THE FOREST REPUBLICAN
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J. E. WENK.
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STRESS
mnoiuoii. '
Pennsylvania coal sells cheaper in Italy
uiau Welsh conl.
Probably one-third of the 20,000,000
ouls estimated to Inhabit the Congo basin
i.H cannibal.
lu one part of Mexico soap is usod as
currency. "When thoir relations with
tho United States bocoino a littlo mora
intimate' predicts tho Courier-Journal,
"thciio Mexicans may lcain what aoap J
was really made for."
Tho total consumption of nnrk nrn.
ducts, exclusive of lard, in tho United
States lust year, Is estimated at 8,6.r3..
000,000 pouiuls, which would make an
average annual consumption per capita
oi about urty-cight pounds.
A western Kansas man says that see-
tion of tho Stato has a great futuro bo-
lore it. There is nothing that grows in
the temperate rone that docs not flourish
there. Nothing is luckiug but water,
ami that is being supplied by irrigation.
Tho Japanese women must bellove in
substitutional atonement, declares the
New York Mail and Krpress, for Prince
Ueorgo of Greece says that two of them
attempted suicide in expiation of their
countryman t murderous attack upon tho
izarewitcli.
Bays tho Pittsburg Comme.e'al Bulle.
tin: "The discussion as to tho menus
of remedying our immigration evils
seems to fall short of the cist of the mat-
ter. The remedy that must euro the
evils is one that will be applied not on
111,8 81uo of the waters, but on tho Euro
pean side."
Thcro aro eighteen, counties In Pcnn
aylvania that havo no dobt. Tbcv are
Lehigh, Beaver, Cameron, Ccntor, Co
lumbia, Erie, Forest, Prnuklln, Orcon,
Lawrence, Mercer, Montour, Perry,
Pike, Sullivau, Susquehanna, Wyoming
and York. Tho combined debt of all
tho other counties combined is $58,079,
972.
Tho Hartford rimes has ascertained an
interesting fact illustrative of the mar.
velous duvelapmeut of tho country. It has
found an aged couple who havo returned
to Connecticut after au absence of fifty
threo years. It took them, in 1838, to go
from Glasconbury to their now western
homo iu wild Illinois, three weeks and
two days. Thoy havo come back iu one
lay and two mghts.
Trustworthy authorities stato that in
eastern New Mexico nearly 000,000
of fruit and farm lands hnvo been re
claimed by tho construction of storago
reservoirs and irrigating canals during
the past two yearn. Several corpora
tions organized for such work aro now
seeking capful in tho East. The above
shows that private capital can be secured
for irrigation schemes that promise good
results.
M.iny English manufacturers aro said
to actually regard an English degroe iu
the light of a disqualification, so that
most of tho posts of "word chemists'
ore hold by non-graduates. Apparently,
says tho New York Time, they prefer to
truia ' their own meu that is, to give
them such ati education in researches as
bears ou particular problems which they
themselves havo to solve or to take
them from tliu laboratories of general
analysts, where new problems present
themselves from timo to time.
As India is a strong competitor with
tho Uuited States iu the production of
wheat, tho AVie York Tiints maintains
that any tiustworthy statistics iu regard
to its agriculture aro uitercstiuir. A re
ctut census, carefully taken, shows tho
population of that heterogenous country
to be 28(1,000,000 persons, while the
total area of tho country is less than
900,000 square miles. Comparing these
llgures with those relating to the Uuited
Mates, wo 65,000,000 of population on
an area of 3,600,000 square miles, or
less thau one-fourth of tho population on
four times tho area u ratio of one to
sixteen as compared with populous India.
m mo rroviuco or .Uengal there are
9,000,000 more people than in the
United States upon one twenty-third of
our area. The number per square mile
is 474 persons, but takiug the cultivated
land only thcro arc 715 to each square
mile. Iu tho United-States we have but
one inhabitant to thirty-six acres, and
to about five of cultivated laud. Ben
gal is almost wholly agricultural, and
yet supports this vast population. An
other agricultural proviuco, the most
productive in wheat iu all the Indiau
Empire, has 413 persons to the square
mile, which, as compared with Germany,
is equivalent to moru than twice the
number of people ou less thau half tho
area, or a ratio of more than four to one.
The increase of the Indian population is
about elovea per cent, iu ten years, aud
at present the iucrease is larger iu tho
towns aud cities, where manufactures
are beiug established iu tho railroad
ceutrcs, thau iu the agricultural districts.
orest
VOL. XXIV. NO.
IN THE CtVEFU
fiutterfly,
Flutter by(
thror the clover,
TJntVr the sky.
Sail and falter and fall.
And cling to the fragrant spray;
Shift and shirk.
No weather for work
Falls on a summer dayi
Dumbfobee,
Tumble frm
Into the bloom of the tulip tree;
Lease your bustle and boom,
owing on a stamon and sing,
Or- clutch a flagon frail and fine,
And drowsily drink the wine,
And rest yourrumbllug wing.
Meadowlark,
Glow like a mark
That will set the Holds ailro
Tenderly whistle
On top of a thistle
"turileo" to your mate up higher
lu a dusky locust true.
