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VOL. XXVIII. NO. 28.
TIONESTA, PA.. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30, 1895. S1.00 PER ANNUM.
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The most densely populated district
in tbo world is said to be sanitary dis
trict A, in the Tenth Ward of New
York City.
A New York compauy expocts to
bring out shortly an "automobile,"
or self-running carriage, adapted to
American roads. These horseless
vehicles make a speed of about fifteen
miles tin hour on a good road.
At tho end of tho Civil War tho
Government had C71 ships in its navy,
with 7(5,10 officers. Of the officers
only one-saventb. had been educated
by the Government, and only 277 of
the ships wero Government built.
China used last year 17,000,000
rnrdr, qf American cloth loss than her
usual consumption. It is thought
that tho wiir with Japan caused tho
falling off, which meant quite a series
loss to a considerable number of
American workers.
The desert of Snhara is not all a
desert. In 1832, more than nine mil
lions of sheep wintered in the Algerian
Sahara, paying a duty of $352,000.
Those sheep were worth 4 apiece, or
in all 3,-i,000,000. - The Sahara nour
ishes also 2,000,000 goats and 200,003
camolp, paying a duty of $200,000.
In tho oases palms, oitrons and apri
cots abound ; there are cultivated also
onions, pitrentos and various logu
ruinous vegetables. The oases contain
l.COO.OOO date palms, on which tho
duty is $112,000. Tho product of a
date tree varies from $1.03 to $3.20;
these of tho desert give about 15,000,
000 a yrnr.
Minnesota papers speak with prido
of the results achieved by tho Girls'
School of Agriculture in that State,
said to be the only one in the country.
It has been established for some time,
and has sent young women into the
world who will be valuable aids to the
farmers lucky enough to win their
educated hearts and hands. The eta
dents rcceivo instruction in cooking,
canning, sowing, dairying, frnit and
flower culture, household chemistry
and entomology, certainly good sub
jects for farmers' daughters and farm
ers' wives to know thoroughly. The
example of Minnesota in this regard
would be a good one for other State;
to follow.
According to the Pathfinder New
York is pluming herself on some re
cent reports of her postoffloe busi
ness as compared to that of Chicago.
The reoipts of the Now York offlea for
the last quarter of tho fiscal year were
$1,520,000, while Chicago's for the
tamo time were only $1,178,033.
This, it is argued, proves the greater
inagnitudo of the great Eastern met
ropolis as a business center, leaving
numbers of inhabitants out of consid
eration. But it is also pointed out
that Chicago's figures includo her
wholo business neighborhood or basin,
while New York's leave out Brooklyn,
Jersey City, eto. New York mer
chants, too, draw from the country at
large ovor a million dollars annually
in stamps for goods. These stamps
are usel instead of so many bought at
the local postoffloe.
Ollicors and others interested in the
Army have been expressing their views
in the columns of the papers and mag
azines devotee to defensive branches
of tho Government, on "Why Don't
They Eolibt?" and "Why They Don't
Enlist." The former question recog
nizes that there are a large number of
unemployed who would make good
soldiers and who would in the Army
be a great deul better off in the matter
of a comforteble place to sleep, and a9
to quantity and quality of food to eat
and clothes to wear. Besides, at the
end of eaoh month they would have a
dozen or more dollars in pocket. But
they don't enlist ; at least, those who
are most desirable ' as soldiers do not
offer to serve Uncle Sam. "Why They
Don't Enlist" gives the true reason
for men not enlisting." It says that
the toldier is not thought well enough
of; that the people outside of the ser
vice are too likely to call them rogues,
drunkards, eto., and that the enlisted
man is too olten required to do too
much with the axe, piok and shovel,
in building earthworks and making
clearing. Another complains that
some of the recruiting officers are too
particular. An instauoe is cited when,
recently, 200 appiioants were exam
ined in Chicago and only four of the
number were accepted. These were
for the infantry. One athletio young
fellow was rejected bocause he had
"hammer-toes." That is, his toes re
eemblod the claws of a hammer, and
he was not deemed capable of inaroh
iug and carryiug a knapsaok. He of
fered to go into the cavalry, and be
cause his offer was declined he con
cluded that tho Army only wanted the
fineet body of men ia the world, .
IF YOU WERE HERE.
ff you-were here, tho changing sea
Now gold or green, uow purple coy,
Now winsome blue at smiling noou
And failing pale at ove too soon
Would prove a fairy palace, where
My thoughts a million gems would wear
To celebrate tholr joy.
