the history of "prip." or influents. i only i travd lack, wiui any ctr jir. for St0 yt-r.rs. Perhaps lu home tin Russia. It tftatna certain broad ,-iti -hh-h make it recoe- -able erV-n o'.'T sih tU name a V "pom! corns-lion" anl th new l i-bt-' A curious description of It 3. i,. na.no f "rOfllH'lUCDe IS .ui in the diary of Tierre de L'Es U in the time of Henry III of niee. as follows: j'lie coiuelu-!ie at raris, year 15S0. .r,. M rtav to tbe fella day of ie there Ml sick at rarla 10.000 ,.i.s of an Maes having the form ,i rheum or catarrh, which they call 1' tVIUflU-lie. lura " " ii v iih a iin n th head, stomach , i loins au.I a Uss.tude throughout f- l-vly, and it persecuted the whole J i .. f i r-inco while tbe rearlast- that once bavins come hardly rll.T in a. town or village or nouse J i'he best remedy tbe doctors found . 1 . ..., a m f rnrrl i to make me sict ie. To some lliej ordered bleeding i ri.ni.arb. for others cassia, and l-uiv thev found It best to keep the I - ... . n Msnt k in U-u ana mow iurit ms. 1 drink. TUey say at Tsris hat of i,..1him' tbepe were eal at ii.e. In l.ss than three months, more U 10, WO N-rsons." f oa? is t- really do pixxl by gar uj -that is, if one U to Insure that fluid shall reach the interior wall tlie phnrynx-the uoi must be held .1 the M'ad must be well thrown ,-k wLile performing the gargling , :.-. In nennl mT 1 icfss. I j -i i ' " -- " i v the anterior surface of tbe uvula J st ft iialate and the base or the :.Mie are reached. Rut by holding uosc and throwing the head well (-k when pnrfrling the niedicament k In s every surface of the pharynx 'v effw-tively. I'be comparative value of the two ihoda -na lx t.-sttnl by painting the i.Tior surface of the pharynx care V.y with a strong solution of liiethy ,e Mue and then letting the patient r-k- with water la the csr.al way. icu it will be found that the water vied will be th-ar and unstained; n let Iiitu paigle again, holding the m- an.? throwing his head well. back, in n tlie ej.-i tctl fluid will be found tilled, oud an Inspection of the :n-yus will show that the blue has . n washed away. Has is a thing worth remembering, r many observers have maintained at rart'ling Is not only useless as a i-thod of medication, but is uite in-!-ctual even as a means of cleansing e pharynx. Charlotte Medical Jour- Idratlfied. A richly dressed woman entered the ii'-e of a trust company in Philadol :a the other day to rent B lox. !Iave you aa.r one to identify you?" -:;(! the alleluia lit. i 'cr'ainly tint." said the woman ln-.-nanily. "EverylMKly knows who I "That may le," was the reply, ""but i!.'ii"t know that you are the woman .' ihat luiiiie." .lust theu another woman, who had u transacting some business, raised r bead, and a frigid nod passed le v ru them. "io you know this woman?" asked .c bank otliciaL 1 don't want to know her," snapped e woman. -Slie lives next door to .. aud instructed her footman to k my dog, just !cHUse It ciianced lx' ou her step. You needn't ask me i identify her, for 1 won't." 1 wouldn't let you Identify me," re-i;.-d tlie apilicaut for a box. "I think ii have acted horridly almut your i dog. and you left the lkreas so- .ty. telling cvcrylKsly ou wouldn't iong s long as I was a member. A e Cliristiau spirit V lu the meantime the bank otTitial, en- "ely satisfied that the i.lenlij cation . :;s complete, handed oer the key to i;e 1hx, to the ill concealed chagrin I she other woman, who had Identified ir cgaiust her will. New 5"ork Trib ne. 1 Tkositbt Tfcey Wrre Doct. f jiumer in Iavsou City Is delishtfuL ar.il even the winters, say those who l.ave staid there In that season, are ! rious. Mauy are the stories told !oiit the wondrous Iteauties of the rs'l over the ice aud the White pass. a Iiere even women have gone, ban ning their do!:s from day to day a ilie men handled theirs. Every man :.i:d womau theiv lies a slory, all low-resting aud some thrilling. "1 used to like to start out first in the moruiug."said a 1 K-tioit woman. "Once, us I hurried my dogs down the trail In ii.e gray dawn I saw thn-e stray aul i.ials romping on the way. Now, If jou catch up with a stray dog on the I t.ail, he Is yours; so, my heart fiutter I lag wirti joy, 1 began whistling to the l...if v. ild creatures. .i urst tney paid no attention to .ie, but kept romping and leap frog c.v.z t'.p aud dowu the train. 1 slowed ii; my team aud put myself In front, : .. In-tler to make my peace with the i arcades. " lien we had come within 100 yards f .hem, they sto;ied playiug, sat ...iuu aud starwd at us. 1 whistled :ia;u. and they all ran. How foolish 1 tcit when It sudd uly dawued on me i..at 1 had been trying to harness three vilJ wolves!" New York Independent Tkf llada'l Met. A ccrresH:ideut of the Hartford Cou-i-nut telLs of a news clipping bureau x . hich scut a letter to John Runyan. I :. L'.bur of a work ei:Ii:!eil "The lAff of .r. liadmau." in u:e of a publisher, i.riug Mr. Uuuyau lo subtcrile to tbe bureau. "After the decesse t-f the late P. T. I'.arnum," coutinces the correspond ent, "the "Greatest Show on Earth continued for awhile to use the magic ef his name. U was coining to Hart ford, aud it sent free tickets to clergy men, here. Among the K-ttera coutaiu ag sa.d tickets wts one addressed to tLe llev. Ir. Jwl Hawes. who had ':ied stune years lnfore. The letter was scut to Ltr. George L. Walker, then :he active jistor of the 1'irst church. "(in reading aud pouderiug it Dr. Walkor ia credibly reported to hare a;d: A letter from I. T. Minium lo lr. llawes! Mr. liarnum Is dead and Dr. llawes is dead. It is evident that they have not met yonder.'" Paper r-t la Korea. CarjeU in Uorea are uot of as little moment as are carpets here. They are Lauded down in