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FORI Chiof Justice Judd, of Hawaii, hopes for Union with the United States tho island republic to beoome either a "Federal Distriot or a Torritory." Marshall Yumagnta, of Jnpnn, think Hint this is tho most wonderful coun try niiilor the bud, and says that it is tlio only Nation in tho world that doos not uooil an army. Tho Chiongo Iutor-Ocoon says I "The civilization that oon photograph tho invisible should not despair of finding ont what is tho real oanso and practical enre of crimo," Engeno V. Dobs was invited by the Chiongo University students to nd ilross thorn, but the faculty wouldn't allow it. They think Dobs is a dan it erous man, explains tho Now England Homestead. Chicago is very niuoh afraid that Canada might invade her, in case of tronblo with England, and is loudly demanding a big share of the cash ap propriated for fortifications. What's the matter with the brick battleship, Illinois? asks the New Orleans Vi cay n no. It is tho annonnoed purpose of An drew Carnogio to make of Pittsburg tho "art centre" of Araorioa, by an , nunual "salon" exhibition after the manner of tho Paris Salon. To induce the world's artists to send piotnres for exhibition he has docided to give CjO.OOO a year for tho purchase of prizu winners. Buffalo Bill is said, in Farm, Field onj Firosidb, to be the best known Amorioaa eitizon. In Germany ho ie looked upon as a general, in France, Euglnnd and Ireland as the moat prominent residential candidate, and iu Spain and Italy as a onbiuot offioer taking a tour for his health. Tho members of tho Wild West Show aro looked upon as the courtiers in hi 'train typical Amorioan gentlemen. New cures for consumption oontinuo to be proposed, notes the Patbflndor. None has so far proved a spcoifio onre, invariably stiooosBful or exolusively ncoiptcd. Consumption appears to be tbo worst enemy of man's health in this day, ami it is probably increas ing. It is. thcue serious considera tions that are urging scientists to etudy more closely tho pathology of tho lungs. Nature abhors nnhoalth and as soon as wo learn how to make tho conditions right it will bo as easy to reform a pair of lungs as to set a broken arm, In Australia thoy are exploiting a whale cure for rheumatism, which is f aid to be cfiectivo, though disagree able. It was discovered by a drunken man, relates tho New York Frees, who was staggering along tho boaoh near the whaling station at Twofold Bay, and who, seeing a dead whale out open, took a header into the decomposing blubbet. It took two hours for him to work his way out, and he was then not only sober, bnt cured of his rheu matism. Now, thoy say, a hotel has boen built in the neighboring town of Eden, where rheumatio patients wait for tbo arrival of a whale in order to tako blubber baths. Only one lighthouse iu ninety miles from Sandy Hook to Atlantio City, aud several boats, inoluding lha liner St. Louis, Lavo lately run on the bcaoh in that stretch, cxoluiins tho New York Dispatch. Only one light house for tho Long Inland shore ap proach to Sandy Hood for sixty miles and ovor, where numerous wreoks are beaolied and strew the coast every year. Is the approach to the greatest harbor iu tho world properly pro ' tected considering the dangerous Bunds waiting to hold any craft unfor tunate enough to get ashoro aud con sidering the enormous tonnage and its value that has to reach this port by running the gauntlet of the Jersey ami Long Island sands? A State organization of the school boards of Minnesota has been formed. There ore similar organizations in 1 1 1 i xoie, Wisconsin, Iowa, Texas and Pennsylvania, aud a National conven tion, the first, will be held in Buffalo this year, in connection with the Na tional Teachers' Association, The purpose in the organization of these State associations of eobool boards ii fb gather and exchange opinions aud decisions. Without suoh organiza tion, it 'f argued, school boards are iudc .t bodies, each acting upou y j ' , ".ebt judgment, and knowing Ji''.o or nothing of the radtbods of tilber boards. School teachers aud tuperinteudeuts