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Hut while the news is of the first Import ance the other features which go to make u: the modern newspaper-magazine will r ceiveeven more attention that in the past. Nearly all of the really prominent authors of the two hemispheres have been engaged to write for the Dlxpateh during is1.). The list includes A. Couan Doyle. Iiudyard Kipling, Sarah Orne Jewett, Harold Frederic, Justin Huntley McCar thy, ISret Harte, Anthony Hope. Mrs. IJur ton Harrison, John Strange Winter, S. IJari in? (iould, Frank R. Stockton, S. li. Crockett, and in fact, practically all of the famous authors whose novels and tales de light the reading public. The ablest scientific and economic writers will vie with the most noted hum orists to both instruct and entertain. The department devoted to the fair sex and the household will be placed on an even high er plane, if that be possible, than before. 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Opposite Patent Office, Washington. 0. C- n-EllTSWMTEOW fcawmnnaay . (tea,. M4. l vwlteM arm 1 forge pmSts. "-. IAMFIE FILE A nr. Jtrmaawaj, JL V. Pill I i II L I I I I ill II 18 A TB.XXM AH WHOM TBI TBVTH MAXES EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, KAPII) KAILROADING. Phenomenal Time Made by New York Central. the Ad Interesting- Incident of Karly Travel RecaJlexl by a Coincidence of latea Ulacoverlee of Oree,t Im portance. The phenomenal time record made by the New York Central & Hudson Uiver Kalroail conipaiiy, on the 11th day ot September, 1SU5, recalls an interest"ui coincidence of dates of special interest in the city of Albany. On the 11th day of September, 1609, Henry Hudson, after making' several unsuccessful attempts to discover 4 northeast passape around the conti nent, under the direction of the Anfflo Dutch Kast India company, entered the Hudson river, terminating1 his trip at the head of the navigable waters in the vicinity of Albany, which he named "the New Netherlands." Hudson did not make the rapid transit of Cj l-;i miles ier hour, nor is it pos sible that his sailing record compared favorably with the speed of the Defend er or the Valkyrie, but the result of his discoveries was of vastly more impor tance, as it indicated the route which w as destined to be followed in the march of civilization and the development of this continent, and has done more for the advancement of science and the arts than any section of the earth re corded in history. It was here that the first meeting of the colonial representatives was held, resulting in the preliminary steps for the establishment of the present re publican form of government. It was here that Clinton and his co adjutors, taking advantage of the nat ural topographical route provided by nature, inaugurated the canal system, connecting the waters of the Hudson with the lakes, which was the pioneer movement for inland transportation, and was followed by the more rapid railroad system rendered necessary by the demands of commerce. It was here, that the first institute for the develop ment of science and the arts and the promotion of agriculture was incor porated by Stephen Van Kensselaer and others, wnic-h is still in existence. It was here that Dr. Nott provided the first plan in the introduction of the grate bar, by which coal could be suc cessfully used as fuel. It was here tiiat I.ittlefield brought into use the first self-feeding base-burning stove. It was here that Squire Whipple first reduced to science the art of bridge building, erecting a trapezoidal truss bridge of iron, and presenting formulas for several structures. It was here that Prof. Henry and Dr. TenKyck strung miles of wire around the walls of the Albany academy, dem ons! ra t i ng the practical use of elec tricity as a power and in the transmis sion of messages, which was immedi ately applied by Prof. Morse by the use of his alphabet. And it was here, at the West Albany s.hops of the railroad eumpany, that William Iluchanan, superintendent of motive power, planned and constructed the celebrated engine 909, and others of the same style, which have gained an international reputation, and without which the success attending the phe nomenal achievement could not hav lieen accomplished. It is worthy of note that our Dutch ancestors of the Netherlands, to whom we are indebted for so much, have just launched the largest steamship now afloat of thetwtn screw type. May success attend their enterprise. Peter Hogan, in Ballston Dailv Journal. COTTON FROM FIR WOOD. Chemical I'roee. by Which a