iStS I " f i B. F. SCHWEIER, the ooisTrnmoi-THE innoi-iiD the ehtoxoooht op tie ulwb. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXVI. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARi 1.1SS2. NO. 4. HE HAW TH IT ROCK-4 Tlli. WOKLD. j ! Blessings on the hand ol woman : Angels guard lu strength and grace. In the palace, cottage, hovel Oh. no matter where the place ! Would that never storms assailed It Rainbows ever gently curled; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. Infancy's the tender fountain. Bowers may with beauty grow Mothers find to guide the streamlet. From their soul's unresting flow ;row on for the good or evil. Sunshine nreamed or darkness hurled ; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rocks the world. Woman 1 how divine your mission. Here upon your natal sod keep, oh keep the oung heirt opeu Always to the breath of God ! All true trophies of the ages Are from mother-love !m pearled ; For the hand that rocks the cral!e Is the hand that rocks the world. Uiesxiam on the hand of woman! Fathers, sons and daughters cry ; And the sacred song is mingled With the worship in the sky ; Mingles where no tempests darken, Kainbows evermore are hurled ; For the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that nicks the world. n.lltT SMITH, A lecture, eh ?' said Deacon Hob- son,changing the tobacco leisurely from one cheek to the other, as lie stood entranced liefore the bullet iu lioard of the 'Stub Mountain Lyceum." "And upon the -Rights of women." Well I swan. Mi' Holwou, shell be a waitin' to hear it, and I shouldn't wonder if Jemimy Ann set up her dander, she'd go into the new idee. And p'raps it's a good thing to stir us coniiTy folks up a rousin good lecture once in a while. Tickets 25 cent. Wal, 111 think aliont it." A lecture V" said Dr. Briggs, the uewlv fledged M. D., who had just hung out his glittering bl ue and gold sign; "and resvKJctingwomen's rights? I cannot say that I approve of the sub ject, but a new comer like myself must show himself in public, and there are so few opportunities iu Stub Mountain. Cpcn the whole 1 think I will take a ticket" "Women's rights?" said old Mrs. Mix ho was always tormenting the select men for the privilege of franchise on election day.aud who went out togather her own bay in harvest tune, with a man's boots and rather more thaa a man's strength. ' I'm powerful glad on't! The subject needs agitation in place like this, where there's wus than Egyptian darkness. I will go ef it Acta ttio h whole week s butter ruo- iipvr And thus in various styles and from various motives, the Stub Mouutaineers commented on and approved of the lect in which was to be delivered at the lvcenm on that Wednesday evening. Sqnire Dodley stroked his long beard as he checked his gray pony before the villa ce store. I supjwse aiy girls will insist on go-mo- "s:iid he: "iut there are so few Dl ' thiugs going on at Stub Mountain that it seems a pity to deny them a little re creation." And the landlord of the Stub Moun tain hotel chuckled. "It was an ill wind that blew good to nolwdy," he said, "and any popular sensation was good for business?" This was on Tuesday. Upon the Wednesday morning, a stout gentleman u a chaise, drew up to the hotel and strutted up to the bar, with a very rubi cund face and little fiery eyes. "Mary Smith lectures here to night?' said he. "I ue you're about right there, 'squire," said the landlord, feeling in his j .octet for the bundle of tickets which the lyceuui proprietor had authorized him to soil. "A pop'lar subjeck, too. You can read all about it on the bulletin board out there, and "I forbid it," said the stout gentleman growing redder and more apoplectic with everv movement. "Land o' Goshen!" said the landlord. "She is mv wife," said the stranger. "My name is Smith Zerubbabel Smith and I won't be disgraced by anv of this public lecturing business. "Yes. I know," said the landlord, 'but I don't believe the law will uphold you it, 'squire, after the tickets are sold "Hang the law!" shouted Mr. Zerub babel Smith, bringing his closed fist down among the glasses with a bang. don't care two straws for the law. My ;fn U mv wife, and I wont have her making a Merry Andrew of herself here or anvwhere i lsc. When do you expect "The room was engaged from twelve vt.wV faltered the landlord : "bnt v 4 "Very well!-' roared the red faced man. "I'll jnst go and stroll around the village, and yon let me know when she arrives d'ye hear? "Mr. Zerubbabel Smith had hardly betaken himself to the shadow of the old elms on the village green when an elderly woman of starched appearance came in, with a stnped carpet Dag on nno arm vrrvinir a eincham uni- livwdla in flia rttYior llJintl. "Is this the Stub Mountain lyceum?" "No. marm,"said the landlord. "This 'ere's the tavern. The lyceum ain't open ill 8 o'clock, Want to buy tickets for the lacture?" Certainlr not," aaid the elderly fe male. "P'raps yon would Lke to engage room?" said the landlord, with a glance at the carpet bag. vT.;n nf the sort!" said the la dy. " . The fount of the landlord's imagina tion was hopelessly drained dry by this time. He said nothing more bnt stared hard at the starched female. "I wish to see Miss Smith," aid she, abruptly. "Eh?" said the landlord. "The lecturer on womeu'a rights, wi& . w .1 ...... they had a bitter taste. "She ain't arriv yet," said the laud lord. I do not intend to allow this outrage on public taste," said the lady, vehem raently. "Maim!" said the landlord. "I am Miss Smith's mother!" "Be voni" gasped mine host. "And here I set un'il she preseuts herself," said Mrs. Smith, depositing herself on the nearest