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VOL. XXVIII. NO. 10. TTONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1895. S1.00 PER ANNUM,
It is said tbat 750,000 Amoricnm
belong to .tho criminal class.
t. ...
Michigan is to adopt tho Massachu
setts reading end writing qualifica
tions for voters.
Owing to tho unusual activity in
potato planting tho prioo of fertilizer
has advanoed fifty per cent.
Tipping is.the latest British insti
tution to bo threatened. Tho Prlnoo
of Wales has declared that ho will put
it down.
A Boston chnroh has decided to hold
(services at 8.30 a. m. during tbo sum
mer, so that tho congregation can
spend tho rest of the dny at pleasure
resorts. If the experiments now in progress
succeed, tho Detroit Frco Press fig
ures that paper Btockings sized with
potato starch and tallow will bo put
on tbo market and sold at throo cents
a pair.
Tho New Orleans Piceyuno says:
"The fooling in Georgia is so strong
against women's suffrage that tho
Stoto convention of tho W. 0. T. U.
ndjonrucd without discussing tho sub
ject, though it was on the pro
gramme." Iiov. Mr. Fairbanks, an American
missionary in India, attributes a largo
part of his success to tho nso of a
bicycle. Not only is ho enabled to
cover a more extensive territory with
it, but tho natural curiosity of tho
natives brings largo crowds to sco "a
horso that ncods neither grass nor
graiu."
Gypsies in Franco havo hitherto
managed to avoid being numbered and
traced. They routu through tho coun
try in bands, and as long as tboy did
no serious harm were let alone by tho
police. Now tho gendarmes have or
ders to tuke a census of tbeso nomads
and to seo that those who aro not
French are registered like other for
eigners. "
Every Turis school has its "can
teen," whero frco moals aro given to
tho children who cannot psy, whilo
thoso who aro better off pay in part
or in full, states tho New Orleans
Picayune Each child brings his clean
napkin, Lis little bottlo of vin ordi
naire, and sometime fruit or a bit of
checso for dessert. The cooking is
usually done by tho janitor, aud the
meals are served at little tablos in the
play room. Tbo cost of the portions,
generally Btews of meat and vegeta
bles, is about two cents for each child.
To tho thoughtful stiungcr within
our gates, observes tho New York
I'refs, the exodus of Americans, indi
cated by tbo cabiu lit ta of the great
steamship companies, amounts almost
to a depopulation of certain quarters
of our city. lie is tempted to flguro
littlo on tbo subject. ' Over 3000
persons leave this city for foreign
shores every week, aud each goes
with, say, $ 1000 to spend in huviug
a good time, Ho thiuks this cstimato
is within bounds. If so, the steam
ship companies and Europe get out of
us every week $3,000,000. There is
ouo thing certain. If you are worry
iug about poverty and hard times just
go down to the piers of tho leading
lines and look nt tho crowds going
abroad. You will forget then that
tbero was ever a thought of distress or
depression. Tbero is a story going
around tbat a man may go to Europe,
remain two weeks iu London and
Paris, and return safe aud sound for
3200. It may be possible, but precious
few get off under $1000, if they see
unythiug of life iu tho Old World.
Tho Now York Tribune announces
that Now Jersey has successfully
pointed the way iu the matter of road
botteriucut, au.l the work is to bo
carried much further immediately.
Hudson and Bergen Couuties have
done considerable. Union County
bus dono more. Camden and Burling
tou have shown a liko commendable
spirit. Now Morris Couuty is giving
uu earnest of its purpose to keep up
other progressive counties. About
100 miles of road iu that county aro
to be impiovod this season, and it is
estimated that 2000 men will bo kopt
at work for several mouths. Not only
tiro tbeso roads to bo inacudumizod,
but tbo grades aro to bo iuiproveJ, u
four per cent, grade (tbat is, a rise of
not more than four seet in 100 feet)
Luviug been adopted. Much heavier
loads oau thus be carried by tbo
farmers und all others engaged in
truusportutiou, while for pleasure
driviug and bicycling Morris Couuty
biila fair to become a paradise. The
entire work is under coiupeteut en
gineering direction. Morris Couuty
jutt now is furnishing a valuable ob
ject le.sou to all who aro iutarestsd in
road reform.
