THE FOKEST REPUBLICAN to r7 W4aey, ky . j.'e. wenk. Offlo In Bmarbaa(h Co. BoUdlng UI tTRUT, TIONBSTA, Fa, Trm, . . . jMTnr. tkrae nanlhs. Oorrwpondmta wlldta tm U But at Iha Jooinry. Ne.euot tU k takta funriMui owuunlcauma. j-u. For RATI OF ADVERTISING! One Rqnnrw, on. Inoh, en. lnnertitm. .1 1 00 On. Square, on. inch, on. month . . , , I 00) One Square, on. inoh, three months. . t 00 On. Square, on. Inch. on. ;r. ., WW Two Bquirn, one ymr IS 00 Quarter Column, one year...,, 80 0C Half Column, one year -. , 80 00 On. Column, on. year. 100 Legal advertuwmMiU (n eanti par ttM each insertion. Marrlaeee and death notice rrattn. ;PUBLICAH. VOL. XXVI. NO. 45. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28, 1894. S1.00 PER ANNUM. All billsfor yearly advertisement eoDi qnarOViy. Temporary advertisement I d. paid in aa ranee. Job work oaah on delivery. New Orleans has it smaller police force than other American city of cor responding size. A Fronch savant has discovered thai tears are bactericidal ami may bo de pended upon to exterminate certain microbes. 'If peoplo will talk good times in Mead of hard times," avers the India napolis Sentinel, "tho latter will quickly disappear." John I). Rockefeller has given nearly $5,000,000 to the Chicago University and has what tho Detroit Free Press terms, "tho good taste'.' not to demand that it be named for him. Rir Charles Dilkc, recently said in the debate in tho British Parliament: "Tho most dangerous illusion any in habitant of tho' united kingdom can have is that we are a popular power. We aro probably tho most unpopular of tho great powers." A Sau Francisco woman disposed of an estate of $10,000 by writing a few lines in pencil on an old envelope. Lawyers say that the will cannot bo broken, and thoir opinion that women know nothing about business they re gard as confirmed anew. England is having hard times, notes tho Courier-Journal. Its leading securities declined nearly half a bill ion dollars iu value during the past year. Its imports fell off $88,000,000 and its exports $32,500,000. Its trade in coal and textiles dwindled alarm' .Navigation of tho great lakes dur ing the season of 1803 resulted in the loss of 123 lives. Tho number of ves sels lost was fifty-three, with an ag gregate tonnage of 24,258, and valued at $1,010,400. Fartial losses by stranding, collisions and fires bring tho total up $2,112,588. The shallow waters of Luke Frio claimed nearly half tho lives lost, Lake Huron boing second. John Hyde, expert special agent of statistics of agriculture, has written an interesting monogram on what he terms "Geographical Concentration. " In it ho develops the fact that the pro cess of agricultural centralization works very injuriously to the Ameri can farmer, and that many of his vicis situdes are duo to tho single-crop sys tem. Ho shows, for instance, that while hemp is a product cultivated in Europe from the shores of the White 8ea to tho Mediterranian, and that it flourishes in extensive regions iu Asia, Africa and South America, its cultiva tion in tho United States is almost wholly confined to Kentucky, that State iu 188!) having produced 93.77 per cent, of all the hemp raised in thi country. Obviously hemp is capable of being produced over a wide area in tho United States, but iu cultivation is almost wholly uuknown outside ol Kentucky. Mr. Hyde makes a strong plea for mixed farming, and says thai so long as American farmers persist in devotinghomselvcs to the production in great quantities of a few things, they cannot expect to proHper. Oklahoma iu going to knock vory hard for admission as a State, declares the St. Louis Sfar-Suyiugs. Tho Ter ritory was organized only three years ago, but in population and wealth it if to-day far in advance of the other Ter ritories seeking admission as States. The report accompayiug tho applica tion for admission as a State showi that she has 2,372,482 acres of -land in farm use valued at $13,022, 345. In the last year the farmers har vested 284,254 acres of corn, 222,319 jacres of wheat, 109,374 acres of oats, 21,311 acres of cotton, 18,755 acres of sorghum, 14,121 acres of Hungarian millet, and 4125 acres of broom corn. It is almost as large as the State of Illinois, and has a population of about 250,000, which is greater than that of any Other State when ail mi tied to the Union. Its assessed valuation