I
AM 3Los wnitOBfinn IM yawls of the Main Liii or DBnnncII&es of the IDennB.syDvauu5
Railroad. ILos will lie sold fa-onn 1M& to $1,1.
UNuEK A TRIP HAMMEH.
F.xiiildtloti r Faith, skill anil IVrfert
Varhlurry nt the Krupp Cin lYnrka.
'The most lvondcrful exhibition of
conlidence by one person in another
came before me a short while back in
my tour through Germany," said a tr.iv
ciir to a St. Louis (J lobe-Democrat re
porter. "I have a groat loal of con fidence in
rr. trie men's ability and a wonderful
trrst in some men's nerve ami stea.'.
strength, hut not enough to stake i;4y
lif on cither.
"The exhibition that I saw seemed
foolhardy. It was in the works of the
Treat Krupp Arms company. One part
of the machinery is for flattening bars
t;f steel into plates. For this a spiHrial
machine is had. which has an immense
ctoel bloeltor table on which to lay the
br.r;, and a great arm sledge, whi 1
wc-ghs several tons and comes dowi
wit h crushing velocity. It is perfect lj- i
regulated, by maehinerj, however, and J
the man at the throttle can stop it with
ease r.t any given distance from tin
block, providing he has sutlicient stead
iness of nerve.
"The day I went through the manager
accompanied us and requested the man
at the check-valve to show us how sure
and certain was the machinery. With
out reply the mechanic whistled to a
lad worhing some thirty feet away.
The boy dropped what he was doin
and came running. "Jump up." said
tne first, and muttered something aUmt
f.howing us the machine. Without re
ply the hid leaped to the steel table be
neath the gTeat iron blocks.
"We were horrified.hut the work was
too quickly done to permit objection.
The moment the lad settled down the
engineer grasped the lever and the
great sledge with lightning rapidity
flew up and down again toward the
block. It was all done by the steady
fingers at the valve, and it stopped a
few inches alove the lad's head, who
Mnilingly climbed down and started
away.
"We raised a purse to present the
twain with, which was at first- refused.
The manager finally consented to order
them to take the money, which they did.
I never cxpet to witness such another
exhibition of confidence and nerve."
Ill Preference.
A new story by Charles F. Browne
(Artemus Ward) is published by the
New York Advertiser. As young
Browne's health was delicate and his
father and only brother had died young,
lie was urged by his friends to give up
certain indulgences and save himself.
Thiscaus.d him ton-late the following
anecdote to Mr. Knight: "I onee knew
an old fellow in the west, living mainly
by himself, who sai.l he had always
been makiug sacrifices as to appetite,
giving up one thing after another for
the sake of health. At length, when he
was aUmt eighty years old. he had
simplified his diet until he was just liv
ing on whisky and pork. Itut one dav
he said to me: "I guess I've got to give
up the pork 'fraid it s hurtin" me.'"
I'MUBl Klirlita.
The pope was the loser in a will case
ftctl l.xl tYi.M .1 mi .
;,, ; '"-r u.iy. inc .Marquis tie
---...,... ,,- lul(l ln:lJle mm ins sole
legatee, but. t!, i ...; - ,
-ira contested.
the first court, according to the report,
decided for the pope. On appeal hi:;
holiness lost. The procureur general
maintained that the pope, as a sovereign
thief of the papacy, lad no right to pos
sess property in Trance. 1 f such a prin
ciple were admitted, he said, foreign
nations would able to acquire in
trance canals, railways and land ad
loinu.g f.,rts. ltcsidcs, continued the
pr.K nrt ur general, the pope is no longer
an ord.nary sovereign; his sovereignty
is of a special nature since 1870. He no
lar ger represents other than a collection
r ideas, incapable of ..-quirW pron
Tty viz., Christiaaitj,
JUNCTION CAMBRIA & CILEAiSFIEOI) MAIIILIK(0AI1D
CD&IESflN & CM2AEIFI13LJ ISASL-GSdDADD.
CMIEST CMEIEI BRANCH IB. A I I1&0 A ID.
