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V ci; t . 1 ' l i.i . 1 i , The railroads of thii country owe tho United States Oovernmont the enormous sum of $112,512,013, an 1 the debt is rapidly npproaching maturity. It lias been figured out that tlio World's Fair will cost $21,000,000 and that $16,000,000 of this sum must be ex pended before a dollar of revenue coincs in. A strange figure on the streets of 'Washington, states tho Chicago Herald, is that of Josephiuo J. Jarocki, a Polish Countess and a grand nicco of Count Pulaski, of Revolutionary fame. She is described as a "human dried npple," poor to indigence and shabbily dresed, and she is about tifty years old. For twenty years she has been fighting for a fortune left by Count Pulaski. The wonderful grow th of property in vested in the riilroads can 1)3 scon from tho following: This country possesses 30,000 locomotives, costing $ 150,000,. 000. Of cars there nro 1,109,000, of which 2G.000 nre used for passengers. The latter represents $250,000,000, and the others about $800,000,000. Coupled together, this would term a train nearly 7000 miles long and capable of carrying 1,500,000 passengers, besides a weight of freight equal to the 'pyramids of Egypt nml of all tha Stats Capitols of tho United States. A lugubrious and ludicrous story of national disaster is reported from Central ". America. The San Salvadorean navy has beon severely crippled, if not disa bled, and iu the event of war the posi- ' Hon of the Republic would bo most seri ous. Tho news is that Admiral Ambro ini, an Italian, by the way, who was commander of the little Criscatlau, tho only war vessel belongiug to Salvador, lias abandoned ids post nnd gono to San ." Francisco carrying with him about $(5000 . oi tue national mum wnicu ine uuvcrn ment had sent to him to pay f Jneccs- snry repairs to tho vessel. Some years ago a richasgow (Scat land) merchant nam -d Buchanan left tho money to build aud maintain a suburban homo for sixteen unfortuuato business men or othov doscrviug citizens ol Ulas gow,tho only stipulation being that they should bear the name of Buchanan. Tho place, which is under the trusteeship of the Provosts and magistrates of Glasgow, is now ready for occupancy. There is a' park ot three acres, it handsome build ing, accommodations for sixteen men in perfect style, and nn annual revenue of $0000. The only thiug lac'iiug is im poverished Bucbauans. There are lots of that nauio iu tho town, but none whs uteris help, and tho Trustees aro going to apply t) tho courts for pcrm'ssiou to iustull bearers with less foituuuto patronymics instead. In the Forum, Camillo Pelletau quotes some strikiug figures to show tho burden of tho military expenditures of Franco and Germany duriug tho last twenty years. He says that between tho close of the last war aud tho year 18S9, France speut a sum equal to $2,503,000,000 for the support of her military and "naval forces, aud moie than $500,000,000 for the renewal of her military material, or say, $3,000,000,000 iu all. Except for the navy he cstinntus tho disbursement of Germany as being very nearly tho same. The one country spends annually $190,000,000 on its army and navy, tho other (1180,000,000,' and tlio .group of five great Continental powers tshows an aggregate tuiuuul war expenditure of $000,000,000. Well nuty M. Pelletau ask, "how long can European labor, obliged to compete with that of the Now World, support such overwhelming bur dens!" A Ijravo French ollicjr.uow on tho re tired list, who lost his right arm in tho'Frauco-Prussian war, appeared as a witness before court iu a city in the south of France a few weeks ago, relates the New Orleans Times-JJtmocrat, When called upon to swear tlmt ho would tell the truth, in tho customary manner, tho ollicer naturally raised his left hand. The counsel for tho defendant objected to the witness nt once, on the grounds that "an oath taken with the left hand was worthless." Tho .learned judges were unable to decide the question, and withdrew to au ante room for consulta tion. In a few minutes the solons re appeared, aud the President read tho following decision, from a literary and patriotic point of view worthy of a Monsieur Prudhoiuine: "Iu considera tion of the fact that, when tho glorious "tnts 'of our army appear iu our respoud tj their legal duties, nd that they take oo'' Dir jiiuwin irnom says uiai cuo poopio of Boston preserve tlio purest traditions