THE FOREST REPUBLICAN It pabuahad every Wadaeaday, kf J. E. WENK. Offlol In Bmaarbaugh St Co.' Building KLM iTRKET, TIONK8TA, TK Trmt, ... tl.BO prYtr. Ha abaertpttona reealve4 for a akartar aertod idn.ii mm mnnina. Oorrcauondanoa aolielted from lO earta of thi eomiry. No uaiic will as taken ef aaeajmoui MHIOBI. The best data attainable gives the Republic of Columbia a population of 3,540,000. An English pcnny-in-thc-filot machine company has boon mulcted in damages by tho victim of a machine that didn't work. According to tho Baltimore Manufac turer)' Record, the assessed value of Southern property increased in value to tho extent of f 270,000,000 during the year of 1890. The Dominion of Canada proposes to acttlo tho Behring Hen question by buy ing Alaska. "A simpler way to settle it," opines tho San Francisco Chronicle, "would be for the United States to buy Canada. " - Me ilea's tariff of $2.50 per hog has failed to suppress the Amorie.au imports of that article of food, remarks the Jhtlvn Cultivator, but it has sent up tho price in the City of Mexico from eight to twelve cents per pound. A man was recently sent to prison in Now York City because he could not furnish $500 bonds to koep tho peace. As there was no one to furnish it for him this was practically imprisonment for life, so after a couple of months the man rvas called up and discharged, i - - - The Dutch haven't set any new fashion t in calling their Quocn "King Wilhol mina," after nil, the Boston Transcript has discovered. Wasn't Isabella always spoken of as one of tho "Kings" of Spain, aud did uot the Hungarians shout as a rallying cry, "Wo. will die for our King, Maria Theresa?" The Boston Cultivator thinks it strange that "though Germuny is opposed to the importation of American pork, she admits our beef. Iteceut shipments of dressed beef to Hamburg were woll re ceived, and sold at remunerative prices. It was pronounced much superior to the Australian beef. Tiio masses in Ger many demand cheaper meat. They will welcome shipments of American beef, and before long will force the Govern ment to admit our pork." The United States Senate is a remarka ble body in more ways than ouo. Its members stand as follows as to age, ac cording to n table compiled by the Now Orleans Timet-Demorrat: 9 at 80 3 at TO 3 at 53 1 at 85 8 at 00 1 at 57 1 at 83 4 at OS 1 at M 1 at 81 3 at 07 3 at M 1 at 70 3 at 68 8 at 55 8 at 78 1 ot 05 8 at 5i 1 at 77 3 at W 3 at 51 at TO 1 at (!) 3 at 50 3 at 75 3 at 01 1 at 49 1 at 74 at 60 1 at 4.1 4 at 73 1 at 59 1 at S? 1 at 71 Five members are octogenarians, niue teen are over seventy, and twenty-one have passed sixty. "The hasty legisi tion bred of youthful real is sear likely to pass the Upper House claims tho I'uiies-Democrut. . rvdleetor Phelps, ot San Francisi cisJi, Cfi- Cal., in testifying tocforo tho grcssional Committelj, spoke of the opium smoking of yio Chinese an of how they had introduced the habit anlong white people. Ho would have a stringent law against the sal4 or use of the drug. A new law woud be useless, declares the Jieport. Tho old law and public opinion have alrcndy greatly reduced the uso of opium. We uieau that the habit is not spreading nearly as fast rfs it was. It is a vice tlyit cannot be practiced in secret. Tho fumes of the drug are too penetrating for that, while the apparatus is clumsy ar'd not cosily carried about or concealed So morphine aud tho syringe have succeeded opium and tho pipe, the morphino liubit is frightfully !revlent and will spread. No con cessional committees or laws will stop it. It seems destined to hi the national vice. Word comes from Brazil that the youngest Republic on the American con tinent propose; ?0nd a World's Fair of its own. It wuut8 to celebrate Colum bus's discovery and at the same time let the world know how licpublicnu institu tions are working out there. The Bru zilians have no iba of conflicting with the celebration at Chicago. Their notion is at that their exposition may be made an auxiliary to t he Columbian Exposition of the United (States. They propose to open it January, 181)3, at Rio Janeiro. Thst-.y the m 'imiuer season iu Brazil. Af ter a few months their idea is to closo and transfer their whole exhibit to Chi cago iu time for tho openiug of the Fair. Tho Brazilians are anxious for tho United Slutes to extend them a frieudly hand. They think tho co-operation of this country will insure the success of their ctlebrati n. The matter has been iu formsV' "'Ought to the attention of the "tuient aud of Congress. It is V an appropriation of 'es exhibit, but Forest VUIj. AAlllt JMJ. 44, J lUXNTjOXii. x il., T lj Lf 1 iJiJ.UIV A a -- ' -' w j A WOMAN'S WEAPOlt, "What Is a woman's weapon?" I asked of a charming glrL Bhe dropped her lashes shyly And stroked a vagrant curl Then consciously she murmured- This rosebud newly out: "I have a strong suspicion j Her weapon is a pout I" "What Is a woman's weaponf" I asked of Farmer Straw, lie looked at me in wonder; Then sadly muttered, "Law I Dou't mantiou it to Nancy," And down bis bead he hung, "But I am of the 'pinion Her weapon is her tongue." "What is a woman's weaponf I asked a matron toll. Bhc pointed to a broomstick That graced the kitchen wall. "There stands a woman's weapon P She cried, in tones of iro, And swiftly I retreated Before that hint so dire. 