: Nf ioentiaL case. rfraaft-kt 0l mm BMWt CifMl Aaa Bos. It has lotg twea a matter of trgu UjeBt," a&Id the old lawyer, vbo u a a reminiscent wood, "whether a lawyer should defend a man that ha knovs to be rniity. There H an argt raeat on both atdea, and I do not pose It "win erer be settled to the aati tactiou of all. "A good many year ago I had a caee that aet me tj chinking, and I baren't jet determined what my duty wa In toe matter. At tbat tftne 1 had a aatell practlae In a little town1n tie western part of the atate. Cpon my returs to the town one day. after hav Ijf Wn away a few dy on a matter ef business. I was railed npoa to d fend a worthies! character who had been arrested for bog- stealing. "At that time every one kept at least one bog to be killed In the fall and alted down for use In oe winter. Or cT my nersbbora had butchered a beg a few day before, and the party that I waa railed npon to defend had been charged with theft of It. "The case waa about to ba called when I arrived, and I asked for a lit tle time In which to conault with my client. Tlil was granted, and taking him to on aide I aald: -Now. at here, the beat thing that yon can do ia to make a lea breart of the affair to me, and then I will know Jurt where 1 atand. Whatever yon may confess to me 1 will treat aa sacredly confidential, and I will do my best to clear you.' "1 didn't ateal his bog." protested the prisoner. "Then where did yon get th car rass that waa round In your posses sion T 1 demanded. - "Krota your back porch, boas.' h answered with a grin. "Then I remembered that Just before going away I had left orders to haTe rny bog killed, and I could only gasp, however. I went to work and clrared tay client of the charge he was nnder and took tbs carcasa of my own bog as payment for services rendered, but I bad hard isork treating what he old me as sacrvd and confidential." De troit Free fresa. ELASTIC APPOINTMENTS. Orts-laal Wy la Wnlen mm M. C. Pleaaea Bis Coaatltaeata. A noted il. C familiarly known aa Joe. Is oDe of the thriftiest men In con gress, and the patronage at hla disposal Is made to do effective work In bis home district. Not long ago be re a,uted of a certain chief In the Inte rior department an appointment as la Iwrer for one of his constituent. "w reqwst was promptly cms piled srKh. but. Kurt to the surprls of the chief, as promptly declined. The member was sent for. "What does this mean?" demanded the offlciaL "The man yon were so urgent to have named aa a laborer de cllnea the position." -Ten. I know." replied the M. C. "1 dvlaed him to." "Yau advised him to." echoed ths chief. "What was the matter? I gave yon exactly what yon asked for. didn't IT' "Tee." responded Joe. "I have no fault to And with the appotntmeot. The case Is like this: My constituents follow me down to Washington boptug to BP soft berths In the government service. There are a fleieti her now and not plana enough go around. I secure the appointment far one. be asks my advice, and I tell hla to decline; hla job at home la better, so be goes back satisfies. 1 appoint another. He declines .t my advice, but be has been paid, he Is flattered and content, and so on through ths Hot. Von see. a man learns a thing or two after 20 years In Washington, and I bare learned to make one appoint ment do for a dozen supporters." Sat o relay Evening Post. nMI( tmm tjmAd e. A workman In Cooper Institute. ha lng occasion to ascend a ladder to do some repairing In one of the public rooms, called to an old man whom he happened to see standing tr watching Lira. "Here, old feOow. bold the bidder for me. won't you 7" The "old fellow" started forward and held the ladder for the workman while be cilmbod up and did his work. "That unpretentious and willing old man," ssya The Independent, "waa re fer Cooper." It waa just like him. Pe ter Coeper'a aim In life and In the be neficent Institution rounded by him might well be characterized by the words 'holding ths Udder." Thou sands of rightly ambitions men and women owe the possibility of their -advancement to Peter Cooper. He baa held, and still holds, the '.adder, and hundreds upon hundreds of successful and grateful climbers aa they rise blem his memory. We cannot all bsild such piles as Cooper Union, but we can hold ths ladder some here, somehow, for somebody. Oar Ft rat Enptnr, At the time whea the war with Spain ad been brought to a ancceesful dom number of statesmen were dtscnssiag the future ef the country ever fhatr elgers to Washlagton. At last one eatbnsiast exclaimed, ad dressing himself to the most fn irnV ttent .member of the group. "Ia my epinipn we are drifting directly toward Imperialism, and yen, sir. should be the frst emtKTor." "Kot If 1 kaow It." 8rrwled the great man; "I am net fool enongh so wart to be the first empesor of a nation ef auch good shots." Harper's Magaztns. Pasberly-It cod L:m $1,000,000 to pot Ms Chicago son-inriaw on his feet. Flasberly Pear me. tut those CM eago people