HER CAT IN HER POCKET. Bitavrk nh la 6UU Witrrwmr HJa Mistress Gom. A woman walked into the breakfast room of one of Chicago's 6 well hoUla, drossed in trareling costume and carrr irse on her ana a cape of plaid clothi -vrhich she bang crrer the chair next at table, disposing of it with some care, a if it might be of ralae. Tbrn she gave hor attention to the iiif-iin and dist-UKsed a service of fruit v bile 6bt waited for hr order. She waa lotted tron. a pleasing study of her plate by a sprits of "Ohs!" and "Aha!" and What a darling!" and a ha-stjr glance showed her a tig white Angora cat eeav ed gracefully on the vacant chair at Ler side "Oh, Bismara-, yon dreadful cat! phci said, as the hed waiter approached with a look in his eye that boded no god to the cat "Imus' put him out, madam," he raid, with the assurance that goes with lad waiters. Ent his mistress clicked her fingers and the cat disappeared. Every eye waa upon him, yet no one saw him go. The waiter looked on the chair and undfer it, but pospy had vanished like a dream. "Find the cat he is in the picture somewhere," remarked the owner of the pet, as the buttered her toast But the cat did not come back, and it was not until the woman bad finished her break fast and was leaving the table, with hi'T traveling cape thrown over her arm, tliat the mystery of the animal's disap pearance was explained, and puspy's head was allowed to peep from a ca pacious inside pocket in that cape. "He has traveled in that pocket from the Pacific coast, and this is the first time be has given away his hiding place," eaid his mietres. "He will not pur for f ar of being found, but he is Bear his journey's end now and is get ting tired. This cape is his exclusive property, and the pocket is his private car." Chicago Times-Herald. Dug-en From Vloleat Exercise. There is considerable diversity of opinion as to the safety with which wo men may indulge in violent exercise in view of possible injury. As regard the heart, there appears to be but one opin ion namely, that that organ, accus tomed to a quiet life, may be danger usly and permanently crippled by the excessive strain in athletic sports. Ex perience in medical practice, says an eminent authority, teaches that the pa tient with a weak heart must be ex tremely cautious in his exercises, and the demonstration of a dilatation of the healthy heart under sudden, violent, e xhausting effort which has been made was of a surprising nature. Many clin ical obm-rver in (lermauy and in this "tuiitry have detected t y percussion and observation (d the change in the heart lx-ats that there is under strain and exer tion considerable dilatation, which con tinues for a shorter or longer time after the exertion is over. Ocular proof of this has been afforded by the Roentgen rays. This shows not only "he need of caution by those in good healtn, but more particularly so in the case of those who suffer from any weakness, consti tutional or otherwise, in this organ. .New York Ledger. Th. Devil Tm. The devil, dragon or octopus tree, as it is va-iously called in the different stories told cf it, is one of those travel ers' myths which by dint of repetition have worked their way into public be lief. The man eating or devil tree is, recording to the story, a huge plant somewhat resembling a palm, save that the central fronds are provided with rharp teeth, which, when the leaves are folded over towqrd the center, grasp with a death crip tie man or animal - uaiurronate ciiougn to ue incite vwiu- in. In some of the rtoriee this tree is also provided with long arms, which reach out and seize unwary travelers, raise their bodies in the air and drop them into the center of the circle of devouring leaves. It is hardly necessary to say that there is no such tree and that the Ftory has its origin in the dangers of travers ing a tropical thicket where travelers have received serious injuries from fall ing over vines and among thorny plants, where men are frequently attacked and killed by serpents. The devil tree is lo cated by various story tellers in Borneo, in Sumatra and in the forest recesses cf other tropical islands, and whenever inquiry is made for it it is to be found et;mewkre else. St Louis Globe-Democrat A Puunt Bat. "The life of a panama hat that is, if it is a good one to start with," re marked an admirer of thatstyleuf head gear, "compares somewhat with the life of the owner of it One can run through either in a hurry or hang on for a long time if it is desired. If care fully kept, a panama bat should last all the way from 10 to 40 years. I know a gentleman who resides in east athincton who has owned and steadi ly worn during the summer months a panama hat for nearly 40 years. It has Kin bleached every couple of years aince and retrimmed and relined, at it is today to all intents and purposes as pood as when I first saw it 30 years ago. "1 know of another panama hat, now wor a by a physier--i in this city, which has had almott an h eg a life. Long be fore he got it his father wore it I know dozens cf them which have been in use from 10 to 20 years. The lining wears out, but the body of the hat keeps good. Of course care has to te used to keep them such a long time, but the panama itself is almost indestructible. The original cost of the hats that I refer to was not exorbitant none of them cost ing over f 14." Wai-L.ugton Star. Stranger Thaa Oak. Foot bridges in Morocco that are used for heavy traffic have been the subject of much concern to the engineers. Elm piauks on oak stringpieces were the ma terials employed, but tbofe wore cut so rapidly that a return to the old style of building was proposd. This consisted of cables made from the filer of the aloe. These cables are plaited and twist ed from fiber and are nearly two inches thick and inches wida They are saturated with tar and firmly nailed to oak planking. The ends are fastened by irtai straps. These cables make most ad mirable footpaths. They are sufficiently elastic to be pleasant under the feet, and experience baa demonstrated that they are far more durable t!ui any ma terial heretofore applied tor this pur pose. Held Cv Miss Greener And eo you were in the train that was held op by robbers? .Wasn't you just frightened to death? Miss Whiting You'll hardly believe it but I wasn't frightened a bit The fact is, when they came into the car and ordered ua to hold up our hands, I thought it was going to be a hvture on palmistry, and I didn't End out differ ent until it was all over.