1 TIS FOREST REPUBLICAN Is pabUihnd (vary WdnedT, kf J. C. WENK. Offlo in Bmnarbaugh A Co.' Buildlnc MJI ITKXrr, TIONMTA, t. Terms, . . . I.POprYr. 'S:: ' - Onrirsaporidmcn nollcltefl from al Mru af th The' St. Louis Star-Sayingt maintains that the day of gigantic farms is post. A FrcDch astronomer has discovered a marked change In Europe's weather dur H'g theptiit fivo years. The Italiun troubles have diverted American travel from Rome, bikI the shopkeepers soy their lossoa have been Very largo. There are more women in British In dia (124,000,000) than thero nro mun, women ami children in Great Britain, Krnuce and Germany put togethor, with the population of several minor European Btatcs east in as well.- Queen Victorio now rules, subject to tho limitatiuus of tho British constitu tion, ovor a population scattered in tho four quarters of tho globe and the Wands of tho sea, aggregating 370,000,000, a greater number than has ever acknowl edged the sovereignty of ouo person in aucicnt or tiioilcru times. German women, led by Fraulciu Lange, have petitioned tho Government for gymnasiums for women students which shall be empowered to grant di plomas and honors equal to thoso granted to men. This has been granted, the headquarters bciug at Weimar. The set ting apart of special Stato institutions has been refused. Tho lntest reports from China are to the effect that tho native opposition to nil work of railroad construction, if less fanatical than it was a short time ago, is still obstinate and serious. "When work was begun, a short time ago, upon the, piojec'tod luie aTkaping, the attitude ol tho Cantonese was so menacing that more than one-half of tho Euglish workiucu were compelled to retire. Professor Elisha Gray remarks that electrical science has mado groutcr nd vanco In the last twenty years than in all tho 6000 historic years preceding. More is discovered in ono day now than In 1000 years formerly. We find all aorta of work for electricity to do. We make it carry our messages, drivo out engines, ring our door bell and scare the burglar; we take it as a medicine, light our gas with it, see by it, hear from it, talk with it, and now we are beginning to teach it to write. What will it not yet be doing for us? asks tho Boston Transcript. Japnnose Immigration is disturbing tho acrenity of tho Californian mind. There aro now 6000 Japanese in Sun Fran cisco, with as many more scattorod ovei the State. At tho present rato of arriva.' they will number over 20,000 within flvi years.' This immigration is considered, asserts the Atlanta Conttitution, a men erious matter than that of tho Chinewi, for tho cheap labor of tho latter coin pcted only with unskilled industries, whereas the Japanese are skilled trades men carpenters, cabinet makers, shoo makers, tailors, and the like, and the. work and thrivo at low rates of wages. Tho Census Bureau has publishod 1 tatemont showing in dotail tho receipt) aud expenditures of ono hundred prin cipal cities in the United States. Tin cities mentioned contained an aggregate population of 12,425,336, or about two. thirds of tho city population of tin country. Tho total annual ordinary cx pouditureg amounted to $231,C2(!,C55,oi nearly $19 per capita. Assuming tin expenses of tho remaining 8.11 cities 01 8000 aud upwards containing the othci third of our city populatiou to bo in the ame proportion, it cosU $353,000,000 to run our citios. It must bo conceded, aaya the Philadelphia Timet, that while cities may bo both necessary and desir able they are expeuaivo. Tho Omaha, (Neb.) Ike prints an ex haustiva reviow of tho commercial aud financial condition of Nebraska bycouu ties, showiug reiuarkablo development, k Tho most importuut phaso of the exhibit a tho showiug of deposits in tho State aVi National banks, which reach the ag. grcNfate of ?50,507,043, or $17 per capita, showing that in spite of the failure of crops iu tho western part of the t?ate last year aud low prices for a series of years, tho people are in excep tioually good fluaucial condition, with almost enough cash on deposit to liqui date the entire farm mortgage indebted ness of the Btato. In 1803 tho valuo of property was $33,000,000; tho uctual valuation iu ltiDl is 1,685,100,300. The estimated yield for this year in all crops is greater than ever before. Seveu years ago no cattle or hogs were slaught ered. To-day Omaha is tho thiid pack ing centre in the Uuiou. The creamery capacity of the State is 50', 000 puindsof butter a day. Tho educational item comprises 5740 S'.