have Urge fett. Kansas City Independent. KaTeettra Keae4r. A good arory ts told of one ef .she chiefs of the civil service department who ha.d two affilefldBs n obfTgtog and easy doorkeeper and a pertlua dous efBce seeker, wbe waa a distant relative of the chief. Sea reefy a week Iiassed but the hmer called, aad the former wea moc tee peftte te strut List out. The chief at test, afer one ef the emal tMerrlews, -resolved to stand the traisanee no Ibirger, so. aummnlQg the doorkeeper when the TtsTtor had de parted, be said. "X, do yon know what that man comes after?" "No. sir." replied the functionary. "Well. then. I may as well tell yen. lie wants your place." The bore waa admitted no mora. TthBTta. A Waeal Emhi, T1j gitsfcgt height from which any ete baa accidentally fallen wttbout re atrtag any htyory beyond a staking waa nearly 1,000 feet by an Cast la iaa living ba the Island ef Oefetn. wb trH erer a ettff at that height. I Ha fal wis brshen at the foot of the preetplee by tBasses ef dense regetatloa. and he ttaflsd rt ae mors serious rnjaay tftaa a aevere shaking. The antben ftrtty ef fMs fall waa vo orbed 'or by the rsench wrltee. H. d ParvlMe. " A etaa whe e ui a eocoanot grove la Teneznela ts tsdependntt. aa the "eft continues to ripen af! the year rewd and brings a good price. Each tut aieiagea. aa anaoal fncome ef $1.28. It wa an Irish lawyer who in speak ing of the death ef a eollesgoe said, "He left A brilliant future behind him." oat never reanses bow little be real ly knows tintn be baa read a page or two of the dictionary. tttptoelre teltrss were Erst nsed la Ja-liS foryhontrag tigers and eNphaats, breasas Of tke BtAlaTe4. IL de Manacelne,the Russian psyclio! oanst, mentions the case of a persou born without arms or feet who !wajs dnsamed that he had been mutilated. Now, It ahould be borne In imind, he says, that the majority of persons born without arms or feet always dream that they possess these extremities. It la evident, he maintains, that this dif ference results, la the first Instance, from weak Impressions hereditarily transmitted, and In the second Instance from the strength and precision of these Impressions. Persons whose limbs have been amputated are aisbject to curious delusions while asleep. They never dream that they are walking on crushes; quite the contrary, they In variably dream that they are walking with tbelr feet, with this difference only that aa time passes tbelr extrem ities appear U become shorter and shorter. M. de Manacelne mentions aa a curi ous fact that this hallucination U very pronounced when the wound has healed without comBjilcations; while on the other hand there U no hallucination when the procesa of cicatrization baa been painfuL Moreover, we find the reason of this difference in the greater or leaser Intensity of the sensations ex perienced. Stin. If the dreams of ab normally formed persona are eharae terized by certain peculiarities, they re none the less subjected, as are other dreams, to the mysterious conditions of the human ortcnlsm, and, like o flier dreams, their repercussion on the wakeful state is identical. Tke Perms i tke ReMter. A good rooster story comes tim a Somerset county correspondent. A cer tain clergyman, whom we will call Eev. Mr. Little, gave one of bis parish ioners a rooster, as a slight token of esteem. In the family was a bright 4-year-old boy. and be always called the rooster "Srothtii IJ.'aJe." One morn ing the little fellow etw the rooster cemlag toward the house, and ha shouted. "Grqfkdma. here comes Broth er Mttle." ' Grandma never stopped to look out or make any lnqulriea. but etarted quickly to pick tip and set things to rights about the room. Tbla done, she asked the boy. "Wbeie Is Brother Lit tler "Jnst gon- Into the atable." replied the boy. Grandma thought aba might have time to change her dress and quitkly dodged Into another room and In a very short time appeared attired In ib otier gown, but somewhat out of breath. Again she asked the boy If be had seen Brother Little. -Yes." said the Innocent cMld: "there he goes bark to the barn with the rest ef Qie bens." Gsndma did not eay a word, but sat down for a few minutes to rest, and later she seemed to en'oy the Joke with her grandson, who looied on won deringly as though he only partly took In the situation. liangor Whig and Courier. Br Cketr felalsts. Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches have the credit ef providing the finest and most elaborate music but the finest music la New Tork Is U-arJ In the Jewish synagogues. It U chiefly aung. however, by the best singers of the Christian churches, who thriftily "double up" and draw two aaUries. a good arraiigeiBeut for both temples and ehnrebea. albeit the churchy pay double and sometimes treble the salaries paid by the temples. The salaries of soloists In the Urger American cities range from $00 to $.