L. t -i : i. - i. DREAM AND DEED. tVhnt of the deed without the dream? A song Weft ot its music and a scentless rose. Except the heart outsoar tha hand, the throng Will bless thee little for thy labor throes. The dream without the deed? Dawn's fairy gold Paled, ere it wake the hills, to misty gray. Excopt the hand obey the heart, behold. Thy grieved angel turns hit face away. Katharina Let Bate. A TENDERFOOT. jx n. I,. KKTC'HUM. 8 Jim Harden, with with a critical air, packed the tobacco in the bowl of bis pipe, preparatory to lighting that ar ticle, ho suddenly looked up aud said : "Speakin' of teu- derfect reminds me of ono I knowed oncot, sinco which time I hov bo n a whole lot moro respectivo in speakin' of 'cm. "'Twasin tho summer of 18 . I was then workin' for Ole Harvey Skcr rctt, who kep' store an' run a ranch down at Thrco Forks, in th' foot-hills. "Near Skcrrett, 'bout two miles away, Ole Si Ilcndershott hed a ranch. Ho likewiso hed 'bout th' purtiest an' nicest darter thet ever wore millinery, nn' Si, ho was proper proud of her, you bet. Moreovcrmorc, nil of us galoots 'round Three Forks was up to our back hair in lovo with her plumb, tearin', wide awaKo mashed, as I've beard say. But it didn't do none of us no good leastways, only one of us. That war Perry Hoanc,a youngrauchcr from down th' creek 'bout ten mile. Perry, he cut us all out, 'thout half-tryin', 'causo ho was a big, han'somc cuss, nn' well fixed, besides havin' been t' school lots when a kid. So ho went in au' winned almost. That is t' say, ho froze us out an' kep' reg'lar company with Hetty. I guess 'twas nil settled that they was t' bo hitched some time or other, when 'bout May, along come a feller from Boston with a letter to Ole Si from some relation of his'n, an' jes' camped right at Si's fer the. summer. Ho was one of theso here artist chumps not a real, genooine fottygrnphcr, but ono of th' sort that carries a lot of paper, an' pencils, an' colors In littlo lead squirt-guns, and draws red, white an' blutfsuuscts, like wise funny-lookin' tree an' bowlders. Ho talked like a book an' railed nil th' boys 'mister,' besides saying 'beg pard ing' if he didu't hear what ye said first time "Suro 'nough, we guyed tho chap lots at first; but Spenceley that wuz th' tenderfoot's name was to doggoncd nice nn' pleasant, an' took a joke so easy, wo all t' likin' him tiptop. All 'xcept Perry lioane. He hated him lots Boon's ho seen him. 'Cause why? Jest 'causo Spenceley was under th' same roof with Hetty, au' ho knowed that it might turn out kiud of bad fer him 'specially as ho knowed right then which nobody else did that Hetty wn'n't much stuck on him, anyhow, an' had only promised t' marry him t' please th' ole man. Ye see, Perry was a good deal of a bully, nu' drank considerable, nu' thou there was an ole story 'bout his hnviu' skipped out from th' States, leavin' a wifo that died a little later. But this didn't cut no fig gcr with Si. He had his eye on Perry's pile, nn' was willin' t' tako cnancca on makiu' Perry treat Hetty lirst rate, 'cause th' ole nmu was a toler'ble dangerous cuss himself. 'Well, th' artist feller got t' feclin' soft of soft on Hetty himself, an' 'most ev'ry day they'd go waudoriu' 'round th' country, drawin', an' fishin', and so on, an' in th' eveniu' when Perry come over t' set a whilo he'd find Mister Artist there iu th'eettin'-room, cool as it cucum ber an' polito ns polite, him not knowin' that Perry In.d a first tilliu' on th' calico. An' Hetty, jest like any woman, 'njoyed it all immense. "But Perry wasn't th' chap t" stand this very long; so one mornin', happen in' t' be at th' storo an' nieetiu' Spence- SFEXCELY LOOKED AT IUM. ley there, he walks up an' says to' him : 'Sco here, my palo-faced an' weak-eyed consumptive. D'ye know whose toes you've been steppiu' on?' "Spenceley looked ot him kind of queer, but said ho didu't know as he'd hurt anybody. " 'Well,' says Perry, 'it's my toes, au' it'll pay you t' climb from uuder, 'fore some thin' draps on ye. D'ye kuow who has th' first claim on Miss Hendershott's company) Better find out an' take care of yourself.' An' Perry started t' go out, swaggeriu', but th' artist says, real arp, 'Mr. Ronuo, I wasn't aware that iiiturf ""u. If I am, 1 w ' "Perry turned like he'd ben kicked. It was th' first tiiro we'd ever hcerd him snsscd, an' we was look in' fer th' artist feller t' get bruised a whole lot. But he wasn't not any. Perry looked at