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Sc. pew line t J .v.nl Will ths above term! he de I ",,", ana those who don I oonsuli tnelr .u.rn.iu, iiDn urcntor iotice..n M Aadltor't Notice. tJS tray and alinilar Notices a.oa -KeTOlutioni or proceeeHnv ol any oorpora tlon oraoclety and rvmaiuntraUofii deala-ned eail attention to any natter ot limited or ladi dual Interest hum t paid lor af adrertlrmraia. Book and Job fnntla of all kinds aeaUy aa MMkiMif execaied at the lowest prices. A ad don tyoa lorget it. I rw " ,,3v:ni in advance must not ei 5t ,D inI"r; ,.' the fame Iwtlnif as those wbu i"littiiis ' M distinctly understood Iroc XI"- - ...rami. JAS. C. HASSON, Editor and Proprietor. HB IS A FBKKMAM WHOM TBI TBBTH MAKES FBI! AMD ALL ABB SLAVES BBSIDB. 81.50 and postage per year In advance. k-.c r..r yur paper nelore you Mop It. If cto. ,.- .None tut ypalswans do otherwise VOLUME XXX. EBENSBURG.PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1896. NUMBER a,aiaa lite too snorc. WW i a. i aw. 7i r i 1 II I 5 Two Open Letters that Should Prompt Thousands Women to Go and Do Likewise May. I followed her advice to the letter, and the result is simply wonderful. May Heaven bless her nnd the good work she is doing for our sex! If you are sick or in trouble write to Mrs. g Pinkl Kim. 11 ler at by one of our own I )ruggis ts and it is doing lots Three Books Worth Getting- "Guide to Health, aX Lydia E. 'WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES." CKZAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF Dliver lave to ilie World tlie CUM Plow. i nr. olivki: t nir.i.i:i plow works '1:;;in atkd thk :tiillki plow inhustry. t is the Laiocst Plow - - ..e . THK GENUINE OLIVER fed Etpairs Are the Best it.. I lir-t .iinl ftr-iir Tin- naliif l la -mm i r pi ini; tiMii Ii ra-in-is. N. '.In. VV l. s. h i:m i v m i'ii i i.i s. JOHN F. STRATTON CFJ-EBltATED havjor. Estill IspMrnilitJ W alMiieriminlil l!i!f , Musical merchandise, o!ifj. tu-.tars. Banjos. Mandoline's. Accordror.s. n'i"eii -sv tc.. ill ki.iii ni Etrinos. tc.etc. u.s::.m-..h7 I-;-; tt:iSt..WcwYoi-k. JOHN F. STRATTON'S TSu?i Band instruments W DRUMS, FIFES, Piccolos and Band Supplies. JOHN F. 1.813,816, STRATTON, 817 E.Sth St., N.Y. Lit. 81 '-X i - 1 1 h a c. -111111.111 I !- ut- i i hi - -r an J II --- e i.i Result of a Prompt Reply lvice invariably brings relief. sex. say there is a tremendous demand ol gootl, that is the blessed thing about it. "Woman's Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Factory in the World 1 r V CHILLED PLOW on the Face of the Glohc. t f.r xi-fllfin-f. iitira.ility and snptrior finish. V.f. IYKU i.i in all v-aiin; prl. HENCH & DROMGOLD'S la;f-t InijinitrJ Riilin; r Walkin; Leve?Fpri a Tcotli Han ow on W heels Tin Unix' ha- tf-ei tliroimlily ti-sltl on rMuli ami imky. ami on Mft ami iiu-l!iw lainl. ami tin- lr ift is l.i-maii al m.il on' - lia-f a ImrsH less llian nu llit llnal sjirinir Um:Ii liurrow. or in oilier vv.irtls. a hi in wr'siliiiiir 1 - ti' umls "i-au t itle up. " I hW iiarrou ami i hi-l rail is no lirtrruw. !." in-lu-s can li ru iIT Ihe Tin- seat can lie rvmowd in :i seroi.J. B. SWANK, SCCOU. MAIN .4 i;Kll oi:i) sts.. .JOHNSTOWN. lA. . . 1 F. X. FEES' Shaving Parlor, Mam Street, Near Post Office .. a rh, nnilrlierieit 1 ittwlrea to Inform the pnb- l'ih,t he ha cjn-jil a shaving juror o Main ureet. tear the pit .rtlce where briwrjn n all It-" hriwhe oarneu uu future. Kvorribtnn neat an! eie&n. In the Your palronatte soiionea K. X. r KKS. esErMiNnalltil Xtw k. ,.u- . SMttE fRit A .... -r n,,u.H r.lHI I" flr. , ' T , W- 1 ...I S4, MS 1 R HELP LirrLE Falls, Minn.', May u, 1894. "lam suffering, and need your aid. I have terrible pains in both sides, extending- down to the front of my limbs and lower part of my back, pains attended by in the back The doctors irs. opiates to quiet the pain. I have a very high fever nearly all the time. I am nervous and cannot stand. My doctor says I must keep in bed. Now I place myself underyour care. I am only twenty-one years old and too young to suffer so much." Mks. Charles Parker. The above letter from Mrs. Parker was received by Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., May 15, and received a prompt reply. The following letter reached Mrs. Pinkham five months later. Note the result:. Little Falls, Minn., Sept. 21. " I deem it my duty to announce the fact to my fellow sufferers of all female complaints that Lydia E. Pinkham's treatment and Vege table Compound have entirely cured me of all the pains and suffering I was enduring when I wrote her last Your letter will be received, iUKS. for.Lydia U. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; Beauty, Peril, Duty," "Woman's Triumph." These are FREE AND PASTIMES. An immense bald eaflt, measuring s-cu feet from tip to tip of its wiiig5, wa.s captured alive near MiilJIefoik, 1ml.. a few days atro. Dr. Sli"pshaiiks. Iiishop of Norwich, is uu cut husiat ic cyclist, and even rides on Sunday from one part of his diocese; to another. lirin K. Oeland, who is now head coach of the Harvard football team, aiul Waller Camp, who is head of the Y;.li- te:ini, are collaborating on a looL on football. It will be unlawful to kill quail in Kentucky for the ensuing' two years, except in November and December, an act to that effect having' passed the Kentucky legislature. A rattlesnake measuring eight inches in circumference and four feet- dx" inches in length, and having 13 rattle and a button, was killed near Phoenix, Arizona, last week. It was the largest rattlesnake- ever seen in that region. The Argentine llepublic is going to send a team of polo players to Kngland next summer, and much interest is ex pressed to see their ponies, which ar said to comprise specimens of every kind bred in Sooth America. In threw rabbit drives this season in (V-s-ila county, Idaho.soinc S,t 0o rabbits have l-cn killed. The aniuial-j are astonit-hiiigly numerous and a very serious nusianee. A round-up hunt is to lie held every week in the hope of ex terminating the est. English pheasants are being raised by a syndicate of stortsmeii at Lebanon. N. JL Some time this yeax the birds will Im liberated with the eetatioii that, under projier protection, they will multiply and furnish an exeeleut addition to the supply of game in that legion. . (lot Ilia Change. In all banks there is usually an ac cumulation of coins, and with them a Cincinnati, O., banker turned a unique trick on a sharper a few days since. A stranger rushed into t he bank, saying: Change this five-dollar bill quick. I want to catch the train. The banker looked at the bill a moment, hesitated. j then walked back and returned, handed the sharer five counterfeit dollars. The sliariier looked at them a moment. ... . 1 l,n a t-iehiy sinue piuyt-u mn !. -winkei. and hurried out of the bank. 1 1 is needless to say the bill w as counter feit. - 1 he Preeident'a Chair. The only vueant seat in the galleries when the hou&e was called toorderand the only one that was not occupied during- the proceedings of the day is that which the rules of the house reserve for the president of the I'nited States. On such occasions it is usually filled by iiif rnlM-rs of the cabinet's families oi visitors to the city to whom the piori dei:t or Mrs. Cleveland sends cards, but, although the rest of the galleries were jammed with people, this conspicuous seat was empty all day and afforded a topic of conversation. - i i of American i i i i backache and of the neck and have given me i 3 i read and answered CHARLES x ARKER. ENGLISH MILITIA. Land Artillery Which Might Well Be Imitated II Numerically, England has a militia force which is far ahead of that of America, though it is to be remembered that the I'nited States has a volunteer leserve of able-bodied men who could lie called out in case of an emergency. This reserve consists of 7,000,000 or 8, 000,000, and it has been shown that it can fight. I lather. There are, however, Kays Leslie's V.'eekly, many points about the British volunteer militia which it seems tome might be incorporated in our own serv ice. They have, for instance, what is ailed a land artillery, which has reached the enormous number of 46, OOO men. and w hich is as thoroughly trained in rifle exercises, marching, drilling and the handling of big guns as t he regulars of our own army. The ar tillery regimeuts are composed to a large extent of men in the laboring classes, officered by "gentlemen of leisure," who go into the militia from motives of patriotism. Once a week, in the summer months, the artillery go to the nearest forts for target practice. Every year big de tachments from each battalion go to. Shoeburyness and shoot for prizes with is or 24-jioiinder guns at ranges varying from 1,000 to 3,ouo yards. The artillery full-dress uniform is a very handsome one black with red facings, silver ornaments and w hite cross-belts. Tin men are armed with a short carbine and a sw ord I ).