of property iu 1881 amounted to $0,878,-' 928, which iu 1893 had increased to $13,951,05li. Ithassix National banks with deposits of $1)85,574. The Terri torial Legislature has been attentive to educational matters, aud there are already iu nearly all the districts school-houses, normal schools, col leges, and an agricultural and me chanical college at tho town of Still water. In religious matters it has also kept pace with many of the older Status. In the Territory there are 165 Methodist church, twenty-flvo Baptist, twouty-four Congregational, tweuty-tive Catholic, twenty-four Fres byterian, six Episcopal, aud fifty Christian Endeavor Societies. This is a reuurkable showing for Oklahoma, aud wi can scarcely believe, adds the Star-Sayings, that Congress refuse! her o4iuitsio. ' The London Times says that in a financial way tho past year was the most trying in a decade. The London Times, commenting on tho condition of tho Bank of England, Hays that institution is indispensable to tho money market. Germany has decided that cinnamon yellow is tho best color for war ships. Tho French stick to tho gray tint, something like wet sail cloth. The Chinese Y. M. C. A. in Son Francisco has rocently sent $42,000 to Canton as a contribution by tho Chinese of tho former for the evangeli zation of their countrymen. -. I TT- W. C. Latta, of Furduo University, in an interesting address on "Farm Drainage" before the Indiana Tile, Brick and Drainage Association at In dianapolis, said that uplands as well as lowlands should bo drained if good crops were desired. Under tho heading, "Irelaid in 1893," the London Times says that tho year was one of the most peaceful and prosperous of the century. Since 1826 there has been no better agricultural season, and the peoplo have never been freer from distress. There aro many signs of the material and moral im provement of the people. According to tho figures prosontod by tho London Times in its agricul tural roview of tho past year, the area in Great Britain devoted to wheat was 1, 798, 8(59 acres; to barley, 2,251,293, and to oats, 4,435,944. Tho wheat crop is estimated. 45,429,407 bushels. Tho paper says that at the end of the year there wero 2,079,587 horses in Great Britain, 11,207,554 head of cat- tlo, 31,774,824 sheop aud 3,278,030 pig Manuscripts by noted authors have so great a value as autographs that with in tho past few years some authors have stipulated with publishers that their manuscript should bo kept clean perhaps copied on a typewriter for giving out to tho printers -and ro turned to them, that their families may traffio in -them after they are dead, presumably. T. B. Aldrich ie said to be one of tho authors who al ways wants his copy back. In the University Law Beview some interesting figures are collected as to the pecuniary value tf life and limb as estimated in the courts within the last five years. Tho value of a life is in some States fixed by law, and New York is one of the States which does not allow the recovery of more than $5000 for the loss of a life iu a suit gainst the person or corporation through whoso negligence the loss oc curred. This figure soems strangely low, since five times that amount has been allowed in this State as compen sation for the loss of a limb. Fifteen thousand dollars has been hold, not ex cessive for tho life of an intelligent young man in Kentucky, and a verdict for a like amount has been sustained iu Tennessee when the life was that of a postman and express agent, thirty three years old, though a verdict for $12,000 was hold exoossive in the same Stato whero the lifo lost was that of a weak man fifty-seven years old. The courts allow loss for tho loss of a drunkard's lifo and more for the life of an industrious aud steady man. Tho lives of children are usually valued at from $3000 to $1500. Iu Illinois the loss of an eye has been compensated for by $5000, and of two eyes by $9000. In New York a verdict of $14,000 for the loss of an eye and disfigurement of the face has been sustained. Iu thic State, also, it has been held that $6500 .for the loss of a hand is not excessive. Two thousand dollars was held to be the proper amount for the impairment of the use of a hand in Louisiana. The New York courts have usually been liberal in allowing verdicts for dam ages. A verdict for $10,000 for the loss of the arm of an