.A-clvortissinK- Rate '.t-ii he. I hl) at The larxeaod rtliMt eircolatfon ol the C. RK.1 A llli commend. It to the lavoratde con.ideratt' n of adrerlifer wbote laron will h inserted at tbe following low rate. : 1 loch, times tl-V! 1 Inch, 2 oiv.ntiii . 2.60 1 inch, 6 tronTht . . - I Inch . 1 year . 3 t tic he. nicnthit. ............... - Inches, 1 year IP .19 3 ltche, 6 month! ........... .............. S Inche. I year ......... X.00 li colnmn, 6 month ...... 10. 10 column. 6 month............ . . JO.W column. ' Je"r 8.V0O .column, 6 months.... ...... 40.0 1 column, 1 year Ta.oo Buftnem Item, firft tnFertlon. lite. Jier I!ns ntfiuit Insertions. 6c. i-er Use AduiiniMrxtor'p and iKxeeulor". Notice. f2 Auditor' Notice - 2-M stray and .Innlar Notice t W a-Keout ton or roceeinc of any Co r ra tion or aoctety and ci.maauni-ation. de5ltnd to call attention to any matter of limited or mdl Tidual tmeret mut-i te raid tor a advert! menia. tto.k and Jot. mr-tin of ail kind neatly and eie-li ufir executed at the loweft prices. And don'tjou loricet It. ... ict. A.MI'KI A '., PEXSA., km'" AAA K ski tf m 1.200 i. rliln Kales. ,- . .,-!, tn advance $1.S ' i ,,,.t .,nd within 3 uu.nihs. 1.7." , . r , . ,1 i it wit hi n t uiuDtli. '1 10 i :. i .ii 1 witbiu me year.. 2 "io . - re-i.ti" outbid of the county -.ii I ef i'r will be churned to ,.ve:.: will tbe ahi.ve terms te de-A-! th.-.-e who 'Ion I consult tnelr j nti I" advance muel not ex- . ; ,i : he .-aine tool! nit MttHai le di-ti-ictly undersuiod rrod v. i' i -.i-er pelore you 8toi It, If .top JAS. C. HASSON, Editor and Proprietor. "HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TBBTH MAKES FREE AND ALL ABE ELATES BESIDE.' 81. SO and postage per year In advance. VOLUME XX VI 1 1. E BENS BURG, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1S94. NUMBER 44. "-..- i n' son. do otherwise. t- ,j nr.- i t PTtort. I WM VL1 t ,2 a' 3 ty& sy ss? will ffivi 1 every purchaser at our store to the amount of 1,00 or upwards a ticket entitling him to a chance in a . S.li.i Ciol.l V;.t h, 14k, an.l mIso a Chain, 1 Ik, which will he raflleil oil' at our store on Christmas. Watch is valued at $65, and should the winner prefer to leave the Watch with us we pay him $40 Cash for it. , - ,n. m..,,. v U-M,...:.m.' at thr !-..i,i.iv, C:trr..lSt.wn. I'a.. in I mint.' Iv ;...ls, 1,.tliintr, lNn.ts an.l Sl..-s, an.l ( Mills' 1 nmisliirsr ihU. In tlu-se n:l a.l.-i'ii:im ..ul.:iv. to i.i.-k lli.'.M.t. ..n lii.-h ..n .-an ivlv. V.- in .1. lly . lann ..n.sns.. r.-...n.- 1 Ihi c an- ..t lurs l.ut we.lonbt if then- .... m..i . :u. i'..nv!,a- t!i. i i- lii n ..f irv i. ! -i hin-. i - 'l an.l SIi.h, an.l i u-nts I'lirm.-lmii; hm1s at the low tinrts we eharjre. loll : iu eah i",.r ,-very . .f i that . ..in. s int.. otirM..re enaMts ite to han.l them to yon at al-.ut the same pn. e the ..tner sli(1k.vKis pay for i Mir i c i ii ii i:v t lian a -l iv ii i a 1 1 iiiii al r. ..... . , .. . , , - ;! ii. i l. a 1 11 vxhi. li an- ai.p.-at in- IV.. n. t in.- t.. lime in oiir I.iimii.-. While ..nr st. k is in the main .hlleivnt from the or.lina y and we have , 1. - :,. mak.-s ,.r.MHHi not f..nn.i in ...h, r Mot. . as-sinv pr..t.-. li..n to all hnyers an.l hy no h nihility shall any pers-.n hnyin-of as have it to say i than tht- -ant.- .iiialiu- i- -..!! f. .r .1m h. i in llu- .-...it rarv. :is oti.-n as p.sil.1.-. the p-opl.- shall l.ny here for less money than anywliere else. , , of. in -in..- an.-. - this Amuiiili an-l niter Sale will .M-ell in ii.ler.--t anythiiu we have Have ever .lone It -rows out of r.-.-.-nt pnreh:Ls.-s of sste- . i , !..ri,- i ,-. !,t t.nn-ha ol ov-r ii,,H.r , r. 1-t the ll wsprea.l! 1- t the enstoiners show their pniehases to their lieldihois' t everyUxly Ux.k I ..i m!, -i her th.-y think of hti in m- not. NOTICE ,1 FEW OF OUR PRICES. I!v- i'l..!ll I 1 to 111 -nil-. ...I-. :v..in I t- l".. P int-. (Vol n I In I I. Will Kow Dffar I-. Ml. I I '1. -Ii. -. !i. in :"'.. - ;,a- -,m1 a- :mv ii:!.i io -l.i.w I0MY DRILXEL'S . f. D f V'jL-:riN OF COD LIVER OIL V::iLLV P'JRE HYP0PHOSPHITES OF LIME AND SODA. FOR C:nsjupton. bronchitis, COUCHS, - c;lcs. asthma, scrofula. - s n d seases. nervous diseases, - 3 seases of children, ""jjPiNC COUGH, ANAEMIA. " CTiaau -SE.EAL DEBILITY, ETC ETC -"-; cure? hy its nulritivc I: is ;i true ciiiuImoii, not ;tiickly-.it.:iniil.tt' '!. :;..trkcd lmprovi-meat from CM V.VfT Oil ef5;cciany - ,:.T!C" t"ir scrofula . : i ;!:tr ci:!arcmfiits, i . :h.. Kr !vs- t i. - t a -vh. -ii- : it i- :t t c;irt-. : i Liver 0:1 tfc- v-ry ' cfil'. tr-tii hit-.s. ! : ! throat. h'.ir. '.. - f- !:-'SS Ot chest ittnl Itil .! :! ulbCilScli COIlliltlOllS (-.'s pr little. SoM by ;t l aiiy aiidresson re- 3 3-ETORS, WTikelmann I Brown Drug Co, BalT' MORE. MO. U. S. A UOO PER WEEK FOR WILLING WOPaKERS n: :itiv part f tin- country; t h vv: fi:ri:i-h. V-'U mul ' r i i l. it T . V'iir:iiif'ia " "rk.'ir!:! v 'ti; jt:;r. i ' ' n . :.i r i v u run ihj i i-k. -I...T It will ' f ii. r.ri in,- y out i.:. r- in .r. tii'.i y fr .c ': ktit-v. n v irh unrwnrk.r. ! '-in t :t-n m:iki 1 tl.ir. :- : k fad- it .ik nitr5 .' ' i i t)-- in tlirt r 1.; ? rt,. i,:. .