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VOL. XXVIII. NO. 13. TIONESTA, PAM WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1895. SLOOPER ANNUM.
Tho remainder of tho world owef
Grout Britain oyer $10,000,0:03,000.
Within year Now Jersey lost four
ex-Governor Bedle, Abbott, Trico
and Orccn.
It ia stntod as an interesting socio
logical faot that in London ont of 100
widower who marry again twelvo
marry their housekeepers.
Tho Turks of Now York City say
that the Sultan is tired of trying to
rororm his ompiro, and moans to ab
dicate and give somo other fellow a
chance. "
Tho English Government nover of
fered a reward for tho disooyery of
perpetual motion, maintains the New
York Advertiser. Sir Isaao Newton
proved the ntter fullaoy of such a sup
position. Eleven centuries is pretty old evou
for a city, admits Farm, Field and
Fireside, but that is tho goodly age
which Kioto, capital city of Japan,
has attained, and its eleven hundredth
birthday is being celebrated.
"Joo" Camp, of Soribner, Neb.,
wont into the oflloe of tho Woekly
News with tho avowod purposo of
thrashing the editor. Ho found no
body at homo but the oflloe boy, who
promptly volunteoiod to tako tho odi
tor's place for tho occasion, and
knocked "Joo" out in one round.
The latost explosive testod by tho
Government is emmonsitc, and it blow
tho gun to piecoa "in a highly satis
factory nianuer." If in tho next war
tho enemy can bo lnducod to adopt
emmensito, suggests tho San Franoisoo
Examiner, the proBpoct that victory
will perch upon our bannor withont
much effort on our part is most cheer
ing. Says the Springfield Kopublioan:
Immigration in tho South seoms to be
taking the form of colonies rather
than individual arrivals. This is es
pecially the caso with immigration from
the North and Northwest to Georgia, and
one or two othor Statoi Ono colony
from Indiana and nearby localities is
said to number about 40,000 individu
als of all agos, and to have bought
eonie two hundred thousand acres of
land in tho southern port of Georgia,
Another Georgia colony is to come
from Pennsylvania, and is to locato on
tho Oomulgeo River, about twenty
fivo miles from Macon. From Red
Held, South Dukota, another colony
it to go to Hempstead County, Ar
kansas; there aro said to be C000
families in this Dakota colony, who
aro already tho owners of more than
50,000 acres of land.
Dr. Mary Harris Thompson, who
has just died in Chicago at tho age of
sixty-six, was regarded by many as the
most eminent female surgeon in the
world. Sho was born ou a form in
Washington Couuty, Now York. Attor
attonding tho Fort Edward Institute
and tho West l'oultnoy Academy,
she went to tho Now England
Female Medical Academy, and after
ward to tho Now York Infirmary
for Women and Children, where sho
worked and studiod uudor the famous
Dr. Elizabeth BlackwolL Sho began
tho praotice of surgery in Chicago in
1863, and ever since she has stood in
tho front rank of her profession. She
was a promiuont member of the
Americun Medical Society, and was
once elected to tho chairmanship of
the division on tho diseases of chil
dren. She was one of the promoters
of the Women's Medioal College and
the founder of tho Chicago Hospital
for Women and Children.
Tho New York Times observes:
Statistics showing the effect of the use
of diphtheria antitoxino iu the Ger
man cities of Halle and Altoua woro
recently published. Between Novem
ber 11, 1891, and January 15 of this
year 114 oases were subjected to the
serum treatment in Hallo, and the re
ports como from thirty physioians.
There were only nine deaths, or a
mortality of less than eight per oent.
Of eighty-nine cases treated iu private
bouses, six hod a fatal toruiiuution,
and there were three deaths out of the
remaining twenty-five cases, which
were treated in hospituls. Iu a hos
pital at Altona autitoxiue was used iu
sixty-three cases between September
1, 1804, aud Murch 1, 1893. Eight of
the patients died, so that the mortality
was 12.69 per cent. In thirty-ono of
the sixty-three cities tracheotomy was
required, but only three of these pa
tients, or less than ten per ceut., suc
cumbed to the disease. This is re
garded as a remarkablo record for
series of cases of this kind. The an
nual mortality from diphtheria iu thit:
hospital during the preceding aeve
years had ranged from 29.23 to 37.21
per cent.