'What is a woman's weaponf ' I asked a lover true, lie turned him to a maiden With eyes of heavenly blue. i Her velvet lips were parted, J Ail innocent of guile, And eagerly she answered: 1 '.'Her weairon is a smile." , j "What is a woman's weapon?' I asked a poet then. With sudden inspiration He seised upon his pen. "Oh, I could name a thousand," He cried, in accents clear; "But woman's surest weapon, I grant you, is a tear I" Ilrten Whitney Clark, in Saturday Xight. THE LOST LEG. In the autumn of 1782 the surgeor, Louis Thcvenct, of Calais, received a note without signaluro requesting him to call on the followiug day at a retired country house situated on the road lead ing toward I'uris, and to bring with him what might bo needed to perform an amputation. Thcvcuct was at that time. widely known as the most skillful ma iu his profession, and it was not an u. usual occurrence for him to bo moued across the channel to Ensrjd for the exercise of his professional .111, llo had served n long time in theimuy, was somewhat brusque iu his manner, and yet one could not help loving him for his native kindness of heart. . Theveuct was somewhat surprised by the receipt of this anonymous tote. The day, the hour aud place, went given wit i the greatest exactness, Vff, as stated, the signature was wantio4 Some buf foon probably thinks t ,iake a fool of me, thought he, und did not go. Three days later jceived a similar invitat ion, but in o urgent terms, and also contain) notification that ou the following , 'at 'J o'clock, a car riage would c at his house to fotch him. In truth, ' the followiug morning, as the clock s' .ck 9, au clegaut open car riage appe -3d before his door. Thev enet, wi'' ut further hesitation, seated himself ' it. At the door of the car riage, iwevcr, he said to the coach man: To whom are you going to take me' ' ' i'hings which I do not know do not caccrn me," replied tho coachman. 'You are a churl," replied Thevenet. ft length the carriage stopped iu nt of the house before indicated. Jpon whom am I to calli" "Who .ves here?" "Who is ill here?" inquired Hievenct of the coachman, before get ting out of the carriage. The coachmuu, however, returned the same answer as before. At the house door he was received by a young man of about 28, who conducted him up a flight of stairs aud iuto a large chamber. Tho speech of the young ruuu disclosed the fact that he was a Britou. Thevenet addressed him in English and received friendly replies. "You have seut for me," said the surgeon. "I am very thankful for the pains you havo taken to viBit me," replied the Eng bshman. "Will you please to be seated. Hore is chocolate, cotfee and wine, in case you desire to partake of some re freshments before the operation." "First show me to tho patient, sir; I must tirst make au examination to de termine if an amputation is necessary. " "I assure you, Mous. Thevenet, it is necessary. Pray bo seated. I have per fect faith in your skill. Listen to me. Hero is a purse containing a hundred guineas. They are intended for you as payment for the operation which you are to undertake; and that will not bo all you will receive, provided the thing is successfully accomplished. On the other hand, if you refuso to yield to my desire, you seo here this pistol ; you are in my power, aud I will shoot you down." "Sir, I do not fear your pistol. But what do you desire of me? Speak out without further parley. Why am I brought here?" "You must amputate my right leg." "With ill my heart, and if you de sire, your heat lso. But if I am not mistaken, youi ' leg is quite sound. You ran up the stairs before me as nimbly as a rope-dancer. What is the matter with your leg!" "Nothing; I only wish to bo rid of it." "Sir, you area fool." 'That is no affair of yours, Mons. Theveuct." "In what way has your leg offended you?" 