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THE INVISIBLE PAINT.
A Fable from the Lark.
At last, after man)' lonjr and earnest
yetus of research, the Scientist had
come suddenly upon the discovery that
was to complete his life work and write
his name nmang the most famous bene
factors of the race. It was from the
reaction of pure cardlum upon certain
organic salts of the superhydrated ni
trous oxide of hypofcnyltrybromprop
Ionic acid that he wonderful precipitate
appeared, and at the advent, his dream
focussed nnd Ambition leaped onto the
dry groun of fulfillment. Like an ex
pectant parent he had chosen the name
the commercial name under which the
produrl should bo marketed long he
fore the result was brought forth; and,
being Ies versed In Rhetoric than In
Chemistry, he had fancied that Invis
ible Paint would ptove nn attractive
appellation for the ware that was to
renumerate him. For this marvellous
substance possessed the unique virtue
of rendering permanently Invisible any
body to which It was applied. He had
proved this upon his own laboratory
lloor, to the eternal consternation of his
housekeeper In the room below.
Iut, au pine Science concerns Itself
little with the practical application of
Its' discoveries, the Scientist culled to
him representatives of the various Arts,
with a view to confer the boon to man
kind upon the most deserving. There
tipper roil, therefore, at the symposium,
an Artist, a Soldier, nn Artlzan, u
I'oet, and a Woman.
Of these, only one possessed the cour
age to walk across the Invisible lloor.
The scientist turned first to the ar
tist: "You," he said, "whto are con
tinually prating of beauty, and who
hold that virtue the sole excuse for
woman's existence, Juiy my Invaluable
recipe, and oiase from the world the
features and forms that cannot claim
your approval; I grant you the privi
lege of the first offer!"
"I would gladly avail myself of the
right," replied the atlst, "yet I have of
late suffered so acutely by the unwel
come visits of female Intruders In my
studio, that I cannot Uur the thought
that they may be epabled to be pres
ent without my knowledge. I have no
doubt, however," he continued, "that
they would willingly submit to an oper
ation which would permit them to so
easily gratify their curiosity."
"You might paint only their faces,"
suggested the scientist.
The artist bhuddered.
"To you, then," said the scientist,
turning to the soldier, " submit this
rebarkable means of revolutionizing
the art of war! Your uniforms, coated
with this palr.t, would ve Invisible to
the enemy, and your manoeuvres would
be accomplished unseen."
The soldier blushed, and with an
apologetic gesture toward the lady re
plied: "The spectacle of battalions of
naked men marching upon the foe does
not accord with the accepted traditions
of civilized warfare."
"True," said the Scientist, "I had not
thought of that! But although I had
hoped to promote first the uesthetlc or
humanitarian development of our peo
ple by the use of my Invisible Paint, I
now see that its proper field is In a
more strictly commercial territory, and
I have thought that the Artlzan might
WE BEGIN TO MOVE
In a few days, and notwithstanding our large sales
of the last month, our stock is much larger than we
care to move.
We prefer to
what you want,
no fair offer will
simplify architectural construction by
the application of the liquid to solid
masonry walls, thuB avoiding the com
plications of window-building,"
"In that case," said the Artlzan, "wo
should doubtless be liable for damages
every time a head was broken In trying
to look out the apparent aperture. Even
If It was used for aquariums, ths Im
possibility of repairing the walls should
render It Inexpedient as well as dan
gerous." "Do you, also, reject the proffer?"
said the Scientist sadly to the Poet.
"It Is ctrtalnly not consistent with
the scheme of things as I understand
It," he responded, "and, except for the
allegorical value of Invisible Paint, I
can see no adequate reason for Its ex
istence." "If you please," Interrupted the wo
man, "I have often wished for Invisible
hairpins, and If no one elss can use
the paint, I will gladly buy your Inven
tion." "But you know you are always losing
your halrplno." exclaimed the Infuriat
ed f dentist, "how then would you ever
find them If they were permanently In
visible'" He seized the vial of priceless liquor
nnd wnlkAl sadly toward the window.
Right across the Invisible floor he
walked, thr?n stood In the centre of the
room, hung In mld-alr, lost In thought,
overwhelmed by his disappointments.
Hut, as he stood there, the lloor gath
eied form and color; the board began
to be dimply shadowed forth and grew
more and more visible. And th'e group
of spectators rose and screamed as one
man, "Hurrah, the paint Is only tem
porarily Invisible, after all! Sell me
the stuff!" And they rushed In a mob
tit the Scientist. At this cry, he awoke
from his reverie, and beheld the labors
of a lifetime had been as nought, his
paint was but a semi-success aftoi all,
and conquered by despair, he fill, and
the sublime u-agent dashing upon the
Moor, Hooded him In an Invisible puddle
that made his lifeless "body seem lloat
ing, suspended in space.