families as heirlooms from generation to generation to be come darkeued and subdued with age. They are rugs always and are made of piper by a eculiar process. In ap jiearauce they arc much like the lac quered boxes which come f.vij Japan and which are so much used as hand kerchief boxes," said the old time American consul la Korea. The na tives always take otT their saud.ils v. Leu they euter the house, and that fact accounts largely for the long l;fr of the rugs. When I was tber, how ever, I shocked the feelings of every cue by wearing my shoes, carpets or no carpets, and during my stay I com pletely wore out some of those beauti ful dark colored carpets. They are about a quarter cf aa inch in thickness aad very elective." Earth Fortiacatloaa. Military engineers are practically agreed that no material for fortifica tions Is superior to en till. When clay Is cot obtainable, as on tile ceasbore, tand Is collected Into bags, ami these are iaUl In regular heaps along the line cr tie proposed fortiCcatlcs. In 6uca a fortification the balls fro a the ene rgy's gtaus Tink trittont dolaj damage, cud hells crp'.sde txmilessly. I dldnt see Lira until the remain of his office furniture had been sent away. Then he raug for me to take him down. He had not resumed his 6lde whiskers. There were scratches ell over his face and week, a lamp on bis jaw, and the wildness yet lingered In his eyes. I ex pected he would threaten or rejroach we, but be didn't feel at all that way. On the contrary, there was sadness in his voice and pentleness in his hand aa he reached out for a farewell shake and said: "Sanimi. I cannot blame you. I be gan right but 1 did not carry oat the programme. I started in to be a father to you and to help lift that gigantic mortgage, but later on I decided that bluff would be the gauieio work. Yon saw my bluff and went one better. It was you who lnought her up?" "Yes. sir." ' "And you gave my side whiskers awayr "Yes. sir." "Well, it was my own fault Office gone, whiskers gone, typewriter gone and tlie redheaded woman camped on my trail. I am financially ruined, Sam mis, and can't say that I have even saved my honor. However, hfi's my hand, and I bear yon no ill wi2 If I die, I shall forgive you; if I live on, it will le a great moral Uson to me." That afternoon Mr. Kasher. the agent, called me Into his oflicv and said: "Sam mis. lias your wounded dignity been healed?" "Yes, sir." "Then don't take any more redhead ed women up in the elevator. Such lit tle afiairs as that in room CS cause gos t,ip aud hurt our business." Just at present our building Is as quiet as a graveyard, and I hope It may long remain so. Something may bob np at any moment however, but if it does it will not be the fault of SAMM1S, the Iterator Boy. M. Quad. ALL ATE THEIR HUSBANDS, liter Kali or of a Costly Eipfrlmut ta Slake Spiders Weave Silk. As long ago as the beginning of the eighteenth century the idea of using the thread that the spider spins from its body as a substitute for the thread uuwiaped from tLe cocoon of the silk worm was bror-ched, but with little practical result. An Englishman. Mr. r.oll. act-tire d 20.000 feet of silk thread from 22 spiders in two hours. Of late some exnertfiienta have been conducted by ouriousTwrsons to ascer tain which spider produced ' the best and largest tjonu'.ity of silk, for it has been demonstrated that it Is cn excel lent substitute for that of the silk worm. Spiders from Paraguay and Argentina, from iadia. China and Aus tralia, were tried, but the best results were secured from the spiders of Mad agascar. It was found that after laying her eggs the female spider spins most free ly. Six of these were selected and con fined for the test. From one 2.000 yards of thread were scured in ten days; from the second, I.3.") yards in stveu days; from the third and fourth. 4.V) yards in four days; fro:n the fifth, 1.4(10 yards in II days, an from the sixth, 4.200 yards In 27 days. A German manufacturer was so de lighted with this test that be made elalioratc arrangements for having a spider silk mill. Importing a large num ber of the spiders from Madagascar to Germany. AH went wdl until the females had laid their eggs and be gun to spin, when atl at ome the males were found to have disappeared. Their larger feminine companions had grown so fond of them that each female spi der had eaten her mate. This catas trophe ended the costly experiment. Washington Tost. A Trtafol Xotnearlatare. In a eertaiu household the true aud only Vermont maple sirup has never lost its sweetness, and several times a week front the head of the table pater familias pours out judiciously meas ured quantities of It on the plates of his children. To give piquancy to the ceremony he always exphiius that this time he is going to give Dob an ostrich, and Mazle on antelope, with something else from the nursery books for Teddy. One day the latter small philosopher was seen to regard the various plates for a considerable sce of time in si lence. "What Is it Edward?" his mother asked. "Nufilu," replied the hopeful "I was just finkiu that me an Itob an Mazie alius seems to get birds an snakes an Cngs wiv skinny legs, but pop. general ly gets a el'phant or a hipperp-jtamus." New York Commercial Advertiser. Waatra a Stoae. "Have I not always been generous with you in the matter of household exienses':" he demauded. "Yes," she replied bitterly. "I ask ed for a stone aud ye gave me bread." Then he realized that he would have to get her the diamond she desired be fore there would be peace in the fami ly. Chicago Post. Stratearr la the PalpIC "How did you gather such a large congregation of old and middle aged people?" asked the young minister of the old one. "I advertised