THE FOREST REPUBLICAN
b pibllibed rrtrj Wedaetdty, kf
J. E. WENK.
Offlo In Bmaarbaugh & Co.'u Building
h-m mix st, tionmta, r.
Terms, . . fl.BO par Year.
He ntwerlptlon receive for a akerter Mrlod
ln tarr month. poriuo
Ocrrmpondtnee solicited frem in mtU ef lh
Tho railroads of Australia, with tho
exception of two small lines, nro owned
by the Government
Many persons will be surprised to icnrn
that tho United Stales hnve, since their
existence, formally declared war but
once.
Argentine is being tempted. A French
syndicate is said to have offered the Gov
crumcnt ifaO, 000,000 for a ten years'
monopoly of the sale of matches and
tobacco.
A plea of insanity was set up as a de
fenso for a prisoner before a British
court on a chnrga of felony, but it did
not save him from being sent to penal
servitude for three years, during which
..tiuio tho judge said it would be possiblo
to thoroughly investigate tho pica and
make sure that it would hold water.
The San Francisco Clirouicle coa
eludes that tho belief in the contagious
character of tho grip must be pretty
strong iu Enghiud, when steps are taken
to f7oid marching through nn infected
district. It is easy to believo that tho
nfllxtion may bo epidemic in certain
quarters of Lsndon, but it is hardly pos
siblo that tho disease would monaco
people merely passing through them.
To-day the buet-sujar industry is tc
kuowlcdgcd to bo tho leading agri
cultural industry of Kurope, declares
Frank Leslie's AVeckly, contributing
largely to its revenue, increasing tho
value ot its real estate, reducing interest,
giving employment to thousands of
killed and unskilled employes, causing
millions of dollars to bo paid to them
for sugar that is sold to other countries.
In Ohio last year.snys the Stuto Labot
Bureau, twcuty-t.vo million dollars'
worth of material was converted by tho
factories into 211 million dollars' worth
of product, paying nearly fifty-four mil
lion dollars wages to 105,000 employes
of all grades, equal to $3 M, average,
each. This was for 291 days, average,
work each, equal to $1.73 per day of,
average, 9.7 hours, or nearly eighteen
cents an hour.
The Insurance men of Chicago have re
solve! to insist that no more buildings
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ouuu uc creeiuu wuu a neigiit greater
than one and a half tiuie3 the width of
the street, and that iusurance rates on
higher buildings hereafter erected be so
greBt as to bo practically prohibitive.
For office buildings nn exception will be
made and a height of ID feet allowed,
which will give room for eight or niuo
stories. Whether tho insurauco men will
succeed remains to bo seen, but; they havo
the support of the tiro department, and
of mauy leading men iu the city.
The San Francisco Examiner remarks:
"Tho Government of Now South Waloi
has determined on rain-makiug experi
ments. To judge by tho American ex
periments tho most, successful rain
maker is the iiuagiuatLjo correspondent
who accompanied tho Dyenforth expe
dition. The floods of nin that that
young man brought down (on paper) ns
the results of explosions that never oc
curred were tho most remarkablo of tho
year. Tho Uuited States could do a
graceful act by offering fie Now Soutli
Wales Government tho uso of the cor
raspsudsut, an 1 thus o:ub!o our Au
stralian cousins to save their powder."
The recent Io3s of nn cyo by Priuce
Christian von Schleswig-IIoUteiu,
through the.bad aim ol his brother-in-law
attempting to shoot a bird, recalls
some similar misfortune. Napoleon I,
while hunting-' plica, nits iu Fontaine
bleau.shot out the eve of the uiostgouinl
of his marshals, Nicholas Masseuu.Duke ol
Rivoli and Prince of Essling Mnsseua,
however, was even a greater courtier
thau general, and immediately declared
that the shot had come from the gun of
Marshal Berthier. Berthier at once de
clared himself the cause of his comrade's
misfortune. This diplomatic attempt to
shield the Enperor greatly pleased his
Majesty, and ho rewarded both marshals
with favors and presents.
It is not only iu the United States,
learns the New York Post, that default
ers continue to live luxuriously on small
incomes without exciting (suspicion. Ilerr
Piufsicb, who committed suicide tho
other day. after robbiug the Budapest
(Hungary) Savings Bank of $500,000,
had been steuliug right and left for
years. He bought un estate, built u
magnificent chateau upou it, entertained
guests iu princely fiishiou, subsidized a
theatre for the amusement of himself
and his lricuds without a peuuy of hon
est money to his credit outsido an ex
ceedingly modest salary. And yet no
body thought of suspecting him or ex
amining his bioks, although ha was
cashier of the establishment. When he
shot himself, aud the truth enmo out,
everybody was profoundly astonished. A
clearer case of diu-ctora whe did not
direct could scarcely be wude out.
