.e han
dled himself, and his tirbt cigar.
The sensation Is not at all pleaatir.t.
He allows longer time to elapse between
his puffs, and wishes- t hat the cigar would
burn up more rapi-dy. The mini h has
a peejliar taste, which frequent expecto
rations will not remove. The old famil
iar fence is turning green. He s-ees
every tiling cir. l" around hi:n.
He is better after a wnilo. Flat on his
back on the green s.vard, he looks .p nt
the t.lue heavens overhead and wa'ches
the fleecy white clouds float in many di
rections. Dinner has no attractions for him.
Candy would not tempt him to get up.
H hears hia name called by an elder
brother. It sounds way off, as if in a
dream. Nearer and nearer it comes,
and finally the owner of tfie voice comes
around the corner of the barn.
He guesses the cause, for be sees the
half-smoked cigar. If he is a real good
boy with a box full of Sunday-school
tickets, he will tell his moiher, and the
young smoker will l-e taken to the house
and lectured for the rest of his boyhood!
days.
If he is a real bad boy, one whoso bad
ness insures his living to manhood's
estate, he will get his sick brother up on
the hay in the old barn, and will tell a
fib at the table to excuse his abs- nco.
His kindness will cost the inexperi
enced smoker later on many marries,
much candy, and the best of everything.
He will threaten to inform their parents
many times of the first smoke, and will
scare the smoker into many scrapes and
much trouble. St, Taul Globe.
Another Earth.
Mars Is almost universally accepted as
being a kind vf duplicate earth.
It is endowed with land, water, clouds,
and air, and snow accumulating around
its poles in their respective'wintT sea
pens. The atmosphero of the planet Is,
how ver, obviou.-ly much more rare than
that of the earth, so that H only exerts
at th-i planet's surface a pressure of
about two pounds and a quarter to the
square inch.
The dim te of Mars 1? conceived, from
the small amount or snow that accumu
lates at the poles of the planet, to be
comparatively mild.
The water is distributed into a very
curious series of long parallel canals
which run out from the ocean basins to
an extent in some places of throe and
four thousand miles.
Two moons have ' e"n discovered since
1S77, presenting a diameter ot not more
than six or seven miles, and one of them
completing a revolution round the planet
in a little moro thac seven hours.
Edinburgh Review.
Modest Tnnni America.
A business man advertised for an er
rand boy recently, and among theeurioua
replies received the following, interest
ing as an index of the solf-appreolatlon
peculiar to Y'oung America:
" I am a strong well educated young
man of eighteen good family best of ret
ference can be given."
Another is no lees curious :
" I think I could fill your want n
of to-day to a T. Drop me a r te A I
will call and you can form an opi: ion as
to my imagination." Philadelphia Bul
letin. '
Obllsjlns; the Preacher.
The Rev. Dr. S., who Is a prominent
divine in a city not far from New York,
had beon spending a few days not In
this weather on an Island on the Maine
coast, and, intending to depart on a
certain morning, he started for the boat
in company with a friend. A porter
followed with the doctor's valise.
Arriving at the wharf, they found that
to take advantage of the wdnd or tide
the boat had gone before the advertised
time.
Not aware ot the clerical character ot
the company, the porter swore several
shocking oaths in quick succession.
" What do you think of that, doctor?"
asked his friend.
Wrell," said the doctor, plowly and
Impressively, "there are times when th
cervices oi a layman are Indispensable."
NEW YORE'S FOOD SUPPLY.
Ptartllac Fljrnrcs cthowlna; What a Good
Appetite The Metropolis Ifas.
New Yorters eat, at a low estimate,
about i!l,t0,xio pounds of 'd mutton
and veal in a wt-ok, say 3,0i"i."00 punds
every day In the year. The;.- eat more
In the Fall and W'inter of beef, veal and
mutton than in the Spring and Summer,
but. and particularly In holiday times,
poultry fills up the noks. cracks and
crevices and there is not so much room
for the more solid foods.
About one-third of the beeT that New
Yorkers get out-side of every day is
dressed beef, dressed in Chicago, shipped
in refrigerator cars and packed In New
York in bie;. feed storehouses.
The other two-thirds comprise un
dress.,. beeves, extra steers, prime steers,
good se. rs. fair steers, medium steers,
Colorado steers. Texas steers, all with
nothing but their hides jind lnpr ou.
