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S1.00 PER ANNUM. KEPUB The solid fortunes of the world ftra those based upon real estate. It costs $H.57 to raise on acre ol wheat in South Dakota, which, is lusa thnn in any other State. The annual increase of tho German Nation during the last five years has been more than five times as much as that of the French. Notwithstanding the progress of British hydrography, the last Blue Book of Boar-Admiral Wharton re ports as many as 20!) rocks and shoals dangerous to navigation discovered during the year 18!l(i. It is a pleasure for tho Chicago Times-Herald to iuto that even the highest class inusio is now within the reach of all. Fa lerowski says be will charge only $5000 a day to piny at pri- VUVO UlUSICHIur. ui.YV ni-ttnvMi. A writer in tho Frankfurter Zeitung jfOints ont that since the separation of the sexes in elementary schools has been carried out in Prussia, there has been nut an improvement but a dis liuct deterioration in the manners and conduct of tho pupils. General Lew Wallace says that after dttgeut search for a short name for the hero of his great book, he came across the name "Ilur" in the Book of Genesis, aud by aiding "Bon," which "rfl&His "tho son of," he obtained a uaiue both short aud odd. Cyprus, once the abode of tho god dess of love, is turning tea baser wor ship, notes tho Now rk Hun. It has been found that tho island pro duces black truffles not to bo distin guished in tastoor perfume from those of Ferigord. Tho best are found near Morfu, in the western part of the island. Bt. Louis people were treated one day to the odd sight of a gangof brick layers walling in the tenth story of a new building when the brick work from below had been -carried up only to the eighth floor. This was rendered possible by tho modern skeleton con struction, aud was done to utilize a double force of men. 1 . ! " ' 1 Progresso Italo-Americauo, of New York Cityj in au editorial on tho immigration question says that if a bill excludiug illiterates were passed it would exclude throe-fourths of those who would naturally como to this country from tho dominions of King Humbert. This is a very high pro portion, But it must be remembered, adds the New York Bun, that a large number of the Italiau immigrants como. from points south of Naples and from Sicily, the laud of olives aud brigands. Five million' dollars represents the value of our average monthly exports of live, cattle, dressed bocf aud beef products during the past eleven months, a substantial gain over a year ago. During May nearly 38,000 beef cattle were exported, and in eleven months 828,000 head. Our foreign trade in beef in most encouraging, but it would be- greatly eutarged were it not for thb irksome restrictions en forced by Frauee and Germany in response to the demands of the agri cultural clashes there. J.. . .. . ' - - J The American Agriculturist remarks: The English co-operative cougressi which hub been in session this month at Ferth, brought out more forcibly the astonishing success of co-opcrutiou in this country. The English whole sale society, which supplies nearly 2000 local co-operative stores, reports a gratifying increase in its business, while the Scottish wholesale society is doing seventy-live per cent, more trade this year than lust. These great whole Dale associations have such an excess of capital that they are employing it to manufacture their own goods. The success of those co-operative mauufuo taring enterprises is quite ustonishiug. Indeed, the whole movement bus now reached such headway that storekeep ers aud manufacturers are trying to t ipple or restrict co-operation. Tdiis I. not surprising when we reflect that e Scottish wholesale is doing a cash business of over $500,000 a week, while the English wholesale society's business reaches about 300,000 a yeur. . The eo-iiverutors are now turning their attention to agriculture, and during the past three years have established a great number of co-operative cream eries in Ireland to furnish butter direct to English consumers. Further co operation umoug furmers is being pluunod. The present position of co operation iu England is an inspiration for' all our Auioriei farmers, who realize that tho wirjoiit of our present difficulties is for our peoplo to