JJBILACIKJLECIC EXTMSI RAII.IMAIBa
UftSSURPAS
LOUIS O. VANDERVERE,
0n of tlia lt koown boslnnn mta in Chicago
repreaentatiTa of the (Treat Bradstreet Oo.
HEADACHE, SLEEPLESSNESS, NERVOUS
PROSTRATION.
Xr. Mile STfdloai Co.. Elkhart, Ind.
Gentlemen : I take pleairare in informing ynu
nf tbe very beneficial ruiulis h bicb buve followed
the ue of Da. Miicm Rcstohativc Novim
n thecaaeof myself and wiiu. r T .r 1 vow
Fuhject to a distrotsing pain at the bk.se of the
bnua and upper portion of the siiinal cnrl. I
loet fleoh ami wax trreatly
t j baf f J troubtal with Elt-epleriiea.
Your Nervine was highly
Tecnmmei)ded to me. My rase had been an tl: i
nate that I bad no Confidence in tho flirncv of
any medicine. Yet aa a Ut reonrt I confined io
rive it atrial. Vuch to my vnrpriae. I ex(rienvd
marked benefit; my aleepliivineMi dimmiettred;
my headacae waarexaoved; my npiriuaad general
aETHOUSANDS
into twihtv Nukdi. All tmis occuaaro
Art mm Lcaanco ano will known Mvsiciana
o raiLCO. My wile in taking tlio Nervine WIIU
Xku beat of ruaulu. Louis 1. Vanoaavaaa.
Sold on a Positive Guarantee. I
Dr. MILES' PILLS.50Doscs25Cts. ;
SOLD BY lK. T. J. PAVISON.
KBENShtlKU.
Garfield Teas:
t'urw Cou-tifw.tiun, K-Hior- Conii.lfxioti. lXHtrV
Cures SickHeadacne
LIDIMEE3T
.ANY
lVH won
' HOUSEHOLD USE.
Wmi otH vitiated and first
AV OT.n FAMILY PHYSICIAN
in lHlO. Could a remedy without real
merit have survived over eighty years 1
SOOTHING, HEALING, PENETRATINfN
For INTERNAL and EXTERNAL um.
8 tot Khaumntlr I'ainii and Inflammation. lirw i-roiu,
..Irtm Throat. TuoMiltla, I 'oIip. l'raniai and lan,
Mommw Complainta. Cuta and Hrulara Ilka mal--t
u rt- Oouirb. AMthma. tatarrh. UroiMhitia. 1 ln.i. rm
Morbiia. I h 1 1 Main. I'hapa, H.n-n in Hudy or Liinha,
Stiff Mnmlw or Htralna. Inhale for Nvrvoua Haftacha.
lU'Mt'd I'aml'hWK frra. ft,ld eyrryahra. -Tr 3ft ft.
Kli bottlra. $2.0. 1. H. JOHNSON &. CO, Muaoo. lLaaa,
STK ATTON
I5nd Instrnracnta. Snare and Riss Drum
Pkacolna, Clarlont. Cymult tnd alt n
laming to Bi-a Bni atrxJ Urtm CM-pa.
. tto, sow as a 4a wiaw si, i ar vfj
F. McKKNKICK,
ATTOMtT DtmillKIIUOl at Law.
tHrN.SBl'att. . pA
aar-UfAee oo Oetatra street.
GOOD
FALLS OF MONTMOnENCI.
Tlicy Will lt- ICulti,-l to Sui-plv I :i,--t r i
1'iiHrr. The iM-auty is lihely soon to h-p;irt
fr.'in the far famed falls of M.:jt:io--:n
i. so familiar to all American t.-i-r-i;t
i to vu,-!.'c. 'J'hc entire v:.t. r '.:!!
and all tli.' Mirroundiog pr-ri li.
jii: t passed into the hands of t In- i .!.;,-Im-
Klcrtrii" Light i-ompany, tlie p: i
naiil i..-i')g two hundred and Iliitlv
t lc n valid dollars, says tie- New V-i!.
Sun. Already the company ! a- Ih-,-h
utilizing a xrti.ii of the vat--r power
froni the river alove the catara.-t. as
m .live power f. r their 1 namos. w hi. h.
situateil in a fa.-t.ry near the f.i-.t -f
the fa'.'s. fiirni: h iill the !i:rht f. r 1 ! .
ilhiiiiinati.in f the street; of i -.. !...-.