chair, and clasp ing both hands firmly over the umbrella handle. The landlord looked feebly at her,and almost within the same second, in hur ried a short, overdressed lady, with curls, jewelry, bangles and a scarlet shawl, while a shabby black silk skirt trailed its flounces over the dusty floor. "Landlord," said she take down those lmsters at once. "What for, inarm?" cried the poor old man. ' It's swindling!" said the curly fair one: "downright swindling! We are partners, and Miss Smith is to lecture nowhere unless I sing ballads in the in termissions. It's share and share alike in the profits and in expenses, and I won't be cheated! and so you may tell her, landlord." "Be I goiu' crazy?" he said, "or is the whole varsal world agee? Miss Smith ain't here, nor Mary Smith ain't nor Mrs. Smith, nor none of the Smiths, as I know of!" "Landlord!" said the curly lady.serew mg up her uim ups. "you are in a con spiracy against me!" against me!" The landlord uttered a groan, "I wish to goodnes-s I had never heard of the whole thing," said he. "But if there's law and justice in this land, I'll have my rights!" screamed the lady. Ill telegragh to Boston to a lawyer. IU have up the constable. I'll" The landlord was vaguely consider ing in his own mind whether it was lest to go under the counter, escajie by the back window, orseiae his grandfather's rnsty musket frora the iron hook where it hung above the chimney piece, and defy the whole party then and there, when a merciful providence interfered in Ids behalf. The depot hackman rumbled up to the door and out stepped a tall pretty woman, with deep blue eyes and bronze brown hair, a French gray traveling dress, and a marvelonsly composed manner "Mary Smith," said she to the land lord. "Are my rooms ready? I lecture here to-night in the lyceum." "Never was so glad to see anybody in my" born days," croaked the landlord. "Yes, the room ia ready; but your hus band, he's out on the green, and your mother's here to awaitin fe forbid the banses, and your partner avowing and swearin' she's been swindled, and "It's some mistake," said Miss Smith in her clear incisive voice. "I have no husband. My mother has been dead seven years, and a partner is a luxury in which I have never indulged my self." This ain't my daughter" said the starched female. "My Mary Smith has red hair and she stutters." "Quite a different sort of person from ray partner," said the lady with the red shawl. "And my wife weighs 200 pounds and she wears the bloomer costume, "unwill ingly confessed the stout person, who hal by this time come in front of tue cmeii and was standing staring in the n doorway. The landlord heaved a mighty sigh of relief. "Wall." said he. "I don't see bnt that the lector' may go on after all. The three discontented spirits vanish' ed. Miss Smith retreated to her room, and the landlord breathed freely again. But in the afternoon train from Bos ton a voung man in the undress uniform of a naval officer came unexpectedly upon the scene. "Is this the place where Mary Smith lectures to night?" be asked of the land lord. "I believe so." said that worthy, se- crttlv wondering if there were anymore relations to obieet. "Ef you want to sreak to her, there she is out in the back garding, readin poetry under the pear tree." "Polly," said the young officer, lean' iuir over the nrettv. French grsy shonl- o - - . . - - dcr. 'I hear you," said Miss Smith, turn' iug over a leaf and pretending not to be aware of a pink flesh which was over spreading her cheek. "Are yon really determined to go on with this public tour? he asked quiet lv. "Why shouldn't I?" cross questioned Miss Smith, "Because I don't like it, Polly." "You quarreled with me." said Mary, "I beg pardon." said the young offi cer. "you Quarreled with me. "Do youreally care?"said Mary Smith melting into softness. "I care more than you will ever know' he answered fervently. "Little Polly, I love you! And as for women's rights, von shall have every right you wish, nV nn this lecturing busi- nana and marry me!" She smiled hesitated visibly yield- ed. "But I've made an engagement. "Break it then," said the officer. "The clergyman lives just across the green I had his house pointed out to me. Let's go this very minute and get married!" ' Mary Smith laughed and blushed and burst into tears, and finally Pt her hand into that of the naval offioer. "Haven't you your own way?" aaid she. "But I don't know what the public' will say?" "Henceforward." said Captain Lacy, 'I am to be your public, and my verdict is entirely in your favor.' So there was no lecture in the Moun tain lyceum that night, and the stout man went home, where he found Lit wife and mother-in-law iu a great rage; the starched female proceed to the near est camp meeting, and the curly ballet singer composed a new song, called "Love's Triumph'" founded on the in cident from real life which had just transpired. "After all," said the bride, "Smith is an awkward name. And I'm glad I've changed it to Lacy. Indiana in Mexico. The way of living of the Mexican In dian is generally very simple. Indian corn is the principal food in the temperate zone, while the banana is eaten by those who inhabit the hot zone. Maize and ba nanas crow without any exertion on the part of the consumer, and we generally find both fruits growing in abundance arcund the Indian huts. Next to ma:ze and bananas, fri Jo!cs (beans) are cherished by the redskin?. SI eat is seldom eaten, and only that which is dried and cut up into long strips. E'gs, however are much liked, and we seldom find a hut without chickens. Tortillas, a kind of hoe cake, are served on holidays or consumed in the town