Forest
VOL. XXIV. NO.
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW,
If Fortune with a smiling face
Strew roses on our way.
When shall we stoop to pick them up?
To-day, my love, to-Jay.
But should she frown with face of care,
And talk of coming sorrow.
When shall we grieve if grieve we must?
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
If those who wronged us own their faults,
And kindly pity, pray
When shall we listen and forgivof
To-day, my love, to-day.
But if stern Justice urge rebuke,
And warmth from memory borrow;
When shall we chide we dare?
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
If those to whom we owe a debt
Are harinei unless wo pay,
When shall we struggle to be just?
To-day, my love, to-day.
But if our delitor fail our hopa,
And plead his ruin thorough,
When shall we weigh his breach of faith?
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
If Love, estranged, should once again
His genial smile display,
When shall we kiss bis proffered lips?J
To-day, my love, to-day.
But if be would indulge regret,
Or dwell with bygone sorrow,
When shall we weep if weep we must?
Tomorrow, love, to-morrow.
For virtuous acts and harmless joys,
The minutes will not stay;
We've always time to welcome them.
To-day, my love, to-Jay.
But care, resentment, angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon if thoy appear
To-morrow, love, to-morrow.
Charles Mackay, in Bston Journal.
A LEAP-YEAR- STORY.
BY ANNA 8HIEI43.
r-Jirwasa very small
nouse tn the heart
of a crowded city
aud yet, small as it
was, three families
mado a homo there,
Tho first floor, and
the one that brought
tno most rent, was
occupied by James
launders, retired sea
captain, who was
supposed to possess
a gold mine, at the
very least, und who
had undoubtedly "feathered his nest'
well in many years of prosperous voy
aging.
I he basement floor was distinguished
by a sign over the door, and a shoo win
dow, wuereiu were displayed the wares
oi grocer Ueorge Davis on a very
small scale, a grocer who bought by tho
basket and box, aud sold by tho half
peck and pound.
Upstairs there was only one story
above tho first floor Nauetto lived with
her mother, Madame Hillien. Nanette
bad been ten years in America, and was
employed by a milliner, who made
good use of Nanette's nationality
when her customers suspected
her of being anything but a
French milliner. Madame Ilillien was
yellow and wrinkled and wore an old
sacquc of dingy colors over a black silk
petticoat, and a cap of elaborate con
struction over very rough, gray hair.
Nanette was a clear brunette, with eyes
black as sloes aud soft as velvet, cheeks
like tho heart of a crimson rose, teeth
like pearls, and tho triggest littlo figuro
ever balanced on two pretty ieet. With
scaut means aud her Ficnch tastes Nan
etto was always welldressed. Her print
gowns fitted l.er to a nicety, her hair
glossy and abundant, was always nrrauged
becomiugly, and there was never any
thing tumbled or soiled to mar Nanette's
toilette.
Two men, at least, adored Nanette;
George Davis in heurt-siclc Bilcnce; Cnp- I
tain Sauoderswith the audacity of wealth
quo position.
Captain Saunders sent always to
Madame Hillien such preserves and fruits
ns opened wide the eye? of tho favored
few invited to partake of them. He had
ulways a lrieud iu port, just arrived
from Italy, from Cuba, from Livei pool,
from China, from Bny point where the
long arm of commerce pushes her vessels;
and these friends would always have
foreign dainties to tempt the gold from
the purse of the generous captain. It
was whispered that fabrics only suited
for feminine wear, jewels, faus, tiinkets
also came to the captain's room, but of
these he said nothing. Boxes of oranges,
jars of ginger, boxes of macaroni,
tempting morsels from all lauds were car
ried up the flight of stairs to Madame
Hi 1 lieu , but of India muslins, Canton
crapes I'on's silks, rings aud bracelets the
captain said never a word.
Still the face of Georgo Davis grew
longer and paler day by day, as the sight
of his rival's prosperity was forced upon
him. It was true that Nanette loyally
purchased every pound of tea aud peck
of potatoes at the grocery iu the base
ment and presented her cash with the
amilo of au angel. True, too, that she
never passed the grocer without a sinilo
and sometimes a little blush.