There I There!
Away goes care.
And a dream comes over me.
A boy tired out with play,
On asumm?r holiday,
In the flTAaa Mn hntil nnl finnn
Whllothebuttcrrly goes ftutturingovor,
Between blue sky and purple clover,
And the bumblelm bumbles
And whirls and tumble.
Where the moadowlurk's nest
And Iter golden breast
Hive clover
All over ,
For cover.
Maurice Thompson, in St. Nicholas.
A SUMMER IDYL
11V AGNKS OlFKOHD.
Gwcndoliuo mot her aunt. Mrs. itf...
combe, at tho little station and drovo
her up in her own phaeton.
is any one hcreT" asked Mrs. New
combe as they rolled along tho hard
white road between low irrran tlnl.la
cither hand.
"I mean snv one in'cn." n.n.,.i
Mrs. Newcombo with hor soft littlo
laugh.
"Warfh'ld is here Eilmm Viiri1,.M n
said Gwendoline, decking a fly oil Jer
ry Biunuing coal with her whip.
a u i i uai is pleasant for you."
"Pleasant I" cried the vnmitrnr lad it
with a note of petulance in her voice!
"I don't think so. It's a bore."
Miss Vent Dor's dnrk. hnmlanmn f,m
settled in moody lines. Sbo looked liko
her mother. She had not taken ufter
her father, who was a blondo. But her
father's youngest sister, the littlo widow,
was very liko him. Mrs. Ni !WCflllllMl llml
a charming fairness aud liquid eyes. Sho
never I joked worldly.
"Isn't he thouLdit a irnnil nnrti!"
, . , o n r
inquired.
Gwendolino mado another brusque
movement with her whip,
"Oh, I suppose so. He's rich, if
that s what you mean. And he has no
incumbcrance. No mother nr aitra
Miss Vcutnor laughed. "That ought to
uc a rccommenuation. A i nw'i fnm.
ily is dreadfully tiresome an awful
bore."
A dOL'-CIirt. with a nnnrurfiil hnnn
harnessed to it. anncarcd nhnil nf t.hniu
As the gentleman who was driving it
came uoreast oi the phaeton he raised
his hat.
"That's Ediar Warnol.1." sni.l n.
doliue a inomcut later.
"IIo is uood looking. You urn Imnl
to pieaso, Gwen."
"Ob, I dou't know. I might liko
him well enough as a friend if ho would
stop aniuying me."
Annovintr vou?"
'Oh. hanirini? around."
Mrs. Ventnor was on tho niazza nf Mm
coiiuge as tuey arovo up. She followed
her sister-in-law to her room.
"I m awfully clad vou havo rnnin.
ruojoe. it win be a boou to Owomln
line to have vou. I wish vnu would tiu
sensibly to hor, by the way. She is trifling
nuuau excellent chance of settling iu
uie.
"Dovoumeau Mr. WarHldl" aoLl
Mrs. Newcombe. rcmovinir hnr ibiintu
, n J
close traveling hat aud lomr cauze veil
before tho toilet tablo. "Gwendoline
lias been telling mo about him.''
lYuai aid sho say l '
"Sho said he bored her."
"Nonseuse! He's milv inn fjsiwl nf
her. He's a very ufTectinmitn f,.n,,.
and he's been desperately bliio since tho'
uruiu oi uis moiuer, to whom ho was
devoted. IIo looks for svmnnthv
Gwendoline, and he does not tet it.
Billy girl that she is I You're looking
very well, Phccbe. Gray is so becoming
to you. Now, Gwendoline can't wear
gray at all. Vivid, rich colors suit her
style. Woll. I will leave vou tn ilnui
We dine at 6:30. Probably Mr. War-
field will droi iu this evening, f nak ,.,l
him. At diuner Mrs. Newcombo was in
gray again, the most delicate, pearly
gray, against which her throat and face
looked fair as a sea bIihII (lu-nd.,lii...
who was dressed iu transparent black,
i i. . . . 1
iiuu a uuucu oi reu gerauiums at her
breast.
"You make a pretty contrast," smiled
Mr. Ventnor, glancing from his youug
sister to his daughter.
When they rose from table, where they
had lingered, Gwendoline passed her
baud through her aunt's arm
"There! I knew he would appear be
fore the day was over," Miss Veutuor
murmured, impatiently.
"Whot"
'Edgar Waraeld."
Aud Mrs. Newcombe saw the young
man's slight, well-built ligure, iu its
quiet mourning clothes, approach by tho
carriago-way that spanned the lawn.
. "You cau't run away now, Gwen,"
she said softly. "It isn't deceut. Be
civil to the poor fellow, at least."
She disengaged herself geutly from
her niece's clasp. And after the formali
ty of Introduction hail beeu followed by
a few words betweeu herself and the
young man she waudered away with oae
o( her sweet, indulgeut smiles aud re
entered the Uoum),
17. TIONESTA,
'She's a dear little Mdncr
aid jniss uwen c Inn Hhrm.flo fll.
inir tho littlo L'rav fiVure with hnr brill.
iant eyes. "Don't you think she's pret
ty?" r
"I don't know. You cun't expect one
to kuow, saia nr. warhold with inten
tion. "I Wish." Miss Vfintnnr Ttninw
knitting her fine brows, "that you would
not say such ridiculous thiugsl"
"Do you call thorn ridiculous!'' askod
tuo young man wim a shade of pallor on
uis cuecK.