Strong. I'eefnl Mubetltnte Is Made. Artificial cotton, says a Paris journal, resi ml les he natural oduet in this, that lioth are formed of cell ulosf, near ly pure; and, as nature has prepared cotton by means of the elements of the air and soil forming the cellulose in fine fillers by means of secret forces, and of fering it in the state of wool to be trans formed into what is required ot it, so the chemist in his laboratory takes the l.atural cellulose of the tree and sep erates it from the substances with which it is combined, transforming it into threads by means of sui table app'iPiiccs. For this purjiose fir wood is employed, this lieing submitted to a series of me chanical and chemical operations, nnd the threads are drawn out, afterward lieing rolled on tiobbins; the material when manufactured resembles oidi nary cotton, though having a sKght de fect, which can be easily corrected that is, it is a little less solid than natural cotton. On the other hand, however, the new substance is worked and woven easily, it can be dyed as readily as natural cotton, and when passed through a weak solution of t'.n nin and certain other reagents, it will take every shade of artificial colors, and can lie dressed and printed on just as are the tissues of natural cotton. THE ELEPHANT KNOWS. He Olaulaya Remarkable latelllceae In Hie Native WU.de. Much interest has been taken lately in jierforming elephants. It is certain ly interesting to see such huge, clumsy animals ride bicycles or play seesaw w ith apparent enjoyment. In the wild state elephants display remarkable in telligence. Sir Samuel Baker, whose delightful books on Ceylon should be read by every boy w ho likes tales of ad venture, says that in spite of the great weight of the elephant and the fact that they live in countries where human life and the lives of domestic animals are frequently lost in marshes, no ele phant was ever found stuck in the mud. liven the youngest know enough to avoid such places. In view of the many stories told in his books of the sagacity of these animals, the following from an old iiaperdoes not seem improbable: A train of artillery going to Seringapa tam had to cross the shingly bed of a river. A man who was sitting on a gun carriage fell; in another second the wheel would have jiassed over his body. An elephant, walking by the side of the carriage, saw the danger, and in- etantlv. without any order from his keeper, lifted the wheel from the ground, leaving the fallen man uninjured. KXE AJID ILL ill SLATES BE8IDK. In 1335 gold pen manufacturing be gan in earnest and on a considerable scale in America, being inaugurated in New York by Levi llrown. When hat making was introduced into "America is not certainly known, but in 1732 the industry had lecome so extensive that English hat makers com plained bitterly that not only could they not sell their hats in America, but that American hats were actually sold in England. The enormous extent of the for ests, and also of the lumlier industries, of the northwest is indicated by the fact that this year Washington will make shipments of lumlier aggregating 400,(M0.oH) feet. Oregon lM),0O0.lH0 feet and Iiritish Columbia 40,000.(K)0 feet. And there is no danger of the supply running short. San Jose, one of the principal Cali fornia! fruit-shipping jioints. sent east in one week l,14ti.9tH ounds of green fruit. 2,363.835 iiouuds of sun-cured fruit, 870,9jO ounds of canned fruit nnd 447,000 gallons of wine and brandy. During the same time Fresno shiped east 40 car loads of raisins, making about 550 car loads of this fruit sent eastward this season. San Jose also sent east 53.2S0 pounds of garden seeds during last week. Of the human heart Dr. Ephraim Cutter writes: "I have listened to the heart sounds of one woman anil one man, both over 99 years of age, with" feelings of awe, and have thought how vonderful it was that these hearts hail pulsated so long, projielling blood through vessels which if jx.ssil.le to be ranged in one line would on a very modcrate estimate reach twice around the earth, or 43.000 miles, w ith a leeway for the average red disc of oue-forty-eight-thousandth of an inch!" The antitoxin discoveries have in fused the greatest amount of activity into the lalxrs of the bacteriologists of Euroiie, and a corresjiondent of the Sun writes to warn young Americans that, for the present, they hail best stay at home, for the eminent men of the oM country are too much engrossed with their own "original investigations" to have time for imparting instructions to others. He concludes by