I' ! I . I THE PHONOGRAPH. raie Ike route- That (he latr estlnff iBVcattoa PrtKili. "There are lote of mysterious tbings aboct the phi-.no?rah that puzzle even thw who are m-t familiar wiib their mechanism," remarked a gentleman who has had long experience in the talking ciachiue business. ""As a mat ter of fact no scientist bun ever l?n at Ie to eijilaia exactly why the thing talks. Tbey suy a Maplieaie vibration' is set up, bnt hen Too. j)in them down they all are Misred to admit that they di ii't know why the operation of the trn-"nittrr should prince dt fticd los)t Then, sgain. the difficult? in re cording certain tone has always Un a pauk "The most improved form of the ma chine has. as yon know, an extremely large cylinder, nearly four time the size of the ordinary one, and for some nnfcnown reason it very materially in creases the volnine of sound. It wonld em, then, to he a luteal inference that the bigger the cylinder the loader the tone, and, proceeding on that theory, a teiy bright young electrician of this city started the other day to boiid an in-trnmmt that was really giganMc. "He put it t ogether without much trcnble and made an experiment: cyl inder nenily a foot in diameter. J whs prewnt when it was tested. Every part of the machine worked perfectly, i,nd a leantifully engraved record was f :cnr ed, bntwhn the transmitter was at tached we were astonished to find that the sontid was barely audible. As Dear ly as we could figure it out the tone was magnified up to a certain poizt by making the cylinder larger, but beyond that the process was reversed, and it ws progTet-hively diminished. Qneer. wasnt it?" New Orleans Times Dem ocrat THE FRENCH MENAGE. ("-aplalaf That It la Xol the Model AHmif "1alBie4 Far It. An English writer who has evidently eafTered inveighs rather peverely againd the 1 nig extolled thrift tf the French fconxekpeprr. which, if it be thrift, is. according to bis notion, pernicious pennomy. He considers the meagn messes served and reserved nntil the last scrap is connnmed which make rp the course dinner of the French Ieople Lu.t nnsatii-factory and far from ap petizing. ""It has been said, " he qnotes. "that a French housekeeper will serve a grilled chicken fxt making it a sub stantial course." This he denies n.t the service, but the substantial part of it As to the aotip of the provincial French home, he asserts it is not a thing to lie described by the uninitiated, and it is certainly not meant for a deli cate palate. H tastes like hot water in which quantities of cabbage have been boileiL. "Then," be goes on to affirm, "the only dish of meat will often con ist of that which has been used in tb making of the soup. " This testimony ia borne out by Amer ican travelers, who get very tired of annp meat as a dinner dish. For the flavoring and finishing of a dish the French are doubtless unsurpassed, but the allegation that the sauce is made more important than the substantial and that the garnishing takes prece dence over the dish it surrounds is cot without considerable foundation. The well known stoiy of the French cook who won a wager by serving a boot beel scraped and stewed and simmered and finally served with an entrancing tauce is a good illustration of much French cooking. (nan Taklac la China. In china census methods are simple They don't have much trouble to take a census there. When the time for mak ing a count of the families and their individual members comes around, (he Lead of each house is compelled by law to write on a slip of paper the mini er ( individuals living with him and the name if each peison. The authorities lay particular stresa upon correct spell ing, and there is a severe penalty at tached to any misrepresentation either ad to the number of persons or their names. This obviates in the beginning the wrestling with unpronounceable names, which helps to make life intei estiug f.r the American census taker, and reduces the enumeration of the population of a Chinese city to a very simple priicess. eMaifle C'loeka. A Lewistou (Me.) merchant has in his store an old fashioned clock which is ecnliarly sensitive. It sometimes stops, and if any one steps into the store or goes by it will start again, and if a horse steps on a certain spot in the street it will start A man who happened to notice it and who bad one like it himself said that bis would not run after he had started bis furnace in the falL In the spring. aft he ceased to keep a fire, it would run all right Great I. vera t Water. The Siamese are more devoted to the water than any other nation in the w.irld. They are nearly always bath iug. geuerally with their clothes on. and they never go anywhere by bind if they cau possiiily go by water. The streets of Bangkok are like those of Venice, and the inhabitants say that thtir idea cf paradise would be a town with canals where there were currents in both directions, so that they might be tpared the effort of rowing. Do N Knr Sharks. , In his uookon Australia, Richard Se mon declares that the prevailing ideas of danger from sharks are greatly exag gerated. Individnul sharks may possi bly, he thinks, develop cannibal tastes, but such are exceptions, rarer than man eating tigers and crocodile. The divers and fishermen in the Torres strait where big sharks abound, da not show the least fear of them. Tfce "Chaws Air" Can. "There is no sense. " said a Nev. York physician, who has pnsstd Hit days when he must practice even if lit does not wish to, "in the haphazard way in which a patient is sent away from home to exhaust his strength and spend bis money in the hope that a change of air will do him good. There is bo nse in sending a person away to die. "Many physicians are not at all con siderate about' this sort of thing. There are some cases in which the influence of climate is a potent factor in the treatment of certain diseases, but not half so many of them aa is generally supposed, tyuiet and rest at home, plen ty of sunshine, good food and pure nir are worth far more than a change of climate, that is so often recommended as a cure alL" New York Hexald. ' Caaoard. "Do you buy condensed milk, mad era?" "I presume that we must but I never thought of it before. I always order two quarts and pay for two quart, but it never measures more than three pints." Detroit Free Press. A custom peculiar to Buddhists iu that of wandering about the country with hammer and chisel and carving holy symbols upon rocks by the wayside. The term "filthy lucre" originated in Scotland and referred