No-.v they are likely b tlr:;K . a' o
la:-rely iii'-re:ied an :i!::. i!.t ;' v.:. i
lor 1 he pr-', :--l extendi. ei of their -.ir
'i..!:'; that there vtiM b i:' :.- :-:io:-.e
1. ft . part ieu!:: rly in the dry s .;
soi'., to come over the pr -. !;.:.
It is pr.iixise.l to nialiul.
..ire e:
tr! al rioi ive jx iwcr f r :.! I ; '-.e
and nt her indict rial he i:?es i:i
as '.vel1 as storage li-rh! for:.:!
i a. 1.,
).:.
I .. :
I v. ; .
t in c'
M'ii;'iT cars -n the I
way. New iron s:;
ilia
hu.viln-.l feet lon-j- and . :.: f.
aiaeter. are lH-ing o-nsini-l.
1 i 1 :
til-- river alxive the J'alis. ,:i
! !i water s. eon.l.i. te.l v."i!l a .
I w i -e over, one of t he new o; t rie - I
:!!; ere. -te,l half-way up tin- .;!,' ; :
johiing the cataract A l;:'.e tv.e;.
iii;i -:;n the river will probabiy '; .
ua iuaed i-i order to insure a m:; . .
.-; ierindrv -;--asoii,. In the p; r h:
of this pn iK-rty is ineluditl t eai of il..
luagiiiiieeat manor house n-. r! . hi..'
the falis wiii -h was the snmnier n j
tlc'ice of ( :ieen Victoria's latlur. tie
la.e duke of Kent, when commander of
the forces in Canada in the coniniei:-. e
meiit of the present century. Here it
w:-s that the beautiful ami ae.-oip:i-d: d
Mme.de St. Laurent presided nvcr the,
household establishment and pe it
simpers of his n yal highness, whom 1 he
I'rcnelH 'anadian lx-auty aecoiupanied
to Kngland. retiring to :i convent after
the duke's marriage to the mother of
the queen.
LAST OF THE DRUIDS.
ttr:iire dsn ( h inirlt-r Who Held In
lruiil ICitea and 11,-lM-fH.
We re;ret to announce the death of
the high priest of the sun. nt the ripe
age of ninety-two. says the Pall Mall
Ilndget. To the eye of faith he w;is
the last of the druids: the profane
knew him only as Ir. William ivice. of
Lhintrissant, in tllamorgaiishire, and
characterized him as "a most "i-centri.-man."
It must he admitted that they
were not altogether without excuse f ir
this opinion. lie attempted to imit-itc
the pontifical raiment of his predeces
sors in the priesthood, wearing a whole
fox skin on his head, a light green coat
with trousers to match, and a scarlet
waistcoat. As a reproduction of drnidie
costume the profane -may perhaps le
again excused for thinking this a little
unconvincing. Kven high priests ,f
the sun are not without human weak
nesscs, and lr. l'rhv signalized this
truth at the age of eighty-one by mar
rying his hoiisckecjK-r, a girl of nine
teen. One must allow that this step is
a touch of pr e in such a character,
hut he redcciiii"d it shortly afterward
ly attempting to hum the body of hit
child on a funeral pyre which he erect cd
in a neighlioring field. The. druid could
hardly take account of the constable.
Know i to the Am-tent.
