THE FOREST REPUBLICAN J. E. WENK. Offloln 8maibnjh A Co.'a Vulldlng LM muUT, TIONHTA, Fa, RATIS OF ADVERTISING I ' OR One Rpir, on inoh, m InM-tlaa. . On Kquar on inoh, one month. . . I TO On Square, on inoh, thre month. , 00 On .Square, ons inch, po year... . 00 TiKnniFi mM TMf W K IK K . A X V"""" wu'"", ........ Ha.lt Column, on yar JSJX On Column, on yar. LCJ adTartiMiDMit tea wot pH acta InMTtlon. 1 Marriage and dth notice. trail. . . All bill, tor yearly advertisement enDa quarterly. Temporary dTerUBOBU asm b paid in adrano. J ob work 4Mb on deli vry. j Trm. . . . tut p9r yar, wWljHiimt tcIt ft tktrtm Mrlod tkra nomlM. Onrra.pQnd.ne hlta fria U MrlS f (h. VOL. XXVI. NO. 9. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2l 1893. $1.50 PER ANNUM. i7 "V EST 1 A Boston paper snyH: "'Iho rattan has no plaoo in the equipment of a competent Anchor." Ouo of the rules in force at tlio now Ifniversity of Chicago is that every student must toko nt leant ono hour's physical exoreiso every doy. ' Two-thirds of tlio total number of children under ten years of ago in tho United Kingdom of Great Britain nnd Ireland ore insured in ono form or an other. A new diplomatic departure, lion been initiated by Franco in tlio Rending of M. Pierro do Muillard, an agricultural engineer, to Berlin an a technical agricultural attache to the French Em bassy. The, stationing of similar at tnchcH in nil Countries i'h under con sideration. A distinguished French scientist lins declared that the electric shock as ad ministered to criminals by tho New York law does not kill, but only in duces unconsciousness, and that the victim iH afterward finished off by tho dissecting knife. Tho statement, if true, is chiefly of interest for scientific purposes, thinks the Chicago Herald, us it has no particular bearing on the murderer's ultimate fate. Perhaps we Imvo in electricity tho coming anaes thetic. Certainly tho unconsciousness which it induces as applied in New York is very profound and permanent. Old United States army regulations say that tho soldier's cap should bo worn jauntily, with a littlo slant over tho right eye. Tho origin of that cus tom may have been in the attempt to shade the eyo while aiming, but it is no longer observed, and, indeed, most officers would reprove a soldier who tipped his cup or helmet conspicuously on ono side. Tho American soldier offers a marked contrast in that respect to tho English soldier or tho Canadian militiamen, for they wear littlo "pork pio" hats that mo, tipped so far on one side that they would full off at the slightest motion wero it not for a strap beneath the chin. Bible scholars tho world over are very much interested iu tho reported discovery by Professor Harris, of a complete Syrian text of the four Gos pels iu tho Convent of Mount Sinai. It was from tho ignorant and secretive monks of this convent, recalls tho New Orleans Pieuyune, that Tischeudorff with great difficulty obtained his famous "Codex Hiuuitieus" somo forty years ago, and Professor Hnrris's find is even more valuable, if all reports be true, as tho Syrian version undoubt edly antedates any extant text of the Greek. It promises to be of tho great est importance to Biblical scholars by tho light that it will throw on the crit ical questions that are now in dispute. Tho Atlanta Constitution believes that every man who respects his stomach will applaud tho words of Doctor J. II. Salisbury on tho subject of vegetarianism. "People who eat no meat," ho says, "have, as a rule, less nervous and muscular endurance than moat-eaters. Ofiieers of tho English army in India, fur example, assure mo that it is always necessary to start the uative troops off on a march ono day iu advance of the British soldiers, that all may arrive at a given point ut tho samo time. It Is useless to deny that the ruling pooples are meut-CHtiug." The rotund and well fed gentlemen who poso at Dclmonico's or the Cafe Savarin as male caryatids, as it were, to uphold tho excellence of tho chef's art, are each and all of them animate testimonials to tho advantages of beef eating. Mountains and mountain ranges iu tho. United States, and, indead, tho world over, have usually been named not by the mountaineers themselves, but by the dwellers in the plains, who saw the mountains as a more or less distaut prospc t. It Bomvtiiues hup peus that a inoiiutain or a mountain range bears two names becuuse of dif ferent aspects present to dwellers upuo eooh side. Tho several Blue and Blue Ridge Mountains wero named mani