in the first place to the well worn 1 note of that country. The Chinese women are not "so slow." W ion -Wen is described as a "vonnz ladr dramatist" who is now living in San Francisoo. She is only 2S I years old. yet she baa written several playe. If it takes as long in proportion to write a Chinese play as it does to produce one, Wion-Wen mast have be- 1 gen at a tender age. aake Canrmers, It is generally supposed that the ser leuts exhibited L a-ke charmers have been deprived of their fangs, end this ia doubtless often the case, while one instance at least is recorded in which the month of the snake had been sewed together to prevent it from biting. The writer noticed at the Ceyion ex hibition, given some years ago in Lon don. that one of the snake charmers, firrdiug the cobra be was exhibiting be coming too lively and aggressive, seized the reptile by the neck and thrust it hastily icto the small round basket ia r-hicb it was carried, at the same time pnrhing it with a volnmincns white cl"th, at which it bit savagely. Having almoet clooed the lid of the basket, the man drew away the cloth violently, thai doubtless dragging cut the fange w hie h were fastened in it. He then se cured the basket and carried it away. This, of course, requited a large amoni.t of cool courage as well as great quick nets .f hand and eye, all of which quali ties must be douhly necessary in cap turing and taming these deadly reptiles. But if we are astonished at the skill and duiterity displayed by Indian snake charmers, still more mast we marvel at the hardihood of the American Indians, who. in their snake dances, not only handle th deadly rattlesnake with im punity, bnt absolutely carry it about in their months. Westminster Review. Theater Tlrketa. The fact that a ticket bought for a theater and not used on the date stamp--d on it is always g.iod for an admit tance is not generally known and prob ably theater managers would take very little trouble to spread knowledge of the fact, bnt it is nevertheless true. "A niau who bnys n reserved seat for a theater, " said a tbiiter treasurer who Landb-s more tickets every season than any other in New York, "may not n: it c.d the evening for which he bought it (i.d fi.r this date only' may be stamped t; the pasteboard. That would seem to mean that the ticket could be used at no other time. Probably most of the public accept that as proving the inipn-sil ility of making use of the tick et, and therefor few stake any attempt t'i get the worth of their money when they aie prevented 1-y any cause from nin the ticket cn the date marked on it. But it could be presented at any time and would be good for an admis sion. Any theater manager would have to recognize the holder's right to enter the theater, although that would, ol course, carry with it no right to the seat. It is that right which is limited by the printed date. For all other pur poses the ticket is quite as good as if csm1 on the date it liears. " New York Sou. Rrrkloi Kit ra vaaaaee. Senator Hoar is not a stingy man. but be looks out for the jH-uuies. He was ridir.g on a street car one day, re lates a Washington correspondent, an had just completed a transaction with the rondnrtor involving the payment ct a qnarter :f a dollar for six car tickets 4 1C cents a ticket when an ac quaintance got on board and tok the seat next to him. The acquaintance handed the conductor a nickel and tnrned to open np u ronversation with the Massachusetts senator. The senator fidgeted "in bis seat a minute and then broke in with tne remark. "I am glad to see that you are prosperous." prosjierous!" exclaimed the other man. "Why. I am pour aa a church mouse'." "Excuse me; I thought you must 1 rich. I am comfortably well off myself, bat I have nevttr felt that I could afford to ay 5 cents for a ride in a etreet car when I could get six rides for a qnar ter." Mill Be Barbers and Maatcians. There is a barber shop in an up town avenue in New Ycrk where music goes withevery shave. Nevera barber ishired there who cannot twinkle the sweet msndoliu or plunk the dreamy guitar. The gentleman who can play on no in strument but the razor and the shears has no welcome in this tonsorial pari. .r, for the boss barber is musical and loves to mingle celestial strains with the tor ture of thelarber chair. Whenever a chair is vacant, the attendant genius sits him down and performs on his fa vorite instrument. Had Not Foreottea It. The ward heeler, with whom the am bitious politician had been in consnlta tion an hour or more, shook bis head slowly. "1 don't know bow it will turn out," be said. "Bnt I'll do the best I can for yon. IIow about the liquor question ?"" 'I was about to ask it." replied the ambitious politician. "What'll yon take?" Chicago Tribune, The laflBltj- af Spur. "Among the photographs you have seen." said Sir Robert Ball, "there are stars so far distant from this earth that if the glad tidings of that first Christ mas I,im years ago bad been dispatch ed then by an electric current which could speed seven times round our glolte between every two ticks of the clock they would not yet have received them. " Korethaaaat. "Amacda." said the husban l of the oou to le widowed young wife, "my last reqnert is that you will not let any body know there is a large insurance on my life. I want you to live in nu dist ntbed enjoyment of it for a few years at bast" Chicago Tribnne. herr Mm Have the Advaatace. Interesting Lady Patient Doctor, what do you Jo when yon burn your liioutb with hot coffee? Dr. Fingerfee Swear. Roxbcry Gazette. Iro tuof iua. "Miss Mary, are you sorry that your sister Evelyn is married?" "No. it advances me one number." Chicago Record. A Porto Rii'aa Shave. The Porto Ricans. who are all, from their Ligheat to the lowest, great dan dies in their way. make soap out of co coanut oil and homemade lye. And a fine sosp it :s, smooth and fragrant This cocoanut oil soap is used for shav ing. When a man wishes to have a ahave in the morning, be starts out with his rocoanut shell cup and his donkey tail brush and bottle. It is never any trouble to find an empty bot tle in Porto Rico, Cuba. Jamaica or al most any of the larger West India is lands, even in remote spots in the mountains. At least 20 generations of thirsty people have lived there and thrown away the bottles. The man carries no mirror. K is t. poor to own sn h a luxury. Not one Loitse? in 20 in Porto Rico has even tht very ch'aiest hikin;j; gb.ss. Bat jen erally rich nature provides the mirToi as well as the soap. The man goes t. some convenient pool in the mocnt.ii! stream where the water is quite stili There is his mirror. He breaks bis Uit tie on a stone and deftly picks out t sharp piece of suitable size. Then b lathers his face profusely ami begins tt scrape away with his piece of glass which in his hands works as well as th. best steel razor. A cut. or even a slixbt scratch, ia extremely rare as a result j this al fresco tlirrn of sharing.