THE FOREST EEFDB1IC1H 1 pnbllihf d Ttrr Wtdaesday, k J. E. WENK. Offloe In Bmearbaugh ft Co.' Building ILK BTBXKT, TIONKBTA, Fa, RATES OF ADVERTISING. On. Sqn.ro, on. Inch, on. IntertloB f tM On Squire, on. Inch, on. month .". IN On. Square, oa. Inch, three month.. I Of Oa. gqture, oa. Inch, on. year 10 M Two Panares, on. jmr IS Quarter Column, oa. year KM nlf Colamn, on. jtu WO Ob. Column, on. rosr 1HM Lets! adrertlMmenti t.a eenU ft live ..ch ta erlloa. Harrlap-i and death aotlcea gratia. all kilt, for vsrly adTertlMmenta collated ijm terlv. Temporal ailverllemema mutt t. jiald Ik aaaaee. Jok work caih oa delivery. Forest republican. Trm, tl.BO par Tear. He nbwrlptlcma recttrea for a shertsr Mriod tnin thrr months. Correspondent- solicited from afl aarta f the country. No notice will ko Ukra of uoirmout "iunulctloM. VOL. XXIII. NO. 24. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1890. $1.50 PER ANNUM. 0 'Old Paris" continue to bo demol ished nnil new nml handsome buildings urectcd on tho site. Visitors remark the great amount of building now going on in tlio French capital. Dr. IVddoo, of London, says blondes are going out of fashion. Brunettes arc now all tin! rage. This will necessitate a darker colored hair-dye, says tho mali cious Chicago Siturdat herald. Professor Virchow, who presided over tlio Medical Congress in Berlin, saya t lint Unit nsscnibly comprised tho greatest number of eminent men of scienco thai liad ever been brought together. It is estimated by tho London Econo vtnl that, foreign nations owo to England over 15, 0011, 000,000. Since 1887 Eng lish capitalists have Invested $2,250, 1)00,000 in new undertakings in nil parts of tlio world. The anticipated fuilure of the potato crop iu Ireland hits . in it the threat ol diro famine nnd great suiTering in the near future, remarks tlio Mail and Ex jives. The potato is literally tho start ol life in the Green Isle; and when it fails gaunt hunger comes in at tho doorof the peasant's cabin. Tho Millers' National Association at Minneapolis, Minn., passed a resolution tusking Congress to enact a law establish ing uniform weights nnd measures of tho various products of tho United States, and especially fixing a standard for each of tho divisible parts of a barrel of flour, now largely Bold iu sacks. Tlio Ameri can sack holds ninety-eight pounds of flour, or half tho contents of an Ameri can flour barrel. Tho European aaek, which is used in tho export trade, holds 280 pounds. Next April tho British census will be taken. So far us possiblo tho work of enumeration will cover tho British Em pire, and the cITort will be to mako the census tho most comprehensive yet taken. To this oud the schedules will bo simpli fied. No iuipilries will bo made as to religious faith or creed, nnd thoso bear ing on occupation will bo condcusod. Tho census will be stripped of everything that could make enumeration cumber some, and tho grout end and aim will be to ascertain tho number of subjects of (Jiiocn Victoria. There nro sections of her dominions where only approxima tions arc possible. Iu British Zanibesia or the Niger Protectorate tho work of tho enumerator would encounter peculiar obstacles, not only in tho unwillingness of tho inhabitant to be enumerated, but their willingness to roluco totals by slaughtering census attaches. But mak ing all those allowances, tho forthcoming :cnsus will doubtless bo satisfactory. It rrill at nil events show that tho British Smpire has somewhat more than 330, ")00,000 enumerable inhabitants. Tho mrrent calculation is that nt the opening )f tho year lS'JO tho population of tho 3ritish Empiro was very neaily 328,000, )00, cf whom 38,125,000 were dwellers in tho United Kiugdoiu, 271.180,000 iu India and tho remaining 19,000,000 in sthcr possessions. Two years ago the ludian Government estimated the popu lation of British India nt 203,793,330, tnd that of tho native States at 60,684,- 3T8. Aojlow has fallen upon tho disciples of hippopliagy. Thojo who havo pro claimed iu favor of horso flesh as a fit aud strengthening article of diet for poor people are, gays au English paper, beginning to find that their philanthrop ic ideas will not form into practical shape. Much has been written at vari ous times and in various countries upon the subject, and it is now pretty gonor ally admitted that tlio succulent equine is almost as goo J as beef. It certainly seemed, without going deeply into the question, that worse meat must bo bet ter than no meat, nud upon these . grounds it was recommended to people In an humble station of life. What a surprise is now sprung upon tho horse eating benefactors I Tho poor have taken the advice o.lered ; they tried horse fleli, nud what is more they like it; so