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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, "