THE HIDDEN TnEASUnE.
Tho World, Unit knows so much,
Yitt knows of tlicso things naught
For truths by children cnught
Elude tho World's gross clutch--
Th tnndrrifts, the glow,
The rapture of release,
Tho still abiding poneo
Thnt loving spirits know.
Think not Love bllud. nor fenr
To flout tbo World's stale lloj
Lovo has tho soolng eyo,
And Love the bearing ear;
The World, not Lovo, Is blind,
And goes Its blinking wny,
While children at their play
Tho priceless Jewel lind.
A NIGHT IN TOWN,
WISH you would
run in town to-dny
and attend to a lit
tle business for me
Dorothy. I've a
touch of the gout
myself, said my
father, as we sot at
the breakfast tablo,
wNkS; idling over our home
fi7i,W-' grown strawberries
VF''.',V and gloatinir over tho
rich countrv cream.
"And then you mieht nossiblv in
duce Jack to come out with you to
morrow, for over Sunday."
Father looked slyly at mothor as ho
mode this hint suggestion, for was
there ever a Sundoy during tho whole
long summer that Jack, my dear, old
ubok, am not; spend Willi us, at Applo
gate? Father gave mo my instructions. I
was to go to tuobank aud huve a check
cashed, a $1000 check, pay his lire in
surance promiums, settle a bill at one
of tho shops and bring homo the hun
dred or so I would havo loft.
Boforo boardincr tho train I tele
graphed Jack to meet mo at three, so
wnen l arrived in town I mado straight
for the bank and drew tho money, in
tending to hnrry through my errands
so to havo all finished when Jack and
I should meet. But, just as I stepped
from the cashier's window, Mr. Allan
stopped me, saying :
"Why, how do you do, Miua Clyde?
How very intent on business wo aro I"
I looked np smiling and then felt
conscious that Harry Allan was look
ing at the paokage of bills in my hand.
"Oh, yes," I replied, "just attend
ing to a few errands for father. How
aro you ? Wo have been hoping to toe
yon at Applogate this summer."
"A pleasure yet in storo for me :
Jack Osborno Las kindly offered to
chaperon me somo timo, and it I can
get away from busiuess you may be
suro that I will avail myself of your
hospitality."
Chatting and laughing and inter
changing town and country gossip
Harry and I walked down the street.
I thought et every corner ho would
leave me and I hoped so devoutlv. as
I was impatient to pay out the money
mat was already becoming a care and
a burden, but, no, ho had nover so at
tentive. Finally the recollection of
mother's injunction came to mo and I
told him I had to do 'some shopmnar.
Ho looked as if he were about to ac
company mo.
"On, no; don t come with mo. I
am buying a gown aud a word at the
wrong time or even a misplaood smile
might pervert my judgment. Come
up to-night, if you wleh; I'll be stay
iug at the house."
Without giving him timo to remon
strate or even to say goodby, I turned
into tuo nearest shop. When I had
finished my purchases it was time to
meet Jack, and the thought of him
drove all care for the money away. The
rest of the afternoon was spent iu a
much more profitable manuer than in
any way concerned business. Our gay
little dinner was given np ontirely to
mirth, the very idea of dining afono
boing so delioiously novel that fath
er's $1000 never entered my rattle
braiued bead until we started for
home, and then it was but a momen
tary anxiety, as I felt in my inner
pocket only to find the crisu notes
safely thore.
Jack and I opened the house and
brought out rugs for the porch and
were talking tbo nothings that we al
ways talk, when I saw Harry Allen
approaching. Jack grumblod at the
threatened interruption to our tete-a-
tete, but both of us really liked Harry
and we felt it was only selfishness that
that made us dislike to have him with
us, so we wolcomed him, and after all
wo Lad a very pleasant evening.
"Won'tyou siugfor us, Miss Clyde?"
asked Harry later iu the evening, and
so I went in to the piano, leaving tho
men to their cigars. But after one or
two songs Jock followed me it. I re
member siuging "I Wish I Were
Where tho Gady Runs," but I did not
at all. I would not have been any
where in all the world except rieht
there, with Jack leaning over the
piano and joining in the niusio with
Lis deep, mellow voice, llarrv was
forgotten, and when he camoin to bid
me good night it was with a start that
I remembered he was one of tho
porty.
xou surely won t stay hero to
night, will you, Miss Clyde? Can't I
induce you to go home with mo?
