IICTAX SACRIFICES. RELIGIOUS FANATICS WHO iSmmr Freaiimr Srcts la ttae Old World. Pcrllrwlarlr RaasUf. Whoa Krabtn Kill 4 Cnelfr That 8alvlisi Way Be Allalaa-fl. That banian KcriSces tare Iwn caJe eva ia the uiDL-teeDtb century, rinl '? "-nifi-s;? Christians, too. U r,:,.;!,( owl liy The Amerit-au Journal of Sociclojry in a striUing article: TUf fonviiMonist. a ttt existing In V.:r'. shout l7vX. rre vrout to crucify i. i-iiiU-m of their order. In emulation of tlx crm if xKn of th Saviour, iu the Ulief lliat i lie wi'N of he surviving ih.-i:1Uts wv.iilj be oaved by the aeri-fU-tg of rlie.r fellows, in LSI" the T;i lu linns." an Austrian sect, mur dered a Ms wife and daugliter un.Vr tbe !-lnsinn that the trio, who refi;-d to pa with tbe fanatics, were tuwsos-d of the cVvil. Oa tbe follov lus day :bey rwitied one of their own u'jiijImt. a "pirl of 10 years, who baJ suffere.! hers. If for the death. In iml .it:on of tlie death cf tbe Rariiur. In cr!er :o sate tbe souls of her fellow I -el ie vera. In ISi'S ihe leader of a I'letiFtic cir--l- in Switzerland, after having dis :.Tirl.el Iu r sister, who pave her life as a means of savins tbe souls of !ier relatives, was crucified ly ber follow n at ber own cotmuanJ in order that. !ie uiifht die. rise n-ain after three !ays ami rest one" 10 life the sister she had slain. In I Si El two mothers, ad fien uts of the "Holy Men." slew their fhk chllJivn. U-lieving them to te vic tim f th-tuouiaral possession. In 1ST." a Ilnr.ariau nilllt-r. Itelonsiis? to tbe "Nn:-jji" t:r." killed his sou as an 'fTeriu? for his own sins after the fashion of Ahrjham. In 1S70. in Ir i:ctsk. Iiu.--s!a. one of the "S'-hismr.t-h-s" -ouvin-il hlr.isir ly prayer and f.istiuc anl miieh Scripture readir;;; that to Rive Ids sold he 1:111st !e cruel fed Aecordiri-rly he attempted e-f t-riieiiixion cud sueeeefied so far as the circuiiiKtnuti'a of the case wcuhl term!t. In KVi. In t!ie government cf Perm. IIuks's. a peasant killctl his child as in offering for sin and buried the tndy in an ant hill. Likewise, iu the pnv erntneut cf Vladimir, another iH-asant kili.fi t,ot!i bis childr.. 'u due Ahra hamie form, and while ttie hfdiies Med under the fathers fcnift? the devov.t mother '!elirated the service hy read Ins aloud selected portions of the twen ly -second chapter of tlenesis. In 1S"4. !n the t"v'rntiient of T:im!ior. Uussia. a pea a til. convinced that to save his soul a man must have a sin to repent ft. killed .1 i!ei!,lior with an as In or der to satisfy this highly Imperative mndiih'ti. It is a part of the owl of the "Wan derers."" a Russian sect, that atiti 'hrit rule in high places there and thr.t accordingly good men must have nauziit to do with governmental af fair of any sort, hi conformity with this ln-Iii f a man murdered In various iniri-iii.t.is ways 2Ti men. women and children, including his own wife am! I sables, in order to free them from the datig'-r cf losing their souls by suffer ing the contaminating contact of the government census taker. This occur red in lVt". The Ienier.-," another quite inter esting Uussiaa sect. ln-lieve that evil taints all earthly pood and that the only escape Is death. Iu 1S2Ti GO of these men. strong In the faith, after having murdered their wives and chil dren, permitted themselves to !e put to death, one by one, by their leaders. The "Scout gers." who also form a widespread and isilucntial sect in Rtts sia. In oliedietice to the lichests of their "saviors." are In the habit of Indulg lug ij human sacrifices, cannibalistic feasts, erotic dances and other lewd procedures us aa extremely efficacious method of keeping the hand of evil from off their immortal souls. So the ".Muckers" cf Konigstierg and tbe cel ebrants cf the Mart- mass in Paris af ford further examples of the use of a ritual of erotism, coupled with a prac tice of tbe most abandoned ami ob secue liehavior. to promote tbe eternal welfare of the souL Cbof oat f Tarn. A former meuitter of the Gordon aigl.hiudcrs relates the following aueo iote iu connection with one of the Jordons who fought iu tbe Anglo-Boer war of :SS1: Just U-fore the battle of Laingsuek tbe highbinders and a force if the Inters were lying under cover iipposite each other. The highbinders ha.' U-eu ordered to remain still and hold their fire- Presumably the Boors had received similar commands, for, with the exception of one burgher and one Cordon, who could not refrain from taking pot shots nt so much of each ether as they could descry, the lucu on lioth shies were silent. For some time the Boer cud the high lander referred to conducted a dueL First the lloer would bob up from Ite Lind bis shelter, tire at the highlauJer's cover and drop out of sight. The high lander wouhl Jump up. rep'-y ami ilien hurriedly hi le himself. Alniut 20 sliots had been exchanged in that way when an exclamation of pain burst from rhe lips of the highbinder. His left hand had liecn shattered by one of the Boer's bullets. "That serves ye richt. MacKenzie." paid bis sergeant. "Ye waur tlld tae be quiet." "Hoot inotr replied the higtiander. Iloo did I ken he was gacu tae shoot oot o' his turn?" A CoDjnrrr at Coloatba. Our fujnrer'8 sppearauce placed Llin at ouee above the suspicion of con cealing anything tip his sleeve, for sleeve he had Done. His dress wa a ecant white drajiery which U'gau at the ehouhiers an.i cudeO at the knees, leaving loth arms a:: 1 h-gs cueovertsl. Placing himself on the fhi-k directly la front of us, with his l.oy assistants a little way off on cither side, be be pan operations. First he spread oa the deck a small cotton pocket handkerchief. Thereon. In the form of a small hillock, he p;; two handfuls of linise friable earth, in which he planted the mango seed. This uecotnp.lislKHl, he dispatched a boy with a flat tin for water. In the mean time taking a hooded sr.ake from a shallow basket and waving It the while it hissed angrily and enhirtred Its neck over the litrle mound of so;', lis he did so chauting m a strange p";i:. The water fetcheI. be f-priuUed a few Ircps ia the earth, then covered t':e Leap with a small square of fringed turban cloth. After acnin rcreatir;g his In'-nnia-t!