THE FOREST EEFDBLICAN
If pobllthed rery Wednendar,
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No inbicrlptlotii received for shorter period
nn three nionttn.
?orreepondenee eollclted from all twrU of the
nntry. No roitce will be ukea of oonrmoiii
.' rarounlcstloiii.
Thirty-sovcn Japanese publications are
uuvoieu to maitcrs connected witn edu
cation, and these havo a total circulation
of 42,049 per month. There are seven
medical papers, with a monthly circula
tion of 13,514; nino relating to sanitary
matters, with a circulation of 8,105; two
on forestry and two on pharmacy. There
are seven devoted to vnrious branches of
science, with a circulation of 2,428; but
to these must bo udded twenty-two en
gagod in popularizing science, with a
total circulation of 70,000.
Texas has a new industry. Tho Clear
Creek Crab Canning Company has been
organized in Galveston county, and is
doing a big business in catching and can
ning crab. Tho shells are removed en
ure except tho claws, ground in a mill
nnd sent to Franco, where they are manu
factured into a dentifrice. Tho oil that
arises on the vats where tho crabs nro
boiled is used in making soap, and is
said to bo equal to coeoanut oil for this
purpose. Tho crubs themselves aro
packed in five-gallon cans, aud aro reck
oned good.
Tho object of tho-o who provide doves
for shooting matches is to produco birds
which will rise rapidly from the trap, fly
erratically, nnd make a struggle to get
out. of the bounds, even if hit. In Taut
land tin plan used to bo to pull a few
icatiien out of tho brd's tail and apply
iar 10 inospot or to run a pm into the
flesh. Those practices wcro stopped by
. the authorities, and now a new method
is in use. Tho only water given to tho
birds for twelve. to twenty-four hours be
lore the tournament is salt water. This
almost maddens them, and when they
rise iro:n tho trap they fulfill all require
mcuts.
ino emigration to tins country from
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Russia and
China for tho five years ended in 1885
was 841,778. Nearly all of these emi
grants took tho, places of American labor
ers at starvation prices. A tablo recently
compiled snows that from 1870 to 18S0.
inclusive, 283,153 skilled laborers camo
to this country and 152,407 unskilled la
borers. Froni 1881 to 1885 thero wero
541,112 of tho former and 028,788 of tho
latter, showing an increase of the latter
ofmoro than 300 percent. All of tho
unskilled laborers, as a rule, remain in
tho large cities. .
colonel tonway, who professes to
know all tho noted "bad men" of tho
plains, tells a St. Louis Glolie-Democrat
reporter that they aro invariably blondes
He says the traditional idea of a desper
J . r i
auo us a man oi raven locks, piercing
black eyes and a long, jetty moustache is
all wrong. lie goes into particulars thus:
"Masterson, tho famous shcriil of Dodge,
who had killed twenty-seven men when
ho was twenty-seven years old, has light
hair and blue eyes. So has Doc. llalli
day, exiled from Arizona for trying to
kill off all Tombstono in one day. The
Erp brothers could join a Lydia Thomp
son troupe if yellow curls went for any
thing. Luko Short, notorious through
out tho entire West, is a littlo fellow of
a blonde cast. That is the complexion
of Mart Duggan and Jim Kinney, two
very bad men of great renown in Colo
rado ; and so on throughout tho list.
! mmm
Connecticut is tho richest State in the
Union in unprofitable mines. Gold and
silver and many other metals have been
found in a score of townships, but not
in paying quantity. North Stonington
has a meagro marble mine, New London
is going to dig for petroleum, and a day
or two ago a soapstono mine, that once
was worked by the Indians, was discov
ered within the borough limits of Wil
limantic. The deposit cropped out on
the Young farm, near the athestic Wil
limantic thread mill, and not a dozen
rods from tho railroad. It is on high
giound that is clear of timber, and ull
about it there is evidence that consider
able quantities of the stone were removed
at a distant time in the past. Fragments
of soapstone pots and dishes, finely
chiseled and polished, havo frequently
been found by villagers, and mounds of
upthrown earth, now grass grown, indi
cate the places in which the Indians
worked in tho old quarry. Tho mine is
to be worked by Springfield (Mass.) men, !
vho, by means of the magnetic needle,
which is strongly affected by tho mag
netic ore in tho stone, have traced the
deposit for a long way down the hill
side, and who are confident that tho
mine is a very largo and valuable one.