after the Indian has disposed of his fruits in the market. The favorite bever age is pulque, an extract of the agave plant. Pulque, taken in moderate por tions, is wholesome; but taken in large quantities it is rather intoxicating. On holidays we find many Iudiaus UrurK, after having invested their last cent in the favorite beverage. In former times it was the exclusive right of the aristocracy to get intoxicated. In these days of mod ern progress the privilege is shared by the vulgar as well, the common Indian re gards intoxication not as a vice but as the ne plu ultra of all earthly enjoyments. et the authorities seem not always 10 share the redskin's singular views, as the drunkards are often arrested and locked up. As simple as his manner of living is the Indian's clothing. The materials are usu- Uy cotton or leather, and are manufac tured by V. e wearers themselves. 1 he shirt if such is worn, is roughly made of cotton. The men wear wide trousers, which seldom reach lelow the knee, and which are fastened wilh a sash in tbe game manner as the trousers worn by the inhabitants of tbe eastern countries. Leather trousers, adorned with stiver hut- tons or ciins, are only worn by those who can boast of a small fortune, and the nap py owners sre ai proud of their property as the APaiit.se or the Cheibek of Asia Miner. Many Indians wear but a sidgle primitive shirt wilh blue aud white stripes holes being made in the garment for the entrance of the bead ana arms. An In dian wearing this single shirt reminds a traveler of the wandering Bedouins and the inhabitants of India. The pictur esque head piece, adorned with beauti ful feathers, hts given away to me prosa ic felt or straw hat. The brims of these hats are frequently ten inches wide, and the part that covers the head is covered with colored ribbons and glass pearls. A faithful Moslem would at once recognize in these Indian ha! a degenerate offspring of tbe sacred turban. Shoes are not worn by the Indian; he usually tr.vels barefoot or uses a pair ol sanaais, corresponaing exactly t" those worn by the hospitab.e sons of the Arabian desert. A woolen blanket, with a hole in the center, is owned by nearly all ledums inhabiting the temperate zone. Ihis protects me bearer acainst stormy and cold weather and keens him warm in the night. A very light portable mat and the blanket form the Indian's bed, on which he rests bis tired limbs, while his brotuer in the far East is kneelinz on a mat formed ex actly like his, his face turned to Mecca and efferins his morning prayer to Allah, the ruler of the rising sun. The women wear a blue or white cotton shirt and a blanket frequently interwove'! with beautiful ara besques, is tied around tne nip. in tue hot reeions the Indian women generally wear no shirt at alL but onlf tbe blanket or blue petticoat. The hair is hanging Hnwn the back or is twisted into queues. whose ends are tied to the sash that holds the oett coat. Both sexes wear rosaries, on which a cross or an image of some saint is fasteced around their necks and hanmnir down on the breast. 1 ne Indian women cf Tthuantcpec wear necklaces of small gold coins and are as proud of their tnatir as the liedouin niaiuen is oi heis. Xhe Indian's dwelling placets primitive aud has tbe appearance of an immense hinl ca?e. as it is usually constructed oi reeds, the roof consisting of palm leaves nr Wm of the airave. Windows are wantine. and the fresh air may easily pen etrate into the lightly constructed edifice, whose door is generalllj constantly open without latch or lock. In the mountain districts the Indian constructs his boose of wood, and it resemhles exactly the bloca- bouse in Canada or the lar nest, ine interior of these huts consists generally of but one room, whose only decoration is kind of family al ar, above which we are onre tn find an imase ol one oi tne uoiy Virgins, generally that of the Vir irin of Mom it C'armeh The wall is often decorated with martyrs and saints. The tabl&if such a luxurious piece of lurui ture exists, is generally covered with pret ty nosegays and other artistic arrange ments of flowers. On the eve of great holidays a tailow candle is put on the al tar and takes tbe place of the kitchen fire that on common week days furnishes light for the family, when Ue visit of some friend or tale-telling stranger keeps its members from seeking their couch at an early hour. The kitchen utensils are the meiate and tbecomaL The metate is smooth stone about eighteen inches long, and serves to grind the Indian corn and the cocoa nut. Tbe comal is an earthern vsel that serves to prepare the tortillas. A gurd bottle for water completes tbe Indian s movable propery. Cotton In Kstnsn. The experiments in raising cotton in Kansas have been highly successful. One farmer raised, ginned and shipped 100 bales of an excellent quality, and others were successful on a smaller scale. The colored refugees from the South, as a rule, understand its cultiva tion, and cotton may become as certain crop in Kansas as corn or wheat Life boats were invented in the year 1787. Billiards were known in teenth century. ' the six- Asemnt Xo SO. Not long ago a couple of mining meu, both strangers to each other, met in the reading room of the Walker House, Harley, Idaho. The conversation tur ned on the mineral developments of the West, and presently one of the men re marked, "If you want to see mining on a big scale, jnst go to Southern Utah." "How big?" said the other quietly. "Why, the Big Hole mine that I am connected with has the deepest shaft and the biggest workings in the world." "How deep?" said the little man. "Yon can't measure it, because if we stopped work long enough to see how deep the shaft was it would materially interfere with the bullion produced. We dropped a line once and reeled it out untill it broke with its own weight When a boy falls down that shaft he strikes the bottom a grandfather." "Must have a big pay roll?" 