festly by those to whom tho ranges presented themselves uguiust u more or less distant horizon. Quo of the Green Mountains in Vermont is called Bald Face by dwellers in the Adiron dack region about Puul Smith's, a name justified by tho aspect of the mo'intain from that part of the wilderness. The Adirondack Sugar Loaf could never have been named by a dweller upon its own top. The Orange Mountain'! took their name, however, not from their lunseot aspect as" seen from the low lands, but are only another evdeu !e oi (ho affection with which Dutchmen lliug to tho name orange, un affe-'tion Ihat has led thorn to fix that name on ihe map in whatever part cf tiw world 4iey may have tarrioU. SHE AND I, Why do I love my love so welly Why Is she all In all to me? I try to tell, I cannot tell, It still remains a mystery And why to her I am so dnnr I cannot tell, although I try. Unless I And both answers here j Hhe Is horsolf, and I am I. Hor faoe Is very dear to me, Iter eyes beam tendorly on mlno, But can I sny I never see Face fairer, eyes that brighter shine? This thing I oannot surely say, If I speak truth and do not lie ; " Yet here I am In love to-day, For she's herself, nnd I am I. It cannot be thnt I fulfill Completely nil her girlish dreams, For far beyond me still Herold ideal surely gleams! Anl yet I know her love is mine, A flowing spring that, cannot dry. What explanation? This, in fine, She is herself, and I am T. "Mid nil the eords by which fond hearts Are drawn together Into one, This Is a cord which never parts, But strengthens as the years roll on And though, as seasons hurry post, flrnce, beauty, wit and genius dio. Till the last hour this charm will last, Bhe is herself, and I am I. Bhe is hersi-l', nud i am I. Now, henceforth, evermore tho same, Till the dark angel draweth nigh And calleth her and me by name. Yea, after death hns done its worst, Each risen soul will straightway fly To meet the other. As at first, . title 11 be herself. I shall be I. Rehobotb Sunday Herald. A WOMAVS TRIAL. Bf BUFl'8 HALE. APTAIN BEET ram's wife, Lily, was a frail, delicate young woman, with blue eyes, brown hair and a soft, low voice. "In fact, she looks as if a breath of wind would blow her over board," said tho captain, ono morn ing to his mate, as they stood on the qunrter-dock of his ship, the Flying Arrow, which was standing along past the coast of lower Guinea, Africa, on her way to the Cnpe of Good Hope. "Aye," said tho mate, glancing to ward the pretty wife, who rat not far off, talking to her son, a little boy of six years. "But in spite of what you say, I havo no doubt she has courage Her accompanying you on a sea voyage proves that. " "Courage! She has' none at all. I have known her to be frightened by. a mouse! You yourself witnessed her terror in the storm we had a few days ago." "I think I have heard yon say she is a good fchot with the riflo." "Yes; all habit Her father viuia great sportsman, and he taught her not to bo afraid of a gun. But she would tremble at the thought of shooting r, bird that I know, She could never be persuaded to fire at anything but a wooden target." 'In case of on emergency, however " "Nonsense, man ("laughed the cap tain. "She would bo as women always are in time of peril too flurried too excited to do anything, how much bo ever she might have tho wish to bo otherwise. But I liko her none tho less for this feminine failing," added Bertram, who, being a strong, power ful, decided man, seemed an excellent match for his frail looking, gentle part ner. "But persons like her sometimes show mora real courage than larger and more masculine women." "All bosh ! People say that, but they seldom really think so." On the day after this conversation, a gale from the west drove the ship to ward the coast, compelling the captain to anchor withiu a hundred yards of the land, in a small sheltered buy, to save his cri'.ft from going ashore. By tho noxt morning the galo had subsided, but the breeze Boon fell away to a dead culm, preventing the skipper, from sailing. He had lowered his gig to enable somo of his men to repair certain dam age which tho cabin window had sus tained during tho tempest. At night, the men not having yet finished their work, the boat was left astern, with the warp attached to a pin aboard. Little Thomas, tho captain's six-year-old son, was in the cabin just after the men left the boat. The night was very durk, and none of tho occupants of the craft observed the movements of the youngster, who, when the cabin was