The old opening in the quarry nt which
the Indians worked has beeu enlarged,
and the rock asfardowuasthe workmen
have penetrated is pure soapstone. At
every point on the lull where a shaft has
leen made the stone is found in abund
ance. The Springfield men will begin
to work the uiiue ubout the first of next
AugUbt. ...
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VOL. III. NO. 15.
HAD I BUT KNOWN1
Had I but known that nothing Is undone
From rising until setting of tho sun,
That full-fledgod words fly off beyond our
reach,
That not a. deed brought forth to life dies
ever,
I would have measured out and weighed
my speech;
10 "r goon deeds had been my sole
endeavor,
Had I but knownl
Had I but known how swiftly speed away
The living hours that make the living day,
That 'tis above tlolay'sso dangorous slough
Is hung tho luring wisp-light of to-morrow,
I would have seized time s evanescent Now I
I would be spared this unavailing sorrow,
Had I but knownl
Ha 1 1 but known to dread tho dreadful Are
That lay in ambush at my heart's desire,
Whoref rom it sprang and smoto my naked
hand
And loft a mark f orovor to remain,
I would not boar tho fire's ignoble brand;
I would have weighed the pleasure with the
pain,
Had I but known 1
Had I but known we never can repeat
Life's springtime freshness or its summer
heat,
Nor gather second harvest from life's field,
Nor aged winter change to youthful spring,
To mo life's flowers their honey all would
yield;
T 1 . .
i wouia not reel one wasted moment's sting,
Had I but known I
Hunter MacCalloch, in Lippinoott.
MISS FORTUNE'S ROMANCE.
It was a hot day in May-ono of those
early hot days that are so exhausting
and Miss Fortune Wayland, tired with
that provoking kind of shopping that
mm cuing mmgs," turned
'nun ituiunnauio ladies' restaurant for
uuu refreshment. She was a calm
equable girl, not readily irritated, but it
was a trifle annoying to have her quiet
interrupted by the rustling, laughing,
and chattering of the very two girls
whose company at that hour she would
most of all have deprecated. A
For she was dusty and heated, arid ndl
in her freshest toilet, and Ida Vincent and
Kate Croye had just stepped from their
carriage in all tho lustre and freshness
of elegant spring costumes. They of
course, could afford to be pleasant; it was
a much harder thing for Fortune to smilo
and say: "Is it really you? I am glad
to Ree you." b
They sat down together, and began to
cat ices, and discuss toilets and summer
Plans "Ne were going to Europe,"
said Ida, with a charming frankness,
but tonus om is coinn- tn thn u- i.
and of courso we follow in his wake!
Mamma thinks ho admires mo, and I am
uuuer oraers to captivate him."
"I kllOW whom VOIl ninnn TV!. i,
is really no need for you to affect secrecy
It is Kay Symington. My mamma thinks
lie admires me. und I am under nrrt.. t
captivate him also."
' And pray who is Hay Symington?"
"As if voil did nnr tn,i- i
hy, your father is his Iaitw ii i.
been back for a month, and win at the
Nobles' and the Hilliards' and"
"Now I know whom you mean," said
iortune. "He used to como a m-enf He,,i
to our house before he went abroad.
That is six years since. I was only a
school-girl then, but from what T r...
member of Hay Symington I think he will
never iau in love w ith any woman excent
ono made to order. Hnwpvr.r ,,. ,i.
not concern me: I havo frino-n' n
mind at present. So I will KHV frnr.l-V.i
girls." '
" ait a quarter of an hour nnl
will take you as far as Aitkin's." .
llianks; I cannot wait: I am to mr nt.
mamma and Gertrude at Madamo Do
cimer's. Adieu."
Fortune was walking down Broadway
senspVfi J11181"10 wl-h,out the least I
sense or tifn.r. nr rn u.na wii ....a ..u:
sense of heat or fatigue. Sho was calling
to remembrance some autumn davs six
years ago, when sho had first seen Hav
PVlllinirton. What a. h&nnv S.i,f din 1 urn
and October it had been f She had come
into town earlv ill order to enter tp'irwvl
at the commencement of the session, and
nid beeu ale no with her father. During
hese days Hav ha 1 been much ,:ti,
them, and fdio had unt i;t,.i,,.r l,.,,,..,!..
o his travels bv land and em nnd Konrl
him discuss with .Mr. Wayland Fcieutitic
subjects in which both were interested.