'We nsed to send the money down to the hands in cages untill the workmen got so deep that we did'nt get the Win ter account settled until way along in the Spring. So we started a bank and telegraphed the money orders. That system saved us an awful weai aud tear on the cages. The miners live down there and rear their families. They've got am underground city bigger'n Salt Lake, with a regular charter aud munci pal elections twice a year. They pul lisli two daily papers and a literary magazine, "I never heard of tbe mngi'zine," said the stranger." "Of course not, it would le a year old when it got to you. Besides they hold a fair every year aud have horse races every Saturday. I'iuest four mile track in the world,lit with electric light No mud, no dust, always in the same condition. Perfect paradise for sports. What do you think of that for a mine?" Here the stranger who was a Califor nian, threw his leg carelessly over the arm of a chair, and lighting a fresh ci gar, replied in deep, earnest tones: "I dont think much of your mine. Yon work too much for small results. When your mine plays out you have a lot of machinery on your hands, and where are you? You mine after primi tive methods, like all new countries. It tikes experience and head work totackle the industry in proper shaic. With your mine you must be on the ground in person, and have any amount of men to look after that or tliis department. "Now, I have a bigger mine than yours. It is located in storey Connty- somewhere in the northern part, I be lieve and I run it up to the handle with one or two assistance. " "How deep might the shaft lie?" aked the other. 'It might be pretty deep if I allowed tbe men to rush torward and overdo the the thing, bnt at present there is no shaft at all." "Hoisting works up?" "No, no hoistings works not if I know it Yon can fool away good deal of hard coin on hoisting works." How in thunder do you run your On the assessment plan, sir. That's the latest and most improved method. We have a big map of the mine hung up in the company's office made by one of the most competent artists on the coast Now, when we have a good map of the lower workings we don't need any works to speak of. We photograph the Savage hoistings works from the top of the Norcross and Hale trussel works an entirely new view and call it by our name in the bullion brick. I keep a man in Virginia at SCO a month to superin tend the location and write weekly letters, and I stay in my office in San Francisco and levy the assessments every CO days; that's as often as the law allows. I am the President, Board of Trustees, Secretary, Treasurer and every thing more especially the Treasurer. I Of course I draw a salary for all the offices and when I get through drawing salaries I turn the rest over to the agent in Vir ginia to pay off the hands. By not em ploying any hands he saves enough to pay himself. My regular income from that is $200,000 a year and never a pick struck in the ground. This is what I consider scientific mining, sir, You get the silver out of the pockets of the stock holders and leave the vast argentiferous and auriferous deposits in your claim for your children who can go right ahead and develop the mine just as quick as the public quit putting up, which isn't at all likely to happen. As soon as a man drops on the game he dies and the newcomer will have to learn for themselves. As long as people are born n Nevada and California my mine will run on like a chronometer clock. But," said the Utah man, "my style of mining keeps a lot of men to work" So does mine," qnoth the golden gate chap. Thousands of men are wor king night and day to pay the assess ment. It keeps the country as busy as a bee-hive." and! he sannterend to the telegraph office to order assessment No, 86. They Let Him stay. In the early history ot Cummins City, when Calamity and Lengthy Johnson and Tapeworm Charlie were the bon-tonof the new gold camp, there was a man whom we will call Dr. Farrar, who went there partially to assay tor the camp and partial ly to wear out his young life. Dr. Farrar had a pretty unlUl job of it from the start for ths mines hadn't boomed very fast at first and a good many of the boys sent their samples of ore to Salt Lake or Denver tor assay, and tbe rest oi wem usea to sail his flux and get a big showing and then stand him up for his pay. One honest miner gilded tbe pestle one night in the assay office, and sold his gopher hole on Virginia Hill the next day on an assay of 51,528 to the ton. After a while Dr. Farrar found that he had to lock up his mortar and flux in bis trunk and slee? with his crucibles, or his reputation as an assayist would becoms) I by-wcrd and a stench to the nostrils of the pilgrim with the plu hat, and the tender foot would say '"fie upon him," and rpit upon him and smite him on the bogle. On lop of all this an injurious report got out over the camp, reflecting upon tbe moraiity of Dr. Farrar. Society was in crutle state and most every stove-pipe in town bad been bored so full of bullet-holes that it wouldn't draw, and there was a gen eral feeling of insecurity. Most everyone said that unless stops were taken to quiet things little before long, there would be music by me entire band. It was generally decided that tbe vigi lan'eri would have to begin on Dr. Farrar. The town was getting a bad reputation outside, and something