- Boston Tran script Frmcbmea rad sf Bread. European nations vary very greatly ' in their consumption of bread. The greatest flour eater in th world u the Frenchman, who consumes nearly two founds a day, or 705 pounds a year. This euornious quantity, compared with the seeming niggardly 3 pounds a year esten by the Scandinavian, marks the influence of climatic conditions on food. St Louis Post-Dispatch. An English paper tells of a clergy man who had two curates, with the older of whom he was at swords' points. Ou being appointed to another living he decided to take with him the younger curate, whom he liked, and when be came to preach Lis farewell sermon he chose as his tert. "Abide ye here with the as. and i and tfce lad will go yon der and wot ship." Tb Fng -Ub Smart Be. To what a condition ha "smart so ciety " fallen! Any one may become s leading light in it, provided that b or she is ready to pay the footing. He or she can at any m-nnent find a person to bid guests to their feasts and any ncia ber of guests, guaranteed to be "smart people," will accept the inviratinns. A year or two ago an American iady intent on fashion took a largo house, jtnd an introducer sent out her invita tions. At her first party there were many cf her ow u friends present The ictroduetr etplaiued to fctr that the right bet -of p?o;ile would not come if thty were txpuuml to this promiscuity with those who were not in it Finally it was agreed that the hostess migbt invite ten friends to each party, but not more. What I have never understood is where the pleasure ccmes in cf going to several parties the 6ame evening. Yet there are many apparently sane persons who do this every evening dur ing the season. At each party they probably have to wait at least half an hour before getting out cf their carriage and getting back into it whan they want to go away. They struggle up stairs, show themselves, stay perhaps half an hour and then hurry off to the next party. Why they should like this mode of Fpending their evenings no on except themselves can imagine. There is no cctermonger' donkey so over worked as a woman bent on society. London Truth. Sang Them te Liberty. In Mkrchesi and Music, the famous singing teacher tells this anecdote to illustrate the nobility of heart of a Rus sian woman, one of ber pupils, and a native cf Kijui-Kovgorod, where the great fair is held every year. Mile. Nadine Boulitchoff created a great sensation with her beautiful voice and dramatic power, at Moscow, St Petersburg and Madrid. In the summer of lhHO she sang at Rio Janeiro. Brazil was then the entrepot for the cruel slave trade. At her benf fit, Kadine learned that the was to be presented with valu able gifts. She begged that the u :ey, instead of being spent on her, sbou.J be used to buy the libtrtyof several female slaves. Her deed of charity released seven poor slaves, one of whom had been re cently whipped in public by order cf her mistress. On the benefit night, after Kadine had snug, the seven negresses went upon the stage to thank the artiste for their freedom. The crowded house applauded for several minutes; the national bymn was played ; the emperor, Dom Pedro, rose, and with him the whole audience, and the songstress knew a moment of thrilling joy such as Feldom comes to women. Csualiy the Cat. There was once a poor boy who ! while walking along saw a pin on tbe lavement before him. Quick? the lit- tie lad staid his tteps and picking up ' the pin stuck it carefully and securely in his coat A rich man chancing to pass at that time saw the action, and was much im pressed by it, so much so that he took the bny into his bank and finally adopt ed him. Thirty years have passed and the erstwhile poor boy is a South African millionaire. The other day he drew a check tor 12, 000 and gave it to a for mer schoolmate who had not prospered in the race of life. "All that I am now I owe to you, John," said ths millionaire. "But I don't understand," stammer ed the beneficiary. "Simple enough. If I hadn't hated you so at school, 1 should never have picked up that pin to put on your seat " Pearson's. Weekly. Among the strange applications which reach the putt nt ofliee one, filed some years ago, was mcst extraordinary, it being a itition for a patent fur an ant guurd which consisted in merely draw ing a chalk mark around a table or eth er place by which it was claimed the approach of ants was stopped. It seems that chalk makes cn ant's legs slip as coaping a track prevents a railway en gine from starting. The petition waa novel and caused considerable ciuuse meut The application, however, was refused on the ground that there was nothing new in tbe invention, that chalk had been used for such purposes before and that such ideas were not pat entable. A Welsb Kama. A correspondent of a London paper says: 1 met recently with a translation iuto English of the name of the village in Anglesey which boasts the longest tianie in the Uuited Kingdom. 1 send yon a copy below, thinking it may in terest your readers: 'Llan-fair-pwll-gwyu -gyll-goger-y-Church Mary a hollow white hazel near to the chwyru - drobwll - LI an - Disilio - gogo goch rapid whirlpool church (saint's name) cave red that is, ths Church of St Mary in a hollow of white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool, I nd to St Disilio church near to a red cava " A Peculiar Paper. The Ostrich, an English paper that aims to say nothing disagreeable in speaking of a building that burns down in which out of 400 persons 277 perish. does not mention them, but says, "Not less than 123 were saved." Very sad news is printed in the smallest type, so the experienced reader is warned. No unpleasant details are given. After a mere statement the paragraph ends with "CotiinnatioD ou page 13." There is no thirteenth page. A Hatter of Feea. Invalid I would rather be dead than as 1 am! Atteutliug Physician Ah, madam, you should live and er let live. De troit Journal A -Daisy." "Yon are a daisy," is used by Dick ens in " David Copperfield" in the sense of calling a tterstm a daisy in the way to express admiration and at the same time to laugh at one's credality. Steer forth says to young Copperfield: "Da vid, my daisy, you are so innocent of the world. Let me call you my daisy, as it is so refreshing to find one in these corrupt days so innocent and unsophis ticated. My dear Copperfield, the daisies of the field are not fresher than you." Preacher. An English bishop, as he was going alnt his diocese, atked the porter of a lunatic asylum how a chaplain whom he, the bishop, had lately appointed, was gettiug ua. "Oh, my lord," said the man, "his