For the grocer was only thrce-nnd-twenty,
with a blond beard aud eyes as
blue as a patch of. summer sky, while the
captain was nearly sixty, with grizzled
red hair, a skin like mahogany, aud eyes
of no especial tint, unless it was sea
green. But the captain had a long bank
account, aud could woo gallautly and
loudly, while the grocer only spoke with
his eyes, aud wondered vaguely how
long two could live upou prolits that
were half starvation for one.
"She is so pretty!" the poor youug
fellow thought, witb a sigh; "no won
der she likes to ride with the captain iu
the Park, while I am tied to tho counter
aud cannot even afford to hire a boy to
roll in tho barrels. I could not send a
basket home if a customer asked it."
But fortunately the customers were ot
that class that never trust a market-basket
out of their own hands. Htill,as they
were verv exacting to tho largest
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47. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1G, 1892.
measure for tho lowest
anced the matter.
price, that bal-
It was not a very flourishing grocery
storo, for tho goods wero of the cheapest
description, aud tho profits wero very
small ; and often when tho stock had to
be replenished, George Davis wore patched
shoes and tho shabbiest ot clothes,
"It would delight my heart," Nanette
said once to her mother, "if I could once
get my two hands in tho linon-closct of
Monsieur Davis and reonir his collars
and cuffs. They are fr'iyed. Oh I"
with uplifted hands "how they are
shabby 1"
"You had better look at somothing
elso than tho culls of Monsieur Davis,"
said Madame Hillien, severely. "In my
country maidens do not look at young
men."
"But, mamma, whon I must look at
mm every day how can I but sco him?
Do I not buy of him Bugnr and tea and
all that we have to eat?"
"If you were wise you would not bo
compelled to buy food in a littlo store
like that. Listen Monsieur, the cap
tain, has told me that if he marries ho
will buy the whole house. Ah, think of
a wnolo House 1 '
"But we are comfortable in threo
rooms."
"Bah! We live I But comfortable?
You hnve no sense, Nanette t Twice
already has the captnin spoken to me.
You will lose him."
"Let him go 1 I have my work and
wo have fivo hundred dollars in bank.
Why snould I marrv an old horror like
that.'"
"He it not horrible."
"No, you are right. He is kind and
good, aud I am sorry ho will lovo me
when I cannot love him."
"But, whv?"
"Ah, why?" said Nanette, shrugging
nor pretty snoulders . But she ran away
then aud began to concoct a marvelous
omelet for supper, singing in a loud.
clear voice, so that her mother could not
make her hear from where she sat in an
inner room. Why Never a word of
love had the young grocer spoken, though
his honest eyes told his adoration ; but
Nanette knew that she always had the
choice of the market set aside for her,
and there was always a little overweight
of all the ;hoicest things in her basket.
But tbo attentions of tho captain soon
became a burden; not because of his
persecutions, but becauso Madame Hil
lien became fretful and exacting on tho
subject. It was all foolishness' on
Nauette's part, and no modest girl re
fused the husband her mother offered her.
she said.
But Nanette had been too lonar in
America, though she was but twenty
two, to give up hor freedom of choice
for any old French custom.
"Here girls choose their own hus
bands," she said.
And Madame Hillen screamed:
"You would offer yourself to him?"
"Not so bad as that, mamma, thouzh
this is leap-year," said Nanette.for 1983
was but a week old.
"Lenp-yearl Ah, you are a bold
girl!"
But Nanette was not bold, and her
tender heart was sore over her lover's
silence. He was her loves: of that she was
sure; but he wa3 poor, SS very poor, and
needed a wife to holp him grow rich.
now she could help him! How she
would save iu house keeping,aod make his
clothes last twice as loug, and tidy up
the rooms the open door showed to be
so forlorn. She was a true woman, this
littlo Nauettc, longing to give loyal ser-
vica where she gave loyal love. But he
would not speak.
"It is already two years we have been
in tho house," Nanetto thought, "and I
now lie loves me."
Something wonderful happened just at
tins time, lucre was an old uncle in
France, a close-fisted miser, who had re
fused often aud often to help his
widowed sister by so much as a pinch of
snu, ana ne died, leaving to .Nanette a
sum that mado ten thousand American
ollars.
It fuirly stunned the little milliner.
To ba so rich as that, when and here a
choking sob came into her throat: when
the man she loved had not a good coat
to his back, though he worked faithlully
to earn one. Nanette grieved over her
access of fortuue as much as she rejoiced.
She shrewdly suspected tho cause of
George's silence, aud knew that this
legacy would be another bar between
them. Already her mother was talking
of moving into a better neighborhood
aud more commodious apartments.