- Oiica go Timea-Uerald. The de.pth of ater affects the speed cf steamers very considerably, the vee aela mov.ng more slowly in shallow than in deep water. About one German woman in every 2? works in a factory. Firtt Member Musical Committee Docs the new soprano's voice fill the church? Seoond Member Hardly. The ushere tell me there are always vacant teat in tba ja!l6ry. Detroit Journal cc;u D T COVVN fke Slaa as It Wo Dealaacd aa as It Appeared. A j urn"VtEau hatter, a companion of Dr. Franklin, waa about to set up in business for himself and wished to have an appropriate sign to put over bis door. lie designed one that bcre the fol lowing inscription : "John Thompson, Hatter, Makes end Sells Hats for Ready Money." Following this was a picture of a hat But he was not quite certain cf the initalility of bis sign, and be de cided to submit it to his fiiends fur tin ir criticism. The first that he showed it to object ed to the word "hatter." becaus it was f.Jjowed by the words "makes hats." which sufficiently explained that he was a batter. The word was struck oct. The next said that the work "makes" was useless, because the customers would net care who made the bats so long as they were satisfactory and the price was not too high. He struck that out also. The third man eaid that the wot da "for ready money" might as well tto, as it was not the custom to sell hats on cetlit : every one who bought expected to pay. These words taken oat, and the inscription read. "Joha Thompson Sells Hats." His next friend said "sells" might as well come out, because nobody expected him to give them away. What, then, was the use of the word? "Sella" was accordingly struck out and "hats" was all that remained, following "John Thompson." Even this, short as it was, m fur ther diminished, and the sign finally stood. "John Thompson," with the fig ure of the bnt following it Harper's Round Table. HIS THREE WIVES. Ihey Were All la Oae Pletare, bat Old Xt Stay There. Allan Cunningham, in his "Lives of British Painters." tells a story of Cop ley, the father of Lord Chancellor Lynd hnrst which reveals what a poi trait painter endures from the vanity and eccentricity t his sitters. A certaiuTnan had himself, his wife and seven children painted by Copley in a family piece. "It wants but one thing." said the man, on seeing the finished picture, "and that is the portrait of my first wife this one is my second." "But" replied the artist, "she i dead. What can I do? She must come in as an angel." "Oh. no; no angels for me. She must come in as a woman." The portrait was added, but several months elajtsed before the man again culled at Copley 'a studio, and wjien he did, a strange lady held on to his arm. "I must have another sketch from yonr band. Copley." said be. ".An ac cident befell my second wife; this lady is my third, and she has come to have her likeness included in the family pic ture." The painter introduced the likeness of wife No. 3, and the man expressed himself satisfied with the portraits of his three sponses. But the lady remon strated. Never was such a thing heard of. Her predecessors must go. The artist painted them out; then The man disputed the price. Copley sued him. and his son, the future Lord Lyndhnrst, signalized his call to the bar by gaining bis father's cause. Yoa fa a Boll Aaythlaar. A successful experiment was made at Columbia university in boiling away a silver dime. The dime was cut in strips and laid in the cup of one of the car bons of the arc light The pointed car liu of the arc was placed above this aud a strong current tnrned on. Under the intense beat the dime melted, sim mered and then boiled like water. In two miuutes it had boiled away into vapor. Professor Pupin, who conducted the experiment, declared any substance on earth, even granite rock, may be boiled away in similar fashion if only sufficient heat is brought to bear on it. He also stated that any gas or liquid would freeze if it could be submitted to sufficient cold. Coiuplliaeata of a Corpae. "I spent one summer at an oliscnre place in the Virginia mountains," said thebnsiness woman. to me, "and I took with me a maid whose home was some where near. One day she came to me ami asked for a day's leave. I asked her where she was going, and she very proudly drew from her pocket a sheet of paper on which was written.' with a bQK'.ratiundance of flourishes: " 'Miss Selina Jackson respectfully request the honor of your company at the funeral cf Miss Amanda Juliana Jackson, Friday morning at 10 a. lit. Compliments of the corpse. ' " Wash-iugt-ju 1" ct. A Sare Teat. The schoolmaster put tc his class the qnestiou : "Two jars of gas, one con taining nitrogen aud one carlon di oxide, are given. How may the gases be discriminated?" One eager little pupil said : "Get a man. and let bim take a deep bieath of U,th. When he gets the carbon dioxide, Le'll die. That's the way to telL" The Preaaare Care. Dr. Negro of Turin has succeeded in curing 100 out of 113 cases of eciatica by digital pressure over the painful part The pressure is applied with all possible force for 15 or 20 seconds aud is rejeated for same length of time after uu iutirval of a few minutes. In many rases six treatments are all that is neccssarv. Quite a Mde Show. Missouri is said to be the best circus elate ia the I'd ion. This may account for the pleasing tradition that a Mis (ourian has to be- shown. St Louis Globe-Democrat. Woaiea a ad the Law. The Boston Easiness league has for Its object the study of business methods and of laws affectiug women and chil dren. It is cotu ponf-d mostly of women owning property tud desiring to know bow to manage it Aside from the reg ular lectures of tie league, which will be on commerce, finance, law and spe cial work of and for women, a class in parliamentary law has been arranged, under the instruction of Mrs Susan S. Fesseuden, meeting the second aud fourth Thursday of each month. Wom an's Journal. Soma Fr "XoU." It is easier to say what ia not in style in furs aud fur garments than what ia. Big sleeves are out Tbey are medium