take hold co-operatively to help themselves aud hel each other. THE HEARTSEASE. A beautiful golden pancy Blossomed sweet III a gnrden-bed, Coquetting with nil tho flowers Ah the moments of summer Hod, Till a buttnrlly enmn to woo lier; Then she spurned nil her lovers eld, As ho kissed her face With his rover's iimeo; But quickly Ills lovo grew cold. Bo off to a blushing ten-rose This flrklo gallant then flew, Wlillo tho poor little pansy, weeping, Haw tho sneers of tier friends who knew. Cut a soft wind blew townrds her A lover whom sho had seemed, And he soothed her grief, Till. In Kind relief. lie know slie no longer mourned. BOB ACTON'S ANNIE was tho smartest and best tempered wnitroBB iu the Morning Star Quick Lunch res taurant. Her pure white and prettily limned face, her delicate pink cheeks, her brisk carriage and her breezy tongue did much to swell the receipts of the es tablishment. The proprietor know this full well aud Faunie was the ob ject of much deference on his part. Ill Little Irish Beauty, as she came to be called by the imaginative youths whoso daily rations consisted either of "corned beef aud " or pork and " from Monday to Sat urday, hod marked more than one heart for her own. But tho very fa cility of her conquests scorned to make her indiilereut and that is why Bob Acton got dyspepsia. From the first be had been struck with her fresh face and dainty demeanor. She was so unlike all tho other waitresses; aud, to do him justice, Bob did not bear much of a moral resemblanco to the other men who aued for a smile from the "Little Irish Beauty." I3ob never could look any woman straight in the eyes as gallant men can, without crimsoning from ear to ear. When he durcd to cast a glance of votive tenderness toward Fannie, he did it at a moment of positive se curity from any return, even if she should be so magnanimous, which he uni not expect. Finally, one fortunate day, lie spilled his coffee over the the table cloth and Fannie rushed to his rescue. Bob was completely upset by his clum siness and his evident poignant re gret awoke a sympathy in Faunie s heart, which she expressed in her own sweet English, just properly tempered with an aristocratio Dublin brogue The leap had been taken and quite gracefully. Henceforward conversa tion was a matter ol course, but a course that wus sweet aud uuoomuion- place. Bob had noticed of lute that Fannie was growing thinner. Her cheeks were more brilliant, but feverishly so, and she seemed not quite as sparkling as of old. When he a'iked her one day quite anxiously whether -the was not a little ill, she replied quickly that she had never felt better. Bomohow even Bob's guilelessness could not swallow this aud he .began to guess at the cause of her change. Bob was au eminently practical busi ness man aud held a fairly paying po sition as salesman iu a foreign china- ware house. Nevertheless in the course of souiq traveling ho had man aged to devour a certain quantity of novels, which, strange to say, he be gan to recall at this particular period, He endeavored to remember what do scription the heroines received from their creators at the moment of their first real love. One book, which wus fresher than all the others iu his mem ory, pictured the , girl as becoming, "pale, HI ana distraught looking.1 At the time of reading, Bob had not looked up the meaning of "distraught," which word never in any connection had como to his acquaintance iu the china business. When he went home that night ho pulled down his dusty Webster and on one of its yellow leaves found the signification of the word. 'Tale, ill, distraught," mused Bob. I wouder if she is in any of them. She's not pale, but too flushed, aud that's almost as bud. She certniulv did seem to be ill to-day but, pshaw, that don't prove anything. She may have trouble at home. I kuow noth ing about her or her folks. There are u thousand and oue possible reasons, I in a fool and I m going to bed. Tho next morning the head of his firm asked Bob to step iuto tho office and said to him: Mr. Acton, the house has some very important busiuess to be trans aeted, and iu view of its proved reliuuce on your ability, the mutter will be given in your charge." Mr. Bunker, au affublo old gentle wan, was more than gracious to Bob who did not seem to