THE FOBEST REPUBLICAN I BtMIshed trtrj Wednesday, ky J.t. WENK. tJfflot In Smaarbaugh & Co.'a Building XLM miKBT, TIONB8TA, T. Trm, ... tl.BO ptrTur. fc!? lMrtpt!oiti Mclrr to 1 Ihortw period tn thru months. Onrrwipondenr solicited from tB mitM .f the RATES OF ADVERTISING. On Squire, ens Inch, on Insertion IN On. Sqaare, on Inch, on. month I tv On. qoare, en Inch, three month! IM One Bqnira, .ne Inch, on. year 19 M To Sqnares, on year 18 to Q nsrter Column, on. year MM Dalf Column, on. rear to M On. Colnmn, on. fr , 10 0 ( advertisements tea cent, per It?, ncn In sertion. Marriages tnd death notices gratis. Ill kills for yearly ari.ertlaement eel)tefl qno If rly. Temporary adTertiesmeiits must be paid isj advance. J work ah on delivery. Forest Republican. VOL. XXIII. NO, 31, TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, 1890. S1.50 PEIt ANNUM. The Bioux of South Dakota j dying rapidly of consumption and other throat and chest tV.senscs. Statistics show, alleges the Atlauta Comtitution, Hint 5,000,000 young men In this covmtry never enter a church. General Orcely, the head of the United Btatca Signal Service, says that over eighty per cent, of tlio predictions of tho weather bureau nro verified. ifhe Japancso delegations that havo sited Europo have picked up so much valuable knowledgo of manufactures that tho Japanese are now competing with tho Germans in China with rcmarkablo sue- coss. In answer to Inquiries from Governor Ross, of Texas, over 100 county judges have given their observations in regard to crime in flieir counties. There is a unauimoua concurrencct states tho At lanta Conttitution, that folonies and mis A Mcmcanors ore on tho decrcaso, tho gon eral average showing a decrcaso of at least forty per cent. A jury at Syracuse N. Y., a few days ago found a verdict for tho defendant, . But the foreman blunderingly announced a verdict for the plaintiff, aud tho Court confirmed the same and gavo judgment accordingly. When the mistako was dis ' covered after tho jury's dischargo tho 'judge said he could not chaugo tho record. ' The furnishes a ridd'.o for the lawyers. The Chicago Herald recalls tho fact that not many years ago the abaudoned timber lands in Aroostook County, Maine, awny up near tho British province, were almost worthless for agricultural pur poses. Later on Swedes and other in dustrious foreigners moved in, and now, 'declares tho HeralJ. Aroostook County is the greatest potato-growiog county in New England. The Detroit Free Pre$i has noticed that every oxecntioner- who has ever talked or written on tho subject, is agroed that no murderer ever gives up hope to tho Inst sccoud. Ho hopos for a reprieve, or a rescue, or that the mu chip cry of the gallows wou't work, or that something will occur to save him. ecause he has almost made himself be lieve that he is innocent aud a martyr. Tho Chicago rout indulges in this Rrisly speculation; "Did you ever think ' of how much space tho people who dio . every year require for decent burial? If one could bo content with n grave two by six feet, 3G30 bodies could be interred in one acre of ground, allowing nothing for walks, monuments, roads, etc. On this crowded planLoiidoAs aunual dead, numbering about 81,0ffcj would fill a cemetery of about twcntynirco acres. The New Orleans Picayune has dis covered that tho only State that has been absolutely uuiform iu its congressional representation is Rhode Island. It had two members under the first census and the same number ever since. It is bound to remain in the same category another ten years. Its population in 1SS0 was 276,531, and it is now 328,000. This is variation which precludes change, whatever basis of representation may be adopted. Delaware has always had just out), except that under tho third census jt had two. These aro the only constaut quantities in tho entire category.' "Many New Yorkers, doubtless, havo bceu puzzled to account for the fact that wo have an East and a North River, in stead of an East and a West Hiver," ob serves tho New York. Tribune. "The explanation is found in the circumstance that the Hudson was originally called the North Hiver to distinguish it from the Delaware, which was popularly known as the 'South Hiver' among the early colon ists. While the latter designation has become obsolete, the former is still iu current use, although there is no reason why this should be so. It is no harder to say 'Hudson' than 'North,' aud it is certainly more beautiful and appro priate." Two mora heroic women propose to devote their lives to work among the