-ms he lifted the top covering and re vealed a tiny preea shoot, not nulike the Erst appearance of a bean above the ground. r.Iackwood. A Kaitrr ef STIeare. Amca the few who h.T-e a perfect jreuius for silence Is a rertnln well I. a own artist whose reticence is the smnsement cad wonder of all who know him. A friend who had dropped into his stndio one day was vainly endeavoring to draw Mr. II. luto conversation, when the artist's brother appeared ia the doorway. "Hello. ToruT aid the brother. "Hello. John."" returned Tom. looking cp from his easel with a smile, John wandered about the room Tor 15 tulnutes, tnrned over his brother's lat est work and then, going toward the f'oor. Ktcp;ed lotg enough to siy. "Weil, goodbr. Tom." "tjofwlby. Johu." was the Uesrjy re Joinder. Tom painted on for some minutes, and then In nn unwonted burst of cou3 deuce he raid warndy to his amused rriend: "1 tell you. I was plnd to s;e John: Haven't seen him U-fre fora ciooihr London Auswers, A Fartnaate Sliataka. There is a young man in Cbicagts." ays a local physician, "who now has go busiuesn and bright prospecu who received bis start Ui life by mrcur Ing S4 that did uot tnloflS to biui. 1 tiirJly know unilcr what to class the Incident of obtaining the moni-y. I wili let the story explain his actions. "This young u-t arrived in Chicago one th:y without funds, but with plenty fjf nerve and push. II wanted money to secure a meal and pay his room rent until te could secure a position. Be lieving he could End some man who would help him if he toid his story in a straightforward manner, he eutored a cigar establishment in Iear!orn street He was about to explain his condition ai:d ask for assistance until be could p-t a position when the proprietor look ed up with a fierce scowL He turned to his partner, aud they held a consul tation in a wh!ser for a few moments. Nrw, take this $4 and don't bother tue aliout that bill again. That's ail yon will pet. and now you can get out of this place ia a harry. exclaimed tbe sto-ekeciier. "The young man was pushed toward the door with the money in bis hand, and. try as he would, the storv keeper would not let him talk. Ouc-e in the street the hewildei -I fellow considered the matter In every detail and decided to keep the money. This be did. and a month or so later he again walked Into the cigar store and toid his story and returned the money." Chicago News. Tbe Cult of Dirt. "Dirt is a plant hard to fight la beau tiful Ireland. The woman who bad never heard of Trashln a live wan' is, I think, equaled by another who came to uie lately olout her sore leg. "They tell me. docior. darlint. that wr.shiu might scotch the heat out of it! But I wouldn't adventure 10 do it with out askia your advice. Not for the worlds. I'm an ou'd woman now. doc tor, dear, an a drop of water has never gone ucnr my !ody. "I advised a goodly supply of aqne ous fluid, preceded by a thorough pp plicatiou cf alkali and potash In the f-jrm of soap, and the old woman bob bled o3" quite sat; ;tied with my scien tiUc words. "In S.illylioggin for years a certain c! 1 v omaa levied a weekly tribute on charitalilv lls posed folk. All at once a 'nevvv" from America turned up. called on her 'patrons' and after thanking tbeia for their kindness car ried off his mother's sister to end her days in comfort. But the widow Hool iganpronounced 'Hooli'han' did not lay her hones across tbe water. She soon reaps-ared. 'I couldn't stop In It misthress. dear.' she explained to a lady. 'Me sister's son's a good bhoy. but. U'tween ourselves, they would ha' washed me to deatli." Nineteenth Century. Sbe fld Iter Way. There If nothing like a determined spirit. the old saying Is. "What must be done can lie done." The trou ble with most of us is that our minds are only half made t:p. A charming old lady called at a car penter's shop the ether day bearing in h:r hand a little basket. "Have you n comfortable chair la the shei):" she asked of the carpenter. "A comfortable chair?" he repeated doubtfully. "Yes." she sweetly said. "I have come to stay uutll yon have a man ready to po hack to my house with me and do the work you have been prom ising to do for three weeks. I have brought ray luncheon and a book, and If you haven't a comfortable chair I'll have the carriage cushions brought In. I'm goiug to stay here uutil I pet that man." The carpenter hastened to say that be could po at once ust as well as not. and the old lady carried him away iu triumph. I!f Oarf Knriv Something. A mi.hiie aged gentleman who has jecn looking over his old school exaui-!!.