THE FOREST REPUBLICAN Is pnblluhtd srery Wednesday, by J. E. WENK. Oilloe In Bmearbaugh & Co.'a Building ILM BTKEKT, T10NK8TA, Pa. Term. - - tl. BO per Year. RATES OP APVEWTISIMO. One Sur, lack, eee tmeertloe 1 1 One Sqoere, oee Inch, one monta One Square, one tnen, three montss..- One Square, one Lien, one jeer Two Squares, oneeir. " Quarter Column, one jtmt. " Htlf Colamn, one year.. One Colamn, one year ...! hrrji erertleente Un eats per ttae eeca la ertlon. Herrlae aaa aeetb netlcee (rntls. All btDe for T.H7 tilrrnVmnma eellerte ew. lerty. Temporerj edTertlMawals senet ke eld la sdTaaee. Jek work eeeh m aellrery. HOR EPU ICAN Jto inharrlptloni received for shorter wrlod Uiftn.thrr mntiiht. Oi)rrM)Cn(lnce solicited from n parte of the fimintry. No notice will be taken of anonymous VOL. XXI. NO. 43. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, FE1. 20, 1881). Si. 50 PEIl ANNUM. ( Henry T.uboucliero, editor of London Truth, declares that tlicro are over a million girls in England unable to secure husbands. Tho year 18S8 was a critical period in railway history, not only ns affecting the I'nitcd States, but as regards the rest of tho world. The Cincinnati 1'nquirrr facetiously predicts that if I' tali comes into tho .Vnitod State! she will probably be palled the Matrimonial Ptnte. Northern Maine, which is perhaps tho oldest lumbering district in tho country, St ill contains a supply of timber that is said to bo practically inexhaustible. Tho Garfield Monument at Clovoland, . Ohio, will not bo dedicated before "decoration Day. It is said that an ad mission fco will be charged, permanently, to all visitors. It is thought by experts that tho next cerpuis, to bo taken June 1st, 1M10, will 'how a population in tho United States ef 6l0O0,000 an iucrcase of 14,000,000 over thai of lHiO. . Tho Cii. e Arptm Wee'.!; Bays that big game Is getting scarco in the", .accessible parti of Africa. Trader hunters say that although occasionally they meet a lion, it is very rarely that an elephant or giraffe is seen. r During tho French Republican celebra tion in I'arig this year an international labor congress is to be held. A number of American organizations, including the Central I abor Vnion of New York city, will send delegates. 1 ho I ittsburg w.duw .ho b suing one Frank!'. liulTom for ODD for tho loss of her husband through a practical jko, deserves, asserts the Now York ''ctijriim, both sympathy vul encouragement. liulTom exploded a big ("no cracker near his victim last July, causing fatal in . jurhs. Tho assets of the Panama Canal Com pany at this t'liie, as scheduled by tho Philadelphia IWm, consist of $10U,.V)l,. 000 worth of machinery, i llO.OCO.cOO of uncollcctnble claims, !?."0,000,)(i0 worth of ditch, a fractured credit and a largo stock of gloomy1)ipects.i Any of tho aboyjo items will beajuld cheap for cadi. ' . i ' The cultivation of tho giapo has bocn greatly developed, of recent years i:i 1 Algeria; so much so that it seems posi bio th;it Franco may recover through her colony the profits of tho industry which insects aud decay wero consum -lug in tho homo vineyards. Three depart ments of Algiers together produced about 00,000,000 gallons of wine last 'year. A Pennsylvania Member of Congress is looking up tho question of paicel-po-t, with the view of introducing a bllto compel tho adoption of the system, in this country. The opposition of express com panies i.i said to have something to do with the neglect of tho .American au thorities to introduce a system that has been found of groat beuelit in all Euro pean countries. A summing up of the iron ami steel -''trade of the United States during ISM, as made by tho Hull, tin, of Philadelphia, liftho American Iron and Steel Associa tion, shows that this was not a particular ly prosperous year for the iron trade.nnd in many respects fell below 1887 and 1880. TJio total production of pig iron - duriug ilo-yoar is estimated at (1,0:10,000 tons', aud of Bessemer steel rails at 1, UiO.000 tons. Tho people cf Dakota are looking for a now namo by w:hich to call one-half of that Territory. The present namo will fit one of the new Hates which are to be carved out of it, but the other is still fo be christened. Among tho names suggested ato Winona, Snuouii and . Pembina, but none of theso is wholly satisfactory. Tho pooplo say they want a name which shall remove tho idea of blizzards from the minds of stranger. Tho study of (ires in largo cities shows that a considerable percentage is duo to incendiarism, and tho insurance c pauies, suggests tho Sail Francisco Clirunicle, should devise some method of swift aud thorough investigation in order that incendiarism may bo made too dangerous for criminals to take a band in. It is probable tdso that in moot States tho penalty for moon could be increased, if it were shown that tho present penalty was too light. The tan Francisco C!r ni L'i annual review states that ltH was tho most prosperous year in California's history. bo present pollution is estimated at 1,400,000. Muuy comities have doubled, somo trebled their population during tho year. Mineral productions for IS si are valued at $ ITO.tiOiyiiM, orchard products at -'fil.O.jo'.OOl), aud cereals at $ ",000,000; hay aud vegetables, $ 0, 000,000; wiuo aud brandy, if-',000,i)i)ti; wool, '1,500,000; saving bunk deposits, C178, 000,000, or T,0U0,0U0 over l:-7; assessed valuo of all property increased if 13 2, 000,000; raisin produ.J, 1,'JjO,- "0 boxes; orange product, seusou ltSss. estimatcd, 1,'JO(',000 boxes; beau Kilt, 70,000,000 pounds. 