saying that "the scientific men of to-day w ho are making investigations in bacteriology are as feverish as were the prospectors for gold iu California half a century ago." Ether is preferred as an anaesthetic in northern countries and chloroform in the south, although ether tends to cause secretion in the air passages and bronchial trouble. One cause is un doubtedly the difficulty of keeping ether in hot climates. But Dr. Lan der r.riintoii suggests that the gen eral abstention from meat may be. another reason for the successful use of chloroform. He is led to this from the increased number of fatalities un der chloroform in Edinburgh since the introduction of American and Austra lian meats, which has made meat eating more common among all classes in Scotland. Dr. Heubner, professor of the dis eases of children iu the I'niversity of Berlin, has published an iniix.rtant re port on the results of the serum treat ment of diphtheria. The number of deaths this year in Berlin, 434, was 2O0 less than the average and 100 less than in the most favorable year on record, while the number of cast's has in creased. The same observation has lxen made in Ixindon and Paris. The treatment unquestionably facilitates the casting otT of exudations in the pharynx and influences ery favorably the course of the fever. The serum is erfectly innocuous. The probal.ility of the complete success of the treat ment is increasing every month. f or the MiMliKli Matron. A fabric resembling rich riblied ori ental silk recommends itself to the no tice of matrons, who, while they have a good dress now and then, consider that it is wiser to have a handsome one which will not easily show wear. For that object nothing can surpass it, as it will stand legitimate wear for a long time, and a youthful variety of this 13 made with spots and wavy stries of color in rose, green, blue, plum and old gold. The crepe mohair, shot with black, is appropriate for making sleeves and vests when satin or silk are not de sirable, the elasticity of the stutT mak ing the sleeves set out just where they ought. Tweeds and cheviots, which, when tailor made, have so long been a part of every lady's trousseau, are now likely to be relegated to the cyclist and sportswoman. St. Louis Republic. Locomotives Have to Ho Trained. It may not be generally known that locomotives intended for express trains require as much training, in their way, for fast running as do race horses. When an engine intended for express purposes is taken out of the shops to be placed on the line, instead of putting it to the work it is intended for at once, it is run for two or three weeks on some one of the local branches, in order to train it, so to speak, for fast running. By this means all the various bearings and delicate machinery connected with therunning gear become settled to their work; for, should anything about the new machine not work harmoniously, the're is ample time to adjust the de fect. Usually the new engine proves troublesome on account of its projien sity to make-fast time, and at almost every station the train is found to lie a little ahead of schedule time and must wait for from ten seconds to a minute. CHURCH HISTORY. Tui Franciscans, or Gray Friars, took that name from St. Francis, the founder of the order. The Jesuits, or better, "The Society of Jesus," was so called by Ignacius Loyola, who died in 1534. Tdk Gallican church was the church of the Uauls, or French. It was found ed by Pere Hyacinthe. Turn Muggletouians took their name from Muggleton. a self-styled prophet of the seventeenth century. The Jansenists were the followers of Jansenius, the bishop of Ypres. born in 1585; died in 1638. The Church of England was so called because its jurisdiction did not extend outside of that kingdom. TilK Nonsectarians are thus denomi nated because they claim to be unfet tered by the bonds of sectarianism. 