(00. the Utter sum being paid In a single Instance. All engagements date from Hay 1. which Is moving time for ehurrh stagers aa well aa bonse trior era. Their church saUries form Hie basis of the solelaMf Incomes, but many fees are earned as a resett ef ehnreh work. Weddings and funerals yield eule a nnmber. and private re citals at the home entertainments ef millionaire church members are weighted with the golden fruit. There are also whole orchards ef concerts and oratorios for those capable of ahaklng the trees. Euceess. (tr Be Tu Are ' Is such a thing I resteC There fa auch a thing aa being alto gether too clever." "Ton think so?" "I know It. I was walklag along the street yesterday when I noticed a 3 note lying en the pavement. I stooped to pick H up. but It looked like a coun terfeit, so I passed on." "And the note turned out to be a good one. or course?" "K It did not. but I was arrested before I bad gone ten steps farther." "Arrested? What for?" "For passing counterfeit money." London Answers. OkHartaa; Trawlers. "What is In that box yon are so ea re fill about. If I may ask?" Inquired ths man who had sec ares' the lower berth In the sleeper. "That's a rollectlen of rasa snakes 1 am taking to a museum. They are toe valuable te be trusted out of my sight." replied tje man who was pre paring to ellmb to the upper shelf. "Say. I'll trade bertha with you." "AH right. I'm not partienUr where I aleep." Chicago Tribune. Tfee SntaM ef Bleaearek. Hi. eh, mar "What la It. Geerrler "If yea bad married somebody else 'aides pa. would I ha' had red hair or Mark hair?" Indhtaapolia JoaraaL A man whe has neeer learned to write bis ewn name ts not so likely to 0?l rate taxable In this wosld as the ene whe has reamed to write anather saaa's. Dea't fee! with a wasp becanss he baaaens te look weary tad tired yen'n areliahry ami him an right ia the end. Chicago News. Ckltweea a tke "Perhapa what I Utve kvb e? oltllJ life In tke slums l.a nck- uieu mT heart the deepest acsrs," writes Vlrs. BaUlngtea Booth la The Ladles' Home Journal. "Poor little ecrepa ef ho manety. sick, puny and eWfonu4 or. what was evea weese still, vile ad evH ia word aad dtaposHton Before fane liy accents bad left their weeds. The asserts swarmed with them, play ing, cnarreftirg. fighting aaald Hie Jos tling crowd Irnd traffic until Ute mte the night, and tne bonnes were fall ef little figures that slept on the fioerr crouched tn the corners to get away from tbe drenken and brutal who de light In abusing the weak. In summer death's angel mowe tbem down through tbe hot season aa the scythe em the flowers amid the nay. and It has ef'en aemed to me that en aacn a mission ble Mack robes vanish, and be Is a veritable angel ef light." Vn la H Ma. Govt has been produced In bene by a Fixlau doctor who fed teem with meat. He gat the hens nothing bnl fcerseftrsta without fat apd ae mock water aa they liked. wM OefrfeeaMe results te tbe enfortunate fowls. V ar te Instilled tbe disease, be thea un dertook to drive out tbe nrle seld by administering eggshell which relieved the hens to a certain degree. Ceeellee All tke Otkee Bars.' Ia there anything In wblA yon ex celled when you went to achoofr asked- U lea Cayenne. ."Tea." answered Willie Wlshlngto. "I made more blunders than any other boy la the otasa." Washington Star. A bell aonnding tbe curfew signal to go borne smacks aa much of rlne rule as a new married man not btiug ailow- ea a latoiikey. riilUdelpuia Tiume. " A DOMESTIC EPISODE. fka Wife's ArtUtie Deeeratleai ef tke Littla Drawls. Reeaa. When he got home that night, abH confronted him at tbe door, and he gasped with horror. She waa not dressed for dinner, and ehe had one arm In a sling. Both thumbs were done op In huge bandages. There waa a towel tied around ber tousled head and a cut over one of ber eyes. Thi odor of liniment was heavy on the air. "For heaven's sake what baa hap pened?" ha asked. Without a word she led the way Into the little drawing room. Over the cushioned couch oriental draperies bad been dispersed artistically with spears and armor, forming a beautiful, coxy corner. A lamp, burning dimly. Lung In the center. "I pat It cp myself today." she said. "I had grown tired waiting for yon to do It. and the decorators wanted $00." He seated himself luxuriously among the pillows. "II ow on earth did you manage It alone?" be asked, with exaggerated ad mlratloa and wonder, lie knew Juat bow it waa done. Ue had alv.iys bad to put It up himself before this. "Oh. Just a piece of lead pipe, a few tacks and a paper of pins."' she said aim ply. yet proudly. "I only fell off the stepUdder twice." There were almost tears In his volet when be spoke. It really touched him to see her standing there bandaged like a broken down race horse. Besides that, no one knew bow be had dreaded the task of patting It up himself. "Ah." be said, "when will we men realize what a priceless treasare we gain when we win she love of a true woman!" He stretched out hla arma affection ately toward her. and tbe entire thing collnpscd abont his