V AMERICAN A-UtSLilLNTS. The Immense Amount of Honey Spc-nt la Theaters. A Larse Army lrofl ale Are kept ITa-y I on cnr AauUy .p it la TraUBf oa the RaUroe.. It i estimated that there are per- Is, ? t ' '1 tra relic? xbenrU ca c -mr.Tiiv5 in t!c United Males, Mrs tuc Ha-hicTton I'osL lids in-.-!:t.ic wr-.thin:' that can be cod re. i strict:? profe.-ior.al companies, to say nuthirgr cf tbecoccllcs amateur eriraaiatiocs. Of the fctricUv theatri cal o.-f-aaiat-rs it Usfe to presume tt the arcrsre re ,-ts per ht lor t,c 1,0 coniiacics arts $!0 each. At i, vfii' prrf.rcianci-s per week for each t-..pv the wet lily average, as will !; f een." would I S-.T"J0. The a vera ? ti;catrical tcason U forty weeks. Tbe entire l,C0 c-.n.pacif-s with an average i lri.tiv receipt of tf would produce .-kir receipts at at-ven performances p. r week amunntiafr to $1,i..0tR). Tlds multiplied by forty, the number of A-ccks ia a season, would yield gross receipts amountinj to 5112,0 .''.000. I'mra the above estimates fcome idia -an e formed of wLit the American fH-oi.'c spend aimualiy f r memeis Jv V t::paci-s whii !i are knonn a yirictiy professional Thousands of 3.;:ar are a:v rf-rit with amateur tiiatri-.-al orpanuatioas and lector bureaus. It would appearfr-.ni Lhc aboveMate rient that a Treat 'leal .f money is made 1-v theatrical rvop- Tiir r. Tenses iu- i h r.t to tarna.ff $:i:.0-..,.KW are very 1 It is re'.r.V.e to say tlmt ..i c thirJ. or i'.l'.t'.'.w. of the total : li.f.'Ou.WO, is spciit with railroads. A: oth.-r very larjre item Is expended f-.r re-lr. .:::. tireat f.irtnnes have been :;-.-ed bv print:!.? houses in the ff.vivi. tl'inc' ti.eatrical priut :p? alcne. Ilv.ndreds of thousands cf dollars are sj i:t for advortisdwr in news paper, it is safe to hay that 40 per jvi:t- of the correspondence between theatrical managers is carried on by i lejTaph, which amounts to a great i- in a year" time. The traveling companies, however, ire not the m-Ic rsse.-sors of the i-r.i total, Sll-.O -'.UU. This is di- . led between the traveling companies tii: J theowcersof the houses where the .-.-pank-s play- The net receipts de j '.ve.i i f the cotripM.ics would perhaps I e Is the neis-hU.rlm.-l of C percent, or ."; p r cent., making an average net re n..t of U-tween $.u.H.Ci and SSJ.'XM,- v.t of this, of course, comes ail of the t.xiif nditure for railroad transpjr 1k: or., and over OTic-i.nIf of the total i.:;. .iit paid for i: -w-j-aper ad-.-crtis-Out ('. this a: is pail fully t5 .-r c r.t. of the a:::o:-.-.:t p:::.d to print .:r.' h-.n-es. The l.0 traTclin? companies will ev n.-e ften people to a company, x.. '::t.jr a total of !T.o0 theatrical peo (.lc traveling over the country forty t.c.-iis o.'.t of the fi.'!y-two. This, of votive, does, not ir.ciude the number f pcop'.c employed at theaters. Upon ..- e -tiinate inai ? a to the number of t.-. panics there c.Jlt of necessity be lh s;.n":e or more nuuibrrof theaters, two companies cannot play at the asue thea'.er on the sitae nisrl.t. There re at least on an average fifteen peo i employed at every theater, which .v.mld be i;..0vi. This ad led to the i.iiiiiVcr of people traveling would eia'-e a total of SO.Oo-J peoj.ltf. It is uid that there S.(nw actors au cct . -cs tow out of eriijjioyraer.t. There re at U-at enjrajred in the theatrical I i-invw directly or indirectly thue t ...i make a living from it .sniie actors make a preat deal of .n.iT.ev: some do not. Those who make l ..e itm-t are peneral'y those who say I :.' least about it- Those v ho make I h-a-t on annual tours ar? as a class la. echo do the most talking1 a!out i.-vii sr done the prea test business. A jreat many mana'i-rs and stars bold the old-fashioned idea that they j)Urt liivavs talk aout the enormons l uvno-s they are ther are turning doinp, the people awar from their nuses, and how many times a week I lie ".-.Tu:.'.Ii.' Kootu tiily" b'rn is out. J'hey d this for the express p:trposp c.f :Ue::i-tir.? to deceive the public The I et evidence that a travt iinff thcatri . al attraction is a pood uns is the fact that hirer; atniierces &t!-nd it Ot'i Mrxirmn Mn..-. Whenever a cave is newly discovered !n New M.-rlco or Arizona the cnder'fc 1.:- ;.'. i , ti.at he has unearthed an id s:ir,i;;,',i or Mexican mine, but this t. :. ui or r.ever has proved to be the :a. l.enerally these holes in the tT.ouiitair.s. are i:atural caves in linje ior.e or .s;ii.ds.ne formations, but .mctimeN tr.ey lie between vralhs of hard ruck. r. hkh perhaps contain i .ineral 1 p.-slts. indicatinff that the primitive liriiizcl Indiacs may have i.vg their way ia following a f-oft streak in s.-arch of talc to use in pot tery makirj-. witii no thought for ) recious luelais Stalactites, frn vy i.:te. bar.? from their roofs, and .. nerc i.iir.erai viater has percolated tiiese t -rj staliizations take on porpeous me tj lie hues. Human brines are some times found in these caves and other evidences of human work or former fx-cupancy. The t offee cave and Kob ii:son"s cave, in the Iliac' ranpe, in (.outhern New Mexico, liave been ex plored for se-.vral hundred feet, and other larpe caves in that region remain to lie explored. A fellaheen Mintrr. AH Taeha Moubarek, whose death 1 as recently taken place, was the only Jirvjitian fellaheen, or peaint, who rcr attained the rank of cabinet min ) ter. He possess-d ail the craf tiness of his downtrodden race, trimmed his political sails with much sl ill when lie i.-.u- that the Aral-i revolt was on the s.int of failure, and fi.und means of i emainirp a friend both of his country men and their lirrf-lish masters a mat ter of some difiiculty. Like most fella-l.e.-n, he was excedii:ply nncleauly it. Lis appearance and personal habits, h;etinp most strongly to si-:.itary ap pliances as superfluous. MISDIRECTED EFFORTS. TH Dutiful lntcntio.-w of m Coneleat!eiis Mal Ina. Ice mr.seum of natural history at So-.;h Ken-iag-ton, Ecpland, has lately i. .