M tllKlsTMAN. How Different Satlous Observe the Day. The traditions and legends connected with Christmas have an it ta rest; pecoli arly tbeir own, and it is worth noting that the spirit of charity and good will, which is the leadirg characteristic of the happy time, pervades llieiu all. Some of the most interesting of these customs we will endeavor to briefly de scribe. In England the custom of staying up to midnight to heat the Christmas watts" is still observed, a'though tnaDy good peop'e if asked the question would find it difficult to give a reason )r doing so. The tradition that Christ was bom at midnight originated this custom. At one time the bands of fingers used to go about from house to bouse singing Christmas carols. These were the "waite," and by degrees the quaintly beautiful carols which they sang dt-generated into mere doggerel, and the custom for a time fell into dis use. Lattererly, however, it has been revived somewhat, as also the custom of singing Christmas carols ip Tiotestant Episcopal chuiches. In the feudal times when the old bar onial halls gloried in vast flrei'l.ices the bringing of the Yule log, an entire trunk of a tree which was burned whole, was a great event and attended ry pe culiar ceremonies a.d great rejoicing. Then feasting followed ; tho mighty wassail bowl was introduced and the solid pleasures of the table followed and were kept up with a ze&t and ability to put away vast quantities of provisions that would astonish most people of the present generation. The central dish was the boar's head, fl.ir.ked by otLer spoils of the chase. At the present day the crowning ideas of Christmas pleas ures in England, as, indeed, la every where else throughout Christendom, are still the grosser joys of eating and drinking. The "roast beef aud plum pudding" cf Old England has a Yule tide smack about it and solid plenty is the characteristics of Christmas cheer at English tables. First comes the savory roast goose, which is the recog nized Christmas dish among all clases, peers and commoners alike, and the plum pudding, which is brought in steaming, causing young hearts to re joice and bringing in a vista of future stomach ache and physic to small bDjs. Throughout the land Charity expands her wings, and in all the large cities a general movement is heartily mad to let, the poor have at least one gocd din ner. In America the custom cf bancirg up the stocking is as heartily observed as ever, and little boys and girls in town and country tot weeks before Christmas speculate on what Santa Claus wilt bring them. The North German cus tom of the Christmas tree hits been largely revived of late years, und in many households has become a regular observance every year. Both Christmas tree aud the Santa Clans custom are the relics of the days when Thor, Woden and Erica were worshiped, but modi fltd by Christianity till they are low emblematic of the charitable feeling ot the day of gladntss. In France, many years ago, it was the habit for people to stop all kinds ot labor at noon on the day before Christ mas, and masters kept cpeu house aud feasted their employes. It was also ths fashion for the people to assemble on the outside of churches and cuthtdraia long before miduight, and the t:tce was passed away by singing of Christmas carols, the Mouks teaching them bow to sing the carols as well as the Latin can ticiea of the Church. As the Sat ureal ian element begau to come upptrrnus-, the Carols became scurrlou and ob scene, and no regret was felt whtu the custom was done away with. Ia sunny Italy the most visible char acteristic is the excessive love and de votion frit for the Virgin, which shows Itself in many quaint ways. The whole scope of the teaching of the Cliuith tends to make the people realize the birth of t hri.it as au actual yearly oc