head with a crash. Kate Uastervon In Life. PUNNY HUMAN NATURE. A Little Story Tket Ulaatrafas Bmm ml Ita Peaaller Pkaaea. Toung men can never tell where to look for a ally In their love affairs. A few afternoons ago one of them was leaving a haoosome residence In tbe upper part of tbe city. Ue walked un steadily, be will never be paler, aud V waa evident that be waa In great trou ble. Ue scarcely noticed ths brisk ap proach or the old gentleman who owns the bouse and the daughter, though the suitor had ImD diligently dodging the fajher for nunlha. "llellol What's this? Sick?" and the old gentleman firmly planted him self In the way of the treating lover. "You're not fit to go our in this storm, young man. Come Inside. Take a drop of cordial. What do yon mean, risking your life like this?" "Not there, sir." In a faint voice. "I'll 'never enter that house again. Tour daughter Just refused tne." Now the father had told her a seore of times to "get rid of that chap." but he is sympathetic and choleric. "What." pounding the walk with his cane, "refused you? Jilted you? Put you In this awful atate? The minx! She'll hear from me! Look aa though you were dying, poor fellow! Haw many times have you asked ber?" "Once." "Only once? Thunderatlon, man. IH bet I asked ber mother 50.000 times before she'd have me! It'a In tbe blood. Come In here. Ko. take a walk arouitd tbe block and then coiue. The kiea ef that girl thlnklug that she knows ber own mind! It's absurd! Brace up. now. We'll bring her to time." Aud It looks as though they would. The old gt'utU'innn looks sheepish, tbe girl lei'.hs often without apparent a use. and the youth calls reguUrly. Detroit Free Prers. Tommy's Trlanpb. "Please, sir." asked Tommy or his teacher, "what Is meant by tbe 'sooth lng weedT " "Does your rather smoke. Tom my 7" asked tbe teadier. "Tes. sir." answered Tommy. "And what does be smoke?" asked the teacher. "Bncea!" cried Tommy. . "Tobacco, yon mean. Tommy." cor rected teacher. "Well tobacco la orten called the soothing weed.' But ft Is tolaeeo. Tommy, not 'bacea.' There U bo sueb word to the dictionary." "Tea. there is, sir." cried Tommy. "Ten're mistaken. Tommy, there Is not," said teacher severely. "But." he added, with a superior smile, "if yon ean show me the word "bacea' In an English dictionary I will let yon home aa boar earlier than usual" Tommy seized his dictionary, hastily turned over tbe leaves and pointed trt nmphantly to the word "bacca," "a fruit bavlDg seeds." Teacher floored and Tommy trium phant. London Answers. Selflak Rdwara lit, King Edward III of England was a great epicure, but a selfish one. While he gnrged himself witti a multitude of eeurses and dUhes, be forbade his serrann esting meat or fish more than eaee a day and ordained Is la w that ene ef his subjects shoulJ.Lave at dinner or supper more than two courses aer above three dishes for each conrse. ftiarlorte Broate Kot Flattere. An Interesting anecdote of Charlotte Bronte la recalled by Mrs. Humphry Ward la her blngraphloal Introduction to "Vilette." In 1S51 tbe authoress, having refused repeated Invitations to London, on the ground that having done no work she deserved bo treat, finally consented to pay a short visit to the family of her friend and pub lisher. Mr. George Smith. Thackeray was -at tllis time at the bttgbt of bin popularity In London, and Miss BaSme ar-lved la time to hear bia second lecture on the English hu morists. When It waa over. Thackeray, who had recognized the timid little woman sitting by Mrs. Smith, eame down from th Rfetfunn. and. shaking hands tfth lifes Breasi, asked Lar bow she led it- There are few persons whe weaid not hava been flattered by eueb aa attention, but Miss Bronte, on the contrary, waa almost offended by K. a4 when ahe Introduces a aiaitta In cident In "Ytletie" she corauieuia en the rcstlecsaess and tbe lack of de airable self control on tbe part of the leetnrer. A Teste Beetleas. -Mrs. Hohmboddte John, dear, while you're down town I wish you'd Just call end say tb? mnilner $17 the bill la. bet If yon give her $10 Mr. Ilohmboddie I'd rather settle It In fun. - Mrs. Hobmboddie Well but I want yon bring me six yards of that love ly stcr from Mate-hem's IU get you tbe p-psernand that will take the efberT. Then I'll jest make a mem orandtrji or the trimmings, that win be about $3 more, and If yon love me yoc know the kind of gloups 1 want. Ton re bqtrght them often enough. Now, dear to j, yon won't forget? Mr. Uokmbovldle No. I'll remember; an-, by the way. rn t-i- my tonIC tie along and get K renewed. I've felt jnrte ran down ef Ute. Mrs. Ilohniboddie-Ionr tonle? Why. that eosta $LK! It aecms Just like throwing money In the stteet te pay for medicine. Don't yon think you coo Id get along without it? Judge. A Sat sttak. She Are yen superstitious? He No; 1 think not But whv Am yeu ask? She I waa rein- to eet tan a iimvl knife for a birthday nresent. Imt one told me the gift of anything shaTj