'Iu no way; but I am bound to havo it amputated. ', "Sir, I do uot know you. At leaol produce before mo some witness who wiU testify to your souuuuess of intellect. "Will you accede to my wish, Mons Thevenet?" "Just as soon, sir, as you give me somi defensible ground for your desire to In mutilated." "I cannot (it the present moment com muuicate to you the truth of the mutter. Perhaps I may do so after tho lapse of a , a. mTOMnm 4 iii wwn.xTPanA v Wll Oft 1Q01 ftl H PP.T? A "WTtfTTM. ear. But t am willing to wager you, monsieur, that a year hence you yourself will aflirra that tho ground upon which rested tho desire to be free of my leg was tho noblest." "I will not wager, so long as you do not give me your name, your place of residonce, your family aud your occupa tion." "All that you shall know in the future, not at present. I pray you, however, to consider me as a man of honor," "An honorable man does not menace his physician with a pistol. I will not mutilate you without there is a necessity for so doing. I have duties to discharge evert to you a stranger. If you are possessed of a desire to become the mur derer of an innocent man, the father of a family, then shoot I" "Good I Mons, Thevenet," exclaimed tho Briton, seizing the pistol. "I will not shoot you, yet will I force you to amputate my leg. What you will not do for me either out of courtesy or love of reward cr fear of a bullet, you shall accord through pity." "How so, sir?" "I will myself, here upon the spot, before your eyes, shatter my leg with a pistol shot." The Englishman sat down, seized the pistol and held tho muzz'.e closo against his knee. Mons. Thevenet was about to spring towards him to wrest the pistol fiom his hnnd. "Do not move," said the Englishman, "or I will (ire. Only answer me one question : Do you wish unnecessarily to increase and prolong my suffering?" "Sir, you are a fool I Have your own way I I will take you leg off. " Everything was modo ready for the operation As the first cut was about to mt.de the Englishman lighted his pipe and swore if should not go out. He kept his word. Vfeseu"y 'ho leg lay on the floor. The Englishman continued to smoke. Mon. Thevenet accomplished his task like a master. Tho iuvalid was, through his skill, in brief time restored to health, lie rewarded his physician, whom he es teemed more highly every day; shed ars of joy for the loss of his limb, and idled back to Englaud with a vrooden leg. Some eighteen weeks after the English man s Hiep&rture, Thevenet received a Iettct from England, the contents of which were the following : You receive theinclosure as a proof of my most profound gratitude. It is a draft for two hundred and fifty cuinens on Mons. Fanschauil, banker, in Paris. xou have made me the hannipjit of earthlv mortals in depriving me of my limb, which stood in the way or my earthly happiness. Worthy mail, now vou may know the cause of my foolish whim, as you then called it. You assorted, on the occasion referred to. that there could be no reasonable ground for a solf-imposed mutilation such ns mine. I offered then to lay you a wogur. You acted wisely iu not accenting it After my second return from the East In dies I made the acquaintance of Emily Har- iey, the most perfect oc women, i aaorea her. Her wealth, her family connections were satisfactory to my relatives. To me ber beauty and angelic disKisition were alone at tractive. 1 nuugiea in the throng or ner ad mirers. Alasl my good luevenet, 1 wm for tunate enough to become the most unfortu nate of my rivals. She lovod nit beyond any and nil mon, me. Hlio did not conceal it nun mr tuat verv reason sue uisnnsseu me. In vain 1 supplicated lor ner hand. Her parents and friends all joined with me. In vain I She remained immovable. For a long time I was unable to discover the p-rnuml of her oliiection to marriage with m".whoui she oas-sionatelv loved, as she her self confessed. At length one of her sisters disclosed to mo the secret. Miss Harley was marvelously beautiful, but bad the misfor tune to nave oeen oom wim one leg, auu uy reason of this imperfection she hesitated to beooniemy wife. Hhe feared I wouldesteem her less ou account of this imperfection. I at once resolved to beoouio like her. Thanks to you, my good Thevenet,the thing was accomplished. I returned to London with my artificial leg. My tirst thought was to visit Miss Har ley. 1 Had previously written to n.ngianu that thrnuirh a fali from uiv horse I had broken my log, aud that amputation had be come necessur v. I had the sympathy of all. and Emily swooned the llrst time she saw mo. She wus for a long time inconsolable, but she became my wife. The day follow ing our marriage I confided to i."r my secret how great a saerillce my desii o to possess her had cost me. She loved me so much the mora tenderly. Oh I my good Thovonet, if I pos sessed ten lexs to lose, I would, without a sign of regret, give them all for Emily. 