--- Paxsnlpa. An entirely new way of serving pars nips is in the shape of an English wal nut, with nut in the middle. The pans ni pa are first boile&l and mashed fme. Then to each pint there is added a teaspoonful of salt-, two table poon fuls of melted butter, a dash of pep per and two tablespoonf ula of milk. Mix well over the fire, and when smok ing hot add a thoroughly lieaten and ver3' fresh egg. Spread the mixture on a dish to cool. Then take the nnt of an English walnut, and roll around it the parsnip pulp until you have a good-sized nut. Roll in eggand cracker dust ami fry a light brown in deep fat that is smoking. Serve hot. Cin cinnati Enquirer. No More Hook Propoaala. Search reveals the amazing fact that the proMsa1 in literature, at least is becoming obsolete. Stories there are of a plenty, but in the English publica tions they mostly relate to mysterious disapearance of diamonds, or are tales of conspiracy or intrigue, and in the American product the proposal is all done behind the scenes the reader is introduced to the engaged couple or to the married pair. The sentimental age is passing, evidently, and we contempt uously hurry over the romantic episode to reach those dramatic crises in life which seem to occupy the attention of both writers and readers. Chicago News. HIS GREATEST MOVE. BY EMMA M. WISE. After the fifth year of Mrs. Osgood's w idowhood had passed away everybody in Lebanon commenced to say it was a hame that she didn't marry again. There had been a time half a year be fore when it teemed as though there , w as a possibility of her doing such a thing, and then the vacillating public had thrown up its hands in horror and had declared that to so desecrate the memory of a loved one in such a short tune was sacrilege pure and simple, and that no right-minded woman would think of bestowing herself as lielpmatu upon another before the lamented Os good was cold in his grave. Four year and a half was hardly sufficient time for a person to attain a state of frigidity, reckoning by Lebanon standards. But when her cousin, who had been visiting her for a short time, went back east and the severely censured w idow very clear l demonstrated that her intentions bad been entirely misunderstood, Leb anon, collectively and individually, be gan to lean toward the other side of the fence, and it wasn't long till it had jumped clear over and was equally loud in its renunciations of a woman who was selfishly withholding the light of her comely countenance from some poor wayfarer w hose path might need illum ining by her presence. Perhaps the one person in all Lebanon who w as most sincerely grieved by M rs. Osgood's oft- rejieated and evidently meant assertion that she had no desire to renounce her widow hoot was Joseph I -aw renee. l-awrence was a retired jol itieian, w ho for some twenty-odd years had served his country in one enpacity and another, but who had at last grow n tired of originating and execut ing scliemes for the party's aggrandize ment and had settled down on the pro ceeds realized, which,' tiiough large, weie not commensurate with the pro digious amount of work w hich he had conscientiously performed. He bad long looked with covetous eyes on Mrs. Os rood, and even when the rejKirt that she bad pronounced her ultimatum in re gard to second marriages was tripping from tongue to tongue, the natural l-uoyaucy of his nature prevailed anil he bolstered up his spirits with the hope that the widow had wisely de clined to set up the true secret of tier heart to be pecked at by social daws. Hope did not allay suspense, however, and in order to relieve the troubled state of his mind he decided to content himself no longer with second-hand de cisions, b-.it to apply directly to the court of justice as administered by the w idow, for a verdict. Mr. Ijwrence's experience as a poli tician had bred in him an air of extreme urbanity w hen in the presence of wom en and children taken as a collective ,art of a voter's possessions, but dealing with one of the opposite sex at close range and as a distinct individual was something rarely essayed by the erst while wily manager, and the morning when he called on Mrs. Osgood to lean: .