t which a woman will understand) or slose. Everything baa high, rolling col lars. Muffs are not small. Tails and heads cuddle and dangle more often than not All evening capes are not ex pensive. One in blue or black cloth, lined with Siberian squirrel, is If crease ia spilled upon tb kitchen floor, do not pour hot water upon it, but cover the spot with a strong eola tion cf nnslacked lime and sal soda dis solved in cold water and scrub vigor ously with a clean scrubbing I rush. The fad for wearing coral jewelry and the desire the great public has for being ).i the fashion and at the same time not investing all its money for the fad have led to the mounting of coral in silver fur cuff links. Miss Maggie Earbeartof Sbambaugb, Ia., is a young lady gifted in evangel istic work. The Methodist Episcopal pastors who have employed her speak in the highest terms of her efficiency. Miss Helen Gould's secretary reports that the begging letter received by ber in 1S97 called for gifts of more than 1, 000,000. In the last six month her Leggirg mail baa almost doubled. lrf Two Hon lna;era. There ire two young women singers who came to New York not long ago to continue their musical educatirns and also to get church p sit ions to support themselves at.d pay for their lesson The absolute necessity of enterprise anl determination in at least making an effort to opj d every possible dour in New York is to be seen in the fortunes nf the two. Both were equally anxious for pewit ions and eqnally in need of them. They were equally attractive girls and equally ladylike, but the ol felt that ber efforts must be made only through certain conventional channel.', and the ether made an application any where she thonght there was the possi bility of a xsition. no matter bow much it might be above what she felt ehe could door below what she hoped to do. Wherever there was a chance of a singer being needed she presented her sell and sang, always with increasing confidence. If she went to the organist of a church and heard through him that a certain man in the congregation was the one upon whose vote a singer came or went she immediately presented her self to the man who would be the one person to help her to accomplish her purpose. She was always ladylike, bM abe developed that quality called "push." She knew that she must have a position to stay in New York, and she got one. Now she is connected with oc of the largest churchea, while the cthet girl, who h.ia been in the city a longer time, is still waiting for an opportunity. There may be differences of character which present obstacles, but with tht great competition in New York the girl who makes herself heard is the one who succeeds. New York Times. he Staffs Datea. A St Louis girl. Misa Catherine Denny, who fonnd about a year ago that she would need to hustle around and take care of herself, hit on a plan that was easy, needed little capital and has proved enormously successful Years ago a friend of ber mother' brought from India the recipe for the stuffed dates prepared for the rajah of the city where she bad resided. The recipe was often used by the family, and Miss Denny, at her mother's reqnest, concluded to sell some of the dainty confection. She went to a retail dealer in the city, who referred her to a whole sale! who had been inquiring for jnst such sweetmeats. He proposed that Miss Denny supply bim with dates stuffed with Engli-h walnnts and gave ber immediately all the work she could do in fact, more than ehe could do alone. The little building was fitted np and the work done on a large scale. There are in the bouse three rooms, in which now work the seeders, stuffcrs and pack ers. The dates, which come in large boxes, are unpacked, the seeds removed, and in the "striding room" a qnarter of a waluut is placed in each data Pow dered sugar is then sifted over and the dates laced in the boxes ready ftc transpoitation. Last year Misa Denny made C.COt pounds and this year 20,000. She har made as many as M) pounds in a day, and, when one reuuvxbers that it is all hand work, some idea may be gained of the lalnir involved. An interesting thing in connection with the business is that all the seeds are burned in the stove of the house instead of coal, and the fire they make is quite hot. and all the dirt of coal is avoided. Beaatlfal Hand. Of course one cannot change the shape of one's hands, but most bands might be improved greatly in appear ance, and the younger one begins to care for ber personal appearance the better she will look when youth baa passed away. The easiest way to keep one's hand nice is not to employ them in any dirty work and to have them attended to regularly by a professional manicura This is feasible for about one woman in a hundred thousand and so is senseless advice for most cf ns, but we can pro tect our hands with loose, eoft, whole gloves while doing dirty, grimy work in the bouse or in the garden, etc. We can impiovethem by remembering that one cannot have white bands who wears tight clothing. When the hands are very dirty, it is better to rub them thoroughly with cold cream before washing them. Then wash in warm water, using pure soap and a nailbrush, rinse in cool water and dry thoroughly on a soft towel. Two-thirds of all women dry their bands very imperfectly and then won der why the skin is rough. A few drops of good hand lotion should be rubbed all over the bands and allowed to dry in after they have been in water for some time, as so many housekeepers' hands must be so often and always at night. The bands should uot be exposed to cold air for some time after they have been washed. A complete manicure equipment em braces ever so many things, but one can keep her hands nice with a very few of tbem. A pair of manicure scissors, a nail file aud a smooth wood stick are ali that are really necessary. Gentlewom an. A laefal Leaajae. Boston baa a woman's business league which aims to familiarize its member with the simple processes in nse in or dinary business and to make them ac qnainted with municipal, management and the methods of commerce. In car rying out its object, which Las been defined as "the study of business meth ods and the laws affecting women and children, " the league arranges courses of lectures for the benefit of members and friends. One of the earliest subjects taken np was that of wills. A woman lawyer gave a concise and comprehen sive jicNiuiit of the exact rights and da tics of h widow ic relation to the prop erty of her husband Other lecture