lepers. Miss Kate Marsden, an English woman, aud her friend, a Mrs. Deaue, in tend to make a tour through tho leper colonies of Europe preparatory to build ing a leper hospital. They will go first through the Scandinavian Peninsula, then to France, Italy, the Crimea, the Holy Land. Russia, Egypt, aud last of all to Hobbeu Island. Miss Marsden bears a letter of introduction to the Empress of Hussia from the Princess of Wales,and has already gained permission to visit the principal leper hospitals iu Russia. Both women are thoroughly awuro of the danger aud dillieulty of the mission, but each is an enthusiast in the cause, and Mrs. Deaue possesses a large fortune, much of which tho will devote to the work they have undertaken. THANK SOI VI NO. The daylight hour, grow brief and dim, And quickly merge themselves in night, The sharp wind sings its mournful hymn, The signs, in heaven and earth, are right; I hear the wild geese chant their wail, From the cold fields of tipper air, Drifting along the northern gale To sunny lakes and islands fair. The signs are right. The shivering sheep Stand huddled by the sheltering wallj The birds have sought their wintry sleep, And lowing cattle wait the stall; The dead leaves danee their mystic round, Whirled by the wind-gusts fierce and wild; And dry stalks flutter o'er the ground, Where late the yellow harvest smiled. The signs are right. We hear the roar, Borne inward from the ocean drape. And mad waves break along the shore, And dash against the rocky steeps; But household fires burn clear and bright, And rest comes after summer toil, And well-filled garners give delight, Treasures of "corn and wine anl oil." It comes, our fathers' festal day, A link in that long, golden chain Which stretches on its shining way To bring old memories back again; In nil our conflict and our fears, W'hen days were dark, aud days were bright. This da v, through our historic years. Runs like a magic thread of light. There rises now before mine eye. In pictured beauty soft and clear, A vision of the days gone by, When life was young and joy was near; A weary tramp among the hills; A piercing wiml with blinding dust; A hope that scorned these outer ills, And looked beyond in boundless trust; A farm-house with its ponderous frame; A grnmlsire with his silvery hair, Sitting before the generous flame. In his antique and ample chair; A chimney-corner large aud warm, Where a dear mother sat of old; Here was a refuge from the storm, A shelter from tho biting cold. And all around are signs of cheer, Pure incense and an odor sweet, And kindred hearts are gathered hera, Aud joy that comes where kindred meet. Now let the hovering storm-clouds lower; Let winds blow east or winds blow west; They cannot mar this charmed hour, They cannot hurt this household nest. Then keep the good old festal day. Sing tile old songs the fathers sung, Around your altars kneel to pray. Let praises rise from joyful tongue. Ood moves in all the rolling year. In cloud aud tempest, suu and rain; He bids the tender grass appear, Aud loads the autumn ttelds with grain. Increase If. Tarbox. iiehy's thanksgiving: 11ANKSGIVING day dawned clearly and frostily upon tho little villuge of Castletou Hollow. Tho stairo which connected daily with the nearest rail- I road station for. as i 'VpyJtt S'et. Castlcton Hollow j V .yi bad not arrived at the i dignity of one of its j own came fully j freighted both inside nnd out. There were I children aud children's ' children, who, in the pursuit of fortune, had strayed away from the homes where theylirst saw the light, but who were now returning to revive arouud the old fami liar health the associations aud recollec tions of their early days. Great were the preparations among the house-wives of Castletou Hollow. That must indeed be a poor household which, on this occasion, could not boast its tur key and plum pudding, those well-established dishes, not to mention iu long row of pies apple, miuce aud pumpkin wherewith tho Thunksgiving board is wont to be garnished. But it is not of the noueholdB generally ' that I propose to speak. Let tho reader uccompauy me iu iiuugiuation to a rather ! prim looking brick muusiou, situated on the principal street, but at some distance j hack, being separated Irom it by a front yard. Between this yard and the fence, rati a prim-looking hedge of very formal cut, being cropped iu the most careful manner, lest one twig should by chance have tho presumption to crow hiirher than its kindred. It was a two story i house, containing on each story one