1 shall he grateful to vou so long as I live, Come tn Loudon and visit us. Learn to know my glorious wite, and then say again l HID a luoi. tuMi,r-a Mous. Thevenet showed this lettor to his friends, nnd rotated the incident, and laughed most heartily as often as he told tho story. "Nevertheless, he is a fool," said he. Tho following was Mons. Thevenet's reply ; Sir. I thank you for your magnificent pre ent, for bo 1 must call it, because I cannot term it compensation for the small service I rendered you. I wish you happiness In your marriage with the most worthy ol iLiigiiiU ladies, it is true a leg is much to give for a beautiful, virtuous and tender wife: yet not too much. if in the end one does not come to feel that he has been cheated iu the exohauge. Adam was obliged to sacrifice a rib for his wile aud it has cost many other men a rib for their loves some a head. But after all you must permit me, very moderately, to fetand by my opinion. Indeed, for the present mo ment you are ritrht. You are now in the paradise of the spring time of matrimony. But I am richt also, with this difference only, that uiv view com -a but slowly to tie recognized and accepted, like every truth whieh one at tirst dec-lines to receive. Have a care, sir; I fear that within two years you will regret that you had your leg Liken oil above the knee. You will thiuk it would have been much b.'tter b-dow the knee. At the end of three years you will be convinced that the loss of a foot would have been sutlleieut. Iu four vears vou w ill aflirm that the sacrifice of ureat tue. and ill live years, the amputation of a liltlo too would be too great. At the end of six vears. vou will confess that the euttiue olT tho uail would have beeu sulli- cent 1 say all this without any purpose of de tractor.! from the worth of your estimable wife. Iu my youth I could uny day have facrifieed my life for a beautiful woman, but never a leg; for that 1 should never, my life long, have ceased to repent. If 1 had done so, 1 should to-day suy, "Thevuuet, thou .vast a fool. With, which I have the honor to be, Your most ob.-dluut servant, Tukvlxet Iu the year 1793, during tho IUign of Terror, Mous. Theveuct, whom a young surgeon had caused to be suspected of being iu sympathy with the uristocracy, Hud to l.oudou to save his head from the kuifo of the ull-leveling guillotine. Ki'her from louelincss or a desire to seek republican. out acquaintances Thevenet mndo id quiries for Sir Charles Vouip!" His resi dence was pointed out to hiin. Ho called and was admitted. In an easy chair, by tho fireside, surrounded by newspapers, sat a fat gentleman. So unwieldy was he that he could with difficulty rise. "Ah, Mons. Thevenet," cried the fnt gentleman who was none other than Sir Temple Pardon me if I do not rise) but this accursed wooden leg hinders me in all I would do. Friend, you have come probably to ascertain whether I have yet come to 'be of your mind or not." "I come as a fugitive to seek your pro tection." "Then you must take up your quar ters with me, for truly, you are a wise man! You must comfort me. Indeed, Thevenet, I might to-day be an admiral under tho blue flag if this godless leg had not made me unfit for the service of my country. Here I sat and read tho papers, because I can't be there. Come, you must comfort me." "Your wife will knw bettor how to comfort you than I." "Ahl nothing of that. Her wooden leg prevents her from dancing, therefore she devotes herself to cards and gossip. There is no getting along with her otherwise she is a worthy wife." "Then I was right, after nil?" "Oh, cntiroly, my dear Thevenet I But not a word on the subject. It was a stupid affair. If I had my leg again I woman t give the paring ot a nail from it. Between ourselves, I was a fool. But keep that truth to yourself." Detroit Free irett. Decay of New England's Hill Towns. This decay of great numbers of tho hill towns of New England is undeniablo and most serious, writes Edwin S. Mead, in the New England Magazine. Tho spectacle presented in scores of towns in New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts, pnee scenes of vigor ous and successful hfo, is certainly melancholy. The main reasons for it are not hard to find, and they aro clearly pointed out by almost every writer who addresses himself to the subject. They lie in the opening up of the great West, with the easier conditions of its fertile lands in tho agricultural competition, and in tho wonderful development of manufactures in New England, with tho beckonings to the hills of the rivers and the cities. But it is not hard to see that theso beckonings from the factory and the prairie cannot possibly contlnuo so strong as they have been during tho last hfty years; and there is no reason to doubt that a new era of prosperity lies before every one of these hill towns. Tho New Englnndcr need not fall into a panic; but he will do well if the discus sion, now become so general nnd urgent, leads him to follow Dr. Dike's advice and study the matter in a really method ical and careful way. Ho will do well if he learns to lovo the country better than himself, nnd to live more in tho country, resisting tho feverish and un wholesome impulse to huddle forever in the town, aud if ho magnifies the farm er's calling. He will help the case if he does something toward carrying into the country what is bcUin the town, and the hunger for which so often drives the lonely young man and woman from the farm the library, the lecture, music, art, a living church, ana whatever manes possible tho valid sharing in the larger and significant interests of life. Meantime, whatever the truth in the indictment, let uot other facts be forgot ten. New England as a whole was never populous or prosperous as to-day, The census docs not speak the language of discouragement. Let us comuaro the population of the six States, as given by the recent census aud the preceding onei ropulntirm in istkl. .. 