Sweet. "I bad my picture taken today, " said little Christine. "I crossed my arms and leaned on a chair, and the picture man put u.y head in some tongs." "Why, you must have looked like a lump of sugar in sugar tongs," laughed papa. "Why, so I must have, " said Chris tine delightedly, " 'cause the man kept saying, 'What a sweet little girl ! " Wnut to Eat A Larky- Croaa. The Princess of Wales possesses a cross which is supposed to always bring good lnck to iu owner. It was formerly the property of the king of Denmark, having leeu discovered years ago in the grave of the beautiful (jneen Dagmar. Besides its superstitions interest, it is a fine work of art. and was given by tb king to the priacesa on ber mar riige day. Verr Hiati, Teacher Once upon a time there were two rich men, one of whom made bis fortnne by honest industry, while the other made bis by fraud. Now, hhicb of these two men would you pre 'er to be? Tommy (after a moment's hesitation) Which made the most? Jaat Where He Waa Wiae. Solomon is reported to have been a man cf great wisdom, but we have no record cf his ever having been ques tioned by a C-year-old child- St. Louis Star. New formed lakes, canals, etc, of ten become mysteriously populated with fish. This is believed to be effected by birds which, having been feeding ct fiVh spawn elsewhere, alight in the new patera and drcp aome of the epatin lioin their bills. rre-eilarat. 'Ma. I'm at tl-e head of my class. '" "How's that Dirk?" "Teacher says I'm the worst of all ! fie bad boysii school" PhilaJelchia lnqiirjr. j DY, PEPTIC CARLYLE. I: la Deprecatory Oplaloaa o Several of Hla Fnuioaa Coateaporarlea. Dr. J. B. Crozier. a Canadian physi tian. in a volume called "My Inner Life." tells of a very breexy interview be had with Thomas Carlyle, whose ad vice he once sought about goinft in for literature. Dr. Crosier, in reply to th old man's query as to what authors h knew, mentioned John Stuart Mill Carlvle broke out: "Oh. aye. poor Mill! He used t-j come to me here with bis Benthamism, bis radicalism, his greatest number. and a' that nonsense, bnt I had to tell li in at last it was a' uit.-onshine. and he rli.lua like it. Bat be was a thiu, wire drawn, sawdustish, logic chopping kiud of body, was poor MilL When bis book on liberty tame out he sent me a copy of it to read, but I just had to tell bim that I didn't agree with a single word of it from beginning to end. ne was offend-d, and never came baca to ma The doctor tried Buckle: "Of all the blockheads by whom this bewildered generation has been deluded that man Buckle was the greatest. A more long winded, conceited block head, and one more full of empty, bar ren formulas about the progress of the species, pr.gress of this aud progress of that, and especially the progress or sci ence, I never came across a poor crea- tnre that could be of service to no mor tul." And finally Herbert Spencer: "Spencer I An immeasnrable ass. Aud so ye've bee-n meddling with Spen cer, have ye? He was brought tome by Lewes, and a more conceited youn man I thought I had never seen. Ha seemed to think himself jnst a perfect owl of Minerva for knowledge. Ye ll get littlejjood out of bim. young man. " NEW CURE FOR COBRA BITES. A Vara That Will Shake Ip Ameri ca a Saake Storr laveatorat American inventor of snake stories must look to their laurels. The educated Bengali has entered into competition, aud judging from the sample given in gisxl faith by a native paper at Calcut ta he will be hard to beat Some time back the lovely daughter of a wealthy Zemindar was bitten by a cobra and died in the course rf a few hours. As her remains were being conveyed to the Ganges for sepulture a passing patri arch of reverend mien proposed that he should be allowed to experiment with resuscitation. As be bore a high repn tation as a professor of occult science, the sorrowing relatives readily consent ed. The sage then obtained three cowries, and after praying very energetical! J threw the shells ou the ground Instant ly one disappeared, and the spectator were wouderiug what bad become of il when a huge cobra bust out of the ad jacent jungle, U-aring the missing cow rie on its forehead. It must have beer a humble sort of reptile, for when or dered by the sage to suck the wound or the deceased lady it at once complied, and then died to save further trouble. Within an hour its human victim bad qnite recovered, and went off merrily with her husband an 1 relatives, none the worse for her little adventura "Such was the marvelous treatment, ' says the narrator, "of the peasant. M..U hi Bin. professor of the occult sci ence, which, with the spread of the so called western civilization, has almost died ont of the land." What we cannot understand is why snakes committed more atrocities when occult science was in its prime than under western civilization. The Freaeh Sapreme Court. The constitution of the cour de cas sation is as follows: One president or chief justice, stands at the head cf the organization, having below him three subordinate presidents, each of whom fes charge of a chamber. Next in order come 45 minor judges, styled council or. VI for each chamber. Besides these strictly judicial functionaries, who are appointed for life, there are seven offi cial advc:ates. one of whom ia a sort of attorney general to the whole body, while two practice in each of the di visions. To this staff must be added four chief clerks and about a score of minor offi cials. Of the three chambers, tho first is a court of rpnests. serving to decide what cases shall be allowed logo before the civil and criminal chambers re spectively. Eleven judges in all the di visions are neceasary to form a quorum The courts only sit thrtte dayj a week, from 12 to 4. so that this huge machine does itj work very slowly. Katore'a CaaalaaT- Protective mimicry, that cunning de vice of nature to preserve animals from their enemies, is well shown in the eggs of certain fishes, notably the Cali fornian shark known as Gyropleurodus fraucisci. The shark id of a sluggish habit lurking among rocks, and its dark egg resembles a leaf of kelp or sea weed folded up spirally. It is deposited tuiong the beds of kelp and clings to she leaves by the edges cf the spiral The young shark bursts open the end jf the egg and swims away. Another shark's egg of the Pacific coast has ten tacles which clasp the seaweed and slso imitate its appearance Peerleaa. "So yon have no bouse of l-.rdn in this country ?" said the visiting Eug lisLiiian "No. we havea't." replied