The captain had offered his congratu
lations rather ruefully appreciating the
weight of this new phase of affairs.
"I was sure of tho ttother," he
thought, "but now I am not so sure."
It was dusk when he rattled tho key
in his own door, and did not soe a tall
figure near him, uutil a familiar voice in
the darkue&s, said:
"May I leave thekoys of tho basement
with you, captain?"
"Hey, what? You are going away?"
"Yes, I am going away," said George
Davis, very sadly. "I hope you will be
very happy."
"Oh, you do! Fray, what is there to
make me especially happy, just now?"
1 hen Ueorge flashed out:
"If such a woman as Nanette were
going to marry me, 1 snould not ask
that question, and something suspic
iously liko a sub ended the sentence.
"Who told you I was going to marry
Nanette?"
"Madame Hillien."
"Then she told a ahem! she mado
a serious mistake. Nauetto has refuscj
me distinctly on separate occasions. So
the way is open to you."
"Ah, no! I am so poor, so very poor,
you see. 1 nave no capital to start any
thing, and lean only scratch out the
barest living. And now this money has
come. No! I will go away! You see
I love her so much, I cannot stay any
longer. My heart is breaking."
Odd confidences! Well, jes; but I
think it must havo been the dark that
opened their hearts to each other. They
were such honest, chil Hike hearts, both
of them, to belong to jjreat, bearded
men,
I am quito suro tho dark was unnn- I
swcrable for what followed. Georse was l
l: i : . ., . .. I
sutuuinK leaning against ino oanister
when he said :
"My heart is breaking I"
Suddenly there was a little soft rustlo
above him ; then ho felt two arms steal
round his neck, a soft cheek touch his,
nnu into his car stole a whisper'
"Don't go away or you will break my
heart, tool"
The captain's door opened with a ierk
and shut with a bang, but I do not think
those two at the foot of tho staircase
heard it. What did they say ! Ah, who
can repeat the rapturous speeches of one;
tno sny whispers of the other.
But one thing Nanette said at last, ns
nicy went arm in arm upstairs to con
front Madame Hillien
"You will not tell anybody, will you,
George, that I proposed to you, though
it is leap-ycnri
"Never!" was tho emphatic renlv.
Madarao Hillien cried and laughed and
was none too well pleased; but, after all,
sue ioveu Nanette, aud so she gave
ueorge ner band nt last, and a motherly
greeting.
But the strnngest part of all was yet to
come for tho captain made Nanette a
wedding present of all the finery he had
purchased especially for her, and then
offered his hand and heart to Madame
Hillien. He bouerht the whole house too.
and a brandnew grocery-store was started
next door with a portion of Nanette's
money. Tho neighbors "always knew"
it was the widow the captain was court-
iug, auu n would uo tutlicult to say
wnicn nousenold is the happier, that ol
jolly Captain Saunders and his wife, oj
that of honest George Davis, grocer, and
pretty JNanette. The Ledger.
The Private nud tho Bear.
Private McNamara, ot the Fourth
Cavalry, stationed in the Yosemitc
National Park, got leave to bo huutinir.
aud went over to Devil's Gulch, tho
roughest canon in the country and the
Dest maing place for bir came. Mc
Namara had good luck, and killed about
a 3oren gray squirrels, which ho slung
io ma oeit. ne naa turned homeward,
and was picking bis wny through fallen
timber, when a grizzly arose from behind
a log about fifty yards away. NcNamnra
raised his carbine and fired. The bear
howled and started for him, and Mc
Namara foil in his belt for another cart
ridge, but none was there. He had fired
his losthot.
McNamara realized that he had to
trust to his legs to get him out of that
scrape, and he turned and ran faster than
he ever sprinted in bis life. But the'
boar was the better runner, and trained
rapidly. The dangling squirrels im
peded McNamara 's action, and as he ran
he tried to get rid of them. He pulled
two loose and dropped them, and the
grizzly stopped to investigate. Bruin
found them good, and he ate them in
two gulps and resumed the chase.
McNamara dropped some moie squir
rels and gained several yards. He re
peated tho trick until he had a good
lead, and then he unhooked his belt and
dropped all that were left, and when the
grizzly finished the lot McNamara was
out of sight across the river and getting
his second wind for a long run homo.
New York Sun.
Sand-Storins of the Amorloin Desert.