-hoolhouses, aiied with sites aud apparatus at 4, 000,00), Tbe railroads operate 5345 milesof track. Thf-re are yet over 13,000,000 acres of unimproved laud, ouly 10,000,0110 .teres uuder plow. TV OR VOL. XXIV. NO. FaME,WBALTH,LIFE AND DE.TH, What is fame? Tls the sun gleam on the mountain, Spreading brightly ere it fliun, Tls the bubble on the fountain, Rising lightly ere it dies; Or, If here and there a hero ' Be remembered through the years, Tet to him the gain is aero, Death has stilled his hope and fears. Vet what danger men will dare If but onlv Id the air May be heard some eager mention of their name; Though they heard it not themselves, much the same. 'tis What is wealth? Tls a rainbow, still receding As the panting fool pursues, Or a toy, that youth, unheeding, Book, the readiest way to lose; But the wise man keeps due measure, Neither outof breath nor base; Ho but holds in trust his treasure For the welfare of the race. Yet what crimes soma men will dare But tocsin their slender .hare In some profit, though with lues of name and nc-altn. What is lifer ' 'Tls the earthly hour of trial For a life that's but begun; When the prize of self-denial May be quickly lost or wonj Tls the hour when love may bourgeon To an everlasting flower; Or when lusts their victims urge on To defy Immortal power. Yet how lightly men ignore AU the future holds in store, Spending brief but golden moments all in strife; Or in suicidal madness grasp the knife, What is death? Fast Its dark, mysterious portal Human eye may uover roam; Yet the hope still springs immortal That it leads the wanderer home. Oh, the bliss that lies bofore us WUeu JJi secret shall Iw. knQwn, And the vast angelic chorus (Sounds tho hymn before the throne! What ia fame, or wealth, or lifeP Pant are praiws, fortune, strife; All but love, that lives forever, cast beneath, When the good and faithful servant takes the wreath. .4cadmf. A YOUNG MAN SAVED. BT AMELIA E. BARlt. Julius May was a lawyer that is, ho was going to bo one if spending more or loss hours every day in lleed & Tap pen's oilices could produo tho arraugod for result. At first tho prospect had been pleasant enough to him, but a course of winter amusements iu Now York must bnvo some effect upon a young man, and the effect in Mr. May's uuu iiau not oeeu, in a legal sense, sat isfactory. Music and tho drama, libraries bound in Russia, instead of calf; fine ladies aud faucy balls, London tailors and Fifth nvcuue boarding houses these, and many other splendid things, bad become very ngreeauuie to tuo newly-Hedged ex quisue. iiut ins littlo fortune was ran idly disappearing, and his littlo salary was so extremely small that was scarcely worth counting as a means toward these ucsireu results. What must he dol He had aked him self this question almost every hour lot.. ly, aud hud never got but ouo answer nil 111 a . . - --.uiirryi At nrst lie had met tho sug gesttou wnn a negative shrug, and a muttered "Nonsense!" but it had coino back every time with a more persuasive appearance. Finally, one cold, windy uik"i iu jjtarcu, no determined tc devote an hour or two to a consideration of his chances in the matrimonial nmrWot After a careful and honest review, he was compelled to admit that among all iuu nun nun apieuuiu gins whom lie had nauiiuaiiy spnKeu 01 ns crazy about him. only two wero likely to be crazy enough to entertain tho thought of marryiug urn jiiutijr nine uessio jeu and the ex ceedingly clever Nora St. Clair. Ho was quite sure both of these lovely creatures adored him; tho only point to sottle was which he liked better; or rather, wuicu u would Do best for bun personal ly and commercially to choose. Bessie was the only child of a rich widow, who lived in excellent style, and who was perfect mistress of her income. She was a sweet, dainty little blonde, always irreproachably stylish in dress, always readv to dimnlo into .milo. nr,,l never at a loss for just the most agreeable vuiug iu Buy, Nora was a close friend of Bessie's. but in all respects a contrast. She was no tcuderly nuturoi heiress, but a poor, brave girl, who had by the force of in tellect, study and hard work gained an enviable position in the literary world. Her income from her writings was very handsome; sho visited iu the mort aris tocratic circles; sho was charminir in person and manneis, and dressed liko tho lest of the fashiouable world. But then Julius felt that in every sense she would not ouly be tho "better half," but probably the four-fourths of the house; aud that his peisonality would simply sink into "Mrs. May's bus baud." So Bessio won the decision, and ho determined, if his new suit came home tho next day, to offer Miss Bell tho' haudsome person which it adorned. For, to tell tha truth, ho was a handsome fellow; and if this work-a-day world had only been a great druwing-room, with theutrical.alcovcs