well, indeed, do they like it that in Cologne, Munich, Dresden and IIu'u over the supply canuot keep pace with the demand, and the price of borse-flesl has riseu so high that it is beyond the me ans of tho classes who wcro eucour aged to consume it. Is this increase ir valuo to be maintained? Will horses be come so sought after us food that none - but tho wealthy will bo able to indulge iu tho luxury? Whatavistu of extrav agance this suggestion throws open Tho time may come when ducal sido boards will groan beneath the weight ol a noble baron of bay colt and a saddh of two-year-old-tllly will grace the tabU of tho rich. How wo shall bo ablo to d( honor to our distinguished visitors Only tho other day a Paris paper referred to the enorino..s prices which bloodeu stock real:, d iu the market. If hippo phagy continues to progress we may eventually find ourselves giving 100( for a yearling uud serving him up whole for the delectation of a royal guest. THE FARMER'S DAUOHTEH. Von should see her la the kitchen, Cap and apron White as snow. In her eyes The lore-light shlnlnff On her cheeks A rosy glow. Oh, that pleasant Farmhouse kitchen, What a charm It has for me. When I view Its broad dimensions Whore the firelight Leaps in glee. But the picture Would be dimmer, , And the colors Not so bright. With sweet Nancy, . Pretty Nancy, Young and cheery, Not In sight. Bleeves rolled up Above white elbows, Sweeping here And dusting there, This fair daughter Of the farmer, For the household Hath a care. And her song Is just as tuneful, And her step Is just as light. As when she, Sweet merry-maker, Joined her mates In play, lost night. By and by will, In a moment, Cap and apron Disappear, And in snowy gown And ribbons, Pretty Nancy Will appear. Oh, tho little Parmer's daughter, (Heaven bless her As she goes). Blie is fairer Than the lily. Bhe is sweeter Than the ross. . , Mrt. 31. A. Kidder, in Family S'cvy ruper THE MYSTERIOUS DRESS. BY MART KYLE DALLAS. "You are invited to the regiment ball, my dear," said Mrs. AcUlund, as her daughter entered the room, her dripping water-proof and umbrella giving evi dence of a sturdy battle with tho storm that could bo plainly heard even through closed shutters nnd dropped curtains on that upper floor. "The most polito letter from Colonel B , and knowiug that I forsook society long ago. Mrs. Colonel B will take you with her own girls. It is really charm ing of her. Here is the ticket." Tho cider lady's frail fingers drew two elegant sipisres of pink and gold paste board from an envelope as sho spoke. But tho girl, having hung her water proof in anadjneeut kitchen, nnd perched her umbrella where it could drip harm lessly in some stationary tubs of said kitchen, did not even pick them up. "It would be better to publish, the fact that I have retired from society also, mamma," sho said, a little sadly. "You!"criud her mother. "Attwenty, Eflie?" "It comes to thnt when one has one black frock," said Elh'c, "und thut patched at the elbows." "You could go in white," said her mother. "You look very girlish. Gen tlemen admire white, or used to. "White and a few flowers, and no jewelry. No one could find fault with that style. The greatest heiress iu Boutou, when I was a girl, was known for her simplicity al ways white." "I fancy I should bo it I went in a sheet and pillow-case costume," said Eflie. "Really, that would bo the only white one I could mnunge. That poor old whitedress that still exists in your memory is short in the waist, short iu the skirt, won't meet in tho belt, and has a sleeve that would not 'go over my wrist. 1'vo grown a great deal in five years, mamma." r "Is it five years sinco you went to your cousin Jennie's wedding in it?-' cried Mrs. Ackland. "Dear, dear, how time flies. Couldn't you make over one of my old silks?" . "I should bo a laughing stock, mamma," suid Eflie. "Well, 1 can live without going to tho ball, though I should enjoy it very much." "The daughter of Captain Ackland ought to have opportunities," said tlio widow. "How are you to innrry if you never meet any one, I can not think. A pretty girl liko you was never meant to be a spinster and work for her bread." t "Thiugs point in thut direction now," said tho girl.. "Type-writiug is not a lively amusement, und I am as likely to marry as I am to goto Cuba. Don't sigh so bitterly, mamma. It would only make you lonelier if I went to tho ball, and I should bo up lute and mako mis takes next day loso my place perhaps. I'll write a very polito regret when I get some line note-paper. Now, let us have tea." (? The little brown tea-pot, tho two blue cups and plates to match were soon on the tublo. Etlie Ackluad had a way of making excellent little dishes out of next to nothing it wu9 very convenient under the circumstances and though the girl pined for something besides the daily routine of type-writing, and cvoniugs spent in listening to her mother's remi niscences of former grandeur for Mrs. 