him a wholo minute.,, an' seen tnere was no scaro there, so ho jest turned an' walked out, grumblin' an' cursin'. "Homebody, hid, took a shot nt Spenceley a few nights later, but he never kicked none, only come up t' th' storo' an' blowcd hisself in for a forty four an' took shots nt a mark ev'ry day jes' fer sport, he scz; but I kinder s'miscd ho was 'xpectin' Mister Roane an' him'd hev trouble in th' near foochur, which was c'rect. "Ouo day, not long ortor this, some galoot brung word thet th' 'Paches was out 'thou muzzles, an' was chawin' ev'ry thiu' in sight an', moreovermorc, coinin' our way, nn' not fur off, nuthcr. Nope, we didn't wait none. Me'n th' ole man jos' tuk all th' dust in th' box, hid all th' stock we could, nailed up th' shop 'twas stone an' lit out for Hen dershott's, t' tell thorn. Thar Skcrrett leaves me, him havin' th' fastest little mustang in th' kentry, an' goes ont' tell folk, ez many cz ho kin. "Wa-al, Hendershott's folks was ready, real sudden, only Olo Si, ho wouklu't go. Sez he: 'I hain't goin' one foot. This hero's all I'vo got, 'ccpt th' ole lady nn' Hetty, nn' I'm goin' t' stay right here an' hold it. Ef them wimmenhed me an' no ranch they'd be wuss oil nor nothin'.' An' there Ole 81 stayed, an' bundled me'n th' artist an' the women folks oil fer Chloride quick. Th' wimmcn was in a light wnggin, littlo Jose, a Greaser kid, driviu' an' two Greaser girls on th' back seat. Mo'n 3pcnceley rido bronco back, 'lonside. " 'Long in th' afternoon, bout 3, we looked over south, an' hero comes a fel ler on hossback, like a streak o' greased lightnin', throwin' dust like the very dooce nn' back o' him, .'bout two 'r three miles, come 'bout a dozen 'r fifteen fellers near as wo c'd guess also kick in' up a big cloud. " 'Twas a good ten milo t' Chloride, nu' wo thought wo was goners, for, of course, we didn't s'pose them last fellers was uothin' but Iujuns. "Spenceley set his teeth an' looked at his guns, an' so did I. Then ho rid up t' th' waggin, give Hetty a six-shooter, e ty ill' somethin' I didn't hear, an' told th' boy t make them mules fly. I hen he come back where I wuz nn' scz, real quiet: 'D'ye think we kin hoi J 'em off long 'nough, Mister Harden?' I guessed yes; but great Scott I didn't 1 wish I was outer that! "LET ME INTERJUCE MT WIFE. "Th' lone chap come raciu' up. 'Twas Perry Roane, whiter'n a gravestone. He didn't stop, only yelled 'Injuns I' an' kep' on goin' not stoppin' t' say 'Hello I' t'lletty in th' waggin jes' kep' on, headed fer Chlondo. Th artist turned t' mo in a minute, with bis mouth curled up, nn' sez, 'stampeded!' "Wo waited, all ready for them Injuns, but when they come up th' blood sort of come back t' my heart ngen, 'cause we c'd see a mile otf thet they was white surveyors an' cowboys; 6ome ttanipedod then selves, wo foun out. "Things got quiet in a day 'r so, fer it happened thet Uncle Sam lied a lot o' sojers lyia' iu camp near Chloride, an' th' way they kep' them Injuus moviu' back south was real lively. "Wal' in a week 'r so, up csrao Mister Roane je3'z big cz life, au' ez chipper, an' goes t' Hendershott's when th' old folks was at th' store and Spenceley out ridin.' I reckon him V Hetty jes' hed a real lovely row. Ho hed th' gall t' toll 'or thet he was jes' ridiu' fer a doctor fer a sick cowboy, an' hadu't heard o' no Injuus. Hetty was onto him, though, an' talked real rough t' tho cuss, I reckon. "'Bout . 5 o'clock, littlo Joso come ridiu' t' th' store iu a hurry, an' tol' us hed be n listemn t Hetty nn Roane talkiu', au' all of a sudden he heerd a little scream. Nex' thing, he seen Roane carryin' Hetty outer th' door an' puttiu' or in his buggy slie iookm like she d fainted an' Roane druv olf, au' Joso lit out fer th' store,incctiu' Spcuccley on th' way, an' tellin' him. "Th' olo man nn' I guessed th' same thing he'd doped th' girl with chloiyfonn, 'r somethiu', an' lit out for Mineral Point, whar Eph Hines, a justice of th' peace, lived. I don't kuow how wo coino t' thiuk of it; but I hed read o' sech things, an' so had Si, I rqekou. Lord, but th' ole chap looked tur'blc! Ho didu't say nothin', but ho looked like ho was thiukiu' lots, an' it didu't tako me'n him long t' git t' Miuernl Poiut, fifteen mile bad trail, too. When wo got near th' burg, Olo Si loosened up, uu' ef he didu't cuss fer fif teen minutes, I'm a jay. "We rid up t' Hiues's, ready t' shoot, an' Si kicked th1 door open an' there, on th' floor, lyiu' tied