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VOL. IV, NO. 29.
flONESf A, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1882,
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Then and Now,
I did not know thee then a ftoor,
For lifo was in its voni.il Mu i
And 'mid the beauty, bloom ftin'lm '
I, careless, run a devious way,
Nor paused to learn iby hidden worth.,'
Thy bowping eyes and j.lncia brow
I nw, but hot tho depths within
I did hot know thee thou ris know.
mnior glades mid nntnmn grovoa,
r- And by tho margin of tlio streams,
I often met thoo fiiir nn morn,
As still thou conient to my droaniR.
And oft I deemed tlieo fiiir ns IIioho
Bwtot saints to whom rnpt pilgrims bow;
But, oh, thy wealth of truth nnd love I
I did not know time then r.s now.
I nw that thou, eereno ns light,' "
Didst with mild glory iill tho nir
Till all tiling round thoo seemed so bright,
And friendship sinifod mora bloHt nnd fair.
All wingod muto homage to thy 'worth,
Yot I inonsnte that 'twas thou
DidHt wake tho jury so sweat nnd calm
I did not know the then as know.
But memory, now that thotl nrt gono,
Oft brings thy meek, otliero.il shudo,
And still I see uew bounties d.iwn,
Which in thy clime can never fade.
No clouds dwelt on the Hummer hills
Nor Bober thoughts on my young brow;
I could not soo the gold refined;
I did not know thee then nii now.
''-Ll La ... i. L-JUI
Story cr a Human Hand.
j - A SCOTCH I.OVKIt'S IIUSE.
When I tell you that in my story
thore.iu tv broken wheel nnd a storm,
perhaps you will aecum me of roiaaui:
ing; but I did not break the wheel or
cause the rain, nnd as my narrative is
true, l assure you that tho wheel of
L.ord Fergus' carnage broke opposite
the door of an inn; also that there was
a terriilo storm In the mountains.
Lord Fergus was not an ordinary
man. That he was a gentleman was
evident. Asldo from that, however, it
would have been difficult to decide
whether ho were young or old, good or
had, handsome or otherwise. Some
times brusque, his manners at other
'times were of captivating gentleness.
' Ooeasionally.without apparent cause,
he had sudden accessions of wild gay
ety or rapturous meditation. At such
times all that was obscure and strange
about this incomprehensible being wits
revealed, and seemed.to concentrato, as
in a double focus, in his eyes, intense,
unfathomable and majestic. His gaze
exercised such a mesmeric influence
over the gentler sex, that tho noble lord
always took the precaution of putting
on green glasses when he desired to be
loved for himself.
It is -needless to add that ho was
generally regarded as a magnctizcr. In
vain did ho contradict this explanation
with great sincerity that it was not by
magnetism at all, but by irradiation,
sympathetic projection, that be some
times quite involuntarily exercised a
sort of fascination over some rellned
natures. No one believed it, so per
sistent are the vulgar in wishing to
have explained bv ordinary methods I
effects of which they cannot compre
hend tho cause.
Bo that as it may. After Lord Fer
gus had been sulliciently discussed, they
all agreed it to be impossible to under
stand the man. The secret of his
power lay entirely in the expression of
his eye.
Lord Fergus was dreaming in the
large waiting-room of tho inn. The
rolling of a carriage and the cracking
of whips suddenly disturbed hisrovcry.
Curious ami idle as are all travelers, he
hurried to tho balcony, and saw a
young lady descend from a four-hofsn
carriage, who, as well as lie could
judge from so great a distance, ap
peared to be marvclously beautiful,
i'ho lady proved to bo the Princess
Gelsomina Cordilconc. At that mo
ment a heavy roll of thunder shook
tho house and made every window rat
tle. The princess, deathly pale, and
wilh clasped hands, hurried toward
Lord Fergus, exclaiming :
"In heaven's name clos;' all the doors
and windows, and remain with me!"
