THE FOREST REPUBLICAN It pnbUoiK-d very Wednrjtlar, by 0. E. WENK. OiUfioip. Gmearbnueh & Co.'s Building KLM STREET, T10NESTA, V. Terms, tl.BO per Year. rSuZV, all parti of tii.- Ue.iencc can do wonders, and it is now rnny to produce "crocodile tears" or nny other fort required. The essential oil of Anions ran now be extracted. A single drop of this oil upon the handkerchief produces a flow of tears; two drops rnuo persistent gobbing, and thrco grief of the mast suffocating nnd gasping kind. 1 ho carthquako 1ms deprived Georgia of ono of her natural curiosities. The "Shaking rock" will shako no more. For over a hundred years it has been nn ebject of curiosity to the people of Oglethorpe county, and hundreds of lovers have mado it their trusting place. The 'earthquake has shaken it oil lis pivot, iicwcver, nnd it now rests solidly on the bosom of the earth. "Bonanza Mackay hopes to create out of the Postal Telegraph Company a sys tem as extensive as the Western Union, nnd predicts that in doing so ho will re duce rates to tuch mi extent ns to do away with business letter writing inside of three year,. His mo t ambitious plan is to build a lino through to San Fran cisco, and he promises New York' busi ness men to send twenty words for every dollar before, the first of next January. Mr. Mackoy is prcpnring-rfo join his wife', in Europe, anl expects & bo gono eight roout'ua, ( j,, jf The Supreme Court of Vermont , re-, ccntly held that a husband is ans wet able in damages for nn assault commit ted by hi wife on one of his neighbors, even if the assault was committed "against tho will and in spite of the best endeavors of tho husband." "This ruling," says tho Now York Tivleremlfif, "is a relic of the old common law doc trine that husband and wife are to be legally deemed one and the same person. We had supposed that this not;on had, in this country at least, becomo obsolete. It never was anything but a ridiculous notion." A smart Irishman hns done a rather tc 'markable thing in holding a corporation to tho letter of its contract. Tho Illi nois Central Railroad Company bought Rome land near tho Wisconsin border on w hich an Irishman had a cabin and a ihreo years' lease. The company gave him $:00 for his lease nnd agreed to movo his cabin to any place he niiht designate. Whon tho workmen appeared to haul away his cabin they risked him where he wanted it placed. 'On tho banks of Lake Killarney, in Ireland," was the answer. At first ho was thought to be joking, but he soon convinced tho railroad company that ho was in earnest. He still lives on tUwanpany's land and keeps the $300. Not long ago the cities of Rostow and Tngonrog, Russia, were annexed to a military district in which Jews are for bidden to dwell unless they are mer chants of tho first guild, or own real es tate. The result is that -1,000 Jews in those cities will bo allowed to remain, and 10,000 will ba driven out The Anirrirai Jle'rew fj-s of this-decree: "In the long and terrible annals of po litical persecutions and racial oppres sions, there is not another instance of tr cold-blooded and wilfully atrocious an fiutrago as this. Wo appeal to the min isters ef America, who preach with word and act thi gospel of pea o and biotherly love and universal charity, to lift up their voices in eloipient nnd persuasive protest against this threaten d desecra tion of nil that religion leaches. Press, pulpit and platform should speak the heart of America in reprobation of tlis 'heart'oss, godless deed."' A vessel propelled by electricity has crossed the English Channel for tho first time. A trial trip was made by 'ho electric launch Yo!, he crossing occu pying three hours fifty-one minutes, and I tho return journey four hours fifteen min utes. Speod was not so much tho object "as .the demonstration of the worth othe experiment from a practical point of Hew, the inventors, Messrs. Stephens, . wishing to prove the value of their in-vt-ntion us applicable to toipudo nnd other boats, which could bo carried by ' large vessels, and available at any mo ment. The Volta travcitd fifty miles without her storcd-up electricity being exhausted. Sho is thirty-seven feet in length and nearly seven feet beam, is built of steel plates, and is so constructed that the whole of the space beneath the deck tloor can be fitted with electric cells or accumulators, of which upward of sixty were placed on board. The move ment of the boat was quiet and stealthy, and there was an absence of all noise and the other accompaniments of steam, which must be a great disadvaut.ge to a torpedo boat when approaching an cu einy's vessel. He uoiel was her pass ajrc inat a ganiict a.'