- t i 111 papers writes to The Academy expressing his chagrin at the discov ery of the fact thai he knows lefij than he did years ago. '! knew soue things then arithmetic, for example. Today 1 am at the mercy of suy waiter who brings me change. At txtoking otiiccs I keep vast crowds waiting aud miss ing their trains while I do laliorious subtraction sums iu my head, but at school what a baud I was at figures! IxMik at this: " 'Three aziers. A. II aud C. rent a piece of iiatnre land for a mouth. A puts on '21 cattle for 21 days. B l' for 24 days and C 2.'t for 2." days. If at the etiL.of the month the rent aud other charges amount to 23 Ts. I(kl how much of this ought to be ald by eaehT "I could do that in 1SS1. I couldn't do it now. 1 have no idea where to Ik gin. It may lie "easy, but the oiut is that I have not the key. There used to lie a jugglery with x. and I could manage It. Now that I pay tnccuie lax and have statements of bccoue: from my publisher every half year 1 can manage it no longer. And 1 seem 10 huvc known zoology too. oology! I seem to have lieen able to descrilie and draw diagrams of the heart and priucl pri blood vessels of the crayfish. Om-e good liea veils once ! was a wU Informed loy. Today I don't see bow I should pass the third class college of preceptors." I.ondon Academy. Tbr Xmrr Slaa's Life. "Ijiymen call our life exciting and think that we see a lot of the world." said the navy 111.1a "but It's a big mis take. What do we know of any of (he pnrts we visit? The pier, other lioats that may hapicn to lie there at the same time, and the F.nglisb club of the lown that's all we sv. And it's all we know about. After you've touched at a few p.irts and poue through the same la'rformance over auJ over again, yoa get mighty tired of it. "As for our life. v. lial Is it but a p-.Tpetual club life? There are a few prof.-ssioiial club demands, but the rest of tur time is speut iu much the same way that a man spend his rt his club iu smoking, ra ling. iu swapping lies. In making oneself agreeable to o:re's friends who may do him tlie hon or of a visit and in making oneself agreeable to some other fellow's fricuds who may do him the honor of a visit that's the sum of our ex istence, aad when you think that's V. for day in and day out. y.ui e:i:i but spree that a whole lifetime T it i::ight U'gia ia pall. "It's like wearing evening clothe all the time or spending fine's life in t!:e op.ra. or always bavins dessert aad nothing else for tiii::n r. Ail pi.iy and no work makis a dull hoy f r.Imi.st any Jack. 1 sometimes wi:idcr Imv. any of us nsvy men manage to rise sujier-fir li iicr fipjH'in.i'.t ies f r sini. Ing iui, stupidity's l:v.est de;i;:,.t. New York Sun. tld It All r?r4. The Youth's Companion says tiir.t tie descendant cf a New i:ug':;i:.i J';:;:;a: divine has in Ids iMsKsessioa hh "Id s-m laoti written by his ancestor which shows that the preacher ni.l mt trust entirely to the Impulse ef the imn::ri!i when delivering his discourses. The manuscript is written iu a strange, crabbed hand and plentifully licsprin kled with marginal references "Ucad slowly here." the minister admonishes himself la cne sjiot. aud "to lie given out very loud and clear" is the st:g pestiou for a uot her passage. "Hurry a little, with fire." he wrote ia several places. The most emphatic and Im portant part of the whole sermou !i indicated by a much underlined mar C'ul uote. After hearing stories of this saintly old time preacher it is amusing tc know that be deemed it wise and even necessary at the climax of his eh qucuce to "yell like one possessed." PARTS OF THE BODY. MODELS . THAT ARE USED IN THE STUDY CF ANATOMY. Tbey Are TaWea I ron Sabjea la Le Morsce aat! Iloapltala of Pari, and Are Colored exactly ta Repre arat Xatare. In the window of an oculist up town is a display which is grewsomely fas citating.' It is comiised of papier mat-he representations of parts and or gans of the human body, colored simi lar to nature. Some are life size, such as a pair of ungs and a stomach, but others, an eye and an var for instance, are large eDGUgh to have belouged to the giant who was knocked out by Jack. A weird model or a head deui ousrrates unpleasantly how you would look if your skin were peeled o!T yoar face. Every vein and nerve aud mus cle is carefully outlined and colored. A figure displaying the entire' luterior of a torso, colored to represent nature, shows us that all sorts of tints po to make us up inside. One is apt to think of oneself as being of oue harmonious red interiorly, but this Is all wiong. it appv ars. Studying these figures sets one won dering where they come from and who models them. It would lie an occupa tion congenial to few. oue would sup pose. A gentleman who came to the door for a women! courteously answer ed a lot of questions asked by an In quisitive person. "These models," said he, "are all ruade in Germany aud France. There are none made In this country. Yea. the manufacturer's assistants make their originals in clay, woikiug direct ly from subjects obtained in hospitals and morgues. Azou of Paris is the largest manufacturer of this line of poods. They make models of sections of animals also. For Instance, we now have an order for a deer. Come Inside and let me show you more of the things." A glass case in the rear of the store was filled with ail sorts of parts of all sorts of animals, human and otherwise. -Isn't this a In-autiful benrt?" said he enthusiastically, exhibiting a life size orgau of papier maehe. divided up Into little hinged parts and colored red and tan aud piuk and blue. "It sells far $a A little ihroat. sim ilarly colored aud divided, would cost you $S If your fancy ran to that kind of bric-a-brac. A leaut!ful little bit of mechanism comioscd cf papier mache. bone and wire, illustrating the nerves connecting the tongue with the car. and various intricate auricular ar rangements you can buy for Jo.V There was a shelf full of brains and another full of animals' legs and stom achs and livers and things. Altogether It was a pretty bloody looking kind of show ou account of the quantities of red paint used to Illustrate large sec tions of muscle. Then standing up In oue corner was a life size figure of a man composed of innumerable sep arate pieces, so that any part could be taken off aud Individually studied. One side demonstrated the muscle forma tion and the other the veins and nerves and arteries. This figure can be bought for 5000 by any oue who wishes such nn ornament. Then there were genuine skulls and skeletons. The