Currency. This baa led to the manifes tation of the pifTeiari, the Lagpipr players, who are all from the mouniainb of Calabria. The pitTtrari divide them selves into three bands, which marcn do wo. the streets, stopping at eveij ahrine and pouring out wild music char acterized rather by loudness than me. ti dy. This is one of the sights of liiiur at Christmas time. It is the mission 1 f the pifiViati to go through the tity and pray be lore all the ohriuta to the Virgin to cheer her spirits whi.e undergoing the aujoiah of accouchement. Iu Grr many, Christmas is observed with pecu liar heartiness. There Santa C.aus has an abiding home, and the Chris' mas tree, with its cheerful .uhr, ia found in every house where money can be raised to procure it, Like the people of Eng land, the Germans place eaticg aid drinking among the foremost of pleas ures a; Christmas tide. The Kussiau observances at Christ mas are peculiar iu 01. e Important re spect. They lag behind tho otlur Christian natiens. Tbeir Christmas ve falls on our r.th o! January, as the .Russians never surrendered the Julian Calendar. The Christmas festivities aie marked wl;h quaint games in which parts are assigned for youths and uaaid ns. and a strict code of etiquette is ob served through theui all. Iu the Sphuish-American cities of Central America solemn observations take place m the churches cn Christmas Eve. Among the customs is th exhi bition of miniature figures of wax thus tratirg the Nativity and colored ac cording to nature. Th:s representation is called nacimecto, and every family "f consequence prepares one, which is set in the tes' room. Help tm Mothers SaralnK. Mothers who bave the care and draught of noting infants nred the aid of strength ening toolc to wake up the eourl-hment required for li e growth of the child. Ale, porter sod latter beer t as otten been rrcoai irudtd. 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Acitlnw all orrfpm to publiHtien ol - FR EEMA.V' EaeBiUrc. Pa. ADVERTISERS kT.W n M., .New Yura-, ean li 'ddresslns; OEOKdEP 'r-i-L.avt.-l.., 10 Spruce 1e:irn tha . v u . ..... n. any rrp.e4 , of A-ivertisimr In American N awi papers. ioo.PM, pauphlel. lOe K want SALES'! KN ever? where, local I to sell onr kikwis- Win 1ST STOod salarv an.l ..II a...- i. ed sTamiia uT "rrrMr,'l"''ealry want- I xiUSo.MNas;AkUM"tltWAKtv. , . . - - ' . -1 ii . nrus YOU CAN FIND PTAHP'ESR ii ft;: in lTTTA ' .u tom TT' iJrai.tf7 Jt; "7l 1 MES Klctlnff fom, or Dutch Flat. lo tte early das of Dutch Flat a large boned and gigaotic Itidiamao Mas 1 a, ft.: a.1. W. tr a r. t wr naortstl. JtUUWa IU Ufa tUUll UUb AlUJiJ aaavv- I ates as "KickioR Tom." He bad won i Ibe nickname Ly reason of the terrific I sv.nA iKltk vrKloh ka Ml1ff Ifllinph hlfl great siDewy foot against an opposiDi? otject. He was, beside, aa litbe and springy aa a pantber. In those dais men were not very particular about tbe character of tbeir amusements, al though nothing mean or underhanded ever took place among them. Tbeir rough courtesy was genuine and hearty, and they were as brave as Norman bar ons or Paladins of France. Oae day a mioer brought into camp a Mexican burro, which, wheu excited, would attack man or beast with desper ate fury. Several mountain ponies bad been kicked to death by bim, and more than one bad nearly lost bis life by the savage heels of the brute. So exciting had become the record of tbe jack's achievements that tbey became tbe subject of universal conversation and icquiry among tbe miners. Sitting in tbeir cabius. tbey spun wonderful tales of what be bad done and was capable of doing. "He is tbe live.t kicker in the world," said one. "You are right, old man. That beast can kick tbe bair off a man's heid without touching the skin," re plied one of bis comptanions. This was touching Tom in a tender