and musical con servatories, why, then Mr. Julius May would have beeu no undesirable compan ion through it. The new suit came homo, and fitted perfectly; tho tousoriul department was equally effective in results; every pre caution had been taken, aud he felt an earnest of success iu the very prosper ity o theso preliminaries. He rang at Mrs. Bell's door; before the lootuiun could open it, a gentleman came quickly out, threw himself into Mrs. Bell's carriage, and, in a voice of authority. dered vho coachm?u to drive to tho ,T 19.. TIONESTA, Tha Inridfrtt srnrrnltf nttrnffn.1 M. ) tontion until, Upon entering the parlor, he saw pretty Bessie watching tho dis appearing vehicle with tearful eyes. She glided into her usual beaming, pretty manner; and very soon Mrs. llell camo in, and asked him to remain to dinner. After dinner, Mrs. Boll's clergyman canea auout some of the church chart ties, and as the vmini? nnnnlrt wnrn ainrr , r, , ( ft ing, they went into the library to discuss them. Now was tho golden moment, ana juuus was not nlraid to seize it What fin men nv nn .iinh rwnnainn9 Do they ever say what they intended! Do they remember what they say I I don't believe Julius did; for before he had done ritcht in the middle of a most eloquent sentence Bessio laid her hand on his with a frightened little move ment, tnyiug: "Mr. May, please, sir, please do stop I Surely you know that I have been en gaged ever since I was eighteen to Pro fessor Mark Tvlcr. Evervbodv knows It we had a betrothal-party he is just gone 10 aurope lor six months, that is what I was crying about ; why, all our set knew about it, though bo has been away for nearly two years in the Rocky Mountains and California. Mamma said we wero to wait until I was twonty-ono, but I love him just tho saiuo and I am nuita HIlfA T nmrpr rilfl nnotliimp tn tvinlra you think I could care for you in this r tt it. , . . . way, Dir. may; ana ucssmj loOKCd just a little bit indignant. "I have had tbe honor, Miss Bell, of being your escort all winter." "Oh. dear! Did vnu think T vcaa rrn. ing to marry you for thatf In all our pleasant little dinners and drives and dances, is thore matrimnninl .nAmlnMnnaff That would indeed be dreadful 1" Sho hived tho professor too truly; she had been slinnlv nlnnsnnt and frionHlu fr him as she ha1 been to all her other gen tlemen friends, who, however, had had too much sense anil modestv to miscon- struo her kindness. Then she walked to her pretty little aviary and began cooing to her birds. Julius hardly remember;! what passed afterward, except that he reccivod a cool courteous "(iood-night, sir," in answer to his "Farewell," and that he found himself walking rouud Madison Square in a very unenviable state of mind. To this siiccdilv succeeded the thnimlir. of Nora; he must see her to-night; to morrow Bessie wnnld trvn Vinr narn vor. sion of hit conduct, and then well, he would not ackuowlodge that that could make any difference in Nora's liking for him. "And yet." he murmured, "wo. men are such uucertain creatures." When bis own iutcrests wore concerned. Julius was not wanting iu a certain strength and docision of character, and in less than an hour after his rejection by Bessie Bell he had so far composed and encouraged himself as to determine unon a visit to Nora, thninrh ivhnthor ha should offer himself to her or not was a point bo left to the development of cir cumstances. Ho found Nora at home, and, more over, she seemed disposed to welcome him win extra cordiality. Ho noted with a admiration the refined nnd ml. tured aspect of the room tho luxurious copies of her favorite uuthors tho artist's proofs of raro engravings tho blooming ferneries and ilowers tho coscv student's chairs the sofa, warm rugs and carpet tho dancing firelight 1110 rtcu buk and lace mat robed the lithe, graceful figure of Nora all thsn things had a fresh and delightful charm in tnom. in a utile while he mauaged to make the conversation drift toward Bessio. Would sho be married when tho pro- lessor returned irom .curopof "Oh, dear, no; not till she is twenty oue. "Ta It not rAfltnr . mnsnTlinnnn?1' Nora's eyes grew dangerously bright, "Certainly not. Professor Mark Tyler is a wonderful chemist aud geo logist a man of world-wiHn fimn It is a great honor for Bessie to bo loved bv such a great soul." "Ah, indeed! I had not thought of ic in tuat nguu 1'cople usually spoke of a mesalliauccs with regard to mnnnv auuiri. at t - ,1 - "Yes. I know." renlled TTnra "nn1 jusi mere tuey aro frightfully wrong mere nro wors9 mesalliances man Qis naritics in fortune hut. hnwavpr hnr there is none of anv kind: the nrnfainr nas touod cuemistry a sumcleutly rich alembic with a residuin admitting of no 1 a 1 .. .... . .. kind of doubt." "Will you be glad when she marries!" very. "YcUyou will loso your friend?" "Bv no means. She will reiimin at home, and the professor and I are very old friends; he know mo when I was a little girl." luueedl I'erhaus vou mav marrv oeiore miss ucii. 