room ; ou either side of tho front door, mak- i ing of course, four in all. i If we go in, we shall rind the outward i primness well supported uy the appear- ; anccot tilings within. In the front par lor we may peep through the door, but it would be high treason, in tho present moistened state of our boots, to step within its sacred precincts there aro six high backed chairs standing in state, twoateach window. One can easily tee from the general arrangement of the fur niture, that from romping children, un ceremonious kittens, and uuhallowed in truders generally, this room is most sa credly guarded . Without speaking particularly of the other rooms, which, though not fur nished iu so stately a manner, bear a family resemblance to "tho best room," we will usher the reader into the oppo site rtom, where we will find the owner and occupant of this prim looking resi dence. Miss Hetty Hendersou is a maiden of somo thirty-five summer?, attired in a sober lookiug dress of irreproachable neatness but most formal cut She is die ouly occupuutof the house, of which likewise, she is proprietor. Her father, who was the village physician, died some ten years since, leaving to Hetty, or per haps I should give her full name, lien rittui, his only child, the house in which be lived, und some loin thousand dollars iu bank stock, ou llw income of which she lived comfortably. Somehow Miss Hetty haif never mar ried, though such is the mercenary nature of man. the rumor of her inheritance brought to her feet several suitors. Hut Mi ii'ivy naa resoivca never to marry ftt least, this was her invnriuhlo inii' to matrimonial offers, and so after a time it camo to bo understood that she was fixed for life as an old maid. Meanwhile, the invariable effect of a single ana solitary nio combined, at tended Hetty. She grew precise, prim and methodical to a painful degree. It would have been quits' a relish if one could have detected a stray thread even upon her well swept carpet, but such was never the case. On this particular day this Thanks giving day of which we are speaking Miss Hettv had comnlctpd lipr nilinnr preparations, that is, she had stuffed her lumey aim put it in ine oven, and kneaded her nuddincr. for. thnmrh hut one would be present at tho dinner, and mat iierseu, ner conscience would not have acnuitted if she had not mmlo nil the preparations to which she had been ucciiNioiiieu on sucn occasions. This done, she sat down to her knit ting, casting a glance every now and then at the oven to make sure that all was L'Oilll On Well. It WlU a nilinf mnminn and Miss Hetty began to think to the l:i.: i i !.. i. tiitnuR ui ner Knitting necuies. "After all." thoucht she. "it's t.Hnr solitary takinrr dinner alone and tlmf nn Thanksgiving day. I remember a long time ago, when my father was living, and my brothers and sisters, what a merry timo we used to have round tho table. But they are all dead, and I I alone am left!" Miss Hetty sighed, but after awhile the recollections of these old times re turned. She tried to shake them off, but they had a fasciuatinu about them after all, and would not go at her bidding. "There used to be another there,", thought she, "Nick Anderson. He, too, I fear is dead." Hetty heaved a thoughtful sigh, and a faint color came into her cheeks. She had reason. This Nicholas Anderson had been a medical student, apprenticed to her father, or rather placed with him to be prepared for his profession. He was, perhaps, a year older than Hetty, and had regarded her with more than or dinary warmth of affection. He had, in fact, proposed to her, and had been con. HETTY HEAVED A ditionally accepted, on a year's probation. The trouble was, he was a little disposed to be wild, nnd being naturally of a lively and careless tompcrnment, did not exercUc sufficient discrimination in the choice of his associates. Hetty had loved him as warmly as one of her nature could love. She was not one who would be drawn away beyond the dictates of rea son and judgment by the force of affec tion. Still, it was not without a feeling of deep sorrow deeper than her calm manner led him to suspect that at the end of the years probation, she informed Anderson that the result of his trial was not favorable to his suit, aud that hence forth he must give up all thoughts of her. To his vehemeut asseverations, promises and protestations, she returned the same steady aud inflexible answer, and at the close of the interview, he left her, quite as full of indignation against her as of grief for his rejection. That night his clothing