Every day 2.i mi or ::.t'-.- r.f the 1 ..-eves,
each weighing 700 pounds when it pets
dressed, are devoured as porterhouse,
tirloin and steak and roast beef.
Calves weigh, on the average, when
they are hung up on the butcher's hooks.
l'X) pounds. The ralves that weigh
much less than that are young; thev
are "bob veal " and tho New York Board
of Hea'th seizes on to them when its
Inspectors see them for saie. When the
inspectors do not see them, the "bob
veal " Is served In swell restaurants,
white and tender at double prices.
Sheep and limbs each weih about 43
pounds. A million pounds of ealves and
sheep and lambs are st owed away every
day in New York where they wiii do the
mot good.
Hogs from lO pounds to 100 pounds
are "hos;" hogs from 100 pounds to
0 are "pigs," technically. Fifty thou
sand of hogs and pigs are dailv sacri
IcM to the Moloch of Manhattan Island
appetite. Tor s of pork chops, thous
ands of pounds of honey -com bed tripe,
miles of sattsages and square furlongs
of crackle r,r put bepw.
Some peook.'s bread is bnttered, thon
others spread it on thick. Tocet h.-r they
use iti.ijod and odd pounds of butte"r
everyday, r- butler, not oleomargarine.
It is cfdculaVd that the force expended
by pretty dairy ma:ds on churnintr that
"inch butter would raise the Post Office
1 im) feet I: to the air and hold it there
for three Icr.
One hundred million pounds of choose
STived in New York in Ism. and mo t
of it t- .is .':- mid there. T! e number
of We .h rnrvbits in that much cheese
is ahno-t incalculable; a rough estimate
is '2X).i'.-:7.o v.
In one we-k, about Christmas time,
the peop'e f.f S'( York have eaten
l.jl p:- kng"S r,f rirvijsed poultry, run
ning up i::o millions of pounds. One
bu i '.red ar.i thirty-p'ght thousand nino
hundred an ! sixty-five barrels of cran
berries mnde i'lto sauce wore tw allowed
w'-'i the i ' -i i r v . In that s.im week
ther v. ve i in G.o-hsm -!s.r,4'.J barrels
id apples, 3:;s,V." b-irre's of rx-tto'.
2,701 barrels of ord-ms, 1.SM barrels of
beans, 1.:175 barrels of peas. l:l."
osncs of canned meats. 3.l.'(5 packages
of dried fruits, 8,471 packages of e vapor
orated goo. is and 4,'.i.'4 bags of peauuLs.
A Wonderful Wnlking; Stick.
Robert Yale, of Norwich. N. Y., has a
historical cane, which probably Is the
oddest walk in s stick ever built in this or
any other country.
It contains 'i.O-J) pieces of wood, and
each i-dj.i 1 piece is given an artistic and
symbolic form, so that tho cane by its
vrrious colored woo-'s Is given a most
artistic look. a!:hou-h : e,,;,.r i- u-id
upon t. He planned a id i' i :.;r : -i- i il.
and tl e cane i .-,ree I . n. u.th - ah r.
Sixty of the 2.--t i.' -i.f -.. . .... r
relies of great vai-j- t- 1 Sie r.-b -. hunt -r.
and comprise a piece of wood from the
oldest tenaiita'dc i ou- - in America, the
Fairbanks rdderice. bui.; in VC . and
EOW occupied by the seventh generation.
The h--(id of the can" is from tbe tre
at Crown Point to which Gemu-al Putnam
was tied after being condemned to death
by burnlnc by the Indians.
Set in the cane is a wreath of hair from
the had of Rebe-ea IU'.o.", one of the he
roines whose strategy drove the p.r tish
to their shipping after landing to atXack
Scituate. Mass.
There is a piece of wood from the Char
ter Oak ; another from the House of Han
cock, the first signer, of the ! Uiratioii
of Independence: another from the bou-.)
where witchcraft originated in Sab m.
and another from the budding where the
victims of that craze were tried.
Sot in the cane is a small pieew of Ply
mouth Rock, and aKo a pice of wood
from the. Mayflower; also wotd-i from,
five different forts on I.ake Champbiin,
from Hawthorne's residence at Salem,
from tho church whore Ro.-r Wii.iams
preached, and from the tre. beneath
which Jonathan Edwards prea. ln-d to the
Indians at Stock bridge. Corn.; alro a
piece from the curbing of the well com
memorated bv Woodworth in his poem,
"The Old Onken Hu.-k-t."
The only foreign relic in t he collection
is a piece of wood from the Tns-o oak.