1 THE FARMER'S DECISION. "Woll, wife, I have stiiiliod It over, I've give it a good donl of thoiiKht, I'vo reckonod tho costs ami reiiiiromnnts, the trials wlueti at enso will be fought; I'vo looked o'er tho paRis of trouble, and jutted the items all down. And at Inst I'vo docided Tied better be movin' olT to town. 'I know tlio old place is a relio that we al ways Intonde 1 to keep, And wo shall, lor we'll rent it to some one w ho knows how to plow and to renp; Yes, we'll rent the old homestead, not sell it, no you needn't begin with a frown, Then, after tho tiling is all settled, we will take our departure for town. "This matter I I0113 have considered, and now then I think it is best That we rent out the lands and the houses, and seek this new l'.den of rest. Wo must try to be up with the fashions O, pshaw! wo'ro i.ot any t'o old, I'm sijty and you're about fifty, not a very big llgtiro all told. "I've purchase I a hnne or a townsman, 'tis fully two good stories high. I got it nt .purty low fibers, so I thought it would be bott to buy; Thero's ev'ry ronveninno we're wantin' both inside the mansion aud out, The whole thing wa bought at a bargain, for 1 think 1 knoiv'd what l's about "You see we can tako up our quarters, and you, if gool fortune attends, Can put on your best new app irel and call oil your fnshiouabls friends; While I, with my hitost-cut trowsers, and you, with your new p!;; back gown Why, tho pnpirs are bound t take notice and my we'ie residin' in tovn. "To he sure! we'll be ever so 'tony' I guess that's the word that they use; They'll invite us to dinners and suppers, and hi mad if no dare to rufu. Wo will rent a new church-pew and buy new books, and should tho Rood people de sire, Our assistance we'll lend to the callin', and send forth our notos in the choir." So tho farmer, good soul, foun 1 a tenant, a mini that "could tee to alTairs." And ho rented the premise safely and dropped agricultural cares. He drew up the rentable papers and copied them Oil in bis book. And now that the business is settled, lot's go into town for a look. "Why, Solomon! what is tho matter, is there anything out of the way f I've been thinkin' I'd tell you of somethin' and I guoss I will do it to-day: You know 1 attended the social they didn't give mo an invite, And my feeliu's were uevr so shattered as they wore 011 that very same night. "I heard one proud feminine critter make dif'rent remarks bout my fa?e, And one of 'em sai 1 how my speeches didn't (it in thjir natural pla.-j: I never dij s'eep with n grammar, so I tried to be perfectly coal, Hut I guess how if I dared say it, I could to d which of us was the fool." And the farmer agreed with his helpmate, he'd a trial of a similar kind, Ho suid it had badly hurt him, and was "prey in' jist now on his mind." Aud tnking atrairs alt igother, combining the gr iiuninr and face, Why, he thought that "if Betsy was williu' they'd jist move back on the placj." (."our er Jown il. A BIBLIOMANIAC'S STORY. 1IV NATHAN M. LEW. I have been all mv life a lover of books, l'or years my father kept tho lover of books, she naturally inquired only book to:e in the thriving town of about me at tho stalls. Before I had suc 1 ,and there my hnc for lirst editions, ! cceded in getting tomo literary work to black-letter copies, proofs before letter, j do, it seems that I hud left my address aud raio volumes was fostered. Beforo , at ono of the booksellers in case he at 1 arrived at that interesting period of ".V time should be in need of one well existence, known as "twenty-one," up iu folios and fly-leaves, biblioiuan'a had become such sn abidiii" ' And so with new joy in my heart, and passion with 1110 that I forgot that I was intended for tho law. 1 preferred Botlin to lilackstonc, tail pieces to tenures, and .'11 pan paper to legn'.-csp. My father was not n luird-hearted man, but ho was stern when hwa:tod, i:nd when I made know.i to him my aversion to tho law, ho stormed and threatened As a conso piecce, I left I) with my paren'.s' best wishes and a fW cold ' pieces which I had long preserved for a '. copy of Hogarth's Hudibra, of which had lend, there wo 0 but twelve copies printed. With what n aug I left tho cherished volumes on thy father's shelve! tho folio r-hakespeare, tho will- thumbed Oilyssey.the illuminated Biblo, ' ami tlio rest! With what a pang, too, O Mary, 1 left thee at my mother's gate, with tho big promises, of tame and tor tune I would soon place at thy feet! To this day I can see tho tears swimming in thluo eyes and lcel tho tremor in thino hands! I arrived in the broad city of I! , and after much irritating search, en gaged lodgings in a small stieet far from tho busy bum of that new Babylon. I paced the avenues, peered iiito tlio shops, read tho advertisements, and viewed with alarm tho rapid disintegration of my gold pieces inio silver, from ilvcr into copper, from copper into air. .y ouly consolation in these try'ng timet was tho raio o'd I ibdin I posscs-o.l. I hugged it all tho more now that my hopes of lludibras had l ed. With what tortuie I recalled the words, "twelve copies, large paper, 1 744, .' vols., with Dr. Gray's .Annotations, and cuts by Hogarth." 