How often had sho brought them tea or
coffee while they sat talking, and what
pleasant words and looks he had civeu
her!
Nay, there had been something morn
than tins, one night when Mr. "Wayland
had been called out on business, and thev
two sat alone by the littlo open tire that
tho chill Oc tober night made necessary,
Hay had held her hand aud suid, sorrow
fully: "Fortune, will you forget me when
I go over the sea, and never remember
the pleasant nights we three havo had
together?'
"If they were pleasant, why do you go
away?" she asked, softly.
''You almost tempt me to ask to stav;
buy you are so young it would be unfair.
I am an old man, child, traveled and dis
illusioned; it would be unfair. You must
see tho world first, Fortune; aud then
and then if you remember me, ah, how
happy I bhall be I Give me tho rose at
your belt, dear child. Perhaps you will
thiuk of me till it withers."
"I shall never forget you."
But Hay either misdoubted tho young,
inexperienced heart, or he feared to trust
the future with it. He only kissed the
rose, aud kissed the band that gave it,
and in an hour thero was an end of For
tune's young romance.
Perhaps just in this very hour her good
fate had turned toward her, for w hat she
had failed to find and failed to do all
morning now cumo easily to her band;
TIO-NESTA, PA.,
and even such straws as finding the exac t
trimming wanted may show that the con
trary wind has changed and a favoring
galo sprung up. She was not conscious
of reasoning in this way, but she felt a
change, and under its influence looked so
bright and happy that, when sho met
her mother and siMler nt. Mnil.tmn Tin.
cimers, Mrs. "Wayland chose to feel irri
tated at it.
"You aro so contradictious, Fortune!"
sho said. "Hero you arc, looking as
fresh and happy as possible, while poor
Gertrude nnd I are worried to death. It
is too aggravating!"
"What is the matter, mamma?"
"Your father is so provoking. lie
came home early to-day, just because he
knew we had an appointment with mad
ame; and he talked such nonsense about
not being able to afford this and that, and
it really took all interest out of our spring
costumes. Beside, he actually wanted
me to stay at home this summer, and
send you and Gertrude with your aun
l.ury and its Gertrude's first season!
lie never has a particle of considera
tion."
-uuinma, i do not care about going
-"v a nave nan six seasons, ana, as
you say, done nothing with them. Spend
Ufhuf ....... - " i i .
.."c.t uuimjr jrou nave on uerry."
"Hut what will people say?"
.Never mind neon e. Pnna la fnr
irom well sav that 1 am staviuif to take
care ot him. I am sure someone ought
... - . rj -
to do it, especially as ho canuot possibly
ravu nig city. "
rortunc was ouite reconciled to flip
lot die had proposed for herself when she
saw now happy tho plan made her
latlicr.
"I havo not forerot. Fortune." he said.
what a splendid little house-keener vnn
. i :.. .. ---j. j
iuuuu six years a''0.
do ,urs. wayiana ana ncr younger
daughter went to tho Branch, and For
tune ana her father lived together in a
regular quiet fashion that was the great
est luxury to the overworked hiwver.
Twice Mr. Symington had called before
the ladies left, and both times Fortune
misled him. The call seemed to have
made little impression on the family. Mrs.
way land said ne had aged a great
deal, and Gertrude said he 'was ugly and
cross and old.
"He asked after you, Fortune," said
ueriruue, carelessly, as sue was examin
ing nernew riding hat, "and mamma
ioid mm you were absorbed in toilets at
present, bo he said: Tray do not disturb
the young lady; I dare say sho has for-
gocien me. "
In about two weeks Gertrude's letters
began to nama Mr. Symington very fre
quently. He and his cousin, Colonel Hill,
had called on them, and Gertrude
thought both gentlemen "very nice."
Pretty soon every letter was full of the
two names. They were the key-note to
nuiuu uii ueiiruaes llle senmn tn m
set, and Fortune noticed that Hay Sy
mington was the prevailing refrain.
Even Mr. Wayland betran to Rnppnlntn
on the probabilities of so intimate an ac
quaintance. "I do not thiuk it would
cio, rortune, no said one evening, after
ho had read aud re-read a letter from his
wile, "berty and Symington I mean.
blio is so fond of society, and he never
cared lor it. it would not do; all the
money in tho world would not make
them happy. Mr. Symington is "
"Here, my dear old friend. Tho ser
vant told me where you wero. and I took
the liberty of coming without announce
mentas I used to do."