The care K a unique and attractive
piece of work, and is valued at S 00 by
its owner. Norwich Bulletin.
8weet-Mlnded Women.
So preat is the influence of a ewot
mlnded woman on those around her
that it is almost boundless.
It is to her that friends coroo In
seasons of sorrow and ickness for help
and comfort. One smoothing touch of
her kindly ha'ds works wonders in the
feveil-h chi.d; a few words lot fail
from hr lips In the ear of a sorrowing
f-istor do much to raise the load of g; ief
that Is towing its victim down to the
dust in anguish.
The husband eom-s home worn out
with the pressure of business and feel
ing imtabio with the world in general,
but wiien h- enters the cozy sitiirg
ru m, and see the Ma7" of th" brig t
fire and meets hisw'fe's smiling face, ne
succumbs in a moment to tho sootiiing
influences, wiiic'a act as the balm f
GHp.d to his v.ourdei si.irit.
The rou -h school oy fl'e in a rag"1 from
the t.mrts of bis ton; anions to find
solace i i ins mother's Kinile; the lttle
ore, full of grief with its own large
troublo. f nds a haven of rest in its
rr-th r's b-east; and so one mlht g
on with instances of tho Influence;, that
a 8weet-niipded woman has in tho social
life wi;h which she is connected.
Leauty is an insigtiificieni power wheo
Compared wtth hers.
A Valuable Wood. '
In aenuirlnc Bnrmnh. Copland hasffot
possession of vast forests of teak, which,
never plentiful in India, was becoming,
commercially very rare-. Ot all the
woods rrown in the East this is tbe most
valuable.
It is neither too heavy nor too hard ;
It does not warp or split under cxnosure
to heat and dampness; it contains an
essential oil which prevents its rotting
under wet cond it ions, and at the same
time acts as a preservative to iron and
repels the destructive white ants; it is.
withal, a handsome wood of several
varieties of color and grain, and takes a
good polish.
nnfrera Before Forks.
The Malay said :
"Such a dirty practice. We pay tr
ourselves, "What do I know of the histon
of this fork? It has ben In a hundred",
perhaps a thousand mouths; perhap
in the mouth of my worst enemy. This
thought Is very repulsive to us. r
ATFLTIZIE3.
Dolly Tanien Ilasters.
An ,itr,cvi.c incid rt occurre! reoectlj
at a Sei;ec;---i rc t :rug store.
A man had made several purchases,
and to the clerk s inquiry if he wactd
anything el- he re- bed :
'Yes. t was something else my
wife wanted me to get. Let me see),
what was it? Oh, yes; some Dolly Var
den planters."
-What kind of plasters?" asked the
clerk with a laugh.
" Dolly V..rdvii ! Dr ily Vardun !" waa
the answer, fcjven with some show f ir
ritation. " Well, we've had some, but they're ail
pone. I guess you mean lliador.a
plasters."
"Yes, that's It. I knew It was some
thing like that," and the customer's p- r
ploxed countenance lighted up with a
smile of satisfaction. (Buffalo Courier.
Well "anaed.
Balston, the procer. calls upon Jucklas,
and, while in the draw ing room, Jucklua'
little toy co nes in and says :
' You ain't pot a bird like we have,"
(jK-iuting at a cage).
Paistun: "1 hat's a fact, rny littla
man."
Fov ; "nis name ust'r be Jim till we
pur ire trade w ith you. an' since then pa
Las been cadiin' him PaJston."
Balaton: "Ah, and why does he d
that?"
Boy : Ta says be calls the bird Ba.ls
ton because he's a'ways got Euch a big
bill. Funny, ain t il?"
Pals' 11 ?-a"-s that it is very fancy, but
he knows tha.t, when the text monthly
account is made out sometdy is goii-jf
to EuCer. Arkausaw Traveler.
Art In Austin.
Miss Dauber, an Austin artist, ha-wrnj
finished a picture of a Texan sunset,
which looked verymuch like an espl
Vermillion factory. t-xk the ,'em under
her arm and proceeded to Mr. siluUi '
book-store.
" Sir. Smith, I d-ir to f-ml-h th
Austin public an arcUtic treat. I will
leave my iicture hereon exhibition. I
wish you would pv a card on it inform
ing the pul iic that it is not Tor sale."
"Do vuii really think tli.it in neces
sary. Sins- t-nul-r, " replied Smith, after
he had examined t.. picture cr'-dully.