place, and after a moment's reflection he spoke up with the remark : "He can't out-kick me." Tbe observation was received by the group In amazed silence. "Lord, Tom ! Why, he'd make mince meat of you in a minute." "Would be ?" replied the athletic In d ian ian. "Then be can have tbe chance. I'm ready to kick for i 100, and may the best man win." Promptly at the appointed hour every inhabitant of Dutch Flat was as embled in a little level spot just outside tbe limits of the camp. The prelimi naries were soon arranged and trie debt began. Tbe beas: seemed to take in tbe situation at a glance, and laying back bis ears be watched his wiry oppo nent with angry eyes. Suddenly Tom leaped forward and lacded a terrific kick pquarely on the junction of the neck and bead. The brute reeled be fore the force of the blow, but recover ing on tbe instant he wheeled and launched both heela at his antagonist. The man leaped aside, and as quick as as lightning responded with another fearful kick on the burro's neck. And so tbe cor.flicc raged. Sometimes tbe jick wou!d get in a savage blow on his opponent, but oftener the man had the best of ic, and at last putting forth al! his wonderful strength be landed a kick with the fury and irresistible force of a pile-driver on tbe jack's neck, which had been his objective roint from the beginning. The beast reeled back, and with a convulsive quiver fell over dead. Tom was terribly tiuised, bu: no bones were broken, and in a few days he was as spry as ever. The miners next day gave the "jack a regular funeral. Amid the pomr and circumstance of the camp he was laid to rest underneath the sod of the val ley, and a local poet thus canonized bis memory : L iy his waxec hoofs together. Fold back his locg and spreading ears. For he has gone to blend his geehaw With the music of the spheres. Saving ieed Corn. The Importance of eaviLg seed corn bT careful selection has been preached from time to time out of date, and re peated experiment has proven the neces sity for care in tbe storing of tbe corn selected for seed. In sections where short seasons prevail early varieties are desirable, beuce earliness ought to be promoted even in sorts already early by sulectiug such from stalks that Cr.t ripen their ears. Tne importance of choosinz fair-sized, well-developed ears, taken from stalks which bore at lea-st two ears, Is apparent to every one who bas given the sub ject any thought In the selection of seed corn too much care cannot be exercised In keep'ng a well established and desirable variety pure. It snould b borne :n mind that two sorts growing within a quarter of a mile of one another are liable to mix, hence it is not wise to save seed from such com. There does not appear to be an safer, easier or better mode of saving corn for see I tfcaT the o'd-time one of pu'.iing back and braiding the busks of twenty or more ears together, and then hang, ing these braided strands from th raft ers of a corn or smoke bonse, the attic, or any other dry place. The corn must be kept dry aud out of the reach of tats and mice. Is Is a wise plan to select only the perff ctly matured ears for seed; tbt-se dry more qnickly and are not so likely to mold. Xot a few farmers al ways plan to hang their seed corn be tween the rafters of their rotnke bouses, believing that, in addition to the dry atmosphere there found, the smoke that permeates the kernels acts as a preventive to insect pests after the seed is planted. It Is Well to Kc member. That economy is a great revenue. That not every one who cances is glad. That is it as natural to die as to be born. That the road is friend's hoase. never loDg ty a Thtt we have all forgotten more than we remt-mber. That busy lives, like busy waters, are generally pure. That labor disgraces no man, while mac disgraces labor. Tbat tbe strongest men are often the most tender -hearted. Tbat life is too sboit to be spent in minding other people's business. Tbat be who buys bath need of a hundred ejes, and he who sells bath euOUgU Or 006. TD8t jnclinat , . ion never wants an excuse, and, if one won't do there are addzepotbersatt"'Dd uiai'unr'S r sand soii. DEMOGRACUVICTMY 1888. 