In the midst of the frightful tumult
of the elements they were imprisoned
for two long hours. Everv tim Lord
Fergus attempted to speak, the j
princess, with a gesture of terror, en- i
treated him to be silent. Hut if speech
were denied them, their eyes were i
eloquent, and when the) last crash of
thunder had passed a way, their destinies ;
were more indissoluMy united than if j
their acquaintance had extended over i
a period of years. "1'is true, they had j
not spoken, but silontiove is the mo:,t -vehement.
j
"Milord," then said the princess, "1 j
thank you for tho service w hich joii j
have, rendered me. Now if you will :
be so' kind as to order tho carriage, my
gratitude will be complete."
Lord Fergus, with lightning rapidity,
went to do her bidding, and returning '
immediately announced the carnage.
The princess bestowed a gracious smile
upon Lord Fergus, who bowed pro
foundly as she passed, lint at that
moment an expression of pain distorted
tho face ft' the princess. She stopped,
pressed lcr hand to her left -cheek,
and exclaimed, with a suggestion of j
tears in horoice:
Oh, how I suffer !" As she spoke '
she sank into a chair.
Lord Fergus felt no surprise. He
). ;i I watched her preparations fur de-
partiire With imperturbable calmness,
but understood tho language of love
too veil to suppose an adventure hn
pcnlng to two such powers as this lady
and himself could end thus abruptly.
I say two powers, for if Lord Fergus
had a magnetic gaze, the princess pos
sessed a voice of wonderful sweetness;
The human ear has never hoard any
thing comparable to its hiusiCi Clear,
rich, and vibrant, it niledi caressed And
inspired. At the first word she Uttered
Lord Fergus thought: "It is incon
testable that if that voico commanded
tho sacrifice of my life I should obey
wiinout nesitation. Therelore, in re
sponse to the lady's plaint ho ap-
tinxtched her, und having contemplated
nor with his supernatural regard,
asked:
"Are you ill, princess V" nnd his in-
tenso look seemed to add: "l)o Vou
think I will permit you to suffer f"'
J no princess raised her line twos con
fidingly t"i his face eyes doubly beau
tiful from tho tears of pain glistening
like diamonds in their depths. "Yes,
suffering Intensely from neuralgia,"
she responded. " Oh, if some one could
help me 1"
"I will relieve you immediately."
said Lord Fergus. "Lift up vour head
and look at ine." As he spoke he laid
the point of his index finger between
her eyes. Omnipotence of irradiation
and sympathetic projection 1 The prin
cess, without the slightest hesitation,
with no embarrassment whatever.
lifted up her head at once, and tho ope
rator passed his linger lightly along
the right eyebrow. This prelude was
so assured, so grave, that tho most
captious mind could not have refused
to recognize it in a power sure of it
self and of its infallibility. Tho prin
cess felt it instantly, and- all tho sym
pathetic currents of her nature seemed
to concentrate beneath the lovely brow
which the light (ing"rs of the operator
were caressing. What followed, hu
man language has no words to de
scribe. The w hole soul of Lord Fer
gus had passed into his .fingers and
seemed to emanate in waves of electric
ity from their very extremity. He be
gan by passing his hand over the fore
head and cheeks of the princess, scarcely
grazing them, causing the delicate skin
to tremble as if brushed by a soft zephyr,
lteturning afterward to the junction of
the two eyebrows, ho followed the con
tour of the delicate arches with his
thumb, swept, going back, the cheeks,
and upward to the inner canthus of
tho eye, to touch lightly tho nose, glide
ngnuy atong me upper up, linger a
moment at tho corner of the mouth
and reach at length tho center of the
chin, where he stopped.
Lord Fergus, as an experienced ope
rator, had reasons for st pping thus at
this first phase preliminary phase, in
fact for in starting anew from the
chin, tho operator became more ener
getic and animated. lie had some
times encountered caprice resistance
from the sick who were unable to bear
his irradiations. He hesitated, then,
to observe the result of his efforts.