eight-year-old boy has been held proper. Texas juries are eveu more liberal and the courts in that State have upheld a ver dict for $15,0110 for injury to one arm and other wounds. An allowance of $1 1,600 for the loss of tho leg of a man eighty years old was held not exces sive in this State, aud one of $15,000 for an injury to tho limb of a woman of twenty-seven was also held not ex cessive. A verdict of $12,000 for the loss of a leg by a boy live years old was also approved in this State, uud one of $25,000 for a similar injury was not disturbed. Iu Wisconsin a ver dict of $10,000, for tho loss of both legs of a boy was reduced to $18,000, and a verdict of $20,750 was reduced to $10,750 for an iujury to u mau's leg iu a Westorn State. The h ins of the leg of a boy was roar Jod as worth' $15,000 in tho Illinois courts, WISHES. I asked a little child ono dny, A child Intent on joyous piny, "My little ono, pray and tell nio Your dearest wish ; whnt may It be?" The little ono thought for u while, Then answered with a wistful snitle I "The thins that I wish most of all Is to be big, like you, and tall." I asked a maiden sweet and fair, Of dreamy eyes and wavy hair : "Whnt would you wls'j, pray tell me true, That kindly fate should bring to youV" With timid mien and downcast eyes And blushes deep and gentlo sighs, Her answer eame : "All else above, I'd wish some faithful heart to love." I asked a mother, tried and blest, With bnbe asleep upon her breast : "O, mother fond, so proud and fair, What is tby inmost secret prayer?" She raised her calm and peaceful eyes, Mndnnna-like, up to the skies : "My dourer wish Is this," said she. "That Gqfl may spare my child to me." Again, I asked a woman old, To whom the world seemed hard and cold : "rray toll me, O, thou blest in years, What are thy hopes, whnt are thy fears?" With folded hands and head bent low She answer made, In accents slow t "For mo remains but one request i It Is that God may give me rest." Boston Globe. TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY. BY HELENS HICKS. Y DEAR girl, you don't know what you are talking about. A mnti. lif Look at this desk am overwhelmed. BfT bv a voluminous moss of corre spondence. I am weeks behind time in answer ing some letters from my most iu- portant etiBtomors, and I havj written until my pen and my patience are both in tatters. " So saying, Marion Maidmont, pro prietor of the "Favorite Shopping Agency," leaned back in her tilting, revolving chair with a comical expres sion of ' hopeless despair on her piquant face. itX'l .1 'A 1 . ujr uuu v you learn 10 use a. typewritor, my dear Marion?" asked hor caller, Miss Lihun Lofebre. svm pathetically. "You could rattle your i-ii . i i- .. lenero ou iu no iimo men. Miss Maidmont gave hor friend a disgustou look. , "Don't I have enough to try my patience now, what with cranky cus tomers to buy for, and greedy shops to purchase, from, without fussing with one of those abominable clicky "Well, then, why do you not employ astenograpnerr im sure you can easily afford it, now that your business nas increased to such an extent," per sisted Miss Lefebre. "What! and have a commonplace flirt of a girl about, boring me with her insuflerable airs, and poking her nose into my business? No, I thank you." "Well, nothing seems to suit you, Marion," laughed Miss Lefebre, as she fastened hor jaunty sealskin cape. "I'm sure I don't know what else to suggest unless you hire a young man." Both girls laughed at this, and then Miss Lefebre rose, saying : "Well, I must run along or I shall be late. Sorry you cannot spare time to go, dear." Left alone. Miss Maidmont plunged into a pile of correspondence which littered her desk, and drove her pen furiously as she answered numerous petty inquiries and sent samples to out-of-town customers. But somehow she felt unaocouutably blue and de pressed. She had longed to accom pany Lil iau to the matinee. It was a fine day out, and her work bored her intensely. "Keolly," sho thought at last, as she threw down her quill after a vain at tempt to collect her thoughts, "I must get assistance of some kind. I am overworking nowadays. It would not be a bad idea to get a stenographer to assist mo with my correspondence. But I do hato to have a gossipy, curious girl around me. However, I don't see what else I can do." Sho sat for a moment meditating, with