must be done. The committee, however, was not in working order, ai a part of the number had gone over toward Last Chance on a p'acer stam pede, and half a dozen more were in Lara mie on district court business. However, it was decided that two members of tbe c mmittee, whom we will (all Trott worthy Kersikes aud "The Annihilaler" were del egated to arm themselves and drive Dr. Farrar out of the town or inform him that they would shoot bun on sight. Great care was used to prevent Dr. Far riifrom getting ary premati ra notice of this arrangement, because those who knew his very shrinking and gentle disposition wore sure that if he were to drop on tbe pro gramme he would skip the camp, and the amusement would have to he postopned. It was therefore decided that Trust wor thy Kersikes and "1 he Anihilator" should go down to the assay office armed and pre pared to either scaie the assayer to death or spatter his quiviriug flesh all over Pole Cat avenue. About opposite the palatial dugout occu pied by Calamity, the avengers met Ir. Fairar. lie had ju-t lx;en down to Snm Wood's and hoisted in alout six finger) of what wa known as Vinegar Hill Sheep Dip. It was way billed over the Uni-n Pacific as "liquid crime." Tbe avengers stood back a moment to give the fugitive a cbance to escape if he wanted to, but he didn't avail himself of it He seemed to court death. He simply walked up to Trustworthy Kersikes and twisted tbe double-barrelled shot gun out of his hands like a flash. Then he pulled it on the Annihilator and told him to throw up his hand. Calmly as though he were making an assay on Gilt Edge bloss om rock. Dr. Farrar rent through the garments of the avengers. Tfce six-sbootcrs he stowed away in the bust of bis pantaloons, and the double-baneUd shot gun he broke over a pine log and threw it up on a wood shed. Then be told tbe avengers that be would spare their unprofitable lives this trip, but if ever tbey tried to kill him again tueie would be a geod deal of hilarity on ue main street H said he was not of a re vengeful or antagonistic disposition, but that if this thlDg was repeated every eve nine with matinee for ladies and chil dren every Saturcay afternoon, he would get a repeating hoe handle aud clean out the entire vigilance committee. Doctor Farrar said he had never been looked upon as a quarrelsome or aeauly man at all; he was just a plain, every -day style of citizen without any consuming ambition to fill the world with funerals and hang a sable pall of mourning over the land, but if tbe vigilance committee want ed to make ai example of him and would give him notice enough so that he could arm himself wilh an old salt bag full ot convalescent eggs and an old pick handle, he would be willing to abide the result. Tbe committee turned in silent scorn and left him, and the disagreeable subject was never broached axain afterward. Telephones. Several continental observers appeir to bave been lately studying the sounds which may be heard in a telephone that is connected with a wire stretched, say, be tween the roofs of two houses and con nected with the water or gas pipes. On the occurrence of lightning more especial ly sounds are beard, and at the same in stant (according to X. Rene Thuiy of Geneva) as tbe flush is seen, whatever the distance of tbe latter. Even when no thunder was heard, and the discbarge must have been at least tbirty-flve kilo meters off. M. Thury observed these in duction effects. He says the sound is like that of a Swedish match rubbed on tbe box. Tbe telephone affords an easy method of studying the velocity of transmission and other features of this electrical influ ence. M. Lalagrade, who has expeimerit, ed s:milarly for some time past thought to amplify the sounds, and did so, ny placing two microscopes on tbe plate of tbe re ceiving telephone. The arrangement is set up in a quiet room, where all loreign vibrations are guarded against and the anthor is able to bear the least sound at a distance o one metre or more from the second tclenhone. Again M. Landerer, at Tortosa. Unas currents produced in his telephone circuit by atmospheric electrici ty, in three different ways. First the con densationof aaueous vapor results in a sound recalling the cry of tin. A sensi. live galvanometor in the circuit is not or bardly. atRcten. 1 nese soumis are strong est at mcbt Next, there are the sounds which occur during lightning (and the cur rents producing which silect a galvanome ter consu'erably). Thirdly, the wind generates currents which do not act on the telephone, but act on the galvanometer strongly. At Tortosa the very dry west winds produce the greatest oscillations. Telluric or earth currents act both on ths galvanometer sad on the telephone; tbey arc distinguinished from atmospheric cur rents bv the regularity and continuity of their action, during pretty long intervals. Ferrets. The full-grown ferret is aoout fourteen mcbes long, and is noted for its great strengto and boldness. Ferrets are bred ouite extensively in Europe for hunting raDOits, rats anu mice, s uougu icjumtu as a domesticated aniniait the ferret is far Pom docile, and never shows an affection for those who care for it The natural instinct of the animal is so strong that it does not need to be trained to attack iu prey, though practice imoroves the ani mal in its work, tbe chief gain being in allowing themselves to be caught. The ferret is always muzzled to prevent it from killing its prey ; if this precaution is not taken, it will suck the blood of its victim and fall into a sleep from which it will not arouse until the food is digested. When sent out muzzled, tbe ferret will re turn after