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VOL. XXVIII. NO. 11. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1895. 1.00 FEIl ANNUM,
quarterly, l.mporary aarerusNntaia i
b. paid In advanoa,
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California Las just adopted tUa
golden poppy as tho State flower.
On the Belgian Btato railways fares
are lower than anywbero elso in
Europe.
Sevonty-flvo per cent, of the enlist
ments in the regular army hint year
were of Americans.
(Something like a boom is reported
in tho gold region in the North Caro
lina foothills, Tho field is like that
of Goorgia's.
Lord Kosebcrry thinks thai the
"new Eastern question" is ono of the
gravest that England Las over been
called to consider.
f Professor Frank Parsons asserts thot
in New York City it costs a man from
830 to $100 a yeor for tho samo amonnt
of transportation he gets in Berlin for
84.60.
Clovoland, Ohio, the oity of bridges,
is to have the first bridge operated by
eleotrioity and compressed air. The
bridge will be poised on Lugo stone
piers, and give a clear channel over
tho river of 115 foct.
A league has been forn ed in Franco
to assert the rights of pedestrians
against bicyclists. The members
agree novor to get ont of tho way of
a bioyole; they think that in case of
collision the cyclist is sure to get the
worst of it.
A girl baby was born at Kokomo,
Ind., the other day who is the four
teenth daughter of a fourteenth
daughter of a fourteenth daughter, a
reoord which is thought to bo un
precedented. The New Orleans Fica
yune maintains that she ought to be a
witch, if thero is any truth in tradi
tion. "
The big statue of William Penn
which surmounts the tower of the
Philadelphia City Hall faces the old
Penn Treaty Park. This displeases
the oitizens who get only a rear or
profile view of the statue. So, to
please everybody, J. Chestor Wilson
Las proposed to put the statue on a
revolving pedestal, which will be
turned around onoe every twenty-four
boors by means of clockwork.
1
The Popular Health Magazine ob
serves: "Tho desire in a child for
candy and sweets is a natural one and
should not be stifled. Good candy
and sweets in moderation, if that
point can be fonnd, not only do no
harm, but are actually beneficial. Too
much sweet upsets the stomach and
spoils the appetite, but candy in mod
eration if it is not taken bofore a meal
is a food which children cravo nata.
rally."
The hansom cab will, in tho opin
ion of members of the cab fraternity,
eventually give plaoe to the bioyole,
except that in this case tho bioyole is
to be a tricycle, states the Chioago
Times-Herald. The vohicle will Lave
two scats, one for the driver and one
for the passenger. This will savo the
expense of keeping a Lorse and give
tho cabman needed exercise. It is
conceivable that two sets of pedals
might be provided and reduced rates
giveu to sturdy passongore who would
help push themselves.
One of the strangest coffins ever
told of is that for which tho British
War Department is said to be respon
sible. The story is that a workman
engaged in casting metal for tho man
ufacture of ordnanoe at the Woolwich
Arsenal lost his balance and foil into
a caldron containing twelve tons of
molten steel. The metal was at white
Leaf , and tho in in was utterly con
sumed in less time than it takes to toll
of it. Tho War Department authori
ties held a conference and decided not
to profane tho dead by using the
metal in the manufacture of ordnance,
and that mass of metal was aotually
buried and a Church of England
clergyman read the service for the
dead over it.
Exit Sir Philip Francis in the role
of "Junius," exolaims the Now York
Independent. Mr. W. Frasor Roe, in
a letter to the thenioum, introduces
new and convincing evidences that
Francis oould not Lave been tho au
thor of the "Letters of Junius," aa he
has discovered in the Loudon Morning
Chronicle of August 2d, 1771, a hither
to unnoticed lottor of Junius, pub
lished nearly five mouths after Sir
Philip Lad sciled for India, and refer
ring to current political events which
be could not have known. Thero is
concurrent testimony of esveial lead
ing statesman of tho time that they
knew who Junius was, and that i4 was
not Sir Philip Frnnoio. His vanity,
however, inouurssod pioyla to at
tribute tkt UHen to Lim,
MABEL. ON THE FOURTH,
"You light two crackers thus," she Bald.