81. SO and 1895. I SMUGGLING THAT PAYS. How Chinamen and Opium Are Spirited Into This Country. A Large Number of Persona Actively Encased In lirlnsjlna; (iooda Over from Canada Without ray lac Dutlea. Smuggling is an offense of great an tiquity and one that many of the revo lutionary fathers and early settlers of the country, prior to the historic 1 lost. 11 tea party, were wont to commit as fre quently as the opjwrtunity presented itself, and the excessive duties made it profitable. As late as the latter part of the eighteenth century the smug gling' of wine, liquor, tobacco and bul lion was so generally practiced iu ( treat Britain as to become a kind of "national failing," and the smuggler was often regarded as a opulur hero. The maximum enalty for bringing into the United States dutiable articles, with intent to defraud the revenue, is five thousand dollars fine or two years' imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court, and for aiding und aliening the importation of a Chi naman one thousand dollars, or one year's imprisonment. The degree of punishment an offender gets depends ujKjn the circumstances of the case. The smuggler also forfeits his goods. There is a large body of men system atically engaged in smuggling China men and opium on the Pacific coast and the Canadian frontier. The men who successfully engage in this business must lie peculiarly adapted to it. The first qualification is ingenuity enough to invent ways and means; second, dis honesty to the degree of defrauding ths government, yer with sufficient in tegrity ami honor to justify the imriort ers in intrusting to their care hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars worth of opium. It is a opuhir fal lacy that any man who is dishonest enough and will assume the risk can make money at smuggling. If he has sufficient capital he can buy opium in Canada and iossibly get it across the border, but it is practically iuqiossible to sell it without detection. The deal ers in the United States will not buy it. nor receive it, from anyone save their trusted agents. According to statistics there are about one million human beings in the United States, principally Mongolians, addicted to the habit of smoking opium. It is prepared in Hong Kong by a sjadicate under the surveillance of the Chinese government. Prepared opium has the appearance of black molasses. It sells in China for about seven dollars per pound, and the duty under the present tariff law is six dol lars per pound. Formerly the duty was twelve dollars per pound; it was then that the smuggler reaped a harvest. The methods of smugglers are too numerous to relate, but suffice it to say that the government has to main tain an army of detectives and spotters to suppress them. The detectives who render the most valuable service ar those stationed at the places from whence the goods are imported. They speed the parting guest and give the "tip" to the detectives at the object ive point, who welcome the smuggler whenever the opportunity presents it self. Conviction secdily follows, as the United States statutes place the burden of proof on the smuggler to show that the opium was not illegally imjiorted. The Detroit river is one of the most favorable points for smug gling on the frontier, but. thanks to the efficiency of Special Agent Wood, one of the cleverst officials in the serv ice, it is practically broken up. The smuggler usually crosses the river in a row boat and drives by conveyance to some small station near Detroit, where he boards the train for New York or Chicago. The smuggling of Chinamen is very profitable, but difficult. The Chinaman will gladly ay one hundred dollars to be safely landed. Chinamen were for some time successfully imjiorted by bringing them over in the state rooms of sleeping cars; woman's at tire and black faces have been resorted to. but the pigtail usually discloses the Chinaman's identity, and this he will not jwirt with, owing to the supersti tious belief in it as a means to get him intoa better world. Detroit Free Press. ABOUT THE HOME. A tablespoonful of flour to a table spoonful of butter is a cooking rule for all sauces. Fish should never be turned while broiling. Put the inside next the coals or gas jets and let it cook through. An easy way to prepare croutons or crusts for tomato or bean soup is to but ter one or two slices of bread on both sides, cut in small squares and brown in the oven. For cleaning faucets: Use equal parts of fine sand and salt mixed w ith vinegar to polish, and when thoroughly dry rub a lemon over it to keep from tarnishing. This will be found an ex cellent remedy for cleaning all kinds of copper pans, etc., that are used on stoves for cooking purposes. It is worth while to recall, with the trying w inds of autumn uinvn Us, that a baked lemon is an excellent remedy for hoarseness, and one often resorted to by singers aud public Seakers. The lemon is baked like an apple, and a little of the heated and thickened juice squeezed over lump sugar. A good w ay to clean lamp chimneys is to hold the palm of the hand against one end of the chimney and breathe into the other, then wie it carefully with a dry cloth, which removes all black or other stains. After this a better