the hunt to receive food. It runs into the burrows of the rabbits, for which animal the ferret seems to navo a natural enmity, and drives the timid crea tures out where they they are caught in nets and snares set for them. A ferret will soon rid house of rata and mice, and it is for this reaacn principally that tbe an mal is now bred and cared for by man 1 he Egyptian Idea of Iu mortmUtj. In Egypt, from the earliest time, the tomb was of the greatest significance for sculpture. Of temple ruins on the Nile from that hoariast past between the first and eleventh dynasties, there is scarcely a trace. How vivid the wit ness borne to the sepulchral art on the plains of Memphis the capital of old est Egypt! Alo-g the margin of the desert stretches 'he vast Necropolis, with a hidden population of statues, sentineled by those stupendous .royal tombs, the Pyramids. Where else have such preparation leen made for the final rest of the dead as in this great cainpo saiito of the aucieut empire? Though mingled with much that was naive and material, how vivid were the conceptions of that aneieut people con cerning the fnture world! They believed this life bnt an episode in au eternal exis tence. Death to them was the real life only evil spirits licing spoken of as dead. The coffin was called the "chest of the living." But to the ancient Egyptian the immortal part, even after death, wa in some mysUrious way dependent for its contented existence upon the pre servation of the body; hence, the impor tance of embalming, the care taken to keep the Itody as lifelike as possible and secure from harm during the long period of the soul's probation. The "eter nal dwellings " hewn in the solid rock, high above the floods, were iu strong contrast to the alxxh s ot the living, built within reach of the swelling Nile, and of which scarcely a vestige remains. The massive chumWr of tbi tomb where lies the mummy pietnrehss, and its entrance is closed by solid ma sonry. From it a shaft leids up, which was at many places thirty meters deep and was filled with a dense mass of earth and stone, mnking more inviolate the mammy's rest. Over tin concealed entrince of this shaft there rises that ever essential part of the tomb, the sacred chapel of equally solid construc tion. In a dark recess aside from this chiipeL are fonnd many statues walled up. These are usually twenty or more in number, and represent the deceased with great diversity. To what pur)Mse art they here? Sitigular lieliefs, preva lent among the Egyptians and read from the hieroglypliKM by Maspcro. furnish us the key to this problem. An immor tal second self, ku, aomenhat resem bling the "tidolnu" of the Greeks and the shade of the Bomiuis, was lxlievcd to spring into leiiig with every mortal, grow with his growth, ami accompany him after death. So close was the re lationship of this strange double l:a to man's proper being, that it was of the greatest importance to provide it ith a material and imienshable IhhIv whieh it should occupy after death, sharing with the mummy the security of the eternal dwelling." It was lelieved that the shade ka could come out of this statue and perainbulute among men in true ghostly fashion, returning to it at will. This stony lxly for the dead man's ka was naturally made in his ex act likeness, and also bore an inscription stating his name and qualities. Bnt a single statue might perish and future happiness be thus forfeited. Hence that most unique feature of Egyptian statuary, the multiplication of the por traits of the deceased in his toruli. Th Way Plate Olai is Mailr. To cost roll, polish, and Imrbish plate giass requires machinery of peculiar construction, and a "plant" that is cost- y by reasjn of its complex nature. The pouring of liquid glass from the furnace upon the cast iron plates, and the sub sequent rolling are processes compara tively simple. Any housekeeper who has used a rolhng-pin on a Imtch of pie crust dough performs an operation verj similar to thin stage of plato glass ma king. It is succeeding processes of grinding and polishing and final burn ishing that require the time and costly mechanism. After leaving the rolls and led-plate the glass is rippled and rongh and only fit for gratings or skylight). Each piste must le transferred to ma chines lhat resemble the turntables of a railway. On that revolving plitform the glass is cemented in a lied of piaster of Paris and the machine started. Bear ing heavily ou the snrfuee of the glass are blocks of metal and while in motion the surfaces are supplied with sharp- sand and a coustant stream of water lue next stage ttl tne glossgnutlmg pro cess is the same as to ninehiuerv, bnt instead of sand coarse emery u used. The finer emery is used in another re volving table, and so on for half a dozen times. The final polishing is doni by heavy reciprocating devices, fed with rouge, and maintaining a constant back and forward motion, and also lateral movement over the surface of the crys tal. All this requires the assistance of a hirre force or men, many of them skilled laborers. After going throng! these different griudings and polishings the plate that measures an incli in thick ness is only three quarters of 'an iuch thick, has lost all its roughness, and is ready for the show-window of the pur chaser. A F'rtv TlionKi Ton l:U- A gr-ut blast which bus hoea prepar ing for uesrly a year at the limestone quarry of the Gleudou Iron Company. near Eos ton, Fa., was bred recently and forty thousand tons of rock were dis loJtred. Four tunnels, each fifty feet long, were run into the hillside, and at their eud two chambers were bnilt at right angles, each eight feet