"Yes," curtly.
The young man looked down and
traced a pattern on tho gravel with tho
end of his stick.
"Yon are awfully hard on a fellow,"
he said In a moment without lnnWinrr m
"Well, there is one thing," cried tho
young muy, -you can BUiuU it. All men
can.
Her father's voico was calling her from
tho house. Mr. Ventnor wanted some
music. Gwendoline must sing for him.
v,ome, juss, i it tolerate no shirk
ing! ho threatened jocosely
I'm dot likely to shirk," ttunoudce l
.....j ... n, nmiuumjc.i
uie young lauy doiow her hrcatu as sho
bent over the piauo near which Mrs. New-
COmbe Rat. "T'm ton munh rnlinvnd
be freed from our visitor for a while."
Ah, my deart you're a cruel girl.
You re brcakimr that noor fnllnw'a hnnrt "
murmured that little widow.
"Not at all likelv." rnsnnndnd Miss
Ventnor preluding brilliantly.
-Mrs. Newcombe had retreated tn the
embrasure of a window. Mr. Ventnor
-
had ensconced himself in mi nrni.nhnir
nnd Mrs. Ventnor sat, murmuring iu un-
ucnoncs to one or two neighborly neigh
bors of her own Hfrn. Mrs VnarMmim
mndo a littlo kindly sign to Edgar War-
ueiu, who Btooa vaguely near her, and
he dropped, with instant cratitndn. ii.tn
a chair by the window, There was in
this pretty woman's soft eyes a look of
undflrstaodincr tlin flir.mitinn nnl .n tnfl.
mHtiou of frieudlincss toward him which
moved tho young man deeply.
Gwendoline suntr Ulnir nftnr Bnni. in
her full, rich voico, and Mrs. Newcombo
sat genuy agitating nor lau nnd listen
iug with smilintr attention
"I know no one's voico that charms
me as docs Gwendoline's," sho said, in
a littlo pause, turning to Edgar Warfield.
Ho felt his heart warming to Miss
Ventnor s youug aunt.
"Miss Ventnor 's voico is wonderfully
i.:n:. H i . - ... . . v
ormiaui, no saiu, witu a lover s for
mality.
"Yes, but it is uot tho brilliancy
alone. That is a secondary matter,
tnouga it is tho most obvious, perhaps.
Gwendoline's voice is full of feeling, too.
nut it is like herseir.
Haunted on the surface
Kduar Warfield felt as Minnrrli hia
.. - - --- -- a- -
wound was being touched by the gentlest,
most uea nig oi sympatnetic ungers.
HlS hnnrt hntit nuinlrlv iVliot n' .r.a.
j. ,. ., UB41U-
ltg, speaking voico this young aunt of
Gwendoline s had, too. And how
quaintly, delicately nrnttr shn WIU. ITf.r
- r 1 - . .'
color had the charming daiutiness, her
smue me iascinating demuroness of a
vouil!? Quakeress. Or una It. tha anft
" - - , - - - -
gray dress with the line of dazzling neck
uoui8 auovu umpones oi loamy lace,
that mado her look so? Miss Ventnor
called her "Aunt Phrebe." Tho funny,
oia-iasnioueu name suited this exquisite
littlo person, somohow. In this light
sue scarcely looked oklor than Gwendo
nue. uui, oi course, siio must DO.
When tho singing was over Mr. Vent
nor proposed cards. Mrs. Ventnor
rapidly assorted couples, but Gwendo
Hue. with a rauid counter -manmnvrA.
headed her off.
"I can only play with papa," sho as
sorted with decision. "No nnn nlsn nn
derstands my play."
"Thou will Mr. Warfield play with
me?'' said Mrs. Nmvr-omh And In Vm.
charming glauce and smile the grateful
juuug muu agaiu reau a iuii appreciation
of the bearings of his case aud an inten
tion to befriend him, to help him on.
uwcnuonue, even with her fathers
vaunted understanding of her play, made
a numoer ot Plunders in her character
isucuuy recKicss iasuion and talked a
(rood deal in brusnun. rrian vtk-rusna
throwiug down her cards with her largej
shapely hand, uudisguisedly brown by
exposure to the sun aud air.
But Mrs. Newcomb's littlo whito paw,
which crept out, with a glisten of rings
upon it, as gently as a kitten's, only
i) laved its cards to malcu trii-ka nn.l V,.
u niiiuuiu, wuo was a meiuoaicai ana
conscientious vouuir num. was vnirnnlv
grieved aud gratified ; tho former that
tho charming Gwcudoliuo should bo so
carelesslv imlilTnrnnt tn a rmoil rrftum nt
whist, aud the latter that ho, with his
partner s ncip, suouid uo makiug so good
a showing.