'I mav do so. I have nn annrlfli. auainst doin? such a thimr ovni.tnniin. t c - a . . j , but I am quite sura 1 shull not do so im- meuiateiy. "Why not?" "Because I cannot afford it. I am just one of those women who would be likely to make a mesalliance iu monev matters and I repeat, I caunot afford it just yet. I have at present another ex travagance before me. a ffrcat deal ni-r thau a husband." "I should like to know what it is." "A lonir Euroneau tour, with nnr. haps, a peep at the Pyramids and a raui 1.1.. i ..1 1 1 uiu uuoiib uiu Jerusalem. "Oh. dear!" said Julius, in a t.infi half serious and half niockinr. "I shnnlil have no chance, I suppose, against such tempiutiou 1 "None at all." sho Said. nnKitivitlv and though sho kept up the bantering tone, it was ouite evident to .Tnlima tii.it if he ajked her in sober earnest she would answer just the same with a slightly dif- lerent aeceut. But Nora, with a woman's readv bint. turned the couversutiou, und gradually led it into a verv uhumuiiI and iiru.ti.nl channel the nobility and the necessity 01 labor. 1 ho glowiug thoughts, the lilnin vet honeful truths that fuir mnm. , j - n woman uttered, Julius heard for the first time in his life that night. Never be fore had he realized the profit and the time in his life R EPUBLICA1 PA., WEDNESDAY, deep delight which might spring and only spring from an honest career, no matter how humble or laborious, if it was steadily pursued until success crowned it. Sho hid none of her own early mistakes and struggles, and then alluding to her assured position and com fort, asked Julius "how ho supposed she had won It?" "By your genius," he said, admir ingly. "Not so, sir; but by simple, persever ing, conscientious labor in the path I had marked out for myself. Therefore," she said, with a bright, imperative face, "go home to-night, Mr. May, choose what particular form of law you will study, throw yourself with all your capacities into that one subject, and success is suro to come. Depend upon it, tho world is not far wrong in making success the test of merit." "You have made a new man of mo, Miss St. Clair," said Julius, enthusiasti cally. "When I have nrovnd this, mav - t - . j I come in to see you again?" lie had risen to go, and they stood with clasped hands "Then you may corao again." Nothing mote was said, but they quite understood each other, and Julius went out into tho clear starlit night, determined to make himself worthy of a good woman's acceptance, before he offered himself again. Next evening. Bessie and Nora aat in the firelight, sipping their after-dinner Coffee: it was an hour fnrconfidnnrp nn.l Bessie said, rather sadly: "roor Julius May he asked me to marry him lost night." JMora turned quickly, but said nothing. "That is. he wanted tn mnrra mv monev: evervrmdv bnnvi thot if ho Iab.. anybody really, it is jou, Nora." ..TT- . . . ..... --no caucu on me, too, last nigot," said Nora, "and I auw he vm m trmiViln so I gave him something to do. Nothing iiao miii oiu, oiu gospel 01 vorK when vou 're in trouble. When he had dnnn it, I told him he might come and see me again." Surely you would never marry him 1 You "vtili j'ist have him to dress and take care of." "All men need women to car -for them; else why wero women made? But I think Julius will dn von well t These eletrant carnet-knifrhta mmv'inim a o - don armor and take the world by sur prise. "We shall see." "Yes. wo shall see. Time nrnvna nil things." Time Droved in this men a.-'hnt often been asserted, "thar every woman luuuuuees every man sne comes in con tact with, either for innd nr find " Julius went steadily to work, U3ud with economy me remains of nis patrimony, became known among lawyers as a hard reading, clear-headed, steady young man and in a little more than two years ho ventured to call aimin nn Knr., St Clair and ask her a certain question, to wmcu she answered, with pride and con fidence: "Yes." Another eveninc Bpsria nn.l Vra oat sipping their coffee together in the gloam ing of an early summer evening. "Bessie." said Nora. ".Tnlim Vn, as&eu me lost uignt to marry hiin." "Going to do so, Nora?" "Yes, dear, I am going to take care ot him, and ho is going to tnke care ol me." "That is 'all right,' I suppose." "Yes. I am Quito sure it couldn't. 1 l T I . .... . . .. better." Both girls sat silent a while, and thes Nora said, sadly: "I have been wondering how many ba3 