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VOLUME XXXT.
EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1897.
NTJMBEU 28.
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-A TRAINING IN CLEANLINESS IS A
FORTUNE." COMPLETE YOUR EDUCATION? WITH
IH BE,
IK ever:
requisite o?mm
C0M5TRyCTI0iT!'u
THE WHITE 3MmMACJfML &.
CLVlAff.
HALLShaTr
eenewer;
TV rrat pojiuiar'ty of thi prepnrM ion,
afar mips: of iiiany years, should be an
iP-uraii' i". evrn M t!i uu-t skeptical, that
tun-all' nnTii"ri"ii-. Those who hare
IW-i Hit .I HvIK liKNEWIR Iluow that
t .l lh:il H iume-d.
1; laii-t nt-w LTuwth of hslr on bald
ta.js j rmi'li-J f iit hair follicles are not
(taj. ahi'-h ! I'l'iin the -;ie; restore
nilurai f"lor tD i:rsy cr fudctl hair; pre
w thf xip healthful anI clear of
dii'iruS; yr r-nt the hair failing off or
tlunini colur; keeji It ho ft, pliant, lus-L"-!ii,
and cauaei it to grow lung nd
HiU-'s ITair T.FNFWER produces Ita
bj the healthful Influence of Its
tfeftable hvTelit-nt. which invh;orat
U'l rejuvenale. It 1 not a dye, and la
i ilrlL-htful arti. ie for toilet use. l'ort
lining no ai--i.liil. It dies not evan
orjje quirk ly am! dry up the natural oil.
inin the'l'r harsa and brittle, aa d
tutr preparaiiuas.
Buckingham'' Dy
WHISKERS
CoW thera brrwn or Mjrf-k, M desired
d i the bwt dyn, hf- ausp it !f harmless ;
cro-lurM prniHnnt natural color; and,
vng & Mnr!e prt arnTlon, !h more coa
uueni of ftf.plh mtlon tbao any other.
I. P. HALL & CO Nuhak, If. H.
is stamped in the best watch
cas'-s mad,-. It is the trade
rca-k of the Keystone Watch
Cn:e Company, i A Philadelphia,
oldest, largest and best
known factory in the world
1 fin; ,1 ivees, capacity 2000
tts'-s daily. Its products are
sr'U by all jewders. It makes
fa nkhmvA Jus. Boss Filled
U'aiJi (ists, now fitted with
the only bow (rin;) which can
"''tbepnllrdoff the case the
TCH CSSE OPENER SENT FREE.
fcile Sui'ocry.
WiirnmlcMl cm res
f";r :H c;iscs. Full
''11l 1' iiHMlicincs.
always on lumd.
lor Health '
liccl.
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p. Jl'hn Street,
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Fur Camrina. Points Respcctinq
H EADACHc.
V rv-r f-.-rt thit a!l R vnr hr'lnrhr Is a
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prayer dl ihe cran
tutliy iKTvr iis. l.y iii t
mi; ih ii-rv-s ytiNt'-j
the heatljlic.
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Soothe them with Koi F-
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:k: n-r"
rntir hrntl;( h- lifhrn children sutft.
oils. sl k, pc- . M wltn he .uat'hf
tmhIic. vsp-itir, t lr ; any one else for that
C.uied ly worry, anxi- ( matter, use Koi kalink.
tty. excesses of an v kin! tht fcst r-mety ever ff-
or brain wcannc, user d re!. Sale, sure, won
Koi falikk. j tlertully tjuick 111 action.
kH'r aLin'K rurcs every type ff headache, espec
ially that distressingly painful type pctuhat to
lalies sufft rinu lrm irrtvularity or uterine irri
tation, or whose tiuties ret-iuire them to stand tor
long periods
3 -m. t e
KOPFaUNE cures
Nmrous shock. Mmvou3 Ditiun;
MINTAL WORNT. DlGISTlVI AILWIMTt.
rL"ITATION. WCAK ClNCUITIOH.
ALCOHOUO P.O OTHI. CICESSII. t L
ailments and coutlltl'n-i w ln-rc nrrvc wjsti- on.
KOPFALINE
Is invnlu.Thle fr 'I :n hi rs. S. hnl;ir. Prrachers
Stul''THS. Mm'h intN. K'lit'irs. Men. Women
anil hll.lren. Kvi-nl"ly whose nerves are
at all likely to C' t mil tit orilrr.
It is alHinlutelv Siif'- ini'li r :ill circurmtances and
con'lmons. Price, s cents.
S0I1I by ilruucins yeiieuliy, r sent to any J
dress ou rcctljil prii e.
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BALTIMORE. Mo., U.S. A
DENTISTRY !
Dun't yon know that you can bavo llmsf
il.M aVid anil offi nive tcelh rcritored t' ii
lu'iilt by condition sit ;i
Very Moderate Cost ?
Don't you know that 1 can do your den
tal work .1 irrcat deal i bcapcr than you ran
yet it done else where?
Don't yon know that it i a very ibinjrer
ou tiling. to take b lot obtrui, Ktber or
Laiiiibiiii; I las?
If von don't know, come lo my t llice ami
will demonstrate to von the truth of the
above.
Odontunder !
This W the onlv afe anaesthetic known
to-day to the dental profes-lou. ' "v
the exclusive riirht of Kl-ensbui r. leeth
extractef positively without pain.
Teeth lilld with (fold. 1 and up.
Teeth tilled with alloy, i-eiits and
""Teeth filled with Silver, 2: rent and .Hi
cents. . . , .
Teeth cleaned. .".ceut and .lcenl.
GOUM EOVNS AS I.DW AS .-...
Gold Filling, Crown and
iVfiilgeWorkaSpccialty
Feelinir conlidetit that both prices and
wink will prove satisfactory, I solicit your
palionaue.
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M ill. F.O.N lF5iTII,
Julian St., Ebensburg.
May :, 1"7.
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NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION RKQCIRED
concerning COAL.
Statistical Information on Produc
tion and Consumption.