preaching is mt successful. The hid iots Lenjoys it rtartickler." A London curate the other day te ceived an astonisning answer to an in quiry after a parishioner's health. "WelL sir." said the parishioner, "sometime I fuels anyhow, sometimes 1 feels nohow and there be rimes when I feels as stiff as a himmidge." Persons bitten by the tiger snake of Australia die almost instantly, there being no known antidote for the bite of this reptile. foetal PimmUh. "Do you expect to hoar of ten from your husband:'" " Yes, he suid he'd write, and I made him promiae to give bis letters to some other man to inaiL" Detroit Free Pres.. Tragedy. The horror etriekca spectators were rooted to the spot with the exception of one small boy, and his clothes indicated that he was growing fast Indianapolis Journal THE COLONEL'S STORY. low Jlta Adklns Weat to War, Got Bwrlad aad Wm Krisrrectd. "Talking about war time." said the old colonel, "did any of you ever hear the storv of Jim Actons?" "No." "Well, I'm surprised. Everybody in the settlement knew it Jim w a no "count sort of a fellow, and tho old man was anxious to get rid of Li, so when tbe war broke out and tl were look ing nrt.uud for men the old man gave him away. " "Gave hiui away?" "Yes. Jim. was in the hayloft, and they were about to leave without him when the old man winked and pointed to the barn. "That was enoug'v, and they got hint and marched him to the front "The old man was sorry after Jim was gone and his conscience hurt him bad. But be hoped for the best, until one day be got a message that told him Jim had been killed and buried on the battlefield. "Then he packed his grip and started right off to bring Jim's body home, if possible, for the grief stricken mother would have nothing else and made life miserable for him with her reproaches. "He went to Virginia, and was there informed hat it would be impossible to remove the body. So be stood over the spot where it was buried and wept for three days. Then he went sadly home. "And, lo and behold, the first man be nret as he n cared his gate was Jim safe, sound and right aide up with care! "It was some time before the old man could say a word, but when he found it was really Jim in flesh and blood that they had got Jim mixed up with some other Adkins, and he hadn't been killed at all, the old man was hot ! He slowly divested himself of his coat, then rolled up his sleeves and made for him ! It was the liveliest scrap you ever saw the old man on top, and the two of 'em wallowing in the dust ! "It took the old lady and the three girls and two 6 tout darkies to pull the old man off. "He never did explain why he did it, and Jim didn't ask any questions, but the next morning he told his mother that while bis furlough wasn'Lout still be knew his country needed him and he couldn't stand to stay at home under thtxe circumstances, eo he left his blessing for the old man and took the first train for the front "Atlanta Con stitution. HE WAS A HUMBUG. Bis Wife Waa Disgusted Wbea She lara d the A nth or of tbe Article. Scribbler bad come borne from the ofliee in the evening quite "played out," because of tbe output of his pen and brain that day. He was lying on the couch in the sitting room after supper, wh ai Mrs. Scribbler, who had been reading a magazine, said : "See here, George Scribbler, here is something that fits you to a T. and I want you to re-ad it" "What's it about?" "It's about these funny kind of men who must have everything just so in their homes, no matter how hard it makes it for others. You know that you are one of the funniest men alive. Every rug and chair and book must be exactly in its place, and a little dust sets you to scolding. Yon must have a clean napkin every meal, and you cannot eat if there is a tiny spot on the tablecloth, and everything must be served jnst ex actly so or you get grumpy. Now, is not that true?" "A man likes to see things in order in his own house," said Scribbler. "Of course he does, and I try to keep things iii order, but I defy any woman to maintain the degree of trder you ex pect with four or five children in the Iimim Vnw tHie artiMfl refers to lust such unreasonable, fussy men as j-ju are, and it is not one bit too severe even when it 6ays that they are small spirit ed and lacking in true manliness. I do wish that you would read the article. " "I don't need to," replied Scribbler, sitting up to stretch and groan. "I'd like to know why you do not need to read it, George Scribbler?" " Because well, the fact is, my dear, I wrote that article myself. "Denver Post "For Valor." A little story that appeared not long ago in a Spanish comic 'paper .is sent to us by correspondent to show how Span iards thought of their navy before the present events. A Spanish admiral touching at wme foreign port in the natural course of events calls on the governor of the local fort, and on the return call tbe governor sees the one lit tle gun of the Spanish man-of-war run out to fire a return salute, but at the critical moment the Spanish admiral rushes up and throws the gun, carriage and all, into the sea. "What!" exclaims the distinguished visitor. "Why do you throw your gov ernment's guns overboard?" "Because," re-plies" the admiral, "if the gun had gone off, it would have blown this whole ship to pieces! That means another decoration for me!" "How's that?" "For my courage in saving this ship from destruction." London News. Ket a Written Uae. Excited Lady (at Atlantic City Why isn't something done for that ship in distress? Why don't some of yon Life Saver (hurriedly) We have sent the crew a line to come ashore, mum. Excited Lady Of all things! Were they waiting for a formal invitation? New York Weekly. A Cease Far Grief. A Chinese of 40 years old, whose mother still flogged him daily, shed tears erne day in the company of friends. " Why do yon weep?" asked one. "Alas, things are not as they used to be!" he lamented. "The poor woman's arm grows feebler every day. " Household Words. It may be said that the little word "my" placed before the word "dear" has a significance of its own. When used between the ladies thus, "My dear Mrs. A.," it is to devote an extra amount of cordiality and friendliness, and again when a gentleman so writes o a lady of bis acquaintance it has the tame reading. On the other band, "My dear Mr. B. " is seldom or never writ ten by ladies to their mea acquaintance. "Dour Mr. B." being considered suffi ciently affectionate. Elderly ladies, however, are outside of this rule and write "My dear Mr. B." to men whom they have known as boys. Philadel