a sermon to the young." was the hitter's reply. Chicago News. Pleaaarea of Opaleace. Iorothy Ia. I do wish we were rich. iHirothy's Pa How rich would you like to be? Ihirothy Oh, awfully rich; rich enough to snub people and still be call ed agreeable! Chicago Uecord. A German tailor who died at Bres lau In 1S37 had such keen sight that he was able to see two of Jupiter'i four moons with the naked eye. Hailstones in India are all to be from 5 to 2 ) times larger than those lu England or America. net mm VVaarer. "What's the difference between a bet and a wager?" asked the man who laUiks tLcre are too V--I.J words lu the Eu :!lsl language. "A let." said the friend who always wears a dress coat after C o'clock, "is something yon make with a man, wtieb has to be paid, no matter who leses. A wager Is something more re Cued. It's made with a woman and Is not considered collectable unless she tries." Washington Star. Peculiar. Professor Simon J. Rrowc. the astro nomical director of the naval observa tory at Wellington, occasionally in dulges In a bit of humor. On cne oc casion a colleague came Into his ffloe and. finding tbe professor standing, aid: "I it possible you work that way? I cannot stand standing." "That's peculiar." replied Professor Hi-own quickly. "Now. do you know. 1 cannot stand sitting." rware of using the personal pro nouu "I" too freely In your talk when you are talking in a room full of peo ple. Egotists are of'on amusing uinl r-ntertaiuing, but as often they are very much out of order. Indies Home Journal. Tbe Volee of F.bvt. Upson They say Miss Mucbcasb Las rented a flat. ITKiwnes lone of the rejected Only rented? I heard she'd married him. Kansas City Independent last Hale. Ilewltt 1K yoa love your seeonJ wife as much as yoa did yocr fn-s'. ? Jewett Just the same. I married sisters same mother-iu-lar. Town Topics. Tlie contented man Is never .poor, tbe iiscoBtentcd never rich- GREEDY MACKEREL. A Goratac Fea-t mm the VTar It Waa Ma aaved. I once enjoyed the privilege of seeing an army of mackerel successfully cor ner a shoel of snail fry In a rocky shallow poo! which was a cul de sac. The mackerel swaai behind their vic tims in serried ranks, a coudany of hungry, determined creatures. Intent upon a gorging feast to which there need be no limit They had followed the fry for miles maybe, merely swal lowing one here and one there to keep their apietites whetted. Now they had mnioml them where there was no es cape for their victims. No alert fisher- n an on the lookout for Just such an opportunity was at hand to convert their triumph and feasting into captivi ty and lamentation. They might feast at w ilL Ami. ve coils, feast they did! No one who has not seen it would believe that the cubic capacity of a mackerel onulil nrasililv deal successfully with the number of small fish be actually swallows. The way he conducts tnc operation cf feasting is unique. Open ing his mouth wide, the mackerel darts in mnnf tlio small frv. some of which are perhaps one-third of hU own length. In an Instant oue or these is tn ix t.n tt i. -Lin 2 lmlf in and half out of his mouth. Then the mackerel gives one gulp, and the victim has disappear ed. Without a moments ieiay uie process is relocated and repeated so rnnnr" timi Hint the snoctator cannot fail to be concerned for the immediate future f the particular mackerel be has watched. Yet nothing hapjiens. As for the fry. their helpless anguish lc tu.mea-lmt lieartrendinz. The whole shoal of them boils and churns the wa ter In An aonv of fear. Hitrh Into the air they leap in order to avoid their voracious enemies, landing themselves often enough ujkiu the weed covered rocks which skirt the pool md panting their lives out mere ratuer man leap i.nr-k into the sf i thin? mass of their harassed companions beneath. Long man a aiagazine. Black Halm. The first cse of black rain which conies under review occurred at Gra hamstowD and the surrounding dis trict in Ar.gust. 1SSS, and it extended over an area of no less than 300 square miles, says Cliam1ers Journal. Since then there have hapjiened several showers of a similar description, but less pronounced In their sable charac ter. Other showers of black rain have ln-en recorded in Ireland, one of which was felt over an area of 4W square mile. No one seems to have microscopically examined the water which fell at Gra hamstown. but it was noted that the liquid gradually cleared when placed bi a suiti.Me vessel, aud a black pre cipitate fell from it. In the latter cases referred to the deiost has leou care fully examined and was found to con sist of microscopic organisms, which averaged aliout the twelve thousand fve hundredth part of a:i Inch lu I -ngth. and which were Identilled with the same fungoid organisms that are iesKinsible for blight in the plants 'vhich they Infest and subsequently .or smut mildew and rust in wheat iind barley. The writer sums up his remarks thus: "Humidity Is known to out rib ate largely to the copious production jf fungi, and during protracted drought the regions affected thereby will re main comparatively mire of fungi, but luring the seasons of fr-queut ra n falls the production of a fuugoid vege tation is largely Increased." St. Ilelraa. St. Helena is a great place for caes aud hiils. Hotb a! h;i ml, particularly the latter. Geologically shaking, the island is largely, if nut wholly, vol canic, and a lot of-fextinct craters are apparent. Some of the pinnacles have queer names, such as Ixt's Wife, the Man aud the Horse, the Asses' Ears, Holdfast Tom. Old Joan Point, Stone Top, etc. The only inhabited place Is James town, which has a population of about 2.5IMI. It lies in a deep valley sur rounded by very high hills. It is uot a