0 impotent is all human desiie, to vain nil humau wi.sh! In accord with ih it lat resort of all desperate men, 1 set up as an author. I forgot my contempt tor tho Theol aids and the l eniiiscs, and the .Miuerva Pre; and became a huck. I.heu, a mau must live; I wrote poemsl novels, sermons, political pamphlets aitd essays teeming With book lore. And thus with my llibdin aud my pipe, a cheap affair, wnicn, consiucring my loneliness, I ad nutted to a share of my affections, tuo days passed on. .My chief amurement in those days was ! to wander among the many book shops and book stalls of the city. If I could not (all 1 hi 111 mine, I could at least feast my hungry eyes upon the cheerful looking volumes, as they held neigh borly intercourse upon tho shelves. Now aud then a rate lulio, a scarce edition, or an old priut, would cause me to start with the ardor of possession, and the bookseller (generally beat with ago and with tho nppearanco of a scholar) would cyo mo with suspicion. But after many visits (my poverty never allowed mo to fmrchaso), tho proprietors learned to 00k upon me as a harmless bibliomaniac; oltcu in tho throes of ecstasy over some treasure, I would pour out my learning In a riotous wealth of language, causing their wonder and their admiration. It was thus I obtainod tho privileges of the many shops in B . It was while making my rounds ono morning, that I picked up a small vol umo which appeared familiar to "in. I knew its shape, its color and its ry, for had I not myself parted with y after profound misgivings? I d it, and there in my familiar charm, is, was tho inscription that I had placed there yenrs before: To Mi h Mauv Hkathc-otr, From her Friend, Milton tope, It was a rare edition of tho songs of Georgo Ilorucrt, and I had underscored the linos: " Only a sweet and virtuous soul, bike soasoii'd timlier, never gives; But though the whole world turn to coal, Then chielly lives." () faithless womnnkind! I recalled thoso melting eyes, those trembling hands, and called myself a fool for treasuring a memory of the inconstant one. I went over with much force all the poetical anathemas which, from the beginning of time, have been hurled at woman. No doubt she had sold my gift, and it had strayed hither, to make food for tho unfeeling eyes of a city multi tude. I questioned the bookseller, but he knew nothing. 1 was too poor to pur chase the volume, but begged him to put it aside until I could claim it. It was now live years since I left the town of I) . I remembered that I had never written home, for I had a romantic notion that I would be famous within tix months after my departure. I in tended to announce myself to my parents and to Mary with a flourish of trumpets, filling the ono with remoiBO, nnd tho other with pride. Then, after tears and rcconciiation, I would bo king of homo and love, and That volume upset me. It made me angry, it made 1110 sal. I had begun an articloon Uibliolatry, but could not finish it. In the midst of a brown study I heard a kuock nt my door, followed by the curt announcement : "A lady to see you." The statement staggered me: it almost induced a (it of laughter. Foi live long years tho only intercourse I had had with womankind was tho monthly meeting with my landlady. Bui before I could control my astonishment, in stepped Mary lleathcoto. Remem bering the book, I greeted her with but moderate warmth, while tho effusiveness of her "O Milton I" bewildered me. I was more than troubled. As I gazed upon her I could not believe she would practice deceit. (-he was taller, fairer, and more beautiful than when I left her, with a sweet, angelic look which stilled the rebellious words upon my tongue. I gradually learned that my father wal very ill at D , that, he expressing an earnest desire to see mo, my presonce had been advertised for. That, obtaining 11c information, Mary, prompted by love, and thinking that because of the nar rowness of my purse, I had tought the nearest large city, B , started out bravely iu search of me, with but a few dollars to aid her, and my treasured vol ume of songs to console her. Seeing hoi money fade away, and yet hopeful ol meeting me, she reluctantly parted with my ollering. At this I started up and embraced my darling.' How I cursed myself for my doubts! How I blamed myself foi quo-tioning one of tho purest, noblest 8;ints mat ever Uveal 1 anea ner tears ! ith kisses, aud told her how unworthy oi Uer 1 was. .Mary then proceeded to relate how she found 111 v address. Knowing me to bo accompanied by -Mary, i uauo good-bye to my landlady, who really teemed sorry to part with me. I approached the home I had not seen in five years with a tumult uous spirit. Kemorse tinged my feelings, and when, shortly after, my father died, my sorrow knew no bounds. To-dsy tho