I in me n Me tlatjiul of Knropron t'onn
trlcN The froilart 't ! I nlte.l
Stllen AlniOHt Uiinuln Tliut f '
tlie I nitetl K I iikI -
An int're;t.inj reirt has just lx'i-n
i.SMintl by the Ignition biniitl of tr:uU'
nin t:Llaiiiir a. vvevilt.li of Mat i.st ics n.s lo
tin- tiKtl industry of 1be uoiiiL It is
pointer! out tlmt tin tiiintry f I'urop1
wbich lias the hirrcst proiliu-l ion. :ift-r
llie f"nitl K'mirdoin. is ( !eni:iny. T!i,
ipiuit it.v inoductsl, however, in tli."
bifter -untry ibws lml niiuuint ti: half
if v liat- i.s ;it present n.'luciwl :.n t !u
I'nilcil Kinpiloiii. t lw ih-.-im-vI"iv fii:ie
foi ls'.i5 b in, the lH':l-.'i! Kii'!'fi.tn 1 '..
t'.r.l.tinn and the tleriii.in ei-ip";re T'.. I !'.'.'.
(Mill tons. Next in iii!t of prod ucl ion
after t tTiiiniiy -oincs I'miifc. w i . !i T.
"s.t.noo Ions, or about a t bit ii of t lu- ju .
diu tioii of ;-iniaiiy. wliile nei a-'.i..i
min ics lli'liimi, Iwre t he amount ui
priMluetioii is not. vcrv far lii-Jionl Il.:'.t
if Fratn-e. The avi-raire value of the
i-al ,'roduceal tal.i ii at tin- pit's ninil'li
litis )'ouiKi.reil very idoscly as iciranls
tlw l"nit-il Kintrd.Mii and ticiiriinv for
several years past, ln-inir, in the I'nited
Kingdom, in 1 v.i:;. 7s :i'.1d: in s:;i:t. i,s
U',il. anil in Js;i t. '.s sl. a ihI in lermnny,
'II l'.C. 7s -I'.il; iu ls'i ;. i'.s sd. at d i
1 s'.U, CiS 7' d. In ls'.'.". however, 1 be a! ie
of the oin-i4 ptili:cnl in ieiiiiany to-
for tin- lirKt time slm-e ls7 lisl : nit I v
alMive the jriit of Itrit.'.-li i n:il. t be
average pi ice in I'iii: land in l '.i.i I eiii'r
s O'.jiJ, :lii1 in t lei -many Os '.):: ,-. In lsT
tlw price ofciKilin I "iii." la lid v. as Is li ; , l.
ami in tiermanv .'is l:i,il. In l'rai.ei- .t
will 1 iiI'Siti it I t bat t lie aver. iLre value
at. t he pit's imml Ii w as. in 1 vi:t, '.is ":1 , il :
in Isti-l, .l;o ,. cmtl iu l-.l.".. ns ln.1. v bile
ill I'.tdiriiiin it- was. in Is'.i.':. 7s .r.:I,d: iis
lsi.il, 7s r,i .d. and i:i 1 -':. 7s f,: , d. The
cost of proa I net ion. ivrl a: n ly in l'r;iirv.
jiihI pnduilily in Ile!ciuin ais... Is pi w l
-onsiilerabIy hither than it is either
in the I'nited K inir loin .t in t i.-rioany.
D. is le: ral ;Ie, however, t- emiip'M'i'
llie oiitpuL ill I"uriieaii -oiii't ries w it b
oik- U her is Mini ry -iKiinely, t ! t "ni tcsl
Slates. I ii 1 he li 1 1 er ei ui n t IV lb;- ipiaii
tity of -ial prluc" b.T' in recent year-".
ilHTe;ts-d li-,t iliet iv ely.aild illdi--"! in 1 in-ye-ar
of 1s'i:t it almost ipiaJeil t he nut
outut of tlu" I'niteil Kintrib iii. while
tb" ye.-ir of s'i. jt almost ipriled t!i
t her iiu-rcase. nl t b-nii.'b t be t .it a I out pi it
has, not eiiaeil that of Ihe l'nitel
Kin'ibmi. vvhicli. s:nee .'s'i:;, has been
very larj.-e. In the. i-arli-.-r yi cirs dealt
with ill t be tables, v f. . t be av er-
u.'o output of Ihe I'niteil Stati-s vv a.s
lo::.(HMi.cii tons; in the later years. .l
0. it av cra-.-eil 1 i'.'.i h hi. ooo tons. The a' i-r-atv
out put of 1 be I nitiil Kingdom dur
injr the latter period was 1 - I.ihiii.idmi
tons. DiirinL' tlu s.tne -riol lln'i-ixl
d Jinidiietioii of c.ril in- the I'liite.l
Slates, which in was t.s :,d. fell
in the years ls'.i;t-5 t .'.s. or low rr tban
t be enst at t in- pit's mom b ill eit her t be
Fnjled Kiiitrdoni or ieminiiy.
.Vs reirards the .onsiim lion -if coal
it tieiwl of poptiiat ion, as mibf In- e
poetisl, tlie bit:b-.st proortioM iis found
in t hi eon n I riew w liere st e:i in t raet ion
ami Machinery worked by -team are
mostly in use. .-neb as the I n lnl Kiiif'
ibuii, llie I'niteil St.it-s and l!el-i u m.
and the low est i u 1 1n s' eouii I ies vv here
ste.-un tiaelion is, com pa rat iv el r spc.sk
but 1:1th- used, Mich as llussia and
Austria. In Vrane- the ennsumpt i'i
of eixil per be.'ul of impulat inn. for a
country so far alva need in ei viliat ion
apjM-ars at first sitrht. to lx' very small,
and amounts to only .!. of a ton or
Iu"nl, :v eomjinreil with 2..r.i tonis per
bend in Hclir'tum siml .1.75 tons per lond
in the I'nited Kim.rd m; but this, as
vvnis sl.atitl in the first issue of tlnr-e
tables, may 1' accounted for in a trreat
measure by the lanrv ipinntity of find
of o1bT sorts, such as turf, wo-d and
lirnite. which are all extensively used
in t luit. count ry. Tin- llritisib colonies
wheri" t he aiiuuint of civil eons utin-d is
biirbiist. are Canada and New Smith
Wales, wire re l.lfi Ions and I tons
k r beail of t iie wipu!:it ion are eonsuuieil
respect i vely.