-.-mi fur irre Uuwk H- HALLCTT St CO. Bo SSO, PORTLAND, MANE. viy - . v-'iii, s.-;r, , f ,10 pacS - . v!-it Miisir rf tfi- g . ' ' t .ii j m- -st p pui.ir m t '- -I .iv. t ir.trjjrHRt.ii -JJ ' - ! ir.t n.oruicr, in- m T UrV:S. 1 S f- 'i , Siwn 0 :ncer. '' itu( p,oniht. -ti.4 ft Wan j- " ii a at ii'i4AH cuttimq. ri Tur . ,t,' o. ouf.. to r: '"EEWY0P.KMUSICALECH0C0.5 ; ' -- r - W!K...NtrY )rkaty. V -, ,,,C"VASSePS WANTED. 5 r I R 4 8 V mm TI7 V it A. "il. worth 7.IMI S (''). worth SHI. ill) n i.i xi. worth i:;.ih w.-rth ;." cents a pair. PMHI, worth lo.llO 1 1. 1 HI. worth JO.IN) ."i.i hi. worth S.i mi T.ihi. worth ln.lMl '.i (Mi worth l.tHl at lu.iHi. wor h 1 t.lHl SI. .Mi. 1.7"i. no, S"'."' ..Ml, s.'. ihI an-! ."l.-"". . :'."e. ami .Mir. Yen Great Bargains in Eelios. sl --" to s:;.ihi .SO i i 1 ..Ml 1.1V. to -J To .I'll I.. 1..MJ A T f1 T , ., (;,., i,. ,,f li.ii.--" " :tt- It. n : -!.! Hp to Sl.-.tni. tli- finest i -t'. !. in ( atnhria count v. A full inn- f . .. Mir. an.l npwar.ls. CVi:."VrI"f' I M il I.i it ;..i thelH-t. I in.-1 v.- Shir!-. .1. is. v or Cloth, from 40c. up to 1 .!'.", the In-st. Fine tin l- Ha! in t In-c. umirv for l'.-M. We also ha ve a tine line of Trunks the Cheapest an.l our j.ii!. LOTHiMG AND DRY GOODS Next Door to Bank, CARROLLTOWN, PA. GARTER'S B IVHR !-i.-k IT--a.iiicbc aud p-liToa!! tbotronhles larf d lit to a tiiiU9 isiat.i.jf llio Ry.-.m:t!. B-ich as I.7.zii:ess. Ninsca, It "wsin.-. liiHlrenrt attoC tatii-K. l aiu in tua Si lc, Wuiln tli.-irm-xit Teiiiiiatle eucccsfl ban bcou e Uov.-i! iu cming . ncnarlic yet rai-tor"9 Littto Liver Pi'Tt" ait t ,t:-iily vutuat ilo ; n C-tistitit ion. curric mul pre t t rj; t! :f.nnnovir;frroiuij!aiiit,-.vl:iln tli.-y ul O'rrectVtli'iisi r.i.-r.-.'.f thor-iiua' iiti'tltitatottiO livc-r tad rcf u!alt- tlie Ixiweii. v .u if Un youly Aefhrr wrnidboplinriBtprict-trsstnth"flWh , lulirr IP -in i.iis.ii.i-.n!.iiii,ti-""i'.i'. ' uatelv tlirirp-Hli'l"-3 imsen.l h.-roti.l thos trho.'ncetry thc-ta will luid the; l.ttlo pills valu r.i.iu In rmi. any ways thut they will not bo wil ling to do w i-.hout tLem. Du. after alleick bea4 Is tbr l.-ane rf fo many lives that lioro 1ft whPTO wpn-.alo'-iiir t,'iiiiit ooajjt. Our pdlacuroit wtulo othi rs d in t. ,. . rarl.-r's l.ittle l iver Pills aro Tory Bmall an4 - - . . . . ' . . . . . . t -, ilia iitaknn d.6l. ' : v i l ' ... . - - - - -i T y are strictly vv taliln an.l d. n. i gripo or " . I i-.' 1 y j:i-ir j.-t-:--tIoactiun pleasKJall nJ i:joi-i In Vlalsi.1 Wi-rtiH: llefrr$l. SouX 1 t by drut OAR" ia'-a ovcryw here, or nt Ly luaii. c-r -- v- t rr or Now Ynrlc. ILPILLSMriLDCSE. GMALL PRICE W.L. Doclas S3 5KOC.NOSQUeAK.NCW 5. yi-, F RENCH& ENAMELLED CALF. 4..$3.5-0 FlNECALF&KMSAIXl EXTRA F1ME. 2.l.7 Boys'SchoolShces. SEND FOR CATALOGUE riRQCKTON. MAS3. . - w i prices and the n dd-nan V m4 c,ua cut"m ' have them so1'1 "t17 wi-anne qualities- en than whete tlowcr prices for the xalK jf SSp' J. D. LUCAS & CO. juljl.i fitu. Mountain House STiR SK&Y1HG PARLOR! CENTRE STREET. EBEKSBUEG. fl'UlS well-known and limit eMaMtahe.1 Sliarnst: 1 l'.t r..r i now Inrateit D fentre street. H l.ii.e the tivcrr nahle ot O'Hara. Ihtvl." a. Iitli er where the t'li.ine- will t e carried on In the luture. SHAVIM:. J1AIK I'l'TllMl A?ll Sit AM I'l M IIM i .l'.ne in the tieatet and mott am. -in- maiiner. Clean Towel, a .elalty. tl.Iauies wailed on at their reMdem-es. J AM US H.UAM, I'roprtetor ,'iai away. Votioe u i X!!:??!- on A full line of Henriettas in all colors. Fine I'.laek Henrietta, ... Fine I'.laek ll. nriet a, - Fine l'la"ek Henrietta. ... I'ine Ca.-hineres, in all eolors, Fine ( 'a-lmiervs, in all colors. Fine A 1 1 Wool Cloth, in all colors, Fine Jin-hani. - Fine l'.leaehel .Mn-lin, - Fine l'tilileache.1 Mn-lin. Fine lileaehe.1 an.l Fiihleaehcl Cotton Flannel, Fine I'.Ine (,'alico, - A full line of I'.lankets, ... A full line of lloi--.- I'.lankets. How Do You Like These Prices Fine Floor ( il Cloth, 1 van I wi.Ie, Fine F o..r nil Cloth, 1A yar.ls wi.le. Fine l'loor Oil Cloth. yar.ls wi.le. Fine Tahle lil Cloth, :L-S4.rtHl, tittinti jarinents in the country, an.l they A Is., a full line of l'.ahy Coats an.l Caps CiOODS, GAME OF THE DEVIL. It llfftilil friti tiin:k mil I I'M4I to lt I'luye.l in Knr:'. What i. -:ill.-.l the "Came of the IK-vil" i':it.- hack in China, where it is :.l'uil Koueii-jreii, to a very reiimt i.jiiity. an-l lias l-en niu.-li Jlay.-1 ii I-' ranee at !i tT.-rent ejtochs f moilern t iiit---.. esiweially at the lK-triiiiiin of the jire: eiit eenturv. Tlie '.levir is thrown into the air by means of a string whi.-h the player Io-.