have their conven tions and exchange of ideas, aud it is equally desirable that members of rohool boards should have au oppor tunity of educating themselves for their duties. THE OL.D CHURCH BELL. t hangs to-day where it has hung for fifty yours or more. But some who loved Its sliver tones the churchyard covers o'er, And many are the tlmos since then, with doop and solemn knoll, Has tolled for dear depart od ones the Old Church Boll! Within a latticed tower It swings, high Up above the street, And every Sabbath morn Is hoard the muslo clear and sweet Which floats above tho village roots, and over hill and dell, Upborne upon the vngrant wind, from the OM Church Boll! Full many a change tho hand of time has In the village wrought. And passing years have ofton been with grlof and anguish fraught) Tot age has never changed Its tones, and years cannot dispel The maglo of the muslo from the Old Charon Boll! Bines It was placed within the tower in days of long ago, Tbo tempests wild have round it raved, and many a driven snow Hits sifted through the slats up there, and mantled as It fell In robes of whltolts dwelling place, and the Old Church Bell! Though gone from earth and earthly things forever passed away The faithful ones who lovod whtlo here Its summons to obey How rout beyond the tide of time, with rap tnre long to dwell,'. Po there tholr footsteps guided wore by tho Church Bell! THE THROOP GIRLS. BT EMMA A. OPPKR. 'M wondering how the Throop girls will get along with Miss Chip man," said Mrs, Mosoley to her caller. Sho look ed over at two houses across the street, a largo white one and a little yellow one. "Tho Throops have just moved here," she ex plained, "from Underbill. There's just Phoebe and Daisy and their father. I've got a sistoi in Underbill, and Sho says they're she knows them. good girls, and smart as stool trans. Thoy'vo got ambition. They Want to go to the Normal School at Bradley, and get an education a ad teach sohool. "I'm kind of curious to see how they'll make out neighboring with Augusta Chipman," said Mrs, Moscly, with another chuokle. At that very moment tho Throop girls wore seated in Miss Chipman's best room, in whose dimness their bright young facos shone out like stars. .Thoy were returning Miss Chip man's formal oall ; which they had not enjoyed muoh. It had been a business oall, any how, Phoebe said. Miss Chipman had informed them that she had more apples and potatoes than she could use herself, and that she oould aooommodute them with those articles, at the market jirioe. Accordingly, they had brought a peck measure with them. "We, would like some apples," said rboobe. "We thought we would make bird's nost pudding for supper." "You do all your house work, I un derstand," said Miss Chipman, Sho was middle-aged. She wore her hair drawn back tightly and gathered into a diminutive knot. - "Ob, yes," Daisy answered, "and go to school." "We want to go through the high sohool here and go to the Bradley Nor mal," said Phoebe. "We want to be teachers," Daisy explained. "Good ones." They chatted away cheerfully for some time. Then they followed Miss Chipman down to her well btookod cellar. Miss Chipman looked sidewise at tho meas ure they had brought. "We thought we d take a peck," said Phoube. "They're selling at thirty-five cents," said Miss Chipman. "I er 1 gouerally use my own measures." She picked up a peck measure, filled it with rosy Northern Spies and emp tied it into their measure. Phoebe Hushed hotly. Daisy bit her lip. Phoebo paid her, and they made short work of getting up the cellar stairs. "Come again," said Miss Chipman. "Thank you," said Phoebe, stitUv. When the door had closed behind them the Throop girls looked at each other. "Did you ever I" Phoebe ejaculutod. "The mean, horrid old thing ("cried Daisy. "Did she think our measure held more than we said?" "She seemed to I" - "I believe hers has a false bottom," Daisy avowed. "Oh, no," said Phoebe, though her heart burned within her, "She hon est, I suppose." "But menu," Daisy subjoinud. "P'isou mean I I've a great good iniud to tuku her old apples right BtraiKbt baok to her