ban's au' feet, was Perry Roane au' Spenceley, , kind of tlustrato 1, but siniliii', riz up an' puint iu' t' Hetty, who was settm' in a cheer, lookiu' kind of pale, scz: 'Ucutluuien, only gagged 'er, an', be'twoon thar an' th' Point, hed made 'or premise t' marry him an' make no fuss, 'r else he'd kill hira an' her both nn' ho meant it. Hines wa jes' gottin' ready for th' per formance when Speaceley rid up. Perry reached for his gun, but Spenceley was too sudden, an' caught 'im in th' gun arm, an' him an' Hines, who tumbled nt oncet, tied th' cuss, arter which he ast Hetty t' marry him on th' spot, an' she done it. "No, I don't never piny low on no tenderfoot." in San Franeuco Arqo-naut. William Henry Harrison. William Henry Harrison the ninth President of the United States was of an old Virginia family, around whose man sion is spread tho boautisul estate of Berkoly. In it a singer of tho Declar ation of Independence had been born, and again one of tho Presidents. Har rison was born February 9, 1773. Ho graduated at Hampden Sidnoy College, and then went to Philadelphia to study medicino. But ho was a born soldier, nnd when an army was gathered to fight tho Indians in tho west be immediately joined it. At the ago of nineteen he was with Wayne in all his conflicts with tho northwestern tribes, whero he greatly distinguished himself by his wisdom and bravery. In 1801 he was chosen Governor of that immense dis trict now including the States of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Tho population of this tract was much scat tered and exposed to continual attacks from tho Indians. For nearly fifteen years he remained in this far west and distant country, watching it settle into peaceful and wonderful prosperity. He was inaugurated Chief Magistrate in .March, 1841 ; and perhaps no man sinco Washington has received such an en thusiastic and spontaneous wclcomo as tho hero of Tippecauoe. For ouly twenty days did he bear the clamor of office seekers and the fatigue of the routine of state business; then his slight constitution, already undermined by his Western life, gave way and just ono month after his inauguration he died. Ho was an honest man, a bravo general, and a true lover of his country. The last words his lips uttered were a wish for tho perpetual existence of tho Con stitution. At his death he was in his sixty-ninth year. Detroit Free I'rca). Curious Superstitions. The people of the West Indies aro the most superstitious in tho world. To them everything out of tho ordinary is a "sign." In Cuba a person with a sore or wound of any kicd will not look upon a dead person, fearing that the spot will be come incurable and never heal. The rum used in washiug a dead body is, how ever, regarded as a sure cure for all eye troubles. They also believe that if the light from a candle or lamp falls on the face of the dead that death will shortly come to him or her who was carrying the light. Rain during a burinl is consid ered an excellent "sign" thro-.ighout the islands. If one measures his own height with a rod which has been used in meas uring a corpse for the cotliu be himself will die within the year. A stroko with the hand of a corpse is believed by tho West Indian to be a sure cure for all pains and swellings. The lilac or "hay brush" is a common charm against all evil spirits, and is on that account usu ally planted at doorways or under win dows. In Barbadoes the ground dovo sitting on a house is a "sign" that some member of the family there residiug will die before the birds nest again. A pro cession of black ants is said to bo a presage of a funeral in all but ono or two of the West Indies. In St. Croix a small bird locally called "creeper'' is thought to be the forerunuer ot illness or trouble. Chicago XTex). The Spontaneous Ignition of Coal. An excellent paper "Oa tho Spontan eous Ignition of Coal" was read by Pro fessor Lewis before the British Associa tion at their recent meetiug at Cardilf. In this paper the Professor points out that the common idea that spontaneous ignition is caused by the presenco of iron pyrites in tho coal caunot be true, be cause iu many manufactures, pyrites are largely used, and although stored iu heaps and undergoing continuous oxida tion, he has been unable to trace a single case of heating. Spontaneous combus tion may bo more truly traced to the ab sorptive power of newly-won coal for oxygen, au action which i9 accompanied by a