ANITA,
File's a pretty puss in boots,
With a saucy Damo that suits
Every glance.
Is it whispered, Is it sung,
Bllll it ripples on tbo tongue
In a dunce.
Oh, she walks so plt-a-pnt,
And she talks of this and that
Huoh a way,
Just to watch her witching blush
Even Soorntos would hush
Half a day.
Bho is not an angel; not
They aro out o' place below,
Let us grieve.
Yi.t perchance there is a wing
Uld beneath that puffy thing
Styled a sleeve.
Iter singing makes mo think
Of a trieksy bobolink
All delight,
W'ltu his silver strain allow
Where the apple-blossoms blow
Pink and White.
Like a wild rose, newly born,
bursting Into bloom nt morn,
Dow sgleam,
Bo entrancing is hor smilo.
Lo, it haunts me all the while
la a dream.
Samuel M. feck, in tho Century.
A TEST0F LOVE.
ASSURE yon,
mother, that I do
not want to marry
jot," said Antoin
ette to Mine. Odiot.
"I am so Lappy
with yourself ; bnt
ihould I enjoy the
same happiness, the
saino peace and the
same contentment
whonl change your
fireside for another?
I doubt it t No, no, I havo plenty of
J lime yet, I am only eighteen years of
ago. Whilo 1 am much honored by
tho attentions of M. le Baron de
Mcrillac, I repeat that I must refuse
him I"
"My dear child," replied Mme.
Odiot, "you should reflect that ono of
these days yon will lose me. 1 have
been suffering for a long time, and
very littlo would suffice to carry mo
off. You will then find yourself with
out support, since your dear father is
gone, aud a husband is tho natural
support of a young girl when sbo has
lost her parents. Baron Merillao is a
very estimable young man. Yon wiil
probably never get such another offer,
llo is euormously rich, and he has a
titlo and is the only son of parents
who will adore and worship yon as if
you were their own child. It would
surely be madness to persist in a re
fusal that has no basis. Tho Baron Is
a handsomo cavalier, and his manners
bio of tho best. What more can you
wish?"
"Then you know him?" asked An
toinette, with surprise.
"Without doubt."
"Yet I havo never seen him hero,"
persisted tho girl.
"No, he has never boon bore, but I
have met him several timet at tho
house of Mme. do Saverny, where tou
would never aosompany mi, under
tho pretoxt that she displeased you,
aud it was Mme. de Saverny who spoke
to me of the Baron as a man who
would be suitable for you, from every
point of view."
"I shall like Mme. de Saverny still
less now," exclaimed the girl. "What
business is it of hers? It she is so
anxious to get M. de Merillao married
let her take him herself. She is a
widow."
"You are foolish, ma bonne oherio.
M. de Merillao is twenty-five years
old end Mme. de Saverny is fifty. She
might be his mothor. But you should
uM get augry. One would almost
think that you had some other reason
than tho ouo you give so vehemently
for refusing M. de Merillao."
"Some other reason," stammered
Antoinette, lowering her eyes, while n
pretty littlo flush came into her
cheeks.
Mme. Odiot watched her smilingly,
and several minutes posed iu silence.
Antoinette took up hor sewing
again, aud being aware no doubt tbat
her mother's eyes were fixed upon
her, presently roso end went over to
the piano. Muio. Odiot stopped her
as she wont.
"We will settle the mutter onco for
all," she said, "never to return to it.
The reason you refuse M. do Merillao
is because you don't want to marry, is
it not?"
"Mais oui, roaman," said Antoi
nette, in a voice that nevertheless
lacked the ring of sinoerity.
"So that, no mutter who else may
como to mo to ask your hand I may
tell him no, and send him about his
business?"
"Oh! I don't say that perhaps
later when I am older if the if 1
liked him," stummerod the young girl,
much embarassed.
"So be it! We will talk of some
thing elso. For iustanoe, my dear
nephew (Jastou has now been with us
for three weeks, and has nearly fin
ished his picture, lie bus beeu very
busy making some sketches in the
woods for another one he has iu view.
I think he is wttU your uncle at this
moment. Let us go across and see
him I mean my brother ho has not
been very woll of late."
"Ob, no, mother! my undo is quite
well again," said Antoinette quickly.
"Ah I you have some newk about
him?"
Antoinette bit her lips. Her answer
slipped out too quickly.