husbands might have becu good ones did women always uso their influence foi noble ends. There ought to be a saving power in love if it is true love and thero Is, fori havo proved it; and whal I havo done other women can do also.' The LeJger. Morbid Winking by Miners. Dr. Snell Demists in biu nninmn tlmi thero is no reason for sunnnsinrr thnt nn. stagmusjr tho nervous disease which manifests itself in a morbid winking ol the eve. SO Common anion 1 miners in nt. tributable to working by the imperfect light of the safety lamp. Tho fact that the complaiut is found among tho worken with naked lights is in itself sufficient to throw doubt uoon tha h theory. The Government Inanentnr .f Mines for the Midland District notes, on vr. stones s authority, tho case of a man who. after workim with h nv lu,r for fourteen years without injury, pro ceeded to work at a pit where candlel wero used. He bnd been emnli.1.0,1 iu. three and one-half years, and during th last twelve months ho experienced symp toms of nystagmus, and had ultimately to leave work and seek medical aid. Dr. Snell has collected a mass of facta and record of a largo number of instances of men suffering from the affection, which will, be believes, bo verv corroborative of the views ho has befoio set forth, namely, that tho priuio cause of the affec tion is to be found in the nositiun na. suiued by tho miner at his work. Lon don Atiei. Old Sailors (iet Sea Sick, Too. "Seufaring men often sulfur from ne. sickness," said a retired navy officer. "I used to get a touch of it every voy- age. Not the long continued and soma- times deathly illness of the laudsmeu, but decidedly uncomfortable, neverthe less. It usually lusted a dav with me sometimes oulv a few hours. It would repeat itself as soon as we left next port. in. t ' 1 in. umy time l ever misseu 11 was wueu we were chasing a Coufodersto blockade runner. I got so excited that I fori'ot all about it. Curiously enough when the excitement was ull over I felt a tiuge ol it, as usual. "It is the bilious tcuiDcrament. I've been so humiliated over it that I could shed tears. No, I wouldu't dare :o nil the coast fishing because I know I'd be sick. There is really uu sure reined v for seasickness, though tho best precaution against a violent attack is to go without eating or drinking on the day you sail. Most neonlu luvile seasickness liv over. loading the btoiuiuh wit'j their friends jut before sailiu"." ..Ytm JWi Herald. SEPT. 2, 1891. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. A locomotive has 6000 nieces. A new apparatus throws fifty pound of dynamite three miloa. It ia estimated that at least 1,000,009 pounds of rubber aro usod annually for bicycle tiros. A Detroit manufacturing firm will make steel agon wheels, with hollow felloes and spokes. The big clock in the tower of Phila delphia's new City Hall is to bo wound by a steam engine. A consolidation locomotive weighs fifty tons, and will draw on a level about fifty times its own weight. A Japanese recommends cleansing the hands with tartrate of ammonium to avoid poisoning from white lead. Steam pipes have been made in Eng. land from the ramio fibre. This ma terial is subjected to tremendous hydraul ic pressure. Electric light or power is now usod in nearly forty American mines, and with such success that a rapid extension of electric mining ia anticipated. A new car of the Michigan Contral Railroad does the work of 300 men in scraping tho dirt dumped on tho sides of tho track to the edge of tho fill. An investigation in Switzerland shows that mortality from organic diseases of tbe heart decreases as tho altitude of tho habitation rises, und that it is greater iu towns man in the couutry. Cork covering for steam pipes has Droved verv successful in ln, 1 on, I in some cases it has been found to make a difference of 100 -to 124 degrees from the temperature of uncovered pipes. Two Austrian engineers have invented a new explosive which is called ecrosite. Its powrr, as compared with dynamite, ia as 100 to seventy, and it may be car ried from place to placo with perfect safety. An electric typewriter is being con structed which will write letters iu New York as they aro transmitted from Bos ton, and vico veraa, the communications being; transmitted simultaneously ovei four separate Wires- Twelve thousand silkworms when newly hatched scarcely wergL..one-quar-ter of an ounco, yet in tho coursi ol their life, which ouly lasts about thirty five days, they will consume between 300 and 400 pounds of leaves. An English inventor has constructed a novel device to do away with tho enor mous pressure of water against the bows of ocean steamers. It consists of ono ot more screws on each