phia North American. I'svarailiug Prayer. Theodore F. Seward, the orgari-er of the Don't Worry clubs, tells a good story of a little boy who had reached the multiplication table in the cour-e of his education. One night he was sitting anxiously over a paper of figures, when his mother camo alozjgaud said, "John nie, do you find your arithmetic very hard?" "Yes. indeed, rauai:na, I do," was his reply. "It was so awful hard that I prayed to Gerf to help me, but he's made throe mistakes already." New York Tribune. The Praphet lost. "LocbieL Lochitd, beware of the day. " Tbe prophet put on a menacing look as be spake tho grim words. "Out and upon thee," quoth LochicL "Why should I listen to the sorry rav ings of a dotard churl?" " But I am a seer. " "And I au overseer, " said Lochiel, and he beat him forthwith four cad slaps on the wrist Buffalo Enquirer. Contrary to a widespread belief that hard woods give more heat in burning than soft varieties, it has been shown I that the greattt power is possessed by I the wood of the linden tree, which is very soft Fir stands next to Linden EDd ilmcsteoual Wit ft sBoeins; Bast Fran Ires. The accumulation ti rust tm iron ar ticles ic eo annoying that any simple process of removing it will be received with great satitfuctioii by a large num ber cf person. The following directions are given: Attach a piece of ordinary zinc to the articles and then let them lie in water to which a little s-jlphurio acid is added. They should t It ft im mersed for several days or a oe'w, until the rust has entirely disappeared, the time depending on how deeply they were rusted. If there is much rust a little sulphuric acid shoold be adtVd txt-a.-i jually. The essential part of the prxts is that tbe suae mu-rt be iu good eloctrical txintact with the iron. A good way ia to twist an iron wire tightly around the object and connect this with the zinc, for whHh a remnant of a bat tery ziL'O is suitable, as it has a binding post Besides the simplicity of this process, it has the graft advantage that the iron itself is not attacked in the least as long as the zinc is in good electrical contact with it Delicate pieces of mechanism which have become badly rusted can bo cleaned by wrapping a galvanized wire around them instead of tae zLuc, in which case the-acid should not be too strong. When the rust is all cut off, tho article will appear dark gray or black. They must then be thoroughly washed and oiled. It is well to warm them slightly when dry so that the oil mny the more easily sink into the surface. Where there are sharp edges and Suo work this process is said to be eminent ly satisfactory. New Ycrk Ledger. Grant's Court Bait. . "Just before Grant started on his fa mous trip around the world in fact just three days before he left he walked into a store in Philadelphia and very quietly, jejt as if be was asking noth ing unusual, said that he wanted a full dress unif nrm of tbe general's grade fin ished for him before be left As he ex pressed it, he couldn't appear in civil ian's dress at the various courts which be would visit, and he didn't like tbe idea cf the knickerbockers end silk stockings cf the regalatiou court cos tume. "It was a rush order," said tho mer chant who received it, "and we bad to furnish everything txcept tho sword, but we managed to finish it in timo and made what Grant considered the best fitting uniform he ever wore. The epaulets hadn't arrived when the day for trying on occurred, and our fitter told Grant, adding that he was sorry, but that he would have to come in again. Then Grant made a remark which showed bis great good sense, one of his predominant characteristics. 'There must be somebody here,' he said, 'who is about my build. Just put the coat oa him and fit the epaulets that way. And so it waa done." New York Times. Eig Bets. The late Mr. Davis, the biggest book maker of bis time in England, probably laid the largest bet ever recorded whea he wngered filOO.OOO to $3,000 against three horses owned by a Mr. Clark and entered in the Derby cf 1896. There is also a bet recorded of f 450,. 000 to $l.r;0,000, the big amount beicg laid by Lord Glasgow and tho smaller by Lord George Bentinck, who lost In 1SS5 a young lordling bet (15, COO to $150 that St Simoa, a very cele brated race horse, would win a. race in which but one other animal was to start. St Simon was so hot a favorite that 100 to 1 was laid on his chance, such odds, cf course, being very unusual and meaning that there is hardly any betting being done. That lord, however, actually bet bis f 15,000 against a book maker's 150 as coolly as if be had been accepting and not laying tre mendous odds. St Simon won in a can ter. A Finished Rebuke. Hon. George Kussell, in bis "Recol lections and Collections," tells the fol lowing story cf Jewett the famous master of Balliol college: "Tho scene was the master's own dining room, and the moment that the ladies had left the room one of the guests began a most outrageous conver sation. Every one sat flabbergasted. Tbe master winced with annoyance, and then, bending down tbe table toward the offender, said iu his shrillest tone. Shall we continue this conversation in the drawing room? and rose from his chair. It was reclly a stroke of genius thus both to terminate and to rebuke the impropriety without violating tbe decorum due from host to guest " Blenders la Bong and Prwerasamee. I suppose all composers bave bad a laugh over tho extraordinary mistakes which seme-tinies occur in the fin-t proofs of their songs. I remember, years ago, writing a very sentimental love song in which tbe line occurred: "ve never once regretted the vow 1 made that day. My feelings may be imagined when I found they had printed I've never once regretted the row I made that day. And once the following amusing mis take occurred in tbe programme of one cf my own concerts. A well known singer and very good friend of mine was down to sing my two songs, "To Mary" and "Crabbed Age and Youth. But tbe newspaper announced some thing very different Not content with drawing npa programme of my concert, it drew up a programme of my future, for I read as follows : Mr. Blank To Harrr Msude Valerie White. Crabbfd Age and Yonth. Cornhill Magazine. Kemenyl Foaad a Gayalooa.' T"ie late Edouard Remenyi appears to Lave been the "discoverer" of Jo hannes Brahms, who was a boy of 19 when tbe Hungarian violinist found bim in Hamburg in 1S53. They went on a concert tour, so tbe story goes, and fetched op at Weimar almost pen niless. Liszt invited Remenyi to stay at tne AKeul.urg. "I