particu'.ar'.y healthy place. ladder hill is where the government bouse Is situated. I' is so called because of tbe almost precipitous ladderlike wooden stairs, by which its acclivity of 000 feet lias to be sealed. Nearly four miles inland from James town is an isolated farmhouse, ou an elevated plateau about 2,MH) feet alove the sea. This is Longwood, where Na poleon lived from- until he died there, in 1821. The bouse is a long, low, whitewashed, fairly trim building, with extensive outhouses, some rather fine old trees and a good bit of decent farm land. C.aek Coata. An English clergyman, rather 'pom pous of manner, according to Spare Moments, was tc-nd of chatting with a witty chimney sveep. Ouce, when the minister returned from his summer holidays, he happen ed to meet his youthful acquaintance, who seemed to have been at work. "Where have you been?" asked the clergyman. "Sweeping the chlmueys at the vic arage." was the boy's auswer. "How many chimneys are there, aud how much do you get for each?" was the next question. The sweep said there were 20 chim neys and that he was paid a shilling apiece. The clergyman, after thinking a mo ment, looked at the sweep in apparent astonishmeut. "You have earned a great deal of money In a lit.le time," he remarked solemnly, wouderiug. probably, what the sooty fellow would reply. "Yes," said tlie sweep, throwing his bag over his shoulder s he started away. "We who wear black coats get our money very easily!" Poor Consolalloa. The following story is told In "The nceollectious of Sir Algernon West:" One pom lug wet night I.owe missed his umbrella fr-jiu the cloakroom in the house of commons, where be had care fully put It away uuder the letter "L." He iuterroKted the custod'an. Mr. Coe, who told him Sir E. I.ytton had taken it "I told b'-a it was yours." he said, "and Sir. Edward said that if he found that it was wheu he got home be would send It back in the morning." Polaoa Ivy. Bathing with alcohol will prevent In jurious effects from o:son ivy. r. if he poison has taken effect wetting the affected part with alcohol, to which sugar of lead has been added, until a milky appearance Is obtained will give relief. The wash is poison and for ex ternal use only. A Torturing; Sa-etlea. The doomed man shuddered. "There will be no music when I march to the caffold?" be asked anxiously. They reassured him. "There was a march played wberj I was married." be mattered. "I I could not bear to be reminded of that T' New York Press. The DISTereBe. Willie Fa. what's tlie difference be tween "insurance" and "assurance?" Pa Well, the latter Is what the ageut Las. and the former Is what be tries to Sell you. Philadelphia Press. CASTOR I A For Iafanti and Children. Ui Kind You Han Always Bcugh Eigaaturt of &x&ffi&k He ('lia'l It. As a train was approaching a town en the Great Northern railway in Ire land an intelligent ltwking young Irish man observed a lady standing up searching her pocket She commenced to weep. "Have you been robbed?" he a.-'K;il. "Uli. no," she replied; "I've lost my ticket, -and they will accuse me f fraud." Seeing her distressed state of mind, he said: "Oh. don't mind. nere. take my tlck tt. and I will give. the guard a prol Icm." while their fellow passengers awaited the scene at tbe Elation with interest When tlie train stopjied. the gu::nl collected nil the tickets but oue. "Where is your ticket?" he asked the young man. "Y'ou have got my ticket," lie replied. "No, I have not got it. I'll call the station, master and see tilwut It." "Where Is your ticket?" asked the station master when he appeared. "He has my ticket See if he has n ticket in his hand with a smidl piece ou the corner." "Yes. you have. Pave. There It is." "Well, see will that fit It?" tad Tat handing him the small pj.-ce, ind it did. A look of surprise crept over the guard's face as he left the carriage, while Pit caused much amusement by exclaiming. "Ilegorra. I knew he could not solve it!" London Tit-Pits. Trro of Xaxt'a Fa era. William M. Tweed was a portly man of medium size, with a long, pendu'ous nose, little porcine eyes. fat. drooping cheeks and a straight firm mouth that was decidedly his best feature. The outlines of his face were those of a Ilartlett ieaf. little end upward, and I never saw craft so palpably written upon a human counteunuce. Nasi used to be fond f drawing Tweed's face, by the way, as a sack of money. The general contour of his bead lent Itself to the outlines of the sack. anJ he used $ marks for Ihe nose and eyes. Stiange to say, it was a capital por trait Another of Nast'a trick plctnres was ne of Roscoe Conkling. He would draw a large letter V. with a smaller v inside it and surmount the pair with an interrogation mark upside down. The big V represented Conkling's point ed beard, the smaller one his sharp nose and the Interrogation point the Hyix-riou curl which he always allowed to fall negligently uiion his forehead. That caricature made the haughty sen ator wild and esasiH-rated him more than any bit of fun that was ever poked in his direction. New Orleans Times Ixmocrat A Storr of Amoa Cinalifi. One summer a utimU r of years ago Amos Cummlngs passed two week: on a pilot boat and took Ernest Jar rold. the author of "Mickey Finn Idylls." with him for company. Oue day a great storm arose, and tbe pilot loat was tossed about on the waves like a chip. Every minute a wave would dash over the deck and threaten to carry everything away and swamp the boat Cumniings aud Jarrold were in the little cabin, tbe former lying in a bunk intently reading a book oa the French revolution. Jarrold Kited his bead out to look at t'-.e storm, when a mountain of sea water fell with a boom on the deck and filled his eyes with