I" But there wus supper to be consid ered, Phoobe stirred the batter aud Daisy sliced tho apples. The padding was a great sucoess and their lather praised it. The Throop girls did thoif faithful best to make a cheorfal horn, for tboir father, who worked hard, and did for them all his scant means allowed, And to-night they bravely buriod Miss Chipmarl ftnd her pock measure fathoms deep beneath thoir happy talk and laughter. lhore come a knock at tbo door When thoir father had gone downtown aftor auppor. Tho visitor was Ozro Martin, from tho poorhonse two miles away, a half-witted fellow, long and loose-jointed with an unkempt mop of re a nair and a ludicrously twisted lace, lie came to tho village frequent lt begging his meals from house to house, lie had applied to the Throop girls before successfully and he bore thotil in mind, for he had some email shrewdness in his witless noddle. Phoebo lot him have a chair by the stove and the remaider of. the bird s nest pndding. "Shtopped in to Mish Chipman's, ncksht hough," said Ozro, in his own peculiar speeoh, " 'n she wouldn't give a pore follnr nuthin' t . She'sh drefful mean, she inn." He looked spiteful. "We know that," said Daisys warm' lyi "She's fearfully stinirv. "Shtingrl that'sh it," Ozro agreed. "She'd ought to be arreshted 'n put in the jail I" Malice gleamed from his dull eyes. "Pleasant ovoning, isn't it?" said Phoebe, considering that enough had boen said about Mis. Chipman.; Buf Daisy could not forget her, When Ozro had gobbled tho pudding and departed, and they had spread their books and slates on toe table and plunged into thoir "homo work," Daisy gave signs of a wandering mind. Now and again she tittered Bpasmodi oally, and at laBt she jumped tip and bolted off with a gleeful and mysteri ous "Wait a mlnuto !" She came dancing back after a littlo. diggling triumphantly, she sot down before Phoebe a small plate. On it was a half on apple, impaled npon which, by means of a matoh, was a slip of paper, and on the paper jwas written : "Dear Miss Chipman Wo are afraid that you gavo as half an apple too much, and wo beg to roturn it. "Phokbb and Daisx Thboop." "I'm going over and leavo it at her door," Daisy declared. "Daisy Throop I" Phoebo gasped, in shocked remonstrance. But sho hid her laughing face. "I am," said Doipy, "and yon'ro'go ing with roe. She'll find it in the morning, Como on 1" "Wo mustn't," Phoebe protested. "Yes, we mnst. She was mean, you know she was I Sho deserves it. It'll do her good." She pulled Phoebe 'to the door by main force. They ran out, bare hood ed, and climbed the fenoe in the dark ness and made thoir way through Miss Chipman's lawn and their suppressed giggles trailed behind thorn. "We'll leave it right horo at the kit chon door," Daiey whispered. "She'll find it in the morning." Sho orcpt to tho door and set the plate down softly. Sho felt her sister's hand clutching hers. "Look 1" Phoebe cried. The woodshed adjoined tho kitohon at the rear. Its door stood open, and within they saw a strange, bright glare. They rushed to the spot. Something loomed up blackly before them a tall figure standing on a barrel. A fright ened yell burst from tho apparition. "Who'sh that, I Bhay?" a familiar voice quivered in shrill terror. The fiery light shone on tho red hair and the pale, skewed face of Ozro Martin. He stared at them ; thon, with a ohokod and stammering word,- he clasped hia queer face in his lean hands, jumped off the barrel and loped off into the darkness. A smell of kerosone filled tho shed, and tho rafters had caught the blazo of a burning mass of something which Ozro Martin had been stuffing in among them. "Bun I get some water," Phoebe cried, aud while Daisy ran she mounted the barrel and tore at the burning mass. It was a bundle of rags soaked with kerosene. A few minutes later Miss Chipman, hearing peculiar noises at the baok of the house, dropped the paper she was reading by her sitting room fire, took ths lamp and her pistol out of the bureau drawer iu her bedroom, and marohed out to ths woodshed. If it was burglars Miss Chipman felt equal to them. She threw open tho 