He had taken Fortune's hand, and
stoqd looking in her fixe. Then he drew
a chair between father and daughter, and
sat down. He had come on business, ho
said, but it would keep till next day;
there was plenty else to talk about, aud
it must have been very interesting mat
ter, for the three sat together chatting
happily until the church clocks were
striking midnight all around,
It was about the alteration of some
property that Mr. Symington had re
turned. There were dwelling-houses to
bo turned into stores, and he decided to
stay in the city until the architect had flu-
ished the plans. It was very hot weather,
. a . . - . . .
and the architect could not bo hurried,
and Hay was in no mood to hurry him.
So the days came and went in a slow,
dreamy monotony that every one seemed
perfectly happy with.
Hay generally strolled in to Mr. Way
land's as they were taking breakfast, and
Fortune gave him a cup of coffeo. He
sipped it, and talked over the news in
the morning newspapers. Then the two
gentlemen went down town together,
and Fortune took her sewing into the
coolest room, nnd found her own
thoughts pleasant enough company until
afternoon. Before dinner sho went with
her father to drive in tho Park; and
they generally met Kay before they re
turned home. Sometimes he rodo homo
at their side, sometimes ho gave his horse
to his servant and took a seat beside For
tune in Mr. Wavland's carriage. When
he did so ho stayed to dinner, and When
he stayed to dinner he stayed until mid
night. They did not even talk together; he
had fallen into tho habit of asking her
assent to any of his opinions by a look,
which she generally answered by a bright,
intelligent little nod of acquiescence: anil
when he had received this ho went on
with his argument.
But perhaps this silent understanding of
each other wasmoredangerous than words;
at any rate. Fortune felt it to be so. Shu
could not disguise from herself that Hay
Symington usurped more exculsively than
ever all her thoughts and hopes, and yet
sho was forced to admit that he seemed
unconscous of his power over her. She
noticed that Gertrude had never named
h;iu since he left the Branch, and she
wondered what this apparent indiffer
ence could mean. It must bo one of
two things either Gertrude cared noth
ing at all for him, or she cared a irreat
deal.
One morning.as she was handing Hay a
cup of coffee, he had a number of letters in
his hand, and iu his effort to relievo her
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IP
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4. 1886.
speedily, lie let them drop. They scat
tered sufficiently to allow her to see that
two of them were directed by Gertrude.
There was no mistaking her small, run
ning, insignificant writing.
After this discovery sho withdrew
more and more from tho conversation of
tho gentlemen, and the bright, intelli
gent looks with which sho had used to
answer Hay's inquiring glances were
more and more at fault. He saw and
felt the change, but failed to draw the
proper inference.
Things had indeed come to a position
in which it seemed to Fortune folly to
nurse longer a sentiment which it was evi
dent Hay had not theslightest desire to re
ciprocate. She would at once give up
everything that encouraged so barren a
love. Letters to destroy sho had none,
and as for tokens or souvenirs, she had
only ono ancient brooch of a dead world
to give up. It was not a pretty ornament,
and she had never worn it; but Kay had
ioid normal it was very precious to him,
and valued above gold and silver. Yet
he had made no inquiries about its wel
fare, and no remarks about her not wear
it. If he valued it so much, he should
have it back; it was the only link be
tweon them, and it should be broken at
once.
Sho walked to her desk and took it
out of the littlo box in which it had Iain
for years. She laid it upon her palm,
and it seemed to glow and burn and re
flect a thousand lights. It was lovely.
It was very dear to her. She kissed it
with passionate fervor. She threw her
self on the sofa and wept some very bit
ter tears for tho death of a dream so
tender and 80 lovely, and she felt that
all of the sweetness and dew of her
youth went with it.
But as she lay weepi'mr. Kav stormed
quietly up to her side. He took her in
his arms, and tenderly kissed away the
sad, largo tears. "Darling," he said,
i have seen all. 1 ou have kcut mv
token ; you wcro weeping over it. You
love me, Fortune vou love me. Oh.
beloved, do not now deny it?"
now dare 1 love you, Hay?"
"How daro vou not love me? ITavn
I not carried your imago in my heart for
six years? I won't have, my token back,
and I won't leave vou until vou sav that
you will be my wife. Think of it a mo
ment." "It is enough, Rav. I havo thought
only of you for six years."
' I hen, sweet Fortune, let us be mar
ried to-morrow to-day. Why delay
longer?"