Mother would be charmed to have
you.
"Ob, no, thank you. Mr. Allec : I
am not a bit afraid, und then, you
kuow, I have to get down town so
early. I have not yet attended to
father's busiuess, and if I stayed at
your house I would disturb dear Mrs.
Allen, who, I know, is used to her
late breakfast. By teu o'clock I
expect to have my errands done and
be on my way to the station."
"Dorothy, dear, don't stav here:
do go to Mr. Alleu's or the Browns'."
"Way, Jrek, you are as foolish as
mammu. You need not talk about it ;
I am determined now to stay and
prove to all you fussy bodies that an
Mm
American girl is quite safe in her own
bouse, even if alouo.
"Well, if you aro dote-minod, I sup
pose there is nothiug I can say, es
pecially as Jack's advioo docs not go,"
laugnod Harry, and, bidding me good
by, ran down the steps. Jack stayed
a lew minutes longer, and then said :
"Uood night, foolish little cirl.
You will bo sorry to-morrow, when
you see mo looking worn and haggard
after a sleepless night worrying about
yon. i on ought to be mado to obey.
but I declare I can't undertake a task
at which your parents have so signally
failed."
And dear, sweet Jack kissed me
good night and loft.
When ho wos really eono I rearotted
the foolish prido that had made me
stick to my threat of remaining alono
in that great, dreary house, but re
pentance came too late. Feeling
nervous and excited, I took a book to
my room and read ior a half-hour or
so, trying to quiet my disturbed nerves.
Finally, getting somewhat sleepy, I
began to prepare for bed. As I
stepped to the dressing case to braid
my hair for the night tho first glance
into the mirror revealed tho faoe of
Harry Allan at tho transom. My first
thought was that I was in some danger
and he had come to protect mo. My
impulse was to call him by namo, but
as i looked again his desperate ex
pression showed me that should I
speak or scream no course would be
too brutal for him. For ono moment
I folt numb and cold, and any action
soemod impossible, but I roused my
self and by what now seems an almost
superhuman effort I forced myself to
carry out a plan that formulated like
a Hash in my dazed brain.
With trembling hands I arranged
my hair and when I had finished I
weut to tho pocket of my gown and
took ont the packago of monoy, look
ing at it and counting it in as inter
esting a manner as I could feign.
Then I oarefully placod it under some
boxos in my bureau drawer. All this
time I felt his gleaming eyes upon
mo, though I did not again have tbo
oourago to look into the glass. Be
fore I went to bed I knelt down to
pray, in hope that eomo latent feel
ing, somo inherent goodnoss, might
como to that wretched man at tho
sight of innocent devotion. My only
prayer was, "God help me I God help
mo I" 1 turnod tho light low and laid
myself in bod, acting like some one in
a trance. I thought oau this bo I, can
this bo Dorothy Clydo?
I cloBod my eyes and waitod. It
seemed a lifetime before I heard Harry
Allan let himself down over the tran
som and creep softly in hi, stocking
feet to tho foot of my bed. Ob, the
horror of it I I groaned. I thought
then that I was done for, but he evi
dently took it for the breathing of a
heavy sleeper and weut on over to the
bureau, opened tho drawer, took the
money package and stole back to the
door. I heard tho key turn in the
look and he was gone I
I lay there some timo in a state of
semi-consciousness, but after what
must Laye been about thirty minutes
I pullod mysolf together and managed
to prepare for my part in tho game. I
rose hastily, drowsed and wont quietly
out of the lonely house. I stood wait
ing on our steps for tho policeman to
pass on his beat. Ho saw me and
paused, looking at mo suspiciously.
"I am Miss Clydo," I said. "I came
to town to-day, and am staying alone
in our house. I find I have forgotten
one of my principal errands. 1 wish
to go np to Mr. Allan's house. Ho
loaves early in the morning for the
East, and if I don't see him to-night it
will be too lato and father will be so
put out. If you havo any doubt of
my boing Miss Clyde, here is my
watch, with Dorothy Clyde on it, and
sco this is tiie lotchkoy of our
houso."
As I showed these slight proofs of
my identity I pressed a S3 bill into
his hand, and was pleased at its effect
and his apparent belief in my impro
vised story.