knit brows and au anxious pucker about her sweet mouth. "I wish it were possiblo to get a man to assist me," she thought. "It would be a real help in many ways." "Well, why not?" she added sud denly, hulf aloud. "Why should I not employ a young man to conduct my correspondence? lie certainly would be of immense assistance to mo in purchasing articles of the mascu line sex's attire, and his opiuion will be invaluable as regards gifts of cigars, I smoking sets aud wulking sticks. I Actually I believe I'll try it." i Aud in her enthusiasm, Miss Maid- I niout at once commenced a draft of an i advertisement which, n hull completed to her satisfaction, read as follows: "Wanted Stenographer and type- i writer. A young man to act as cor respondent aud general ashibtaut. Adurens Maidmont, Box , N. Y." This was inserted in severul of tho most popular Sunday papers, and Monday morning Miss Maidmont ex ultiuglv found u great heap of mit- sives in renpouse piled upon her desk. She spent most of tho morning iu roudiug aud sortiug tbuiu, and liually auswered the two which impressed her most favorably ; one le"uuo of its tine diction, uud clear, bold baud writing, and the otl ev because it h:d an engraved addw-s iu blue at tt top of thu Mij-U'liue Hutu paper, M-u lUMk raw b I I This latter correspondent called first, and proved to bo a very young man, just graduated from a business college, and totally inexperienced. He had probably nsed his mother's stationery. It was quite late in the afternoon when Jack, the diminutive office boy, brought Miss Maidmont a very cor rect visiting card bearing the name of "Mr. Arthur Ardmore." Marion experienced a quickening of ncr pulses. This was the other applicant. "Show him in," she said, curtly, to grinning Jack. Jack know- what was going on, of course. He always knew everything that transpired, or was about to transpire iu the office, though how he found things out as ho did was a matter of marvel to Miss Maidmont. The grin vanished from the young autocrat's countenance as ho sedately pulled aside the portiere which screened tho proprietor's private office from the waiting-room in front, and beckoned to Mr. Ardmore. Miss Maidmont looked up interest edly, and met tho gaze of a fine-looking, well-dressed young man, of say twenty-fivo years of age. Then as she noticed an astonished expression grow in his handsome, dark Ueyes, the peculiarity of tho whole pro ceeding occurred to her, and she blushed vividly. "Is Mr. Maidmont in?" queried tho young man. Jack chuckled audibly, and the sound revived Miss Maidmont. "That will do, Jack; yott may go now," she said severely, and the culprit retired. "Pray bo seated, Mr. Ardmore," she said, turning to her caller with a dig nified gesture. "There is no Mr. Maidmont," sho continued. "I am the proprietor of this agency, and I am Miss Maidmont." "Ah, indeed I" said the vouncr fel low politely, but Marion imagined she saw a gleam of amusement quiver for a moment in his eyes, which caused hor to become most severe and frigid in her manner. "You are desirous of obtaining a situation as amanuensis?" sho inquired haughtily. "That was my intention in calling," replied Mr. Ardmore, demurely. ''You have had experience?" Miss Maidmont was gaining confidence. "Yes, three years with Gumbo & Co., who are my references." "Mr. Ardmore, you will understand that I shall require something more than a mere correspondent. I really wish someono to fill the position of private secretary, and I did not feel as though I could get along with a girl, don't you understand?" Miss Maid mont smiled confidingly asshe finished her little explanation, Mr. Ardmore returned the smile with a very admiring glance, and in wardly decided that Miss Maidmont would make a most charming "boss." "And the salary?" he suggested. "What would you consider a proper remuneration for the services I re quire?" Marion felt a trifle anxious. The "Favorite Shopping Agency" could not afford to pay fancy prices, even for a very fascinating young man, with eloquent eyes and a silky mustache. Mr. Ardmore mused a moment. "Say twenty-five a week," he said at length. Miss Maidmont breathed more free ly j that was where she had placed her figure. "Very woll, Mr. Ardmore ; suppose we call the matter settled provided your references prove satisfactory. Can yu come propared to go to work to-morrow