"That's your, anil I'll take thin.
And now, If yours should go oil first,
Why, you can claim a kiss.
Wo watch the powdor quickly burn,
Fizz, lujng! Oh, happy sight!
I fuld the innldnn In my arms ,,
And tnka what's mine by right,
las! It iwm so easy thus
To T.'!n what many men
TTNI envy later on In lifo, .
for Mabol's only ton.
. Tom Mosson,
A FRESH MR FOURTH,
CY TOM P. MOBOAN.
T was during the
hottest hour of
the hottest day
thus far of
the season that a
small boy pre
sented himself at
tho office of the
Secretary of the
Fresh Air Fund Society. Uo seemed
weak, as if ill from the intense heat.
"Got "a 'chanoo for mo, sir?" he
asked, timidly.
"No, my boy," answered the Secre
tary. "No one want boys ye ."
The lad inado no answer. Ilia weak,
drngging footsteps' oiiriiod him out of
the building and down the hot Btrect
for a few blocks. Then ho staggered
a few steps, throw np his hands weak
ly, wavered blindly and fell in a
Leap on the pavement.
"Another sunstroko," said tho po
liceman who piaked hitn up.
Noxt day another boy oaroo to the
Beoretnry's office with tho question,
"Any chance for me, sir ?" And again
jW
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"A BEG tX
the Secretary answered that nobody
wanted boys yet. This boy limped in
and out on a crutch, for one of Lis
legs Lung withered and useless, but
bis limb was brisk despite the heat
and Lis evident weariness. But Le
stopped when out of hearing, and one
Land slipped furtively np and dashed
a tear or two away.
Upon the following afternoon a tall,
angular man name striding briskly into
the office. The Secretary looked np
from Lis writing, then greeted Lira
politely.
"Paul nallott, I reckon?" inquired
tho new-comer.
"That is my rjnmo, sir. What can
I do for you? I why, of oourso I
remember you, John Joplin," said
Mr. Hallctt, with a hearty ring in his
voice. "And I am truly glad to see
you again, old friend."
Mr. Joplin in Lis . well known pepper-and-salt
suit, did not look particu
larly prosperous, aud tho Secretary
was afraid that Lo Lad been obligod to
save and board in order to make this
journey back East from Colorado, to
visit old scenes. But ho was very
glad to see him, and Le was talking
over old times when he was interrupt
ed by the eutranoe of the lame boy
who had come tho day before and gone
away disappointed with a whistle on
his lips aud tears in Lis eyes. To-day
Lis fuoe seemed to look a little older
and thinner. But Lo hopped in
briskly on his crotch.
"(Jot a chance for mo yet, sir?" Le
asked.
"Yes, my lad," the Sooretary an
swered. "I have just ouo chance for
a boy. You can spend your Fourth
of July week in the eouutry. What
is your name?" As he spoke Lo held
out a card.
"Hi 1" The boy fairly snatched the
card and hopped out of tho room
with a sinoothered whoop.
"That boy has a happy week bofore
Lim," Baid the Secretary. "I wish it
were in my power to make many more
such littlo fellows happy in the same
woy,"
"What's this business, anyhow?"
asked Mr. Joplin. "I don't exactly
see through it."
Mr. Hallett briefly explained the so
ciety. Its beneficiaries were among
the children of the very poor, who
could never hope to escape for even a
day from the exhausting heat of the
stifling eity unless helped. Kind
people living out in the cool country
sunt is. their nam-i signifying their
-Vs-l It II
c 1 w
willingness to entertain a girl or boy
for a week. The society paid for the
transportation of the children to and
from the country.
"It's a good notion," commentod
Mr. Joplin.
"But yory few of these kind people
want boys nowadays," continued Mr.
llallett. "Tho little chaps are in
clined to bo riotous. Nearly every
one has asked for girls of late. The
boys do a good deal of mischief, and
behave, I presume, like wild Indians."