15ut in this case tho expectant and com
pletely resigned expression of the lady
left him in no doubt ; and after remain
ing a moment with head thrown back
and eyes closed, in order to collect his
powers, he resumed his magnetic ma
nipulations. Having laid both thumbs
upon tho chin, he described a fan with
the lingers of each hand, inclosing the
cheeks of the princess within it, moved
his hands gently ovit all the surface of
the face, slowly raising them to the
temples, and lowering them until they
gli.k-d below tho ear to the back of the
neck, and met in tho lino, soft hair,
lie then requested tho princess to move
Iot head gently, that he might ad
vantageously press and rub the cervi
cal articulations and muscles. This
movement had also the advantage of
permitting tho lingers to bo thrust
more deeply into tho capillary mass,
which is pre-eminently adapted for tho
transmission of electricity, as every
one knows. The lingers of Lord Fer
gus executed then, in tho perfumed
tressesAvhere they were buried, a series
of passes exquisitely delicate. It was
in fact the decisive moment of the
operation, for tho cure intiroly de
pended upon the perfect correspondence
between tho fullness of tho rachidian
bulb, situated at tho brain, and the de
pletion of the nervous ganglions of the
zygomatic arch, whoso plethora oc
casioned the neuralgia in question.
This finished he undertook the third
and last part of the operation, by far
the most beautiful of all. His face ex
pressed an inspiration truly august. As
his hands tlultered over tho surface of
this almost divine face he resembled
an artist designing au amrel's face, or
a s 'ulptor modeling the Head of a god
dess, lie, with beating heart and
ehecks red with enthusiasm, seemed
like I'ygmalioii animating his Statue.
At last, in a transport of power and
triumph, placing the index linger of
his right hand between the eyebrows
of the princess, he said, with the air
of a conqueror:
" You are cured."
The lady, lifting her magnificent
eyes to his face, and taking his hand,
replied in her melodious voice:
" It is true. I thank you."
An rising, she went to the stairway
b ailing upon the arm of the lord, lie
conducted her in perfect silence to her
i arriage. The postilion was already in
the saddle, She st -ppod into the post
chaise, offered her liuud to Lord Ftr-
gus, who kissed it respectfully, and
said:
"Drive on."
"l'rincess," observed Lord Fergus,
"tho hand which has rested on your
face shall never touch anything else. I
dedicate It to you." And before she
eollld reply he made the signal of de
parture to the postilion and bowed
deeply; lifter which ho re-entered tho
Itin, jliut remained dreaming before tho
lire until a late hour of tho night.
Fight days later the Princess (ielso
mina was established in a littlo se
cluded village of Tyrol. A man on
horseback, who claimed to have come
from JJcrno by easy journeys, was in
quiring for her. Itidlngttp to the door
of the Inn, he leaned from his saddle,
called for the innkeeper and asked:
"Is tho l'rincess Gelsomina Cordile
oile hcreV"
" Sho is.'
" Is she in her room ?"
" Yes."
lie dismounted, went upstairs, was
introduced, and drawing a small case
of white Wood from a game-bag which
he carried, presented it to tho Hinazed
lady, saying :
" This is from Lord Fergus Mac
Forfar."
(living her no time to ask any par
ticulars, he hastily descended thestairs,
leapeu upon ins norse, and set oil at a
gallop. The princess, greatly agitated
ordered her servant to open" tho box.
Having taken off the cover with many
precautions, he informed her that it
contained a package. Tho princess
immediately dismissed him. As soon
as she found herself alone she feverish
ly lifted from tho case an object en
veloped in w hite cambric. The cam
brie removed displayed an envelope of
violet satin, with the arms of tho
princess and another person em
broidered in silver upon it. Under the
folds of satin something hard and
angular was delineated. The lady
unfolded the satin, and a silver box
exquisitely chased, shaped like tin
.Egyptian sarcophagus, appeared before
her eyes. A tiny golden key hung
from one of its feet. The princess
took it off, inserted it in the lock, and
openexl it.