-. hether or no there were gootl grounds Tor the rumors then afloat bis manner gave evidence of a trepidation such as ho could not remember ever to have floundered iu before. The candid greet ing w hich his hostess always extended to callers, instead of putting him at his ease, only served to liewilder hini the more and. with a bluntness which would have fillet his diplomatic soul with horror in a political move, he went at the subject that was responsible for his visit. "Mrs. Osgood," he said, between asth matic catches of his breath, "I hear it said throughout the village that you never intend to marry again. My neigh bors your neighbors our noighliors consider this not only folly but a Mjsitive wrong on your part. L see. more clearly, perhaps, than any other, the fallacy of your conclusions and be seech you to reconsider, if gossip has re ported you correctly. Mrs. Osgood, do you mean never to marry again?" The lady's face was tinged with a slight flush, and she hesitated a mo meat before answering. "lleally, Mr. Lawrence," she replied, at length, "your question is a very I pointed one. and I was trying to de cide whether or not you have a right to expect an answer. But as it is a matter on which I have no reason t.' maintain any particular secrecy. I don't rjnd telling you that I am decidedly prejudiced against second marriages. Such a course might be pardonable in some cases, but in this instance, never." Law rence's countenance was elongated to a ridiculous degree. "Since you have iositively stated that much," he hazarded, pcrhas you will tell me w hat is your reason." ' She turned in her chair till her gaze if s ted on the figure of a boy, who was training vines in the garden beyond the wide driveway. "My life belongs to him," she said, softly, and the tears welled up in her pretty eyes and trembled on her long lashes. "He is my only child, and so long as I can keep him w ith me I shall have no desire for another companion. When he marries, which time, please heaven, will never come while I live, then I may consider the advisability of choosing another husband." Lawrence sighed. Iu his calculations of prospective happiness the w idow-V son had never been considered an un known quantity, and he knew to a de gree of commendable exactness the age of the young' hopeful in question. I!e wouldn't be lu until the following De cern ler. The prospect was not very encouraging. Under tho laws of the state it was highly improbable that he should take unto himself a w ife before he was 21, and, viewing the matter even from that extraordinarily favorable standpoint, the old man's heart grew heavy with apprehension as he thought of the years that must necessarily eiapse liefore he could hope for a frui tion of his phiiis. "So I may take that answer as final, I suppose?" h? suggested, meekly. She nodded. "Vnd when your son marries, then. I tike it. there will be no harm done if I bring up this matter again?" "No harm, certainly not," was the smiling rejoinder. "But don't think of that improbable event. It belongs strictly to the far-away future. That ended the politician's courtship of Mrs. Osgood, and gradually the affec tion which he had always cherished for the mother seemed to be withdrawn from her shrine and deposited at the feet of the son. Lorain Osgood was jus sessed of his mother's ardeut disposi tion, untempered by her reserve, and he returned the proffered friendship in good measure. The boy's ICth birthday and four succeeding ones came and went, making great red-letter days in Joseph Lawrence's calendar. When the younger man was 20 some of the native acuteness which Itwrence had partial ly repressed since his retirement from politics again cropped out, and he de cided that it was time to make a dex trous stroke. He took young Osgood into his confidence. "Lorain," he said, one night, looking at the young man sadly, "I've made a good many mistakes in my life, but the greatest of all was my