enthusiastically receive his information. "I thank you, sir, for your trust iu me," Bob returned with au elTort at appearing happy. "But may I ask will this busiuess cull me out of town?' "Just a few miles," replied bis em ployer "smiling. "Across the ocean, Mr. Actou, aud if I remember rightly you once requested to make this trip.' For a moment Bob wus dumb founded: but his busiuess tact soon reasserted itself aud he rejoiued with a gratified smile. Mr. Hunker, the house does me too much honor I shall try to earn it iu the conduct of the mutters you wis to intrust to me. May I v,a when, dm expected start?" life Nestling close to her staneli defender, The golden one murmured low: "Your robes are of roynl purple; King of pnnslen you nre I know. Put my soul hreuthes a name more tender Tor the pence you have made my own, And Hcnrtsoao to mo You will ever lie. For tho seeds of content you've sown." Now, It happened one dny, a mortal. In passing the gnrden iiy, Bnw tho llowers wero decked more gnlly Thnn their wont; and he quostloued why, 'To-day Is King Heartsease weiKllug," They answered. 'TIs thus we know This monarch's name, Which hns grown to fame In this work-a-dny world below. Viola Winchester, in New York Home Journal. LOVE CHASE. 'If it is not requiring too much," is employer answered, we prefer you to leave by tho Now York on Sat urday next. It will aid us materially if you can be iu London by next week VI course, if Not at all, Mr Bunker,' inter posed Bob. "No inconvenience, I as sure you. It is now Wednesday, and if I might leave the office at once to begin my preparations " unite right," Mr. ituukcr re turned. "We'll dispense with you un til Friday morning, by which time your instructions will be all ready." A lew moments later Bob was seated at his desk striving mightily to finish nis morning mail in the shortest pos sioio time, ins aim, however, was not to rush home aud tell the folks that his long looked-for European trip had becomo a realization. Ho wished to reach the Morning Star aud say one word to tho little Irish beauty, that he hoped should persuado her to well. at, least, not to forget him, aud if it was not too great a demand, to ask her to write to him. But it was uoou before ho could get away from the olllce. llis first tier ously rapid steps brought him to a florist's, where he purchased a few roses, only just so many as he could carry in his pocket without injuring them. He would sooner have wheeled a baby carriage across City Hall Fark tuau carry those (lowers in his hand. On entering the restaurant Bob trembled, and the cold sweat stood on his brow. Ho foreshadowed to him self now the horror of going down tho church aisle with runuie leaning on his arm. Wouldn't it be awful? But still how rapturous! Fshaw, she 11 never have mo, ho murmured again to himself as he took his' accustomed seat. Here another qualm assailed him How could he give Fannie those roses without attracting everybody's atten tion? How iu the first place could he got them out of his pocket without tearing their tender petals asnuder? While he was iulgetiug over these thoughts, he heard what seemed familiar step behind him, and as the waitress reached his side, he whispered hoarsely without during to uplift his gaze. "Good morning, Fannie. "Sir?" was the interrogatory answer, The voice was strange. The tone incomprehensible from the sweet lips of tannic. Bob looked up staring. The next instant his eyes dropped aud an unpardonable mist clouded their fine gray hue. It was not Faunie! "Your order, please," the new wait ress demauded peremptorily. "Corn beef aud pork, stammered Bob, a great lump in his throat almost choking utterauce. "Corn beef an pork? queried the waitress. "You mean corn'beef an , don't you?" "les, confound it, muttered Bob. "Corned beef aud quail, if you like. " The new waitress slouched away iu high dudgeon and told ono of her co laborers that "the chump with the Willy-boy tie in the corner was a geezer." The other wuitress, a friend of Fan nie s, looked at tlie geezer aud im mediately went to his table. "Heard the news? she asked. "No," auswered Bob disconsolately. "Fauuio's quit. Got out lust night." "Whore's she gone? "Don't kuow. Nobody does. Not even the boss. She asked for her pay last night and wouldn't say why she was