If you wore here, tho wilful road,
Meandering now hard by tho sea,
Avoiding, claiming, risking sheer,
Now hiding in a woodland drear,
Would be a magic lane, whose end
Would golden gifts and rubles lend
To lure us constantly.
Tho thickly wooded Island there,
That stretches long and dark and still
Tho white sand girding nil the land,
T'nfTright the steps of pirate band
Would bo a mystic shore, where we .
Would search the koy of things to bo,
And find It at our will.
If you were here, the crescent moon,
Queen regnant of tho fitful lido,
Who gilds the crest of every wave,
Proclaiming It her loving slave,
Would All the sea from brim to brlin
Forgetful of her ebbing whim;
And here our bark would rido.
And all the shells along the strand
Would empty out tholr sea-song loro
Upon the (lying evening gale;
And both should push onr silken sail
Far oil to a sweet-scented land.
Where wo would wander, hand to hand,
Nor part for evormore.
Sarah Stirling McEnory, in Harper's Bazar.
ANN TOD'S LOVERS.
S Treddennack
Church struck
noon, Noah
Capel and Thom
as Bullasy laid
down their
brushes and
their buckets of
pitch, nud, 'mak
ing their way up
the narrow path
to tho Three
l'ilehards, sat
there in the sun on tho bench at the
edge of the cliff garden, and ate their
pasties in wide-eyed silence, looking
away aoross the wator, with brains in
active and mastication slow. And in
suoh manner, indeed, might they have
sat until tho dinner hour was over had
not a movement on the beach below
ought Noah Capcl's eye and enticed
his mind towards mundane matters.
This having occurred, ho stared for
many moments at the causo of his
awakening; then he chuckled heavily
once or twice, and, arranging the cor
ner of his pasty in the side of his
cheek, made way for speeoh.
"That's Peter Tod's maid down
poddling about them boats," he vol
unteered in food-muflled tones.
"Aw," drawled Thomas Bullasy, "is
'er 'ome agon?"
"Iss, an' a fine handful, too. Totcr
won't get her to chapel niore'n 'er's a
mind to, I'm thinkin'."
"There was always a sight of divil
nient in that there gurl," quoth
Thomas Bullasy slowly, "but 'or's got
a purty faoe."
Together the youths looked down
npon the girl in question ; and truly
Ann Tod was good to look upon, either
because, or in spite of, the devilment
which lay in her eye. Her face was
short and rouud; her eyes wore gold
en brown, and but lazily opened; her
cheeks were warmed by the sun, and
her note freckled by that same power ;
her head was a mop of dark brown
carls, and her blue frook well became
her very shapely form.
As she passed slowly inland, under
the shadow of the cliff, and out of
their Bight, the youths shifted a trifle
on their bench and looked at one an
other. 'lis a brave-lookin' maid, sure
enough," decided Thomas Bullasy
again ; "I've a mind to do a bit of
courtin' in that quarter."
"Aw," grinnod Noah CapolJ "you'm
too late, my dear eoul, I'm a-goin' to
do a bit that way myself."
Then Thomas Bullasy opened his
big ox-eyes in wondermeut. "Why,
law me, how long's the maid been
ome?"
"Ccmed last night."
"You began yer conrtin' pretty
slippy then."
"Well, I 'aven' began yet, as you
might say; but I'd a-made up my
mind."
"Aw, well then," deolared Thomas
Bullasy, "I'm so good a chap as you J
let tho best man win."
But Noah Capel seemed not wholly
pleased with the arrangement. "You'd
never a-seen her if I 'adu' a-pointed
her oat," he grumbled.
"It was Thomas Bullasy who chuck
led now. "But I 'ave a-seou her,
'aven't 1? Elf you con cut me out, do
it."
"I don't sje no 'cashun to grizzle
like a great. buflluhead even if you are
goint koopin compsmy with a giglot
like Ann ToJ," deolared Noah Capel,
with some warmth.
Thomas Bullasy's grin diod slowly
from the corners of his mouth.
"Well," he said at last, "I don't
want no ballywraggiug 'bout the mat
ter ; us'll toss for the maid, an' settle
it fair."
Noah Capel still looked glum, but
after some slow thought he decided
that the chance was worth the taking,
so he took it; and Thomas Bullasy,
drawing a penny from his far corner
of his fustiau pocket, heaved it in the
air.