ueglectiug to marry in my early days. There's noth ing so conducive to happiness and pros perity as, an early marriage. Think over it, my boy, and if you find a face and character that please you and that give promise of making you happy, tlon't mock fate by throw ing your chance to the four w inds. You wouldn't mind marrying by the time you are of age, would you, Lorain?" Ixrain laughed. "No," he returned, "I guess not. Find me some one to love, and I w ill do the rest. I half believe you are right, Mr. Lawrence. Early marriages are un doubtedly to be commended." Lebanon was beside itself with curi osity w hen Joseph Lawrence's sister-in-law and Iter daughter came down to the old place from the city to keep house for him. There had long been a rumor Current that Lawrence was not as generously dis'iosed toward his rel atives as his circumstances would er mit, and his sudden relenting was a matter for much surmising. But all guessing invariably ended in lbanon society congratulating itself uion the. acquisition of a valuable addition to ins ranks iu the person of Joseph l.aw rence's niece, who was a remarkably pretty girl, and who. it w-aa hinted, would inherit the major ortion of the politically-acquired property. Mrs. Os good was the only one who viewed the new-comers with alarm. She had never objected to the strong attachment ex isting between her son and the re jected suitor, but w hen it dawned upon her that the affection was becoming a family affair in which the niece was re ceiving all the homage naturally due her from an earnest, romantic young man, her fond mother's heart ached with an indefinable dread and she trem bled at the thought of another woman reigning supreme in her boy's life. Just after Lorain was 21 the decisive blow came. Lorain himself was the one to strike it. "Mother," he cried, and he drew the trim figure up close beside him. "I've news for you glorious news. I'm to lje married, mother, soon." She dill not cry out. She even ceased to tremble, but she did not answer. "Why don't you say something, moth er?" he laughed, raising her pale, draw n face and kissing her. "Aren't yo-i glad?" The joy that quivered in every line of his boyish face touched her heart and for his sake she tried to conceal the pain. "I had hoped I should not hear that r.ews for many a year," she w hispered, "but your happiness has always been mine,-you know." "Dear mother." he murmured, fond . ly, "of course y cm know w hom she is Irene Lawrence. Her people arc more than delighted with the match. The old nan is especially elated. The fact is. mother, I think he has been the prime mover in assisting me to win her." Mrs. Osgood's memory took a sudden leap backward. "Ah. yes." she sighed, reflectively, "I shouldn't wonder." They were married in the early sum mer and went away for a short tour through the west. The Sunday after the wedding Joseph Lawrence, pro tected by a double-plate armor of self assurance,' made his second call on Mrs. Osgood. Ife found her sitting near the same window against w-hose light her w holesotne beauty had been silhouetted on the occasion of his first proposal. His heart was less flurried than on the first day, but his method of treating the errand on which he had come was hardly less abrupt. "Mrs. Osgood," he said, "do you re member a little conversation we had in this self-same place six years ago. Great sobs lodged in her throat and t-he coughed a reply. His own memory was very active then and her words: "Which time, please Heaven, will never come while I live," thundered in his ears and pronounced him guilty of wrecking a mother's happiness. They had taunw-d him a good many times in the hist fe'w months, but never so loudly as then. But the politician had ground his ax all but the finishing touches and he didn't intend to let the grindstone rest at that late day. "l'erhaps you'll recollect," he con tinued, cautiously, "that at that time you told me I could broach a certain subject again after your son married. Lorain has gone" she looked out toward the garden where her boy had worked that summer day six years lie fore, and her tears fell fast. "Mrs. Os good," and his voice was very gentle and tender then, "are you still averse to a second marriage?" She looked around on the empty house nnd