Ou his way homo that evoninsr hn aui.l
to ininscil that he honed tiwnndn nn'a
uuut would remain with her some litlln
tuuo. She mm'ht havo au influence, lfn
had fullen in love with Mr. Yontnor's
beautiful damrhter becausn nf tlmt. HI.
ana-like independence which seemed to
asa. uoiuing oi mau, that brilliant, vir
L'iuinal unconsciousness, that llir nf nnvnr
having bowed her stately young head to
sacnuee or to sentiment, winch sat upon
her with so bright a radiance. But now
ho asked himself, with a sigh, whether
tho more conventional feminine charms
and virtues did not make a girl more
convenient and comfortable to get on
with. Perhaps if Gwendoline could bo
softened a little just a littlo by the
coutugion of her youug uuiit's delightful
manner, it might be aa added attraction
to tho proud young beauty. How very
womanly Mrs. Newcomb's mauuur was.
And she looked so girlish, too. Ho re
membered now that ho had heard the
Veutnors say that she had married very
young, aud that her husband had beeu
s great deal older than herself. He had
died, leaving her very little property,
ami sue naa never loved him. It was
hard, Edgar Warfleld's manly and chiv
alrous heart" felt, with a glow, that so
kindly, so dear aud sweet a littlo woiuau
should have had to bear anything sad iu
her life.
The next day Gwendoline had a letUr
from a friend bidding her come to make
her a vuiit of some weeks.
Republican
PA., WEDNESDAY,
"And sho is iroinir. my dear?" cried
poor Mrs. Ventnor. in dismnv. tn Pliralm
Newcombo. "Nothlnir I can say will
keep her."
"Hear Owen, whnt nf Mr Wurflnhl t"
asked tho littlo widow of her nicco.
"I imagine Mr. Warfield is ablo to
take care of himself, is tin nnU" n.
claimed the young lady.
one leit ou the morrow and sho was
Rrino three weeks. On hnr mfnm aim
learned that hor young aunt's visit was
noon m u raw to a close.
"Mr. Warfinld linH Unon hnrn a rfmnt
deal," the girl's mother told her, "audit
i. i . i .... .
lie iihs not uociaed long ago to discon
tinue his attentions to vnu vnu mnvMmnk
Plm-bo for it. I think sho tried to make
him see that you would listen to reason
some day. Ho was here aijain this morn
ing. Wo did not expect you, quite on
this train , you know, so they started for
ft little walk Phusbe aud Mr. Warfield.
Aren't they coming up now?"
Mrs. Ventnor was near sighted, but
her daUL'hter w.is not.- Tim loitnr rrlnir.,.,l
out of tho window and saw, very slowly
moving up tuo path, her aunt, with her
i jurnj iicwi uroopcuj and jvigar
pretty nead droopedj arid Edgar War-
field, With his head drooped, too. As
they came in view of the house both
I hnaAa ..:. .1.4 1 1.1 1 ..
"Is it they?" ropoatod Mrs. Ventnor.
But Gwendoline had, apparently, not
Imnrd ithr ,..;..
"And so you aro iroinir awav to lnavn
us
later in the day.
"Ymi imfni-mnntoi,. ,i t
- , v.. , , UDqiQSV Hl-IUUI
TOW. and Mrs. Newcnmhn rtnasnd hnr
II I r . y . . .
soft hand about her niece's arm.
Gwendoline disengaged herself.
'tis suaii miss you.
"How shall we cot on without m lit.
tie aunt, Mr. Warfield?" said Miss Vent
nor tO the VOUniT man Wltllln a fnur rlnua
"I begin to think sho was tho solo at
traction for you in our house. You havo
deserted us since she loft."
A color camo into tho voumr nmn'n
cheek.
"Why, not at oil, not at all! I I as-
sure you; I havo had certain thines on
my mind of late. In fact, I think of go-
illtf UD to town to-morrow " iri.on.rur
ness stumbled and grew lame.
"uo your
Two weeks later.
"My Deati Arrvr Prrrpni- toi, nr.
' i I UVU .1 . i
Warfield left for town lm snt.1 n..,. m
questioniong him, that ho thought he
might see you. What I am going to ask
you to tell you to do is very, very deli
cate. I wonder if
in such a predicament before? But you
Know tnat I am nothing if not fearless
ni I i ' - -' a I.I1IUO. lUUb IU
The feeling is not this case the fearlessucss will nit be cou
' I stmnd aa ImM
and Independent. And I think
tl..... 2
rn i n.lA. tl. i
"..uu,, v.iu nuooiunanying rin7
was given me pressed upon me weeks
ago by a person whom I need not men-
I ti..n tT i j .. . ,
..ut.. no ucou mat wueuever i could
think well of what he urged upon me
the day I tried his ring on my fWcr (in
I inst . I U7nld ao,M i : .1
J-v ""- llll IU HUD, ilOCU.
ing more. Ho will understand. I do
not know his address just now. Perhaps'
inn nn Will 1.1 I
u.u ;uu lu-auuras me little'
package, then? Yours, Gwen. !