There were full five minutes spent
in a vain seeking for the ooin ; then
the gamblers slowly rose again, their
faoes toward the sea; then they sut
down suddenly, with fullen jaws; and
then they strove to smile. Just be
low them, on a ledge of the cliff, sat
Ann Tod, her elbows on her knees and
her chin in her hands; and how long
she had been sitting there was a ques
tion, uuoomiortably uaoertain in the
m
minds of Noah Capel and Thomas
Bullasy.
For moments they sat there staring
at the girl, and the girl at them ; thou
she, being more clear of conscience,
ard therefore self-possessed, spoke
first.
"An' which of 'oe won me?" she
asked, calmly.
There was silence again for a full
minute, and then Thomas Bullasy gig
gled ; and then he trusted to tho
humor of the situation and answered
boldly : "Nuther of us ; us'll try again,
though."
"I wouldn't try agen," said Ann
Tod, soberly; "a penny's a ponny, an'
there's no use wastin money 'bout the
matter."
Then she ceased being sober, and
smiled up at them with allurement in
her half-closed eyes.
"I'll settle it," she deolared ; "you
come 'long with me," and her smile
was indeed so alluring, and her mood
so convincing, that they rose without
protest and followed her down the
cliff.
When they hod reached the water's
edge thoy began to wonder as to their
future; but there was no manner of
hesitation about Ann Tod.
"Get in the little boat," she mur
mured coaxingly, and they did so.
"'Tis nigh 1 o'clock," chuckled
Thomas Bullasy aside to Noah Capel ;
"not much time to spare."
But Ncah Capel was smiling in
broad contentment as he watched;Ann
Tod ; and she, smiling also guileless
ly, made fast the little boat to tho
stern of the ferry-boat, and, spring
ing into the latter, grasped the oais.
"Now, I tell'ee," she said, as she
pulled away from shore with her two
swains well in tow, "whichever of 'ee
wants me most by the time us gets
'ome agen, shall have me. An' that's
plain cnuff, isn't it?"
"Cs won't agree upon the matter,"
they protested, chivalrously. But
Anu Tod laughed softly aud shook her
curly head.
It was Tredennack dinner hour
when they left Tredennack Beach, so
there were no witnesses of their de
parture, and they were well out upon
the face of the river before the clock
iu Tredennack church tower sent its
clanging notes across the water to tell
of 1 o'clock.
A half-nervous smile lay on the
iaces of Noah Capel and Thomas Bul
lasy as thoy heard it, and they grew
uncomfortable upon their plank.
"That's work time," ventured Noib
Capel, with a giggle.
".Law, now, is it? remarked Ann
Tod calmly, as she looked away at the
tower meditatively.
"Us ought er bo baok," ventured
Thomas Bullasy.
"luis is better n work, don t 00
consider?" queried Ana ToJ, turning
her sleepy, smiling eyes full on him.
"Better'n work," Thomas affirmed,
with half-dazed appreciation. "Bat
us ought'er be back."
They were Hearing the other side by
this time, and as Aun Tod looked up
at the sloping gardens there was more
in her eyes than the sleepy smile with
which she had looked on Thomas Bul
lasy ; mayhap it was the devilment he
had reinetnbered earlier in the day.
And in these gardens sloping to the
river, whoro the water lapped the
thick stone walls and loft them green
and slimy to the measure of the tide
stood matrons with babies in their
arms, old grandfathers smoking after
dinner pipes, youths netting, maids
coquetting, children playing in the
sun. And as the boats oame alongside
Ann Tod's arm slackened stroke, and
jerking her head toward the lovers in
her wake she called upward to the
groups :
"What do 'ee think of my sweet
hearts? Thoy's come for a bit of a
boat ride for to see which loves me.
There's no time for the considerin' of
such things on dry land."
And then she threw back her head
and showed her broad, white teeth,
and laughed and laughed, a most in
fectious laugh. Then the idlers in
tho gardens leaned upon thoir walls,
and gazing upon the boats as thoy
drifted slowly by, sent back words of
rare appreciation. And Noah Capel
and Thomas Bullasy sat and chafed
upon tho seat, and regretted the artis
tic prominence of empty hands and
the over-brillianceof blushing cheeks,
as they endeavored to swallow back
the mortification which rose in their
throats, and grinned sheepishly undor
the blaze of ruthlessly critical eyes.
All along by the houses they drifted
with tbo stream, and when at last the
treble-voiced children also realized
that there was humor iu the scene
shrill shouts of derision added to their
elder h' broad guffaws.
