.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
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...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?"
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