745,81 ... (MO, 201 ...2,2H;j,407 ... ;i75,t7 ... H45,!l4a ... 332,305 Pttputation in lssv. fS22,700 1,783, (Jt.i ;ui,um 270, &U 332,280 Connecticut Muiue Massachusetts. . . New Hampshire. Rhode Islund.... Vermont Total.. !,00 4,010,52'J IlisGrfftiduiotltcr Was a Revolutionary Veteran. Professor Gilbert Thompson, lately elected a member of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, based his claim to membership on his descent on his father's side from Private Nath aniel Gilbert, a faithful soldier in Wash ington's army, and on the mother's side from Trivnte Deborah Gannett, who, moved thereto by "zeal for the good of her country, enlisted under the name of "Hobert Shurtleff," and served for nearly Jhrce years, when she was honorably dis charged, having been present nt the cap ture of Cornwallis aud wounded at Tarry town, and subseqently having been paid a pension by the United States, her pe tition therefor being supported by the highest testimonials as to character and courage. Chicago Times. Evidence of an Ill-Spent Youth. The other day Mr. Spencer sauntered into tho billiard room at the Senior Club, London, and invited a young Major, who was the only person there, to take a cue. The Major did so. Beginuing to play with deliberation the great philosopher gave a miss iu bulk. His opponent can noned oil the red and left off at thirty seven, with all the balls out of play. Mr. Spencer made another miss. Then the Major ran out. "Sir," the philoso pher said, as he gravely put his cue iuto its cose, "a certain dexterity iu games of skill indicates a well-balanced mind, but expertness such as you have displayed is strong presumptive evi leuce of au ill spcut youth. I wish you good after noon!" Londun I'it-Ilitt. A riwrue of Crows. The English School Board has caused a plague of crows in northern Norfolk, so say tho farmers, who in these days of compulsory education canuot obtain enough boys to scare the crows. Mechan ical Bearers are no use tho old birds aro much too knowing to be deceived by such devices, and tbey enjoy a really good time umouL'st the farmers' ricks und crops. i'hicatjo iW WO MINIATURE REPUBLICS ANDORHA AND SAW MARINO, AND HOW THEY ARB RULED. One, With Thirty-Three Sqnarc Milea, Knjoys aho Luxury of Two "Presi dents Their Governments, Until France adopted hor present form jf covernment, modern European re. publics were nil tiny bits of territory '.bat seeraea naruiy worm a monarcu a sonquest. In all cases, too, they havo Seen mountainous lands. Indeed, in leveral instances, they have been little more than a mountain or a range of mountains. Switzerland's centuries of republican freedom are known to nil tho World, and this littlo country is tho largest of the mountain republics in which Liberty has long made her homo. Two others there are of which tho world knows little, and perhaps cares less. How many men, ten years out of school, can give the geographical position of Andorra or of Snn Marino? A word as to these tiny republics. It was a German princeling that is laid to have declined a gift of a long range rifjo cannon, upon the ground that there was not room in his principality to give tho weapon a fair trial. Small terri tories and scant revenues have made even some of the more conspicuous German princely houses famous for simplicity and economy. But it must be a small principality, indeed, that is smaller in area or population- than tho Republic of Andorra. This tiny State lies on the south side of the Pyrenees, between the Bpanish Province of Lerida and the r rench De partment of Ariege. Its area is 160 square miles, not very much more than than that of Philadelphia. Its popula tion is 7000. The people are mostly busied in smuggling, mining, and the manufacture of tobacco. Tiiose net thus employed are shepherds. Tho country has free parish schools. Tho people speak a Spanish dialect. The Republic is a survival of many such once flourishing in tho valleys of the Pyrenees. It has maintained its independence since the year 1275. The country is divided into six parishes and each parish has two con suls, who, by the aid of local councils, decide all questions concerning roads, police, publio lighting, taxation and the division of pasture lands. Finally, there is a general council of