All this Nnah Capel and Thomas
Bullasy bore awhile with feeble
smiles about their lips, but the weight
of tho part they were called upon to
play grew irksome to tbem, and they
fretted under the burden of the com
edy. "Us'll go book now.'effyou please,"
remarked Noah Capel severely.
But Ann Todd only smiled upon
him.
"ES you'll let me take them oars,"
suggested Thomas Bullasy, "I'll be
gettiu' back to work."
'Law, now I I wouldn't for worlds,"
deolared Anu Tod. "I do love a
good long ride on the water."
"Then I'm blest ell I don't cut this
'ere 'larnul rope I" cried Noah Capel,
roused into aggression by the sight of
the neariug quuy, with its knots of
idlers.
"Where'dyou bo then, my dear?"
queried Anu Tod.
Aud truly Noah could not havo au
swered her with any deriuiteuess, for
the ways of the water ) are uncertain.
The sulky faoes of the lovers, towed
all helpless and protecting, their fing
ers idle and their cheeks atlauie, were
yet more droll than their sheepish
smiles hud becu, und Ann Tod seemed
to find them so, fur, as they ucurod
the quay, her whole-luuged laugh rang
out upon the air, until th9 idlers
ceased thoir gos.sp, tho charters ceased
arguing, and looked upon the boats
as they drifted idly by.
"We'm out fer a holiday," called
Ann Tod; "my sweethearts are de
cidin' which wants to 'ave me most."
"Aw, you little imp 1" burst forth
Thomas Bullasy, "will'ce let me land,
or won't 'ee?"
"Won't 'ec,'" gibed Ann Tod.
'"Ee's a bit shy, is that one at the
loft," she called up again to her audi
ence on tho quay ; " 'ee don't like
bein' looked at. Will 'ee be so good
as to turn yer 'eads while we'm
passin' ?"
And the audience opened its mouth
without reserve, and shouted at tho
entertainment.
"I'll get 'omo somc'ow," declared
Thomas Bullasy, goaded to fury by
the prominence thus thrust npon him.
"Won't 'ee get out an' walk?" Sug
gested Ann Tod, sweetly.
"I'd like to havo tho handlin of
your ears," fumed Capel.
"An' to think I put 'eo in anuther
boat?" deplored Ann Tod.
"Will 'ee take mo back?" roared
Noah Capel.
"Bless yer'eart, I'm a-doin' of it all
the time," cooed Ann Tod, "but 'tis a
brave way round."
"Aw, you little imp?" cried Thomas
Bullasy again, variety of expression
failing him in his wrath, "I'd like to
have my foot on land ; I'd let 'eo
know."
"Ibs, my dear ; I thought you'd 'avo
made up yer mind by time us got
'ome," agreed Anu Tod. And then
she grasped her oars again and rowed
out toward the sea; aud the lovers
sat inactive in the little boat as it
bobbed over the waves, and siokened
of the sight of water.
It had been scarce one o'clock when
Ann Tod left Tredennack beach, it
was nearly seven when sho pulled to
ward the shore once more, aud the buu
was growing ruddy, and the wators
touched with fire. Ou their voyage
they had passed by many habitations,
and great was the wealth of badinage
which had floated out to greet them.
Now, as they drew near land at last, it
was borne iu upon the fuming youths
that here also lounged another audi
ence ; and the wrath within their
hearts grow fiercer.
Then from the shore there came a
fire of fierce upbraidings, and Ann
Tod recognized the voice of Peter, her
father. At first the words were indis
tinguishable ; but Peter Tod, being
wont to "make prayer" at chapel,
eould liurl a word as far as most'
men.
"Gurl ! gurl !" he thuudered, as ho
shook his fist at Ann Tod's straining
Bhoulders, "must a second Titus oome
upou this earth to teach young whim
men to be sober, and homo-keeping?
Suchlike transgressions should be set
to rights by the rod, an' such brazen
faced iniquity with stripes. There's
that luraberin' great hoss-forry bin
across that there bit of water fourteen
times fer fifteen blessed humans,
mostly infants, in less than half a
dozen hours."
But Anu Tod only laughed Again
quite softly.
"All this blo3sed afternoon have I
been a wastin' space with that great
fioatin' cattle shed, till my back's nigh
broken J while you, child of unreasou
ableneBS " ,
"Law, father, I am a bit weary in
woll-doin' myself," confessed Ann Tod
as her boat grounded on the beach,
"fer I've a-biu pullV round this old
ark of yours for nigh 'pon six hours on
a erran' of meroy."