The tables show that in the case of
the I'tiileii Kingdom, itrmany. Del
irium aiwl the I'niti'd States, thce 1h'
ine; the lartre Nal-proibieiiiir count ric.
as mij-'ht be ppecfel, most of 1 be coil
i unsullied, if not t be w bole, is of na t i v e
product ion. Of the I eiiiainifir eoun
tri"s. Iiussia lonsumi'S. roughly s-. ik-
n, 7'. -r cent, of coal of nal ive priulue
tion. 17 -r cent, of I'.i Mi-sli -oal :iiul 4
per I'l'iit. of coal tlw produce of other
fount r'ws. In Svv ed.-n t he vast proor
tioti of the foal tisol viz., s7 percent.
is of I '. ri t ish origin. 1t jn-r cent, of na
tive production a ml tltc remainder t he
prod net ion of other countries. In
j- rance 7H pt r cent, of the coal use I is
if native oritrin, 1- per '-nt. of Drit is h
ami 1 M'r ei-nt. llie prixluce of oilier
ounlrics. In Siin the coal emisuined
is. KiMirlil.V sHakinj.r, half native and
half Dritish prodmf. vvbib- in Italy al
tirost tJif. whole of the in ml on-suiiic-l
is of Dritish orie;in. In A ut ria-I I im
parv "7 per i-nt- of the coal us-d is of
native product ion, Ii-sm than 1 M-r
rent, lx-intr of I'.ritisb product ion, a.nl
the reniaii'ib'r. r alut .'12 K-r cent.,
the produce of other fount rie.s, chiefly
Ciernmny. l'ail Mall (i.iy.eltc.
Maklnc ltllriinil Smoother.
The faet. tlmt w ithiu tbepLst loyears
two-thirds nf the uix-veiiiiess in rail
road tracks has liecn lone :ivv;iy with
oil certain liiws was il iseussisl at a re
cent nuft.iiitr of the New York Academy
nf Si'ii'tM'i's. Tin improvement baslx-i n
broufTlit alwuit principally through new
deisiffiis and methods of liianu fact tin- of
rails. A "tra k-iiidieatir" far. travel
ing 2I ir .10 miles an hour, Finns up 1 be
inequalities, the "up-s and downs." in
the rails for each mile t ravcrsed. Dor
merlv the "total im-ipiaiit y" -cr mile
amoiintel to fciv or seven f-et. even
for tlie lx'st romls: now it has been re
iluced to only 1 or 20 inches, and this
remnant Ls said to be due to dent-s in
the mils. It wa pointftl out tbat the
irnpnwt'ineiit, which may I' carried
farther, brinps with it heavier lm-onio-tives
and cars, longer traiiis ami higher
speed. Vtuith's Comianioii.
Tiie Kennon.
"I will 1 romftivln nil," paid the jwiet,
"w hen yon nr " forirot ten."
"Veiry likely," said lb:- plutocrat. "I
always pay fash." Cine iruuti Enquirer.
FUN ON IHl ULU CLIPPtRS.
Not to lie llnil on Hmlrrn Iteeortl
ItrraklnK l.lnrr.
"One of t.he j ounTst4'rs ;tskel nie t he
other day," sail the old skipju'r, re
jMirts the New York Tiim s. "if I had
ever beeji to l-'u rope on a rccord-break-iiifT
liner. I told him 1 hadn't, jind never
wanted to ro there t.hat way. It is just
ji ipiestion of eiijrineers and stokers,
mere landsmen, oil a. bi. liner, ami I'd
rat her ship lefore t he mast, even on one
of your lulilerly 40-day steel Mpiaie
rijrirers vvitli bows like a canal Ixiut.
than jrt in a steamship. It would In
just about as interest iiir to measallip
on a rail road t rain.
"Tin- kind of sailing I like it vvjll never
be the priviletre of von yniiiif; fellows
to indubre in. Yon will never know the
fun of hat inl a, clipper er.ift as sharp
as a s1eaiiibo.it under v our feet jiiinpjnir
across the s-n under a press of canvas
never seen on ocitin-oiiif -ail'ii"; vs-s-ls
nowadays, with her rifrfrinr astaut
as iron bars, and your shipmates bobl
i utr your hair on your head.
" "What she e ji'i't carry she may
luir, vt as the text at sen then. 1 remcm
!hT when I was in Ihe clipper North
ern l.iirht we carried stu'ii'sails slap
into Doston harbor, niakhi"-1 he famous
passjiire of 7l days ami t lionrs froniSau
Kraneisco. Our ship wtrkel like a bas
ket: but w i-bail shipped a double crew
f-r the run, and one crew did noUiinrr
but pu lo p sJii p. There was some crack
ing on of sail v. hen shii of 2.IMMI tinis or
more had all their top bam'r whisked
over on the be side while Ihe skipT
was turniiiir to spit over the tatTrail.
Kv en after that sonic of the ships made
irooil passai.'es. It's a fuiwral liovvalays
to lose a toptrallant mast."
FIDDUIN' JOHN'S VENGEANCE.
llov lie Marie ay vllh Ihr lil.Hid.
Sitlrrn" llnml.
"I'iildlm" .lohn" Turner was Ixirn in
Yellow Creek Valley s.'t years aijvi. His
father l-vi-d to be lo:: ji-ars old. and
be killed three men. lie came from
" i i ; i i .1 and sett lei 1 iu the inoiintaiiis
of Kentucky on the farm on which
"I-iddlin .lohn" inrvv lives, says IheCh:
cairo lici-nrd.
"I'iddllii' .lohn." at the iLjr'e of S?.
years, is bale ami hearty, and there
l ever was a liettcr lighter, a-s his bis
tort shows, lie was a scout itmler ie'i.
Morgan ilurinir his eeiiiney f Cuui
berl.iiu! iap and his famous retreat to
the Ohio river. One t li-iif almiit "I'.d
l!in' .1' Im" which makes him so di-.ir-iy
loved by the moiiiita'peers is th.-'t
there never was a liettcr fiddler in all
tin' tuoiiiit.'iins. I'idillin .lohn" is
noted throughout tin- niouiil.iiiis
I'au-.' hi- I'fiib'il t b- livi's of lii of ibi'
worst mountain iescradocs that evt-r
triil Kentucky soil.
The "bloody sixteen." as this band
of iesM-rsiiliMs was called, killed "I'id
dlin" John's" brother. S.iiu, cut his -ars
oiT. and nailed him to a tree, and "l":d
dl:n" .lohn" in turn xti-t initiated the
ctire band by "bush w hack in.ir" tlwin
one af'er anorber.
lie never received a scratch in all
his fiirhtiiiir. and he -s very proud of the
f. ct. telling everyone who asks him
about li s feud:
"I jest !'o cb se up to 'em. and then
biishw hacked i-m."