The oat-tail of 1 he American swamps
is almost exactly the same plant as the
Kgyptian bulrush. It is no longer usi d
for making paper, as it once was, but
from its root is prepared an astringent
medicine, while its stems, win n pre
pared dry, are excellent for the manu
facture of maU, chair bottoms and the
r
" c i
For
WAT
ii
A FAIR FACE MAY
GAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES
SAPO
CARTEttS
-ITYJ,E'
F 8VER
F!rk Ti.aoar-ho and rrhm-Ball tlio tronbl tor
dent to a Liiiuua atux.f tlio cyptti.-ioa oa
J.ixxiiie-a. 1. us. 3)rm-siix.a. l'tHtif! ;-X
eaticft. liin in Uie Ki.ln, Wui lo tae:r:i ei
Ttsisuaabitt Burccas baa tsx-n abov. n in c.iriil
;i v
ITel'arc, yt-t Curt lit'lo lA-mr rfTIa ar
ejt:aUy vahiMoini'nHt.aMirvn.rMriTiKaii.i ird
T XJtixif tUir snnoyiiifcoioi'laiut.wiiiic tiify altwv
ArtsthrTlJ eoalmoatpriopipaatothoaowh
tullrr from t!iiaU.itr-xin(? complaint; lintfor'.ii
I'ately tneircooilueasdoosnotend h-ranil thosa
w io once try them will hnd theeiilittlnptllaTalit
el.le la xonmny w tbat they will not bn wil
IlU to iU without tltt-m. But after aUaickbeati
Ifl the bane of so many lives that beta is where
we make onrfovat boast. Our iiUlacuroit wbila
others do not.
CariT's Little Liver Pills are vrry small and
vry cany to take. Ono or two pills maiuta doaa.
Tliit y areatrictiy vt-utabiaaud do not gripo or
j un'", but I '7 tlic-ir pent 1a action pleaaaaU who
v.se them. In vialaat 'J.Scrnts : rivefor f 1. Sulti
ky dru(tist every ticro, or sunt by mail.
CARTER MEDICINE CO.. New rork-
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE
WE TELL YOU
nottitiiK n-w wlwu w- diait- thai ii -ays to r-i.ifre
in a M-riimiint, most healthy and lt-auiit lic.i
n-i. that n-lurn a prolii f.ir t-vcry dav's work.
n-li is tin- lnisin,-ss we ort-r the worLu, i-las-.
V4 tt-ai-h Ili-lii how lo tnak' momy r;ipull . and
iriiaranl-t-yi-rv one who Inflows our instructions
faitlifnlly th- niakiiii: o( .KM IM a loonih.
Kvtry on- who takes hol.l now and work a'ill
siin-lv and w-lil iiirr-as,. their -:iriiins; there
run lie no ipiestion ahont it : others now at work
are iloiiu; it. and yon. reader, eau ih, the same,
t his is tlie tiewt a in business that von hare
ever hal tin- rhain-e to s,snre. You w ill inaki a.
crave mistake it you fail to trive it a trial at oiM-e-If
miii jrrsi the situation, and as-t iniicklv, vou
will diret'tly find onr-elf in a most roperous.
Inisim-ss, at whii-h you ean surelv make ami save-lart-e
sums of money. 'lt. results ol onlv a few
I rs' work will otteii espial a week's waves.
hi ther you are old or oiiiij;, inuu or woinau, iu
iimke no iliir-reiu-e, ilo an we tell vou, itini luc
res will meet vou at the very start. Neither
experience or r.-iilal m-.rv. Those who work
for us an- rewarded hv "not write to day tor
lull ariK-ulars, free ? K. V. AI.I.KN Jt M .
Itox N. 4 MO, Augunta, Mew-
CASSIDAY'S
Shaving Parlor,
EBENSBURC.
'I'll is well-known Shsvina far!ir;in lorsted on
1 "nitre Ptrret. near tbe t'uunty Jail, lias re
cently l.een liandsi.mrl reiurnisiied. aered.
and hlle.l wilji every modern ron venienre, and
l oiif ol tha prettiri-t. neatest, and tteti shopli In
Northern "mi,l.ria it l In rhartte ol n.ui
tent workmen wno will Klva cverr attention to
cuttomeiK. Your alrohav nolicited.
. Kiml- Kr tlASSIKAV.
floflDL'ri an.1 Tnmara (t'HKD . no
bUIl b til TFJTiZrCSZi
a Iivaal.
n
JJD $
AUFACTUROIMG PURPOSES.
P
P
OR
CALL ON
PROVE A FOUL BAR
LIO
B. J. LYrSCH,
u jn" 13 ii: irPA i: hz y
Anil Manufacturer A Ila-ainr In
HODIE AND CITYIYTADE
FURNITURE
LOUNGKS, BEDSTEADS,
Li ttrc?:?ftes. &zc.9
U ()." ELEVKaNTH AYKNUE,
ALTO ON A . PKNN'A
X-ifCitizens if f'mmhria t'uunty and a'l
Mier wistnnc to purchase ttonest KUKN1
IT'KK. Ac. at honest price8 are respectfully
nvited lo elvt us a call before luvlC2 Isew
tier. as we ate confident tlat we can
nt-el ever)- want and pleae evt-ry taste.