-ms t;;nt hy the skillful iisv-of two -.? ii U : -. ami iiioii whieh he itoeateh it. "I reiiieiiilnT havint" often seen t his bailie in the han.ls of one of my f ri says a eontrihutor to a l'reneh peri-xlieal. "Aeeonliiifr to him. the tratne was in great favor in I'.clirimn in his ImivIiimhI. alx.ut fifte.-n years stg-o. especially :it colleges, where the yoniig men often got nji genuine matches be tween two ami even three players. The form of the devil varies a little from that of the "Koneti-geii.' It is made of two tin cones connected by their apic. es. and provided wit h aper tures for the production of a humming sound when the devil revolves very '"ast. A g.Hl strong player can easily throw it to a height of more than forty feet." Somethintr less than a quarter of a een turv ago this game was much played at I'aris. The devil was made of two hollow ltoxwood balls. UPROOTING ALPINE ROSES. M hat (Inr S-l C wnton I'roteeta Anothrr l'nys ft.r Iestrj Iiir. There is a revers.- sitle to the ln-auty ami popularity of the .Upctirosen." A notice which has just run the round of the Swiss press states, says the West minster Ca.ctte, that the Canton of Ap'x'iizcll Inner Rhodes has now fol lowed some of the other Cantonal gov ernments by prohibiting the plucking up of Alpentoscii by the roots. Ilere iijx.ii the Vaterland of l,iiccrne remarks that the governun nt tif Canton Crau-b-.iiiden has .lone the clean contrary. It gives money every year for the r Kit ing out of "Alpine roses," liccaiise on manv of the tiraubiindcn mountains they cover extensive ranges of land, which are thus rendered useless for cultivation or pasture. The Cantonal r.ati-departmcnt pays considerable at tention to this form of reclamation, and the nprootcrs of the romantic flower, who are regarded as liurliarians in other Cantons, are there regarded as 1 .eal Kitriots. FACTS AND FIGURES. TiiKiiK are l.KI,non.on0 opium Binokers in China. Tw ki.vk average tea plants pnxiuee one jHund of tea. Tiik railroads of this country era ploy 3.I.I.'".'. locomotives. It is estimated that the land in the Cnited States is worth 12,5li.-ki.ioii. Tiik king of Samoa has forbidden his subjects to sell or to use intoxicating liquors. Tiik I'niversity of Chicago conferred its tirst degree of doctor of philosophy upon a Japanese. Ax ant's brain is larger, in proportion to the animal's size, than that of any other creature known. Last year the postmasters of this country handled alont 4,nno,ono,onn pieces of stamped paper. Sir John Hakt declares that the Chi nese pay every year for their national curse, opium, ?l(Nl,liMl,tlini. $S5 I iV (ooiIs. 4:: Mlc., worth 7"m., worth SI.IHI, worth ll'.lc, worth .".'., worth We. 11.10 1. '." UV. .Mk-. die. Sc. Hh: Sc. nv. He. pair. ...M-., fc, Sc., '., 7e., tic.. worth worth worth worth worth worth 7.V-. to a on Potters' Oil Cloth? 1'oe. -r van I. .'I."h'. jkt yanl. S-Vr. p-r yanl. 1'tK-. Kr yanl. are jr cent. eheaKT in price We will now irive j on a few prices on Hats from .Mle. to l.;MI for the lt yon ever saw. Come one HOUSE, EVEN WITH THE COMPANY. Hlafr' from a New Knglandrr That Rub bed Out ao Old Srore. The game of "bluft" in honest hands is seldom a winning one, yet an honest young man evened up a loss one day last week through the first bit of ' bluff" he had ever tried in his life. He hailed from New England and ignorant of New York railroads was making a trip to Mamaroneek on the New York, New England and Hartford line. Promised by the conductor that he should le warned when nearing the station, die realized nothing until he had reached Stamford, when the for getful oflicial turned up to inform him regretfully that he was a dozen miles In-yond his destination. "And shall I have to pay my fare lwick?" he inquired. 'Ton"t exactly see how you could pet back any other way," was the re ply. With a sense of unjust treatment, the young man purchased a ticket and rode back in the next train. He made the same trip again two days later. This time he knew just w here his station was but falling into a sound sleep he let himself le carried past it until by a strange coincidence he found himself again at Stamford. With an air of injured independence he lioarded the next train back. "See here, conductor," addressing that functionary. "I've lieen carried through the stupidity of another of your blooming conductors twelve miles out of my way, and if you suppose I'm going to pay you for taking me back again you're pretty far out. You may call for any fare you please. I will not pay it. There's a lot more than that due me for my inconvenience." "All right, sir," answered the con ductor meekly, completely overawed by the apparent depth of resentment confronting him. "I'm even with that company, mur mured the provincial youth blandly when he stepped off the train. IN A NUTSHELL. RrniKfl are manufactured. Aoatk is successfully imitated. Tiik snail's mouth is in its foot. Campiiok grows on trees in Japan. Tiik first alphatn-t had but sixteen letters. Nkw 1ki'Nhwick has a amall leper c il.m J-. Tiik title rabbi means master or teacher. Dkamas in India are played in the open air. Tiik smallest known microbe is that of influenza. Fossu. bisons have been unearthed in Kentucky. I.N geologic time the horse was no larger than a fox. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. As exchange reports that grease weed which is invading the country from the north is likely to prove al most as damaging as the Russian thistle. If the grain shocks are allowed to stand very long in the fields which were so wed to clover last spring they are liable to kill the plants they cover and thus create bare spots in the fields. A I'l.owixo match is announced an one of the features of the Iowa state fair this year. This method will be adopted for determining the relative merits of J the implements placed upon exhibition. A MYSTLlilUlJS OFFICIAL. I The Romantic Career of a gian Mandarin. Bel- ma Story as Related by Illmaelf to a Couple of Amerlemn Tourlata Whom He Kntertalua In Itoyad KnMhion. While the young- American bicyclists, Messrs. Allen and Saehtlelien, were rossing the desert of Cohi. they heard much of a mysterious and powerful otlicial called the Ling Darin. No one could tell who or what he was. Final ly, as they emerged from the desert, starved, ill and ragged, they were met by a richly-dressed mandarin, accord ing to the story they tell in the Cen tury. He greeted them cordially in clear but broken English, and. mount ed on waiting horses, they were at tended into the city of Su-chou. "It was some time before the idea Hashed across our minds that this might indeed le the mysterious Ling Darin alniut whom we had heard so much. Yes, said he, 'that is what I am called here, but my real name is Splingard.' " He then went tin to tell us that he was a Itclgian by birth; that he had traveled extensively through China, as the com panion of Baron Kichthofcn, and had thus Ik-.-oiiic so thoroughly acquainted with the country and its people that on his return to the coast he had lieen offered by the Chinese government the position of custom mandarin at Su chou. a position just then established for the levying of duty on the Russian g.xids passing in through the north west provinces; that he had adopted the Chinese dress and mode of living, and had even married, many years ago, a Chinese girl educated at the Catholic schools in Tientsin. "We were so alisorlied in this roman tic history that we scarcely noticed the crowds that lined the streets lead ing to the Ling Darin's palace, until the Ixtoin of a cannon recalled us to our situation. From the smile on tlie jolly face lieside us we knew at once whom we could hold responsible for this reception. The nlae. .rates were now thrown open by a host of servants, and in our rags and tatters we rolled at once from the hardships of the in hospitable desert into the lap of luxury. "A surplus is not always so easily disposed of as a deficit at least we were inclined to think so in the case of our Su-chou diet. The Ling Darin's table, which, for the exceptional oc casion, was set in the .foreign fashion with knives and forks, fairly teemed with abundance and variety. There was even butter, made from the milk of the Tilietan yak, an.l condensed milk for our coffee, the first we had lasted since leaving Turkey, more than a year tie fore. The Ling Darin informed us that a can of this milk, which he once presented to Chinese friends, had lcen mistaken for a face cosmetic, antl was so used by the ladies of the family. The Ling Darin's wife we found an excellent and even artistic conk, wlnle Ins tnixom twin daughters could read and write their own language a rare accomplishment for a Chinese woman. "As guests of our highly respected and even venerated host, we were visited by nearly all the magistrates of the city. The Ling Darin was never In-fore compelled to answer so many questions. In self-defense he was at last forced to get up a stereotyped sH'ech to deliver on each social oc casion. The people, too, besieged the palace gates, and clamored for an ex hibition. Although our own clothes had been sent away to lie boiled, we could not plead this as an excuse. The flowing Chinese garments which had Wen provided from the private ward rolie of the Ling Darin fluttered wildly in the bree7.e, as we rode out through the city at the appointed hour. Our Chinese shoes, also, were constantly slipping off, and as we raised the foot to readjust them, a shout went up from the crowd for w hat they thought was a fancy touch in the way of riding." THE GREAT ARTISTS. Poi.I.AJt'oi.o was the son of a poul terer, whence his name, and liegan his career as a wood carver. Ri'HiiKMAiK was one of the first paint ers to execute court scenes, such as coronations and marriages. ('l ino's later works are very inferior. They were painted in haste, to raise money for the gaming table. D'Avanzo was the first modern painter who attempted to give an op tical illusion to his pictures. lloi.iu in was only sixteen years old when first engaged in painting altar pieces for the churches in ltasle. DruKU was the son of a goldsmith, an.'