Then she titteied in tho very teeth
of her father's wrath, while Noah
Capel and Thomas Bullasy sat glaring
in the little boat as it gently rose and
fell upon the wator. Then the novelty
of the soene diverted the onlookers,
and they "haw-hawed" iu sympathy.
"What've 'ee bin up to, Ann Tod?"
queried a stout fishwife, as she held
her sides and grinned.
"We've bin deoidin' of matters,"
quota Ann Tod.
"Decidin", av 'eo? You've took yer
time 'bout it, I mus' say. An' what've
'ee bin a-deoidiu' of?
They two young chaps was power
ful disturbed in their minds 'bout
which was more set ou courtin' me;
so us went out on the water to think
It over quiet-like. 'Ave 'oe made up
yer miuds, do 'ee think?" she called
to the lovers as they bobbed upon the
stream.
"You young vixen I" answered
Thomas Bullasy, goaded iuto strong
language.
"I pity the chap what goes a-court-in'
you," voluuteered Noah Capel,
stung to incivility."
"You can tell 'en that yerself, Mis
ter Capel, laughed Anu Tod, "fer 'ee's
a-comin' all the way from Plymouth
town to take me out come Sunday."
And, blowiug a resounding kiss from
her trembling fingers, she turned
fiom tlie water's edge and abandoned
herself to tho reasonable wruth of her
sire.
"Mister Luokey was'nt aware as
you was a-neediu' of a sea voyage
fer yer 'ealth," called a grinning youth
from the shoroto the frowning youths
in the boat; " 'ee was wisht to thiuk
as you was force I to leav.-a-caulkin'
of the vessel; au' 'eo said as 'ow 'ee
was afeered you was too fraygile fer
such as 'ee."
But when tho chuckling crowd had
chuckled snflleicntly they pulled the
chafing cavnliero to bind, aud offered
sympathy which mortified. Noah Capel
und Thomas Bullasy however, wera
iu no mood to appreciate, the cxcelleut
virtue ot consolatiou ; they preferred
to go home to tea.
"Ole Peter's got 'is 'auli full witU
that there maid," grinned the idlers,
as they watched the couples up the
hill; "'ee won't fin I overmuch time
now fer the aiugiu' of 'is psa'ms."
Which weut to show that publio
opinion was with Tliomis Bullasy
wheu he spoke of "devilment" in con
nection with. Ann Tod. The Speaker.
THE MERRY" SIDK OF, LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD ' BT THE
FUNNY MEN OF THB PHKSS.
A ; Cruel Advantage Where Most
Is Needed Worse That Is, In the
House Proof, Ktc., Klc.
Paid nn nnelent spinster belle.
As she with her escort stood,
; While the rata in torrents fell:
. "This reminds me of the Hood."
7 "Oli," said he in acoents brave, f '
"What n memory vow have!''
fotHrolt Frea TreM,
WHERE MOST IU NEEDED.
Inquirer "Where do yon exsrt tho
greater part of your will-power in your
hypnotio performances?"
Professor "In getting people to
come to tho hall."
l TROOP.
"Do you really think there's auy
such thing as seoond sighi?"
"Of course. Just 09k Stingely for
the loan of a quarter, and you may
safely bet that he'll look at it twico
before giving it to you!"
THAT IS, IN THE BOrsE.
Johnny "Papa, why do we say
mother tongue,' but never 'father
tongue?' "
Papa (sighing) "Beoanso the
mother always uses her tongue more
than the father!" Texas Sittings.
FOQCE OF HABIT.
A policeman called at one of our
glove stores antfyaid to the lady clerk :
"1 want a pair of kid gloves, Miss."
"What is your number, sir?"
"Four hundrad and twenty-nine,
Miss," waa the reply. Our Dumb
Acimals.
CRUEL FATE.
There in the dust, footsore 'and
weary, he fell.
"How sad, how unjust," the world
cried, "to perish in the very sight of
home!"
But the umpire refused to roverso
bis decision.
worse.
"Huh! You might do worse, thau
read spring poetry," sourly 'retorted
Pensmitb, the cullow bard, who felt
that his effusions had been unjustly
critioised.
"That's so," returned Grimshaw;
"I might write it." Puck.
willie's apolooy.
"Yon ought to have apologized to
the lady for stepping ou her foot,"
Bftid his mother, after tho caller had
gone.
"I did," answered Willie ; "I told
iier I was sorry she couldn't keep her
(cot out of my way. "Tit-Bits.