the empty garden and then her eyes tested on Joseph Lawrenoe. "No." she sa id . "I don't bel ie ve I am." Chicago News. Sun Haebatada t'oaipana. In talking with an American about the different conditions of women in Japan and tiie United Staes, a Japanese diplomat once said: "When I marry 1 take a head servant; when you many you liecome one." A man w ho recently visited Japan quotes a remark in a somewhat similar vein made by a Jap anese, interpreter. "I sat one day," he said, "at the door of a dining-room in a hotel iu Tokio. where all kinds of foreigners were staying', and I watched them as they came in. The Frenchman came in with madame on his arm. Then the Englishman caui in so ( im itating a pouiious, self-important per sonage). Anil his wife? Oh. she came after him like this (dramatizing a meek and timid woman following). And the American husband? The American husband? Oh. he's not in it. Madame sails in ahead of him, and he just walks behind wherever she goes." WANTED AN INCREASE. Clever Ka Kven Thaaik Klekr. of a ervy Farina; Teller. There is a well-know n insurance man in Chicago who receives a salary ot $20,000 a year and never solicits. He got his position in a peculiar way. Ht was paying teller in a hank on a salary of $2,0o0 a year. One day he went lie fore the board of directors and asked for an increase of pay. They declined to make it. They thought $a.OOO suffi cient. "Gentlemen, I have a very responsi ble position and handle a great deal of laoney. I do not think my salary sutti vient. I inuft insist on bavin r uiore." He did not get it and returned to his desk dissatisfied. One of th large in surance companies in Chicago had giv en the bank ten days notice that it would draw out $UO,oou, and the cash ier made every arrangement tor it. In due time the check was presented. The iaying teller refused to honor the check and went to the csshier. "They want that $JOO.Ooo.- he said; "what are you going to do about it? "Pay it, of course," said the cashier. "You have the money." "Yes, I have the money, but I don't propose to payit." "What do you mean, sir?" the cash ier exclaimed. "It is your business to pay it. I have given you the money, and the check must be paid." "Mr. , I am working here on a salary of $2,0O0 a year. I have asked tor an increase, and the directors think I am getting enough. I caiuic ugree w ith tlieni. It is true tl.at I have the $300,000, but I intend to keep it. have not been treated right, and 1 must take this course to get my de serts." A long argument follow-d. which was referred to the board of directors, w hich was hastily called together. The telller was ordered liefore their majes tis. He admitted all that the cashier had said of him. and added: "Gentlemen. I am serious. I have the $300,000 safe. You may do what you please. If you take the matter io the courts the most I can get is ten years. I shall leave the ieniteutiary at the age of 40 worth $3u0,imm. If "l remain with you at my present salary I won't be worth a cent. Do as you w ill. Give me $5,000 a year or send nie up. He was a hard customer to deal with, and they quickly agreed that if he would return the $300,000 and iay the check they would do as he wisbeo He made them sign a bond, releasing him in every possible way, and guaranteeing- him $5,000 a vear for 30 vears. One of the directors, an old gray haired fellow, who was president of the insurance company, said: "Young man. you are too smart to be paying teller of a bank. Come dow n to my office and I will give vou $20,000 a year." He went home, got the $300,000, re turned it to the bank, and went into the insurance business. Toledo Blade. Two Kin da of Coacolt. Simple conceit, founded on really great gifts, is often a very pleasant quality. No more amiable quality than the conceit, say, of Hans Chris tian Andersen, can easily be imagined, though it caused him a hundred bitter trials in his earlier life before h.s great gifts were understood and acknowl edged by the world. So, too. Gold smith's conceit was a very attaching quality; and in our own day we could name a poet full of the most amiable and attractive conceit, in which there was not anything irritating or even indicative of jealous mortification. The truth is that sunny conceit, found ed on great gifts, is often delightful, while the conceit which broods on tl e world's injustice is not recog-uzinp' to the full these great gifts is coirod:ng and repelling. The happy couceit which takes all the recognition it can get with gratitude, and supplements it with sincere pity for those who hav.