"Or, jest simply liko boys?" sug
gested Mr. Joplin.
And then little Knncks, tho larao
boy, returned. He hopped in and
laid the card on tho desk.
"Hero is tho picket back again, sir,"
he said. "Ivt some other boy use it ;
I don't need it. I'm not going." He
was outside of tho door by this time.
Mr. Joplin's tall form arose sud
denly from his chair. He took a few
long steps and plaoed his big Land on
tho lad's shoulder.
"Here 1" he said, fairly propelling
the littlo chap back into the room.
"Come back here I"
"I'm n', goin' to tho country to
morrow," the lad persisted. 'Tjomme
got I'm busy 1"
"Sit down there 1" commandod Mr.
Joplin.
"Now, when Knucks had received
the preoiohs ticket entitling him to
the country week he bad flown homo
ward as fust as his crutch would car
ry him. Little Jimmy Patton, the
sun-Etricken lad, lay on tho brisk lit
tlo cripplo's bed. He lookod up weakly
as Lis friend hopped into the room.
"I've got it, Jim!" Knncks cried,
eagerly, "l'vo got a ticket for one,
an' you can go to the country to-morrow!"
The sick boy's face lightod np and
he took the ticket and looked at it.
V. .NTT'
k
Alt riCNIC."
"You'll got well now, old man I"
cried Knucks. "An' Jim, you j&st re
member everything yon do an' see an'
hear f er tor tell mo. "
The siok boy bold out the ticket.
"I ain't goin',' Kuucky," ho said.
"Yon are the ono that got the tioket ;
you are to go."
Mr. Hallott was a keen questioner,
and it was not long till he had the
wholo story.
"Course I wouldn't liston to Lim,"
said Knucks in telling it. ' "But it's
no use, ho says 1 got the ticket an'
I've got to go on it. "
"Well, why don't you?" said Mr.
Hallett.
"Me?" Tho boy's tono was defiant,
but Le looked worried and troubled
more than Lo would toll. "Me go?
Who'd tako care of him whilst"
His voice shook and he started to hop
from the room. "Keep your ticket,"
ho jerked.
"Sit down there again," said Mr.
Joplin, "Here, littlo feller, both of
yon can go to the country."
Knucks had sat down, and for a mo
ment ho stared at the man in tho pop
per and salt suit.
"Thore's only ono ticket," Lo fal
tered, finally.
"Hang tickets !" cried Mr. Joplin.
"Yon fellers are goin' with me. To
morrow's tho Fourth of J uly I'll give
a potlutch 1 I git along with you ;
tell the other little fuller that both of
you are goin' to tho country with me
to-morrow. Say, holdout Anymore
sick boys you kuow of? Invito 'em all."
"John," interrupted the Secretary.
"Invite 'em all," said Mr. Joplin,
tulkiug him down. "You've got to
have a crowd whon you give a pot
latch. Git along with you. Hold on 1
Better let Mr. Secretary do the in
vitin'. But you an' tho othor little
ohap be on hand hero at this olfioe by
suu-up. Don't forget 1"
Knucks glanced at the Secretary in
quiringly aud got a reassuring nod.
lie flew for Lome as fast as Le oould
possibly go, wholly unmindful of the
heat, and told the glorious news.
Jim immediately sat up in bed, de
claring that he felt well.
"But, what's a potlatoh?" Le asked,
presently.
"I duuno,"answered Knucks. "But
it's something good."
Next morning a mob of children
stood collected at tho door, of the
Fresh Air Society before tho sun rose.
Tuej wrs all boys. Buoa a crowd
of weaklings as they wro--whito
faced, skimpy ' littlo fellows buf
every faoe ashine with eagerness.
While Mr. Hallett had boen issuing
the invitations tho giver of the pot
latch hail been equally busy. He had
strodo hither and thither, made pur
chases and sent telegrams.