As would be inferred from its tem
perature, th9 desort is a land of fearful
winds. When that volume of hot air
rises by its own lightness, other air from
the surrounding world must rush in to
take its place; and as the new ocean of
atmosphere, greater than the Mediter
ranean, pours in enormous waves into its
desert bed, such winds result as few in
fertile liuds ever dreamed of. The
Arnbiau simoom is not deadlier than the
sand-storm of the Cororado Desert (as
the lower half of this region is generally
called). Express trains cannot make
head against it nay, sometimes they
are even blown from the track I Upon
the crests of some of tho ranges nro hun
dreds of acres buried deep in the fine,
white sand that those fearful gales scoop
up by carloads from the plain and lift
on high to fling upon the scowling peaks
thousands of feet abovo. There are no
snow drifts to blockade trains there; but
it is frequently necessary to shovel
through more troublesome drifts of sand.
Man or beast caught in one of those
saud-ladcd tempests has little chance of
escape. The mau who will lie with his
head tightly wrapped in a coat or
blanket nud stifle there uutil the fury of
the ttorm is spent, inav survive; but
woe to the poor brute whose sweet feet
cannot bear it betimes to a place of
refuge.' There is no facing or breathing
thnt atmosphere of alkaline sand, whose
lightest whilf inflames eyes, nose and
throat almost oast endurance. St.
Nichulus.
Peculiar Pair of Eyes.
"I labor uuder the peculiar incon
venience of having a right eye of nor
mal power and a short-sightod left eye,"
says James Shaw. "Tho numerals on
the fuce of aclock five-eighths of an inch
high are visible to the right eye at twelve
feet distant, but in order to discern
them as clearly with my left eje I re
quire to briug that organ of vision as
near to the figures as eight inches. Oj
looking at my gold chain hanging on my
breast in daylight aud with both eyes,
the chain, colored yellow and toward tho
left, is perceived by the right eve, while
a steely-blue chain, another, yet the same,
is perceived about aa iuch to the right
aud a litttlo higher un." Chicago
Herald.
Steam and Magnet.
Tho researches ofStrouhal and Barm
have shown that with Ions continue 1
heating iu steam, maguets loso friut
tweuty-eight to sixty-seven per cent, of
their power. If, after this, the magnets
are rema 'neti.ed aud aiuin exposed to
the action of steam, only a very slight
loss of magnetic power is found to taku
place. Kepeuted steaniiiig uml magnet
izing are therefore recommended for sj-
curing magnetism in hard uteet. Tren
ton (N. J-) Ainencau,
UBLICAN.
SCILN'TIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Germanium is worth sixty time, its
weight in gold,
A light steel telegraph pole lias been
patented by a Wisconsin mad.
To extinguish an oil fire, bran or any
vtn f ... : 1 1 t i : ii i t i it -. .
niuv. vl will JUI.U Will UV 1UUUII KlieCllVPi
An Athens (Greece) student asserts
that Hippocrates and Galen used autisep
uc dressings ior wounds.
Sixty gas motors were shown nt th
last Pans (France) Exposition. In 1803
only three were exhibited.
A telephone wire has just been com
pletcd between Melbourne and Adelaido
in Australia, a distance of 500 miles.
A curious fact, common to England,
r ranee and Uermany, is the special sc
verity ol tho grip epidemic at the sea
side.
A few years ago the Bclding Brothers
silk manufacturers of Northampton
Mass., sunk a well at their silk works to
the depth of 3700 feet without obtain
ing water.
Hot water taken freely half an hour
before bedtime is helpful in the case of
constipation, and has a most soothing ef
fect upon the stomach.
The mean descent of the Ohio River
from the junction of the Allegheny and
the Monongahcla to the Mississippi is
about 6 inches per mile, the distance
being 975 miles.
ivontion (England) streets aro now
paved with a new compound of granu
lated cork and bitumen pressed into
blocks nnd lnid like wood paving. Tho
especial advantage of the material is its
elasticity.
Good peat in Germany furnishes a eel
lulose which is valuable to paper makers
Besides serving as a wholesome litter for
live stock, it is also used to preserve per
isuauie goocis. Meat and Hsu nro now
packed in pent litter for transport be
tween iricste and Copenhagen.
By the subjection of ordinary air to a
pressure of seventy-five ntmospheres, or
lit pounds, with a condenser kept nt
minus 130 degrees centigrade, air has
been reduced to a liquid form, aud tho
liquid, when allowed to evaporate, pro-
duces, it is said, a temperature of minus
degrees centigrade. This is within
seventy-three degrees of absolute zero
Shad aro of different families, which
come from the ocean to tho rivers to
spawn. The shad, of Florida are not tho
same as those of the Hudson or the Con
necticut or the Susquehanna. Tho same
fish come each year to the particular
river where they were born, nnd in their
appearance are slightly different. Each
river is the home of a separate colony.