Freuch excel us also in the preparation of human bones for the market. An articulated skull of American workmanship would cost $a A skull of French articulation was priced at $2TV. and the work was admirable. All the most delicate little liones were carefully preserved and ar ranged, and 11 was sii'.Klivided into many small parts, held together with tiny brass hinges. The tcp of the skull was sawed evenly off. so as to form a sort of cat). !ui the other openings seemed Irregular and dovetailed. This was explained thus: "Do you know how they separate a skull Into its various parts? Well, they pack It full of sawdust, which they then wet. Tbe sawdust expands and bursts the skull apart along its natural Joinings or sutures. These are theu hinged and wired, as yon see. It all requires most delicate manipula tion by an exert Tramond of Paris is the lending artist in skulls and liones. The business of modeling these papier maehe orpins and of articulat ing bones Is not an overcrowded one. as 'here is not a large demand for such things. Schools and colleges are the chief buyers of the articles. There are precious few students, as you may imagine, who can afford to-invest so much money in models for private study." Auyhenrts and lungs and livers that come to tliis country other than by way of the barge oBlce. it may lie add ed, must iwy percent duty to Cuelo Sam. New York Commercial Adver tiser. A Remedy For Sciatlra. Here Is a really old fashioned reme dy. It is a grandmother's remedy, anil the grandmother who lielieves in it is alive ami recommends It iktsouiiI ly. It Is for sciatica. Take eiiu.il parts of flour and red pepper ncV mix with vinegar. Make a paste of il and move it from place 10 place with the pain. "And if tli.it floes not help you theu I sin mistaken." concludes ihe grandmother. New York Times. Bay Sice Tblacra. We do not like to be told of onr faults. We do not want to hear references to occasions when we apeared at a disadvantage. Yet we deplore the prev alence of flattery. We make all man Der of f jn of our friends who display a weakness for that social pest And yet there are few of us who. if the flattery lie not too freely administered, as "with a shovel." do uot Imbibe it greed ily and pine for more. Every fine remeinliers the anecdote of Ir. Holmes when be was enthusi astically lipphiuded aud to a somewhat exaggerated length. iHjn't yon pet awfully tired of this sort of thing. Ir. Holmes?" "Not at all" said the dear old man. rraukly. "They never clap quite hard or long enough to please me. I pre sume thai 1 could stand It for hours." Montreal Herald. Bora ta Lead. "Yon remember young Carpley. who used to have an ambition to be an ac tor, dou't you?" "Yes." "WelL he'a playing a leading role now." "Y'oti don't say so! By George. I never thought he bnd It In him!" "He's with an 'Uncle Tom' company and lends the bloodhounds in tbe street procession." Chicn go Times-Herald. Oaf Cralefal Dnwiditt This," said Ihe guide, "is tbe grave .f Adam!" UUtoric spot! With reverential awe nay. with a feeling of deep tbankful-ness-thc wealthy merchant tailor on his first trip to the orient drew near end cast a flower on tbe tomb. "Krrlng ancestor," he murmured. "I should lie ihe last man on earth to re vile your memory. To your sin I owe my prosperity." Chicago Tribune. Saktletlra af Pbraaa. "Po you think your new product loc la In for a long run?" asked the friend. "It Is impossible to state at this ear ly day." answered Mr. Stormlngton Barnes. "The member cf our com pany are Mill In doubt as to wbti:r they are In .'or a long run or a img walk." Washington Star. California has 40 mountains, the hljrh et 1 eak8 of which are more than 10. IXJ0 feet above the sea. Colorado lias ri 1 leak s which are more than 13,000 fel In altitnde. In Paris there Is a vinesbop for every ihn-r houses. tlarle Actoinrtlr'a Srcklace. It mast have beeu in lsu-! that Mey erbeer paid his last visit to London, and I saw him at one of the Philhar monic concerts, which were then held lil Ihe old Hauover square rooms. There was quite a flutter of excite ment when the little old man. looking extraordinarily wizened and wrinkled, even for his ape of IS. came Into the box. I noticed his piercing eyes and booked utstj and perhaps as much as these a maniflcent brooch of rubles and diamonds that blazed In the cen ter of his ahlrt frilL which be wore Ip. the fashion of IXJO. The stouea flash ed and glittered wltb every one of his quicx little bows to right and left and the rubies connect themselves with a tale of his great predecessor In Paris, the mighty tJlnck. After ihe first triumphant perform ance of one of Gluck's operas the queen sent for Lini to come to her box to receive her congratulations. Half dazed wltb emotion, excitement anl fatigue, the old musician, rising from his obeisaDce. fbipiied bis bands to bis eyes, crying with horror. "Blood, blood round the queen's ueckr ' "Il is only this. CI I nek." said Marie Antoinette, hastily snatching 'fT her necklace of rubies and holding -die rip pling gems toward him. aud Jluek looked again aud saw the fair, white throat rising unharmed and stainless. lie died In ITS?. CornhllL "Tbe Bra! Tbe Sea!" We all went oue day. says W. J. Still man in The Atlantic, to Coney Ishiud. on the southern shore of Loug Inland, since a popular bathing place for New York, but then a solitary stretch of seashore, wltb a few bathing boxes a'ld a temporary structure where bath fci"8 might pet refreshments. We drove out In my brother's buggy, and as at a turn In the road I caught a glimpse of the distant sea horizon I rose iu the buggy, shouting. "The sea, the seaT and In an uncontrollable fren ry caught Ihe whip from my brother's hand and slashed the horse In wild de lirium, uuconscious