"One thing, Ray, I must ask you. I
saw two letters from Gertrude among the
papers you dropped ono morning?"
uertrude has written me in all six
letters."
"Oh!"
"About my cousin Hill. Hill love9
her desperately, and Gertrude has been
teasing him to tho point of distraction.
I havo written and given her some good
advice; she needed it."
Thero are no advocates like lovers.
They speak with the tongues of men and
angels, and Hay won his case in a man
ner. There was a hurried visit of Mrs.
Wayland and Miss Gertrude to New
York, and tho next day all the fashion
able world knew that Kay Symington
had been married in tho most unfash
ionable season and in the most unfashion
able manner to Miss Fortune Wayland.
Harper' Weekly.
Eels.
Now that the aversion to batrachia for
food has been overcome to a certain de
gree, it is to bo hoped that the indisuta-
ble delicacy of the eel as a palatable fish
will be more generally recognized. The
Egyptians were the only ancient people
who did not consider tho eel tit food for
kings and princes. In the light of pres
ent science the eel is shown to be a most
cleanly feeder, living upon the spawn of
fishes. It will touch nothing thut is un
clean or tainted, and will at times nib
ble the plants that float upon the surface
of tho water. When lentils aro rine. of
which they are especially fond, they have
been seen ou foraging expeditions in the
fields adjacent to tho river banks. Dr.
Marshall Hall, to whom the science of
medicine owes to much, discovered that
eels possessed a "caudal heart entire lv
dependent upon tho pulmonary heart."
It is supposed that this second heart
causes the extraordinary strength of the
eel's tail. A comical incident befell me
n Germany. There, fish of all sorts are
sold alive, and are killed in the kitchens
lew moments before they are to be
cooked. Eels are considered a great dain
ty, and are sold at fifty and sixty cents a
pound. Having received an unusually
arge fish from the neighboring town.
and wishing to keep it until the next
ay, tho cook took it in a largo bucket
with water to the hotel, that it might be
ivepi in mo "iisnpot' in a running
stream until wanted. A moment or two
after sho left the houso with her shining,
steel-blue burden, I heard a swish of
water, and looking out of tho window
siw his eclship seize the edge of the
bucket by his tail and throw himself
over, as it were, by a "back hand spring"
on tho ground. Now began a chase such
hs is seldom seen. Tho astonished cook
attempted to catch the great creature,
forgetting in her zeal that "slippery as
an e d" was no vain adage. Away over
the hard road wriggled tho fish, iththe
cook in frantic pursuit. By this time
quite a number of persons joined in tho
chase, but to no purpose. Fearing to
injure the creiture, there was no furce
used, and fully fifteen minutes elapsed
before the eel was captured and replaced
iu the bucket. Tho precaution wag
taken to cover tho top of the bucket
with a net, so that any further attempt
to escape was precluded. Neto York
Commercial.
According to recent statistics,
foreign
Then
cinigra
emigration is steadily falling off.
is a notable decrease. ja German
tion.
$1,50 PER ANNUM.
SELECT SIFIINGS.
While a man in Clinton, Pa., was pro
jmring 10 go to Ded no was BtTUCK by
thunderbolt and had all the clothin
stripped from his body, leaving him un
uurmcu.
A largo ball to tho thumb in a bad
hand promises a leanim? to all sorts
self indulgence; but in an artist's bandit
indicates lovo ot color and gifts of cx
prc-ssion by means ot color alone.
An accident in a Melbourne foundry
led to the discovery that plunging iron
castings into a mixture of treacle and
water softens the metal to such a degree
that it can bo worked as readily
wrought iron.
A slave could bo bought for about
seveniy-nvc cents in ancient Home. This
was at the time of the conquest of Great
Britain, and ono singlo Homan family
owned as many as 4U0 slaves. Among
incm were somo weti-eaucated and supe
nor people, come were doctors, somo
were tutors to tho children and somo
were artists.
Some of the monasteries in England
in the eighth century were presided over
by ladies. There was a famous one at
Whitby in Yorkshire which was ruled by
uie Abbess mida. She belonged to the
royai iamuy. bhe trained up many cler
gymen, and no less than live bishops
Ca-dmon, the first English poet, dwelt in
ner aoocy.