1888. A Twelve-Page Weekly. The Largest and Cheapest Democratic Paper in tbe Union For tbe Great Presidential Campaign of of 1SSS. PITTSBURG WEEKLY POST, TWELVE PAGES AND S4 COL UMNS OF INTERESTING READING MATTER, And an Extra coppy FREE to tbe Getter Up of Every Club of Ten. 0IEB0LLAK IN CLUBS OF FIVE OR OVER. JO COPriES FOR $10.00 Sin ele Subscription, f 1.25 a Tear. ALL POSTAGE PBEPA1D. The com Ins: presidential jear will bo one ot tbe most Important in tbe history ot tn Democratic party. Tm Wiiilv I'cer will give the history ol the year complete, werlt by week. It will be a jear of (crest conventions, ot sjrfat political ac tivity la stale and nation ; ol Presidential nom inations of a tremendously aetlve and aggressive Ue-ncratte campaign; and we bellave of a glorious victory. Tub Wilt Post will tve all the news. In Its Vt paares and 81 columns will be found that careful variety ot rea 1 In that interests tbe man of business, the larmer, the politician, the stu dent, and, eminently the lamily and household circle. Address, THE POST, Pittsburg, Pa. BUY Y0UE CMDEE RUBBER II. CIIL,IS fc CO.J-- Wholesale Agents, PITTSBURGH, PA. Agents Wanted Everywhere. ELEGIT PORT RUSTS! Eoliwiri and flo'hei la oil color, from cut kind c-t ft tin 1 pi tura. No x ;rlenc reiinfl : f.ur ' r-iiiT 4y in m ttxm rrtil $.- wrfk'T profit SvbcI f.r iatsii Altai full primiiir'. ft om atl.t Crm. II. W. HlXLkf. ?lt t,DHtn fet.. 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AGENTS WAHTED. lzmJ:z?-z.2Z .nrtwatri ;.laej mm . rsjw M lla af it FltrHy Be It a-4 U arltai ii;f VsaJly ymm'.t a J -! ftOr Umnlr ropy a lrx tm a.ata. A -ldrr II. . kFU sULV. 71 1 ataw c.ra'a4'c.ri. rsvaTassaar-aaa. 23 YrfHTrc l- Use. 1 Tke Caaatia a t.mxi Yrl rnnph Of tio Age I SYWPTerrjs of a TOKPID LIVER. lossof nypetlte, Bswclsssatlts, Paia lsj lb ho, with a. csll aeaaavtleii la tke back p.-.rf , Pals wader the aheuldcr blade, Fvllk-raa itci catlna;. with Stella tncliaaiioa te ezcrttoa of boaly cr salad. Irritability of tacapvav Low apirtta, wbk ft fecllncof having; aecleetesl eeme Iaty( Wntiscssi UiKzineee, t?latteriaa atlhs Heart, lete b fare ths cyea, Haadachs over the right ays. Kratleaaoaaa, with tltfal stream a, Ilichly calorad Crlae, anal CONSTIPATION. TTTT'S PILLS are sapaelolly aaptd to such rasr-a, one dnsa crTeota encti s suatin of fealiug aa to astonish the sufferer. Tby Increase t he A rpetit.and cause tha body tn Tsat oat Flesb.tnu the aystem la neerlshed, trl by their Tonic Action oa the lUStt-ve OreraEia,I!-rula.s atoolaara rr lur-d. Prire yf.c. A t Wiirray t..lV.Y. TUne HAIR DYE. GitaT riarrt or W uissicaa ohs.ngfl to a Gijossr Black by a single application of this Die. Jt imparts a u&toral color, acts Instantaneously. Sold by Druggists, or sent by express on rece'pt Of 91. Office, 44 Murray St., Kaw York. NOT DEAjj YET! VALLIE LUTTRINCER, HAiiricrciin ow TIX, COrFER AND SHEET-IROX WARE AND TIN JIOOF-ING, Respectfully Invites the attention ot his friends ard the public la a-eneral to the fact that ha is still carrying on business at tbe old stand opposite the Mountain House, tbenshurtt, and is prepared to supply from a larye stock, or manufacturing; to or der, any article tn his line, from the smallest to the largest, lb the best manner and at the lowest llvlnr prices. tWXo penitentiary work either made or sold at this establishment. " TIN ROOFlN(J SPECIALTY. Olva me a ea and ratuty yourselves as to my work and price. V. 1.UTTK1IS Uliat. lnsburK. April 13. l&3-tl. 50 Rraard. The school district ol Allegheny township will pay the ahov reward lor the arrest and ronvio th n i any pera or persons found breaainv Into, ir.nirina. .r i. any manner defacinv any ol the scUfx l prt'iHrrty ol raid townshii. lU '.H lihlSKEI. A'.:ehny .K.t. JT. IT. IVestJcLt. KV-VX w-?V- V H-h--.