leavin or where she was goiu . Ahem! llol) oougued with an effort that burned his throat. "Say, Kitlie, please tell that now waitress that I don't waut that lunch. Here's the dime for it. Good morning." Dropping the coin on the table, Bob rose abruptly aud strode out of the restaurant, never hcodiug the word of inquiry which the proprietor bawled after him. He boarded a car, rodo up town to a favorite cafe where he ordered a dnuk over which ho sat musing for au hour without tasting it. During this time he wus torturing his bruin for some means by which he could trace Faunie. He did not know eveii her family name, her address or auvbody who was acquuiuted with her. He hud long ugo found that she pre served herself strictly incoguita to the other waitresses for which direction he had admired her much. Now he blamed her. There wus nothing to do but insert a "personal" iu tho papers. Although this seemed caddish, he did it. For three (lavs his advertisement was printed iu all the papers, but no una wer cuuie as lute as sailing time on But urduv morning. Happily, the weighty mutters with which his him hud intrusted In in ou cupiud the larger part of his thoughts, but whenever he dared forget them flock of uuheultliy melancholy ideas would swarm his brain aud render him miserable. He had confided a minimum of his secret to a fellow salesman with the injunction to watch for any response that might rome to his advertise ments. He also instructed him to re insert the "personal" from time to time. Al length the exciting moment came when "All hands ashore!" was bel lowed iu and out of every cranny and cubby hole of the steamship. The last laggards wero descending tho gang plank after long, melancholy fare- ells to friends, when Bob s confi dant, the assistant salesman, dashed aboard in furious hasto despite the Bailor's attempts to bar his way. "What is it?" cried Bob. "An answer," gasped the man, say ing which he flung a letter at Boh, and leaped madly back again without another word. The gang plunk was being hauled up. Bob made an attempt to jump on it aud go ashore. Luckily a sailor brushed him back with no gentle ges ture, and ho dropped inert on a coil of rope at his side. He had scarcely the courage to open the letter. Ho had never Been her handwriting before and yet it seemed familiar. What did he not suffer as each second drew him further away from the dock, further away from her side, for whose heart his own had bled bo long aud so silently! Why could she have not answered a day sooner? It was her fault if he had to leavo without seeing her and bidding her farewell at, what a sweet, sad, ten der one it should have been! "She must have had some valid ex cuse for her delay," Bob muBed as with a desperate effort ho encouraged himself to cut tho envelope open. The letter was written in u correct, bold baud, aud read: Dear Mr. Acton I do not know whether Ishould answer your personal or not, which I happened to see by some unheard-of chance, for I never read that column. Dut as I nm going to run away from you right after doing so, thero can be no danger. I should have left that restaurant months ago. In factshall I be so Immodest as to confess It? In fact ever since you enmo thero. Do you understand? Ten days ngo I received word that my mother who lives In Dublin Is very ill. I saw my only duty then and at once made up my mind to go to hor. I leave on the Now York to-morrow nud by the time you get this will be far down tho Hay. Bo forgive my freedom and don't please, think meanly of me, Yours sincerely, Fannie Lanoan. Bob's eyes ran across every line of the letter with electric quickuess. Hardly had ho finished it than he sprang to his feet aud run for a pas songer list. Ho read it through care fully three times, but I'annie s name was not ou it. Could futo have been so spiteful as to have let her miss the boat? He inquired of a steward whether she was ou board, described her to him, explained to him that sho was to have sailed, but that her name wus not on the list. "She may be in the steerage, sir, suggested tho steward. "Which way? Which way?" Bob asked impatiently. Following the steward's direction he rau below like a madman. rive minutes later he had found her aud was hugging hor as though they had not met iu years. Tho next day Faunie