The Cambria freeman. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, July 02, 1897, Image 1

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H S. 1IAHIU UOILU.
Tlu; forv.st of IhtrUnoor is Kurround
1 ou every by strvU-hea of
inoorluitil tliut b.-Jon to the several
ooiktio-uous jKirislies, and every hoiuse
liolder itv eaeh of tht-he uriliet elaJms
litflits oil the ttuiiiiion of hits urith,
oxer vhU-Ji, moreover, tlie JimnoriiU
lord as.sert Kir;uaoiuit authority, tuid
i-nfi.ix-e.s it vvheiL lie eau. The duchy
f i'ornwalL, however, to vvhith the
forest tielougs, rofetes a sort of sov--re.;irnty
oxer all t heae eoutiiioii.s.
.Now. there lil in the parish of
South Tawton, in the. curious old vil
la ye of .eal, where every house is uu
:ii-h;u-ol.io-ieal curiosity, tuid every
l-oiiseholiler is iiideptiult-nt u Mtor
voiu iiuui of the iKUiie of Joeiiah lay,
i i.iDiiionl I- now u its youii"; Uaiuy lay.
The nick name vv as acijuirctl liy him
tliroiia-h his exi-essive caution. As the
slothful man. ait-ortlinr to Solomon,
excuses himself front doliii UiivthilifT
:mhI ffoint-aJiy w here, by say in: "There
it a I it) n in the street," o did Josiuh
lay shirk v-nt tiring on any uiulertak
iiif.', or investing small earning's in juiV
specula.! iotii tt which tlie risk of loss
adhered, on tlie lea that he must look
ut for and provide aaaiist it rain
d;iy.
doe was not a lay.y man, yet his ex-aifji-eratel
prudence led to much the
i-ame lesulUs tus inert ness he let slip
ppArt unit ics tha.t could never recur,
aid which went to Ijenetit men less
aide, hoiu-t antl iiuiiistrious tliaii him
self. It cornel ijnea hapfM-n that plums
ilrop into tiie mouths of llioe who
stand MpiiifT at the clouds. All the
then have to do is to close their mouths
on the plums and to make tlie most of
theUl.
Such a. plum dropied into the mouth
of Josiah ojie t'hristlnaA live. He did,
indeed, s-nap his jaws on it but tiiat
w as all.
lie v:is workino; ou the oouunoii,
i lilting up o-ratole liha-ks, wherewith
to const rue I a "new take" wall. It is
the opinion of every householder in a
-arih that hits commons that he has
a rijrht to its much oi.cn ground its he
can inclose subject, if enforced, to a
pavmcnt to the lord of the manor, ami
ttw-it-eforth his own in jierpetuity.
Whilst thus, enirafietl Joe. came on a
"barrow" or cairn of small stones. He
eh aivd away these- its too .small t.
serve h-s purOse, atid ili-veretl Ih
neatJt them a ifranite slab. This he
lcvcrctl aside, without mucli ditliculty,
antl to his .surprise diticovertl a stone
cist or colli n lonst ructed of rude blocks,
lie crept in, and was still furtlier sur
pr'dsed vv hen he found w itliin a Kit cou-t-iiniii
charred homes aaid a-shes, and
nevtr it a cup of yellow metal, and some
ring's and hoops, some weighing six,
i tl.ers ten and tiftetu ourncew apie-e.
lie h ustily scrambled forth, aiul as
the settiri"; sun jrleametl out, lie. exam
ined his find y itrt liht. He rubU-tl
the cup and the ring's on his sleeve, aiul
"Mv iinirer!" said lie, "if it ain't a'l
solid rold. f'ome! I'm in. luck's way.
This shall stajnd over tiraiiit a rainy
day."
"I wasn't ealletl younjr Kainy lay
for nothiiiM'." sal I'- "I'11 lllt lt u"
lwu-k a'aiit where 1 found it, and theT'"
it sltall remuiu till I Jtave read ta casiou
to lift it."
So the younT timui rephu-etl tlie cv
erini,' block, tlMfit hea.ped the small
stones ami earth over U and diriiuised
the f.tct that the, pla-e had la-en dis
t ui ImmI.
He rcturiutl luune ver-y satisfititl with
hlm-self and w itlt his prxsMtct. Now
he could look forward w it hout bliuk ilit.'
to the inevitable rainy day. At pres
ent he Ibiul. lutiJt.il, stn-npth antl yout h,
and with these he cotdd earn his liveli
hotxl. "I'.ut," .ui Js put it, "I can't
reckon on these lasting. 1 knowis sev
eral youtifc tdiaK its luts had colds set
tled on their cheKtesscn, and have died
of a decline. And Tom Kntiicott, lie
disliMSittetl his hip, awl now can't hob
ble up on to the moor aiter o-raiut'
no more; antl as to old are and de
crepitude there's no denying' it, every
day and hour and ntinute bring-s me
nigher to it,"
Accordingly, Jos went on breukini
up stone .iniil inclosiirtr, iu.d iiust inctii ve
Iv he extended his "new take" wall in
the direction of the -airn and stoite
chest t hat contained his treticitire.