-tll...l re- iViarl ; ..! -ta.lt wir llarLi .-.- " V h.da.Mi ar J . . '- iltlt.ss mi.u! kllliM!, ui -T I Rich and MNerable. Tbe death recently of Thomas Foster, of Shamong towesbip, BurliDgtoD coun ty, N. S., furuisbea tba people of MouDt IIo'lj and iieigboriDg Tillages oomething further to wooder at and diacuss says tbe New York World. Fostr-r was seventy years old, and was known to bis Deighbors as "Tbe Hermi: of tbe Pines. " For fifty years be bud lived alone ia tbe primitive little log bouse in wbicb be died, and for a great part of tbe time was known to be a miser. Hence little 6urpri6 was manifested by tbose wbo found in an old cheat in Lis cabin bills and gold and silver coins to a large amount. When Foster, then a prepossessing youth of twenty, appeared in Sbamong township h tlf a century ago and took up bis abode in the little cabin wi'h dogs and Oooks, tbe people wondered. He possessed an excellent scholastic educa tion and polished maimers, and soon bad many friends among his rural neighbors. Why he bad fled from cities and buried himself in tbat out-of-the-way place he never told, bat little by little a story was woven for him, in which tha time worn motive of disappointed love was made to fit his case, and he ceased to be an object of interest. Tben it came to be noised about that Foster was a miser. The country people fell away from him, and he secluded himself more and more until he was almost forgotten. Sur rounded by his dogs, his mind buried in his books, with which the cabin was plentifully supplied, days would son times pass without his stirring abroad. The howling of a dog attracted some farmers to the little log hut, and there they found tbe hermit dangerously ill. Accordingly the overseer of the poor of Medford vieited the cabin for the pur pose of remoying the old man to the almshouse. "Take me 10 the almshouse ?" be almost shouted. "Never I I have money to pay for takiDg care of me here, and here are the keys to that chest. Open it and you will find what I say is true." When the the chest was opened, sure enough there was the money as he had said. The gold was neatly packed away in little tags. The notes were crisp and clean, though of tbe issue of old State concerns long since become nation al banks. Foster obstinately refused to have a nurse, saying : The nurse would eat so much." Just before tbe end came he raised himself on bis elbow, motioned convulsively toward the old chest and fell back dead. Tbe cabin and tbe miser's effects were taken in charge by the authorities. It is thought that there may be mure moaey secreted about the old structure. An eff Dit will be made to find his rel atives in FciladeJphU, from which city it is said he came to the pines. A Tarrot that Trays. A family living on Reed street, above Fourth, is the owner of a pretty poll parrot that has already conclusively shown the tvidence of early religious training. The bira is an unusually bright one, and it salutes the member of the family every morninjr with a regularity that is as interesting as it is remarkable. St. Alphonsus' German Catholic Church, on the southwest corner of Reed and Fourth streets, is provided with a set of chimes, which, be sides ringing on every Sundiy and holy day, ring out the "Angelua" every evening. This is for the purpose of re minding pious Catholics who live with in the sound of the bells of a little prayer that is to be recited at that time of the day. Recently one of the little girls of the house began to call the at