was packed up and lowered from the window, and when the next morning dawned it was found that he had left the house, and, as was intimated in a slight note penciled and left on the table in his room, never to return again. While Miss Henderson's mind was far back iu tho past, she had not observed the approach of a man, shabbily attired, accompanied by a little girl some eight years of age. Tho man's face bore the impress of many cares and hardships. The little girl was of delicate appearance, and an occasional shiver showed that her garments were too thin to protect her sufficiently from tho inclemency of the weather. "This is the place, Henrietta," said tho traveler at length, pausing at the head of the gravelled walk which led up to the front door of tho prim-looking brick houte. Together they eulered, anil a momeut afterwards, just us Miss iletty was pre paring to lay the cloth for dinner, a knock sounded through the house. "Goodness!" said Miss Hetty, flus tered, "who can it bo thai wants to sou me at this houri" Smoothing down her apron, aud giv ing a look at tho g!a-s to make sure that her hair was in order, she hastened to tho door. "Will it be asking too much, madam, to request a seat by your tiro for myself and little girl for a few moments ( it is very cold." Miss Hetty could see that it was cold. Somehow, too, t lie appealing expiessiou of thu little girl's laee touched her, so she threw the door wide opeu, aud bade them enter. Miss Iletty went on preptring the table for diuuer. A mo-.: delightful o Un issued from the oven, one do ir of which was open, lest tho turkey should overdo. Miss Hetty could not help observing th.: wistful glances cast by the H'tle git I toward the templing dish as she placed i' ou the table, 'iJ:K "Poor little creature," thought she, "I suppose it is a long time since she had a good dinner." Then the thought struck hcrt "Here I am alonfl to eat All this. There is plenty enough for half a dozen. How much these poor people would relish it." Hy this time the table was arranged. "Sir," said she, turning to the traveler, "you look as if you were hungry as well as cold. If you and your little daughter would like to sit up, I would be happy to have you." "Thank you, madam," was tho grate ful rcnlV. "We Urn iltrrrn nA V,,.1I I ..uuiji aim Bliiiii be much indebted to you for your kind- new. It was a novel situation for Miss Hetty, sitting at the head of the table, disoens- UlL' food to Othem Unci, I... l,,lr There was something rather agreeable auoui it. "Will vou have some nf tVin fl.os.in little girl I have to call you that, for I don't know your name," she added in an inquiring tone. "Her name is Henrietta, but I gener ally call her Hetty," said the traveler. "What?" said Miss Hetty, dropping the spoon in surprise. " She was named after a very dear friend of mine," said he sighinp-. "May I ask." said Miss irttr win. excusable, curiosity, "what wa9 the name of this friend. I begin to feel quite an interest in vour little rnr1 " uh added. "Her name is Henrietta Henderson " said the stranger. "Why, that is mv name." emciilntnrl the lady. "And she was named nfter vm " oaiH the strnnger, composedly. wuy, who in the world are you?" she asked, her heart bcirinnimr tn bent. nn. wontedlv fast. "Then you don't remember me?" said he, rising, and lookiue steadily at Miss Hetty. "Yet vou knew me well in hv. gone days none better. And it was at one time thought vou would have ininml your destiny to mine " "INicK Anderson," said she, rising m confusion. "You are right. You rejected me, be cause you did not feel secure of mv TlIorGHTKl'L SIGH. principles. The next day, in despair at your refusal, I left the house, aud, be fore forty-eight hours had passed, was on my way to India. I had not formed the design of going to India in particular but in my then state of mind I cared not whither I went. One resolution I formed, that I would prove by my conduct that your apprehensions were ill-founded. I got into a profitable business. In time I married not that I had forgotten you, hut that I was solitary aud needed com panionship. I had ceased to hope for yours. By and by a daughter was born. True to my old love, I named her Hetty, aud pleased myself with tho thought that she bore some resemblance to you. Since then, my wife has died, misfortunes have como upon mo, and I found myself de prived of all my property. Then came yearniugs for my native soil. I have re turned, as you see, not us I departed, but poor nnd careworn." While Nicholas was seakiug, Hetty' mind was filled with