On the verge. of the moor, im the con
fines of culture, lived a girl nametl Mary
.irgett, with her bcd.ridde.ii mother.
She made it livelihood tut of plovers'
i.'trs, w hioh she. collected and sold, out
of some poultry she kept, out of Hint
arrow heads, which, by searching, she
found on the moor, aid which she dis
posetl of to an archaeologist. She also
still some needlework and w ent out oliar
rii if.
Jis Kts.sel the cottage twice daily
on his way out and on his way home,
and very frequently he saw Mary at her
door, or she wits searching on the iimmit
near where he worked, and they never
met without exchange of salutations.
On one occasion, when overtaken by a
hailstorm, he had been invited! into Hie
cottare, ami hak 4een given a eup of
tea that warmed his heart a if it had
beeti H-ppt-l iiiiii t, and got into his head
as if it had lieen whisky.
One day when, they met on the moor
the northeast blast was so cutting that
they retired together under shelter of
a rock t: eat together their lunch of
cold pasty. Considering how cold the
v.eatber w as, Jos put his arm round Pol
lv, and, having an overcoat, he threw
citie arm of it over her shoulder.
The ensuing night was one of sore
temptation to Jos. He tossed on his
lied. He could not fdeep. He sallied
very early from his house and went to
the moor, resolved to raise his treasure,
disase of it, .la re fortune and marry.
As he passed the cottage of Mary Ag
gett he did not see her. He was glad of
tlits, lest she should have asked him
whv he went to his work two hours
earlier than usual.
He iiroceeded to- the cairn, remove!
the stones, heaved the covering slab
aside, got into the chest and broughtout
the gold rings and cup. He furbished
tht-ni up, and they sparkled in tlie morn
ing sun.
Whin al! were ranged before him, he
shook his head. "It would be madness
to risk it," said he. "If I mi-rried Tolly,
women be them corkscrews, she'd have
!he whole story out of me, and they be
that chatterboxes, they can't help talk
ing, and she'd blab about it to every one
in the place. Then IM have the crown,
and the duchy, and the lord o the
manor, and the parson and the 143
commoners dow n on me for demanding
their shares. He hanged if I'll rik it.
Women is ler'ble dangerous animals
with their tongues, never to lie trusted."
Then in went all the treasure again
into the eortiti that had contained and
preserved it for t.fliM years.
"I know what I'll do," said Jos. 4T'1I
build my new-take wall right over this
old grave, and then no one can get at
the treasure without pulling down the
wall."
Little did Jos suspect that he was
being watched, and that his every word
was overheard by Tolly herself, who
was behind the rock hard by. w here she
had picked up flint .chips and Hakes.
Slowly, painfully, Jos Day worked at
his wail. He succeeded ill carrying it
over the cairn, and thus he secured his
treasure from lieingdisturlieil. and thtif
was it made fat against the rainy
day.
in the course of the next three months
he had completed the inclosure, and
had taken from the oommou a tract of
good land of fi ve-and-twenty acres ia
extent.
About this time Mary Aggett's mother
died. Jos pitied her greatly, the cottage
was so lonely for the girl. His heart
prevv soft when he saw her in black.
"lMesfi me!" said he. "U I lived in thai
cottage it would save me half of my
j(.u.rnev every day, but 1 won't risk it."
Shortly after this a great surprise
came to him. One morning he found in
his "new take" a Hock of sheep al!
branded M. A.
"tirmeious bless us!" exclaimed Jcs.
"How ever came the sheep there? I'll
run ask Tolly, she may know. She must
Via' seen some one drive 'em this way."
He went to the cottage and spoke in
heat: "Mary, some owdaeious radicals
have been turning sheep into my new
take during the night- They are
marked M. A."
"They are mine, Jos."
"Yours. Tolly?"
"Yea. It was very kind and consider
ate of you, Jos. to ilielott H muiiy
ucres- for me. I thank you with all my
heart."
"Inclose for youl It is my new
takel"
"There is some misunderstanding,"
answered the girl. "The new take is
certainly mine. 1 have, lieen to the
lord of the manor and have liought it
25 acres at much gold jer acre. I
have the papers all drawn out."
"Yours! Where did you get the
money ?"
That was a queettou Mary did not an
swer. After much consideration Jos aid,
falteringly: "This is a pretty go! How
am 1 to le jiaid for the walling?"
"I'm sure 1 can't think, Jos."
"Hut it has engaged me off and on for
is months. Fifty pounds wouldn't re
pay my latior. I can't afford "
"I really am sorry for you."
"There is only one w ay out of it," ex
claimed Jos, "that 1 can see; and that
is by changing the brand on the sheep
fiom A to I. and by lumping together
my wall antl jour land."
"Well, Tin not particular," answered
Mary, and o the matter was set tied.
They were married, and Jos found
that he had secured not nlj-avery cap
ital bit of land, but with it a very
thrifty, witty and wise wife.
At tht close of the first twelvemonth
there were tltiee in the hosise in the
place of two. At the end of the second
yar the nunilier liad mounted to five,
for the second addition to the family
con.si.swtl in twins.