"Tho gardener told me," she added
naively. Mme. Odiot pretended not
to notice her daughter's embarrass
ment. "Will you eoine with me? I am go
ing at puoo. A ha is your guardian
X might to 1st bim know at ones of
your dooision with record t M, da
Morillac, for he knew all (about him I"
"Oh I my undo know?
"Yes."
"And ho approved?"
"Yos."
"Then Gaston knew that it was pro
posod 1 should marry this Baron?"
"Perhaps."
"But he had said nothing to me
about it."
"I thought yon had not seen him."
"Oh I yes that is oh! no, I havo
not." replied tho girl, turning her
face away in her confusion over hor
littlo fibs, with which she was inex
perienced. "Let us go. Aro you coming?"
Mme. O.liot turued away to hido a
smilo.
"Is my presence very neoessary?"
tho you up; girl asked. Then she add
ed: "I think that my undo and
yourself will be able to talk more at
your enso if I go away ; bosidos my
undo will question me and I shan't
know how to answer him."
"That is quite simple. You will
answer him as you answered me 1"
' 'You aro making fun of me, mother,"
repliod Antoinette, peevishly.
"Not tho least in tho world. It is
not quite natuial that yon should re
fuse a match so agreeable to your
mother end your tutor for so plausible
a reason ; you do not want to got mar
rlod. But here we are talking again
on this subject, which We had agreed
to leave alone I It wob you that start
ed it again, you must notice I"
"Ob, now, mother, you make mo
cry 1"
And Antoinette burst into tears and
throw herself upon her mother's neck.
"Why do you cry, ma mignonne?
There is surely no cause for tears in
our conversation."
At this moment a servant girl en
tered the room and announoed that
tho Baron do Merillao and his son
were waiting outside.
"Monsieur lo Baron do Merillao and
his son," sho said.
Then sue withdrew. Antoinette
hnrredly made up her mind to conoeal
borself, when there appoaiod upon
tbe threshold of the room her nnole
aud Qaston. Sbo stood gaping at
them without moving aud examined
them.
"What does this mean?" she stam
mered, turning toward her mother.
"Ask your nnclo and Oaston him
self," repliod Mme. Odiot.
"It means," said M. Lambert very
seriously, "that I come as your guard
ian to ask for you in marriage to the
Buron do Merillao."
"But tho announcement juBt made
by Justine?" intcrrnptod Antoinette,
who could not understand why the
Baron and his father did not make
th' ir appearance, and why her uncle
made , this request, when they were
evidently both waiting in tho next
room.
Her interrogating glances passed
from her mother to M. Lambert and
Gaston, the latter of whom appeared
a littlo disturbed and nervous in spite
of his smiling face. Antoinotto had
driod her tears, but her eyes wero
still red and swollen from crying.
Gaston noticed this.
"Yon havo been crying, Antoin
ette?" ho aiked her, while M. Lam
bert and Mme. Odiot stood apart and
conversed in low tones.
"Yes," sho repliod to her cousin's
question.
"Why?"
"I cunnot toll you."
"Oh I" was all he said.
"Well, Antoiuofe," interrupted M.
Lambert, "you havo given me no
answer I"
"Mother has already spoken to mo
about this gentleman, uncle, and
and"
"And?" questioned Gaston's father.
"And " continued Antoinette,
playing nervously with a skein of
wool she held in her bauds.
"Well?" insisted M. Lambert, "is
it dillioult to say?"
Gaston made a step in the direction
of the young girl, as though to en
courage her.
"Tell thorn, mother, whatl answered
you," murmured tbe poor girl. Gas
ton s attitude was torture to nor.
"Woll," began Mme. Odiot, ex
changing a glance with her brother,
"my daughter does not wish to got
marriod."
Gaston inado another step toward
Antoinette and seized her hand.
"Not even with me?" he asked with
a trembliug voice,
"With you?" cried tho young girl,
blushing and growing pale by turns.
"Yes, with me, for I love you. Do
you not know it?"
"1 was sure of it, ropneu fli. Lam
bert with a wink.
"For goodness sake, explain your
selves!" exclaimed Antoinette, look
ing at all of thorn in turn.
"it is easy toexpbiin," said Gaston.
"I thought I had guessed your love
for me, aud I told my father, confess
ing my lovo for you at tbe satno time.