AN AWFUL DISAPPOINTMENT.
lie lleclnred It the Womt Sell lie
Cirr Hail.
t die Sunday morninp" a poor Ttwin,
ilre.-si-d in bis ln-st. bavine- 1 ruilt-'ixl all
the way from Doston, catered the
cbiircb at New burv ort and took a si -at
near the pulpit, says the New York Kef-order.
1'resently the scrv ici- lcraii
i'lul ihe preacher bad not lieen sieak iiifT
loiijy lieforc I be v isitor from Dost-mi le
iran to show siij-ns of excitement. As
the sermon proceeded his body ffWlivcd
-backward and forward, bis eyes flit
tered str;uifridy and at lelifrth be fell
in a tit on the floor. Tvv i ib-acons oO
the cbureb carried hi in outsiile, laid
biui down on the church frreen. tinfast
eiicfl his collar and dashed water upon
him. while he writhed ami rolled on the
earth.
At last the man recovered his senses
and was asked what ailed him. "Oh.
such mwerful preaching! " suit I be. "1
had heard licforeof men jroiiiir into tit.s
under hit licld's preachincf. but I never
supjiosisl it would double me tip so."
"Dot," ssi ii I one of t he i leacons, "that
was not Mr. Whitfield prenchini, but
only a near-by minister substit ut iiijjr for
him thus iiioruiiiLT."
At Ibis point the ISoston man lie
came mad clear Ihroiifrh.
"What:" said he. "Have 1 walked :o
miles, spoiled my Iwst suit of clothes
ami bad fits, ami never heard Mr. Whit
field after all? Well, I'll be irolib-wneii
if that isn't the worst sell 1 ever luul!"
Ialnt Shirt Vtniili.
Various are the nwinif-s tat ions of
the protein shirt wa"st. that has turned
up once more, with detachable enll.trs
and cufTs made in the shape of linen
hands, over which fall full, finely pkiit
fd linen frills. The frills are white
cdrcfl, w ith one or tvtn narrow lines of
color, and to these sitceinl shirts are at
tached Ik I Us of white duck, linen or
piipie. very narrow, and c.uip-ht in front '
by small, jierfectly plaii steel buckles.
Here and tliere one finds the tails of
these firnaniental little liodices cut in
scalhis, cflp-isl with embroidery or
corded, while a preat. di.tal of attention
is iritcii to tlu deeorntion with laee of
very flclectable barep-eand brown "hat i.cte
shirts. Dut to !i elanffrate a oilit has
the makincr of these l.-oiliees Ik-cii car
ried that they -tre sellinp; in the shops
jibiin one, in tnfTetn.s. of nil colors,
to wear under those which are cmliel
lished with laee. and of too fine linen
pauze. or s-ilk prenafline to le worn'
without a silk fimmhition. St. Iuis
llepublic.
The Korlro.. of Aden.
The .southern entrance of the Ked
sea is conimandeil by the Fortress of
Aden n nil the fort in the little island
of Perim, in the Strait of Italic I -Mstii-fleb;
the ltuiis of the lat ter completely
overinfr the nnrrovv channel, and tlie
fortress dominatinir the entrance to the
Kea.-N. Y. World.
Vnimrn'a Men,
Norway's storthlnir has voted a lump
stun of J.OOi) kroucr. $l.tii, each to Xan
scii's 12 eomjviiMons and rt.tKMI kroner
u year for five years to (""apt. Stendrup,
who is to command the next expedition
in the Fram, planned for 1398. t'j;icin
iiati Enquirer.
HOW TO SAVE THE SEALS.
The Kemnlem to lie llrandett So mm to
S.i.ll Their Hide.
l'rof. Ihiviil Starr Jordan, of Stajifonl
tiniversity, lately returned f root Wash
iny ton, D. C, w lwre he bail lx-en fivr
some weeks attending U matters eii
M'cted with the fur scwl investiLratitHr.
l'rof. .Ionian went to Washiiieton toee
that the. Delirium sea fur seal i lives tiira--tion
was prxierly earriei 1 over f rtim one
e.dminist ration to thether. Jlewasthe.
1'uitetl State coumiiissioner in the in
vestigation made last summer at tlie
Sfi islands, aaul he is interestel iit scv
intf carried out his reeouiiiieiilation
for the protect ion of the seal herd.
Ir. Jordan said t ha.t ite would lie
taken by the new administration look
ing to a final Mcttlemeut of the fur seal
question on the ba-sui of the invest ijjn
tion made last summer. He said:
"tit-cut Dritain went to the fur seal
islands a commission of herown. which,
ii. con licit ion with the American com
mission, has t Iwiroiiybly investigated
the condition of the seal held. This
commission agreed in all tiKittcrsof fact
with the findins of the American com
mission. Their reort, liowever, luu?
not yet been published.
"The only possible settlement of the
fur seal question lie in the total prohi
bition of in-Iaprie walinp. (ireat Drit
ain will, thereffire. doubtless, lie asked
to unite with tin I'nited States in pome
ffpiitahle arranif-im-nt whereby killimr
of females at sea can lie done a way with.
It is Indicted t.hat ireat Dritain w ill not
refuse to unite with us in tak inp step
to preset ve the fur seals. However, in
cast- she should refuse to make any fair
nrranrvuient. the I'nited States will In
prepared to take the nwvttcr in its own
hands and protect its ow n interests by
ai'irressive measures. StepK will imme
diately lie taken to brand the female
seals in such a way as- to destroy the
value of their skins ami also to protect
the males by herdilifr them in the salt
lagoon on St. Paul islam! durii fr the
scalinjr -a-on. Practical eeriiiieiits
fiiuil.' last summer have h-mon-1 rali-d
tlu- feasibility of t hese Tiiea.sure, and
t heir effect will lie to put (in end to t he
business of H lairie sealinp." San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
HIS GRAVE OFFENSE.
lie Tried to Outdo the Kalaer and So
Had to Klee.
It is lee majesty iu (ierinany to out
do t !m-w ar lord iu any t bin?. That iswhy
Otto Schta-ii, a v ounp' Deri in architect of
biirb f.iiiiily tbi I from his native land
lately in ft ar id the vt ratJw of his cm-H-ror.
ssiys the Cleveland Plriu iH-aler.
TIm- facts in thU singular ca.se are a,s
follow s:
Scbot ii was employed to plan and build
a mapuificcnt rcstaumiit ami concert
ball near I he kaiser's pa luce at Potsdam.
Without inteiiiliiiir ilisresM-ct. he drew
plans u liit-li provided for a biii'dinir one
story higher than the eliiH-ror's. When
tlu- luiililinir aut liorit ies learned of this,
they stopped the work m Schoim's
building-, telling him he was In-side him
st-if with impudence to dream of putt injr
up a structure that should overUip tJie
palace.
