THE FOREST REPUBLICAN Is pbllih4 rrtrf Weitanday, kf J. E. WENK. Offloe In Smearbaujh A Co.'a Building wji rraixT, tionmta, r Term. . . . tUOpryr. MlwnlptlM. NMlTt4 for srlo4 Own thru month. Orrrpoii(lne mllelUA frm. 1 mH. f th RATES OF ADVEHTISIHO. a. Bqaai, Inch, on. lnMrtloa ..9 It Ob. Bqura, on. loch, n. nonth . I M On Sqwro, b. Inch, thrm month., . M Ob. Sqnuv, m. loch, n iu M Two Pqti.rw, on. yer II M 9or(er Column, .n. Jl W M H.lf Colnmn, ob. jm MM Ob. Colamn, on. yr ...... IMM L(Bl idrortlMBienU tea nU yt U. took hv Mrtloa. Mknttfr,t aid Mth aotle. trstU. All Bill, for yearly HTrttnnrot. eoleta' terly. Temporary .dT.rUMmeiit. nuit k pW tij inm. Jo. work euk m IllTry. Fore CAN. VOL. XXIV. NO. 6. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1891. S1.50 PER ANNUM. In 1882 tlioro were 135 medical col logos In tba United State; in 1891, 148. The Australian commonwealth has a bright future. It has started on the right lines and, predicts tho San Fran cisco Chronicle, will march forward Btcadily to freedom and greatness. Ona of the streets of Palermo is oamel after President Lincoln. This was done by order of the Marquis Di Hudinl, the now Premier of Italy, who was Mayor of Pulcrmo at the time ol Lincoln's assassination. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer announces trom the platform that there are to-day 40,000 girls in the colleges of America. This gives color, admits the Boston Transcript, to Dr. Seolye's declaration that before tho end of tho present cen tury the American women will be bolter educated than the men. The inventor of tho Catling gun dreams of putting an end to wars by making battles fatal to all who take part in thorn. Possibly there may be some moro effective way of stopping a tight than killing off the combatants, suggests the Ssn Francisco Chronicle, but it has not occurred to any one to publish it if he thought of it. The Wolf Bouuty law of Minnesota in cited certain parties living in that State to raiBo whelps for thoir scalps. Evi dence recently brought before the Min nesota Legislature Committee on Ex penditures proved conclusively that there havo been rcgulir wolf farms in the northern counties of the Slate whose oc cupants raised wolves in large numbers to secure tho bounty of 5 for each scalp. Nearly $25, 000 was paid out last season. "Embracery" is a now term in English jurisprudence. The apprehensions of him who is ir res tod upon a charge of it would probably take tho direction of the divorce court. In the matter, however, he would be in error; the charge is really one of corrupting a jury. It is a very rare offense, yet, from what appears from a recent case, where a gentleman got fined $500 for it, very easy to commit. You have only to get a juror into a pub lic house, treat him to a glass of ale and remark that the prisoner whose conduct i under his consideration "is a good fel low, though ho may have over-stepped the mark a littlo." The influence of a jury by flattery or other arts is in a learned counsel only cajolery; but in a layman it is "embracery" a much more advanced stage of ingratiation. Tho statute upon the subject of cruolty to animals, is pretty rigid in Pennsyl vania. It niakos it a misdemeanor for any person to "wautonly or cruolly ill treat, overload, beat or otherwise abuse any auimal." Recently there occurred a pigeon-shooting match by the members of a gun club, and one of tho members wounded, without at the same time kill ing, a pigeon. When this was discov ered the bird was at once killed. Some humane person thought that the law had been violated, aud that its penalty should be invoked, so its machinery was sot in motion and a trial was held, and the ac cused was found guilty of cruelty. Tho cruelty consisted "iu wounding instead of instantly killing" the pigeon. The " 'ise was taken to the Supreme Court ot -o.4Stato, which, observes the Mail Express, happily took the broad. r view that birds are "placed here by the Al mighty for the use of man," and that it was an unavoidable incident, to which this statute did not apply. : Says the Washington Stars "The phenomenal growth of the American city population is a subject for both wondor and alarm. Its percentage cannot grow without a corresponding decrease in the percentage of rural population. And this fact is fraught with economical aud social dangers. Consider what these must be in a very fow decades when we know that the urban increase has been during the last tea decades from three per cent, of the whole population to slightly less than thirty per cent, iu 1S80, Aud this is so far as city popula tion proper is concerned, or the popula tion of towns having a population cf eight thousand or more. The rural popu lation in its strictest limitation that is oa the farms and in the couutry store and workshops or iu hi. inlets of less than two hundred souls would show