-. ivJ the skin of a very handsome -;iii;. the last of a pair of these stranpe ..us'ralian birds which had been kept i.-t for more than twenty-fire Tears bva tderpyuan of K-se x. The death of the f.rt bird, a female, left its mt very de-olate. and, as often heppens in f .:ch rinc he sickened an ! s"med likeiy to iie. Hismistrts carri-si him dainties to tempt his appetite, and also a daily jar .if water. Apaiu and apaiu this jar iisaiipeared. and the lad" was much in-ei-ed spainst the unknown person who uide iii:us-!f tans troublesome. Finally the rma retired to his shed, folded his lonp leps and refused utter ly to come out, until his master, in the -.pe that the sunshine mipht even yet i i hira some pood, t.x.k him up bodily t carry him out. Then the uiystcrv i.assolreL Ui.iier the bird were aL th. riismp pallipitsl The conscientious emu. fedinp that h oupht to lie fulfilling hi destiny by hatching, some eps, and having- rc ife to lay for Liui. had seized upon tii.-se smooth round jars as the most romU.inp substitutes to be had. and perhajw would have perished in the at tempt to hatch them if his master had l.ot "broken him cp." Adopted tb inndarat. A member of the house of commons hr.d be-en payinp attention to a young lady for a lonp while, and had "taken her to attend the house until she was perfectly posted in its rules. Cm the last day of the session, as they came ort, he boupht her a bouquet, saving-: May I offer yon my handful of fiow crs?" She promptly replied- "I move to amend by omittinp all after the word 'hand.' " He blushitply accepted the amendment, asd they adopted it ULiUltUOUsiv. AN UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LINE. Haw Some CnUeleu Tillers of th fcU "You hare heard of sraoppllnE-, I fume,- renaarked a fcest at one of the hotels to a Cleveland Leader man. "Weli," he continued, "I ran apaiast the most stupendous scheme in that line Ust summer I ever heard of You are doubtless aware that ordinary evervday saupjlers era content to trsntr.rt their pooSs ever the Lrre from on" rnr.riUy to another, h o1.-v-et beiiip, of course, to evade the J.iy mert of the customs duties. The peo ple with aboai I came in contact were superior to EUidi common methods, which mipht do for low pirates and outlawed bripands but not for a live, wide-awake Yankee, and especially a Canadian Yankee. They didn't move the poods. They moved the line. "Up in the farthest easterly part of Maine there comes a place where Maine stops and New r.runswick be gins. That is the boundary line be tween the two countries. That is eho where the Canadian Yankees spoken of have their homes. They are natur ally jfiven to farminp. some of these people, aud even if McEinley did put a duty on prain. poultry and other thinps It didn't make any difference with some of the sturdy yotmaa who liva s'.oupslde the line. The publication cf the news of the passage of the tar:2 I ii! didn't eause them a moment's an-i-a-.iness. -I hev simply went on raisinp their Canadian wheat and their Canadian oj-.s. At the same time they kept their rves on the boundary line what they could see of it. The vi-ilde portion of this remarkable boundary consisted of npripht iron posts, set at intervals of one mile throuph the land. Not belnp clinched on the other side of the earth, fie- pos's are responsive to influence placed on them on the Canadian tide In other words, they can be taken up .nd re-ct. About the time these cpripht and honest fanners over the line have their rrnps in condition to harvest a peculiar ti.inp happens. Some dark r:lplit a half dozen of them po 'coon-huntinp. and when they return to their fire sides they are on American soil, tliey in 1 their prounds and with them the -rors. Tae l-mndary line has moved ind is loeat-d a half-mile or so farther toward the Arctic ocean. These puile es tillers of the soil then dispose of their products at United States prices m i some time durinp the winter, in oine unknown manner, the boundary lice takes a backward leap. Icavinp thsin again on Canadian soih" MADE F03 A KING. Tornlp-Rixfd Tiinepiec That Two aoil Half rounds A poH.lc-ous watch of anti'juc pat ern displayed in the window of a San I rancisco jewelry establishment on Montgomery street, attracts the at .enti.'n of the curious The timepiece i four inchs in diameter ami is de dared by the Ilulletin to weiph two nd a half pounds Itiease looks like dd poid. but is a composition of base netah The chain attached to this A-atch is proporti'VaU-ly ponderous ii.d bears a seal rinp larre enough for the liiiirer .f a plant. The watch was male by John llittieson, of London. !wo centuries apo. It was, no doubt, i marvel of workmanship in thoe lays, and is sMii a timekeeper. It probably est alw-iut one hundred s.uuds sterlinp, or five hundred dol lars in our money. The hands upon its amide dial mark seconds and fifths of seconds: as well as hours and min ute. The dial also shows the phases of the moon. This remarkable relic is i. t for sale. It is owned by a pentie man of this city, who has a collection of such curiosities The old wat-di has a history of tome interest. A'-'Ut two hundred years aro an Knpii.sh sea car.taiu obtained from the Li:.;.' of a, tribe of sa rapes in t; lie south seas some valuable tradinp privilepc-s. The kinp showed him many favors, and one tiay the captain a-k."d the insular monarch to say hat most he would l.ke to have sent to h;ui from Loudon. It pleaded Lis royal hiphuess to intimate that a bip watch would suit him well. Accord inply a watch was made to order on a scale behtticp his roj al personape. And great was his pride therein. Hat- ii. p no pocket, he appointed a youth watch Ix-arer extraordinary to the sov t reijTi. Wherever the kinp went the catch bean r followed, carry inp the precious royal timepiece in his Lands. When the kinp died his sous succeeded to the ownership 1 1 the watch. They sold it to the captain if an American ship, and he di--psed of it in 1'hila .'