.eep on the nawii gaught with the hand, VOL. III. BO. 31. SUNRISE. The East is blossoming! Yea, a rose, Vast as the heavens, soft as a kiss, Sweet as the present's of a woman Is, Rises and reaches, and widens and grows, Large atari luminous, up from the sea And out of the sea, as a blossoming tree. Richer and richer, so higher and higher, Dooper and deeper it takes its hue; Brighter nnd brighter it reaches through The space of heivveu and tho space of stars, Till all is rich as a rose can be, And my rose leaves fall into billows of tire. Then beams reach upward as arms from the sea; Then lances and arrows are aimed at ma, Then lances and s angles and spars and bars Are broken and shivered and strewn on the rea; And, around and about me, tower and spire Btart from the billows like tongues of fire. Joaquin Miller. OUR BOARDER. "There's tho cottage at Harlem," Nell said, in a timid tone, as if. she half ex pected to be annihilated for the sugges tion. "Good gracious, Nell I" Fanny cried. "There's tho coal cellar," said Aunt Sue, imitating Nell's voice to perfection. But the touch of sarcasm roused tho ex ceedingly small pugilistic spirit Nell possessed. "I don't consider tho suggestions par allel at all," she said, flushing a little. "I know the cottage is very small, but it is habitable.'" "Habitable!" cried Fannie. "Yo i couldn't swing a cat ia the whole house !" "We will let tho cats exist without swinging, them,'' said Nell, stoutlv. "See here! We can't livo here any longer!" "No," Aunt Sue answered, ruefully, "not for the present, at any rate." "Our worthy guardian having ab sconded with all tho property ho held in trust from our father, including your twenty thousand dollars, Aunt Sue, we must look for some means of existence mote h ruble than this big house and two thousand a year income." "Oh, Nell!'' and here Funnie's blue eyes overllowed, "how could hef" "I can't tell, my dear sister; but Jie did. That's the important question. Now, as wo can't pay tho rent of this house any longer, 1 propose to take pos session of tho little cottage nt Harlem, that we own, furnish it out of this bouse, sell the tables and chairs remaining over, and look out for some work. I suppose we can do somothing," she added doubt fully. Something of Nell's courage inspired Aunt Sue, lor she suddenly straightened up anl said : "Before brother J-imcs, your father, my dears, mado mousy and took me to his home, God blesK-im, I had to work for my bread. I niaticrcaps, and I could teach you girls now." "Millinery?" said Fannie. "No, caps for the array and navy, and boys wore them then, too; more than they do now." "We'll decido about the latter," said Nell, seeing Faunie's face fall again, "but now we must go over and see about tho house. How much money have you got, Aunt Sue?" . "Ninety-seven dollars." "And you, Fannioi" "Two dollars and sixty-five cents," said Fannie, after deliberately countiii" the contents of her porte-monna'e. "And 1 have over twenty dollars. Quito enough to movo, you see, inde pendent of the sale of furniture. We don't owe a cent, that's one blessing. I will take Jane over this morning aud set her to cleaning, if you will sco about the carpets and lurniture; decide what is best to take, I mean." "You and Aunt Sue arrange it," Fan nie said, wearily, leaving the room. "i'oor Fan," Nell said, her whole tone of voice changing, as she looked atter her si.-ter. "Jt is harder for her than a:. y body." "I don't see why," said Aunt Sue, rather sharply; "she has gone ubout looking like a ghost ever since that old sc. imp Norris ran off, but I am sure he took your money and mine as well as hers." "Oh, Aunt Sue, are you blind? Don't you see thaulMr. Norris is Fred.'s father, and Fred. has also mysterioudy vanished ; and,- oh, didn't you see long ago that Fred, was in love with poor Fan., and her great blue eyes brightened for him as they did for no ono else?" "I never thought of that. 