Presently all was ready. Across
the ferry they were bnndlcd into tho
cars, ' and a variety of boxes of all
sizes were thrust into tho express car
and away they went.
It was still early in tho forenoon
when they reached their destination
a pretty green bowerod oountry vil
lage that Mr. nallet had recom
mended and there was a brass band
at the depot to moot them.
"Wo're here, follorsl" cried Mr.
Joplin to his boys. "This is the
plaoo. It a out iu tho open air, an
to-day's tho Fourth ot July. YeJl all
yon want to. Tho band will now
play I"
The musicians Leaded tho proces
sion of whooping lads to a pleasant
grove just outside tho town. The boys
who couldn't run, walked, and those
who conldn't -walk rode in a long
wagon on top of the boxes that had
come from the city.
In the coolest, shadiest spot in the
grove a long, long table was set, al
most staggering under its load of do
lioious eatables. ' , '
"Tho first thing,? said Mr. Joplin's
big voice, "is to eat. ' Some of us
didu t have as much breakfaft as wo
wanted, an' mebby somo of us didn't
have any at alL So, eat now, fellers,
an' talk later on."
All those urchins fell upon that long
table almost like as many ravenous
wolves. And then in a moment Jimmy
whispered something to Knuoks, and
Knucks Lopped over to whore Mr.
Hallett was and whispered to him :
"Mebby wo oughtn't to eat too
much, sir. It costs lots of money an'
perhapB Mr. Joplin"
"Mr. Joplin is tho owner of a great
oattlo ranch out in Colorado," an
swered Mr. Hallett. "He can afford
this."
"Wo didn't know," said Knncks,
"His popper an' salt suit looks kinder
well, we wo didn't know."
And, when Mr. Hallett told the
man from Colorado what Knuoks Lad
said, Mr. Joplin laughed a big, hearty
"Haw-bawl" and then Lo lookod him
self over, and then ho colored, and
then he laughed again.
When thoy had all eaten and woro
filled, Mr. Joplin stood up at the Load
of tho mighty breakfast table in Lis
seedy pepper and salt and said rather
awkwardly:
"I asked Mr. Hallett to mako yon
a speech, but he say a I've got to doit.
I haven't much to say. This is the
Fourth of July. It's the proper thing
to road the Declaration of Independ
ence on the Fourth of July, but the
only Declaration ot Independence
we're goiug to have here is that we're
going to do jest exactly as we please
all daylong. We're goin' to yell as
much an' as loud as wo please. There
are two big boxes of firecrackers over
there, an' we're goin' to help ourselves
to all wo want an' shoot till they're
all gone. Wo're goin' to eat again at
1 o'clock, an' again at 6 o'olock, an
we've got to keep busy in the mean
time or wo won't have good eppetites.
After dinner the ice cream freezers
will be opened, an every feller will
grab a spoon. Thero are four or five
barrels of red apples tho heads will
be knocked in pretty soon, an' we'll
fill our pockets an' Lata. This is my
potlatch, understand, an' everybody
takes all he wants an' does what he
pleases with it. Fall into the brook
if you want to, or eat yourselves sick,
or break your arms; it's all right. A
doctor goes with the rest of the pot
latoh if we need-him. Wo "
"Ob, John, that is not the way to
talk to thorn," interrupted Mr. Hal
lett. "I'd like to know why it ain't?"
answered M. Joplin. '.'A potlatoh
that ain't a free pitch-in ain't no
potlatch at all. Well, then, I'll make
this condition : No boy shall take ad
vantage of any smallor boy if Le
docs I'll thrash him."
"3o will we," yollod tho boys.
"I think I ought to add something
to what Mr. Jophu has said," spoke
Mr. Ilallott. "In the first place, I
presume you are puzzled to know
what a potlatch really is. ' I was my
self till Mr. Joplin explained. Away
out West, among certain tribes of In
dians, whon a suvago aspires to stand
high among his follows he savos up
blankets and all sorts of desirable ar
ticles till he has as great a store of
them as possible. Then he invites his
tribo to a feast and gives away all the
accumulation. It makes him a beggar
for a long time, but ho hu won the
esteem of his tribo as long as ho lives.