'Acklaad had been a belle uud a beauty 'and an expectuut heiress when sho mar ried the dashing young captain it was the mother who bemoaned herself. I At last, tea beiug over, it was dis covered that tho storm had passed, and that moon and stars weiu shining, uud Etlie declared that she would rundown to the little stationer's and get some note paper of the proper sort ou which to re ply to the kind invitation and offer of tho goncrnl and his lady. It was a quiet neighborhood and very late, and Efiio wrnppcd herself in a thick cloak nnd tied a little blue hood over her head, and ran lightly down stairs and down tho street toward the stationer's shop. However, when she reached its door sho found it closed. Tho old woman who kept it bnd expected no customers and had retired early. Efllokncwof another shop of the same sort a few blocks further on which was always open late, and turned her steps that way at least, she intended to do so. But there are still portions of Now York city where it is very easy to lose one's self; and besides, Effio was not an old resident of that part of tho town. Some how sho missed the right corner, crossed the street nt a wrong angle, and shortly discovered that she was lost. It was a gloomy and unpleasant street in which she found herself, and the girl was somewhat frightened. However, she decided that the best thing she could no was to keep on walking until she came to a decent shop or met a police man of whom she could ask the way She acted on this resolution with her usual promptitude, but for a long while sho went on seeing nothing but liquor or cigar shops and meeting not a solitary guardian of tho peace, and came at last to an old building with a blnuk wall, in the center of which nn arched gate stood open. Just as sho stood opposito this gate two drunken men came howling down the street, and in terror of them she stepped beneath the arch. They passed without seeiug her; but before she dared to venture out a light shone in her face, nnd, turning, she saw a figure in black, with red shoes, a red cap, horns, hoofs, a long tail which he carried over his arm, and in his hand a great paper parcel in fact, Satan ns we see him portrayed in ancient pictures, acting for the nonce as messenger-boy. Startled beyond expression, ElEe was about to fly, when tho demon spoke. "Well, mauiselle, I'vo been waiting for you a long while," was his character istic remark. "I came so tar .to snve time AVoo't you get a roasting I" Then he tossed the parcel into her onus, turned and fled. Ellie fled also. What the demon had given her she did not kuow, but she quite mechanically clutched it as sho flew along tho lonely street, and by mere accident took the right direction and found herself at the corner of an avenue she knew. She arrived nt her own door just in time at least, so her mother de clared to save that lady going out of her-mind with terror. She had no paper, but sho had the parcel which tho de moniac personage had crammed into her hands to prove thnt she had not merely imagined the meeting with him, nnd now sho uufustcnud tho many pins that held it, unfolded the paper and sundry muslin wrappings within, and behold a dress tlio loveliest ball ccstume of golden satin nnd black lace that could be im agined ! The demon had presented nor with a dress in which to attend the ball. "What does it mean?" she ejaculated. "Ilally I feel as if I was out of my mind." "It must bo providential," said the mother. "Try it on, my dear." Etfio obeyed. Tho costume fitted her perfectly. "You iook nice an nngcti said tno mother. "But the demon said 1 snould nave a good roasting," said Eflie. "It was only a man iu sonio queer dress, said the mother, "Of course," said Eflie. "At least, I suppose so. "And now you can go to the ball," said the mother. "Shall 1 uaref Will 1 not tinU my costumo vanishiug,like poor Ciuderella s, in the midst of my dance, with whatever stands for the young prince at the officers' ball of tho regiment f I doubt if it will bo here iu tho morning; besides, I ought to advertise it: 'If the liend who preseuted n young lady with a black lace ball-dress, in a durk alley on the night of tho th, will kindly call,' or something of the sort," "Oh, we will look into the papers, of course," said tho mother. "But I don't beliovo we will And anything fate in tends you to go the ball." So it seemed indeed. Ellie went to the ball, and her dress was pronounced charming. Iu passing, I will mention to the reader that it was there that she met tho gentleman who af terward becumo