That day. while at dinner in a res
taurant. Schocii aired his injured feel
inps. bluntly declaring the conduct of
1 he aut liorit ies tt a-s infamous. The next
day he w as summoned In-fore I he lieuten
ant of oliee of that district, vt bo told
him that his remark in the restaurant
bad In-cn otcrhccird ami ttiat he stood
guilty of bav inir iosultcil his empt ror.
tlw penalty for which was imprison
ment and possibly worse.
Sciioen was f rijr'.itt-m-d and asked the
liciilenant vv hat. he should do. The lat
ter assured loin his safest course would
be to fly to a foreign count rv . So
Schocii. leaving bis wife, and family,
tMk ship at Antwerp and sailed for
New York. He believes he would hate
been ruiiit-d cind his procity cfiiitis
eated had he remained in Dellin.
GLASS MADE BY MACHINERY.
Ite tJiM-inur the I'rlceof t-'tninhed lrod-iii-1
nntl Atf-rtlnjc Tmulili-.
Machinery i.s iH'L'iuiiinp' ti play a very
important pari in llint and frn-cij-fr"ass
manufacture, says the Pittsbuipii Dis
uitch. The introduction of one ma
chine ajone for simplify ins1 the makiup
of fruit jars was instrumental in re
ducinr the pr.ee list, hist fall, and its
furtht r application is esMcteil to le
a la rue factor in the settlement of w apx-s
this ji'iir. To jrive an idc:i of the revo
lution Which is impciidiiip' in this
branch of the fflasswure business, one
firm turiM-d out last Septt nilcr. vtitii
fite m.u biiies, 32,hn jars a day. For
a month past the four additional ma
chines have Im-cii in use. and Ihe daily
output has Im-cii 57.0O0 jars. There is
now I .cine; built an additional tank
furnace, which will tlouble t he capacity
of Ihe works and brinp; tip the daily
prtHluct ioii U fiver loO.tHMI jars. .r say.
:;o,oi)0,taio jars jn-r year, which v. ill lw
fully oiie-lhirvl of the entire fruit jar
product iou of the I'nited Stales. 1 unrips,
the fft and Imwl of vv hich were former
ly joiulcfl by hand, auid often very im-pcrfei-tly
flone, are now made by ma
chines, which form the oil fount and
foot at one oeratioii anil out of one
piece of pla-ss, mid tine lamp is prac
tically iiulstructilde. One firm of
punch tumbler blowers has hithertoem
phiyeil u few bund blowers, each band
lurniiie; tint alKut tiH tumblers jier
t urn. In 1 he same f:u-tory ten luaidiiiws
will soon lie at work, which will pivean
f nit put of loO.tHHl punch tumblers Jwr
day.
arllamentarr Conrtey In Jnpan.
They have n specie of fiiolcry in the
.!.-ituiice Kirliaineiit as lmlieroiis as
our seneitorial "ctiurtesy." it is called
etiquette. A whole mvnt sitting was
ili vxited to oonsiderinp; whether a mem
ber had not violated parliamentary eti
quette by attendinp the openinjr in a
frock coat, instead of the regulation
dress suit. Finally ihe otTeiwlinp; mem
ber was solemnly warned of his "in
discretion," narrowly eseaiMiip; lieini;
handed over to the disciplinary com
mittee for punishment.
Hallway Aeeldenta.
During 1S,.H". only one passenper was
killed for every ino.nuo.0nrt miles of
travel. The number of railway em
ployes killed ihiri.icr the year w as larper
than usual, lieinp 3t8.
An linllh ILallroad.
The iondon & Northwestern railway
passes tlvrouph more than half of the
M counties of Enpland and Wales.
AS LETTER WRITERS.
Our People Ranlc First Among All
Nations.
The Kicraou llnalneaa of the I'nited
Slatea I'oat OHIeea aa Compared
with That of Other
t'onntrlea.
There are 2oo,ooo jnvst otliees in all
the cviuntries of the vvorbl cnjoyinpr
panicd facilities of eorresHindenee.
ami of this iiuiiiIkt 7i,mio are in the
I'nited Slates. In resiiect to t he num
ber of letters and jtostal ranis written
and leceived. the revenue ami disburse
ments of the il?partiiicnt, the extent,
promptness anil accuracy of letter de
livery, as well as the iiuiidwr of jmst
offices, the I'nited States stands at the
head of all other uat ions. Dermany fol
lowing second, (ireat Dritain third,
and Austria, ani.mp KuroM-an nations,
fourth. The I'nited States sells in a
year 2,hmi.immi,hhi two-cent stamps,
which i.s equivalent to I.ikMI.ihmi.ihiu let
ters sent through the mails in a year.
I li addition to t his t he I'niteil States sills
in a year oo,iiot one-cent stamps, some
of which are used for letters, thouph a
larper iiuiiiImt for ncwspuer and cir
cular jnistape, 12.imhi.immi three-cent
stamps. 2iI,immi,(mmi four-cent stamps, and
Slt.(MHI.t:(MI tivc-cent stamps, mostly used
for letters sent from this country for
foreip-n delivery. More then I.immi.ikmi.
letters a year, therefore. pav ing full
jMistapv, and exclusive if postal cards,
ure written iu thel'uited Slates.
The business of the tie! man and of
the Knplisli st olfu-e il pal t men t is
It ss than half as larpe. The imstal card
system in (iermany is in much more
penerjl iiise. tliall in Fnplaud, imhI it is
for this reason, -rhaps, that lii-ini:iii)
ki'fps ahead of Klipland in respect to
the amount of correspondence finite.
The iniuilx-r of Mist otliccs in Ireat
Dritain by the last official statement,
mad-- tin January 1. ls'.7. was 2i'.27j. ex
elusive of what is otlicially called in
Klipland "the road ami pillar letter
lox." There are 1 !o.ooo em plot es of X he
Hist ollice tleirt ment in (ireat Dtitain,
of wlumi t".5iNi are women ami pirls.