'r". th rr lst. fJ-lrV'Mrt-tf . 1
Ml
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat
ent business ronnr-ted for Moderate Fs.
Our Office is Opposite U. S. Patent Office,
and we ran wen re patent in less time than those
remote from W'ashinirton.
Semi mili-l. draw ins or photo., with descrip
tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free if
charire. Our fee not due till patent in secured.
A Pamphlet. "How to Obtain Patents," with
names of actual clients inyourState, county, o"
town, sent free. Address,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
Opposite Patent Office. Washington, 0. C-
to Hvr HrLTM rue ttvra must ar in oaocyi.
Cures thonsands annuallyof LlverCom
plaints, Biliousness, Janndice, Dyspep.
eia. Constipation. Malaria. More Ilia
result from an Unhealthy Liver than any
other cause. Why puffer when you can
be cured t Dr. Snnford's Liver Invigor
atnr is a celebrated family mericine.
Vol IJ IlKllitUT W1L1, bll'PLV VC.
PATtriT STEEl PICKET FENCE"
IlAAUSUMI LNUHSTKl CTlltLK.
Cheaper than Wood.
-raatp.citMi.ws t-lrket Tnem wll aata. Iltuklo I
niMf.li-aikurtalriaa-w.siiruu. Wbea anuac far
rrt va VsanutT. Ktr mt Uaa, IhaihMi mi K4uK
uat tcuw Manvfaetar. Hrmry iroo fr-ifm Crtatiac
CtaMa llttlbca. i-'lre Htisuar aad riba kst-AI-rs, Cail
I", an 4 Hniiitj... lu-an auS lr.a Arilt,. tt'lIcK iMKia att
WiaiMiW OCitatKa, aad au alaaaaf W'lttB vukk.
TilLOH dc llEaY,
Sot. 203 & rj3 ALaxkctSU. S'UUbarsb, Pa,
M. D. KITTELL,
Atto rney-ii t - j n. w,
EHCNSBnKll, PA.
-Ofltaa ta Aj-sssry Balldlnji, opp.Ootrrt "rara
8
ADDRESS : FRANK
LONDON'S COAL CONinU MPTION.
I Wlih l ea WaaUi lull sod Peru Would
Not Hate, to Its lit aacked.
Some l:S,ooti.OOO t-.iisof coal are burned
in lAimlou yearly. Ahout 4,000,000 are
utilieil by the fu.s inauufa'turing-L-om-Jioiiies;
t'.oi'O.tHKI are burned in house
hold and industrial lire "rates, says the
National Iievietv. Kax-h ton contains
suuicieiit ammonia to produce, if treated
with sulphuric acid, twenty -two to
t wciity-eif ht Munds of mlphate if am
monia. The total lots of this fertiliz
inX ae-ent is. therefore, say U,4KK) tons.
A the pri.-e of sulphate of ammonia is
jwiiids ami 10 shillino-s per ton, the
monetary loss is U4.ti5 pounds ever3"
year. If we were less wasteful we
should tiot be ko muc-h dilio-ed to ruu
tsack Thili and IVru for artiiicial ma
nures. It is atrreeable to learn that the
introp;cnus niitU-r in the 4.tHaj.0,.KI tons
f -iaI which are used every year by
the fus manufacturing: coin panics is now
In-iiif made a cusiderable source of
revenue. The value of sulphate of
ammonia as a fertilizer is now Wyond
dispute. Where nitrogen has been de
tieient in the soil the application of
4."0 pounds of sulphate of ammonia to
each a-.-re irave an iucrcast of nearly
four tons if otatf. Sulphate of am
monia, although not quite so active a
fertiliser as nitrate, is held in the soil
with p-reater tenacity. It contains "J4
per cent. .f ammonia, which is equtl ta
M mt cent, of nit rug-en. Then there
are the tarry lirdrocarhon compound:.,
from which (thanks t the discov
ery of Kirkham and Perkins) beau
tiful aniline dyes can lw ex
tracted. The tar has lMen a source
of sueh n-vrnuf U the pas companies
that it may Ik- seriously stated that
every year there is more coloring mat
ter sent into the atmosphere of London
than would dye all the fabrics woven
by Kn.Tlish looms within the same time.