spray. The boat gave a fearful lurch and careened until it seemed that she must turn completely over. "This Is awful, Amos," said Jarrold. "I'm going to put on a life preserver, for I dou't thiuk tbe boat can stand It many minutes longer." "Oil. keep quiet and let me read. Mickey." said Cummlngs, never lifting his eyes from the page. "The men on this boat draw a regular salary to keep her afloat" Saturday Evening Post. Appropriate. At Chalfout. St Giles, Ep gland, stands a remarkable monument, erect ed by Kir Hugh Paliiser to bis friend. Captain Cook, the celebrated navigator. One of the most singular visits to this monument occurred in lSiio when Queen Emma of the Sndwich Islands went in company with Bishop Wilberforce. People in the district still recall, with amuse ment bow the village baud, wishing to greet her majesty with an appropriate tune and not knowing the Sandwich Islands national anthem, tootled forth "Tbe King of the Cannibal Islands." The Flrat faibrella. To prove at what date the first um brella was made Is a seemingly hope less task, but we Cm': records of their nse among the Greegs and Romans Dot aloue as a protection from sun or rain, but as a distinguishiug mark of royalty. Ily the time f Queen Anne's reign they bad become quite common simply as a protection, but they were air imported until about 1.S02. when the manufacture f them was begun in England. Kaew Rla Top. A little fellow," says tbe Kennebec Journal, "tbe oldest In a family of little ones, whoso father worked away from Lome winters, had occasion to visit bis grandparents for a few days. On his return be found another little member. His remarks will show that be was both surprised and ludigi-ant: 'Well. If yon haven't gone aud got tnother gosb darued kid! Won't my faUier be mad when he boars of it T " Com prekea aire. On a tombstone lu an Id Nev Eng land churchyard there is an ep'taph which t:vcT f;:!ls to bring a smil to the f.:c;. of the reader: 'To tlie i.tcmory cf Ana 'Sophia anl Ju!:: IT .it lie. hi two wives, this stou. i-s en ;tid by t'l .ir grateful widower. Ja:.. - : I'. I'ollim. They mat e boui.1 rleut;t." Woman's Journal. A "onuri Keniaeky Ilotel. The I'Ui iilx Loit I is in ote sens? the oldest hotel ill tbe whole western coun try, for It has. with varying changes, continued to exist ever ft I nee the y r.r .xa. It was here that Aaron Uurr lodged !a lStHi while engaged iu his daring conspiracy to make himself the hea 1 of a uew empire and w:;s l..ie met and welcomed by Herman IMia-ncrl:asM-:t. i he cultured bat uufortu m.te Irislimnu he had so completely fascinated. Here, as far back as Jef fe: son's nt'r.iinistrntiou. Iieuiocrats and Federalist, iu knee buckled breeches. ri!u!'.-d shirts and dangling cues, talked rei!!.t politics, it was the seine cf a si:ii:;.ti:o:is dinner to Iifayette, and later was the stopping place of the wily Mexican chieftain Oenercl Santa i Anua. During the civil war. v.L'.lo Lexington was held by tlie Confeder ate;:, it was tbe 'headquarters of Gcuer ci F.ragg and Kirby Smith and before the rtrtigg'e em'.ed sheltered Ocueral Ciaut. President Arthur Las also been Us guest U-xington (Ky.i Obsrver. J or It V."aa Glad Too. A S-Vilt Ijike City paper reports that a tall, gaunt woman, with ginger hair and a somewhat tierce expression of c-ur.-.itciiaui-e. lately came to tLeounty clcifc i f Iloxelder county. Utah. "You're the man that keeps the mar ria.;e I oo!;s. aiu't you?" she asked. "Yes. ma'am." he answered. "What book do you wish to see?" "Kin you Cu 1 out if Jack Peters was marrh d:" Search develojied the name of John Peters. f-r wbr.se marriage a license Lad Urn issued two years before. "I tfionI.t Kit" suld the woman. "Carried l.iie Waters, dida't he?" "TLe license is Issued for a marriage Trill: Illij-l Wat. rx." "Yep. Will. I'm Liie, I thourLt I'd ov.l.t tj come In find tell you Ut Ji!i lvt.-r L;w cs.r.;i; J." Street Reveaae! She sat iu a car with a little smile of ratisfactiou on her face, for she was well aud tastefully dresed, aril Ibat means a grat deal to a womau. As she moved up to make room for a uew ctimer a man eutcred, and r.s he sat down lie said to the comfortable oue: "Why. Jaue, this Isii't your alteriioou off! How did they come to let you out today ?" Tbe young woman grew very red in the face, for all the occupants of the car were looking and listening. And stammered out as she half rose and then fell back in her seat: "Now look here" "How well you're dressed, tool" con tinued her tormentor. "They must give yon ?20 a mouth. Eh? Is your mistress about your size?" "Now, do lie quiet!" cried the uncom fortable one. ."if you think" "Diamonds, loo." went on the miser able man as he caught a flash from her waving fingers. "Or are they artifi cial 7' The torme-itcd one sprang up, stop ped (he car and made a rapid exit fallowed by the cause of the trouble, whose farewell remark to the Inmates of the car was: "Well well, but some people f re too sensitive:" Thoy Wi-re husband ami wife, and this was his weirM Idea of taking hi revenge for a curtain lecture. Phila delphia Times. A Wonderfal (ieolotflcal Freak. Among the many wonderful freaks In nature there can be none iu the goo logical line that can jKissilily exce. that known as "The Giant's Head." It stands, or. rather, reclines. ajJicst the face of the cliff at Point Pinos, In Monterey county. CcL. and all who have viewed the wonder declare it to be the most colossal us well as the most marvelous freak in natural sculp ture in existence. :' All portions of the "bead" except the back, which apjn'ars to U "blocked" intj the metainorphic rocks against which it seems to be so naturally re clining, are as perfect as though fresh from the hands of some giant