the Amer ican. "This is a nation without a jKvr. " Harper's Bazar Religion is intended for loth worlds, and riglit living for this is the best preparation for the next Character is decisive of ie-stiuy. Tryon EJwartLi The first equestrian statue erected in Great Britain was that sf Charles I at Charing Crosi Lcndou facing Parlia ment street Ueorire'a Teeth. The American Journal of Dental Sci ence for 1843 states that George Wash ington lost m:st of his natural teeth al an early age. relying-upon the art and skill of one Mr. John Greenwood, a distinguished dentist of New York, to make good the deficiency. Washington's artificial teeth were manufactured from the ivory of the tusk of the elephant, the only materia! at that time employed for the purpose. An Cplaeopal Joke. The Isis tells a story about the bishop of Oxford. The bishop was at a meeting engaged in auditing the accounts of a sectarian school. Among the items was one of i'.IO for an "occasional monitor." One of the persons present asked the bishop what an "occasional monitor" was. He in reported to have answered. "I suppose that is the nonconformist tonseitnee. " A I.oat AdTaatase. Hicks There's Grility. What a pity that so fine a looking fellow (should be deaf and dumb! Wicks The dumb is all right, but if be wasn't deaf, what an agreeable per ron be would le to converse with! Boston Transcript. , He who would pass hi declining years with honor and comfort should, when young, remember that he may one day become old and remember when he is old that be has been once young. Addisou. A sculptor who is singularly success ful is Princess Louise, marchioness of Lome, who Etudied with the late Sir F-dgar Boebui. and -who has worked bard t ber profession, to which she la devoted. She has produced many life like Lusts and statnea cf the queen, notably that in Kensington gardtas. BenJ to the LaUco. TO CURE A FELON. Hon to T..BI Thee Daaiferoaa aad Palnlal Sorea. A felon is a severe nud u-maHya most painfnl inflammation of the end ot the finger, more commonly either the thumb or index finger of the right baud, for the reason that these are most exposed to tbe little wounds from which the trouble starts: hut any of the fingers, or even one of the toe, may be the eeat of a felon. The inflammation starts genernlly from the prick of a pin or needle or from a scratch or cut, but often the wound is so slight that no notice is taken of it nntil the finger logins to grow sore. The soreness soon pae in to actual pain, and this rapidly Incomes most interne and throbbing, and some times is ftlt all tbe way up the arm. It is worse when the hand is allowed to bang down. - Tbe ball of the finger ia hot, red and swollen. At the same time the patient feels more or less ill. is fe verish, and has a headache and rapid pulse. When the inflammation is deep seat ed, pns collects beneath the peristeum, or membrane covering the bote, and this greatly increase- the distress as well as the danger. If allowed to go on unrelieved, the inflammation may cree p up the finger into the palm of the hand, aud then the condition becomes a most serious one. In almost any case when once pus Las formed beneath the perios teum uiom or less of the bone will die. leaving the end of the finger crippled or disfigured by a deep scar. When the treatment is begun very early, it is sometimes possible to cnt short the inflammation by cold cloths applied continuously to tho intlamed part These must be frequently renew ed, ft.-r if allowed to get warm they will act as poultices and rather hasten sup puration than arrest it. At the same time the arm should be kept in a sling, with the baud raised and resting on tbe chest. If the inflammation doca not rapidly subside under this treatment we mn.-t reverse it and try to bring matters to a bead by means of poultices or wit cloths applied as hot as they can be borne and changed very often. The only thing to be done when pus has formed is to cut the finger and l-t it out This is painful enough for the instant bnt it will prevent many days of acute suffering and all danger of severe inflammation of the band and arm, with subsequent blood poisoning Youth's Companion. - SECONDHAND SHOES. Estraalve Repairs Mar Be .Made For terf LHlle Moaer. A' sign hanging in front of a shoe maker's shop where secondhand shoes were sold hail upon it these words "Secondhand Shoes With New Uppers.'' It seemed almost as though a pair of secondhand shoes with new npers would be practically new shoes, but in quiry showed that this impression was not warranted by the facta. There is a gix)d deal of fresh material in a pair of shoes thus repaired, but there is also left a good deal of the old. The new upper thus put in is a new vamp, the front part of the upper. The old counter, or back part of the shoe, still remains. It is a familiar fact that while the counter may break down or wear out or get a hole in it somehow it is much more likely to stay sound and good. It is the front that cracks and breaks. And so in patting secondhand shoes in order new vamps are some times put in. But while such a shoe, which had alo been soled and heeled, might easily be described as having r.n dergone extensive repairs it would still be far from wholly new. There wculd remain, besides the old counter, the shank and tbe inner sole and the gen eral shape and framework of the shoe, aud upon these the repairs could be made Secondhand shoes bring various price, depending on their original quality and their condition. A pair of secondhand shoes, resoled and reheeleJ and with new uperg. can be bought for as little as a dollar. New York San The Madrid Mil .earn. After the social side of life in the Spanish capital has lost some of its nov elty there are always tbe collections to see and admira And, after all. tbe crowning glory of the place is the Muse del Prado. which, if not the finest in En rope, at least ranks with the Lonvn and the galleries of Dresden and Flor ence, says a correspondent in the Chi cago Record. The gallery ia especially rich in portraits of tho great king. of Spain, aud its chief treasures are tbe works of Diego Yalasquez, some 60 in uumber The light of the gailery itself is perhaps poor, but the charm of being able to walk undisturbed and never crowded amid this marvelous collection of works by the masters is enough of it self to repay a visit to Spain. The royal collection of armor at the palace is as interesting as the Prado pictures, iu a way, and after these collections come others less notable, but worthy of a great capital. Moat Carioaa Clock. One of the most curious clocks in the world is that which Amos Lane of Amidee. New. constructed some time go The machinery, which is nothing but a face, hands and lever, is connect ed with a geyser, which shoots out an immense column of hot water every 2$ seconds. This spurting never varies to the tenth of a second, and therefore a clock properly attached to it canuot fail to keep correct tima Every time the water sponts np it strikes the lever and moves the hand? forward 33 second To Peklua; Towrra. Peking has a tower in which is hung a large tell cast in the fifteenth century and anotlnr tower containing a huge drum which is intended to be beaten iu ta.