only book-store in tho thriving town of I) is mine. Mary 's at my side, nnd she has imbibed some ot ili:t insidious bibliomania which makes books tho be-all and tho end all. J'-very now and then, in reminiscent looil, wo take out of its secluded nook a dainty volume upon whoso fly-leaf is the inscription: T.i Mms Mary Hkathcote, From her Friend. Milton Cope. I went to B and purchased it im mediately after my father's fuueral. St to l orc Journalmt, Inillgestibllily of Hie Rind. That the rind, or "skin," of all fruit is more or less indigestible is a fact that should not be foi gotten. We say all fruit, aud the statement must be under stood to include the pellicle of kernels and nuts of all kinds. The edible part of fiuit is ecuUnrly delicate, and lia ble to rapid decomposition if exposed to tho atmosphere; it is, therefore, a wise provision of nature to place a strong and impervious coating over it, as a protec tion against accident, nnl to prevent in sect enemies from destroying the seed withiu. Tho skiu of plums is wonder fully strong compared with its thick ness, and reiists the action of water and many solveuts in a remarkable manner. If not thoroughly masticated before taken into the stomach, this skin is rare ly, if ever, dissolved by the gastric juice. Iu tomecases, pieces of it adhere to the coats of the stomach as wet paper clings to bodies, causing more or less dis turbance or inconvenience. 1'aisins and dried curr.iuts are particularly trouble tome in this way, and if not chopped up before cooking, should be thoroughly c.iewcd before swallowing. If a dried currant passes into the stomach whole, it is never digested at all. J'upulur Scienea Af ici. After a hard rain at the site of old An dersouville Trison it is easy to collect triukets worn by I'nion soldiers who were courined iu the prison. A dozen brass buttons and a belt clasp with the letters I'. S. on it were picked up there the other day. HOI'SKIIOLD AFFAIRS. Piittlnit Down Pork. This is tho season when in :nost farm ers' homes pork and beef aro pa- ked for uso dining the year. It requires some c are to do this so a to certainly avoid lots. The bloody pieces, and all parts in which a particle of blood is attached, should bo put ono side for immediate use, by boiling for mim e meat or used for sausage. Blood will cause tho nholo barrel to spoil and become worthless. I'se plenty of salt. After the pieces have been in p'ckle two or three weeks take them out and rub them with salt petre. This will harden the surfac e and prevent taking too much salt. If any scum rises on the brine boil it and skim olf all that liscs and then repack, American CuMni'i'i: Tho Buffalo Moth. Ono of the most destructive insects that exists is tho buffalo moth. For a long time entomologists have been trying to liud something that will destroy theso littlo pests, but have been unsuccessful. Ono now says that gasoliuo, naphtha and ben.ine arc equally cilicacious. It is tho grub of the moth that docs tlic mischief. It measures a little less than an eighth of an inch in length. It is dark in color nnd slightly hairy," and hns a bright line of red down the centre of its body. It feeds on tho pollen of various shrubs and is particularly found of spirca. It is not wise to have a bush of this plant near the house. The beetle will fly from it into the house and lay its eggs in any woolen substance it can find, particularly In the edges of the carpets. It is a good thing for liouscktepers to place camphor or pepper under the carpets and make it as disagreeable for tho moths as they can. They will then very probably move to more welcome quarters. If these moths or beetles once get into a house it is very bard indeed to get them out again. Mitl and Kcjires?. Prrpnrlnjr Tripo at Homo. To prepare tripo, have the refuse emptied out aud tho stomach rinsed oil in cold water; then with a sharp knifo cut it up in pieces eight or twelve inches s iuaro. Have a tub or large kettle with six gallons of water, in which a quart of unslacked Line has been well stirred; if the lime has been air-slacked it will re quire twice the quantity. Throw tho pieces of tripo into the solution and stir occasionally and let it stand in this ten or twelve hours; then take a piece of board and rest upon the edge of the tub or kettle, with one end in the water. With a sharp knife scrape olf all the slime nnd colored secretions, which will come olf very easily. As each piece is scraped clean throw it into a pail of clean water and rinse it so that no impurities remain on any part of it. JKow put it into a largo pan or jar, dissolve two table spoonfuls of baking soda in three gallons of water and pour over it and let it stand a day or two; then boil in fresh water uutil tender. Drain off and put into a crock and pour sharp vinegar with half a teacup of suit over it; let it stand a couplo of dnys and it will bo ready to use either fried, boiled or un cooked, and is very nice nnd palatable, l.yo niado of hardwood nshes may bo used in placo of lime, and it will be just as clean and good, but will not look quite as nico as when cleaned with limo. Xtw Yurk World. Fat For Frying. Just here let 1110 tell thee how