sculptor. The thin, mouth, nose, eyes and brow are ell perfect, as Is also the hair, which apiH'ars lo be gracefully drawn back from the f-jreherd. The ears arc not so "true to life" r.s the other features ate. but even in this respect o stretch of the imagination Is required iu order to see tolerably perfect auricular apih-udagcs. The bold features, backward wave of the hair, massive forehead, mustache, fine ly chiseled nostrils and deep set eyes are all reproduced on a natural yet gi gantic scale and with wonderful exact ness. The Typewriter and tlie Eye. There is tlie general opiniou among oculists that the eye is much relieved by the general Introduction of tyie written matter. A recent medical work nton diseases of the eye gives a great many proofs In substantiation of this opinion. . The characters are so large ou the keys that there is no appreciable strain ou the vision, and when dexterity Is at tained the eyes can scarcely lie said to be used at nil. A vast strain is taken off li:e eye by writing with the type writer instead f the pen. but the ad vantages of reading the typewritten matur ere even more important from a medical ixiii,t of view, and the strain cpju the hands is also slight It is said that a person can work for eigLt consecutive hours, with slight in terruptions, without the hands being conscious of fatigue. In using the tj-jx-writer the additional labor of fo cusing the eyes caiL the muscles into undue use. aud the result is that many defects of vision which would not probably lie discovered under no.i.ial conditions are brought to the front Scientific Americau. I'arla la France. Paris lias nlnays Ixvu France. All tbe great niovoiiit'nts of tlie country have been ccuterod lwrc. whether io litiinl, religious, social, literary or ar tistic. So that any attempt to trace the history of the city launches one luime t'iutely Into tlie study of the nation, while an effort t master the history of the Trench iojIe sends one to Taris. One realizes this particularly when he comes to study the lives of her jrreat men and women. T.'iey may have been horn in the south or east or north or west, hnt to rise to tlie first rank they were Misled to seek the capital. It was there they sought Instruction, formed relations, becnii their careers, played their pans. Seritiner's. Not Tartfal. Lord John Uussell was not tactful. On one occasion he took the iMiehess of Inverness down to diuner. and after he had sat down for a minute he jump ed up aud went to the opiosite side of the taMe and sat by the Duchess of St. Aliians. Ills wife asked him afterward why he had done it. He said. "I should have lieen ill if I had sat with my hack to that preat fire." I hope." said Ijidy John, "you save yonr reason to the Duchess of Inver ness. 'No, he said. "I didn't, but I told the Duchess of St AUiaus!" Domralle lafrllolt jr. Husband What's worrying you now? Wife Oil. I was thiuking alxitit tlie la-?e curtains you said I might buy for the parkir. If I don't get them, the neighlKirs will think I can't afford them, and if I do. they'll hide the view of our handsome new furniture which the neighbors might have through the windows. Philadelphia Press. ?o:nc rien nre never satisfied. After h.li'iig their hinlis broken, heads f-uiaslu d. e'c. tlicy go to law and try to get further d.imnges. ChicngoNcws. ?.!ake life a ministry of love, and It will always be worth living. In linking cake or muffins in pern pans, it should be remeuilred that if there is not quite enough batter to fill all Ihe st, ft little water should be put in each one of the empty onea before they are put into the oven. jfkjC ifc jfic Xil dL Are your checks hollow and your lips white? Is ycur pp:ttie poor and your di gestion wcik.1 Is your flesh soft ani have you loct in weicrht? 9 ! i I ; ! ! ! ! 4 it i Thest are symptoms cf anemia or poor blood. Th:y are just as frequent : in the summer as in the 5 A 1 wraicr. - Ana you can cs cured at one time just as well as another. r jt y n 1 j-t of ccd liver oil Kuilh hypo-BSo'of-.iUs will crtiirJv ir C: hcJpvou. Almost cvcryor.e ! ! 3 can tike it, and it will not disturb the weakest stom ach. It ckint'ci Ihf lirht color of ! i l poor Hood to a htalihy ani rkfc t.-i It nocni.vi the brain ; fivo rover t Ihs itrves. It brings tick yoar oid vcijhi tud Jtrtajth. A?l Ihi T fl rAr. m t 1. : VlV J' 1 -W V "W km Yon Palo P The Kind Ton Have Always in use for over 30 years, and has been maue nnucr m i:r-'Srf-f-f- sonal supervision plnee Its Infancy. 7ZCUl'i Allow no one to deceive you in thin. All Counterfeits Imitations and " Just-as-rood" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothuifr Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is Its guarantee. It destroys AVorm and aL..j s Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and A ind . Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and FLUuleucy. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach aud Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Tbe Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. The Smith Premier Typewriter z . . 