morning?" "At what hour, ma'am?" Marion looked up quickly to see if her new typewriter was laughing at ner, out nis lace was as grave as an owl's. "Nine o'clock. I close at five. You will have an hour for luncheon, aud Suturday afternoons." "I will be on hand, Miss Maidmont. I bid you good evening," and the young fellow courteously bowed him self out. Is he married or siugle?" asked Lilian Lefebre, when sho called to see Marion and inspect the new type writer. I I never nsked him." stammered Marion with a sudden sinking of her heart. "Single, I suppose." Lilian laughed provokiugly. "You suppose, then you're not at all sure of it. Ho looks like a mar ried man to mo, but of course you don't care, do you?" Marion decided that Lilian could bo very disagreeable when she choose, but she did not understand why she felt such au iutertst iu Mr. Ardinore's affairs, though she experienced a dis tinct feeling of relief when Jack casu- ully informed her that Mr. Ardmore was a bachelor. One moi uiug she found a big bunch of roses ou her desk when shearrived. Somehow she wus uuuecouiitablv pleased, for she guessed immediately who had placed them there. "Extravagant fellow," she thought ; 'tweuty-Hve dollars a week won't al- 1 t 1 : .... iow oi inn ing many roses ul I Ins sea toll of the your. " The private secretary soon made himself invaluable by the active inter est he took in the business. He did fully half of thcahoppiug, besides con ducting the correspondence, and as sisting with the books. Miss Maid mont and he grew to be great friends. One day when a gratiticd customer sent Miss Maidmont a box for the opcuing night ut a Broadway theatre, Miss Maidmont invited her typewriter to accompauy her. "But is it quite proper?" ho akod demurely. "Don't you think it will make people talk if 1 am seen iu pub lic with my employer V" II all siemcd ridiculous that thev both laughed, uud wtrt letter friends than ever after that night, for It if neodless to say Mr. Ardmore accepted his "boss's" invitation in spito of Dnmo Grundy. Time flow by on wings of happiness in tho tiny office, and as Christmas ap proached, the business of tho Favorite Agency increased enormously. Miss Maidmont congratulated herself that she never had had such a successful season. She knew where much of tho credit for tho increase was duo, and docided that she would make her pri vato secretary a handsome Christinas present. She little realized what that gift would be. It was customary for Mr. Ardmore to make all tho purchases for bashful young ladies who desired something suitable to present to their brothers and fiances, whilo Miss Maidmont shopped for tho men who wanted gifts for their sweethearts and cousins and aunts. Often they made the rounds of the shops together, and afforded one another the benefit of mutual criticism and advice. Ono day Marion laughingly re mnrkod that as sho was so experienced iu tho art of purchasing engagement rings, she certainly should make ar rangements for buying her own when the time came, and make a good com mission on it. Mr. Ardmore regarded her intently as Bho spoke, and then said, signifi cantly : "No, Miss Maidmont, I shall insist on getting your engagement ring my self." Marion's eyes drooped beneath his ardent gaze. At last it was Christmas Evo, and the city arrayed itsolf in snowy holi day attire in honor of the day. Miss Maidmont reached the office early that morning, and she entered with glow ing, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes, caused by Jack Frost's cool kisses. On her desk was a square, white envelope addressed to her as proprie tor, aud after she had perused its con tents the roses were displaced by lilies, and all the light died out of her big blue eyes. Tho communication was Mr. Ard more's resignation, stating that for reasons beyond his control, ho was obliged to resign his position as private secretary in her employ. All that long, wearisome day Marion shopped alone, and her task had never before scorned so arduous. She had become accustomed to relying on him and following his advice. "What would sho do without him?" sho thought desperately. It was late in tho short afternoon when sho returned despondently to tho office. Mr. Ardmoro was busy at his desk. With a sudden resolution she went directly over to him. "Mr. Ardmore," sho said, "is there no inducement I could offer you that