twenty-four mem bers, four from each parish. Since 18C0 these officers have been elected by all heads of families. Before that the elec tive franchise was confined to an aristo cracy maintained by primogeniture. The army of Andorra consists of 600 men, under militia organization. These men hold themselves ready to be called out at the wish of the State. The com mand of the militia is intrusted chiefly to two officers, one nominated by France and the other by tho Bishop of Urgel, a Spanish See. The army is exempt from foreign service, and the chief business of the two officers, or Vigniers, as they are called, is to administer criminal justice. Civil cases are tried between two Alder men, deputies of the Vignier. A Civil Judge of Appeal, however, may set nside the judgments of tho Aldermen. This Judge is nominated alternately by France and by the Bishop of Urgel. The final appeal is to the Court of Cassation at Paris, or to tho Episcopal College at Urgel. Tho littlo Republic pays an annual tribune of $194 to France, and in con sideration of this payment iieo trade prevails between the two countries. A like sum is paid as a tributi to the Bishop of Urgel. This tribute aud the expenses of government are piid by a species of tax levied as rent fo the uso of pasture land. The people live the simplest sort of lives, and are scarcely conscious of any government beyond the neighborly uuderstnuding nece.'sary to tho existence of a civilized coinnuuity. Andorra, the capital, is an odi' littlo towu of 1000 inhabitants. Far smallci than Andorra is thai other mountain republic, Sau Marino, .'t lies upon tho Adriatic, surrounded by Italian provinces. Tho urea of the country is only thirty-three miles square, and, in fact, the republic is merely one mountan peak, 2200 feet high. On the sides of this mountain stand tho town of San Ma rino, founded in the year 44 1. Tho pluco is accessible by only one road, and is not only walled, but has three forts. It con tains the Governor's palace, six churches, a theatre, and two great cWterns for the supply ol water. Nothing could be more curious than tho Republic's system of government. The Legislature consists of sixty members, electe l for life, equally from nobles, citizens and peasants. The little Republic is amply provided with Presidents. There ure two chosen every six mouths. There are likewise two Judges aud tw Secretaries of State. The army consists of 950 men, or about one eighth of the entire population. The town bus a populatiou of 10 00. The court of bust resort is a council of twelve, elected by the Senate. . Tho towu, or capital, is curious in more ways than one. Not only does it lie impregnable ou the hillside, but it proudly proclaims its independence by means of a statue of Liberty iu the piaz za. Tho houses are of dressed stone, aud the streets, bobbing up aud down, as they do, ure charmingly picturesque. Sun Marino has no customs tariff agaiust Italy, aud obtains foreigu tobacco duty free, through Italian territory, by reason of a promise to abstain from raising to bucco. To avoid any difficulty over the troublesome question of international copyright, Sau Marino forbids tho use of the printing press withiu her borders. According to tradition, San Marino was fouuded in the third century by a mason named Marinus. It first figures in Europe&u history in the year rJ85. Since theu it hud vurying fortunes in peace aud wtr. Time and again the tiny bit of territ iry has been the subject of grave dispuU , und for brief periods it has lost its uu'.ouoiny. In llilil, however, San Mariuo'i powerful neighbors ac knowledged 1 er iudcpcudcr.ee, and this boon was secu.cd to the little Republic wbeutheprese.it Italian Kingdom was formed. -iVet ,'vik Htir. Scientific ahv industrial. An "atmosphere" is a pressure of 14.7 pounds to the square inch. Doctor Koch's lymph is described as of a rich amber color, covered with foam. A Pcnsylvania manufacturer claims that he can manufacture aluminum for fifty cents per pound. The city of Denver, Col., is discussing the possibility of establishing a plant for furnishing its own electric lights. Of the 4200 species of flowers now cultivated in Europe, it is said that only ten per cent, give forth nny odor. The experiment of chloroforming a person during sleep has been made suc cessfully. It cannot by any means be said to be uniformly successful. A good way to keep modeling clay moist is to knead dry clay with glycerine. Tho mass thus obtained continues moist and plastic for a Vngth of time. The Hungarian Government favors a scheme for an electric railway between Vienna and Buda Pesth, a distance of 150 miles, to run single cars every ten minutes. Celluloid in solution is now being ex tensively used as a laccjuer for all kiuds of fine metal work and as a wood var nish, with results that arc said to be su perior to the old methods. It