bave plenty of room for you," be said. "You have perhaps a sen ant with you?" "Oh.no! Ihaveagaynioos"(genius). "A what?" "Master, I have here with me tbe greatest composer since Beethoven, and I bave come to solicit your protect ioa for him." " Very welL Ering along your gay nioos, and we will see." Liszt saw, and after bim others also found their vision cleared. The Eagle aad the Stars and Stripes. I thoclJ Iiuc to call attention to one cf our Louden churches. Little Trinity, in tbe Miucties, tbongh very interest ing 1 oth to English and Americans, is not 1 think, to generally known as it deserves. Tie church in question bos born the burial place cf the Dartmouth. Before the Washingtons ITt England these two families were united by mar riage. Ou tho wall of Little Trinity church may be seen the stars and stripes as the coat of arms er banner of the Dartsmouths, and the eagle tos the coat of arms of the Washingtons, afterward to become tie flag and tbe emblem of the great nation across the Atlantic. Spectator. Bis Mistake. Callyer What mistakes men do make! I was just reading that Colum bus thought he had discovered the In dies! - Aspley There are worse mistukea than that When I married first, I thought I had discovered paradise! Brooklyn Life.' Medical science bas made littlo prog less in Turkey. Missionaries bave fre quently found people ill from smallpox neglected in order, that the Divine will should have its own way. An injury to the tongue is repaired by nature with more rapidity than U the case with any other part of the system. WILLING EXILES. Tha English and Americans Are Impor tant Factors In Paris Life. Oa and after this date," wrote Napol'jon I to Fouche, "see that the English are expelled from Paris." Such an edict would seem a very large order at tbe present day, but it was by no means a small one in Napo leon's time. What would the Purie-of today be without its English colony? From Sir Edmund Monsou, our embas sador, to the pale boy who files the English journals at Neal's library iu tbe Rue Castigli.uw the Engiieh are very important factors in Parisian lifa There has been an English colony in the French capital for many centuries, yet one might search in vain for a sim ilar French colony in London. Tbe Leicester and Soho square districts, al though ownsng to a large French popu lation, possess hardly a trace of the flavor or mien that distinguishes the quarter the English frequent in Paris, and it is not a fifth the size. To speak broadly, Paris has within its walled borders a little Loudon of many thousand persons not squalid and impoverished, but boasting splen did mansions, fine shops, hotels, churches, bospitaU and libraries, and all these to such aa extent that it is difficult to believe one ia not ia tho British capital itself. The inhabitants of this colony might roughly be catalogued as follows: Re tired peoplo and gentlefolk w ho have ecn better days, those who desire to have their children educated in tho lan guage, business people, authors, artists, students, journalist and professional men, those who bave the best of private reasons for living out of England and cranks, which term includes certain in dividuals who for some cause or other have developed a feeling of hatred for tbe land of their birth. Nearly all are exiles of their own accord. On Sunday the elite of the English colony turns out to the Church of the Embassy in the Rued'Aguesseau. Here for a number of years Dr. Naves, who was formerly a Leytonstone incumbent, has preached, and here a collection bag goes regularly round, and ia as regular' ly returned in a condition of compara tiva emptiness. For your Englishman of the English colony is either in a con elition to help largely support the church and docs or else gives nothing at alL One thing must be said about the English and Americans who go to Paris. Tbey support the city. Without their patronage there is scarcely a big shop on the boulevards th.it would not close its doors within a few months. London MaiL SPAIN'S LOSING GAME. Things Which Hare Slipped From Ber Grasp la Three Hundred Tears. Macaulay drew this picture of the power of Spain 300 years ago: The empire of Philip Ilwasundoubt edly one of the most powerful and splendid that ever existed in the world. It is no exaggeration to say that during several years his power over Europe was greater than even that of Napoleon. In America his dominions extended on both sides of the equator into the tem perate zona There is reason to believe that his annual revenues amounted, ia the season of his greatest power, to sum ten times as large as that which England yielded to Elizabeth. , He bad a staudiag army of 50,000 troops when England did Lot have a single battalion in constant pay. He held, what no oth er prince in modern times has held, th dominion both of the land and tbe sea. During the greater part of bis reign he was supreme on both elements. His sol diers marched np to the capital of France; his slaps menaced tbe snores of England. Spain had what Napoleon de sired in vain ships, colonies end com merce. She long monopolized the trade of America and of the luiun uwm. the gold of tbe west and all the spices of the east were received and distribut ed by ber. Even after the defeat of the armada English statesmen continued to look with great dread on the mari time power of Philip. Whoever wishes to be well acquainted with tho morbid anatomy of governments, who ever wishes to kniiw how great states may be made feeble and wretched, should study the history of Spain. Ex change. A Fausaas Apple Tree. The American Cultivator says that the original greening apple tree is still standing on the farm of Solomon Drowue at Mount Hyge-ia in North Foster, R. L The tree was a very old one when the farm was sold in 1801 The seller informed the purchaser that it was a pity the old tree was going into decay, as it produced the best fruit of any tree in the orchard. The pur chaser determined to see bow long be could keep it alive, and it still survives, after almost another century has been added to its venerable years. But it shows signs of final decay, and the par ent of all the famous Rhode 'Island greenings which has set its grafts on the orchards of almost all the world, will soon be but a neighborhood memo ry. It is doubtful if there is a more fa mous apple tree to be found in all Po mona's groves from end to end of the rarth. Keeae'a Quarter Cigar. Tom Keene was a good story teller. "For ten years, " so went one of bis tales, "1 bought all my theatrical cos tumes from one dealer, and as during much cf that time I was playing many new parts in tbo old California theater stock company of San Francisco my trade was a matter of considerable im portance. When I was about to leave the slope and come east, I went to make a final order and bid my costumer good by. 