Hut the conscience, of Jos was uu
evisy. Something stood between himand
Tolly. He had a secret from her, and
1 hat is ever a barrier to connubial unity.
Christmas wa approaching. Jos re
solved to make a clean breast of it and
tell Mary everything.
Christmas day arrived and Joe put on
his Sunday coat and flowered his "wes
K it, took his lever and went forth.
"Tolly," said he, "come along. I've a
surprise for you." Hedelilierately threw
down a portion of his new-take wail,
discovered the lid of the stone chest,
hvered it aside, and then jumped into
the box. Next moment he .rose out of
it blank with despair, trembling with
disappointment. His treasure was
gene.
Hy the side of the cairn and over
thrown wall stood his wife watching
him, w it h a smile on her cherry lips aud
a twinkle in her bright eyes. A toddling
child clung to her skirts as she held one
of tike tw itus in each arm.
"Toll!" he gasiied, "I'm a ruined man.
I've lost everything. I've been robbed."
Then she laughed aud when she
laughed the child holding her ekirt
lauglied also and the babes in her arms
chuck let! und crowed.
"No, Jos Rainy Day," she said, "you
have lost nothing, you have gained
much. I found jour treasure, and Idis
ased of it to the antiquarian gentle
man who buys the arrow heads. With
the money I liought the land, the sheep,
the cows anil yoni."
Then Jos scrambled out of the grave,
and fell a laughing, and be laughed till
the tears ran down his cheeks.
"T.y ginger!" said he; "woman's wit
outweighs man's wisdom. My true
trcaxsure.-t rove is here" he ekiipped bis
wife on the shoulder "and it's one
neither crown, nor duchy, luir lord of
the manor, nor parson nor the hundred
and forty-three commoners have on1
particle of right over no more nor a
pin's head, but is all all and undivided
my own." The Graphic.
Ra4 Her Klxcat.
Iobkins You don't seem to be in any
hurry about going home to-night, old
boy.
Fogg No; the fact is I shall find my
v. ife in angelic temper, no matter how
late it is. She was going to a fortune
teller this afternoon.
"Yes?"
"Don't you see? I went there before
and gave the fortune-teller a fiver. Of
course Mrs. F. w ill ask about me. and of
course I shall jj-et my five dollars'
worth. .See?" lloston Transcript
- Fnrtand'a Iatrg-eat Orehard.
The lareest orchard in Great Ilritain
is at Tottington, in the county of
Gloucester. It is 500 acres in extent,
?inl in some seasons yields its owner.
Lord Sudley, a profit of $50,000. The
trees are chiefly apples and plums.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
A few Odda Kad Kuda uf larlul Is.
fvrniatloB.
In pttAking away furs or roles or
children's white cloaks for the summer
do not forget to scatter piece, of w bite
wax among Iheni. lt will help to kot-p
them from turning yellow. A nice way
Ls to roll t hem in piece of cotton or
linen, made very dark with bluing, be
fore putting them into thoir boxes.
W hen a dose of uuplea.Hunt medicine,
iei necessary, particularly with clul
dren, its disagreeable taste may lie al
linkst wholly concealed if a eppermint
cai'dy is taken just liefore the me.li
cine. This i a better plan than taking
ioii.et hing after the dot.
A room tsituuted so bhat it doett not
get any direct sunlight, but only re
tlected light, may be made more i lner
ful if the walls are covered with a .a
er that lias a background of some
ilelie&tte yellow sluubi. Tlie Ktinted
woodwork should lo of a creamy tint,
and with yellow India silk or iinislin,
draperies at the window, one can al
most intagine one's self w a room with
a southern exjMjoure.
A coarae mefih wire tray that fits
into a frjing an or spider is of great
as.sistauoe to a cook when frlug. On
this frame anything to be cooked cau
l-e laid ami be brow nud as easily as if in
the jwa, w bite auy clum-e of burning is
avoided. The tray should hake a long
w ire loop handle.
Wooden molding boards are no long
er used ill the up-to-date kitchen. Mar
ble or plate gla.ss with a rolling pin
of the same haul substance has taken
the place of wood. The new lmards
it-quire les care to keep them clean
an! in proper condition.
A little lemon jsel makes a del icious
flavoring- for many things, such a, pud
dings, fruit sauces, croquettes and meat
pie.s aud is one of the things it is le.st
to have at hand. When using tlie juice
only of lemons save tlie peel by rinsing
it in clear water and letting it dry; then
grating it and putting it in a trhtss jar
with a close cover. Treated thus it is
elvvayii ready.
An agreeable ineltud of changing the
atmosphere in an invalid's room is to
kitir eoiiie good cau de cologne into a
soup plate and with a lighted mated
set tire to it. The coaogne will mnke
a pretty 11 a me and impart a delightf ul,
refreshing- odor to the air.