is said that the torpedo boat Bath urst, that recently made a mean speed of 24.45 knots per hour, represents the last refinement of mechanical engineering, and that it hardly seems possible to im prove upon her as long as steel remains the chief material of construction. The apparently almost inevitablo fail ure of dbme one of the thirty, or there abouts, machines employed in working a full equipped great gun has caused a reaction in England in favor of smaller guns and of doing awny with as much machinery as possible. The Thunderer's 100-tonners havo been taken out nnd re placed with 29-tonners, worked entirely by hand. Many authoritative disclaimers havo been reficntly made against the indis criminate uso of such preservatives as borax, boric acid and salicylic acid, more especially as applied to milk, cream, nnd other articles of food and drink. incr actual iniuriousness is not asserted, but in many cases it is believed that their function can be performed better and more safoly by refrigeration. The steam engines of the world repre sent, approximately, the working power of 1,000,000,000 of men, or moro than double tho working population of tho world, tho total population of which is usually estimated at l,455,y2d,0UU in habitants. Steam has accordingly ena bled man to treble his working power, making it possible for him to economize his physical strength while attending to his intellectual development. A prize has been given in France by the Society for tho Encouragement of National Industry for a ptocesj for re covering tin con' led in the wash of water from silks ch havo been treated with bichloride' tin, for tho purpose of giving weigV . ; By adding milk of lime to the water, and by properly agi tating, tin tin settles down in n few hours in tho state of oxide, which cuu be readily collected nnd disposed of. A quick nnd easy method for deter mining whether or not a fabric is "all wool" is given in the Loudon Lancet. This is to separate tho warp from the woof and to hold each to a flame. Wool burns into a shapeless mass aud no threads can be traced in its ash. If re moved from the tiro before it is all burned it ceases to blaze; cotton, ou the contrary, continues to burn steadily, nnd its ash retains the shape of the thread. 1. T. Barnum's Childhood Philosophy. If you would be as happy as a child, please ouo. Childish wonder is the first step in hu mau wisdom. To best please a child is the highest triumph of philosophy. To stimulate wholesome curiosity iu tho mind of tho child is to plant golden seed. I would rather be called the children's friend than tho world's king. Amusement to children is like rain to flowers. He that makes knowledge most attrac tive to tho young is tho king of sages. Childish laughter is tho echo of heav enly music. Tho noblest art is that of making others happy. Wholcsouio recreation couquors evil thoughts. Innocent amusement transforms tcurs iuto rainbows. The First Spectacles. Tho first spectacles, which were very expensive, were made iu Italy. Some what later the manufacture of cheaper glasses sprung up iu Holland, aud it sread lato in tho fourteenth century to Germany. Nuruberg and Ruthenow acquired fame for their glasses between 111)0 ami lTi 00. For many years glasses were used only as means of aiding bad eyes. First iu Spain appeared the fudiiou of wearing glusses merely for the sake of wearing them. It spread rapidly to the rest of the Continent, and brought ubout the transformation of the old thirteenth century spectacles into eyeglasses, and eventually iuto tho mouoele, "tho cos mopolitan trade mark of the dandy." Motion Vulticator. A Witty Judge. Mr. Justice Maulo once uddiesscd a phenomenon of inuoceuceiu a smock frock iu the followiug words: "Prisoner at the bar, your counsel thinks you in nocent; I thiuk you innocent, but a jury of youi owu countrymen, iu the cxcicito of such common sense us they possess, which does not seem to be much, lcive found you 'guilty,' and it remains that I should puss upou you the sentence of the law. That sentence is thut you be kept iu imprisonment for one daj, and us that day whs yesterday, you may no go ubout ; jour buaiuess." Ureeit JJ,I1. RATES OF ADVERT. SHIP. One Square, ana Inch, ona Insertion ...$ 1 N Oca Square, ona Inch, ona month l-S One Sqoare, oae Inch, threa months. I OS Oaa Bqnira, ana Inch, ona year Mat Two Sqnarea, ona year It at Quarter Column, one year at at Half Column, ona rear MM Oaa Column, one year lit Ot Ltl advertisements tea cents par Uaa each ht aertioa. Marriages and death notices gratis. All kill! for v'rly ai'ertlf menta collected qao terlr. 