CAUSE FOR ALAK1I.
Minnie "Then do you really 'thiuk
Jack cares for me?"
Maggie I'm buto of it. His eyes
followed your every movement last
night."
Minnie (alarmed) "Graoions 1 Do
you think he saw all I ate for supper?"
MAKING ItEAJ. PROGRESS.
Cyolist "You must be an expert
rider by this time."
Pcdull "Sure thing! Knocked a
man down at a crossing to-day."
Cyolist "Well? I don't see the
point."
Pedall "That's "easy. If I hadu't
been an expert rider, I would have
lost my nerve and dismounted." Chi
cago liecorl.
it didn't work.
"My mother used to make such
lusoious apple pies; they "
".See here, John Henry, that won't
work. I've been comparing notes
with your mother since the last time
you tried that. You used to say to
her: 'What's this stuff? Hain't ye
been robbin' the pigs?' till sho was
glad to get rid of you. Now you shut
up !" New York ltecorder,
an indignity.
"I've been insulted," said'Meauder
ing Mike. "I never was so down-trod
an' humiliated iu my life."
"What's happened?" iuquired Plod
ding Pete, anxiously.
"I've been offered work."
"Cheer up. Wuss things has hap
pened." "Nope. Never. Twas a job iu a
soap-factory." Washington Star.
PRESENCE OF MIND.
"It was a dreudful moment," asid
the dentist. "I was bathing quietly
wheu the great cavernous jaws of the
shark opened before me."
"What did you do?" asked one of
the ladies.
"I took my forceps out of the pocket
of my bathing suit and pulled his teeth
before he had a chance to seize mo. It
was the quickest aud neatest work I
ever did." Harper's Bazar.
THE DOCrOll TRUMPED.
"That horrid little Bimley boy!"
exolaimed Dora, pouring tea; "he was
just as insulting to Dr. Carver as he
could be."
"What did he do?"
"Why, the Doctor was walking
quietly along, aud meeting Willie he
put bis baud ou his head and said
'How do you do, Willie?' just as nice,
aud that boy up uud made the bar
ridc.st face, stuck his tongue out at the
Doctor and said 'Yuh-yab !' iu tho hate
fulest way possible. 1 declare if hj
was my boy I'd whip him. I wouder
what Ur. Carver thought?"
"You needn't worry about Carver,"
David eaid complaeeutly. "I met Him
ley J nat now and he ha I his bill !"
'The Doctor's bill?"
"Yes.".
"i'ire dollars for looking at Willib's
tongue. " Boeklaud Tribnue,
SCIENTIFIC 4X1) INJ)1TMAL.
Tho Southern Pacific will nso clco
lric headlights on all its locomotives.
A Canadian experimenter preserves
wood from the boring beetle, by
soaking it two or thrco months in a
saturated solution of lime.
Lake Superior is in danger of losing
its distinction of being tho largest
fresh-water lako in the world. African
explorers begin to think Lake Victoria
Nyanza is larger.
Goggles are now supplied by tho
British Admiralty to tho officers and
sailors serving on fast torpedo boats,
as tho high speed has been found to
be injurious to the eyes.
A French medical authority asserts
that death caused by a fall from a
great height is absolutely painless.
The mind aots very rapidly for a
time, then uuoonsciousne-:s ensue?.
Taris has established a municipal
laboratory for bacteriology in the old
Loban barracks, whero analyses of
suspected cases of diphtheria are made
within twenty-four hours after tho
materials have been handed in.
The extent to which a chimney can
poison the atmosphere has been scien
tifically determined by a test made in
Berlin. The soot which comes out of
the chimney of a single sugar refinery
was gathered for six days, anl found
to weigh 6900 pounds.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
havo built for tho Reading road a
single-driver locomotive. Engines
with triple, and even quadruple seti
of drive wheels are the style now.
The single driver economizes power,
but subjects the rails to a tremeudoiu
pressure.
From recent tests at Royton, Eng
land, it appears that the boating value
of dried refuse is only about ono
seventh that of good coal. "The re
sults," says the Electrical World,
"show that tho idea of burning town
reluse at any sort of profit is erron
eous; it cannot be imagined that re
fuse which gives 011 evaporation any
thing less than two or three pounds of
water per pound of refuse would not
not psy for carting."
Experiments Lava been mado in
Austria in order to test the likeliUoo.l
of a balloon beiug hit when fired at.