"How can I serve you, miss? Shall
I walk up to Mr. Allan's houso with
you? It isn't exaotly on my beat, but
I oau fix that all right."
As we approached tho Allan house
my courage began to fail, but I was
ashamed then to back out and deter
mined that if I died for it I would
makean effort to get back that money.
I asked the policeman to ring the door
bell. I wished to save all my strength.
The houso was dark and quiot and it
was after continued pulls ut tho bell
that a sleepy maid servant lot us in.
"I wish to see Mr. Allan," said I.
"Suro, mum, he'd in bed.
"Never mind if he is. Take me to
the door of his room."
The stupid girl was too fur gone
with sleep to see anything unusual in
this demand of mine.
"You stay hero in the hall," I said
to tho poliooman, "and wait till I want
you to walk home with," I added,
seeing his surprised look.
Wo paused ou the binding and tho
girl pointed to a door ut the head of
the stmrH.
"Sure, that's his room, leddy. Will
you be wanting mo auy more?"
"Please stay hero, so you can show
me out after I have seen Mr. Allan," I
replied.
With sudden courago, born of des
peruliou, I knocked firmly ut the
door.
"Is that yon, mother? I am all
right. You are old enough to know
better than to prowl arouud in the
middle of tho uight, worrying about
me us if I were a buby. Do go buck
to bud," Harry Allan said, iu irrita
ted tones.
" No, Harry Allen, it is I, Dorothy
Clydo, who stands outside your room."
With that I opened tho door aud
stepped iu. There he sat iu a most
dejected attitude. Closing tho door
so as not to bo overheard I con
tinued " I've come for my money, you
thief I I will Lave it I You are iu my
power! A policeman stands below
reedy to help mo at any momont."
" For heaven's sake," ho criod,
" there must bo some mistake I Doro
tby, yon aro crazy 1"
I looked at him firmly in tho eyo,
and, stretching out my hand, said:
" Mr. Allon, if yon will give ma my
81000 I will never toll a living soul of
this night's work. If you do not re
turn it to mc I will give you up to
jusice I"
"Do you swear it I" he gasped, and
his white face grew more pallid.
" I give you my solemn word of
honor," I answered, and he trembling
ly handed me tho package of notes,
just as it was when it lay in my bureau
drawer.
" Good-night," I said scornfully, as
I started to leave.
"Stay I Let mo tell you why I did
it. I can't let yon go without your
knowing that an aot so low was not
done except at a moment of greatest
extremity. A foolish investment or
speculation, rather has so crippled
me that unloss I can nieot a note of
$1000 to-morrow I am a ruined man.
I would not go to my mother for aid,
as the last time she helped me out I
promised never to dabble in stocks
again. When I met you and
saw that exact sum in your
hands, for I heard the paying teller
count it out to you, an idea came to
mo like all inspiration from Satan. I
learned your plans. Everything you
did seemed to favor my thoft. In tho
evening, when you sang, I stolo down
stairs and nnboltod tho basement
door. I was well pleased when you
insisted upon staying alone, for after
Jack loft I returned to tho house and
entered through tho basement door.
How did you know it was I?"
"I bow you in the glass. My first
impulso was to speak. I thought you
had come to save me from some dan
ger, but tho expression in your faoe
frightened me."
"If you "hod spoken or screamed I
would have killed you. I was mad,
stark, staring mad I Miss Clydo, you
have saved me from myself may God
bless youl"-
"Prove your gratitude by going tc
your mother for help." I answered:
' she Las nover failed you yet. Sc
saying I loft, clinging tenaciously to
that hated money.
When we arrived at homo I gave my
stalwart escort another greenback,
confessing to him that I was quite
timid and asking him to especially
guard the house during the rest of the
night.
In the morning, when Jack came, I
threw myself into his arms and cried
as if my heart would break.
"Uli, Jack ; 1 have had such a hor
rible night 1"
"Well, my little one is not bo brave
as she thought. It was too much of
strain on your nerves, doar, but you
were really perfectly safe, Dorothy,
as I tipped the poliaemau $3 to watch
the house all night. Cry all you want
to, durling. I see you are a very
nervous little girl and the best thing
I can do is to marry you right away
and never let you out of my sight
again I"
Dear old Jack, if ho had only
known 1 Chicago Herald.
Walking aud Dyspepsia.