Ho aud vour mothor talked it over
and laid this trap to see if your love
was strong enough to resist a nob and
titled lover."
"Ob, Gustou ! and you have fallen
into tho trap?"
"Yes, petite cousiue, for I too want-
od to feel quite snro thut I was being
loved for myself ulouu. .Now I know.
und can no longer doubt, can I?"
You will be my wife, wou t you?
'.'at she has not said so," inter
rupted Mme. Odiot mischievously,
without giviug her daughter time to
reply, aud huviug hard work herself
to keep a serious face.
"Yes, I havo mother," cried An
toinette, with delightful simplicity.
"Ah! Antoinette! Antoiuotte!
Thank you, my darling littlo cousin,"
exclaimed Gaston, mad with joy.
The young girl had Hung ber'.,'
upon her mother's neck and embraced
her with all her heart.
"Naughty mother!" she murmured
in her ear as she kissed her.
"You art prying .till?" e.ked Mute,
Odiot, hann ,
"Ob, no, choro potito mere, I am
laughing now I"
And, turning her radiant faoo
toward bor nncle and cousin, she
placed hor hand in that of Gaston and
allowed him to draw her to bis should
er in a warm embrace. From the
French.
Horso Hides.
About ninety per cent, of all horse
hides taken off are being tanned into
leather nowadays and usod in tho manu
facture of boots and shoes, glovo
leather, imitation bnckskin, etc The
valuo of the hides depend npon thoir
size and condition, the most desirable
coming from the largo cities, where
tho majority killed are the result of
accident. In such instances tbe hides
are more nearly perfect than when the
animal dies of starvation, old age or
because of general worthlossnoss, says
the Breeder and Sportsman. At pres
ent hides will bring $1. 75 to $2. 50 each
in Chioago, whilo some of tho Milwau
kee tanners, who make a specialty of
such hides are paying a little more for
No. 1 skins.
Foroign horse hides find their way
into this country to some extent, lib
eral numbers coming from Russia and
Franco. With horseflesh regularly of
fered in the Frenoh markets, tho qual
ity of skins from that country is su
perior. The hide of a well-fed young
animal weighs forty to forty-five
pounds.
Tanners usually out the skins di
rectly across the backbone abont eight
een inches forward of the root of the
tail, dividing the hides into fronts and
butts. The latter are tanned separ
ately and finished after splitting on
flesh side, and yield three to three and
a half pairs of shoe fronts, frequently
known as "Cordovan," regarded as
one of tho finest in the market. The
fronts of tho horso hides are usually
convertod into glove loathers or
finished npon tho grain side into black
shoe leather.
Cost of Electric Cooking.
Inquiry is often made as to the cost
of electric cookiug. Nelson W. Perry,
writing on this subject, gives the most
reliablo data at present obtainable.
The oost of an olectrio lamp is taken
at abont one cent, per hour. One pint
of water can be brought from sixty
degrees Fahrenheit to the boiling point
at the cost of two sixteeu-candle-power
lamps for one hour : or, by the use of
the equivalent of five lamps, It can bo
made to boil in twelve minutes ; while
by the use of the equivalent of sixteen
and a half lamps it can be made to
boil in 3.7 miuutes. Four or five out
lets can be fried by employing the
equivalent of five lamps for twelve
minutes. This includes the time re
quired for heating the pan. When
the olectrio oven is nsod, the equiva
lent of eighteen lamps will raise tho
tempornturo from fifty-throe degrees
Fahrenheit to 120 degrees in five
minute!), to 250 degrees in ten miuutes,
to 356 degrees in fifteen miuutes, and
to 437 degrees in twenty minutes. At
this rate, electrical cooking is still
more expensive than ordinary methods.
Nevertheless, its uso is daily increas
ing. Its great advantage is perfeot
cleanliness. The electrical kitchen
hardly seems to be a kitchon at all.
There is no heat from the fires, no
smoke, and no dirty utensils. As soon
as the "ourreut" can be sold at a
figure which will command its use for
kitchen purposes it will beoome uni
versal. Philadelphia Ledger.
Tbo lslan J ot Sumatra.'