., showing an appreciation of art, was apprenticed to a draughtsman. V-M.Ksyt'KZ was a self-educated painter. His scenes and models were generally taken from peasant life. Titian liegan to sketch before he was four years old. His favorite models were his wife an.l daughter. Janssks's life, was made miserable by an extravagant wife, and his last years were passed in extreme want. Ji:an Cochin was originally a glass stainer, who left that business to Ve come the first historical painter of France. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Theke are three times as many wid ows as widowers. Lkttk k and onions, eaten just before retiring, cause sleep. Kolt.lN.; tar, applied to masonry, makes it impervious to water. Seven TiiorsAsn insects are required to make one pound of cochineal. tiKoK.f K lU'XBAKV, a Dublin short hand writer, can record words in a minute. Fi i.l.v 4.000.1100 people in this country are sustained by the wages earned by railroad employes. The redwood forests of California have liecome almost depleted by the de mand for railroad ties. I'lioTooitAl'iis have lieen taken of the lH.tU.in of the sea, fully five hundred feet lndow the surface. The apple grows wild in the Sand wich islands. There are forests of them, most of them neglected. Seventeen transatlantic cables have lieen laid, but only seven are in use. The others have given out. A CATEitrii.i.AK is so greedy that in one month it usually devours six thou sand times its own weight in food. HIS UARUAIN. lie Traded a Yoke of Oxen for a Volume of hhakeapeare. A noted character on the liorder thirty-five years ago was old Jim Rridger, of Fort Rridger, Utah. This man, relates the Youth's Companion, on one occasion visited New York, and saw Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" performed. He had no clear idea as to who Shakespeare was, but he conceived the most extravagant ad miration for his genius. He returned to the fort, and resumed the selling of stock and supplies to travelers and emigrants. One day a man came who had set his heart upon buying a particular yoke of oxen, with which, for some reason or other, Jim was determined not to part. The man sent a messenger one morn ing to make a final appeal for the de sired yoke, but Jim proved olidurate, remarking that "there wa'n't no use talk in" alxiut it any more." "Well, he wants em," said the mes senger. "He's a-waitin' for 'em; he jest -sets there rea.lin' a liook called 'Shakespeare and a-waitin' for them oxen." "What!" ejaculnted Jim. springing to his feet. "Here you, gimme my lioots!" He ran to the corral as fast as his legs would carry him. "Stranger," he gasped, breathlessly, when he had reached the man, "jest gimme that Ixx.k and take them oxen." Oh, no," said the man; T just brought the bxik to read on the w-ay, not to sell." "Stranger," returned Jim, firmly, "jest you take them oxen and gimme over that Imok." The man did so, after some demur ring, and Jim, who hired a reader to further his acquaintance with the ob ject of his admiration, was never heard to complain of his bargain, but rather boasted of it tin many ticcasions. BIRDS COME BACK. An Ilia Lance of Instinct Related by a Truthful Southern Man. Mr. C. It. Smith, secretary of the Jacksonville imard of trade, relates a wonderful story of a bird's instinct, which he vouches for. It is to the fol lowing effect: Some time in April last a Chicago woman who was visit ing him, she lieing Mrs. Smith's niece, purchased two nonpareils. On the tenth of that month, as she was get ting ready to go home, by some means the cage door was opened and the fe male bird escaped. She did not desire to take one bird with her, and she left the male bird in the cage at Mr. Smith's, says the Savannah News. The other morning, as Mrs. Smith was in the room where the cage con taining the single bird was, another bird Hew through the open window and liegan circling around the room and finally perched itself near the cage. Mrs Smith looked at it attentively, and then said to her servant, who stood near by. that this was the bird that had flown tiff some months liefore. The servant was incredulous, but Mrs. Smith went up to the strange bird and held out her hand. With a little flut ter it settle 1 on her finirer. She opened the cage and the bird hopped in, seemingly pleased to get back again. Its mate was at first rather shy of the stranger but within an hour the two were chatting away in bird language at a great rate. A CURIOUS PROVISION. One of Nature's Ways of I'rotectlng: Her Own. "Nature has wonderful ways of guarding against the extinction of species," said a Wichita (Ivan.) man to a St. Louis (ilolie-Democrat writer. "The manner in which the eggs and young of the prairie chicken and other ground-nesting birds are protect ed against their numerous enemies is specially curious. Their escape