-e a gre?t danger shonld threaten the city No one is allowed to enter these towers. Energy all gone? Headache? Stom ach out of order? Simply a case of torpid liver. Burdock Blood Bitters will make a new man or woman of you. A L0XG FELT WANT. Many Readers Will Appreciate This Information. It U hitd a!w to be pleasant. Good nature-! people art ofien irritable. If you knew the reason, yo a would not be arpri&ed. Ever have itching piles? - Nol sick enough to go to ted, or not well enough 'o be Content Nothing will annoy you to. 1 be constant itching sensation. Maid to bear, harder to get relief. Keeps you awake nigb'.t. Spoils yoar tempei tearly drives yoa ctaiv. Isn't relief acd cure s long felt arani? It is '.o be bid for everyone ia Dcin'i Oin'.n-.ent. Itching Piles, Edema or any i'cllr.g of tbe kn. Here is the proof of the above: Mr W. S. Bick'y, baker and confectioner, of ,;6 Eaat Market street, CharoLetsburg, Pa, tayi: "I used ir,oan-.eiablc recom mer.drd cu es fr hemorrhoids, bat mii of then were entirely worthless. Mine was known by the name of blind or inward bexorrboitis, one of the most obstinate dif kcu.ties to radically cure. Over a year gi I bought two boxes of Doan's O-n'iteni and ued it. Tbe soothing ai.d saifjactioo gi.rr. ly this treatment ia a bcon tc ar.y sitferer iron, recai trouble. i!y advice o Ly 4.rTeri:.g with hemorrhoids is lo procure Lcae I O.i.ta.cm and the rewiu wtil fo.;o." b-in'j Oir.lmer.t, for sale by ail delrm, Pn- to r.:s. Mailed by F'ver-Miltura Co., B -!a!c, N. V'., sole ager.ts iV.i -he Ur.red Sta es Re tr.a.ber (lie o.u.c Ltoaa s and take no ruDvtiu'.c Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bulletin of Special Excursions. VoiNo Pkoii.k's Sociktt Oiiwstiaw KSPEAVOR. Coovsution, Ietroit, July o iX Oua Fare for the round trip. From points eastoftha Ohio River, ticket will b good going July 3d to 5th, inclusive, and go.nl returning until July loth, with the privilege of extension until August 1'M.h, inclusive, if ticket la deposited with Joint Agen.t at Detroit on or before July 12th, and tipou payment of fee of 50 cent. Ticket will also lie gNxl going one route aud retti ruing auotber, avt a higher rmte. BaftiuT Yocmo Ptof Lt's Umo.v As-o-ciatio:. Convention, Richmond, Va , July 13 Id. One Fare for the round trip. From poinU east of the Ohio River, tickets will be good going July 1 lib to l.'Sib, good re- luruiiia; until tufj oisi-, iiiuiistic, w hu privilege of extension until August 13th, inclusive, if ticket is deposited with Joiut Agent at Richmond on or before July 28tb, and upon payment of fee of 50 cents. Epwoktii Lkauck. Convention, Indianapo'ii, July 20-23. One Fare for tbe round trip. From point east of tbe Ohio River, tickets wilt be good going July lSih and l-h, good re- turning uutil July 24th, inclusive, with the privilege of extension until August i.. .1 : : . i i . .. . , jtlu, luuuaive, 11 uc,ei 19 ueiBiieu wiiu Joint Agent at Indianapolis uot later than July L'lih, and upon paynieut of fee of oO cents. YofNO People's Christian I'xio or L'SITKD 1 HKaBYTKHlA t'HI RCU. Convention, Pittsburg, August 2 7. Oue Fare for the round trip. From points east of the Ohio River, tickets will be sold August 1st and 2d, good returning leaving Pittsburg August '.lb, with privi lege of extension until August .list, inclu sive, if ticket is deposited with, Joiut Agent at Pittsburg on or before August titb, aud upon payment of fee of o0 cents. National Educational Association. Los Angeles, California, July 1 1-14. One Fare for the round trip plus $2 00 for membership fee. Tickets will be on sale from all points on tbe Baltimore A Ohio R. R. June 24ih to July Tth, good for re tarn to original starting poiut to and in cluding September 5tb, Ifiii). For tbe National Education Associa tion Convention, to be held at 1 An geles, Cab, July II to li, tbe Pennsylva nia Railroad Company will sell excur sion tickets via direct routes from points on iu liue, to Loa Angele, Cal., and re turn, at rate of single fare for the round trip, plus $2.00 membership fee. These tickets will be sold, good goiug, June 2t to July 7, and, when stamped by Joint Agent at Iam Angeles, good to return, ar riving at final destination, until Septein ber 5. Tor the Sake of Fun, Miicfcief it Done." A vast amount rf mischief is done, too, because people neglect to keep their blood pure. Tbe mischief ap pears in eruptions, dyspepsia, indiges tion, nervousness, kidney diseaei. and other ailments. The mischief, for tunately, may be undone by the faith ful use of Hood's Sarsaparilht, which cures all diseases originating In or pro moted by iiu pure blood. Hood's Pills cure all liver Ills. Non irritating. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. IN EFFECT JUNE 27, 1898. OONDBNSaD BCHBDULn. Trains arrive and depart from the station a Juliualown aa follows: WISTWAKD. Western Express Southwestern iCxpresa lobnstown Accommodation . Johnstown A coo ui motla t ion Pacific Expivs... . i:53 . (innj . :nil ,. :I0 - :'JU . 2:.i0 A1 S-J5 v ay 1 aju,encv... Pittsburg Kxpreis p. m .Mail . r Lille Johns lowu Accommodation- KASTWAKD. Atlantic Express 4.4s a. 1 He-liore Express 5:40 " Alloona Actomuiodaliou. S;L'4 1 Express X-10 " a In sa 115 " tf'tco ouuliun V1"yZ p. a .V'l Kxprnw 4:13 " Jo''ntufn Arconiuotiation... 6:50 Ptilladelphux Express 7:11 Kl Liue 10:30 " jOMERSfrr MARKET KSpvMT ) CORRECTED WEEKLY BY Cook & Beerits, Wednesday, Mnj JO, tSS9 (per too. , Apple( dried, t , , (vsoruted t Apple Bu lu-r, per gal I roll, imt t .SO-7.V ..40 to ..Ue Butter. fresh kegi per B (creamery, per !.. Beeswax per tt .country ham, per fc... l.TC a- a- 10 to l'Jr lHr iiacon. I suifir cured haul, per .. 1 side. Der ft . I shoulder, per to he 10 to Sr tjc r.. . 