'shed door. "For tho laud's sake I" she ut tered. The Throop girls stood thero to gother. Thoir hands and their faces were strangely blaokeuod, water dripped from their hair and from their clothos. All around them lay a litter of charred fragments. The air reeked with tho odor of kerosene. "It was Ozro Martin. lie was try ing to set your house afire. We came over for for something, and we caught him doing it," said Phoebe, facing Miss Chipman with a tremulous smiie; she was holding one hand in a pail of water. "He'd got those old rags and dipped them in your oil can aud crammed them up there among the beams and set luoin atire," Boid Daisy. "It's all out," said Phoebe, reassur ingly, for Miss Chipman had grown very pale. "Every smitchl" said Daisy. "I brought water from the pump and we threw it, and Phoebe pulled tho rags out She's burned her hand." "Never mind," Phoebe murmured. "Never mind?" said Miss Chipman. "Como iu here I" Sho drew them into the kitchen. She tilled a basin with warm water and brought soap aud towels, and when the girls hal washed away their sooty stains aud dried their dump locks and dresses as bout they could, bIio took a bottle of Bttlve Irom u cupboard au I carefully annointed and bound np Phoebe s burned hand. All this she did without speaking one word. Then she sat down heavily and stared at the Throop girls' grave eyes set in A pale fade. "xou'rd two sihart girls'. You rd noble girls! This honso would have burned down if it hadn't been for you," she said. "And my insuranoo ran out yesterday, and I hadn t writ ton to the company to renew it. I was going to-morrow. Such careless ness! And you have saved me. Saved me every penny of $2000." "I ra bo glad, Miss Chipman, Bald Phoebe, sincerely. Miss Chipman looked moved and softened and al tered, She did not look like the Miss Chipman who had sold them the northern spies; Daisy was opening and shutting her mouth uneasily. "I'm afraid I'm to blame for it some, Miss Chipman," Bbe faltered. "Ozro Martin wanted to burn your house up out of spite. Ho thought you were mean beoauee you wouldn't give him any supper, and he came to our house, and and I sympathized with him. I told him you were mean and" "Daisy 1" cried Phoebe. But Miss Chipman laughed outright, "Well, go on," she said. "I will go on," said Daisy. She sat straight and stiff, and a red spot burned in either cheek. "I'll tell it all. I I I'll go and get it." She stopped to the door, fumbled on the step ontside, and returning, set before Miss Chipman a plate contain ing half an apple, "There I" ehe said. "1 did it. Phoebe didn't want me to, but I did, and I made her coma with mo, and wo left it there at tho uVor, and that's how we came to see Ozro Martin set ting the honso a-fire I had to tell you; Thore I" Miss Chipman read tho words sorawled npon the paper. And read them again. "Oh, doar," Phoobe groaned, in an agony of distress and wretchedness. "Oh, dear 1" But Miss Chipman was smiling. It was a grim sort of smile, "I've just a word or two to say for myself, dears," she said, gently. "I offered Ozro Martin some doughnuts, made fresh to-day, but ha said ho couldn't eat doughnuts without coHbc, and he went off sulky, "And abont tho apples maybe 1 shouldn't say a word to excuse it, for I know just how terribly mean it looked to yon. But yon see, I got into the habit of using my own measures when those shiftless Durfees lived where you do. They'd come over here for apples and summer vege tables and milk, and bring dishes to hold twice as muoh as they'd ask for or pay for, and expect me to fill them np. And they'd borrow, and never pay back. I despised their shiftless, dishonest ways, and I took means to protcot.mysolf.JAnd my peck measure was one. "But there isn't an atom of Durfeo about you. I knew that the minute I set eyes on you. And I made up my mintf, after you'd gone home with tho apples, that I'd come over and explain to you how 'twas force of habit, my using my own peck measure, and that you needn't be afraid I'd do it again. I was terribly ashamed of it. "I know I'm a stingy, hard old wo man," Mies Chipman declared, But