was transferred to the upper dock. Bob Acton was the happiest man on the whole Atlantio that evening. For two steamer chairs, liued with cosey rugs, on the leo side of the boat at i moonlight miduight is the most dan gerous place in the world to expose one s heart to a lady. Let yo who respect and cherish bachelorhood be mindful of this moral The Yellow Kid. What Your Teeth Can Tell. "It i possible," said a well-known dentist, "for a medical man to tell more of the disposition aud constitu tion of a person by tho teeth than by any other part of the body. ihe first thing that au army doctor does when a man is brought up for en listmeut is to look at his teeth. If they show any signs of decay, it is evident that the niau s constitution is delicate aud his services as a- soldier are im mediately declined. Men with irregu lar teeth teeth uneven aud imperfect are declined by medical men where there are arduous duties to perform It is said to be a sign of bodily weuk uess. "Another peculiarity noticeable in many persons is u spotted tooth. This is a tooth covered with dark specks and is usually found umoug persons o weak intellect; it is iu fuct.asign of in sanity. Large teeth show bruiniuess, more especially if they bo regular. set of perfect teeth is the surest sign of a good constitution. Cui-rem-y of I'Mlv.tliie. Busiuess is much transacted ID gold francs, there being much more French than Turkish gold iu circulu tion. Au anomalous linunciul condi tion exists iu that, iu smaller trausao tious, the piaster is the unit of value aud its value is vunuble. Thus in converting American gold into francs a loss of three and one-half per cent is sustained. If the conversion rmude iuto Turkish piasters, the loss is seven per cent. As so much of tho business is doue by local money changers rather thu lcgitiuiuto banking concerns, it dillicult to know the exact amount money iu circulation. Tho banking capital of Fulcstine is about $100,000. The actual amount of money iu circu lution bus been estimated, after cure ful inquiry, to be about SJ, 000,000. ItoMiiwuy Oi-4-liiirU. Fruit trees along highways aud even railrouds huve become u source of revenue to some German (States, and iu the Gruud Duchy of Luxeiu burg special classes are bold every yeur for instructing inspectors and road hands iu the planting aud cart) uf orchards, HE MEK11Y SIDE OF LIFE. STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. Puzzling Irfililein1.ni.ii. Llnemiw In Flitgrntitl I.np-Klilrit Kfiilvntnl rlmnged Feminine Wny.-Tlinrntigh Tpt-trtty (loot! Cine.. lug, KU-., Kte. Here Is n problem hnrd to prove, Of that there Is no doubt, Which takes less time to full in love; Or, whou in love, full out? Judge. l.apnu. I.lnguip. Physician "Put out your tongue." Patient "Oh, doctor, no tongue cun do justice to the torments I am suffering." Enquire Withiu. fn KliiKrnntl. Mrs. Church "Did you ever catch your husband flirting?" Mrs. Gotham "Ihot B the way I did catch him." Yonkers Statesman. Iteinlnl.renre.. "What was the longest engagomeut you ever took part in, colonel?" It lasted two years, and then the girl married auother fellow." Detroit Free Press. Lop-HIled. He "Do you think women are tho equals of men?" She "Yes; but I don t think men are tho equals of women." Columbus (Ohio) State Journal. lcntroylng the Kvblenre. "Why do you suppose people get married on their bicycles?" I hey probably ore trying to create the impression that they are well-bul-auced. " Detroit Free Press. Kqutvornl. Mr. Dunkane "They sny that he is as honest as the day is long." Mr. bhingiss "So is the burglar who works only after uightfull."- Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. Thorough Tent, "Can you tell me, Professor, if this amber jewelry is geuuiue?" Oh, that s easily determined. Soak it iu alcohol twenty-four hours. If it's geuuiue it will then have disap peared." Fliogende Blaetter. A lifliiiolntme..t. Bride (who has eloped) "Here is a telegram from papa." Bridegroom (auxiousl y ) "What does he say?" Bride "All is foixiven, but don't come back." Collier's Weekly. To Walk Away. Slowup "I heard Billings say to day that he was tho 'only pebble on the beach. " Dowuto "I suppose that is why ho let Johnston walk over hiin on the shore yesterday." New Y'ork Journal. Unfounded Critic l.m. Briggs "I was riding a wheel in Chi cago the ot'.