deserted, opened the window, seized the warp of (he boat, and, drawing the latter close to the vessel, got into it Au hour later, Mrs. Bertram, missing her little boy, went on dch to look for him. But tho could not find him. The captain and his men joined in tho seuroh, but it was soon evident that he was not aboard. At length it was discovered that tho boat which 1ml been left astern was gone. The pin to which the warp hud been fastened was found broken, show ing that tho boat had got ndiii't. "I see,'.' fttid tho eaptniu. "Tbonivs must have got into tho boat, nud bo gau pulling uu the rope, in this wuy parting the pin." "My boy! My boy!" criod Mrs Bertram, in anguish. "Where is he? Where can he be?" Tho captain tried to laugh nwsy her fears. "The boat has drifted ashore," said he. "The current sets thut way. Doul worry, Lily ; wo will soon huvt him back." lit) lowered 4 boat, sui vsus bovu making for iho shore, witi a rood crew, ono of tho men standing in the now, boldmg tip a largo lantern, which throw a broad gloam across the water. The sailors were soon ashore, but saw nothing of the boat. They shouted the littlo boy's name again and again, but there come no re sponse. I Far along the shoro they pullod, but they discovered no sign either of the boy or the gig. For hours thoy vainly continued the search. "What surprises me," said an old sailor, "is that we did not hear tho lit tlo fellow sing out when he found him self going adrift. Con it be, Bir, he fell over and wan drowned right under the ship's Btern?" Bertram bowed his head on his hands and groaned. "I have had that same thought," he said. It was past midnight when tho searchers returned aboard. The poor mother, as pale as death, seemed al most ready to swoon, when she learned that no trace of tho little one had been found. "Wo will look again in the morn ing," said the captain. "Don't despond, Lily." All that night he endeavored to soothe his wife ; but her anguish was almost beyond endurance, such as no pen could describe. At daybreak the captain had his boat down again. Besides the crew, it now contained Mrs. Bertram, who had insisted in ac companying tho party. After a long search, the boat was discovered among some rocks, where the breakers had almost dashed it to pieces. - Had littlo Thomas been drowned, or had he contrived to get out of the boat and reach the Bandy beach a few feet distant? A cry of joy escaped the vigilant mother. She pointed to the sand, where the impressions of little shoes, not yet washed awoy, were visible. Leaving two men in charge of the boat,, the captain, followed'tby his wife and the rest of the crew, and armed with a loaded rifle which he had brought with him from thotship, made his tny inland. There wasia thicket a short distance beyond the beach, and this the party entered. Tho ground was marfthy in some places, and the tracks of the lost boy were occasionally seen. . Following these traces I carefully, the party at length beheld, ahead of them, a small opening, nnd there, not a hun dred yards off, apparently asleep, on the bank of a tifaallowMream, they be held littlo Thomas ! He lay upon his side,' hisicheek rest ing upon one arm, his long curls streaming on the ground. The rosy, healthy color upon Tiis face at once convinced his mother that he was unharmed osrwell. At first the happytwoman could not utter a word for, joy. Then, with a iery ofgladness, with outstretched arnitf, sho ran toward the siumberer. But she had not 'taken ten steps when her cheeks blanched, and an exclama tion of .dismay escaped tho whole party. Au enormous crocodile had. slowly lifted its hidoofis proportion from amongst the longi reeds fringing the lower part of thelbank, and was now crawling toward the sleeper. The animal, halAcovered with mud nnd green slime, presented an appear ance at once ucoubu and horrible. It was full twenty feet in length, its body covered with rough, irregular scales, its legs Bpottdd, its claws sharp and crooked. The jaw wide open, revealed rows of shucp teeth which were not close together, but a littleiapart. Each of its eyes, of an oval shape, and of a fiery, blood red hue, looked as if separated by a dark line, which gave to it an aspect of iudescriblo ferocity and vora ciousness. The terriblo jaw was already within a few feet of the child's head. Before the most active of the sailors could reach it, the teeth would close over that bright face ; those gold) u curls would disappear in that ugly mouth forever. The captain stopped uud quickly raised his