Mr. Joplin Las given you a potlatoh of
happiness, aud I think ho has won
more than the giver of any Indian
potlatch ever won."
"Hurrah I Yes, sir-eel" whooped
the boys.
The day was one long day of unal
loyed happiness. They ate, shot fire
craokers aud swung und raced aud
chased, aud the baud played every
time it was requested.
During the afternoon Mr. Joplin
arranged with various families in the
village to take care of suoh boys as
needed more than a day of tho coun
try air as long as they roizht require
it; and tho next week Knucks and
Jimmy fouud that it was all settled
that they should live iu the country
for a year at Mr. Joplin's expense.
At night, after tho fireworks bad
beeu shot off aud it was time to begin
the march for tho train, tho boys
cheered for Mr. Joplin till they oould
have been heard nearly a mile, and
when they stopped Mr. Joplin said.
"Thauk ye, fellers 1" New York
Press.
In time of war Franco puts 970 oat
of every 1000 of her population in tht
fltldj Germany, 810) ItmU, 210t
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORTEB THAT ARK TOtO BT THS
rUKSY MEN OF THE PRESS.
Knew When to Keep Silent No Dis
sembling Only One Way More
Deadly Snrcasllc, Ktc., Ktc.
Uncalled her toothy wootsy, lovo
And blrdy, llko nil men;
But when he came borne late at night
lie didn't call her then.
New York World.
OKIT ONE WAY.
"Does your wife talk in her sloop?"
"Yes; I presume sho sleeps."
BAnCABTIC. ,
"Tonghnut is dead."
"Well, he's better off."
"So they say. Did you know Lis
wife?" Life.
NO DISKEUnLI.NO.
Amy "What did you do whon ho
proposed?"
Louisa "Oh! I just grappled on
to hiral" Puok.
NOT A BARGAIN.
"The entire family refer to Ethel's
husband as His Highness."
"Yes ; 1 Buppose they all know what
he cost." Puok.
BEASON ENOUGH.
HallRoome "'I've given up board
ing, old man."
Upton Flatto "What for?"
Hall Roomo "Well, tho landlady
wanted her money."
PREVIOUS.
Lawyer "You will get your third
ont of the estate, madam."
Widow "Oh, Mr. Bluebogs! How
can you say snch a thing, with my
seooud hardly cold in Lis grave."
MOItB DEADLY.
First Brookiynito "They say the
trolley is to bo introduced into
Franco."
Seoond Brookiynito "To tako the
place of tho guillotino?" Truth.
TOO DULL A MORPECT. '
Impresario (engaging singer) "WVs
will treat you with every considera
tion, madam, and I assure you yon
will have no one to quarrel with."
Prima Donna (with dooision)
"Then I just won't take the engage
ment." Chioago Record.
TAKING TUB LE3SEB EVIL.
Moberly "You look pretty happy
for a man who's on his way to the
dentist to have two teeth extracted."
Hansom (with great j6y) "You see,
if I didn't go to the dentist's I'd have
to stay at homo to my wifo's five
o'clock tea." Chicago Record.
ABLB TO FLY.
The Major (reminisoent) "At this
moment the enemy's hoavy artillery
openod npon my right wing, creating
a diversion, under cover of which Lis
entire division fell upon my loft wing. "
Miss Gushington (rapturously)
"Oh, you dear old angoll" Judgo.
PERFECTLY COOL.
Clubfollow "I have resolved on
snioide, James. It is my only re
course. "
James "Good graoious, sir "
Clubfollow "Not a word, James.
You shall see how a brave man dies.
Bring me the cucumbers." Truth.
OLD TIMS COURTESY.
"What kind of a man is Judge
Ba-irox?"
"Undoubtedly a gentleman of the
old school. Why, whon I askod him
for his daughter's hand he pulled my
nose, a form of insult which has not
been in vogue for more than forty
years." Truth.