'I'm very sorry you're going, 'bo said. 'Here. Jake !' calling to a clerk. 'Run out sad get Mr. Keene a good quarter of a dollar cigar. ' "As Jakv started my costumer whis pered behind his hand, 'Two for a quar ter, Jake; two for a quarter. " Claditone aad Ireland. Only a stern sense of duty iuducet Mr. Gladstone in his seventy-seventh year to endeavor to bring about tbe pa cification of Ireland. "I shall win," he said when be appealed to tbe country, "or be hunted out of publio life." "What do you think cf Mr. Gladstone now?" aked a Liberal M. P. cf Mr. Hcaly at tbe close of Mr. Gladstone' speech introducing borne rule. "I think," replied Mr. Healy, "that be fcaf elected to be crucified for Ireland. " Birmingham (England) Post The Age Niagara. The truth of the adage about oonstan' 'ripping wearing away a stone is strik ingly illustrated in the fuct that the Niagara river baa- been 30,000 yean cutting its channel 200 feet deep, 2,000 feet wide and 7 miles long through solid rock. Evidence is conclusive that the failj were formerly at Oueeustone, seven miles below tbe present situation. It bas been proved that they bave not re ceded more than one foot a year for tbe last half a century. Egeissn. Synnex So you love Miss Sugar- kaice? Sweese I da Synnex You lore her because slui loves yon. and she loves you because you leve ber. Bah!-That amounts to the same thing as each of you being iu love with yourself. Boston Transcript iouitiiiuutioa in animal timdnrts c4- ten develops poisonous alkaloids, and cases cf illness from eating canned goeis are usually traced to this source. There is also au element of danger in salu that ciay be formed bv the action til th contents of tbe can. " Both these sources of danger Lave been reduced to a mini mum by improved methods of canning, but it b idle to dt'UT that thev and they demand reasonable rrew-uticii iu purchasing a.i usii.g tati d scods. LOST HIS JOB. He Wa3 the Original Offensive Partisan. BEFU3ED TO TAKE 0SDEE3. When PrllBt tleVtUnd Prohibited Kepubllcsm Ofliee Holder From giving Thlr Party, folonel stone Promptly Want oo the Stomp The Cnmpalim to Open With a Ban of Bl Gtina at Plttttbur and to Be Tail of Speech Making. (Ppeelul Correspondence.) Philadelphia. Aug-. . "I suppose I will have to plead guilty to originating one expression In the political lan guaire of the country, although I don't give utterance to it," said the Republi can candidate for governor the other day. Colonel Stone Is temporal lly so journing at Atlantic City, but comes up to town frequently. While the cam paign will not be formally opened un til the second week of September, when the State League of Republican clubs meet at Pittsburgr. the party enthusi asm has declined to await on formal ities this year, and the calls for Colonel Stone have been so frequent that he will have but little time outside of his own state between now and the elec tion. He has alwavs been a good cam paigner, since he began making Re publican speeches before he was of age, and his remark quoted above had ref erence to this phrase, "offensive par tisanship." which he was the occasion for President Cleveland to embalm among the modern classics of political expression. Colonel Stone was the origi nal offensive partisan. He happened to be United States district attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania when the state campaign of lsfcf. came on. and In pursuance of President Cleveland s attempt to emasculate as many leading Republicans as possible, received an Intimation that If he did not display offensive partisanship, which is to sav if he would sit on the fence and let his party ticket look out for Itself, he could retain his office. That Is Just what he didn't do. He went on the stump at the first call from the state committee, and President Cleveland promptly exacted the pen aity by pu'ting a man in his place who jartisanship. being Democratic, was presumably Innocuous. If the president had wanted a va cancy In that office he could not have devised a better way to get It. for one look at the head and neck that top out the gigantic figure of the present Re publican candidate for governor Is enough to Indicate that he Is not well built for taking orders front anybody. He Is deliberate In the extreme in making up his mli:d. as is usually the habit with farm bred men. who like to roll a subject over from one end of the furrow to the other and bark again, but he doesn't sub-let the contract to anybody else, and his convictions will all stand without being hitched. He comes naturally by his disposi tion, with New England blood on the one side of his ancestry, and Pennsyl vania German on the other. His father, although only a 60 acre farmer, a poor man all his life, was the general trust officer of the neighborhood, and for iO years before his death nobody Iu the iownshlo thouKht of making a will without getting him to write It. and p polntlng him executor of the etate. Ha was naturally, of course, a man who liked lo be the head of his own house hold, and so. when the present candi date for eoverr.or, at the are of 15. went after the cows one night and didn't come bac. but followed his two oldr brothers to the army Instead, the old gentleman promptly went after him and got him discharged. But he shortly discovered what President Cleveland found out In IMS. that whether It was his country or his party that he thought needed his services, his son couldn't be neia buck. St 'nan only a. short time till he ran away and en listed again, and this time his father concluded he might as well let him go, He showed the same independent spirit in the matter of his first nomlna tion for congress. The delegates had been elected In the Interest of the then sitting member. Colonel Thomas M. Bayne. but at the last moment h astonished everybody by declining a renomlnation, and turned It over to Colonel Stone, who had not previously been mentioned aa a candidate. There had been no contest, and tbe district was so overwhelmingly Republican that any dissatisfaction which might have arisen from this unusual circumstance would have had no effect on the re suit, but Colonel Stone promptly de rllned to receive a nomination on any. body else s credit, and went Into new primaries and won out on his own strength. One of the best