A captive balloon at an nltitudo of
42C5 feet was fired at from a distanco
of 4100 yards and was struck nine
times without beiug brought down.
In a second trial a captive baloou at a
height of about 2025 feet was filed at
from 5500 yards distance. A violent
wind, causing the balloou to plunge
a good deal, rendered tho aim very
diQioult, aud the balloon was not
brought down until after tha fifty
sixth round.
A (hiccr Kltlen,
W. T. Gaston, of Forest, has in his
possession a curiosity partly iu tho
shape of a cat the other part is miss
ing. Tho kitten it is two mouths
old is one of the largo litter, aud tho
only ono not fully formed. Tho kit
ten in question has no hind logs, thero
not even being a sign of a bono other
than its vertebrro back of its ribs. Its
tail is fully developed, njid tho kitten
uses it to balance itself when sittiug
down. It walks aud runs about a
livoly as any kitten, plaoing its feet
as a human does and balancing it. elf
to perfection ou its front lcgn, which
are normally formed, but larger and
more muscular than usual.
A curious thing is that when in
stinct moves it to scratch as au ordin
ary cat would with its hiu I feet, it
squats and attempts to do bo, pro
ducing a quivering motion where it 4
missing hind legs should joiu the
body. The animal is extremely play
ful, using its month to catch articles
while in motion, or if a string bo dan
gled before it, it will lie down, catch
the string with a paw, place it iu its
mouth, and then dance oil' ou its two
legs in great glee. Forest (Vliss.) Reg
ister. Pigeon Flight Fro.11 Elilcl Tower.
Lately a great pigeon flight was or
ganized in France, the Eiffel Tower
being selected as tho point of de
parture. The pigeons were drawn not
only from distant parts of France, but
also from Belgium. Tho time of tlight
and the time of arrival at home were
duly noted, with certain interesting
results regarding the rute of progres
sion. Thus, one pigeon tlew teu miles
at the rate of forty-seven miles per
honr. This was a high rate, and may
be classified with a flight of 2(11 mile
at forty-three miles au hour. These
rates are low when compared with the
records of previous flights. Thus, a
distance of (iJD miles has been cov
ered by a pigeon in twelve hours.
From Blois to Dijon is a distauco ol
21)0 miles, aud this has bceu accom
plished by a pigeon in four hours aud
forty-six minutes. Higher rated thau
eveu sixty miles an hour havo bceu
chronicled.
UlaJ to Uu iu Amend.
"I'm glad I live in America," said a
pretty youug woiuuu, talking to a
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, "he
cause I am never ufraid to travel by
myself. Last year I was iu Loudon,
and wentarouud with a friend who in
married, aud we were spoken to iu an
insultiug manner every time we weut
out. Puris was still worse. People
speak of tho Frcuch politeness, but it
is only a veneer. Tho men would got
iu front of us ou every street corner
and smirk aud 03I0 uud chatter like
monkeys. I'm glad 1 didn't under
stand auythiug tuey said. There urj
no men like the American men, uud i
never was so fully able to appreciate
it as I am, now I havd seen those of
other Nations iu their own lau.N. Be
sides, the girls are treated bettor herJ
thun anywhere else ou earth, and 1
don't want to cross the oooan auy
wore."- -
MADniGAL.
Ewrcthenrf, llio day is done,
And In the mill : wes;
The shallop nioon lier pert lift w 1:1,
J!y twilight breez.'s pre.-i-To;
Au l faint tlir.ni ;h the nkv rin.-s 11 li n lo
cry.
Sweet lii'iirl, in thf fadiit-j lieir.
Wliile tiie night winds sigh 1:1 th-y iingc:
by
Sw.3etl.1art, good night!
Sweethenrt, 'tis night's high no vi,
And through the blue sky's ar
Tho stars drift down to the harbore! mo 'U
In the western pnrlul dark;
Anil low In your ear I wliisper near,
Sweetheart, do ynu h'-nr nrighl?
As with nnswering sign y.'U make rcpl;',
Sweetheart, good night I
Sweetheart, the slwt night
The daylight conies arwr.
And high in the en.-t th" morning l.lcv.v -,
A dower like your fu"c.
The lark's cry rings mi l the linnet sing ,
Sweetheart, as the sly gr.i-.vs brigli1,
As faiut and far fades the last pale siar,
Sweetheart, good night!
Winthrop Packard, In Muiis-y"s Maga;!uo.
HUMOR 01' THE DAT.
There is a charming elasticity abonL.
a girl ot eighteen rprings. TexH
Siftings.