great rise of temperature, and is naturally hastened if the coal bo stored on shipboard tiiat a portion of it is near the funnel or boilers. Accidents from this causo are most numerous in ships which have to cross tropical seas, from tho greatly increased temperature to which the coal is sub jected. Ventilation iu many ships is worse than useless, for it provides the coal with just sutlicient oxygea to feed It when burning. Moisture is also an importaut factor in determining the ignition of stored coal. Professor Lewes says that if newly-won coal were stored for a month iu moderate sized heaps, so as to allow it to tako up its oxygeu aud cool down after the heating caused in tun process, spontaneous ignition would be almost uuknowu. Chamber! Journal, Soap Is a Great Beau tiller. A curious prejudice that soiuo peoplo have is against soap as au application for the face; this is a great fallacy. Good soap is a great beautilier, and great pre ventive of the uncomely looking "black heads" which are such a distiguruuieut and are so hard to get rid of. The real cause of these unpleasant little specks is not, as a rule, anything moro serious than this: Some people have much larger skin pores than others, and tlio du-t col lects, settles aud finally forms a hard, black little substance which probably would never have had a chance of de veloping if the , akiu was thoroughly washed with soap twice a day and rubbed vigorously with a ''-o use. towel. Do not afraid of a red i'oe; the redness will " ' away and k'U '('rUiune, TI1EY LIVE IN THE DARK. MANY ANIMALS WHIOB NEVER BEB DAYLIGHT. Blind Inhabitant, in the Mammoth Cam How the Bight, Is Lost Compensatory Attributes. There nro many animals in the world which pass all their Hvc3 in darkness, never seeing a rny of light. Every ono has heard of the blind fishes of the Mammoth Cavo. The latter is the biggest of 500 great caverns in the United States. All of them are inhabited by numerous other sorts of creatures that havo no eyes for vision. Literally speaking, there i9 no such a thing as a blind fish, since tho most sightless of the finny tribe possesses visual, organs in a rudimentary condition. But, through want of use, tho optic ganglia and nerves havo broken down and beon absorbed. Among the animals in these caves where Egyptian darkness ever dwells aro blind crayfish, colorless, which in tho water by torchlight look liko whito phantoms of their outdoor kind. Now and then, in such places one comes across a common frjg, emaciated nnd seemingly discouraged, which has found its way, how no one knows, to tho Tartarean realms. Also one discovers curious cave rats, of the same color as the domestic rats, but with longer bodies, liko a weasel's, more developed whiskers aud much bigger ears. Of bats there are multitudes in the caverns, as one might expect, inasmuch as they arc creatures of darkness. Spiders of several kinds nre fouud in the caves. They are uniformly small, weak nnd of sedentary habits. No webs do they spin, save a few irregular threads sometimes. What they live upon is rather a puzzle, though it is supposed that they catch stray mites and other such small fry. Scavengers constitute a large part of the population of the caverns. Car nivorous beetles are plentiful, particular ly in those places where parties take lunch. Tho processes of decay seem to be accomplished chiefly by a few fungi. It is said that meat hung up at tho mouth of one of these caverns remains fresh for a long time, and it is surmised that tho bacteria which causes things to becomo putrid are probably raro in tho under ground atmosphere. No animals whatever aro found in the dry parts of the caves. Dampnoss, or a certain degreed of moisture, seems to bo essential to their existence. Uuder tho stones one finds white, eyeless worms, and in tho damp soil around about are to be discovered blind beetles iu little holes which they excavate and bugs of tho thousand -leg sort. Theso thousand-leg bugs, which in the upper world devour fragments of dead leaves and other veg table debris, sustain life in the caverns by feeding upon decayed wood, fuugus growths and bats' dung. Kneeling iu a beaten path one can see numbers of them gathered about hardened drips of tallow irom tourists canales. There aro plen ty of crickets also. So far as the insects ol the cove nro concerned, the loss of sight which they gradually undergo is sutliciently well understood. The first step is a