.
"How beautiful is his death, and this
victory he called defeat," mused the
Poet, "behold, the merest child may
understand Us Moral Significance."
"But I cannot see that!" baid th? wo
man. "Madam," responded the Poet, "I be
lieve you! It was long ago that your
sex l'rst discovered the true Invisible
Paint, and to this day Woman guards
the secret of Its us."
SCHOOL DAYS IN GERMANY.
Long Hours, Domineering Teachers
nnd No Interesting llook.
From tho Boston Herald.
The averare American boy little re
alizes In how much pleasanter places
his lines are cast than an those of
boys of most other nations. A distin
guished university professor, who has
Just returned from prolonged studies
abroad, recently relates his experience
with the public schools in Germany. He
remarked, by the way, that in certain
parts of the country there seemed to
be no children. There were plenty of
STOCK
small poop!, but no evidence of child
hood, as we know It.
Wishing to place his own son of 11
years In the public schools, he made a
point of visiting the schools extensive
ly and leisurely, and tho results, to his
mind, were far from happy.
The masters, for the most part, he
found to bo domineering autocrats,
abusing their power In a way to rouse
the Fourth of July spirit of tho meek
est American lad. For the slightest
failure of a quick response, a ready an
swerthere were no such things as
misdemeanors, poor little souls the
boys were brutally held up by tho
chin, lifted hy tho ears, hod books
flung at their heads, or received a sharp
blow over tho knuckles.
Then they have nearly twice the
number of hours a week that tho Amer
ican boy has, going to school at seven
in the morning, exanU in midwinter,
when the session begins at eight, and
spending a good part of the day there.
In point of discipline the schools aro
all alike, and tho American boy was
cent to one of them. Though never mo
lested himself, the acts of Injustice and
the cruel use of power that ho dally
witnessed worked upon his sympathies
and llborty-lovlng spirit to Bitch a de
gree that his parents thought best to
Anally take him out of the school.
Even the holidays are spent In a way
few American boys would be likely to
choose. The pupils are marshaled In
regiments through the cltUs, taught
the topography of tho country, the his
tory and significance of all the monu
ments, are shown points of historic In
terest, the homes of distinguished men,
etc. The American boy is expected to
pick up such Information In the course
of the play.
On other days they are taken into
the woods to gather and analyze (low
ers, go out on a geographical survey,
or for a lesson In natural history. These
Uttsr, however, are of such Immense
service, and may be made so Interest
ing that they are, perhaps, worth the
sacrifice of the holiday.
Another enormous advantage that
American beys have Is the delightful
literature that Is placed at their dispos
al. In Germany there is a tremendous
dearth of good hooks for boys. Youths'
llteiature Is for the most part exces
sively Juvenile nnd weak.
Except for their peerless fairy stories
there Is almost nothlnc of value, and
but for th'e fact that some of the best
English and American books for youths
have been translated Into German, the
boys and girls of the vaterland would
have little but their school books and
the most puerile stories for redding of
the maturer sort.
Boys are kept absolutely In leading
strings until sent to college, when they
enjoy full liberty. The result of this
system is that a terrible crop of wild
oats Is sown In the first years of col
lege life.
THE ItAINIJOW.
Flash, storm, your lightnings from their
sheath,
While bolt on bolt It hurled;
Of your great wrath God makes a wreath
Of elory round the world
F. L. Stanton.
rtewnrd of. Merit.
Parent "How did you get along with
your geography lesson today, Johnny?"
I'upil-"Bully. Tho teacher was so
pleased that she had me slay after school
and repeat it all over again only Juat to
her." Boston Transcript.
Philosophy.
Wallace Why is It you always bet on
the wrong horse?
Hargrcaves It la so much easier to do.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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let it go at most any price. If we have
and we think we have, remember, that
be refused by us.
IS STEEL OUT OF DATE?
Paper Halls Are Being Vied Success.
fullr on Continental Lines.
From tho Paper Trade Journal.