of what I was do ing. The emotion remains Ineffaceable after more than threescore years, one of the mjst vivid of my life. And hiw ecstatic was the sensattf n of the plmige into the breakers, holding fast to uiy brother's hand, and then the race up the bench before the next comlier. trembling lest it should catch me. as if it were a living thing ready to devour me. They never come back, these first emotions of childhood, mid though I have loved the sea all ray life 1 have never again felt the sight cf it as then. A Story Aboat YTIlberforee. Before be became a bishop he bad beeu archdeacon of Surrey, and his old archdeaconry became a part of his Int er bishopric of Winchester. " At a meet ing of tiie clergy at Clapham his chap lain told him that an old Dr. . who Lad been many years In the diocese, was vexed at having been forgo: teu. "Yes." said the bishop; "I have not the smallest recollection of him. but I will make it all rigid and will go out end s(eak to b.m. Which Is he?" He was iiointcd out. and the bishop made his way to him: "My dear Dr. , I have not had a moment for a real conversation with you. I need not ask hew you are after all these years. Do you still ride your gray mare?" "Yes. my lord. How good of you to rememlier her." Ptc. Tiie chaplain, who was within ear shot, said when he again came near the bishop: "Then you did remember Dr. after all?" "No! a bit of ft" said the bishop. "I eaw the pray hairs on his coat and I chanced the animal's sex." "Kegan Paul's Memoirs." A Telepboae Calgrma. "1 recently heard." said the Inquisi tive man who bad the faculty of lielng able to lie in two places at once, "the following conversation over the tele phone: " 'Who are you. please 7 - 'Watt' What's your name, please? "Watt's my name.' "Yes. what's your name? " '1 say my name Is Watt You're JonesT "'No. I'm Knott 'Will you tell me your name7 "Will Kno-.f "Why won't youT 'I say my name Is William Knott' " 'Oh. I beg your pardon.' " Then you'll be in this afternoon If I come around. WattT "Certainly. Knott' "Do yon wonder they rang off in de spair and disgust?" Kansas City la dependent Seotcb Fraakaeaa. In a Perthshire village recently n gentleman got out his violin to cuter tain some friends, says the Dundee Journal. After lie had played a couple of tunes he paused for a moment and said: "I hope yon like the mnsic. for I dinna pretend to be a fiddler, you know, and I never will lie. I always rememlier what a man told. me when I first began to learn the fiddle. When I started. I thought I was getting on splendidly, but one evening as I was practicing as usual he said to me: 'Yea. that's it. Is'l? WecL if a' Ihe good fid dlers In Scotland were to lie ta'en an drooncd r the noo there's ne'er a hair in your head would ever get weet' " fliadoo Confectionery. Like the Amerl-an girls. Hindoo girls are passionately fond of sweet things. One of liieir caudies sailu-Is very much like our plain sugar candy. II is made of sugar aud milk and flavored Willi atlnr of roses. Buddhikaltsil. or bair of Buddha, is one of their most popular sweetmeats. It is so culled lie cause it is in tine long strings like ver micelli. This Is made of sugar and cream from buffalo's milk, which Is ex ceedingly rich. The women pass most of their time eating candy and gossiping- A Paar Iter. "How did the hero of the story tome out? be asked of the Lid who had Just rolled up a novel and got t:p to si retell himself. "He was c chump." was the reply tn tones of disgust "He ha I two guns, a knife, a broncho, a lasso and a Imrile tif pizeu. and yit he let de villain punch tie breath out of him aud git away wid de heroine and a million dollars in cash." New York Sun. In India there Is more wealth than !n any country In Ihe worhL Cold, fais rics. Jewels and spices, for ages these Lave lieen produced and found in this lan I. One of the Indian princes owns Jewels valued at f l.VXIO.OflO. Xot So Bad. Critical Husband This beef Isn't fit 10 cat. Wife-Well. I told tbe butcher that if it wnsu'l good I wouhl send you round lo his shop 10 give him a thrash ing, and I bojie you'll take some one With you. for he looked pretty tierce, aud I didn't like tbe way he handled Lis big knife. Husband Humph: Oa. well I will say I've seen worse meat than this. London Fun. Tara Abaat. Mrs. Weeds Oh. you remind me so sntcb of toy Gnu bnsband! Mr. Weeds I'm gHd to hear It You've lieen reminding me of him so often.-Philadelphia Press.' The American consuls at ali foreign ports have the lawful right to examine Intending emigrants for the United State for the purjiose of ascertaining ;hat they are fit for admission to this miintr. Tbe Skill af One day a uitnralist lay motionless on a fa'dcU log in the forest and silent ly watched an animal at play In the grass near by. This was a large, brown lacki.fi mouse, a meadow mouse, that bad come out from his home nnder the log aud when tired of play bad sat cp to make hls toilet. I sing his Ton-paws as hands, the mouse cotiiIed the while fnr on his breast and licked himself smooth and sleek. Satisfied at length with his ap pearance be liegan to search for food. He did cot have far to go. for a few stalks of wheat grew among the thick weeds near at band. The mouse was so large that he could probably have beat Ihe stalk down tnd brought the grain within rendu. If not. he could certainly have climlied the stalk. He did uot try either of these plans, how ever, for these were not his ways. Sitting up very straight, he bit through lt., clollr ao lilr-t, nn o hn rni'.l.l ritli!k ! The weeds were so thick that Ihe ! straw could not fall Its full length, and the freshly cut end settled dowu ution , the ground, with the straw still erect and the grain out of reach. The mouse again bit the straw in two. and