'Fan. never faid a word." "How could she! Fred, never aetually proposed to her, but he surely, surely wanted to, and so intended." "I'd like to hang his father!" And ufter this energetic declaration Aunt Sue joined Nell in a rambkS over the house, deciding upon lhe best dispo sition of the handsome appointments. .Many a heait-wrench went with tho de cisions to sell objects endeared by years of associations', but too large or hand some for the tiny home they proposed to occupy. Fanny helped by fits and starts, but, as Nell surmised, tho girl had a heart -ache to carry that far surpassed the pain of pecuniary loss or change of for tune. She was a tall, slender blonde, very pretty, aud of a gentle, loving disposi tion, never possessing the energy of brown-eyed Nell, whose beauty was not nearly s) great, but who made up for a snub noe and big mouth in the sunniest disposition and u quick vivacity that was veryittruetive. l ied, r orris, the son of the guardian who had'o foully betrayed the trust of the poor i l ' dead father, had brought his handsome (a e and winning manners often t ) i !:j house over which Mi- Susan Hoi rimer presided, and had left uo power of jJtrauubiou untried ia his en A Ji TIONESTA, PA, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1886. deavor to win pretty Fnnnies heart. He as partner in his father's law Office, winning his Own way tb fortune, and no thought of the blonde' patrimony tempted him. It was a pure, true love that softened his voice for Fannie's ear, shone in his eyes w hen they rested upon her, nnd brought him often to her side. And tho love he coveted was given him, though no words had yet been spoken, when Herbert Norris suddenly lied, and twenty-four hours later his son was also missing. It was a hlcs-sing, Nell said, that they choose the spring weather for their jour ney, os the cottage in Harlem was cer tainly not tempting, as it stood, for a Winter residence. It mado a largo hole lit the money realized from tho sale of the furniture, to put the old house in re pair, it having been empty for a long time. And evciwhcn it was newly painted and papcrtffand brightened by the prettiest of furniture, it looked very narrow and poor contrasted with the home where the girls had lived from childhood. The piano had to stand all askew, to fit at all in the little parlor, and the easy-chairs and lounges looked all out of proportion. But Nell worked busily, and gradually the "flitting" bo come a frolic; and even Fannie was in--1 tcrested in wedging bureaus into impos sible reces es, and finding accommoda tion for the contents of tho great vans at the door. ' Q "Just imagine, we have a spare-room," cried Nell, gleefully1 hero is "Aunt Sue's, here ours, hero ono for a servant, if wo ever again indulge in such'.njQx ury, and here a magnificent apartment, handsomely furnished to lctl Alf tho rubbish and" trunks can go in thei'attic or loft, or whatever you choose to call the sky parlor, and the whole lower floor can bo demoted to parlor, dining-room, pantry and kitchen! Fan, seriously, I like it. It is ours, that is one good thing, and we can have lots of fu.i cook ing aud cleaning." "F'unl" said Fan, dolefully. "Yes, fun!. Come, I'm going to give Jane her wages, now" we are all fixed nicely, and we will get dinner. Ain't you glad now we learned to cook at Unc'.e Rodney's. How we hated itl" Fan. sighed over the memory qf two years spent with their mother's brother on n cosy New England farm, while their father was in Europe trving to bring health back to his wife, who died under Italian skies. But Nc'.l would not let her mope, and the summer days were coming to make the cottage garden a new interest, and a long walk to the boat or car only a pleasant country stroll. There was aflftle "money to put in tho batk for a rainy day, when Aunt Sue ob tair.'d employment nt her old trade, and tho ijirls undertook embroidery for a large dry goods establishment. June had come, when one morning Aunt Hue received a letter, asking her to take a bo.iruer. "A boarder!" crp.inif, aghast; "the man is ciazy I" ', For the letter was sighTrf "John Har ris!" So it was a man. w "He is an invalid, and Ivants perfect quiet in a private famim lie oilers tei dollars a week, Fan." 'And he'll be twenty dollars worth of bother. Just imagine a sick man to fuss over." "Ten dollars a week," said practical Nell. "It would nearly keep the table for all of us." Discussed in all bearings, the pro posal was finaliy admitted to have its advantages. Tho old family physician was given by tho writer for reference, and there was the spare room "fairly yawning with, emptiness," Nell said. : So John Harris was graciously per mitted to take up his summer residence in the little cottage. He was a white haired old gentleman who stooped badly aud had largo soft eyes, as blue as F an nie's own. From the time of his arrival his devotion to Aunt Sue was so marked as to excite the mischievous raillery of the girls in spite, of the little old maid's blushes and protestations. Was Aunt Sue in the summer-house stitching upon her caps, John Harris was sure to bo fouiid, 'reading aloud the in teresting portioaBof the daily uewspupcr. Was she in the kitchen stirring cake, or rolling pie crust, John Harris was cer tainly leaning against