"Half tho dyspepsia and indiges
tion and general debility frjm which
bo many people seem to be sufieriug is
due to nothing in the world exocpt a
lack of exercise," said an old physi
cian with a wiso shake of his head.
"Take all these department clerks, for
instance. More than half of them
lose from twenty to thirty days a year
of Government time ou account of
sickness due to theso causes. It is not
remarkable that they should, either.
Thoy get up in the morning, hurry
through breakfast and -rush out and
get aboard a stroot car. When they
reach their oDlces, instead of climbing
upstairs they get in tho elevator and
ride up. At noon they dawdle around
instead of taking a brisk walk of ton
or fifteen miuutes to expel the stale
air they havo been breathing all the
morning from their lungs, and clean
ing them out with the fresh article.
After office hours they are listless aud
worn out, or feel that way, and ride
home again to oat diunor with no ap
petite, and lie around idly till bed
time. I tell you that everybody ought
to climb up three or four flights of
stairs at least once a day iu order to
bring important muscles into play, and
everybody, too, ought to take a brisk
walk of at least a quarter of an hour
ever day with no othor object thun the
walk in view. There'd bo more well
stomachs iu this vicinity if tiny did."
Washington Post.
Big Telescope.
For the Berlin Exposition in 1896
a monster telescope is now being
wrought The four louses measure
each 110 centimeter (about forty-five
inches) in diameter, but tho lougtu
of tho instrument will bo but five aud
one-half metres. The leusos, there
fore, will be lurger, but the telescope
shorter, than the Yerkes telescope.
Steiuheil, iu Muuicb, will shape the
louses. Chicago Times-Herald.
Labor ol Ants.
South Americau auti havo beeu
knowu to construct a tunnel three
miles iu length- a labor for ttjom
proportionate to that which would be
required for mou to tunnel nuder the
Atlantio from New York to Loudon.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Wild l.eltu a Compass.
It is said that tho wild lettuce in
"one of two well-marked compass
plunts," uud that it has tho properly
of twistiug its leaves until they point
straight upward, with tho e Jges li
rec-ted north and south. New York
World.
The cost of becoming a naturalized
Englishman is about 9 id.
TIIE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
8T0RIE3 THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE FIIESS.
It Seldom Kails Kflert of Colorl ng
At tho Soda Fount A Itiirte Sua
gestlon Taken Up, lite, Ktc.
In order to reduce his weight
He purchased blm a wl I;
Before he'd ridden It a week
lie fell off n good deal.
Kansas City Journal,
EFFECT OF COLOIUNfl,
Williamson "They soy hair grows
after one dies."
Honderson "That's very strange.
My doctor says that's what made mine
come out." Life.
TRB COMING STKCaOLB.
"Ono or the other of tis," muttered
the young man who awaited his be
loved in the front parlor, "is going to
bo turnod down to-night I"
And he glanced ferociously at the
flickering gas light. Puck.
AT THE SODA FOUNT.
Dr. Pulser "The action of winking
is not without its use ; poople wiuk to
keep the eyeball moist."
Soda Water Clerk "Not much they
don't I The people who come in hero
wink to keep their throats moist."
1HB PAHENTAL VIEW.
Mr. Solidman "That young Chnra
loy is bo soft you could run a tallow
candlo through him 1"
Mr. Hardsonse "Tallow candlo I
Humph I You could throw a custard
pie through that fellow and not break
it. "-Life.
A RUDE SUaOESTIOX.
"It's strange how Eugland hatei to
let go of anything," said the man who
worries.
"Yes," replied the man of violent
prejudioes; "the only thing that
country seoms willing to drop is the
letter h." Washington Star.
HONEST.
"Are these berries just the same at
the bottom of the box as they are on
top?" asked Mrs. Hunuimune.
"Yes, indeed, 'm," replied the ven
dor. And he told tho truth. The bcx
was only one layer of berries deep.
Washington Star.
TAKEN CP.
Ho (at 11.30 p. m.) "Aro you over
troubled with insomnia?"
Sho (wearily) "Yes, very often."
He "I Lave heard that walking
in the open air before retiring is beuo
ficial," Sho (hopofully) "Lot's try it I
You do tho walking and I'll retire."
Life.
A TREMENDOUS DANGER.
"This is a very good story," said a
"reader" to a magazine editor, "and
I would reoommend its acceptance but
for one thing."