again the upjier portion settled dura. In ) this way he hit off five leu:hs cf i straw liefore be could bring the grain within reach of his paws. These fore paws were very skillful little hands, and he deftly husked a grain and ate It. sitting erect aud holdiug It to his mouth as naturally as a boy would hold aa apple. Our Animal Friends. Dancer of tlrlas Too Obliging. The other evening, while attending a lecture. Howard Totnkius obs'M-ved. sit ting three seats in front a man whorl he recognized as an intimate acquaint ance. Tomkins requested Ihe jM-rson who occupied the seat uext to him lo lean forward aud poke Ihe other Indi vidual with his stick. The polite stran ger at once obligingly did so. Whcu the distnrlied tierson turned his head a little to tiud out the cause of the Jioke. Tomkins discovered his mis take lhat be was uol the person he had taken him for. Flxiug his attention steadfastly ou the lecturer and affecting complete un consciousness of the whole affair. Tom kins left Ihe obliging' man with the stick lo settle with ihe other for dis turbance. There was. as may lie readi ly imagined, a ludicrous aud embar rassing scene, during Ihe whole of which Tomkins evidenced the pro fouudest possible interest In the lec ture. At last the man with the stick asked in aggrieved aud iudignaut tones: "Didu'l you tell me. sir. to poke that man with my stick?" "I certainly did." replied the una bashed Tomkins. "I wanted to see if you would poke him or uot." was the audacious an swer. Tea men's Weekly. Qoertloaa aad Anavrera. A school Inspector well known for bis weight was trying to extract the word "fiesh" from a class. His efforts bad failed, but taking hold o'f bis fat cheek between his thumb ami fore lin ger, he pulled It out and asked: "What's this 7 The unhesitating answer came promptly. "Pork, sir." The, same Insjiector was once giving an obect lesson on an umbrella. To Il lustrate his subject he took his own silk umbrella, which happened to have a small bole in it "What is ibis, boys 7 "An umbrella, sir." "And w hat Is thls7' "The stick, sir." "And these 7 "The ribs, sir." -With what is it covered?" Silence. 'Surely you know. What kind cf aa umbrella r ould you call it 7 "An old uu. sir." Cood Words. Wbra Itoraea Co ta Sleep. It is uot generally known that at least four out of every ten horses do not lie down to sleep. The horse that sleeps In a standiug position rests one leg nt a time. dcicnding on the other three to sustaiu Ihe weight of his body. The habit Is a very dangerous one. On ly a short lime since a tine horse In the stables of a big manufacturing concern went to sleep while standing In his stall aud fell heavily to the floor, break lug oue of his legs. A great many horses are permanently Injured as a re sult of accidents of this nature, and then- Is no way of curing them cf the habit Tbr Candy of Bird's 5 fit. The following Is a sample of English as she is spoke or wrote at Wuhu. 1U0 miles up the Yangtse: SOTTil CHINA VV AH HUNG BIRDS SKST & CO. THE CANDY OK BIRDS NEST. Tar CiihIt it prrtured ol Binl't-nent, which was amoul in ill Hit ruuntfin. W't mto It Uftr-o with t-niriw to take Ihe ilirty misty, and then put it into rutnr. thr is a great of tweetaia. fragrance, ami whitroiat. every old s.jU youuf aian are ought 10 eat. lur it ran make atmn?. There are two kinds of tioxr. one of litem ttie price is two dollars and Ihe other is four dollars. Suit Chi Wan Hiss Bum Nut A Co. No. 117. Nanking Road. London Globe. Dllllaata D racer. Mrs. Billings (asldei (loodncss me! Here comes Mrs. Spruce with her smart looking husband, and here John goes along by my side slopping and Fliuinfug". What shall 1 do lo brace him up? Ah, I know! (Aloud.i John! John! Did you see that handsome girl looking at you? Mr. Billings (with alacrity) No! Where? Where? London Telegraph. The Korean woman Is so little es teemed that she has not even a uaiiie. She Is simply "the daughter" or "the sister" of So-and-so. The trip by motor car from Cairo 10 the pyramids Is made in 1-1 minutes. Mce naoKtas, Bobsy Meade or the colonial office was anxious to have executions In Malta carried out more humanely. So he consulted Marwood. Mar wood strong ly advised the "long drop" and ex plained his own process thus: "There was Mr. Peace, a small man. I gave him a six foot dnn). and. I hassure vnu. sir. he passed hoff like a summer Leve."-"That Ileminds Me." by Sir Edward UusscII. Draws, "Y'es. It was a drawn battle." he said in talking tbe matter over with his wife. The G-yenr-old who was listening was silent for a moment. Then he asked: "What did they draw it wlthT Chi cago Post Philadelphia's Dlsj Clock. The clock on the Philadelphia city bail Is the highest iu the world. It has the largest dials. If the dials were out of the way and tracks were laid, two trains could pass each other run ning through the holes. The glass lu the four faces is fastened there by a ton of cement. The glass, if laid ou the groiiud. would make a walk a square long and ten feet wide. The minute baud will finish each year's journey by completing a 110 mile trip. It Is ex pected that this mluute hand will travel 110 miles annually for many years lo come. The clock Is strong, tnd the minute hand Is phosphor bronze and weighs 'JjO jhiuuiLs. TVbcre Hope Lla ere4. Negroes are unconsciously humor ous. The other day tw. roustabouts were overheard talking. They met on the levee after one had lieen absent from the city for several weks. "Hello. Hill: how Is yer7 Raid the first. "YJYiL" was the reply, "de doctors is give me up, but de police ain't"-Memphis Pel 111 1 tar. The Kind Ton Have Always In use for orer years, , ani Has uccn uu" rSJ - sonal supervision since its infancy . TciZcMti 1 nw no nn a to deceive yon in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Justs-jrood" are bufi Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health or Infants and CbJldren-Eiperience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Tarc eoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. 