Upon a crimson velvet cushion bor
dered with a fringe of lino pearls, lay
a human hand. Tho hand bore upon
the little linger a ring, whose setting
was a magnificent bezoar 'stone. The
princess gazed a moment spell-bound,
then carefully reclosing tho sarcopha
gus, and concealing tho key in her
bosom, she shrieked aloud. After which
she threw herself upon a couch, ar
ranged the folds of her dress, rang for
her maid, and fainted.' That hand was
the right hand of Lord Fergus; thatr
nczoar, was the ring of Lord Fergus !
In two hours she left the village, and
was never seen there more.
We wiH not attempt to depict the
state of maddening love in which this
fantastic and surgical gift had plunged
the unfortunate Gelsomina. Cordileone.
Never before did horror, astonishment,
gratitude and pity so blend in a wo
man's heart. Many a man had offered
her his hand, but to have it amputated
and present it to her upon a velvet
cushion fringed with pearls, was indeed
a novelty. In regarding herself in her
mirror, she could truly say that no other
woman in the world had ever been the
oojoet of such adoration. And then,
as the hand was perfectly embalmed,
she must needs take it often from its
concealment to caress it, fancying this
the best way to fulfill the wishes of the
testator who had willed it to her.
Many months rolled away. The
princess, overcome more and more w ith
passionate regret, reproached herself
for every imaginable wrong. At last
she became frantic. Every effort that
she made to find Lord Fergus w as of
no avail; the detectives of Europe,
America and Australia could not dis
cover his retreat.
In the meantime what, was the ec
centric lord doing. He had bribed all
the attendants of the princess; just as
soon as she arrived at a hotel he oon
tiolled that house; and during all this
time ho had watched her unceasingly,
being concealed night and day in some
one of her rooms. From siieh secret
observatories lie watched the progress
of the malady which he had sown in
that poor heart, until one day, deeming
the time at last propitious! he stole
from his hiding place dttrimr his be
loved's absence. Upon her return the
innkeeper announced to her with ex
ceeding candor tho arrival of an un
known gentleman. She had a pre
sentiment as to his identity, as may be
imagined. Hurrying to her dressing
room, she arrayed herself in the dceji
est liiourning.al'tcr which she descended
immediately to the salon, opened the
door, and perceiving Lord Fergus, ad
vanced a few steps toward him. He,
with great nonchalance, pointed with
his left hand to his right sleeve, which
hung llat and empty at tho end. The
princess opened her arms.
lint when Lord Fergus sprang for
ward in a transport of joy easy to im- j
ngine, she recoiled, and with a cry of 1
horror hid her face in her hands. j
"I cannot," sobbed she. "I will i
lever be able to." !
Then falling upon her knees before j
iie i-iinayid lord, she explained to him
v. ith tours that her gratitude toward!
liui was boundless; that she had I
used days and nights thinking only I
o ' him j was distracted for being tha 1
cause of his mutilation. Since that
fatal dny sho had suffered the torments
of the lost j she had kissed the hand a
hundred times a day; had twenty
thousand masses said for his repose ;
prayers in every church nnd convent in
the universe that a new hand might
grow. She, loved Lord Fergus adored
him ; but his mutilation inspired hef
with repugnance and horror absolutely
unconquerable. She would die of it,
but she could never be his wife.
Lord Fergus listened attentively.
He slow ly raised his hand, gazed at tho
princess as if he would read her soul,
and said :
" But you love me. And if my liand
had not been amputated you would not
have loved mo."
The princess made a gesture which
signified assent.
"And if my hand were not cut off,
you would render me happy?"
Tho princess assented.
"Will you swear it?"
" I swear it."
" Upon my lost hand."
"Upon your lost hand," responded
the weeping princess.
"Very well," said Lord Fergus,
solemnly; "dry your tears, and bo
happy. God has answered your prayers,
and performed a miracle. Behold!"
And throwing out his right arm, as
a swimmer makes a stroke, Lord Fer
gus thrust from his sleeve a hand full
of life and vigor.
They were sitting in a boat upon the
Lake of Como, and as they drifted were
enjoying the light breezes perfumed
with the sweet scents of jasmine, vio
let, and orange blossom. As they idly
floated they were talking about their
courtship. Lord Fergus, with ador
able fatuity, explained how he had won
her.