tho window sill, making sago icmuks upon tho beans or toinatoes in the wee vegetable garden. Did . Aunt Sue remark her love for a flower, behold the next dav a wagov. from town with a whole ga.den ready to be transferred to the soil of Harlem, Under John Harris's dircc.i ns. lie was very kind to tho girls, but their youthful charms evidently faded before Aunt Sue's mature one;. It was a pleasant summer, in spite of F'an.'s heart-sickness and tho many pri vations that were now a duty. Poverty had not bitten deeply into the nest-egg at the bank, thanks to the supply of work and the board of John Harris. Upon the plea of poor appetite, this in valid was constantly sending orders to the city lor supplies of dainties for the tabic, that aided materially in les.-eu'ng the culinary expenses, and he sit the girls to embroidering Mich a pile of handkerchief's with initial letters, that Nell declared ho could never want an other if ho spent the remainder of his ex istence blowing his nose lie liked carriage exercise, and hated to be alone, so he kept an open barouche at the livery stable and the whole four rod -every plea-ant day along tho coun try roads. He insisted that aseivant was needed for his multitudinous wants, and Jane was reinstated, to her own pro fqund satisfaction. But the crowning act of kindness came when the October winds were sweeping round the little cottage, an I a lire in the sitiiug-rooiu urate looked cheery and homelike. The Tiorriiners were expect ing every day to hear .Mr. Harris au noiiiice his intention of returning t t the c ty; but h liogcred day after dav, as if loath to leave the c Jttage. Ono bluster iSZ&J, Wheg. fee h.aci in tjtf city w wmwmau. since early inornitig, he came home after duk. Nell thought there Were two paifs of feet on the stairway but concluded she mdst have been mistaken wheri Mr Harris entered tho sitting-room dlofie, Fannie was sitting near the window, and the old man took a seat very near her as he said: "I heard some news in town to-day." Everybody looked interested. yiferbert Norris died in England two mnjet.hs ago. Dr. Garner was telling mo abo H it. He had a son, a noble fellow, whd.left tho city after he dij, to try to find'him, nnd persuade him to"(fcstore t1f money he had take . But, when he did find him, he ascenfained thit l. had takeli nothing! The money, hsowh, trustfund9, everything was invested in unfortunate speculations, and it was to avoid ruin and disgracathe man flAjl His son stayed ..by him,wrking fr himf,; stri ?ing to make him return and laoe thtne only cause of rouble with the feet, consequence of his imprudence, ijut bis '-Some people are 'so tender-footed that heart was brokennnd he died. 'Died in poverty nna griof! liut bis son catne home to face the misery and disgrace from which his father Bed. He brought his clear brain and Je?;al 'Irtiowlcdgto bear upon the Complications, nnd he Tlaa suoceedcrftn getting nlTaifS into training. It nfay be" months before there is nny re sult, but Jrcd. Norr js faces tho world to day as an, honest1 man,' free from nny complicity in his father's disgrace. But ljer is vcrifidj I think if he had a few 1'Viug wds to cheer him on, the tHFught tBak he had not altogether for flFfed a love he strove hard to win, the hoje:.jhat success in the futuro might mean ia wifij&love, a happy home, he why-Fan!" I? ' For Fan. hatl risen from her seat, her cheeks glowing, her eyes radiant. "Where is he?" she said, softly. "In my room. I will call him down." But Fred, lingered in the hall till Fan. went out, softly closing the door. They came in presently together, and Aunt Sue and Nell gave the young man cor dial welcome. When they were a'l seated again, John Harris said suddenly: ".Miss Dorrimer, had you ever a bro ther John, who went to California many years ngo a scapegrace boy, who de serted home and friends in a spell of gold fever and never camo home again;" "I had a brother John," Su-an an swered, softly, "who. was very dear to me. He went to Ca'ifornia, but he wrote now and then." v "You know nothing of him now?" "I wrote to him last spriug,but I think ho never got the letter." "Why?" "Because I (the girls did not know), I told him of our trouble (it was so hard for tho girls to lose everything, you see), and I am sure he would have answered if he had received the letter." "Is he rich?" "1 don't know." "But I do, and I will toll you. For years and years ill-luck crossed him everywhere. He mado money by dig ging 'and was robbed. IIo grew rich in business and was burned out. Whenever snentv came; misfortune followed fose at its heels. So he was ashamed to write homo