her husband, and that much happened and all good fortune came to her through tlio demon's gift of the ball-dress. No one ever advertised for tho dress, nnd it hung iu Elbe's wardrobo until her wedding-day. She never wore it ngaiu, ami never expected to solve the mystery that sun rounded it. Elbe hud married a rich man and lived in very elegaut style, and a muu servant was one of tho necessaries of tho house hold. Mrs. Ackland who lived with her daughter suggested a Frenchman, and haviug advertised for such a person, a caudidate presented himself. He had but ouo reference, but that wus a good oue. "I will tell you the reason I havo no more, madame," said he. "I havo had my ambitious desired to go upon the stage. I even obtaiued a position I played a demon iu tho last act of a great spectacle at tho Theater. There were seventy-five demons it was glori ous. But alas! I got into dilliculties thero through my good nature. The re nowned Senora V had beeu playing at the theater, nud left behind her a laee dress, fcjho telegraphed that she would send her maid for it, as she was to wear it thnt night. Every moment was preious, and the old lady who had charge of me had spraiucd her ankle. 'My friend,' sho laid to me, 'if you would but go down tho long stairs and to the end of tho passage, uud wait with the parcel until Maiusello Fuuchoti, tho senora's maid, comes for the dress, you will save us all much trouble you will not bo wanted for an hour.' "I obliged her, of course. I tven went into tho damp alley of the back en trance nnd waited there. I was kopt a tremendous time, and when at last a young woman rushed in, I gave her the parcel like an idiot without asking who she was. I gave it to tho wrong woman. Fifteen minutes after the real mnid arrived. Oh, there was a row! All I was worth would not have paid for the dress. But I was dismissed at once. I deserved It. It was the act of an idiot. How well do I remember what I said to her 'you'll get a roasting, mamscllc.' Well it was I who got the roasting. Al first they accused me of stealing the dress, but " "I am sure you tell the truth," suid EfTle, and engaged the man at once. That day Senora V was ar tonishec by receiving a box which contained tin long-lost dress uninjured. A letter which was inclosed told the story in full, but without giving any names, and Camille tho new waiter never guessed that the liberal gift he re ceived at Christinas timo was offered, no! to the accomplished waiter, but to the demon who had brought about so much happiness by his gift of a ball-dress. EiretiiU Companion. The Strangest Fish In the World. The strangest fish in the world is said to be the humble herring. He is at common as mud, and as cheap as dirt, hut he cannot bo beaten for flavor; anr. it is claimed for him that he support I more persons than any other creature is the world in tho catching, tho preserv ing, the selling, or the eatiug. Anothei curious thing is that he assumes so many shapes and names. Catch him in one place and he is a bloater; in another, i sodger; in a third, a sprat, and, wher young, he is taken from the Thames ana called whitebait, while across the Chan nel in Brittany, before ho is more than couple of inches long, ho can be found tinned and labeled in pure olive oil as e sardine. He is a wonderful fish and frore tho out-and-out genuine ancient and fish like smell during the herrinir harvest that obtains in the neighborhood nboul Amsterdam, it is not very hard to believe that that ancient and highly-respectable town is really built, as they sny, on her ring bones. Once upon a time tho herring used tc bo worshiped in Holland, a custom thai obtains to day in Scotland iu a very prac tical manner. They have a cheerful method at some of the fishing ports in that country of insuring luck before they start out with their boats on a fishitm trip. Each man thrashes his wife, and tho one who first draws blood is sure tc havo the biggest haul. For sclf-protcc tion the women invented a peculiai method of lacing their corsets, which thus became known as herring boning, s term now in every-day use among sea faring men. The men will not go out, however, if a woman wishes them "good luck, or if a rabbit or a pig crossei their path, being perfectly sure thnt the will have nothing but their labor foi their pains Weu York Timet. Tanning Cows' Hides In India. What is India coming to? Her chiv alrous barbers of Bombay refuso to shave widows hends. And a brace of Brah mins have started a tanynrd and lcathei business in Upper Iudia. To add, as il were, insult to the injury thus inflicted upon the holy Brahmin caste, both these courageous tanners are named nftei Krishna the favorite deity of tho Hin dus. Does tho "White Brahmin" kuow what all