decrease in the number of the facets which make up the compound eyes, with a corre sponding diminishmcut of the lenses and retina;. After four or five generations the eyes become useless. It would bo most interesting to breed these or other blind creatures of the caves iu tho light, so as to find out if they would get their sight back. In all animals, including man, it is found that nature tries to com pensate for loss of vision by increasing the power of the senso of touch. Thus tho antenniu of cavo insects grow re markably long. It is very curious to find that nothing ia their behavior sug gests tho fact that they are blind. They walk, ruu, stop, explore tho ground aud try to esoupo from tho grasp of the bug hunter just if they re illy saw. The light of a candle startles them as much as if they perceived it visually. It is a remarkable fact, proving that the ances tors cf those creatures could sec, that in the embryo stage of their existenco they have eyes well developed. Iu the abysses ot the oceans, below 500 fathoms, many animals have cither imperfect eyes or nouo. Their condition in this regard affords a suggestive paral lel to that of cave life and tho causes ure probably the samo. Science is of the opiuiou that all deep-sea life originally emigrated irom the shallows. The cieatures which dwelt in the darkness of tho depths naturally lost their powers of vision after a while. It is the same way with the mole, which is doubtless de scended from progenitors which could see. Blindness in the mole is the result of a degeneration of the optic net vo, the consequence of which is that images formed in the eye itself are not trans mitted to tho animal's consciousness. Occasionally a mole can see a littlo out of one eye which has retained its com municatioo with tho brain. It is not that the raolo is born blind, but t'iat it inherits a tendency to atrophy of the visual organs just ns peoplo derive from their parents an inclination to consump tion or other diseases. Sjiue day iu tho future there may be no such thing as a mole that is not entirely aud hopelessly blind. Au Old Teeth Market. A Philadelphia dentist displays a peck or moro of teeth, the product of many aching jaws, iu a glass casu iu front of his establishment. A curious individual recently usked the doctor if the teeth outside were all drawn by him. "Yes, and down in my cellar I have a Hour barrel full of all sizes. Wo used to sell them to articulators of skeletons, aud wo got $1 a quart for them. They had to buy more than a quart sometimes to get even one tooth to suit, because a skele ton with a full set of teeth was worth at least f 15 more thau one not having all his teeth. But they cau set up a skele ton much cheaper iu Pruuce." fan Franeiteu Examiner. 'Hire. India. last "ttiui( rid. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. Ores are purified by electricity. An inch of rain means 100 tons to the acre. The process of separating iron ore by electricity is working satisfactorily ia Michigan. An expert says that tho left main driver of a locomotivo flattens more than the right. One or more belts running independ ently on tho top of another will add much to the transmission of power. A scientific journal states that a littlo sugar put on tho hands with soap will greatly increase its lather and cleansing power, and will remove dirt, chemical stains, etc. An engineer of Berne finds that C00, 000 effective horse-power can be ob tained from the streams of Switzerland for electric lighting or electric power transmission. Belts running over pulleys of small diameter at high speeds ought to be thin nnd as wide as possible. Orange tan leather of uniform thickness answers" re markably well. A young man who has never had the sense of smell has bceu the subject of some curious tests, which have shown Professor J ast row that many things which we eat with relish nre not tasted, but only Bmelled. A Frenchman has invented an im proved method of telegraphing, so that it is practicable to transmit one huudred nnd fifty words per minute on a singlo wire. The message when delivered from the machine is typo written. Those engaged in the production of quinine, whether from bark or chemical ly, suffer with a peculiar skin affection caused by tho inhalation of tho vapor from hot solutions of the drug. Fever is an accompanimcnt of this malady. It is said Iuventor Edison is engage 1 in a modification of the phonograph to fit it to