"JUT JJkab Owkndoli.nk I am afraid
thero has been flomn rrrnnt mUlnla n-i.. :
is, I fear I don't know how to say it 1
out, pernaps he I mean Edgar forgot
about the nn. Tim truth ia ,i,.r,0i ,
Gwendoline, wo are engaged I" Xcu
1 ork Mercury.
What Ouo Blast Sid.
Tho papers have lately montionpd Imw
many prominent mines nf Mm mn.i.o
were discovered by chance. There is a
scrap to be added ia tho history of the
Cortez mines. Simeon W mlvin hail run
tho Garrison tunnel at great expense and
wi icit a poor man, owingTiis creditors
4150,000. There was not. n r i.m.l nl
ore in sight whereby the debt might bo
iHiu. as a last resort, with a forlorn
hope, after the mum hid !, i.,.j
simoon weuben drilled a hole iu tho
hanging wall and blasted out a huge
ineeu oi tock. wnicn tin tmm.i tn i,a
most a solid block of metal, and part of
au immense veiu wined had Ueeu parul
Icled hundreds of feet. This fortunate
last effort marked r sinldm, nli,,., i,
seldom falls to tho lot of man. It was
Weubau. the mmr m.in tl,.. ii,,... i.
. , -- l '.""11.1, ire-
fore that blast was firod; it was Simeon
. " u OCWUll
thereafter. Tha firat mmith'a
ivcnoan. me mn innmrn mi ... t
little mill gave him 30,000, and ever
siuce ue nas grown more wealthy. The
mine is the best navintr iirnnnrtn n nrn.
vada at the present time. Central Xe-
'There' Muny a Slip 'Ttvixt tho Cnp
unu tno Lip. '
Ancinus. Kimr of tlin T.nl nrrnt in fit,
a - ' uci-
mos (au island in tho Grecian Archipol
ago), plauted a vineyard; aud so heavily
did he oppress his slaves, tlmt n.
them, it is said, prophesied to him that
ho would never live to taste the wine
thereof, heu tho wmo was made, ho
seut for his slave and said: "What do
you think of your prophecy now?" Tho
siuvo mado auswer: "There's many a
slip twixt tho cup aud tho lip." The
words were scarcely uttered when An
ciens was informed that a ill I,- i,..,i
broken into his viucyard, aud was laying
it waste. Anciuus, setting down the cup
untasted, hastened to attuck mid drive
out the boar ; but he was killed iu tho
eucouffter. Detroit Free 7Vfs.
Tha Lost Gold Train.
Iu 1800 Captain Alexandre M.Ozcrsky,
in commaud of a military guard, loft
lrkoutsk, Siberia, with a traiu heavily
laden with gold oro from the Siberian
mines, to convey it to Itussia. Since then
absolutely nothing has been heard of of
iioer, men or traiu. They seem to havo
as completely disappeared as though the
crust of tho earth hadopeued, drew them
in aud closed hIiovh thnm Mini .
couriers leave St. Petersl illrrr thnv invari .
ably carry with them copies of a ukase
published in the Omciul Monitor which
reminds Itussiau subiecU of tha furL in
this strange case, ami calls upon them to
exercise themselves in assi-tiug the Gov
eiumeut to solve the mystery, lca-yune.
AUG. 10, 1891.
SCIENTIFIC And industkial.
Pacific const uses English coal.
Electric buggies aro announced.
Perfumery is mado from coal tr.
An underground railway for Berlin is
boing discussed by German engineers.
It is estimated that nt least 1,000,000
pounds of rubber ore annually used for
bicycle tiers.
Tho telephone cables laid beneath tho
streets of Berlin are estimated to meet
the requirements 30,000 subscribers, the
present number being 13,000.
Coal in tho Province of Almeria, in
Spain, is so dear that there is a great re
joicing over the discovery of on inferior
quality in a largo vein near Albanchez.
A recent English invention is a
machine which bends tubes without tho
necessity of filling them with some yield
ing material to preserve an accurate sec
tion. An electric wire ia Pittsburg parting,
fell to the ground and within two inches
of a pedestrian, who, though not touchod
by tho wire, received a rather severe
shock.
An cloctric car in St. Paul, Minn.,
while passing tho end of a bridge in a
heavy rain recently, was struck by light
ning. The car was set nn flrn nnd tho
machinery rendered useless. Not ono of
the passengors was injured.
Among tho novelties is nn inflatable
rubber chamber for bathers. It passos
arounu tno pust underneath tho arms,
making it possible for a bather to float
in an erect position without fatiguo. It
can bo inflated when desired by mcaus
oi a tuoo attached to the neck.
Herr Bombel, an apothecary nnd cbcm
ist of Neueuhaus, Germany, claims tc
hnvo discovered a process by which the
lymph which Dr. Koch iuveuted may be
purged oi its oantierous qualities. Ex
periments With lvtnnh an mirnl nr
i saia to nave met with great succcs
Some of tho single plates of armor fot
the armored cruiser Maino, building ut
tho Brooklyn (N. Y,) Navy Yard, will
weigh fifty tons. A special crane is in
construction at Alliance, UIuo, to haudlo
the Maine's armor. Tho crauo will bo
mounted on a railway ruuniug around
me edge oi tno stono dry dock.