- not sufficient insight to recognize the gifts that have been displayed, is as charming and radiant a quality as we can find anywhere, while the jealous conceit which is always suspicioii! of the inadequacy of the world's ad miration is one of the most unpleas ant and displeasing of characteristics. In other words, the conceit which is perfectly joyous. bu. oi course, found ed iu true gifts, attraei. w hile the less perfect conceits which has a littl dis trust, on one side or other, ot lh: solid ity of it own 'iiii.i, is li$.pias;iig. because not sereue. The former is as cheering as sunshine, the l atter as dis pleasing as restle?a-iic.-M. London Sjiec tator. LION FARMING. Little Cube Glvea to a Dos for a F oat ft Mother. The greater part of the lions exhib ited to the public have, according to show men. been born and reared in trav eling' menagt?rie or caravans. Nowa days the breeding, training anil rear ing of wild beasts constitute a regular business, and is carried on systemat ically. As soon as a lioness baa a litter of cubs they are taken away from her and given to a collie. Newfoundland or other canine foster-mother. As a rule, a woman looks after both mime and cul, the taak usually falling to the lot of the mistress of the caravan. When tiorn the lions are like young cats. The little family is usually ac commodated in a corner of the caravan, tor in the trainer's private ap&rtnient. In their infancy the young lions are treated just like kittens. When they are able to walk tltey have the run of the place, play about, and seem to look for and enjoy the caresses that are liestowed upon them. They recognize for a long time the au thority, so to Fiiealt, of the foter lnother. and are obedient to her w ishes, even afu-r they have comaiderably out grown her in size. . Iuae Vaalty. Dumaa the elder had a good deal of the African in his appearance, and he had to no small degree the lore of show common to that race. Kef erring to the latter trait Alexander Dumas fils made the remark: "My father is so vain and so fond of disnlar tliat hi ( ... would ride behind his own coach to . make people believe that be keeps a I colored footman." ORB OF DAY. How it Looke to the reople of the Hit- ferent I'laaeta. The people of Neptune are often in doubt as to whether or not the sun is shining. They are so far away from, the gn at central orb that it is a mere leck in the sky w hich only men with good eyesight can see. Pleuty of plan ets that are swinging about in the heav ens look bigger than the sun to the jeo ple of Neptune. Those on Uranus are little Wtier o!T. Upon Mercury, on the other hand, the sun comes up like an immense ner moon, and it burns with an iutense k-laie, and is so hot that the cple there can cook their breakfast by the light of the morning sun. When the sun sets on Mercury it is like a lartre art of the heavens dropping out of si'ht, and a cold breeze immediately springs up. Even on Venus the sun looks so big as to scare an inhabitant of the earth could he lie transported to that planet. From Mars it looks a good deal smaller than it does from the earth, but a year on Mars is equal to two years on the earth. Another curious thing ulwut Mars is that it has two moons, re volving in different directions. One of these little moons is hardly bigger in the sky than a good-sized cheese, but it flies through tpace with the speed of a cannon ball. This liMle moon goes skimming close to the surface of Mars, and the iieoplc there, with their long distance guns, could easily shoot up and hit it. They have to look sharp on Mars to see this little moon, which comes noise lessly from tine direction and disap pears around the corner in another, re gardless of the movements of the reg ular moon. STRANGE, BUT TRUE. Woaderfal Thliif. That Bappea to Mea W ho Sh iKt- A well-known naturalist and sqiorte nian was shooting quail one day near the Pyramids, says Pearson's Weekly. Sighting an owl, he raised his gun. and was aiiout to pull the trigger