polish can lie given by rubbing it with a cloth moistened w ith alcohol. The tierman Canary Trade. It is not at all generally known that Germany carries on a very large trade in the rearing and exporting of cana ries, and that the largest establishment in the world for the breeding of these creatures is situated within the do mains of that empire, away up among the Hartz mountains of Prussia. From this and the few surrounding but small er nurseries, no few er t han 130.0O0 birds are disjiatched every year to the United States and Canada, while in the same time at least 3,000 go to Britain and about 2,000 go to Eusia. postage per year In a d NTJrBEK5(). NEARLY SPOILED THE BANQUET Mlafortuao to a Printer C nsed Confusion nt a lilnner tilven to fitanlry. Mention of the present visit of Ht-nry M. Stanley to this country brought alxnit the narration of an amusing, though somcw hat annoying, incident in connection with the "American dinner that was given to the explorer in Igni tion on his return from the Em in Pasha relief ex'edition. The incident also serves to show- how a wry slight accident may precipitate confusion in a dinner arty. The American dinner to Stanley was the idea of Henry S. Well come, an American business man of Ixudon, who was not only a jx rsoiial fiiend of Stanley, but a memlier of the firm of druggists who fitted out the Einiii Pasha rt-Iief cxjieditioti. Through Mr. Wellcoiuc's energy almost every American in Loudon subscrUK"d lor tickets to the dinner, and on the night it came off covers for over three bundled people were laid in Evans assembly rooms. One table, on a dais, w as re served for Stanley and the more dis tinguished guests, and there were a dozen other long tables facing thisone. Mr. Wellcome attended icrsonaiy to the arrangement of the seats, and each 111.111 who had subscrilnnl to the plate that was to lie presented to the guest of the evening was given a place at tne end of one of the subsidiary tables, and others were given seats near each other who had expressed preference. Mr. YVellconie gave minute attention to these details, and. the first thingon the morning of the night of the dinner, he took his completed plan of the tables anil seats to a printer in order to have the usual diagrams ready for the guid ance of the diners in taking their places. When the hour of 8:30, which had lieen fixed for dinner, had arrived, the '-OO hundred guests were assembled in the reception-room. Stanley was there, nnd so was Consul tleneral John C. New, who was to preside, aiwl so were some of the most distinguished men in England. But there was no diagrams of the dining-room, and the reception committe were anxiously waiting f..r Mr. Wellcome to arrive with them. At S:35 o'clock Mr. Wellcome flew in, in his business clothes, with a smudge of printer's ink 011 his nose and more 011 his hands. He agonizinly informed t he reception committee that the printers hail pied the tyjie or the diagrams of the tables at the last moment, and that tney would le compelled to do w ithout t hem. It may seem an easy matter for 3'mi men to find their places at tables, w hen their names are at their plates, but it brought alx.ut so much confusion that everyliody was turned from the dining room back to the ri-cepti.m-nioni arid a brilliant scheme w as suggested. There was the original list of the namesof the timers, with their respective places, thi.t Mr. Wellcome had rescued from the printer, in the itosscssit.u of the re ception committee. The toastmastcr was stationed on a chair at the door of the dining-room and instructed to read the list of names, each man to pa,-s out end take his place at the table wlu-n his name was called. The toast master w:is a fine, big Englishman, with a stentorian voice. He did as he w as told. "New Consul General John C" he shouted, aud Mr. New went through the door. "Stanley Henry M.." Ib-I- owed the toastmaster next. There a-s a roar of laughter and that schi-nie for seating the guests was dropjied. Finally evervlodv went in acain .and searched for his place and found it or itherwise. as liest he might. Several of the guests designed for the princirial table were rescued from inferior posi tions lielow, and some ambitious ones were degraded from the table of rank; but the dinner went 011 merrily and ended similarly, though itiicganan hour later than the time it had lieen set for. and all liecause of the accident to the diagrams. N. Y. Telegram. FOR THE SENSE OF SMELL. Nice, for 2iK) years, has lieen famous for its violet extracts and ierf unies made from mignonette. There