that means? Ho does not. The cow is the Hindu's sacred beast; the reverent kissing of her tail, the pontine of prayers into her long hairy ears ii one of the most curious sights nt sacred festivals and elsewhere. To kill a cow, to skin a cow, aud then to have the au dacity to handle her hide will not the deities of Mount Meru toss India into the boctom of tho Kali pani? What u-'xtl Here's a Hindo paper, the Mirror, writ ten aud edited by Hindus, some of their Brahmins, as well at Brahmos, praising these two Krishnas up to tho skies. Others of their race aro joiuiug in the chorus of laudation and expressing tht hope that native tanneries may start up in thousands all over India. Lonivi Daily Ntut. Electricity iu Agriculture. Somo interesting eloctro-culture ex pcriments, described by Mr. N. Spec now, have given results varying with thi method of applying tho electricity. Seedi of haricot bvuus, suutlowers and rye wen soaked, electrified and sown, tho plant! thus grown attniuing greater develop ment and being brighter colored thai thoso from untreated seeds, but showing no difference in yield. Other seeds wen placed in a plot between zinc and coppei plates, which were connected by thei. upper surfaces, so as to establish a cur rent through the earth, and nn increasee crop aud enormous size of the vegetable! resulted. In a third experiment elec tricnl collectors were mounted on iusu luted rods, so as to givo a highly electri fled atmosphere. Rye, corn, vats, bar ley, peas, clover, poUtocs and flux wen thus made to give au average increase o one-half in yield, and ripening wai hastened. The potatoes grown were ro markably free from disease. Trtniot (.Y. J.) American. Heat and tlio Growth of the Hair. It Is generally understood that the hail and nails grow faster in hot weather than in cold; but, perhaps, few are aware tha1 any temperutnre can impart so great s stimulus to th growth as Colonel Peje valsky, tho Russian traveler, says tin Central Asiuu heat did during his jour ney in those regions in the summer ol 1889. In June tho ground and the ail became excessively hot, so great, indeed, as to render travel in tho daytime impos siblc. Within a fortuight utter this op pressive westhcr begau it was noticed that tho hair uud beard of ull tho party was growing with astonishing rapidity, aud strungest of all, soinu youthful Cos sacks, whose faces were pcrofecth smooth, devtloiied respectable beardi within the short period of twenty days. Cummercinl Adwtuei; HOW DRUGS GO TO MARKET. fbepabt.no medicinal barks AND HERBS FOB EXPORTATION. Some Come in Sktnn, Some tn Caflke, Some In Bales Perfumes Sealed in Co-ws' Horns MiimIc Caddies. Barbadoes aloes is usually imported in gourds or calabashes, into which recepta cles the juice is poured when in a semi fluid condition. Each gourd when fllleu weicbs from ten to thirty pounds, ac cording to size. Socotrine aloes cornel to us from Zanzibar, sometimes In skins and casks; but now more generally ir kegs, containing from seventy-five to 10( pounds; or chests, Holding iroinnity u seventy -five pounds. When a vessel put i into the island of Socotra and aloes ii asked for, as the drug is not kept road for snle, the leaves of the plant are forth with cut and tho juice allowed to drain into goatskin sacks. These are taken oa board and fastened to tlio mast, or else where, in such a position that they are constantly exposed to the sun. Bf this means the process of drying is facili tated. The bulk of medicinal barks are im ported in bales and serons. We need, however, only make mention of the cin chonas. The South American barks are first of all cut up into lengths and made into bundles of nearly equal weights. These are then sewn up in specially pre pared canvas of a coarse texture, and conveyed to the depots on the backs of donkeys. These are further enveloped in coverings of fresh hides; and by the drying of these, hard, compact packages, called serons, are formed, varying in weight from 156 to 176 pounds. The East Indian or "Druggist's" quill bark is now largely imported in cases or chests, each containing about one hundred weight and three-quarters. There are several varieties of opium, tho official ones being the "Smyrna" and the "Constantinople." Although tho former variety is imported from Smyrna, it is collected in Asia Minor, and ?omcs to us thence via Turkey (henco called "Turkey" opium) or the Lovant. It is packed in cases, each containing 140 pounds. It comes in irregularly rounded flattened masses, varying in size, and seldom exceeding two pounds in weight. Each cake is enveloped In poppy leaves, and studded with reddish-brown chaffy fruit or certain species of rumex or dock. Constantinople opium is packed in smaller masses, and tho midrib