1C contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other acote substance. Its ajre is its jruarantce. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and At Ind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tbe Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's PanaceaThe Mother's Friend. CASTORIA GENUINE Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For TMf ccsrrau covMNf. The Smith Premier Typewriter t " !; BEST VALUE WRITING MACHINE, Ta or Tttieet Type Cleaner. Simplicity. imp -if. ass .AV . , ..atai '''mm Leader la Improvements. Our Descriptive Art Mill' The Smith Premier Typewriter Company. EOEEST S. SCULL, AGENT, SOLIEHSET. PA. l c3bnirs t I r.TER.tUlLiNAJ.1 A Dictionary of ENGLISH, Elograpfcy, Geography, Fiction, etc What better investment cou'.J l.a vizdo, in a copy of the International t This r qx-rvj volume it n vat tt.rvlouse of valuable information t.rr;-.:;;cj itiaeonvcnicr.t t-r.n I t hand, eye, and mind. Itb ir.s siU usx-d tu star.usr.l : '. -" 7 th.-..i r.ny other diet iorsrv il tic ral V Also tTeixitt s I '-jTr C-" Glossary, etc. " t rjt fla I Vi-'.Vr . M liil Trala Selected. Tliomas Evlisou r.st'd to liave Nikola res la working for 111 111 lu Ills ftmlio near I'ari.t Tesla came to hint one i!:it asking for work, and I-ldisou. who nei'tled helr. reft-rrtd him to tbe fore man, named Fulton. The latter took the youu;; foreigner on condition that he wouhl work. This Tesla did. For three days and nights he never closed. Lis eye.. At the end of the first fort night he had uot had 43 hours' Icvj all together, aud Fulton, the foreman, made him take a rct. lie also said to tho yuun? n:au that on acrouut of the strain they had lioth lieen under they tad better have a gofid meal. Accordingly the foreman aud the student wt-ut to a well known cafe on one of the boulevards and sot one of the biggest and thickest steaks pos sible. It was a whopiicr and eecmed to lie overwhelming for two. Resides, the garnishings were liberal, and there was enough good wiue. Between them, however, they managed to m.ike ev erything disappear, and then Fulton, turning to Tesla. . asked him If there was anything else he would like. "Yon're out with me. you know, and whatever you want Just order It." Tesla looked vaguely around: for a minute, as If making ep his rii-. l. and then hesitatingly said. "Mr. Fulton, if you dou't 111'nd I would like another steak. San Francisco Argonaut. Ilia MUtnke ni to Amerleoa Clrls. A Ixiuisvllle girl who was recently in Germany met a young English o'iicer who was In the same city. and. in fact, tn the same house with her fjr two mouths, studying German for his pro motion. Like must n'.trcpvttns. he bad the usual absurd ideas about the girls of this country, who. In Ihe minds of the -tint raveled foreigner, are rather hoyden creatures, v. lio smoke and have other masculine traits. After dinner one day In the early ac quaintanceship of Ihe couple the offi cer offered Ihe Louisville girl a ciga rette, and con her refusing It he saidt "Why. I thought all the girls in the Un!ted State Kinohed." "Sa we d ." replied the g'.rl. "b'.t never cigarettes, only plies. If yen will pet that pipe oT the mantelpiece In the next room I shall be charmi-d to smoke with yon." Not suspecting the Joke she was play ing oa him. the officer brought the : jk and tilled it. and it was nut i:nti! he saw the wry faces his friend made ia attempting to carry out the Joke that he appreciated the situation. He was continually tolling the American in a tone of surprise that she was Just like the girls at home in Ftigland. und her rejoiuder was: "Lieutenant, don't yon think a tidy Is a lady the world over?" Louisville Courler-JoumaL Sot nn Optical Case. Opt!cian-I ranuot seil you sper:aclea for your titisIutuiL He must come for them in per-HUi. What Is the nature of his visual defect? Woman A 0 cnt piece looks bigger to him t In il a f " bank note to other people. J e "f lora" Weekly. Nasal CATARRH la ail iU stages there shouU be cletiilinesay. Ilj'a Cream Balm deans, arm thee and heals the d. cwd mcbnne. It ctires ratsrrh an J drives avay a el io U icl qck:y. TSahn U placed Into the nostrils, spreads orer the membrane aud il absorbed. Bctic; la im mediate and a ran follows. It ia oot drying does Dot produce sneezing. Large Size, SO cents at Dr-t-gjtf or by mail; Trial Size, 10 ecnts by n!L XT BUOTHISS, S4 Warren Street, yw To t V n 1 i I n a w Bougrht, and which has been . 1. t. et.ilfneA tlT nas uoruo mo , 1 .,i.nn,1i iiia nlTw ALWAYS Signature of Over 30 Years. tt iroiiMf mrmrrr. mrw tow cttt. Uniform Vork. Scientific Construction. aa!" ti anar r Rapidity. 3- MfcKiaiciL'y Superior. CiUlogue Free. KM It, s!:ou'.l lo .1 c iusc'ao'J. CoIL - siilJ Diciicziir xr.l'j. a Ctc.tt::h tS- vi it-.; E-.li a qtiuui.y. ct.f4f f..-a j .a tiie. f-- ' ' -- " lOMERSF.T MAIIKKT KJtF ) COKKKCTED WtkULT Cock & Beorits We n tdnr, F,!,. Sth. rpei Da... tO 50 f. .. .. It .) toSi . 111. Appli 1 TnmnirMi Si Apple ButtiT, prr ?L ( roll, pii-r lb Batter, j frenh kotr. ner lb i creamery, per to... ... .. ;0 Beeswax per t a .country linm, per 8 10 to 114 J uicarcurel Uau-., per t l'j-l, Econ-Wte. pr !b .Jl. fUox. WbonMer, per Ii t n f white DUVT. Dr bus S'ilu5' -2 r"'1- 1 Lima, per ft l.a ( irrveu. Der 9 . cone. Xmfti,tJT ft ." .1. rvment ''"umberiand. per bbl. .. . 10 to 1 . 1 Hi to !. tlJti lo 4 0. Coranicsf, rw-r !b.. l. Ksgs, per do. , . f V. bhl ner TO lh V n IS bhl ptr sotiix Hor.ey, white e'ovfcr.pej T6 a Lttrd, per . jloliW I, one, pr t'bl ...... . MolaKes. N. ., per gsJ... Onions, per bus . .mo to 7 Potatoes. ter bu-i a;r., ."