rifle. "Fire, tire, forGod'ssuko !" screamed his wife. But Bertram's hand shook. Even had it been steady, ho would not have dared' to fire, lest his bullet should strike his boy instead of tho croco dile. Ho was u good shot, but so near was tho fierce animal to tho bleeper that the chances worn ten to one that he would hit the child. Lily understood tho causo of hcvr husband's hesitation. Meanwhile the frightful teeth of tho erocodilo were now within a few feet of the boy ; the bloodshot eyes snapped with greed uud ferocity. In a low seconds more the little one uiustbecoino tho monster's victim. And now over the mother's face there camo an expression of iron firm ness. From tho quaking hands of her ex cited husband, who. still fearful of hitting the child, could not bring him self to fire, sho snatched tho ritle, raised it and took aim at the crocodile's eye. Like a statue sho blood for an i.i- ; staut ; then tho sharp report of the rifle stool upon tho uir, the teeth of the crocodile cloned with a click, its head ('roiioed to tho earth, it smote the bunl: a few moments with its hard tail I and then fell on it side dead ! The mother's aim had been true; the j bullet had struck the target, had pcue : (rated the monster's eyo und lodged iu ts brain. Such a cheer os then went up to tho sky was never heard before, i But Mrs. Bertram thought i f lnli . ug just then but her chilil. Iho report of tho rifle had waked him, and he was soon in his mother's arms. His story was to this effect : After he got into the boat, he had commenced to pull on tho warp-rope, which, sud denly parting, ho fell backward, strik ing his head against a thwart. He was stunned, and for some time after he was bo confused that he hardly realized what had taken place, but lny with dizzy brain, perfectly still When at last he realized his situa tion, he was too "far off to make his feeble voice heard. When the boat struck the rocks, he got out on the sand. After vainly shouting, he thought ho would try to get nearer the ship. He left the beach, wandered about for awhile ; then he became very drowsy near the close, marshy thicket, and bo lay down and fell asleep. "Aye, aye, my boy," Raid the cap tain, and you may thank- your mother for saving your life. Lily," he con tinued, turning to her, after they ar rived aboard ship. "God bless you ! You have proved yourself a noble creature. The other day I thought nnd expressed the thought, that one so frail and usually bo timid as you could never be brought to show courage. Now I perceive and acknowledge my mistake, for you have shown me that the sofest and most gentle woman may, in certain situations, exhibit more firmness and resolution than a strong man." New lork Ledger. Light and Darkness. A New York electrical journal somo time ago told of an incident that oc curred in the fitting up of a new office building near the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge. The engineer of the building wished to wire the offices throughout for the electric light in addition to tho gas pipes on which the conservative proprietor insisted. But all his arguments were in vain, and tho apparently useless extravagance of electric wiring was obstinutely vetoed. Suddenly, however, a happy thought struck the venerable owner. "Why," he said, "if the wires carry electricity, can't you make them carry gas, too?" A counterpart of this story is now told of a shipyard carpenter, a notive of Troon, on the coast of Ayrshire, Scot land. ' When the contract for lighting tho first three steamers fitted with electrio light at the Troon shipyard was completed this man formed one of a social party gathered to treat tho electricians who had made the installa tion and otherwise celebrate the event. In a burst of candor und comrade ship, he was overheard saying to one of tho wiremen : "Man, Peter, efter workiu' wi' you ou they boats I be lieve I could put iu the electrio licht mysel', but thero's only ae thing that bates me." "Ay, what is that?" Baid his interested compnnion, willing to help him if it lay in his power. Vlt's this, man ; I dinna ken hoo you get tho ile slang the wires!" St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Why Lost People Walk iu Circles. It is a matter of common knowledge (hat when a man is walking blindfold or is lost in a fog or iu some unknown forest or desert instead of walking straight he has always a tendency to work round in a circle. The most commonly accepted explanation of this curious fact is the slight inequality in tho length