that the disproportion between the town and country a century ago aud now is very much greater tliuu appears from the cen sus enumeration. Is the American rustic disappearing? Are brawn aud muscle only to be acijurred in the pursuit of the manly art or in the enthusiasm of the national game? Are farmers' movements of the futuro to be rendered impossible by the disappeurauco of the farmer? The congestion of population in our great cities, aud the prevading misgov ernment of these cities combine to raise one of the most serious problems that now confront American statesmen." LOVE'S SILENCE. Of all the words that bear their par In all the deed, of day to day, , One word Is chiefly in my heart. On. little word I must not say. The hills of truth are straight and steep They have a smart in every .tone; And climbing them I noeds must weep To think that love must die unknown. Night follows day day chases nlht, And brings a lomon strange to teach, That love is lifeless in the light, And silence is the fallout speech. Walter H. Follock, in Longman's. MIL SPINDLE'S TRIP WEST. BY FHANK J. MAftTItf. The gaunt figure of Major Scentpenny was familiar to the citizens of Middle field. For reasons best known to him self be had a great antipathy to labor either mental or physical. His external habiliments bothered him littlo so long as, internally, there were no unsatisfied demands. His thoughts were allowed to wander with the vagrant winds for Major Scentpenny was a dreamer. From a lack of practical engagement his mind such as it was contented itself with nil conceived visions of future wealth. Ho was in the habit of making periodical visits to several houses, so that when ho was seen approaching Mrs. Proudman's homo, early in the evening of a balmy May day, no attention was paid to the fact. The Major, so it was currently rumored, was entered in the lists as a wooer of the buxom widow. His usual tranquility was disturbed by the prospect of a realization of his fond est hopes. Nor was he alono with the fantasy of wealth, for, at that particular time, a score oi worthy citizens of Middlcfield were greatly agitated. The commotion was caused by a blue-eyed man of great suavity, who introduced himself as the Second Vice-President of the "Gold Trust Mining Company of Colorado," and who intimated that his shattered health required that he re cuperate in Middlcfield,' and in no other locality. The Second Vice-President.Mr. Sharp file, to use his own phrase, had "an easy picking of it," when ho exhibited, at tho urgent request of ten prominent citizens, the samples of ore he carried, as he said, for his own amusement. Some were bold enough to express a desiro ta become stockholders in the company, and had tue funds at hand to hack their arum tions. Others made efforts to realize money on their possessions so as to be let in. Mr. Sharpfile offorcd no encouragement at first, but finally, after a great pressure had been brought to bear upon him.com tnunicated with the general office of his company and inquired if there was any stock for sale. The answer came that there were a few shares left at $1.10. Mr. Sharpfile secretly informed each prospective stake-holder that he was the lucky one and could have a fow shares on condition that he would promise novcr to divulgo the fact. In the midst of his secret sales of stock ho never forgot, the fact that Sirs. Proudman had ten thou sand in the bank, and was not at all anx ious to invest it. Major Scentpenny became greatly at tached to the mining magnate and in formed him that Mrs. Proudman was be ginning to seriously consider tho advisa bility of asking tho Gold Trust Miming Company to allow her to become a stock holder. Mr. Sharpfile readily compre hended the situation, and, as a direct re sult of his schemes, the Major was now on his way to the widow's home to'pre vail upon her as a friend, to iuvest her money in the company. Mrs. Proudman and her daughter, Eliza, had fiuished their household duties for the day and were knitting when the Major applied tho polished brass knocker to the front door, He found a comfortable chair, an amiable widow and her sprightly daughtor await ing him. No soouer were the formali ties at an end and he was ready to speak upon the subject nearest his heart when the knocker announced tha arrival of another caller, who proved to be Adam Spindle, a pedagogue and rival of tho Major for the band of Mrs. Proudman. Men in love, like generals in war, adopt seemingly curious plans of action. The Major and Mr. Spindle had their ideas as to how to win the widow. The former believed in concentrated effort, the latter in confusing advances and re treats. After a iew comments on ordinary topics, the Major found himself alone with the widow, Mr. Spindlo aud Eliza having gone to take a stroll iu the moon light. The Major approached the sub ject cautiously. He recounted