long. Ten tons of powder were used, and when the electric current was sent along the wire, the face of the rock, for a distance -of 250 feet and a height of 23 feet, was blown out like a high wave, and the rock above this excavation sank into the space with a roar. Scraps. Few people appreciate the value of little and apparently insignificant things. In some foreign countries the litter of domestic animals ia carefully collected and sold to farmers. Not a few people make a living gathering fertilizers in this way. In the shops of jewelers and others where articles are maunfactured of gold and silver, great care is taken to pre vent the waste of the precious metal. Every particle of filling, scraping, or grinding is preserved for the assayer. The wheels upon which gold and silver have been polished, when worn out, are burned, and the fire develops par ticles of the precious metals which could not le seen by the paked eye. Even the sweepings, after great care has lxf n taken to pick up every bit of metr.l that may have fallen on the flor, are preserved, and in New York City sell for $70 barrel. I' is estimated that when a jeweler's shop is to Le re newed the dirt accnmnla'ed in the cre- iees will more thau pay the cost of the tew floor. It is said that the receipts from the sale of the refuse of starch mills, whieh is used by farmers as feed for hogs end othet stock, constitute a large part of the profits, aud that if this refuse could not le sold some mills wonld W com pelled to lie run at a loss. The paper 'trimmings' of a large prin ting oCiee, like the Harpers or Apple tons, are wortb thousands of dollars a year. Lnn:lerni'--n have found use for nar- y every part of a tree, and scraps that a few years ago accumulated so rapidly as to lie a source of iuconveuience and consequently expense, are now sold for a j;ood price and are in great de mand. The value of tobacco scraps is more highly appreciated in Europe than in Aineru-a, but even here in the manufac ture of cigars very little is ol'owed to go to waste. The stems and rilw of tobacco 'eaves that are rejected ty the cigar makers are sold to farmers for manure. The cuttings and odd scraps are sent the cigarette manufacturer, or to Eu roe for p'pe s moking. The great waste in tobaeeo is with the oligomer, it s estnuateu that a tM.it ue third of the toliacco niude into ci gars is thrown away iu stnmps,and that lie smokers of the lest cigars throw away the biggest sturai. Tlw enor mous waste in tuts country is aumraieu irg ly to the very limited use of cigar- hold-'r-", whieh are more popular n. En roje. In Paris tiie gathering of cigar stump is a recognized industry, ana in ine Place Maulnrt there w a regular market for them. The tip,' or head of the cigar, whieh the American, bites off and throws away is carefully preserved in Europe, and in some localities is the basis of a vast or ganized charity. Its use for this purpose dates back only a couple of decades. A German philosopher clwerving that much valuable tobaeeo was wasted by tbe rejection of this cigar tip, conceived tbe notion that if a general collection of the tips could Ijc nrade.and the material put to ne, a handsome revenue would result After awhile "jitzclo-rinc" or tip societies, were organized in all parts of of Germany, and a regular system of collections was devised. Every member made it hi business to collect cigar tips from his friends, and boxes were placed iu toliticeo stores and saloons. The tips were collected monthly, and at the end of the vear were si -Id to snuff or smoking tobacco manufacturers. The system in time grew to extraordinary proportions, and hundreds of poor children in Ger many are today clothed aud fed through this simple agency. The 'tip collecting plan has been adopted iu England, where the proceeds are given to the hospitals, and in Den mark, where the tips help to sustain a charitable hospital ki Copenhagen, and pay for the education and support of a numln-r of poor girls until they are able to take care of themselves. It seems probably that the tips thrown away in this country, where are said to be more cigars smoked than in all Europe to gether, could be collected, and used for some Kxh1 purpose. Ahoilt Moth. The. destruction caused by thesw little pests can only le counted by millions yearly, and tbey are the plague of every housekeeper. Unless yon hermetically seal a cast or box yon can scarcely keep a miller out, as she will crawl through a good sized pin hole. Therefor we must use something olfeusive, and the writer has found nothing so effective and cheap as ietroleuui paper, and even tar roofing paper w.ll answer. Buy yonr jmper in rolls; cut in sections long! enough to cover the inside, the bottom aud the sides a:ui lap over on the top of the liox. All of the inside of the lox must W covered, and on the inside of 1 this again, place wrapping paper, to preveufr the contact of nice clothing with the petroleum paper. Use a large box no matter aliont its leiug very tight as the paper will cover the holes Mid pack in all vonrwooleus and furs, filling it full. Bnug the paper up which has lieen hanging over the sides ol the box, and let it cover thv whole so that the miller canuot enter without crawling over the iietrolenin paper, which she will never do. Nail on the cover of yo ir box, and your clothing is safe for three yrs if you wish to leave it that long. It is much cheaper and does not eva porate like camphor, and the carbolic acid in it seems to act like an antiseptic on the animal fiber of the wool, to pre serve and make it healthful. Alfred was th" first Sx.iu kiug -.vl o was anointed. NEWS L BRIEF Picture galleries are