is at tributed by the majority of sportsmen to the alleged fact that in nesting birds the scent which is given out at other times is suppressed. In proof of this statement the fact is adduced that dogs, even those of the keenest powers of smell, will pass within a few feet, or even a less distance of a nesting pheas ant without showing the least sus picion that game is near, if only the bird is concealed from sight. This would seem to lie prettj strong evi dence, but some naturalists refuse to Ik? convinced. They reason that se cretions and exhalations are involun tary and therefore cannot iie sup pressed by the will of an animal. Take whichever side you will. To me it seems likely that, as the exhalation is involuntary, its suppression during in cubation may lie equally so, and lioth may lie accounted for on physiological grounds when the prying eyes of our naturalists are turned in that direc tion. THE BICYCLE. A Mew Work to Which That Cseful Ma chine Hm Keen Cut. The liicyele is Wing put to many strange uses in these days. It is no hmger an instrument for pleasure alone. It is used, of course, every where as a cheap and rapid means of transportation, and has the advantage over the horse of not eating anything. That its use in war has lieen contem plated has lieen well understood, and that liefore long it will figure in the army is very likely. Rut it is doubtful if the inventor of the machine ever thought anyliody would utilize a bicycle in the way that it is used up in Iterkshire. Mass., where the lioys can lie seen at night, mounted on their "bikes." going after the cows. The only difficulty is, of course, to lie able to ride slow enough, an.l with this sort of practice those youngsters ought to le able to win a slow bicycle race anywhere. WuhlnnuHi'i I'aveuirotf. "Washington to-day," says a corre spondent, "has more asphalt pavements than any city in the country with the exception of Uuffalo. Of the lfi4 miles of improved streets in Washing-ton 71 are paved with asphalt, making, 1,773, 0.7 square yards. For the streets on which heavy hauling is done cobble stone is generally used. Of this pave ment 141-,' miles have lieen laid. The heavy grade have lieen principally paved with granite blocks, of which "S miles have lieen laid. In the northeast section of the city the asphalt block has lieen found to answer the purpose very satisfactorily, and over 13 miles have lieen put down within re cent years. There are still 25 miles of streets laid w ith coal tar and 11 of macadam." . INGRATITUDE OF NATION3. An liutanr of It Toward m Hero of the Krmiit-o-i.f-rman W r. A pathetic story of national ingrati tude has lcen going the round, of the London papers, which is in'ert-sting enough to lie repeated, especially as it concerns those days of intense interest daring which I'aris was last in siege. Publicity has lcen given it by the fact that the hero of the incident has just gone into a French hospital in jHiverty, there to die. The Fall Mall l.azette thus tells the tale: "When the Herman lines, in the au tumn of I?", were gradually closing their In .a -constrictor grasp round the doomed capital. Durnof was the hero of the hour. An experienced aeronaut, who had three times lecn dashed into the sea and had run many other nar row escapes, he proposed with bis old ball. Min Neptune to carry a mail out of I'aris an.l to run the gauntlet of the tieleaguering armies At daybreak. n ScptemWr 23. he set out on hi adven turous journey, thedirectorof thests assuring him. as he handed in the dis patches and the pigeons, that his cour age and devotion would meet with a splendid reward. Durnof succ-cded in his task, and landed safe and sound at Evreux. but the poor old Neptune w as never fit for another ascent." "Twenty-two years elapsed, but the unhappy aeronaut never received a penny from successive governments. Even his claim for the value of his lal ltoii, which had U-rn used until de stroyed by the military authorities, failed to obtain the slightest recogni tion. After a couple of decades he got the bronze medal accorded to all who carried disjiatches by balloon, and last year a small monthly grant was made which barely sufficed to keep l.im from starvation. Swindlers and im posters of all kinds laid the foundations of future fame and fortune in the siege of I'aris. but the first man who opened up communications letween the imprison ed inhabitants anil the outer world seems likely to die in dishonor and despair." DISCOVERER OF TOBACCO. A Spaniard Named I'ane t'aed It lletore Klthcr Nleot or KalriKh. Though Sir Walter Raleigh was the first to introduce tobaccointothiscoun try, says the London Daily News, in quiries into the history of the weed are familiar with the fact that it had al ready leen itiqiortol into Europe long Ik-fore Raleigh was lorn. The facts are retold in an oflicial summary by Sir Ceorge Itonham of tLe recent finan cial statement of the Spanish minister tif finance. Naturally, the subject is of interest to the controller of the na tional finances of Spain, as the tolaceo monopoly is an imp. .rtaiit one. and brings in large sums to the state cof fers The first European w ho Wcame acquainted with the plant was a "Span iard named l'ane. who remained in San Ihimingo on Columbus' return to Sjain after his second voyage. He found it used by the natives principally as a medicine. The first specimens of the plant were sent by him to Seville in 14W; but its use in Kuroc was mainly due to Jean Nicot. a Frenchman of Nimes, who was French ambassador in Portugal in 1 .