of a man's legs. The result of one limb being longer than the other will naturally bo that a person Mill unconsciously take a longer step with the longest limb, and conse quently will trend to the right or to the left, according as the left or right is tho longer, unless the tendency to deviation is corrected by tho eyo. The explanation is supported by tho fact that in the enormous majority of cases the human legs ore proved to bo of unequal length. The careful measure ments of a series of skeletons showed that no less than niuety per cent, had tho lower limbs unequal in length ; thirty-five per cent, had the right limb longer than the left, while iu nfty-tive per cent, the left leg was the longer. The left leg being, therefore, more often the longest, it is to be expected that the inclination should take place more frequently to the right than to the left, and this conclusion is quite borne out by observations made on a number of persons when walking blindfolded. Science Sif t iugs. Three TaT Brothers. "The life of a Msine woodsman and hunter is very healthy," said Charles E. Haydeu of Auburn, "and it is not an unusual thing that men who follow the life from boyhood develop into the veritable giant 'jf old. While I was at Custlo Hill, Aroostook, I made the ac quaintance of three brothers, who were said to be the tallest men in the eounty. Their names were Allie, Kiihu and Eli dad Frank. These three brothers, laid along iu u line ou tho floor, would Measure tweuty-one feet to an inch in their stocking leet, aud without their caps on. Twj of them were more thuu seven iect tali, and the other ouo wusu littlo less. Ohi Mr. Frank, their father, was taller than uuy of them. Their oceuputlon is that of woodsmen, far mers, hunters and horso swappers." Lewif-tou (Mj.) Journal. No 'i'liunks Needed. A friend of a certain Iowa Congress man tells a story ou the statesman, who is ut times absent minded uud makes embarrassing remurksusa cousoipieuee. Dining the last soi-s.ou (lie ubseut minded member took o.-cusiou to pi uouueo a eulogy upon a deceased fel low member from a neighboring Statu. A few - nays Alter a brother of tho de ceased member met tho eulogist on u street of the capitul, uud taking him by the baud thanked him very earnestly for tho kind words he had spoken. "I be- yuii not to mention it," re plied the Congressman. "I wus onlv too glad of the opporc unity to sny whut I did,"' Sioux (ity (lowit Juuruul, UOW SOVEREIGN'S TRAVEL, GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR SAFETY AND COMFORT. Victoria's llcaiitlful Railway Car rlnges Precautions by the O.ar How Other Ruler CSo Visiting. WITH much greater freedom of locomotion sovereigns are yet bound to observe certain formalities in their journeys. In principle, they travel only by special trains, and have their own im)eriul or royal carriages built and kept up with exceeding care and always ready for use st the shortest notice. The railway carriages Used by the Queen of Great Britain in England and Scotland, are marvels of perfect construction and arrangement. They are fitted with electrio light, uphol stered, furnished and decorated in per fect harmony and taste. She can write, read, work, converse, take her meals, nnd sleep almost as easily and comfor tably as in any of her royal residences ; even her favorite flowers and the many family photographs she loves to have about her nro disposed in the different compartments of her carriages, in the exact places she is accustomed to see them at home. The train always slacks speed as soon as she retires to rest, and it is well known that she never seems to feel fatigue or discomfort from a long night journey. All her heavy luggage, tho horses, tho appur tenances of her bedroom are sent on several days ahead, so that her apart ments are quito ready to receive her on her arrival. She owns private carriages in France, left in charge of the Couipag nio de l'Ouest and despatched to Cherbourg to meet her when she leaves tho royal yacht ; these convey her to Biarritz, GraRse, Hyeres, or Italy, as the case may be, without change. The royal trains are built so as to travel on every European line of rail, with the exception of tho Bussian and Spanish ones, where for militurv reasons the gauge is a trifle broader than else where. Each portion of the line assumes the responsibility of the royal train as long as it travels on its radius. The Government, officially informed of the intended journey of the sovereign, even if he travels incognito, notifies the