the nu merous instances where banks had failed, suggested that bad crops were froqueut visitors, enlarged upon the necessity of making Eliza, the sweet child, a lady independent in evory respect and worked himself up to the highest pitch when he expressed the hope that the declining years of his dear friend, Mrs. Proudman, would be blessed with eleganco and ease. Then ho brought on "The Gold Trust Co." in regal style. The Colorado press, includiug the Mountain Hkipper, Mipjxry Pass Signal and All-around Punchts, had published columns about the mines aud their enormous outputs. The company was worth millions and, of course, stock was scarce. He was an intimate friend of Mr. Sharpfile and that gentleman would, ir Mrs. Proudman wished to pro cure it, so manage affairs that a four thousand block would bo at her option in the course of six weeks, but not before. Of course he was interested in her welfare as a friend, nothing more. Mrs. Proudman had ambitions and list ened attentively to all he said. His sin cerity could not be doubted, and the in vestment, to all appearances, seemed to be a safe one. In truth, let it be stated that the Major was fully couviuced oi the absolute truth of all he uttered. Mrs. Proudman, after thanking him for his efforts in her behalf, said Unit she would tuke the matter uuder considera tion and, in all probability, would en deavor to secure the stock at the, expira tion of the six week This information so elated the Major that he could scarcely contain himself for joy, and uttering a few unintelligible words made hta departure. He already fancied himself the husband of Mrs. Proudman, rolling in riches, four menls per day, and a spanking team of road sters to engage his leisure moments. Shortly after he loft the widow s home, Mr. Spindle and Eliza returned from their stroll. Eliza scampered away to her room and Mr. Spindle had the field to himself. Mrs. Proudman had great faith In hlin and took him into her confidence. Mr. Spindle was, to say tho least, con servative and held mining companies in much the same light as ho did Satan ; but he listened attentively. "Mrs. Proudman," said heafter along pause, during which he was working out a distance table in his mind, "I would advise you to go slow in the matter. Our friend, tho Major, is visionary. I am going away in the rooming, and will be absent at least five weeks. Do not pur chase any stock in the Gold Trust Min ing Company until you have heard from me." "Where are you going?" inquired Mrs. Proudman anxiouily. "Do not press me now for an answer; simply await advice from mo." Mrs. Proudman agreed to this and early the next morning Mr. Spindle ap peared at the railway station, and tak ing the ticket agent, an old friend, into hjs confidence, purchased a ticket to (not even tue agent couia ten) and was miles from Middlefield before the gallant Major Scentpenny was astir. Tho Gold Trust Mining Company's plant was located not many miles from Silverton, Col., away up a mountain above the timber line. A half dozen men, under tho direction of the Superin tendent, Mr. Poss, were engaged in dig ging into the mountain side. Vague ru mors of rich fiuds in this mine were cir culating in neighboring camps, and the statements of the men working the mine, as well as the elaborate articles that appeared from tirao to time in the mining journals created a great interest. Bright and early one morning Mr. Poss noticed a man climbing the mount. ain. The stranger stopped when half way up, and seating himself on a bowl. der, lighted a cigar and began to read a book that he carried under his arm. Mr, Poss paid no heed to this until the fol lowing morning, when the stranger ap beared at about the same time and re. peated the ceremony. Morning after morning this individual climbed the mountain, each succeeding twenty-four hours finding him nearer the mine, until at last he found himself within a short distance of where Mr. Poss and his men were working. The "visitor," as the mon termed him, had a bad cough and evidently re alized that his days were numbered. He excused himself for intruding and passed fragrant cigars around among the men, which act made him a welcome guest at the cabin where he took lunch with the miners. One morning Mr. Poss ventured into a conversation with him, and learned that he was an invalid who had been ordered to spend tho season among the mountains of Colorado. He was wealthy, disinter ested in mining, and claimed the State of Maine as his home. Mr. Poss took kindly to him and gave him a complete history of the "Gold Trust Company," as au agument that any man with a small capital, some pluck and hardened con science, could grow rich rapidly in the miuing business. In substance the history was this ; The company had been organized by one Mr. Sharpfile and himself. Mr. Sharpfile was in the East selling stock on