Lootks for ltangiir up garments are
always wetuing out and breaking, pai
ticularly with children's cloaks and
coatri. To make a serviceable loop cut
u strip of kid from, an old giove, roll
in it a piece, of cnurne string, ami sew
the ed'cs of kid nejitly togsiber. This
loop, fastened securely to a garment,
wiil fctund any amount of pulling with
out wearing or breaking.
When a carfiet conies to be. laid
afresh, the colors axe apt to look some
vvlial dingy and certainly not so bright
as was exiected. To remedy this use
a i-st.il fa! of warm water containing
two or three tablesiajorif uls of house
hold ammonia and a soft flannel and
t vv o f i e-sh clot lis for rubbing the carpet
diy after it ha liecu washed with the
fiist flannel and water. This treat rot-nt
will, when tlie carpet is quite dry, lie
found to give a most effectual lenova
turn. Hut it must be rcuieiulx-red that
certain greens will not bear anunonia;
in such cases cluur warm water will
fie.sjicu ami help the carpet very much.
"Sugar cur is" are a new form of tlie
old-fa-shioiied sugar cookies. 'I hey are
particularly attractive to child imi or
for anyone tlertirous of a variety. Itoll
the cooky dough out rather thin antl
cut it into stris about eight inches
loiur ami th ree-q uar ters of ati ineh in
width. Sprinkle them lightly with
sugar ami alaee tliem in a buttered
pan. Hake them Ln a quick oven to a
very delicti!, color. W Item tlie strips
are baked, as soon us they can be han
dled, roll t belli around laige ien-ils
or slicks aud ktep them so until they
have cooled. N. Y. Sun.
THROUGH THE STATES.
Two white-winged crows naikc lail ,
visits to liobei t Mulliui's fai ni at llches
ter, Md., but so far they have eluded ef
forts to capture them.
Four years ag-o, when wool was low.
a Jonesbnro (Me.) man sold all his
sheep but one, which each year sin.-,
then has raised a bhack lamb, tintd thi:
jear, when it had a air of w bite ewes
Harry Zimmerman, of Sn ydcrsburg
Md., shot and captured with'.ut doing
it nny serious injury, a gray eagh
which iiu-asurts three feet frtM.i bisak
to tail and seven feet three inches aeros-s
the wings.
Charles Roberts and his wife and
four children walked almost all the way
from Clay county. Kan., to their forme,
home in Anne, Arundel county. Md.
Witig helped to a railway r'uie over one
stage of the journey, by symKit hetic
people at Hcns-ie-. in Ikilt'more county,
who took up a collection for them.
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
No great man ever had time to play
checkers in the middle of the day.
Atchison Globe.
We must not take the faults of our
youth into our old age; for old age
brings with it its own defects.- Goethe.
Men must decide what they will ifot
do, and then they are able to act with
vigor in what they ought to do.
Meucius.
The only faith that wears well ami
holds its color in all weathers is tlm l
which is woven of convictiou aud set
with the sharp mordant of experience.
Lowell.
On great occasions it is almost al
ways women who have given the strong
est proofs of virtue and devotion; the
reason is that with men good and bad
qualities ate in general the result of
calculation, while in -women they arc
impulses springing from the heart.
Moutholon.
Daw of the New Wonts.
"To the stake with her," thundered
the tyrant. "Mercy!" implored the un
happy captive. "Some other death!
?n heaven's name, some other death!
She entreated deaf ears and a lieart of
stone. "If he could know," sire moaned
.is she was dragged away, "how I bate,
to cook!" Even now, ere j-et the clouLs
of medieval U)erstit ion had l-gun to
purple with the dawn of a lietter day,
and more to that effect, the; aspirations
of woman were already looking beyond
the merely domestic horizon with which
convention sought to environ her. De
troit Journal.
OUtt GKKAT A II MY.
Mora Trained Soldiera than Any
Other Nation.
Titer Are t Kull.led, Bat Are Avail
able at Short Notice Suine
Very In terratlnw War
Ma area.
Every year seems to make it more
probable that the close of the nine
teenth century will mark an epoch in
the history of the world. The thoughts
of the nations have for some time now
In-en tuinid to the subject of war, ami,
incredible though it may seem, in the
event of a general call to arms, nearly
4il.oo(i,uol men could le placed in the
he'd.
According to the Ixin.b.n Daily Mail's
estimate, the I nited States can call
upon a gi eater number of tiained sol
diers than any other country in the
wot Id. Although the standing al my
1 umbers only -7,Oi men each state ha-:
to support its ow u militia, and, should
it become necessary as a last resource,
upward of ?,5on,0ou nu n could assist in
maintaining the independence of the
states.
To defend the coast there would be a
l.avy of some Til ships, with hi.tiiHl men.
Of the European armies the biggest is
that of France. The number of uit-u in
the active army and reserves is -JsSil.-UKi.
The tcnitoriid army is 'jimi.um
strong and its reserve l.loo.ouu. muk
ing a total of sviiic 4,oi.i..iiMi. it is nut
likely, however, that under anv con
ceivable circum-ttancrs more ihan2,5ii.
iiimi men could be .ailed out. T he navy,
with 4"I shijkv, also has a lescrve of 1 H,
o men, of w horn about -o.jWi are serv -ing
i.t tlie present time with the licet.