The cold ham is far more we'eomo
to the unlucky than tho "cold shoul
der." Puck.
The burden of ono mau is a bag of
gold, whilo tho burden of another is
an empty pockctbook. Dallas News.
Co to the sen. nthletic one.
Nurves, health and strength to rea.M;
For saud and grit you'll tin 1 galor 1
Au l mussels on the bcaeli.
J udgo.
Sho (dreamily) 'Wnly fancy a
mouth froiu to-dav wo shall be mar
ried." llo (absently) "Well, let'
be happy whilo wo can." Illustrated
Bits.
"It is the hand that cradles the
rocks," crooned Old Rulliou, glo'Uin-r
over tho contents of his strong box,
"that moves the world." Chicago
Tribune.
The now woman may not be able to
sharpen her own lead-pencil, but bIiu
has tho paragrophor ou tin jump just
now keeping a point ou bis. Youkeri
Statesman.
Daggot "I wonder what's the mut
ter with Cirowium to-dav?'' Naprget
"Why, is ho sick?" Daggot-Xo;
he seems to be all right to-day."
Boston Courier.
Though I tak. mo jiciue at nl.g'it
To give me a big uppetiie,
I'd ratlrir have cake any day,
To take my anpjtit..' away.
rue:,-.
Bigheud "Thoy say a man should
never look a gift horse iu tho mouth."
Wisely "That is very true. Ho
knows nothing of its habits aul it
might bite him." Truth.
"ilevo a goo 1 time at tho lecture?"
"Now, didn't amount to shucks. Hit
subject was 'Anoieut Greeoo' au l ho
never ouca mentioned tho price 0
pork." Dausville Breezj.
Optician (to his new clerk) "Now,
in sending out those price lists write
the addresses as small as possible, k
that thoso reading them may feel how
badly they ueel glasses." Tit-Bits.
Said Jones: ''I thin't th.) Iu liau
Who follows out his Lieu!
Would nialie a goo 1 detect iva for
Hi s always ou tho cent."
-Truth.
Ready and Williuj: He -"Will
you marry me?" She "Certaiuly."
Ue "Thanks. I was afraid you wero
going to say it was too sti bleu." Sho
"It coiildu't be." Washington
Star.
Piano Tuner "Good day, madam;
1 came to tuue your piano." Pianist V.
"But I did not send for yon."
Piano Tuner "I kcow, but your next
door neighbor did." Memphis Seim
cter. A correspondent nskc "What
should a bow-logged mm do?" This
is a hard question to auswer, but
whon he hasu't got auythiug else to
do he should be wlooping for wider
styles iu trousets. Texas Siftings.
"I wonder," said a young-lady,
"why Hj'iuen is always represented us
carrying a torch?" To which her
bachelor uncle sueeringly responded :
"To indicate that ho always makes it
warm for people who luarrv. " Tit
Bits. "Of course," said the practical girl,- .
"there is such a tliiug os love at
sight." "I'm so glad to hear you say
it," replied her romiutio friend.
"Yea but I'd always advise giving it
at least thirty days to settle, just the
same." Washington Star.
E!sio "Yes, dear, my hii dmud is a
doctor, aula lovely fellow, but hois
awfully ubseut-uiiu 1 )d. " Ada "In
deed!" F.lsio "Only fancy ! During
tho marriage ceremony, wheu hj gave
lue the ring, ho felt my pulse uu I
asked 1110 to put out iny tongue."
Ada" Well ho won't do the lattel
aguiu." Tit-liits.
Steiuitz, the chess player, some
times becomes so absorbed iu confid
ing a problem that ho will tdaud fit ill
iu the most crowded thoroughfare. It
is related of him that ou ono o'cimo.i y'
he caused such an obstruction that a
policeman told him to move ou. "Kx
cuse me," replied tin champion ab
sently, "but it is your move." Argo
naut." OVilsiu."
Tu s c :u 11 j'j.jsi name in tlio now
British Parliament is Wilson. No
fewer thau c-i.Ut guutloii:u o I tint
uacjj hivj scoured vle.'tiou tj tit.
Sleuheu's. The task of distinguish
ing between them will bo souiewu.it
UiUieult, especially us livo havo tho
same C'hiistiuu name ol John. Next
to Wilson the most common mine is
Smith. There are live Smiths iu tliu
House, not rccliouiug Mr. Smith
Barry. There is ouly oue Brown, aud
but two Jouetes, aud a solitary Robinson.