the strength of a lot of fine samples from the big mines of the State. He, Mr. Poss, worked the other end the mines. They had located several mines, but were working one only. The ore was poor, but they had the" mine "salted" incase any inves tors desird to inspect it. In the event of such an occurrence, rich ore would be found at every turn. Mr. Sharpfile was meeting with great success in dis posing of his artisticollly designed stock certificates, and both would letire from the compauy in the course of a few weeks. The stranger took a fit of coughing and excused himself for the balance of the day. He was missed on the following morning, and when a week elapsed and he did not appear, Mr. Poss concluded that the couh had finished him. The following copies of telegrams re ceived and answered by Mrs. Proudman and clipped from the Middlcfield Banner, cover subsequent events quite fully: Bilvbrton, June 21, 18. To Mr Froudman, Middlefield, Vt. : I have just obtained an admission from Sharpllujra partner that the Gold Trust Com pany it a wildoat scheme. I ha v been to see the mine and it i a humbug. I will not re turn to Middlefield unless my presence there is required. BriNDUC MmDLEFiKLD, Juue 23, 18 . To Mr. Spindle, Bilvertjn, Col.. Come at once. No mining .took for me. Your presence Is desired . Mrs. Fhocdm an. Silvkktoh, June 93, 18. To Mrs. Proudman, Middlefield, Vt. : What disposition, it any, has been mad ) of our mutual friend, Major Sceutpenuyr bPlNDLB. Middlkkield, June 24, 19. Mr. Spindle, Silvertoa, Col. : The Major', name has been eutered in the black book directly under thatot Mr. Bharp ttle. Come. Mrs. 1'holdman. Extract from the "Society Review" in the Middlefield Banner of August 24, 18: "Cards of invitation are out for the wed ding ot Mr. Adam Hpiudie aud Mrs. Bertba Proudman, both well-known society leader, in this town. The happy couple will take un their residence at 'Knotty Knot,' the old home of th. bride." In an obscure corner of the same issue appeared the following : Biuvbrtok, Col., August 23 (Special). The Uold Trust Mining Compauy suspended operations to-day. Investigation prove, that it wo. a big swindle. Meabi's. Hlutrprii. and J 'oa, the projtx'tor. of the scheme tutv. nei tha country. Warrant, are out tor their arrest, V. r-Detroit Free Press, Home Strange Fires. On tho night of March 21, 1676,nbwt threo hours after sunset, a monster bright light arose out of tho Adriatic Sea and passed from cast northeast to the west of southwest, crossing over Italy in a vertical line about half-way between Kimiui and Leghorn. Various estimates as to the height and size of the body wore made. One scientist, with amusing exactness, declares that it was thirty-eight miles high at Cahners. At all places near its course a hissing noise like that of a sky-rocket was plainly heard. At Leghorn the sound is said to havo been "like that of a large cannon quickly dying away until it sounded much like a cart running over cobble stones." Estimates of its size seem to have been as wild as those respecting its height. Some accounts say it was as "large as a house;" Le Cat says that "it was a good half mile in circumference." Bohn, who has written a very readable account of "the great meteor or strange fire of March 21, MDCLXXVI.," esti mates that it was "about one-half mile by the smaller diameter," which would surely make it a terrifying object to be hold. On Thursday, March 19, 1719, thcro appeared at London, about eighth o'clock at night, a "sudden groat light moving after the manner but more slow ly thnn a falling star. It started from a point below Orion's Belt, then lying in the southwest, and went upwards in stead of downwards like a falling star. Its size, according to the testimony of numerous observers in Spain, France, Ireland, Holland and some parts of Ger many, as well as those who saw it in London and all over England, was about that of the full moon. It was of whit ish color with an eye in the centre as blue as the most azure portion of a Juno sky after ft thunder-storm. It went straight upwards in Its course until out of sight, leaving a track CI eery rea sparks in its wake. A fire of a strange nature appeared in Wales in 1603. According to the most intelligible account concerning it now in existence, it came up from the sea neat Harlech. At several places near that place and all over Merionethshire it did much damage, burning hay, houses, barns, etc. A person writing of it said : "The grass over which it moves kills all manner of cattle that feed upon it. But what is most remarkable is that any great noiso, such as the beating of a drum or sounding a horn, effectually re pels it from any house." St. Louie Re public. Barnnm's "Brick Man." As an illustration of one of Barnum's ingenious methods of attracting atten tion to his museum may be mentioned the incident of the "brick