1 k- ...10 U IJe ... fl.WI to t-JU IO 4.Ur 1 Beans. Coffee. white oavy. per bus l-i 111s, per t green, per 9 .... . rouHied, per tb.. 1 PortlHud. per bbl Corniiiee.1, per tt... Kicks, pel dox . m.h. l-k lorHnr ) H bW. Pr 70 2 TO . ( bw ptr A It, I :v. Honey, white clover.per jic Lard, per to 7 u 10c U rue, per bbl ji.ou Molasses, N. O., per tc Onions, per u 7 , to $ l.uu Potatoes, per bus 40 -50 reucnes, evaporated, per s to li)c Prunes, per tt g to 1 je . 1., per D01 ..Jl.lo Pittsburg, per bbl. l.uu iJwlry, Vt bus sacks iTx " )5 - ,v " t bos sacks." Z. iei Malt, (around alum. ISO t sacks aw (maple, per k Ttosc iiuporlea yellow, per B ac white, A. per E a-VS granulated, per t -iv-O'.c Cube, or pulverised, per ! 8c per gal 8.V maple, per eal 40 to ' Sugar. Syrup. Stoneware, Kaliou he Tullow, per Jb 3 to ic v 1 uegs - nerrii a ! IV timothy, per bus firtj clover, per bus. ... .4..j0 Heeds. crimson, per bus 4.0D " alfalfa, per bua. 6 .0 alsyke, per bus. 7.ri rman, per bus 1 to Millet, barley, white beardless, per bus. 1 .1. I nuc.wneat, per ous. , Jtic Grain i corn shelled, per bu...... 4-i to 4 10 ok la, per bus :fii U I rye, per bus fi ll Feed j wheat, per bus. use I bru, per 1UU Ks Iv I corn aud oats chop, per 100 lbs ! I flour, roller process, per bbl. :Ls Plnnr J spring patent and fancy Flour, j hi(fh mde . 4..jft t4 75 ( flour. lower grad per 14Dw.l5fl.40 CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Somerset and Cambria Branch. MOKTHWAab. Johnstown MsILExpress. Rockwnod 11:10 a. m., SomerM il::4, Hloyestuwn l.-0, hluov ersville l.-ui, Johnstown too p. uu Johnmowa Accommodation. Rockwood 5:15 p. m., Himier-et 5 S Sloye-ilowaMJT, iiuoV ersvliletUS, Johnstown Xx. SOUTHWARD. Hall. Johnstown 8: a rn.,HorT-r-vtllr -19 tHoyeatown (r.SJ, ttoraerel 1th- Rock wood lh0. Express. Johnstown ?-2n p. m., Hooversill 3nt, Htoynntown S.il, Somerset Ji Kock wood 4:14. Dally. P. D. UNDERWOOD. D. B MARTIN. ieneal Manager. Paaeuger Traffic Manager. vnmmmmmmmmmm I Snyders K'i It requires a good .elected stock and a neatlj arranged store room to do a brik business. WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. s 1 Pure Drugs frer-h and good cendition. I I tOVi 1 jj LlUli Anything not advertised, ask for it, w e are sure to have it You are always sure of getting tne beat HnTia T Tnnrl c Gla33es fitted 10 suit the eyes Up lit CXI UUUUO Call and have your eje3 tested Trusses Fitted. All of the beat and most approved Trusses kept in stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. JOHN N. SNYDER, DrujLris?-, Louther's Drug Store, Main Street, Somerset, Pa. nis Model Drug Store is Rapidly Becoming a Great Favorite Trith People in Search cf FRESH . AHD . PURE . DRUGS, Medicines, Iyc Stuffs, Sponges, Truses, Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, &c. TBI DOCTOR OlVtl rCRSONaL ATT.-TIOfl TO TH I CO-FOCSDIwe LoiiuWs PrescriplionslFamily Beceipts SBKAT CAKB BCI50 TAX Kit TO C8B OHLT rBESH ASD FC ATlCI.a. SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, iad a Full Line of Optical Ooodj always on Land. From end large assortment all can be suited. THE FIHEST BBMDS OF CIGAHS Uways on hand. It is always a pleasure to display our gooj to intending purchasers, whether they buy from us ox elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER M. D. &A.IN STREET - SOMERSET. PA Somerset Lumber Yard? ELIAS CUNINGHM. MAHCrACTC-JClt A3D DAL AK WMOUSULl A.fD RlTAILX OF Lumber and Building Materials. Hard and Soft Woods, r Oak, Poplar, Sidings. Pickets, Mnldin Tl alnnt, Yellow Pine. Flooring, Sash. Star Rail. Cherry, Shingles, Doora, Balmier, Cliete5it, Iath, White Pine Blinds, Aewel Posts, F.tc. A general line of all grades of Lumber and Building aterial anil Roofing H'.aU kept stock. Also, can furnish anything In the line of our business to order with reason ble promptness, sach.s- Brackets, odd-sl-edworkjetr. Elias Cunningham, ODce and Yard Opposite S. k C K. E, NEARLY Fiftv-eiffht Year Old!!! J J acknowledged the country over as the leadine National Family Newspaper. Recognizing its value to lhis who desire all the news of the State and Nation, tb publishers of The Somerct Hkrald. (your own favorite home paper) has enteral into an alliance with "The New-York Tribune" which euableathera to furnish t!l papers at the trilling cost of f 00 per year. Every farmer and every villager owes to himself, to his family, and to the com munity in which he lives a cordial support of his loral newspaper, as it works con stantly and untiringly fr his luterests In every way, bring to bis borne all tb new s and happenings of his neighborhood, the doings of his friends, tbe conditio n and pnwpeeu for diiferent rmps, the prices in borne markets, and, in fact, is weekly visitor which should be found in every wida-awake, progressive family. Just think of it! Both of these papers for only $2 00 a year. Send al) orders U THE HERALD. COMCHSCT. PA. IT WILL PAY T0TJ TO BUT TOCB Jlemorial IVork WIVl. F. SHAFFER, SOMERMET, PENS' A. Manufacturer of and Dealer la Eastern Work Furulsh-d on Short N'otle MEU UI W W01I Also, Agent for the WHITE BRONZE I Persons In ne.1 of Monnraent Work will And it to their Interest to call at my t i .w weerea proper shuwiug will be given tUeni. ii'-i'jii iii-i-?1Itj mrf em, at r nces very low. I Invite special attention tu tbe Whit Brio, Or Pur Zino Monumerts. i pr3ln-!-l by R.v. w. A. Rln. as a linprovem mt In the point of M.tensiand Construction, and which is destlrje-1 to tx'lhe . p i - vCinnut f tt oar cni(Hc j male. UlveasaeaiL , VVm, F. Shaffer- mmmmmmmmmmmn i Pharmacy. 1 uukc it a ixjint to keep my large line of Drugs in a Pure In the way of SOMERSET, PA- 3 3 SUUoa, S0-ERSF1 It's a Ion life, lut devotion to the trus interests and prosperity of '.he American l. . ... 1 V. . ....., it nir frtiinil tt.S years rolled by and the original members"! its family passed to their reward, and the admirers are loyal and steadfast to-d:iy, with fyjth in its teachings, and confidence ia tbe information whivu it brings to their homes and firesides. As a natural consequence It enjoys in it old age all tbe vitality. nd vgvroT its youth, strengthened and ripened by the eiperietn of over half a century. It has lived on its merits, and on the cor dial support of progressive Americana. It is 'The New-York Weekly Tribune." .iiiwU' Cl ffTTT"- 9 19 .tit 1 1 i u a. FIACTICALLI ' I 'l W HVrrv Sic;:r -. . t- . : Over 500 Beautitu 0tslgnc r l'J Sen,. 4 ;..', e - i J 1 '4 t U r t i- s - t i i h r v. i : I- t i U. c II. :::.-- - 111 Ir.-.. t 3 y , HI i ,1 i I I r IT
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