"Nume your objection."
"It is by an ontirely unknown
writer, and I am afraid if it is pub
lished that he will be tempted to. tell
tho world, in another article, Low he
happened to write it." Truth.
THE MMUTS OF RECIPROCITY.
"I thought I would mako out your
bill, Mr. Syphcr," the tailor somewhat
apologetically said.
"Ah, thanks, so kind of you, you
know," Mr. Sypher answerod, as he
received the bit of paper; "I will try
and do as much for you though,
really, Casimir," ho added, looking
into tho folded sheet, "you are a
shocking bad writer." Rockland Tri
bune. COULDM't TALK TO HIM.
Tho two deaf and dumb friends
stopped for a few minutes' conversa
tion.
"What did your wife say about
your beiug out so late last night?"
obkoi one oi mom.
"Nothing."
"That's strange. What's tho rea
son?" "She's got a sore finger." Wash
ington Star.
AN OBJECTION.
"Yes," said Mrs. Hunuimune, "she
seemed like a very good-natured and
capable servant. But I couldn't keep
her."
"Was the work too hard for her?"
"No. Sho said the pluoo was just
to her likiug iu most respects. There
was only one objection."
"What was that?"
"My clothes wouldn't fit her."
Washington Star.
A VVLL EXPLANATION.
"I LearJ, sir, that you said my
piano '.pluying Bounded part of the
time as if I wero jumping on the keys
with both feet."
"Exactly, madam. I referred to
tho pianissimo passages. Auy one
who would stop to think would kuow
that such small aud delicate foot us
yours could only produce tho softest
effects,"
"Oh!" Indiaiiapolis Journal.
DEl'liESSKD.
He ha-1 been silent in thought for
some timo. At length he heaved a
sigh, which moved his friend to iu
quire whut the trouble was.
"This world aiu't ruu right," ho an
swered. "Why, you ought to be happy.
You've beeu away enjoying yourself,
I understand "
"Yes. I've beeu away, but I dou't
see much enjoyment ; not iu a world
where the fish aro ho shy about bitiu'
an' the mosquitoes so eternally will
iu'." Washington Star.
SCIENTIFIC ASD INDUSTRIAL,
Tt-sla, the electrician, is reported to
have mado a discovery which will rev
olutionize electrical traction.
The only dyea impervious to tho
blenching power of tho sun's rays aro
Prussian blue and chrome ycllcw.
Electrio foot warmers for railway
travel have been invented in England.
They are made of threo layers of as
bestos cloth.
An authority on microsoopy states
that the hair of a woman can bo dis
tinguished, by its constitution, from
that of a man.
Dootor Laine says that rocking
chnir exercise is good for dyspeptics,
as the "oscillations stimnlato gastro
intestinal peristilism."
Tho manufacture of razors by ma
chinery has now become a fixed foct
iu Germany, and the quality of the
article is said to compare favorably
with tho best Sheffield product, tho
process boing also .applicable to scis
sors making.
An electrio devico Las just beon in
vented by which steam whistles nro to
bo blown by electricity, the current
passing through the electrio clock.
By this device every factory whistle
in the city or throughout tho land can
bo sounded simultaneously. Tho
whistle may be set to blow at any hour
desired.
It is reported that experiments aro
being mado in London with water
pipes made of paper pulp, tho object
being to provide a pipe which will bo
unaffected by electrolysis from elec
trio railway return currents. There is
said to bo somo promise of success,
but all the requirements have not yet
been met.
A vitrified material, to which tho
nume "opaline laminee" has been
given, is made from silica fifty-four
per oent., baryta thirty-nine per cent,
and aoda seven per cent. It is stated
that the material can bo mado into
plates of any required dimensions,
and can bo'used for all purposes to
which glazed tiles are commonly ap
plied. A new plant for troating diamond
blue ground has been invented and is
now in Droceas of nnnfltme.Mnn in
England. The principal value of the
new process consists in the roduotion
of the cost of productiou, which is
calculated at loss than one-half. An
other important point is that it will
enable tho mine manager to test daily
the diamondiferous quality of the
ground Le is working.
One of the latost theorios which is
said to bo recoiving general accept
tanoe conoerning the moon's face,
assumes that the material constituting
that luminary onoo surrounded tho
earth in the form of a Saturnian ring,
aud that the small bodies of this ring
coulesoed, first gathering arouud a
large numbor of nnolei aud finally all
uniting in a single sphere, the moon,
the lunar orators beiug the scars re
sulting from tho collision of the
"mooulets."