5 BEST VALUE "WRITING MACHINE. -u Ruv Touch. ..... Durability. pGOQ Simplicity. Double Cue Keyboard. artl -i 3, Leader in Improvements. Our Descriptive Art mm The Smith Premier Typewriter Company, EOBEKT S. SCULL, AGENT, SOMERSET. PA. UNFINISHED TALES. Slotlca Thnt AatUora t-clt end CTcd It liupuKKible lu li lh. The Inability i f an u.ithor to lir.isU a piece of work that l:v has engaged to do and has already actually bi-trua h not si very nneoiiimou a thing. It Is s:iM that Dickens begaa "The Mystery of IMuin Drood" wit!i-;!t any clear conception la las mi::d cf how th:1 sto'-y was fT'iini; to tiun out that had Ll not died, leaving it uuliuishcd. he would have found u'ui.ist any cnili:i ditiicult to reconcile with certain hiuts contained in the earlier chapters. We remember a rather citrkus instance of the isauie sort as havii:g happened a good many years ag, when the ehh r Bonner was editing tiii New York Ledger. A very imiHM-unii.us literary man s; :it to Bonner the lirst chapters cf n most exciting story which j-ave pioiui.se of being Just the sort of thiug which readers of The Ledger used to l'X- The story was accepted ami ran en un interruptedly and very successfully for about ft.ur weeks, when all of a sudden the author's invention gave out. For the life of hlui he could uot go Ci with the tale, and he had to go ;o XI:. Po;i ner and say so frankly. The next number of The Ledger ap peared without the collected Install meat of the story, but with a brief note to the effect that, owing to the sudden Illness of its author, its further publication was temporarily suspcn-l-c-d. This was to give that cm'ianasi ed person a chance to recover his in spiration. XIr. Homier asked him to (tinner, took him driving and in vari ous ways tried to brace him tip f ir further work, but it was cf no use. He simply could. cot go on. and so the rest of the story never saw the light. New York Commercial Advertiser. HE GOT THE INTERVIEW. A Storr of Amoa rnnimtn:i nnj Sec retmry of State rnsrd. If was while Amos C'unmiings was the Washington correspondent of the New York Sun that he had a memora ble interview with Lincoln's secretary of state, Seward. Cummin;; received orders one day to get certain informa tion from Secretary Seward withoe.t fail, and accordingly he went to the secretary's ollice t. see hl.n. Xir. Seward did not receive the newspaper man very cordially. "I won't talk t ) a rrprexcntstlve of The Sun on that subject," said ihe sec retary. "I am very busy. Yo.i are taking up my time, youn;; r.!-.in, uud I can't le bothered with you." In an iustaut Cummings was l::ilij ; with anger and hurt pride. lie drew himself up. I-inked tlie secretary Straight iu the eyes and said: "You forget, sir. that there ore three parties to this interview." "Three?" queried Seward in surprise. "How do you niake.th.it out?" Tlrst. sir, there Is you. secretary ,f state and one of the foremost figure In the world of niea of the day; Sei-ou 1, there Is the i-orresixuident of the New York Sun, who Las come to you on a perfectly priier errand in the service of his newspajM r, and, tliir l,sir. there Is on Anier'.ean citizen who considers himself the cn:::I cf any man cu earth and who will not lie insulted by you or any man alive!" The great Seward looked at Cjm mings aud smiled. "Sit down," he said, "and tell cie exactly what you want. ym:n, man." The Sun not only got the news It wanted, but alio one cf the best inter views with Feward ever published. Saturday Evening Post. Slmrtlolf j- of Frn. "The fuunici-t thins 1 ever saw or heard." m.vs Chaum-ey M. rieivv,- In Success. "wns the lecture of Aitemin Ward, then ijuite uuhoown. on Mor mons, delivered at Allany. The audi ence was fashionahle. coLervTtire and proer to a tleirree. Ward, discour aged. CuuIIy sto.'iiKtl and sai.l. aftir one of IiU lest things, whhh had met with no response. There's a joke.' Suddenly, the fun cf the whole enter tainment came lite an avahu-che. Tlie audience bejran to titter, then to Iaujrh, then to rear and at the end of lo min utes was positively in a hysterical con dition. It was an illustratii v of the psychology of association aud senti ment, precisely the same as tliat which prodaces panics, when ther are na commercial troubles and no finascial difficulties." Bought, and which i has borne the plsrnatiiro cf Signature of Uniform Work. Scientific Construction. Rapidity. CV - III Mechanically Superior. Catalogue Free. s O.MEIiSET MAItKET KEF OUT t l 1 1 UTED Wtl KL HY Cook & Beerits, WcJnida Fib. 2Sth. fri mi... i. . 40-jv Apple urn-l. ; - 4o (vHporcttd & . le Apple Bui!-r. ft-r 40 to Vs- I roll k '- i -In- Batter. -ffrtli kii, r- r 9 .'-Ik- ier,.int ry, p:r Keeswax pr th .country harn. pr tt.... Enron J",--riiir. d liu, p.-r choular, per ft .. Li -Jo 10 lo t : 1-.--1 1 to T id m v -.- f white niivy. jer but lo SJ i" in- lUira,pr th." ! CotTee. friJV-- ilH r.m. f Cumberland, per bbt.. i." lo I.-.H ... i"ort!and, per blu... to 4. Cornnieal, ir ..... .. iv.. V-ki:, pel iloz l 'i FUh. Uae herrinc- tkrJZ S Money, a-Iiite clovtr.jx-r S"r I.Hrfl, pT a 7 lo Lime, per bill . MolH.es. N. O., pr fti- Onlon.i, per n ; 1 1 km o a lotlM-. per bun in to."..- I I'cueiiMi, evaponiUr!. per ft ..... s lo 1 1 k 1 nine, per m x to i . i.. per bi.l fittburK. i bt I 1 2 I Halt, I Imiry, bin nx kn .. 2 I S " " 4 bt: mrk iH.H rmuiel aln:n. ly) sork. niaple. p r ft 7 to 10 e I txi porU-d yellw. ir b e favar. ( wtnte, A. per l! h'.-'-,! cntnuiated. txr B .V.-i'. Cnm:. or puiverixed, per ft... m- Syrup. p-r kii .& nwrif, P-r kI )toivV- st.newa-e, kIIod jir Tallow, jer b to-V Vim-bar, porir-i. 'jo to v ( llmothy.tKT bus ... . $; i oiover. per tus . ... o to (i ik. Seeds. " tr;in.ii. jer bu nlf;ifa, p-r bus. ..... Klsvke. r'r bum Millet, tJ'-rniiin, p-T ban . Diinr, nne iwardiusn, pr nui. l.:e burltwheal, per ban t Grain i corn shell-t. per bua l-i t I. OATH, lr bUB........M....... . t' H n-e. it bu . . 4 A Feed vl.iait. n, r nu.. . tlV biaii, per 1' , s.v em arel f.nt i-liop. per bO ftnw.. flour, roller procew.per bbl. isi near. h(.,h I flour, lotrerxrd pet 140 rs...tlJtK 1.10 M'ddfr.FS 1 w":'e, Pr !!' 3, CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ga!o Railroar'. Somerset n j Cambria Brarch. NAETHWABD. JohDiTtown Mall Kx7rt. Riynwors ll:j.i . rn., .viim-wi't l.'.i.T. imtriiirn 1 ; :i, Loot nr.