Nt'xt in point of numbers on a war
footing comes Germany. The peace
sticngth of the standing aimv Lsaboul
5-I'i.MK). Theie has lieen no late return
of the war strength, but in the last ex
tremity Gccruiauv would have an a nut
fcl not tar short of .iMHi.litui trained men
whik- 22,tiiM) men could man the 'u.hM
vessels const it ut ing t he navy. The thin!
great iwer is Russia. The total pcac
footing of this country is '.it i.i n . am
the war footing 2,.iIi,ihmi. The navy con
sists tif b'.M shits, manned by a.uoo men.
Italy can boast of an army i.-umber-ing
:i,o::u.mi0. of which nearly 2Dtl,(HMi
are under arms, timi.tnio are on unlimited
leave and 5.i0,um are mobile militia ami
J.ii5n,ooo are territorial militia. The
navy comprises i!l,ii0 luni and -L'lS
r hips.
From a military point t.f view Grcal
Hritain ill compare.-, with her Kurtqa-an
Leighlioi's. The total of all branches o!
the service only amounts to 71.i.C-vS. ami
of these only bC5,lil are classed as ef
fective. The tegular forces at home and
ii; the colonies only number 117,luS. the
iu my reserve is so.li.m, the militia Hi.
101, the yeomanry 11,07s an.l tlt. ,,!iin
tet rs L'OIJ.Cs. The Hritish nav v . tbeie
foi e should at all t lines be a 1 1 tnai kably
tlong tine.
Austria-Hungary has a war footing
of 1.75II,iiiki, but should the necessity
J.rise over -LOim.oiMi men would have t i
lake arms in tlefeuse of their country.
The Davy has only a total of some s.jikr
men to man 110 ships.
The iiermanent army of Spain num
bers llK.tHMi men. which could le in
creased iu time of war to I.osS.imni; 2:s,
ooo men could man the 103 vessels com
prising the navy.
1 he at my of Switzerland is diviihtl as
follows: The elite, 131. aim; the laml
wehr M.OiMi, and the lamht uriu 27.1. 2im.
Sweden has Its. say, men and I.ikni ie
serves, with a navy of j.i ships with "In,
ihkj men, antl Norway an army t.f .'J'J.ihhi,
although the numltcr of triH.ps actuallv
under arms never exceeds, even in wai.
l.MJd men without the consent of the
storthing. The navy of :il shijis is onl
litanued by 525 men, although some
323,000 men could be called u'on ti.
e rvc.
China could bring some 9sii.(hmi men
ou the field, and Jauin 271.000.
Of the suirtller ovvers there is Rou
r.iania, with a permanent army of 51,
liimen and a territorial army Hinder
ing si,joo; Tortugal. with a va.
iiretigth of 15ii.0iu; IVrsia, with :M.aM:
Servia, with 21(1,000; Netherlands, with
bL 04-0 and a navy of 133 ships ami 2. sol
men; Hclgiuut with a strength of 1".5,
mm men and a garde civique of nearly
45.IHKI, and Denmark with a war
strength of Co.ooo men and an extra re
serve of lC.oiui. ouly called out iu ex
treme emergencies.
The smaller nations of the world ah
have their means of defense, and tin
Congo Independent State. Cttsta Rica
Ecuador, Mexico. Morocco, Tern. Tara
guay. Co! i via. Afghanistan, the Ar
gentine Republic, Liberia, Nicara
gua, the Orange Free State and the
Soutn Africa Republic, among them,
could number something like a million
and a half men.
It iia terrible reflection that the will
of one man or a mistake of diplomacy
may bring these armies of the world
in to tension. After the first shot is
tired no one can say when antl where
the sacrifice will end, and the contem
plation that 4.I.INNI.IMIO men are armed
again: t each other, even in the interest
of "iicace." is not soothing w lien riinmii:
of war are so rife. It means that alt
over the glotie one man in every fort v of
the imputation Is ready for the frar
N'. Y. Herald.
Clever Vaiwe ra.
It is a curious freak of circumstance
that the first of the Htitish is Irs to
grant the right of franchise to women
should be the Isle of bu. It ratio r
reminds one of the story English wom
en are fond of telling: A school in
s) lector once asked a c lasts to name the
islands of tlie Hritish isle. No one
mei. tinned the Isle of Man. To remind
them, the inspector asked : "Well, what
would you call an is la ml lliat had no
women on it?" And a gallant small
huv prvnupt It-' cried : "I know, s;r. The
Rc'illy isles."
A llllflrult Task.
Some of the iiolice captains are brave
men. I asked cum- of the bra vest what
was tlie luirdest job be ever had. to
which he replied:
"Stopping a prizevfight."
Tiiinkiug to hear an account of riot
ous proceed rng, I asked for the de
tails. "Oh, there ain't any." he said. "There
warn't nothing disturbing at .out it.
The trouble was w ith meself. I wanted
to seethe finish. N- V. Tre -s.
A DOG THAT CAN TEST METALS.