"The hand I sent you, my love,"
said he, "I purchased from a thrifty
nurse in the hospital at Bcane; a skill
ful embalmcr prepared it for me. The
rest you know."
Tho princess looked at him, and
struck him on the lips with a rose sho
bore in her hand.
"False, false!" cried she. "How
could an unsophisticated woman re
sist such a diabolical ruse? But you
remember our first meeting?"
" Yes."
"When I had the neuralgia?''
"Yes."
The princess laughed merrily as she
exposed two rows of perfect pearly
teeth. "Well, my love, I never had tho
neuralgia in my life. Artonmit.
I'oor Humanity in Loudon.
Many a sad sight is to be seen in Lon
don, but few are more melancholy than
the spectacle of those poor, broken
down creatures who are hired to saun
ter in the gutters of our great metropo
lis with advertisement boards on their
backs. Their hopeless, famished faces,
their listless gait, their tattered gar
ments, often drenched with rain, and
the thought of the precious pittance
which a hungry child or two may be
waiting at home to share, aro too much I
for sober contemplation; and more dis
tressingthan all, perhaps, is the look of
shame about these poor wretches. Of
course, they are glad enough to cam a
shilling in this way; and yet especially
on a cold, raw, rainy day it does seem
an outrage almost for one man to put
another to such usm. But when these
poor wretches are forced to wear ridic
ulous costumes, then wo have no doubt
about the outrage lit all. Here, too,
the "sandwich man" has no choice; he
has to conform to the demands and il
lustrate the humorous invention of his
employers if he does not wish to starve
ami does not like to steal. In this
case, also, ho is glad enough to
earn a shilling; but though there can bo
no doubt about that, yet should we bo
delighted to see the man admonished
who adds to the humiliations of failure,
f rieiiillessness and poverty by making
"guys" of these poor strollers. It is
done, however. Hero we see a row of
them, with tall extinguisher caps on
their heads ; there another, rigged with
pigtails, like 'hinamen, and all looking
so piteously ashamed. As for that,
however, we all know where the shame,
the disgrace of the thing really lies, and
a deep disgrace it is. .S7. Jeiium Uusitte.
A hcnsiMUthlo Itcqncst.
He had never told his love, their ac
quaintance had been a very short one,
and w hen suddenly he had placed her
arms about his neck and imprinted a
kiss upon her rosebud mouth, sho was
naturally startled.
" Sir," she said, "this is insufferable."
" Forgive me," he cried. " I was mad
to act thus. 1 beseech you, pardon me!"
"So, 1 can never forgive you, never.
You have forfeited my friendship. You
miiMt leave me at once and forever."
Vainly lie plead; she was obdurate.
So glaring an oll'i use could not bo con
doned. And so ho said ho would go. His
w hole lifo would be embittered, for ho
felt that her imago could' never beef
faced from his heart.
" I w ill go," ho said, sadly, " but be
fore I leave there is one boon that I
would ask. I feel that I am not un
reasonable in desiring and expecting
that you w ill grant this one littlo final
favor."
"What is it?" sho asked, gently,
touched by his emotion.
won i you please rko your arm
from around
is'ightf
my neck ( Saturday
SCIENTIFIC NOTES,
The reason why the thermometer
does not always accord with the com
parative discomfort of hot weather is
owing to a variation of moisture in
the nir. While the human body is all
tho time giving off perspiration, either
sensible or insensible, this evaporation
Till go on more rapidly when the air
contains but little moisture than w hen
it contains a great deal. Evaporation
is cooling when it has no obstruction ;
but when it is obstructed by moist air,
the reverse effect is produced, and a
temperature of eighty degrees is quite
as oppressive as that of ninety when
the air is dry.
Dust mixed with air is found to be,
under certain conditions, a dangerous
explosive. Thus, if a large log of
wood were Ignited, it might be a week
before it would be entirely consumed ;
split up into cord wood, and piled up
loosely, it would, perhaps, burn in less
.han an hour ; cut into-shavings and
allow a strong wind to throw them inU
ihe air or in any way keep the chiys
comparatively well separated from cr.h
other and the log would perhaps be
consumed in two or three minutes ; but
if ground up into line dust or powder,
and blown in such a manner that each
particle is surrounded by air, it would
burn in less than a second.