SARCASM.
"This hasn't the sign of a clam in
it," said the guest who had ordered
clam ohowder. "It's a swindle ; that's
what it is."
"Excuse me, sir," responded tho
waiter, who is too good for that busi
ness, "but we ouly undertake to serve
a chowder; not an aquarium." Life.
A DOUBTFUL VINDICATION.
"A woman has a wonderfully aoute
sense of humor," ho remarked.
"That's contrary to the popular im
pression." "Yes, they've suffered an injustico
in that respect for a long timo. And
yet everybody knows that only a wo
mau sees anything to laugh at when a
man falls down on the street and
hurts himself." Washington Star,
CAU8B fOn COMPLAINT.
Educated Pig (decisively) "This is
tho last time I'll do my turn right
after the snake charmer 1"
Wrestling Boar "Why, what's tho
difference?"
Educated Pig "Well, they always
leave that box of constrictors on the
stage, and when them cold-blooded
reptiles fiud my act is taking with tho
house they hiss mo liko thunder 1"
Puck.
HEREDITY.
"Woman I" ho Lissod, "give mo
back the ring."
The retired pawnbroker's daughter
though) a moment.
"I think I ought to keep it At
least until you return to mo the offeo
tion I have given you in return for
this paltry bauble."
"Will that suttloe?"
"Yes."
"Sure yon don't want ten per cent.
I, month interest besides?"
Than ho got tho ring, but it must bo
confessed that iht threw it at htta,
Cincinnati Tribune,
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
Gei man sanitarians have pronounced
against American dried applos.
The latest achievement in photog
raphy is taking a picture COO foot un
der water.
An earthquake observatory is to bo
established by tho Turkish Itnperipl
Government at Constantinople
Tho brain of woman is absolutely
smaller than that of man, but is statod
to bo somewhat larger in proportion
to tho weight of tho body.
A new marking ink pencil has tho
solid oolor at one eud in tho usual
manner and st the othor end a reccp
toclo for a liquid mordant.
Tho great superiority and flexibility
of electricity in transmitting power iu
the driving of mactiino tools has been
conclusively shown at tho riflo factory
of tho Belgian Government.
Divers now communicato with per
sons above by means of tho telephone.
Tho mouthpiece is plaoed near the
lips, bo that a slight turning of the
Lead brings tho month close to it.
A writer in the Chautauqnan says
that birds are guidod in their migra
tion by the stars, and therefore on
nights when the stars are hidden by
clouds thoy always lose their way.
A novel mining machine has been
patented which combines ibe advan
tages of compressed air aud electricity.
The mechanism consists of a outter
bar drill and an eleotrio motor, con
nected by suitable gearing.
A pair of wrought-iron tongs, or n
piece of hoop heated and bent until
the ends form a oirouit like the foot
of tongs, will magnetize a kuifu-blade
laid upon thorn and rubbed with an
other piece of steel. The cause is not
yet satisfactorily explained.
Explosions in the streets aro now in
a fair way to bo explained. Major
Car dew has discovered that thore is a
remarkable deposit of sodium in some
of the insulators in tho boxes used for
eleotrioal supply in London. Now,
sodium is highly inflammablo by con
tact with water, and therefore, pro
bably sets fire to the escape of gas.
It has been learned by experiments
made at the gypsy-moth station at
Maiden, Mass., that the Paris green,
.London purple, and arsomo with whioh
tho trees and bushes havo been sprayed
does not kill the moths, but, on the
contrary, they thrive and grow fat
npon it. It would appear from thie
that the work of the Massachusetts
commission during the last years has
served to propagate moths instead of
exterminating them.
Russian Lead Pencils.
An order was reoeived last weuk
from Moscow, Russia, and shortly
after a similar order from Warsaw,
Poland, for a carload of Sierra Nevada
redwood, to bo used in tho manufac
ture of load pencils. Pho orders in
themselves aro of no great import
ance, except as showing that a new
use has boon found for a certaiu kind
of California redwood, and that this
is only tho beginning of an export
trade which may develop into some
thing worth looking after.