.elphia. Some tirae apo it fell into the lian-.ls of its present owner, who rizes it hiphly. Ti.is is lo doubt one of the oldest repeating watches in cx 'stence. Its rinp is very tnusicaL MONKEYS DO TALK. t'rol. iiarnfr lttari SVell SatifeAed from a lUiiJfniv villi (-hirapaucetra, rVof. tlarccr. who went from Amer ica into the interior of Africa for the pTirixse of studying the methods of communication between the monkey tr.l-es in other words to learn tae monkey lanpuape arrived at Liver xd on his return recently. lie claims that hvs has established !eyond a doubt that ' here is a monkey lanpuage. ar.d that it can be learned by man. He broupht with him from Africa two Kula Kainha chimpanzees with which he is able to communicate. Irof. Garner says that he stayed for one hundred and one days in his cape, .vhieh he had carried into the heart of a forest two hundred and fifty miles inland. Ihis cape was a massive af fair that was chained to trees. In it l'rof. tlarner w ould lock himself end then await the coining of the members of the ape family, when he would try to communicate w ith them by means of the sounds he had learned from inoa Leys hi America and elsewhere. He had with him a phonopraph, with r. hi. h he kept a record of the sounds made l-y his visitors lie claims that his visit to Africa was a pre at success in establishing- his the ory that the monkey family has a 1 an tra ape. PARNELL WAS SUPERSTITIOUS. riia Trainee of an Old Nor Left a Luting Effect on Him. A little lip'r.t is thrown on the some what mystical character of the late i'r. Pamell by some curious stories s.ys the Westminster 'iazette. A su perstitious strain seemed, says Mr. Healy. to thread its way throuph the Irish leader's mind like a vein of mar ble. When he was a boy he had an old nurse, a Mrs Tuppenny, who scared him with horrible stories; and he never pot over it- He would com mence no important business on a Fri day; he started if anyone offered to help him to salt, and he would drink no wine at table unless the decanter came round from ripht to left. These foibl.ss affected even the lep islation he soapht to compass W hen he and Maurice nealy hail topether drafted in Ki'mainham jail the amending- land bill afterward broupht in by -Mr. Iledmond, he discovered that the final draft contained thirteen clauses and throw it on the table as if he had been stunp. This ill never do," he said, sternly: and Mr. Uealy could not move him. It was late in the after noon, post hour approached, and an other day's delay mipht prevent the draft reaching- the queen's printer in London in time for distribution to members before the second readinp. A hasty dissection of the bill was made, but only to disclose that it coul.l not well I thorn of a clause. W hat could be hit upon? There, in bewilderment and anxiety, stood the statesman and draftsmen in her majesty's prison at Kilmainham, eyinjj each other in despair In the darkening cell as the minutes to post hour slipped away. At last a pleam flashed from Tarnell's eyes, half ironicaL half triumphant "I hare it," said he. -Add those cursed clauses of yours and that will pet us out of thedifEcultyr Thtss were the teacts of Mrs. Tuppenny saved from desecration. Two Valasbte Friends. 1. A physician" can nol be always Lad. Kbecmatisaj, JCeaia'pUj Bruise nd Burus occur often and sometimes when least expected. Keep handy the friend of many households and the destroyer of all pain, the fttaons Bed Flag Oil, 25 cents. 2. Many a piecious life couid be eared tLit is being racked to death with tLat terrible cough. Secure a good eights rest by investing 2 j cents for a bottle of I'an-Tiaa, the great remedy for coughs, colds and consnmpticn. I'an-Tiica sold at G. TV. Eecfotd s Drrg Stoie. Ttrenty grains of quinine will make a man tlmcst totally deaf. Here' a gooJ tip for the man whose wife drigs hiai around to musical teas. bucklen s Arnica Save. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Braises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bbeutn, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil blains, Corns, and all Skin Lruptions, and positively cures Tile, or no pay re quired. It is gutranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Fnee 23 cents per box. For sale by J. X. Sny der. The Horse Power of a Whale. W hat is the horse power of a whale ? ThUis the problem which has been solved by a brace of Scottish ma hema ticians. A whale was stranded on the estern coatt of Scotland some weeks aga, and the interesting calculation was made that power equal to 145 horses would be required to propel the whale through the water at the rate of twelve miles an hour. Srengthand Health. If yon are not feeling strong and heal thy, try Electric Bitters. If "La Grippe" has left you weak and weary, use Elect ric Bitters. This remedy acts directly on Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, gently aiding those organs to perform their functions. If you are afflicted ith Sick HcluLicbe, you will find speedy and per manent relief by taking Electric Bitters. One trial will convince you that this Li the remedy you need. Large bottles on ly oO cents at J. K. Snyder's drug store. Sir Andrew Clark and Parnell. It is not generally known that Sir An drew Clark numbered among bis patients Mr. Parnell who consulted him toward theendof 17 for a cheft aifection. Mr. Parnell often stated that be had received much benefit from a direction of Sir An drew's to inba'e an essence of pi up. Even w henconsultinpa physician Mr. Parneil's strange passion for secrecy displayed itsef Oa be:S si-ed whether Sir Andrew knew who bis patient was, Mr. Parnell smiled and parried the question by the reply, ,:I do not think he did at Ira. at ist La Crppe. During the prevalance of the Grippe the past seasons it was a no.icea'ole fact that those who depended upon Dr. King's New Discovery, not only had a speedy recovery, but escaped all of the troublesome after effects of the malady. This remedy seems to Lave a peculiar