The population of the Island of Su
matra is about six millions, wbioh in
cludes that of some of the smaller isl
ands adjacent to it, all being under
tho rule of tho Kingdom of the Nether
lands. About three thousand Euro
peans live on the island, mingling but
little, however, with tbe natives, who
are Mohammedan Malays of two classes
viz. : The Acheouese (uativos of
tbo kingdom of Aohcen), who are tall,
well made, active and intelligent, bnt
at tho same time cunning and blood
thirsty, aud the Latnpongers dwelling
in tho kingdom (of Lainponj), who
are just tbe opposite of tbe Acheenose,
being short, mild, uncivilized and
lazy. The houses throughout Sumatra
are set up on iron wood posts, several
families dwelling under one roof. Tho
island is'dividod up into several king
doms and principalities, of which Fa
dang, Djainbi, Indragiri, Hlak, Aohoeu
and Lampong are tbo principal. Tho
largo citiea nearly all bear tbo namo
of the kingdom to which they belong.
New York Dispatch.
Shaving- Set to Music
The latest thing iu barber shops is a
musical box which the bos? of tbe es
tablishment regulates to suit the times.
On Monday, for iustauoo, ho keeps the
machine up to light opera airs just
fast 'enough to keep his asssistauts
shaving customers at a nice, steady
gait. Tuesday being a quiet day iu
the barber business, "Home, Sweet
Home" aud "You'll Roineiubcr Mo"
are good enough. Wednesday, Thurs
day aud Friday the barber confines
the musical box to popular selections
of a rather lively nature. On Satur
days ho puts tho reels und jigs on top,
aud every barber in tho house is on
tho run. Philadelphia Cull.
Movluir a Masonry House.
Tho Sago house, Brooklyn and St.
Mark's avenues, Brooklyn, N. Y. , bus
been successfully moved by B. C.
Miller Ac Sou, tho houso movers of
that city. The building is of stone,
weighing about 1300 tons, And was
built by a son of Mr. Russell Suje, of
New York. Tho oouiruct for removal
called for its being moved thirty
ltet toward St. Mark's avenue aud
twenty aud one-halt feet toward
Brooklyn avonne, aud thut it should
be raised two and a half feet on lU
foundations. Thij is to be done with
out break or oraok iu the walls. Soi
entitle American.
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BT THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.
Why? A Preference In 1020 A
Hnckwnrd Hoy Ills Discomfort
Explained, Ktc, Ktc.
Than runs a wise and an'-icnt saw:
"Uneasy lies tho crowned head."
But what I cannot understand
Is why kings wear their crowns in bed.
Browning's Monthly.
A BACKWARD BOY.
Green Gates "Is your son doing
woll at college?"
Halsey Putnam "Not as well as I
expected; he's only plaviug center
field.
A PREFERENCE.
He "I don't believe in long en
gagements do you, Miss Alilhea?"
Sho "No, Mr. Bunthoru; I prefer
short ones and many of them. "
Judge.
DENIED THAT snB HAD INTENTIONS.
"Come, Molly, I've known you boy
and girl ever since you was a baby,
and yon'ro a girl after my own heart."
"Why, Captain ! I never thought
of such a thiug." Truth.
HI3 DISCOMFORT EXPLAINED.
"You scorn very uncomfortable,1'
said Mrs. Cayenne.
"I am exceedingly uncomfortable.
I havo something on my mind."
"Ah? Then it's no wonder."
Washington Star.
AT WOnK ONCE MORE.
Strawber "You know Spiccr, who
has been out of a job so long. I hear
he has something at last."
Singerly "What is he doing?"
Strawber "Running nu employ
ment ogency." Judge.
in 1920.
Mrs. New Woinau "Bo calm, my
dear; I think there is a woman uudcr
the bed!"
Mr. New Woman "Oh, Marin, do
be careful t If you shoot her try not
to hurt her very much I"
HIS ESCAPE.
Smytho "Sho wasn't snro which
she liked better, Jones or me, but sho
gavo mo tho benefit of the dcubt."
Blifls "And mado you happy?"
Smytho "Yes; thoy have been
marriod more than a year now."
Puck.
SAFER.
Stranger (to mule) ' 'ITi-np, there !
Step arouDd out of tho wuy, you
worthless brute !"
Farmer Hawback (to stranger) "If
you have anything mean to say about
that mulo you'd better say it to his
face not behind his back." Puck.
ENCORE.