become the successor of the raised letter system in production of books for the blind. The changes are chiefly . the way ot increasing tlio capacity of tho cylinders. What is described as the most perfect known specimen of a petrified human body has recently been discovered iu Arizona. The figure is evidently that of a fully-developed woman. It is five feet ten and a half inches tall, and weighs 580 pounds. The largest steel spring in the world is 310 feet long, six inches wide and n quarter of an inch thick. The manufac ture of this spring is a remarkable ac complishment in metal working aud was successfully undertaken by a Pennsyl vania firm, although the principal Euro pean iron works had previously refused the order. In an electric hammer that has been devised recently the piston is ot a mag netic material and the cylinder is com posed of a series of coils, through each of which a current of electricity may bo passed. The passage of a current through the upper coils raises tho piston. By cutting olf tho current and trnnferring it to tho lower colls the piston is released and drawn down.. The blow may bo shortened or lenghtoncd, as desire 1, by regulating the distribution of the current in the coils. Provision has been made for ne.itral izing the deteriorating effects of acid spray from a battery of accumulator! whero metal fittings and brass or copper conductors are aiound. The medium employed for this purpose is an anti-sulphuric acid enamel. It is applied like varnish, in black or other colors. It is fouud to withstnnd the attacks of the strongest sulphuric acid for weeks, and is now largely used in Eugland for coat ing woodwork, iron and copper iu the neighborhood of batteries. Sand lu School. Sixty years ago the schools of this town occupied the old courthouse, writes a correspondent, and I was one of the scholars. In tho graud-jury room there was a long table about eighteen inches high, with a strip of board fastened around tho sides. Tho centre was filled with fine sand an inch deep. At t in end of tho table was a wheel on which the letters of the alphabet was printe I so that but ouo letter would appear at n time; around tho table the smallest chil dren were gathered and each furnished with a stick. I, as the pedagoguo ap pointed by the head teacher, would take my stand at tho end of the table and alongside of the wheel, and as I movel it would annouuee tho letter that was brought to view, which the children would proceed to make iu tho sand with their sticks. When all had made that letter, 1 would level tho sand with u comb, and tho wheel would ba moved on to another letter. These littlo ones were called tho "Band class." It was au interesting sight. The system was somewhat like tho kindergarten of thJ present day, aud it was clearly au economic mode of supplying writing ma terial. llarrisbunj (I'cnn.) Tclnjram, Tho Sueezliif Superstition. Tho custom of saying "Uoi bless you!" when a person sueezes dates from the time of the Patriarch Jacob. The rabbis say that prior to tho time when Jacob lived a man never sneezed but once the shock consequent was curtaiu death. Wheu Jacob came on the scene, ho interceded with tho Master and ob tained a relaxatiou of this rigid law, subject to the condition that iu all coun tries wheu a person sneezed, he himself, if alone, or a friend if oue happened to be uear, should make a pious exclama ticu. l'his soon crystalized into one treneral form, that of "God bless you!" . It is rather singular that this curious custom is now observed, iu ouo foitu or another, iu most European countries to day. Iu Germany the sneezer is saluted with "Your good health;" in Ireland with "God bless your honor." lu Italy nml Simiii uiiuiiur i-. x iirexrtions nra niieil. The Russians, in order to be odd, I sun-if nose, exclaim. "How do VOU dol"' II OPPORTUNITY. Once, passing through a garden fair. Youth spied a flower unfolding to th. day; Its blood-red-bud lips longed to snare In oonquost the young traveler on his way. Bo filled with life- that flower, its soul it spent In fragrance, which was mutely eloquent. "Take mel" it breathed' "to you I all re sign." Youth answered: "On tho morrow you'll b. mine.' That which was called tha morrow came; The sweet bloom strained its petal to the fragrant furnace glowed its ruddiest flam?; So strong was expectation, it betokened might. The bright day waned, nor for a rose would stay. Unto his bed night led his bride, tho