-f day " The Purist "You mean bicycle, don't you?" Briggs "Mo, I don t. It was the Ferris wheel!" Cleveland Pluiu Deal er. lretty lioml CueMlng. "Well, there is one thing to be proud of; we have no class prejudice in this country." I guess you were never around when three or four sophomores got hold of a freshman." Washington Star. A ItUMJ. "Why do you have a plush chair on your piazza iu such hot weather, Miss Julia?" "We have to have it. We always offer it to men whom we don't care to havo stay all evening." Chicago Record. Changed Feinlnlne Way.. "I don't believe women sit around and say meuu things ubout oue another's dress us much as they used to." "They don't. They ride around aud abuse one another's wheels." India napolis Journal. ftoft Answer Tiirneth Away Wrath. Mr. Bcuhuiu "I wish I wero single again." Mrs. Beiiham "You horrid thing. What would you do if you were?" Mr. Beuham "Marry again." Mrs. Beuham "Oh, you darling thing." Modern Society. CluHMlllod. "Who are your leading citizens here?" asked tho man who was solicit ing for country histories. "Which," asked the farmer. "Your men of standing." "Oh, there's Bill Bright, Abner Bruutwistlo and and, oh, a lot more of 'em. They don't do nothin' but stand around the deepo all day." lu diuuupolis Journal. A Nor.llil Itt-n.on, "Old man, there is money in buying your wife a wheel," suid the mail whose fuce showed some traces of sor did greed. "Oh, there is?" asked the man of no particular character. "You bet there is. She may cat u little more, but she doesn't havo time to atop and look at the window bar gains." Cincinnati Enquirer. Kacellororii t.o Mad. llacehorses go ma 1, just like human beings, and un uttack of insanity, when a horse is inclined to madness, ulways succeeds a very exciting race or other strain on its nervous system. Tho great English thoroughbred, Oriue, the celebrated son of Ormonde, bus show u symptoms of madness ever since running un exciting race, iu which he exerted himself in the most extraordinary maimer to win. At pres ent Orme is raving mad, nipl piobubly will have to be shot. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. The common house sparrow flies at the rate of ninety-two miles an hour, Earl Duudoiiald has invented a new gnu carriage for Maxim guns which can bo used ou the roughest ground. Trofessor Aarperath, of the Cordoba Observatory, asserts that the moon is not a satellite of the earth, but a pri mary planet. Electrically welded steel barrels ore being made in England. They Bre used to hold lubricating and lighting oils and acetone, which is au clement ill the manufacture of cordite. An Orlando, Florida, citizen, who is known locally as a successful inventor, has devised an apparatus by means of which he says ho can by auction trans port grain for sevoral hundred miles from inland fields to river boats. Bark, the smallest of the Channel islands, will be the first British posses sion in which the postofllco will uho tho Marconi system of telegraphy with out wires. The island has now no tele graphic communication with tho out side world, "and is often cut off entirely by the fogs and storms. Working in the physical laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology, Mr. 11. W. Wood has succeeded in producing diffraction phenomena with Roentgen rays, says Nature. The source of the rays was au arc-like dis charge between two very small beads of platinum in u high vacuum. The daily papers report, how cor rectly it is not possiblo to state, that F. W. Christian has returned to Sydney after two years spent in exploration iu the South Sea Islands, having discov ered ancient records, hand work, and weapons that prove that tho Asiatic races traded in the islands, and that the ancient Chinese immigrated and colonized thero and thus reuched Cen tral America. Experiments have lately been car ried on at tho Paris Academio del Sciences with a view of ascertaining the influence exercised upon the human voice by electricity. As tho result, Dr. Moutier (assisted by M. Grimier, tho accompanist at tho conservatoire) has established the fact that tho in fluence is a beneficial one, the voice gaining both in amplitude aud timbre aud being rendered less subject to fatigue. Sir James Crichtou