and record his failures, hop ing at sometime to have adillcrent tale to tell. Hewasht; the tide turned, and he made a fortune, agood round sum, safely invested. Thou he heard of trouble at home, and tie thought how pleasant it would be to have a home. Bachelor as ho was, he craved home love and life. He thought tenderly of the blue-eyed sister he had left a slip of a girl, of tho nieces ho had never seen. So he ar ranged his business and came to New York. Ho took one man into his confi dence his brothers old physieiau-he I. ....,1.1 .. s, Here the speaker was intcfrupted. Sue was in his arms, sobbing: l, "lo tuinK l never know von.' Nell was executing a species of war dance round the arm-chair in which John Dorrimer sat, audF'an. was bending over the white head, her hand softly caressing the snowy locks. Before the winter tame they were all iu the old home ugaiu, the cottage being by unanimous vobetairied for a summer residence. Fau.Srts'-nuirried when the New Year dawned. F'red. was-wo manfully at nis.y otession. JScll, Oio was twenty at Christmas, says she is an old njjid, out Aunt Sue thinks she need not ly cats or pauots for a year or two. John Dorrimer calls himself an invalid, but Fun. savs nothing ai.s him but an inomlinate desire to have Aunt Sue pet anihumor him.-tto Ywk A". ir. ft. 'rescript ion for a Dyspeptic. General John A. Fix was at one time tho unhappy victim of dysi.enia. Aftei seeking iu vain for relief, ue -was' length led to consult the famous Abeinethy. After listening impatien! to his story, Aberucthy interrupted him witlkthesu words : "Si ir. you are wettv far L'oncTand the . . . . 'j woi r is that you are pot goeMtj.e- ly. Jf you had consulted common sgg.-.e lLsteud. ol'tUo medical faculty, you would proffsbly have been well years ago. I cnufny nothing to you exccptinglhis : Youjinut tako regular exercise, as much as ymi can bear without fatigue, as little medicine us possible, of the simplest kind, and this only wheu absolutely necessary, and a modest quantity of plain food, of the quality which you find by expoiicnce best agrees with. you. No man, not even a physician, can prescribe diet for another. A stomach is a stomach,' and it is impossible for any ono to reason with safety from his own to that of any other person. There are a few general rules which any man of common sene may learn iu a week, such as this: That rich food, high seasoning, etc. are injurious. 1 can say no more lo you, sir; you must go and cure your self." It is needless to say that General Dix was rewarded by restored health and u Ovd old age. ' A rt $1 50 PER ANNUM A CORN DOCTOR'S OFFICE. A CHIROPODIST TALKS ABOUT HIi PROFESSION. Nine-Tenths of the" People Afflicted with Corns Appliances for tliclr Ilemoral Lndy Patient. "There is not much honor,'' said a Chicago chiropodist to a Herald reporter, "to be gained in corn-paring, but there is lots of money, if oue can get in the way of .U. And that is what most of us are uftJF" "Wk!fi.projiortuon of the citizens of Amerieafcre arrlictifd with corns?" "Corns and, bunions fully nine-tenthsi perhaps fnoNln fact, nearly every one sutlers fromrfj or the othor." "And do all tliese wear tight boots?" 'liy no means. -.Tight boots are not i Vf hoe will breed trouble for them, nd, in general, a loose shoe is as bad ns of worse than a tight one. The fact is, it 1s sufficiently clear from our standpoint ttt the luiman foot was never intended to be confined. Nature, left to herself, would develop a spjjby-footcd race. Look nt the negroes, whose delivery from sav agery has been comparatively recent look at them and nt their feet. There is no denying that a trim foot and a mat toe are abominations in the sight of providence. But what then? Is it not of these abominations that we make our living?" "It must not be supposed,", the "doc tor" went on, "that all, or a half of the corn-atilicted come for professional treatment. If they did corn doctors would be thicker than dentists. As a matter of fact there is not moie than one chiropodist for every 1 .'