'lemporarT auverusements muai aa paid m adranca. Joa work cash an deliver. THE DESERTED FARM. A dust-worn traveler (lrnwi his rein At sunsets dreamy hour, 1 With longing look o'er hill and plain ; Gives sway to memory s power. - -i Long years have passed since last he viewed His native heath and hill, . And silence now with shadowy brood j Makes nature wierdly still. , There stands the homestead of his youth. And clustering round the door Come visions bright iif lovo and truth From memory's ondles atora. He sees again his father's form Within the doorway staud, His thin locks, whitened by the storm. By passing breezes fanned; Mother, and sisters, brothers, there Resume their wonted plac?. And lost awhile in scsnos so fair He sees each loving face, But wakeyed from his blissful draam, The past returns no more; A'one he stands, while sunset's gleam Casts shadows on the door. Deserted now its windows blank Stare ot the passer-by, And weeds and grassss, stalo and rank, In wind-swept chaos lie. No more from pastures green, at night, To farm-yard come3 tho kine, ' Nor homeward come with hearts so light The boys of "auld lang syne." No neighing steed from yonder stall Impatient colls his mate, ' The shades of night around him fall And all is desolate. i He turns again with lingering look Surveys tho old domain. He hears the murmuring of the brook Which onward seeks the plain ; His old New England hillside home, ; Amid the gathering gloom The wanderer turns once more to roain, And leave it to its doom. The sighing winds a requiem sing Amid the cheerless calm, i A saddened memory still to bring . The old "deserted farm." W. M. Rogers, in Iloston Transcript. HUMOR OF THE DAT. A welcome vis-a-vis A 5 bill. A cook book is tho funeral servico of tho dumb creation. VucJc. The worst thing in the minco pto is tho dream. Pittsburg Dispatch. Courago is a hardy plant ; it is never dostroyed by being "plucked up." Puck. Tho Queen of England turns the financial scales at 9,000,000. Albany Argut. The world has never been what it ought to bo since the minco pie was dis covered. Hani's Horn. Strange as it may seem, tho more a man goes around in tho world, tho loss cranky he becomes. J'uci. It is not polite to pocket anything at the table, unless it happens to bo a bil liard ball. AVio York A'eics. A sad sight in this world is to seo an old heu trying to plume herself to look chic. Scranton liepullican. Highest grade of impudence To wait in an umbrella shop for shower to pass over. Denier Field and farm. "I floated out with tho tide" as the best man explained when asked how ho cama to havo Tice in his hair. Puck. Teacher "Can you tell mo what a secret is?" Little Girl "Vcs'm. It is something somebody tells everybody else -a v W in a whimper." Chicago Nam. Tho latest achievement iu modern sci ence is that effected by the Old. Lady of Threadneedlo street iu bridging ovor Baring's Straits. London Judy. Some men receivo impressions aftor the maimer of a blotter. They get things directly opposite from what they were origiually. Boston TranscrtjV. - I yearn for you, my love," he siglie I, "Can you uiy love return?" ' "Well, that depends," the girl replied, "Just how much can you earn?" dUHit'f 1 lire tfuiu nuii Lillie "Oh, Miir.du! I have such a dear, unique fad. 1 have stuffed a pil- low with all Cholly'a lovo letters." Minnie "How soft your pillow must be." Ejioch. Benevolent Man "If you are blind, ' how could you see to pick up that half dollar I dropped?" ieggar "My heart hits been made so light by your charity that I can seo by it.'' liujjalo Exprttt. ' Scene, Newport "How well pic served Lord liawnbast is is he not a great swell?" "Oh, yes (with a burst of coulideucc). Do yflu know when he ar rived ho was obliged to pay duty on himself us a work of art:" HrnuUyii , Life. Pedestrian (turning suddenly upon a tramp) "See, here; you skip, or I'll baud you over to the police. You're alter no good." Tramp "Well, stranger, now thut I have a good look at your l ice, guess you're about riht." Chicago Aetcs. "Please, sir, would you seo if you havo a letter for Marie Shiruiei f" "A busi ness letter or n lovo letter?'' " V busi ness letter." "No, there is uone to th:rt name." A quarter of uu hour after "Would it be too much trouble for jo to see whether there may no! be o among the othci letters!'' t'liegei Dlneller. Young Noodle "Did you say, P fessor, that physiology was the scie that treuts of tiie functions of the bod l'rolcssor " l es. nr. 1. A. "I. under the head of what oIol'V w, il study of the mind l ouu " P.-' d air ufraid, Noodle, that iu your ium' if woul come under tho head of m lh -ulo :'" ilviton Courier. "You have been lighting, in. son, said the uldermau from the 'sleuth war severely. "Yes, sir," replied the b "The dirty littlo scoundrel on the side of the street tuM me you'd s. vote iu tho Council any time f"i a h dred dollars, und 1 chu:"'i d him nee tho juw." "That wus icjhl, m . said tho alderman. One 1 1 1 -1 1 1 lur" and bespoke Willi mm h ' ami decision "Mould he r tion." VhUa-to U i tbune
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