power in effecting rapid cures not only in cases of La Grippe, but in all Diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs, and Las cured cases of Asthma and Hay Fever of long standing. Try it and be convinced. It won't dissppoir.L Free trial bottles at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store. Testing Her Love. "Maria," raid the stalwart young man as he gazed ardently at the blushing lit tle fairy cf a girl by bis side, "do yon really and truly love me?" '"Far more than life, dear George," was the earnest reply. "I wonld even go through fire and w ater for you if it were necessary." "Make no rash promise in regard to water, Mrria, unless yoa can sw im," re plied the noble young man in fond and loving tones. "But in regard to fire, if you are perfectly willing to promise me that even on cold winter mornings you will not hesitate to get up eariy and wrastle w ith it, I w ill summon up courage to it's you to become my wife." Jjmd-m Nohing Succeeds Like Success. It can be Faid without fear of con tradiction that no medicine has had greater success in curing Coughs, Cold?, Hoarseness end Consumption than Pan Tina. Tli is celebrated remedy stops coughing, 6oothes the throat and lungs, and induces a good night's rest, ilun drede can testify to the remarkaole and life-saving virtues of this g-e3t remedy. Pan-Tina costs only 25 and 50 cens G. W. Benfurd's Dreg Store. What a Bumper Is. When a glass is as full as it possibly can beol liquor, the surface of the liquid is slightly convex, an J tho c?ntre lies higher than the brim. In view of this fact such a glassful is called a hamper, because the liquor bumps up, or protrudes in the middle. Nih. hail be filled a-Ub ir.u.Jr. A:h! Ih.- e&h that intest theiinr Snii foM tt-.?;r u-ntsiiKe the Aiahs, Aud a iiee'.ly si.-a. a av. Just like a cough or cold does after yoa use Pan-Tiua, the great remedy for coughs, colds and consumption. 25 and 50 cents at G. W Benford's Dreg Siore Pulling Up a Train. 12 If a train, moving at the speed of twenty-five miles an hour, was suddenly stopped, the passengers woald experi ence a shock equal to that of falling from a second-floor window; at thirty miles an hour they might as well fall from a height of three pairs of stairs; and an express train would, in point of fact, make them fail from a fourth story. A Prominent Lady Arrested much attention at a Washington bail by her remarkable appearance of health. The glow of health and the charm of beauty need not depart from so many women, when a certain remedy exists in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for their functional and organic diseases. It properly cures nausea, indigestion, bloat ing, weak back, nervous prostration, de bility and sleeplessness. Strength is, re newed, energy retorns, and beauty again blooits It is purely vegetable and per fectly harmless. Druggists have it A Baron as a Showman. Baron Fricks, a Russian nobleman, living in Copenhagen, has just tamed showman. He is enormously rich, but his eccentricities have put him in dis grace with lus famly. He is traveling now with one colored man, two monkeys, three bears, one lion, four pigs, forty parrots, innumerable cocks and bens, and a brand-new Ilangarian wife of great beanty. ITnod'a Rafsunaritl S.aa mmuI .. .... afflicted with rheumatism, and we urge all who goffer from this disease to give this medicine trial. THE MATABELE KING. Downfall or Luboaula, the Elood. thirsty African. GcnrrmI Rcjoirloc Orrr lh Trrmlnattoa of a Barbaras asd Ona-sidrd War fare la lh Hark Conttorct Kel of Terror. T'ue pvceral 'atiifaetion vhich hs been f. -it throughout Sou'h Afr-ie ai the victory of tie.- Chartered com pany's forces is caused mainly by the fact that it will ia all probability 1 o far as Matabeltland i cv-ncertie.!, the death blow to a systetu of blood thirsty tyranny which has prevailed fn-ia the time, over sixty Vtfirs apo. Alien the forces of Moselvkat sc, tin father of Lobne-ula. swept through the country between the Orange. Yaal, and Limpopo rivers, leaving- a nieht Tiare of desolation and death behind them, and settled in the region now known as Matabeicland. The country throuph which this devastating army marched was, says Theale, 'covered ilh skeletons and there was literally no livinp beiiip left behind." I'roui that time until the present. ays the Chieapo Times, the Matab. les have lived in the country from which thy are now beinp ousted, not by their own toiL but by preyinp upon the timid tribes which cripir.aily in habited the land, and which have ever since leen compelled, under penalty of torture and death for the least delay or unwillingness, lo support their ferocious taskmasters by periodical tributes of slaves women, cattle, and corn. That sixty years has been for the Mashonas and Jlakalakas a reira of terror. As illustratinp the general prac tice of the Matabeles for many years past, P.ev. Father Hartinan, than whom, ow mp to his lonp residence in the country, few are more competent to speak, testifies that it is the custom of an iaipi to approach unnoticed and unsee n a Mashona kraal in the nipht. At the first dawn of the day the impi raises its war cry, surrounds the un fortunate kraal, and tlauphters all ex cept pirls. children or those w ho are fit for doinp some useful work on the Lome journey. SunctTines it happens that the Mata leles drive a crowd of Mashonas into ono of their hu's and set fire to it. This Father Ifartman states, has been poinp on for forty years and will not stop till the llashoaas are extermi nated. Lobengula himself, with Lis own hands cut off the lips nose, ears and hands of a poor Mashona boy who was falsely accused of tasting the Linp's beer. Even since the occupation cf the country by the whites similar raids have been of frequent occurrence. In tlie e arly part of last year, for instance, some fupitive Makalakas came into Victoria askinp for protection against a 1 irpe Matalnrles impi which was raiding and kiilirpat Child's and other kraals across the Tuli road. In May, ls'., tl.enaka and Cunyc, Mashona chiefs, reported that a larpe impi had attacked ;hcir krf.ahs. killed many ef their people and taken away their cat tle and p.its In July of the same year, Lobcnjula Lai a tit cf j.