descriptions of how h Impresses people an a campaigner, by the way. appeared In the iscranton Trl bune last week, as follows: "Colonel Stone, the Republican nom. Inee for governor, is not a popinjay. nor a poeur, as those who met him yesterday can attest He Is a modest straightforward and unassuming man. who without any flourishes Impresses) ths observer with his reserve strength and his sincerity. No man who looks him steadily in the eyea or takes care ful measure of his words and manner will depart from his presence with a feeling of skepttetsm as to his Integ. rity or his moral courage. The clean grit and stubborn fiber of the obscure Tioga county farmer boy who workel hie way to the front by sheer dint of persevering ntudiousness and Industry Is In him yet and also the candor and the total absence of vain pretension. "Colonel Stone Is not an orator and does not try to lie. Those who shall go to hear him during the ensuing; campaign w ith the expectation of hear ing a thrilling exercise In word Jugglery w-Jll be disappointed, because he is not that kind of a man. In speech he often becomes eloquent, but It is the rugged eloquence of honest earnestness, with out a suggestion of stage play or make believe. His meeting with the people is hand to hand and face to face, en tirely candid and unaffected. He In dulges in no theatric Attempts to win applause or capture popular favor, lit says his say with homely dliectnesj end his hearers are then le.'t to Judg or It for themselves. "It Is evident that Colonel Stone's brief visit to this region wUm.a U merely preliminary that the Republi can candidate for governor will grow steadily upon the public respect and confidence the more he meets the peo ple of tbe commonwealth. In his pres ence the electorate will be conscious. not of the hysteria which is a pre dominant characteristic of the various ao-caJled reform movements of the day. nor of the semi-humorous thimble rig- rrlng which seems to be Inseparable from the Pennsylvania Democracy since tbe death of Samuel J. Randall, but it will experience Instead the tran quillity of assurance which comes from confident mastery of the situation. It will come to realize ere the campaign Is ended that In Colonel Stone we are to bave a governor fit to face the full measure of the solemn responsibilities of the office." Mt Republicans In the state will have a chance to verify this descrip tion for themselves between now and November, for this Is going to be an active stumping campaign, and when It opens in Pittsburg next month Jt will open with a bang of big guns. While there is a general feeling of con fidence that It will be as easy as Porto Rico, there is an equally general feel ing, inside and outside of the state, that In Pennsylvania, as In Porto Rico, for the sake of the moral effect the vic tory ought to be majestically large anl decisive. GEORGE H. WELSHONS. issiouies, "Are you not ashamed to look your children ia tbe face?" hissed tbe uu bappy jrirL Her father bit his lips; that done, be cut loose. "i will no longer endure to be un justly reproached!" he cried "You kids get your pug noses from your mother's folks!" Sinking into a chair, he wept weak tears, not strong enough indeed tc phase the colors in the upholstering. Detroit JournaL ' The Mountain CiBtsB- The Ifth AmvislSf-ssiouof this fsnjons CiAuUuqus will be held August 4lfl to iitii, l-is It is tbe most superb aod wu aible uminr resort in America, a,) feet above Mo level on the line of tbe pictur esque l!.AO. K. It Tbe cliuite and nreoery anil social Burrou tiding are ail that could be desired. i.J00,0uo nave tea spent in improvements. Mountain Ijike Park is furnished with electric lig-hl, nnd water works are now being put in. Pie splendid bteU and two hundred and Fifty cottages, many of which re ceive boarders, open theirdoora at reason able mtes to tourists. I he charming lake furnishes ex celleot boating and rixhiog. The Chautauqua auuimer school are in seioa for tmr weeks. Tbey Include thirty department of Important atiuly under theereof enthusiastic aad capa ble teachers out of leading American col leges. Tbe CuautauqOB program with three entertainment daily furuUben the best things in lecture, eolertaiomeuu and rauMO which genius can devise or mocy procure. The beautiful detailed illustrated program can be secured by addrecxine tbe agent of the Baltimore A Obi It It, Mouutaio Lake Park, Maryland. Doctor Swallow was in Philadelphia on last Saturday and incidentally called on John Wanamaker. It i now said that the Peunylvauia Independent are en deavoring to catch on to the Prohibition kite string. Everett Republican. Notice to Farmers and Stock Breeders. My Arabian SLailion will makethe sea son of IS at tbe following stands on the date given below : Somerset, at iVigler Parson's barn. Ma v and 10, a.' aod -21, J une 1 aud 2, 13 and 14. 24 ami Z6, July 1 and 2. stpeavllle, at (ieorge FrlU's, May 11 and 12, Sand J4, June 8 and 4, 15 and 16, and 27. Jenner X rVmdst Joseph J. Misliler's.Msy JandX, 18 and 11, i5and JS, Jaueand7, 17 and IS, and JS. Frledens, at Nathaniel Pickey's, May 4 and 5,liiandl7, 7auJ A, June sands, A ana 21, and Somerset Township, f). P. MeAlUter, May Sand 7, IS and l,&and 21, June 10 and 11, 22 and 1, and HO. Will be at Lavansville ,'home) wiih my horse on M!iirty evening 7:. o'cloe and &. o'clock Monday morniu of the following dates. May 7 andv, U and a, Jrne 11 and U &nd 27. -l will leave all stands at 3.30 p ro , on second day. Persona coming from a distance kept 'ree of charge. y J. H. COUNTRY MAS. UvuersDd Keener. SOMERSET MAKKET KJSPOKT COKKIXTBO WRICK I. Y W Cook & Beerits, Wednesday, Aug. JO, IS3. - I per bo Apple J dried, t evaporated ft.. 50-0 18 Apple Batter, per gal ..40 to 6e i nm per.w ....... . BnUer.4 fresh krs:, per t (creamery, per -.ISe Mlo .20e Beeswax, p-r ...25 country bam, per h .J... ,10 to 12c J tn;arcui side, per Bacon. curea nam, per li'y5 per r 9 to w der, per i 10 to ss .mm, per Ac . f green, per t (. loc bbl !.) to 1.2 f2.50 lo 4.iO 4SC 12-i.ie per 70 t. 2 7S per .' lb I ;. l.VIc .7 to l(lr u,uw ruMHUil, per Hum twrlti per . .. CerotMiU p(rtUnd pe-rCbl e'unibe-lari'l, "T OorfimeHl, per ab Fish, lake herrinf J,- Honey, white clover.per t) Lard, per lb I.i nip, per !M ft. 'JO Moiasws, S.O.. per eai Onions, per ho 7"i lo tl.tw Potatoes, per bus 5)-rtic Powlmi, evaporated, per . l to l'e Prune, per H to lue PtUabunr, per bbl I ml Dairy, bus sin ks . . . ' H iiir bos aark Jj.jj r round alum. 140 It sacka we Bait, maple, per t JtoM Imported yellow, per It .ie Sngar. i white, A. per t -4e franuiatru, per b ,c ube or pulverised, per ... ftc Hyrnp. i per tai.. .....: maple, per sal IU to 7e Ktonewarw, rallon e S to ." 