The first light ever hoisted over tho
capttol at Washington, in 1847, was a
lantern on a nast towering about one
hundred and fifty feet above the dome,
i iie mass was secured by heavy iron
braces. The lantern was surmounted by
a ball and weather vane. With the glass
in the lantern it weighed about eight
nundred pounds. it contained largo
burners, and when lighted it illuminated
not only the entire Capitol grounds, but
uu cue mguer portions ot the city.
The Chinese have the following legend
about the invention of tho fan: "Tho
beautiful Kau Si, daughter of a power
ful mandarin, was assisting at the feast
of lanterns, when sho became overpow
cred by tho heat. She was compelled to
take off her mask. But, as it was illegal
io expose ncr lace, she held her mask be
fore it, and gently fluttered it to cool
herself. The court ladies present noticed
it, and in an instant a hundrod other
hands were waving their masks. This
was the birth, of tho fan, which to-day
canes me piace oi tho mask in China."
Jl he vane, or weathercock, must have
been of very early origin. An old Latin
writer calls it triton, evidently from an
ancient form. The usual form on towers
and castles was that of a banner, but on
ecclesiastical edifices it generally was a
weathercock. There was a symbolic
icason for the adoption of tho figure of
a cock, l ne cross surmounted by a ball,
to symbolize the redemption of the world
oy me cross or Ghnst; and the cock was
placed upon tho cross in allusion to the
repentance of St. Peter, and as a re
minderof the important duties of repent
ance and Christian vigilance. '
Suicides by Monarehs.
There have been comparatively few in
stances of suicide among tho occupants
oi uie mrones oi modern times. The
most recent case was that of Abdul Aziz.
Sultan of Turkey, who killed himself in
June, 1870, by opening the veins of his
arm with a pair of scissors. His subjects
had rebelled against him, and the Coun
cil and Ministers had determined to re
move him and appoint his nephew Murad
as Sultan iu his stead.
In 1808 Theodore, Emperor of Abyssi
nia, is said by some authorities to have
shot himself, while others assert that ho
was killed in battle by the British inva
ders. On Oct. 8, 1820, Henry Christophe,
King of llayti, in order to prevent him
self being taken prisoner bv the insur
gents, who had gained ascendancy in tho
island, shot himself through tho heart.
Charles VII., King of France, probably
inherited a taint of insanity from his
father, and the latter part of his life was
embittered by monomania, manifesting
itself in the apprehension that his chil
dren had conspired to poison him. Under
this apprehention he refused food for
seven days, and died of starvation near
Bourges, July 22, 1401.
Concerning the death of Richard II.,
King of Knuland, there were at the time
various conflicting reports, and there has
continued to be a difference of opinion
nmnnrr liiufnrtnna .ruli.:t.V..i... t ....
bourne and Peter of Blois sav that ho also
starved hi:nsclf to death. There is a cer
tain parallel between the case of Richard
II. and that of Ludwig II. Both wero
weak characters, both wero deposed in
behalf of stronger aspirants to power,
both were shut up in a castle for safe
keeping, and both were reported to have
committed suicide. In tho caso of the
English king, however, the weight of
tho evidence perhaps favors tho theory
that somo interested persons assisted in
his taking off.
Among the ancients it appears that sui
cide was rather a popular form of death.
Many of the philosophers advocated it as
an honorable and convenient method of
ending existence, und gave a certain per
tinence to their teaching by putting it in
practice themselves.
Among the long list of the rulers of
antiquity who died by their own baud
uro Nero, Cleopatra, Dido, Boudicea,
Queen of the Iceni iu Britain; Otho, of
Home; Ptolemy, of Cyprus; Mithridatcs,
of Pontus; feiiul, of Israel; Hamc ses tho
Great, and Sardanapalus, of Assyria,
wh oburned himself iu his palace with
his wives. Aew York WurU.
The suic ide of the deposed King Lud
wig. of Bavaria, on June ltf, 180, is
the latest instance of a ruler's self mur
der. Ed.
Polite, but absent-minded bather (to
iricud up to his neck in water) : "Ah,
Jones, very glad to kco ywu, Won't you
sit down?" Zj'e. . ,
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HOME,
Two birds within one nest;
Two hearts within one breast;
Two souls within one fair
Firm league of love and prayer,
Together bound for aye, together blest.
An ear that waits to catch
A hand upon the latch;
A step that hastens its sweet rest to win.
A world of care without,
A world of strife shut out,
A world of love shut in.
Dora FernwelL
JIUMOIt OF THE DAY.
One kind of egg plant A chicken
farm.