The nuinler if st office enipkyes in
(erniany. w here telepraphie coiiiiniim
catiou is a part of t he Hst office system.
i. 125.IMMI. Tlie TJlinil-er if letters
bandied by the Austrian nst tillice tb--partuieiit
in a year is 71o.ihki.ikmi. and of
these two-thirds are hamlletl in that
or t ion of the empire which conies un
der the dei-ipnat ion of Austria ami one
thild only is handletl in the portion of
ficially known as Hutipwry. The tier
l.i.u.s in Ausl ria. as w c!l as in ( o rman t ,
are preat letter writers, and in those
cities tf the I'nited States in which tlw
( riiian sipulatioii is numerous more
let t rs are written in a year projx.rt ion
at.lv than in cities in w hich the lirrtuuii
Mij ulation is small.
Ttie Italian post office handles :Su.
fHMi.iMiu letters a year, the jnist office
department of Spain, 12ii.immi.im u ,f
Canada 1imi.imm).(mmi. (f Holland HKt.iMMt..
MM1. of Dilpium 125.1 mm i.i mm I, and of Kus
sia 2(mi.(nmi.inmi, a considerable. proor
tion of which is carried on what are
ealhtl "the mail toiich roads." upon
vv hich Histjil service the imperial gov
ernment maintains 5o.imki horses. In
France the niimU-r tif h-tters handled
by tlw jiost titVicc department is alut
7imi,(mi0.imk) in a year ami the receipts of
the department are almut $::j.immi.(mmi, oi
iie-haif of (how of the I'nited States.
1 be French povt-rnment. however, doe-;
a considerable express business, baiul
linp more than 4i.immi.(mmi parceN. or at
tlw rate of one to each inhabitant of
the country in each year. TheexjM-ndi-ture.s
of the Mst otfiee department in
the I'nited States exceed the receipts bv
fiotn fs.fMMi.iMMi to J lo.oon.iloo in an or
dinary year. When times are bad there
is less ciu-r-SKiudinp-tlone. N. . Sun.
WHY HE WOULDN'T FORGET
One Man Who Alnaya Mi
n Let-
"Can 1 trust you to mail this?" asked
Miss Jaw kins of tlw new lioartler. re
late tlw New Y'ork Journal, "or an- vou
the kind of man who carries letters
around in his x:ket for a wx-k Iwfore
mailing them?"
"You iuy trust me," said tlw new
Imanler, takinp the letter. "I wjks
eurxl of that tlisea.se at my first at
tack. 1 was tioardiii-? in the same liouse
with a very p-od friend, a marrictl man.
lie lost his wife suddenly ami was in
consolable. I mds of letters came to
him from sympathetic friends ami oiw
of llu'lii w as banded to me to pive Ui him
by tlie Mstnian. I carrietl it ii-4a-rs
to my room anil inadvertently put it
into my desk with a lot of rubbish from
my breast pitcket ami then forpot al!
about it.
"Just a venr later my friend had so
far forpotten his los. that he lxn-anw en
gHfrcd U a very pretty pirl. The niorn
inpof the wedtlinp, to which 1 hail I teen
intitetl. 1 was puttinp my tlesk in order
a habit 1 liave almut once in six years
and I came across the letter for him.
Forpettii p the time at which it had
come 1 bin rieil t low nst airs wit h it, and
with nianv words of apolopy hamhil it
to him. He had a habit of readinpout
loud and he IwpaJi: 'My Ih ar J:wk:
You have received a ldtiw in the loss of
your wife from which vou will never
twoyr, but don't forpet. my dear fel
low, that Then he dropjietl it ami
plnreil at ine.
"I didn't po to the weddinp anil he's
never siiokcn to me from that day to
this. Yes, indeed, you may trust me to
mail your letter without fail."
SEEN IN STORE WINDOWS.
Many atteros of blue ami white
printed silk.
Plaid and plain bodice belts fastened
with a clasp.
I'.rilliant lanqishailes of pajier repre-st-ntinp
Hovvers.
(lorpeou-s. prass-preen, cartlina.1 an.l
purple satin stocks.
Dresden fipured nilk taffeta, for pirls'
best house frocks.
IviicJiinp tf chiffon with kxMt of autin
or velvet riblion.
Plaid ribiMins of UDinual briphtness
and various widths.
I -eat her belts overlaid with a pilt
fdipree ami medallions.
Scarlet inousseliiie hats loatletl with
hLick o.strlch plumes.
lnch-wiile lie Its of enameled squares
connected by chain;.
.Men's black-top socks havinp bril
liant plaid ankles and feet.
HE HAD A DOUBLE.
Haw a ((miinrrrlnl Man Mla(-d
Itianer at a Hotel.
A sad cved traveler walktd i.p to the
desk of fine of the hotels in Kochestf-r
recently and rcpisteittl. It was almut
five o'clock in the afternoon.
"How soon can 1 have soimsihinp; to
cat?" he askeiL
"The fliniiip-riMini is oicn at six," an
swered the clerk.
"Not until six? Why, man, I am
starv inp."
"What's the matter w ith you?" a.skt-d
the clerk, who knew him.
"Well. I'll tell you. I never plavtilia
such luck in my life. I drove into Peiin
Yan to-day vith just .";.". minutes to pet
my dinner, check my bappape ami make
Kochester. 1 looked after tin- liappaire
first and then ItKik my seat at the table
at Ihe hotel. Jty that time I had a
scant 2o minutes tor dinner. One of the
you up w omen vv ho confer a fat or on t he
Iraveliiip pulilie hy waitinp on Ifu- ta
bles at Ibis bouse was hiistlinp alonp
vvitli a trayful tf ironstone china ami I
tried to attract her attention. She
looked at in- disdain fill I v a :.d d-eli ncd
to stop. When she came back I in
sisted on Itavinp sjn-cch with her and
tried to pive my order. I vtitii vou
could have seen the look hi; her face as
hilt said:
" 'You think vo;;re pretty fly. but
you can't fool me. Ymfvt- bad otic din
ner already." I tried to -lrpu.- with lu-r.
but she wouldn't arpue a;.d si ini'm-d
away throiiph the svv inpim.- .loors int.i
the kitchen. Then I went out and
foliial the clerk, w ho came back and .-n-ileavore-l
to convince tin- mai b-n tlmt
I baa luA iline.l, but site vt . i: idu't have
it that way. .lust as am-tl .r pirl was
called to relieve. IDV distnss 1 tlisenv-cn-il
that I I ad only seven minutes in
vv hii-h lo cat -h my t ra ;n and on m v vv a v
to llie f, rt fhe hotel I saw- tin-fellow
that lo. 1 ci! i;e me. Say, whi't time did
you t. 1! i-i 1 vat dininp-rooiu ojt-iieil?"
Kot hestcr DeniiM-rat.