-if. Pem-nes, evaporated, per D s to ! r Prune i r to li e 1., prboi Plttsl ir, per bU .. l s, Dairy, U bus Kicks ..... . i " !5 " " Salt, lermitid a,lnm. Ixo ttsaoks .. ! maple, per ft 7 lo!0e iinportt d yellow, per ...jic wM, A. per fb 53 ur Kmrulx'ed. per fb y-ti'.r 1 Cuhe or pulverised, per fc...L v Pyrop. i'rr fni -,- J e- ) nmpie, pr jil 40 to (i-- Pforewarv, ifftilon 1. Tullow, per fti 's'tlW Vinegar, wrtil , , utnomy.per ou . . $1 -,n clover, p.T bus .-.-' lo 8 f " crlmin, pr ha. " a'ful'n. p.-j has M D I.I't-. . 1,1,. .Seeds. Millet, (Ifrrnan, per !n:s iCTiiry. wiiue oear.:iess, per bus. sio enrn hcl'e 1. per bus . I s- ii. i-r ii;s... . '.t t.lf rv. p-r bns .!. ..V wht, pr iiis.".."d. bmn, f.er ! !h .'.. enm . n.f rf . n.. Ir.i . - A Feed , -:. ' -"K. "1 IV r t noiir. roller nrrwvK rr Ko wt. " spring patent td fsniy' Flonr. ( noir.lfweriiii per i!tM!..fllV't ' Mid.tBW4wir;: CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Biltirooro and Ohio Railrcn.-. Somerset and Cambria Branch. "oraia fohnstown Mall Ktpiws Kv!cwov1 H is a. ia.. Somerm t 12 1 7. Stoveftown 1 : 3 hoov ervji(. jt:t. Jnhnvtown 1 :) p. m Johns'ow n AcenmiTMlHtinn. Itoekwnod 4 40 p. Ti).. liireiKet .Vl Stove-ow 0 sl Ktlv. ersviilefrti .tot n'wr 1; 30. StinTHVARh Mall. JolinaU.wn t 2ia.ni..Hcoveraville9 09 Stoyestnwn P Ji, s..n,.nt ir.ii Kookwood llrl 1. Expres Jolinfort 5 p. m H'wTeevine 2 S!iwtn 2 IT, Momenu-t S. lj Rock. W""t40. I ally. m F. I. UXDKRWonn, D.B.MARTIN Ceneual Manager. Pasaenger Trnfflc Manager. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD IM EFFECT H CV. 19. I89 ni)niiin) irs;nTTT. Trains arrive nl ilenanfrona thesiaiiot at Johnxlown as dl;nws 41 eriwTWABp. M'estern Erpre Soothwrntern ! inn.. j Johnstown Aeeoiun.ociatti.j,.. i. r-i-iriinnicuiifin, PlfClfle e,xnrpM vr Vajwenrer Ptttxbury Exprws. MaM Pilot T.lne JobiMlnwn AooommodatiVin BAaTWARD Atlantie Fxpr. twhorv Fxpnf a.rr.ii AiNHinmodftifin... Ktiiit Vstn Ijn4 F.sri ! .. Aii-M,na Arnimmoitatlor .- nn Awmniodaliin'. Fh Ivlripbla. Kllr ni r'"' Beauty of Design. ' 1 a. m. I f 1 " i .v I . nn j p. m. ' tXK - , Hlj n . ;.:f - 9-5 - - '. m 1 m n'st . , H M i0fT Tn m j m rrr m m m buym s rnarmacv. It rnsuire? a good selected stock and a neatly arranged TT? Pure Drugs 1 fresli and good condition. In the iray of Prescription XZ wo are sure to have it. Yon are alaj9 sure ftf gettiiig Optical Goods Z: m Tru?o3 Fitted. All of tbe best and oioHt approved Trs jj kept in stocs. aiiiacnoB puaranieeu. m m m m m fi'EEEEEEEEEEEcEEtt! )RUG ST Th's Model Lrus ?tore is rapi.llj becoming a -n at favorite .! FRESH-AND PURE DRUG MLUlLlNJbb. UYi JUrr. bUrruiiThFJ Loati ier's Pros OntAT CABl BZIHGTAKKS TO C8B OSLT VEEeH Ut rCRI ai.T:ci a. Spectacles Ee-Glases, And a Full Line of Optical Good3 abrajs on hand. Frc large assortment all can be suited. TEE FlilEST BBAHDS OF CIGMS Always on Isand. It is always a pieesurc 10 ci.-piay our gcctij : t teuding jiurclasers, wlether they buy from us cr tl.-tiare. I i IxLAIS STREET HARD AND SOFT WOOM Oak, Pop a't 8111 a zr, ffalnnt, l'eilow IMue. Flooring. Cherry, rShliaglea, I)or, Ith, Uhite Fine Ullailtt, . central line or ell gntdeeof Lnmber end Building Ur1a,l and RnoCot :ts tif atnes. Also. on fu retail anything lil the line of oor bcslness toorder with nmKf ble promptness), snctiaa Braeketa. odd-eUed;work Jetr. Elias Cunningham, Office tad Yard Opposite S.tCB, S. Sta Fifty-eight Years Okl!Fj ?iew H1NDAY. York PRACT.CAltY Tn-we -k! Tri A new hi. (i iiiail;li!v ltr.-;iv pnh nana' liintion, rrluc! v iIliir.lrHt, ih fur- bift fImrit of our ctuntrT p V trail, hlt--if.n. ; ortin. H ,hw j. ,rt;in, new- of tb N -trikn g n rrtr, ,.fth Daily Tri- B """f , .Mr l hnn. Si'fcul Vr ln-pairb-. Imm- tion and U orl J, th nnt r-ii' "e j tic aril K.r-i(!ii fiir.esponiipiicw, Short , r .;.,.Jt;nr Short St'-' lri:il Il f ,ri,ili.,n . . . ii . i :...,l,.,r .l DhP1I' : ...... .,- . .rn anJtefuiM ai;i" i"4' 5 cultural n alter, car-rnliv irvtwl ami ... , i..f..m t ronirirfhermv. nit KfiiaUrt finan.-ml Scientific and Ie.um-i ' e and Mark Kf port.. It w mailwl at .'ma v,,hiin rti.-les f.-r tbe W .men, - f hour a. th dH,l eilitiof.. rr -h. a lar H,"l'a n''',es I pif portion nf snrvrit4r, on dxioof iw.u luorous llluxtralion, for oij an j i Pr'. " T-nitHil States. IN Ei.lur uln.oripiion prii-fl KegularsiitHtTiplioD prif, l.GO ier year. l.OO per year. We furni-h it with tho HERALD for We furnish it with tbe IIKHALD $2 50 opr rwr no ner year. Send all Orders to the HERALD, Somerset IT "WILL PAY TO BUY YOCR -lemorial Work Wf.1. F. SHAFFER, 80MEBSEJ. PENS' A. -anr.&et arrr of and Demlar in East Work Fnrn, h()a BtMrt u in sunn nn 1 i 1 AUo, Agentfor the WIIITE BRONE ! 11'" If? ,ot Mi""m-rit Work wra rrtea Tery low. I invite special attention to Whrta Or Pura Jtno Mormrt. Wrr. F. ShafTer. I 1 . S Ill l store room to do a brisk business. VE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. JOHN N. SNYDER, Drussi-t. SOMKUsj;t.pa -1 re; LOUTHER'S 0 MAIN STREET, SOMERSET, FA. Teotilo in Fearch of SFOr.GES. TRUSSES TOILET ARTI CLE. PERFUMES, ETC. tmi Docron (VK rrB-foifAl. atttios to th cororD:u 01 cnptioiiSlFainili ReceM .- aJ'l . l J. M. LOUTHER M. D. SOMERSET. U SOMERSET Elias Cunningham, MAHXTVACTCbKB AUD DlALU A2TD WHOLES! I. ASS KnAILIB 0 Lumber and Building Materials P1;H Nta. III! lit fttat ki Xewel PosU, tie. NEARLY . PL BUSHED j ' 01 THURSO'' I V .. A . .. i r a New York rm. I itAi IT . i Fi'rrnfriMi?-ra-- , -wer-k!j A DAILY Weekly .N;i..n.,itwji,'j bune chwwtmow-i. Tribune a E3CS3ED BT scmnsis s 'am- Over 5CO Beautifut Designs, r ..';'H , s Cur- :- 1 ; f -- WU.cMT. P'i I SoOft 1 1
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