irieuuxurp. Us-Oh. IU risk It. I'm c elected by a woman would cut any. Fat Hit Wasted a tftrrcetioa. That was a Hoe report you had of the explosion," puffed the fat man, who did not know there waa an ele vator In the building and climbed three flights of stairs to the editor's of fice, "a fine repot t. I in est say." And sarcasm fairly rang In his tones. "Did you know that It was my furnace that blew up, that I stand the loss, that but for me you woulda't bave the Item? "If you are D. J. Jonee, we did." "I am D. Jacobus Jones. Ton didn't tven spell ont my middle name. You'd think that my wk'e and hired girl were tbe whole tiling Uie way you wrote It np." "The girl waa terribly burned, and your wife was badly hurt while saving, the girL Ton don't appear to have had any band In the matter." "Didn't, hey? Did yoo notice bow alowly I aat town when I came hi here? Did yon bear me stifle a groan? I'm sore aa a felon from the crown of my head to the sole of my foot. That's what I am. Bat there's not s word about that." "Were yon In the explosion?" "No. WUh I had been. When I heard the report, I knew soae ona must be hurt. I fell down stairs. I rarr five bloeks for a doctor. When I got home, I was so exhausted that I had to retire, and thla morning I had to roll out of bed on a chair to get up. It wasn't my fault that the doctor was out or that an ambulance waa at the house when I got back. Ton can say that I showed great presence of mind and got out and bnmped myself or atop my paper. Good day!" Detroit Free rress. ' They Par tke Rest. "There is." says a traveler, s atock aaylng which they have at Queens town. Ireland. It U there the steamers pick up tbe malls, which can leave London 12 hours later than the boats do Liverpool and overtake them there. Frequently, however, deUya occur, and then tbe passengers kill time by going ashore, and the native la always In wait to sell them shlllalahs and other things, auch as bog oak Jewelry, canes, etc.. which are supposedly Indigenous to and characteristic of Ireland. "Some of the shlllaUha are wnsier ful and awful to look upon and bars no possible place In real life, their only object being to take In tbe unwary transatlantic traveler. One I aaw there had a head fully six Inches In diam eter, wHh projecting knobs and roots thickly covering It It was so heavy that to lift It waa an effort and to car ry It any distance without using a dray a physical Impossibility. It was a murderous looking weapon, and a blow from It on the head would have done for any living thing, even a darky from Georgia. "'Why,' I ashed In my surprise, what on earth do yon use this for?" " That T he rejoined. 'Arrah, that's what we ,pay tbe rint with.' "I've got It yet" New Tork Trib une. "Watt until I have washed off the postage stamp on this envelope, spoiled in the addressing," said a man. "It la not necessary to do that as Is commonly supposed," said a Uwyer. "You may take your scissors and cut out the adhesive (npt the Impressed) stamp and stick It fast to your new en velope with mucilage notwithstanding the adhering piece of the old envelope. "It does not look nice and may be come detached In the mail bnt If the stamp Is a genuine, nnused. adhesive stamp It Is not questioned. The gov ernmect when It sells an adhesive 2 cent stamp undertakes ror such consid eration to transport and deliver to des tination the letter to which it la affixed. The fact that it has a piece of an en velope to which it was formerly at tached, but not nsed or deposited for mailing, does not relieve the govern ment to execute rts part of the con tract when the letter Is deposited for mailing, tbe stamp being otherwise perfect "An Impressed stamp, however, cut from an envelope la defective and In valid for postage purposes. It Is as tonishing how many of these are used, some people apparently being unable or too Ignorant to discriminate between adhesive and Impressed stamps." Washington Star. A Ra4ld Obaerver. Here is a story with a moral: A eonntryman had Just returned from a Journey to Paris. One or his cronies ftfked him what opinion he had formed ef the Parisians. "Delightful people." he replied, "but frivolous, changeable and r (together Incapable of forming an. attachment of any duration." "How iong were yon there?" asked his friend. "Three days." Chicago News. Ranial Eseaae. P. T. Barnum's propensity for pirati cal Joking begin early to assert Itself. Once a man was on trial to a local court for a small misdemeanor. Learn ing that be had no money to hire a Uw yer, Barnum offered to conduct hla de fense. With great solemnity he made a lengthy plea In which he virtually aeensed his client of being guilty of half the Crimea on the calendar, end lag with a recommendation to the mer ry of tbe court on the ground of jp aeund mind. The man. though escaping with a merely nominal sentence, was furious at the trick that had been played on him. He was finally appeased by Bar num's explanation that he bad pre pared a