-alo-.iTiy cf the repents Umhlaba and Sidhlohio. and acting on the kinp's instructions the Imbizo rep iment demolished the unfortunate re pents and their families, root and branch. Ia Aupust, while Capt. Chap lin was em an expedition to discover and punish the natives who had inter fered with the telepraph instruments it Nuanctsi. he heard on all sides com plaints from the natives of raids by the MataK-hs In OctiiU-r last three hundred Mata beles were raidinp the Makslakas between the l.'uiiietsi and Lnndi riv ;rs kliiinp men. women and children. In Novcmlwr I.nl-enpuia sent a larpe impi to punish Chici, and aliout the same time a party of forty Matabeles irrived at I.o Mapondi's kraal and asked him why he allowed the Enp lish to dip for gold without the kinp's leave. After they had apreed to discuss the matter "over in the morninp, Lo Ma pondi went to his hut, but about day iipht next morninp his dweiilnp was surrounded by Matabeles, who called him cut. sh. t him and afterwards stabbed him. They then killed his two brothers and two boys an 1 Crcd into th.T women's hut, kiliinp two of the chiefs wives On departing' the Mata beles toolt away with them eitrhty to ninety women and ail the chiefs poats and sheep. Iu March of the present year a larsre Matabele impi came rai.iinp down ia the direction of I'alapre. and some of the fupliives who escaped tln-ia reported the murder of several indunas inciudinp Lubcr.pula's broUicr, Un yande. 'I his recital of horrors may con clude with a reference to the massacre of the Mashonas in the streets e.f Vic toria in Ju'y last, the event which di rectly led to the present situation. How the lsr" S. Wo are s used to repardinp the world around ns from the standpoint ;.f our own sight that it is hard t re alize that to other creatures far ont r.uniberinp ns and, perhaps, quite as important in the economy of nature, it must loe-k quite difTcrcct. The honey bee, for example, is supplied with a pair of compound eyes with hundred! of facets each capable of sight by itself, and several oceelli or little, simple eyes more closely allied to our own. How these eyes are twd, what are their separate functions, what sort of images they can present to their owners, ail remain questions as interesting and well-niph unsolved as they were before the days of our pe.werful mie-ro.cpe-s Notwithstand ing" the fact that hundreds of en tomolopists Ln ve been and are inter ested in this subject, we yet are only at the stage where we can aSIrmthat the honey bee sees a very different Cower from the one in which we ob serve her in search for sweets, al thouph of what that difference in and how it is produced we can form but little idea. WOMEN WHO SHOOT. feminine Sportsmen la Eog-laod Are Nn m.rflDi sad MjiLh. A sport which lias become popular with English women has not yet been taken np by the American women of society, says the New York Tribune, tnj'loiuaniac though she may be she does not shooL She does not feel the attractions of the pretty tweed cos tume w hich is to be found among the possessions of the young English wom an of title the shortish skirt, the trim coat, the knickerbockers, the small, soft hat; she sees as yet no harm in the little rifle, which, small as it is, car ries an effectual (juietus for pame birds Not a few American girls are aeccm plished anplers, but there they pause in the e-areerof sport. In England and on the continent nowadays feminine shootinp has become a matterof course, and even the Field records the 'heavi est Laps' of the teasou ma:le Ly the fair pursuers of pheasant and wood cock. An authority on firearms by the way, says that timid women in lux urious country houses oiipht to know how to shoot in case of the advent of burglars, and that for them the wnall, short '"lady's riCe" is a much better weapon than a pistol. It can be handled with as much ease and quick ness as a pistol, and it is much more easily steatiied for pood aim by its pos sessor. A Gypsr Soperatltlon. Gypsies are particularly superstitious repardinp portraits and it h a rarity to find the portrait of a true Uohemiac decorating- any art paiiery or store window. They consider it roost un lucky to be photographed, and will only consent to have their profiles taken in consideration of reeeiviap, without askinp for it, an old shoestring with which they can bind the spirit of ill luck certain to pursue the person whoie like has been reproduced IMPLICATIONS OF MEASLES. The Kt 6rione of TTale fMldLood Perhaps no other disease of childhood Is popularly regarded with ao much in difference as measles; yet it ia this dis ease above all others which, a: nong del icate children, is ant to leave a condi tion favorable to the derelopmeat of other troubles. It is therefore weU, if a child has any constitutional weak ri'. or special fitnily tendency to dis ease, to nviho effort to prevent hira Irenn petting" the lueasless It is cxtrenieiy common for physi cians to meet w ith children who have had the measles and hive never seemed well ainee." The frequency v ith which whooping-cough follow Measles is well known. 1 Si eocph is apt to be unusually severe ia such Cases Inflammation of the eye is a common complication. The nose, throat and ear often suffer. These troubles are not csnally so severe as in cases of scarlet fever, but they demand careful attention, as they point not only to lo cal disorders calling for treatment, but also to a depenerate state of the gen eral heaitK It is not unusual for bronchitis pneu monia, laryngitis or diarrhoea to follow or complicate an attack of measles, and it hi the children w ho have weakness in these directions that are to be specially guarded from an attack of measles One of the most unfortunate cases for which the physician is cillei upon to pre scribe Ls that in which a condition of weakness following an attack of meas les has given rise to chronic, if not fa tal, diseases of the lungs A well-known writer upon the dis eases of infancy has recently drawn at tention to the extreme frequency with which, on meeting with cases of con sumption in children, he has traced the beginning of th ; di.