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
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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.
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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