.'3, 000 of tho pop ulation. Most of these arc, naturally, in the cities, and tho country people aro fain to bear the ills they have, or oper ate upon themselves with discarded ra zors or like barbaric weapons. Tho per ipatetics occasionally visit them, but this branch of the profession is not numer ous. You may perhaps be able to con jure up the picture of 'the old man' wielding his old razor of a Sunday morn ing iu tho private roonijaiiid streaking the nir with blasphemy HWause Ills toei weren't on the other ca of Iris foot, where he could getat them. Well, look on that picture aud then iTd this :" And he opened the door of a little room of his "reception parlor." "This," ho said, "is our men's operating-room. See, here is a lounge upon which the patient may recline ; or he may take this chair. Observe that the foot of the divan Is lighted by this window, aud by this gas jet and reflector. That is not only for our good, but for his, for every man who has aiorn cut wants to hold the alllicted member up to the light and vituperate it from tho other end of his person. It relieves the patient and doesn't ictard our work, so we do not ob e t. "And look here," continued thenrtist, opening a little drawer filled with shining, wicked -looking tools, whose purpose was obvious. "Contrast that shining array with tho ragged-edged ra zor of old. What nre they all for? Oh, if you could seo seme feet you wouldn't ask. You wot not of the hidden curves nnd secret springs of woe which a foot mny bear. And then (but this is I e tween ourselves) an nhundancc of appa ratus looks well. It impresses tho patron with the idea that he is getting a good deal for his money." "Do the men swear much while you nre at work on them?" I prithee withdraw that question. I am not what is called a pious man, but I hnve-eanl things said in this ery rooih in this very spot where you now sit which have made my hair curl." "Women c onic heie too?" "Not much; they used to that is, we used to have only one operating-room, but it did't work. The ladies have more than their share of corns in this life, but they differ from the men, in that tney are ashamed of their atlliction. I've known a woman to come up in the hall, listen at the door and he ir a mal ! patient groan ing aud swearing inside, and then turn and lunp away. So we had '.to make a separate lauicslfrUraiice iitl opiiiting- inunu iow. the soIUt sex comprise two-Thirds1 am Cuvwm.J "The dear, foolish, profitable ladies," sighed tho artist, lapsing into apostro phe. "They will wear the tightest shoes on their dear, little tender feet, and they do have such frightful corns ami bun. ions-and so many of them. Did yon cvi think of it? A woman's foot is one of e things ha can't 'make up:bWie more she puts on it the worse it is, and if the wears her shoes too tight she must pay for it with eulargeLjoints and ten der toes till she reforms. Oh, the aighs of remorse , that I have heard in tint room yonfler no, you can't go in there, for my assistant is busy with a lady who Is being trimmed clown to a No. :i shoe for the ball to-night. She will be iu again next week, for the shoo uill by 1 that time havcaaiudoijo nil the good the I s alpel does to-day. Vain? Of cour-o she is like all the rest of humanite, ffcalc and female. But she is a nice lady and a very good customer." "Does tho medical profession recog nize your branch"' "openly, not at all; actually, yes. I have some of the best physicians of the city for regular patrons. You see, it iocsn't make any difference how wise a man he is. or how skillful he can't get at bis own feet, aud, if he could, he couldn't do them any good. And it is with doctors as it is with the shoemaker's wife and the blacksmith's mare- they are never shod properly and have the worst corns in existence." Dr. Audi it s estimates that the peril from lightning is uow from three to five fold greater than it was lifty yeais a-o, owing to the vastly increased electrical intensity induced bj the charging of tho atmosphere with steam and smoke at all centers, of population. RATES OF ADVERTISING. One Sijn.re. one Inch, one Insertion. $ i One Square, one Im h, one nrnnth I f One Squnre, one In'li, three urontat, w One Square, one Inch, one year 10 OC Two Square, one year if 00 (J'nrn Column, ono year S3 ug Half Column, one year torn One Column, one year .........100 SU Leiral advertiaemonta ten cent icr lluo each In ertion. Marriage and'drath notice, eratla. All billa for yearly advertisement, collected qnar. Inrly. Temporary advertisement mutt be palu In ad ranee. Job work caab. ea delivery. SHADOWS AND MIST. I watched the shadows of the nlghl Crush out the day on left and right Till with the birds' last lingering croon The shadows deepened, and the moon Rose sad and white. Rose sad nnd white, the moon, and pale About its head a misty veil; Or was it liko a sainted soul, Blessed with a heavenly aureole Pure, ladiant, frail? Pure, radiant, frail the mist appears " 'Tis rain," I thought. In after years I found that in our lifetime's night An aureole's faint, heavenly light Betoken tears. -Julie M. Lippmann, in Indcptndtnl. HUMOR OF THE DAT. Moves in the best society A fan. 1 The conductor is a ladies' man. IIo