Tho rato of crowth of corals is difll
cult to estimate. At tho meeting of tho
Academy of Natural Sciences, of Phila
delphia, Professof Heilprin exhibited o
specimen oi rontcs astrceoidcs which
had been taken from an anchor cast in
tho autumn of 1883. IIo estimated that
the annual amount of increase was
scarcely ooe-tweutieth of nn inch. .
An attempt is to be mado by Dr. II.
ttwi'im ni- mo j'.nsiera uispensary, snu.
nted in the tenement district of Now
York City, to furnish to tho poor at A
low price sterilized milk. It is hoped
py this means to prevent tho anpallina
mortality among the children of this
class. Tho plan was initiated on a small
scale last summer by Dr. Koplik, who
reports favorablo results in tho majority
of cases.
A machine has recently been invented
ny a ruiiaacipnia man by which electric
power can be introducod into n dwcllins
house, or, iu fact, any building, with
but slight expense. Tho ba-tisof the in
vention is a practical uso of tho power
of atmospheric gravity. Tho gravity, or
weight of the atmosphere at sea level,
will raise water in a vacuum thirty-threo
feet. Tho invention consists of a pro
cess of forcing water out of a vacuum
placed on the roof of a building nnd
keeping tho air out at tho same time.
Tho water is forced to tho vacuum, is
then driven into a tank, and iu descend
ing has sufficient power to drive a wheel.
Below the wheel the water can be col
lected into a shallow tank and led back
into the tank from which it first caui'u,
forming a contiuuous stream.
Fishing With a Club.
Here is a fish story that is absolutely
true. Ou lost Friday E. M. Terrill and
Zudoc Betlinrds, two farmers living a
short distance east of this place, wont
down on the creek bottom where tho
water had overflowed to catch or kill
fish. There is a deep ravine ruun'ng
from the creek up in the bottom, dug
there to drain the water oil, aud beside
this deep ravine furrows had been plowc 1
in many directions up tho bottom to at
tract the water to the ravine. The water
was all over this bottom on Thursday
and large fish from the creek wont up
this ruvine and many of them went out
in the plow furrows iu quest, we sup
poso, of sometliiug to cat. On Friday
the waters began falling, and of course
tho fish began drifting back to the creek
so as uot to be left out iu the bottom.
Mr. Terrill anil Mr. Bethatds situated
themselves along the furrows aud watched
ior me nsu to pass by. 1 ae hist one
killed was a large Gormau carp, weigh
ing eight pounds. They killed iu all
seven fish four German carp and threo
buffalo, all of them together wcighiug
thirty pounds. We believe thero are
more largo fish in the rreuk m ar this
place than in any other stream in trio
county. It has overflowed its buuks per
haps half a dozen times duriug the spring
when other streams would only bo tilled
half bank full and hih water attracts
fish upstream. Many more large fish
were seen by Messrs. Terrill ami Bctli
ards that they were unable to kill. Thoy
used sticks or clubs iu killing tlieiu,
strikim; them across the buck. HUnibj
vitle (Mo.) Herald. '
'Fighting Joe's" WaUhkfy.
A watchkey was found on Lookout
Mountain recently which probably be
longed to Geuerul Hooker. The key is
in the shape of a butterfly, with wings
outspread. Ou oue side is engraved a
pointer dog ut a full stand hear u clump
of rushes. Across this is inscribed iu
bold, plaiu letters: "November 15. Joe
Hooker. Jb63." Upon the other side
is a pair of crossed bowiu knives. The
swivel and the key cylinder have woru
away, but the main part oi t ie relic is ia a
fine stale of preservation. Yti l'vii
S1.50 PER ANNUM.
WONDERS OF THE DEEP.
A GREAT FISHERIES EXHIBIT AT
THE WORLD S FAIB.
Outlines the Maicniflrpiit Show to tin
KxiMctcd Urlct History of Fish
ery Expostt Ions.
One of the most intcrestiL-j exhibits
at the World's Columbian Exposition
will be that of Fish nnd Fisheries. Cap
tain J. W. Collins, of the Fish and Fish
eries Department of the Exposition, says:
Everything that science has rrscued
from tho depths of ocean, Sea, lake or
river, will be displayed at the forthc'om-i
ing fisheries exhibit inhabitants of
deep sea grottos, the coial nnimal
builder of islands and continents sea
anemones that blossom miles below tho
surface of the oeean, monstrous devil
fish, sharks and other terrors of thedcop
will be seen, beside the speckled beauties
of stream or lake, plobian catfish, perch
and sucker, suggestive of tho boyish
aiiglor and tho shallow stream. From
ocean depths will be brought specimens
of subaqueous lifo so marvclously deli
cate, ftnd so fichly beautiful that tho
microscope will only reveal, In part,
thoir wondrous beauty and film-like
tracery. The methods, too, by which
tne mysteries of tho deep are penetrated,
the paraphernalia of tho United States
Fish Commission, tho inventions by
which tha finny tribe is cultured, the
wonderful progress ma lo iu tho art of
fish farming, in addition to tho imple
ments of commercial fishing and the lat
est tackle for angling all of these will
be displayed to their fullest extent.