Miser Tli Know a l.t.txl M.iur) fruut
Had. l:t-r 'I line.
No bank teller in l.va has a truer
iusliiit-t for real, genuine ai t -v h. , J
silver iltdkirs than has a Rock Ripi.ls
dog called Silver T ip. s.ivs t he I h-c.i".,
Tiiues-Heral.l. Sil v er Ti p is t., u-i-od i, 1
and weighs ulittiit ten n.ui..ls. I his
tvvo years of life he has b. en the pr, p
clty tif lllidlonl T.albt-r. t.f the l.vt.ii
hotel, at Rock Rapids, but it is enl.
wit.hin the last year that bis p.c., r "f
immediate insiirht i u 1 1 the nature ,.f
metals has become k now n t.. bis ,,vv i. r.
The way Tip manifests Ins .weis.
as his t. .viier puts it, is as follows; f
t.'ie takes a pile tif i-.-ins the s ;.- t.f
American dollar --say a ttade dollar a
Mexican dollar, a tive-frane piece ajid
some eolinlei feit tlo'iats - m p.its,,lr.
genuine dollar piece ii. the center t.f
the pile. Tip will riiiuiiup- around
among them for an in.-t.iut cm 1
snatch the gxni! coin ;.nd piocc. d o
ti'ke care of it in approved d. g f;ish:oi
to au aeeompanimciit t.f t'towU and
bites, t r if one rolls ,i coin along tl..
flo.ir Tip can tell every tune Vkb.-tht-r
it is good stult t-i lie i-bae.l.
Tip never mokes a iiiist.-.h,.. and there
isn't a bit of tbiul.t a'u.ut iiis jM.vvers.
He has been tested by Chicago bti-i-ress
men and by ctiiuuiittees of I..vy.t
s'ient is-ts. He tfets no human help i:i
his work. The go.d coin is not mark.- 1
in any peculiar way for bis l...ue!it.
r-t.r is it scented. Anyone can us,, j,;
own -oiii in the experiment. Nor d... s
Tip's overs de-nd on signs from bi
m:i-t.-r. The latter haves the io..m
without detrat-tiiig from t he d. .g's abil
ity in the b-i-t.
Mr. itarlier h.is refused all e ffers for
the pur: h lse t f Tip.
NO USE FGIJ THE METRIC SYSTEM
' W -i -I.I oaln l.Slile liy d..iOlne
l uiilin. ulul Kuroir'. Hraturra.
'. ii V - :.. .ii I v e cba jige t hi e u i, it.-, t o
i. lo,.l . ;.t v. ii v h agrees with iu illi.r it
t beiii. ...t w ii eh, a I I -t . w its . i igii y
the V i.s.iii.jH st'tieme of a congress of
pluiosoj.hc s? We have little Jo I, arti
or gain by adopting the inivtsures ..f
.i.i iiit-iit.il l:uro-. s:u.si 'jisi, r'. Mac
airie. 'I h rce-tj uarters, or tn-ailv so. of
the commerce and traffic of the vvt.rl.l
ir carried ou by solue birui of appli jiic.-.
vv bet her moved by vv in.!, w ater or steam,
whit-h has leeii built ftt.m Ei,giis,h
measures by some Engl!sh-si-akii.L
people, ami the propoilioti is all the
time increasing.
Why adopt anotlit-r and more incoii
veiiient system w hieh will render al!
systems of strew tbrea.is. gear ttslh.
f.mmlry pattt rns. shop draw ii i t.- .
olts.dete as Well as sbelviliL.' the in.vt
valuable collection of In. -v balneal liter
ature in the VM.rld and ictpiiring all its
tables to le translated into a foreign
measure, merely to obtain the advan
tages of a dc.-tn.ikj systt-m wliicti. as I
have show n. we already have tt. all in
tents and pui-oses in a far more con
venient form than we should obtain
tr.dii the introduction t.f the iiict.-rand
it-s derivatives? Resides. these tvv,,
ui:it incisures- the inch and the foot
we aJso use tlie cub'c yard in t iv .1 en
gineering ft.r excavations and tarlb
work. but for mechanical purjMjst s wt
could get along very well with no other
unit but the inch.
THE DEAF GIRL UNDERSTOOD.
aoau( Mam'. Tender Remark, to Ilia
True Lot e.
It doesn't always pay to express your
inmost thought even guaide.Rv iu the
presence of deaf mutes, says the Roston
Record. A story wastoldat 1 he meet ing
of the Woman Suffrage ass.n-iat ion t he
other afternoon which showed conclu
sively the wisdom of the alne remark.
A devoted couple w ho. apparently,
had lieen long separated wt re thrust
smbleiily into each ot her's t om pa n v at
a lai gcl v -attended reccpt i.. ti. i hc lad v
who told the story said that she was
present iu c. in (villi V with a'l educated
leaf girl. T he happy reunited pair dis
played fully the thoughts that were in
their hearts by tlie beam upon their
eolilitellaiic-.'s. Suddel.lv the oiitig man
drew near to the tine whom he a.'.. Ted
and said, in a low tone, inaudible to
those about him. a few seemingly af
f. ctionate Words.