is always after the fare. Boson lhulyet. No longer doth the unripe apple 'With tlie small boys in'nards grapple. Hoston Courier. A tourist without money is a tramp. A tramp who has money is a tourist. Sift in gs. rlftftf aF frrnf If.ifln is tnn r,ffpn f nm- promiscd nt about 10 cents on tho dollar. The next Congress will be Lth Con-V gress. Let us hope it will also be an Lthy Congress. l.otcell Courier. "What is the matter with you, John son, you bark so?'' "Oh, nothing, only I slept out under a tree last night." Carl l'retztVn WetMy. An agricultural exchnnge thinks that the old fashioned plow is soon, destined to become a thing of the pastl vhavo often thought it was being ruu into the ground. JLSiirlinijtun Free 1're.in. An out of town paper tells its readers how to pre erve fruit. Many new fangled ideas are set forth, but none better than the ancient custom of leaving the bull-dog unchained. 4inHJii: A wine merchant, who had made a for tune and retired once remarked : "They accuse me of having n thirst for gold. On the contrary, 1 have, tho gold of thirst!" French Fun,-in 'J'Ui-BiU. DlSC'KETIOX. Said Tom, when kicked Aud valor seemed to lack, , "A ninn can't help What's dona behind his lack." Judge. ui tiyiaj Kllls luuuuu lib e vjar-. den recently fifty two were rod -haired. As they all went West, scientist Mill.no doubt, soon begin to sect and diagnose red sunsets again. liinjltamton Jtfir.ili- li an. It is the general belief that tho boet is always soaring in the clouds; this is fal lacy. There is not much soarTo him when the landlord comes in by the bock way with tho monthly rent bill. Boston Courier. i "How can a worthy your.g man get a start in life?" This oft-repeated question wearies us. We ard nblo lo think f nothing at present that gets away with the old-fashioned bent pi.BurinyU n Free l'rex. When a man suddenly takes to wear ing a plug hat and has an insane fond ness for shaking hands w ith people upon the street, ho ought to bo carefully watched, lie is developing symptoms of political ambition nnd is after some office. Full Jt'iitr Jleruhl. Foods Liable to Adulteration. The following foods have been found by tho chemists of the Massachusetts Board of Health to be especially liable to adulteration: Milk Addition of water or coloring mat ter, and abstraction of cream. - . butter Suli titution of foreign fats, and addition of coloring inatu-r. rspices Addition of starch and other for-' eign powders. JCspecially trueof pepper and mustard. Cream of Tarter Suhstituticn of starch, gypsum and other cheaper substances. Baking Powders Alum and other injuri ous ingredients. Baking powder have lie legul standard, other thuu that of li e. Join from harniliil ingredients. Ioird i reseie o of cheap flits and oils. Hive oil Substitution if cheaKT oil-. Jellies and l ieserved Fruits S u I.hLi t u t.iou of cheaper fruits, und addition vt coloring mutter. -,' iui'nar Absence of the roquired amount of acetic acid, and addition of i-olji ing mat tur. Hooey Substitution of cane sugar, glu cose, anil other substances. MoIils-os Addition of glucose, presence of tin or other foreign substunecs. Hugar (ilucose, poisonous coloring matter. Jlaplj Sugur ami Simp tilueese. CoiUiH'tiouery Terra nlbii, poisonous col oring matter, tusel oil, arxvni ul wrappers, etc. Oil', e Mixture or sulistitut.'on of various l;iijie.iK'i' .substances. i l 'mined F ruits, Vegetables and Meats Ma .tithe I oisuus. Killinr a ' Porcupine. On Tuesday night at Shcbley's station, on the railroad, tho furious l.ai king of dogs caused -Mr. Shebley and bis son William to go out and investigate, the latter taking with him a gun. The racket was near tho high railroad trestle, I and upon arriving there it w as discovered i that the dogs had some kind of an ani j mal at bay that could not le well distin ' guished in the uncertain light. I.ncotir ! aged, tho dogs went to the attack, but each ono returned crying with pa n. A ' Well-directed shot soon killed tlio "crit I ter." when it was found to be a large porcupine, which w eighed about t wculy ! two pounds. rThe continued distress of j the dogs after the animal was dead, ' caused an examination to be made, when it was discovered that their uiuzlos and heads were full of porcupine quills. Some of the quills penetrated deeply aud had to be drawn out vs ith pinceis. It ' took all of two hours to relieve the dogs I of the torturing quills that the poicu pine unu perioraieti mini witu. .Mr. Shebley has the skin in bis possession und ill put it .uough a tanning pro cess. Grant YnUcj ( Cut.) inion.
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