conflicting emotions. At length, extending het hand frankly, she said : "I feel that 1 was too hasty, Nicholas. I should have tried you longer. But, at least, I may repair my injustice. I have enough for us all. You shall come and live with me." "I can only accept your generous of fer on one condition, " said Nicholas. "And what is that?" "That you will become my wife." A vivid flush came over Miss Hetty's countenance. Sho couldn't think of such a thing, she said. Nevertheless, an hour afterwards the two united lovers had fixed upon thu wedding day. r. The house does not look so prim as it I used to. The vard is redolent with ninny fntirrant flowers; the front door is half open, revealing a littlu girl playing with a kiiten. "Hetty." said a matrouly lady, "you have got tile ball of yarn all over tho flour. What would your father say if lie should see it !" 'Never uiiud, mother, it was ouly kitty did i!." Marriage has filled up a void in tho heart of Miss Hetty. Though not so prim, or perhaps careful as she used to be, she is a good deal happier. Three hearts are filled with thankfulness at every return of Mi-s Henderson's Thanks giving day. YinJ.ee ISlaJe. TIUNKsulVING. 1 counted up my little store. Why was to other. given more? j Why were their lips with iemcy fed? While mine had luboi 's hard earned bread? ' A weury, hopeless task seomed living, j 1 could not Li in to (Jod ihank.-ivinK-1 Thero came a p.jor man to my dor; j I shiiivd w ith liim my scanty st r. I When, lol uiy sens of want had flown, ( Aud rarest riches were mv own! j .So svet is love's divided bread, ' J seemed with Heaven's own manna fed. j hut ble&ed joy there was ill living! i brought to Ood my glud thunksiviug. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. What is known as Dutch gold is a combination of copper and zinc. Nearsightedness is overrunning the French people lis much as the Germans. Dr. Hammond says that thid soles are tho worst propagators of disease among; women. Sawdust is being compressed and used for gun wads in Kngland, nnd seems to enhance penetration and pattern. A. large number of the carriages i cities aro now supplied with rubber tirei to prevent jolting. and deafening clatter. Uranium was unknown a century ago, but a lode has been found in a mine in Cornwall, Eng'and. It sells for $12,000 a ton. It is said that a solution of chloral hy drate of a Btrongth of five grains to the ounce of water will clear tho hair of dandruff. About 859 species of birds are now known to make North America thcit home, and representatives of eighty-two additional species find their way to this continent from other countries. "A good many people spoil the effect of a good night's rest by tho ridiculously heavy bedclothes they use,"says tho Lon don Hoital. "Bed clothes should be like body clothing, light and warm." Tho aro about 1300 paper-mills in Europe, and of these 300 were built last year. The daily product of pulp and paper is almost 7500 tons, and the chief material used is wood, although jute is in demand. Cordite containing fifty per cent, of gun cotton, forty-eight per cent, of nitro-glyccrine and two per cent, of castor oil has shown very satisfactory re sults at the Springfield (Mass.) Armory for use with small arms. The L'uitcd States Navy Department is collecting samples of nickel ore from 11 sources of supply from this and other countries, and with the design of using the material for armor plate will invite proposals from all mine owners. An electrical company of Antwerp has despatched by the last steamer which tailed for the Congo, in Africa, nil the miterial necessary for the installation of the first telephone line which is to be placed along tho Congo railway. A novel leech jar has "been brought out in Germany, the innovation consisting of vertical partition dividing tho vessel into two equal compartments, to be filled respectively with pure water and with moist peat, so that the inhabitants may change their abode at pleasure. The cracking of the knot nt tho end of a whip is simply the conclusion of the air produced by its rapid move ment. Tho effect differs with the ma terial used for the whip-lash, because some textures present a much greater re sistance to tho air than others. William J. Chamberlain, an inventor, of Norwich, Conn., has patented an air gun with a pressure behind the projectile of 1500 to 2000 pounds. It nlso explodes hydrogen to give a pressure of hundreds of atmospheres. It sends a shot faster and further, Mr. Chamberlain says, than ny other weapon. It is said a good