-lile I2.4:i, Jobestiwn l-rs p. m. JoliRKtown Acconimodatioo. Knrk wood I 40 p. rn., Somerset n.iu MojntnwD o il, UooT- emviijef -A2, Johnt r, li.-fi. aOHTHWAHIt. M.itl. Johnstown 8 3! .Di.,HoovervllleP f9 Htoveslown :JI, bomervt iriil Kockwood 10:1 . Expre.-Johrloim i .V) p. Foo-enTlll i .... stvn,toarn 2 17, Somerset llj, Kock wood S ). 1'aily. r. d. i'M-ER'or. I). B M .KTIN. ii.-nejal Manager. I'aweiiKer Trndle Manager. "pEXNSYLVAMA RAIU:()AD. cxsTtan tanohd time IN EFFECT NOV. 19, I8S9. 1 O'lDIKKCD ftCKKoriB. Trains arrive and depart from thettaUonat JobiiU)wn aa follown : WCSTTTAKO. Wentern Kpre Houlhwenu-rn K.xpn-wi .... Johnbiwn Aepiininlllon.. .lohnttown AeoommodUon Pari t' c Ksprru Whj- huonfiT llltubniv Kx prej........... Mall fnBl Line . .. Johnstown Avociniodntion , 4:.M . H.l . :!0 , J) , li .H . 5:41 . -Jo a. tn. p. in. THE CLKAXslxa AX D IIKAI.IXO Cl'KE FOR CATARRH Klj'sCrcaniHalm Ea'-y and pleasant to nn, I'oiitxins no irju rion rlrntf. Ii is quit kly ab aorltfd. Oivm rtlii I at once. It opens anc ATARRH COLD lH HEAD I leatmes the ail 1'h,h. Allma 1q. flan niHtion. Heals and 1'mtrela the'inem hrane. i:.lwM the Sernw-a ot Tunr and Smell. LarpA S:w. "j) e it at Dtupei st or It nmil; Trial . lo i-ei u l-y n ad ELY BU'JTH KR'. Warret.itrit,' Xew York. Wanted An Idea "tn ni thlrk i .... la iatntr frrtrt imr Ma: tbT pit bHna Ta wlo. I' . WMoiatKMi. Ii. C, taetr il.-, i.riu ! aiul I'M w two auBunal LrtBLoat vatco. j km rjsy to aT" Learn. . TViirfv of Design. rr nyder's r, ir ff It rcaaires a good selected stock and a neatlj arranged store Trr room to do a britk buainesa.. WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM. PnrD TlrnfrQ 1 make u a p!nt ep KJ I lilt UIUO lsrgo line of Drugs in a ru:e frcali and pjoodcondition. Ia the iraj of Procrrintinn ComPoundin wc are wexcciicd r I UoLI J jJ LlUli AnylLing not advertised, aek for it, we are sure to have it. Yoa are always sure of getting tne best UU UOdl UUUUO .a. Tru-sea Fitted. All of the m m kept in stock. Sati-f-ction m -m m . JOHN N. m Druenrist. m LOUTHER'S DRUG MAIM STREET, SOMERSET, PA. Thid Model Pru; ?to;c h raj.I.IIy Teople in ?earcli o f FRESH AND PURE DRUGS. MEDICINES. DYE STUFFS. SUPPORTERS. SPONGES. TRUSSES TOILET ARTICLE-. PEHFUMES. ETC. TB UOCTO OITKS rkK-Al. AVTCSTtOS TO THE COrsD15a Of Lontliar's ORCAT CAB BI!Q TAKIS TO TBI 05LT FBB8B ASD PT1 AI.TK1 O. Spectacles, E3"e-Gla?ses, Aid a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand. From stu large assortment all can to suited. TBE FIEEST BBMBS OF CIGAHS Always on band It i? always a pleasure to di-play our goods to i tending purcbasers, ubclLer they buy from us or clcliere. J. RS. LOUTKER M. D. MAIN STREET - - - - SOMERSET. PA SOMERSET LUMBER 1TJIT EHas Cunningham, $1 VCTArrCEIB A5D DrALTB AHO WBOLB9AI.B A!! BlTAIHl 0 Lumber and Building Materials. HARD AND Oak, . Poplar, Sidings, Walunt, Yellow Pine, Flooring, Cherry, Kblnjrle, User, Lath, Vhlte Pine Blind, A general Unrof all gradt of LamNsr an1 Building alert! and Rmr.ne V'a' kept tock. Alao, cu furnish anything in the tine of oar business toorler w:tn riwf' Me promr.ti.esa, iuch.M Bracket, odd-lel.work4Ur. Elias Cunningham, Office and Trd Opposite S. k C. . NEARLY Fiftv-eiQ'ht J ?Jcw York MTNDY. WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY prct.ca:ly Tn-wcckli A DAILY I IlUUtlO CHEAPEST KNOWN. Anrvtr.d icir.arkaMy nttrai-1'Vf puh linttuin, prnfiily i)hiMrst-il aiih por traits and lnlt'-t rirp ; nuitMina bH the Ktrikinp new fo:i;ur 'f th D.ii'r Tri hiirie. .riwiiil War if.p;iti-tii!. I)iii tie and IVrtign t,"rre.p.irHenf. Short Storip. Humorou" Illiitra'rrisi, Indus trial Information, KHt-hion NotMt. A sr t i -cultural niaf.rrs rarrfnilr Irmt-1. an.I t'oinprehpnwive aril Rflil l ti'.aii-ial anil Market Ip-.rt. Il Ih miiol at-s 'trie hour a the d.i!y el;tion, r-i hs a largti prrpoiiion of 101 liter.' l-fr on of isii, ami each eilitviri is a liion-neM v np-U-rtata dai!y fumily newspaper fr busy pHpI. Ilrgulur mrweription prire 51.50 jior year. We furnish it with the IIF.UALI) for $2 50 per year. Send all Orders to the IT TTUI PAY TO BUT YOUR Ilemorinl Work WM. F. SHAFFER, 80MF.IWET, PESS A. kfanuractarer of and Dealer la Eastern Work Kcrr.Ulil on Short Sot!o A'ao, Agent for the WKITK BKONZE ! Persona n reej of Mcnnm-nt Work wm And It to their intret to esil at mv show whera pmr rhoiti wtll be given th. in halUfartion guin.i.tetnl !ti rvny no. a rricea very low. I luvita upectal atteniioi. to be WhJIe Br29, Cp Pur ZIno MoruTnits. j . . -. ... ...j.iiig. Ft m iiti-a iiiprrvfirint In tbe pi iuJ nf Msl'i i t;ril :ottit.ructl.ii. and wliirh la dwt'nrd to nti ti e ci "1" "hjpwi for our changeable 11 nate. Gi a, a u 11. Wm, F. Shaffer. - '1 Pharmacy. I u t Li rn Call and have your eyes tested l, jvi ijis icjieu, 1 r approved Trusses " best and most a guaranteed. SNYDER, SOMERSET. PA. Ii.'- becoming a great favorite rl' LionsSFsmily Receipts SOFT WOODS Plci3t, . MnlliJ bah. friat Rail Balnstrr. Clieatnol. Aewel Pot, tie. R. Station, SOBERS Years Old!! New York PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY- For over ti Vecklv . .-. t' ... ;'w Pa a in r i"' '-J - Tribune r. r' . , r drill Vlllii I I lUUiiu ' i wLose rea.iers have r 'b Tf best e einent or our i" r- Ii C'v es all import t""" s lue I tion an J Worlil, tbe ,lrr lai'l'5''? rt,.rt- Fa..in:it' Sliort Stnrie. I t . , - - onxiV.lel Agrifiiltural I'ftartn:. SWentidc rni.l Mei-hanioal rtui Fashion Articles f.r the Women, : roorous Illustrations for -M ' It is "The People PJP"" f"r e': l'i)it(l States. Kecularaubscripticn prii. ?1.00 per year. We furnish ititb the HEKAl.f ' $2 00 per year. HERALD, Somerset. Fi EXDCRSED BI scnsnssis FEACTICALLI Over BOO Beautiful 7 i? ?r i Clreu tlgna. r ' l - Design .-.:... imWt Her1 aainGEPCJl. 00 f v