side of the bow which throws the water aside aud creatoi a dry well in front of the vessel. Ono of the recent inventions for lifo saving apparatus is the Irvine pneumatic gun for throwing a lino to ships in dis tress or to persons iu a burning house. Tho air is admitted from a roservoir to tho chumber behind tho projectile at s pretsure of 2400 pounds on tho squan inch. A peculiar caso of increase in coal con sumption is reported from France. An official engineer, having been called t investigate me cause of a considerable augmentation of the consumption of fuel by a large battery of boilers, discovered iuui. vua pnenomonon was due to the pressure of water in tho smoke shaft. Tho measures which wero takon to ex clude tho water have resulted in a sav ing of sixteen per cent, in tho uunual coal bill. Tho Klnx or Spain's Foibles. The Paris Figaro thus describes th Kh.g of Spain: "He is small, very small but sinewy, restless, full of fun, and pre cocious. Ho dreams of uniforms, flagi and battles. He will not Aiave toy horses but for two years has desired a llvi horse, in order to ruu races. He sayi 'thou' to all people He likes to nick numo tho old Generals. For instance Marshal Martinez Campos, chief of th military cabinet, is called 'Campitos' bj the chiM. When he does ii.it. ..t u.1,.,1 ho wishes at ouco he grows exceedingly angry aud can be quieted only by the sof words of tho Queen Regent. He is stub born. He sjieaks exceileut Euglish al ready. What offends him especially ii the knowlodgo thut he is still a child He would like to grow large ut once, bi a man with a great mustache without do lay. Ho cauuot understand how tht King of Spaiucau bo so small." The Wors. Smell lu the World. MM. Baumau aud Fromui. exocri menting in Freiburg, Bresgau, on tht organic derivations of sulphur, caused iijurogen suipmue to act upon acetouo. They obtained trithio-acetono and a new compound, non-volatile and crystalliuo, aud at the same time a very volatile sub stance was given off, to whoso odor all tho most ill-smelling substances hitherto known were at attar of roses. Thedis coverers think this gas is nionosul phureted ucetin, but they have yet beet uuuble to isolate it. Their efforts k that line, although they Used tho most perfect apparatus at their command to prevent tho escape of tho smallest quan tity of the gas, brought an indignant storm of protest from the whole city. The stench was uueudurable withiu a radius of 700 metres. Picayune. The Thumb Ring. do they wear them 011 thcii "And thumbs!" "Yes, miss too." , und they are right pretty, A jeweler's clerk was displaying hit new stock of thumb rings. "May I try one 011 f " "Certaiuly," he replied, and stooped low over the pink-tipcd fingers, alip ping on a tiny circlet of pearls. v "It doesn't look so bad after all,'' said she, "you tee the band is a row ami the pearls so small that tln effect is not awkward, as I expected it would be. I'll take that one." The udveut of this unique little orn. iiient is greeted with rati. it more luvot Ibuu was at first experted by the jewel r. I'urk iUcvidur, Si. 50 PEll ANNUM. TITE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH. GTJAINT MANNERS AND CUSTOMS AMONO EABLT SETTLERS. They Were In Reality Germans Prom Havnrio Courting and Wedding: Customs Ourloua Beliefr. Many interesting things respecting tho Pennsylvania Dutch havo been raked up and put together by the Bureau of Eth nology. In reality they aro not Dutch at all, but Germans, who came over from Rhenish Bavaria mostly, being invited by Queen Anne for purposes of colonization. They arrived by way of England and it chanced that a large part of them settled In the neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Chester, Alleotown' nnd other places which are at present centers of a popu lation supplied by their descendants. During their early days in America many of them hvod under very primitive con ditions, often lodging in tho forests, In coves, and even in hollow trees. Later on small houses wero erected upon clear ings, usually with two rooms, the win dows being merely square openings with tiding boards on the inside for shutters. Furniture of nil kinds was homn.m.nle and every description of garment was manufactured by the women. Squirrel skin moccasins wero considered a luxurv and the young girls when they went to 1 1 , . , . . cuurcn on cunaay in order to make them last as long as Dossiblo walked barefoot until within sight of tho building before putting mem on. jNearly every farmer raised flax and hemD for the consumntion of his own family. Dyes wero produced irom me uarn of trees and from plants. From the loose skin of old onions a light yellow was obtained. Among these