cement for joining parte of apparatuses etc., permanently solid and waterproof, nnd which resists heat, oils nnd acids is made by mixing concentrated sirupous glycerine with finely powdered litharge to a thick, vis cid paste, which is upf.lied like gypsum. Glass, metal nnd wood can bo cemented together by it. The Cranberry Industry. A prominent New Jersey cranberry grower says that tho New Jersey lorries this year are unusually fine, and will briug $1 per bushel. Jersey berries can be kept iu good condition from now until May or Juno of next year, with little or no shrinkage and no loss to tho owner. Cranberries are grown in the poorest lands of tho county, but yield a largo profit. The culture of cranberries is rapidly becoming the chief industry in the lower counties of the State, particu larly Atlantic County. The swamps and marshy lands are hardly lit for any other use, but make excellent bogs. Thu peo ple are beginning to realize that the bar ren lands which have hitherto been only an expense cau be utilized, and largo sums of money made from u very small investment. A grower who has had long experience in making and managing bogs said receutly that a first-class bog can be nindo for from lIUO to $800 an acre, ac cording to the quality of tho bog. i'ri York Tribune. Removal or tho Human Liver. In the course of a long series of care fully conducted investigations, Professor Poufic, of Breslau, has made tho impor tant discovery that a large part of tho liver even as much as three-fourths may bo removed without serious disturb ance of the animal functions. Surgeons have long kuowu or regarded it as a fact that the whole of the liver is not ab solutely essential to health, but havo hardly supposed that the sudden destruc tion of a considerable part of it would not be serious iu tho extreme thu dis covery to the contrary now enabling operations to be performed which have hitherto been considered alike beyond surgical skill aud human endurance. Professor Pontic's rcmarkablo investiga tions iu this liue prove that the liver lia a wonderful power of reproduction in some cases, he st ites, a portion equal to two-thirds having b.en replaced by a new growth within a few weeks. .Yii Yvrli Tribune Tho Great t aipet City. The Philadelphia Vt says tho textile industry is the greatest of all industries in Philadelphia, und tiie largest branch of that industry is carpets. The trade huj been iu a flourishing condition, and iu one ward in tho city more carpels arc ma le than iu all England combined, the former homo of the industry. 'II. re are at least one hundred and lilty mills in the city producing goods worth prob ubly $10,000,(100 a )c.tr, employing luii v ktveulccu thousand pclaOU. TRAVEL IN TIIE TROPICS. LIFE HAS MAN? DISADVANTAGES THEltE, Some Incon'entoncc Which art Amnrlran AVII1 IOncountcr In Mexico and Central America. The visitor to the tropics who has been accustomed to the comfort and enjoyment of the luxuries of life in tho United States mu9t resolve to undergo many inconveni ences, not to say privations, while the in congruities in the life of the people will awake his surprise. In Mexico, for instance, the cooking will strike him as being insufferably bad. Garlic is invariably used in the cooking of meat, nnd to the uneducated taste of an American is most unpleasant. Chile, which is as pleasiug to nn American's palate as hot coals would be, enters largely into the preparation of food. The bread is usually coarse, dark in color and rather sour in taste. Mexican fruit, es pecially peaches and oranges, is generally tasteless and far inferior to that grown in the United States. To an American who has been accustomed to reading the news ol tho world each morning in his favorite daily paper nt home the transition to the quality nnd quantity of foreign news printed in a Mexican daily paper will be both startling and painful except when some crime of importance is committed iu the United States. Thon circum stances are giveu nt length, for it is a fa: t that the mujority of Mexican news papers take particular care to publish any pieco of news which tends to the discredit of our country, while moro pleasiug news of far greater importance is dismissed with tho briefest possible mention, if published at all. This course on the part of many Mexican newspapers is largely due to a feeling of jeubusy ond dislike toward Americans. Under these circumstances tho American resident or traveler iu Mexico will tiud himself in ignorance of ullairs which occur in his own country daily until the arrival of