would cause you to consider your res ignation ? I should be willing to givo you a share in the business if you would remain." "Yes," he replied, "I shall be de lighted to accept an interest in tho business provided you are willing to form a partnership with me which shall bo ratified by a ceremony to be duly performed by a clergyman in good standing, and scaled by a gold circlet. Oh, my darling I love you. Haven't you seen it? That is why I was leaving. Can you care for me enough to marry your typewriter?" Marion raised her eyes, and by one swift glanco of unutterable affection answered him. Jack, the office-boy, met Miss Le febre on his way home that evening, and confidentially informed her that the missis was goin' to marry her private secretary. "Well, why not? said MissLefobre. "Many a man has married his tyjwj writer, and surely turn about is fair play." Family Story Taper. Descendants of .Montezuma. Tho action of the Mexican Govern ment in recognizing the claims of tho Marquis of Castellauos and other de scendants of the Moutczutnas by tho payment of annuities, is regarded iu Madrid as a partial restitution of se questered estates rather than as a pen sion, as was announced from tho City of Mexico. The living descendants of the lino of Mexican kings who were overthrown by Cortes are couuectod with tho first nobility of Spain and boast a family tree which reaches back to tho four teenth century. They reside at Sala manca. They have not a largo for tune, but possess sutlicieut means to enable them to appear ut court. Up to 1H50 they received handsome rev enues from entailed estates in Mexico, but the estates were seized by the Mexican Government aud for forty three years they have not derived a penny from property to which, as heirs of Montezuma, they claim to bo enti tled. The prerniht bead of the family is SeUor Don Augustiu Malcouado y Carliajal ('alio Montezuma, Marquis of ( 'ustcllutlos uud of Moiiroy. The M'ir qniH is a lawyer, graduated by thu Salamanca 1'iiiversily, but he devotes.' his time to agriculture aud to a largo factory which he has in Old Castile. -' San Francisco Examiner. Au Kuy lioin,' Oriental Prince. Otto Ehlers, tli-j iuiiums ei'uiau traveler, tolls of au edsy-goiiigChiiiut-o prince whom he visited iu the Laos' States while on his way from Siam t Touquiu. Tho present ruler leaves tho cures of affairs chiefly to his wife, lie has had his throne placed in tilt! palace kitchen, so that he ran receive visitors ami watch tho preparation ol his meals at the same time. The sub jects seem to be content with his man ner of aduiiiiistrat ion, uud admire the democratic spirit manifested iu hi choice of u throne room. The dy nuaty, however, promises t becoum extinct, as the pilule's son mid heir is u continued drunkard aud l umuai tied. Chicago Herald. THE USE OF 01)1) FIHFXS. MATERIAL FOR TEXTILE FABRICS RECOMMENDED BY UNCLE SAM. Production of Pineapple Fiber Cnl tlvatlon of Sisal Hemp The lie markablo Knmle. THE Government is making great efforts to oreato a pop ular interest in American fillers. Of such materials in tho raw the United States imports $50,000,000 worth annually, though it is reckoned that one-half of that quantity could bo produced in this country just as well. Tho other half is derived from vegetable species which eould not be cultivated profit ably here, climate and soil being un suitable. Seeing immense profits ahead, inventors and capitalists are turning their attention to tho making of machinery for obtaining fibers from various plants which tho farmers will supply as soon as manufacturers de mand them. Meanwhile Uncle Sam is circulating information far and wide on the subject, telling what kinds of leaves and stalks will yield the most suitable stuff for cordage, twino and all sorts of textile fabrics. The fiber bureau at Washington, under the direction of Expert Charles Richards Dodge, has great hopes of the pineapple as a fiber producer in this country. In Florida the fruit is grown on a large scale, but the leaves are thrown away thousands of tons of them annually. It is a frightful waste, for they can be made to yield one of the most valuable fibcrsknown. In India pineapple fiber is woven into the most delicate of all vegetable fabrics the celebrated "pina." The latter looks like gossamer aud is so light that it will almost float in the air when tossed