A number of magnetic foci have been
found in the Alps by Signors Sella and
Oddone, the rocks with distinctly mag
netic properties being magnetite, serpen -tine,
diorite aud syenite. A magnetic rock
on i'outa Giufetti showed traces of fu
sion, as if it had been struck by light
ning, and it is suggested thnt this cir
cumstance has given the rock its mag
netic properties.
a iudo inserted in tne throat ot a
child suffering from membraneous croup
gave reliof, but had disappeared when
the physician, Dr. J. Bleyer, catne to
remove it. It was located by passing an
electric probe through tho larynx, a click
being heard in a connected telephonic
receiver when tho tube was touched. Its
exact position being known, it was suc
cessfully removed by tracheotomy.
A speaker at the recent Internationil
Congress showed by experiments upon
school children when threo or four sums
in arithmetic were given in succession,
that each sum showed an inferiority to
the previous one, both in correctness and
as regards the time in which it was com
pleted. The one faculty employed was
gradually exhausted, a fresh piece of
evidence showing the necessity for di
versity of work.
A Little Heroine.
Maud Hood is only a tiny mito of
thirteen, aud therefore not capable of
doing anything on what the world would
call a great scale, but nevertheless her
name merits a place iu tho large "Book
of Golden Deeds." There are seven
motherless littlo ones in Maud's homo iu
Lowe Sydenham, all young. Their
futher, a working watchmaker, has to
earn the household bread, nud one
brother helps in the process by acting as
a green grocer's errnud boy. Auother
is au invalid confined to bed and tho
cars of the hsusehold aud the oversight
of the younger ones all fall upou little
mother Maud. While she was attending
to the invalid, Arthur, four years old,
severely scalded himself by upsetting a
teapot at the Hreplaee. Maud and the
elder boy got him into be i aud drcHsed
the wounds with oil as best they could.
The green grocer's customers were wait
ing, and the errand lad had to go, leav
ing his sister in sole charge. She de
cided that the burne I child required bet
ter treatment thau she could give, so she
marched off to the home for sick chil
dren to lay the case bofore them. Yes,
they would take hiiu in, but she must get a
letter of ad mission. Where? They gave
her the names cf several subscribers. Off
she went to canvass ami was happily
successful. How to get him to tho house?
She borrowed a perambulator, carefully
placed the injured child upon the cush
ions, and wheeled it herself to tho in
stutiou, where the invalid was at once
admitted. All this energy und devotion
were of uo avail, for the burns were too
severe. Pall Mall Gazette.
Sure Way of Drawing a Stopper.
One of the small annoyances of life
occasionally is the attempt to draw au
obstinate glass stopper. Immersion in hot
water for some minutes is sometimes
efficacious, but far from always. A sure
method is to lock a bureau drawer, tyiug
a cord to handle or key, holding the
other end firmly, aud over the taut
cord run rapidly the neck of tho oh
stiuate botile. Iu less than two minutes
the glass will be too hot to touch aud
will have expau lcd all around the re
fractory stopper, whivU will fairly fall
out.
S1.50 PER ANNUM.
GROWING CAMPHOR TREES.
EFF0RT3 TO CULTIVATE THEM IN
THE UNITED STATES.
Thf Trcn Flourish In tho Sonth and
in 1'nlilornla Uow tho Uum is
i:iracl cd I'roiil tho Wood.
7C STEADY increase In tho price
of camphor directs attention to
tho various efforts thatbave been
d made to domesticate the tree of
China nnd Japan in the United States.
Several explanations have been given
to account for this advance. One theory
is that manufacturers of smokeless
powder have used immense quantities ot
cnmphor,nnothcr is thnt makers of cellu
loid goods have taken the surplus stock,
and more too; a third explanation is
that tho supply of camphor nnd the
growth of tho trees in Southern Japan
have decreased of late years. Whatever
the cause may be, the fact remains that
the price of gum camphor is now doublo
what it was ten years ago.
The cultivation of tho camphor treo
in this country is no new thing. Ever
since the establishment of tho Depart
ment of Agriculture the?e trees havo
been distributed yearly to a greater or
less exteut. But it is only within the
last four or five years that camphor trees
have bcon sent out in large numbers. Mr.
William Saunders, Superintendent of the
Gardens nt Washington, I). C, states
that the distribution has averaged 3000
plants annually. Last year something
like 5000 plnnts were distributed by the
Department of Agriculture. So it would
seem that the high price of camphor has
had the effect of redoubling previous ef
forts to domesticate the tree in suitable
localities.