uewspapcrs from home. Even that is a matter of uncertainty, for a moro vil laiuous inefficient nnd unsatisfactory postal service does not exist in any civ ilized country than that of Mexico. A delay of a week or ten clays iu the deliv ery of letters is n matter of common oc currence, as well as the forwarding of letters to postoffices hundreds of miles distant instead of their proper destina tion, thus causing, great inconvenience. Americans who havo resided in Mexico, und who are not prejudiced in favor of the Government of the country, hoping to further their personal ends, will bear me out in these statements. In 18S9 there was but one elevator, either freight or passenger, iu tho entire republic. This was in tho Hotel Itur bide, in the City of Mexico. Intelligent lookiug Mexicans would como in and gaze at this mysterious machine which nsceuded and descended apparently at tho will of one man, who stood inside. This is not to be taken as a reflection upon the intelligence of tho people generally, but rather illustrates the sur prise whxh the presence of such a mod ern convenience excites, while the com paratively lowuess of the houses through out the country precludes the necessity for their general adoption. In the Plaza de la Reform, iu tho City of Mexico, the stranger will see tho wcallh and fashion of tho city gather ou Sunday afternoon. The muguificent boulevard, which wouM be a credit even to Chicago, bears tiio saiuo relation to the City of Mexico that Michigan avenue does to tho former city, in that it is tho fashionable thoroughfare for pedestrians and vehicles. But hero the iucougruity of the native taste again makes itself ap parent. A magnificent privnte carriage, drawn by a splendid team of matched horses, with tho harness and other ap pointments strictly correct, aud which would attract favorable notice in Chica go, will be driven by a coachman wear ing an immense sombrero and a common street suit. If he smokes a cignretto whilo driving it creates no comment. Tropical Central America has its dis advantages as well ns Mexico. Takiag the LTnited States of Columbia, for in stance, one cim find more filth aud nasti ness in the streets of Panama and Aspin wull than in any Spanish American city 1 have ever visited. Iu tho former place thero is absolutely no system of sewerage whatever, tho street gutters being utilized as sewers. Were it not for tho buzzanls tho death rate iu Panama would be much greater thau is now tho case, but these unclean aud repulsive-looking birds sup plant the places of human scavengers, subsisting oil the garbage thrown into the streets. The now comer on the Isthmus of Panama is always immediately warned by the residents that he must stringently comply with certaiu rules if ho wishes to preserve his health, at least, and very often his life. Tho stranger will be cautioned not to venture out iu the night air moro than is absolutely necessary, for with tho going down of the sun a deadly humidity and miasma enters into tho atmosphere, and although the nights seem so beautiful aud balmy, yet death is lurking iu tho air, and Cbagros fever, or what tho natives term tho dangerous and swift "labia" (or kuock-you-dowu) fever, is always look iug for victims, not tc. mention yellow fever, which is also frequent enough. The new arrival on the isthmus will also bo cautioned uever to venture out iu the opeu air in tho morning without first haviug fortified his system w ith a cup of coffee aud a roll; for breakfast is seldom served before eleven o'clock in tho tropics. The additional caution will be .iven not to expose oneself to the rays of the suu if it can possibly be avoided, but to carry the regulation umbrella, lined with green material, which resi dents of the tropics generally use. Great care ruu;.t also bo taken not to get caught unprotected in tho tremendous rainstorms which came up at the briefest pussiblo notice in certain seasons of the year, far a thorough wetting of the body I wilt very frequently briug on a fever I which cuds in death, aud that very ' quickly. Chicago JhrnUl. I NIGHT IN THE CITY. There fs not a sound or a breath to-night, The streets lny broad and still, Even the breeze has taken flight. The town is bathed In the ailvery light. That the down-turned moou doth spill! In yonder house the dancing feet Have ceased to beat the floor; Hushed are the notes of the violin sweet. The music and mirth that reigned complete 1 The aong and dance are o'er. In its mother's arms a new life sleeps Down in the heart of tho city; In another house a woman weeps, Watching a couch to which death creeps. That death which knows no pity. 