Saw It iu aTlctiire.
Mrs. Vonderkar, of 180 Dearborn
avenue, Las beon showing the local po
lice the proper method of doing de
tective work and of recovering stolen
property in a ncut and expeditious
manner.
September 20, 1894, Mrs. Vonder
kar was robbed of $200 worth of jew
elry, consisting of a gold watch and a
number of gold chains and lockets.
The loss was reported to the police,
who did nothing more than to look
mysterious whenever she moutioned
the subject. Tho sleuths finally gavo
up tho mystery as unsolvoblo.
But not bo Mrs. Voudorkar. Sho
kept her loss constantly in mind, aud
one day a photograph that stood on
her cook's dresser caught her eyo. Sho
examined it closoly aud decided that
tho subject of the picture was weariug
ono of hor missing lockets. When
asked about the picture the cook said
it was that of a man named Peter do
Hose, an actor at a museum.
Mrs. Vouderkar weut at ouce to sco
the man, and secured a seat iu the
front row, where sho eusily satisfied
herself that it washer jewelry that was
impressing tho patrons of tho place.
De Rose was placed uuder arront and
said he had obtained tho triuklots from
Frank Rice, who was formerly a waiter
in Mrs. Vonderkar's boardiug-houso.
In Justice Kersten's court ltice con
fessed that he had stolen the jewelry,
and endeavored also to implicate Do
Roao. The hitter was discharged aud
Rice was held to tho Criminal Court
in bonds of 3000. All tho property
has not as yet boon recovered, but u
search is being made for it. Chicago
News.
Au Axtcc If it man Suerillco.
Nothing could bo moro dreadful
than the exteut to which huinuu sacri
fice entered luto tho religious observ
ance of the Aztecs before their con
quest by the Spanish pioneers. Tho
chroniclos of tho Coucpiistadorcs
abound in ghastly descriptions of tho
huge teocallis or sacrificial pyramids
on which human lives were ottered up
by thousands to appease tho cruel
gods ferocious lookiug idols invent
ed by the crafty priest. Iu somo of
them thoy found vast piles of skulls
aud bones, mute evidence of tho
bloody tragedies which had been en
acted no ono knows how many tlcsulatc
centuries before tho light of civiliza
tion dawned.
Iu the uurrutive of Jlcrnai Piax did
Castillo, ono of Cortcz's soldiers, he
speaks of seeing such things iu the
teocallis iu tho City of Mexico a.-t were
simply appalling. Ou the sacrilicial
stones he saw human hearts and piles
of bones, aud clotted blood was every
where. As many us 500 victims iu a
day aro suid to have fallen beneath tho
knives of the prieits with indescriba
ble atrocities of mutilation.--Philadelphia
Press,
A VOICE OF BYGONE DAYS,
Could I liut lienr th" voice ouec moro
Thnt thrilled my heart In dnys of yore,
Its sweet, pathetic, tender power
Would soothe my spirit's darkest hour.
Uofore those notes of jov or )aln,
The warbling bird would cease its strain;
And hov'ring lightly on tho win?.
Enrnptured. hear Its rival sintf.
Oh! wondrous power, sweet ifl divine!
For which my wearied soul doth ptuej
Oh! may I boar its sounds on High,
'Mid anirels' voices In the sky.
Helen Wilkle, In Chambers's Journal,
I1UM0K OB TIIE MAY. -
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
until you got him home. Puck.
Tho pooplo aro compelled to forgive
something in every genius. Atchison
Globe,
Tbn Rrass was pareboii until all mea
Who (razed on it were pained,
lie bouKht a irarden hose, and then
It rained nud rained aud rained.
Washington Star.
Tho woman who croons over a sam
over of hot tea wonders whot comfort
men got out of smoking. Los An
geles Express.
Thero is a deaf muto namod Money
ont at Mount Airy. This disproves
the theory thot Money talks. Phila
delphia Record.
Ho "You aro tho only girl who
can make mo happy." Sho (coquet
tishly) ' Sure?" He" Yes ; I have
triod all tho others. " Tid-Bits.
Ho was a crabbed old bachelor;
At mnrriuKO ho snerel with a laugh.