man." One day a man applied for alms to Barnum, who was sitting in the ticket office. To tho inquiry as to why he did not go to work, the mendicant replied that he would gladly do so at a dollar a day, if ho could find employment. Barnum gave him twenty-five cents to get his break fast, and told him to return and ho would give him a dollar and a half a day and easy work. When the man re turned, Barnum gave him five bricks, and told him to place one in front of the museum, another on the corner of Vescy street, a third at the corner of Fulton on the St. Paul's Church side and the fouith on the east corner of Fulton. Re turning then to the museum, he was to take up the first brick and replace it with the fifth, and then continue his rounds, putting down one brick and taking up the other each time. Ho was enjoined to answer no questions, and to seem not to hear, and that at tho end of each three-quarters of an hour he was to pass into the museum, look around at curiosities tor fifteen minutes, and then resume his rounds with the brick. Bar num says that the man played his part to perfection, aud his eccentric conduct caused a great crowd to gather about the museum. Many of these, of course, went into the museum to seek some ex planation as to the purpese of the "brick man." This was kept up for several days, until the police requested his withdrawal, because such crowds lingered about the museum thaftraffic was interrupted. Harper's Weekly. Smokeless Powder is Powerful. The Wetteren smokeless powder from Belgium has just been tested at tho Springfield (Mass.) armory. Preliminary tests showed a velocity of nearly 1900 feet, with an initial pressure of 47,000 pounds, the charge, according to the ca pacity of the new rifie, being but thirty six grains. The shell now in use in tho United States army rifles permits of a charge of fifty-five grains of ordinary powder. IU highest velocity is 1400 feet, with a pressure of but 35,000 pounds. The increase of velocity ob tained liy the Wetteren powder largely in creases the danger space. Tho hardened lead and copper covering of the new ball also increaes its penetration, the shot being effective at a distance of two aud one half miles. Tests with tho magazine guus will take place early next mouth. But ton Transcript. A Home Made Weather lass. Two articles only are required to con struct this simple weather prophet. First a clean oil flask (such as olive oil comes in), aud secondly a wide-mouthed fruit jar. Fill the jar to within two or three inches of the brim with soft water. Place the neck of the oil flask within the fruit jar. In fair weather tho water iu the neck of the flask will remain ubout hulf an inch above the bowl, but in stormy weather the water will riso grad ually in the neck, aud rain or snow may then be looked for. If the atmosphere be very heavy it will rise at times to the height of two or three inches in a few hours. The water needs no changing, j uor does it matter if the weather gloss be ; kept out of doors or iu, save that iu Ireeziug weather, of court e, the gloss ' would break. Detroit free J'reee. Coachmen for Berlin doctois are to .vtar white hats. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. Electric welding is spreading. Gas can be changed into liquid form. Pails and tubs saturated with glycerine will not shrink. Galveston, Texas, has twenty miles of electrical railway. The street cars of Springfield, 111., are supplied with electric heaters. Copper tubes now manufactured by means of electrical deposition. Since 1880 over 700 applications for patents for electrical accumulators have been made in England alone. A good water-proof cement can be made, it is said, from equal parts of rod and white lead worked into stiff paste with boiling linseed oil. The creosoted wood floors of a build ing recently burned in New York were the only portion of the structure not de stroyed. They were only charred. To obviate the waste of steam in steam hammers an improvement has been intro duced in fitting the hammers with two pistons of different diameters, compound ing them in fact. Mica, which stands unique among minerals as an insulating substance, is destined to become one of Connecticut's leading products. Three new mines have recently been discovcrd in that State. A new embroidery machine for use in in making linen handkerchiefs can turn out finer work than any work done by hand. The north of Ireland must adopt the new methods if it wishes to retain its present leadership. A late innovation is an electric railway express service established in a Western town, by means of which, for a small charge, all the packages bound out ward for the suburbs are gathered up at the depot and then delivered along the route. The production of electrically welded steel chains will soon become ar. impor tant industry In this country. The steol hain will