What becomes of the lead pencils is
almost as muoh of a problem ai what
beoomes of the pins. Millions of
pencils are used and lost and thrown
away and disappear every year, and
the demand increases constantly in
stead of diminishing. Ot late years
Russia has begun to make use of hor
vast doposits of plumbago in the min
nfaoture of lead pencils, and while as
yet the Russian ponoils havo not taken
rank with the best load pencils of
other Nations, the output is on tho in
crease and tho quality is sure to im
prove. The wood which holds and encasos
the lead is an important part of tho
penoil. It must be soft iu order to bo
sharpened easily, and yet it must not
be lrittle or cross-grainod. Cedar is
the favorito wood for peucils, but tho
Russians evideutly believe our moun
tain redwood equally available, as m
seen by their demand for it. Tho
supply of Florida codar boing limited
has compelled a search for a substi
tute, and our mountain redwood
stands high up in the seoond rank.
Redwood has ulready coma into
favor for other purposes. It is used
very largely as an ornamental wood,
especially the knotty and curly va
riety. If to this we can add the export
of the straight-grained wood, nven for
making lead penoils in Kiisua and Po
land, wo may congratulate ourselves
upon the opening of a now avenue of
industry which may broaden aud ex
pand in the future.
Cost of Llrlnz in Eai-opo's CapiUI.
An investigation into tho compara
tive cost ot living at tho various capi
tals results in tho following interest
ing facts: At Vienna tho prices of
most articles of food are lowest ; ut
Madrid thoy aro dearer than iu any
other capital, aud such thing tu
bread, meat, sugar and ooal are very
expensive. At St. Petersburg also tho
price of broad is bj high that white
bread is still considered a luxury
ibovo tho means of tho working
classes. Next to Vienna, Brussels is
on inexpensive city, l'aris is a little
higher iu tho scale, but Loudon is
"terribly cxpousive." Westiuiuler
Gazette.
Electric Sterilization ol Ji ll.
Two Dutchmen have invented a pro
cess of sterilizing milk by subjecting
it to the passage of au alternating eleo
trio current. All micro-organisms
taken up by tho milk from tho air,
otc, Rro permanently destroyed by
the eleotrio curreut. This germ-killing
quality of tbo eleotrio current
doai not hurt the milk, but a longer
rpurienco only will to.r-u us whether
this system oau bo applied to Jar jo
quantities with piopor result,
tua Journal of Commerce, j
LOVE.
love makes the rh of duty sweet
With roses of the May,
Tbnuirh winter rnlns around it beat
And winter sktes nro gray.
And Bwnoti-r far,
'Nenth storm or star
Tn walk with love nlwny.
lie lves tho rose Its white and red)
He gives the Inmhg their fleecej
Unto the poor dispensnth bread
And bids their hun)?or cease.
"And all his ways are plensontnerj)
And all his path are peace!"
Atlanta Constitution.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
The great divide Socialism. -Pack.'
The acrobat may not nlways be good
at making jokes, but ho can always
tumble Philadelphia Record.
-A girl who can't sing, and who
doesn't want to sing, shouldn't be
made to sing. Boston Courier.
Tho man who never forgets any
thing never forgets to boast about it
to everyone he meets. Boston Globe.
'Pld you read," he sweetly asked Lor,
"Thnt poem I wrote last week?"
'I read it years aiio," she satd,
Aud now they do not speak.
Spare Moment?.
Jaspar "Jones is a man who grows
on peoplo." Jurapuppe "Well, I
consider him a mighty poor crop.
Pnok.
Ho (protcstingly)-"Povcrty is no
crimo." She "Possibly not mor
ally, but it is matrimonially. "--Detroit
Free Press.
In spite of the fact that money
talks, there are hundreds of peoplo
who are always complaining that they
never hoar it. Life.
"Where are you enlnr, mv pretty maid?
"I'm goinft a-movlnir. kind sir," she said.