The first screw boats ever built in
America, and so far as the engineer
knows, the first iron hulls, were the
Anthracite and the Black Diamond,
constructed on the plans of Cuptajn
Ericsson, and employed In carrying
coal through the Delaware and Haritan
canal. The first sea-going propeller
built in America was tho frigate
Princeton, also after Captain Ericsson's
designs, but under the superintendence
of Captain Stockton. This vessel was
a full-rigged ship, and it was the in
tension to use steam only as occasion
might require as an aid to the sails.
But Ericsson did not make the first
propeller. It was first used by an
American some forty years ago.
One of the most interesting computa
tions which have engaged the attention
of scientists is that relating to the
amount of force imparted to the earth
by the sun's heat. According to some
of the French investigations there is
received in one mipute enough heat to
raise tho temperature of five and one
half cubic miles of water one degree
centigrade. Comparing this with the
work done by a given amount of heat,
as utilized in a steam engine, it w ould
Appear that the heat sent to the earth in
the sun's rays during the space of one
minute is equal to the accomplishment
of as much work as would bo done by
2,000 steam engines of 100 horse
power each, working continuously for
the space of 4,000 years. By far the
larger part of this heat force expends
itself upon tho earth in actual work,
only a small portion of it being radiated
into space. Necessarily, the result thus
accomplished such as the mainte
nance of the temperature of the earth,
ocean and atmosphere, the stimulating
of animal and vegetable life, etc. must
bo tho equivalent of the power retained
by our globe; but a vast amount remains
unaccounted for still.
President for One Day.
General David It. Atchison, ex-senator
of the United States, and who be
came vice-president at the death of W.
K. King, and was, by the operation of
the constitution, the legal president of
tho United States for one (lay, is now
living on his farm in Clinton county,
Mo. General Atchison tells as follows
how it was that ho w as president for one
day: It came about in this way. I 'oik
went out of olliee on the !id of' March,
1849, on Saturday at 12 o'clock M.
The next day, the 4th, occurring on
Sunday, General Taylor was not in
augurated. He was not inaugurated
till Monday, the 5th, at 12 o'clock i.
It was then canvassed among senators
whether there was an interregnum. It
was plain that there was either an in
terregnum or I was the president of
the United States, being chairman of
of the senate, having succeeded Judge
Magnum, of North Carolina. The
judge waked up at 3 o'clock in the
morning and said, jocularly, that, as I
was president of the United States, he
wanted me to appoint him secretary of
state. Other senators came to me and
advised mo to claim tho franking priv
ilege for life under the law giving a
president of tho United States that
emolument. I replied that 1 would
not assume any doubtful powers. The
office of president was vacant from
Saturday at 12 o'clock M. to Monday
noon, wnen ucneriu layior was i
sworn in.
You cannot tell much about the
truth or falsity of the sentiments ex
pressed in tho "old songs" without
experimenting with them. Take, for
instance, that old ami well-known
song, "Are Wo Forgotten When
We're Gone?" Tho only way to tell
to a certainty is to go away, and to
make it more binding tako somebody
elso's pocket book with you.
Harvey U. Benson, of Paw Paw,
Midi., has brought suit against a lady
i'or $5,000 damages because she mar
ried one Black alter having engaged
herself to Benson. She pleads in ex
tenuation that her Paw' Paw com
pelled her to marry the Black man.
The Evfnln? Trains.
tVheft er rninfall ofth snowing
Hastens daylight swlfUy by,
Or B)mr twilight, still nnd nUadowy,
Sots her lixhtR along tho sky,
Out acrops tho inytic's waters
Lying cold, nnd dark, nnd deep,
Evening trains, with precious burdens.
Slow, like bright proce?sion creep.