somehow, tho Throop girls felt like speaking right up -and denying it. "I've got the reputation, and I guess I deserve it.' I've lived here alone so long that .I've got warped and selfish and mean, and I know it. "Aud here you've saved my house from burning. Saved me from an aw ful misfortune. It's no use for no to tell you how thaukful lam. It's coals of fire, and I hope it'll do me good I "I'm as glad as I can be that you've come here, dearies. I guess what I need is something young and bright and sweet around me, to warm mo up. I hope we'll be real good friends. I like you, and I want you to try to liko me. " And there were tears in Miss Chip man's eyes. "There I" she said. "Now, do you like plum preserves and oandied cher ries and fruit cake? Wo will have some, dears." "Well 1" said Mrs. Moscley, some weeks later, "if I ever I I wouldn't have believed it. "I wondered, along to tho first, how the Throop girls would got along with Miss Chipman. "Get along with her? Why, friond ly ain't the word for it. They're thick. The Throop girls are over there halt the time aud I see Miss Chipman going over to the Throops' twice a day, sometimes. The Throop girls have knit her a blue head ooarl, and she wears it; wears it all over town. She that never wore anything before but a black bonnet." But Mrs. Mosely was in total ignor ance concerning Mi.is Chipmau's peck measure and the remarkable train of events whioh had resulted from her having used it one too many times. ".She's pretty near a new woman, Augusta Chipman is. Those Throop girls have done her a sight of good, that's the long and the short of it They do say she's going to help 'em through the Bradley Normal school, that they're so crazy to get to. I wouldn't have believed it, a spell back, but now Well, I don't know us it's quite a miraole, but it's next thing to it." Atlanta Constitution. When Birds Court. "All birds courts in the spring," says Olive Thorue Miller, "although it has been discovered by recent il vestigations that tho majority of them keep the same mutes for life. Never theless, when that season comes around each year the male bird goes tbroii'-rh tho haruo demonstrations and iiiaUuH lively cllurl lu charm bit spoil anew." THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE. STORIES THAT ATtE TOLD ET THB FUNMT MEN OF THB PHES3. A Model For Alt Thomas Knew DlfTorcnt Now How to 1Ook In. tellectual Hetlrlng, Ktc, Ktc. Oh, busy Bee! In many a lay Doth many a bard thy praises sing, For gathering honny ail the day. Booause thou llkeet that sort of thing. Xnt, no reproach, art thon, O Boo! To those that idly take their ea-wi They, cheerful worker, are like thee la that they do Just what they pl' Bin. I'uek. TnOMAS KNEW. Teacher "Where is tho capital of Great Britain, Thomas?" Thomas "Most Of it's in this coun rj?" Chicago Record; 'diftere-Vi wrrw. . ' "Papa, what is a historical e'potS?" "It is a period of time that used to cover ages, but now it runs along any where lroma week to ten days, ' ttETIRlNO. Mistress '"Maryj 1 don't approve of your entertaining your young man in tho kitchen." "Well, mum, he's too shy to come in the parlor." Life. A FRIGHT. Jimeon "Havo you a dog?" Smithkms "Well, I guess I We've got one my wife embroidored on a tidy that wo hang out on the porch, and it frightens the tramps cpeecbloss." How to tooa intellectual, "That Miss Daweon is a stupid look ing girl." "Yes, isn't she?" ''Somebody ought to pOrsuado her to wear eyeglasses." Chicago Beoord. KOT NECESSARILY. "The faoe," said the proverbial boarder, "is an index to the mind." "Then," said the Cheerful Idiot, "if a woman's face is 'made np, is it a sign that her mind is in the same con dition," Indianapolis Journal. A victim of HAnrr, Elder Berry "I believe I told you Joblots used to be a sohool teacher?" Dr. Thirdly "Yes. What of it?" Elder Berry "Ever Binoe ho got into the church he has been urging a change of text books, " Judge. A SIMILE FLAN. Mr. Youngman (after long thought) "Is there any way to find out what a woman thinks of you, without pro posing ?" Mr. Benedict (absently) "Yes, make her mad." New York Weekly. CARRIED