day; The flower, forgotten, palel aud sickly grew, While from it being fell cold tcara of dew. At last one day did Youth appear, Seeking the beauty he before denied; No kindly welcome showol asrhe draw near, For that dear life had lived its day and died. Ashes of splendid hoars beiuteous in birth, Now fire extinguished, fallen back to earth; To earth ! tho cradle of the great and small, The inevitable bier that awaits u all. II. T. Dotliworth, in ttoston Transcript. HUMOR OF THE DAY. Water crackers Ice picks. A circuit judge Tho electrician. I love the music that handorgau plays: I 'ovo it, that is, wheu It's far away, Pucfc. As a soul-stirring invention the bastin ado is worthy eminent mention. Boaton Courier. When a handsome girl comes out, her papa has to come down handsomely. lioston Trattscripl. Notwithstanding the fact that tho last laugh is best, every story teller seems anxious for you to have it. 'Wives of great men oft remind us. We should pick our wives with care; So we may not leave behind us Halt our natural crop ot hair." When a pretty woman goes to a man with her troubles she is likely to gain his sympathy, bis heart, and more trouble. Yabsley "Does your wifo ever choost. your clothing for you!" Wickwiro "No; she merely picks the pockets." Indian ajtolit Journal. Tho cautious nature of the Indians ma account for their preference for accept ing official statements with reservations. Uallimore American. Miss Flirthard "I think Mr. Great heart is so silly." Miss Likewiso "Why so?" Miss Flirthard "Why, ho gets serious so soon." Bmton Courier. "Women's voice is best adapted to the telephone, they say." "So I have heard. She teems to find plenty of other uses for it, though." Indianapolit Journal, "What's your foe for collecting thisf" He inquired with nervous thrill; And the lawyer calmly mado reply: ' t he whole amouut of the bill." Judge. "John," said tho wifo of a dyiug man, "here's Dr. Parsonborry como to talk to you." "Tell him I'll seo hira at the funeral," gasped John. New York Sun. Mr Dudlct "I havo great taleut.Miss Caustic, and could do wonderful things if I only had a mind to." Miss Caustic "Yts; you only lack tho mind." Ctinic. He tolls her how wickel he us 3 to b, Till she sbu liers and softly cri-'s "l.a!" But nover, not ever, no, never does ho Tell any such yarns to her ma. Indianapolis JuxifAat. "Now, John, "said Mrs. Doporqua to the new gardner, "I hope you will re member ull that I have told you. Aud whatever you do, don't forget to water the electric-light plant." Miss Gushley "Oh, what lovely poetry. And did you really writo this out of your head?" Itiuier (provoked) "No, indeed; I was quite sane wheu I wrote it, I thiuk." liuiton nm. Now that we havo the safety bicycle uud the safety razor, it would not be a bad scheme of some inventive genius to gild tho market with a Bafety accordion, lor the benefit of beginners. 1'uci. Little Man "I understand, sir, that you have called me au unmitigated liar." Big Man "No, I didn't use tho word unmitigated." Little Alan "Tieu I accept your apology." Ijndon Punch. "We do our own weigh," say the littlo tlsli, As ttiey wiggle tiiuir lorfced taiU; " W'e do our own weigh bet-nu , you se9 We alwttys carry our schIoh." Ih-truit Yea iYi'ss. He "You say you lovo me, but cau not be my wife. Is it because I am poor? There are better things iu this world thau money." She "ljuite true, but it takes inuucy to buy them." '. ton Jiudyet, Relative "Well, I sincerely hope you will be happy with him, .M iuJy. fs ho a steady ynuug man l" Miss M imly 'Steady? My goodness! Aunt Judy, he's beeu coming to sec mo for more thau eleven years." Chicajo Trilmne. He (despairingly) "It doosu't mittet if I have got lots of money, I ca'.imt for get that my grandfather was a sta;o .nvcr." Sho (sweetly) "Thit's all right you cau refer to your ancestral haul without going into particulars." JliooKlyn Life. Fashionable Tourist (wiping bis fore head ou the Alps as ho suddenly turns round a rock) "Just to thiuk of it ! Hero I've climbed six thousaud feet up tho Mlu of thU mountain ouly to meet face to lace one ot my heaviest creditors."- Fliiytnde lllaetter. He "What mado you think that pic ture in the Academy was mine? X'ou must bo a judge of stylo, because it was unsigned." She (modestly) "You flat ter me. I really didn't kuow it was yours until I saw everybody laiyhiujr at it." Funny FtsUe, "
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