AN OLU HIGHLAND WOMAN.
She Wat Sot f ; ! tin to l.eae the
-ulil Hit."
She had Dvcil near Mortlai-h for t'.7
years, ami although the proprietor of
fereil her aril pressil l,. r to t-ike a
charminp cottipe a mile t.r 1 vv o fart !;.-r
down the pb-n Detty would not bud'e.
siys (iil Wt-rds. "I have lut-n h--re
the maist i" ma days, and I'm no p-acn
to leave the "luld bit." She had U i -a
tlwie alone throiiph :ill tin- tipor of
bust vt inter, ami what must it not hate
l-een with the bit ter frost . 1 he how i i up
stirrins ami the vv real lis of snov. I
"Dh. sirs, it was tarrible i-auld." sin
told us. "ai tl rats wen- maist aw fa." I
hae seen them when I hfokit not . ma
Iwil sittill'. lots o them, rutin the fire.
1 eati hiil two di.'eli o" thi-m iu ae ilav
in the 1r.ti-tJiey vt ere tbat hunperel."
1 ler fav nrite w ord w :ls ta rribl--." "I . m-s
tb minister dime to see you?" "Tsiat
he tb-es. and we luad a meet in' in tlie
farn. house the oth-T day. and sic a tar
rible lot o folk! I'm j-ure there were
12 t.r 1 1." "What will vou do. Petit, if
next vvin'er is as liaif?" "That's what
fears me, but the iwelmrs an- larriide
puid to nw ami they say that if ii comes
on hard thcv'll just carry me t. their
a in house." Many lit t le pif t v. ere I. -ft
for her by the lady of the manor, ami
the last word I heard was: "Dh. but
Ve're a tatrible kind to me!"
KITTIE FOR A LIVE DOLLIE.
A Little O I rl Traveler's Ua-er V om-
A little pirl 11 years oil recently
traveled all the way frtnn W ichit.i.
Kan., to lIiK-hesler, N. Y.. with no com
pvini'on but her kitten. She was a! 1-jw e,l
to hate, the pet in her lap. ait Inn a it i
apainst the rules of railr.iad e. n.j-;tnies
to a I lovt an illials i n 1 he pa. el:pe! eoai h.
Pt-rh.iis t his may hat e Im-cii dm part tt'.
ly to t he fact t hat t he kit ten was lin-ssed
"like folks" iu eh. t lies. The cat w as
aa handsomely attired as a favorite do!I
and infinitely more aniu.-intr. Her little
I'ress did not seem i novclt v to her. and
the little waic-t with bishop sleeve.-, ami
l.u-e at tin- ankles, or more pri.per!y
vvrists, was dainty, while ,t ha.ids..me
lm-e Itstby eap tsni jiletcd the most
fetchinp to:bt.
'Ihe little pirl ajiiopieil for 1 he state
of kittie's clolhinp-. as she said sin- had
but one chttnpe out of her trui.k. Dut
kittie had sM-nt t!ieniost of her journcy
fn her m'st ri-ss ap r m Ihe velvet
car seat and was not in the least In
dntpplcd. The little p-:rl sa'.d she did
not rare for 5-lls. 1himhi' they weren't
alive, and kittie couM pl?y with l:er;
besides, kit-tie did not object to lump-
dressed ami undressed, so she had
all the pleasure of plavinp doll with a
live dvillie.
Ituaatan Jurymen.
Some American juries are inclined
to Im- eccentric in their verdicts, but
t hey cannot hold a caudle in 1 his rvptird
to the juries of Kussia. The Literary
Dipest declares that the most incredible
stories are told of Kussia n jurvmen.
Thus, the f.ireuian of a jury ib-clarcd he
would not send a jkmit fellow to prison
lM-ca-us- it happeiitHl to Ik- his (the jnry
nian'st birthday. Another jury had
apreed iion a verdict of p-nlty when
tlw church 1m-11s lM-pan to rinp. They
revisevl their verdict Ut-ausr a hol'alay
hatl lM-pun. A burplar was allowel to
po free lM'cause the man wlumi he had
rtiblMtl had refnseil to lend him money.
This, in the opinion of the jury, was a
direct incentive to crime.
Leon Say'a See re t .
Amonp the late Iyt-on Say's pspers
were found five decrees dated on the
same day. sipned by I'resiib m lirevy
and eountersipned by all the piOw-r
official. apMiutii,p him tit all 1 he
praties of the I-pion of Honor, includ
inp the ("rand Cross, (irevy went out
of office without luakiup the appoint
ments public in the Journal (Illicit-!,
and I.con Say never mentioned the mat
ter to anyone and never wore any of the
decorations.
Clean llAokkrrplBK-
In a ledper ti-f 4.V jvipes which was
found in an Auburn (Me.) curiosity shop
amonp a set of business Imk ks used a
century apo by a New (iloin-ester firm,
there is not a blot, t-liouph all the papes
are full of entries,. The lo;ks were kept
with a quill pen ond home-made ink.
Faatlaar In Microbial AtTeetlon.
Two French biolopists claim t hat fast- J
inp lessens the effects of diphtheria ami I
other microbial affections. 1
SILVER STREET."
n Oriental Itntoauhere RakkUa
and Art tem Mlaasled.
The curious Chamlni Clifwt k. or "Sil
ver stn-et." of Delhi, one .f the mia-l
pu t iin-sqiie t lior-iuphfa res in the east,
derives ns name from tlw rilipree
wronpht with tin riv alcd skill and taste
in the Mopul capital, says All the Year
Pound. Suiilipht ami shadow contend
for mastery amonp irrepular iiKLsser. of
t uiubli-iiotv u houses, where carteil
wooden baleonies a pproachetl bv rx
teinal stairs plow with rich cuilroid
t ries, which form but a tithe of the
var'n-il treasures f.iuixl in the Chandni
(bowk.
'Ihe iiiu-.l,n-roi-d merchants stand
out;ile 1 he shops to proclaim tlie value
of tin- wares ami to sdicit inspect ion.
Mark and vvindinp steps lead to du.-ky
t handlers, where an al l-n-rv adinp twlor
of sandal ,MMi and musk i-rratts the
Iraditioual oriental at Unisphere ami
imprcp n. ites the bales of s,U aml cash
mere piled round teaixWiMtd clwsta
filled w it ii silt.-r. pold ami jevtels.
l'-arpaininp hn .-i ds w it li eastern tle
l.lieral ion which v it-Ids to tlie rapid
cielhoiU of the w.-r-t when the adapta
ble Hindoo mit.d detects a trace of
da.vniiip iiu-at it-Ticc on Knplisli faces.