to pro pare fat for frying that will not have the disagreeable taste or smell that lard has, neither will it be so expensive. Have thy butcher reserve it forthco, say about tcii pounds at a time, of tho best beef fat, undent it up into small pieces. When it is brought into the kitchen, put it into a large pan, and cover it over with cold water, letting it stand a half hour or so, as convenient. Then take it out, putting it into a broad kettle over tho stove to gradually try out When done struiu it olf into pan with some cold water iu the bottom. All impurities will settle in tho water or on the cake of fat, and tho next day it can bo melted over nnd poured into jars for use. For frying I prefer deep tat for many things, also the kettles for that purpose, consisting of a double kettle, the lower one for tho fat, with a side handlo for allowing the upper ono, which has holes in it, to bo hung upon it, and so drain olf all super fluous fat from the articles fried. Have all pieces of fat from stcuks or roasts of beef saved, tried out and strained. Chicken fat as it is taken from the chick ens before th'jy aro cooked, is very nice for making molasses gingorbread, and, by some, considered nice for shortcakes aud biscuit. Mutton fat I know of no use for (as it is impossible to disguise the taste) except for chapped hands and the like, but all such scraps are good for soap grease, and that cau bo easily mndo and is very useful for cleaning purpose. F'at from sausage meat is good for trying potatoes, also for gingerbread. Just try it if thee feels disposed to doubt it. Housewife. Keclpca. Sum Cream 1'ik. One cup sour cream, ono cup of sugar, three eggs; use the white of one egg for. f rostiiig, aud season with lemon. Hw m.i. lT.vrti:s. Take potatoes about the size of a marble, put them into a stew pan with plenty of butter and a good sprinkling of salt, cover, and shake occasionally until they are quite done, about an hour. Sokt GiMiKiiiiiiKAi). Three teacup fills of Hour, one of sugar, one of mo lasses, one of milk, quarter pound of butter, au even teaspoon ful of soda, two et'ff3i large spoonful of ginger, put all together aud beat till light, then bake one hour. Mimiii:si'i:ii Si'o.ni.k Cakk. Beat the yolk of two eggs, with one cup of powdered sugar, add one teaspoonful of lemou extract, one 1 up of Hour, ono teaspoonful of baking powder, the whites of the eggs beaten stiff, lastly four tablespooululs of hot water. MisiAHii Hi-: 1 imi. Tako one table spoonful eaeh of mustard and flour, one teaspoonful of black pepper and salt.and two teaspoonfuls of sugar. .Moisten all with good vinegar. Have on tho stove one pint of vinegar to come to a boil, then pour in the mixed ingredients. Let it bod aud keep stirring, then pour it into a wide -mouthed bottle. When cool it's ready for use. Chi mb Pi uinxo. One quait of sweet milk, one pint of bread crumbs, three quarters of a cup of sugar, yolks of four eggs, butter size of an egg, flavor with lemon; bake in a slow oven; when done spread over a layer of jelly, whin the whites of tho eggs to a froth, add ono cup of powdered sugar, pour over the jelly and bake a light brown. Serve cold. Fricassf.f.d Ciiickkn. Wash and joint tho chicken, placo the pieces in a stewpan, skin side down, sprinklo salt and popper on each, add ono slice of lean pork to season it, and stew till tender; fry some pork strips brown, take tho pork out aud fry the chicken brown ; ar range somo slices of toasted light bread on a flat dish, placing a piece of chicken on each piece of bread. Thicken tho liquor in which tho chicken is stewed with (lour and a spoonful of butter, let it boil up once or twice, and then pour over the chicken. Hi-ntf.hs' oh Si'iced Bert. To a round weighing twenty-five pounds tnke three ounces of saltpeter, three ounces of conrsest sugar, one ounce of cloves, one nutmeg, one-half ounce allspice, one pint salt. Beat all into a tino powder. Allow the beef to hang three or four days, re move the bone, rub the spices well into the meat and continue to do every two or three days for two or threo weeks. When to be dressed, dip it in cold water to take off the looso spice, bind up tightly and put it in a pan with a cupful of hot water, sprinklo the top with suet, cover it all over with a thin batter and bake five hours. When cold, remove paste and trim nicely, slice horizontally and servo. A Stanley Reminiscence. I remember on one occasion, when 1 was staying with Stanley at Lcopoldville, Congo State, Africa, he invited mo to accompany him on a cruise round Stanley Pool. Ho had arranged to meet an im portant chief named 'gautshu, on an island in that lake-like expansion of the Congo. Ngantshu had hitherto been reported as decidedly hostile to Stanley's advance up river, but a meeting was ar ranged and Ngantshu had come down tho river some 130 miles to see "Bula Matadi" and confer with him. lie arrived escorted by a number of canoes and many followers and a show of state. Above all, he brought with him his an cestral fetish, a horrid-looking object made of a monkey's skull and red clay, studded with cowries and hung with littlo bells. This thing, to his mind nnd "bringing up," embodied