primitive people many very original and surprising customs ex isted, none ot which were more curious than those which related to the process of courting. No young man was con sidered a desirable beau unless ho ownud a horse and buggy, so as to be ablo to take his sweetheart to church and to local gatherings on holidays. Saturday even ing was thought the proper tune for milking love, though tho delightful pas time was apt to extend over the whole of Sunday. Inasmuch as the distance trav eled by the lover was often too great for him to return homo the same night, tho matter was frequently compromised by iU1U.T1E5 over UDt" l"e next 0uJi 80 s to be at the nprViri-Vif 4Uo ir.nmonita as to be at the service " of. -hiS iua.niQ.rata for the Sabbath. The marringe ceremony was usually performed at the clergyman's residence, and it was he who furnished the refresh ments. All household linen and bod ding were suppliod by tho bride, the husband providing the house. Care was taken never to carry an old broom into a new house, lest bud luck follow; the broom must be new, and it was nec essary that it should first be conveyed across a meadow. It was usual for the wife to devoto much attention from spring until autumn to the gathering of herbs, barks and roots supposed to pos sess medicinal propertiies. Garden seeds were also selected for tho next year's planting, and the packages and bags of these commodities, suspended from tho rimers, lormoa quito au interesting col lection. Whatever was purchased at the country btores was paid for with butter and eggs. If the housewife found diffi culty in her butter-making the "spell" was believed to ho the work of a witch, every locality boasting the possession of some such ne cromaucer in petticoats. Tho remedy was to plunge a red-hot poker into the contents of the churn. It was among theso peaceful and virtuous folk that "huskiug parties" wero first iu vogue, the custom being that the finder of a red ear could kiss auy girl present. If a girl found such a car und wished to avoid being kissed sho would hido it quickly, though, if discovered, tho first youug man to reach her was entitled to the osculntory privilege. They believed that niirhtinn-no mi.rht be caught if tho person afflicted wero sutheieutly activo and ingenious. A hostler employed bv Dr. llniTiumi'a father secured one in a bottlo and de stroyed it by burning. He believed it to have been tho spirit of a black cat, which was under the control of a hostile witch. Will-o'-the-wisps wero ghostly demons which haunted marshy ground or damp woods, aud uuinerous narrow I escapes from them havo been recorded Wathitijtun Star. Curious Lpitaplis. Whilo strolling iu tho fields near a small hamlet not thirty miles front Ko chester, I camo across an autiquated graveyard overgrown with ivy and uiosses, the stones of which bore dates between lti'.IO and 18i0. I scraped tho mold from a few ot the stones aud brought to light these inscriptions. This one is modest... "My liody to the crave I give, fv K.11J t. ;.ui I ii,.... .. 1 When this my children You do sae, remember nu" This, on a child's grave, is not without pathos : "This lovely bud so yonnir and fare, I'ald hence by erly dooiue. Just cuuxlit to show how sweet a flower iu 1'arudise would bloom," This method one also preserves tho phonetic "Youth liko a moriim; Hour, Cut down ami withered in an hour.' Notice the unexpected word-division in these: "To worlds of Kperiu I am gone, And left iny Ir.unds beh ind to mourn. My body lies here iu the dust, My soul is stutimicd wi th tha blust. "Hark, my gay frieu Is, to you my voice hat been. Refrain Irom folly and forsuku your sin; BtlU Irom tho dead 1 fain would sen 1 ui cries. Trust in the (javiour, dou't His gruco do- spise." '".This is as good as auy I have seen: 'A thousand ways cut sleu t our lays, Nmiio are. exempt fl-iiiu dentil, A lemey-lHfB by allniui; me liid stop uiy inoi-tul l.ieatli." Mochtater (.V. l' L'nion. RATI 8 OF ADVERTISING. IMft, ana Inch, en. Insertion 4 N OM Rqure, en Inch, me month ,T. I M One Sqnara, en Inch, three months. , IM Oaa lun, en Inch, ti year te Two Annans, on. jn Ifta Qiarter Column, on. rear M M BnirColDmn, on. yw. 4M On Colnmn, on year HWN tfl tdT.rtlMm.nli tan eenU Mr Una Met hv sertloa. Murine, ud death notice. gratis. Alt htlll for VMrlT advertisement Mllarr4 aaam. terly . Temporary dT.rUi.m.nUi nil m pain In UTUM J work uk on delivery. A BONO OF BEST, Oh t sing me a song of evening, ' A song of peace and rest, When, weary with useless flying, Tbe wild birds seek the nest ; When the lamps of home are lighted And those we love draw nigh, And overhead tho kindly stars Are milling in the sky . The day baa been dark nnd dreary. 