Browno, tho ex pert on bruin diseases holds that in somnia is not attended with such dis astrous consequences as is commonly supposed. It is not an dangerous as tho solicitude of tho sufferer. Ho sug gests that the brains of literary men, who are the most frequent victims, ac quire the trick of the heart, which takes a doze of a fraction of a second after each beat, and so manages to get six hours rest iu twenty-four. Some brains, in cases of insomnia, sleep iu sectious, different bruiu centres goiug off duty iu turn. Trolley Nurvli-o Without Wire. The electric trolley system to be in troduced iu Paris iu time for tho In ternational Exposition of 11100 is vast ly different from that commonly em ployed in the United States, inasmuch as the dangerous overhead wires are absolutely done away with, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, The new system is the invention of the French engineer, Bochet, and, while rather simple, it steers clear of the ob jection of unsightly obstruction which is usually ruised when overhead wires huve to go up. Bochet establishes overhead contacts from electric lamp posts belonging to thu city, the dis tance between posts being somewhat smaller than tho length of the electric train, consisting of two or three curs, so that contact is always assured ut one point ut least. Through flexible points of contact suspeuded from each electrio light post along tho proposed line tho current will be taken up by means of a copper rail fastened along the edge of tho roof of the cur not less than fourteen or fifteen feet from the ground. The contact point will slide uloiig that copper rail and there is not tho slightest dillicully in establishing a continuous curri nt if the points of coutuct lire mudo sufficiently elastic. Tho current is allowed to return to tho power station through tho track of the line, as usual. This system of fers all tho benefits of the overhead as well us of the underground systems without any of their shortcomings. lee Covered With Hull. A siugulur phenomenon is observed on tho shores of Escholtz, iu Kotzo bite Sound, where bluffs of solid ice thirty to sixty feet iu height aro cov ered with a layer of soil iu which, to use tho words of the famous botanist, Dr. Socman, "herbs and shrubs ure nourishing with luxuriance only equaled iu more favored climes." It is au odd soi l of country, unyvvuy. Dr. Dull, of the Smithsonian Institution, says thut ho has seen the thermome ter ut iioop iu tho shade ut Fort Y'uUoii stuuding ut 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Ho was told of several spirit ther mometers graduated up to 1'20 de grees which had burst under the scorching suu of tho urctio uiidsum uior. Pathfinder. ToriiiliK Turf Into Cuul. Another plan for turning to ueeouut forces of nature, us Jtt dimly under stood is reported from Scandinavia, w here a suvuut has discovered a method of converting turf into coal. The turf is placed iu retorts ami grudually heuted to SJoO degrees. Tho retorts are then closed and the temperature kept up for seven hours. Thu tar itud gas products are thus retained in the coal inuss to tho extent of eighty per cent., uud thu resubmit is said to con lain sixty-live per cent, of carbon, six per cent, of hydrogen, o7 water aud live per cent, of ashes. Turf coal gives ubout the same amount of beat us seconds aud bus been tested both iu Krupp's iron fouudry and for domestic purposes, THE SUNRISE0F THE POOR. A darkened hut, outlined ngninat the pity A forward-sloping llcl.l.some codnr trees, (oni lit grasses stirred by tho awakening breeze. And nearer, where the prayer shadows If o. Within a small, paled s-mare one may des cry Tho beds wherelu the poor first tasto ol ease, Where dewy roso-vlnes shed their spicy lees Above the dreamless nxhes, silently. A lonely woman leans there, heut and grnv. Outlined In part ngalust the -liielewe.l hill, Iu pnrt ngatnst the sky, In which the day Heglns to hlnzo O, earth, so sweet, so silll1 The woinnn sl-lis and draws a long, deop breath; It is tlie call to labor, not to deat h. llobert liurns Wilson, In I'eutury. HUMOR OF THE DAY. It's astouishing how much patienno souie people huve with themselves. Puck. He "Why does Miss Van Teet have an English footman?" She "Oh, 1 suppose sho wants to leuru the lan