THE AIR AWAY. "You have a fine climate here," said the visitor to a resident "Such a bracing air I" "Yes," replied the resident, gloomily, "but them there bicyclists come along and pump the air into their pneuma tio tires and carry it off." Truth. ma COMPLAINT. Landlady "Havo you given up your wheel, Mr. Jones?" "Boarder "I haven't been riding much lately. I find that it doesn't agree with me." Landlady "How?" Boarder "It increases my appo :e." Puck. tite, THE WAX OF THB WORLD. The Pitcher "It makes me tired to hear some of them duoks talk." The Catcher "What are thoy sayiu'?" . Tho Pitchor ".lero I didn't lot a mau get to first, aud them fellers are tell in' each other bow the mascot won tho gamo." Puck. "wny?" hue ahkrd. Mr. Bloobumper "My dour, you have un irritating habit of asking 'Why?' after every statement 1 made. Now won't you try to break yourself of tho habit?" Mrs. BloobumpeJ "Why.ecrtaiuly, my love. I'm sure I didn't know I did. I'll certainly try to break myself of the habit, as you suggest But why?" Judge. F0LL0WI.N0. INSTRUCTIONS. Younglovo (admonishingly) "Now tbat you'vo opened a bank account, you must bear in mind that the cheeks must not bo signe I with any ol your pet dimiuutives. Just settlo on one name, and a so that aud no other." Mrs. Younglovo (plaintively) "AU right dear. I'll just sign 'Maude;' but 1 dou't see how they're going to identify me by tint 1" Puck. . A CAREER STARTED. "1 have beou thinking for a long time," she said, with a serious ex pression which contrasted strongly with her usual airiness, "that 1 ought tc havo some serious purpose in life, So I have decided to go iuto litera ture." "You intend to pursue it seriously, do you V" . "Yes, indeed. I've bought a lovely Louis XVI, desk and I've got some ol tho most exquisite stationery you ever saw. Mother gave me a gold pen and a mother of pearl penholder, aud I have just the prettiest silver iukstuud 1 All covered with filagree work, you know." , "You are cortuiuly well equipped." "Yes," bhe replied serenely, "i'vo got a splendid Mart. All I havo to do now is to Bit down toiuo time and think up a piece to write." Washington Star. Whalebone grows dealer ouch year, and is now worth its weight in silver. SL'IEXTiriC AXD INDUSTRIAL. Virginia possesses the greatest mag nesium mines in the world. The eyes of birds that fly by night are generally about double tho size of day birds, The Bortillon system for identifying criminals by measurements has been adopted by the New York City Folic Board. If human dwellings wero constructed on the same proportionate scale as the ant-hills of Africa we should be living in houses a mile high. An odd observation of Gilbert White, confirmed by recent writers is that pheasant oocks invariably crow, s il in answer to a challenge, at the sound of artillery or thunder. It is evident, according to the American Machinist, that wheels Con structed on the principle of the bioyclo wheel ate not suited for nse in ordinary three and four wheel Vehicles since they are planned to sustain vertical strest -"nly, and aro altogether un fitted for lateral straiu sotk w other vehicles are subjected to. A Frenchman has invented a record ing attachment for the piano, for the use of composers, by whioh each key, when struok, leaves a mark on a atrip of slowly-moving paper. By means ol this contrivance improved musio may be transcribed and fleeting ideas caught that, perhaps, it would bo im possible for the oomposer to recall and commit to paper. Plateau, a Belgian experimenter, throws doubt on the assumption that insects are strongly attracted by bright and contrasted colors in flow ers. Showy dahlias, hiddon beneath leaves and colored paper seemed to be visited by bees and butterflies quito as often as the exposed flowers. It is ooncluded that perception of odors is the insects' chief guide. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company finds that its electrio loco motives are more expensive than those driven by steam, the former costing thirty-eight cents per engine-mile, while tho cost of tho latter is but twenty-three cents. However, as in all other respoots the nse of oleotricity in the tunnel has givon far more satis faction than that of steam, the former will be continued. Usually skeletocs of prehistorio peoples are found near the surfaoe. Except in the high mounds of the Mississippi valloy they are seldom more buried than ton feot deep. So it is interesting to note that an ex cellently preserved skeleton was found at Atlantio Highlands, N. J., twenty two feet below tho present surfaoo, accompanied by pipe, tomahawk, drinking cup, shells and other ar tides. Discovered Pigmies iu Africa, Donaldson Smith, the young phy sioian who has been on an expedition to Lake Rudolph, Africa, arrived in New York from London on board the American line steamer St. Louis yes terday afternoon, aud last evening reuohed his home in this city, says the Philadelphia Times. Perhaps of the greatest popular in terest is his discovery of many new tribes whose existence was previously unknown. Among these is a race of Eigmies, the fact of whose discovery as cause! a commotion iu scientific circlos. Thoso curious peoplo are of African type. Although of great phy sical beauty, with well-formed limb?, they are barely removed from animals. Late in life, they settlo down aud marry. Thcso remarkable peoplo aro all betwoen four and livo feet high aud live in primitive conical huts. Their only industry is corn raising and the rearing of sheep aud goats. They are born hunters. In warfare they use poisoned arrows, tho wounds inflicted by which prove fatal within an hour. Salt Iu History. The necessity for salt among aborig inal races must have been paramount, for nature craves it. Salts of soda are to be found in all animal and vegeta ble substances man uses, but it does not seem to be so assimilable as sodio chloride. Primitive Americans were certainly fortuuate, because sources of salt far away from the seuboard aro fairly numerous. ,The work of procur ing salt must have fallen in a largo measure on women. There was a Mex icau goddess who was honored as tho salt givor. Bancroft, in his Azteu studies, tolls how an Aztoo king kopt the Tlascalas without salt for years, until they aoknowlodged his sover eignty. Frout Positive. A Sootsraan who wanted to learn what profession ho would have his son enter, put him into a room with a theological work, an apple and a six penny piece. If ho found him when he returned reading the book, he in tended to make a clergymau of him ; if eating the applo, u lariur, and if interested in tho inouoy, a banker. When be did returu ho found tho boy sitting on the book, with the six pence in his pocket, and tho applo al most devoured. "That settles It," said the kceu Scotsman, "tho lad's a boru lawyer, 1 can easily sec," Sun Francisco Ex aminer. Peculiar Way to (.liuii Cut u Llviiii.". Thero is a m.iu with au o tiled on West Twenty-eighth street who Is grinding out u living iu a peculiar way. Ho conducts a bur'Juu of nomen clature. His specialty is to iianio titles for all sorts of plays. Of course, ho must read the plays lirst. Many authors who aro unable to conceive au appropriate title for their pluys go to this individual for it eutchy name. If tho play is a meivss he generally gets a huUdsoimt bonus in addition to his fee. Ho hai been iu tbo business tor 8c vt u year, an I ho says "lily two of tlio plays wnuh ho named Jjavo gouu under. ,Nc i'orU W nl I. THE OOOSE FEA.YHEH. (An American Indian 8ncg.) Block lake, blaek lake The wild goose hid within ths brake; The string upon my bow fll loose, The arrow slipped and missed the goose, lie heard my step and flew fwayi I found a fenthor where he n. Arrow thin, arrow thin I struck the black goose-foatber In, Blaek hike, blank lake A goose lies dead within the bmke. This morn his own black foather whirred, And sped the shaft that killed the bird. Charles A. Collman, in Century, - HUMOR OF THE DAY. "A scrap of history" Tho battle of Gettysburg. Life. It is risky to praise a woman's hus band to hef, and still moro risky to disparage him. The fashionable tailor has dicovered that his oustomers dwell in tho land of promise. Puok. Never judge a man by the coat ho