increasing in nnmber in London. Penny-post is first mentioned in English statutes in 1711. A S-0,GO0 union dopot is the pros pective boast of Keokuk. Pittsburg shipped 3,9aS,0CO bash els of coal in one day recently. Mills for draining water from lands were first used in Holland in 1408. The iron stairwavs in the new capi tal at Des Moines will cost $-27,894. The Duke of Devonshire and the Earl of Leicester are fond of skating. The late Colonel Forney's journal. Progress, will be continued by his son. At the end of the fourth century incineration had fallen into general dis use. Quarantine originated in the Board of Health of Vuii.v iu tho fourteenth century. An Euglish syndicate has invested in fifty thousand acre of coal land in Ohio. John Qnuicy Adams was ia the habit of reading the Bible through every year. One Key West gardener expects to send North the tomatoes from 12,00) plants. Large numbers of polled Alierdeec cattle are imported from Scotland to Canada. Iowa sheep owners hope to get a law this winter directing a general slaughter of dogs. Sir names ls'gan in France in the year 111 It l, and in England at the time of the Conquest. The first iutrodiu-iiou of plating on copper was in 1712 by a cutler of jShef field, Englnud. Brick layers hods, like those of modern times, are mentioned it: the fourteenth century. No forks are foiiud it Herculaueiim, so they are not supposed to have lioeu used in that era. Among the Anglo Saxous tho seienee of medicine and law was mono pclized by the clergy. The daughter of the late Seuator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, will spend th inter ia New Orlctns. Chief Justice Comegvs, of Dela ware, who has lee:i very iil, is now re garded as out of danger. Richmond now has a fund of about $10,00!) with which t build a monu ment to General Ii. E. Lee. The sales of the public hinds for the fiscal vear euuiug in June were 10,093,- :0l) acres realizing .j, 108,000. According to the Nevada City, Cal., Transcript, only five meu in that city tf 7,P"0 inhabitants wear si'k hats. The first telegraph Hue was erected less than forty years ago, and now l,0(Xt,fHK) miles are in operation." When President Garfield was sick Minister Lowell ha I to read and answer au average of 300 telegrams a day. The Princess of Wales has just passed her thirty-seventh birthday. Maud,, h.r youngest child, is twelve. International skating contests aro among the sjKits which, this wiuter.arw counted npon in England, Austria and Holland. An enterprising microscope man is showing Cleveland people drawings of 192 different living creatures fount! in the city water. Oueeu ElizioVth used to embroider book covers with gold and silver thread. A New campaign in favor of an glisEuhmaumarrying his decosed wife's ister is about to o)en on an increased scale in England. Mr. James C. Flood distributed 35000 among several lieuevolent associa tions iu San Francisco, Christmas morn ing, Protestants and Catholics being treated impartially. Ex-Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks de clines all invitations to lecture this win ter, saying that he is wholly occupied in professional labors. A bust of William Gilmore Simms, mode by J. Cj. A Ward, has been pre sented by two New York men to the city of Columbia. S. C. The Associate Justices of the Su preme Court will welome their new col league. Judge Gray, with a round of dinners in Washington. The capital iuvested in iron indus tri s in the Uuittsl States duringt he last ten years has increased by as much as nearly ninety per coiit. The Polar regions are reckoued aa extending over 2,411,875 square miles, the only inhabitants Wing 72,000 in Ice laud, aud 10.000 iu Greenland. Mr. Kimball, the director general of the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, Rays that twenty-seven exhibitors are going to establish factories at that place. Joseph Cook ate his Thanksgiving dinner with his wife on the Acropolis at Athens and was expecting to find his Christmas tirkev at Constantinople. The wool production of the United States is estimated to have risen from 14rt.000.OtM) II.. to 2fi4,000,000 lbs., an increase of 11 SOOOJC hi, lls., or almost 73 per ceLt. Deaths have increased in New York city from an annual rate of twenty-two to one of thirty-two per j.uoouiiniiguie last eleven months, as compared with the same time la t year. Jeau Baptiste Fanre. the well known barit 'ue of the French Opera and professor of singing in the Paris Conservatoire, has boen appointed a cheyalier of the Legion of Honor. John M. Starin, of New York, who now has an income of SI 00, 000 a year, began lite selling horse liniment The Emperor of Brazil has sent an honorary canon of the Imperial Chapel all the way from Rio Janeiro to Paris, with orders to see ictor ringo s grand children and give them sundry New Year's presents. In the royal hunt, which occurs every winter near Ucrlin, 300 head of tug game, principally ueer and wild boars, were recently slain, lhirty nine fell to the German Emperor aud thirty- fite to the King of naxony. Mr James Trimble, residing near Fairville, Chester county, claims that he has the chair that Daniel De Foe sat in while he wrote Robinson Crusoe. Tne chair is said to be 300 years old, and came into the possession of Mrs. Trim ble, who is a dcoeuditnt of De Foe. The collection of lace belonging to the Princess Beatrice can hardly be eqnalled. It contains a part of that Alen eon which was found in a lumber room, some years ago, at St James Palace, aud which is reputed to be worth about $20,000. It dates from the time of H urv III : t " k, i r f it. r
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