tention of the parrot to the ringing of tbe chimes. The bird was a careful observer, and attentively watched the little one recite the prayer. Suddenly, one evening, as the bell rang out, the parrot jumped from bis perch to the bottom of its cage, and assuming a reverent position, bowed its bead and mumbled the first few words of the prayer. Since that time, it is claimed, the parrot is as regular and attentive to its daily prayers a? any member of the family. Snperstitions About Jlarrlarxe. Three young society ladies whose wedding had been announced to take place within the past fcrtnight were obliged to have the proposed ceremony indefinitely postponed on account of their illness. Ii is no wonder tbat many young ladies become 111 as the grat day for them draws near, as the amount of work they have to do in preparing for the event is enonrh to wear them out entirely. The worry and bother of dressmaking and constant shopping and the incidental excitement might pios tra'e a delicate bride. Just think of the dresces the young woman of moder ate; ideas generally starts eff with! Of course, there's tbe wedding gown, then the traveling frock for tha tour, and, say four morning dreses, with a lik number of tea gowns and reception toilets ; tben bouse dresses and two tailor made walking suits with one sligbtlv more elaborate for ppecial oc casions. This ia only a prt of the out fit, for undergarments, household linen and the thousand and one etceteras must b preiared. As the fall is the rushing season in the marriage mart, it is well lo recall one or two interesting superstitions that were religiously noted in the time of our grandmothers. In the first place, according to an ancient aud reliable chronicle, there are thirty-two days iu the year that are especially unlucky for marriages and journeys. They are as follows: January 1. 2. 4, 5. 7. 10 aud 1 February G, 7 and S; April G and 11; My 5, 0 and 7 ; Otcbrr 7 ; November 15 and 10, and December 15, 1G and 17. Everybody knows that Friday ia the most unlucky day for a wedding, while Wednesday aDd Thursday are the luck iest. Our grandmother believed that it was a most unfortunate thing if the the bride, after finishing her toilet and leaving her looking glass, should turn around again for a last ulauce at her self. It was also bad for her to see the man she was about to marry after dresa ing and before the time had come for the ceremony. bi rstiuut. lot the Fijfkm a . P lsJ INZEFS ESTY Qenuinefias a every plug. Old Honesty is acKnowI- edged to be the purest and rrost lasting piece of Standard Chewing Tobacco on themarKet. Trying it is a better test than any talK about it. Give ita fair trial. Your dealer has it. CARRIAGES. WAGONS & SLEIGHS y TI.XI)I. ADtrCKTlSLKS ttiouM U.A . drei's Ur.ORGF. P. KOWr.I.I. CO., IO Sprare klrrH, N-w York City.' Fob Selkct I.!iT;orl, 000 Ni-irtia Will be sent free on apyhcatiun. Jan. II THE PLUMED KNIGHT.- XZrl 5 I Kra l lnrl l'ara th ahove trnri'l. Ss.ll IV Alt aic ttkLI.M:. llobrnunu, IK. Jan. i4, T. 1 poa.Uv rtBMr tot lb mf I. mm tmmmtiiSm ml cm a tn wmrt fctd nd mt Imag atmmaimg hmm ma r4 1m4mm4, mo troof rsr tmttu lm its maimer, tmm I will mmrnm TWO BOTTLd PRE torbr Wit iT.l, CAlU T&lATIM m Ml HiMtM.la mnfmUmrmr Olv ttm r ul r. Ol tattr . WL. I. tUXXmt, lAl ImmiA U, . X. CURE WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. BraUWfrliByrnri. TsV:i rod. X'n In lime. ofd by OnrmtA. Li ESSENTIAL OILS. HiM tnuitr.rx, Pi:nrRi f.t. pe.- XY ItOVAI.,hlF.RII.VT, Ar. ol rrlme quality. Iionirht In any quantitv for cat-U on dchveriy, Iree ol brute raif". cuiiiixiiislon, e tor aice, ixc, by DODGE tL OLCOTT. Importer! and exporters. 88 William St.. New York to canvaps lor tlie sale ol Nursery Stock ! StenHy rnployini-nt truaranKeil. SAbAHY ANIJ t. FKNM1S PA11P. A.lv at onrp. 