The deaf gill watched the pr.w-ec.liijgs
with intense int. lest and suddenly
broke into a br.tad grin. Her -omaiiioii
inquired what it was that amused h.-r.
She turned alniut so that the couple
could not see her and t.pli.-.l:
"That man said: 'If ail these people
wele not here Ft! hiss veil. If thev doii't
get out of the way pretty stN.i, 1 shall
have to before them. The girl replied:
"Then I shall scream. "
The deaf girl understood their words
by the motion of their lips.
BRICKS OF STRAW.
Mixed vtlih Tar aad Kwrnird
Into
l abn I .ilrr I'rruarr.
A T.d.sti newspaper announces a new
invention made l.y Warsaw engineer,
w lio prvquised to the city auth. rities
a quite original material for street at
ing. He uses cubes of compressed st raw
instead of the vvooJcii blocks used iu
some other European countries. The
manufacture t.f Uiese straw en Us is
carried ou accord. nc to a peculiar prm--"ss.
Straw is cut in pieces tif a cer
tain length, i m pn coated with a lluil.
the oiiqH.siUoii of vthich is a secret of
the invent. .r. and then pressed in
bl.M-ks. The iuvet.tor huvs i;p stmw
ii: bales, busts them closely toccthcr
with wire, and then immerses the en
tire bundle in t.t a hot stdm ion. the sm.-il
of vv hieh indicates t hat f-evei al m..t. n il s
like pitch, rosiu. tar and oiher of th
same kind form jMrt if the mixture.
These bundles of straw remain for a
certain length t.f time in the solution
and are then subjected to heavy pres
sure in a machine, w hieh they leavt in
the shcipe of rci.iy culies. Aiitird i ng
t. the invtiitoi. rh'.s pavinc mater. al
i ebcar thin wmid. but more d u ra Id
and stronger, and at the same tinif
Iiiole el istie.
A lUrnaraiilaK Mara.
Mrs. Hnnnikcr I'm really tlisoour-ag-ed
alaiut mr Will. 1 don't lt-IVve
he is destined to I e a great man. after
all.
Mr. Hunnil.cr Nonsense. tntt-nsi !
What's put that idea into our head ?
"Why. hk nt this letter I've ju-t re
ceived from hint. He's Weti ill ftl
lege two eais now. a;.d hrs handwrit
ing is still s. g.Mjtl that you can ie;ul it
i-ght off. alout like ptint." Clevtiau.l
I-eador. .
THE SEASON'S FASHIONS
eils to tie fashionable must be plain,
the simple lei.glb of St,ft HrUSSela ieet
l iii g one of the most approved.
A corn colored hat with black lace
t ' 'lUiiuii.L' is prvttv, also the same owi
"id hi.i with a very full wreath of blue.
1 Ot 11- I'.. ,y. ,-r
k.its ;r.. cry full at the back and
are gathered over cords and drawn
I -s. H. so that the back shows a "-il.t-ci
.1. si;..., , , Iir. coril oiitive another.
. hy ha's are shown in braids of
ev.i-v iiuagii, ,i,!e .-olor. Redisexceed-
: o; ul;ir. an,! w trimmed with
a pi. t .i-,,,,, of s..tt black lacse or chiffoa
is . ..f ij1lM stylish of the milliner',
ercnt i..i,s.
lb- sutjilice front is paiiiiuar in fa
vor, :,iitl when eaief.il: adjusted 18 be
'' aln'ost all figures, Forstout
l.i.l. . -:- i' s.-,-ii.s to reduce the bulk, while
lot -l. nd.-r ones it can lie left slightly
I i.'se and is icry pretty and gra.-cful.
I he l.ciii,.- of the shoulder caiM is
s o.i to I..- as,,,,,.,! j w true this my
be one can s. arcely state aut horitative
l.v. but ironi all appearances this form
J gai-im i.t is tUo useful, and has made
'"" ';' friends to 1 given up very
soon.
vo! i l.ciis of silk or velvet are ufL
ii. I to th.-s.. ..Dlc of the rich buckles
are fast, I,,..!, (im- tif the novelties is a
It "t v eilow velvet w it h three very ele
gant cut j,-; lu hies, one in front and
'I., on . it h.-r sid.-. At the back there
i a l.,ri.v rosette t.w of leather.
,i oi.g ihc -..pu!ar lielt ouckles are
:iios,- ,.f oxy.lized silver with jewel,
l'h -re are also handsome plain octs,
.ii. I provideiit women who have put
;.v;. t .. ir old -liuc trinkets may sow
bnr.g o ,t their old-fashior.ed bucklca
and wear them with a great deal of
1 i- asuic.
rt.lii ial flowt-re p.:e extravagantly
I.. ..i.t if i.i. "1 hey are exceedingly nat
ural ami very rich looking. Cheap
Ib.tveis ;ir,. shot-tHcd )sessior.
I Lev c.mie apart with the slightest
dampness. .l(l rumple almost if one
looks :n 1lnm.-.. Y. lslger.