of tho poppy leaf which envelopes tho cake is placed over the center of tho moss. Aconite, buchu and senna leaves are imported in bales; those cf TiunivelU senna weighs from two and a quarter to three and a half hundredweight; of Alexandrian, about 250 pounds. Oils, such as caraway, anise, bergamot, lemon and cajeput, are imported in tins, coppers, lead tins or bottles. Oil of roses noines in vases holding from fifteen to fifty ounces; Malaga olive oil in bar rels of from forty to sixty gallons, or in stone crocks of live-gallon capacity. Tamorinds are shipped in kegs or bar rels holding from a half to three and a half hundredweight. Vanilla beans are packed in tins. Each tin contains twenty-four bundles, each bundle weigh ing eight ounces. Quicksilver comes in iron flasks, some weigh twenty-five, others seventy-seven pounds; while calomel is imported in one pound bottles, of which fifty are packed in each chest. Of the roots, aconite, alknnct, gentian, liquorice, orris nnd others are imported in bales; ipecacuanha iu serons; cnluiuba, East Indian and Africau gingers in bags; Cochin and Jamaica gingers in barrels. The jalap plant, from which the tuber cles are obtained, grows in Mexican woods at an elevation of 6000 feet. It obtains its namo from Xalnpa, or Jalapa, a city of Mexico. The tubercles, com monly called roots, are imported in bugs or bales, weighing about 150 pounds. Tho roots of Jamaica sarsapurilla, beiug lengthy, are folded up and packed into bundles, from one foot to a foot and a half long, and four or more inches broad. These ' untriuimed bundles are then tightly packed into bales to the weight of ubout a hundredweight and a half. Several vurieties of rhubarb root are brought into the market, the cases vary ing iu weight from 100 to 300 pounds. Tho bestkuown is the so-called "Turkey" rhubarb. This is imported from Russia, but collected iu China. The root is dug up, washed, bored, threaded on string, and hung up in the sun to dry. It is then taken in horse hair sacks to the dealers, whence it is conveyed in chests to the Russian depots, each chest being coated on the outside with pitch, and enveloped in hempen cloth and a hide; aud ou each is fastened a paper label, having the year of collection and con tained weight of root printed on it. Tho Russian Government has a ten-yearly con tract with tho Buchanans, engaging to purchase (by barter) all that they can produce. Of the perfumes, civet is brought over in cows' horns. The opening is covered over with skin, on which are marked the number and weight. Each horn is wrapped up in a coarse cloth, and contains from oue to three pounds. Bhaughai exports tho bulk of Touquin musk. It reaches our buyers iu boxes which are known us "caddi.'S." Tho term is derived from tho Chinese weight catty, which is equivalent to about ouo pound ajid a third. Tho boxes are made of brown cardboard, and usually measure nine by five by six inches. Externally, they are covered with the usual silky po per of Chinese manufacture, and, as might be expected, tho designs upon them are gaudy in color and very quaint. The colors most iu use are led, bluu aud green. Each box coutains a soft leaden receptacle; in these are placed tho musk pods, severally wrupped in rice-paper. About twenty-five to thirtyof these pods aro packed in each caddy, tho weight being from twenty to thirty ounces net. Soino idea of the immense value of this importation may be gained from the fact that from Shanghai alone, iu 1N87, 2, 331 caddies of musk were imported, th. market value of which would be nearly 800,000. Frank LetlU't Neutar SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. To make labels adhere to tin use n freshly made solution of gum tragacanth in water. A large deposit of glass sand has been discovered near the mouth of Lewis Stiver, Washington. A monstrous brass casting was suc cessfully run nt a foundry in Pittston, Pena., the other day. It is a pump chamber weighing 6000 pounds. It has been estimated, from a micro icopic. examination of tho impress of tho word "hello" on a phonograph cylinder, that It contains sixteen thousand indenta tions. Tho census of 1830 placed tho number of water wheels operating as motive power in the United States at 54,404. This tally represented n total of 1,225, 379 horse power. The owner of a new tire, made of hol low spring steel, circular, oval, or iquare, thinks that it will succeed rubber tires for wagons or bicycles. It can bo Axed on so that it can never come off. It is now said a new industry will spring tip for the manufacture of rope, twine, paper, etc., from hop vines. Ex perts have made a test, and it is said they are well adnpted to those purposes. Frank B. Crockett, of Tipton, Ind., has built a midair