The bicyclist who was riding a very
high wheel took a genuine header and
turned an almost complete somersault.
After ho had recoverod himself oud
wiped tho dirt from hisfacoand clothes
he was very much astouishod to bear
ono of two small boys on the sidewalk
say :
"Mister, do that agin, will ycr?
This feller didn't see it." Judge.
NO SACRIFICE SALE.
The Count camo near oud whispered
softly :
"1 am ready," ho said, "lo make a
sacrilico for you."
She gestured deprecatingly.
"Sacrifioo?" sbo ropeatod. "No,
Reginald, lam ublo to pay tho regular
price."
Sho smiled, as iu tho consciousness
of power. Detroit Tribune.
UU KCORED.
"Look here," ho Bnid, coming
breathlessly into her prc3cuoc, "you
ero tho goal of my udcctions; uro you
not?"
"You havo always assured mo thut I
was."
"And I've bcou making steady gains
toward yon, havou't I?"
"Yotriiavo."
"And I'm on your fifteen-yard line,
ami not?"
"Well, I guess you ure."
"Well, your father kicked mo out
of the houso last nibt, an I I want
ten yards for iutertercuce, sec?"
Life.
THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.
"What's this?" said Li Hung Chang
in a startled tone.
"That's your bill for suudry pur
chases iu our peace dcpaitmeut," re
plied tho Mikudo.
"But this last item?"
'That's what it will cost you iu ad
dition if Russia wou't let us hang ou
to your territory."
"This Western civilizutiou is ruin
ing us Orientals," tho Viceroy said
with a sigh.
'Whut do'you mean?"
"You people are riuging in extras
ou me like a hotel keeper ut a summer
resort." Washiuutou Star.
ALL FOU NAIUIIT.
"No," taid tho pensive muiduii, "it
is impossible thut this euui-ciucut
should list longer. 1 thought 1 loved
you once, but I know butter now.
Cuu you forgive me?"
"Well, I should say not," hissed tho
young inuu, making a grub for his
hut. "For morethuu ayear all for you
I huve not beeu to a picnic; I have
pluyod no billiards ; 1 have not taken
a ihiuk; 1 havo turued tho Cold
shoulder on every girl that has tried
to rlilt with me. How um I going to
get paid baok for all tho fuu 1 have
iul.4? Oh, - yes, I will forgive you
I don't thiuk" ludiuuupoli
Journal.
SCIENTIFIC AM) INDUSTRIAL.
A new gun fires 770 shots a minute.
A stovo for burning coal dust has
just been invented in Germany.
Tho epidermis of a brunette is said
to bo one-tonth of a millimeter thicker
than that of a blonde.
Experiment has demonstrated that
plants thrive much better under
white glass than green.
Vinegar and yeast should never bo
kopt in Btono jars, for thero is an acid
in them which attacks tho glazing, and
mixing with it has a poisoning prop
erty. Tho nygonio Congress at Buda
PeBth, Hungary, brought out tho fact
that there are four times as many
men who Btammcr as thero women bo
afflicted.
Tho French camps in Madagascar
will be surrounded with electrical
currents so arrnngod thut tho approach
of any ono will bo outoniaticully sig
nalled, even if tho sentinels are asleep.
The report ot the Challenger deep
sea expedition has taken more than
ten years to prepare. It contains fifty
quartos, containing 20,500 pages,
3000 plates and countless engravings.
Professor Holden, of the Lick Ob
servatory, California, says that lunar
photography has advanced as far as
possible, nntil photographio plates of
greater sensitiveness and finer grain
are invented.
If anoedle be inserted into the skin
of a supposed corpse and withdrawn,
the hole will remain open if the
patient be really dead. But if tho
patient lives the skin will close up aud
the hole disappear.
It has been discovered that copper
ie a deadly poison to microbes. A
scientist of tho name of Ugclmanu
spread liquid cultures of microbes
upon copper coins and tho microbes
died within seventeen minutes.
An ingenious invention is a wire
joint which requires no solder and
makes n moisture-proof contact. Tho
ends of the wires to be joined aro laid
in tho chanucls of an S-shapod strip of
coppor and are then twisted iu tho
usual manner.