defense for two different cli ents and had In Ms case delivered the wrong plea. Maltland Leroy Osborne la National Magazine. Daajtrrona Ess. A yetmg clerk received Instructions from tbe proprietor of a produce bouse to Front etrcrt some days ago to put into a case of eggs a card marked "Ccnrauteed." Tbe proprietor thought no more about tbe matter until Uter In the day. when ke waa soiled to tbe phone by the pur latxer. "I don't want these gs." be said. "Whet Is the matter with them?" asked the proprietor. Tbey are marked "Quarantined' and are too euggestlre of disease." It developed Liter that tbe clerk bad wriea "Quarantined" Instead cf "Guaranteed." Memphis Scimitar. A lKbkorke4 Htaofbt. Tester?n.v I wet George as I got on the car and I said. 'Hello. George. Iiow're yoo getting on? Then be aald. I alo't Betting on. I'to getting off.' " "Welir "Today I wet him at I was getting aff the ear and I said. He!!o. George, new're yon getting onT Then he said. I alnt getting on at all I'm pnttliig aiy mother-in-iaw on.' " Chleago Ree srC tare's Uraiea. A careful survey of the underground water courses la the carboniferous Rmesteae district of Yorkshire, Eag Und. has revealed the fact that there exists In that eounrry an extensive sys tem of subterranean streams, many of which Issue miles away from the points ailed "sinks." where the water (rained from tbe surface enfura the reeks. SlmlUr phenomena In ether parta ef tbe world, not yet so. care fully Investigated, occur en a much Urger wme, and recent etodlee of the eeean liottom near the border of con tinents have shown that rivers of con siderable size sometimes enter tbe sea beneath the surface. Rla Fotat ef Tlew. he A married con Die shonld nntl la. get her like a team of horses. He-os. and they probably would If. like a ream or horses, they had bnt one tonjtie lietween tLeTn.-Cb.ica go Keaa, ' THE THINNEST OF MEN." Claatfe Seerat Might Bt Bw Wf tafcea Fr a. Blela- Instances of remarkably thin men are not uncommoa, but Claude Am Ln5f Scurat who waa exhibited In 1823. waa such an extraordinary pcr Ku.ie that no fewer than liOOOO per ious visited blm to a few wveks. Seu rat waa bora in 17S7 and was there fore 33 years of age when he made hi tpptflrance. As Hey Cooper, the faiaoaa physician, was among the throng who poured Into the bullCag to which Seurat re Teived those who were anxious to see him. and in writing of him be said: "Seurat Is without doubt the most uysterious being 1 have encountered. UU face U that of an ordinary man. somewhat emacUted perhaps, bat not remarkably so. Uia eyea are bright and his voice Is pleasing. Seen In the ordinary costume of the day. be In no way differs from the average foreigner, but atripped of hla padded clothiug be presents an astounding spectacle. "Uis arma are mere bones, covered by parchmentlike skin and muscle, and fieih he appears to have none. He U toe re fore scarcely able to nie'e hla arma and legs, and walka. though without apparent effort with extreme difflculty. On measuring him and weighing him I found that his chest measurement was 304 Inches, which Is fair; that his weight was not more than 43 pounds, tbe bones being much smaller than those of an ordinary man of his stature, who mlgaj weigh 150 rounds. In -appearance. Indeed, he so fluch resembled a skeleton that a shortsighted person might easily mis take him for one." Feu rat's rood consisted of two or three ounces of bread and tpeat dally, and sometimes he took a little wine. He was reniarkaMy Intelligent and well read and picked np English rapid ly. On arriving at places where he waa not known be was accustomed to walk out la hl paddsC clothes and did not attract any partlcuUr atten tion. He sa!! that until the age of 10 years he resembled any ordinary boy. but that be suddenly wasted away. He died to 1S49. aged 12 years. Chlca go Newt NEWS TRAVELS FAST. Tke Mraterlaaa War I" Wale It Spreads Tkroagk aa Aadleaee. "Yoo cannot keep news, especially war news, out of any public building, be It theater, concert room or lecture hall to matter bow deeply engrossing the entertainment may be. and from one man. who perhaps knows only one soul In the place, coming In with the news of a statesman's death, of a great victory, or what not the whole audi ence of a couple of thousand people V7I11 know tbe news In fire mlnntes." The gentleman who thus spoke Is one of the most experienced theatrical man agers to the world, and be went on: "I could gfcre yon some most striking In stances 'from my own experience of what I say. I have seen a big ffudlence convulsed with UugTrter at 0 o'clock, say. but through a bare whisper or a great outside calamity that circulated through the bouse with almost the ra pidly or telegraphy, that same audi ence has been restless, universally grave or race and absolutely Inatten tive to the very culminating point or fun on the stage. And the singular tblug Is that actors who have never left the stage have, through tbe me dium of whispers