'femptat ion is rife ami t brouph tons of
iubbish innumerable penis nf art re
ward the explorer who can afford the
m-cesKiry outlay of time ami ln.ni.-v.
STORY OF TWO DOGS.
I la nit n U Head and stalled. Hat l' I -in
Still I. Itea.
A stiilTetl dop in a plass t ax a com
mon, tirtlinarv street cur adorns tlie
piivale ;inrl nii-nts of one of Philadel
phia's laii.es) li.ii.-ls, sa t s t lw Philadel
phia Ki-eold. 1 here is a rat her t urious
sloly eoniiei llii with I lit- t ie f uitct ani-
I. i.il. w hu h 1 he hotel Hum recites as fol
low s: I liu- d.it the ttop c;iine ntw.iii
a!-ut the lol.l.v. and aithotipii -je teit
-eti-ral 1 Hues al vt av s ret nriieil. et id-iit-lv
iu search of the kitchen. FinaiH.iu
older t-i pit riil oi 1 he cur, it w a, pit en
a larpe piece of raw meat, llislea.lof
at inp 1 he meal t he canine look 1 he of
'erinp in its i.hmiiIi am! went nut into
tin- s rei-t . Out of sheer curiosity the.
boiel man f.ill.iu.il 1 he animal ami saw
it take the in-ef 10 a noi her liop. which
w as croiiehiiip i h-Io ud 1 he step. Ttie iat
1 er Mimd up on r it-ei v inp t he meat, and
is it 1 i.i sn held tine f l olT tin- pr i nd.
It was discovered that the secoml tiop
was l.nne.
". hen Ihe crippled dnp was tat inp its
meal tin- other sti.l puaid to see that
l belt- w is no in'ei feretiee. So it came
to pa-- i hat 'he prnpi -it-tor t-k lMth
l- ps into 1 he hot,-1 a n l christened t hem
I I. ii... ui ami P v t ! ias. llacioii is tlie one
in 1 he ease a nd I "v t h ias si i 11 runs atamt,
a 11 lioi.ph i .id ape is creepiiur tm apace.
TO DRIVE AWAY MOSQUITOES.
Ilritinh s,l iiua.ti-r 1 aea Ilia Fuk
llumK tt t.tMtd lartoe.
W bill- The Dril ish sti-Mllier llellucia
was :. the liaiborof Dueuos A V res tm
ii'-r l is! ov ape to Soul li America t'apt.
V ri--n laiipht the jM-siple of that city
a li-sMiii whieii may l-tf value t., jm-u-
le in maat s.-etioiis of this country,
llie le.siilellts of ihecitv and t he til her
aptailis in ihe esi u.irv of the l"jter
Piata womlerisl w ht the Fiiplioh lev
sei's fop 1mm ii v, as tooted every cvcniiiP.
Ihe cehiM-s of the harsh brat iiip tif tiie
born waked up the harlmr an ! causeil
a preat deal of comment. Wheu tiie
mtsti-ry -v as solttsl t he bonis on other
r,.fi vvi-n- blown, loo. I he explana
tion was very simple. ( apt. Nerirson. of
l he IV! ! Hcia. was unable 1o smoke bis
ve.uirp pipe on .leeount of the milisitia
,-f Su.-tli American mos,uit.-s that
made i;fe on deck after siuidow n uii
'earabic. He b:ipH-ned to reiiieliilwr
th.:t inosquIto.-s eann-it staJid the pul
saiions in tiie air caiisrs! hy sound
tvati-s. S, ,m every t lop-watch he de
tailed a sai ior to i .low a Im im l-ai k of his
chair mi ihe quarter deck and there
after smoked bis pij- un.bsl urlied.
TREE SAP.
Iden That It Klr and r'alla with the
Senawna la Krroneona.
Saji is a wali-rv tlu id found iu the in
terior tif the cells t.f plants am! ttees.
and contains dissolved or sujM-mied in
It the materials required for the life
and prow tli of the cell. The idt-atluit
in winter the sap p.-s down into the
tools and 'in the sprinp rises iurain is
quite erroneous, says a reliable au
thority. Trees and plants are full of
watery sap all the winter. The phenom
ena of fri-eir.p in the case of trees aiid
plants are but little understood. Ttie
sap in leaves and in smaller tiranches
is tdtell froen. 1 his is set u ei--cial!y
in the tvtips, tif h';cktrv. which in very
cold vviallier are as brittle as plass.
ihoiiph tin same twips at a. hipber
temiH-r.it ure catinot by any jiossibilily
Ik- broken with the hands. For v arious
causes the vv ater tHintainetl iu the cells
onlv lu pins to crvsialliAe at su- ili-
-rees l lovv the onl'marv freey.ii.p poiLt.
This is ;tr:lv due t 1 he chemical imiii
Msition of the sap. which contains
-various saits. starch. -!c, iu solution.
De-ides this the liark of tjees is a lad
t omiiieior of heat, and tlie interior tem
ei at ure of t ree and plants is peiwraJ
ly hiphcr in winter ami lower in sum
mer than that of the surrou ndii-p at
mosphere. The fope-a M it.
Since Leo XIII. ha- lilicd the chair of
St. Peter, be has repressed the humor
ous side of his nature which Ilid le him
preally in demand as a diner-out while
tillinp the oflice tif nuncio at Driisx Is.
.ivvavs seven- in matters tif pro pi iely.
l.e was deeply offended on one of these
t H-rasiiiiis by a liaroii who Kissed him a
nalTitox. tm the lid of which was en
ameled a feminine fipure en dishabille.
Admirably contn llitip his aunovance.
his future holiness replied: "Yery pret
tv. Is it vour wife?"
A Matter or Iloniaraa.
Scrv mt (from next tlMir) Please,
mum. missus semis her compliments,
and will ye Im- so kind as to si up ami
play the piano this a f lernooii ?
Lady Why. certainly. Tell vour
mistress I'm plad she likes it.
M . it isn't that, mum: she's e-jM-ct-inp
the landlord, arid she wants: j-oiui-excuse
for askinp- for a reduction of
the rent." Doston (ilobe.
Cold in larpe quantities has Iw-en
disctitt-rtsl in the interior of New tiuitiCst
by Sir William Mtirepor. t he povernor.
who recentlv traveled across the island.
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