tho spirits of his departed ancestors, and must bo treated with great consideration and re spect. Libations of palm wine must bo pouied over its head when it is thirsty, and chewed-up food spat into its mouth when it was anhungered Tho fetish was introduced deprecatingly to "Bula Matadi." Instead of doing as so many heedless explorers would have done rudely laughing and saying: "What nonsense! Ask him why ho be lieves in such rot?'' Stanley gravely sent for a camp chair and respectfully seated tho fetish in it, so that Ngantahu's ancestors might be present at tho conference, and when Ngantshu squirted palm wine over tho beaded skull of the fetish and spat chewed-up fish nnd manioc iuto itsgriu ning mouth, Stanley, with a serious face, followed suit with weak claret-and-water and minced chicken. The result was that Ngantshu signed a treaty and was forever after Stanley's friend. No doubt, long Binca tho Baptist misslonn lios cr the Fathers of the Catholic mis sion established at the mouth of the Kwa hnve taught Ngantshu that his ancestral fetish is foolish and useless and dirty, and have gently persuaded him to put it away, but this result would not havo been ens'er brought about had Stanley, on his lirst acquaintance, commenced by jeering and flouting the savage's belief. That Stanley has constantly acquired tho sympathy aud respect of Africans those who havo seen him nt work can testify, and therefore it is that thoso who know hiin to be dead, for his decease, even in the heart of Africa the death of "Stam lce," "Standili," ".M.ungu Mkubwa," "Mundelo Muneue," "Bula Matadi" would have made such a rctcntissemcnt among the natives that the noise and news of it would have reached our ears. Fortnightly limute. A Fortune Iu a Volcano. Two years ago Mr. William Coopor left Now York for tho southern part of old Mexico with limited capital but un tiring cuergy. To-day ho lias a fortune that will keep him the rest of his life iu luxury. The fortune ho found iu a placo whero the averago man would sooner ex pect to find cabbages tho crater of an extinct volcano. Yet in that crater Mr. Cooper found a mass of .Mexican mosaic agate such as scientists had never even imigiucdas existent, and better than that, he found iu New York a ready mar ket for tho agate ho discovered iu the old Mexicnu volcauo, -)"o feet below tho mouth of tho crater nnd about II, (JIM feet above the s;-a level. Mr. Cooper tells the story of his long rides and searches for evidences of the agate he be lieved to be in existence; tho Indian who fouud a piece, brought it to him and finally guided him to tho volcano; his subsequent lease of the estate, tho quar rying in tho old crater and his eflorts to establish means for the transportation of the agate from its bed to the nearest point of shipment Hit miles through tho mountains of old Mexico. Those who have seen samples of tho ngato declare it to bo tho most beautiful uutural production ever discovered, its commercial valuo is undoubted, as a big New York firm has bought tho entire output for something more than 1,.'i00, 000, and will control tho market. This rirm has already sold a singlo mantel piece of the agate for $.ii00. .Mr. Cooper will return to .Mexico shortly, and while there will make close search for amber, which ho believes to bo deposit ed iu large quantities in the viciuity of his agate iniuc. Siu Yurk (Jrujiltic. the First l.lglituing-ltod. If we are to believe an Austrian paper, tho tirst lightning rod was not constructed by Franklin, but by a monk of Seuftenbcrg, in Bohemia, named Prohop Diwisch, who installed an ap paratus tho l th of June, II")', in tho garden of the cuia'o of l'reiidilz (Moravia). The apparatus was com posed of a polo surmounted by au iron rod supporting twelve curvedup branches, and terminating in as mauv mctalic boxes filled with iron ore aud closed by a boxwood cover, traveised by twenty-teven sharp iron points, which plunged at their base iu the ore. All the system was united to the earth by a large chain, PRISONED WITH A COBRA. AN K AST INDIAN TRAVELERS HORRIBLE FIGHT IN A PIT. Staying tho Deadly Viper with a Hunt ins Knife Then Narrowly Ilscnplnc Drowning. A party of globo trotters were gath ered around n table in a cozy corner in one of (totham's best-known re-taurants a few nights ngo.exchanging bits of bio graphical adventure. Two or three stories had been recited when ono of the younger members turned to n grizzled old fellow, whoso bronze I and wrinkled face boro witness to long exposure to sun and weather, and said: "Pedes, won't you tell 'cm that story nbout your experience in a tiger pit when you were in India!" After a pause of sufficient length to arouse the curiosity and impatience of the group, tho old fellow plunged iuto his tale much as he would have plunged into a jungle. "I was hurrying along a slight track, when, bang, all at ouce, down I went into the concealed pit. Tho curious part of the affair was that I went plop straight down into a deep, dismal hole, nnd at the bottom landed right up to my waist in a deposit of tenacious, clayey mud. Bcgular 'pank' it was. Iu fact when I tried to struggle and free myself, I found I was held as firm as if I had been birdlimed. I shuddered as I noted the dismal surroundings. There wero several great, gaunt-looking, yellowish-grcou frogs peering at me with curious eyes, nnd then, as 1 turned my head around a little. 