For tho baby there should always be a
slip 'twixt the cup and tho lip. Mer
chant Traveler.
Does it not seem strange that we
should employ contractors to enlarge
buildings? Hambler.
Knowledge is not always power.
Every thief knows that there is plenty of
money in the banks, but how is he to get
at it 1Call.
With all his' experiences, his business
and in conversation the barber is not al
ways acquainted with the parts of speech.
Boston Budget.
An English champion pigeon shot an
nounces that he "will shoot any man in
America for $1,000." Let him take a
pop at Apache Chief Geronimo. Pittx
burgh Chronicle.
Landlady "The coffee, I am sorry to
say, is exhausted, Mr. Smith." Boarder
Smith "Ah, yes, poor thing; I've no
ticed that for some time it hasn't been
very strong." Sitings.
Teacher "How many elements are
there?" Little Boy "Water, fish. earth.
air and" Teacher "There isn't any
other clement, is there?" Little Boy
"On yes, there is; there's the lawless ele
ment in Chicago. Sifting.
A young man in Gainsville, Fla.f sent
75 cents to a fellow in New York, who
advertised "How to make money fast."
He received from the New Yorker the
valuable information: "Take a paper
bill and make it fast to something with
paste." The young man now feels that
life is a delusion. Savannah Nem.
A lady living "On the Hill." Rondout.
whose clock had run down tho other
night, asked a neighbor's little girl if bIio
knew how to tell the time of day. "Yes.
ma'am," replied the child. "Well.thcn,
will you just run into the house and see
what time it is for me?" "Oh. I don't
know how to tell that way. I only know
how when it strikes," was the reply."
Kingston Freeman.
HEALTH HINTS.
Lard, if applied at once, will remove
the discoloration after a bruise.
A fever patient can be made cool and
comfortable by frequent sponging off
with soda water.
For burns, Dr. Moslcy declares that
balsam of copaiba is an application very
preferable to bicarbonate of soda or other
remedies which havo been advocated.
To apply a mustard plaster so as not to
blister tho skin, mix the mustard with
the white of an egg instead of water.
The plaster will draw thoroughly with
out blistering tho most delicate skin.
Whooping cough remedy Half cup
molasses, one tablespoon castor oil, one
teaspoon spirits of camphor, half tea
spoon paregoric. Stir ingredients to
gether thoroughly and give a teaspoon
whenever a bad coughing spell comes on.
Chinese Paper Makers.
Eighteen hundred years ago the Chi
nese made paper from fibrous matter re
duced to a pulp. Now, each province
makes its own peculiar variety. The cele- .
brated Chinese rice paper, that so resem
bles woolen and silk fabrics, and on
which are painted quaint birds and flow-
rs, is manufactured from compressed
pith, which is cut spirally by a keen
knife into slices six inches w ide and twice
as long. Funeral papers, or paper imi-
itions of earthly things which they de
sire to bestow on departed friends, are
burned over their graves. They use
paper window frames, paper sliding
oors, and paper visiting cards a yard
long. It is related that when a distin
guished representative of the British gov
ernment visited I'ckin several servants
brought him a huge roll, which, when
spread out on tho floor, proved to be the
visiting card of tho Emperor.
The English Royal Family.
It costs a good deal to support Queen
ictoria and her family. Here is a list
of the amounts as near as they can be got
at in dollars: Tho Queen receives annually
about 100,000; the I'rince of Wales,
000,000; Priuco Alfred, $130,000;
Prince Arthur,l;l45,00ii; Princess Royal,
50,000; Princess Helena, $30,000;
Princess Louise, $30,000; Princess
Beatrice, $3(1,000; Duchess of Albany,
$30,0(10; Duchess of Cambridge, $30, 000 ;
Princess Augusta, $15, 000; Duke of Cam
bridge, $110,000; Duke of Edinburgh,
$130,000; Princess Mary, $25,000;
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, $16,
000; Prince Leiningcn, $3,000; Prince
Victor of Hoheulohe, $10,000.
The common mocking bird will attack
dogs, cats, hawks, crows und buzarda
when they invade his range. Ho is not a
forest bird, but of the fields. He prefers
an open situation and the haunts of men.
Theorchard.a hedge, a solitary hawbush,
where he has plenty of sunlight aud a
breadth of view, suits him best.
It is reported that a deposit of geuui
meerschaum has been found un tho beach
near Yuquiuu, Oregon.