railway for passengers and freight trallic. The only motive power ho calls "the power of gTuvity." The track consists of nn irou cablo sus pended by slides which work between posts arranged in pairs forty ro.ls apart, (lis track is a half a mile long. He gives xhibitions duily. Workmen were sou ding for founda tions for a railroad bridge in the Ocnnce River, Georgia, nnd struck nu nitesian well in the centre of the stream. The piping projects into tho river bed some Bfty-two feet, while the other end pro (ects a few feet above the surface of the water. From the end of tho pipe n bold itrram jets high iuto midair. The water is almost as cold ns ice and ns clear us crystal. Electrically heated flat irons nre now mndo which nre very serviceable. Tho Ant iron is of the usual form, but made hollow. Tho interior contains a lot of coiled wires, through which the electrical ;urrcnt posses and heats the wires red hot. The latter are nrrauged between protecting sheets of mica and asbestos. You turn a switch, and the flat iron at once heats tip ready for use. The street wires supply tho electrical current. Oil varnish is made as follows: Three pounds of resin melted is mixed with two pounds of Venice turpentine nnd one jallon of drying oil (boiled linseed oil), when well mixod by stirring while hot it is cooled a little and one quart of turpen tine is added. Another wny is to melt three pounds of resin with half a gallon jf drying oil, nnd when uearly cold add two quarts of turpentine. The first men tioned is least liable to crack and most ilastic. The Cannibals of the Oulinn?liI. Father Augounrd, Apostolic Pro-Vicar 3f the Ouba'ighi, contributes to tha Mission CatftoU'i'iu the narrative of a journey which ho has just made from t.oango to the Oubanghi, nn ntilneat of the Congo. Ilo states that it is his in tention to found a station upon the up per Oubanghi, 1100 miles from the sosst, among the anthropophagi) us tribes with whom the slave is regarded simply is an article of food. Ho gives somo curious information as to these tribes, re marking that while in certain parts of Africa cannibalism only exists au an in ;idcnt of war, to deprive the vanquished of even the honor of burial, in the Ou banghi country human flesh is nu article of regular consumption, uot a day pass ing without a village immolating some victim destined to provide a feast. Sometimes it is the death of a chief, ut others the celebration of a victory, at others the arrival or a piece of good news, which serves as a pretext, and oue chief will vio with another to seo which can immolate the most victims. These sav ages regard human flesh as a dainty morsel, and prefer it to any other food, considering that it is a noblo kind of food, far superior to that of nuimals. When told that it was horrible to eat their fellow-creatures, they simply re plied: "No, it is delicious with salt and spices." When Father Augounrd went ou to point out to them tho difference between man nnd the animals, and t;i fay that if they fell into tho hands of their sueinles they might be eaten in their turn, nil they snid was that that was tho fate of war, and that, just as man was nobler thau tho animal, so his flesh wus "more noble to cat." London Timrt. To Dislodge Fish Bone. It sometimes happens that a tlsh bone, accidentally swallowed, will remain iu the SL'Sophagus, and be troublesome. Iu fact, death has been occasioned by the great irritation of a fish bone. In such cases as soon as possible, take four gruiiis of tartar emetic dissolved iu one-half pint of warm water, and immediately ufter, the whites of six eggs. This will not re main in the stomach more than two ur three minutes, and probably the bonu will be ejected with the coagulated mass. If tartar emetic is not convenient, a spoon ful of mustard dissolved iu milk-warm water and swallowed will answer every purpose of the emetic. t'omiiurcial A l tertiur. , Stuns by Its Odor. A Dr. Jucnemuuu, of Vienna, has iu ventd a fluid, tho uso of which, lu claims, will minimize the horrors of war, making it almost bloodless. The fluid is to be placed in a shell, projected iu the ordinary mauiier, which is so constructed thut it will burst iu falling or striking any object oilcriug but slight resistance. Tlio fluid, upon buing released, so atleets persons inhal ing its odor that they immediately be come unconscious and remaiu iu tiiat stute half an hour or more. The iuveutor is endeavoring to0 a test of his invention by the .y authorities. A'ete York 'i'clojran THE WORLD A GRAB B AO. Tho world Is a grab bag, long and wido, And the truest hero, he , Who depest thrusts his hands inside, Whate'ei l manners be. No matter who he tramples on, The people all confess. The stain of his offense is gono If ho