20 lo 3"c $:. . SSJO to 4. Tallow, per Vlnes-ar, per cat uinoiny. per Dua clover, per baa... Heeoa. cnmnon, per bus. 4.00 alfalfa, per bun.. t Sti ainvke. ner hua Millet, (jerman, pr bas 1.25 (barley, wntie bearaiesa, per nua i. bnckwbeat, per bus.w . atic Grain i com shelled, per bus.. 4i lo 47 iwl , pel tj u ... w trrt ;n eR rye, per bus ie 4 Feed wheal, per bu bran, per 100 Its HO corn and oats chop, per 100 tbrn floor, roller prooaa. per Ml...tt 7,V " spring patent and fxnfy so Flour. h!eh r rade V 0 5 .in (.flour, lowercrad per 140 ... I, fl.W u.i .,1 i wnue, per hi aw Middling, J luQ 2 CONDENSED TIME TABLES Baltimore and Ohio Bailrcad. Somerset and Cambria Branch. POKTHWAB.D. Johnttown Mall Express. Rorkwood 11:10 a. m., Horaerset II H, stores town 12.04, Hone. ersvuie lam, jonnsiown i:uo p. m. 'Johnstown Accommodation. Rorkwood ili n nt tinmfr.nl V'fu W.4 . . u I n U ersvilh&IH, Johnstown 7.05. SOUTH WAIO. Mall. Johnstown $:S0 a.m. , Hoovers vtllr 8.19 Ktoyesiown 8-..H, Homeret llfcS Hock wood 1001. Ex pnws. Johnstown i.30 p. m., HooTervrllle w, ntoyeniown somerset Bock' lally. f. B. MARTIN, Manager of i'aaaeus'er T raffle. pENNHYLVAXIA RAILROAD. IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 29, 1897 Trln avrrlva anil rism 4 fW. iv..t..i a uvui uvbuiuuo m lAhhyliksiH mm fnl lnH WaeTWAKT. Western KtnrM, Southwestern Expm-a 2 4 SS :"2 S-10 fc-JO lonnsinwn Accommodation.. Johnstown Accommodation Pacific Rxprvaa st rHsaeneer ... r:.V) nttburj Kxiirens Mull Fast Line p. m 4 M .5:: . SMS Joans town Accommodation.. A8TWARD. Atlantic Express 5: i T40 8.24 Skio -J0-15 Seashore Ex pre MWMina Accommodation.. iy r.xprexn.. Main Line Expresa. Altoona Accommodation Mall Exorem 12:02 4. M p. m. Johnstown Accommodation- rniiatleipbia Kiprw-i Fast X1d. 7:1! 1030 KEFFER'S M SHOE STORE! -EN'S BOYS'. WCSEII-S, GIRLS' CHIIDREN-S SHOES, OXFORDS aad SUPPERS. B!a k and Tsn. Latest Sty lea and Shape at lowest .-..CASH PRICES.. . Adjoining Mrs. A. E. Chi, South-east corner of squar. SOMERSET, PA. HUMPHREYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL. C Piles or Hemorrhoids Fissures & Fistulas. Burns & Scalds. I I Wounds & Bruises. Cuts & Sores. Boils & Tumors, Eczema & Eruptions. Salt Rheum & Tetters. E Chapped Hands. Fever Blisters. Soro Lips & Nostrils. O Corns & Bunions. Sting3 & Bites of Insects. Three Sizes, 25c, 50c. and f I.oo. Sold by drofctfts. or mt post-pi'doa nesip of jjrica I Snyclers . It requires a good ie.tcltd slak ti d a nail ainigid ncr room to do a. brisk business. WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. EE 4- IS: 1 Pnrn HrnfTQ E I ILIC LIUO Fresh and Good condition. ProQrnnt.fm ComPundiD? we are nDeiiied JT 1 CoOl 1 U LlUil Anything not adTertised, t for it, we are sure to have it- Yon are always sure of getting tue let s T rf-loi Glapses fitted t' suit tie nes U PllCd,l UOUUo Call and have your eyes tested. Tru53ea Fitted. AU of the best and most approved Trusses kept in stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. IE JOHN N. Druggist. Louther's Drug Store, Main Street, Somerset, Pa. This Kcdsl Drug Store is Rapidly Esccning a Grat Favorite with People in Search cf FBESE . AID . PURE . DRUGS. Medicines, Dye Stufls, Sponges, Trusts, Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, &c. tut ruiOTOB OIV Frif t ATTBKTIOB TO THE CO J-POT FDI.SO 0 LoflUisr's PrescrlptionsIFemily Receipts 6KIAT CAKI PUNS TAKE! TOC8I05LT A!tD MM ilTMm SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand. From each large assortment all can be suited. TEE FfflEST BRAHDS OF CIGABS Vlways on hand. It is always a pleasure to display our good to intending purchasers, whether they bny from ns or elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER M. D. MAIN STREET - - - - SOMERSET. PA Somerset Lumber YAhs ELIAS CTJlSnsmSTGECjM, atalTCFACTTJBM AKD DKALU AX9 WlOLBtU AND RrTAIXKX OF Lumber and Building Materials. Hard and Sott Woods. Oak, Poplar, Hidings, Pickets, ltaldlai Walnat, Yellow Pln. Flaring. Saab, Star Rati Cherry, fchlnglea. Doors," Balusters. Chestnut .Lath, While Pine Blinds, Xewel Posts, Etc. A general Hoe of all trade of Lumber and Bnildinj ateiial and Roor.nf T.aU kept stock. Also, can furnish anything In the line of our business lo order with rea-aT ble prompUieaa, such as Brackets, odJ-sisedwork.etc. Elias Cunningham, Office aid Tart Ophite S. Jt C. R. R. TheN.Y.Weekly Tribune r BOTH ONE YEAR FOR $2.00 Send all Orders The N. Y. Tribune Atmanac tain the Con'lltotlun tlx- L'ntuM Mtau-a, the Consllt olk.n cf Ihe si of w V'. ' Diniclt-T TarlirBlll. with a mmutiiiwool old and oew raits: I'mjWiiI MiKId.' '""'! ' and appolntmt. A mbasimlont, onsula, etc ; Vrtirerw ttt the riifTcfMit In!-. Mtmm.tiilln. le: Tables of I'tlbllc HlHllstlrs, ElrrtWm Returns, Parly Hrluui. 1 d 1 1 n n 1M . I f artlflns on the Currency, Hold and Silver, and a tpI .nccrliK.ilnr a In Me Ibm-ib sIK"- c The standard Anvent-an A )nvaMac,aatboraliv and tcoipUle, ctmili tilUc In ; U-hiti.h. .1 . - Whittakrr's A I manse in KuruDe. rnreawuii. ruaiage paid. Sena an oraera to THE MtrAlD. IT WILL PAY T0T7 TO BUT TOCR lemorial Work or WH. F- SHAFFER, SOMERSET, PEXJTA. Manetactarer of and Dealer la Eastern Work Fnrnlaivd on Short Xotlcs SIM! Ill .MillMil Also, Agent for the WHITK BRONZE! And It to their Interest to eaii at my shop where a proper showing will b given tbent -Stnfwuin guaranteed In every ease, aa Prices verv low. IlaTi-aimeiil.tuniu-, i the WhiU Brie, Of Para Una Msaumat H. produced by Rer. W. A. Ring, as a delded impnwmeut in the oolct of MsLtruland Constrnrtioo, and wblch IsdeaMned to be the popular Monument lor our ohangestblectK nut. Give usaea.1. Pharmacy. J 5 51 1 mak9 u a pokt t0 kep E large line of Drugs in a Pure, In the vij 01 Compounding, we are unexcelled :; -w 3 SNYDER, SOMERSET. PA- 5 Station, THE GREAT NATIONAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER For FARMERS and VILLACERS, and your favo'ite heme pper, t Heraia POMERSET, rA. to the Herald. 83 pagea. A National Prck ft rrhnBe ' (.oreromeBtal srd rolilkal luhn sii n l' r the per orr.t-l of I'opfriM, rsns if prine'l' , nllsirt flf th. A tnv,nl K-tw wtth Iht-IT M tc mi at IT. SaZSTBsslS FEilTtCALLI IWrfjyrtTwflerl't 7. Over 6OO Beautiful Designs. Send Price Lte ' Circular rse BETTOR mi in a s . m , JW.rTrn ST . 1A--DO.-0.. COX if. ' trBt ir au. cw,, 111 11s to. b., 1.. VVm. F. Shaffer.
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