-"". Its intrKluction into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, w. ho brought it from Virginia, dates from 15S5. THE SWISS REPUBLIC. It Has an Executive Council, lint No I'reoident. Under the Swiss system, says the North American Review, the executive power is vested, not in a president, but in a council or cabinet of seven, which holds office for three years. The coun cil apportions tlie departments of state among its own iiiciuIkts. and "the iuemlK-rs of the council have the rirjit to speak and make proposals in either house of the federal legislature, but not to vote." When the measures pro posed by the Swiss ministers are de feated in the legislature, they simply return to their desks and go on w ith the business of their departments, a form of procedure which has stood the test of experience. We have, there fore, a most satisfactory precedent upon the one vital point at which we must depart from th English model. The Swiss constitution. like our own, is federal; and its federal legislature consists of two chamlK-rs. The Swiss executive council or cabinet holds for three years instead of four: the Swiss ministers possess the right to sit in either house, to initiate legislation and debate, without tlx- right to vote; and when the vote upon measures pro posed by them is adverse, they remain in office until the end of their terms. HAD TO HAVE HIS PIPE. The Rich Chicago Contractor and Ills Humble uet. In one of the fashionable quarters of Chicago, according to the Times, lives an Irishman who has made a fortune as a contractor. He has never forgotten the friends of his youth, especially one Casey, a lioss mason, who still lives in the i ioose Island district. Casey dK-s not feel exactly at home in the big house, but out of regard for his old friend often spends an evening there with him. On a recent occasion of this sort, a heavy rain set in just as it came time for the visitor to take his leave. 4IMjk here, Mike," said the contractor, as they reached the door, "there's no need of your goin' home in this 11xh1. I have a spare room upstairs. Stay over night w id me." "All right. Tim," replied Casey; "Oi will. The ould wom an won't worry." The contractor sum moned a servant and had Casey shown to the "spare room." Then he returned to his den to look over the plans of a new block he had on hand. The work kept him absorlH'd till nearly midnight, when he was startled tiy a sharp ring at the d.K.r-liell. Every one else had retired, and he answered the Ik-11 in person. When he opened the front door, there stood Casey, dripping- wet, with a smile on his face. "How's this. Mike?" exclaimed the contractor; "I thought ye was to stay all night here.'" "So I am, me boy," replied the smiling Casej-; '-that's why I went home for me Pipe" His Feet. An honest young man, who had es caped a great peril by an act tif hero ism, was much complimented for his bravery. One lady said: "1 wish I could have seen your feat." Where upon he blushed and stammered, and finally pointing to his jn-tlal extremi ties, said: "Well, there they be, mum." IN EUROPEAN SOCIETY. Amerieans Karely Suc-ceed tn CJitertnc the Inner Circle. Americans, says Vogue, fail to real ize that EurojK-ans recognize n social or class distinction in this country. Our people know that this is a repul lic, that it has Ikh-ii a republic for more than a century, and that the principal doctrine upon which the entire nation al fabric is founded is that of universal equality. They cannot, therefore, un derstand that there should Ik- any kind of class distinction or gradations of so ciety. In '.tieir eyes all Americans are equal, and the question as to w hat c.