respective eompauics of the line of route. The companies in their turn give instructions to their staffs of the hours of arrival and departure of the train, .and they agree with each other as to the best manner of concordance. When this is satisfactorily settled -a plan is drawn up with tho minutest particulars of time and sent to the Government, which forwards acopvto the Minister or Ambassador whose ' sovereign is about to pass over the ter ritory. When the moment arrives the . chief engineer of tho company, aud j frequently the director, isat thestation to receive it ; the engineer of the line enters a carriage, and the first mechanician of the road boards the engine. The whole extent of tho line has been previously carefully examined so as to guard against delays aud accidents. Queen Victoria travels with less state than any other crowned head, except tho Eniperorof Anstrin, who in this, as iu all else, has a deep-rooted dislike to pomp aud representation. Franz Joseph is only accompanied by his military suite ; if he retires to rest nt all, it is ou a narrow camp bed, but as often as not he spends the night fitting up dressed iu a corner of the carriu'.'A William II., of Germany, has had a train recently constructed on tho most luxurious scale, and really seems to be the apogee of railway-coach building. Tho Czar, however, is tho ruler whose journeys necessitate tho uioht stringent measures of prudence. Un der Alexander II. troops used to bo posted at short distances along the lino from St. Petersburg to Moscow and from Moscow to the Crimen. The im perial train was divided into two sections, following each other at a few minutes' interval, und it was never known with any certainty into which portion tho imperial family had taken their seats. It was to this precaution that the Czur owed his escape iu tin; cruel catastrophe which blew up the first started train near Moscow when h( was in the second. Since tho outrage of Borki fresh orders of precaution have been given. Where formerly a soldier stood every hundred yurds now there is one at every fifty along the end less line of rails across the immense con tinent of lbissia, necessitating the move ments of a whole urmy corps; this ser vice works with admirable precision nnd celerity. The imperial carriages lire "iron clad," und withiu, extremely col u fort able, repleto with every possi ble accommodation, bedrooms, bath rooms, sitting and smoking saloons, an excellent cuisine and a perfect system of heating and ventilation. Neverthe less the imperial party never enters one of these trains without the secret apprehension (hat their lives aro iu jeopardy and at the mercy of the mur derous seetariuu. Nominally all through Europo tho railway companies are supposed to make no charges for tho transit of royal trains, aud to undertake ut their own cost tho extra expenses which it entails; but us a fuel they are the gainers by the royal journeys, as they receive important gratifications, rich presents, und not unfrequeutly dis tinction iu the shape of orders or ad vancement. Setting apart the actual cost of building and keeping in repair these magnificent trains the sums dis bursed, even on a comparatively short journey, appear fabulous and dispro portionate, but even those who, to flut ter the masses, cavil ut the waste of money, would be the first to accuse the sovereign of meanness if he at tempted to curtail the expenses when re-i ing or visiting a brother poten tate New lo.'k bun, SdEXllHC AM) IMHMRIAL, i Kivers hold in suspension over one hundredth of their volume of solid mat ter. I So dense is the water in tho deepest part of the ocean that sn ironclad, if it were to sink, would uevor reach the bottom. A writer calculates that it takes eight times the strength to go upstairs that is required for the same distance on the level Doctor Eugene L. Crntchfield, of Baltimore. Md., has received the gold medal of the Society of Science, Let ters and Art of London. The phenomenon of phosphorescence is not universally understood. Objects possessing this property absorb light during the day and emit it at night. Doctor Sievers, of Oiessen, has re ceived a grant of $2000 from the Ham burg Geographical r'ociety for ex plorations in the Llanos of tho Orinoco. It has been estimated that a bell of common size, whose sound would penetrate a distance of three to five miles on shore, could, if submerged in the sea, be heard over sixty miles. Luminous eorth worms have recently been Been near Richmond and other parts of the