'tatluu- ana. CliASsE BKUTHKKS I'lMICANY, (Keler fo this paper. Jocfoe.:er. is'. Y. Penn'a Agrrl Works- Steam Enirlnev.Saw M!l:i, Hay I'tewrK, Stump f'ul.era anj stanjarl Atcr'oitural ImDllonnL fieaerallv. Set"l fr t 'araloiruA A.'K. KAML'H AK- i. SON York, I a. 4t. THE NEW AND ELEGANT KICH ARM JENNIE JUNE" SEWING MACHINE 13 TUB BEST. BUY NO OTHER. Tho IjADTES- FAVORITE, because it is LIGHT IiCOTING and docs bucH beautiful work. Agents" Favor ite, becauso it is a quick and eu s seller. AGENTS WANTED IsTsOCriTIED TERRITORY. OEICD r-OIl CinOVXiATt.' JUNE manuTacturihg CO. Cor. La Sills A7;:m a:! Ontario Street CHICAGO, ILL. SWITIUS C. rllOKTMIHiKtS' ACAPflY, For loans; Mm and Uar. Mr1ia, ln 12 mill-' from 1'hHaiU-ljihi. Klx-! prlccovirs veTyexiens. rven books, fco. No exirarliaricvH. No iDCiiivRiat ex'ns- No txatntDm n tir ail xniFSK.ii. Twelve rxi'g Timcr tc-arhrrs. all men, anl all Eraduates. special upnrlunilies lor apt students t'i ujvunr rapidly. Special ilrill lor dail and tmeteward Iojb. 'atrfDs ur vtuilrnts ma j selrt any studies or choose the rcitular Kmc llh. Sr1nline, Hn1neas. Classical or t'lvil t'nul neerlnit course. StiidniM fitteil at Media Aca.l emv are now In Harvard, Vale, I'rinretuu ud tcu other t'olleaes and Folyt'hntf! SoUikiIh In stu dents snt to ca'lleire in isK:t, lft in lhs4, 10 In lhH'.. 10 Id 1p1. A ktrduatinK clu. in the rommerolal departiiiput every year. A Physical and I'lirm-l-al I.a ioTnlory. ti vmr.rj-lnm and H iil lrutd. l&oOvols. added to the library In Isvl. Media has seven ehurehes ana a teneranee charter which prohibits thf sale ol all Intoxicating drinks. For new illi-Hr.;t'.l cirr-iUr d.lrrp the rrihi-lnal and I'roprlt-tor. S w 1TH I N . SHI )K T LJIM1K. A. AI.. (Harvard tJradimtc) Media, fa. AY 'HUN you want J ih l'rlr.ttnif ot any klrd u .ti- j;,ve the r kkm x . !Ure a trial. Hon SALESMEN WANTED The Kuslle In a Sew Hole. How tbat important part of the ferxir nine wardrobe known as a bustle aery T aa a life preserver for a vouok laJy ta recent encounter with a mad Lull ' thus related by the Ilaywarda (c.ji Journal : ' We don't think history has recorflM a more singular escape from dath , occurred ia Itedwooi Canyon last we. The male sex, who are an unfeelm 0. taken altogether, have severely cr ;' cised buflles, which are a most iair ant part of the female wardrobe tj. alter reading this thrilling epja" 'forever hold their peace." jar' some young lady of sweet seventh arrived from Anzma a couple of vig a,?o and spent a very pleasant visit friends in the above named car. One evening when the head of ths Vaj" ily was away the milking natural", fell on ihe female portion of the hous hold. The .Arizona fair oce at ona offered to do her share, but the aunt protested. The protest was ot no avail however, and shortly afterward ELg started for the corral, pail iD hand a typical Maud Muller. The your? was judt iu the act of milking 'y, ferocious bull spied ber and at o;Cb started on the warpath. It was a cr' cal position, and, as (he bull carte charging at her with lowered horns Btd blood in his eye, the young lady quietly dropped on tbe ground, face downward and lay as still as death. This m&n-o-uvre was sometbine new for the bull and he was a moment nonplussed, but be soon recovered from his surprise ar.1 made for the prostrate maiden, an3 Lij it not been for that bustle that yr,t lady never would have lived to teil exciting experience. The bull ged tbat tenderly framed air castl, ca'iri a bustle, until it gave way and he re tired with the trophy. The aunt bjw the crargeand was at out to run in to assist when the brave girl called out to keep back or else both would be killed. As it turned out, the bull, after iuvea. ligating the bustle, corcluded that Le had made a a!ight mistake aoi retired from the battle. Had the young Udv started to run the