Tho successful Introduction of mil
road rails entirely of paper material
In Germany and Russia has encour
aged American manufacturers to ex
periment. The forelen mode of mak
ing the rail consists in tho employment
of moulds and powerful pressing mach
ines, tho former for shaping tho rail,
nnd tho latter for consolidating pur
poses. Paper car wheels have been In
use for many years, and have given
satisfaction. It Is not assuming too
much to anticipate satisfactory results
with paper rails. The Iron or steel
rails now In uso arc by no means free
from defects. The metal Is always
more or less affected by the conditions
of the atmosnhere, nnd accidents are
frequently traced to the warping, con
traction or expansion of rails.
Again, there are flaws and similar
Imperfections In rails of the metallic
order, and these often give trouble.
The heavy locomotives nnd other roll
ing stock of these days require extraor
dinarily large and heavy rails, conse
quently tho rails cannot be made very
long, as tho weight would bo too much.
The paper rails are less than one-half
lighter for tho same length and size,
s that, so far as the light question Is
concerned, the length of tho latter can
bo twlco that of the Iron or stool rail.
This obviates the use of Just bo many
Joints, dispensing with bo many bolts
and connections and relieving the
wheels of the car from Just so many
shocks.
The process of manufacturing the
rails is not difficult when ones tho nec
essary compressive apparatus Is avail
able, as the solidifying operation Is
probatily the main part of the whole
work. The composition of the rail In
cludes several varieties of th paper
pulp stock. Wood pulp has not been
tried with any marked success as yet,
but ordinary pulp from rags, rope
stock, etc., answers th'e purpose. The
procession of grinding, cooking, digest
ing and woi king of the rags Into a
pulpy condition are accomplished In
regular order, care being taken to have
the Btock uniform In preparation and
the fibres as well preserved as possible.
When In a pulpy condition the Ingredi
ents for stlflenlng the raP. rendering it
tough and efllclent, so as to stand ex
cessive wear and friction from the
wheels and for lmpartlnp- elasticity,
smoothness and other needed require
ments, aic applied. So varied have
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COTTOLENE
cures it.
The ftmilno Cottoleno is sold everywhere In one to tea
pound tins, with our trade marks "Oottolene," nnd
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jteer'j neaa in cotton-plant wreatn on every tin,
Not guaranteed if sold in any other way.
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theso bsen that no definite proportion
of any of tho substances are procur
able. Quantities of borax, pamfllno wax,
tanners' grease, waterproof fish glue,
resin and line cement are employed in
necessary proportions, and are added
to the pulp while it is yet warm. Mix
ing follows, and the ingredients are
thoroughly combined with the fibre. A
quantity of shellac and wood alcohol Is
next put Into the mixture, and tho mass
Is subjected to another stirring and
then permitted to settle.
The paper rails ara strong, durable,
can bo bent for curves llko other rails
and possess the advantage of light
ness and Increased length, besides be
ing easier for the wheels and cars, and
having other points of superiority.
Their cost Is said to bo thirty per cent,
less than that of Bteel. They are ad
aptable for both paper and Iron car
wheels.
PROPHECIES WHICH FAILED.
Thoro are a few famous prophecies
which foiled utterly and became his
torical on that account. Aristotle, for
Instance, said that slavery would last
forever or until the shuttle would weave
of Its own accord. This Is a doublo mis.
take, for slavery is abolished and thanks
to Invention tho shuttle may be said to
work of ltfj own accord.
"Beforo fifty years aro over all Europe
will bo cither republican or Cossack,"
prophecled Napoleon I. In the first decaae
of this century. At tho end of nearly a
hundred years Europe Is no more re
publican than ever and the Cossacks
have no more power.
"Italy Is but a geographical expression
and will never bo anything else," said
Prince Metternlch and Just before ho died
ho saw what ho considered Utopia on
the verge of becoming a reality,
"Tho railroads will never bo of any
uso for tho transport of goods," said 51.
Thiers and he led a largo chorus.
"Tho United States of Europe" was
the prediction of all ardent democrats
from Victor Hugo to Carlo Cattaneo and
Us fulfillment was to take place ut tho
downfall of tho Napoleonic empire. It Is
twenty-five years slnco then and tho
states of Europe are more dlbunlted than
ever.
A Keicmblnncc.
Sirs. Kuddler "Do you know, George,
that everybody says tho baby Is Just like
me?"
Mr. Kuddler "Nonsense, Anne. The
baby Is now more than six months old,
and It has never spoken a word." Bos
ton Transcript.
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EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "O ASTORIA" AND
"PITCHER'S OASTORIA," AS OUR TRADE MARK.
DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Eyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same
that has borne and does now l r . r-"" m every
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This is the original " PITCHER'S CASTORIA," which has been
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years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is
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President. .
March 8, 1897. Q$t 5- ,p,
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