-oasa to an attack of measles Indeed, tho possibility of the occurrence of just such a sequence has for a long time been a matter of note among close observers No one now supposes that one dls exe gives rise to the other. We know that measles simply has a degenerative intlncnce sijioii the system, which when called upon to combat disease perms that are always more or less plentiful, lin.'.s more elifjiculty in resisting their attacks. After an attack of measles then, a child should receive more than usual attention. A change of residence is beneficial, and tonics are often to be recommended. This applies to children who have previously been in good health; children of delicate constitu tion should bo p'j .:- .. ! from exposure to measles Youth s Companion. HE'D BEEN TO THE SHOW. And loond Some One Always Yatrhlu liia Llttlo mt. A man with a silk hat jammed down over his forehead sat in the smoking room of one of the sleepers of an east bound train and chewed vicijusly an uniiphted ciuar. 'What's the matter, pardner?" asked a fat little man, w ho had been smoking in silence for fifty miles Matter?" prowled the other man; "matter? Why, there's plenty enough the matter." He sat in silence for alont fifteen minutes, end then he straiphtened up and said: "I suppose you've been to the world's fair?' h, yes" replied the little fat man. cheerily. "Seen all them L:g crowds?" "Yes." Noticed how few times you met any bo.ir vou knew?"' YeV' Weil, so' re L I went out there Wer t alone aul pnt in four days walk ing around those blamed grounds. I met sixteen million peopl-j and dida't know a dod-rolted one e.f them. On the fifth day I flirted with a pretty little girl I met an 1 we started orit t do the Art building together, inside Df thirty minutes I met seven women w ho belong to my w ife's church and sowing society. Matter? Y hy, I'm booked for the toughest time mortal man ever had before I explain that transaction." fT'And the fat little man said he knew hr.v to sympathize with hi:n. Buffalo Express UNIQUE AMONG LEGISLATURES. The Wearing of I!t In the EucHh flonae of C nmmocia. The fin-t thing that strikes the visit or to tiie hqusc of commons is that h.-re also it is exceptional among the legislatures of the world the house cf commons permits its uie miners to retain their hats during the sitting. Indeed. It is the rule to wear and the exception not to wear the hat Mr. Gladstone never wears his hat, nor did Mr. Smith, the late respected leader in the house e f coiumocs on the conservative side: r.ord d Disraeli, nor does Mr. Balfour, nor sir Charles IiusseiL A memlier, however, can keep his hat on only w hen he is in his seat. If he rises to speak, he of conrse takes off his hat: if he rlse-s to leave his seat and go out of the house, he lus to take off his hat: so long as he remains standing in any part of the house, he has to keep off his hat. There are some of the older members who, oven when they lean over their seats to converse with a member on the bench in front of them, take off their hats An I it is usual, too, when a member interjects an ob servation across the floor to take it off. It was a'so t'ue invariable custom when a member was referrel to that he should raise Lis hat, but this rule is falling into desuetude. Thomas Power O'Connor, in Harper's Mag-nine. INDUCING INDIANS TO MARRY. Tbe Indian CAmnitMloner Scheme for IVrpetoatin; the ludiaa Kare. The commissioner of Indian aCairs, Mr r.rowning, is determined to prove to the Indians that marriage is not a fuiliTre. He rias discovered that most of the red men under the bureau at the present, time have been induced to believe that it is not the proper thing to pet married, and for this reason, in the mind of the commissioner, the numbers of the red men are decrcasinp fast It is not certain but thai the commissioner, in the interest of pre serving his bureau, was forced to give some study and attention to the matter of mitohmakir.g among the people The commissioner ha i labored over this matter very industriously, and. ac cording to the Kansas City Journal, he has evolved a scheme. He prop.ses to prove to them that they can pet in fa vor with the preat father if they will join in the holy bonds of matrimony The scheme is a novel one, and it is the opinion ef the commissioner that verv soon the leading duties of the Indian agent will be to act as remarry ing agent for his colony. The reward for petting married is a strikinp mar riage certificate. It starts with a heavy sheet of paper with a red bor der. Much is expected of this red bor der Then the "United States of America" is in blue, while the '"Our Glorious Eaple" has not the savape look, but a sort of weddinp-day smile, and the "E pluribus unum" and the American flag are displayed with an intensity that would be eheap at any price. The eagle presides over a mar riage ce-rtiScate in the usual form. The agents are to be instructed to make an exhibit of the scheme, and to use their influence in petting the Indians to come to the conclusion that they will U'ost of luek if they refuse to pet mar rie.L The apents are to show the certificates w hich have been prepared with the hope that they would have the "catchy" appearance, and to pos sess one would be the ambition of the average Indian. ?.nd this would last hira until after the ceremony was per formed. l!y the Cash of the certificate it is hoped to prove that marriage is a -.neoess A Cower has been discovered in South America which is only visible when the wind blows Tbe shrub belongs to tbe cactus family, and is about three feet high. The stem is covered with dead, watery-looking lumps in calm weather; these lumps, however, need but a slight breeze to make them un fold large flowers of a creamy white, which close and appear dead as soon as the wind subside. IT SHARrtXS ALthe arpetaw. " . " J i-romi diction, and A-0-.