Thames Volley in England. But it is pointed out that these phos phorescent anuelids ere not uncom mon, having been described by Grimm as early as the year 1670. It is now claimed that there is such a thing as electric sunstroke. The workers around electrical furnaces in which in metal aluminum is produced suffer from them. The intense light causes painful congestions, which cau not wholly be prevented by wearing deep colored glasses. At a recent meeting of the Ornithological Society in Berlin Doctor Keicheuow gave an interesting aceouut of the discovery of the re mains of some remarkable birds in Argentina. From the remains it is calculated that the birds must have been twice as high as the ostrich. A sudden loss of blood by the lancet or from a wound, or a rapid drain on the vascular system, as in cholera or diabetes, causes the intense Bensation of thirst. The thirst of fever, on the other hand, is not caused by the lock of fluids in the system, but by the dry ness of the throat, mouth and skin, caused by the unnaturally high tem perature of the blood. A dispatch received at tho Lick Ob servatory, in California, from Profes sor Schaeberlo in Chile, said thot tho I lick Observatory expedition to observe the total eclipse of the sun was suc cessful in every respect, and that the mechanical theory of tho solar corona formed by the Professor had been verified. Fifty photographs were secured, three telescopes being used. How to Place a Bed. "The first thing I do when I get to a hotel is to see how my bed stands, in regard to the points of the couipass," said Frederick Wilbur, who is at the Laclede. "It is usual in fixing up a room to put the bed where most con venient, without regard to tho direc tion in which the head points, and this is really tho principal reason why travelers sleep soundly in ono town and lie awake, grumbling all night in the next. To obviutj this I take my bearings with a littie pocket compass, and if my bed is not arranged with the head facing cither north or south, I swing it around right away, and make it face the north if possible, accepting tho south as a compromise. Some people thiuk it all nonsense to talk about a current of magnetism passing steadily from pole to pole, but any telegraph operator or fixer will show you thut this is actually the cose. If you sleep with your hendto tho east or west you don't get the beuetlt of this electrio current, while if you lie in the proper position it passes through tho body during the night, and has a soothing, recuperative effect. Try the experiment, and you will laugh at those who take opiates with a view to wooing refreshing sleep." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Eccentricity Easily Pardoned. One of iho old residents of Mount '. Vernon w: Theodore Marstou, who moved into tho place before it was u town aud nettled on tho south tier of lots next to Beadfield, where he uiado himself a good farm. He wus eccen tric, but a man of tho strictest lionct-ty I und remurkably generous to the poor. When ho sold o poor man a bushel of corn he never struck tho measure, nud ; if asked why, he would put his hand on his heart and say: "Something in hero will tell when it is full eTiough," and it was never "full enough" till j well rounded. Iu 181(i, which is known us (he cold season, he kept his granary 1 open for those who had no cash and j would say to those who hud: "ion can get it somewhere else, I keep it only for those who can't pay." Lewiston (Me.) Journal. The IUch Hlxly Years Ago nnd Now. Are tho rich, as a class, growing richer, ami ure the not rich, as a cIssk, growing poorer? We deny it, und we ntlirm, and appeal to the assessment lists everywhere iu support of the affir mation, that there are inoio fore handed men to iluv, according to the population, thuu there have been since the Government was founded. 'J'her.i ure a few, a very few, men who count (heir wealth by millions, but it is doubtful if, with the exception of per haps half a hundred persons, (he rich men of to-day ure any richer than tho same percentage, of the total were sixty yeurs ago. When it w is i';it IIimI.IoImi Jacob Astor was worth a million peo ple stood in owe, exactly as th"V do now wheu the seventy millions of Jay Gould's estate ere uicutioue.l. - - 1'lnlv Ueiphia North Amu -can. NOTHINO TO DO. Nothing to do hut work,. - Nothing to eat hnt food, Kothing to wear bat clothes, To keep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air, Quick as a flash 'tis gone . Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on. Nothing to comb but hair, Nowhore to ileep but in bed, Nothing to weep but teats, ' Nothing to bury but dead. Nothing to sing but songs, Ah, well, alas ' alack '. Nowhere to go but out. Nowhere to come but back. Nothing to see but sights. Nothing to quench but thirst, Nothing to have but what we've got Thus through life we are cursed. Nothing to strike but s gait ' Everything moves that goes. Nothing nt all but common sense Can ever withstand these woes. Chfcago Mall. HOI0K OF THE BAY. Watered stock Soup. Boy ol sport Albert Edward. Puck. Out of sight, out of mind -Tho blind idiot. Tho persistent bore can make a mighty big hole in a busy day. Heir-raising intelligence- -"Triplets at your house." Boston Courier. Foot notes como like a squeaky Bhoe, iu the text of a poem. -Truth. Ecceutrio people are peculiar people whom other people cannot afford to cull fools. Puck. It does not follow that a remark carelessly dropped fulls flat. New Orleans Picayune. The man who said you couldn't eat your cake and hnxe it too evidently was not a dyspeptic. Life. Love in a cottage is all right if you have a mansion to go to after the cot tage affair plays out. Achison Globe. Tho French schoolboy must have a hard time learning tho names of his country's Cabiuet Ministers. Puck. The mun who made n garden once, Now thinks it would be sciue To buy the things he raisi-d aud save Both labor and expeusc Washington fitar. "After all," murmured tho artist, "perhaps tho ideal figure has a dollar murk iu front of it." Washington Star. "I will now attend to this writ of attachment," said a young lawyer who was composing a love letter. Wash ington Stur. Every man "has his influence," but sometimes has a hurd time to find it wheu he is iu a hurry.--Cleveland Plain Dealer. , When it conies to dime museum at tractions tho fat woman can put tha liviug skeleton in the sinido every day. Elmira Gazette. A woman may be deeply interested in fashions, but it's only one thing, while a man cau bo absorbed in a score. Philadelphia Times. Toledo has a tough police judge named Hone and the toughs don't think it a bitVharp to rub up against him. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "My dear fellow, I am awfully glad to see you. I do hope you aro iu a position to lend me the ten dollars that you owe me." Journal Amusunt. The days ure swift'y slipping by, ! And soon with deep chiMon The ant will join the pteuic pie 111 summer celebration. Washington Htar. ' "Do yon think Miss Suburbs en joyed tho concert?" "So, I am afraid not. She only putted her foot through three of tho son;;s. " Chicago Inter Ocean. Among shopping women, a bargain is something they could not utl'ord wheu they needed it, und which they get ut u reduction when they lniva positively no use for it. Puck. Wheu ouo thinks of the smirk and strut of the fashion-plate figure, undo or female, it is no wonder that it is i; j hard to get the clothes that reully lit u living human creuture. Truth. "Well, Johnnie.are you able to keep your place in your elie s?" Johnnie "Yes, sir; I began at the foot nnd (here's uot a single boy been uMe to take it from me. " Chicago Inter Oeeau. "Xo, Walton won't join our t rout ing excursion. He says he'd rather stay at home aud play with that won derful first baby." "Well, that's scriptural spare (ho rod, and spoil (hn child." Puck. How niuiiy a weary pilgrim walks the earth, The sport of canine la cio-s aa ls 'olfcr i mirth. Lookiug (or work, lie scans tho country round. That hu may niv) to wor a wider berth. Washington star. Horsemnn (who has been thrown from his steed) 'Heavens! what uu unfortunate fellow 1 am ! There, I've paid for the use of that horse for one hour ami I've already spent three quarters of an hour running niter the brute." Fliegeude Uiaetter. The WiM Turkey's I'liini.-.ge. Without a bright or mainly mark Upon it, the plumage of tho wild turkey is the most strikingly beautiful of any that adorns American birds. It gleiuns with a rich golden bronze, mingling with quivering shades of richest blue and tiiiuciu ripples of opalescent green, as the lights and vine lows play upon ii as I lit- great bird fails through the sir or struts iua st icslly uloiig mining its forest haunts. A black band vlilt I'in;; wt!i a metallic lustre tips the end of each feather. Moreover, there is a regal force and bearing ubout the wild tuiio-v to v.hieh even the eagle's much vaunting majesty jt interim',- i'wk llVnu.) Giu tic,
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