1 made a discovery that made my very heart cease beating for a minute and sent every drop of blood in my body bounding back in my veins. "There, right on a level with my fa-c, its length half concealed in the crum bling sides of tho pit, its hood half cx panded,its forked tongue quivering ns it jerked it out nnd iu, uud its eyes glitter ing with a baleful glnro, I saw 11 great cobra. I felt utterly helpless and de spairing, and for a moment my heart whispered to mo that my end had como. Then came a sort of nervous reckless ness. I suppose it was 'the fury of de spair' that we read about. I know I uttered a savage curse, and snatching my hard helmet 1 hit the brute a smash ing blow in the face, and then began a fight for life. It was a big, powerful snake. The blow had only maddened it. Its hood expanded, its hissing filled the pit, nnd swaying nnd rearing its clammy length it launched full at my face. ".My gun was lying choked up with dirt and half buried in the 'pank,' but I had my hunting-knifo with me, and while I parried the tierce darts of the in furiuted bruto with my helmet I mndo quick stabs aud slashes at it whenever I could got a chance, and after a short, ex citing struggle it succumbed and tried to withdraw behind the crevice, but with a slice of my knife I nearly severed its head from its body. And then for a while you may laugh at mo or not, as you will all was a blank. I must have fainted. "The weary hours dragged aloug. It was intensely still aud sultry nbove, I conjectured, for even iu the deep, dark pit tho air was stilling nnd oppressive, and I could not detect a sound or rustle in the vegetation that overhung tho mouth of my living tomb. I could now see that the day was wuuing. The heat had become, if possible, still more sultry and intense, and once or twice I had fane'ed I heard a low, muttering, rumbling sound ns if of distant thunder. The clouds wero hurrying up iu tremendous solid masses, and soon a big drop or two of rain began to come hustling through tho overhanging grass, and nn othcr dread begau to take possession of my mind. I knew what was coming. From a hundred tiny crevices and gaps iu the edge of my pit the troubled tur bid rain water began to tricklo down, crumbling tho clay away, and I was soon drenched to the skin, and felt with alarm tho water beginning slowly, but surely, to mount up the-s.des of the pit. 1 thought then it was all up w.th inc. I cau hardly describe to you my thoughts. I kuow 1 thought of home. I reviewed my past life. 1 made desperate struggles agaiu and again to free myself. I shouted and screamed for help. I believe I prayed aud swore. In fact, for the time, I believe I must have gone de mented, but I found mysell utterly powerless. Tin- miry clay and treacher ous 'pank' held me firm, and then again 1 must have relapsed iuto unconscious ness. "When I camo to myself it was light; it was still raining heavily aud stolidly; the big drops pbisbcd down: I could see dull leaden skies above, and 1 knew tho 'nullahs' and watercourses would soon be full. The battle of tho elements had ceased, and but for the co tinuous crash of falling rain all was still. Tho water iu tho pit was 110:11 ly up to my shoulders. I felt I was doomed to die, nnd a sort of sullen, despairing stupor took possession of me. 1 had now g veil up all hope, when, hark! 1 thought I heard the sound of a human voice I With ail tho agony of despair I raised a cry for help. "1'hero was an awful pause, aud theu I heard my faithful backa crying iu re sponse. Agaiu 1 tried out, and 1 soon saw his dear, old wrinklod lin e peering down at me from the edge of tho pit.' ' "Will, how did they muniigo to get you out?'' asl.od one of tho racon teurs. "Oh, that was not easy, but they managed it. Somo of them cut down tapp iiigi and managed to make a sort of ladder, and the baeke came down with a long 'lathee' and loosened the 'pank' round my body tull cicntly for me to do the lest myself. Then they tied their 'piiggrcci' and 'knmiiuT bunds' together, uud I knotted tlu -e arouud my waist and under my iirmp ts, aud with that help, they tugging an ay at tho free cuds, 1 managed to clumber out." A'ttn York Star. The ( ohra Plant. The cobra plaut of Himalaya, ln'iotig ing to the family Aroid e, so strikingly resembles a cobr i with its head elect, that persons coming upon it uiiitwaics instinctively recoil with horror. The half moon shaped markings on the cobra's head and the lines on its neck are inn tated in the Hower sheath of the plant, while tho tongue like elongation ol the pistil and of the midrib of tho t'ower sheath serve to increase tho re-eiubiauce of the plant to a living animal. An ordinary elephant produces 1J0 pounds of ivory. THE SOBBING RAIN. The night crows dark, and weird, and cold; and thick drops patter on the pane; There comos a wailing from the sea; tho wind is weary of tho rain. Tho red coals cli' k beneath tho flams; and see, with slow and silent feet, Tho