up. For making it the fibers are laboriously separated by hand, the ends being glued together so as to make a continuous thread. They can bo spun like llax. At the same time, they are wonderfully strong, and there is record of an inch rope formed of them that stood a strain of 5700 pouuds before breaking. The cultivation of another plant namely, Bisal hemp for the fiber yielded by its leaves is already promis ing to develop into a great industry in Florida. Every year we import from Yucatan 85,000,000 worth of this kind of fiber, which can bo produced just as well and of better quality in the Peninsular State, south of the frost line. The sisal growB readily in the poorest and rockiest Boil, which can not be farmed prolitably for anything else. Apart from its commercial value, it is one of the most interesting plants in tho world. It is a bush of huge green bayonet-shaped leaves. When about six years old it sends up from its middlo with great rapidity a stalk or mast twenty-five feet high and three inches iu diameter. From the upper half of this stalk small branches grow out, each branch bearing tulip Bhaped blossoms. The flowers do not smell pleasantly, their odor being de scribed as resembling the bouquet of a mouse in an advanced stage of do composition under the floor. Pres ently the blossoms wither, the petals drop off, and in their place leaves ap pear. Within a few days, where each flower was, a oompleto little sisal plant has developed, attached to an ex tremity of tho parent stem. When mature it drops to the ground, cud, if it manages to come into contact with the mother earth, proceeds to take root and become a growth like its progenitor. This method of reproduc tion is found in no plant save the sisal and a few of its near relatives. As many as 1000 small plants may be gathered from a siugle stalk as they ripen. They aro remarkably tenacious of life and will retain their vitality for months outof the ground. Plantations of sisal practically take care of them selves. Tho fiber yiehled by tho leaves is superb material for cordage, binding-twine and other purposes. Kamie is the most rcmarkuble of the new fiber-producing plants. Its culti vation it likely to becomo eventually one of tho foremost agricultural indus tries of the United States. All that is required to bring this ubout is a sat isfactory machine for separating tho fiber economically. No contrivance that will accomplish this cheaply has as yet been devised. Consequently the stuff is nowhere produced on a commercial basis ut present, except in Japan, whero labor is procurublo for next to nothing. Tho Japanese sepa rate tho liber by hand uud dry it on the roofs of their houses. Ono muu can thus prepare two pounds u day. The plant belongs to the nettle fam ily, aud is sometimes culled the "sting- less nettle." It is ulso known us China grass, having been cultivated iu that country from time immemorial. Tho fiber is iu the bark of thu stalk, which has a pithy centre. It is very beau tiful, light, strong us silk uud will not mildew. From it ull sorts of exquis ite fabrics are made, counterfeiting silk uud thu liuest linen, as well as laces for curtains, muslins, dress goods, plushes uud handsome uud ser viceable eurpets. It has been sug gested ai a future material fur yacht suits, on account of its lightness and strength, itiimiu thrives iu tlietiulf States uud California. Ono acre of it a year old will produce 27,0(10 pouuds of stripped stalks ready for machine. A firm in Salem, Mass., has devised a plan for reducing the fibrous parts of the plants into a wool like substance, from which nice yarns for certain classas of manufacture are produced. For the sake of encouraging farmers t(. cultivate it California has ottered a bounty ou this fiber. Washington Star. Toronto, Canada, has un office ch11u1 tho department of neglected children, which is superintended by J. J. Kelso, whose duty it is to find suitable homes for unprotected children. WHAT TIME SHE LOVES. What time she loves me and doth loy Her little hand in mine, The winter blossoms like the May And utars through "torm-clouds shine I What time sho loves me not ah. mo 1 In spring the winter seems to lei j When I do feci that she is kind, Life hath no moro to give, For sweftly doth the sun and wind Make all Life's violets live ! But when, perchance, her frown I see, Life's last, sweet