be one-third lighter than the present iron chain, with as- gr?at a ten silo strength, and can be produced, at considerable less cost. At the coming Fraukfort electrical ex hibition a large balloon will be sent up. The power sending up and maintaining it will bo electricity, which will be ob tained from a large dynamo on the ground. A telephone will connect the passengers with those on terra firms. Cream of tartar is the tartaric acid of grapes, and may be used in water with sugar as a substitute for grape juice. It is the substitution of mineral acid for those of fruits and vegetables that is so injurious to health; for instance, sul phcric acid in vinegar for the natural fruit ncid. Tho North German Lloyd Steamship Company's managers have concluded to stick to the single screw for all their new steamships, believing that a single pro peller whirled by a mighty triplo expan sion engine is more effective than twin screws operated by two engiqes whose combined power does not exceed that ol the single-screw ship. A saw has been designed for cutting iron, mild steel or other metals of fairly large sections. The inventor of this ap pliance claims that it is a cold iron saw ut once simple, powerful and effective. It is always in readiness for work, and can bo manipulated by inexperienced work men. The machine is stated to be capable of making 400 cuts through bars of Bessemer steel four iuclies in diameter, each cutting occupying six minutes on an average, without changing the saw. Hats and lleaila. It has been noticed by Henry Heath, who sends hats all over the world from Calcutta to Peru, that different nationali ties possess heads of distinctive sizes and shapes. For instance, Germans have very round beads, a peculiarity shared by our own royal family. The average English head is what hatters call a good shape that is, rather long. The Scotch, one is not surprised to learn, are very long-headed. Canadians are distinguished by exceptionally largo 'heads, South Americans by very small ones. Austral ians, again, have rather small heads. The subject is an interesting one and worth pursuing further if space allowed. The heads of individuals also vary a good deal from time to time, shrinking during illness or mental worry, and generally becoming smaller with advancing years. As to shape, there is iuch a thiug as fashion, but it only affects mashers; men stick to much tho same shape year after jear Fall Mall OuuUe. Swimming to (hnrcli. A gill named Nyangaudi, who lived near the Ogowe River, West Africa, one Saturday came in her canoe with two bunches of plantains to sell to the mis sionary. When she was going away Mrs. Bachelor, the missionary's wife, said to her: "Now, you must uot forget that to-morrow will be the Sabbath day, and you have alieady promised to come every timo." "Yes," said tho girl, "I will surely como if I am alive." Aud so she did, but no one knew how she got there, until, at the close of the service, she told the girls that in the night her canoe had been stolen, and none of her friends would lend her one; but she had prom ised to come to church, aud so she fell she must. She swam all the way. The current was swift, tho water deep, aud the river fully a third of a mile wide; but by swimming diagonally she suc ceeded iu crossing tho river. Xeu York (Amercer. Itiissia's l.ohl-Suppe. Kohl-suppe to the Uussinus is what the pot-au-feu is to the French. A large cab bage is cut into quarters and put in a stewpan, with a pound each of fish (usually sturgeon), beef and mutton, an ounce of suit, aud is covered with cold water. This is allowed to cook for about four or five hours until the meat aud fish can bo shredded, when it is skimmed, seasoned with salt and pepper, and sent to table iu a deup tureeu. Attn 1'vrii Journal, ROADS IN THE COUNTRY. DEFECTS TS THE METHODS OF MAKING AND REPAIRING THEM. Cheap and Practical Measnrcs for Their Improvement Timely Uinta on an Important Matter, The greatest leading defects in the present mode of making and "repairing' the country roads, is the misapplication of labor. Sods and muck are often heaped from each side of tho track, form ing a broad ridge or "turnpike," on which vehicles are expected to travel. When long rains occur this ridge is con verted into a bed of mud, and the higher the ridge has been made the more copious the mud, and the deeper the ruts are cut by the passing wheels. The roads are thus mRde worse by the work expended on them. We offer the following suggestions for improvement, intended to effect im portant results, without resorting to the great taxes from which most of the tax payers will shrink, and which may bo effected with a comparatively modest outlay : (1.) Monthly removal of all loose stones in the road. (2.) Bi-monthly removal of all fixed stones. (3.) Making the roadway only of the hardest materials at hand. (4.) Placing