"I'll move alung with you, my pretty maid.' .
"1'our motion's not seconded, sir," she said.
Chicago Tribune.
Muoh of tho fuilure in this world
may be at ributod to tho fact that too
many people are firing at tho bull's
eye of suooess with blank cartridge.'
Puck.
Sweet aro tho uses of adversity ; but
it generally happens that while ono
person gets tho adversity some othor
person corrals the sweetness. Boston
Transcript.
Mother "You are at the foot of
the spoiling class airain, are you?"
Boy "Yes'm." Mother "How did
that happen?" Boy "Got too many
es in scissors." Tid-Bits.
"That's about as orooked a piece of
work as I ever saw," musod Undo
Allon Sparks, looking at the track the
lightning Lad made on the body of
the big tree. Chicago Tribune.
So devotedly docs the Hubite Iova
his native city that when he calls to tho
telephone girl, "Give mo Boston," ho
invariably adds involuntarily, "or
givo mo death." Boston Transcript.
"Why, she actually cut Mr. Stor
flington, and Storflington, you know,
is one of tho hotter sort." "Yes;
choice cuts como high now, but wo
must havo 'era." Boston Transcript.
Mr. Dunn (unpaid bill in Lis hand)
- "Whon shall I call again, Mr.
Owens?" Mr. Owens "Wull it would
hardly be proper for you to call again
until I have returned tho present call."
Harper's Bazar.
Student -"Several of my friends
arc coming to dino Lore, so I want a
big table." Mino Host--"Just look
at this ono, sir. Fifteen persons oould
sleep quite comfortably under it." -Fliegcndo
Blaettcr.
"Doosu't Mrs. Noowoman striko
you as a person of remarkably de
cided opinions?" "NTaw. Sho can't
mako np her mind, apparently, wheth
er she wants to bo a gentleman or it
lady." Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Kayson "What U tho prica
of that bonnet over thero?" Tho Mil
liner "Just S18." Mrs. Hayson
"What will it be if you cut that ua;ly
piece of ribbon oft tho side?" Tho
Milliner "Only $.10." Chicago Eoo
ord. Blrj tlo .MatincrUuu.
Each man retains tho peculiarities
of his gait on a bicycle to a certain ex
tent. One man, for instauce, who
limps a little iu walking does tho samo
thing on his whet, emphazing ouo
stroke woro than another. A seooud,
who moves with long strides when his)
foot aro on torn tirma, simply trans
lates this motion to moot tho now
environment whon ho f;oes out for u
ride. A third, beiu-r al ri W, euergotio
littlo person, always walt.o.f r.ipidly,
keeps his lej going at a relative speed
nn his safety and coal 1 n't stroll along
if ho tried. Chicaga TiuieH-Horald.
Crus.tilo Against Sim-t I'rie?.
C. II. Campbell, of tho London
County Council, has b-.-guu a crusa io
against street oriei in the metropolis,
lie propose that the ouncil shall
regulato thjin, prohi'iiticg tho cryiu,j
of wares where- it can-be shown to bo
a nuisance to resi.lentj. SUadei of
CUarU-s Lau'jl- Chioago Timoe-ller-aid.
.
Tlio Blind .11 ay itead Uomau Characters,
Py moans of a recent invention tho
blind are cua'cled to wnto with facil
ity, usin tl.o ordinary RjM tn alpha
bet. Tho invention is desuribod us x
hinged metal plate with square per
forations arranged in parallel lines,
iusido of wiieh the s'ylns is moved iu
niakiug tLo letter. Now YorU World.
To Pore'e.l turlh I'lal es.
A Mexican professor of physics pro
poses to foretfll eartcquakus by cju
utctiug telephones to tho pipes of deep
nrtcaiau wells tvud to uotnl plates sunk
in ilap mountain rrvio.s. Any uu
usual noise iu the bowels of the rartti
would bo .t dibits in tho telephone,
and woulJ iudiotte trouble. N
York Uul aud Esprese,