At thirty-fivo cents a cylinder, Silas
Leachmau, of Chioago, has filled 250,
000 phonographic cylinders withcotnio
and other songs. It is said that he
makes about $50 a day, and that in the
West he is the only man that has beeu
found with a voice of the right quality
for tho work.
A Prehistoric Idol.
F. Couihay, agod sixteen, has
brought to Charleston, W. Va., a
most novel piece of wood carving
which will give the learned antiquari
ans much to study about. It is a
wooden idol, of great ago and most
peculiar shape. It represents a boy,
about live feet tall, nude, and hold
ing in his arms a small animal which
looks like a buffalo calf. The wood
is hard, and on tho outsido appears to
bo locust, but by cutting into it it is
found to be almost blood red on the
inside, a sort of wood never seen in
this part of the couutry. It is a most
hideous thiug, and is supposed to have
been an idol of some prehistoric raco.
Tho features are ulmost perfect. Owi
ear is in good shape, but tho other is
worn or broken oil. One baud is also
gone, but both arms uud tho cilf
which they support are perfect. Tho
image has no feet, tli3 le.s being in
serted into a blosk of wood, which
serves as a pedestal. Couihay, who
lives at Lewiston, disaovcred the
imago iu a cave near that place.
Louisville Conner-Journal.
Ojialnt SuiKTslillcnn About Shoe.
When you buy a pair of now shoes
never put them on a shelf higher than
your head, unless you want t j briu ;
bad luck; and if you blacken them
before you havo had both sliojs ou
you may meet with au aojideut. or
even have a sudden death. This is au
old Irish superstition. Tho Scotch
girls believe that if they drop their
shoes before they uro woru, trouble
will onsuo, while u French lady loosiu;;
her heel is sure of some disappoint
ment iu lovo, and a German mother
iu the sumo predicament feels that sho
will soou loso ono of her children.
You must not put your right shoo on
your left foot or your lelt ou your
right, nor must you put your left shoo
on before the right uuless you want
bad luck. This superstition dates back
to ouo of tho Emperors of Ujiuc, who,
it is recorded, put ou his left shoe
first one morning, uud came near be
ing assassinated during tho day.
Not an Ordinary Cow.
A Mr. Wood, who livos near Hood's
Mill, owns a very peculiar milch cow.
She is just uu ordiuary black cow, but
is so much attueehud to Mr. Wood'b
children thut she does not like to Ijj
separated from them. If the e'uil lrj:i
are ut homo, says the Savauuah (G i.)
'News, tho cow will stiy iu u pusturj
with a feuco three feet hih; but it
Itho children aro taken uway she will
throw down eveu high foucoi i,i order
,to follow them. At different times
when tho cow would bo in the pasture
Mr. Wood has slipped the children
away from home, but when she came
up uud missed them she would get oat
uud track them us u dog would do uu
itil sho touud tbuui, wheu sho wo uld
follow wherever they went.
I'miml a Pi-trilled Forest.
Tho men employed by tbe Oregon
Railway and Navigation Co. exhume 1,
a few days ugo, a buried forest of pi t
rifiod timber. Tile trees were of the
poplar species, which only thrive in
moibt pluees, w hile the giowtlia around
them uud iu the gulch uro piuu uud
fir. The specimens wero found sever
al fvot under ground, showing that
they hud lam iu their pontuufor
cvuturics. Dcsvret Nuns,
UNANSWERED.
Her eyes are closed, that wro the door
Through which the light ha.1 found access
To her swet soul; ftrovennon
Tim fair soul-hmise Is tenant lesf.
IIr oyi arnelnM'.l; yet In the night
That row her fuller life begin.
The wnt'-hPrs knew the clearest light.
Just dawned, was thnt her ryes shut in.
O, strangely radiant gates or Heath!
Could we look past you through her eyes
Should we, too, lay aside our breath
With suc h eternal glad surprise?
Charles Uuxton Going, in tho Century.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
A vaulting ambition to havo somo
valuablos to show in the "r.afo De
posit."
Judge "Who is tho prisoner?
Officer "A sou of Erin, your honor."
Judge (absent-mindedly) "Mother's
namo?"
Jimmy "Timmy Grogan is talkin'
of gittin' bim a bysickle." Mickey
"Him? llo nin't got do prico for do
wind wot goes in de tires."
Jilison says tho greatest sticklers for
form must sometimes bow to the in
evitable without having had an intro
duction. Buffalo Courier.