guage." Truth. Ho "Why do women misrepresent their ago?" Sho "They don't. If they misrepresent anything it is their youth." Brooklyn Life. "What makes you think ho is in lovo with you? Tho way he be haved?" "No. The way he misbe haved." Indianapolis Journal. Tho Count "I have won nnd lost several fortunes." Miss Brightly "Yes and I felt so sorry when youi last fiuucee broke her cugugenieut." Puck. She "It's fiiuny, but all the time have known Mr. Tig he never has paid me a compliment." Ho "Tigg never pays anybody auy thing. " Bos ton Transcript. "I believe Goodluck has got an in crease of salary. What was it for extra work?" "Yes! Ho always lis tens when tho boss tells tho smart things bis kid says." Tit-Bits. "I am told your wife would rather Book than cut." The other man glanced nervously over her shoulder. "What sho cooks, yes," ho replied iu a bourse whisper. Detroit Journal. Spudds "Young Hawkins seems very pensive to-niiiht. Do you sup pose that ho has fallen iu love?" Sputts "Oh, no. He is only break ing iu a pair of tight shoos." Judge. "Bow Jove, I have heard that you said I was a monomaniac." "Me! uover. A monomaniac, is a man of one idea. If you aro anything, yon must bo a nouomuuiae." Indianapolis Jour nal. Freddie "Oh, pa! tho gout swal lowed my big lire-cracker." Cobwig ger "Well, that's nothing to bo cry ing about." Freddie "Yes, it wus, pa. Tho thing never weut off." Judge. Collector "Mr. Gills, I am sorry to huve to ask you to pay this little bill. Gills "Aro you, my boy? Well, I can sympathize with you from the bottom of my heart. I am sorry you have to ask mo." Stnndurd. "We rest," suid tho distinguished lawyer for tho defense. "An' such is life," added Raggsy llufus, recounting tho circumstance to Plodding Pete; "wo rest, and git tho dog set on us. He rests, and gits paid fur doiu' it!" Truth. "Thero seems to be a great deal of trouble connected with ollice holding," remarked tho man who observes. "No," replied tho aspirunt. "Ollice holding is easy enough. It's olllce getting that causes tho difficulty." Washington Star. Tourist (iu a coal mine, after pass ing around cigars) "Everything seems to bo wet uud dump. Whore can I strike u match?" Miner "ltoight here, sir. Dinnis, lift th' rubber cloth often th' powder keg!" New Y'ork Weekly. "Simplex answered an advertise ment iu which somebody offered to sell him tho secret for preventing trousers from getting fringes urouud tho bottom." "What did they toll him?" "To wear knickerbockers." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Is thero au opening hero for un in tellectual writer?" asked a seedy, red nosed individual of tho editor. "Y'es, my friend," replied tho man of letters; "u considerate carpenter, foreseeing your visit, lilt un opening lor you; turn tho knob to the right." Tit-Bits. "I do my best not to bo cuvious," suid tho nervous man, "but sometimes I cuu't help it." "Why, you novel luunifest much covetousncss, " "No, I don't covet. But whenever the Fourth of July comes urouud I cuu't see a deaf and dtiinbmuu without be ing jealous." Washington Star. "Bring me," said tho Irish gentle man, us ho pointed to tho lobsters iu tho show-w iudows, "bring mo wun av them iufor-rmers." "Why do you call them informers, Casey?" asked his companion, "Bedud, they weal th' green to begin wid, uud put on tho red coat us soon us they get into hot wuther." ludiiinupolis Jour mil. "Y'es," said tho new arrival, "I am greatly surprised greatly surprised, indued. I had expected to find things hero very different from what they ure." "Why?" exclaimed severul of tho girls iu chorus; "don't the hotel and its surroundings look us they wero pictured iu tho circular you received?" "They do. That's whut surprises me." Cleveland Leader. Nou-CoiiihuMltbto Wuutl. A practical experiment which was recently inado iu Euglaud before a number of distinguished people de monstrated that it is possible to make wood iiou-iiillauiniable. Tho process uppcurs to consist in injecting certain chemicals iuto tho wood utter tho re movul of the sappy constituents. If success ou these lines rau bo obtained eheupily it is of far-reaching import ance iu coiiiiec.tion with the sad losses of life incurred every year iu the Cou lluijratiou of dwelhutf-hutwo.
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