violet dies for me I How, on her lightest touch, My hope, my heaven depends ! If it bo 111 to love so much, Love maketh all amends ! Cruel or kind though she may be, Hor love Is heaven and earth to me -Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. HUMOR OF THE HAY. Worldly wise Geographers. There's tho rub At tho Turkish bath. Gossip of tho ring Society chatter over an engagement. Truth. When you bury your grudges do not erect a tall monument over them. Galveston News. Some men are the architects of their own fortunes; others only carry the hod to theirs. Puck. "Johnny, is your father a firm man?" "Yes, mom, when he knows he's wTong. " Cleveland Plain Dealer. "That fellow Jawley is a broker, isn't he?" "Yes." "Has he any money?" "Yes he's got mine." Life. Tho tronblo with tho family tree is that its latest twigs put on the gi ?ateBt air of Belf-iniportance. Truth. Somehow or other people always distrust a man who is generally known to dye his whiskers. Somerville Journal. Although tho relations between France and Germany are strained they don't seom to bo very clear. Texas Sittings. Lloyd (at dinner) "Mamma, what makes us eat soup first, then fish? Is it so the fish can go iu swimming." Babyhood. Bo modest; don't forget that many things which you regard as events are looked upon as mere incidents by other people. Puck. Aunty "So you have had your first meal at your now boarding place. Was it a course dinner ? Jjittlo uirl "Awfully." Good News. Some genius has invented an indoor game of baseball. This goes to show that the game is not altogether played out. Hartford Journal, Brido "Why do they give us so many things we aro too poor to use?" Groom "Yes; this cook-book, for in stance?" Detroit Tribune. "I enjoyed the sermon to-day moro than any I have heard iu six mouths." Mrs. Seequiek "Is your new cloak sealskin or beaver?" Inter-Ocean. "What is the correct English of it? Do you collect a bill or collect a debt?" "The English of it is you can't do either just now." St. Louis Republic. Maud "I've made a splendid reso lution." auinovere "What is it?" Maud "I've determined to leavo off getting engaged." Chicago llccord. The boy stood onthe Icy walk, Whence all but him hud slid ; Zip went his IiboIk, up went his feet, Aud "wow-wow" went tho kid. liinghunitoQ ltepublican. "Money talks," remarked tho busi ness man, who was ruefully contem plating a Jot of idle capital ; "but it doesn't talk iu its sleep." Washing ton Star. Miss Porkopolis "Is it true thai all Bostouians live on baked beaus?" Mrs. Boaooustreete "Oh, no J lots ol them live on thoir relatives." Somer ville Journal. Father "Well, young mau, I un derstand, then, that yon love mj daughter?" Nervous Youth "N-u-n-no, sir, I w ish to niui ry her. " Chi cago luter-Oeeuii. Philanthropist "You say you art keeping a lookout for work? Thei why cau't yon get work?" Weary Willyuni "t hat's not what I'm keep ing the lookout for." Chicago Heeord Hoax "I hear Hauiphat has just received a legacy of a milliou dollars." Joax "Yes, ami that makes him at ouco tho richest aud the poorest actor iu tho profession. " Philadelphia llecord. Kuugurou "It's your ivory thi hunters uro always ufter. Why don't you carry it in your trunk?" re pliant --"it's your skin they want Why don't you hide it iu your pouch. " --Chicago Tribune. "She hud as pretty a name us I eve! heard, ft was Murjorio Muvhlossoiu, bill she hud it chauged. " "Changed?' "Ves, by law." "Good uriii-nnis ! What "Mrs. did she have it cluoiet d to?'' Murjoric Smith." -New York I I ess. She (syinputhiiiiglv) "I feel n sorry for tho poor street car conduct ors. II must be- terrible for ihein to bu ou their feet ull day long." lie -"Humph? They aiu'h Thev'ro ou tho passenger's lect ruoru'u half the time." Buffalo Courier. Mrs. Fryer "I understand your husband is very foul of female society." Airs. Sweetly "Excessively so. Iu fact, 1 cau't get him to go to u club or anything ol that kind. He wants to Im iu my company ull t ie time." New York Press. "I believe in trying to put us good a face us po.-siblo o:i everything iu times like these, Maria," sai l Mr. JUllus, looking agaiu at tho bill that hud just beeu brought iu, "but it dues seem to me th.it $'1.7.1 for completion wash iu one month is putting it ou a little too tUicu, "Ciitcujju Tribune.
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