when, judge of his surprise, the bird suddenly twisted in its ftijrht as if hit,and came fluttering to his feet. On examination he discovered that the bird, although in midair, had broken its w ing through the mere exertion of its flight. When shooting on tli moors in York shire an unlucky siort.sman had his one solitary tihancc during the beat spoiled by an extraordinary acvilent. Just as he was shooting- at a grouse flying about 40 yards away, another bird, which had evidently lost its presence of mind, fluttered in front of his gun, receiving the w liole of the charge in its body. It was literally biown to pieces. l'.ootti. the vel! known collector of Brighton, once did the very something, lie was iiri;ig at-a sinull fiock of com mon jiochard wleii the charge hunj fire, in consequence of which a rare sjiecimcn had time to fly into the line of shot. It is now in the Brighton mu seum. Apropos, a strange freak of par tridges may be mentioned. Upon cer tain HH-asions they will fly far out to sea and settle on the top of the wavis w ith as much unconcern as if they were on a turnip field, although it meatus certain death to every one of the covey. CARE OF HATS7 Spec, a of rat. KurH-d Teat hers ma J Pla holea Are Nut to lie Comniended. The essential of woman's attire, for which she ays the most fanciful price, is her hat. A simple felt shape plainly tr:mmed with velvet and w insrs costs no mean sum. and when a more betrimmed and lefuriclowed arTair i chosen, the drain on the purse makes the wearer wince. Yet how- few- wom en take proper care of the dainty crea tions after they are purchased. It is the abuse, not the use. of the hat, that makes it rapidly liecome shabby. When it is put on for the first time the wearer must decide just where to insert the point of the hat pin so that i will ciUMe least harm. When the hat is worn then-after care must lie taken to put the pins in the holes made by them at first. If not, the crown w ill soon liecome roughened and marred with many punctures. When the hat is taken off it must l carefully brushed with a soft whisk broom and every par ticle of dust dislodged from tlie brim and from the crown. The loojis and bows must then lie pulled straight and the feathers or wings smoothed into place if the wind has blown them intu disorder. A large liand l lined witu tissue iaier is tlie proper n-ccptacle for this easily injun-d head covering. She w ho is the happy w.scs-or of a large hat trimmed w ith ostrich plume must determine never to wear it in damp or stormy weather. The beauty of the plumes lies in their fluffy curl and this is srn-edily destroyed by damp ness. Then the whole hat is trans formed f Kim a thiut' of beauty into a caricature. Unless a woman can af ford a toque or other small liounet in addition she would Iw-tter conli at her self with a less elaliorate constructioi whose simple prettine.s is proof against da in pairs and boisterous w inds. Uarers Bazar. INSANITY IS TABOOED. Prwaalaeot W kraa.1 at Lawyer Who Will Not Ka'er That Defense. The follow ing story is told of John Brennau. of Stevens Poii.t, as a criminal law-yer: The story goes, says the Mil waukee Journal, that a farmer who l.ad killed his wife in the northern part of the state srnt for Mr. Brennan to de fend him, offering to deed him his farm if he would take the case. Brenna:i wanted his iiay in advance, and so the fa nncr made over the propertv to hiiii. The murder was a most brutal and cold blooded one. and Brennan knew that there was but one plea that might save his client from a life sentence, and that was insanity. The trial was one of the fiercest ever fought in a Wisconsin court. The attorney for the defense oc cupied a whole day in his closing ad dress to the jury, and the effort was a masterly one. The jury found the mn insane and he was sent to Oslikosu. Once there, he improved rapidly and in a few weeks w as discharged. His firs': aet was to sue Breunan for the recoverv of his property, on the ground that lfe. was insane at the time of deeding it. In the face of his own argument thtt the man was insane. Brennan could j nothing and the farmer won Lis cav. Brennan has blacklisted insanity as a defense for mnrdcrcrs. 4 I t c r. ! ir ii nr L
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