but win sucress. About the bag, men strive and shout; ", Someone breaks through tlio ranks? A prine he seizes and throws out To those behind, the blanks. More curious still, the men behind, Forgetting selfishness, i Ileroic traits In that one find Who wins from them success. t"ofiimbi Dispntch. HUMOR OF THE DAY. ' Parts unknown On a bald head. I'exnt lifting. If the boys do not kiss the mi;es,then the girls will miss the kisses. itnjhum ton Leader. Americans wnnt no King, but on a hot day they liko to have tho clouds rain over them. Cobtmhui Dispatch. A Texas debating society recently had for n subject, "Is it proper to sound tlio r in dorg?" 7.m itnnji. Tramp "Say, mum, your dog bit me." Lady "Well, never mind, I'll wash his mouth." Uod Aw. Greene "He can lick you, can't he?" Bryton "He? Why, he couldn't wako me up in fifteen minutes with a club! ' Chatter. Mrs. Voungwifc "Did you ever try any of my biscuits, Judge?'1 Judge "No, I never did but I d uo Fay they dc (ervo it." , Two periods. Beforj mirriagc: "Why so pensive, dearest?" Aft"r mar riage "Vi'hy so expensive, Mrs. Jones'" JtarUt. Debtor "I want to piy t'lat littlo bill of yours." Creditor "All ri-ht, my dear boy." Debtor "But I cau't." Deacon . "Give cveiy man his dew," remarked tho nocturnal atmosphere as it soaked tho tattered gurmontvof the tramp. HWt iii'jlon hatchet . "They suy fogs aro detrimental to to matoes." "They arc. 'I had nbout eight bushels of them stolon ouo foggy night by tramps." Bazur. Mr. Borrowit "I wish you would help me out a littlo to-ibiy." Mr. Busy "With pleasure. I'll hold open tho door." Aem York Weekly. Citizen (agitatedly) "What, n writ forme? Why, God bless us!" Consta ble (stolidly) "Nop. Wroug- tigaiu. Mandamus." American Grocer. "I don't mind the pitfalls of life," ho snid, ns ho rubbed his head ruefully nnd picked himself up, "but these bauiiua skin falls '11 kill tno yet." Duar. Whether Miss Willing, of Philadel phia, is to marry Millionaire John Jacob Astoror not, there is many another Mis willing. lAiirUle Courier-Journal. He only shaved clean once a week. And when he died his widow bought A raetiis plant nnd kised it oft; Thus wus he to her inein'ry hroulit. Philadelphia 'lime. Blobson "Poor Mrs. Tufstakc! Do you know how she hnppeued to lose nil her money?'' Dumpsey "Yes; sho took thrco lawyers in to board." Durlimjto.i Free l'rcm. He (at the baseball game) "Do you know what a 'muff' is, sweet?'' Sho blushing) "Why, of course I do. It is something your hands can meet in." Uurlinaton Free J'rem. Visitor (to prisoner) "What brought you here!'1 Prisoner "Misplaced con fidence." Visitor "How was that?" Prisoner "I thought I could run faster than I could." Jbtclet. "Your circus doesn't seem to bo par ticularly attractive this year," remarked s visitor. "No," replied tlio manager, "Hut you ought to seo my advance ad vertising car." Xew York Suit. Johnny "Please, pa, let mo have a quarter to give to a poor lame man." Pa "Who is the poor man lame man, Johnny?" Johnny "Kr well, pa. lie's the ticket-seller down at tho circus." 1W Shore. Stout Old Lady (to druggist's boy) "Boy, d'ye keep a preparation for reduci ble 'veight '." Boy ' Yes'm." Stout Old r.ady "Well, I don't kuow exactly bow much I ought to get." Boy (diagnti singly) "Better take nil we've got, ma'am. " Beggar "Acb, my dear nia lain, can vou not givo mo a pair of old boots?" Lnly "Why, thoso you have on uro quite new yet!" Beggar (in a whining voice) "That's just it; the horrid things ruin my business." Da humorUtisdu Dtuttehlaiid. A lecturer once prefaced his discourse ou tho rhinoceros with: "I must beg you to give me your undivided attention, indeed, it is absolutely impossible that you can form a true idea of tho hideous animal of which we are about to speak unless yon keep your eyes fixed oil me.'' Sein York AVirit. Teacher "Bobby Swapplcs, what is s quadruped?" Bobby "A quadruped is an animal with four legs." Teacher "Riifht; now give mo an example ol a quadruped." Bobby "A horse." Teach er "Right j can you give iiiu another example (' Bobby (enlightened after much thought) " Another horse. " Jcn(rr. Skeleton of an 1 xtiucl .Monster. The skeleton of a lar,'e umpliibiout iminiul was uuearibed at Sliellville, Cat , the other day. It measures twelve fc.-t from the crauiuin to the tip of t'ue tail. The jawbones are four feet long. Tlio fore legs are live feet in K-ngl'i, but th-j hind legs measure but eighteen inches, uud are joined only ut the hip. Tlio to are five inches long. Two strong iu-.S project from the upper jaw, and ou the skull ure two bonis of llneo branch -j each. The skeleton was loun.l in stratum of day twenty feci below I, .4 surface: A'eicYvrk a iv T
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