'Tis a woman dying; her passionate lifi Is slowly ebbing away. It may be an ending to sin nnd strife Bo months and years, with recklessness rife, She has lived through her butterfly day. Bo a baby sleeps and a woman dies; Vain now is her beauty's might. What can avail her lovers' sighs, Quenched is the light of her beautiful eyes Death calls her bis own to-night. One soul comes in through life's broad gnt9 While another is fleeing fast To that goal of souls, which early or Into, Be they young or old, whatover their state, All souls must reach at last ! And tho world moves on and the moon shines down With the same old silvery light; Mirth sleeps, but there's birth nnd death In the town And darkness no light of the morn can drown, In the star-lit hours of night 1 Kate A. Carrinytou, in the A'enitme. HUMOR OF TIIE DAY. A race on the Thames Tho Euglish. Life. The kernel commnndiug iu Kansas Corn. Pittiiburf) Telegraph. "Shot down." The fellow who killed a young duck. DansvWe Brene. Never cast pearls before swiue. Pearls are not fattening. Boston Tmnsci ijit. "I believe in taking things quietly," remarked the philosophical sneak thief. Life. "Capital punishment," as tho boy said when the schoolmistress seated him with the girls. Never knew what struck him Tho humorist who could not remember yes terday's idea. It is no sign because a man is nn "old salt," that ho wasn't fresh when he was a boy. Life. A man of flighty disposition should ' never be made the cashier of a bank. I'UUlurg Dispatch. A woman who makes a practice of bor rowing a quart of milk generally makes a pint of returniug it. "Do you kcop a horse?" "I tried to once, but tho officers tracked mo aud I had to give it up." Fame is a glorious thing to achieve, but a small salary is moro negotiable. Binghamton Leader. Husband "At what age did you com mit the most foolish net of your life!" Wife "At roy marriage." "This boat smells dreadfully of on ions." "Yes, madam," said the captain, "she is a very leeky craft." Ted "I'm going to run him a race for Dolly's hand." Ned "Then it will be a sack raco for one of you." It is a peculiar fact that "tho moro a man gets tho more ho wants," nnd tho more lie wants the less he gets Epoch. Tho newly made bride may be witty, Or stupid, 'tis small uuiUti- which. The maiden inquires if sha pretty, The youth wauts to know if she's rich. Boston Cuitrier. Emma "Does my dress hang all right, dear?" Lucile "It certainly deserves to. Tho stylo is positively criminal." JYew York lleraUl. "Johnny, you shouldn't run out in tho niu without your hat on." ".Mamma, my head can't get wet, l'vo had it shiugled." JVVmi York IIcrM. Mrs. Staggers "Wo aro to hive dear mother for dinner, James!" Mr. Stag gers "All right; see that sho is thor oughly cooked." BUkM:-Vp. Teacher "Cin you teil rue what a secret is?" Little Girl "Ye-'m. It is Something somebody tells everybody lso in a whisper." Chieu-jo l'al. Hhe'll set usido the teimi.-'. cao To comfort her pin a- niol her; 13ut lt4 appiiur soiiio handsome chap, How quick she'll set thn other. y.u.S('ua TrunsKiiut. "I never realized what was li'.e tnt by fingeri of scorn," said ayoun Washing ton man, "until I proposed to a deaf mute and was rejected." l'.V's.V .iyfi Bout. Crawford "Why did you get up aud go out so suddenly iu the middle of tho concert last night?'1 McDowd "He cause 1 couldn't faco thu iiu-de." Light. "Aud so Jimpson read his poem to you yesterday? How did you cm'tiro it?" "I just fixed my glass eye ou him, and went to sleep with tho other!" Town Crier. t Growler, when asked whit ho r.iavil crcd the saddest thing iu life, said he was always miserable wheel be had a !::; ap pctile and nothing to eat, and siul 'ied terribly when ho had p'enty to eat uud no appetite. h'huiru (iii.vi.e. The conversation h id lurne I ou gos sipiug servants. "As for me," ivm.irke I Jones, who was present, "my dream is to have only two, one of whom should be deaf and '.he other dumb. The deaf rascal wouldn't be aitlo to hem- anyui'.n:.', aud the dumb one couldn't repeat W u il he happened to hear." Julje. The notorious Albanian bandit, H.idji Pillman, before he led to er.ecul i iu, expressed a last wish to make a iue..i of curried mutton. Hut as tin Tuikhh r.mk did not understand how to prepare the dish, the culprit pu-hed back his p!ue, saying: "if i ale anv of that Hull' I diould have the dy.-qu'paia tor a week, ut the very least." :,i!rr Xu-hri-i,ien,
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