- -f k-t.-re br.h at -"y-; 5 ) vu'-.r: all tus organs 5 - 5' c -' 'ttolx.!?arcroi i -y f to tenlihr action by - vsi : It. I-i-ce s Goldaa Y7X, Medical Discovery. i vV i V? Mora than aih tbe ;. 1 V liver and that t f4 I X I fcev to tae wboie sys f IA JiS? t..a. You Lave pu ll CtlA '.' blood or p oi I I I Moot, r-p A livrr ibncs". Tee l,;T.t -rr,lrW the health, the I.Vm- con;.-"U the blood, the " Dt coTerv " control the liver. Yean 4 ja " fcalf the U thai nta Ti helflo. by bD? r.dr fof -them. which p-r.ar, as J cr. Fer ad ua J4 ci-:d bv ad:-erUef hv or ucpura blood iVsoeliiA, bihoasDess tbe tnoet staD borotkia. scaip and scrofulous actions the - hisi'Ta? " ' "nls' remedy tu ce r tain and e.Tiva that it can be 9'" lf it dioait beiKiit or cure, you have jour money back. . You pay only for the good you CURTIS K. GROVE. SOMERSET. PA. B COG I 3, SLUG Hi CAlUUAGEat 8PEU-'3 WAGCX3, BCCK WAGON'S ASD A6TXJi.K AND WEsTXES WOES fTbed an Short 'txice FadnUng Done ox Short Time j work U made oat at TVoav' Sea mot Wood, d tbe BtM horn mi ?IkL, tjabwanhal'T Conrtrocvd, Ktaiij T althed, aa am ted to g-T SatlifacUoa. Eaploj Ch7 rrs.-Cl3s -'crzs. Repel rtnif of All Klnditn My Use Done on Saort Node Prtcea EXSOXXLX aal AU Work Warranted. Call and Examine try flock, and Learn Pricea. 1 do Wafon-work, and furDiAh selrea for Wind (CliJa the place, and call In. CURTIS K. GROVE. (Zaet of Court Boom 80MESSFT. P. A. H. HUSTON. Undertaker and hmbalmer. Ji. GOOD riEJRSE atui -ihinr pertainiiiK to fcrcerais inm uiec Somerset, Pa. t'l-lyi 20 DOLLARS PER MONTH In Your Own Locality roi.le easily and honorably, without capi tal, during your snare hours. Any man, woman, Imiv. or g;i i can do the w ork hand ily, without exiierie-iice. Talking un-lie-oessnry. Nothin; like it f.-r money making ever otfered lie fore. Our workers always prosixr. Mo time wasted ia . learning the r.nsiness Ye tench you in a niht hovv to succeed from the first hour. You can make a triil without ex pense to yourself. TVe s-art you. furnish everything needed to carry on the busi ness" sacces.sfu!;y, and guarantee yoa apaint fsilnre if yoa but follow ocr simple, pl.iia Instructions Header, if you are in need of ready moiwy, and want to know ail about the best psying business before the public, send us your address and we will mail yon a docu ment giving you all the particulars. TRUE & CO., Box 400, Augusta, Maine. CONDENStO TIME TABLES. Baltimore acd Ohio Railroad. Somerset and Cambria Branch SOUTHWARD. oV'ir X.it t-p.-'M. Rorkwooi 3 a. m. f erset 4 10. su.vestowa S-.J, Bouversviile i.u., JuillUWWQ. ... J. JfjhnMnvn ilf.il JP.-prrM. Eocknod lx a. m. S ir.erti l is. M.,j-t slow a 1:4, Huovcravi.le uAriA'.Ttra A'frmmnlafUm Eortwood X p. ., scri :4. p. m ., feterstown 7:1! p. m. iiooTvnvu:e 7 p. ui., JuLumowd Mli p. m. 2itn4"y Arfmmnfifji.n cwoo4 li a. m. Bucierset, l;ls EorTHWARD. ifai7 Johnnmrn 7 40 a. m., HonTer-rillB 8 3 Stoyeslowa :4U, Somerset V ll, KuKwood y Johr.noa n 3:0 p. m .. Ho ervii:e 4.16, Stoyesiuwn 40, totuersi-t ol, Buciaood a.JX ff.T, Or.lv Johnstown a. tn., Hooverjvil'e !' a. in., Mor.siosrn -.( a. m Somerset 1x1 a. ., Kuct iuul I-j .a. ia. Sait'.'cy Atc mmarfation Tsomerset 5:01 p. DaiU. JEXXSYLVAMA RAILROAD. eCHEDCLK IX EFFECT SOV. 19. IS?! CASTCRN STANDARD TIME COXDEED SCBZDn. Train, arrive and depart from th station at jonusu.il u as toiiuwa ; WESTWARD. Tsnnthwesiern Expres s , , Western Expriw . JobnKiowD A(sxm modaiK.n. " AeenioJa.ioa.... Paeifl ExiTtm. War Paa-ngi-r.. . , s ew a. m . 4..Va. m 6.7 a. m 10a.m "J4 a. 3 a- m S.1 a. m xan . Joantown Aeeomm.laiion . 9 su . a Fast Line- So- p. m. EASTWARD. Kevone Ex pre . Sea-iliore r-'f-s , , lluona Aecemm-i ij... Vaiu Line Expre . 5 rts a. m 5.40 a. m S .-4 a. m 1u:l"' a. m. ii t.i. .... r ii..." . Auonna Aeeoiamo.1aUon p. m mt r-xprea s. i ti.i 4 l L px tn Johnstown ceo imodatio .Si p. I-bi UdeipbUua ... T 1 p. m ral Line , 10JC p.n For rates riat't. 4e.. ro to Ticket Aeent or ad dre Tbw. E. Witt, P. A. W. !., 110 r LIB Ave nue. Pitto.nrirh. 8. .M. HKSVir. J. R. WOOD. Oeu 1 Mauaer. Oen 1 ri. Agt- Xolhin- On Earth Will LIKE Sheridan's Condition Powder! KEEPS VOUR CHICKENS Stro nc and Healthy ; Pr rents all Diacaae. CeW for MoHltiM? Ueum. ft i bma1 Fer r. HfrHsH tiatJ. fa . lit r tiitb of 1 1 a ij. S., wthrr o-fuif a . pnK. strteti a mslfi . -fi. iarw ra vd Bie $. -atl mx a to .rv nl Pip. orw owm-t. II Tn ra-'I ft llrd aa. ek Brat. Knp4rCurr la .. n.v pck ,L Lw 1 1 H ia eu. by i-ail. $1 K Sii . a, riur i bvMu s i.- lkj J Tkr Dm Peelirtr PaarrwM rive. ' tn f'--. ! . : - uor .ear i-rw- , r a II j llJiitt o. 41 LO. a Cauua d tt- ka. V YOU CAN FIND THIS PAPER s fciT ia PrrrrrntH at tb A4miBf Bureai u el Sr:EEHLTGT01T BEOS. -fee asumaia iuc aataniaa ax L.n rate HEWS It is to Your Interest TO BUY YOCR Drugs and Medicines OF J. H. SHYDEB. fXCCMOKTO Biesecker k Snyder. None bat the purest and best kept In rtock, acd when Dregs become inert by tad ing, aa certain of thern do, we de troy them, rather than im pose on our customers. You can depend on having your FRESCRIFTiG'.S k FAMILY RECEPTS filled with care. Our prices are aa low aa any other Cnt-ciaaa house and on many aruea mTxii lover. The people of this county teera to know this, and have iven us a large share of their patronage, and w shall still continue to give them the very best goods for their money Do not forget that we cake a specially of FITTIXO TRUSSES. We farantee satisfaction, and, if yoa bare had trouble in this dirertion give as a rail. SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES in great variety ; A full set of Test Lenses. Come in and have your eyes examined. No charge for examination, and we are confident we can suit yoa. Come and see us Epecvfullr. JOHN N. SNYDER. Jacob D. Swank, Fntchniaker and Jeweler, Next door vest of LuUieran Church Somerset, Pa. I am now prepared to sup ply tbe public with clocks, watches and jewelry of all descriptions, as cheap a3 the cheapest. REPAIR1XG A. SPKCIALTi'. All work guaranteed. Look at my stock before making your pmr chases. JORDAN & HINCHMAN. We are now re4y with our new and lare invoice of fine Confectionery Goods, popu lar bran of Biscui's and Cakes, fancy goods of all styles. everythine else pertaining :o a Crst ciiis bo:i.