If we take the wasteof the hydrocarbons
to equal -0 iKTcent. of the fuel burned,
we shall find that in the D.OOO.tHlO tons
of coal burned in the metropolis 1,8K,
Immi tons of hydrocarlKins are lost. In
other words, some 10,000,000 cubic feet
f rich hydrocarbons are every year
uselessly thrown into the air of London,
and the loss is 400,000 pounds.
strict stage Censorship.
The strict censorship of the Italian
statre after the fall of Ilome is graphic
ally descriUnl by Salvini. The words
-Cod," "Ueileemer," "madonna," "an
trel." "saint," "pontiff." "purple,"
"monsio-nor," "pru-st" were forliid
den. "Kelio-ion," "republic," "unity,"
rrench;" "jesuit," "Tartuffe," "for
eifmer," "patriot" were equally in the
index. The colors rn, white and
red were prohibited; yellow and black
and yellow and white were also for
bidden. Flower thrown on the stape
must not show any of those colors
prominently, and if it chanced that one
ttctress had white and green in her
dress, another who wore red ribbous
must not come near her.
Slieeji as Beasts of Burden.
Sheep are not commonly regarded as
useful as beasts of burden, but in a
large part of northwest India thousands
of sheep carry for many miles the com
iiioditics that are pur.-hasod by tin sale
of their own wool. Tho mountain
paths among the foothills of the Him
alayas an- so preeipitous that the
sheep, more suix-fiaiu-d than larger
Wasts, art" preferred as burden carriers.
The load for cas h sheep is from sixteen
to twenty pounds. The shop are
driven from village to village, with the
wool still growing, and1 in each town
the farmer (.hears as much wool as he
can sell there, and loads the sheep with
the grain which he receives in ex
change. After his flock has. ttccu
sheared he turns it toward home, each
Rhep having oat it back a small tuLg
containing the purchased praia.
POWERS,
Real Estate Agent,
CRESSON,
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The Atlantic Refining Co., of
Pittsburg, Ph., make a specialty
of manufacturing for the tiomes
tic trade the finest brands of
Illuminating and Lubricating Oils,
Naphtha and Gasoline
That can b
MADE FROM PETROLEUM.
We challenge comparison with
every known product of petrol
eum. If you wish the most
Host : Uniformly : Satisfactory : OAs
in the market ask for ours.
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flTTSBl'KIl KKer.,
PITTSBURG. PA.
oetlS-SO-lyr.
1704. IHOl.
Policies wrtttaa at ibort neiee la tbe
OLD RELIABLE ' ETNA"
ator Firal 'lama Canspasif ea.
T. W. DICK,
MT FOR THE
OLD HARTFORD
PIRBINSUIIANCKCOM'V.
OOMMENOEll Hl'MINtSN
1794.
EtnsDara:.Jaly ai.iasa.
Mountain House
STAR SIIAVII1G PARL0R1
CENTRE STREET, EBENSBURG.
I L wel1 hDown nl ematdlshed Sharms;
farloria now lopalsd on tVutrs slroet. t.o
Lalistus llery slshle ollCHsra. Harls a l.oih
ar. obere the l-nsmess will I e carried on In the
I"iV?.H.iV,N,:' ,,A,K ''"1NI AMI
hHAMHKHNU dona In tbe beatest and most
artlstie mauncr. t'leati Towels a selalty.
B-Lolas waited on at tbeir residence.
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4t AH Walker t. tW TORK.
la .lta4.af
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caa, Ac, all hinds 0f Strinos, etc, etc.
send ths mamdmis Frrnrti
KanwJr CALTHOS fms u!
kral cuaraataa thai C'SLTHiis aril
TSP IMaakaraaa s'llaalaaa,
crate Kia , V
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VAIITED SOLICITCRSlVss.