Tho camphor treo flourishes well in
several regious of the United States. It
grows to a considerable size aud beauty
in those Southern States that border on
the Gulf. In fact, most of the trees
have been sent to Florida and Texas,
where they answer a good purpose as
shade trees. Thus far little effort hw
been made to extract camphor from tho
branches for commercial purposes.
Another region whero tho camphor tree
flourishes is iu California, especially
along the Pacific Coast. Slany of the
trees sent out there yenrs ngo have grown
very rapidly, thus, in Y uba County, iu
fourteen years, a tree nttaiued to a bight
of fifty feet. The camphor tree is au
evergreen, and, on account of its beauty,
it will have its use as a shade tree. Be
sides the especial ndvantago of the tree
for ornament alone, so botanists say, is
its exemption from insect parasites,
which iu the const region bother all our
indigenous evergreens nnd stunt their
growth.
The camphor treo stands tho coast cli
mate as far north as Carolina. Some
years ago a large number of trees woro
raised in the gardens at Washington
from seed sent from South Carolina. Tho
seeds aro often sown in a garden border,
and in the first seasou will reach to a
hight of from eighteen to twenty-eight
inches. 7 ho plunts are raised in the
nurseries of the Department. Tho cam
phor tree will stand a good frost without
injury; no place wheto tho thcrmomctei
fulls below twenty degrees Fahr. is fitted
for the growth of this tree.
The ulterior motive in domesticating
the camphor treo in the United States is,
of course, with tho idea of extracting
gum for commercial purposes. The
supply of trees is yet too limited to try
the experiment on a commercial scale.
The Japanese method of extracting tho
gum from tho wood has been described
briefly as follows: After a treo is felled
it is cut up into chips, which nro laid iu
a tub or a lurge irou pot, partially filled
with water aud placed over a slow fire.
Through holes iu the bottom of the tub
steam slowly rises, and, hciting the
chips, generates oil nnd camphor. Frjni
tho close-fitting cover over the tub, a
bamboo pipe leads to a succession of
other tubs with bamboo connections, and
the last of these tubs is divided into two
compartments, one above the other, tho
dividing floor beinj; perforated with
small holes to allow the water aud tho
oil to pass to the lewer compartment. I
The other compartment is supplied with
a straw layer, which catches and holds
tho camphor in crystal in deposit as it
passes to tho cooling process. The
camphor is then separated from the
straw, und packed in wooden tubs. This
n said to be a slow ami wasteful method.
and, if only to show American enterprise
und ingenuity, we miirht mention tint.
nisi year unproved machinery for distill
log camphor was shipped from Pitts
burgh to H iogo, Japan.
1 he Department of Agriculture will
soon have several thousmid plants to
distribute among individuals who reside
in regions where the trees aro likely to
flourish, and who may apply for them.
Persons who desire to have these orna
mental aud useful trees would do well to
communicate with the Department, aud
to receive the suggestions of experts on
th matter. New York Independent.
Presidential Beards.
It is an interesting fact that President
Van Buren was the only President prev
ious to Liucolnwho wore hair ou his face,
and Andrew Johnson was the only Presi
dent after Lincoln who woru a smooth
face. Since the war beards have pre
dominated. They adorned the faces of
Presidents Lincoln, Grant, Uayes, Gar
field aud Harrison. The eleiutut of
whiskers, pure and simple was repre
sented by President Arthur, while
Grover Clevelaud enjoys the distinction
of being the only President who woro a
mustache without beard or whiskers.
Upou taking a summary the followiug
ratio appears: Fifteeu Presidents woro
smooth faces, four wore beard and mus
tache, two woro side whiskers, one wore
beard and side growth and one wore mus
tache alone. Aside from the appearance
of their faces, with or without a growth
of hair, tho true embodiment of mch
nature can readily be read from their
countenances. Traits of character cuu
readily be distiug,uivhed, Philadelphia
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THE CHICKADEE,
Care keeps its hold with constant clasp,
Whatever may betide u
Grief waits the shrinking heart to grasp,
Pacing, half veiled, beside us.
But oh, the sky Is blue.
And oh, the sun is bright I
And the chickadee in the dark pine tree
Carols his meek delight.
Tho earth in silent snows is bound, '
Want grinds and pain opprew?;
Life's awful problems who shall sound? ''
Its riddles sad who guesses?
But oh, the sky is blu.
And oh, the sun is bright!