- terie or clique their American acquaint ances lK-long to in this country weighs but very little w ith the grand inonde in Eurojr. It is utterly immaterial t. them whether their American acquaint ance has ever had a grandfather or not: or. if he had. w ho his grandfather w as. They do not care one brass farthing whether he or she happens to Ik' a '"luirn millionaire" or a "made million aire." and they take their American friends purely and entirely on their merits, altogether irrespective of the sK-icl status an.l prestige they uiay enjoy on this side of the Atlantic. -Rut once an American has sueeeveded in getting himself accepted by the W-st European society, his jx.sition is rvally a most delightful one. since he is re garded as Wyond the pale .f class dis tinction, an.l is allowed a freedom and a latitude which would never 1k ac corded to any native, no matter how high his or her rank. Notwithstand ing all that is claimed to the contrary, there are relatively very few Ameri cans w ho may really Ik. said to have penetrated the inner circles of Euro pean s-ociety. NOT RECEIVING. A Vooof Widow's Too A ctcreeaiTe CwXler Neatly RelKlked. A man of the world was w ont to call, not unfrequently, upon a young widow, says the Illustrated American. One day the pretty maid at the d.w.r an nounced that hr mistress w as out town. On some pretext, however, the man entered. He also talked to the maid. Some days later, knowing that the lady had returned, he called again. He was a bit surprised when a strange maid met him at the door and showed him to the little recepti.in-r.--om. While she carried his card up the stairs, he reflected that she was not so dainty as her predecessor, and she was not so pretty, though her uniform was sim ilar, and her cap was as stilT and her apn-n as spotless. He was realizing how much more woman is to the dress than the dress is to the woman, when the maid returned and announced promptly: "Mrs. is not receiving." The man of the world bit his lips-it w- ic first time he had ever Ik-cii de nied admittance and moved toward tlie door. The maid held it ojn-nfor him and as he passed through it she blurted out: "An.l she says, if you please, sir, the niaids receive in the kitchen, sir." THE WALLS OF SEOUL. How a I'arty of Traveler. Scaled Them After Nightfall. Seoul, like 1'ekin. and. what is more, like all the cities of Corea and China, says a traveler, writing in the New York Herald, is surrounded by im mense -vail; and the gates of the city are closed each evening at set of sun. The latter had K-cn replaced by the moon when we arrived at the f.N.tof these great walls, which must Ik- all of fifty feet in height. Not wishing to leave us to pass the night outside the city and exposed to nu ml-v-rless dan gers, the minister had had the happy idea to have us conveyed to a si-eluded spot w here we.were assisted to climb over the walls. A score of Coreanssat astride the top and lowered strong ropes. The ascent was jK-rilous and very difficult. It t.k at least a half hour to hoist one of our friends, who leing enormously stout, gave to the Coreans an immense deal of difficulty, and, lK-sides, he. terrified to find himself swinging in space at the end of a rope, to our great delight, uttered how ls of fright. Thus was mir entry into Seoul something less than triumphant. A ltravr fr.liKlilt-er. During the recent strike in the coal regions, a Hocking Valley o-al train was stopped by the strikers alxut a quarter of a mile from a wooden bridge. The leader of the strikers told the engineer that he must not pull the. train through, and the engineer de clared that he would. "Come down. Jim!" cried one of the strikers. "We know you tK well to harm you. We have a keg of powder on that bridge, and when the Ix.ys s-e you coming they are going to light the fuse." "All right." replied the engin.H-r. grimly. "I've promised to pull this train through, ami through she g.K-s." With these words he opened the throttle, and the train dashed on. The strikers saw the train coming and lit the fuse. n and over the bridge the train went: as the la-t car cleared the structure, bang! went the powder, and the bridge was blown to splinters. The fuse was a quarter-inch t.wi long. The Three l'erlndt of Miti'i I Ife. Lady Dufferin was clox-ly related to Sheridan Ic Fanu. of whom Lord Duf ferin tells a little story. Whi n a little ly. Sheridan le Fanu wrote an essay on the life of man. which ran as fol lows: "A man's life naturally divides it-self into three parts the first when In- is planning and contriving all kinds of villainy and rascality; that is the iK-riod of youth and inn.K-cnse. In the second, he is found putting in practice all the villainy and rascality he has contrived: that is the llowi-r of nian Ii.mmI and prime of life. The third and last peri k1 is that w hen he is making his soul and preparing for another world; that is the peril of dotage." I .aw of tiravitation ReTeraed. A lawyer by the name of Mayne, who was a highly respected but de cidedly heavy H-rson. had risen to a judgeship, while Jeffrey K-.ll.-r, who had entered on his lcg:il career at aK.ut the same time with Mayne. but was more noted as a w it than as a law yer, was still much in want of clients and fees. The latter was in a court room one day. when Mayne was sol emnly presiding, and he turned to a friend. w ho sat K-side him. and plucked at his sleeve. "See there!" he whis pered; "there sits Mayne, risen by his gravity, and here sits Keller, sunk by his levity. What would Sir Isaac New ton -say to tliat, I'd like to kmw?" 51 o
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