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isaa rid'sl .lHNibliiM KuimmIii.,,
arofusly UJllsLfald.hn4lmiiM'lv iMiuml.at-llaal taip
u tar prir-,, ) airuodcMisuniiMMitiua. Hverylaaly DaMls
WloMallluatliua sad will Mar it- Ks-luala trrrt
Uiry aivt-o. MkoO fur naiHlaiHiieaearimrtivattecular.
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PENNA.
IT PUZZLES THE NATURALISTS.
No Una Knows Knaclly W hy Nni ( ata
Are Horn Without Talis.
The peculiar breed of cats found in
the isle of Man differs from others only
in that they have no tails, ami the lurk
thereof is the insoluble pu.zle to naturalists-
Since it has become the f;i--li-ion
to explain everything by the prin
ciples of evolution, two theories have
been offered one, that owinjr to Un
limited ratine and lack of dense foriMi
the original cats had no use for tuiK
and consequently (the tails, not tr
eats) gradually atrophied for lu. U
use and lieeame rudimentary; another,
that the primitive Manx cut off nil tle-.r
cats' tails and in the course of time i -velojied
a tailless breed. Une thiia'
certain, the cats are there and they have
no tails.
The highbred Chinese cat is a splcii.l.il
proof of what may be done by Uindne--and
vulture. If you were to rejH at t
a well-to-do but uutravcled Chinaman
the current saying- with us that eats ar.
selfish creatures, utterly devoid "f aff.-.-tion,
he would le very much astonMieil.
and, if the owner of a thorout.'lilre.l.
probably indiguant. The Chinese a'.
apjears capable of intense attachment
to one ieriii, and ages of selection a in!
careful breeding have the species up t
a high standard. The Chinese chum
that one of these cat and any cat t.'
some extent is a valuable clock. 1
the morning the pupil of its eye i- a
broad band; it coutra-ts regularly till
uiain. when it is a mere hairline, ati-l
expands again as regularly till ' 1 1
So w hen a Chinaman wants to l.n.'W
the time of day he picks up his cat auJ
looks.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES.
Tiierk are now alanit ltt.lMHI cl. alters
and 7oo,(KMI memWrs iu tin- K.'rili
league.
The Brooklyn Young Women's Chris
tian asMM-iation has an endowment
fund amounting to f Iihp.ihhp,
Thk Young Men's guild in connect i.n
with the Church of Scotland has n..
membership of tM.i'rJl. an increase ef
711 on the previous year.
Many Minnesota chapters of the 1 i
worth league send flowers to . st.urv
hospital. Minneaolis. Thursdays. '
express companies carry the fl.'wcr
without charge to thechapters.
TllK memlHTS of the Sydney (Ai1
Young Women's Christian assoei.i'i""
devote much effort to the factorv i.'!'--
t .1 I .:.!!.!
these. Karuest gosjH-1 addresses u.n
deliveretl. lx the intnaluetory chapter to a n- ,v
edition of "The lloosier Schoolma t-'
the author, Kev. Kdward Kgu'Ic -t.-n.
claims that he originatetl the li:a-c
-Christian Lndeavor." The Id'"-"''-'
Herald says the claim seems to be .1
founded.
Thk Chicago Christian Ktxl.-avr
union has a literatim-exchange." 1'
ties having good laaiks, papers or ina''
ainea which they are willing to 'J'
away are plael in communication
others neeling them, so that the y
change of the literature may la' ctU te.l
Volrkest t'nwlur AlUe.
The ham is the quickest living crea
ture. A liain that has had exH-ricii '
can diklge the flash of a gun. Vim
a hMn on a lake, but long la-fore y-m
se him he s-es you and has tal.eii s
mental inventory if you and yr I""
longings. If you have no gun you may.
jierhaps, approach within one liini'i'v''
yards liefore he laughs at you with '!l :lt
horrid shriek w hich gives him his nam1'
and disappears under the wat-r. ,,ul
show a gun and he docs not stop !''
laugh lie goes iiistanter. W hen in
sportive mode he somctiuies waits int!
l,.. l.uu . .imiti viulu tjitin. w lie'i-
al the flash, he dires and you sec
the
thot spatter the va4r where he