im tbe band or from tbe stalls, known all that tbe eVirlual messenger of evil had to telL "The late Be v. C. n. Spurgeon once told me that be had known this same thing precisely to occur during the course of a religious service, and when a vast congregation were on their knees. IIp gave me the time and place and explained how. from the whisper or a doorkeeper, a kneeling concourse ef thousands knew tbe whole story of a national crisis In an Incredibly short time." London Tlt-Blts. Think Tkey Nee Edlttaa;. The blue pencil apparently did not exist In olden times. We hare read &a pagea ef Marcus Aorcllus at a stretch without understanding a word of It Epictetus Is equally hard to read. Marcos Aurcllus and Epictetus are philosophers without doubt but they have a style that gives you a headache. Both need editing. The man with the blue pencil should get after Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. Emerson'a books also clamor for the Blue pencIL 'Carlyle Is another clumsy writer greatly In need of the blue pen cil of a good editor. A wise saylug Is not a matter of faith. Unless you can see It and understand It It ia not a wise saying. Atchison Globe. A Tellralt A "befo de wah" matron was teach lng one or the little darkles on her plantation "how to spell The primer she used was a pictorial one. and over each word was Its accompanying pie ture, and Polly glibly spelled "o x. ox." and "b-o-x. box," etc. But tbe teacher tflought that she was making too rapid progress, so she put ber band over the picture and said. 'Polly, what docs o-x spell?" "Ox." answered Polly nimbly. "Ilow do you know that It spells ox. Polly r "Seed his tall" replied the opt Tolly. San Francisco Argonaut Tke Defter Way. "You ought to be ashamed or yocr aeir." said Jones to bis neighbor, who was an aged millionaire. "Here you are a man of wealth and position, and yet you put out your ash barrel every morning with your own bands to save a few miserable pennies!" "1 guess you're right neighbor." re plied the miserly old fellow. "Now tlrat-you have rpoken of It I 'tin see that It fe hardly tbe thing for a mnn in my position to Hereafter Ml have my wife do It." Chicago Newa. Does Baby Thrive? If your baby -is delicate and sickly and its food does not nourish it, put fifteen or twenty drops of Scott's Emulsion in its bottle three or four times a day and you will see a marked change. We have had abundant proof that they will thrive on this emulsion when other food fails to nourish them. It is the'same with larger children that arc delicate. Scott's Emulsion seems to be the element lacking in their I food. Do not fail to try it il your children do not thrive. It is as useful for them ia summer as in winter. A si jrr dclr if ikil is not true. SCOTT A BOWSE. Chuusa. Kw York H. HCSTOX, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, sod verythlnt partaJntnc to ranermit faro- j Mbeo. Afcelable Preoatationfor As similating iteFoodandUeguia- Lng the Stomaas aouwweia Promolcs DigcstioaChcerfur ness are! Rest.Contains neither OpiumlQrphine nor Mineral. OT NARCOTIC. t - HirmJmd- Aperfect Remedy for Conslipa Tion. 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' if) mm Aim TTehstir's Cottrgiate Dictionary with a Scottish Glossary, etc. First clue in quality, sccoud duss ia siai-" i-fT- Performed Too Well. The man whom 1 shall marry." said the proud beauty, "must perform thru tasks." "Name the first." snld the lover. "Go and umpire a ball game." lie bowed and departed. After two mouths be rvturned. hay ing been discharged from tbe hospital cured. "Name the second task." he said. "Go and act as Judge of the Asbury Park baby show." Again bo depot ted. In a week be presented himself again. "1 owe my life to the Jersey police." be said. "Name tbe third task." "Attend a tcetlng of a bicycle club and state which. In your opinion. Is the best wake of wheel." He went and he returned. "Dearest." he said. "1 am still In the rlffR. At last you will be mine!" "1 have changed ray irrtnd." said the maiden. "In tbe first place. 1 conld not marry a man of your preseut porsounl appears see. In the second place. I ahould be afraid to marry a man with auch a record for pugnacity. Forgive me." After thinking the matter over he forgave ber. lie thought be might ns well do so. And so they were not married. Brookljn Life. A Spelllas Cemprtllloa. The ther day Joues said to Brrivn. "I'll bet you anything you like you ean't spell three simple words I'll give you within 20 seconds." Til go you. What are IheyT" said Brown. "Well, ben? goes." Jones wtld as be pulled out bis watch, "ltelleve." "B-e-l-l-e-T-e." "Kevelve." "K-e-e-l-r-e." again Brown spelled. "Wrongr said Jom, "WbarT exclaimed Brown in sur prised tones. "I've spelled the two words you gave me correctly. I'm certainly not" Tlxne'a upr Jones said triumphant ly. "Why didn't you spell the third Word w-r-o-u-g?" AdTBtasrs of tannin. "Not oh Is' la It healthy to yawn." aays a French physician. "Hut artlnVkil yawning should be resorted to In cases of sore throat, buzzing of the ears, ca tarrh and like trouble." It Is Kald to be as effl-aclous In hs way as gnrgllnt; the throat, with which process It Should lie combined. THE . CLEANSING AND HEALING CURE FOR ATARRH CATARRH is EIj'sCreatnBalm Eay and pleaanl lo iiho. Conuins nc' injurious rime. It ia onii-klv ab anrtd. Gives relit I at once. It opena and COLO N HEAD Cleansea ths Natal Pas-..