hooded shadows cross tho woods to wlioro the twilight waters beat; Now fanwisu from tho ruddy fire, a brilliance sweeps athwart tho floor, As, streaming down the lattices, tho rain somes sobbing to tho door; As, streaming down tho lattice, Tho rain comes sobbing to tho door. Dull echoes round the casement fall, and through tho empty chambers go, Like forms unseen whom wo can bear on tip toe stealing to nnd fro; But fill your glasses to the brim, and, through a mist of smiles and tears, Onr eyes shall tell how much we love to toast the shades of other years! And hither th"y will flock again, the ghosts of things that arena more. While, streaming down the lattices, the rain conies sobbing to tho door; While, streaming down the lattices, The rain comes sobbing to the door. The tempe't trodden wastelands moan, tho trees nro threshing at the blast. And now they come, the pallid shapes of dreams that perished in the past; And, when we lift the windows up, a smoth ered whisper round us strays, Like some lone waniFiring voice from graves that hold the wreck of by -gone days. I tell you that I love the storm, for think wo not of thoughts of yor, When streaming down the lattices, the rain comes sobbing to the door; Vt hen streaming down the lattices, The rain comes Bobbing to the door. We'll ilrinlc to thoso we sadly miss, and sing sjine solemn sons we know, 3inco they may chance to hear it all, and muso on friends they've loft below. Vhi knons-if siuls in bliss can leave the borders ot their F.deu homo But that somo loving one may now about the ancient threshold roam! Oh, like nn exile, ho would hail a glimpse of the familiar floor, Though, streaming down the lattices, the rain comes sobbing to the door. Though, streaming down the lattices, The rain conies sobbing to tho door. Henri Kendall. II I'M Oil OF THE DAY. A course of sprouts Celery. A plain man Tho ranchero. Maid to order A servant girl. Words in season Sea and sou A beastly show Tho menagerie. A slow match Four years of court ship. A middleman must be a ccuter in trade circles. All tho pawnshop patrons wants is to bo let a loau. ILlel M.iil. It is claimed by old hunters that a rabbit trail is merely a hair line. Mnrb.. statues are noted for thCi16" stony expression. l'i'ttburg C'.vjvnic.V. "While you aro nround this way drop iii," says the weighing machino to the nickel. Senator Fdmunds believes in bringing tho Freuch domination at Colo-.i ton full stop. Hviton 1'uit. Patient "Wht is the best position in which to sleep:" Doctor"! usually lie down." Untoi Courier. , We tiitv tho Wtiterburv WotPh-Cum pany if it ever has to wind up its bus ness. l.ur.iiiijti'fi r rer 1 rtn. Only iu the case of a tavern cau a coat of paint on the outside be albo on tho inn-side lliinjhum'oit 'ejiu'iliotn. The poet who says ho wove fancies ''light as zephyr's play," probably used au air-loom.' Uimjhum'vn Jjiu'ilici. It is ono of tho peculiarities of things iu general that tho freshest men genoi ally tell tho stalest stories Bamjor Com mer inl. "Never allow yourself to get out of anything," says a writer iu a household journal. How about debt? tiurlintj'oa Five J'rm: Many men who gloomily nsk: "Is lifo worth living?" will not eat hot biscuits through fear of injuring tljeir health. Ati'hliUll tiUtln'. A tie: man has discovered a process for converting cucumbers into sponges. Tho doctors are tamping on his trail li'ir linij'vii Fr m y'vc.iji. Tho n an who thinks he cau heave in a few toddies, and go homo and decoivsr" his wife into uu idea that ho is quite sober, is wor.-o fooled than he thinks sho is. Mil thu '. e: Juiirii'tl. Jake ".Mr. Slowpa wants to know if you'll open a ruuuiiig account with him." l ealcr "No; tell him I'm afraid we'd have too much running to dobe:'o:e we'd collect i."lMr,iit free J'.r o. "I say, Jones, that was a shabby trick you played me about those trousers." "What's the matter; didn't liny leach you ull O. K.;" "Naw; I hey c:nuo C. U. 1).; drat m."Ui.tivii.lun;iui'. Tiino. 11:1 1: M. She ".Mr. Tire sum, what is your favorite eercise('' lie (enthusiastically) "Walking.'' Hiu "I am glad to know it. 1 was afraid yo t had forgotten how". Hnr if.ijlv.t Fre J're . .link ins at the opera I "What's that .'" Do Music--"The score." .liiikins "Hello! Didn't kuow a score could ba kept 011 a game like this. Which side is ahead 11. u tiddlers or the singers:' I'hii'aJi j' 1 1 Ui.' vr I. Miss Biuce ( who has heard that her friend .Miss Peering 1ms had a Idling out with .Mr. rowncy) "Why, I thought. Ilugeiiia, that you and Dick were solid." Miss Peering 1 icily i "i h, dear, no only plated." I'e ( n. f At the concert "Do you ivll that music! Nobody can tell what they aio playing." W aitress- "If you pica-.e, sir, theplaycis havo had a qua.icl to dav. so I you see tlcyaro qiiito unjry with each otlivr still, and every one is playing what he chooses. ' Mrs. I lif kius 1 tune, midnight) "llor rois! Iliisbaud! husbaui.! 1 bear toina cue burrowing through the wall.' .Mr. Blilkius Well, well ' It must be that book ageni. 1 knew we'd all Lo iu bed by lloilock, and I told him 10 call at half past." .Yew York Wctki'j.
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