are several large factories in the United States devoted to the man f act tire of rosewatcr. Many essential oils tisiil in jierfumery are very valuable. Neroli, for instance, is valued at $.o a ix.und. Cannes is famous for the various per fnmes made from the different tlovvers of the rose family. Dr. Johnson was extremely fond of orange jx-el and used to carry it in his jMH-ket for the sake of its odor. At a date, certainly not later than B. C. 2(km. Egyptians used jierf nines in the sacritii-es to their gods. Pomades are made of the best and purest fat of the ox. impregnated with any jietfume which may lie desirable. MUSIC AND THE STAGE. A Malay opera troupe is on its way from Polynesia to Lmilmi, where it will perform "Bishi Sha Hirzan." ile scrilied as a national oera. M. Eugene Ysaye. the violinist, has lought for $5,fM"i5 the Steadivarius violin known as Hercules. It is dated 1T.';2. i one of the most tierfect of its family, and is beautifully preserved. Dramatists in France get 12 crcent. of the gross receipts of each play, and are allowed tickets to the value of KM) francs for every erforniaiice of such plays as they have written. Humperdinck keeps on turning out nursery operas. The latest is "The Bronze Horse." just brought out with success at Cassel, the words written by the composer's sister and the plot from "Grimm's Tales." FROM THE PATENT OFFICES. In the patent office reports of this country 665 different styles and vari eties of pens are descrilied. It is said that 17,tHM patents for the manufacture of ink have been taken out in Great Britain. Mark Twain has lieen quite a prolific inventor. In 1371 he took out his first patent for a strap for susiieudering trousers. lie has also been an as signee of quite a number of patents, some of w hich are of recent date. A new gas burner has apjieared in Paris. It is formed of platinum wires and fibrous material resembling aslies tos. The fibers become incandewent, and give a light of 25 candle jiower. with a consumption of 2't cubic feet 1 of gas per hour. Adverti ingKates. W a - - - . " ,. -Mtderatiou ofti users whose favtrs will t aerted at tne Joilu Df low rates: I loch, tjn .........! !. linen, S moults X 1 Inch, anontas.. .......... ............... li linen lyear.... e.i S Inches. nonils.... ...... ....... C-l e X Inches, I year It.' S lorbea, month .. . .... ....... S Inches. I year . l&Ar. comma, months.... .......... le.fcO j column. months. ........... ........ M.oa i column. 1 year S3 aa . column, months. ............. ...... 44). 00 1 column, I year............................ .aa Business Items, brst Insertion, 10c. per line subsequent lnpertloo. 6r. per line Administrator's and Liecutor's Notices. tR M Auditor's Notices . ZJb Stray and similar Notices ............ s OS Kesolut 100s or irorecatne- ol any eorvcra tU.B or turieij sad cx-maiaairativns desia-md to call attention to any matter ot limited vr :adl vidual Interest munt te paid tr as adverttsments. Honk and Job Printing of ail kinds neatly aatf . cxcdkinsiy derated at the lowest rlces. And doa'tyoo turret it. SHE WAS STARTLED. Aa Inquisitive Yoalh TimbM Over a Par tition t puo a Spinster's lied. "When Mount Talxir. N. J was first taken possession of by the Newark in ference of the Methodist Lpis-ojial t-Jiurch." said a clergyman of that de nomination recently, "we had little money with which to clear up the grounds and erect the first buildings necessary. After putting up a sort of ojicn air jtvilion in w hich t lie preach ing services could lie held, we Ix-gau to east around for some 1. nil. ling where transient guests might be accommo dated. "The structure resulting from this necessity was a long frame building, which was christened the Taior house.' In constructing the house on as economical a lwisis as possible, the iKirtitions were not run all the way up to the rafters and the room was not ceiled. "I shall never forget." contnued the minister, "one of my first nights in this rather crude hotel. After ! had retired i was suddenly aruuscil with a start by Theiiiost unearthly shriek. "'Murder! Thieves! Kobl.ers! Help! Help!' a woman was shouting at the top of her lungs. "I hustled out into the narrow hall in my night roW and found others in the same attire loth men and women running around in a distracted way. We all stopped lefore a door from w ith in which the sounds proceeded. " 'You Wast! Help! Help! Mur der!" still came the cries. "There was a sound of scuffling from within and suddenly the door o pencil and a woman, excited, jiauting. with w ild and disheveled