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'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
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