Texas Si'tiugs.
Not Wanted.
Little Thil had alv ays mentioned eaoa
member of the fau.iy in his evening
praver. but tlie other night he left out
the'baby.
Why, Thil you forgot your uetx lit
tle brot her !"
His black eyes f.Eshed with the an
swer :
' There's no room n my prayers i0r
rny li'Me brother; there's no ro. 'u i
Lis house for him; and "hats mvr",
th'-re never Las been '." Newton
Graphic.
An Rye to the I utore.
"You will come to dar John's fi moral,
sron t vou'r" said the weeping widow to a
lady 'r-iend.
" Y-, I il try tc come."
Ye-- d . J--T. Your pr.-s!-"e will
Toiffort in - iil n,y uni-1 :. :: ; .'!..-iit.
And I d take it i s a pal t ni. .1 v if
fou'd a-k Mr. old boy to ,1. . '- . Try
slid urge him to -.-MiLie. He isi:. ! jut,
and used to be very 1- t f me 1 -.- I
was mnrri-i to dear !' a." l iaind?!
I hia Herald.
What She Wante,;.
Mhs Currie : " Papa, I want fifty dole
Iars. in small bills. "'
P.. pa : " Preposterous, my child ; what
Can you want of fifty d.-l ar--''
ili-s Carrie: "Th doctor 'aid that I
mur-t have it and I want it."
Papa : "The iio-'er said you iuusj
hae that amount'? in small tills?"
Miss Carrie: "He didn't say hova
much, but he said that I must 1 arg
change." Life.
The One Thine; rdftil. '
When Ethalinda DoW-cgs visited her
cousins In the country last week, one ot
them sa-.d :
"Linda, don't you want to help raj
pick p"AS this mor -i; -.-.-''
" I'd like to. dear. " 'replied r.t r.lii: la,
"but I am not properly dressed f-r pick
ing : "is."
" Why, how is that?"
"I forgot to bring a pea-'a ket with
me." PitU-burg Chron,ole-Tdegrar-h.
The lJittcrcnce.
"Say, Dai. I have a conundrum.
What's the difference between th rela
tion you sustain to me and that tf causa
and effect'?"
"Oive it up. Bobby, unless it has some
thing to do w;th ti.-lleeis."
"No, not this time.. One. is an appar
ent relation, and the other the relation
of a parent."
Her Utile Rom.
She had a prr tty hat.
And she had a little couirh.
And her little cough, it is uo harcj to
mention.
When in the church she sat.
Shook the p lumes up n her I at.
And toits many beauties caiied attention.
Bc9t.n U'on.r.
Wanted Plenty of Playmates.
A litt'e chap told by his mother t. -ay
his prayers and to ask for what h- v tr.t
ed prayed for "one hundred brotners
and fifty sisters."
The mother was so disgusted with the
petition that she hurried the little r-ir.neT
off to bed before he could ay, Ameu.
Brunswick iMa.) Telegraph. "
What Every Married Man Ought to Pave.
What every married man in this coun
try wants is a trained, fierce-looking i:t
tle mouse that will aptear whether
called.
It will stampede a family quarrel in
Iocs, time than it takes to provoke i-ne
Macon Telegraph.
A Nat To Crack.
The fellow who forgets a g o i deal
that has happened doesn't worry n- hs.lt
as much as the fellow who rem.-ni' -u- a
pood deal that never happened. l Liia
deli hia Call.
Such a Pity.
It soems a hard t h i c that so ma-,
dudes should b? walking i!-.'ut th
nothing to do. when the h.ij. !-, n i..aa
has to pay $40 for a monk-.. . -ji a.ti
more Herald.
1
Old love letters.
CM lova letters are much like coll
50up. , .
A lv l"'tp- that f'e-TM he a c.v
lightt-il tin. 1- to t'.e t r. h - of
bngors and toes, ma e- 1 ;e b- i: ' ' P
.. ,v..n w.-.rm t:r the si-- .fieri
when first written, if rnd a 'ter 1 l-t::e
wnloh In-pi rvi H bad uicd. .-
the fintn. -s, st- i-m- aid 1. . ' 1
qu di v that ar in a poiky e.m tr-ta
that has laid in the Icl. ei..;.-
ve-ter.! iv.
" s..np Uis this dvarit.?e?t crn bo
warmed over w h;le loe ttei t.. :.uot.
LewWtoo iMe.) Jou-ihi,
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