And the chickadee in the toll piia treo
Sings in the cold's despite.
Give me of thy wise hope, dear hir f,
Who brav'st the bitter weather I
Share the glad message thou hast hear'
And let us sing together.
Tho winter winds blow wild,
Ko storm can thee affright.
Thy trust teach me, oh chickadee,
Sweet chanting from thy hight.
Cella Thaxter, in the Independent.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Sweet meets Tryst9.
A grip-sack Tho doctor's sadd'
bags.
Lightning talkers Fire insuranco
agents.
You can't trust the letter "S" for it
is naturally crooked Dausville (N. Y)
Breeze.
The dark nges nre the ones thnt el
derly fpiusteis refuse to divulge. St.
Joseph News.
Pump Handle "How do you feel?' .
Vacuum Chamber "Exhausted."
Y'nnkee Blade.
The book that makes tho greaftst stir
in society is tho well-lined pocket book.
Texas Siftings.
Most people laugh not when they want
to, but when they think people imiigino
thoy ought to Atchison Globe.
DeSmithers "Do you object to col
ored waiters nt tho club?" Bjoncs "I
object to green ones. The Club.
The man who laughs in his sleeve
should bo relegated to tho society ol him
who talks through his hat. Puck.
A man's goodness to his wife depends
entirely on her ability to inako him en
joy being ujood to her. Atchisau Globe.
It is always proper to call upou the
superintendent of tho streets to "mend
his wnys." Boston Commercial Bulle
tin. No one cnn ever tell what a woinnn
will do next, If any one did tell sho
would be sure to do something else.
Somcrville Journal.
The flush upon tho cheek of tho society
girl is not hectic; it is permanent until
it is scraped olf with tho butcher knife.
Galveston News.
It's rumored ns a strong proof of na
ture's disposition to assert itself that few "
girls learning the violin care to use tbo
chin rest. Philadelphia Times.
Pnticnt "Doctor, I fancy, somehow,
I've got a touch of the gout." Doctor
"Fancy, my dear sir I If you had, you
wouldn't fancy you'd know." Comic.
Ethel "Mr. Hobson aud Mr. Hub
bell will call this evening, Grace, you
know. What shall wo do to entertain
them?" Grace "Let's propose." Bos-
ton Post.
The barber is a sort of bellicose indi
vidual. Ho has his little brushes right
along, ho lathers people, and he oc
casionally smashes their mugs. Bing
hainton Leader.
MissOngwee "I think your charms
nro simply horrid!" Jeweler "Yours,
miss, nre irresistible." Miss Ongiveo .
"I'll take half a dozen, please." Jewel
er's Gazette.
"Carberis still in trouble. His lawyer
now makes serious charges aaiust him."
"I thought he won his case!'1 "So ho
did, aud that's what his lawyer is charg
ing him for." Lowell Cltiz-.-u.
Charlio (who has been blowiug the
cornet for au hour) "Ned, do ynu think
there is auy music iu me?" Ned "I
don't know. There ought to be. I
didn't hear nny come out." Loudon
Tid-Bits.
He "I am rather in favor of tho
English mode of Fpelling." She
"Ye-cs'i" lie "Yes, indeed. Take
'parlor' for instance. Having u iu it
makes all the difference in the world."
Indianapolis Journal. -
Brown "Yes, ho was n bravn man
one who could meet death without
blanching." Fogg ''I see. Tho gen
tlemau was iu the undertaking prof ex'
aiou, 1 presume; or was he only a iVoc
tor?" Boston Transcript.
Seeker "You have been farming
mauy years iu this section and know tho
peculiarity of the soil pretty well; what
do you consider the hardest thing to raise
on your farm?" Meeker "The money
to run it." Boston Courier.
"Ah," said Chappie jokingly to Miss
Keeue, "this is lcap yacr.don jhei know ;
do you intend to avail yourself of its priv
ileges?" "I really cannot tell what I
might do," she said with u smile, "if a
man should come along." New York
Press.
Iliuks "I don't like to complain
about trifles, Mis. Jingle, but my hash
appears to consist largely of fragments of
del board." Mrs. Jingle (the landlady)
"Well, what kind of board do you
expect lor live dollars a week polished
mahogany?" Wasp.
Sho "Did you succeed iu mustering
French while in France C He "Nearly.
I did not succeed iu inakiug the French
men comprehend me, nor could I make
out what lliey were driving at; but I got
so I could understand uiself wheu I
talked." '' ks.
Lad- O "Why did
leave ViT Coo'
(n 1 1 u l wa
quarrel,.
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