The idea of a fishery exhibition seems
to have originated with the Dutch, aud
to thorn belongs tho honor of having in
augurated displays of this kind. Tho
first exhibition of this description was
held ot Amsterdam in 1861, and for sev
eral years this was reputed to have been
tho best display of its kind, though, in
the meantime, there had been several
similar ones elsewhere. Much care was
exercised iu drawing up tho programmo,
which, all things considered, was a com
prehensive one, and tho display so far as
it went was a thoroughly practical pre
sentation of tho fisheries, and tho several
arts connected therewith. The second
fisheries exposition was opened nt Ber
gen, Norway, on tbo 1st of August, 1865.
In arranging their programme tho Norwe
gians copied closely after tho Dutch; all
kinds of fishing apparatus for the capturo
of aquatic animals, from the whale to tho
shrimp, being included, besides models
of fish-curing establishments, and various
forms of sea products. In the following
year (1866), a third fishery exposition
was onened at Arrlinrhmi
it seems that theFrcnch were determined
to leave no stono' unturned to render fish
lug popular in their country, for a littlo
later, in the summer of that year, thcro
was nlso a similar exhibition at Boulogne,
the latter place, however, boing far less
favorably situated than Archschon.
The success of the expositions at Ar
chachon and Boulogne seems to have in
cited other countries to follow the ex
ample of tho French, for in 18C7 thero
was a display of fish and fisheries at tho
Hacrue. while the c rhihitinna h.-ld nt tt,
same time at Aarhuus, in Denmark, aud
at Vienna, though to a certain extent
general agricultural shows, nevertheless,
were chiefly remarkable for the presenta
tion of material Illustrative nf tlin ttuh.
erics and the industries connected there
with. Comparatively littlo was shown.
however, beside BoeciniRn nf Hull nml
tho Danish nllair was not, strictly speak
iug, a suocess. Sweden, was tho next
to follow, a display of this kind being
opened at Gothenburg in 1867.
In 1868 France nniin tnnV Mm l,.n.,l
tho Havre Exposition being iuaugiuated
in Juno of that year under favorable
auspices. Strange to suy, so far as it
known, pickled mackerel wero shown
for the first time on this occasion, uml
wero lookod upon as a novelty. For the
next four years things were at rest, but
in 1871 the Ituliuus entered the tlnhl a
fishery exhibition being held at Naples
that year. This was, however, compara
tively unimportant, and after its close
littlo was douo by tho promoters of fish
ery displays until 1878, wheu the pisei
culturul exhibition was held at the West
minster Aquarium, Loudon; but, owing
to tho hasto with which tho allaii
was gotteu up, tho result was un-
Eatiatactory. During the same yeai
(1878) tho Germans begun to talk o(
holding au international fisheries exhi
bition ut Berlin, and invitations wero
sent out to ull countries to participate.
After two years of preparation the exhi
bition was opened on the 2lith of April,
uy mo trowu i-riucc oi ucriuauy.
Among those who gave prizes were the
Emperor, Empress, tho Crown Prince,
the King of Saxony, nnd several of the
archdukes of tho empire. It is now s
matter of history that tho display made
by the I'nitcd States on this occasion fut
exceeded that of auy other nation in com
prehensiveness and in the variety of the
objects shown. The first prize of the
Emperor was awarded to America foi
the completeness of its display, while a
large number of medals, etc., were re
ceived by private American exhibitors.
Curiously enough, the English, from
beiug, apparently, tho least interested,
become tho most zealous advocates of
fishery displays, and April 18, 18S1,
tho Prince of Wales opened a national
exhibition of this kind at Noiwieh.
This proved so bui t es.sfiil that it was fol
lowed tha uext jear by the International
Fishery Exposition at Edinburgh.
Tho Great International Fisheries Ex.
position was held ut Loiidou, iu lNt3.
It was perhaps one of the most impor
tant events iu the history of the fisheries
of the world, and did more to advance
these interests tliun hud beeu doue iu
many years previously.
But ou uo previous occasion lias there
been such a beautiful and tilting setting
for a fishery exposition us that which
has been designed for the Exposition ut
Chicago, iu 18'J.i, where it is hoped there
will bo gathered such a display us has
uover beeu seen iu America, aud one
that will eclipse all piccodiug fishery ex.
positious.
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ARTFULCUPID.
As I went wont walking down the dale
Master Cupid ran beside me,
And with many a winsome tale '
Laughingly the trickster plied me.
Seeking with his subtle art
Entrance to my guarded heart.
"Nay," said I, "'tis no avail." f
Yet thn little rngue doflwl me;
"Ah," said ha, "I never fail;
None hath ever yet denied me. "
Thou shalt see what cunning art
I can practice on tho heart."
"Braggart boy I I pass unharmed;
Boasting hath undono tliw, stupid." '
On I walked, forewarned, forrurood,
Bmlllng back at Mastnr Cupid,
Vainly with his vaunted art
Seeking entrance to my heart.