bull would very like ly have soon overtaken and killed Lr. Hereafter all young ladies should have an extra bustle in reserve when thev into the country end play the milkmaid act. Explosion of a Bird. .Newton Tabor was digging a we!! at Pilot Point, Tex. To blast out thn rock he used dynamate enclosed iu small metallic capsules. In the course of Mj operations he dtpasited an open box of these dangerous capsules at the font of a tree near where he was wnrkine. A ladder leaning against the tree reached up to a mockingbird's nest conta'.LiLg g you-ig brood. His ten year-old st:n, Hick, with a couple of the capsules ia his hand, ascended the ladder, and, dis covering the young birds with distended mouths, boy-like dropped the cai'Mjle one at a time, in one bird's mr.ir.h. They forthwith disappeared in the bird's craw. This rendered the bird urcorri fjrtable, and in a struggle for relief it fell from the r:est. Upon striking the ground an explosion occurred which tore up the earth, dumped a quantity of the loose dirt and the IrapriierHs it rock piled around into the well, and came near killing Mr. Tabor, who was working down below. The boy fell from the laddei and was badly hurt, suffering the fracture of some lures. This shows what a boy will Jo wheu Le gets a chance. A Stream of Loirs. Ilomestake mine, near leadwonI, tas a railroad twenty-two miles long to tie pineries where fuel is obtained, and ihe road ends at the top of a high hiil jjbt above the mill. Here the wood i dnmpfd into a chute made of heavy Iocs lined with iron. The logs descend with tremendous velocity and on reaching the mouth of the chute leay out into the air, pass over the mill, and land some 2 j0 feet from the Toot of the bluff. For boars a perfect stream of logs rashes over the heads of the men at work be low, and to a newcomer it seems f u:Ti ciently dangerous, but no accident evcr occurred and one soon gets over tie nervous feeling. Five thousand curds cf wood are piled At a time by this arrange ment, which saves tens of thousands cf dollars annually to the company, dispos ing of SO.OuO cords a year without a:.y cost for piliug. Four .Morals. Here is the French story with f.-mr distinct morals : Four flie were in search of a breakfast. Ooe found s.nie jelly and retraled himself. Tl.e j-!!y was not genuine and the fly turned u;"3 his back. The second fly seeirg U. fate of his friend, resolved to eat p's:a bread. But there was so much alum in the bread that he, toj, turned nvr and breathed bis last. The third f.f atTacked a glass of beer, but the al 9 laid him out cold. The fourth fly, fee ing that everything eatable was tamr-r-ed with, resolved to commit. suicMe. Hi fouud some German tiv-papt-r oa which was inscribed "Death to fi." lie partook freely, but the more he a'.e the better he felt. He sturk to the ;'.y paper and lived to a good old are. F.NULW1 religions papers are flLri;r protesting agiir-st the over ilecrt:io of chuichts at Larvest bom feaUi.i's. At a recent fes:ival in a I.auoa.',.ire church the s-icretl edifice was ah'ut td witt sacks of potatoes' und S''t quantities of beets, turnif, cmito's. tipples, pears, tomatoes and Imce veec table marrows. Altogether H loikil more like a green grocer's shop ll-a.'i church. The ndvice we have to c fiVr to yfjrff m-n and maidens Is, let your h ilr ainits keep at a s.iTe distance from hairdrti ing rooms and drug shops, where ars snld oils, alkaline bubstances, 8!cl-'liC mixtures, etc.. for use upon the ba r. They are all pernicious, and will do von harm. .TrMriNO Duo, the Indian who Crei the Chayenne AgeDcy a few day z was captured tn thursday m'ebt t Pierre, lak. Next morning he attack ed his guards md stabbed two of them to death with a pair of fchears and ttea committed suicid". OO oo
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