NUTS AND FRUITS.
Ua'uul, give tit-rve t.r brain food;
must-), . he. it ati.l waste
I to- iriral mijority of small frea
-tl Mulls are laxative.
Apples supply tlie higher nerve axsl
j:.i.s.;.- i.....!. t.ut . not give Slav.
IVi.e kernels give heat and stay. They
serve a, .1 s u j it ; t ii te for bread.
I'. ...1 ii-.'s contain nerve and muacle
... I. h.-a'. an I uj.ip, l,ut are bad for
: 'i - i iv er.
'ranges ar - refreshing and feeding-.
i i:t are ii. t good if the liter is out of
..id. i.
i.r. -i. K..trr-mj-.iarc blood purify-
i i i. nt of little fsa-i valuei; reject
p s j.s.d shins.
Hi. in l.e.l a:iiioi.Ls give the hiarber
e or i-ralii ai.d muscle food, no heat
Was.,..
H'ue g.-ap. s are feeding- and blood
i . t v .Hi. : i. m rich for tiio&e w ho suffer
f i Hi t tie liver.
.laicv fruit,- give more or le-m tb
ii I'ln r nerve or brain, and. oome few,
liois. ic f..Ml and waste; nti h-at.
l. iii..ii- and t..niatie3 should not be
..-c.l .hoiy In t-.ld weather; they havt
a tii.iuiiiig and cooling effect.
Ail st.iue fruits, are considered to bo
i..j.i i i.uis for t ho.se who suffer from tite
bver. and should 1 h- usnl cauliuusit.
1 .iiiatoes. higher nervetir brain food
'.'el vv.ist.'; no heat; they are thinn ing
;.i.. I l:lnlil.il 'iig; ,l,i nut sviailov. skins.
I'liiiies afford 1 he highest nerve or
bia ii f.Nid; supply heat ami waste, but
.'re not in uscle-feeding. Thev should
be avoid,- I by those who suffer from th
liver. - Dr. Sophie l.e.pper.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
A lluuie.lle Infellelly aad UkatUlf.
lieiieil tt. tlie aareaaor.
A Wash iiirtoii law vcr's life is not en
tiiev without agreeable features, ai
l!ioi.ih istssitijy tlie tirsl svllaLle of
that word is not always slled f-e-e.
s., , s t he St .ir. t.f t hat t it v .
Recently one bad a client, a very quiet,
iiin.l t ru-. v young ii.aihetii.an who
vv ned and ondut ted a market firtardea
sniit hIii-ic bt total the city limits. It
sit-ins t b.it tie- young fcilow hat! somd
trouiile with liia f at! ler-in-lavt . a med
.liist.m, o!d man who ha.l always lui
jis..i ou the huslsiiids of his daughters,
a nd ;i f ter it vv as ov er he came to consult
the attorney, whom he hol known for a
long time.
"'Cm utii." said the attorney, thought
li.llv. aft.-r In tiring art of the story,
voi.r father-in law cliargcd you with
1 real ing vtt.ir wife harshly?
"Vis. sir." was the brief answer.
hat did you do?"
" I hel ".'""
"No: to hlJii."
"I .l.-ii the charges from start to
lii.ish. .ni l so .lid she."
-U hat lid he do then ?"
"Called me a lir."
W hat dj,l lull dti?"
"Hit li i tn one just one, sir."
"What did he do then?"
"Nothing, sir. The doctors done th
lest."
BORGIA ROOMS REDECORATED.
a a miter a la tar a llraa Kalaeal a r
I iniMitlilr lie bvarku Heaiarea.
The ri'sti.ratni ot the ISorgia rooms
in the Vatican is au undertaking w hieh
wiii long sci ve to preserve the me morv
tif Iru XIII. as a putr.tu of art, says a
I mi Ion evt hangs. These six noble
t lianil-rs. situateti alove the famous
sUne of R.'.phacl. were built in 34io
bv A Icxnndcr Yi. t.f unhallowetl renown.
'I lie llist. tiained tire hall of the pon
t iTs, ;..i,J I --t-ii redecNamted iu the tim
ol Lett N. after Raphaels dt signs. Ou
th waits of the three next Tint urievhio
tainted the rlnest of his fre-rf-oevs. and
tine chamber contained the "Aldobran-
liiii Marriace Feast." which is supposed
o :i j pi , a link vv ii classical art. ISene
.1. t to 1 Sttiitillo t.s.k up his master's brush
to complete the adornment of the last
two apartments. Ibis sumpt uous suite
served as a home for the k pes until
Sivtus . and Clement VJ II. constructed
the existing s!aee. During the sack of
Rome by Coi.st.ible tl- 1'.. .urlKin uiuch
l.tiiiitce w ts done to t he Rorgia quarter,
wl ieh has lateii pruftioally alndoneit
utitil to-slav. It.harpilv. the mural
paintings ia t:.ly two of the rvnan have
been f. ut.tl iu a state admitting of re
pair. E!scw here it baa beeu necessary to
renew t!ie decorative work as far as pos
sible on the original line.