-. AlUys In flainiuation. Ileala anrl PnJwIt Hi. msm. brsii. Kextore the Senses ol Tte and Small. Lsree Sire. 50 cents st Drug? s; or mail; Trixl nize. 10 rents by mail. ELY BROTHERS. 5i WarrenStreet, New York. JTEOAL NOTICE. To Ella Conghenoor. of CnnnelMvllIc, Pa and l"taart- shultx, mtdnce unknown. Yon re hereby no:! fll that In pnrmanre or a writ of pari I lion lwnl out of the Or phann' t'oort of (Somerset County, IV, I will bold an Inqiiw' on Ute premt on the real e.ta of bndwick Hrrw.k. drrejied, !ui ite In Knlrhope fownh-p, SomrH County. 1'h , on Kridy, th 11th diy of Mar, I'.no, whn and where you in attend if you think proper. fberUT. Offloe. J. B. BAYLOR. Mrch 14. lWa bhAtiir. mm II II El ' li i)l & i y mm For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Use For Over Thirtv Years Uniform Tork. Scientific Construction. Rapidity. MechanicaSy Superior. Art Catalogue Free. SOMERSET MARKET REPORT iiinni.iun i Cook & Beerits, Wcdnctday Fib. 28th. fpi ba..., AtihImJ ilriml 9t 1 YKDORltcd t Apple Buttrr. per a. Batter. freb.'kej, per l l crvamery, per tseeswsz per n .country ham, per i , in to i c. 1 urcureii nm, per s 12-14 1 shoulder, per t . . .in to He n f whtte navy, per bus $L0u to j'iii Beana. Ulna p,r g, ,(lc rofTee. 1 gren P"r . IV- ionee. j rn,,., p.r i . 10 to l-V (v-,.. I Cumberland, per bbl ! no to l.M cement j portImn(lt pr hbl. fcL50 to 4.nr Cornmotl, per It .. IWcj Eitga. per do . y n.b.Ukeherrtnt.bbVc-r3U,:fS Honey, white clover.per J Lard, per lb 7 to lOr 1.1 me. per hbl ...l.im , R ... V I onions, per u.. m to 7 ! PouUe. per bus 1 to i rVHChee. evaporated, per h to lie iruiK. 11 r kj J1 U HT . T., per btl fi.2i Httsburr, per bhl . Dairv, bun sck . i " " " V Salt, rround alum. InO t imekHSIlSl. V "-)'". v , . . 1 vo;i' Imported yellow, per t V white. A., per lb V.-Xlc rranulated, per t -'.e Cu1)e or pulverised, per m . 10 per ml 3.ic ntHDle. tMr 1 M tn. iL Sugar. 8ymp. Stoneware, rallon " se Tallow, per t to Se lnegar. per ei j 30 to c unootoy, per oo. . f I V) clover, per bus $50 to 00 " erlmwin, per bm " alfMlta, per bus M .nb. u- 1 Reed a. I barley, white beanlletet, per bus 1 V I buckwheat, per rum .4ie Grain I corn t helled, per bua ts to W ijs r r , k t . 'e rye, prbu.- .vie wheat, per ba.. foe bran, per lotf Im Se corn and oau chop, pr 100 aWL. 8.V floor, roller prorem.per bbi. ..) uprlnj patent and tkeer A Feed Floor. inonr. lowerrdV7lloisJiiSijL40 Middling ,.ft5o,"Szzz-rr i CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore nd Ohio Railroad. Somerset and Cambria Branch !ORTHWAD. Johnstown Mall Kipiwu.-Rock wood 11 a. m.. Sonteret Iitt7, StOTestwo li33. Hoov- emvlile 11 -tj, Jobontown 1:: p. m. ' Joheatowa Aecommodntlon. Rtrk weod 4 40 p. to., mitin-net li Stoyestow n o:3L Uoov- envll6:4i Johntown d-30. aorrrwwAKB. Mull Johnxtown 8:3a.m.,HooversTil1eflt Htoveatown Homeret ust Hoc k wood 10: Ik Exprees.-Johni.towB vgo p. Roovern t1 i::tX Htoynatown 447. Somerset fclf. Hock w;od 4:40. Ii;y. .. r. d. t;NDERwior. D.B.MARTIN e,u Maoser. Pamenf er Traffic llanacer. PENNSYLVANIA RAILKOAD. TIH ITANDiRD TIBIi l?l EFFECT NOV. 19. I8S9 MTnimn wimrt,r Train arrive and depart from the station at Johu.iowu aa follow: W8TWA. Wratern Ftptm. Hon th western Exprms lfihr,fnn & ww. ... .i . t 4:M ' " "v""mJi-tn f AOJ Johntown Aceomroodation S-52 . in,- r. j.rrmm , TJ) Way Paiwenger Plttabari Emr . ""rn Kt Line ' '. " ! Johnstown Accommodation f p. m. Vanted fin Idea eaa think " t B-ti, ita. w 'Mil' 4r 1 Z i) to ai JlAL jt Lmmt ku' .'.. I . , . e - g Snyder's PharmacB It resuires a good selected stock and a neatly arran room to do a briA business. WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. Pure Drugs IT-.iCt'rJ Lr fresh and goodjcondiu'on. In the waj of 1 Optical Goods 1ZT. Trusses Fitted. All of the best and most approved T- kept ia stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. This Model Drug Store ia rapidly becoming a great faturitc Teople in Search of FRESH AND PURE DRUG MEDICINES. DYE STUFFS, SUPPORTER SPONGES. TRUSSES TOILET ARTI CLES, PERFUMES. ETC. TBi Doeroa sites raaacnAl. attkhtio toth coarorsoiiieor LoiBr's PrescriBtionslFamily Eedci IIUT CAKB BSIHS TAKES TO CB OSI.T rKSSB 1KB rrEI AITICIBt Spectacles, Eye-Glasses, And a Full Line of Optical Goods alwayB on hand. Fnn large assortment all can be euitci Always on band it is always a jlcasure to di.-plny oi;r good? tending purchasers, whether they buy from us or el-okre. MAIN STREET .... 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