But they gave him a lead IHty-ceut piece,
And he yelled for n better half.
Washington Tost.
" No, Maud, dear, tho quarter-dock
of an excursion steamer is not so
called because you can got a seat on it
for twenty-five cents." Philadelphia
Record.
Mrs. Nowloywod "I think wo shall
get along very nicely together." Cook
Lady "Sure, mum, Oi haven't seen
ycr recommendation yet." Philadel
phia Record.
At a recent children's picnic the
crowd was delayed an hour in ooming
home because tho chaperon was out
on tho luke with ono of the boys and
refused to coma in. Atchison Globe.
Abbott "I havo never been in Chi
cago, but I have been through tho
town a few times." Babbitt "1 have
been in Chicago, but the town went
through me." Indianapolis Journal.
Ain't a bit o' use to fret
Take life as you find it!
Best world that we've been iu yet
Hmilo and never mind Iu
Atlanta Constitution.
"The curious thiug about my busi
ness," said tho mosquito, ulighting
softly upon the nose of the sleeping
victim. " is that it's moro fuuto go to
work than it is to stay to hum. " Chi
cago Tribuno.
Mrs. Northsido (as her husband
comes in) "Tho baby has been cry
ing for half au hour." Mr. Northsido-
"Woll, then give her a half hour;
yes, even a whole hour, if it satisfy
her." Mercury.
" She treated you pretty shabbily."
"Yes, she's angry with somo one."
"With you?" "Oh, no; not with
mo." "How do you kuow?" " Be
cuuso I'm the one she's venting her
feelings on." Chicago Post,
If a shoe looks small, one can put
up with a littlo pinching; but when a
shoe, as tho saying is, looks big as ull
outdoors, and at the sumo time pinches
liko a vice, thero is no pleasure even
in a tight shoe. Boston Transcript.
Mr. McSwart (getting ready for
church) "Lobelia, what's the matter
with this nccktio of miuo? I can't
find any way to fasten tho thiug on."
Mrs. McSwart "Oh I Oh I Oh I Put
that down, Billigor I That's my new
hat." Chicago Tribuue.
Timmins "I believo oftor this that
I shall not seud auy ono my autograph
unless ho givoB satisfactory evidence
of huving road my poems." Simmons
"Oh, I wouldn't bo so severe as
that. Why not lot hitu off ou giving
proof of having merely bought a
copy?" Indianapolis Journal.
First New Womau--"fhat Mrs.
Uinphry is horribly lacking in man
ners." Seoond Now Woman "What's
tho mutter?" First new woman "I
saw her iu a street cur tho other day
when a number of gentlemen entered,
aud sho nover offered to give up her
seut to them." Chicago Record.
"I have a trained soul," said tho
Englishman. "It can bo hitched to a
boat, aud will drag my children about
ou my private lake just as u pony will
drug o cart." "That's very nice,"
said tho Americau. "I havo one too.
Mine takes its fur oil' iu winter and
lends it to my wife for a sucquo."
Harper's Buzur.
"You ucedu't tell mo that women
have no souse of humor," suid Ricketts
to Fosdick. "Well?" "I overheard
a stuttering muu propose ouce. Ho
said: 'I 1-1-lovo y-y-you dd-d-devotod-l.v,
lu-m-iny d-d-d-doar B-B-U-I51uuche.
W-w-w-will y-y-you m-m-iu-murry
m-m-mc?' Aud ufter tho delivery of
this declaration ou tho installment
pluu tho minx hud the uuducity to Bay,
'O, Oeorge, this is so suddeu." " Tho
Smilcr.
Sculptured iu Hood.
Among tho latent acquisitions uuulj
by tho authorities of tho Louvro is u
btutuctto sculptured iu wood, which
bus been purchased for 3200.). Ac
cording to M. Maspero, the reuowued
Egyptologist, tho work of urt iu ques
tiou dates back to the eighteenth dy
uusty of tho Pharaohs. It represents
a lady of thut period lightly draped iu
a robe of truuspurcut gaiue, uud iu tho
opiuiou of tho I-Xpert tho beauty of
the carving ami delicacy of the pro
portions li udei- tho statuette the most
remarkable piece of sculpture which
has beeu discovered in F.;:ypt duriug
tho preseut century. l'hiou;;o Times
Hufuht.