Far behind are din nnd tumult,
Doubt, anxiety and fear;
1'nst the river's silent flowing
There are rest, nnd peace, nnd cheer
Precious freights are henrls of loving
Nearing lights nnd smiles of home,
Wliero with faith that knows no doubting
Tired feet, joy-winged, mny come.
Homes are waiting, high and lowly;
Onward still the bright trains moves
Oh, 'tis well, halls rich in splendor
May not richest be in love.
Homeward going, heavenward going,
Friends pass onward one by one,
When the day is calmly shining
Through night's shades, at set of sun.
Through the daises we may follow,
Through the snows wilh pleading hands,
We may only watch them going
O'er death's stream to heavenly lands.
Vet for us the way seems brighter;
Light gleams o'er the mystic tide
When beyond its silent flowing
They have reached 11:0 restful side.
Boston Transcript.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
To be disposed of under the hammer
A carpet-tack.
It is not always the flower of the
family that furnishes the bread.
A cynical old bachelor says that
" lovers are like armies; they get along
well enough till the engagement be
gins." " There," she said, waving her mar
riage certificate in the air, " there is the
flag of our union 1" Philadelphia
Chronicle.
A race between a carrier pigeon and
a man kicked by a mule would bo very
close if the pigeon had half a milo tho
start. le.vu tiiftinys.
Lightning killed a bull in central
Ohio the other day. It is getting
bolder every day and may tackle mules
.-ith impunity. Toledo American.
A stamp like a boy : It is said ninety
millions of postage stamps are annually
sold in this country and all of them
have to be licked before they will do
their duty. Picayune.
A stock breeder in New Mexico has
a horso pasture of sixteen square
miles all fenced in. It must; worry
a man to have to run all over the lot
in the wet grass to catch a horse to
drive down-town after a half gallon of
coal oil. Cliech.
"Mamma, what makes angels?'
asked a littlb boy who had been read
ing of the heavenly inhabitants. Tha
mother glanced out into the orchard,
and with a warning look, solemnly re
plied: " Unripe fruit, my dear." New
( York Commercial.
A man may be right in the bosom of
his family, sitting down to a big meal,
knowing that ho is rich and all right
in every way; yet will the sight of a
telegraph messenger make him as
nervous as a well-fed dog Is made
when he sees a boy pick up a stone
nnd throw it in the opposite direction
Pack.
A woman in Franco slept seventy
three days in one inning and when
sho awoke and learned that her hus
band had been taking his meals at a
restaurant during all tho time, instead
of getting out of bed at daylight and
going to market, she was so mad that
she declared she wouldn't go to sleep
again as long as she lived. Norrustowu
ihrald.
Some men have tact. Said the bride
groom, who didn't wish either to of
fend his bride or die of internal dis
turbance: "My dear, this bread looks
delicious; but it is the first you have
ever made. I cannot think of eating
it, but will preserve it to show to our
children in after years as a sample of
their mother's skill and deftness."
Huston Post,
Supplies for Old Sol.
A writer in the Kansas City Jicciew
says: The effect of cometary precipita
tion on tho sun cannot be detected
on the earth except by tho most pow
erful instruments. What is the sun?
it is a colossal ball 80,000 miles in di
ameter, whoso mighty mass is &il,054
times greater than that of the earth.
What is a comet falling into this awful
furnace? Nothing but as one firebrand
in the conflagration of Chicago. Ex
plosions are always taking place on tho
lace of the sun, causing greater up
heaval than the downrush of a dozcu
comets. Can cometary collision on tho
sun injure, man? Indeed, such impact
serves to keep him alive. Tho sun
docs not radiate too much heat now,
and astronomers aro agreed that part
of tho present supply is kept up by a
cosiiiicnl bombardment. Wo aro flung
away in some nook of tho univer.se
chained to an expiring world a homo
that is already suffering encroachments
of polar ice. We exist only by (he heat
of the sun. The real danger lies not in
cometary downrush, but in the fear
that not enough meteors and comets
will gravitate into solar fires. Tho
longer comets can strike the sun tho
longer mau can inhabit the earth.