a tile-drain lengthwise with and in the centre of the road. (5.) Requiring all new roads, and all repairs in old ones, raked or harrowed perfectly smooth. A few comments on these measures. The loose stones (greatly varying), if removed five times a year, will be kept clear from the track at an average cost of a dollar for ten rods, more in some localities and less in others. The fixed stones may re quire twice as much; but in any case tho expense will save many times the amount in battered and fractured wagons, chafed horses and fatigued riders. For secur ing a hard and smooth track, remove or scrape tho soft, rich top-soil and turf to the adjacent fields, where it will make excellent potato land, and use the com. vWCt subsoil. This will not cost over a dollar or two a roa, ana wni mane a per manent hard trade. A tile-drain would not cost a dollar a rod -aud would carry off much of the water whish makes muddy roads if properly placed ill-the track. This drain may be three feet deep and filled a foot with coarse grave or broken stone on the tile, then finer gravel, and either fine gravel or porous earth to the surface. The entire work of Tomoving the stones monthly, securing hard earth, and layiug tile drains, need not cost over three dollars a rod, or a thousand dollars a mile. And under a faithful and skill ful charge, nearly all could be pcftormed with the present expenditure. There is no doubt that the benefits to all who use the roads would exceed in various ways all the cost. Tho great deficiency at the present time is the common want of knowledge and appreciation of good roads and how to obtain them. Lund owners drive over the couutry, giving little attcutlon to the great difference between the two kinds and to the means which could be em ployed for obtaining the very best. Even in those exceptional instances where the natural soil is a porous gravel, which could therefore be made easily into a per feet carriage track, the surface is often left rough, or stony, or cut into ruts, or spoiled with sods and muck thought lessly thrown upon it. Every town should havo an object lesion, visible to all, where a fine specimen could always bo seeii, representing a perfect roud and tbc way iu which it could be secured. Such a lessou, it is to be hooed, would educate the rising portion of tho com. muiiity into just ideas on the subject .: Country Gentleman. A Miniature Oil Farm. In their spare hours during the past year Dr. C. J. Reynolds aud Peter Oruber, of Oil City, have been at work upon a unique exhibit on which they are now putting the finishing touches and which they will duplicate for the World's fair. It is a miniature oil lurin, com plete in ull tue details on the scale of an ineu to every hve feet. Tho farm shows ono of tho typical hillside leases to be seen along Oil Creek near Oil City. It is ubout six by twelve feet iu dimensions. Arouud it is a railroad which has thirty feet of track two inches wide, upon which au oil traiu makes a circuit every two minutes. This truiu is made up of tank cars, cars loaded with oil barrels and the tub cars iu which the crude oil is shipped. The train stops at a station, out of which the ugeut comes automati cally. On the furra are seen four pumping wells, cne drilling well, one gas well aud one derrick iu process of erection. Beside a gully, in which is a little stream of water trom a spriug near the top of a hill is an exuet counterpart of the der rick and engine-house ot the Colonel Drake well, which can be readily recog m.ed. Of the pumping wells one is pumped direct and the others are con nected by the suction rods and attach ments now in use. They are all pumped together. The derricks are fourteen inches high. On aud around tho unfin ished one rig builders ure seen at work. The drilling well is situated near the en trance to a tunnel aud the bank is cut in so as to show the operation of the tools. It is desigued that tho part thus cut awuy shall be so colored as to show the earth, suud uud rock formations eucmuitered in drilling a well along Oil Creek. A pump station, with a pipe line ex tending ton tank on top of the hill, from which another line cxteuds to a loadiug rack beside the tracks, issliotvu iu opera tion. The resi deuce of the "owner" ran be seen upon the hill, arouud it uumerouseviiicuccsof prorperity brought ubout by the striking of oil. Twenty automatic figures uie displayed. The oil ued comes from beneath the latui, as does the motive poAcr.which is supplied by electricity. The leproduetiou is ac curate and complete, uud forms a unique aud (lever piece of work, SONO. There's a nest in the orchard grasw. i And the tweet south wind, as he passes. Whispers soft and low, Blow, win!, blow I Summer will fly and birds will go: There's a song amid the orchard trees, L That is heard o'er the hum of the murmur ing bees. ; -1 And th soft south