In tho Gloaming: She (pointing nt
a star) "Ah, there is Orion." Voico
(from the darkness) "Yez aro mis
hthtaken, mum, it's O'Roilly."
"I liko your minister very well, but
it seems to'me his sermons lack fire."
"Why, great Scott I Of course they
do. Ho doesn't boliove in it."
Ho "Does a girl ever think of any
thing in this world except marriage?"
She "Yes." He "Well, of what?"
Sho "How to get married." Truth.
Bounder "They say thnt tho Czar
of Russia never, under nny circum
stances, trusts any one." Bounder
"Gad I I'm glad he isn't my tailor."
Truth.
Wittiousse "What do you think of
tbeso 'Lines to a Gas Company?' Pet
ticusse "The meter is false." Wit
ticusso "That's done intentionally to
make it realistic. " Life.
Wiokwire "Bah I Women never in
vent anything." Mr?. Wickwiro
"No ; but tho new woman will. Just
you wait till she has had tho practioo
of inventing excuses that the meu
have."
Justice "You ore charged with
Bteuling Colonel Julep's ohickeus ;
hove you any witnesses?" Undo Moso
"I hebnot; I don't steal chickens
boto' witnesses. " Browning, King &
Co.'s Monthly.
Hojaok "My sister has had a
chance to marry a United States Sena
tor." Tomdik "Why didn't she?"
Uojack "She said she wanted to havo
au opportunity to do somo talking
hersolf." Truth.
Diok "What ! out of a job again?
I thought you had a permanent
place?" Tom "So did I. They said
the building was fireproof, but con
found it, I was fired iu less than a
fortnight. "Boston Transcript.
An exchango suggests as a snro
method of exterminating tho Russian
thistle that tbo ladies adopt it as a hat
ornament. Tho idea emanates from
tho brain, doubtloss, of somo bigoted
aud unreasonable lover of song birds.
Brido (discussing tho event) "It
soeniod to mo that thero was u slight
hitch whilo wo were taking our posi
tions at tho chancel." Groom "Pos
sibly. But it was nothing compared
with the hitoh that followed." -Brooklyn
Life.
An actress appearing in Johnstown,
Peun., recently, was referred to by
tho local press" us n favorito in that
city. Tho paper remarked : ".She ap
peared hero just before tho ilood."
The actress has erased Johnstown from
her map.
"Have you tried very hard to wiu
your constituents over to your views
ou tho theories of municipal policy?"
inquired tho citizen of tbo heeler who
was ruuuiug for tho city council.
"Havo 1?" repeated tho ulderinuuiu
caudidato scornfully. "Well, you
ought to just seo my bar bills duriu'
tho campaign."
Thero is ouo thing that n woman
cuu do bettor thau iiuybody elso iu
tho world. Sho can iron a worn-out
haudkerohiuf so that every ono of its
raggud holes will bo hidden from sight,
and will only appear to view wheu her
husband, who is a minister, takes that
identical handkerchief out of his
pocket when half way through tho ser
mon and calmly uufolds it to the eyes
of tho whole congregation. Rockland
Tribune.
The True Napoleon.
It is curious to note tlio dill'ereut
ideas dill'ereut peoplo havo about
well, say, Nupoleou llouaparto's per
sonal uppcurauco. You might fancy
bim a cbumeloou-liko hero, to bo in
vested according to tho whim of his
worshiper with brown eyes, aud with
u commanding presence, surmounted
by that dark imperial curl which for
ever caressed tho marble beauty of bis
noble foreheu l. II quite unnerves ono
to bo assured that the hero of Marcu
go uud of Austi rlilz was but live feet
four iu height, that bo hud red hair,
and that early in lito bo became so
bald that tbo famous curl which is to
bo seen in his portraits was actually
brought forward iu u long stringy
mass over u hairless stretch lrom the
baok purt of bis head. Chicago Kce
curd. y
Childish Ignoi'.UKv.
Professor Stanley Hall questioned a
number of six-year-old children and
found that forty-iivo per cent, bad
never beeu iu tbo country, twenty
per cent, did not know thai milk came
from Cow.-c, fourteen pi r cent, had
never buou star., lllty-iivj per ciut.
did not kuow that wuodcu thiug uro
uiaJo from trees, New York Poat