- to fS 1 or ders promptly, and torupply re-i.ier.t families-lo any exier.t. U ;! always frf-s. and aiway, orfe ed a! lowest riura Call and fee one of the Driest awortuien'.s eter carrie-J. JORDAN 5 MCHMiN. o-2 Main Street, Johnstown, Pa. GOOD LIOUORS! and ChsaTD Liaucrs By eallinn at the Old BliM t-i.iuor Store. a.309 Main M, and 10S Clinton St, Jolmstown. 3?a., all kiDda of the Choi:est Liquors In m aret can be had. To aiy old eifeuiuiere liiis is a veil known fact, anJ to all nhers eon vine1 ng proof will be given. I', n t for t that I keep oa band ihe freU:! vanetv of Liquon, the choicei braa.U and at the 1-jae-t piicex. P. S. FISHER. HARDWARE I HARDWARE ! I am now preparvd to aAcomolate tbe pub lic vitn any an-1 eTrjthing in the Hardware line b the addiuoo rrremly ma. 1c lo my banner tarrennek. I keep ail km.i of artiele ia bt hue and niy prieee ehalleufre eocipetiiloa. If you want a rim, a revulTer. a ka;ie. a saw. a g-.mlet. an aucer. a bi.-yele. a pair oi'.kate. hiac ea, ar w naiin, bo-s- i:n, norae biankta, or anytbisf ei iu hardware at lowest prices call on me. Herman BantJey, Clinton St, Johnstown, Pa i haw Mr ltm rwr tivre atiier ee iki eacre. tWJJJ J VX r - v Q!wiiaiSTa Cures tbnriund9 annuallyof LJverCom plaints, liilionsness. Jaundice, Dyspeo aia. Constipation. Malari. Jf.ire Ilia rwnlt from an TTnhealrhyLirerthanany other exuse. "vV'hy ariiTer when Ton can be cured t Ir. fanfri's Livrr Invigor atnr l a celrred mi'T Mr1r. VOl UUt CtlsT t. ILL bli l'LV IOC. COPYRIGHTS. TX I OBTAT?f A PATENT f For pr-rant mfwfr lth1 an bowert Of'Dni. wnie la Ml S A 0..ro hT had tvwl hfrw wruV eTTenTww tn tb ptnc bttaiinMs. r'tminmi t- tiorui wTrw-tlT enfMnitiL A llanrfbMk ui ln lormjUicio eonctiuiut lalt ami bw to oto tn ibon -rt fre. Alwii eMalanau. M-uu k3kl ani rrtiflc brvvki wt fr-. P9ru ofUvtm ! tbe wiealilif? A imYr - an, trioa ar hroavfac w-'-lfi ber-ri paNic-(fe-oot ?" to tb rnTntrtr. atiMlifl xmvr, owi )-. eiKnt;f !imriris-ei. ba rj fsu th rvt f-r intiea of art cientiae wwk m word s.l ipv. haii'; o tM ent f re. Ifqiidina lulitJoo, TOfrfitbif. jijoa Tar. binrH (wtpte-i. t cwit ftwe-f nunst-if crataiii beau, tital (Mate, ta okra, and pootnvrapha of aw kOM, with iHana, MtMin ku4ca to bow utf la'-- 1rlirn mau. nire ro.rrt-i. Arte ac.N.X M Co, ii.w Vokk, 31 BiMaiWA IXPOKTAlfT TO ADVERTISES 9 The cream of tbe country rpers U foani fttlTertiers avai liietelve of tlipe Jistfl, Copy of which caa m haa of Hem'axuai Bru, of Kew York k PSttuburg. BUGGIES at Price vTne Bnmtj -ft lb r-tur. SPitu:r . tT, ,1 lVC,. !, , t3 'e hi a u $A ckb . a- B.iT rr Har a, a nraa tT -,l B.iry " M.14 uld wwi Vjjf.Tjn " l?Bf"fl- mm. Mo Saddav fiavCai rtme. r. . Bl cavv aV CABT C. 1 X U Law we X.CIvntl.q i0 If SCHMIDT The Largest and Most Corr.plete Wine Liquor and Cigar House IN THE UNITED STATES. DISTILLER AND JOBBER OF Fine Whiskies. TllH o C3-. "W". SCHMIDT IMPORTER OF J FAMILY TBADE SUPPItlUD. X0& 85 ASD 97 FIFTH A VEXUE, PITTSBURGH, i. A-U orders received by mail will receive proxpt at! . New York Tribune Somerset Herald ONE TWO XDOLZ.IviS. AJ.l res3 all orders IT WILL, 1WY YOU to srr vora Jleiuorial Work WM. F. SHAFFER, SOMERSET. PKXVA anttet ofs d Oea tn EaMen Work rVwuW o Short Sotta, fxsJ Cc o wu i bmiiti nil Abo, AjolJorV WHITX SSOyZXt Per aous In need of MONTH ENT WORK vlU find It to their inierm tocaii at my abop wb-re a proper howing wiil be eiven tbent- -flW. fo.-fi4. ircaltt't m I. 'ry ama r kl' .3 LU r LO. i ionic special auec tioa to toe whila Bronze, Or Pur Zinc Monument Introduced by REV. W. A RTKO. a a Peeide.1 lmproTeT,t ia the point of MATERIAL AND fXSrIRli-TIOS. and which is deuned to be Use Popular M-ioument for our Chjieeabl CU mate. rivi Hi A CALL. WM. F. SDAFFEK. Louther's Drug Store, Main Street, Somerset, Pa. rnisHcdgl Drug Stcreis Rapidly Evening afet Favcrits mVa. Pscpls h Search cf FRESH AHD PURE DRUGS. Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Truse, Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, &c. rFX DOCTOR GITla PERSONAL ATTENTIOS TO TEK COMPOrici ISQ OF Loutlier's Prescriptions! Family Receii's QRZAT Cl&X V TAKES TO CsA 0SLT FSlBSS AXD Pl&M ASUCLSf SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on Land. From sseh large assortment all can be suited. THE FfflEST BBAUDS OF CIGABS Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to display oar spd to intending purchasers, whether they buy from us or elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER, M. D. MAIN STREET - - SOMERSET. FA Somerset Lumber Yard EL1AS CUNNINGHAM, ataxt-acrara aaa Dsta aud Wbolbsaui asto Rstackb of LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS ard and OAK. POPLAR, BIDDJG8, FiCX TS, MOULD I5G3, ASH. WAljrCT , TLOORISO, 8A5H, STAIR RAILS. CEX-RT. TELLOW PI SI, BHTSGUa, DOORS BALC9TEB3. CHI3TXCT, WH1TI PI5E, I 4TH, BLIXM, SI1 A Oeoe J Lhie of all trades of Lumber and Bolldi n Katerlal and Roofing Slav I'pC AIjo, can ftiraiah anyliii In tbe lineof our (xnee K order with reason Kooptaeea, such as Brackea, Odd-all d work, etc TULIPS CTJISlSriS"GHAM. 03c6 and Yard Opposite S.&C. B.B. Station. Somerset BUILD I1G. Weekly AND YEAR. to Th IIesald. UUIZZDET KJ Bimin Over 500 Beautiful .l Y Price U. J Designs, 1 JslBK i ?N t-."' ' - V- - m v t i;w . - m m K3U.'.'E;T,' e:.7-: ' . iils.-... C. .. Soit Woods,
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