looks, apiieared at the door clutching a boy. who was more frightened even than was the woman. "tine glance settled it. The loy was the son of a woman occupying the ad joining room. The little fellow, out of curiosity, had climlied to the top of the partition and. losing his lialance, had fallen over into the next room, landing on the ix-d of a rather elderly spinster. "The ridiculousness of the whole af fair seemed to dawn upon all at the same time, and everyone joined in a good, hearty laugh. The boy was pun ished and the old maid left the next dav." N. Y Herald. GRIZZLY AND SILVER TIP. Three Types In California of Immense si- and Stn-nth. The grizzly Wars found all through the canyons of the I.ocky and Cist mountains and spurs of the Sierra Ne vada ran ire s.-l.loin descend from lofty altitudes, where they lnai:airc year ill and year out to eke out a subsistence near the peretual snow line. An old and ex riet:ced hunter has said that "any man's a fool to go in arti-r lx-ar alone." The bruins of the cast and the bruins of the west are almost totally different animals. " The Ursa Majors of the Sierras are monstrous in sic, en dowed with ngly dispositions and pro digious strength, and as for grit. 1 hey dispute ami very often successfully, too the sovereignty of the mountains and forests with the king of American Wasts, the mountain lion. Hunters disagree ujx.n the point of how many different ppecics of the War triW we have in the southwest. There are at least t hree dist inct tyjiesofthe family in California and Lower Califor nia namely, the grizzly, brown an.l Hack War. Besides these there are also gray bears, cinnamon Wars and the Sierra trrayback. The true gray is seldom, if ever, seen now as far north as the 45th jmrallcl. and as far east as the main divide; the cinnamon is sim ply a cross Wtween the brow 11 and black Wars, and the mighty silver tip is neither more nor less than a mongrel of the brown and grizzly, jiartaking strongly of the natures of the two, but articularly of the latter. All the mem Wrs of the sjiecies intermarry, and the silver tip is the kingof the family. This bic fellow, springing from the srrizzly and the brow n. combines all the ferocity and tough strength of the for mer with the agility and st ubbornnesu of the latter, each distinctive trait be ing more prominent in him and os scssed to a greater degree than by the very animals from whom he liorrows them. The silver tip is unquestionably the ruler of the family by reas -n of his greater size and Wlligerent disxisi tion. Lewis and Clarke, in their nar rative of their journey to the Pacific coast nearly a hundred years ago, siieak of meeting not only brown and black Wars, but also numerous white Wars, that made it eriious traveling at times for various meniWrs of that bold pio neer party. N. Y. Times. Don't Write When An (cry. Never write a letter to a man, wom an or chili! when you are angry with the irson in question, or -icrhaps. I had Wtler qualify my advii-e by Wg ging you. one and all. never to send an angry letter for 4S hours after you have written it, and then 1 would su trgi-st reading it. carefully, and. as the Irish man said,"burnittr it Wfore sending it." We have many of us exhausted all our rage in the fire of the letter-writing', and have felt all the delightsof a battle won by the prowess of our ix-ns w ithout the hackneyed formality of iostingthe epistle. Who is there who has not written his anger out in this wholesome aj ! Do not, 1 pray, send a cruel let ter to anyone you have ever loved. You will but live to regret the act. and pos sibly with the pallid silence of death Wtween you and the wouiided one. If mortals were, in these prosaic days, giftiwl with invisible ixwvers, 1 would wish to W that spirit endowed with a force which would arrest every augry wonl at the tip of each sharp-iKjinted. heart-breaking jien. St. Louis Kepuh lic. Points In fMid llowellrepl.r. A woman who looks well to the ways of h. r household should kuow how long, under ordinary circumstances, certain supplies, such as tea, coffee, butter, sugar anil coal should last. It is by no means a proof of a uigganlly house wife to do so, but it is her duty to her self and family to know what use is made of those articles which she pni vides. This duty nisy W done so tact fully that no maid could 'an of -ing offense, or in a way 1. When accounts are Kef. the mistress write-' ing Wok the exr with the date is easily man L i i. f. n r u k I M i hi U if- 1 -c t r a t r: t r. c r . a . r- a-: a. I I t. r iV c F c - r c t- i f K r t a k a tr- ti 1 11