wind as he pames -.J Scarce moves the tops of the waving grasssa,' Sing, fledglings, sing I Summer will fly and birds take wing. I Jennie Jartrit, in Youth' Companicto.1 1ITJ3I0R OF THE DAY. ' Ideas loaded with words are slow gooff. Washington Star. Wise medical men do not treat somnam bulism as a pillow case. Boston Courier.' Aiail-bird has no wings at all, but he gets thoro just the same. Drake's Maqa tine. Luck is a good thing to depend upon if you have no desiro to succeed. Horn- ertUle Journal. Whv is a defeated candidate liko the earth? Because ho is flattened at the polls. Texas Silings. Judge "Single or married? (Prison er sighs deeply.) Oh, yes, I see. Mar ried." Flitgen&e Blattler. Emin Pasha has sent word from Zanzi bar that he is about to go to Ujiji, a place famous for its jays. Philadelphia Ledger. It is a curious fact that when one is seized with a consuming passion one's appetite fails miserably. St. Joseph Neics. Bismarck has had a birthday and the Emperor congratulated him by telegraph on being alive. New Orleans Picayune. There is ono business industry that has some snap to it even in bud times the whip manufacture. Lvwcll Courier. If slander did not hurt its victims there would be no particular pleasure in it for tho slanderer. JVftfl Oilcans Picay une. Two Milwaukee dentists have dissolved after a partnership of twenty-three years. They could not pull together any longer. 'Statesman. First Farmer "I suppose you heard about the cyclone over here?" Second Farmer "Yes, we got wind of it." Washington Pott. Reporter "What shall I head this hnrgftin-countcr story?" Editor "Call it 'An Hour in Woman's Paradi3e.'" aYete York Iiecorcttr. The mac who "feolsTiidlself to be dif ferent from other men" Bhouldtt'twsy8 brag about it. Dime-museum freaks"ar6, in the samo fix. Puck. It you have anything to give, give it to the "hail fellow, well met." If you have anything to lend, lend it to some body else. Dallas Newt. ' " He's so afraid he won't offend 8o long as he confines Himself to censure, he'll pretend To read between the lines. Judge.' Mistress "What would you do,' Bridget, if you cculd play the piano as well as I canl" Bridgot "Sure, I'd go on learnin' until I could play it dacently." Munsey't Weekly. "Why, Janet! What in the world is the matter with Fido?" "He's got a severe cold, dear. I think I must have left his muzzle off too suddenly, you know." London Judy. "Do you mean by this," said he, "that you wish me to ceoso calling here?" "Not at all," said she. "Papa aud mamma will always bo glad to see you." Harper's Baxar. Babies are so slow in learning to talk because they have to devote so much o! their timo and energy in trying to un derstand what in the world it is theit mothers say. SomcmilU Journal. Son Jack, when young and wild of whim, I could not put a check on him; Now, older grown, he is more meek, Aud begs me for a checme a week. Jiulfje. "Your brother, tho doutist, is very low aud torturing at pulling out teeth." "I kuow he is, but you see he's rich and ouly follows the business for the pleasure it gives him." Fliegcnde Bluet ter. "I'd like to kuow why you hired a youug woman for a type-wiitcr?" de manded Mrs. Hilow of her husband. "So I could have sumo oue to dictate to," replied tha unhappy mau. Chicaqo aVftes, There is no person iu tho world so self-conscious us the man who has just had his moustache shaved off, unless it bo tho woman who found out that her dress doesn't haug even. Boston Tran script. "Which one of us do you think the handsomer 1" n.ked ono of the two pretty girls. "It is impossible for me to com pare you," said tho diplomatic youug man. "You are both iucompuruble." Indianapolis Journal. "Mamma," said a precocious young ster at tho tea table the otiier evening, after a long aud yearning gao toward il plate of doughnuts, "Mair.inu, 1 think I could stand another ono of those fried holes. " Drake's Magazine, Mrs. da Kidd "If you want a name . at once graceful, aristocratic aud unique for your baby, why don't you have it copyrighted? Authors are entitled to a full right ou the title of th'-ir owu works. Muniuy'i Wctkly. Iu Court: "Have you anything to say iu your defou.se, prisoner'" "Xothiui, your Honor, except that I inado a mis take iu tho uuiuber of the house. I did not ut all intend to biv tlc into tint , house." b'licjcmU L'lattter. "I hear that Mis. Harlow is disputing her late husbaud's will." "Why, I thought ho left everything to her." he did, but she never let tlio old m m have his own way. It's a matter of principle with her." YVi York Sun. All in the Family: "You cau't do uuy busiueis with me," said tlu m-w settler to tho village doctor. "1 intend to I n my awn doctor." "Thai's nil right," re turned the physician. "Let m: intra duce you to my brother, the uudeiUU er." ycia Yvrk J.viUr,
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