As I looked I saw ha wept ,
O'er the sad defeat hefore hint.
Ah, my sentries must havo slept I
As I bent In pity o'er him, ,
For the imp of wondrous art
Ieaped into my open heart.
-Willis B. Hawkins, in Detroit Frccircs.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Tha board of health Threo square
meals a day.
Merely a species of pitchfork A tun
ing fork. Union Pott.
Adam was proudly conscious that ho
never made a mistake iu his boyhood.
Texas Siflinqi.
Tho work of a tramp is very scarce,
and the demand for it is very great.
Chicago Timet.
The detective who is going round at
all hours reminds ouo of a hunting case
watch. Puck.
Women look into the back of a book
first, because they always waut to havs
tho last word. Puck.
How much moro detcstablo a fault ap
pears when wo cau traco it to somo ouo
whoso station iu life wo envy l
True to some deep, mystoriom law
Unfathomed hy the student.
The furnace now henius to draw
That all the wint"r wouldn't.
-Veiu York Yes.
When you begin to arguo with a mau
nnd he talks loud, walk oft nnd leave
him. Vou cau't convert him. Unlealon
News.
'Tramp "Can you put mo on to
something?'1 Fanner (whistling) "No,
but I can put something ou to you."
Epocli.
Art Professor "Wlmt is a medium"
tint or color usually called f" Pupil (tim
idly) "Modi-ochrc, isn't it?" Detroit
Free Pres.
Hichcs hnvn winrrs. Wlmt. tlwv n.m1
-- J
according to the average man's idea, is
a tail that will steer them his way.
Somenille Journal.
"I am going to Venice," said the
bauker. "What to?" asked tho cyni
cal friend. "To seo how they keep
bauks afloat." Truth.
"Does stamp collecting pay?" usks a
contributor. It does. Several men hava
made largo fortunes out of stamp collec
tors. .Niu York H cordtr.
"I really don't know how to get rid of
young Van Arudt. He is such a persis
tent aud devoted admirer of mine."
"Why dou't you marry hiiui"
Why is a mercurial temperament con
sidered a drawback in a student? It
certainly should help him iu takiug Lis
degrees. Ualtimoro American.
He was a mau who braced about
His lineage so much tint ho
Was liy his noilihors taken out
And haugej u)ioii his family tree.
Detroit free Press.
Mr. Oldie "Why, daughter, you
broko that young fellow ull up."
Daughter (who knows him) "Oh, that's
all right. It's his normal condition."
nashinyton Star.
"I havo such au Indulgent husband,"
said littlo Mrs. Doll. "Yes, so Georgo
says," respouded Mrs. Spiteful. "Some
times indulges too much, doesn't hef"
Boston Transcript.
Whon he was young ha thought bo kuew
About as much as anyone;
But now be thiuks ho ma le a slip
IIo is "uot iu it" with his sou.
Wfc.
Mrs. Brown "I wonder why Dr.
Fiun didn't bowl" Mr. Brown "De
votion to bis profession as a surgeou,
you know he delights iu cutting peo
ple." Munsey' Weekly.
In regard to modern languages, it ia
said that tlio Chinese is the most dillicult.
We llud this out when wo try to explain
to our Chinese laundryiuan that a pair of
socks are missing. 7'tyws Sitiny).
Witb money plenty, and no iro,
lie sH)iids u life that's Ii.m ll.iss;
All i in two nin wo ducliii-o
Ho is a mau that Is uucdle-i.
Puck.
"I guess Nippum cau hold his own iu
tho world," remarko 1 one of that goa
tlemau's acquaintances. "No doubt of
it," was tho reply. "His own and a
good mauy other people's." WaMay
ton Pott.
"Where is that hlac It clou 1 going tor"
Askod tha boy of his gran ti iu dour;
And the oi t lady mi I, a s!u sliook hor head
"It's goin to thn 1 1 r, i (h ii-."
Drtroit Pre Pre.
Clergyman (looking at tlio contribution,
boxes) "Judging from the nicklos and
pennies, you must havo thought whou I
asked you to remember the poor that re
collection would do just as well us col
lection." Detroit Pre Pnos.
The auinoii'i' Kiel
Now t.ik.'s b whirl
lu ('iphyr-wuoiug clothes;
J ltir notions my
U ith'tho In-, ,'. pl.iv,
A:i-1 s'ib ll is li'ivVs and be ,u.
Aril' York Aivwiffi-.
What feir hath chilled the giddy
throng.' What terror stills the merry
eongi What nu.ulis tlin dancers' tlyiug
fiTtf What woe hath come the house to
greet f Tim gne-t. from banquet table
lly with a p.iilid cimeli and glaring eji;
:hc landlord t-roaus, tiio ti-elilo clerk
turns oil the gas, and all is dark. Of
light a id love and mirth beielt, the lone
ly tavern .still is .cii to he.tr .Miss IKdl
S nt iy ici .to iio.v v'ni ie v .Must Sot
I' rihl."iii,-JM.; i,t PhilaUct.