1 I the shadows fall thick ami fust. And my limbs and my heart are weary From battling with the blast; And now as the shades of evening Creep darkly o'er the land, f sigh for a breath ot peace and rest And the touch of a friendly hand. Vfy thoughts turn back in the twilight, ' To scenes long passed away, rVhen, free from the thrall of labor, I WBll lero 1 iu childish play; i sea the vine-clad doorway. Where oft my mother stood. And the thoughts of a homo I know no more Come o'er me liko a flood. Then sing me a song of evening, Of peaceful love and rant; I am weary of useless striving ,t ' And I long for the sheltering nest. The rugged shadows of evening Are filling all the laud, . And I sigh for a breath of love and rest And the touch ot a mothers hand. Mortimer C. Drown, in Yankee Ulade. HUMOR OF THE DAY. Dear little things Diamonds. Pucl. Because you feel good is no reivson you aro. Pittstntrg Post. You can buy a tine 5 kt. diamond for $500, if you have the $500. Every married man is a hero to some bachelor. liuffalo Ejsprets. Tho laborer is worthy of his hire, tho studetit of his lore. llingluitnton Leader. . Tho undertaker is a gambler who usually wins tho die. Iiinghamton lit publican. , Tho man who is master of himself always has "help" that he cau depend v . upon. Puck. It is when straws arc made up into hats that they show which way the wiud blows. Life. The deed of an incendiary is coircctly referred Jo as a "burning shame." 1 lanla Journal. - - .... The deaf mute should express hurtsftif. In musical language; ho uses a haul or gan of speech. Puck. Always hope for tho best. You will novcr get it, so thero will bo no excuse for abandoning hope. Puck. Though "make hay while tho suu shines" Ih a proverb neglected, "Maka love whiio the moon shines" Is forever respected. Washington lost. Girls should bear in mind that haul, ing young men over tho coals docs nol tend to make them pop. Detroit Fret Preu. Handsome is as handsome does. A five-cent fun will givo as good a breeze I as ouo all gold aud feathors Hotion I 2'rancript. i When a man wears nn air of resigns- , tion, ho may bo suspected of being a . bank officer about to visit Canada. j 2'tu-at Sitinti. Capital and labor could get on well enough together if there wero not so many men trying to get capital without labor. Tejku Siftimje. Ho loved her, but her scornful lauh Kinhitters now his lot; Ho triod to take her photograph And showed her what he got . Ir'(iaaiii(fuii Post. When we come to reflect how hard It is to keep down tho natural instiucta, isu't it a lucky thing there ure no Indian hair-cutters or bntbemlPhiMeljinit TiiiM. "It is very strange," said the amattui gardeuur; "I planted radishes there, and nothing but a lot of green stalks huvi come up, with not a rudish or sigu of s blossom on 'em." Puck-. Dashawuy "I hear that you tipscl some soup on Miss Palisade's dress at the dinner last night." Stuffer " Yes ; aud I was fearfully put out about it. Y'ou know it isu't polite to ask for soup twice." Vioak Jletitte. Gentlemen "But I'm afraid h wouldn't make a good watch-dog." Mau with Pun "Why, bless yer 'urt, it was only las' week thut this 'Ire werj uuiinul held a burglar down by tin throat and beat his brains out with his tail." lirovklyii Life. "You couldu't guess my age, now, could you?" said Miss Passb-gh to Hilly Bliveu. "No," was the reply, "1 ,,10 sure I could not." "I lmve .. i,.u, tweuty-tive years." "I say, Billy," mut tered Dick Sniggens, at his elbow, "ask. her how ninny years she was blind." Watliiinjtoii Post. "I say," said (Jus l)e Jay, as lie laid the paper across his knees, "this article says that a flood of intelligence is going to sweep the country." " H ell, deah boy, don't let it worry you," replied Willie Washington. "You're no' likely to bo any ilood -sufferer, you kuow." Wattinijton Poet. "How did your revival over nt Apaclu Gulch pan out?" "Will," ans.vm 1 the Arizona evangelist, "it wasn't cuctly a success. At the third meeting 1 hap pened to say that 1 believed Apaeho Gulch was the wickedest place of itssizo. ou earth. After that iny words , l Mat. it vi as tiie fiisl time the town Ice I been rated as first -cluss in anytlu.ig, and they didn't cute to lose the distinction." Ju- diaiiatim Jouriutl. A little girl who is just learning to read short words, twUvs gn at iutvrest in tho big letters she sees in uewspiipers. Tho other evening, alter siie had kept her mamma busy reading the advertise ments iu the newspapers to her, she kue'r ilowu to say her prayers. "Lord" lispeii, "make me pure!" Then ' tated and went ou, with fc mi nt latter, "Maku uiu -' like baking ponder'" tor. V
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