went. Ho may have borrowed it for the occasion. Life. ' The tow made about a good many ' things is a good deal greater than tho things themselves. Puckv M -,. Many of the self-made men ought to try again, and get a faoial manipula tor to assist them. Adams Freeman. Some men's way of flattering them selves is to exaggerate the cleverness of those who cheat thorn. AtchisoU Globe. Time may be monoy, but it is aston ishing how long a follow will hanff around to borrow si small amount. Truth. Brush your baby's hair upward, and it will grow curly. How wo wish our mother had known this 1 Atchison Globe. Most any man will esteem himself linger enough to sing in church, and be moro respectful elsewhere. Adams Freeman, "A Nutmeg History" is the title of a new book. Some histories aro great, but this suggests a grater. Norris town Herald. i For all we know, tho gaudy butter fly may have momenta iu which it re grets tho fine times it had as a cater pillar. Puok. ' She "They roust havo quarreled . yesterday." He "What makes you think so?" She "He's so attentive nowl" Chicago Record. Tommy "Paw, isn't man the lord of creation?" Mr. Figg "Most of the time. But not when house-cleaning is going on." Indianapolis Journal. When a young woman "throws her self at the head cf a young man," it is pretty strong evidence the latter is "a good catch." Norristown Herald. That Settlod It: Alberta "I boo that Miriam and Mr. liort whistle's" en gagement is off." Alethea "Yes; he bought a bicycle that wasn't tho sumo make as hers." Puck. A Laporto (Ind.) oouple kept their marriage a socrot for eight years. What makes tho affair more roiuark able is that tho youug lady was cot deaf and dumb. Norristown Her ald. First Spinster "What do you think the coming man will belike?" Second Spinster (wearily) "Oh, I don't know, I don't believe he's coming. I have given up looking for him." Harper's Bazar. A Coronal Ion Procession. Miss Mary Graoe Thornton, daugh ter of the British Ambassador, de scribes the ooronation of Alexander III. of Russia in ths May Century. The writer Bays: "I was certainly dis appointed in the bit of prooession that I looked forward to most tho i'Doputes dos Feupladcs Asiutiques soumises a la Russie,' which promised to be the most original, something that one could see in Russia only. Tho opening of the procession was char acteristic ; Kozlov, the head of the police, and twelve policemen. Thon came tho Emperor's private escort, very handsome in red and gold, two Cossack regiments, the Cossack depu ties, aud my friends the Asiatics. No wonder I didn't find thorn imposing; for just as they were passing the bands struck up the National hymn, the horses started, aud tho deputies became a confused mass clinging to their horses' manes. Tho owner of a very beautiful yellow Bilk dressing gown all their costumes looked liko drussiug gowns- kept his head anl his seat; but I saw tho Khan of Khiva's hugo blaok fur hat bobbing up and down in a most un-khann-y way." Tlu Largest Olive (itovo. Throo of the largest olive groves in the world are plautiug iu Southern California. One grove, of 400 acres, iu Orange Couuty, will contaiu 40,000 trees. Another, near Colton, will havo 34,000 trees, aud the third, near Po mona, will have 24,000 trees. There is more olive planting iu California this season than at auy previous time, the boom beiug due to the increased popularity of California olives in American markets. Tho olive crop of Southern Culiforcia lust season was (forth $120,000, aud the growers say that throo times the amount of fruit oould have boon sold. Now York Suu. A Pigeon's Costly Meal Tho other day at Vouioa a gentle man who was visiting that city bought tome Indian corn, with which he fed the historical pigeons iu tho Plazo Hun Murco. While tho birds were feeding, says the Londou News, a dia mond fell from tho riug he was wear ing and was immediately swallowed by uuo of tho pigeons. The gentleman put out his baud to try to catch the bird, but iu bo doing frightened tho whole Hock, which flow away to tho Doge's pttluoo. '." ... " 4 i
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